sergio quintana is there. what have you got? >> reporter: we are waying for a news update from the bart police chief. he's expected to be here in the next few minutes. i can tell you this all happened at 2:00 this arcfternoon. we talked to a person aboard where this happened and she describes to us a young person who was running at the platform and police officers running after that person and there was some yelling and then she heard some gunshots. as she got off the train she said she walked over and she actually saw a young person on the tracks face down and there were police officers looking at that young person. we can assume that may have been the suspect that they were running after. we do know that the bart police say they did recover a firearm at this station. the el cerrito bart station remains closed and there is a crime scene and there is still a train at the platform for riders

who can get aboard bart they can catch the train at richmond station or el cerrito station. they're just having a single track as they go through here. there is still a whole lot of details that we need to hammer out from the police department. we are waiting to hear details as to how exactly this may have all started. we do not yet know why it was that those police officers may have been chasing after that one person. we do not know how many shots were fired. there's still a whole lot that we're hoping to gather from this update and the police chief that we're expecting to start in the next few minutes. reporting live at the el cerrito bart station. i'm sergio quintana. >> download our free nbc bay area app to stay up-to-date on what's happening around theesti taking an in-depth unit on what happens on bart. we recorded what we saw. you can watch the entire series

on our website at nbcbay area.com/derailed. tonight france has become the first country outside asia to report a coronavirus death. so far the virus has killed 1500 people and infected 67,000. 15 of those cases are here in the united states. we're getting word hundreds of americans trapped on a cruise ship in japan are about to be evacuated. nbc bay area's marianne favro. >> those americans including a woman from san francisco will be flying back to the u.s. on government planes. as i mentioned, headed to travis air force base. the first plane will land tomorrow evening. it will only carry evacuees who are symptom-free. they'll be checked again once the plane lands at trafis and people will either be housed there or flown on to texas. they will all be quarantined another 14 days and they will not come in contact with the people already under quarantine

at travis. this is how one american who has been quarantined on that cruise ship reacted to the news. >> we also learned that we have to do another 14 days once we get into the u.s. so that's very tough because we're business owners, and are arranging, you know, our house being taken care of, our animals being taken care of and work being done. this has now become a mount fuji for us to climb. >> if passengers from the cruise ship not to take the government planes there is a warning. the u.s. state department says they won't be able to return to the u.s. for, quote, a period of time. so far there are 285 confirmed cases from the ship. 67 of them in just the last 48 hours. in the meantime, the chicago couple treated for coronavirus have been released from home isolation. you may remember they were the first case of person-to-person

transmission of the new virus from china. terry? >> marianne, thanks very much. the crew and the virus having a big impact on bay area businesses. today libby urging people to shop. christie smith is reporting a drop in business, christie. >> that's right. one woman we spoke to of a popular business said she's seeing owners in social media about her own business that just aren't true and she thinks that's part of the reason why people are staying away. the mayor says it's time to support these businesses and set the record straight. >> at the shooting star cafe in oakland's chinatown, tables are usually full and there's a line outside. not lately. >> i feel like they're just rumors, right? it's not really fair to suddenly stop going to these businesses. >> these friends from uc berkeley came for one reason. >> just for good food, actually.

it was never on our mind. >> karen song says business here is way down. she joined the mayor and others explaining theimpact of misinformation. >> the virus problem affect our restaurant a lot and they're talking about people from china. >> oakland has no confirmed cases of the coronavirus. the mayor shared the message it's safe to come to chinatown. >> we recognize that there are many false rumors, many fears and that this is hurting our businesses. we are here to say that now is the time to support our businesses. >> schaaf visited businesses and enjoyed dim sum and they're beginning to pay off. >> we have many, many people calling us, texting us and e-mailing us and saying we want to come to chinatown.

>> back at the cafe she stops by more often to make sure her friends who own the place feel >> i support and my family, too. my daughter, she coming. they always come and support here. >> the mayor said she wanted to assure the people of oakland that they're staying updated hour by hour on this virus and we'll share information in real time if the situation changes, but again, no confirmed cases in oakland. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> christie, thank you very much. we're following a developing story out of san francisco where two women are recovering from attacks. the first attack happened about 7:00 this morning at san francisco's pier 19. the suspect stabbed a woman and rode away on a bike. 15 minutes later another woman was attacked near pier 39. the police detained the man they think is responsible and both women are expected to be okay.

a woman is dad after a car crash on highway 101 in burlingame. it happened at 5:30 this morning. police say the woman lost control of her car near the broadway off ramp. the woman was ejected in the car and the car ended up on rawlins road and police are piecing together what happened and the drugs a dr drugs and alcohol are not suspected. we are learning more about the deadly shooting in pittsburgh. it appears the victim was already in woodland hills park when the gunman approached and fired several shots. the shooter ran to a car and drove off. the victim a 21-year-old man and police are trying to track down security camera footage from the area and urging anyone with information to please come forward. we want to get back to the breaking news, the bart station where a police officer shot a person airlifted out of the area. police is holding conference up

a gun. the officers got out to the platform, challenged that individual who then ran off the train, down the platform and on to the trapway at which point a gun was produced by the suspect and the officers ultimately shot, recovering the gun and the suspect has now been transported to the hospital with life-threateni life-threatening injuries. any questions? >> what does it mean that the suspect produced the gun? >> at this point we're in the process of recovering video from both our station, our trains and the body cameras from both officers that were on scene involved. so at this point we know a gun was involved at which point when we watch the video we will verify all of that information. >> can you tell us how many officers fired shots and approximately how many shots were fired? >> i can tell you there were two officers involved. as far as how many shots were

fired, that will all be a part of the investigation. [ inaudible question ] >> do not know. [ inaudible question ] so right now we have the evidence techs here recovering evidence from the scene and we're in the process of recovering station video, train car video and the body cameras of the involved officers. >> are the officers okay? >> yes. >> the domestic disturbance, what does that mean? it was a verbal argument between a male and a female and it was called into us by a witness who was on the train, and that's how we got the call. pr [ inaudible question ] >> so when officers responded --? we've been listening to a press conference from bart police chief ed alvarez about a shooting that took place cerrit

norte bart station at 2:00 this afternoon. a man and woman having an argument, it was called into police. officers got onboard and officers challenged the suspect and he got off the train and showed a gun and was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and we'll have more on this from sergio quintana later in the newscast as the information continues to come out there. decision 2020 now. early voting has begun in the nevada caucuses. to avoid the same problems as iowa and there were many, they're using a new paper-based balloting system. the party planned to use an app similar to the one used in iowa. former senate majority leader harry reid who represented nevada cast his early ballot today. he decided not to endorse anyone in the democratic presidential race, but he'll support the whole field. >> all of these democratic presidential wanna bes are all

people and i think we don't want to focus on trump only and they're not going to. we need to make sure that we replace trump. >> nevada's four caucuses are next saturday. several democratic presidential hopefuls are swinging through neva swinging through before nevada. amy klobuchar. yesterday the bay area news group and that includes the mercury news and east bay times endorsed klobuchar. this morning she posted a tweet saying she is honored to have their backing. we will win big in november. let's do this, california. >> we have a complete voter guide and highlighting issues in the county and just go tobcbay . >> up next, we see videos from those door bell cameras all time, but how much are they really doing to help stop crime? plus, college students getting

creative as they work to make it in the bay. we continue the in-depth reporting on the housing crisis. and here's a look where all of the missing rain this month is heading toward the pacific northwest, but could the clouds we're seeing move into the bay area now lead to changes by this time tomorrow? we'll have a look when we come right back. as soon as i started talking about putting term limits on congress, washington insiders went crazy. they said term limits are bad, that they'll break government. what a joke! congress is working fine for politicians and corporations, but it's not doing anything for real people on climate, health care or gun safety. the only way we get new ideas is electing new people, including a president willing to shake-up washington. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message.

san francisco is paying $25,000 to settle a racial bias lawsuit. a group of serven african-americans were arrested. all were african-american despite the diversity of drug dealers in that area. the city's attorney says san francisco police were following directives from federal law enforcement leading the operation. door bell security cmind, but the data shows that they don't go far in actually fighting crime. last year ring released an ad

certained on the town of winter park, florida. the police chief talks about the cameras helping officers solve crimes. in reality the department has not made a single arrest aided by ring camera footage. ring said its cameras reduced burglaries bymore than 50% and an extensive nbc news investigation has found little evidence to support that claim. in 2017 city college of san francisco began offering free tuition, but living in the city are more expensive than ever. they're finding creative ways to live near campus. how they're making it in the bay making tiny homes that hide in plain sight. >> welcome to my humble abode. >> the housing cost is probably the highest in the country. >> this, financially and educationally makes more sense for me. >> it got to the point we couldn't just phi the rent anymore owe we decided to try

this. >> we have running water. >> we cook about three to four days of the week in here. >> a shower in the making we're working on. >> i don't want to be thousands of dollars in debt when i leave school? a short-term sacrifice for a long-term success. >> until i graduate, at least. the better option for me. ♪ ♪ they're studying everything from art to computer science, but for a lot of students college can be a tough lesson in economics. here in san francisco city college offers a free education, but you have to live here to get it, and faced with some of the highest rents in the world, some students are getting creative. on the outside it looks like any other delivery truck, but on the inside -- >> want much to look at right now. >> kyle murphy is building a tiny apartment. >> the shower will probably open out this way. >> it will have running water, a

full kitchen. >> you can throw dinner parties back here is what you're saying. >> absolutely. >> how many people? i would like to create seating for at least eight. >> kyle is part of a growing community. >> this is my buddy, the box truck that was done before me. >> city college students are building temporary homes while they go to school. >> this is home building type insulation. >> it's all home depot. what happened here actually happened at home depot. >> just about every weekend, they gather here in the parking lot to share tools and share ideas. >> painting, polishing and problem solving. >> with ready acc supplies. >> as kyle starts his project, he's learning from others that are almost done. >> eventually we'll have a shower curtain. we have a hot water heater over here. >> from this dodge van with a work space that turns into a bed

to jimmy woo's home on wheels. >> what did this used too be? >> this was an ambulance. >> he is remodeling for the fourth time. >> there is an extending table here for extra counter space. >> what do you tend to cook here? >> i usually cook every day during school. today i cooked turkey curry in the insta pot. >> that smells nice. >> you could call this roughing it, but jimmy and kyle have both seen much worse. >> i did four years in the army active duty of the combat medic. >> of the students who live in the truck, an overwhelming number are veterans. after serving their country they are now entitled to an education. >> jonathanbsite, nbc bay area.com and click on making it in the bay. it's right at the top of our home page under the trending section, and join us tonight at 8:30 for our half-hour special making it in the bay and we'll take a look at the bay area housing crisis and how did

living here ever get so expensive? we'll hear about families scraping by and we'll meet advocates and companies and bay area leaders working to find solutions and at 8:30 after a special edition of nbc bay area news at 8:00. still ahead, marching half way across the world. a south bay band is headed to london. f

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we have a happy ending for a dog in the peninsula. there you can see baby. the 1-year-old bulldog mix and her palo alto animal shelter. baby had major injuries. they call it the worst case of animal abuse they've ever seen. it was bad so they took care of baby and started nurturing him back to health and today we

learned someone has adopted that little pooch. the san jose marching band is taking its talents to the uk. ♪ ♪ >> that's the independence high school marching band and they've been invited to perform at london's new year's day parades next year. it's one of the biggest parades in the world. it attracts people from all over the place. the director of the band said it all boils down to hard work. >> what makes these kids so special is they buy into the idea that hard work pays off. you know, they come in every single day with energy and excitement. >> more than 8,000 international performers participate in that parade. >> and some from right here. >> nearly four tons of cargo blasted off from virginia headed to the international space station. >> three, two, one.

ignition. >> northrop grumman's rocket launch this afternoon. onboard are experiments and gear along with snacks for the crew including fresh fruits and vegetables. i'll get that will be welcome and also cheese and candy. the launch was initially set for friday and it was delayed because of weather and this is the 13th cargo flight into space. >> rob, you often tweet about things like that. >> candy and fruit cups. christmas in february, not a bad thing. >> or spring in february right now. >> no kidding. it's been beautiful. they love it. the weather is nice for the outdoor plans and the big story is how dry it's been and continues to be so far this month we're missing out on rainfall and in terms of plans, the weather is quite kind. we have 63 degreesn san jaos n about an hour or so and in san to 15 miles per hour and in

sith the wind at close terms of rainfall, average to date, here's the problem with the dry february. these losses just keep accelerating anywhere from 20% of average for the rainfall to 66% of average in santa rosa. in just this month alone we've had a fifth of an inch of rain per day. in february you have a dry spell like this those losses can accelerate. take what's happening with the sierra snow pack. about 58% of average compared to the same time last year it was an outstanding snow pack last year where we had totals of 141% of average last february the 14th and quite a change, anywhere from nine inches of total snow pack depth so far this year. last year at this time more than 40 inches. that's a big deal. we haven't had a lot of rain and not a lot of snow and here's the reason why. strong high pressure almost most

typical of may where it builds up to the north of hawaii sends storms to the north and that's the part that's not going away for a while and probably some more for sunday and notice the rain showers staying too far to the north around the bay area and what we'll probably see more of will be wind picking up at times for the hills for tomorrow night on to tomorrow morning and we finish this afternoon with upper 50s to mid-50s for highs and yes, the winds not too bad tomorrow, but by tomorrow night as we go into monday see how the north and east bay hills begin to see the gusts 30 to 40 miles per hour and watch that closely. that's setting up as we head into monday and notice no rain chances here for thursday and maybe a few showers near the coast and that's about it. maybe our best chance for showers could come by perhaps next weekend, but you'll notice that is an inland tracking weather system that even between now and february 25th it doesn't look like we'll see much in the way of rain chances. instead, monitoring wind at

times and by tomorrow night h d heading into monday where everyone is knocked by winds at 20 to 40 miles per hour and maybe another chance of more wind for next weekend. temperatures, though will start to climb. we could be approaching 70 again tuesday and wednesday. it would be nice if it just wasn't happening in february. you can see from the rain deficits and the snow pack the issues we're seeing now. >> now we're rooting for march. >> thanks a lot. an olympic-style dress rehearsal today. a japanese actress produced the first torch kiss. it's just for practice, folks. there's the kiss. it is in the buildup to the olympics that will start in july. the real thing starts on march 26th. don't forget, nbc bay area is your official home for the 2020 summer olympicss and they run july 24th through august 9th. coming up next we continue to follow that breaking news out of

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we want to return to the breaking news we're following in the east bay. officers have shut down the el cerrito bart station. a passenger reported a couple arguing on the train. police responded, confronted the man. he got off the train and he started running. bart police went after him. he showed his weapon and bart police fired and the man was hit and was airlifted to the hospital and we are told he has life-threatening injuries. we'll have much more on this story tonight at 8:00 after hockey and again tonight at 11:00. thank you for watching. nhl is now. good night. ber one show

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