officials are urging those in the area of mountain king road, portola ave and almao down to barranca ... to leave the area. crews say this fire is difficult to access because of steep terrain. ( james ) breaking overnight news... oakland fire crews are currently working a fire at a homeless encampment. this is a picture of the fire. it was first reported just before 3 this morning in the 22-hundred block of east 12th street. about 30 people were displaced. no word yet on injuries or a cause. ( james ) another big story we are following this morning... 32 - members of street gangs have been indicted on 240 counts ... including credit card fraud. they are suspected in an unusually sophiscated scheme targeting credit card readers from medical and dental offices... some here in the bay area. the charges are against members of the "bully boys" and "coco boys" street gangs. california attorney general javier becerra says hundreds of people across 13 counties have been victimized. and the stolen property includes 40 credit card terminals... laptops and patient files. the attorney general sa

officials are urging those in the area of mountain king road, portola avenue and almao down to barranca ... to leave the area. crews say this fire is difficult to access because of steep terrain. ( robin ) i'm here with john shrable who is looking at the conditions the firefighters are facing this morning. john. continued sunshine today as the bay area will again see temperatures peaking just continued sunshine today as the bay area will again see temperatures peaking just slightly above average for this time of year. highs this afternoon will range from the 50's and 60's along the coast to the 70's and 80's inland. expect a noticeable cool down into wednesday as a trough pushes in overnight. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) another big ( robin ) ( robin ) another big story we are following this morning... 32 - members of street gangs have been indicted on 240 counts ... including credit card fraud. they are suspected in a

road closures are all of alamo road and portola avenue. marin county fire says firefighters are dealing with steep terrain but they are making some progress. at last check it was 10% contained. amy hollyfield is in marin county for us. she'll have another update coming up at 6:30. >>> snell fire evacuees are back home. officials lifted advisories yesterday. that fire is burning 40 miles north of napa. it's burned nearly 2,500 acres and 45% contained. >>> happening right now in new york city. thousands of first responders, survivors and relatives are paying their respects on the 17th anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. [ bell tolling ] >> mary katherine -- >> we pause for that moment of silence when the second plane hit the world trade center. the south tower. now we are listening as some of those names are being read of the victims that died on september 11th, 17 years ago. earlier this morning there was also a moment of silence held at 5:46 our time. that was the moment the first plane hit the twin towers. >> they'll have a

people living in mountain king road, portola avenue and alamo way down to barranca road are being evacuated to schools. >> mike, it would be nice if we had lower winds today. >> it would be nice but right now that's not the case, unfortunately. the higher you go in marin, up to tamalpais, it's gusty and and it's pointing that smoke at san francisco. that will taper throughout the morning and the winds will start blowing more towards the east in the afternoon hours. it's pretty quiet on live doppler 7. the gray mainly inland. we're starting off with sunshine in your accuweather 12-hour planner. temperatures sit where they've been, upper 40s to mid-50s. 69 to 74 from noon to 4:00 around the bay. inland, 75 to 84. the 90s are gone. the traffic's not. here's alexis. >> it sure is, especially in the walnut creek area. this is where we have a traffic alert. not what you want to see at 5:00 a.m. if you're just starting your commute in contra costa county. this is north of treat boulevard. you can see the flashing lights on the left-hand side. we have the three left lanes blocked. i believe we're u

(pam)officials are urging those in the area of mountain kind road, portola ave and almao down to barrancao leave the area and head to lagunitas school for more information.crews say this fire is difficult to access because of steep terrain. residents in fairfax and san geronimo are being warned that smoke from this fire could impact the area. (pam)tonght-- the (pam) area.area.impact the this fire could smoke from this fire could impact the area. (pam)tonght-- the silver and black back in action at the oakland coliseum.... the raiders are hosting the rams... in what could be the last season opener in oakland... (ken) the raiders are set to play in a new stadium in vegas in two years.. next year is still up in the air. kron4's j-r stone is live at the coliseum tonight-- where he spoke to die hard fans about the game, j-r? chuckie is backraiders fans dressed up as chuckie....the killer doll...also the nickname for new raiders head coach jon gruden. some unphased by the team's eventual move to las vegas and their decision to trade away their best defensive player in the process.chuckie feels

those orders have been issued for residents on mountain king road, portola avenue, and alamo way. this is new video this morning from the fire lines. the fire is up to 100 acres. the crews are dealing with steep terrain in the area. the containment is up to 10%. 20 to 30 buildings are threatened. evacuees are being directed to the school. smoky conditions are being reported in san rafael, fairfax, and san geronimo. we will have a live report later in the newscast. all of the smoke from the fires is blowing into the bay area. health officials have issued an air quality advisory through today. the north and east bay's are expected to see the worst of it. >>> san francisco has agreed to pay $60,000 to settle a federal lawsuit with a former inmate, who said that the sheriff's in -- deputies say that they forced inmates to find each other the county jail. it will soon vote on the settlement and the former inmate says that three deputies placed bets on who the winner would be with me fought each other. expose person for the city's attorney's office say that the proposed settlement repre

people living in mountain king road, portola avenue and alamo way down to barranca road are being evacuated to schools. >> mike, it would be nice if we had lower winds today. >> it would be nice but right now that's not the case, unfortunately. the higher you go in marin, up to tamalpais, it's gusty and and it's pointing that smoke at san francisco. that will taper throughout the morning and the winds will start blowing more towards the east in the afternoon hours. it's pretty quiet on live doppler 7. the gray mainly inland. we're

mountain king road, portola avenue. residents are being told to evacuate to go to the school. frifds firefighters feel this could increase in size quickly so they're giving us all they have. >>> incredible footage to show you from one of the san francisco busiest streets. this is a muni bus, going into the other side of traffic and into lombard street. the bus driver is in critical condition but no other major injuries. this happened around 5:45 a.m. the bus crashed into a dry cleaning business. a few hours later. sm 35 workers and dozen of customers could have been inside the dry cleaners. the owner says a tree in front of the business lessened the impact which may have also saved lives next door. >> i think the tree deflected the bus from causing any more knowledge did a and i think we'll recover very fast. >>> a san jose family is stunned and looking for answers after that x-ray. it shows someone hit their cat with a power gun and they said there's evidence that it has happen before. >> he loves to climb trees with you now his family says he may not be able to walk again. o

people living on mountain king road portola avenue, and alamo way, and down to barranca way, are being told to evacuate to the school. alamo way is closed until further notice. we just got the video of the fire in to our newsroom. we are told that the fire is difficult to get to for the firefighters. 20 to 30 structures are threatened by the flames. people living in the fairfax areas, and san gmp -- san geran area, may smell the fire. we will keep tabs on the fire burning. it's been a year since the fire has raced through parts of the north bay. it was shear panic for residents that say, they were not warned that the flames were coming. tonight, sonoma county is making sure that doesn't happen again. we were in the emergency operations center. where a revamped alert system was tested for the first time. kate? >> reporter: well, dan, you know, it's very hard to say how a more effective emergency alert system would have affected the outcomes for those in the fires. like the families who lived here in coffee park, that burned suddenly with very little warning to the ground. but, there are

kidnap a 12-year-old girl in elsa brontk yesterday morning at a bus stop on san pablo road near el portola drive. the girl was sitting on a bus, waiting to catch a bus to school, when the man sitting next to her started talking to her, and offered her money to go away with him. the scared girl walked away. police only have a vague description of the man described as an african- american man between 45 and 55 years old with a medium build, wearing a gray hoodie jacket with the word "gap" on the front. they also say he drove a small, white colored sedan. >>> meantime, one of the kidnappers of elizabeth smart is being released from prison early, and elizabeth smart called the release incomprehensible. 72-year-old wanda barzee is due to be freed next week, 5 years earlier than expected because her time in prison was miscalculated. wanda barzee pleaded guilty to the 2002 kidnapping of elizabeth smart, who is now 30 years old. she was kidnapped at knife point from her bedroom by brian david mitchell who was sentenced to life in prison. >>> 4:11. making it safer for people catching a ride share.

darya ) san francisco police arrested a man in connection to a series of strong arm robberies in the portoladistrict. police arrested 29-year-old michael crayton. police say crayton robbed 4 women. ( james ) we're learning more about the arrest of a 19- year-old accused of trying to rape a woman in menlo park. we first told about the arrest tuesday morning. police say the victim was jogging on woodland avenue... when rogelio artiga started running towards her. artiga asked the woman if she liked to dance. the woman ignore him... but police say artiga followed her... and dragged her into the bushes. the woman was able to break free. ( james ) san mateo's district attorney says the woman's screams scared artiga off. police say home surveillance video helped them catch artiga. ( james ) in the north bay... sonoma county and the city of santa rosa are getting ready to mark the one year

cynthia evacuated monday night as she says flames roared up on the ridge behind her home on portola avenueion order was issued for three roads in the area. here on wednesday, cynthia was back home. cynthia. i was terrified. her power was still out - but she was grateful to all the crews. kron four reached out to pge, in a statement, they said quote: we are aware that the marin county fire dept is investigating a power lne as the cause of this fire. we're continuing to work with the marin county fire dept. and cal fi9re to understand more about the circumstances of this preliminary finding. estacio. there were no structures destroyed, i asked the county spokesperson if they plan to go after pge, but she says it is uncertain right now. in marin county te (ken)in national news: a senator from oregon has released documents that show fema funds are being diverted to immigration and customs enforcement ...(pam) this comes now .. just as the hurricane season is underway. senator jeff merkley says, the money is being spent on detention facilities... part of an additional $200 -million in funding p

san francisco police have made an arrest in connection to a series of strong arm robberies in the portolald michael crayton. polcie say crayton robbed women one four different dates in september. during a search of crayton's home.. police located evidence from an unreported robbery that happened on septemeber 11. ( james ) we're learning more about the arrest of a 19- year-old accused of trying to rape a woman in menlo park. we first told about the arrest tuesday morning. police say the victim was jogging on woodland avenue... when rogelio artiga started running towards her. artiga asked the woman if she liked to dance. the woman ignore him... but police say artiga followed her... and dragged her into the bushes. the woman was able to break free. ( james ) san mateo's district attorney says the woman's screams scared artiga off. police say home surveillance video helped them catc

reyes station.officials are urging those in the area of mountain kind road, portola ave and almao downd to lagunitas school for more information.crews say this fire is difficult to access because of steep terrain. residents in fairfax and san geronimo are being warned that smoke from this fire could impact the area. (ken)lawrence, is the wind playing a big role in this fire lawrence karnow: it was a gorgeous suumer day around the bay area with sunshine all the way to the coast. hgihs today were in the 80s and 90s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. hurricane florence is a very dangerous storm and headed toward the carolinas. olivia is about to hit the hawaiian islands. high pressure will bring another round of nice weather but it will be a little cooler tomorrow. highs will be in the 80s inland with 60s at the coast. it will continue to cool with a few clouds on tuesday throught thursday. it will be slightly warmer next weekend.

pg&e maps show a power outage at arroyo road and portola avenue in lagunitas, not long after the power started. it knocked out power to a nearby fire lookout station as well as communication towers. in a statement, pg&e called the results preliminary. >> and said -- >> we are monitoring fire conditions from our wildfire safety operations center in san francisco 24/7 to determine what if any additional threat the fire may pose to oures last october. also under scrutiny is pg&e's use of reclosers. reclosers sent jolts of power to check ons on temporary. but if the line is on the ground the surge can spark a fire. pg&e recently pledged to curtail using reclosers during fire season. but investigators aren't saying if they played any role in this fire. >> at this point all we know is that -- in the pure sense the cause of the fire, which is the downed power line. they're still evaluating the details behind that. >> reporter: in marin county, jackson vander becken, nbc bay area news. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, the search is on for the person behind the robbery on the peninsula. palo alto polic

cynthia evacuated monday night as she says flames roared up on the ridge behind her home on portola avenue. an evacuation order was issued for three roads in the area. here on wednesday, cynthia was back home. cynthia. i was terrified. her power was still out - but she was grateful to all the crews. kron four reached out to pge, in a statement, they said quote: we are aware that the marin county fire dept is investigating a power lne as the cause of this fire. we're continuing to work with the marin county fire dept. and cal fi9re to understand more about the circumstances of this preliminary finding. estacio. there were no structures destroyed, i asked the county spokesperson if they plan to go after pge, but she says it is uncertain right now. in marin county te (pam) it is barely a month old ... and already the new park on top of the transbay transit center in san francisco, is showing signs of wear and tear. the walkway that circles the 5- and-a- half acre rooftop garden is crumbling. small divets of loose gravel have appeared on high traffic spots of the walkway. the good news is....

he says that people living in the city's southern neighborhoods like the portola and bay view hunter's point are, quote, virtually losing their mind and sanity. the board of supervisors land use and transportation committee is expected to hold a meeting next month. >>> speaking of sfo, i just saw you tweeted something out about them. >> they have delays because of the cloud cover out there. >> yeah. >> they're going to be around for the better part of the morning hours because the sunshine is going to be a little slower today. that's going to lead to cooler weather for now. warmer weather on the way as we continue the roller coaster through early september. hi, everybody. let me show you the players on the map. you can see clouds coming at us from the southwest and another swirl of clouds up to the northwest that's two areas or an area of high pressure and low pressure. they are bouncing around. one takes control of our weather one day and the other the other day. today the low is going to take control and temperatures are going to be dropping as the sea breeze will win out over slow s

cynthia evacuated monday night as she says flames roared up on the ridge behind her home on portola avenuen evacuation order was issued for three roads in the area. here on wednesday, cynthia was back home. cynthia. i was terrified. her power was still out - but she was grateful to all the crews. kron four reached out to pge, in a statement, they said quote: we are aware that the marin county fire dept is investigating a power lne as the cause of this fire. we're continuing to work with the marin county fire dept. and cal fi9re to understand more about the circumstances of this preliminary finding. estacio. there were no structures destroyed, i asked the county spokesperson if they plan to go after pge, but she says it is uncertain right now. in marin county te (grant) (grant) (grant) blue skies empty beaches .... just over the horizon what could be the most destructive storm ever to hit the carolinas.hurricane florence eased slightly to a category three storm with winds of 125 miles per hour.(vicki)no easing in the danger to the millions of people in its path. catherine heenan is here wit

according to the san francisco chronicle, the rubbers happened in the portola district within a fiveof the cases, police say the suspect punched women before robbing them. according to the chronicle, police say surveillance videos helped lead to the arrest. >>> santa rosa police say the texans in different cities are working together to investigate several recent thefts at lulu 11 stores with the latest was wednesday morning at the lulu lemon immigrant village in santa rosa. police say that for women wearing red and black hoodies stole almost $20,000 worth of clothing from the store. at least a dozen lulu lemon stores here in the bay area have been robbed just this summer including some attacks caught on surveillance video. >> that is often what happens in these cases. it will be a combination of all of us talking, getting together and working together to identify members of the crew. spot police say the women who rated the lulu lemon in santa rosa drove away in a black mercedes outside waiting. >>> president trump at a rally in las vegas once again mentioned california lieutenant. g

people living on mountain king road, portola avenue, and alamo road down to barranca way were urged toight to laganitas high school. . road closures include all of alamo road and all of sir franc francis drake, so a heads up if you are in that area. >>> we have a pretty significant new problem. sounds like nine vehicles involved in a crash on northbound 280, just past ocean avenue. so leaving daly city heading towards san francisco. we have the three left lanes blocked. the two right lanes are open. so definitely expect some delays there. and some better news in the north bay. southbound 101 south of petaluma, an earlier sig alert has cleared. once you make it to the golden gate bridge, things are looking pretty good. >> alex this is long distance with the best wifi experience, long-distance relationship. plus the most free shows to stream. th morney p to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. xfinity delivers the fastest, most reliable internet learn more, or get started for $29.99 a month for 12 months. click, call or visit a store tod

mountain king road, portola avenue, and alamo way. the evacuations were ordered at 9:30 last night. the crews are dealing with very steep terrain in this area that one firefighter descd cherous. they had been using a combination of bulldozers, hand crews, water tenders and fire engines, depending on what they have been able to deal with when it comes to access. 25 structures are still being threatened this morning, including homes and other buildings. anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> let's get a check on whether right now. cooler temperatures , but wind back. >> the winds are going to pick up to that the afternoon. strong gusty winds later on today. we will see the winds gusting up to 25 miles per hour. let's talk about the air quality, because it was back are going to be pushing smoke in our direction. we're looking at for the north bay, closer to the wildfires out there. we're looking at getting the worst of it with moderate air quality for the coast and also for the central bay as well. we are really watching that for you today. we are looking at the sales force tower camera. mostly cle