Firefighters it looks like better access to the metal that is in the center of this fire. At this point, we did just see some flames jumping up over the fence just a few minutes ago. You can see some water being thrown there from the equipment as well. Fighting these flames. The Fire Department got the call here about 3 00. We do have some video from sky fox. We want to show you give you a better perspective of what this looks like from above. Sims metal, a scrap metal yard here on seaport boulevard in redwood city. Oftentimes you you find cars being recycled and scrap yards which have that flammable material, maybe gasoline still in the tank. And if theres a spark that lands at the right spot, youve got the potential for a fire. Of course, although theres no indication yet from the Fire Department of what may have caused this firefighter fire out here. Rather, we did hear from a witness a few minutes ago. He says that this is the biggest fire hes seen out of the several hes seen working next door to this place, and he could smell the burning metal and burning rubber. He told us just a few minutes ago, and it said he did have to stop. His coworkers had to stop working for about an hour because the thick smoke out here, as you can see at this point, its pretty much calmed down. Theyve got it under control or at least making progress towards that. Now. The air quality district saying they are investigating and that theres a potential for smoke to impact the neighborhoods downwind from here. We did hear from Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety there, saying that theyre already noticing some smoke out there and advising people who have issues to smoke, a sensitivity to that to stay indoors at this time. Thats the latest from here. Well bring you more as soon as we get it. All right. Joey horta live tonight there in redwood city. Joey. Appreciate it. Thank you. Now we go to oakland, where the fired former police chief officially became a candidate for the at large Citywide Council seat in the november election. Ktvu tom vacar has more now. On why the former chief says he is so invested in the citys future. Former Oakland Police chief laurent armstrong filed papers wednesday to run for the councilman at large seat currently held by rebecca kaplan, who has not yet decided to re seek that seat. I am completely connected to this city and i want to be a part of this city. Change moving forward. 15 months ago, the popular chief was fired by mayor shengtao after an outside investigation concluded that he had mishandled two Police Misconduct cases. He was later cleared of those allegations by an arbitrator. He is now suing the city of oakland, accusing the mayor of wrongful termination and seeking an office with power over her. I hope that i can be, you know, a reassurance to Business Owners and developers that want to come into this city, that theres somebody that actually understands Public Safety on the council and that is focused on making sure that oakland is a safe city. I believe he will like i said, hes, he did a good job when he was the chief, i think he was wrongfully fired, but, i think hell do a good job. Well, ill take that into consideration and look at his history. So if theres been criticism, i will listen to that criticism, too. But ill weigh him evenly as a candidate. I dont really think that there should be like police and government because they might be like, biased, you know. Political analyst brian sobel says chances are excellent because he is the leading candidate, because he has tremendous name recognition citywide. So what about endorsements . I think my endorsement will come from the people of oakland. I know people across the city. I have relationships with people across this city. And so the question ultimately arises, what if mayor shengtao is actually recalled . Will the former chief have a crack at that job . The future could show us an Armstrong Run for mayor under any circumstances. At least eight others are seeking the seat, and more may file. But armstrongs high profile and popularity make him the serious contender. Tom baker , ktvu, fox two news well, a big day when it comes to the future for an east oakland neighborhood. The city of oakland announcing it is selling it is share of the coliseum, all in an effort to redevelop the site. Ktvu is crystal bailey joins us live tonight with more on the big story. Crystal well, with the support of multiple community groups, the coliseum sale could bring the city more than 100 million, more jobs and more Affordable Housing. Today, it is my privilege to say that the African American sports and Entertainment Group has agreed to the terms to purchase the city of oaklands share of the oakland coliseum. The mayor making the announcement at Castlemont High School wednesday, where students proposed plans for ways to use the property and presented them to stakeholders. They represented the dreams that our young people have for their community negotiations with the African American sports and Entertainment Group started in january of 2023, with the goal to redevelop the property to include Affordable Housing and entertainment and Sports Complex and more jobs. An agreement costing the group 105 million. This is a moment where east oakland is going to change. This comes after reports of the citys budget deficit and the debts impending threat to Public Safety. Meanwhile, the mayor says this agreement will be a positive change for oakland, making a dig at the athletics for their departure. It takes a partner that understands that there is a return on investment that doesnt necessarily show up on that balance sheet. That is just not all about the money, but its about the community and making sure that theyre thriving. The African American sports and Entertainment Group is currently working with the as, who are making payments to buy Alameda Countys portion of the property. We are in healthy negotiations, and theyve continued and they are moving in a positive direction. And our objective clearly is to, be able to acquire that site as well. The deal will have to be approved by city council with an introductory meeting set to take place as early as next week. And when all is said and done, as long as everything goes according to plan, they could break ground as early as 2 to 3 years. And meanwhile, the city of oakland will have another press conference tomorrow, where the mayor says she will plan to announce more information about how she uses these funds. Im live in oakland. Crystal bailey, ktvu, fox two news, new at six data from the San Francisco office of the medical examiner shows Overdose Deaths are on a slightly downward trend in the city compared to previous months. The new numbers show 56 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco last month. Thats down from 71 in january and 63 in february and 68 in march. The San Francisco department of Public Health says april numbers are a 21 decrease compared to april of last year. The Health Department says it hopes the availability of more treatment programs can get people on the road to recovery. The important thing to know is that there is an answer to fentanyl dependance, and that is treatment and recovery. We have life saving medications available, highly effective medications, specifically buprenorphine and methadone that reduce the overdose risk of death by about 50. More than 250 people have died of overdoses in San Francisco since the beginning of the year. In comparison, the city reported 275 overdoses for that same time period last year. Jury selection began today in San Francisco for the state trial against david depape. Now, he has already been convicted of breaking into congresswoman Nancy Pelosis home with a goal of kidnaping her and then beating her husband, paul pelosi, with a hammer. But as ktvu christian captain explains tonight, depape faces a litany of other charges from the San FranciscoDistrict Attorney, 120 prospective jurors filed into department 19 in San Franciscos hall of justice, marking the beginning of the state trial for david depape, San Franciscos District Attorney charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, residential burglary, false imprisonment, and threatening the life or serious bodily harm to a public official and added a new charge of threatening the staff or family of a public official. Now, prosecutors and public defenders are selecting the jurors who will decide his fate in county court. Ucsf school of law professor david levine says while the case is just getting underway, the outcome could be decided by who is selected to be on that jury. Experienced lawyers say that picking the jury is the whole thing, because those are the people who ultimately will make the decision and that the choices that you make as a lawyer in terms of, agreeing to hear, let somebody be on the jury or not make can make all the difference in the world due to the high profile nature of the case, the jurors are facing additional security measures, with deputies just outside the courtroom staffing a checkpoint and enforcing rules, including no Water Bottles inside. Jurors faced questions on just how much they had heard about the case, and even about their political leanings. Jurors can be excused for cause if theres some reason they cant serve, but the attorneys will also get to remove some as peremptory challenges. Randall knox is a former prosecutor and now a defense attorney. He says each side is now trying to pick the jury they think will deliver the verdict. They want. But for prosecutors, the bar, he says, is lower. The prosecutions got a video. This is a 21st century case. They have the crime actually recorded, visually. So the question would be for the defense. Can you find jurors that might be more sympathetic to somebody whos got a mental illness, who believes in a bunch of conspiracy theories, the jury Selection Process is expected to take several days. There is a hearing scheduled for next tuesday, the same day depape is due back in federal court, where he was already convicted in San Francisco, Christien Kafton ktvu, fox two news. Jury Selection Process is expected to take several days. There is a hearing scheduled for next tuesday. As we were talking about, it is the same day that depape is due back in federal court, where he was already convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison. So this afternoon we learned that depapes defense team in that federal court case now asking for a new judge and to halt that hearing after u. S. District judge Jacqueline Scott corley did not allow depape to address the court himself at last weeks sentencing hearing. Still to come, family and friends paying their respects to a911 dispatcher who was killed by a drunk driver. Their efforts to honor her memory. And today is Graduation Day at san jose state university, and it appears as though the campus is remaining peaceful even as protests continue. The day we will struggle to hit high temperatures near 70. How about that . Your bay area forecast is straight ahead. Also ahead, amtrak threatens to close a longtime station in the east bay, but plenty of riders and neighbors say not so a slow network is no network for business. 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Her job was the perfect part for her. She was there to bring people together, whether it was for help or just to be there for them. She was that part. Finau was headed to work when a car broadsided her honda civic at east 14th street and 150th avenue in san leandro. It happened just blocks from the sheriffs dispatch center. The woman who hit her has not been charged. Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez was among those paying their respects. An honor guard with a folded American Flag the sheriff presented to finnells family. We heard a lot of kind words about antoinette, and i think that it was really felt in the room as far as how much love that she was able to share out. Finau was 37 years old, a single mother of an 11 year old daughter, aliana, whose energy uplifted others. She always came in with such a light, a beautiful smile, a great spirit and, we laughed a lot with her and she always just brought a lightness to the room. Sheriffs motorcycle officers led a procession to a hayward cemetery. Dispatcher from across the east bay staffed the sheriffs dispatch center to allow their colleagues to grieve. In oakland. Henry lee ktvu, fox two news. Nearly two dozen students and staff at a San Bruno Elementary School were treated for tear gas. Reactions. After the San Francisco jail down the hill conducted a training exercise, students and staff at portola Elementary School could feel the tear gas in the air. Yesterday, when kids were getting picked up from school, the sheriff says the jail has done tear gas and pepper spray trainings for more than 20 years now, at an isolated part of the property, and that this has never happened before. Basically the perfect, perfect storm for things to occur in terms of the wind, in terms of the levels of concentration of the gas being deployed. The sheriff also says hes planning a town hall soon to answer any questions about yesterdays incident. A group of predators out there on the internet and social media raising new concerns about how to protect young people from online manipulation. Our Jana Katsuyama joining us now live here. After talking with the fbi about the concerns that jana prompted this alert. Yes. And it was so bad that they said that they really wanted to get the word out to parents. The fbi says that the predators could number in the thousands across the borders worldwide. They say it is important for parents, as well as social media companies, to partner in trying to help protect children. The group is called 764 and the fbi says 764 has operated on popular sites with young people including instagram, minecraft, telegram, aim, discord, roblox and others. The fbi says to gain access into the group, members often are required to live stream or upload images of the victims, mutilate themselves, harming animals or committing other acts of violence. An International Coalition of investigative journalists sifted through millions of posts on social media to track the groups actions. One thing that this group that seven, six, four would ask its victims to do was to deliver a cut sign or a fan sign. So a cut sign. A fan sign is when you write someones username on a part of your body, right. And then take a photograph or a video of it. And a cut sign is different. Its when you carve that persons handle into your skin with a blade or a razor or another sharp object, and, this was this is a modus operandi of seven, six, four. They find them in the social media platforms that all of the kids are using, that our families are using. There are people on the internet that may pretend to be your friends, but theyre not your friends. The group has also been known to specifically target young people who struggle with Mental Health issues. And this being Mental Health awareness month, the fbi is emphasizing its very important for young people and also parents, to be aware of the signs and the threats and know where to turn. The National Center for missing and exploited children has a tip line as well as the fbi. There are those numbers right there. Fbi one 800, call fbi or the center for missing and exploited children one 800 the lost. Of course. You know, mike and heather, if its immediate danger, they say make sure that you call 911. But theyre really concerned about this this content thats up there. Were going to have much more in a fuller report tonight at 10 00 with some specifics that parents need to know. Yeah, i really looking forward to that. Were all parents up here. I mean, its a scary thing to