veronica de la cruz, kpix5. away with murder >>> this bay area husband is a suspected serial killer and tonight police believe he got away with murder. d down, for >> three hikers caught in an avalanche in california tonight, a play-by-play of their tricky rescue. >> sentence handed down for this deadly bay area explosion, the punishment tonight for pg&e, publicly shame themselves. ,,,,,,,, linked tonight to 5 other murders. bob evans died in a california prison in 20-10. >>> a man convicted of killing his wife in richmond 14 years ago is linked tonight to five other murders. bob evans died in a california prison in 2010. investigators now say he may have started his killing spree 35 years ago in new hampshire. police say evans dated this woman before she disappeared in 1981. investigators say he killed her as well as this mother and three girls. police say he's the father of one of those girls. investigators fear there could be more victims. >> now we know who the killer is. we're hoping that leads us to the id

veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> sad day for the redwood city police department, an 18 year veteran of the department passed away this morning. 57-year-old gerardo silva was dispatched this morning to make a call with a resident but was later found unconscious at the police station and was taken to the hospital. he died of natural causes. >>> santa clara county announced its first flu death for the 2017 flu season. that is the 14th flu related death in california for people under the age of 65. so far there have been 83 flu outbreaks, twice as many as a typical year. hospitalization rate for flu related illnesses are the highest they've been in 10 years. >>> president barack obama is in california tonight, but his flight ran into a little trouble here. >> here are tonight's guests on the late show with stephen colbert. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ ♪ all the care your family needs. all connected for you. they were set to start their new lives with a vacation in palm springs. but bad weat >>> a weather delay tonight for the obama family. they were set to start their new lives with a vacati

kpix5's veronica de la cruz has the story. >> reporter: that's right ken. we are talking two members of a famed bay area band tower of power. last thursday, tragedy struck and tonight, the community is banding together. ♪ [ music ] this is at yoshi's in oakland on thursday. two members of tower of power were headed to yoshi's when they were struck by an amtrak between. they were crossing the track when the train caught them by surprise. this was the scene thursday night. you can see some of their clothes and equipment on the tracks there. both sustained major injuries and will need costly rehabilitation which is why their band members threw together tonight's events. >> tragedy has struck our family and you support your own. and, you know, you will never see an army of people come together. but an artist needs support. >> friends say both mark and david are in stable condition tonight. mark sustained more serious injuries in the accident. friends say the road to recovery will be long for both of them. veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> this soldier spent yea

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 from the government of mexico. for "directo intelligence >> we're also learning tonight this man is donald trump's pick for dire

veronica de la cruz joins us with more details. >> reporter: that's right. the governor's administration miscalculated the cost of the medical program by $1.9 billion last year. they discovered the mistakes last fall. he called for $3 billion in cuts in a state budget proposal. the department of finance did not account for the rebates from drug makers the state owes the federal government in a statement, a spokesperson for the department of finance says there is no other way to describe this other than a straight up error in accounting which we deeply regret. they also miscaltrans miscalculated $1.4 billion if others. veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> the stock hit nearly $144 a share today, the company netflix announced it added more than 7 million subscribers. its biggest growth in company history. netflix says at least 5 million more subscribers could be added this quarter. >>> after a successful weekend blastoff and landing, the spacex falcon 9 rocket is now docked in los angeles. erica mandy reports visitors are getting an up close look. >> it is awesome.

our veronica de la cruz joins us now with president obama's final message for americans. >> reporter: tonight, president obama offered a message of hope for america saying he won't give up on his vision for progressive change. >> it's good to be home! >> reporter: president obama returned to the city that launched his political career delivering his last speech as commander-in-chief to an audience in chicago. >> i can't do that. >> reporter: the cast of the president spoke about 50 minutes thanking the american people. >> every day i learn from you. you made me a better president. you made me a better man. >> reporter: mr. obama recounted his accomplishments in the white house. >> if i had told you eight years ago that america would reverse the great recession, take out the master mind of 9/11. win marriage equality and secure the rights to health insurance, if i told y'all that, you might have said our sights were set a little too high. >> reporter: and he had a cautionary tale about the current political climate. >> without a willingness to admit new information, and concede that yo

veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> meningitis mystery, two recent deaths here in the bay area, tonight why the latest victim may not have shown any symptoms. >> partygoers run for their lives after a gunman opens fire in mexico. tonight a survivor from california describes the chaos at the club. >> have you bought milk in the past decade? tonight why you might be owed some money. >> i'm emily turner with your weather and right now looking at our hi-def doppler, there's not much to see at the moment, but there is going to be plenty to see this week coming up. i'll tell you about it after the break. intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes. it's not likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable. premarin vaginal cream treats vaginal changes due to menopause and moderate-to-severe painful intercourse caused by these changes. don't use it if you've had unusual vaginal bleeding, breast or uterine cancer, blood clots, liver problems, stroke or he

veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> in all the movies, safes are hidden behind large pictures in a wall. so, what is this one doing in a bay area field? >> plus, it is being called the mid market massacre. and no, we are not talking about crime. this story is about food. >> then, creepy or cuddly? the bay area company that wants you to use this robot as ,,,,,,, they want to know who left a a field. >> tonight, petaluma police have a bizarre mystery on their hands. they want to know who left a safe in the middle of a field. it was found near the end of willow brook court off of north mcdowell boulevard. here it is. partially hidden in the weeds. a city worker found the century brand safe this morning and took these photos. it is not clear what is actually inside the safe. but, you can see someone already tried to pry it open. >>> tonight, four meme in chicago are behind bars after police say they tortured a mentally challenged teenager and then streamed it live on facebook. police described the video as sickening. the teenagers duct taped in the corner and the group starts attacking him.

veronica de la cruz on the unusual craigslist ad that prompted a major rabbit rescue operation. >> officers seized a total of 40 rabbits, 33 of them babies. we've learned some of them were destined to be dinner. officers tell us the owner was breeding and telling the animals out of his home which is illegal under city health codes. a local rescue group spotted the man's online ad. >> it was posted on craigslist that he had rabbits for sale for either meat or pets. he seemed genuinely surprised that was something that wasn't legal here. >> that rescue group save a bunny are fostering 16 rabbits. the rest are at animal care and control. all 40 should be available for adoption in about a month. the owner won't face charges because he agreed to surrender all the animals and not breed anymore. veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> interest san francisco's sinking sky -- is san francisco's sinking skyscraper safe to live in? the city inspectors found no evidence of life safety concerns. it's sinking about an inch a year. however, they also say the uneven settlement is straining the building's foundatio

veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> meningitis mystery, two recent deaths here in the bay area, tonight why the latest victim may not have shown any symptoms. >> partygoers run for their lives after a gunman opens fire in mexico. tonight a survivor from california describes the chaos at the club. >> have you bought milk in the past decade? tonight why you might be owed some money. >> i'm emily turner with your weather and right now looking at our hi-def doppler, there's not much to see at the moment, but there is going to be plenty to see this week coming ,,,,,,,, bay area. the latest victim died in the back of a muni bus. kpix 5's devin fehely reports: she may not have shown any her death. >>> tonight there's a second deadly case of meningitis. today's victim died in the back of a muni bus. she may not have shown any symptoms before her death. >> very outgoing, sweet person, very giving, a lot of friends. >> reporter: david robson is reeling from the sudden death of his sister laura while health officials are victim bling to figure out where she caught the dead -- scrambling to figure out

veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> we wanted to know is it legal to carry firearms at an airport? we asked kpix5's melissa caen? >> some people in hearing about this incident might rightfully ask is it legal to have guns and ammunition inside an airport? the answer is yes. there are certain restrictions with regard to how the gun has to be locked up and how the ammunition has to be locked up, but in a person's checked bag it is legal to have weaponry. president- elect donald tru >> melissa says the passenger also needs to notify the airlines that they are transporting a gun. >>> president-elect donald trump says he learned a lot from a briefing today by the nation's top intelligence officials, but tonight he is not saying whether he sells their assessment that russia meddled in the u.s. election to try and help him win. a newly declassified report says russian president vladimir putin ordered an effort to influence the election through information war fare. the elements included twitter campaigns, fake news, plus hacks of electoral boards and of the democratic national committee.

kpix5 veronica de la cruz has been following this story and join us with the very latest. >> reporter: the l.a. times has announced manson has been temporarily removed from the prison where he's serving nine consecutive life sentences. he's getting treatment about an hour away from the prison but he is seriously ill. he's now 82 years old. allen. >> all right veronica thank you. >>> new details in the ongoing legal battle between the 49ers and the city of santa clara. a closed door meeting wrapped up just a short time ago in what appears to be a last ditch effort at diplomacy. devin has late breaking info for us. >> reporter: that closed door meeting is ongoing. it's been going on for two hours. the question before the stadium authority is will the increasingly nasty feud with the 49ers now turn into a legal battle or will last minute diplomacy avoid a lawsuit. they had been demanding that the 49ers turn over information but they are simply not going to turn over the actual paper work because it would then become a public document and make it harder for them to negotiation with perfor

i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm ken bastida. the missing man is 32-year-old kenneth maldonado of san jose. his kayak capsized near the bridge. firefighter called off the search tonight, but the coast guard continues their search this hour. andria borba is in fremont. >> reporter: tonight, rescue crews on the san francisco bay have recovered a kayak and a life vest but not the 32-year- old man they belonged to. the call came around 430 this afternoon when one of the men on the water texted his girlfriend that his buddy was missing. thus, the search in the cold waters of san francisco bay began. drones and the u.s. coast guard helicopter looked but have not found a heat signature. rescue crews have been searching in the water in a grid pattern looking for any sign of the man. >> making a box, then a smaller box and smaller box. the shallow water craft now are working close to the east side shores and the west side shores to see if we can find anybody there. >> reporter: the conditions are abysmal for searching and survival. black

. >>> good evening i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm allen marcus. the niners are on the search for a new head coach and team manager. but the team's troubles don't end on the field. new details with the niners show down in santa clara. >> we're here at city hall where the relationship between the 49ers and the city of santa clara has grown increasingly strained in recent weeks and months. the two sides may now be on the verge of being dragged in the legal battle. >> santa clara is proud to be one of america's most livable cities. >> home to technology leaders and world class colleges. a city that treasures its past. >> reporter: the city manager manages to talk about everything that's good without once mentioning the 49ers by name. hinting at potential problems with the storied franchise far off the field. >> the trust level we have with the 49ers is very, very low at this point. >> reporter: the stadium authority which respects the city's $1.3 billion investment at levi's stadium will meet behind closed doors to decide whether they will go to war.

kpix5's veronica de la cruz is here with the new numbers. >> liz, along with the hundreds of layoffs the power company will also move dozens of jobs overseas, something president trump said he would crack down on. pg&e announced earlier this week it will cut 450 california jobs. it will also end relation shamuses with 800 contractor workers. -- relationships with 800 contractor workers. at least 70 of those jobs will be outsourced with india. pg&e believes it will save close to $300 million a year. they expect to hire four workers in india for the same salary one worker would make here in america. >>> the dow closed above 20,000 points for the first time ever on wall street. >> investors are really buying in on the president trump trade as president trump has promises several things that are enticing to investors including deregulation, big corporate tax cuts and heavy infrastructure spending which already started with executive orders giving the go ahead for big pipeline projects. >> traders say it's hard to predict how long the rally will last. >>> memorial services are being plann

veronica de la cruz tells us it's tied to his actions for the election. >> just when you thought you heard the last of hillary clinton's e-mails, a new investigations opened today. 12 days before the election fbi director wrote to congress that he reopened the e-mail investigation after agents discovered e-mails on a laptop used by clinton aide that appeared pertinent. >> i don't think it was the factor in swaying the election, but i think it was a factor. >> the new probe was launched by the justice department watchdog to exam policies and procedures the followed by the fbi director and will examine whether certain officials should have recuses themselves and if nonappropriate information was inappropriately given -- and if information was inappropriately given to the campaign and the media. >>> the mother of a man shot and killed by san francisco police lashed out at the police department tonight. kpix5's andria borba shows us the confrontation. >> reporter: inside the lovie ward recreation center, oakland community members and the family of shawn moore faced off with san francisco

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 harris was sworn in as the first indian american senator and california's first black senator. in tandem with the incoming pence administration. gop leaders have an ambitious agenda. democrats are charting ways to stall the plans. >> we would be derelict in our responsibility to the american people if we just let ... let's do all of this in a week and not ask any tough questions. >> if there is an attempt to destroy medicare, social security, or the affordable care act, democrats will stand our ground. [ cheers and applause ] if there is an assault on clean air and clean water, on civil rights, women's rights, or lgbt rights, if dreamers and their immigrant families face a nightmare of deportation, democrats will stand our ground. >> trump and republicans are on the same page when it comes to their top priority. >> the obama care repeal resolution will be the first item up in the new year. >>

i'm veronica de la cruz. >> and i'm ken bastida. kpix5's cate cauguiran is there tonight. >> reporter: standing here right now was like actually being in seaworld's splash zone. these waves are so powerful, so intense they hit the breakers and then they come up and over the railings. >> eventually it broke the window and then a bunch of water came through and then more water piled through again. that's a huge wave. >> reporter: moon raker restaurant's banker hall is stripped of its carpet and now they are trying to get out the excess water. >> the windows shattered. glass went everywhere and the room filled up with water pretty quickly. >> reporter: gary mcnamara is one of the owners. when he came to work saturday morning, he and staff found the first floor was flooded. >> i don't know if it was wind or a rock came through the window. so we went to our surveillance camera and pulled the footage back up and obviously it was something more serious than that. >> reporter: the surveillance video captured this rogue wave that came up ove

kpix 5's veronica de la cruz on just how bad the problem has become. veronica. >> reporter: the numbers are staggering. according to the department of education, at least half of the students at 1,000 colleges and trade schools have defaulted or failed to pay down even one dollar of the principal within 7 years. >> it wasn't surprising, unfortunately, because we hear all too often from students and familiar there's they are struggling. >> reporter: suzanne martindale of consumer union says even so, the numbers are unprecedented. >> this is really a repayment crisis. >> i think about it quite a bit. >> reporter: this san francisco state graduate student says struggling to pay off student debt is just normal these days. she expects to leave college owing $40,000. >> part of getting a degree, getting an education, is realizing the fact that you're going to be in debt for most your life. >> reporter: it's made worse by loan servicers, one was charged yesterday with failing to help students manage their payments. >> the company wasn't helping people with ju

good evening i'm veronica de la cruz. >> the announcement is expected to come the day after donald trump is sworn in. thousands of women will take to the streets as a sign of solidarity. juliet spoke to one woman who is going to be taking part of that. >> reporter: she lives in the east bay, she's a mother of three and has never been in a protest of any kind but felt compelled to do it this time so she is taking the red eye, meeting up with some of her friends and headed to washington, d.c. >> i'm going because i'm really mad. >> reporter: with her family's full support, she's headed to washington, d.c. >> something that i woke up, i called my girlfriend and we were like we have to do this. we have to do this. we cannot step back and let people do this for us. >> reporter: she will unite with other women around the country wearing symbolic pink hats. >> we're not going away quietly. >> we're going to be the woman of the station. >> i talked to my daughter and i said jessica we have to go to this. >> reporter: a grandmother in hawaii came up with the idea and created an event on facebook

kpix5's veronica de la cruz is here to explain. >> liz, a private commission that had threatened to revoke the college's seal of approval now extended it for seven years. this comes after a dispute that started in 2012. top administrators from city college made their final case yesterday in sacramento and they apparently succeeded in persuading 19 commissioners that they have made key improvements. that includes being able to forecast and monitor the school's budgets. >> city college remains a premier educational institution for our students and our community. congratulations to city college of san francisco community one and all. [ applause ] >> city attorney dennis herrera who helped city college during the fight said in a statement, "i'm thrilled this vital institution will now be able to serve its students and our city for generations to come." administrators told the commission that on top of better financial management, they've also made other improvements. those include technology and library services. the school will now try to recover from a big drop in enrollment since the crisis

veronica de la cruz on the dow jones industrial average's 20,000 mark. >> reporter: yeah, liz. it takes years and decades for the dow to hit 20,000. it ended up 156 points at 20,058. the nasdaq was up 55 and the s&p closed up 18. at the new york stock exchange traders dressed for the occasion this morning and let out a cheer after the dow broke through 20,000 for the first time ever. president trump has promised business-friendly policies such as tax cuts and deregulation. so investors played down the benchmark while others say hitting 20,000 is a good thing. >> it signifies a big round number. [ laughter ] >> really, that's all it is. it really has no economic significance. >> i think it's exciting when we hit these certain levels. right? it's things that we'll remember back one day in our careers. >> traders say it is hard to know how long the rally will last. now, after the closing bell, president trump tweeted this: great hashtag dow 20k. with this big number behind us some are thinking about the milestones to come. one investors predicts the dow could hit 50,000 within six

good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm allen martin. we showed you floods, mudslides, downed trees, now the storm impact to the coast of santa cruz. today scientists checked it out by boat and kiet do rode along. >> reporter: the usgs says it's possible in one week that atmospheric river dumped up to 10 year's worth of sand right here. as santa cruz dries out from a week of intense storms, scientists say these waves are further evidence of the awesome power of nature. every winter storm runoff creates a sandbar at the mouth of the san lorenzo river causing waves to break where there are none at other times of the year but after our storms, the sandbar is likely bigger than in some time. >> you know, months ago waves weren't breaking because there's no sand there. it was deeper and now the sand is washed down from the storm and it's built this delta out and now you have a surf break and you see a guy out there enjoying it. >> reporter: so researchers from the usgs spent the day zipping up and down the coast with sonar to map the sea floo

good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm allen martin. more than 1,000 santa clara county workers will be staying home again tomorrow. it's a big inconvenience for anyone of course with business at county headquarters in san jose. len ramirez was first to break the news of the building blackout. one after another, people walked up then were turned away by locked doors at the santa clara county government center. >> we just got here looked at the doors said it was going to be closed all day and so now we have to come back another day. >> reporter: joey garcia and his wife came from los banos to get a copy of his birth certificate for a passport. >> so it's a bummer. came about two hours from out of town. >> reporter: counties officials say a transformer blew overnight that feeds into the main administration building and the district attorney's office. the buildings at 70 west hedding street in san jose stayed dark all day. employees already at work were evacuated and more than 1,000 employees were notified by email to stay home. sheriff's

veronica de la cruz is here to explain. >> thousands of travelers across the country were stranded, some of them for hours as u.s. customs and border protection scrambled to get their system back online. miami international is one of the hardest hit airports. check out this line. what's worse, the ac there turned off and then one person got sick. global entry was even down. customs officers had to >> it was insane. our global entry pass was denied and it had a big x on it and then they proceeded and it was a line of 1,000 people or more. it was absolutely despicable coming from mexico back to the united states. we have just wanted to get home and they wouldn't let us. >> in atlanta it was the same story. customs officers had to manually log people entering the united states. take a look at this. the line stretched around the terminal, no end in sight. this is time lapse of a traveler just trying to find the back of that line. >>> here in the bay area we spoke to one passenger who landed in san jose and got stuck in this mess. >> they told us nothing. so we stood in line for at least an h

. >> and i'm veronica de la cruz. the ramps connecting highway 101 to 37 is closed to drivers. steimel shows us how there's not much crews can do to reopen this highway. >> reporter: i'm on the east side of 37. both sides of the highway are closed but you can see it's the west side really that's under the most amount of water. highway officials are telling us this is an unprecedented amount of water and they're doing all they can right now just to keep up. highway 37 in novato looks more like novato creek. >> from u.s. 201 we've had it closed since 6:00 in the morning. >> reporter: this same stretch closed for six whole days last year. one driver tried to forward the standing water and he had to be rescued. he's fine but his car is a total loss. these series of closures are extremely rare and water levels are still rising. >> those columns were placed at the water's edge last night and they're now a few inches under water. >> reporter: it's shifting the traffic burden to neighbors off aberton avenue. >> i have to wait for cars to let you out. >> reporter: she's having to adjust

. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. rain drops gathering on the camera lens. and a pretty slow ride, drivers on bay area bridges may want to keep both hands on the wheel. >> we have team coverage from the sierra to the coast. let's get right to meteorologist paul diano. >> a lot of colors on kpix doppler. it is very active right in the heart of the evening commute. here we go. we're going to zoom right into a few hot spots where the heaviest rain is falling up and down the spine from danville and san ramon south through dublin all the way past pleasantton and east along interstate 80 to livermore. millvalely and up toward napa. american canyon, vallejo, martinez and the city of sonoma. not only rain around here all that white in the sierra is heavy snow and gusty winds with the high elevations up to 50 to 60 miles per hour. that winter storm warning does not expire until tuesday morning. that's through the day tomorrow. we're talking two to 3 feet of snow widespread five to 10,000 feet in elevation. the highest peaks four to 5 feet of snow. 48 to 60-inches of

good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm allen martin. new at 6:00 president trump takes his first action on the environment bringing back two controversial oil pipelines of kpix 5's susie steimle on how california is gearing up to push back. susie. >> reporter: allen, it was not just activists who vowed to fight washington on the environmental policy today. just as you trump signed executive orders to resurrect the keystone acted dakota access pipelines, governor jerry brown declared california will be a leader for climate change on a national level. president trump reopened talks on two controversial construction projects recently put to rest by president obama. >> we'll see if we can get that pipeline built. >> reporter: on his third day in office, president trump signed two executive orders to revisit building both the dakota access pipeline and the keystone xl pipeline. protestors said the pipelines were an environmental disaster waiting to happen. president trump calls them moneymakers. >> a lot of jobs, 28,000 jobs. >> that's the b

good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm allen martin. new at 6:00, california lawmakers are upping the ante as they brace for a potential showdown with the trump administration. they are just hired president obama's former attorney general eric holder. kpix 5's melissa caen with the move on the first day of the legislative session. >> reporter: we're learning today that within just days of the presidential election, leaders of the california assembly and senate both democrats started having conversations with former u.s. attorney general eric holder about how to insulate california from some of the effects of the trump administration. today these men announce thed that they have signed a contract withholder and his law firm. the mission to protect california from trump. california democrats have a message for donald trump. >> we're not subservient to the federal government. >> reporter: he is the head of of the state senate. he says he has an obligation to protect the citizens of california from a trump administration! >> the cabinet sel

kpix 5's veronica de la cruz is here with the disturbing video. >> reporter: allen, the suspects are accused of relentlessly torturing and taunting the victim and broadcasting the entire thing live on facebook. [ screaming and cursing ] >> reporter: the 18-year-old victim was tortured for a full 30 minutes. >> the actions on that video are reprehensible. >> reporter: police say the four suspects all black held the white victim for up to 48 hours beating him live on facebook on the second day while hurling racial slurs. [ censored ] donald trump! [ censored ] white people! >> reporter: police say one of the suspects 18-year-old jordan hill was a former classmate of the victim and may have lured him into the attack. >> when he was dropped off it was under the premise that he would be spending the night with his friends so his parents naturally didn't look for him until the next day. >> reporter: the victim eventually got away. police later found him disoriented and wandering in the street. >> it took most of the night for him to calm down enough to be able to talk to us. >> the disabil

. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. the right now the left side of your screen shows hi-def doppler lit up as it tracks steady rain moving through the bay area. on the right, a live look from treasure island where dark gray clouds have filled the sky. the rain also slowing down the commute in the east bay. traffic has been crawling along 880 in oakland. we have team storm coverage tonight. heavy rain has already caused mudslides and damaged roads across the bay area. first let's get to you emily turner in the weather center. we have been tracking the storm. >> reporter: that storm we are feeling the brunt of it right now. no matter where you are, you are certainly seeing some kind of rainfall. light rainfall in those areas of green, moderate to heavy rain in areas of yellow and orange. white is snow in the sierra. in the north bay centered around san rafael for the most part, they are seeing some heavy rain right now. if you are heading north, you are definitely going to have a slog home because i know traffic was back

. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> new at 6:00, phil matier found out the decision to come at a hefty price to maintain sanctuary cities. >> reporter: the politics of sanctuary cities were born in this area and san francisco is ground zero. but how it goes forward, facing possible cuts, remains to be seen. let's listen what the mayor had to say today. >>> we are and continue to be sanctuary city. [ yelling ] >> reporter: san francisco officials were quick to draw the line in the sand today about sanctuary cities. >> everybody regardless of their status should have not only the right but not live in fear getting healthcare or benefit that we offer as a city. >> reporter: how the city plans to walk the walk if president trump makes good on his promise to cut federal funds, however, is another story. >> i know we receive about $1 billion in federal monies. >> reporter: the cuts could be about $10 million in homeland security money. but the city also gets $34 million for homeless programs, over $258 million for transportation funds, plus millions more in health and housing money. how much

. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. a levee break along the pacheco creek flooded parts of hollister and that's not the only trouble there. kpix 5's len ramirez is live with the health warning about the water. len. >> reporter: ... trouble from the flooding of the pacheco creek the environmental services department from the city of, um, hollister in san benito county notified residents today that they should not drink their tap water because it could be contaminated by th flooding from a levee break nearby. >> water was coming through this area. >> reporter: i hitched a ride on this all-terrain vehicle about a quarter mile off road near lovers lane to a spot where this week's storm in hollister turned into a disaster. this massive breach on the pacheco creek levee scars on the sides show how the river sliced through. it broke about 1 a.m. yesterday morning. >> because of this, this is what flooded all of lovers lane. >> reporter: at the same time the pacheco creek was flooding at the san felipe road bridge. hollister fi

good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm ken bastida in for allen martin. police chased him down train tracks less than an hour ago. tactical officers closing in on the suspect. his big mistake, running into a building under construction where he was surrounded. that's when he was caught on 10th street between mission and taylor in san jose. kpix 5 reporter kiet do is live in the city with the breaking details. kiet. >> reporter: what a wild, wild end to a tense 32 hours here in the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. this is where the whole thing went down right on the corner of tenth and taylor where the police cars were -- where the suspect was treated for injuries. san jose police officers spotted the stolen law enforcement vehicle here in downtown san jose. they put the word out a massive response flooded the area talking merge unit assault weapons the helicopter the whole nine yards and the chase was on. chopper 5 captured the moment when the suspect tried to run near the 700 block near taylor. ran down train tracks into a construction area with t