in fresno county, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> len says the wetlands water district in fresno county estimates 5% of the fields in its year are going fallow this year. that number is expected to increase next year. >> can't imagine the heat wave we saw helped that situation any. >> it's amazing with the dry conditions, how many more problems we can experience from the lack of water. i was actually speaking to somebody from a pest control company and he was telling me that they have had this -- this enormous amount of cases reported on black widow spiders and that all is as a result of a lack of water. >> really? >> that's not good. >>> today the heat wave came tie screeching halt here in the bay area. it's cooling down up to 30 degrees. yes! did you feel the difference? right there, downtown san jose currently visibility is unlimited. we have the winds out of the northwest at 15 miles per hour. and the temperature actually dropped 15 degrees there today. currently 71 degrees throughout the santa clara valley. livermore is in the upper 60s. yes, turn off the ac and throw open all the windows in

. >> i'm len ramirez at st. james park in downtown san jose where the popular concert series music in the park is making a big comeback. just ahead, how this series is about to change. ,, (sir can-a-lot) good day, ma' lady. i am sir can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! (male announcer) break the monotony. visit spam.com. around 8 last ni >>> a violent robbery on the san jose state campus has students concerned for their safety. at 8:00 last night a man on a campus lawn was pistol-whipped from behind and his laptop stolen. police say the three suspects are all women. the victims expected to recover. police are going to be looking at campus surveillance video to get a better description. >>> after a year hiatus san jose's music in the park is back. they are celebrating the 25th anniversary. kpix 5's len ramirez is live in downtown san jose with the big changes this year. len. >>> reporter: music in the park may be a victim of its own success. it got too ma

we have team coverage starting with len ramirez. len. >> reporter: juliette, the picture they are painting that happened in the cockpit is that the plane was coming in too high, then too low, then its tail hit the sea wall. >> the crash landing was so violent it broke off the tail section of the boeing 777 scattering debris and human bodies, including flight attendants on the runway. >> two of the flight attendants in the rear of the aircraft were ejected from the aircraft during the impact sequence. so they were not at their station when the aircraft came to rest. they were found downtownway and off to the side of the runway. those-- down the runway and off the side of the runway. those flight attendants survive. >> three pilots were in the cockpit at the time, including the pilot in training, the instructor pilot and the relief first officer. a fourth pilot who was not on the flight deck at the time is still being interviewed. the instructor pilot told investigators the plane was too high when they passed 4,000 feet. at hundred fe

len ramirez, much more. first, anna notarangelo on what those first responders saw as they arrived. >> reporter: we are hearing from the first responders and other emergency personnel with very little regard to their own personal safety went into that plane even though it was on fire and fuel was leaking. >> oh my god. >> the communication from the tower was alert 3, alert. plane crash. plane crash. >> i saw smoke and dust in the air. >> all you could see was dark smoke filling the sky. you could see the plane was on its belly. >> with adrenaline flowing, the first on the scene encountered a very surreal yet dangerous site. passengers were coming out of the chute and jet fuel out of the plane. >> the plane was gushing with fuel next to us. we were like get out here. let's go. >> san francisco firefighter was assigned to the crash house, one of three fire stations located at the airport. it took her rig less than a minute to arrive. >> it was an organized chaotic. >> she and her fellow firefighters sprang the

kpix 5's len ramirez with a look at the source of the newfound water supply. >> reporter: the new water supply is the sue and treatment plant. imagine that. they say the water from that sewage treatment plant will be filtered antecede and filtered again so many times that it will actually be cleaner than the water you get here. but no one will be able tacrine it right away. it will be used for decoration and irrigation because of public perception. >> some of the kids have been playing in recycled fountain water for years. now water that is pure enough to drink coming from where? for most people that's just too much to stomach. >> takes me aback a little bit just because of where the source is coming from. >> the source for santa clara county's virtually limitless water is the sewage treatment plant. later this fall the water will flow into a new $68 million silicone valley advanced water purification system. how will it come out? >> the reality is we're able to produce water cleaner than all our other water sources. >> but due to public perception, water from the new facility will go i

kpix 5's len ramirez was there has more on why the protestors are so upset. len. >> reporter: they're upset over janet napolitano's past as homeland security chief and unfair policies regarding immigration. >> she is asking herself if students of color and students of colors are going to be safe in the university. >> reporter: tensions had been high as students voiced their opposition to the regent's nomination of janet napolitano as the new president of the university of california. but those feelings spilled over into a physical confrontation when two students rushed the regents' tables. [ screaming ] >> reporter: uc police officers blocked one student and tackled another before shutting down the meeting. [ screaming ] >> reporter: officers also arrested four other students who refused to disperse the meeting which was at that point declared an unlawful assembly. all of this happened outside the presence of napolitano who was let into the meeting after order was restored and her official confirmation by a voice vote of the regents. >> she has no business he

kpix 5's len ramirez is live at santa clara university. napolitano's alma mater, len. >> reporter: that's right. janet napolitano will be the first head of the university of california system and that may be something that she is already used to. she's already in the history books here at her alma mater santa clara university. >>> reporter: before she was elected as governor of arizona, before becoming the head of the u.s. department of homeland security, janet napolitano was a student at santa clara university. >> she was top 1% of all the students i have had since then. >> reporter: and she made an impression on her political science professor in 1979. >> very, very intelligent, but at the same time, didn't show off her intelligence. she was very popular with the other students and they elected her the first female valedictorian. >> reporter: napolitano will now be the first female head of the university of california in its 145-year history. >> it's an outside the box choice. you get someone with a fresh perspective, with an outsider's

in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> 4:52 now. iphone, ipad, i watch? >> the latest idevice apple may have up its sleeve. >> and here's a live look from mobile5 on the road 880 northbound hayward. it's free and clear. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> checking out your hi-def doppler radar, there is monsoonal moisture rotating through, sprinkles outside. we'll talk about the heat coming up. >> and we're already seeing the delays beginning to build over at the bay bridge toll plaza. only for cash users. so far quiet across the golden gate bridge and the san mateo bridge. all the carpool lanes still free and clear. we'll have more "timesaver traffic" coming up. >>> and here are more live pictures from mobile5 driving north on 880 in hayward. traffic fairly light. but, you know, it is before 5 a.m. so we are expecting things to pick up significantly throughout the morning. we'll keep you posted as things progress. >>> 4:55. the head of microsoft's xbox business may be the game changer needed for zynga. the san francisco-based company named don matt

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in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> san jose will form a new permanent antigang enforcement team come august. it will have two sergeants and 12 patrol officers. >>> a wildfire has burned 14,000 acres and 15 structures in palm springs. that includes 7 homes. dozens of people are evacuated including a camp for kids with cancer. temperatures were expected to reach triple digits in that area with very low humidity. the fire started monday between palm springs and hemet. >>> idle cranes at the port of oakland will be cranking again tonight. longshoremen off the job today will be back at 7:00. truckers were pretty caught off guard actually. some spent the day stuck waiting to deliver and pick up contain earnings. the sudden work stoppage was because of the death of coworker joy daniels who died on the job yesterday, apparently of natural causes. >>> the ohio man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them captive for a decade was urged to pay attention during his own arraignment today. >> please keep your eyes open. >> ariel castro entered the courtroom with his head down and eyes cl

. >>> len ramirez on a non-profit rolling out out welcome mat. >> 10 to $60 billion could flow to california. >> reporter: the question is, where, not when. >> we want to make sure we get a strong stair -- a strong share of that. >> reporter: san jose is teaming up with private partners to promote the region to chinese company and investors. >> we have more chinese companies coming to san jose and sill con valley. they start up here, and they crate jobs here. >> reporter: a trickle has already started in this north san jose office building, where investors are making startups. >> i see them place a more important role than in other regions. >> reporter: hong bank was born in china and moved to california. he says the area has what the chinese want. >> knowledge, talent, investment capital. >> reporter: the valley also has a sizable chinese-american community and room for businesses to grow. >> reporter: this facility isn't empty because of a b.a.r.t. strike. like a lot of silicon valley building, it's been vacant for years. but it has been well- maintained, and it's just sitting here, waitin

reporting live, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> music for len's ears? you can lose the tie, it's friday. your weekend has begun, len. start it right there. >> what a perfect day. >> it's friday. >> we have earned it this week. >> we have. >> what a nice stretch of weather. >> gorgeous. >> this has been great. just about every other part of the country has too much heat, too much this, too much rain, tropical issues. for us, no, just put on some sunscreen and enjoy lots of afternoon sunshine and i can't even say the word. lots of afternoon sunshine in san jose in the south bay. ukaih was warm today 103 degrees, livermore 94. gilroy 85. san jose 80. forgot the degree symbol there but you get the point oakland at 73 and san francisco warmest day of the week 67 degrees. so many of your friends and family back east would beg and plead for a night like what we have out here in the summertime where it's warm during the day and cools off at night. the low in boston tonight will be about 80. the low in miami will be 85. for san francisco, 55. oakland 56. good sleeping weather in fremont down to 5

kpix 5's len ramirez in south san francisco and the ntsb briefed us again on the very latest today. len, what did you learn? >> reporter: allen, much of what we learned today focused on the activities of the flight attendants right after the crash. we just heard there was some heroism but there was also some confusion, as well. in the aftermath of the crash of asiana flight 214, flight attendants did not immediately start an evacuation of passengers. ntsb investigators said flight attendants told them they weren't sure what they should do. >> after the aircraft came to a stop, the cabin manager who was seated in 1l asked the flight attendant seated with her in that area to go to the flight deck and ask the flight crew what to do. the specific interest was should we evacuate? should we begin an evacuation? >> reporter: the answer that came back from the pilots was, no. >> the flight crew told the flight attendant not to initiate an evacuation. they were communicating with the tower about the emergency. the lead or the cabin manager made an announcement over the p.a. for people to sta

we have team coverage starting with len ramirez. len. >> reporter: juliette, the picture they are painting that happened in the cockpit is that the plane was coming in too high, then too low, then its tail hit the sea wall. >> the crash landing was so violent it broke off the tail section of the boeing 777 scattering debris and human bodies, including flight attendants on the runway. >> two of the flight attendants in the rear of the aircraft were ejected from the aircraft during the impact sequence. so they were not at their station when the aircraft came to rest. they were found downtownway and off to

reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> san jose's advanced water purification plant will be the largest in northern california. the largest such plant in the world is already operating in orange county. >>> california has a bunch of lawyers. there are so many out of work tones that it has resulted in a sharp decline in law school enrollment. kpix 5's mike sugerman reports that law schools are losing money and laying off teachers. >> here is a indictment call your mother. tell her the serious do you want your becoming a lawyer. >> it would cost more than a dime these days, but there is more and more serious doubt of young people become lawyers. >> it is about half of what it was back in 2002. >> that's the number nationwide of law school applications. >> you see those doors over there? they are a lot easier to get into these days, but are you sure you want to? >> overdares of the last four or five years, the number of jobs in the legal community has dropped substantially. >> about half the number of last year's law school graduates had law jobs six months after passing the

len ramirez tells us why she might be the perfect person for the job. >> before becoming the head after the security, janet was a student at santa clara university. >> she was top 1% of all the students i've had since then. >> and she made a screen this 1979, but at the aim time she was very popular and they elected her the first female valedictorian. >> in this 145 year history. >> outside the box choice. you get someone with a fresh perspective. but a remarkable capacity to work within governing institutions. not only the federal level, but understands state government. >> her experience dealing with complications issues with help. >> she has been dealing pretty well with the difficult issues in war. around the immigration issue and homeland security and it can't get anymore more complicated than that. although i'm not sure she may be jumping from the frying pan. >> budget does include a plan to change it for the next five years. >> funding picture is getting better, but she will face a situation in california. >> have the diversity of california represent offend the campus. >> her sa

in spite of a drop in gang killings, kpix 5's len ramirez tells us other crimes are skyrocketing and explains why they may be falling by the wayside. >>> reporter: violent crime still very much a part of the picture in san jose with homicides spiking up 33%. but police say the one key area they have focused on more than anything else, gang-related killings, is down. >> the numbers for the most part look good. >> reporter: police say concentrated gang intervention efforts since june 20 are behind a 10% drop in overall violent crime for the year and a 16% drop in gang-related crime including gang-related homicides which are down 30%. >> we had 24 less violent incidents in 2013 that were gang-related than we had in 2012. >> reporter: so far, san jose is up to 28 homicides for 2013, four this month alone, the most recent victim a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed at a house party in the mount pleasant neighborhood. police say it might have been worse. this summer patrols including foot patrols in gang hot spots have resulted in 88 felony arrests and taken four handguns off the stre

kpix 5's len ramirez is live at santa clara university. napolitano's alma mater, len. >> reporter: the napolitano is set to become the first female head of the university of california system, it's something that she may be getting used to. she's already in the history books here at her alma mater santa clara university. >>> reporter: before she was elected as governor of arizona, before becoming the head of the u.s. department of homeland security, janet napolitano was a student at santa clara university. >> she was top 1% of all the students i have had since then. >> reporter: and she made an impression on her political science professor in 1979. >> very, very intelligent, but at the same time, didn't show off her intelligence. she was very popular with the other students and they elected her the first female valedictorian. >> reporter: napolitano will now be the first female head of the university of california in its 145-year history. >> it's an outside the box choice. you get someone with a fresh perspective, with an outsider's perspe

perhaps most significantly len ramirez tells us at this point it seems like all the equipment used to assist the pilots in landing was functioning normally. len. >> reporter: elizabeth, you rarely hear plane crash investigators talk about things that are on the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder this soon after a crash. that is usually months down the road but that's what we heard today and the indications are pointing away from anything wrong with the aircraft. ntsb investigators have completed a preliminary analysis of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder recovered from asiana flight 214. the data indicates all systems were go for what should have been a routine landing. >> the engines and the flight control services appeared to be responding as expected to control input. there is no anomalous behavior of the autopilot, of the flight director and of the auto throttle based on the fdr data reviewed to date. >> reporter: ntsb chair deborah hersman also said the pilots were aware the plane was not following a smooth and consistent descent into sfo accordi

len ramirez is standing by with now details on what may have gone wrong on the flight deck. len. >> reporter: investigators spent the day interviewing three of the four pilots on board the aircraft. the three pilots who were actually in the cockpit at the time. at first the plane was coming in too high, then too low, and then it hit the sea wall. >> scattered debris and human bodies. >> two of the flight attendants in the rear were ejected from the aircraft during the impact sequence. so they were not at their stations when the aircraft came to rest. they were found down the runway and off to the side of the runway. those flight attendants survived. >> ntsb investigators completed preliminary interviews of the three pilots who was in the crash. a fourth pilot was not on the flight deck at the time but is still being interviewed. the instructor pilot told investigators the plane was too high when they passed 4,000 feet. at 500 feet he realize they were too low and instructed the pilot to pull back. about 200 feet he noticed the a to throttles were not maintaining speed and at

so kpix 5's len ramirez shows us tomorrow the city will set out traps. >> reporter: phil's orchard and fruit stand is one of the last of its kind in san jose. >> thank you. >> reporter: his family has had it since 1945. but a new troublemaker may be coming to his trees. county ag officials discovered three guava fruit flies in traps near downtown san jose indicating a potentially destructive infestation. >> this looks clean. this is good. >> reporter: so far, so good in his 500 trees but the pests were found in front yard fruit trees a few weeks ago near highway 280. >> it probably came in on some contraband fruit. >> reporter: the ag commissioner says the contaminated fruit was probably hand-carried into the country by unsuspecting travelers. >> a fly can't fly here from india, pakistan or thailand but it can very easily be transported in the fruit. the eggs would hatch and they are like maggots, they eat the inside of the fruit. >> reporter: left unchecked, it could devastate california's fruit tree industry including peaches, nectarines and guavas, local ag officials now launching a

in san francisco, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> the protestor was shouting "undocumented is not a crime." janet napolitano will finish her homeland security duties through the summer and will go to work in california in september. >>> two men were found guilty in the gang-rape of a girl four years ago outside a homecoming dance at richmond/san rafael. kpix 5's da lin reports. >> reporter: liz, the guilty verdicts were not a surprise not even for the defense attorneys. it was a packed courtroom inside this building here. even the richmond police officers who responded to the crime scene in 2009 showed up today to listen to the verdicts. one juror tells me that there was simply a lot of evidence against the two defendants. >> we, the jury, in the above entitled case find the defendant marcelles james peter guilty of forcible rape while acting in concert. >> reporter: marcelles peter showed no emotion as the clerk read the verdicts. guilty on all three counts, gang-rape, sexual penetration in concert, and forced oral copulation in concert. his attorney grabbed his shoulder tightly as each gu

kpix 5's len ramirez on the nonprofit that's rolling out the welcome mat. >> reporter: it isn't a question of when or how much chinese business investment there will be. >> $10 to $60 billion could flow to california between now and 2020. >> reporter: the question is, where? >> we want to make sure we get a strong share of that in san jose and silicon valley. >> reporter: economic development director kim waller says san jose is teaming up with private partners to form the first of its kind nonprofit called china silicon valley, to promote the region to chinese companies and investors. >> in the best-case scenario we have more chinese companies coming to san jose and silicon valley, more private chinese companies, and they start up here and they create jobs here. >> reporter: a trickle is already started in this north san jose office building where chinese and american investors are incubating promising chinese startups. >> in terms of innovation, i see the silicon valley plays more important role than other regions. >> reporter: this man was born in china and educated at stanford and is a

kpix 5's len ramirez with more on the story. airman first class juan c. aranda jr. was finally recognized for his act of courage that took place 57 aranda was honorably discha from the air force in 1961. toss to meteorologist paul deanno (((weather))) (((weather))) (((weather))) the punishment for carpool cheaters, might be more cosy than you think. coming up: why signs around the bay ar show different dollar amoun, even though the fine is exa the same. death - by iphone? the freak accident being investigated by apple. mobile 5 is at the sterling street on ramp to the bay ,,,, [ glenn stonebarger ] we are a family farm. she has been around corn her entire life, so she's probably been around corn longer than i have. [ jeannie stonebarger ] i shop at safeway quite a bit. i walk around the produce department a few times, just to see that box. i'm like...yes! really, really proud. to know that they're buying locally is important. [ female announcer ] safeway works with hundreds of local farmers because local means fresher. ♪ ken bastida tells us: when comes to those h

kpix five's len ramirez is south san francsico...where n-t-s-b authorities briefeds on their latest findings... in the aftermath of the craf asiana flight 214.flight attendants did not immediaty the federal aviation administration is changing e qualifications for co-pilot administration is changing e qualifications for co-pilot fly an airplane. co-pilots must have at least 15- hundd hours of flying experience. that's six times more than the previous numb. it used to be 250 hours. we heard today from more of heroes of flight 2-14. the flight attendants who rd their own lives -- to save r passengers. kpix 5's ryan takeo has the stories. ryan? as news conferences go, thie was brief -- and tough to w. safety zone and so i felt bad just looking at her doing all that so we, you know, feel that's just trying to help her. >> reporter: today relearned details about the many hats the flight attendants wore. part rescue team, part firefighters. >> they were also fighting the fire as the evacuation went on, there wasn't fire in the cabin while the passengers most of the passengers were in there. but as

kpix5's len ramirez tells us why she just might be the perfect fit for the job. >>reporter: before she was elected as governor of arizona, before becoming the head of the u.s. department of homeland security, janet napolitano was a student at santa clara university. >> she was top 1% of all the students students i've had since then. >>reporter: and she made an impression on her political science professor in 1979. >> very, very intelligent, but at the same time didn't show off her intelligence. she was very popular with the other students and they elected her the first female valedictorian. >>reporter: napolitano will now be the first female head of the university of california in its 145-year history. sphwh it's an outside-the-box choice. you get someone with a fresh perspective with an outsider's perspective, but a remarkable capacity to work within governing institutions, not only at the federal level, but she understands state government. >>reporter: one former regent says napolitano's experience dealing with complicated issues will help. >> she's been dealin

reporting live in south san francisco, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> bay area congresswoman nancy pelosi and jackie speier will tour the crash site this evening. san francisco police and fire representatives will be joining them. >>> meantime, nearly a week after the crash, some of the crew has returned home. six of the flight attendants flew back to korea overnight. six others are still in the hospital including three who were thrown from the back of the plane. the crew is being praised for pushing the evacuation after the captain first told them to hold off. >>> tonight we'll hear more stories of the extraordinary actions that saved lives in the moments after the crash. >> i didn't think about the danger. i was more worried about the people inside because, you know, if i didn't get them out, then nobody else was going to get them. >> you will hear more from the heroes of flight 214 in our special presentation tonight right here on kpix 5 at 7:00. >>> the father of a missing oakland toddler is now in custody for child endangerment. officials searched for the child in the water near the oakl

kpix 5's len ramirez is live in san jose to show us how they think a small move will be a big payday. >> reporter: we can show you right now that's bay 101 club across the 101 freeway right there. what they want to do is pack up and move across the freeway and across the street into that property, currently occupied by an older hotel. the reason for that is they want to move down the block and be closer to their newest competition, that big high- rise. in san jose's high stakes card club casino competition, one of the players is upping the ante. >> this site really is the center of the city's economy. >> reporter: he is unveiling plans for what may be the new bay 101 club. the old one opened in 1994 but is already showing its age. its owners want to move across the 101 freeway to a new site on north first street, currently occupied by the san jose airport garden hotel. the garden hotel would be demolished to make way for a fancy new casino plus two modern high-rise hotels and a parking garage. >> we just simply need a modernized facility with new amenities that make it a more lively a

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len ramirez has more. >> reporter: the redwood trees gave pal low alto its name, but the magnolia tree give pal low allowed to its character. the trees are sick, and therefore many of them are going to be coming down. >> piece by piece and limb from limb the tree cutters made quick work of an aging but majestic magnolia in palo alto. >> donald spicer and his dog took up a front row seat as if to watch the passing of an old friend. a 50 to we eighty-year-old tree. >> all down the block, we we p twenty three trees are tagged for doom. the city says the trees are in declining health due to the stress of constant traffic, poor soil e. the trees are bear compared to the healthier ones. >> it is a good idea the city is coming out taking some of these kid trees. >> one neighbor said some of the trees do pose a safety threat. the cross section cut aways of the tree being cut down show the discoloration of disease. >> at some point if something wasn't done about them, they may come down on their own, and that concerns me a lot. >> of the twenty three trees, the city will only be replacing we so