pleasanton was born on july 7, 1824. his father, stephen pleasanton, was rather famous and helped save archive documents. this was when the british burned washington, d.c. during the war of his dad also served as the 1812. fifth auditor of the u.s. treasury and as superintendent of lighthouses from 1820 until 1852. historic lighthouses pre-civil more is kind of a hobby of mine so i had to throw that in there. back to alfred pleasanton who graduated from west point in 1844, commissioned into the first u.s. dragoons and served in the territories of during the mexican-american war, he promoted to first lieutenant for gallantry at the battle of palo alto. in the mid-1850's, he served as adjutant to his regiment and also promoted to captain. pleasanton was in utah territory when war began in 1861 and he traveled back with the second dragoons. while he got back to washington, d.c., he tried to politick his way into a higher army rank using his dad's old political connections. it did not work out very well for him. on august 3,

alfred pleasanton had almost messed up those calculations. results for the confederates included the destruction or confiscation of a minimum of $250,000 or the amount of property. 1200brought back at least horses. realistshe real it -- question if that was worth it. because the horses that came back with them were so tired from having been exchanged and used during the raid that they were weary and in need of rest. they brought back arms, supplies, clothing, and other valuable supplies for the confederacy. meanwhile, on the union side, the officers started playing a blame game. it started off with out for a pleasanton and george stoneman blaming each other for not capturing or stopping stewart. then, george mcclellan blamed both pleasanton and stone men for not following his orders. meanwhile, general and chief have licked blamed mcclellan and on october 14 said "the president has read your telegram and wrecks made to suggest that if the enemy had more occupation south of the river, his calvary would not be so likely to make -- likely to mak

to me, this is the heart of pleasanton. parka, the small town type of feel that is here. betty a small town any bigotry that is more than a landmark, it is a family member. >> i came in 1964, my office was next to this tree. i've watch this tree all of these years. >> reporter: it was a surprise to many when pleasanton announced the tree is sick with an incurable fungus and must be removed. a spokesman said the lions wayside park is a frequently visited park. removal of the tree is necessary for public safety to avoid falling branches and debris while the park is in use. >> it is notorious for setting branches anyways, eucalyptus trees. if you had the fungus to it, that will make a problematic tree. >> reporter: that doesn't help residents, including jack brass. >> this tree is my statue of liberty for the city of pleasanton. i hate to see it go. >> reporter: they are frustrated with a lack of notification on the city's part. >> i am concerned about the lack of procedures. there's no posting around the tree, saying what is

this is the heart of pleasanton. it's in this part.ke a small town type of feel. >> a small town and big tree this more than a landmark, is like a family member. >> my office is next door to the tree. pleasanton and over the weekend announced a historical tree is sick with a fungus and must be removed. >> reporter: this is a frequently visited park. of the removal of the tree is necessary for public safety. >> eucalyptus trees are notorious for shedding branches. with a fungus it will make it problematic. >> reporter: that won't help long time pleasanton residence including this 90-year-old. >> this tree is my statue of liberty for the city of pleasanton. >> reporter: he and others are frustrated with the lack of notification on the city's part. >> concerned about the lack of procedures. and no posting around the tree saying what's going to happen and why is going to happen and when it will happen. >> pleasanton is not required to issue a public notice for park tree removal removal. it did post on platforms on social media because of t

here's a live look at downtown pleasanton. why they believe the tree is way too important to cut down. >> you know i love a tree. >> and i'm focused on the man who said we're going to look like werewolves. >> i felt him on that. >> he's true. he's right. it's true. >> we felt him on that. everybody except mike who has his own personal barber. you and reggie. >> that's true. >> i'm trying to read your lips because i can't hear you. >> oh, no, friend. >> you said something about personal barber. >> yeah, i just got a text from the professional, so, that's good that things are starting to open and she's getting back to work. let's talk about weather. maybe we can fix my ifb here in a second so i can hear you guys. we'll go out to the roof camera where we have 54 degrees and much cleaner the air than this time yesterday where we were unhealthy for sensitive folks. let's take a look at the air quality. our 15th consecutive spare the air day and that is a record, a record we set during the camp fire back from november. everybody els

here's a live look at downtown pleasanton.ant to cut down. >> you know i love a tree. >> and i'm focused on the man who said we're going to look like werewolves. >> i felt him on that. >> he's true. he's right. it's true. >> we felt him on that. everybody except mike who has his own personal barber. you and reggie. >> that's true. >> i'm trying to read your lips because i can't hear you. >> oh, no, friend. >> you said something about personal barber. >> yeah, i just got a text from the professional, so, that's good that things are starting to open and she's getting back to work. let's talk about weather. maybe we can fix my ifb here in a second so i can hear you guys. we'll go out to the roof camera where we have 54 degrees and much cleaner the air than this time yesterday

>> had a century-old landmark in pleasanton be safe? >>> the governor gets a new look at wildfire damage, what big basin looks like now. >>> away uber is making some passengers snap a selfie before getting into a ride. >>> pleasant temperatures, but poor air quality across the bay, an area of high pressure pushing down on us, >>> new sso clock, and major landmark in pleasanton is headed for the chopping block. john ford on white it's century long history won't be enough to say that. >>> some say it may be the largest tree in all of pleasanton, but the city says it has got to go. it stands more than 100 feet tall, believed to be possibly 150 years old. more than 23 feet diameter at the base. the city said it is sick and dying with an incurable sulfur fungus. >> we didn't really want to have to take it back, we would rather have the tree stay. but, unfortunately, with this fungus that is incurable, we can't save the tree and we don't want the branches falling onto the public. >> reporter: that is the cover story. chuck brown helped build

this is the heart of pleasanton.t is like that small-town type of feel that is here. >> a city representative said wasn't and is not required to issue a public notice to remove a tree, but did announce it on social media because of the trees popularity. it will take several days to cut and clear the tree. stir mega casino outside of sacramento was trying his hand at outdoor gambling. in citrus heights, stone's gambling hall is now welcoming guests for open-air gaming under a specialized tent. employees say they are taking extra safety precautions while also providing air conditioning and ministers to help keep people comfortable during the hot weather. >> we were just so nervous because when we first opened it was like 100 degrees. >> of course we took ahead. being close in general is a big hit for us and our workers. but we are excited with this new concept. it seems to be doing really well. >> employees essay transitioning the casino into an outdoor setting came with some challenges, but they say it is a step towar

recovery to pleasanton and the dublin interchange, still slow around hacienda. there may be yet another crash moving to the short that ties you up to the dublin interchange. laura? >>> thank you very much, mike. we are following some breaking news. deadly violence overnight in san jose. five people shot, two killed. bay by's kris sanchez joins us live at the scene. this is not too far from san jose state's campus, kris. >> reporter: no, and it's not too far from downtown either. we just got an update from police. they say they are told the three people who were also shotvived t the hospital this morning but they are still here on the scene. you can see the officers behind me, the crime scene investigation unit out here, south eighth and reed street. the scene around 10:00 last night was pretty chaotic. officers arrived in the neighborhood to find the five people shot, two of those people did die here at the scene. we are waiting for the coroner to respond here this morning. one witness tells us people were gathered around what seemed to be a street side memorial

a pleasanton native and uc berkeley alumis swimming her way across monterey bay. catherine breed the professional open-water swimmer is currently making her way over 25 miles to monterey. we are tracking her live by

that was this family's strategy to beat the scorching triple-digit heat today in pleasanton. things are only expected to get worse tomorrow with temperatures that could cross 110 degrees. >> try to get some ice cream. the line was too long. i think we're going to just head back home. >> reporter: the hashimi family wasn't alone in deciding to head outdoors much later in the day. >> we just left, yeah. she forced me. >> reporter: this couple did the same to get a cool treat. they are the customers at businesses on main street are trying to welcome back in the midst of covid and recent fires that took a toll on businesses in the area. to help accommodate customers, this restaurant is keeping their hours flexible and getting creative. >> we do like cocktails. we do events from time to time. so live music generally brings people out because they've been stuck at home. >> reporter: the restaurant is relieved that despite the heat and worsening air quality, people are still open to dining outdoors. >> i think people are still conscious of it, but i think it's because it's so much b

. >>> one of the oldest and largest trees in pleasanton must come down. but some residents think the city is overreacting. nbc bay area's bob redell is joining us from lion's wayside park. why is the city considering cutting this down? >> reporter: frankly because it's sick. you can see some of those residents here are referring to and standing in front of the tree here. we're here in downtown pleasanton. that's a blue tasmanian eucalyptus. it's got a ginormous trunk. it's at least 150 years old of the large yes ast and the oldes the city of pleasanton. it looks to be in perfect health. but what you can't see is an incurable sulfur fungus that has spread inside the trunk and the branches that have weakened the tree. yesterday the city announced that the tree poses a threat to the community and that today a tree trimming crew would begin to take it down. that crew has not yet arrived. the city tells us that a fairly large branch recently fell down from the tree. that's when they realized the tree was sick and had to go. >> i have heard that. i have never s

dropsxt day, fighting air between pleasanton's calvary men and stewart's. this will usher in what is referred to as the battle of unison, typically referred to as having been fought from november 1 two the third of 1862. landmark in the town of unison today. a funny side story showing how the loudoun valley serves as a microcosm, unison was founded as 1829, not unison, but in the citizens changed it to unison. the official name of the voting district was still referred to as the union voting districts. 1861, when, virginians had the chance to determine if they wanted their state to secede from the union, the union voting district voted 150-0 in favor of dissolving the union and having virginia leave the united states and join the confederate states of america. a sunday2 of 1862 was and at the union send -- at the unison methodist church, the citizens had gathered at the church to begin their services. the first thing they heard that made them realize today might not be any normal sunday was the tune taken up by the united states cavalry band listening to th

i'm trying to eyeball the tables back are behind me in pleasanton. it's just not last saturday and the saturday neither a real pleasant time to be outside. i can't tell you how discouraged i am to hear about another cloud of smoke headed our way, so this log kind of continues for everyone trying to keep the gears going outside brian? >> wilson, thank you so much. and you know, the air quality actually could jeopardize tomorrow's 49ers game. hi, vern. >> the cardinals landed earlier today. the 49ers have the usual day before the game walk-through practice. at the end of the day, what are they? they are elite athletes. they play in every element. in their minds, they are playing. air quality they can't control look up at the optics were here at wednesday's practice. earlier this week the 49ers, the hui was below the benchmark of 200. did you know there was an air quality monitor and every nfl stadium? today reportedly in the 180s. coach hanahan was asked about the day. >> i don't think that's my decision at all i know it's not, thank goodness. hopefull

surrounded by lush green fields, pleasanton often makes the top 10 list of desirable places to live. but a new list just out is nothing to boast about. >> and i was just floored. >> reporter: that was jill bucks reaction when she found out her town made the top 10 for dangerous drinking water. pleasanton relies heavily on groundwater for tap water, but stopped using one of its wells last fall, after state mandated testing found it contained potentially unsafe levels of two chemicals that are part of a family of pfats. >> it's persistent, and bio item lattive, so it doesn't just enter your body and flush right out. it stays, and the health impacts are grave. >> reporter: pfat's were first made to make the stickless coating in pans, and then came firefighting foam and other chemicals. >> what characterizes this class is that the strongest chemical bond that we have is in them. >> reporter: amy kyle is with the u.c. berkeley school of public health. >> it's the quadruple whammy. we have band these chemicals, and some of all three, and also money until water. so it's not only bad, but it

the rally attendees met in pleasanton at the stoneridge mall. from there they cruised through dublin, san ramon and danville continuing on to livermore and wrapping back up in pleasanton.>> alameda lane so far to the left and is so controlled i democrats, people need to know that there are people with a different message. >> this is about everybody getting together. we are starting the red wave and starting to show all of california that our president is great. >> attendees say they plan to hold another truck rally for trump a week before the november election. >>> still ahead, wildfire in southern california explodes across 20,000 acres just in the past 24 hours. the challenges ahead for firefighters this weekend. >>> the bay area city create a more open space for people to enjoy the outdoors while also >>> people in southern california were woken up by an earthquake last night. the magnitude or .5 quake was centered near rosemead and eastern la county. people reported feeling it as long away as long beach and pasadena. no immediate reports of

that will also have folks speeding over livermore and pleasanton. near the walnut there's a crash affecting only the on ramp. i'm tracking that. back to you. >>> on the hunt, next on "today in the bay," the reward being offered in the search for a man wanted in the shooting of two l.a. county sheriff's deputies and what we're learning about the moment leading up to a brutal attack. >>> plus, the bay area tech giant now poised to become tiktok's u.s. technology partner. we'll talk about it when we return. 4:40. >>> right now at 4:43 as we take a look at our temperature trend for the morning as you head out the door in antioch we are going to see those temperatures in the upper 50s it start this morning. and then as we go into the rest of the day still smoky but temperatures staying a little bit lower. we'll talk more about this and what's ahead for theg up in a f. >>> kari, right over my shoulder this red squiggle, take a look at it. it might be very important for folks traveling out of the altamont pass through pleasanton and continuing in towards f

surrounded by lush green fields, pleasanton often makes the top 10 list of desirable places to live.but a new list just out is nothing to boast about. >> and i was just floored. >> reporter: that was jill bucks reaction when she found out her town made the top 10 for dangerous drinking water. pleasanton relies heavily on groundwater for tap water, but stopped using one of its wells last fall, after state mandated testing found it

. >>> now at 7:00, the fight to save a historic tree in pleasanton, locals want to keep it, the city says it is dangerous. it is located at lyons wayside park and believed to be around 150 years old. the city says it is dying from an incurable fungus and has to go to protect people from falling branches. but, some locals are passionately protective of it. >> i thought about getting stin there, and sleeping in there a couple of nights. i could see doing that. at least getting our point across. >> it actually has a heart on the back of the tree, and so to me it is kind of like the heart of pleasanton. >> this tree has been here all these years. if it is left here alone it will probably be another 100 years. knows? >> the city plans to bring out the chainsaws tomorrow, the tree is so big it will likely z3zycz zi0z y3zycy yi0y and let me tell you something, rodeo... i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americ

to see those numbers pop up as high as a 105 in livermore tomorrow, one or 2 of snow one '04 in pleasanton a 103 in dublin 88 degrees in hayward a 100 degrees in rago won all 4 and walnut creek a 105 in concord at 87 degrees in hercules 98 in pittsburgh, a 105 in antioch if the idea these temperatures really just beginning to heat up and in fact those numbers really going to soar as we get into sunday that's when these temperatures really going put their teeth into the bay area maybe as high as a 110 degrees in the hot spots inland 70's 80's along the coastline. 90's a good part of the bay. it's going to be hot right through labor day and probably till about wednesday of next week. all right. thank you laura is now to the latest on the wildfires and you feel for the crews out there still battling with this heat wave coming the lnu lightning complex in the north bay is currently at 87% containment after more than 375,000 acres have burned. the scu complex burning in the east and south bay's and beyond is up to 82% contained. more than 396,000 acres have burned their second biggest wildfire

i think in lee getting closer to 90 degrees in pleasanton livermore tomorrow about 88 dublin, 71 a very nice day uncomfortable little breeze in the afternoon and hayward 87 raga 73 in san leandro body 9 in walnut creek. then you see that delta breeze kicking late today, the cooling down just a bit 79 in blue 85 degrees in the nation 81 in the napa valley looking out over the next few days. we've got some hot weather coming our way keep cranking up these numbers as high as a 109 maybe a 110 in some of the valleys on sunday. >>wow all right lawrence much more ahead tonight on kron 4 news at 5 including the additional risks that pregnant women may face if they're exposed to covid-19 planned right after the break from the bedroom to the emergency room help baby monitors are >>a tool for new parents is now being used by doctors to treat coronavirus patients, it's a special wireless baby monitor that monitors breathing and doctors have found it is effective with patients to help reduce physical contact. a sensor device was contactless real time reading high actress season you can see the bree

pleasanton relies heavily on ground water for tap water but stopped using one of its wells last fall after state mandated testing found it contained potentially unsafe levels of two chemicals that are part of a family called per and polyflorinated chemicals or pfas. >> it's persistent. it's bioaccumulative. it stays and the health impacts are great. >> developed in the 1940s by dupont, pfas were first used to make the non-stick material in teflon pans. then came scotch guard and firefighting foam. now the chemicals are everywhere around us.om shoes to furniture, carpeting and food packaging. they're called forever chemicals because once they get into the environment, they never degrade. >> the strongest chemical bond that we have is in them. >> reporter: amy kyle is with the uc berkeley school of public health. >> it's the quadruple whammy under international treaties we've banned chemicals that are persistent, biocumulative, and toxic. some of these are all three and also mobile in water. so it's not only bad but it's going to get everywhere. >> reporter: according to the centers fo

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in pleasanton many were out and about as the air quality remained moderate.armer's market wildly different from last weekend when the smoke kept people at home. >> here we go again. it's enough to deal with the covid, but to deal with this on top of it, it's dev stating. >> we're not looking forward to it because we don't want our pickers throughout when the air quality is poor because we care about their lungs and work quality and all that stuff. >> again, no spare-the-air day is in effect tomorrow. >>> our air quality has improved this week, things look very different add yosemite national park. it is shut down because of what you see right here, thick smoke from the nearby creek fire blanketing the valley. you see a look at yosemite falls yesterday and on the right the same camera today, a little bit of imprivement. inpark says it's monitoring conditions and will reopen when they feel it's safe. >>> the country has reached a milestone in the fight against covid-19. more than 200,000 americans have now lost their lives to the virus. it's more than the numbe

. >>> in the east bay the city of pleasanton will now begin removing a 125-year-old tree tomorrow. the city says the eucalyptus tree is a hazard with an incurable sulfur fungus. it tree was originally set to be removed starting this morning but a small group of people gathered to protest that idea. workers needed time to prepare the work site so the removal was pushed back a day. protesters say they've hired a tree service to take a look at the historic eucalyptus for themselves. >> we want to make sure we get a second opinion on it and they're doing everything they can to save the tree. >> this represents the heritage of pleasanton. it was here far before i was here. >> a city spokesperson says it's sad the tree has to be removed but they don't want branches to fall on people. >>> the state of california is making arn urgent call to help food banks in the area and statewide. food banks have seen a dramatic increase in need and a decrease in volunteersmature urging anyone interested at lending a hand at a food bank or other organization to sipe up on the california volunteers websi

. >>> a group of older adults in pleasanton, enjoying the fruits of their labor.tvu's ann rubin shows us how residence gardeners at the stone bridge creek retirement community have planted some unusual fruits from around the world. >> it's just say the seniors at stoneridge creek in pleasanton have a lot of gardening expense . >> yeah i remember gardening with my dad during world war ii. >> not just how long they have been doing it that is unusual, but what they are growing. this garden is overflowing with rare fruit from russian pomegranates to buddha's hand citrus. brazilian guava, and the cross between a plum and rnia's for growing fruit growing association . >> is pretty cool. you might see cherries or plums grafted together on one tree. >> 80 of the residents work in the garden, but sometimes, like with their grape harvest, there's enough to share. >> they were added in our salads, so that's pretty special, to be able to have grapes added for other residents to enjoy. for a while at least. >> they were charged with keeping the plants alive, both common and ex

pleasanton was at 110. remise at 104. i showed you a lot of the main highs at the top of the newscast. mountain view hit 108 today. redwood city was at 105. in the north bay, nevada was at 112. sonoma was 109. so, here's the comparison. look at the change from tomorrow's daytime highs. san francisco will be 10 degrees cooler tomorrow. concord and livermore will get a single degree drop. the closer you are to the coast, the bay, and the influence of what ever little onshore flow there will be, you get more of the benefit. if you're not, you will not feel a difference at all. besides showing the drop comedies of the daytime highs. you can see, is not much different than today. for san francisco and oakland, will be. this is the air quality that we weowre. we have plenty of smoke out there. we have this fine stuff that you can inhale, it gets past your defense systems of your t all ofthis intense heat and the sunlight on the organic matter in the smoke. it starts to transform into ozone. we have the intense heat responsible

back in may the owners hung plexiglas not just here at their salon in pleasanton but also at the fusionbrentwood and contra costa county and in livermore and here in alameda county. the openers are joining us now. you must be so excited to be open again. you have 44 employees. how are they all coping with getting the protocol to the clients and making sure everybody is on the same page as far as safety goes? >> the clients are really excited, our team is excited. we've been emailing out all the protocols and instructions to our guest and we have a certification list before they come in, temperature checks, the whole bit. it's a really safe place and guests feel very comfortable. >> reporter: the economic impact, just had to be horrible. you were talking to me earlier about taking out loans and paying employees' benefits, et cetera, through all of this. you have clients coming in now, the interaction with their stylists and some of them have given you some feedback about being able to come back. >> yes. it's participate of their normal life. it's connection. we see people every five week

. >>> in the east bay the city of pleasanton will now begin removing a 125-year-old tree tomorrow. the city says the eucalyptus tree is a hazard with an incurable sulfur fungus. it tree was originally set to be removed starting this morning but a small group of people gathered to protest that idea. workers needed time to prepare the work site so the removal was pushed back a day. protesters say they've hired a tree service to take a look at the historic eucalyptus for themselves. >> we want to make sure we get a second opinion on it and they're doing everything they can to save the tree. >> this represents the heritage of pleasanton. it was here far before i was here. >> a city spokesperson says it's sad the tree has to be removed but they don't want branches to fall on people. >>> the state of california is making arn urgent call to help food banks in the area and statewide. food banks have seen a dramatic increase in need and a decrease in volunteersmature urging anyone interested at lending a hand at a food bank or other organization to sipe up on the california volunteers websi

we're live in pleasanton. >> it might be worth a drive. >>> some expected but welcome news about the morning. there were more jobs added to the american economy than anybody expected, including scott mcgrew, who has the numbers. >> reporter: good morning to you. yeah. labor numbers just in time for labor day, right, kris? so american economy added 1.37 million jobs in august. that pushes the unemployment rate down to 8.4%. now that would be a big number under normal circumstances, that 8.4%. but in a pandemic that's a welcomed number indeed. we may be seeing a bit of goose from the number of census workers, government jobs account for a quarter of all the jobs that we're seeing. dow industrial's down about 315 points. this is on top of the big losses we saw yesterday. dow fell 800 points. the nasdaq downso this is very the economy. we do see obviously the slowdown, kris, still of course. but this is one of the very first numbers we've gotten after the end of some of those bonus payments, the $600 as well. and we seem to be limping along fairly well. doing much better than limping, cr

. >>> the fight over a big tree in downtown pleasanton is over and the tree didn't win.ound. an enormous eucalyptus is coming down at lion's wayside park. even though some people thought it wasn't given the chance it deserved. several pleasanton residents protested the tree removal, but the city says the tree has an incurable fungus and must be taken down before a rotting branch falls and hurts someone. >>> hayward native dwayne "the rock" johnson says he and his family are recovering from covid-19. >> this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family. >> the actor and former wrestling star said in an instagram video that they tested positive about three weeks ago. his two younger daughters exhibited minor symptoms while he and his wife had more severe symptoms. johnson believes they contracted it from close family friends. he warned to wear masks and take precautions if you're going to see family or friends. >>> all right. plenty of sports to talk about tonight. larry beil is next with that. >>> ama, if you're a warrio

they have three salons, the owners do, here, in pleasanton, livermore and brentwood. they've been preparing for quite a while. they took it upon themselves following guide lines to put up plexiglas themselves, installing it at all three salons way back in may and have been preparing this for a long time. what other sorts of safety protocols have you put in place to make sure clients and your stylists are safe and how do you communicate that with your clients? >> we followed all the sidelines from the cdc, the state, the county and an email to our guests. they fill out a questionnaire that they're certified to come in, they don't have a cough or fever, and we take a temperature check. they wait outside and text us before they come in and get ready and we take care of them. >> reporter: seating inside as well, the economic impact has been hard. a lot of owners have spoken out, protested. you operated inside for a while. >> for a short time we offered against the order. >> reporter: but still the economic impact -- >> huge. >> reporter: how bad was it? >> we lost a ton o

morgan hill, 92. 90s from walnut creek to livermore to pleasanton. 78 for oakland. we're talking 80s as well and in san francisco a very mild but comfortable 74. 71 for the embarcadero and 90s for santa rosa, novato, 87. we have good to moderate air quality to start the workweek. breezier into tomorrow. by wednesday notice that low-pressure system just to our north, that storm will bring changes and cooling to the middle of the week. we'll go from 90s to 80s to 60s for san francisco and then by next week, next week, high pressure makes its return and met life stadium kickoff will not be worried about the air quality at all in the niners against the jets. kira? >>> vianey, thank you for that and thanks to you for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 or 6:00 news tonight. it's "sunday football night in america." a special edition of nbc bay area news at 9:00. have a great sunday. ♪ ♪ i got it all from you ♪ i'm always pushing through ♪ i know we'll make it to the finish line ♪ ♪ i know you're waiting on the other side ♪ ♪ i'm like you on-demand glucose monitoring

. >> this represents the heritage of pleasanton.was here far before i was here. >> a younger man holding on to his childhood memories of playing football with friends and finding relief from the heat near the tree. >> we would be sitting in the shade reading comic books and drinking soda. >> reporter: the eucalyptus tree in lions wayside park is thought to be the largest and oldest in pleasanton. officials say it has an incurable sulfur fungus. >> we're also said to seeing the tree removed. because it's decaying with the fungus, we can't save the tree and we don't want branches falling on the public. >> reporter: this group isn't satisfied with that explanation and wonders if more can be done. >> i would like to see the tree at the least pruned, reduced in size so it survives for another 150 years. >> reporter: the city says the fungus is through out the tree, that pruning it would not save it. these activists are bringing in another tree s in they say this old tree is worth it. >> we just want to make sure we get a second opinion a

. >>> and number seven, crews will be out in pleasanton to begin to remove a 125-year-old eucalyptus tree. the city says that the tree is a hazard because it is decaying from an incurable fungus. >>> at the live desk, breonna taylor's by friend is now suing the louisville police department in the wake of the shooting that killed her. what we're learning this morning is that kenneth walker believes that kentucky's stand your ground law gives him immunity from opening fire as officers executed a no-knock warrant. walker says he never heard police announce themselves. right after the march shooting, he was charged with trying to kill officers. those charges have since been dismissed. but underunder state law, they could be refiled. one of his attorneys spoke moments ago on "good morning america." >> every night he goes to sleep worried that this will happen again. and every day he gets up, he doesn't know is today the day that they are coming back. >> you can see the full interview coming up at 7:30 on gma. one of the three officers involved in taylor's death was fired, kentucky's attor

take a look at downtown pleasanton, where temperatures are projected to hit 112 degrees tomorrow. today 106 and this heat is exactly what's keeping many people away from outdoor dining. >> hello. are you picking up? >> yes. >> not a lot of people want to eat outside. it's very, very quiet. we typically have a really, really heavy takeout business and so people are coming to pick it up and going home. even with the heat wave it has started to dwindle. >> reporter: many businesses were hoping the holiday weekend would be their saving grace with outdoor dining. >> not all the locations in this area have fans and even then they're blowing hot air. >> reporter: temperatures have prompted a pg&e public safety power shutoff watch for a large portion of the bay area, from tuesday to wednesday. >> right now, no public safety power shutoff psps events have been called and no specific areas have been pinpointed and no customers at this point have been notified. >> reporter: but the potential of the operator outages is still there. >> if an emergency occurs with the state's grid operator, we

. >>> the fight over a big tree in downtown pleasanton is over and the tree didn't win.ound. an enormous eucalyptus is coming down at lion's wayside park. even though some people thought it wasn't given the chance it deserved. several pleasanton residents protested the tree removal, but the city says the tree has an incurable fungus and must be taken down before a rotting branch falls and hurts someone. >>> hayward native dwayne "the rock" johnson says he and his family are recovering from covid-19. >> this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family. >> the actor and former wrestling star said in an instagram video that they tested positive about three weeks ago. his two younger daughters exhibited minor symptoms while he and his wife had more severe symptoms. johnson believes they contracted it from close family friends. he warned to wear masks and take precautions if you're going to see family or friends. >>> all right. plenty of sports to talk about tonight. larry beil is next with that. >>> ama, if you're a warrio

we have a new trouble spot in pleasanton 5 in the seeing the injury crash blocks the right lane of the off-ramp that backup is growing it's beyond santa rita almost out to el charro 15 minutes and growing because of that new crash from vasco to the dublin interchange darya james thanks a lot rob, and it's 6 '02 and we have breaking news out of the south bay where 2 people were killed and 3 injured in a shooting in san jose that happened just a few blocks away actually from the campus of san jose state university kron four's will tran joining us live there. >>with the latest on what we know this morning will. and james that happen 8 hours ago and it is still very much an active scene in fact let me step out of the way and i can show you what's going on san jose state university is just on the other side. >>of the crime scene so we're just a few blocks from san jose state located 8th and margaret you can see evidence markers on the ground detectives coming in going at this time it looks like they're focusing on that white car there and also the building to its left with those lights on t

take a look at downtown pleasanton, where temperatures are projected to hit 112 degrees tomorrow.oday 106 and this heat is exactly what's keeping many people away from outdoor dining. >> hello. are you picking up? >> yes. >> not a lot of people want to eat outside. it's very, very quiet. we typically have a really, really heavy takeout business and so people are coming to pick it up and going home. even with the heat wave it has started to dwindle. >> reporter: many businesses were hoping the holiday weekend would be their saving grace with outdoor dining. >> not all the locations in this area have fans and even then they're blowing hot air. >> reporter: temperatures have prompted a pg&e public safety power shutoff watch for a large portion of the bay area, from tuesday to wednesday. >> right now, no public safety power shutoff psps events have been called and no specific areas have been pinpointed and no customers at this point have been notified. >> reporter: but the potential of the operator calling for outages is still there. >> we have a short notification window, so if an em

rally attendees meant in pleasanton. from there, they cruise through dublin and danville. they then continue to livermore before they went back up to pleasanton. >> california is controlled by democrats. people need to hear that there are people with a different message. a republican message. >> this is about everybody getting together. we are starting that red waif. we are showing all of california that our president is great. junta attendees say they plan to hold another trump rally just one week before the november election. >>> a warning this morning for the county as the west nile virus creeps closer. s e still closed across the bay area. why are some people not laying by the rules? junta taking a live look outside from our inclusive cameras. you can see a little bit of heavy ♪ ♪ i got it all from you ♪ i'm always pushing through ♪ i know we'll make it to the finish line ♪ ♪ i know you're waiting on the other side ♪ ♪ i'm like you on-demand glucose monitoring. because they're always on. another life-changing technology from abbott. so you don't wait for life. you live

. >>> one of the oldest trees in pleasanton is about to be removed.t has to come down. a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, we'll be right back. motorcycle riders love the open road. and geico loves helping riders get to where they're going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. and because we're committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. the geico giveback. helping riders focus on the road ahead. >>> one of the oldest trees in pleasanton is being removed because of safety concerns. of the here tree will be uprooted and removed by friday. the news is upsetting to many longtime residents. >> my office was next door to the tree and i watched the tree all these years. >> reporter: eucalyptus trees are notorious for shedding branches in the fungal issue makes it a safety hazard. distract another horse has died at golden gate in albany. it was the 20th horse to die this year. the horse racing board said the cold died

two of them, pleasanton's well ate and zone seven mocho 1 were among the 12 most pfas contaminated waterources in the state. they triggered a required response from local governments. >> the number one messages even though we are finding pfas in the source groundwater, it is not getting to people and businesses tapped. >> valerie pryor told us water from mocho 1 is going to wells. >> other wells where we are able to, we run them through a reverse osmosis plant, which does remove the pfas. >>> they said zone 7 has hired a consultant. however it will cost. the state has identified airports, landfills, and former and active military bases. >> whoever is responsible should help pay for it. >> that remains a mystery, leading the keynote bill most likely to local residents like jill buck. >> we know it is not just a continuous cycle of taxpayers cleaning up someone else's mess. >> congress has ordered the removal of pfas chemicals in firefighting foam by the year 2024. as for the teflon pan, it has been reformulated with no pfas chemicals on the advisory list, however other pfas chemicals are

call 1.877.only.att struck seniors in pleasanton are enjoying the fruits of their labor.sual fruits they are. ann rubin explains, thanks to a rare fruit expert on the site, the stonebridge creek retirement community has grafted unusual varieties from all around the world. >> reporter: the seniors sat stonebridge creek in pleasanton have a lot of gardening experience. >> i garden with my dad. he had a victory garden during world war ii. >> reporter: it's not how long they have been doing it that's unusual, it's what they are growing. this garden is overflowing with rare fruit. from russian pomegranates to brazilian guava and a cross between a plum and a cherry. it's thanks to one resident who is a member of the california growers association. >> to be able to watch these grow before our eyes is cool. >> you might see three or four cherries are plum grafted together on one tree. >> reporter: all residents work in the garden but sometimes there's enough bounty to share. >> they were added in our salads. that was special to have grapes added for all the residents to enjoy. >>

downtown pleasanton, temps are projected to hit 112 tomorrow. today 106.s keeping many people away from outdoor dining. >> not a lot of people want to eat outside. it's very quiet. we typically have a heavy takeout business, so people are coming to pick up and go home. even with this heat wave, even that has started to dwindle. >> reporter: many businesses were hoping the holiday weekend would be their saving grace with outdoor dining. >> not all the locations in this area have fans. even then, they're just blowing hot air at you. >> reporter: higpeem tretura pg power shutoff watch for a large portion of the bay area tuesday to wednesday. >> right now, no public safety l dwe and no specific areas have been pinpointed and no customers at this point have been notified. >> reporter: but the potential of the operator calling for rolling outages is there. >> you have a very short notification window. if that emergency does occur, with the state operator, we have to pull those customers off. >> reporter: many things are out of our hands, but we can reduce energy

. >>> pleasanton seniors are enjoying the fruits of their labor and unusual fruits they are. rubin explains. thanks to a rare fruit expert, these resident gardeners at the retirement community have planted unusual varieties from all around the world. >> reporter: the seniors at stoneridge creek in pleasanton have a lot of gardening experience. >> my dad had a victory garden in world war ii. >> reporter: it's not what they been doing but it's what they are growing that is unusual. this is overflowing with rare fruit from russian pomegranate to guava to this fruit a cross between a plum and a cherry. this person is a member of the california fruit growers association. >> to watch them grow before our eyes is pretty cool. >> three in four plenary cherries and plums graft did together in one tree. >> reporter: sometimes with their great harvest, there is enough bounty to share. they were added in our salad. >> that was special to have great is for all the residents to enjoy. >> reporter: staff was charged with keeping the plants alive. >> when i came back, my radishes look like b

roche is based in switzerland, but they have offices in pleasanton, based in south san francisco. >>> officials say that next week , they expect the county to move to the next tier of the states color-coded system for coronavirus risk. there is a new system for reopening, and right now, santa clara county is in the low tier. in purple. with a widespread risk. napa county will be joined with the red, meaning less risk. santa clara county's coronavirus case rate would mean that new museums, places of worship, movie theaters and indoor dining could reopen, at 25 percent capacity. county officials say that that is not likely. >> the local order is more strict in some areas. there will not be indoor theaters, or restaurants. >> many restaurant owners plan to buy tents, tarps and heaters in order to continue out toward dining in the fall months. >>> next week, students will head back to class, in person. protocols to keep students and teachers safe. we talked with one woman whose son will be going back to his special ed class. remote learning just is not working. >> it has been a long 5 1/2

this is spotlighting concord, walnut creek, pleasanton and livermore.you had this in effect until monday night. look at that 7-day forecast for the first four days. it is the weekend that matters. it is 104 inland today, 109 on sunday. when you're out enjoying the first day of the holiday weekend, if you think it feels hot, add another 5 degrees to that. that is what sunday will be like and monday justice hot before tuesday gets better. >> so we are well into next week before we begin to cool off a look >> we can get you to low 90s inland but that will take until about thursday. >>> a homeless encampment is growing by the day in san jose. city leaders say the pandemic is getting in the way of the cleanup. a resident captured in the video along monterey row. councilman said one reason is that union pacific owns the property and clearing other encampments first. removing the encampment is not allowed unless there is up with a public safety issue. >> we are really focused on trying to get as many people housing as we can to cool out the encampments. >> it

continuing on to livermore and they wrapped it up back in pleasanton. >> alameda lien so far to the left and is so controlled by democrats. people need to hear that there are people with a different message, republican message.>> this is about everybody getting together, we are starting that red wave and showing all of california that our president is great and loves america. >> attendees a plan to hold another truck rally for trump a week before the november election. >>> o'quinn is trying to give it small businesses a boost by making it easier to shop and dine there. this he unveiled four new blocks of flex streets today. one of 10 and three downtown. the program is meant to give people more room to spread out on those city blocks and visit the shops and restaurants along them. meanwhile pedestrians and cyclists are getting more space in san francisco's golden gate park. additional slow streets and road closures are in effect at standing street and john f. kennedy drive. it's all too promote social distancing. >>> livermore's wine trolleys will hit the street again in early october aft

that was this family's strategy to beat the scorching triple digit heat in pleasanton, and things are only expected to get worse with temperatures that could cross 110 degrees. >> try to get some ice cream, the line was too long. i think we're going to just head back home. >> reporter: they weren't alone in deciding to head outdoors much later in the day. >> she forced me. >> reporter: this couple did the same to get a cool treat. they are the customers businesses on main street are trying to welcome back in the midst of covid and recent fires that took a big toll on businesses in the area. to help accommodate customers that might not want to come out during the midday heat a restaurant is keeping their hours flexible and getting creative. >> we do cocktails and events from time to time. live music generally brings people out because they have been stuck at home. >> reporter: despite the heat and worsening air quality people are still open to dining outdoors. >> i think people are still conscious of it but it's because it's so much better than a couple weeks ago. that people are now w