it is the own efforts to expand oversite. will give the ipa more power to review use of force and review police records. it is until they are able to appoint a permanent. reporting live, bob redell, today in the bay. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> 6:33. firefighters at the scene of a wild fire in lake county. it burned more than 100 acres. the fire burning near highway 20 in clear lake oaks started about 5:00 last night. firefighters were telling us it was 20% contained. the fire and so far no evacuations. >>> firefighters say the recent mild weather is giving a big assist to crews trying to tag l the ranch fire. >>> up north the car fire almost fully contained. right now it is 96% contained. it is back open. dust storms burning to shut down this entrance for three hours yesterday and once the dust settled it took more than ten hours to get things back to normal. yesterday marked the official start which draws about 80,000 people to nevada desert each year. >>> happening today a major project underway to boost parking in d

. >>> plus there's a push for new oversite on construction contractors. they will introduce a new bill. it comes as a response to the deadly collapse in 2015 where six people died. we'll have more news for you right after the break. nbc bay aa los gatos homeowner who paid his property taxes on time -- but got hit with a late penalty anyway. let )s turn to consumer investigator chris chmura. the big unknown is: how does that happen? possibly the most >>> he sooefed a delinquent notice and $1,935 in fines and late fees. he talked to his neighbors and found out they were hit with late fees too. santa clai santa clara knowledged his and more. they said they would investigate missing payments. we did hear back about allen's account. he dropped his fees all together. if you're facing the same predicament we encouraged you to speak up. call the tax department. if it doesn't work feel free to call us. 888-996-tips or visit nbc bay area.com/responds. >>> the most recognizable dog is making people smile. she showing off for kids at basketball camp. you probably kno

. >>> plus there is a push for oversite on construction contractors. jerry hill will into deuce a new bill in connection to the balcony collapse when six people were killed. we'll be right back. san francis money to help tenants fight evictions. mayor london breed is expected to announce just >>> 5:55. mayor is expected to announce how much later this morning. he has been busy working on housing solutions not just for renters but for the homeless community as well. >>> also happening in san francisco a hearing at state university. they claim that the school creates a hostile work environment for jewish and israeli students. >>> police officers in chicago will be working overtime until further notice. it comes after a violent weekend where at least 72 people were shot. 12 of them dead. now an additional 600 police officers will hit the city streets. >>> you might remember this story. he died more than a year ago. prosecute rs allege that ems -- or that he forced onto him. it will come after another fraternity brother pled guilty. >>> easy to diagnose kn

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. >> they want to do that, right aren't they pointing to homeland security already having oversite even against the recent legislation. >> absolutely. seems like the white house is a little distracted by other things going on, not eager to talk about risks posed by meddling in elections. truth is, we're seeing in other parts of the world huge damage can be done. wired magazine has a great piece on the attack in ukraine, knocked about a quarter of the country's computers off line, but spillover effects, one of the largest shipping companies incurred billions of dollars of damage merck because of a virus targeting ukraine went wild. until there's concerted effort to coordinate protection on this, it will continue to happen and it will get worse. >> charles, there's an argument to be made that social media was made to meddle in other people's business that's what we're all doing on it is this fixable? what can they really do to keep people from meddling in other people's business politically? >> it is absolutely fixable, but not fixable by the companies themselves great thing about social

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. >> as you know, congress has important responsibility in terms of oversite of the executive branch. let me read house speaker paul ryan's statement, reacting to the michael cohen news. we are aware of mr. cohen's guilty plea to serious charges. we will need more information than is currently available at this point. how do you respond to not only that statement but relative silence from many other members of your committee, judiciary committee, republicans like trey gowdy, jim jordan. >> it is very disappointing. we tried on the democratic side to really press the committee, the chairman and the republicans on the committee to fulfill their constitutional responsibilities. we have very serious oversight functions we should be performing. we have written letters, motions in the committee to try to force the committee to do oversight, and in a disappointing way republicans on the committee often act like donald trump's defense team than individuals that are constitutionally required to provide meaningful oversight against this president and his administration. i think we have a lot of

we are not going to hand over the keys to the car that gives more oversite when it continues to crashersight when it contorts crash that car. >> who wants to--when it continues to crash that car. >> who wants to do this job when the association just flexed their muscle? >> the police officer's association says with aaron leaving, the union will support the auditor having more oversight. they will announce concessions next week, the mayor of san jose is hoping for meaningful change. >> this was probably the pest for everyone involve--the best for everyone involved. and i wish aaron very well and we will continue to push forward, the work we have here. >> ish issue add statement about his departure, the reality is that san jose has not structured the ipa office with protections to ensure an independent police auditor and to have real reforms, which are, in fact, needed. >>> well stay right there, up next this morning, we are showing you how you can dominate your grill. in about two minutes, hugh is going to be making sliders- -sliders and t o t s. we will be right back. i'm a small busi