his firearm, obviously in defense of his life and his partner's life and shot in the direction of a suspect, striking the suspect. the suspect fell to the ground. >> reporter: police say the man died at the hospital. gomez' daughter came out, shaken. >> me and my friend were in the room. all we heard was two gunshots and that's it. couple minutes after, we were looking for her mom and stepdad and couldn't find them nowhere. >> what was the first thing you did when you saw your daughter? >> oh, my god, i almost -- i just wanted to scream, hallelujah! she's alive! >> reporter: at this hour, police are still interviewing witnesses and have not identified the man who was shot. coming up at 6:00, the impact the incident had on campus. robert handa, ktvu channel 2news. now to california's drought emergency and new cuts to our water supply. today, the federal government which controls our largest dams and rivers slashed how much water we'll get and for some communities, it could be devastating. we have team coverage tonight

of today's decision. >> and we begin with ktvu's john fowler. john, experts think the drought is even more dire than first thought. >> reporter: well, about half of the nation's fruits and vegetables come from california, so the big impact, of course, is going to be on food prices, but depending on where you live, times could soon get tough. water supplies for half a million people in the east bay, from oakley to martinez to walnut creek, today cut by half, to 55 gallons per person per day, the lowest in decades. >> what that means to our customers is that we'll have enough water to meet the needs of indoor water use and also the needs of businesses. >> reporter: contra costa water district's jennifer allen says it's not enough for outdoor water, landscaping, car washing and the like, expected to decide in four weeks whether to impose rationing. other bay area districts are vees vulnerable, but california farms are hit hard. this area of the westlands district will get no state or federal water.

they can pump from wells. some farmers today said they may plant nothing. >> probably hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland will be left unplanted this year as a result of the la of water. >> reporter: today's federal water allocations for farms north of the delta, zero. same for south of the delta. municipal users, north 50% and south 50%, but that's not the big surprise. >> even some water users with very senior water rights are going do get cut back to 40% of allocations, which is unheard of. >> reporter: water expert peter glick says the signal from the feds today is that our state, especially agriculture, which uses 80% of california water, is in serious trouble. >> we're going to see a big drop in what we grow, where we grow and it what's available in our supermarkets. >> reporter: beef and dairy prices will likely rise, as feed becomes scarce and expensive. fruit and vegetable prices could rise, as shortages develop. farmers say the critical time will be in about six months, as

this summer and fall harvests are expected to be possibly the lowest in decades. in the meantime, everyone is praying for rain. reporting live in oakland, john fowler, ktvu channel 2news. this week, extremely dry conditions are adding to what is already a dire drought situation. let's go to chief meteorologist bill martin with more. >> let's take a look at what is known as the eight station index. these eight stations through northern california represent rain gauges in the major drainage basins that feed the sacramento river. it's all very important. as you know, the sacramento river, that's where the majority of our water comes from in the north part of the state, even the south part of the state. what's a big rain for the eight- station index look like? 1982, that was a big rain year, the wettest this rain gauge, this index has ever recorded. the average is 50 inches. 17 inches is the driest. where do we sit this year? this gives you an indication where the state government's doing what they are doing.

we are on track to be in the eight-station index to be the driest time that they have had. we're on track right now to be at the driest, which was 1923 and 1924. those drainage basins are everything. the point is they are not getting enough rain up there. we do have rain in the forecast, but it's been very dry thus far. as we go forward, i'm going to talk about the next weather event. it's not happening right away, but there is rain in the future. but you can see why we're having problems with water and why drought is a big concern in california. senator dianne feinstein says the solution is to store more water during the wet years so we have it during the dry years. >> the los angeles metropolitan water district doesn't have a problem. why? because they have 2 million- acre feet of water in storage. >> feinstein says what california needs to do is build more water reservoirs.

many farmers and researchers are being forced to make tough decisions during the drought n sonoma, many came together to brainstorm about their options. they are even considering something they haven't done in 40 years. ktvu's rob roth was at the meeting. those details, coming up at 5:30. new at 5:00, a showdown in santa rosa. a mall is apologizing after a security guard asked some people to strip down or leave, because their shirts were too political. those shirts were in support of andy lopez, the 13-year-old shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy in october because that deputy thought he was carrying a real assault weapon. ktvu's katie utehs is at the mall tonight. even lopez's mother was there. >> reporter: that's right. we spoke with a family presented who said she was harassed to the point that she took off her shirt, stood inside the mall wearing a thin t-shirt and bra. friends, meanwhile, recorded the whole interaction with cell phones. the parents of andy lopez, the teen shot and killed by a

deputy last december, tried to eat dinner at the santa rosa plaza food court monday evening following an afternoon protest at the police station. they say several security guards, seen in this video, told the group they could not wear t-shirts in honor of the teen. the t-shirts have a picture of lopez with slogans such as rest in peace andy and justice for andy lopez. the woman you see removing her shirt is long-time family friend nicole guerrera. >> they said you need to remove your shirt. it is not allowed in the mall, or you need to leave. >> it was so embarrassing, so humiliating. it was so frustrating. >> reporter: the attorney who represents the lopez family mailed a letter to the owners of the mall, saying the guards' actions infringed upon free speech rights. the attorney for the mall wrote, quote, we are deeply

disappointed that the actions of the security officers did not comply with our policies and procedures and regret that this incident occurred. now, we've learned the mall contract security guards through a company called u.s. security associates. we are working to contact that company to find out why those security guards approached the family and friends in the first place. live in san jose, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2news. we have new video of a violent attack in san francisco. police are asking for the public's help in finding the larger of the three men who you see involved in this assault. they are partially blocked there by the street sign. the attack happened in december on mission street. investigators say the victim and one suspect had some bad blood, dating back to a fight 12 years ago. the victim was beaten and kicked in the head and did suffer from memory loss. here is a still picture now of the suspect taken in a store before the fight. police describe him as latino, about 25 years old, 5' 10,

weighing 200 pounds. the other suspects have been arrested. one day after a 90-year-old woman was kid and killed by a cement truck while crossing the street in san francisco, there are new concerns about pedestrian safety. we first brought you live pictures of the crash as breaking news last night at 5:00. david stevenson is live tonight to give us a look at what's being done to keep senior citizens safer on the street. >> reporter: gasia, 21 pedestrians were killed here last year. with fatalities off to a strong start in 2014, the focus is on how to protect some of the city's most vulnerable residents. for san francisco, 2014 is already shaping up to be a deadly year for pedestrians. >> it is kind of shocking that we have this many this early on. >> reporter: but pedestrians have been killed in 51 days, two were senior citizens, one killed in the sunset boulevard

crosswalk february 4. the driver was arrested on misdean nor vehicular manslaughter, cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian. yesterday, 90-year-old woman was struck by a cement truck in the city's lower pacific heights neighborhood. it appears the driver was not at fault and the woman stepped out in front of the truck in the middle of the street. >> i once almost got hit by a car. i don't do that anymore. i don't cross in the middle of the street or against a light. >> reporter: san francisco transit officials say that between 2004 and 2008, seniors comprised 42% of pedestrian fatalities. that figure jumped to 50% last year, even though the elderly are only 15% of the city's population. >> our community isn't made for people to be able to age in place. we have fast-moving traffic, dangerous traffic. >> reporter: still, even some of the city's seniors say too many pedestrians put themselves at needless risk. >> i have noticed a lot of the older pedestrians are not really aware in the crosswalks.

they just go across randomly, walk out in front of buses, all kinds of stuff. >> reporter: the city's municipal transportation agency recently launched this campaign to get drivers to be more considerate of elderly pedestrians. the city aims to eliminate pedestrian fatalities entirely in 10 years. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2news. breaking news right now from berkeley, california and parker streets, there is a water main break. you can see it's flooding the road there. we first got the call about this an hour or so ago. you can see from that little fella riding through the water there that it's pretty deep. from what we understand, they are working to fix the problem. again, this is going on right now in berkeley, at california and parker. that's not far from longfellow middle school and from sacramento street. a water main break in berkeley tonight. as we get more information, we'll bring it to you.

state officials today confirmed 35 new flu-related deaths in california this week. that brings the total number of deaths so far this season to 278. here in the bay area, we've counted 48 flu-related deaths so far. here's a look now at the numbers divided up by county. you can see santa clara county still has the most deaths in the bay area, with 14. a federal grand jury has indicted state senator ron calderon and his brother, tom calderon on charges of bribe, kickbacks and cover-ups. the grand jury announced the indictments at a news conference in los angeles this afternoon. democratic leadership asked him to resign this afternoon. the calderons are from the montebello area. ron calderon took bribes in exchange for official acts, according to the claim, such as support of legislation. >> the indictment describes a scheme in which ron calderon allegedly solicited and accepted approximately $100,000 in cash bribes, as well as

plane trips, gourmet dinners and trips to golf resorts. >> ron calderon has agreed to surrender to federal authorities on monday. he could face 400 years in prison. tom calderon is already in custody on money laundering charges. he could face 160 years. now, on ktvu.com, we've posted the full indictment for you. calderon is facing several accusations. it's there if you would like to read it for yourself. streaming video slowing down? the potential crisis netflix is facing and who is really to blame for the buffering. >> also, more windshields shattered from rocketing water bottles. >> i see this thing flying at me. i duck down! >> what witnesses saw that could put a stop to this danger on the roads. >> sunshine for much of the weekend, but there's big changes rolling in. when the fog and clouds will start to move into the bay area.

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. new developments in an attack on a homeless man inside the san francisco main library. the suspect in that attack has been acquitted. a jury yesterday found 26-year- old clifton moore not guilty of assault and barry bonds charges after a public defender raised questions about four witnesses. those witnesses all identified moore as a suspect, but the public defender says the witnesses were helping each other out with details and all of them changed their initial descriptions of the suspect. moore was accused of injuring a 61-year-old man after throwing a chair at his head. more trouble tonight for a petaluma slaughterhouse under investigation for allegedly processing diseased an unhealthy animals. the usda issued a short statement, accusing rancho feeding corporation of circumventing inspection requirements. the document accuses the plant of intentionally processing cattle without a full federal inspection. rancho has suspended operations and has voluntarily recalled more than 9 million pounds of

meat produced last year. we've posted the details of the recall at ktvu.com. there, you can see which products have been taken off the shelves in stores and what you should remove from your home. it includes both raw meat and some hot pocket processed foods. a marine corps veteran was recognized today for risking his own life to save a young woman who was trying to commit suicide at a raiders game. he saw the woman jump from the third deck of the coliseum and he broke her fall as he tried to catch her. he also told ktvu's brian flores he would do it all over again. >> reporter: for a while, donnie navidad did not want to be called hero, but today, he has come to acceptance. >> tonight i will say yes, i am a hero. [ laughter ] >> because it's been, it's been presented many times. i will acknowledge i am a hero. >> reporter: rightfully so. today, donnie received a special award and ceremony from the joint powers authority for his heroic actions last november in which he saved a woman's life. >> we thank him for his

protective arms of compassion. >> reporter: donnie was attending the raiders-titans game, hanging out near the torch honoring al davis when he heard a person yelling at another woman not to jump from the third floor of the coliseum. donnie came running. >> i yelled up to her and told her not to do it, don't do it. and then i turned to my coworker and i asked him, i said do you think she's going to jump? he said oh, boy, she's falling as we speak. >> reporter: he positioned himself to catch her. in doing so, he saved her life. the move left donnie with a bruised left arm and a sprained right heel. he's doing better, and according to donnie, so is the 20-year-old woman from san jose who jumped. he's kept in contact with her sister. >> she says when she's feeling better and she's at 100%, they would like to meet, which i'll be ecstatic to meet her. >> reporter: donnie, a father of three kids and grandfather

to eight, also got four tickets to an upcoming raiders game for his heroism. donnie, says, however, helping others is something he would do all over again. >> gave her a second life. if you can do that, that's tremendous. >> reporter: according to experts who spoke to donnie, they say the impact was equivalent to 1000 pounds at three times the force of gravity. his doctors say donnie is lucky to be alive himself. in oakland, brian flores, ktvu channel 2news. >> wow. >> what a guy. >> donnie navidad, good to have around. let's turn back to our chief meteorologist bill martin. bill, you showed us exactly how dry our region is. we are still looking for that rain. >> we are. it's coming. i mean there's long range pattern stuff. we'll see it in the five-day, too. things will change. significant change is coming, but not this weekend. tonight will be significantly nice. how about today, speaking of nice? 73 in antioch. that was the high. it's february! 73 in morgan hill. 72 in san jose.

73 in concord. these temperatures are ridiculous for this time of year. we get them occasionally, but not week after week after week. as we come in close, you can see clear skies. those clear skies will be around right through the weekend, except one thing. i think the fog will show up at the coast heading into saturday and sunday. san jose right now, you're at 68 degrees. what's it going to look like on saturday in san jose? you start off in the 40s, mid- 40s. you end up lunchtime, balmy 66 degrees in san jose. now cesar chavez park, 69 degrees at 3:00. in san francisco, let's take a look. here's the golden gate bridge. fog's going to roll in by tomorrow night, into sunday. the warm, really nice beach days will kind of wind down here. there's san francisco's forecast for tomorrow. 65 degrees for daytime high. you get the picture. more of the same, but in the five-day forecast, what you'll see is significant changes and that's good, because we need the rain as we saw earlier in the newscast. your bay area weekend sets up like this. you've got high pressure, cool at the coast.

there comes the fog, back on saturday afternoon and evening. then inland temperatures in the 70s. that's your weekend. heading into your next week, say wednesday, thursday and friday, this system gets close and it's not one, but it's like three impulses that are going to slide through the bay area on wednesday, thursday and friday and into the weekend. so that's good. the computer model just says, hey, we're clear through the night. in the morning hours, clouds. there's coastal fog. then you get clearing in the afternoon and there's your saturday, just like that. your forecast heading into tomorrow, we'll see temperatures into the upper 60s and low 70s. another day like today. specific spots you'll see 70s tomorrow, antioch, livermore, morgan hill, san jose. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend firmly in view because it's here. week flew by again. nice-looking one. a little fog shows up. that's the big weather change. then the big weather change, as clouds come in and look what's showing up here.

this is neat, because it doesn't look like the massive rain we saw during the last series of storms. that was a big deal event. that was a lot, atmospheric river, the moisture. this doesn't seem to have that same kind of tap, but it is three distinct impulses. we'll go through the bay area next week and it will bring rain. we could see -- heck, we could get 4 or 5 inches of rain in the coastal hills over a few days, which would be great. >> we'll take the rain as soon as it gets here. >> enjoy your weekend, because next weekend will be wet. >> good. thanks, bill. more now on breaking news from berkeley. california and parker street, work crews on the scene now of a water main break. you can get a sense there as you watch them trudge through the water of how much water has leaked out. we also saw a kid riding his bike through the water, estimated where he was riding through had to have been at least a foot deep or so. people were also using buckets to scoop up some of the waters. again, to set the scene for you, this is california and parker. this is just a couple of blocks from longfellow middle school. it's also near dwight and sacramento, to give you some

perspective there in berkeley. it's been going on now for a little over an hour. you can see a lot of water has already leaked out. we're working to get more information. as we do, we'll bring it to you. now to our julie haener in the newsroom with what we're working on for 6:00. >> reporter: a car accident with life-changing consequences. the choice police say a mother made that killed her boyfriend and seriously injured her daughter and niece. and only on 2, in trouble for helping the girl scouts. harrasment this man says he stopped and why he's now being punished for it. >> i'm being crucified for basically protecting people. >> reporter: these stories and more, coming up new at 6:00.

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. the fbi is searching for a fugitive last spotted in the bay area, accused of assaulting a woman and a police officer. 28-year-old kevin briggs was seen last week in san francisco, berkeley and oakland, after escaping from montana police earlier this month. now, the fbi is calling briggs a violent fugitive and says he may be headed for mexico. briggs is also a felon and a registered sex offender. monster jam today teamed up with oakland police to try to drive home the message don't text and drive. students at oakland's fremont high school were asked to sign a pledge promising they won't send texts while behind the wheel. check this out. monster jam brought along one of its mega trucks on campus as part of the campaign, usuallying folks to refrain from texting while driving.

an officer with oakland's traffic investigations unit also talked with teens about the dangers of using your cell phone behind the wheel. he told students that 11 teenagers die in texting- related accidents every single day in the united states. >> i've seen little kids that have been run over. i've seen the aftermath of accidents. driving is a privilege, okay. you can't abuse it. >> students also heard from a monster jam driver who called on them to sign that pledge, promising to make a conscious effort for the to text while driving. >> communication with your friends is a big deal. communication with your family is a big deal. but you have to kind of make that conscious decision to stay alive. >> as part of the prom, students also viewed dramatic video about the potentially deadly consequences of texting while driving.

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. north bay drivers being targeted by flying water bottles. tonight, we have our first look at the truck authorities say is involved in the series of attacks. we received photos of a suspected truck from the highway patrol about an hour ago. >> ktvu is live in roner park to tell us where the truck was spotted. >> reporter: we did get our hands on the photos within the past hour. they are surveillance photos that show what chp believes to be the truck linked to the water bottle assaults. now, more victims are coming forward. let's show you images. they show a white toyota tundra or tacoma truck outside the santa rosa transit mall in

downtown. this truck was seen there on wednesday afternoon. chp says those images were captured about 20 minutes before someone inside the same truck launched water bottles at cars driving on highway 12, between sabbatical and santa rosa. the latest numbers, there are six confirmed cases of these water bottle assaults so far and they are also investigating several other possible cases. in all of these, wind shields are getting shattered, side mirrors blown out. and the latest victim to come forward is a fedex ground courier who thought it was a freak accident when it happened to him last week. but this morning, he reported it to chp. >> next thing i know, i see this thing flying at me. i duck down and when i look up, there's my window just gone. it was decimated. it hit the windshield right here, did a semi circle, completely shattered in there. then all these spider webs branching out from it.

>> this person isn't just messing around or joking around and tossing something out the window. he's doing it deliberately at oncoming vehicles. we want it stopped as soon as possible. >> reporter: and here's another look at those new images just from chp. this is the truck they believe is linked to all these water bottle assault cases. they say the person driving the truck is also the one they believe is launching the bottles as he's driving. they say he could face serious charges when he's caught. ktvu channel 2news. today's school day wrapped up without incident at a north oakland school, despite the fact it was locked down after a threat to one of the families there. access to peralta elementary school was restricted to one entrance. supervision was increased and security and police were around the campus all day long. this was all due to a family receiving a threatening note from someone who stated they knew the school the family's child attended. >> there is a family with a

child at this school who received a threat from an individual who has a dispute with the family and that the school was implicated in it. so as a precaution, the school is limiting access to and from the school. >> the school district tells us it will continue police patrols next week, but not the other precautions. we're learning more tonight about a former tribal leader, accused of killing four people, including three relatives. the associated press is now reporting that tribal leader was being investigated over a missing $50,000. the shooting happened yesterday at the head headquarters in the northeast corner of our state. authorities say 44-year-old sherry rose was at a meeting for her own eviction when she opened fire. when she ran out of ammunition, she grabbed a butcher knife and began stabbing people. authorities say two guns were found at the scene. >> we want to know if she used both of those, if maybe somebody attempted self defense. it's a huge impact on our

community. >> her 50-year-old brother, 30- year-old nephew, and 19-year- old niece were killed, along with a 47-year-old woman. two others were injured. we're tracking new developments in the drought crisis tonight. cattle ranchers struggling to make ends meet may do something they haven't done in 40 years. the drought is so bad in sonoma cowbt that ranchers are looking at trucking in recycled water from treatment plants. that's not the only area facing problems. half an hour ago we told you how the federal government is scaling back water supplies for the east bay. water supplies to part of the contra costa water district have also been cut in half and farmers north and south of the delta won't get any water from the federal government. experts say it will lead to a spike in food prices. today, ktvu's rob roth talked with bay area dairy farmers who share the same concern. >> reporter: for dairy farmers and beef cattle ranchers, the drought is taking its toll.

it's pretty serious. pasture land should be a foot tall, not inches by now. livestock farmers gathered in sonoma county today for a drought workshop aimed at helping them get through this long, dry season. in a situation where rain, and lots of it, is the only real solution, one proposal under discussion this afternoon is trucking recycled water from treatment plants and freshwater from nearby springs directly to the farms. that hasn't been done since the 1970s. water haulers can load up to 7000 gallons at one time. >> back in 1976, they had eight county water trucks that ran seven days a week, 12 hours a day for 18 straight months, to help the dairies kind of survive this lack of water. so we're looking at resurrecting that to some degree. >> reporter: some farmers say it's just too expensive. >> it's one thing buying hay, but hauling water, because cows drink every day continuously. >> reporter: on average, each cow drinks 50 gallons of water

a day. the higher cost of hay and water will likely mean less production. dairy analysts predict milk prices to increase by 60 a gallon next month, and the california drought could push that higher later this year. >> ultimately, it's going to be smaller herds and it's going to increase the cost of both beef and milk. >> reporter: this cattle rancher says the expense of feed and water may prove to be too high. >> i don't know how we could keep them. >> reporter: many farmers say the federal government will help them with their own water conservation projects, but they say the problem is more immediate in how to get their livestock through a rainy season with hardly any rain. in sonoma county, rob roth, ktvu channel 2news. and our coverage of the drought crisis continues at ktvu.com. scroll down to our hot topics section. you'll find all sorts of information, including the current levels of the state's major reservoirs. for some, it's a mundane chore. but for others, it's the key to being self-sufficient. the new addition at an east bay

grocery store that for some opens up a whole new world. >> a streaming standoff. why a showdown between netflix and broadband providers is slowing down downloads. >> the right to refuse service. the controversial new law passed by arizona lawmakers that some are calling sanctioned discrimination.

. returning now to breaking news that we've been reporting out of berkeley, california and parker street, there's the situation there. a water main break this afternoon, you see the person there on the right side of the screen scooping up water in a bucket. a lot of water has spilled out. it's probably at least a foot deep in the deepest section of that area. this is not far from longfellow middle school, not far from sacramento street. california and parker, there are work crews, you see them at the bottom of the screen, on hand trying to deal with the problem. it's not a big traffic area, so probably isn't causing too much of a traffic headache tonight. but again, you see the guy there scooping up some of the water, watering the lawn. as we get more information, we'll bring it to you. again, breaking news, a water leak continues to spill out water at california and parker in berkeley. senator dianne feinstein was in san francisco today to help st. anthony's dining room

mark a milestone. she helped the charity serve its 40 millionth meal. >>it's a special occasion. to those of you who care, st. anthony's does a wonderful job. it's a very special place. >> st. anthony's has been providing meals to the less fortunate since 1950. back when it first opened, it served about 300 meals a day. now, the dining room serves around 2700 meals a day. senator feinstein says that shows the increase in need and just how important st. anthony's is to many san francisco families. she also said a lot of st. anthony's success comes from having a strong volunteer base. people who are doing well in their own lives and want to give back. >> it's an institution. they have raised $22 million on their own for the dining room across the street. that's amazing! >> senator feinstein also helped out at st. anthony's back in 1979 during her first year as mayor of san francisco.

during that visit, she served the dining hall's 13 millionth meal. the say the legislature in arizona has passed a controversial bill, one that would allow business owners to deny service to gay and lesbian customers based on religious beliefs. the measure is intended to bolster protections for business owners, allowing them to invoke religious freedom rights if they choose to refuse service to same-sex couples. opponents called the measure unconstitutional, devicive, and discriminatory. [ indiscernible ] >> i don't see this as an attack. in so far as those who believe when you're protecting your right to, a, practice your religion and not engage in a contract. >> the bill was approved in both the statehouse and senate. it now goes to arizona's republican governor. a new push is under way that could bring a big change to california classrooms. >> plus-- >> are online video services becoming such internet hogs that internet service providers

want to slow your accounts down? . >> and is california too big? the plan to break it up into six separate states that could possibly go before voters later this year. >> right after the break, we'll take a look at your bay area weekend. it's basically here! and we'll go beyond that and take a look at the incoming rain affecting us as we move into next week.

. new at 5:00, talk about slow going. a streaming showdown has some netflix customers seeing red. as more and more people stream videos, internet providers are seeing a traffic spike, clogging up the digital superhighway. tonight, the question is who is going to pay for all that bandwidth? ktvu has more on how this escalating situation may bring out the internet traffic cops. ♪ >> reporter: the entire 13-hour season of netflix political drama "house of cards" was release order valentine's day. that day, 2% of users watched the whole thing. all this online viewing keeps adding up. >> video takes up an enormous amount of bandwidth compared to certainly text and even audio and even images. >> reporter: last month in december, netflix reported that streaming speeds for verizon's fios service dropped by 14%, but stayed the same on other internet providers. verizon denies any wrongdoing. netflix had no comment.

but it's no secret that many internet providers want big online video streamers to pay them for using up all that capacity. >> the industry has to keep expanding their capacity as demand increases. >> reporter: what all of this is about is something called net neutrality, which basically says the internet is no different than the interstate highway system, that anybody can use it, any time, and as much as they want. something not true with mobile devices. >> i would never watch a movie on my mobile device because it would cost me a fortune if i did it too much. i'm afraid they may start doing that in the home. that would be awful! >> i would be offended. i would be upset about it and i wouldn't pay it. i would try to go someplace else or just not watch the movie. there are other alternatives. >> i would be a little bit annoyed if, if i was a verizon customer right now. >> reporter: nothing imminent, mind you, but a matter that exploding internet streaming use is forcing to a head. tom vey car, ktvu channel

2news. a proposal by a silicon valley venture capitalist to split california into six different states cleared a major hurdle this week. officials have difn tim draper the green light to collect signatures for a petition to put the proposal on the november ballot. draper says right now california is too big and too diverse to properly represent its residents. here's a look at how draper says california should be divided. the bay area would become the state of silicon valley. l.a. would be part of west california. there's also jefferson, north california, central california and south california. a new push is under way to repeal a state law that bans bilingal education in public schools. proposition 227 requires schools to teach only in english, even to students who speak little or no english unless a parent signs a waiver. now, a state senator wants to give voters a chance to overturn the law by putting the issue on the november 2016 ballot. long beach democrat ricardo

laura says children who were taught in their home language perform better academically than those who receive english- only instruction. she also says speaking more than one language is an invaluable tool in this global economy. let's go back to the weather. everyone obviously pulling to hopefully get rain next week. sounds like we could get a fair amount. but in the meantime, what a great weekend we've got coming up. >> it's going to be stunning, another beautiful one. clouds outside. i mean, they are out in the pacific. we've had a few clouds floating in and out. for the most part, been a clear day. disorganized out in the pacific right now, but it will organize into the next 36 hours or so. beyond that, 72 hours, it will start to organize and we'll see systems move in. it's go doing be wet moving into your next week. mostly clear out there tonight, so you'll get temperatures down into the upper 30s. it will be a nice night. nice out there now. we're looking for coastal fog to return to the golden gate bridge as we head into tomorrow night. tomorrow night this time, mark will be showing you fog coming

through the gates. coastal fog returns as we head into saturday and sunday, which that's sort of the big change. the forecast then for tomorrow as we go friday -- or through the weekend anyway, friday, saturday and sunday, this high pressure stays put. 70s inland. 60s along the coast. that fog is the main feature that returns. next week, this weather system, not one, but a series. three impulses will slide through as we head into your bay area wednesday, thursday, friday and into the weekend. kind of going to be one of those wet periods. we need umbrellas and commutes will be impacted. but we're talking about the bay area weekend now, through the next three days. you see all the rain stays north, as we have a nice- looking bay area weekend. 69 in fairfield tomorrow, 69 in concord. we had temperatures today that were easily into the low and mid-70s. temperatures tomorrow, a little bit cooler. again, well, well, well above average for february. we're still in february. enjoy it, because it's going to get wet. you'll see it here in the five-

day forecast. weekend looks great. coastal fog returns. clouds start to thicken up here as the jet stream starts to drop down and the system starts to organize. as we get into wednesday, looks like rain, a little break on thursday, and more rain on friday, perhaps into the bay area weekend. fingers are crossed for a wet weather event that will bring us perhaps two to three inches of rain in bay area cities and more in the coastal hills, maybe four or five inches. that would be good. snow in the mountains, maybe 2 or 3 feet, four feet. >> really? >> we are in a drought, won't fix it, but it won't hurt. believe it or not, last month was actually the fourth warmest january since 1880. the national oceanic administration says the eastern half of the u.s. fell below average temperatures, it was not a record cold. one california family is changing an everyday experience that many of us probably take for granted. >> everybody should have the

opportunity to be able to go into a store and buy milk or something that's needed. >> the new addition at one bay area grocery store that for some could make a world of difference.

. wearable technology maker fit bit is recalling a popular wrist band after some users reported skin irritation. the company ceo says the

company will no longer sell the wrist band and plans to issue full refunds. 1.7% of fit bit users have reported skin irritation and the users are likely experiencing what's called allergic contact dermatitis. -- accident at the martinez facility last week. the san francisco chronicle reports that investigators from the u.s. chemical safety board did get access right after a pipe leaked acid on february 12th and burned two workers. but when investigators tried to return, tesoro said no. the report says tesoro believed the accident was so minor it doesn't meet criteria for a federal investigation. in oakland, city officials broke ground on an affordable housing project right across the street from lake merritt this morning. the 64 apartments will be available to families making between 27,000 and $55,000 a year. it's on land that used to be the site of a parking lot. the executive director of the oakland housing authority says it will fill a critical need.

>> we're really proud about being able to bring affordable housing into a neighborhood that really doesn't have affordability for so many people who live and work in oakland. it's a very expensive neighborhood. this will be permanent housing for working families in oakland. >> city officials expect the project to be finished and ready for folks to move in, in about 18 months. a popular san francisco online hospitality service is adopting new safety requirements for its u.s. hosts. air bnb is an online service that lists rental properties for short-term lodging. the company says it will now mandate that users who rent out their property confirm they have smoke and carbon monday knox i'd detectors in place by the end of the year. air bnb says it will give out free detectors to u.s. hosts who request them. there's something special happening at a supermarket in fremont. it's something that most of us might not even notice. but to some, it will make a

world of difference. >> reporter: there's something new at california whole foods. tiny white bumps on the signs. most of us read the words, but 10-year-old josh goldenburg needs those bumps so he can read with his fingers. >> organic lemons. >> reporter: he was born blind and learned to read braille. he soon ran into limitations. >> my wife said he went shopping and said why is there no braille for me to go shopping? >> reporter: his parents had no good answer. so they and josh started the joshua project foundation, a nonprofit with the golf putting up braille signs in grocery stores, one market at a time. most of the stores are in southern california where they live. >> organic cluster tomatoes. these are the tomatoes right above. >> reporter: this froament whole foods is the most recent addition, in what josh hopes is a nationwide movement. >> after we brailled two stores, it was really common and every single store was

like, let me do it, let me do it! >> reporter: one store put in the braille labels, then took them out. josh's parents are becoming experts in navigating corporate policies and getting through lots of red tape. >> if we have braille up through every store in the united states in a perfect world, the next person who has a child that's born blind knows they will be able to take them to school and there will be a braille teacher there, somebody to teach them braille. as it sits now, you have to fight for it. >> reporter: they say it's not about shopping. it's about being self- sufficient. >> everybody should have the opportunity to be able to go into a store and buy milk or something that's needed. everybody should have that right. everybody should be able to at least be that independent. >> josh's mom says she doesn't think her son has any idea how much of an impact his idea will have around the world. the whole foods in fremont could be considered a natural choice for the new label, since it's only one mile from the california school for the blind. now at 6:00, an east bay mother with a history of

driving drunk under arrest again. this time for a crash that killed her boyfriend and seriously injured both her daughter and a niece. . >> dramatic cuts from the federal government. the impact you'll see from the severe restrictions. . a mother is under arrest tonight, accused of driving drunk and wrapping her car around a tree. her boyfriend was killed. now her own daughter and young niece are clinging to life. good evening. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. new at 6:00, john sasaki is live outside children's hospital in oakland, where the two children injured in that crash are in critical condition tonight. john? >> reporter: those two kids are here at children's hospital, recovering from that horrible crash that police say should never have happened. the crash scene is mostly cleaned up now, except for some

small items that were ejected from the car on impact. >> truly a tragic incident that could have been avoided. >> reporter: it happened at 1:00 this morning on san pablo avenue near stanton avenue. you can tell from police photos that the crash was horrific. >> one of the children, 5-year- old child, was not in a child restraint, which is required by law. currently in critical condition. >> reporter: two girls, three and five years old, were critically injured, but the 3- year-old has since been upgraded to stable condition. 39-year-old harold mason, jr. of richmond was killed. >> the driver was most likely under the influence of alcohol. >> reporter: police say the 36- year-old woman was at the wheel. >> she should not have been driving under any circumstances. >> reporter: flanigan is the mother of a 3-year-old girl and aunt to the 5-year-old. police believe mason was flanigan's boyfriend. >> her driver's license was currently suspended as a result of a prior dui. >> reporter: in investigators say they found open and unopened alcoholic beverages in the car. flanigan, mason and