i'm janelle wang. we start this evening in the south bay with a fleet of public transit cars that remain parked in the same spot for years. until we reported it. within a few weeks this happened. the cars are now being prepped for auction. candice nguyen first broke this story and tonight shows us the transit agency's quick response. >> reporter: i sat down with the chair of the board, a county supervisor. they had no idea of these taxpayer funded vehicles wasting away until they saw our investigation. she says changes are being made so this doesn't happen again. after more than four years, santa clara valley transportation authority or vta is taking action on 95 retired para transit vans it left to depreciate in san jose parking lots since before the pandemic instead of selling them years ago while they were years younger. this month our cameras were there as bta started moving them. they are now being prepared for auction so bta can recoop some of the millions of public dollars it spent on them. >> i

i'm janelle wang. we start this evening in the south bay with a fleet of public transit cars that remained parked in the same spot for years until we reported it. within a few weeks, this happened... the cars are now being prepped for auction. nbc bay area investigative reporter candice nguyen first broke this story, and tonight shows us the transit agency's quick response. candice nguyen: i sat down with the chair of vta's board who's also a county supervisor. she tells me the board had no idea of these taxpayer-funded vehicles wasting away until they saw our investigation. she says changes are being made so this doesn't happen again. candice: after more than four years, santa clara valley transportation authority, or vta, is taking action on 95 retired paratransit priuses and vans that it left to depreciate in san jose parking lots since before the pandemic instead of selling them years ago while they were years younger. this month, our cameras were there as vta finally started moving the vehicles. v

. >>> janelle wang is working on the 5:00 news. >> a lot going on this evening, audrey. outrage after a shares that the accused in a double murder gets charges reduced. the alameda county sheriff deputy accused of killing his love for love her and her husband, but there are reports district attorney pamela preis is removing the enhancement charges, meaning the deputy could get paroled if convicted. the victims family is obviously upset and speaking out. >>> open for play once again, historic tennis courts in san francisco, which opened four decades ago with the help of tennis legend arthur ashe, the special ceremony that just took place late this afternoon, coming up a topic >> seeing a lot of smiles there. thank you. we will see you in a few minutes. >>> still to come, top trending stories as noted by you on my instagram poll. >>> the reason taco bell is charging for a new sauce they are offering. we are back in a minute. my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of

. >>> let's head over to the anchor desk with janelle wang is working on the 5:00 p.m. news. >> and speaking of san francisco the vote count may signal a change in the city's identity. from progressive to more conservative others say they want the city safer the new measures and the changes that are coming. >>> and hearing for the first time, the mom accused of throwing alcohol filled parties for high schoolers and encouraging them to have sex. shannon has a new defense attorney and candace was the only one to speak with them today. >>> still to come top trending story on my instagram. there are literally rolling out the red carpet. we'll take you down to hollywood ahead of this weekend's oscars. we will be back in two minutes. we will be back in two minutes. ( ♪♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward? and there's a cash bonus when you open a new checking account to get yo

i am janelle wang . >> i am jessica guay. >>> super tuesday is on three more hours until polls close and to voters in 16 states and one territory casting ballots for president and members of congress. >> we are tracking the big races across california today. you have until 8:00 tonight to vote in person. this is a live look from a voting center in berkeley. mail in outlets must be postmarked by today or dropped off by 8:00 tonight at a ballot box. you time to register in person if you have not already. governor newsom budget with long with his partner in sacramento today. proposition one is $6.4 billion bond which would help the state to build new mental health facilities and transitional housing for the homeless >> san francisco mayor london breed had time to drop off her ballot. across the bay area voters up and dropping off ballots or voting in person. >> just like we saw with mayor london breed, one of the places the san francisco city hall. that is where we see bay area with a few hours left with the polls open. >> reporter: we have seen quite a few people with the completed eye

good afternoon everyone i'm janelle wang. our jody hernandez has been speaking with investigators about this sting operation. we are also tracking other stories on this friday including the rain back in the bay area check out live doppler radar behind me all that green showing where the rain is coming down right now and most of the bay area is sprinkling or showering. we will find out what to expect into the weekend. also after one year of waiting oakland finally has its new top cop. where the new police chief is coming from and what the mayor is saying about this higher. and maybe you have seen them, people who cheat those express lanes. our christie smith tells us what's going on with that problem on the peninsula, but let's begin with that major sting operation. operation broken heart the target men accused of trying to engage children in ftx acts and one of the men arrested was a local high school teacher. we bring in jody hernandez who has more on the story. >> again the sting was called operation broken heart and it too

i'm janelle wang.g, scott peterson appeared in a courtroom via zoom for a status hearing regarding the los angeles innocent project's request to review his case. kris sanchez was in the courtroom. >> reporter: the hearing lasted just about an hour. there were three different motions at play. scott peterson appeared via zoom in a blue prison uniform. attorneys for the los angeles innocence project and the district attorney's office appeared before the judge. this hearing was to set a schedule for three different motions. both will return to court to discover whether discovery and dna should be sealed. there's another hearing to decide what's next for the additional dna and dna testing the defense is asking for. on july 15th, the judge will make decisions about all non-dna evidence the l.a. innocence project is asking for from the district attorney's office and law enforcement. the l.a. innocence project says they requested this and evidence back in november. the d.a.'s office says they haven't been told

i'm janelle wang.ls are open across california for the primary election. bob redell joins us from the santa clara registrar of voters office in san jose. >> reporter: in-person voting today in santa clara county at the registrar of voters office has been at a trickle. if you are sitting at home and you haven't registered, you can come here, register to vote, vote. you can also vote by mail. you can drop your ballot off and one of the drop boxes located throughout the county. this is where your ballot will end up, in a room like this. we are in the santa clara registrar of voters office. we are allowed in here. so is the public. to observe the counting process. transparency is the bedrock of our open, free and fair elections. of course, our democracy. as you walk back here, this is the adjudication room. if there's a question, workers overlook that. these are the machines where they put the ballots in and then the totals are counted, the actual counting takes place in here. as of this morning, the santa

i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. now mechanical issues on a flight headed from australia to san francisco. is the sixth united flight in the past two weeks to encounter problems. next we have nbc bay area owes sergio quintana. >> reporter: just seconds after the flight took to the air video biplane spotter new york aviation got clear images of fluid spewing from the plane. it looks as if it is coming from the rear right landing gear. the crew of the bowling 777 300 jet continued over the ocean before turning around. video for my passenger shows the crew dumping fuel before landing. the plane landed safely back at the airport in sydney and no one was injured. united airlines have been dealing with a series of issues with its flights over the last couple of weeks but this incident in sydney is now the third involving a technical issue with one of its planes in just the last few days. last thursday a wheel fell off a rear landing gear just as a united 777 200 took off from some disco headed to japan.

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i'm janelle wang. the south bay has a lot at stake in this election. the latest. >> reporter: voter turnout appears to be lower than we expect during a presidential election year. there are a lot of ballots to count, because a lot of them came in at the last minute. many of us held on to them until the very last minute. they have processed more than 182,000 ballots. election workers are still processing those vote by mail ballots that can come in for the next couple of days. even with that, voter turnout is not expected to break records. the 16th congressional district in which a former san jose mayor and a supervisor appear to take the two top spots, which means they will appear on the november ballot. they made it clear, they are satisfied with the mayor in san jose. he got nearly 90% of the vote. he has been in office for two years. he faced election re-election because san jose opted to align the mayor election with the presidential cycle. many voters may not have turned in their ballots early. they are okay with the vote by mail process. 92% voted

i'm janelle wang. breaking news.alert, all lanes of 580 are shut down right now because of police activity. this is near the fairmont drive exit. sky ranger over the scene right now. you can see s.w.a.t. trucks there along with a lot of police cars. no word on what's happening, when it will reopen. we have a crew on way. we will follow this breaking story and bring you updates. 580 shut down, all lanes. >>> in san francisco, the mayor taking a victory lap after delivering her state of the city address just about an hour ago. two days after election day where several measures were reported passed by voters. the mayor spoke about safety and justice, including new technology, reaching full police staffing, along with drug treatment and accountability including implementing testing requirements under prop f. the mayor acknowledged it's been a rough several years but points to the future. >> i don't dispute these have been a tough five years. rather than destroying our city, these storms have revealed our strength, our sp

thanks for joining us, i'm janelle wang. >>> the supreme court heard argument on what could be the grant -- landmark case. you expand access to that abortion pill. abortion-rights advocates fear what will happen if the court agrees. here's nbc's ian cole. the supreme court, as justices inside heard arguments about access to the abortion pill, mifepristone. they have these early pregnancies and eight years ago, the agency expands access to it allowing women to get a prescription without in person doctors visits, it's also accessible at major drugstores, the challenges say that the fda disregarded safety issues. regardless of when -- used about abortion, women's health matters. women deserve the fda to do its job, they deserve the federal government to look out for their health and safety. >> there is a increase in states that do not have the ban on abortion. the care that they are providing. the case is just the latest attempt to impede a women's right to choose, and says it will not be the last. we thought this was settled and will be fun, they are attacking another aspect that could aff

i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. days of frustration for people showing up to the santa clara county family courts they arrived to find the building is closed because

our very own janelle wang, sending this in, out of belmont. she grabbed a handful right there, and, wow. >> janel, and everybody, breaking out the cameras and getting shots of this south bay weather. >> it is because she is in belmont. and watching us in belmont. and if you have the hail that starts to add up like that. slow moving storms. pea sized hail, that is one way to do it. to get rivers of hail. we also had a significant rain. and look at that, and inch of rain, pretty clear to see where the bull's-eye were. lol so, belmont, obviously and even san jose, some decent rain totals here, over the last 24 hours. so right now, not much happening. 52 degrees. and some wet streets. and 50 degrees currently. and, so you have a plane going by. and services international airport. and partly cloudy skies. also 53 in san francisco. and so as we were talking about here, the radar is starting to wind down. and there will be one more wave of showers here. right there, that is going to drop in after midnight tonight, that will bring a few sprinkles, but

i'm janelle wang. >> and i am raj mathai. latinos continue to lag behind when it comes to civic engagement. >> researchers at uc berkeley and san jose state say it's an issue that needs an immediate response. here is nbc bay area news's damon trujillo. >> reporter: researchers say it's not that latinos are at home sitting at their hands there are many other factors limiting them from getting involved. >> in this election it feels a lot of apathy. >> reporter: too many latinos are sitting on the political sideline. it is a headline that many community leaders are describing is both eye-opening and deeply troubling. >> latinos not only lag behind in voter turnout compared to other groups the researchers say many latinos don't get involved in neighborhood issues let alone citywide concerns. the president of the neighborhood association danny garza has been ruffling feathers for years in a push to get more resources into his community researchers also offered clear reasons why latinos are sitting on the sidelines and they blame t

i am janelle wang. >>> we are going to get an update on that water main break shortly. we are following the story with the united airlines flight that lost a wheel. we are going to also hear from a passenger that was on the plane. >>> how many books does it top just a bullet? high school student search for that answer. jodi hernandez checked out the project and will join us with what was discovered. >>> how bad is it? warriors fans are worrying and wondering? they are worried about steph curry and his ankle injury. >>> we begin with the crazy video out of san francisco. a water main break caused water to shoot into the sky and it took quite some time for crews to shut it off and by then it had already created a mess. let's bring in christie smith. any word how this happened and what is the impact to people living in the area? >> right now they have the end of the street closed off and fencing up around where the water main break was and to keep people away from the hillside behind it we have seen people come by curious and trying to take a look. some information was put

janelle wang: this is an nbc bay area news special.ate: a fleet of retired cars bought with taxpayer money finally being moved to get auctioned off after sitting in a south bay parking lot for four years. eugene bradley: people have to hear about this from a news organization. it's just--it's stunning. janelle: hundreds of female prison guards suing the state over how they were treated after they became pregnant. lia mckeown: there is no accommodation. there is no putting you anywhere.

i am janel wang. >>> and i am jessica aguirre. >> this is where it all started. the windows on the tobacco outlet store are boarded up tonight. the owner tells us the store has been hit many times before but never like this. >> it is anger, it is, you just feel violated. >> reporter: that is how the owner the tobacco store says he's feeling after these use attractive room into his business early this morning. >> they were just on a shopping spree pretty much it looked like, grabbing what they could. stuff in their bags. >> reporter: police spotted the backs and began chasing them onto the freeway. >> was the officers reached the point where i 80 merges with traffic coming from i 580, they saw the suspect vehicle make a u-turn and they realize the suspect was going to start coming or start driving against traffic. our officer canceled the pursuit and interests of public safety and shutdown his equipment and exited the freeway. >> reporter: the truck collided head-on with two cars killing an innocent driver and injuring another motorist. the suspects were taken to

. >> i'm janelle wang, we begin with that stunning disaster baltimore. a massive bridge collapse. >> 20 minutes ago, we got an update. unfortunately, it's not good. the search for possible survivors has been suspended and that means that six people missing are now presumed dead. i want to show you the video from last night when it captured the moment of is -- this disaster. the ship lost power and slammed it in the francis caught -- francis scott key bridge. we will show you that video again, you will see the ship slides go dark before the ship strikes a pylon, the force of that ship roughly the size of the empire state building causing that span to buckle right into the water. investigators say all signs point towards being -- a terrible accident. >> the ship did radio about the loss of power and impact to the bridge with prompted bridge officials to stop all traffic. the construction crew was on the bridge fixing potholes when that collision have been. at least two workers will pulled out. one of them seriously hurt, the other six missing have not been

i am janelle wang. >> and i am garvin thomas. b.a.r.t. says it's plan to have more officers patrolling trains appears to be paying off. felony arrests more than doubled last year compared to 2022 and officers seized more firearms during that same time period. this comes as b.a.r.t. works to hire more officers but does all that equal to riders feeling safer on the train? christie smith answers that question. >> reporter: marisol bills relies on b.a.r.t. to get around. she says recently she's noticed a difference on board. >> people are aggressive but now it's better. i see it is cleaner, and i see more police interaction when there is a problem. >> reporter: she says seen police and other changes matter. >> it makes me feel better and safer. >> reporter: the transit agency says felony arrest on b.a.r.t. increased 62% last year compared to 2022. part officers log 726 felony arrest in 2023 compared to 448 the prior year. >> we are making a lot of good arrests and addressing the issues that i think our employees and customers are most concern

good thursday, thanks for joining us i am janelle wang. >> oakland is going digital, as part of an effort to get locals and visitors better information all at your fingertips. >> everything from dining options to social services nbc bay area has more from oakland. >> restaurants and emergency services all at the touch of your fingertips. >> they will not only modernize how we find our way throughout the city of oakland and also empower businesses, nonprofits, boost tourism. >> that's what these new digital touchscreen kiosks are intended to provide, the 20 to their specific neighborhood. you will start seeing them pop up throughout busy business courses including downtown, so

i am janelle wang. >> and i am garvin thomas. b.a.r.t. says it's plan to have more officers patrolling trains appears to be paying off. felony arrests more than doubled last year compared to 2022 and officers seized more firearms during that same time period. this comes as b.a.r.t. works to hire more officers but does all that ua

good afternoon i am janelle wang, will come to nbc bay area news at 4:30. a lot of stories we are tracking including a major blow to homeowners in california. speak up state farm stop selling new policies for home insurance but today it announced it is dropping thousands of loyal customers. we are going to explain. >>> this could be huge for everyone with a smart phone. apple is being sued by the federal government over claims that it is blocking other smart phone makers from advancing their technology. scott budman will join us with the breakdown. >>> spring is here, giants opening day is around the corner. we will have a report coming up with a sneak peek of what is in store for fans at oracle park this season. >>> we will begin in a self- pay. san jose leaders are pushing for a new law to help low- income renters in their home. there's the grand opening of a new senior apartment building in san jose today. the housing complex has nearly 150 units, all for low income elderly. the mayor is using this program to talk about a proposed program that would forc

i'm janelle wang >> an abandoned tanker, a lack of labels and a lot of concerns prompting the shutdown of a busy road for hours. >> a lot of frustrated drivers and local business owners. the latest on this mystery substance. >> after hours of being shut down the main thoroughfare is reopened to traffic with fire crews clearing the scene of this hazmat investigation and focused on that sinker. around 9:dirty, hazardous material teams took over several brox blocks of the boulevard and the goal was to figure out what was inside of a tanker abandoned on the side of the road, and whether it was dangerous. employees working nearby say this is not the first time a suspicious item has been left behind on the busy street. >> occasionally you get people dropping off containers on the street, on the shoulder. it's an ongoing problem and has been going on for years. >> a tow truck driver first called police after noticing that there was still liquid inside of it without any identifying markers, investigators say they had no choice but to close down the street and call hazmat in the name of safety.

i am janelle wang.borhood in pacifica is recovering after a daylong drama that happened yesterday when a woman shot her own son. fortunately, he survived that when the mother drove off she had a confrontation with officers and was killed by police. >> reporter: it is finally come today of the stretch of san francisco boulevard. the only remnants of the strange double shooting in the neighborhood are pieces of police yellow tape and frayed nerves. many neighbors watch the situation unfold yesterday. around 8:00 a.m., police and chp officers responded to a report from a man who said he had been shot by his mother inside their apartment home on san francisco boulevard near highway 101. police say the woman was in her white suv surrounded by officers when she pulled out a firearm and was promptly shot and killed. her neighbor says the situation hunter. >> it did hit me last night. >> which part hit you the hardest? >> i think just the part about a person been shot and dying in the parking lot. >> reporter:

i am janelle wang. >> i am raj mathai. >>> the polls close at 8:00 and mail in ballots must be postmarked or dropped off at your local ballot box also by 8:00. as of this morning, santa clara county counted within 170,000 mail in an early voting ballots. all counties are expecting hundreds of thousands of votes as the evening unfolds. we have team coverage tracking the presidential, local and state races that are political analysts is with us. we are also tracking local and state ballot measures attracting national attention. we begin with candice nguyen at the santa clara registrar office with a look at the ballot counting process. >> reporter: we are right outside were last-minute voters come in and get questions answered. behind the scenes is where ballots get counted. i just got new numbers a moment ago. the registrar tells us 220,000 ballots have arrived at the office so far. we want to show you video we got a moment ago for behind-the- scenes where the ballots get repaired. they get scanned and the boats get counted. will not know with the voter turnout looks like until tomorrow at

. >> and i am janelle wang a young dog named marley shot in the head for no apparent reason. did survive but the people who did it got away and san jose police are asking people for help finding them. marianne is in san jose with our top story. >> after she was shot she was taken here to the san jose care center where the medical team stabilized her. >> this votto shows her shortly after she was shot. a bullet went through her muzzle , traveled through her jaw and hit her paul. one of her toes had to be amputated. >> how can somebody shoot a dog that is very defenseless? >> san jose police say the shooting happened near the dog's home and neighbors are stunned.

i'm janelle wang we are keeping an eye on that tanker since we brought it to you on our 11:00 a.m. newscast and we will update you on the situation shortly. we are also tracking other stories on this tuesday, including, could scott peterson get a new trial? ian cole was in the courtroom for all the proceedings including new evidence and witnesses and he's going to fill us in on what happened and what is next. >>> a bit of rain returns to the bay area but wait until you see what is in store for the rest of the week. meteorologist rob mayeda has our forecast. >>> would you pay 24-- $22 for a burrito? a popular restaurant in san francisco certainly think so. why does it cost so much? sergio quintana talks with the owner and what he says might make you understand the high price. but we are going to begin with the hazmat scene that shut down a major street in martinez for hours today. turns out, an aging tanker with some bad labeling led to the whole thing. around 9:dirty, fire and county sheriff's office were called to this abandoned tinker. someone had left it on the side of the boule

i am janelle wang.

i am janelle wang. we have been covering this breaking news story on air and online for the past four hours to do a united airlines flight headed from san francisco to japan loses a tire right after takeoff. the good news is no one was hurt. it is amazing to believe we show you these videos. this is the airplane, united flight 35 taking off from san francisco around 11:30 this morning that it just moments later, you see one of the tires fall off the aircraft did what happened to the large tire? it fell on a car and bounced around and make employee parking lot near san francisco. amazingly, no one was hurt. the tire did come to a rest a few dozen feet away. you see it lying there with caution tape around it. now, let's show you where the parking lot is in relation to the runway. you can see it is just north of the runway, just at the end of the rain right -- runway. the airplane had to be diverted to lax. this is video of it landing safely around 1:15 this afternoon. no problems a very smooth. 249 people

i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. days of frustration for people showing up to the santa clara county family courts they arrived to find the building is closed because of a power outage. all this is having an impact on a lot of families. here is marianne favro. >> reporter: we found a steady stream of people headed to the court family justice center today. only to be turned away. >> i was just here to drop-off documents and the door is locked. >> reporter: a power outage forced the center to close monday and it's remained closed ever since that means divorce proceedings, child custody cases and other hearing had to be postponed. marie showed up for a hearing for her daughter and is frustrated it won't happen today. >> i didn't know it was closed i wasted half my afternoon. i took time off work. >> reporter: this is this third day of being turned away his divorce proceedings is now delayed and he will have to wait for the court to give him a new date. >> i was very much an inconvenience. >> reporter: a spokesperson say

. >> larry gersten along with janelle wang.ff for mail-in ballots to arrive at county offices is actually tomorrow. we will bring you the very latest election results as they are released. >>> we are back in 60 seconds. >>> another emergency landing for united. this time, what went wrong on board a san francisco bound flight and what united is saying about recent air mishaps. >>> ulcer, the future of disneyland. the big plans for the park that were presented to the planning commission >>> either united airlines suffering from a streak of really bad luck with your some real problems with its fleet and staff. today, another emergency. this time on a united flight from sydney, australia to sfo. 10 seconds after takeoff from sydney, you can see fluid spewing out near the landing gear. the plane had to turn around in at least the fifth emergency landing involving united in about a week. before the boeing 777 landed back in sydney, it flew over the ocean for a few minutes. this video from a passenger shows the crew dumping fuel befor

janelle wang: this is an nbc bay area news special.ght with nbc bay area news special. we investigate. a fleet of retired cars bought with taxpayer money finally being moved to get auctioned off after sitting in a south bay parking lot for four years. >> people have to hear about this organization. it is stunning. >>> hundreds of female prison guards sues the state over how they were treated after they became pregnant. >> there is no accommodation. there was no putting you anywhere. >> reporter: san francisco's millennium tower is now shored up and shouldn't lean any further to one side. but new tests show it might be sinking somewhere else

good thursday, thanks for joining us i am janelle wang. >> oakland is going digital, as part of an effort to get locals and visitors better information all at your fingertips. >> everything from dining options to social services nbc bay area has more from oakland. >> restaurants and emergency services all at the touch of your fingertips. >> they will not only modernize how we find our way throughout the city of oakland and also empower businesses, nonprofits, boost tourism. >> that's what these new digital touchscreen kiosks are intended to provide, the 20 to their specific neighborhood. you will start seeing them pop up throughout busy business courses including downtown, jackson square east brooklyn. >> we want to make sure it's across the city because we know it's been some of our most marginalized parts of the city, it is our lack and brown businesses located there that they should have people there as well. >> users can access social services including shelters and food resources. the kiosks also act as a free hot wi-fi hotspot in an emergency button to contact police. a resource tha

. >> and i am janelle wang a young dog named marley shot in the head for no apparent reason. this is marley. she did survive but the people who did it got away and san jose police are asking people for help finding them. marianne is in san jose with our top story. >> after she was shot she was taken here to the san jose care center where the medical team stabilized her. >> this votto shows her shortly after she was shot. a bullet went through her muzzle , traveled through her jaw and hit her paul. one of her toes had to be amputated. >> how can somebody shoot a dog that is very defenseless? >> san jose police say the shooting happened near the dog's home and neighbors are stunned. >> this is wrong. >> with few leads police are asking for the help of the community tracking down the people responsible. >> an investigation discovered there were two unidentified suspects responsible for this heartless shooting. one of the suspects is described as a hispanic adult male in his 20s. thin build and at the time was wearing a weather jacket and jeans. unfortunately we don't have a clea

i'm janelle wang welcome to nbc bay area news. we are talking to investigators and will tell us about a reward tied to this case and we are tracking other stories on this monday including new details in a crash that killed three members of the same family waiting at a bus stop in san francisco. the driver now under arrest and what she is being charged with. >>> working to cut down on crime, the steps that oakland leaders are taking a mini string of complaints from businesses it to the oakland airport. >>> what happened inside of a san jose home? the family members accuse of the exorcism death of a toddler are back in court where new evidence is revealed. ian cull was in the courtroom for all of today's developments. an extreme case of animal cruelty. >>> san jose police are looking for the person who shot a german shepherd. the good news? the dog is alive. let's bring in marianne who has been tracking the case all day. please tell us what happened here. >> reporter: well this all happened on january 11. the owner of the dog heard

. >> larry gersten along with janelle wang. the cut off for mail-in ballots to arrive at county offices is actually tomorrow. we will bring you the very latest election results as they are released. >>> we are back in 60 seconds. >>> another emergency landing for united. this time, what went wrong on board a san francisco bound flight and what united is saying about recent air mishaps. >>> ulcer, the future of disneyland. the big plans for the park that were presented to the planning commission >>> either united airlines suffering from a streak of really bad luck with your some real problems with its fleet and staff. today, another emergency. this time on a united flight from sydney, australia to sfo. 10 seconds after takeoff from sydney, you can see fluid spewing out near the landing gear. the plane had to turn around in at least the fifth emergency landing involving united in about a week. before the boeing 777 landed back in sydney, it flew over the ocean for a few minutes. this video from a passenger shows the crew dumping

. >> if you are unfamiliar with the hotel, maybe you remember our own janelle wang and i repelled downin september to bring awareness about brain an aneurisms. >> i am used to the inside of the hotel. >> yeah. >> you were, like, i got this covered. >> congratulations to the hotel. >> a lot of history there. okay. >>> let's talk about the forecast. we have been so excited it's spring. >> yes. >> and we are going to go back to winter this weekend, ready or not. we are starting out with a not-so-bad morning. it's fairly mild and in the low to mid-50s as you head out the door. it's partly to mostly cloudy. our high temperature in cupertino reaching 70 degrees. 71 in morgan hill. these numbers are not as warm as we were in the beginning of the week when we were seeing upper 70s, but it is still pretty comfortable, especially considering what we have in the next seven days. can you see that at the bottom of the screen checking out the 7-day forecast. we are up to 69 in walnut creek today, as well as 69 in hayward. also upper 60s for palo alto and daly city looking at a high of 61 degrees, an

do you remember janelle wang and i repelled down the hotel to bring awareness to brain aneurisms. >>at again. you looked really focused. >> i was. i have done this before. >> you look like spider-man. >> yeah, if i could get that spider-man contract salary. it's beautiful from up there. when they say that, it really is beautiful from up there. >> are you scared at all? >> very much so. >> you would not catch me up there. >> we will work on that next year. >> i picture the guy at the top going, ehhhh -- >> yeah, what did he eat this morning? >>> you know, it has been so comfortable, and we are seeing the clouds stretching overhead and we will get clearing here and there. this is a live look at walnut creek. let's talk about what is ahead. this will be the last dry and warm day. it will be cooler for the weekend as well as off and on showers that will continue into next week. a look at our highs today, with santa rosa up to 68 degrees. 69 degrees in mountain view. low 70s from san josÉ to the south county. fairfield checking in with a high of 71 today. as you probably noticed the botto

i'm janelle wang.e in california. the hackers allegedly spent 14 years targeting officials and what is being called economic espionage. this included hacking into i.t.s providers for software company, and engineering company and a california university. the fbi did not specify which company is on schools were targeted pick the fbi said hacking schemes that compromise some email accounts, cloud storage is and surveillance programs. >>> a ai company is offering weapon detection for free. there have been 16 school shootings in the u.s. so far this year and the company behind this technology, iterate.ai, is based in san jose picket at fedex guns and alerts police within seconds. the company originally created every customer for theft in their stores but a i realized it might be a hopeful call to detect weapons and schools using security cameras that are already in place. executives from the company say they just want to protect students. >> first and foremost, why don't we figure out how to protect our kid

i'm janelle wang.al at sfo's international terminal after a protest blocked traffic and two security checkpoints. are things getting back to normal? >> reporter: absolutely. the protesters left the airport shortly after 11:30 this morning. they did leave things behind, including this pile of signs that they were carrying all morning. if you take a look over here at the road, you they were diverte other security zones and no related flight delays. international passengers were rattled. >> my wife asked, is that really -- do you think it's doing any good? i think those are helping them feel better that they are trying to make a difference. again, in life, in the world, there's two sides. understanding, talking and working together with love and compassion and charity is always the best way to do it. that was a little disruptive. it went a little bit far. >> reporter: the protesters say their goal was to disrupt the airport for 158 minutes to call for a cease-fire in gaza and to mark the 158th day since t

i'm janelle wang.cer-involved shooting after police release bodycam footage. it happened last weekend. officers found a man walking in the middle of the road holding a knife. they told him to drop it. the man refused. that's when police say he moved toward one of the officers and they shot him. paramedics took him to the hospital where he later died. the medical examiner identified him at 19-year-old emanuel perez. he had no criminal record. >> still gathering all the facts for the investigation in terms of your question if officers are trained on how to deal with people with -- in crisis. yes, officers are trained. >> nbc bay area is following this story. >>> rain, wind, it's coming your way this easter weekend. here is kari hall with our forecast. >> we will be in the upper 50s and low 60s, cool weather with off and on rain and even the possibility of thunderstorms. we are watching for this highism pact system that could also produce high wind gusts throughout today into tomorrow. then on easter, a s

i'm janelle wang. sam bankman-fried has been sentenced to 25 years.ge said he committed obstruction of justice and witness tampering while mounting his defense. prosecutors sought 50 years. his legal team argued for 6 1/2 years. he was convicted on seven criminal counts in november. >>> opening day in oakland might be the last opening day ever. that's what a's fans are fearing as the baseball season opens today. they seem to have one foot out the door. bob redell joins us from the stadium with more. >> reporter: two fan groups are asking fans to stay inside the parking lot during tonight's home opener. they don't want fans in the ballpark. they want them to participate in a block party protest in the parking lot against the a's move to las vegas. the group has created a website called the summer of boycott to channel our collective frustration into positive action. this is to let the billionaire team owner know they want the team to stay in oakland. >> the a's belong in oakland. the fans deserve this team. the fans have built up and created the mystiq

i'm janelle wang. we have new details on a brazen south bay home invasion.two distracted the grandfather. a woman left with a safe belonging to the family. officers arrested them in december. u.s. marshals arrested this man in georgia last month. he is now in santa clara county main jail awaiting court hearings. police are looking for two others. police ask if you know anything about this case to police call them. >>> the owners of a popular east bay restaurant are shocked after thieves ransacked their place yesterday. it happened at skillets cafe in fremont. the co-owner posted this video. she says just about everything was stolen. >> it's going to affect us a lot. i haven't had time to process anything. we had an event and life goes on. there's bigger issues in this world than what happened to us. i think tomorrow we will realize that there's bills that need to be paid. >> she hasn't said how much it will cost. nothing like this has happened to her before. police are investigating. >>> keep your umbrella handy for the next few days. here is kari hall. >> o