Former commissioners who say in part, this is par for the course this. Is how they do business. A whole variety of affairs. If you read an email that says were talking about two judges. Theres a world of difference between the two. Can we get someone worse. Its a very important case and its now in jeopardy. Thats what pg e was sending. Looking at this in the wake of san bruino, you say maybe this isnt the way things should be getting done. Workers have voted to go on strike tomorrow. Those going on strike are engineers and mechanics who work on the bridge. Golden state transit ferries and buses will not be affected. New at 6 00 oclock, it was red tagged in the wake of the napa earthquake, but some are questioning whether the Vallejo Post Office was that badly damaged. Mark, why the skepticism . Reporter theyve been talking about closing this post office for years now and people in vallejo who want to keep this open are accusing the city of using this red tag and the recent earthquake as an excuse to close these doors for good. One disappointed afterra another. Their post office is red tagged. When would you like to see this open . Now. Reporter sooner the better . Sooner the better, yes. Reporter a sign on the door directs people to this post office, all the way across down, a long 45 minute walk in an area where some dont drive. Its inconvenient for you to come here. Yes. I just got a ride from someone who i cannot do every time. Reporter people in vallejo want to know what now . Does this mean the city will replace the post office and build their coveted parking garage . I can tell you it would not be in the citys interest to use the earthquake as an excuse because this is a cityowned building, so we may be on the hook for the repairs to that building. Reporter keen says the repairs will be made at an estimate of 700,000. I think were talking weeks. I think the plan is to try to get that open here in the next couple of weeks if not sooner. Reporter even if its sooner, its later where this story takes a turn. Down the road, this post office could turn into a parking garage. Keen assured that idea is years away and if it does happen, vallejo will have a post office somewhere downtown. We know there is a need in the downtown area for a retail presence so people can continue to have a place to drop off their mail, get money orders, pick up their mail. Reporter for people who say this red tag is just a conspiracy, the city manager says it is not. It is very real. He says there was significant damage to this building, including the roof, the floor. Liz, they even found asbestos under the time. The city says crews are working right now so that the post office can open as soon as possible and tomorrow napa county will check in with residents to see how theyre doing. Public Health Workers and volunteers will go door to door surveying the area hit hardest by the quake. The information will be used to help prepare for the next big earthquake. Police say the driver who slammed into this bar in San Francisco was in trouble way before he lost control of the car. Tonight hes under arrest. Pacific and columbus where the bar is still a mess. Anne. Reporter it is, ken. Crews outside have done a great job cleaning up the debris that was outside. There was also crown molding. Behind me, you see theyve already boarded up the double doors where the car plowed through. One of the bars owners says its going to be a while before they reopen. A car came down columbus and drove through comstocks front doors. Another person was also taken to the hospital, but wasnt seriously hurt. That surprised witnesses who say it sounded like an explosion. To me, it was going at a high speed and i didnt hear any brakes or anything like that. Its a miracle that no one was killed. They had a very busy lunch room earlier. Reporter the driver was arrested for a marijuana warrant out of sacramento. Police say they he does not speak english and they do not know if he was under the influence. The bar was built in 1907. Ken, they are hoping to get the adjacent saloon open by next week. A driver is being tested for drug or alcohol impairment tonight. Wildfires have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes. In madeira county has burned nearly two dozen buildings. The [ indiscernible ] fire is now at 39acres. Anjali has more from the fire lines. Reporter thick, dense, and dark smoke from the king fire continues to billow over the canyon, filling the air. Large helicopters perform air drops of water over the fire as residents forced out of their homes watch from below. Were nervous. We all have stuff to do and be somewhere. So its a big time out in life. Reporter crews are also fighting the flames on the ground, building containment lines to protect nearby homes. The flames at one point causing a burn over forcing a hand crew to take cover for their lives. Cal fire says those crews deployed fire tents, which protected them. Theyll get to their escape route, cover themselves with shelter until the fire burns over them. Reporter the king fire is burning in an area that hasnt seen a fire in decades, so the thick dense terrain is making it easy for the fire to spread. In the end of the day, its all stuff. It can be replaced. Just pray that all the firefighters are safe out there today protecting all of our assets and this community. Anjali hemphill reporting. They tweeted out this photo earlier today. The red cross has opened a shelter in oakhurst where the courtney fire is burning. Its damaged or destroyed at least 22 buildings in the Foothill Community near yosemite. Tonight, about 1,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders and many worry they may not have homes to go back to. Im hoping its there. Im praying its there. It would be too much of a heart break to lose it. This is the third fire in that area so far this year. Its 20 percent contained tonight. A miles long traffic back up during the morning commute and interstate 880 in oakland closed in both directions for several hours. It was all because of a Chain Reaction crash involving an suv, a semi and several vehicles. He come across, ping pong. You can only imagine what happened. Pullover, get out of the way. I was like whats going on . Reporter the fire erupted just after 3 00 this morning. A semislammed through this center divider. There were at least 10 vehicles in the crash. Cars backed up, cant move. Pandemonium, man. Reporter the crash injured 9, three of those suffered serious injuries. Im glad to be alive. I think if i had been driving 10 seconds earlier, i would have been involved. Reporter some drivers made their own exit over this fence deciding they doesnt have time for the sig alert, but most waited for hours. There was a taco truck that actually started serving food. Reporter as a complete stop turned to a crawl this morning, it got back to routine. God bless whatever happened to those people. Reporter it definitely ruined a lot of commutes in morning. Its the third busiest stretch in the area. Kpix 5. All lanes were reopened by 9 30 this morning. A tell tale chunk in his surf board from a guy who is lucky to be alive. Also at the beach, are there invisible dangers that could make you sick . The new app that helps you find them before its too late. Hurricane odile not as warm today courtesy of that low returning from the pacific ocean. Its going to rain this week. Find out when next. Iwith something terrible to admit. I treated thousands of patients, risked their lives, while high on prescription drugs. I was an addict. Im recovered now, but an estimated 500,000 medical professionals are still out there, abusing drugs or alcohol. Police, airline pilots, bus drivers. Theyre randomly tested for drugs and alcohol. But not us doctors. You can change that vote yes on proposition 46. Your lives are in our hands. Monterey bay. Just before on saturday night a warning to swimmers and surfers in santa cruise county. A great white shark attacked a man in monterey bay. Beau browning says he was surfing. He said he had just caught his 2nd wave when a 15 foot long great white shark jumped out of the water. Out of nowhere, i was popped into the air by 10, 15 feet, and i looked down and saw a shark. Rolled over on my board and it took a bite on my way down. Browning had no injuries in the attack, but his board not so lucky. New at 6 00, it is not the sharks you have to worry about at San Francisco beaches. An invisible danger is lurking in the water and it could make you sick. John ramos shows you the app could show an early warning. Reporter thats why cole fox and other die hard swimmers like it so much. Its enclosed, theres not so many waves this. Is awesome. Reporter but the still waters can collect bacteria. So the water is tested here and 13 other beaches each week. If they dont meet the state standard for Water Quality recreation, we let people know. Reporter aquatic park had below standard. People get so much of their information through apps, we wanted to join the trend. Reporter the today the city launched sf beaches. I feel Water Quality isnt something thats really talked about that much. Now that you brought it up, maybe i should. Reporter the warning have opened cole foxs eyes and perhaps convinced him to swim with his mouth closed. The sf beaches ana an is free and available for the iphone and android. Its hard to see video you talk about sharks and dirty water. This weather makes you want to go swimming. You have to pick your spot and download the app. Really nice day. We get highs in the 70s and 80s everywhere. Livermore, 85. Good evening to you in san jose. Beautiful day, 77. One of the warmer spots would be San Francisco. A high of 71 degrees. Where do we go tonight . Right around 60. 60 for oakland and fremont. Sunrise at 6 53. Yes, it is getting later. Look at all this activity off the coastline of oregon and washington. One week from today is the first day of autumn. Things are getting active to our north. That activity will slowly work its way to us. By wednesday, we will have this low pressure area moving closer to us. By wednesday night, those of you in sonoma county, lake county, you will have rainfalling outside of your house. That rain will slowly work its way through to the bay area. Its going to be about a 10th of an inch of rain at most. But it may affect your commute. Tomorrow, no rain. Lots of sunshine, mild temperatures. Vallejo, your high for tuesday, 65. We get cloudier ahead of the front on wednesday. Wednesday night, thursday morning, the sweet sound of rain. Pitterpatter on the roof top. I know this makes ken super happy. Ken asked whats next. The answer is absolutely not. High pressure builds back in. Its all about the sunshine next weekend. Its a start. A oneday deal is better than a noday deal. Weve had a noday deal since like easter. Whens the last time we had rain . The top two san jose mayoral candidates hail from the same alma mater. Today they met up for a q and a session. Fielded questions from faculty and students this morning at the jesuit private school. One hot topic for voters assemble safety and how they plan to get more cops on the street. Theres 140 funded positions there. My intention is to get the litigation settled out into a way it doesnt roll back into the gates that have been made on the pension side. My opponent would like to go back to the day where we pay unsustainable pensions and retirement benefits. We cant go back because we cant afford it. When asked what they would fix, both candidates said homelessness. San francisco is coming up with a plan to keep drivers from blocking busy intersections. The campaign was last used nearly 30 years ago. It targets drivers who ignore yellow and red lights and block intersections preventing cross traffic from moving. Issue expensive tickets to those who get caught in the middle of those intersections. Starting tomorrow, drivers could face fines for getting too close to bicyclists. A threefoot buffer zone. Drivers will be able to pass bikers at a closer distance as long as they slow to a safer speed. Its important to give enough space so you dont hit them, but also if the cyclist hits a pot hole or needs to swerve, that three feet gives them a little space to maneuver with. Demonstrate how big that buffer zone really is. Fines from violating the three foot rule start at 35. Still ahead, no pads for some kids of hightech parents. Why theyre not letting their own kids go digital even though its their bread and butter. Whos on the hook for insurance in accidents on these driverless cars. Extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. Joining the soccer team. Getting help with math. Going to prom. I want to learn to swim. Its hard to feel normal, when you cant do the normal things. To help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities that, for most kids, are a normal part of growing up. Not everyone can be a foster parent. Siskiyou county town of we at least 15 hundred peopl just in to our news room, a fire has destroyed homes. At least 1500 people are evacuated and right now firefighters also have their hands full with fires burning in Eldorado County and madeira county. The apple founder would not let his own kids play with computers. Other Silicon Valley parents agree, no more ipads as pacifiers. Reporter in palo alto, parents are starting to draw the line on giving their kids technology. They think playing is sitting in a sedentary place with their thumbs reporter wilson said she doesnt want her kids using tablets, laptops and phones until at least middle school. I think its great for adults to a point, but i think its its so hard now to have a natural childhood, get them out and play. We call it the ipad. Reporter in fact, even steve jobs kept ipads and iphones away from his three kids. Im really surprised about that. Frankly, i would think he would have really encouraged it. Reporter that did not stop him from selling hard to the rest of us. Its unbelievably great. Way better than a laptop. Reporter for most families, technology isnt a bad thing, but it should be limited to create more wellrounded children. There is definitely a time to be engaged in technology and learn how to use technology, but theres also the importance of social skills and having those interactions with other people. Reporter some parents say the more technology, the better. Its really interactive, so puzzles and games, matching games and stuff. He can learn. Reporter he also takes photos with his dads iphone and hes just 22 months old. Access to technology has been linked to improved reading skills, but a recent study also found too much screen time can cause vision problems. Auto insurers are facing problems with cars that drive themselves. Automated vehicles are expected to hit show rooms by 2016. So what will that do to Auto Insurance rates . The more automated the car is, the lower premiums should be. The dmv will likely hold the person in the automated car partially responsible in an accident. The dmv is currently developing regulations for selfdriving cars. Some new hires in the nfl to address the leagues troubles. Whos now heading up the effort against Domestic Violence . A hurricane barreled through the baja peninsula. A bay area woman shows her photos of the damage. Getting a lot of attention right here in the bay area as scotland looks for independence from the uk. We get an earful about that what really means. ,,,,,, it makes me happy to go on the computer. I like feeling smart. Internet essentials from comcast has brought lowcost Internet Access to over 1. 4 million lowincome people at home. Internet essentials helped me progress in my schoolwork. It helped my grades move higher. Today its the largest Broadband Adoption program in america. It helped me a lot. Comcast. Helping to bridge the digital divide. Youre watching kpix 5 news. Now at 6 chitter, a post game fender bender turns violent and fellow fans jump in. 31 people were arrested, mostly alcoholrelated. But one was for assault. Only on 5, mark sayre with a fender bender that turned into a beating. Reporter Santa Clara Police tonight confirm they are investigating this case as an assault, an auto collision, and a possible dui. Robert bell stock looks at the front end damage to his car just one day after he says he was intentionally hit by a man in an suv. It is what happened next that has Police Investigating the possible assault. Knocked on the window and said, hey, because he looked like he was going to take off. He opened his door, threw me on the floor unexpectedly. Reporter while he was taken by surprise to be thrown to the ground, he says fellow fans rushed to help. There were hundreds of people there. People walking by the cars 5 seconds, there was 20 people on top of him. Reporter are you grateful for those people . Definitely. Reporter fans held the suspect until police arrived. Bellstock says he is physically okay. He has a bruise on his wrist, a swollen thumb and his glasses were broken in the assault. Levi stadium still has progress to make. I think they have a big security problem. I thought candle stick was bad. Candlestick got under control in the last couple years. Reporter bellstock says he went to the apartment this morning to have his injuries photographed. And he does plan to press charges against the man in the suv. Another nfl player is making headlines today. Adrian peterson is publicly apologizing and insisting he is not a child abuser. Peterson posted on twitter that hes sorry for hurting his 4 year old son. He was charged with child abuse for whipping the boy with a tree branch. Hes due in court tomorrow. Today the vikings reinstated peterson to play. Former Baltimore Ravens star ray rice plans to appeal his open ended suspension from the nfl. The nfl association is expected to fight that. Rice was initially fined half a Million Dollars and suspended for two games. The nfl is taking steps to curb criticism. Today it appointed three female advisers to the league on Domestic Violence issues. Certainly as well as the independent investigation are positive steps. The question becomes whether or not its enough in the face of the fact that the nfl is going through a period of crisis right now from a Public Relations standpoint. The women appointed are strong choice and it will be up to the league to correct a path of destruction in its wake. Hurricane odile severely damaged Hotel Lobbies and left debris. The category 3 storm hit the coast. One woman posted these photos to her Facebook Page sho