but the dmt lab was the big catch. agents found it in the adjacent building on the floor of the laundry room. >> it would be probably only the third lab in the state, the third dmt lab, in the state, and the first one in the bay area, i believe. >> reporter: investigators say the yellow plastic jug contains muric acid. >> this is the asiddic plant solution that contains the dmt. over time, the two liquids separate and the workers take that off the top layer, which is the pure dmt. then they let it evaporate. it crystallizes. then they sell it. >> reporter: agents say it's ten times more powerful than lsd and it leaves users, quote, freaked out. the property owner says his tenants seemed normal. >> i didn't see anything, you know, illegal or fighting. >> reporter: neighbors say the suspects were drunk or high around the clock. one woman, who didn't want to appear on camera, is thrilled they're gone, after calling police numerous times. >> i live in a great neighborhood and i just want everyone to be safe. if you're gonn

. >> reporter: the drug is called dmt. >> you can snort it, you can injet it, and it's a fast- acting ha louis -- inject it, and it's a fast-acting hallucinogen. >> reporter: it's just blocks from popular restaurants and high-end apartments. agents found the dmt lab in the adjacent building on the floor of the laundry room. >> this is only the third lab in the state, the third dmt lab in the state, and the first one in the bay area, i believe. >> reporter: investigators say the yellow jug has uric acid and a solution from the acea tree. >> reporter: they pipe the gas off here, and then they sell it off. >> reporter: dmt is not used much because it's so powerful, about 10 times more powerful than lsd. >> sometimes they're late on the rent, but i didn't see anything illegal or fighting or something crazy going on. >> reporter: neighbors say the suspects were drunk or high around the clock. one woman who didn't want to appear on camera is thrilled they're gone after calling police numerous times. >> i live in a great neighborhood and want everyone to be safe. if you're going to make bad

these are the tools mountain view police say were used to make a drug called dmt. a s.w.a.t. team bust what'd appeared to be a drug lab operating out of this apartment building. officers arrested two people and detained three others. >> it's certainly something we don't want spread. that's for sure. from what i know, this is the first of its kind, and we definitely don't want it popping up in other cities, especially ours. >> reporter: this video uploaded on youtube by the online library called arowid shows what dmt looks like in its final crystal form. the d.e.a.'s website classifies dmt or dimenotriptomine as a psychedelic drug that triggers hallucinations. it's in the same class of drug as lsd but experts say it's ten time strongzer. this woman who does not want to be identified lives near the suspected drug lab. she's had issues with her neighbors for a while. >> they have had little barbecue on the side and they were never cooking anything but you could smell like burning plastic, kind of a toxic plastic smell. >> reporter: the apartment building's owner says he had no i

the drug is known as dmt which authorities say is 10 times more powerful than lsd. ama daetz has more. >> reporter: crews worked well into the night to safely dispose of this drug lab discovered in the day when police and s.w.a.t. team raided two apartment complexes. >> it is a hallucinogen, fast-acting, illegal from what we know this may be the first lab of this kind in the bay area. >> reporter: police were tipped off by neighbors. this neighbors, says people would come and go from the apartment at all hours. she says, it smelled. >> they had this barbecue on the side and they were never cooking anything you could smell burning plastic. >> reporter: dmt is found in plants shamans in the amazon are known to use it in a ceremonial drink. this is what it looks like up close. it was still in the process of being made they found plant material, acid and other unknown chemicals, they also recovered, heroin, meth and marijuana and several guns. three people were arrested. the man who owns the building says he knew his tenants smoked a little but had no idea about the lab

officers say the dmt being processed could have sold for tens of thousands of dollars. >>> in his first address since election takes into president obama will urge lawmakers to work together to prevent the you havees from falling off the "fiscal cliff." the speech will begin in a few hours. if congressional democrats and republicans don't reach a budget deal by year's end, bush- era tax cuts will expire and deep across the board spending cuts will kick in. for now, vice president joe biden and many others in washington are expressing confidence that can be avoided. >> we're not going over the cliff. we're determined not t go over the cliff. >> the cbo says it would send the unemployment rate above 9% next year. >>> new york police are enforcing new rules at gas stations this morning. it's a new fuel rationing plan designed to let people fill up their cars every other day depending on the last number on their license plates. new york mayor michael bloomberg says the move will ease the fuel crunch as shortages are expected to last a couple more weeks. >> i don't like it. i don't think it'

don't see anything illegal or fighting or something crazy going on. >> police say this is the third dmt lab found in california. three suspects were arrested and more arrests are expected. officers say the dmt being processed could have sold for tens of thousands of dollars. >>> in his first address since his re-election president obama will urge lawmakers to work together and prevent that so- called "fiscal cliff." mr. obama set to deliver a speech later this morning. if congressional democrats and the republicans don't reach a budget deal by year's end the bush-era tax cuts will expire and deep across-the-board cuts will kick in. vice president joe biden and others in washington are expressing confidence it can be avoided. >> we're not going over the cliff. we're determined not to go over the cliff. i think better heads will prevail. >> let's hope so. the congressional budget office predicts the "fiscal cliff" would send the unemployment rate skyrocketing above 9% next year. >>> time now is 5:11. forget black friday. which retailers want to get you in the door on thanksgiving. >> plus

it's called dmt or dimethyltryptamine.ooks like in its final crystal form. dmt is a hallucinogen naturally found in plants. when it's synthesized in the lab it becomes a powerful psychedelic drug that the dea says is ten times stronger than lsd. that's exactly what was happening inside two units of this apartment complex here downtown mountain view. on thursday a s.w.a.t. team busting the dmt operation. officers arresting two people and detaining three others. one neighbor who we spoke to who did not want to be identified said she suspected something just was not right there and now she feels much safer. >> they had this little barbecue on the side and they were never cooking anything but you could smell like burning plastic. kind of a toxic plastic smell. >> reporter: in addition to all the dmt-related paraphernalia authorities found inside, they also confiscated meth, heroin and an array of weapons, including an assault rifle and shotguns. so the suspects are facing a variety of drug and weapons charges. mountain view po

drug known as dmt. we are live in mountain view tonight. this may the first bust of its kind in the bay area. >>reporter: that's true. lab was found inside this apartment complex. police say that dmt is aha! louis general ick drug that is 10 times stronger than lsd. the lab are rare. police only know of 3 in the entire state. clean up crew worked well that the night to safely dispose of the suburban mount view drug lab discovered earlier in the day when police and s.w.a.t. team raided 2 adjoining apartment complexes on bush street. they served 4 search warrants and found a dmt lab. >> about it's an hallucinogen, fast acting illegal and from what we know so far this may the first lab of this kind in the bay area. >>reporter: police were tipped off by neighbors. this neighbor who doesn't want to be identified says people would come and go from the apartment at all hours. and she says it smelled. >> they had this also barbecue on the side and they were never cooking anything but you could smell burping plats particular. >>reporter: it's found

drug known as dmt. we are live in mountain view tonight.may the first bust of its kind in the bay area. >>reporter: that's true. lab was found inside this apartment complex. police say that dmt is aha! louis general ick drug that is 10 times stronger than lsd. the lab are rare. police only know of 3 in the entire state. clean up crew worked well that the night to safely dispose of the suburban mount view drug lab discovered earlier in the day when police and s.w.a.t. team raided 2 adjoining apartment complexes on bush street. they served 4 search warrants and found a dmt lab. >> about it's an hallucinogen, fast acting illegal and from what we know so far this may the first lab of this kind in the bay area. >>reporter: police were tipped off by neighbors. this neighbor who doesn't want to be identified says people would come and go from the apartment at all hours. and she says it smelled. >> they had this also barbecue on the side and they were never cooking anything but you could smell burping plats particular. >>reporter: it's found in pla

drug known as dmt. we are live in mountain view tonight. this may the first bust of its kind in the bay area. >>reporter: that's true. lab was found inside this apartment complex. police say that dmt is aha! louis general ick drug that is 10 times stronger than lsd. the lab are rare. police only know of 3 in the entire state. clean up crew worked well that the night to safely dispose of the suburban mount view drug lab discovered earlier in the day when police and s.w.a.t. team raided 2 adjoining apartment complexes on bush street. they served 4 search warrants and found a dmt lab. >> about it's an hallucinogen, fast acting illegal and from what we know so far this may the first lab of this kind in the bay area. >>reporter: police were tipped off by neighbors. this neighbor who doesn't want to be identified says people would come and go from the apartment at all hours. and she says it smelled. >> they had this also barbecue on the side and they were never cooking anything but you could smell burping plats particular. >>reporter: it's found

some meth and heroin, a lab for making a powerful hallucinogenic called dye mettle tribute mean or dmt for short. >> you can snort it, inject it, and it's a fast acting hallucinogen. >> police say this is only the third dmt lab to be busted in california. three suspects were arrested. more are expected. officers say the drug could have sold for tens of thousands of dollars. >>> police are trying to determine how many home burglaries can be tied to two east palo alto women. the two women were arrested in los altos monday. investigators believe they are behind at least 15 burglaries in santa clara, san mateo and contra costa counties. this is a look at the stolen items. police say they found it in the women's car including electronics, handbags and jewelry. >> to be honest it was surprising to see the magnitude of the items found and not only magnitude but just the distance that was traveled -- that we believe was traveled to execute these burglaries. >> police say items include jewelry taken from a palo alto home shortly before the arrest. in that case the burglars pried open a locked s

dmt is a psychedelic drug that triggers intense hallucinations. according to the dea is in the same class of drugs as lsd, but experts say it is ten times stronger. officers say in two units on the bottom floor they found plants, acid-based solutions, tools and all sorts of equipment to make the drug. they say they have never seen anything like it. >> certainly something we don't want spread. i mean that's for sure. it's -- from what i know this is the first of its kind and we definitely don't want it popping up in other cities, especially ours. >> the owner of this downtown apartment complex that sits on bush street just a few blocks from mountain view's very busy castro street says he had no idea this was happening on his property. but one neighbor tells us she's been suspicious because she often smells a toxic, plastic burning smell coming from that apartment. again, mountain view police say they have five people in custody. more arrests are likely as soon as today. coming up in my next live report, i'll tell you what else authorities kwconfisc

one of the units is being used as a dmt lab. >> the dmt is a had a l hallucinogenic. it's a fast acting hallucinogen. >> officers found meth and marijuana inside the apartment as well. two people were arrested three more detained. this is the first lab busted in the bay area. >>> the giants fan who allegedly was beaten up during a world series celebration in san francisco may have been the victim of an accident. sean moffett was found unconscience the night the giants won the world series. the next day his roommates sent him to the hospital where he died. he told his roommate he was surrounded by five people and beaten with a metal object. new information, though, shows moffett may have been in an accident during the world series celebration that led to his fatal injuries. anyone with information is asked to contact the san francisco police department. >>> tears and anger in an arizona courtroom today as victims of gunman jared loughner confronted him at his sentencing hearing. gabrielle giffords was the target of that rampage which killed six people and injured 13 ot

the dug is known as dmt which authorities say -- the drug is known as dmt which authorities say is 10mes more powerful than lsd. the drug lab was discover coulded yesterday when police and s.w.a.t. team raided two apartment complexes they served four search warrants and found the lab. >> it a hallucinogen, fast-acting, illegal. from what we know so far this may be the first lab of this kind in the bay area. >> dmt found in plants, shamans in the amazon are known to use it in a ceremonial drink. this is what it looks like up close. police didn't find any finished product it was still in the process of being processed. police arrested three, they also recovered heroin, meth, marijuana and several guns and other weapons. >>> there's optimism among sierra ski resort operators they may open soon. aggressive snow-making operation helped mammoth open yesterday. visitors were greeted with intermit sent flurries mixed with the -- intermittent flurries mixed with the real stuff. in the tahoe area it is cold and new snow is falling again. the snow making machines are fired up, several tahoe reso

ifç you haven't heard of dmt, this is the same class of drug as lsd but experts say this one is tentronger. >> it's certainly something we don't want spread. i mean that's for sure. from what i know, this is the first of its kindç and we definitely don't want it popping up in other cities, especially ours. >> sounds like pretty scary and intense stuff there. officers arresting two people and detained three others. investigators say at this point it's too early to know if this is part ofç a larger operationr merely a stand-alone operation. >>> this morning walnut creek police are searching for two men who kidnapped a woman from a parking lot. she was leaving her office when she said two men grabbed her, tied her up and putç her in th back of a car. she claims they drove her to several atms looking f for mone. >> the men tied her up, put her in the back seat of a car. they went to aç number of different locations where the suspects did get some money from some of they are banking accounts. >> after about four hours the woman says she was dropped off in the oakland hills. she was a

they recovered plants, acid-based solutions and tools used to make a drug called dmt. dmt is in the same class of drugs as lsd but experts say it is ten times stronger. >> it's certainly something that we don't want spread, i mean, that's for sure. from what i know, this is the first of its kind and we definitely don't want it popping up in other cities, especially ours. >> officers arrested two people and detained three others. investigators say it's too early to know if this was a part of a larger operation or if this was a standalone. >>> less than 24 hours after winning re-election the president of the moraga school board resigned. dexter louie sent notice effective immediately. he recused himself on wednesday morning where they discussed a sex abuse lawsuit brought against that district. the remaining board members will start reviewing other options to replace loui at a meeting this tuesday. >>> at 11:00, president obama addressing the nation stepping to the mic. he's talking about how congress will solve this possible fiscal cliff this nation faces. >>> and good

fast acting, illegal from what we know so far this may be the first lab of this kind the bay area. >> dmtis found in plants. shamans in the amazon are known to use it in a ceremonial drink. police didn't find any finished product. it was still if the process says of being made arrested three people. >>> tonight palo alto police department is holding its first ever actual ride-along on twitter. -- virtual ride-along on twitter between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m. with live tweets about calls. tweets will be on the palo alto police twitter account. we have the information posted on our website, abc7news.com. look under see it on tv. >>> people who live in san anselmo dealing with the second major sewage spill in over a week sanitation officials say 10,000 gallons of raw sewage poured out after a homeowner drove a stake into a pipe accidentally. that is after 88,000 gallons leaked from another broken pipe last month. >>> new details on safeway's new labor agreement with union employees. as we told you last night at 6:00, the agreement averts possible with check-out clerks and other employees in norther

sobre la calle bush encontrando en uno de ellos un laboratorio para producir una droga conocida como "dmt", un alucinogeno derivado de las plantas y que se ha vuelto popular entre estudiantes sot: 6:45 "there are weapons inside the homes inside the complexes 6:50 ---este sargento tambien indic que encontraron armas y otras drogas como heroina, mentafetaminas y marihuana. sot 8:39 "complain from neighbors" -- las autoridades comenzaron este operativo al recibir varias alertas de actividades ilegales en esa zona. -- indicaron que en este punto de la investigacion no sabian si los individuos estaban sintentizando la droga o derivandola de plantas. lo que si saben es que encontraron una mezcla de varios quimicos. --tambien agrego que este seria el tercer laboratorio encontrado en california pero el primero en el area de la bahia. outro -- hasta el momento han arrestado a dos personas y otros tres mas permanecen detenidos... blanca ---la policia de walnut creek esta tras la pista de 2 sujetos que secuestraron a una mujer y la obligaron a sacar dinero de un cajero automatico. take vo ---segun l

police say one of the units was being used as a dmt lab.hat is a hallucinogenic that is becoming popular with students. >> you can snort it, inject it, and it is a fast action -- a fast acting had. >> two people were arrested. three more detain. police say this is the first dmt lab that has been busted in the bay area. new at 6:00, walnut creek police are searching for two men accused of kidnapping a woman and forcing her to withdraw cash from a nearby atm. the 57-year-old woman was walking to her car in the state lands business center in the parking lot of that business center around (3ç%÷7:30 last ni when she was attacked. this is near the intersection of ignacio valley road and oak grove road. two men allegedly ran up. forced her into her car. tied her up and blindfolded her. the woman said she was driven to several atms and forced to withdraw money. they forced her to an isolated part of oakland hills. the suspect got out and into a pickup truck, possibly a toyota. it is not known right now if the woman suffered any injuries. >> you got

the drug lab could have been used for making meth or synthetic hallucinogen called dmt. police were tipped off to the apartment by the neighbors. >>> mall mad nevertheless. the new bay area shopping designation drawing large crowds. the grand opening headaches it caused for hundreds in the east bay. >> black friday is a whole new ballgame. the changes one major store is making to prevent a shopping stampede. >> as you saw, an amazing day at cbs 5. thank you for helping raise money for the american red cross and hurricane sandy victims. to donate call the number on the screen, 1-888-5-helps-u. or log on to cbssf.com/donate. ,,,,,,,, outlet mall in livermore is causing quite a back up on interstate 5-80. this was the scene earlier this af >>> the grand opening of the new paragon outlet mall in livermore is causing quite a backup on interstate 580. this was the scene earlier this afternoon bumper to bumper traffic leading to the off-ramp at el charro and to the parking lots. >> cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman is in livermore with some very determined shoppers. >> determined th

they found a drug lab that was producing an hallucinogen called dmt. this is the third dmt lab found in california. the first one was found here in the bay area. authorities seized heroin, meth, marijuana and weapons. three people were arrested and there may be more arrests ahead. >>> 7:19. a massage parlor in san mateo county is closed this morning after an undercover officer said he was allegedly solicited for sex. the san mateo county sheriff's office says it has received several complaints about alleged prostitution at the asian spa massage parlor on woodside road. on tuesday, one of the workers was arrested for prostitution following an undercover operation and the business was shut down. >> i've been waiting to ask you, did the weather wake you up during the night? >> i think it did. >> i heard it. had the window open. but hail the size of marbles fell inside some parts of the bay area. will there be more of this? rosemary has your forecast next. >>> good morning. highway 4 a little bit slow. we also have a crash in the east bay. we'll tell you m

they found marijuana, meth and dmt hallucinogenic drug at that location. police say this could be the first dnt lab bust ever in the bay area. >>> san jose police made surprising discovery during traffic stop. this man was arrested. james mcgill after pulling over his vehicle on first street. drunk driving suspicion but leif pipe bomb while searching his car was found. bomb squad safely detonated the did he vase. nobody injured. mcgill held on l possession of destructive device and dui and drug offense. >>> oakland police say this sketch of a man who tried to kidnap a teenager tl is who they are looking for. happened yesterday in east oakland on 103 avenue near international boulevard. 14-year-old girl says this man grabbed her from behind and pulled her toward a red newer model dodge ram pickup truck with another man at the wheel. she managed to escape and gave police this description. >>> one year after they pitched tent on the steps of campus administration building uc berkeley demonstrators returned today for rally. while they celebrate the passage of

investigators say the drug lab was being used to make meth or a synthetic hallucinogen called dmt. neighbors tipped off police. >>> homeowners in an upscale oakland neighborhood are so fed up with crime they are ready to pay to feel safer. them to pay to open their own police station and pay police officers. da lin reports. >> reporter: a trip in the oakland hills you will notice most houses have an alarm system. yet many homeowners in this oakmore neighborhood say they have been burglarized. >> both my daughter's cars have been broken into. my cousin's car was stolen. it was rifled through for the fourth time yesterday after being returned. >> reporter: they say what this community really needs is more cops patrolling the streets and because the oakland plymouth is stretched so thin the neighborhood association is pursuing an idea never done before in the bay area. they want to donate to a fund to help the police department hire officers that would only apatrol the oaklan hills approved during the neighborhood meeting last night where they invited city leaders and the police chief

environmental and student, decorated dmt, we study the same kind of buddhism. is a believer and nonaggression and he's an environmentalist. he was protesting a parking garage for environmental reasons on campus. he thought that it was more unfriendly ways to do with the traffic congestion problem on campus so he wrote an op-ed about it and he rode the board of regents about and history much anchored the university president. apparently a couple years before something similar had happened and to stop him from getting his passion project, this parking garage establish. so he had hayden come to his office, dressed in their, told him how could you be doing this to me, and really gave it to the students are really just being a responsible citizen, letting his opinion be known. this was in georgia, a public university bound by the first amendment. little did haden know that the president started looking into his back and. this all came out in discovery during the case. the president ordered a look into hayden's religion, that they look into the psychological record,

the 'dmt' is relatively obscure. >> this could be one of the only third laboratory in the state.s state. and the first was in the bay area. >> the identities were not immediately available. they expect that there will be more arrests to come in mountain view, rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. >> much of the northeast is still cleaning up after the latest storm after that nor'easter brought high winds and heavy snow. that region was still trying to clean up from hurricane sandy. >> this northeast is digging out after a blistering nor'easter. >> it is much too soon for winter. >> this region is still recovering from super storm sandy this delivered another blow. new jersey chris christie saying that this only setback recovered about one day. >> the good news is that we've not seen the type of damage that we've seen with are working sandy and we are confident that we're able to move forward in our recovery efforts. >> it, to the northeast with snow, rain fall. this area was already trying to recover from the aftermath of super storm sandy. emily schmidt, kron 4 >>jacqueline: we are going t

they recovered plans, acid based solutions used to make a drug called dmt.nt spread. i mean, that's for sure. from what i know, this is the first of its kind and we definitely don't want it popping up in other cities, especially ours. >> officers arrested two people, detained three others. investigators say it's too early to know if this is part of a larger operation or if it was stand alone. >>> thanks so much for joining us this morning. i'll have another look in half an hour. in the meantime, hope you stay dry in this cold weather we're having. have a great weekend. ♪ >>> that is singing sensation susan boyle, whose incredible voice captivated the world a few years ago. now she is out with a new cd and she will be performing live in our studio. that's monday only on "today." >> that is pretty cool. >> i love her. >> all right. coming up we'll be doing some house hunting with barbara corcoran who is going to take us on an open house tour of beautiful homes under $400,000. >> i'm sorry. i'm distracted with the pie on a stick. >> one of our segments coming u