The real danger is this fire was started when temperatures were well over 100 degrees. The fire on north kay street was started in broad daylight with witnesses all around. It was so high, so big. Up in flames in a small patch of dry grass. It was in the daytime. Could have. Multiple lives. Terrible. While firefighters knocked down the flames, Livermore Police stopped and questioned the 17yearold boy who was seen walking away from the fire by a up s driver making deliveries. The juvenile was arrested after officers found a firesetting device in his pocket. Did he have a lighter. Yes. Cigarettes . No. A lighter and no cigarettes. Suspicious. Suspicious. Fires started one after another on friday night. Two of them started well after we the first one was burning. They all happened near livermore avenue. Somebody seems to be on a mission to do bad. In each of the cases dry grass has been set on fire close to homes and businesses. So far, no structures have burn. Very scary to know it was so close to home. I hope they find the person who did this. Reporter juvenile who allegedly started this fire may be tied to tore fires, he is a resident of the city of livermore. Police say he told them he was just passing through the area. He doesnt live in this particular neighborhood. He has been questioned downtown by the Livermore Police department. So far, they have not made any connection between this fire and some of the other arson fires in livermore. Len ramirez, kpix 5. Hot weather in the bay area is being blamed for downed power lines that sparked two small grass fires last night. High temps caused power lines to go down after an equipment failure near lafayette. The small fire husbander about a half acre of fire has burned about a half acre of brush. Approximately 2400 pge customers lost power. Quan is adamant she was not on her cell phone at the time evanescent. Kpix 5s phil matier tells us the crash is the latest in a string of issues weighing on her as she runs for re election. Reporter thats right. And it is a tough reelection. For whatever reason, mayor quan has had a tough time. Today was no exception. Here is the story. Im a little sore, but ill survive it. That was mayor quan putting the best face forward after allegations she may have run a red light and got into an accident. I was not on my cell phone. Quan is referring to this picture that caught her using her cell phone while driving. This time she says. Wasnt in my hand for sure. Quan was backed up by a witness. Was she on the phone . No, she wasnt. The other the driver actually was on the phone. Quan said she will be turning her cell phone records over to police. Whatever the outcome, after being caught earlier on her cell phone while driving, some people in oakland have already made up their minds. She has a track record for being on the phone. The accident is the latest in a string of personal and political missteps the mayor has had to handle while in office. Most recently, her claim later retracted that the prince of dubai with was a back in her sports plan. Quan has a way of walking into a punch. Personally, i think they are trying to beat her up over something and get her out of office. The usual jab about all the fuss. Reporter a come of updates. First, i spoke on the phone with lovely who was in the other camp she says the mayor did run the red light. Shes sticking to her story. She also says she has lower back injuries as a result of the accident. Turns out the mayor has had problems with red lights before. She got a ticket for calling one of those crosses and got nailed. As far as what is next, she is trying to get the administration going trying to get the topic on her accomplishments, and shed like to see this one behind her. Ken. Phil, thanks. The investigation into mayor quans phone records is expected to take at least two weeks. Breaking news, the scene of an Apartment Fire in san jose. Betty yu has more. Reporter we know this fire started around 4 30 this afternoon here in san jose. As you can see, firefighters are still working hard to put out this twoalarm fire. We know that two units have been completely destroyed. The Department Said it received several 911 calls from people who reported heavy smoke and flames. Two other units suffered water damage. We also know that the embers landed on the roof of a nearby unit, but firefighters luckily were able to put out those flames pretty quickly. This is a gated complex called shadow pines condose here in san jose. Right now, there are about 50 firefighters on the scene. The san jose fire representative said that todays heat and the narrow roads into this private community have been a bit challenging for firefighters today. But luckily, there are no injuries to report. We also dont yet have a cause. So to recap, we are dealing with a twoalarm Apartment Fire here in san jose. About 50 firefighters right here on the scene. No cause has been determined. But we do know it started on the balcony. Life in san jose, bettyyu, kpix 5. Lawyers for chou plan to ask court to release him from custody. He was arrested in march as part of that Corruption Case involving state senator leland yee. They say he is a reformed man and should be granted pretrial release. They point out that 14 of the 20 defendants, many of whom face more serious charges than chou have been relisted on bail. Checking other bay area headlines. Walnut creek police are hoping you recognize the guy in super bowl photos. They say a man surveillance photos. You can see he wore a white cloth to cover his head. He got away in a newer silver fourdoor car. Tonight, City Council Members in albany will mull over plans to put up two giant ding crystal billboards along interstate 80. Critics say it will ruin the vice and property values. The city wants to use the money the billboard will generate to fund a new public works freeway. As a general rule, we dont report on suicide, butylates fatal plunge from the golden gate ridge has grabbed a lot of peoples a the just as the bridge nears a decision on the long debate asked barrier. For anyone who thinks this only happens to someone else, its note true. This is perfect proof. Erica brooks took a few moments today to tell us about her daughter. She was an incredibly white, caring person who really wanted to help people. But on a cold, dark january morning in 2008, casey brooks slipped out of her parents home leaving a note that said im sorry. The car is at the Golden Gate Bridge. She wanted to go to college. She was accepted. She never made it. Now, six years latest we have the latest suicide at the bridge. 27yearold from nevada. Erica brooks immediately recognized the name. Oh, of course. Yeah. Right away. I mean, we saw him at the board meetings. He was the grandfather, a former director of the Golden Gate Bridge transit district. We just raise the tolls already. We cant expect the commuters to pay for everything around here. Despite husband concerns over funding and the impact on tolls, it was john who convinced fellow Board Members that one way or another, it was time to move ahead with a suicide barrier. He was spearheading this. Now, his family is grieving for that i shall own loss at the their own loss at the bridge just as transit officials get to vote on the suicide barrier he spent years fighting for. The wheels of bureaucracy grind so slowly, sometimes they seem to go backwards. At least this is the most hopeful thing we have heard so far. It ise the district will meet on june 27th to officially hear a recommendation on the 50 million project. It is expected to be approve. La police captured a wanted man who led them on a chase then barricaded himself at home with a rifle. This is the suspect lying face down on the grass in the backyard of his home with his hands behind his head. S. W. A. T. Officers swarm the area five hours after the ordeal began. The chase started just after 10 24 morning. Lasted about 45 minutes. A bay area teenager was living large liver driving a fancy car, even renting a mansion. Its all over no. How police say they tracked him down and stopped his illegal spending spree. The move to get more tv shows and movies within s f backdrops. Not all sunshine is created equal. Sap fan today, sunshine. Highs in the 60s. Pleasanton today sunshine. A high of 106. Well talk about how big that temperature spread will be for the rest of the week. Thats coming up in my forecast in about seven minutes. Safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. Thats why theyve got lots of ways to save. Real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. This week, dulcinea mini watermelons are just 2. 50 each. Mayonnaise is a must. Best foods mayo is just 2. 99. And get your spoons ready. Ben jerrys is a tasty 2. 99. Theres more savings to love. At safeway. Wharf. A 2yearold boy was killed after a statue fell him outside a store. And as our john ramos reports the city had warned the business about sy issues before. When Fishermans Wharf gets busy, the sidewalks fill up pretty fast. So, police req businesses to keep their merchandise behind a blue le in front of their stores. B on friday the majestic gally crossed that line. And it le tragedy. Ofc. Gordon shyy p, sf police dept. The Police Fire Department responded ta call for two years old, h a horrifying ordeal at Fishermans Wharf. Police require businesses to keep their merchandise behind a blue line in front of their stores. But on friday, the majestic gallery crossed that line, and it led to tragedy. The police and Fire Department responded to a call where a young child had a statue fall on him. 2yearold Cason Shelton had a statue fall on him. It fell onto him. At first he seemed okay. He wasnt. He had internal injuries and he later died at the hospital. Police have cited majestic gallery saying they have been warned in the past. San Francisco Police department, officers working the americas the cup had asked this business to move their dolphin back across on the other side of the blue line because of the high volume of pedestrian traffic. The wharf vendors say they understand the rules, but question whether the childs parents had left the boy and his siblings unattended. They were trying to climb on top of a statue and fell. If they were inside the store or outside, doesnt matter, the child was unwatched and unfortunately he lost his life. But the businesses rely on p walkup traffic. One vendor showed how empty her store has become since they moved everything off the sidewalk e. There is already no business. Looks like winter and it is simmer time. Because they made you put your stuff inside . Yeah. Its no good because the people dont want to go inside the store. Police say the blue shrine there for a reason. And after this tragedy, they will be less likely to excuse businesses that try to step over it. At Fishermans Wharf, John Ramos Kpix 5. Police say majestic gallery is cooperating and for now casons death is being considered a tragic accident. It is Something Like a movie. A teenagers ride in a six figure sports car comatose a halt. Deputies arrested the 19year old at a gas station in a 240,000 mclaren coupe they say he rented with a stolen credit card. Investigators say just hours before he pled guilty to buying thousands of dollars of apple products in berkeley with, yes, a stolen credit card. But thats not all. Mohannad is set to appear in court in Sonoma County on friday. This summer San Franciscos sweeping views are attracting more than just tourists kpix 5s Mike Sugerman telling us the city by the bay is giving hollywood a run for its money. Reporter hour ray for hollywood . Well horray for hollywood . You can see murder in the first on tn thea shot in San Francisco. We also have also shot in San Francisco. We also have a terminator 5 movie. A portion of san andreas. It has been the backdrop of score of movies and tv shows. The meter is running on the film business in San Francisco. For the moment business is good and up 10 in the past year. Still, people in San Francisco stay it could be a lot better. Yeah. Unfortunately, a lot of productions will shoot the bulk else where and then come and just do a handful of establishing shots here. Other states have much bigger tax breaks than california for hollywood. Some say we lose money. Europeans come here because they saw San Francisco on nash bridge. They say the livelihood depends on hollywood spending. But lets cut to the chase, teachers unions say it takes money away from the funding of schools and they are fighting an effort to extend tax rebaits currently proposed. Hollywoods answer. When production is given a tax credit, for every dollar that is credit 0, more than a dollar is put back in the local economy. Right here, right now. It will be a real battle. Reporter right now, hollywood isnt even hollywood. Louisiana makes more money than the entire state of california because of its tax breaks. In San Francisco, Mike Sugerman kpix 5. The Film Industry plans to hold a big rally on saturday to talk about those tax breakings. The city council will give the public a chance to weigh in tomorrow on granting a landmark status. It closed in march after 50 years to make way for redevelopment, but locals want it preserved. The National Park service is expected to decide next week whether to declare ate National Historic place. Broadway celebrated a record year with its annual awards program last night. Mcdonald won her sixth tony award for her role as billy holiday. Six is a Record Number of tonies for an actress. Among other winners all the way for best play a. Gentlemans guide love and murder won for best musical. There was also a winner with bay area roots. James monroe. Oh. World war ii. James monroe won the tony for his performance as the jeanie from aladdin. He thanked some of his teachers. You drive a mile, you gain or lose a degree . Reporter it is more than a degree a mile today. Bay area microclimates. We know we get that temperature spread everyday in the summertime. Today, nearly 50 d. Half moop bay 33 miles away from san moon bay 33 miles away did not hit 60. San ramon hit 106. So look at all those folks driving out of the San Francisco, there is a good chance the temperature will jump 20 degrees once they go through on highway 24. I will do the highs in the middle first. San jose, 88. Fremont 87. Concord 99. It is the extremes that are grabbing my attention today. Record high in livermore. 106degrees but on the same day in the same area, daily city had a high of 59 degrees only in the bay area does that happen. Very few places on earth. Certainly, the only place in the country where you can have that big a temperature spread. Nationals coming to opportunity to breezy, cool, but sunny. 58degrees at 7 15. Viibuilding off to our west. That is significant to us even though the low will miss us by 500 miles because as it gets closer, it brings back the on shore flow. That means triple digits are done epi pensland. As that low makes its closest pass into Southern Oregon starting wednesday, the on shore flow, that fan from the Pacific Ocean gets stronger and our temperatures will continue to drop back to normal by the middle of this week. Tomorrow, much cooler inland. Vallejo, 80. San jose 84. Private or not, its going to be believe it or not, it will be warmer in pacifica tomorrow. Near the bay, morning clouds. Afternoon sunshine. Not as warm. Highs in the mid to upper 60ed. That temperature spread, 50 degrees today. Were narrowing it a bit the next couple days. Today was kind of crazy. Huge temperature spread. Kind of crazy. All right, paul. Thanks. This sunday, San Francisco will honor the life and legacy of poet maya angelo. The celebration will be at her church. She often wrote about her experiences living in San Francisco. She stud did dance and drama. Was the first African American streetcar conductor. Sundays celebration will start at 1 00. Still ahead, rowing all the way to hawaii. The race that is taking boaters across the pacific. Robots are hitting the water, too. The International Competition testing students skills here in the bay area. ,,,,,,, thousands of people from ar the world are in ensenada, mexico for the start of the baja 500. The off road race run tens of thousands of people from around the world are in mexico for the start of the baja 500. 500miles of desert. Variety of divisions in the race, the one everyone cares about, the trophy truck division. The Great Pacific race got underway this morning. It doubt 0 as the biggest, baddest, human endurance challenge on the planet. Began many monterrey and will end in honolulu. The 24mile race involves teens from different countries. They postponed it until today. Teens from around the world are competing in the sailboat 2014 International Robotic sailing. The goal is to create an unmanned sailboat. Boats are six feet long and look like model boats. They are not controlled by remote. Computers on the individual boats are making the decisions. We have Software Built into the small computer on board that will basically tell the boat how to behave and surf in wind conditions at certain speeds. The competition ends on friday. Coming up in our next half hour, suing the ncaa. What former student athletes say the league should not be allowed to do. ,,,,, heat shields are compromised. 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