> they appealed the citations to cal osha or in court.es years. >> they can claim during the appeal process they were never cited even though they were cited by cal osha. >> a spokesman said they realize with contractors to answer honestly. the loophole demands a hearing on the questionnaire and more. >> i want to know if the city is in fact looking into the actual osha record and whether or not we are verifying that and vetting that. >> we asked for a comment on any of this and they had no comment. live in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> the question some people are asking, why are dead birds turning up in a gilroy neighborhood. several neighbors posted about dead birds, mostly doves, found in the area of third and hannah. they are working with animal control to figure out how and why the birds are dying, although they don't believe it to be an unusually high number. at least one homeowner believes someone is killing them. i said. the next morning i found the birds. >> gilroy police said there is no evidence to support the claim, bu

no cal/osha safety violations. but we checked with cal/osha and found that in the last decade the company has incurred major fines for safety violations including some in the serious and willful categories. if shimmick had checked yes admitting it had some past cal/osha safety violations, then that would have disqualified them. instead, they were awarded the contract. >> just at first blush, it's incredibly disappointing. >> reporter: jane kim is on the transportation committee. >> this particular contract does highlight the need for us to do a little bit more homework before we spend huge amounts of taxpayer dollars. that's the kind of work that we need to do to make sure we're keeping our workers and residents safe. >> reporter: cal/osha and the san francisco police department are continuing their investigations into the death of patrick ricketts. the twin peaks retrofit project will be finished this month. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> we reached out to shimmick construction but haven't had no call back. >>> san franc

cal/osha and the sfpd are still investigating the death of the worker.ortal is still expected to be done by the end of the month. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> san mateo police are looking for a man who posed as a rideshare driver and sexually assaulted a woman. police found the victim on fashion island boulevard around 7 p.m. tuesday. the victim says she haed for a canear highway 92 and the attacker stopped and told her that he was her driver. once she got in, the man drove her to a secluded location and attacked her. the victim escaped with the help of a passerby who saw the assault happening. this is a sketch of what the suspect looks like. he is described as a tall man. police have not provided many details. even refusing to identify the rideshare company that the victim had initially called. >>> a missing persons case in colorado has come to a tragic end. reporter john schiumo tells us that a man has reportedly confessed to murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters. >>> reporter: their disappearance shocked family, friends and

cal/osha and the sfpd are still investigating the death of the worker. the work here in west portal is still expected to be done by the end of the month. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> former san jose police chief larry esquivel has been hired as head of police in tracy. he spent 30 years with sjpd and was chief for two years. he joined the tracy police department in 2016. tracy officials confirm he was fired yesterday but wouldn't say why saying it was a personnel matter. the tracy police officer's association says it supports him and is extremely disappointed in the firing. >>> well, law enforcement leaders want lawmakers to know what it takes to pull the trigger before they vote on a bill to change the standard for police use of force from reasonable to necessary. yesterday, at the state capitol building, a simulator was set up by california chiefs of police so that lawmakers can see what it's like to be confronted in life and death scenarios. bill ab931 would put strict new limits on when officers could use deadly force and would change t

we also learned tonight that cal osha originally fined shimmick construction and another company for man $190,000 for what it called alleged, willful and serious violations back in 2011. however, in a 2017 survey, shimmick and its partner answered no when asked if either had been cited for any serusd w osha over the past ten years. the company not commenting tonight. >>> an intense search is under way in italy. rescue teams are s sesu now, within the past 30 minutes, we've learned that 35 people have now died. 15 people were also hurt when the bridge crumbled during heavy rains this morning. as rescue efforts continue, officials are worried that death toll will continue to rise. now, this bridge is in genoa, about two hours south of milan. it's part of a major highway that connects thrill and franit. it's a holiday, so a lot of people were on the road when that bridge gave way. dozens of cars and tons of concrete fell onto the city streets below. >> i saw people running away from the bridge, and some people -- there was even a guy with his face covered in blood. >> italian officials

we went through the federal records on osha's website.to2008. in may 62012 a worker had a ruptured diaphragm after he jan employee had to get his finger amputated afa wall. in november of 2016 a forklift operator was ejected from the cab and crushed by the forklift. he died days later. one year after that

congress had given osha -- >> woodruff: office ofon occupa safety and health. >> -- that'scorrect --ongress made a determination that in this nation woabers should b to go to work every day and come home, and charged osha with the authority to make sure our workplaces were safe. in this one case, osha found that seaworld tha had ignoredut warnings abhis particular whale, had not made the saty conditions that were required, and they had fin seaworld. brett kavanaugh dissented in this case and called eventhe notion of workforce safety standards "paternalistic." that's who brett kavanaugh is. workers across the country know that he iswh somebodo will undermine worker safety laws. >> woodruff: what do you think about anat. >> i c speak to that specific case, but time and time again we've se that he wil only let agencies act as far as their statutorily authorized to do, and i have no reason to doubt that in this case. congress is there to make the laws, they're the ones accountable to all of us, and h, has been veery clear in his work that, if there is a problem with the statute, that if

company he worked for, schmidt construction of oakland, has been cited for serious violations by cal-osha. they never revealed those to the city. >> their lawyers are telling them they can claim during this appeals process that they were never cited even though i think commonsense knowledge, they were cited by cal-osha. >> i want to know if the city is in fact looking into the actual oe osha records, whether we're verifying the information. >> that was the supervisor's spokesperson on whether the city digs deeper into information provided by contractors on procurement questionnaires. we've also reached out to schmidt construction, but the company has no comment. >> at 5:37, if you commute from east palo alto to pinata college. we have good news for you. there's a free shuttle to take you to the redwood city community college. palo alto reporting it's a pilot program for students and employees. it was certainly a hit yesterday. there were said to be so many riders, backup shuttles had to be called in. >>> unfortunately, you can't do that sort of thing on the b.a.r.t. system because it's on

. >>> cal osha has opened up an investigation into the death of a construction worker at the silvery towers project. it's a new residential complex at 188 west saint james street. investigators are not sure what caused the fall. the victim worked for a consultant on the project. >>> the nation's first safe injection site for the drug use is now open in san francisco. there's trained medical staff, needle exchange, and addiction resources. the goal is to get more people in treatment and lower the number of used needles littering the streets. >>> more than a dozen former u.s. intelligence officials have signed onto a letter, condemning the trump administration for revoking john brennan's security clearance. >> president trump defended his decision to revoke john brennan's security clearance. >> i've gotten tremendous response from having done that because security clearances are very important to me. >> he didn't deny that the decision was made because of brennan writing about the mueller investigation. >> it's a disgusting thing frankly. look, i say it again. that whole situation is a

. >> i want to know if the city is in fact looking into the actual osha record, whether or not we arehat and verifying the information as indicated on the questionnaire. >> you just heard on whether the city digs deep enough into information provided by contractors on the questionnaire. we also reached out to the construction company but they have not made a comment. >>> new information for any family that owns a minivan or considering buying a new one, crash safety test results raised concerns about one of the most popular minivans. we are talking about the new toyota sienna. looking at how well the safety cage protects occupants, the honda did well. the toyota did not so well. >> reporter: they are among the most popular mini vans on the road today carrying families to school, soccer practice and summer vacations. the latest crash tests focussed on front passenger crashes where the van hits another car, tree or pole. the stronger the safety cage the better the protection. the biggest surprise, one of the most popular, the toyota sienna earned a poor rating for structural integrity.

cal osha is investigating the death of a worker. the worker died yesterday after a fall. this comes about a week after hd against their will and forced to work for nothing. the projectsolve residential torez den -- residential towers. >>> president trump not only dug in on revoking the security clearance of john bren nan. he threatened to take away more top level clearances. he insists it's not to silence those against him. >> there's no silence. i'm giving them a bigger voice. many people don't know who he is. i like taking on voices like that. >> 13 senior intelligence officials including leon panetta have signed a statement posing the actions. the bipartisan group says security clearances should be based on national security concerns, not should eric swal run at the white house. it's circulating he is a 2020 c. hooe he's been a vocal critic of president trump and his many policies. >>> a man accused of hacking a san francisco gaming company. the judge ordering him to pay his bail in a unique way. >>> lots of weekend weddings. a special date has couples rushing to the a

by incarceration also the risks in prison labor of dying are actually kind of high and there's no osha protection there's no workplace safety precautions that are implemented for inmates because we are could not considered under the law employees which is another aspect of this that is totally dehumanizing and devalues everything that we've done let me give you no thank you very funny are objects to be heard. people talk about one point that i would love one out. because of a very of the if you really have a problem so brown or whoever was this that there are lots of drip of a mere there is no law look the world. we're going to new york thanks me for moving north. so it is very much in your interest to worry about what goes on in these places such as these prisons are in the united states of america because. when i get out. why not very well reflect where are you putting your house. and you do you pay your taxes to show everything there. and ensure justice as an that's a really interesting point right now and i want you to do a humble brag of all of the studies and the qualifications y

yesterday. 51-year-old patrick ricketts was hit by a steel beam yesterday, from colusa county, cal osha is investigating. >>> tracking a number of fires in northern california but start with update on this one, brush fire that was burning in fairfield. now 95% contained. good progress today. more than 2,800 acres burned. people still in shock. can't believe what a close call it was. >> still shaking. >> lot of anxiety. >> destroyed one home. video of the flames. still threatening ten structures. >>> firefighters continue to gain on the mendocino complex fire, largest in california history. flames 67% contained. doesn't expect full containment until september. >>> southern california, holy fire in orange and riverside counties, so far burned more than 25,000 acres. 36% contained and some evacuation orders have been lifted. police have arrested the man they think started that fire. >>> big project drawing big crowds but service begins tomorrow at salesforce transit tower. today thousands lined up around the block to check out the new terminal. and rooftop park. so many showed up, some wer

they had three serious osha allegations under appeal, but they didn't catch it. >> ultimately, the director and the board of directors, they are accountable for making this system work. >> reporter: breed's criticism hit the target. transit director ed raskin. >> we've had office. it's inducumbent on us to resto that confidence. >> reporter: he addressed the letter before the transportation board and explained all contractors are now independently verified. one member applauded the reform. >> that should have been done a long time ago. it doesn't take a rocket scientist to google someone and find out they've had violations. >> reporter: as muni promises to do better and bounce back, mayor bri breed wants them to know she's watching. >> look, we're stuck right now. aren't we stuck? >> reporter: in san francisco, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >>> italian actress, asia argento is denying a young actor's accusation she sexually implying that the paymentfriend bourdain maid t bo bourdain made the payment for her. he unexpectedly made an exorbitant request for money from me. her boyfriend made th

now osha is still investigating exactly what happened on friday. we know that ricketts' funeral is expected next week. reporting live from the west portal station, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >>> now a live desk update. >> from abc 7 mornings. >>> the suspect arrested yesterday outside parliament in london. british media outlets have identified him as salih khater. police arrested the 29-year-old uk national on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and say he intentionally crashed into security barriers near parliament yesterday hurting three people. this new video shows the tow truck removing the car from the crash site overnight. investigators have raided several properties in central england for evidence. >>> now to the latest on the northern california wildfires. people in glenn county forced out of their homes because of the mendocino complex fire. the larger of the two fires continues to push northeast. glenn county sheriff issued mandatory evacuations yesterday from the lake county and colouisa lines. all the way to the eastern edge of

worker died on the tunnel project site, we learned the contractor failed to disclose serious past osha violations. bottom line, muni must be more dependable. the budget grew by $60 million last year and conditions should improve in the near term future. >> it's a very serious move. if there is no change in conditions, i think we could see a termination letter to follow. >> this is something we are committed to and focusing onto improve everything we do at the agency. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> this morning two men are under arrest after gunfire erupted at a park in hayward. chopper 5 shows the police response yesterday afternoon. police say three people got into an argument then someone started shooting a handgun into the air. garrett regional park was evacuated and officers tracked down three suspects. two men were arrested for weapons and drug violations. >>> the body of a hiker missing for a week has been found. 48-year-old scott tenczar was planning a long backpacking trip. his body was found over the weekend in the northeast region of yosemite park and investigators are

osha has been called in to investigate. >> in low life during his remarks. in her new book newman calls the president a racist and tried to silence her with money and threats. coming up tomorrow on "meet the press" chuck todd sits down with omarosa for an exclusive interview with her new book and the bombshell claims about president trump. she served as the president's assistant before being fired in december. "meet the press" airs tomorrow morning right after today in the bay. >>> still ahead an bay area news app is expected to change transportation in san francisco. large crowds gathered to see the city's newest attraction. boy, big crowds. too big. we're live in san francisco to get a glimpse. >> plus, it's still got some juice. decades later a world war ii er engine going. the grand opening n francisco )s new salesforce towr transit center - attracts thousands of visitors. but it may be a victim of it )s own success. people had to be turned away because it the rooftop park was too full. >> it may be a victim of its own success. >> people had to be turned

. >> osha and sfm va were inspected part of a tunnel where a worker was killed friday afternoon. >> i fell apart and started calling friends and family to get a prayer chain. he has been my best friend for close to 30 years. >> family and friends have identified him as 51-year-old patrick ricketts. a family friend who lives in washington says ricketts has worked in construction for 15 years and leaves behind a wife of more than 20 years and two adult children. >> he has touched a lot of lives. touched a lot of people. he is a good man. a great man. >> ricketts was employed by shipment construction based in oakland. ricketts was rushed to san francisco general hospital where he died. sf mta says at the time 40 workers were evacuated from inside the tunnel. >> safety is always our number one priority . the is our top concern. right now what we are focusing on is making sure that everything is completely safe for our staff and our contractors to resume work on the site. >> nearby businesses who saw the first responders were stunned to hear about the death. >> everyone is mortified. horri

the osha investigation determined that the men allowed the victim to operate this the roller without proper training. >>> today arizona wraps up its farewell to senator john mccain. his casket will be moved to the state capital -- from the state capital. he's been will be held. former friends like former vice president joe biden will deliver eulogies. about 50,000 people stood in line yesterday to pay respects to mccain at a public viewing. >> imagining arizona without john mccain is like picturing an arizona without the grand canyon. it's just not natural. >> following today's memorial service senator mccain's casket will go to phoenix sky harbor airport for a salute by the arizona area and army national guard. then the casket has to washington d.c. for a visitation tomorrow at the u.s. capital. coming up in the next half hour we will bring you a live report from phoenix. >>> organizers of senator mccain's services in arizona and washington say former alaska governor sarah palin was not invited to either event. sarah palin served as john mccain's vice presidential running mate in 20

. >>> cal osha is investigating the death of a construction worker at a controversial development in san jose. yesterday morning the worker fell from the silvery tower construction site on west to st. james street . the mercury news reports the person was a consultant for a commercial construction company. silvery towers is made up of two residential buildings that are under construction . the developers have been accused of exploiting workers through human trafficking, slave labor, and wage theft. >>> firefighters are concerned this weekend's weather will make their job a lot harder battling the mendocino complex fire. a fire captain predicts an increase in fire activity, especially early in the days as temperatures rise and the humidity drops. he told the press democrat the weather will be better for the fire, not the firefighters. the mendocino complex fire has burned more than 578 mi.2 and is 76% contained. lake county administrators held a virtual town hall meeting last night, updating pedal -- people about the available resources to them along with the environmental and health

cal- osha and other officials have been investigating the accident.work on the project has resumed after a safety check of the tunnel. ( james )breaking news into the kron4 newsroom. we have just received word that an oakland police officer has been critically injured in a car crash early this morning. it happened near the port of oakland. we're told another car and a semi are involved. we'll continue to gather information. ( darya ) the family of pearl pinson.. a vallejo teen who was abducted two years ago.. wants to make sure another family does not go through what they did. the pinson family helped organize a backpack drive at the vallejo mobile home r-v park. they wanted to help their community to have a successful school year.. but they also wanted to teach an important lesson about self defense. ( darya ) the vallejo police the vallejo police department stopped by to teach kids what do do if a stranger approaches the

the mayor's office says construction on the project has been halted and cal osha, along with the sanrancisco police department, are investigating. >>> update on the wildfire in the fairfield area. >> one home did burn in the blaze in the paradise valley area. the forehas scorched 1,000 acres and it's 65% contained. extra crews are out there to make sure the fire doesn't flare back up. all evacuation orders are lifted, no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. >>> fire crews keep making headway on the largest wildfire incident in state history. the mendocino complexion. the ranch fire, the larger of the two fires, is 58% contained. it's charred over 276,000 acres and destroyed more than 100 homes. containment is up to 92% on the river fire. cal fire expects to have the mendocino complex fully cop takened by september 1st. >>> a drone giving us a new view of the defer station in redding from the carr fire. it has become one of the most destructive fires in california history wiping out more than 1,000 homes. containment is 55%. firefighters are worried because there's a red fl

the mayor's office says construction on the project has stopped while cal osha and san francisco police investigate what happened. >>> some vacaville streets were shut down this morning while several law enforcement agencies escorted the body of chp moik officer kirk grist to vaca hills chapel funeral home. the 46-year-old 19-year chp veteran was killed in fairfield when a pickup truck veered off the road hitting him and the car he'd pulled over on i-80. "the vacaville reporter" posted video of today's procession on its facebook page. a memorial fund has been set up for the officer through the chp's credit union. head to abc7news.com for a link to donate. >>> if you have the abc news app, you got this push alert. dead birds, mosquito test positive for west nile virus in discovery bay area. the virus has been found in two dead birds and in several mosquitos. west nile virus typically peaks in august and september. according to the contra costa county mosquito and vector control district. so far this year four of the nine bay area counties have reported west nile virus activity. >>> next,

. >> reporter: we went through the records found on the osha website found 39 violations dating back to 2008. in may 2012 a worker a ruptured diaphragm after being crushed by a pipe. january 2015 an employee had to get a finger amputated after it was pinned against a wall. in november 2016 a forklift operator was ejected from the cab and crushed by the forklift. he died days later. one year after that incident shimek construction was asked in a questionnaire if it had been cited for any serious or willful violations in the past 10 years. their answer was no. san francisco's supervisor is now calling for a hearing on the safety record of city contracts in light of these revelations. we spoke to his chief of staff today about their concerns. >> i think it raised a number of red flags and concerns on whether or not as a city we are doing op around safety. >> reporter: it begs the question, was the company dishonest about its records or is there a loophole that allowed them to conceal violations because they are still in appeals? >> the city should be vetting whether or not yes or no is

osha that has been withdrawn. there was a new process of drafting a new overtime regulation will replace the obama rule struck down by the court. and the department is also -- has also repealed the ruled the obama administration tried to put into place to limit the legal advice employers could get with regard to unions. they pulled the policy back and replaced it with a commonsense policy in place for decades under republican and democratic administrations. hour division has started to issue opinion letters, letters the department will put out to help employers understand how to comply with wage hour regulations and the complex issues the department requires of them. the department has opened the office of compliance assistance. we see an emphasis on making sure employers understand how to comply with the law, we have replaced the assumption they are all bad actors and with the idea that we are putting the regulations outcome only need to make sure employers understand how to comply with them. it is a positive cha

cal osha has been called in to investigate. >>> and adding a pet to the family, dogs and cats up for adongs in the east bay. the upcoming event involving nbc bay area that aims to -- >> we saw clearer conditions. comfortable weather. what does this mean for your sunday? i'm tracking a cooldown as we head into monday as well. all the details coming up. the nature of a virus is to change. move. mutate. is helping hunt them down at their source. the ster we can identify new viruses, the faster we can get to stopping them. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest. a security researcher says body cameras can be hacked in a variety of ways. >>> a disturbing discovery about body cameras. researchers say body cameras can be hacked in a variety of ways. researchers analyzed five camera model frds five different companies that market to law enforcement. in four of the models a hacker could download footage, alter that footage and then reupload it or just delete it altogether. other security issues include the ability for hackers to tr

cal-osha says the company has a history of safety violations. back in 2016...operator died after losing control and going into a trench. san francisco supervisor -- norman yee -- plans to hold a hearing next month to investigate how city contractors are chosen. ( darya ) also new this morning... mountain view police have arrested a man after finding needles... drug pipes and meth in an old school bus. the bus was parked on the 700 block of continental circle. a neighbor called police because the bus hadn't moved in 3 days. police arrested richard drinnin. he's now facing a number of charges... including being under the influence. ( darya ) happening today.. hundreds of u.s. newspapers are banding together to fight back against president trump's war on the press. the boston globe has taken the lead telling president trump that journalists are not the enemy. the globe has asked hundreds of other newspapers to join the cause. each newspaper has written its own editorial demanding president trump stop his war on the news media. many people fear that the president's

cal- osha and other officials have been investigating the accident.the project has resumed after a safety check of the tunnel. ( james ) in the east bay... a stunning sight as a small plane made an emergency landing on interstate 580. it happened just before 6:30 saturday night... the plane landed on westbound 580 near the 164th avenue exit in san leandro. the pilot told the c-h-p that the plane's fuel line snapped which stopped the engine. the pilot was flying from lake tahoe to the hayward airport. ( james ) the pilot said when the engine stopped.. he made contact with air traffic controllers and noticed there were fewer cars on that side of the highway. no one on the ground was injured. one person on the plane did suffer minor injuries during the landing. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a c-h-p officer is honored just

you need to ask them somewhere that there are a lot of people under the stress created by this is osha situation those people need to be able to earn a wage that lets them live in dignity if this is not happening it's understandable that people become angry and lean towards right party it is those people that we will be reaching out to mike with the sake of argument. democrats do seem to be falling out of love with capitalism with recent polls showing they are now more positive about socialism with some saying that the party's out of touch with its traditional base he's kind of more went to see what's driving the new trend whole show that among democratic voters socialism is becoming more popular than capitalism according to the latest poll less than half of democrats have a favorable view of the economic system long considered to be the american way meanwhile fifty seven percent of democrats have a positive view of socialism which until recently was a forbidden word in american discourse this is what the leftist intellectual slob boyish easy access about the trend not only some. worki

is still not clear what cause of the accident but work did resume last night after cal osha determent of the worksite is safe . >>> police are looking for a gun man . a 40-year-old man was hit by a stray bullet 230 this morning in oakland. he was walking outside a club on 44th avenue . police say the gunman was targeting another man at a nearby bus stop. that man was hit but survive. the shooting was one of six shootings that started unfolding in oakland yesterday evening . and all eight people were injured. they will all be okay. at this point, police say the shootings do not appear to be related . suck oakland mayor says the city is not at all responsible for the deadly ghost ship fire. the fire killed 36 people in 2016. this week a judge throughout the plea deal for two defendant setting the stage for a possible try. a reporter says if it does go to trial there could be major evidence brought forward against oakland.erctimly eve a full trial will accobl sw the cis just as culpable for the death of 36 people. >> we would start getting answers and take those answers and hold our city

by incarceration also the risks in prison labor of dying are actually kind of high and there's no osha protection there's no workplace safety precautions that are implemented for inmates because we are could not considered under the law employees which is another aspect of this that is totally dehumanizing and devalues everything that we've done then we give you no thank you very funny are objects we heard. people talk about one point that i would love went out. to her to vet of that if you really have a problem so brown or whoever was this. there is no law look the world. we're going to new york times me from north. so it is very much in your interest to worry about what goes on in these places such as these prisons are in the united states of america because. when i get out. why not mary will work well for you putting it out. and you pay your taxes to everything. so. just this as an that's a really interesting point and i want you to do a humble brag of all of the studies and the qualifications you got while you were incarcerated. wow wow i was able to get some firefighter training t

according to the cal- osha... shimmick construction has a history of workplack and safety violations... including a november 20-16 incident in which a worker operating a forklift died after losing control and going into a trench. san francisco supervisor, norman yee, plans to hold a hearing next month to investigate how city contractors are chosen. ( robin )police are investigating a shooting in the san francisco bayview neighborhood... that left a man in critical condition. police are now searching for his attackers. kron 4's ali reid talked with the victim's family... and has the story. the victim remains in the intensive care unit tonight. his brother tells me he was shot 5 times .... in the shoulder, neck, and head.pk joe is fighting. he's literally up there fighting for his life. known to many in the streets as " jungle " ... 43 year old joseph taeotui ( ta - yo - tew - wy ) was born and raised in the bayview, and made it his life's mission to give back.we always see those guys out there in the community tryi

.">( marty ) cal- osha and other officials have been investigating the accident. work on the project is going again after a safety check of the tunnel. ( marty ) crews are making progress as they battle the biggest wildfire in state history. the mendocino complex fire has now burned more than 331-thousand acres... that's more than ten times the size of san francisco. containment is now up to 70-percent. the fire has destroyed 146 homes... and this morning more than 1-thousand homes are still threatened by flames. ( marty ) firefighters are close to containing a wildfire burning in solano county. this fire started friday afternoon in fairfield...and spread quickly. the nelson fire has burned more than 2-thousand acres. it is now 95 percent contained. one home has been destroyed. but there are no injuries reported. the cause of the fire is under investigation. ( marty ) a southern california fire that has been raging for several days is now 36-percent contained. the "holy fire" has burned more than 22-thousand acres near lake elsinore. the fire has destroyed 12 stru

cal osha is investigating the death a construction worker in a controversial development in san hose. the worker found from the construction site just a couple blocks away from city hall. the person was a consultant for a commercial construction company. cylindertorys is two -- silver towers is two residential buildings. the company is accused of exploit workers through human trafficking, slave labor and wage theft. >>> chairman -- ones to look at contracts. patrick rick eliminate was cleveland last friday when a steel beam fell on him. the directer of transportation is going to review the policies new. they loomed at federal records for the company that ricketts worked for. we found 39 safety violations in the last ten years of that not been reported to the city. they included the death a forklift operator and several injuries. >>> you'll need to consider a different route if you describe through the tubes. they will be closed this month for main maintenance. >>> a bill in the state assembly to get rid of gender specific pronouns will be heard on the state assembly floor. they say th

. >> today, investigators from osha and sf mta were inspecting the west portal side of the twin peaks tunnel where a construction worker was killed but after he was hit -- afhit b friday afternoon. >> started calling friends and family and get them in a prayer chain. it is pretty tough to take. he has been my best friend for 30 years. >> reporter: friends and family have identified him as patrick ricketts. and family friend tony oh it's said he has worked in construction for 15 years. he is being -- he leaves behind a wife of more than 20 years and two adult children. >> he has touched a lot of people's lives, he touched a lot of people. he was a good man. a great man. >> reporter: he was employed by shimek construction based in oakland. sf mta manages the improvement project for the 100 year tunnel. patrick was rest to san francisco general hospital where he died. sf mta says at the time 40 workers were evacuated from inside the tunnel. >> safety is always our number one priority. it is our top concern. right now, we are focusing on making sure everything is completely safe for our s

"> osha and other safety their investigation looking for they have not released the identity of the worker.. the technician worker..identity of the released the identity of the worker.. the technician who died the technician the technician who died worked for a construction company in oakland.work on this tunnel project stopped but has resumed tonight,after it was deemed safe to go back in.. live in san francisco, gayle ong kron4 news. < mechanic: "hey, pilot guy! can this thing do a back-flip you think?"--butt with-- mechanic: "think i'm going to land it, like in a safe kind of manner. think i'm going to try and do a barrel roll. and if that goes good, i think i'm going to nose down and call it a night."> (justine) stunning audio from the cockpit of a stolen plane. now the man who stole an empty horizon air turbo-prop plane ...is being identified as 29 year old richard russell. and tongiht, his family is talking about what he did ...and their loss.(jrs) f-b-i and n-t- s-b investigators are in washington state-- sorting through the wreckage of that stolen plane that crashed following a cha

cal osha is currently investigating the seda -- investigating.'s aceto's family hopes to bring him back to mexico for burial. >>> five men have been arrested in a kidnapping scheme. henry lee tells us it's another example of people coming from out-of-state to commit crimes. es. >> reporter: it all started saturday night when berkeley police were called to the knights inn on saturday -- near sacramento. >> a man said his friend had been kidnapped and the rents murders were demanding $30,000 in cash. >> reporter: officers determined the 21-year-old victim was beaten, robbed and kidnapped at gunpoint and then driven out of the bay area while tied up. surveillance video from the motel and other evidence led police to believe the suspects were in patterson. >> it's very unusual for us to get a renton case, particularly one like this where the victim is transported so far away. >> reporter: a stanislaus sheriff's deputy spotted the suspect's suv near an rv park and pulled it over. the victim was seen in the suv and rescued. patterson police posted this

. >>> cal osha is investigating the death of a construction worker in san jose at a development yesterday morning the worker fell from the silvery towers construction site on west st. james street a few locks from san jose city hall. the person was a consultant for a commercial construction company. silvery towers consists of two residential buildings under construction. the developers have been accused of exploiting workers through human tracking -- trafficking, and wage that. >>> transit officials order to review their policies forbidding contractors a week after the death of a construction worker on the twin peaks tunnel project. 50 one year patrick ricketts was killed last friday when a steel beam fell on him at the san francisco examiner reports mayor bree told the director of transportation to review the current policies. we looked at the federal records for the company ricketts work for my stomach construction and we found a 39 safety violations in the last 10 years that had not been reported to the city . the included the death of a forklift operator and several severe injuries. >

a cal/osha investigation found they allowed the men to operate the steamroller without proper trainingop says calls for the resignation of pope francis should be taken seriously. a former vatican leader claims the pope knew of sexual abuse allegations against the former archbishop of washington five years before accepting his resignation. the archbishop is calling for a thorough and objective investigation of the allegations. >>> the fight over whether to repeal an increase in the state gas tax is heating up with one side now accusing the other of using illegal tactics. the yes on 6 campaign captured video of what appears to be a cal trans contract worker handing out no on 6 fliers to drivers in san diego county. the flier warned road improvements would stop if the measure passed. supporters of the repeal say they're filing a complaint with the fair political practices commission given that state workers are barred from engaging in campaign activity while on the job. >> if they were on state time, then clearly this is inappropriate and misuse of taxpayer dollars. >> the tax is expected

both san francisco police and osha are investigating the accident. the tunnel has been undergoing major upgrade work since june. >>> today marks one year since a violent crash during a white nationalist rally that left a woman dead. heather hire died last year in charlottesville, virginia. on high alert in preparation for rallies there and in washington, d.c. abc news reporter ty hernandez has the details. >> reporter: police arresting at least three people. the governor declaring a state of emergency hoping to avoid a repeat of last year when protests turned deadly. police blocking off streets, mobilizing hundreds of officers preparing for sunday's event. jason kessler, one of the organizers of last year's unite the right event, says he's not a racist. calling himself a civil rights advocate for white people. >> white people are about minority and in both the united states and europe. i think we're facing epidemic levels of anti-white discrimination. >> reporter: this year the unite to right two rally is held in front of the white house on sunday. p

a cal/osha investigation determined that the men allowed the victim to operate the steamroller without training. >>> a missing man in san francisco, a headless torso was found inside a fish tank at his home. now prosecutors are saying that a man who was initially arrested as a person of interest had used the missing man's credit card. ktvu's christien kafton reports. >>> reporter: 39-year-old lance silva was in a dublin courtroom this afternoon. prosecutors there are looking to revoke his probation in alameda county because of the developments in the egg missing persons case here in san francisco. the judge today did not release him and did not set any terms for his release. the next hearing is set for the next two weeks. prosecutors filed a probable cause statement outlining new details in the case saying, 16th for identity theft and fraud for the hiring of a hazmat clean-up company on 8- 14-18 to clean up the missing personal's residence of brian egg use of egg's debit card. they found egg's debit card in silva's position. authorities say he used the same card to buy a 2007 bmw on ju

been criticized for not verifying the safety record of shimmick construction, which was cited by cal/oshan 2011. riskin said that yesterday that may not have been enough to disqualify the company. >>> a donation fund is set up for an oakland police officer critically injured in the line of duty. officer jordan wingate was on his way to investigate a suspicious persons report on august 13th when his patrol suv collided with a car at the port of oakland and then hit a parked big rig. he cause is under investigation. the oakland police said officer wingate is still in critical condition in the intensive care unit. >>> governor brown may support a bill to end bail in california. the governor called the legislature's passage of the bill yesterday an important step in making the criminal justice system fair. the bill would replace bail for suspects awaiting trial with a system that jails people based on their risk level. the bill requires governor brown's signature to become law. opponents argue that the bill will make communities less safe and will not create a fair system. >>> 5:39. and this

both san francisco police and cal osha are investigating yesterday's tragedy. >> crews are making good their battle against a wildfire in the fairfield area. crews have now stopped the fires forward progress. flames destroyed a home in paradise valley and 1,000 acres. all eye vak wags orders have been liftd. >>> the largest wildfire in state history mendocino complex has burned more than 320,000 acres and is 67% contaund. it tore through areas of redding and scorched nearly 191,000 acres and is now 57% contained. near yosemite, the ferguson fire is up to 82% containment and just more than 95,500 acres. yosemite valley is expected to open to visitors on tuesday. >> the giants immortalized home run king by retiring barry bonds number 25. he has too many records to name including 762 career home runs. love him or hate him, he's one of the greatest baseball players of all time. >> reporter: in the stands, on the field, even in mccovey cove, everywhere you looked at at&t park tonight, you couldn't miss the number 25. >> number 25 has meant a lot to me throughout my career and is even more s

cal osha is investigating. the family says they hope to bring his body back to mexico to be buried. >>> facebook is working with the fbi . the work uncovered 32 page -- fake pages and accounts . facebook first discovered these fake accounts two weeks ago. some were created as far back as mark -- of march of last year. executive calls the pages sophisticated and coordinated attempts to mislead users. the fake accounts had 300,000 followers. the phony pages even promoted a political protest planted washington for next week. >> it has not been clearly linked to russia, but this is very similar to what happened during 2016. these are major actors, whether organizations or nationstates we don't know for sure. it has the signature of russian interference. >> the fake accounts were on facebook and instagram. >>> the owner of a daly city liquor store says a lucky winning lottery ticket was sold at his store. the owner of the daly city jug shop at skyline plaza says he believes that customer bought the scratch or ticket

she pack osha >> she will, he loved me and i loved him. he taught me how to live.e ever present. always unfailing took me from a girl to a woman. he showed me what it is to be aim man. all that i am his things to . she ended her statement with this quote, the dream has ended. this is the morning. politicians on both sides of the aisle reacted to the news of john mccain's death president trump tweeting, quote, i deep with -- deepest sympathies and respect to go out to the family of senator john mccain. our hearts and prayers are with you. former president obama posted a statement reading in parts, few of us have been tested the way john was were required to show the kind of courage that he did all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own. at jazz fest he showed us what that means. for that we are all in his debt. >>> more coverage on the death of senator john mccain in the tributes pouring in continues on our website. we have expanded on the senators life and legacy there. >>> family members and friends of molly tibbetts gathered to pay

the cal osha investigation determined the man allow the victim to operate the steamroller without proper training. >>> today arizona will wrap up its farewell to senator john mccain . his casket will be moved from the state capital to the north phoenix baptist church for a morning memorial service that will be attended by family members, friends, state and tribal leaders for john mccain's friends like former vice president joe biden and arizona cardinals wide receiver larry fitzgerald will deliver eulogies. about 15,000 people stood in line yesterday in 100 degree heat to pay respect to the public viewing for senator mccain. >> imagining arizona without john mccain is like picturing an arizona without the grand canyon. it's just not natural. >> after today's memorial service senator mccain's casket will go to phoenix sky harbor airport. there will be a salute by the arizona air and army national guard. then the casket goes to washington d.c. for a visitation tomorrow at the u.s. capital. coming up in the next half hour, we will bring you a live report from phoenix arizona. >>> there's ab

. >>> cal osha launching an investigation into the death of a construction worker at a controversial in san jose. yesterday morning the worker fell from the silbury towers construction site on west st. james street. it is a couple of locks away from the san jose city hall. the mercury news said that person was a consultant for a commercial construction company silbury towers is made up of two residential buildings that are under construction . the developers have been accused of exploiting workers through human trafficking, slave labor, and wage theft. >> san francisco mayor london breed is ordering transit officials to revise their policies for venting contractors. this comes a week after a construction worker died on the twin peaks tunnel project. 51- year-old patrick ricketts was killed last friday when a steel beam fell on him. the san francisco examiner reports mayor breed told the director of transportation review mtas current policy. we looked at federal records for the company that ricketts worked for, shimek construction, we found 39 safety violations in the last 10 years th

rds found on we went througcoh the osha website. there we found 39 violations dating back to 2008. in may 2012 the worker suffered a ruptured diaphragm after being crushed by a pipe. in january 2015 an employee had to get his finger imitated after it was pinned against a wall. in november 2016 a forklift operator was ejected from of the cab and crushed by the forklift. he died days later. one year after that incident shimek construction was asked in a questionnaire if it had been cited for any serious or willful violations in the past 10 years. their answer was no. san francisco supervisor norman yee is now calling for a hearing on the safety record of city contracts in light of these revelations. we spoke to his chief of staff today about their concerns. >> i think it raised red flags and concerns on whether or not as a city where doing the proper vetting to ensure the contractors we select have a history of good workplace practices. particularly around safety. >> it also begs the question was the company dishonest about its record or did a loophole allow them to conceal violation

. >> reporter: we went through the federal records found on osha's website, there we found 39 violations dating back to 2008. in may 2012, a representative desmet a worker did suffered a ruptured diaphragm. an employee had to get his finger amputated in 2015 after it was pinned against a wall. in november 2016 a forklift operator was ejected from a cab and crushed by the forklift. he died days later. one year after that incident they were asked in a questionnaire if it had been cited for any violations in the past 10 years and their answer was no. san francisco's supervisor is now calling for a hearing on the safety record of city contracts in light of these revelations. we spoke to the chief of staff today about their concerns. >> it raised a number of red flags of whether or not as a city we are doing the proper vetting to ensure that the contractors that we select have a history of good workplace practices, particularly around safety. >> repso begs the question at the company was dishonest about the record or is our loophole to conceal.'s >> the city should be vetting. >> reporter: i