its a story you'll see only on 5 joe vazquez shows us the >>> a home in el sobrante is being treated like a gun range shot at night after night. it's a story you'll see only on "5". joe vazquez shows us the unusual approach to make that gunfire stop. >> reporter: a message on hilltop drive, stop shoot, northbound is here. neighbors put up this homemade sign after air series of drive- by shootings at the house every few nights since christmas. >> we have two up high, one on the frame up there. >> reporter: the house is riddled with 2 dozen bullet holes. is there have been five drive- bys so far. sunday after the sign went up the situation escalated. >> we had a car that was parked rye here in front of the house that was blown up. >> reporter: county fire officials say the fire was not an accident. they are investigating the possibility of arson. >> couldn't believe it came to that, that whatever the thing is going on they are willing to light things on fire risking an entire neighborhood. >> reporter: the man who lived here the intended target moved away. >> i believe the house was re

as kpix 5's joe vazquez tells us... it's as >>> back now at 4:43.ne of new laws that went into effect is aimed to make it safer for drivers, bikers and pedestrians. as kpix 5's joe vazquez tells us, it's as simple as when you can wear earbuds. >>> reporter: >> i see it a lot. i'm wondering, what are you doing? how can you hear what's going on? >> reporter: it has already been against the law for several years in california. putting headphones over your ears or earplugs in your ears while driving a car or riding a bike. but until now, the law has never specified earbuds. you know, the kind made by apple that a lot of people have. >> it's a semantic different. this is the issue. we have so much bureaucracy with the government. it's just a semantic difference. there's no difference. >> reporter: that's true. >> you can't have noise had been producing pieces on your head. that's what it comes down to. >> reporter: you should write the laws. >> so be it. >> reporter: it's not just word play. there's more. now the law adds one little twist. you're not eve

>>on and joe vazquez in heart of all of the action. >> and who had an even better seat. we saw fireworks here, too and the ladies taking selfies and we saw a lot more action on the first day of super bowl city. >> i think it's awesome. >> reporter: super bowl 50 is officially on. and tens of thousands came to san francisco, 45 miles from the game itself, to enjoy the pre-party. >> it's only here once and we had to come to the city and enjoy the festivities [ applause ] >> reporter: super bowl city the free-family- friendly fan village centered at embarcadero and market open market opened with a video message from first lady michelle obama. >> he bought them -- i paid -- he didn't pay anything latah >> i paid $20. >> reporter: organizers say this year is the first time they are opening the event an extra weekend ahead of super bowl week. that is so folks from the bay area can get a shot at super bowl city before the rest of the world comes to town. they are calling it hometown weekend. >> that is why i'm here, got to represent the hometown. >> reporter: hey joe, what do y

i think wine pairs with everything. >> that was joe vazquez reporting. also opening tomorrow, the nfl experience at moscone center. kpix 5's sports anchor vern glenn shows us what you'll see when you go there. >> yellow 30, yellow 30! hut! >> reporter: for the next nine days, you can throw it. >> that's how it's a done. >> reporter: catch it. >> touchdown! kpix 5! >> reporter: kick it. >> go, go! >> reporter: um, not quite like the pros. >> oh. >> reporter: but it's as close as you can get at the nfl experience. a super bowl week staple in its 24th year. >> we know there's a finite number of seats in the stadium and this is a great way for everyone in the bay area and all over california to come here and have your experience at super bowl 50. >> reporter: ultimate football -- there you go -- interactive theme park. >> show off your skills. >> reporter: maybe even get discovered. >> look at this. johnnie unitas jersey. >> reporter: great symbols of yesteryear. >> the kansas comic. >> reporter: collectibles. >> hey, the previous super bowl rings are here.

kpix 5's joe vazquez is there and tells us police and the school have now launched an investigation. joe. >> reporter: liz, as you can imagine, there have been a lot of upset parents coming in and out of this school here today. a lot of them trying to find out more information. we just found some information out from the antioch police moments ago just a few minutes before we went on the air. we have learned that the boy in the video you're about to see is a 9-year-old from oakland and that the teacher's aide has been arrested. the video posted on facebook shows several clips of a student in a striped sweater and two teacher's aides trying to wrestle the child down. [ yelling ] >> reporter: at one point the aide smacks the child hard in the face. it happened yesterday morning at tobin world a school for special ed. children in antioch. police have opened up an investigation as has the school district. >> my opinion? the principal, sarah, she needs to resign immediately. >> reporter: he says before he placed his own special needs child here, he made sure the staff was trained in cpi, c

joe vazquez is there tonight to give us a tour and a preview. joe. >> reporter: allen here, at super bowl city on ground level tonight a steady rain and steady construction. you know, they are supposed to open this thing up at 11 a.m. tomorrow. steve young will be here. first lady michelle obama will deliver a video message but they have a long way to go. like anything in the last day of construction, you're finishing up things you're doing your final touches. >> i know it looks like a lot to do and in the course of 24 hours, and there's a lot to do but we'll be ready. >> reporter: super bowl city centered at market and the embarcadero will be free of charge, friendly to families, with booths and displays of technology. everything from drones to virtual football. so this is how it works. that's me. i'm the quarterback. that's my receiver. i got the ball. just got tackled. this game is called breakaway proclaim to be the motion capture football game of the future. here comes the tackler, i throw it, boom, caught, already. touchdown. touchdown. yes

that was joe vazquez report being. cbs-3 is your superbowl station, and after the game, you don't want to miss a special edition of the late show with stephen colbert. it is the first time a late show has followed the superbowl. this is really special. colbert will sit down with philly own's own tina fay on the post game show. other guests include actress margo, also will ferrell, comedy duo, key ann peel. if you know coal bay, you know he has surprises up his sleeve. don't mitt it sunday night right after the superbowl right here on cbs-3. we are getting you ready for the superbowl starting wednesday night. our own don bell will have live reports from san francisco, on "eyewitness news". >>> a lot of people of course will tune into the half time show to see cold play and beyonce sing. after the big gig though cold play will hit the road. the grammy winning band announced they're coming to philadelphia this summer. still, they'll rock lincoln financial field on august 6, mark your calendar, ticket are expected to sell

kpix 5 reporter, joe vazquez is live with more on the suspect's apparent reasoning. >> reporter: onef the victims i just spoke to says he doesn't want to be on camera. his family is shaken up by this he and the suspect were friends and have been for a long time. they had no problems until now. >> reporter: the man who set a series of house and vehicle fires in the east bay had a list of targets, the list of groomsmen from his wedding from 4 years ago. >> there were people on the list that he created that were part of his wedding party. it's unknown why he was targeting them. joshua van buskirk is clarked with three counts of arson, three counts of possession of a destructive device and three counts of child endangerment. the child endangerment charges stepping from a home fire. he uses a molltive cocktail to set the garage door of a single- family home on fire. three other fires were related, and other targets were on josh's list, and he left a unique message at the scene. >> prior to leaving, he left a card, a joker, from a card wedding deck. >> reporter: the joker? >> the joker. >>

joe vazquez is in pleasantville watching a creek that may have potential flooding as the storm rollsreporter: it's the calm between the storms right now. if you live near a body of water like murderer's creek here in pleasant hill, you're never completely calm. murderer's creek rarely floods, but when it does, it's a major problem. that's why neighbors go take a closer look after any storm. >> we always eyeball it, and we are always looking to make sure it's not overflowing. >> reporter: el nino does not necessarily mean flooding, but it does mean more storms. >> slow and steady, and it's been a good rain. >> reporter: this was the scene in walnut creek where a downpour kept the windshield wipers going strong for a big chunk of the morning. >> we have had steady rain but not steady, hard rain. that's where we are concerned. >> reporter: michael carlson says his agency is monitoring the series of storms. >> we are lucky here in contra costa. we have small water sheds, and they are quick and flashy. the water comes down them quick, but they drain quick. as long as there's breaks betwee

kpix 5's joe vazquez is live in pacifica where some say they have seen this disaster coming for a long time. joe. >> reporter: right, liz. for the folks who are having to leave their homes, it's a new shock. but this is a decades long problem. moving trucks have arrived in pacifica. this after the apartment buildings on esplanade why yellow-tagged. residents are allow to get their stuff and get out. after recent storms chipped out the cliff, the city ordered the owner to begin the process of demolition. >> if you are not living on the edge you're taking up too much space. >> reporter: it's not pacifica's first cliffhanger caused by an el nino. this is the scene 18 years ago the el nino of '98 pushed through one winter storm after another first the cliffside tumbled down then a house collapsed on the beach below. other homes had to be demolished. then six years ago in 2010, two other apartment buildings here n esplanade were declared uninhabitable. the doubt has staved off more erosion prolong the inevitable, until now. while this is not a surprise, it's still hard for some to take. >>

kpix 5's joe vazquez on the battle involving bright lights and cheering fans. >> reporter: could there soon be "friday night lights" for marin catholic high school athletes? the school has asked marin county planners to approve a new stadium lighting system with light poles 80 feet high. here's the artist's rendering. the school plans to play ten games a year under the lights but hold hundreds of practices. school administrators say bringing lights has actually more to do with practices than games. you see, soccer has moved to a winter schedule which means kids will be sharing the field a lot more and the sun goes down much sooner in the winter. >> once the soccer season moved to the winter there's not daylight to play enough games and so on and so what it affects is the academic programs. kids have to get early dismissals to get out school to complete a schedule and many times they can't even finish a game because of the lights. >> reporter: marin catholic officials say the lights will be directed in towards the field so they don't expect it to spill over into the neighborhood. >> the

kpix 5's joe vazquez in antioch where police are investigating and parents are speaking out. >> reporter: allen, this is a tight-knit community of parents and educators. you know, the parents rely on these educators to take care of the special needs children and this video you're about to see is exactly how not to do that. the video begins with a slap. it's a teacher's aide at a special needs school called tobinworld slapping a 9-year- old student from oakland. that teacher's aide was arrested, a 26-year-old named [ non-english language ] she is charged with felony child abuse. the video on facebook shows several instances with two teacher's aides going back and forth with the child. parents can't believe it. >> you can't hit on those kids like that at home on the streets or even at school. [ yelling ] >> what they did, that is something that happens on the street when you get jumped. so those aides not only need to be terminated but need go to jail. >> the abuse you see on that tape is so disturbing, you have adults laughing at what's going on in that class. i have never see

kpix 5's joe vazquez joining us from half moon bay and towering waves expected for a while longer, huh, joe? >> reporter: yeah, allen. it's el nino so this is what we are going to see during the whole el nino season. first you get the storms. then you get the big waves. and dropping in on those waves, the surfers. as the sun set on half moon bay surfers took advantage of what was left of a tumultuous thursday. >> they are saying waves are up to 40 feet. >> i think the brain stopped processing past a certain height. so you just look down and go, it's real fun. >> unruly 40 feet. >> reporter: jeff clark founder of the mavericks surf competition says as much as the high waves are exciting, they are not exactly ideal. some of the best surfers in the world are in the water here but aren't catching the rockier waves. >> the energy is just, um, violent. i mean, that's about all you can say. the bowl out in the mavericks today is violent. if you are in the wrong place, you're going to have to get rescued. >> reporter: in fact he says one of the surfers was injured today. garrett mcnamara who r

combination 5's joe vazquez explains what they are and how they could help keep us all safe. leading up to the super bowl. >> reporter: the mystery device was installed yesterday. we found another one south of market. you could see it looks like a train whistle at the top, atop of a metal box plugged into a light post. that random device on the corner -- >> see the sign there? do not unplug. >> reporter: happens to belong to homeland security. >> looks like a mini hot dog cart. >> reporter: make sure you read the tiny gold sign. >> don't be pulling the plug. >> reporter: is that a message too? >> isis. >> reporter: turns out the mystery device is part of a government security program called biowatch t collects air particles to find out whether we are under attack from biological weapons. anthrax and the like. the biowatch program has been criticized for being expensive and slow. the government accounting office says it's not even clear whether it works. any though taxpayers have paid more than $1 billion for it so far. congress a couple of years ago nixed an expansion of the

kpix 5's joe vazquez on how neighbors are trying to put an end to the shooting gallery. >> we got two up high one on the frame up there. >> reporter: the house on hilltop drive is practically swiss cheese. it's riddled with more than two dozen bullet holes. >> since christmas, we have had five shootings out here. >> reporter: after a series of drive-by shootings over the last few weeks. >> the first i thought somebody was banging on my house somebody shooting over here. it's unreal. >> reporter: then it escalated. the car parked in front that was already full of bullets became a beautiful fire. >> the whole car was completely engulfed in flames. it is like something you would see on a movie. >> reporter: the attacks have gotten so frightening neighbors put up a homemade sign stop shooting! nobody is here. >> so what exactly is going on here? >> reporter: who is terrorizing this house? >> i believe that it was a targeted event. >> reporter: lieutenant sean yates of the contra costa sheriff's department says so far nobody has gotten hurt. he believes this is a beef, a feud between one g

joe vazquez reports. >> i see it a lot. i'm wondering, what are you doing? how can you hear what's going on? >> reporter: it has already been against the law for several years in california putting headphones over your ears or earplugs in your ears while driving a car or riding a bike but until now the law has never specified earbuds. you know, the kind made by apple that a lot of people have. >> it's a semantic difference. this is the issue? we have so much bureaucracy with the government. it's just a semantic difference. there's no difference. you can't have noise producing pieces on your head. that's what it comes down to. >> you should write the laws. >> so be it. >> reporter: but it's not just word play. there's more. now the law adds one little twist. you're not even allowed to rest them on your ears. >> i thought you had earbuds so you're not on your phone but now come to think about it it's just a bigger distraction than a cell phone. >> one earbud is fine. >> reporter: concord police spokesman corporal says you will get a ticket only if both earbuds

in the news room, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> officials are working to extradite echteach the u.s -- el chapothe u.s. >>> the state of the union speech focusing on americans who made a difference. stone stopped a terror attack on a paris train last year. today a reporter asked him which obama he would rescue first in super hero mode. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i think the president would want me to save the first lady first. i will go for the first lady. [ talking at the same time ] >> a smart man. watch the state of the union address tomorrow night right here on kpix 5 beginning at 6:00 p.m. >>> fans are mourning the loss of a legend tonight paying tribute to david bowie on the hollywood walk of fame. he was famous for being a fearless innovator. he reinvented himself again and again, even his stage name was an invention. he was diagnosed with cancer in 2014 but kept it a secret. he released his latest album friday on his 69th birthday. fans flooded social media to express their sadness. tweets averaged 20,000 a minute today. >> a lot of people remember his music. >> he was somet

joe vazquez in the news room with a story that's truly stranger than fiction. >> remember, he tunnels out of prison and while the drug lord was in hiding, sean penn writes he flew from california to mexico to interview him. we know now that the mexican government was tracking sean penn's movement which eventually helped them arrest one of the world's most wanted men. >> reporter: from marin county to mexico, one of the bay area's biggest movie stars, double oscar winner sean penn, was acting as a guest reporter for rolling stone magazine when he got an exclusive interview with mexico's most notorious drug lord, joaquin guzman, also known as el chapo, claims he's not an especially violent man. mexican officials say it was this secret meeting in october that led the military to the hideaway ranch of el chapo and helped them arrest the narco boss friday. penn met el chapo through mexican actress kate del castillo who said el chapo was interested in having a film made of his life. penn and el chapo talked for hours during which he admitted he was the biggest drug lord in the world and tha

joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> u.s.ber capable of unloading a nuclear missile was decan employed to south korea today. it's a direct reaction to north korea's reaction that it's carried out its fourth nuclear test. the b52 bomber flew from guam to asan around noon today. >>> president obama is set to give his final state of the union address tuesday. usually the speech focuses on policy proposals from the president. according to the white house, this one will be looking to the future. one hint is it will be looking beyond the upcoming election. another clue, the white house says the speech is bigger than any policy initiative or new bill in congress. you can watch the state of the union tuesday here on kpix 5. >>> spencer stone is among those invited to attend the state of the union address. the air force staff sergeant from sacramento helped stop a terrorist attack on a train headed to paris. stone was hurt as he helped two friends take down the gunman. >>> by midweek we might know whether or not the raiders are stayin

but as kpix 5 reporter joe vazquez explains, a mysterious government security program has some peoplen san francisco doing a double-take. joe. >> reporter: we are at jackson square. the folks say the mystery device was put in yesterday. we found another one also south of market by the way. check it out. it looks like a train whistle up top on top of a metal box plugged into the light pole. >> what is it? >> reporter: that random device on the corner -- >> do not unplug. >> reporter: -- happens to belong to homeland security. >> it looks like a mini hot dog cart. i don't know. >> reporter: make sure you read the tiny gold sign. >> don't be pulling the plug. >> reporter: who is that a message to? >> isis. >> reporter: its part of a government security program called biowatch. it collects air particles to find out whether we are under attack from biological weapons. anthrax and the like. the program has been criticized for being expensive and slow. the government accounting office says it's not even clear whether it works even though taxpayers is paid more than $1 billion for it so far.

joseph joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> there is some good news coming out of these storms. california has more snow right now than it has seen in the last 5 years. this is "sierra at tahoe." today the department of water resources said water content in the snowpack is at 115% of average for this time of the year. that's the highest reading since 2011 before the drought set in. still, water officials say that to put a real dent in the drought the snowpack needs to get to 150% of normal by the beginning of april. >>> today a retired firefighter found himself on the receiving end of a rescue effort in san francisco. at about 2:30 his kayak overturned on lake merced and someone onshore saw him clinging to the boat. firefighters trained in water rescues arrived and sent out two swimmers. they helped him back into his kayak and escorted him to shore. the crew who responded came from his former firehouse. >> how embarrassing. >> reporter: what do you have to say? >> thank you very much. [ laughter ] >> thank you! >> he was wearing a life vest at the time his kayak flipped. no one

live in the newsroom, i'm joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> a judge today decided not to grant a temporary restraining order to stop the city of santa clara from handing over youth soccer fields to the nfl for the super bowl. but the judge made something else quite clear, too. kpix 5's devin fehely tells us the legal fight that could affect some super bowl plans is not over. devin. >> reporter: yeah. the attorney representing the soccer players and their parents said that the judge in chambers today told the attorneys that he would not be pleased if the nfl came in monday morning and began to bulldoze those soccer fields especially before wednesday's court hearing that's shaping up to be round 2 in a legal battle that could have some serious implications for the nfl's super bowl plans. the city of santa clara says it plans to hand off the soccer fields to the nfl on monday as scheduled even though the legal battle won't be resolved until several days later. >> before we hear otherwise work is going to start on january 4. that's minor work. there's no paving of the field, no major structures will be oc

reporting live in half moon bay, i'm joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> chunky says it all. >>> in pacifica there were mammoth waves. >> it's a guilty pleasure. they are unaware and come down and smash. doesn't hurt anybody but they get wet. >> dozens came out to the pacifica pier to see the giant waves come crashing down. he wanted to get pounded and he got what he wanted. he held on to the railing. he was okay. probably not the smartest thing in the world. >> the high surf warning lasted through the morning hours into the afternoon up to 22 feet. they are going to drop but only a bit over the next couple of hours. we go from a high surf warning to a high surf advisory aren't of the swells will still reach 13 to 17 feet all of in evening -- all of this evening and drop to 10 feet tomorrow afternoon. use caution going anywhere near the water over the next 12 to 18 hours. radar clear, skies are clear , sunshine drying things out but up to the north, the leading edge storm number 5 is not that far away. we are dry tonight, isolated showers along the coast. it's 9:00 tomorrow night those of you in t

. >> reporter: in el sobrante, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> a school security officer in the east bay caught tackling a student. kpix 5 reporter da lin is in oakland where the district's police chief held a news conference in reaction to our story. da. >> reporter: yeah, liz. they know the video makes them look very bad so after we broke the story yesterday, they decided to release the video publicly today to get their side of the story across. but some students and teachers here don't buy it. they say you should never put your hands on a student. >> you should never hit or touch a student. >> i want them to get fired. >> reporter: outraged over the surveillance video, a school security officer tackling a student in the main office at fremont high in oakland. the student in the video said the guard punched. >> it becomes an altercation. there is no doubt punching, i didn't see any punching. >> reporter: the student's mother gave me these pictures taken in the hospital of 16- year-old roberto canales showing bruises on his face, shoulders, arms and hands. she calls it a senseless attack. >> i

joe vazquez is live. at the last minute they want a new deal with the nfl. >> they want the mayor to go back to the drawing board. that is because the leak is paying santa clara $4 million. the nfl is giving san francisco nothing. >> reporter: we are doing a great disservice to the people of san francisco. the group of four supervisors say they want mayor ed lee to go back to the nfl and demand more than $4 million for money the city will spend. >> we want the mayor to recover costs. we need a new deal with the nfl so we are not seeing this burden the back of taxpayers. >> reporter: santa clara is getting reimbursed because it's the law there. all events required money to be paid directly to the city. >> we don't want to guess, but we are confident the city will be in the block.>> reporter: christine says post cities have hit the jackpot hosting the super bowl to the tune of way more than $5 million expect they've experienced millions of dollars in direct revenue to the city and hundreds of millions of do

new at 6:00 joe vazquez tells us woods is now being honored with a diploma. joe. >> reporter: we're inside the tenderloin salvation army where they are holding the police commission meeting tonight. the police chief was roundly booed by some in this crowd just a short while ago when he was announced and then you see signs saying fire chief suhr. meanwhile, this is a hubbub all about a man who was shot to death a few weeks ago. he would have graduated today. he wasn't there but he was remembered. >> mrs. woods, she lost a son. >> reporter: 84 graduates from the five keys charter school walked across the stage today a program that helps students go from incarceration to high school graduation. mario woods was supposed to be the 85th. >> we give honor and thanks to the mother of mario woods for stepping in to receive that diploma. >> reporter: he had stabbed someone, refused to drop the knife and cops shot and killed him. >> mario woods. [ applause and cheers ] >> accepting his diploma today. his mother. [ applause ] >> reporter: his mother held up his diploma an

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