In tonights National Night out event, sfpd hopes the faceto face interaction between police, fire, and Community Members will help mend some fences. How would you describe people in the bay views relationship with the people right now. Where can we go from here . What can we do to help solve this problem . At the end of the day, we work for the community, we help the community. Reporter National Night out happens every year, but never in a imate so highly charged. On both the local and National Levels there have been protests, shootings, and officers targeted. Tonights event has never been more important. Its almost like a huge divide. The issue is, we need to be able to speak, and sit down, and have an open conversation. Reporter whether that conversation will be welcomed has yet to be seen. Thats the most important thing to me. If everybody is trying to get along, were fine. Reporter right now, theres not a whole lot of trust. None. Not a whole lot of trust. Trust in each other. Reporter and tonight, theyre expecting about 200 people to show up. Theyve got burgers on the grill. I assume theyre even playing a movie at 8 00, and in fact, the public defender is here, theyre expecting the chief to stop by. This community outreach, they say is the grassroots key to making a change, not only in the bay view, but throughout the bay view area. Emily, thank you. Now to the east bay, oakland mayor libby schaaf is taking a part in National Night out events as well. Jewel richards is there for us. Reporter what a night it is tonight. Theyre cooking up hot dogs for the community here. Along 8th street, adeline. The mayor libby schaaf just arrived. This is called the acorn neighborhood. Really, the point of tonight is for Community Members to reach out, talk to the police, talk with each other, have faceto face interactions, and really get to know each other, not just tonight, but throughout the year. Mayor libby schaaf has been in oakland, all of her life. Shes really seen this event grow. Oakland has really spearheaded this National Night out. Theyre the first in the country to start this 30 years ago. I just asked the mayor what it means for the city now with Police Tension escalating. I know a lot of Police Officers will be out, theyll be interacting with neighbors. How will that help with some of the sensitive activity going on . There is really heightened sensitive activity. While its a time honored tradition in oakland, its going to be particularly important tonight for the community and police to come together and have a conversation. We just need to respect the deep roots that are here. I think a lot of times, were viewed as broken and disenfranchised, and the fact is were really not. I think we need to show more of that, and more of that needs to be seen by the community at large. Reporter back out live in oakland, west oakland, where were cooking it up tonight. How many do you think youve been making tonight . How many hot dogs . Excuse me . How many hot dogs so far . Over 700. Reporter that sounds like a big crowd tonight, again, National Night out. Mayor libby schaaf has been making the rounds in oakland. In San Francisco, supervisors are expected to approve a 90,000 settlement in a lawsuit over a jail fight club. Three inmates sued, claiming that last year, sheriffs deputies forced them to fight each other gladiator style. Took their food, and made them gamble to get it back. Earlier this year, three deputies were charged in the case. Theyre out on bail, waiting for Upcoming Court appearances. Meantime, a raging wildfire was sparked by an illegal campfire. The fire had been left unattended by campers and quickly grew out of control. It is only 18 contained tonight. It broke out near big sur, and has quickly spread to the north. You can see the giant burn mark, the scar that the fire has left behind, as well as the massive plume of smoke there. There is good news, lynn ramirez is there, as some evacuees returned home. Reporter it has been a very long time for some of these people who have been evacuated. Burning, destroying, and disrupting lives. Today, some of them got to go back home. For joey d. Maria, the final trip home was a bit tricky. He had to squeeze between two fire engines parked to protect his house. The first time i get to see my house to see if its still in tact, and if anything is missing or not. I believe its going to be okay. Reporter hes one of dozens of remote, Carmel Valley residents allowed to go back home today. Its been a little scary at times, but hopefully, with all the personnel, well all be safe. Reporter she was delivering food to her neighbors who did not evacuate. Theyre afraid to come down, theyre afraid the road blocks wont let them back home. Reporter 12 days after the fire started, investigators pinpointed the cause, it was an illegal campfire left unattended next to a trail. It could be negligence opposed to an intentional arson, but theres still criminal liability. Reporter it could lead to serious charges. The fire burned 43,000 acres, destroyed 57 homes, and led to the death of a bulldozer driver, not to mention the financial emotional, and Health Impacts to countless others. This is really hectic. Im tired of breathing the smoke. Im tired of hearing helicopters, and the planes, and really, i just want to go home and enjoy life again. Reporter with this fire just 18 contained at this point, cal fire says there is still a lot of work left to do for the 5,000 or so firefighters assigned to this fire. Full containment is not expected until the end of august. Reporting live in salinas, kpix 5. Pg and e crews are working to repair power lines. They have identified at least 70 poles in the burn zone that need to be replaced. Crews are checking each of them out, one by one. A group of firefighters are back in the bay area tonight, after they helped battle the wildfire. They had been in Monterey County for two weeks. The team discovered an ancient grove of rare redwood trees. We laid hose lines into this grove from a long distance, and we wet down those trees as much as we could for several hours, in order to ensure those trees could survive another thousand years. Reporter the strike team could be called back at any time. The fire is expected to burn through the month of august. A huge break for pg and e, and its criminal trial over pipeline safety. Prosecutors slashed the potential fines that could be imposed from 562 million to just 6 million. 8 people died, and more than three dozen homes were destroyed in the explosion in 2010. Theyre facing 11 violations of felony law pertaining to inspections and record keeping. A developing story in the central valley, where a charter bus crash has claimed five lives. A view from the air shows this horrific damage. The crash happened on highway 99 between at water and livingston about 15 miles northwest of merced. It happened at 3 30 a. M. There were 33 people onboard, and most of them suffered some type of injury. The route originated in mexico and stopped in livingston and was supposed to end in pasco, washington. Traffic has been a nightmare for more than 15 hours now, drew. Reporter theyre actually about to open up a second lane of traffic here on highway 99. Its been at one lane for the last several hours, and it was a chaotic, and devastating morning and throughout the day, after that charter bus went off the road, hit that sign pole, killing five people. I spoke with a california Highway Patrol worker who said it was the worst wreck hes seen in his 19 year career. Reporter a collision with a highway sign pole. It was every time of injury on this. Reporter rescue workers frantically pulled people to safety. Police saying some with severed limbs, and head injuries. Onboard, about 30 people, including minors. Most of them mexican nationals, asleep on the overnight ride. 16 were airlifted from the scene. Four were able to walk away. Were going to look at every factor. The driver, where hes coming from, how long hes been driving, log books, driver status. Reporter behind the wheel, 57yearold mario vasquez. He had been driving since 7 00 p. M. From los angeles. His route originated in mexico. Dozens of democratics, including federal agencies are assisting in the investigation. Some passenger cargo swept by drug sniffing dogs. We only have one shot as making sure the evidence is successfully, you know, captured. Reporter 11 hours later, tow trucks pulled the bus off the pole. That bus was scheduled to make a stop in livingston just a few miles away from this location, and police have not told us why, or how it went off the road. It will likely be several months before we get that final report. Allen . Thanks so much. The bus is operated by a Company Called alloto buses coronado u. S. A. It shows more than 50 violations. Inspectors found 3 violations involving the brake warning system, aisle seating and other violations. In february of 2015, a Company Driver ticketed tore driving with a suspended commercial license. Were not talking about one or two isolated things that have been remedied, and practices improved. You have a long history of multiple violations. In nearly a third of those failed inspections, the feds ordered vehicles out of service. Despite his track record, the government gives the bus company a satisfactory rating. Paving the way for pot, as california voters get ready to vote on recriational marijuana, one bay area city is planning ahead. The new rules for a changing industry. And californias deal with the tough decision on whether to stand with donald trump. And the planned strike that could throw a wrench into the local Justice System tomorrow. How it could affect hundreds of court cases. The onshore flow is stronger, and more widespread Morning Cloud cover, but a beautiful afternoon, with anything from the 50s, to the 90s, in the bay area today. Clear skies looking over San Francisco bay. Theres a cool down coming. Some of you will lose up to 10 degrees. Well talk about when coming up. ,,,, music plays from one way or another im gonna find y im gonna Getcha GetchaGetcha Getcha one way or another im gonna win ya im gonna Getcha GetchaGetcha Getcha one way or another im gonna see ya inhales cigarette now, its over the newest wildfire ern california. Want to get you another update now on our breaking story. Live pictures from chopper 5. Look at all the smoke. This is the newest wildfire burning in northern california. Cal fire is calling it the cold fire. This is all happening near Lake Berryessa, and its burning from Monticello Dam road to Pleasant Valley road. Were also hearing about road closures around highway 128 and Pleasant Valley road. People now are being told to leave resorts around the lake. This is a fire that broke out this afternoon. It is already at 200 acres. We are gathering more information on it. Were going to bring you another update as soon as possible. New at 6 00, they are marijuana businesses that operate in the shadows. Now a bay area city is trying to make it safe for them to operate out in the open. How these businesses are going to be getting a few breaks. Jessica . Reporter here in santa rosa, right now, the city council is meeting whether to discuss to expand city permits to certain marijuana related businesses. Were talking about lab testing, distribution, and transportation of medical marijuana. If they do approve this ordinance, they could tay teak out of the shadow and under city code. In santa rosa, there is ordinances to grow medical marijuana, and licenses to dispense medical marijuana, but all the operations in between, from lab testing to oil production, to transporting the product remain unregulated. The city is now considering creating new codes around medical marijuana that could officially allow those operations. But only in nonresidential areas. This all comes ahead of the possibly legalization of recreational marijuana. You know theres a ballot language that might make recreational legal in california. We want to make sure we do somework ahead of time, to understand what that might do. Where we want to start placing these. Reporter here at the sonoma patient group, theyre one of two dispensaries in santa rosa. They believe it is good news for their industry. We believe it will make the industry stronger in santa rosa, if the City Council Passes the permit categories. And makes santa rosa, and Sonoma County a hub for growth in our industry. Reporter city Officials Say even with the potential ordinance in place, they could still tweak some of the rules to fit the growing, and changing marijuana very. The industry. The goal is to move this industry out of residential neighborhoods, and out of places where they shouldnt be, and in the right location, with the rules and the need to get fire inspections and occupancies. Reporter the Santa Rosa City council is expected to vote on the matter tonight. If they do approve the ordinance, it will go into effect immediately. In santa rosa, jessica flores, kpix 5. Pleading not guilty to 22 Sexual Assault charges. Five women came forward saying Noah Winchester bullied them into having sex with him while he was on duty. They said he pulled them over, and said if they didnt have sex with him, he would arrest them on made up charges. Winchester is expected in court on monday. Hundreds of Court Employees in Santa Clara County are threatening to go out on strike tomorrow. The move could bring the court system to a stand still. Four clerks offices will be closed tomorrow, including downtown san jose, morgan hill, palo alto, and sunnyvale. However, a drop box will be set up outside those locations. Midlevel managers will step in to handle essential court hearings. Court clerks are asking for higher salaries. We have people that have to decide if theyre going to buy food, or pay bills. People who had to have their lights turned off, because they cant afford to pay for the rent. Not seeing any increases in salary, it just makes it really tough. Reporter port administrators are warning that lines for obtaining Court Records will be extra long. Other bay area headlines, San Francisco leaders rejected a socalled tech tax. Under the proposal, Tech Companies that generate more than 1 million in revenue a year, would pay a 1. 5 payroll tax. The money used would have been used to Fund Affordable Housing and homeless shelters. Opponents argued it would prevent growth in the tech industry. A new zealand man was hit and killed by a motorcyclist. A woman was also hit. She was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Police have not released the cause of the accident, or if the driver was cited. In los gatos, City Council Members go over the results of a beached traffic report tonight. They closed down the on ramp to highway 17 for several weekends this summer. The idea was to eliminate backups. Many were following short cuts made popular by various traffic apps. Take your eyes off the apps, and watch paul, because hes got the forecast. Its looking good. Its changing a bit, but after last week, with 104, 105, this may be a welcome change. A cool down in your backyard is going to get even cooler over the next couple of days. A wide temperature spread. San francisco at the bottom, 64. Brentwood, you hit 94. Daly city under that fog, only 58 degrees. San rafael, only 74. You need something unhealthy in any of these five zones for a spare the air day, tomorrow will not be one of those days. San franciscos never hit 100 degrees in the month of august. San jose, 105, livermore 112. Thanks to a stronger onshore flow, we will be nowhere close to those readings over the next several days. Parts of the country experiencing their hottest year ever. The pay area specifically is not one of those places. We are the exception to the rule. Cloud cover returning tonight. The overnight lows drop to the upper 40s, to low 50s for you in the north bay. Napa, you wake up to 53 degrees. Fremont, 58. San jose, 57, and redwood city, 57 degrees. Did you like today . Youre going to love tomorrow, a near weather repeat. Not sure what youre going to be doing throughout the day, but the weather will be a repeat. Napa 83, certainly cooler near the water. Pacifica, San Francisco, low to mid60s. The changes coming later in the week. Temperatures drop as a result. The transportation i was happens thursday. We go from the low 90s inland, to the low to mid80s. Mid60s, thats it with more widespread cloud cover near the bay all the way through the weekend. The coast has highs only in the upper 50s. Were going to tilt things back to the chilly side near San Francisco bay, beginning thursday. But all in all, its what we should expect. Its august, and its happened. Summer in San Francisco. All chilly of it. Thanks. Take your pokemon and go. One man sues to get plays off his lawn. But its not a nuisance for everyone. How bay area businesses are hoping to cash in on the craze. Bullets fly in a terrifying supermarket robbery all caught on camera. How workers and customers barely escaped. ,,,,,,,, action lawsuit. A new jersey man is suing niantic the San Francisco based company that invented the pokemon game is facing a class action lawsuit. A man is suing for placing a character in his yard, causing players to knock on the door. 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