The bear fire started and who started it. The suspect, 54yearold marlon coy, is charged with several crimes in connection to the october 16 blaze, including arson. Our jesse gary is live with the latest op the case. Jesse . Reporter guys, good afternoon to you. During our fox it coverage with the fires, we told you of a man who was ayered for looting the homes of evacuees. Now police say that same man intentionally set the bear fire, costing some residents their homes. Reporter the suspect wanted for sparking the bear fire was never far away. He was quickly determined to be american of interest in our investigation. Reporter marlon bael coy is charged with arson causing Great Bodily Injury and burglariy for looting his neighbors homes. You his victims were at a loss to describe how they felt without using profanity. This is about as low as you can get. Reporter the fire torched trees, burnt brush, and burnt cars are all that remain. Reporter there were constant problems with this property since the owners niece moved in. They were calling the sheriff cop substantiately for everything from an illegal chop shop to having an illegal marijuana operation. Then marlon coy dot into an argument with 3w other men. Coy then started a fire which grew into the bear fire. Reporter the 391 acre fire destroyed 2 home, 2 outstructures, 17 cars, and forced 150 residents to evacuate. 13 firefighters were injured during firefighting operations. Coy tried to loot the homes of evacuees only to be caught. Rarely have i seen a more reckless action than those commit bid this dpraid man. If not for the heroic efforts by first responders, he could easily be facing murder charges today. Reporter coy is the only person charged, but Officials Say their investigation isnt over and more charges can come in the days ahead. The d. A. Says coy will be arraigned next monday or tuesday theres no word on the fate of the 3 men who were arguing with coy when the fire was set, if they will face charges as well. Were live in our san jose studios. Back to you in oakland. Thank you for that report, jesse. Pg e is pushing for customers to foot at lee part of the bill if the Utility Company is found to be responsible for the north bay wildfires. Tom bake tom bakard has the latest. Reporter before pg e has been found responsible for anything in the wine country fires, its stock value has decreased almost 22 . Thats billions of dollars. Thats probably because theres no hard rule as to whether pg e will pay even if its fires or equipments started the fires. Reporter whos responsible for the wine country fires is far from an answered question that may never be determined. Part of it may be blamed on pg e which even know has a very deep pocket. The question of responsibility and who pays whether its the rate payers or shareholders is really left up to cpuc. Reporter this issue dates back to firestorms in san diego 10 years ago. Even thoughed a my straitive law judges have said that San Diego Gas and electric should pay 380 million for its negligence, that utility keeps coming back to the commission with new reasons, theory, and strategies for why ratepayers, not shareholders, should pay for the damage. Pg es has also been in extensive you talks with the California PublicUtility Commission which could side with them over the customers. We talked with them on this vital statewide safety topic. The reason that pg e is so concerned about this case is because its going to set a precedent. Reporter that could mean that etch if pg e is ultimately town. Negligent in the wine country fires, the cp rushings could shift billions of dollars of cost to ratepayers. Wildfires and the method with which they are treated presently have realworld and potentially longterm implications on operations, risk management, and the the financial standing of every Energy Company in the state. We felt it was extremely important that the commission hear the perspectives of all Energy Companies and all of those we represent, our customers and those we serve here in california. When the reporter when the utility make profit, the shareholders benefit. When the utility screws one the shareholders should pay. Its just fair. Reporter so consider this, it has take an decade and still no answer from the cpuc. Tom bakar, ktvu fox 2 news. Thousand thous of students returned to santa rosa schools for the First Time Since the destructive entire started nearly 3 weeks ago. The disaster forced a number of schools to shut down and left many students and Staff Members without a place to live. Alex savage was at the pinier high school for this e emotional first day back. Reporter there were hugs and tears this morning as students and staff arrived at pinier high school in santa rosa after 3 weeks of fear, sadness, and uncertainty. Today was return to something resembling normal life. I think its important, coming back and having that normal socialization, because a lot of people havent had that, especially me. Reporter the fires took an especially tough toll on this school community. More than 80 piper high students lost their homes including seniors alex tate and nick howard. Its hard every day. It has its ups and downs. And but think its dwootd to come together and have your peers. I think its good to give back so we can start getting into our daily routine. Reporter tate and howard live in the hardhit coffee park neighborhood. With no place to stay, their families have moved in with their friend, grayson ponce. In the midst of this zasser, theyve gone from classmates to housemates. Just showing them that materialism doesnt matter, family and friendship is what matters. When they lost everything, i was the one crying about their stuff. They department care. Weve been friends since the 4th grade. Reporter pinier high school is 1 of 13 santa rosa schools that reopened after the fires, a very challenging time for administrators. With Something Like this, its so farreaching, its touched all of us. Personally within our own homes because i i evacuated with my children, and live in the pinier community, and these students are my neighbors. So we have great losses. Reporter and theres a lot of help for students feeling worried or stressed on this first day back. Its helpful to talk with people going through the same thing as you. And its not just the students who are struggleing. History teacher seau miller lost her larkfield home to the tubbs fire. Todays lesson, talking about what it means to recover. Going out with friends, going out with family, visiting friend and family. I like that one. Reporter students and and their teachers finally back in class, trying to figure out how to move forward. I think it will be tough on all of us, but i know pinier high school. Well be strong, so its good. Reporter alex savage, ktvu fox 2 news. Tickets are selling fast for next months starstudded concert to help wildfire victims. The cheapest tickets run around 150. The fundraiser features big name musical act ins colluding bay area heavy metal band metallica, oakland rapper jez, and more. On our website is lange to where you can buy the tickets. 3 weeks after the start of the north bay wildfire, Sonoma County will hold a special day of remembrance. Organizers say it will be a time to he re flex on the tragedy that occurred and celebrate the communitys unwaivering spirit. Doors open at 10. There will be a bell ringing for the 42 people who have died in the fires. Theres also a handful of people still reported missing. Up mex next. Mountain view police say diners arent the only ones who love this ininout burger. They say thieves do too. Coming up innout burger. They say thieves do too. And a man arrested after posing as a police office. How an alert civilian was able to help investigators track down that teen. A teenager is under arrest for allegedly posing as a Police Officer in san leandro. Center christian caston explains how authorities tracked down the alleged imposter and some advice from police on hour thou identify a real officer. Reporter a at some point after midnight, someone bulled a driver over, and thats when he called police after something seemed off. He was driving near bancroft and 136th avenue when he was pulled over by someone in an officiallooking ford crown victoria. The victim says he heard a siren and saw a flashing light and stopped, and that was when the driver impot of that crown v krirks and approached his car. The victim noticed that the person getting out of the car actually was wearing like a sweatshirt with a hood and, the person put the hood up over his head. The victim at that point realized that this was not a Police Officer and fearing for his safety, the victim actually drove way. Reporter the victim says the suspect took off as well when the victim turned the tables on the suspect, following them. Alameda county deputies later spotted the vehicle and pulled it over for an unrelated traffic violation. Thats when the deity o on the scene put 2 and 2 together and realized it was the fake police car. A second adult was in the car was convicted on charges of contribute together delinquency of a ply norm police say if you suspect that youre being pulled over by a fake Police Officer, there are steps you can take. You should call 911 from your cell phone, slow your vehicle down so your officer if it is a legitimate stop doesnt feel that youre trying to evade, put your hazard lights on, and drive to a welllit area and pull over. Reporter officers say instants like this are very rare. They can only recall 5 or 6 times something happening here in san leandro. New at 4, Mountain View police are dealing with a spike in car burglaries this year. One innout parking lot has been hit especially hard, accounting for more than 100 cases. Ann reuben has more. Reporter police say theyre addressing this on 2 fronts. One involves a regional investigation. The second involves educating the public on what not to do. Reporter this nnout is popular with more than just diners. Thieves love it too. So much, in fact, there have been 101 car breakins there so far this to year authorities of say of all the car burglaries in Mountain View, about a fourth happen here. T easy access, people can go into the parking lot, commit their crime, and leave. Those crimes take about 10 seconds. Reporter the santa clar city Council Called an emergency meeting with the Police Department. Im not kidding when i say its a 14 7 investigation from our crime suppression unit. These guys are so busy, and theyre working around the clock to try to have catch these people. Reporter one sing operation ended with the suspects railing a police air car. Though arrests were made, the crimes were made. Easy in, easy out its like the innout burger. Reporter the restaurant has added warning signs and there are surveillance cameras, but diners say theyre still wary. Probably taking uber more often. Request we make sure there are no valuables in the car or covered up as best as they can be. Reporter on november 7, the Police Department is actually hosting an event to educate the public on breakins. Frank . Glab ann reuben live for us in the south bay. Congresswoman jackie spears opening up about being the victim of Sexual Harassment on capitol hill. I know what its like to keep these things hidden deep down inside. I know what its like to lie wake in bed at night wondering if i was the one who had done something wrong. I know what its like. Reporter she spoas posted this video on her twitter page. She talk very candidly about being cooingial aide and being held down and forcibly kissed by the chief of staff. Spears says she felt shame and anger and said Sexual Harassment and misconduct occurs in congress, and authored a bill that would have required aides to take harassment training. A recordsetting payout youth and a Wrongful Conviction lawsuit. Now a judge has awarded them a multimillion dollar settlement. Additional cooling in the bay area weekend. Well have more on what you can expect coming up. Get ready to shill out more much for your flight. Airline ace cross the nation are preparing for higher than expected fuel costs. That will lead to higher air fare prices. American, del that jet blue, and other airliners are expecting this trend to continue it move forward. Fuel is the largest expense for most airlines nationwide, just ahead of employees salaries. A San Francisco couple has won a 3. 5 million judgment in their wrongful eviction lawsuit against their landlords. An attorney for the couple says its the largest jury verdict ever in a case involving a single parking lot imreunt. Dale duncan and hives wife accused their landlord of evicting them from a home of 21 years. They say the landlords falsely claim theyd were e evicting them in order to move in. The defendant opener said my sisters going to move in, but the jury determined she never moved in and never intrepidded to move in. You could see it plain as day when it was hung up there for your fellow citizens to see, would be thats really wrong. The Attorney Says the landlords bought about 10 billions in the city. The law firm represents other other tenants who are suing the same defendant. Our first check of weather, and its the most port forecast of the week. Its the weekend forecast. Temperatures will continue to cool off as we get into the bay area weekend. Its been a little too warm for you. We have seen a gradual cooldown with each passing day. Its been really slow for some. You can see mostly clear skies around the bay and inland once again. Heres another view, a dornlings one as we look towards the north and the Golden Gate Bridge there. We have the low clouds and fog right up on the Golden Gate Bridge. In fact, it was pouring into the bay right underneath. A shallow marine layer in place. This will continue as we get to saturday as well as sunday. The low clouds and the fog bank up right along the coastline. It will begin to move in, creating a little more with each passing day. 60s along the coast. Well go to mid 80s. We looking at the possible of some rain coming our way. Dont have to worry about that. We have postally clear skies. Sunny skies in santa cruz. As we get to the morning hours, theres a look. A little over the north bay. A little more cloud cover. Upper 50s for hayward, upper 40s to start your morning. A chill in the air for some. Afternoon highs for tomorrow. 84 the afternoon high for santa rosa. Upper 80s expected in and around danville. South bay. Low 80s for san jose. 70 degrees if San Francisco. Gorgeous here as well. Sunny skies, it will be very cold in the oacht hour, even heby low freezing, temperaturings in the upper 20s to low 30s. On monday and into tuesday, it will be 70s by tuesday and wednesday. Dry for the trick or treaters. We are waiting for some rain by the end of week. Well be cut ping the kids in the warmer costumes. 70 degrees, i think thai be okay. Were keep angle eye on something we want to share with you. A fully engulfed trailer at plead acres drive in san jose. We hear its the 2300 block in Pleasant Drive and san jose. The smoke is filling the sky. Were were hearing its a trailer, possibly a propane tank involved. Whats whats it looking like as far as air quality . Theres an inverse layer about there that sort of caps it and holds that smoke in. It could linger a bit, which means folks in the area may start to sell the smoke. Well continue our coverage on ktvu plus at 4 30. Join us then. And dont forget, we have a ball game coming up, and immigrants from around the world are sitting on a sierra town. Why theyre going there. Its all about the pot industry. Enjoy the world seize, folks. Its coming up next. Well see you on the plus. Home to the world series. The nfl, college football, the daytona 500, the ufc. And the fifa world cup. The worlds biggest events are on fox sports. We are fox sports in the world series, every moment is a challenge. A true test of ones will to fight back. Tied game in the ninth. Marwin gonzalez. 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