bonus. >> it's always scary. always the possibility of fire. >> from across the bay to around the world. the stories that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. >> good morning, everyone. it's tuesday august 20th. >> it is 5:00. here's something you don't see very often. lightning and a lot of it. thousands of lightning strikes lit up the sky. this video is from a viewer in san bruno showing some of the display overnight. sounds like we will have more today. >> there's certainly that possibility. the area of low pressure remains off the coastline. looks like things are stabilizing. you can see numerous lightning strikes. can you believe that measured in the bay area and off the coastline? that is rotating off the coast

right now. we have fog moving off shore. even drizzle there. 50s and 60s at this hour. the core of the low remains off the coast. fire danger running high. red flag warnings are up. temperature wise 80s and low 90s. 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s out toward the coast. let's check out the roadways. >> major injury crash. we have confirmed that with chp. roads closed and traffic alert this morning. a heads up if your commute takes you through san jose. northbound 880 is shut down right now. car overturned and a person was reportedly trapped inside. the latest word is that 5:30 this morning, hope to get the street sweepers out there. in the meantime, traffic is squeezing by in the right hand shoulder. you can continue using 280. in the meantime, the

drive time continues to slow about 15 minutes or so on northbound 880 between 280 and highway 237. let's go outside. the rest of the bay area is quiet towards the oakland coliseum. back to you. >> thanks. right now the lightning has let up in the bay area. but plenty of it last night. viewers sent us pictures of lightning bolts from a number of locations. sue kwon is in the berkeley hills where firefighters are on alert. >> reporter: good morning. i'm standing where we had our 1991 oakland berkeley hills fire. there is a sign that says high fire danger to warn the residents. right now it's quite foggy. cool conditions. there is a red flag warning in affect. there were lightning strike s and viewers did send in images of that lightning.

16,000 strikes in all measured from 5:00 in the evening to 3:00 in the morning. it was measuring at one bolt every second. an electrical fire set a homeowner's deck on fire. you know what, speed is their best defense. >> first and foremost, we're in drought conditions. all the annual grasses have died and low fuel moisture. and today we have the extra element of potential for electricity in the atmosphere. >> reporter: the red flag warning in affect for east and south bay areas. north bay through tomorrow. extra personnel is on hand for many of the bay area fire stations and homeowners who are used to this have their hoses out and ready. this red flag warning in affect

through tomorrow. reporting live in the berkeley hills sue kwon, kpix 5. >> some of the fires burning in california were caused by lightning. the rim fire closed highway 120 headed toward yosemite. there are also three fires burning in northern california. the american fire is one of the biggest right now. it scorched 15,000 acres in steep terrain. 2,000 firefighters are on the front lines. it is 53% contained. some of the area being burned has not had a fire in more than a century. >> people are allowed to return to their homes that was threatened by the swedes fire. more than 300 buildings are still threatened this morning. the evacuees are worried about what they'll find when they go home. >> pretty anxious. some of them

didn't get their horses out in time. >> this morning, the swedes fire is two thirds contained. expect to have a line around it by thursday. burned 2100 acres. >> developing overnight, one man has died after a shooting at an east san jose restaurant. one of them died at the hospital about four hours later. neighbors were surprised by the violence. >> families and children. and older folks. it's a good neighborhood. it's sad this has to happen. but it can happen anywhere. >> the shooting happened inside the restaurant. at this time no suspect information. a father killed in oakland will be buried today. 20-year-old andrew thomas was shot to death when someone fired into the bedroom of a home earlier this month. his one

year old son also died. >> happening today, we will learn more about the up coming closure and reopening of the bay bridge. cate caugurian explains this comes amid a big debate over a bonus a contractor may receive. >> reporter: and everything appears on track for a labor day opening. you can see we have that count down running on your screen right now. but state leaders are taking a look at the bonus the contractor is supposed to get. they are saying the numbers don't add up. state senator anthony canella is asking for an investigation. the contractor installing the shims to reinforce those bad bolts clearing the way for on-time opening. but american bridge floor was partly to blame for those busted bolts. >> to give out a $20 million bonus on a project that $5 billion and ten years over

budget is outrageous. >> reporter: now, as you heard the cost to fix the cracked bolts about $20 million and that's the same amount for the bhoen us for finishing -- bonus for finishing the bridge. cal trans will make the final decision, not sure when. but state leaders have a lot of unanswered questions. cate caugurian, kpix 5. >> and kpix 5 did try to contact cal trans about this but have not received a response. specifically 8:00 p.m. a week from tomorrow. the bridge is scheduled to be closed for five days before reopening to traffic. >> the deadly limo fire has been ruled an accident. a mechanical issue sparked the may 4th fire. trapped 9 friends on their way to celebrate a wedding. no one will face any criminal charges. investigators

say a catastrophic failure sparked the fire. the floor boards were set on fire by the heat of metal on metal friction. some of the passengers called 911. so did the driver. >> can you tell me how many people are in the vehicle? i don't know, ma'am. i don't know. i don't know. >> it's okay. keep your distance. we have people on the way. and they are right before the high rise westbound on the bridge; correct? >> yes. >> at least one of the rear doors of the limo had a child safety lock presenting the victims from opening the door. >> no sign of progress in the labor dispute between bart and biggest unions. negotiators have not met in more than a week. the contract deadline is october 10th. students at city college of san francisco are marching to city hall. they want mayor ed lee to take a stand against a

commission that decided to remove the college's accreditation. that person, robert agrella plans to speak to the media later on this morning. >> 5:09. coming up. massive wildfire rages in idaho. what happens when a firefighter is in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> we opened it up and there were things in there i did not order. >> the big mix up that led to a shocking discovery. >> also ahead. >> you got to get out. he goes i'm okay . i'm okay. >> close call with a celebrity saved seconds before his car burst into flames. >> and it is quiet right now but that could all change. we could see more lightning. talk about that coming up. >> first live pictures now of this traffic alert in san jose. check this out. crews just got on scene but all northbound lanes of 880 are closed.

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battling massive wildfire in idaho. more than 2,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation owners. the beaver creek fire is threatening a resort area where actor's tom hanks and bruce willis have private get aways. it's only 9% contained. caught on video, a man battling the flames get doused with fire retardant. captured that moment when a helicopter approached and dropped the retardant. as far as we know he is okay. >> let's check in on that traffic accident slowing things up in san jose. >> it's really causing a mess early in the morning. because all lanes are blocked on northbound 880. also major injuries were involved. you can see the tow crews arrived on scene ten minutes ago. the flairs are up -- flares are up.

basically, avoid this area. traffic alert was issued at 4:08. northbound 880 by the 280 inter change. they hoped by 5:30 to get street sweepers on scene and clean up the debris on the roadway. 5:30 this morning we're hoping to see more lanes unblocked. 280 inter change, some cars are being detoured and back on to 880 later on and get past the accident scene. the drive time is about 22 minutes right now on the northbound lanes between 280 and highway 237. the rest of the south bay through downtown san jose, 11 minutes on the northbound lanes. and looking pretty clear up and down the guadalupe parkway. live towards the bay bridge. there we go. one quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza. coming into san francisco,

things look good. that is your latest time saver traffic. with more on your forecast a you are right lawrence. >> why do you sound so surprised? >> i thought it was a camera flash outside my window. >> we just don't have it here that often. plenty of lightning strikes. over 11,000 strikes from cloud to ground. looks like things beginning to settle down outside. you can check it out on our radar. all the lightning strikes making its way away from the coastline. off the coast and to our south. but the instability remains. still a chance we could see more thunderstorms today. so be very very careful if you are doing anything around the bay area. fog and low clouds and drizzle toward the coastline early on. temperatures fairly mild. especially inland. still see 90s inland and 20% chance of thornls again. 70s and a few 80s around the bay and 60s as you approach the coastline. the core of that low remains right

here. it's going to spin here for another couple days before making its way on shore. going to keep things unsettled. the possibility of thunderstorms through tomorrow and red flag warnings are up in the mountains and that is due to the dry lightning strike and possibility of causing fires. around the state, possibility of fires around the state. high country a better chance. thunderstorms expected in yosemite. a chance of thunderstorms and 100 in redding. around the bay 83 in san jose. 81 in milpitas. 80s and low 90 s inland and a chance of thunderstorms. inside the bay, 72 in oakland. 67 in san francisco and 63 in daly city. next couple days, keep things unsettled. then on thursday or friday the low kicks east. and the weather settling down. cooler temperatures, the first part of the weekend. one bolt

of lightning, 55,000 degrees. don't want to mess around with that. >> exactly. >> thanks. >> new this morning, vice president joe biden's son is under going medical test. a spokesman says beou biden became week. the vice president accompanied his son. the attorney general in delaware suffered a mild stroke in 2010. >> bradley manning will be sentenced by a military judge in maryland. convicted last month on 20 charges involving classified documents and video he gave to the web site wikileaks. federal prosecutors asked for a 60 year term. the u.s. soldier who killed 16 afghan villagers last year is expected to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty. set to begin later this morning at a joint base in washington.

9 afghan villagers have been thrown in to testify. a man who went online to order a safe got a lot more than he asked for. >> it contained more than 200 pounds of drugs. the safe is empty now but wasn't when it was delivered to his home back in mid june. it was loaded with 285 pound outside of marijuana. probably direct from mexico. >> the thing about it is that you need to know, it was made in mexico. it was made by inmate labor and transported into the states. >> authorities are still trying to backtrack the load of pot. still looking for the driver who brought the safe into the country and whomever gave him the drugs is looking for him too. >> 5:18. and dreams do come true. the slam dunk offer for this one handed basketball player. >> good morning. green and gold time in oakland. it was dramatic last night.

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hand shoulder. the main lines of northbound 880 by 280 remain shut down. tow crews are on scene as well. the latest on detours and drive time coming up. >> you have to see what happened to dick van dyck's car on a southern california freeway. the actor made it out without injury after his jaguar burned up. the first report was about a man slumped over the wheel and then jason came along to help get him out. >> i'm all you got to get out, you got to get out. and he's like i'm okay. i'm okay. i pulled him hard . it was just scary. all the smoke. i know how fast they go. just helping some guy get out of the car. >> he was not hurt. he is by the way 87 years old. >> good morning, everybody. after a day ahead of me, i got

chores, i've got task in front of me. this is the one minute i look forward to. so let's go. robbie thompson, acting manager for the managers, remember him? the star for the athletics 11,000 buck 12 last night. 9 innings, 8 strike outs. you go man. bottom of the 9th tied at one. oh, man. a walk off win, the as win it 2-1. the as also won last night. third and king last night. that cost the giants. and this one cost him too. red sox win this one, final of 7-0. and wide receiver aj, 49ers tenure is over. the teen yesterday traded the 2012

first round pick to the kansas city chiefs for another first round pick. the 2011 wide receiver. the chiefs were tired of him. the niners hired jenkins. they swap picks and move on. speaking of moving on. see you later. >> two bay area survivors threw out the first pitches. amanda helped save the life of an injured runner and 12-year-old was one of the youngest victims. both survivors had a chance to meet the players. they are raising money for the one boston fund. >> play of the day now from preseason football. rex grossman passed. let's take a look real quick. there you go. one handed. washington went on to beat pittsburgh.

>> here's the interesting part, he only has one hand. born without his left hand and lower arm. the georgia teen is such a good player on the basketball court, the university of florida offered hip a spot for a walk on. for zach, it is a dream come true. >> means the world for me. my whole life i worked for this opportunity. for somebody to notice me, it's a great feeling. >> he could end up with a scholarship because of his talent and his drive. >> coming up, strike a pose. yahoo ceo turns heads in a new photo shoot. >> plus, unrest in egypt. how law makers are responding to the crisis. >> reporter: fire danger is high all over the bay area. why residents may be looking toward the skies for added threat. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

traffic ad libs this is kpix 5 news. >> i'm sue kwon in the berkeley hills where red flag warning is in affect. the threat coming from the skies. >> thousands of lightning strikes in the bay area. we're not done yet. we could see more. we'll talk about it coming up. >> all lanes remain blocked. tow crews are beginning to leave the scene. >> it's tuesday august 20th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm ann. frank has the more off. let's get over to elizabeth following the traffic alert. really slowing things up. >> it is. drivers are making their way around this mess. all lanes of northbound 880 by the 280 inter change have remained

shut down. tow crews have left the scene now. they are clearing this and saw them picking up a few flares as well. able to let traffic use the right hand shoulder. that's why we haven't seen huge delays in the area. people are seeing the warning signs cal trans have put up and they are just avoiding this mess all together. expect some extra travel time for you this morning. let's check our road sensors and show you what's going on. northbound 880 by 280. hope to reopen lanes. just got the word it may be closer to 6:00 this morning. if you are traveling up northbound 17, may want to consider getting off at hamilton. depending where you are going to get back on to the freeway. that is the latest from here in the traffic center. back to you. >> right now more of this is in the forecast for the next 24 hours here in the bay area. a rare lightning show lit up the

skies overnight. viewers sent us pictures of this unusual weather. there were tens of thousands of lightning bolts last night and early this morning. sue kwon is in the berkeley hills where firefighters are on alert for more lightning strikes this morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, there is a red flag warning in affect. you can see the sign right there. fire danger is high. and extremely relevant to those who live here in the berkeley hills. the sight of the fire storm of 1991. this is one of the reasons why people are so concerned. this is images and video captured from viewers of lightning all over the bay area. 16,000 strikes from 5:00 to 3:00 a.m. that's the estimate that hit. and at least one bolt every second. that's why fire stations are on high alert around the bay area. an electrical fire set a homeowner's deck on fire. firefighters were able to squash

it quickly before it spread to nearby neighbor. speed is their best offense. >> this time of the year is always scary. always a possibility with fire. starts down and there's a wind. go up the canyon faster than you can flee your house. >> and with the red flag warning in affect, east and south bay and in the mountain areas and canyons. and this runs through tomorrow as well in the north bay. homeowners do have the hoses out. local fire stations are also staffed and they say bringing in extra people. now the conditions are cool with a little bit of fog. and let's go to lawrence for more on the possibility of lightning could be. >> yesterday started out calm similar to today but by the afternoon and evening hours, saw what happened. start to see that build up and before you

know it, the thunderstorms start to erupt. you can see over the past 6 hours, numerous lightning strikes. over 11,000 cloud to ground lightning strikes being measured outside. looks like we are starting out calm. but that could change. temperatures now thick fog toward the coastline. 50s and mild 60s inland. not as warm as yesterday. the core of the low remains off the coastline. moisture in our direction and we see thunderstorms. be prepared for some of that today. temperature wise, cooler. 80s to low 90s inland. and 60s out toward the coastline. but those thunderstorms a real possibility again and probably through tomorrow too. that's the latest from here, back to you. >> thank you. developing news out of egypt. an egyptian journalist was killed out of a military checkpoint. shot the man after he was told he broke

curfew. susan has more on the crisis in egypt and the former president who is expected to be out of jail soon. >> former egyptian president has been acquitted of corruption charges and his lawyer tells cbs news he will be released from jail within the next 48 hours. a popular uprising of the egyptian people swept him out of office in 2011. a move intended to usher in democrat reforms. but replacement morsi has been detained. many more arrests in the crack down on the muslim brother hood. the spiritual leader of the group. calls from the u.s. will include the brotherhood have been ignored. >> has law makers calling for president obama to suspend aid to the country. even cutting

off $1.5 become in annual support may not bring the change washington is looking for. on monday secretary of defense was asked if cutting aid to egypt would help end the violence. >> all of the ability to influence the outcome is limited. up to the egyptian people. >> even if the u.s. does cut off support, egypt may not lose a dime. reimburse egypt if western countries suspend their aid. cbs news, washington. >> in pakistan a court indicted former president in the 2007 assassination. former military leader has faced criminal proceedings. >> new details this morning about the injury suffer by the surviving boston marathon bombing suspect. tsarnaev was

shot in the face. not sure if that was self inflicted. accused murderer and kidnapper james dimaggio left his life insurance mother to the grandmother of hannah anderson. $112,000 will go to bernice anderson. dimaggio lived with her for a couple years. he was shot to death in an attempt to rescue hannah anderson. >> it's now up to a jury to decide the fate of an accused serial killer. joseph naso who is serving as his own attorney wrapped up closing arguments yesterday. the case was briefly delayed yesterday. the judge had to make sure the jury was not influenced by a sign referencing naso on a truck parked outside the court house. the sign was written by a murder victim's brother. >> i didn't want to throw any appearance in there where it

could throw a mistrial. now it says joseph naso is being charged with the murder of my sister. >> naso could get the death penalty if convicted. >> five people are accused of kidnapping a woman in southern california and trying to force her into prostitution. they were arrested at an moreno valley. they are facing charges including human trafficking, kidnap and going attempted pimping. they may be trolling for victims. other bay area headlines. the name of a popular gentleman's club is pinning owners against each other. the gold club san francisco is suing the new gold club in san jose for trademark infringement. ask to drop the name and logo and pay for damage.

vice mayor cindy chavez will be sworn in as the newest member. she will represent district 2. the seat vacated earlier this year when george resigned. chavez beat teresa in an election last month. >> there is a clarification about the use of cameras on firefighter's helmets. these images raised questions as to whether the chaos that day contributed to the death of a crash survivor. yesterday the fire department set the record straight on helmet recording policies. >> a policy specifically says that recording devices of any kind, any type of recording device, is prohibited without the permission of the chief of the department. >> if they allowed firefighters to wear cameras, they would be city issue. >> it is 5:38. a popular clothing at the preset

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dragged the dumpster away. and now he plans to keep his trash can filled and in the backyard. stock futures are edging higher. >> after a four day sell off. good morning. >> good morning ann and michelle. the federal reserve says needs to do a better job of protecting themselves against a crisis. a study shows that banks have made progress in preparing for events like the 2008 crisis. banks must go further by guarding against specific risks that relate to their business activities. it's no surprise college students -- or college tuition tends to get higher. but more students are receiving federal financial help. a study by the national center of education statistics finds 70% of students received some type of financial

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big design will appeal to commuters and others who regularly read books and watch films on their gadgets. it's strange to know phones are getting bigger. >> our purses are going to get bigger too. >> thank you. >> yahoo's ceo is striking a pose. featured in a two page photo spread and interview in the september issue since taking over yahoo. >> just months away from the deadline for every american to buy health insurance. starting january 1st, you will pay a penalty if you don't have health coverage. according to a non-profit, premiums have gone up 170%. 50% of californians already have difficulty affording healthcare. a popular store is under fire.

the forever 21 workers will not get health coverage at work. and they are also losing paid vacations. some shoppers say forever 21 is being hypocritical since it has biblical references on shopping bags. >> i don't think that's fair. for them to be promoting christian organization and then doing something like that. doesn't seem right. >> the company is cutting workers to 29.5 hours a week. short of the 30 hours that would make them full time employees with full benefits. >> members of a 1972 miami dolphins will be honored. all these decades of the national football league, the 72 dolphins remain the only team with a win loss record. >> great accomplishment that's going to be remembered by the president of the united states. pretty impressive. >> the 72 dolphins did not visit the white house in the

month after their accomplishment but tradition had not been established. the water gate scandal was hovering over the white house at the time. >> 5:46. a quick look at traffic. >> it's looking a lot better now. but all lanes are reopened. northbound 880 by 280. got this mess cleared up a little earlier than anticipated. northbound 880 is reopened right now the 280 inter change. just seeing minor delays. drivers were using detours. never saw any huge back ups. the drive time is turned back into green. northbound 880 down to 11 minutes. also downtown san jose 280 is clear. let's take you outside and show you a few live traffic cameras. still no metering lights yet. apply the middle lanes. ones are still getting by just fine.

you can beat the rush right about now. at least before 6:00. the cash lanes jamming up towards the end of the parking lot. and let's check out the golden gate bridge and see what the commute is like. a lot of fog this morning across the deck. traffic is moving fine. four lanes open in the southbound direction. that is your latest time saver traffic. with more on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> another fascinating day around the bay area. thousands of lightning strikes and we're not done just yet. showing activity sliding away from the coastline. the core low remains off the coast. yesterday we started out fairly calm and things really erupted in towards the evening hours. could see more thunderstorms out there today. be very careful. starting out this morning with low clouds and dense fog. drizzle towards the coastline. and a mixture of sunshine.

and possible thunderstorms, red flag warnings remain in affect. so here we go, this low off the coastline spinning around. and that's what's bringing the activity into the bay area. it's going to take another couple days to move out. we're going to see a possibility of thunderstorms through tomorrow and the whole system begins to shift eastward and weather begins to calm down. temperature wise 89. 82 in sunnyvale. and 78 in hayward. east bay temperatures in the 80s and low 90s this afternoon. cooler there. inside the bay, 60s into san francisco. 72 in oakland and 82 in santa rosa. next couple days keeping things unsettled. then on thursday and friday the low moves on. start to clear out your skies with the exception of patchy fog. but last night, that was something else. watching that very

closely here. stay tuned. could be another interesting day. >> thank you. >> in this morning's health watch. a new study says copper can cause alzheimer's. researchers found the mineral can cause toxining proteins to pile up. that can trigger or accelerate alzheimer's. >> the practice of gay conversion therapy is now against the law in new jersey. therapy aimed at turning gay teenagers straight cannot happen. governor chris christie signed yesterday. new jersey is only the second state after california to make it illegal. more settlements is close in the penn state case. could be two dozen more this week. school trustees have set aside $60 million to pay claims. pending agreements include most of the young men who testified.

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the san mateo bridge traffic moving at the limit. >> the first family is welcoming a new member. look at these siblings are already in love. the obamas adopted a second dog named sunny. also a portuguese waterdog. sunny is about a year old and they think she's also a rescue. they go to the shelters. which i'm totally in support of that. >> very cute. >> big variety when it comes to rescues. a lot of shelters around the bay area. even a specific breed. you can go to that specific rescue. don't need to go to a breeder. >> 5:54. neighbors are calling a home improvement project inappropriate. >> townhouse features a very exposed glass shower. and overlooks the backyard. and people have a full frontal view. >> i don't think it's

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health insurance months ahead of the obama care deadline. >> give out a $20 million bonus on a project that $5 billion and ten years over budget is outrageous. >> the bay bridge will open as scheduled and the contractors are supposed to get a $20 million bonus for the on-time opening. not everyone thinks the extra cash is deserved. >> the cost to fix the bolts about the same as the bonus. >> this time of year it's always very scary. always the possibility of fire. >> from across the bay. >> all ability to influence the outcome is limited. >> to around the world. the stories that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. >> three run homer. >> good morning, everyone. it's tuesday august 20th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm ann. frank has the morning off. developing overnight three men were shot at an east san jose restaurant. one man died early this morning. happened at the wong han

restaurant. >> been acquitted of corruption charges and will be released. and morsi is now behind bars. days of deadly chaos between security forces and members of muslim brotherhood. calling for president obama to suspend aid. >> fire dangers in the bay area is high. already several fires burning in california. the bay area now ound a red flag warning and saw a lot of lightning. lawrence is going to have more in 30 seconds. liz has the latest on morning drive. >> already been a busy one. sounds like a pretty bad accident in fremont. we're working on confirming details. fremont boulevard and auto mall parkway. expect that intersection to be blocked. much better news. our traffic alert is canceled. all lanes back open. northbound 880 by the 280 ier