Was accused of Sexual Assault but it was his word against the victims and the charges were dropped. San mateo police didnt know about that when they hired him. The california state law they couldnt look in his personnel records. In san mateo, mike sugerman, kpix 5. [ music ] in about 2. 5 hours, donald trump will make his big speech at the Republican National convention. Other speakers this week have been standing at a silver podium. When trump speaks the podium will be gold. Lets take a live look now at the convention. Maricopa county Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is speaking now. Tonights theme make america one again. Evangelist Jerry Falwell junior just spoke and other headlinesser are Silicon Valley billionaire peter thiel and donald trump who will be closing out the convention after an introduction from his daughter ivanka. We have Team Coverage tonight beginning with cbs reporter Craig Boswell and craig there are still lots of folks talking about ted cruz tonight after last nights diss of donald trump. Reporter right. The ted cruz d iss put it on the display and it was especially evident just given that the stated goal for this thing is from the beginning the convention was unity. So donald trump wants and these delegates want donald trump to pull this convention together, they want him to reach out to entire country and put an exclamation point on the convention. He rehearsed for the biggest political speech of his life. A lot of press huh . Reporter his daughter will introduce him tonight. Trump is expected to talk about keeping america safe and his campaign strategy. Party leaders and delegates agree, trumps biggest job is to unite the republican party. Donald trump can pull everybody together who is questioning him tonight by the tone of his speech and how he is going to say it. Reporter delegates want to hear details about trumps vision for the country. People are serious about how he is going to step up and do all the things that he has promised he is going to do. Reporter while its trumps big night, the hall is buzzing about ted cruzs refusal to endorse trump during his speech last night. The texas senator was booed off the stage. The texas delegation is divided over cruzs performance. [ yelling and simultaneous speakers ] we find he he could sell us down the river. I will never vote for senator ted cruz again. Reporter cruz held his ground. Im not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father. Reporter trumps family is expected to be here tonight to cheer him on including his wife melania. On that note, the one thing that delegates tend to agree on here is the positive reception of the trump children after all of their speeches. Im Craig Boswell, kpix 5. And another moment from last night that people are still buzzing about, an awkward air tiff between trump and mike pence. Look at this. Of the two meet up for a handshake on stage and trump appears to go in for the kiss on the forehead but gets shut down so he brushes it off with a point at pence another thumbs up and handshake and in a political first, trump is the first candidate to buy a full day of ads on the social network. He reportedly paid in the high six figures for a trending hashtag. There have been at least 2 trump themed hashtags today. One is get your trump gear. Another is trump is with you. The gop nominee is no stranger to twitter. He has nearly 10 million followers. And just last week, tweeted his announcement of pence as running mate. Kpix 5s political analyst melissa caen joining us from cleveland. Melissa, some of the pundits saying the convention is a failure, the melania speech, ted cruz. Whats your take on all of that . Reporter i think the people in here would totally disagree. They are ready to party tonight. There are a couple of factors at work here. Number one, some of the delegates who are very, very much antitrump is left. A spoke with a delegate from the district of columbia which didnt vote for trump and he said that a number of the people who were upset are gone. So the people who are here are very excited to be here. Second factor is, these people have been working on campaigns for months with a candidate that some people didnt feel had a chance so tonight is their big vindication. They are ready to party and they are not going to let anything get them down. So conventiongoers shaking off last night. They are dressing up for the grand finale. Paint the picture. Reporter thats right. Its very festive in here. People are wearing their sparkliest best outfits, their most patriotic outfits. And really ready to go to those after parties that are going to take place after the balloons drop and trump gives his speech. Now its a party. Melissa caen thank you very much. We are going to talk to you at 6 crock and go over the significance of at 6 00 and go over the significance of Silicon Valley billionaire peter thiels speech tonight and much more on the Republican National convention coming up at the bottom of the hour on the cbs evening news with scott pelley in cleveland. [ music ] a Community Center on the peninsula is in ruins after a devastating fire and it may be no accident. The millbrae Community Center on lincoln circle is destroyed and with it, Many Community events. Kpix 5 reporter kpix 5 reporter devin fehely is there. Reporter all thats left is a burntout shell. The inside which is hard to see is gutted. And the Fire Department is busy trying to figure out how this happened and perhaps more importantly, who is responsible. [ pause ] [ no narration ] reporter the fire painted the night sky orange and red. The flames and smoke so thick, firefighters battling the blaze were reduced to [ indiscernible ] and when daybreak revealed the extent of the damage, all that was left of millbraes rec center was heartbreak. We are going to have a bigger and better Community Center soon maybe. But at the same time seeing this, you know, im just reflecting with some people and you over there how we shared so many memories here. Reporter the fire described by investigators as suspicious started in the middle of the night just before 4 a. M. On the back side of the building. We think it started from the exterior to the interior which, you know, its hard to start that naturally so, um, thats why were focusing that on being suspicious. Reporter joan offered a birdseye view flames sobriety and hot that firefighters were forced to battle it defensively dousing it with water from the outside but even once it was out, the question likely to come up again is, why would someone burn a building that served a community for generations . I dont know why they would set a fire at a rec center to begin with. I mean, they have a bunch of kids and its a community facility. Reporter the damage is up to 2 million. And because of that price tag, they also called in the atf to help them with the investigation. In the millbrae, devin fehely, kpix 5. Southwest airlines is struggling to recover from yesterdays huge Computer System failure that just about brought the service to a standstill. Consumerwatch reporter julie watts at Oakland Airport which is a southwest hub. Reporter the systems are back up and running. So far there are more than 1100 cancellations and thousands more delays. The line behind me here in oakland has died down. Most of the folks here dealing with delays not so much cancellations any more. But even if the backlogged is cleared it looks like the folks at southwest have their work cut out from them. They canceled our flight when we got there. I got a phone call at 2 30 saying our flight was canceled. Reporter at the southwest hub in oakland, southwest travelers have been frustrated and stranded. There was no Hotel Available so i stayed at the terminal. Reporter today the airline is is working overtime to get these people where theyre going and to repair whats become a pr nightmare. You have questions for you please dont hesitate to reach out on social media. Reporter the southwest social media team featured an apology on twitter has been busy responding to an endless stream of angry tweets, replies that begin with, our apologies, or we understand your frustration. I believe sorry doesnt help. Its only a word. Reporter the airline blames a quote Technology Failure in the network and says its investigating why redundant systems didnt kick in. But Route Airline outages are not unheard of. American and united have had similar problems. Southwest has had multiple problems recently and the travel editor says this is definitely a bad time of year. Whats really bad about this is that this has happened in the middle of the peak of the peak Summer Travel season. Reporter southwest is in the process of upgrading its technology though its not clear if Old Technology or new upgrades are to blame. As required by the department of transportation, the airline is now allowing customers to rebook at no extra charge or get a refund but mcginnis explains if southwest cant get you on another flight and you have to book with someone else, your responsible in the difference in the lastminute fare. A lastminute ticket costs more and you know, that is unfortunately what a lot of people are faced with today. Reporter now as for additional compensation for delays, plane tickets, hotels, lost wages, they quote fully intend to offer a token of appreciation to affected customers. But they say details will be forthcoming over the next few days, no telling if it will be cash or a voucher although its not required under the passenger bill of rights. Julie watts, kpix 5. Wise to do something. Threats against bay area cops. Coming up, the new threat made against San Francisco police and how the department is reacting. 42 years since evel knievel tried to jump over a canyon and almost died doing it. How bay area rocket scientists are recreating the daredevils famous stunt. And the big change coming to mcdonalds french fries all over the bay area. Are trying to track down a threat to kill members of the force. A for the second time in a few days San Francisco police are trying to track down a threat to kill members of the force. A man called the ingleside station last night said he would pay 15,000 to anyone who kills an officer. Police think he made a similar call to the dispatch center early this morning. We take everyone very seriously that we receive. And we always are looking out for officer safety. So anyone that does make a threat towards us should know that it is a criminal offense. It is a felony. And its not something that we take lightly. On monday, Police Arrested a 60yearold man for making threats on social media against acting chief toney chaplin. As for the new threats, police are still trying to pinpoint where those calls came from. A horrible parking job on the peninsula threw a wrench in the morning commute for the riders. A southbound train hid a car that was abandoned on the tracks in burlingame. There were 170 passengers on the train. None were injured. Just last week, another abandoned car was hit by a southbound caltrain in the same area just north of the broadway crossing. 35 passengers were on board that train. None of them was injured. Take a look at this. Car crashed into a fire hydrant in San Francisco sending that huge spray of water into the air. It happened along south van ness avenue near 18th street this morning. Water poured under the car into the intersection. No word yet whether the driver had any injuries. The nba is pulling next years all star game from charlotte. Lawmakers overturned a charlotte ordinance that would have allowed transgender people to use public rest courtrooms consistent with their identity. The nba hasnt chosen a new city yet. Faulty airbags prompted General Motors to issue a recall. 308,000 chevy impalas in the u. S. And canada are affected. The recall covers models from 2009, 2010. Gm says there is a problem with the front passenger airbag detection center. Two crashes with injuries have been reported. Dealers are going to fix the problem but theres no schedule on when those repairs will be made. Roger ailes is out as chief executive at fox news. Resigned today amid Sexual Harassment allegations. His 20 year career building the network came down when former anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit earlier this month. She says he forced her out of her position after she rejected his advances. Since the lawsuit was filed, at least 6 other women have come forward with similar stories. Fox news founder Rupert Murdoch will step in as acting ceo. Mcdonalds now says its going to offer garlic fries at all bay area locations. The company tested the special fries at four south bay spots. They were big hits prompting a larger rollout that actually started today. Should be in all the restaurants by next wednesday. And yes, the garlic that mcdonalds is using is grown in gilroy. Better. Two bay area rocket scientists and a stuntman about to attempt what seems like the impossible. Thats right. They want to recreate the famous stunt that nearly killed evel knievel. Kpix 5s joe vazquez has details. Reporter september 1974 as the world watched, famous stuntman the late evel knievel launched a spectacular jump over the Snake River Canyon in idaho inside a rocket cycle. But he failed badly his parachute deployed too early. Theres been a mistake he looks like he is going into the canyon. Reporter you survived with minor injuries. Now 42 years later with the boost from some Silicon Valley rocket science, a new attempt. Its like touching supermans cape. Reporter eddie braun has spent 30 years in hollywood doing stunts for movies. He is retiring after this one. This is my thank you and good night. Its my graceful homage to the gentleman that inspired me to become a professional stuntman, evil can kneel. Mr. Evel knievel. Reporter the son of the original rocket designer is in idaho now. Thats where he is preparing a new steam based rocket cycle based on his dads old blueprint and some new tech advances. If i dont make it i wont be here for the sequel. If i dont make it and i live, i will do it again. I have actually three rockets weve built much like a stuntman, im prepared for take 2 and take 3. If im alive, im getting across that canyon. Joe vazquez, kpix 5. Happening now, a black lives matter protest in oakland shut down police headquarters. Demonstrators have chained themselves to the door effectively blocking people from accessing the lobby. Kpix 5s Christin Ayers is on the ground at Oakland Police headquarters. Reporter Oakland Police are guard, the entrance to the Oakland Police department. Earlier today protestors had blockaded the Public Entrance and were stopping people from being able to enter the building to conduct business. Now those protestors have moved on. You can see they are here at the corner of broadway and 7th right outside the Oakland Police department. They have formed a large group of people with black lives matter signs. They are chanting, there are speeches going on. The goal tonight, they tell me, is to bring attention to the Police Officers association. The unions that support the Police Departments all over the country as part of the national day of action. They say their goal is also to bring attention nationally to instances of police brutality. Its expected in a few moments here these protestors will actually head downtown. They will, um, be conducting a rally there at city hall. Reporting in oakland, Christin Ayers, kpix 5. Lets get you some live pictures now. This is chopper 5 live over oakland. We just heard moments ago about this rally downtown. They have marched to Frank Ogawa Plaza where they are staging that rally. About 500 protestors have been marching through the streets and this is where they are now. Frank ogawa plaza in downtown oakland. Should anything come of this well bring it to you. Seven Straight Days of temperatures running near or below average. It ends soon. Well talk about a warmup and how long it will last. Next. Ail. How he u to track down coming up all new at 6 00 tonight a stolen boat speeds away but a bay area teenager hot on its trail. How he used his drone to track down thieves. ,, ster talking about it all week long. The change is here. Low pressure out, higher temperatures in. Temperatures going up especially away from the water. They are beginning to climb a little bit away from the water now. 84 in concord. Thats beautiful tomorrow less cloud cover and fog. Earlier sunshine for most of us. San jose overnight 55 degrees. Vallejo 54. Napa 51. Pacifica 51 degrees. Big weekend for lots of stuff for you and your family to do outside. The blues arts and barbecue festival. All three of those things are good. Redwood city saturday not sunday so get there on saturday. Sunshine 84 degrees. A beautiful day. A little toasty for the Opening Weekend of the Sonoma County fair. Sunshine and warm. 93 in santa rosa this weekend. We are getting warmer and heres the reason why. The low pressure area which has been to our north for the past several days which has been feeding in that onshore flow, the ocean sitting at 56 degrees, the air above it about 57 to 58. Thats cold air conditioned air which has been shoved into the bay area. That tap is going to dry up a little bit. A little bit of fog, cloud cover and drizzle tomorrow but not as widespread and not as much and will burn off even at the coast tomorrow afternoon everyone getting beautiful friday afternoon sunshine. The next change will be that ridge getting closer and getting stronger. Parking itself right over southern california. Its going to get hot but only hot inland. There will be enough of an onshore flow. Well see temperatures really rising but only away from the water. So a little bit of fog overnight tonight but less than the past several nights. We get sunnier and warmer tomorrow. Well approach 100 inland starting saturday and sunday. 90s concord, livermore 91 tomorrow. Fairfield 92, 72 oakland, 62 pacifica, 85 san rafael, 83 redwood city. Once we get to the mid up toker 90s inland, well stay in the mid to upper 90s for at least six days from saturday all the way through next thursday. But look at the temperatures near the bay. Much nicer. 71 degrees. And still the 60s at the beach. More news in two minutes. ,,,,,,,,, for a spot in the rose parade. And its all for a good cause. The Lucy Pet Foundation is taking the portable wave machine they are gunning for a spot in the rose parade. Lucy pet foundation is taking the wave machine to communities to have surf contests. They will be at the park tomorrow with dog surfing auditions. They hope the event raises awareness for spaying and neutering dogs and cats. Also reduce the number of pets that are euthanized. And for active dogs the contest is a controlled adventure. [ laughter ] not like being out in the ocean and having all this is pretty controlled. But they do have to like water. And they take to it very fast. Auditions will be held in chicago, houston, orlando and new york. Winners are going to ride a float in the rose parade. Its good they have their vests on. Did you see him . He was good. Yes. The winner right there. Awesome. Thats it for kpix 5 news at 5 00. The cbs evening news with scott pelley live from cleveland is next. Captions by caption colorado comments captioncolorado. Com pelley claiming the prize. I love cleveland. I love ohio. Its great to be here. Pelley donald trump is about to accept the republican nomination and deliver the most important speech of his life. Also tonight, the power behind the candidate, daughter and confidante ivanka trump. Reporter how often do you talk to him . Often. Im very close with him. 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