>> reporter: they met to strategize for a drought that is still very much on. >> a big part of the conversation is where does each agency stand in this dry year. >> reporter: there is still mandatory rationing besides puddles, no outside watering allowed today, monday. last week look at this. the russian river just a trickle. today raging. >> once rain hits you forget about the dry circumstances the state is facing. >> reporter: water officials say it will take 9 inches more rain just to come up to the next most severe drought on record. >> i feel sorry. >> you know, we are going to get more rain. everything will be normal. >> reporter: later i will take you into the vineyards and backyards and i will show you a view of the russian river you

have never seen before. reporting live, that is coming up at 6:00 p.m., reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. why the storm brought heavy rains reservoirs are still lacking. reservoirs are still at 60%. in the south bay, 31%. >> our chief meteorologist is here now with the rain totals. there was a wide range here. >> there was. let's look at the numbers. 15, 20 inches of rain. look what happened here in the -- in the distribution. k-field, a foot of rain. hayward, 7/10 of rain. huge disparity in three day rain totals. we have seen major rain totals along the coast.

where the reservoirs are not that much rain was falling. that was the issue. shows 8/10. -- san jose, 8/10. last july 10%, 12% average. 40% of average in santa rosa. 40% in san francisco. this timef year, 40% is -- time of year, 40% of average is tough to make up. it is tuff. when i come back we will look at the next opportunity for showers into the five-day forecast and how warm it will get. it will heat up. >> the storm led to downed trees. look at what happened. a old okay tree slammed into building. ktvu's -- oak tree slammed into a building. ktvu's cristina rendon and to the man who heard the tree fall coming up. the north bay got soaked

but in the south bay the storm did not deliver the rain officials were hoping for. ktvu's robert handa is live to show us why it storm was a disappointment in so many ways. >> reporter: that's right. we are here at the reservoir in the mountains where i would be under water in a normal year. you recollect see -- you can see why it will take lot of storms to make up the difference. the latest storm didn't seem to make any difference at all. >> reporter: with capacities down to less than a third they had lot of hope riding on this storm. >> i was obsessed with it over the weekend. looking at our levels and precipitation and waiting for the storm to materialize for the south bay. >> reporter: when officials took their measurements they were disappointmented. >> -- disappointed. >> 31% last thursday, now

31.7%. dried up. >> reporter: ron off, the mountains sow -- run off, the mountains saw run off. but the mountains arts center that is along the river says the storm and rainfall wasn't that impressive. >> we have had the water up to the building. when we get the down pours the water -- because we are on the river, right, it will come into the building. >> reporter: anything like that happen? >> no. the river isn't high. >> the run off without salvage the storm -- won't salvage the storm. >> nothing that will change our situation. >> reporter: that means the district will continue to with hold water from creeks and rivers so many could dry up soon. they will revisit conversation program on february 25, the call for the public to cut back 10% could go up. live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news.

some people made the most of the wet weather. they tried to skim board across the court. you can see some had more success than others but they all said it was a lot of fun. all the rain led to another problem for the eastern span of the bay bridge. leaks. and caltrans is responding. the rainy weather exposed the leaks. the concern is the water is dripping into what is supposed to be a water tight area and that could cause corrosion and lead to a shorter life span for the bridge. ktvu's tom vacar went inside the bridge with engineers today. how they plan to fix the problem tonight at 6:00 p.m. an inmate made it break for it but where it started made it trickier to catch him. ktvu's claudine wong is live. you spoke to witnesses and they

are describe agcaotic scene here. -- describing a chaotic scene here. >> reporter: the scuffle happened in the tunnels beneath the building, tunnels that connect the courthouse to the jail. >> reporter: he was working on landscaping outside the courthouse when the scuffle from below ground made its way out a backdoor. >> i hear get to the ground now and they tackled this guy, cops come out, sheriff's deputies come out, covered in a substance. >> reporter: it came from a fire expenseuisher that the inmate -- extinguisher that the inmate used. >> he tated to broadcast for a door -- attempted to escape from a door. he used the fire extinguisher

on the deputies. he cause tased and -- he was tased and taken into custodies. the deputies were headachen to -- were taken to the hospital for observation. it is not clear what injuries the inmate suffered but it is safe to say he did not go quietly. >> screamed for a half hour about his arm, his back. he couldn't breathe. >> reporter: was he putting up a fight? >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> reporter: he wasn't cooperating. >> at all. at all. he wanted to get away. >> reporter: he wanted to but he did not get away and he will be facing several charges for today, escape charges, adult with a deadly weapon and felony battery on a peace officer. we learned why he was in jail and we will have more on that coming up for you at 6:00 p.m. live, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news.

we received this picture today showing the location of a car that tumbled down a cliff over the weekend. it came to a stop right there on the rocks by the water at a beach. there were two people inside who were pulled out with the jaws of life on saturday night while rescuers dealt with the rain, surf and limited visibility. both were transferred to the hospital with minor to moterate injuries moderate injuries. three armed men robbed them about 2:45 p.m. today. the robbers got away with wallets, cash and cell phones. oakland has seen several hold ups in the past months. helped arrived for people who can't tuque someone about -- talk to someone about their

health insurance problems. 250 more are now working at the call center and 150 are expected to be added. according to some reports, wait times for phone help from covered california can average an hour. relief for a community rocked by violent crime. police arrested the people responsible for shooting an 81- year-old woman. ktvu's rob roth is live in oakland where neighbors are not letting their guard down yet. rob? >> reporter: right. here in the diamond district residents are revived over the arrest -- relieved over the arrest but too soon to let their guard down. >> police arrested four teens, two 16 years old for breaking into a house two weeks ago and shooting an 81-year-old woman who was home. the news was spreading throughout the neighborhood today. >> it is good for me and my wife. we have a child. we are happy to know they are

doing things to, you know, find the person responsible for this. >> reporter: the woman is home recovering but said he was very happy about the arrest and credited the police department. >> people should feel free to be safe inside their own home. >> the attorney general charged one of the defended with assault, home invasion robbery and another burglary. >> all of the suspects have a history of theft. >> the shooting is the most high profile of a series of break ins and robbies in a quiet neighborhood. it -- robberies in a quiet neighborhood. it helped some look into hiring a private security patrol. >> we don't feel like it is a safer neighborhood. not any of us feel like that. we have to be careful. >> reporter: police are still looking into weather the people

they arrestred connected to other burglaries -- arrested are connect could to other burglaries. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. police provided updates on two other cases. they arrested a 43-year-old. for the death of a woman on saturday -- old for the death of a woman on saturday. and police have a lead in the arrest of a homicide. investigators believe she was targeted. a senator wants to restore access to a popular beach south of half moon bay. he owns the land along the beach and has shut off the only road leading to it. last year a court upheld his right to do that so today he introduced legislation authorizing the land commission to negotiate to buy the land or

to actually sees it under eminent domain. a bay area company hit with a massive recall, why millions of pounds are meat are unsafe to eat. >> caffeine with a side of satire. the deal that had californians rushing to the copy cat. >> could he beat the next barrier in sports? >> why all american michael sam decided to come out before the nfl draft. while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can

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over the'em bankment. it is -- the embankment. an alaska airlines flight was forced back to the airport for an emergency landing today. flight 837, there you see it, landed safely with no injuries at moffett field this morning. the pilot turned the plane around after a light came on in the cockpit indicating a power problem with the navigation system. 132 passengers were put on another flight. that original plane will be inspected to find out what caused the problem. california will have two more years to ease over crowding at state prisons. today judgings agreed to an expension by -- judges agreed to an extension but with provisions. they will have the power to order the release of prisoners if they fall short of bench marks. california is 5,000 inmates over the limit set by the

courts. reaction is pouring in tonight from the president down after an announcement by a college football player. michael sam made a public announcement that he is gay over the weekend. >> reporter: michael sam has the sports world buzzing. >> came to tell the world i am a proud gay man. >> reporter: he satop prospect in the draft in bay -- is a top prospect in the draft in may. he says coming out was not an easy decision. revealing his sexuality to his former teammates helped give him encouragement. >> load off my chest. i told my teammates this past august that i came out to my teammates teammates and they took it great. they supported me and i couldn't have asked for better teammates. >> reporter: reaction is

pouring in. president obama said congratulations on leading the way. that is real sportsmanship. jason collins who went to stanford tweeted for the past two days i met with michael sam. he is a great young man who has known courage and leadership. he tweeted michael sam isn't the first gay player in the nfl, however he is the first to come out. and jonathan martin who left the nfl after alleging he was bullied by teammates said hats off to you michael sam that takes respect. michael sam is a all american defensive lineman. named the top defensive player in the south eastern conference and most valuable player. he is going public now because he wases afraid it would leak out and he wanted to own his own truth. >> i am not afraid to tell the world who i am.

i am michael sam a college graduate, i am african american and i am gay. >> the national football league is supporting michael sam with a statement that praises his honesty and courage. adding any player can succeed in the nfl. our weather now. we got creamed over the weekend. the rain stopped but a lot came down. >> depended where you were. south bay less than an inch, north bay a foot of rain. very wet weekend for the north bay and central bay. the mountains did real well as well. what i want to point out. i want to point out the direction of the jet stream. working its way further north. and it is not going to bring rain to us for the next couple days. but it was on through the bay area weekend. we had flood advisories. clouds now.

partly cloudy skies, mostly cloudy. winds are light around the bay. tonight anticipating valley fog. cool over night lows. valley fog a real possibility over night tonight into tomorrow. look for the patchy fog in the north bay and parts of the east bay. live camera outside. sunshine. for the first time in a couple days. bay area wednesday, there is a slight chance for a sprinkle. jet stream pumps the ridge up. sends showers north of. going to warm us up. minor warm up, today we had mid- 60s. tomorrow temperatures in the upper60s. north bay chance of showers wednesday as the jet stream dips down a little bit. the fireworks are over. the real event this bay area weekend is to the north of us. commute model thursday -- computer model thursday, wouldn't take much for the jet

stream to bring showers on wednesday and perhaps again showers in the bay area late into the weekend, you will see that in the five-day forecast. there is still a chance. 63 fairfield. 64 antioch. these are your forecast highs for tomorrow. 63 hayward. valley 64, mountains view. 66 morgan hill. after seeing like the middle of winter, february, temperatures tomorrow going above average. back into the mid-60s. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, the north bay chance. that could develop into showers. our eyes are on that. saturday and sunday slight chance on sunday and, you know, just a few clouds lingering. warm and mild temperatures. rain was great. much needed. worked out well for the north bay. i showed you, we are still 40% of average and late in the season. hard to catch up. we could use a few more like

that. on a scale of 1-10, that was a 10. valley was a 6. >> that's right. strange. opposite sides of the bay. >> it was pounding. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. imagine getting off your plane and you are at the wrong airport. it happens. the bay area airport that is confusing pilots and a new storm that has gone viral. we find out who is behind a strange spoof on starbucks. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank >> julie -- >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> the message police delivered to combat break ins and how their efforts are paying off. plus -- >> eastern span of the bay bridge sprung a few leaks. go with us down deep inside. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

commercial planes made dozens of landings and approaches that wrong airports and one of the most common places is san jose. that is according to the associationed press. it look -- associated press. it looked at records and found six reports. the faa says it is rare considering there are 29,000 flights a day and 36 reported landings at the wrong location over the past 20 years.

a man stuck in a home is now behind bars. mark daniel cuellar was arrested at a home about 5:30 a.m. this morning after police received a tip last night at 6:30 a.m. officers found him stuck in the home's crawl space. he was arrested. the mystery is unraveling tonight. we are finding out that a copy cat starbucks that attracted crowds in los angeles over the weekend is part of a reality comedy show. the dumb starbucks opened on friday offering free coffee. >> look, i am two fisted. i could not be happier. [ laughter ] >> the cafe uses the same starbucks logo bought parts

with the word dumb. it reacted speculation over the weekend but they avoided answering questions. >> all about the coffee at the end of the day. all about getting caffeinated caffeinated and putting a smile on people's faces. >> it is a reality show and i think this camera is there. >> it turns out it was created for comedy central's show nathan for you. the star explained the whole thing this afternoon and he said there are plans to expand in the coming days with another dumb starbucks in brooklyn. it is not clear what the real starbucks plans to do. they said they appreciated the humor but that whoever is behind it cannot use the starbucks name. downed trees and muddy streets, the clean up continues after our biggest storm in more than a year, the impact the rain had on the year. >> a bay area meat company is

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think that we are still in a drought. even though we got a foot of rain and water is rushing into the reservoirs it still isn't enough. >> tonight some people are dealing with downed trees. just a few hours ago a huge oak tree fell on to a office building. ktvu's cristina rendon talked to someone who is in the building when it happened. >> reporter: we also talked with a arborrest who has been talking calls all day. the crews are still trying to take down the tree. this is their biggest job so far today. >> reporter: the sound of crews removing a solid oak doesn't compare to what he heard when the tree came crashing down on

the office complex. >> loud. >> reporter: he thought an earthquake hit. >> everything was shaking. i grabbed my patient. oh, no, what is happening and then it stops. >> reporter: shock set in when they saw the tree smashed in. that business happened to be closed at the time. caution tape surrounds the building. >> we have patients on walkers and crunches. there is no way they would have gotten out of the way. >> blocking roads and driveways. here is another car right there. yeah. another guy. >> the weekend rain caused many trees with root fungus to

topple. >> we needed the rain. [ laughter ] >> but we didn't see this coming. >> reporter: and crews say they will be out here all night working on removing the tree and they have to put a tarp on the roof so water doesn't create more damage. the owner didn't know the tree had root fungus till it was too late. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> trees are at risk all over the bay area. they made quick work of a tree that fell in berkeley this afternoon. work crews moved on to the next fallen tree. authorities this afternoon reopened a road, that area was closed all day after a tree fell earlier today. in this case the tree brought down power and cable lines. pg&e has been working to restore electricity. crews were at work removing the tree. a meat processing facility is the subject of a second

recall in less than a month. we are talking about 9 million pounds of beef. the usda said the meat didn't go through infection. >> noelle walker is live. what is the company saying about the recall? >> reporter: nothing. critics today. multiple calls to the person listed as their media contact went unreturned. it will have far reaching effects beyond this facility. petaluma-based rancho feeding corporation, the only activity we saw a few cattle. for the second time in a month the facility is the subject of a recall and usda investigation. the first happened in january. this time it is much bigger. 9million pounds of beef are being recalled. so much beef it was likely going on for a year and much of

it likely already made it to dinner tables. rancho feeding corporation processed diseased or unsound animals without inspection. a key element in making sure food is safe. >> they make sure they are healthy and then as they go through the process, they look again at all the animals. >> reporter: he is stunned by the news which he says has far reaching impact. >> they will now have to make arrangements for their cattle to be processed elsewhere and that means they will have to transport them. >> reporter: they are one of the customers. today they confirmed it is in the process of carrying out recall instructions. if it isn't a black eye for the the industry, it is at least a raised eyebrow. >> i grew up on a cattle ranch

where quality meant something. >> reporter: there have been no reports of sickness with the recall. >> the department of agriculture would have started an investigation long, long ago had somebody become sickened. >> reporter: the usda is being mum on this issue. calls went unreturned though by e-mail they confirmed they can't tell if they will be closed down permanently. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. the company that makes uncle ben's rice is recalling flavored rice after receiving reports it was causing allergic reactions. it does not effect products sold in grocery stores but mars

food servicing is recalling. last week three schools in houston reported that some students became flushed and developed rashes. police say a man killed in a home invasion was known to the man inside the house that shot and killed him. investigators say a man and two women tried to rob the home. they say someone in the home used a gun to kill the intruder. one of the two women was wounded. tonight police are looking for the other woman. >> home invasion robberies are rare. in this particular case neighbors who are in the area keep their eyes out. if they see subjects cruising buy the area, we would like it receive a call. police launched a pinterest final ria nite people with

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marathon bombings suspect is expected to last three months according to a report filed today. a head of a hearing they want the trial date no earlier than september 2015. he pleaded not guilty to the april attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. people in the bay area may be trying to beat the high cost of living here by trading commute times by lower housing prices. new information shows median home prices roads last year outside the central bay area. home prices in san francisco were up less than 2% in 2013 comment paired to 2012. -- compared to 2012. miles to the south, prices rose 35%. to the east, prices were up

27%. analysts say the price rising may force people to leave the bay area because they can't afford to live here. waterways have been low this winter but a after this weekend's rain folks noticed a big difference. >> reporter: the roar. the white water. >> amazing. this is powerful. >> incredible. big. for one word. big. >> reporter: this is a look at the run off over the dam monday. after all this weekend's rain. now let me show you something. i was standing at this spot a week ago. this is what it looks like today. now look at what it looked like in the same spot just last week. >> three days. unbelievable. >> reporter: here is another before and after picture. this was the american river

alast week. now look at it today. this -- last week. now look at it today. >> i was standing in the rain and saying thank you, thank you, thank you. >> reporter: while the pictures attracted looky-loos, officials say even with the run off, that roared at 20,000 cubic feet per second barely nudged the over all capacity. >> this is not alleviating the pain. >> reporter: you can't breathe easier. >> that's right. >> more water there but the storm also brought fresh snow. skiers enjoying the additional coverage on the slopes. snow is patchy now because of rain that followed the snow. officials said last week it would take a snowstorm every other day till nie get the snow

pack up to -- nigh get the snow pack up to normal. >> if we didn't get the storm, especially in northern california northern -- northern california a we were 10% of average -- northern california, we were 10% of average. there might be more on the way. these were the highs today. warm, right? this points out how warm the storm was. a low latitude. pine april express event. 64 fairfield. it is february. it is in the second. tomorrow mid-60s again. we had rain 6, 7, 8 and 9 of february. these are the totals. for those four days. a foot of rain in kent field. napa 7-1/2 inches.

look at hayward. over here. morgan hill. amazing disparities in rainfall throughout the bay area. as the jet stream is focused north of our area we will get a break from the showers. we will see valley fog in the morning hours. we will get warmer tomorrow. and wednesday slight chance for a sprinkle. right now it is looking less and less. jet stream was focused on us, now it is focused up here. we will dry out. at least the next couple days. wednesday, slips south and that could bring us a chance for a scattered shower. see where it is? if it drifted, boom, game on. right now the showers stay north. into the weekend, south. 63 fairfield tomorrow. nice getting the rain. nice to dry out too. you know, another day with the

rainfall rates, if it went on sunday and today, we would have had problems. it stopped just in time. a lot of water. there is the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. the reservoirs in the north bay happy. if you look at the sierra nevada they have massive amounts of rain. that is okay. lots of snow. 50 inches. 5, 6 feet of snow. that is good. just because san jose did want get a ton of rain, we did get a -- didn't get a lot of rain, we did get a lot of water. >> imagine if we didn't get anything. thank you. new details on a troubling crime. police believe a man impersonated an officer and used his authority to get a woman into a car and assault her. the clues police are using. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a new strategy to battle

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opponents say it should be left to the states, not the federal government. >> it is over stepping the authority that was given to the justice department. >> congress does not need to approve the changes. here in the bay area many couple, including gay couple are making plans for a special valentine's day by getting married. ktvu's ken wayne is live at city hall. ken? >> reporter: you would think it would be a big deal but there is none of the fanfare we saw like we saw last summer. yes, the gay flag is flying outside of city hall and there were weddings here today but there is really nothing unusual about it. >> reporter: this couple was one of dozens gay and straight to be married today. >> we be been together for 5 years now. it has been time. trying to do it for the last

year. >> it is very excited. exciting day for our families. our girls. and we are getting married. >> reporter: 39 couples are scheduled to be married on valentine's day with no extra hours added. one commissioner says 20 to 30% of today's weddings were to same-sex couples. in the gay neighborhood, merchants say there are no special plans. there will be more flowers sold friday. >> they are just getting married and they need flowers. this is the place to go. >> reporter: and more people are searching for the perfect same sex wedding cards. >> cards are popular here. hard to find these cards. >> reporter: no special plans or parties to celebrate. >> the end of proper 8 was a water shed moment in california but this couple will have to go

back to texas where their marriage won't be recognized. >> that is okay. it will be soon. >> reporter: if you haven't made your valentine's day plans by now, whether it is getting married or making dinner reservations, it is probably too late and that applied to straight and gay couples. ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. now at 6:00 p.m. a weekend of wet weather exposes another flaw on the eastern span of the bay bridge. >> taking this issue very seriously. we. >> we get a look at the problem. >> and addressing sexual assault on college campuses. the push to get schools and how they deal with the growing problem. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. small puddles causing big concern for engineers on the bay bridge, the latest problem for the eastern span of the bay

bridge. i am julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a live look at the new bay bridge may be deceiving. it looks beautiful but up close we are seeing the damage caused by three straight days of rain. ktvu's tom vacar is on treasure island with more on how engineers are dealing with the crucial leak. >> reporter: here is what is important, you had to go through a turning obstacle course of steel to show you the pictures you are about to see. >> reporter: the water still remains from the storm but some water ended up inside the steel road decks held up by the cable. what is not clear -- >> they don't know where it is coming in. how quick it will take to resolve. >> reporter: we had to climb up there, to the top of the inside of the roadway of the bridge. >> very slow but it is something we are taking seriously.

>> reporter: he is caltrans bridge engineer. >> we are noticing the bolts, water coming down. >> reporter: you could barely see signs of leak. >> we see no signs of corrosion. we are taking this issue seriously. it takes time for corrosion to manifest. >> reporter: engineers say any water not properly addressed spells corrosion and rust trouble. >> this could have a -- an impact within 10 years or so. depending on the severity. there is a safety factor that is build into the bridge. with every bit of corrosion it eats into the safety factor. >> what do users say? >> i wouldn't say it will fall down. i would wait and see what the methods are they could use