according to the poetry foundation tom clark was best known for his biographies of novelist jack kerouac>>> san rafael police are investigating a neighborhood shooting. one person was wounded outside a has -- a house party others were hurt in a fist fight. alyssa harrington spoke with police and neighbors about what happened. back she was just screaming. shrieking. screaming. >> reporter: colleen woke up at midnight to the sound of screaming. two men shouting at each other. then a larger fight to startled her again around 3 am. >> that's when the woman was screaming. i heard the two loud gunshots and then it was all quiet. >> reporter: she lives just two doors down from his home on san rafael's fifth avenue where residents were having a house party. sergeant todd barringer says a group of 6 - a people began arguing on the sidewalk the fight turned physical. someone pulled a gun. >> we believe maybe one shot was fired. we are still investigating. around that same time we got a report of a gunshot victim that arrived at santa rosa memorial hospital. a 20-year-old male lasted well into the

tom clark was best known for his biographies of novelist jack kerouac. >>> the latest on the california wildfires. calfire says the bergeson fire near yosemite is 100% contained . it started more than five weeks ago and burned almost 100,000 acres near yosemite. firefighters will stay out there several days keeping an eye out for flareups that fire forced parts of yosemite to close for almost 2 weeks this summer. >>> firefighters making progress against the other fires around the state. in redding the carr fire is 85% contained. it has burned 227 227,000 acres and destroyed more than 1000 homes . the mendocino complex fire burning near clear lake is 76% contained. it has burned 341,000 acres. the holy fire in southern california which was started by an arsonist is now 92% contained. >>> california lawmakers are abandoning a proposal by governor brown to protect electrical -- protect utilities from financial liability for wildfires. napa state senator bill dodd says there is not enough time before the legislative session ends on august 31 to settle all the issues involved. the governor's

a car hit 77-year-old tom clark in berkeley while he crossed the road friday night. police say he was not in a crosswalk, when a driver who had a green light struck him. in addition to poetry he wrote about sports and penned biographies. >> a few american catholics are considering reducing or withholding donations to their local churches following more revelations about the clergy abusing children. the pope did not mention a report by a grand jury in pennsylvania it detailed cases dating back to the 1940s where hndreds of priests exploited hundreds of victims. they're urging the pope to react. >> i would like them to take away their rights to be a priest. to be prosecuted the same as anyone else. but i also encourage people to not leave the church. >> the pope recently removed a cardinal from the ministry after he was accused of abusing a boy. >>> the president had words for the "new york times" as they reported that don mcgahn was cooperating with the russia investigation. >> president trump firing off tweets about don mcgahn cooperating with the russia investigatio

tom clark was crossing waalamed friday night. clark had an extensive career. he even traveling with allen ginsberg. he published the final blog post hours before he died. >>> expecting leaders to have a lot of reaction on the story. they say buses may be able to use them. >>> heads up for east bay drivers. a kplcommute alert. starting tonight it will be closed for three straight nights. it will last until 4:30 in the morning for inspection. >>> celebrations involving the name sake himself. he will be on hand for two separate generations. it marks 50 years. the airport will also dedicate the u.s. flag that is flying over the u.s. capital building. >> good to have you here. >>> the crowded building. up here at the top of the screen is the concern for folks coming in out of the north bay. a crash in the slower drive is late picking up the construction crews. i'll follow that with you. it could mean it's a little easier. south of the bay bridge looks great. this shows you an easy light drive which is what we expect right now. >>> do a little planning. >> i have my

not far from there we are learning a man who was hit and killed is tom clark.e was walking in the alameda and hit by car the 77-year-old was a poet and sports writer. >>> a vigil was held last night for jessica st. louis found dead hours after being released from jail she was released from the jail at 1:30 a.m. and told to walk to the dublin station even though bart doesn't run at that hour. >> say her name. >> jessica st. louis. >> state senator joined the walk st. louis's family said they should have known it was dangerous to release her at that hour. >> because you putting their lives at risk and it is like you don't even care. there is a better way and they should be able to sit down and have a discussion on how to keep these young women and all people safe. >> there was no assurance that she had contacted anyone that he had a safe place to go or that she had transportation . >> senator skinner represents dublin and wants jail staffers to make sure when released from jail have safe transportation and are able to contact family and friends before being relea

. >>> and another writer and poet was killed in another crash in berkeley. 77-year-old tom clark was by a car. clark was taken to the hospital but died several hours later. the driver remained at the scene of the crash. clark had many of his works published, including features on the former a's and giants' pitcher individuala blue. -- vida blue. he was a close friend of alan ginsberg. >>> dozens of people turned out for a community barbecue in the hunters point neighborhood, but it was bittersweet for many. it was originally put together by the organization aimed at creating positive role models. he died from cancer in june, and it has also been rocked by the shooting last week. >> and he is family to a lot of folks here. a lot of these brothers are family to my husband, so he is definitely in our prayers, it is heavy on our hearts. we had this planned since last year so we're going to keep going, but after this we're going to go back to the hospital. >> friend whose visited him -- friend friends say he is a strong man. >>> this is the time of year when more than the campus sexual as

. >>> we are learning details of a deadly east bay accident. 77-year-old tom clark crossing in berkeleynight when he was hit by that car. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. police say that the driver is coop rating with investigators and clark had an extensive career writing about fame author jack karouac. he pub lislished his final blogt hours before he died. >>> happening tomorrow, expect a heated reaction to a decision of san francisco transportation leaders. tomorrow, they'll vote on whether to approve new red lanes on gary boulevard. this after the examiner reporting that the red lanes may not be just for muni. the paper says that hospital shuttles, tech buses and even casino buses may be able to use them, as well. >>> this is a heads up for east bay drivers. commute alert for anyone using the posey tube. starting tonight, the tube closed for three straight nights. the closure lasts from 9:30 at night to 4:30 in the morning for inspections. a similar closure will impact the webster tubl in the last week of august. >>> news coming out of iraq where one person is dead after

killed while walking in berkeley friday night has been identified as renowned poet and biographer tom clark. the 77-year-old was walking near the alameda and marin avenue when he was struck by a car. clark was a poet, biographer, and sportswriter. he was best known for his biographies of novelist jack care with. >>> dozens of people are marching in dublin and from santa rita jail to the b.a.r.t. station. they are gathering to remember jessica saint lucie. she is a 26-year-old woman from berkeley who died last month just hours after being released from jail at 1:30 am. ktvu's azenith smith is in dublin. a state lawmaker now wants to introduce legislation that would end those late-night jail releases. >> reporter: state senator nancy skinner says the death was avoidable. she is here at this walk that started just after 9 pm. family, friends, and supporters of jessica are making their way to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, retracing her path that night with a message. 50 people walk in jessica's memory. it was on july 28 when jessica was released from santa rita jail at 1:30 am. organizers say je

according to the poetry foundation tom clark was best known for his biographies with jack kerouac. >>nd shooting outside a pest food restaurant in lodi. police found a 19-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound in the parking lot of an in and out burger late saturday night. he died a short time later at the hospital. gunfire followed a fight between two groups of young men. friends of the young man who died say he was just trying to protect his younger sister. >> he was such an amazing person to be around. he didn't deserve to die. nobody deserves to be shot. he was just there trying to have a good time with his friends and that people had to come along and ruin it. it just takes one second for somebody, you never know the last time you will see someone. it really sucks that he had to die. >> authorities have now identified the young man who was killed as trevor seaborn. police arrested the two suspects during a traffic stop on highway 99 in lodi a short time after the shooting. >>> police in antioch investigating a deadly shooting yesterday morning at an apartment complex near

we have learned the victim is a well known poet. 77-year-old tom clark was crossing the alameda in berkeley friday night when he was hit by a car. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. the driver is cooperating with investigators. clark had an extensive career writing about famed author jack keir oh ac. he also wrote about the oakland a's. he published his final blog post just hours before he died. >>> new at 11:00, a show of solidarity in the central valley. a community there is fighting back against what many are calling hate crimes. people in manteca held a peace parade where a sikh man was attacked. they marched around the park four times. each lap represented a different message, peace, humanity, unity and respect. this video shows the attack. police arrested two teen agers. one of the suspects is tyrone keith mcalester, the es strained sun of the union city police chief. the community in manteca hopes the march sends a clear message. >> this is healing. part of this is awareness, and part of it is a message that we're not going to tolerate this in our community. >> one sikh man

poetry foundation.org posted the tribute to tom clark. he was hit by a car crossing a road called the alameda in berkeley on friday night. police say clark was not in a crosswalk when a driver who had a green light struck him. in addition to poetry he wrote about sports and penned biographies, many focused on the lives of beat generation write people. >> san francisco coffee roaster four barrel has not changed ownership as promised after the founder was accused of sexual assault and harassment this year. according to "the chronicle" neither of the two owners plan to divest from the company and make it employee owned. they have focused on rebuilding the company's culture since the january lawsuit. they also say their staff has completed harassment, inclusivity and bias training >>> uber drivers who stop at sfo say they're getting hit with millions of dollars worth of traffic tickets and they have no way to appeal them. >> more than a dozen people injured at a concert over the weekend, now we're hearing from one of the victims. >> how you c

. >> attorney tom clark said if these people were white and christian, nobody would batter nigh overg or bring over a body or touching a body or quoting scripture but one black muslims do it, there seems to be something nefarious, something able. if the authorities found the remains of 3-year-old abdul wahhaj who died after not being given medication as part of religious ceremony. the judge, sarah baucus, democrat and former prosecutor, defended her position saying prosecutors failed to show there is only violent planned. >> bret: will follow it. thank you. u.s. military officials deny reports that the tale about is overrunning the afghan city of ghazni even after the taliban killed more than a dozen soldiers and afghan army base during intense fifth day of intense fighting in northern afghanistan. national security correspond to jennifer griffin as a closer look tonight the pentagon. >> 17 afghan soldiers were killed, 19 wounded in northern afghanistan when the taliban overran a small isolated afghan military base. a day earlier, afghan defense officials described a five day multipr

poetry foundation.org posted the tribute to tom clark. he was hit by a car crossing a road called the alameda in berkeley on friday night. police say clark was not in a crosswalk when a driver who had a green light struck him. in addition to poetry he wrote about sports and penned biographies, many focused on the lives of beat generation write years san francisco coffee roaster four barrel has not changed ownership as promised after the founder was accused of sexual assault and harassment. neither of the two remaining owners plan to divest and make it employee owned. they have focused on rebuilding the company's culture since the january lawsuit. they also say their staff has completed harassment, inclusivity and bias training >>> first responders rescued three people after their boat ran aground in san jose. it happened yesterday in the neighborhood right on the bay. an adult and two kids were on the 16-foot boat that ended up stuck in the mud when the tide went out and called for help and two rescue boats from the fire department respon

and so was stanley reid of kentucky and so was tom clark of texas and even robert jackson of new york a brilliant man, had concerns about the constitutional underpinnings of brown v. board. and finally when warren came up, he knew how to bring the court together, and he worked on it. he wouldn't -- he said, he said we're not going to vote at the first conference. because he didn't want, he didn't want to encourage a split on the the court. he said we're just going to talk about it. and then he started holding lunches with some who he knew were wavering, like stanley reid. and he'd bring -- and he wouldn't bring in the judicial intellectual firepower of frankfurter or black who might intimidate stanley reid or -- he brought in harold burton, and, you know, or sherman menton, you know? household words, right? [laughter] and they were midwesterners, and they were good guys, and they would have lunch, and sometimes warren would bring in, he had buddies who'd done some hunting, and he'd bring in wild quail or something they'd have for lunch, and it just went on for several months until fin

clark to the podium. if the following would also line up. tom francis, tom schwarzkopf, nancy arbuckle and mr mark gonzales. let's start with ms. miss clark. welcome back. >> i will talk very fast. i am a member of the river trust advisory board. is a member of the nrdc. i am speaking for myself. the san francisco public utilities commission has violent critical decisions about the future of water decisions about the future of water, rivers, our economy in the city. on the state level, water, rivers and ecologies are essential to everyone and everything that lives. in california, we are witnessing difficult droughts, terrible fires that have caused destruction, loss of lives, property throughout the state. we have seen the enormous amount of water throughout -- from rivers and reservoirs needed to fight the war against the destruction of homes pack forest lands and mountains. ecosystems and water are a lifeline and essential to our daily living, economies and the future. on the local level, i am a san francisco resident. in the last few years, s