are on the rise in monterey bay. those sightings indicate -- they're thriving. >>> well, tonight they are seeing more great whites than ever before in monterey bay. and those sightings indicate that the sharks themselves are thriving. but at the same time there are a lot dying. a puzzle that kpix 5's betty yu went down to look into as well as photo journalist clayton russulo. let's watch. >> reporter: at least 15 salmon sharks from monterey bay have mysteriously washed up dead on santa cruz county beaches in the past month, including this one. another startling sighting on shore these days? the great white shark. three of them have washed up in the last year. last month this juvenile was found on a beach. marine life experts say the shark weighed 500 pounds. the department of fish and wildlife has now opened a criminal investigation into the shark's death which suggests possible foul play. >> regardless of any discussion of the cause, we've got three dead white sharks. you know, we haven't had that. >> reporter: the

>>> why are so many young great white sharks showing up in monterey bay? we get up close to find out. but this bay area man, never thought his clever marketing idea-- would attract people hire contract killers. >>> now at 11:00, he called his right -- website renda hitman.com, but this bay area man never thought his clever marketing idea would attract people trying to hire contract killers. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> kpix5's katie nielsen with the wild story of how an i.t. guy became an unlikely crimefighter. >> bob innes says his website has broken up almost 100 murder for hire plots, even though he doesn't make any money off of it, it is now his personal mission to help save lives. >> when he says kill my mom and my dad and my sister, my brother. >> reporter: bob innes is reading an email he got yesterday morning from a 14- year-old boy in alaska, and email submitted through his website renda hitman.com. >> this is the website. >> reporter: bus, it is not what you think. >> we decided we wanted to start a company doing risk analysis, intrusion

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at least 15 salmon sharks from monterey >>> at least 15 sharks from monterey bay have mysteriously washedz county beaches in the past month. including this one. another startling sighting on shore these days, the great white sharks. three have washed up in the last year. last month this juvenile was found on a beach. marine life experts say the shark weighed 500 pounds. the department of fish and wildlife has opened a criminal investigation into the shark's death, which suggests possible foul play. >> regardless of any discussion of the cause, we've got three dead white sharks. we haven't had that. >> reporter: a conservation group based in santa cruz responds to stranded sharks on bay area shores and assists the state in sending them to labs for testing. it is seeing more unusual die-offs this year. >> one is a clear indication of a pathogen, infection. a second shark in august of last year was apparently struck by a boat. >> reporter: the executive director believes people may pose more of a threat than they pose to us. >> that includes everything from runoff to plastics, pollutions, ch

along highway- one in monterey county. the monterey county sheriff's office made the announcement last night, that angela's vehicle was found down a cliff. this morning isabel hernandez told kron 4 that she can't wait to see her ( marty )( marty ) authorities say angela hernandez was alert when they found her, but that she had injured ( marty ) we first told you about this story through our mobile app. we went a push alert at less than an hour ago at 8:18... you can stay connected on breaking news by downloading our free mobile app and opting in for push alerts. ( marty )another big story we're following this morning... police have arrested 37 year-old orlando lazo in san mateo county. police

. >>> i'm on a one-of-a-kind shark survey trip out here in monterey bay. coming up, we will bring you up close and personal to great whites. >>> and, contaminated cabernet, traces of japan's nuclear disaster now showing up in some of napa valley's world-famous wine. >>> and, a ridge in wildfire is taking a toll on two popular summer vacation spots. first, yosemite, now, unhealthy sm predator: great white sharks. more and more young ones are appearing in m >>> tonight, and up close look at the ocean's most feared predator, great white sharks. >> more young ones are appearing in monterey bay, so, what is the attraction? betty went out on the water to find out. >> 11:00, same direction, we pull up alongside, and attack. >> reporter: lurking just below the surface, and creeping alongside is a great white shark, disappeared into the darkness, but moments later, we spotted another one gliding within inches of our boat. >> the area has been famous for large sharks for a long time. what is unusual is the presence and gathering of younger sharks, which are typicall

monterey pines have a pretty good track record with codominant stems. the two stems aren't really growing against each other here. they still do blow in the wind, and that's a factor, but we just don't see a lot of stem failures that have codominant in this species, so it's really a matter of it just being a completely different species. >> and the second question, mr. buck, in regard to the limb fall your, i went over -- failure, i went over the briefs, i don't remember the specific times, had she with within -- been talking about failure before that? >> the limb failure that occurred, the very compelling limb failure that damaged the front roof, that occurred in 2016. again, i want to commend the property owner. she didn't run out the next day and try to remove the tree, she hired a professional to address those concerns, and she clearly gave that some thought in her timeline presented earlier today. she spelled out that she waited a while, she hired a professional. so we received that report, and since that time, you know, we made our decision, but w

that includes monterey. i'll go into detail on there. there is a beach hazard in effect because we are going to see the waves churning up. >> on the day that everyone will want to be at the beach. we will stay tuned for that. >>> we begin with breaking news in santa barbara county. thousands are being evacuated because of a fast-moving fire that ignited last night in the hills over santa barbara. fire officials say a home caught fire and it quickly spread as a brushfire. it's in goleta. 3200 who live in the area are under evacuation this morning. the intense heat and high wind are making it difficult for fire crews. more crews are expected to be deployed to santa barbara county today. >>> more damage near san diego. the alpine fire has stopped spreading but it is only 5% contained. this was the scene yesterday 30 minutes of san diego near alpine along interstate 8. intense heat, dry conditions and high winds fueled the flames yesterday afternoon. at one point interstate 8 had to be completely closed. the blaze decimated an entire decimat

(pam) it is happening in the area of church avenue and monterey road in san martin ...ar gilroy...(ken)it has burned 20 acres... kron4's ali reid is live at scene with details ali?we got word within the last hour that the fire is now 60 percent contained.although conditions have improved, firefighters will be battling the blaze throguhout the night. pkgit got pretty scary for a little bit therethe fire started near monterey road and church avenue and quickly spread ... due to rough winds and high temperatures.she had a pool back there so we used buckets and were trying to put the fire out to the hill that was coming towards the house not only were neighbors getting hands on ... a local farmer used his water truck .... to help stop the fire from spreading to any other homes.the wind was just so heavy it caught the hills on fire within a couple minutes the fire moved rapidly ... devouring 20 acres in no time. 1 mobile home, 3 out buildings to include a large barn, 16 cars and 1 residenceand now .... nearly 2 dozen people are homeless.those are our neighbors that live in t

. >>> search-and-rescue teams will continue their search this morning in monterey county for an oregon woman who disappeared at the california coast. no one has heard from angela hernandez since last friday when she contacted her sister from half moon bay. now investigators have a new lead. kpix 5's maria medina is in carmel. >> she is my best friend. you know? and i just -- i just feel just like something is not right. >>> reporter: that was isabel hernandez on monday three days after her younger sister disappeared. now the search for angela hernandez is stretching into a week. it's broadened to monterey county. >> san mateo county was able to give us cell phone data that put her in the area. >> reporter: investigators are conducting their search without very many clues. the few details they do have are coming from technology. they say cell phone towers found her in this area so they looked at surveillance video in nearby businesses including the carmel highlands general store. >> there's surveillance video of a similar car driving by. so it's pretty good belief she came through that

the monterey county sheriff's department tweeted a photo of the rescue. you can see she is in a rocky area not far from the water. it says that angela is on her way to the hospital. this is where they found the white chick with oregon plates. it was about one half north. hernandez was hurt and was taken to a nearby trauma center. it is unclear how far off the cliff the jeep went. officials say she was found just below the car. there is surveillance video of her jeep entering monterey county last friday morning and she was last heard from on july 6. it is quite possible she could have been there for an entire week. family members say they expect that shethe winding road in in california. her family as you can imagine is overjoyed. her sister posted on facebook, angela it is you. you are walking. the sergeant called and confirmed it is you. another sister said, hallelujah she is alive. thank you for all of your prayers and shares. now prayers for her recovery. my little sister is alive. there was also a thank you message posted to facebook. >> hello, everyb

in monterey county, philippe djegal, kron four news. (grant) happening now... police are looking for a gunman after a shooting injured a 3-year-old boy in oakland. this is a picture nigel washington. his family says he is recovering tonight after a bullet grazed his face. as kron 4's lydia pantazes reports... the shooting happened as the boy and his mother were at a memorial for another shooting victim. a three-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in oakland on wednesday night, police said.around 9:38 p.m. officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1600 block of 80th ave.police found the three-year-old from san leandro with head injuries they say were caused by bullet fragments.we recognize, particularly in this incident, where a young child has been injured that this is a very serious matter. we know that community members were there and witnessed this incident and there's information that can be provided to us that can help us further our investigation. and we are asking for community members to come forward.the child was ri

next, why investigators are now focusing their efforts in monterey county. california bank robber sets his sights on the bay area -- and he's already been busy... weather ad libs traffic ad libs >>> a well-known southern california bank robber sets his sights on the bay area and he's already been busy. >> and watching hi-def doppler this morning as our chance of thunderstorms is in full effect. we are actually seeing a few areas of rain coming down and a couple of lightning strikes to talk about. >> and a few more hot spots lighting up the map. we are tracking an accident in daly city. here's a live look 101 at 280 in and out of san francisco. we'll take a closer look at what kind of delays this crash is causing coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, july 13th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. a flight from san francisco to australia made an emergency landing early this morning. passengers say that they saw flames from the engine during take-off. kpix 5's anne makovec is live at sfo this morning with some more details. anne. >>> repo

the food in monterey is amazing. >> food in l.a. must be amazing, too, because co-stars reese witherspoon and laura dern hit up hot spot craig's on saturday. nicole told us they could be reunited today. >> i have to be back on the set of "big little lies 2" on monday. and being the professional that i am, i am having to go leave this afternoon. so that i can prep, do my prep. >> nicole was having a blast at comic-con. by the way, jason momoa's kids, had a ball, too. he had friends take them down to the comic-con floor. if he had gone down there, he would have been mobbed. >>> meanwhile, tom cruise just wrapped his mission impossible world tour. >> this man has been everywhere. carly steel caught up with tom at "fallout's" final stop in the nation's capital and she also scored news about "top gun 2's" newest top gal. >> it was announced that jennifer connelly is joining the cast. what makes her perfect for the "top gun" world? >> she's great actress obviously, and just when you see the film you'll see why she's perfect for it. >> a "

pg&e reports 42,000 people are without mouer in monterey county -- power in monterey county alone. >> reporter: smoke and flames fill the skies over lake and monterey counties and all residents could do is watch it happen. >> yesterday it wasn't that bad and today off-duty officer started coming this -- all of a sudden started coming this way. >> the ranch fire and the river fire. tonight cal fire calls them the mendocino complex incident fire. >> a lot of people lost their homes. >> reporter: he watched as the fire burned on a hill. his concern is his home fell victim to the flames. >> a barn has been lost. one home. i am not positive on any others. and there is probably a few in jeopardy. >> reporter: we are in downtown upper lake right now. pg&e cut the power to the area. it is covered with smoke but some business owners are refusing to leave. >> i am not going to leave. supposed to evacuate out, not going to. don't want my stores robbed. >> reporter: he may end up stay thing dark. pg&e says the ranch fire burned into lines cutting the fire. the hospital evacuated for the second ti

she has been found alive in monterey county. a couple walking on a excluded beach near big sur discovered her on the rocks conscious and breathing with badly injured shoulder. these are photos from the remote rescue. they believe she may have been stranded right there for the entire week. hernandez vanished a week ago as she was driving from the portland area down to southern california to see her sister get married and meet her nephew. she pulled over to sleep in the car at safeway in half moon bay and hadn't been heard from since. friday july 6th. for two days the search focused near santa cruz county where her cell phone last pinked. then it was discovered the cell phone was in monterey county where the couple found her yesterday. >> just thank you to everybody. thank you to monterey county. you guys did everything. and you helped with everything. and we are so happy we can't wait to see her. >> angela family is with her at a hospital. back in the bay area all lanes are open on eastbound i-80 following a shooting investigatio

and i am told, this shark is less than 1-year-old. >> reporter: so why is monterey bay a new home for so many young great whites? they refer -- were first spotted in 2015, and as studies have found, they return every spring and summer ever sense. >> i think it is a combination of the current influences, as well as the gathering of food sources. >> a healthy monterey bay may be attracting the young great whites. but there are so much more, we don't know about the feared fish. >> there is not a lot known about the juveniles, in particular, white sharks have never been documented meeting or tapping. >> we do not know how large the population is, by some estimates, there are less than 3500 left in the world, and he is already tagging 160 great whites. >> we saw a couple big ones, like maybe eight feet or so. and, it is pretty exciting. >> reporter: frequent sightings are bringing tourists. >> it is a little terrifying when it just swims right up to your boat. it is the size of the boat almost. >> he hopes his work will help educate people. >> they do not eat people, they have bitten them

we are on board the uss monterey, and active-duty missile cruiser.ip that launched 30 tomahawk missiles into syria after bashar al-assad used chemical weapons on his own people, 350 sailors told me they are proud to be americans and be part of world history in the fight for human rights. ♪ >> i'm proud to be an american because of the ideals america stands for, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and everybody is created equal. >> the main reason i'm proud to be american is the opportunity to grow with the country and as a person and being able to do what you want. when you want. >> small-town america, this is our home. anything you find in a small town you will find here, you will find the hospital with a corpsman, a post office, a store where you can buy ships memorabilia, a bag of fritos and a bottle of gatorade, everything you need is here. >> 3 meals a day, 350 sailors on board the ship, a lot of hard work. hey, guys, how are you? and you? thank you. what made you decide to join the navy and serve your country? >> not much else where i am

this video was taken friday by princess monterey whale watching. the mammals scooped up anchovies by doing lung feeding. ex-- lunge feeding. experts say this is not common. >> i did lunge feeding at dinner tonight. >> why not? >>> look at these shot this is evening above the fog. i'll show you in the fog in a second. but these are gorgeous shots in the fog, river of air over san francisco. four different vantage points because we have four cameras. that's what it looked like before the marine layer thickened up. now we're in it. low clouds and fog widespread in san francisco, 50s in oakland and santa rosa. 50s tonight vallejo. san jose 55. napa 59. one point in time this afternoon, 16 miles but 33 degrees apart separated walnut creek and richmond. we'll do that again tomorrow. there is a ridge of high pressure centered to our south. the ocean r at degrees. that's chilly. pacifica, half-moon bay, inverness, in the low 60s tomorrow. just get inland turn to 90s as the marine layer does not impact you. tropical moisture moves in thursday. but tomorrow

we will be speaking with an officer with monterey county live at the top of the hour about her rescue. plus... behind bars police have now captured a suspected serial rapist after police belive he posed as a rideshare driver. how long police say he has been targeting victims.(pam) and a family is mourning tonight. we spoke with loved ones at a vigil ... about the loss of two brothers from martinez(ken) don't go away...hour three of kron 4 news in primetime starts right after the break.

john thornburg with the monterey county sheriff's office. (ken) it's been a very emotional time for the the hernandez family. angela's sister is speaking out tonight just moments after she heard that her sister is alive. she has a message for us. (ken) we first told you about the "rideshare rapist" through our mobile app. we went a push alert at 1:42- this afternoon. you can stay connected on breaking news by downloading our free mobile app and opting in for push alerts.(ken) (ken) we first told you about the "rideshare rapist" through our mobile app. we went a push alert at 1:42- this afternoon. you can stay connected on breaking news by downloading our free mobile app and opting in for push alerts. <"these assaults were violent rapes committed by a serial rapist a sexual deviant predator who was not going to stop until he was caught."> relief on the street. tonight... a suspected serial rapist who police say, posed as a rideshare driver, is behind bars. ((grant/tele vo))police say he has been targeting victims for the past five years.((vo

ocsince may last year at the tiny town of gorda 65 miles south of monterey, that's when a quarter mile section of the road gave way in a slide.

monterey went down one. 43 in truckee. 56 monterey.the higher clouds more towards the sierra and a little bit in central california. the bulk of it went offshore. today looks sunny to mostly sunny. not anything where it will be cloudy. the higher clouds are in the mix for thursday and friday. i think it's taking aim to the sierra. these are hot and that's 3 degrees above average for concord this time of year. higher clouds, and a normal weekend on the temps. as i mentioned earlier, concord and livermore have yet to hit 100 this july. >> that's amazing. >> last year livermore had seven days at 100 or hotter. last july was smoking hot. >> i heard you saying that and it feels hot. it's hot. we have short term memories. you are correct. thank you, steve. >>> 5:52 is the time. some medical students got great news. we'll tell you which school is giving them a free ride. >> and parents are happy too. and the future of the silicon valley. we have a preview of what they're working on coming up. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. students receiv

and, it has brought into monterey county. >> we were able to get cell phone data that put her in the area. >> reporter: and to get his are conducting their search without very many clues. the few details they do have are coming from technology. they say cell phone towers pinged angela's cell phone in this area, so they began looking at surveillance video at nearby businesses. including the carmel highlands general errol -- general store. >> video of a similar car driving by, so we have a pretty good belief that she came through that area. it >> reporter: kpix5 obtained this photo from the search and rescue team as they concentrate their efforts at the state beach, but the fog is hindering search from the air. isabel posted a message on her facebook thursday saying she believes and fears her sister took ferguson road. one driver on trip advisor described it as narrow, twisty, with sheer drop-offs, and no guard rails. >> if we can't locate her and nothing else, tell her family that she is safe, we plant -- we love to do that. >> reporter: angela left portland oregon last wednesday. she

angela burnett was found badly injured on a remote beach in monterey county last friday. she had been driving along highway 1 on july 6 when she swerved to avoid hitting an animal. her car plunged 250 feet off a cliff. hernandez remained amid the record for a full week with alterable broken bones before hikers found her. >> she is very lucky. someone was watching over her, not only during that 250 foot plunge but the entire seven days she was down there. >> the monterey county sheriff's office said most people would not survive. he called angela an amazing woman. >>> the soccer team rescued from a cave in thailand is on the mend. these are pictures of all 12 boys recovering at the hospital. they are smiling and even giving a thumbs up to the camera there. the divers who led these boys to safety are speaking out about the dangerous rescue mission. >> they did have sedation to keep them calm. the worst thing that could happen could be one of them panicking. >> i had never done anything as risky as that. and i don't think i ever will again. it was the only option we had. >>>

(grant) the monterey county monterey the monterey county sheriff's office believes 23-year-old angelahernandez may have driven past a gas station in the carmel-highlands community the day she went missing....now nearly a week ago. she was last heard from on friday - when she contacted her family from half moon bay where she had pulled over to rest. on monday night - her cell phone sent sent out signals near davenport...just north of santa cruz. and a white 20-11 jeep patriot matching the description of angela's car was seen on surveillance video friday. angela's family says the angela's family says the surveillance video... was captured from the carmel-highlands station and general store along highway one. however, investigators say the video can't confirm angela was driving the car at the time, or that it had oregon plates like hers. if she's in that carmel-highlands area, it's unlikely her phone can be traced. john thornburg/commander- "it's not uncommon for people to stop there and hang out there. there is no cell signal down there whatsoever once you passed a certain point, um, so

thank you to monterey county. ind ngela was found with shoulder but is expected to recover just fine. >> we're so happy. i can't wait to see her u and i know she's so -- her and i know she's at shad, that prayed into whatever you believe in, the higher power or whatever you believe in in the university and sent out the great energy, thank you so much. >> hernandez was able to walk with rescuers once she was saved. >>>a stoned driver is suspected of causing a violent wreck in alameda that put -- in the hospital. the chp says one of the officers, one -- one of its officers was driving with her husband in a state vehicle when a driver slammed into them: the crash shutdown the road for about 90 minutes. drivers who were already inside had to back out in a single file line while emergency responders worked their way in. the chp says george will be booked on dui charges once he's out of the hospital. >>>california's department of motor vehicles is apologizing for long wait lines. the dmv says the situation is mainly due

more and more young ones are appearing in monterey bay. what's the attraction? kpix 5 s betty yu wen water.. to find out. >>> the close-up look at the ocean's most feared predator, the great white sharks. >> we are on the water to find out why the attraction. >> at 11:00 in the same direction, we are pulling up alongside. >> reporter: just below the surface and creeping alongside the boat is the great white shark. it disappeared into the darkness and moments later we spotted another one within inches of the boat. >> this has been famous for the large sharks for a long time but what is unusual is the gathering of the younger sharks. those are typically at baja or southern california. >> reporter: he has spent his life getting close to the greatest predator in the ocean and leads the -- leading the research foundation for sharks. >> reporter: this is the first time he has taken the media crew with him on his latest project, identifying individual sharks using the go pro video. on the previous trips he tagged the sharks and tech -- and takes biopsy, and he knows th

monterey county....injuring nearly two dozen soldiers... plus: e police say the >>> now at 6:00, a tent comes crashing down at a military bay in monterey county injuring 22 soldiers. >> plus, where police say the alleged rideshare rapist attacked his victims. >> and gubernatorial candidate gavin newsom reported young immigrants to i.c.e. as san francisco mayor. why he now says he was wrong. >> good morning, everyone. it is thursday, july 19th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. >> let's take a look outside. it's going to be warm in the bay area. on the left-hand side you can see the eastern span of the bay bridge. kind of a cool view of it. we don't see that very often. and on the right, look at those temperatures. whoo! 97 in fairfield. but pacifica 70 degrees. that's not bad beach weather. >> microclimates in full effect, a nice 30-degree difference. so you can pick and choose wherever you want to go and get a different flavor. this morning, we are waking up to some fog and low-lying clouds. this is the sutro camera the top of mo

monterey is 60. that's a big jump. some cloud cover coming off the central sierra. the flow around that is now more favorable for us later today more likely into tonight. 50s and 60s on your temperatures and santa clara valley down towards gilroy, 53 there. 57 so cal. 55 in boulder creek and scotts valley. that low cloud deck and a south wind santa clara valley, livermore, a north wind at hayward and sweft at sfo. little more southerly bringing in the cloud cover. 57 in monterey and 46 in truckee. the sierra e and continues to be south but that should juice up over the next couple of days as it its way in some cloud cover now taking the turn, it's been down in southern california and big time in the four corners. this is the gfs model and it tends to go bonkers here but maybe mount shasta and lake tahoe to sacramento, that's your best opportunity. some rain would be good. we don't want the lightning. coast and bay not bad. the weekend fog and sun and warmer each day. >>> a bay area city has come up with a unique wae program to em who leave trash on the streets. add

the monterey county sheriff department located a white keep patriot with oregon plates about have ourorth of nascimento ferguson road. deputy say they were able to locate angela hernandez and confirm it was her. she had a shoulder injury and was taken to the hospital. there is surveillance video of her cheek entering monterey county and he was last heard from on july 6. it is possible she could have been there for an entire week. family members had expected that she took the winding road as she made her way to southern california. relatives have spent the week searching for her. as you can imagine they are overjoyed. her sister is about posted on facebook, angela it is you. the sergeant called and confirmed that it was you. another one said hallelujah she is alive. thank you for your prayers and shares. she continues with only that crazy critter could light out in the sun and live. >> hi, everybody. we just had word that my sister was found. she was found over a clipped -- cliff. we are going to go meet her. i want to thank everybody. i'm sorry. i and shock. i think everyone who helpe

see them closer in monterey county.o the afternoon you will have high clouds and moisture off the coast. that moisture looks to stay off the coast over the next 12 hours. dry day today in the south bay, highs in our micro climate, 86, 84 in santa clara, along the peninsula beautiful afternoon 82 palo alto. more in the way of cloud cover, half moon bay 63. san francisco 69 later on today. 61 for daly city. to the north bay about 87 for santa rosa, 84 sonoma, 75 today in oakland. that's nice. 81 in freemont. inland hot in the 90s. 96 brentwood, 91 for san ramon. warm afternoon, muggy tomorrow, chance of isolated shower. looking bright and beautiful over the weekend. that's the weather. a check of the roads with alexis. >> good morning, drew. an update here on the bay bridge commute. the toll plaza metering lights are on. no surprise there. that occurred right around 5:32 this morning. we are hearing we've got a disabled vehicle in lane five just before you get to those metering lights. pretty empty in the cash lanes, at l

steve bernal/monterey county sheriff "....angela is an amazing young woman..... monterey county sheriff steve bernal is talkng about 23-year-old angela hernandez, of portland, oregon, who is recovering in the hopsital after driving her car off a 200 foot cliff in big sur. steve bernal "....she has a brain hemmorhage, she has broken ribs and a shoulder injury..."hernandez and her battered jeep were discovered by hikers on a remote beach near the intersection of highway one and thenaciamiento- fergusson road.steve bernal "....she in great spirits but she's anxious to get out of the hospital. she will have a long recovery because she basically survived on water..." on facebook, hernandez wrote how she found that water by following a dripping sound to a patch of moss and used an engine hose tocapture some. she wrote how she could see and tried to call out to cars passing above as she endured the elements but there were few cluesthat she was there. steve bernal "...there was a small section of a stone wall alo ng the road that was broken off but it had gone over the c

moon bay. >> reporter: this soldier in the passenger seat went awol from fort hunter liggett in monterey county this morning. chp says 34-year-old spencer slick is based in the bay area, and was doing training exercises when he left his post. and he stole a humvee. it happened, but reportedly, after he was demoted today. >> we had a sergeanttr tt, d he to have vial of e vehicle on state route 1, south of the half moon bay city limits. >> reporter: the chp and san mateo county sheriff's took him and without resistance. he was in possession of a military grade weapon. >> i was told that he was cooperative, and that's all i was told at this time.>> reporter: -- >> the stolen humvee was towed to the humvee e- the chp office, the military came and picked up the soldier. >>> accused of a deadly stabbing, said to make his first court appearance, john lee cowell, attempted murder, violation of parole, and more charges. nia wilson was stabbed in the neck and died on the platform. trend 28 is being criticized for see something, say something, one thing that happened when she tried to re- sport the

happened yesterday afternoon on monterey road near costa avenue. san jose police say the man was pushing a shopping cart when he was hit. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver of the dump truck is cooperating with investigators. they say that alcohol and drugs do not appear to have played a role in the accident. >>> the chp has a mystery on its hands after finding an suv that crashed along the coast in san mateo. they tweeted photographs of a red honda. take a look in the picture. it was on its roof lying on the beach with significant damage. officers spotted it yesterday morning off highway 1. nobody was inside the car but there were foot prints in the sand. officers hope to find the ownerns and question them. as far as they know there were no other vehicles involved in that incident. >>> we have some more details about a tent collapse at a military base in monterey where 22 soldiers were hurt. that accident happened wednesday night south of big sur. a blackhawk helicopter taking part in a training exercise got to close to the tent and w

in the area of hale avenue and monterey road. that's a rural area-- but it is close to several homes. (vicki) kron4's rob fladeboe is live in morgan hill tonight with the latest. rob? (grant) (grant) thanks rob. let's continue our team coverage now. (vicki) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is standing by in the weather center with a look at the conditions where those fires are burning. lawrence? lawrence karnow: it was mostly sunny and nice today with hot a summer monsoon continues to bring shower and thunderstorms into southern california. highs today were in the 90s inland with 60s at the beaches. on the satellite you can see the area of low pressure moving to our north. that will help cool the temperatures a little tomorrow but we will still have 80s to low 90s inland. more fog will develop along the coast and bay tonight. highs at the beaches tomorrow will also be cooler with fog and in the 60s with 70s and a few 80s around the bay. high pressure will begin to build in slowly and our temperatures will warm into the weekend

. >> reporter: smoke and flames fill the skies over lake and monterey counties and all residents could do is watch it happen. >> yesterday it wasn't that bad and today off-duty officer started coming this -- all of a sudden started coming this way. >> the ranch fire and the river fire. tonight cal fire calls them the mendocino complex incident fire. nt fire. >> a lot of people lost their homes. >> reporter: he watched as the fire burned on a hill. his concern is his home fell victim to the flames. >> a barn has been lost. one home. i am not positive on any others. and there is probably a few in jeopardy. >> reporter: we are in downtown upper lake right now. pg&e cut the power to the area. it is covered with smoke but some business owners are refusing to leave. >> i am not going to leave. supposed to evacuate out, not going to. don't want my stores robbed. >> reporter: he may end up stay is -- staying in the dark. in the dark. pg&e says the ranch fire burned into lines cutting the fire. the hospital evacuated for the second time in two days. a historic turned into the shelter for reside

we didn't know all this was out here. >> plus, discovering marine wildlife along the monterey bay. >>g a lot of really cool activity. >> and healing right at home. >> the credibility was there, it was real, and it was a lot easier. >> all of this fun driven by your northern california honda dealers.

humid in las vegas. 63 in sacramento. 56 degrees in monterey and of u up towards tahoe. keep an eye on the sky, things can pop up fast. a eady pattern. 80s and 90s and if you're well inland it's hot. around the bay it's nice. 60s and 70s don't few high clou midweek but overall things are quiet as we look out ahead here. a warm up after 7 or 10 days but until then, not much change . >> sounds good. we could use it. thank you steve. >>> time is 4:51. questions this morning about two major helicopter crashes. the faa investigation underway now to determine why they went down. add the activia 2 week probiotic challenge to your healthy routine and see how activia yogurt with its billions of live and active probiotics may help support your digestive health so you can take on your day. start the activia probiotic challenge today. it works or it's free! >>> police say they're still trying to locate and identify the helicopter pilot and the investigation continues. >>> four people still in the hospital after a medical helicopter crashed saturday night in chicago. the pilot radios

along highway- one in monterey county. the monterey county sheriff's office made the announcement last night, that angela's vehicle was found down a cliff. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. a slight warming trend is forecast a slight warming a slight warming trend is forecast to start sunday into early next week in the bay area. daytime highs are expected to be near or slightly above seasonal normal during this time, expect 60s-70s along the coast and 80s inland. monsoonal moisture will return for the second half of the work week bringing the outside chance of showers and possibly thunderstorms. (justine) new at 10 -- papa john's founder john fallout from a racial slur he uttered on a call with the company's marketing agency. now he's saying that agency tried to blackmail him to bury the story. schnatter says the agency told him they could make the problem go away for six million dollars. he says one of the executives told him they could quote "bury" him. schnatter says the a

. >>> san jose police say a man running from officers was struck and hit-and- run crash monterey road near ki avenue. they responded to a man with a gun. the suspect took it off and tripped on the center median on monterey road and fell into a lane of traffic. that is when an suv hit the suspect and kept on going. the police are still looking for the driver of the suv. >>> today san francisco comes the first major city to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. it was due to proposition j approved by voters in 2014. the city is also bumping its minimum wage with the change taking place tomorrow. berkeley is set to implement the wage hike in october. >>> paying $.25 more today. those who do not have fast track will go up to eight dollars. carpools during rush-hour cost five dollars per vehicle. officials say the total increase is aimed at bridging a $4 million budget gap at the district. it will be transit and ac transit systems go into effect today. >>> tesla has met its self- imposed manufactured deadline for the model freeze. the bay area based company produced 5000 of the electri

it was discovered the last cell phone ping was in monterey county.lking on a secluded beach near big sur found angela in bad shape laying on the rocks. >> i just want to thank everybody. i'm sorry, i'm like in shock. everybody that helped. it's day seven and you guys helped us through the whole thing and angela was okay. i'm so happy. i'm so happy. thank you to everybody. thank you to montereyworked for. we're just so happy and we can't wait to see her. >> another sister posting, my sister is alive. only that crazy little critter could fly out on a cliff, lay in the sun for a week with no food or water and live. it's unknown if she had any fresh water or food when she was stranded. the family tells me they are headed to the hospital right now. again, saying angela is conscious and breathing and they have overwhelmed with joy. >> that is an unbelievable story. ian was tweeting the moment angela hernandez was found. our twitter page is a great resource for breaking news. follow us @nbcbayarea. >>> new details about that crash that shut down the posy tu