we get the breaking news from debora villalon. she has been talking with police and residents and is live now with the latest, debora. >> reporter: we're about a block and a half from the suspicious device. and this is as close as hpd has let it go. people on this four block raidous cannot get in, they cannot get out until they determine the danger. you can see the street is deserted. we're told now they are inspecting the suspected explosives. know there are one, possibly two of them that were found this evening near horess middle school. the devices are said to resemble pipe bombs. they're not on school property but they're near the campus. someone who saw them flagged down the patrol officers who sounded the alarm and the evacuation began. >> the residents cannot come outside. we're not allowing anyone into the residence or to get any vehicles within this block until we've figured out whether or not there's any public safety concern. >> any officer that's assigned to the mission district now is here now sealing off the area. the

debora villalon reporting live tonight in petaluma. debora thank you. we're posting a number of locations offering sandbags. you will find it under our web link sections. and stay with us, our weather center will have more coming up. >>> a tech industry award show tonight draws both techies and protesters to san francisco. it's called the crushies. it's the tech version of the grammies. two separate protests came together with two separate issues but with the same enemy. >> we're on hand here in san francisco when the doors opened. the crowd gathered to go into the eighth annual chunchies award had to walk through a gauntlet of protesters. the awards recognize achievement in the tech field. and this year taxi drivers showed up to protest raid ride sharing companies like uber and lyft. >> why would anybody give an award to a company that has gone around and broken laws everywhere it goes. it seems ridiculous, almost criminal. >> reporter: another group gathered near by, saying that tech companies are changing the culture of san francisco. organizers said

debora villalon is live outside the tesoro plant where tonight some workers are being sent home. >> reporter: some workers but not all. because shutting down this refinery is not a turnkey process. it takes days. right now this is the only bay area refinery with a work stoppage but that could easily spread. >> there's rumors that we were going on a strike. >> reporter: the rumors came true as night shift workers were showing up for their night shift and turned around. >> i just got to the gate and they said go home. >> reporter: wishing he knew before he drove to work. now that tesoro is one of nine sites on strike after talks with steel workers and the oil companies broke down. >> the union was willing to continue walking until after midnight. >> reporter: picket lines were already up in houston and milwaukee. workers say it's about more than money. working conditions, understaffing and fatigue. tesoro's shutdown is very complex. >> they'll take longer to shut down. >> i already pay enough for gas. i don't want to pay more. >> reporter: consumers here strike and figure somehow it's bound to

ktvu's debora villalon is live where pg&e crews are working to gets the power on. >> we want to start with our meteorologist mark tamayo. >> you know it's an active week when we start to number the storms. storm 2 rapidly approaching the bay area shoreline. as far as rainfall totals really adding up. the santa cruz mountains nearly 3.5" rainfall. santa rosa 2.6and livermore, nearly 1.5". san francisco nearly .75 inch, but everybody picking up more rain in the sunday forecast. on live stormtracker right now, heier few lingering rain and snow showers territories the east, towards the sawyer and towards cape mendocino. there is the circulation on the lift portion of your screen and that is our next storm. storm no. 2 for sunday will bring the chance of scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall with rainfall expectations 2-8.5" and another wind producer, winds gusting to 50 miles per hour. our forecast model at 6:00 heier.m., the rainband offshore, approaching our shoreline and look at what happens by 9:00 and 10:00? that rain basically expands over heier good portion of the bay area, pa

have also been walking in the area and seeing the man's behavior leading up to the accident. >> debora villalon in san jose tonight, debora thank you. >>> now to marin county where sheriff deputies arrested two people in connection with a series of explosions in nevado. at about 8:00 this morning near arthur and tyler drive. sheriff deputies say they found four explosive devices in their car. some near by homes were evacuated while other residents were told to shelter in place. about an hour after that scene was cleared police served a search warrant at mason's home. they said investigators found an additional 87 explosive devices seen here. they also found explosive material. >>> police in oakland are investigating a police shooting that has left a man in the hospital tonight. it happened at about 9:40 this morning near e street. neighbors responded a man walking around with a knife and acting erratically. a man ignored orders to drop a weapon. one officer fired, the man was wounded. he's been identified as cory pollock. >> he live with his children so for him to act in this manner i think the

debora villalon has the story. >> reporter: the spca says that fewer landlords seem to be taking pets and with the hot house market, they don't have to. >> reporter: more than 200 animals have been given up during the past year due to housing or lack of it. >> it's a really, really difficult situation. we have families come in here in tears and desperate. definitely seeing an increase especially like mission where you know we know that there's a big problem with eviction. >> reporter: the city's reputation has always been pet friendly. more dogs than children live here. but the economic boom sending rents soaring also allows landlords to be pickier. rose and ruby go home to an apartment their guardian has rented for 12 years. >> do you feel confident about that lease? >> absolutely not. because the building could be sold from under me. we just have to be aware of things and plan as best we can. >> reporter: and planning can make all the difference. the spca recommends a pet resume to show it's a good tenant. >> i would say no pets but they bring them in any way and there's nothing you

. >>> now to ktvu's debora villalon she's in san rafael where the big problem has been power outages, debora. >> reporter: we're along the san rafael bridge where it's been rainy and breezy but at least the lights are on. at united market in san rafael they were pulling screens down to keep the bread fresh. registers running on an emergency generator after power was brought down. the manager counting on dry ice and a good attitude to get through it. >> we have mood lighting, so it's a romantic friday. >> come down for the storm and shop at united. >> reporter: this first day of this first storm of the year delivered downpours. much restless with umbrellas in the high wind and crews put to the test. blowing like sails, some surviving, some not. >> looks like we've had 50 to 60 miles per hour winds. it's toppled two winds. >> i was sitting there with a cup of tea thinking, it seems like a strong gust of wind. >> reporter: so strong that it brought down a tree on her house. >> i saw it just leaning. >> reporter: a wild day for tree trimmers, this turned out to be a job for a crane. with

debora villalon is in hayward tonight where people took advantage of the help that's being offered today. >> reporter: frank without insurance, the emergency room is where people go for care. if they get care at all. now president obama is out with a new video. nudging them toward insurance. >> the deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- february -- >> reporter: president obama's two minute video shows him mugging for the mirror and posing with a selfie stick. playing the deadline for last. >> february 15th, february 15th. >> reporter: all aimed at getting more americans signed up. >> are you enrolling your son today? >> reporter: at the hayward church, union workers volunteered to help with the process. full time student juanisha says she got insurance in less time than it takes to get her nails done. >> i thought it was going to be a longer wait but it worked. >> there's not such a big application they do it for you. you just answer the questions. >> reporter: a worker helped her fill out the application. it all begins with a one page questionnaire and social securi

debora villalon is there tonight. people have been gathering there all evening, debora. >> reporter: ken, a steady stream of people leaving candles and leaving flowers and just standing silently to mourn a man who they say should have never died over stolen cigarettes. >> he's the supervisor, he's the leader. >> reporter: manny zuniga helped train a half dozen security guards at the bvos nightclub. now they're brokenhearted gathered where he was last night. >> i was the one next to him. i was doing cpr. >> reporter: people poured from the club hearing several shots. >> i saw her eyes open, looking at me. i thought he was going to be fine. >> reporter: then the paramedics arrived. >> everybody was happy, they were like yeah, he's going to make it. he's going to make it. >> reporter: manny was at work when he heard a commotion next door at the convenience store. it was all on surveillance video. everybody in his store knows, merchandise is not worth a life. the robber had already had what he wanted, $20 of swisher cigars

. >> debora villalon in santa rosa tonight, debora, thank you. >>> the ucsf medical center is now open and taking patients. it took a year to finish construction. these high speed pictures show dozens of ambulances pulling up to the hospital. about 100 hospital workers then helped move the patients into their rooms and we're told everything went smoothly. >>> another blast of winter takes a toll on people from chicago to the northeast. then at 10:45, how a backlog at west courts is putting a -- >> two investigates uncovers why it's taking so long to repair broken hydrants. >>> fire hydrants across san francisco left leaking for months. today2 investigates just how big that problem really is. the public utility commission claims it's just a drop in the bucket when it comes to water waste. >> but our 2 investigates teams, finds the puc recordkeeping is filled with holes and inaccuracies. julie moore has more of what we learned. >> reporter: most leaking hydrants are called into 211. the puc told two investigates it aims to fix leaking hydrants within days. but we found some that weren't

new at 10:00, debora villalon is live in santa rosa with how staff is doubling up to keep the doors open. >> reporter: that fire hit about 11:00 last night and take a look how much damage it did to this day care. this place has been here though for decades and fire isn't stopping it now. sunday night and these preschool teachers are hard at work rearranging their classrooms organizing supplies for activities tomorrow shifting the lay out of the children's learning center because half of it was destroyed. neighbors called in the smoke and flames and the windy conditions didn't help the fire fight. >> we upgraded to the second alarm because of the amount of fire we had outside. heavy damage inside. >> reporter: for some people they're going to find out tomorrow morning. >> when they arrive? >> right, exactly. >> reporter: their five roomed are charred. their supplies ruined. including many new materials purchased with a grant the school just received. >> dress up, i mean all kinds of stuff. there were so many. puzzles. just everything. you know everything you have. the whole entire school.

ktvu's debora villalon live now at the port where the night shift is under way. the question is, will it last, deb. >> reporter: yeah, heather we're about two hours into it right now. the port says that five ships are due to be loaded and unloaded here with three more scheduled overnight. but there was a big hick up here this morning and that could happen again. >> i went to work today and then i was fired today. >> reporter: trent willis was there. he and a few hundred union long shoreman a few how how -- few hours into their shift were terminated this morning. >> we were fired for taking a 20 minute break. >> reporter: they were making head way on weeks of halted cargo. suddenly they halted to decide whether to take a unit break or they would take break separately. >> we were told that if we took a unit break we would be fired. which is what it says in our contract. >> reporter: it is a stumble after reaching a tentative agreement. >> this is happening at one port, the port of oakland. it's not the situation at the other 28 ports. >> reporter: the pacific marit

. >>> a pair of whales ventured into san francisco bay this afternoon, ktvu's debora villalon live on titreasure island and tells us why the whales might be coming to shallower water. >> reporter: it's not unheard of, they are migrating along the coast this time of year, so yes, occasionally they do stray into the bay, but it's an early rebehinder for boaters to watch out for them. >> the two of them just happened to pop up right next to us. >> reporter: petty officer was in a crew of eight on two boats doing training near alcatraz when two grays surfaced. >> unmistakable, go greys. they were heading into the bay, but with were able to see them for a few minute and they looked completely comfortable and happy. >> reporter: a gray whale can be as big as a bus and the one visible toes was 10-20' long and the other one possibly subamericad smaller and possibly a calf. >> the bay may remind them the baja lagoons that they give birth. >> they have narrow entrances and a lot of currents at entrances to the lagoons, and compare that to the golden gate and you have a similar situation. >> the

ktvu's debora villalon is live at community park where several hundred people turned out to share memoryns ken, team french turned out in a big way for a man who taught kids about football, and lacrosse, and so much more. >> let's not stress. let's settle down and get back to our fundamental. >> reporter: coach todd french, 2011. >> it's all about the fundamentals and all about the team. >> reporter: the same year french never a smoker found out he had lung cancer. >> 1, 2, 3! ♪[ music ]♪ >> reporter: his death friday wasn't a surprise to any of those gathered in danville. surprising was how long he battled and how long he lived with the diagnose, coaching from a wheelchair when i had to, but never mentioning a game at his beloved san ramon high. >> coach french was a person who wanted to get on a personal level with you and talk you through any problems you were having. >> i love you dude; right? you low many? >> yes coach! >> always there with advice and encouragement. a coach athletes wanted to please, a man they wanted to be like. >> the way he spoke to people, and how powerful his w

debora villalon is live at the scene, where investigators say they still don't know how the fire starts. >> reporter: ken, it is still under investigation. if you take a look upon the upper floors we have been watching as flashlights are moving around up there. as restoration crews shoring things up. it was almost 8:00 tonight before streets re-opened and people could stroll through the area, four hours after flames tore through the buildings. >> firefighter were throwing things out of window. >> reporter: flames were out by the time adrianne knowle rushed through, getting texts from her roommate, their building was burning and full of smoke. >> four people live in her flat, three in the one above. >> we have been told we'll able to salvage thing, passports, computers, all of that. >> instantaneously, the roof looked like it exploded with fire. >> reporter: as passersby shot cell phone video as flames shot through the roof of one and then a second building. fire apparently start anyway narrow space between the two wood structures and many tempts weren't hope at time. >> you didn't see a

ktvu's debora villalon is live now in san leandro where residents are learning how to retrofit their even tapping into grant money to help, debora. >> reporter: every year the state offers grant, $3,000 per households in cities with older homes that need reenforcing. san leandro on the hayward fault fits that bill. >> it's gross, it's dirty but -- >> it's rough. >> it is what it is, yeah. >> reporter: the crawl space where homeowners fear to thread unless they fear earthquakes more. >> it gets closer every day. it's going to happen. >> reporter: the hansons retired to this 100-year-old home. >> reporter: they're learning the jargon and techniques. >> your locking the floor to your foundation so it doesn't shake. >> reporter: and in san leandro they've been teaching homeowners for some time. interest peaks after the loma prieta. strengthening means the difference between cracked plaster and coming off the foundation. >> you're going to lose your sewer, gas, electrical and it's going to make the house a nonhabitable. we don't want to come after, red tag the home and send you to your in

and the chief says he's taking this very seriously debora villalon. >> reporter: one of the victims sent us the photo. he wants the crime exposed but she's too fearful to be identified. >> there were some bad bad words on there. >> reporter: a neighbor spotted one car. a new convertible made ugly with paint and hate. >> i looked out and thought, what is that on her car. i walked over there and oh man. >> reporter: the car's owner is a single mom with a young daughter. >> we talked to the neighbor and she came out and started crying. i cried because it was awful. >> i have no idea what the purpose was. other than just hate. >> reporter: no cameras or security guards or anything like that. >> no, no. >> reporter: around the corner an suv marked the same way. still showing red paint smears. and here the vandals also smashed windows with a baseball bat. this owner also a single mom. also african american. >> what was written on there was very disturbing. threatening and derogatory. >> reporter: the police chief says this is intolerable in his city of 30,000. the police have canvassed the nei

but we begin with debora villalon live in a hillside neighborhood, where almost 400 homes have been making due without power. >> reporter: power just came on here within the last half hour. take a look. the streets are still closed, and crews are still wrapping up, but it's a big relief for the vallejo heights neighborhood, blasted by the tail end of the storm. >> reporter: the hayes family wasn't planning to barbeque tonight, but -- >> cook it, or let it go to waste. >> i'm kind of worried about what's going on down here. >> reporter: their freezing and fridge full of food aren't fairing too well after 24 hours. >> food that's thawing out. and we had wind up here. we had a lot of wind last night. almost 400 homes went out. >> green flash, wires bouncing all over. >> reporter: and the transformers blowing sounded like gunshots. >> i'm not surprised it happened though. you can see these trees around here, they're pretty old, and probably diseased too. >> reporter: 100-foot eucalyptus started the chain reaction when it fell. >> it was just a very complicated job. >> reporter: pg and e dug in