new details on the victims rundown mardi gras and the suspect who plowed through crowds in new orleans. good evening. >> celebrations in new orleans took a horrible turn tonight. police say a drunk driver plowed into mardi gras played -- parade watchers. 28 people were hurt and we just learned 5 people are in critical condition. but they all are expected to survive. it happened while the streets were packed with people watching the colorful floats. suddenly one witness says a pickup sped by missing her by inches. >> i got scared. >> we suspect the subject was

intoxicated. he is in custody. he's being investigated. >> among the victims are a police officer and a toddler. investigators say at this point there are no signs of terrorism playing a role,. raking news out of antioch. all lanes on the eastbound side of highway 4 are closed because the police activity. it's west of the hillcrest avenue exit. all traffic being diverted off. chp says driver should expect delays and there is no word on when the lanes will open up. new numbers from the flooding disaster in san jose. 140 families showed up for the opening of an assistant center. 1300 households are still under mandatory evacuation. the one remaining shelter will move tomorrow. thousands of people are just getting started on the cleanup. we caught up with families

trying to salvage anything they can. >> reporter: in san jose's rocksprings neighborhood the cleanup work has to end it sundown because homes and apartments do not have power. it's one more problem residents are being forced to deal with. near the corner of welch and northdale the cherry blossoms give weight to the devastation from the flood. be on the caution tape people with paper masks try to gather what survived coyote creek's wrath. piles of valued possessions stacked on the sidewalks is molding garbage. the streets are closed traffic. -- to traffic. what can be salvaged has to be hauled out on foot. >> we have no insurance. >> cars with muds -- mud caked to the roof. >> the city is cleaning the streets. they are not helping us take everything out.

>> reporter: the exes on homes mark where rescue crews searched for those trapped by the water. those sit next to yellow tags indicating no one will call this home for quite some time. >> a lot of people do have a place to go. >> reporter: here's what's left of his mom's belongings. they fit in the trunk of her sedan. the checked pants he has tucked in his boots, he is a cook. now it's time for a 2nd job. taking care of mom. >> can't afford to miss a day from work. if the city is not going to help us financially, we have to do it on our own. it sucks because i wish i could help out more people. >> many families showed up at the shirakawa/vietnamese american community center to sift through piles of donated clothing and food. all of it was collected by the school district within a matter of hours. organizers say there was a line of people waiting when they opened the doors at 9 am. of the perez showed up with her

family. >> i don't have my own space or providing the kids his own space. >> she says her children are struggling to accept that everything they know is gone. the sure, school will be open again. tomorrow. morgan territory road is closed following a mudslide. between williams road and ocho lane. image access to marsh creek road is cut off. most of the mud is gone but no word on when the cracks in the road will be repaired. california's republican leaders are facing new challenges with trump in office. their concerns were front and center in sacramento today. melissa king was there and she tells us the party seems to be dealing with somewhat of an identity crisis. >> reporter: people so excited to be here. folks wearing hats that say make california republican again. and there is a long line of

people waiting to get their picture taken with the donald trump cut out. clearly republicans are excited to be in charge in washington dc. but trump is not your typical republican. longtime party activists are still trying to figure out what this all means. >> fellow republicans, are there any deplorable's out there? >> reporter: the republicans at this convention are enjoying seeing friends and feeling good now the party is back in the white house. or is it? to what extent does trump fit the mold of a republican? i asked congressman darrell issa. what is the difference between republicanism and trump is him? >> i think i'm going to ponder that. i think you have to look and say trump is not everyone's republican. he is not everyone's conservative. but he is our president. >> reporter: the vice president of the republican party to the bay area. >> we are not comfortable as

republicans, i'm a lifelong republican with his style. with how he says things. with the tweeting. >> reporter: she did not support trump but is happy with some of his choices. >> what we are becoming comfortable with is a series of decisions the trump is made in terms of people to flush out the administration and move the agenda command the democrats chose to be their new national chairman is sparring with president trump already. 1st the president sent out a tweet about thomas perez saying in part, i could not be happier for him for the republican party. and then perez tweeted in return, call me calm and don't get too happy. keith ellison and i will be your worst nightmare. now more on today's development. >> reporter: >> a great american, mr. tom perez. >> reporter: members picked the

new national chairman saturday which they hope will turn opposition against trump into election victories. it took hundreds of activists and leaders 2 rounds of voting to pick tom perez as chair. he worked as labor secretary under obama. >> i know we can win the battles ahead. i know we will. when we put our values forward, may lead together. >> >> reporter: trump had lunch with scott walker at the white house following his speech friday to the conservative legal 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. carolyn maloney says the exclusions outraged her. she spoke outside the new york times building. >> we find it alarming and that it violates the first amendment which protects us freedom.

>> reporter: the president focused on black history month. saying he will bring jobs back to the african-american community. >> this week i met with manufacturing ceos who are going to be working to bring back those jobs. and i mean good paying jobs. >> reporter: he says he will speak more about the issue when he addresses congress tuesday night. wendy gillette cbs news new york. a warm welcome for immigrants and refugees who made it to the bay area. in oakland local leaders and residents gathered for the occasion. organizers say they want to make sure newcomers know their community supports them in light of recent immigration clampdown. >> i want them to feel welcome. so they can integrate to the community faster so they can contribute to our community in this country. >> the event was organized by the oakland to be enemies chamber of commerce. lisa cracking down on

illegal parties. if officers come across any unlawful gatherings of they are required to report them to the commanders and the special events unit. the policy aims to prevent in other ghost ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people about 3 months ago. >> 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 we want to also not compromise housing security. >> the new orders come just days before the mayor swears in the new police chief. tonight police in santa rosa are investigating a pair of homicides that maybe the work of one killer. officers were called to a home just before 11 am. they found a man dead inside. about 90 minutes later a car related to the crime scene turned up for miles away

outside a home on glenbrook avenue. and a woman was found dead inside the home. police say the cases appear to be related. they are not giving details at this time. we see it all the time. on tv shows like nci s. a single hair left at a crime scene leads to a killer. that was just a hollywood's of fantasy, but as we find out scientists are closer to harnessing the power of the building blocks of your hair. >> reporter: hair is your crowning glory. and soon thanks to scientists it will provide the evidence necessary to tie you definitively to a crime. >> we have leveraged the fact that protein in your body is essentially an echo of what's in your dna. your dna is a blueprint for the proteins produced by your body. >> reporter: in the past hair evidence was collected at crime scenes but could only be used to identify a suspect with the microscope and an expert opinion comparing samples. >> instead of relying on opinion

on whether he matches, you can make a measurement. >> reporter: using only 1 inch of her these 2 can identify the amino acids and peptides that make up your hair. so far the degree of accuracy is one in 1 million. after the hair is broken down into a part. >> we hope in the future to make a better. we predict that if we had 100 of these identification markers and an identification panel, this would be sufficient to get a unique pattern for a person out of the entire world's population. >> an individual peptide that is coming out of the chromatograph, what you get our peaks and valleys. they are displayed here from each individual peptide.

>> reporter: the advantage of her over dna is how robust it is. think of the hairballs the live under your bed. dna in comparison is fragile and easily mix up. >> imagine you come across crime scene, the pool of blood may be more than one person. the more contributors to the pool of the innate the more difficult it is to determine whose blood was. the nice thing about her is if you find a hair, aching for one person. >> reporter: scientists have been able to test a piece of air -- hair that's over 250 years old. breaking it down and getting a profile is almost as quick as on nci s. 24-48 hours with about the same cost as dna. >> this comes into play both in connecting suspects with a crime scene that also in exonerating people. >> reporter: up next at the lab, finding out what treating your hair to the clear all color wheel means to the genetic

breakdown. >> if someone had dyed their hair or permit, how do those things affect the ability? >> kpix 5. jerry brown is expressing condolences for a deputy who died while working at the jail in dublin. on wednesday deputy michael foley was accidentally hit by a jail bus. later he died from the injuries. in a statement the governor said he spent nearly 4 decades protecting the community in the bay area. it is a terrible loss to all who knew and loved him. he is survived by his wife and 2 children. the lawyer from an for an la -- fort valley -- video of the incident has gone viral. it shows the unidentified officer trying to detain a 13- year-old boy as a teens friends

tried to free him. the officer pulled his weapon from his waistband and fired. he says he thought the team had a gun, no one was hit. the community is upset the team has been charged and not the officer. police tried to track down a man they say tried to rob a pharmacy. it happened about 10 pm at a right aid in fairmont shopping center near skyline. surveillance image shows the suspect wearing a black baseball cap police say he jumped over a counter, brandished a gun and demanded prescription drugs. a pharmacist managed to distract him and ran out of the store. a man was last seen heading west toward gateway drive. outrage and disgust in southern california the has been happening for decades. city officials confirmed the source and scope of a massive sewage spill. or than 140 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the tijuana river in mexico and flowed up north of the border. it was tied to work on the sewage collect didn't pipe and started aching -- leaking

earlier this month. extractor something in the water in san francisco. at least there will be. the change some say could change the taste. >> reporter: at this pizzeria and grill in san francisco they say the secret to their popular pizza dough is the water. >> people come for the do. >> but the cities water is about to change. starting next month when a small amount of groundwater will be added to the sierra mountain drinking water. >> the taste of our family- owned do, we are wondering if you might have to ship water in from new york. >> it's not just those some say will taste different. he believes the change in water will also change the taste of your coffee. >> everything is water. if you change the composition you will changed the taste. >> the owner of the coffee that

opened in 1935. here is the thing, we haven't had it since last month because of repairs on a mountain tunnel. and when we did it wasn't pure mountain water. if you are wondering why the san francisco public utilities commission is messing with the water, they say it's to conserve the water supply. now is the time to save before the next drought. >> i think san francisco was extremely high-quality. >> if there is one piece of advice they have, it's the wait- and-see. before deciding if the change is a good or bad thing. >> you have to hold judgment until we see with the product is like. >> all we can do is keep doing what we are doing and hope the water is okay. >> in san francisco kpix 5. >> the san francisco puc says since they switch the water to reservoir water last month i have not seen a spike in complaints about the quality.

new at 11, the last underground jazz club in oakland is getting ready to close its doors forever. when the final jam session will take place. tonight the social club is singing the blues. the underground club will shut its doors monday after 3 years at this location. >> it was hard to pay the bills when we were used to a garage with overhead. >> he started the club in a garage in berkeley in 2010. we had free bands, booze and food. >> his goal was to attract underground and up-and-coming artists can give them a place to stay. -- a place to play. >> people coming to play together no matter what. >> we ran these underground jazz and blues hardee's for 5

years. >> the club got shut down in berkeley and that's how they ended up in oakland. even though the jazz club moved the members did not move with them. >> enough to allow artists to thrive in a good space. >> he says bird land fans should not be disappointed. this location might be closing its doors but the jazz club itself will never die. >> this kind of thing never really goes away. >> bird land is always flying high. it never gets grounded. >> in oakland, kpix 5. workers in new york are busy getting oscar himself ready for tomorrow night's academy awards. the dozens of statuettes made in this factory are in hollywood waiting to be awarded. all that is missing are the nameplates. that will be the work of one

man. >> 2 screws, give it a wipe down when we give it back. away you go. that's a finished oscar. >> as for how much it cost to make them, the academy keeps that a secret. it appears an unwelcome guests could show up at the oscars. mother nature. celebrities and guests may want to pack an umbrella. a chance for showers just before the academy awards start. many streets are already closed off waiting for the stars to hit the red carpet. some water related problems of a different kind in sacramento. the recent flooding has rattlesnakes on the move at an unusual time. the rains have jolted the snakes out of hibernation. there's no doubt some of the reptiles are getting caught up in the floodwaters and that means more could be found near flooded streets -- creeks or streams. rattlers typically like to hang

out on the edge of the water. >> if their hibernating they're probably find. if they are flooded out they will either drown or get washed downstream to a new location. >> rattlesnakes may show up now in places where they usually roman warmer months. they avoid people but they can fight if provoked. >> that is good advice. i wouldn't do it. may 1927, a few weeks before charles lindbergh flew the atlantic nonstop when this airfield was dedicated. the 1st week of may 1927, this will be 90 years for sfo. now the nation's 7th busiest airport. we look at the numbers, the upper 30s in santa rosa. the 50s around oakland. tonight some showers are working its way off the coast line and they could get a dusting of the peaks. it wouldn't be more than a few

light showers for the south bay area. monterey bay, light rain. the cool week system moves overhead. you can pick up more rain, i say more, we have hardly had any from this, winter weather advisories are posted in the mountains, to hike 8 inches for tomorrow night. there is another weak system on the way. it has a little more oomph than we have now. here's what's going to happen. overnight thing sclera. the look at what happens tomorrow. showers begin to pepper marin lake. we have a better chance of showers tomorrow night. a 10th of an inch. tomorrow we wake up to chilly conditions with temperatures in the 40s. high pressure system builds in and that blocks any moisture out of the pacific. tonight, maybe a sprinkle in the south. tomorrow variable clouds.

chance of showers developing late in the day from north to south. tonight, it's cold, 30 chance of showers developing late in the day from north to south. tonight, it's cold, 33. 50s will do it for tomorrow. extended forecast, a chance again monday and tuesday in the mid-60s. finally and upper system drawing the trend to the bay area. here is sports. the division leading sharks , and the warriors looking to make history. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

earliest in nba history. tonight... they looked to top that... with the nets in town. ng a contest.. february 27 last year the warriors made history. tonight they look to top that during a contest with a huge assist helping a fan and $5000. 2nd quarter the worst team in nba leading by one, and that shot to go in, golden state a bite 2. 58-51. final seconds of the half and curry with another great shot. golden state is up by 11 at the half. 3 minutes to go, curry gets another on the way up. 27, 112-95 golden state. they are officially heading to the playoffs the 5th straight year. to the ice, after nearly a week

off the sharks are back on the ice in vancouver. late 2nd period, patrick sneaks in for the goal, the 503rd of his career san jose goes on to win. still to come, perfect no more. a huge upset in college basketball. sanford trying to beat a ranked opponent for the 1st time this season. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

another nail biter... with a hungry cardinal team... looking for its first win over a oppo the oregon ducks barely got out with a win. another nail biter with the cardinals. getting emotional during the ceremony. under three minutes to play, travis hits the jumper giving cardinals 69-71 lead. now tied at 73 with 20 seconds left, jordan bell with a layup. on the third try, he bats it in and the oregon ducks just narrowly escape 75-73. arizona meeting ucla, second half the drooling -- bruins up by eight. a three-point game. ucla wins on the road 77-72.

the wildcats are tied with oregon for first in the pack 12. 20 is ranked st. mary finishing up there regular season. first half up by nine. off the turnover, emmet pulled up to drain the three pushing the lead to 12. 13 points in the game. second half, a 17 point lead. st. maries winds 70-56. they had into the wcc tournament with a 26 and three record. number 1 gonzaga. looking to remain unbeaten against byu. tied at 71, hitting the jumper to give byu the lead. the cougars 79-71. we will be right back." -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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