this is what causes so much heartache for people who live here in this part of southern california.ing pretty much directly on the san andreas fault and this is really important for southern california. what's odd here is this fault has right-lateral movement to it, and so what we're looking at here is the continental landmass of north america coming into contact with a different plate. this land over here has moved over 400 hundred miles in the last 20+ million years from where it used to be attached to mexico to where it is today, and that, that's one of the engines of biodiversity here in this part of california. >>♪music. >>those winter rains bring late winter and spring flowers to the desert too. the desert comes alive with flowers! every shrub - the encelia, the burrobush, the creosote bush, and then herbs everywhere. we have fagonia in full-flower out here, and lots phacelias, scorpionweeds, it's just incredible the amount of variation we find in the desert and this one, one i haven't seen before but we all know it, tobacco. did you know that tobacco is an american plant and

an explosion and fire at a home in southern california.newsroom coming up next. >>> massive flames rip through the roof of a building in the east bay. we have new details about this fire and a look at the smokey aftermath. >>> plus countdown to a vote on military action in syria. we'll tell you if president obama's time at the g-20 summit has made any stride in the push against the assad regime. >>> and a live look at wall street. look who is there ringing in the bell. some of the finest from the nhl in their uniforms. a black hawk right there. scott will be along to take a look at the latest jobs numbers. today is friday, september 6. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. thanks for waking up with us. it is 6:30. i'm marla tellez. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. jon and laura are off today. fire crews keeping an eye out for hot spots firing a fire at a used car lot in martinez. fire officials say at least eight cars were burned. one building is an entire loss. crews have trouble getting a handle on it because the flames were so high. they

we have live look at the wild fire burning in the san gabriel mountains in southern california. christina loren joins us with context here. it looks very serious. another big wildfire. >> another big one 5% contained. what i can tell you is winds are going to play a big factor in trying to get this controlled. throughout the next 48 hours it is not looking good for them. we are going to see strong winds pick up here in the bay area. and we're talking about the potential return of the santa ana winds, that bodes very, very just not looking good for them. i don't want to get too far ahead of myself as this fire just broke out but it's not looking good for them when i look talt weather condition. here in the bay area temperatures are crisp to start. it's been about three years since we had significant fires. the morgan fire over mt. diablo was the most significant fire we had in the past three years, we still have a lot of beautiful available so i keep pointing out we need the be on the best of our fire safety. especially on an early fall camping trip. make sure the fire is complet

the vocal support is being pushed by republicans in southern california a man saying he worked for bart but supports the unions and showed up, saying this petition sounds politically motivated, especially since this councilman is running for assembly the. >> i am surprising that a member takes it upon himself to bring this up. what is his connection to bart? >> the passengers do not want another strike but were split whether the state should ban workers from walk off the job. >> i don't understand why they want to strike new but i don't like the idea taking away anyone's right to strike. i support unions and the right to strike. >> it affects more people than just the bart workers. it is hard if them to say to me, you need to be inconvenienced, you need to pay me more and take home less. that is troubling. it is a vital public service. >> the councilman will push for a ban even if an agreement is reached between the union and management and does not want to see this happen again in three or four years. look as these flyers handed out by bart union supporters in oakland. no group has cla

now you're starting to see the moisture which has been in southern california coming up out of the south. that sin creasing mid level moisture which given enough time will increase stability over the mountaintops tomorrow. that may make interesting changes by late in the difficult on sun v sunday. you can see the drop in temperatures compared to 24 hours ago, all this fired up by much stronger and an earlier start to the sea breeze which is reaching into livermore and fairfield tonight. you see the fog swilg back across san francisco. that will push locally inland across the bay tonight. the moisture we're watching is going to be coming up out of the south. it's not going to impact the a's game, on the chilly side. 60s for that. very exciting, cal football tonight against northwestern. 60s for that game, too. partly cloudy skies. no worries for showers today. but tomorrow around the mountaintops we may see a few shower chances that could linger into monday. here are the two elements coming together, moisture coming up sought of southern california and a trough approaching the west coast.

and there has been an explosion in southern california. an update on the breaking story from river side county where part of a neighborhood was wiped out. >>> we are live in san francisco where neighbors are outraged over a city worker being accused of hit and run. we'll tell you more about the mother sunbathing with her baby. >>> right now the drive in contra costa county looks pretty good. we have a live look at highway 24 and that is off to a good start. >>> the weather is look pretty good if you like sunshine and warm to hot conditions. although we have a little bit of fog on the coast. we'll sort it all out for you and have the forecasted highs for friday. so what can i get you? we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly with me ♪ ♪ it's buzz the bee on your tv ♪ ♪ oh how did i get this way? ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ there's a party going on in your cereal bowl ♪ ♪ o's can help lower cholesterol ♪ ♪ oh why does it taste so great? ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ hey! must be the hone

. >>> if there is a major earthquake off the coast of alaska it could put southern california at risk a tsunami. that's according to a government report out today. they put together this simulation after they saw the damage from the tsunami in japan. that killed hundreds of thousands and caused an estimated $300 billion in damage. according to the u.s. geological survey a theoretical 9.1 earthquake not far from alaska could have a devastating affect on southern california's coastal areas. what sort of waves are they talking about here? >> well, the report says they would be huge, shep and they would be on us in a matter of hours. after a 9.1 quake up in alaska within four hours 10 to 23-foot waves would be off the coast of northern california. northern california has a lot of coastal cliffs so the damage would not be substantial. after six hours we would have three to 10 foot waves in southern california and with the low-lying beaches in this area that would be devastating. look at some of the areas of biggest concern being with world famous malibu which of course is dotted with $10 p

as it gets closer to us, it will help pull up some showers over southern california and bring this moisture up into the bay year. i think it's just going to be in the form of clouds though and not any rain. there's a slight chance for some showers as we get into tomorrow evening, but it's really a slim chance right now. a live view of the golden gate. we san see into marin county, but there's low clouds out there. there's some high clouds already in place. tomorrow morning look for cloudiness, and they were clear, but high clouds will increase and by the evening there may be a couple of spotty showers. as we go into the labor day weekend, clouds left over into the morning, mostly sunny skies. i'll let you know more about the forecast for the holiday weekend and also into next week. >>> coming up, another bay area burglary by crooks posing in uniform. we'll show you where it's happening and what officials are saying. >>> the health department is investigating how over a dozen people became infected with e. coli after many dined in a popular restaurant in the rich monday district. >>> the lat

we'll take you to southern california. this monsoonal moisture is moving from southern california toward the bay area. this is what could possibly bring us a few light sprinkles and maybe a light shower sunday night and early monday morning. so definitely something that we will keep a close eye on. antioch, the high was 90ly. -- was 93. a cooler forecast for your sunday. we'll look at that coming up. >> thank you, lee. >>> police have shot and killed a man. it happened on bristol cone drive this afternoon. police were called to the scene by several 9-1-1 calls from neighbors who they say were seooting off several weapons. >> they arrived within a minute or two on the scene. they were confronted with an armed suspect. during that confrontation the officers fired their weapons at the suspect. they clearly felt their lives were in danger. >> authorities say no one else was injured during the incident. >>> now to the crisis in syria. president obama is stepping back and now the president will seek congressional authorization.

three southern california universities will also participate in the project. >>> it is very early inson of fall and it is starting to feel that way. now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> things click quickly. getting into fall early. couple days ago. feels like it early. it feels fall like. temperatures on the mild side. notice how numbers are even from fairfield all the way to mountain view. you are not seeing the 30 and 40-degree spreads. there is a low pressure center to the north. as the jet stream lowers itself the systems tweak through the pacific northwest. they leave a big hole. the high pressure jumps in. and that is what is happening. when that happens the winds come out of the north and that gets you higher fire danger and a red flag warning that goes into effect after 11:00 p.m. tonight. 72 in fairfield. 70 livermore. the winds, blowing right now, san francisco international airport 30 miles per hour. by 10:00 p.m. i don't think they will be out of the northwest but by 3:00 a.m., tomorrow morning, the winds out of the north. more north than northeast. threw the b

. >> we are following breaking news out of southern california southern california. there are no survivors of a plane crash at the santa monica municipal airport. it was coming in from idaho when it crashed into a storage hangar and burst into flames. it is unclear how it happened or how many people died. the jet is registered to a malibu address, corporate owner is a real estate company out of alabama. >>> an emotional plea at at&t park from a family of a dodger's fan stabbed to death after a giant's game. >> i don't know how this will end. i only know that i lost my son too soon. >> kpix5 was there as jonathan denver's father made a tearful plea for witnesses to come forward. >> i will always cherish the time me and my son spent here at the game. more than once that night jonathan told me how much he loved me. >> robert and his family and friends held a news conference to ask for help in the investigation in his son's death. sanfrancisco police say the stabbing death came after a series of confrontations between denver's group of dodgers fans and a group of giants

maybe isolated thunderstorms in southern california.e in the bay area, low 90s over inland east bay. skpf 90 in morgan hill, here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. here comes heat over the weekend. sunday, monday, highs up to and above 100 degrees. mid to up yefr 70s on the coast is a nice warm spell. >> larry beil is here. >> talking football. 49ers. >> yes. opening sunday. >> fired up. is collin kaepernick in sync with vernon davis? one niner says no. the re >>> good evening, last time 49ers played they meet again in the niners home opener this sunday, none other than randy fos mos raising questions about the offense. former niner randy moss says not convinsd the due yes was up to the challenge. and he says he never saw a rap yort last year. connecting for 254 yards. davis did not agree with the exteammate. >> he's an analyst. you know? that is his job to critique or offense. and say whatever it is he feels is right. but my opinion is different than what he is saying. i think we are on a different level, for sure. >> packers loo

. >> jonathan denver spent early years in southern california but went to school in fort bragg and still lives there. fort bragg is in mendocino county 3 hours north of san francisco. laura spoke to friend of his there today. >> he was a die hard dodgers fan. >> matt is talking about his friend jonathan denver. stabbed to deathless tonight after the giants dodgers game. this is a picture provided to him shows ken dear at the game with his father and brother. >> i was just with his family and we are all kind of st feel horrible for his mom and his brothers and just his whole family. >> denver started a job as an apprentice at north coast plumbing in fort bragg where his boss and co-workers said he was a fine young man finding his path in life. he had 2 recent brushes with police and drunkçó in public arrest at the local county fair but denver had no history of violence and friends told us that he tried to protect his family and friends. what should people know about him. >> that he was a really great guy and would do anything for anybody and always put a spill on people's faces when he wa

. >> jonathan denver spent early years in southern california but went to school in fort bragg and still lives there. fort bragg is in mendocino county 3 hours north of san francisco. laura spoke to friend of his there today. >> he was a die hard dodgers fan. >> matt is talking about his friend jonathan denver. stabbed to deathless tonight after the giants dodgers game. this is a picture provided to him shows ken dear at the game with his father and brother. >> i was just with his family and we are all kind of st feel horrible for his mom and his brothers and just his whole family. >> denver started a job as an apprentice at north coast plumbing in fort bragg where his boss and co-workers said he was a fine young man finding his path in life. he had 2nt recent brushes with police and drunkçó in public arrest at the local county fair but denver had no history of violence and friends told us that he tried to protect his family and friends. what should people know about him. >> that he was a really great guy and would do anything for anybody and always put a spill on people's faces when he

we have a problem in southern california. show you some pictures from the angeles national forest. this is breaking news. these are live pictures from our helicopter from our l.a. station down there and we are looking at a big time problem there because yes, we got rain over the weekend. we even got some in central and southern california but this is still the driest year in california history at least through mid-september. so we still have that elevated fire danger even with rain over the weekend. live pictures from southern california yet another brush fire there. let's talk about our school cast. we'll take you to castro valley our lady of grace school. it will be a mainly clear start. a nice finish. the breeze will increase in the afternoon highs around 70 degrees. they are getting ready for the big school festival this upcoming weekend in castro valley. the weather will be excellent coming up on saturday and sunday. let's get your school on television. head to our website, kpix.com/schoolcast. we feature one different s

. >> jonathan denver spent early years in southern california but went to school in fort bragg and stilles there. fort bragg is in mendocino county 3 hours north of san francisco. laura spoke to friend of his there today. >> he was a die hard dodgers fan. >> matt is talking about his friend jonathan denver. stabbed to deathless tonight after the giants dodgers game. this is a picture provided to him shows ken dear at the game with his father and brother. >> i was just with his family and we are all kind of st feel horrible for his mom and his brothers and just his whole family. >> denver started a job as an apprentice at north coast plumbing in fort bragg where his boss and co-workers said he was a fine young man finding his path in life. he had 2 recent brushes with police and drunkçó in public arrest at the local county fair but denver had no history of violence and friends told us that he tried to protect his family and friends. what should people know about him. >> that he was a really great guy and would do anything for anybody and always put a spill on people's faces when he was ar

moments ago i spoke to a friend of his in southern california who said he loved being in san francisco and enjoyed taking the train and walking. we got a tip that there had been an arrest. this afternoon police confirmered and it appears -- confirmed and it appears they didn't have to go far from the shooting to find the man. >> reporter: the death of justin valdez near a muni stop not far from san francisco state came as a shock to students on campus. >> it is really sad and tragic. >> reporter: san francisco police say justin valdez was getting off of the train when he was shot before 10:00 p.m. monday night. police released this video of a suspect. it is nikhom thephakaysone, arrested at his home yesterday. >> i am eric. >> reporter: that is where we found his father. >> reporter: do you think your son is responsible for this? >> i have no idea, sir. i have no idea. >>> for now san francisco police are not saying what led them to the suspect. news of an arrest is only some consolation for friends of justin valdez. his principal in southern california said he over came obstacles. >>

maybe isolated thunderstorms in southern california. over inland east bay. skpf 90 in morgan hill, here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. here comes heat over the weekend. sunday, monday, highs up to and above 100 degrees. mid to up yefr 70s on the coast is a nice warm spell. >> larry beil is here. >> talking football. 49ers. >>es. opening sunday. >> fired up. is collin kaepernick in sync is collin kaepernick in sync with vern davis? yeah. i heard about progressive's "name your price" tool? i guess you can tell them how much you want to pay and it gives you a range of options to choose from. huh? i'm looking at it right now. oh, yeah? yeah. what's the... guest room situation? the "name your price" tool, making the world a little more progressive. >>> good evening, last time 49ers played they meet again in the niners home opener this sunday, none other than randy fos mos raising qutions about the offense. former nir randy moss says not convinsd the due yes was up to the challenge. and he says he never saw a rap yort last year. conn

buyers will not be able to claim depreciation but will get a dividend. >>> a southern california collegetificate program in social media. california state university los angeles is going to kick off introduction to social media marketing this fall. the class is going to be identified as a marketing course under the college of business and economics. some of the topics are going to include how to develop a new business using social media. how to create mobile marketing apps and how to integrate social media into marketing plans. >>> the oracle open world conference begins tonight in san fransisco. oracle's ceo and keynote speaker larry ellison is going to open the event. it starts at 5:15 at the pasco knee center. it will continue until thursday. the focus is on the in memory option. people from 145 countries are expected to attend. another 2 million will be checking in online. >>> a one eyed cat found in oregon is become the next ambassador for the importance of animal shelters. stuffington the 1st showed up at the animal shelter weighing just a little more than a pound. the veterinary s

and down in the south, still humid and hot by southern california standards. just plain old hot in the desert areas. today's forecast still more on and off rain for seattle to portland. clouds will keep you cooler. very hot in the desert areas. we'll see afternoon storms because the humidity is high from vegas to phoenix. and l.a. into the low 90s. some of the hottest temperatures of the summer season. thbetter day in the northwest a the storm exits. >> so it's hot in southern california, too. they are saying that it's very humid by their standards. they're not used to it. >> i like the heat, though. i want summer to last just a little bit longer. >>> under arrest for exposing 300 sexual partners to hiv. >>> the smoking alcohol trend that every parent needs to know about. >>> flirplus, the one thing tha guaranteed to move stocks today. "early today" is back in two. >>> now to some other stories making news this morning. the female midshipman who accused three former naval academy football players of sexual assault is now suing the academy and its superintenden

her case sat on the shelf in the southern california investigations section of the california department of public health for 6 1/2 years. when i say 6 1/2 years, that means the case was closed in february of this year and the decision was to take no action against the caregiver. and when you ask about how many cases there are, one of the things that both ryan and i found when looking at the cases was that the number of revocations of certifications for caregivers dropped dramatically from where it was prior to addressing what the department regulators say is a backlog of cases that built up between 2004 and 2008. just to give you an example, prior to that, about a quarter of the cases -- of the complaints against caregivers resulted in revocations of certifications. once they started addressing what had developed as a massive backlog of complaints, sudden those revocations dropped dramatically. and you were only seeing about 7% to 9% of cases where revocations occurred. >> what do you think was happening? were they just telling investigators to dismiss the cases without thoroughly inves

they say southern california is the most ddt contaminated coastal environment in the world. >>> well, their times square experience was not what a crowd of tourists expected. [screaming] >> oh my god. go, go, go, go. what prompted the new york police to open fire with so many people standing around? >>> around-the-clock rescues continue in colorado where hundreds are still missing tonight. >>> we are days away from the first day of autumn. we have rain in the forecast. plus, we have a couple of days in the 90s. we will pinpoint those days and lay it out for you after a look at san jose and a brief timeout these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. (gunshots) "oh my god! go g go go go go." officers were trying to sube an agitated man who was dar >>> crowd

. >> police in southern california have identified the mother suspected of killing her children as being a former south bay resident. the santa ana police found a 13-year-old son and ten-year-old daughter dead in a hotel room. she lives in a phoenix suburb now but once lived in san jose. she was are ad after she tried to kill herself. >> there are tough questions after two women were wounded by mistake in new york city. there was chaos at times square on saturday night. a man they were chasing appeared to reach for a gun. they opened fire and missed the man and hit two bystanders. police tasered the suspect and arrested him. he was not armed. both women will survive. >> in paris, secretary of state john kerry is briefing the united states closest allies and working out details on ending the syrian chemical weapons program. united states and russian officials reached an ambitious agreement over the weekend calling for an inventory of the program in a week. the program will be eradicated by next year. john kerry spoke with reporters after meeting with top officials from france, britain, tu

the family traveled from southern california to make their desperate plea after the suspect was released due to a lack of evidence. we are told now that loved ones issued a call for information that they hope will generate more clues. >> as baseball fans stream food at&t park for the final giants game of the season, hope to drum up new clues in the case. >> losing a child is a heart ache no parent should have to endure. >> meantime robert priest made a public plea for help. >> anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forth so both families can have some measure of closure. >> mother is frustrated. the man accused of killing her has been sent free. she began to read a statement. >> this is difficult -- i can't read it, i'm having a hard time. >> she was too distraught and denver's aunt finished. >> the alleged perpetrator was released from jail less than 48 hours after my son was fatally stabbed. >> denver drove down from fort bragg to attend the game with his father who was celebrating his birthday. >> more than once that night he told me how much he loved me. >> prosecutors ne

we'll talk about it coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, fire in southern california. about 200 acres have burned. since the fire started arou six ock last night... >>> right now, hundreds of firefighters are battling a brush fire in southern california. about 200 acres have burned since the fire started around 6:00 last night near azusa. three homes have been evacuated and 20 others are threatened. the fire is just 5% contained this afternoon. investigators are still trying to figure out how it started. >>> we have a live look right now at the u.n. general assembly. it's the annual gathering of world lieders going on now in new york city. the general debate is going on and will continue for the day. there was a break about 90 minutes ago for the u.n. luncheon. president obama could be seen mingling with officials from all around the world. earlier in the morning, he spoke at the general assembly. the president said the u.n. security council must agree to a resolution on syria's chemical weapons. that includes consequences for the regime if it doesn't dismantle its sto

another vigil will be held tonight at valdez's high school in southern california. he was from orange county. yesterday police revealed this ars malthis they say they found in the suspect's home which included two assault rifles and combat knives. police are calling the killing a random attack. >>> we have new details about what led to the arrest of a south bay high school teacher accused of having sex with a student. hugo cortez-guzman, he kept his head down during the very first court appearance. now according to court documents, a janitor were at santa clara high school, he says he became suspicious when he saw the teacher and the student watching a movie together. the janitor apparently also found several items in the teacher's classroom including underwear, a mattress, and a copy of the book "50 shades of grey." he also revealed in court that a letter the teacher wrote. it says, "i am truly sorry for everything that has happened." it goes on to say, "i love you more than i let on. every night i will think about you. i have no idea what my life is going to go af

. >>> an investigation is on to night in southern california after two children are found dead in a hotel room. the bay area connection to the discovery. >>> keeping an eye on kids and social media. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> the wind was on the side of team usa today. it almost cost 'em rats to capsiz. the delay allowed oracle to slip by. they condition selled today's second race. races are set to resume tomorrow. we'll have more later in sports wrap. >>> this week the city is trying something new to help sailing fans get to the america's cup. there is a temporary track for bicyclist that some want to become permanent. >> reporter: appealing t

. >>> a small private jet crashed as it was attempting to land in southern california. it's unclear just how many people were onboard, but the twin engine cessna was headed from haley, idaho, to santa monica, california. the airport in hailey serves sun valley resort where many celebrities vacation. as the jet landed at santa monica last night, witnesses say it blew a tire, skidded off a runway and slammed into the storng hang ar. the plane and the hangar burst into flames. >> there's no survivors. it was impossible to ge into the hangar. it was collapsing when we got there. >> it's unknown if anyone was in the hangar. >>> and flash flood watches and winter weather advisories are posted this morning in washington and oregon. it brought record-setting rain in the northwest. a storm system is also hitting the area with strong winds. record rainfall totals were reported across western washington. there have been strong winds and rain in seattle, which got hit with storms on saturday and sunday, and the winds knocked down trees in oregon. >>> overseas now, united nations we

. >> right now we have breaking news from southern california if riverside where you can see a house has exploded and there is a fire. these are live pictures. officers found the structure engulfed in flames. they thought it was a plain crash but these structures caught on fire and officers helped evacuate the neighbors and the good news is there were no injuries and police believe no one was inside the structure that was leveled. the bomb squad unit headed out there now in riverside. >> we will monitor that all morning. at 6:30 we will check back with amy hollyfield and katie marzullo. you can get breaking news updates on twitter@anytime. >> absolutely. wewilllookatthevisibility. canwefindfog? absolutelynot. theairistoodryandsinkingunderthe highpressureandourwinsarelight. a few clouds along the coast and everyone else is great. temperatures compared to yesterday at this time, without the cloud cover, with the light winds and the dry air, we are up to eight degree cooler. when you step outside it feels repressuring and temperatures are running mostly in the 50's and you cannot find a

the children were found dead in a bathtub in a hotel in southern california. police identified the woman as a 42-year-old edge. yesterday police discovered the bodies of her 13-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter at a room at the hampton suites. police arrested her on two counts of murder. >>> in vallejo, a police chase ended in a crash that left this patrol car crumbled. the driver of an elkau mean yo led them on a chase last night. the 35-year-old man rammed the patrol car and tried to flee the scene, and he was booked on several felonies. >>> and then a friendly reminder from drivers, part of i-880 will be shut down, all northbound lanes from midnight to 4:00 a.m. at marina boulevard. the closure will allow construction crews to do prep work for a new bridge. >>> bart and union workers head to the bargaining table tomorrow. and they have yet to reach a deal. among the issues being investigated, employee health care and pension and the length of the next contract. if a deal is not reached by october 10th, bart workers are expected to walk off the job. >>>

the nuclear regulatory commission could hit southern california edison with two violation that is ledthe permanent closure. the utility company failed to identify a flawed design. they blame the problem on mitsubishi. >>> police are investigating the attack of a man outside his home. it happened saturday midnight at middleton place. a group of people, possibly teenagers were making noise. he went out to ask them to quiet down. when he didn't return his wife went out and found him badly beaten. right now he's in a coma. he's identified as 51-year-old david lamont. witnesses say a dark colored suv left the lane. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> president obama and former president clinton are speaking today in new york. they will talk about the affordable care act. it comes one week before people without health insurance can can sign up for health coverage through new insurance marketplaces. former president clinton urged opponents to quit trying to undo it and work to improve it. >>> the white house champions of change program, emily white with the american red cros

it's a new build in southern california, and i'm not sure if you know the industry right now in southern california. there's no inventory. so i did put down a deposit on a brand-new-build townhouse. it's only 12 units, 3 blocks from the beach, so i'm thinking resell value, and i want to keep my daughter in the same school district in the same area, local area. so that's why i feel like i must buy now. >> and the reason that you must buy now, i understand, but the reason you can't buy now is what? >> well, the problem is that we just sold our house through the impending divorce, and so i really can put down half down on a house, but because i was unemployed last year -- i worked for two years for a pharmaceutical company and then was laid off, and i had severance until october, and then now i just took this fabulous six-month job in new york city, thinking i can sock away some cash because they're paying for my housing, everything, and it's actually turning out to hurt me because it's considered temporary employment. that, along with being unemployed, is hurting my chances. i can't qualif

originally from garden grove in southern california, bell does move to san francisco last fall. he was a member of an on campus club called ecosystems. bell does was known for having a passion for solving environmental issues. i am i can express to the motion just to note the hard work he put an ended so abruptly. i send all of my love to his family. >> i am just shocked. it is so random. and makes no sense. that is just a waste of a life. >> the university is offering students-just counseling to students who need help dealing with this tragedy. >> philippe djegal, kron 4 news. >>james: san francisco state university president les wong released a statement. it says. "this is truly a tragedy for justin's friends and family, and for the entire university community. i have reached out to justin's family to offer our heartfelt concern and to assure them that we stand ready to offer support and assistance at this difficult time." a new development on the beating of a pleasanton man. who remains in a coma this police are now questioning four people who were present during the attack.

a strong length for their food source as they say that southern california, southernmost ddt coastal environment in the world. >>> more rain as they are hampering helicopter services for survivors and flash floods. the national guard rescued about 2,000 people, but about 500 people are unaccounted for in boulder and laramie county. four people are confirmed dead, but that number is expected to rise. three american red cross workers from the bay area are in colorado helping with the elite effort. >> the woman got air lifted with her dog yesterday out of the town at this point. there was no electricity or cell service or infrastructure. >> president obama has delair classed the area a federal -- has declared the area a federal disaster. thousands of people in colorado are still waiting to be rescued from the flood waters. it's not just colorado. mexico is passing a one-two punch on both coasts with two major storms. tropical storm manual is gaining strength and during the coastal town along the masks. and sliding from the lid seeds on the other side of the country and the storm has not

. >>> evacuations underway following a wildfire in southern california. the flames creeping ever closer to the homes. >>> costly collision. a car snaps in half following a violent crash. but this isn't just any vehicle. >>> microphone check. president obama caught having a casual conversation with his mic on. what he said about smoking and the first lady. >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. the siege at a mall in nairobi, kenya, entering its fourth day. >> we are seeing some of the first pictures outside of the mall since that attack on saturday. >> we're expecting to get an update when the president of kenya addresses his nation later today. we're going to begin our coverage right now with abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: after a tense day filled with gunfire and explosions, kenyan security forces say they've taken control of west gate shopping mall and secured the hostages. overnight, they were looking for hostages, terrorists and more dead bodies. 62 people were killed, 175 wounded. the terror began around noon this past saturday. a more than o dozen

this is the dirtiest beach in southern california. doheny beach. i've surfed this twice -- i've gotten sick both times. narrator: san juan creek, a concrete flood control channel, flows directly to doheny beach. moriarty: the concrete you can almost think of as a big water slide for pollutants to go to sea level. man: if it rains more than 2/10 of an inch, the county puts out a health advisory for all beaches in the county. that totaled 75 days in 2006. so it's sort of a frightening thing that it's so polluted that every time it rains, we have to stay out of the ocean for three days. moriarty: to be sick after surfing isn't like, "oh, i have a runny nose," and tomorrow it's gone. can be a lot of different things. nelsen: they include gastroenteritis, which is an upset stomach, and sinus infections, ear infections, eye infections, and there's also virulent versions of streptococcus that can actually cause severe illness and even death. moriarty: our goal with surfrider foundation is essentially to have the city understand that the water is, in fact,

dodgers still in southern california. the giants i should say in southern california.francisco. hunter pence going solo to right center 22nd on the season. bottom ninth, two men on, two outs, adrian gonzalez at the plate looking to play hero like last night. ground this one right back up off sergio romos's leg. giants win 4-2. packers linebacker clay matthews has been fined $15,000 for this late hit on collin kaepernick last week. that took place on sunday. but 49ers lineman alex spoon has got a different punishment in mind. >> he got fined 15,000 today for the hit. if you cowl fine him what amount would you give him? >> probably just punch him in the face. >> no monetary? >> no, i don't want his money. >> yeah. you heard that right. we've seen what collin kaepernick can do on the football field and we've seen the magazine covers and international commercial-wise. but dantusi farms in turlock is taking his exposure one step further. a colin kaepernick corn maze starting on september 28th. you can visit this exhibition of vegetation. here's an overhead view of the maze

. >>> a brush fire in southern california is threatening several homes this morning. that fire started yesterday afternoon in the mountains above aszusa. it burned nearly 200 acres so far. evacuations were ordered late last night and 25 homes are currently under structure protection. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> today fire restrictions will be lifted in national forests across the state. officials say the decision is due to the arrival of cooler and wetter weather. even though the restrictions will be lifted, officials say hikers and campers need to be cautious about campfires, stoves and grills. >>> tragedy in southern california after a 2-year-old boy was killed while being attacked by as many as five dogs. the attack happened in the city of colton in san bernardino county last night. the dogs have been taken from the home. all the animals are believed to be pit bull mix. >>> new information this morning the navy yard gunman lied on his security clearance information but was granted one anyone. when aaron alexis enlisted in 2012, he did n