>> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers, kpix5. >> police say these prowlers are sneaking into bay area backyards armed with a shotgun. tonight, we will tell you where they have been spotted. >>> and a tahoe resort is closed after a ski patroller died in an explosion. tonight, the new technology meant to prevent this kind of tragedy. >> a train tore this fedex truck in half. who is to blame for this crash? tonight, we learned what went wrong.

as christin ayers reports, parents and students say they were blindsided by the news. >> reporter: parents i spoke to told me they had heard rumblings of financial troubles within the oakland archdiocese. but they never expected to hear what they heard last week, that five of the schools would be closing with very little notice. >> i mean, there was no kind of warning, no announcement. >> reporter: instead, maya williams had to find out her third-grader's school was closing on television. >> yes. that's how we found out from the news. >> i don't think parents should be told about this on twitter or watching the news. >> reporter: but jack says that's exactly how many parents discovered that 5 schools within the oakland diocese are shutting down. he says there was little communication before the diocese suddenly sent out a press release thursday announcing the schools including three in oakland would close at the end of the school year. st. lawrence o'toole and several others. >> schools are predominantly children of color. >> reporter: parents blame

christin ayers, kpix5. >> and the rain is not entirely gone. the front moved through three hours ago. we caught a little bit of a break, but thunderstorms just rolled through. sonoma and napa county. the thunderstorms have calmed down, but it is pouring headed right toward vacaville and fairfield. rain in downtown napa. another line of showers rolling through petaluma. and check that out. that is a fresh lightning strike. 20 miles offshore of san francisco. so, we may see a rumble here. a rumble of thunder or see a flash in the sky. in san francisco over the next 20 or 30 minutes and we are seeing showers in the santa cruz mountains so the areas that need the rain the least are currently getting the rain the most. rainfall since yesterday evening, how about five-and-a- half inches of rain in lafayette? mount tam, five inches of rainfall. pacifica in the santa cruz mountains nearly five inches of rain. three-and-a-half for napa and three for danville. how about this? the first ten days of the year, so far this year, five inches of rain in san fr

christin ayers takes us to the neighborhood being targeted. >> it was like midday and i was leaving to get the kids from school. >> reporter: naomi pearl walked out to the driveway of her san leandro home and immediately noticed this, the license plate on the family car stripped. the pearls quickly discovered they weren't alone. >> the license plate was gone. >> reporter: their next-door neighbor max said a thief stole the plate on his father's car, too, and it happened to a third neighbor all within a fuel days. you see it all over -- few days. you see it all over the place walking through the broodmoor neighborhood. it's happened at least 25 times. what police don't know is who is doing it and why? >> really the worst case scenario right now is we have a group of thieves out there stealing these license plates with the intent to use them to commit crimes. >> reporter: but the lieutenant said that's not the only possible motive. there's a market for license plates as artwork or novelty items and someone may be after registration tags someone told the pearls. >> perhaps it's the abilit

christin ayers on the bay area impact of this so-called extreme vetting. >> reporter: for youssef cubas born and raised in sierras the news is devastating. >> i -- in syria, the news is devastating. >> i feel ashamed to be living in this country. >> reporter: some of his extended family fled the civil war in syria now stranded in greece hoping to come to america. >> now with this executive order there is no chance for them. >> reporter: president trump signed the order today shutting the nation's door on syrian refugees indefinitely. >> i'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want them here. >> he is mixing the citizens, the innocent people of syria that were affected by the war, with the terrorism group. >> reporter: since 2011 the united states has accepted 10,000 syrian refugees, far fewer than the 1 million welcomed into germany, for example. only 19 of those refugees were living in the bay area as of 2015. the president's supporters say this order is merely keeping promises trump made on the campaign tra

kpix5's christin ayers is there right now. >> reporter: yeah, guys, the general manager of the jazz club yoshi's told me it was 10 minute to show time. he says two -- minutes to show time. he says two members of the tower of power band, the bassist and drummer were rushing across the street and waited for one train to pass and tried to cross, but a second train going the opposite direction hit them. the two were thrown several feet. the manager called 911 and stayed by both men's sides. he said they were both unconscious at the time and appeared to have broken bones. the men were taken to highland hospital and were responsive at that time. >> we don't know if they didn't hear the train or we don't know how the tragedy happened, but we're very, very sad about this. the bad is, you know, emotionally destroyed. so are all of us working with them for days and many years. so it's really sad. >> they just said we're sorry, but the show has been canceled. they're cancelling the next two shows are canceled due to an emergency outside. >> reporter: this was supposed to be the band's last night in

tonight some protesters in oakland told our christin ayers what to expect this week and their message for the new police chief. >> reporter: protesters in oakland have planned 120 hours of protests starting today and ending on inauguration day and this may be just the beginning of a new wave of civil unrest here. >> whose streets? >> our streets! >> reporter: the marching began today, martin luther king, jr. day, a kickoff to five days of protests leading up to presidential inauguration on friday. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: this morning protesters cut down a fence at st. andrew's plaza at 32nd and san pablo in oakland and held a celebration there. it has been constructed to keep the homeless out. >> we basically are taking back public land. >> reporter: it's part of a plan to show city officials organizers said they are willing and able to take matters into their own hands. >> we want to get the message to this new chief we're not going to the city council anymore. >> reporter: oakland police chief ann kirkpatrick won't officially come onto the force until next month, but this week cou

christin ayers, kpix5. >>> coming up, an amazing rescue caught on camera. on a california freeway. >> mass murder charles manson is out of prison tonight. we will explain. >> plus talk that ivanka trump and the obamas are about to be neighbors. >> and why an iceberg may not have been the only reason the titanic sank. ,,,,,,,, is struck from behind.. then bursts int >> incredible video tonight out of southern california. an suv on the side of the road is struck from behind and burst into flames trapping a man inside. a fast thinking camera man jumped into action and smashed a window to reach him. another videographer captured the unconscious driver being pulled to safety away from the burning car. the driver was taken to a los angeles hospital in critical condition. but is expected to be okay. >>> the 115th congress opens for business with an abrupt about face. republicans are once again in control of both houses and veronica de la cruz reports a california woman is making history. >> ordainer the senate. >> reporter: it was the procedure of pomp. kamala har

christin ayers reports as the price for everything from margaritas to avocados could go up. >> reporter: this restaurant is known for its marguerite always. >> we definitely rely -- margaritas. >> we definitely rely heavily on limes from mexico. >> reporter: during certain times of the year they rely on avocados from mexico, too. >> avocados, limes, all those things are supplemented from mexico when we can't produce them seasonally ourselves in the united states. >> reporter: both restaurant owners stunned toker that president trump floating a plan to pay for the wall along the u.s./mexico border. >> we're working on a tax reform bill that will reduce our trade deficits, increase american exports and will generate revenue for mexico that will pay for the wall if we decide to go that route. >> reporter: nothing is certain, but the idea his press secretary says is to levy a 20% tax on all mexican imports. >> by doing it that way we can do $10 billion a year and easily pay for the wall just through that mechanism alone. >> reporter: reince priebus later called the tariffs one of a buffet o

kpix5's christin ayers reports. >> i want this to be the last chief that i recruit from the outside. >> reporter: for oakland mayor libby schaaf, it's a gamble. >> i am so excited to be here in oakland and to be your chief of police. >> reporter: with today's announcement. schaaf is taking her legacy and reputation on anne kirkpatrick. the newly minted police chief of a department that has been roiled by scandal. >> what we need is leadership. i will promise you leadership. knowing where we are going, and what is mission is. >> reporter: kirkpatrick cuts a no-nonsense figure. she says while reform is great ... >> i'm more interested in transformation. that's the change of thinking. that's the cultural change. >> reporter: kirkpatrick most recently served as the high- ranking officer at chicago pd for six short months. before that, she was the top cop in spoke, washington and suburban seattle. civil rights attorney john buress acknowledged she has never helmed a large police department. >> when asked whether or not she has the kind of experience you need in oakland, that remains to be

christin ayers reports. >> reporter: rain fell at the ghost ship warehouse on a memorial that's grown in the month since the place burned down. a sign called for oakland to make more safe housing for artists. there were few visitors braving the rain to embrace and pay tribute to those who died. miles away in the mission district -- >> i don't mourn. i organize. so i organize this event. >> reporter: this artist runs a nonprofit art studio space one of the only ones in san francisco that is up to code, she claims. she brought together artists and firefighters. >> we need to get as many resources out for the artists doing work on their kitchen table and working where they're living and -- >> reporter: the event is an opportunity to engage with the art community and also to give resources, they are handing out free fire alarms and exit signs for people who live in arts spaces. patricia got an arm load of resources, fire extinguisher, power strip and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. >> all this stuff is things that are needed. all buildings should have fire extinguishers now. >> repor

but as kpix 5's christin ayers shows us, some bay area mayors are fighting back. >> reporter: mayors of the bay area's three biggest cities are defiant refusing to back down after president trump will cut millions of dollars in federal funding from sanctuary cities. tough talk from the mayors of san francisco. >> we are and continue to be a sanctuary city. >> reporter: san jose. >> this doesn't change the way we're going to police our city. >> reporter: and oakland. >> we want oaklanders to know that their city government is committed to protecting them. >> reporter: after president trump signed an order to slash federal funding from sanctuary cities. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: the opponents of the executive order surrounded san francisco city hall. san francisco gets about $1 billion in federal funds for health, housing, transportation an fighting homelessness. oakland gets 130 million. of that, 17 million pays for programs for low income preschoolers. >> how eliminating head start in oakland makes america safer i do not know. >> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardo says

and so we're -- we're just trying to figure out what to do next. >> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> time now 4:57. protests erupt across the country after president trump pushes ahead on plans to build two controversial pipelines. we'll take you to them next. >> reporter: the search for a missing kayaker on the bay continues this morning. coming up, the difficult conditions rescuers are working under today. we've been with you from the beginning. we've seen each other through good times and bad. sickness and health. we're with you san francisco, and you bring out the best in us. care. and i'm kenny choi. >>> good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, january 25. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's head outside and check the conditions. a live look at the bay bridge from our cameras atop the studios. you know what? somewhat chilly conditions. but you know, you can handle it, right? >> somewhat? >> somewhat. >> somewhat. it's all relative. you know? some people think it's chilly. >> this was frost in southern california. my friends are like, what is this? >> there

kpix 5's christin ayers on the search for suspects and the community in shock as the toddler remains in the hospital. >> that's all we axe for is prayer, nothing but prayer. >> reporter: a plea for divine intervention after an explosion of gunfire in east oakland left this woman's toddler cuss win a gunshot wound. >> i heard shots and then heard cars squealing away. >> reporter: the 22-month-old infant was in a car with her mother in the 6600 block of outlook when a stray round hit her. >> my heart goes out to her. it's terrible. it makes no sense. it's senseless. >> reporter: police say this was a targeted shooting. it came just 24 hours after the first homicide of the year in oakland. >> we always look to see, is this retaliation or is this connected? we can't confirm that right now. but our investigators are certainly looking into and following up to see what led up to the shooting. >> reporter: the toddler's relatives denied it was retaliation, although she didn't say how she could know that. oakland police say the assistant police chief visited with the little girl's mother at t

christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> this is the yuba river running very high through nevada city. the owner of the outside inn sent us this picture of the bridge over the yuba. and this looks more like niagra falls than anything you might see in california but this is lake clementine dam in auburn. >>> snow wind and rain causes problems in the tahoe/truckee area. right now interstate 80 is closed again between colfax and the nevada state line. more now from reporter drew bollea. >> busy. >> reporter: it's a constant fight in the sierra. >> too deep to push. >> reporter: people pushing snow as inches will turn to feet this week. >> 24 hours crazy. >> reporter: snow is a welcome sight for pat day the night superintendent at caltrans kingvale location. >> we don't want the rain on top of the snow. there's no way. >> reporter: his crews have been working 12-hour shifts. over the weekend, dealing with rain and a mud slide that shut down i-80 for 16 hours. >> we're looking good and then we just got socked with the rain on the snow. >> definitely a 10 to 20" storm. >> reporter: 10 to 15"

more now from kpix 5's christin ayers >>> reporter: this cafe in old oakland is known for its happy hour margaritas. >> definitely rely heavily on limes and limes coming from mexico. >> reporter: during certain times of the year, their avocados come from mexico, the same story in uptown. >> we can't produce them ourselves in the united states. >> reporter: both restaurant owners stunned to hear president trump floating a plan to pay for the construction of a wall along the u.s. mexico border. >> we're working on a tax reform bill that will reduce our trade deficit, increase american exports, and will generate revenue from mexico that will pay for the wall if we decide to go that route. >> reporter: nothing is certain. but the idea the press secretary says is to levy a 20% tax on mexican imports. >> we can easily pay for the wall just through that mechanism alone. >> reporter: trump's chief of staff reince priebus later called the tariff one of a buffet of options. the center for global law and policy at santa clara university says an import tax might backfire. >> i don't think mexico end

. >> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers, kpix5. >> police say these prowlers are sneaking into bay area backyards armed with a shotgun. tonight, we will tell you where they have been spotted. >>> and a tahoe resort is closed after a ski patroller died in an explosion. tonight, the new technology meant to prevent this kind of tragedy. >> a train tore this fedex truck in half. who is to blame for this crash? tonight, we learned what went wrong. they' >> tonight, milpitas police are looking for a pair of armed prowlers. they are hoping someone will recognize them from these surveillance photos. you can see them here. one has a shotgun following the other one carrying large items. there were at least two calls to police last week about the prowlers prowler lurking in backyards. one came from eagle ridge drive. police believe they hopped a fence and then a resident from lisbon court made a call about two people they believe may have been the same prowlers. anyone with information is asked to call the police. >>> a woman who just moved to california disappeared after leaving her home to

cbs5's christin ayers is at the scene with the latest. stery. no signs of str >> reporter: tonight we have both berkeley police and a pg&e crew out here at the scene. that's telling because earlier pg&e crews apparently ruled out any sort of gas leak, but they are back on the scene tonight trying to figure out what happened to two 30-year-olds and their two cats killed inside that fourplex. >> it's still a mystery. >> reporter: there were no signs of struggle and no evidence of suspicious activity. tonight no one knows for sure what happened at this apartment building on deacon street. one person stopped by and found a person dead. authorities arrived and found another person dead in the house along with two cats. >> the building was evacuated out of an abundance of caution. since that time pg&e, the fire department and hazardous department has checked out the apartment. >> reporter: but they ruled out the possibility of a gas leak or any other hazardous substance. >> our homicide unit is here checking the premises for any more evidence they can

live in oakland christin ayers, kpix5. >>> remember the wall donald trump promised to build, the 1 along the u.s./mexico border? tonight veronica de la cruz tells us the president-elect plans to ask congress to put up the money. >> tonight donald trump appears to be backtracking on his key campaign promise. >> we are going to have a strong border. we have are going to build the wall. it will be a real wall, a real wall. who is going to pay for the wall? >> mexico! >> who? >> mexico! >> by the way, 100%. not mexico >> but tonight gop sources say the president-elect is going to ask congress to put up the money to build it and not mexico. house leaders said they hope to fund the process through the appropriations as early as april. it is unclear how much that wall could cost. veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >> so does this mean that you, the taxpayer, will be on the hook for the bill? we asked kpix5 political reporter melissa caen. >> congress could say it's $400 billion to build several miles of this double border wall and then later go through various channels to try and recoup that amount fr

kpix5's christin ayers shows us tonight that some bay area mayors are fighting back. trump th to cut millions of >> reporter: tonight mayors of the bay area's three biggest steps are defiant refusing to back down after president trump threatened to cut millions of dollars in federal funding from sanctuary cities. tough talk tonight from the mayors of san francisco. >> we are and continue to be a sanctuary city. >> reporter: san jose. >> this doesn't change the way we're going to police our city. >> reporter: and oakland. >> we want oaklanders to know that their city government is committed to protecting them. >> reporter: after president trump signed an order to slash federal funding from sanctuary cities. today opponents of the executive order surrounded san francisco city hall. san francisco gets about $1 billion in federal funds for health, housing, transportation and fighting homelessness. oakland get 130 million. of that 17 million pays for fragments for low income preschool -- programs for low income preschoolers. >> how eliminating head start in oakland makes a

christin ayers reports. >> it's still a mystery. >> reporter: there were no signs of struggle and no evidence of suspicious activity. no one knows for sure what happened at this apartment building on deegan street. police say they got a call from a friend who stopped by the house and found someone inside dead. authorities found another person dead and two cats. >> the building was evacuated out of an abundance of caution. since then pg&e, fire department and hazmat checked the premises. right now the investigation continues. >> reporter: but they found nothing amiss. they ruled out the possibility of a gas leak or any other hazardous substance. >> right now, our homicide unit is here and they are checking the premises for any more evidence they can find. >> reporter: but so far, it's unclear what could have killed the couple and their cat. police say it could be some time before they have answers. >> too soon to tell what 9th could be. >> reporter: hristin ayers, kpix 5. >> police say they likely will not know what happened until an autopsy is complete. >>> alameda county sheriffs ar

cbs5's christin ayers explains. >> reporter: it's been almost two years since vallejo police held the now infamous press conference accusing denise huskins and aaron quinn of an elaborate kidnapping hoax. it turns out the kidnapping was no joke. the man who did it is now behind bars, but we learned despite that the couple is now being harassed and bullied online. the message sent on new year's day begins with a question. were you that horrible lying woman who faked her own kidnapping? denise huskins posted it yesterday from a man calling himself jeffrey mcfadden. his note continues i'd like to slap you a few times. the rest of the note is too vulgar to show. denise said it's one of countless messages like this she's received and said it had an impact. "after reading this i went into one of my many ptsd episodes of terror." she and her boyfriend have been on an emotional and legal roller coaster since march of 2015 when denise was kidnapped from mayor island held foran some two days. vallejo -- for ransom for two days. vallejo police didn't initially believe their store. it wasn't unti

kpix 5's christin ayers tel us: a trail of clues.. led e cops right to him. ((pkg)) this is probably one of the worst crimes that anybody could ever be expos to. >>> this is probably one of the worst crimes that anybody could ever be exposed to. >> reporter: kidnapped from a b.a.r.t. train and sexually assaulted on the street, san leandro police say mimi foster was charged for the crime yesterday. it happened december 16th. the woman hopped on b.a.r.t. in san francisco after leaving a work party intoxicated. she got off the train at bay fair station in san leandro. >> the video surveillance provided by b.a.r.t. shows the suspect mimi foster forcing her off the b.a.r.t. train, off the b.a.r.t. platform and out of the b.a.r.t. parking lot. >> reporter: foster police say dragged the woman about a 1/4 mile away along the railroad tracks behind this nearby kfc. >> and he brutally sexually assaulted the woman. >> reporter: after the attack the woman found her way to a home on this block about a 1/2 mile from the b.a.r.t. station. the people who live there called po