the neighborhood of 4-5 years for head coaches these days but jack del rio contacted mark tressman, former 49ers offensive coordinator to be his offensive coordinator. did you know the 49ers have hired the winningest coach in their coaching history to be their new coach. jim tomsula coached one game for the team and won it. remember when mike singletary departed with one game left in the season, jim tomsula, the defensive line coach with san francisco since 2007, coached that one game, he did survive into the harbaugh hero. no details revealed there either. but i can tell you this, he is very popular with to -- to get

the job done, popular with the players. >> he will do a good job for the 49ers. you know, he survived a while, that means there is respect for him in the building. when you get the respect in the building -- [ indiscernible ] >> all right. a bit of a surprise they made jim tomsula the coach because vic has been another guy who is popular, the defensive coordinator, i think it goes without saying the defense has been the strength of the 49ers. people thought he would be the guy. >> not happy tonight, have you had a chance to figure out how he is feeling? >> i would imagine extremely disappointed. in terms of being jumped over. in terms of seniority, jim tomsula has been there. but i imagine now there is a

good chance he might join the raiders. >> wouldn't that be something. >> apparently he and jack del rio have a good relationship. wouldn't be surprised if he reached out to him and he makes the jump over across the bay, unlike everybody thought jim harbaugh would become coach of the the raiders. never ends in the nfl. >> can't wait for the season to begin. looking forward to next season. >> surprising they did it both on the same day. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. >> jack del rio grew up a raiders fan and followers of the team know of him and they say they like him. >> i think it is a great hire. they needed someone with experience to come in there and help turn the franchise around. >> i think it is a really good pick up for us as far as division goes against the

broncos. he could give us insight on defense, offense. >> i think he will be a good coach. he has experience. he needs to bring in a good offensive coordinator. >> no word on when the raiders or the 49ers will hold a formal news conference. more details about jack del rio, drafted in the 1981 major league baseball draft out of high school. he went to usc to play football and baseball. he is in usc's hall of fame. his teammates included mark lugire of the oakland a's. saints drafted him in 1985. jack del rio was a football and basketball star at hayward high school in the 1970s. coming up at 6:00 p.m. we hear from his family and football coaches and the athletes who already look up to their home town hero. a strange story out of martinez. a man is in custody suspect offend setting his house on

fire and two others. it happened at the ash wood town home complex near beach wood. ktvu's allie rasmus is there where she spoke to neighbors. they said he always seemed odd? >> reporter: first up, the latest from investigators. three homes were destroyed by the fire, several others damaged. this happened near the ash wood town home complex. you can see the fire truck on scene with crime scene tape and martinez police are blocking off the streets which is why we are down hill from where this happened. the investigation is well underway. >> reporter: 1:00 p.m. this afternoon firefighters get a call about four separate fires burning in the complex in martinez. firefighters tackled the flames quickly. no one was hurt. once the fire was out, the water shut off, the investigation into how the

fires started was just beginning. >> there could be evidence that we don't want to disturb. >> reporter: the contra costa county fire inspector wouldn't explain how it happened. how the fire started was no secrete to those who live here. >> they flow blow torched his house. he got evicted today. >> reporter: he is known as dave. >> he was never unpleasant to us. but he was not right. >> martinez police say officers had been called to the residents several times. >> weird day. >> they were supposed to move out today to a new home. one of her movers saw police come to the man's home this afternoon and after they left -- >> i seen this guy, standing in the window and slams it shut, i hear a popping noise. i look up, i see flames coming out of his apartment. >> reporter: again no one was

hurt. many people weren't home when the fires broke out. firefighters did rescue some pets. this woman there was relieved that her dog was saved by the firefighters. firefighters were relieved the outcome wasn't worse. they said with the dry conditions we have and all the trees, things could have been much different. >> just a bizarre story. allie rasmus, thank you. the two rock climers climbing el capitan -- climbers climbing el capitan completed that. they are the first people to scale the wall unassisted. they started the 3,000-foot climb on december 27. they ate and slept in tents on

ledges. luckily weather has been mild during the climb with temperatures around 60 degrees and night time temperatures in the 30s. we have been tracking the progress for you for days now. even the president is paying attention. here is a tweet from the white house. a picture of the president pointing to a picture of yosemite. so proud of them for conquering el capitan. anything is possible. the boy who survived a fall from a cliff has made remarkable progress and today he thanked the bodega bay fire department who saved his life. ktvu's heather holmes was at the reunion. >> reporter: something else. touch a touching moment today. i was there the night he was rushed to the hospital and everyone was amazed he survived. he was in a coma for 10 days.

it was unclear whether he would have permanent brind'amour walk or -- brain damage, walk or talk again. today he proved the remarkable does indeed happen. >> one, two, three. >> the story this picture tells is one of hope and happiness. it was here, november 10, where the rescue unfolded. he plunged down a 200-foot cliff. >> prepare yourself for the worse. it was a relief to find him still alive. >> reporter: bodega bay firefighter repelled down the cliff to save the boy. for weeks he has been checking to see how he is was doing. today he got to see for himself. he suffered a head injury and broken bones, was wheeled out to meet him and two other

firefighters involved in the rescue. his legs still weak. he stepped from the wheelchair to greet them all. >> reporter: a reunion that no one was certain would happen. >> all right. >> good to see you. >> reporter: today playful subastture was unphased by all -- sebastian was unphased by all that was happening. >> hits home. grabbing the mic. that is the stuff my kid would do. great to see him doing that. >> reporter: his mom cribed the recovery as amazing. -- described the recovery as amazing. >> i just wanted to give them a hug. that was an emotional moment for me to see them, give them a hug, thank them. >> reporter: this is a rescue that will stick with them. the result of their efforts

documents in photographs and in the hearts of a thankful mom. >> i can't describe how i feel. there are no words for how grateful, for how -- how grateful i am. >> reporter: he told rescuers thank you for saving my life. his mom says he may have a limp but that might be the only lasting physical issue. he is expected to go home in a few weeks. new details about the deadly terrorist attack in paris. al-qaeda in yemen is claiming responsible. they did so in a video that was released today. they say the massacre at the "charlie hebdo" offices was in vengeance for the profit mohammed. they were known for making fun of the profit mohammed. the video calls the kouachi

brothers heroes. this comes as the latest edition of "charlie hebdo" hit the news stands today. people waited this morning to get the first copies since the massacre last week. three million copies rolled off the presses today. compared to the normal 60,000 and 2 million will be printed is a. it is -- soon. it is still stirring up controversy since the cover has a picture of profit mohammed crying. >> very important for the freedom of speech. that is why we wanted to buy it. >> france deployed aircraft carriers to iraq to work with the u.s. led coalition against isis. france is also carrying out air strikes against isis. a limited number of the new "charlie hebdo" issues will be available in san francisco. 300 copies are being sent to san francisco and new york city. they should arrive by friday

but exactly where they will be sold isn't known at this point. some copies are offered for sale on ebay for 12-$600. in the u.s. the fbi stopped a plot by a ohio man to attack the u.s.keeptle today -- u.s. capital today. he was arrested at gun shop in cincinnati after he bought two rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition. social media mosts sympathizing with accelerate militants -- islamic state militants. he said he wanted to attack with guns and pipe bombs bombs and he planned to travel to washington, d.c. today. britain raised its terror threat level to severe. special police units with ambulance and firefighters are in place across the country preparing preparing for the worst.

>> the terrorist attack is highly likely and could occur without warning. these exercise include scenarios similar to those in paris. >> authorities are on the look out for islamic militants. officials estimate 600 people have gone to syria and iraq. coming up -- >> outrageous. it is tragic. sad. >> the heartless crime after a man was hit by a car. >> a few dry days in the bay area. will it come to an end? the latest models to let you know what it shows. >> trying to keep public schools public. the movement to fight more charter schools and what that could mean for students.

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have you heard of the new dialing procedure for for the 415 and 628 area codes? no what is it? starting february 21, 2015 if you have a 415 or 628 number you'll need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. okay, but what if i have a 415 number, and i'm calling a 415 number? you'll still need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out! the superintendent in oakland said five schools are

performing so low that big changes are necessary but some parents and teachers are concerned about what the big changes might be. ktvu's rob roth is in oakland that school board meeting. >> reporter: the school board meeting is just now about to begin and parents and teachers and students are concerned that the distribute will turn the troubled schools into charter schools. >> reporter: castle mont high school is one of five that have been underperforming. the superintendent says those schools need be restructured. >> we have schools that have lower graduation rates and attendance issues and enrollment issues. >> reporter: the other schools are fremont and others. the superintendent asked for proposals on how to make changes. that includes hearing proposals from within the district and

charter schools. >> we will entertain strong charter options as we always have. but we always now have a space for educationers who are looking to -- educators who are looking. >> breaking it up and you are not providing a guarantee that all children get a guaranteed public education. [ indiscernible ] >> we don't feel charter schools have the right to come in and suggest programs for district schools. this is public, public schools, public monies. public property and it should not be handed over in a process to charter schools. >> let's come together and have quality schools and the best options for our students. >> reporter: the school

superintendent is expected to address the issue tonight but no final decisions are expected till may or june. >> rob roth, thank you. >> students at the city college of san francisco got good news today. they announced today they granted them restoration status. that means they will remain accredited and have two years to come into compliance. two of northern california's biggest beer brewers will not be going to court over a dispute after all. they filed a trade mark infringement complaint against sierra nevada. they said their new hop hunter ipa label resembled their label on their beer which they released 20 years ago but now

they dropped dropped the lawsuit due to negative reaction on social media. bay area, cool and dry. our chief meteorologist to see how soon it might change. >> there is a chance for a little something on friday. a little something. nothing to get enthused about. the systems are impressive off shore. especially the second one. here is system number one. here is system number two. good looking weather system. look at it. you can see the jet stream. it is on this line. that is where it goes. it will miss us. it is a drag, that system would be a significant rain producer for us. this system, you see stuff off shore but it is north of here. it -- shows you how fragile or sensitive our weather patterns are. matter of a few degrees and you

are getting real wet or not at all. we are not -- we are not getting wet at all. tonight. we will get a little wet on friday. so you knew that, though. highs tomorrow will be like today. right now 50s. dense fog advisory in the bay area today. this morning. dense fog was bad around the game. same story tomorrow. fog is back in the forecast. we will see a dense fog advisory go up in a few hours for the central valley, sacramento valley and it could occur tomorrow morning. talking here about dew point temperatures being high. boom, you get fog. when temperature meets the dew point temperature you get as cool as you will get. dense fog possible. that is the big weather story till friday when there is a chance for sprinkles. next few days, temperatures are

in the upper 50s. a few low 60s. a lot of clouds. a lot of clouds. highs tomorrow -- we were doing upper 70s last week. here we will be low 60s. not bad for january. the five-day forecast, here is that. right there. about what we will get. when i come back we will talk about the system on friday and the rainfall possible. the five-day forecast then. plenty of clouds. fog. wish we had something big to talk about. maybe things will change -- [ laughter ] >> next 20 minutes. >> we are not getting a lot when you say see that tiny bit. >> hate that. hate that. look for the fog in the morning. >> thank you. a bicyclist hit and the driver gets out to help. what happened next has people living in one bay area

neighborhood absolutely disgusted. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, some residents something has been off when they turn on the tap. >> the solution that involves dumping of water into streets. >> also we went to hayward to talk to those who knew the raiders new head football coach jack del rio, the hopes tonight for him. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. again? give them something special. gather around the world's best chicken and home-style sides for a dinner everyone will get excited about. kfc.

. just a horrific crash in texas killed 10 peopleoon prison -- people on a prison bus. this happened near a west texas city. 8 died. four prisoners and a guard were badly injured. four are in critical condition. two of the train cars were damaged and hundreds of ups packages spilled out. alarms on the international space station today causing astronauts to put on emergency breathing gear -- emergency breathing gear and evacuate the american portion of the section. the all clear came within minutes but signs of another

leak triggered another evacuation. it was a false alarm caused by a faulty computer. the dmv says 11,000 undocumented immigrants got new driver's license. it allows undocumented immigrants to get driver's license. they have four processing centers where a lot of undocumented immigrants live. >> one in san jose where there is a lot of immigrant, los angeles, granada hills, orange county. >> applicants need documents and proof of california residency. they are not accepted for federal identification. witnesses call it greed and coweredness. >> i don't know how to wrap my mind around that level of

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following breaking news -- following breaking news. a car crashed into the door at the macy's near 880. from this live picture from news chopper 2 you can see a number of emergency vehicles with their lights flashing are at the scene. at this point firefighters are telling us there are four people injured and a number of emergency vehicles. this happened at 4:45 p.m. not that long ago. the mall is open at the time. we saw cars in the parking lot. reports that a car crashed into the door at macy's at new park mall. macy's is on west side of the mall. one of the big stores there. again we are getting reports 4 people are injured.

i am looking that live picture for the first time with you, trying to see if i could see a vehicle, it doesn't look like the doors have a vehicle there. either it has been towed away or we are trying to find the location. macy's at new park mall in newark. reports of four people injured. now to oakland, some people say they are disgusted and appalled by what happened after a serious accident involving a bike rider and a car. the bicyclist was unconscious and he was robbed along with a elderly driver who stopped to help. ktvu's john fowler went to where it happened. i don't know, what can you say? so sad. >> reporter: it is. witnesses tell us it was shocking, greed, and cowardice. >> reporter: it happened at 8

8th and union in west oakland. >> i don't know how to wrap my mind around that level of indecency. >> reporter: a bicyclist, 24- year-old man, knocked unconscious by a truck driven by an 81-year-old driver you see here. witnesses tell us a crowd of people laughing robbed them both. >> you would call it bottom feeding in a sense. if you don't have a resource and you see resource, that is what you will do. >> reporter: some in the neighborhood say poverty and hopelessness changes folks. >> no respect for old people first off and second, they are helping someone. you know? that is awful. >> reporter: the bicyclists is from the neighborhood. he is poor and struggling.

police are investigating. the bicyclists is hospitalized. robbery suspects are not yet identified. >> you wouldn't want that to happen to your family, you know, don't do it here. we are better than that. >> reporter: she knows there are good people in the community. she urging them to help bring to justice those few who brought shame to the neighborhood. >> mind-boggling. people laughing. yeah. john fowler in the news room. thank you. a man jumped in front of a b.a.r.t. train triggering disruptions for millions at the powell street station in san francisco. the man died after jumping in front of a train. the powell street station closed and only san francisco international airport trains were allowed into the city. at this point they have not yet identified the victim. the port of oakland

announced today they will spend $570 million on improvements over the next 5 years and that is huge opportunity for contractors. ktvu's tom vacar is in oakland to tell us what this peens for small businesses hoping to -- means for small businesses hoping to get in to the action. >> reporter: port of oakland full of ships, trucks and trains that serve big business but it is also an opportunity, a garden of opportunity for contractors. little ones. >> reporter: 20 years ago she learned how to get her first contract job at the port of oakland. >> they offer crass that have gained us the knowledge to compete. >> reporter: good work and pricing causes many more contracts to come. >> we went from little shop to 25 employees. we keep a lot of families fed. >> he got his first contract 8

years ago when he had only five employees. >> between 30 and 65 employees and the port was a huge part of us building. >> reporter: they spoke today at a seminar where 155 small local contractors were encouraged to learn. >> the majority of our program goes to small and local firms. >> reporter: those the prime contracts go oo large canth -- to large contractors, to get that they get preference if they hire small, local subcontractors. >> 85% of the work goes to firms in the local impact area and the local business area. >> reporter: just like their businesses. >> they are a larger firm and they are bringing in smaller

firms into the mix as well. >> reporter: contractors were encouraged by what they saw and heard. >> yes. [ indiscernible ] >> everybody has a shot. plenty of work to go around. >> anything you put into motion and if you follow through, you can, yes, all about attitude. >> reporter: all contractors are encouraged to do the same as these. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. house republicans trying to dismantle president obama's immigration issues. they pushed through a bill that funds department of homeland security for the rest of the year and includes language that lost the executive actions on immigration. one over turns temporary protection to deportation. another eliminates a work permit program for immigrants who arrive here as children.

police are trying to locate the owners of four stolen bikes after a american arrest. patrol officers spotted two individuals with four bikes. as they approached one ran off. the other admitted they had stolen the bikes. police identified the suspect. officers say bike threats are pretty common. >> we are seeing a lot of bike threats. a lot are crimes of opportunity. people leaving their bikes unlocked. >> officers say stolen bikes are rarely found. they are hoping to reunite these bikes with their owners. proof of ownership will be needed. with a stop at a bay area community college, how a big name celebrity is recalling his bay area roots to promote the plan to offer two years at

college tuition free. >> the man behind tesla, his losses keep mounting, the huge amount he lost since the end of last year. >> and rescued at sea, the efforts to save a man after he fell from a cruise ship and spent hours floating in the water. female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. and through monday, get 3 years interest-free financing on selected models. don't miss sleep train's year end clearance sale. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪

restaurants getting ready for restaurant week. tomorrow more than 80 restaurants will offer especially priced menus. >> bier booming. -- we are booming. we have inexperienced new chefs coming to oakland. 300 new opening in two years. $1.9million in sales tax right back to the city. >> lunches and dinners for $30, $40. there is something for everyone this year with restaurants in 20 different neighborhoods throughout oakland taking part. a man who fell over board from a cruise liner off the coast of mexico was rescued by the crew of another cruise liner. the 22-year-old fell into the water, he was on a cruise ship, a passengers from the dizzily cruise ship heard -- disney cruise ship heard his cries for

help. after he was rescued he was taken to the hospital. and then flown back home. authorities say the man says he doesn't remember how he fell over board. the fuselage of the air asia plane that crashed has been located. they took photos of the fuselage and the wing. part of the slogan could be seen in the photos. remains of 50 of the 162 people on board have been recovered. divers plan to look for them tomorrow. investigators have begun analyzing the data from the two black boxes. for the searcher it is like a game of hide and seek for, the person getting rescued -- person being rescued it could be a matter of survivor. >> search. >> the highly trained member of

the sierra search and rescue team. >> one of the biggest names in hollywood, tom tanks, the national platform he -- hanks, the national platform he used to tell his story. >> tracking the fog tonight, it was a mess this morning. be prepared for tomorrow morning. where it is going to be and where the spots with the lowest visibilities will occur.

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more now on breaking news out of newark, a car crashed into the door at the macy's at the new park mall before 5:00 p.m. we learned that car actually went 50 feet into the store. four people were hurt. but we don't go extent of their injuries. crews are still -- know the extent of their injuries. crews are still on the scene. again, the new piece of information that we just learned, that car went 50 feet inside that macy's and that four people were injured. today tom hanks penned an essay about his time at college in hayward and offered to support president obama's plan for free tuition. he says he owes his success to his time in college.

ktvu's mike mibach has more. >> navy veteran. a new father. he is embarking on a new journey, enrolled in college. >> i can't go into management without having a degree. i can't go above a foreman. >> reporter: on this day the community college is in the national spotlight. >> not surprised but absolutely thrilled. >> reporter: the president is talking about the times piece by tom hanks, he writes outhis two years at the college when it was -- about his two years at college when it was free to attend. >> it was telling and really moving that he mentioned specific teachers and remembered very, very cheerly the influence they had on his life and work. >> reporter: tomtom hanks tells the story he was driving by campus with his kid and he said

that place made me what i am today. he referenced teachers and as well as a expect collection found upstairs in the library. he says they still have the vinyl. listening to monologues. >> i think it is great. he is famous. nice for him to mention it. >> reporter: he writes about his support for president obama's proposal for tuition free community college. he sites high school grads without money and lowering obstacles for veterans. >> i learned a lot in the navy. i am good at what i do. but if you want to make a difference at the place you work at, you have to be higher. >> reporter: inspiring students now, and still inspiring students from the past. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2

news. >> nice. you don't see people talking about their community college. here you have two products of the community college system. >> back then community colleges were free. >> that is how the university of california -- was supposed to be free. junior colleges allow people to go to school that can't afford it or circumstances are different. in your case, get different course work in. they are great. absolutely. such a bargain. really is. temperatures outside, 50s. clouds moving in. rain maybe. we get into friday, look at that. crushes me to look at this system. look at this. good looking system. it is. that is an atmospheric river. and -- look. follow the line. that is where it will go. dang. that would have been -- boy, 2, 3 inches. here is what we get.

a few clouds. back into the fog pattern. which will allow the dense valley fog to form in the inland valleys. we will see dense fog advisory tonight. it is been dry. the models are going light on the rain. so here we are, dry start to 2015. there is a chance for sprinkles south of san rafael on the 16 16th. that is not going to add up to much. rest of the month, dry. next 5 days. look where the rain goes. 5 inches of rain in crescent city. that could be ours. you shift a few degrees south, game on for us. look at the difference. these are just estimates. should be dry for us. such a subtle move that will change what we would get in

terms of rainfall and snow fall. good snow producer as well. tomorrow's temperatures -- i know. i -- it is weird. i am struggling with this. we need the rain. i like the nice weather. i got to say, i am sort of -- it is -- i have been doing this so long -- it is a pattern recognition thing. when you see patterns like this, that mat, that is not p-- map, that is not good. we had significant rainfall early on. well above average. here we go, here we go, here we go. i really want to rally here in the 4th quarter, february, we need a wet, wet month. we need more than 100% of average. looks like friday, maybe a few sprinkles. and we will keep looking for

something. >> all right. thank you. skiing or hiking the sierra you could find yourself buried in snow, if you do, this dog could be your best chance of survival, the game he is learning that could help save your life. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, the new head coach of the raiders have deep routes in the bay area, we talk to those who knew him when he was a high school football star and the athletes that can't wait for jack del rio to come back to the bay area. >> you can smell an awkward sewer smell. >> a water agency solves its smelly water problem by purging water from its pipes. why this is a solution to the problem. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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mother and daughter team are working on an unusual collection drive. the 7-year-old and her mom are collecting umbrellas to give to people who don't have one. she was inspired after seeing a mom and child getting wet on a rainy day. >> sometimes people don't have umbrellas and i want some people to have them. >> sheporoused concern about -- she expressed concern about children in the rain getting wet. >> her mom is a cancer survivor. she was so touched by the help and support her family received while she was sick she wanted to give back in some way. the pair are collecting some 500 umbrellas to give away to shelters that serve mothers and children in the east bay. four legs and a great nose

make for a crucial member of a mountain search and rescue team. how a highly trained golden retriever is helping firefighters and ski patrols find people who are lost in the woods. >> reporter: if you are buried deep in snow, this dog could be your best chance of survival. >> ready to work? ready to work? search. >> reporter: here is what a rescue looks like to trooper. his mission is to find the avalanche victims. >> the dog is using his nose. the dog picks up the scent. >> in a minute he found his target. for the dog it is a game of hide and seek. but for her, it is a matter of survival. >> how much time does a human have to survive?

>> 5 minutes. >> reporter: that is why they are teaming up with the fire department to learn the latest search and rescue techniques. including this beacon that could pick up electronic signals. rescuers learn how to sample snow conditions to gauge when an avalanche is likely to occur. when you see them using these probes they are most likely to recover a body instead of saving a life. the snow could be deep in the mountains. it is easy to get lost in the woods. the fire department says they receive 7-8 calls for help. >> unfortunately i have known four people that perished in avalanches. and we lost two ski team members. >> reporter: emergency responders say the key it survival is knowing the terrain and being prepared. [ audio difficulties ] ktvu

channel 2 news. new at 6:00 p.m. the 49ers have a new head coach and it comes from within. what it means for the team. >> a series of suspicious fires all in the same neighborhood. the man firefighters and police now say likely started those fires on purpose. >> thousands of gallons of water are being purged, why it had to be done in the middle of a drought. ktvu channel 2 news starts right now with breaking news. >> and we are following the breaking news out of newark tonight. a car crashed through the doors of a macy's at new park mall. four people have been hurt. but we don't know how badly. it happened before 5:00 p.m. tonight. firefighters tweeted the car traveled 50 feet into that store. you can see a number of

ambulances on the scene and more have been called in. we learned crews are monitoring there, the structural integrity of the building. we will keep you posted and update you. good evening. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. who will lead the 49ers and raiders as new head coaches for both teams. >> the raiders struck a deal with jack del rio to lead the team next season. he grew up in the bay area. for him he is coming home. and then this afternoon, word the 49ersare promoting jim tomsula to take over. mark ibanez joins us now with what it means for the teams. two big things coming on at the same time. >> that is the incredible thing. in the off season when you