tonight we'll take you to the memorial service for martin nelis.icated his life as a public information officer in the bay area. (jrstone) and -- tensions flare at a 'stop the hate' rally in berkeley today. details on how law enforcement responded to the violence. >> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. [music] what about him? let's do it. ♪ come on. this summer, add a new member to the family. at the mercedes-benz summer event. lease the glc300 for $429 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. (jrstone) a 'stop the hate' rally in berkeley got heated today as close to two dozen people were arrested. (jrstone) there were also reports of windows broken and fires set.(michelle) the protest started and ended in ohlone (oh-lone-e) park. the hours-long event came to a head when the anti-fascist group came face to face w

(ella)nelis is survived by his three children. live in pleasant hill ella sogomonian kron 4news.chelle) the utility worker community is grieving the loss of one of their own tonight after a pg&e lineman died while working near the carr fire saturday. (jrs) a neighbor and fellow lineman talked to reporter ken mashinchi about how dangerous the work of a lineman is. itús a career often spent hanging from power lines, making sure communities have the power they need...hearing that lineman jairus ayeta died saturday sent shockwaves through the lineman community dr. cedric shelby, neighbor/fellow linesmanthe minute i found out that a fellow lineman died, my phone started ringing off the dr. cedric shelby has worked as a lineman for 25 years, even writing a book about the job called úlife on the lineú...dr. shelby was shocked to hear that ayeta, who for the past year had lived a few houses down, was the lineman who died saturday while working near the carr fire. shelbywe talked, shared conversation together. i didnút know he was a fellow lineman...just a good, down to earth, low key per

martin nelis was killed yesterday. dion lim is live in pleasant hill tonight with more on this tragic story. dion? >> reporter: it was indeed so tragic, dan. martin nelis was a beloved fixture, working here for more than ten years. his colleagues tell me he was brilliant and witty. he will be deeply missed. >> martin was all about family. he was a wonderful father. >> martin nelis was on his lunch break from his job as public information officer for the city of pleasant hilln agedy struck. >> we are still just processing and absorbing the tragic events of yesterday. >> nelis was riding his bike in lafayette thursday afternoon when the contra costa county sheriff's office received a call a cyclist had been hit. he was transported to the hospital where he later died. >> we gathered last night at my house, just friends started showing up, and we kept waiting for martin to walk through the door. >> this is where martin was hit. while it appears to be quiet, neighbors tell me looks can be deceiving. because of recent develo

nelis served adds a spokesperson. he was hit bay truck yesterday while riding his bike on a lunch break along reliez valley road. that area is a popular spot for bikers. dion lim is live with why neighbors say a tragedy like this, dion, was bound to happen. >> absolutely, dan. martin nelis was so loved here at pleasant hill city hall. he was known for a sense of humor and his colleagues say he will be dearly missed. mayor of pleasant hill tim flaherty is still trying to process the tragic events of what happened to his friend and colleague, tim nellis. he was on his lunch brake light when tragedy struck. >> martin was incredibly bright, incredibly witty, really a true irishman. >> reporter: nelis was riding his bike in lafayette thursday afternoon, something he loved so much when the contra costa sheriff's office received a call that a cyclist had been hit. nelis was transported to the hospital where he later died. >> we gathered last night at my friends just started showing up. and we kept waiting for martin to walk

nelis' favorite band... dedicated a song to him.ame the city's public information officer in 2007. ( darya ) nelis is survived by his three children. ( darya ) this morning we are getting a look at video of a rescue on cowell ranch state beach near half moon bay. c-h-p says a 10-year-old boy was playing on a cliff saturday afternoon... when he fell about 15 feet into the ocean. then his father went in after him. they were both struggling in the water when a good samaritan came to their rescue and was able to pull them out onto the beach. a c-h-p helicopter was called to the scene and air lifted all three people to safety. all of them are expected to be okay. ( james ) a big story this morning... drug use on bart.this is video given to kron 4 that show

it isn't clear which direction the big rig -- or nelis --- was heading.police were able to track down the truck and the driver involved. right now... they are asking witnesses to come forward. (ken) in dublin -- the community rallied today in honor of two people killed under the care of the santa rita jail.(vicki) both families of the victims came out in support of dujuan armstrong and jessica saint louis.(vicki) kron 4's gabe slate talked to those who rallied for justice... and how authorities are responding... (anchors) (anchors) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: skies cleared for most of the bay area even near the coast there was a brief period of sunshine. highs were warmer too with numbers in the 90s inland 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. doppler radar showing a quiet day across california as the monsoon has moved east. on the satellite you can see as high pressure moves east and and low pressure mo

it isn't clear which direction the big rig -- or nelis --- was heading.d the driver involved. the investigation is still ongoing. funeral services for nellis are coming up... we're getting an inside look into a bay area "fire weather lab" we'll show you how researchers are watching trends in this year's fire season. aggressive yellow. pretty great, huh? if you're a banana. i find it very...appealing. new kellogg's raisin bran with bananas. two scoops meet real banana slices. i've done a great job of raisin ya. ( marty ) researchers in the south bay are working to figure out how to predict wildfires. they are also looking at the kind of weather fires create. kron four's rob fladeboe visited the "fire weather lab" at san jose state university. dr. craig clements/san jose state university "...generally, fire weather is defined as hot, dry and windy...."craig clements is the founder of san jose state university's fire weather research lab. i asked him to explain what is meant when firefighters say that wildfires create theirown weather.dr. craig clementsfrom

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