half the neighborhood. >> there was enough had something happened it would have been catastrophic. >> reporter: sean gunther faces charges. what the two men were planning to do with the explosives is unclear. >> nothing to pinpoint to terrorist plot, something on a massive scale. >> the woman across the street showed us a note she kept from her neighbor who is in jail, thanking her from welcoming them to the neighborhood. [ indiscernible ] >> you still have to forgive them. >> reporter: the fbi and u.s. marshals were involved in the raid but because the atf was not involved this will not be a federal case. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. we have breaking news now from back east.

passengers on a u.s. air flight from philadelphia had to evacuate the plane after the front wheel collapsed during take off. u.s. air flight 1702 was headed to texas and airport spokes woman said there are no reports of injuries. this selfie was posted to twitter who said she was a passengers on board the plane. you can see the aircraft nose down. again, a u.s. air passenger jet had to aport a take off -- abort a take off. all of the passengers and crews safely evacuated from the plane. new developments after several students at a high school got sick after eating tainted brawnies. parents fear there may be -- brownies. parents fear there may be more. what officials say happened is different than what students described. ktvu's john sasaki is live at

hayward high school with a photo of a medical emergency. >> reporter: five students missed class because of what happened at hayward high school yesterday. >> reporter: after class today at hayward high school we learned what a group of girls did is the talk of campus. >> seen the fire truck and the paramedics come. >> everyone reacted to it and got in the ambulance. i found out it was because she ate. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: girls ate pot brownies they -- brownies they bought from another student. one student got sick. >> supervisors responded and the student was transported to the hospital. >> we obtained this photo that shows paramedics helping the teens. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> we should have had this and everything, we shouldn't have

drugs in school. >> the school district version differs from what students describe saying. >> we are not qualified to say someone had a seizure. >> before i knew it she was on the ground shaking. >> she was really confused. >> reporter: parents don't want this happening. >> a lot of parents don't know what children do so it is important for parents to be involved and be involved. ask questions. >> reporter: police say they arrested the girl who sold the brownies for supplying marijuana to minors. parents said the school notified them this afternoon. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. the long process of demolishing and starting over has begun. the burned wreckage of the apartment building is slowly coming down. it has been an active scene

since a fire broke out two days ago. tuesday night about this time when flames started shooting from the construction site. 150 firefighters all scrambled to get it under control. today crews were back at work along with investigators who are still trying to figure out how it started. >> david stevenson has been following had story since tuesday night. you spoke with neighbors who still aren't allowed back in to their apartments. >> reporter: that's right. a different scene than even yesterday. we have seen a small amount of smoke coming out of the fire scene. but we also saw crews burrowing in as neighbors tried to get back to normal -- >> reporter: engineers got a look at the charred wood, medal and peace metal and cheat -- metal and sheet rock. teams took down the last corner

of the apartment complex. enabling firefighters to hunt for hot spots and begin digging for the cause of the fire. >> it took forever to put the fire out and we have floors and floors and floors of building that is crushed down. >> the cause centered on welding equipment. firefighters have a sense of the origin and are receiving video and photographs to help them pinpoint where it began. >> in san francisco you have a lot of people are electronic devices. people have been forth coming. >> reporter: residents across the street struggle to resume normal life. >> like ghost town. a lot of people aren't moved in. it is weird. >> reporter: they are staying in a hotel, mindful of the debris piled up. >> actually not really

comfortable to see the building. >> reporter: another live look at the scene. bre did not respond to our questions today about how long demolition will take. another contractor said it is likely the debris will go into a landfill because none can be recycled. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have had crews watching the fire for hours since the began. we posted footage on thefire, the after math and what the building -- the fire, the after math and what the building was supposed to look like and photos on www.ktvu.com. just look under hot topic section and click on images. train hit a car this morning in san francisco. the crash happened at the 16th street crossing. the driver made wrong turn and ended up on the traction. she got out before it was hit

by the train. now video from inside the train as it pulled away from the suv. 200 people were on board the train at the time. no one was hurt. the tracks were cleared by 12:15 p.m. neighbors help police catch two burglaries suspects this morning. they saw two people breaking into home and called 911. police responded quickly and made two arrests. one neighbor is glad people are paying attention. >> i am glad they got caught. that could have been my house. i don't know who called but if i see anything i will try to notify and see what i can do. >> no details on the two suspects taken into custody. police arrested five people in connection with a shooting death of a 30-year-old man from richmond in february. he was gunned down february 2 in the parking lot of the green

lantern bar. three arrested are charged with murder. the other are accessories after the fact. all charges have criminal street gang enhancements that could add to their sentences if convicted. giving you a live look at the bray bridge and coverage of the concerns about cracks in the welds at the eastern span of the bay bridge and whether or not the bridge was still strong. the welds are key to protecting the bridge and keeping it standing. we reported on theory tears 10 months a-- reported on the retears 10 months ago. ktvu's tom vacar has more. >> the beauty and the majesty of the bridge is obvious from had it outside. but its ability to resist the biggest earthquakes arrest deep down inside so come along. >> reporter: we took a boat out

to the bottom of the tower, and then a climb to a hatchway leading to the inside of the structure. again, we saw the welded seems. as expected engineers found cracks. this is part of the 600 feet of welds they fixed. some of them did about need to be weld, some are on the boarder line and they fixed them any how. this should last for 150 years. >> the welds are good. they passed all the inspections. we are satisfied. >> the interior is sapped down to -- sanded down to metal. >> we will put a system in the base to protect it. >> the welds are here to deal with an earthquake expected

once in 1500 years. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the last two major jobs -- >> protect from shift impact. >> reporter: then the elevator. >> should be here in a month and then that will give maintenance access. >> reporter: one other job, installation of lights on the base of the tower. bay to its crown. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. the tunnel in san francisco is shut down right now as crews work to repair a ruptured water main. it broke before noon. the line has been in service since 1914 and they don't suspect the work of the central subway product is linked to it. the tunnel boring machine is

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there are still a lot of question after a man was arrested following a stand off with a s.w.a.t. team in san francisco. the man barricaded himself

inside an rv. this started around 3:00 a.m. this morning after police found a man shot in the leg. he was able to tell authorities who shot him and where that person lived. s.w.a.t. was called in after the suspect refused to come out. they surrounded the rv and just before 8:30 a.m. the police were able to talk the suspect into surrendering. six days of searching turned up no clues as to what happened to a missing malaysia airlines jet liner and the 239 people on board. tonight a new theory is throwing it into greater turmoil. the plane could be thousands of miles from where searchers have been looking. >> reporter: white house officials say the search for malaysia airlines flight 370 may be expanding. >> an additional search area may be opened. >> reporter: earlier officials

dismissed a report that the plane flew 4 additional hours after its last contact. >> those reports are inaccurate. the last transmission from the aircraft was at 0107 which indicates everything was normal. >> reporter: a source says there is no technical data supporting the report. they stand by their story. according to its sources. this information would put the plane somewhere within this region. another layer of confusion to an already long and unsuccessful six day investigation. >> the lack of data, trying to work with all you have, you have all this information coming in. malaysia airlines is not a large organization. >> reporter: meanwhile families of the missing are still waiting for answers. >> we are not getting any information and whether they know anything and they are not

telling us, at this stage is just blank. just blank. just praying. >> u.s. officials say the reason investigators may focus on the indian ocean is because the plane could have flown for several hours after they last made contact. 8 people are confirmed dead in an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in new york city. search teams found the 8th body an hour ago. four people are still unaccounted for and 60 people were injured. the crews have not been able to find had source of the leak. some people said they smelled gas well before the blast. two dogs died in a house fire this afternoon. firefighters say the back of the home was engulfed in flames when they arrived. they were able toknock down the fire -- to knock down the fire but when they went inside the

home they found the dogs. there were no people inside at the time of the fire. an investigation is underway. group that is supposed to help police find a permit police chief and they are now out of a job. the search is on hold again. they are disqualified for denying equal benefits for gay employees. interim chief has been in charge since may of last year. they are looking at options which could include the hiring of another recruiter. with the beginning of spring a week away no awe -- u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration says this winter has been a tale of two extremes. they showed how the winter brought in cold and snow to the north central section of the

country. the darker blue area. the average temperature was 31 degrees which makes it the coldest winter in four years. however there was a huge difference out here in the west. where we have seen drought conditions and record breaking heat. california is having the warmest winter on record and today was a perfect example of the warm winter. it was beautiful out the. you can see -- out there. you can see folks out enjoying spectacular weather. >> people are cranking up the ac, leaving the windows open at home to take advantage of the weather. >> it has been really nice. we had temperatures today that got into the low 80s in some places. inland, antioch and fairfield. temperatures are going to be 70s and low 80s. there is a weather system heading to the north of. nice looking weather system. would be great but all of the

energy is into british columbia. the current numbers, check it out. 79 antioch right now. hour ago they were 80. 76 concord. 73 mountain view. tomorrow will be another warm day. tomorrow we are looking for patchy coastal fog. we have seen patchy coastal fog by san bruno and twin weeks. san francisco 61 degrees. with the fog tomorrow, temperatures in san francisco will stay in the 60s throughout the day. peaking in the afternoon at 69 degrees in san francisco. san jose, air quality is good. great visibilities. 47 degrees tomorrow morning in san jose. mid-60s at lunchtime. mid-70s70s70s for day time high in san jose. friday already too. high pressure is owning everything. the fog at the coast, the high allows the fog to form.

coastal fog, not valley fog. which is a problem in the winter. this is the first real coastal fog we have seib in a while -- seen in a while. high pressure. with the high pressure a summer like pattern develops with cool at the coast. warm inland. typical summer pattern. you see into the bay area weekend, close to 85 degrees inland bay valleys saturday and sunday. most in the upper 70s. here is the coastal fog tomorrow morning. shoots across the san bruno gap, livermore as well. coastal fog back in the forecast for saturday morning. goes away. high clouds over head. and the forecast, patchy fog for friday morning. and then we look for temperatures to warm up nicely through time. that high pressure sets us up with a off shore flow. by the weekend warmer day time highs. nice out there.

highs 75 nap -- 75 napa. 70s tomorrow, 76 in brentwood. valley 75. 76 los gatos. along the coast, 66 pacifica. 69 san francisco. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view there is the fog coming back. weekend looks nice. cooler. clouds on tuesday but we look dry this week and next week as well. there is the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. >> 85, really? >> that say on the high -- that is on the high end. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. it could be more expensive to fly but it isn't the airlines who is rising the prices. also a threat from high up on a building. it shut down a street in san francisco. an update on how it started. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> improving school safety in the bay area. the information that should

have first responders get to children faster in an emergency. >> the drought may be claiming more victims, their water supply may be cut off. what steps they are taking a save their crops. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

the discovery of a shattered window in san francisco today prumped emergency officials to shut down a street -- prompted emergency officials to shut

down a street. firefighters received a call about a window broken from a building. concerns the glass could fall below prompted officials to shut down the street from sacramento to california streets. >> our units were met by members of the building staff. taken to the building. shown class panels that shattered. >> the situation caused a scene below where many workers came out of their offices, curious about what was happening. one person never seen anything like it. >> i just moved here in october. i dealt with falling ice but not glass. as far as streets being closed. it is what it is. i mean, everybody is doing the right thing. >> officials say public safety was the chief concern so they kept the streets and sidewalks

crewed till they replaced the windows. it was reopened at 3 pert html this afternoon -- 3:30 p.m. this afternoon. the sheriff is warning vacation rental owners about burglaries. they received reports of 52 break ins since september and thieves are making off with tvs, electronics and furniture. not clear how they are finding the homes but many list their properties on vacation rental websites. investigators believe half the burglars have been committed by the same person or people. an uptick in crime has residents taking measures into their own hands, the message they have for anyone thinking about hitting their neighborhood. >> get out of town. you will get caught. >> pass or fail, the results are right here, tonight the investigation into children's hospital in oakland and how it handles its patients. >> a california agency singles

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. tonight had results are in

following a complaint filed over a girl, jahi mcmath, who was declared brain dead after surgery. the hospital was found to be in compliance. ktvu's mike mibach obtained the report. mike is live in oakland after speaking with the family attorney about the findings. >> reporter: that's right. he is down in los angeles on business. i spoke to him on the phone and he said the results are nothing but doctors protecting doctors. >> save our babies. >> reporter: december 9, 2013. 13-year-old jahi mcmath treated at children's hospital for sleep apnea. after surgery doctors declare her brain dead. on january 7 the state launched a probe of the hospital and its handling of patients.

this is the result. in a later it states california department of public health determined children's hospital was in compliance. it does not state jahi mcmath's name. the cases selected for review, one deficiency was found regarding operating room policies, the mishandling of records. the attorney for jahi mcmath's family said the family feel betrayed by the medical profession. the family said that is why we have courts, lawyers and jurtease examine the conducts of doctors -- juries to examine the conducts of doctors. the report does not site why jahi mcmath suffered complications after surgery. the hospital said we are very

pleased with the results. no deficiencies of quality of care were identified. at no time did any patient go into surgery without all required documentation. the family said she was moved back in january. at last check she was still on medical support. jahi mcmath's cousin, i spoke to him, he had no comment and referred us to the family attorney's statement. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> on www.ktvu.com we posted our reports on the jahi mcmath case. you will find them under hot topics. a ceremony sunday for missing teen scott -- sierra lamar. they are placing the finishing touches on a memorial at washington high school. it will be dedicated sunday. they are donating time and

materials. there is also a large plaque honoring her. >> we want a way to be able to stop and pause and that is what the bench will give us, a place to stop and pause. >> the 15-year-old attended washington high school before her family moved to morgan hill. it was there an march 16, 2011 that she vanished on her way to a school bus stop but her body has never been found. a man was arrested last may and charged with the kidnapping and murder. he was indicted last month ask entered a not guilty plea -- and entered a not guilty plea. scams and burglars are on the rise against the bay area, but residents in one city are determined to make them stop. neighbors are doing their part to help the police. new at 5:00 p.m. ktvu's cristina rendon has a

story of homeowners who are fighting crime. >> reporter: one home visit after another is how she and other volunteers are raising awareness about crime in the neighborhoods. >> we are trying to inform the community. >> she is pounding the pavement on a mission to hand out as many flyers as possible. seeing their share of burglars, people are convincing home owners to led them inside. one -- to let them inside. >> i think it is awful. they are targeting the elderly that makes me mad. >> it is my city. i live here. this is my home. my family's home. i want to be in a safe city. to be in a very responsible city and be a responsible

citizen. i like to let them know you are in the wrong down. >> police are hoping it puts a dent in crime. >> when thaw hear it from -- when they hear it from their neighbor it also -- hits home for them. >> reporter: making sure residents get the message that being proactive together can make a big difference. volunteers will keep passing out the flyers. in all 4,000 will be distribute and police want to remind the public, if you see anything suspicious call them. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. child safety was the topic this morning at oakland schools this morning where children reported being sexually assaulted. a police captain tweeted this picture. an 8-year-old girl told police friday that a man hiding in a

bath room touched her inappropriately and on the 10:00 p.m. news last night the girl's mother told us the attack has dramatically affected her daughter. >> it changed her. she not the same like before. she wants to stay in a corner. she doesn't want to eat. >> in the second meeting an officer met with parents where a six-year-old girl told authorities in january a man assaulted her. here is the sketch police released yesterday. she white or latino, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, black hair. he may also have a birth mark or a rash on the left side of his forehead. police are asking for the public's help in finding this man suspected of stealing a ups package from a porch.

this is from a surveillance video that captured the incident. they are hoping someone will recognize this man. anyone with informationing is asked to call -- information is asked to call police. toxic chemicals could be in every day materials, the new list and the response from the manufacturers. >> a bay area couple determined to try a experimental drug but the fda is blocking the way. >> i am asking the fda to please have compassion. >> the technicality that is keeping her from the treatment and the action they are taking. >> and a new proposal could make it more expensive to fly and why the airlines are against it.

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ground breaking ceremony held in san francisco today for a project that is promising wider sidewalks and other pedestrian enhancements on castro street. officials joined business and community members to celebrate the start of the street scape project along castro from market to 19th street. in addition to wider streets, officials say the area will undergo a transformation, inproved lighting and a -- improved lighting and a vibrance. leaders unveiled the winning

design. >> the winner is the rainbow stripe. >> the design is one of four options that residents voted on. leaders say 4500 people participated in choosing the winning design. defending a tax hike that would raise the price of airline prices. he said airfare tax increases will help the tsa improve security measures. the budget would raise fees by a few dollars per ticket and create a surcharge. groups warn it would discourage people from flying. >> $300 ticket, 21% is taxes right now. anything that is making it more expensive will make it harder to take a vacation.

>> the president's budget hasn't gained much traction. woman suffering from a brain tumor says her only hope is tied up by the fda. >> the hard part is that i am stuck in the middle of the fight. >> the dispute that is preventing her from getting a new drug. >> it could take months to get permission but now a tool will take you to a protective place whenever you want. the new way to experience part of the grand canyon. >> temperatures that could reach into the low 80s into the next 72 hours. i will show you which days and which cities. cts families. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. aladdin bail bonds. hey. hey. [doorbell rings] what's this? it's u-verse live tv.

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[ music ] bay area musicians are raising their voices in an unusual campaign. they want a fiend get a cancer drug but -- friend to get a cancer drug but the government bolt let her happen -- won't let her have it. ktvu's debora villalon with more. >> reporter: a sold out concert. [ music ] >> reporter: but the headliner is sharing the light with a friend who has cancer. she is married to his drummer. her full life as an attorney,

business owner, board member, tennis pro up ended, diagnosed with a brain tumor. >> i learned that that fine line between laughter and crying is very fine. every time i cry i end up laughing. you have to. >> reporter: friends are stunned at how fast the tumor is effecting her walk, vision and speech. [ music ] >> reporter: her husband is determined to get her an experimental drug he believes is her only hope. >> there are human beings, american citizens getting this drug. >> the drug. last year after warnings about improper testing the food and drug administration blocked it from

taking new patients in clinical trials or treating new patients. >> he gets the drug. he is stable and living. sorry. we are doing paper work. you are dead. that is not an exaggeration. >> if i was diagnosed two years ago i would have the drug. >> the clinic is offering to pay for the treatment. the fda said it understands patients want to take chances but access to unapproved drugs must be balanced with the protection of patients. experts agree. >> what we are trying to do is avoid the situation where patients could be taken advantage of. >> reporter: he says a dying patient may be desperate and vulnerable. >> encourage them to seek treatments but to keep in mind there should be scientific basis behind it. if there isn't that raises the question mark. >> reporter: they are not giving up.

the head of california's health department requested a compassionate waver. [ music ] >> reporter: and several musicians are adding their voices to the mix with their flee to washington on her behalf. >> if someone has no other choice, let them do whatever they want. i know that you could walk out in the streets and buy any illegal drug on the planet and kill yourself with it. so i don't see the harm in letting her do this. >> thank you so much for coming out. >> reporter: will the fda change its tune? they hope so and fast. she was given 18 months to live. 10 months ago. [ indiscernible ] [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: dep ruv -- debora villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> sure wish her the best. off to follow that. we do move on here. to our weather here.

beautiful day. fantastic. >> beautiful. upper 70s. we might see low 80s into the bay area weekend. these are the national weather service highs. 78 antioch. 77 morgan hill. 77 san jose. 79 -- just quizzing 80 degrees in -- kissing 80 degrees in napa. not as warm because we will see fog returning to the coast. that will cool things off in san francisco, pacifica. that weather system is clearing the area and going to the north. temperatures out there, the winds, winds yesterday coming this way. right? that is why we had gusty winds. look at the direction now. coming out of the west. that is more of a spring like direction. that allows the coastal fog to form. allows temperatures, around the bay and coast to be cooler.

let's look at concord. concord you are 77 degrees. tomorrow, into friday in concord, temperatures easily into the 70s. by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow 70 degrees. wake up at 47 degrees there. nice looking day tomorrow. nice looking day everywhere. clear outside right now. there were patches of fog today. twin peaks. i don't see any now. i suspect there will be patchy fog around sunset. by 10:00 p.m. along the coast. this feels spring like with fog at the coast. over night lows in the 30s. 40s. forecast is for the high pressure to establish itself. warming up inland. cooling off at the coast. the high allows the coastal fog to form. stable environment presses down on the ocean waters and the air cools and fog forms. high pressure heats us up and

cools down the coast, allowing the fog to form. you knew that. fog tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m., right, fog. it breaks away. high clouds. towards the weekend, off shore flow and that allows for a warmer weekend. you will see that in the five- day forecast. tomorrow will be nice despite the fog. 76 livermore. 77 gilroy. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view 75, 80 saturday. 82, 83 sunday. and temperatures trend down. no rain. right now looks like we are dry and it feels like spring out there. allergy season is coming up. mark tamayo will be in here talking about the tree pollens. you will notice it. >> aside from the allergy

sufferers great weekend. thank you. people can now experience what it is like to go down the colorado in the grand canyon from your home. google launched a street view of the 286-mile ride down the colorado river. it is a rafting trip few get to experience because of the visitor limit. but now everyone can see the rapids, the walls and learn about the history and water conversation efforts. a list of products that may contain toxic chemicals and one is made for babies. the action they are taking with the manufacturers on the list. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a plan that could shut off water to south bay farmers. >> the impact on them and consumers. >> in a school emergency it is what first responders call a game changer. technology that gives them a huge advantage. >> these stories and much more

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use technology to make government more accountable and responsive. the elimination of road side parking at yosemite national park. managers released the plan today for the $55 million project. it calls for the restoration of native habitats with the relocof all development from within 100 feet of the river. and includes mew parking lots, trails and upgrades to existing campground. approval of the plan is expected in 30 days. u.s. attorney general eric holder endorsed a plan to reduce prison sentences for drug traffickers. the idea is similar to san francisco to reduce from felonies to misdemeanors. today u.s. attorney general eric holder said shortening sentences would cut down the

prison population and reign in federal prison spending. >> by reserving severe penalties we could better promote public safety and rehabilitation while saving billions of dollars. >> opponents argue it would undermine policies meant to detour criminals. the justice department said the average prison sentence would shrink by one year. asking manufacturers to make three products safer consumers. they are children's foam pads containing tdcpp, pain stripper and spray poly eurothane foam. regulators say the products could be harmful to people and the environment. . >> we finished the rule making

process. manufacturers will propose alternative ways of selling the product. >> regulators plan to hold work shops and take public comments. >> then we start a rule making process for each one. each of the products is its own regulation. has its own public comment, isown analysis. we expect that will take -- its own analysis. we expect that will take a year. >> they are asking some manufacturers to remove the chemicals voluntarily. on www.ktvu.com we posted a full list if you would like to see what else on the list. now at 6:00 p.m. hundreds of explosives and the materials to make many more. the mystery behind it had find at this bay area home. >> arming police officers with information that could save student lives. >> we are able to get a view.

>> the tool they will carry with them the next time there is a gunman on campus. >> and students taken away from school on a stretcher,er, the health scare that isn't being taken seriously enough. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> a surprising find inside a house along it coast. now 2 bay area men are behind bars on explosives charges. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> bomb making chemicals found inside a home in pacifica and dozen guns found. ktvu's noelle walker is in san francisco tonight so how did san francisco police end up with the case? >> reporter: it started months ago when there was a small

explosion. police used surveillance video to identify a suspect, then they followed the bread crums and tonight two men are in jail -- crumbs and tonight two men are in jail. what police and investigators found here made it sound more like an explosive storage -- storage unit. more than 600 explosives. plus the material and chemtuals to make more. -- chemicals to make more. neighbors are stunned. >> i heard an officer hasay how men -- say how many pounds. i told my husband, dude, he had enough stuff to blow up half the neighborhood. >> reporter: her neighbor is marc ormando. he faces multiple explosive charges along with child endangerment. two children lived at the home. a woman who walked inside said she had no comment, their neighbor across the