this is again in bay point at port chicago highway. there are reports of these fires, some of them burning up to homes, and another burning right near train tracks, so much so that it slowed trains getting by. we're trying to get information on how much in terms of acreage was burned. but that's what we have from here. reporting live in bay point, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, christie. a convicted north bay sex offender is back in jail accused of forcing his way into a hotel room and raping a woman. 33-year-old williams is facing rape and assault charges as well as burglary and violating parole. police say he attacked a woman at the villa inn on lincoln avenue in san rafael. the woman says she accidentally theft door open a krak. she says her attacker forced his way in around 4:30 and raped her. she told the clerk who called police. when officers arrived they found williams in the room. williams had previously pled guilty to assault and unlawful sex with a minor. >> a father of three presumed dead after d

one firefighter threatened buildings off port chicago highway. >> we're here off port chicago and bill low pass, we had a vegetation fire that extended into a garage off an apartment building and affected several apartment buildings. >> translator: because of the distress. i don't know. >> reporter: crews put out another fire along solano avenue near willow pass road. fire officials say they had to shut down roads in the area while they got the flames under control. other fires near pittsburgh also slowed rail service. investigators have not commented other than that. >>> a fire at a red robin restaurant is being flamed on a hot grease fire. this happened at san jose's east ridge mall. the fire was contained 20 the kitchen. they put it out in a fire. luckily no one was hurt during that incident. >>> in pleasant hill, a fire was responsible for damaging two houses. this one started before 1:30 yesterday moving. the fire then spread to the home next door. luckily no one was hurt. the woman who lived in the house said her home was burglarized just a month ago, she had just finished replac

we're off port chicago highway and driftwood. across the street here you can see that the damage isn't too bad. it's pretty much contained to this area right here. and all morning long we've seen embers fall from the trees as well as smoke rising in spots. now this fire began around 9:30 last night. crews from contra costa county fire and several other agencies battled the flames until well after midnight. firefighters were chasing at least three good sized wild fires last night spread out over about a mile in different directions. now one fire even threatened some buildings off port chicago highway. >> we had a vegetation fire that extended into a garage behind an apartment building. effected several of those units. >> reporter: crews put out another fire along solano avenue near willow pass road. drivers and bystanders could see the flames and thick smoke. firefighters say they had to actually shut down roads in the area while they got the flames under control. other fires near pittsburg actually slowed rail traffic as well. no

one fire even threatened some apartments off port chicago highway. no word on what sparked the fires but witnesses tell us there was a lot of illegal firework activity in the area last night. >> we don't have safe and sane fireworks here in the county. they are illegal. and that's one of the reasons is to try and make sure we're not going to have these types of fires. >> reporter: crews put out another fire along solan no avenue near willow pass road. drivers could see the flames and thick smoke. many bystanders also gathered to watch. firefighters said they had to shut down some roads in the area while they got the flames under control but everything appears to be okay now. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco firefighters are blaming illegal fireworks for a brush fire that burned about four acres started about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. firefighters contained it within minutes before the flames could reach a nearby elementary school. now firefighters say they were on alert all night for the possibility of more fireworks related inci

it burned several acres of several land near the port chicago highways.s were seen running from the area but it's not clear if it was started by fireworks. fire investigators are trying to determine if illegal fireworks were the cause, though. >> there are a lot of fireworks out. our fire marshals are out trying to determine the cause of the fires. but obviously that's one of the reasons that we try and -- we don't have safe and sane fireworks here in the county. they are illegal. and that's one of the reasons is to try and make sure we don't have these types of fires. >> the contra costa fire department is getting help from other agencies including cal fire and the east bay regional fire district as well. >>> plenty of fireworks around the bay area last night both legal and illegal. these are the illegal kind. this is east oakland. as you can see, these were not your run of the mill sparklers by any stretch. they provided a light show on the ground and a lot of noise in the east bay. >> i think that cannot a lot of folks up last -- i think that kept a lo

the first started about 9:29, then 10:05 on the port chicago highway where we are here, and then 11:00 over on wheldon lane. all in the bay point area. some people were celebrating the fourth of july and setting off their own fireworks, and we asked the fire chief about a possible connection. >> there are a lot of fireworks out, our fire marshals are out trying to determine what the cause of the fires are. obviously that's one of the reasons that we try and -- we don't have sane and safe and sane fireworks here in the county, they are illegal. that's one of the reasons to make sure we don't have these types of fires. >> the fire did burn very close to some railroad tracks that are nearby. we're told some trains had to slow down. it also burned the the fire chief says close to a garage in the area. at this point we're still waiting on word for how many acres were burned. for now, everything is out. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay". >> good news there. san jose firefighters will be keeping an eye out for hot spots on communication hill after a grass fire there. it happe

if you look across this street we're here off port chicago way near driftwood you can still see the glow of orange embers. a couple have been flickering and falling to the ground. remnants of the blaze crews were tackling early this morning. the fire began around 9:30 last night. crews from contra costa county fire and several other agencies battled the flames until well after midnight. firefighters were chasing quite a few wild fires here last night spread out over a mile in different directions. one fire even threatened some buildings off port chicago highway. >> we had a vegetation fire that extended into a garage and apartment building and effected several of those units. >> reporter: crews squelched another fire near willow pass road. drivers and bystanders could see the flames and thick smoke. fire officials say they had to shut down roads in the area while they got the flames under control. everything does appear to be open again. so no delays to speak of. we'll keep you posted. live in bay point, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a fire in pleasant hill damaged two homes. t

it burned several acres of federal land near port chicago highway. a lot of smoke there and kids were seen running from the area. it's not clear if they started the fire. fire investigators say they are trying to determine if illegal fireworks could have been the cause. >> there are a lot of fireworks out. our fire marshals are out trying to determine what the cause of the fires are. but obviously that's one of the reasons that we try and -- we didn't have safe and sane fireworks in the county. they are illegal and that's one of the reasons is to make sure we are not going to have these types of fires. >> now, the fire department there is getting help from other agencies including cal fire and the east bay regional fire district. >>> those hills are mighty dry. today's temperatures aren't going to help very much. we are going to hit another 100 degrees i guess? >> yeah. i think it will be hotter around the bay area today as the temperatures soar into the 90s and low 100s inland today. sun coming up, another glorious day. we have seen patchy fog insid

shortly after 10:00, crews battled another blaze near port chicago highway and driftwood drive. witnesses tell ktvu that they spotted a lot of illegal fire work activity in the pittsburg/bay point area. >> there are a lot of fireworks out. our marshals are trying to determine the cause. we don't have safe and sane fireworks here in the county. they are illegal. and that's part of the reason, to make sure we don't have these types of fires. >> some roads had to be shut down and all rail service was interrupted, although officials got the flames under control. >>> there were plenty of other illegal fireworks being set off last night. >> this is what it looked like in san jose's al viso community. the law says anything that flies in the sky or explodes is illegal. the san jose police chief says due to recent budget cuts, they just don't know have the resources to crackdown on -- crack down on this community. >> you know what can happen in four, five minutes. a block can be taken out. >> the chief said the teams went out to various neighbors and schools hoping to get their message o

this fire burned several acres of federal land near port chicago highway. kids were seen running from that area but firefighters don't know if they started the fire. >>> a smoky wake-up call for people at an apartment complex in castro valley this morning. a fire was reported at 6 a.m. and when firefighters got there, smoke and fire were coming out of the utility room that contained major pool supplies for the complex and no one was injured. >>> the oakland fire department had their work cut out for them last night for neighborhoods patrolling for illegal fireworks. these are illegal fireworks going off over east oak. you can see a lot more elaborate than something like sparklers going off over east oakland. >>> the triple digits weather is driving a lot of folks to drive to the coast where it's cooler. hundreds of people down in santa cruz already enjoying the nice cool breeze and as lawrence karnow explains, you know what, it may not be a bad idea, right, lawrence. in fact, some places near the coastline folks may have to bundle up, it's that chilly, as w

one fire was just off the port chicago highway while the other was at the intersection of solano and sassoon avenues. fireworks are not allowed in contra costa county. >>> the bart police department continues to defend itself two days after a deadly shooting. officials say the man killed on the platform of the civic center station in san francisco on sunday night by a bart police officer used a bottle as a weapon, as well as a knife, before he was fatally shot. according to bart's police chief, the man threw a nearly full bottle of liquor at the two responding officers, breaking it before moving forward with a knife. one of the officers had a stun gun but chose not to use it. >> the deadly force situation, there has to be eminent danger to either a passenger, patron, a citizen or officer at the scene. that's part of the deadly force decision. >> the bart p.d. also urges anyone who might have been on the platform during the shooting to come forward with their side of the story. >>> encouraging news on beaten giants fan bryan so it's condition. he is in critical condition, but his feve

the flames burned several acres of federal land near port chicago highway. kids were seen running from the area but it's not clear if they started it. several other fires broke out over a mile of grassland including bay point and pittsburg. >>> plenty of fireworks around the bay area last night legal and illegal. these are the illegal kind in east oakland. as you can see, there were a -- they were a lot more elaborate than sparklers. they provided a light show on the ground, a lot of noise. the oakland fire department patroled neighborhoods last night looking for illegal fireworks. but most of their work on the 4th involved arriving on the scene where the damage had already been done. >> most of the events we go to on the 4th of july are trauma- related where children may blow their hands off or have an injury to face, eyes or things of that sort. the number two would probably be fires. >> firefighters tried to do their best to stop the illegal displays ahead of time, but they admit that does not always work. >>> after the 4th of july, you have to go back to

they burned several acres of federal land near port chicago highway. and apparently sent quite a few kids running from that area. >>> one woman left a mexican prison with some extra baggage that included her husband. police stopped maria del mar. when they spotted her pulling a black bulky suitcase out of the prison, inside they found her husband juan curled up in the fetal position as you can see. she was arrested and charges are now pending against her. >>> well, coming up, we have a warning for pet owners. >> he had bleeding along the axle area or armpit area and had bleeding around the eyes. >> the common sugar substitute that could prove deadly for dogs. >>> a floating threat. tons of debris from japan's tsunami is drifting our way. when the wreckage could reach california. >>> then why entire cities could be left without electricity because of these jellyfish. >>> from the cbs 5 weather center, good evening, everybody. watching thunderstorms across southern california. the possibility of them rolling into the bear as eyewitness news continues on

the biggest was in bay point, that burned several acres of federal land near port chicago highway.. >>> bart's top police official says it appears a fatal shooting by officers was justified. that shooting happened sunday night at the civic center station. officers responded to a call about a man armed with a knife and a broken bottle. and one of the officers shot him. investigators are not giving any details. >>> a fundraiser today at a restaurant in san mateo because of an unsolved murder. a night manager at tgi fridays was killed in january of 2008. the restaurant is now donating a quarter of today's proceeds toward boosting a reward for information. right now that reward is $40,000. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. well, we have better news now out of pinole. i had mentioned an earlier traffic alert westbound 80 approaching pinole valley road. well, all lanes are once again re-opened. so traffic is improving but it's still pretty slow coming off of the carquinez bridge. once you get past pinole valley road

the second just about 30 minutes later near port chicago highway and driftwood drive also happened nearrailroad tracks. officials suspect fireworks but so far no official cause. >>> firefighters were caused to a one alarm fire in brent wood. the single fire damaged two homes on traditional way. a bar-b-que grill between those homes may be to cause. >>> a man was severely injured by illegal fireworks. officers say they do not know what type of explosive caused the injury. >>> a dead body found at an abandoned building is now at the center of a police investigation. the body was discovered on monument boulevard and detroit avenue. police have not identified the victim but a homeless woman in the area told us she is startled by the news because the victim could be someone she knows. >> it's a lot of homeless going on around in this area and they look for places like vacant houses or vacant buildings and stuff and go in there and live in there just to get out of the heat. >> police say they have no leads in the case but thus far have made no arrest. >>> police believe four shootings over th

then 30 minutes later at port chicago highway and driftwood, at 11:00 on wheldon lane in bell point.e with the fire chief this morning about whether maybe the home-spun fourth of july fireworks might have anything to do with it. >> there are a lot of fireworks out. our fire marshals are trying to determine what the cause of the fires are. obviously that's one of the reasons we don't have safe and sane fireworks in the county. they are illegal. and that's one of the reasons is to try to make sure we don't have these fires. >> the fire burned very close to some railroad tracks, so much so there are reports that the trains had to slow down. also, the fire chief saying that a fire burned close to some garages in an apartment complex. we're waiting for word on how large, how much grass was burned. for now looks like pretty much everything is out. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>a good thing they got those flames out. thank you. while the nfl lockout continues the santa clara stadium authority still has its eyes on the prize, a new stadium for the 49ers. today that pl

then, at 10:05, the port chicago highway and at 11:00, one on well done lane.n fireworks. we asked the fire chief about a possible connection. >> there are a lot of fireworks out. our mire marshalls are out trying to determine the cause of the fires. fireworks here in the county are illegal. that's one of the reasons, to try and make sure we are not going to have these type of fires. >> the fire burned close to railroad tracks which caused trains to slow down as they passed by. all those fires are out. richmond, one step closer to issuing i.d. cards to people that have no other form of identification. city council members will vote ton an ordinance to issue knows city i.d.s. it will allow people to open bank accounts and use city services regardless of immigration statuses. nearly one-third of richmond residents are immigrants. quick break. we will be right back. >>> tonight at 11:00, advocates of medical marijuana claim it can ease the symptoms of a variety of illnesses. parents of severely autistic children believe that pot holds promises for treating childre

battle that the police had a leg investigation no arrests have been made >> chicago city council okayed should range as port gun owners ruled the law banning firing ranges rolled it hard to gun owners' constitutional rights mayor emmanuel said council action essential to preserve gun control and safety former police superintendent and current deputy director at the chicago crime commission, al qaed jody weis taken on a new roll plan to support crime fighting efforts gangs and guns and drugs group causes of crime >> another heads up warning by the transportation security agency, says al qaeda terrorists may be considered using bomb implants to surgically implanted into suicide bombers through airport security called belly bombs, explosives could be implanted in the body and set off without being detected by existing security technology. joining us on our 5:00 news with a perspective the terrorist and molest >> these things happen constant back-and-forth between their capabilities and our defense of responses people should not panic. no greater damage today than yesterday. more passenger scrutiny for people c