ktvu fox 2 news noelle walker is live at the fire. >> i have blue skies ahead of me and smoke in the background. it was not the story 10 minutes down the road where we were half hour ago. take a look. this is where the fire has jumped at parts. jumped highway 20. this is what they did not want to happen. they were trying to hold the fire at highway 20 but it jumped across the highway in spot fires and in some cases running up a ridge that they were about to send an air attack after. this is the time of day when things change. we were really in the nick of it -- thick of it along highway 20, the northern edge of the fire. they have been doing water drops with the helicopters helicopters and the air tankers. going after the fire with everything they have. i keep hearing this is unprecedented. as of this morning it was 60,000 acres and growing. we watched it approaching towards us along highway 20. 5,000 people have been evacuated. we have been watching today in the last 10 minutes emergency vehicles rush to try contain the flames. we talked to one of the public information officers, he

. >> noelle, let's talk about it. you were on the scene of both fires, and it sounds similar, the quick explosion. being in the field, can you compare the two from us? >> reporter: what's it we're hearing from the firefighters. they are so similar in that the fire behavior was so different than anything they have ever seen, and you heard firefighters say you can't even describe how dry the brush is out here. it's just tinder dry, ready to burn, and on top of that, there are areas around here that have no history of major burns. a few fires with a few acres here and a few hundred acres there but nothing of this scale. these are just ages old vegetation, just dry and you are looking at wraps with just one spark. >> noelle, it looks like a volcano with a huge plume of smoke. >> reporter: that's what i keep thinking. >> noelle, thank you for checking in. we'll check in with the 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 newscasts. the good news is the evacuation orders have been lifted with the rocky fire and many people returned home. we know

zacomo piriofo, known as z, and his feeian say noelle price had just gotten off of work.n the way home, they cross the street and stop at a check-cashing store. about ten minutes later, as they leave the store, a police officer accuses them of jaywalking. >> cross on the sidewalk. which affected the flow of traffic. >> did anyone get hurt? >> can i see your i.d. it doesn't matter -- >> z and noelle deny they were jaywalk and don't understand why this is a criminal investigation, which requires them to present i.d. >> what do i need to provide you i.d. for? >> the fact that you committed an infraction. >> that's not a statute, sir. >> give me your i.d. >> it's not a lawful command. >> i did not fit the criteria for someone who should be stopped and identified, period. >> you shouldn't be afraid to stand up for your rights and you shouldn't be afraid to be given an explanation for something. casselberry police declined our request for an interview. but in press accounts at the time they say they followed standard procedures and that asking for i.d. allows police to check fo

noelle walker is live in the oakland hills with more. >> reporter: this fire was reported around 5:20 this morning by someone in berkeley who spotted the smoke up here in the berkeley hills, in the oakland hills, i should say. even though the flames are out, hot embers can linger for a long time. firefighters are here because if those embers flare, they want eyes on them to put them out as soon as possible. you can't go anywhere in the oakland hills without a reminder of the obvious. fire danger is high. we traveled with firefighters to the scene of the latest fire, less than an acre of scorched wilderness near tildon park. lunch on site meant firefighters were in for a long day, keeping an eye out and hoses ready for any flare-ups. >> we had a lot of coordinating units respond to this incident. >> reporter: battalion chief eric logan says that's because this area is what's called a mutual threat zone. >> the positioning of the fire, the weather, low humidity, a little bit of wind, the history of the area, any fire. it's a large threat. >> reporter: the concern about this fire is not

noelle and jessica, have a wonderful weekend, appreciate it. >> thank you.a: switching gears to king of the tax code, donald trump is set to release economic proposal to cut taxes on the middle class and raise them on the rich in the next few weeks. joining me is blake burman live from d.c. what do we know so far? >> donald trump continues to talk about how a tax structure would work under his watch. it appears this would be the next if not the very next policy proposal the republican front-runner will outline. trump told maria bartiromo last thursday, his plan is coming soon. >> we have to, at a minimum, we have to simplify, i'm coming out over the next four weeks with a comprehensive, like i did on immigration. >> reporter: in an interview this morning, trump reiterated that timeline and add he would be as you said, quote, the king of the tax code. trump continues to talk about cutting taxes for the middle class and corporations, they were singled out when maria pressed him for specifics last week. >> absolutely. a reduction in all taxes, but especially co

sister noelle who served for seven decades in hong kong and chicago returned her after being diagnosed with sclerosis. it is diminishing her ability to move and speak. remarkably, she can still write and communicates with an electronic tablets. she dead indicates her days helping sisters with dementia and alzheimer's. herself. years ago. she lost her ability to speak. she still makes drawings. >> because of herselfless service, the sisters have taken her plea to meet the pope to facebook. tens of thousands of people have seen it. the sisters are hoping the pope is one of them and reminding them that mary knoll is 30 miles outside the city. >> i would like very much to see noelle get to where she father. >> i would like to thank him for bringing new life and hope to me and the world. >> reporter: sister noelle said meeting the hope would be a blessing but clearly a blessing for both of them. sanchez. >> the nuns say if the pope cannot come to them, they will him. >>> still ahead, college can be expensive but it may cost more than you think. the hidden living expenses and though avoid ov

noelle walker, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> california's economy is taking a hit because of the drought.rchers believe the lack of rain will cost the state $2.74 billion this year and lead it the loss of 10,000 seasonal farm jobs and farmers will have to follow 542,000 acres of land because of the lack of land for irrigation. >>> the drought is incredible. i know you can't predict the future. feels like we will have rain this winter. i can't believe we would have 5 straight years. >> with the el nino brewing, i mean, indications are we are going to get rain. which would be nice. like i said earlier, all bets are off. we haven't seen a climate like this. we have had four years like this of drought. record drought at that. you see the fog. can you see the fog? there is fog out here. the golden gate bridge is gone. you are seeing less smoke along the coast. that is good because getting old. there is still smoke inland. but along the coast, the sea breeze, the fog is taking a powder. you have fog. cool moist air blowing through the gaps. that is cleaning out the atmosphere. it will by tomorr

ktvu's noelle walker was there as former prison guards and prisoners reunited. >> reporter: tours are usually sold out. but it wasn't always a place people wanted to visit. [ indiscernible ] >> this is the end of the line for the federal prisoners. he was convicted for an armed bank robbery. the rock was the last of six prisons where he served time. >> when i left and knew i would try to stay out and make a new life for myself, what i realized is i could never go back to the life i had before or the people i knew. >> reporter: today prisoner number 1118 returned to his past. >> jim. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: for a unique reunion. former prisoners and prison guards. >> feels odd. it is something that you just weren't used to. >> reporter: men once on opposite sides now sharing history together. >> i was the last guard out and escorted the last inmate out. >> reporter: this has been the back drop for movies and myth. this place people once tried to escape now they don't want to leave. 1.5million people visit every year. it is the number one tourist attraction in the united stat

ktvu's noelle walker is in the berkeley hills. this drill follows a small fire in the oakland hills yesterday. >> reporter: i was at that one yesterday. it is good to have multiple departments attack a fire like the one yesterday in the hills. today's drill gives the different agencies a chance to work together before the next big fire. >> reporter: this is a test.it is only a test. >> worse case situation. >> reporter: history says it is not if there will be another fire. >> the drill is focused on the bad situation of a -- >> reporter: it is when and how prepared they will be. >> what we learned, any hill fire isn't going to be a single agency issue. >> reporter: fire in the berkeley hills. the drill with multiple police and fire agency was so realistic. >> announcer: got everyone -- >> reporter: it got everyone's adrenaline pumping. for good reason. there is a history of destructive fires. from 1923 hills fire that destroyed homes to the 1991 oakland hills fire, still fresh in many people's minds. >> what what the we learned, t

noelle walker, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> high winds on lake tahoe forced searchers to cut short their effort to find a man missing. the company said they rented the board to a man with a foreign accent who paid in cash. pictures show the man in several locations. the man was spotted in surveillance pictures surveillance surveillance pictures. >> it appears he may be a visitor here. looks like he has been in italy. taboo. he -- dubai. >> crews will resume the search tomorrow. weather permitting. >>> the highway patrol released a picture of a woman who crashed a stolen car on the bay bridge and then survived a fall off the bridge. the chp tweeted this photo. investigators say after 2:00 a.m. yesterday morning she crashed the car on the eastern side of the bridge. she was then seen climbing a rail. the chp says an officer grabbed the woman and tried to pull her to safety. but she pulled out and fell 70 feet into the water. a truck driver reported he gave a ride it a woman near the bridge who was soaking wet. >>> new developments in on campus attack on a 68 student by a security guard. -- on a d

ktvu's noelle walker has more. >> reporter: this is what deja vu looks like in lake county. smoke and fire. >> all of our family thinks we are crazy. >> reporter: should we stay or should we run? >> we are hooked up to the trailer. we are ready to move. we are packed. >> reporter: they have a better view of the jerusalem fire than they would like. >> everybody is watching out for everybody down here. >> this fire started sunday afternoon and like the rocky fire that burned near here hundreds of acres became thousands just like that. and firefighters finishing up on the rocky fire move down the road. >> to have a new fire this close it wasn't a huge surprise. the vegetation in california is dry. we expect there will be more fires. >> reporter: that red cross volunteers are mimicking what they had to do with two fires in the last two weeks. >> yesterday we were demobilizing so -- [ talking at the same time ] >> packing up to go. >> reporter: water bottles and supplies that were packed away are now unpacked again ready to go. he knows too well. >> something else. 40 years and t

noelle jones us from los angeles. good to have you on the show. fringe groups on the left want everybody to get a $15 minimum wage and social benefits to go up. i think it's a little different than these folks loading up on weapons and bombs. >> do you have a point but i've got to tell you i think the lunatic fringe needs to be cut from both sides, i think extremists from both sides are a real turnoff. as far as division within the republican party we are fractured. i mean it's evident. we've got 17 candidates running for president. the democrats have three. >> right. >> this is evident. but what you need to look at, is why do we have so many? because we are to divided. we're fractured not just between used to be the tea party versus the establishment. we've got tea party we've got establishment we've got moderates we've got people for gun rights, people against planned parenthood. we've got so many issue oriented groups out there but let me tell you something they're funding candidates. they're organizing as we just saw special interest groups. t

debora villalon mentioned -- or noelle walker on the fire lines, the winds are more gusty today.ts 25 miles per hour. maybe 30. going to get hot today. right? mid-80s. 90s tomorrow. low 100s saturday and sunday the hottest day of the weekend. saturday you will find san francisco 80 degrees. livermore 100. san jose, 93 degrees. downtown san jose. feels like 98. maybe 100. we walk through the microclimates tomorrow. fire danger coming up. right? more tomorrow. and big time saturday and sunday. humidities drop. why do you think firefighters -- they have been talking about at night, containment, that is because of humidity recovery. gets more humid at night and temperatures drop. what happens is, when temperatures begin to rise and humidity decreases it puts pressure during the day and over night. dry all night. that is one of the problems. people don't realize with fires, at night that is one of the indicators of how it will burn the next day. if it is hot over night, that is when the rocky fire started. super dry, super hot. you get a fire. we will go back to the higher fire danger

thank you very much, noelle. >>> in south san francisco this morning, police say an officer shot andounded a man who was carrying a rifle or shotgun. police say the man remains in the hospital this evening. it's not clear if his injuries are life-threatening. the incident happened near del monte and romney avenues around 9:30 this morning. the man was ordered to drop the weapon, but instead, the man moved toward the officer with the rifle in his hands. that is when the officer opened fire. police have not released the name of the wounded man or the officer. >>> one man is dead after what authorities are calling a gang- related shooting in half moon bay. san mateo sheriff's deputies say a man in his twenties was gunned down in front of a home on oak avenue around 8:30 last night. they say the shooting happened after some sort of confrontation involving at least two suspects. detectives from the major crimes unit and the gang task force are investigating. >>> prison officials late today said another five inmates at san quentin are being treated for legionnaires disease, bringing the to

also tonight, evacuated residents were briefed at a community meeting and noelle walker was there. she's in lake county with all the developments including the governor's visit there, noelle. >> reporter: i'm standing along highway 20. this road has been closed since last week when the fire started to everyone but emergency vehicles which happen to be going by right now. but tonight, fire officials announce that both highway 20 and highway 16 on the eastern flank of this fire will reopen at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. that is a sign that the worse of this fire is behind them. >> good evening. >> reporter: for the second time in a week, those impacted by the rocky fire came to a community meeting to find out where things stand. >> we were in a 6:00 to 8:00 fire fight. >> and where they're going. >> we're still not out of this thing yet. we're working hard to get this fire contained. to get everybody back into their homes. >> reporter: for kathy and sheryl there's no home to come back to. this was their house near where the fire started. they said it was a neighborhood retreat. once beautif

. >> ktvu fox 2 news noelle walker talked to doctors about the possible treatments that he is undergoing or will undergo. what can you tell us? >> the first treatment is the focused radiation to the tumors in the brain. that started today. it focuses beams on the tumers and avoids other areas of the brain that causes fewer side effects. that second treatment is a drug aimed at boosting his immune system. on wednesday he started taking a drug. they showed us the gamma knife. it is focused radiation on the cancer cells they want to kill. similar to the treatment he started today. it is a one time treatment, the radiation requires multiple treatments which is what you heard him say he started today. before any treatments doctor use scans and mri to say diagnose the cancer and identify where it is. that is called staging. trying to figure out where it is and if it spread. >> melanoma is a killer. the best way todetect melanoma is a -- to detect melanoma is a skin exam. the way they present is late in the disease course. >> 90% chance of controlling the small spots that are targeted in the br

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and stepping outside it's a beautiful night.oughout the bay area we've had mild to warm temperatures even in san francisco you have mild temperatures in the 60s. i like this shot. you're looking at the suspension span of the bay bridge. you can see the new tower where it's sticking out like a christmas tree. there's not a lot of fog out there right now. the fog is going to come back in as we get into the morning hours. but very patchy at best then out of here. these are the highs for today and they are significant. that 102 in antioch that's big time. 102 in livermore. these temperatures are going to be slightly cooler as we head into tomorrow. this system i'm tracking. this is the one that's going to drop the temperatures and bring the chance of a sprinkle as well. it's good news. exactly what we need for this time of year and what's unique about it it looks more like a fall weather system. even though we're not going to see significant change they will in northern california. it looks more like a fall weather system which is e

we start with ktvu's noelle walker who was there when the winds shifted and the fire jumped highway 20. >> reporter: we are looking at new developments right now. i can see that thick black smoke, mixed with the lighter white smoke. that was not there a half hour ago. i have been watching that get bigger and bigger and bigger. i think that is a helicopter coming into make a water drop. i am not sure what is burning there. we haven't been able to check with anyone there. i can tell you it looks new to me. we are along highway 20. this is the northern flank of the fire. this is the area where firefighters were hoping to hold the flames. 15 minutes that way and beyond into the smoke there is a battle going on to try to put out the spot fires and another fire that has been working its way up the ridge across highway 20. >> reporter: the rocky fire now 60,000 acres and growing is doing everything firefighters didn't want it to do. >> smoke to firefighters with 20, 30, 40 years on the job. they say this is unprecedented. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the assault is a water battle. air dropp

noelle walker, thank you. >>> we need you to take a look at this picture now. a rainbow over the burn area. we even saw a few reign drops. more evidence of the favorable conditions helping those firefighters there. >>> and our chief meteorologist bill martin has the very latest. >> reporter: a massive relief with temperatures down they were in the 70s. humidity double and triple what it was. if you're a firefighter this is what you want. this thing rolled through. increased the humidity, dropped the temperatures and not only did it help today it's going to help tonight. it's 63-degrees in the area. tomorrow's forecast a little more help from mother nature. you're up into the upper 80s again. humidity down into the low 30 percentile range. but the last 48 to 72 hours have been really great. tomorrow morning is going to be good. then after that it starts to heat up again. when i come back we'll talk about that warm up that is just around the corner for all of us. >> thank you, bill. be sure to stay right here with ktvu fox 2 for continuing coverage. we'll postupd

noelle walker, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> donald trump has been drawing large crowds but today or tomorrowama, it could be his largest yet. the pep rally in mobile was going to be held that civic center that holds 4,000 people but it was moved to a 43,000 seat stadium that is used for high school football games. the campaign says it expects 30,000 people will attend. martin o'malley is making his first visit to the bay area. today he met with leaders in downtown san francisco. he is in town to try to raise cash. one big topic discussed was the ongoing debate about immigration reform. >> our best shot at getting the greater number is through immigration reform. i don't think a piecemeal approach will forge a new consensus. we need comprehension immigration reform. >> in addition to talking about immigration reform he is interested in learning how technology could solve the toughest problems pace facing the country today. >>> our chief meteorologist, first time where i could remember we are not talking about a new fire. >> isn't that the truth? especially this time of year. the heart of fire

ktvu's noelle walker is live with the view of bay area real estate. . >> reporter: zillow's report comestomorrow and it will show prices have eased up but real estate is still all about location, location, location and the bay area is still one of the hottest markets in the country. that gets noticed beyond our borders. >> reporter: owning a home has been the american dream. owning a home in america has become an investors dream. >> when there is turmoil people flee and bay area real estate is one of those safe havens. >> reporter: he says most investors are cash buyers. >> chinese buyers are cash. russian, indian. buyers that have a lot of turmoil in their home market coming here and looking for safe assets. the hot spot for investments are san francisco and silicon valley. >> homes are still selling very, very quickly. >> reporter: he looked at listings in the sweet spot. >> looking at pending homes. >> reporter: in walnut creek that is in the neighborhood of -- >> 759,000 to 950,000. >> reporter: a neighborhood like this where most homes are still selling in under 30 days. some with m

ktvu's noelle walker was on the fire line when it jumped morgan valley road and she joins us live. >> reporter: we are in a safe zone right now. it has burned all the way around us. what happens with this fire. you can see the flames spark up and a spot fire behind us, the flames are going in the opposite direction. we were with firefighters who know the safe zones, but even they were nervous today watching what's happening with the fire. the wind is circling, one minutes the flames are blowing one way and then the fire jumps the road. >> big drop. all along the ridge. reef road. >> reporter: today is all about stopping the flames in their tracks with the air attack. >> air attack guy. looking for targets. >> reporter: there are plenty of targets. >> they are going to drop. >> reporter: out here -- >> you have to be heads up. >> reporter: there is no one fire. >> activity on the ridge and the other side. >> we have a lot of fire activity going on. >> reporter: we are on morgan valley road and the fire jumped the road. you can see it here burning. where the smoke is, that is where it j

bush and noelle from the sun sentinel. >> good morning. >> good morning. that new hampshire voters give donald trump high marks on things like immigration and he hasn't laid out any policies. >> i think it's a dissatisfaction with the status quo. i think a lot of people in new hampshire are looking at what's going on in washington, they can't balance the budget they can't provide for tsa, they can't do anything in washington. and i think trump comes across as the anti-establishment the guy who is going to shake up the system the guy who is not part of the problem and he has fresh ideas. >> doesn't really matter what he does? >> no. it doesn't matter what he does this early. we're still talking the first week of august. >> you mean his poll showings. >> it's way too early. do i want him as a republican to be the nominee? no. i think he has no experience. america has significant challenges. he's not the guy but it shows the di satisfactionssatisfaction people have. >> do you think the republicans will have to attack him, noelle? >> you know if i were advisin

. >> meet third grade teacher noelle o'laughlin. they call me ms.'laughlin around here. >> reporter: this is move-in day. >> all the mav >> reporter: a bit like christmas in august. >> it's a lot to take in. >> the whole thing is beautiful. no one would have said that about coronado elementary school a few years ago. the 60-year-old dilapidated school almost closed but parents and teachers fought to keep it open so this new coronado elementary school was built in its placement it's so new construction crews are still doing the finishing touches. so new, the hallways still have that new paint smell. >> it's been a long time coming. we are ready to have a great new school year >> reporter: about 995% of the buildings in the contra costa school district have been renovated or brand new. this is one of three new schools opening this year. >> all students deserve the equity from a fabulous intrucksal environment to learn and this is proof of that. >> from a new computer lab, with computers waiting to be unpacked to new desks. >> everything here is intera

noelle walker. >> palo alto police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman driving away from a downtown parking garage. the incident happened on friday just before 10:00 p.m. about two blocks south of city parking garage r on high street. police say the woman stopped to program her gps when the man knocked on her window and pulled down his pants. the victim is described as a male in his 20s with a medium built and medium length brown hair. >> that 62-year-old hiker we first told you about last night who was lost in the sierra for nine days is recovering tonight from surgery for a broken leg. as she continues to recooperate, those who brought her to safety are talking about the rescue. >> i heard a whistle and at first thought i couldn't believe my ears. then i heard it again. >> reporter: that's 15-year-old coby cole. he was the first to hear mayuki harwood's distress whistle yesterday. harwood was in a canyon. it took rescuers 10 minutes before they saw her head pop up in the distance. >> she was happy to see us as we were happy to see her. she was a bit emotional when

that is where we find ktvu's noelle walker, you have been talking to stunned neighbors out there today. >> reporter: yeah. the media is here. in fact, there is activity behind me. wonder figure the family has come home. the family owns several homes here on this street. they are well known and well liked but few people knew there was a son until today. >> reporter: this middle class neighborhood woke up stunned. >> sad all over. you know? just really, really, really sad. >> reporter: vester flanagan the man who shot and killed a reporter and photographer in virginia used to live here in this house. he lives here now and still gets mail for vester flanagan. >> for a person like that, you know, to be -- used to live here, disgrace. disgrace. >> he is a soft spoken person. >> reporter: he was his neighbor for three years. shocked to hear vester flanagan seemed to have anger issues, ready to explode. >> i didn't say any ang -- i didn't see any anger issues. >> reporter: he grew up in this home in oakland. >> this is totally out of his character. >> reporter: a neighborhood remembers a very

noelle walker, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m.rts now. >> firefighters are battling a growing grass fire in south eastern livermore that blackened hundreds of acres of hills. good evening. >>> i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> the fire grown to 500 acres. according to the fire department. sky fox 2 is live in livermore where crews are battling the flames and all the smoke. it is burning six miles southeast of the lawrence livermore laboratory on tesla road. firefighters are battling the fire from the ground and in the air and it seems as though the fire picked up in the last 30 minutes. you can see there is a lot of smoke that could be seen for miles. this isn't a highly populated area but there are a few homes that may be threatened and we are getting words the motorcross park is being evacuated. chief meteorologist bill martin with the changing conditions on the fire lines. botching the fire -- watching the fire, it flared up. you see the dark smoke. what's happening is the fire moved into fresher vegetation. i

noelle walker. thank you. >>> accused killer of 8-year-old madyson middleton is being investigated for a threat made against the school last november. this is another top story we are following today. santa cruz investigators say the person who made a threat against santa cruz hospital wrote "he had crippling anxiety." that same phrased was used by 15-year-old adrian gonzalez on instagram before his arrest in connection to the death of madyson. gun zaul ezis set to a-- gonzalez is set to appear in court in santa cruz. >>> in san jose, the city council is taking comment on a plan to approve a police drone. the police department bought a drone like this but held off flying until residents were able to voice concerns during a series of public meetings. some are worried about the invasion of privacy, the rules now say this drone can only be used in the case of an explosive device or active shooter situation. it is not allowd to fly at night or pick up audio. it will be prohibited from recording. that ci

noelle: we also have to understand the confederate flag was not and did the civil war, it was used decades and decades as a symbol of hate. "birth of a nation," one of our first feature-length film that celebrated the klan. i am not saying we need to get rid of it completely, but i think it belongs in the museums because as a historian, it is important to keep. >> when i hear my new friend, ben jones -- [laughter] my new friend here, um, you cannot have it both ways, right? i hear my new friend say it is about southern heritage and he does not support slavery and he quotes martin luther king, junior, ok, he is talking out of both sides of his mouth. the reality is that this is a symbol of hatred and death, and you know what, it should not be on federal or state government buildings or locations. you want to put on a museum or your house, that is fine. bruce: let me hear from lenny, then we have to move on. lenny: here is what i cannot understand what i hear the phrase "southern heritage" -- that suggests that the south is simply white. it is not. the south is multicultural. if we were to t

. >> earlier ktvu's noelle walker spoke to neighbors and has look into the life of vester flanagan. >> reporter: this average middle class neighborhood woke up stunned. >> sad all over. you know? just really, really, really sad. >> reporter: vester flanagan, the man who shot and killed a reporter and photographer in virginia used to live here in this house. he lives here now and still gets mail for vester flanagan. >> for a person like that to be, you know, used to live here, disgrace. >> soft spoken person. a gentle giant. >> reporter: she was his neighbor. shocked to hear he had anger issues. ready to explode. >> i didn't see those anger issues. i don't know that person. >> vester flanagan grew up in this home in oakland. >> this is totally out of his character. >> neighbor remembers a different person than the one he saw on the news today. >> never seen it coming. you couldn't tell me that he did that. i can't believe it. i will never believe it but it happened. >> reporter: vester flanagan got a degree in 1993. she issued this statement saying he was just a young eager kid out of

meteorologist bill martin is tracking the condition can but we -- conditions but we begin with noelle walker. >> reporter: fires jumping highway 20 here. they have been able to contain all of them till 2:00 p.m. we were there when the spot fire really took hold and now is out of control. i talked to an officer who told me he was evacuating people. there were still people who were hanging on and now they just have to go. you can see the thick black smoke. you can maybe even hear the emergency sirens. we have seen emergency crews getting up to the area, this is where the northern flank of the fire is. this is an area they were hoping to prevent it jumping. now the fire is making a run for the double eagle area. >> the rocky fire, 60,000 acres and growing is doing everything firefighters didn't want it to do. >> i have heard and smoken to firefighters with 20, 30, 40 years on the job. this is unprecedented. >> reporter: air dropping helicopters take turns filling up and then dousing the flames. like a dangerous game. one spot is beaten down and another springs up. >> i have concerns. >>

. >> rhondella: noelle talk to me but obamacare will hurt small business businesses and their employees it's disastrous for small businesses. >> reporter: i can't keep this up it's stupid. >> it's not stupid to her. you have to realize even in her world this makes senses. >> reporter: please continue with your thoughts. he taught me that keeping the hostage taker talking is crucial no matter what is coming out of their mouth. >> obamacare is one of worst things. one of the worst things in american history. >> reporter: one of the worst things in american history huh? do you remember (bleep) slavery? >> no, no, don't attack. >> reporter: sorry sorry. i can't call her on slavery or anything like that. >> i realize what she just said is utterly ridiculous and it ignores the entire history of the united states but it's her perspective. >> reporter: i began to realize there was one major problem with this hostage negotiation. >> we don't need government in our health care. we don't need government in our lives. we need a smaller government. >> reporter: and that problem is that not matter wh

noelle: we also have to understand the confederate flag was not and did the civil war, it was used decades and decades as a symbol of hate. "birth of a nation," one of our first feature-length film that celebrated the klan. i am not saying we need to get rid of it completely, but i think it belongs in the museums because as a historian, it is important to keep. >> when i hear my new friend, ben jones -- [laughter] my new friend here, um, you cannot have it both ways, right? i hear my new friend say it is about southern heritage and he does not support slavery and he quotes martin luther king, junior, ok, he is talking out of both sides of his mouth. the reality is that this is a symbol of hatred and death, and you know what, it should not be on federal or state government buildings or locations. you want to put on a museum or your house, that is fine. bruce: let me hear from lenny, then we have to move on. lenny: here is what i cannot understand what i hear the phrase "southern heritage" -- that suggests that the south is white. it is not. the south is multicultural. if we were to talk abo

know well joins us now with -- noelle joins us with the story. >> reporter: while juan wyman appreciates the sentiment, she is hesitant to accept the apology. >> reporter: the wine train is making tracks to make amends. >> we had a customer service plunder. >> reporter: the ceo is talking about what happened last weekend. on saturday, 11 women, who planned a special wine train club -- book club outing were kicked off the train. some passengers complained they were laughing too loudly. the women believe that the issue was not the tone of their voices , but the color of their skin. all but one is african- american. they posted their experience on social media with the hashtag, laughing while black i don't know what to say other than, i've been plaque all my life and i know what it feels like. it seems that everybody wants us to say that they apologize, so get over it. i just want people to recognize that it is our lives and it is something that we have experience that will not go away. >> reporter: in a written apology to the women, the ceo of the napa wine train said the company was 11 --

we noelle be with us in spirit. if there is anybody prayering for us, it will be frank. >> reporter: darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> to address security concerns, schools in philly will be closed for three days leading up to the pope's visit. the mayor nutter announced that fenced security zones will go into effect more than a day before the pontiff's visit. anyone going in will need to develop through metal detectors. schools in new york will be open while the pop is here. you can find the pope's schedule on our web site abc7ny. eyewitness news will be with the pope every step of the way during his visits to washington, new york and philadelphia, all next month. >>> now to an update on the tom brady suspension negotiations. lawyers for the nfl and players union meeting today with the manhattan judge for a second day. the attorneys met separately as they try to resolve brady's four-game punishment and fine. the separate discussions lasted about four hours. neither brady nor roger good deal t dell -- goode

>> we begin with ktvu's noelle walker who is live on the fire lines in lake county. >> reporter: we are on jerusalem grade right now. you can see the fire burning over the hillside behind me. it is causing people to think, not again. we knew there would be another fire but this jerusalem fire hit so soon after and so close, it has a lot of people just physically and mentally fatigued. >> reporter: this is what deja vu looks like in lake county. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: smoke and fire. and a game of should we stay or should we run. >> we are hooked up to the trailer. we are ready to move. we are packed. we could get out of here in 3 minutes. >> reporter: they have a better view of the jerusalem fire than they would like. >> everybody is watching out for everybody. >> reporter: the fire started sunday afternoon and like the rocky fire that burned near here hundreds of acres became thousands just like that and firefighters finishing up on the rocky fire move down the road. >> to have a new fire this close, it wasn't a huge surprise. the vegetation in california is dry and we expect ther

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. >> noelle walker spoke to dillon o'leary's parents. >> this is where dillon o'leary crammed in may. -- collapsed in may. the fundraiser this weekend, people can help. >> been so long. 100 plus days. >> the shock is faded. >> so quiet. the neighborhood is quiet. >> toys pushed aside. bikes gathering dust. >> there is nothing. no sound. >> reporter: silence. without the laughter of the boy next door shooting hoops. now basketball is rehabilitation exercise. dillon o'leary has been at children's hospital for 120 days. he was in a coma for a month of that after a avm, a tangle of blood vessels in his brain burst. >> he did love me. i said i love you son. i love you dad and went unconscious. don't cry. you are good. >> reporter: his parents put on brave faces while their once talkative son recovers in a hospital bed. he hasn't been home since that day. >> we miss our dillon. he -- it is -- it is been tough. it is been -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: his favorite athletes and sports teams sent their support. and cards pour in from friends. >> i love for him to come home. and now his nei

. >> reporter: noelle walker, ktvu news. >>> an american hero back home. the return of a sacramento state student this evening after he helped stop a terror attack in france. >> temperatures still on the increase. how warm is it going to get tomorrow? i'll let you know and the changes that are down the road. >> and up first will joe biden enter the race for president? the latest indications and the question should he. >>> there's been reports suggesting that vice president joe biden may take on hillary clinton and stage a late run for the white house. ken pritchett here now, and says despite clinton baggage, a race may be a close shot. >> reporter: there's several questions, such as should he, can he win and is it too late for him to jump into this race. >> reporter: biden is still mulling it over this after he received a blessing from president obama. and now the washington postreports biden will meet with key democratic donors after labor day. will biden run. it's a question seemed to trip up hillary clinton's campaign manager. >> i don't know, that is h

noelle walker. >>> we just heard from the fire captain talking about the concern of the fire getting to clear lake oaks. mark, looking at the wind, it looks like the wind is blowing away from that. i am trying to understand how the fire is moving against the wind. is that possible? >> reporter: it is certainly possible. when you have a fire this large, it's generating its own direction. now temperatures have been cooling off. as far as a defined wind. a depined persistent wind it's really not the case. winds calm out of the southwest outside the county line about 11 miles per hour. the fire zone and the gentleman from calfire was saying they want to keep this fire to the south of 20. that's an area of open wilderness. if it were to jump 20, that could include more rapid growth. it has been happening. humidity levels have been coming up mainly around 45 to 57% right now. but i've never seen a fire where the weather conditions have been cooling down and an increase in moisture level doubles in size. but that has been happening. the key factors here have been of course the terrain. litt

in berkeley, noelle walker, ktvu fox tv news. >>> the fog came back today, dropped temperatures quite a bit throughout the area. 10 to 15 degrees cooler today than yesterday. there is the fog right now. day bridge, a bit of wind as well right now. that fog and low cloud will continue to push inland tonight. no high clouds, just the fog right along the coast and pushing into the bay tonight. we'll see men at this of fog tomorrow morning. as a matter of fact, most bay area counties, you wake up, you have fog. current numbers, right, cooler. even up in concord and fairfield. remember last night at this time, we still have temperatures that were up in the 20s and 80s in the inland bay valleys because there were some triple digits. the departure from where we were yesterday like concord at this time last night is 12 -- at this time, last night, it was 10 degrees warmer. so 12 degrees warmer tonight. the idea is just going to be easier sleeping weather. temperatures keerld, more humidity, better air quality. that's getting blown out of there by the vigorous sea breeze. highs tomorrow along

. >> reporter: on the rock, noelle walker, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> starting this week a five lock stretchn francisco's market street will be off limits to private cars. it's part of a plan called vision zero. the goal is zero traffic fatalities. last week the sfmta installed first signs to alert drivers from turning on to market street downtown. the only exceptions are for commercial vehicles, buses, bikes, and taxis. >> and the blocks where we're talking about from third to eighth street. although private vehicles are a small amount of the traffic less than 30% are responsible for more than 80% of the injury collisions among market street. >>> more signs will be unveiled on monday. there will be parking control officers on the street. on tuesday, officers will be handing out $2,300 tickets to people who don't obey those no parking signs. >>> breaking news from ferguson missouri. there are reports at this hour that one person was taken to the hospital after shots were fired. police say at least one officer came under heavy fire. that officer fired back. following those shots, screams coul

noelle biter man's resignation follows the massive breach of the company's computer systems and outing of its members. avid life media which is ashley madison's parent company says the departure was in the best interest of the company. [inaudible] claiming it failed to protect their security. >> a big honor for the late boxing great jersey joe, [inaudible] a bronze inlet was placed on the walkway. the camden resees dent made his debut in 1937. at the age of 37 he became the world heavy weight boxing champ. he passed away in 1994. >>> "action news" was in atlantic city for the second annual police chaplain conference. two vineland police officers addressed the crowd before bridgeton mayor albert kelly delivered a key note speech today. others attending the conference included atlantic city's mayor, donald guardian and chief of police henry wright and religious officials from three states. for life... (husband) hon! it's grover cleveland! (female announcer) ...when you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. (grover) nice! (husband) 3 club seats. 50 yard line. (female anno

noelle, you're on the air.remember fidel castro when he first started giving speeches in cuba. bernie sanders's script tonight sounded just exactly like it came from fidel castro. so people better look at their history books and read up a little bit. that is my only comment. host: okay. thank you. everywhere says-- jeff is next from massachusetts. good evening to you. guest: hello. i would like you to ask bernie this. what happened to world peace as an issue? fory mind, we could pay everything he wants to do by looking at the defense budget. looking at the 500-odd military bases we have all over the world. that is my question. host: thanks. next to gary from lumberton, north carolina, republican line. guest: hey, how are you doing? host: fine, thanks for joining us tonight. guest: as i republican, i will say that i am impressed with bernie sanders'address for his campaign and the amount of funding he has received from the grassroots level. but i'm just like your other republican colors. i am just curious to kno