bus the victims ride, robbers snatch their phone and run. now, it's become a magnet for thieves. >> we've had 18 robberies near and around the richmond bart station. >> police believe robbers are targeting hispanic bart riders because they know they're less likely to go to police oochl they may be reluctant to report crimes because they may ab frayed of their status. >> he says he's heard that concern. >> sometimes they're afraid to report it because of their legal situation. te find themselves in >> but police say they dmot report undocumented immigrants who are victims of crimes to authorities. so today they're hoping that victims will not be afraid to

come forward. vic lee, abc7 news >> police tonight are announcing arrest of two men for a shooting that wounded eight people. officers say they opened fire on a group of people if the tender loin district. both san francisco residents in connection with that shooting. are facing counts of murder. >> police tracked down an suv involved in a fatal hit and run accident on thursday. an 80-year-old was in a crosswalk after hitting her, police say the driver made a u-turn and went back to look and then, drove off. police say owners did not report the car as stolen. they're questioning foam figure out who is driving.

>> to supply shall monday, officials are trucking fish three hours south so they might survive the drought this year. laura? >> these are desperate times and trucking the salmon so they might avoid dangers of the drought. the tanker turk pulled into rio vista just before noon. with a deposit of baby salmon into the delta. >> this is in response to drought we're not in favor of trucking 100% of the fish.

we need to try to reduce the spray strain in the systems. >> this wip help in a normal rain year they would make 270 journey on their own. this year there are pit falls along the way. including lack of food and predators. >> we can drive them around and release them here. it's is a safe for them. >> the salmon have a higher chance of survival once released will have 21 miles to travel to the ocean. the hope is that they'll make it to adult hood oochl we're going to have to truck fish here.

and this is why we don't do this. >> they have to come up with a set of criteria to determine if and when fish should be trucked m rio vista abc7 news. >> we're getting rain today it can dumb down well for a while in san francisco. sandhya patel is on the roof with the next spout of rain. >> yes. that next round is going to be a soaker. some hef question returns around lakeport area. and i'm going to shift it down towardsy bay.

some light showers out towards allen rock you'll see here tonight just a couple showers it's not going to be much. tomorrow morning you're going to see heavy showers expected and there is a possibility of thunderstorms and i'll be back with a look at snow in the sierra nevada. >> thank you very much. a federal appeals court upheld an ordinance requiring handgun owners to keep their weapons locked up or on their person at home. individual gun owners challenging that ordinance the court of appeals approved

the ban on the sale of hollow point bullets which expand upon entering a target. >> a meeting set to begin considering an ordinance making oakland streets safer for pedestrians. what would make suing drivers easier if they harass cyclists or pedestrians. >> breaking in front of a bicyclist and verbal harassment is not acceptable on oakland streets. >> the new state law requires drivers to give three feet of space when passing cyclists. >> a bill requiring all rape kits be tested in california move toward the committee approved a bill by berkeley assembly woman nancy

skinner requiring police to send the rape evidence kits to a crime lab 55 days. an investigation found thousands of rape kits are sitting untested if rooms across the state the bill now goes to the assembly appropriations committee. >> lockheed martin continuing to insfleft a new. facility. abc7 news business reporter david louie looks inside of the labs. >> about the only thing low tech was the way it was located. it replaces buildings when stanford attracted private companies.

130 engineers will be consolidated under a roof from in a build soing energy efficient it will save $1 million per year. >> no secret silicon valley is the innovation center of the world we have key talent and intend to retain that talent. and intend to attract more talent. >> the center continues to focus on technology for space projects that are lighter, cheaper and high performance. these clips made from aluminium. >> this part takes 28 days. we made 300 apex parts p one day at one tenth of the cost. >> development designed for high pressure might some day have use

in oil and gas pipeline industry. palo alto mayor says more companies are tearing down old facilities in favor of energy efficient ones. >> you write a check for power or get to have more money to do what you want to do. and that companies have learned that they'd like to invest in research. >> from rescue to recovery in washington state. coming up, crews from the bay area head north to help out. >> also head michael finney on ways you can save big bucks on the phone bill with help from the internet connection. >> why amazon may just have given you some free money. >> abc7 news

>> teams search for more people buried beneath mud today in washington. officials believe the death toll going to rise. 176 people are still missing after saturday's mudslide. some people might have been reported missing more than once. >> when calling it rescue or recovery we're still in rescue mode in my mind. and are throwing everything we have at this. >> this is a square mile under slurry and dirt right now. >> a geologist claims he warned the army corps of engineers 15 years ago about this very hillside.

>> you may remember terrible mudslide hit the santa cruz mountains hardest hit area was love creek. wayne freedman visited that site today with this look back. it's one of the remote memorials anywhere. just kid stuff and a cross. two of 14 victims from a 1982 landslide that took the county for decades. >> a personal experience, it took 20 years to recover. >> it's like yesterday >> the rain began falling in of all times fourth quarter of the nfc championship game. and some rain gauges had shown

eight inches had fallen. this video fails to do damage justice roads, wiped out. homes, wiped out. lives wiped out. >> did you have an idea it was coming? no. >> the santa cruz county's post natural disaster came without warning. it was similar to the continuing tragedy in washington. if anyone understands they do. >> it's going to take years for those people to recover mentally what happens. they get depressed. >> that from one of the few people in a ruined neighborhood that did not lose his house. the effort in dealing with the federal government was almost as

stressful as the slide itself >> when i hear about any kind of disaster or fema is on the way i go god help you. >> in times of trauma it would appear he helps those who help themselves. in santa cruz county wayne freedman abc7 news >> some volunteers are headed to washington to help people who lost everything. >> we a group of volunteers called disaster mental health. i think it's going to be needed in this situation. so if they need the resource we'll send them there. >> hundreds are headed to washington to do everything they can to find every missing american person. diane sawyer with a look ahead to tonight's wraft.

thanks for joining us. >> so great to talk to you cheryl, and everyone in the bay area, we're going to have more in the search for survivors what we're hearing about something dangerous like quick sand that mud can trap you so we're going to show everyone exactly what rescuers are worried about. >> i know you're looking into why so many girls are suffering serious sports injuries. >> that is right. they can risk a knee injury, arthritis and other problems so be sure to watch. >> i look forward to it. thanks for joining us. world news is coming up right after this newscast here on abc7 >> moving on to consumer news, local and long distance calls

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uma. you can find ways to save on our web site just go to abc7 news.com. i look at how much i spend on services i didn't have 15 years ago. >> right. >> yes. >> thank you. >> let's talk about this rain that arrives. >> yes a bit of a break right now. >> yes. that is why i don't have my umella. clouds building up. so we're going to get soaked in the morning. taking a look at the rain right

now, upper lake area down towards south bay we're seeing light returns in milpitas area. 1600 san francisco. san jose 200/100ths. . >> iest total mount st. helena. san francisco, 58. 58 have moon bay. santa rosa 61. pretty cool conditions there. beautiful view. a few showers overnight tonight. heavier showers expected for the commute with a possibility of

thunderstorms. you take a look at the pacific satellite picture an active pattern shaping up. next wave gets here tomorrow morning. take a look at showers overnight becoming more wide spread. we're looking at potential for thunderstorms. tomorrow evening looking better and a batch of showers coming through here. and showers taper and end through thursday night, higher elevations 1 to 2 inches. winter storm warning until 11:00 amend thursday. two feet of snow above

7,000 feet. tomorrow morning slow going for the drive. tomorrow afternoon, we're look at scattered showers with a cool day on tap. showers lingering throughout thursday. rain and a wet day saturday. sunday better of the two if you're making outdoor plans then, another system here on monday bringing us rain. that is an accu-weather forecast we should celebrate. so excited. abc7 news santa patel. can you sense it? >> yes. >> still to come how the nfl

plans to speed up it's replay system. >> betting big on bit coin. why they're not putting the chips on the occurrency itself. we'll be right back here.

facebook says it will spend $2 billion in cash and stock to acure occulus vr. a lot of amazon customers who bought an e book getting a refund because of a settlement between publishers and department of justice. apple is still fighting that suit. publishers decided to settle.

this involves you. if on "new york times" bestseller list you'll get a refund per book. nonbestsellers $0.73 each. it's added to accounts and can be used to buy more books. >> the league hopes a system will end uncertainty by vernon davis. nfl owners voted to set up a command center in new york. national hockey league has a similar center. and players boarded a bus for the next round and a thursday

sweet 16 game. the team made it by hammering florida state last night. next game sunday. good luck to both men's and womens teams. >> still head... who let the buffalo out? what? >> coming up a commercial being filmed that does not go quite as planned.

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officer-involved shooting in a park. we're live and doctors are now tracking down unexplained illnesses but taking a look at your genes a clinic pushing medical care forward. >> finally where do the bufra low roam? >> apparently in sydney, australia. >> two water buffalos escape perfected a set just running down one of the busy streets. >> firefighters got involve asked used a rope to kor yaul them. take a look. >> you can see in just a moment they made it to a makeup pen all is well that end's well. >> maybe just looking for craft

services table? . >> i don't know. thanks for joining us. good nig welcome to "world news." tonight, path of destruction, as that mountain of mud poured down the hill. >> there's people yelling for help. >> tonight, rescuers trying to reach survivors through the mud, now as dangerous as quicksand. race against time. searchers battling severe weather and powerful currents to find the black box tonight. will this new weapon help? look out below. new video of intruders parachuting from the top of the world trade center. and playing hurt. news, tonight, about a sports injury that could affect your child for life. and a simple solution to protect everyone. good evening, to you on this tuesday night.