Hopefully the mudslides that will occur will not be so intense that they create another tragedy of some sort. So its taken an area that hasnt burned since 1977 and all of a sudden turned 3,000 acres of it into practically a moonscape. Reporter seth a adams with the conservation group, save mt. Diablo, says not only has the fire created a risk for mudslides and flooding, its killed a lot of wildlife. Like mt. Diablos famous tarantulas that come out this time of year to mate. 3,000 acres, most of it in mt. Diablo state park, burned. A whole bunch were killed by this fire. Some may have survived underground but a whole bunch of them were killed and thats a big hit on that species. Theres one right down my back. Reporter then there are the creatures that seem to be out in abundance. With so many trees gone, this woodboring beatle is suddenly out pinching people in force. Theyre biters. Reporter but theres a silver lining. Expect an explosion of wild flowers to bloom next year. Next spring, were going to have incredible wild flower displays including some wild flowers that only show up after big fires and that we havent seen for decades. Reporter but right now, it isnt just a charred mountain. Were back here live. Again, calfire, again, confirming tonight that this fire was caused by a target shooter. Now, Law Enforcement officials tell me that people are allowed to target shoot on their property in rural areas like mt. Diablo, but if they do so recklessly, they can be held criminally, civilly and monetarily liable. We understand the investigation is still under way. Reporting live at mt. Diablo, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. Very good information. So this could be a criminal case. Thank you, jodi. The problem of charred earth giving way to mudslides is very real. We saw whats happening in mt. Diablo with that charred earth. This is exactly whats happening right now in colorado. Hillsides blackened by fires there recently are giving away and washing into the town of boulder where the university of colorado is located. Well show you more incredible pictures coming up at 6 30. Now to nbc bay area followup. Some firefighters who battled the mt. Diablo fire are feeling the love days after they were ripped off. The fire crew assigned to walnut creeks fire station number 7 was hit by burglars while out fighting the fire earlier this week. Tonight they are giving thanks to their community because piles of homebaked goodies and messages of love now decorate their kitchen. One resident even came by today to give the fire crew his ipad. We have had a steady stream of people coming here to the station from throughout the county. People calling from outside of the county offering their help, offering their support. Owners of a San FranciscoJewelry Store are offering to replace two wedding rings taken sunday night. A watch, a wallet, and an ipad are also missing. And a search is under way for those thieves. We have new details about the man who was found shot to death on the san jose state campus over the weekend. We have new clues that continue to come in. Nbc bay areas damian trajillo has been tracking the case. Reporter the lawyer of craig uhara says he was trying to protect himself and his property when he fired the deadly shot. The search is on for a third man. The d. A. Says drove the getaway car. He wore the jail guard of murder suspec suspects. 62yearold craig uhara. We believe the defendant is guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter with the use of a firearm. Reporter Court Documents show Daniel Winslow and the friend were retrieving a stolen truck from uharas property in the hills above los gatos. He reported a mysterious truck at his home the day before. Winslow and the friend were trying to start the truck when uhara confronted them with a gun. Court papers show the two men drove a getaway jeep toward uhara before speeding away. Thats when the shot rang out. Mr. Uhara stated to the police, he was shooting to send a message to the driver not to return. Reporter hours later winslows body was found inside the abandoned jeep at san jose state. The driver was gone. Wed like to talk to the driver. Reporter the d. A. Doesnt believe uhara was trying to kill anyone. Hence the manslaughter charge. I think its a tragic situation for everybody involv d. I mean, obviously theres a person thats been killed. That my client, whos had a stellar record for 45 years, no prior criminal history whatsoev whatsoever, is now incarcerated. Facing a maximum of 15 years in prison. Uhara is out on 75,000 bail tonight. If convicted, he could also get as little as probation. Were live at the hall of justice, nbc bay area news. Thank you. A wide area of East San Jose was locked down by sheriffs deputies and police today. Officers chased down four suspects in a Home Invasion robbery. A fifth suspect is still at large. The Sheriffs Department launched emergency robo calls to residents warning them to lock their doors and stay inside their homes. I left the park, came back and they wouldnt let me back in. I was probably there for, like, 45 minutes before i left and they were blocking off the street. Sheriffs coming through. Fire department came through. This happened in the East San Jose foothills. Streets were reopened this afternoon. We have headlines again about the bay bridge, but this time its not about the new eastern span. The western span, live pictures now, which is 77 years old, has a new name. The mayor has the bridge. Its now officially the willie l. Brown jr. Bridge named after the former colorful mayor. It may not be for long. A lawsuit has already been filed. Nbc bay areas Stephanie Trong is in San Francisco this evening. Stephanie, always entertaining with mayor brown. Reporter thats right, raj. We also spoke in addition to former mayor willie brown, we spoke to state senator jerry hill today. He said sacramento simply overstepped its bounds on this and thats why he was one of seven no votes to 26 yes votes. Within just hours of that vote, one man who was here in San Francisco had already filed that lawsuit. For nearly 40 years at le central restaurant all right. Thank you. Reporter former San Francisco mayor willie brown has had his own table. Now he has his own bridge. You no longer can call me willie. Reporter sitting a few feet away from brown at lunch were two critics of the new name. Nobody is going to it should have been no vote at all. It should not even have come up as a subject. Reporter theyre not the only ones who feel that way. This afternoon a San Francisco resident filed a lawsuit demanding a jury trial claiming lawmakers fast tracked the resolution without getting input from the people first. Let the people decide. Those who use the bridge. Those who talk about the bridge. Not the politicians. I think any decision on a naming of the bay bridge should reflect the input and the wishes and the thoughts of San Francisco and the local community. Reporter the suit also alleges that state violated its own policy in naming facilities like a bridge. Namely that its supposed to be an honor giving posthumously. Thats a stupid idea. You really ought to say thank you to people whom you think have done something. Reporter for brown its a victory for the people. To have an africanamerican adorn any instrument in california for the first time in the history of this state, is unusually significant. Reporter but history is also what critics point out in arguiargue ing against the new name. I have nothing against mr. Brown but i will definitely not call it ive been here 60 years now. Its going it be San Francisco bay bridge. Reporter besides the lawsuit, there may be other hurdles in getting signs of mayor browns name on this western span of the bridge. One is through Governor Brown who oversees caltrans. He could tell the agency not to put up the new signs with mayor browns name on it. The governor publicly stated he was against this remaining. He wanted in to stay the San Francisco oakland bay bridge as known for more than 75 years, but today his office would not comment. Live in San Francisco, Stephanie Trong, nbc bay area news. Stephanie, thank you. All this stuff about the willie brown bridge, will you call it the willie brown bridge or just the bay bridge . So far our online poll, see it, an overwehelming amount, 98 says, no, you will not call it the willie brown bridge. Go to our website if you want to participate in this poll or tweet us f nbc bay area. Well have the final results coming up later in this newscast. Richmonds plan to seize underwater mortgages is still moving forward for now. But some banks including wells fargo, Deutsche Bank and the bank of mellon filed a lawsuit to get an injunction against this plan. The city of richmond wants to use Eminent Domain and give them a chance to refinance. Tvps t its the first kind of its plan in the country. A judge said it was too early to file. However, the judge did say on monday hell rule on whether or not to dismiss the injunction request or stay it until a later date. On the peninsula, the search is on if a shooter who opened fire on two teenage boys. A teenager who didnt want to show his face says it started when he and his brother were sitting on the front porch of his familys home in East Palo Alto last night. He says a newer silver model honda accord pulled up. A man got out of the car and opened fire. The bullets caught him in the inner thigh. His 17yearold brother was also hit whos in the hospital, but is expected to survive. We were actually smoking a cigarette and then the car kind of stopped right there where you guys truck is. As soon as we looked and said, who is that, we looked up and seen them, they started shooting at us. Once again, he didnt want his identity revealed. Bullet holes in the front of their home are new, family members say the shootings are not. They tell us this is the fourth shooting on their street which is fairington way, since may. Still ahead at 6 00, you dont need 140 characters to spell this out. Ipo. Bay area Company Makes a major announcement on what else . Twitter. And more money might be coming to your paycheck. The state moves closer to raising the minimum wage. Plus catching a child predator. What the feds are doing to make it easier to keep criminals away from your children. Good evening, im jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. Much improved day for us here across most of the day. A live look at san jose. Stellar afternoon. Well talk more about a warming friday forecast and how hot well go in just a few minutes. Starting today, join a team of federal investigators to help track down child predators. The department of Homeland Security launched a new app that makes it easy for you to keep an eye out for some of the nations worst offenders. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro shows us how it works. Reporter have you seen this man . The former San Francisco paramedic is wanted for possessing child pornography and is accused of sharing 700 images of child exploitation. Hes one of the suspects you will see if you download u. S. Homeland security investigations new app which enlists publics help to catch the most wanted child predators in the nation. With the publics eyes, we know that they can help us a great deal locate these suspects and rescue, you know, children that have been abused. Reporter the app also shows pictures of suspects like this john doe who has not been identified. Investigators want you to look closely at him and the room hes in and are hoping theyll get lots of new leads. The way this app helps in rescuing exploiting children is identifying the locations in which the abuse occurred. Reporter as a mom, dorine saba is always concerned about her daughters safety. She applauds the new Crime Fighting tool and plans to download the app tonight. Ill download it and mainly just to try to help catch somebody that, you knows, shouldnt be on the street. Reporter app users can instantly send in anonymous tips or locations of suspects theyve spotted. That realtime information gives investigators a much better chance at making arrests. And theres another big benefit. Because smartphones are used worldwide, investigators hope the app will also be useful in tracking down suspects who have fled to other countries. Putting the app in apprehend. In san jose, Marianne Favro, nbc bay area news. The biggest trending topic on twitter this afternoon was twitter, itself. Specifically, the San Francisco companys plans to go public. Yes. Ipo. Its the most anticipated tech ipo since facebook. And it was announced, fittingly, in a tweet. No word yet on the price of the stock or even a stock symbol. Social media stocks have been hot lately led by linkedin, yelp and facebook. A bit of a milestone for yahoo today. The sunnyvalebased Company Topped 30 bux a share for the first time in almost six years. Bay area tech pioneer ray dolby has died. He changed the way we hear music and the movies. The his name stake Company Posted his tribute to him on their website today. Dolby introduced noise reduction and brought videotape recording to the world. He founded company in San Francisco that bears his names. Dolby labs remains a leader in audio noise reduction and consumer electronics. Ray dolby was 80 years old. When he talks, people listen. Ronnie lott was speaking about concussions in sports. He was a keynote speaker on a symposium on sports law in santa clara university. He demonstrated a crack back tackle, he used quite often, which is illegal now because of the danger. Early this month, you might recall the nfl agreed to pay 765 million to settle lawsuits with about 4,500 retired players who suffer brain injuries with dementia caused by their careers. Theres a movement, this movement of change for our sport to understand that head injuries are not acceptable and that we have to find ways to enhance the way our kids are looked at in all sports. Lott who lives in the south bay is the cochair of the nfls player safety advisory panel. To our continuing coverage of the americas cup. The defender of the cup, Oracle Team Usa, made big changes to try and get a win under their sail. But no luck today. Nbc bay areas lauren scott was there. Reporter all about the winds of change. In light wind on the bay to start, Oracle Team Usa replacing tactician and bay area native John Kostecki with british Gold Medalist ainslie. Tactics not the issue in the race number six. Picking up after tuesdays postponement. This was a battle of upwind tacks on leg three. Emirates Team New Zealand continues to dominate. Their boat simply stronger upwind en route to a 47second victory. Series race seven sees the kiwis getting a lead and extending it again upwind. The kiwis speeding away to a 6negative 1 lead in the serious. Americas cup is one with engineering, boat building then racing. For fans of the defender, its hard to watch the race team disadvantaged upwind. Were going to fight all the way, go into every single race thinking we can win. We have to believe that. Were going to be pretty aggressive now and obviously push as hard as we can. Look, we can win races. Reporter heres emirate Team New Zealands tim barker. We were under no illusion, its still a very hard road ahead. The good thing for us, were very happy with the boat, very confident in the way its going. Its giving us a lot of confidence for the weekend ahead. Reporter the americas cup could be captured by this sunday, with four races on the schedule for this coming weekend. The kiwis need only three more wins to take it home. With nbc bay areas coverage of the americas cup. Lets bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri who was at the americas cup park just yesterday and is now on dry land with us. I know. Im still slightly seasick. I dont know how those guys do it out there on those boats that can get up to speeds in the 50 mile per hour range. One of my friends today from new york city who is is here visiting with his company was lucky enough, i mean, super lucky to be on the water to see that action. You an see, i caught some of this. The emirate got right on by their boat. Thanks so much, john, for sending in this faphoto. We appreciated it. The fog cleared briefly enough to give us a stronger wind for today. If we would have had the racing on yesterday, it would have been tougher on the seas. Sky camera network. What youre going to be able to see tonight in fremont is mainly clear skies. A beautiful picture of the east bay hills. You can see in palo alto, the fog line is moving in right now at about 1,200 feet and is going to keep the fog at the immediate coastline for tonight and also for tomorrow. Gorgeous shot right now. Little bit of a fogstorm in downtown. Now, as we look at those overall temperatures we can expect for our friday forecast, what youre going to note is the cloud cover we mentioned. Not only at the coast but low clouds filtering in by the bay. Temperatures in upper 50s and low 60s. Well see patchically clou icay as well at 5 00 a. M. 11 00 a. M. In the morning, quick clearing for the east and south bay. Temperatures in the low to mid 70s. Well keep the cloud cover pretty much at the coastline at this point with low 60s in the mix. Airport delays will be likely if youre taking off on a flight for tomorrow. Were starting to see them stack up right now with some major delays. With anywhere from about 45 minutes to an hour and a half behind. Also some key delays starting to come in at laguardia airport. And also atlanta. Increasing delays and boston as well. So no matter where youre headed for tonight, expect a little bit of a headache there at the airport. On that threeday forecast, temperatures go up just a little bit more friday. As we head throughout saturday and sunday, those numbers start to cool on off. Were going to talk more about the super yacht regatta in the forecast for that coming up tomorrow in just a little bit. Ever think wed do a yacht forecast . That would be nice. It was nice being on one yesterday, too. I kind of pinched myself. Living the high life. Oh, yeah. Thanks, jeff. Sure. Just ahead, fight on the farm that could end up in your wallet. Is a price hike on the way for milk . A sticky situation is killing thousands of fish at a popular vacation destination. The spill thats creating an Environmental Crisis in hawaii. Plus im scott budman with an app that can help protect your kids by tracking them. Technology for safetys sake, coming up. Yeah, our babysitter didnt have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. We had to count sheep to fall asleep. And i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. In my head. Never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. Too much . A little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wifienabled devices with uverse high speed internet. Rethink possible. Dozens of s. W. A. T. Teams are battling it out in the south bay to be named the best of the west. Police and Sheriffs Departments from Southern California and nevada joined bay area teams in san jose today to take part in the twoday competition. The teams are put through seven events that simulate real life emergencies. While it is a competition, the goal is to become better trained for real life emergencies. This was the 21st year that santa clara countys Sheriffs Department hosted this event. More dough for milk farmers. Urging the California Department of food and agriculture to pay Food Producers and processors more money. Six of them today told a panel milk producers are devastated by milk prices that dont keep up with the high speed costs and other expenses. Many are shutting down their farms. They want the department to raise the price of milk 68 cents for every 100 pounds of milk. Still to come at 6 00, torrential rains devastating a Popular College town. The deadly rush of rain consuming a colorado city. And our investigation prompts a new bill to regulate and track fracking in california. but does it go far enough . Well hear from the critics coming up. Weve been asking you online and during our 5 00 newscast, will you call the new western span of the bay bridge the willie brown bridge . So far our online poll, 98 say no. You wont call it the will we brown bridge. Were back in a moment. Participate in our poll on our website, or tweet us nbcbayarea. Its a hot button issue for many people. For the first time California Law will now directly regulate and track the controversial practice of fracking. Fracking is the controversial method used to extract oil. This follows our investigation last year that uncovered how widespread and unregulated fracking is in california. Our Investigative Reporter first broke this story and joins us now with these new developments. Called sb4, senate bill 4. Its almost sure to become law. Today in sacramento, that bill to directly regulate and track fracking passed whats called concurrence, meaning the language meets approval of both the state senate and the state assembly. Critics say the law has huge holes in it already. Then negotiations and compromise weakened the bill so much that its worse than doing nothing at all. When you drive by an oil well, such as this one thats being fracked, its hard to tell whats going on unless youre an expert and that critics of the current california regulation say is the problem. There has been no direct monitoring of regulation of fracking in california under the law. Even though the practice has been going on here for five decades. We dont know exactly. So there are californians today who have fracking going on under the land that they live on and dont have a clue. Correct. Reporter the technical term for fracking is hydraulic fractu fracturing, sending huge volumes of water, chemicals and sand und underground at extremely high pressures to extract oil from the rock below. Thats why senate bill 4 was introduced this legislative session to track and regulate this practice. It will create