department are calling me. so i have stories lined up for coming weeks and this one, based on reports i've just obtained. the coroner finds a convicted child molester, paul eddie pierce died from a broken neck from falling in the shower but sources tell me the jail did not call out investigators or a homicide unit and by the time a rookie detective arrived, the scene, including the blood evidence had been cleaned up. that raises serious questions at the prison law office. >> there is evidence of lack of supervision, training, accountable. >> reporter: sources say they'll never know because of the poor investigation. two months before the incident, a mentally ill inmate, michael tyree was beaten to death at the

main jail, then, in september when guards wanted to move 33-year-old walter roches to another unit, he refused. the report says officers used pepper spray, and three rounds from the 303 riot guns shot through the food tray slot. >> it's cruel and inhumane and un-constitutional. >> reporter: sheriff smith refused to be interviewed but i caught up with her last month. >> have you now banned the use of the riot gun with the mentally ill inmates? >> we've banned that entirely. >> one autopsy found a large bruce, a result of shots from the riot gun with head trauma, a nose bleed and cuts and bruises from the cell extraction but the

autopsy concludes he died from sepsis and mental trauma. >> reporter: this coroner tells me the autopsy should have included injuries from the riot gun as parts of the cause of death and says the sheriff could have farmed out the autopsy to ensure objectivity in this controversial case. >> some counties in california do that routinely. if there is a death in custody they do not allow their personnel to do the autopsy. >> there is a video of the insy dent but the sheriff's office insists it's not of public record. sources tell knee it's -- me

it's disturbing. if you have a tip, call me. >> i know you don't rest until the truth comes out, thank you. we have details about a serious situation on bart. bart officials tweeted about a possible kidnapping at montgomery station. riders were concerned when they saw this. officials now say it was a domestic dispute. a father took his child from the mother and tried to get on the train. police say they could charge the father. service was briefly disrupted but running again, as normal. guilty on all counts is the jury's decision in the trial of raymond shrimp boy chow. the counts include murder, conspiracy to commit murder and money laundering. an fbi probe led to the arrest nearly two months ago. he was indicted with others

including then state senator leland yee. at 6:00, a delay in the case of a woman and her boyfriend accused of killing two children and leaving bodies in a storage unit. the woman is the childrens' aunt. the hearing was continued for two weeks. they're being tried in monterey county because prosecutors believe the victims were killed in salinas the day after thanksgiving. the bodies of the 3-year-old and 6-year-old were later found in a storage locker in redding. dozens of protestors today called for the firing of the police chief in san francisco during mayor ed lee's inauguration at city hall. abc7 news anchor eric thomas was there and is live with what was at times chaotic. >> it was chaotic. another way to put it might be awkward. protestors here, angry over the shooting death of a black man in

the bay view district last month. today, trying to make sure the mess wrath was heard loud and clear. this was the scene during inauguration, some of the disruptive protestors taken away by sheriff's deputies. they used the mayor's inauguration to call for three things. >> fire chief suhr. prosecute officers that killed and executed mario woods on december 2 and we want an independent investigation. >> they're angry over this cell phone video showing police shooting mario woods to death. police say he had a knife. critics say there should have been a nonlethal way to take him down. protestors made enough noise that you could barely hear the mayor being sworn in to second

term. afterwards, some took their complaints to dignitaries on hand. listen to this exchange between activists and former mayor and current lieutenant governor, gavin newsom. >> the mayor did say this. >> honest debate is good for us but progress should prevail over ideology. >> the chief left early and says he will have no comment for the calls for his today, supervisor herrera vowed to defend the warriors new

event center, calling it a quote an important civil priority. today, we ended the worst five day start to a year for the dow jones, ever. since monday, the dow lost a thousand points, or more than 6% of the total value. today, the dow closed at 16,346, the nasdaq down to 4643 and s & p dropping to 1922. now, not all local companies suffered on the stock market, apple stock gained about $0.50 but it's still under $100. yahoo stock went up, finishing at 30 and so did electronic arts. today, twitter dropped to a low. investors are not showing confidence about the company's ability to attract new users.

so far this year, twitter shock has lost 13% of the value. >> there is buzz over the power ball drawing. the jackpot stands at $800 million. and officials told us there is a real chance of seeing $900 million jackpot. here is a look at hannah's bottle shop. the cutoff is 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, an hour before the drawing. chris nguyen spoke to people about their chances. >> bay area power ball players are in a frenzy. all hoping to get their hands on a winning ticket. >> we came from vallejo to try to be the next millionaire. >> desiree knows what she would do. >> take care of my family, number one priority. moving everybody out of the rough neighborhood we stay in. that is number one. >> known as the bay area's

luckiest lotto retailer, they made a few millionaires over the years. >> $800 million is a long shot, but hey. you don't know if you don't try. >> reporter: she's praying to take home the big prize. >> this is a moment. it's all about the machine. i don't think anyone knows you can get the same tickets at the machine than at the man at the counter. >> chances are one in 292 million. >> every time you drive a mile, you buy one power ball ticket you'll have to drive 611 round trips to the moon before winning the jackpot. >> but despite the odds, these players don't seem to mind. >> we've been here 25, 30 minutes and spent $150 worth of tickets. we're optimistic we can win at

any time with any number. and why not me? >> reporter: all of them wanting a piece of the largest jackpot in power ball history. >> you can get saturday's winning numbers with the abc7 news app. more still to come here, a major victory for the rule of law. that is what the president of mexico called today's capture of drug king pin el chapo. >> he had been on the road for months. next, the deadly battle that led to his capture. the influence of our recent el nino powered storms. a live update on what is being closed down for our safety, next. we're just hours away from the arrival of the next el nino driven storm. i'll take a look at when the rain will fall in the accu-weather forecast. traveling is amazingly cheap right now. advice on how you can cash in. announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models!

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hillary clinton is back in the bay area, just left a fund-raiser in san francisco and on the way to palo alto for another one. hundreds of people lined up to get into the family celebration. the fund-raiser is $2700 per plate, clinton's last trip was in november. the most-wanted drug lord in the world is behind bars tonight. mexican authorities captured el chapo in a bloody shootout.

the question is will he be ex-indicted to the u.s.? >> reporter: that is the burning question. he has been captured and now what? will mexico keep el chapo behind bars or turn him over to the u.s.? take a look at the video, that is el chapo and his associates escorted on to a plane with heads covered. and this is video of el chapo forced into a vehicle after his arrest. and look at this, the best shot of the face that struck fear into so many, the head of a $3 billion cartel at the end of his journey. he was taken into custody in a bloody shootout in the his home state. five of his associates were killed and one mexican marine, wounded. this is the home he had been

hiding out. mexican marines seized armored vehicles, a rocket propelled grenade launcher and a huge cache of military weapons. >> it's a very big deal they're able to pull this off considering all of the resources he has at his disposal. >> mexican president held a news conference saying at rest proves mexico can overcome corruption, corruption was blamed for his two previous escapes, the latest in july, he busted out through a mile long tunnel. >> the justice department had a standing extradition for el chapo. but loretta lynch called it a victory for the citizens of mexico and the u.s. and the of law in our states.

>> and abc7 news was at the cow palace as dealers set up for the cross roads of the west gun show. crowds doubled in size at the traveling event since the san bernardino mass shooting. president obama's background checks spurred the gun sales more. >> the level of concern is what is driving this surge. >> the fact is that people are concerned for personal safety. >> california won't be affected by increased enforcement. the state has some of the strictest laws in the country. we're beginning to see more of the patterns of el nino in the bay area. >> today, one major event was cancelled altogether. >> we're live from mccovey cove with the announcement. >> reporter: the san francisco boat show has been postponed

because el nino announced today for the dog capital of the world. today, signs alerted people to stay away from one of the beach access trails >> the dog walkers have to begin staying here, it makes it more crowded. >> two camp grounds were closed today, and both are located in heavily wooded areas. some are now concerned the weather pattern can create unsafe conditions in places during the super bowl. abc7 weather anchor spencer christian talked about that in his event on abc7news.com. >> given the fact we're in this

el nino season, i would say there is a good chance there will be rain in the beginning of january, end of february. >> this is where a temporary mini marina was supposed to be built by now. storms prevented construction of the docks. the organizers say the safety is our first priority. more than 12,000 people were expected here. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> crews in joes sem ti have officials deemed it safe for clean up to begin. at this point it's not clear when it might reopen. the park remains accessible with

highway 21 and highway 120. >> more rain is coming our way. >> it's a great pattern. >> light to moderate rainfall. and probably will have two storms coming in before the end of the weekend. so i'll show you right now, you have probably noticed it's cloudy and there is moisture gathering near the coastline. no actual rain has been reported yet. here is a look at temperatures getting cooler in the north bay. temperatures dropped into mid to upper 40s and inland east bay as well, in antioch and livermore, mainly low 50s around the bay. here is a live view from our camera, looking westward over the bay, our forecast features, light storms arriving tonight. rain tapering off tomorrow afternoon. a second storm sunday night that will take us into a rainy pattern next week.

here is our storm impact there is a storm coming in tonight and tomorrow ranking one in our impact scale. it will be wide spread but light to moderate. here is our forecast starting at 7:00 this evening. during overnight hours, all areas get wet. at 6:00 in the morning it will be rainy. rainfall breaking into scattered showers and going into tomorrow evening and in the sierra, winter weather advisory tonight, we expect 4 to 7 inches of know.

there is accumulation expecting a few inches of snow and forecast animation, we'll see a wave of moisture moving in that may bring light rainfall. and then, during overnight hours, we'll see wind becoming more wide spread and steadier. by 5:00, beginning of the morning commute there will be wide spread rainfall with locally heavy down pours saturday evening, less than a third inch. taking that out to monday, we expect maybe up to an inch of rain and north bay locations

over 6-tenths and totals tomorrow, highs in the mid-50s and here is the accu-weather forecast. storm number one, ranking one in our storm impact scale tonight. second storm, sunday night, into monday. and another storm expected on wednesday. it will rank one on the scale and is the pattern we need to help us get out of the drought without being devastated by floods and mudslides. >> thank you. >> yes. >> when abc7 news continues, support for apple's expansion in san jose. >> and an industry that could be focusing on. next. life. just when you think you know where it's going, it takes you someplace else.

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apple's idea for a new campus today, apple wants to build a new facility near 101 and 87. apple registered three new domain names, apple.car,

apple.cars and apple.auto. >> the antioch's teacher's aid charged with abuse for hitting a student has bailed out of court. he is seen on this video hitting a 9-year-old student. she has been suspended by the school. the director of the fbi, u.s. attorney general and white house chief of staff all in the bay area today. >> they're her to talk to companies about terrorism. how silicon valley companies could help keep us safe. and... she had a broken femur. a dog found hurt is back with her owners. more on the expensive surgeries she's going to undergo to make

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a refugee from iraq is being held without bail for terrorism

charges. officials say he claimed to be visiting his grandmother in turkey in 2015 but went to syria to fight. prosecutors said in court today his social media posts contradicted his story. >> the country's top intelligence agencies came here to silicon valley for help in the war against terrorism. >> the meeting ended with tech leaders and government leaders scattering with no sign of an agreement. >> abc7 news reporter david louie staked out the closed door meeting in san jose. federal agencies wanted to stop isis to use social media to coordinate attacks. some administration's top leaders came to silicon valley to seek help from tech giants, including apple, facebook and twitter. we saw reid hoffman from linkedin. others, apparently used back doors. homeland security secretary in

the middle and senator dianne feinstein explains the problem. >> there is no way with reasonable cause and a warrant to be able to get information when you have good reason to believe that a terror plot may be in the plannings. >> some companies refused to permit access to servers. >> there is no back door. the government doesn't have access to our servers. they would have to cart us out in a box for that. and that just will not happen. >> but it's possible monitoring social media could be different if it's for public consumption. the key is finding out where the terrorists are. >> so easy to hide your identity online that they can state they're in the united kingdom when they're in iran. >> the meeting broke up with no indication of any cooperation reached. in san jose, abc7 news.

nuclear experts at stanford say they're studying a claim that detonated a hydrogen bomb. they say any test will have a destabilizing effect on the region. frantic calls for help, a philadelphia police officer was ambushed and investigators say his alleged attacker pledged support for isis. you're looking at images from surveillance cameras showing a man firing at officer hearten's patrol car. both men survived. detectives questioned the suspect. >> he's confessed to committing this cowardly act in the name of islam. according to him, he believes that the police defend laws that are contemporary --

the quaran. >> the suspect's mother claimed he had heard voices late yi. his family urged him to get help. the officer is expected to survive. back here, police arrested a man suspected of opening fire on a downtown oakland street on tuesday. he was taken into custody on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. the shooting was captured by a surveillance camera. watch what happens. stray bullet hit a woman pushing a baby stroller. there, you can see him opening fire. a dog that may have been tossed from a bridge is back with her owners. bella, a 3-year-old shelty mix suffered two broken legs and needs expensive surgery. laura anthony has more on how much this will cost. >> bella is doing well for a

young dog with two broken legs after an odyssey that began on christmas eve. >> she looks healthy besides her broken legs. >> it's apparent the dog had injuries. >> bella was found by a mother and dauthder, it appears she was tossed from a brentwood overpass. they took her to contra costa animal shelter and dubbed gracy. the dog's owners were reunited but now, can't afford the $12,000 she needs. >> she has a broken femur that requires surgery. legs need to be fused together. in the right front leg, a fractured rib. >> we've never had a dog get out of here. that dog was a little ninja. >> i opened the door just a little bit. she ran out.

>> ross admits the dog escaped december 24th but denies he's financially responsible for the injuries she had when she was found. >> that is a myth between people. if your kid goes to school and escapes from school, and gets hit by a car, it's not the teacher's fault. >> he told us he would host fund-raisers, the woman who found her has done that, setting up a go fund me page that collected more than $4500. laura anthony, abc7 news. how is this for a morning wake up call. a water main break sent a stream of water spouting into the air on 40th avenue and 18th street. this is video taken from a

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super bowl 50 tickets aren't cheap, that means high rollers will be traveling to the bay area in style next month. >> yes. how local airports are getting ready for hundreds of jets. >> the airport sees about 30 flights per day but it's about to change. >> we're preparing for extra aircraft. >> he runs app jet center. they're bracing for a storm. >> we have to fly in and are probably doubling our staff. >> hayward is just one airport seeing aed into of small jets. >> we're told there are a thousand aircraft coming to the bay area through the super bowl. >> the fda briefed the fly zone.

>> they're going to clamp down on where, who and when can be around the area in the venues. >> where do you put these? >> where we can. we'll be leaving the larger runway open. >> with an expected ten fold increase, it's going to take more than leather couches that are going to handle the people. >> we're leasing out a hangar from a customer and will have seating areas and a screen for the crew to watch the game. >> over 200 pilots and co-pilots. >> with stock holders, jets are a business tool. so it might be entertaining clients here. there might be a business reason

as opposed to something that is just fun. >> the game is played in santa clara, san francisco will host super bowl city. it launches on january 30th but streets stay closed for a week after the game. >> airports are emptier in december, or january, rather than december. >> that is right and why it is a good time to travel now. >> next michael finney looks at the costs to convince us.

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♪ just before ♪ it passes by ♪ then you'll know ♪ to keep it slow ♪ so here we go [♪] ♪ here we go >> busy holiday travel season has come to a stop which means there are deals to be had. >> yes. traveling this week costs about half as much as last week so here is a question. why are we sitting here? most of us travel when and where we have to. whether for business or family gatherings like graduations or weddings. >> i travel because i have to. >> this trip i used my miles but

normally, i go when i have to go. >> but those with more freedom might want to pick right now. >> hotels, stays, apartment stays, you know, the rates are coming down. >> that is mimi cassidy. she says this is the time of of the year to pack up and go. >> you want to go into ireland, you can get the nonstop for $800 right now around, it's right after january 5th. >> just a week ago, there were fewer travellers. >> you can mix it, business, pleasure and take advantage of the good prices. extend your stay. i like it. better than summer. >> it brings us back to our agent, mimi.

>> waiting for things to come back around. i think people are planning more and saving more. you know, doing payments throughout year. >> so if you can't travel this year, it's not too early to start looking to 2017. now to get my reports go to abc7news.com and select 7 on your side. >> yes. yes. >> that is incredible. >> thanks. >> sure. >> we've got more storms coming in. >> yes. we're tracking it. it is almost here and here is that moisture gathering near the coastline. we'll take a look at rainfall. our next storm coming in tonight and continuing into the morning ranks number one. a scale of light intensity. we've got to find this most intense rainfall. occurs in the middle of the overnight period.

that is pretty much the time frame most can expect. certainly north bay to the golden gate and maybe slower getting into the south bay and east bay. extreme southern california will see snow in the sierra from the storm bringing us rainfall. high temperatures here mainly in the mid-50s and here is the accu-weather forecast. second weekend storm arrives sunday night, into monday morning. the third storm arrives on wednesday. >> thank you, spencer. >> all sorts of things to talk about in sports tonight. >> yes. baseball season is going to be here before we know it. will he be in center field? we

giants introduced their new outfielder. he is scheduled to play centerfield but he has not discussed that with the man currently playing center field.

last year, he was limited to only 61 games but is healthy now. he was politically correct when discussing positions. >> i have been a center fielder for a lot of my career. and centerfield is sentimental to me, but i want to do whatever it takes to help win. if that means being in center field, i will take that and be the best i can. if they need me in left field and catch for buster a couple games, i'll do that as well. >> you can see he's got the personality. pagan is great when healthy. the problem is that he gets hurt a lot. a move might cut down on wear and tear. he's 34, going to be 35 in july. manager has a plan. >> how to respect and touch base

with angel. last couple days we've, we did send texts. his wife just had a baby. i'll get with the guys. >> with no surprise that the raider mack was named all pro. the surprise is that he made it at two positions. he played linebacker and defensive end. half the time, mack lined up with his hand in the dirt and rushed a passer, leading to 15 sacks. a nice honor for a guy who just completed his second year in the league. charles woodson, a safety named to all pro second team. the he came back from a horrific knee injury and led the league with 154.

the chiefs have led in houston and tomorrow, another former niner quarterback will lead the chiefs again into houston and you can watch that game right here on abc7. chiefs haven't lost. they charted out and they were dreadful. they're 11 and 5 now. some people think they can go to the super bowl. the niners loved seeing alex smith on their field. as of now, smith will be content just winning a playoff game. >> just trying to go out and win a ball game. it's already big enough. and everybody understands that. >> so texans kicking off the first game tomorrow, 1:15 here on abc7. the first time in about two months seahawks are playing m minnesota sunday. high temperatures in minneapolis around 0.

oh, goodness. we know this week at practice, should be a marquis match up. so who is the best in the league? who is second best? depends on who you ask. >> he didn't play this year. you know? i gave it to him, hands down. >> yes. second best. hands down. >> steph curry, we think he's the best over all. he had to lead the warriors after getting benched or banged in the shin. tonight they'll be ranked soccer style shin guards. injuries forced the warriors to make changes but they feel it's going to help everybody. >> i think the first game we learned we have to play a different style. but you know there is a good

lesson for us. >> we expect a win. so that is the confidence we have. we came out last year. and hopefully will be there at the end of the season when everybody is feeling their best. >> we must, we must, we must protect this shin. >> yes. >> $20 million shin. >> yes. >> join us tonight at 9:00, just like winning the lottery the start up just turned cameras into millions. and power ball customers have champagne wishes and caviar dreams. we're talking to a bay area financial advisor about what you should do if you strike it rich tomorrow night. >> we'll see you for that. finally thoughts about what really matters. time matters. each of us is only allotted so much of it.

if we're fortunate we get a long life that ends in old age. the unlucky are cut short. when i was younger, i remember older folks talk about how time moves faster as years go by. i never understood what that meant until i hit by 50s and it is gaining speed now. hard to believe it is 2016. when my kids were little i hoped i would live until they became young adults so i'm greedy and i hope to make it until their children become young adults as have my parents. now, time is something we're willing to waste as if there will be more. what really matters is to make the most of every possible moment because we can't get any of them back. let me know what you think. >> that is it for us tonight. >> thanks for joining us.

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