Reporter let me show you. Firefighters are trying desperately to get thunder control. The fire started just after 3 00 p. M. One witness we talked to said that early own noticed a pallet on fire. Clearly it spread. The witness said this is ahg recycling which handles cardboard, paper, and plastic. Were told a shelter in place order has been issued for residents south of central and west of 880 to auto mall parkway. Also weve heard that businesses in the surrounding area have been evacuated. Now, an air quality inspector is also being broad in to monitor things here. Now, there have been large embers floating through the air. Theres also a concern that this might spread to neighboring buildings. This is an industrial area. When it is say theres a Plumbing Supply company nearby that has some flammable chemicals. Theres also apparently a refinery from. Our Vantage Point i can tell you for awhile there the smoke did appear to be getting a tiny bit lighter, although now it appears to be dark again. We thought perhaps that was a sign that maybe they were getting a handle on it. We understand that in addition to Alameda County, fremont, newark, hayward Fire Departments all here working hard, trying to get thunder control and to couldnt it from spreading to those neighboring businesses. Frank, julie. Thats what i wanted to ask you, ann. How concerned are they that this fire could spread . Does it look like its fairly windy out there. Reporter yeah, it is. The winds are a concern. You can see the smoke is low, and really moving out here. So i was told that for awhile there they were actually shooting the water up in the air because of the concern about the embers. And i really do think theyre worried because some of the businesses are so close by. And one ember going in the wrong direction, and then it will have spread. So there are concerns and of course these are industrial buildings, so a lot of those would have perhaps flammable things on site. Frank. And this is a recycling center. Do we know whats burning . Reporter no, no. I mean, only one witness told me it started perhaps on a pallet, but they do handle everything. Cardboard, paper, plastic. So i dont know, but chances are any or all of those things could be on fire right now. Ann, are they pouring tons of water on this, or are they going to let part of this try to burn itself out . Reporter so thats a good question. Were being kept back at a distance so its hard to tell. I can tell you theres a massive amount of water being put on this thing but i cant really tell where it is focused. For awhile some of the white smoke seemed to be coming from one side, and it was still dark smoke on the other side. I dont know if its save what you can and let the rest burn. I cant tell from this Vantage Point. You touched on this ann but weve been watching this burn now for over an hour. At one point, the smoke was thick, black smoke. It does look, at least based on your shot here, that the smoke is not quite, perhaps, as black or as intense as it was at one point. Would that be your take, or is it just as bad as its been since the beginning . Exactly what im seeing is. I would say that it does appear to be getting lighter. Still, far from under control. But always when you see that white smoke or that lighter smoke its a really good sign. Were going to let you work to get more information on this fire, ann. Well be back with you if we get any new updates later. We also want to let our viewers know that ace trains are delayed in this area due to this fire. So if youre relying on an ace train know that there are delays because of that fire. We want to get a check of the weather now and how the winders cooperating with the fire file. Were going to chief meteorologist bill martin. How concerned are you about all of that smoke . You know, most likely a recycling plant with cardboard, it probably is nothing like when you would be dealing with cars or oils. But when you have a lot of smoke, you know, even campfires are bad. Businesses have been evacuated. This video was taken earlier today. We do see the black smoke. Any kind of smoke, even like we say, camp fire smoke is bad four. The black smoke is ominous looking. Were in the sure whats burning here as of yet, but if it is a Paper Recycling center we can pretty much assume that its paper. I was seeing this when i was driving in. The smoke out there is really settling. The inversion has sunk down so theres a lot of smoke drifting south towards milpitas and down towards the mission peak area with a shallow inversion. So a lot of folks are going to notice the smoke out there. I have in my path, i told this story before, but when i used to work in restaurants we used to do the laundry and wash the napkins and stack the napkins. The napkins were warm, but the compression from all that heat, ive seen it cause fires. Just the compression, the weight of the napkins, the warmth, the compression. In a place like this weve seen this happen before in recycling centers where you stack things, where you stack paper or card board. Im not saying thats what happens, butt it oftentimes explains sort of a compressional fire event. So theres a shelter in place in the immediate area. Businesses are closed in the immediate area. And as we pointed out, and as you guys pointed out, they got the source right there. Theyve been dumping a lot of water. You see the fire hose dumping on the source. In a case like that obviously the smoke at the outset is very, very thick. As it gets up into the sky it dissipates. It does look like there is at least a little breeze out there. Its pretty windy. What direction . Its blowing from the north, julie, so its blowing everything to the south. Is that possibly the best case, blowing to the south, or could the wind shift . Would it be a worstcase scenario . I think its working out okay because theres some room to the south for the air to spread out, and, frank, you make a good point, right next to the fire, thats where your largest particulate matter is falling out. Thats where the smoke is most dangerous if you have respiratory issues. As this smoke works its way downstream, youre getting into smaller particulates. Still not good, but the shelter in place by Alameda County is in place for newark, in the area south of central avenue, west of i80 to auto park mall pardon me, auto park parkway. Or auto mall parkway. With that said, its a spectacular looking fire. It does look like they are making at least some progress. We should also say that is an industrial area. Its in the like there are a lot of homes there so that would be some good news. It started about 3 15. Just the smoke coming out from the very beginning was that thick, black, dense smoke. So it does look like they are getting a little bit of progress. However, were going to continue to watch this. Its burning at cherry and smith there in newark. As soon as we get more information, we will bring that to you throughout the night. Now to the situation in dallas where those five Police Officers were killed last night. Today we learned who those officers are. Michael krol. He moved to dallas from michigan nine years ago and joined the citys Police Department. Brent thompson was a newlywed, married just weeks ago to a fellow officer. Theres also pat trim zamrippa. He survived three tours in iraq before beg kid. Michael smith was a dallas sergeant for 37 years. And horn harris was shot by the sniper as the march came to an end. Today a heart broken Dallas Police chief had this message. We dont feel much support most days. Lets not make today most days. Please, we need your support. And this afternoon, the dallas mayor said ebels the city can he believes the city can start to heal after the downtown was turned into a war zone last night. This is video from Downtown Dallas last night. You can see those officers running through the streets, trying to protect innocent people from getting caught in the crossfire. During the intense gun battle the gunman killed five officers. Seven more were injured, and two civilians were also shot. The violence all started during a peaceful black lives matter march. During the early moments when the gunman started shooting at police you can see hundreds of people start to run for their lives. Hours later, we got our first look at the gunman. Thats cell phone video of the gunman hiding behind those cement pillars shooting down a street at the officers. That suspect has now been identified as this man. Micah xavier johnson. Police say he lived in a dallas suburb named mesquite. And the Army Confirms that he served in the Army Reserves and did one tour in afghanistan. Ktvus Cristina Rendon is in the newsroom with more on what were learning about the investigation and those five officers who were killed. Reporter frank, in the past hour we learned the gunman acted alone despite reports that others may have been arrested. He died when police detonated a bombcarrying robot in the parking garage he was in. Tonight were learning more about the officers he killed. Prayers led a day of mourning in dallas as the memorial continues to grow outside the Police Department. Our hearts have been broken by the recent events that have transpired throughout this entire week, especially these last 24 hours. Reporter the ambush on police followed a peaceful protest in Downtown Dallas thursday night. Five officers killed, seven others injured. Our profession is hurting. Dallas officers are hurting. Four dallas officers and one dallas area Rapid Transit officer were killed. Theyve been identified as 32 yearold patrick zam ripple. He served zamrippa. Michael krol. Brent thompson is the first dallas area Rapid Transit officer to die tin line of duty. He was a father, grandfather, and recent newlywed. Michael smith and lauren ehrens also died. On the one hand its a tale of heroism of Police Officers. At the same time its been a tale of cowardess by an as sass since. Reporter the lone shooter, micah xavier johnson, was a u. S. Army veteran. He told officers his goal was to kill white Police Officers. He did not after criminal record. I just want to mention the atf did do a search of a home connected to johnson earlier today in mesquite, a suburb outside of dallas where they found things like ballistic vests, rifles, and a journal of combat tactics. Cristina, do we know anything about condition of the seven officers wounded . We do. When we heard Texas Governor greg abbott speak he said all of those officers have been released from the hospital so that is a good sign, their injuries not so severe to where they needed to be held another day. As you can imagine it has been an emotional day for Law Enforcement everywhere as officers react to those deadly shootings in das. The San Jose Police department now says it is changing its deployment tactics. Ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary joins us from Police Headquarters to explain the changes by departments all around the bay area. Jesse. Reporter julie, for the remainder of this weekend officers here will patrol two in a car. Its a way to try and increase safety following the shootings in dallas last night and a veiled threat against the sjpd just this morning. Every Law Enforcement officer throughout the country is on a high alert. Reporter that escalated several ticks for san joses finest after a startling discovery. Someone put a sticker on a box outside city hall which read kill cops. You cant help but to have that affect you mentally when you hear something such as somebody slapping a sticker that may seem like a joke to somebody but to a Law Enforcement officer it means a lot. Reporter police in multiple steers on alert and have altered normal patrols in oakland and san jose. Police will dunl by put thing two officers in each squad car. Senates not only the safety for the officers, but also for our community. We need to be safe in order to provide the service to our community. San joses police chief says the new configuration will not negatively impact response times. We respond to calls generally with two officers as it is. And so it might actually increase response times to our priority one calls. Reporter Palo Alto Police took a similar in the light of last nights murders in das. The Department Spokesman says doubling up will continue for the next several days out of an abundance of concern for public and officer safety. San Francisco PoliceOfficials Say they already put two officers in each squad car when on patrol. To make sure that we have enough people out there for the size crowd we anticipate. No matter how many officers ride together in each squad car, the slaying of five brothers in blue in another state has put bay area Police Officers in a state of deep concern. Theres absolute allot of fear now on both sides in the Law Enforcement community as well as the community in general. And we just have to continue to work together. Reporter dheef garcia said after the officer involved shootings, first in louisiana, then minnesota, he immediately did community outreach. Could be thats paying some fruition. Live outside San Jose Police headquarters, jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. Jesse thank you. And new at 5 30, Dallas Police finally used a robot last night with an explosive device to kill the. Coming up, we will talk to some experts about this unprecedented and unusual use of lethal force. Also, members of the black lives Matter Movement say they are not part of what happened in dallas. How they plan to keep their message out there under the shadow of the ambush. Were getting into that bay area weekend. Ill track the forecast which does include a bit of warming. upbeat music [voiceover] you are San Francisco. Weve been with you from the beginning. Weve seen each other through good times and bad. Sickness and health. Were with you San Francisco, and you bring out the best in us. Care. Zuckerberg San FranciscoGeneral Hospital and trauma center. Care. Been trying to prepare for this day. And im still not ready. The reason im telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that. Youll never be ready for. Your little girl getting married being one of them. Last night protesters shut down interstate 880 in oakland for more than two hours but even so the protest ended up being peaceful for the most part. Five people were arrested. One person was given a citation for throwing bottles at officers. The march started about 7 00 last night and quickly grew to 2,000 people. Many of them ended up blocking traffic in both directions on 880 near downtown oakland. No injuries were reported. Again for the most part here the protest remained peaceful. Driving down broadway today i only noticed a few buildings with broken windows including the footlocker which, for whatever reason, gets hit every time there is a protester. Ktvus paul claim bears spoke to some people who were part of the black lives movement. The black lives movement isnt about a Single Person but a movement which has become the umbrella that many other agencies attach itself to. Today the organization officially de nunsed the actions of the dallas shooter. As the city of dallas moves towards healing after a night of deadly protests which left five officers dead people who are part of the black lives Matter Movement in the bay area spoke out. I was filled with immense sadness, not just because five Police Officers are dead, but that that came on the heels of the very brutal murders in minnesota and baton rouge, louisiana. The protest in dallas started off peaceful. It was about the recent shooting deaths of alton sterling of louisiana, and Philando Castile of minnesota. The dallas mayor says a lone gunman changed the focus when he killed five officers which many say is where the fight for black lives matter gets lost. Its about beg antipolice terror and the genocide of black people in this country. But the fight for black lives isnt always fought by black people. Me being a black man, im an advocate and activist. He says the killing of sterling touched him deeply. I myself have black African American family members in louisiana he is special baton rouge. It hit home for me. So darren decided to express himself by taking part in an illegal act, spray painting murder on Police Headquarters. He says he knows what he did was wrong but he feels the actions by officers in louisiana and min so tarp also wrong. The difference, he said, is what he did doesnt hurt people. I felt like that was a very good word to use and i felt like spraying it on the oakland Police Department was a very effective tool for me to help shed light on an ongoing problem. What darren did does not represent the black lives Matter Movement who is now working to change the focus again, not away from the five officers but to make sure those two men who were also killed by police arent lost in the shuffle. My hope is this conversation becomes about how do we very quickly solve the problem of africanamerican genocide and preventing blood shed on all sides. A thought by some now is that five officers are dead. People are outraged, understandably so but some within the black li