. >> this is where we find anne makovec. >> reporter: you can see the fire continues to burn behind me. you can see the orange glow in the sky around sugarloaf ridge state park and hood mountain. the oakmont fire has been moving toward the nuns fire so there is a concern they could eventually merge and firefighters will continue their attack on this ramping up the attack with more air attacks when the sun comes up. this section kicked up at 10:00 yesterday morning across sugarloaf ridgeline moving north from kenwood toward santa rosa. firefighters waging attacks throughout the day dropping fire retardant with airplanes and water with helicopters as crews work to reinforce the containment line trying to stop the destruction. >> we have people sitting right on top of these homes. we have a fire truck sitting in the driveway because the last thing we want is to lose more homes.>> reporter: the fire was creating updrafts that kept fueling itself. there are no structures that have been damaged yet and firefighters are trying to keep it away from the city of santa rosa and the oakmont area.

kpix five's anne makovec is live in napa county, anne? >>> our team coverage on the wine country wildfires continues. this morning, our teams are spread out across the north bay. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in napa county. anne. >> reporter: we have been watching some of these fires in napa county spread before our eyes during the early-morning hours. we'll show you next. >> reporter: we're north of where anne is in downtown calistoga where it is empty. a mandatory evacuation order is in effect. we'll show you the fire coming up. as crews work around the clock to put a stop to the flames. let's recap the latest wildfire numbers: the number of people killed in the fires is climbing. the death at 31. but the >>> crews are working around the clock to stop the wildfire flames. the latest numbers, the number of people killed in the fires is climbing. the death toll now stands at 31. but the sonoma county sheriff's office says around 400 people are still unaccounted for. in napa county, flames from the nuns fire are threatening more homes thi

live in san francisco, anne makovec kpix 5. >>> thank you. investigators in san francisco are trying to figure out how a woman fell 300 feet to her death at fort funston. the call came to police around 4:30 yesterday. by the time rescuers arrived at the scene they were unable to save her. the woman was standing near the hang gliding view area when she fell, and now they're warning people to never get that close to the cliffs. >> cliffs anywhere are going to be dangerous, and that's why your san francisco fire department continuously puts out cliff rescue warnings which we did today as well. if you're going to be in the area, you need to stay away from the cliffs. >> so far investigators believe that the victim was alone at the time of the fall. they say it's unlikely that she was there to see the blue angels. >>> new details, a british climber who was injured in a rock fall in yosemite last month is recovering. lucy foster and her husband andre were at the foot of the el capitan formation when a crunk of granite came down and hit them. invest

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in geyserville with the very latest. anne. >> reporter: right now, the winds are calm. that's good news. but, of course, they could whip up again any second. geyserville is just north of healdsburg and you can see the fire burning here behind me in what's known as the maya cama mountain range. the winds are increasing overnight. the pocket fire was 4,000 acres but probably grown overnight. it could move this way. we'll learn more about the behavior overnight at first light when cal fire gets a closer look with a chopper in the sky to get a better look. new evacuations were called at 10 p.m. including red rock casino in geyserville. fire is burning northeast of geyserville and firefighters have been working to prevent it from moving into town. >> there's homes at the bottom of the canyon and the ridge behind me. that's what we're doing. we don't have the resources to be really effective at the stopping of the forward spread of the fire. >> they dropped fire retardant from the air and hand crews and dozers have constructin

. >> that is where we find anne makovec. >> this has really been giving firefighters trouble all weekend. you can see the fire burning at the top of the hill behind me at sugarloaf ridge state park. this fire has been moving toward the nuns fire through the mountain so there is concern that could join up sometime later today that is when they will continue the aerial attack on this fire. this section kicked up at 10:00 yesterday morning across sugarloaf ridge line moving north across the hill tops from kenwood toward santa rosa. this has been fueling itself with the updraft through the canyon. firefighters waged era tax yesterday dropping water with helicopters fire retardant with airplanes as crews on the ground worked to reinforce the containment lines with chainsaws and bulldozers really trying to stop the destruction. >> we have people sitting on top of these homes even though we know the area is evacuated we have fire trucks in the homes because we don't want to lose any more homes. >> luckily cal fire has had a surge in resources. crews and equipment coming from other western state

anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> back to the wildfires in wine country. firefighters are making progress containing the flames. cal fire expects to have the tubbs, pocket, nuns and oakmont fires all fully contained friday. but a top priority this morning is the oakmont fire. several evacuation orders having lifted in the oakmont neighborhood of sonoma county and in napa. the number of missing in sonoma county has dropped to 53 people. and pg&e is facing its first lawsuit over the wildfires. a santa rosa couple who lost their home last monday filed it. the couple says the fire was caused by pg&e's negligence in maintaining electric lines and pruning trees and vegetation. kpix 5's jessica flores is live in napa county with how fema is getting involved with the relief efforts. >> reporter: the administrator for fema landed in california yesterday. he toured napa and sonoma counties getting a firsthand look at all the devastation. we're here on highway 29 in oakville. this is just off of about two miles away from the nuns fire. now, the good news is you can't

and i'm anne makovec in for michelle griego. let's start with a live look outside... >>> good morning, it is friday, october 20th. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm anne makovec in for michelle griego. >> let's start with a live look outside on this friday morning. we are excited for the weekend as we take live look at all that traffic on the 580/680 interchange in dublin on the right. annice shot of the bay bridge this morning. definitely a wet start. >>> overnight showers arrived and it's cleaner. i think that's what's nice about it, you can see where the storm is now. it passed through and it's further south along highway 680 it looks like there's some rain coming down right now through milpitas, a little bit in fremont, as well. 262. so you may see some remnants of this storm system basically, this is the last few little drops that it's going to give us. further southwest of monterey along interstate 5 there, there's going to be continued rain but it's not going to be too much. just some leftover showers. we saw some decent rain totals

kpix 5's anne makovec explains what we can expect. >> reporter: a visible show of security here along the embarcadero. barriers and checkpoints outside of the uss essex, one of the many features of fleet week. bomb-sniffing dogs, sailors with long guns, as san francisco hosts a bevy of big events this week. security is tight. >> we have taken every precaution. >> reporter: the military has been working with local authorities for months on fleet week plans. >> we have security measures off ship and on ship for all contingencies. >> reporter: the san francisco police department is canceling discretionary time off so its officers can be on the streets. >> we are going to have heightened staffing levels. you'll see officers on bikes, cars, on foot. >> reporter: in addition to fleet week, 60,000 conventioneers are already south of market for oracle world. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: and then there's the hardly strictly bluegrass festival bringing top musical acts to golden gate park. sunday's massacre in las vegas brings up added concern that someone might attempt a repeat attack. >> the num

let's go to anne makovec live at the hall of justice. >> reporter: no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom throughout the course of the trial but there's plenty of attention. they are using a lottery system to get a seat for the public and the media. it was a packed house when opening arguments began this morning. immigrant who shot is and killed kate steinle while she walked with her father on pier 14 and july, 2015. the family has been thrust into a national debate on immigration reform. they walked stoically into the courtroom to hear the opening arguments for the trial of jose ines garcia zarate. >> it could be an accidental shooting. >> reporter: his lawyer said the client was handling a handgun he found wrapped in a t- shirt under a bench on the pier when it accidentally fired. >> he didn't know the object he touched had a gun in it and does not bear criminal responsibility. >> reporter: prosecutors said that jose ines garcia zarate was recklessly pointing the gun at people and it belong to a bureau of land management ranger who reported it stolen from his car a week before

anne makovec reports. >> reporter: in this new travel advisory, the naacp basically warns black people that their safety could be in jeopardy when flying american airlines. >> it doesn't surprise me. >> reporter: that's because this couple say they often face discrimination on flights. >> the service i receive, um, attitudes from the flight attendants. >> reporter: in its new travel advisory, the naacp lists 4 incidents it says points to a corporate culture of racial insensitivity and possible racial bias at american airlines. it warned its members: among the allegations, a black woman booked first class tickets for herself and white companion. she was bumped to coach while her friend stayed in first class. another allegation, a black woman and her baby were removed from a flight after she wanted her stroller from checked baggage before she left the plane. while american airlines passengers are surprised to hear it -- >> we travel a lot. it's not been my experience. >> it's okay for me and i'm disable. >> reporter: -- they refuse to fly american after this happened three years ago. >>

i'm anne makovec. kenny and michelle are off this morning. we want to show you some of the pictures coming into our newsroom overnight of that breaking news. here is napa county where crews are fighting fast-moving flames near atlas peak road. fires have burned at least 200 acres and forced evacuations and several road closures. we're talking about hundreds of people between napa and sonoma counties evacuated overnight. here is a look at the flames from wedding party in napa, where a kpix viewer told us people were forced to evacuate last night. you can see, we had some guests gathering near the window, staring at that fire and the twitter user who said super windy all day like i have never seen before. and the winds here are really going to come into play as a serious problem. gusting in both county, so that fire has been continuing to spread. you can see, from this video, what we're dealing with, that people are smelling smoke all over the bay area, as far south right now at san francisco. when you l

anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:57. time for your "final 5". authorities in las vegas are still trying to figure out why a man opened fire on a country music festival in las vegas. at least 59 people are confirmed dead and the number could still rise. 64-year-old stephen paddock opened fire from the mandalay bay hotel before killing himself. 23 guns were retrieved from his hotel room. >>> president trump is in puerto rico to meet with those affected by hurricane irma. >>> new leads in the beating on cal campus. police are searching for three men seen on this surveillance video. police say the suspect attacked an 18-year-old student for no reason in the early-morning hours. >>> months after a sex scandal rocked the oakland police department, a voter-approved oversight commission is now taking shape. a crowded field of application vying to be part of the board is now down to 3. >>> uber is looking to cut former ceo travis kalanick's influence on the company. directors at uber are set to vote on board reforms today to pursue a major deal but it co

." >>> kpix 5's anne makovec joins us now live in oakville. anne, you got really close to the flames this morning. how are things now? >> reporter: yeah. certainly smoky here in oakville. i'm along highway 29 here in napa valley. you can see the famous welcome to napa valley sign here behind me and behind that, all of that smoke right now rising above the hillside as these wildfires continue to spread. smoke is pouring over oakville grade filling the canyons near sugarloaf ridge state park. it's all part of a complex of fires in napa and sonoma counties that continues to expand. >> it's tragic. it's -- it's very sad. >> reporter: jason cox lives in browns valley and is monitoring the fire's progress with his own eyes. >> the way things are going, it's been moving so fast that we check every few hours, come down the street and take a look. >> reporter: this is what we encountered on dry creek road at 4:30 a.m., flames burning close to homes which were between our camera's vantage point and the fire. dry creek is a tight winding drive so we left

live in santa rosa, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> as the wine country wildfires wind down, officials are planning out their recovery efforts. kpix 5 reporter jessica flores explains how they are helping thousands of fire victims. >> reporter: at the sonoma county supervisors meeting today, it's not business as usual. but not much in the county is. >> we are not out of the woods. we are still watching the weather. >> reporter: after the deadly fires you have devastated neighborhoods, the focus today is facing a new reality. >> disasters are the great [ indiscernible ] out of catastrophic loss has come a little community of compassion and kindness and unbelievable generosity. we have been tested like never before and we now know what we're made of. >> reporter: the sonoma county sheriff's office had some hopeful news. out of more than 1900 missing persons reports, there are 65 outstanding missing persons and there's a 60-man search team on the cases. >> we are going to target searches for missing people, following up on missing person reports and blanketing neighborhoods with search to cle

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. right now at least 17 fires are burning across northern california. here's a look at the location of some of the biggest ones as they continue to burn. we are getting a better idea of the extent of the damage. 17 people died. crews are making a little progress. the largest fire the atlas fire is 3% contained. two other big fires t

i'm anne makovec. kenny choi and anne makovec are off. >> at least five fires broke out at around 10:00 last night with a live picture of some of the orange flames that have been spreading across the area, often times closing roadways. 101 is close, part of 12 and 37 are closed and jacqueline will keep you posted as morning commute kicks off. that's something most people aren't beginning to think about right now because it is a survival mode since the flames broke out just after 10:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m., rather. we have photos we are gathering on social media and you can see some of the flames taken from near that person's property and this broke out very close to atlas peak road south of lake berryessa scott. we are going through viewer pictures. people have been in the midst of the evacuations and it was a wedding in napa where you can see some of the wedding guests before people were forced to evacuate. people were waking up and looking out their windows and seeing the danger and how close it was getti

and anne makovec in for i'm kenny choi. as thousands of people spend another morning in shelters, crews are continuing to battle the deadly wildfires still raging in the bay area. it is tuesday, october 10. >> we are continuing our coverage of the wildfires that started sunday night in the north bay. here's what we know so far. seven people are confirmed dead in sonoma county, two people in napa county and one in mendocino county. another death was confirmed just this morning in yuba county. the property damage is extensive with at least 1500 homes and buildings destroyed. more than 20,000 people still under mandatory evacuation orders. no word on when they may be able to return. >> at least 15 fires are still burning in northern california, that includes napa and sonoma counties. right now, none of them are contained. >>> rescue crews have been working around the clock to find anyone trapped by the flames in napa county. the chp has rescued at least 44 people by air. crews have been going door to door making sure everyone

here's the details from anne makovec. >> reporter: people are hesitant to carpool. it might take you out if your way and you have to deal with different people in the morning. in this case, you could get free parking out of the deal. this parking lot at the bart station gets more parking and it's difficult to find a spot at the peak times of the morning. this car pool two-part program is expanding to concord today and last month, it was at the san bruno station. he was an app called scoop to carpool to the station and park anywhere for free. you have to put the scoop placard on your dashboard has proved. it is checked against the license plate to make sure it is legit. the program is in effect at the dublin-pleasanton station and deemed a success by bart officials who say carpooling increased. check out this app at getscoop.com. anne makovec, kpix5. >>> bart is running on time with the train in service right now and big delays along 580 westbound. we have an alert in effect with three lanes are blocked due to a motorcycle crash and it looks like the express lane is

anne makovec, kpix5. >>> there is a republican push for tax reform. it passed a budget bill that will allow tax reform without support of democrats. they urge representatives to pass the senate budget to avoid triggering mandatory negotiations and house speaker, paul ryan and president donald trump said they hope to get tax reform's through congress by the end of the year. >>> i want to get it by the end of the year but i will be disappointed if it takes that long. >> many details have yet to be disclosed but they could see democratic support. >> i heard him say he likes this act and likes the idea of a real working family tax relief act. if he chooses that, democrats will work with him. >> critics said that the measures that have been made public so far overwhelmingly help the rich, potentially at the expense of working families. >>> and army sergeant convicted of putting his fellow soldiers in danger when he deserted his post, goes to court today. >>> a hit and run in the east basin two young children to the hospital. >>> what is this going to mean

. >> kpix 5's anne makovec is live in geyserville this morning with the very latest. anne. >>> reporter: the winds have been very unpredictable here. highway 101 is on this side downtown geyserville is on this side. and you can see the fire here burning in the hills. this is to our north. and winds have been increasing overnight over ridges and slopes so the concern is obviously that the fire could move this way. here's a closer look at some of those flames from last night. the new mandatory evacuations were called at about 10:30 p.m. including much of geyserville over to red rock casino. mainly northeast of geyserville, 8,000 acres. firefighters have been working all night to try to prevent it from moving into town. >> the predicted winds from the north-northeast will put basically geyserville in its gun sights. >> reporter: their first priority protecting life and safety, property as we have been talking about all week is secondary. firefighters have gotten a chance to drop fire retardant from the air and hand crews and dozers have been constructing a line hoping to

live there, i'm anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> thank you. the air quality across the bay area is so bad right now, it is worse here in the bay area than beijing, china. the air is so bad here that lots of people put facemasks to try to protect themselves from all that smoke. some colleges including san francisco state and usf are closed through sunday because of the bad air. kpix 5's len ramirez shows us how some districts are handling all the haze. >>> reporter: for the fourth straight day there was no such thing as a breath of fresh air in the bay area. >> it's pretty bad. everyone was complaining about it. so we shouldn't have school. >> reporter: he is a student at acalanes high school in lafayette which was open. the school district decided to stay open but limit students' exposure during school hours. >> we have kept the students inside during p.e. and we have worked to keep them inside during the lunch hour. >> reporter: which is hard to do especially with high schoolers. we saw several students hacking around outside at lunch. >> i t

kpix 5's anne makovec is live there this morning. anne. >> reporter: downtown geyserville is on this side and you can see the fire burning behind me. this fire has been burning since monday morning but it was small and suddenly yesterday, it became a lot more of a threat to the town of geyserville. this thing reared up in the mountains north of healdsburg. it's called the pocket fire. it burned about 4,000 acres and grew overnight so there will be new figures on that once cal fire is able to deal with the light of day. new manned mads mandatory evacuation in geyserville through red rock casino. nobody answered over there so it appears as if they are heeding those mandatory evacuations. they dropped fire retardant from the air and had hand crews and dozers out there constructing a line hoping to hold it back. but, you know, as they have had in the fires all over wine country, a lot of difficulty with low visibility and rough terrain. they are trying to make sure people are evacuating. property protection is secondary. geyserville is a

kpix 5's anne makovec is there right now with the very latest. anne. >> reporter: we are dealing with some south-southeast winds right now. you can see the orange glow there on the ridge side behind me. and i am right now in between highway 101 and the town of geyserville. the hope is that it is not going to spread to this town. this cute little downtown is a tourist-y area. a lot of the residents are evacuated but not all of them. some new mandatory evacuations were called at about 10:30 last night. check out these flames. and this is coming from that area that we just showed you here live which was the ridge side there that's glowing orange now. the pocket fire, that's where this is coming from, has already burned about 4,000 acres east of town. firefighters have been working all night to prevent it from moving west. they are not making any promises. the first priority again is life and safety. property is secondary. >> there are homes at the bottom of the canyon and the ridge behind me. we don't have the resources to be effective at stopping t

. >> i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. right now at least 17 fires are burning across northern california. here's a look at the location of some of the biggest ones as they continue to burn. we are getting a better idea of the extent of the damage. 17 people died. crews are making a little progress. the largest fire the atlas fire is 3% contained. two other big fires in the area are now 1% contained. new mandatory evacuations were issued an hour ago in calistoga for people north of grant street. neda iranpour will tell us about the weather conditions that may cause shifts of wind and flare-ups throughout the day. jessica flores is at the atlas fire with the spread from napa to solano county but we begin with jackie ward in santa rosa. >> reporter: this situation is constantly changing. we are on bennett mountain road and we were coming from santa rosa trying to get over to glen ellen. but we were met by several road. so we are here at sonoma mountain road. behind me is the ridge that's highway 12. the flames were intense.

kpix 5's anne makovec reports. >>> reporter: yes. sounds like there are some hungry inmates here at the santa clara county jail. they restarted a hunger strike after these comments made by the sheriff, laurie smith, and those comments were made to the publication san jose inside in an article dated october 19th. referring to a previously planned hunger strike by inmates, she is quoted as saying, some of them could stand to lose a little weight. we'll give their fresh food to the salvation army again. there are hungry people who committed no crimes and deserve a dinner. that all comes as the santa clara county office vows to improve jail conditions after high-profile events in recent years including criticism for using isolation as punishment and an inmate who was beaten to death by guards. so inmates had planned a hunger strike and canceled it but after smith's comments, many inmates began leaving unopened food items untouched saying they hoped those items would go to the food bank. back to sheriff smith's -- according to the group p

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in the newsroom with more on this proposal. anne? >> reporter: it is up for a vote today in the front of the board of supervisors for a lease on potrero hill and two letters of intent in the south of market. for people who work in the hall of justice, they have been begging for better conditions. the hall dripping with rust, peeling paint and occasionally human sewage from a leaking sewage system. it was built in 1958. it has the district attorney's office, a jail with hundreds of inmates, police offices and criminal courts. 30 years ago the city was alerted to the fact that the building was unsafe and probably will crumble in a major earthquake leaving prisoners trapped and the city without a criminal justice system. >> the board of supervisors is going to vote on a negotiated lease to get about 500 people out of the aging dilapidated unsafe building that has asbestos, lead paint. it's a very -- it's a very bad place to be working every day. >> reporter: the negotiated lease is for 15 years, $150 million. before they sign off on it

kpix5's anne makovec reports her book signing drew pool from around northern california. >> reporter: hillary clinton's san francisco book tour stop was a brief but memorable visit for the 1,000 people who got a signed copy of her book. >> i'm just expecting to see hillary and all her brilliance and energy she gives to all of us. >> reporter: the line is more like you'd see at a rock concert than a book signing that snaked around several blocks here. people were ready with sewns and even hillary-in -- seems and even hillary-inspire -- signs and even hillary-inspired clothing like this onesie. they started lining up at 5 a.m. >> tell her thank you and tell her we miss her. we love her. >> reporter: clinton's book that's when happened chronicles her historic nomination and presidential campaign, her loss and her life since then. >> i'm glad it was just an honest heartfelt loving book by hillary, you know, kind of getting behind the scenes that we hadn't seen before. >> reporter: tickets for this event went on sale in august28th and sold out in 18 hours of each person got one book and a

kpix 5's anne makovec just found out firsthand and joins us live. >> scary situation. dry creek road here behind me is closed to the public now but the media is allowed in at our own risk and this is what we found about a mile and a half up the road from where i'm standing which is the intersection of orchard avenue at around 4 a.m. flames covering that hillside from the ground up to some of those tall trees. in between the roadway dry creek road and that fire, is homes. so that fire very close to spreading to those homes. right now that area is under a voluntary evacuation. the problem is that dry creek is a tight and winding road. so getting out is not quick or easy and that's why we turned around directly after getting this video to our west meantime is the nuns fire. now part of a complex of fires burning mainly in sonoma county. it's burned 44,000 acres. killed 15 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and other buildings. it's been burning since sunday night. right now, it is only 3% contained. now, add to that we have the atlas fire burning to our east. we h

live in san francisco, anne makovec. >>> folks along the u.s. gulf coast are keeping close watch on tropical storm nate which is already linked to 22 deaths in central america. as cbs news' seth lemon reports nate is forecast to pick up more strength. >> tropical storm nate is swirling and strengthening after drenching central america with up to 20 inches of rain. the national hurricane center predicts nate is headed towards the gulf coast next. >> the way it looks, going to probably have to pack it up a little early. >> forecasters expect nate to possibly hit the gulf coast near new orleans this weekend as a hurricane. residentsare stocking up on supplies. coastal areas have been ordered to evacuate. 1300 national guard troops are mobilizing and officials are warning people to prepare. >> if you're going to shelter in place, which we assume most people will, you need to prepare for outages that could last up to seven days. >> fema says because hurricane tracks are tricky, it's monitoring the storm from texas, atlanta, miami, and from its headqu

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from san francisco international airport to explain what prompted this advisory. >> reporter: this is the second time it issued an advisory. they issued it late yesterday saying american airlines has a, quote, corporate culture of racial insensitiveity and possible racial bias. it went on to say: among the complaints according to the naacp a woman booked a first class ticket for herself and her white companion while the black woman they say was then transferred to coach while her white companion stayed in first class. another incident a black woman and her baby removed after she asked if their stroller could be retrieved from checked baggage before she left the plane. now, a spokesman for american airlines says that the company is disappointed by the travel advisory and says american airlines is committed to providing a positive experience for everyone and is committed to having a meaningful dialogue about our airline and are ready to listen and engage. in fact, american airlines has invited members of the naacp to their headquarters in fort worth t

anne makovec is live at sfo this morning to explain what passengers can expect. anne. >>> reporter: and these new screening procedures could include interviews upon check- in or at the gate before you board a flight to the u.s. this is going to apply to all 2100 flights arriving daily to america. these new security measures may include enhancing passenger screening and heightened screening of electronics. and this applies to both u.s. citizens and foreigners. five airlines will now start asking passengers security questions before they board at the gate and that's at the request of u.s. officials. >>> passengers don't seem to mind. >> for the longest times check- in two hours before. that's reasonable. i think if you're traveling, you should probably use your own discretion and time management when traveling. >> reporter: now, a lot of the enhanced screening is sort of up to airlines after negotiations with u.s. officials. but five airlines have announced that they will start asking passengers security questions before they board at the gate. those are air france

anne makovec reports. >>> reporter: yeah. this is so common here in san francisco. i got a text from a friend just yesterday saying his car was broken into in broad daylight in japantown not far from where i am now near one of many piles of broken glass that you will find all over the streets of san francisco. so common, we call them street diamonds around here. police say the number of break- ins has gone up about 28% in just the last year. nearly 85 are reported each day. the police department announced last month it is now devoting at least one officer at each station to property crimes and today, supervisors are introducing an ordinance to create a new unit within the police department specifically for car break-ins and bike thefts. part of the plan would have more officers walking through some of the hardest hit neighborhoods where people are concerned that property thefts could lead to more serious crimes. >> i have heard of friends getting mugged right in front of their homes. they just want the cell phone and the wallet. >> what they see, they take. >> repor

kpix 5's anne makovec reports. >> reporter: assemblyman ash kalra is leading a rally here at san jose state calling on governor brown to sign a bill that's now on his desk that would add some protections for undocumented students. this all taking on new urgency today as that deadline looms for young illegal immigrants who are students to renew their work permits by the end of the day. that's before they start expiring on march 5 six months after today. now, assembly bill 21 is on the governor's desk. it would require all california universities and colleges to extend protections and resources to undocumented students, faculty and staff. we are talking financial aid and legal representation. last night, house minority leader nancy pelosi spoke about "dreamers" in a town hall meeting. >> pelosi: our "dreamers," they make america dream again. they are so lovely and we frankly owe a debt to your parents for bringing you here to be such a brilliant part of our future, a constant invigoration of america. that's what newcomers are. >> reporter: another bill on the governor's desk here in cal

anne makovec joins us with the details. >> reporter: the california senate is hiring two outside firms to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and assault and to review policies for addressing these incidents after dozens of lawmakers came together to call out pervasive harassment they said continues to this day. more than 140 women in state politics, republicans and democrats, signed a letter blasting the, quote, dehumanizing behavior they faced, saying men have groped and touched us without consent, made inappropriate comments about our bodies and abilities with insults and innuendo frequently disguised as jokes that undermine our professional position and capabilities. now, we are hearing some crude stories. here is lobbyist pamela lopez talking about a run and she said she had with the state legislator. >> he rushed up behind me, rushed me into the restroom and locked the door behind him and exposed himself, began to masturbate in a matter of seconds. >> she did not want to name the perpetrator, saying it would detract from the broader cultural problem. the senate plans to

anne makovec joins us with the details. >> reporter: these allegations used to be handled by internal allegations -- investigations and now they are hiring two outside firms to delve into sexual harassment and assault at the capitol after dozens of lawmakers came together to call out what they said is a pervasive problem that continues, to this day. more than 140 women in state politics, republicans and democrats, signed a letter about this behavior. they said men have groped and touch them without consent, made inappropriate comments about our bodies and abilities, insults and innuendo frequently disguised as jokes have undermined our professional position and capabilities. >> perhaps, because of the nature of the capital where you have concentrations of power by man and also the fact that we socialize, there is a blur between the worklife and social life. >> reporter: the senate plans going forward, a law office specializing in investigating workplace harassment will introduce current and former senate staff with a review going back five years. there is also a firm that will review

i'm anne makovec. jessica flores has been speaking with napa residents forced from their home in the dead of night. the tough conditions make it difficult for fire crews. several hospitals have been evacuated. >> reporter: evacuations are under way. we are being told that all the patients from kaiser permanente in santa rosa will be taken to the kaiser sister hospital in san rafael. the most critical are being transported to memorial in santa rosa. the reason for this, if you look right behind the ambulance, you can see the orange glow from the fire directly behind the hospital and they do believe it is a very large threat to this community. there are a number of evacuations going on right now and we want to show you a little bit of those. what we are hearing from cal fire is the mandatory evacuations are on cross creek drive, montecito heights. also, all residents north of fountain grove and east of horton road between river road and gardnerville. we want to hear you what pio said. >> a hard push, win

i'm anne makovec. >> i'm devin fehely. >> in santa rosa, we have katie nelson live at one of two hospitals evacuated. first, jessica flores in nampa with more. >> reporter: good morning. we are still trying to get information as to how many acres burned. at last check, 200 acres in napa county. we were in an area near silverado country club and that area is completely evacuated. crosswalk community church, 350 people have evacuated. this place is pretty much full at this hour with elderly folks, children, dogs and people sleeping on cots. some people not able to sleep because they are so worried about their properties at this hour. we don't know how many or if any properties have been burned and we don't know about the injuries. as the sun comes up in the next hour, we will learn a lot more about exactly how devastating this fire was. i talked to folks earlier who described this. they had to grab anything. they grabbed belongings and rushed out. a lot of folks don't know if they can go back home to their properties. we did see video of some farm houses and that kind of thing burned but we

anne makovec reports. >>> reporter: the group says a pattern of disturbing incidents that happened throughout the course of this year. the naacp warning of a, quote, corporate culture of racial insensitivity and possible racial bias. it went on to claim: among the complaints, according to the naacp, an african- american woman was removed from a flight after complaining about her seat assignment being changed without her consent. another incident, an african- american woman and her baby were removed after she asked if their stroller could be retrieved from checked baggage before she left the plane. again, both these incidents according to the naacp. now, a spokesman for american airlines says the company is disappointed saying in part, our team members a diverse community of gate agents, pilots and flight attendants are proud to serve customers of all backgrounds. so now american airlines is inviting members of the naacp to its headquarters in fort worth, texas, to discuss it. live at sfo, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> president trump paid a visit to capitol hill to sell his tax plan and revive th

anne makovec is live at sutter santa rosa which is re-opening this morning. anne. >>> reporter: yeah. it is a wonderful and welcome sign of life returning to this area of santa rosa. the power is back on here at sutter hospital and it is re- opening at 7 a.m. with full service. but here's a look at another clip of some of the time lapse video from the hospital from one of their security cameras. newscast the fire advancing from the left, high winds blowing embers close to the building. sutter evacuated 77 patients within 6 hours. the hospital has since been thoroughly cleaned and inspected by two state health agencies and deemed ready to go. but in the meantime, a lot of the patients spent time here at santa rosa memorial hospital causing a sudden emergency in their emergency room last week an influx of transferred patients and fire victims. we heard from their staffers yesterday. >> we have seen around 400 respiratory cases of differing severity. you know, there's a baseline number that we normally see in this community but we think about 400 additional due

anne makovec is live in the newsroom with the details. >>> reporter: today the board of supervisors will vote on whether to approve a lease on that office building or potrero hill as well as two letters of intent to rent property in the south of market area. [ scratchy voice ] >> reporter: people who work in the hall of fame have been begging for better conditions. the halls are dripping with rust, peeling paint and human feces. it was built in 1958. it houses the district attorney's office, a jail with three to four hundred inmates, several police offices and criminal court. 30 years ago it was determined that it was unsafe, would crumble in an earthquake. in the meantime, no shortage of grotesque stories. >> we had a sewage flow that took out offices and people were evacuated and sewage flooding on people in the next floor down. >> the lease would get 500 people out of the building. but before they sign the lease, some supervisors want more information wondering if there's a better option like the city buying instead of leasing. if approved, the agreements would allow the district atto

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm anne makovec, in for michelle griego. all of the fires burning across the north bay are now least 80% contained with full containment expected within the next few days. but the damage has been done. the damage total now at $1 billion so far and climbing. that estimate is based on insurance claims filed so far. it includes more than 5,000 homes and 600 businesses destroyed. insurance commissioner dave jones said these figures are only going to rise as residents continue filing claims. >> i think suffice to say that this is one of the worst certainly one of the worst in my experience as commissioner both in terms of the acreage of the fires but also the insured losses. >> jones added that his office

. >> i'm anne makovec, in for michelle griego. all of the fires burning across the north bay are now least 80% contained with full containment expected within the next few days. but the damage has been done. the damage total now at $1 billion so far and climbing. that estimate is based on insurance claims filed so far. it includes more than 5,000 homes and 600 businesses destroyed. insurance commissioner dave jones said these figures are only going to rise as residents continue filing claims. >> i think suffice to say that this is one of the worst certainly one of the worst in my experience as commissioner both in terms of the acreage of the fires but also the insured losses. >> jones added that his office is attempting to help fire victims by asking insurance companies to expedite claims by cutting red tape and doing all they can to help policyholders. >>> today in santa rosa, people who lived in three communities will get to head back for the first time to see the damage left behind by the deadly wildfires. kpix 5's jessica flor

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san francisco with the latest. >>> reporter: car break-ins a serious problem here in san francisco. you go up and down any street and you will find a pile of glass similar to this. it's so common, we call them street diamonds around here. police say the number of break- ins has gone backup 28% in the last year, nearly 85 report each day. one officer is now at each station devoted to property crimes. today supervisors are plowing an ordinance to create a new unit within the police department specifically for car break-ins and bike thefts. part of thewould be to have more officers what -- part of the plan would be to have more officers walk through neighborhoods like lombard street. >> so much glass on this street, i see so many tourists, i feel for these people. >> there's glass all the time. we are just waiting for the next step when they go into the house. >> reporter: a man stole a purse in july carrying pricy jewelry when utah tourists left their car for 15 minutes. you can see how quickly it happened day or night. the supervisors will announce the

and anne makovec joins us live from santa rosa right now. anne. >> reporter: yeah. the things that you can take for granted. this hospital has electricity, the air is clear and it is about to finally re-open with full services after just about a week now. we have another clip of time lapse video from one of the security cameras here at sutter hospital. this is -- you can see the fire advancing from the left. the high winds last week had embers close to the building. this is overnight last sunday into early monday. sutter evacuated 77 patients with within six hours. the hospital was closed all week. it's been cleaned and inspected by two state health agencies and deemed ready to go but in the meantime a lot of the patients ended up here at santa rosa memorial hospital causing a sudden emergency in their emergency room an influx of transferred patients, combined with fire victims. and we heard from some of their staffers yesterday. >> the first few hours we had 5 doctors unscheduled come in to help caring for people in the emergency. >> reporter: sutter hospital was n

anne makovec is live with what we just learned from investigators. anne? >> reporter: they have made an arrest for the person that they believe started the bear fire. it is the same man that they had previously arrested for looting in the fire zone. here is his picture. he is now facing six counts of arson including enhancement for injuring firefighters in the process. 54-year-old marlon coy who actually lived near the fire zone. sheriff's officers say he had a dispute with some people who lived on diane way, which is where the fire started on october 16th. and investigators say that there were three other people who were with him at the time that he started the fires who identified him as the arsonist. >> all of those men told us that while they were there with marlon coy in the bolder creek area below 475 diane way, they witnessed him lighting this fire, spread, and then became bigger and caused what we are now calling the bear fire. >> reporter: the bear fire burned 400 acres near boulder creek in the santa cruz mountains. it was fully contained finally

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in front of the jail to explain. >>> reporter: yes. sounds like there are some hungry inmates here at the santa clara county jail. they restarted a hunger strike after these comments made by the sheriff, laurie smith, and those comments were made to the publication san jose inside in an article dated october 19th. referring to a previously planned hunger strike by inmates, she is quoted as saying, some of them could stand to lose a little weight. we'll give their fresh food to the salagen. there are hungry people who committed no crimes and deserve a dinner. that all comes as the santa clara county office vows to improve jail conditions after high-profile events in recent years including criticism for using isolation as punishment and an inmate who was beaten to death by guards. so inmates had planned a hunger strike and canceled it but after smith's comments, many inmates began leaving unopened food items untouched saying they hoped those items would go to the food bank. back to sheriff smith's comments, they were directed at criticis

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in santa cruz county with the latest. >> reporter: the weather has been working in firefighters' favor overnight for that so that's good news. cool temperatures here low winds relatively high humidity. so hopefully we'll have some updated numbers on containment this morning. but this fire broke out late monday night and is raging. it started when a building caught fire near bear canyon road and deer creek road in boulder creek. it's burned 300 acres. it's 15% contained. four homes have burned. it is burning in steep, rugged terrain. very dangerous for firefighters. in fact, seven have been injured trying to fight this bear fire including burn injuries and broken bones. 150 homes under evacuation orders right now in the communities of las cumbres, deer creek and along bear creek road. evacuations centers are set up at lakeside elementary school in los gatos and the zayante fire station in felton. now, air operations have been huge to firefighters. by that we mean of course, helicopters dropping water, flames dropping fire retardant. they had to put that op

anne makovec joins us live from san francisco which has some high-profile events this week. anne. >>> reporter: yeah. and high-profile in a couple of ways. this huge navy ship here behind me is the uss essex. it's a navy assault ship and it is docked here along the embarcadero as part of fleet week, one of many activities going on right now in san francisco. it is fleet week. so you are going to see a lot of sailors and marines walking around the city this week. oracle world is also take over the south of market area so there are street closures for that. 60,000 conventioneers in town for that. then there's hardly strictly bluegrass, the big music festival going on in golden gate park. so san francisco police are canceling all time off right now. the mayor asking everyone to be vigilant and you are not going to be around the city and not hear about these guys this weekend, the big angels the big atracks. 1.5million visitors in san francisco by the time the week is over. i'm here with one of many visitors. this is petty officer with the navy. thanks for being with us. this is

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from san francisco international airport this morning to explain the new screening procedures. >>> reporter: those might include interviews upon check- in or at the gate. again, this is on all flights coming into the u.s. so not flying outward. but anytime you're planning on returning to the country, it affects 2100 flights each day. the new security measures may include heightened screening of electronics. this applies to americans and foreigners. it will take longer to get through security. the passengers we talked to this morning here at sfo don't mind. >> i think it's good. >> reporter: why? >> i'll feel better and safer when i fly then. >> reporter: five airlines will now start asking test passengers security questions right before they board at the gate. that is at the qualify u.s. officials. those airlines are air france, cathay pacific, egyptair, emirates air, and lufthansa. royal jordanian will start the process in january. you may remember a few months ago we were talking about a possible laptop ban. they were not going to allow you to ha

. >> i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi this morning. >>> fire commanders keeping a close eye on the forecast because shifting gusty winds making their way into the fire zone. right now, there are at least 17 fires burning across northern california. this is a look at the biggest ones. they are still causing major problems. here is what we know right now. 17 people are now confirmed dead because of the fires. that number is expected to rise. more than 2,000 homes and businesses are destroyed. crews have been making a little bit of progress. the largest fire the atlas fire is 3% contained. two other big fires in the area now 1% contained. the nuns fire is tearing through parts of glen ellen near the napa-sonoma county border. jackie ward is live near the area right now. jackie. >> reporter: we're on bennett mountain road and this is as far as we could get on the way to glen ellen right now. we got stopped at sonoma mountain road because of road closures. i just spoke to cal fire. they have a station just down street here. firefighters have been at this now four days straight without a