the driver got off at richmond parkway, got stuck at a light here and that's when witnesses tell me that the officers and the patrol vehicle bumped into that suspect vehicle and pushed it off the roadway. then police say the man exited the vehicle and was armed. they're not saying what he had but sky 7 shows he is arm would a knife. we're told by the witness she heard many gun shots, possibly up to 15. they're saying that multiple officers on scene did fire. this is richmond police jurisdiction because it happened within their city limits and the contra costra d.a. will be investigating the incident. abc 7 news. >>> now to the latest on a brush fire that scorched the east bay hills this afternoon. the fire burned near grizzly peek boulevard and fish ranch road and became a cause of concern for the lawrence hall of science. >> we are also told a firefighter fell 50 feet down the hill during a fire fight. that person is in stable condition. >> reporter: five hours into fighting this fire and it's only 10% contained. the fire sparked to life at 1:15 in the canyon just east of the cal footba

police say vallejo officers followed the suspect, who exited interstate 80 at richmond parkway....the shooting occurred the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.his identity has not been released.the richmond police department and the contra costa district attorney's office are investigating. (pam) new tonight - a bart rider has taken matters into his own hands.. to make sure the word gets out about crime on bart. he launched a website after the latest wave of robberies. kron4's hermela aregawi talked to the man... she is live at the embarcadero station. hermela - what motivated the man to start the website? bart has said that it decides which crimes it reports to the public on a case by case basis. something that the new chief has been critized for.the software enginerr i talked to says.. he rides the bart.. and he doesn't think it's a good to shelter people from the ifnromation. nearly every reported crime on bart is now logged on a new website created by ben friedland.he says he sees mostly thefts - cell phones, autos and bikes. ben friedland/creator of bartcrimes.comcertain st

a police chase, an officer-involved shooting on richmond parkway.ot and killed the suspect. >> the chase started just over an hour ago in vallejo. the subject was wanted for armed robbery. police are headed to the scene because they think the suspect may have been involved in a robbery in another city. >>> interstate 80 between lakeside drive will be closed for the next three hours. >>> a person will be spending time behind bars for molesting his son from russia. >> our story began with a tip from inside the sheriff's department. the source complained a therapist reported the abuse in 2012 but investigators sat on the case for years. but now the case is finally over. >> reporter: this los gatos couple pleaded no contest to molesting their adopted son from russia. he received a 24 year prison sentence. his wife 12 years in prison. >> i think it's sad. i think it's tragic. and it is horrific. and it's criminal. and i'm glad that they took accountability finall for it. >> reporter: ralph began abusing dennis when he was 9. dennis spoke to abc 7 last ye

a police chase, an officer-involved shooting on richmond parkway. and killed the suspect. >> the chase started just over an hour ago in vallejo. the subject was wanted for armed robbery. police are headed to the scene because they think the suspect may have been involved in a robbery in another city. >>> interstate 80 between lakeside drive will be closed for the next three hours. >>> a person will be spending time behind bars for his son from russia. >> our story began with a tip from inside the sheriff's department. the source complained a therapist reported the abuse in 2012 but investigators sat on the case for years. but now the case is finally over. >> reporter: this los gatos couple pleaded no contest to molesting their adopted son from russia. he received a 24 year prison sentence. his wife 12 years in prison. >> i think it's sad. i think it's tragic. and it is horrific. and it's criminal. and i'm glad that they took accountability finall for it. >> reporter: ralph began abusing dennis when he was 9. dennis spoke to abc 7 last year. >> as i

it's been busy at the richmond/san rafael, delays westbound also richmond parkway starting to get heavyell. so it's about 13 minutes on over to 101. no delays on mass transit. >>> the eclipse hits this monday. the american astrological society has posted a list of reputable vendors of safety glasses. simply wearing sunglasses could damage your retina. people's pets are expected to be okay since they don't usually loat the sun. one scientist recommends a way to avoid expensive solar cameras. just poking a hole in paper will do the job. put your back to the sun and you will have the light of the sun going through the hole and making a projected image and you will see the eclipse that way. >> southern california residents are set to see a partial eclipse. the path of totality will the move are block the sun is from oregon to south carolina. our own ken bastida will be reporting from oregon leading to and during n ayth e on kpix 5 news. >>> roberta is counting down to the event in the weather center. >> i have been so u e e tecounown excid! clock. can you see it there? we have been counting

the chase ended in gunfire a little after 5:00 on the richmond parkway. started as an attempted traffic stop. now richmond police officers say officers tried to pull the car over because it was tied to a recent armed robbery. >> the officers from the police department picked up the car, and tried to stop the vehicle. the driver receives the stop, and the prestige started. >> police say the driver got out of the car holding a machete and then officers fired when he refused to drop it. at this point, all police will say is the man is a 45-year-old man. >>> authorities in the east bay are hoping a new suspect sketch can help track down the man who used a flair gun to attack a driver in concord. this happened back in june on willow path road near the 680 off-ramp. concord place say the man was on his bicycle when he got into some sort of altercation with the driver. and that's when he discharged a flair gun in the driver's face. the driver suffered serious injuries. police recovered the attackers bicycle at the scene. >>> the fbi is getting involved after a 16

the chase ended in gunfire a little after 5:00 on the richmond parkway. started as an attempted traffic stop in vallejo. richmond police say officers tried to pull the car over because it was tied to a recent armed robbery in he willer is reet toe. >> the officers from vallejo police department picked up the car and tried to stop the vehicle. the driver refused to stop and the pursuit started. >> police say the driver grot out of the car holding a machete and officers fired when he refused to drop it. at this point, police will say he's a 45-year-old man from venetia but little more. >>> authorities in the east bay are hope a new suspect's sketch can help track down a man who used a flare gun to attack a driver in concord. it happened back in june on willow pass road near the 680 off ramp. they say the man was on his bicycle when he got into some sort of altercation way driver and that's when he discharged a flare gun in the driver's face. that driver suffered serious injuries. police recovered the attacker's bicycle at the scene. >>> 5:36. live pictures i

on the richmond parkway. is it tarted as an attempted traffic stop in vallejo. mond police say officers tried to put car over because it was tied to a recent armed robbery in eller is reet toe. >> the officer from vallejo hoe police department picked up the car and tried to stop the vehicle. the driver refused to stop and the pursuit started. >> police say the driver got out of the car hold a machete and officers fired when he refused to drop it. at that point all police say is the suspect is a 45-year-old man from bah nesh. >> to follow up, a man remains in extremely critical condition this morning after he was struck and nearly killed by a car he's sat a a bus stop. this happened around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. they say a black car were white car, possibly a third car all made contact sending that white car into the bus stop and a tree. people who live be at the intersection say accidents happen there frequently. >> the prior owner built the wall because of cars in the yard. we have twice had this wall damaged severely enough that it cost us over $15,000 each

sky 7 was over the scene on richmond parkway. investigators say it all began when officers attempted to stop a car suspected to be connected to an armed robbery in el cerrito last week. authorities say the suspect was holding a machete and refused orders to drop the weapon. five officers opened fire, hitting suspect several times. he died at the scene. >> developing news in a disturbing story out of san jose. federal authorities are now looking into a camera that police believe was used to manufacture child porn. the camera was found inside of a children's art and music studio owned by this man. abc7 news reporter david louie has the details and reaction from a neighbor who said he trusted nguyen for years. >> fellow 10 nlts of the strip mall believe nguyen has operated the stiedio for five years. people described him as friend friendly and trust worthy, but police say they found a hidden camera in the bathroom, and images of one child under age 10. it's alleged by police he was attempting to manufacture child pornography. >> we'

it's right around richmond parkway there's a disabled vehicle maybe toward the center divide you mayzraks and possibly slowing as we're seeing traffic start to build toward the toll plaza that's why they turned the metering lights on and the backup fills in these lanes. but notice you can see those fast track lanes visibly moving, that means traffic is still manageable coming out of the maze. back to you. >>> thank you very much, mike. at 5:30 we're following breaking story on the peninsula where police are comb a redwood city neighborhood trying to look for evidence, clues, anything after a young man was shot. >> this is the scene at hoover street that is near the marsh road exit just off of highway 101. today in the bay's bob red bell droek that story at 4:30. any updates since your last report sn? >> reporter: good morning. i don't know if you can tell you about redwood city police have expanded their crime scene significantly and moved us back. we're beyond the intersection on hoover street. and one reason they expand the crime seen because in this intersection which say good blo

sky 7 was over the scene on richmond parkway. investigators say this all began when officers attempted to stop a car suspected to be connected to an armed robbery in el cerrito last week. a high-speed chase ensued for 15 minutes before ending in richmond. authorities say the suspect was holding a machete and refused orders to drop the weapon. five officers opened fire hitting the suspect several times. he died at the scene. >> the owner of a san jose art museum studio faces charges of producing child pornography. police believe the man hid a camera inside the restroom of his business. nguyen owned the enlightenment studio near mckee road. detectives claim the hidden camera captured illicit images of a child under the age of 10. the fbi is now examining images captured by the camera. at least one nearby business owner called the charges shocking. >> 6:04 now. happening today, a man will appear in court to answer charges he captured video of a couple having sex and then trying to extort them for cash. this man shared an apartment w

the shooting happened along the richmond parkway following a high-speed chase that began in the lateome viewers might think this video is graphic. >> on the mobilephone video you can hear the police sirens and then we see a police vehicle hit to the white sedan. the driver's side door opens and the driver gets out. he raises his arms and as more officers arrived he begins to walk toward the police. he stands still and then continues walking forward. >> no no no. >> at that point you can hear a burst of gunfire. loud rapid succession of shots. the man falls to the ground. from skyfox 2 a machete lying on the ground. the male driver was holding the weapon when police shot and killed him. vallejo police spotted the vehicle and say it was wanted in connection with a robbery. the white sedan and license plate matched a vehicle seen in el cerrito at an armed robbery two weeks ago. >> the suspect did not stop and the pursuit started in vallejo. it then moved to the freeway. >> the chase turned off highway 80 busy with rush-hour traffic but no one else was hit with the bullets. richmond poli

parkway 11 minutes. so not too bad. richmond/san rafael bridge westbound direction 18 minutes on over to 101. it's another "slow, stop, go" 22- minute ride from the maze into downtown. >>> here's a beautiful sight of the sunrise at mount vaca. you can see that marine layer right below hovering over those mountaintops there. the peaks there. so yes, that marine layer still thick out there this morning. bay bridge socked in. that's the usual. 63 for concord. 56 oakland. livermore 60. we'll get some clearing soon. we could expect that in the next few hours. but you can see it creeping in through the bay. it went further east even as far as concord and livermore today. we are seeing hot weather because of the high pressure in the desert southwest that usually brings monsoonal moisture for the places like southern california and arizona but we are going to be hot sunday through wednesday. ♪ >>> rich hill of the los angeles dodgers nearly made history last night but ended in heartbreak. he threw a perfect game for eight innings in pittsburgh. 24, 24 down. still had a no-hitter going into extra inni

but that traffic stop led to a high speed chase, ending on parkway blvd. in richmond. investigators say barboa has a prior criminal history before the robbery at allstar donuts in el cerrito. according to his linkedin page barboa has a psychology degree and was currently employed as the clinical director of an alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment center in the north bay. (vicki) in the south bay... two washington state residents are in jail after a passenger aboard a southwest airlines flight bound for san jose spotted sexually explicit text messages on a fellow passenger'scell phone.

richmond-san rafael bridge. things are moving smoothly in both directions. great america parkway on ramp eastbound to 237. we have fire crews on the scene and they have that on ramp blocked at this time. there was earlier reports of a fire in that area. speeds still moving at the limit along 237. and you can see that both the golden gate bridge or if you can see. it's quite difficult this morning. due to the fog. we have a fog advisory in place. so please be careful. refrain from using the high beams and leave a little extra space between you and the car in front of you. bay bridge toll plaza, problem free. a quick check of the travel times all in the green. moving right at the limit. that's a check of the traffic. back over to you. >>> in alameda county, the mayor of feed mob is stepping down -- piedmont is stepping down after a public outcry after facebook posts. kpix 5's john ramos explains. >> reporter: the news was posted on the door of piedmont city hall. jeffrey wieler resigned as mayor. last week constituent mccarthy asked wheeler if he would join in a moment of silence for those killed in charlot

richmond virginia. >>> a new jersey state trooper who was checking on a disabled vehicle along the garden state parkway ended up saving a woman's life. the trooper spotted a car on the side of the road thursday afternoon. he got out and saw 70-year-old joan murphy leaning on the side rail and struggling to breathe. she collapses and trooper paul started cpr. within a few seconds, murphy started to bleet and she started talking. >> feels good, it wasn't until though, that it kicked in, it was a normal day of work and i am glad it's a great turnout. >> we say thank you for your service. >> trooper paul called a ambulance and mrs. murphy was taken to the hospital to be treated and she is doing okay. >> 5:34 a.m., a team of engineering students at temple university gearing up for the solar eclipse. putting the final touches on a high attitude balloon that they will release into the atmosphere during the eclipse. they will travel to russellville, kentucky, because that town lies in the path of the totality. the ploon will -- balloon will e live streaming. chester police department posted a picture of their

parkway crash. traffic on highway 4 and 680 slow from hercules to richmond getting to the richmond bridge has been slow it is slow in marin. 880 slow from hayward to fremont and the south bay is jampacked. i don't remember a bad day like this for a while. let's bring in steve paulson with your weather. >>> we're getting some pictures from houston hobby airport and there are planes submerged. we think it is legitimate to. let's get to the weather. we do have fog so there will be a 50 degrees spread on those temperatures. 70 in the city but i don't know now they may not reach that. it is going to be a day of 60s near the fog and that 70s 80s inland up to 109 for some. for those inland areas this is how your summer has gone since june 15. if you're on the coast foggy uncle, inland is hot with a break inland for about 20 days or so in august. back we went on the weekend and it looks like another hot week, the onshore breeze continues and some areas warmed up on saturday but then it started to cool down sunday and i think the trend will continue on the coast today. a little more fog in the north bay as well