arguing vallejo officers don't need reforms of forest on them without collaboration. and they insist the best way to reduce crime is attracting and hiring more patrol officers. >> hear what they are tempting to do does not appear to be bringing in any more resources. but it appears to be a power- play. >> reporter: as residents learn about the declaration, many express hope it comes with community involvement. >> transparency is the key word. transparency as to what goes on in the law enforcement and what goes along in city hall. if we don't know that, how will we know how to come together >> reporter: the council vote was unanimous although there were concerns about how in vallejo will find the money to fast track the police reforms. the emergency declaration comes up for renewal in 60 days. >>> now to washington where president trump reversed course tonight on federal coronavirus esent is now calling on congress to send him stimulus bills covering individuals, airlines and small businesses. we have the about- face and what happens next. >> reporter: congress had a h

vallejo police were quick to defend mcmahon, even before conducting an internal investigation.e'll start with the critical incident debrief. when did that happen? >> there was never one, so nobody ever talks to me like a cheaper anything about a report or anything like that or administrative review. is that what you were asking? >> reporter: was there a critical incident debrief? >> not for this one. >> reporter: weeks later, mcmahon was back on duty before the investigation was complete. in january, krishna abrams announced she would not be charging mcmahon in the foster case, saying the shooting was justified, but the foster family says the da's investigation was sloppy and insufficient. according to mcmahon's testimony, the a investigators never followed up with him or took blood or urine samples after the shooting. did you have any contact with the district attorney's office about the ronell foster shooting? >> they were there the night to investigate , but besides that, no. >> reporter: other than given your interview at the night of the shooting, did you have anything els

but the action they are taking has nothing to do with public safety. >> vallejo residents also share their concerns about how a state of emergency would impact crime in the city. >> the first thing they should do is bring in a federal administrator to oversee the vallejo police department. the second thing is to create an independent oversight committee. >> the thought of giving those two more power should be deeply troubling and unacceptable. >> they will challenge this declaration in court and pursue all legal avenues. >>> still ahead, one year after a horrific shooting in the east bay, a new plan to prevent out- of-control halloween parties worldwide. >>> members of congress are recommending the breakup of big tech, the findings from a >>> more than 3000 nurses in alameda county are planning to go on strike tomorrow morning. they are citing unfair labor practices and safety concerns at three hospitals. nurses are planning rallies and vigils outside san leandro to, alameda and highland hospitals. during the five-day strike they are calling on the county to step in and take over the

but the action they are taking has nothing to do with public safety. >> vallejo residents also share their concerns about how a state of emergency would impact crime in the city. >> the first thing they should do is bring in a federal administrator to oversee the vallejo police department. the second thing is to create an independent oversight committee. >> the thought of giving those two more power should be deeply troubling and unacceptable. >> they will challenge this declaration in court and pursue all legal avenues. >>> still ahead, one year after a horrific shooting in the east bay, a new plan to prevent out- of-control halloween parties worldwide. >>> members of congress are recommending the breakup of big tech, the findings from a they do one of the most difficult jobs there is, even in normal times. our frontline health care workers. and when these heroes lack the resources they need, that risky job gets ten times harder. prop fifteen makes corporations pay their fair share. to invest in our communities, in our clinics, in the essential workers who treat everyone- rich, poor

. >> and a billboard honoring two fallen vallejo police officers vandalized.m the department and family members. proposition 16 takes on discrimination. some women make as little as 42% of what a man makes. voting yes on prop 16 helps us fix that. it's supported by leaders like kamala harris and opposed by those who have always opposed equality. we either fall from grace or we rise. together. proposition 16 provides equal opportunities, levelling the playing field for all of us. vote yes on prop 16. >>> now to our top stories, pg&e has announced public safety power shutoffs are likely for parts of all the to bay area counties. the outages could begin as early as wednesday, and last through friday morning. napa, sonoma, solano, alameda, contra costa, and santa clara counties are all under warning. shutoffs will depend on whether conditions and pg&e says they are subject to change. >>> today, state health officials announced guidance for halloween including doing safe activities at home. and it discourages against children going for trick-or- treating. health an

la daría al administrador de la ciudad la capacidad evita regulaciones estatales y locales según vallejodentificaron a un hombre que murió este lunes orlando echegaray de 35 aÑos de edad fue atacado en la madrugada del domingo cuando llegó la policía lo encontraron tendido en la calle y presentaba heridas con arma blanca el hombre fue llevado al hospital y murió un día después aún no se han realizado arrestos en conexión a este caso >>> en san francisco autoridades luchan contra la corrupción según el diario (nombre en inglés) supervisores recibirán una nueva propuesta para regular la renta innecesaria de vehículos el nuevo plan incluye instalar un dispositivo en los vehículos de la renta para monitorear la velocidad y así cada mes se enviaron reporte a las autoridades con todo tipo de incidente. pasamos al valle central donde residentes hablaron sobre el mortal tiroteo que cobró la vida de una joven maría con las reacciones y lo más reciente de la investigación >>> eran como las 2:30 vi mucha gente venir >>> son decenas de personas los que vecinos dicen se encontraba en esta cuadra a al

. >>> developing in solano, vallejo city leaders declared a public safety emergency due to record high crime rates. >> not everybody believes declaring an emergency will do anything to address the problem. >> city manager revealed a proposal to declare a public safety emergency after what city police say is a 300% increase in crime since the pandemic started. there have been 22 homicides compared to nine at this time last year and a total of 358 shooting victims. >> at this time we have a current crisis. we need executive commanders that can help me to lead the reforms. >> the chief said this team will be made up of an assistant chief and captains who will provide the city's crime data to state officials but the council to vallejo's police officers association said the team will take dollars away from the streets. >> this is a manufactured emergency. crime is at a high level in the city of vallejo but the action that they are taking has nothing to do with public safety. >> some residents are now sharing concerns about how a state of emergency will give unprecedented powers to the city

. >>> coming up, a vallejo police officer involved into deadly police shootings has been fired. what the police chief is saying about the termination and have relatives of one of the victims are responding. >> rather than see him fired, i'd like to see him in jail. >> today marks three years since the massacre at an outdoor concert on the las vegas strip. the ceremony was held today to honor the 60 people who died. >>> taking alive look at traffic conditions tonight, near the golden gate bridge toll plaza, channel 2 news at 6:00 will be right back. now more than ever, it's important californians have health coverage. if you've lost health insurance, covered california can help. you may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. just visit coveredca.com today. >>> new details out of vallejo, where today the police department has terminated officer ryan mcmahon. the move comes seven months after the vallejo police chief recommended mcmahon be fired for the 2019 shooting of a 20- year-old man who fell asleep in a taco bell drive-through, with a loaded gun on his lap.

. >>> the vallejo city attorney doesn't believe there can be a fair trail in vallejo. he wants to move the case to fresno. the killing of mont rosa has led to protests and calls for the fbi to investigate. this body cam video from july 2nd. it only shows the moment before the officer fired his gun. the vallejo police officer shot and killed the 22-year-old monterrosa. he said he believes monterrosa had a gun in his waistband. turned out, though, to be a hammer. >>> tonight nbc bay area's investigative unit has uncovered new details surrounding the death of a san francisco firefighter. a preliminary report says jason cortez inadvertently opened a supply valve. it happened wednesday during a drill at the department's training tower. why it's not clear why he opened that valve which we obtained a picture of, the complaint points to confusion over water pressure which may have led cortez to believe the water was being shutoff. the report sites reduced staffing because of covid as a factor in the accident. >>> crews are making significant progress as they continue to battle

joining me live right now is kevin brown with the vallejo fire department. kevin, like us, this is your fourth day. on tuesday, fire burned through this area. no real structure destruction, but with the wind today, it became a problem. >> that's correct, kate. today in our morning briefing, what we were informed was that the temperature was going to rise again. relative humidity was going to drop. the winds were going to change in a direction not in our favor. for that reason, the area that had a dirty burn earlier has now reburned again and has impinged along bell canyon road. we've spent the last several hours prepping and defending these homes. we had air support as well and that's what made the difference. >> reporter: we have cell phone video of helicopters dropping water buckets directly over this house. you think it really saved it. if you guys weren't here, if the air support wasn't here, it could be gone. >> that's correct. we've been working on this home proper probably four hours now. a lot of chainsaw work. the fire was gaining speed. they put tw

. >>> plus, a vallejo police officer fired in the tubbs fire. the flames, the ash, it was terrifying. thousands of family homes are destroyed in wildfires. families are forced to move and higher property taxes are a huge problem. prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims so families can move without a tax penalty. nineteen will help rebuild lives. vote 'yes' on 19. taking california for a ride. companies like uber, lyft, doordash. breaking state employment laws for years. now these multi-billion-dollar companies wrote deceptive prop 22 to buy themselves a new law. to deny drivers the rights they deserve. no sick leave. no workers' comp. no unemployment benefits. vote no on the deceptive uber, lyft, doordash prop 22. one ride california doesn't want to take. doordash prop 22. all californians will be able to vote safely from home. every active, registered voter will receive a vote-by-mail ballot with a unique barcode. you can track it using where's my ballot? and you'll receive automatic notifications by text, email or voice call to let you know t

crime is at a high level in the city of vallejo. the action that they are taking has nothing to do with public safety. >> some in vallejo say they are concerned about how a state of emergency will give unprecedented powers to the city to get around local laws and regulations to fight crime. >>> the son of a woman who was attacked in san francisco's tenderloin is speaking out. we want to warn you the images hard to look at. he shared these photographs of his 71-year-old mother's injuries. he said a man knocked her unconscious. she suffered fractures on her face and was rushed to the hospital. she is now recoving at home. police say it happened on joan street near market last month though the attacker's motive is not clear the family said it has been aware of anti asian attacks happening across the country during the pandemic. >> hearing all the other stories that happened and people that couldn't speak out, i wanted to show people like this is real. my mom wasn't even robbed. that was unsettling. you just attacked someone? >> police

. >>> one man is dead following a shooting morning vallejo. police found him at the blue rock apartment complex at about 4:00 a.m. you can see there the heavy police presence. no arrests have been made and the victim has been identified as 28-year-old vallejo resident. >>> a covid-19 compliance team gets on work starting tomorrow at san mateo county. today they said the team will warn people who continually refuse to wear face masks and retain social distancing. they may have to pay fines and face criminal charges. most pelosi said she and the president's negotiators need an agreement on the new stimulus package by tuesday if they want to pass it before election day. and case growth is holding teddy since yesterday. the total is at more than 867,000. >>> a popular xlis become city's next park. >>> and heavy equipment called in to clean up. >>> and criminals have forced another local walgreens to close. >>> temperatures tumbled today. that's because of a stronger onshore flow what? never. are you kidding me? for years, the residential burden ha

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brown won a seat on the vallejo city council in 2018. a local news outlet called the unveiled court documents that reportedly show he served four years in prison for three felonies including assaulting his wife in 2002 which you recently described as a scuffle with a domestic partner. in 2012, he was in court again accused of abusing another woman also identified as his wife. >> abusers also count on the fact that when brave women stepped forward, there is a segment of people that will minimize her voice and reduce her to a domestic scuffle or a 2012 incident. >> she acknowledged she did not disclose details of his past saying he did not like the man he was 20 years ago and has worked to be a better person. >>> the latest numbers show coronavirus cases have surpassed 40 million worldwide. in the u.s., there are now more than a alien cases. >> it is dangerous right now. we want people to wear masks and we want people to social distance. >> cases in 27 states have spiked between 10 and 15%. only two states are trending in the right directi

the vallejo police department is the third deadliest lease department in northern california. this is the police department with a have bad spending ceremonies every time they kill a black or brown person in the community. >> reporter: father mike quinn, who was also a chaplain, says systemic change can happen and the seeds can be planted during given 60s. >> they want integrity, increasingly, and the spectacle that is one of their bought words, so they would not approve of people who stepped outside the lines into improper things. live in san francisco tonight, ondrea borba, kpix5. >>> a group once a black-owned nfl team in oakland, is it possible? the challenges they will need to tackle first. >>> for weeks he sat on the sidelines, injured. now, he feels great, baby. when jimmy g is set to take the field. >>> a new problem for evacuees returning home from the classifier. >>> it has been a week since the president announced he was covid-19 positive. how soon he could hit the campaign trail. >>> temperatures are comfortable today, the air quality was good, just a nice change a

. >>> one man is dead following the shooting this morning in vallejo. police found him at the blue rock village apartment complex at 4:00 a.m. you can see the heavy police response. no arrests have been made and the victim has been identified as a 28-year-old vallejo resident. >>> covid-19 compliance team gets to work starting tomorrow in san mateo county. the supervisor said today the team will warn people who continually refuse to wear face masks and maintain social distancing. those who still don't compile may face fines of up to $3,000 and possible criminal charges. other headlines, california congresswoman nancy pelosi said she and the president's negotiators need an agreement on a new stimulus relief package by tuesday, if they want to pass a bill before election day. >>> and case growth in california is holding steady from yesterday. there were nearly 2900 new cases yesterday bringing the total to more than 867,000. >>> a popular road with a view in san francisco could become the city's next park. that story ahead. >>> and heavy equipment called

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. >>> just into the newsroom a call for help at a special city council meeting in vallejo. the city now asking leaders to declare a public safety emergency. not only has the pandemic hit the city hard, but vallejo is currently on track to have one of the most deadly crime ridden years in nearly three decades. police say they need more officers to ensure the public safety. several officer involved shootings have depleted funds and have shaken the public's trust in that department. >>> well, tonight a former police officer on the peninsula is charged with two crimes. prosecutors say he smashed a handcuffed man's head onto a windshield and then tried to cover it up. it's a story our investigative unit has been following for two years now. nbc bay area ian cull has the latest. >> reporter: after reviewing the video we're about to show you the santa clara a retired polic officer. charges don't go far enough. >> reporter: surveillance video shows police pulling alvarez from his palo alto home february 2018 on suspicion of driving with a suspended license, and then he's slammed ag

as of now places like great america, disneyland and six flags of vallejo don't fit that criteria.once they can reopen they'll have to have new protocols that require masks, social distancing and reduced capacity. >>> this is just hollywood here so don't worry. it's not something we typically see. this muny bus careening down the streets of san francisco. there are no passengers onboard. that's because it's being used for a stunt in the new movie being filmed in the city. this scene here was filmed on sunday. marvel is reportedly filming a project nicknamed steamboat and the legends of the ten rings. just a disclaimer here, this is just hollywood in san francisco, but it's pretty good video. could you imagine a movie is being filmed and you saw that bus careening into cars. >> i know, and some people might not have been as shocked because 2020 has been so shocking right on some levels. and i'm glad you clarified that for sure. can't wait to see that movie. let's go ahead and bring you into the weather forecast. on a serious note we're of course following the fire danger we'll have

in napa county and vallejo we're seeing dangerously low visible. hang around longer today as the sea breeze is more stout. that's why temperatures will drop today from average to below average after being above average yesterday. check out that 58 at half moon bay. 62 in san francisco. a lot of 60s around the bay. 70s in the south bay and north bay. reggie? >> mike, thank you. >>> as california reopens its economy, state health officials are now implementing a new health equity requirement. the goal is to bring down covid-19 rates in disadvantaged communities hardest hit by the pandemic. abc7 news reporter julian glover has reaction leaders in one county that is failing. julian? >> good morning. yeah. we're talking about sonoma county where the supervisor says they made progress but they're not out of the woods yet. this new equity metric is a way to incentivize dedicating more resources to help the communities most impacted by covid-19. but this could also affect some reopening plans. the goal is to get counties to focus on zip codes disproportion

. >>> developing in solano vallejo city leaders declared a public safety emergency due to record high crime rates. >> not everybody believes it'll do anything to address the problem. city manager revealed a proposal to declare a public safety emergency after what police say is a 300% increase in crime. since the pandemic start. 2020 data shows there have been 22 homicides compared to nine at this time last year and a total of 358 shooting victims. >> at this time we have a current crisis and we need executive commanderns that can help me to lead the reforms. >> the chief said his team will be made up of an assistant chief and captains who will provide the crime data to state officials. the council to the vallejo police officer's association said the team will take dollars away from the streets. >> this is a manufactured emergency. crime is at a high level in the city but the action that they are taking has nothing to do with public safety. >> some residents are now sharing concerns about how a state of emergency will get unprecedented powers to the city to get around local law and reg

henry lee joins us now with more on that and what happens next. >> the president of the vallejo police union is making a rare public statement, denouncing the vandalism as disrespectful of two men who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: this is what the sign looked like. both men were shot and killed in the line of duty. the sign is now gone after vandals pulled out the post and split the sign in half. >> sadly, i don't think we were too surprised with the state that we're in right now. >> reporter: jamie is one of officer capoue's three daughters. her father was shot and a bank robber in the backyard after a chase. >> those memorials are very precious to us. it's really all we have left of the people we love. >> reporter: officer azwar was shot while serving a warrant. >> it's truly disgusting. >> reporter: he said he understands the anger at police in general, and officers in vallejo in particular. critics have been lashing out at the department over controversial deadly shootings by va officers. >> to trample on anybody who's deceased, let alone a police officer who was servin

the vallejo police officers association slammed the proposed declaration of a proposed declaration of emergency. saying the city claims the it is necessary to deal with the current crime wave which necessarily con seeds creeds extreme perle to the safety of ample residents. >>> a man is hospitalized in critical condition tonight after being shot by a napa county sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop last night. the napa county sheriff's office said a deputy stopped 47- year-old juan adrian garcia near the intersection of kaiser mode and highway 21. they say he got out of his car with one hand tucked behind his back. the deputy repeatedly asked him to stop and show his hands, but garcia refused. as he came closer, the deputy fired his weapon. it turned out that garcia was not holding anything. garcia was taken to a local hospital and the deputy is now admin separative leave. >>> the oakland city council is meeting right now and will soon consider a landmark policy for the police department that comes in the aftermath of the death of george floyd in minneapolis. the proposal would wide

. >>> an effort is under way to call a vallejo city council member and a mayoral candidate, a group of residents announced the efforts today. they're in town controversy with drugs, guns and domestic violence. he hid his criminal history when he ran for city council. he accused the association from concealing brown's record from the public. >> during his 2018 city council campaign. mr. brown concealed damaging criminal round information for obvious reasons. if they had been aware of the criminal conduct, the election results may have been different. the evidence suggest that the supporters may have colluded with him to get this result. >> the group stays if he wins the mayoral election in vallejo, they will seek to recall him from at that office. >>> the number of americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week. 787,000 americans filed for new unemployment benefits. the latest report includes 159,000 claims from california. economists say it's a sign that job losses may have eased slightly, but are running at historically high levels. a rise of new covid-19 cases nationwide has

unhealthy for san rafael, vallejo, unhealthy for sensitive groups for san francisco and oakland.re the air in effect today, extended all the way through next tuesday due to smoky, hazy skies. it does look bad through today unfortunately so with the smoke concentration futurecast taking you through the day. we'll continue with the unhealthy air and into the weekend, could see sea breeze. we can see improving air quality conditions as we look to our weekend and early next week. we are still dealing with the heat, heat advisory again for the bay area today, daytime highs well above average and near record highs today, looking at the heat dome that will slowly shift east and we are going to see at least as we head into the weekend the cooling that will begin for us with the ocean breeze. 99 morgan hill. east bay, triple digit heat. 99 concord, 80 for san francisco, 86 oakland. here is the extended forecast. we'll start to slowly cool it down for the weekend, catching a little bit relief as we head especially into sunday. back to you. >> mary, thank you. >>> 5:22. still ahead on kpix5

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> outrage in vallejo after someone smashed a billboard that pays respects to two vallejos killed in the line of duty. the policing unit says destroying a memorial that honors the dead is truly despicable and disgusting. it is also hateful, disgraceful and cowardly. the union is working with community leaders to try to restore it. >>> apple revealed its flew iphone 12 series, which boasts better cameras, faster processing, and 5-g capabilities. ceo tim cook and other apple experts also unveiled a new home pod mini in addition to the 12 series. the new phones include a dual camera system, a new protective ceramic shield, a magnetic feature for accessories and the fastest smart phone chip ever. >> we've come so far with the device that it's so important to our daily lives. this marks the new start of a new era for iphone. >> the iphone 12 and 12 pro are available for preorder this friday. and they launch on the 23rd of october. and the mini and 12 pro max can be ordered on number sixth with a launch date set for number 13th. and the base races range from $699 $1099. joining

the reason vallejo police are taking the badge away from an officer on the force. >>> and who should keep the neighborhood safe t fight tonight between departments. fire departments on the peninsula. >> and i will have a look at the air quality as we roll through tomorrow and the hot temperatures that are returning. i will have it in about eight minutes. >>> a vallejo police officer involved in two deadly shootings has been fired. he shot ranehl foster who was unarmed and he was one of six officers that shot 55 bullets in to a car. an investigation revealed that he violated several policies. >>> after a month and a half, good news from the scu fire. it is fully contained. it came in feet of the lincoln observatory. most of the observatory was saved. can you see where the fire burned. it stretched across 396,000 acres. 222 structures were destroyed. >> a showdown is coming next week between the santa clara county department. south bay firefighters, many that just returned from 21 days on the front lines on various other fires across the street. weighed in on the issue. they want the c

. >>> two vallejo teachers are only for allegedly badmouthing students on camera. that is according to the sf gate . the incident happened thursday after high school virtual english class. the teachers were heard saying a few students in the last class period were not technologically advanced. vallejo city unified school district released this statement saying, quote, apparently the teacher had not properly logged out of the distance-learning platform at the conclusion of instruction and their remarks were overheard by others. the school district goes on to say that an investigation is underway. the names of those teachers have not been released. >>> coming up next, a voting scam uncovered in southern california. the fake ballot box discovered outside a church. >>> here is a live look from our salesforce tower camera as we look east toward the bay bridge. we will talk about the week ahead including our high fire danger as we go through the week. details on that coming up. >>> you are already getting busy for your morning ride. it is slow due to an earlier our home

. >>> the vallejo city attorney wants to move the sean monterra's the case nearly 200 miles out of town and he is the 22-year-old shot and killed by police and fire by walgreens nor responding to and call. there was a federal civil rights lawsuit and the city attorney filed a change of venue address this week to move the case to fresno citing concerns over whether a jury pool would be biased in the bay area or sacramento. the city is seeking have certain claims dismissed. the shooting spark outrage especially after key evidence in the case was destroyed, house speaker nancy pelosi publicly called on the fbi to investigate the case. >>> looking live at san francisco right now were a disturbing trend is on the rise, two deaths today are being seen from drug overdoses specifically from drug laced with fentanyl and the chronicle reports that over 1000 bodies examined by the enemy's office between january 1 and august 31, nearly half had died from an overdose, and of those who overdosed nearly 1/3 were homeless >>> the san francisco archbishop went to church in east palo alto this weekend an

it's in vallejo. west 80 no problem. a live look shows us a smooth, easy drive.e're starting to pick up a few more headlights and should see some slowing over the next 20 minutes. >>> thank you, mike. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: her medical lab bill was paid twice -- once by the patient and once by her insurance. she doesn't think that's fair. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. >>> okay, so we're letting marcus enjoy a few days off. but we're not forgetting him because he celebrated a birthday. we were thinking about him. happy birthday, marcus. we're celebrating all week. that's how we do it here on "today in the bay." what would make his day if you followed him on twitter, facebook and instagram. you're watching "today in the bay." 5:23. want to eliminate odors without heavy, overwhelming scents? we get it. introducing febreze light. it eliminates odors... with no heavy perfumes... in light scents you'll love. new febreze light. i felt like i was justs little constantly cleaning up his hair. t

someone smashed a billboard honoring two vallejo police officers killed in the line of duty. jeff azuar died in 2000 and jim capoot in 2011. the police geniuses is truly despicable and discussing. and is also hateful, disgraceful and cowardly. the billboard is on rollingwood drive near skyview memorial cemetery. the union is working with community leaders to restore the memorial. >>> as we reported, judges amy coney barrett will be on capitol hill replacing questions on some of the most hotly contested issues facing the country. republicans want to feel the supreme court's the of the late ruth bader ginsburg. democrats say it is too close to the presidential election. let's get more from carolina shively. >> i would say you are one of the greatest pics president donald trump could have made.for supreme court nominee amy coney barrett begin hours of questioning at her confirmation hearing on tuesday. ranging from softball from some senate republicans. swim have you committed to the president or anyone else that you will but to repeatedly the affordable care act if confirmed to

right now 24 civil rights claims are pending against the vallejo police department and the city could be liable for $50 million in payout,, so the city manager wants to speed up reforms. >> we face a crisis of legitimacy and trust. lack of community trust in police department, numerous internal investigations are underway. continual resistance of reform effort bess loyal police officers association. >> the police union opposes the state of emergency declaration saying reforms shouldn't bees for on police officers without collaboration, and they insist that the best way to reduce crime is to attract and hire more patrol officers. >>> well, bay area weather a bit of a cooldown today with stubborn fog and temperatures only in the 60s, 70s, and a few 80s out there. so all of this helping out the fire crews around the glass fire, as we look at the conditions around the fire zone. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. it is still pretty dry in terms of relative humidity. you can see as you go up wards of 4,000 feet, mount st. paul. a bit of haze in the sky. the "spare the air" alert will probabl

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unhealthy for sensitive groups red wood, san leandro, moderate for vallejo, concord. the spare the air alert is in effect today and tomorrow. it could get better but the stronger ocean breeze is kicking in for the weekend and early next week. you can see all the smoke for the bay area as we head through today and likely for them as well. it's all because of this high ridge. that's to blame for our heat, second round of high fire danger and smoky skies. we are likely going to see record breaking highs through today. south bay, 97 for san jose as well as for santa clara, 102 morgan hill. for east bay, some of the hottest temperatures this an noon with 103 in concord and pleasure ants hill, 107 in brentwood. be safe with this dangerous heat. it is hot even around the bay with 90 san francisco, 93 oakland. 103 santa rosa. the extended forecast with warm and hot conditions tomorrow with smoky skies. we will slowly cool it down as we look to the weekend and next week with daytime highs back near normal with the on shore flow returning. >>> we are live in the town of calisto

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. >> a volunteer in vallejo is targeted by someone shooting paintballs. . >>> the man was the target of paint baloguns if a passing car in broad daylight. what the man hopes will happen to the people who targeted him. >> reporter: his mother is a councilwoman. he calls kids marauding around firing paintballs at whoever they see. this is how 22-year-old has spent spare time. thank you so much. at a busy intersection waving signs for his mom. wednesday his work out interested with wounds to his back and north korea. >> they opened -- neck. they opened the window and fired. >> he tried to block it with the campaign posters. >> three hits on the back. >> looserring welts. >> thankful it was not a 51. >> many people want the shooters punished. he favors introduce. >> had let's talk and say this isn't a game. paintball sprees appear on the streets and social media often. this video on the sam day and area where he was targeted. he went to bethel high and taught there haas year. >> it's not a game. what if someone bad happens. >> with the election soar in he's winding down the sign wafering

mexicana de seis de la tarde a 7 de la tarde >> una persecución en horas de la tarde el viernes en vallejorde el sujeto chocó contra otro vehículo la policía deoakland creó servicio que srea como alternatia al teléfono de la ciudad y los sujetos que robaron un camión con equipo para fiestas a inicio de semana tratan de vencer la mercancía ese momento quedó captado en cámara aquí les presentamos las imágenes >> hace 4 días que maría le robaron este camión en el es tac de sucomplejo de departamento no tuvo noticias hasta donde trataban de vender sus cosas >> este otro vehículo es blanco de doble cabnina se llevaron alrededor de 500 dólares >> lo que se me inquietó porque tenía relación con el robo de la mesas marcadas con el nombre del propitario >> el o los delincuentes no saben que en esa industria se pone uina marca para identificar que son ellos lo que se robaron tiene grabado el nombre de león maría llamó al departamento de policía pero no llegaron >> nosotros somos los que andamos viendo todo >> nosotros llamamos para hacer saber del sospechoso y llegaron la día siguiente y dijeron que

en vallejo, concord y hacia la zona de hayward y san josÉ, la calidad del aire se ve mala, esto puedeensas zonas de humoimpidiÓ que las temperaturas se elevaran. en concord y livermore tuvimos advertencia por calor hasta las 8:00 de la noche. el aviso por bandera roja se ha extendido hasta las 6:00 de la maÑana, condiciones crÍticas en lo que es el norte de la bahÍa, mucha cautela con respecto a las temperaturas. vamos a ver como comienzan a disminuir. el panorama se pronostica con mÁximas en los 80. vamos en esta elección, los californianos podremos votar de forma segura desde casa. cada votante registrado recibirá una boleta por correo con un código de barras único. sigue tu voto usando where is my ballot? y recibe notificaciones por mensaje de texto, correo electronico o llamada de voz. de esta manera estarás informado del proceso de tu boleta, una vez que la hayas enviado por correo, la dejes en el lugar de votación o en un buzón. vota con boletas por correo. sencillo. seguro. confiable. contado. más información en vote.ca.gov diana: amigos, es un placer saludarlos. es momento de

violentos, sin embargo representa menos en comparacoin al mismo período del año 2019, la ciudad de vallejoió la propuesta luego de registrar uno de los años más violentos en las últimas 3 décadas, el departamento de la policía indica que necesita más oficiales para proteger a la comunidad, además recientes tiroteos que involucraron agentes del orden provocaron la pérdida de recursos y también la pérdida de la confianza de los residentes hacia la policía, fallece un hombre involucrado con un tiroteo, falleció el martes por la noche después de que fuera admitido en un hospital local tras un tiroteo registrado con las autoridades, por el momento la policía continúa la investigación sobre los hechos y el agente involucrado está bajo licencia administrativa y la alcaldesa de oakland dice que quierre que las clases presenciales se reanuden el próximo año, le comento que esta mañana dijo que está trabajando con otros alcaldes en un programa que busca aplkicar pruebas del covid-19 a los maests para que se sientan más tranquilos con el regreso a las aulas ,dijo también su plan es reanudar las clase

along the coast, 64 in half moon bay. 70s for south san francisco and sausalito. 84 in vallejo.shore, 74 berkeley to 82 in castro valley. 86 in pleasanton to near 90 in brentwood. tonight most of us are in the 50s. up in the north bay hills where we have the winds we'll be in the 60s and 70s. a quick update on the drought. we're not doing well. we're from moderate to extreme on a scale of 1 to 5, that's 2, 3, and 4. there's no rain in the forecast but also no 90s after wednesday. have a good one. >> how rare is that? a black bear singing its heart out from a tree in yosemite national park. the park tweeted bears can make all kinds noises typically when they're afraid, distressed or aggressive. they say it does not appear anything was wrong with the bear. they say they see the bear all the time and he appears to be healthy. kumasi thinks this bear sounds like anita baker. >> i did not say that. i said the bear was trying to sing anita baker "caught up in the rapture of love." we all try but we can't be queen anita. >>> he's the winningest professional dancer in the history of "da

>> the vallejo city council is talking about defunding the police department. one of them asked that the ciif city moved forward with this how it would work. the city attorney said it would be more difficult than it sounds. >> that would have to be something that would be done over a long period of time. i don't think it's something you could do overnight. it would be a largeunder undertaking it would require the expenditure of funds. >> he added there is also the potential that the city could face a lawsuit from the police union if it does move to defund the police department. >>> coming up, a berkeley researcher just awarded the nobel prize overnight. the work that secured the big win. >> there's no question with all the smoke and whatnot, it was time to leave. >>> napa county newlyweds telling their story of survival from the glass fire. the priceless possessions they were able to round up before evacuating and the optimistic attitude about their future together. >>> plus petco stopping sales of an item that brought in $10 million last year. before we get to

you may remember monterroso was shot and killed by vallejo police officer jarrett and back on june 2nd. monterrosa was on his knees with his hands raised as police were investigating a call. ton firing 5 shots of monterrosa killing him for the back of a patrol car. the city of les how now wants to move that trial to fresno. >>just want to thank you all for being on the white house lawn this beautiful great loss. >>just hours ago president trump making his very first public appearance since returning back to the white house after being treated for coronavirus last week tonight, the president's doctors say that he is no longer contagious. this folks gathering on the south lawn of the white house despite guidance from public health officials. many of them were wearing masks but as you can see from those pictures there was very little social distance. president trump using the event to attack a joe biden while praising law enforcement the president calling this election. the most important election effort. >>we've got to make this bigger than even 4 years ago, it's more important is the mo

i reached out to the vallejo police union. so far, no comment. a civil lawsuit over?till pending. reporting live, henry lee fox 2 news. >>> >>> bay area weather, of course we are talking about the heat advisory. the red flag fire warning as you noticed, the air-quality changing rapidly. with all the smoke settling in to our area. that is nothing to move the smoke out. as a result, it will continue to be part of our forecast for tomorrow and into the weekend. traffic still loading up right now. i will say this, the smoke actually had somewhat of an impact with temperatures for today. especially up in the north day, not as hot as forecasted. the red flag fire warning in place, in fact expanded and extended to include not only the north bay, but also the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains. that is until 6:00 a.m. on saturday. temperatures around 90 to 100 miles an hour with the humidity up to 20%. heat advisory has been extended as well until 8:00 p.m. friday. the hotspot temperatures could be close to 100 degrees. and a spare the air alert for your friday and e

outside his home who were protesting on the anniversary of their brother being shot and killed by vallejo police. abc 7 news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has covered the shooting since june. today she asked governor newsom if he'd be willing to meet with the monterosa family. >> reporter: protesters gaffered outside governor gavin newsom's house. sisters michelle and ashley monterosa. >> we're practicing our first amendment right which is freedom of speech. we posed no threat. >> reporter: the sisters say they want to speak to the governor about their brother's death have have received no response from his office. a police officer fired from the back seat of an unmarked vehicle through the windshield, kiting and killing him. he had been outside a walgreens where there had been a looting. moving his hands towards his waist area, revealing what they thought was the butt of a handgun. it turned out to be a hammer. the officers' body camera video captured this exchange. >> what did he point at us? hey, he pointed a gun at us. >> reporter: solano county district attorney recused herself fro

. >>> the vallejo fire department is on the front lines of the glass fire and is using a specific technique in an effort to try to gain the upper hand.>> reporter: it's been one week since the glass fire exploded and napa county and eventually spread to sonoma county, exhausting work for progress is being made, we spoke to one local fire department about their efforts to control the fire. >> reporter: this technique has different names, they backfire, firing out or a firing the same fire on the ground ourselves essentially eliminating the fuel that the main fire would burn before it reaches us.>> reporter: that's what the fire department and saturday, crews turned highway 128 into a massive firebreak, they waited until nighttime when there was high relative humidity and lower temperatures.>> it gives us the ability to fight fire on our terms.>> reporter: firefighters say letting backfires can be risky but there's a lot that goes into it.>> we have to take hourly weather reports, do a test fire.>> reporter: all the planning is worth it, backfires are important strategy that they use to gain

now to a developing story in the north bay, the vallejo police department has fired an officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of ronald foster 2 years ago the department terminated. ryan mcmahon following an internal affairs investigation. officials say they concluded that officer mcmahon violated department policies by quote engaging in unsafe conduct. and neglect for basic firearm safety during the incident. man was also among the officers involved in the deadly shooting of willie mccoy in february of 2019. >>wanted write a shooting the north bay, a cal fire sonoma county fisher another of our joint news, 3 things. >>and in sonoma, the city of santa rosa and cal fire. my name is paul communications manager for the county of cinema and this is our update for thursday october 1st at 05:00pm. the focus of this up these updates once again as the western portion of the glass fire which swept from napa county into sonoma county. late sunday night and has now consumed more than 56,000 acres and at last report was 5% contained. as we enter day 5 of his firefight it said it's a time o

. >>> two vallejo teachers are on leave after a video appears showing them bad mouthing some studentsllowing a virtual english class. they will appeared to be discussing the difficulty of students learning, at times explicit words were used. >> it is so frustrating to know these new kids are technologicallythey're like -- . >> vallejo teachers released a statement that read "we'll evaluate our policies and procedures for online instruction and we'll address any specific complaints regarding the appropriate conduct of our faculty and staff. we regret any students were offended by this incident and we'll work carefulfully ly to r the matter. >>> tomorrow palo alto move forward with reopening campuses. tomorrow marks the first day of in-person classes since march. the reopening is moving ahead despite concerns of teachers and staffs and parents. the district is bringing tk and kindergarten students back first then two weeks later, second and third graders and fourth and fifth graders in november. middle and high schoolers are not set to return until january. parents also have the option

. >>> a search for a suspect to let police in a chase, and then crashed, this happened in vallejo on redwood parkway. the suspect jumped over a retaining wall, in the disappeared. >> they were coming around the corner. that wallace pretty high. so he got over that wall. he was gone. >> san mateo police are seeking a homicide on eleanor drive, not far from the highway 101, and highway 92 junction. chopper five is over that scene, shortly after it happened around 10 this morning. police say someone shot the victim, who was inside that white suv. 30-year-old father was from the pacific islands. vest it is believed that he was targeted, as of now, there is no suspect information. >> this just in the director of california struggling employment development department will step down at the end of the year. the announcement comes after nearly 4 decades of being with the edd. it also follows in the wake of a massive backlog it on employment claims, since the pandemic began. more recently kenny choi investigated fraud employment claims. you can watch the original report on our website. >>> sa

. >>> right now the search is on for a suspect who led police on a chase in vallejo, and then crashed. it happened around 12:30 this afternoon on redwood parkway. police say the suspect was driving a stolen car, two bystanders were hurt in the crash. moments later the suspect jumped over a retaining wall into a neighbors yard, that neighborhood was on lockdown while officers searched for him. >> they were right behind. he hopped the wall and they did not. >> they were coming around the corner. that wallace pretty high. so he got over that wall. he was gone. i was kind of scared because i was like where is he at? is he hiding in someone's backyard? >> reporter: please attain the woman who was riding in a stolen car with the suspect, the driver is still on the run tonight. >>> onto camping 2020, early in person voting will be in full swing tomorrow across the bay area. polling places open today, and contra costa county and you can see plenty of voters took advantage of that. now some bay area counties are already seeing about a 50% voter turnout, and above but some voters told us that t