in san francisco, wilson walker, kpix 5. >>> kpix 5 continues our team coverage tonight on what you can do to protect yourself if somebody tries to attack you on the street. >> reporter: well, we spoke to self defense experts and used one of our interns to demonstrate exactly the move you need if you get attacked. you're walking down the sidewalk and suddenly you've been accosted. what do you do? >> when you walk around, always walk around with something in your hands. pen, key. everyday items that can be defense. at night, a flashlight is great. >> reporter: this is kpix 5 intern irene. he's getting a quick lesson from jimmy and -- cofounders of self defense for the people -- in basic sidewalk self defense. >> if i'm standing in front of you, you can go between my arms. that's inside. most dangerous place to be. but if you step here, you get away from this hand. or you step here, get away from this hand and toward an exit. >> reporter: watch irene apply this technique. >> when it comes to going outside and actually having that happen to you, now, i feel like i should be able to know wh

what has changed since kpix 5 brought you one historic broadcast? >> we drank a lot of beer. >> plus one of the niners' new superstars goes down. will nick bosa be ready for the regular season? >>> when it comes to cops, nothing is more expensive than an accident. >> how captain sully sullen burger is trying to prevent any more close calls. >> how long we stay chilly and breezy. a tiny rain chance for one part of the bay area and a warm up back to the 90s. lots to talk about. hang out for 7 minutes, i'll have it for you coming up. >>> we are continuing to follow that breaking news at san jose state right now. chopper 5 live over the scene. police investigating a possible threat. a report of a person with a gun near spartan plaza. we've seen a big police presence there on alert. one alert went out to the community telling them to shelter in place and stay out of that area, spartan plaza. school is not in session yet, so there are a limited number of people on campus right now. >>> switching gears now to sports. the count down is on to our coverage of

. >>> the new kpix 5 news at 7:00 . good evening i am veronica de la cruz. >> i am ken bastida . we are in san francisco with finger- pointing tonight. >> reporter: the suspect in the stories is expected to wear a monitoring wearing device. the judge has been criticized, all the way to the mayor's office. she gave her side of the story today. >> wednesday night and went to a restaurant. i saw what was the video of the incident involving mr. austin that gave rise to this. >> reporter: when the judge made the decision to release him, she had not seen the tape that we had all seen. that video she says has changed her perspective. >> i was frankly alarmed. at the a level of violence that is on the video. they say that a picture is worth 1000 words. i am ordering that he goes to the sheriff's office for application of an ankle device. >> it makes you feel little bit better. this is a very, very small victory. are she says that she is relieved to see the court take a look at the other case. but she is still frustrated. >> why wasn't it done? this is such a big part of the evidence. >>

. >>> the new kpix 5 news at 7:00 starts right now with those hot temperatures just now beginning to cool off. after a scorching day, here in the bay area, good evening. >>> check out some of the highs today, san jose, 97, livermore, 103, oakland, 90, some people like the extra warmth that many people want it to end. >> it is too hot. especially for our age. you know? sometimes i cannot breathe very well. >> i try to get my workout in early and stay indoors after that. >> i was really freezing, and now i am enjoying this. >> some people had no choice but to work outside, in the heat all day. >> i tell you what, it gets real sweaty out here. real fast. that you have to get the paycheck, so you stay out here all day. >> it has been crazy, it is a lot of jumping from one call to the next. just getting everything up and running, getting people comfortable and cool when it gets this hot it can almost be a health hazard for some people. >> pg&e crews are working tonight, crews are trying to restore a heat related power outage, that is hitting 2600 residents in dental right now. there is no

. >>> the new kpix 5 news at 7:00 starts now on fire watch. good evening i am elizabeth cook. >> we discussed new details on it. calling it the spirit fire, it now covers 10 to 12 acres. it is about 60% contained. forward progress has been stop. crews responded on a ridge west of fairfax, in marin county. crusade that the evacuation warning that was in effect for rental santa margarita east was rented lifted. >>> a wild chase along more than 30 miles of east the bay area freeways. >> we are live at the chp headquarters. >> reporter: can, elizabeth behind me the freeway is moving. this was not the case for a good chunk of this afternoon while the chp investigated. hours of freeway backup. this can be blamed on this. a chase that ended on westbound 580 with the suspect vehicle wedged between a transit bus and a concrete center divider. according to the chp, they got word from officers in the stockton area that the silver and paulette was driving erratically. chp officers try to pull the car over, but the driver evaded them and the chase was on.

in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> the suspect accused of murdering a man in a livermore parking lot has been captured south of sacramento. police believe 30-year-old john shot and killed a man early this morning near the livermore walmart. investigators remain on scene for hours blocking off the area to shoppers. police believe he and the victim were both transients who lived in a nearby creek, and that the violence was a part of a long-running dispute >> they knew each other, it was a feud that went down between the two of them that led to the suspect pulling the firearm and shooting. >> he was captured in oak grove this afternoon and we brought back to livermore to face murder charges. >>> fire crews and contra costa county getting control of a fast-moving grass fire that forced some residents to flee their homes. the winds fueled a 58 acre fire outside of a rural town of oakley and burned two buildings. nearly 5000 people lost power as a precautionary measure by pg&e. the crews had to call in air tankers to fight the blaze. forward progress has been stopped and the evacuations ha

. >> the new kpix 5 news at 7:00 p.m. starts right now with surveillance video following a brutal stabbing at a gas station. good evening. >> neighbors say it is part of a troubling trend. the attack happened at a shell station at east hamilton. off of highway 17. kpix 5's len ramirez is there for us tonight. . >> reporter: neighbors say the stabbing that took place early this morning is pattern of violence that is hitting this neighborhood. surveillance video shows it stabbing incident at gas station at 1:20 a.m. in the morning. the victim can be seen getting jumped. moments later suspects are seen getting into a vehicle and speeding away. the victim calls out to the gas station attendant for help. moments later the victim is seen gathering paper towels from the windshield washing station to soak up his own blood as the attendant calls 911. >> suspect stabbed the victim multiple times. the suspect had a couple other people in the car with him and they all fled the scene. >> the victim was treated for multiple stab wounds

in san francisco, wilson walker, kpix 5. >>> some flyers with racist and anti-immigrant messages were scattered around san jose state university today. on the first day of classes no less. kemp is officials say they are aware of the flyers being posted at other universities around the country as well. they say the content was not considered criminal, and at sdsu they were immediately removed. >> we are denouncing the messages of bigotry and exclusion. we strongly doubt that. we also want to reinforce and state and remind everyone of our core values of our institution which is diversity. >> reporter: >>> also tonight, a 12 year old boy has been arrested in alameda accused of setting the woodstock playground on fire. this happened july 13th. authorities collected evidence at the scene and then reviewed nearby surveillance video. then, they arrested the boy at his school. cited him up for arson and released him to his family. officials say damage to that playground is in excess of $200,000. >>> homeowners and high risk fire zones are now scrambling to find insurance some insurance compan

.>>> the new kpix 5 news at 7 starts right now with jury deliberations underway on the ghost ship warehouse trial. >> the wait for a verdict is now on. julia goodrich is in the courthouse in oakland tonight. >> reporter: at the defendant has spent more than 2 1/2 years behind bars, and now their fate is in the hands of the jury. the victim's family members say all they've ever wanted was accountability. the trial is over, but for these families, it doesn't end the pain.>> this is extreme pain brought on to families, extreme. we are condemned for life with the loss of wonderful people. >> and now they wait, wait for a verdict.>> it's nerve-racking , the but you just have to wait and hope for the best. >> i just have to have blind faith in the jury. >> the defense of the prosecutions final rebuttal today lacked professionalism with their emotional tirade.>> the emotional tirade is the last refuge of a dying cause. he screamed at the jury, he paced up and down, he yelled, he gestured. >> jurors must now decide whether the defendants are responsible for involuntary manslaughter, in the deaths o

wilson working, water, kpix 5. >>> and our collective was destroyed by fire. we have a look at what was lost and asks whether officials have any idea what was going on inside. >> this warehouseabout half a mile away from the ghost ship warehouse. this one is called moxie, i checked the record and it s no one took out any permits to make modifications inside. the city natick never gave approval to the operator to divide the warehouse into small studio spaces. the fire broke out around 6:20 this morning, at 23rd avenue. fire officials said the artist collective printed out studio spaces to 37 artist into buildings. the fire destroyed the building that housed about 10 studios. >> there's a lot of hidden fire in the warehouse, it was two stories and it collapsed. >> they show us pictures of what it looks like. and oakland building engineer tells me anytime you divide up the warehouse, you need building permits and inspections to check for egress. the city database shows no permits were pulled since moxie took over the warehouse in 2014. >> we did hire additional i

. >>> the new kpix 5 news at 7:00 starts right now. thousands of people in northern california told to get out now because of a big wildfire in shasta county. good evening. >> as you can see, the fire is now burning down homes. it broke out in redding. so far this new fire has burned at least 280 acres. 820acres, that is. crews have struggled all afternoon to get a hold testify. in the last couple hours, the aerial assault was stepped way up as conditions start to turn in their favor. that super tanker now dumping tens of thousands of gallons of retardant to try to keep the flames out of nearby neighborhoods. you a few moments ago, cal firs the fire has slowed and the flames have decreased on the ground northeast of redding right now. >> reporter: the fire fight was in full swing with ground crews and air crews hitting the mountain fire hard. but it also left several scrambling to get out of the way of the flames. the fire is getting very close to homes on the hill side behind me. you see the helicopters and planes doing everything the

. >>> kpix news at 7 starts right now and good evening. we begin with that brazen attack on san francisco's waterfront. the violent struggle at the front door of a woman's apartment building. this comes i need them amid a heated debate amid plans for a new homeless shelter. >> the attack happened right behind me here on beale street as a woman was trying to walk into her apartment building they actually had someone sitting at a security desk, she said that this is a harbinger of things to come for this neighborhood. >> she says she is ready to move out of her home at six years at the watermark, after this violent attack by what she describes as a mentally disturbed man early sunday morning. she said it started with a semi- calm conversation, then took a terrifying turn. when the man claimed the building security guard was a robot. >> he asked me to open the door for him so he could get into the building. and kill her, so he could earn my trust. >> she said he then demanded her keys, wallet and phone, throwing her to the ground as she fough

. >> the new kpix news at 7:00 starts now. with for the rest of a neighbor accused of spray painting racially charged graffiti on his luck. >> let's get right back to ondrea who is live for us on this. >> reporter: well it was a surprise to neighbors in that neighborhood. they thought it may have warranted a hate crime charge. took this afternoon cleanup was the main thing in bay point. while those cleaning up graffiti laced with racist slurs are asking a single question, why no hate crime charges in this case. >> i would think it would be. it could be a black person or white person or whoever did it. but it is still hateful.>> if he was bold enough to say that word and put it on people's houses, then he should be able to take the weight of the repercussions. took this reaction after their neighbor alton brown was arrested on the court last night. he is facing three felony vandalism charges but no hate crime charge tacked on. >> the office of the sheriff does not tolerate hate or bias related crimes. mr. brown has a personal r

. >> during this back-to-school week the kpix 5 morning team has you covered each day, highlighting issues affecting students. tomorrow's topic is preventing bullying. one bay area principal has a unique way to fight the problem . that is tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. >>> a lot of folks heading back to school and are grateful they can still whether some are close because it has been so warm. >> at least for the first week. it is going to be a warm one and we will get some relief. that it will be the weekend and hopefully you will be going to school for the numbers tomorrow will be near the triple digits for inland areas, even tonight it continues warm. the numbers in san francisco 68 degrees, but in san santa rosa it is 83. in concorde it is 90. inland tomorrow it is going to be near 100 degrees. a sea breeze will keep things mild by the shoreline. we don't get a break in line until friday when things cool down. low clouds not to the rescue. they will form overnight but they are fairly inexpensive and then they burn off early in the day, so that is not much in the way of relief tonigh