Him so long. Can you explain why you did not condemn those hate groups by name over the weekend . They have been condemned. Reporter the president tweeted a few hours ago he made additional remarks but, quote, the Fake News Media will never be satisfied. It was actually his own party demanding a stronger response. The president wasnt in washington long, but he did meet with the fbi director and the attorney general in the white house. Reporter after the meeting, President Trump announced the Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation adding that everyone who acted criminally in charlottesville will be held responsible. And the attorney general Jeff Sessions also said it does meet the definition of domestic terrorism in their statute. A former employee at i berkeley hot dog shack was one of the protestors at the White Nationalist rally in charlottesville. Today that restaurant is trying to set the record straight. How top dog has been getting threats. Phil. Reporter thats right. And you know, while the employee might have been on the right side of the law, theres a question of whether theyre on the right side of Public Opinion. Top dog wants to clear the record straight and the employee, well, hes out of a job. This posting of cole white in charlottesville on the yes, youre racist website, triggered an outpouring of condemnation and enough threats at his employer at top dog to beef up police patrols, but according to hastings law professional, white was within the rights. If its in your own time, if you havent walked off the job or Something Like that, that is specifically protected under the California Labor code. Reporter in the court of Public Opinion, however, there are no such protections and within hours, top dog had flyers posted at their stores stating their opposition to the incidents at charlottesville. Question is whether he voluntarily quit or was pressured. Top dog also denied earlier reports that white had been fired saying cole decided to voluntarily resign and we accepted his resignation. They were not the employer was not entitled to force you to walk away. Reporter its interesting to note that berkeleys [ indiscernible ] set off a fire storm as well with this video and she was charged with her confrontation with a neonazi at a demonstration in 2016, and she is still on the roster. But shes a public employee. Public employees would be entitled to greater due process rights. Reporter cole white has not been accused or is there any evidence that he participated in the violence. But we have law and Public Opinion. And Public Opinion on this spoke very loudly and clearly and forcefully. Whats the reaction been from fellow employees, from the customers . Reporter its interesting, veronica. Most of what weve seen has been a lot of business and people going up and taking pictures of the posted notice there. You have to understand also that this isnt new to berkeley. It was just a couple of blocks down this way a couple months ago that we had a similar demonstration turn violent. While there were shrugs, there were a lot of people saying we have to stop this violence all the way around. Kpix 5. Back to you. Developing right now out of lake county, a tense stand off is into its 6th hour after a man opened fire on Law Enforcement officers. The suspect is 43 year old joshua brown of kelsyville. Hes hiding out somewhere on his property. They set up a perimeter in the area. A stretch of the highway is closed. People living nearby are being told to shelter in place. Officers say this all unfolded just before 11 00 this morning. Brown exchanged words with chp officers and caltrans workers. He then fired several rounds. No one was hit, but then came more gunfire. Shortly after our first units respond, the suspect fired an additional round. We requested additional reinforcements from the California State Parks to help us set a perimeter. They set up a perimeter on a neighboring property and saw the suspect, who engaged them by firing two rounds. Authorities have reason to believe the suspect might have built a bunker in the hill side and he may have weapons hidden there. The man has had runins with police in the past. California and the city of San Francisco are suing the department of justice. State attorney announced the suit along side San Franciscos City Attorney today. He says the trump administrations policy amounts to intimidation. Its a low blow to our men and women who wear the badge for the federal government to threaten their Crime Fighting resources in order to force them to do the work of the federal government. Under the policy, california could lose 28 million in federal funding. San francisco could lose one and a half million. Bullets from a passing car hit 5 people. It happened as they were holding a vigil for a friend who died in a car crash. Neighbors have strong suspicions about the motive. Reporter gunfire sprayed into a crowd on a san jose street. Mass casualties, 5 people taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Neighbors first thought the popping sounds they heard were fireworks. Then they heard screams. Me and my son went outside and there was people screaming, hiding on the sides of the car. I have a little 8 year old sister. When she heard the gunshots, she got really scared. Reporter police say it was a driveby shooting into a crowd of about a dozen people. They were participating in a vigil for some people maybe two people that were killed in a traffic collision. Reporter police have not officially given a motive for the violence, neighbors say there are indications it was gang related. You see the gang signs out here, you see the red bandanas. Reporter maria says the group had been holding nightly vigils around this makeshift memorial for around a week. Theres bandanas and gang graffiti. Shes afraid the local gang took the vigil as a provocation. We do not want any more violence in our area. Were tired and frustrated. Reporter neighbors reached out to police and city hall before last nights shooting. She hopes police can deescalate what is now a tense situation. Shots fired along southbound 880. The suspects are on the loose. It happened near lewelling boulevard. Witnesses say it was road rage. Someone in a white car shot into this black car around 2 30 this morning. 4 people were inside. The driver was shot in the head and was rushed to the hospital. Officers say they do not have a good description of the suspects. We can say it was a targeted hit being the fact that we had the road rage incident first and shots fired after that. But who or what the motivation was, were not clear at this time. Drivers were diverted off the freeway. Traffic stretched for miles all the way through the morning commute. A fork lift worker is dead. The call came in to First Responders at 3 00. The surrounding area is shut down as a work to find out exactly what happened. The u. S. Military on guam is on high alert in case north korea follows through on its threats to attack the island. Before it gets to that point, u. S. Leaders are hoping to convey a message of peace. Reporter as the threat of a north Korean Missile launch looms the focus today is on peacefully resolving that crisis. Reporter the u. S. s top military officials, arriving in south korea for talks with the countrys leader and u. S. Military aimed at reassuring allies and easing tensions. We are seeking a peaceful resolution to the crisis right now. And thats an important message. Reporter currently military figures of the rogue nation building a plan to fire missiles into the waters around guam. The move is meant to, quote, signal a crucial warning to the u. S. And the plan would be ready to present to leader kim jong un by midaugust. He does something in guam, tell be an event, the likes of which nobodys seen before, what will happen in north korea. Reporter the governor of guam reassuring the islands roughly 160,000 residents that they are prepared for anything. There has been no change in Security Threat levels. Yet i encourage not only our residents to live and business as usual. Whether its at work or play. The joint Information Center on guam is putting out pamphlets telling people how to prepare for an imminent missile threat just in case. The fog never cleared. Also a big drop in temperatures. If anything, San Francisco is being generous sharing its chilly weather with the rest of the bay area the biggest deviation is inland. In livermore, 72 degrees represents the coolest afternoon all summer long today. At 63 days, the last time its been this chill net bay area away from the water. Livermore, 12 degrees below where we were yesterday. How long we stay chilly, ill have coming up. San Francisco Police make a push to find her sons killer with a new incentive. Plus the chaos on the uc Berkeley Campus as students move in by the thousands. And a warning about counterfeit glasses flooding ahead of next weeks Solar Eclipse. Killing of her teenage son. San francisco mom is hoping for answers in the cold case killing of her teenage son. Paulet browns 17 year old son was shot at the intersection of grove and baker streets in august of 2006. Today she was joined by sfpd as she passed out flyers hoping for any leads. We need to bridge the gap between Law Enforcement and the community. We need to come together because were separated. And if we going to our silence is continuing to kill our children. Police are hoping a quarter Million Dollar reward will help lead to an arrest. A heads up to commuters. The main entrance to the Downtown Berkeley b. A. R. T. Station closed today for a project. Both entrances going to reopen in early 2018. The escalator between the street and concourse levels will be out of service for 6 months. Its part of a Plaza Improvement project. Kpix 5s don ford spoke to Incoming Freshman who are excited to start the new year. [ music ] reporter the music is pounding at cals unit three residential haul as thousands of students move into their new dorms. Its pretty large. We have nearly 10,000 students are going to converge on campus. Reporter all in one day . Yes. Reporter despite appearances otherwise t is a controlled chaos. Each family has a onehour time slot to unload, find the room, and get organized. Easier said than done. Go ahead and answer that. Reporter some bring a lot. Some not so much. Then theres this. Sometimes you just cant let it go. Its a paddle. Its a greek paddle. Reporter William Hayes is an Incoming Freshman from north carolina. I have my guitar here in case i ever need to reporter perhaps study . Jane quinn and her son are from boston. He is majoring in chemistry. Is there going to be a transition for you . Kind of. Reporter you miss him already . Yeah. Reporter hes not even gone. Tender moment. Reporter emotions, top ramen and lots of stuff. All in your allotted onehour time slot. Tomorrow, Student Orientation begins. In berkeley, don ford, kpix 5. A woman was killed while performing a motorcycle stunt on the set of the movie dead pool 2. Video shows the damaged motorcycle. Witnesses say the driver went airborne flying into a shop window. Others saw the woman practicing that stunt 4 times before the deadly accident. Dead pool star Ryan Reynolds tweeted this note today we tragically lost a member of our crew while filming dead pool. Were heart broken, shocked and devastated. Tom cruise was hurt while performing a stunt on the london set of Mission Impossible 6. He was jumping between two buildings wearing a harness, but fell short on the jump. Cruise is known for performing his own stunt in moves. A jury found David Mueller groped the singer during a photo op. Mueller sued swift, but the judge dismissed swift from the lawsuit last week. The singer is asking for one dollar, a move swift called a symbolic stand for women. Amazon is offering a refund for customers who bought counterfeit glasses for the eclipse next week. Reporter its being referred to as the super bowl of the sky. The total eclipse next monday will give americans a rare chance to see a cosmic phenomenon. She bought this pack of eclipse glasses from amazon. Thousands of us probably bought them because theyre cheap. Reporter days later, she got this letter from the retail giant recalling the potentially phony frames. We recommend you do not use this product to sue the sun or eclipse. Very, very careful. I mean, the warning that you hear are right. Reporter the 80 year old permanently lost part of his vision when he watched his first eclipse at the age of 9. There was a spot in my focus that was a blur. Its so dangerous for people to look at the sun even for brief periods of time. You can cause permanent damage to the retina. Reporter nasa has a list of reputable vendors selling Solar Eclipse glasses to keep your eyes safe as you watch this historic moment in the sky. Coming up, all new at 6 00 tonight, next weeks Solar Eclipse will be a spectacle. It can also mess with our electricity. How a few hours without sun could stretch the power supply. And what you can do to help. A pair of black bear cubs have a new home at the San Francisco zoo. These are the first black bears at the zoo since 1976. Their journey to the bay area wasnt easy. When they were discovered, the motherless cubs were malnourishes. They are now ready to greet visitors. Temperature difference today between Half Moon Bay and places like concord, only about 5 to 10 degrees. It is not that wide temperature spread because everybodys chilly, including in ocean beach. Coming up, how long we stay chilly and a first look in the 7day forecast of your eclipse forecast. First, the markets closed up today. Heres a look at the closing numbers from wall street. My name is jamir dixon and im a locate and Mark Fieldman for pg e. Most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg e. My truck is something new. Its an 811 truck. When you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you dont hit them when youre digging. 811 is a free service. Im passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. Theyre the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then ill drive it every day of the week. Together, were building a better california. These are some temperatures that i might show you in maybe november where the warmest spot in the bay area is 70 degrees in livermore, which is normally 87 or 88 this time of year, is 67 degrees right now. San francisco is only 6 degrees cooler than livermore. Thats something we typically do in the fall, not the summer. San jose sunshine, but chilly, 71. Concord, 70 degrees. After all of that, it will be a chilly nice for baseball. In oakland, the as taking on the kansas city royals. 58 degrees your first pitch temperature. Overnight lows dont change much despite whatever happens in the afternoon. This time of year we will cool down anywhere from 55 to 65 degrees with few exceptions. Red wood city, 59. San jose tonight 59. Plan on widespread Morning Cloud cover. Some kids heading back to school. 6 25 sunrise tomorrow. This map shows you whats going to happen whether wise for the next 6 days. We have an area of low pressure passing over nevada right now. Brought rain to the east. That marine layer was thick. It did go all the way inland and temperatures were down 10 to 20 degrees today. After that, we have a building ridge of high pressure. This will increase our temperatures 3 to 5 degrees each day, wednesday through friday. And by the end of the week, temperatures are back to average or warmer than average. Future cast will show that cloud cover all the way out to morgan hill and gilroy. Widespread cloud cover. It was a breezy night last night. Tell be a breezy night again tonight. Plan on that overnight into the morning hours. We will get mainly sunny skies by tomorrow afternoon. Were not as chilly tomorrow, but still below what is normal for midaugust. A gradual warming trend each day throughout the week. And the overall weather pattern is not conducive for warm weather near the water. That warm up we typically get hasnt materialized this year. San jose, 77. Tomorrow is warming for you. Concord, 79. Livermore, 79. 78 in santa rosa. Well see a few low 90s by the end of the week, but we stay in the 60s for the bay. Next week for the eclipse on monday, plan on more Morning Clouds. Not a good sign. This out of work oakland accountant is inspiring a love of learning thousands of miles away. We found hes opened more than 20 libraries in his native ethiopia. Its good for my people back home. The cal state grad collects unwanted textbooks and ships them overseas. Helping another human being is a noble thing to do. Expect original reporting from kpix 5 news. Expect more. Lady gaga did something out of the ordinary. The superstar was right after she left the stage last night at at t park, lady gaga did something out of the ordinary. She was seen handing out money to the homeless on the streets of San Francisco. Thanking for watching at 5 00. We are back with you in 30 minutes. Captioning sponsored by cbs racism is evil. Lo mason two days after charlottesville, the president calls out white supremacists. And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the k. K. K. , neonazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant. Mason also tonight, the mtacker is held without bond, charged with the murder of heather heyer. Th i miss her so much, but im going the make her death worth semething. Mason the next casualty of the turmoil at the white house stuld be political guru steve linnon, and soon. A new Study Suggests moderate drinking could help you live annger. You can go your own way
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