the accident happened about 1:30 this afternoon near rio vista in the delta. the victim was inside the cab of that excavator when it fell into the water. search crews recovered the man's body about four hours later. tonight he was identified as 49- year-old richard wayne alexander of pittsburg. >>> just down river the bodies of two men were found in a houseboat this afternoon. the boat was 5 miles south of rio vista. contra costa county sheriff's deputies made the discovery. they're not saying why they went to the houseboat in the first place. the solano county sheriff's department is handling the investigation and tells us it is treating the deaths as suspicious. >>> the president of san jose state university today took personal responsibility for alleged hate crimes in a dorm on campus. he said the school failed to protect a black freshman from being subjected to racial harassment and abuse. since then tensions on campus have been running high. black students were upset today that they were not invited to speak at a news conference held by school administrat

the accident happened about 1:30 this afternoon near rio vista in the delta. the victim was inside the cab of that excavator when it fell into the water. search crews recovered the man's body about four hours later. tonight he was identified as 49- year-old richard wayne alexander of pittsburg. >>> just down river the bodies of two men were found in a houseboat this afternoon. the boat was 5 miles south of rio vista. contra costa county sheriff's deputies made the discovery. they're not saying why they went to the houseboat in the first place. the solano county sheriff's department is handling the investigation and tells us it is treating the deaths as suspicious. >>> the president of san jose state university today took personal responsibility for alleged hate crimes in a dorm on campus. he said the school failed to protect a black freshman from being subjected to racial harassment and abuse. since then tensions on campus have been running high. black students were upset today that they were not invited to speak at a news conference held by school administrat

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inside that house both bodies of two members in rio vista. meth was found inside and may have had something to do with the deaths of the men. >>> police are looking for a man they say killed two cats in a random act of cruelty in san francisco. monday witnesses say a man approached a woman on pier 14 and threw her belongings and a cat carrier in the bay. the cats drowned. her things were retrieved. >> it was a horrible act of cruelty against these very innocent animals and innocent person, takes these live beings and tosses them into the bay with no chance of survival. this is somebody we really want to be afraid of. >> both cats died. witnesses tried to keep the woman from jumping into the bay to rescue the cats. if you saw anything, call the police. >>> truck drivers at the port of oakland staged a work stoppage this morning. dozens of truck drivers formed picket lines. police were on hand to get them off the street. truck drivers are upset about state air pollution regulations set as to take effect january 1. the port of oakland truckers a

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the houseboat first turned up about six miles south of rio vista where those bodies were removed yesterday. they are identified as 72-year- old gary cooper of concord and 49-year-old james mcrae of martinez. so far, it's unclear exactly what killed them. but the dea seized the lab. >>> alameda police arrested a man they think set his own apartment building on fire this morning. flames engulfed the units just before 3 a.m. on briggs avenue. some people jumped from balconies to escape the flames. firefighters rescued 45-year- old david prado from his balcony then arrested him on suspicion of arson. neighbors say prada was having mental issues over the last few days. everyone else got out okay. >> i realize the house is on fire. we jumped out over the balcony. we couldn't get down the stairs. too much smoke. >> authorities say four apartments are a total loss, leaving seven people homeless tonight. >>> the day before thanksgiving always one of the busier travel days of the year, but today that massive storm on the east coast adding to that equation. travelers there hitting the roads, the rail

dea ajents came across the houseboat near rio vista. they found kem kals used to make the drugs, and that may have had something to do with their deaths. the victims have been identified as 49-year-old james ewe gene mcrray of martinez. >>> with a guy vith their apartment. he left but then came back with an ak-47 and started shooting. he missed them but stole some cash before then running off. police are still looking for the gun mavn. >>> about an hour ago, chp issued a traffic alert. this time of night, yeah, look at this. highway 101 jammed near sfo as people are trying to get to the airport and get out of town even at this hour thanksgiving travel craziness is well underway. >>> and it was crazy in many schools today. joe vasquez tells us about the many, many teacher who is decided they wanted to start their holiday early. joe. >> ken, we're talking about the san francisco unified school district. take a look at the numbers. some 432 teachers either called in sick today or took a personal day. that's some 12% of the total number of

. >> the bodies of the two bay area men were found on that houseboat about six miles south of rio vista. >>> california teen turned hitman has just been freed and tonight is back in the u.s.. this is video of him being arrested, now 17 edgar lugo just finished a three-year juvenile offender term in mexico for homicide, kidnapping, drug and weapons possession. edgar was born in san diego. he said the south pacific cartel forced him to kill four people. other young hit menino still in prison say for them killing was almost routine. >> in all, how many people did you kill? >> no idea. >> no idea? you lost track? >> edgar is now in texas where his family will reportedly go to a residential support facility. does not appear he will face any charges here in the united states. >>> tonight, sasha, the bay area teenager who was severely burned on a bus is home, just in time for thanksgiving. >> sasha sits in the front passenger seat as the family car pulls into the garage. he's back home after spending three weeks at the st. francis burn center. >> sasha is really excited to be at home. he just

. >>> two bodies found inside a houseboat near rio vista in the delta on monday. de april. agents suspect the house -- de april. agents suspected the house was a floating meth lab. it may have had had something to do with the deaths. the victims are 72-year-old gary lee cooper from concord and 49 james mccrae from martinez. >>> the u.s. supreme court is going to referee another fight over the healthcare reform plan. this time, it's whether employees should have to pay for the cost of contraception. dozens of companies are suing the government. some of them say they shouldn't be forced to pay because of religious beliefs. >> this case isn't about saying that people shouldn't have access to these things. we don't want to pay for them. >> it's troubling to think that someone could pick and choose not based on science, not based on healthcare, not based on anything else, but pick and choose which services to provide to employees. >> if the high court agrees with the administration, businesses that refuse to pay for contraception could face fines. >>> time now is 4:40. a farmer

. >> reporter: the tree came down around 8:30 last night on rio vista avenue and knocked out power to the neighborhood. >> heard a bang, saw a flash and then the power was gone. >> reporter: at public works and pge have gotten so many calls they're responding to the most urgent first. pge workers reenergized the line this eucalyptus took down next to the b.a.r.t. station. the tree and power line landed on this prius. first responders rescued the couple and their infant who were inside. >> it was terrible of. >> reporter: right around the corner high winds blew this tree over forcing workers to shut down the busy college avenue. a lot of business owners say the road closure is hurting their bottom line. >> morning it should be busy, but now the people, they cannot go through here. the trees and we are going to miss our customers today. >> reporter: faren duiz is hurting for a different reason. that's already suv. she's lucky. >> we walk out the front door when the tree was coming down almost hitting us. >> reporter: this downed tree is attracting quite a bit of attention, a lot of folk

they found their bodies in a house boat south of rio vista. a wipe invest dater came close the. >>> -- investigator came close. >>> they now have a dilemma and they can't pay for the $50 million project and some funding is available but they are turning to outside sources for the net that is expected to save lives. one idea is to charge people who want to walk. and the just supreme healthcare. the issue is part of the affordable healthcare act to offer insurance coverage for birth control. some non-profits object and they say it violates their religious beliefs and they say the morning after pill will not well on women who work 135 pounds. and a similar drug will not include this information on the label. >>> a wife's plea for her husband. >> we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. >> the 85-year-old palo alto man is being detained in north korea korea. >> what will happen. >>> and approaching 217 ,it looks -- it looks good. the and we will have more news weather and traffic coming up. . >>> board of supervisors

much better than we had last night but pushing out toward rio vista and bethel island. also from san francisco over the bay and some areas just picking up around oakland. maybe over san mateo bridge as well. and up to the north napa county. things have calmed down a little bit. there is moisture streaming in. but upstream we will get a little bit of a break here. very mild. mid 50s on these temps to almost 60 degrees. the moisture source finally sags south. right there. moves in a little later and that will juice things back up again. so some light rain off and on showers. we will get some sun for awhile. a lot of upper 50s and low 60s. here is sal. >>> steve, there is a crash in san francisco right near where that flooding was that we just showed you. fire department is just arriving on the scene east 80 at seven. so it would be at the bottom of the screen there. and this may have happened because of roadway flooding that also called for the bridge tow trucks here. you can see what is going on. right at the bottom of your screen. so they do have one emergency vehicle o

the bodies of two bay area men were found on that houseboat about 6 miles south of rio vista. kpix 5's brian webb has been following the boat all day long looking into what went wrong and where it's headed next. brian. >> reporter: liz, fishermen have seen that boat bounce from place to place in the waters back behind me over the past couple of days. as for what was found on it breaking bad comes to the delta. video from cheap, a solano county sheriff's boat towing a crime scene, video from chopper 5 showing it being taken to an undisclosed location not something the locals like to hear. >> people are harm the environment as well as themselves and others. >> reporter: the likely floating meth lab was found in the back waters and sloughs that break off in the delta. the two missing fishermen found dead inside, fishing lines still cast in the water and what deputies believe was a small meth cooking operation in the galley. >> it's dangerous anywhere. >> reporter: the delta is a great getaway for boating and fishing. but with all its nooks and crannies it could be a good hideout

>> reporter: the tree came down around 8:30 last night on rio vista and knocked out mauer to the neighborhood. >> -- power to the neighborhood. >> hard bang, saw a flash, and the power was gone. >> reporter: they're responding to the most urgent cases first. workers deenergized the line. neighbors say both the tree and power lines laid on this prius. responders rescued the couple and the infant inside. around the corner, high winds blew this tree over, forcing workers to shut down the busy college avenue. a lot of business owners say the road closure is hurting their bottom line. >> morning, it should be busy. but now the people , they cannot go through here. ? we walked out the front door when the tree was coming down, almost hitting us. >> reporter: and back live to this down treed, it's attract quite a bit of attention. a lot of folks coming here to take pictures. they're climbing this tree, walking on top of it. public works is saying that it's going to take them at least until next week to clear all of the downed trees and branches. >>> two people were killed in oakland during last nit's

vista avenue. power lines are the only things keeping it from falling onto the house. >> we're save and out of the house. so you know, right now just would like to get it fixed. >> downed trees caused traffic back ups on oakland this, tree fell on the off ramp the winds so strong, they toppled light polls at lake merit.. >> i don't know. i'm taking inventory of the neighborhood. >> where we ride bikes? >> workers are working as fast as they can. because of limited crews they say going to take a while before it's cleaned up. >> the winds knocked over the big gas station >> the score board was knocked down overnight as well. officials have no idea how they're going to pay for it. >> a tree came crashing down on to a home. the you can share your photos on our face book page. >> power is still out for nearly 20,000 bay area residents according to pg&e, 10,000 are in the east bay. about 6,000 customers don't have power are now. north bay, 2300 homes and businesses are still waiting to get their electric

they will try to rio vista to show how fast they can load and unload gear in a combat situation. >>> there's a jumbo jet stuck at a small airport in kansas after it landed there by accident. but it may be able to get off the ground in the next couple of hours. it's a big one. the boeing 747 was supposed to land at mcconnell air force base in wichita, kansas, but it landed about 12 miles away. the plane is called the dream lifter but it carries parts of the dreamliner jet. it's so big, it can't turn itself around in the airport. it's been taken care of. but all of the cargo has to be unloaded so it can take off on the short runway. >>> airplane seats are getting smaller, even though passengers are physically getting bigger. 20 years ago, the seats were 18 inches. now the average seat is 2 inches smaller. in the meantime, obesity around the world has doubled since 1980. the smaller size allows airlines to add more seats but there is an effort to stop the seats from getting smaller. an airplanemaker, airbus has launched the campaign for wider seats. >>> happening today -- more than 1 mi

vista. dea agents found chemicals used to make the drugs inside the houseboat that may have had something to do with the deaths. the victims are a 72-year-old concord man and a 49-year-old martinez man. >>> a setback for dog lovers in oakland. the tribune says the city is abandoning the plan to build a dog park inside snow park. no word on why. there are five dog parks in the city but still, none in the lake merritt area. >>> the u.s. supreme court is getting in the middle of another battle involve the healthcare reform plan. this time, it's whether employers should have to pay for the cost of contraception. dozens of companies are suing the government now. some of them say they should not be forced to pay for birth control if it goes against their religious beliefs. >> this case isn't about saying that people shouldn't have access to those things. this case is saying that we just don't want to pay for them. >> it's troubling to think that someone could pick and choose not -- not based on sc

vista. dea agents found chemicals used to make the drugs inside the houseboat that may have had something to do with the deaths. the victims have been identified as a 72-year-old concord man and a 49-year-old martinez man. >>> a setback for dog lovers in oakland. the tribune says the city is abandoning its plan to build a dog park inside snow park. there is no official word on why. there are five dog parks in the city but still none in the lake merritt area. >>> right now truck drivers are stopping their work at the port of oakland. the issue is state air pollution regulations set to take effect on new year's day. the port of oakland truckers association says 800 truckers will lose their jobs. live picture here as you see. the truckers want help upgrading their trucks to meet the new requirements. they staged another work stoppage in august over this very same issue. >>> it's 5:20 right now. forget black friday. how about black thursday? lines form as the shopping frenzy stretches to two day

sheriff's deputies found the bodies in the house boat about five miles south of rio vista. no word on how they died or why foul play is suspected. more information is expected later today. >>> 7:18. state troopers will be conducting extra patrols along interstate 5 for the thanksgiving holiday. they plan on covering the entire stretch from san francisco all the way to bellingham, washington. and they will be looking for speeders as well as aggressive distracted or impaired drivers. the extra patrols will begin tomorrow evening and continue through sunday night. >>> amtrak is urging people to book their thanksgiving holiday tickets early to avoid missing out on seats. it says the days most likely to sell out are today, tomorrow and sunday. to prepare for the extra crowds amtrak says it's operating every available car and scheduling extra trains. unlike previous years, though, service will not be extended between oakland's jack london station and san jose. >>> 7:18. hey, sal, how is that flow going at the toll plaza? >> it's okay. there's a little bit of a backup here, dave a

last night, people living near rio vista and piedmont avenues in oakland were told power could be restored by sometime this morning. >>> happening now, we have just received updated information about two wind-lit fires in the north bay. the largest is the mccave fire. you can see this photo from the press democrat, which shows the flames. calfire has revised the size of the fire from 2500 acres last night down to 2000 this morning. this is all burning near the geysers in sonoma county. it has damaged a geo thermal power plant. >>> the other fire is in the soto cameron area of napa valley, 70% contained this morning. the silverado fire started thurg thursday night's wind storm. evacuations were lifted last night. while the cause of the mccabe fire is unknown, investigators believe a downed power line may have sparked the silverado fire. . >>> starting out with the flag blowing in san francisco, you can see the winds turning light in most areas. but we again are continuing to see them blow strong over our hills and we are talking about the north bay hills and the valley locations. claudine,

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