. >> reporter: maria medina, kpix 5. >> so far, police have not released any information on suspects. >>> this view shows firefighters hard at work yesterday afternoon at the washington house complex on first street securing the roof of a spa and put out the flames in the walls. no injuries were reported. >>> and we are hearing that the deadly berkeley balcony collapse won't happen elsewhere after six people were killed last summer. water trapped in the wood during construction and caused dry rot. the senate committee will breakdown what was done to improve oversight. >>> and the findings on a mass i have and -- massive sinkhole that opened up during a storm will be released on wednesday. governor brown said the repair cost was estimated at $3.5 million. >>> a big sinkhole in pacific heights as well, filling up with water. >>> yes, and now we do have a lot of potholes in and around the bay area, a little rainfall that was beneficial, and i rode my bike this weekend through the bike lanes with a lot of tree limbs here and there, and you will see more with the gusty winds. well, you can

kpix 5's maria medina was out there for that. maria. >> reporter: yeah. you know, police and protestors have left the area. but at one point there were hundreds out here. it was more and more tense as the afternoon went on. our cameras even caught in the middle of a fight. [ yelling ] >> reporter: donald trump protestors tore apart metal barriers. pushing closer and closer to the hyatt regency as police in riot gear stood their ground. [ screaming ] >> reporter: it was after trump took the stage when scuffles broke out between a small group of supporters and protestors. [ screaming ] >> reporter: our crew caught in the middle. but the protest began peaceful hours before trump arrived with the crowd staying behind the metal railing. then they quickly made it clear they would not welcome trump supporters. they chased this man backing him into the railing where he was forced to jump over bushes toward waiting police. at one point they formed a human barricade keeping traffic from getting in and out of the hotel. what is this accomplishing? >> it's showing pe

kpix 5's maria medina is live at oracle arena with the excitement for fans. hi, maria. >> reporter: hey, you know, it is quiet here now but just a few hours ago, a much different story. the energy was electrifying. and the game was sold out. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the warriors didn't skip a beat. >> goodwin for "dub nation"! >> reporter: and neither did their fans. >> warriors!! >> reporter: thousands passed oracle arena to watch the team defend their championship title in the first play-off game. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: in that sea of gold you'll find for many fans watching the warriors is literally a love affair. >> my wedding present to my wife this year. >> reporter: he and his wife are newlyweds. he bought his wife season tickets just days after saying "i do." >> it was great to have somebody to come with to all these games and cheer on the team with, you know, somebody as great as her. >> reporter: for bob, he is sharing his love of the game with his daughter. >> this is my fifth year. we started it up way up in the bleachers section 220. n

kpix 5's maria medina picks up our team coverage on our winning team. hi, maria. >> reporter: hey, you know, the scene out here was so much different just a few hours ago as thousands showed up for this game. the energy out here was insane. and, of course, the game was sold out. it's hours before tip-off. already, oracle arena is flash with gold. but take a moment to just stop and ask a stranger the story behind their support of the warriors and you will see the love runs deeper than just the team's recent success. >> this is my fifth year. we started way up in the bleachers second 220. now we're sections 105. life is good. >> reporter: season ticketholder bob watched from the seat wednesday. the warriors beat the nba report for the most wins in a single season. how here with his daughter for her first play-off game. >> you know, it's crazy. everyone's enjoying the love and you cannot believe that this will never be repeated. never. >> reporter: yeah. >> 20, 30 years now, it won't be repeated. >> reporter: as thousands of fans filed in for the first play

hundreds are learning the strip at moffett field, maria medina has more on why this is significant. >> reporter: it is a historic site many got to witness from the ground in san francisco today, as the pilot circled the bay area and flew right next to the golden gate bridge, leaving many in awe pierce >> it is true that solar impulse is an adventure to share with the public. because, we hope it does not go bad. >> reporter: for the last three days, he has flown in the solar plane taking off from hawaii and landing in mountain view, where the solar impulse team and a crowd of media will be waiting for him to land. they are trying to find world is the only clean technology. his 9:00 p.m. delayed while he waited for air traffic and wind to die down. but while he waited, why not put on a show for those on the ground? >> we need to show that the adventure is possible for everybody, and that we have to look for whether we look differently, behave differently, and it is to inspire people. >> reporter: at moffett field, maria medina, kpix5. >> plenty of people spotted the airplane from the gr

kpix 5's maria medina with the student vote that's happening now. >> reporter: you know, this is just a proposal. but already, students are voting against a booze ban saying that's just not the solution for college campuses. >> it's just a nice atmosphere. >> reporter: he lives in a frat house on the stanford campus where the rule on alcohol is very clear. >> we can drink in the rooms as long as we keep the doors open and that applies to all housing on campus, i'm pretty sure. >> reporter: but that policy could change. the university president is looking at considering a ban on hard alcohol in undergraduate housing. >> i think you're kidding yourself if you think kids aren't going to buy it. >> reporter: the president emailed students last month saying there were too many instances of undergraduates overdrinking and that hard alcohol is connected to many problems on campus including sexual assault. just recently a jury found a stanford swimmer guilty of raping a drunk student. >> making sure that it's healthy and happy on campus but an outright ban is taking a law enforcement approach

maria medina, kpix5. >> hundreds of bay area students have the chance to score free college tuition. college of marin is going to cover tuition and fees for 500 marin county high school seniors for the fall semester. students need to apply for the 90th anniversary scholarship. >>> it did not look like it at all outside today, but rain is moving in tonight. and by tomorrow morning, some parts of the bay area will get light rainfall. already raining to the north. already snowing over part of the sierra including right along highway 50 and i-80. great sunset once again. a sliver of clear sky behind the golden gate. it is is a chilly night. livermore 52. san francisco, the 50s all evening. santa rosa, 55. concord, 57. but with the blanket of cloud cover, temperatures won't move much in the next six to seven hours. redwood city, 49. santa rosa, 45. the clouds are on the increase and we have a low pressure area off the oregon coastline which will force a front through the bay area. translation, you will get some rain tomorrow. that's the good news. the not so good news is not going to be t

in san jose, maria medina, kpix5. >> some of the tenants will be at tomorrow afternoon's city council meeting where council members will consider changes to the city's rent control policies. currently the maximum rent increase is 8% a year but only for units built before 1979. proposals include lowering the maximum rent increase, expanding rent control rules to newer buildings and including directions which are -- duplexes which are currently not included. >>> 30,000 runners prepare to take part in the 120th boston marathon. a look at the heightened security and the inspiring story ahead of today's race. that's next. ,,,,,, >>> athletes are getting ready to start the 120th running of the boston marathon this morning. this is a live look there, as you can see people are starting to get ready. it is the third marathon since the 2013 bombings that killed three people and injured hundreds more near the finish line and as don champion reports, security remains tight. >> reporter: on the eve of the iconic boston marathon, workers painted the symbolic blue line that guides runners to the fin

maria medina tells us it's all because of something they found in the soil >>> reporter: jeff doesn't think twice when his kids do yardwork at their morgan hill home but just across the street from them -- >> i'm surprised. >> reporter: he wouldn't allow them near this empty piece of property. >> you don't think of it as being contaminated by pesticide, although i suppose it makes sense because they were growing crops out there. >> so we found a number of toxins in the soil. >> reporter: the morgan hill unified school district made the discovery because that's where they plan to build an elementary school, in the contaminated soil a pesticide now banned in most of the world and linked to many health problems including cancer and parkinson's. >> the toxin is called yeldrin and it's no longer used in the country. it's very toxic and it was used many years ago when it was a cherry orchard so it's something that we're, you know, trying it figure out how to get rid of if it's even possible. >> reporter: kimberly is the school spokesman and says they are waiting on a state agency to tell th

i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm maria medina in for michelle. what we're not fooling about is our guest today. >> yeah. say hi to george rask. >> hello, george. in for gianna. >> you call me a guest, but we put you to work! >> welcome to channel 5. [ laughter ] >> it's wonderful. we have known george for years. it's an honor to be on the same set with you. >> a pleasure. cbs i mentioned earlier, i got my start in broadcasting with many years at kcbs radio so this feels like home. >> all right. >>> if you are just leaving your home and you're getting ready to head out the door this morning, you'll be greeted with low clouds and patchy fog. kind of acting like a blanket this morning, not as chilly as 4 hours ago. it is now in the low 40s in santa rosa, upper 40s in livermore. here's how we will stack up the numbers today. 50 partly sunny at the beaches. 70 sunnyvale through saratoga. willow glen today in the upper 60s. numbers east of the bay low 70s. the further inland you go about 72 degrees towards discovery bay. otherwise, mid-60s in dublin an

maria medina got caught up in those protests but first, emily turner was inside the ballroom for donald trump's speech and let's start with you, emily. >> reporter: he had a standing ovation when he finally got here. getting here was quite the process because there was all of that chaos that he had to navigate around. >> that was not the easiest entrance i have ever made. [ laughter ] >> reporter: that's for sure. trump's plane sat on the tarmac for almost an hour while security got settled. when the motorcades did leave sfo, instead of driving south to the hotel the cars made a right turn and ended up on 101 southbound before exiting and then heading north. they stopped on the side of the freeway. trump and entourage walked down some stairs across the grass and on a back parking lot before walking inside the hotel. >> so i'm just coming through dirt and mud and under fences. [ laughter ] >> so you all walk through a lobby. i go under fences. >> reporter: this was the reason. protestors outside had the streets shut down. and they broke through the barricades and tried to rush the hotel.

i'm maria medina, in for mich >>> good morning, it's friday.t's april 1, april fool's day so be aware of your friends and family! >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm maria medina in for michelle griego. >>> developing news in san francisco where the police department is facing a scandal over racist texts. and it's not the first time. kpix 5's anne makovec is live at the sfpd headquarters on calls for change in the department. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. yeah. the district attorney alleging this problem is more widespread than we were originally told last year involving racist and homophobic text messages. >> you're talking about african- americans and using the "n" word repeatedly. they are talking about members of the lgbt community, also in a very disparaging fashion. >> reporter: the district attorney says a handful of officers texted those messages to each other last year. he says those officers were mocking the public outcry around an earlier text message scandal involving 14 other officers. the chief says it wa

kpix 5's maria medina tells us dozens of families are now looking for a new home. >> reporter: you know, more than 5 hours after the fire started you can see firefighters still on scene here up to 50 people don't have a home to go to tonight. and what a scene that unfolded here hours earlier when firefighters and police found people on their balconies waiting to be rescued. >> i'm thinking about where we're going to live next. >> reporter: in a matter of seconds, the larrimore's lives changed forever. >> when i saw the door open and the flames coming out i told my girls let's go. i didn't take nothing with me. i had jewelry and i left it there. i just got my girls and went. >> reporter: the fire left them and dozens of their neighbors homeless. it started in the apartment across from them. larrimore's able to run out of the building but many like marshall childs say the heavy smoke that filled their hallways forced them back into their apartments on to their balconies until firefighters could rescue them. >> i went to the hall, no, go over to the balcony. so they brought a ladder around

live in morgan hill maria medina kpix 5 news. >>> a young woman involved in a fatal crash was facing charges from another fatal crash. why people died including a 21- year-old driver. today the modesto bee reported that montoya has been charged earlier with felony drunken driving and cruelty to a child. as for saturday's clash it is not yet clear whether alcohol was a factor. >>> a big rig carrying through an asphalt -- dirt and asphalt overturned injuring the driver. it happened just after 8:00 a.m. on interstate i 80 southbound. the cause is still under investigation. >>> an inmate beaten to death calls for a leadership shakeup at a troubled bay area jail. the sheriff fights back to claims she turned a blind eye to violence. >>> the bill cosby case is bringing a new call for justice. >>> arming teachers with guns? outrage over one california schools plan to protect students. >>> coming up and whether the one day that looks wet and why the picture behind me is such wonderful news that's coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, county main jail. a special panel has been looking into jail eve

that's where kpix 5's maria medina is with more on the current leg of the journey. >> reporter: this is where it's going to land tomorrow night but look at that solar panel behind me. imagine 17,000 of those, that's what making the plane fly. you can actually track the status of this flight on radar flight 24.com. you can see it is more than halfway through its journey but it traveled a lot slower, about 90 miles an hour at last check, flying at 27,000 feet. and that's why it is taking 2.5 days to get to the bay area. the solar impulse 2 more than halfway into its historic journey over the pacific ocean. >> this is the future for the world. let's do it. >> reporter: the pilots are attempting to fly the solar- powered plane around the world. they started last year in abu dhabi and on thursday they took off from hawaii to mountain view on their ninth leg of the world tour. >> if it flies around the world that's good but imagine much more than that. >> reporter: their goal to fly a plane using clean technology. the solar impulse 2 is equipped with 17,000 solar cells that powers its prop

live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> in bay area headlines right now a s.w.a.t. team surrounded a home in east san jose around 9:30 this morning. some of their guns drawn. officers arrested 10 people in an underground gambling ring. neighbors tell us the home has been raided before for illegal gambling. >>> police in richmond have arrested this 19-year-old man suspected of murdering a 16- year-old girl being held without bail. police say that they found the victim shot tuesday on south 12th street near cutting boulevard. no word on the motive. >>> a scary landing at the hayward airport this morning. chopper 5 captured the scene after this single-engine plane made a hard landing. officials say a student pilot skidded off the runway coming to a stop on the grass. there was some damage to the plane's propeller and nose gear. the pilot, who was the only person on board, was unharmed. >>> trouble for san francisco- based rice noodle manufacturer. the company agreed to cease any food preparations services for now. this is to settle a complaint brought by federal prosec

maria medina, kpix. >>> bart has arrived a tentative agreement to replace the current contract set to expire next year. under the deal, workers will get a nearly 11% total raise over the next four years. >> the bay area riders get a lot out of this, the certainty of no strikes or service interruptions unless it's planned between now and 2021. >> this clearly shows they are making efforts to forge a better relationship and the respect between us and the knowledge of the daily hard work of bart workers to keep our riders moving as the system ages and the records are regularly broken. >> both sides will discuss pensions at a later time. coming up at 6:00, why there was serious urgenerals ur -- urgency to get the deal done. >>> and new leads on the murder of a tourist. joe vasquez has a look at the suspect. >> reporter: yeah. we goat -- got a look at composite sketches. this happened on february 18th at franklin and post. two suspects, a man and a woman, tried to steal a bag from the 44-year-old british tourist, the victim. he struggled with the robber and fell to the ground. at that time

maria medina, kpix 5. >>> caltrans is trying to solve another bay bridge problem. this time, in the eastbound lower deck of the tunnel. with the help of the federal highway administration, caltrans is looking for corrosion and cracks like the one that caused a chunk of concrete to fall on the road last january directly in the path of drivers. crews are using special scanning devices to check the tunnel. >> gives you a real good idea of what's going on about a foot into the concrete so you can tell -- it may look sound on the outside. if problems develop, you can tell ahead of time. >> caltrans says the last time it inspected the tunnel visually was last july but says engineers have not done a basic test which involves tapping the concrete with a hammer since 2004. >>> a suspected car burglar chose the wrong car to target. palo alto police say curtis jordan was pulling door handles on parked vehicles early thursday morning when he finally came across one that opened. he found a private security guard sitting inside. jordan then ran but police caught him. >>> a live

so it's going to be really hard. >> reporter: in pittsburg, maria medina, kpix 5. >> aw. up next on the bucket list, scenic 17-mile drive in monterey county and many times it's strangers who help cross off the items. >> awesome. >>> coming up in our next half- hour, getting the pill without a prescription. what we have learned about a new california law supposed to start today. >> and it was a surprising twist in the trial of the century. what police just revealed about a knife found at o.j. simpson's house. >> a side of bacteria with your roast beef? the unappetizing truth about how often deli meat slicers get cleaned. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> >>> on april 27, public works will present to city council several options to fix this sinkhole as well as exactly how much it will cost. they have to wait for the original study to find out exactly what caused it first. so in moraga, emily turner, kpix 5. >>> a san ramon middle school plans to move forward with a lgbtq acceptance week. more than 500 parents have signed a petition asking windermere

live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >> a lot of excitement. >>> coming up, a medical breakthrough announced right here in the bay area. >> the possible end to hiv/aids. on the healthwatch this v/aids doctor speaking in s francisco says the >>> on the health watch this evening, a prominent hiv/aids doctor speaking in san francisco says the end to the pandemic is closer than ever. >> john ramos shows us how much things have changed since the early 80s. >> reporter: those who came to the keynote speech at san francisco's global health conference got to hear from dr. anthony, a man who began fighting the aids epidemic from the first month it was identified in 1981. >> i had no idea it would be as bad as it was. >> reporter: 35 years later, after so much tragedy, and so much progress, it was still shocking to hear what the doctor had to say. >> i do believe we will have a durable end to the hiv/aids pandemic as we know it today. >> reporter: with the advances in hiv drug therapy, doctors say it is now possible to live a normal life with the virus in the same way people live with diabet

maria medina is standing by with what happens next. >> reporter: in about six hours -- in a few hours the solar impulse 2 will be making its lending her. we are going to take a look@flightlater24.com and it takes a look at where this plane is that. it has been circling the bay area and if you are near the golden gate bridge look up in the sky because pretty soon you will be able to get a glimpse of the solar impulse to. in the meantime let's go ahead and take a look at video of this amazing aircraft. the pilot is trying to fly around the globe using clean technology. he took off from hawaii on thursday headed here to mountain view and is supposed to land here in the next few hours. the plane has got 17,000 but -- 17,000 solar panels and that is what has given pattern -- power to the battery. back at her life the plane was supposed to land here at 9:00 and has been pushed back to midnight. of course we will bring you the video of the historic landing in just a few hours. >> i know the wind will be picking up and they cannot help them but why don't they just landed now. >> good question

maria medina, kpix 5. >>> an 89-year-old woman as attacked by a homeless person sleeping behind here building on geary and parker in san francisco's inner richmond neighborhood. kpix 5's jackie ward is near the building where this all happened. jackie. >> reporter: veronica, behind this building here on geary boulevard is where an elderly woman was punched in the face. she fell to the ground, crying for help. a homeless woman didn't bother who care about the cries. she continued to beat her. >> some kind of homeless population that used the space for years. >> reporter: he worked in the area for 28 years. he is not surprised a homeless woman was sleeping here. >> it's shocking! it's a terrible thing. i mean, you know, grace is a woman in her late 80s. >> reporter: grace case is the building's 89-year-old landlord. >> she was screaming for help. she tried getting up multiple times as this homeless person continued the attack on the victim. >> reporter: fortunately a passerby heard what was going on. he stepped in and rescued grace. police say after the attack, the homeless woman went

. >> i'm maria medina in for michelle griego. it's april fool's and friday and we have a guest.ure to be here, actually. cbs and i are old friends. i got my start with cbs in broadcasting was at kcbs for many years so it's good to be home. >> the last time i saw you was up on 17. >> that's right, rita. we were flying one of the vintage flying museums with the b17 that was taking veterans up in -- >> in hayward, we had a lot of fun. i still can't imagine that that thing actually got up in the air. it got up in the air and we are going to have smooth sailing today across the bay area except for the big-time rain in the forecast -- april fo!

tonight stanford university is considering a ban on hard alcohol in some student housing, but maria medinae low key atmosphere. >> reporter: cole simmons lives in the beta delta phi fraternity house on campus where the rule for alcohol is very clear. >> we can drink in the rooms as long as we keep the doors open and that applies to i'm pretty sure all housing on campus. >> reporter: but that housing could change. the university president is looking at considering a ban on hard alcohol in undergraduate housing. >> i think you're kidding yourself if you think that kids aren't going to buy hard alcohol. >> reporter: the president e- mailed students last month saying there were too many instances of undergraduates overdrinking and that hard alcohol is connected to many problems on campus including sexual assault. just recently a jury found a stanford swimmer guilty of raping a drunk student. >> it's absolutely right we're discussing alcohol use and making sure it's healthy and happy, but an outright ban is sort of taking a law enforcement approach to what is really a medical problem. >> report

maria medina, kpix 5. >>> an exclusive report from kpix 5's devin fehely. he is in tracy, and that's where one of the brothers reportedly hid out. >> reporter: we spoke to a close friend from his time at de anza college in the bay area and he talks about a bizarre 24 hours of hiding out with the suspect. >> told me that he was on the run because of the murder of his parents. >> reporter: matthew says hasib golamrabbi showed up in tracy after two days on the run confessing almost immediately while offering chilling details about his parents murder. >> he shot his dad five times in the back and he would not stop screaming so he had to end him quickly which is, um, which prompted his mom to, um, scream and, um, ask what was happening. >> reporter: matthew says fearful for his own safety and the safety of his family, he let the accused killer hide out in his bedroom closet for nearly 24 hours. >> he was in my closet. i brought him food. i brought him water to make sure he was well nourished. >> reporter: but matthew says all the while he was hatching a plan of

berkeley maria medina, kpix5. >> the accusers told the chronicle wentworth touched them inappropriately and repeatedly spoke about sex, strip clubs and drugs. the school eventually relieved him of his teaching duties, but as of tonight he is still on the uc payroll. >>> three survivors of the deadly balcony collapse in berkeley are now suing. the women say they officered mental and emotional distress from seeing their friends plunge to their deaths. they also just stepped back into their apartment when the balcony gave way. inspectors found evidence of water damage. >>> one bay area city taking an expensive step to keeping its employees closer to home, betty yu is in palo alto tonight which is spending millions of dollars to give police and firefighters a raise. betty? >> reporter: ken, these workers haven't had significant raises in years and this new deal is the result of two years of negotiations with the city. in that time palo alto fire says that it lost about 7% of its workforce because the pay just isn't good enough. [ sirens ] >> reporter: palo alto fire says for years it's had

maria medina is standing by with what happens next. >> reporter: in about six hours -- in a few hourse 2 will be making its lending her. we are going to take a look@flightlater24.com and it takes a look at where this plane is that. it has been circling the bay area and if you are near the golden gate bridge look up

i'm maria medina in for michelle griego. time now is 6:29. >>> we begin with some developing news in san francisco where the police department is getting more bad press because of racist text messages. kpix 5's anne makovec is live at sfpd headquarters with why this case could spark changes in the department. >> reporter: some of these text messages show blatant racism and derogatory comments about people who are lgbt. >> we still stand by the fact that anybody capable of these kind of texts should not be a police officer. >> reporter: that's police chief greg suhr after the first reports came out last year. he says he is already dealing with the problem. two of the officers accused have, quote, separated from the department, two facing termination by the police commission and one is facing criminal charges. but the san francisco district attorney says the problem is much bigger than that. >> this problem is more systemic and it needs to be addressed in a deeper fashion. >> reporter: and now the public defender says his offi

i'm maria medina. california lawmakers approved a hike in the minimum wage to $15 an hour. will be the first in the nation to commit to such a large pay increase for lower income workers. it will be gradual over the next six years. >>> local dungeness crab is now available. piles of crabs are unloaded at san francisco's fisherman's wharf yesterday. it's the first catch of the season fit for public consumption. >>> and coming up on "cbs this morning," a talk in studio with democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders. traffic and weather in just a moment. ,, ,,,, >>> he live from the "kcbs traffic" center, we are keeping an eye on your commute for you. it's been a good one except for here at the richmond/san rafael bridge. an earlier recurring accident backed up the ride. the accident is gone. we are still looking at slow going from about marina in the westbound direction. but take a look at the bay bridge. an easy trip here. no delays now an 11 to 12- minute drive time out of the maze may see but remember, san francisco this evening you're going home commute it's going to