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Firefighters knocked it down quickly. Todays soaring temperatures proving to be a threat with the states dry conditions. We have the hottest temperatures of the year so far all around the bay area. Oakland as fans braved intense heat, tailgating before this afternoons game against the white sox. Required gear included those umbrellas, hats, sunglasses and sunscreen. In San Francisco, very much a beach day. People hit the sand at crissy field to get a break from the heat. A lot of people out sunbathing a few even taking a dip in the bay. 90degree temperatures this afternoon on the peninsula and redwood city. People looked for shade wherever they could find it. People grabbed drinks, shorts and sandals taking break from the heat. In dublin, tough place to work outside today with temperatures in the upper 90s. Construction crews were still on the job, though, but we noticed people making it a point to hit the trail earlier this morning. Mobile weather and chief meteorologist paul deanno join us live poolside in walnut creek one of the hottest areas in the bay area today. Paul. Reporter it is one of the hottest spots. 101 in parts of walnut creek today making the pool next to me a very attractive swim lessons literally 30 seconds ago just wrapped up and the lifeguards are staying in the water. Los gatos, pittsburg, napa, petaluma, geyserville, fairfield, all hit 100 today. Concord 96. Fairfield 95. San jose 93. San francisco officially 88 degrees. Many of those already records and the official numbers wont come in for another 30 or 40 minutes. Whats going on outside now . How about livermore currently 98 degrees. San jose youre in the 90s. Santa rosa youre in the 90s. Concord you are in the 90s. A little bit of a sea breeze helping things out in oakland and San Francisco, down to the low to mid80s. We still are under a heat advisory until 8 00 tonight but its very critical to note the heat advisory doesnt continue until tomorrow. As we come back out here live, we sit next to the largest air conditioner in the world, its called the pacific ocean. And the winds tomorrow will begin to change and well get the onshore flow back. Details on how much we cool down and how quickly coming up in a few minutes. Thank you. And were keeping track of the temperatures. They will be flashing on the lower right hand corner of your screen. In san diego county, at least 30 houses have burned in a monstrous wildfire raging near carlsbad. Thousands of homes and businesses have been evacuated. And this is actually one of three big fires in northern san diego county. There is another burning near Camp Pendleton marine base along with yesterdays big fire near rancho bernardo. Ken bastida in the newsroom with some incredible pictures to show us. This is everybodys worst nightmare. Reporter in carlsbad, it flared up in the small coastal enclave. More than 11,000 evacuation noticed went out. The popular legoland Amusement Park also shut down after a power outage there. The park itself is not considered to be in danger. At least 30 houses have burned already, all of them in this single country club neighborhood. A reporter with a mask was live on the air as two homes burned right behind her. They have given up on these two homes according to firefighters. They are going to let these two homes burn so im going to start walking down driveway as the as the as the fire heats up, uhm, the fire so much not a concern but the heat that its going to be placing on these firelines already being threatened just of the west of us, smoke is really bad. Come follow me out here. The second home going up right behind her there. She went back to that house a short time later and here is whats left. Then theres this a burning big rig touching off this brush fire near Camp Pendleton this morning. At one point it jumped over i 5. Another fire farther north forced some military housing evacuations on the base. No reports of damage. We have just learned a new fire has flared up in san marcos near escondido. Near cal state campus has been evacuated along with surrounding neighborhoods there. Of course, well keep an eye on all of these fires throughout the evening. Its going to be a busy, busy season today just the worst of it in the san diego area. Liz, back to you. All right, ken. Thank you. New at 5 00, oakland has a enough police chief. And its a familiar face. Sean whent has been serving as interim chief for a year. A search was made for a permanent chief. Today mayor quan announced whent got the job. We have in sean whent somebody who is no nonsense, very humble but who has led the Police Department through reorganization which is no small feat. The City Council Still needs to confirm the appoint by a majority vote. Wendt is a 17year veteran of the force. He served as acting chief since may after Howard Jordan suddenly extent down. Whent moved up from internal affairs. Since he took over as interim chief, the citys murder rate has dropped. Other Violent Crime is also down. A Mountain View Police Officer has been busted for child porn. Kevin nguyen was arrested after San Jose Police searched his home yesterday. Investigators say they found child porn on a computer. Its always very disturbing not only for the Law Enforcement community but for the community at large. We take these very seriously and certainly tugs at our integrity when it involves a Law Enforcement officer. We profiled officer nguyen last september. He has worked primarily as a sketch artist for the Mountain View department for seven years. He is so good at it, other Police Agencies have used it. A student was shot across the street from a high school in richmond prompting a lockdown for several hours. A 14yearold Kennedy High School student was shot in the leg. It happened after a fight at around 8 30 in this park at south 41st street and cutting boulevard. The high school and a nearby Elementary School were on lockdown until police could clear the area. Some parents werent convinced it was safe and came to pick up their children. I dont want him to die trying to get a education. I can keep himself. Im not saying they didnt. But they did. But i can keep him safe, too,. Richmond police are still searching for the suspect whom they believe is a male but thats all the information they have released. Police are interviewing the victim, who is expected to recover from his injuries. Cameras getting too close for comfort. The extra eyes spooking a bay area neighborhood. What they are really watching and why the city has some explanation to do. Lassie has nothing on this cat you have to see him save this boy from a vicious dog attack. Yo having the financial incentive was a huge help. You want to blast the fat . Are you willing to bet on it . How to lose pounds and gain cash with a little weight wagering. ,,, cameras have popped up in po alto. The extra eyes have people wondering whos watcg them. Kpix 5s don ford got an explanation. And i t exactly putting some cameras have popped up in palo alto. People are wondering who is watching them. Kpix 5 reporter don ford got an explanation. Its not exactly putting people at ease. Reporter palo alto has nice neighborhoods with shady tree lined streets, Beautiful Homes and something else. Oh, my gosh. What is this about . Reporter a tiny camera installed right in front of pauls house. Surveillance camera . If you look at the camera, its looking right at my entrance to my driveway. Reporter but who put it here and why . It was a mystery. Freaks me out. Big brother, 1984, invasion of privacy. Reporter palo alto says they know who put it up. They did. The videocameras are there to collect data on pedestrian and bike traffic. Reporter heres what the camera sees. Pointed at the street and sidewalks not houses, there are 25 of these cameras for a month study. We are putting together a bicycle boulevard program. Reporter the Old School Technique of rubber hoses on streets only works for cars. There is no way to count a pedestrian. Reporter unless youre ella fidel. Just for fun, they are sneaking behind the camera and jumping up and down on the tubes t. They sent me an email saying youre skewing the data were not going to use the pictures. Reporter do you believe them . Do you . We could have done and should have done a better job of letting folks know where the cameras were. Reporter so the neck time youre nice the next time youre nice and comfortable and suddenly you get the feeling youre being watched, youre probably right. In palo alto, don ford, kpix 5. The city says the cameras are going to be moved around town and the Data Collection process is supposed to end next week. A san jose casino is being told to pay up or close down. Casino m8trix is accused of stashing tens of millions of dollars in profits. City councilman sam liccardo says an investigation by the state Attorney Generals Office found the club reported little to no profits. Instead, it moved money to shell companies. A spokesman for the casino says the charges are unfounded. At 6 00 well tell you the Key Community group the casino is accused of defrauding. It makes school bullies look tame. I just started crying. I burst out in tears. A teacher caught roughing up a 6yearold. The punishment that has the boys parents demanding justice. And dont mess with this cats human. The video that proves man may have a new best friend. ,,,,,, disaster in turkey. Anger and grief boiled overo at least 274 people have been killed in the worst coal mining disaster in turkey. Anger and grief boiled over into violent protests today. The Prime Minister visited the disaster site and crowds called for him to resign. More than 100 miners are still trapped from yesterdays explosion. Crews are pumping oxygen into the mine to try and keep them alive. Carbon monoxide killed many of the workers. A teacher acting like a schoolyard bully. Tonight a kindergartens parents are furious she is only getting a 10day suspension. It happened in ohio. This Surveillance Video shows 6 yearold ian nelson walking in the bathroom. His teacher confronts him as he comes out. You see her pin him against the wall grabbing his face. She picks him up by the shirt and look at his head flop back. We thought it was just a little, you know, a little incident that happened and thats what the school made it out to sound like. Then all of a sudden, we get this video today and this is this is just outrageous. I walked out in the kitchen and i just started crying. I burst out in tears. I called my mom. I called his mom. I started calling everybody. I dont know what to do. The nelsons say their son had a bruise on the back of his head. They plan to file criminal charges. The school has no comment. Other bay area headlines, police raided the hells angels clubhouse in San Francisco. They executed search warrants in connection with an assault at the frisco local chapter of the club in the dogpatch neighborhood. One person was arrested, 32 yearold charles nucci. He is booked on aggravated assaultrelated charges. The iconic coit tower in San Francisco is reopening today after being closed for months. Cracked because on the 81year old tower were repaired, windows replaced, murals restored. Looks great. Renovations cost 1. 7 million paid for by taxpayers with a ballot measure. The tower was built in the 30s. The money donated by Lily Hitchcock coit to beautify the city and honor firefighters. Police have arrested a suspected poacher targeting the ancient redwood trees in humboldt county. Investigators say that danny garcia has been cutting and stealing the burls off the trees that grow on the side of these 1,000yearold trees. Thieves go after them because they are used to make furniture and souvenirs. Removing the burls damages the trees ability to reproduce. A feisty feline is putting up competition for the title of mans best friend. Check out this video from bakersfield. He charges at the boy, bites down on his leg and drags down the driveway out nowhere and chases the dog off by the cat. 4yearold jeremy has nothing but praise. She is a hero jeremy needed a few stitches but as you can see he is doing fine. The dog is in the custody of animal control. People around the bay looking for an escape from todays dangerous heat. Kpix 5s da lin shows us hundreds enjoyed relief with a free pool day in east oakland. A hot scorching day in oakland with some folks that found the perfect way to cool off were inside the east Oakland Sports Center and because of the heat, the city opened the pool up for free. The director said 200 people have come through today. We have a lot of kids moms and dads theres also agented waterslide as well as flotation a giant waterslide as well as flotation devices for the kids. This is really paradise. I was so hot and the water was cool and so i just cooled my body down and i felt very good. Reporter even though the pool opened for a couple of more hours, free admission ended at 4 00 today. In oakland im da lin, kpix 5. Im len ramirez in the south bay where this heat wave in the middle of a drought is hitting the area like a onetwo punch. Theres not enough water in the Santa Clara Valley to pump back into these recharged ponds so the water here has been evaporating in the heat. Add to that the fact that the Santa Clara Valley only got about 50 of its normal amount of rainfall. Plus, people tend to use more water during heat waves. In los gatos, len ramirez, kpix 5. And the city of san jose has announced its going to close Alum Rock Park because of extreme fire danger tomorrow. Chief meteorologist paul deanno has the right idea in walnut creek with swimmers trying to beat the heat. Reporter you have to hang around by the water if you can today. High 101 in walnut creek currently 96 degrees in the shade and these kids right here, they are very fortunate. They are taking swim lessons, im sure, which were reserved a couple of weeks or months ago when we didnt know it was going to be 101 degrees but these kids are learning how to swim, learning safety and how to stay cool on a hot day. Lets fast forward to tomorrow which will be not as hot but still well above average. San jose my forecast is 93. Your normal is 75. So youre still going to be 18 degrees above average. Oakland 85. Your average is 67. So we are still 18 degrees above where we should be. And San Francisco you wont even hit 80 tomorrow but your average is 67. So still 12 degrees above average. On this evening, we are still well into the 90s. 95 fairfield. 92 santa rosa. 89 oakland. 82 San Francisco. 91 san jose. So we have a lot of warm air still out there. We tied or set new records today in napa, livermore, san rafael and san jose. In a san jose record was 105 years old. Overnight tonight, not as warm but still well above average. San jose 63. San francisco 60. Vallejo 61. Oakland your low tonight 61 degrees. So the weather will begin to change tomorrow and temperatures wont be as warm because that big bubble of High Pressure is beginning to move. As it begins to give way, being shoved out by a large area of low pressure, the wind direction will change really thats all were changing is the wind direction but that is so critical to our weather here because the onshore flow begins to creep back tomorrow and really will take hold on friday and the weekend. By sunday, temperatures will not be 30 degrees above average. They will be below average. Thats how much were going to be dipping over the next couple of days. So what to expect . Clear night tonight, still warm away from the water. Now well first see the cooling tomorrow along the coastline, near the bay, basically if you are closer to the watered you will see more cooling tomorrow. But everybody cools down significantly by friday. And especially over the weekend. Lets check your highs tomorrow. San francisco 79. Napa still 90 just not 100. Fremont 87. San rafael 87. Oakland 85. Livermore 95. Still well above average but not as hot tomorrow. The peak of the heat is finished. Your sevenday forecast now next week, i do not see another heat wave. What i do see is much more comfortable temperatures. Back out here live at the other pool where were doing some swimming now, the walnut creek aqua bears Swim Team Practice once again, those kids are lucky as well enjoying a fantastic afternoon outside if you are in the pool. Its toasty outside the pool but no more triple digits coming up tomorrow. Well be right back. That water looks inadvicing. No nestea plunge . I have a couple of more weathercasts. 50 50 bet. Thank you. [ laughter ] the larger you are the bigger the prize. Need incentive to shed pounds . How about putting down cash . The strategy thats paying off for dieters. ,, female narrator its posturepedic versus beautyrest its posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to 400 off. Serta icomfort and tempurpedic go headtohead with three years interestfree financing. Mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. Your ticket to a better nights sleep help them lose weight. Theyre placing bets on whether theyll shed the po. A growing number of dieters are betting on a new tactic to lose weight placing bets on whether they will shed the pounds. Kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts on weight wagering. Reporter deb goran had the usually good reasons for wanting to lose weight. First and foremost for my health. And i felt like i didnt really look like myself anymore. Reporter but she also had an extra motivator, a 1,000 prize if she could meet her weight loss goal. Having the financial incentive was a huge help. Reporter its called weight wagering and a growing number of dieters are doing it on various websites. They place bets on whether or not they will lose weight, ranging from 25 to 3,000. Meet your goal and you win money. Fall short and you lose your bet. Its just growing a ton. Reporter San Francisco<\/a>, very much a beach day. People hit the sand at crissy field to get a break from the heat. A lot of people out sunbathing a few even taking a dip in the bay. 90degree temperatures this afternoon on the peninsula and redwood city. People looked for shade wherever they could find it. People grabbed drinks, shorts and sandals taking break from the heat. In dublin, tough place to work outside today with temperatures in the upper 90s. Construction crews were still on the job, though, but we noticed people making it a point to hit the trail earlier this morning. Mobile weather and chief meteorologist paul deanno join us live poolside in walnut creek one of the hottest areas in the bay area today. Paul. Reporter it is one of the hottest spots. 101 in parts of walnut creek today making the pool next to me a very attractive swim lessons literally 30 seconds ago just wrapped up and the lifeguards are staying in the water. Los gatos, pittsburg, napa, petaluma, geyserville, fairfield, all hit 100 today. Concord 96. Fairfield 95. San jose 93. San francisco officially 88 degrees. Many of those already records and the official numbers wont come in for another 30 or 40 minutes. Whats going on outside now . How about livermore currently 98 degrees. San jose youre in the 90s. Santa rosa youre in the 90s. Concord you are in the 90s. A little bit of a sea breeze helping things out in oakland and San Francisco<\/a>, down to the low to mid80s. We still are under a heat advisory until 8 00 tonight but its very critical to note the heat advisory doesnt continue until tomorrow. As we come back out here live, we sit next to the largest air conditioner in the world, its called the pacific ocean. And the winds tomorrow will begin to change and well get the onshore flow back. Details on how much we cool down and how quickly coming up in a few minutes. Thank you. And were keeping track of the temperatures. They will be flashing on the lower right hand corner of your screen. In san diego county, at least 30 houses have burned in a monstrous wildfire raging near carlsbad. Thousands of homes and businesses have been evacuated. And this is actually one of three big fires in northern san diego county. There is another burning near Camp Pendleton<\/a> marine base along with yesterdays big fire near rancho bernardo. Ken bastida in the newsroom with some incredible pictures to show us. This is everybodys worst nightmare. Reporter in carlsbad, it flared up in the small coastal enclave. More than 11,000 evacuation noticed went out. The popular legoland Amusement Park<\/a> also shut down after a power outage there. The park itself is not considered to be in danger. At least 30 houses have burned already, all of them in this single country club neighborhood. A reporter with a mask was live on the air as two homes burned right behind her. They have given up on these two homes according to firefighters. They are going to let these two homes burn so im going to start walking down driveway as the as the as the fire heats up, uhm, the fire so much not a concern but the heat that its going to be placing on these firelines already being threatened just of the west of us, smoke is really bad. Come follow me out here. The second home going up right behind her there. She went back to that house a short time later and here is whats left. Then theres this a burning big rig touching off this brush fire near Camp Pendleton<\/a> this morning. At one point it jumped over i 5. Another fire farther north forced some military housing evacuations on the base. No reports of damage. We have just learned a new fire has flared up in san marcos near escondido. Near cal state campus has been evacuated along with surrounding neighborhoods there. Of course, well keep an eye on all of these fires throughout the evening. Its going to be a busy, busy season today just the worst of it in the san diego area. Liz, back to you. All right, ken. Thank you. New at 5 00, oakland has a enough police chief. And its a familiar face. Sean whent has been serving as interim chief for a year. A search was made for a permanent chief. Today mayor quan announced whent got the job. We have in sean whent somebody who is no nonsense, very humble but who has led the Police Department<\/a> through reorganization which is no small feat. The City Council Still<\/a> needs to confirm the appoint by a majority vote. Wendt is a 17year veteran of the force. He served as acting chief since may after Howard Jordan<\/a> suddenly extent down. Whent moved up from internal affairs. Since he took over as interim chief, the citys murder rate has dropped. Other Violent Crime<\/a> is also down. A Mountain View<\/a> Police Officer<\/a> has been busted for child porn. Kevin nguyen was arrested after San Jose Police<\/a> searched his home yesterday. Investigators say they found child porn on a computer. Its always very disturbing not only for the Law Enforcement<\/a> community but for the community at large. We take these very seriously and certainly tugs at our integrity when it involves a Law Enforcement<\/a> officer. We profiled officer nguyen last september. He has worked primarily as a sketch artist for the Mountain View<\/a> department for seven years. He is so good at it, other Police Agencies<\/a> have used it. A student was shot across the street from a high school in richmond prompting a lockdown for several hours. A 14yearold Kennedy High School<\/a> student was shot in the leg. It happened after a fight at around 8 30 in this park at south 41st street and cutting boulevard. The high school and a nearby Elementary School<\/a> were on lockdown until police could clear the area. Some parents werent convinced it was safe and came to pick up their children. I dont want him to die trying to get a education. I can keep himself. Im not saying they didnt. But they did. But i can keep him safe, too,. Richmond police are still searching for the suspect whom they believe is a male but thats all the information they have released. Police are interviewing the victim, who is expected to recover from his injuries. Cameras getting too close for comfort. The extra eyes spooking a bay area neighborhood. What they are really watching and why the city has some explanation to do. Lassie has nothing on this cat you have to see him save this boy from a vicious dog attack. Yo having the financial incentive was a huge help. You want to blast the fat . Are you willing to bet on it . How to lose pounds and gain cash with a little weight wagering. ,,, cameras have popped up in po alto. The extra eyes have people wondering whos watcg them. Kpix 5s don ford got an explanation. And i t exactly putting some cameras have popped up in palo alto. People are wondering who is watching them. Kpix 5 reporter don ford got an explanation. Its not exactly putting people at ease. Reporter palo alto has nice neighborhoods with shady tree lined streets, Beautiful Homes<\/a> and something else. Oh, my gosh. What is this about . Reporter a tiny camera installed right in front of pauls house. Surveillance camera . If you look at the camera, its looking right at my entrance to my driveway. Reporter but who put it here and why . It was a mystery. Freaks me out. Big brother, 1984, invasion of privacy. Reporter palo alto says they know who put it up. They did. The videocameras are there to collect data on pedestrian and bike traffic. Reporter heres what the camera sees. Pointed at the street and sidewalks not houses, there are 25 of these cameras for a month study. We are putting together a bicycle boulevard program. Reporter the Old School Technique<\/a> of rubber hoses on streets only works for cars. There is no way to count a pedestrian. Reporter unless youre ella fidel. Just for fun, they are sneaking behind the camera and jumping up and down on the tubes t. They sent me an email saying youre skewing the data were not going to use the pictures. Reporter do you believe them . Do you . We could have done and should have done a better job of letting folks know where the cameras were. Reporter so the neck time youre nice the next time youre nice and comfortable and suddenly you get the feeling youre being watched, youre probably right. In palo alto, don ford, kpix 5. The city says the cameras are going to be moved around town and the Data Collection<\/a> process is supposed to end next week. A san jose casino is being told to pay up or close down. Casino m8trix is accused of stashing tens of millions of dollars in profits. City councilman sam liccardo says an investigation by the state Attorney Generals Office<\/a> found the club reported little to no profits. Instead, it moved money to shell companies. A spokesman for the casino says the charges are unfounded. At 6 00 well tell you the Key Community<\/a> group the casino is accused of defrauding. It makes school bullies look tame. I just started crying. I burst out in tears. A teacher caught roughing up a 6yearold. The punishment that has the boys parents demanding justice. And dont mess with this cats human. The video that proves man may have a new best friend. ,,,,,, disaster in turkey. Anger and grief boiled overo at least 274 people have been killed in the worst coal mining disaster in turkey. Anger and grief boiled over into violent protests today. The Prime Minister<\/a> visited the disaster site and crowds called for him to resign. More than 100 miners are still trapped from yesterdays explosion. Crews are pumping oxygen into the mine to try and keep them alive. Carbon monoxide killed many of the workers. A teacher acting like a schoolyard bully. Tonight a kindergartens parents are furious she is only getting a 10day suspension. It happened in ohio. This Surveillance Video<\/a> shows 6 yearold ian nelson walking in the bathroom. His teacher confronts him as he comes out. You see her pin him against the wall grabbing his face. She picks him up by the shirt and look at his head flop back. We thought it was just a little, you know, a little incident that happened and thats what the school made it out to sound like. Then all of a sudden, we get this video today and this is this is just outrageous. I walked out in the kitchen and i just started crying. I burst out in tears. I called my mom. I called his mom. I started calling everybody. I dont know what to do. The nelsons say their son had a bruise on the back of his head. They plan to file criminal charges. The school has no comment. Other bay area headlines, police raided the hells angels clubhouse in San Francisco<\/a>. They executed search warrants in connection with an assault at the frisco local chapter of the club in the dogpatch neighborhood. One person was arrested, 32 yearold charles nucci. He is booked on aggravated assaultrelated charges. The iconic coit tower in San Francisco<\/a> is reopening today after being closed for months. Cracked because on the 81year old tower were repaired, windows replaced, murals restored. Looks great. Renovations cost 1. 7 million paid for by taxpayers with a ballot measure. The tower was built in the 30s. The money donated by Lily Hitchcock<\/a> coit to beautify the city and honor firefighters. Police have arrested a suspected poacher targeting the ancient redwood trees in humboldt county. Investigators say that danny garcia has been cutting and stealing the burls off the trees that grow on the side of these 1,000yearold trees. Thieves go after them because they are used to make furniture and souvenirs. Removing the burls damages the trees ability to reproduce. A feisty feline is putting up competition for the title of mans best friend. Check out this video from bakersfield. He charges at the boy, bites down on his leg and drags down the driveway out nowhere and chases the dog off by the cat. 4yearold jeremy has nothing but praise. She is a hero jeremy needed a few stitches but as you can see he is doing fine. The dog is in the custody of animal control. People around the bay looking for an escape from todays dangerous heat. Kpix 5s da lin shows us hundreds enjoyed relief with a free pool day in east oakland. A hot scorching day in oakland with some folks that found the perfect way to cool off were inside the east Oakland Sports Center<\/a> and because of the heat, the city opened the pool up for free. The director said 200 people have come through today. We have a lot of kids moms and dads theres also agented waterslide as well as flotation a giant waterslide as well as flotation devices for the kids. This is really paradise. I was so hot and the water was cool and so i just cooled my body down and i felt very good. Reporter even though the pool opened for a couple of more hours, free admission ended at 4 00 today. In oakland im da lin, kpix 5. Im len ramirez in the south bay where this heat wave in the middle of a drought is hitting the area like a onetwo punch. Theres not enough water in the Santa Clara Valley<\/a> to pump back into these recharged ponds so the water here has been evaporating in the heat. Add to that the fact that the Santa Clara Valley<\/a> only got about 50 of its normal amount of rainfall. Plus, people tend to use more water during heat waves. In los gatos, len ramirez, kpix 5. And the city of san jose has announced its going to close Alum Rock Park<\/a> because of extreme fire danger tomorrow. Chief meteorologist paul deanno has the right idea in walnut creek with swimmers trying to beat the heat. Reporter you have to hang around by the water if you can today. High 101 in walnut creek currently 96 degrees in the shade and these kids right here, they are very fortunate. They are taking swim lessons, im sure, which were reserved a couple of weeks or months ago when we didnt know it was going to be 101 degrees but these kids are learning how to swim, learning safety and how to stay cool on a hot day. Lets fast forward to tomorrow which will be not as hot but still well above average. San jose my forecast is 93. Your normal is 75. So youre still going to be 18 degrees above average. Oakland 85. Your average is 67. So we are still 18 degrees above where we should be. And San Francisco<\/a> you wont even hit 80 tomorrow but your average is 67. So still 12 degrees above average. On this evening, we are still well into the 90s. 95 fairfield. 92 santa rosa. 89 oakland. 82 San Francisco<\/a>. 91 san jose. So we have a lot of warm air still out there. We tied or set new records today in napa, livermore, san rafael and san jose. In a san jose record was 105 years old. Overnight tonight, not as warm but still well above average. San jose 63. San francisco 60. Vallejo 61. Oakland your low tonight 61 degrees. So the weather will begin to change tomorrow and temperatures wont be as warm because that big bubble of High Pressure<\/a> is beginning to move. As it begins to give way, being shoved out by a large area of low pressure, the wind direction will change really thats all were changing is the wind direction but that is so critical to our weather here because the onshore flow begins to creep back tomorrow and really will take hold on friday and the weekend. By sunday, temperatures will not be 30 degrees above average. They will be below average. Thats how much were going to be dipping over the next couple of days. So what to expect . Clear night tonight, still warm away from the water. Now well first see the cooling tomorrow along the coastline, near the bay, basically if you are closer to the watered you will see more cooling tomorrow. But everybody cools down significantly by friday. And especially over the weekend. Lets check your highs tomorrow. San francisco 79. Napa still 90 just not 100. Fremont 87. San rafael 87. Oakland 85. Livermore 95. Still well above average but not as hot tomorrow. The peak of the heat is finished. Your sevenday forecast now next week, i do not see another heat wave. What i do see is much more comfortable temperatures. Back out here live at the other pool where were doing some swimming now, the walnut creek aqua bears Swim Team Practice<\/a> once again, those kids are lucky as well enjoying a fantastic afternoon outside if you are in the pool. Its toasty outside the pool but no more triple digits coming up tomorrow. Well be right back. That water looks inadvicing. No nestea plunge . I have a couple of more weathercasts. 50 50 bet. Thank you. [ laughter ] the larger you are the bigger the prize. Need incentive to shed pounds . How about putting down cash . The strategy thats paying off for dieters. ,, female narrator its posturepedic versus beautyrest its posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to 400 off. Serta icomfort and tempurpedic go headtohead with three years interestfree financing. Mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. Your ticket to a better nights sleep help them lose weight. Theyre placing bets on whether theyll shed the po. A growing number of dieters are betting on a new tactic to lose weight placing bets on whether they will shed the pounds. Kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts on weight wagering. Reporter deb goran had the usually good reasons for wanting to lose weight. First and foremost for my health. And i felt like i didnt really look like myself anymore. Reporter but she also had an extra motivator, a 1,000 prize if she could meet her weight loss goal. Having the financial incentive was a huge help. Reporter its called weight wagering and a growing number of dieters are doing it on various websites. They place bets on whether or not they will lose weight, ranging from 25 to 3,000. Meet your goal and you win money. Fall short and you lose your bet. Its just growing a ton. Reporter David Roddenberry<\/a> is the founder of healthy wage where people can win 1 1 2 to 3 1 2 times the bet. The larger you are, the bigger the prize. Reporter other sites like diet bet allow dieters to compete for a pool of money they paid into. The money does seem to increase weight loss over the short haul. Reporter but bill hartman says while research on weight wagering is thin, people tend to gain weight back after the challenge is over and some gained more weight than the dieters who didnt have a financial incentive. Thats the concern, you finish the wager and then do you have the behaviors in place to continue losing weight . Reporter still, deb calls weight wagering a Winning Strategy<\/a> for losing. While she has regained eight pounds back, she is 22 pounds lighter and 1,000 richer money where she donated to where she works out. She participated with a team and they all donated all of their winnings. Healthy wage pays successful dieters with funding from corporate sponsors, advertising and people who dont meet their goals. Dieters have to document their weight loss, right, with a video and they actually hold up a newspaper with that days date and you also get verification from a doctor or fitness person. Wondering how they are held accountable. Reporter this whole thing you have to go through where you hold up the paper, stand on the scale, it has to be a certain angle. They keep track. There you go. Keeps you honest. Good motivation. All right, julie. Thanks. Now for a look at whats ahead on the cbs evening news. Scott pelley is in new york. Scott . Reporter hi, allen and liz. Great to be with you in the bay area. California wildfires, well start our broadcast tonight. Were on the fireline in carlsbad where fastmoving fires have burned a number of homes. Plus, we are going to take you inside the National Museum<\/a> that tells the story of 9 11. Well have those stories tonight on the western edition of the cbs evening news at 5 30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,, dog whats this . Mattress discounters whats this . Mattress discounters Memorial Day Sale<\/a> ending . But mattress discounters has the Largest Selection<\/a> of memory Foam Mattresses<\/a> under one roof. Comforpedic, icomfort, optimum, and wow, four years interestfree financing on the entire tempurpedic cloud collection, even a queen size sealy gel memory Foam Mattress<\/a> for just 497. The Memorial Day Sale<\/a> is ending soon. Mattress discounters its hot enough outside. But imagine bein im ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. New at 6 00 tonight, you dont need me to tell you it is hot outside. But imagine being stuck indoors with no ac. Tonight how some bay area students suffered in the brutal heat and normally, its a shopping mecca but tonight why so many people are simply too frustrated to go back to this bay area shopping district. Plus, two nights outside to be stuck at work . We went on the hunt for people who played hookey good to see that you and liz made it. It was all we could do. Im hearing a little sniffle or tickle in my throat. We can take a walk. Thanks for watching us at 5 00. Cbs evening news with scott pelley is next. Captions by caption colorado comments captioncolorado. Com pelley tonight thousands ordered to evacuate. Fastmoving wildfires are swallowing up homes in southern california. Theres fire over here. Theres fire over here. Theres fire everywhere. Were surrounded right now. Pelley carter evans is on the fire line. Holly williams is with rescue workers at the coal mine disaster in turkey. Reporter every time a survivor or a body emerges from the mine shaft, the crowd here pushes forward to see if its friend. Amily member or their pelley vanita nair reports on a link between obesity and breast cancer. And jeff glor shows us what is inside the new National Museum<\/a> that tells the story of 9 11. It is emotional stuff. If people arent sad here, weve done something wrong. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia803400.us.archive.org\/5\/items\/KPIX_20140515_000000_KPIX_5_News_at_5pm\/KPIX_20140515_000000_KPIX_5_News_at_5pm.thumbs\/KPIX_20140515_000000_KPIX_5_News_at_5pm_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240620T12:35:10+00:00"}