let's hear from the battalion chief. >> the challenge is we have to dig as we go. so what we do, we sure up the area. so if we dig down six inches, we -- see, there's more right now. at first, rescue crews were using shovels. you see that giant vacuum pipe device that is there sucking that dirt up. as far as pain medication, you can imagine, not feeling well. but he is all right. while he waits to be pulled up from this trench, there are dozens of neighbors here in this san antonio neighborhood who are waiting for him. it started just before 1:00 this

afternoon. they do seem to be making progress as they try to get him out. live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> will the team move to los angeles? >> it appears team owners were getting very close to a decision on who's staying. the relocation committee voted to support the raiders and charger's plan in carson. but, now, a new deal is on the table that will keep the raiders in oakland. laura anthony is live in houston. >> reporter: definitely high drama here in houston. as you said earlier today, it looked like there was momentum behind the proposed stadium in car sob.

now the momentum has completely shifted. >> that's right. oakland is home. >> reporter: it looks like these guys will get their wish. at least for now. >> we feel good about our position. >> that is despite the optimism of bob eiger, just minutes after he made that shared stadium proposal. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. >> the raiders and the chargers are committed to one another. and they're both committed to carson. they firmly believe, and i happen to agree with them: that carson is, by far, the better site. >> raider's owner mark davis has allowed his team to move in, any new stadium will offer much more

than a field and some seats. >> that's the big source of demand for new stadiums. more luxury seating. more luxury boxes and more concession areas. >> do the right thing, mark. keep the raiders in oakland. we're loyal to you. >> oakland raiders fans turned outside trying to make their voices heard. >> we are here to remind the nfl, i want's the wisest decision to keep them in oakland. >> i'm here just with one message. save the bolts. i honestly believe that the chargers are not the place for them. >> looks like that charger fan may be out of luck. the way things are developing here in houston, this is a live look at the hall way behind me. the owners are actually up a floor. they're only about a hundred yards from where i'm standing. like i said, we do expect some

kind of decision tonight. it looks like they do want to wrap this up this evening. live in houston, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much. it is nail biting time for oakland officials as they keep a very close eye. council members are hoping the team will not leave. >> by improving the site and development, we absolutely have an opportunity where the team could make more money and the city could get more jobs and tax revenue. >> now, you can use the abc 7 news app to get the latest information. the raiders would want full control of the site while

oakland is only offering 16 acres at this point. >> we told you exclusively last month about a child's bones found outside an apartment building. >> investigators have actually found bones from an aadulthood, as well. >> live with the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. vick? >> well, this apartment building behind me is where the bones were found. the boxes, as you can see, are now gone. they were perched on these two green ledges next to the front door. it looked like a jawbone and the teeth definitely seemed similar to the molars.

>> that bone fragment and part of a tailbone were among other remains discovered anthropologists who set up a makeshift lab. some preliminary results are in and they're disturbing. the boats most likely belong to two individuals. first, the jawbone. >> it is a juvenile bone. age varies from 8-14, 10-14, around there. the other stuff, it's not a juvenile. i can tell you that. how old the person is, i couldn't tell you that. >> the homicide investigators is trying to determine how the body was cut up. >> whether it was a surgical saw or a -- maybe a home improvement saw, we don't know yet. >> he says they've been unable

to make a match using dental records. so, now, they're hoping they'll get a hit from the dna. >> maybe it will be up loaded to a data base and then try to match it, see if there's any missing persons, homicides or anything like that. >> the bones are from someone who's dna is not in the data base. the remains may forever be a mystery. >> san francisco will consider e consider issuing a formal apology. mario woods died after being shot by officers. today, supervisor david campost offered public condolences to his mother. his death has symbolized the need for police reform.

>> one of the new sheriff's top priorities will be to reverse former sheriff's policy which prevented his deputies from interacting with police enforcement without a warrant. the policy was put into the spot light last summer. she was allegedly killed by an undocumented national. well, we are about to show you something that looks like a scene in a scary movie. this is surveillance photo of a man in a skeleton mask. look at this. robbing a liquor store. you see him pointing a gun right at the clerk. that's near east third avenue. police tell us the clerk handed other nearly $300. >> and you can see behind me

it's cloudy out there right now. check in with abc 7 meteorologist with a time line. >> you will not be standing out without an umbrella, that's for sure. live doppler 7 hd with the moisture along the coast. >> on our storm impact scale, incoming system is going to be a two. wednesday morning, expecting half an inch to an inch of rain. we take you into the hour-by-hour forecast. we'll see you what's going on at 7:00. after dinner, you start to notice the rain moves into the north bay, 8:00 p.m. and as we head towards midnight, it will start to shift across other parts of the bay area.

our radar will be tracking it. i'll be back with a detailed look of how much rain you can expect and when the next four, you heard right, next four systems move in. details are straight ahead. dan, christin? >> well, coming up here, a bad combination of chickens and a worker who try to do the right thing. that's next. plus? >> stolen luggage. a woman loses her bag stolen at san jose international airport. the concern about crowds flying in for the superbowl. >> the fix is not in. why their plan does not clear the air. >> one of the pioneers of kraft beer appears to be going out of beer appears to be going out of business. my name is kieran griffin. beer appears to be going out of business. i work here at five star auto care in rocklin california. a lot of thought was put into the change to solar and we couldn't have done it without pg&e. pg&e is very committed to clean energy. working with five star auto care we looked at

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>> let's bring you back to the breaking news at the top. in its third hour where firefighters were trying to rescue a worker trapped in a trench, they have managed to get him partially out of that trench. >> we understand the man is 41 years old. he is from heyward working with the sewerline from a homeowner now with a 10-foot sewer line up to his knees and mud. it's been a careful, delicate situation. we'll continue to follow this breaking news, of course, you can follow it on twitter. >> movering on now, a suspected thief caught on video with someone else's luggage has passengers a little worried. tens of thousands are expected to fly to the bay area. looifr at the airport tonight with details. >> reporter: well, the airport

spokesperson says that baggage theft is rare here. still, a lone thief can steal property worth thousands of dollars by taking one or two suit cases. >> the feeling of being vie lated, you know, somebody has my clothes and my personal items. >> graphic artist is still feeling uneasy after her luggage was stolen from baggage claim. her bags arrived four hours ahead of her because of a missed flight connection. there they are sitting next to the car sell. police tell her the man seen here is the suspect who took them. >> they pull them off to the side and head them inside. aparentally, not this time. >> this list from just one bag totals $2500. compensation is capped at $3500 for domestic flights.

it's about half that for international flights. jamie owens can't remember anyone ever checking her baggage claim tags. passengers just need to be aware that this is a problem in san jose. >> and people do get sprated from their bags. one time, kelly moore's bags got to san diego two hours before she did. it works closely with airports on security but can't discuss details. in san jose, david louis, abc news. >> a pilot who he has plane crashed last month. told controllers he was kwt

losing it," that's according to a preliminary report. the data shows he was actually too low. his plane crashed three days before christmas. the only person on board died in the crash. she fell into an eight foot deep pit in chicken waste. it happened on kater lane. below was a slew of chicken parts and feces. she quickly started to think. she managed to call 9-1-1 before ditching the phone and holding on with both hands. >> california regulators have rejekted volkswagens recall. last year, the california air resources board helped expose volkswagen from software on chief ignition standards.

the proposed recall plan did not have enough details on how to fix the problem. the epa agreed with the assessment. >> another ale house is now closed. there is still a pyramid tap room at oakland international airport.

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i can feel it in my bones, that's for sure. let's check out doppler 7 hd. you'll notice a lot of cloud cover here. we are going to be tracking it later on tonight. temperatures right now in the 50s. san jose, 61 degrees. the low to mid 60s, milder than normal. you do see the extra clouds around. next storm arrives tonight. it is going to be messy for your commute tomorrow morning. we'll have patterns around saturday and even beyond the weekend, that is. on our storm impact scale, this one coming in as a two and a moderate storm. here's your timeline. it's still up in the north bay. going to 10:00 p.m., you may see some spotty showers south of the north bay. we're looking at the increase in the wet weather.

the showers continue. they're skaterred in nature at lunchtime. and then we head towards the evening rush and showers will be lingering 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. here's a look at the winds. they do start to pick up in intensity. 30, 40 miles an hour not out of the question. 40 mile an hour winds overnight tonight going into tomorrow morning, still. gusty at times. and then at 8:00 a.m., wreez sill tomorrow morning. and we'll keep the winds

they will it's not going to be as strong. tomorrow morning, don't leave home without your rain gear. upper 40s to the low 50s. as you take a look at the high for tomorrow, temperatures will be lower than today, low 50s around lake port. scattered showers will be around for the afternoon. you see all the storm that is are coming in. tonight, going into tomorrow, a wet and windy morning. two on our storm impact scales. sunday, a chance of rain. and then, as we head towards martin luther king, jr., day, a two on our storm impact scale and remaining that way going into tuesday. so hang on to the rain gear.

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some major breaking news coming out of houston. >> abc 7 sports director larry biel joins us live with the latest. >> essentially, it's being reported that the raiders have officially width drawn their request to relocate to southern california. the owners were meeting today. originally, we're discussing the carson project. that's now off the table. nfl owners, as we speak, are likely voting on the ram's chargers parter in ship the $1.8 billion facility that looks like it's going to get the thumb up. what tuz that mean for the raiders? they're going to come wac to oakland and could see several 0

$00 drill million relocation fees in the hopes that they can come together with oakland city officials to build a stadium here. there's a long way from a stadium being built from where we are right now. but all signs point to the chargers remaining here. we'll see if oakland officials and mark davis can come to a decision. >> excellent, larry. thanks very much. of course, we'll have more as things progress. >> oakland has another reason to celebrate. >> we're here to celebrate making oakland famous. >> the man is a famous offer. >> that story and next when abc 7 news at 5:00 continues.

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back to our breaking news in oakland, it looks like rescue crews are getting very, very close to extricating that plumbing contractor who has been stuck in the sewer line since about 12:30 this afternoon when the trench collapsed on him. >> it's obvious they were giving him pain medication, it's scary and painful. he had a lot of weight on him over the last half hour, so they managed to remove much of the dirt. it looks like they're very close to getting him out of this predicament. he's been there for more than three hours now. >> the 2300 block of 21st

avenue, we'll continue to follow this. and, of course, you can get the latest on twitter. >> finally uabc 7 news was in oakland today for a very special oakland celebration for local boy. >> a party hat adorned the statue. born on this date in 1876, 140 years ago. >> he grew up in oakland, spending considerable time in oakland. the great granddaughter was on hand for the sill brags. >> i can see us being very humane, loving people and having fait in people. believing in what he terms the brotherhood of man. >> a series 06 event ins the coming months this year at the age of 40. >> offer classics like call of the wild. >> world news tonight is k078ing up next.

>> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. >> have a great night. we'll see you at 11 cloek. tonight, breaking news here. the u.s. naval vessels with nearly a dozen sailors held by iran. we have late details coming in as we come on the air. martha raddatz standing by live. also breaking tonight, the massive pileups on america's highways. dramatic pictures coming in. the chain reaction collisions on icy roads as a major arctic blast moves east tonight. icy roads. drivers caught in whiteout conditions as a major arctic blast now moves east tonight. the deadly new terror attack. authorities say isis targeting westerners. the race for president tonight. and new numbers this evening. is hillary clinton in trouble in iowa and new hampshire? and donald trump takes aim at ted cruz over where he was born, and then, the hecklers. >> hey, this is not your stage. the young american woman murdered overseas in florence, italy.