Pedestrian hit by car on Alhambra Boulevard in East Sacramento

THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT FIVE. WELL, THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL CRACKING DOWN ON SOME OF THE OPERATORS CONNECTED TO ESPARTA FIREWORKS EXPLOSION. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THEIR SUSPENDED LICENSES. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WILL BE SWARMING ON A HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS TODAY IN ELK GROVE. WHY? THEY’LL BE HERE AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IF YOU DRIVE BY. THAT’S COMING UP IN A LIVE REPORT. A POPULAR SACRAMENTO RESTAURANT FACING A TEMPORARY CLOSURE BECAUSE OF A FIRE THAT DAMAGED PART OF THE BUSINESS WHEN THEY EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS BACK UP. GOOD MORNING. IT IS 5 A.M. I’M DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK AND I’M TEO TORRES. SO SEVEN DAY. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE WE HAVE MORE 80 DEGREE TEMPERATURES THAN 100. I WALKED OUT THIS MORNING LIKE, WHERE AM I? I KNOW, AND CAN I STAY FOR A WHILE? THIS IS REALLY NOT PLEASANT. WHAT A CHANGE, TAM. BIG CHANGE UP. AND EVEN THIS MORNING THE DROPS JUST KEEP COMING. WE’RE FILLING IN AT NOTICEABLY COOLER AS YOU GET OUT THE DOOR. IN THE TOP OF THIS 5:00 HOUR, HERE’S A LIVE LOOK IN RANCHO CORDOVA. YOU PROBABLY WANT TO GRAB A LAYER IF YOU’RE AN EARLY RISER. MAYBE GETTING A RUN STARTED THIS MORNING. IT IS NOTICEABLY COOLER BELOW NORMAL STRETCH OF TEMPERATURES CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ON THIS WEDNESDAY, AND YES, THINGS WILL BE A TOUCH ON THE BREEZY SCALE, ESPECIALLY LATTER PORTIONS OF THE AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW, 58 DEGREES CLEAR SKIES OVER FAIRFIELD, BUT YOU MAY SEE SOME STRATUS MOVE IN FROM THE COAST AS WE GET CLOSER TO SUNRISE. 59 RIGHT NOW MODESTO, 57, IN STOCKTON, IT’S 59 IN AUBURN AND 39 IN TRUCKEE. SATELLITE LOOP SHOWING OFF THESE REALLY CLEAR SKIES FROM THE SIERRA DOWN THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS AND IN THE VALLEY. OUR SKIES ARE MAINLY CLEAR, BUT YOU CAN SEE THIS MARINE LAYER, WHICH IS REALLY EXPANDED, AND WHERE THAT BLANKET OF FOG IS ALONG THE COAST IS WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO ENCOUNTER SOME DRIZZLE AND MIST, BECAUSE THAT MARINE LAYER IS BUILT UP TO ABOUT 2000FT SOUTHWEST WIND, RIGHT NOW, 24MPH SUSTAINED AT TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE. WE’RE FEELING THAT SOUTH WIND SHUFFLE INTO SACRAMENTO AT EIGHT MILES PER HOUR. NOT MUCH OF A BREEZE. AUBURN AND PLACERVILLE, WE HAVE A NORTH WIND GOING AT 7 TO 9MPH IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. SO FOR TODAY, AGAIN, SOME PATCHES OF STRATUS MAY MOVE INTO THE VALLEY FLOOR. JUST BEFORE 9 A.M. BEYOND THAT, SUNSHINE AND HIGHS TODAY BELOW NORMAL INTO THE MID 80S. AND THE NEXT TEN MINUTES, I’LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE FORECAST. NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD. YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW IS 501 ERIN IS IN FOR BRIAN TRACKING YOUR COMMUTE, AND WE’RE STARTING OUT AT I-5 IN RICHARDS THIS MORNING. STILL DARK OUT THERE. YOU CAN SEE TOWER BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND BLINKING RIGHT THERE, BRIDGING OVER TO WEST SACRAMENTO. SPEAKING OF WEST SACRAMENTO, LET’S TALK ABOUT THE CAUSEWAY INTO DAVIS AND FURTHER INTO DIXON. 80 IN WEST CAPITOL RIGHT THERE, FLOWING REALLY NICELY THIS MORNING. ALL OF OUR SPEED SENSORS IN THE GREEN ACROSS THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA. SAME CAN BE SAID DOWN INTO STOCKTON IF WE FOLLOW 99 AND FIVE. NOW TRACY TRIANGLE IS ALREADY A LITTLE SLOW THIS MORNING. 15MPH IS THROUGH THE THICK OF IT. IT’S 62 AS WE APPROACH NOW. IT’S 18. SO IT DID HOP UP A LITTLE BIT AND THEN WE RETURN DOWN TO 62. IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR DRIVE TIMES, SPECIFICALLY FROM THE VALLEY INTO THE BAY, 27 MINUTES RIGHT NOW, I-5 TO 580. 26 MINUTES, 205 TO 680. AND THE REST OF OUR VIEWING AREA IN THE GREEN. DEIRDRE TEO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S TURN NOW TO YOLO COUNTY, WHERE IT’S BEEN MORE THAN TWO WEEKS SINCE THE DEADLY FIREWORKS EXPLOSION IN ESPARTA. AND WE’RE NOW LEARNING THAT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL HAS SUSPENDED THE PYROTECHNIC LICENSES OF TWO MEN CONNECTED WITH THE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THAT EXPLOSION. ONE OF THOSE MEN IS KENNETH CHEE. HE’S THE OWNER OF DEVASTATING PYROTECHNICS. THE OTHER IS CRAIG CUTRIGHT. HE OWNS BLACK STAR FIREWORKS. CUTRIGHT ALSO PRODUCES FIREWORKS SHOWS WITH DEVASTATING PYROTECHNICS. THE COMPANY AND VOLUNTEERS WITH THE ESPARTA FIRE DEPARTMENT. BOTH MEN HELD VARIOUS STATE LICENSES. STATE FIRE MARSHAL, HOWEVER, DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH LICENSES WERE SUSPENDED. WE HAVE MUCH MORE ON OUR KCRA THREE. SPECIAL FLASHPOINT THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS IN ESPARTA. IT’S STREAMING RIGHT NOW. IT’S AN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION INTO THE COMPANIES AND WHAT WE’VE LEARNED SO FAR. SCAN THE QR CODE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. IT WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE VIDEO. KCRA.COM. MEANWHILE, HAPPENING TODAY, YOU MAY NOTICE A LOT OF OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS OUT NEAR AN ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. MELANIE WINGO JOINS US NOW FROM OUTSIDE PLEASANT GROVE HIGH WITH MORE ABOUT A LARGE SCALE DRILL THEY’RE GOING TO BE CONDUCTING SOON. WHAT DO WE KNOW? WELL, LATER THIS MORNING, LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND ALL THEIR VEHICLES WILL BE SWARMING HERE ON THIS CAMPUS. AND IT’S ALL PART OF THAT EMERGENCY ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILL. SO TAKE A LOOK. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THE SPECIFICS. THIS IS HAPPENING ALL DAY TODAY AND ALL DAY TOMORROW. AND EACH DAY IT WILL RUN FROM 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. RIGHT HERE AT PLEASANT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. ORGANIZERS SAY IF YOU’RE DRIVING BY OR IF YOU LIVE IN THIS IMMEDIATE AREA, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT LARGE NUMBER OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES AT THIS SITE AS THEY WORK WITH DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN HOW TO RESPOND TO VERY SPECIFIC ACTIVE SHOOTER SCENARIOS. OF NOTE, AND THIS IS A BIG ONE. IF YOU’RE DRIVING BY, YOU MAY HEAR SOUNDS OF SIRENS OR MOCK GUNFIRE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SO THEY WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP SO YOU AREN’T ALARMED IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN THIS AREA. THAT COULD BE ALARMING. IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. THAT’S WHY THEY’RE GETTING THE WORD OUT. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT INVOLVING STUDENTS HERE ON CAMPUS. THE KIDS ARE STILL ON SUMMER BREAK. THEY WON’T BE BACK UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH. AGAIN, ALL OF THIS GETTING UNDERWAY THIS MORNING AT 8:00, REPORTING LIVE IN ELK GROVE, MELANIE WINGO. KCRA THREE NEWS. AND THANK YOU. AND THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND THE ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE COORDINATING THAT DRILL. WELL, A BILL TO BAN OFFICERS FROM COVERING THEIR FACES WHEN CONDUCTING OFFICIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BUSINESS IS MOVING FORWARD. THE ASSEMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE VOTED. COMMITTEE VOTED TO ADVANCE THE BILL YESTERDAY. DEMOCRATS FILED THE PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THE ICE RAIDS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SENATE BILL 627 WOULD NOT ONLY APPLY TO FEDERAL OFFICERS, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT AT EVERY LEVEL. IT FACES SOME SERIOUS HURDLES, THOUGH, NOT ONLY HERE AT THE STATE CAPITOL BUT LIKELY THE COURTS. IF IT REACHES THAT POINT. AT YESTERDAY’S MEETING, POLICE GROUPS PUSHED BACK, SUGGESTING THE LAWMAKERS ARE USING LOCAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AS PUNCHING BAGS FOR ICE, WHILE SUPPORTERS SAY THIS IS AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE. LAWMAKERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO VOTE ON A SEPARATE PROPOSAL THAT REQUIRES LAW ENFORCEMENT AT EVERY LEVEL TO CARRY AND PRESENT IDENTIFICATION. SUPPORTERS ARE HOPING BOTH MEASURES TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, WITH THE GOVERNOR’S SIGNATURE. THAT WOULD REQUIRE A CHALLENGING TWO THIRDS VOTE FROM LAWMAKERS. MEANWHILE, A FIRE IS FORCED. A POPULAR MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO RESTAURANT TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE. BROKE OUT AT THE SOUTHERN FOOD RESTAURANT THE PORCH ON K STREET. FIRE STARTED IN THE BACK ALLEY AND SPREAD TO THE RESTAURANT’S STORAGE AREA. THE INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT HAS THE MOST SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE. THE SACRAMENTO FIRE DEPARTMENT IS STILL INVESTIGATING WHY IT STARTED, AND THE RESTAURANT’S OWNER IS JUST ASSESSING THE DAMAGE AT THIS POINT. NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW LONG THE RESTAURANT WILL STAY CLOSED, BUT IT COULD BE WEEKS. IT’S HARD BECAUSE YOU THINK, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT’S A LITTLE SMOKY SMELLING IN HERE AND THAT’S ABOUT IT. BUT IN THE BACK WE HAVE SOME STRUCTURAL THINGS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN, SO WE HAVE TO GET THAT FIXED AS WELL. THE OWNER SAYS THAT HE’S ALREADY STARTED THE INSURANCE CLAIM TO TRY TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES, AND IS TRYING TO GET MONEY FOR STAFF WAGES. THEY’RE ALSO CONTACTING EVERYBODY WHO’S HAD RESERVATIONS THIS WEEK. WELL, TONIGHT PEOPLE NEAR THE TOWN OF HARROLD COULD SMELL SMOKE AND SEE FLAMES, BUT NO NEED TO WORRY. CAL FIRE IS CONDUCTING A PRESCRIBED BURN IN THE AREA. CAL FIRE’S AMADOR EL DORADO UNIT WILL CONDUCT THAT OPERATION. THEY PLAN TO BURN 270 ACRES OF GRASS NEAR TWIN CITIES ROAD. THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE FIRE, FUEL AND INCREASE FIRE PROTECTION FOR THE OVERALL COMMUNITY. THEY BEGIN TONIGHT AT EIGHT, AND THEY WILL WRAP UP TOMORROW AT 4 A.M. CAL FIRE ALSO HAS LAUNCHED THIS TOOL TO SHOW THE IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES. IT’S AN INTERACTIVE MAP THAT DISPLAYS DATA FOR ALL FIRES, MORE THAN 1000 ACRES IN SIZE FROM THE YEARS 2015 TO 2023. YOU CAN ALSO SEARCH FIRES BY NAME, YEAR, CAUSE OR SIZE. LEADERS SAY THIS WILL HELP IDENTIFY THE AREAS THAT NEED RESTORATION OR REFORESTATION, AND WILL ALSO HELP PLAN PRESCRIBED BURNS. IT WILL BE UPDATED EACH YEAR TO TAHOE. NOW, WHERE A BEAR EDUCATION GROUP SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS, ACCIDENTS ACTUALLY INVOLVING BEARS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY’RE ASKING DRIVERS TO WATCH OUT. AND BRIAN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BEAR LEAGUE. SHE SAYS THERE ARE A LOT OF BEARS IN THE TAHOE BASIN RIGHT NOW, AND RECENTLY THEY’VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BEAR CUBS KILLED BY CARS IN THE TAHOE BASIN OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. SO SHE’S SAYING DRIVERS REALLY JUST KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN, FOLLOW THE SPEED LIMITS, AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR WILDLIFE. THIS IS BEAR HABITAT. THIS IS WILDLIFE HABITAT. THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT AMAZING FOR US TO COME AND BE IN AND EXPERIENCE. BUT THESE ANIMALS HAVE TO GET FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, AND THEY’RE GOING TO BE CROSSING THE ROADS. IF YOU COME ACROSS A BEAR THAT’S BEEN HIT BY A CAR, THE BEAR LEAGUE SAYS, CALL THEM AND THEY WILL TRY TO HELP OUT. IT IS NOW 508. LET’S GET A CHECK ON THAT FORECAST AND TRAFFIC EVERY TEN MINUTES. LET’S START OUT WITH METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG. SO A COOLER DAY TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. YEAH, THE DROPS JUST KEEP ON COMING AS WE GET INTO THE START OF YOUR DAY. A BEAUTIFUL POP OF COLOR HERE. LOOKING ALONG THE HORIZON. AND FOR TRAVELERS LIKE THESE TRUCKS GOING EAST HERE ON INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS DONNER SUMMIT, BRIGHTON SKYLINE THIS MORNING SO FAR, I DO EXPECT THAT THROUGH THE MORNING TIME FRAME, WE WILL BE SEEING TEMPERATURES IN THE SIERRA IN THOSE 30S AND 40S. RIGHT NOW WE’VE GOT 39 AT TRUCKEE AIRPORT, 45 IN SOUTH LAKE. IT’S 59 IN AUBURN CURRENTLY, 57 IN SACRAMENTO AND STOCKTON DAY AHEAD IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES TRENDING DOWN SLIGHTLY LOOKING AT LOW 80S IN TRUCKEE AND LAKE TAHOE TO 86 IN ARNOLD AND POLLOCK PINES WILL BE A WARM DAY IN QUINCY, JUST NOT AS HOT AS YESTERDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 90S. EXPECT MID 80S GRASS VALLEY IN THROUGH AUBURN, A HIGH TODAY OF 86 PLACERVILLE 85, JACKSON 87 FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY AND SONORA GETTING CLOSE TO THAT 90 DEGREE MARK CLOSER TO THE COAST. A BLANKET OF FOG FOR THE MORNING. I THINK IF YOU’RE GOING RIGHT INTO THE CITY AND ALONG THE WATER, IT’S GOING TO STAY PRETTY FOGGY, PRETTY GRAY FOR A GOOD PORTION OF TODAY WITH LIMITED SUNSHINE. MID 60S IN SAN FRANCISCO, FOG IN THE MORNING, NAPA SUNSHINE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LOW 70S. BRIGHT AND BREEZY TODAY IN FAIRFIELD WITH A HIGH OF 80 DEGREES ACROSS THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. EXPECT TO HAVE YOUR WEDNESDAY SUNSHINE, LOW 90S AND TURLOCK MODESTO, 90, IN STOCKTON AND 89 FOR MANTECA. SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND THE SUBURBS. LOOK FOR A RANGE HERE OF THOSE MID TO UPPER 80S, SOME OF THE WARMER AREAS AWAY FROM THE DELTA INFLUENCE LIKE YUBA CITY, CLOSE TO 90 WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S IN WOODLAND, LOWER 80S IN DAVIS, DIXON AND VACAVILLE WHERE IT IS GOING TO BE OCCASIONALLY BREEZY TODAY. IN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES I’LL TALK ABOUT THE BELOW. NORMAL TEMPERATURES STRETCH AND HOW LONG THIS COULD LINGER. IT’S 510 RIGHT NOW. LET’S CHECK IN WITH AARON ON THAT MORNING DRIVE. YEAH, AND WE’RE ACTUALLY STARTING OUT IN REMOTE. SEEMS LIKE REMOTE 80 AT COLFAX. REALLY DESOLATE OUT THERE THIS MORNING. AND THAT’S PRETTY MUCH OUR ENTIRE DRIVE OUT THERE. WEST CAPITOL AT 80. THE CAUSEWAY, REALLY NICELY SPACED CARS. TAKE A LOOK. SO THESE ARE ALL OF OUR DRIVE SENSORS THROUGHOUT GREATER SACRAMENTO. NOTHING REALLY TO SPEAK OF. WE DO HAVE SOME CONSTRUCTION OUT THERE ON THE ROADWAY. THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE SEEING OUT THERE. THAT LITTLE SMALL BLIP, BUT REALLY NOTHING TO SPEAK OF IN TERMS OF INCIDENTS. DOWN FIVE AND 99 DOING WELL INTO STOCKTON. SAME FOR DOWN INTO MODESTO. LOTS OF COMMUTERS OUT THROUGH THE TRACY TRIANGLE. SO AS WE APPROACH AT 61MPH, THE THICK OF IT IS TEN MILES PER HOUR. SO IT’S NOT STANDSTILL. AND THEN WE GET BACK UP TO 60. IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR DRIVE TIMES, IT’S 27 MINUTES RIGHT NOW, I-5 TO 580, 27 MINUTES A MATCH OR 205 TO 680. AND THE REST OF OUR VIEWING AREAS IN THE GREEN. BACK TO YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. IT IS 511 NOW. MORE GOVERNMENT SPENDING CUTS COULD SOON BE ON THE WAY. THE SENATE MOVES TO CANCEL BILLIONS IN FUNDING JUST APPROVED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I’M AMY LOU IN WASHINGTON WITH HOW THE CUTS COULD IMPACT YOU. ALSO PRESIDENT SCALING BACK ON THE NUMBER OF TROOPS DEPLOYED IN LOS ANGELES, HOW THE CITY’S MAYOR IS RESPONDING.