>>> mornings on 2 hits the road for its trip to sunnyvale. >> it's great to come to downtown sunnyvale and see what we are doing and what we are all about. >> sample the local was seen with the bay area brew. meet the hometown hero that is passionately improving one life at a time. >> we asked him what can we do to make your life a little bit easier for we have another round of zip trip trivia. >> we worked it out. >> that is the mark. >> we are celebrating the south bay today as mornings on 2 hits the zip trip to sunnyvale. >> reporter: it is a fantastic friday morning with everyone indeed working for the weekend. the city by the bay looking sharp for late july and no fog to be found and we are warming up here in this historic popular downtown sunnyvale. it is alive and well, home to plenty of restaurants, mom-and- pop shops and the farmers market. we packed up and back out here for another zip trip. i am alongside gasia mikaelian and mike mibach. the big city that has the small town feeling. >> reporter: decades ago sunnyvale was fruit orchards but now multimillion dollar homes with

, and how is sunnyvale this morning? >> reporter: it is perfect and do you know the way to sunnyvale? we have taken over parts of the historic murphy avenue. we have ice cream, coffee, pastries and so much more. we are going to the 94 086 and we will show you what sunnyvale is all about. >> you take off the coat and tie and i know that south san francisco was two weeks ago but it feels like a long time ago. let's talk about what we have planned in the next hour so let's start where we are here, downtown sunnyvale, a cool spot and specifically on south murphy avenue, the cyst storage area lined with shops, restaurants and a pub or two with classic bars in town. sal will give us a taste of the town and they say it's all here and i think they are right that they have a little bit of everything right here in sunnyvale. >> reporter: you cannot think of sunnyvale without tech and most people think jobs which is the case but there is also focus on other big tech names that have been transforming the city. it is the grandfather

sal is heading down to sunnyvale. and i was checking the south bay commute. because there are a couple of crashes to tell you about. doesn't look like it's tying things up too badly. let's show you the map so we can point out what we're focusing on the northbound 101 at mckie. this is a truck and a motorcycle. and it is blocking the far left lane. be aware of that. 680 in milipitas. there's a reported crash there. otherwise, most of the south bay, things look pretty good here. here's a live look at traffic moving smoothly there. highway 24 through lafayette looks good. there is something to tell you about, though, in the eastbound direction. if you're coming eastbound highway 24 in bora 1, there is a stalled vehicle there. so something to be aware of. and i'm having a bit of trouble with this camera here. so let's just move to the next one. we want to show you the bay bridge toll plaza. as sal likes to point out, if the ramp you see in the middle of your screen is pretty open. that's a good sign things are moving okay at the toll plaza. which they are here. a

visit your local chase branch. >>> on the road this morning for a zip grip in sunnyvale. it's the latest in our series of broadcasts show casing communities around the bay area. mary is a sunnyvale detective tracking down predators in sexual assault cases. >> it's important work, but that's not the only thing that makes her a great officer. it's also what the officer does on her own time with her own money simply because she wants to help. >> you okay? >> reporter: it's a chance meeting. a simple stop by detective mary kay ori who only wanted to know if this woman needed something. >> i can give her some wipies at least. >> reporter: it's kind of just what she does, something her colleagues have noticed. >> kind of like one of those people in new york who pops their trunk and they're like what do you need? i got you. >> reporter: this is why she became a police officer. >> there's so many reasons. the majority is just to be able to help people. i know it sounds like a cheesy answer, but it's to make a difference in the community and help people that aren't able to help th

. >>> another zip trip this time to sunnyvale. the ktvu team, taking over historic murphy avenue for a live broadcast at 9:00 a.m. mike and gasia will be chatting with mayor larry kline about sunnyvale's place in the heart of silicon valley. sal always gets the good assignment of checking out the great restaurants in the area, including an old-style italian favorite. >> i know most of our regulars. and our staff has been around for a long time. our kids and staff probably averages 15, 20 years. our wait staff, 10 years. so everybody knows everybody. and we've always had the policy that you say hello to everybody who walks in the door. >> we're also introducing you to some of sunnyvale's hometown heroes, like public safety officer, mary kay horry. >> there's so many reasons. the majority of it is just to be able to help people. i know it sounds like the cheesy, the cheesy answer. but it really is. it's just to make a difference in the community and help people that are unable to help themselves. >> we are going to show you how dete

>>in sunnyvale felipe should all kron 4 news. >>and coming up on kron 4 news weekend. there's a new program in the east bay that's cracking down on the growing homeless population will have more on that. plus police are looking for a 2 year-old boy who went missing will explain how he is connected to a murder suicide. and video captures the moments of customers tackled a thief inside an east bay coffee side shop will have the story behind this coming up. we're learning more about the moment that a thief was tackled by customers after taking laptops from berkeley coffee shop, the incident was caught on camera and as kron four's dan thorn explains another person is still on the run this morning. this video shows quite the tackle and teamwork to catch one of these would be thieves. >>but police are still looking for the other one that got away. i spoke with a coffee shop owner who tells me that these crimes are actually a good reminder to be vigilant because there are more thieves out there. >>security video from inside of a berkeley coffee shop captures a would be laptop

>>in sunnyvale felipe should all kron 4 news. >>police arrested 5 suspects in connection with the deadly stabbing in san jose that happened 2 years ago 20 year-old jonathan rondo not share a was arrested in everett washington on thursday. the other 4 suspects aged 1516 1718 years old were arrested on friday. this happened on december 28th 2017 on sunset avenue in san jose. and that's when 17 year-old fernando meira montt has was stabbed and later died at the hospital so far police have not released a motive for the killing. >>the alameda county sheriff's office released this image showing 25 illegal guns that they seize this week. it was part of a months long investigation by the sheriff's office gang suppression unit and illegal gun sales. search warrants were served on wednesday and officers recovered various handguns and automatic weapons. investigation is ongoing. so the names of the suspects have not yet been released. the petaluma police are looking for the man who robbed a ups driver. it happened friday outside the rise in

in sunnyvale, ann rubin, ktvu fox2 news. >>> coming up, new pictures of a man police are looking for. he is wanted for last week's deadly shooting of this high school student. >>> also had, the bay area rental market is heating up again. new reports showing how much the median price has increased. >>> the weekend is insight. we will talk about what you can expect for your friday, saturday and sunday. >>> first, after the break, the soggy situation that greeted bart writers at the embarcadero station in san francisco. what they said about the unexpected shower and what caused it. >>> a live look outside. this is the reverse commute direction heading into san francisco. it is slow going for those people right now. ktvu news at 6:00 will be right back. role of a car company? announcer: to take your kids to and from school? announcer: we think it can be something bigger. so we have the essays from the last three parts. announcer: this summer, volkswagen is supporting america's teachers. announcer: visit your vw dealer to learn how you can join in. get a $1,000 purchase bonus on 2019 jetta

>>in sunnyvale felipe should all kron 4 news. >>petaluma police are looking for the man who robbed the ups driver happened outside the verizon store on kenilworth drive. police say the delivery driver was unloading packages from his truck when 2 men pushed him and grab several boxes from is hand truck. they then got into a waiting vehicle and took off heading southbound on interstate one oh one. we are told they got away with a number of cell phones and watches. police say the suspects had hoodies over their is difficult for them to get a good description. the driver was not hurt. >>the us coast guard has released this dramatic new video after a series of recent drug take downs this aerial footage shows suspected smugglers. dumping bales of cocaine overboard as their speedboat tears across the pacific. this comes just weeks after the coast guard went viral for sharing a video of them capturing a drug running submarine. the border seen tossing bales of cocaine into the ocean while trying to outrun a coast guard cutter. >>to counte

the ones in sunnyvale plans mor than 50 different parcels. sunnyvale has a unique setup which public safety officers who are both firefighters and officers. a recent study shows the city is already having trouble with slow emergency response times during commuter hours. >> someone needs to say hey, we need more police officers and firefighters to keep up with this. as the association president for our police officers and firefighters, i'm saying it, and i think the citizens of sunnyvale should also be concerned and start questioning that type of growth. >> reporter: some long-time residents agree. >> i don't want it to become like san francisco, and i watched when i worked in pal alto, places and make it difficult to find places to rent. >> reporter: the city is concerned as on housing, retai schools and public safety. >> there's quite a tt we would look at before we would make any decisions about future land uses out there. >> reporter: now i just got off the phone with google. and after confirming today's purchase the company also pointed o

come with us to sunnyvale, population 140,000. over a century ago known for the fruit orchards but through the event duration of all being. many say it is the heart of silicon valley. we will introduce you to the people making a big difference in the sunnyvale and we have offerings and perhaps a brewery as well. we have so much more tomorrow on the nine as mornings on 2 the nine takes you on a trip to sunnyvale. if you are in the area come say hello and if not you can watch it live right here on ktvu fox 2 and we will stream that live. >> many people want to come out and see that. >> i cannot wait. sal, i thought about you during the drive times because from the station to sunnyvale one hour, 20 minutes of people do itevery day. >> yes, one hour, 20 minutes at what time? >> six: 30. >> that's about right. tomorrow will be slightly less. >> one hour 10 minutes or maybe one hour five minutes. on friday we have lighter volume. we will be and sunnyvale and i cannot wait. >>> let's take a look at the morning commute and i will mention

this orchard has been a part of sunnyvale for more than a century. it's owned by the city and tended to by legendary farmer charley olson since the '70s. today is the last cot of apricot season, but after a fight with the city, he's afraid this orchard won't look the same next season. charlie olson and his workers are cutting ap cots for the last time this season. he's been tending orchard heritage back since 1977. even at 84 years old, stillt' a reporting, olson and supporters fought an expansion by the sunnyvale museum into the orchard, even though it only meant removing six trees. if you give an inch, they eel take a mile the city approved the expansion pending a study by the staff. the museum says the new addition would mean a much needed library and showcase the city's a aeronautics history. >> you can't go back to the good old days. >> reporter: some long-time residents buying ap cots say they hope the orchard will always be here. >> it keeps alive the heritage of what was once very dominated by agriculture. >> reporter: olson is watching the m

this investigation began with a routine traffic stop three weeks ago in sunnyvale. 48-year-old officer john tompkins was arrested, shortly after sunnyvale department of public safety officers served a search warrant at his home. >> this is a tragic and sad event for our law-enforcement community. >> reporter: the captain says dps officers only learned within the past couple of days that tompkins was a police officer, and they determine the safest way to arrest him was at work, where his work area and locker were searched. >> we wanted to take extra precautions, not just for the officers involved, but the community and him. we know there were firearms involved. we also knew narcotics were involved. >> reporter: the started on july 11 at el camino real in sunnyvale, when an officer on routine patrol stopped a man namedtraffic violation. nonstop led to narcotics for sale. when search warrants were later executed on daniel ochoa's property, the alleged connection to officer thompson was it discovered. the exact relationship between the two men is not being disclosed. tompkins was charged w

in sunnyvale, unser hasan, abc7 news. >> a 2-year-old goes on the ride of his life. surveillance video shows the moments he jumped on to an airport conveyor belt and was swept away to a tsa bag room. how he was eventually saved. >> leaving levi's for las vegas. the new hit for the santa clara stadium. >> i california sculptor gets her due. inside her whimsical world of ceramic hot. >> drew will be back with more on the forecast when abc7 we have some unbelievable surveillance video to show you this afternoon. cameras at atlanta's airport captured a 2-year-old boy jumping on to a baggage conveyor belt and coming out injured. here's what happened to little lorenzo. >> airport surveillance video shows the moment the boy crawled onto the belt. his mother edith vega says she set her son down to print out a boarding pass. when she looked up, she saw him being carried away. that's her alerting the employee and pointing at the opening where her son disappeared. >> i went blank. i was like hey, my son i want to try to go get him but she didn't allow me. i was freaking out and

. >> reporter: sunnyvale police say an alert maintenance worker spotted the skimming device inside one of the pumps here at the 76 gas station on el camino ryle investigators say thieves are now using skimmers with bluetooth capability so they can download your information with just a touch of a button >> that is really disturbing >> reporter: gina and her husband, michael, say it's very frightening and disturbing it's not a crime expected in our neighborhood. >> we live in a really safe neighborhood and this is not something that we want going on. had i known that i would not have gotten gas >> reporter: but police say a thief was able to open the pump and insert a skimming device inside so it could go undetected at the sunnyvale carwash and and 76 station, and an employee performing maintenance founded on june 25 but police say it could have been there for days, weeks, even months >> it's sad. >> reporter: wayne says he gets gas at the station at least once every few weeks >> it can happen anywhere >> reporter: in fact, police say crooks are now using skimming devices with bluetooth

starring at fremont high school in sunnyvale to becoming an all-star in the big leagues. we've seen troy do it all. grew up before our eyes. today he announced he's retirings. more than ten years ago his dad was nice enough to show us around the house he grew up in. >> look how cute, still has his jersey. >> what a dream come true. one of the best short stops in all of baseball, being named an all-star five times in his 13 year career. in his post, he said it was an honor to live out his dream. >> the raiders are ready to open camp tomorrow. one player who will be at camp for sure is the top pick bosa. he signed a four-year deal worth, ready? more than $33 million. he did it today. back in april, the 49ers drafted the defensive end second overall out of ohio state. an 49ers, it's going to be a great year beca als coming back. >> we're back in a moment with the legendary ice cream shop in oakland closing. we'll tell you why. show me the crown. show me homecoming. baby sloth videos on youtube. amy, do you uh mind giving someone else a turn? oh... yeah i made myself a little

. >> reporter: sunnyvale police say an alert maintenance worker spotted the skimming device the 76 gas station on el camino ryle investigators say thieves are now using skimmers with bluetooth capability so they can download your information with just a touch of a button >> that is really disturbing >> reporter: gina and her husband, michael, say it's very frightening and disturbing it's not a crime expected in our neighborhood. >> we live in a really safe neighborhood and this is not something that we want going on. had i known that i would not have gotten gas >> reporter: but police say a thief was able to open the pump and insert a skimming device inside so it could go undetected at the sunnyvale carwash and and 76 station, and an employee performing maintenance founded on june 25 but police say it could have been there for days, weeks, even months >> it's sad. >> reporter: wayne says he gets gas at the stn atstonce w it c >> reporter: in fact, police say crooks are now using skimming devices with bluetooth capability having leaves the opportunity to download victim's credit card in

this investigation began with a routine traffic stop three weeks ago in sunnyvale. 48-year-old officer john tompkins was arrested, shortly after sunnyvale department of public safety officers served a search warrant at his home. >> this is a tragic and sad event for our law-rc rorte tap dps officers ne wiin t past upleof days that tompkins was a police officer, and they determine the safest way to arrest him was at work, where his work area and locker were searched. >> we wanted to take extra precautions, not just for the officers involved, but the community and him. we know there were firearms involved. we also knew narcotics were involved. >> reporter: the started on july 11 at el camino real in sunnyvale, when an officer on routine patrol stopped a man namedtraffic violation. nonstop led to narcotics for sale. when search warrants were later executed on daniel ochoa's property, the alleged connection to officer thompson was it discovered. the exact relationship between the two men is not being disclosed. tompkins was charged with two felony counts of possession of narcotics with fir

we'll introduce you to the folks who call sunnyvale home. and some of its great restaurants and cafes. that and much more, tomorrow, 9:00 a.m., when mornings on 2, takings you on -- takes you on another zip trip to sunnyvale. we'll be live on south murphy avenue. and if you can't make it out to say hi. you can watch live here on ktvu and on ktvu.com. >> yes, we can. but a lot of people want to say hi to sal, as he's out there. sal, i have a friend who grew up out there. and he calls it funny vale. >> sunnyvale is amazing when it comes to eating. and th as we talk, i always look at the chp log. right? so we can talk. but i got my eye on chp. let's look at the commute. you can see traffic is moving along okay. if you are driving on 580 and 205. but it is a little slow. the tracy super commute does have a little action now. you can see traffic is moving well. but we don't have any crashes reported. we see slow traffic. 80, we had earlier had a grass right shoulder, near 29th. our good friend, allie rasmus. alexandra, my friend. she tweeted a pi

in sunnyvale, it is the same story. they already have more at the midpoint of this year than in all of 2018. >> the numbers are fairly low but we did see a dramatic increase in auto burglaries. >> departments have been joining forces . >> we partner and work with law enforcement agencies and surrounding areas because a lot of times, we might have the same suspects. >> >> reporter: of authorities to think they are making headway. these three men were arrested this week . >> they were auto burglaries, they had done the crime in several counties. >> more arrests in sunnyvale's. last night -- >> another crew was taken out of fremont . >> in addition to the stings, the department says increased patrols and hotspots like downtown and have stepped up their awareness campaign. mountain view has one -- one message. it is simple. don't leave any belongings in your car . >> we share the it has been helpful. >> another issue has been getting the message to out-of- towners so the department have been asking low so local businesses t

areas in alameda and contra costa counties, the work being done to -- >>> what police just found in sunnyvale. it is 6:00 a.m. on this saturday, july 6th. i'm devon feely. >> i'm melissa caen. >> an easy day weatherwise today. not a whole lot of change from yesterday. before i get to the numbers, since you just heard, there was another earthquake in southern california. i want to show you briefly how and where that was felted. take a look at the map behind me here. any of the areas shaded in light blue and green are where people reported to the usgs they felt it. here in the bay area, last night a little after 8:00 p.m. there were people in the south bay who said they felt this one. no damage here but a 7.1 coming up from devon and alyssa in a second, in ridgecrest. as far as the way things look out there this morning, there are low, gray clouds to start this early july day and temperatures in the low to mid- 50s. pretty much where you would expect us to be for this time of year. we will go to 66 officially for the city today, a few patchy morning low clouds and the forecast across the rest o

police say he's the one responsible for this tragic crash in the sunnyvale crosswalk in april. >> they're alive and working on their health. so they're at various rehab centers and trying to get better. >> reporter: investigators say the army veteran was heading to bible study when the incident occurred. the d.a.'s office believes at least two of the eight victims were targeted because of their perceived race and religion. the defendant's family maintais he has ptsd from serving in the military. defense attorney chuck smith is now looking at other angles. >> we are also asking to have some medical tests, some brain scans done to see if there might be an abnormality or lesions in his brain which may have played a role in this incident as well. >> reporter: the sunnyvale department of public safety has concluded the crash was intentional based on the lack of skid marks at the scene. community members, including representatives from the council on american islamic relations, are closely monitoring the case. >> hate crimes when directd towards one group often tends to have a ripple effect on

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highs today near 80 in san jose. 78 in sunnyvale. on the peninsula low to mid-70s from san mateo to palo alto. fog clears the coast by mid-morning. 78 in petaluma. 83 in santa rosa. spending time on the east bay? low 70s, oakland. 76 free mont and later on today temperatures very similar to where we've been. 83 in livermore. and accurate forecast little change through tomorrow. seasonal into wednesday. then as we get towards friday heat on the way towards the weekend. good morning, alexis. what's happening out there. >> not much. boy, tell you what. i think it will continue to taper off throughout the rest of the week here. maybe a few folks going to work today and tomorrow. closer to the holiday, i think we'll see things thin out. starting off great. parkway between fairfield and vacaville, a crashed vehicle. about eight feet off the roadway other side of the guardrail. getting a tow truck to the scene. no lanes blocked now. i don't think they'll have to once the tow truck arrives evening perp i'll keep an eye on that. cash lane loo

this orchard has been a part of sunnyvale for more than 100 years. it's owned by the city and tended by a farmer since the '70s. today is the last day of the apricot season for him. with the heritage museum looming right there, there will be changes here by next season. a fine job. >> reporter: charlie and his workers are cutting apricots for the last time this season. he has been tending here for the city since 1977. even at 84, still loves it. >> it's a pleasure. that's all ieb been 've been do my life. >> reporter: as we have been reporting, they fought a planned expansion by the heritage museum into the orchard. even though it only meant removing about six trees out of more than 800. he said, you give an inch, they will take a mile. >> i'm thinking of the orchard. somebody has to talk for the trees. they don't talk. >> reporter: the city approved the expansion. the museum says the addition would add a historical library and showcase the impressive aeronautics history. >> we were an agricultural town for many decades. however, we have been high te

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in sunnyvale it's a same story. they've had more at the midpoint of this year than in all of 2018. >> for the size of sunnyvale our numbers are low but we did see a dramatic increase in auto burglaries.>> reporter: these departments have joined forces. >> we do partner and work with law enforcement agencies in surrounding areas because a lot of times we think we might have the same suspect. >> reporter: thinks of these partnerships authorities think they are making headway. mountain view announced the arrest of these three this week. >> people were prolific auto burglaries they had victimized people in several states. >> reporter: another sting just resulted in three more arrests according to sunnyvale. >> last night, another crew was taken out in fremont. >> reporter: in addition to the things they've increased patrols in hotspots like downtown. they've also stepped up the awareness campaigns. mountain view has one called park smart. the message is simple just don't leave any belongings in your car. >> making sure

>>> tonight we're learning why a san jose police officer was arrested in sunnyvale. the ,48 officer was arrested on drug and weapons charges. it was a traffic stop that led to his arrest. another man was taken in allegedly selling drugs. somehow the investigation led back to officer tompkins. they searched his sunnyvale home and and covered uncovered illegal weapons and narcotics. they tell us that his office at the police department has also been search . >>> tonight, police are investigating a six car pileup involving one other officers peer to happen originals medical center, several people are taken to the hospital . one of the drivers and the crash said the officers had his lights and sirens on before it all happened. >> as che inteectionput hili and sirens on, came through very cautiously. as soon as he got on this side of the median that's where he got struck. >> we were told no one was seriously injured . >>> our other top story tonight, the heat, it could get downright uncomfortable for a lot of people. living in east bay especially, this is a live look, eas

. >>> sunnyvale police a credit card skimmer found a gas station could have been there for some time. the devices found the 76 station at el camino riau near wolf road. a service technician spotted the device at one of the gas pumps last week. there is no clue how long it was there. anyone who thinks their information might have been compromised to contact the sunnyvale department of public safety. >>> open animal shelter is taking precautions to keep the highly contagious canine flu from spreading. the shelter is moving 150 dogs affected or exposed to the flu to a new quarantine center. the shelter is hoping to put in and to the outbreak so we can get back to business as usual. >> reporter: the sound of the sick dog. this is one of about 150 dogs from the oakland animal shelter and east bay spca caught up in a canine flu epidemic. the dogs are beginning to come by truck from the animal shelters to this nearby warehouse just now serving as a quarantine station. each dog has its own cage.>>> the veterinarian from the highly specialized animal shelter medicine program at the university

investigators searched his sunnyvale home and say the uncovered illegal narcotics and firearms. >>> meanwhile, law enforcement source tells kpix 5 that thompkins pd was also searched as a part of the investigation. will have more details on the new the new kpix5 news at 7. >>> san jose police officer among the injured in the six car pileup near regional medical center. several other people also taken to the hospital to be checked out. we were told no one had any life-threatening injuries. >> there was a fire that destroyed a have completed commercial. the feds are now investigating a fire. it destroyed a half completed commercial building near the earth in the book berkeley berkeley border. we have andria borba line at the scene and she tells us it is the latest in a string of suspicious fires. >> reporter: take a look at what is left of the scene behind me. we just learned a short time ago from oakland fire and atf investigators they have found an origin point on the fire that's on the first floor in don't have a cause yet. g, ey atf investigators were once again on the ground in the east ba

mountain view, palo alto and sunnyvale reporting a lot more car burglaries this year. in sunnyvale 269 car burglaries in july of 2018. there have already been 597 this year. in mountain view there were 304 car burglaries this time last year. that number is already up to 581 this year. and in palo alto, the number of car break-ins have jumped from 232 to 492. the police are working together going after who is responsible. >> we do partner and work with law enforcement agencies in surrounding areas because a lot of times we think, hey, we might have the same suspect. >> now, police patrols in those burglary hot spots have increased and we are also reminding everybody don't leave valuables inside of a car. >>> morgan hill police are searching for a group of women accused of robbing beauty supply stores. investigators released these surveillance photos of the five women who are suspected of stealing three to $5000 in cosmetics from the ulta beauty store on cochran road tuesday night. authorities say these women are responsible for at least eight other robberies within the

this time to broadcast at 9:00 mike and gasia will be chatting with mayor larry cline about sunnyvale's place in the heart of silicon valley. sal had a chance to check out some of the great restaurants, include an italian favorite. >> i know most of our regulars, and our staff has been around for a long time. our kids and staff probably agents 15 to 20 years. wait staff, probably 10 years. everybody knows everybody. we've always had the policy that you say hello to everybody that walks in the door. . >> we're also introducing you to some of sunnyvale's hometown heroes. like public safety officer, mary kay horry. >> there's so many reasons. the majority of it is just to be able to help people. i know it sounds like the cheesy answer. but it really is. it's just to make a difference in the community and help people that are unable to help themselves. >> we'll show you how detective kay arie goes above and beyond the call of duty. >> if you can't come down to murphy avenue today to say hello, we are going to be live at 9:00 a.m., right here on ktvu. we are also streaming it on ktvu.com. so

the bay area news report reports that they have paid $1 billion for several properties in northern sunnyvale, including yahoo's former headquarters complex. the tech titan confirmed the property purchases but did not say much about the plan. >>> the punishment designed to send a message to big tech, what is changing now to protect your privacy. >>> notre dame survived a massive fire, hot heat wave is posing a new threat to the historic cathedral. >>> when flames ripped through an east bay home, a 14-year-old did not hesitate. how she helped save two of her elderly neighbors in wheelchairs. >>> facebook shares were up this afternoon after the company reported better-than- expected earnings. facebook says that it earned $2.62 billion in the second quarter. that is a dollar 99 per share. revenue was $16.9 billion. user growth was in line with expectations. facebook is on the hook though for $5 billion. that is for privacy violations. the government announced it is finding that tech giant in two separate cases. >> the first message is that the price of privacy violations just went up. >> >> repo

he lived in sunnyvale but worked here the hayward airport in the building behind me. he was the owner of the vertical cfi helicopters flight school . many people say here that he was well known. friends say he was a loving father and husband who enjoy traveling, motorcycles and client. >> reporter: the call about the helicopter crash about 2:30 monday afternoon brought he would fire and police vehicles rushing to the hayward airport. >> it was a helicopter, a robinson r44 four seat helicopter that crashed at the airport. the were two people on board. it was in instructional flight. a flight structure and his student. >> reporter: the airport manager says the student walked away from the wreckage and was rushed by ambulance to eden medical center. the instructor did not survive. the alameda county coroner identified the instructor as wayne prodger , a 62-year-old man from sunnyvale seen here from photos from his facebook page. friends say he was well known from the airport and described him as a loving caring husband and father of three who love to because we see each

we're going to introduce you to the people who call sunnyvale home. and great restaurants and cafes. that and much more tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m., when mornings on 2 takes you on another zip trip to sunnyvale. we'll be live on south murphy avenue. come by, say hello. if you can't get there, you can watch with us live here on ktvu and online at ktvu.com. >>> 6:21 is the time. busting immigrants in the united states illegally to mexico. up next, the conditions when many of them are dropped off in the middle of the night. >>> and the shocking moment, a little boy climbed onto a moving luggage conveyor belt. and a busy airport. tell you how far he made it before he was found. found. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. accused sex trafficker, jeffrey epstein, aren'tedly found suffering from a neck injury in his federal jail cell in new york. he was reportedly found in his cell semi conscious. a new york media is reporting that he may have tried to hang himself. it's also possible he may have been injured by somebody else. he is awaiting trial, charged w

and sunnyvale is the same story midpoint of the year than in f sunnyvale our numbers are fairly low. we saw a dramatic increase in the departments have been joined forces. >>> we do partner and work with law enforcement agencies and surrounding areas. a lot of times we think we might have the same suspect.>> reporter: thanks to the partnerships they think they are making headway. mountain view announced the arrest of three men this week. >>> people were prolific auto burglaries. they victimize people in several cities in south county. >> reporter: another multiagency sting resulted in three more arrests. >>> last night's investigation leads of detectives another crew was taken out in fremont.>> reporter: the departments have increased patrols in hotspots like the downtown areas. they have stepped up their awareness campaigns mountain view has one called. smart. the message is simple. just don't leave any belongings in your car.>>> we share this message over and over. has been helpful. >> reporter: getting that message to out-of-towners. the departments have been asking local business

there's san jose and san francisco, san francisco sunnyvale and santa clara are among the 6 cities for the highest cost of living. guy gave up a long time. well coming up next on the kron 4 news we're talking about. and so how one senator is working to make sure that the women's national soccer team is paid the same as the man. how about a little peek outside a beautiful shot of san francisco right along the embarcadero some cloudy conditions foggy conditions for some of you and temperatures mainly in the 50's and 60's 60 in san francisco, 59 in napa. >>62 degrees right now in fremont john trouble tracking your forecast to have all the >>thank you for waking up with on the kron 4 morning news of course we appreciate it we like the company we have john trouble standing by with a look at today's forecast is foggy mornings you need it rob. yes, you do thank you for coming back i'm here i'm here for you we're so glad to have back. >>not so glad to have the fog back well, some of us are in some of us to like it actually mind it kind of helps me sleep but looking outside this morning there y

in the south bay police in sunnyvale found a credit card skimmer at a gas station. it was found at the sunnyvale car wash and 76 gas station on east el camino reale the device was hidden inside the gas pump anwas only found during routine maintenance. workers didn't find any of the skimmers there's no word on how long that device had been there or how many people might have been affected. you should contact your bank though if you believe you are a victim and your information has been stolen. fighting fires from land and water check out southern marines fire boat now brand new to the fleet. the fire department says it's loaded with gadgets to help keep you safe and during emergencies it can even act as a floating fire hydrant prof or story. mister taylor saca should say took a look at it for a closer eye. >>we' a firefighting apparatus. >>so it does allow us to apply a lot of due to a large fire so them are in fires latest tool. >>a 22,000 pound fire fighting machine on water. >>to liberty. the rapid response. this vessel operated a 30 not so we can get there quickl

this afternoon, sunnyvale resident isaiah joel peoples show little emotion as he walked into a courtroom to face multiple charges including eight counts of attempted murder. investigators say the army veteran was heading to basebal into a group of people at the sunnyvale crosswalk. prosecutors believe at least two of the eight victims were targeted because of their race and religion. >> their life and working on their health. so they're in various rehab centers trying to get better. >> reporter: the sunnyvale department of public safety believes the crash was intentional based on the lack of skid marks at the scene. family members maintain peoples has ptsd from being in the military. his defense attorney is looking at other angles. >> we're asking to have some brain scans done to see if there might be an abnormality or lesions in his brain which may have played a role in this incident, as well. >> reporter: south bay legal analyst steven clark says it could be awhile before peoples entered a plea. >> until the defense has a complete understanding of their client's mental let status both

also in the south bay police in sunnyvale found a credit card skimmer at a gas station. it was discovered at the sunnyvale car wash in 76, a gas station on east camino rao the device was hidden inside a gas pump and was found during routine maintenance workers didn't find any other skimmers at other pumps. but there's no word on how long that device was there or how many people may have been affected. officials say you should contact your bank if you believe that you're a victim and your information has been stolen. national headlines this morning, lisa secret cables from the british ambassador to the u s reveal that he described president trump is a quote inapt in secure and incompetent. the cables were leaked to british newspapers the ambassador's office says the british public expects ambassadors to give an honest an unvarnishei assessment of us politics. there's no comment so far from the white house. florida billionaire jeffrey epstein who was once considered a friend of both bill clinton and president trump is in a new york jail this morning. he was arrested on new

ktvu's azenith smith joins us in sunnyvale tonight where the heartbroken father sang with his band. >> the singer took to the stage tonight with a heavy days ago on his way to work. he leaves behind three young children. he goes by chuck lounge, a stage name for the singer of the band tortilla soup. the concert was more for him fa. for him, it was his therapy. >> they have no idea. they come out to have a good time. they have no idea how much i need them tonight. i need them. >> reporter: therapy after his 24-year-old son calen tate was shot and killed in east oakland on monday. >> angry. i'm hurt. i'm sad. a lot of emotions. i wouldn't wish this on anyone. >> reporter: he says his son calen was going to work, a contractor for amazon. calen was sitting in the car with a friend outside his mother's home on 66th avenue in oakland monday around 10:30 in the morning, when another car pulled up and started shooting. calen was struck once, rushed to highland hospital, where he died. >> it came out and told us that they couldn't save him. the bullet went through his heart. >> reporter: calen

. >>> the sunnyvale department of public safety removed a credit card skimmer on a pump at the 76 gas station on el camino real by wolf road. the skimmer was completely invisible to the naked eye. only one pump was affected and officers recommend contacting your credit lender if you believe you're a victim. >>> caught on camera. a hit-and-run. a tesla was sideswiped by a truck in los gatos yesterday and the victim posted the car video in hopes someone helps find the driver. turns out, someone did. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has this story. >> reporter: during an evening drive on the fourth of july, tense moments for a tesla driver and his young son all captured by the company's century mode tule. >> he's coming close and hits my car. i hear my son's forehead hit the backseat. >> reporter: watch as john's de hill road in los gatos only to be struck a few seconds later by what appears to be a ford f-150. >> i realized that thias speeding pretty aggressively. >> reporter: this view from the dash cam shows the truck almost lose control after the impact. >> frustration, thankfulness a

upper 70s in sunnyvale, campbell, los gatos. 90 of pittsburgh as well as for bruntlett. upper 80s from antioch mid-80s, concord, fairfield 77 indonesia. 75 in vallejo. upper 60s for berkeley and oakland. hello 70s in alameda. the mid-sixties and several cisco. the low 80s in petaluma and topping out at 90 degrees for cloverdale. here is the seven-day forecast temperatures a little cooler for tuesday. around normal wednesday and thursday and we warm up with high pressure building and friday into the weekend but definitely not as hot as what we just experienced over the weekend. back to you. >>> we have team coverage in gilroy. what we know about the deadly garlic festival mass shooting and the questions we need answered. the latest is coming up next. compare comcast business to your current provider. my current service provider does not provide half of what you provide. and to know that i could save money? i'd be thrilled. this sounds like a whole business package, which would be incredible. so what are you guys waiting for? let's do it. (laughs) comcast business gives yo

afternoon, 83 in the south bay, warm in gilroy, 80 in sunnyvale. downtown san francisco 68 degrees, fog linger in daly city. east bay, mid-70s, berkeley and oakland. 76 castro valley, 90 in concord, 85 in livermore. if you're going to the aids walk, foggy start, great walking weather, peeks of sun in the afternoon. accuweather seven-day forecast, heat is coming up. mid to upper 90s friday, saturday, sunday. coast in comfort zone with 60s. cooling next week. >> thanks sandhya. >>> a cactus crashes through a car's windshield, how the driver ended up in prickly position. >>> aids walk san francisco is four days away. 10k walk benefits dozens of local hiv and aids programs, project open hand and positive resource center. 415-615-walk or shshow me homecoming. babwe also live with youtube. okat&t's internet "security." do you know the mother's maiden name? at&t! there's an army of weirdos outside. they're just trying to get on your network. why didn't you alert us? alerts aren't really my thing. what is your thing? ok, i am sensing a little hostility fro

sunnyvale, 83. danville, 87. hot but not as hot as today in pleasanton. novato, 83. cloverdale, 92. your extended forecast, warmer weather in the. near the water, highs in the 60s and barely 70 degrees. that why temperature spread we will have all week long. >>> 50 years ago this wednesday and palm those as well. his grandfather was involved in this one. an historic splashdown that took place in the pacific ocean. from a military salute to office workers pouring out into the streets, the bay area burst into celebration thanks to apollo 11. the lessons we learn changed our future. >> seeing what has happened on the moon is the key to understanding our own history. >> find out the lessons from the landing tomorrow night right here on the new kpix5 news at seven a clock p.m. >>> president trump sitting on the offensive. what he has to say about the for democratic congresswoman known as a squad. >>> financial help for those affected by the aqua fracs reach. >>> and alcohol that has killed more than one dozen people. honey, this gig-speed internet is ridiculously fast. we are seriously k

in the south bay today, nice afternoon at 83 in san jose, santa clara. 82 in sunnyvale. upper 70s for you in many locations from menlo park to l palo alto. 80, redwood city and mountain view. downtown it has been stuck in the upper 60s. in north bay notice the 80s nudging into around calistoga and santa rosa. further south, a nice that vaut o na that novato at 82. you head inland and notice that the 90s designated towards the delta getting the mid 80s from san ramon to pleasanton. 87 in livermore. the accuweather seven-day forecast looking at 60s around the coast, 80 around the bay, 90 inland. tomorrow coming down at least six degrees inland, another six degrees around the bay, and then the low clouds and fog at the coast. breezy winds throughout your sunday. it looks like the coolest day should be monday. temperatures continue to bottom out, and looking at the milder weather beginning tuesday and wednesday. download our accuweather app, and once again by thursday we will have the summertime spread and just some subtle changes into friday. so nothing extreme in the weath

sunnyvale went up 147%. milpitas nearly doubled their number. san jose saw sharp increases as well. 66% of people cannot afford rent. the most eye-catching statistic is the number of people living inside a vehicle went from 7% to 18%. one out of five homeless people are in a vehicle. >> it is a concern. >> reporter: the mayor of mountain view home to one of the most visible and well-known clusters of rvs in the bay area. presence of lined up for years. the city is deciding whether or not to let them stay or move them to sanction parking lots. the mayor says the challenges often times the vehicle dwellers refuse government help. >> when you say they are not engaging, what does that mean? >> when caseworkers stop by they might not answer the door so to speak. not everyone is open to engaging with caseworkers. >> reporter: the city is on track to build 10,000 housing uses with a fair person set aside for affordable housing. other south bay cities need to step it up and carried their weight. >> we need the surrounding cities to do the same. i will l

now we do know that the instruntor died on scene he has been identified as 62 year-old wayne sunnyvale the survivor which is the student is in critical condition at eden medical center because as we know this was a flight the air when the helicopter went down the 2 men were actually practicing some maneuvers on a robinson r 44 helicopter. this type of choppers very popular for teaching people how to fly. now the helicopter went down close to the runway just after 2 30 yesterday afternoon. the helicopter belong specific helicopters here in hayward according to airport directory or the instructor owns an aviation school called vertical cfi helicopters. it's unclear if the cause of the crash was mechanical or human error but that is why federal investigators are here right now looking into that. now the manager of the airport says his main priority is assisting with the investigation also just helping the family during this tragic time. >>our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the ben th we're going to assist the national transportation safety board. any way we can with the inve

we understand he is a 62-year- old man from sunnyvale. friends that i spoke with tonight tell me that he was a loving and caring husband, father of three grown children and he loves to travel. he was the owner and chief instructor at the vertical cfi helicopters flight school and was borrowing a helicopter from a neighboring business today here at the airport to get the lesson. >> reporter: the call about helicopter crash about 2:30 monday afternoon brought hayward fire and police vehicles rushing to the hayward executive airport. >> it was a robinson r44 helicopter that crashed at the airport. there were two people on board. it was an instructional flight. was a flight instructor and student. airport manager says the student walked away from the wreckage and was rushed by ambulance to eden medical center but the instructor did not survive. the city says the helicopter is registered to a company called pacific helicopters. at their offices down the street the doors are closed. others who work in the business and were shocked about the new

south bay, 78 for san jose, 76 in sunnyvale, 86 for morgan hill. 71 for san mateo. downtown san francisco afternoon cool. north bay, san rafael, 78. 74 for fremont. comfortable. inland the 80s, 86 in antioch, 81 san ramon, 82 the high in livermore. accuweather seven-day forecast, bright and breezy tuesday, ebb and flow, but nice week ahead. saturday and sunday, warming up a little bit but 80s and 90s, slightly above average for this time of the year. >> nice change. thanks drew. >>> what's in your wallet? >> major credit card is hit by what experts say is one of the largest data breaches of its >>> here's a quick look at other headlines. hong kong airlines flight from san francisco to hong kong had to be diverted because of mechanical issue reported after takeoff. circled for four hours before landing, no one was hurt. >>> capital 1 says a hacker got her hands on the personal data of over 100 million people who applied for credit card. software engineer from seattle who has been arrested. offering free credit monitoring to all affected. >>> we have a lot sports to d