ktvu's cristina rendon is in paradise tonight. you talked with two people who unfortunately came home and found that they had nothing left? >> reporter: that's absolutely right. it's just devastating for these families. the people that we talked to our outside the town limits of paradise, where evacuation warnings are being lifted. where we are is in the town of paradise itself, right next to city hall. this appears to have been a mobile home park at one point before the fire came through, but all of this is just so devastating for many families. >> i knew it was going to be bad. i did not think it was going to be this bad. >> reporter: coming home to paradise is heartbreaking. >> my cats all died i guess. because they are not around here. >> reporter: this is the first time sam is seeing how the camp fire incinerated everything on his 15 acre property on mill road. >> look at this. these used to be two, really nice little houses. well-built. the only thing sticking up is the melted refrigerator. two properties, looking for money

ktvu's cristina rendon joins us from alameda county with a look at the last minute poche -- push for votes. >> i can tell you, it has regis voters. as you can see people are still dropping off their ballots. at this drop off. one of the popular ways that people are dropping off ballots, and, people making sure they get their ballots in before the last day of early voting ends. voters are taking advantage of drop boxes and early vote locations, at this drive- through stop in alameda county. drivers waiting to turn in their vote by mail ballots. >> voting by mail is the simplest thing ever. i used to go to the precinct. this is so much more convenient. >> reporter: inside, the alameda county elections office is buzzing too. >> i'm actually surprised and cursed that there are a lot of people voting. because people take voting for granted, and in order to make changes in policy, we have to vote. >> we are seeing a turnout at the pace of the last presidential election in november 2016. so far, we've got 200,000 early votes and it's just monday. >> reporter: san francisco and contra costa

ktvu's cristina rendon joins us now.lawsuit and joins us from the high school with more. >> reporter: julie, we are learning new details about what happened on the afternoon of may 8th at san ramon valley high school. this is a lawsuit alleging negligence on behalf of the school district and pe teacher who may have been distracted on his cell phone as the boy was drowning. new details are shedding light on the drowning death of 15- year-old ben curry at san ramon valley high school in danville. family attorney andy schwartz is a releasing video he obtained but describes what he saw during curry's pe pool class in may. >> it appears to us that the teacher had his cell phone in his hand, and was looking at his cell phone, as he was supervising the children. >> reporter: schwartz filed a lawsuit tuesday, alleging willful misconduct on behalf of the school district in the pe coach, coach becker. video shows becker standing on a diving board and instructing students to tread water for three minutes. he also added 30 seconds o

. >> cristina rendon reports from concord were parents were searching for indoor activities. >> reporter: hazy air shrouds mount diablo. the fire in butte county is pushing out smoke and evacuees. this residents house burned down in paradise and she is staying with in-laws in concord. >> my daughter was crying and wanted to go home. i told her, we can't go home. that was really hard. >> reporter: she brought her daughters to skyhigh sports seeking release and shelter from air-quality. the indoor trampoline park sold out timeslots. there was no shortage of kids. >> we thought we would beat the crowds but we didn't. everyone has the same idea. it is really hostile outside. they cannot run around or ride bikes. the day has been pretty hectic. the air quality has been pretty bad. they have been pretty slammed. >> reporter: the air quality will be poor for the next several days. parents are being advised to limit outdoor activity for kids, especially those with asthma and masks are not substitute. bouncy houses are another choice. parents are concerned there is no end in sight for the bad air

cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> more about the new ballpark. joined by oakland a's president dave kaval. thank you very much for joining us. you are just beaming. you are so excited. >> very exciting day. >> you called the design bold, iconic, why do you feel this design in this right fit? >> the walter front location is -- water front location is a tremendous place and to build a stadium with this amazing green loop, a park on the roof, a jewel box design, i think it will be a tremendous location for a's fans and for the community. so we are thrilled to announce it today. >> the renderings look amazing. one thing people are talking about already today is how are folks going to get to and from the park. i know this is something you will try to address. there is not a b.a.r.t. station close by and it is stuff to get to and from that area. >> it will be critical to make sure we have a transportation plan, additional ferry service, getting people to walk and bike, take uber and lyft, and then m

cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30. cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the a's deal is far from done but it aims high and if completed could accomplish two big goals first keeping the a's in oakland and creating a new attraction on the waterfront and offers a promise of revitalizing the coliseum site. in east oakland. alyana gomez reports from oakland. >> reporter: lots of optimism tonight after the announcement this morning. so there's a lot of things still to be worked out. the a's have settled on a location here in howard terminal in the beautiful wasn't from the in jack london square as we talked about. tonight, we are focusing more on the economic impact on tourism and, of course, east and west oakland and also looking into the transportation in all of this. there was some controversy involving how people might get to this location and we are showing out that might happen. and also, the excitement of neighbors here in jack london squavisit in bursting with culture. redevelopment and businesses opening up shop. p

and as ktvu's cristina rendon tells us, the loss can be overwhelming and the devastation almost too much to bear. >> i knew it was going to be bad. i didn't think it was going to be this bad. >> reporter: coming home to paradise is heartbreaking. >> my cats all died, i guess. because they are not around here. >> reporter: this is the first time sam yarborough is seeing how the camp fire incinerated everything on his 15 acre property on the road. >> look is used to be two, really nice little houses. they were all the only thing s is the melted refrigerator. >> reporter: the 78-year-old took us through his final properties, looking for anything left behind. but it's gone. this was home for the past 40 years. >> i don't have enough time left on this planet to ever have it again. that's pretty hard to take. this is closure of some kind, you know? that's all i can say. >> reporter: off skyway in chico, larry woodward is digging through the rubble, searching for his wife's jewelry. he says donna died earlier this year and he has not brought himself to go through her things. >> i lost my wife i

until ten o'clock tonight and i'm talking to some of the best music of two thousand and thirteen rendon playing songs but all. in one thousand nine hundred i was the first woman to work in this one particular mine and my job was what they called the bell boy and then they started calling me the bell person because i was a female so when i would go into ground everybody would be kind of gathered to see this woman coming out of the mines you know and then i remember my face would be all black with the oldest and i was a little bit vain so i would have a handkerchief and i would wipe my face off before i would come outside so it would be. so that it but the guys would always be looking for me to come out because it was just so amazing i guess to them to see a woman working in the mines bolding. troop. oh i. knew all this brock's and my earth science teacher back then said there's going to be eight hundred years of coal and when he said that that's when things were good you know where everybody was working like the guys that worked in the mines they always had nice cars like the camero i re

lives in chico so we're going to stay with her until we decide what to do. >> in concord, cristina rendon, fox 2 news. >>> investigators near chicago want to know why a police officer shot and killed an african-american security guard who was destaining a suspected gunman. investigators say 26-year-old jamel robertson was shot and killed early on sunday while she was trying to pin down a man involved in an earlier shooting. family members and friends say they do not know how this happened. they say he was wearing a bullet-proof vest and a shirt that said security on it. >>> elena housley graduated and had just started her first year at pepperdine university. yesterday her parents announce had the they will start a foundation in her name called elena's choice. >> i think very important for us because this has become for so many people it's political about gun control. this is not about gun control to us. because there's a lot of people who handle that. this is about being nice to one another. >>> housley was one of 12 people killed in the bar shooting. >>> coming up in a moment on mornings

ktvu's cristina rendon joins us from oroville where people there are also feeling sick. >>> reporter: this is just so sad. the butte county public health department confirming there is norovirus at an evacuation center in chico called the neighborhood church. the spokesman wouldn't confirm the outbreak here at the oroville nazarene church but a lot of evacuees here say there is a stomach bug going around. jack is living out of his pickup truck after the "camp fire" incinerated his rv in paradise. >> we had flames on both sides of the truck. i thought the truck was going to explode. >> reporter: he is staying in the parking lot of this church. a red cross evacuation center. the shelter is running smoothly but evacuees are dealing with a stomach bug. >> we have been trying to segregate sick people from well people so it doesn't spread any more. and we're urging people to wash their hands. >> i thought it was just the food. i was, like, um, it didn't settle right for me and it just out of nowhere hit me hard. >> reporter: butte county public health confirms other evacuation centers are r

ktvu's cristina rendon talked with her and her sponsor today. >> reporter: when we first met veronica aguilar, she was helping set the table for thanksgiving in her. the 36-year-old from el salvador is living with anne and kent moriarty in penalty. her sponsors as she appeals an asylum case. >> you come here and they tell you your case isn't important, it's not strong enough. you don't have enough evidence. it happens to so many people. >> reporter: regular says she fled gang violence and death threats in her home country. she came to the u.s. with a caravan of migrants last october and fears going back. >> translator: what do they want? for me to be dead and say, you know what? can you give my spirit asylum? no. we leave our countries because we're afraid to live over there. >> reporter: aguilar worries about her 15-year-old son in tijuana with the most recent caravan, waiting to cross the border at the san ysidro port of entry. her mother helped him travel to mexico, then returned to el salvador. in her home country, she wouldn't let her son leave the house, fearful he would be kill

ktvu's cristina rendon reports from concord where parents had to think outside the box. >> reporter: a hazy son and east bay, the camp fire in butte county is pushing out not only smoke but evacuees. >> are we going to the trembling parkwest go so fun. ed down in paradise. lf's house she is staying with her in- laws. yesterday, she started crying and she said, go home, mommy. she's two. that was really hard. >> reporter: wolf brought her daughters to skyhigh sports monday, seeking relief for her two girls air quality. >> just trying to get them to a place where it's fun for them. >> reporter: the indoor trembling park sold-out timeslots from morning to afternoon. cubbies filled with shoes and masks. no shortage of energetic kids. >> we thought we would beat the crowds. and we did not beat the crowds. everyone has the same idea. it was really awful outside. >> the day has been really hectic. it is a school holiday. the air quality has been pretty bad. particularly, we have been slam >> reporter: considering how bad the air quality will be for the next several days, contra costa county

ktvu's cristina rendon reports. >> reporter: well, you can imagine it now if you look out behind us. this entire area will be transformed in the coming years. you can picture it. those cranes will still be there but there will be a new ballpark right next to it here near jack london square and in east oakland the site will be redeveloped. it is two big projects that will have one big community impact. >>> reporter: the oakland a's unveiling plans wednesday for a new waterfront stadium at howard terminal just north of the ferry at jack london square. >> all the different decks are going to be closer than would you see at the coliseum and some of the other locations. and then you have this incredible green loop, a park on the roof. >> reporter: the a's president announced the redevelopment of the coliseum land in east oakland. it will feature an amphitheater style ballpark for the public, soccer fields, shops and housing. >> certainly it will create the kind of job opportunities that will allow families to be able to take care of their children and pay their mortgages and other expense

get this, county supervisor rendon snipes said it was a mistake on her part.o you get to keep that job? doesn't come along and say you violated the stuff before and you're clearly not the best housekeeper when it comes to keeping track of the vote so why do you get to stay? my question, how do we keep our election system from partisan hacks like brenda likes from being saved? we run the risk potentially that there may be

in alameda county, cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> around california, lawmakers and others are making a big push at the ballot box to solve the housing crisis. there are more than a half- dozen ballot initiatives that address various housing initiatives. >> ktvu's andre senior joins us with the different approaches aimed at trying to accomplish this goal. >> reporter: housing issues dominate the november ballot, audi of the 11 statewide propositions, four of them pro -- focus on local housing and on the statewide ballot will be proposition 1, authorizing $4 million in bonds for rental housing for low-income residents, and down payment assistance and home loans for veterans. opponents simply say the issue requires a far bigger solution. a yes vote on proposition 2 authorizes the use of money currently only used to treat people with mental illness to build housing for the mentally ill. >> when folks need to recover from their experience of homelessness, from mental addiction, is a home. >> you are taking treatment dollars away. >> reporter: prop five is the property tax transfer

and, the repopulation and the recovery issues. >> i was talking to cristina rendon in the newsroom. she was up there today. i was saying, it's one thing to see it in pictures. it's another thing to see it in person. she just said, she cannot believe the devastation. it just goes on, and on, and on, and on. >> the entire community. >> we keep seeing pictures too. no matter how many times you see them, it is just devastating. >> it's the biggest loss. >> it's a whole town gone. not a neighborhood. it's a whole town. >> and all the infrastructure. it's horrible. >> it's a hugewill be an ongoing story as people clean up their lives. it's not going to happen tomorrow. these are the high temperatures from today. 67 in napa and in santa rosa. 67 in vallejo and in oakland. not a bad day today or tomorrow. there is the weather system. that is the nice thing. it's setting up with better air quality. already, we are starting to see some southwinds. the winds have been doing this. the winds have been coming out of the northeast. paradise is up here and the winds were blowing in this direction.

cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> one final funeral took place today in pittsburgh, pennsylvania as the oweddest victim of the last -- old he was victim of the last massacre was laid to rest. the 97-year-old was smart and witty an avid walker and loved being involved in activities at the tree of life synagogue which she went to for more than 60 years. the attack killed 11 and left six other wounded including four officers. a prayer vigil will be tomorrow outside the synagogue. the suspect 46-year-old robert bowers pleaded not guilty in court yesterday and if convicted could face the death penalty. >>> a massive plume of black smoke seen for miles. check it out. coming up, what firefighters have discovered at the scene and why they say this isn't the first time they have been to the location. >> and a woman under arrest after police say she used a two-foot-long branch you see here in an unprovoked attack in the east bay. >> we take you live outside now. check this out. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. >> wow. >> it's a friday night. it is 6:10. and there's barely any traffic! i

>> cristina rendon live for us in butte county, thank you. >> you can stay up to date on the campfire by going to our website, ktvu.com. click on california wildfires at the top of the page. right there you will find an interactive map that shows the address by address, which homes are destroyed, and those that are still standing. we have a map of air quality also throughout the bay area and interviews and video from the scene. again, go to ktvu.com. >>> the campfire continues to billow smoke in butte county, and of course, a lot of that smoke is settled here in the bay area. these are pictures from above the fire taken at about noon today. and for more on the conditions up there in the fire zone and of course here in the bay area with all of that smoke and haze in the air, we want to bring in meteorologist mark tamayo. >> the headline, no more red flag warnings. the conditions are helping fire crews. not talking about the gusty, offshore winds but still, it is dry in high terrain. we'd like to add a lot of moisture to these mountains. just not happening yet but one good step in the r

ktvu's cristina rendon live in alameda county with a look at how things are going. >> reporter: it has been a very busy day to say the least, both outside and inside. i'll step out of the way so you can see. county workers are breaking down this tent. this is the ballot drop spot that ended at 5:00, that. more than 1000 people drove by to drop off ballots in this location. that does not even include the people who went inside. clearly, a lot of people turning out to vote early. voters are taking advantage of drop boxes in early voting locations, and this drive- through drop off spot in alameda county. drivers waiting to turn in their vote by mail ballots. >> voting by mail has been the simplest thing ever. i used to go to the precinct, but this is so much more convenient. >> reporter: inside, the alameda county elections office is buzzing too. >> i'm actually surprised and encouraged that there are a lot of people voting. because people take voting for granted, and in order to make changes in policy, we have to vote. >> we are seeing a turnout at the pace of the last presidential elect

ktvu's cristina rendon talked with the woman and her sponsor today. she is here now with more on that part of our coverage. >> reporter: the woman we spoke with was detained for seven months before she was released on bail to a sponsored family in the east bay earlier this year. tonight, she's waiting, and hoping her son can join her. >> [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: when we first met veronica aguilar, she was helping to set the table for dinner. the 36-year-old is living with anne and kent moriarty, her sponsors, as she appeals asylum in her case. >> translator: you come here, and they tell you your case isn't important. it's not strong enough. you don't have enough evidence. it happens to so many people. >> reporter: aguilar says she fled gang violence and death threats in her home country of el salvador. she came to the u.s. with a caravan of migrants last october, and fears going back. >> [speaking foreign language] >> translator: what do they want? for me to be dead and say, can you give my spirit asylum? no. we leave our countries bec

cristina rendon is live in san diego with john cox's election day party. we want to start things in washington, d.c. with lauren blanchard who has a look at those all-important national races. >> reporter: hi, alex. a couple of races we can already predict at this hour as polls continue to close across the country. we know senators bernie sanders from vermont, and senator tim kaine of virginia, both have won reelection, as well as the republican governor of south carolina, henry mcmaster, still too close to call is the balance of power in congress. democrats hope to take the house while republicans hoping to hold onto the senate. this is the first major election since president trump took office. >> we built a strategy that looks at the largest battlefield that we have seen in decades built around our candidates. >> the choice is clear. it's a choice between prosperity and higher taxes. >> i think americans will choose prosperity. >> reporter: it's a race to the finish for democrats and republicans with everything on the line when the polls close. up for g

. >> reporter: 36-year-old david rendon and 38-year-old a.j. perez are more than sparring partners. they are brothers. not biological but the type born through service to this country. a.j. served in the navy doing anti-piracy ops. david spent 12 years in the army, two of them in iraq and kuwait. they credit this gym with saving their lives. unbreakable gym in l.a., gym to star clientele like chris pratt, wiz khalifa, and sylvester stallone. but according to the gym's owner and sports commentator, jay glazer, their most important clientele are veterans. >> they're the smartest group of people you will ever be around. every single week i leave here, i'll call and family and friends go, oh my hear what this vet said what that vet said. >> two minutes left! >> jay creates a program called mvp, merging vets and players to provide veterans and former athletes with a new squad. >> started with nfl players, now spanning all sports, and ex-combat vets, you need to realize the uniform doesn't define you. >> reporter: our new york giants defensive end michael strahan is a board member and a v

a grooufrl preschool is a huge issue flash flood rendon in the state nate. tony atkins has been very active on affordable housing. i don't think he's going to come in day one jus like pelosi and try to much all these liberal agendas. >> how can we expect newsom to be dfferent? his campaign slogan was courage or a change. what will he do that's different from brown? >> g control. i think jerry brown was known for panel once othe right, wasn't on the left.ou i think y'll see certainly childhood poverty issues and preschool, education, housing. i think you're going to see him step back from high speed rail c some way. maybe less of tp in trade money will go to high speed rail. and then there's the tunnels question thaterryrown -- the water tunnels and the delta. i think he wants to create his own legacy and he's going to lean in on things jerry brown didn't think of. >> i think that speaks to thenr diff life experiences. jerry brown has never had children, has never really wanted for much. i don't think he carn about that much, but he's never had to worry about

. >> governor elect gavin newsom was in san francisco today were ktvu's cristina rendon caught up with him to ask about last night's tragedy in thousand oaks. >> we can't this continue. we can't allow this to be n'all another night in america. it happened in our state. and it's happening in states large and small across the country. there are multiple shootings on a daily basis, an hourly basis in america that does not exist anywhere else on planet earth. >> newsom says california will lead and raise the bar on gun control in the absence of elected officials doing their jobs at the national level. cristina will have more from the governor elect coming up on ktvu plus at 6:00. this is a developing story and we are continuing to stay on top of the investigation and will bring you updates throughout the evening on ktvu plus. >>> not far away from the scene of last night's shooting, crews right now are battling a large brush fire burning near newberry park in ventura county. this is being called the hellfire and so far, it's burned at least 8000 acres and has forced the closure of highway

cristina rendon is live in san diego with john cox's election day party. we want to start things in washington, d.c. with lauren blanchard who has a look at those all-important national races. >> reporter: hi, alex. a couple of races we can already predict at this hour as polls continue to close across the country. we know senators bernie sanders from vermont, and senator tim kaine of virginia, both have won reelection, as well as the republican governor of south carolina, henry mcmaster, still too close to call is the balance of power in congress. democrats hope to take the house while republicans hoping to hold onto the senate. this is the first major election since president trump took office. >> we built a strategy that looks at the largest battlefield that we have seen in decades built around our candidates. >> the choice is clear. it's a choice between prosperity and higher taxes. >>

cristina rendon was there as families return be bad.it was gonna be this bad. >> coming home to paradise is the first time he has neted everything in his property. >> there used to be nice little houses. built by me. the only thing sticking up is the refrigerator. >> he took us through the property looking for money left behind but it's gone. this was home for the last 40 years. >> i don't have enough time left on the planet to ever have it again. >> this is closer. of some kind you know. that's all i can say. >> mary woodward is digging through the rubble searching ed year and he has an brought himself to go through his - - her things. >> i lost my wife in may and i am doing a lot of grieving over that and dealing with this. she still in my heart for sure. >> he kept her on - - in the earn on the fireplace. the couple always talked about having the ashes mixed together and scattered that sees. >> into the sea. >> hopefully they will be together and get something for us. >> he lost seven cars including a 1990 thunderbird super coop. he

get this, county supervisor rendon snipes said it was a mistake on her part.u get to keep that job? doesn't come along and say you violated the stuff before and you're clearly not the best housekeeper when it comes to keeping track of the vote so why do you get to stay? my question, how do we keep our election system from partisan hacks like brenda likes from being saved? we run the risk potentially that there may be malpractice going on. joining me with a stake idiot reporter for the health joe contact. good to see if it happy friday. >> we had no such problems in jersey. our building is smooth. jersey. trish: i worry about it all over the country. i look at end of snipes and has a history of problems so how do all these votes just show up? how does that happen? how do they not count them when it is time to count them? >> do you watch baseball? trish: i used to collect baseball cards as a kid. >> you understand the role around. smart move. three strikes and you're out. you understand that rule? she's held this position since 2003 and since 2003 there been pro

. >> cristina rendon live, thank you. >>> we want to go back out to the press conference happening right now with cal fire. they are saying 90,000 acres burned and 6700 structures destroyed. let's listen in. >> magalia, working back down towards the origin of pulga. one of the emphasis was on rescue. we had numerous rescues today while actively d in firefighting ea. we had to use helicopters to rescue five peledown there. in the area of magalia we were doing structure we also >> good evening. i'm a senior meteorologist with the national weather service in nevada. i'm serving as the incident meteorologist on the "camp fire." so i just wanted to give a little background of the wind event that occurred yesterday thursday and thursday night. >> okay. we were just listening on a cal fire update from the fairgrounds in chico. there's a press conference that started at 6:00. during this press conference, they revealed that 90,000 acres have burned now. that's up from 70,000. and that 6700 structures have been destroyed. they are talking about their priority was on rescued today, numerous ones t

cristina rendon joins us at the command post in chico with more on the day's developments. >> reporter: well, this is now day six of firefighters fighting the camp fire. that meeting that you mentioned will happen in about an hour here inside of this hall. what's happening behind us is a private meeting with cal fire that started about 10 minutes ago. this is a private meeting for officials to talk about what happened today, the progress made, and then they will give us an update at 6:00. when we got here earlier this afternoon, this is the command post in chico, we saw cal fire stationed in the parking lot. they were giving us an update on the progress of today's efforts. they said they were looking at mainly keeping the containment lines overnight as well as growing the containment lines. they have also sprawled out maps on the side of the trailer for people to come out and look at. the fire itself is mapped out in red and black lines. the black line that you see on the maps is what's contained so far. when we spoke to cal fire, they say the fire is really changing the way it's burni

ktvu's cristina rendon tells us the federal judge in san francisco has temporarily blocked the white house plan. >> reporter: kimberly galvan was a toddler when she and her mother were waived through a port of entry in southern california. her mother was fleeing violence in mexico and did not know about asylum. >> it took my mother over 20 years to know if she would qualify for asylum. this was all after i came here at the age of two. and then after that, i didn't have a work permit or any type of legal status until the age of 19 when daca was first granted. >> reporter: she says once her mother started the process, it took 2 years to be granted asylum. thanks to help from the east bay sanctuary covenant. the group is one of four suing the trump administration over its asylum ban. the government issued a rule saying anyone who entered the u.s. without inspection outside the designated ports of entry would be barred from applying from asylum. but on monday, a federal judge in san francisco temporarily blocked the government, saying how someone comes into this country should bear littl

ktvu's cristina rendon heard from the lawyers behind this lawsuit and has reached out to the school district for comment. we'll have that part of the story coming up at 5:00. >>> a marriott hotel worker is getting a show of support from california teachers in this, the eighth week of their strike. california school boards association's annual education conference and tradeshow is set to start on thursday and runs through december 1st. the main conference is being held at the moscone center but had been booked at the marriott. they say they have now gotten word that those events have been moved to a different hotel. >> they understand what it is to try to gain a good contract. >> more than 2500 hotel workers in san francisco taking part in the strike over wages and job security. >>> there are many questions running the disappearance of former kgo radio broadcaster, ray taliaferro. he was last seen in kentucky after apparently driving away while his wife was in the backyard. taliaferro's wife allegedly told police he was forgetful at times and may have been dealing with early onset dementia. w

cristina rendon is live in the newsroom with more. >>> the fbi in new york is taking over the case as part of the national investigation of improvised explosive devices discovered last week and as you just said, this latest package now the second one addressed to tom steyer. >> reporter: one week after cesar sayoc of florida was arrested for sending more than a dozen mail bombs to high- profile politicians and others, tensions are still high in burlingame. the fbi san francisco office confirms a second package was discovered thursday night at the same usps facility where a suspicious device was found last friday. the fbi said this latest package was similar in appearance to the others and again addressed to tom steyer. steyer says in part, these threats are not isolated but are part of a larger assault on the norms that uphold our democracy. we will not relent as we push for the broadest possible democracy and a life of dignity and respect for every american. the fbi says the package was rendered safe by bomb techs at an off site locaer is unknown. cesar sayoc agreed to have his trial

. >> for more now from ktvu's cristina rendon, she has been up to the fire lines and joins us now. >> reporter: we can tell you that the winds we are experiencing today are nothing compared to how they were described yesterday when those flames were fueled by those fast winds and just completely decimated the town of paradise. we actually drove past paradise today into the little community of magalia. and that's as close as we could get to where the fire is actively burning today. take a look at some of the video we got from law enforcement. this is video taken around 2:00 this afternoon. it is off south park drive in magalia. this is a small community of 11,000 and it's been destroyed by the flames. as we were driving around we could see several smaller fires things like propane tanks and power lines still on fire here. there's just so much devastation. it's really hard for crews to get to everything at this point. they are work the active fire lines as we speak so unfortunately, homes are being destroyed still into today. and we caught up with two women who were out here trying to r

. >> our cristina rendon spoke with the woman and her sponsor in the east bay and has that part of our coverage. >> reporter: heather and alex, this is a difficult time for so many families as they wait to see if they can apply for asylum. the woman we spoke with came to the u.s. with the caravan of migrants seeking asylum. she was detained vocal months, given bail, and released to a family in the east bay. she is waiting now for her son to join her. >> reporter: when we first meant veronica aguilar, she was helping to set the table for dinner. the 36-year-old is living with anne and kent in manatt. her sponsors, as she appeals asylum in her case. >> you come here, and they tell you your case isn't important. it's not strong enough. you don't have enough evidence. it happens to so many people. >> reporter: aguilar says she fled gang violence and death threats in her home country of el salvador. she came to the u.s. with a caravan of migrants last october, and fears going back. >> [speaking foreign language] >> translator: what do they want, for me to be dead and say, can you give my sp

cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the rain is back with a series of storms expected this week. in san francisco, temporary flood barriers like this one were set up in advance of the rain over the next few days. the barrier is located at 17th and folsom. officials say it's a low-lying area at increased risk of flooding. >> and as you can see, those umbrellas and raincoats are out. this was taken in san francisco in the past few hours. people finishing up work, facing the rain as they begin a rainy evening commute home. >> a look at the conditions, live pictures here looking out toward the bay bridge toll plaza. a commute action -- direction on the right there heading into the east bay. going into san francisco, not bad. >> you can see the rain on the traffic camera. chief meteorologist bill martin joins us now with more. >> definitely, the video you showed is indicative of what's happening. it is this light, consistent drizzle. it's falling south of san francisco. it's wet on the ground but north of san francisco, over an inch of rain in the marin county watershed up in santa ro

cristina rendon is following the developments on this case and is here now with more. >> reporter: this is such a heartbreaking story to cover. family and friends are grieving the loss of hector garza and his daughter camila. >>> reporter: some things in life are unexplainable like the loss of a father and his baby girl. 45-year-old hector garza is being described as a loving husband to his wife kirsten and a proud dad to their 8- month-old daughter camila. garza was driving home with camila last week when his car was one of three hit by an alleged drunk driving on south broadway in walnut creek. multiple people were hurt and garza was killed. camila died tuesday night at the hospital. a family spokesman says the family is asking for privacy as they grieve saying in part, the garza family is struggling to comprehend how this tragic incident has taken the lives of two beloved individuals. kirsten is surrounded by family and friends who are providing her with love and painful time. >> it's really a toll on our whole department. and we just feel so do everythi we can to make sure the perso