peaceful surrender. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. it unfolded at the intersection of camden and wirick avenues. >> lillian kim is live near the scene with the latest on this. >> reporter: a source tells abc7 that there was an exchange of gunfire at the moment where the gunman had taken a woman hostage. we have confirmation two people are dead, the gunman and the hostage, in addition, an officer was grazed by a bullet. this unfolded about three hours after the hostage situation began at around 2:15 p.m. police say a man took a woman hostage, into a home, prompting a response from san jose pd who brought in the s.w.a.t. team.

what led up to the gunfire that resulted in the death is something we're hoping to find out very soon. that is the latest from san jose, abc7 news. a milestone tonight. 14 months since the napa county earthquake. >> michael finney credited the day with helping a group of people still getting their lives back in order. he is here now with what is a victory. >> reporter: napa self storage was red tagged after the quake. the owners planned to bull doze the building unless tenants came up with $190,000. it seemed impossible, but sometimes, the impossible happens. >> these items were in danger of being bull dozed. here she is, in the rain,

smiling. >> my stuff looks good. it looks good. i was confident it looked good. i'm just so happy. today is a good day. >> reporter: it was a day long incoming. napa self storage had been red tagged after the quake. then, for tenants, things went from bad to worse. the storage company pointed to the rental agreement, saying the owner is not responsible for damage to property. tenants could pay a contractor to shore up the building or lose everything in a demolition. >> if it wasn't for channel 7, i don't think we could have gotten to this point. >> really? >> i got a hold of channel 7 for myself and 200 people with belongings in this building. things just weren't happening. >> reporter: fund raising followed. napa self storage contributed $39,000. a $25,000 grant from the napa valley community foundation came in. churches, and well wishers gave.

tenants chipped in, too. that is when sean and his crew stabilized the walls, put in temporary beams and now, with the building stabilized have started taking belongings out of the building. >> so happy. very little damage. very little damage. we don't know about the first floor yet. we're just opening it up this morning but all in all, the people have been very pleased with their items on the second floor. >> reporter: today, joan got her items back. her life back. >> i'm just really happy to be having my belongings with me. i've got a barn, a tuf shed barn things are going into until i can by another house. >> you want to keep them? >> exactly. exactly. >> reporter: work is off because of wet weather. when resumes, tenants will be

contacted and told when items will be available. >> amazing and wonderful. thank you. now a storm watch coverage, rain, wind, lightning this morning across the bay area. abc7 news was in san francisco. umbrellas are back. those without one did what they could to try to keep dry. you can see the rain creating driving has yards. this is 280 south. the flooding receded by afternoon. >> people with some rain there ran from the storm this, is rain coming into san jose this morning. check that out. sky 7 hd took this video with a good down flow here in the saratoga area in western santa clara county. this is really coming down. sandhya patel joins with us a look at the rain totals. most areas got a quarter to half an inch. we'll take a look at where it is

still raining, and thunderstorms have been firing up in the sacramento valley. we have a tornado warning until 6:30 tonight for east central sacramento county. radar indicating a tornado there. bringing you back to the bay area, we're seeing showers around the santa cruz mountains and watsonville, monterey. showing you what's happening around the peninsula, there are returns around portolla road. east bay, showers around hayward area. flash flood until 9:00 p.m. for the burn areas of solano and lake counties, showers continuing to rotate in from the coast. it's not out of the question to see some moisture moving through the next few hours. rainfall totals are a quarter inch in san francisco. a half an inch of rain in santa rosa. 43/100ths san jose. 34/100ths in oakland. monterey bay got drenched. an inch and a half in santa

cruz. gilroy an inch of rain and monterey, three quarters of an inch. i'll let you know what is in store tomorrow morning if you're going to see a commute coming up. well, another lightning strike, this time on the mid peninsula brought down a tall redwood tree. a huge tree. it was a very close call. david louie is live with the story. david? >> reporter: take a look at this. this is all that remains of a 100 foot tall redwood tree in the backyard of simmon nguyen's backyard. she and her dog were standing nearby when a lightning bolt came down. both feel fortunate to be alive. >> the sky is red. and then, i heard the noise, it exploded. and then, so i said oh, my god. something is going on. i thought it was a bomb. >> it wasn't a bomb, it was

lightning in simone's backyard garden. it launched a crown into the sky, where it exploded. that sent shards of limbs into her yard and surrounding yards. >> no warning. just lightning. after thashg it exploded. that is it. >> reporter: her dog is stim tr trembling. >> if she was anywhere else in the garden she would have been killed. it's a miracle. >> reporter: a large section of the trunk flew through a window and landed on her bed where she had been sleeping. >> if i'm there, i'm in there, i think i'm already dead. yeah. yeah. no way i can survive. >> reporter: the magnitude of what happened has yet to sink in

for this restaurant owner. >> i think it's very close call. i think, as long as she's okay, today, i'm like that, is her second chance in life. >> reporter: as crews cleaned up, a rainbow appeared over the yard. david louie, abc7 news. snow caught peoples' attention in the high sierra. this is what it looked like at heavenly resort. abc7 news joins us with the ray things are shaping up there. looks chilly and snowy, huh? >> i heard sandhya say it's over down there. i'm here to tell you it's not here. you can see ice crystals going. it has been snowing all day. they tell me eight inches here, yesterday and eight inches today. and as you can see, it's still

coming down. >> it's not even veteran's day, but it's time to shred in the high sierra. it was today. old or young, this is still fun. a family enjoying a snow ball fight not far from donner summit where the snow has been falling steadily. >> how does it look? >> good. different. >> in a good way? >> yes. >> so... yes. >> how does that feel? >> cold. >> the trip up interstate 80 was easy but the patrol warns conditions could change at any moment. it goes beyond just keeping chains handy. >> you're stopping distances are greater. with 4-wheel drive, you aren't going to be able to brake effectively. >> in early opening is paying off. not only is the natural stuff

falling, it's cold enough to make snow, too. it's all good according to these guys. >> how is this? >> it's amazing. it's snowing everywhere! we're having a good time. >> a bunch of rails are up the first week, they're open top to bottom. first day. so you can't complain. can't beat it. >> it's nice. there is a cool mountain you can sled down. it's fun. >> it's incredible. the only thing to say is el nino. i mean, woo! el nino, baby! >> and it looks like el nino is having an affect up here. we had a fair amount of snow early last year, too, in november, then, it basically shut off. so we don't want that to happen again. live in the high sierra, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> laura, thank you.

our abc7 now community is helping us keep tabs on the rain where you live. these are pictures and videos today, look at the rainbows that came after the rain. thank you, everybody for sharing them with us. we want to see what's happening in your neighborhood so post your pictures and video. >> moving on the trial of a reputed gang leader raymond shrimp boy chow started in san francisco saying there is testimony from chow's gang members. vic lee is live with the information. >> reporter: the defense confirms it will ask mayor ed lee as a witness. according to documents the fbi approached mayor lee and his aides, offering campaign money

in return for real estate favors. the offer went nowhere, but the defense lawyer says he wants mayor lee as a witness. today, opening statement before a packed courtroom. raymond chow, better known as shrimp boy sat as the federal prosecutor listed charges against him. money laundering, extortion, counterfeit cigarettes and two murders. chow is accused of ordering the murder of a rival gang murder and the killing of alan leon, a prominent chinatown leader, the head of the free masons. he said while pointing at chow, it was a hit, a cold-blooded murder like in "the godfather" by that man, over there. the prosecution outlined it's case, saying jurors will hear hours and hours of tape

recordings between chou and the fbi agent who posed as a mafia member, and from six trusted gang members. in opening statements, chow's attorney told jurors to hold their opinions until his client testifies on the stand. as for friends, who turned informants, he said all of the witnesses jumped on the band bag war in afghanistan onto get leniency as an act of desperation to save their skins. in 2007, chou spoke to abc7 news saying he changed his life of crime after he got out of prison, on unrelated gang charges. >> today, raymond myself, i face up to the paths i have done and to try to correct my life.

>> we asked about leon's murder. >> did you have involvement with the death? >> no. >> after court, sarah added an exclamation point. >> you know, he's not going to hide anything. >> the trial resumes tomorrow, with more prosecution witnesses. vic lee, abc7 news. right. more still to come, researchers are trying to crack the mystery of california's toxic crabs. >> it's likely a bigger problem we know about. >> the algae that is the source of the problem. a terrifying moment when a man says it wasn't so scary. >> abc7 news at 6:00, 4 years after the shooting death of a

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we're learning about the crab fishing off the california coast may be just beginning. a toxic algae is threatening other sea life and this may be the new normal around here, we'll have to see. wayne freedman is live with the story. wayne? >> reporter: we're talking about an algae going back to the jurassic period, millions and a long, long time. they've had a long time to develop and develop defense

februarying nixes. some people are thinking that is what this is all about. it has a name longer than the length. one millionth of a meter. the tiny algae produces acid that renders the crabs there is an investigator trying to figure out why it's producing the algae. >> it's giving itself a competitive advantage. >> he has specimens in bottles now. >> this year, coming back next year there is no reason to expect it not to come back.

>> we've seen algae blooms before. it just so happens that the neil armstrong import today. we found dr. larry maiden, putting warming waters in a chilling context. >> if you go back, you can see conditions worse than today. >> hence some changes should be permanent from speesy appearing far beyond normal ranges to yes, algae blooms contaminating crabs and filter feeding shell fish and most of us were simply worried about thanksgiving dinners. rare video shows a close encounter with a shark. take a look.

>> spencer riley was enjoying that view when a great white shark torpedoed his protective cage. he said he mostly felt exhilaration and was on his honeymoon at the time. >> you can see how fast that shark moved in. the shark may have to visit the dentist. >> i don't think the shark liked that very much. what a great season of weather. we need it so bad. >> we do. >> we did. and that cold storm dumped rain, as you know, on many areas. we have reports of hail and thunderstorms moving towards the next few hours. we'll talk about what is ahead beyond those showers. our radar is picking up moisture around monterey bay. moving towards castro value,

watsonville and monterey, if you take a look, still tracking light returns around 680. sierra nevada, it's been snowing now. chains are required on 80 and this is a welcome site. winter storm warning continues until 7:00 a.m. 12-16 inches expected at the crest. so this area will continue to enjoy fresh powder. taking a look along embarcadero, it's dry now. temperatures low to mid-50s. morgan hill, 48 degrees. a nice view from our emeryville camera. you can see across the bay. there is a live look showing you roadways drying out.

scattered showers tonight. chilly tuesday morning. sunny for the afternoon. and cold air continues to come in so more showers at least until 9:00 tonight. here is a look at 7:00 p.m., showers down towards the south bay. and 9:00 towards san jose. after that, we'll see clouds and tomorrow morning, nothing like this morning so hopefully won't be a mess for you. make sure you do not leave home without a jacket or you'll notice chillier mornings are ahead. tomorrow morning cold spots

upper 30s around napa. the rest of you, still will have cloud cover which will prevent you from dropping too low. you'll notice cool conditions, sunny skies, upper 50s to low 60s. and a frosty cold morning wednesday followed by sunshine and sunny streak continuing with milder conditions. you'll notice our next chance of rain sunday afternoon going into monday. so if you're still looking to more rain, it's coming and we'll have to wait until the weekend. >> okay. let us dry out a little bit. >> thank you. >> you may have seen this light in the sky that causes social media stir over the weekend. >> well, it happened again, today. >> volunteers have been working

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banks serve those who need it. >> disney donated $15,000 and the money will provide 45,000 meals. >> yes. spencer christian is hooping for support. that is great. >> well, it's a lot of hoopla going on here. the volunteers here, this location gets 30,000 volunteers donating 71 full time staff members. they package and sort food then distributed to 450 community partners and pantries. so i'm donating now, also, asking you to text the word "feed" to the number 80077 for $10 donation going a long way towards helping to fight hunger. >> spencer, so good at that.

>> well, wow. >> the u.s. navy launched a second and final missile today from a submarine off the southern california coast. according to the l.a. times, today's blast was not as exciting as saturday night's launch mainly because people couldn't see it. the lights in the sky caused speculation, people thinking it was a flying saucer or comet. a spokesperson says the tests are important for national security and they don't expect any more launches soon. but it got our attention, right? a convicted cop killer is sentenced in the east bay. >> what the family told his convicted killer, face-to-face, in court. >> middle school students protesting a university. how it's an investment in their future. >> google's effort to get us on the go. how the tech

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a fairfield courtroom was packed with family, friends, and officers who knew and worked with james capoot, the officer killed during a chase. sergio quintana was in the courtroom. >> officer jim capoot shot in the back. the man he was pursuing just robbed a bank and bought a mask for the crime he was a hollywood quality mask that looked like something maybe like on "mission impossible". >> this sentencing hearing is a welcome end to the trial for the family. they were joined by fellow officers for a mement of silence before heading into the courtroom. >> i'm thankful all of you are here for jennifer and her three daughters. >> reporter: in this picture, you can see henry smith remains

stoic as capoot's son-in-law read a family statement. it is disgusting his life was taken by you. you resorted to robbing a bank and shooting a person in the back to make sure money. >> he didn't have to be murder that had day. the defendant was fleeing. it was his car, all of the money was inside of the car. the dna was in the car. he wasn't going to get away. >> officers from several agencies were at the hearing. jim capoot is a former marine but probably best known as a popular high school girls basketball coach, at vallejo high school. in fairfield, abc7 news. a situation sky 7 hd is tracking now in san jose. take a look that the green light. that is a laser, someone on the

ground has been shining towards sky 7 and one helicopter over our breaking news seen earlier in the cabrian park neighborhood. it's dangerous and illegal because it can blind pilots. our pilot assures us that has not happened but police have been notified. bay area middle school students are so wrried about their future, they went to college today, showing up at uc berkeley to protest the low number of hispanic and black students attending cal. 39% asian, 26% white, latino students representing 14% and only 3% are african american. >> really not fair when more than 50% of california's actual population is black and latino. >> proposition 209 banned

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some experts say letting your plants and lawn die is not going to take the problem saying the state took the easy route instead of coming for real solutions. lawns and landscaping are drying out. . >> i like my garden and grass green, but this is important. >> it's one of the signs people are cutting back on their use. but head south to beverly hills, it doesn't look like everybody got the message. >> the idea of green grass is going to be a thing of the past. >> in april, the governor ordered cuts and the bay area

listened. many water agencies report people here are meeting or exceeding the call to save water, ordering a 32%. beverly hills did impose restrictions but only cut use by 20%. the central valley down of clovis missed its goal by 3%. officials seem worried about saving trees than water. >> it's very unsightly and going to cost money to some day replace that with other plantings, we've had a great loss in trees. >> she doesn't think public and private landscaping should suffer. >> my concern is the way the state imposed restrictions is that they were made without hodge of how plants grow, how water moves into the soil. >> he believes advice could have

saved plants and trees. >> we can retain our landscape if we watered in a more resighs matter. >> the deputy director of the state department agrees. the plan was a rush job. >> it was one size fits all. it wasn't the best. >> he questions whether it was necessary. he says landscaping uses just a small fraction of the water supply. >> so if you never water again it's 7%. >> putting that into perspective, the state department says 77% have

agricultural purposes. >> this is the worst drought we have seen in a generation. >> flying over the reservoir nur stockton that supplies water to a million people in the east bay. and it's more than a quarter full now. it's just one of many around the state that is not. >> we're not going to run out of water but we're going to see restrictions because we have to make sure there is enough water for the following year and the one after that. >> it could be more than just turning off sprinklers. >> well, bifrlly hills were fined $61,000 each for not complying with the restrictions so which agencies are complying? chr not? >> we're getting closer to a

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abc7 is proud of our partnership with bay area food banks. >> it highlights the work of food banks throughout 11 counties. >> abc7 news joins us once again live in san francisco from the marin food bank with a volunteer dedicating nearly 300 hours this past year to help feed the community. >> well, that is true.

we mentioned they calm in all sizes and shapes and ages. this is 14-year-old logan, a high school student in san jose. right? >> yes. >>. >> he raised $2500 providing meals for 7500 people which is quite a feat. what inspired you to do that? >> well, i was surprised about how much a dollar could change, and how much it is worth. it inspired me to donate it. >> this impresses us. are you passing on the message to your peers? >> well, i try to get my friends to come over every once in a while. yeah. and have tried to -- we're arranging a trip to sf food bank now. >> i know your mom has been

involved in driving you around. she's here and she's doing a wonderful job. >> yes. she has. >> hi, mom. thank you. and you can help by texting the word feed to 80077 for a $10 donation. >> thank you. >> sandhya is back with an update. >> we still have showers on live doppler 7 hd. some briefly heavy rain. there are hundreds of lightning strikes, some hail and a little bit of snow with rain. it's going to be cool.

and you'll want to bundle up in the morning. upper 30s, 40s for the rest of you. wednesday morning, there is frost possible, mid to upper 30s. and accu-weather forecast showing a dry pattern sunday into monday may be tracking another storm system. >> bring them on, right? it is surprising it didn't happen until now, but the white house launched a facebook page for president obama. his post focused on climate change. still trailing our abc7 news facebook page by 200,000. but i expect that will not be for long.

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it wasn't pretty but the niners got a win yesterday and the play of quarterback blaine gabbert. now, gabbert is a manager that can read defenses. he led the team to 12 touchdown drive in weeks and had two picks but the defense held to a field goal. coach tomsula has been a fan of blaine's since he's arrived. >> he's done good things from his feet, arm, and brain. i thought across the board everybody stepped it up and did a better job. i was happy to see that. >> we had a great week of

preparation and translated on to the field. the offensive line did a great job. i think that was the key. >> raiders playing one of the best games in pittsburgh, losing to the steelers are. derek carr through for 101 yards and four touchdowns. the raiders secondary do not contain antonio brown. he caught 17 passes for 284 yards, that is my career, with his final test setting up the game-winning field goal. there are positives to take from this loss. >> they have to have, they dropped two in a row. we knew we'd get their best wex talk about the need to be, you know, resilient so i thought that that was good.

>> they won 22 straight at home. detroit pistons are in town tonight and many wonder if the streak may end. and let's hear from the man who will likely guard drummond. >> a lot of times, you're going to try to stay in front of the guard. so they're a tough team. >> cal bearses tonight hosting carol college of montana. so first chance to see cal's presence in ivan brown and they

say practice has been a give and take. >> you just bounce ideas off each other and see what works. we have the same goal. we want to win games. >> the number one seed, cardinals hosting san jose state at 7:00. this abc7 sports report brought to you by bank of the west. so tuned. it will be interesting. >> thank you. >> how comcast customers' personal information ended up on the black market. then, at 11:00 students say campus leaders are down playing

a problem, coming up at 11:00 tonight. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. >> from all of us, have a great evening.

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