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But thats not stopping unscrupulous bug spray companies from preying on zika related fears. Julie watts has details on what works and what doesnt. Zika virus protection showing the baby with the little wristband. Thats about as low as you can go. Reporter new yorks attorney general is cracking down sending cease and desist letters to seven companies accused of deceptively marketing ineffective zika protective prove products. Patches and ultrasonic pest repellents, many now removed from amazon. Some of the Marketing Campaigns aimed at peoples desire to protect their children are absolutely shameless. Reporter and while those products have been proven ineffective, there are plenty of others like antizika condoms, that the cdc says lacks evidence they are any more effective than nonzika alternatives. Another concern, specifically in areas with zika infected mosquitos, natural alternatives. They didnt repel the kind of mosquito that carries the zika virus. Reporter Consumer Reports put a variety of repellents to the test and like the cdc, recommend one of three products that are proven to repel specifically zika transmitting mosquitos. Deet at a concentration of 15 to 30 . Pe car different at 20 picaridin at 20 safer than deet. Or oil of lemon eucalyptus at a concentration of 30 not recommended for kids under 3. Now, it is important to note that unlike florida, there are no known zika infected mosquitos here in california. However, there are several bay area counties as we mentioned with these types of mosquitos that can carry and transmit zika if they bite someone infected with that disease. Of course, the greatest concern here is for pregnant women and their spouses. On the consumerwatch, julie watts, kpix 5. Early results from a zika vaccine are promising. Three experimental vaccines are being investigated initially tested on mice but tests on monkeys shows the vaccine protects them from the virus. Tests were fast tracked as the virus spread. Right now florida is the hot spot in the u. S. Where 15 cases were transmit locally. More than 200 cases in the state were travel related. Some stunning news from just over the altamont pass. The mayor of stockton arrested at a cityrun youth camp. Accusations involve strip poker and unaged drinking. Underaged drinking. 41yearold Anthony Silva faces charges centered around illegal behavior with minors. He posted 20,000 bond and was released from jail. He had no comments as he got into a car and left. Reporter macy jenkins breaks down the charges reporter i was right here three hours agoAnthony Silva came through that gate got into the passenger seat of a car and rode off. It happened just before 1 p. M. Today. He had nothing to say about the charges he faces. Stockton mayor Anthony Silva released from jail thursday afternoon just hours after his arrest at the camp he runs for disadvantaged children. The same camp where the alleged incident took place, silva remains silent when asked about the four charges filed on wednesday from Amador County District Attorneys office. All of the charges are related to minors. They include a felony eavesdropping charge of recording confidential communications. Amador countys District Attorney says his office was just made aware of the allegations last tuesday. His Office Released details of an fbi search of silvas cell phone. On it, 23 photographs and four video clips taken last year in august around the time of silvas youth camp in silverlake. One of the videos, quote, contains audio of a conversation between the participants involved in a strip poker game that occurred in silvas bedroom. The conversation indicated that they were naked. And one of the participants was a 16yearold boy. Silva also faces three misdemeanor charges. One contributing to the delinquency of a minor, two furnishing alcohol to a person under the age of 21 and, three, child endangerment. That was macy jenkins reporting. More on the scandal ahead at 6 00 including the incidents at sfo where federal agents confronted the mayor. New at 5 00 a prominent doctor found dead off a hiking trail near mount tam. The hiker is a ucsf doctor who specialized in high risk pregnancies. He had left for a walk with his dog yesterday afternoon. Another hiker found his dog and discovered the doctors body in a ravine off the Hidden Meadow trail near phoenix lake. Paramedics were called in but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Chopper 5 just over a rescue at a dry dock this afternoon in San Francisco. A short time ago, firefighters got a man out of a tight space after he lost his footing and fell as much as 15 feet from the deck of a military ship. He had moderate injuries in the fall as he was doing repairs in the guadalupe dogpatch neighborhood. Chp officer is recovering from some minor injuries after being thrown from his motorcycle this morning. It happened on highway 280 near winchester in san jose. Investigators say that officer was on his way to a multicar accident when the driver of a toyota cut him off. The officer had no time to stop and rearended that vehicle. Also this morning a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist on highway 101 in palo alto. The chp says the man was lane splitting when he lost control and collided with a vehicle. He flew into traffic and was run over by a flatbed truck. A Santa Clara County court worker strike has stretched into a second day and as kpix 5s devin fehely tells us, the south bay Justice System is breaking down fast reporter beyond the picket line attorneys say the countys court system is slipping into chaos. Theres a state of unrest and people are frustrated. Reporter with nearly 300 Court Workers on strike, managers and even the judges themselves are pitching in filling out the paperwork that keeps the wheels of justice spinning. Our Mission Statement is to provide a fair system, service to our public. Unfortunately, with or without this strike, we are just unable to do it. Reporter a spokesman for the court system says they have a plan to make sure the most important work gets done. Suspects, for example, dont miss a 48hour deadline to appear before a judge before they automatically would be set free. But there are signs that the system is buckling under the strain. The Sheriffs Department says its been a struggle to get the paperwork for search warrants processed. Problems are likely only to get worse. If the dispute is not resolved, and we cant get these folks back into work, then i think again that that is going to snowball and eventually things will suffer dramatically. Reporter striking workers have rejected what the county describes as its best and final offer. And until the two sides are talking again, the backlog of paperwork and the inconvenience to the public will continue to grow. We have been taking concessions since 2010. And right now, we just have to stand up to see what is right and what is just. Reporter in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. Life in prison, thats the sentence for former chinatown crime boss raymond shrimp boy chow. Today, a federal judge sentenced him to two life terms for ordering the 2006 murder of his predecessor alan leung and sentenced him to terms for ranging from 5 to 20 years for 160 other counts including conspiring to murder another rival, con firing to transport stolen goods and money laundering. He says he is innocent and says his former defense team failed to protect his rights. His current attorney will appeal. Campaign 2016. Donald trump and his surrogates hope to divert attention away from republican infighting. But he is still refusing to endorse the House Speaker for reelection. Allen martin is here with more on the race for the white house. Allen. Reporter liz, while trumps vp running mate issued a blanket endorsements of all gop congressional incumbents seeking reelection, donald trump is trying to shift the conversation back to his political opponent Hillary Clinton. Youll have four more years of obama if you elect hill clinton. Boo four more years boo reporter trump has alienated some in his party for retuesdaying to endorse several senators and House Speaker paul ryan. All of whom said trump was wrong to attack the family of a u. S. Army captain killed in combat. I dont like doing this. I dont want to do this but i will do this because i feel i have to in order to defend republicans and our principles so that people dont, um, make the mistake of thinking we think like that. Reporter in nevada, Hillary Clinton toured an Electric Company that trains and hires apprentices and she slammed trumps claims on job creation. You run for president you need to be judged by what you have done. And i think the evidence is pretty clear, everything he has made he has made somewhere else. Reporter with less than 100 days until the election, trump is losing ground especially in some key states. In florida, clinton now has a 6 point lead over trump. Clinton has opened up an 11 point lead in pennsylvania. And trump trails by 15 in new hampshire. He had a twopoint lead in may. He had a good fundraising month but i dont think sustainable if he is continuing to behave and perform like he is. If by labor day his poll numbers are substantially down and money for the campaign and funds for the rnc are drying up i think you could see real panic set in. Reporter Trumps Campaign chairman Paul Manafort says they always expected their poll numbers to drop after the Democratic National convention. He expects them to rise again in the next week or two add, quote, the election for president isnt in august. Thank you. President barack obama held a press conference to update the nation on the fight against isis. Speaking today at the pentagon, the president says isis continues to lose territory and u. S. Airstrikes are paying off. He says isis operatives have changed their tactics deciding to launch multiple terrorist attacks around the world. In fact, the decline of isil in syria and iraq appears to be causing it to shift to tactics that we have seen before, an even great em faa sis on encouraging highprofile terrorist attacks including in the United States. Iraqi local forces are pushing toward moisture mosul. Chip credit and debit cards were touted as more secure. Are they really . Coming up, the new flaw just discovered and how thieves could be ripping you off. Reporter and its no surprise that there are plenty of pot heads in california. And its no surprise that there are plenty of potheads here in San Francisco. But what might surprise you is where San Francisco stacked up against the National Number of. I have that against the National Numbers. I have that story coming up. Selfdriving big rigs coming to bay area roads. An upclose look at what these driverless trucks can do. Coming up. ,,,,,,,,, pothead capital of america. A new study says san franciscans you . At 5 00 the city by the bay is owe new at 5 00 the city by the bay is the pothead capital of america. A new study says san franciscans smoke more pot than anyone else. Kpix 5s emily turner is live in the city where the smoke is the thickest. Emily. Reporter youre absolutely right. You know, california more specifically San Francisco has a history maybe notoriously for drug use. But now we have the numbers as far as marijuana is concerned to back that up. We dont have to walk far in San Francisco to find someone who smoked pot in the last year. But finding someone willing to talk about it on camera is a little bit tougher. Can we talk to you about smoking pot in San Francisco . Im late. I have to be somewhere now. Reporter almost one in four teenagers and adults in San Francisco has gotten high in the last year according to a study by the u. S. Substance abuse and Mental Health services administration. Thats the highest number in california and in the country. Its not a surprise frankly. I have lived in San Francisco for a long time and you cant find an apartment here where you roommate wont smoke pot. Reporter its because San Francisco is home to the medical marijuana movement. Since 1991 when the city passed legislation, enforcements of marijuana violations are its lowest priority. Now he says, its an established culture for the folks here. They just want something that sparks their imagination, calms them down, takes the edge off the coffee, and we can afford good drugs here. We can afford the best and thats why we smoke cannabis. Reporter the north bay is the only part of the bay area that even comes close to San Franciscos number. The san jose area has the least but no matter where you are, these numbers show youre never far from someone lighting up. Its california. Its end of the continent. You cant go any farther. San francisco has that reputation anyway. Reporter the important thing to remember about these numbers and this survey is that it was done between 2012 and 2014 which is the time before colorados Recreational Use of marijuana was legalized. Likely the next set of numbers will be changed based on that. Reporting live in San Francisco, emily turner, kpix 5. A wildfire burning in yolo county has more than doubled in size since yesterday, 4700 acres and 15 contained. It broke out tuesday south of lake berryessa. More than 600 firefighters are trying to contain it. The Canyon Creek Campground and a nearby stretch of highway 28 remain closed. Meanwhile, that fire burning near big sur continues to grow. It burned 51,000 acres and is 27 contained. One person has died and nearly 60 homes have been destroyed. Thousands of structures are threatened. The fire started nearly two weeks ago. The cause, an illegal campfire. Researchers just uncovered a new security flaw in those chipbased credit cards. The concern is over that magnetic strip. Its meant to tell a payment machine to use a chip. Researchers say card thieves can just rewrite the strips code to make it appear like a chipless card. That allows the thieves to keep counterfeiting. The chip upgrade has cost u. S. Retailers an estimated 25 billion. New at 5 00 a popular Dog Food Company is in the doghouse over claims that its product can help your pet live longer. Ads for eukanuba brand dog food cited a study showing that the product could extend a dogs lifespan by 30 or more. But the federal trade Commission Says thats not true. It says Parent Company mars pet care didnt have the evidence to back it up. It has now reached a settlement barring the company from making such claims. Ford is recalling about 830,000 cars for faulty door latches. The automaker is recalling cars made between 2012 and 2016 including the ford escape, focus, mustang and the lincoln mkc. There are reports that the door latches can break if they get too hot. The recall is focused on warmer states like california. New at 5 00, selfdriving cars are starting to roll around and commercial vehicles are right behind them. Yeah. Two Bay Area Companies are partnering to produce the first generation of autonomous trucks. Kpix 5s don ford got a closer look. Reporter no one is driving this big rig, no one is behind the wheel. Look carefully, and you will see the front seat is empty we were very focused on bringing selfdriving trucks. Reporter selfdriving trucks equipped with all manner of sensor, radars, lasers, cameras and, of course, gps. What were trying to do is build technology into vehicles that will drive safer than people. Reporter they are working on adverse weather like heavy rain and snow but engineers say the system has several big advantages. The system is always alert and not trying to send a text message or check facebook while youre driving. Its a big thing. You know, the computer doesnt get drunk or sleepy. Reporter the system is not meant to be driven on city streets. Its being optimized for long haul freeways. It says the computers would take control of the truck as it enters the freeway onramp and maintain control until it reached its destination off ramp. That could be anywhere in the nation. Problem in the United States we dont have enough drivers and as populations grows we are going to need more goods and services. Reporter nearby drivers were more cautious. I dont see what if it has mechanical failure . Both terrifying and promising. When a big rig crashes into something, typically thats some sort of flammable dangerous something or other in the back. Reporter the Developers Say that yes, theres still a lot of work to do. In concord, don ford, kpix 5. Well, noticeably cooler today and this cooler weather is here to stay. Coming up, a look at your weekend forecast. More of this on the horizon. The forecast still ahead. Coming up, all new at 6 00, a Bay Area Police department accused of singling out gay men. The legal battle brewing over stings in public bathrooms. ,, welcome back. Time now for your forecast. And it is a cooler forecast. We are starting off with a look outside this evening. And take a look at mobile weather out there at mount tam today. Or near mount tam, that is. The weather is tracking the changing forecast for us. You can see blue skies there out near mount tam but that is about to change. From another perspective, lets take a look at the blue skies over dublin this evening. And temperatures definitely on the cool side. In fact, we were down any where from 5 to 15 degrees today topping out in the 70s for some of the warmest spots inland so far. Temperatures only warming into the 50s in oakland. 60 degrees in San Francisco right now to report your current temperatures outside with your highs here over the next hour or so. Satellite perspective showing why we are so cool. We do have a pretty impressive marine layer and that of course our natural airconditioning here in the bay area helping to keep things on the cool side. Overnight tonight once again temperatures dipping down into the 50s. I do anticipate some more cloud cover this evening. In fact, even a little drizzle along the coast when you wake up tomorrow morning. It will be another cool gray kind of damp start to your day. Why . Area of low pressure sitting offshore helping to enhance that marine layer and keep us nice and cool. Increasing the onshore flow so that we do see temperatures remaining on the cool side of average really through the extended forecast or at least through the weekend that is. Heres a look at what to expect low clouds tonight with some coastal drizzle. Staying cool for friday. And then cloudy near the coast, clearing elsewhere later on in the day. High temperatures tomorrow topping out in the low 80s for the warmest spots inland. Upper 60s around the bay. Mid70s in santa rosa, napa and north bay. Sunday the cooler day of the weekend topping out in the mid 80s, inland. 50s is he coast. Warmer weather hang in there, monday, tuesday, wednesday we warm near our seasonal norms. Well be right back. The biggest Music Festivals in the country. Golden gate park will be home to his weekend for tens of thousands are about to kick off one of the biggest Music Festivals in the country. Golden gate park will host the outside lands festival. That time again. Organizers have been setting up for the festival starts tomorrow. Radiohead, lcd soundsystem and Lionel Ritchie will play. Some of the money for the event goes to the San Francisco rec and park department. Take Public Transportation to get there. We have posted a complete guide to outside lands on cbssf. Com outsidelands. Looks like a great tradition. Thats it for kpix 5 news at 5 00. Up next, Maurice Dubois fills in for scott pelley on the cbs evening news. Allen and veronica will be right here at 6 00. And remember the latest news and weather, always on cbssf. Com. Captioning sponsored by cbs dubois the war against zika. The situation is getting critical. Dubois theyre spraying for mosquitoes, but how safe are those chemicals for humans . Also tonight, that cash to iran. The president says the 400 million payment wasnt a secret, and it wasnt ransom. We do not pay ransom for hostages. Dubois accusations that u. S. Gymnastics officials ignored sexual abuse by coaches. He took her innocence. He took her trust. Dubois and the decadeslong search for a missing veteran takes a surprising turn. I was like what . Are you for real . And i was just, like, speechless. I was just in shock

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