Information on what this could have been. Updating with you the new information that we just got about 90 seconds ago they do know what the projectile was. It was a large nut. Im supposed to be sent a picture. As soon as i get it we will bring it to you. But right now the question is what exactly is it. A large nut. Im told its too big to be a lug nut off a vehicle so its something else, and where did it come from . How did it get in the roadway, et cetera . The officer was telling me its very important if youre transporting goods on the freeway to make sure everything is secure so that nothing falls off onto the roadway, because when somebody drives over it at a highspeed, 1 00 in the afternoon, on the 101, traffic is moving at a pretty good clip because rush hour hasnt kicked in yet. That can get caught up in your tires, spun up and shoot out from your tires. In this case it went to the opposite side of the 101 freeway from the southbound side to the northbound side, went through this gentlemans windshield, hit him in his neck, killing him. He crashed in between the university and the willow road overpasses. So now the investigation, what exactly was the object, some kind of nut, but specifically what it is and where did it come from. Live in menlo park, jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. Its just horrible. Jesse, obviously theyre looking into whether this may have been accidental but are they also looking at the possibility that maybe someone threw this off an overpass or that someone chucked it out the window of a car going in the other direction . Reporter you know, anything is possible. Thats what they said to me, frank. Anything is possible. Could somebody throw that off an overpass with enough force to get it to go through a windshield . Maybe not. But if an object like that were to get caught up in tires of a moving vehicle thats doing 65, 70 Miles Per Hour that could give it enough speed and force to shatter through a windshield and hit somebody and kill them. So thats probably where theyre going to go with this. It doesnt at this point appear like it was thrown. It looks like it may have been an object in the roadway. As soon as i get this text, i was hoping i would have it by the time we hit air but as soon as i get the picture of this item, as soon as i get an idea i will put on my social media, well put it out there for everyone to see, and we can update the story that way, frank. All right, jesse gary along highway 101 on the peninsula, thank you. Also on the peninsula a small plane landed safely just shy of the water near menlo park. Police say the plane went down 2 45 this afternoon. From skyfox you can see a chp helicopter landed nearby to help with the rescue. Responders say it looks like the two people on board got out safely. Authorities say the plane landed near the ravenswood open space pre seven three miles north of the palo alto airport. No word on what caused the pilot to make the emergency landing. Breaking news now from the Bay Area Police sex exploitation scandal. Two big twoments to tell you about at this hour. Criminal charges have now been filed in this case, and attorneys for the young woman at the center of the scandal took the first step today towards a big lawsuit against the city of oakland. Our ktvu Crime Reporter henry lee has been following the case from the beginning. Lets start with that claim. Theyre asking for a lot of money. Thats right, 66 million is being sought in damages by this woman now known as Jasmine Abuslin against the officer who took his own life last fall. This is the first step in the lawsuit. The City Attorney has received the lawsuit but has not commented on it. It also comes on the same day that charges have been officially filed against two officers linked to this young woman. Thats right. The first officer is former livermore officer dan black. The d. A. Says that dan black picked jasmine up in his rv and tack her out to dinner and said im not paying you but i will buy you dinner. The two allegedly had sexual relations in his rv in a public place. He is charged with misdemeanors. The other officer, and before we go to that, also we found pictures of dinner plates that jasmine posted on her social media that do seem to jibe with these dinner dates, one at spangers in berkeley, another in albany. She talked about having dinner with this former officer, dan black. Now, a second officer, who has since resigned from Oakland Police, Sergeant Leroy johnson, is accused of failing to report child abuse as a mandated reporter. He allegedly had some Facebook Chats with jasmine in which she said she was having sex with other oakland officers. She asked him not to report it. He said he would not. Investigators found another screen shot of their conversation where he asked, i hope youre an adult, and she responds, i would be lying. So very serious allegation. These are also misdemeanor charges filed against that retired Oakland Police sergeant. Could we see more charges down the line, and also we have this claim now, the precursor, if you will to a lawsuit, asking for 66 million against the Oakland Police department. Are you getting the sense that we are also going to see lawsuits against the Richmond Police department, maybe the Alameda County sheriffs department, and some of these other departments, perhaps even the Livermore Police department, that are caught up in this . Thats right. Jasmines attorneys have told us they do intend to file litigation, first in the form of claims. I will note that Sergeant Leroy johnson and others are also named in the civil claim, and al immediate that county d. A. Nancy omalley has said from the getgo i intend to charge seven officers. She has now filed against two so we do expect five more in the pipeline. Big developments today. Would these all be misdemeanors, or when she comes back and starts testifying could the charges be upped . With we looking at potential felony charms . Potentially but against these two these are all misdemeanors. The charges differ from one person to another. Just the beginning. Henry, thank you. Police released video they say shows a man who set fire to a 9 11 memorial flag display. It happened at the East Palo AltoFire Department last sunday on the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Firefighters had put up 343 american flags representing each of the firefighters who died in the collapse of the twin towers. Police say about a dozen of the flags were destroyed or damaged by the fire. If you recognize this man, East Palo Alto, the Police Department, would sure like to hear from you. Well, the conspiracy about president obamas birthplace resurfaced today on the campaign trail. As joel waldman tells us, republican nominee donald trump held a News Conference where he abandoned his birther beliefs. President barack obama was born in the united states, period. Reporter donald trump putting an exclamation point on the birther controversy pinning it on his political opponent despite cries from some that trump himself started it all. Hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. The hot button issue reignited by rival Hillary Clinton during her return to the campaign try. Today the democratic nominee reasserting the claim from the very beginning reeked of bigotry. He is feeding into the worst impulses, the bigotry and bias that lurks in our country. Reporter speaking from a black womens agenda symposium clinton was just blocks away from trumps new d. C. Hotel where he countered her claim of racism but not before decorated of the military threw their support behind the republican nominee. The latest tension as a new poll shows trump and clinton separated by just one point nationally with just 53 days to go before election day. Hillary clintons number one challenge and problem is in getting the democratic activist base enthused about her. Reporter president obama himself also weighing in on the birther controversy today saying, im pretty confident where i was born. In washington, joel waldman, fox news. She was on a walk with her daughter and her dog and out of nowhere three coyotes charged at her golden retriever. What Daly City Police told us they plan to do to deal with the threat of coyote attacks. Plus, fire crews had more than just flames to deal with at a house fire today. Why a woman fought with crews to try to get back into her burning condo. The weekend is here and we have got some warming or increasing temperatures to talk about for your saturday and sunday. Keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side keep on the sunny side of life keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side keep on the sunny side of life a woman from daly city says three coyotes tried to attack her dog while she and her eight yearold daughter were walking in a park. The attack happened yesterday in the westlake neighborhood near lake merced and the olympic club. Tara moriarty talked to the daly city woman and her daughter about what happened. We were throwing the ball for the dog, and the next thing i happened to just look and i was thinking, what are those. Reporter around 3 45 yesterday afternoon anna marie done and her eightyearold daughter say three coyotes charged at their golden retriever millie. Three coyotes came out of nowhere chasing her, trying to attack her. My mom yelled, oh my god, theres coyotes. I thought she was kidding, but then i saw them, and they nearly bit millies tail. Reporter she says she has seen coyotes before but this is the first time that theyve been aggressive and theyve tried to attack. This is the first time that that has happened. So, yeah, i think something definitely should be done about them. Reporter as you may recall coyotes killed two dogs in San Francisco and injured many more. When the city announced that residents would have to learn how to coexist with the wild animals many people were outraged. We dont after plan to eradicate coyotes obviously. Reporter daly city says they will adopt a plan similar to San Franciscos and post warning signs. Parents with Young Children should be aware of their sur roundings. Reporter officials secured garbage and tried to educate people about not littering or feeding the coyotes as well as keeping their dogs on a leash but many felt that wasnt enough that perhaps the city needed to consider injecting the animals with some kind of birth control. Officials say they will discuss the issue at a City Council Meeting september 27th at 7 00 p. M. In the meantime, this woman says she knows what to do if she spots a coyote again. I think i would scream and shout to make them scared, because then theyll go away. Reporter in daily city, tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. Officials on the peninsula are working to determine the cause of a fire that killed a beloved pet. Flames ripped through a townhome unit in the 2300 block of ticonderoga road. The fire destroyed one unit and damaged two others. All of the residents were able to get out safely but a dog unfortunately was trapped and ultimately died. The animals owner became overcome with grief and tried to get past police in an effort to save her dog. It became very apparent that she was a danger to herself. She made statements such as, i want to die with my dog so the only thing we could do to protect her and the community and protect her from herself was to place her under arrest. The dog had been sick, and sew was on medication, so probably did not realize wasnt even able to bark. After a short time in custody, the woman was cited and released. Officers say theyve already contacted the d. A. And have no intine filing charges against that woman. The impact residents are said to be staying with residents until repairs are made. Some experts say that half of all firefighters in San Francisco will develop some form of job related cancer. Its an astoppedding figure. So starting today dozens of photographs of San Francisco firefighters are on display at the Harvey Milk Photo Center at debose park. The art of fire exhibit is free but organizers hope it will drum up support for the Cancer Prevention foundation. What people arent aware of are the stories that happen 10 years down the line, and that is the men and women of our profession catching cancer at very high rates. Not only in San Francisco but throughout the entire firefighting profession. Retired captain tony stefani battled Kidney Cancer for years. He hopes this will draw sponsors for a dinner to raise money for Cancer Prevention and treatment. Well, as we take a live look outside at mount diablo a reminder, everyone, that tomorrow is a spare the air day. It is the 20th alert of the season. High temperatures, light winds all expected to push pollution to unhealthy levels. So people are urged to carpool, bike, or take mass transit. That recent video of a shark leaping out of the water on ocean beach isnt keeping sirves out of the water. This group was out today making the most of the waves and the mild weather. Yesterday we showed you the video of that great white as a shark researcher reminded us just because you dont see sharks doesnt mean theyre not out there. Great lights and others often cruise offshore but usually out of sight. Lets bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin who has been sunk for years and years. Im pretty sure i know the answer, but if you see a shark like that, you are going to go out and susan. Yeah, because its just like if you go hiking in the hills and you come across a mountain lion, its kind of a weird feeling. Its not statistically correct to be scared of sharks just because it doesnt happen. Think about how little it happens. 35 years of surfing, ive never been i know guys that have been bit, and i have seen them, but 35 years. Think of that. Its just so jarring when you see a picture like. That. Yeah, i think so too. That shark couldnt have been more than maybe 75 yards offshore. The ironic thing, right now the cereals pupping. This is when the whites come in. This is when the sunk gets really good between now and christmas. So its this convergence. Youve got these guys showing up to eat the baby seals along the marin county coastline and the fairlawns, and then youve got sirves who are like, well, the winds are dying down. This is the best time of year to surf and its the most sharks you ever see, although this year is going to be interesting because with all the humpback activity, i have never seen sea life like this. Weve add proliferation. Big whales out in the bay. Its crazy. Weve never seen this. All bets are off how many are out there. We talk about it all the time. Its a primitive fear. Its hard to shake. I worry about it, but its just funny. You drive on the freeway, theyre dangerous. We go outside. St. Louis, down towards louisiana, you guys are getting hit with heavy rain and were thinking about College Football saturday. Especially down at lsu, a big game, and i think theyre going to be real wet there. Well be watching that through the next couple of days as the rain continues to move through the nations midsection. Fog along the coast for us. There it is. Its warming up. Theres a spare the air day. Heather told you about that. The good thing about a spare the air day on a saturday, you dont have commutes. So it does put a squish on your barbecues. Youre not supposed to barbecue. You can use gas but you cant use charcoal technically on a spare the air day. It is going to be hard with the air sinking. Thats why theres the spare the air day. It is going to be hard to monitor people out in danville and crockett. If you want to light your barbecue, youre not supposed to but how are you going to monitor that . Its saturday. But lets hope that people dont. But its a weekend. They typically dont do spare the air days on the weekend because theres not traffic. But people work hard all week, then they go, i want to have a barbecue. What do you think it is then thats causing them to call the alert . Theres some smoke from the soberanes fire, and theyre being cautious, and they should be. Because the temperature sin creasing . Yeah, and the lid on the atmosphere, but thats a hard thing to do, to tell people that work hard all week, kids in the backyard, they want to barbecue. Use gas barbecues. Youre fine. Bill, thank you. The lines werent as long as they have but in past years but the enthusiasm for the new iphone seems just as strong. Were also going to tell you about the popular person that was part of the welcoming crew at one apple store on the peninsula. A big, big name. And coming up at 6 00, controversy surrounding the National Anthem continues. The Bay Area High SchoolFootball Team thats planning on taking a knee tonight in support of colin kaepernick. Honey, is the internet back yet . 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