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again, and it was a line of people earlier lined up to take pictures from the donald trump cut out. they're clearly very excited to be back in charge in washington dc. but donald trump is no typical republican, and long time republican party members are still trying to figure out what it all means. >> all right, fellow republicans, any deplorables out there? [ cheering ] >> reporter: the republicans are enjoying seeing old friends, and enjoying have the party back in the white house, but is it? does donald trump fit the mold of a republican? i asked darryl isa. what's the difference between republicanism and trumpism? >> boy, that's a great question. [ laughter ] >> you know melissa i think aisle ponder that for awhile. i think you have to look and say donald trump is not everybody's republican. he's not everybody's conservative, but he is our president. >> reporter: sue carrow is the vice president of the
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republican party for the bay area. >> we're still not comfortable as republicans. i'm a life long republican. with his style. with how he says things. with the tweeting. >> reporter: she did not support president trump, but is happy with some of his choices. >> what we're becoming very comfortable with is a series of decisions donald trump has made in terms of people to flesh out his administration and help him move forward. >> reporter: rocky chavez assemblyman didn't support trump either, but likes his hiring positions. >> i liked his appointment for the supreme court and secretary of defense of the defense and homeland security. >> reporter: whether or not he agrees with president trump does, trump is in charge, and he wishes some california democrats wouldn't be so antagonistic. >> we'll have to go to them and talk for the infrastructure money. if if we kick them in the teeth there's 49 other states.
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that's not a smart position for us to be. >> reporter: now there was only a very small protest here earlier today. just a handful of people with signs to the tune of protect obamacare, and the congressman was asked about this, but said he hasn't seen enough specificsers but that he's -- specifics, but that he's committed to a smooth transition. >> melissa, before you go, we learned democrats have picked former labor secretary tom perez to be the new chair of the dnc. any reaction from the republicans there? u. >> reporter: i can tell you i was talking to one political consultant, and he said he's disappointed. he said keith ellison was more liberal and the republican party would have made a lot more money if he was elected chairman of the dnc. he said they'll do just fine under perez, but they were
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pulling and head coaching for the more -- hoping for the more progressive candidate to win. >> all right, thank you melissa. well, it's been nearly three months since the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire, and now police there are under special orders to make sure it doesn't happen again. da lin has the details. >> reporter: starting immediately, if oakland police officers come across any unlawful parties they have to report them to their commanders and the special events unit. the new policy aims to prevent another ghost ship fire. police had responded to calls at the warehouse many times before the fire that killed 36 people. cell phone footage shows officers even went inside, but never contacted code enforcement or city inspectors. the mayor says the new policy will save lives. >> we clearly see opportunities to improve the coordination and communication among the different departments. >> reporter: last week the assistant police chief asked officers to report illegal
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parties and warehouses. but the city administrator quickly rescinded that order. the latest order took out the word warehouses. some believe it's in response from the pressure from the artist community saying it could force landlords to kick them out. >> we cannot and will not turn a blind eye to immediate life safety risks, but we are also very cognizant of the housing crisis and want to also not compromise housing security. >> reporter: so does that mean officers won't report on illegal warehouses? well the mayor wouldn't clarify that. critics say the policy doesn't go far enough, saying the problem isn't just illegal party, but people living in unsafe warehouses can also be dangerous. but on the other hand, artists worry even reporting on illegal parties can lead to their evictions. >> it's good the city is concerned, but we have to make sure the city isn't using it as
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a way to crack down, put fear in the minds of their landlords. >> reporter: the mayor is trying to get the point of the new policy by saying it's better and broader saying it protects people living in all kinds of dangerous situation, not just warehouses. until oakland, da lin, kpix 5. >> and the mayor will swear in the department's new police chief on monday. . that may be the work ler. new at 6:00 tonight police in santa rosa are investigating a pair of homicides that may be the work of one killer. officers were called to a home on valley center drive just before 11:00 this morning, and inside they found a man dead. about 90 minutes later a car related to that crime scene turned up four mile as way outside a home on glen brook avenue, and a woman was found dead inside that home. police say the cases appear to be related, but don't appear to be a murder-suicide. at this point they are not giving details on the circumstances or possible killer. more than a hundred san jose families lined up today
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looking for help. they were forced from their homes this week by flooding from coyote creek. the city announced today 1335 households are still evacuated. the shelter at james lake high school is closing, but a new one will open at the seven trees community center, and damage estimates are under way to help apply for relief help. christin ayers talked to a family today that still can't go home. >> reporter: tonight the clean up in the streets is continuing. you can see on this block the heavy equipment is out. crews are out here washing the streets, dumping trash after flood waters ravaged this area. more than 1300 flood victims still can't return home and are turning to their community for help. this is how olga perez's home looked the last time she saw it. flood waters cresting waist high, forcing her family out. >> i don't have my own space and i can't provide my kids their own space. >> reporter: her children are still struggling to accept that
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everything they know is gone. >> it's kind of hard to get it and process it through your mind that like it's all gone, and that you need to start from the beginning because you can't do anything about it. >> reporter: the family came to this school today to try and recover some of what they lost, sifting through piles of clothing and food all collected by the school district within a matter of hours today. >> all this has been acquired just from 8:00 p.m. this morning. >> reporter: the donation center is just one of the ways the community is trying to help families like the perez family. >> we had residents lined up at the door this morning before we opened at 9:00. >> reporter: the deputy city manager say it is community center, closed to the press for now is staffed with nonprofits and government agencies ready to help the flood victims get back on their feet. but on many blocks, evacuation orders are still in place, the clean up is continuing, crews
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in masks, boot, and gloves sweeping mud and dumping trash. many still can't come home, including olga. she walked away with clothing and food today. she'll stay with her sister until she can return home. right now she and her daughters say that donations mean everything. >> it makes me feel like there's people out there that care. >> we see the light, and we're going to get through this. center will open back up at 9 >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix 5. >> well the center will open back up at 9:00 tomorrow morning. the franklin mckinley school district is taking donations of flood, clothing, and other items next week. >. and we're seeing a few showers around parts of bay area tonight. looking toward the bay bridge. thankfully the showers are not expected to amount to much, and there's just a touch of light rain on the north coast, and that's about all it's amounting to. there's a little run off on the me lins that, and from time to time tonight a -- peninsula,
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and from time to time a few showers could splash up, along the coast mainly. the high peaks could get a sprinkle of snow, and another chance of showers tomorrow afternoon. then dry next week, and we'll have all the details when we cover the forecast. meanwhile the recent storms are still causing problems in san jose's allen rock park closed since friday because of downed trees and mud slides. no word on when it will reopen. ask the another closure in contra costa county. the closure is along a short stretch, but cutting off access to marsh creek road meaning long detours for drivers. you can see most of mud is gone, but there's big cracks in the road. no estimate on how long the repairs will take. a baby boy from concord is recovering tonight after being mauled by a family dog, and we learned the dog was in fact a mastiff shepherd mix, not a pit
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bull as previously reported. the 10 month old was playing with his brother when the 80- pound dog turned on the baby. the mother was able to save the child. when officers showed up they said the dog looked ready to attack, and officers shot and killed the animal. the baby boy suffered cuts, but his injuries are not life threatening. >. and san francisco's water supply is about to get a little mixed up. some say a change could change the taste of the foodie scene in the city. >. and it's a creepy consequence of all the recent rains. how it's rattling some snakes right out of hibernation. >> that's not all rolling down from the hills. how the stormy weather is triggering a new california gold rush coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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least there will be in a few week. new at 6:00, more on the change some say could change the taste of the city's foodie scene. >> reporter: at this pizza shop and grill in frank, they say the secret to -- san francisco, they say the secret to their dough is the water, but it's amount to change when a small amount of ground water will be added to the sierra mountain drinking water. >> the taste of our family owned dough will be different. we might have to ship water in from new york we're thinking. >> reporter: it's not just the dough sam say -- some say will taste different, it could change the coffee. >> the water change it is taste. >> reporter: he's the ordinary reason of a coffee -- owner of a coffee shop that opened in
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1985. but here's the thing, we haven't had mountain water since last month because of repairs to a tunnel, and even then it wasn't pure mountain water. they're messing with it because they say it's to conserve our water supply. >> i think san francisco water is very high quality. >> reporter: but their advice is to wait and taste before deciding if the change is a good or bad thing. >> we have to withhold judgment until seeing the product? all we can do is keep doing what we're doing and hoping the water is okay. >> reporter: in san francisco, kpix 5. >> what's more, the san francisco poe says since they switched the water to reservoir water last month they've not seen a spike in complaints about the quality of the water. >> and some water related problems of a different kind in the sacramento area tonight. the recent flooding has
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rattlesnakes on the move at a usual time. the rain jolted the snakes out of hibernation, and some of the rep times are caught up in the flood waters, meaning more could be found near flooded creeks or streams near populated areas. the rattlers typically like the hang out on the edge of the water. >> if they're hibernated up and out of the inundation they'll be fine, but if they're in it they'll be either drowned or washed to a new location. >> so they could turn up in places they usually roam in warmer months. they tend to avoid people, but can bite if provoked which is never a good idea. luckily states aren't the only thing washing down from the hills. were here's how the stormy weather is triggering a new california gold rush. >> reporter: miner gary sifts through the rocks and soil looking out for a certain
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glistening element, especially now following the i wanter's -- winter's heavy rain. >> i'd say the water came up about this high. so we wouldn't be here now. in 1997 it was double it was way up there. >> he says he always -- >> reporter: he says he always finds a little gold here on this property, but this year there's more run off than normal shaking the gold out, and that could provide a moment for those inclined to come up and look for it. >> it kind of etch sketches everything. >> reporter: the known gold digs were washed out, trees uprooted, landscapes eroded. the run offs have also removed gold out of the old abandoned mines and sent it down the river. >> it will definitely bring down more gold and open up areas never gotten to before. >> reporter: officials from the bureau of land management say the erosion constate it is gold by -- concentrate it is gold by
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removing the lighter rock in the soil. >> you can walk and just see a gold vein, not even dig. >> reporter: miner gary runs tour groups through his property, and says now is the optimum time for gold hunting because the storms just finished churning the landscape. you may be wondering if we found any. >> ding dong! >> reporter: we found some fine flakes of what they call flour gold. miner gary says we found it more quickly than normal, just a couple of quick panning sessions. >> that's hard to do. >> reporter: but not as hard this year now that mother nature as shaken up the mother lode. >> and one spot this year will be below if oro -- the oroville dam because the releases could reveal new pockets of gold. >. well, even people in space are keeping an eye on the oroville dam these days. a crew member aboard the
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international space station snapped this photo earlier this week. the spillway visible even from from hundreds of miles above earth. >> isn't that something? we have a few showers moving into the bay area tonight, but not amounting to much, and mostly be confined to the shoreline, and here's how it looks on the doppler. this really says it all. the moisture is offshore. it's kind of saying never mind, dissipating before it gets to the coastline, so as we see at this hour, about 18 minutes after 6:00, few light showers on highway 1 and that's about it. maybe a few showers tonight. temperatures in the upper 40s as you head out, so a chilly night, but not a wet one. cool wet system will favor a few showers tomorrow as it sinks south, and by early tomorrow afternoon maybe a sprinkle or two again, so a little unsettled this weekend, but no rain of any real amount. winter weather advisory posted for light snow and gusty winds.
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as much as eight inches of snow at the sierra peaks. wind gusting to 40 miles per hour, so if you're headed to the hills just give yourself some extra time. futurecast sets this up, skies begin to clear in the next few hours, so if we get clearing skies that means cold temperatures, so by 4:00 in the morning not much there, and as the futurecast moves on we have mostly clear skies until about 2:00 in the afternoon, then a few light showers work in so all of it sinks south tomorrow evening, and tomorrow night we stand a slightly better chance than tonight of picking up maybe a tenth of an inch of rain. tomorrow morning we start with mostly to partly cloudy skies and temperatures near 40 degrees, and as we look way ahead into the upcoming week, a couple of high pressure bubbles setting up in the pacific steering everything up to the pacific northwest, so we have a dry week after tomorrow night. so cool with a few showers tonight. maybe a repeat performance
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tomorrow, and then sunny and warmer weather on the way for the bay area tuesday. temperatures will skyrocket into the mid-60s by the end of the week. overnight tonight near freezing in santa rosa, livermore 39, and sun up tomorrow morning at a quarter to 7:00. and forecast highs tomorrow, 50s for the most part in the bay area with sun, and increasing clouds from the north, and then maybe a sprinkle or two, and that's it so. we have a few showers painted in for tomorrow. monday clouds, and tuesday through the end of the week for the first time in a long time looks high and dry, and that's good news, and so is this. >> they're rolling out the red carpet for hollywood's biggest night. how the stars and oscar himself are getting ready for the academy awards. and the cardinals trying to do something they haven't done all season, beat a rankerred team. we'll -- ranked team. we'll show you if they pulled off the upset on the farm next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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the rod carpet is -- red carpet is rolled out in hollywood tonight for tomorrow's academy awards, but they might have to cover it with a tarp between now and then. some showers expected overnight, but the skies should be clear by the time the stars come out. chris martinez isn't interested in winners or losers, just what they're wearing. >> reporter: it's crunch time, and entertainment tonight's nancy o' dell knows what it takes to pull off a perfect red carpet look. from david webb jewels to the gown. >> there's little things about my figure, i have hips you know, and also the material is different under the camera and lights. >> we'll make this smaller. really fit is everything. >> reporter: zunino has dressed countless celebrities from his beverly hills boutique.
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what's the big trend this year? >> the big trend is prints. they're huge. it definitely starts with the red carpet, and infiltrates everybody else's lives. >> reporter: for many the dress is just part of equation. oscars bling is just as important. >> 30-carats total and about 2 million dollars. >> reporter: and when it comes to these precious rocks, forever mark diamonds says more is better. >> statement necklaces are one of the biggest trends we've seen all red carpet season. another big trend we're seeing is a lot of stacked rings. not just one or two rings, but wearing a lot of rings on multiple fingers. >> reporter: all of this is on loan? >> yes, like cinderella the next morning they have to give them back. >> reporter: but even the rarest gems can't compare to oscar gold. chris martinez, cbs news los angeles. >> and speaking of oscar gold, workers at this new york factory have been busy getting
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oscar himself ready for the show. dozens of the statues are now waiting to be given, but all that's waiting are the name plates, and they're the work of one man backstage. >> two little screws, nice wipe down so it's clean when we give it back to you, and away you go. that's the finished oscar at that point. >> wonder how much before the ceremony he does that? as for how much it costs to make them? that's a secret. >> yeah, he can't be making them during the ceremony, so he has the intel. and prints this year. >> prints. >> yes, every year i think they switch off. >> i like the solids but oh well. [ laughter ] >> onto sports, something i know about. stanford has come up with big wins of late, but not much luck beating rankerred opponents -- ranked opponents. this afternoon they got another shot as the 6th ranked ducks visited the cards.
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under three minutes to play in this game, stanford's travis hits the jumper giving them the lead. he had 27 points and 14 rebounds. now tied at 73, just a few seconds left. bell on the third trial bats it in -- try bats it is, so last chance for stanford. travis until the lane again, this time he's stripped and there's the game. oregon avoid it is upset and keeps their title hopes alive. >> usf coach kyle smith looking for win number 20 today against pepperdine. leading off the bounce bounce, and usf has a five-point lead. three minutes left, the waves now up by 1, and frank is good from beyond the arc. he scored 16 off the bench as usf wins.
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they reach 20 wins for the first time since 2014. hing the hurricanes take on number-10 duke. little over 3 to play... mia by >> alex rodriguez not playing baseball anymore, the miami native watching the hurricanes take on duke. miami up by 1, and newton driving in for the lay up giving the canes a 3-point lead. final seconds, now 53-50 miami. bruce brown gets open deep and puts this game away on a break away dunk. brown scored 25 and the hurricanes upset duke 55-50. it's the blue devils second straight loss. >> i think they could have played defense a little differently on the last play, but who knows. >. coming up in the next half hour, he risked his life to document the syrian civil war, but he won't be here to see if his film wins an oscar tomorrow. why the us won't let him in. plus a different kind of tech takeover in san francisco. how women are now joining forces to find some important work place equality battles.
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an assistance center has opened to h you're watching kpix 5 news. our top stories tonight, an assistance center is open to help victims of san jose flood action. more than 1300 -- flooding. more than 13 home homes under evacuation. oakland police are cracking down on illegal parties. if officers come across them they have to report them to
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their commanders and a special events unit. the new policy aims to prevent another ghost ship fire. and republicans are holding their state convention this weekend in sacramento. they're feeling pretty good now that their party has the white house, but the convention's keynote speaker is breaking with president trump on a key point. he wants a special prosecutor appointed to examine russia's meddling in the election. >. and there's a former obama cabinet member that's now the new chair of the dnc. >> a great american mr. tom perez. >> reporter: members of democratic national committee picked a new national chairman saturday who they hope will turn opposition against president trump into election victories. it took hundreds of state party leaders and activists two rounds of voting to pick tom perez as chair. perez served as the lay by secretary under -- labor secretary under president
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obama. >> i know we can win the battles ahead, i know we will win the battles ahead when we lead together. >> reporter: president trump had lunch with florida governor rick scott and wisconsin governor scott walker at the white house following his speech friday to the conservative political action conference. >> a few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people, and they are. they are the enemy of the people. >> reporter: the white house later blocked several news outlets from attending an off camera press briefing. a new york congresswoman says the exclusions outraged her. she spoke outside the new york times building saturday. >> i with find it alarming -- we find it alarming, and that it violates the first amendment that protects press freedom. >> reporter: the president focused on black history month in his weekly address, saying he'll bring back jobs to the african american community. >> this weekend i met with manufacturing ceos, we're working to bring back those jobs, and i mean really good paying jobs. >> reporter: the president says
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he'll speak more about the issue when he addresses congress tuesday night. cbs news, new york. >> one group the president won't be addressing is the white house correspondent's association. he announced at that time on twitter -- at that time on twitter she's -- today on twitter she's kidnapping the annual -- he's skipping the annual dinner. proceeds from the event go to scholarships for appearing journalists -- aspiring journalists. >> meanwhile the president and new dnc chair are already exchanging tweets. the president said congratulations to promise perez named chairman of the dnc. i couldn't be happier for him or the republican party. perez fired back saying call me tom, and don't get too happy, keith ellison and i and democrats across the country will be your worst nightmare. a sign cinematographer
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plans to attend the oscars tomorrow night is not being allowed into the united states. he worked on a documentary about syria's turbulent civil war that's nominated for an academy award. he was issued a visa for the ceremony, but he was told he needed a passport waiver. earlier today he tweeted after three days in airport, not allowed to travel to the oscars, had visa, but passport not accepted. sad, but important work to do here. and a cast of hollywood stars rallied in beverly hills yesterday to denounce president trump's immigration policy. >> and today organizers welcomed newcomers to the community in light of immigration crack downs. >> i want them to feel welcome,
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so they can integrate to our community faster, so they can contribute to our this country. >> the event was orkneysed be i the oakland vietnamese chamber of commerce. and millions of men and women are stalked each year, and those are just the cases actually reported. >> tonight on a special two part edition of 48 hours, they show how technology is giving stalkers new power, and talks with the cbs star leading the charge for change. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: a career of 22- year-old singing sensation christina grimmie was exploding [ singing ] >> reporter: she was on tv's
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the voice and a tour, and then in 2016, the promising star while welcoming fans at a meet and greet was shot dead. the victim of an obsessed fan, a stalker. >> she had a stalker in the sense of the modern age that we live in of celebrities have been to put themselves out on social media. >> reporter: the orlando police detectives. >> she had no idea she was in any danger at all. >> reporter: her poor girl with her arms wide open is heart breaking. >> i think every victim feels like it could be them. >> reporter: actress paulie perette from the tv show ncis say she's been stalked for over a decade, and found law enforcement somehow slow to help, although her stalker
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just wrapped up in san francisco. kpix five's jackie ward was ows us how i the largest lgbtq tech conference in the world just wrapped up in san francisco. >> jackie ward was there, and shows how it's empowering women to fight big work place battles. >> reporter: she's been fighting for gay right for years. >> i really felt like a voice was missing for lgbtq women in particular, and wanted to build something specific for us. >> reporter: she says a lot of progress has been made in the tech industry for the community as well as women in general, but there are still critical battles that need to be fought
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like equal pay sam the player it was clear to my -- >> pay. >> it was clear to me we needed more lesbians to head it up. >> reporter: one challenge gay and straight women both face is sexual harassment. this weekend a woman published a blog saying her uber boss harassed her. they say this is the kind of action that needs to happen more, and she's happy with how tech companies are standing up for women and minorities. >> the ability to be brave and tell your story, so i'm impressed with the way tech leaders in silicon valley have dumped trump already, and we have to keep doing that. >> reporter: another thing they're fighting for is high representation of minority groups in tech, and one feels firsthand how the tide is
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turning. >> and we're encouraged to reach out to different diversity groups that we haven't been encouraged to reach out to in the past. well, you might want to let out a little whine after this next story. how the rains are bogging down one of our most important cash crops. and if forecast is coming up in a minute, and we'll get a little wet. and baseball is back as both the giants and a's take on the world champs. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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biggest cash crops are under threat >. well, first it was the drought, now some of california's biggest cash crops are under threat from too much water. acres of almond grows and vineyards north of lodi have been flooded for days. one farmer calls it the bermuda triangle because they're at the center of three rivers. >> they could eventually drown. >> and if farmer say they tried to patch a private levee, but the only remedy he could see helping now is several weeks of dry weather. >> life in the delta, wow. i don't know if we'll be dry for weeks, but after a chance of showers tonight and later tomorrow the indication is for much of the upcoming week we'll
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be dry, but we've heard that song before. in the meantime kpix 5 high definition doppler showing showers close to the north coast, and tonight we could get a stringable or two -- sprinkle or two, and that will clear out fast. satellite and radar showing we have a cool weak system on the way from the pacific northwest, and it's right on top of the bay area. no moisture with it though. winter weather advisories posted in the mountains. be careful if you're headed up there tomorrow night. clearing out tonight, and cold, and by sun rise mostly clear sky, but look at the top part of screen. that's when the showers start to descend in the afternoon working into the central bay area, but widely scattered showers and less than a tenth of an inch. tomorrow morning we start out with sunny to partly cloudy skies. cold, numbers around 40 in the early gong, and later in the
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week blocking highs out in the pacific ocean, and as a result finally for the first time in awhile we have an extended period of at least drying weather. warmer too. mid-60s by the end of the week. so we'll deal with the threatening splash of rain tonight and tomorrow afternoon. sunny and warmer then beginning tuesday. monday drier as well. overnight lows will be in the 33-degree range for santa rosa and napa. 34 livermore, fairfield 37. high temperatures tomorrow with variable clouds and a chance of showers into the evening hours. we'll be in the mid-50s. in the extended forecast we look for numbers to be in the mid-50s tomorrow, and then by the time we get to the latter half of the week the temperatures swelter. we'll be back into the mid-60s for wednesday through saturday. all of that is looking extremely good. miss tonight's game with an . he bruised h >> thank you. although x-rays came back negative, kevin durant will
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miss tonight's game with an injury because of a bruised hand. it's the first game he'll miss as a warrior. and we know there's no love lost between charles barkley and the warriors, and now another member of the tnt show is continuing his attack against a certain warrior. after the win thursday shaq made fun of mcgee highlights his embarrassing moments on the court, and it's sparked a war of words between the two on twitter. he believes shaq has given a misconception of him. >> i love when people meet me, and then they're like oh you're actually smart. it's kind of, it's kind of like rude, but i'll take it. >> i was always taught if someone isn't hating on you you're not doing something right, so that's how i look at it. they're not talking you better worry. >> reporter: what do they have against you guys? >> >. we're good. we're good! and they hate that.
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you know, when you were bullied and picked on and the team beat on for so long, then you hit the bully back down, you know, and they're used to coming in here and it's like oh, it's the warriors, check it off as a win, and all of the sudden you're almost checking it off as a loss, they don't like that. >> well, i like baseball being back. after the last few years giants frans are probably curious to see their new closer. it's still early on, but he didn't disappoint in this first outing. no heart stopping moments as he delivered three quick outs, and that wasn't the case for the starter cane against the cubs. triple into right scoring baez. cane loued two -- allowed two runs, not a bad outing though overall. bottom of the 5th, tomlin zonk singles, and the giants go on
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to win 8-6. the other half of the cubs hosting the a's in the cactus league opener. bottom of the 2nd inning. off the playoff, and this -- glove, and this scores two runs giverring chicago a 2-0 lead. now 3-0, top of the 4th. run of the new a's matt joyce connects for a solo shot, but the cubs go on to win 4-3. >> to golf now. pga in florida for the third round of the honda classic. on the par three 7, ricky fowler, look at this putt. rolled it right in to give a share of the lead. fowler shot a 5 under 65, and takes the four-shot lead into tomorrow's final round. but baseball is back, it's so nice. >> all right, thank you. well, still to come, beagle mixes are saving lives with their noses. how they're sniffing out cancer
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the bay area researchers working to tie suspe tonight at 11:00, it's a new strand of csi science, the bay area researchers working to tie suspects to their crimes using a single piece of hair. that's tonight at 11:00 right here on kpix 5. is being high- risk turns out some canines have a nose for cancer. >> yeah, a special pack of dog social security being used to -- dogs is being used to screen high risk firefighters and saving lives. andrea borba has the story you'll only see on 5. >> reporter: in the basement of modesto's fire station 11, these firefighters are in the middle of easiest and probably the scariest test they'll ever
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take. >> wrap it around your ears, pull it all the way down under your chin. >> reporter: for ten minutes they breathe into the surgical masks. >> now the hard part is breathe. >> reporter: because beyond the dangers of flames and collapsing structures is a hidden reality in firefighters, cancer. >> quite a few men have come down with cancers, many different types like cancer of the kidneys, a lot of prostate and skin cancer. >> reporter: a study from the national institution of occupational health and safety says 75 percent of firefighters will develop -- 68 percent of firefighters will develop cancer at some point. >> i've been in modesto 13 years, and there's 25 to 27 guys that i know and worked alongside of that have developed some kind of cancer. >> reporter: after breathing into the masks for ten minutes
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they're sealed and shipped 3,005 miles away to cancer dogs canada. glen ferguson trained these mixes to sniff out cancer. >> their sensitivity is over 95 percent accuracy for finding cancer action and our specificity is over 60 percent meaning that 30 or 40 percent of our people detected by us will have another condition that's not cancer. but over 60 percent do have cancer, which is in itself very accurate compared to other tests. they're looking for a decision for detection, a majority. >> reporter: if four out of six dogs signal yes, they get a longer test of 20 minutes, and gets the recommendation to go see a doctor and get a blood test. >> we're offering a screening method, much different than a diagnostic method. >> reporter: while his method
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is still experimental, he's gotten a lot of fire departments around the us to sign up for the test. >> chicago, fort worth, and more. >> reporter: glen's dogs caught early stage colon cancer in this chicago firefighter. >> it took the wind out of my sails. >> reporter: in fire service culture, laying it out on the line today and not worrying about the consequences of tomorrow was the norm, and a test like this one would have been shrugged off, but that attitude is changing. >> i think it's a real concern in the fire service today. we're learning more and more every year about the exposure rates firefighters have to deal with and the diagnosis rates firefighters are coming down with cancer on a regular basis. >> reporter: the cost of the test is $20. the modesto city firefighters association is covering the test for every member of the department. >> you use service dogs for people with seizures and
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diabetes, so why not? for 20 bucks what's the downfall? you know? worst comes to worst it brings awareness to the organization, makes guys think about it, and just that alone is worth the money. >> reporter: andrea borba, kpix 5. before we go we have some breaking news to pass along, at least 12 people are critically hurt after a car plowed into a parade crowd in new orleans. >> one person is in custody, and terrorism is not suspected according to police. we'll have more on the story tonight at 11:00. in the meantime tonight if you tuned in late, if you're worried about rain, what's coming in tonight is mostly light. we'll have a little more form and a complete forecast -- tomorrow, and a complete forecast at 11:00 as well. >> thanks for joining us. we'll see you back here at 11:00. have a great evening. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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>> judge judy: let me just try to understand this. >> announcer: a reconciliation with conditions... >> this is who i want to be with. this is who i wanted to be with. but for me to get back in the house, i had to bring back a tv. >> announcer: and the drama they created... >> she's grabbing me. i push her back. >> judge judy: just a second. are you fighting over this television? >> yeah! >> announcer: ...wasn't fun to watch. >> judge judy: you were arrested for temper? >> yes. uh, well, they said battery, too. >> announcer: "judge judy."
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you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. the people are real. the cases are real. the people are real. the cases are real. the rulings are final. captions paid for by cbs television distribution 22-year-old leilani scherr is suing her ex-boyfriend, kentrell smith, for assaulting her and br tv. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 454 on the calendar in the matter of scherr vs. smith. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. >> judge judy: how many children do you have with him? >> two. >> judge judy: how old are they? >> 5 and 2. >> judge judy: when was the last time you lived together on a full-time basis? >> 2011 of...may. >> judge judy: and prior to may of 2011, how long had you lived together? >> a year. >> judge judy: were you listening to what she said? >> yes. >> judge judy: is that correct? >> yes. >> judge judy: okay.
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