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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5PM October 19, 2017

Firearms investigation in the tenderloin. As for that Police Officer in the hospital, he was a four year veteran on the force out of the tenderloin station. Police are saying that he is in grey condition in the icu. Grave condition in the icu. His wife and family are heading to the hospital now and they are asking for your thoughts and prayers tonight. Live in San Francisco, susie steimle, kpix5. Fire st the today we got our best report yet on the firefighting efforts against the wine country wildfires. Check out these numbers. The tubbs fire is now 91 contained and the nuns fire, 80 surrounded. We have a lot of work to do still. We have a lot of hot areas on these fires, but we have stopped the forward progress and movement on all these fires. We have lines around them. Sonoma county reports one additional death from the fire bringing the total to 42. 48 people are still listed missing in napa and Sonoma County. The first lawsuit has been filed over the wildfires. A couple who lost their home to the tubbs fire is suing pg e. This is all thats left of their home of more than 30 years. Their suit accuses pg e of failing to keep trees and brush trimmed near power lines. The harvels say they fled early monday morning with only their pets and clothes on their backs. I flew out of the house and didnt grab my wedding ring or my dress thats been in a box for 34 years. You just dont think of things to grab when youre leaving. Wayne harville said he also lost the flag given to him at his brothers military funeral a month ago and his son who has been serving in iraq will never be able to show his children what he looked like as a baby. Investigators still have not determined the exact cause of the fires. Were learning more about how dangerous the wildfire debris can be and this evening a new warning. People trying to clean up could actually be spreading the toxins. Kpix5 reporter Juliette Goodrich is live in santa rosa for us tonight. Juliette . Reporter well, you know, theres that natural desire to want to return home even if youre returning home to whats left and for some its nothing, but authorities are saying that the ash and debris are hazardous and until they sign off on each and every fire zone theyre warning homeowners not to return back. Some will return to their home. Others will return to whats left of their home. Were busy trying to move forward. Reporter but moving forward in this fire zone comes with risks. Ash and debris are considered hazardous waste. I want to warn people that there are risks once we allow people back into areas where houses have burned to the ground. These are risks to your health and financial risks. Reporter Sonoma County says it is working on a reentry plan for homeowners to visit whats left. No cleanup work will start until sites have been declared safe and secure. There can be chemicals, asbestos and lead, plus plastic particles, all of that within that debris. So were very concerned about people rummaging kind of through that and disturbing it and then getting it to be airborne and inhaling that. Reporter the u. S. Environmental Protection Agency will be managing the removal of toxic materials, materials like batteries, paint, solvents, flammable liquids, electronic waste and any materials containing asbestos. It varies structure to structure and home to home based on what people had stored. If they have pools, they could have chlorine. They could have a lot of things that have compromised due to the fire. Theres a mixing of things that could have occurred and it creates a Hazardous Material environment to go in there and start sifting through things because theyre no longer recognizable. Reporter shifting or shoveling ashes makes them airborne against possibly exposing people to dangerous particles including car since generals. The carcinogens. The mayor was warning unauthorized removal of debris and ash may jeopardize their ability to obtain financial assistance. Thats not to say you cant come back to an area if you get the go ahead to pick up a vase or ring or momento. Its sifting the ash or debris turning up the toxins into the air and some people returning to their homes that are Still Standing are using leaf blowers and the county is asking please dont do that because that just stirs up all of the dust and ash into the air again. Whats the process for homeowners when they want to get back onto their property, though . Reporter that was the big question they were asking us. What is the timetable . All the county and cal oes could tell us is theyre going to have a town hall meeting this week. They have not announced the time, date or place, but they will give people information about the cleanup efforts and the process because it is a huge process. They wont be returning back here for quite some time. I know those homeowners are anxious to get back to see whats left, if anything of their homes. Thank you. Napa county is lifting more evacuation orders. People allowed back into homes along monticello road, Wild Horse Valley road and wide creek road. The cleanup for some of them is just beginning. Reporter napa resident igor sill is seeing his home and winery the first time in 10 days. This was built way, way back like in the 20s and 30s. Reporter wine barrels charred, equipment melted, a home gone. Unbelievable. Reporter so is the handful of residents that lived along the atlas peak where the fire started. Today they have permission for just a couple of hours to go home and assess the damage. You look at all this and look at all your hard work. Whats going through your mind . The amount of effort its going to take to rebuild all this. Reporter and thats the focus all over wine country. Where there was once flames raging now workers are on the ground cleaning up. As sheriffs deputies open up roads, cal fire is part of the team helping get people back into their homes. Helping them sift through any of the rubble in the fire area, offer them lunch, offer them a water and just be there as their local Fire Department. Reporter health and hope among the devastation. For sill he finds a sign things will get better. While his winery is gone, his vineyard is unscathed. Just like to replace the house and winery, cant replace the soil. Reporter reporting in napa, im jessica flores, kpix5. The bear fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains is burning in steep terrain hard to access. So far six firefighters have been injured, one with Second Degree burns. The flames first broke out monday night. Its scorched about 270 acres and is only 10 contained. Dozens of homes are still threatened. The fire is burning in the northern part of the Santa Cruz County along bear creek road near highway 9. Kpix5 reporter kiet do is live at Boulder Creek. Reporter yeah. This is a slow growing fire going from about 150 acres the first night to just under 300 today, but firefighters on the line, they say dont be fooled. Theres still a lot of fight left in this fire. What the bear fire lacks in sheer size and scale it makes up for in stuck bornness and stay stubbornness and staying power. What do you say to people who say this is only 270 acres . This is a very active 200 and some acres. Fire can do anything with a little bit of wind. Right now were doing everything we can to make sure it doesnt get much bigger than it is. Reporter the fire continues to threaten 150 homes. This yurt is one of them. The fire came up the hill close enough to melt the tarps and canvas, but firefighters got the flames down to save the artists studio inside. Look closely and you can see a couple wooden frames suffered damage. The guys made a great save. Reporter the air attack is still the best option. Thats because the terrain is some of the most rugged and steep weve seen at a fire in quite some time. As a result, even relatively easy jobs like mopping up hotspots become treacherous. Six firefighters have been injured. One of them tumbled down a ravine breaking his wrist and cutting his face. Backfires are now an option where firefighters intentionally set fires to rob the main fire of fuel. A mid the chaos at the yurt there is optimism. Whats your confidence level that youll save this yurt . Im confident. Well save the yurt, not a problem. Reporter this is a mugshot of 54yearold marlin coy of Boulder Creek arrested today for looting an evacuated house on Hidden Springs lane in Boulder Creek. It was a tip that led investigators to his location in santa cruz where they recovered 15,000 in jewelry and a bike. Were live in Boulder Creek, kiet do, kpix5. Our air quality is actually improving. You can see mount diablo in the distance there and the air is looking cleaner across the san mateo bridge as well. Lets send it over to paul deanno who is tracking the rain. The first positive change is the wind direction change. We got that about this time yesterday taking a lot of smoke blowing it a different direction, almost moderate air quality for all of the bay area except for livermore and mountain view. Tomorrow is the day when we introduce rain to the in fact, good air quality in the east and South Central bay, the first time in 11 days. Lets talk timing of the rainfall. Showers moving into north Sonoma County, sal together a as soon as calistoga as soon as 4 00 tomorrow, napa and healdsburg and petaluma all getting light rain by 9 00 tomorrow night. That will help out the firefight significantly. How much rain were going to get coming up. Its one of the worse things commander in chief can be accused of, coming up President Trump defending his condolence call to an army widow. Plus the shocking number of drivers who couldnt change a flat even if they knew how, why so many new cars are hitting the road without a pair. Forget the grueling long linings at the dmv, the new fast way to get in, out and back on the road. Coming up what did the president say when he spoke with the families of Fallen Soldiers . Plus after our 60 minutes opioids investigation a major lawsuit may be in the works coming up on the cbs evening news. A relentless attack from the sky. Air crews are above us. While on the ground we follow three strike teams working to save a small corner of Sonoma County. To show you exactly how these firefighters are tackling fires like there one. As crews from across the west coast teamed up for a highly coordinated battle. Expect original reporting from kpix5 news. Expect more. Widow of a soldier killed in west africa. But some family members say the president was disrespectful. Cbs reporter mola y. The phone call President Trump was said to have made to a widow of a soldier in west africa some say was disrespectful. Cbs reporter mola lenghi has the story. Reporter President Trump called the families of four u. S. Soldiers killed in action earlier this month, including Sergeant David la johnson. Johnsons wife took the call while on the way to the airport to receive her husbands body. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson said she was in the car with johnsons widow when she got the call. He said to the wife, well, i guess he knew what he was getting into. How in sensitive can you be . Reporter the president denies he said that. Didnt say what that congresswoman said, didnt say it at all. She knows it. Reporter and the white house blamed the uproar on representative wilson. I think it is appalling what the congresswoman has done and the way that shes politicized this issue. Reporter sergeant johnsons family told the Washington Post that congresswoman wilsons account is accurate. This man is a sick man. Hes cold hearted and he feels no pity or sympathy for anyone. Reporter President Trump doubled down tuesday on his claim that previous administrations did not call gold star families after their loved ones were killed in action and he pointed to his own chief of staff as evidence. I mean you could ask general kelly did he get a call from obama. You could ask other people. I dont know what obamas policy was. Reporter white house records show mr. Kelly and his wife did meet privately at a dinner to honor gold star families with mr. And mrs. Obama a your after their sons pass a year after their sons passing. General kelly made it clear in the past he does not want his sons death exploited. On memorial day he and President Trump visited his sons grave at Arlington National cemetery. Mola lenghi, cbs news, the white house. President obama, bush and clinton all say they called families of Fallen Soldiers. The controversy over standing for the National Anthem rose to the top owners and commissioner Roger Goodell said he wont make standing a rule. We believe our players should stand for the National Anthem. Thats an important part of our game and our moment and we believe in that. The president tweeted after goodell spoke criticizing the nfl saying, too much talk, not enough action. Stand for the National Anthem. New at 5 00 san jose will soon have a new law for gun owners. Lock up your guns before leaving the house, but kpix5s devin fehely explains the new safety measure could bring on another problem. Reporter the new law takes aim at what San Jose City councilman raul peralas hopes to keep guns from the hands of criminals. We dont want to see these guns end up in the wrong hands in the street committing a crime. Reporter the councilman said according to the citys crime statistics, 265 firearms were stolen in berkeley or san jose from 2014 to the present. The new law taking effect december 1st requires gun owners to secure their firearms in a gun safe, a lockbox or with a trigger lock when they arent home. Reaction to the new law was mixed. I think its a great idea. Maybe people will get used to doing Something Like that and maybe it will save lives as far as kids that get ahold of stuff. If youre single and live by yourself and youre a regular gun owner that shoots, thats kind of a stupid rule. I believe that you know gun safety. If no one is going to touch the gun, then who cares . Reporter a deeply divided city council which only narrowly passed the new law was concerned it might make people afraid to report the theft of an unsecured firearm. Lets say, for instance, you havent bought a gun safe or gun lock yet, you do get burglarized and somebody does steal your guns. We put in place a 24 hour grace period that says call the police, let us know and we will not find you guilty. Reporter opponents of the new law says the wrong people are being targeted, law abiding gun owners. In san jose, devin fehely, kpix5. A big win for Animal Welfare groups, california will be the first state to bar pet stores from selling animals unless they come from rescues or shelters. Governor jerry brown signed the bill on friday. Its an effort to fight the puppy mill industry and clear out animal shelters by encouraging people to adopt pets. Violators could face fines up to 500. One pet shop owner says not only is it humane, its also proven financially savvy. People of consciousness are growing and people are more compassionate and they want to support businesses with their dollars about something that they believe in or care about deeply. The law goes into effect january of 2019. Changes a flat tire is no fun, but it turns out many drivers couldnt even if they wanted to. A new report finds many new cars do not come with a spare tire. Aaa says more than 1 4 of 2017 models are sold without a spare as standard equipment. Automakers began removing them a few years ago to make cars lighter and more fuel efficient. The result . Last year alone aaa responded to nearly half a million calls from drivers who didnt have a spare. The state taking some of the dread out of going to the dmv, its expanding its dmv now selfserve kiosks. Drivers can use a touch screen terminal at more unanimous a dozen locations to renew a than a dozen locations to renew a vehicle locations. The dmv is trying to make the process more convenient for drivers. Theyre now available in 14 bay area safeway locations. You can come on in. You need your vehicle registration renewal notice or the registration in your car. Heres a map where you can find one of those machines scattered throughout the bay area at various grocery stores. The machines accept cash, debit, credit or check. Coming up all new coming up all new at 6 00 tonight an outcry over plans to move this homeless shelter to a suburban shopping center, why some worry the temporary move could transform this bay area city. But first a record close for the dow, the index ending the day above 23,000 for the first time ever. If you are in your home or business and you smell gas, your first step is to get out, travel to a safe distance until you cant smell the gas anymore and then call 911. The First Responders will come out and theyll make it safe for you and your community. Wow nice outfit. When i grow up, im going to mars. Were working on that. Some people know how far they want to go. A personalized Financial Strategy can help you get them there. See how access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. 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