Someone. Reporter yeah. Police are waiting for the autopsy and toxicology results to see if the man was under the influence of drugs or not. They are also looking at Surveillance Video taken from a camera at this motel here, which captured the fight between the man add the female comes. Live in San Francisco, im da lin, kpix 5. Those two officers were released from the hospital. We are told they are at home recovering from their injuries. Breaking news out of san jose where a brush fire is burning near a strip mall. This is near the Eastridge Shopping Center at quimby and capitol expressway. There are also some homes in the area. The fire sending up a pretty big plume of dark smoke and we are keeping an eye on it. Also another fire is burning on brannon island up in the delta. It started in the last hour. So far, its destroyed at least six structures. Some of them are homes. We are told several palm trees are also burning. Well be following this closely as firefighters work to put out
5 contained. Three homes have burned. Hundreds more are evacuated. Its burn not far from clearlake in a rugged area near the community of lower lake. Cate caugiran is there. She tells us the terrain is a big challenge for firefighters. Reporter it certainly has been. I can tell you now as you said, that fire is still burning. Cal fire says within the past hour that fire kicked back up a notch has burned more than 200 acres within that past hour. You can take a look at this damage. Actually i want to point out these trees. They look like theyre pink, little reddish, thats actually flame retardant. Thats because fire crews are focusing on containment right now trying to keep this fire from jumping major roads. Because as we take a step back here we want to show you just how large the damage is. If you take a look at these hills, its getting so close to what looks like someones home as we are pointing out now. Firefighters say they they are working against Mother Nature batting the flames
Starting their weekend early. Speaking of traffic, weekend bart riders the transbay tube will be shut down all day saturday and sunday so crews can make track repairs. Anne makovec is at the embarcadero station in San Francisco with more on why bart is doing this and how you can get around during the closure. The most important part, right . Reporter this is going to be the end of the line. The embarcadero station here during the closure. So we are hoping people got the message. This could lead to some real traffic troubles including delays of one to two hours for buses to cross the bay. The transbay tube is between San Francisco and oakland. Its going to be closed at the end of bart service tonight. So it will be running tonight. No trains then will run through the tube saturday or sunday. Bart needs to do some major maintenance and repair works on the tracks. Transportation officials have been planning for this for months. We assembled a Public Transit dream team of Bus Operators wit
Just madly out of control. Reporter we got half a tank. Reporter jim came back to his house after he thought it was safe. As we drove back, the flames were still, um, spotty here and there. Within an hour or two after i got to the house i realized i shouldnt be here. Reporter firefighters from all over the bay area and Southern California in the air and engines and on foot furiously fighting the flames but Mother Nature fought back. This fouryear drought dry vegetation made for some serious spotting across the lines. Reporter despite firefighters best efforts, the wind picked back upbringing new life to the fire. Under the scorching sun triple digit heat, new flames ripped through hundreds of more acres. I have never seen flames so tall. 200300 feet. Reporter lake county with dry brush and rugged terrain makes it one of the worst landscapes for firefighters. Theres nothing stopping it. Its very rugged territory and impossible to be put it out. Reporter so far jims home is safe. Everyth
Just madly out of control. Reporter jim came back to his house after he thought it was safe. As we drove back the flames were still spotty here and there. Within an hour or two after i got to the house i realized i shunted be here. Reporter firefighters from all over the bay area and Southern California in the air in engines and on foot fighting the flames. But Mother Nature fought back. This fouryear drought dry vegetation made for serious spotting across the lines. Reporter despite that the wind picked upbringing new life to the fire. And under the scorching sun tripledigit heat, new flames ripped through hundreds of more acres. I have never seen flames so tall. 200, 300foot flames. Reporter lake county with dry brush and rugged terrain make it one of the worst landscapes for firefighters. Theres nothing stopping it and its very rugged terrain, impossible to put it out. Everything just burned. Reporter steves ranch is gone. We have to face your Worst Nightmare to have your entire pla