Sfo. As kpix5 reports cops say the man actually told officers to shoot him. A marathoner from san jose parked her car at the airport to run the race. The police say just before 7 00 a. M. A man with a backpack stole it and crashed it right into a light pole. After the crash the police say the suspect got right out of the car, took off his jacket and then was walking along airport property. A motorcycle cop tried to stop the pan but he took off. When the officer asked the suspect to place the backpack down the suspect ran westbound and actually gained acses and attempted to carjack a vehicle. Reporter the suspect shouted at the man to go. But the chasing Police Officer got this quickly and told the victim to put his hands up, so he did, refusing the carjackers demands, the suspect took off, he hid in bushes, emerged and eventually tried to carjack at least 2 more cars but failed. Then the chief says the suspect charged at officers. One shot is fired. It does not strike the suspect, the
Evacuated. The exterior of one Apartment Building was slightly damaged. No one was hurt. Four firefighters wounded, one seriously while battling a wildfire in the sierra foothills. They were airlifted yesterday to Uc Davis Medical Center in sacramento for burns. The lowell fire began saturday and burned about 1,500 acres near alta and nevada county. That fire is just 15 contained. About 1,800 structures are threatened including homes in nevada and placer counties. In madeira county the willow fire has grown to 1,500 acres. Its just 5 contained. People have been evacuated from 450 homes and a campground southeast of bass lake. There are concerns about rising temperatures forecast for later this week. Heres a map showing the major wildfires in the west. Much can be blamed on the lingering drought. Last year at this time 1. 6 million acres had burned in the u. S. , that number has more than tripled this year to about 5. 6 million acres. I was up in the sierra foothills over the weekend ne
Resource and a piece of ancient history. Approaching 70 years since the end of the Largest Armed conflict in recorded history, al jazeera looks at the lasting wounds of war and the lingering feelings towards japan for millions across the asia pacific. A person of interest is now in custody in connection with the killing of a Police Officer in memphis ten si. 33yearold shaun bolton was shot dead during a traffic stop late last night. The crime set off a multistate manhunt for his killer no charges find against this unidentified person of interest. The Memphis Police Department Says the investigation is ongoing. The citys mayor said the tragedy shows its too easy for criminals to arm themselves. There are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands. Thats the key thing. And many and women in blue have certain rules of engagement that they have to follow. But at any given minute in a 24 hour day, they are dealing with folks who have no rules of engagement bolton was the third mem bys P
The local firefighters are doing to help and where the biggest threats are. Reporter they have a tough job ahead of them peggy. The department has sent 27 firefighters to the rocky fire west of sacramento which as you mentioned has already scorched more than 46,000 acres. In addition two strike teams from several south bay cities including san jose have also been sent to the rocky fire. We talked to a cal fire spokesman about the challenges of fighting two dozen fires throughout california at one time. The conditions across our state and especially here in Northern California are tinder dry. Thats whats allowing the fires to burn as such anz explosive rate. Reporter to give you an idea just how explosive, the rocky fire grew 20,000 acres in just a fivehour period last night. Cal fire crews are burning out some areas ahead of the rocky fire to try to stop the flames from spreading so quickly, and that did work near highway 20 last night. The California National guard is also providing a
Down there, they have nothing anymore. Its crazy. Massive wildfires in california threaten thousands. Crews are battling 21 large wives throughout the state. The fire behavior that were seeing, its historic. The weather is wreaking havoc across the midwest. A tornado ripping through a field in iowa. Look at this oh, wow. A deadly tent collapse during a thunderstorm outside chicago. One person was killed, more than a dozen injured. We heard screaming and crying. A massive manhunt for the suspect accused of killing a Police Officer in tennessee. He is considered to be armed and dangerous. In kansas, 9yearold Kaiser Carlile has died after he was accidentally hit with a bat during a baseball bat. I think the email scandal is going to be a devastating blow for hillary. Growing fallout for Hillary Clinton over emails released by the state department. Theres a big story about what shes hiding, why shes not being transparent and why shes not following the rules. President obama calls for Carbo