all about. >>> the new kpix 5 news at 7:00 starts now with the breaking news at san jose state university. good evening. >> right now, police are investigating a possible threat after a report of a person possibly carrying a gun. police are on scene now. people are being told to stay away from spartan plaza. the school is not in session yet. as of right now, police have not confirmed there is in fact any armed person on the property, but they are investigating a possible threat. we have a crew on the way and we'll bring you any developments as we learn them. >>> this just in, a rock slide making a mess of the evening commute at marin county right now. two southbound lanes of 101 are closed just south of marin city. there's no estimated time of reopening. >>> now on to the fire watch and evacuations going on right now in the north bay. >> the fire is threatening dozens of structures tonight in lake county. it broke out this afternoon near soda bay road and gulf drive in clear lake. mandatory evacuations were ordered for the area known as riviera west. at lest check, the fire has

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 have been l

recovery center turned into total chaos. >> we went ahead and did another one. >>> 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 dr

. >>> the new kpix news at 7:00 starts right now wianot day of baking in that hot sun. good evening. >> some people we spoke to say they're ready for some relief from these hot temps. >> i don't like this weather. this is the hottest summer day, you know. it's ridiculous. >> it's very hot. very-- hits you right in the face, kind of oppressive. we would not be able to play if it wasn't coming indoors. >> that feels great. it's nice and cool. it cools you off. it's a good day. >>> in san jose tonight, the air conditioning at city hall is on the fritz and city workers are trapped in the heat. $9million system is undergoing repairs right now, which means it was a hot day for all at bui facility managers blame the ac system's glitchy software. it dates to the 1990s. >> it's very uncomfortable in here. as you can see, i'm sweating. there are times where it will not operate exactly how we are programming it to operate. >> some days it's good, some days it's horrible in here. it's basically a sauna. >> now, you did feel a little relief the closer you were to the bay or the ocean, but it was

accomplish anything. >>> 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

sitting there. >> 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 and is expected to survive. police say it could be

. >>> 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. >> reporter:

kpix 5. >>> the city of san francisco is recording some the lowest crime levels in decades. that is despite two recent high- profile attacks on the city. one year the embarcadero and one in north beach. wilson walker spoke to residents tonight who say the reality is far apart from the numbers. >> reporter: it's been a wink of intense discussion about public safety in san francisco. the kind of conversation that would make anyone wonder what exactly is happening with crime statistics in the city. >> first and foremost i think it is important to note that violent crime across san francisco is the lowest it has been in decades. i know that after seeing a video like this, that may or may not be comforting for you. >> reporter: that is the district from the or the message with the district attorney's office and sure enough violent crime was down last year and continues to decline so far this year on the other hand but we do have the austin the vincent case which has clearly connected with people in the city who feel that the statistics don't tell the whole story. >> you can substitute so

kpix 5 news at 7 starts right now. >>> a father and son forced to cling to the son of a san francisco cliff. good evening i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. >>> the dramatic scene played out at fort mason. betty yu is there for us live. >> reporter: the father and son were successfully rescued by san francisco fire after about 45 minutes here at fort mason. the fire chief tells me that the boy was on a bicycle, coming down the hill, just to my right. somehow his body went over the ledge and then went about 40 feet down that cliff. the father then climbed down to help him and then firefighters used a rope system to lower rescuers down. eventually, both of them were loaded onto a skiff to be put into an ambulance and rushed to the hospital. the fire chief said it is not known the extent of the boys injuries but he was conscious at the time of his rescue. we spoke with a few people who were familiar with this pretty steep hill. which meets venice, take a listen. >> i usually go up, i don't know how anybody would go over, going down you know. it sort of unbelievable, danger

are they saying about security, that's coming up.>>> 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 r

athlete, like they were in the 49er's locker room. >>> 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 th

drivers for the next few weekends. >>> 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 fought back an

? tonight we are checking the facts. >> 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 relationship with one of

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 tonight. the peak of the meteor shower, the