i'm ken bastida -- a little girl tonight. i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. a couple hours ago a driver ran into a little girl who had darted onto jimno avenue in pittsburg. >> reporter: neighbors attacked the guy who actually hit the girl. it started with the girl playing ball over here. she darted from in front of that house into the street and directly into the path of an suv. authorities are telling us tonight that girl does have serious injuries after what's happened. she was taken to children's hospital. meanwhile the man who actually hit her had a bloody face as you can see in that video. one of the witnesses told us that once he hit the little girl neighbors actually who saw what happened jumped in and started pummeling him. police did indeed question that man, but we are told they say he cooperated. he on at some point tried to help the child out. pittsburg police are saying it appears that the man was not speeding and that man is hospitalized tonight with serious injuries. we do not have the latest on her condition. hit and killed a 12- year-o >>> i

>> i'm ken bastida live in san francisco. why has the commute been so bad on the bay bridge the last couple of days? oh, wait, i have to take a picture. [ laughter ] >> the commute has been so bad but you have probably gone outside to take some pictures of how nice the weather has been, it's been so good. high temperatures in the 70s and the 80s. we've got sunshine all the way past the golden gate but we'll soon be leaving that comfort zone. find out when the hot stuff's coming back next. >> and i received a phone call, all i have to do is raise my hand to my ears. >> the smartwatch war is on and timing is everything. the first gadgets hoping to take a bite out of apple. ,,,,,, is pulling containers taint with mold. one of our producer's yogurt cups actually exploded at h de >>> okay. before you dive into that greek yogurt, check the lids because chobani is pulling containers with mold. one of our producer's cup actually exploded at his desk today. sue kwon on the consumerwatch with what chobani is telling customers. >> repor

. >> i'm ken bastida in san francisco. willie l brown, jr., the man and the bridge. coming up. ,,,,,, area realtors. palo alto is especially attractive.. to wealthy foreign buyers. len ramirez show >>> businesses is booming for many bay area realtors. palo alto is especially attractive to wealthy foreign buyers. len ramirez shows us their high- end house hunting experience comes complete with luxury limo service. >>> reporter: when it comes to selling real estate in palo alto it now pays to speak chinese. from shanghai to hong kong, interest in palo alto's priciest neighborhoods is soaring and that has real estate brokers doubling down on new ways to capitalize. here it's all aboard what could be a marketing master stroke mercedes-benzes style. he invested $100,000 into the luxury bus specifically to drive around and show properties to wealthy foreigners four and five families at a time. >> people who are used to the finer things in life so they are not going to want to go out in a cheap refurbished toolbox. >> reporter: the company takes reservations for weekend sel

. >> reporter: i'm ken bastida in san francisco. coming up, used to be called the bay bridge. now it's called the willie l. brown, jr. bridge. we'll talk to the man that it's named after. >> think it's too bad. >> why trader joe's workers might be frustrated with the company even though it's giving its part-timers an extra $500 each. ,, these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. bridge. named after the former san francisco mayor, assembly speaker. ken bastida >>> it's official. the western span of the bay bridge has a new name the willie l. brown, jr. bridge named after the former san francisco mayor and assembly speaker. mobile5 ken bastida tonight on why it's not a universal celebration. >> reporter: it's kind of cool, allen. people come up all

kpix 5's ken bastida is live in oakland. you had a front row seat as those vintage cars came across. >> reporter: yeah. those cars are just on their way back right now. they made their round trip over the bridge they are now in the eastbound lanes parking on the other side. allen, we got an inkling that something was going to go earlier than expected today. i talked to a cal tran represent have. he said look at your press pass. it says labor day. grand open labor day 2013. not the day after labor day, not tuesday. aid said labor day. they printed these up knowing full well they are going to open the bridge tonight. and they have confirmed that. exactly when is hard to predict. let's take a look at what happened earlier when we had gavin newsom, the lieutenant governor coming through in a 1937 buick riding up on top. i yelled at him, hey g how about a wave. he waved at us as he went across. we also got a little preview of what the bridge looks like. it is for all intents and purposes according to the chp about 30 minutes ago,

ken bastida with mobile5 in lafayette with the proud display of the stars and stripes. ken. >> reporter: yeah, if you drive on highway 24, allen, then you know what this place is all about. we're at the el occur toll la overpass. this is how it's decorated every year. the motorcycles start to roll in now and they are folding the flag as part of the ceremony tonight. this started believe it or not with one guy, one guy on 9/11, who felt so defenseless, who felt that he had nothing else he could do, he came out on this overpass after the attack on 9/11 and he started waving a flag. and that guy is here tonight. his name is jim minder and he said that day has special significance for him. >> it's a perfect day. i think if you were just to capture with one word it would probably be massacre. it was truly a massacre what happened. we weren't ready for it. and it made us aware that our enemies are out to get us even though we don't think we're with them or them with us and that was the key thing i think we learned and now we're finally serious on the war on terror. >> reporte

. >> i'm ken bastida live. people honking their horns, flashing their lights, taking pictures, and lot of celebrating going on after weight for 12 years from the beginning of construction to the end of it tonight the bay bridge is open and the bay area celebrates. gooevending, everybody. you know, it's been a long long time. last five days seemed like five months for a lot of people. the wait, though, is finally over. the bridge opened up about 45 minute ago. a new iconic landmark for the bay area. this was the first view from chopper 5 as the first cars drove westbound across the bridge just before 10:20 this evening. judging from the traffic we saw tonight, people could not wait to drive across. this was the scene on grand avenue in oakland. dozens of cars waiting in line for the chance to be among the first to drive across the new span. we're going to get right to it right now. christin ayers is live at the toll plaza. she's got the very latest. christin. >> yeah, ken, the bridge opening about six-and-a-half

ken bastida with mobile fire near the five with more on our smoke over conditions tonight. >> reporter: hi, allen. we're over here in mount diablo state park as well on the other side of the hill from where ryan was. they have a backfire operation going in right now and a dozer line on the western side of the mountain and you can see the smoke is diminishing now from that smoke right there clear up to the top of the mountain. that's what burned last night and early this morning. crews have made good progress on knocking it down. the thing that's really bothering people is the smoke down wind. and as you mentioned, contra costa county, alameda and santa clara counties have air quality warnings. the smoke is bad for everybody. tom flanagan with the agency says especially with people with respiratory illness. >> we're lettering the public who have respiratory issues to stay indoors and to take precautions by closing windows, setting the air conditioning units to recirculate so that any particulate matter that might be outdoors because of the fire wouldn't be pulled indoors and therefore a

good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> giants fans all around even in our newsroom. we were all holding our breath as what could have been a perfect game just slipped away by a few inches. take a look at what turned out to be a heartbreaking moment for giants fans. newcomer pitcher bid for a perfect game was broken up at the bottom of the 9th when the diamondbacks dumped a single in right field. and hunter missed the catch. we have a crew at at&t park right now. we'll bring you more highlights coming up. >>> skies in virginia lit up tonight by nasa's latest rocket launch. down in mountain view, thousands celebrated the same liftoff. >> three, two, one, zero, ignition and liftoff. >> the lunar atmosphere and dust environment explorer headed toward the moon just before 8:30. it's a big deal for nasa. they'll be in the driver's seat for the next 100 days. kpix5 and nasa aims to tell us what this rocket is out to find. sharon. >> reporter: thousands of people came here to nasa to see the launch on the big screen because this is a big deal for the scientists here. >> four

. >> and i'm ken bastida. ariel castro is dead. he was found hanging in his prison cell earlier this evening. castro was serving life sentences for holding three women captive in his home for more than a decade. he was isolated from other prison inmates due to his high profile. we are following the story closely tonight. we will have the latest coming up on kpix5. >>> a santa clara doctor is facing charges he is accused of stealing money. kit is live in front of valley medical center where the doctor used to work. kit. >> yeah, the doctor was in charge of running a cancer research study and the prosecutor in this case said that she would hope that every single penny went to help those patients. the staff at valley medical center knew something was wrong when reimbursement checks started showing up in the mail. the d.a.'s office says they were addressed directly to dr. tree, who just quit. normally, checks are made out of to the hospital. the american college of radiology had been senting him checks for cancer research. prosecutors

good evening i'm ken bastida. >> neighbors are outraged. the catholic church is behind the possible eviction. kpix 5 is behind those shop . >> we're talking about two mom and pop shops, right next door another shop that sells t- shirts and mexican wrestling masks. both are in danger of being evicted. they say everything's all right, but community activists tells me he talked to the store owners and the owners have been informed by their landlords that the rents are being raised and that their leases will not be renewed. a real estate agency tells the san francisco examiner that a high end restaurant is being considered for the space. >> they're concerned, of course, you know, they're stressed out. things are up in the air for them. >> reporter: and to find out it's the catholic church behind it. >> yes. that's what's most shocking to us, that something like this can happen from them. they were the last person that we thought would do something like that. >> he says what's happening to these stores is one example of the mission district rapi

live from lafayette, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >>> a bay area man was so affected by the 9/11 attacks, he embarked on a mission to honor who he called the forgotten victims. that story a little later in this newscast. >>> still ahead, though, how a bay area school is being invaded by bats. >> we'll soon learn if the western span of the bay bridge will be named after willie brown. so what about the man who the bridge was already named after and can you even name him? >> temperatures taking a tumble in the south bay. good evening to you in san jose. you are in the 90s a couple of days ago then the 80s then the low 80s and today only 76 degrees. are we going up or are we still going down temperature-wise? i have your updated forecast next. >> this is really a scandal of monumental monumental proportions. >> coming up at 6:30 a kpix 5 exclusive how someone dumped all these electronics and made off with money from california consumers. ,, some believe the winged ani may have been making their at glen cove elementary schl for years. kpix five's don d on how they were finally >>> a vallejo el

good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. the surveillance video that shows how the safeway manager was soccer punched. >> the safeway store manager is in the icu tonight. he is at the medical center in castro valley and his friends telling us tonight that yes, his head injuries are so bad, he does not recognize his friends or his wife. >> san leandro police want everyone to take a close look at this guy. he's wearing a gray sweatshirt and dark knit cap. words were exchanged and then the suspect violently punched the man. the store manager fell to the ground. the attacker took off. long-time safeway customers know the manager as mo. and tonight, mo's friend tells kpix5 he has serious head injuries. >> that really hurts me a lot. especially the coworkers. he is trying to do his best to keep the store safe, which things happen. you don't know what's going to happen. >> police are hoping someone will see this surveillance video and help identify the attacker. >> not much to go on. he was in a store prior to, so we don't know for

. >> and i'm ken bastida. a toddler was hit by an suv in pittsburgh. kristen ayers tells us the two- year-old girl was chasing a ball into the street. kristen. >> reporter: yeah, ken, this happened on this block here in pittsburgh just a short time ago earlier this evening. that little girl at children's hospital in oakland. we don't know her exact condition, but she did have serious injuries. that lit girl's family says she was playing basketball with her cousin outside. the ball bounced into the street and when she went after it, she was hit by the driver in the white range rover who did not see her. the little girl was taken to the hospital. the driver is the man you see with the bloodied face. witnesses were concerned he would leave the scene and started pummeling him in the face until he got out. police did briefly question that man. they are saying tonight that he cooperated and that he even tried to give aide to the little girl, help her out some. we don't know exactly what her injuries are tonight. pittsburgh police are saying, however, it did

i'm ken bastida. >>> tonight, a bay area super star is on his way to rehab. good evening. christen ares where aldan smith played his last game for awhile. >> reporter: you think a player that was found unconscious in his truck and arrested for dui on friday would not be here on the field today but smith was and he played well. it seems to all be part of a plan to put his troubles with the law behind him. >> i want to apologize to the team, the organization, my family. >> reporter: two days after he wrecked his truck in san jose super star smith says he is going to rehab. >> it is a problem, something that i need to fix. i will make sure it never happens again. >> reporter: his apology all part of what looks like a carefully public relations move. the 9ers needed smith against the colts today, so, they let him play and then announced his leave of absence. >> it was a decision that we made as an organization, as a team, that we felt was in the best interest of our team and for smith long-term. >> the pay off, they got one last game out af i star player. he had five tackles a

ken bastida has the night off. >> i am elizabeth cook. the girl was shot as she slept. kiet do found out more. >> reporter: no time to clean up. the family has been at the hospital all day. we caught up with the girl's father. >> just to be clear you did not hear the shots? >> i heard shots. i thought they were something else. something else. sounded like bolts. >> police say at 2:00 a.m. this morning a gunman sprayed the house with bullets. the family waited 5-1/2 hours to call police. >> we still need to be out there to street. >> why didn't you call the cops right away. >> normally we don't call the cops when we hear shots. >> reporter: one of the rounds hit the girl in the buttock. the father oftenned this -- offered this reasoning. >> they said she was -- she is 10 years old. i didn't notice holes in the walls. >> reporter: many neighbors heard the shots. not a single person picked up the phone. he says this attitude must change. >> that is why it happens. nobody deals with it. we need to stand up to this. otherwise it will get worse. >> reporter: anything you want

. >>> i'm ken bastida live in san francisco. all these people waiting all this time to get up on the bay bridge. why they are rushing only to slow down. >> it's a heat wave. how hot it will get and what you should expect. with mobile weather as the news continues right here on kpix 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, regular post labor day traffi >>> the beauty of the new bay bridge is making for a rather ugly commute between tourists and the regular post-labor day traffic it is a nightmare out there. mobile5's ken bastida live in san francisco right in the thick of it, too. what are you thinking? >> reporter: what's going on, allen? we should have this bridge to be moving people to capacity -- i'll tell you what's going on. these little devils right here are killing the commute. you call this a beauty? this traffic nightmare is the beast. >> we'll have traffic and weather in just a moment. >> it is a very beautiful structure to behold. >> reporter: california highway patrol spokesman sam morgan is talking about the bridge itself. now, traffic, w

. >> i am ken bastida. as the bay area waits for the birth of this $6 billion baby standing behind me. it has taken awhile to get this far. we were told the bridge would open by 10:00 p.m. it is coming and going still no traffic on there but it is understandable this is a complex operation we've got chopper 5 up tonight to give you the first look of the very first cars as they come over and we were told by cal trans chief this would open tonight so a lot of folks heading back to work tomorrow, will be looking forward to driving across a brand new eastern span of the bay bridge. kris ten is standing by over at the toll plaza. >> reporter: yeah, ken, just like you said the bridge expected to open to the public hours earlier than originally planned those cars should start coming through any minute now. as you look behind me, you can see the mark they could be very close to sending the first cars -- highway patrol will have a strong presence they want to make sure people are driving the speed limit and staying

good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. we are hearing a different story. police are charging 21-year- old, michael montgomery of lodi with homicide in the death of 24-year-old, jonathan denver. the suspect's dad, marty, told the newspaper that giants suck at his son's friend who was wearing a giants hat. michael montgomery told his dad he defended himself after denver and his buddies assaulted him. even hitting him over the head with a chair. his dad says that is when his son stabbed denver. montgomery says his son was in san francisco to attend a rave, not go to the guam. >>> joe voces joe vasquez will have more. brian. >> reporter: ken, first, both teams put out statements today saying how shocked and saddened they were. a giants fan came up to me and said will you tell dodgers fans we are not all bad people. there is a lot of worry. worry this will reflect poorly on the team, the fans, and the city. tonight's game began not with an at bat, but a moment of silence. >> giants fans, we would like to guff our deepest sympathies during this difficult time. >

and hostages at 10 followed of course by the news with ken bastida and elizabeth cook at 11:00 tonight. >>> a reminder if you have a consumer problem or question, call our hotline 888-5-helps-u. volunteers are there right now. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, steak and shrimp....steak a fries....steak and tony tantillo. he's got his own ideas about the perfect com. a bad review on yelp can mar . >>> since it's lunchtime we're thinking famous steak combos, steak and shrimp, steak and fries, tony tantillo with his perfect combo. >> today we're making something hearty and delicious. >> in here we made some roasted garlic first then we took the garlic out and used it in the same pan added in the -- we add the nice garlic flavor with the butter and the steak. when it's a minute or two from being done, add the al dente 75% cooked rigatoni. then we add the garlic. you have to take the garlic out because if you overcook it it will become bitter. >> heirloom cherry tomatoes we use it all the time from the market. now we are going to add some parsley to it. now i'm going to finish this off with a little bit

. >> and i'm ken bastida. >>> this man, 21-year-old michael montgomery is charged with homicide for stabbing jonathan denver. he was at the giants dodgers game last night for his father's birthday. just a few hours ago, we started hearing the suspect's side of the story. >> his son said it was self- defense. marty montgomery says michael gone jumped. denver and friends started swinging chairs. denver mouthed off about the san francisco hat. it was not even michael's hat. you can see the hat being taken into evidence. we have team coverage beginning with brian webb at at&t park. >> we learned the victim's father works as a security guard for the dodgers down in la. here in san francisco tonight, a lot of worry this incident might reflect poorly on the team, the fans, and the city. tonight's game began not with an at bat, but a moment of silent. >> the giants and the dodgers would like to extend our deepest sympathies. >> i just read about it this morning. it is really sad to have that happen here. >> reporter: the stadium covered with orange and blue and people still in shock. >> it is nothin

good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. the fire is still spreading tonight. flames have reached the peek of the mountain. chewing through more than 3700 acres. it's only 20% contained and people in as many as 100 homes around the outskirts of clayton remained evacuated tonight. the fire started at 2:00 yesterday afternoon on morgan territory road near the state park. >> cal fire brought out the big guns today. the d.c.10 that swooped low over the fire zone to make several passes, dropping retardant. they are also using other air tankers, pouring water on the flames. as you have probably seen that fire is filling bay area skies with a lot of smoke. it's not fog you're looking at. this view from chopper 5 shows the smoke whopping for miles. kpix5 on the changes that people are making in their daily routines because of all that bad air. linda. >> ken, yeah, a lot of that smoke is drifting southeast of mount diablo. that's where i am where the base camp is. not too bad because you can see the wind has picked up. not bad for the fire fighting efforts, but it does

. >> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. president obama long resisted calls for military action during syria's civil war. tonight, he said the situation changed after syria's government gassed its own citizens. >> that is why after careful deliberation, i determined that it is in the national security interests of the united states to respond to the assad regime's use of chemical weapons through a targeted military strike. >> the syrian government denies it used chemical weapons. danielle nottingham, says even so, syria made a deal today. >> president obama told the american people why the threat of military force against syria is necessary. >> if we fail to act, the assad regime will see no reason to stop using chemical weapons. >> president obama said the same weapons used to kill syrian women and children could be used against u.s. troops and allies. a fall into the hands of terrorists. his prime time speech went through last minute changes. syria says it will accept a russian proposal to turn over its chemical weapon st

. >> i'm ken bastida. they did it. it's over! and with the regatta finally over san francisco is looking forward, moving trucks breaking down the band stands. will america's cup be back in the bay? our allen martin joins us now from pier 27. allen. >> reporter: hey, ken. you know, as of right now, we have not heard officially whether the 35th america's cup would be held here in san francisco. but minutes ago mayor lee said he certainly wants the races to come back. also, larry ellison had a press conference. he said he is open to the idea. so we'll have to wait and see. because as the winner of the cup now, it is his decision as to where to hold the next series of races. but as for right now, right here today, we witnessed one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. a week ago, team new zealand held a strong 8-1 lead. needed only one more race, nine races win, that's it. it would have sealed the deal but oracle put up a fight ultimately claiming victory after 8 consecutive wins and it was of course the moment the team and it

. >> i'm allen martin in for ken bastida tonight. a chaotic scene in the nation's capitol as an employee went on a shooting rampage in washington navy yard. here's what we know. 13 people are dead including the gunman. he was killed in a shootout with police. as many as eight others with wounded, some critically. there were report of a possible second gunman, but police are now confident that is not the case. the gunman had a valid pass to get into the navy yard. kpix 5 linda has more on the suspect tonight. >> dc police and fbi have identified the gunman as a former decorated petty officer. he's aaron alexis of 34-year-old military reservist whose military record included misconduct charges. he left the navy in january, 2011, before today's rampage, alexis was involved in two minor shooting incidents. >> aaron alexis was arrested in seattle in 2004 for shooting out another man's tires, then again in texas in 2010 for tiring a weapon into the ceiling of his apartment, but alexis was not prosecuted in either case. today's blood bath s

our ken bastida says the price tag on this next project will surpass even that of the new bay bridge. ken. >> reporter: yeah, julia, there is always one more. that's the case in the bay area as swell. believe it or not, the bay bridge was the last of 2 thousands overpasses that had to be retrofitted. so what do you do after you finish, you look back and then right away, you look ahead >> director of the metropolitan transportation commission says yesterday's bay bridge opening went off without a hitch, but, he says, looking back on this monster project, they probably should have asked a lot more questions early on. >> i think all of us went into this project correct -- in the mid nineties. i don't think any of us had nearly enough humility about what we didn't know. and the fact is the cost estimate that we were given at the time was worthless. >> he says looking ahead, the next big project on the list the b.a.r.t extension from freemont san jose, eclipsing even the cost of the new bay bridge. >> that project actually will knock

ken bastida in mobile5 live in downtown san francisco near broadway and ken, that ceremony was just one more clue that right now, the concrete business is solid. >> reporter: yeah. no question about it, juliette. that's one project. we're here at another project the foot of broadway 140 construction projects like this going on in downtown san francisco alone. they all need one thing, mud. that's what they call it in the trade, concrete. back in the 1850s, it was gold that made the city grow. right now, it's concrete. >> another day at work here repairing the city streets. >> reporter: the crew pouring this concrete on cesar chavez street is just one division in the army known as central concrete. >> we've got a little over 400 employees working here in the bay area for us now. >> reporter: armed with more than 200 trucks. >> every truck is 25 tons of material. >> reporter: all day every day, those trucks keep coming back for more. >> for a second job, a third, could be a fourth job depending what time they started this morning. >> reporter: and they use all of it. >> we'll turn our inve

ken bastida is in a group of car are also hoping to become among the first to cross the new span. ken. >> reporter: allen, actually kpix 5 camera crews had a sneak preview earlier this day and drove across the bridge already. we will show you some of that video right now. if you look close you can see they are still actually doing work up on the bridge there is -- there is quite a bit of detail stuff, a punch list, if you will, that has to be completed. if i look over to the side i can see people like willie brown, former mayor of san francisco and other dignitary, a lot of state assembly people, legislature going over to the chain cutting that will be taking place momentarily. they are actually going to open the bridge to a little bit of a procession with some vintage cars. these are b. the first car going across is going to be a 1935 ford convertible. how do i know that? don't ask me, but i do know the guy who had been driving it. his name is wayne barnesings and he is very excited -- barnes, and he is very excited. >> i remember coming when it was 25 cents each way across the b

good evening, i'm elizabeth cook sgli eem ken bastida. that manager was sucker punched right there in the aisle. juliette goodrich is there. she's got the latest. >> that safeway store manager is in the icu tonight. his friends say his head injury is so bad, he doesn't recognize his wife. >> san leandro police want everyone to take a close look at this guy. police say monday around 11:00 a.m., the suspect approached the store manager. words were exchanged and then the suspect violently punched the man. the store manager fell to the ground. the attacker took off. long-time safeway customers know the manager as mo, and tonight, mo's friend tells kpix 5, he has serious head injure ris. >> that really hurts me a lot. especially the coworkers. he's just trying to do his best to keep the store safe, which, you know, things happen. >> police are hoping someone will see this surveillance video and help identify the attacker. >> really not much to go on at this point. he was in the store a little bit prior to so we don't know what his intent was t

. >> i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. new at 6:00 mike sugerman with the jaw-dropping hotel prices during one of the city's most bustling weeks. mike? >> reporter: liz, they are calling it a 100% occupancy and that doesn't mean every room is booked. i can get you a room because some hotels overbook. so it comes to 100%. you want a room? i can get you one. i'm not getting you a deal, though. 60,000 people in town for oracle world and hey, there's a place to stay right across the street. the "w" hotel. they got one room. $729! a night!! >> reporter: san francisco has plenty of hotel rooms. >> hello, hotel diva? hotel griffin. hotel vertigo. >> reporter: san francisco is virtually booked. unless you don't mind being taken to the cleaners while going to a hotel. four seasons. $745. you could pay more. that's the lowest price. >> it's the quality of the hotel, you're still paying over $500. >> reporter: mark from london is playing that for the prescott with his pal tony from scotland. they got here early and got a deal sort of

i'm ken bastida. >> i'm liz booth cook. this is why. that's a hose laid across the tracks to fight a brush fire in burling game. brieven webb says the delays were so bad, some commuters made a beer run. brian. >> some guys made a beer run, others scrambled for buses and bart. they were all trying get past the little stretch of track back there behind me and hopefully get home at a respectable hour. caltrain cars packed with impatient commuters moved at a snail's pace late into the evening, but tft better than not moving at all. >> going to take maybe two, three hours. >> the fire start right next to the traks just as the evening rush got going chld instead, everything groungd to a halt. fire crews had to run these hoses right toefr train tracks to get to the fire stopping the trains in their tracks for well over an hour. this man troef up from san jose to get his wife three hours late and way past their son's bedtime. >> she normally just arrives at san jose, but now she has to drop hearst off here. >> a little after 8:00 tonight, traks

. >> i'm ken bastida. we have new details in last night's deadly stabbing of the fan. we learned in the last hour that san francisco police charged a 21-year-old suspect in custody. he made incriminating statements in questioning. the victim 24-year-old jonathan denver died after being stabbed last night near at&t park. >> there is no place at these games for violence. nobody's life should be at stake whether the they're at the game leaving the game, whether it's a six blocks away and an hour and a half after the game. >> one of the suspects was wearing this giants baseball cap when the fight broke out. it has now been taken as evidence. also tonight, one other suspect is still in custody and police are looking for two more individuals. >>> it was supposed to have been a special night for the victim. jonathan denver and his brother had come to san francisco to see the dodgers play the giants. it was hey reunion and birthday -- a reunion and birthday celebration for denver's dad. dave lopez spoke with devastated family members. >> we're just trying figure out what's goi

. >>> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. new at 6:00 tonight, kpix 5's phil matier on why some bart board members are second- guessing their bargaining strategy that has led to a stalemate. phil. >> reporter: that's right. and a lot of people are nervous who have to use this system every day to get around the bay area. here's the story. [ beep beep ] >> reporter: as the negotiations aimed at averting a second bart strike resumed, at least one board member is saying, enough is enough. >> in the hope that the other side was going to be reasonable that if we made leaps they would make leaps as well, it's not true. >> reporter: if you think of negotiations as the two sides along a stretch of bart tracks, they are still miles apart. when talks began, bart was offering no raises plus asking workers to pay more into retirement and healthcare plans for a savings they estimated of about $140 million. in an effort to prevent the four-day strike in july, however, bart went from no raises to an offer of 8% raises over four years. now wi

good evening, i'm ken bastida. i'm juliette goodrich in for elizabeth cook. kpix 5's len ramirez joins live in san bruno-- and reports officials are conce p-g- and-e is *still puttig bay area neighborhoods at r [sf insert san bruno pipeli disaster video] pg and e's

good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. mark kelly is following the investigation but first to fort bragg where joe vazquez talk to the victim's friends. >> reporter: the town of fort bragg is still stunned. it can't believe the guy they knew as a fun loving life of the party is gone. and friends of his refute what the other side of the fight what those guys are saying. >> he is not a bad guy. he wasn't one to start something like this. >> reporter: anna keller realized her best friend is never coming home. >> i feel like i'm in a nightmare. [ crying ] >> i just want him to walk through the door. i can't believe he's gone. [ crying ] >> the whole town, feels like there's a silence. >> reporter: many who didn't even know him are mourning a 24- year-old who grew up here worked at the plumbing shop, ate at the local deli. now his neighbors are trying to come to terms with this. >> this is a tight-knit community and this is very tragic. we take it to heart. >> from what i understand, they weren't the agressist. the other people

all right ken bastida mobile 5. ken, thanks. >> when in.com use a bigger hammer. >>> all right -- in doubt, use a bigger hammer. >>> all right. the morning commute l.'s check in with liza. how is it looking now? >> reporter: looking really slow in san francisco. the bay bridge toll plaza, allen, is finally looking much better. it had beenback up for the better part -- backed up the better part of the day as folks took it in. westbound traffic had been slow at the pay gates until about 4:00 this afternoon. you could see right here from these live pictures it is now wide open and traffic continues light across the new span heading into downtown san francisco. where you're going to see the real delays this evening is going to be in san francisco, clocking in a one hour drive time just to get on the lower deck of the bay bridge. slow from 280 and north down 280 also crowded from beyond cesar chavez toward market. a headache of a drive in san francisco. city street are in gridlock getting toward the lower deck of the bay

. >> thank you, ken bastida. >>> breaking news out of san francisco. police still on the scene where a city worker was involved in a deadly hit-and-run at a park. the crime scene tape is wrapped around a tree where a mother was lying with her child on the ground every on the grass and run over -- on the grass and run over by a maintenance pickup truck. the driver of the struck in custody. it happened in holly park circle near highland avenue after 2:00 this afternoon. the child was not hurt. linda yee is live where witnesses tell her that they tried to save that woman. linda. >> reporter: a lot of heroic gestures out here, allen, you're correct. it was a horrifying scene. it was a park full of witnesses. it happened right behind me. you see that hillside where the tree is. in fact, that's what witnesses told me that a woman with a toddler and a dog, they were lying on the grass under that tree on the hill. you can still see some of the blankets there. well, the witness told me he was walking on the path when he saw a park maintenance truck coming towar

i think ken bastida has that same shirt. >>> time to check in with the skipper dennis o'donnell and sports. >> reporter: the party is king and the band at the amphitheater and the souvenirs 50% off now. get them while they are hot. jimmy spithill is bigger than elvis presley tonight engineering the greatest comeback in sports history. usa versus new zealand winner- take-all race 19. near disaster right out of the chute for team usa. the kiwis would lead by 65 meters. the two would split off at gate 2 and for the second day in a row team usa takes control on the third mark of the downhill leg. and no drama at the finish line. and there are the colors. red, white and blue in the water team oracle wins 8 straight races to complete the incredible comeback and larry ellison hops aboard to celebrate with his team. >> long time ago i was asked is it worth $100 million to win the america's cup? and i said i had no idea. i had never won the america's cup. i had lost two in a row. and you know, the it costs the same to win than to lose. it's certainly better to win the cup. >> do you think they outs

. >> ken bastida, kpix 5. >> one more by the wachlt if the government shuts down, people hoping for an fha-backed mortgage are going to have to wait because those applications will not be processed. >>> new this morning, fremont police are looking for a man they say kidnapped and robbed a woman earlier this month. that's a sketch of the suspect who forced the victim into her car at gunpoint to the warm springs area. short while later, he took her money and ran off. he's described as slender middle east earn man in his mid 20s with waive have i or curly hair. the woman was not physically hurt. >>> a security guard shot a man who allegedly try today rob a reporter. the reporter had just finished an interview in san francisco's bayview district last night when two men appeared with a gun and demanded his gear. the security guard who recently retireed from the oakland police department opened fire. bullets hit one suspect's leg. somebody drove him to sf general, and police were weight for him at the hospital. the reporter wasn't hurt. bay area tv stations, including ours, regularly hire se

ken bastida joins with us how bay area members of congress are reacting. >> reporter: how interesting to see history played out in front of our eyes, you guys. we were just watching the world change in the last few minutes. the president of the united states, of course, spending about 15 minutes addressing the american people. but who was his message really intended to -- to, at least two bay area congressmen sam far and george miller are telling us that they are grateful that there is a diplomatic solution to explore and now tonight the president has asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote on the president's call for a military strike on syria. so all you have to do is check out how the rank-and-file bay area democrats consider the issue tonight. out of our 13 representatives, only one, and that's minority whip nancy pelosi, backs obama's call for a military strike. so i think what's happening is the president is gauging this. he is looking at this and saying, i don't have the votes. but who is to say that, you know, the threat of this military action was not enough and what