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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 6AM July 17, 2017

Start making repairs to Morgan Territory road near clayton. A stretch of the road was washed away during a february landslide. Its a mile south of marsh creek road. A detour has been set up for locals only. The heat and fire led to a close call in san jose when a brush fire erupted a mile from a residential neighborhood over the weekend. Sandra osborne is there live. And after a string of recent brush fires, people in the area must be nervous. Reporter good morning to you, kenny. And there are so many signs reminding neighbors of what happened here just yesterday. We can see signs that the high fire danger, you can see the charred bits where a car pulled off and caught fire and the grass surrounding it. And its prizing that it didnt spread faster. Fire crews were able to get it under control quickly. And were surrounded by dry vegetation with high fire danger. And last week a fire in san jose burned a home to the ground. The cause of the fire is under investigation. But yesterdays fire is assumed to have come from a vehicle. That was going on and somebody had lit a fire over here on our ridge where all the horses are. And this one happened last night where around 3 00 in the morning, god knows what happened. Somebody might have lit a cigarette or whatever. Reporter fire crews have tips. They say first of all keep 100 feet of Defensible Space around structures. And clear dead weeds and vegetation. Remove leaves and needles from gutters. And trim tree branches 6 feet from the ground. They believe this is a car fire and you can see the burned bits on the roadway there. They say that if you have to pull over on the side of the road, if youre having car trouble, try not to pull over where theres dead vegetation. Three young people are behind bars for an attempted robbery on bart. The group tried to rob someone of a cell phone by purging them. This comes amid a rash of robberies on bart trains. Robberies on bart trains climbed 45 in the past year. And the first three months of this year, there were 71 incidents compared with 49 in the same period the year before. And bart is trying to crack down on rider who is are not paying fares. A new entrance at the Downtown Berkeley station is open. Jessica flores is live. Reporter this is the first clipper only entrance in the bart system. Today this southern entrance at the berkeley downtown station opened but why is this so important . Its very important because its been closed for a decade. Since ive been on the board, people have been asking for it to reopen. Theres been a lot of growth and people wanted another way to get into the station. Reporter why do a clipper card only entrance . People cant use paper tickets. You need a clipper entrance to go in. To come back out. You can use a paper ticket. We didnt want riders to be confused. Already 68 of riders use them. Theyre easy and work on all of the transit systems all over the bay area. Hopefully, this helps cut down on the fare evaders, the people who jump over the gates. We are trying to cut down on fare evasion. Something else was did was install these glass walls higher than the previous wand thank you so much. And well have more at 6 30 a. M. So right now. If you are coming to the berkeley station downtown. This is the southern entrance. You can use clipper cards and entrance using the paper tickets. In oakland, one councilmember says private investigators are the citys best chance at preventing a tragedy like the coast ship fire. Some local Business Owners say their calls never prompt action. After the ghost ship fire, the city says it is doubling the team of inspectors from 6 to 12. But councilman says it could take a year for them to be hired and trained. He wants private investigators to pick up the slack and keep people safe. They can join us immediately to investigate your house and hold you accountable and responsible before losing a child, a family, or another fire. His chief worry is that Everybody Knows the rules and nobody is actively enforcing them. President trump is starting the week with new poll numbers. The Washington Post pop shows 36 of americans approve of the job hes doing. Thats the lowest six month Approval Rating in 70 years. And the week is seeing a setback for the republican healthcare plan. President trump promised action in the week ahead on trade, military and security. Its the latest attempt to change the conversation to policy issues as the cloud of the russia investigation. Theres nothing illegal about the meeting. Reporter jake second low defended the meeting that included russians linked to the kremlin. He hammered home that the president did not know about the meeting. The president s engagement he was not aware and did not participate. Critics insist that donald trump jr. s story is raising more questions. You said no meeting every happened. The president will have to wait a bit longer. Senate republicans hoping for action on the healthcare bill say the timeline has been pushed back. They are waiting for senator john mccain who is recovering from surgery to return. The more conservative republicans will realize its not repeal. Reporter the analysis after been delayed. And two republican senators have indicated they are against the healthcare bill. Supreme Court Justice neil gorsuch will be in San Francisco this afternoon. Hell be attending the 2017 9th circuit. Hell speak to new citizens at a naturalization ceremony. He will be nominated or was nominated by president trump. Anne makovec joins us with a preview of the cap and trade program. The new bill would extend it to 2030. The state Senate Voting to extend the initiative. Heres how the program works. Its a little bit complicated. Big polluters get a cap or a limit on the amount of Green House Gases they can emit. If they want to go over, they have to buy credit at an auction. That price is often passed along to the consumers at the gas pump. The state legislative analyst predicted that in 2021 it could increase the price of gas by 15 cents a gallon. The program also requires air quality monitoring and improvement in the most polluted neighborhoods. The politics of cap and trade can be a little dicey. Californiaens support aggressive Climate Action but are wary of the increased cost. This is no that simple. If we ask people to give a lecture on cap and trade. There are not five people in here who can give us a lecture on cap and trade. Not now, not ever. Increased taxes are an intentional design of the program. They send a price signal to consumers to encourage them to reduce their consumption. The governor has been beyond this enthusiastic about the bill. Any indicators on how the senate will vote . All eyes are on the super majority possibility. But in order for the democrats to pass this with a super majority they need all of the 27 votes that they have. All of the democrats would have to vote for it. Most are on board. But if any of the democrats say no, the bill needs republican support and that could be hard to come by. As google looks to build a huge office space in san jose, new questions being raised. And speaking of traffic. Weve got a big backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. But not just here. Were tracking delays on 680, 580. 880. You name it. 10 10 degrees. Temperatures will be cooling 10 degrees in inland locations. Ill show you where its going to top off at 100 degrees. Plus, in our tech report. Teslas ceo, elon musks warning about artificial intelligence. Who are these people . The Energy Conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade california and do your thing. Medical Marijuana Industry should be regulated. The 36pages of rules under review range from how many parking santa rosa, a draft ordinance on how the medical marijuana ordinance should be regulated. The pages of rules range from Parking Spaces at businesses to how many feet away the site should be from schools. They are considering banning them from downtown and the smart stations. An apartment complex developers of the san leandro tech campus want to build a seven Story Building with Apartment Units and commercial space. City councilmembers will consider it at tonights meeting. Google hoping to build up to 8 million square feet of offices for 20,000 workers in san jose. Now they are questions about skyrocketing housing costs. To address the concerns, google is in talks with city leaders to possibly build affordable housing. Traffic is always a concern everywhere in the bay area. We dont want more of it. This morning, were having a few issues. Its been a tough morning and many of the problems weve been tracking have cleared. The quiet spot, the south bay, and well focus on the positive for the beginning of the traffic report. All in the green on 101, 880, 280. If you have somewhere to go. Go to the south bay. Right now on 68 in the southbound direction, were tracking the normal commute and thats getting very heavy. Its just a little under 15 minutes. We had an earlier crash near androtti. And weve continued to tracked delays through oakland. All lanes have reopened in the southbound direction. And speeds still drop between 980 and broadway. Youll be tapping on the brakes. And east shore freeway looking crowded. And bay bridge toll plaza, you guessed it. A 22minute ride from the maze to San Francisco. I got to tell you after 105 degrees yesterday in pleasanton. I just want to do a face plant right in the snow right there. This is the peaks above you think im kidding. This is 9000 elevation compliments of brian kylie who took a hiking thin this weekend. Look at all that snow still left. Wow. For the mountains to the bay, where we have a Small Craft Advisory in place later today. We have clear skies, a little bit of haze. Look at this view looking at the golden gate bridge. Temperaturewise, 55 degrees in santa rosa. That sounds so good. And livermore, a high yesterday of 102. And it was 110 in lower lake. Still reporting 70 in San Francisco. 55 with a west wind at nine and the wind more consistent out of the west 10 to 20 with the on shore push. The temperatures inland will come down by 10 degrees in concord. And additional cooling tomorrow and little change. We have a hint of stratus. And thats about it. High pressure still over the four corners and its beginning to retreat ever so gently. Thats why well see the cooler temperatures with the on shore push. And its 81 in the greater lake tahoe area. Official sunrise at 6 01. And today were seeing the bright sunshine and temperatures in the 60s with the sun. Low 60s daly city. And 80s around the peninsula. And 80s and 90s to the north. And 90s to the east. Outside number, 100 degrees in brentwood. And Discovery Bay with the west wind 10 to 20. We bump up the temperature slightly over the weekend. Thats a look at the weather report. Ive got myself some artificial intelligence, michelle. Its all real. Tesla is warning u. S. To regulate artificial intelligence. He claims to have the most cutting edge a. I. And described it as the biggest risk we face as a civilization. And the governor of louisiana blocked it from selling cars there. Facebook is trying to figure out where to put more ads. The company is making the most of its revenue. And its running out of space to put more ads on the main page. Facebook has started doing mid video ads and plans to add some in the messenger app. Buy your own snap chat spectacles in San Francisco. A vending machine is up and running at fourth and marks streets. Its one of 16 locations in the world. And the first in the bay area. The glasses cost 130 a pair. And by the way, today is world emoji day. Pick your emoji. The holiday was created three years ago by a website that keeps track of all emojis. They were first invented in japan. The as jump into the trademark and steph currys final loud round was so good his dad took a jump in the lake. Email your camp nomination to coolcamps kpix. Com. We may feature your camp on a thursday morning show. The as traded Sean Doolittle and ryan madson to the nationals in exchange for blake treinen. And two minor league prospects. Do littles not along Marshawn Lynch throwing out the first pitch. It was 40 in the and the as win 73 and sweep the first place tribe. Brandon bell out with an injured wrist. And Jeff Samardzija struggling. And then in the third, corey span generalburg to dead center field. And padres win 71 and take two out of three from the giants. Roger federer showing no signs of slowing at 35. He became the first man to win eight wimbledon titles. Steph curry had what he called the best round of his life in lake tahoe. Curry shot a 68 and finished fourth. He had the best round of all the golf everies yesterday. Mark mulder won the event for the Third Straight year. So it looks like the trade deadline is starting to heat up as we get close to the deadline. Well keep you posted tonight at 6 00. Im dennis agnaw toe. Have a great day. Next how long its expected to fix a gaping moraga sinkhole. And high fire danger keeping neighbors concerned. You can see burned grass from a recent fire. Well have details coming up. Mom. 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Live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. When he came back the baby was gone. A bay area woman is behind bars after allegedly grabbing a baby out of a car seat and hopping on a bus. Its going to be difficult to reduce the fare evasion problem. Bart looks to crack down on those not paying fares. I dont know whether it will pass. Gop leaders are dealt another setback in the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. The heat is not helping fire conditions. Its monday, july 17th. Im kenny choi. And im michelle griego. Sandra osborne is live where a fire got a little too close to home. Reporter were talking about a mile and a half away from a whole neighborhood in the East Foothills of san jose. And if you take a look behind me, you can see where the whole thing started yesterday morning at 4 a. M. Notice the charred bit next to the asphalt. Thats where a car pulled off to the side of the road. The fire spread to the very dry vegetation right off the side of the road. The grass just igniting. Neighbors noticed the flames on sierra road, about a mile and a half east of the neighborhood below. That fire started at the vehicle and spread to the nearby grass and burned about 3 acres. The situation was not unusual and the fire is not suspicious. But some neighbors are convinced there could be foul play. If you guys have a heart to stop what you guys are doing, please do so. Your guys are destroying home and property. And messing with our lives here. Reporter and that property caretaker was out mending a fence where the fire happened yesterday. Fire crews have tips for staying safe and aware. Ready, set, go. Be ready by making sure theres at least 100 feet of Defensible Space around your home. Be set with a wildfire plan. And be prepared to go. We have that critical fire danger happening out here. And we have the heat. And while were on the topic of the heat. City leaders want to remind you if its getting to too hot go to a community center. Sandra osborne, kpix 5. Time now is 6 32. And as we take a live look outside a gorgeous shot of the city of San Francisco from outskirts suit row camera. And on the right. A look at sfo this morning. Temperatures a little bit cooler than the weekend. It was a beautiful weekend. 108 degrees in sonoma. 109degrees, 10 degrees in present brentwood. You know, im just done. But in San Francisco, low 80s. It was 97 isan jose. And looking out to san jose, we have clear skies and a little bit of morning he has. And thats a look at Mineta International airport. Mid50s in santa rosa after 97 degrees. Thats the morning he has. Temperaturewise, 67 degrees in San Francisco which is spot on and still 10 degrees above average in the concord area. And 89 in campbell. 100 in brentwood and discover bay. And cooler than the 108 yesterday. And 66 in Stinson Beach. Back to you, jaclyn. And right now we are taking a look at the ride on 680. So well begin south of the cordelia adjudication. And southbound on the right side, its about a 20minute ride from 80 to marina vista. And then we take a look at 680. This is as youre heading through walnut creek. And its an eightminute ride from willow pass to highway 84. Once you get into hayward, thats where youll be tapping on the brakes, 238 on down towards highway 84 and 680 and 880 are just slow in that southbound direction. No accidents, no stalls, just the monday morning commute. Back over to you, michelle. Bart is trying to crack down on riders riding for free. Jessica f

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