reporting live in los altos marianne favro nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you, marianne. now, if you want a complete list of the community colleges across california which will be allowed to offer this pilot program four-year degree just check out our website nbcbayarea.com. all you need to do is search "community college." >>> no rain here means no snow in the sierra forcing some ski resorts to shut down. take a look at what dodge ridge looks like. workers shut down its lifts today. they say the lack of snow isn't the only problem. whatever was on the ground melted fast because of near-record high temperatures. also closing this week donner ski ranch. >>> all right, let's turn things over to jeff. jeff, we're seeing this warm-up. we can see why they have to close some of the ski lifts. we haven't had any rain and it's warmer than we expected. >> exactly. and through this week, we're not going to get any relief. over the next four to five days. but throughout next week we are going to be tracking a storm system that could help us a little bit. now, there is an underlying

who was headed home late is being called a hero for getting everyone out of that building. >> marianne favro is live near cupertino. marianne, the action that it took to save lives? >> reporter: yes, right now, investigators are focusing their attention on the three weeks they see here. the fire started in one of those cars early this morning. fortunately, it did not spread into the townhomes. seven people were evacuated this morning when the two-alarm fire broke out around 3:30. firefighters say a neighbor who was returning from visiting a friend in the hospital saw the flames, called 911. then pounded on all the doors to make sure everyone got out okay. investigators are now trying to pinpoint the cause. >> we're trying to figure out if people got work done on their car. whether electrical or anything like that that might have caused a leak or a short. >> reporter: for nearly two hours, resident has to stand out in the cold in their pajamas. but now, most of them have been allowed to return home. but you can bet that they are very grateful to their alert neighbor who made sure that they go

nbc bay area marianne favro is joining us with the latest. marianne? >> reporter: i just got off the phone with the health department who told me that an adult confirmed to have measles shopped here at costco in gilroy and that is not all. they also visited a walmart in the south county and an undisclosed restaurant in the south county. at this costco in gilroy employees tell us that they put up this sign from the county public health department letting shoppers know that if she shopped here on january 18th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. they may have been exposed to measles. we talked to some shoppers who said they never saw the small notice posted at the entrance. >> we should have probably had a much larger print and something in red that said hey, we have someone here who had the measles and you possibly could have been exposed. >> reporter: the flyer says if you have not been vaccinated for measles or did not have it as a child, you are not immune. the health department flyer asks you to look for fever, rash and a cough and urges people to watch for those

marianne favro is joining us live in downtown jose from hempcon. marianne. >> reporter: well thousands of people poured into here to the convention center to experience hemp-con. it's the world's largest trade show for people using medical marijuana. you'll find everything from marijuana ice cream to the latest technology to grow pot. industry leaders say this event is larger than ever. >> in this room we have hundreds of young entrepreneurs, new technology. all of the stuff made in the usa. cannabis smoked here is from california. >> and he says the medical marijuana industry employs 100,000 californians. he says as new research points to benefit people with aids and those suffering from ptsd the industry is expected to grow even more this here. e and in april, this will be another hemp con show in san francisco. reporting live marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much marianne. another big fine for pg&e. the fine adds up to more than half a million dollars. the commission says they levities the fines after they failed to examine and exc

marianne favro just got there. >> reporter: we can tell you that firefighters are just mopping up. this is a four-unit complex. the fire started in the garage, but everyone in the four units had to be evacuated. you see everyone out here this morning in their pajamas. a rude awakening. firefighters believe the fire started in the vehicle parked inside the garage, but they don't know exactly how the fire started. they say it does not appear suspicious. they believe it was likely an electrical or motor problem with that vehicle, and right now, they're interviewing witnesses to see if they're okay. but so far, there are no reports of injuries. again, we are here on wayburn lane in san jose. firefighters are mopping up. and they say soon, the people who live here will be able to go back inside their townhome. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bea aray ar news. >> thank you very much. >>> more breaking news. this time in san francisco, where police are investigating an suv that crashed into the wells fargo bank in the financial district. you there see it, that almost looks

reporting live in san jose marianne favro nbc bay area news. >>> thanks marianne. now to the latest developments in the airasia disaster. the weather is keeping divers from searching under water from what is left of the flight. it is monsoon sooneason in the area. >> the weather is not looking good for the next two or three days, and that is slowing it down. but they did inform me that the ships are looking to operate 24 hours, which is very encouraging. >> searchers did recover more bodies and plan debris. however, they have not found any survivors. the airbus 320 plunged into the java sea after requesting a change of course to avoid bad weather. 162 people were on board. nbc bay area is learning more about the passengers and crew on board. that coming up later tonight. >>> another emergency in the skies involving a pregnant woman. a delta flight took off from sfo and the woman went into labor, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in salt lake city around 9:30. she was rushed to the hospital. the flight continued to minneapolis. earlier this month a woma

reporting live in san jose marianne favro nbc bay area news. >> i can only imagine, marianne. thank you so much. >>> as we check in on the chilly temperatures right now, let's take a live look at the bay bridge and over downtown san francisco. it's dark now. that certainly means colder temperatures hitting across the bay area. people are banned from lighting up their wood fireplaces to keep warm. another spare the air alert has been issued for the bay area today. meteorologist rob mayeda joining us now. that's one way people love to war+ up. >> especially this time of year. unfortunately, the smoke and dust really adding up around the bay area as we're lined by coastal mountains to the west and to the east. the high pressure on top acting like an invisible lid as seen from the observatory across san jose valley. all the smoke and dust continues to build up with another spare the air day and night ahead. we have some very interesting temperatures ahead as high pressure strengthens. that's going to keep us at these poor air quality days and nights. but for the places south of sa

. >> i'm marianne favro live in san jose.ants at this apartment complex finally have hot water after being without it last week. find out what took so long coming uchlt . >>> they endured six days without hot water, but tonight things are warming up for the dozens of people in san jose who can finally take a hot shower. they lost their hot water last week when a big tree came down on their building. tonight the hop tap is working again. marianne favro joining us live with new details on why tenants say they don't understand why it took so long to fix the problem, marianne. >> reporter: yeah they still don't understand why it took so long. nearly a week jessica. the hot water was turned on around 5:00 or 6:00 this afternoon, giving hot water to about 36 apartment units here and tenants are thrilled they can take a hot shower again, they're still steamed the problem took so long to fix. the huge tree was removed shortly after it fell on thursday afternoon. and for the first 36 hours tenants had no running water. when it was tur

marianne favro live at the convention center. must have been quite a scene there. >> reporter: it was quite a scene. inside, you could find medical marijuana ice cream if you were looking for that. thousands poured into the san jose convention center to experience hemp con. the trade show will be going on all weekend. it's catering to those using medical marijuana. you have to be 18 to enter. the research has shown new health benefits of marijuana. >> we're also seeing an aids research not only controlling symptoms of aids nausea things of this nature. there is scientific research that cannabis and can noids is stopping the progression. every one fixes a different problem. >> reporter: show organizers say all of the marijuana at this convention is grown in california and this is a growing industry that employs 100,000 californians. this is such a popular industry that there will be another show in april in san francisco. reporting live in san jose marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you so much. in oakland a standoff to

marianne favro has more. >> doctors here at kaiser permanente santa clara say they are definitely seeing more people coming into the emergency room with flu-like symptoms. the spike started last week and continued for thisr(e week. we have not seen the peak of flu season yet. kaiser santa clara infectious disease specialist dr. 5q!b&um says he is seeing more patients that need to be hospitalized because of the flu. >> we've seen a busy flu season over the last two weeks. and the er is seeing an increased volume of people coming in with respiratory symptoms. >> dr. blum says a recent cdc report shows the current vaccine is only 23% effective against the strain that is circulating right now. he says we likely have about six more weeks of the flu season left. it takes two weeks after the shot to get the most protection. >> while you won't gain the maximum benefit from a flu shot now, you can get some protection. and there is plenty of the vaccine available. those who are most at risk include children the elderly and those with chronic health problems. and also we want to let you know dr. bl

marianne favro is joining us now in gilroy with the latest. >> reporter: peggy the santa clara county public health department tells me that there was an adult who was still in the infectious stage, confirmed to have measles who shopped here at this costco in gilroy. not only that that same person went on to shop in a walmart in the south county and also an undisclosed restaurant in the south county. at this costco in gilroy, employees tell us that they put up a sign from the county health department letting people know that if they shopped here january 18th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. they may have been exposed to measles. we talked to some shoppers who said they never saw the small notices posted at the entrance. they say costco should have done more to alert them. amy butler and her family have been vaccinated for the measles but are still concerned. >> obviously becoming very ill or exposing our friends and family and the possible outbreak that it could mean for california having already been in the los angeles area and then moving up this way. >> the flier says if you have not been va

. >>> i'm marianne favro. take a look at this burned vehicle, one of nine cars set on fire recently in san jose. and now arson investigators say they have a break in the case. i'll have that story coming up in a live report. >>> ripped apart at the rose bowl. incredible video of the wind wreaking havoc on the iconic new year's day tradition. >>> >> san jose fire ept department says one person is behind bars accused of setting a car on fire last night. police are questioning him to see if he might be linked to as many as nine fires in the past ten days. the latest two happened last night. one on cass precedian sea drive about 7:00 an hour later another one on willow street. marianne favro live with new details.n hour later another one on willow street. marianne favro live with new details. >> reporter: this is one of the vehicles set on fire. the scorched interior the shattered glass. har arson investigators say they have a suspect. shattered glass, torched superior. this is what james sladen discovered when he

marianne favro. nbc bay area news. >> san jose teenager under arrest tonight for murder. after a deadly shooting on new year's day. police took 18-year-old into kugs deon sfo, after he got off a flight from vietnam. he is charged with murder. he and another suspect shot two men at rain bar in south san hope say. the victim died. and one survived. >> another person in the bay area died from the flu. napa county reporting its first flu related death of the season. five cases in the bay area. one flu in san francisco. one in sonoma a, county. two in san mateo county. all five area deaths were adults under 65. doctors are urging people to get their flu shots. wash their hand. and aboyd, touching your nose eyes, mouth. >> anti-abortion protest shuts down a part of san francisco. tens of thousands making their voices heard. christie smith live with the story. >> reporter: the large crowd here in san francisco. those oppose to abortion came into the city literally by the busload. there was gridlock as they marched through the streets. >> reporter: to day, a rally at civic center

nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us live at the san jose police department. ked to a witness who was just a few feet from a gunman. >> reporter: i did, terry. right now police are still investigating the shootings. and so far they have made no arrests. we did talk to a person who was at that concert last night about and talked about the tear fight moments after the gunfire erupted. chris brown took the stage around 1:00 this morning with hundreds of people jamming to his music. but before he could finish his first song at the fiesta nightclub on monterey road, witnesses say shots rang out. as you can see in this video, the shooting sent the crowd in a panic. five people were shot and wounded. chris brown was quickly taken backstage. he was not injured. hundreds raced for the front door trampling on one another. we talked to the person who shot this video and who asked not to be identified. >> i could see people just hiding under the bar, just everybody hiding. just panicking. full-on panic. it was like a scary movie. >> reporter: witnesses say people crouched

reporting live in milpitas marianne favro, nbc bay area news. i- >> marianne thank you.any people didn't look forward to -- many people don't look forward to going back to work after the weekend. how about starting the week with a cold shower on monday morning? that's what dozens of people living at one san jose apartment complex are dealing with. they're facing their sixth straight day with no hot water. that's after a big tree fell on tuesday outside of the apartments on menkerzúuñ avenue. well that knocked out the gas and water service. the tree was removed, but according to a letter to apartment managers they say the service can't be turned back on until the city can inspect the work. well that's not expected to happen until early next week. >> it's really upsetting because we're like in the blind right now. we're just pretty much sitting, waiting, trying to find a place to shower. >> until the hot water comes back on some residents are taking showers at gyms or maybe at a friend's house. the apartment manager has declined to comment on the issue. >>> and we've all b

reporting live in san jose marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> just so sad. thank you, marianne. >>> well new at 11:00, a former dublin chp officer, who shared racy photos of women he arrested is avoiding jail time for now. this morning, sean harrington pleaded no contest to felony charges. last year harrington sent the racy photos from the women's cell phones to his personal device and then forwarded those photos to other officers. as part of the plea deal harrington will spend three years on probation and do some community service. if he doesn't follow those rules, then he would serve a six-month jail sentence. >>> investigators are looking into the cause of an early morning two-alarm fire that forced seven people to get out of their homes in their pajamas. they say the fire started in one of the three vehicles parked inside a carport on waywestern lane near de anza boulevard. seven people and four adjacent townhomes were forced to evacuate, but the units did not burn and no one was hurt. firefighters say an alert neighbor made sure everyone got out safely.

reporting live in san jose marianne favro nbc bay area news. >> thanks marianne. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri who is watching the air quality. >> it has been hazy through the day. some thick haze through the east bay and the santa clara valley. you're going to see in the time lapse that haze sitting right across portions of the santa clara valley as the camera from the east bay is looking off towards the west. the key problem, no doubt that is keeping this air pollution very poor is the fact that we have very calm winds, only about 5 to 7 miles per hour and it's also the direction of the wind, continually coming in from the east. so it's scooping up any pollution in the central valley and pushing it right here across the bay area. you see exact reverse direction of those winds and how they typically are across the bay area. so tomorrow is expected to be a spare the air day yet again with all areas in the unhealthy levels and illegal to burn. we are likely to see spare the air through friday's forecast. when if comes to the winter forecast and th

in milpitas marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> we should add someone with measles can be contagious for up to four days before they start to show the signature symptoms of a fever, cough, and rash. if you're at one of the three locations on the days of possible exposure you're asked to contact your doctor immediately. >>> now to the sometimes painful price of progress. this was a frustrating day for thousand of drivers caught up in the latest street closure in the bart to san jose project. the vta closed lundy avenue and sierra road in san jose today, testing the patience of both commuters and residents. nbc bay area's damian trujillo is live along lundy avenue where the intersection will remain closed for nine more months. >> reporter: that's right. the closure behind me means the bart to san jose project is one step closer to reality. but there are concerns from people who drive and also live and work in the neighborhood. this is where they often come for a little found. the townsend park in north san jose is suddenly getting quite a few drive-by visitors. this is one of the detou

marianne favro joins us live in san jose with how this happen and also marianne how residents are dealingit. >> reporter: well peggy, a huge tree fell here on parkmore avenue on tuesday afternoon.

nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us live in morgan hill. a lot of people see kids doing this. it's a dangerous trend. >> reporter: police definitely say it is a growing trend, jessica. the principal says the girls got high here on campus after learning how to do it from a facebook video. three eighth graders from briton middle school after each took 10 to 12 coricidin tablets. officials believe the girls were trying to get high. >> at that level will cause hallucinations, symptoms of drunkenness. and they were observed becoming under the influence and we rounded them up right away. >> reporter: the three girls were transported to st. louise hospital in gilroy where they were treated and released. >> i was surprised. >> reporter: the students took the tablets on campus. the superintendent told us one of the girls obtained the medicine at a local store and had learned about using it to get high from social media. >> in this case the kids talked about seeing it on youtube and hearing about it through social media, that it's becoming a drug of choice among young teens. >> reporter

marianne favro has more. >> doctors here at kaiser permanente santa clara say they are definitely seeing more people coming into the emergency room with flu-like symptoms. the spike started last week and continued for thisr(e week. we have not seen the peak of flu season yet. kaiser santa clara infectious disease specialist dr. 5q!b&um says he is seeing more patients that need to be hospitalized because of the flu. >> we've seen a busy flu season over the last two weeks. and the er is seeing an increased volume of people coming in with respiratory symptoms. >> dr. blum says a recent cdc report shows the current vaccine is only 23% effective against the strain that is circulating right now.

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reporting live in santa clara marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you so much. new also spreading details on the measles outbreak hitting southern california hard. 51 people have been infected after the original outbreak at disneyland in mid-december. the illness has now spread to nine people not connected to disneyland disneyland. it is expected to get worse. the illness was mostly wiped out from the u.s. with vaccines. experts believe it may have been brought back via international visitors. >> america's comeback there's the theme president obama is expected to deliver in his state of the union address on tuesday. >> our job is to make sure every american feels part of our country's comeback. that's what i'll focus on how to builden 0 our momentum with rising wages, growing incomes and a stronger middle class. >> tuesday's address will mark the first time standing before a republican-led congress he'll make his case to defense lawmakers to support his proposals on education, cyberprotection and national security. >> i an deputy's widow from foreign california

marianne favro is joining us now in gilroy with the latest. >> reporter: peggy

nbc bay area's marianne favro is outside the club. brown's events have been plagued by lots of problems. that's why people are asking questions about security. >> reporter: this is the third time there has been some kind of violence surrounding a concert or a time when he was out and about in town especially in new york. now, i can tell you that witnesses say after the gunfire erupted here at this nightclub, hundreds of people stampeded toward the front door trying to get out. and tonight there are serious questions about security here. in the middle of his first song on stage, singer chris brown notices trouble in the back of the fiesta nightclub. seconds later, shots ring out. video taken by witnesses shows the chaos that followed as people trampled on each other to race out the front door. 37 seconds later,

nbc bay area's marianne favro is outside the club. brown's events have been plagued by lots of problems. that's why people are asking questions about security. >> reporter: this is the third time there has been some kind of violence surrounding a concert or a time when he was out and about in town especially in new york. now, i can tell you that witnesses say after the gunfire erupted here at this nightclub, hundreds of people stampeded toward the front door trying to get out. and tonight there are serious questions about security here. in the middle of his first song on stage, singer chris brown notices trouble in the back of the fiesta nightclub. seconds later, shots ring out. video taken by witnesses shows the chaos that followed as people trampled on each other to race out the front door. 37 seconds later, you can hear three more shots fired. one witness, who asked not to be identified described the panic. >> i could see people just hiding under the door everybody hiding just panicking. total panic. it was like a scary movie. >> r

reporting live in san jose marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> a lot of people are sick of our hazy skies but relief may finally be on the way. after 11 straight spare the air days, there is now no mandatory alert for tomorrow. outside our live cameras, skies are especially bad in the santa clara valley. our chief meteorologist is here and jeff allergy and asthma doctors very busy now days. >> yeah, and we will have that improvement. but it won't bring things down to the good level but we will see a key atmospheric shift. high pressure building across northern california and out of that we are getting winds here moving across the bay area coming out of the north. that's just what we need to at least stir up that atmosphere a little bit. can you see 8:00 p.m. tonight, winds relatively calm. 5 to 10 miles per hour but by tomorrow morning especially in the north bay, much improved air quality. wind out of the north and isn't a roseae isn't a rose 2 /* /* santa rosa at 23. here is what it means for the air quality as we head throughout tuesday. moderate levels for air pollut

marianne favro joining us live at kaiser santa clara with a closer look. >> reporter: doctors here at kaiser santa clara say they have definitely seen an increase of people coming into the emergency room with flu-like symptoms. and some patients have been so sick they've needed to be hospitalized. at kaiser permanente in santa clara, doctors are seeing an increase in people coming in suffering from flu-like symptoms. infectious disease specialist dr. jonathan blum is on the front lines. >> we're seeing more patients in the hospital because of flu. and certainly more patients in the emergency room and the clinic as well. >> reporter: a trend seen across the country. this cdc map shows widespread flu activity in almost every state. so far in the bay area four people under age 65 have died from complications from the flu. >> the problem with flu is typically that people can develop complications of it. so especially for people who are elderly or have underlying diseases affecting their lungs or heart, it can trigger other problems like no, ma'am may and heart attacks. >> reporter: this i

reporting live in morgan hill marianne favro nbc bay area news. >>> in political news her campaign is officially under way. california attorney general kamala harris declared she is running for senate when barbara boxer leaves the post next year. harris announced it on her campaign website this morning, shortly after a potential rival spoke up. democratic congresswoman loretta sanchez from orange county posted on her own facebook page that she is considering entering the race. as for kamala harris she wrote, "i will be a fighter for the next generation on the critical issues facing our country, and i will fight relentlessly to protect our coast, our immigrant communities and our seniors." >>> a changing of the guard in the south bay. the former candidate for san jose's mayoral race is now the new president of the santa clara county board of supervisors. dave core cortese is expected to outline his goals later this month when he delivers the state of the county address. >>> this is a fluid and critical time in washington, d.c. republicans now rule both houses of congress and president

. >>> i'm marianne favro. they were fired for speaking out, the jet at sfo that had them refusing to board the plane. >>> of course there had been a barrier there a long time ago. that accident would have never happened. >> and the fight to make the golden gate bridge safe. we'll meet the two men who pushed for that barrier to arrive this weekend. >>> we're following some braking news at this hour. our nbc chopper is overhead. homes are being evacuated in pittsburg. this is a live picture. this is at a train yard on north park side drive, off of highway 4. once again in pittsburg. there's no fire right now but firefighters are on the scene. you can see plenty of police menace well in case a fire flares up. about six homes have been evacuated. crews are being called in to plug the leak. a train car is leaking in pittsburg. >>> they'll try again to launch a load of groceries and supplies to the international space station. it was halted late yesterday because of a problem with the rocket. it is one of two vessel

san jose firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a fourflex, marianne favro is live. the last time we checked most are still waiting to get back into their homes. >> i can tell you that firefi t firefighters are mopping up. seven people were evacuated from these four townhomes on wayburn lane. firefighters say it starts at 2:28 in a garage, they credit a neighbor coming home from the hospital making sure everyone in the unit got out okay. >> this guy did everything right. i mean, he pulled up in his car. he noticed a little smoke. he wasn't quite sure what he's saying. and he saw flames. and he thought, oh, my god, the carson fire. he called 911. and 911 was knocking on the doors to get everybody out. they got everybody out. >> a lot of the neighbors here are calling their neighbor a hero. no one was hurt. arson investigators are on their way to the scene to determine the cause of the fire. firefighters say it does not initially appear suspicious. they can tell you in just a few minutes most of the residents are allowed back in. we've seen a lot of people out here sta