Morning. Most of the fires were near park street. The flames set in dumpsters, cars and trash piles. One building was red tagged. Another was a restaurant about to have its grand opening. I am stunned that anybody could do this to us or anybody else. I dont know what they, you know, how or what they get out of this devastation they cause people. No word yet on what motivated the two men facing charges in the fires. Police say gutierrez is a transient. The suspects are accused of setting eight fires, damaging or destroying five businesses in alameda. Ride sharing companies accused of mishandling safety requirements could face serious legal action. Today is the deadline for the companies to respond to a letter from the das office. They say uber, lyft, and side car are misleading customers into believing their drivers have been screened. Other accusations include hired drivers with drug violations and assault crimes. This is really about trying to strike a balance between Consumer Protect
But then again, no punishment will ever be enough. No matter what, it will never be justice because an innocent life was taken. Well never get him back. Theres still a chance that a judge will decide the suspect will be tried as an adult but formally, its only up to the district attorney. The d. A. s office says it cannot legally talk about juvenile cases. Live in the newsroom, ryan takeo, kpix 5. Tonight we know a 13year veteran bay area pilot was killed in a mountainside crash while battling a wildfire in yosemite. 62yearold craig hunt was battling the dog rock fire when his air tanker slammed into a canyon outside el portal. Kpix 5s andria borba joins us live from el portal where neighbors watched his plane go down. Andria. Reporter well, veronica, it has been a very active wildfire season in. Yeah. Active wildfire season in california. The pilots are considered the families of the area. Tonight the residents of the area are taking the death of the pilot craig hunt very hard. On eag
His daughter said he was interested in science and nature. He was just very sma at my college my entire childhood. At the dinner table he would teach me about arachnids and hemoglobin and anything to do with science or birds or animals. He also knew about while land fires, responding to help with aerial attacks and places for ground crews. He taught chemistry at uc santa cruz. Sarah said he thrived on helping young people. He spent countless hours grading their papers and making sure they were taught correctly. He took pride in that. My fondest memories of my dad is he would sit tunneled light and read his quantum physical sxiks chemistry and he would want to keep me and i would run away. That was what he enjoyed learning. Hunt knew how to relax. He was passionate about fly fishing, scuba diving and there were family barbecues. Yet there was always time to help his golfing buddy and neighbor. He would drop in on anybody with assistance. The last thing he helped me with, installing clos
Time he sought treatment. Our veronica de la cruz is following developments. Reporter texas hospital officials admit they blew it and by not treating the man right away more people including some schoolchildren may have been exposed. Doctors at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital admit that when the ebola patient, thomas duncan, first came to the e. R. Last friday, he told medical staff he was visiting from liberia. Regretfully, that information was not fully communicated throughout the full team. And as a result, the full import of that information wasnt factored into the clinical decisionmaking. Reporter duncan was sent home. He returned two days later with worse symptoms. Rick perry says the patient had some contact with five School Aged Students who went to school this week. They are now being monitored at home. This is a disease that is not airborne and is substantially more difficult to contract than the common cold. Reporter cdc experts also known as disease detectives are going