but that message to kordell care of the blue ribbon commission evaluating jail operations. kordell says in a jail tour, she had been told repeatedly inmates that don't get along for any reason would infer all be let out of the unit at the same time. >> it wouldn't make sense. what would happen, there could be a big fight in which case people could get hurt. >> in her e-mail, she said it's illegal to separate inmates by race and they're allowed out of their cells at the request of inmates' families and community groups. >> if she has had the blue ribbon commission and makes these allegations based on no facts, i have big concerns about what the motivation is. >>> again, in her response, kordell says she was amazed by the sheriff's defensiveness and ended with, me thinks you dot protest too much. the sheriff's office says kordell never actually denied the central issue of implying that the fight was staged. we'll see if the two can work together at the next jail commission hearing tomorrow. live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> the state high school wrestling

she said kordell had a political agenda. >>> it's been a devastating crab season for bay area fishermen. but help may be on the way. "abc7 news" was at fisherman's wharf as a disaster relief bill was introduced, giving the crab industry $138 million in federal aid. but first the federal government must issue a disaster declaration. >>> up next, fighting for her home. >> marie died of a broken heart. >> some say an i eviction order is the reason for a 97-year-old's death. >> plus -- ♪ >> the permanent bond that lady gaga is forming with sexual assault survivors who stood with her on the stage at the oscars sunday. >> packaging ager in the east bay. why are peeled oranges being put in plastic containers? >> and re >>> last month, we introduced you to a 97-year-old renter who is being evicted. this despite a promise from the original land lord. last night, marie hatch was rushed to the hospital where she ended up dying. her roommate says the eviction threat was the cause of death. vic lee has more. >> reporter: what a sad story this is. in fact, you'll recall lawyers for marie hatch had ju

. >> a blue ribbon commission has been appointed to improve jail operations, retired judge kordell heads that committee. before the recommendations can be implemented, they have to be approved by the santa clara county board of supervisors. >>> police are still trying to figure out why this 18-wheeler lost control and the truck driver was rushed to stanford hospital and the truck has now been removed. crews worked through the night to restore power to more than 100 homes. >>> our desk making calls on that. the latest was 14 people, customers. >> you are right. >>> the temperatures today. let's check in with kari hall. >> we don't have the dense fog we had yesterday at this time, but we start out with still some mild temperatures. it's 53 degrees in oakland and san jose and 53, also, in concord and livermore now at 49 degrees. heading into the next couple of days, we're getting ready for some rain and the storm gates about to open up wide across the bay area and starts out with spotty sprinkles for the north bay and for tonight a better chance of rain for tomorrow night and we could see s

. >> all of the problems in the jails, that the sheriff wants to take the time to meet with judge kordell appears to be a clear attempt at influencing the commission. >> the sheriff used her own money to pay for surveillance cameras for the jail. a day later the cameras captured video of a jailhouse fight. >>> the nation's highest -- because of the vacancy by antonin scalia, the court split over the decision. the tie vote left standing a lower court ruling in favor of the unions. >>> turning now to the weather. oh, those clouds look neat. >> that almost looks like a painting. spencer christian, live and in color, joining us now with your accuweather update. >> yes, and we have some color weather. not so quite as active as yesterday. here's a live look at live doppler 7 hd. we have mainly sunny skies, but there are clouds around and we show you what's going to happen over the next few hours, there's a chance some of the clouds may have produced some spotty or isolated showers in the south bay or higher terrain. and the expectation of light show hitting the sierra tonight. starting at midni