in oakland, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> 6:03. let's get a check on the roads with roqui. how is it looking out there? >> thank you. and thank you to jackie for that great report. we will give you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza in just a minute. but first, let's start with some accidents throughout the bay area. starting here in bay point, westbound 4, before bailey road. it is a rollover crash. out there, blocking the left lane. and the suv is on its roof there, so it is causing some delays at 17 miles an hour. so pretty slow conditions, if you're headed to westbound 4. and how is it looking for the rest of contra costa county? it will go -- there it is. there you go. look at the realtime traffic graphic. and 17 miles an hour in that area. and looks pretty good once you get to concord and 242 to walnut creek on 680 as well. moving over to the major problem of the morning, the altamont pass, and look at that. 9 miles an hour. coming up 205 in tracy. and this is all due to a solo car crash on westbound 580 after grant line road and emergency crews out there, blocki

jackie ward, kbs five. >> thank you. >>> two violent crashes leave one dead and three hurt overnight. a big league careened off 101 about 8:00 a.m. it overturned landing on bayshore boulevard. three people suffered minor injuries. >>> a crash in menlo park was fatal. the menlo park fire department says the driver ran off the road near the facebook campus. slamming into the concrete culvert pipe. the driver died at the scene. investigator's were looking into why the unprotected drainage pipe was left there. >>> a vallejo man is in custody suspected of murder. police say robert welcome in was wanted in a fatal stabbing. michael night was rushed to the hospital but died the next day. he was picked up last night without incident. >>> police have confiscated knives and a realistic bb gun while investigating an unconscious driver. the man was spotted passed out in the car on columbus parkway last night. besides the gun and knives officers found a canister of suspected heroine. the 27-year-old venetia man was arrested. >>> still to come, the huge mess lingering from the san jose floods. you'

and jackie ward is live with details on what this money might help with. jackie. >>> so we are next to river glen park here in san jose. because these roads in this area are totally cracked up and damaged. this is a little bit of what drivers have to deal with this area. drivers are spending hundreds of dollars on repairs. caltrans recently announced the bill for emergency repairs is more than $600 million so far. and that doesn't even include costs from cities and counties for local streets and roads. that total is from all the direct storm damage like bridges have gotten. and damage from mud slides and rock slides. drivers are paying nearly $1,000 a year. in addition maintenance fees from driving on bad roads. >> thankful that i didn't have a wreck after hitting that hole because i almost lost control of the car. >> reporter: this morning local and state legislatures will meet here in san jose to urge governor jerry brown to pass a proposed funding sb1 bill a transportation passage by april 6th. in san jose jackie ward kpix 5. >>> north korea has fired se

in sfo, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:57.ime for the "final 5. >>> president trump is trying to close the deal on the gop healthcare plan meeting privately with the gop conference to get the more conservative members on board. republicans need 216 votes to pass their healthcare measure. the house gop is set to vote thursday on their bill to repeal obamacare. >>> a live look now as day two of confirmation hearings from president trump's supreme court nominee neil gorsuch is under way. each member of the senate judiciary committee will get 30 minutes to ask questions. the session started about an hour ago and is expected to last 10 hours. >>> new video shows oakland firefighters working quickly to put out a house fire. it happened last night on 45th street. you can see firefighters working to tear down the walls in front of them. it's not clear how much damage was done to the home or if anyone was hurt. >>> right now the search is on for a driver who is suspected of hitting a family of five in a parking lot of a walmart in unio

in san jose jackie ward kpix 5. >>> it is 6:56.or your final 5. >> first the president is expected to issue his revised immigration and travel ban order today. the previous order temporarily banned travelers from seven muslim majority countries from coming to the u.s.. the new order would exclude iraq from the list. >>> a numberover current and former marines used social media to share thousands of naked pictures of female service members. those photos were posted in a now closed marines united facebook. >>> fbi agents nabbed anthony silva at sfo yesterday. he faces a number of charges. >>> later today testimony continuing in the sierra lamar murder trial. antonin garcia torres is charged in her murder. she went missing on her way to school about five years ago. her body was never found. >> commuters in marin have a new option of getting across the bay to san francisco. golden gate transit kicks off from tiburon this morning. it will make eight trips to san francisco. >>> i heard they got free coffee and pastries for the first pass

kpix 5's jackie ward standing by in clayton to tell us what we are facing there. reporter: anne, you know that a lot of people have felt a severe impact of the wet winter. some have had it worse than others. i think it's safe to say that the people of clayton have had it pretty bad considering that they haven't had running water for days now because of weather- related incidents. last week, a major mudslide forced them to close morgan territory road a stretch of it about 3 to 400 feet of it and force people to live around here to take a major detour around the repair work. according to the contra costa county water district, their crews will be out here today to install a temporary bypass so people can finally get their running water back again. it's been a mess all over the state this winter which translates to california needs some financial help from the federal government especially in oroville. experts say the urgency of federal spending is life and death there! and the big question is whether president trump will agree to release those funds. the sacramento-

in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> is there a way that the public can watch this? >> reporter: yes. it will be streamed online and then put on youtube after. it starts at 11 a.m. >>> today senate lawmakers will update the public on a committee investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. this as the house intelligence committee's probe continues to come under scrutiny. hena daniels report. >> nobody ever told me that politics was going to be so much fun. [ laughter ] >> reporter: president trump hosted senators and their spouses at the white house tuesday night as lawmakers in the senate intelligence committee gear up to interview witnesses into its russia proposal. >> my hope is sally yates is someone we would like to talk to. >> reporter: the former acting attorney general fired by mr. trump was set to testify tuesday before the house panel investigating possible links between the trump administration and russia. in a letter obtained by cbs news, her attorney was warned by the trump justice department last week that there was a limit to what she

kpix 5's jackie ward is live at sfo with the latest >>> reporter: kenny, this will affect security at ten different airports in the middle east and countries in northern africa. security here at sfo won't change at all. so this is a heightened security measure that starts today. it will force people coming to the united states from eight countries abroad to check electronics bigger than a cell phone, lab tops, tablets and cameras. people will be able to check them but can't carry them into the cabin of the plane. >> those flights are long. people want to use that time to be productive. >> reporter: according to a statement from department of homeland security, the move is based on intelligence indicating that terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation to include smuggling explosive devices in various consumer items, cell phones and medical devices are not part of the ban. from sfo, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> has something like this ever happened before or is it unprecedented? >> reporter: kenny, actually back in 2014, there was a similar ban by president obama that prevented

jackie ward, thank you. >>> housing and urban development secretary dr. carson clarifying his statement made during his first speech to hud employees. >> there were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships worked even longer even harder for less. >> well, some backlash followed that comment. many people pointing out clear differences between immigrants and slaves. so dr. carson tried to clear it up. >> whether you're legal or illegal, you come from the outside to inside, you're an immigrant. slaves came here as involuntary immigrants. but they still had the strength to hold on. >> carson also posted a statement on his facebook page to further clarify the differing experience between immigrants and slaves. >>> as tax day approaches there is good news on the audit front of the the number of people audited in 2016 dropped for the 6th straight year to just over 1 million. the irs blames the decline on budget cuts. if you have questions about your taxes, we are going to have experts on hand today. you can chat with them on our cbssf page fro

at sfo, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> makes me happy we are here in california. let's check in with our forecast . >> what an opposite forecast we have compared to what's going on back east. we have temperatures a good 20 degrees above average. live look at the camera, this ship is coming in. can you see it there? visibility is unlimited. here's another view, another ship coming in. we are busy out there today with nothing but clear skies, visibility unlimited, lucky redwood city, livermore also at 70, it is 73 now in san jose where the average high should be 65. we are on our way up to 15 to 20 degrees above average along the coast. today's high temperatures with the sunshine, in the 70s. high 70s, low 80s, and around the peninsula, jumping up to 85 in los gatos through saratoga. back to brentwood, tracy, oakley, and of course discovery bay, good times out on the water today. north bay, 67, with a west wind at 10 to 80 degrees, and santa rosa, 83, 82 in cloverdale. watch this. we have clouds that will be spilling in later on tonight, definitely affecting your we

kpix 5 jackie ward is live at sfo on how these powerful storms could affect your flight plans. jackie? >> michelle, about 8,000 flights have already been canceled, and that number is expected to go up, through tomorrow, and so we are here at sfo, and take a look behind me here, and you can see the cancellations are in the newark, philadelphia, washington, d.c. area, and boston has a couple of canceled flights. what has been puzzling us all morning, is that there is actually still 6:14 a.m. flight to new york on time. and a 9:05 to boston that is on time. but you know, that may change. this storm is really barreling down. so let's show you what is causing all of this havoc. her name is stela. and this is what the east coast woke up to yesterday. from north carolina, to maine. the weather was doing all sorts of stuff. raining in the southern states. snowing up in places like new england. and places like boston are expected to get up to 16 inches of snow. and schools across new england, canceled in advance of the storm. and before even making land fall. we spoke to one person who w

kpix 5 jackie ward is live near the bay bridge on the hurdles involved and why this won't be the end of the demolition work. jackie? >> reporter: yes, michelle, you're right. this is not the end of what needs to be done. but it is the end of an era. that truss you see behind me is the only piece that is left of the old bay bridge and it is coming down today. that truss is 1.7 million pounds and it is 288 feet long. and caltrans will be lowering it on to a waiting bridge where it will then be floated over to the port of oakland for disassembly. depending on the weather, we are expecting the process to get under way between 6:00 this morning at low tide and 12:30 this afternoon. it is the19th and final piece of the bridge that spanned the bay from 1936, until it was decommisioned in 2013. clearly, this bridge is iconic in the bay area. these photos are from caltrans. they give us some perspective and show us what this bridge used to look like, way back in the day. so although this bridge is finally coming to an end, and phase three, it will start soon and won't end until the end of 2018

kpix 5 jackie ward is live at sfo. where it is very loud. the very latest. >> good morning, storm stella is packing a punch. she has the expectation of creating 50 mile-an-hour wind gusts and that means it is a lot louder on the east coast than it is here on sfo. and that storm is happening primarily in the midwest and the east coast but definitely affecting travel plans here. check out the board behind me. you can see if you're trying to get to newark, philadelphia, washington, d.c., boston, you might run into some trouble. i've got my eye on this. 6:14 a.m. flight. and that is to new york. and that is still on time. and also, to boston. and there is a 9:00 flight that is still on time. and you want to check with your airline, before you head out the door. and since sunday, 8,000 flights have been canceled. and that number might go up. into tomorrow. and so this is why. stella is being described by some forecasters as an icy wrath. and the national weather service in philadelphia is calling this storm life- threatening. and the midwest is a

live in clayton, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> this morning, california's five-year drought is almost over. that's good news. the latest map shows 91% of the state is now drought-freest all of that progress happened in just the past two months. look at the map from the beginning of the year when about 83% of california was still in some stage of drought. >>> from the kpix weather center, good morning, everybody! ♪[ music ] >> we have more rain in your forecast. we are going to go ahead and track this storm together. >> plus, filing a lawsuit. why the city of oakland is taking on some big name hotels. >> plus, kicking off construction. when work will get under way to build a brand-new waterfront apartment complex in oakland. >> all right. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. marin county commute looking good but not looking good in palo alto. we have a major traffic alert. we'll tell you all the details when we come back. this. is. everything. honey bunches of oats. it's crispy sweetened flakes, plus crunchy granola clusters, plus a touch of honey. it's like adding up "awesome", pl

kpix 5's jackie ward spoke with assemblyman phil ting about his plans. >> reporter: everyone knows about the california roll. now, when you don't stop fully at a stop sign and treat it as a yield. phil ting who represents parts of san francisco and daly city is introducing a role to make that legal just for bicyclists. >> there's been a study by a uc- berkeley professor that this could move bikers off this street to more streets with stop signs. >> reporter: king says the longer a bicycle is at an intersection, the more likely they have to get hit by an oncoming vehicle. but what about pedestrians who waited for a car to stop and might not see a bicycle not stopping. >> no biker is going to challenge a car because they will lose so anytime a biker sees a car they will yield. but again, bikers and cars have to yield for pedestrians. but that doesn't change. >> reporter: under tinge's proposal this bill would still force bicyclists to stop at read lights and stresses they would only be allowed to go through a stop sign if it was safe. >> bikers going up hill, downhill, it doesn't matter. t

in oakland, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> the bike and pedestrian pathway will be closed for the duration of the removal process expected to last the rest of the afternoon. >>> san francisco police are searching for a suspect in a pepper spray attack. it happened at the stone count -- stone town galleria last night. six people shopping at forever 21 say they were in pain. they complained about a chemical like smell in the air. witnesses told officers they saw a girl spritz a substance around the store with no clear target in mind before rushing out. police are looking at surveillance video for leads. >>> hillary clinton is back in the bay area in town for a professional business women's conference underway right now, it is an opportunity for women to connect with those who share their vision of equality in the workplace. politicians, celebrities and ceos are on the agenda including mayor ed lee and actress taraji p. hensen. >> let me begin by thanking congresswoman jackie spear. founder of the pbwc and host of this conference, for asking me to welcome all of you on her behalf. pbwc is one of

jackie ward, kpix 5 news. >> thank you. >>> developing news a bay area man under arrest for climbinge south grounds of the white house. 26-year-old jonathan tran of milpitas appeared in a courtroom today. allegedly told the secret service he was a friend of the president. and he was carrying two cans of mace when he was arrested. as meg oliver reform -- reports president trump was inside the white house at the time. >> reporter: president trump and his team talked about homeland security, immigration and healthcare. at his name steak -- namesake golf club in virginia. >> we are having a cabinet meeting and doing it here. >> reporter: the president was asked about a friday night intruder. >> secret service did a fantastic job. it was a troubled person. >> reporter: 20 six-year-old jonathan tran appeared in court saturday. the secret service arrested him at 11:38 near the south portico entrance of the white house. after he scaled defense. when an agent asked if he had a white house pass, he said no, i'm a phrase it -- i'm a friend of the president. president trump was in the white hous

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us now with the details on the young man's bizarre attempt. >> reporter: the6-year-old had been going through a tough time according to his family. he lost his engineering job and was living in his car. today he was in court for a bond hearing. the 26-year-old is from milpitas and graduated from san jose state in 2015. court documents say he jumped the fence on the white house and made a 200 yards before being arrested. he told a secret service agent he was friends with president trump and was expecting him. ron harsco is a former assistant fbi director and says it was very concerning that someone was able to get that close to the white house. >> what if this intruder had pulled a weapon out of the backpack and used it offensively on the secret service? or had multiple magazines and was able to shoot his way inside of the white house? where the president and first family are there. this is the crown jewel of american government. >> reporter: he was carrying two cans of mace, a passport, book written by president trump and a letter that mentioned russian hacker

kpix 5's jackie ward is live in concord, where a memorial service is under way now. ckie. >> reporter: ladies, this is the first line of duty death for the alameda county sheriff's office in 18 years. sergeant ray kelly says you never quite get over days like this. and today's services are still under way here. hundreds of officers from across the country are here to pay respects to deputy mike foley. the services started with a procession that began at the oakmont mortuary at lafayette and continued to the concord pavilion. he died from head injuries he got when he was hit by a bus at the santa rita jail in dublin last week. he had been a deputy for 10 years and prior to that, was with the concord police department for 29 years. he died last thursday at john muir medical center. >> anybody that can do 40 years in a job like this and still get up every morning and be motivated and energetic and the hardest working guy on your shift, pretty amazing character. it just goes to show, you know, the type of person he was. >> reporter: deputy foley actually grew up in concor

in san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5 news one. the bill has already -- kpix 5. >> the bill has already passed the first committee and needs to pass two other committees before reaching the senate floor. >>> there are some new ways to cross the day, the new tie line ferry services running between the berkeley marina and san francisco. it was a 40 person boat including free wi-fi and a flatscreen tv. beer and wine on top for the ride home. it is a 20 minute trip that costs eight dollars each way. the golden gate ferry took over service this morning, it already serves passengers in larkspur and sausalito, and will now take on commuters in tiburon, too. there will be a trips from tiburon to the city and eight trips back. over all, transportation officials say this will help reduce road congestion. >>> already, buses and ferries eliminate 20% of congestion on the golden gate bridge. people take public transit because they feel that it is reliable and affordable. that helps drivers who have to be in a vehicle going across the bridge. >>

in oakland, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> what are investigators saying about the cause of the fire? >> reporter: right now we don't have an official cause. the battalion chief told me they believe the fire started in a second floor apartment but it is unclear if that is the same apartment unit where they found the fatality. back to you. >> kpix 5's anne makovec spoke with people who lived in the building and who narrowly escaped the fast-moving fire. >> reporter: the people who are now homeless were brought here to the first presbyterian church of oakland, while they wait to find out what's next. after being woken up in the early morning hours to smoke and flames, dozens of people who lived here gathered in a nearby parking lot with stories of terror. >> when i got out, people were screaming, trying to get everybody out, run, get out, get out, fire. >> reporter: gail says it was all a blur. >> i ran out with one sock on, no shoes. >> reporter: the common thread of their story? shock. >> i blacked out. i did not know what was happening. >> reporter: but, this family made it out. >> g

kpix5's jackie ward spent the day with san mateo county search crews combing areas along skyline boulevard in woodside. >> reporter: from the ground and the air search and rescue cues from counties across the -- crews from counties across the area have been looking for betsy hary for 24 hours. >> people who live here saw her walking at the country store nearby and when we put out the information asking for information, that's when we were told she was seen. >> reporter: bethany has early onset dementia and possibly early onset diabetes. that means she needs insulin but could go as many as three days without injections. >> we're actually in really good shape right now. the weather has been quite mild. because of recent storms, we have a lot of water that's around. the big concern is obviously food, but there is food that's available if you know what you're looking for. >> reporter: it's the terrain that makes search conditions less than ideal. this is a densely wooded area with steep dropoffs that make it treacherous if you go off trail. this map shows where the search has been focused. the

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us from the newsroom to tell us why the governor is so outraged. >> reporter: michelle, governor jerry brown got proponents of the republican party's healthcare proposal fired this up morning. governor brown was joined by former vice president joe biden, representative nancy pelosi and senator charles schumer on the stairs of the capitol building to recognize the 7-year anniversary of president obama signing of the affordable care act into law. governor brown spoke for a little more than an minute criticizing the republican plan to replace obamacare. here's just part of what he said. >> this is a dangerous bill!! it's written by people who do known the what the hell they're talking about! it is so big, so complicated, that i doubt if any member of congress on the republican side has even read it!! i know the people in trump tower have not read it! ! so mr. trump, come down from trump tower and talk to the american people!! >> doctors who were at the event called the plan disastrous and said their patients would be unable to get the care they need because of hi

kpix 5's jackie ward is live at the command post with the latest. >> reporter: ken, veronica, betony was staying at a nearby airbnb with her husband, son and dog. people are scouring 2 miles for them calling out for her and trying to find any clues that may lead to her or her dog. >> bethany! >> reporter: from the ground and the air, search-and-rescue crews from counties across the bay area have been looking for bethany for almost 24 hours. >> the people who actually live up here saw her at the country store walking by and we put out the information asking for information that's when we told that she was seen. >> reporter: the san mateo sheriff's office says bethany has early onset dementia and possibly early onset type 2 diabetes. that means she needs insulin but could go as many as three days without injections. >> they were actually in good shape right now. the weather itself is not terrible. the weather is actually been quite mild. in addition, obviously because of the recent storms we have a lot of water that's around. really big concern is obviously food but there is food that

as kpix 5's jackie ward reports the white house is now distancing itself from former campaign manager paul manafort who is becoming a focus of that investigation. jackie. >> paul manafort was the campaign chairman from may to august last year overseeing the staff, the budget and dismissing early claims by democrats that russian hackers targeted their party's computers to tilt the election trump's way. now the trump administration is distancing themselves from him. he is a key interest in the russian hacking investigation despite sean spicer saying manafort had a very limited role in a very limited amount of time. manafort dismisses any suggestion that he was part of alleged corruption. >> why is it so farfetched to blame the russians and say that the motive was to help you? >> it's just absurd! i don't know what you're talking about. it's crazy! >> last night in a sitdown interview with anderson cooper house minority leader nancy pelosi was asked what if it turns out there is no concrete conclusion in this investigation? pelosi said it's not damaging at all because she says democrats

kpix 5's jackie ward shows us how he is being remembered. >> reporter: this is the first line of duty death in 18 years for the alameda county sheriff's office. sergeant ray kelly says, you never quite forget days like this. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: hundreds of law enforcement officers remembered one of their own today. mike foley dedicated nearly 40 years to keeping his community safe, 29 with the concord police department, and 10 as a deputy for the alameda county sheriff's office. >> anybody that can do 40 years in a job like this and still get up every morning and be motivated and energetic and the hardest working guy on your shift, pretty amazing character. it just goes to show, you know, the type of person he was. >> reporter: deputy foley grew up in concord. he was a star athlete at concord high school and was considered by many to be a great presence in the community. he even covered events in this pavilion several times. >> we have to remember the concord police department had mike as part of their family for 29 years. so they are really hurting, as well. he was a mentor and a

kpix 5's jackie ward is here. >> reporter: a lot of people showed up for this meeting and there was a lot of passion at last night's forum as some there welcomed the trump administration's stance on immigration while others were screaming against it. [ screaming ] >> reporter: the sacramento county sheriff scott jones took heat from the attention of labor organizations and other organizations after he hosted acting immigrations and customs enforcement director thomas homan to have a civil conversation about immigration enforcement federally and locally but hundreds say the invite was far from civil. >> it's ridiculous that this is a community forum that doesn't include half of the community. >> if you were here illegally, you're a criminal!! >> reporter: at several points during the town hall protestors interrupted and were ejected. this is the first time they traveled to local law enforcement. today house minority leader nancy pelosi and other members of congress will be talking about immigration policy on what they claim is the harm placed on children when separated from a parent. >

jackie ward reports. >> reporter: good morning. there's a lot of fear and frustration building up right now in contra costa county over the sheriff's close ties to u.s. immigration customs enforcement or i.c.e. as we know with all the controversy surrounded immigration issues in our country, many city leaders in the bay area have come out and announced that their cities will be sanctuary cities. but in contra costa county, they are not sure where their leaders stand and that includes sheriff david livingston. he recently visited washington, dc to meet with then senator jeff sessions now u.s. attorney general. many people including a member of the richmond city council didn't think that was a good idea. >> if he truly does disagree with jeff sessions, then he would be advocating to say no we should not be working together with i.c.e. but instead, the sheriff has a continuing contract with i.c.e. today. >> in a statement, sheriff livingston says he regularly meets with politicians on both sides of the aisle and that his meeting with

jackie ward is there. >> reporter: this is where bethnee haury is recovering after being lost in the woods for two nights with her dog camaro. family says she's doing relatively okay. a few bumps and bruises. minor foot injury. but she should be fine. >> set her down. set her down. >> reporter: a search for bethnee haury that started at 7:30 thursday nine -- night came to a happy ending. 600 yards of skyline boulevard and 200 feet down a rocky ravine. ed haury says he and his son lucas are grateful that bethany and camaro were found safe. >> you never know what's going to happen. we're just -- just thank god. thank god. the dog was sitting by her the whole time. we heard her yell back. and then a couple seconds later we heard the park, the dog bark very clearly. camaro did his job. >> reporter: mike mckinney is a volunteer with the contra costa county search and rescue team. it was his group that found her and hiked her back to safety. she says once they spotted her the training kicked in. >> she was sitting up shivering. very dehydrated. she wanted water. >> reporter: bethnee haury

here's kpix 5's jackie ward. >> reporter: everyone knows about the california roll.w, when you don't come to a complete stop at a stop sign and instead treat it as more of a yield? phil ting a state assemblymen who represents parts of san francisco and daly city is introducing a measure that would make that role legal. but just for bicyclists. >> there's been a study by a professor that if they looked at this to he would tensionally move bikes off busier streets like this one here on to more streets with stop signs. >> reporter: tinge says the longer a bicycle is at an intersection the more likely they are to get hit by a car. what about pedestrians who waited for a crosswalk who might not see a bicycle who is not stopping? >> no biker is going to challenge a car because they will lose. so anytime a biker sees a car they are going to stop and yield. and again, bikers and cars have to yield for pedestrians but that doesn't change. >> reporter: under his proposal this bill would still force bicyclists to stop at red lights and stresses they would only be allowed to go

in woodside, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> it is an eye-popping number. more than 80 freeway shootings under investigation in the bay area. what we're learning about the latest suspect who put innocent drivers at risk. >> and california like you haven't seen it in years impressive video from "sky drone 5" of a swollen river engulfing trees and the fear for farmers seeing their livelihoods washed away. >> and it is pupping seasons. the beaches closed to give harbor seals space. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, side of altamont pass. you can f >>> up in the sky, "sky drone 5" high above a bloated san joaquin river right on the other side of the altamont pass. you can see the hundreds of submerged trees to the south of the town of tracy. some locals who fish the river here estimate that it is a half mile wide in some location. the flooding is happening on highway 132 and between 580 and the town of modesto. the river started filling up very quickly after weeks of heavy rain. it's also getting an extra boost from all the snow runoff from the sierra and there are also major

jackie ward. >>> two violent crashes in the bay area leave one person dead, and three hurt. in san francisco, a big rig careened off 101 off paul avenue and crashed below. three people in the cab suffered minor injuries. >>> a driver died when he crashed on the expressway near facebook headquarters. the driver can reaped into a drainage -- careened into a drainage digit. they are looking into why the unprotected drainage was left there. what it took to find this driver and get him out. >>> flying over the freeway in a motorcycle, the stunt stunning drivers and drawing attention from the cops. >>> religious community cut off bee recent storms. the group of california monks getting more solitude than usual. thanks to mother nature. a truck driver in canada survived two nights in his cab. it fell down an embankment. the driver didn't have a cell phone, and other drivers couldn't find him. rescuers still needed a day to find him. a mechanic had to remove the tran mission. >>> new video of a dangerous stunt a motorcycle rider leaping over a busy highway as cars speed by below. to

jackie ward is here with the very latest. [ laughter ] >> it's an ongoing saga. >> reporter: i don't really have a clear answer for today. so we're not going to solve that problem this morning, just want to let you know. things are still up in the air. the stadium would be built for the raiders but the nfl has not approved it. mark davis owner of the raiders told the finance committee at the nfl owners meeting in florida yesterday that he has the money to make what it would take to finance a 65,000 seat stadium in las vegas thanks to a $1.9 billion loan from bank of america so it's yet another game changer for the team after casino mogul sheldon adelson and goldman sachs both pulled out of the deal. >> $650 million is a big hole to fill and mr. adelson is the first one that brought this forward initially, the whole idea going back. when he exited the project, it was i think several steps backwards and now they have found someone to plug the hole. >> reporter: don't get upset yet. oakland mayor schaaf says she made a presentation to the finance committee yesterday. she says the city o

jackie ward reports from sfo. >> reporter: this latest ban impacts international travelers with electronics. travel from eight countries in the middle east and north africa got complicated. starting today 10 airports in these places will require those traveling to the united states to pack electronics like their tablets, cameras and laptops into their checked luggage, no longer allowed in the main cabin. >> i think it's too extreme. if you are a businessperson traveling from one of those countries and you need your laptop with you, i think that deserves consideration. >> there's an incredible threat. it's something i'm okay with. if it's something that is something that i have to lose in order to keep us safe, then i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: the department of homeland security says taking this step is necessary because intelligence believes terrorist groups are continuing to focus their efforts on commercial flights including smuggling explosives in consumer items. >> obviously, if there's something that's more credible that would i guess suggest that this could be used in a ter

jackie ward shows us they protested today outside their landlord's home in hillsboro. >> what do we wantmore rent. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> reporter: this group of tenants have been fighting for a better place to live. >> we're suffering from bed buds with us our units. >> reporter: they are now here where they can't be denied. his doorstep. >> show your face. show your face. >> reporter: they say they've written several complaints to management and teamed up with eight. the alliance of california. this is what they want fixed, moldy ripped-up carpets that have been destroyed by water and moisture over the years and mold bordering the windows. a result of water that drips down from the apartment above. through a translator this grandmother explains how her rent continues to climb yet the landlord still ignores here problems >> yeah, it's a health risk because we have kids here. no matter how much we clean, it keeps coming back, the water, the mold and the breathing. >> reporter: today these tenants said enough. >> so we just want to talk and let him know. >> reporter: once the t

jackie ward joins us >>> today a bay area man accused of hopping the white house fence goes back to court. >> we're joined now with the details. . >> well, his family says he's been going through a really hard time. according to the secretservice tran climbed a fence late friday night at the white house. in his affidavit he says he told secret service he was a friend of president trump's and had an appointment. he wascharged with entering restrict grounds while carrying a dangerous weapon. records statehe was carrying 2 cans of mace when he was arrested and able to get pretty far onto white house property. he made it a full 200 yards from the fence before he was stopped friday night. former fbi agent and security expert jeff harp says this situation is a little puzzling. >> to get from over the fence and run and get to, you know, close to the white house it doesn't take much time. is itodd that he got that far? it'sodd that he didn't get shot. . >> family members say he's been going through some tough times recently. lost his job and living in his car. he has noprior record. if convicted