For service here in the last two years. Anything new thats going to bring jobs and families and support the city and the economy around here has to be great. Reporter and thats the goal. Bring in hundreds of new residents and revitalize downtown hayward. Very exciting not just as a resident and Business Owner but as a realtor. Even though these are for rent units, i would say that the investment that people make in a Community Shows you how strong the community is. Lively people who are going to be living in a beautiful place and joining us in the downtown. Im very excited. Reporter the city cleared out the squatters last month. Construction will start sometime around november. They hope to have this all done by the summer of 2019. Live in downtown hayward, im da lin, kpix 5. And we have this traffic alert. All northbound lanes of highway 101 the bayshore freeway are closed in foster city. Its because of a crash at or near the highway 92 interchange. We are told ambulances have been sent to the scene. Traffic is backed up to redwood city. We just heard that the chp has started diverting northbound traffic off the freeway 101 at ralston and hillsdale exits. Chp isnt saying when they expect to reopen northbound lanes. So this is going to be a mess for some time. New at 6 00 its called a turning point for san joses stressed police department. We have been reporting how Staffing Levels were so low. Officers working overtime were sleeping in rvs in the parking lot. Now the department is welcoming its biggest graduating class in years. Kpix 5s len ramirez on how the city has been pulling out the stops to recruit. Len. Reporter thats right. It has been doing a big job of recruitment but right here in the parking lot you can see that it appears a few of the officers are still sleeping in their rvs between those mandatory overtime shifts. But this may be winding down because new help is on the way. Reporter San Jose PoliceDepartment NewestPolice Academy marched in lockstep to their Graduation Ceremony but with this class of 27 newly sworn officers, the mayor says its the city thats turning the corner on its Police Staffing problems. With this class, the largest in four years, and then the next class which is even larger, were going to really see the acceleration. Reporter san jose lost about 50 officers after pension reform measure b passed in 2012 which cut salary and benefits. Officers worked so much mandatory overtime that some of them slept in rvs in the Police Parking lot. But voters overturned measure b in november and a new three year deal gives officers significant pay raises and bonuses. New officers will have a starting base salary of 92,000 putting san jose at the top of the Bay Area Police pay scale. We have great pay. We have great salaries. And you have great benefits. Thats one of the best recruiting tools that we have. Reporter that sell job worked for Katrina Atkins sworn in today. San jose recruited her all the way from new orleans. The cost of living there is not as high and you dont get paid as much but here you get paid and the cost of living is hire so its balanced, you know, so, um, but i just think that theres a better opportunity here. Reporter san jose still has only 790 streetready officers and it will take years to rebuild the department. But the chief says the worst is over. We have got stabilized and are starting to grow. Reporter the chief says that he is still patching together his police force with those overtime shifts. But as more and more officers join the department, either fresh recruits or other officers who previously left and are starting to come back, that will make things easier but they are still down about 500 officers from their peak. Reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. New at 6 00 protestors are gathering right now in modesto. Thats where conservative commentator ann coulter will speak in northern california. Kpix 5s melissa caen live in modesto for us tonight. Reporter yeah. Were here at the Modesto Doubletree Hotel where about 600 pomona are going to pack in to hear ann coulter speak and after weeks of threats, the community here is not taking any chances. We are hearing there are modesto police, stockton police, Stanislaus County sheriffs and california Highway Patrol and thats not all of it. We talked today to the executive director of the Stanislaus County republican party. Thats the group who is putting on this event. We dont have private security normally. And we hired close to 30 private security either uniformed or nonuniformed so even if you dont see them, theyre there. Reporter now, as for the protestors things have been peaceful. There are a number of people here who are protrump and pro coulter. They are evenly matched with the people who are here against them. But as we know as we have seen before, it is when the sun goes down that things can get dicey. So this event is supposed to end around 9 p. M. We will be back later tonight to let you know what happens. Back to you. Thank you. New at 6 00 Political Drama playing in milpitas. The city manager is now threatening to sue the new mayor. We asked our devin fehely to figure out whats going on. Im doing this for milpitas. Reporter newly elected milpitas mayor richard tran has been hit with a cease and desist order in which city manager Thomas Williams alleges that the mayor spoke repeated and misguided Public Comments that had a deep an resounding emotional impact and negatively affected williams job prospects. The mayor agreed to speak with us today on the condition he would not directly comment on the letter or the Million Dollars lawsuit it threatens. Folks want someone they can trust. I can say that. You know, folks want to see change and hope for a good future and brighter future. Reporter tran a homegrown candidate has clashed with the city manager since taking office. At one point in the exchange the letter says tran told the city manager, quote, that you know i told voters i have to investigate you so nothing personal. But i got to do what i got to do. Hey, by the way, when are you going to retire . I need to mix it up with some younger people around here. People that look more like me. We reached out to the city manager today but williams said he had no comment. His letter asked the city for more than a Million Dollars. 50,000 for the damage to his reputation, and another half Million Dollars for Emotional Distress plus 15,000 and counting for attorneys fees. Tran defended his leadership style saying he is only trying to accomplish what the voters put him in office to do. My legacy really is to change the standards of leadership. Right . I want folks to be more accountable. Reporter in milpitas, devin fehely, kpix 5. The cease and desist letter says williams has been employed by milpitas for a decade and that during that time, his performance reviews are always been excellent. Its official. California drivers will start paying higher gas taxes on november 1. Today the governor signed his 52 billion package in order to fix the states crumbling roads and bridges and Fund Mass Transit projects. Its going to raise the gas tax by 12 cents cents a gallon and create an annual vehicle fee starting at 25 per car. Brown campaigned heavily for the bill and agreed to provide nearly 1 billion in side deals to the districts of lawmakers who were on the fence. Apple going full speed ahead testing its selfdriving cars in silicon valley. We are getting our first view of one on the road. Somebody spotted this white lexus suv driving near an Apple Research facility this week. Sent some photo to bloomberg decked out with radar and cameras. Another sign apple is serious about the technology . It just joined tesla in asking the dmv to rethink some of its rules concerning driverless car testing. A palo alto tech giant is in a war over a soccer field. A huge tent is up at the coverly Community Center next week. That means half the field is off limits to the stanford and palo alto soccer clubs for 17 days. Neighbors have complained that is just too long to take over a Community Field for commercial use. Pal land tier has offered to give 10,000 to each club and the city is helping them find a temporary place to practice. Live look at ocean beach. Its going to be warming up. 80s away from the water. Lets look at today. It was really comfortable outside today. Your highs around the bay area hit 77 degrees in napa, 74 san jose. Fremont 70. San francisco 67. And Half Moon Bay 61. High pressure means temperatures will get warmer. Well talk more about that coming up in a few minutes [ music ] a dramatic ending to a nearly 20hour s. W. A. T. Standoff. A murder suspect with a loaded gun holed up in a car. What it took to finally get him out. The first arrest in the violent takeover of a bart train. Bart promised to riders after a recent spike in crime. And he is the youngest fighter to sign with a biggest name in boxing. His inspiring back story as he gets ready to make his professional debut in the ring. ,,,,,,,,,, martinez finally comes to an end. Earlier today, chopper five was after 19 hours a dramatic standoff with a murder suspect in martinez is over. Earlier today chopper 5 was overhead as s. W. A. T. Officers surrounded the suspect car on howe road. Police say he had a handgun and two knives in the mercedes. At times during the standoff he threatened to kill himself and others. Police say during the negotiations, that started last night, the suspect was having hallucinations from illegal drugs. He is suspected of shooting and killing a woman he had been dating. That shooting happened yesterday in walnut creek. 47yearold [indiscernible name] was pronounced dead at the scene. For 19 hours this entire neighborhood was closed off. In fact, residents were told to shelter in place. Some even had armed s. W. A. T. Team members inside their homes during the standoff. I go upstairs, theres three snipers all laid out in my room. And their guns and everything laid out on my bed. I just want to get out of here. Finally at about 2 p. M. Today, the suspect surrenders. He is identified as 38yearold greg [indiscernible name]. Theres no word on the charges that he will face. A man accused of setting off three firebombs in fairfield is behind bars this evening. The first firebombing happened about 10 00 last night at an apartment complex on north texas street. An hour later a car fire nearby. Then 1 a. M. An explosion and fire outside the Fairfield Police department. The suspect allegedly threw a firebomb through a window. He lived in the apartment complex and was targeting two names and he used slurs toward them in the past. They are both okay. Police arrested a 39yearold man, Matthew Jones booked into Solano County jails for several charges including attempted murder and hate crime. A break in the case. Bart police make their first arrest in a takeover robbery on a train last weekend. And they promised more arrests to come. A minor was taken into custody this afternoon. Cameras captured images of dozens of suspects rushing bart gates last saturday at the coliseum station. They boarded a train, injured at least two passengers and stole cell phones. We have issued multiple arrest warrants for the suspects in the coliseum incidents. How are you keeping riders safe . We are in emergency staffers. All officers are working one extra day. The arrest comes a day after bart reported a 22 spike in crime. Thats compared to a year ago. We are following breaking news on the peninsula tonight. That traffic incident on 101 is now being called a shooting. We are trying to get as many details as we can. The chp confirms it was a shooting and crash on 101 in foster city. This is northbound 101 right at highway 92. All the maps have it as an accident with injuries and a sig alert. Lets get to pictures from chopper 5. Just arriving on scene, you can see they are taking people off the freeway heading northbound. Vehicles blocking the northbound lanes of 101. Car and pickup truck are on the shoulder with emergency vehicles on the scene. Lets check the traffic map. Its backed up to redwood city. Chp has started diverting northbound traffic off the freeway at ralston and hillsdale exits. Friday afternoon is a terrible commute anyway and this will make it worse going to the east bay on 92 and over to Half Moon Bay. Chp is not allowing drivers to get on northbound 101 so thats going to compound the problem in both directions. The chp wont say how long they expect to keep the lanes closed but from the looks of it, and as these things go, those lanes will be closed for some time and traffic will be a mess this afternoon. In the newsroom, im ken bastida, kpix 5. Giants traffic heading to s the weather if they get there will be pleasant for the giants game tonight. Look at the highs. How perfect is this . Vallejo Elementary School 77 for a high. Pleasant hill 75. Walnut creek 74 today. John Muir Middle School in beautiful san jose, 73 degrees lots going on this season. We are almost in may. Cesar chavez festival sunday Mission District 75 degrees in san francisco. Why not. You have earned it. We have a big sprawling ridge of High Pressure which is actually getting closer. Its not just is there a ridge . We can check the yes box for that. Now we want to know where the ridge is relative to us. Way offshore. Well get warmer but not crazy warm when that ridge comes in our direction. It exerts an influence and warms up the atmosphere and begins to change our wind direction. Right now we still have a light onshore flow. Well get more of a north and northeast wind, middle of next week becoming hot 90. Clear tonight breezy in the hills. It will continue to be and also along the coastline. A very seasonal overnight low. We leave the 70s this weekend which were widespread today and tomorrow. A lot of 80s. Well be warm next week. We stay in the 80s inland through tuesday. So four days of gorgeous weather mid70s near the bay, near perfect. And mid to upper 60s along the coastline. Then we transition to hot weather, inland hot making it into the 90s next wednesday. Its going to be a gorgeous weekend back to you. Tgif. Thank you. It may be the next big fight in californias war with President Trump. The new order that could open the coast to oil drilling and the push to fight back. Nfl draft rolled in to day 2. Less than 24 hours laters the 49ers wasted no time unavailable their top two picks. Inside the locker room of the scarlet and gold. ,,,,,,,,. 2017 draft day class. Left to right, gm john lynch, 1st rounders Reuben Foster nfl up top. The newest class of millionaires also known as 2017 draft day class. Left to right, general manager john lynch first rounders ruben foster and solomon thomas, head coach cal shanahan. Listen to how the 49ers leapfrogged by the saints into the first round to get him. Thank god for call waiting. I said hello . The thing still on the line. [ laughter ] and im like dang i wanted to be a 49er so bad. It was funny. I told john lynch coach john lynch that it was too late. I said man, coach, you the third or fourth pick. You just too late. Was it awkward . No. I hung up. [ laughter ] thats a good story. Then theres the raiders how do they follow up the first round selection of cornerback Gareon Conley amid a Sexual Assault investigation . Say hello to [indiscernible name]. The corner was a second round pick about 15 minutes ago. Played at uconn. He has fourfourspeed. He is a burner and can hit, 64, 224, thats a lot of man. Then we have joe mixen out of oklahoma via Freedom High School in oakley. He has Cincinnati Bengals running back 48th overall selection today one of the most controversial draftees because of the civil suit he just resolved with the woman he punched out at a bar video of the incident was released late last year. And it caused some nfl teams to back off any thought of drafting mixson. Segue to the nba. Are these green clad utah jazz going to close out the clippers . If they do they draw sunday warriors at oracle. Kevin durant was checking out the giants yesterday while mike brown the dubs interim head coach was on his bike. I rode it to the coaches meeting and rode it this morning. You cant beat this weather. And then the change in the geography, you know, the ocean, you got the mountains, you got the hills, you got the city. Its fantastic. Would you say its better than riding in cleveland . [ laughter ] ill answer that after i sell my house out there. [ laughter ] are. A lot of people know where i live. Good answer. As and giants tonight. Moving pictures at the late show. Thank you. Coming up, in our next half hour, we continue to follow the breaking news for you. A shooting on highway 101 on the peninsula. Chopper 5 over the scene all northbound lanes closed in foster city. Traffic a mess. Ken bastida going to have an update. North korea test firing another missile. Just after President Trump says there is a chance of a major u. S. Conflict with the country. And the fish you order isnt always what you get. Wait until you see what we found out at some popular bay area restaurants. , a , hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool . Try zyrtec® its starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. Stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. Closing northbound lanes. Lets get to ken bastida in the breaking news at 6 30. We begin with a shooting on highway 101 in foster city closing northbo