Chaplin came to tonights Police Commission meeting fresh from that Market Street drama. Four hours long. Which notably ended with an armed suicidal man in the hospital, not the morgue. From sky fox, a man prone on the pavement in front of the former Hibernia Bank of Market Street. Police giving him time and distance instead of rushing him with commands as they might have in the past. [ yelling ] reporter the confrontation began when officers saw the man behaving strangely, feared he was armed and demanded he show his hands which were out of view in his pockets. Then they fired beanbag rounds as he went down. He moved his hands a word. And they start shooting him. With beanbags. They could have cuffed him and took him, but no. This is a cousin of the suspect who believes the standoff could have been over in minutes not hours. S. W. A. T. Officers and 18 trained in crisis intervention recall as the man was suicidal asking police to shoot him. Streets were sealed off, service rerouted as crowds grew. The goal is to always never have any force if the person is in an altered state and we can get him into custody without force. Reporter bystanders expressed animosity to police stemming from past shootings. But police say the only time they fired flash bang and rubber pellets at the man was when he had a gun to his head. Threatening to kill himself. His relatives were called and negotiations went on bible until finally the man incapacitated but conscious was carried to a waiting ambulance. His only injury was from the Police Projectiles which evidence markers showed were numerous. Police ultimately recovered a revolver and ammunition on the man which is relevant which relatives found hard to believe. Bobby dont even carry a gun. If you ask the people around here, they tell you he fights. He dont carry no weapon. Reporter Toney Chaplin tasked with the job of turning the Department Around told the commission this incident was a credit. Deescalating situations instead of using deadly force. The fact this was a firearm, they showed extreme patience and getting close to the officers at the scene. Reporter whats the message to San Francisco . That we are embracing the sanctity of life and doing whatever we can to make sure that everyone involved in these situations leaves alive and enabled to see tomorrow. Reporter tonight, sfpd released a picture of the suspects gun. They say he was persuaded several times not to use it on himself. His cousin identified him to me as 29yearold bobby hayes of San Francisco. She says he is a father of two, it was her impression that he was intoxicated but she did not know him to be suicidal. Julie, tonight mayor ed lee issued a statement in which he praises the patience and restraint shown by Police Officers today. Such a Huge Police Response in downtown San Francisco that could have ended so differently. Deborah, thank you. A new grand jury report just released today finds that Police Investigations of officer involved shootings in San Francisco take too long to complete and are not transparent enough. The grand jury report points the finger not only at the Police Department but also at the District Attorneys office. They have a reasonable timeframe of about seven months during which this process should occur and at the end of which, there should be a conclusion to the investigation. Right now the average investigation is taking two to three years and thats unreasonable by any account. The grand jury listed several recommendations for streamlining. Providing more transparency, they include creating a task force that would consist of one member from the Police Department, the d. A. s office, the medical Examiners Office and the office of citizens Compliance Plus two respective community members. There have been 18 Deadly Police shootings in the city over the past five years. People in oakland in emeryville received an abrupt and unwelcome wakeup call early this morning. Take a look, massive sixalarm fire burned through a building under construction. The flames quickly spread and then jumping to a number of townhomes behind the site, forcing people to flee. The building that caused fires is located on san pablo avenue near west macarthur, not far from the home depot and the ikea store in emeryville. The flames were so large that they could be seen from all across the bay. In San Francisco. Fire crews were still hosing down the ashes more than 14 hours after that fire broke out. The two Paul Chambers has the latest on the investigation. He also learned about the high Tech Resource that helped crews in this firefight. Until the fire is extremist, officials were not be able to get a close look inside. The investigation is underway. They will be talking to residents looking at any pictures and footage of both media, community members, reporter Alameda CountySheriffs Office brown was helped used to help the Fire Department battle a reallife active fire. Crews have worked together in the past but nothing like the fire in emeryville, thermal imaging was able to send officials realtime video from well above the fire. Can detect dangers you could otherwise not see and in this particular instance, we were able to sense hot spots. This is helpful for the Incident Commander to see in realtime at the incident command post in order to adjust any positioning of equipment and to provide safety updates for personnel. Reporter crews continued to spray water on the building making sure the fire doesnt reignite. This building one on san pablo avenue was the scene of a sixalarm fire which started just before 3 00 this morning. It took more than 100 firefighters and 25 engines to battle the flames. People in the area report hearing numerous explosions. From cars and some say fireworks , at this time investigators are not sure the cause of the fire. It has not been uncommon to hear illegal fireworks late at night. However, nothing has been ruled out. The pyro guard, take a little bit more than just some sparks and fireworks to get it caught on fire. He has worked on the site for the last two months. He says one thing not been ruled out by coworkers is a possible link between the fire and a recent report of a burglary at the same emeryville building. Kind of pretty coincidental that get burglarized and a couple days later, gets burned down. Kind of popped in my head, you know maybe its connected. Maybe, you know, disgruntled employee maybe got fire. Reporter that statement was speculation but i will tell you pd did confirm there was a report of a burglary at the same building on sunday. That is still under investigation. In emeryville, paul tang Paul Chambers, fox 2 news. The fire spread from the unfinished Apartment Building to townhomes right next to it on the street in oakland. A number of people told us everything they owned went up in flames. 50 people who lived in that densely populated neighborhood near the site of that fire were displaced and tonight they are getting help from the red cross. I could hear my neighbors as a get out, get out, its a fire, get out i go to the front door and theres all these people, you know out on the street. At i could see this glow and i looked down the block and i saw a fire like i have never seen before. A nearby repair shop and about 20 cars that were in the lot were also destroyed by the things. Two investigates looks into the history of the Construction Company that was working on the building that burned. According to cal osha, davis Reed Construction has reported only two minor Safety Incidents in the past five years. One was dismissed, the other resulted in a 600 fine. Stay with ktvu on air and online for the latest on the investigation into what started that massive fire. A san jose man is behind bars tonight accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 10. 51yearold alaysha corey is being held on 1 million bail. Investigators with the los gatos Police Department say they received information about an assault on a minor in los gatos on june 25. He was taken into custody for days later at his home in san jose without incident. New tonight a group of retired judges from Santa Clara County speaking out against the effort to remove judge aaron persky from the bench. Persky has been under fire since his controversial sentencing in the brock turner Sexual Assault case. Ktvus Azenith Smith is asset stanford tonight with why the judges say removing persky could set a dangerous precedent. Azenith . Reporter frank, this is the open letter 18 judges assigned. And it comes as more than 5000 people have signed an online petition refusing to serve as a juror in judge perskys courtroom. By now youve likely heard of judge aaron persky thousands of people wanting recalled after he sentenced former stanford student brock turner to six months. He was convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman outside a fraternity party, a sentence many viewed as lenient setting off a national firestorm. Name any trial judge who has not made a decision that has been unpopular. That doesnt mean that the person should just lose ones job. Reporter among 18 retired judges in Santa Clara County this open letter, while she doesnt agree with perskys decision, she wants him to keep his job. In the letter the judges say removing persky could be a serious threat to judicial independence. If this recall succeeds, this will send a message to every single judge in the state of california, look over your shoulder. Test the winds before you make your ruling. Its my view that the people who are leading this recall are abusing the recall process. The letter went on to say persky took the brock turner case seriously and followed the recommendation of the probation officer. From the east coast, Michele Dauber who is behind perskys recall efforts said she read the letter and contends the recall is inappropriate. It is not a threat to judicial independence. To remove a biased judge because the grant of independence portends upon having an unbiased, fair and impartial decision maker. This comes as womens Advocacy Group ultraviolet announced nearly 5400 people in california have signed a petition refusing to serve as a juror. All this although some judges say this is undermining the legal process. Reporter you may be wondering whats next for judge persky. Its a waitandsee approach since persky will likely be reelected in november, running unopposed, and these online recall partitions cannot be circulated until next year. Azenith smith on the Stanford University campus tonight, thank you. I dont have to be scared anymore. Still to come tonight, a family nightmare ends with a double homicide. The young girl who must now move on without her mother. Dozens of bay area musicians, Young Musicians are flying out of sfo for a concert tour to a country many people have never visited from america. Why this is especially poignant for one young man who overcame some hardships to get here. A man was killed today in a fiery crash when his s. U. V. Slammed right into a multimillion dollar home in San Francisco. It happened along 32nd avenue in the sea cliff neighborhood, both of the car and the home ended up catching fire. Ktvus Cristina Rendon spoke with police about the efforts to save the driver. Reporter this dramatic cell phone video shows a car engulfed in flames minutes after it crashed into a home in San Franciscos sea cliff neighborhood wednesday afternoon. Neighbors rushed out of their homes in shock. One of our neighbors also had mentioned that she went running to the car and obviously couldnt because it came up so fast and so furiously. Reporter Police Officers tried to use fire extinguishers on the car but the driver could not be saved. The flames and the heat became unbearable really quickly. And Fire Department came out here and then by the time it was unfortunately too late. Reporter police say the driver was traveling fast northbound on 32nd avenue. He bumped a few cars parked along the street. Missed a curb and drove straight into the house. The house caught fire too. Firefighters kept flames from spreading to other homes and rescued two dogs inside. They say no one was home. It was a shock to me. We know the people who live there. Immediately concerned about them and their house and wondering if anyone was home. Reporter the driver lived nearby and was a senior citizen. Definitely said that the driver passed away. Reporter police arent sure if this is a case of reckless driving or if the driver possibly had a medical condition. The track the crash itself is under instigation. In San Francisco, Cristina Rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. Palo alto police are alerting the public about a man who exposed himself to a 12 yearold girl this afternoon. Police say the girl was walking her dog along with this road near north california avenue about 1 40 this afternoon when a man drove up next to her and exposed himself. The girl took out her phone and the man drove off. He was described as latino in his 40s with short dark hair driving an older silver four door sedan. Bay area music students are about to take a trip of a lifetime to a place most americans have never visited. The oakland sympathy symphony Youth Orchestra is heading to havana. Jana katsuyama is light at the airport where students are meeting right now to catch their flight. Jana . Reporter the students are inside with instruments and music waiting for their flight. They are going to cuba for a series of concerts, music and cultural lessons as well. They said they are very excited. We did also talked to one violist who said the trip means the world to him after a bitter loss. Making music is public and personal. We all have such a sweet tone. Reporter deeply personal for cassidy hall, a 16yearold violist who joined the Youth Orchestra last year. This shot is really great. Its the best orchestra ive ever been in. It has such a great environment. Really great people. Reporter cassidys has for three years now, music has been his lifeline. I started when i was in sixth grade. And then when i was in ninth grade, my mom had passed away from cancer. And i kind of lost everything. That ever meant anything to me. The only things i had left with music. I felt very alone. And the only thing i ever let in was the music. Whenever i play music, i feel connected to her. She would just smile, i think. She would be very proud. Yeah. Reporter proud his father says, seeing their son a member of the orchestra embarking on a concert tour to cuba. 57 students have spent months practicing and scraping together funds for a monumental chance their conductor says he didnt want them to miss. Its an opportunity that might not come again. If you dont go now it might be different if you go later. Reporter the students are set to play three concerts in three different cities and theyll get a coaching session in afro cuban music. Looking forward to exploring the museums and the concert, meeting the locals would be really fun. A little bit nervous, so exciting, yeah. Reporter its a trip there conductor hopes will teach the musics power to Transcend National boundaries, culture and time. You can see it in their body language that its not something foreign to them. Doesnt matter that its from a couple hundred years ago. Or that somebody was wearing a white wig while writing the music. None of this really ultimately matters. For cassidy, hell be thinking of that meaning and his mother. With every note. Pro cookie prokofiev. She would love romeo and juliet. Reporter at 4000 per student to take the trip, they will plan to continue fundraising when they come back. They set up an indigo site for help but certainly this is an experience which many say will be enriching, not just now but for years to come. Reporting live from sfo, jana katsuyama, ktvu fox 2 news. Another cool down there again, a lot of fog along the coast, a lot of fog in your neighborhood right now. Weve got fog filling in across the bay, Livermore Valley into san rafael and san pablo. Just like this morning, tomorrow morning is the same deal where youve got fog out in dublin and san ramon. When you wake up, foggy, daytime highs tomorrow are going to be just like today, that means 70s for most of us in the warm spots with a few low 80s. 30mile an hour guest in fairfield, winds are continuing in concord, to just a street in the moist cool air which is good. If you like cool weather to sleep in. The airconditioners arent clicking on. The fire danger is down. Air quality is good. But youve got for the jackets on. Foggy in oakland, a lot of wind in the trip. Fog motoring over the former peak and temperature tomorrow around the bay in the 60s. When you get to the hotspots, normally 90 . You are in the 70s. 75 out in concord, 79 out towards the Livermore Valley and in the far reaches of our warmest spots tomorrow, low 80s. Still to come here, uproar across lou