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home to oakland. ktvu's paul chambers has been talking to people who knew the family. paul? >> reporter: she a well known barber here. he owned the barbershop behind us. they are shocked and surprised to hear he is missing. >> amazing guy. one of the oldest souls i know. >> these are the last pictures mosted on instagram four days a- - posted on instagram four days ago. >> they are camping all weekend with the kids. and on sunday he decided to take had long way home. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says they were camping with family members. they were last seen at camp site in their black toyota tundra, deputies were told they planned to take a drive through a remote portion. when they didn't return home people became worried and
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called police and as time went on employees rushed to the family's side. >> rob borrowed my truck to go up there to be with nick's family and i don't know that -- family and i don't know that they will be able to search for him but for support. >> the sheriff's office along with chp helicopter and cal fire searched for the family but have yet to find them. >> i hope they are safe. i hope they are not harmed, obviously and they will be home soon. >> shocking me that he has gone missing. his truck was equipped. all this rescue equipment in the truck. >> reporter: that is the good news. there was food ask water with the fam -- and water with the family. the wife is out of town in kentucky during the trip. it is unsure if she back in town now. coming up at 6:00 p.m. we talk to people who said the
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family is in capable hands. >> paul chambers, thank you. >> winter weather in the sierra. a dusting of snow over night. in the bay area, rain, hail and winds. windy conditions brought down power lines near highway 116. sky fox came up on rain in the south bay. this is what it looked like. just before 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. let's bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin early tonight. >> rain out there. not enough for my liking. it would be nice get more. still showers in the area. you will see that they have been light. .04 in mountain view. .10 in felton. south bay had the most going
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on. this is from the south bay. looking towards the ought and the east -- out and the east. showers going -- south and the east. showers going on. santa cruz mountains south. we talked about this last night. wrap around moisture working its way back off the sierra nevada. current conditions show showers south of san jose at this hour. you can see in the santa cruz mountains. this is good looking stuff right hereof. watsonville. more rain. that system. going this way. not coming towards us. we are tracking more showers in the area. most are dying down now. some areas getting heavy. watsonville. the bay area light stuff. snow in the mountains. when i come back what is going on for the bay area weekend. people in the east bay could notice a change in the way the tap water smells and tastes. they provide water to a million
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people and they are changing where they get their water on sunday. ktvu's tom vacar is livet at the res -- live at the reservoir to explain why. >> not just that there is less water, some will be different, especially in the east bay. >> reporter: here at east bay mud the water coming in is different. through this portal instead of snow melt water from the bottom of the reservoir, the water is coming from the surface. >> it is warmer. more sunshine and more algae growth. >> reporter: also coming in through this portal, water from the sacramento river. a supply brought in for the first time this year. it is also warmer and more organic. >> this year this is not going to be the normal water customers are used to drinking. we expect changes to the taste and the smell. this will be the second
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time they will introduce the new supply but more slowly since the last time customers complined. >> the -- complained. >> it is safe to drink but it leaves a different taste and smell that people are not used to. >> reporter: customers will notice the change next week and are advised to get used to it. >> they are here till the drought ends and we need a wet winter or a few wet winters to get out of the drought. >> reporter: what can you do? chill the water wydown. the colder it -- way down. the colder it is the better it tastes and this is a carbon filter. a britta pitcher, that will filter out the taste and the smell. not cheap, 25 bucks. but it is a way you can protect yourself for a long time come. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> all right. thank you. one of the two los angeles
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men convicted of beating san francisco giants' fan bryan stow asked the judge for mercy today in a fire arms case. louie sanchez is the man on the right. the man in the glasses is marvin norwood. louie sanchez plead guilty to a weapons charge and is facing 10 years in prison. louie sanchez apologized to brian schottenheimer and his family -- bryan stow and his family. . san jose police release more pictures of the man who followed a 13-year-old girl home from school and attacked her inside her house. here are the additional pictures. last night at 10:00 p.m. we showed you the video. it was all caught on camera. he forced his way in and started to fight with the girl. ktvu's azenith smith spoke to an expert on what someone should do if they are in this
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situation. she in san jose west valley where the girl lives. >> reporter: i also spoke with san jose police and they told me they have gotten a lot of leads but nothing concrete. just watching this video gives you chills. i spoke to an expert, he says this is a classic case where someone grabs you, pushes you, neighbors say she did a good thing by punching the man. he has more advice. >> reporter: everyone who watches this video of a man pushing himself inside this home tuesday and grabbing a 13- year-old girl calls the girl lucky. >> i was really, really scared. >> any dad or any -- any guy in my position would love to trade places with her. >> he teaches self-defense training in san jose. we showed him the video. he said the first thing anyone
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in this situation should do is be aware of their surroundings, go to a public place and be loud. >> natural reaction. home is safe. let me get inside. what happened that enabled him to get to a more private area. >> reporter: he says it was good the girl punched him, saying it spooked him. he says the second thing someone should do is separate themselves from the attacker. >> he is shoving into me, okay, i go here, right, above the elbows, scoot off the wall, slam him into the wall. >> the final thing, know your exits ahead of time. neighbors in the area where this attack happened aren't taking chances. keeping their eyes and ears open. >> i am putting in surveillance lights. knowing there are those people here, it is concerning. >> reporter: and we want you to take a look at this man. police believe he didn't strike
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once but two times. he is accused of following and trying to assault a 28-year-old woman in san jose earlier this month. and i also spoke with neighbor schools they are on high alert. they sent notices out to parents letting them know they are beefing up security and reminding everyone to not walk alone. >> i have two daughters and just seeing how composed she was and what she did, a remarkable girl there. azenith smith -- go ahead? >> reporter: that is why i thought it was important to tuque a self-defense experts to give us advice. >> great job. azenith smith in san jose, thank you. the oakland police department is getting national attention for reforms on how it trained its officers. we the chief on mornings on 2
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today. the times sited opd as one of the big city police departments that made policy changes amid a debate over police training. he says the department's new approach is about restoring the relationship between the community and police. the train nothingcludes how to minimize -- includes how to minimize force being used. and they use different force options. >> that is important because it helps officers make better decisions under stress. recognizing use of force situations happens under high stress situations. >> they are avoid to pursue -- foot pursuits that could be dangerous. 3,000 criminal cases under review in san francisco, why the district attorney says the officers involved in the cases -- in the cases could have been
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bisis one man experienced -- bias and one man says he experienced that. . >> and a church was vandalized and a rough day for b.a.r.t., we wanted an explanation and when we didn't get a call back we reached out to every single board member. life's super scary sounds. and sneaking in without moving the bed.
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life's super scary sounds. and sneaking in without moving the bed. new developments involving the san francisco police police officeresseses who sent -- officer whose sent racist and homophobic text messages. the district attorney appointed three retired judges to review 3,000 cases from the officers in question looking for bias. ktvu's noelle walker spoke to a man from san francisco who says he experienced racism from one
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of the officers in question and noel is outside the hall of justice. >> the judges will be looking at 3,000 cases from 14 officers over the last decade. he was a police chief, he said policing is more difficult when the public trust is lost. that gentleman, some of the words that he says the officer usered offensive. -- used are offensive. . >> reporter: a growing scandal over racist and homophobic text messages sent between some officers has the district attorney taking action. >> extreme hate from bias towards african americans, members of the lgbt community and women. the district attorney announced he is expanding the task force. they will look at 3,000 cases
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over the last decade. it comes on the heels of the events in ferguson, missouri and baltimore that sparked national conversation about trust between law enforcement and community. when trust is chattered he says the impact is far reaching. >> can justice prevail? probably not. not for the victim. not for the criminal defendants, and certainly not for the community. >> reporter: san francisco public defender represents it some of the -- respects some of -- represents some of the police officers. >> i would say you have got oinclude the -- to include the people who are the victims of racial profiling. . >> reporter: in 2007 he was arrested on a misdemeanor by stpd. >> still on my arrest record. >> reporter: he is now trying
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to turn his life around to be a firefighter-paramedic. that case he was arrested for was thrown out but it is still with him because of what the officer said. >> these monkeys. these monkeys. i am after them. you have no home. no family. no morals. >> reporter: what were you thinking? >> this guy is danger. >> reporter: that officer is one of those under investigation by the task force. >> i am not saying i am an angel but he is not the judge. >> reporter: he doesn't think all police are bad. >> bad apple spoils a bunch. >> reporter: mike said he is still afraid of that officer. when the scandal broke the police chief said there was no room for dishonest, or racist police officers and a spokesman told us there have been recommendations for termination
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for those officers involved and they have been removed from public contact. >> nowell -- nowell w -- nowell walker, thank you. the they argue transporting crude by royal would create risk. the protesters point to the explosion in north dakota yesterday. >> what this latest explosion reinforces is the pact that we know the rail companies can -- fact that we know the rail companies caninate guarantee our safety. -- cannot guarantee our safety. >> protests are happening across the country today by others concerned by crude by rail shipment. new report on how much
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electricity and money you waste. think of everything you have plugged in. when they are off still they are using electricity. it all adds up. ktvu's john fowler reports the bay area activists are urging a change that could save you a lot of money. >> reporter: researchers surveys homes and their smart meters and found they had vampires. devices that suck power even when they are off. >> i have lots of stuff. tvs. vcrs. phones. appliances. computers. >> reporter: they found each home had 40 devices costing $400 a year in wasted electricity. >> this is a much bigger problem than we thought. >> reporter: he wrote this report. 24% of total bay area home electricity is wasted. >> what surprised me was the
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variety, the number and the unexpected devices. >> reporter: in your kitchen not just your refrigerator but the read out lights. microwave ovens, sucked three watts. the clock. wireless routers, 5 watts. printer, 7 watts. televisions when off 13 watts. more if you have the incident on feature. you can unplug but most people don't. it adds up to 164 wasted watts a day. enough waste underergy in each home -- enough wasted energy in each home.
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john fowler, ktvu fox 2 news. rain, sprinkle, hail wind. talk about a mixed bag. >> a lot of us -- [ talking at the same time ] >> i saw sprinkles and wind. >> look at the dark clouds now. >> okay. yeah. i didn't see anything. i was bummed. i saw clouds. wind. i would have died for wet on my lawn. folks in san jose got rain and there are showers out there but most activity is moving out to the south and east. you can see that live picture. shooting towards evergreen in san jose. towards morgan hill. gilroy area. the system slides out of the area. it takes showers with it. you can see the stretch of the rain shaft. see it comes this way. stretching out. the low moves out, through here. it just drags moisture off. big storms a few hours ago in the sierra.
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rotating our way. this just in from a tweet out of the national weather service out of sacramento. 7 ins of snow at 6500 -- inches of snow at 6500 feet. half foot of snow in the higher elevations. tracking around here, the showers. right now mostly south. my live view camera was looking down towards south of san jose. by 82 here you have nice looking shower activity. that is good stuff. i would love that. not kidding you. love to get rain. folks in the santa clara valley seeing rain. towards the santa cruz mountains. haulster getting showers. that is where the showers stay. south of the area. here is the computer model showing it wrapping its way out. 9:00 p.m. tonight, low centers here and it rotates out. looks like we are winding down pretty quick. maybe a stray something out there on friday. up here. friday afternoon. santa rosa. more instability, fog comes back to the coast.
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that is it. fog is back at the coast tomorrow night, friday night. that was our brush with wetness right there. it moved out. the modern for tomorrow brings temperatures like they were today. 60s and 70s. well, actually warmer. low 70s tomorrow. no 80s. cool along the coast. the fog, as soon as the low goes out, the fog fills back in. the highs tomorrow. 75 brentwood. 75 antioch. nice looking day. friday already. 71 and -- 72 in morgan hill. 70 in san jose. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. there it is. your weekend sets up nice, like last weekend. clouds and temperatures in the mid-70s. yeah, i know, it would have been nice -- anytime you get late season rain or snow it is great because it waters the pollens out of the air. helps. >> a bonus. >> bonus rain. there is something next week
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that could be bonus rain as well. >> good. thank you. a community is on alert after two reports of sexual assaults near a trail and the victims had one thing in common and the driver smashed into business, a close call moments before. >> and 2 investigates looks into a case of fraud after a man is busted for using a handicap placard that he doesn't need. . >> like a park free card, you know? >> what made this case so unusual and what happened when eric rasmussen knocked on the suspect's door. ♪ ♪ ♪
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police will be evaluate ad71-year-old woman's ability to drive after she drove through a window this morning at business called alterations to go at the shopping center. police say the woman was trying to park but hit the gas. no one was hurt but police say there was woman sitting in the middle of the shop moments before the accident. changes coming to the way the nsa gathers phone records. a court in new york ruled today the collection of phone records by the government exceeds what congress has allowed. judges are now putting the job of creating a new strategy in the hands of congress. more on the ruling now from washington. >> reporter: the national
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security agency is facing resistance in its efforts to thwart terrorism. nsa collected phone records of millions of americans and now the court of appeals ruled that program must be reformed. the court didn't entirely ban it but called on congress to determine the boundaries. attorney general loretta lynch says she reviewed the findings but hasn't made a decision on an appeal. >> given the time issues involving the expiration of it we are also and have been working with this body and others to look for ways to reauthorize it in a way that protects privacy. >> reporter: lawmakers like john mccain defends surveillance saying it is vital to national security. >> we have to have the ability to monitor communications. it is clear that 9/11 could have been prevented if we had know about some of the communications that went to
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those who committed this. >> the program coming to light in 2013 when edward snowden revealed its existence. a court ruled the collection was legal but during those arguments the judge said the case would be determined by the supreme court. they are working with congress to create a new program where the government doesn't hold on to all the data. fox news. a brokep rail and a -- broken rail and a power outage for b.a.r.t. yesterday and tonight we asked b.a.r.t. for a explanation and we had to make a few phone calls to get answers. >> two attacks but police say the victims have one thing in common, they were both mothers pushing strollers. >> may have been fun for the pilot but at the expense of scared boaters.
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now a marin county, police issued an alert after two mothers were sexually assaulted while they were pushing their babies in strollers. mike mibach tells us it happened at separate times but on the same trail. near the bay and businesses. >> the san francisco bay
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trail. on one side target, on the other the bay. >> we always walk with other people. >> reporter: they tried to get three miles in other day and the other day they heard about two women being attacked on the trail. >> we heard there was people that had children with them so that is concerning. >> targeting hispanic mothers with babies. >> he says two babies were being pushed when their moms in separate incidents were sexually assaulted. the babies were not hurt. the time of day, not known. >> they were approached by hispanic male wearing all black. he forced them down to the ground and sexually assaulted them. in one of the occasions the suspect grabbed the victim's hand and placed it on a gun. >> reporter: he says the sexual assaults took place five and three months ago. it was a health and human
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services who alerted the police department. police say that was six days ago and they do not know when the victims told the employee about the assaults. >> investigators fear deportation could be one reason why they have not spoken to detectives yet and if there are more victims out there, police would like to hear from them. >> if they were the victim of a crime, there is no concern, the police will not calling immigration or anything. we want to get them help and get the information so we can make the community safe. >> reporter: police consider the reports credal and are now -- credal and are now -- credible and are now patrolling. mike mibach, ktvu fox 2 news. . b.a.r.t. sent this broken track to a lab for testing. it took crews six hours to fix the rail yesterday and that triggered delays. that on top of a power outage made for a long commute for
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many riders. the b.a.r.t. problem sparked a black lash on social media. he tweeted b.a.r.t. you are not there yet. she had harsh words or one word here, it is hard going back to b.a.r.t. after a -- she uses this word -- crap-tastic day. i will say bad. strongly worded responses on twitter. he tweeted b.a.r.t. is a a 1970s mode of operation. what chaos. frustration as you see here and questions as well from viewers tonight. we sent ktvu fox 2 news cristina rendon to try to find out why it took so long to get service back to normal yesterday. >> reporter: we had a lot of
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questions our selves. they sent us this statement but said no one was available for an interview. so we reached out to the board of directors and only heard back from three. >> report of smoke this morning on a b.a.r.t. train came 24 hours a rail break in san francisco and a power outage caused by a balloon in san francisco turned into a nightmare wednesday for b.a.r.t. riders. >> it is still a good system. >> the broken rail is undergoing tests to determine why it broke. b.a.r.t. says that was replaced in 2011. so we pressed the board president for answers. >> yes, it concerns me, that is why we are getting analysis so we know what we are dealing with. >> reporter: he says he used b.a.r.t. yesterday. delayed in san francisco in the morning ask again in the -- and again in the afternoon but he
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credits people for being patient. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i saw people who were doing slow cook because they were being delayed delayed but i didn't see huge frustration. >> reporter: he says crews are always on the look out for defects. that is why track repairs are crucial in an aging system that won't see an upgrade soon. >> it has its bad days, like yesterday, but muni has bad days too. >> reporter: we talked with two other board of directors, they are concerned about what happened and they are looking forward to getting a report from b.a.r.t. about what happened. they also say safety is their top priority. that is why it took them so long to fix it, they wanted to make sure it was fixed correctly. >> i am sure they would say money would fix a lot of it
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problem -- a lot of the problems. >> reporter: looking at upgrade, it will cost $10 million and b.a.r.t. only has half of that. in the future they would have to seek out taxpayer dollars. in an hour they will hold a town hall meeting so that the public can log in and call in and ask about the budget. >> cristina rendon, thank you. new developments about whether the new england patriots deliberately deflated footballs before the afc championship game. what tom brady said about the case 15 minutes ago. and a grim discovery. how a good composed body was found -- a decomposed body was found. . >> plug the doors open. plug the doors open -- flung the doors open. >> a state of emergency in oklahoma. tornado damage and brace for more.
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prompted 100 lawsuits against the company. lumber liquidators says its products are safe but they plan to halt sales of its chinese flooring till the review complete. new england patriots quarterback tom brady made his first public comments on deflate-gate. he said the nfl's report hasn't detracted from the super bowl win but he wouldn't comment more till he lead to report. he spoke in mass. his agent blasted the nfl report. the nfl report suggest tom brady was generally aware of what was going on. he said investigators left off key facts and called the report a terrible disappointment. >> i don't have really any reaction or comment on it.
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it has only been 30 hours. i haven't had time to digest it yet. >> he dealt with this before after the super bowl. he says it hasn't detracted from winning the super bowl which he said the patriots earned. a pilot had fun with boaters. watch this video here. a youtube video the fishermen posted. out on the river as the air show going on. he turns the camera around and it seems like plane comes out of -- wow! comes out of nowhere. therapy terrified but then they realized it was an experienced pilot having fun at their expense. on capitol hill the u.s. senate voted to have a say in any final deal with iran on its nuclear program. the vote was 98-1. the house
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will vote next week. it will allow congress to review the agreement. president obama would sign the bill but even if congress rejected the bill the president could take that would allow it to go forward. yelp shares bounced back today. they are working with investment bankers to identify buyers. it is valued at $2.9 billion. it is an attractive candidate for a wide range of buyers. stock was up 23% today. vandals defaced a church sign supporting gay couples. >> upsetting. of course. >> the new tuck and cheek message they have now. >> bracing for more powerful storms in the midwest as they are assessing the damage from the past storms. of the heart breaking way one
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woman was killed. >> sprinkles outside right now but they are trending down. we are trending towards had weekend. how much -- the weekend. how much warmer? back after the break.
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police are investigating the discovery of a decomposed body near an industrial business park. a landscaper pound the body before 10:00 a.m. this morning near highway 101.
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the field was over grown with weeds. there are reports it was a man but investigators haven't release a name or an age. they will do an autopsy to determine if he died from natural causes or foul play. tornadoes and heavy rain yesterday. the national weather service got reports of some 50 tornadoes. the hardest hit was the area around oklahoma city. one death was reported in oklahoma city, a woman was killed when she took cover in a storm shelter and drown when it got flooded. one man said his shelter didn't provide much safety. >> flung the doors over and threw debris in the basement. >> oklahoma has declareed a
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state of emergency. kansas, nebraska and texas reported damage from the storm system. chains required in the sierra. a storm moved through northern california dropping 7 inches of snow. too little and too late to enjoy on the slopes. >> reporter: here here it is clear, but cool. at the summit a nice surprise for people seeing snow for the first time. selfies are a must. >> i am so happy. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: a first for scott as well here on business from the east coast. kind of a treat. we don't see that in florida.
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>> reporter: snow began falling this morning, blanketing the ground and cars. snow covered rooftops and benches while people took advantage among the last of the snow this season. >> i meant to make a snow man but i think it will be a mud man. nice visit to california as a result. >> reporter: they enjoyed the cool weather for a six mile hike. >> looking forward to hiking in the snow. this morning it was snowing. >> fantastic. we got the opportunity to come up and experience cooler weather. helps a lot of different things. [ indiscernible ] [ talking at the same time ] >> reporter: how is she doing? >> great. loves it. loves to run around. i don't know why dogs love snow so much. but they do. >> we did see some snow flurries. it is expected to continue in waves.
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>> nice to see snow -- a little bit. normally at this time there would be more. >> yeah. a lot more. getting snow in may isn't that unusual. we get cold weather storms in may. that is what we are seeing now. 7 inches of snow. quite a bit of snow. flurries continue. san francisco, east bay, san francisco, emeryville, right? in here. the fog and low clouds that have been vacant will return tonight as the system rotates out of area. spinning, gone, basically. a few showers towards livermore. what they are doing is coming in from the east. most come from the west. this is wrap around moisture. livermore. you are seeing shower activity.
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come in closer. heavy rain? no. but the roads are wet there. the showers will continue for the next -- maybe a few hours. santa cruz got most of the shower activity. santa cruz mountains. in the bay area. we have seen 10th of an inch. half inch of rain. heavier locations in the hills. showers out there. showers will begin to die down as this low-pressure system goes out of the area. showers continue into the morning hours tomorrow and then as the weekend rolls in, high pressure shows up and we get a warm pattern, back into the mid- 70s for saturday and sunday. the model takes the moisture at 10:00 p.m. tonight, you see it moving out. right? a shower could just swing over us but that is it. mountains are dying out as well. i would have my chains ready just in case. friday afternoon, showers want
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to show up north. up north of santa rosa. those showers are short lived as well and then fog at the coast. the story is clearing out towards the bay area weekend. tomorrow, not a bad day. weekend temperatures 71 napa. forecast highs for friday, 72 danville. 74 pleasanton. the valley 70 san jose. air quality is good. tomorrow like today but no sunshine. the weekend, more sunshine and warmer. the five-day forecast shakes out like this. saturday and sunday, mid-70s. mother's day on sunday a beautiful day. monday and tuesday, more clouds. fog is sort of the constant player at the coast. shower activity is nice. it benefits all the plants and stuff but that should be it into the evening hours. it should move out. >> got a little. >> i didn't get any. >> thank you. a church vandalized because of a show of support for gay
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couples. >> sign said jesus had two dads and he turned out just fine. >> why the pastor wants to meet the vandles and the new plans they have. -- vandles and the new plans they have -- vandals and the new plans they have. . >> i was like what? yeah. your dog is stoned. >> the warning tonight for pet owners. plus 2 investigates looks into a case of fraud after a man is busted for using a handicap placard. the dmv says he doesn't need it. we will show you what happened when eric rasmussen knocked on the suspect's door.
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new at 5:00 p.m. vandals hit a church. it supported gay couples during the supreme court debate last week. ktvu's rob roth shows us there is a new message, one that teaches the lesson of turning the other cheek. >> reporter: it is one of those changing messages people drive by every day. but the last message posted here in front of the church made someone angry. >> it is painful and it feels -- i guess feels like there is a threat. >> reporter: it read jesus had two dads and he turned out just fine.
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>> a earthly father and a heavenly father. a statement of fact. >> reporter: that is not how everyone saw it. vandals pointed over the words two dads and church. >> sad that someone had to deface church sign. the church message. and not come to us directly. it is upsetting. >> reporter: the search was showing solidarity with same- sex marriage during the supreme court hearing last week. members can't believe something like this would happen. >> that made me think about what messerage the vandals -- message the vandals are trying to send. >> reporter: now a new message has gone up, turning the other cheek. vandals welcome too. >> i mean that. i mean that. i would want to have a talk with them, pray with them but we want to point out a lot of churches are not welcoming to
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people who are different and this church is. >> reporter: how safe is the new sign? >> if it happens again we will clean it and keep going. >> reporter: they plan to hold a special service send to bless and rededicate the sign. rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. a new study found the measles vaccine comes with a bonus. it may also help your body fight off other illnesses. scientists have known it weakens the immune system and that puts people at risk. this study released today finds that people's immune systems are vulnerable for a longer period of time, three years. however the study found that measles vaccination campaigns were followed by a drop in deaths for other diseases. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now.
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>> parking fraud on a new level. investigators tell 2 investigates this man didn't just fake his way to a handicap placard he got his own parking space. hello. i am gasia mikalian. >> and i am frank somerville. >> the type of crime that makes people angry. able bodied drivers using handicap placard to park wherever they want. 2 investigates has been exposing this issue for a year and ktvu's eric rasmussen is here with more. >> reporter: investigators arrested him over the weekend but they say he had been among the most wanted for months. he lied to get a handicap placard, a license plate and even his own parking space. >> reporter: you are looking at zack's own personal disabled parking spot. he got the city to paint the curve outside his front door. the only problem, investigators
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say the 34-year-old waiter isn't disabled. >> reporter: he wasn't talking to us but now he will have to answer to two felony perjury charges. >> very unusual. >> reporter: he says he raised red flags when he appealed parking citations for misuse of a handicap placard last year and they discovered he forged his application. >> he had a forged doctor's signature. he is not a patient. >> reporter: 2 investigates exposed abuse of handicap placard last year but he went a step further, applying to the city to install this disabled parking space outside his apartment. investigators say he also submitted a false application to get this license plate. >> he doesn't work in the media field. at all. never. >> when the dmv

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