>>phillipe djegal: we tagged along with the story of the executive director of contra costa since the homeless outreach trying to keep the homeless hydrated if you're used to living outside a going to city parks are no longer a watering their grasp and use abating and the spike was are getting a double water all of them i'd do none of you into a city park with most of the water fountains are barely a trickle because everyone is try to conserve everything and then you have the creeks the run-through year was it a look at is just the second that all just super low. weld wants to go out and meet some people and once we get on to get a will bring them back. >>phillipe djegal: let's go get this gentleman some more and some food in some blankets to wherever else he needed it for a rough out here is not easy homeless outreach team this little stop was not a bad stop one to seven a cameras contacted three people including one pad make sure everyone had water and food and we have won a commitment for to me to, to go to shelters not bad half an hour. ? >>phillipe djegal: definitely a tough to t

well as the san matilda's along the coast and the peninsula allied trades again most of it >>phillipe djegal: we are fighting fires in moraga iran is very difficult that is why the market in the fire district has taken some pro-active steps the fire district says although it is one of the bay area small fire district it is still just as challenging was enough about the notice of the home owner as well prop. that have high weeds on our trip through town we checked up on some of those homes to make sure a list of drive did a brush has been cleared from homes and fence lines " to prevent or stop in the vegetation the fire district has more than fire trails in need to keep the maintain the people need to be able to evacuate quickly they know the trouble to get out to bear creek in the car has been able to avoid the big one but expected to get very busy. >>catherine >>reporter: some common share deputy has been cleared of all charges in the shooting death of a 13 year-old and the lopez this the result of what perot investigation by the fbi and the department of justice that conducted the independ

the first place the shows roberts fire departments for camera for the worst this our caesar >>phillipe djegal: that is why of the fire district has taken some pro active steps to protect because of the scorching heat and bone dry conditions not only the temperatures make challenging physically active that the lay of the land winding roads and steep hills moraga one of five district the type and chief perkins says although is one of the bay area smaller fire districts in is still just as challenging on our trip through town this is an example of the home owners to become preventative moan of the weeds it will really help in the case of the fire in this area closely prevent or stop any vegetation buyers leading up to their homes because of the whole hillside and the fire district also has more than 55 trails in the hills in the sticky to maintain these five trials are used to for access and remote areas so far the title of chief purpose and sent to the permit has been ever took off for the big on but expected to be very busy and all the september and october. >>darya: the fired as burning insid

>>phillipe djegal: after attending the funeral the mayor now prepare for his community plans tribune friday to the fallen officer and brentwood natives. >>phillipe djegal: and city park bell building of the stage for friday night's concert starring night during the summer it is the weekly event but this time it will double as a fund- raiser especially his two grown daughters. >>phillipe djegal: of you with the which tribute band will headline friday night's event the series got in front of city hall at 7:00 in the evening and the mayor says that everyone watching this is invited. >>james: the coverage of the memorial for the sergeant continues on our website that is where you can see more pictures from yesterday's memorial in what some of the emotional eulogies by his love once a new development and the crash and san francisco a man was killed he was trying to get away from the police on lombard street we now have more details about how this. all this >>darya: man was being sought as a suspect on a brutal attack and an elderly man and some accounting we received information from the

>>phillipe djegal: is stop next to them and then a hispanic man in the front passenger seat walk out and approach christopher standing next to the truck as he chatted with the guys on the street this is where he remained on the ground while witnesses and neighbors tried to run the first aid before the ambulance arrived in ruston to the hospital where police say he later died. >>phillipe djegal: he lived next door with his mother who says also heard the gunshots and consoled her son what he bled on the streets. >>mark: resume this morning for missing san francisco teacher and the eldorado national forest pinots taught us to live in the woods with their response to concern about his health. >>reporter: this fall was taken by and a camera and the eldorado forest it shows him on his bike on july 17th he has not been seen since no sign of the san francisco teacher he was last seen newswriting with a friend on this blue the bike more than zero hundred volunteers the national guard pulled over eldorado forced over the weekend so far no sign of him they raise more than $20,000 to keep the se

>>phillipe djegal: the state park close to the evening it just shut down and reopen around 8:00 in themorning tomorrow park rangers say bringing everyone have a great time just follow the rules already growing up a storm driving 10 mi. up the hill for the view of the bay area worth it for these campers music to park rangers just keep in mind they said the fire danger is high which means no smoking they're also restrictions on drilling not a problem for these guys bass said it takes better over charcoal anyway if you think it might potentially be even more beloved keep in mind that off fireworks are prohibited inside of the park and unless you pay to camp out there tomorrow the part will close at 830 sharpen the evening. >>catherine heenan: in a vat of what thousand people is now history the city has pulled a spa said on the american he by the weekend the american he website says at all during the city council meeting the tourism group ps resort successfully recommended canceling an and the owner of one local biker bar is not happy about while they doing this the recent brawl and shooed

>>phillipe djegal: when the victim and the suspect got into an argument on the ride back to the home the gun used in the killing that started in some bushes along interstate 880 not far from the scene of the crime. >>james: they're searching for two people involved and a string of thefts to reveal the commercial you take a look is so the suspects they are about 25 cases related to the speed and some cases vehicles or ransacked a dazed look for something of value and other cases there were stolen from the cars this segment of the police will victimize had left the vehicle and unlocked that of the crimes that happen overnight what with our sleep the police have increased patrols during the overnight our investigative handed out fliers to warn people and their offering tips on how to commit themselves less attractive to thieves the search for missing san francisco teacher into supplies technology being loose of fines and--being used to help find an. >>james: if you are crazy about coffee you'll not one to mr. lee is a edition of blind and dish-- dine and dish. we will be right back >>vi

tonight, kron four's philippe djegal explains why it's re- opening. >> phillipe :ahead of the holiday weekend. >> : "with the fourth of july, we usually get a huge increase in the number of calls." >> phillipe :and, just in time for summer in full swing. >> : "if we've got additional fire fighters, we can hopefully keep small problems from becoming very large problems." >> phillipe :in 2012, contra cotsa county fire protection district fire marshall, robert marshall says station six in downtown concord was fully staffed at six fire fighters, but was then reduced to just a 3-person crew due to budget contraints. >> : "but recently, we decided with the fire danger in northern california, largely because of the drought, and the hot conditions that we have we would make an effort to restaff the engine out of this station." >> phillipe :so, now in addition to this ladder truck. as of monday, this engine and its three crew members are back in service, in what marshall calls the district's busiest station. in just four days, crews have responded to more than 100 calls. >> : "at the end of se

>>phillipe djegal: ahead of the holiday weekend and just-in-time for summer and fall swing in 2012 contra costa county protection district fire marshal says station 6 in downtown concord were fully staffed as six firefighters but was then reduced to just a three-person crew due to budget constraints recently there decided with the fire danger largely because of the drought in the hot conditions now in addition to this ladder truck as of monday this engine and three crew members are back in service and what they call the district busiest station and just four days of the crows are responding to more than 100 calls at the end of september and possibly through october will continue to vie with renault will continue to stop. >>james: another drone has forced down a plane being used to fight wildfires of four service flying was a great playground it bought an hour and have recorded as the sun to track down the owner is the third time in less than a week the flying cameras have been spotted in all three instances it was forced to bring down the planes and helicopters of the zero were with the d

>>phillipe djegal: fighting fires is very difficult veddas live abroad or run the fire district has taken some practical steps to protect this community because of the scorching heat and bone dry conditions at to the delay of the latter are winding road in steep hills rather when the fire district the tight and chief says that although it is one of the bay area small fire district it is still just as challenging on our trip through town they checked up on some of those homes to make sure looks debris and dry get a brush has been cleared from homes and fence line to prevent the spread of fire should one start more than 50 fire drills and knees and keep the maintained these fire drills are used to give access to remote areas and fight fires so farsighted chief purposes of a pardon has been able to avoid the big on the expected to get a very busy in all the september and october. >>james: 07 description of the man with a is a torch and eligibility paint the mural in san francisco mission district it is outside of the galleria de la raza has been vandalized four times in three weeks the incid

>>phillipe djegal: first passing through the sea cliff neighborhood above the beach on build 30 up at night the homes of relatives of some capt. this is the the cougar was then same a short time later in the western edge of the presidio near lincoln and washington boulevard a day later someone saw the near downtown and in the day before the fourth of july and a final site and reported near lake merced there was one side about three years ago but it has been over a hundred years since any mountain mine have been cited the while like experts say the sighting along the peninsula like this was captured last year amounts of you are more common if you come across one appear as big in threatening as possible to make noise and i contact the big cats are afraid of humans in the south bay a 10 year-old held at gunpoint while the apartment she lived in was being robbed the home invasion happened monday afternoon on the 12th on the block of venture away police said two suspects forced their way into the home in a complex one for allegedly pulled a gun to the young girl's head and threatened to ha

my wife and i -- we talked about it and we're planning on, uh, investing in it." >> phillipe :in fremont philippe djegal four news. >> vicki : efforts to fight a wildfire on the edge of the san bernardino halted by a drone in the air space. officials say the fire broke out in a canyon north of yucaipa today.prompting the evacuation of four homes. air tanker planes were briefly grounded for about eight minutes until the drone left the area of the fire. fire crews were able to stop the fire's spread at about 35 acres. it is the fourth time in the last month that officials grounded firefighting planes because of a drone. if >> brian :we have some low clouds begin to push their way into the bay and right now it is relatively clear but we should see some more fog in the morning leading to a more cloudy start to our monday. fairly windy with gusts from 25 to 35 mi. per hour, look for temperatures a little cooler tomorrow but away from the bay we're going to be warmer by about four degrees here is a look at the fog trackers 4 tomorrow morning. this weekend low clouds clear and relatively quickly this next week

i don't wanna see this everyday." >> phillipe :in san jose, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> vickiolice are asking for help on locating a missing 9- year old girl from santa cruz tonight.here is a picture of her. madison middleton was last seen around 4 oclock on river street. she is about four feet tall with blue eyes and was last seen wearing a purple dress with black leggings riding a scooter. she goes by the name maddy and anyone who has information is being asked to call police. the desperate search continues for a missing san francisco teacher in the el dorado forest. his family says he knows how to survive in the woods but they are especially concerned for his health. kron 4's kate cagle has the details. >> reporter :this photo was taken by a nature camera and the eldorado forest. it shows him on his bike on july 17th and he has not been seen since. volunteers used motorbikes to scour the trail system once again this morning but so far no sign of the san francisco teacher he was last seen when he was riding with a friend on this blue yonder on dirt bike--ya maha dirt bike th

>>phillipe djegal: they're not prepared for his community's planned tribute friday to the fallen officer and brentwood maid of that city park they are building the stage for friday night's concert during starry nights during the summer is a weekly event but this time it would double as a fund-raiser for serjeant family especially his two grown daughters and huey lewis tribute was tied on friday night the council is to restore tear from city hall at 7:00 in the evening and the mayor says that everyone watching this is invited. >>james: there you can see more pictures from yesterday's memorial as well as what some of the emotional eulogy is delivered by his loved ones and other news this morning the new twist in the san francisco crashed were a man was killed and get away from police we brought the story to you authorities now say this man was being sought as a suspect in a brutal attack on an elderly man is an accounting the man has been identified as he was taken care of elderly man who suffered serious head injuries this all started as a rich kids with two offices also begin. >>maureen

kron 4's philippe djegal joins us live from the scene. philippe? >> phillipe :you're right, pam. san francisco police say it appears the victim and the shooter did not know each other. which makes what happened here along the embarcadero all the more confusing. r officers fanned out from the ferry building to the ballpark. searching for the murder weapon in bushes and in the water with the inconic bay bridge as the backdrop for this deadly shooting. investigators say at around 6- 30 tonight. a 31-year-old woman from pleasanton was wounded by at least one gunshot to her upper torso. police say she later died at san francisco general hospital. whether or not this was a robbery gone wrong is still under investigation. lots of people were around when it happened. so, police are speaking with witnesses. it's also a popular area in the city with plenty of surviellance. >>:it doesn't take much to look around and you can tell that there are video surveillance cameras around so once again there all the information in be conceded video will be able to tell the story and find out what will

djegal is live on gough street in san francisco. one location where the mountain loin was seen. philippe. >> phillipe :pam. we're just below cathedral hill and to put things into perspective. we're just five blocks away from city hall. its unheard of but yes -- the cougar apparently made it that far into the city. >> : "it appears that you know, he or she made a trek around the city." >> phillipe :first, passing through the sea cliff neighborhood above china beach on june 30th. at night, a home surveillance systems captured this image of the mountain lion. dana polk of presidio trust says the cougar was then seen a short tme later in the western edge of the presidio near lincoln and washington boulevards. >> : "it came out of the fog about 9:30 pm, when someone was driving through. must have been quite a surprise for the driver." >> phillipe :a day later, someone saw the puma on gough street near downtwon. then, the day before the fourth of july. a final sighting reported near lake merced. >> : "there haven't been any mountain lions this far north in san francisco in many, many years. there was one sighted

kron four's philippe djegal reports from police headquarters in concord with what we know about suspect - brian smith. >> phillipeppears that his history dates much further back than to say night when he was arrested in concord he was recently released from prison in washington state where he served 10 years of the 13 year-old sentence for murdering a two year-old girl. here's what 34-year-old brian smith looks like today. its his booking photo from tuesday night. after attending a concert at the concord pavilion. concord police say smith wandered into a nearby backyard, stripped down, and began masturbating. neighbors say it happened at this home on burnside court. polie say he was intoxicated at the time and was taken into custody. we've since learned that just three weeks ago, smith was released from washington state prison, for over about a 20-day span in 203, abusing a 2-year- old girl named emerald champagne-loop. court documents show he struck, pushed, and shook the little girl repeatedly, eventually leading to her death. smith pled guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 13 years. but he serve

kron four's philippe djegal reports from concord -- just one of the bay area communities named in that report. >> phillipeads ahead. that's the headline on this report. and, nationally, in urban areas with a half million people or more. the concord area ranks thirds on the list of pavements in poor condition. released today, the report authored by "the road information program," or t-r-i- p. revealed that number one on its top 25 list of large urban areas with the poorest pavement was san francisco-oakland. trip says 74-percent of the san francisco-oakland area roads are poor. and, as a result, drivers pay on average, 1,044-dollars a year to repair car damage caused by poor roads third on the list was concord. which essentially encompasses the east bay. we're talking from martinez to pleasanton. trip says 62-percent of the pavement in this area is poor, with drivers paying 954-dollars a year on average to cover repairs. concord's city engineer says staff is well aware of the issue. and, is constantly working to fix it. >> : "concord is being proactive. we have a pretty active pothole repairs program where

kron four's philippe djegal explains what we know about the alleged gunman. and what police say led to the homicide. >> phillipeccused killer. >> : "people yell at each other and we understand that." >> phillipe :here's a look at alfredo rivera's mugshot. >> : "but to turn to this level of violence is senseless." >> phillipe :he turned himself in to the california highway patrol in oakland on monday. this after leutenant robert mcmanus with san leandro police says rivera learned that investigators had obtained an arrest warrant for him. early saturday morning. just beyond the marina boulevard overcrossing on northbound interstate 880. c-h-p officers heard gunshots on the freeway, while responding to a 6-car major njury crash. investigators then found 37- year-old miguel corrales- rosales of berkeley suffering from multiple gunshot wounds -- and, a passenger, another man, tending to him. >> : "that person was detained at the time and held for investigators to interview." >> phillipe :corrales-rosales eventually passed away at a hospital. the passenger later told poluce another man was also in the car, but ran of