Our time. The fire raged for at least three hours and it is still burning right now. It began on the 26th floor spreading up and down to the 25th and 28th involving multiple units. All three People Killed died on the 26th floor. Rs helping peopl there are reports of people calling into 911 trapped. You can see video of firefighters helping people out on stretchers. I dont have the count as far as how many are sheltering in place, but if theyre within what we call the hot zone, if theyre right above or to the side of the rooms that are on fire, then we are evacuating them. As far as how the conditions are, we had to evacuate our firefighters about two or three times during the firefight. At this hour some people are still unaccounted for. Firefighters are going door to door. The building has 568 apartment units. It was built in 1975 before fire code mandated sprinklers in buildings. At least two people have been taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire is still under investigation tonight. In the newsroom andria borba, kpix5. Here in the bay area things are really going to heat up this weekend. Some spots are going to reach triple digits again. Chief meteorologist paul deanno tells us about the heat advisory. Paul . Liz, a tale of two summers. Inland it has been hot. It will be hot again where the heat advisory is in effect. It has been extended to not only the bay area hills, but east bay valley, walnut, concord, antioch, pleasanton, dublin all under that heat advisory. Its going to be hot, but the other side of the summer has been the chill near the water, antioch tomorrow 102, but richmond only 75 and daly city will struggle to make it out of the mid60s. How does this related to average . San francisco will be 7 degrees above average tomorrow with a high of 74, san jose 89. That 100 for concord is 14 degrees above average. So inland heat returns tomorrow. Well talk about how long it lasts coming up. Thank you, paul. I its been one grassfire after another in san jose. This one broke out near the East Ridge Mall today. Its just the start of fire season, you know, and already firefighters in san jose are exhausted. Kpix5s maria medina is live on claytor way where shes learned that most of these fires may be the work of an arsonist. Reporter yeah. Theres been so many fires here in san jose im standing where there was a grassfire just a few days ago. This is the home that burned down, just one of many fires that are still were investigation. That are still under investigation. In East San Jose acres of charred grass can be seen on the hillside and cal fire warms many of the recent fires confirms many of the recent fires are being investigated as possibly suspicious. Its one of the busiest fire seasons in a long time. Reporter the san jose Fire Union President says firefighters are exhausted. Our folks are held overon mandatory overtime. They arent held overon mandatory overtime. They arent allowed to go home. Reporter even with the help from other fire agencies, theyre not just running out of energy, but also resources. The real challenge for us is when we put out fire, its not just water, its foam. Were running out of those buckets to foam. Our riggs are getting worn. Cal fire said the number of fires is double, even triple the fires they saw last year. Many of the recent fires in the jungle in san jose and also on Mount Hamilton where john fehely lives and where he told kpix5 last week firefighters paid moment owners a visit. They think that theres an arsonist causing them. Reporter were just a month and a half into fire season. Its a really, really stressful time for firefighters in san jose. Reporter cal fire says the peak of the season is still months away. With only 80 firefighters covering 200 square miles and 1 million residents, its almost an overwhelming challenge. Reporter the jungle is where many homeless in san jose live, so investigators are wondering if there is a connection between the homeless and the fires being started there. Maria medina, kpix5. A 5yearold girl from berkeley is missing tonight and Police Believe her own mother abducted her. Police say the mother kidnapped malalia booker near prince and sacramento street at 3 15 this afternoon. This is the girls mother, 34 yearold lakita davis, 5 8, 172 pounds with diminished capacity. Anyone who has seen davis or her daughter is asked to call 911. A cal student is behind bars tonight. Hes accused of almost three dozen acts of vandalism, some considered hate crimes, but kpix5s Christin Ayers tells us tonight the suspect says he is the real victim. Reporter tonight Authorities Say the vandal who did this was caught red handed and is behind bars, but theres a twist. The suspect said he was racially profiled by police. Neighbors on this block discovered a string of vandalisms the morning of june 28th. Slashed tires and graffiti, some of it reading [ bleep ] white people. 36 separate instances of vandalism in a very close proximity. Reporter tonight authorities announced theyve arrested this uc berkeley student, 21yearold ismael chamu for vandalism and committing a hate crime, but ismael was arrested the day the vandalisms happened for a separate crime. Our burglaries went to a prowl burglary. Reporter police went a couple blocks from where the burglary happened, stopped him and arrested him for carrying an illegal switch blade. In a Facebook Post he said the police racially profiled me for being mexican, for looking like a burglar, for appearing dangerous and mocked me for not speaking english. Once behind bars he claimed a tracy named z. Tracy mocked him using a racial slur. Is there any investigation of whether discrimination was involved in the arrest . Yes. Reporter Berkeley Police say more information about how they linked ismael to the vandalism will be available next week once the case is turned over to the d. A. s office. Tonight the marines released the names of 16 Service Members killed in a men crash on monday. One of the victims plane crash on monday. One of the victims was a uc davis grad. 30yearold captain Shawn Elliott was part of the ski team and rotc team before he graduated in 2009. Monday the plane was flying from North Carolina to san diego before going down in mississippi. There was some kind of in flight mishap, but the cause of the crash says still unclear. President crash is still unclear. President trump back into the country tonight. There is another new twist in the Russian Election scandal. Thats right, ken. Just days after the revelation about donald trump, jr. s meeting with the russian lawyer we are learning there are more people in the room than originally reported. This russian lobbyist and former military officer admits attending the meeting last june at trump tower. Also in the room, the president s soninlaw Jared Kushner, Campaign ChairmanPaul Manafort and the russian lawyer and public list paul goldstone. Deeply concerning beginning to end and yet every day we learn more to concern us about the trump campaigns willingness to work hand in hand with the russian government. The Senate IntelligenceCommittee Said donald trump, jr. And Jared Kushner will be called to testify. Kushners attorney said he will cooperate in the investigation. A bay area family survives this horrific crash in the crosswalk. Tonight two young survivors told us they have a message for the driver. Some special Needs Children think this bay area playground is truly magical, how a girl scout made it a reality. Roommates arent just for millennials anymore, only on 5 tonight the bay area boom among people in their closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. Three young cousins mowed down in a crosswalk in oakland are describing the moment of impact tonight. The video is hard to watch. We want to let you know all three survived. Kpix5s da lin first broke the story and returns with this report tonight. Reporter a horrifying collision caught on camera. Sounded like right before my eyes and i remember the car hitting me on my right side. Reporter a driver takes out two young women and a 5 yearold boy. 18yearold Karla Mendoza is in front of the car. Her 20yearold cousin Jackie Velasquez is unresponsive on the side. Honestly i thought i was dead when i was on the floor. I thought i was gone. Reporter karlas little brother is pinned under the front bumper. He wasnt responsive. I feel really guilty about it because, you know, i couldnt protect him or my cousin. Reporter it happened last wednesday night around 9 30 at the intersection of fruitvale and brokedale. They thought the car would stop. You can see him bracing for impact. The two girls are home. Jackie has internal injuries and broken bones. Karla suffers from a fractured pelvis, broken ankle and knee. Her brother has a fractured back and will remain in the hospital for weeks. That was so close, but its not your time yet. Just live, keep living. You still have a long way to go. Reporter neighbors stay its the third pedestrian accident here in three years. They are demanding the city put flashing lights in the crosswalk or this. They will have to come out and do a road study, a traffic study, how many accidents weve had, but i think this one is a no brainer type. Reporter the driver stopped and cooperated with police. Witnesses say he had a passport but not a drivers license on him. Waiting to hear back from the police if the man was arrested. In oakland da lin, kpix5 news. Tonight. A young mother nearly killed a year ago when a tree branch fell on her is still in a San Francisco hospital tonight. Emma xhao suffered severe spine and brain injuries last august while her son was playing at Washington Square park. Shes been living at laguna honda hospital recovering ever since. She said she only is allowed to leave the building with her family for a few hours on the weekends. Translator i wanted my husband to give up on me. I thought i was a burden on him. There was a period of time when i was in a really bad mood. He encouraged me not to give up. Emma is suing the city of San Francisco claiming the tree was improperly pruned. She said the hospital is discussing the possibility of discharging her, but there is no timeline yet. In florida what started as a small dip in the ground became a sinkhole and then this happened. The sinkhole is at least 200 feet wide and 50feet deep. T. Yeah, within an hour it had swallowed up two homes. The sinkhole is at least 200 feet wide and 50 feet deep. The good news is tonight it stopped expanding. No one was hurt, but the neighborhood is evacuated until authorities are sure its safe. Here in the bay area a sinkhole is finally getting fixed more than a year after it first appeared. On monday crews will start fixing this gaping hole on ream boulevard in moraga. The sinkhole opened up during the heavy winter rains in 2016. Fixing it, though, wont be cheap. Repairs will cost the city more than 3 million. As a result, moraga has declared a fiscal emergency. Crews will work longer hours and saturdays to finish by october ahead of the next rainy season. A bay area girl scout spoke and a city council lunched. Tonight sunnyvale stands to build a playground uniquely designed for kids with all kinds of abilities and disabilities. Sharon chin has the story only on kpix5. Reporter there are ramps for kids in wheelchairs, tractors for kids with autism and fun friday concerts at the magical bridge playground. When 19yearold esther lucas learned about the first of its kind bay area playground where all kids could play, the High School Grad felt bad there isnt one for the kids in sunnyvale. So for her girl scout gold award she created an online petition last fall and appealed to the city council. I had never done anything like this before. I was extremely nervous. Reporter the Council Unanimously approved her idea this month and invested 1. 8 million. The magical bridge nonprofit will raise the remaining 2. 4 million. How can you go wrong with a great idea that says lets be more inclusive for play. Reporter the plan is to renovate Fair Oaks Park into magical bridges third inclusive playground. The second, redwood city, breaks ground this fall. Theres people who drive hours just to get to this one. So its great that were expanding. Reporter great for carmela abrahams 16yearold daughter sidney who has Cerebral Palsy a wed go to regular parks and she couldnt participate. Speed have to just sit on the bench, which is really sad. Reporter the mayor said it problem wont be till 2019 or 2020, but they will get a my ground like this because one girl worked her ma a playground like this because one girl worked her magic. According to a survey by redfin nearly 70 of homes in san jose sold for over asking, that number more than 70 in San Francisco, about the same in oakland. Those bay area cities are tops in the nation. One reason so many homes are going for over asking price . Theres a shortage of listings. San jose led the nation in the largest decrease in housing inventory. Over the past year it is down more than 42 . Renting in the bay area is much cheaper. For more and more people the only way they can afford to do it is with roommates no matter how old they are. Betty yu has a story youll only see on kpix5. Reporter inside this multi family moment on grow street in hayes valley three, even four isnt a crowd. Its never a dull moment. Reporter these 30 somethings share a four bedroom house in a city where rents reach new highs. The median one bedroom in San Francisco is more than 3,300 a month. Its definitely really expensive. That was my first reaction, too. I was like wow. It could get more expensive than that . No. Reporter its mainly why this former investment banker and the owner of a recruiting firm in the city found peach other on craigslist each other on craigslist. They each pay about 1,600 a month. Anton lenky brings in about 200,000 a year as a sales director at an Artificial Intelligence startup. It just makes sense if you want to be here for long term which i do for life and work and anything else, you really have to be with roommates to save any money. Reporter this group is not alone to help people save cash. This Websites Research found one in five roommates in the u. S. Are now over 40 and people over 40 are also the Fastest Growing group of roommates, particularly in San Francisco. I think its a lot backed down the past few years going through the aftermath of the financial crisis and San Francisco being a city that generates a lot of very well paying jobs at a time when other cities werent. Reporter there were more people looking for housing than is available. Roommates in San Francisco stand to save the most. The city tops the list of yearly savings at more than 25,000. In San Francisco you could be a millionaire and live with other people. I think its pretty much theyre not married. Theyre single. Its more fun to live with someone. Reporter he says even those who can afford to live alone choose to live with roommates. Theres very much a culture in the bay area which is sharing and innovation and the kind of sharing culture with uber and stuff like this. So a lot of it is lets live with people that inspire us. We can bounce ideas off them. Reporter that community is something these roommates embrace. I think its the best way like to meet new friends, network. Were very lucky to have such a Diverse Group of interesting people here. Reporter in San Francisco betty yu, kpix5. Renting a little sunshine inland this weekend. Well share it with others. 100 degrees coming up tomorrow and also sunday, already a sign things are changing. 71 degrees right now in concord, 509 in oakland, 66 in live 59 in oakland, 66 in livermore, san jose 55, tonight mid50s in oakland, vallejo, fremont. The aids walk beautiful sunday in golden San Francisco, 64 degrees under partly cloudy skies. It wont be that warm in the city. It warms up to the mid70s and thats it. Sacramento is slightly warmer, 105 degrees both saturday and sunday, very hot with sunshine in our state capitol. Heres the deal. An area of High Pressure allowing a weak onshore flow to work around the High Pressure. So the coast stays chilly in the 60s, near the bay slightly above average in the 70s, but inland, no ocean influence. Youll get toasty, 90s to 100s. Futurecast has gone cloud and fog free at the coast. Lots of saturday sunshine, but it will be filtered sunshine. There will be some high thin cirrus cloud cover giving some character to the sky in the afternoon and evening. Next week the heat is gone, ring moves out. This low pressure area moves in feeding a stronger onshore flow. So as soon as monday were back down to about average. Tomorrow 98 in morgan hill, los gatos 95, 74 in hayward, 67 pacifica. Brentwood, antioch, pittsburg, fairfield, vacaville, livermore 100 degrees or hotter, 67 in sausalito, Mendocino County above 100 degrees. Still as hot sunday, not as hot monday, back to average by tuesday and well stay there next week looking very pleasant. A toasty weekend but only away from the water. 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