take vo ---victor mendoza, recibio varios impactos de bala justo despues de las 4 de la tarde en la cuadra 2 mil 300 de la calle "denair drive". ---esto, constituye el asesinato numero 27 de la ciudad de san jose, y aun no hay sospechosos. ---la policia dice que el homicidio podra estar relacionado a las pandillas. cesar ---esta repentina ola de violencia llega en un momento en que hay reportes sobre la baja moral entre los agentes del orden de san jose... take vo ---pero ahora, la agencia policial reporta que no tiene problemas para reclutar mas elementos... ---el departamento tiene actualmente 60 plazas disponibles y hasta el momento han recibido alrededor de mil 400 solicitudes... ---la proxima academia de policia empieza el 24 de septiembre... cesar ---retiran del mercado cuatro millones de asientos infantiles... take vo ---la comision de seguridad para productos del consumidor informo que algunos bebes podrian salir lesionados cuando son sentados en el asiento de la marca "bumbo baby"... ---hasta el momento 21 ninos han sufrido fracturas de craneo tras caerse del asiento... blanca ---

last hours of victor mendoza is life. show that rising murder statistics are not abstract numbers the 21 year-old was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting and died the next day as the 27th murder victim in san jose this year. the hand on his shoulder belongs to the pastor >> there were 37 people in the hospital crying, from little children all the way to the parents >> since then five more people have been murdered or had their death classified as murder. latest happen last night inside a safeway store on story road when a man was stabbed in the produce area >> i'm angry because we do not need to have these people being stabbed in the grocery store. we don't have to be afraid to come and bring our children to shop at a grocery store safeway? this is my safeway. >> neighbors are scared and increasingly blaming city of >> we have seen rape and burglary go up without a burglar unit to investigate >> he blames chuck reed hard- line stance on pension reform that led to layoffs, low morale and an exodus of officers from san

the victim is identified as victor mendoza of san jose. it is san jose's 27th homicide so far this year. >>> attorneys filed the first lawsuit today against chevron in connection with that huge refinery fire in richmond nine days ago. john burres is leading the charge. filing suit on behalf of eight residents who claim their health has suffered as a result of the refinery fire. burres says he's heading a team who are preparing a class action lawsuit against chevron. so far, at least 1,000 people are planning to take legal action. >> it is enough, and it has to stop. we hope through this lawsuit that it will stop. >> separate from any lawsuits, chevron says it has received almost 9 0u claims so far from people who say the fire affected their health. >>> meantime, there are claims the chevron refinery may have to close for up to six months. a spokesman tells ktvu chevron could be forced to close the refinery to repair the damage. the company would not speculate on any closure. >>> frightening fire fighting crews with quick containment of a w

the victim is identified as victor mendoza of san jose. it is san jose's 27th homicide so far this year. >>> attorneys filed the first lawsuit today against chevron in connection with that huge refinery fire in richmond nine days ago. john burres is leading the charge. filing suit on behalf of eight residents who claim their health has suffered as a result of the refinery fire. burres says he's heading a team who are preparing a class action lawsuit against chevron. so far, at least 1,000 people are planning to take legal action. >> it is enough, and it has to stop. we hope through this lawsuit that it will stop. >> separate from any lawsuits, chevron says it has received almost 9 0u claims so far from people who say the fire affected their health. >>> meantime, there are claims the chevron refinery may have to close for up to six months. a spokesman tells ktvu chevron could be forced to close the refinery to repair the damage. the company would not speculate on any closure. >>> frightening fire fighting crews with quick containment of a w

a san jose man that was wounded in a shooting has died from his injuries. 21-year-old victor mendoza was gunned down on monday after 4:00 in the afternoon. the shooter fired the shot from a passing car. the investigation by the police continues. >> a trucking firm could face steep fines for an accident that caused westbound lanes to be closed for more than 8 hours. the san jose mercury news reports piles trucking clipped a concrete overpass on the highway yesterday morning. smashed a traffic signal and light poll and tore concrete from an overpass. if the company did not have the proper permits, could be forced to pay the cost of the repairs and even some additional fines. >> time now 5:16. sal is back. you were already telling us about an sig alert on highway 24. >> yeah westbound 24 near the cross roads. one car flipped over on its roof. and chp report witnesses say two cars were racing at 100 miles an hour westbound. and one car lost control and flipped over. the other car took off from the scene. and now it's a big mess out there. serious injuries. westbound 24. it is still relat

police say 21-year-old victor mendoza was gunned down monday afternoon. investigators say the shooter fired the shots from a passing car. the police investigation continues. >>> a trucking company could face steep fines for an accident that caused westbound lanes on interstate 80 to be shut down for more than 8 hours. san josey news reports pios trucking may have failed to obtain the proper permits to carry a crane that clipped an overpass. the crane smashed a traffic signal and a light poll. and tore concrete from a pedestrian overpass. if the company didn't get the proper permits, could be forced to pay the cost of the repairs and pay additional fines. >> 16 minutes after 6:00. if you are getting ready to head out the door, sal has everything you need to know. >> that's right. good morning once again . we don't have too bad of a commute. we're going to start with a look at the maps here on 280. let's go to hayward. union city traffic looks good. no major problems down south. and i can move the maps down to the south bay. 280 in a moment. northbound 101

. >> this is a photograph of the last hours of victor mendoza is life, his family released into cbs 5 to show the rising murder statistics are not abstract numbers but real human beings. the 21 year-old was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting last week and died the next day as the 27 murder victim in san jose this year. the hand on his shoulder belongs to his pastor. >> it was terrible, there were 37 people and hospital crying and weeping, from little children all the way to the parents. >> since then five more people have been murdered or had their debts classified as a murder. the latest happened last night inside of a safeway store. a hispanic male in his 20s was stabbed in the produce area and died at the scene. >> i am angry because we do not need to have these people being stabbed in the grocery store. we don't have to be afraid to bring our children to shop at a grocery store. safeway? this is my safeway. >> neighbors are fed up and scared and increasingly blaming city hall. >> we have seen rate and burglary go up without a burger unit. >> he blames the mayor's hard- line s

police say 21-year-old victor mendoza was gunned down on monday, about 4:00 in the afternoon. investigators say the shooter fired the shots from a passing car. the motive in this case is still under investigation. >>> a trucking company may face very big finals for an accident -- fines for an accident that caused westbound lanes on interstate 80 in west pablo to be shut down for more than eight hours. po's trucking may have failed to get the proper permits to carry a crane that clipped a concrete overpass on the highway yesterday morning. that crane smashed a traffic signal and a light pole. it also ripped off concrete from the bottom of a pedestrian overpass. if the company didn't have the proper permits, it could be faced to pay the costs of repairing the overpass and be hit with extra fines. >>> did you like that cooler weather we had yesterday? up next meteorologist mark is going to tell us about a slight bump in temperatures today. he is tracking the possibility of thunderstorms headed our way this weekend. >> plus, we've been told over and over again don't smoke. but the