i'm max darrow. devin is off. today is saturday, august 5th. a quick check of the weather with first alert meteorologist paul heggen. >> temperatures started to warm up. that means a return from the heat dome from the desert southwest. like the past several, this won't last very long. inland heat will peak tomorrow then back to near average temperatures next week. this morning temperatures in the 50s. we will warm up quickly by noon the inland temperatures will be up to a mix of 70s and a lot of 80s. 80s and 90s inland. 60s and 70s for highs around the bay. >>> a 6-year-old boy was playing outside of a san jose apartment complex thursday. now the area is lined with police tape after neighbors tell us he and his grandmother were killed there. police are trying to figure out who would harm them and why. >> reporter: as you can see, officers are investigating this tragic crime scene. police say they came out to this apartment complex to do a welfare check. that is when they found the grandson dead. >> i would say around 12:00, 12:30 i heard he is

i'm max darrow. devin is off. today is saturday, august 5th. a quick check of the weather with first alert meteorologist paul heggen. >> a return of the heat dome. we will get back to near average temperatures next week. this morning temperatures in the 50s. we will warm up quickly. by noon the inland temperatures will be up to a mix of 70s and a lot of 80s. 80s and 90s inland. 60s and 70s for highs around the bay. >>> a 6-year-old boy was playing outside of a san jose apartment complex thursday. now the area is lined with police tape after neighbors tell us he and his grandmother were killed there. police are trying to figure out who would harm them and why. >> reporter: as you can see, officers are investigating this tragic crime scene. police say they came out to this apartment complex to do a welfare check. that is when they found the woman and her 6-year-old grandson dead. >> i would say around 12:00, 12:30 i heard he is dead. he is head. >> reporter: jose sanchez lived her for years. he was shocked when he found out a double homicide happ

i am max darrow.'s start with a quick check of our weather with first alert meteorologist, darren peck. >>> sunday will be warmer than saturday. there is not quite as much marine layer after this morning as yesterday. but if we take the daytime highs , this is saturday versus sunday and the numbers we are looking at , those are saturdays daytime highs. you remember what that felt like. today you can see everybody warms up some as much as 8 degrees or more than that today. it is not like it is and oppressively hot day but it will be noticeably warmer today. from yesterday. we got a little smoke in the air . air-quality advisory continues today. we will talk about that as well as a noticeable warm-up, coming up. >>> developing this morning in northern australia. three u.s. marines are dead and several others are injured, following the crash of a military helicopter near the city of darwin. this crash happened about 9:30 in the morning local time on merrillville island. a statement from the marine rotati

actually, we will get to max darrow as the rains are reaching las vegas. he is reporting live from sin city. we are hoping you are staying somewhat drive. -- dry. >> reporter: the bulk of the storm has passed through the region. hilary brought a lot of rain and wind to nevada and in southern california, it hampered the region . even the storms pass through , we know there is significant risk for flooding and mudslides. obviously, in las vegas, there was not a lot of issues. there is some flooding at a casino parking garage that often times does happen during major storms. the bulk of the issues really were in southern california , as amanda mentioned earlier. back out here live in las vegas, you can come back to me live in las vegas. it is pretty dry. most of the issues have subsided. there is a major issue happening in the mountains, just about 45 minutes to an hour out of town outside of las vegas called mount charleston where a community has flooded. the nevada national guard was called in to assist at that particular location. there is a shelter in pla

max darrow has that story. >> reporter: sunday marks the end of a 35 year run for nordstrom in downtown san francisco. the latest major business to close in the city. a company spokesperson attributed the closure to the changing dynamics of downtown. westfield is currently in the process of transferring control of the mall back to the lender. according to the malls former owners, since 2019, they have seen a 43% drop in foot traffic and occupancy has dropped 55%. but as that chapter closes, a new one is about to begin for 17 small businesses downtown. selected out of the nearly 900 to be part of the first round of the vacant to vibrant pop up program. llerena and david own the mellow, which will be a performance menu and plant shop once it pops up in september. >> we are devoted to the city and we will not give up . we want to add more of our light here and i think that is what we need more than ever . >> reporter: the pop-ups will fill vacant office spaces downtown. simon is the executive director of sf new deal, the nonprofit dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods by supporting smal

as max darrow shows us, it's having a domino effect beyond the tap rooms. >> they are fresh and lively. >> reporter: these are some of the hops eddie will brew the last batches of beer with in san francisco's dog patch neighborhood. >> we probably have one more lagger after this. maybe ten batches left this this facility. >> reporter: gobo, the brew master and cofounder say it is brewery is shutting down in october. they wanted to stay here, but they couldn't come to am agreement on a new lease with the property owner. >> it's a labor intensive expense e business to run. costs have gone up. rents have stayed the same. >> reporter: and revenue has gone down. >> spending habits have changed. people are at home a lot more. working from home. not meeting colleagues out. >> reporter: harmonics closure comes on the heels of anchor brewing's closure and other smaller breweries, too. >> local brewing. >> reporter: as san francisco loses another brewery, many local restaurants are losing options for popups. a lifeline for business during and after the pandemic. gilbert cab, the co-owner of gilb

as max darrow reports, it comes amid a mother's fight for justice 17 years after her son was murderedsan francisco. >> reporter: this is not an easy walk for paulette brown to make. >> the grief never ends. >> reporter: but it's one she's made for 17 years. >> it's just like yesterday to me. >> reporter: august 14th, 2016, her son aubrey was shot and killed here at the intersection of baker and grove in san francisco. 17 years later, the case remains an unsolved homicide. >> i miss him so much. >> reporter: she routinely puts his picture here in the hopes that someone who knows something will come forward with the information police need to crack the case. >> so my love for my son is driving me to keep pushing for justice. i need justice. i need some closure. which i have none right now. >> reporter: closure for an act of sense lens gun violence. >> we're losing our children. my son should be burying me, not me burying him. no one has a right to pick up a gun and take someone's life. an innocent life. >> reporter: brown is far from alone in her grief and pursuit for justice. >> this i

insecurity, but this is the bay area and this is a group of frontline doctors at stanford who tell our max darrow they're struggling to afford basic necessities as they work up to 80-hour weeks. >> reporter: with when he's not working long hours, dr. ivan mayer is studying up. >> in medicine you never stop learning. >> reporter: or toddying up. he's a third year resident physician at stanford hospital, a husband, and a dad. >> the experience of being a father and being a resident is intertwined with me. i have never been one u without the other. >> reporter: he takes pride in both roles. neither are easy jobs, and he knew that going into them both. but what he didn't comprehend is how deep of a financial hole he would find himself in working as a young doctor at one of the nation's premier hospitals. >> i have to take out a $30,000 loan in addition to my over $100,000 in debt for medical school just to survive that first year of residency in order to pay for rent, in order to pay for food, and just to make ends meet. >> reporter: after having their child, mayer's wife had to stay home for medical

. >> max darrow is in the area of the city they call sand hill north and the key to its success. >> reporter: sometimes you will find the ceo doing business a two-minute walk away from his office. his company owns and operates in

max darrow has that story. >> right. i will grab some ice cream. >> reporter: each pint of humphrey slocum ice cream means less food waste that will end up in landfills. sometimes they overproduce, but instead of throwing out surplus ice cream, they now sell it at one customers through an app called too good to go. >> i like that we haven't wasted anything. >> reporter: humphrey slocum shops have been involved with the program for a year. she is proud of the work she has done to reduce food waste. >> food waste accounts for 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions. >> reporter: sold her off is with too good to go. she said they launched in 2021 was 75 stores and they are now partnered with nearly 5000 and what is become a top market. she says that so far the nearly 2000 stores have saved almost 1 million meals from ending up in landfills. >> 1 million meals in just one city shows how much people are looking for opportunities to think differently about the ways they are producing. >> reporter: she says their effort is preservi

. >> as max darrow reports, frustrated fans are not giving up the fight. >> reporter: pickleball is aon. she developed a love for the game in 2014 and now the oakland resident is one of the biggest proponents in the bay area , teaching, playing and pitching the sport. >> right now i have an eight-year-old and a couple of 80-year-olds playing. together on the same court. tell me another sport where people can do that. it doesn't exist. >> reporter: what she says pickleball has a bit of a problem. there aren't enough places to play. >> there is a real need for it. >> reporter: and a proposal for a huge pickleball pavilion in richmond just hit the net. >> i think it was rejected but what was rejected was the verbiage, not the actual facility itself. it was how it was presented originally. >> reporter: regulators shot down an initial proposal to turn a portion of the larger pavilion into a pickleball club with 16 courts, arguing that it doesn't have a connection to the waterfront and would not serve as a benefit to the general public. michelle esquivel, who has been tapped to be the direc

max darrow has that story. >> reporter: sunday marked the end of a 35-year run for nordstrom in downtown san francisco. the latest major business to close in the city. a campaign spokesperson attributed the closure to a changing behavior of downtown. and according to the mall's former owner, since 2019, they've seen a 43% drop in foot traffic and occupancy has dropped 25%. but as that chapter closes, 17 are about to open downtown. and to be a part of the new pop-up program. lorena cortez and david velazquez own the mello, which will be a plant shop once it pops up in september. >> we are devoted to this city. we're not going to give up. we want to just add more of our light here. and i think that's what we need more than ever. >> reporter: the pop-ups will fill vacant office spaces downtown. the executive director of sf new deal. the non-profit dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods by supporting small business owners that's spearheading the program. >> it's not going to fix downtown. it's going to be a part of it though. and it is an important part because it's going to help us reenvi

as max darrow tells us, county leaders and farmers are pushing for solutions to promote growth. >> reporterhe value of agricultural production dropped by about 6% in 2022, but a longtime farmer says there is a solution that he hopes will plant the seeds for agriculture to have a promising future here. if you look hard enough, you will spot ej burns walking through two acres of flowers. getting a good look at his product. he will soon be selling them. >> next week this will be ready to go. >> reporter:'s family and farm have deep roots in san mateo county, dating back to the 1880s. >> i'm hoping my grandkids will run this someday. >> reporter: but he says that if measures are not taken now to bring life back to the agricultural industry, that might not happen. >> it is not surprising that it went down. it has gone down every year. i think that if we don't do something we will lose agriculture in this county probably in the next 10 to 15 years. >> reporter: for the crop report, drought was a leading factor. burns says there is more than that at play. he has his eyes set on a solution that he

. >> max darrow is in the area of the city they call sand hill north and the key to its success. >> reporter: sometimes you will find the ceo doing business a two-minute walk away from his office. his company owns and operates in 20 states. he has seen many companies and venture capital firms move away from downtown and establish themselves in the presidio. >> it is not just the types of companies here but also the type of space that is available. >> reporter: diana simmons says interest really picked up as companies shifted the way they did business. >> we have had so much interest in our smaller spaces that we have had to start a waiting list. >> reporter: simmons says there are more than 200 businesses in the presidio. 95% of the commercial portfolio is leased, so there is a 5% vacancy rate. just a few miles away, the office vacancy rate stands at 31%. >> with open spaces, park spaces, places to do work and team building outdoors, ample parking, we hear from our tenants that that is something that they are looking for and feel is a benefit to employees and bringing them back to work. >> r

as max darrow shows us, i is having an effect beyond tab rooms. >> reporter: this is one of th originalsa francisco dogpatch neighborhood >> we have maybe one more logge after this and 10 more batches after this. >> reporter: he said they wante to stay here but they could not come to an agreement on the new lease with the property owner. >> it is a labor-intensive business to run. rents have stayed the same. spending habit have changed. people are home a lot more, working from home. they are not meeting colleagues >> reporter: this comes on the heels of the anchor brewery closure and other local breweries, too. and as san francisco loses another brewery many local options are losing options for pop-ups, a lifeline for businesses before and during the pandemic. the co-owner of gilbert's latin fusion says weekly pop-ups over the last few years became an important part of the business model. >> we are there every friday. >> reporter: this helped with rent and other expenses. >> at this point we need to figure out, what is the next chapter in terms of business? w have to figure something el

max darrow introduces us to a bay area barber who is looking to ease the burden and making sure students look their best. >> what kind of hair-cut are we doing today, brother? >> reporter: the start of a new school year could mean big business for anthony cordeiro, a barber in san francisco's excelsior district, but he'd rather trim profits in the hops of giving kids a confidence boost as they head back to school. >> i want him to look nice and fresh and clean for his first day of school. >> reporter: over two days cordeiro and his students at the academy barber college gave around 70 hair-cuts to kids for free. >> where our business is i feel this community is very underserved and we want to make sure the kids get hair-cuts before they get back to school. not a lot of parents can afford it. >> reporter: that's steven in the chair. he's starting eighth grade. it's a big year. >> yeah, graduation year. >> reporter: he says a fresh hair-cut will help him start off on the right foot. >> you look good, play good, feel good, you know. >> reporter: he was grateful to sit in the chair for free.

max darrow has more in the city where some are calling sand hill road north and the key to its success reporter: depending on the time of day and what he's got going on, sometimes you'll find cooper in his office or you'll find the ceo of hamilton's doing business a two-minute walk away from his office. >> i take calls out here all the time, standing right here, looking at the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: his company owns and operates apartment communities in 20 states and has been based in the presidio since the early 2000s. but primarily in recent years, he's seen more companies especially venture capital firms moving from downtown and other areas and establishing their footprint in the presidio. >> it's taking another step forward post covid. i think it's a combination of not just capital companies that are moving here, but also it's the type of space that's available. with this college campus feel and with office buildings. >> reporter: diana simmons, the ceo of presidio trust said interest picked up in 2020 as companies shifted the way they did business. >> we have had so much

max darrow has the story. >> reporter: the latest major business to close, a company spokesperson attributed closure to the changing dynamics of downtown. west field is in the process of transferring control back to the lender. according to the former owner since 2019 they've seen a 43% drop in foot traffic and occupancy dropped 55%. as that chapter closes, a new one is about to begin for 17 small businesses selected out of the nearly 900 to be part of the first round of the vacant to vibrant pop up program. cortez and valasco own the mellow. >> we are devoted to the city and we are not going to give up. we want to add more light and i think that's what we need more than ever. >> pop ups will fill vacant office spaces. the executive director of sf new deal, nonprofit dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods by supporting small business owners. >> it's not going to fix downtown. it's going to be part of it. i think it's an important part because it's going to help us reenvision what downtown can be. >> the 17 tenants are all different including restaurants, retail shops, art exhibits, and mor

reporter max darrow told me he was leaving from oakland international airport to the delays, but made it just an hour ago. and he will be providing more coverage of the storms here on channel 5. but brian, i just checked with flight aware, which is reporting even more cancellations and delays since 3:00. so things are changing. we are seeing more cancellations and delays at the three bay area airports. i'll send it back to you. >> okay, at oakland airport. that's da lin. thank you. >>> stay with us on the air and online. we'll have continuing coverage of tropical storm hilary as it moves across southern california. >>> for now still ahead at 6:00, from tropical storms to wildfire aftermath. hundreds of people still missing in maui. why hawaii's governor says they may never find some of the victims. >>> and lightning started a number of fires around northern california including at least one in the bay area. how they're working to stay on top (♪♪) (♪♪♪) (♪♪♪) (♪♪♪) (♪♪♪) (♪♪♪) ((♪♪)) ((♪♪)) visit t yr local vovolvo ret, to explore mild hybrid suvs during the summer safely savings event

they tell our max darrow that now is the time for the city to make upgrades to avoid a repeat. >> reporter: this view and the feeling that will come with it. >> i love it. it is magical here. >> reporter: one of the reasons why they move to this part of san mateo right on the lagoon. >> it's a beautiful place to be. >> reporter: the past seven months living here, they have not felt so magical. they stem back to the storm and subsequent flooding. this was the first floor of the home when it happened. a neighbor trying to help as they were out of town. >> we got a foot of water. >> reporter: dealing with mold, foundational issues, extensive water damage. >> and this storm is going to cost me $150,000. >> reporter: not to mention the time he lost trying to fix his home. >> it has not been easy. just kind of managing the whole thing. >> reporter: despite all the time, money, effort, they fear this nightmare could happen again in a few months. >> what is the city doing about it? what are all the agencies doing about it? i don't see change. >> reporter: and long term we need designated and dedic

max darrow's got that story. >> reporter: sunday marked the end of a 35-year run for nordstrom downtown francisco. the latest major business to close in the city. changing the closing to a dynamic downtown. transferring control of the mall back to the lender. according to the mall's former owner, since 2019, they've seen a 43% drop in foot traffic and occupancy has dropped 55%. but as that chapter closes, a new one is about to begin for 17 small businesses downtown. selected out of the nearly 900 to be a part of the first round of the vacant to vibrant pop-up program. lorena cortez and david velasquez own the mellow, which will be a plant shop once they p proup in september. >> we are devoted to this city. we're not going to give up. we want to just add more of our light here. and i think that's what we need now more than ever. >> reporter: the pop-ups will fill vacant spaces downtown. simon bertran is the director of the non-profit dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods by supporting small business owners that's spearheading the program. >> it's not going to fix downtown. it's going

max darrow has more. >> reporter: depending on the time of day and what he's got going on, sometimesis office. or you will find the ceo of hamilton zans and company doing business two minute walk away from his office. >> yeah, i take calls out here all the time. standing right here, looking at the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: his company owns and operates a apartment communities in 20 states and has been based in the presidio since the early 2000s. since then, but primarily in recent years, he has seen more companies especially venture capital fames moving from downtown and other areas and establishing their footprint in the presidio. >> it's taken a whole nother stop forward post covoid and i think it's a combination of -- not just capital companies that are moving here. but also it's the type of space that's available where the college campus feel. with office buildings. >> reporter: diana similar monos the c. o. o. of presaid owe trust said interest really picked up around 2020 as companies shifted the way they did business. >> had had so much interest in the smaller spaces th

as max darrow shows us, it's having a domino effect beyond tap rooms. >> they're fresh and lively. >>r: these are some of the hops that eddie gobbo will brew one of the last batches of beer with at harmonic brewing's original location in san francisco's dog patch neighborhood. >> probably one more lager after this, maybe ten batches left in the facility. >> reporter: the brew master and co-founder says the brewery is shutting down in october. he says they wanted to stay here but they couldn't come to an agreement on a new lease with the property owner. >> it's a labor intensive, expensive business to run. costs have gone up. rents have stayed the same. >> reporter: and revenue has gone down. >> spending habits have changed. people are at home a lot more. working from home. they're not -- meeting colleagues out. >> reporter: harmonic's closure comes on the heels of anchor brewing's closure and other smaller breweries too. >> our friends, local brewing and ferment drink repeat. >> reporter: and as san francisco loses another brewery, many local restaurants are losing options for pop-ups

and they tell our max darrow now is the time for the city to make upgrades to avoid a repeat. >> reporterfeeling that comes with it. >> loveys. just magical here. >> reporter: is one of the many reasons walter moved to this part of san mateo right on the lagoon. >> a beautiful place to be. >> reporter: but his past seven months living here haven't felt so magical. and it stems back to the new year's eve storm and subs went flooding. this was the first floor of his home when it happened. a neighbor trying to help as he was out of town. >> he we got about a foot of water. >> reporter: dealt with mold and foundational issues and extensive water damage. >> this storm is -- going to cost me $150,000. >> reporter: not to mention, the time he's lost trying to fix his home. >> it has not been easy. not even from a cost perspective. just keep that in mind of managing this whole thing. >> reporter: and despite all the time, money and effort, he fears this nightmare could happen again in a few months. >> what is the city actually doing about it? what are all the agencies doing about it and i don't s

some homeowners in san mateo still dealing with storm damage from last winter and they tell our max darrows the time for the city to make upgrades to avoid a repeat. >> reporter: this view and the feeling that comes with it. >> love it. just magical here. >> reporter: is one of the many reasons walter aldana moved to this part of san mateo right on the lagoon. >> a beautiful place to be. >> reporter: but his past seven months living here haven't felt so magical. and it stems back to the new year's eve storm and subsequent flooding. this was the first floor of his home when it happened. a neighbor trying to help as aldana was out of town. >> we got about a foot of water. >> reporter: he's dealt with mold and foundational issues and extensive water damage. >> this storm is -- going to cost me $150,000. >> reporter: not to mention the time he's lost trying to fix his home. >> it has not been easy. not even from a cost perspective. just keep that in mind of managing this whole thing. >> reporter: and despite all the time, money and effort, aldana fears this nightmare could happen again in a fe

and as max darrow shows us, it's having a domino effect beyond tap rooms. >> they're fresh and livelyf the last batches of beer with at harmonic brewing's original location in san francisco's dog patch neighborhood. >> probably one more lager after this, maybe ten batches left in the facility. >> reporter: the brew master and to donnedder says the brewery is shutting down in october. e says they wanted to stay here but they couldn't come to an agreement on a new lease with the property owner. >> it's a labor intensive, expensive business to run. costs have gone up. rents have stayed the same. >> reporter: and revenue has gone down. >> spending habits have changed. people are at home lot more. working from home. they're not -- meeting colleagues out. >> reporter: harmonic's closure combs on the heels of anchor brewing's closure and other smaller breweries too. >> our friends local brewing and ferment drink repeat. >> reporter: and as san francisco loses another browry, many local restaurants are losing options for pop-ups. a lifeline for business during and after the pandemic. gilbert

max darrow has more on the neighborhood some are calling sand hill road north and the key to its success. >> reporter: depending on the time of day and what he's got going on, sometimes you will find kurt houtkooper in his office. or you will find the ceo of hamilton zanze and company doing business a two minute walk away from his office. >> yeah, i take calls out here all the time. standing right here, looking at the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: his owns and operates apartment communities in 20 states and has been based in the presidio since the early 2000s. since then, but primarily in recent years, he has seen more companies, especially venture capital firms, moving from downtown and other areas and establishing their footprint in the presidio. >> it's taken a whole nother step forward post covid and i think it's a combination of -- not just capital companies that are moving here. but also it's the type of space that's available with the college campus feel. with office buildings. >> reporter: diana simmons, the c.o.o. of presidio trust, said interest really picked up around 2020