in the newsroom emily turner, kpix5. >>> bay area roads just keep falling apart. tonight chopper 5 was over this new sinkhole that opened up in el cerrito today. one lane of rifle range road is closed now where the street and sidewalk have both caved in, no word how long repairs will take there. >>> sky drone 5 in the santa cruz mountains today as caltrans tries to figure out a fix for the washout on highway 35. they're weighing three options, rebuild it the way it was, build a bridge around it or reroute the highway by cutting deeper into the mountain. any of those plans would take months to complete. >>> sky drove 5 looking at morgan territory road in clayton today. a subdivision is cut off by a landslide closing parts of the road. people who live there have been cut off for two weeks. >>> tonight b.a.r.t. is trying to keep its budgets from going off the rails. the board decided not to raise fares today, but da lin tells us a lot of riders may end up paying more anyway. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is facing a projected 25 to $35 million shortfall for the upcoming fisc

be with basketball's emily turner -- kpix5's emily turner is here to explain. >> the man was wandering around the white house grounds for 15 minutes and what's even more concerning is what could have happened in that quarter hour. we've known jonathan tran as the white house fence jumper since he scaled it just over a week ago, but we now know he was an interloper for almost 17 minutes before he was stopped all while president trump was in residence and for much longer than washington is comfortable with. >> the idea that somebody could jump the fence at the white house, be on the grounds for upwards of 15 plus minutes, be right up against the building, hide behind a pillar and then jiggle the door? that can never ever happen and yet it happened again. >> reporter: our cameras were the only ones on tran when he went to register for the ankle monitoring device. what were you doing at the white house? >> just wanted attention. >> reporter: but his behavior begs the question what if his intentions had been more sinister? what were you planning to do there? were you planning to try to talk

kpix5's emily turner is here to break down what it all means for us. >> this budget drops a lot of funding and it lands now at the feet of the state. for california who get about 1/3 of its funding from the feds, that's going to be quite a lot to make up. there's always a battle when it comes to the budget, but president trump may be in for a bigger battle than usual. >> we're spending less money on soft power, financial aid for folk overseas and more national defense which is what the president promised when he ran for off. >> reporter: the president's budget will increase military spending by 10% at the expense of many other federally funded programs. >> our strength depends on the vitality of our communities and the economy, all of which are undermined by the president's budget. >> reporter: the enviromental protection agency would be slashed by 31% potentially ending a major federal effort to protect the bay. >> i just can't think of a more cruel or senseless blueprint for the country over the next four years. >> reporter: community development block grants that fund services like hous

live in the "sierra at tahoe," emily turner, kpix 5. >> it's beautiful there and more snow is coming this weekend. >> not sure how much more we can take. chief meteorologist paul deanno has a closer look. paul? >> reporter: they have been talking about skiing until the 4th of july. we'll be skiing until august if they keep this up. more snow is coming to the sierra but not tonight. we are in the middle of a dry week and will continue that way for a while. kpix 5 hi-def doppler dry not even a cloud in the sky on futurecast but watch the change not rain or mountain snow. the change two days from now will be cloud cover. that will set the stage for mountain snowfall and rain around here this weekend. we'll talk about how much and when the rain will move out coming up in a few minutes. >>> thank you. big relief is coming to san jose flood victims. the owner of a napa winery is donating $5 million to help in the recovery efforts. vietnamese billionaire hong met with san jose leaders and toured the damaged areas. they will go to the relief fund set up to a community foundation that's alrea

emily turner, kpix 5. >>> it is not the first time a gang of bikers got out of control. you might remember this video taken in october. it shows dozens of motorcyclists some popping wheelies there riding down interstate 680 in milpitas. at one point, you see a chp officer trying to pull over the lead biker. and it didn't happen. bikers appear to just speed off without getting cited. >>> we have breaking news from germany tonight. an axe attack at a busy train station in the city of dusseldorf. just a few hours ago, five people have been hurt. the suspect taken into custody shortly after. and you can see, he was wearing some kind of a mask at one point. investigators are still trying to figure out the motive. you can see in the witness video from youtube medics working with one of the five victims. so far no one has died but no conditions have been released. and trains are still shut down right now for this investigation. >>> back in the bay area now, where we are also following developing news out of el cerrito. a brand-new sinkhole there has opened up on rifle range roa

kpix 5 reporter emily turner live at the county jail with the clue about the west america bank robbery that led police to a conspiracy. >> reporter: it's a very interesting twist. it all started with a bank robbery. a good guy, a bad guy, at least that's what they told police initially but now tonight, they are both behind bars. >> reporter: this is video from friday's san rafael bank robbery, one teller, one probabler and both police say were in on the same crime. >> i have been here 32 years. this is the first time it happened. it was really interesting. >> reporter: police are releasing cedric vincent's mugshot. they said he went not bank asked for cash and ran. police say he was arrested a day later during a suspected drug deal while on probation with the stolen cash on him. we talked to his mother today. >> this is something that, um, this is hurting my heart. >> reporter: the teller was javier. his mugshot isn't being released either. but he is also had run-ins with the law. when detectives talked to him after the robbery it rang a bell and one that netted an arrest last night. >

kpix 5's emily turner tells us why there are so many of these bugs and how long it will be until they buzz off. >> reporter: they are called midgets. and they are out en masse. >> there's nothing and then all of a sudden i would say there would be 100 of them. and then i ride through them. >> reporter: they look like mosquitoes and swarm similar to this video that was shot in sonoma or worse. in fact, they are worrying north bay residents with their numbers. vector control has gotten so many calls about them they are reaching out to folks now trying to calm concerns. >> in a lot of insects swarming around, um, around their cars, carports, breeze ways, on their homes. and so they are kind of in your face. but don't worry because they're nonbiting midgets. >> reporter: this swarm will last a month or two. they breed like mosquitoes in wetland areas and are overpopulated because of the rain. once things dry out the bugs will go with the water. until then, take a few to the face like bonnie miller. >> it's hard riding my bike. and, in fact, today brought sunglasses, because they just all

kpix5's emily turner explains. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> reporter: it's a satirical celebration, one year to the day since this moraga sinkhole opened up. best sinkhole cake ever? >> definitely. >> reporter: is it worth another year? >> no. >> reporter: while this party is complete with apparently good cake and good humor, the overall sentiment is much less festive. >> what we would really like to see is some action on the hole over there so that the surrounding businesses don't have to continue dealing with financial losses for another year. >> reporter: the sinkhole has a portion of ream boulevard shut down and doug says he's lost about 20% of his business as a result. when it comes to money, the city of moraga says it's short, too, so it's had to jump through federal hoops for the 3.3 million in repairs. why does the paperwork take so long? >> there's so many things they require that has to be done. >> the federal process is very lengthy and they do check to make sure all the ts are crossed and is dotted for us to proceed. >> reporter: those throwing the party say their patience a

. >> and i'm emily turner with your weather. it was a beautiful day today. take a look at our high def doppler not much to see there yet. i'll tell you when you can expect rain in the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, closed now for several weeks. kpix 5 devin fehley... w >>> winter rain ravaged one of california's oldest municipal parks. alan rock park has been closed now for weeks. devin feeley with the work that's being done to welcome the visitors back. >> reporter: the part of the park that is closed is going to remain closed for a few weeks. because it's closed we got the permission to fly above it and see the work that's being done. >> reporter: the beloved and beautiful city park tucked away in san jose's foothills, suffered extensive damage during these winter storms. and it's now being closed for five weeks and counting. >> there were extensive damages with those heavy rains. everything from a lot of falling trees of course. a lot of mud slides through the park. there was some structural damage where mud slides came dow

kpix 5's emily turner live in san rafael with how this would work. emily. >> reporter: well, veronica, they hope it will make things work more smoothly because as it stands right now at this hour you're not going to get anywhere any quicker on a bus than you would a car. but if this program goes into effect, they think that might change. if you sat in this along highway 101 in marin, you would likely be happy for any kind of relief. >> early in the morning especially in novato, it's kind of slow. hard to get by. >> reporter: that is exactly what the transportation authority of marin is looking to ease with the new pilot program. it would allow buses to use the shoulder of the highway as a lane during the heavy commute hours. >> a bus that can operate on the shoulder with its own lane if we can call it that as long as it's done safely could save, you know, 20 minutes off of a trip. >> reporter: if caltrans agrees, it would take a couple of years to put into place. but it hopes to know whether or not it qualifies for the pilot program within the next s

. >> kpix 5's emily turner shows us that the attack was captured on cell phone video. emily? >> it was scary stuff. and this is not the first time that bikers like this have been caught on camera breaking the law. >> reporter: you may have seen them on the road wreaking havoc or causing gridlock but this is the first time chp says that a biker gang has pulled a driver from his car and assaulted him. it all happened yesterday evening on 101 southbound. we talked to the man over the phone who caught this on camera. >> they started hitting his car and smashed his windows and -- and, um, they either pull him out or he got out of the car and about four or five of these guys took shots at him. >> reporter: the name hasn't been released but the victim is a 30-year-old driver for lyft and is recovering in the hospital. chp says biker gangs like this are a recurring problem on bay area roads. but catching them is hard to do. >> they are mobile. they can go places that a car can't necessarily go. a lot of times too they don't -- they have disregard for public safety. so they will jump

emily turner, kpix 5. >> the city of novato will be holding a community meeting on march 20 to ask folks for input on how these parcels can and should be used. >>> today fire investigators were back at the scene of that residential motel fire in vallejo. their focus, units not destroyed in sunday's fire. they tell us they found numerous code violations including 15 units without working smoke detectors. that was something residents complained to us about. the property owners were slapped with a $2,500 fine. >>> well, they should be in hawaii right now. instead, some bay area travelers are fuming! why their plane spent hours circling in the air only to come back home. >> how would you like to speed to l.a. in one of these yellow pods? the bay area team that wants to make tube travel a reality. >> and get ready to pay more for salmon. why this could be the worst season for fishermen in years. >> strong ridge of high pressure just to our south. a very active storm track just to our north. who wins? the answer next. ded a flight,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this morning in san jose... and hoped to w

emily turner is at the school where he used to work with more. >> reporter: he worked here from 2007 until 2014. what he says happening in that seven years is shocking. tonight the union representing all of san francisco's educators is scrambling to explain a shocking undercover video where one of its top members admits he abused children during his days in the classroom teachers' unions nationally...but this conversation with mankini is the centerpiece of its video. take sot "i clotheslined a kid in a class one time, you know and of course i was pretending, i was pointing at the kids and the ki the kid went down." he goes on to advise the person recording the video- who he thinks is a teacher- that 'elbows are awesome weapons, too.' and explains the threats he* made to students when he was in the classroom "i mean teachers have smacked kids before and sometimes they're still working." the video came out this morning and mankini's union has since put him on administrative leave and launched and investigation into the video's contents. take sot ntext what he >> reporter: that's antoni

new at 6:00 kpix 5's emily turner was there as the cast welcomed bay area high schoolers to the stage. >> to see "hamilton" people have been waiting weeks paying top dollar. but these students get to see it free. the only cost is a little learning. >> yo, king george, i got something to say. >> reporter: more than 2,000 students studied up on the american revolution and put their knowledge into rap, poems and harmony. >> i didn't really care much for the revolutionary era before starting to research these different people and documents. but as i started looking more into it, i really found all these fascinating things. >> reporter: it was one of the acts heard by the high school crowd. [ chanting ] ♪[ music ] [ unintelligible lyrics ] >> reporter: this was the first of four all student matinees for the bay area. each one is followed up by a visit with the cast, lunch and a performance of the show itself starring a little local talent. >> i have seen so many shows at the orpheum growing up and to be here looking a different perspective is wild. >> reporter: 8500 students will have ha

kpix 5's emily turner live at "sierra at tahoe" with the closer look at the numbers and the snow. emily. >> reporter: it is one of the top winters for snowfall which means it's likely one of the top winters for skiers. no records officially have been set yet on either side. but that doesn't mean they won't. >> we had a water content of 43.4, a depth of snow of 112.7. >> reporter: not only is that enough to cripple california's drought if not stop it, it's also enough snow to keep skiers on the slopes for what could be tahoe's longest season and possibly its snowiest if this weather continues. >> we have been getting so many storms this year, kind of like refills every week. the storms aren't coming in inches. they are coming in feet. >> reporter: and that's almost double the overall annual average with months of winter yet to go. that much snow will keep squaw valley open until the 4th of july before eventually melting into 43.4 cubic inches of water. >> they are up in the top 2 to 3, 3 to 4 biggest snow accumulations for march. now, whether or not we continue when we get another

in novato, emily turner, kpix 5. ♪[ music ] >> from bugs to goats. >> goat rodeos. >> benicia police released this video of a farmer gathering his herd. they closed the roads as goats crossed. not sure many bosses with buy this one. the goats made me laid to work. >> as long as you have the video evidence you're good to go, right? you're like, okay, i believe you. i believe you. it's the goat rodeo. >>> let's get to the results of our snapshot poll. your viewers telling what they want to see happen to u.s. attorney general jeff sessions. 73% of you say that he should resign. 22% of you say recusal is enough and only a few of you want to see a special prosecutor. thanks so much for weighing in. >>> imagine the guy playing a banjo on a goat video. right off camera. ♪[ music ] >> it would have been very a propos. 62 degrees right now in oakland. what a gorgeous day we had today. we'll not see a repeat of this until about this time next week but i hope you enjoyed. san francisco currently 57. livermore 56. santa rosa 62. as one would expect, no rain or precipitation from the sierra all

kpix5's emily turner on how that would work. >> reporter: all eyes right now on immigration and sanctuary cities especially tonight with the president's address. the next step you're talking about is protecting the rights of victims who are illegal immigrants and yet the city still refuses to work with federal officials who will not deport any felons who have committed violent crimes. >> this memo signed today by the mexican council general and the district attorney extends a victim advocacy program for mexicans living in san francisco. it protects their immigration status when they report a crime. >> you're saying this is a message of public safety. just playing the devil's advocate here. what do you say to those that argue our sanctuary policy has too much of a threshold in allowing immigrants to committing several crimes and staying in the city. >> i would say that you first of all have to look at what crimes are being committed that people are allowed to stay in this city. >> reporter: for san francisco to alert i.c.e. about an illegal immigrant that person has to be convicted of thre

our team coverage begins with emily turner with some new information on the damage and what it's going to take to foot the bill. >> reporter: state is going to have to pay in the hundreds of millions of dollars for those repairs. at the same time, the state coffers are running dry. the gas tax which funds all that went into effect 23 years ago, in that amount of time there have been hybrids, electric cars, big push for public transportation, driving down all the tax revenue that pays for transportation repairs. tire after tire ... closure after closure -- california's roads are taking their toll on drivers. >> thankful i didn't have a wreck after hitting that hole. >> we have seen slides but nothing like this. >> reporter: this winter has done almost $7 million worth of damage to state roads leading to more than 200 emergency projects and plenty more lined up behind them. that doesn't count the mess on local roads. >> a lot of trouble. >> reporter: add that to an aging infrastructure already riddled with potholes, structural damage and a $136 billion backlog, and you have what governor

emily turner joins us now from santa rosa. >> neighbors in the city have been trying to clean up this house for years even decades. it finally came down to this civil court date to really make the difference. >> reporter: tucked in between these well maintained lawns and homes there's a house so bad it's been fenced off and is about to be boarded up. >> it was horrible. it was horrible. when my mom comes over to visit, call me when you turn on to the street. i wouldn't want her to get out of the house and get hit himself. >> reporter: it was a blithe and danger to their street until now when the city of santa rosa shut it down for good. >> it just kept going on an own. all the different things going on. did it end? >> reporter: the court forced the home to be condemned using the drug abatement statute. in this case it allowed the city to go after the homeowner in civil court. the city sited 1,203 calls for service in a five year period to the address. and a laundry list of neighbors horror stories. >> there was a guy living up in the attic like in the raptors. and it looked right into

. >>> i'm emily turner in for your weather tonight. it was a beautiful weather day today. how long is the beautiful weather going to stick around? i'll tell you. and what you can look forward to for the weekend, coming up. >>> coming up new at 6:00, million dollars views blocked. the ships that neighbors say needs to go. >> but first the markets closed up today. the dow snapping its eight day losing streak was up 150 points. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but there were some huge waves! this was how it looked at ocean beach in san c1 >>> a gorgeous day at the beach but there were some huge waves. this is how it looked at ocean beach in san francisco today. the surf pounding the coast this afternoon. most people smart enough to stay out of the water. officials warning people you have to be aware of those sneaker waves. >> gorgeous if you stayed outside any where today. >> it was absolutely beautiful but it was breezy because i shot that video you just saw. and let me tell you i was getting blown around out there. those breezes keeping the temperatures cool. you can see the temperatures

kpix 5's emily turner had the hottest assignment of the week. >> reporter: people will be up around the block and waiting weeks paying top dollar. but these students get to see it for free. ♪ >> reporter: today's ud

kpix 5's emily turner says that there may not be much neighbors can do about it. emily. >> reporter: yeah, ken. these 6,000 feet of tracks right here behind me are the intersection point of two very opposite arguments. those who want those tankers here and those who certainly do not. 3.5 years ago, a small propane tank caused this explosion in schellville and leveled a pallet facility. the neighbors haven't forgotten about it. so when big tanks of flammable lpg showed up in the same spot, they got worried. now they are getting ready to take action. [ inaudible ] >> let alone these families and our families and the businesses. >> reporter: the tanks are stored here by northwestern pacific railroad. legally on rails that smart owns. the two parties have an operating agreement but haven't clarified the transport of hazardous materials until last month. you guys came out really strong out of the gate against this lpg but now there's an agreement in place. >> mm-hm. >> what's changed? >> so what's changed now is that we have the ability to require them to provide some

kpix 5's emily turner explains what it could mean if the budget plan goes through. >> reporter: there is always a battle when it comes to the budget. but president trump may be in for a bigger battle than usual. >> we are sending less money on soft power, financial aid for folks overseas and more money on defense which is what the president promised when i ran for office. >> reporter: the president's budget would increase military spending by 10% at the expense every other programs. >> our strength depends on the power of diplomacy all of which are undermined by the president's budget. >> reporter: the budget would slash the environmental protection agency by 31% potentially ending a major federal effort to protect the bay. >> i just can't think of a more cruel or senseless blueprint for the country over the next four years. >> reporter: community development block grants that fund services like housing for the homeless and revitalizing decaying neighborhoods would be cut entirely. amounting to tens of millions of dollars left to the state to make up. california's prisons and county j

kpix5's emily turner is showing what the city is now doing about it. >> reporter: tucked in between these well maintained lawns in neat homes is a house so bad it's been fenced off and about to be shut down. >> it's horrible. when my mom comes over to visit she's 82, call me when you turn on to the street. i wouldn't want her to get out of her car here by herself. >> reporter: for 30 years neighbors say it was a blithe and danger to their street until now when the city of santa rosa shut it down for good. >> it just kept going on and on. all the different things happening and i think is it going to end? did it really end. >> reporter: in this case it allowed the city to go after the homeowner in civil court for allowing drug activity on the property. in the trial breach, the city sited calls for service. and a laundry list of neighbors horror stories. >> there was a guy living up in the attic in the raptors, and it looked right into our bathroom window and she said one day, a guy is looking right at us. >> reporter: everyone in the property will be arrested. the statute is not often used

live in sonoma, emily turner, kpix 5. >> the lpg is not stored year round. it is used by the refineries when they make their seasonal blue hens of fuel and are stored -- seasonal blends of fuel and are stored there around those times. >>> san francisco police on the lookout for two thieves who went after a mother and baby. they were caught on camera friday night in the garage of an apartment complex in the mission district. police say the woman was parking her car when one of the men pointed a gun at her. the other man opened the back door and pulled the woman's baby out of the car seat. the suspects then grabbed her backpack with money inside and gave the baby back before taking off. the police hope that someone will also recognize this man wanted in a series of armed robberies in fremont, san jose, milpitas and stockton. he often wore a construction vest and entered liquor stores and 7-elevens armed with a gun. it happened between october 17 and november 7. the suspect was seen in a late model '90s, early 2000s model white ford explorer xlt. >>> a new ad o

kpix5's turner is on a ferry that has just docked in tiburon, emily. >> this is not a bad way to go to work or get home in. now that the service is on time reliable and fast they say there is no better service. >> reporter: hello golden gate. after more than a year of discussion and debate, tiburon's commuter ferry turn over is official. >> taking on the ti buron ferry gives us 260 trips. >> reporter: it doesn't come cheaply, the fares are staying at $11.50 a ride. with about 216 trips a year. that covers 2-1/2 million of the over all costs. but golden gate will have to cover an additional $1.8 million to operate. >> i know it's popular but i think not all the boats are popular. i think there's one in the morning that seems to have the most riders and then the other ones are just to pick up the rest of the folks. i know coming back over to tiburon there's almost no one on it but they need to do it to get the ferry back over. >> reporter: golden gate is a public transit funded by bridge tolls. and they say it was worth assuming the add cost because it will keep the cars off 101 their ma