susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> five days till the solar eclipse. today crews set up crowd control barricades. outside a museum in south carolina. on monday thousands of people are expected to cram into the observatory there to see the stars in the middle of the day. the solar eclipse will travel 2400 miles across the u.s. 12million people live in the totality zone of darkness. 10million visiters visiters are expected to skis their way into the path of the eclipse. ken bastida will report from oregon along the path of totality beginning on saturday. >> the count down is on. >> five days. i saw a tweet from a small town in central oregon, they already ran out of gasoline. it will get crazy up there. cramming into a small amount of space. >>> here, we are clear in the south bay. 65 in san jose. 61 in oakland. 64 concord. and 59 in santa rosa. over night tonight low cloud cover. san francisco bay. oakland. a low of 58. napa 57. we will stay clear inland tonight and milder. why are we making a fuss about a total solar eclipse? the next one in the united

susie steimle is outside the court house in dublin. >> reporter: dr. wyndham lathem appeared in court today wearing a red jump suit. he did invoke his 5th amendment right to remain silent and will be extradited to chicago to begin the murder trial process. >> extradition was waived today and dr. lathem will be headed back to chicago in the next couple weeks. >> reporter: attorney ken wine defends the character of his client, former north western professor dr. wyndham lathem. lathem turned himself into authorities in oakland on friday. they say he admitted he played a role in the murder of -- >> what he is accused much is totally contrary of the way he has lived his entire life. >> report: warren also implicated himself and is scheduled to be arraigned in san francisco on friday. warren is an employee at oxford university in england. the relationship between lathem and warren is unclear, but both are expected to be tried for murder and fleeing police in chicago. lathem's attorney says friends and family will be waiting to defend him when he gets back ho

susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> san jose police found a hidden camera inside a bathroom. a 34-year-old is under arrest -- under arrest facing several charges. he worked at the studio where they found had recording device. san jose police and the fbi are investigating. >>> caught on camera in southern california, a suspect fire bombing a church. tonight the case took a twist. >> reporter: surveillance video shows the moments before the person launches a molotov cocktail on to a church in glendale. you see the device light up and then it is hurled towards the church. the flames light up the night. the person runs off. >> it is crazy. i live around the corner. >> reporter: an officer on patrol the night it happened july 6 saw the flames and was able to get the fire out. officers swarmed the scene and found a bag with more molotov cocktails inside. they took dna samples and identified the person in the video. on july 30 officers arrested the 51-year-old. investigators say he once belonged to the church and was kicked off for inappropriate behavior. the faith center, she is se

live in san francisco, susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> thanks. new at noon, a uc-berkeley energy professor just resigned his post with the u.s. state department. professor daniel caman sent the president his resignation leather morning saying he is stepping down as a science envoy to the state department saying the president's decision to pull out of the paris climate accord was unacceptable. the first letter of each paragraph in his resignation spells out the word impeach. >>> two bay area cities are bracing for potential clashes this weekend between conservative demonstrators and counter-protestors. on saturday a group called "patriot prayer" holds a rally at san francisco's crissy field. and then on sunday, a no to marxism rally happens at civic center park in berkeley. tonight the left wing group "by any means necessary" is holding april planning session to stop the rallies. president trump is in reno. he spoke to americans at an american legion convention. >> we are not defined by the color of our skin, the figure on our paycheck, or the par

kpix 5's susie steimle has foll brutal stabbing since last week. susie. >> reporter: well, liz, chicago police confirm today the victim in this case was stabbed more than 40 times. the more we learn the less we know about one of the key suspects. andrew warren appeared in the san francisco hall of justice today. he is a question mark in a murder case that captured international attention, andrew warren a financial officer at oxford university appearing in a san francisco courtroom today accused of killing chicago cosmetologist trent cornell- duranleau. his relationship with the victim is unknown. his relationship to wyndham lathem, the other murder suspect, also unknown. they fled e acro ss the country, led chagpolice o,o eight-day manhunt and turned themselves in to auin the bay area thories one week a today. >> he waived extradition and will be going back to illinois as soon as possible. >> reporter: wyndham lathem did the same in court on monday. they will go to chicago for trial. 26-year-old cornell-duranleau was found inside lathem's apartment

in napa, susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> roberta, you were talking about how annoying your alarm clock is. imagine that wake-up call? >> what a wake-up call. and you imagine the poor individual who has to stand next to the cannon and keep firing it? >> hope he has earplugs. >> good morning. we have a wake-up call for you. earlier burnoff. live weather camera this morning looking out towards sfo where we have overcast skies. we have at this particular time some clouds at the coast. that's what we're kind of, um, thinking about for your great american solar eclipse on monday. if you missed out on it, the next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse will be august 12, 2045. for more go to cbssf.com/solareclipse for your tip of the day. as far as the forecast is concerned, we have widely overcast skies along the coast and into the bay. we are anticipating earlier burnoff today. but on monday, we have an upper- level trough that will enhance the marine layer. if we buy a break, don't count on it. go inland to see it on monday. for example, we have been trying track our reporting stations, our weathe

only on 5 tonight susie steimle found out the principal knew about the allegations two years ago and did nothing. >> he would like put his hand on my thigh. >> reporter: alysha stone is the former captain of the john o'connell girls soccer team. before graduating in may she made one of the hardest decisions of her life. she reported bob gamino, her soccer coach, for sexual assault. it took her a whole school year to come forward. she said it started with verbal harassment in the fall. >> like oh, you look beautiful today or oh, you have a great body or whatever and i'm just like okay, those aren't things you normally say to a student. >> reporter: months later she said it turned physical. >> he like grabbed right under my breast on top of my ribcage, you know, like out of all places why would you grab there? >> reporter: bob gamino worked for san francisco public schools 23 years as a soccer coach and p.e. teacher and most recently as athletic director. students say his door was always open and they thought of him as a father figure making it that much more difficult to turn him in.

kpix 5's susie steimle explains how one company is changing the way dispensaries keep their products fresh. >> reporter: it's that unmistakable sound. >> it's something that's recognizable when you open up a can of, um, tennis balls. [ pop ] >> reporter: except this is canned cannabis. brandon levine says it's revolutionizing the way his dispensary does business. >> the difference in the amount of product that we have on the shelf went from about 30 varieties to over 100. >> reporter: the cans keep oxygen and sunlight out, unlike traditional bags used at most dispensaries around the world am. >> it preserves the product for longer. we are able to have longer shelf life for our product. >> reporter: canned cannabis can last up to 2 years compared to two months for plastic bags. what's more, the cans are recyclable. the bags go to the landfill. >> i predict that people will be doing this and that should be the standard for packaging for california. >> reporter: it's an expensive switch. >> moving from packaging with packages that cost about 11 cents a package to packaging with packages

live in millbrae, susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> scary new video out of florida. you see a southwest jet get hit by lightning. there's the other angle. you can see an airport worker nearby thrown to the ground by the energy. the video was shot 10 days ago. the 21-year-old man was badly injured. his family says that he was just recently released from the hospital. >>> new at 5:00, a south bay art instructor is facing child pornography charges after police say they found a camera hidden inside the bathroom where he works. investigators say 34-year-old [ non-english language ] works at the studio. they found a recording device in the restroom and sized at least one image involving a child under 10. both the fbi and the san jose police department are working on this investigation. >>> he wasn't happy about it but today president trump signed new sanctions against russia, iran and north korea. the action comes just one day after the u.s. air force launched an unarmed missile from vandenberg air force base in the face of growing threats from north korea. weijia jang rep

kpix 5's susie steimle has more on his c >>> we'ring more about the bay area musician who fought back about a thief who stole his life's work. kpix 5's susie steimle has more on his confrontation with the man who stole his laptop. ♪[ music ] >> it's grief. it's a whole community grieving for him. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: friends mourning the loss of dave deporis today are using the phrase, dave who loved the sky, a name he sometimes played songs under. ♪[ music ] >> dave always was full-in artist. the community needs people like that to keep us honest. >> reporter: 40-year-old dave deporis died unexpectedly yesterday. he was working at arbor cafe on telegraph avenue in oakland when a stranger stole his laptop and jumped into a car. dave ran after him. >> now, during the pursuit with the vehicle, the victim was dragged, which led to fatal injuries. >> it's so freaking sad. i -- i have never seen anything like this around here. >> reporter: dave was an acoustic guitarist and singer who toured around the country. he wasn't violent but chased after the thief because so much of his work was

he told kpix5's susie steimle he's no hero. e been le they could have >> reporter: tourists aboard an alcatraz cruise ferry thought they were wrapping up their spooky night tour when they ran into a real life scare. >> get them on down! >> reporter: a group of 10 people on a small craft boat struck a rocky near alcatraz known as little alcatraz and started to sink fast. lled the and thats how i got >> they definitely could have been in trouble. they could have ended up in the water. somebody could have hit the steering wheel. it could have been a lot worse than it was. >> reporter: little alcatraz is known for causing shipwrecks as it's only visible during low tides. more than 4-people were on board -- 400 people were on board watching the rescue celebrating as people climbed on board to safety. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: minutes later the boat drifted away and sank directly to the bottom of the bay. >> everything happens real quick. >> reporter: the captain who led the rescue and helped pull all 10 people to safety is erik afinson or as he's more affectionately known -- >

kpix 5 reporter susie steimle live at the hall of justice in dublin. >> reporter: dr. wyndham lathem who appeared in court today has been a professor at northwestern university in illinois since 20 and 7. he lost his job on friday and is now heading back to the chicago area to face murder charges. former northwestern university professor wyndham lathem wore a red jump suit as he waived his right to extradition in court today. that means he'll be heading to chicago in the next few weeks to be tried for murder. >> i want to make clear to the chicago authorities that they are not to be asking him questions outside the presence of counsel. >> reporter: lathem turned himself in to authorities in oakland on friday. he admitted he played a role in the murder of 26 year old trenton duranlo. >> what he is accused of is totally contrary to the way he has lived his entire life. >> reporter: police found the body of trenton on north state treat in chicago the morning of july 27th. that same day, police in lake geneva, wisconsin said lathem and warren made a $1,000 donation in the

our susie steimle is live with the story you will see only on "5". susie. >> reporter: well, veronica, exactly a week ago, mark alvarado held an administrative position here at everett middle school. today it was announced that he is gone. he said he is accused of failing to report sexual assaults at nearby john o'connell high school and now parents here at everett middle school want to know why they weren't alerted of his transfer here. this morning, parents of everett middle school students received the following email: last thursday was mark alvarado's last day. he will no longer be with the district. we wish him well." but most parents didn't even know mark alvarado worked for the school. he had only been here one week. >> did the school tell you? >> no. we weren't aware of what's going on in the school. >> reporter: add va rad doe used to be the principal at nearby john o'connell high school. he was transferred this fall after the district says he failed to report the sexual assault of two female students by another teacher two years ago. >> he w

kpix 5's susie steimle explains how the can can save big bucks. >> it's really a game changer for ushe dispensary itself. >> reporter: the team at mercy wellness marijuana dispensary in cotati has taken a household item and packed it with something unexpected. >> we looked through the product a lot to make sure we have what we like. >> reporter: at the carefully put it in cans in 1/8-ounce. after careful selection they are weighed and put on a belt where liquid nitrogen removes oxygen, sealed shut, labeled and shipped out. >> it preserves the product for longer. we have longer shelf life. >> reporter: the practice digsal bags associated with marijuana only keep -- traditional bags associated with marijuana only keep them fresh for two months and the bags go to the landfill. >> the difference in the amount of products from the shelf went from 30 to over 100 varieties. >> reporter: it allows mercy to bring in different strains that don't sell as quickly. it was an expensive switch. the bags cost 11 cents each. cans cost a dollar. brandon says it's worth every penny. >> i predict that p

kpix 5's susie steimle talked to the captain who saved the day! susie. >> reporter: well, liz, this captain being a humble guy didn't want to take any of the credit. instead he gave it to his crew and their rescue training. but the truth of the matter is, if the captain and his boat hadn't been nearby when the other boat started sinking, 10 people would have been in the water waiting for a helicopter rescue. things worked out. you can hear the urgency in the captain's voice as he directs ten people on a sinking boat to safety aboard the alcatraz cruise's ferry. >> they should have been in trouble. they could have ended up in the water. somebody could have hit the steering wheel. it could have been a lot worse than it was. >> little alcatraz is known for causing shipwrecks as it's only visible during low tide. more than 400 people were on board watching the rescue and celebrating as people climbed on board to safety. [ applause and cheers ] >> whoo! >> reporter: minutes later, the boat drifted away and sang to the bottom of the bay. >> everything ha

live in santa rosa, susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> right now, an affluent east bay city is talking about why it can't pay its bills. a live look right now. moraga there holding a special town council to talk about its finances. it's to ask about a declaration of emergency. reem boulevard and center street opened up, a sinkhole, has been draining city coverers for months coffers for weeks. >> we are depending on reimbursement. if we get what we expect that will help. that will replenish out reserve funds. >> reporter: he says moraga isn't in danger of going bankrupt and the fiscal emergency will allow the city to put a revee measure on the ballot in the future if need. > south bay tonight. crews working on lifting a huge crane that came crashing down on a campbell neighborhood earlier. that crane toppled over along saundra way and wound up in backyards and a roof. that's where kpix 5's len ramirez is live with the details. len. >> reporter: for hours, cruise have been at work here trying to figure out how to get this crane back on its feet. within the last half-hour or so, crew members ha

kpix 5 reporter susie steimle near the sfo runways now with the latest. susie? >> reporter: well, allen, when the faa started looking at this last month, it thought that these two planes came within 100 feet of each other. but today we found out through their investigation, it's even closer than that. >> this is the left runway. this is the right runway. >> reporter: captain dick deeds speaks from experience when he says it's very obvious which is the runway and which is is the taxiway from the air. >> the runway lights are very bright yellow. the taxiway lights are dim blue. >> reporter: that's why he still can't wrap his head around how an air can't pilot mistook sfo's -- air canada pilot mistook sfo's taxiway for a runway back in july. >> i want to find out what happened. that's going to come out in the investigation. >> reporter: new information released today shows just how close the air canada plane came to crashing into four passenger-filled planes on the taxiway. at one point, the plane was within 59 feet of the ground before pilots realized something wa

now kpix 5's susie steimle reports, city leaders are about to address what they plan to do about it. >> reporter: this is the third of the hill trash talk meeting held in the city of oakland. last time more than 1,000 volunteers showed up here to tell city leaders how sick they are of living in a dumping ground. >> this is typical. >> reporter: angel gave us a tour of his neighborhood today. >> you know, you could smell the urine. >> reporter: he lived here for 10 years and never seen these streets clean. >> that's embarrassing to invite people over and have to drive through all of this. >> reporter: angel is a volunteer for oakland community organizations, every third saturday they collect trash. he helped clean up thousands of pounds of trash since november. in november the city promised to impose stricter fines, buy new trucks for cleaning up, install cameras at hot spots, and install anti-dumping signs. all four promises were met. >> they haven't done enough. >> i don't just work for the city. i live in the city. i can't stand seeing the garbage! it drives me nuts. >> reporter: p

susie steimle, kpix5. >>> tonight a new report shows what would happen if president trump was to end crucial subsidy payments to health insurers. insurance premiums for the popular silver plans would go up 20% next year and would be 25 percent higher by 2020. the report also estimates the f by $194 billion by the neck decade. those payments made -- next decade. those payments made to help health insurers help low income families with out of pocket costs. >>> the san francisco bank wells fargo is changing up its board. elizabeth duke will be the new a chairwoman next year making her the first woman to hold a top position in a u.s. a bank founded . 165 years ago. last september wells fargo admitted to creating some 200,000 fake accounts. the feds fined it. >>> the median price of a house in the bay area has nearly doubled in five years. in 2012 you needed a yearly salary of about $90,000, but now it's up to almost 180,000. that's not stopping some people from buying. in fact, according to the business journal, sales of yefury homes are up 50% year toh kp. y ar million dollar homes that

kpix 5's susie steimle has more. >> we have to monitor these public agencies to make sure they are doing their job. if they don't do their job the air we breathe suffers. s cl'srter: jamie lkwa a new lawsuit against a bay area air quality management district today saying the district instructed them to destroy public documents. they came out as whistle- blowers in february. >> our clients allege that the district was destroying public records and when they complained about it persistently they were investigated and fired. >> i worked with these people for 16 years. excuse me -- [ crying ] >> it's really hard to think that this type of stuff is happening. >> reporter: it's often people living near these refineries that complain of smells of sulfur or rotten eggs and then call the air quality district to complain. chevron received four violation notices as a result. these are the exact types of complaints that whistle-blowers worry are being destroyed. the complaint alleges flare reports for the chevron, tesoro, shell and other refineries located in the east bay were being placed in a dump

. >> reporter: susie steimle live in oakland, thank you. >>> a berkeley teacher says assault chargesinst her should be dropped. she was in court today for her role in a riot that broke out at the state capital. yvette felarca was caught on camera punching a demonstrator but she says standing up to fascism shouldn't be a crime. kpix 5's da lin reports. >> reporter: she made a brief appearance in the courtroom here. outside, she and her supporters are calling this case a witch hunt. they want the prosecutors to drop the charges. [ chanting ] >> reporter: a small vocal crowd rallies in support of the berkeley schoolteacher. >> drop the charges! stmefrom t fight at the state capital. yvette felarca's group, "by any means necessary," was protesting against a white nationalist group. a video shows felarca repeatedly punching a man. the man had both hands up, walking to a line of police officers for help. felarca and others dragged the man down and kicked him! prosecutors charged felarca with one count of felony assault and two misdemeanor counts of inciting and participating in a riot. fel

susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> weird weather, hot, humid air hanging around. enough to dampen the sidewalks in san francisco. that's nothing compared to the east bay last night. check out this spectacular lightning show in the skies over concord. brian, any more of that on tap for tonight? >> doesn't look like it. it looks like we'll dispense with showers tonight. they are up in the north bay at this hour and then increasing sunshine for tomorrow. but the latest on the kpix 5 hi- def doppler does show, you know, some moderate rain that's coming down just aalongside 101 in time for the titanic commute on the 101 up towards santa rosa . the flow is up and out of the bay area. so while there is an isolated chance. the humidity is up, the temperatures down by 15 degrees in santa rosa and 10 degrees in livermore. so it cooled off today. got a little bit wet. and there are changes ahead for the weekend which we'll cover when we do the forecast in just a few minutes. >>> thank you. the grass fire that has been burning in the oakland hills since wednesday is now about

live at crissy field, susie steimle, kpix 5. >> we also have a list of the roads that will be closed for saturday's rally on our website, click on the "patriot prayer" story on cbssf.com. >>> two rallies in two days for president trump on the left yesterday in phoenix when he went off on the media, and on the right, today's appearance in reno where he got a huge crowd of veterans all pumped up. cbs reporter weijia jang on the president's striking two very different tones. weijia. >> reporter: ken, this pun is intended because it felt like night and day, the president going from fiery and ready to fight to asking americans to come together with courage and love. meanwhile, near washington, a new battle is brewing over his signature campaign promise. >> this is a big one. >> reporter: president trump signed a bill wednesday making it easier for veterans to appeal decisions on their disability claims. the ceremony came after a speech to thousands of veterans at the american legion's national convention in reno. >> no longer will veterans be kept waiting for years to get an answer to the

now kpix 5's susie steimle reports, city leaders are about to talk about a plan what to do about it.ictorian house there has been going up in flames. chopper 5 live over that house over the fire scene right now. the fire broke out about an hour ago. this is east 19th street in oakland. the building apparently was vacant. the windows were all boarded up. you can see firefighters still getting water on that old home. a few minutes ago, though, we saw flames shooting out of the windows and the roof. you can see the charred wreckage of it there. it's been kicking up a lot of smoke over oakland. so much smoke, in fact, you can see it from the oakland hills. this is where our videographer bob horne has set up his camera. the smoke is diminishing. it was a lot worse than that. crews have been working for more than 30 minutes aggressively to control the fire. the fire was very heavily involved with the second floor. it's a victorian on east 19th street in oakland. so apparently, they are getting this one out. we'll get you an update later in the newscast. >>> we are also following some devel

susie steimle, kpix5. >>> the driver of the bus last year that killed five people faced a judge today. prosecutors say the driver, marrow vasquez failed to get enough sleep. he will be arraigned later this month. >>> three suspects had nowhere approximate to run after crashing their vehicle -- nowhere to run after crashing their vehicle here in fremont. police got a call for a burglary in progress. the suspects led officers on a short chase but ended up slamming their car in the front of a home. the trio was arrested on the scene. >>> the former chancellor of uc davis that resigned after an ethics probe is back on the payroll. critics are outraged she'll teach a single course next quarter and make nearly her last salary. but the new chancellor is defending it. >> i'm a big believer in not only hearing all prospectives but letting my rationality known for all. >> reporter: how do you plan on doing things differently? >> i'll be myself. >> reporter: may, a former engineering tech dean in atlanta faces renewed controversy over his predecessor. she'll reemerge as an engineering professor

susie steimle reports from napa where some of the neighbors are fed up. >> reporter: they are. the cannons are going off about every 40 seconds. that's legal. which has some neighbors saying, maybe they should change the law. >> this is going to be our dream, our retirement. >> reporter: jennifer leslie and her husband bought in napa county fixer-upper farm to begin a more relaxing lifestyle in may. but their one big problem. [ cannon noise ] >> the cannons start up at 6:30 a.m. every morning 7 days a week and go continuously for 12, 14 hours a day or more, sometimes they are blasting all night long. >> reporter: farmers across napa county use propane cannons to scare away birds during harvest season. they are allowed to do so under the right to farm ordinance. jennifer's neighbor, who owns a vineyard, uses them so often, we could barely get through our interview. [ inaudible ] [ continual cannon noise ] >> i'm not complaining about his, um, use of the cannons. it's the misuse. >> reporter: lee has lived in napa for more than 4 decades. he and other neighbors are so frustrated