ktvu's jana katsuyama is attaches state university where he is about to -- san jose state university university where he is about to sit down. >> reporter: that will happen at 7:00 p.m. he never run for office so we wanted to find out why he thinks somebody who is pro choice, and who voted for president obama in 2008 can win the gop nomination. >> reporter: 40 years old, born in ohio, he is hoping to become the new face of a different kind of california republican party. >> i am libertarian. i want the government out of our lives. as i have been meeting with groups, they want the government out of our lives. >> reporter: he came to california in 1998 as a engineer, and became treasure secretary in d.c. his focus is on jobs and education. >> looking at taking the money and getting it in the hands of teachers, of parents so they have control. >> reporter: why does he think he can succeed? >> i think it comes back to the fact that i am the son of immigrants, i went to graduate school, i took out loans. i was worried. >> reporter: today we talked about much more, why he likes twitter and

ktvu's jana katsuyama is live now at treasure island with a look at what happened and how the tube is protected, jana. >> reporter: julie the transbay two runs just south of the bay bridge behind me. what i've learned tonight is that it is not uncommon for anchors to scrape bottom near the tube. tonight b.a.r.t. trains ran through the transbay two nonstop after a stoppage this afternoon. after word that a boat had dropped it anchor near the tube. >> on a commuter ship comes into oakland. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. pilot navigating the 965-foot long ship followed safety procedures and dropped the anchor to prevent the ship from drifting. it fell about 1,200 feet southwest of the tube and was retracted a few minutes later when power was restored. >> there's no written policy to notify b.a.r.t. in case there is anything like that. there's just an extra measure that the coast guard decided to take for this incident. >> reporter: passengers thoughts. >> i usually feel pretty safe going through the tube. i thought about it today that it happened. what would have happened if the anchor would

ktvu's jana katsuyama is live now at treasure island with a look at what happened and how the tube is protected, jana. >> reporter: julie the transbay two runs just south of the bay bridge behind me. what i've learned tonight is that it is not uncommon for anchors to scrape bottom near the tube. tonight b.a.r.t. trains ran through the transbay two nonstop after a stoppage this afternoon. after word that a boat had dropped it anchor near the tube. >> on a commuter ship comes into oakland. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. pilot navigating the 965-foot long ship followed safety procedures and dropped the anchor to prevent the ship from drifting. it fell about 1,200 feet southwest of the tube and was retracted a few minutes later when power was restored. >> there's no written policy to notify b.a.r.t. in case there is anything like that. there's just an extra measure that the coast guard decided to take for this incident. >> reporter: passengers thoughts. >> i usually feel pretty safe going through the tube. i thought about it today that it happened. what would have happened if the anchor would

jana katsuyama was there where they honored him tonight. jana. >> reporter: julie, it was a somber, but hopeful ceremony. ted poured the heart into the sport he loved and tonight, his friends and family did the same for him at uc berkeley. grace, a gentle soul, a smile that lit up a room and made others smile. those were the others used to describe ted. so deeply missed as hundreds came to grief and pulled together for the cal junior. >> he was always lifting someone up and so caring and we learned that from ted and we're going to be able to and together and he's pushed all of us to become a better person outside of football. >> photos and videos show the student athlete known as pre med ted who dreamed of becoming a doctor and helping the world. a lead who are passed away after a training run last friday. a shock to teammates, family and friends who gather tonight to share stories. >> he was my best friend, he was my people what. i'm going to miss the most are the conversations we had about everything. our home county, nigeria, women, our p

jana katsuyama was there where they honored him tonight. jana. >> reporter: julie, it was a somber, but hopeful ceremony. ted poured the heart into the sport he loved and tonight, his friends and family did the same for him at uc berkeley. grace, a gentle soul, a smile that lit up a room and made others smile. those were the others used to describe ted. so deeply missed as hundreds came to grief and pulled together for the cal junior. >> he was always lifting someone up and so caring and we learned that from ted and we're going to be able to and together and he's pushed all of us to become a better person outside of football. >> photos and videos show the student athlete known as pre med ted who dreamed of becoming a doctor and helping the world. a lead who are passed away after a training run last friday. a shock to teammates, family and friends who gather tonight to share stories. >> he was my best friend, he was my people what. i'm going to miss the most are the conversations we had about everything. our home county, nigeria, women, our p

we were going to be on the road for months and i liked it. >> jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >> details now, in addition to kashkari, the only other candidate is tim donelly. governor brown has not confirmed whether he will try for another term and no democrat has come forward to challenge him. >>> court workers were demonstrating against what they call the fashion police. the union workers are upset with the way an employee dress code is being enforced. they chanted don't hate we look great. the union says some managers at the courthouse are harassing people about what they wear to work. >> we're not about fighting the dress code. we're fighting the harassment that has been given to employees about how their dressed. >> reporter: workers say the policy is not uniformly enforced and they say that some employees are being singled out for intimidation. managers at the courthouse say they just want employees to look professional. >>> a junior golf coach filed into the courtroom. nisbeth is charged with 75 counts of child molestation. he ran a junior court academy in livermore and h

we were going to be on the road for months and i liked it. >> jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, in addition to kashkari, the only other candidate is tim donelly. governor brown has not confirmed whether he will try for another term and no democrat has come forward to challenge him. >>> court workers were demonstrating against what they call the fashion police. the union workers are upset with the way an employee dress code is being enforced. they chanted don't hate we look great. the union says some managers at the courthouse are harassing people about what they wear to work. >> we're not about fighting the dress code. we're fighting the harassment that has been given to employees about how their dressed. >> reporter: workers say the policy is not uniformly enforced and they say that some employees are being singled out for intimidation. managers at the courthouse say they just want employees to look professional. >>> a junior golf coach filed into the courtroom. nisbeth is charged with 75 counts of child molestation. he ran a junior court academy in livermore

paul chambers has been talking to commuters on their slow ride home tonight but we begin with jana katsuyama at the concord station she's learned the 10 car train was switching cars when it detrailed. >> reporter: they've allowed us to stay just inside the perimeter here, you can see the yellow tape. i just learned from b.a.r.t. police that investigators will be bringing in an empty train to help. the important thing is no one was hurt when it went off the trackings. it happened during the afternoon commute a b.a.r.t. train went off its tracks. trains reversed course. >> it was total chaotics. people were just chaos. we didn't know where to go or what train to take. >> reporter: the train was in automatic. >> right as we were passing through an interlocking. some of the wheels came after the track. >> interlocking is what you switch from one set of tracks to the next set of tracks. >> reporter: investigators at the scene used flashlights as passengers scrambled to get by. >> when i saw the line i knew b.a.r.t. was not prepared to handle this. i literally was about five blocks of people and i

jana katsuyama was there and tells us concerned students filled a room to hear how the university plans to improve racial -- on campus. >> reporter: the 18th person task force included students, staff and the community. they came to hear how the school is going to address bullying against a student. their focus was on a 405 page university commission investigation which stated the four young students targeted a student with racial slurs, hung up a confederate flag and put a lock on a student's neck. >> we're talking about a well known widely publicized symbol of hatred. that flag is used as a symbol of intimidation. it's used to threaten people. staff never said, wait a second. we need to look at what's going on here, nobody stopped. >> reporter: nobody did investigate or alert authorities quickly. >> we don't know if our staff aren't being trained properly period or they're not being trained properly on african american issues i think that needs to be looked at. >> reporter: some feel there's a campus culture to allow racial intimidations to go unreported. >> a lot of students feel lik

reporting live tonight in ocean beach in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> now to the rain falling right now, and what you can expect right now. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin back in the weather center. >> more showers out there now, frank and julie. right now, tracking this area by the richmond, san rafael bridge. at strong cell. heavy rain moving up towards cordelia. it will move through in about 50 minutes, and run into vacaville. we've got shells or scattered showers all over the place. they've continued to produce rain over the last 6 hours. almost over an inch and a half in santa rosa. we had an inch in san francisco, over 3.5 inches in the santa cruz mountains. that's great news. this is the kind of weather system you expect in february. it's going to continue to produce. tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m., the morning commute, scattered showers. as we head into lunchtime, a little bit of clearing. but more scattered showers. when i come back, going to take this model. this is stuff between storms. friday is the next one coming in. i'm give you the ti

paul chambers has been talking to commuters on their slow ride home tonight but we begin with jana katsuyama at the concord station she's learned the 10 car train was switching cars when it detrailed. >> reporter: they've allowed us to stay just inside the perimeter here, you can see the yellow tape. i just learned from b.a.r.t. police that investigators will be bringing in an empty train to help. the important thing is no one was hurt when it went off the trackings. it happened during the afternoon commute a b.a.r.t. train went off its tracks. trains reversed course. >> it was total chaotics. people were just chaos. we didn't know where to go or what train to take. >> reporter: the train was in automatic. >> right as we were passing through an interlocking. some of the wheels came after the track. >> interlocking is what you switch from one set of tracks to the next set of tracks. >> reporter: investigators at the scene used flashlights as passengers scrambled to get by. >> when i saw the line i knew b.a.r.t. was not prepared to handle this. i literally was about five blocks of people and i

jana katsuyama was there and tells us concerned students filled a room to hear how the university plans to improve racial -- on campus. >> reporter: the 18th person task force included students, staff and the community. they came to hear how the school is going to address bullying against a student. their focus was on a 405 page university commission investigation which stated the four young students targeted a student with racial slurs, hung up a confederate flag and put a lock on a student's neck. >> we're talking about a well known widely publicized symbol of hatred. that flag is used as a symbol of intimidation. it's used to threaten people. staff never said, wait a second. we need to look at what's going on here, nobody stopped. >> reporter: nobody did investigate or alert authorities quickly. >> we don't know if our staff aren't being trained properly period or they're not being trained properly on african american issues i think that needs to be looked at. >> reporter: some feel there's a campus culture to allow racial intimidations to go unreported. >> a lot of students feel lik

jana katsuyama is live now in city hall where the arguments are forceful and passionate. >> reporter:ulie just two minutes ago protesters rolled out this check that says department of homeland security. there are protesters upstairs in the city council chambers as well. they're upset about this new surveillance system. we hear they could be taking a vote any minute now. that puts the battle over technology privacy and citizen's rights. >>> protesters held up signs as they explained the awareness center contract up for a vote tonight. >> having all the relevant information flow through the center is essential. >> reporter: two people in black bandanas closed in taking flash photography and recordings during the presentation. while others shouted out. the council is seen approve a contract with schneider electric to design, build and maintain a surveillance system that would integrate cameras at the port of oakland with oakland traffic cameras around the clock. >> we have no agreement with the nsa or cia or fbi to be able to access our data bases or information center. >> reporter: 79 p

jana katsuyama is live now in city hall where the arguments are forceful and passionate. >> reporter: just two minutes ago protesters rolled out this check that says department of homeland security. there are protesters upstairs in the city council chambers as well. they're upset about this new surveillance system. we hear they could be taking a vote any minute now. that puts the battle over technology privacy and citizen's rights. >>> protesters held up signs as they explained the awareness center contract up for a vote tonight. >> having all the relevant information flow through the center is essential. >> reporter: two people in black bandanas closed in taking flash photography and recordings during the presentation. while others shouted out. the council is seen approve a contract with schneider electric to design, build and maintain a surveillance system that would integrate cameras at the port of oakland with oakland traffic cameras around the clock. >> we have no agreement with the nsa or cia or fbi to be able to access our data bases or information center. >> reporter: 79 peopl

reporting live tonight in ocean beach in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> now to the rain falling right now, and what you can expect right now. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin back in the weather center. >> more showers out there now, frank and julie. right now, tracking this area by the richmond, san rafael bridge. at strong cell. heavy rain moving up towards cordelia. it will move through in about 50 minutes, and run into vacaville. we've got shells or scattered showers all over the place. they've continued to produce rain over the last 6 hours. almost over an inch and a half in santa rosa. we had an inch in san francisco, over 3.5 inches in the santa cruz mountains. that's great news. this is the kind of weather system you expect in february. it's going to continue to produce. tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m., the morning commute, scattered showers. as we head into lunchtime, a little bit of clearing. but more scattered showers. when i come back, going to take this model. this is stuff between storms. friday is the next one coming in. i'm give you the ti

jana katia katsuyama ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> take a look at live stormtracker 2.viest up in the valley. lake orville, rainfall accumulations thus far have been very light. you can see out your window, just got light showers. here a little more activity. maybe a little moderate rain. san ramon, fremont, just light showers. here by mission peak, heavy rain showers. but breaking up a bit. we start off at 5:00 a.m., that's going to be some of the heaviest rain. santa rosa, the showers are ending. here we are at 7:00 a.m. still pretty wet, mainly south of san rafael. the morning commute for the most part, wet on the roadways, and wet, wet coming from the sky. the afternoon commute should be dry from the sky, but wet on the roads from what's left over. as we go into tomorrow and the weekend, this jet stream pattern sets up, which gives us tomorrow's system, overnight tomorrow into tomorrow morning, and this weekend weather system, which is more powerful. the tropical moisture flying in off the pacific. here we go into friday now. you see the moisture streaming in. cry f

jana katia katsuyama ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> take a look at live stormtracker 2. in the valley. lake orville, rainfall accumulations thus far have been very light. you can see out your window, just got light showers. here a little more activity. maybe a little moderate rain. san ramon, fremont, just light showers. here by mission peak, heavy rain showers. but breaking up a bit. we start off at 5:00 a.m., that's going to be some of the heaviest rain. santa rosa, the showers are ending. here we are at 7:00 a.m. still pretty wet, mainly south of san rafael. the morning commute for the most part, wet on the roadways, and wet, wet coming from the sky. the afternoon commute should be dry from the sky, but wet on the roads from what's left over. as we go into tomorrow and the weekend, this jet stream pattern sets up, which gives us tomorrow's system, overnight tomorrow into tomorrow morning, and this weekend weather system, which is more powerful. the tropical moisture flying in off the pacific. here we go into friday now. you see the moisture streaming in. cry friday mo

jana katsuyama explains what this means for drivers using mobile devices. >> reporter: frank you've heardabout you're not supposed to talk on the phone or text while you drive but this appeals court ruling really could force state lawmakers to rethink where they draw the line on distracted driving. we've all seen it. people using mobile devices while they drive. but today's california fifth district appeals court in -- ruled in favor. the code prohibits drivers from using a phone to talk. sprigs believes he did not break the law because he was not talking. we agree. >> it's really a safety public issue right here. what is it that should be forbidden. >> reporter: law professor marsha cohen says that the district law was written in 2006 and needs to be rewriting. >>> you can still receive a violation for ticket. >> reporter: some say technology should be prohibited. others say all uses should be banned. >> in a way it's more distracting than texting. if you get your eyes off the road for more than two seconds then you probably shouldn't have it. >> reporter: it's important to know that thi

jana katsuyama explains what this means for drivers using mobile devices. >> reporter: frank you've heardabout you're not supposed to talk on the phone or text while you drive but this appeals court ruling really could force state lawmakers to rethink where they draw the line on distracted driving. we've all seen it. people using mobile devices while they drive. but today's california fifth district appeals court in -- ruled in favor. the code prohibits drivers from using a phone to talk. sprigs believes he did not break the law because he was not talking. we agree. >> it's really a safety public issue right here. what is it that should be forbidden. >> reporter: law professor marsha cohen says that the district law was written in 2006 and needs to be rewriting. >>> you can still receive a violation for ticket. >> reporter: some say technology should be prohibited. others say all uses should be banned. >> in a way it's more distracting than texting. if you get your eyes off the road for more than two seconds then you probably shouldn't have it. >> reporter: it's important to know that thi

reporting live in oakland, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also at tomorrow's meeting the oakland city council is scheduled to approve a $2 million settlement with a man who was injured when he was hit by a public works truck. the accident happened in december of 2012. council member gallo said city attorneys say the injured man will need medical care for the rest of his life. at the time police said four people were hurt including two people on the sidewalk who were pushed right through glass in the front of a building. >>> police in martinez have arrested a woman who they say confessed to killing her own mother. detectives say 53-year-old chris tee lee called them yesterday to turn himself in. when police arrived at the home they found the body of 74-year- old inside. neighbors say they've called police several times in the past to report disturbances. >> you hear the noise. i didn't witness the violence but you would hear maybe yelling. >> reporter: detectives still haven't said how or when the mother was killed. southwood's bail is set at $100,000. >>> officials say the fire w

jana katsuyama read through the type print and asked b.a.r.t.hat changes have been made. >> reporter: 2011 accident investigation reveals similar similarities between the two incidents. both involve 10 car trains that were not fully loaded but just a light weekend crowd in 2011 and no passenger load last friday. both derailments happened at a switch point where two sections of tracks cross over just south of the concord b.a.r.t. station. in both cases it appears the front set of car wheels went one direction while the back set went another. in the 2011 accident report investigators say four factors contributed to the derailment. one was the train's side to side movement at the switch point. and they found an unusual groove at the circumference of the wheel. b.a.r.t. investigated the wheels of 39 cars and found 30 with similar grooves. the grooves were caused by a batch of bits that were purged from the system. that 2011 finding prompted b.a.r.t. to investigate switch points. and the system is now being checked quarterly. we asked a b.a.r.t. spok

reporting live in oakland, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also at tomorrow's meeting the oakland city council is scheduled to approve a $2 million settlement with a man who was injured when he was hit by a public works truck. the accident happened in december of 2012. council member gallo said city attorneys say the injured man will need medical care for the rest of his life. at the time police said four people were hurt including two people on the sidewalk who were pushed right through glass in the front of a building. >>> police in martinez have arrested a woman who they say confessed to killing her own mother. detectives say 53-year-old chris tee lee called them yesterday to turn himself in. when police arrived at the home they found the body of 74-year- old inside. neighbors say they've called police several times in the past to report disturbances. >> you hear the noise. i didn't witness the violence but you would hear maybe yelling. >> reporter: detectives still haven't said how or when the mother was killed. southwood's bail is set at $100,000. >>> officials say the fire w

jana katsuyama is live outside palo alto, where she be has been talking with residents, and digging into this class action lawsuit. >> julie, we got a copy of the lawsuit. take a look at this. 600 pages that alleged that d is violating contracts with the seniors who live here and taking their money. >> i was astounded. >> reporter: berten victor is a nobel laureate. he and his wife paid an entrance fee of more than $1 million. >> that contract says they were going to pay back 90% of of what i paid in. >> reporter: he and other residents learned last year, that v at palo alto was in the red. it sent more than $190 million to its parent company, cc chicago. >> they found out that the money had been going in the front door, and going out the backdoor to chicago, which was hidden from the residents. >> reporter: residents became alarmed when they inquired about the funds. v's corporate office responded with a letter last year, stating it would make refunds, but had no legal obligation to do so. >> it emphasized the financial security. >> they simply say, sorry residents. we don't have the mo

jana katsuyama, ktvu news. >>> more details now, the cal women's basketball team wore black bands withagu's name on their jerseys for tonight's game at the university of washington. results from the coroner about the cause of death could take six to eight weeks. the university is working with the family to discuss plans for a memorial service. >>> in a letter to the new york times, woody allen is denying allegations that he molested his 7-year-old daughter 21 years ago. allen wrote an opinion piece on the paper and said this will be his final word on the subject. he said the molestation claims were orchestrated by dillan farrow's mother during a break up. allen said that mia farrow coached dillan on what to say and said that investigators came to the same conclusion. he added, i haddened molested dylan and any rational person would see the prior. >>> anderson who directed hoffman in three films gave the eulogy. hoffman was found dead sunday in his apartment of an apparent heroin overdose. >>> more storm watch coverage coming up after the break. >>> a 40-footer like fall not too long. l

jana katsuyama read through the type print and asked b.a.r.t.hat changes have been made. >> reporter: 2011 accident investigation reveals similar similarities between the two incidents. both involve 10 car trains that were not fully loaded but just a light weekend crowd in 2011 and no passenger load last friday. both derailments happened at a switch point where two sections of tracks cross over just south of the concord b.a.r.t. station. in both cases it appears the front set of car wheels went one direction while the back set went another. in the 2011 accident report investigators say four factors contributed to the derailment. one was the train's side to side movement at the switch point. and they found an unusual groove at the circumference of the wheel. b.a.r.t. investigated the wheels of 39 cars and found 30 with similar grooves. the grooves were caused by a batch of bits that were purged from the system. that 2011 finding prompted b.a.r.t. to investigate switch points. and the system is now being checked quarterly. we asked a b.a.r.t. spok

reporting live in san jose, jana katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a juvenile court commissioner ordered 14-year- old oakland boy today charged with killing his older sister to remain in custody. police say the boy killed 17- year-old justice tolliver in their grandmother's apartment on january 23. authorities searched for the 14- year-old for six days before he surrendered. the district's attorney's office said the boy was a danger to the community, and a flight risk. the commissioner did give the teen permission to attend his sister's funeral. >>> google is testing out a ferry service for employees in the east bay. today, they launched service between harbor bay and alameda. it's part of a trial program that runs through this friday. google already provides shuttle buses for its employees. this ferry service could become a permanent option, if enough workers choose to use it. and google's mystery barge is getting the boot from treasure island. the san francisco bay conservation and development commission says the project lacks the required permits. the agency is recommending that googl

jana katsuyama, ktvu news. >>> more details now, the cal women's basketball team wore black bands withe on their jerseys for tonight's game at the university of washington. results from the coroner about the cause of death could take six to eight weeks. the university is working with the family to discuss plans for a memorial service. >>> in a letter to the new york times, woody allen is denying allegations that he molested his 7-year-old daughter 21 years ago. allen wrote an opinion piece on the paper and said this will be his final word on the subject. he said the molestation claims were orchestrated by dillan farrow's mother during a break up. allen said that mia farrow coached dillan on what to say and said that investigators came to the same conclusion. he added, i haddened molested dylan and any rational person would see the prior. >>> anderson who directed hoffman in three films gave the eulogy. hoffman was found dead sunday in his apartment of an apparent heroin overdose. >>> more storm watch coverage coming up after the break. >>> a 40-footer like fall not too long. luckily it

reporting live in san jose, jana katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a juvenile court commissioner ordered 14-year- old oakland boy today charged with killing his older sister to remain in custody. police say the boy killed 17- year-old justice tolliver in their grandmother's apartment on january 23. authorities searched for the 14- year-old for six days before he surrendered. the district's attorney's office said the boy was a danger to the community, and a flight risk. the commissioner did give the teen permission to attend his sister's funeral. >>> google is testing out a ferry service for employees in the east bay. today, they launched service between harbor bay and alameda. it's part of a trial program that runs through this friday. google already provides shuttle buses for its employees. this ferry service could become a permanent option, if enough workers choose to use it. and google's mystery barge is getting the boot from treasure island. the san francisco bay conservation and development commission says the project lacks the required permits. the agency is recommending that googl

jana katsuyama is live outside palo alto, where she be has been talking with residents, and digging into this class action lawsuit. >> julie, we got a copy of the lawsuit. take a look at this. 600 pages that alleged that d is violating contracts with the seniors who live here and taking their money. >> i was astounded. >> reporter: berten victor is a nobel laureate. he and his wife paid an entrance fee of more than $1 million. >> that contract says they were going to pay back 90% of of what i paid in. >> reporter: he and other residents learned last year, that v at palo alto was in the red. it sent more than $190 million to its parent company, cc chicago. >> they found out that the money had been going in the front door, and going out the backdoor to chicago, which was hidden from the residents. >> reporter: residents became alarmed when they inquired about the funds. v's corporate office responded with a letter last year, stating it would make refunds, but had no legal obligation to do so. >> it emphasized the financial security. >> they simply say, sorry residents. we don't have the mo

reporting live, jana katsuyama ktvu channel 2 news. >>> -- janine de la vega, ktvu. >>> a man is fightinging stabbed in san jose. it happened shortly before 3:00 this morning on south market street. when officers arrived, they say they found the man with at least one stab wound. he was taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. no arrests have been made, but police say the suspect and victim knew each other. >>> the bay area is bracing for the next round of storms as steve has been telling us. ask while the water is definitely needed, some places in fact are concerned about the possibility of flooding. ktvu's alex savage is live in san rafael where the precautions are getting underway before the weekend rain hut. >> there's big concern about flooding in marin county and across the bay for that matter. and people are getting gored up. this is the scene at san half fire station number two where we have a pile of sand and bags all ready to go, and clearly a lot of people are looking to be prepared for the possibility of flooding because the battalion chief told me this pile of