in san francisco, linda yee, kpix5. >> well police stopped and searched more than 500 black men as part of operation zebra. the killer's trial lasted more than a year. at the time, it was the longest trial in california history. >>> full moon outside. just a little bit of cloud cover keeping temperatures up by a few degrees. the current numbers outside. tonight, 64 in san bruno. 62 oakland. livermore, good evening to you, cool spot. overnight tonight, a couple of degrees mild nor redwood city. 50 degrees. livermore 48. sunrise, 6:40. micro climate forecast taking you to sunnyvale where the town name will live up to the weather. filtered sunshine tomorrow morning. 73. mainly sannyasis on the peninsula for friday with a high of 74 degrees. so what is happening? we had some cloud cover in the north bay if you were just hanging out in san francisco or oakland. you saw some clouds. earlier today. that was because a storm system was passing bay to the north. we have a wall. we have a big ridge of high pressure allowing a little cloud cover to make it here. not enough for any rainfall. it will

linda yee is near the ferry building where it all began. linda? >> reporter: oh, and it was really exciting liz. you know, you hear from team members all the time that they have the best fans. well, they certainly proved it today because some of the earliest fans who got a spot here on market street to get a good spot, a good viewing spot, got here about 4 a.m. and they were not disappointed. >> whoo! >> reporter: they waited in the pouring rain for hours but that did not matter to these giants fans. >> let's go giants! >> reporter: they were here to greet the world series champs and the boys did not disappoint. [ screaming ] >> reporter: tim hudson said he waited his whole career to pitch in the world series. and now it's his first parade. >> unbelievable! everything i thought it would be. >> reporter: it was also one former giants' first parade, too. >> i dreamt about playing so it's unbelievable. >> reporter: the first one? >> this is my first. it's unbelievable. it's amazing. [ chanting ] [ screaming ] >> reporter: baseball players with rock s

in san jose, linda yee, kpix 5. >>> a cigarette is blamed for a house fire in hayward. there were three people inside the home on soto road when the flames broke out yesterday morning. investigators say one of the residents forgot about a cigarette in a bedroom there. a power line came down making more difficult for firefighters as they fought the flames. >>> a cruise ship in southern california is headed back to sea after dropping off more than 100 passengers who caught the norovirus. the crown princess is on its way to the mexican ref air a. 172 people game sick during a month long voyage to hawaii and tahiti. the cdc was on board investigating the outbreak. passengers credit the crew with keeping a bad situation from getting worse. >> they had it kind of seran wrapped off and they had extra staff in charge of serving us instead of allowing us to serve ourselves. there were people walking around with buckets of sanitizer. >> passengers say the captain kept them updated on how many people were sick. in april there was another norovirus outbreak on the same ship. >>> 28

but linda yee reports williams may have learned about a way to kill himself from one of his movies. >> reporter: robin williams talked openly about his battle with depression and alcohol abuse. >> it cuts allot of barriers. are there clubs are people go no, they are horrifying experience. at the same time, you talk about some brutally sad things. >> reporter: toxicology tests found no traces of illegal drugs or alcohol. he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease last year, the autopsy showed abnormal growths in his rain and a neurologist told kpix5 their effects could have caused a number of symptomming including depression, anxiety, and hallucinations. williams wife said he could not sleep and was featuring an increase of paranoia. the night before his death, he was concerned about his wristwatches. he may have gleaned information on suicide from a movie he made several years ago. williams character played a father who discovered his son's accidental death from auto erotic asphyxiation. then he fixes it to look like hanging with a belt. the belt and towel were exactly what investigato

linda yee with his last few hours alive and the dark moments haunting his final days. >> reporter: we now know a little more about those hours leading up to williams' suicide and despite reports he suffered from depression for most of his adult life, his wife said he never spoke of suicide. >> awesome. >> reporter: the world only knew robin williams as a funny man but the final report from the coroner reveals the man who was also troubled by internal demons that may have led to his suicide. >> entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck. >> reporter: it's been reported williams suffered from depression and had a history of alcohol and drug abuse. toxicology tests found no trace of illegal drugs or alcohol. he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease last year. the autopsy showed abnormal growths in his brain and a neurologist told kpix 5, their effects could have caused a number of symptoms including depression, anxiety and hallucinations. williams' wife told investigators he could not sleep and was experiencing

. >> here is linda yee with a story she has been working on for a year. >> reporter: it won all the major awards but there was a dark side to this family owned restaurant. the kitchen staff said for years they were underpaid and faced daily mental and physical abuses. kpix5 got a copy of a letter workers sent to the owners alleging managers even hit some workers. in one case, used a steel pipe to threaten to hit the worker. and hungry kitchen help said during one meal time, when we ate a second piece of bun, the manager would grab it from us and toss it in the trash. >> i don't think a lot of things in the letter are true. we had a slew of issues and we made significant mistakes. >> reporter: the owners hired jonathan glick to fix the problem. community groups say low paying workers are often exploited. >> have their tips stolen from them? get yelled at? threatened? slapped? shoved? >> uh-huh. uh-huh. >> it is the ugly side of the american economy that many people don't realize. oftentimes, these workers don't speak up because they don't feel they have options. >> reporter: the labor depa

linda yee with a story she has been working on for a year, a story you'll see only on 5. >> reporter: they have won all the major awards but there was a dark side to this family owned restaurant. kitchen staff said for years they were underpaid and faced daily mental and physical abuses. a letter sent to the owners alleges managers even hit some workers. in one case used a steel pipe to threaten to hit the workers. and hungry kitchen help said during one meal time, when we ate a second piece of bun, the manager would grab it from us an toss it in the trash. >> i don't think a lot of those things in the letter are true. we had a slough of issues and we made -- slew of issued and made significant mistakes. >> reporter: community groups who investigate the restaurant industry say low paying workers are often exploited, have their tips stolen from them. >> yes. >> reporter: yelled at, threatened. >> yes. >> reporter: slapped, shoved? >> yes. it's the ugly side of the american work that people don't realize. >> reporter: these groups work with yank sing for more than a year to make correct

in san francisco, linda yee, kpix 5. >> police stopped and searched more than 500 black men as part of operation zebra. the killers' trial lasted more than a year. at the time, it was the longest in california history. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee is going to seek re-election. he made that official today. >> so i want to say very clearly that i am going to be running for re-election and i'm honored to do that. >> the mayor joked a bit that it was fitting that he was asked whether he would run again while checking out construction on the track at kezar stadium. he says the success of several propositions in tuesday's election helped him make up his mind. >>> the two republicans leading the new gop controlled congress say finding common ground with the other side is going to be hard work. congressional leaders from both sides head to the white house tomorrow to start talking about next year's agenda. house speaker john boehner says the gop is ready to work with president obama if the president is willing. >> the president continues to act on his own, he is going to poison the well. the

kpix 5's linda yee is at the scene in san jose. linda? hours after the fire starte firefighters were still pou water onto the flames. cell phone video taken by peoplen the neighborhood...s how fl shooting up thru the roof. others posted their photos twitter. the church pastor spotted the flames and smok the pipe organ on the secod floor choir loft: { sot... father firmo mantovani/ pa} we just finished 1:00 mass.. close the church.. .. saw t fire... turned off the electricity..and i called t fire. the church was built 1920.. a wooden structure tt fed the flames: { sot.. cap. mike van elgort / san jose dept} fire burned through e roof.. and we started to ha some collapse.. so we were' able to knock it down and pt out interiorly.. so then it a matt ews out. one >>> tonight, a church caught fire. >> reporter: hours after the firefighters started, the cross fell on the steps. cell phone video taken by people in a neighborhood show flames shooting up through the roof. others posted photos on twitter. the church pastor spotted the flames and the

our linda yee has been looking into the business for more than a year. >> reporter: yank sing has won all the major awards but there was a dark side to this family- owned zagat and michelin-rated restaurant. servers and kitchen staff said for years they were underpaid and faced daily mental and physical abuses. kpix 5 got a copy of a letter workers sent to the owners alleging managers even hit some workers. in one case, used a steel pipe to threaten to hit the worker. and hungry kitchen help said during one meal time, when we ate a second piece of bun, the manager would grab it from us and toss it in the trash. >> i don't think a lot of those things in the letter are true. we did have a slew of issues and we did make significant mistakes. >> reporter: the owners hired jonathan glick to fix the problems. >> the signature copy. >> reporter: community groups who investigate the restaurant industry say low paying workers are often exploited. have their tips stolen from them? >> mm-hm. >> reporter: yelled at? threat end? >> mm-hm. >> reporter: slapped, shoved? >> mm-hm. mm-hm. yeah. it's t

in san francisco, linda yee, kpix 5. >> today yank sing will start giving checks to employees for stolen wages and back pay. >>> we're following breaking news now from san jose. police are trying to talk to a man talking that man into leaving his home more than eight hours after they were called to the area of larch grove court and hayes avenue. the first call was about a man standing in the street holding a gun and he may have had a child with him. by the time police got there the man had gone back into his house and they have had it surrounded ever since. oak grove high school is nearby but it will still be open today. students should go in from blossom hill road. and we have a crew on the way and we'll have details as soon as we get them. >>> new this morning, the drought has californians looking for new water sources in san diego. the city council is moving forward with a plan to recycle waste water for drinking. it voted unanimously last night for the $2.5 billion plan. they hope to eventually produce about one-third of the city's water supply through the program. >> that, my friend

with the honda campaign, linda yee, kpix5. >> ro khanna is still here. he is talking to his supporters. he is thanking them and taking pictures. this is a campaign that started out with 3% of the polls and ended up neck and neck with a seven time incumbent mike honda. he got a lot of support from silicon valuely leaders which led traditional democrats to label him a conservative. he considers himself pro business. we won't know for many more hours whether or not this campaign has a win or a loss, but again, ro khanna here with his supporters, now likely into the wee hour of the morning. this has been a grass roots campaign he says win or lose, he is very proud of. in santa clara. ann notarangelo, kpix5. >> when we come back, reports of election trouble. but first, a look at some of the other contests going onto night around the bay area. ,,,,,,,, over the next 40 years the united states population is going to grow by over 90 million people and almost all the growth is going to be in cities. what's the healthiest and best way for them to grow so that they

. >> that was where the parade ended and linda yee is where it all began in the rain. linda. >> reporter: allen, it certainly did rain today but, you know, this is the third parade i have covered and i have to say that the level of enthusiasm and excitement just as great as the first not only for the fans but for the players. they waited in the pouring rain for hours but nothing dampened their spirits even team mascot lucille got them going. what do you think about this crowd? they have been out here since 6 a.m. the champions rode in liker who rose. crawford brandon clutching his baby girl and belt taking in the crown. there was no containing the rock star status and a magic moment with one player reduced this

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linda yee with a story she has been working on for a year, a story you'll see only on 5. >> reporter: they have won all the major awards but there was a

our coverage begins with kpix 5's linda yee who is live at the intersection where that window washer came crashing down. linda. >> reporter: ken, that window washer is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. but what is amazing that he was up on the roof of that bank building behind me. he fell 11 stories to the street. and police say it was the car he landed on that may have saved him. the window washer fell 11 stories on to a moving car crushing the roof glass littering the street. people crossing the street watched in horror. >> just saw a blue object and then the crash on the car. as it rolled off i realized it was a body. >> all of a sudden i saw a shadow from the sky coming towards the ground very, very quickly. he was screaming as he was coming down. >> reporter: the window washer was with the crew on the roof of the bank building making preparations to hoist their platform which was still on the sidewalk below. something happened and he fell. people rushed to help him. >> i knew right away we need keep him warm and stable. we were feeling his pulse it

linda yee shows us all that video evidence has revolutionized the way crimes are investigated and prosecuted. a warning, some of what you are about to see is graphic and disturbing. >> can we go back to the park? >> reporter: first, she calmly tucks to the driver. then, the passenger stabs the driver in the neck. an attack captured in all its horrific details on the cab's surveillance camera. slam dunk evidence handed to san mateo county prosecutor evan fitzgerald. >> the video shows it and reveals it. >> reporter: the case never went to trial. she pled guilty. like dna, telltale video is a game changer. >> standard procedure. check the neighborhood to find out if anybody has a surveillance camera. and the number of cases that we have come up with, good, strong evidence, is in the hundreds an hundreds. >> reporter: cameras at this san jose luxury cool dealer tracked a band of thieves breaking in and helping themselves to five luxury cars on the lot. eight mercedes were stolen from this belmont dealer. the video tapes have led to three arrests. cameras are a neighborhood's cell phones and das

we begin tonight with kpix 5's linda yee in sunnyvale. mike honda is rallying his supporters hoping to keep his seat. >> reporter: veronica, mike honda has served in the district for 7 terms. and yes, he wants to keep his job. in the last hour he was here at this satellite office just hours before the polls closed. he wanted to speak to his volunteers before they head out for any last-minute campaigning. he represents the largest asian- american majority outside of hawaii but now he is facing the biggest challenge in his career. his opponent is a fellow democrat, younger and bitten into some of his support. but honda says he is confident the voters will stick with experience. >> people vote upon our accomplishments. they understand the distinction. one can say that the -- talk about social security but they can equivocate. i don't equivocate about social security. i tell people what it is, where we're going go with it and it will be there for the future. >> reporter: honda's opponent row can in a canvassed this cupertino neighborhood in t

reporting live in redwood city, linda yee, kpix 5. >> there's nothing illegal about it but deputy juan lopez's name was in the news before. he is listed as the highest paid deputy on the force. lopez made about $124,000 just in overtime. that's on top of a base pay of about $112,000. his total salary added up to more than $243,000. >>> new at 5:00 a former chp officer pled not guilty today to stealing and sharing nude photos of women taken into custody. former officer sean harrington walked into a martinez courtroom this morning with his attorney. he face two felony computer theft charges. police say he stole explicit cell phone photos from women arrested for dui. he allegedly forwarded those photos other officers. >> the women whose photographs were accessed and shared have every right to be upset about that. no question about it. but the extent of the damage is not as great as if an officer would have shared this universally. >> harrington resigned and apologized. his lawyer said he pled not guilty today because he is trying to work out a plea deal. >>> police arrested a giants fan w

. >>> kpix 5's linda yee is at the intersection where the man landed. wonder if people knew what happened. >> reporter: not at first. everybody was shocked. that victim's work crew was preparing to clean the buildings of the bank building. they were up on the roof 11 stories high when somehow something happened that victim fell on the slow-moving car and that may be the reason why he did not die on impact. the window washer was with his partners on the roof. police say they were working with cables most likely preparing to hoist their working platform which was still on the sidewalk below. that's when something happened and the victim fell 11 stories. his body slammed on a toyota camry which just happened to be turning at the corner of montgomery and california. the impact destroyed the car. eyewitnesses looked on in horror. >> i just saw a blue object and then the crash on to the car. and then i saw the -- as it rolled off, i realized it was a body. it was a person. >> reporter: other people ran to help. they said the victim was still alive, gasping fo

linda yee on what happened next. >> reporter: an ordinary vote on an ordinary school board agenda, except it wasn't and board members at the high school district got a fight. >> and i know that it's the result. >> reporter: that is the attorney and mother of the student, accusing the board of violating the brown act. requiring the public access and discussion before the vote is taken. but they approved a 7% pay raise over two years for their school's superintendent, bringing her salary up by 2016. she told off the board. >> reporter: and instructed them to ask their attorney. >> that has to be voted on out in the open. >> reporter: what happened at the meeting was the final straw, frustrated with the actions, like steam rolling the new high-tech teaching program and firing without the cause that they claimed that the teachers who would question them. about such decisions. >> reporter: one made themselves available for the comment, but the superintendent issued a statement to kpix5, claiming that parents and the accusations that they broke the law are without merit, that this is corrupted

linda yee in san francisco, thank you. >>> many people took to twitter to say it wasn't rain, the drops were the tears of dodgers fans. [ laughter ] >> it did let up for the party at civic center though. that was good timing. allen martin is here with more on that. allen. >> no one let rain keep them away. they packed civic center to say thanks to the world series champions and to party. the rain stopped, the umbrellas came down and giants orange and black blended with the reality of a three-peat. >> the manager of the world champion giants, bruce bochy. >> reporter: and the headline proclaiming the san francisco giants have arrived. 3, 3, 3. >> reporter: but the biggest cheer? for the mvp. >> madison baumgarner [ applause and cheers ] remembers who clearly >> reporter: he was uncomfortable in the limelight. others didn't. pitcher ryan vogelsong let us all in on the world series clubhouse champ. >> yes indeed! >> reporter: and catcher buster posey -- >> well, that was a little weird. >> reporter: -- had a warning for hunter pence. >> you see those cameras right there? that probably mean

kpix 5's linda yee tells us how authorities say the scheme worked. >> reporter: it seems that the sheriff's department in san mateo county and the district attorney got wind of this alleged criminal operation about a year ago, when they put three veteran officers under inspection, they followed them around, they discovered they were operating this criminal operation inside the county jail serving up contraband to an inmate who was a street gang member. it's an alleged scheme that involved smuggling in cell phones and drugs into the san mateo county jail. the customers, an inmate who was a known gang member. the d.a. says the smugglers were sheriff's deputy juan lopez and jailers michael dell carlo and george ishmael all officers with the san mateo county sheriff's department. >> special officer ishmael is charged with bringing in oxycontin the drug we're dealing with that was brought into our jail. >> reporter: investigators first learned of the alleged operation in 2013. all three officers were being watched but only delcarlo was placed on paid administrative leave. the d.a. says allowing