Pleasanton garage. Its a familiar Silicon Valley story line but dont let that fool you. His clients include governments around the world and congressman Eric Swalwell called him for help finding a security solution. There are opportunities to have pilot programs to see how technology can better secure our airport. Theres a lot of interest especially in areas like airports and transportation. Reporter the congressman also reached out to hugh martins Sunnyvale Company that Installs Energy efficient lights with cameras inside and are networked together wirelessly. Settlement. Nsity already has lights at the newark, new jersey airport. Two Bay Area Companies among six congressman swalwell will introduce to airport leaders tomorrow trying to fix the flaws and prevent another security breach. By the way, the gpac system is used in ports around the world but not in airports. But the owner says that wont make much of a difference and he says he is confident this would work at an airport. Live in pleasanton, im ryan takeo, kpix 5. Its important to note that mineta san jose meets tsa requirements. Congressman swalwell says that means the requirements should be reexamined. We are getting word about another potential problem involving the anchor rods on the new bay bridge. Lets get right to allen martin standing by in the newsroom with that. Reporter you know, ken, nothing on a bridge is put there without a specific purpose and these rods were talking about are crucial to the bridges structural stability. They hold them. The main cable of the bridge together. Now, it turns out many of those rods are skewed slightly off center inside the holes of the steel plate where they are secured. Now, according to bridge authorities, of the 274 rods anchored along the eastern end of the suspension span, the new span, 205 are not aligned properly. Theyre off by about 10 millimeters. It doesnt sound like a lot but in the event of an earthquake, they could be easily damaged by rubbing against those steel plates. These particular rods are going through holes where the rods are too close to the edge of the holes or some of them touching the holes. And there needs to be a specific amount of clearance for those rods to be centered. Over time you dont want metal on metal friction to happen. You dont want steel on steel over time to affect the particular area. Reporter the question is how will they fix it . Bridge engineers say crews could either shift those rods to the center of the holes or make the holes bigger. Both would take a lot of time and money and its too early, they say, to tell how much that would be, how much time its going to take. And it is worth mentioning, of course, that bridge engineers say this is not considered a high risk situation right now. They say the misalignment poses no risk to Driver Safety at this time. Its unclear how long authorities have known about the problem or how soon they plan to address it and do something about it. 10 millimeters. Doesnt sound like much, but i guess when you consider all the physics that are going on there, its something to know about. Reporter in the event of an earthquake, yeah, its a big deal. Allen martin reporting live from the newsroom, thank you, allen. Hot temperatures fueled a grass fire that broke out in gilroy and destroyed this home. Within the last hour, crews were still spraying water on hot spots. Kpix 5s betty yu joins us live from gilroy with the tough firefight. Betty. Reporter well, liz, you can still see that twostory house behind me. It is still smoldering at this hour firefighters still putting water on it in this extreme heat. The cal fire battalion chief earlier today said that it was a grass fire that quickly spread to a shedlike structure near this home around 1 30 this afternoon and jumped to the 4,000squarefoot twostory line on gerry lane. The house is a total loss. The dry hot windy conditions today made this a challenging fire for them to put out but at this point, it is contained. At its height though there were 10 fire engines out here two air tankers, a helicopter and 35 firefighters. A woman who lives next door said her house was so close the heat melted her fence. According to the fire captain that we had cleared 600 feet away from the road and kept it from jumping the road to our property. Reporter by law homeowners must clear 100 feet of grass and brush around their homes. We dont know in this case if the homeowner did so but we were told by the cal fire battalion chief that the man inside got out in time. There are no injuries to report but that home is totally destroyed. Cal fire firefighters tell us they will be here throughout the night to ensure that there are no flareiums. Betty yu, kpix 5, in gilroy. At least 8 wildfires are burning across parts of the San Diego County. Blackened hillsides, smoke seen for miles. 10,000 acres have burned so far. There are firenados whipping up and crews are gaining some ground on just about all these fires except one the san marcos fire only 5 contained. Nearly 13,000 new evacuation notices were issued today on top of the 20,000 yesterday. Hundreds of firefighters and dozens of military helicopters are battling the fire. Crews estimate that the fires have caused more than 22 million in damage so far. More than a dozen structures have been consumed. Coming up at 6 30 well have a live report from the front lines. Fire danger from our bay area heat wave prompted san jose officials to close Alum Rock Park today. They are concerned about grassfires as well as the availability of firefighters and equipment. Chief meteorologist paul deanno is live in santa rosa with todays highs and the relief thats on the way. Paul. Yeah, we are going to get a taste of the relief right now. I certainly wouldnt call it chilly outside but temperatures are not as hot as yesterday. Case in point yesterday in santa rosa we were in the mid 90s. Currently we are in the mid 80s. Cooling down a nice night for baseball. Here are the current temperatures outside right now. Check out pacifica. Theres a cooldown, down to the upper 50s San Francisco now in the upper 60s. We find fremont in the mid70s. Napa down to 79. Mountain view 78. We still have plenty of hot spots inland fairfield now 91. So how much cooler today compared to yesterday . In San Francisco, 13 degrees cooler. Todays high 75. Oakland a few degrees cooler. San jose 5 degrees cooler. And concord down 3 degrees but we are on our way down. The worst of the heat is over. And tomorrow, even the inland spots will feel a significant change. Your weekend forecast and your forecast all the way out to the middle of next week, wait until you see how chilly it is, coming up in a few minutes. All right, paul. See you in a few. A woman is facing hate crime charges for beating a 4 yearold girl with a lugnut wrench at a san jose walmart. Maria garate made a brief Court Appearance today. The victims father says she came out of nowhere and attacked his daughter. The prosecutors say race was a factor. She targeted the family because they were asian and she attacked them and that this is a premeditated willful deliberate act on her part. Garate faces attempted murder and hate crime charges. She is being held without bail. Market street is open this evening after a big rig hit a funeral home. Youtube video shows the flaming wreckage. The driver says the hood popped up, he heard a bang, lost control and crashed. Crews shut down market near sanchez for hours to mop up after the fire. What was left of the truck was towed away. Business owners wife says a funeral home appears to have survived the crash. So as a semi truck lost control and hit our building. He maneuvered not directly into it. The driver and passenger were injured but they are expected to recover. Other bay area headlines tonight, a judge, lawyers and the jury took a field trip today in a highprofile lawsuit over access to martins beach. The group walked the coastal site that billionaire vinod khosla cut off from public access. The Surf Riders Foundation is suing khosla saying that he doesnt have the right to close off this beach access even though he owns the property. More palm trees are being installed at the oakland end of the new bay bridge. Crews are planting 22 additional Canary Island date palms. Its a gateway project that will reach the toll plaza. Caltrans is spending 10,000 per tree. These palm trees are tough enough to withstand fog and wind. Well, its a chain that has been around since the 1940s but tonight, how this classic bay area diner could be swallowed up by the crazy demand for real estate. And why some bay area drivers are being urged to fill up their gas tanks now or risk running out of gas. We are in a drought. Now that. But tonight we discover why this bay area guy and thousands like him can use as much water as they want for free. Female narrator the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. We challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. Now its posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to 400 off. Serta icomfort and tempurpedic go headtohead with three years interestfree financing. Plus, free sameday delivery, setup, and removal of your old set. When brands compete, you save. Mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. Your ticket to a better nights sleep the iconic mels diner on gy could get leveled for a the housing crunch led to an unusual proposal the iconic mels diner or geary could get leveled for a new developments. Mike sugerman with how that restaurant is surviving even though its on the chopping block now. Mike. Reporter you havent seen ron howard walking out of mels drivein since 1974 when american graffiti was made but chains could be on menu for this famous restaurant and as you might guess, it all has to do with the cost of San Francisco real estate. Heres an example of but how nutty San Francisco real estate is. A year ago, this house on third avenue sold for 1. 4 million. Thats a lot of money. At least they fixed it up. They flipped it. A year later, its on the market for 3 million what the [ censored ] reporter what the beep indeed. It is pretty much the reason why. In the Richmond District the western part of the city houses are really close to each other. See this open space here . Thats about as big an open area as we have seen in this entire neighborhood. Youre not going to get much more housing trying to cram it into neighborhoods that are already crammed. The citys needs for housing are really important especially for lower and moderate income people. Reporter eric mar is the supervisor for the Richmond District and knows the only real place to put in more housing is in the commercial section like along geary. Business on the bottom or housing on top. Like what the new owners of the land where the iconic mels diner was. Now mels if you know anything about the movie american graffiti. The chain has been around since the 50s. I have been going to mels sense they reopened in 88 so like 25 years. I love the place. Reporter the chain has been around since the 40s. They are talking about putting in a fourstory building with a new mels on bottom. Some believe stuffing more people into apartments and condos could ruin the quality of life. Others like mar see it as a good way to allow all kinds of people to live in the city. People want to make sure that we maintain the character unique character of neighborhoods and we dont turn our streets like geary into strip malls. But i think theres a balance where we are need to build housing and look at sites like that. Reporter things dont move real quickly in the city of San Francisco. Were talking about changes here in 2018 if they come at all. Kenny, theyre talking about modern income . Whats a modern income in San Francisco . 80,000. Thats the moderate income for a moderate income home. It would be a cool location. Hamburgers downstairs and live upstairs. Kind of convenient. [ laughter ] reporter im buying. Yeah. Im liking that. Reporter lets go. Mike sugerman in the city tonight, thanks, mike. There is an unusual gas shortage in parts of marin county. A crash at a gas station in Point Reyes Station means the nearest working gas pumps in western marin are many miles away in bodega bay and bolinas. Our don ford on how drivers are being put on notice. Reporter if you are driving out to a beautiful Point Reyes Station, bring your camera, your wallet and your own gas. The only station in town is broken. Somebody hit the gas station. Reporter missed the pump but smacked into the corner. All the little controls and all our emergency shutoffs right there. He hit the wrong part of the building. Reporter contractors are working to repair the damage. But it will take a while to finish. Pumps are working good. Theres lots of gas in the gas tanks. We just cant get it out of the gas tanks. Yes. Reporter its a complicated process to rewire the control system. Mary olson is the reporter for the west county citizen. She is on it. This is the talk of the town. Although we have many interesting issues out here. Reporter lots of folks are coming by looking for gas. No gas anymore. Were going to drive up to bodega bay and get it up there. Reporter yes, bodega bay has gas but its a long way away. The closest gas station is 12 miles south in bolinas. If you came into Point Reyes Station and was surprised there is no gasoline and then came here to bolinas to get some, youre in for another big surprise. A really big price. More than 5. 5 dollars a gallon. They say the extra dollar a gallon goes for local charities. Thats why im not filling up. Only going to get three gallons. Having gas in your car is a good thing. Having a full tank of gas before you drive out to the coast is a great thing. Reporter don ford, kpix 5. Heres another tip for drivers everywhere. Has to do with prices. Find the lowest gas prices in your area on our website, kpix. Com. Search for gas. Our last day of this spring heat wave chief meteorologist paul deanno is live in santa rosa tonight. Hey, paul. Reporter yeah. Coming off the peak of that heat santa rosa yesterday mid 90s currently in the low 80s off a high of 91. What a great night for baseball. We have lost that searing heat that we had yesterday with widespread triple digits. The rattlers are in the field right now some aa baseball, santa rosa american little league, three different games going on here at Monroe Elementary School. Its the rattlers taking on the mud hens with the bottom of the 3rd inning just about to start. Take a look at the highs today because away from the water and in parts of the south bay, it certainly was still very hot. Morgan hill you hit 96. San jose 89. Kentfield though down to 88. Richmond down to 86. San bruno down to 84. Still well above average. But much cooler than yesterday. In San Francisco, you hit 90 yesterday. Today 75 degrees. So a 13 to 15degree drop in the city today. Baseball giants hosting the marlins tonight. Nice night for baseball. No fog, it will be clear, not as hot as the day game yesterday. 68 degrees first pitch temperature. A lot going on this weekend including the Asian Heritage celebration at the civic center in San Francisco on saturday. Markedly cooler low 60s. Thats it. And the Silicon Valley irish festival both saturday and sunday in mountain view. Not the 80s or 90s. Temperatures only in the low 70s. So something has to be changing. The ridge of High Pressure that gave us the heat because it was to our north is now being shoved down to the south by an approaching area of low pressure. That will shift the winds. We are getting an onshore flow. It will be breezy and much cooler especially tomorrow and into the weekend. These are your highs for tomorrow. Friday you made it. Weeks almost over. Redwood city 79. Napa 84. Concord 86. Santa rosa still mild 83 degrees. And pacifica youre going to be one of the coolest spots with a high of only 65 degrees. Sevenday forecast were cooler still on saturday and sunday. You will get the afternoon sunshine but clouds to start. By sunday only mid60s near the bay. Mid70s inland. Next week looks very pleasant with widespread 60s, and 80s not the 90s. Lets get one pitch in. The rattlers with the pitch and oh, nice hit right to the shortstop. He is going to second, he is out. Nice timing there, kids. We got a good hit on the air. Three different games going on here. The heat just about gone, still warm but not as hot as yesterday. Well be right back. Perfect baseball weather, love it. Thank you. Two passenger planes almost colliding over the pacific. Tonight a bay area passenger recalls the terrifying moments in the sky. And while lawns like this run dry during our drought, others are as lush as ever. Why thousands of people can use as much water as they want for free. ,,,, heat shields are compromised. We have multiple failures. Are those thrusters burning . Thats a negative. Whats that alarm . Fuel cell two is down. Im going to have to guide her in manually. This is very exciting. But im at my stop. Come again . Im watching this on the train. Its so hard to leave. Good luck with everything. With the uverse tv app, the uverse revolves around you the uverse revolves around you being asked to conserve wat. But people all over california are being asked to conserve water. But tonight, allen martin tells us there are people who can use as much water as them and they dont have to pay a penny for any of it. Reporter 85yearold louis ericksson raises angus steer on his eight acres in santa cruz. This is all flowers. Reporter he also grows flowers. Should sell them but we give them away. Reporter has a lawn and tends to a vegetable garden. Potatoes and beans. Reporter he lives on a fixed income. How can he afford to keep his land so lush and green when santa cruz is rationing water and issuing fines . The answer runs through it. Its called branciforte creek. The stream cuts through his property before it flows into the city of santa cruz. Using a small pump, ericksson irrigates with creek water. He uses four to six thousand gallons a month for free if you want to irrigate with city water, it would be so expensive you couldnt afford it. Reporter his use is legal. He hopes Riparian Rig