lena howland joins us in live now from san francisco. kumasi a new sense of just how powerful that explosion was on thursday morning that destroyed this home. first-hand accounts from neighbors that were standing right outside when it happened and some powerful new security video. [explosion] take the home exploded here off 20 2nd avenue, all caught on a neighbors home exterior -- 22nd avenue, all caught on a security camera. shattering glass and -- throughout the block. a caregiver made it out alive but suffered major injuries. one day after the blast police told us a drug lab was being operated inside the home. 53-year-old darren price was arrested friday and faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, manufacturing drugs, and child endangerment. >> what did it feel like? >> a bomb. >> it's a nice neighborhood. the people are nice. then in the middle of the street you've got this guy doing something illegal. rick: home is one of two that were red tagged. the supervisor plans to hold a private town hall meeting on wednesday night at 5:00

lena howland live with details about the new unit dedicated to investigating these cases. ena: good morning. the newly elected alameda county district attorney, pamela price, has announced what she is calling a new unit called the public accountability unit, which will be reopening the investigations into eight different cases across the county, some of which happened right here in pleasanton. the cases range from as far back as 2007 up to some high-profile instances, such as those of mario gonzalez, joshua and gloria chavez, incidents that happened in pleasanton, hayward and fremont. community advocates say she's following through on promises made during her campaign to hold police accountable. a criminal defense attorney who has represented police officers accused conducda's decision to n previously investigated cases is a waste of time and taxpayer money. >> their thorough, they were objective, they were comprehensive. they considered all the evidence, forensic, video, statements, everything. >> i am glad we are kicking off her term in the right way. she ran on the platf

lena howland is live near 20 2nd avenue. lena: about 21 explosion first happened, this block is still completely shut down with a very heavy police and fire presence as investigators are working to figure out what happened behind us yesterday morning. most neighbors were allowed to go home last night but some did not as there is still five homes on the block evacuated. our after it happened with san francisco firefighters lined up shoulder to shoulder as rescue crews made a grim discovery, recovering the body of someone who had been inside the home when an explosion nt off earlier in the day. that person was unaccounted for for several hours until search k9 teams were brought in to help. another person that was inside did get seriously injured, as well as a firefighter who responded to the incident. one woman knows the people who lived inside the home. she was sitting in her car about to take her daughter to school. [explosion] >> i thought it was a bomb. i thought a bomb went off. my windows shattered in my car. it was a hus

lena howland joins us with the latest. lena: the power outages because they frustrating ripple effect across oakland yesterday, not only wiping out power for homes and businesses, throwing a wrench in traffic. starting with a outage this hour, you can see there are still more than 8500 people in the oakland area waking up without power this morning. this is still a major improvement from the height of the outages yesterday. 50,000 customers lost power just before 1:00 in the afternoon after a transformer caught fire at apg&e substation. outages stretched from the oakland hills to the alameda border. including the oakland international airport. social media video shows tsa halting check ins after the power went out temporarily shutting down services. many people saying that they were delayed before they even arrived in oakland. >> they boarded half the flight and we were the last ones on so they were like we will just not put you on the airport -- airplane right now. we waited there for a little longer and got over here and

lena howland is live at the site of the explosion with reaction. lena: remarkably, despite being on fire, a caretaker who was inside of the home here behind us was able to escape the home. and also attempted to save the suspects wife who was sitting in the living room at the time but perished in the explosion. lisa, who requested that we only use her first name is an immigrant from thailand who overcame personal challenges, ones too painful to share with the public. one of her greatest joys was working for darren price and caring for his wife for the past five years. investigators have not provided a cause for the explosion which leveled the home along 20 2nd avenue and destroyed two nearby avenues -- nearby homes. price was charged and arrested with manufacturing drugs, child endangerment and manslaughter. she maintains she had no idea how this happened. >> he told me that he was looking, and that is all i know. i always kept it not want to bother anyone. lena: lisa her head, torso, and hands which can no longer be used. all of her possessions and

lena howland joins us live from the scene. >> good. from what we can see from our vantage point this fire, is still actively burning. it has caused quite the scene for neighbors here in daly city. it caused multiple neighbors to be evacuated in the middle of the night and that evacuation can last for a few hours. still a very similar scene when that fire was actively burning. fire officials tell us they believe this may have been caused by an electrical valve blowing. this incident was so they had to evacuate at least half a dozen neighbors in surrounding homes. all other neighbors have been asked to shelter-in-place. >> we are let off, because we do not want to put that out. we have evacuated several houses behind me. >> fire officials further down the block a neighbor reported the cover to their electrical box being blown, off although fire ofarnot sure if these two incidents are related or not. authorities plan to be on longer as they are working together to get this fire out. we will continue to monitor this situation. jobina: now

lena howland is reporting with where we are seeing snow overnight. lena: we right off of highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. we are seeing a winter martial wonderland. you can see what is left of smoke that fell overnight on some of these cars behind me -- left of the snow that fell overnight. more snow on the way over the next 24 hours. i want to show you what things look like out here just a couple of hours ago at 2:30 when the snow was falling on a highway 17 here. a science we do not get to see here in the bay area -- site we do not get to see here in the bay area. they are out working to clear the roads early for commuters. professor allison bridger while she does expect to see snow like this in the heels every few years, what is out of the ordinary are the extremes >> . . >> unusual weather is becoming more common. we should not be surprised by anything. leno: the wild weather did not end meanwhile, while this area embraces for snow over the next 24 hours, we have learned that the santa cruz mountains are going to be under a winter weather a

reporting live in oakland, lena howland, abc 7 news. reggie: people who live in the santa cruz mountains are under a winter storm warning is more snow comes down. since january, the mountains had heavy rain, power winds, and now the snow. yesterday people were stocking up on bottled water, canned food, and firewood. one woman says she is preparing a case she loses electricity. >> my older boy is an invalid. we have a generator to run his life-support equipment. my younger boy is autistic and life without the internet is difficult for him. reggie: she has a lot on her plate. residents are also keeping a close eye on trees near their homes since heavy snow can cause tree limbs to snap. >> i live in the redwoods. big, big, big trees. i saw on the peninsula there were massive trees down that took out houses and cars. i watched the redwoods sway a little bit. reggie: the last time it snowed in the santa cruz mountains was february of 2019. spencer: let's take a look at the morning commute conditions. this is just challenging. here's live dop

lena howland is live conditions. lena: good morning and happy friday. the good news in the east bay's we are not seeing active snow. however, the rain is continuing to fall down on us as all around me. it was a different story in oakland hills hours ago. i want to show you video just into the newsroom taken just hours ago in oakland hills. you can see the fluffy falling near tilden park and grizzly peak boulevard. they suck quite a bit of snow with the road nearly impassable with folks for regular tires. onto video from yesterday morning and patty took this video first thing yesterday morning. >> my husband was not awake yet and i was like, it's snowing! people say that there are no seasons in california, there are. [laughter] it is not like the midwest. it is unusual but hey, it is fun and different. lena: according to the national weather service, yesterday's snowfall was light compared to what was expected. they said originally the east bay hills could get two to six inches of snow at elevation of 2000 feet. not your average day living in california.

live off of highway 17, lena howland, abc 7 news. kumasi: and look at this video from overnight. the snow coming down this morning, blanketing roads, cars and roots -- roofs. 133 inches expected in that area. scientists say it is safer to stay away for the next few days. reggie: monitoring travel conditions on panoramic road. it is expected to get several inches of snow, which would create dangerous driving conditions and make access to the impossible. marin county says it is not equipped with snowplows. that warning is something to keep in mind. >> snow on the road concerns me. i am on a skinny tired bike. it is too dangerous to be riding up and down hills. reggie: stephen without snow, panoramic road can be dangerous. yesterday, a card for bill burck. no one got hurt. if driving conditions become a hazard, officials could keep the gates closed. kumasi: it is snowing in lake tahoe. here is a live look. the snow is coming down right now. yesterday, it was glowing in the trucking area along state to 67, the love that takes you into north lake tahoe and king speech. no change requi

lena howland is in redwood city where there is a big area that is in the dark. lena:. we are in redwood city where the power has been completely knocked out to the shopping center behind me, including to this starbucks which would typically be getting ready to open up their doors. clearly, that's not happening anytime soon without power. they are just one of 44 thousand customers without power on the peninsula alone this morning. the gusty wind also causing some serious damage in the boulder creek area of santa cruz county. fire officials telling abc news, a redwood came down on top of a home on bobcat lane. a piece of the tree trapped a one-year-old inside. crews were able to safely rescue the child and transport them to the hospital. fire officials tell us the infant is critically injured but still conscious and breathing. >> we had crews on top of the roof and inside the living room where they were ultimately cutting away the weight, removing that off of the patient, rendering aid as quickly as they could to control the situation. lena: the damage does not end there

live in san francisco, lena howland.e are getting a closer look at the aftermath of the deadly explosion in san francisco and learning more about the charged. this video gives devastation by noriega street. that blast destroyed two homes and killed the wife of darren price. he is now facing mansl and drug manufacturing charges. the man in this video, we are told, is parsed after he learned of the blast. neighbors say they are stunned by accusations that he allegedly operated a drug lab in the home. >> i am in shock. how can you do this type of business when you have a wife and kids in there? kumasi: that neighbor, whose home was also destroyed, said she smelled gas in the night before the blast and is based on her family was not home at the time. they lost everything they own. a covid b has raised more than $30,000. reggie: today an open, u.s. marshals service has made arrests in 21 homicide cases in 10 areas of northern california, and loading investigators have not revealed which cases these are but saving the suspects

lena howland, abc 7 news. reggie: there is extra security on a san francisco school campus today and tomorrow after a threat was received at roosevelt will school in the richmond district. it is unclear what the threat was. staff will be stationed at the main doors before classes begin to make sure students get into the building safely. they are also going to be at all exits when school gets out. kumasi: today, the santa clara county board of supervisors is announcing an expansion of the gun violence directing. tomorrow, the board will vote on a pose level advocate -- allocate $1 million to hiring more people. the goal is to take illegal guns off the streets and keep dangerous people from accessing a firearm. santa clara county is the first of the bay area to have a dedicated gun violence team. reggie: developing in the drug overdose crisis, san francisco supervisors think safe consumption sites could be part of the solution and they are turning to nonprofits to help them navigate the legal issues. the supervi

lena howland is live wit you need to know if you need assistance. lena: good morning. it can be a bit of a confusing process of applying for support through fema after the recent storms which is why they decided to hold three different research centers across a coach for anybody needing help with this process. the new assistant centers which are being called mobile registration will offer fema disaster relief services. staff can answer questions about disaster assistance. in addition to fema, the state office of emergency services will also be on hand to provide a one-stop shop source for information. those services include employment assistance, veterans assistance and information on housing programs. the first one is opening up at the la honda pescadero unified school district board room from 8:00 until 5:00 and 8:00 until 7:00 tomorrow. there is another one opening up on friday and saturday at the la honda fire station 57 and a third sunday and monday at the ted adcock community center. keep in mind the deadline to apply is approaching quickly on march 16. you could

lena howland is at the sight of the explosion with the reaction. lena: despite caretaker for thewa h bin me ct wife, who was sittingn living re explosion. lisa, who requested we only use her first name, is an immigrant from thailand who overcame many personal challenges, once too painful to share with the public today. one of her greatest joys was working for darren price and caring for his paralyzed wife the last five years. investigators have not provided a cause for the explosion, which leveled the home along 20 2nd avenue and destroyed nearby homes. price was arrested and charged with manufacturing drugs, child endangerment and manslaughter. lisa maintains she has no idea how this could have happened. >> he told working as a contractor, that is all i know. i'll keep it i did not want to bother anybody. na lisa is suffering burns to her head, torso and hands, which can no longer be used. all of her positions it possessions and livelihood are gone. a community group has set up a gofundme so she can start rebuilding her life. at last check, it has

leave in -- live in mountain view, lena howland. reggie: the men accused in a deadly explosion in san francisco last week will be arraigned on multiple charges. his wife died in the crash and his caregiver was severely injured. he is -- it to chemically extract concentrated cannabis. his two children were at school when the explosion happened. he does have a record in san francisco and was convicted of burglary in 1993. neighbors tell us things have not been the same since the explosion. >> it is very devastating to go through this, especially you have some of thes activities in a residential area , and when you have kids and you know that your neighbor also has kids. and a lot of other people who live on that block. reggie: they also say they are alarmed to hear investigators found you take tanks and other items that could be a cash oil. the suspect accused of the deadliest mass shooting in san mateo county history is facing the death penalty if convicted. he pled not guilty yesterday in court where he faces murder and attempted mu

reporting live in the oakland hills, lena howland, abc 7.kumasi: the coast to created trouble for travelers.t are 850 flights canceled across the country, including half a dozen at sfo. more than 1000 were counseled yesterday and 130 -- canceled on 130 delay. >> it has been a long time since i have had to sleep in the airport. i could be doing a lot of other things. kumasi: summer airlines, including delta and southwest, have issued flight waivers for people trying to get to certain areas. reggie: this morning, we are hearing from a family in the santa cruz mountains who say they are grateful their two-year-old son is alive and recovering after he was nearly crushed by a tree. the 100 foot tall tree pinned little milo when it came crashing into their boulder creek home on tuesday. his legs and pelvis are broken, and he had to be rushed to the hospital. >> he is the luckiest, unlucky kid in the entire world at this point. the chances of him to be struck by the tree like that, but to be in that particular position and the way it was, you know?

lena howland is live in sou bay. ena: health leaders are focused like you said on adapting to covid just like the flu as a national public health emergency winds down instead of having a full-blown response. they announce they will be closing all county vaccination and testing locations by the end of the month. it served around 30,000 residents during the peak and helped more than 90% of residents get at least one covid shot. this comes as the president ends the national emergency in may and governor newsom and's or state of emergency at the end of the month. it's happening because health care providers and pharmacies now have the widespread ability to provide testing and vaccinations. >> i'm not here t over. the virus continues to spread. >> we are still in the middle of a pandemic but we are transitioning from a full-blown response where we have a sense of urgency every day, to one where we are adapting to living with covid. lena: have concerns and say they want the disabled community to be alongside leaders when th

with in the newsroom, lena howland, abc 7 news. from the oakland community is pouring in after his firing. kumasi: gloria rodrÍguez joining us with that part of the story. gloria: as you know, the chief is pretty popular, so people are not happy about his firing. but others do support the decision. any are making their voices heard today. the mayor terminating chief armstrong after first having placed him on administrative leave. she said yesterday that she is separating him from the city without cause, after the firing some oakland police commissioners praising armstrong for his work. they were supposed to have a disciplinary meeting on the cheek yesterday. reaction coming in from all over. >> under your leadership, many black women graduated from the program. >> from the black community, asian community, hispanic unity, you were responsive to all of those. >> i was surprised that she did not incorporate the police commission more into the decision. the police commission was instituted in order to monitor the police. >> we cannot

lena howland joins us from san francisco were a pile of debris now sits. explosion happened destroyed the home behind me and causing serious damage to surrounding homes. neighbors are giving us a new look at the moment of the blast. [eloon this i exploded off of 20 2nd avenue, all caught on a home security camera. a woman inside the house was killed. caregiver made it out alive but suffered major injuries. investigators say a narcotics lamp was being operated inside the home, and taking a 53-year-old suspect into custody on friday and the facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, manufacturing drugs and child endangerment, as there were two children living in the home were at school at the time of the blast. here is what one neighbor had to say. >> my neighbor and i were showered with glass shards, showered. i kept looking was not injured. >> there was a woman as soon as the explosion happened, i could hear her screaming and screaming. i couldn't see her. lena: sides have been read tagged. one is where a preschool teacher and her family live. that has rd

lena howland is in the newsroom with the latest. lena: the mayor cited her decision on armstrong's termination as no longer having confidence in his ability to effectively lead the department. she stressed this was not a disciplinary action based on the active investigation. the move by the mayor comes exactly 30 days after chief armstrong was put on paid administrative leave. that happened when a federal monitor questioned his response after two misconduct allegations were made, including a hit-and-run and a gunshot fired inside an elevator at opd headquarters. the firing happened just hours before oakland police commissioners were supposed to hold a disciplinary meeting on the chief. >> chief armstrong said these were not incidents where officers behave poorly. he stated he did not believe these incidents reflected systemic problems. instea described the underlying incident as a minor vehicle collision. he said officers made mistakes. it is clear to me there are systemic issues and the city needs to address them. we cannot simply w

abc seven, lena howland is in the newsroom. armstrong claims of the reports in the report are inaccurate. >> oakland police chief speaking out now calling upon the mayor of oakland to bring it back. he claims the reports about him are inaccurate. he failed to take action over incidents with the police sergeant. that sergeant left the scene of a collision and failed to report it. the same sergeant, later discharged a gun in a neighborhood inside police headquarters. the report was flawed and unfair, protocol was followed in both cases. >> the confidential reporting and information provided by the monster -- monitor is embarrassing, inaccurate, it contradicts itself about the road that i play in this case. the report -- role that i play onl like this case. >> they are demanding the mayor listened by reinstating the chief. the chief says he does not blame the ra mayor about what is happening because she did not write the report. kumasi: suspected chinese balloon. the navy has recovered pieces of the balloon after it was shot down

lena howland joins us live from city hall. : we know some of mayor london breed's key priorities include getting people off the streets and building more affordable housing at a rate of san francisco has never seen after announcing her plans earlier this week to build 8200 more units over the next eight years. today's state of the city address comes as the city's transit operator could be facing a budget deficit as high as $214 million by 2026. according to projections by the san francisco municipal transportation agency, is an area the agency says it could force it to cut services. it is a multifaceted issue as federal money from the covid area is coming to an end. more people are working from home and safety concerns have contributed to ridership numbers falling below prepend, big levels. these are transit cuts scott wiener has been fighting. >> it is creating a death spiral where they cut services so fewer people ride and so there is less revenue so they have to cut more service. lena: he tells us h pushing governor newsom t

lena howland joining us outside the school district office with details on this. lena: tonight but according to our media partners over at the east bay times, we have learned that a lot of parents are expected to vote to voice their concerns about this process. this is all coming up about three specific books, gender queer: a memoir which is meant to serve as a resource for kids on gender identity sparked discussion after they were unfounded and unverified claims made on a january 4 eating that a student was disciplined for refusing to read the book. parents are also reportedly upset about a book called push and also "lawn boy." some parents alleged on social media that both contain highly explicit sexual content. while the board agenda does not mention any specific books, it does say that ward will discuss the complete process in which a parent can rest a book be banned. this process requires multiple steps starting with a meeting between the parent and the principal of the school and a spokesman for the school district confirmed with us that up until now, no book

live in san jose, lena howland.asi: three bay area counties have -- companies have agreed to settle allegations they abused the paycheck protection program during the pandemic. one bakery has agreed to $130,000. in santa clara, and industrial an equipment supplier will be paying $50,000 in civil penalties. also paying 50 k is a licensed general contractor based in castro valley. these three companies are accused of getting duplicate ppp loans and then having the loans forgiven. no wrongdoing was proved the companies all agreed to settle the allegations against them. a whistleblower who raised concerns is getting $80,000 as part of the settlements. congress started the paycheck protection program in march of 2020 to provide small businesses with loans so they could continue to pay their employees while business was slow or stopped during shelter-in-place orders. reggie: a san francisco supervisor says the newest plan to end homelessness is wasteful and won't work. he has called for a special meeting to discuss a repo

lena howland joining us with the warning from one enforcement. >> in downtown san officials say they have had about a half-dozen dozen of these incidents reported, which they are calling attack from a dangerous social media trends. they the different roots of key have been jumping out of vehicles and firing hydrated gel balls and strangers. this is potentially tied to a trend which encourages people to shoot at unsuspecting targets and then post on tiktok. after a string of recent incidents, san mateo county officials are now asking parents to speak with their kids to make sure they are not participating in the trend. >> it is dangerous. what if that person is legally carrying a concealed weapon? if you can imagine the danger behind that, what could that turning to> >> looking for his ring out of a car with a gun, shooting me with something that could potentially hurt. >> as of monday, the sanitary county sheriffs -- san mateo county sheriffs office says no injuries have been reported. in some incidents, the teens used frozen orbies. participants could misdemeanors for ellen's. as fo

lena howland is outside our baptist church on mcallister street where a meeting will be held later thisone time $5 million payment for each black resident is being discussed at this morning's town hall meeting here at the third baptist church. we first told you about the recommendations last month as a method to address systemic racism coming from a recent report of the san francisco african-american reparations advisory committee, created after a campaign by the naacp to qualify san francisco residence would have to be 18 years or older, identified as black or african-american on public documents for at least 10 years, and meet two of eight additional criteria. the san francisco human rights commission says the cavities recommendations go beyond just financial compensation, they also include topics like housing, education, and closing the racial wealth gap. last month, josh kane at the san francisco standard, discussed the reasoning behind these new recommendations. >> the report lays out a history of how the black community in san francisco has been displaced through urban renewal, fo

abc 7 news reporter lena howland was there for reopening day. lena: after 35 long days of waiting, the oakland zoo is back open for business >> we are looking forward to see everybody. lena: this is caused after a 40-foot sinkhole was blocking the vehicle entrance to the zoo, forcing the zoo to close their doors until they can find a new pipe for the culvert and get it all patched up. >> hundreds of thousands of dollars just in terms of repairing that culvert, not to mention all the other costs that the zoo had to take care of, in terms of the company, and the lost revenue come about half $1 million a week. lena: visitors from across the bay area could not wait to get back inside to see the animals. >> the bears are always fun. lena: which just bought an annual pass last month for opening day. >> we wanted to go in january with friends and family, for his post -- first trip, and then they reopened and we did not know if it was going to be happening, so we were very exciting. -- excited. lena: because of the closure, the oakland zoo decided to ext

in the newsroom, lena howland, abc 7 news.an: the red cross and the red crescent are helping victims of the earthquake by providing first aid, medical evacuations, and much-needed food. at this time, the american red cross has not received requests for blood but says the red cross is ready to provide some blood if needed. kristen: in the bay area, it is not a question as to if a big one will happen but when it will. the hayward fault and east bay is long overdue. today, on our afternoon program, "getting answers," usda's assigned to semesters -- usgs scientist emeritus dr. ross stein answered questions. dr. stein: we have gold rush fill, really junk, hulks of old gold rush ships, where san francisco just dumped sand. those are terrible soils! and we have a lot of buildings, a lot of the financial district is built on gold rush fill, the marina district. so, we have to recognize that we have created some situations, which are unwise, and we need to remedy those as best we can and strengthen our abilities, too. kristen: you can

lena howland joins us live with the latest on the outages.ower outages impacted traffic across oakland and also halted traffic in and out of the airport. thousands are still without power this morning. let's take a look at the latest outages at this hour. as you can see, there are still more than 8500 people in the area waking up in the dark without power this morning. still, this is a major improvement from the height of the outages yesterday after a transformer caught fire at a power substation. power was wiped out to about 50,000 customers from the oakland hills to the alameda border. leading streetlights in the dark and the bridge stuck open. the oakland international airport also impacted. social media video shows tsa halting check ins after the power went out with airport officials temporarily shutting down services. oakland fire says this is one of the more significant outages they've seen in recent years. >> i mean, transformers and things of that nature go out in the past throughout the city. even for pg&e this is a significant medi-

lena howland joining us live instant carlos with a warning from law enforcement. >> in downt officials say they have had about a half-dozen incidents between here and no break, which they are calling orbeez attacks. a dangerous new social media trend. rips of teenagers have been jumping out of vehicles and firing hydrated gel balls at strangers, tied to a trend which encourages people to shoot at unsuspecting targets and post on tiktok. after a string of recent incidents, san mateo county sheriff's office officials are asking parents to speak with their kids make sure they are not participating in the trend for a number of reasons. >> it is dangerous, what if that person is carrying a concealed weapon? you can imagine the danger or what that could turn into. >> is this going to change in your dust change your behavior? >> yeah i'm going to look out for kids jumping out of the car with a gun. something that could potentially hurt. >> the sheriff's office injuries have been reported though in some incidents they noticed the teens used frozen orbeez. participants could misdemeanors and ev

in the highland has updates -- lena howland has updates. lena: a new district attorney has announced the creation of a new unit called the public accountability unit which will be responsible for reopening and investigating these age different cases across the county, including some that happened right here in pleasanton. these incidents range from as far back as 2007 of to 2022 and future some high-profile incidents such as mario gonzalez, joshua gloria, and cody chavez. incidents that happened in hayward and fremont. community advocates say she is following up of promises made in her campaign to hold police accountable. michael raines, a criminal defense attorney who has -- said the decision to reopen previously investigated cases is a waste of time and taxpayer money. >> their investigations were thorough, they were objective, there were comprehensive. they considered all the evidence, video, statements, everything. >> i am glad we are kicking off in the right way. she ran i platform of holding police accountable -- on a platform of link

lena howland on the additional resources available to people. sites. applying for fema disaster relief from the recent storms. here is what you need to know. the assistance centers offer disaster relief registration services. staff can answer questions a help with registration. source. functional need assistance. the first one is pescadero school district board room. friday and saturday at the fire station and a third on sunday and monday at the community center in half moon bay. the deadline to apply for relief is approaching quickly. you can also apply online at disaster assistance.org. kumasi: laying out the city's plan hundreds of thousands of units. reggie: pet adoptions. the shelter that is waiving fees this month. drew: it will be mild and we have a lot of sunshine on the way. after 66 in santa rosa. it will take that's a lot of cereal. prices going up everywhere. it's goodbye steaks. hello, cereal. this is grocery outlet and your family can still have steaks for dinner. follow me. at grocery outlet we have an amazing selection of meats. like be

lena howland is life for the investigation. lena: that's right.is synagogue tells us they only notified police about this shooting on thursday morning because those who were here at the synagogue when this all happened on wednesday night feared retaliation. take a look at this video. this is surveillance video showing on wednesday night a man entering the room inside of the schneerson jewish center. he fired several rounds. many thought he shot blanks since no one was injured. a congregant who was here says the reason people were slow to react was because they were stunned. based on what the suspect was saying he is adamant this was a hate crime. the small synagogue serves mostly russian speaking jews. the rabbi left just before the suspect came. he says as the suspect leaves he waves and made reference to the mossad, israeli's secret intelligence agency. >> terrorism doesn't have to involve killings. in my mind, what he did was he came he did a terrorism attack. he came to terrorize people. i'm worried that what if this person next time comes wit

lena howland joins us live from the scene and you can see the flames going behind her. ning and this fire is actively burning and if you take a look behind me, fire officials told me that this has continued to burn through the night since about 11:00 last night and it is something that has prompted evacuations to the surrounding homes. we are told that evacuation could continue to last for several hours while fire officials wait for this to burn out. i want to show you the dramati video taken while the fire was burning. a similar scene to what we are seeing happening live. fire officials tell us this may have been caused by an electrical valve blowing that sparked a gas leak. they say this incident was so serious, they had to evacuate at least a half-dozen neighbors in a surrounding homes and all other neighbors have been asked to self -- to shelter in place while firefighters worked with pg&e cruise --crews. >> you will see the fire is kinda like yourself -- your stove lift --lit. the concrete is acting like the great --grate. lena: further down the block, a neighbor re

lena howland shows. us a look inside of. zoo. na: after 35 days of waiting, the oakland zoo is back open for business. >> lena: we are looking >> -- >> we are looking forward to seeing everybody. lena: this is after a sinkhole was blocking the entrance to the zoo, forcing the zoo to close it the doors until they could get patched up. >> hundreds of thousands of dollars in terms of repairing that culvert. not to mention the other costs of the zoo had to take care of and the lost revenue, $500,000 a week. lena: visitors across the bay area could not wait to get back inside. >> the bears are always fun. lena: including the berger family which just bought an annual pass. >> we wanted to go in january for friends and family for his first trip. they reopened. we didn't know if that was going to happen so we are excited. stephanie: speaking of we have another one on the way and francis is tracking the timing. i know the models have fluctuated a little bit. francis: every model run, the rain starts to come in earlier. we noticed lots of r

mayor london breed will be delivering her state of the city address happening at the historic pier lena howland is joining us live with a>> financial forecast earlier t week, she will talk at her aggressive plans to build more affordable housing at a rate the city has never released for and also to talk about how she plans to deal with the city's current homeless crisis. but the state of the city comes of a time when some people say the sex trafficking problem is the worst they've ever seen it and the city is now considering how would you handle the ongoing problem and prostitution in the district. hillary ronen is backing a pla to create a sanctioned red light district which could legalize and regulate sex trade. in the meantime and the next day or so, bright orange barricades, so-called water walls will be going up at 21st as a big push to curb sex trafficking on one street in the mission district. >> they will be located on the south side of each walk, so the block will be accessible from the north end, but it will not be a through street. somebody entering from the south will not be able to

in mountain view, lena howland. kumasi: developing news on the toxic train disaster in ohio.any residents are demanding independent testing of the water and soil. this comes as people are concerned about the derailment site. jobina: there is fear that heavy rain could spread contamination, but officials are building dams along the crash site. the small moving controlled burn ther west virginia, but the contaminants are below with the cdc considers hazardous. >> the state of ohio and epa are working hand in hand. if we say of the water and air is safe, we believe it because we tested it. jobina: residen skeptical and it scared by mixed messages on water and air safety in the last two weeks. some have reported a and other symptoms. the governor of ohio is calling for additional resources from the federal government. meanwhile, in michigan yesterday, another train derailed by nor focused southern. nobody was hurt, but the company has been involved in more than 1500 hazardous material incidents since. 2002 116 of them have been classified as serious. reggie: people who take the b

in howland's life -- lean a lot -- lena howland is live with this process is going to take place. while a no vote is going to pick -- is going to take place tonight, a lot of parents are expected to be here as tonight's school board meeting voicing their concerns about the process to ban books incentive school libraries. this stems from their concerns about three specific books. it starts with "a gender we are: a memoir" which is supposed to serve as a resource for kids on a gender identity. there were unverified claims made that a student was disciplined for refusing to read the book. a student at doherty valley high school where the principal rejected an attempt to ban the book told of the east bay times parents are doing this because they are scared of the change between their generation and hours. according to the east bay times, "gender queer" is still available at other libraries, including high schools within the oakland, berkeley, and fremont unified school districts. parents are upset about a book called "push" which was later turned into the movie "precious," and a book

lena howland shows us a look inside the zoo. 35 days of waiting, the oakland zoo is back open for business. this comes after a 40 foot sinkhole caused by a collapsed covert from recent storms was blocking the vehicle entrance to the zoo, forcing the zoo to close their doors to look at find a new pipe and get it all patched up. >> hundreds of thousands of dollars in terms of repairs. not to mention all the other costs the zoo had to take care of in terms of the property, and the lost revenue -- $500,000 a week and last revenue. >> could not wait to get back inside to see the animals. >> the bears are always fun. >> including a family that just bought an annual pass. >> we wanted to go in january with friends or family for his first trip. they reopened and we did not know if that would happen before i go back to work so we were very excited. stephanie: speaking of storms, we have another one on the way. meteorologist frances dinglasan is tracking the forecast for us. frances: it looks like it is coming in a little bit earlier. this

lena howland has a look inside new fema resource center set up for flood victims.orter: as folks across san mateo county continued to pick up the pieces from letting weeks later, fema is stepping into offer a helping hand. this after the county was added to the major disaster declaration, giving residents who had damages or losses from the storms the option to apply for federal help. >> you never know what assistance is available to you. file and find out. reporter: david with the department of emergency management says so far there have already been around 400 applications put in for disaster relief for the county, with completed site inspections. >> is everything from people who want debris movie mogul -- removal. we have had houses that were split into two because of trees coming down to their houses. houses that have had the soil around their foundation. reporter: to reach a larger crowd the county is opening up three mobile intake centers where staff can answer questions about disaster assistance through fema and help with the registration process. the first o

as lena howland reports they also hope to honor the victims by helping farmworkers along the coast. >> board of supervisors meeting since seven farmworkers were gunned down in the work place of two separate farms at half moon bay, their lives honored through prayer. >> make us instruments of your peace. where there is hatred, let us so love. >> by each supervisors, just eight days after the tragedy. >> we are trying to figure out in this moment how did we move forward and change in a way where we can go ahead and make the coast, renu the coast as a beacon for years to come. >> supervisor mueller who represents half moon bay discusses lessons learned from the shooting shining a light on the living conditions of farmworkers called into question in the days following the shooting. now putting out a call to action to seize the moment. >> move them to affordable housing. that is healthy and a quality they deserve and their families deserve. >> supervisor david can up asking everyone to work together to find solutions for not only better housing but mental health to prevent tragedies like t