police say half of the cases involve parents. >> one of the court orders for the custody exchanges is that b.a.r.t.'s a neutral site and they will usually use b.a.r.t. as a dropoff for changes. >> reporter: ktvu looked at the numbers. in 2013 from may until december, out of 146 arrests and prohibition orders, 37 or 25% were for domestic violence. so far in 2013, 1 -- 2014, 193 have been issued, about 37, almost 20% have been for domestic violence. the numbers didn't surprise one rider we talked to. >> no, because people don't have domestic violence don't seem to worry about it where it is or who is around. >> it's surprised because it's something we didn't start out trying to address. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is trying to address it now with a bill not only extending the program but gives officers the power to call a judge to get protective orders for domestic violence victims. the bill would extend the prohibition order program until 2018 and would clarify that b.a.r.t. officers have the right to issue emergency protective orders. he has until the end of the month to sign it. claudeeen wong, ktvu channel 2 news. the head of the nfl is promising changes. today, commissioner roger goodell said players will attend mandated training sessions, aimed at preventing domestic violence. they're partners with the national domestic violence hotline. this is his first news conference since video was released of ray rice punching his then fiance in the elevator. goodell said he saw a different video, one that didn't show the punch. >> when we saw the first video, it was horrifying. we went through the process and we disciplined them consistent with that policy. that was not sufficient. >> goodell said he's still waiting for the results of a full investigation. and that investigation is being led by former fbi director robert mueller. and the san jose police department is remembering former chief joe mcnamara as a great man and a leader. joe mcnamara died of pancreatic cancer this morning at his home. he was 79 years old and is credited with modernizing and reforming the department over the 15-year tenure as chief. since his retirement in 1991, he was a research fellow at the hoover institution and a professor and author and we here at ktvu often it urn to him over the years for -- turn to him over the years for his insight as a scholar of law enforcement policy. the man accused of starting a massive fire burning in eldorado county pleaded not guilty to arson charges today. wayne allen huntsman appeared briefly in a placerville courtroom held on $10 million bail. authorities are not saying what evidence they have against him, but his sister defended him saying she doesn't think he started the fire. if he did, it was not on purpose. the fire has burned 120 square miles and is only 10% contained tonight. david benick learned that some homes have been destroyed as thousands of people remain evacuated. >> reporter: what is left of a home along white meadows road still smoulders two days after fire ripped through the rural hillside community east of pollack pipes. >> it's sicken -- pollack pipes. >> it's sickenning and horrifying. it's awful. >> reporter: neighbors who lost homes hugged and cried in a supermarket parking lot. some said they have known since wednesday so they were surprised to hear fire officials reporting as late as this morning that no homes had burned. >> it's not true. i knew it was hurting our neighbors who saw their house explode to be told that there has been no structures lost because it's not true. >> why did the forest service continue to say that no homes had been lost when, in fact, some home owners knew their homes were lost. >> because we were not notified that there were any structures lost. we had no notification that anything was lost until this morning. >> there is no reason why they wouldn't -- they had to have known they were gone. they had to have. >> reporter: all around us, everything is black. the ground, the trees, and somehow this house with wooden siding is untouched. other homes in the burn zone survived. even owners who lost everything say they're grateful to firefighters. >> there is no stopping this fire. they dropped retardant on it and water. >> reporter: for some, the process of coping with loss can begin. for others, the long painful wait for news still continues. in pollack pines, david benick. and fers have contained the wildfire burning in the city of weed. this morning, roads were reopened to residents in the area, although several restrictions for non-residents are in place. that fire has new burned 479 acres and destroyed 150 homes. the cause of the fire is under investigation. and we're hearing from the family of a man accused of beating another man in a south san francisco gym. the police are investigating the motive for the attack. as david stevenson told us, the suspect's daughter is providing her own explanation for what happened. >> reporter: that's right. customers at the gym behind me knew both men. today, the suspect's daughter apologized and took steps to defend her father. customers in south san francisco say they're shocked by the fatal beating here wednesday night. >> i recognized both people involved in the altercation. i see them most nights. it's weird to hear about something like that happening here. >> reporter: police say the 46- year-old kenneth osako used a steel gym gar to strike galindo on the head. he died thursday. osako was arrested the same day in san francisco. his daughter apologized to the other family and said he suffers from severe depression, bipolar disorder, and anger issues. >> especially the gym. that is the worst time to get my dad. he takes why it seriously and he zones out. >> reporter: she said the death shattered two families. >> and we're not trying to justify the ini -- justify the incident or anything, but we're trying to say that it was a mistake. my dad didn't say i'm going to the gym tonight and i'm going to kill someone. >> reporter: instead, she said the violence was sparked with a confrontation with galindo over a woman. >> the man was trying to get my father's girlfriend to leave with him and that did not go well with my father, obviously. >> i feel violated. i don't want to go back there anymore. >> i this customer grew up with osako in south san francisco and knew galindo as a neighborhood fixture. he was older, he would spend time with the kids and play soccer. he was a really nice guy, they said. >> reporter: galindo's coworkers at the south city butcher shop collected donations for his funeral. osako's first court appearance is expected on monday. live in south san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. police are looking for whoever fired a dozen shops. the shots were fired into an apartment building west of harbor way. it happened before 8:30 last night. the police found 44 bullet casings at the building and in a car parked nearby. they say the incident may be connected to an increase in game-related crime in that area in recent months. engineers say one of the lessons made clear by the recent earthquake in napa is that older homes can suffer less damage if they have been bolted to the foundations. the non-profit california earthquake authority is getting ready to offer some home owners as much as $3,000 to help them retrofit their homes. they say a basic retrofit called brace and bolt can help protect older homes from severe damage. >> and this is a type of retrofit that can cost between 2 and $10,000. averages that are about 5 and 32 thousand dollars can be a significant tipping point for many -- $3,000 can be a significant tipping point for many. >> it was offered as a pilot program last year. the earthquake authority officials hope to offer the same sort of help to 500 home owners with older homes that need retrofits. california's unemployment rate is holding steady. the numbers released show the rate in august was 7.4%. the same as in july. most of the jobs added last month were construction jobs. nationally, the unemployment rate is at 6.1%. and a new report said that the poverty rate dropped in recent years, it still remains above prerecession levels. the non-profit california budget project said that since 2011, the poverty rate fell 2% to about 15% last year. that is still one in seven californians. one in seven living below the poverty line and more than a third of them are children. researchers also say low-paying jobs are not helping the situation. >> i think the first thing that people should understand about poverty is that most families in poverty actually have jobs. the problem is that their jobs don't pay enough. even a full-time minimum wage job is not enough to lift the mom with two kids above the poverty line. >> and researchers say higher pay and income tax credit, instead of more low-paying jobs, could help improve the poverty rate in california. and people lined up at apple stores for a chance to buy's new iphone 6. at one store, they got a personal thank you. >> how are you? >> the apple ceo surprised customers with a visit to palo aloe's -- palo alto's store. the first person to walk out with the new phone was excited about it. >> and that is awesome. i got to see tim cook, i got to take a selfie with him. i don't but on a day like this, everything is allowed. >> we make an exception. analysts say the new iphone could set sales records this weekend. the company logged 4 million preorders online. and for all of the non-apple fans, samsung is starting to take orders for the newest smartphone. galaxy note 4 is available october 17th. preorders begin today. it features a much larger screen of 5.7 inches, slightly bigger than the iphone 6 plus. they're making the gal axaxy note edge -- galaxy note edge and the company has not said when that will be released. students are in class ready to learn. the problem is that there is not a qualified teacher. that has some bay area parents fed up. and it's a problem in more than just one classroom. >> a new ride from unipassengers is coming to san francisco. how the deal inked by the mayor is expected to help get people around the city with fewer problems. . >> and in weather, i'm tracking another round of low clouds and fog. coming up, the coolest day of the weekend and when showers could approach the bay area. it makes me happy to go on the computer. i like feeling smart. internet essentials from comcast has brought low-cost internet access to over 1.4 million low-income people at home. internet essentials helped me progress in my schoolwork. it helped my grades move higher. today it's the largest broadband adoption program in america. it helped me a lot. comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. . a man dancing on highway 4 in pittsburgh was hit and killed last night. it happened the before midnight near love ridge road. the 33-year-old, say witness, was dancing and running across lanes before he was hit. the police do not know what he was doing on the highway. and signing a $648 million contract for new muni light- rail cars. the deal calls for 175 cars from the siemens corporation with an option to buy 85 more. the recent audit found that they break down every 600 miles. a performance record muni's leader hopes will improve. >> 15 million is a number of people on an annual bassis that are riders -- basis that our riders are inconvenienced by subway delays. 1million is the number of riders that will be inconvenienced when the new cars arrive and begin to be put into service. being substantial improvement. >> the first of the next generation vehicles are expected to hit the rails by the end of 2016. a major road closure is set to start a few hours from now and will affect travel in parts of the north bay. caltrans plans to completely shut down highway 37 starting at 10:00 tonight between sears point and highway 29 in vallejo. the closure will let caltranscrews repave the roadway. the highway is scheduled to reopen by 5:00 on monday morning but it will be closed again for more work next weekend. class is in session and there is no permanent teacher. it's a problem that has a group of san francisco parents fed up. they say their 6th graders aren't learning spanish because the district has failed to failed to hire a qualified teacher. christina has more on explaining why there is a problem. >> reporter: it's been five weeks since the start of the school year. for sixth graders, it's been five weeks without a permanent spanish teacher. >> we're frustrated and we're like hopeless. >> it's very curious why this hasn't been resolved. >> reporter: these parents send their children to buena vista for a reason. san francisco's oldest spanish immersion school aimd at producing bilingual and bilateral students. >> anything you want to follow is an advantage. >> reporter: they say substitute teaches -- teachers are providing the education as cert -- a certified spanish teacher would. >> we have been working with the district and nothing is resolved. they keep telling us that they're working on it and nothing is happening. >> reporter: there was a -- >> there was's teacher here at the start of the year. that person ended up not eligible to teach and the district had a hard time filling that since based on what they call a national teacher shortage. >> we have an emerging teacher shortage happening. the number of people going into teaching credential programs reduced the number of people getting certificates from the state in the end and it's also lower. >> reporter: buena vista is one of two schools having a hard time finding a spanish- certified teacher, but the principals are working on solutions. there are a handful of vacancies in the district filled by afternoon is the or coaches who qualify as mentor teachers. the other mos say excuses are -- mothers say excuses are unacceptable. >> it's been a month. it's enough. >> i hope they move quickly forward to getting our kids a spanish teacher and other schools, too. >> reporter: the district has a plan that will hopefully take shape by next week. kr -- cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 a noose. not everyone is -- channel 2 news. the california plant industry is getting a boost as people look for alternatives to water-hungry lawns and plants. there are thousands of native plant species throughout california, most of which need minimal water. the plants are adapted to flourish in the state's dry environment. >> these plants have been in california for 5 million years. they know how to live here. they don't need much help from us. once you can get them in the ground, give them a little water to get their roots down, they can survive. >> plant experts say the ideal time to get native plants is in the fall. right before the rainy season starts. >> a bay area congressman is calling on the u.s. government to help get tourists out of cabo san lucas in the aftermath of hurricane odile. evacuations are going on as military planes air lift thousands of visitors out of the area five days after the hurricane hit. the east bay congressman eric swamwell is asking -- swawell is asking john kerry to do more to get americans back home. >> to get jets and ships and to put more personnel down there to find people and get them out. >> water, gas, electricity and other basic items are in short supply. another system, tropical storm polo is moving toward the area, although it's not expected to make a direct lit on cabo. and we have been watching the updates of the tropical storm. it strengthened over the past a few hours and some winds of 65 miles per hour. this is not forecasted to be a hurricane but this is the eventual track the next few days and thankfully, the center remains in the pacific and still producing rainfall. ing three inches for the southern tip of baja and the western conditions are stormy. the main track remains to the south. tropical storm polo, winds of 65 miles per hour and switch up to satellite to show you the fogoff shore and the -- fog offshore and some of the smoke in the king fire drifting closer to the bay area and some of that haze this afternoon. it's been paying us a visit and that is the case into the weekend forecast as well. and as far as right now, we have patchy low clouds and fog offshore and some fog, in fact, clinging to parts of the coast line and the satellite not picking up on the current pattern. the details are offshore. a few patches around ocean beach, san francisco and into that bay itself. san jose, 72 degrees. livermore in the upper 70s and santa rosa checking in 70 degrees. the winds up there as well and into fairfield. travis air force base, winds gusting to 26 miles per hour. oakland winds -- winds out of the west at 12 miles an hour and the winds from around 13 to 15 miles an hour. and beautiful out there right now. some of the fog and haze paying us a visit. the areas of fog for tonight. saturday morning clouds and tomorrow, the skies are partly sunny and we could be tracking rain chances next week. a slight chance of a few showers. overnight lows, first thing tomorrow morning and we're in the 50s in santa rosa, 53. the fog increases for tonight. this area of low pressure produced the rainfall yesterday. this will head out to nevada as we head into the weekend. some mild to warm forecast and some patchy fog hanging out near parts of the shoreline. the forecast model shows you just that tomorrow morning. the clouds clear back to near the coast and under hazy sunshine and hazy skies are back into the 80s for fairfield and vacaville. santa rosa, 76; oakland, 73. you will find 80s toward livermore and pleasanton; san jose in the upper 70s, and san francisco downtown, 68 degrees. here is a look ahead, the five- day forecast is cooler into sunday. fall begins on monday evening and then on wednesday, more clouds and not putting in a rain cloud just yet. we'll keep an eye on it. there is a slight chance of showers by wednesday evening. >> thank you, mark. >> thank you. i'm scott reese live in walnut creek. the city bragging rights at stake tonight. a rivalry game. we'll tell but it. the high school game of the week is coming up next. it's a subtember celebration at subway, where one of our best subs- the sweet onion chicken teriyaki is now the $3 six inch select! big on flavor, low on fat, and all yours for just $3 all subtember long. subway. eat fresh. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that parker. well... did you know auctioneers make bad grocery store clerks? that'll be $23.50. now .75, 23.75, hold 'em. hey now do i hear 23.75? 24! hey 24 dollar, 24 and a quarter, quarter, now half, 24 and a half and .75! 25! now a quarter, hey 26 and a quarter, do you wanna pay now, you wanna do it, 25 and a quarter- -sold to the man in the khaki jacket! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. it makes me happy to i like feeling smart. internet essentials from comcast has brought low-cost internet access to over 1.4 million low-income people at home. internet essentials helped me progress in my schoolwork. it helped my grades move higher. today it's the largest broadband adoption program in america. it helped me a lot. comcast. helping to bridge the digital divide. . tonight, the high school football game of the week tokes us to wall nut creek. -- walnut creek. >> scott reese is live at las lomas high. bragging rights at stake, right? >> no question. we're in the east bay tonight. and this is a one-sided robbery for a lot of years. las lomas won 15 in a row. not so fast. the last few is northgate winning two in a row and three of the last four and trying to best that streak is the northgate head coach ben ballard who joins us now. tell me about the rivalry, first of all. >> it's a big rivalry. it comes out at the end of the game. everyone plays together growing up in walnut creek. they know each other and each other's families, it's a big ordeal for everyone involved. >> is this a road game or do you have half of your school here? >> it's a road game. we love to travel here. 15 minutes over the hill, you know, it's a great, great radioed to victory and road an -- road to victory and road game. >> you have been bangd up, tell me about practice this week and what we might see differently? >> we have the senior running back that puts a different tweak on the game plan. wong, who has been leading the score for us got a pull and we're going to keep him out this week and stay safe the rest of the season. >> i mentioned the 3-0 start. what i didn't mention was in the three games, you gave up a total of 21 points. obviously, you're pleased with the defensive effort. >> definitely. the defensive effort this year and defensive coordinator stepped up tremendously and the kids behind him bought in the system and just flying around the ball and that is a different attitude on defense. >> and quickly, a scouting report on the quarterback, nick mccrackus? >> plays offense and defense as well. great athlete and hope to get bet -- better and better. expect big things this week. >> we look forward to them tonight. >> appreciate it. >> and nick mccrackus, accounted for three touchdowns, 175 total yards. we have two duel threat quarterbacks in this football game and we'll get the other side of the story at 7. of course, full highlights at 10:00. reporting live in walnut creek, scott reese, ktvu sports. >> thank you, scott. >>. and coming up at 10, a lawsuit filed against san francisco mayor ed lee that could potentially draw him into a bribery scandal. >> and keep in mind we're always here for you at ktvu.com and facebook and twitter and twitter. for all of us here, thank you for joining us tonight. >> have a good night, everyone. we'll see you later. bulldog: quarterback takes the snap... oh, he fakes a handoff and he's making a run... 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