i would like to ask him to try that at the newark city council meeting and see what kind of reaction he get and see what kind of reaction he get. >> hopefully this opens his mind and educates him. if he is using the term negro, i would be be afraid of what he would address other groups as. in the past and we need to bring them to the future. >> i would agree with ashley. people who know him say he's not a big it, the reaction from naacp and worn in sussex county the end of lacey p spokesman said he's not racist and his term as may be outdated but it's not in a cadet of on part of the mayor. >> the mayor's probably not a big it but he's brought the definitely a moron. >> i don't think that's fair. >> if you read any of african-american literature that is the word that is used. yes it's old, yes people don't use it, but he should not catch a plane for. >> would you use a? >> would i use it? no. it's an old word. >> if the word was in common use and he was a kid, but the the time he is a teenager nobody's that word anymore. he knows that her. >> my grandma's 92 and doesn't use that word.

and country. >> stevenson, the oldest of nine children calls newark home. it's the lessons learned in that tough city which molded him into the man he is today. what about the fact you hail from newark? how proud are you that you're a newark guy? >> very proud. my city made me who i am. growing up with eight younger brothers and sisters, i have my mother there. she didn't have much help. i guess all that made me who i am. >> this kid is not short on confidence. he hopes to follow his idol former world champion andre ward and earn the first gold medal by a male american boxer since 2004. are you confident? >> very confident. >> do you believe it's gold in your blood? >> of course. >> you can go after a medal. >> i'm not here for no silver, bronze. i can't wait to win gold. he's named for rapper tupoc shakur. he started watching at age 3 with his grandfather on the couch and started throwing a few punches a few years later. now he tries to hit the copacabana beach. need i say more? >> thanks, bruce. >> the international olympic committee is looking ahead to the 2020 tokyo games that include baseball/so

. >> it ranked the top friendly and unfriendly cities around the country. of charleston tops the list, no city in the dmv, newarkranked first, oakland, california, another one in new jersey, atlantic city new jersey, detroit hartford connect. baltimore, by the way, ranked as 10th most unfriendly. >> did they step outside newark to make that decision? >> atlantic city, well, if you go away from the casino. it was a wet day across the area, things looking better for the work week >> she's a jersey girl. you know what? that rain moving out finally and that frontal system is draped right across southern maryland, cooler air on the way. wait till you see the forecast >> a group of explorers looking for answers, greatest mysteries of our time, the case of the malasian, airline. back after this. know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual walle

director of policing, prior to that she was the director of research and policy and planning for the newark city police department. if you look through her body -- biography, you will see she has a number of other research credentials, you know, in her background. and actually some local government work, the new york city office of management and budget. i have had the pleasure to work with her on a couple projects with the city police department and have always found her to be very helpful. next to her is sly james, mayor of kansas city and we are very pleased to have been there since -- have him here since we had jill mcgill from kansas city. it is great to have someone from the same city on the other side of the street. mayor james was elected to his position in 2011. his focus and his passion for the work that he does has to do with education, employment, efficiency and enforcement. and i had a very interesting conversation with him when i was in kansas city result for a workshop on police committed -- community collaboration where he presented. he was very passionate about this work. follow

the surprising thing is this makes the sixth murder in about 72 hours here in the city of newark. this last night or overnight the 25-year-old male and his 23-year-old pregnant companion said to have nonlife threatening injuries. now all of these recent killings since friday night are said to be connected either drugs or disputesal thoet motive for the latest one is still under newark cop was nailing a crime stopper's reward sign to a pole outside the murder scene. the 25-year-old male victim and 23-year-old pregnant female were out on the porch when bullets started flying. according to one neighbor who didn't want to be identified. >> nine or ten shots, i counted them. as he was coming down the stairs, i look down the street. and i just heard the shots. you didn't see, like, you couldn't tell that they were coming in which direction. i saw a walk into the house. and stumble and walk into the house. and later on you heard he's not breathing. >> reporter: what happened here was not isolated. this was the sixth murder in roughly 72 hours across the city. three friday night, one satu

when they can't find the seller, they ask 7 on your side to >>> some good news for newark. a panel of experts says if the city of newark continues to show progress in how it runs its schools, it could regain control in two decades. the panel created by the city and state found newark has earned control in key areas including personnel and fiscal management. the state took over in the mid 90s citing mismanagement and low test scores. >>> gawker.com is shutting down today and most staffers of the flagship site for gawker media are being assigned to other editorial roles. it's part of a deal in which million following bankruptcy proceedings. gawker filed for bankruptcy after wrestler hulk hogan won a $140 million judgment for invasion of privacy. >>> as the uk maps out its exit strategy from the european union, remaining eu countries are meeting to discuss the impact of the brexit. leaders from italy, france, and vermont met for a mini summit. economic growth, improved security, and new job options for young people were among the topics. for an eu-wide summit. this is going to happen in september. >>> vice presi

the good news. all that's left is for those crews to finally take this building down. we're live in the city of newark tonight. i'm stefan holt, news 4 new york. >>> police are reaching out for help tonight as they investigate what appears to be a deadly attack in a quiet queens neighborhood. the victim was found dead on her bed in her apartment on 65th avenue in flushing. we're told she had cuts on her head, face and arms. 60s, but they have not released her name. if you have any idea of what might have happened, they'd like to hear from you. >>> and a 5-month-old baby girl is dead, and tonight police are looking into whether her death is a result of a voodoo ritual. the parents told investigators they took little alaia to a priestess. the ritual involved rolling the girl back and forth on the severe head trauma and heat skull fractures. the child was pronounced dead after police responded to the home. at this point, no arrests have been made. >>> now to decision 2016. it was president obama today who made headlines in an election cycle that doesn't have his name on the ballot. lashing out at republi

san francisco, the average high for the 2nd day of august is 66 degrees. 68 in oakland, alameda, emoryville, and 70s from redwood city across the bay, fremont, newark and union city. 76 degrees in mountainview. a average high in san jose is 84. going with 82. 95 for brentwood, tracy, antioch, byron and pittsburg, too. then as the low begins to swipe across the area, temperatures come down from thursday all the way through the weekend. kind of refreshing. here is rocky with a look at traffic. >> thank you. >>> beautiful weather. in the oakland area on your way out, southbound 880 between 23rd and 29th avenue the full freeway has been closed until 5:00 a.m. you have ten minutes to get there. and the altamonte passbound will take you 15 minutes, about 35 miles per hour. and if you are headed on the bay bridge, keep a lookout for that cash lane. otherwise it looks clear. then if you are an adele fan and going to see her concert. oracle arena at 7:30, you will be rolling in the deep on the nimitz freeway. >> i like that. who isn't an adele fan, right? >> yes, she is very popular. >>> maybe you picked up the harry potter and the cursed child book this we

a low point for newark schools when down this major street artery. the superintendent soon resigned. now a joint city-state task force says state control could end as early as a year from now. >> the responsibility for the education of newark children belongs to the people of this city. >> reporter: the state's two >> our school system is all messed up, especially locally. >> reporter: the mayor, himself an educator, says it is more than symbolic. >> we know like the folks know in millburn what will help their kids be successful. >> reporter: there is a caution for this school system, which is running current state control. the superintendent who was previously christie's state education commissioner is worried about his boss' proposal. superintendent surf said in the sausage making of trenton it is the key element is one year from now the schools must continue to show improvement over this coming school year like in graduation rates and test scores. as long as they do that, the state will give up control. if they don't, the state likely will not. live in newark, i'm brian thompson. news 4 new york.

the plan is to very many inner school. >>> which city do you think is the most unfriendly? "traveler" magazine released its list of the ten most unfriendly cities. philadelphia is not on the list and newark, new jersey is number one and atlantic city number three, dover 7th and wilmington was the eighth unfriendliest city. >>> next at 6:00, the late on the injury that sidelined carson wentz. what his eagle teammates are saying about the and a going for goal. what an medal means to her and speaking of medals look away if you don't want to know the current medal count. we'll be right back. >>> she says she is philly to the core and is here in rio to show you what she's made of. nia ali is in the best shape of her life and is overcoming tragedy with triumph and has the support system for somebody who has been to the olympics before and the hardware to prove it. >> born to run and fly. 10 hurdles in 12 seconds for this germantown-philly raised phenom. how much has philadelphia get you to where you are? >> it's made the me what i am. this drive and the character that i have and the determination that i have. the strength and the people that support me. >> reporter: and that support system hel

the inconvenience. newark and jersey city place in the bottom 10% of the hub's rankings. lower east side mac king "fox 5 news." ernie: thanks. nothing like new york. straight ahead for you tonight we could all use a break but you get enough time off? what would you do to get more vacation? your answers are coming up right ernie: here's a timely question. what would you be willing to do for more vacation time? >> i probably would not work weekends, absolutely with more more -- work more hours. i enjoy the weekends too much. reporter: what do you do? >> i would work a couple more hours per day. i would maybe even work a saturday to have more vacation time. reporter: how much vacation time would you like a year? >> at least five weeks. reporter: that would be great. >> work a little more and take vacation. put in more hours and take vacation and take more time. >> i would take less space for more vacation. reporter: cubit take less pay, really? because it's worth that? >> you have to get your vacations in. a lot of people are willing to give up a lot for it. >> they would wo

the closer you get to the bay of the water union city newark hayward into the 70s. but the further inland you travel 80s and 90s out of the triple digits in brentwood to 92 degrees. 93 in livermore. meanwhile, your north bay numbers from 50s and 60s in the north bay beaches to the 70s in san rafael and terra linda to the 80s in sonoma and napa and upstream we go with the unhealthy levels of smoke in the atmosphere, 80s and 90s. your weekend forecast is coming up but right now let's bring in roqui. >> thank you, roberta. good morning, everybody. let's check the altamont pass. our only problem area at 4:38. it's looking clear but, of course, that tracy traffic is starting up, cars are moving in about 21 miles per hour, your altamont pass to 680 will take you westbound about 15 minutes. dublin interchange, there it is. let's head to the posey tube. it is closed again this morning until 5 a.m. use park street or high street bridge for an alternate route there. and also here's a look at urbay bay bridge toll plaza. -- your bay bridge toll plaza. looks good. >>> the mayor

the bay. fremont, union city, and in newark. otherwise 80s common in the east bay. north bay numbers stacking up through the 50s. you want cingular's head to mill valley. 70s head to san rafael. 80 in sonoma, glen ellen and upstream we go to the 90s. full forecast coming up. it's never too early to start talking about the weekend so i'll have that forecast, as well. >>> 35 miles per hour out of tracy. that will take about 15 minutes on to the dublin interchange. and then, 57 miles per hour for your road construction in the south bay if you are heading from morgan hill to san jose. northbound 101 between dunne avenue and blossom hill road. and here's a look at the nimitz freeway. looking good in both directions 238 to 80 northbound will take you about 16 minutes and your bay bridge toll plaza a little backed up in the cash lane there but carquinez bridge westbound will take you 18 minutes. michelle. >>> out city of newark faces a wrongful death lawsuit over police officers shooting of a robbery suspect. as kpix 5's christin ayers reports, police and the suspects' fam

the panel created by the city and the state found newark has earned control in some key areas says more progress needs to be made in the areas of governance and instruction. >>> a storied relationship between dwight gooden and darryl strawberry taking another turn over speculation over gooden's drug battle. the former mets teammates were scheduled to make a joint appearance last week but gooden was a no-show. that's after comments from strawberry saying he relapsed. a complete junky addict, his words, and that his son reached out to him, asking him for help before his father dies. gooden insists he does not have a drug problem. >> i'm healthy. i don't have a drug problem. i am an addict, that don't mean i'm an active addict. i know i'm not perfect but at the same time it hurts me more now because i have kids. i have kids that are older. i have grown kids that read this careers derailed due to drug addiction. >>> ryan lochte's sponsorships are starting to dwindle away. four sponsors announced they were dumping the olympic gold medalist. swimsuit company speedo, clothing giant ralph laure

the city scary. oaklanders say it's unfair. they say that the city is turning itself around and new restaurants are opening up everywhere. the other cities in the top 3, newarkjersey; and tijuana, mexico. >>> time is 4:50. something that looks like a big blimp is flying in the sky. we'll take you inside. >> and what's cool about your school? email your nomination to coolschools@kpix.com, and we may come and feature your school on the show. there's a big vote today.. in mountain view. linked-in stockholders will vote on the proposed merger with microsoft. the companies announced the deal back in june. it's worth about 26-point-2 billion dollars. if approve >>> a vote in mountain view. linkedin stockholders will vote on the proposed deal with microsoft. it's worth $22.6 billion. if approved it will close this year. >>> the odds are low of owning a home in san francisco but a new study shows that our chances are worse than expected. paragon realty crunched the numbers and found that nearly nine in ten households cannot afford a median priced property in the city. that may be because this category of homes clocks in at $7,000 a month for a mortgage. the other hu

. >> 11 years to the day after hurricane katrina slammed into the gulf coast devastating the city of newark -- new orleans. a system has been teasing forecasters for a week just off the coast of cuba is said to become a tropical storm and track right by the city of tampa. >> you have got a system movg to get real busy. >> it is. and it's target off slow -- so slow. now, it is coming together and looking at rainfall estimates we know that we will get a lot of rain but how much and what areas are going to be hit the hardest is undetermined. >> and this is just one system of a whole bunch. >> yes, this is typically the most active part of the hurricane season. but right now we do have quite a few storms to keep an eye on. touch as early as tomorrow. hurricane gaston is still spinning. >> the great news out of all of this is that there's going to be very little impact to manned burial -- overall pick >> the law, japan is bracing for its third typhoon. people are preparing north of tokyo where landfall which should be a tropical storm by tomorrow. >>> back to the tropics in just a moment. we had

the private information of moreha a company they work with accidentally posted that information online. it includes social security numbers, but no medical records. patients from bon secours hospital could be effected. >>> the city of newark getting real line. peace for 24 hours. >> snoop dogg posted this video online asking his fans to take part. the event is part rally, part festival with the goal of stopping violence in newark at least for a day. it begins this friday night at 6:00. >>> a major health insurance company is pulling out of of the state obamacare programs. >>> some are asking why now and how much will it cost. >>> the humidity made a comeback. we're tracking the heat and severe thunderstorms. i'll let you know what to expect in your neighborhood for the rest of this evening and the since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. poor foster kid black immigrant cancer patient small muslim >>> new at 5:00, there could soon be armed

. >>> today the parents of a man fatally shot during a confrontation with police plan to sue the city of newark. a 23-year-old man committed an armed robbery in march at a kentucky fried chicken, the officer fired after the suspect pointed a semi automatic handgun at him. the man's parents plan to file a federal civil rights lawsuit. >>> traveling by train between san jose and sacramento will get easier today. new schedules in effect for amtrak. the new schedule designed to meet increasing demand during peak weekday travel hours. also offering more frequent trains during popular weekend travel periods. >>> the time 4:41, still ahead historic flooding in louisiana. an inside look at some families return home. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, over the past 24 hours, as tried cleaning up t >>> more rain for louisiana, another 2 to 3 inches fell over the past 24 hours as people try cleaning up their homes from last week's flood, or than 3000 people staying in shelters. meanwhile the federal government has approved more than $30 million in housing assistance, the president is expected to visit baton rouge tomorrow. >

the upper 80s to near 90. right now it is 85 in the city. the high today was 88 intr 90 in newark. 86 in bridgeport. humidity is up a bit. you probably felt that if you spent any time outdoors today. 87 in hope well junction. kingston, you're at 83. same in white plains and bridgeport and farmingdale. 83 in long branch. you have that wind coming in off the atlantic and the sound. inland areas have more of a so it is pretty hot in parts of new jersey. relative humidity is comfortable in spots. between 45% and 50% north and west. right along the coast it is in the 60% to 70% range. a few spots it feels like it is around 90, like trenton, long branch, and morristown. we had a couple of small showers here and there that popped up in parts of connecticut, long island, interior new jersey. no severe weather today. the bigger storms are there's a pretty powerful cold front back here swinging through the plains with some big storms. that's what's coming our way at sunday's end. not going to see it during the day, but mainly during the afternoon and evening. a stray shower up until about 7:00. most areas wil

the same page ernie: thank you very much. arthur chi'en on our top story tonight. thank you. >>> the city of newark has been dealing with an outbreak of gun violence. police are investigating a shooting that wounded a pregnant woman this morning. at least six people have been killed by gunfire on the streets of newark in the past 72 hours. >> donald trump will be at a rally in austin, texas, tonight talking about immigration and border security. meanwhile, the state department has been ordered now to release a portion of nearly 15,000 of hillary clinton's e-mails on her private server as the green party candidate makes her case to be included in the presidential debates. >> polls show that the majority motivated by supporting trump. they're motivated by not liking hillary clinton. so let's give them another choice besides donald trump as an alternative to hillary clinton ernie: the latest poll from nbc shows dr. stein trailing trump, clinton and libertarian nominee gary johnson with 5% of likely voters. >>> president obama in louisiana today surveying the damage there caused by severe flooding. his

the storms. 78 in the city today. a big difference from what we're used to. 75 sussex. mid 70s down to belmar. 79 at newark. 77 coming in from islip and 78 from bridgeport. right now the current temperatures not far fro n numbers. 78 in the city. 78 newark. mid 70s sussex. monticello, 66. they've had some rain up there. you can see the dew point numbers in the mid and upper 60s. anything over 65 is the uncomfortable level. so we're feeling it now. winds light out of the south and east. it will be east tonight and northeasterly tomorrow. here's the flash flood watch area covering putnam and orange pennsylvania. that will go through late tonight into early tomorrow morning. you can see the showers and storms on fox 5 sky guardian 3-d trying to meander here from the west, generally aiming south-southeastward. those are off to the north. they will drift towards the tri-state area as time goes along for the first part of the night. can't rule out the shower and thunderstorm. the issue is a front that's going to be stalled just off to the south of us down. when it does take place, we'll see better weather as we

the peninsula. san jose, 83 degrees and upper 70s in fremont and union city and newark. otherwise, the east bay numbers, 82 in benicia to 95 in brentwood and discover bay. numbers in the 60s through the 70s and into the 80s but in lake county, climbing up to 98 degrees. the full forecast coming up, but right now, over to rocky. >>> thank you, ro. the altamont pass, yesterday, this was a hot spot and now, it's just your regular morning commute out of tracy. cars are driving through about 34 miles per hour and here's a look at the toll plaza, looking good, carquinas bridge to the maze westbound about 20 minutes. guys? >>> a suspected arsonist is in custody in connection with the so-called clayton and other fires. the landscape has changed completely with fires burning 4000 acres and burning 175 homes. ann an--anne makovec has the latest. anne? >> reporter: the good news is firefighters have a good handle on the fire even though it's 5% contained. a lot has laid down overnight. the arson suspect, he is going to be arraigned tomorrow. damin pashilk, a 40-year-old clear lake m

this affects the commute in jersey city and newark because of the accident blocking one lane. let's go to the cameras with an fdr drive in lane three open. northbound and southbound thank you ines. here's a story we have all been following. they are confident they had the man who gunned down the man and his friend in broad daylight but they don't have a motive. >> emotions are running high in the community. liz is in queens with the latest. >> good morning. oscar morel is the suspect's name. he is still in police custody this morning. he made statements to the investigators placing him at the crime scene and the search warrant turned up a gun. police are still trying to figure out the motive here. did you shoot them because they were muslim? >> he was let out in handcuffs after doing charge of two counts and 2ndb0 murder. these new york man is behind the daytime shooting death of a mom and tyra. because of this surveillance video showing him getting into his trailblazer after shooting the two men. a few blocks away from the mosque. 10 minutes later police say he had a bicyclis

it looks good to the city and in san jose, 280 northbound is off to a nice start. so is 101. at 4:32 back to the desk. >>> breaking news from newark, new jersey. here is the scene where two city transit bushes have crashed into each other. at least seven people are hurt. some victims are lying on the sidewalk getting treatment. we have very few details. we don't know what may have led to the crash but a horrifying scene of this crash in new jersey. we'll keep an yea on this and bring you more information as it becomes available. >>> new information now about the arrests of the man accused of starting the huge clayton fire in lake county. authorities say surveillance cameras recorded the car of the suspect, damon paschk near the scene of the fire. ktvu has learned that investigators followed him and put a gps tracker on his car after he was arrested on monday at a traffic stop. authorities on wednesday said he had no explanation for why his car was seen near the road side fires. fires. 0. >> we're charging him with light a fire with premeditation to cause injury or damage and those carry ten years to life sentence. >> the first fir

of the folks that are in the hospital that they have a speedy recovery from this tragic accident this morning. >> in a press conference this afternoon at city hall, the newark mayor confirmed the identity of the two drivers of the nj transit buses. the first driver who lost his life in the collision, joseph, was 59 years old years old and spent 27 years of with new jersey transit. the second driver of bus 13, james robert, 35 years behind the wheel. the county prosecutor's office is taking over the investigation and when i spoke to them they would not speculate on the cause of the crash. spectators stood here stunned today at a busy intersection in newark, they did not see the crash when it was there but he saw the aftermath. he saw that is just what it pulled at, his heart. >> devastated. it look like he fainted or something, had a heart attack. it is a blessing he didn't have anybody with them. >> the 13 bus that received the impact of the crash is a popular route in rush-hour transporting people from new york to penn station. the driver of the 59 bus may have run a red light, but neither the press officer prosecutors office would confirm that. >> thank y

music fest wraps up with a show by the avitt brothers and a fireworks display. >>> the city of newarkoviding residents to stay cool. the pool which is usually closed on sundays will be opened today from 12:30 to 5:00. also there will be a cooling center at the george wilson center on new london road. >>> here a live look at citizen's bank park, that's where the alumni wraps up for the former all star infielder will throw out the first pitch against colorado at 1:35. >>> breaking the rules of the road by not breaking. the nbc 10 investigators find bikers breaking the rules of the road. drivers and bike riders, coming up at 7:30. >>> 7:24 on your sunday morning, 83 degrees at nbc 10, as we take a live look at the kimle center in center city, looking toward city hall, that's where the camera is located. another hot and steamy day. it will feel about 108 today in center city. make sure you have the nbc 10 app on your phone for weather forecasts and weather alerts, neighborhood forecasts as well. >>> happening today, more than 1,500 athletes will compete in the triathlon. they'll contend w

that's where the current temperature stands. 75 bridgeport. 74 in the city. 76 at newark. and 79 and back to 73 in monticello. dew points down around 60. not too humid. the next couple of days will be low as far as humidity levels the northeast, wind will continue and come around towards the southeast for a while and go back to the northeast as we head into tomorrow. we have a coastal flood advisory through for the jersey shore. could be minor coastal flooding at the time of high tide. as we look at the satellite and radar composite, there's a couple of showers. high pressure builds down. it will produce really, really nice weather. i humidity and showers and storms get pushed to the south towards the end of the week. beautiful tomorrow. look at out the door. 67 in the city. could be a few upper 50s in some of the valleys to the north and west. that will feel nice. we'll have lots of sun through lunchtime at 75. we'll stop at 80, a little below average, but i don't think you'll be complaining. as high pressure builds in, a beautiful day. nice again on thursday. we'll talk

the arrest warrant. >>> the city of newark faces a wrongful death suit over a police officer's shooting of a robbery suspectigators say 23-year- old teo valencia had committed an armed robbery in march at a kentucky fried chicken on fulton avenue. the officer says he fired after the suspect pointed a weapon at him. it was a bb gun. >> the officer steps from his hiding place without calling on tee i don't valencia to stop to surrendered or anything else lifts up his ar-15 rifle and shoots him in the back. >> meanwhile, newark police say they have identified valencia as a suspect in at least 7 other robberies and a burglary. >>> new this morning, petaluma police hope you recognize the man suspected in an armed robbery attempt at a wells fargo bank at atm in petaluma. they released a surveillance photo of the attack at the washington square shopping center on august 11. investigators say that two men approached the victim and held the gun to his side. they demanded money and then got away with cash. if you have any information, you're asked to contact police. >>> governor brown has a big decision to make about

east of the bay 70s in union city, newark and fremont. but the further east you travel temperatures top off in the mid- to high 80s. it will be 85 in livermore today a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday. 87 degrees in brentwood but 88 to 89 byron discovery bay. 60s and blustery stinson beach in andrew bogut including inverness and once you move further inland 70s and 80s into guerneville and occidental near the russian river. upstream to 84 in lakeport. we have so much to talk about. we'll update you on hurricanes. the pom len report is coming into play. your giants daytime forecast is all at 18 after the hour. >>> bay area-based theranos tries its best to crush the zika virus but its blood test misses the mark. kpix 5's maria medina is live in newark on the company's latest rejection from regulators. maria. >> reporter: michelle, theranos says with just a few drops of blood it can tell you if you're carrying the zika virus but they can't use them because the feds are stepping in. the fda says theranos didn't do enough to keep its pat

the shooting was possibly gang- related. if anyone has information they are asked to contact police. live from san jose, lisa chan kpix 5. >>> a civil rights lawsuit filed today against the city of newarknnection with the fatal shooting of a robbery suspect. the parents of a 23-year-old man plan to sue the city claiming the police shooting was a wrongful death. the men committed an armed robbery in march at a kentucky fried chicken restaurant. they say the suspect was shot after he pointed a semi automatic handgun at an officer. >> right now oakland school kids are busy packing lunches and putting on their back-to- school outfits, but hundreds could be sent back home for not having all of the shots. after a new state law kicked in saying that moms and dads can no longer use personal or religious beliefs as a reason not to give their kids immunizations. >>> the one exception is if you have a personal exemption in place before january you are accepted. >> those who had a personal exemption before january won't have to be vaccinated until they get to seventh grade and then they have to show proof of immunization under the new laws. >>> college students going back to class this week includ

how crazy it's been in that city and we're starting to see the result of it. >> charles, detroit, oakland, memphis, st. louis, cleveland, baltimore, milwaukee, birmingham, newark, k.c., what they say the ten most dangerous cities because of crime stats all have one thing in common, democratic mayor. simple as that. and look -- >> kennedy -- >> another problem, another -- add one more thing, the rhetoric, all we keep hearing is, your lot in life is the way it is because businesses and the rich are holding you down and doing all bad things. we're hearing it day in and day out from clinton, from obama, and that tends to give them an excuse to see what we are seeing on a daily basis. >> no doubt that accountability is not being pushed. in my mind. that's something it's not your fault, julie said, it's not obama's fault even though the recession ended officially four years ago and food stamps kept going up and the rest of the economy apparently got better. >> the idea that you're still somehow blaming george w. bush for sluggish gdp growth, i think we're at 1% gdp growth for the year. at some point that's the president's responsibility that follows under his per vi

the closer you get to the bay of water you see the numbers from 78 in mountain view to union city back through the newark area but once you start to head inland, you see the numbers in 9 6 in brentwood and livermore. hot again today. 90s in concord, clayton and walnut creek. 60s in the north bay beaches, to the 80s in the inland areas topped off at 84 degrees in napa. and near the fire zone highs in the upper 90s and even triple digits in ukiah. the full forecast is coming up. rocky. >> thank you, "ro." good morning, everyone. let's take a look outside now at your road closures, first your bay bridge looking good carquinez bridge to the maze westbound 20 minutes and then let's head to san ramon valley 680 in both directions between livorna and crow canyon roads you see slowing there 59 miles per hour. then hayward, fremont, 880 in both directions again between whipple and mission boulevard and then here's your posey tube it is closed again, use park street or high street bridge. and then here's a look at your golden gate bridge looking good marin county golden gate bridge toll plaza about 15 minutes. >>>

the peninsula. san jose, 83 degrees and upper 70s in fremont and union city and newark. therwise, the east bay numbers, 82 in benicia to 95 in brentwood and discover bay. numbers in the 60s through the 70s and into the 80s but in lake cou

new report is giving newark officials advice on how to take back control of their schools from the state after more than two decades. the report is from an education panel the city and state created. it says if newark continues to show progress, regaining control could be possibly by next year. the city must focus on insuring combatting racial bias. steve: kids in south florida adding one more item to the lists. bug spray. winwood is the primary zika zone. they're wearing long sleeves and pants to protect against mosquito bites. the miami-dade schools' superintendent says preparation is key but doesn't want people to panic. >> it does not constitute a threat to young kids. it's to pregnant women. steve: florida's governor says so far, 36 cases of transmitted zika has been diagnosed. dari: new york city has launched a new web site in its fight against the zika virus. you can learn when your neighborhood was last sprayed for mosquitos and where standing water violations were recently issued. the site will be updated weekly and it's part of the city health department's three-year $21 million initiative to keep zika from spreading. steve: a brooklyn man has been moc

cities in our area are named the most çunfriendly in e country. traveler magazine released the top list of the top ten unfriendly cities according to its readers. newarkne. atlantic city was number three. dover is seventh. wilmington was eighth. the eighth unfriendliest city. philly didn't make the list at all. what do you think about this list? who do you think should be on the top of our list? become part of the conversation whether or not you live in any of the cities on the list. interact with us on social media and share your thoughts. >>> tonight it will be welcome home, chase. >> phillies fans are anticipating the return of chase utley even though he will be wearing a dodgers uniform. the former phillies star and fan favorite is ready to play his first game in town since being dealt to l.a. last year. you're looking at utley in a familiar phillies uniform. he's scheduled to hold a news conference at citizens bank park later this afternoon, a few hours before his dodgers take on the phillies. stay with nbc 10 news and tap the nbc 10 app to hear what utley has to say. he's here for a three-game series. my guess is, because he was so beloved in th

the home as well. damage estimates could reach $50,000. >>> from our delaware newsroom now, with college students about to return, the city of newark announced a new nuisance point system to cut down on underage drinking and related issues at local bars and restaurants, most that cater to the students of the university of delaware, are given special permits to sell alcohol. under the new points system if an establishments is found breaking the rules, they will then accrue points. enough points could result in the loss of their alcohol permit. >>> mayor jim kenney renewed the city's commitment to fair hiring practices. at the federal reserve bank, it was hosted by city works. a different type of circus is about to make a slash in delaware. "action news" got a sneak peek at an aquatic spectacular called cirque talia. it has acrobats and contortionists. fountains of water shoot 14 feet in the air and rain on the stage below. much to the delight of this mermaid i'm sure. there is a mermaid somewhere in there. they will perform tonight through sunday in delaware city. very cool. >> interesting. still to come on "action news" at 5:00, a check of t

the shore .. to 73 at newark and 60s in the northwest. fiftys tonight as we have seen the last few mornings over the cooler spots well north and west of the city. south wing continue back out. if you go where the southwesterly wind is a detroit at 80, we are still low 70s in newark city. satellite photo is photo is not much happening in the northeast. a few scattered clouds around. high high pressures on that is giving us great weather is gone offshore which is why we are going to start getting back to more southwesterly airflow bringing back once in humidity. also we'll watch this a to des moines. that front will bring the showers and storms here into saturday afternoon, particularly the first part of saturday night. enjoy tomorrow, sunshine and 60s and 79 at lunch time, 84 tomorrow four tomorrow afternoon right on target for this time of year with humidity increasing late in the day. into saturday the humidity will be noticed. saturday, here is about 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon. showers and storms get going to the north and west of the city. the front goes through the early part of saturday evening. look from the city westward all the way

80s from morgan hill to the gilroy area and then with that refreshing breeze off the bay fremont, newark and union city all approaching the high 70s. now, east of the bay temperatures where they should be for this ninth day of the month of august. you can see right there, around the tri-valley, high 80s to low 90s. it will be 94 degrees today in brentwood, tracy, antioch at 92. mountain house at 94. discovery bay again got to have a friend with a boat there. 60s at the beaches through the 70s in mill valley all the way into terra linda and in san rafael. we jump up to the 80s around napa and sonoma and also glen ellen. it will be 93 degrees today in the cloverdale area as well as in clearlake. this is a pretty stagnant weather pattern. not going to see much change each and every day as we approach your weekend and it's never too early to start talking about the weekend, 60s beaches, 90s inland. make it a great tuesday. >>> time now 5:50. afraid of losing your credit card as cash as you enjoy a concert? the new technology being used that's making music festivals cashless destinations. ,,,, the family fa

east of the bay closer to the bay of the water like fremont, newark, union city, temperatures in the 70s. but then we penetrate the 80s into the low 90s all the way into brentwood. that is our outside number today in the low 90s. the winds today variable 10 to 20 in the north bay, 60s beaches, 70 san rafael, 80s in novato. your full forecast is still coming up at 18 after the hour. michelle? >> roberta, thank you. >>> another break in the investigation into the brutal murder of a homeless man at golden gate park. yesterday, deputies in arizona arrested 19-year-old samantha. the san francisco's d.a. office tracked her down after she posted on social media she was in flagstaff. investigators say she and two other detained men beat 66-year- old steven williams for three days before dumping his body in a lake in may. she will be extradited back to san francisco. >>> a member of the campbell city council is out on bail after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. police say that an officer encountered the alleged victim outside the police department early yesterday morning. of

the afternoon hourses, west of the city -- hours, west of the city. winds northeast at 8 miles an hour. temperatures are in the 70s for the city, bureaus and to the west newark 72. trenton 73 west. we will may play out like this. heavy showers to the west. stray showers possible tuesday. that's a beginning of a beautiful stretch of weather by the middle of the week. 90s are not with us for the first few days. the area under the watch. mar. seeing potential for flooding. won't rule out a thunderstorm, a quick moving shower that produces heavy rain across the area. mainly isolated, north and west new jersey. after 3:00, more showers and thunderstorms, north and west of the higher elevations, stretching here, sussex and warren county. tuesday hit or miss, not a big deal, setting the stage beautiful midweek. if you have something you need to get done outdoors or plans tuesday, wednesday and thursday look great. 80 tomorrow. it's going to be a better feeling 80. showers for the early half of the day, sticky situation through the afternoon hours with the humidity building back in. by wednesday looking good, partly sunny, 82. thursday 85, mostly sunny, humid, headi

, the heat wave is done for the city, in places like newark, made it to 93, in bellmawr, 88 in bridgeport, islip, pretty warm temperatures out there. 77 central park, in islip and the dew points are very high. upper 60s below 70 way into the tri-state region making it more comfortable. we were sweating all day when it seemed like it wasn't that hard but that heat/humidity combo makes it oppressive. on the radar and satellite you see showers, only one little guy held together through newhaven and new london counties. we will not see much rainfall. we will see a mixed sky in the that cold front. high temperature 88 with more sun in the afternoon and tomorrow a partly cloudy day with a high of 87 ? and an afternoon storm. dry friday, saturday the humidity makes a come back, storm chances sunday into monday. let's get you to ines rosales and take a peek at on. >> a couple incidents, route 80 westbound, two lanes blocked with an accident, construction going on southbound, two lanes closed, on staten island the expressways doing okay but as you are exiting, you have a problem, the offramp close

you notice the closer we get to the lip of the bay the temperatures drop into the 70s around union city, newarknd fremont. but the farther inland you go, the temperatures rise. 84 degrees will be our outside number in brentwood. tri-valley in the low 80s. typically you should be 90. and to the north, take your pick, you want 70s? head to the coast. 70s common around santa rosa into kentfield, sausalito and tiburon. 70s in sonoma and napa. 60s at the coast. the weekend forecast something you really need to know about that and the event the weather will affect. that's coming up. but rocky, who is your pick for tonight? >> oh, i don't know. i have to get more acquainted with our 49ers. but good weather for the game? >> oh, great. >> i'm assuming bad traffic into the game. so keep that in mind. let's take a look at some updates right now. ashby avenue off westbound 80 that was shut down earlier because of a grass fire. it's now open. so that's good for eastshore freeway commuters. and also there's a new crash here in pittsburg westbound 4 at willow pass road a two-car crash there causing some delay

the third unfriendliest city in the world. the annual list is compiled by conde nast traveler rankses newark new jersey as the most unfriendly city. atlantic city ranks number 5. but wait! oaklanders say being ranked in the top three is just misguided. >> yeah, yeah, i don't think it's unfriendly, um, for example, hi, sir, could you just talk to me? look at this. i pick a random guy and i just talking to him. he is friendly, huh? [ laughter ] >> i proved my point right there. i just -- see i just pick a random guy. and he talk to me. >> there you go. conde nast travel also named the friendliest cities in the world. two in the top five are in the united states. charleston, south carolina came in at number one and park city, utah, is number 5. >>> a lot of people talking about the bad air in the east bay today. you can see the haze from some of our tower cams in dublin and oakland. winds shifting smoke from the nearby wildfires our way prompting a "spare the air" day and we are told another alert is already called for tomorrow. >> meteorologist paul deanno standing by in walnut creek. all right, paul. what's the air like right now?

he's being held on $1 million bail. >>> a hour horrific scene in the city of newark, new jersey.sey transit buses collide leaving a mangled mess of metal. that crash taking the lives of two people. >> tonight more than a dozen others are injured. some of them critically. fox's arthur chin has been following the crash investigation. he's live for us tonight in newark. arthur, what is the latest? >> reporter: the latest the second fatality we learned about that avenue can he female passenger on the bus that actually got t boned into and we have an exact number of injured at this .17 and obviously some of these injuries are quite serious. this was the scene after one new jersey transit bus crashed into another. the bus on the 59 line with just the driver on board was beginning its morning rush hour run when it t boned right into a 13 line bus carrying 18 on board including its driver. joseph the driver of the 13 line bus was dead at the scene. injured passenger would die at the hospital nearly everyone was hospitalized. seven of them went in critical condition. >> we're praying that

the only ones delayed. no injuries to report here in newark. back to you in the studio. >>> new york city's council speaker is blasting big blue ov taken against a football player accused of domestic violence. the nfl suspended josh brown for one game for his arrest last year. the charges were later dropped. melissa says a six-game suspension is the baseline punishment in the nfl for domestic violence, but giants going easy on josh brown with only one game, #notafan. catholic high school. according to our partners at the bergen record, a judge will allow the suit against paramus catholic to move forward. the woman's attorney says paramus catholic illegally fired her after she married another woman. the school said she was fired because of the marriage, but not because she was a lesbian. >>> grad students who work as research orch form unions. teaching assistants were not strictly speaking employees was the old ruling. >>> two baseball fans from new jersey hit in the face by foul balls at two different games. >> one of them a 9-year-old girl. >>> a burglary caught on camera consulate. coming