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Shifted the fit bit up a little, noticed a burn. Briseno says she has worn the fit bit night and day since her husband bought the tracker back in december and has never had issues. Sot denielle briseno, claims fitbit burned wrist it came as a shock ive had no problems with it. I sleep with it. The only thing i do not do is shower with it. Its given me no problems whatsoever. Her husband immediately contacted fitbits Online Support service about the alleged burn. He says a representative called him seemingly shocked by the news and offered a refund for the fit bit. The fit bit. Sot phillip briseno, husband they just were very surprised they said and they wanted to get the fit bit back to do testing on it. They again were just surprised saying it wasnt something normal or that it was rare. The brisenos say they just want the company to recall the product until they can pinpoint what may have caused the skin irritation calling it a Public Safety concern. We reached out to fitbit for comment regarding the claim. Fitbit takes every customer complaint seriously and would like to discuss this report with the customer directly. Based on images and video we received of the device, it appears to be intact with no damage to it. Our medical expert does not believe this is an injury caused by the fitbit device. In san jose Ella Sogomonian kron 4 news. pam in Contra Costa County two more cars were set on fire overnight. As the hunt continues for a serial arsonist. Here is video. One car was in walnut creek the other was in lafayette. So far, just this week, seven cars have been torched during the overnight hours. Other cities hit include pittsburg and martinez. Kron4s Hermela Aregawi is live in Contra Costa County tonight. Do you fire investigators have any leads . Hermela Aregawi i just spoke with the fire marshall. He tells me these series of arsons are the departments primary concern. And that theyre devoted a lot of their resources to catch this serial arsonist. Tonight fire officials are looking for the person or people responsible for setting at least a dozen vehicles on fire. Two cars were set on fire early friday morning. A Toyota Highlander on Crescenta Court in lafayette. And another car on Juanita Drive in walnut creekrobert marshall contra costa fire marshal the fires have been occuring all over Contra Costa County so we do have a fairly wide area. We dont really know if this is one individual or multiple individuals or anything like that. Thats part of the reason we need the public to help us identify some of those things. If they have cameras or that kind fo thinga total of seven cars have been torched this week. One in martinez. Two in brentwood. Two in lafayette. And two in walnut creek. Residents in walnut creek say this is part of a trend in increase in crime here in recent years. And say theyre keeping their eyes peeled in hopes of preventing Something Like this happening to them or their neighbors. Tim mcconnell neighbori think its one of the things weve kind of decided that with this kind of going on and now the vehicle fires. If people are driving through your neighbhorhood i dont think theres a real problem of asking if you have any suspicions do you need some help or are you looking for something. Just ask questions to see whos driving through here. Hopefully people arent put off by that but its kind of what you have to do. Fire investigators are checking surveillance cameras in the parts of walnut creek and lafayette that were targeted in hopes of getting more information about the suspect or suspects. steve tonight an off duty Alameda County sheriffs deputy killed in a crash has been identified as sroeuy khin. The Early Morning colission happened on eastbound interstate 580 at the 205 split near tracy. And involved a tech bus. Kron4s philipple djegal has the latest on the crash. philippe evidence markers along eastbound interstate 580. Lead up to a badly battered volkswagon beetle and the tour bus that ran into it. The violent end to this deadly crash confirmed by the damage done to the bug. The man behind the wheel of the beetle was 51yearold offduty Alameda County sheriffs deputy sroeuy shuhroy khin ken who did not survive the collision. Capt. Christopher sherry chp our thoughts and prayers go out to the Sheriffs Department, the deputy and his family. The crash was reported just after seven oclock in the morning. And, immediately after, the california Highway Patrol shutdown the three far left lanes. For reasons still under investigation. California Highway Patrol captain Christopher Sherry says khin ken slowed down or stopped his car in the number two lane of the freeway just east of grant line road. And, the driver of a tour bus carrying 51 Tesla Corporation employees traveling from fremont to stockton, slammed into the beetle. Capt. Christopher sherry chp i dont have the statement from the bus driver right now. You can imagine, its reverse commute, traffic is driving faster than in the westbound direction, theres sun in the horizon. Theres all types of factors involved with weather, roadway conditions, things like that that well be taking into consideration when we put together what happened in the collision. Telsa released a statement saying all employees on the bus are safe and accounted for. Nats traffic the backup extended for more than 10 miles into livermore. The chp says the bus driver is being cooperative, and that neither drugs or alcohol appear to be factors in the crash. Though its possible that person could face charges. Capt. Christopher sherry chp anytime theres a situation like this, theres the potential for criminal charges. Well have to wait. All lanes were reopened just before two oclock in the afternoon. In Alameda County, philippe djegal, kron four news. steve tonight we are learning more about deputy sroeuy khin. He was a ten year veteran of the Alameda County sheriffs office. He is survived by his wife and four kids khin was driving home from a 12hour overtime shift at santa rita county jail when he was killed. Khin started his career with the Alameda County Sheriffs Department in 2007. Sheriff greg ahern says khin was a hard worker and put in over time to support his family comes on the heels of another deputy, mike foley who worked at the jail and was killed in a bus accident in feburary. Tomorrow would have been khins 51st birthday. pam new at ten Vacaville Police have released this video showing why Vaca Pena Middle School was placed on lockdown this morning. There were reports of a student with a gun which turned out to be a bb gun. Police say they found it inside a 15yearold students backpack. The teen boy was arrested and charged with bringing a weapon onto school grounds. pam the Innout Burger restaurant in livermore. Which was closed for several days when a number of people reported feeling sick after eating there. Is back open and as it turns out. An investigation discovered. The sickness did not come from the restaurant. Restaurant managers and the Alameda County department of health say, they took all of the necessary steps to clean the restaurant. But it appears the people who got sick. Had symptoms before going to innout. Back on may 6th, several College Softball players say, they got sick. The restaurant closed its doors tuesday to investigate. Innout management says, all of the work stations and equipment have been thoroughly cleaned as a precaution. They are also requiring each employee to get a Health Screening before returning to work. steve now to the big story out washington in a stunning series of tweets President Donald Trump is going after his former fbi director james comey. In one of those tweets President Trump hinted that comey better hope that there are no tapes of their conversation. The president also attempted to defend his staff over recent falsehoods. And asked whether it would be better to cancel all future press briefings. Reporter kristen homes with our partners at cnn is tracking the latest from washington d. C. The white house once again defending President Trumps tweets Sean Spicer White House Press Secretary the tweet speaks for itsself, im moving on the president publicly threatened former fbi director james comey, and hinted that he could cancel White House Press briefings, in a series of tweets friday morningjames comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press warning comey to stay silent Sean Spicer White House Press Secretary i dont think thats thats not a threat. Hes simply stated the fact the tweet speaks for itself. Im moving on. But a source telling cnn that comey is not worried about any tapes. Comeys abrupt firing shocked washington and left the administration scrambling to manage the message. Vice president mike pence President Trump made the right decision at the right time to accept the recommendation of the Deputy Attorney general Kellyanne Conway counselor to pres. Trump he took the recommendation of his Deputy Attorney general Sarah Huckabee Sanders White house Deputy Press Secretary the president accepted the recommendation of his Deputy Attorney general. Before President Trump contradicted them, givingthis explanation pres. Trump oh i was going to fire him regardless which of course, raised the question, how much does trump actually communicate with his surrogates . Not one to be questioned the president sent more threats via twitter, this time at the pressas a very active president with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy . Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future press briefings and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy . . . In washington, im kristen holmes. Cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. While most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight but decreasing chance of rain regionwide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. A warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure. pam coming up it is a New California goldrush. Well tell you where there is gold in the hills. steve then new at ten weve shown you plenty of package thieves. But this case is different. How the victims say they managed to shame the thief into returning their stolen goods. And next an unprecedented global cyber attack. With a ransom demaind. It is impacting some hospitals, even fedex and more. steve it is being called the biggest cyber attack ever. And its still unknown who is behind it. A ransom ware virus is spreading like wildfire across the globe. Locking users out of their computers unless they pay. More than 70 thousand devices have been infected in ninety nine countries. Banks and Telephone Companies overseas have fallen victim. Hospitals in the uk have had to shut down forcing them to cancel appointments and divert incoming ambulances. And in the us. Fed exs computers have been infected affecting deliveries. Kron 4s tech reporter gabe slate talked to Cyber Security experts and they say. Its only going to get worse. pkg Varun Badhwar Cyber Security expert ceo and cofounder of redlock says Cyber Security expert vahroon; bahdwahr. With redlock Cloud Security based in menlo park, has been tracking this massive ransomware virus spreading across the globe. Varun badhwar Cyber Security expert ceo and cofounder of redlock says when ransom ware infects a computer it instantly encrypts all the files it freezes the computer. Locks it up. And you can longer access any data you have stored on that machine. Its terrifying an immediate loss of everything this is the pop up screen victims saw when they were hit with this virus. Demanding 300 to be paid through bitcoin for their data to be released. And if they dont pay by a certain time the data is deleted Varun Badhwar Cyber Security expert ceo and co founder of redlock says this is one of the most sophisticated attacks ever. Varun badhwar Cyber Security expert ceo and co founder of redlock says and from how easy it is to spread from one machine to another its going to get worse. Varun badhwar Cyber Security expert ceo and cofounder of redlock says to protect yourself make sure your operating system and Anti Virus Software is up to date. Security patches have gone out. If youre updated, your safebut also just in case make sure all your data is backed up to the an external hardrive so you dont have to pay hackers. Varun badhwar Cyber Security expert ceo and cofounder of redlock says in menlo park gabe slate kron 4 news. pam Contra Costa Countys District Attorney is under fire tonight. A civil grand jury has called for him to be removed from office due to misconduct. And now the members of the Union Representing the attorneys who work under him. Are recommending a no confidence vote. Kron 4s dan kerman is tracking developments. dan kerman in january the state Fair Political Practices Commission fined Contra Costa County d. A. Mark peterson 45,000 after the d. A. Admitted to using 66,000 in Campaign Funds on personal expenses violating the government code. Now after its own investigation Contra Costa Countys civil grand jury is calling for petersons removal from the office of Contra Costa County District Attorney for willful or corrupt misconduct in officesot Jim Mellander foreperson, civil grand jury 2838mr peterson in over 600 instapnces has converted Campaign Funds to personal use, the second charge is he failed to report these on his Campaign Reporting forms. Civil grand jury foreperson Jim Mellander says peterson is also accused of making misrepresentations under penalty of perjury on fppc Campaign Reporting forms. Sotas far as were concerned its not something we find acceptabledeputy da Aron Deferrari who also serves as president of the Union Representing the deputy das in petersons office says the unions 7 member board has reviewed the civil grand jury accusation, and is now recommending the full Association Issue a no confidence vote in the d. A. Sot Aron Deferrari president , deputy Das Association 118128 we have somebody that has broken with their oath to uphold the law and everyday we ask people , we hold ourselves out as people who uphold the law , people who take the law seriously, so its a tough message to hear. pam tonight. Lawyers suing wells fargo on behalf of customers. Say, the bank may have opened up to three point five million unathorized customer accounts. Thats one point five million more than Bank Regulators disclosed last year. In a court filing today, lawyers told a federal judge they believe the millions of accounts were opened over the last 15 years. A wells fargo spokesperson claims, this new estimation by lawyers is unverified. And based on a hypothetical scenario. Lawyers are now asking the judge to approve a one hundred and forty two Million Dollar settlement. steve lets take a live look outside at San Francisco tonight. pam our chief meterologist Brittney Shipp has the forecast. Cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. While most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight but decreasing chance of rain regionwide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. A warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure. steve still ahead a warning for drivers this weekend. Why you need to pay extra attention near the new Railroad Tracks in marin county. pam but first. An important deadline looming for the raiders move to las vegas. How long the silver and black could stay in the bay if the team cant get a Lease Agreement done soon. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when theyre smoked. [ rat squeaking ] theyre dangerous long after. Cigarette butts are toxic. They release chemicals that poison our water. And harm wildlife. And millions. Are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] pam the Oakland Raiders are facing an important deadline in their move to las vegas. The team is hoping to have their new vegas stadium built in time for the 2020 season. If they fail to have a Lease Agreement in place by the next nfl owners meeting later this month, the move could be delayed by a full year. As kron 4s charles reports at least one oakland city leader says, he will not support letting the team extend their stay at the coliseum. Right now, raiders management and the Las Vegas Stadium authority are scrambling to finish a Lease Agreement on a new 65,000 seat stadium that will sit just off the las vegas strip. In order to have the stadium completed and ready to go by the 2020 season, the lease needs to be approved at the nfl owners meeting on may 22nd. But if the Lease Agreement isnt ready in time, the next owners meeting isnt until october. Any delay would almost certainly mean construction would be postponed and the stadium wouldnt be finished until 2021. Currently the last year the raiders can play at the Oakland Coliseum is the 2019 season. Meaning the team would need to find somewhere to play for one season. City Council President larry reid has been very vocal about his disappointment that the team is leaving oakland. He says that if the raiders come looking for an extenstion of their lease at the coliseum he will oppose it because he believes the teams management has not been fair to the community. Sotno respect for the city that i live in and no respect for the most incredible fans in the nfl. Reid also says it unacceptable that the nfl allowed the team to move before a Lease Agreement was in place. Sotthat the nfl just arbitrarily did something that theyve never done is allow a team to relocate in another jurisdiction without having all the is dotted and all the ts crossed. At this point its unclear where the raiders would play the 2020 season if they werent allowed to return here to the coliseum. In oakland, Charles Clifford kron 4 news. pam coming up new at ten. How a couple shamed a package thief into returning a box taken right off their porch. steve then Melissa Mccarthy seen in public reprising her role as sean spicer. We have a preview of snls getting ready to take on the white press secretary. pam but first. There is gold in the hills. How the end of the drought has helped fuel a New California gold rush. Stay out front with tempurpedic. Our proprietary material automatically adjusts to your weight, shape and temperature. So you sleep deeply, and wake up feeling powerful. Find your exclusive retailer at tempurpedic. Com pam there is a new gold rush in california. And you can thank mother nature. steve in depth tonight the heavy rains that brought an end to the drought has given way to gold fever in the sierra foothills. Reporter john scrable reports there is gold in the hills just waiting to be unearthed. They are the sounds that have been heard up and down the course of this river for over a hundred years. Hidden beneath these rapids, between these rocks, lay the hopes of fortune that drew those with a dream across thousands of miles more than a century ago, to the western frontier that was california. Californias highway 49. Named after the 49ers as these early prospectors became known. Begins in oakhurst, just down the road from this gold mining claim along the fresno river. With the railroad. Across country lot of them came prospectors a valley white central just talk to mark white for a few minutes and youll get the idea. Hes the president of the Central Valley prospectors, a fresno based group of people with one thing in common; after their day jobs are done, gold fever kicks in. < mark white Central Valley prospectors look right here, youve got rocks. For mark, gold is in his blood. His dad, after spending one summer in alaska, had the inside scoop from a local about the place to strike it rich pulling out 72 pounds of gold, in just a few short months. Central valley prospectors thats incredibly rare, stunningly rare, you only hear about urban legends and it ends up being your dad. Mark invited us to join them in the hunt at the groups claim,the rugged foothills of madera county. < thats gold and these weekend prospectors seem to have an extra shimmer in their eyes this year. Saying it could be the beginnings of a New California gold rush. < mark white Central Valley prospectors so when this big water comes through its going to move it all back down to the places they found it originally, and you could be first been hiding underneath there for years. < mark white Central Valley prospectors all the water is pressing within the cracks and knocking stuff loose as it flows. As it turns out, this years drought busting rain and snow has not just filled our reservoirs, but could also fill your wallet. And a lot patience. The challenge of finding what may just be a few flakes of gold, if any at all, after hours of work is part of the appeal for prospectors like bob, angie, and mark. < mark white Central Valley prospectors everything that glitters pause is not gold tarzan. It takes a keyed eye during every step of the process< mark white Central Valley prospectors so youve rinsed all this but youve still got to view it cause every now and then theres a piece that doesnt fit through the screen and into your bucket. Hours of setupdigging through mounds of dirt all for that eureka moment. < mark white Central Valley prospectors that little siren goes off in your head when you find it, and gold fever starts right after that. All as just a hobby< angie paul prospector you see it . < angie paul prospector steve tag gold is a precious metal. Rare and created by nature. Quite valuable. At todays rate. Gold is priced at more than 12hundred dollars an ounce. And that prospector who said his dad unearthed 72 pounds of gold . We did the math. And at todays prices. That would be worth 1point4 Million Dollars. pam a warning tonight for south bay residents living along the new bart extension from fremont to san jose. As kron fours rob fladeboe reports now, the new bart tracks have been electrified. And can be deadly if touched. Nats vta worker going doortodoor handing out fliers for the next 30 days or so the Valley Transportation Agency will be going door to door in neighborhoods from south fremont to in North San Jose educating people who live along the new south bay extension that the bart tracks, unlike those on other south bay rail lines, are now electrified and potentially dangerous. Brandi childress vta they are a bit shocked, no pun intended, because light rail, for example, are powered overhead while bart is powered from the ground, so it is different and unique to this county so were reminding them that the tracks are off limits. The entire corridor, from warm springs in fremont to berryessa insan jose is now charged with 1000 volts of electricity. The tracksare protected by a high fence topped with razor wire and signs like this warn of the danger. Vta wants to make sure Everybody Knows about it. Brandi childress vta i have been getting questions about if it will be noisy so after i tell them about the electrification i tell them we will be testing trains soon and that because its either below or above grade the trains wont have much interaction with pedestrians or traffic and wont have to blow its horn so the noise will be at a minimum. Rob fladeboe san jose test runs are set to begin this summer and the system should be up and running by theend of the year, several months ahead of schedule. In san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 newss pam in the north bay. Smart trains are testing the Passenger Service schedule between santa rosa and san rafael. And police are asking drivers to be extra careful. The trains will not be using their horns at intersections in marin county unless there is an emergency. Residents along the 43 mile line have complained about the loud train horns. In response the novato, san rafael and petaluma City Councils have approved quiet zones. Prohibiting sounding the horns at crossings in their jurisdictions. Smart trains will be running about 30train trips a day during the week. And 10 trips on weekends for the next few weeks. steve another big story we are tracking tonight. The engineer involved in the deadly 2015 amtrak derailment in philadelphia has now been charged. Prosecutors say Brandon Bostain was going 106milesperhour in a 50mile perhour zone causing the trail to derail. The crash killed eight people and left nearly 200 others injured. Bostain has been charged with causing a catastrophe, eight counts of Involuntary Manslaughter as well as other crimes. His lawyer says he is planning to surrender and is expected to be arraigned on the charges next week. steve the tennessee teacher charged with kiddnapping a student was in court today. 50year old tad cummins is charged with kidnapping a 15yearold student. And taking her across state lines for the purpose of Sexual Activity he disappeared back in march with student elizabeth thomas. They were found 39 days later outside a cabin near redding. A federal judge told cummins he could face life in prison. A letter that cummins wrote to his wife was made public today. In the note he tells her that he is sorry. And needed to clear his mind. pam still ahead new at tenhow a couple used facebook to get back a package that was stolen right off their porch in broad daylight. steve and next mothers day is this sunday. Well look at some fresh ideas to give mom the royal treatment. If youd really like to treat mom like royalty voice of Pierre Antoine raberin, laduree coceo we have macaron with hearts. We have this amazing cake that we created for the mothers day. And breakfast in bed, brunch or dinner seem overdone, consider another meal. voice of rachel webb, lady camellia tea room vanilla creme brulee, and a red velvet tea cake. The moniker of afternoon tea can be deceptive to a nation fueled by coffee to go. But done properly, its a ritual well beyond a beverage. Sweet and savory. And sophisticated. Pierre Antoine raberin, laduree coceo here its all about the atmosphere. Take your time, have your tea, with your mom, with your dad, with your family, with your friends. Which may be the reason tea salons ranging from names with international cachet like laduree, to the intimate lady camellia in washingtons georgetown neighborhood, report big bookings for mothers day. An afternoon tea bridging the gap until a late supper is often credited to a friend of Britains Queen victoria in the nineteenth century. So in modernday london, for example, afternoon tea is fairly ubiquitous. Here in the states, less familiarity, more specialty. Making even the simple sweets gently crafted and plated in the lady camellia kitchen seem more exotic. rachel webb, lady camellia tea room at the bottom tier, thats usually where you start, with your savories, or sandwiches. And then you go from the second tier up, to your scones and croissants. And then finally with the pastries at the top. But of course you can eat it in any order you prefer. Alongside teapots, ladurees confection turn each table into a parisian candy land of sorts. The macarons, for sure, that we created. We have small pastry. Aiming for an afternoon escape, but not too far. Pierre Antoine raberin, laduree coceo this is your salon. Your salon du the. You are at home. And i really want them to feel like they are spending a good time at home. Time to relax and enjoy, something at the top of pretty much every mothers wish list. rachel webb, lady camellia tea room definitely having that time to eat time, and really show your mother shes worth all of the time and the elegance that we have to offer. pam and dont forgot. We here at kron4 love our moms and we want to see your fabulous moms too send us a photo of all the moms in your life and well feature them in our mothers day gallery online and on air this sunday. Send pictures by downloading the kron4 news mobile app and clicking on the report it tab. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when theyre smoked. [ rat squeaking ] theyre dangerous long after. Cigarette butts are toxic. They release chemicals that poison our water. And harm wildlife. And millions. Are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] package thefts are becoming more and more common. Thieves taking boxes right off peoples porches. In texas one woman was actually able to get her stolen package back. Thanks to a facebook post. As reporter Stacie Wirmel shows us the crime was all caught on camera steve the Miller Family did call police and are working with investigators to decide if they will be pressing charges against the woman. steve the Miller Family did call police and are working with investigators to decide if they will be pressing charges against the woman. Cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. While most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight but decreasing chance of rain regionwide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. A warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure. The giants down the street. Facing off against the reds. Johnny cueto up on the hill for the giants. Scary moment in the fifth inning. The home plate umpire. Tony randanzzo gets hit in the chin by cuetos pitch and goes down right away. He would recover and remain in the game after several minutes. In the same frame denard span hits his second rbi of the game. That brings in the tying run. Span tries going for second but gets caught. The giants finally got some help from the starting rotation. Cueto had a great outing. He tries out Eugenio Suarez to end the sixth cueto 8. 0 ip, 5 hits, 2 runs, 6 strikeouts we are tied in the 12th at 2 a piece meanwhile, the as down in arlington. After Santiago Casilla gave up the tying run in the ninth joey gallo hits a 3run walkoff home run rangers win 52 the last time the warriors and spurs face in the nba playoffs was in 2013 in the second round. In that instance san antonio won in six but in 2017 its a different story. Las vegas believes the warriors are heavy favorites to advancing to their Third Straight nba finals. Golden state are undefeated so far in the playoffs. After sweeping the blazers and jazz in the first two rounds. The warriors have been playing without steve kerr since game two of the first round due to their coach dealing with back issues. Today kevin durant was asked if winning this series would finally kings in the west. The San Antonio Spurs sot durant the over in washington dc. Isaiah thomas and boston were looking to close out the series and face the cavs in the conference finals. Seven seconds in the game. Wizards down by two. John wall hits the goahead triple wall 26 points, 8 assists thomas as time expires heaves a 27footer triple. But its no Good Washington survives and forces a game seven on monday they win 9291 the raiders might not end up opening their one point nine billion dollar stadium in las vegas until 2021. The franchise was expected to play in their new stadium by 2020 but they are facing delays due to not having a lease. According to las vegas sun. The raiders must present an approved lease to nfl owners later this month at their upcoming meeting or their stadium wont be finished until 2021. If the lease isnt approved until the next nfl owners meetings in october. They wont have a home to play in following the 2018 season. Much more news at the top of the hour. Including the search for a serial arsonist responsible for two more car fires in the east bay. Kron 4 news at eleven. All the days big stories and your forecast. In half the time. But first. Comedian Melissa Mccarthy is back as White House Press secretary sean spicer. This time shes taking to the streets of the big apple for a preview of her sketch on snl. Stick around for that. Handling the unexpected. Doesnt happen by accident. pam actress Melissa Mccarthy was captured on video today in manhattan. Dressed in her well known saturday night line skit attire. As White House Press secretary sean spicer. steve nbc has not commented on the videos. But we all expect another gutbusting skit to air tomorrow night on the network. As mccarthy is scheduled to host the show. Cnns Brian Stelter has more. steve now at eleven. Several bay area communities on edge after two more cars are torched by an arsonist. Im steve aveson. pam and im pam moore. That makes it a total of seven cars in just the past weekas kron 4s Hermela Aregawi reports. Now authorities are stepping up patrols hoping to catch the firebug before they strike again. Hermela Aregawi i just spoke with the fire marshall. He tells me these series of arsons are the departments primary concern. And that theyre devoted a lot of their resources to catch this serial arsonist. Tonight fire officials are looking for the person or people responsible for setting at least a dozen vehicles on fire. Two cars were set on fire early friday morning. A Toyota Highlander on Crescenta Court in lafayette. And another car on Juanita Drive in walnut creekrobert marshall contra costa fire marshal the fires have been occuring all over Contra Costa County so we do have a fairly wide area. We dont really know if this is one individual or multiple individuals or anything like that. Thats part of the reason we need the public to help us identify some of those things. If they have cameras or that kind fo thinga total of seven cars have been torched this week. One in martinez. Two in brentwood. Two in lafayette. And two in walnut creek. Residents in walnut creek say this is part of a trend in increase in crime here in recent years. And say theyre keeping their eyes peeled in hopes of preventing Something Like this happening to them or their neighbors. Tim mcconnell neighbori think its one of the things weve kind of decided that with this kind of going on and now the vehicle fires. If people are driving through your neighbhorhood i dont think theres a real problem of asking if you have any suspicions do you need some help or are you looking for something. Just ask questions to see whos driving through here. Hopefully people arent put off by that but its kind of what you have to do. Fire investigators are checking surveillance cameras in the parts of walnut creek and lafayette that were targeted in hopes of getting more information about the suspect or suspects. Hermela Aregawi police in lafayette and walnut creek say theyll be on high alert. While fire officials remind you to call their arson line if you think you have information that can help investigators. Reporting in pleasant hill, Hermela Aregawi, kron 4 news. An off duty Alameda County sheriffs deputy killed in a crash early today. Is