reporter: this is near owens drive in pleasanton, a flood of city of water -- drinking water flowing more than an hour inches deep, this photo sent to us by rebecca. >> there was a big flood of water and we were shocked, it upsets me because i planted drought tolerant plants, i tried to conserve. reporter: the city blamed a bad contractor. >> that contractor is having that fixed, we'll shut the water off to that. reporter: daniel smith did confirm drinking water is used to erie gate city's sports fields, residents are under 25% water cuts an could face fines. >> the drought -- people have very green lawns i would be surprised if they let this one die,. reporter: residents point to annually planted median slips. the city says, hold on, it's conserving water big time showing me new figures that compared to last year official city water use is down 70%. the city says, the conserve now message to residents and businesses still hadn't sunk in. and tomorrow's water supplies are today going down the drain. >> if we conserve we can make it. if we didn't conserve we literally could have times

we have a huge traffic jam from pleasanton. we'll tell you more about the accident all coming up. >>> all right liz and good morning everyone. tuesday, may 27th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:30. today is a day of mourning at uc sanest barbara after last mid's deadly rampage. and authorities are faced with questions like could they have stopped the killer elliot rodger? kpix 5's reporter mark kelly is in our newsroom with more on his background. mark? >> reporter: well, michelle, rodger had been treated by mental health professionals since he was a child. still six students lost their lives in this shooting rampage. mourners dropped flowers and shed tears at a makeshift memorial. it's where 22-year-old elliot rodger began friday's massacre. >> i'll take to the streets of isla vista and slay every single person i see there. >> reporter: rodger's mother saw this video on youtube shortly before the rampage and notified police. she also asked authorities to check in on her son three weeks ago. but d

>> problems this morning if you are trying do get from pleasanton to fremont an early gravel spill and, unfortunately, caltran says they will be at least until 6:45 to get the sweepers out. you have slow speeds this. southbound 280, full closure, and amy hollyfield is on the scene, southbound 280 from 6 to 101 closed. if you have giants tickets go over to 80 and 101 southbound because 280 southbound you cannot get out as of 9:00. >> scientists will descend on a san mateo county beach to figure what led to the death of a baby whale. clouds can gather to see the humpback washed up at pillar point. matt keller is live with that story. >> people are pulling over to check owe the whale and it is on the move. in the past hour we have watched it float away 150 yards offshore and 250 yards south. the high tide hit at 5:40. we have a sandy beach 250 yards south. best case scenario for scientists is to make it there. the humpback whale was spotted floating yesterday at 3:00, and the 20 to 25' mammal was at the chowder house and washed up at the r.v. park. >> we had our afternoon cocktail and i s

otherwise, we go to the dublin/pleasanton area and we still have a tow truck, we are waiting on a towtruck for an overturned car in the ditch south of the 680 junction southbound 680 and mixed it up with the big rig off to the shoulder and everyone is fine and, still, waiting on a tow so it could be just a bit of an eye store westbound 80 from crockett to willow we have road work in lanes picking up shortly in about five minutes and well look outside at san rafael if your travels take you into central san rafael traffic is moving at the limit with no delays and no fog, and looking good to the golden gate bridge. kristen and eric? >> the white house has accidentally revealed the name of the c.i.a.'s top intelligence official in afghanistan over the weekend. the person was included on a list of people attending a military briefing for president obama during his surprise visit. it is common for the lists to be given to the media but the names of intelligence officials are not supposed to be included. a print pool reporter resent it to 6,000 journalists and the white house has asked the h

continuing our team coverage this afternoon. >> : live in pleasanton it's really could get theirs and charles >> : yes right now in the recreation area which is girls by come on the beach here the water out there. but the folks here tonight but to look a video as check it was about 91 degrees from pleasanton so very warm out of the kids to be calotte the water building a sandcastle lots of birds here today to as well. >> : actually for as hot as it is right now. there are not that many people the can down with her friend this afternoon against really busy here on weekends but at the moment still little early in the season airline i think a moral weekends then there's electors old country don't >> : yes she is one follow at this and your coming down to chat a cliff to mind the park closes about 8:00 tonight. the ongoing he waved suspected to hit affect their quality throughout the entire week the picture from our camera pot into the haze hanging over the bay area. air quality officials say the weather conditions combined with car exhaust contribute to unhealthy ozone pollution. to help

his name is dillon, he's from pleasanton. and he was inside that deli when the gunman opened fire. >> he was almost smiling like he was happy about what was going on. it was -- very chilling. i'll remember that face for a long time. i was the one in the white shirt with the brown pants and right when he comes in you see me hit the floor and that's where the two bullets actually came through under the counter and i kind of slid around to like where the coolers were because if you like under the -- look at the video. all that glass actually broke and landed on my back and head as i slid under it. i thought i was going to die. so i was just trying to pretty much do -- i thought he was going to come in the store and finish everybody off. because we were in an enclosed area that bullets were flying through you know. so -- and that's when i had made it to the back at first and i had just kind of waited in the back. >> this morning we're learning more about how the killer targeted his victims. kpix 5's mark kelly is in the newsroom

water strapped pleasanton revealed plans. to be sustainable we have to use the water we have. in four weeks they finalize plans for a expansion of recycling. initially to irrigate next year. but possibly the year after for homes. drinking reclaimed waste water. it would go in the ground water and you could drink it in the regular system. >> technology is here, when you get over the yuck factor, all of our water is recycled. >> i'm hoping the drought will get rid of the yuck factor people have. >> pleasanton shares the treatment plant disposing millions of the gallons in the bay. >> to make the water safe for human consumption and irrigation. >> now to be using recycled water for my drinking water, that scares me. the state is expected to change rules in two years to allow treated sewage for drinking, if it started it last year pleasanton may not have mandatory rationing today. >> we're back live, the city says reclaimed water will be cheaper, it hopes to get a no cost project loan from the government to have an investment for a sustainable future. reporting live, john fowler.

jammed from 580 through pleasanton and sunol. option for a reroute out of the tri-valley and castro valley no slowing on the grade yet. and an earlier crash there and that is cleared from the roadway and no major issues and more traffic for southbound 80 so keep that in mind as folks try to avoid sunol. south bay starts to build and 87 traditional and just gently builds for the south bay. your rails and roads we're looking at the mass transit systems and muni. longer waits reported for these lines looking at folks 19, 48, 71 and your bonus number, 14x. meanwhile, we'll check the lottery across the san mateo bridge and that flows smoothly westbound and a lighter flow of traffic here, but notice the haze and low clouds christina is talking about fog and see that across the golden gate bridge. keep that in mind. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> 6:53. this morning a bay area mother accused of attacking a school bully could enter a plea. "today in the bay" christie smith joins us live in the courthouse in santa rosa where the moth

kpix 5's cate caugiran was at amador valley high school in pleasanton where a forum was just held for students and parents. >> we are so angry. parents of are really angry. -- parents are really angry. we try to understand why our kids need to be punished. >> reporter: stress levels at amador valley high school just kicked up a not sure as did the pressure on school administrators. >> they are getting punished for something they didn't do wrong! and the schools cannot do anything about it! >> reporter: she is a parent of a junior at amador valley. yesterday her son and 400 other advance placement students were told the ap test they took last month were not valid because of seating irregularities. . >> a lot of kids are about to break down. yesterday when they told them in the gym, a lot of kids cried. >> reporter: it came to light after an anonymous concern that a student possibly cheated and was declared not an issue but the educational testing service asked how were the students placed? rules state students must be seated five feet apart. >> we were 2" under the required distance be

tonight, on throw back thursday, we look at one house in pleasanton. it is just so happens to be the house our juliette goodrich grew up in. >> reporter: if these walls could talk. my parents bought this pleasanton house in 1973. here is what it looked like then. that is me and my little sister. and now, aaron and his three siblings live here. >> my bedroom was that one. >> reporter: 41 years ago, my parents bought this house for $56,000. 22 years later, they sold it for $350,000. and on today's market, it is worth. >> $850,000. >> reporter: the market now is not like my parents market 30 to 40 years ago. >> for instance, in 1980s , the interest rates were in double digits, as low as 11% to 15%. >> reporter: home prices then compared to now have a lot to do with trends, interest rates, and income levels. >> comparing in 80s , our average income, the medium income was $20,000 as the we approached the 200s , it changed. >> things look different now. >> across the street, when i lived here, that was a field. so i would ride my horse in that field there. >

look at all the way over on the right 680 out of su inol and towards pleasanton. check both of those out to confirm with chp nothing going on there. we'll send it back to you. >> we'll continue to check back with you throughout the morning. >>> at 4:31 today is a day of mourning at the santa barbara university. instead thousands are expected to gather on campus this afternoon to reflect and remember the lives of six students murdered in a violent killing spree on friday night. flags at all ten uc campuses will fly at half staff in solidarity and support of the isla vista community. follows several emotional vigils held last night. at the university of santa cruz a friend of veronika weiss talked about the time she shared with her life-long friend. >> she had this laugh that you could hear from miles away. she was always laughing. >> weiss was 19 years old and while hundreds mourned her death along with the ilcannikillings others. others breathed a sigh of relief that others survived. >> he's a part of me, he's a piece of me. and just really, really grateful she's

>> we'll be downtown pleasanton. they'll be in the party zone of downtown pleasanton. we'll be on the 25th. >> if you want to learn more, kpix.com. hit it, guys. developing news in rhode island... where authorities trying to figure out what cd a terrifying acident at the ringling >> all right. getting up nice and early. good stuff. >>> it's 5:18 now. developing news in rhode island where authorities try to figure out what caused a terrifying accident at the ringling brothers barnum and bailey's circus area. it collapsed in providence sending eight to the ground. the eighth acrobat hung by their hair from the chandelier and fell 25 to 40 feet! all the girls hanging by their hair and just falls to the ground. dancer on the ground and one victim remains in critical condition. >>> number one tiepolo sees, the new spider man adventure. >> it's the fifth movie in the series in the last 14 years. the release of the amazing spider man 2 kicks off the summer season and annual parade of sequels and basketball. looks pretty good. spider man movie took $92 million and then the oth

. >> also at richards ace hardware in pleasanton, it's the fans that are flying off the shelves. the pleasanton store is fan cooled. >> i don't have air-conditioning currently. >> so you got yourself a fan? >> i did. a nice big one right next to my bed and pillow. >> reporter: the national weather service, of course, advising people to drink a lot of water, stay indoors, wear loose-fitting clothes and i think people have gotten the message. everyone's dressed appropriately, have shorts on, hats, sunscreen, that sort of thing. and there's cooling centers on the peninsula, the south bay, east bay, two here in dublin, where what they're suggesting is people just get a dvd, a book, and take some time to cool out. reporting live in dublin, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> just chill out. that's right. and sleeping is the hardest part when it's so warm. thank you, christie. >> with this heat, most of us are trying to get through the day. right now, hundreds of the world's top cyclists are pedaling through this hot spell. this is video just into our newsroom from our helicopter, st

>> amador valley of pleasanton. look at them rake.d finish the season a perfect 27-0, a ton of talent on the team. four of their seniors are going on to -- they are going to play at stanford, ucla, davis and lehigh out in pennsylvania. according to matchpreps.com, they are the number one ranked team in the nation. >> so fun. how many people get to say that? but it's not like we say it a lot. i remember my sophomore year what is the first time the rankings came out with us on top. it was a rumor and coach called us in, guys, i don't want us to dwell on this. we're the number one team in the country and, like, everyone cheered and that was it. that was the last time anyone thought anything about it. >> she was on the golf fastrak but like the song references, she got knocked down but has gotten back up again. and she is better than ever. let's take you to the east bay. we last saw casey chiu two years ago. the san leandro product was on her way to cal state east bay on a golf scholarship with a dream of turning pro in her sights. but th

and 76 in fremont and a pretty nice 83 degrees in pleasanton one of the warmer spots we'll see around the bay area today. not bad. >> i like that cooling trend. >>> mike joins us now with a look at the traffic this morning. >> the slowing trend. >> yeah. >> remember, for folks who had yesterday off, this is tuesday, not monday. so, you see a heavier volume of traffic and we still see pretty typical pattern out there for traffic on this day. looking out to the maps and a slower drive kicking in from north 101 and the red stretch of the roadway and look where i have the arrow, northbound 87. a new crash reported with debris in the lanes approaching curtner just off of capital expressway. about the worst time this could happen because just as most of the folks starting to hit the roadway and big slowing and a big morning for 87, even if this clears quickly. we'll track that with all the debris. southbound 880 an earlier crash has cleared and dixon landing road and now traffic is still slowing approaching mission boulevard. and the westbound direction starts to hit the slowing. here south

bart with delays extending in san leandro and also expected to be 5- to 10-minutes late in dublin/pleasantonnd richmond and daly city direction. we have those delays and we will let you know when they subside. >> the good traffic reporter will always say, give your self plenty of time. >> seven things to know as you start your day. >> look what floated up on a beach in washington. >> look what happens when you put a bite-sized we burrito in front of a hungry hamster. makes everything algood even better...ilk from the bowls of cereal you make... to all the delicious recipes you bake. because inside every carton is the goodness of blue diamond almonds. almond breeze. almondiciously good! >> blue are just joining us or headed out the door, seven things to know: hot weather has firefighters concerned about dry conditions and in napa, 20 engines were added to the rotation on monday, at least four full weeks ahead of schedule. amy hollyfield has a report in a few minutes. >> record highs again today, check out this temperature trend in san jose, 90, 17 degrees above average and you can see the coo

there are three cities dublin, livermore and pleasanton under restrictions. ktvu's noelle walker found out, those potential fines have phones ringing off the hook. >> reporter: pleasanton, what is not ideal is the water supply. if something doesn't change in the town, things could get ugly. >> could you imagine rolling water out and you went to turn your faucet on and there was no water? >> reporter: they are in a stage 3 drought emergency. wasn't till the flyers went out that some people took notice and picked up the phone. >> reporter: phones at the drought center have been ringing off the hook. 500 call as day. 3 fold increase since that letter about fines went out and no one has been fined yet. >> we can't accept -- expect you to save before you knew you were supposed to. we appreciate you conserving immediately. >> reporter: it seems it took the threat of fines to get some people's attention. >> most people hadn't focused on it. once they got the paper in the mail they said this is real. this could effect me. >> reporter: that is why the city offers to s

over in the east bay, sunshine tomorrow, 69 degrees at livermore, 66 at pleasanton, looks nice. walnut creek, 69. up to 71 degrees, up in the north bay, low 70s, and upper 60s should do it for the most part. 71 and nevato, 67 degrees, so, pleasant monday on tap for the bay area. but look at what is new as we come into wednesday, thursday, friday. warming up in the bay area to the 90 degree range inland by next friday. stay tuned to that. that is weather. for sports, here is ann and dennis. >>> one of the big sports stories, california chrome and nasal strips what is your take on it? >> there is no way a nasal strip will stop him from running. >> too much money, too good for horse racing, no way. >> heard it from him. >> like a good story to talk about, no chance. and the giant's escape with a get away win over miami and the other red hot team going to the sweep in cleveland, we are next ,, at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers bo

temperatures in the north bay also mainly in the 80s to near 90 degrees there at napa, pleasanton 92, livermore near 90. a little bit toasty inland for about a day for north bay. temperatures dropping down a few degrees into monday. livermore warm there for monday. then inland locations, including the tri-valleys, the seven-day forecast as well cooling off as you approach next weekend. if you're heading to the coast, santa cruz will be the place to be tomorrow. 84 degrees. 68 with sunshine in monterey. look out for a stray chance of a thundershower for the southern sierra around yosemite, 78 and sunshine around lake tahoe. >> i want to go to yosemite, 90 looks gorgeous, thank you, rob. i guess i have to work tomorrow. >> maybe you can take henry, go for a pick anymore. >> i'm available, absolutely. i'll pay for the gas. >> you're the best. >> when we come back we'll focus on a couple of red hot baseball teams. r.a. dickey and the blue jays, boy was dickey nearly unhittable today. could toronto make it two in a row against the green and gold? >>> ryan vogelsong now has a 1.35 e.r.a. in

it's just the low 90s here in pleasanton.at amador valley high school at the east bay athletic league qualifier. students athletes have been drinking water all afternoon. this started a couple of hours ago, it's hot even if you're watching on the sidelines. check out the stands. notice either is under an umbrella or under a tent. heartily anyone is in the sun even at this -- hardly anyone is in the sun even at this hour. these people have done this before definitely. temperatures reached triple digits. even in the shade it's scorching. >> i'm hot. i'm thinking about leaving to go get drinks. to get sodas. >> it's warm out here, melting in the shade. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and there's plenty of water being supplied here by amador valley high school and their trainers. the trials continue tomorrow. they have to endure the heat again tomorrow and also on saturday. the weather is actually -- a warmup for the athletes for a couple of weeks. that's when state finals are in fresno. and that's always hot. live in pleasanton, i'm r

if passed people in pleasanton would have to cut back by 25%. right now the city has a voluntary cutback and turn off all its water play area this summer in hopes of conserving water. dublin will only open two of its three splash parks during the summer and only when it gets hotter than 90 degrees. livermore's water parks will remain open for shorter periods of time each day. >>> 6:05 and time to check the forecast. let's take a peek outside this morning overlooking san francisco and you see alcatraz there in the distance. clear out there because it's pretty windy, breezy. look at that ship. ready to go. let's check in with christina right now and a look at our forecast. >> good morning to you. as you're making your way out that front door this morning maybe need an extra couple of coffee or heading over the golden gate bridge where that wind is fierce and coming straight out of the west and pushing to the east. as you know you travel from north to south on that bridge and take it easy out there this morning, otherwise, looking pretty good. the

live in pleasanton.e same thing happened last year at another school. back then the college board threw out hundreds of test scores after it was found that students were facing each other during the testing. they also had to retake the tests. >> new, a body found in the water in a park in san jose has been identified. the chp said its james allen collier who was a caltrans employee. on may 16th a tow vehicle was found parked near the bridge and the driver was nowhere in sight. about a week later the body was found. police say there was no evidence of foul play inside the truck. they say the incident is still under investigation. >>> there are more problems on the bart tracks this morning. bart reported delays between 20 and 30 minutes on the pittsburgh bay point line. the line between the east bay and san francisco was shut down for two hours last night after a train hit and killed a person walking along the tracks by the west oakland part station. still not clear what the person was doing there. that in

it is jammed up maybe a little bit of clearing as you get closer to pleasanton.hat drive time kind of jumped in the last few minutes. 19 minutes now between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. mass transit everything looks good. bart still on time. and no problems for ace train number one. silicon valley drivers this is what you can expect on westbound 237. clear conditions, six minutes between milpitas and sunnyvale. and at the bay bridge obviously no metering lights yet. no need for those. they have been turning them on early, though, i have to say so if you want to beat the rush head out now. just some slight delays in the far left cash lanes. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." frank, michelle, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> happening today, we are going to get an update on airport security from a bay area congressman who is on the house homeland security committee. kiet do joins us now at mineta san jose airport. that's the place where a teenager security breach has representative eric swalwell now looking for changes. >> reporter: the represen

not in my time. >> reporter: so here we are in pleasanton. this is a manmade lake. >> it is. >> reporter: will it stay open this summer? >> this park will stay open all summer. come on by and have a good time. >> reporter: but the levels are so low. how can it stay open? >> because we get the water from the city for our bathrooms and our drinking fountains and this is just for recreation. >> reporter: so that's the reason why lake del valle in livermore which i love to swim in weekly, they are closing. >> they are just not taking reservations past july 6 for now. they are trying to extend it out as far as they can. >> reporter: that's because they use their own water for the bathroom needs and -- >> yes, the restrooms, drinking fountains, to run the campground, the whole park. >> reporter: so it depends on each reservoir and each lake individually whether or not there are going to stay open? >> exactly. every park is different in the park district. >> reporter: so if you want to know if your favorite lake my favorite lake and reservoirs are c

kpix 5 reporter roberta gonzales is with mobile weather now in pleasanton. >> paddle borders are out despite low lake levels. >> yes. >> reporter: certainly low levels as far as the water is concerned here at shooed so we shadow cliffs. i wanted to ask you have the lower levels in the water affected you >> not too bad. we have to hike up our pant legs a little higher to get in the water. we have been coming all year round but we have noticed a difference. >> reporter: remember last year we were out here and couldn't see the dock at that time? >> no. it's amazing. the drought really hurt things. we like having the nice weather though to come out. >> reporter: does weather affect your particular sport. >> if it's heavily raining or windy, yes. but we have been coming out here all year. >> reporter: for people who don't really know what boga yoga is -- >> it's standard paddle board yoga to take your practice out in nature and connect with nature and beauty and brings you into the present moment to be balanced. >> reporter: i think i'd end up in the drink. why don't you strike a pose for

. >> jacqueline: 92 in pleasanton and antioch. 86 in san jose, 88 in sunnyvale and closer to the coast where we felt the cool down with a decrease and yesterday it was 91. what are glenn to look way off shore slowly approaching tomorrow and the next day read us more cloud coverage by saturday evening and tomorrow in the morning temperatures will be in the '50s for the most part and low 60s not nearly as a war in the '70s with it to extend. look at your numbers in your neighborhood coming up in just a bit. >> pam: the bay area's heat wave has alert. cal-fire has banned all open fire burning in several counties.including alameda, contra costa, santa clara and san mateo. >> pam: officials cited safety reasons for the ban.saying the extreme drought has increased fire activity. certain fires are still allowed.including fires at designated campgrounds. but residents should check with local fire officials for more information on burning restrictions. >> reporter:new developments tonight with that wildfire in southern california. firefighters are making definite progress.but are once again dea

. >>> residents in the city of pleasanton are now required to cut back on water use by 25%. that is after a review of current water bills showed people in pleasanton didn't respond to a request for a voluntary 20% cutback. in fact city officials say instead there was actually a 9% increase in water use compared to last year. under the new rules people are only allowed to water their lawns twice a week and violators could face hefty fines. >>> it would be nice to talk about significant rain in the forecast but unfortunately i'm just talking about the chance of a few sprinkles, not for t.d. but as we head into -- today but as we head into thursday. a live look outside shows you haze over san francisco bay this wednesday afternoon, with a hawaii clouds off-shore. patchy fog as well. the satellite and radar showing you this, basically the patchy fog this morning. the past few hours there have been clearing skies but still patchy fog off-shore. a weather system to the north and west will definitely bring in more clouds for tomorrow. a closer look, here's some of the current numbe

. >>> amy hollyfield is at pleasanton ridge regional park. amy? >>> a beautiful trail. it is going to be hot as an oven the next couple of days. the advice is to take the weather seriously. get your work out or exercise on a trail like this out of the way and done early in the morning. we are coming off of a cool weekend. we are not used to the temperatures yet. >> the sheet here. triple digits will hit the bay area this week. many are looking at their car cars and shaking their head. in sunol the team is adding fire trucks today bringing the number to the typical summer peak not something they do in the spring. >> not normally in may. we could have 8 to 12 engines but today we are starting at 15. >> clear out the space around your home now. talk to your family about evacuation plans especially if you live in a rural area. >> figure it out now, what papers you need, medications you will want. >> the fire department will watch the hills and watch people at tomorrow's bicycle race which passes through the bay area tomorrow. spectators say it will be tough on the racers. >

mid-to-upper 70's throughout the east bay sure and temperatures in the low-to-upper 80's from pleasanton and 81 to 88 in brentwood. the seven-day outlook shows one-or-two degrees warmer tomorrow because the breezes are less but sharply cooler at six to ten degrees on friday and our cool of the day is saturday but it is dry all seven days. leyla gulen? >> we have been light in the accident department with a fender bender and one lingering in morgan hill and more on that to come but we have this insulation in the lanes that could slow down the commute if you are headed northbound on the nimitz approaching highway 238 it is a spread across all lanes. c.h.p. is out there and they may have to create a traffic break. southbound traffic is slow-and-go traffic through castro valley and you could be on the brakes. 580 from livermore to dublin slow is go. between tracy and castro valley, an hour to get you there. >> thank you, leyla gulen. google says they have the car of the future minus a few features you are used to having. we go inside the new driverless prototype. >> and leyla gulen is introd

from the xhosa and so on the '90s right now livermore 91 degrees right were also in the '90s and pleasanton antioch and the 95 degrees in fairfield tickled to close the cosi low 60s in daly city half moon bay area now 75 and sent to cisco it was warmer earlier in the day as we expect to see reasons intensifying this afternoon those are going to pick up until tomorrow morning michael seabees air will filter and sorbet shores and eventually inland valleys trade in line even our bay shores are even cooler out there right now. >> : as a look ahead to it's not smart saturday with the different temperatures still a couple 80 out there tomorrow and places like morgan hill 87 at four car after and i saturday will be in the '60s and '70s about the big call them coming up. though it is cooling down a bit the heat wave of the past few days created big problems that today area parks in san jose fire officials there felt there was extreme fire danger and as kron 40 transports led to extreme action >> : alan ruck close to disney can't draw are driven making it means you can even walk in there or ride bic

people were doing what they could to stay cool at the shuttle close out recreation area in pleasanton on tuesday dozens of families for beating the heat by taking a swim or just sitting in the shade for many people this is the first time this year that they had a chance to get outside and enjoy some warm weather >> : this but the 90 degree debentures and was very quiet here in jericho with placards or even on duty to hear the friend tuesday afternoon she says the beach can get very busy on weekends and in the summer but it's still too early in the season for big crowds >> : of the memorial weekend are more this this of course is all a little early to be this busy >> : but on what >> : the hot weather drawn some warnings from local police departments about your safety police say that criminals may try to take advantage of your open windows to break into your homes in fact spent in the case in sunnyvale to they were horner caught two men can run chasing his home he called the department of public safety the most men gone and candid before the authorities arrived >> : tonight the pilot o

how she was finally pulled to safety. >>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> it is 6:14 and a look at the cloudy sky over the eastern span of the bay bridge and traffic appears heavy, partly because of the fact that bart has been an issue with major delays so some folks are towning to -- turning to driving another another. >> a colorado woman is recovering after spending four days in the wreck average her car. here is what is left of the vehicle, she was rescued days after plunging 140' down an embankment in park county, colorado, and found after people saw a body in a wrecked car long a rural mountain side highway. officials say the car flipped several times and hit numerous trees before finally landing on the top. she was friend to the hospital in critical condition but amazing she is expected to survive. >> coca-cola is dropping a controversial ingredient from the most popular beverages, powerade. a spokesman said it will not include brominated vegetable oil which is used in fire extinguishers and has been banned in japan and the

pleasanton, 96. daly city you are way down to 74. berkeley, 85. still in the low 80s in ukiah.cool down more saturday, more sunday. highs in the 60s over the weekend near the bay. 70s inland and next week, we stay not hot. beta breakers coming up sunday. 90s , no, 80s , 60s coming up. so we go back to normal pretty quickly here. >> that is probably good running weather. >> i would not want to run today. >> it is probably better for people to keep their clothes on. >> that is always suggested most of the time. >> most of the time. or all the time. thank you paul. >> the story everybody has been talking about. the dog attacks and a flying fur ball swoops in. fur ball swoops in. tonight, you will meet the ,,,,, ♪ well i love a rainy night.♪ ♪ i love a rainy night ♪ i love to hear the thunder, watch the lightning ♪ ♪ when it lights up the sky. ♪ ♪ you know it makes me feel good. ♪ ♪ 'cause i love a rainy night.♪ yoplait with flavors the whole family will love. take a look: this happened in bakersfiel >> everybody in the world is talking about this tonight. the viral video that is e

>> we have a five or ten-minute delay in the dublin/pleasanton and fremont and richmond and daly city directions so a couple of michigans are backed up but the rest of bart is moving along just fine and it look like the rest of our roads are moving fine with the exception of 580. as we take you into antioch the drive along highway 4 making the commute into pittsburg you have stop-and-go traffic and then you have top speeds into concord and only taking 18 minutes from anback to concord and 242 to 680 at top speeds all the way to walnut creek and the early crash now has been cleared. through lafayette and orinda moving along fine. no delays. we have another look at the drive time traffic. >> a mother's day a woman will never forget that is helping her beat the odds. you see her story only on abc7 news. >> no one told winter it is over. we will show you the unusual and incredible challenge for drivers in one part of the nation. it gives you options based on your budget -- it's a piece of cake. i was told there would be cake. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> covering santa rosa, b

one was in santa barbara, the other in pleasanton. the under cover agent told nizbet he would make the killing look like a cell phone robbery so it wouldn't be traced back to him. the d.a.'s office got a search warrant to search his cell. a letter was found giving driving instructions to a victim's house in pleasanton. we reached out to nizbet's attorney several times. he did not return our calls. nizbet is scheduled to be back in court in june. >>> a strange story in wine country. a broken automatic pool cleaner forced a school to close for the day. now, maintenance workers arrived at napa high this morning to a smell of a strong odor. turned out 0 it was triggered by excessive chlorine pouring into the pool. three maintenance workers were sent to a nearby hospital for respiratory issues and school was canceled for the day. in the east bay now, an explosion rocked a homeless will encampment in san leandro. it happened last night around 9:30 around hesperian baiouleva and spring lake drive. a man and woman were making hash oil in a te

the drive time is in the green through pleasanton. dublin interchange not much fog. westbound 580 traffic looks great through the dublin grade. highway 4 usually competing for slowest drive time at this time of the morning, the antioch commute approaching "a" street you can see maybe one possibly two yellow sensors as you approach some of that roadwork in the westbound commute direction. it's not much there though to slow you down as you can see everything is cruising along into concord. south bay check 101 still moving at the speed limit. 64 miles per hour. looks good as you continue past the 280 interchange into santa clara. in fact, here's some drive times 11 minutes now between 280 and 237. 280 and the guadalupe parkway all clear through downtown san jose. we also got the "all clear" through the macarthur maze. roadwork is picked up. westbound 80 to eastbound 580 connector was closed this morning. everything is now reopened. bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights yet looks great. they have been turning them on before 6:00 lately. ace train number 1 is 15 minut

there is a ten-minute delay in pittsburg and dublin and pleasanton and sfo and millbrae direction because of the equipment problem on the track. an extra ten minutes to stare at the beautiful moon or howl at the moon. >>> what is happening across the bay area we have report of a possible fire with in confirmation but there was smoke seen in the area 50 of 580 in livermore. watch out for that. the drive along 580 is building at 31 minutes tracy to dublin. highway 101 is clear. this construction project has been wrapped up and both lanes, now, are open eastbound and westbound highway 37. kristen and eric? >> which country the biggest wine consumer in the world? the answer in america's money report. >>> we getting our first look snowed the 9/11 memorial museum in new york and how it will commemorate one of the nation's dark of the days. >> battle of words. the question a top republican political strategist is raising about the health of potential presidential candidate, hillary >>> covering santa clara, east east bay and automatic the -- and all the bay area. >> we are look at the new 9/11 m

pleasanton, 96. daly city you are way down to 74. berkeley, 85. still in the low 80s in ukiah. we cool down more saturday, more sunday. highs in the 60s over the weekend near the bay. 70s inland and next week, we stay not hot. beta breakers coming up sunday. 90s , no, 80s , 60s coming up. so we go back to normal pretty quickly here. >> that is probably good running weather. >> i would not want to run today. >> it is probably better for people to keep their clothes on. >> that is always suggested most of the time. >> most of the time. or all the time. thank you paul. >> the story everybody has been talking about. the dog attacks and a flying fur ball swoops in. tonight, you will meet the family cat that safed a little boy. ,,,,,,,, doesn't really look like burger. man 2: grilled beef patty? that's burger-esque. man 1: yeah, but the flour tortilla is, like, quesadilla-y. man 2: it's both, okay? you happy? man 1: dude, it's four bucks. i am definitely happy. [ding] waitress: welcome to denny's. take a look: this happened in bakersfiel >> everybody in the world is talking about thi

nbc bay area's christie smith live at amador high school in pleasanton. and christie, all because of where the students were sitting when they took the test. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. good morning to you. and i have to tell you, a lot of the parents who left that meeting were pretty upset. it's finals time. a lot of kids finishing up on their last-minute projects, and now 400 students are going to have to re-take their a.p. exams. not because of any allegations of cheating, but because of seating irregularities. >> it's a little disappointing that it was three weeks ago and we have to probably re-study a lot of the things that we've forgotten over the last couple of weeks, but it shouldn't be too bad. i mean, we've got a lot of bright students here. >> reporter: that student told us he's going to be taking a statistics test once again next week at amador valley high school. the principal tells us there was an anonymous tip. and the college educational testing service investigated. what they told us was that a student was actually concerned. ets fou

. >>> a pleasanton teen just got a nine-year sentence for crashing his car into a couple riding their bikes killing the wife. police say 19-year-old cody hall was going twice the speed limit when he lost control of his car last year. it happened along foothill road. 58-year-old deborah heresvoort was killed. her husband had a broken leg. prior to the accident hall took to social media to brag about the speeding. it was used against the teen in the case. >>> parking is tough in san francisco. now more and more coveted parking spots are being held hostage by massive construction projects. kpix 5's brian webb tracked down some neighbors fed up with construction projects that are taking away their parking. brian. >> reporter: ken, the city issued more than 3,000 of these signs in 2013 even more this year. that's great parking if you are on a work crew, but what about the rest of us? san francisco is in a building boom. and with it, temporary no parking signs are popping up everywhere leaving would-be parkers in a pickle. >> construction is involved, that's one thing. families, you know, w

pleasanton hot. we're still toasty inland. 94 pleasanton, 90 san ramon, 90 concord. novato now 86 degrees a little cooler than yesterday. napa and berkeley 81. so the first sign when a heat wave ends is that areas of the coastline or near the water begin to cool off and we are seeing that now. and that cooling will begin to spread inland over the next 24 to 48 hours. so today is the last hot day. coming up in weather, we'll talk about how long the 90s will stick around inland and wait until you see how chilly it's going to get over the weekend. details coming up in 10 minutes. back to you. >> i felt a cooler breeze at 1:00. thanks, paul. >>> we are just learning a committee of nba owners voted unanimously to force the sale of the l.a. clippers. it happened during a conference call this afternoon. of the committee vote starts the formal process and it would ultimately come down to a vote of all the owners. donald sterling could be out if 23 of 30 teams vote yes. sterling was spotted going out to dinner last night in beverly hills. it's the first time he has been seen

so how about 81 degrees today in pleasanton? 80 in danville. 84 degrees in antioch and 79 degrees in concord. a little breezy this morning in through the delta but those winds likely to continue to blow as we head in toward the afternoon. still sunshine and 70s into santa rosa, 76 san rafael and 66 downtown san francisco. >>> and we have a problem brewing in san jose. we are getting first reports coming in of a possible accident with a big rig and car. sounds like it's partially blocking a lane but we are seeing slowdowns already on northbound 101 just before the story road exit. full look at your "kcbs traffic" is all coming up. >>> thank you, liz. 49er linebacker aldon smith has changed his plea from not guilty to no contest on dui and weapons charges. smith will be sentenced in july. he could get probation or jail time. prosecutors were quick to point out though this is not a plea deal for a reduced sentence. >> not more lenient but like i said before, there is an acceptance by the court that the defendant has admitted respon

. >>> another person hit and killed by a train in pleasanton. it happened around 7:30. transit officials say an ultima corridor express train traveling from san jose to stockton hit a person who was standing on the tracks at the intersection. passengers on the train were not injured. they were taken by bus to stockton. >>> a family feud that started overseas exploded inside an oakland school bathroom. a mother beat a fourth grade are we a hammer, causing serious injuries. abc7 news reporter alan wang has the story. >> parents at lafayette elementary school are finding out the mother of a second grade student attacked a little girl with a hammer. >> that is very scary. that's scary to hear. >> oakland school district officials say the woman concealed the hammer until she lured the third gradienter the restroom and struck her body several times. girl was taken to children's hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. >> the child was conscious during the process and in remarkably good spirits considering the incredible trauma she'd been through. >> the school identified t

i should not have said "no accidents," we have an accident in the dublin/pleasanton and it is an overturned vehicle down in a ditch. they are still waiting on a tow that is still there and it is out of lanes. the drive from the central valley, we are seeing various slow traffic out of address to the altamont pass and it is under 40 miles per hour, outside, we saw a tow truck pushing away a stall in the left-hand cash-paying lanes and that is cleared now, and car pool lanes are going by nicely and so far, so good, behind the tolls with no metering lights. >> classes are canceled, today, at uc santa barbara for a day of "mourning and reflection." with a moment service held tonight to honor the six students killed in a young man's crime spree, three of the victims were from the bay area. students are planning to build a memorial wall at student center in the heart of isla vista and counselors are working extended hours to deal with the tragedy. original three of the 13 students injured remain in the hospital and the family of one of the three victims speaking." >> for the first time after an e

about 400 high school students in pleasanton will have to retake their advance placement exams. the california college board says it found seating irregularities after a recent testing session at amador valley high school. the board says some students were sitting too close together and not all students were facing the same direction. forums will be held at the school today and tomorrow for parents with questions. >>> and there's a new salmonella scare. this time involving powdered drinks tied to the bay area. a voluntary recall is in effect for navitas naturals and so far a dozen people have got sick. the company is working to find the source of the contamination. x... and the omega three smoothie mixer, which is so under the "williams sonoma" brand. for more information, go to "k-p-i-x dot com"... and do word search for "salmonella a big unveiling of a new ft: the dragon v-2 for more information, go to kpix.com and do a word search for salmonella. >>> and a big unveiling of a new spacecraft, the dragon v-2. >> 3, 2, 1, whoo! [ applause ] >> all right. tesla boss elon musk's co

now south 680 through pleasanton and sunol. let's get a live look out there. no problem for the peninsula and northbound 101 where it starts to build up towards alum rock. folks know it will start to kick in a little bit later as we approach the summer months and then comes into downtown. >> it's interesting to see the pattern. >> go to summer camps and. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" brad pitt attacked on the red carpet. >>> plus, evacuation orders lifted and flames still raging near yosemite whether the weather will help or hurt in this fire. ♪ take a look it's in our book ♪ >>> you didn't want christina and i to sing it for you? the return of reading rainbow. how the show's backers raised more than $1 million in less than ten hours. >>> nbc bay area honored with three national awards for excellence in breaking news coverage, feature reporting and public service and television journalism. all from the society of professional journalists, nbc bay area, we investigate. gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john p

roberta gonzales is reporting from pleasanton. you have been working out all morning. >> reporter: i have. it's not just mountain climbers it's all athletes who want to take their training to a higher level. welcome to pleasanton. we are indoors with the elevation currently 9,773 feet. i can feel the difference. hey, photog brian kylie can you feel the difference? i think you can, right? so how do we simulate the difference in elevation? we have to talk to dennis dumas the director of leisure sports. good morning. >> good morning, roberta. >> reporter: how do we do this from 350 to almost 10,000 feet? >> we compress and clean outside oxygen and pump it back into the room. >> reporter: i'm good with no allergies inside. >> we remove all the toxins, allergens and put it back in the room with less oxygen. >> reporter: we're training at a level similar to lake tahoe in the highest elevations. what are the benefits? >> for elite athletes we can increase your endurance, power, speed. for the everyday athlete we can give you a beneficial

about 71 degrees in pleasanton and 72 in pleasant hill. inside the bay a little breezy in spots.bout 63 degrees in san francisco. also in sausalito and about 70 degrees in sonoma. your sunrise time is at 6:07. sunset is at 8:06. and as we look out toward the next couple of days that weak system moving through to bring a few more clouds our way tomorrow. but then we turn around and warm things up on friday setting the stage for what looks like a great weekend. i think offshore winds start as we head in towards sunday. that could bring some of those temperatures near 70 degrees even out toward the coastline. >> you have it right. >> frank, is that unusual? >> i now included friday through tuesday when i'll be out sick. >> the boss is watching. [ laughter ] >> good luck to you, michelle. >>> 'tis the season for cherries. >> kpix 5 reporter roberta gonzales stocking one mobile weather in sunnyvale and a whole bunch of cherries out there. how are you? >> reporter: i'm great, frank. in sunnyvale we are in the heart of santa clara county and santa clara county was one of the original an

southbound 680 move smoothly through pleasanton and down towards the south bay, as well. traffic moves nicely in the northbound direction. no issues as far as road closures and good traffic through san jose and the rest of the silicon valley. your commute heading up towards the bay bridge on either side of the bay moving nicely. the bay bridge itself over on the oakland side, we have a little bit of a build, so, a couple cash lanes have a couple cars waiting but that is about it. over here in the north bay travel crass highway 37 and 101 starts to build a tad bit to petaluma and all green heading down towards the golden gate bridge with a live look across the bay and see across towers and span itself will watch for anything developing over here as far as cloud cover. back to you guys. >> watch for fires, as well. >>> when it comes to the most stolen car in america, mike, the honda accord remains on top according to the company low jack. the accord was the most stolen car of 2013. its fifth year in a row in the top spot and the most common color is black. coming in number