kpix 5's len ramirez is along the highway in san jose where the problem seems to be getting worse. len? >> reporter: that's right, the puddles on that section of highway 101 have been there for over a year now, and these drivers have been going through that situation all this time. now cal trans say it's working on long and short term solutions, but with the extra rain recently the puddles seem thhe g concerns from the drivers' minds of water turning to ice. you can be driving along normally, and then all of the sudden this. much danger, you know to have running water like that on a freeway. on nights like this where water is supposed to freeze up. it can cause a lot of hazard. >> reporter: tony rivero often drives this stretch to go to work. >> i personally drove over it just last friday, and it seems to have gotten worse from where it was a year ago. >> reporter: thmile, and it's r above an underground aquafier that's brimming. they're woking on a solution with the santa clara valley water district. >> we're looking at installing a new drainage system. >> reporter: cal trans says

kpix 5's len ramirez tells us the new numbers are prompting an urgent message from health officials . it is time to prepare for the possibility of widespread community transmission. >> what we know now is that the virus is here, present at some level. we still don't know to what degree. an important priority there for us is to conduct public health surveillance to determine the extent of what is happening. >> reporter: a little phone bank has been set up with county health workers calling individuals to ask how they are feeling and what their temperature is. >> we are in the cold and flu season and we don't want to overwhelm the medical system with worry but at the same time, especially if there are symptoms that become worse or fever is involved, definitely call your physician and them know about your concerns. will make santa clara county now has the ability to run the coronavirus test so the health department has the ability to quickly evaluate what is happening in the community. >> we believe the increased testing capacity is going to have a significant impact on our ability to qu

we sent kpix 5's len ramirez to find out what's the hold up. he's live in san jose. >> reporter: well, i asked the question, but they're not saying what the hold up is other than the fact that they have a lot of work to do still to make sure that the trains are running safely and smoothly. there is no target date even though this station is completed and now gleaming with the lights on. >> when we give a date and move past it, people get upset. >> reporter: this vta board member and san francisco city councilman has heard the complaints about bart delays, and still no firm date for opening the san jose expansion. >> now we're trying to be cautious and not give a date, not that we know one, but not having a target and people are frustrated there's no target. >> reporter: how soon would you want bart to open in san jose? >> the answer is yesterday. >> reporter: regular bart user peter ortiz is getting tired of waiting. >> they've been talking about making the bart expansion to san jose since i was a kid in elementary school, so it's disappointing

we have team coverage beginning with len ramirez in san jose. >> reporter: health officials say this one confirmed patient is in stable condition and is self isolating at home. for that reason they don't believe that this rus is spreg rsonsanta clara county. public health officials say they were not cut off guard that a case of the novel coronavirus has surfaced in santa clara county. >> since we are a large county and many of our residents travel weekly for business and travel reasons, we are not surprised to be announcing the first case in the bay area and northern california. actually, we have been preparing for this possibility for weeks. >> reporter: dr. sarah cody says the cdc confirmed the case this morning. saying the man with the novel coronavirus was recently traveling in wuhan, china and then shanghai. landing at minetta san jose international on january 24th. they also said he did the right thing. >> since his return home, he has been self isolating at home. he did not leave home at all, except to seek medical care. >> reporter: health officials say the man did visit a lo

we sent len ramirez to find out what's the hold up. >> reporter: how soon would you want bart to open in san jose? >> the answer is yesterday. >> reporter: peter is getting tired of waiting for this bart station near his home in east san jose to start rolling. >> i think they've been talking about making the bart expansion since i was a kid in elementary school, so it's disappointing we see all the construction done but we still have to go out of our way to go 2 cities over to catch the bart. >> reporter: the extension into santa clara county was one scheduled to open in december of 2017. it's a joint operation. vta built the tracks and stations, but bart will run them, and since late last year, bart has identified 750 things that vta needs to fix. they range from small quick fixes at the stations to lingering software glitches that control the trains. >> one of the items we're addressing is to assure the trains stop precisely at the stops identified so the doors line up and passengers, and that facilitates safe and efficient entry and exit from the trains. >> reporter: vta says crews

len ramirez is live outside the federal courthouse in san jose with more. len? >> reporter: well the defense attorneys in this case want the judge to drop or dismiss charges that there was actual harm done to the doctors and patients in this massive alleged fraud scheme. 3 motions filed today also a signal to everyone in the courtroom that the defense is going to fight the prosecution every step of the way. the defense team for disgraced former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes argued the federal indictment against her is short on details and a stretch of the federal wire fraud law. in the nearly 3 hour hearing, the defense lawyer argued prosecutors have not named one specific instance where holmes and her co-defendant and former boyfriend misrepresented or made false statements to investors, doctors, or patients. quote, we don't know which of the marketing materials, statements, or which blood tests are at issue she said. no one would speak after the hearing. amy, can you talk about the -- >> no comment. >> i put the people in place to be able to investigate every

. >> kpix 5's len ramirez is live at city hall where opponents of a new ballot measure are holding a rally right now. len? >> reporter: that's right. measure d is a city hall backed rent control measure, but it's not backed by these folks. there's in fact a lot of pushback happening now at city hall. that's because these folks say that measure d doesn't go far enough to protect renters. one thing just about everyone in mountain view can agree on is that people are struggling. many are living in rvs and high rents are a big reason why. >> higher rents are driving essential people out of our community. >> reporter: but the battle is over how to fix the problem. city hall is backing measure d, what it calls reasonable rent control. it would limit rent increases to 4 percent a year. harris shipman is a renter and just cast his early voting ballot in favor of measure d. >> on balance it seems like it's going to do the best job for me and not do excessive damage to the people who own the properties. >> reporter: measure d is also backed by landlords in the california apartment association

in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> that's it for the news at 5:00. >> kpix 5 news at 6:00 starts now with ken bastida and elizabeth cook. >>> now at 6:00, the mysterious disappearance of a bay area couple. a different feeling now in west marin county. plus: >> reporter: coronavirus evacuees finally out after weeks in isolation. i spoke to them today about their long journey home. >> plus giants fans with some mixed emotions tonight when it comes to benching a former star from a world series reunion. >>> our top story on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a more focused search now for a missing couple in west marin county. good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. search teaming are not giving up. don ford has more on how dogs and drones are covering some of toughest terrain. >> reporter: it's day 3 at inverness, and still no sign of the missing couple. even though searchers remain positive, the search has become somber. the search for the couple continues, however today there are less than half as many searchers at yesterday. >> because we had such a large respons

len ramirez has more on the effort to get other business owners to set up shop in downtown san jose. >> reporter: hey there, you know, retail has long been a problem and a challenge for san jose. a lot of businesses come in here, but a lot of them close up shortly thereafter. so with this restaurant opening just down the road here, there was a lot of optimism and fanfare today, but also the owners acknowledge a lot of risk. with that, san jose's newest downtown restaurant was launched. they serve up specialty snacks using spam and egg, chicken and seafood wrapped in between layers of rice and seaweed. >> i would say it's a staple snack in hawaii. everyone is holding one everywhere you go. you go to the beach, everyone has one. >> reporter: the restaurant is opening on the walkway between san jose state and the plaza, but there are several closed and failed businesses along the road demonstrating the downtown's struggling retail market. >> not a lot of people can look past the closing businesses. we took the chance and we're doing well so far. >> reporter: a robust retail environment

kpix 5's len ramirez is joining us live with what it means for our water supply. len? >> reporter: well, here in anderson reservoir which is the largest reservoir in the santa clara valley system, the levels are kept abnormally know because of earthquake concerns, but even so, you can tell the water levels are shrinking in this sunny, dry month of february. it's normally one of our wettest months, but not this year. it's a beautiful day to be out fishing for steve, but also something of a guilty pleasure. >> i love the sunshine. everything is great out here. when you're retired, you know, it's nice. >> reporter: but what do you think about the lack of rain? >> the lack of rain, that's bad. that's really bad. >> reporter: with hardly a drop of rain in the entire month of february, 59 percent of california is now experiencing abnormally dry conditions according to the drought monitor. compare this map from december where areas of dryness are shown in yellow. this week it dramatically expands the areas to include most of the state, and on the left is the 2019 snow pack in

. >> as kpix 5's len ramirez reports, this comes nearly 80 years after 120,000 people of japanese ancestry were rounded up and put in concentration camps around the country. >> reporter: some of the japanese americans taken away from their homes and businesses in world war ii lived right here in san jose's japan town. today some of the survivors say they welcomed california's acknowledgment of wrong doing and says it reminds them of some current event. >> it's never too late to acknowledge something that was wrong. >> reporter: these 2 were both uprooted in world war ii and sent to concentration catches with their family and say they will accept california's apology. >> the fact that california is accepting their part in it and passing a resolution is meaningful to all of us. >> reporter: allison was sent to a camp in idaho and separated from her father from the age of 9 to 13. katsumi was 13, and went on to serve in a combat team made up of all japanese american soldiers. >> i thought they were wrong to do that to us and wanted to prove them wrong. >> reporter: this week the california le

in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> of federal judges has handed down the toughest sentence yet in the college admissions scandal. prosecutors say that was hard was one of the most active of all the parents in the case and say he paid the mastermind of the aut his two children into georgia and usc as phony athletic recruits. he was wiretapped allegedly trying to get a fifth child into school. he was sent to the nine months in prison and find and community service. the same judge will oversee the case of actors lori loughlin who is charged with even more severe crimes. >>> sad news out of los angeles this morning. longtime television personality orson bean has died in an accident. investigators say been was struck by a car and killed while trying to cross the street. the driver did remain at the scene and was cooperative with police. being began his career in the 1950s and was a longtime panelist on game shows like to tell the truth. he was still an active actor all the way up until the end with recent get spots on shows like superstore and modern family. orson bean was 91. >>> the

live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> another angry outburst in the nia wilson murder trial. the judge ordering deputies to remove the suspected killer after he became incoherent and started yelling another prosecutor. kpix 5's da lin is live outside the courthouse. da, legal experts say the outbursts may not be a bad thing for the suspect. why is that? >> reporter: ken, that's because the suspect's defense attorney wants to show the jury the suspect is mentally unstable and unfit to stand trial. now if the jurors buy that and believe he's insane, then this case is basically over. not guilty by reason of insanity. day two of john lee cowell's testimony lasted only 15 minutes. he was agitated, belligerent, and combative toward the prosecutor. the judge ordered deputies to remove him from the courtroom. >> he kept saying last time you said i'm not found guilty, so what do you want me to say now? last time you say i'm not guilty, and he just started like getting really hyper and hyper and hyper. >> reporter: the outburst happened as the prosecutor was showing surveillance video

as kpix5 len ramirez reports this is 0 years after hundreds were round up and incarcerated in concentration camps all over the country. >> reporter: some of the japanese americans who were taken away from their home and businesses during world war ii lived right here in san jose's japantown. today, some of the survivors say they welcome california's acknowledgement of ongdoi it >> it'snever too late that was wrong. >> reporter: allison was uprootand sent to concentration camp says she wiaccept the apology. >> the fact that california is recognizing their part in it, and passing a resolution is meaningful to all of us. >> reporter: alice was sent to the camp in idaho. and was separated from her father from the age of 9 to 13. kitsumi served in the combat team made up of japanese american soldiers. >> i thought they were wrong to do that to us. i wanted to prove they were wrong. >> reporter: this week, the california legislature is expected to approve a resolution apologizing for its support of the executive order resulting in "the unjust exclusion, remoll and incarceration of japanese americ

len ramirez joins us from san jose right now with what we know about the new case right in santa clara county. >> reporter: this one confirmed patient in santa clara county is in stable condition and sort of self quarantined at his home. officials say that he is doing the right thing by staying away from others at this time. they believe that for that reason, the virus is not currently circulating in santa clara county. public health officials say they were not caught off guard and a case of the novel coronavirus has surfaced in santa clara county. >> since we are a large county and many of our residents travel frequently for business and personal reasons, we are not surprised to be announcing the first case in the bay area and northern california. actually, we have been preparing for this possibility for weeks. >> reporter: dr. sarah cody says the cdc confirmed the case this morning. thing the man with the novel coronavirus was recently traveling in wuhan, china and then shanghai, landing a banana san jose international airport on generate 24th they say he did the right thing. >> sinc

kpix 5's len ramirez is joining us now with what water officials found. len? >> reporter: well, the san jose water company says their well here on willow glen way haven't been in service since october when tests confirmed the presence of a type of acid that exceeded state action levels, but neighbors who might have been exposed are upset that they're just now hearing of this. people who live in san jose's willow glen neighborhood receive letters in the mail from the san jose water company warning them that wells that provide them with drinking water tested positive for elevated levels of pfos. >> i mean i'm concerned. i think a lot of us drink bottled water, but we like the option of turning on the taps. >> reporter: 6.5 parts per trillion is the level, and in october the san jose water company says the ongoing testing confirmed levels of 66 to 82 parts per trillion pfos on willow glen way and williams road. they say they took immediate action to turn off the wells. >> we discovered the issue and theiexposure was short term, and this is a long term risk. >> re

. >> len ramirez, thanks so much. now in just the past few minutes, we learned the upcoming game developer's conference in san francisco has been postponed. it was suspected to draw of course thousands next month. organizers say they plan to reschedule for late summer. unclear if they plan to change the venue though. >> within the past 30 minutes, the cdc confirmed an additional coronavirus case in solano county. that case is travel related. the patient was a passenger on the diamond princess cruise ship and was among those evacuated to travis air force base. the patient is now in isolation at home. so here's where we stand right now. the new case in santa clara and solano county brings the bay area total to 5. there are 30 cases overall in california and 63 nationwide. da lin continues our coverage from the alameda county office of emergency services in dublin where emergency coordinators say they're ready for anything. >> reporter: right, liz. here they're used to dealing with disasters and chaos like fires and eart

len ramirez joins us from san jose right now with what we know about the new case right in santa clara county. >> reporter: this one confirmed patient in santa clara county is in stable condition and sort of self quarantined at his home. officials say that he is doing the right thing by staying away from others at this time. they believe that for that reason, the virus is not currently circulating in santa clara county. public health officials say they were not caught off guard and a case of the novel coronavirus has surfaced in santa clara county. >> since we are a large county and many of our residents travel frequently for business and personalas

kpix 5's len ramirez on the key question that remains. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff's investigators returned to the scene at the house in the east foothills to collect more evidence. meanwhile the suspect, a native of japan, was in court facing a murder charge for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend with a kitchen knife. >> the victim suffered a major contusion underneath her chin. the wounds went upward. >> reporter: the victim was found in a bed amid bloody sheets and blankets in the backyard cottage that was rented on the suspect's airbnb account according to investigators. >> we believe the defendant lived with the girlfriend. >> reporter: but still, no motive in the case which unfolded tuesday afternoon when the suspect's attorney jeff rawlings called the sheriff's office to report the murder. >> there's no comment at this time. >> reporter: the suspect was arrested the next morning after coming in for questioning. also not commenting was the property owner who rented out the come aj to the suspect and told investigators he had seen him there as recently as the day before the vic

reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> and a live look outside from our exclusive sales force cameras. a calm and beautiful night across the bay area, with the the winds are picking up this weekend. brian hackney is here now with a first look. >> mr. martin, yes, we have wind advisories posted. they'll be peaking saturday night through sunday morning. that's why the advisories are posted at those hours. it keeps us dry, but also windy with gusts up to 60 miles per hour as high pressure begins to relinquish its foothold making way for a low that will plunge into southern california. ordinarily you'd think maybe rain with that, but no, just gusty winds. and they'll be peaking saturday. all the red, the brighter colors indicate the stronger winds. they'll be filtering into the bay area by saturday evening and right into sunday. and those gusts down where we are probably 25, 35 miles per hour. so it's hold on to your hat wealth. we'll have more details about what else to expect this weekend in a few minutes. >>> all right, brian, thank you. we're learning a man was gunned do

len ramirez tells us the new numbers are prompting an urge ittime to prepare for the possibility of widespread community transmission. >> what we know now is the viruses here, present at some level pod but an important priority for us is to conduct public health surveillance to determine the extent of what is happening. >> a phone bank has been set up with county health workers calling individuals to ask how they are feeling and whether temperature is. >> we are in the cold and flu season and we don't want to overwhelm the medical system but at the same time, especially if there are symptoms become worse or a fever is involved, definitely call a physician and let them know about your concerns. >> santa clara county now has the ability to run the test so the health department has the ability to quickly evaluate what is happening in the elie that th capacity is going to have a significant impact on our contain those individuals with the disease. >> there are practical measures that can be done in the community. school should plan for absenteeism and increase surface cleansing. businesses should