an oakland high school shut down. trays of a cancer causing kell cal found in the air. a recovery mission for a missing couple. and a band of thieves. election fight in santa clara. the plan to divide the city council is dividing the city. fueling the team. sandal jose state may have found a winning plan. from armor to art. why this truck is in san francisco. we begin with the developing story. an oakland high school is shut down with classes canceled after

a cancer causing chemical is found in ground water. thank you for joining us. >> it is believed the chemicals are coming from an old plating metal company nearby. >> the small yellow square in the upper portion of your screen is the plating company. te larger section in lighter yellow. >> laura anthony is live at the school. the families and the school district must be scrambling. >> reporter: well, they are. we should say that plating company, one of several options. they do believe that is the likely source. it is important to say the school is closed. they don't think it is coming from on campus but rather the surrounding neighborhood. that's why that's the are looking to the state department of toxic substances for health. not only identifying the source of the toxic material but also, eliminating it.

teachers and staff at west oakland's mcclymonds high school are removing plants, animals and their own supplies now that the school is closed. a reality that may last well past this week. >> what we're doing is we are exercising extreme caution here. because some testing that we did on an unrelated matter that turned up what is called tce. it is used for metal processing. >> it was discovered last friday while tests were being conducted near football field on an unrelated matter. the concern is that it is vaporizing and creating a health hazard for students inside mcclymonds. there are several sites that could be the source. but the most likely is an old plating plant. lane metal finishers, a few hundred feet away. >> one of the issues we need to deal with is to try to understand what is the extent of the ground water plume.

what is the magnitude and what is the source of it. >> what are your concerns? >> well, the safety of my daughter and her classmates and this community as a whole. >> reporter: the incident is just the latest scare for the community in and around the climate. over the years, testing has found high levels of lead. they found lead contamination in the drinking water from dated metal fixtures. >> things in the past here. we've had very high profile cases of cancer on this campus. those include a graduate who died of cancer last november. another mac football player, darrell aikens who died from leukemia in 2017. >> what is your reaction? >> very heart breaking. it is sad and kind of has your mind wondering. it could be a possibility. it has something to do with his diagnosis. >> reporter: we're told the school is being closed out of an

abundance of caution. more testing would be done over the weekend. district that's the are scrambling. they're trying to figure out where they can take these 350 students. hold the classes somewhere else in the district. there is a community meeting that is set to begin tonight at 6:00 at taylor memorial church. that is just a few blocks from here. live in oakland. abc7 news. tonight the search for a missing palo alto couple has become a recovery mission. as abc7 news reporter had ansar explains, police dogs had four hits near where carol kiparsky and ian irwin are. >> day five in the seven for carol kiparsky and ian irwin. the office says they may have a break in the case. the marin county sheriff's office says during the searches with multiple canine teams, we've received four independent

alerts from today navarro canine tales in the area of shell beach. shell beach is close to the air bnb cottage where the couple was staying. the sheriff's office says with the new information, the seven and rescue effort is now a search and recovery mission. we believe our on extensive search efforts would have located carol and ian if they were responsive or an area available on foot and on land. they didn't check out of their air bnb in inverness. search teams have been in the air, land and water. >> it is definitely uncomfortable and unnerving not knowing what happened in the tiny quiet community. everybody knows everything is going on. >> melissa king lives nearby. >> it is strange. there is no, they've left everything behind. their cell phones, their

abilities, their car. there is not really that far they can walk from here. >> the sheriff's office says over the next few days, the efforts will be focused in the area near shell beach. in marin county. abc7 news. meantime, new details on the hiker found alive after going missing in lucas valley preserve. the marin county sheriff's office says he suffered a stroke and then fell. two canine dogs located bennett tuesday night. new developments. rancho sandal tonio park will reopen tomorrow morning. a mountain highon that attacked a 6-year-old girl has been found and you youth noised. a patient who came down with coronavirus has been declared fully recovered and that there are no signs of the illness circulating in the county. very encouraging to hear. the patient self-isolated at

home because his symptoms wered my. meanwhile, san francisco's health department said one of the diamond cruiseship evacuees affected is being treated at a hospital in the city. two apparents were being treated and are being discharged. a man was arrested for trying to kid animal a mountain view woman from her own home monday night, held them against their own will, too. this is the suspect who they say carried out the night of terror. 33-year-old jeremiah of breaking into another home and holding a sgom her daughter for half an hour. the latest victims came forward only after learning he was in custody. it happened an hour before he was accused of attacking a 53-year-old woman. she managed to he is came. porter was arrested after rrng

to the neighborhood in the san francisco police are lock into three reports of carjackings. the first between harrison and fullsome. an uber driver said three people tried to take his car. one pointed a gun at his face. >> he kept trying to open the door. he opened it and tried to yank me out. i kept fighting him the whole time. and then he almost had me out. i jumped back in. i realized there was a person still in my car and i said get out. >> a second carjacking attempt a half-hour later and a half-hour after that, another one at mission and debose. in the south bay, vote by mail ballots are already being sent in. the measure is sparking controversy over how 60

councilmembers should be elected. >> there are no campaign lawn signs. there isn't even a formal committee on it. it would reduce from six to three. that proposal has sparked pushback from a growing up in of community groups in this city. fewer districts. >> the state law is cheer. when jurisdictions are going from at large elections to district elections. it is for the purpose of having the harsher say. >> santa clara's population is about 50% hispanic. when the elections were held, it was all white. when they were ordered to create six dribts, the first nonwhite councilmember was elected. the concept grew out of a charter committee. measure c was written by a group

of st. clairans. >> they had experts that came in and talked to them. and one of them said there was a possibility that you might actually get more diversity by having the three districts with mum members in each. >> the cities appeal the court order mandating the court order while they urge passage of measure c. they also complained that the 49ers organization has contributed about $317,000 to the no on c. they said it thrones disenfranchise minority had communities and strip then of equal representation. voters will decide at the ballot box. in santa clara. abc7 news. still ahead, from the grill to the gridiron. san jose football players learn food for thought. plus, a wrong turn into the

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student athletes are constantly on the go with their busy schedules. but one school is preparing athletes both on and off the playing field through course work in the kitchen. chris nguyen has the story you'll see only on 7. >> reporter: the newest course at san jose state university isn't one you'll find in the campus catalogue. >> you get to hang out with all your boys and cook a bunch of food. >> reporter: they are attending the sirs session of chop. cooking healthy forment on malperformance. >> this is something we never got into. i never really learned anything about cooking. >> reporter: the program was created after football coaches saw a need for emphasizing the need for cooking education. >> you won't get the benefits

from your workouts or training if you don't fuel them with proper food. a lot of them know how to go to the fast food place and get as much as they can but they don't know how to fuel their bodies. >> reporter: they have worked with other faculty to create a curriculum that is both educational and applicable. >> we want them to feel really excited and empowered by cooking. taking control of their health. >> reporter: today's menu was all about breakfast. >> we did an egg casserole. we put some bell peopleplerple s ham. >> next time they'll tackle dinner and lunch. this gives then chance to miff, bake and saute to fuel their workouts. this group coming together to learn new 60s to help them

succeed beyond the field. >> we're so used to protein being a big thing for us. learning about anti-oxidants and the different vitamin that's we need to recover faster. >> reporter: the program launches today with members of the football team. the goal is to expand to it all student athletes. reporting in san jose. abc7 news. >> this is crazy. it's all smother sailing now for a paraglider firefighters rescued after he got stuck in power lines in yuba city. >> reporter: for hours, he just dangled. his paraglider got stuck in power lines while attending to line at the yuba airport. >> i didn't see him moving.movi. the trees in the road and then out of the road and then hit the wires.

>> three hours after getting stuck, the man was back on solid ground. they said pg&e needed to make sure the energy was dranined the wires. >> so we told him not to move around as much so the air force stayed still and wouldn't potentially fall. >> that paraglider is okay. what an adventure. we want to shift your attention to the weather. it was a little cooler. >> we may be seeing a few drops saturday morning. we are noticing the clouds are increasing across the bay area. most of you were in the 50s and 60s unless you were in gilroy.

there is a system off the coastline. that's the system as it goes into southern california. it may spin out a shower or two. especially in the southern part of our viewing area. we'll check out what's ahead for the next few days. tomorrow will be really hazy. and temperatures will be unbelievably warm. well above average. today was warmer than average. tomorrow, even more so. a slight chance of a few hours south. we are looking at sunny weather. a lot of high clouds overhead. those clouds will continue to stream in as we head into tomorrow as well. so the temperatures first thing in the morning. and then the 30s and 40s. we'll have primarily 40s as we head into the afternoon.

on the peninsula, redwood city, palo alto, you all of you in th 70s. near 70 in february. 76 in santa rosa. 75 in petaluma. pretty warm for winter. head inland and the temperatures will be on the warmer side as well sfooxt degrees in livermore. now we'll head into the hour by hour forecast. so tomorrow morning into tomorrow evening. you'll see a lot of cloud cover as the low-pressure system spins off the coast. long what happens, friday morning, 5:00 a.m. a possibility that a shower or two may make it in. there is a possibility we may pick up some rainfall.

how much? not a lot. so especially down south, a few hundredths of an inch in the east bay. a hazy and warmer friday. certainly cooler weather for the upcoming weekend. and then we'll see the reversal with low to mid 70s. low 60s. i'm still remaining optimistic that march will deliver a miracle. >> we need march to come in like a lion. >> when work temperatures can be too hot or too cold. >> your winter office survival guide.

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