veronica johnson tracking it all. veronica? >> that's right. into areas of the northeast, low pressure producing rain. same system around new hampshire. around vermont and around maine. take a look at this there. it is moving out of here and for us, long gone. we've gclr sk across the area. allowing temperatures it dip down tomorrow g g like our cle start in nearly two weeks. we're rey wnlo and mid 60s. through montgomery county, howard county. low 70s to the south. temperatures a 5 to 6 degrees lower than yestery at this same time. so tomorrow's going to be crisp, some folks may want long sleeves. with that touch of fall. we're 56 to 63 range in temperatures. and in just a couple minutes, take you county by county wh your outhdoec >> thanks, veronica. >>> large scale rescue mission in iraq seems unlikely. pentagon report that u.s. special forces have returned from the secret mission there. they discovered that there are far fewer refuge than expected on that mountai. those oto e to ae food, water and supplies from humanitarian air jobs. many o

. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. andria borba spent the evening at the meeting. >> reporter: we are talking about a school board meeting. this one agenda item went on from 6:30 to 11:00 tonight talking about the textbook. in the end, they are going to keep the old one while the new one gets a rewrite. the crowd of hot and bothered parents spilled into the parking lot. at issue, this textbook, your health today. >> when i saw this book, i couldn't believe the topics that i saw in there. >> reporter: with advice ranging from drinking and driving to bondage and masturbation, inside the meeting it was a crowd split by signs. green versus yellow. the district says your health today was chosen because the old text didn't meet state standards. >> we know now the textbooks used for the health classes are inaccurate. if we delay implementation of this new textbook, does that mean we are having inaccurate textbooks going ohm? >> reporter: opponents say it is a book for college students. not 14-year-olds. >> this book has cross

how t >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. here's what is new. a big problem for a bay area company state of the art solar plant. how thousands of birds are getting torched midair. murders at a 33 year low and violent crimes keep falling. tonight, police open up about the stragy that is turning a dangerous story about a success story. all that and more coming up at 6:00. >> all right, veronica, thank you. ouis area. officials appeal for peace. but there's another night of street violence in ferguson. >> these criminal acts came from a tiny minority of lawbreakers. >> pelley: vladimir duthiers and mark strassman are on the story. torrential rain, then raging floodwaters in the desert southwest. john blackstone with some dramatic rescues. holly williams on a warning that the african elephants' days are numbered. >> reporter: this is the trade that's killing elephants by the tens of thousands. >> pelley: and in a world of violence, don dahler finds folks planting the seeds of peace. >> i think we can solve this conflict. i believe there will be peac

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veronica, are you with me? >> i think it is a little scary considering how many robots are taking jobs, and i think going forward we're going to see more and more smarter robots taking more positions and more jobs, and what is that going to do for everyone else? where are they going to get their inclination. melissa: i don't know if they're kill anything of us. economically it could kill me. melissa: you look at google in particular and they buy boston di dynamics, that was the creepo robot jumping around on the screen a minute ago. they are putting together the ominous looking robots and artificial intelligence and i will ask if you elon musk is nervous, aren't you as well? >> yes, i'm a science-fiction buff, so i love this stuff. and i've seen movies since i was a little boy, and there are movies that show that in the future that these artificial intelligent machines can take on their own. ibm had the computer that played, i forgot it was, ches, chess against the individual being and able to beat him. these a

tracy: veronica, we have to go but thus this make you the twerking incident? >> no.hink we'll forget that. that is burned into our memory. tracy: that now we recapped it. thank you. we love our morning cup of joe but can you guess who loves it the most? zoom to be home of will be world's tallest building. they actually drink more than their fair share of coffee. i thought it was italy. i tell you, it is not. >>> game, set, match, u.s. open gets ready to kick off. you have to hear how champagne maker mow wet and shan done giving people something to celebrate. at the end of the day it is all about money. ♪ she inspires you. no question about that. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is

this is veronica to said that she had a house here in napa.e lives in iran but has a house in napa. >>and veronica down to half there was dust everywhere. glass everywhere. that china had fallen out of the drawers. the floors are swaying and the walls are crack. the dry wall needs to be repaired. >>j.r. stone what you mean by the floors? are floors >>veronica i had a contractor go down there and he said everything was okay but it feels different, like something has shifted. i think i need a foundation expert to come look at it again. the house was built in 1915. it has been retrofitted in tire the so i am hoping is okay. >>j.r. stone we see the damage in so many different homes like the chimney falling down. but a lot of people don't see the damage and then you go inside and see the damage. and what veronica from the outside you could not tell there was damage. and the cracks are very minor you cannot see it from the street. but inside has a lot of damage. depending on if the foundation is the issue, but with the dry wall alone repairs can be

veronica lets us know just how veronica lets us know just how hot it makes me happy to go on the computerca lets us know just how hot i like feeling smart. internet essentials from comcast has brought low-cost internet access to over one million low-income people at home. internet essentials helped me progress in my schoolwork. it helped my grades move higher. together with time warner cable, we can bring the internet to millions more. it helped me a lot. comcast and time warner cable. together is better for more people. >>> out with the old and in with the new. check out the before and after will look like for the student apartments in college park. quite an upbraid. >> pretty swanky. it's forcing hundreds of students out just before classes begin. prince georges county bureau chief tracy willingens is working the story for us live tonight in college park. tracy. >> the alum new know the knock box apartments, and these are about to be a thing of the past. they say they wouldn't have had a problem with it if they had some notice. >> very inconvenient. >> reporter: university of maryland s

>> reporter: veronica, you can see the big mountain of metal back there.iterally a junk pile. that is the source of today's fire. at its height, flames were shooting 50 feet high in the air. a finnier vest gator tells me the fire started in the middle of the piles of scrap on mare island. it burned for several hours. firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to the nearby warehouse. the burning debris sent thick smoke into the air. the fire department decided to call in a hazardous materials team to put it out. the department asked people in nearby vallejo to shelter in place. right now, the fire appears to be under control, but fire crews will be here the next couple of days monitoring hot spots. >> it is a deep pile and the fire is down low. we are going to spread the pile and we will have two crews here throughout the night. >> reporter: you can see the second fire truck just arriving. i can tell you, they have tested the air here and given the all-clear veronica. no longer is there a shelter in place. reporting live in vallejo, joe vasqu

. >> let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson. what is the word. >> these really are thunder showers. not seeing any storms right now but you will need your umbrella till about 9:00 this evening. some of you have not seen any rain right now but you will i think as where he make our way through the next couple of hours. you can see the green showing up from winchester, warnton and down towards fredericksburg. and right now you can see one area around front royal. south and east to areas like washington. there is some thunder with it. not really seeing high wind. so doubt that we have any severe thunderstorm warnings issues. south you have some rain heading towards montrose. keep the umbrella handy. more rain expected till 9:00. gaithersburg, 81 in kant springs. this weekend it is looking a little unsettled again. how cool will take ma the weekend? i'll let you know in a couple minutes. >>> people near the university of maryland. police looking for a man who sexual assaulted a woman just blocks from campus sunday evening. the studen

>> reporter: hi, ken and veronica. great to be with you in the bay area. we have learned a great deal this afternoon about the death

kpix 5's veronica joins us with the latest. >> reporter: both sides will stop firing rockets at each other for 72 hours for humanitarian purposes and it starts tomorrow morning. >> it is the latest attempt at a successful cease-fire. today more attacks broke a previous agreement. israel claims a palestinian terrorist used an excavator to run down and kill an israeli man in jerusalem before ramming into a bus. both sides blame each other for firing rockets first. israel's missile attack killed a young girl and injured more than two dozen others. israel vows to complete its military operation after it destroys all of hamas' network of tunnels. israel has come under intense international scrutiny after its attack on a u.n. school that killed ten people. it was a shelter for as many as 3,000. the u.s. state department released a statement calling the shelling disgraceful. the u.n. called it a moral outrage. more than 1,800 palestinians and more than 60 israelis have died since the conflict began last month. liz? >> veronica, thank you. >>> the next few days are critical for two americans

veronica. new at 6:00 a map returned to the hospital.rs medical center would have been the closest e.r. but it wasn't taking ambulances. >> so he just laid there fighting for life. >> tonight, his family says he died waiting an hour and a half for care. and they are pointing to cutbacks at the cash-strapped hospital. >> the case of the missing checks. some bay area tenants say they are being forced out after they have already paid their rent. the eviction case that has eyebrows raised. it is all coming up and the 6:00. >> thank you. thanks for watching us at 5:00. the "cbs evening news" is next with bob schieffer is next. >> and remember, the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> schieffer: tonight, the ransom the u.s. refused to pay. isis demanded a fortune for journalist jamesfoley before murdering him. and we have new details on the failed rescue mission. reports from margaret brennan and bob orr. the governor pulls the national guard out of ferguson.

i'm veronica johnson and we will show you the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them, pot in d.c. the city has already decrimin decriminalized the drug and now it could be legal and you will have the final say. plus, hey, he is one of the biggest names in music you have likely never heard of. now friends are trying to help him get a second chance at a final gig. check this one out. knowing your price is one of the best biggest giveaways in national history. if you miss it, it will cost you a pretty penny. we begin with the fraud scheme that is hitting local businesses that involves stolen prepaid pay pal debit cards. they actually go through when swiped, but the store gets hit with the bill by the time victims realize the cards are fake. bad guys are long gone. news 4's derek ward spoke to one business owner that was scammed out of thousands of dollars. >> romeo mortgage is covered with paperwork instead of the usual orders for fried fish or chicken. they are $18,000 in expenses he may have to eat after falling victim to scammers. they used prepaid masterca

. >> esta mujer es verÓnica, en medio de una autopista se lanza para a salvar a un perro.. este es el sitio del rescate, los vehÍculos pasan por aquí a mÁs de 60 millas por hora. lo rescataron milagrosamente. hoy el perro se encuentra en manos de verÓnica que es una defensora de animales. >> nos conocimos en una situaciÓn muy peligrosa. cuando yo lo carguÉ su corazÓn estaba a mil por hora y el mÍo igual. es parte de mi y de mi familia peluda. aquÍ seguirÁ. >> no todo es gozo. una mujer asegura ser el dueÑo del perro y le ha he enviado mensajes por las redes sociales y pide que le devuelva el perro. >> no, no me lo van a quitar. no arriesguÉ mi vida para que el perro termine igual o peor. >> expuso su vida. >> la supuesta dueÑa dice que la demandarÁ por robo pero verÓnica dice que irÁ hasta las Últimas consecuencias. >> una mujer en oregÓn le dio respiraciÓn boca a boca a un lagarto para resucitarlo. la mascota se cayÓ en la piscina de la casa y estuvo a punto de ahogarse. le aplico el efectivo mÉtodo que le devolviÓ la vida. esto es el colmo, no tiene nombre lo que hizo un

so at this stage i'm going to turn it over to veronica or al. we're in a joint venture with our good friend al norman >> good afternoon, commissioners how you doing. >> i'm doing fantastic. >> you are very exceptional to the project not only a.m. am i the developer but i'm talking about block 52 we want to thank you for the rules and regulations this is a community project we're developed in and helping us to keep all the promises made. on the block 52 development we're appreciative active to our partners that bring everything we're satisfied with their work we're coming before you to get our approval for them to continue doing what they do and go ahead and make that a successful project you-all you'd love to this ♪ the hunters point shipyard thank you very much for your time >> thank you. thank you al and danny. so i'll speak a little bit more i want to get to the fun stuff to the architecture i want to orient you on the pr prospective the major phases for block 52 is in the red block scare it's for a 72 units. and there will be bike parking on

betty. >> reporter: veronica, let's take you right to those pictures.s is a look from chopper 5 from up above. you can see thick, black smoke billowing into the air right now. this can be seen for miles all across santa clara county. now, san jose mineta is just north of this fire. the airport says right now it is watching the smoke very closely but it says it is blowing away from the airport so air traffic is not being affected at this time. now, we have wathreech t trucks and a large tree go up in flames. right now, we're not sure what business this is. but you can see just how intense the flames and the smoke are at this moment. we think it is some sort of discarded electronics that may be burning earlier we saw some workers moving pallets to keep them from burning but this is what we know right now. we will be sure to keep an eye on it. right now, i'm going to send it over to meteorologist paul deanno to talk more about the winds and the weather conditions out there right now. paul? >> reporter: yeah, wind, betty, is not a good thing this time of th

i'm veronica johnson. thanks for joining us. be safe, be be kind, be happy. bye-bye. [ mom ] when the nest gets too quiet... it's time to find some real harmony, with nature. [ family screams ] elmo! [ wolf, kids howling ] [ train whistles ] [ bird chirps ] [ people screaming ] [ snoring ] music to mom's ears. [ female announcer ] turn your visit into a getaway. busch gardens and water country usa summer packages from just $60 per person per night. [ mom ] we may live in houses, but we're born for busch gardens. >>> overnight, more chaos for a ferguson community after two days of peaceful protests. large crowds, officers in riot gear. why one man says that market should not be the target. >>> plus a day that signals a near end of summer. why cars could be stopped in the street and blocking your travels today. >>> and a noticeable chill in the air early this morning. we're tracking the numbers. don't get too comfortable. good morning, everybody. >>> good morning. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm kristin

veronica and james are back with us as well.ders talking about the minutes. not terribly specific but the tone says it could be sooner rather than later. a little surprising we're climbing on that, no? >> if this is a judgment that rates may be going up, that's not necessarily bad for the economy. i think that's the right judgment. and we got to get out of this idea holding rates super low, distorting capital allocation is good for the economy. it's not. the markets go up and down, if this is a sign that people want a normal environment, that's healthy. >> i think people might be feeling calmer at the same time. we're in a very slow period in the market right now. a lot of traders on vacation. not a lot of volume. overall it's been quiet. i think we should be look ahead to friday and hearing the job numbers. comments out of yellen and the ecb president what he's saying about europe and happening over there. what further actions that they are taking. that is of interest to investors. >> thanks to both of you guys. huge help this

i'm veronica johnson. we are going to show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them on the short list, we now know what sites will be hosting a huge government agency and all the jobs that goes with it. plus, stakeout goes green. the big change d.c. restaurants will have to make in hopes of getting litter out of area rivers. farming inheurb a new trend has a neighborhood walking out their front door for fresh produce. we begin with a story of courage. you saw it first here on news4. a d.c. fire fighter with only a few months experience on the job savean4-arldom's life. the rookie raced through a burning house and carried the woman to safety. news4's mark seagraves spoke to the hero and the family impacted business his lifesaving effort. >> millie jones lived in the house for more than 38 years. she has helped raise three generations of children here. it was her 8-year-old great grandson who ran through the house the morning of the blaze, trying to warn people to get

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. >> i'm veronica de la cruz.ed the biggest data hack in history over a billion email addresses and passwords stolen by a russian crime ring. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains why our information is so vulnerable. julie. >> reporter: you know, as many as 40% of internet users worldwide could be affected which emphasizes the point that you can't count on other companies to keep your information safe. >> reporter: now, while they are calling it one of the largest breaches it was a series of breaches ranging from large to small companies. hold security says it identified a russian gang that amassed more than a billion stolen internet credentials over the past few months. experts say this latest breach emphasizes the need to use unique passwords for every account so when one is compromised, the others aren't exposed, as well. but many people complain it's not that simple. >> we all know we should have unique passwords for every account but they are difficult to remember. we are not supposed to write them down

now i want to bring up veronica from the architecture to talk about the beautiful design. good afternoon, commissioners and executive director. and chairperson johnson nice to be here we've been excited to be involved in the ocii project on the port and mission bay on block and now in the hunters point shipyard it's really great we're excited to see what's happening. this first image is the elements of our design i'll go through the designs slide by slide but you can look at the model as well as to ask my questions about those later to file in my blanks i might have. the first - >> oh, i'm sorry can you speak up. >> yeah.. all right. so, now i'll be yelling be probably so block 52 has the highest point and the hunters point shipyard of the hilltop area your building is on the top it's visible as you drive into the site and allows for views of the bay. and as we start the design we typically look at everything the sun and the wind and the parks access to open space and you'll see from the diagram the portion of block 52 has amazing views from oakland to candle stick. in loo

veronica johnson is tracking what we'rgog s a . what's the timing of all this tomorrow? >> we've had the umbrellut alread you're probably going to need the big umbrella at some poin tomorrow. we've been taking a look at radar here, tracking it throughout the day. we have been getting that rain. you can see right now we're in a bit of a hold. not much going on. but off to the west, temperatures are much cooler, winchester, pocket of moderate rain is llg er and things are going to pick up by tomorrow morning. the morning forecast, you need the big umbrella or no umbrella at all. but i think we'll be someer in betwe. it shouldn't be too crazy on area road the heavier stuff, the downpours will wait until tomorrow afternoon. i'll show you how much rain we'll get tomorrow. >> thank you. you can stay ahead of the weather anytime by downloading our storm team 4 weather app. >>> new tonight, alexandria police warning of fake phone calls that appear to be coming from the alexandria police department. officers say some people are receiving calls that show up on the caller id as the

. >> thank god that verÔnica, my wife, and i are able to take good care of our son.r a good school for him. thank god we can provide for him. >> marcio and veronica both work, he as a community organizer and she in two part-time jobs, one as a tour guide. in a setting where women are seen as the principle caregivers, having a husband who shares the care work is still relatively rare. in therapy marcio learned becoming a good parent and husband included recognizing his wife's civil rights, to get an education and to earn her own income. >> it is not very common for men to stay married with the same wife forever. my father left. he left my mother alone with five daughters. i did not want to suffer like my mother did. i did not want to be beaten up by a drunken husband. >> it takes a lot more than group education and community campaigns to get the men of the favelas, or men anywhere, to buy into gender equality. to scale it up and make it sustainable, promundo works extensively with the public health sector. with promundo's input, the brazilian health ministry has set u

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. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. kpix 5's len ramirez on the crucial video evidence, a trouble woman, and officers who were told she was heavily armed, len. >> reporter: veronica, no doubted this was a very difficult and dangerous situation that confronted officers when they arrived at the home here behind me on blossom hill road this morning. they were told that this woman had an assault weapon. she was on the phone to 911 telling the dispatchers that she was armed with an assault weapon and was going to kill her family members. you're going to see some exclusive video that we got from a passerby who saw what happened and recorded it. we have to warn you the video graphic. the cell phone video shows a woman walking out of her house with her hands in the air. but she is holding at least one object in her right hand. she appears to point it at her head and then point it to her right and makes a firing motion. and then another. she then points it at officers in front of her then walks towards the officers who tell her

good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm ken bastida.t geary and laguna a bus and dump truck. seven minutes later a big rig and light rail at third and innes in the bayview. 20 were injured, 11 taken to the hospital. police say the big rig made an illegal left turn. that's when a muni lrv crashed right into the side of t on geary boulevard a muni bus smashed into the back of a dump truck which had suddenly slammed on its brakes and 20 people got hurt in that one. 11 were taken to the hospital. injuries range from minor to moderate. >> team coverage starts with kpix 5's joe vazquez on the emergency responders who were scrambling. joe. >> reporter: veronica, two major incidents back to back. this is the sort of thing nobody wants to happen but that they prepare for. they train for this type of situation. it was chaotic. they had to do triage on the scene. listen to some of the recordings of the dispatch in the early moments of this emergency. >> still working on multiple patients here. >> we have another red alert at third and innes on the

. ♪ mattress discounters n that has >>> i'm veronica de la cruz in the kpix 5 newsroom.ht, a birds and bees lesson that has east bay parents fired up. why they say it goes far beyond normal sex education. >> plus, it's one company's answer to distracted driving. but could this technology get you in trouble with the law? >> and bugs in your baked goods. the creepy crawly food that's coming up at 6:00. i think ken is going to be our guinea pig. >> absolutely. i'll eat anything. >> he is always game. >> yeah. >> thanks, veronica. >> see you then. >>> brian, one quick note more on hawaii. a lot can change in the next 24 hours. >> you take a look at it, it's weak. but i have to say this is unprecedented to see two tropical storms that could directly hit the islands. that is rare. we'll be following it. >> all right. thank you. >> thanks for watching. the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, a cyber- crime wave. hackers break into a network housing information about homeland security employ

veronica de la cruz, kpix 5. >>> it's a disappointing time for the fans of aerosmith.and abruptly canceled last night's concert at concord pavilion just hours before they were supposed to take the stage. now, a statement from the band says it is due to illness. no further details are released. but the celebrity news website tmz reports drummer joey kramer may need heart surgery. ticketholders can get refunds at the place of purchase. >>> it is 4:51. it's a twist on hotel service, yes. whoo! how this robot is designed to improve your guest experience. >> and we want to invite all the pet lovers at this hour to send us your questions about their health and well-being. email pets@kpix.com or on our facebook page, search kpix/cbs, and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday right here at noon. we'll be right back. ,,,, on august 4th, two unsuspecting men walked in to a mcdonald's and discovered an extraordinary burger with heaps of jalapeños... ...for only two dollars. within minutes, they had also discovered the phenomenon of "economnomnomics" nomnom...

. >> reporter: hi, veronica. you know, east bay m.u.d. says this is just an added level of alert to all of us, anyone and everyone that's about to use water at this very second. now, today there was a public hearing at the east bay m.u.d. utilities district. they listed the emergency drought regulations they say customers have cut back by 10% since february. but statewide, we still need to step it up. so here we go. the new emergency regulations would make it illegal to flood pavement with runoff or water lawns more than twice a week. customers would also be required to have shutoff nozzles on hoses when washing their cars or boats. now, no fines are involved, but the district could install flow restricters on mains leading to the homes of persistent water violators. >> we do have the authority to restrict or cut off water from people who are egregious water wasters. that's not appropriate during the drought. >> reporter: how many times have we seen this on the back of a car, "wash me"? the new thing is -- don't! all right. well, east bay

. >> esta es igualita a verÓnica bastos. >> podrÍa ser.dy y va a quedar lindÍsima. >> aquÍ, en despierta amÉrica, no se lo pueden perder porque al final, la transformaciÓn la van a gozar. >> aquÍ todo es posible. hagan su sueÑo realidad aquÍ, en despierta amÉrica. oh yeah! >> eso. ya tenemos buena transformaciÓn. >> quÉ bien. no, y tremenda sorpresa. >> mi mamÁ quiere hacerse un samy-sazo. mi mamÁ esta muy linda como estÁ. >> no coartes. >> ¿quÉ nos tienen los lengÜilargos mÁs adelante, mi tacher? >> todos los chismes de la fiesta del verano de ayer de tv y novelas. yo no fui. fue johnny. va a contar absolutamente todo con ximena y william. y marc anthony, ¿quÉ hizo cuando le respondiÓ enrique santos? >> dale un toque salvaje a tu look. te mostramos las novas tendencias de estampados de animales y colores, estilos que te harÁn sentir hermosa en cualquier ocasiÓn. >> eso. ya regresamos a despierta amÉrica. deja el color de tu cabello hable por ti revlon luxurious colorsilk buttercream tres bálsamos para darle a tu cabello un color superior,

. >> reporter: he did indeed, veronica. the president says there is no excuse for excessive force by the ferguson police department. it comes as the city's police chief called the situation a powder keg. he is vowing to change tactics as the town braces for more violence. the governor of missouri announced that the state's highway patrol officers will be taking control of security in ferguson in an attempt to calm the violence. >> ferguson will not be defined as a community that was torn apart by violence. it will be known as a community that pulled together to overcome it. >> reporter: earlier today, president obama interrupted his vacation on martha's vineyard to call for peace in the city. >> there is never an excuse for violence against police. there's also no excuse for police to use excessive force against "peaceful" protests. i know emotions are raw now in ferguson and there are certainly passionate differences about what has happened. >> reporter: those differences have brought violence to the st. louis suburb for f

kpix 5's veronica de la cruz looks back at her remarkable life and career. >> you know how to whistlen't you, steve? you just put your lips together and blow. >> reporter: her first film made her a star. lauren bacall stole the heart of america's leading man humphrey bogart. she was 19. he was 45. >> i didn't know there was a usual one. >> sure there is. >> reporter: bogey and bacall why hollywood's it couple when he died of cancer in 1957 she said she never got over it. bacall was famous for her husky voice. >> i wouldn't put it past you. >> reporter: and her trademark look. chin down, eyes up to the camera. a look she says came about by accident. >> i really was nervous. i was like this. i had no confidence in myself. and so i found that my head would shake and i found that the only way i could keep it still would be to just hold my head down and then look up. >> reporter: lauren bacall was born betty joan persky. she started modeling as a teenager. this harpers bazaar cover caught the eye of a hollywood director. he changed her name to lauren and the rest is history. veronica de la

good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm ken bastida.hil matier is at the old ballpark tonight. it's fitting that mccartney will play the last concert there. >> reporter: that's right. in some ways it's completing the circle, the new day, the old day. i think the sign sums it up, welcome back to sf, paul, farewell to candlestick park. here's the story. >> i'm so excited! once in a lifetime to see him and, you know, they are taking away candlestick. it's an event. >> reporter: meet courtney squire, just one of the 49,000- plus fans coming to say hello again to paul mccartney an good-bye forever to candlestick park. >> there is a history there that we'll miss. >> reporter: records history, like the giants, the catch. >> caught it! >> bishop of rome, vicar of jesus christ. >> reporter: pope paul ii as visit, the beatles' last big show in 1965 and now former beatle paul mccartney back for a final good-bye, thanks in large part to some personal lobbying by mayor ed lee. >> we were back stage at outside lands. mayor lee comes in a little photo

>> permÍteme complementar lo que dice verÓnica. >> ¿tÚ tienes algo?ue habÍa pasado, quÉ ntarcomes habíenciÓn de chi lupe y estas so la mirrÉ. no tuve la oportunidad de verla grabaciones o lo que sea no alcancÉ a verlo. ojalÁ que le vaya bien. no podemos desearle nada mal a ella. ojalÁ que crezca artÍsticamente y que aprenda. a mÍ, casi no me gusta mirar las cosas porque veo cosas, detalles pequeÑos que se hacen grandes en los escenarios. y luego llamo y en vez de quedar bien, de dar un consejo, siempre quedo mal. >> ¿le hablaste ahora que tuvo el accidente o le mandaste un mensajito ahora que atropellaron a la hija de juan? >> le mandÉ un texto a pedro, mi carnal, para que le mandara saludos. ahorita ya hay gente que sabe de todo eso que me estÁn guiando, que estamos trabajando para continuar un poco mÁs allá. ¿no? una demanda que vamos a poner en murieta por negligencia de la policÍa, negligencia de la ciudad y negligencia de inmigraciÓn. nosotros vamos a tomar ese asunto. no por el dinero, sino para que mis paisanos sepan, los ciudadanos latinos sep

veronica, what do you think of this? >> coke has to do something, right? sales of soda are declining, especially diet coke. those sales are really plummeting. the energy space for a while has been hot. it has been slowing down itself. this gives a way to get broader footprint within the energy drink forum. melissa: yeah. >> that said the regulatory issues facing a product like monster could be potentially huge. so this is a bit of a risk. melissa: it does, it feels like a rick. feels like two beverages on the bubble no pun intended. the beverage industry, people drink fewer and fewer soft drinks of all kind, push toward water and health more than anything else. monster, kids drinking energy drinks but this is another thing that is getting a ton of bad press. i don't know about this deal, liza, what do you think? >> i think a good deal for monster an coke. mom sister gets distribution of coca-cola which is an important facet of this deal. coca-cola really has to get in the energy drink market. whether or not monster is the right play. leader out there is re

. >> reporter: yeah, veronica.not the first time this west oakland market called ideal market has been targeted by the bad guy. so when it happened again, two days ago on monday, workers decided to take matters into their own hands. >> the first one -- >> reporter: ideal market surveillance footage shows a man stealing three bottles of champagne. he walks out and waves a bottle at the clerk. >> now he is walking out like he is a tough guy and nobody can stop him. it's like we're in the wild, wild west. >> reporter: he breaks two bottles leaving the store. workers caught up to him and his bike a block away. [ screaming and cursing ] >> reporter: the clerk ahmed got the last bottle back. you see another worker push and shoving the man to back away. but when the man kept coming after ahmed to get the bottle again, a worker threw the suspect to the ground. >> y'all doing too much! y'all doing too much! [ screaming and cursing ] >> i decided to use it rather than making it worse. >> reporter: store workers know the man

melissa: veronica, you reacted same way.u listen to the music and watch the whole thing in privacy of your own office. >> looks like a cult. >> probably a really cheap way to get advertisement. think how viral this thing went. probably a really great way to do this for the company. melissa: how cynical of you vdag. >> i cried. >> isn't this cultish? >> all the people are really good-looking. you notice that? >> you notice people are all thin, good-looking. >> it's a clothing company. >> every enterprise needs a good leader. look at difference between -- and apple. melissa: every morning when i come to work that is what i want to see. thanks, guys. disappointing jobs report. more americans out of work, as market continues to dive. i hope you it is national date night after all. did you know that? don't worry, the princeton mom and charlie gasparino will help bring you "a" game. "piles of money" coming up. ♪ we are waiting for the president. he is giving a briefing at 2:35. we don't have guidance for what this briefing is abou

. >>> the weekend is upon us, veronica. are we going to have some rain? are we going to be able to frolic? >> we're going to have a little bit of rain for a very short period of time. a little froolic. >> a little frolic with the showers. which is kind of interesting because, you know, it's been very comfortable out. the humidity has been low. it's going to stay relatively low as we move through the weekend. it will get just a little sticky i think by sunday, but the atmosphere really doesn't have much moisture to work with, so any breeze we do get won't be heavy at all. let's take a look at your evening forecast where we sit right now. we take a look across the area with a few clouds, and yes, even haze. that haze coming from areas of canada. fires have been burning there. we're at 83. terrific evening unfolding, and comfortable by 8:00, 9:00. we brought you the temperature of 80 degrees. we're into the 70s after 9:00. not going to need the jacket at all. pretty delightful weather, in fact. here's a look at your satellite and radar. you can see the cloud

veronica? >> definitely hear that a lot. all right, betty, thank you so much. >>> today, hollywood still paying tribute to robin williams. stunned fans came out to watch the laying of a wreath on williams' star on the hollywood walk of fame. at the laugh factory another tribute from fellow comedians who said williams could even make god laugh. >> for someone who makes other people so happy, for him to be so distraught where he can't even live another day is heartbreaking. >> there have also been many tributes to williams online. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences tweeted out this scene from the movie aladdin in which williams was a voice actor. the caption -- genie you're free. >>> live look now outside the house of the san francisco home where "mrs. doubtfire" was filmed where a memorial is continuing to grow tonight. a large crowd has gathered outside his classic victorian at steiner and broadway. the owner says people are welcome to keep leaving flowers and other tributes as long as they want. the memorial wi

veronica? >> thank you, len. one of the neighbors says the woman was renting the home. the owner was in the process of renovating it. >>> new at 6:00, by this time next year, the raiders may not be calling the coliseum home. tonight, word from the team's owner, they don't plan to stay. kpix 5's da lin on the team's limited stadium options and what may really be behind the team's dramatic announcement. da? >> reporter: ken, there's no doubt the raiders have some of the most loyal fans. these folks tailgating a day before tomorrow night's preseason home opener. you can see the tents, the grill pitched right in front -- across the street from the coliseum. problem is, there may not be any tailgating here next year as the raiders step up their threats to move out. they host the longest tailgating party, 28 hours before kickoff. >> together, we are fans of oakland. >> reporter: they come from all areas of the bay area and beyond. >> we come from modesto. >> reporter: the ultimate destination on game day, the oakland coliseum. but it could be empty next year. the raiders coli

storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson is here to explain the new threat for tonight. >> that is the threat seeing thunderstorms, more isolated heavy rain around our area. it has been three months since we have seen water rescues like this in this type of rain falling at between two and three inches of rainfall. take a look at our flash flood watch. all of these counties shaded in green, gaithersburg to manassas. those are the ones shaded in red. northern charles county and through prince george's and through baltimore, the flood warnings the light green. that does include areas of the district and northern prince george's county. the dots you are looking at are all of the flooded roads today mainly i-95 to areas into fairfax and around bethesda areas in eastern howward county. now we are seeing heavier rain moving out. this is the line of thunderstorms that is going to be moving in in the next couple of hours. starting around 8:00 i think the storms will be stepping into areas like fairfax, prince william county where the storms could produce rain and high winds. we have been on

. >> reporter: rebecca, mike and 2-year-old veronica are about to go on summer vacation for practicallyree. >> we're here to check in. >> reporter: how? they're mystery shoppers. as many as 1 million of them in america right now. sent in by companies to make sure everything is running smoothly. >> if i wasn't mystery shopping, i don't even know how we would pay full price for these things. >> reporter: free newspapers for guests. 24-hour business and fitness centers. they all check out. but the pillows in the lobby -- messy. oh, this is what you don't like right here? and there's sand all over the carpet steps. everything gets documented on this score sheet. so far, what would you say about this experience? >> i would say that the service is friendly. maybe a little bit slow. >> reporter: upstairs, the ice machine looks good, but the vending machine is out of order. >> here's our room. >> reporter: inside -- >> now, i'm going to go ahead and inspect the linens here. >> reporter: that's where rebecca finds a tiny stain. in the bathroom -- moment of truth -- testing the hair dryer. in the

so happy birthday, veronica de la cruz. i'm nominating you! [ laughter ] >> right on, veronica.ours. >> she better get busy today. >> very cool. als association has received $5.7 million in donations in just the past 15 days. >> that's amazing and they said over the same two-week stretch it was less than $100,000 so what a difference this is making. >> very cool. >> good stuff. >>> 5:19. she is almost 100 years old and just set a big running record. after the break, why this 99- year-old has no plans on slowing down no way. >>> and i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, a gem on the mound last night in kansas city and what had robin ventura seeing red at at&t park? us at: cool schools at kpix- dot- >> and what's cool about your school or your camp? email nominations here to coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,, we are the solis family. and this is our chex commercial. there's lots of choices and each of us has a favorite. like chocolate, honey nut and cinnamon. there's no artificial colors or flavors. that's good. and it

. >> reporter: not necessarily, veronica. no one would think that this parking lot here at the lafayette bart station would be the target for thieves. but these thieves are not only breaking into cars; they are breaking some cars apart. they are easy pickings, cars and trucks sitting in a bart parking lot all day after the owners take the train in to work. last evening thieves crawled under three toyota suvs and sawed off their catalytic converters. >> you can slide under there easily and remove them. most of the older ones, they do some tundras and for runners and some of the older tacoma pickup trucks. >> reporter: metal scrapyards buy them for the platinum in them. this happened at the lafayette and pleasant hill station lots. bart police say they routinely patrol them all. we saw three patrol cars in a span of a couple of hours. but thieves slip in. the crime can take less than a minute. at the lafayette station lot alone, bart police say so far this year, there have been 17 property crimes, or cars broken into and items

verÓnica sÍ que anda en todos. me voy a poner rojo... >> con despierta amÉrica, se despierta bueno, seÑores. tÓmese un cafÉ con nosotros y olvÍdese de los dolores. tÚ me dejas entrar a tu casa y yo te la lleno de amores. amÉrica somos todos, no importa raza y color. >> buenos dÍas a todos. hoy es lunes 4 de agosto de 2014. gracias por dejarnos entrar en su casa. dale. >> yo voy y abro. miren quiÉn estÁ aquÍ, seÑores. increÍble. >> esta es tu casa. >> ferdinando bienvenido. >> sÍ. >> de repente es todo lindo y de repente... >> sÍ. es medio loco, pero tranquilo. no es ni armado ni nada. >> ¿cÓmo sigues de la rodilla? ¿del balazo? >> ah, se me fue la onda. >> oye, nos tienes picadÍsimos. ¿te servimos un cafecito o algo? >> por favor. >> ¿has probado el cafÉ cubano? >> vamos a las noticias y seguimos contigo. bienvenido, siÉntate. >> eso. >> asÍ es. mientras llega el cafecito, mÁs noticias. al menos una persona muriÓ y varias permanecen internadas. el cadÁver de una persona fue encontrado entro de un vehÍculo y unos 50