Verydangerous situation. These days there is a lot of brown to go around. But there is a fear about fires and how quickly they can spread. Any kind of fire, we stand potential of a large fire within the bay area as well as other places in california. That is our concern now. Reporter with lightning in the forecast, by little rain expected throughout the bay cal fire crews are bracing for what could come. If we look at the current number of fires we have a long road ahead of us. Reporter this wildfire was caused by lightning a prime example of how high the flames can get. Cal fire has brought in additional equipment and support in the event if needed. The agency has called its available firefighters back to work meaning if theyre not on vacation theyre on the schedule. Of concern fires flaring up in remote areas. There are not a lot of people around to call 911. So seeing that report we can get resources out there quicker. Reporter a young fire season and challenging times ahead given t
Thunderstorms will be with us throughout the night and so far, were not sure where they can hit. Well take a look at the immediate bay area and adjacent regions in effectaaffect at 8 00. The possibility of thunderstorms producing dry lightning strikes. This is what we can expect. If the storms develop they can be accompanied by gusty winds that would occur near the storm. Taking a look now, you can see how pockets of moisture widely scattered from our south, and if these storms do materialize, the best chance would be in the south bay. Well keep watching that for you, dan . Thank you very much. The red flag warning in affect firefighters are gearing up for what could be a busy night. Chris . Reporter good evening, many local agencies will have crews on stand by tonight. Weve been talking about that dry lightning. If you take a look behind me were in the Silver Creek Valley area of san jose. And you can see how brown the hills have become. Firefighters say the dry lightning added with w
Backing up to the building. Bundles of copper piping 3,000 worth loaded on the pickup as calmly as if it were a home depot. In less than 5 minutes, the public drives away with one man still in the bed securing the load. Employees working the night shift can be seen making the rounds but it was too late. The thieves were already gone. We are dumbfounded. They are bold enough to walk through the front gate through the front door with all the cameras up. Reporter adam says the video shows where security needs to be beefed up. Late at night. So they are working on the trucks and heavy machinery in the back of the yard. Reporter the gates are not always locked. They are not. They are turning the video over to police who will investigated with the benefits of the suspects pictures, their vehicle and license plate. In san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. A strong message today from governor jerry brown regarding the california wildfires. The governor says we need more resources. A real wakeup call
We want to to show you the surveillance pictures. The pictures show the suspects the police are dealing with. You see the victim raising his hands up to surrender as a man points a gun at him. Another man dressed in black is also seen in the photo. Police tell us they are still looking for the man dressed all in black. Now we understand we are waiting confirmation officers shot that man last night in south san jose. They chased him after 6 00 p. M. Last night. After they received word he was planning to kill a woman who knew too much. The suspect was not armed. The night before, two miles away, San Jose Police shot and killed another suspect tied to thursdays homicide at a strip mall in east san jose. He reached for a gun on his waist band. Again, police are still looking for a third outstanding suspect. We hope to have an update on that later today. Police are not revealing too much about thursdays homicide. That led up to 8 officer involved shootings this year and that is three more
Sign it. When are they expected to start hearings . The first hearing is in a week. If it passes that it would move to the finance committee and imapproved there so men approved there so many steps. The Police Department released sketches today resem black three men wanted in connection with a homicide. All three are 1718yearold. Wanted in connection of the death of a 17yearold. He was shot august 4. Police say the gunman drove off with a gray or silver suv. If you recognize the people in the sketches the Police Department would like to hear from you. In stockton the family of a women killed last year are suing the city, the Police Department, and more than 30 officers. The family is also asking for a jury trial. This comes after an independent report found officers action excessive anunnecessary. Reporter misty holtsingh is remembered through pictures, smiles smiles and heart ache. Today is a sad day. Reporter he says despite the sadness the family is pushing forward with a lawsuit ag