medina is the pure essence of it. >> i'm not an evil person. i wanted to help out. >> he said he will let me know when he sends a check to the club. by the way, he started what he calls the field of honor foundation. the irs granted the nonprofit status this month after word came out he was a fraud. be careful where you donate money. for the i team, abc 7 news. >> put the rain gear away and grab the jacket, scarf, and the gloves. cold air is settling in. right now we have showers off the coast and they will mainly stay off the coast. the system is exiting and we will dry out overnight. out there now, a bit of the chill. 47 in hayward and 45 in san jose. we are currently at 39 degrees. 48 in san francisco and right now 40 is the current number in san ramon. 30s and 20s. 27 in bend. 36 in medford and we will get this air mass moving into the bay area and that will set the stage for cold mornings, especially on sunday. overnight here's the call. mixture of clouds. around the bay, a lot of low 40s. 42 in oakland and 42 in san jose. 43 in san franci

medina is the pure essence of it. >> i'm not an evil person. i wanted to help out. >> he said he will let me know when he sends a check to the club. by the way, he started what he calls the field of honor foundation. the irs granted the nonprofit status this month after word came out he was a fraud. be careful where you donate money. for the i team, abc 7 news. >> put the rain gear away and grab the jacket, scarf, and the gloves. cold air is settling in. right now we have showers off the coast and they will mainly stay off the coast. the system is exiting and we will dry out overnight. out there now, a bit of the chill. 47 in hayward and 45 in san jose. we are currently at 39 degrees. 48 in san francisco and right now 40 is the current number in san ramon. 30s and 20s. 27 in bend. 36 in medford and we will get this air mass moving into the bay area and that will set the stage for cold mornings, especially on sunday. overnight here's the call. mixture of clouds. around the bay, a lot of low 40s. 42 in oakland and 42 in san jose. 43 in san franci

art medina had to resign. he arranged color guards and fund-raisers and left behind angry players and veterans. >> i can't imagine what they'd do if they found him. just too bad. he took us for a ride. and fooled a lot of people. >> he claims he's there because of threats received. >> i'm a marine. >> you were briefly. >> you had to earn the title. >> how? >> i finished boot camp. that is what i meant. >> records obtained by the i-team confirm he dropped out of the u.s. marines school of infantry and deserted, gone almost 10 years before his arrest weeks in the brig and discharge. he convinced many are fought in fallujah. >> you traded on the history with sacrifice of the people. what do you want to say to the families? >> you earned your keep and i'm sorry. >> in san francisco, a document interviewed him. he met marines and included donald trump's nominee for defense secretary. he told me he raised $6,000 supposed to go to the events. three months after the walk, medina still hasn't given donations to the clu

art medina had to resign.ranged color guards and fund-raisers and left behind angry players and veterans. >> i can't imagine what they'd do if they found him. just too bad. he took us for a ride. and fooled a lot of people. >> he claims he's there because of threats received. >> i'm a marine. >> you were briefly. >> you had to earn the title. >> how? >> i finished boot camp. that is what i meant. >> records obtained by the i-team confirm he dropped out of the u.s. marines school of infantry and deserted, gone almost 10 years before his arrest weeks in the brig discharge. he convinced many are fought in fallujah. >> you traded on the history with sacrifice of the people. what do you want to say to the families? >> you earned your keep and i'm sorry. >> in san francisco, a document interviewed him. he met marines and included donald trump's nominee for defense he told me he raised $6,000 supposed to go to the events. three months after the walk, medina still hasn't given donations to the club. >> they're going t

live in san francisco, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> thank you. two million people are expected to pack new york's times square to welcome in the new year. to protect them, 7,000 nypd officers will be on duty and among new security measures there, 65 garbage trucks filled with sand will be parked around times square to protect revelers from trucks used as weapons to plow through crowds like recent attacks in europe. >>> in pasadena, hundreds of volunteers are putting flowers on floats for monday's rose parade. each float is decorated with about 800,000 blooms and each flower is hand cut and placed on the float by hand, as well. >> i feel like i'm making a really huge impact even though we are only cutting roses but each rose that we cut is like a very impactful thing to do here. every rose here counts. >> well spoken. everything will be ready sunday. that's one day ahead of the parade. row you schooled us on this. the -- roberta, you schooled us on this. the rose parade is on monday not new year's day. >> the parade would never fall on a sunday be

live in san anselmo, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> all right. it, maria said she was swaying in the car so keep both hands on the wheel because of high winds in the bay area. in san jose we have a crash here northbound 101 before tully road. it's a multi-vehicle crash involving a big rig and two cars blocking the number two- lane and that backup is already to yerba buena road. 11 miles per hour in the yai so that will create delays if you are taking northbound 101. to the altamont pass, this is our heaviest traffic of the morning. westbound 580 before north flynn road with a crash but it's been moved over to the shoulder but it's still causing heavy delays here and you're driving at just 26 miles per hour across the pass. now moving on to the bay bridge toll plaza, the maze to downtown now will take you 31 minutes so definitely give yourself some extra time if you are heading into downtown san francisco and keep in mind there is a high wind advisory across the span of the bay bridge. that's your traffic. roberta, i'll send it to you for storm wa

kpix 5's maria medina is live in east palo alto with some of the damage. maria. >> good morning, michelle. >> reporter: this storm left behind quite a mess. a family walks out of their home and this is what they see, a tree that came crashing down right on top of not just one but two of their cars. you can see all that damage all that glass broken there as my photographer zooms in and tries not to fall over the branches over here. that's not the only mess in the bay area. in portola valley firefighters got a call about 1:30 a.m. a tree fell on a home over there forcing one person who lives inside/outside. no one was hurt in either incident. so back out here, so yesterday's storm, leaving behind a mess, power outages and downed trees. no one was hurt. i want to show you a good reminder that when you know that a storm is coming, have your trees checked out. look how the dry. ow, i hit myself! [ laughter ] look how dry this tree is. let me try again. that's why this tree just fell right over with some wind and some rain. i'll save this for my -- for my resume

kpix 5's maria medina is live in san jose with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: police have not yet released the description of the suspect. this happened on palm beach court last night off mclaughlin here in san jose. they broke in, they shot the suspects and ran. >> they broke in had guns and shot my stepson and his friend each in the leg. >> reporter: he went on to say that normally that neighborhood is pretty quiet. now, the two victims who were shot they were taken to regional medical center. they are expected to be okay. but so many questions remain in this case. for example, did the victims and the suspects know each other or was this random? what do the suspects look like? live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> she sang and danced her way into the hearts of millions and now family, friends and fans are remembering the life of debbie reynolds. as roxana saberi reports, she had a stroke just one day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: sunshiny teenaged star of the 1952 classic "singin' in the rain" died wednesday just a day afte

kpix 5's maria medina reports. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of people commented that they didn't think that one of the inmates would get very far because he had a distinct tattoo right over his eye. he was on the run for a week in the south bay. rogelio chavez was arrested after a seven you're standoff in san jose last night. investigator say he was hiding in the attic of a friend's home, was high and had drugs on him. his capture comes nearly 24 hours after the arrest of laron campbell who was hiding out in his sister's apartment in antioch. investigators say he crashed through the zeal over there as u.s. marshals served a search warrant. >> the investigation is ongoing and there may be additional arrests in the future of people who harbored chavez during the time he had escaped. fugitive chavez was in possession of narcotics and we believe he is under the influence, and he has been transported to a local hospital. >> reporter: now, in all, deputies have arrested three women who allegedly helped these men while they were on the run for

live at s jpd, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> 6:57.e a look at your bay area roads out the door. first, the altamont pass. this has been a problem all morning and now we have two new crashes along the way to tell you about. first, westbound 580 after granted line road this is a multi-vehicle crash involving a big rig and two pickup trucks blocking the right lane and as you keep going you get to north flynn road and after that there's a two-car crash in the left lane. expect delays from the altamont pass to livermore and then the dublin interchange. hayward to foster city 14 minutes between 880 and 101. on the nimitz looking good 238 in san leandro to the maze taking 17 minutes. roberta? >> roqui, how could you possibly not have a terrific day after taking a look at this right? a need a big ooo. >> oooo! >> that's just glorious this morning. but we can't see how cold it is. it is now 29 degrees in santa rosa. it is near freezing in redwood city. all the way through belmont, it is 32 degrees in livermore. san francisco 44. oakland 37 deg

. >> residents along this stretch in medina county worry that the pipeline is now unstoppable. they're not ready to give up the fight. . james harvey's herd could see changes. >> it's a sad day for medina county and our country as well. >> it cuts his farm in half. and today the federal energy regulatory commission gave the company a green light towards one time step. >> that says that nexus has chosen this route. this is the route they're harvey's worry could ruin their farm and livelihood. >> by coming through it and taking up hay ground you take our production off that land. >> the report said there are no major environmental issues that should keep the proposed pipeline from being built. john harvey worries about safety. >> it's like sitting on a ticking time bomb. when the it going to explode. >> these neighbors aren't backing down. >> we're going to go against things we don't think are right and hope the law will eventually be on our side. >> according to statements from the company they're hoping the permit comes early next year and the pipeline will be operational in no

first maria medina is in san jose. maria? >> reporter: yeah, guys, you know, julie watts told us to head to san jose, it would be raining just in time for our noon shot and she was right. it start heavily raining here a half-hour ago. as we shake our umbrella, it's not just the rain and the wind. it's also the high surf that's affecting the last-minute holiday shopping. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: before they are prepared to start selling the dungeness crab they caught, his customers are already lining up. it's one of the biggest weekends of the year for crab fishermen like jim. >> besides thanksgiving and new year's. >> reporter: but today's storm that's brought wind, heavy rain and even high surf is threatening to put a dent in the sales today. >> it will slow things down as long as the rain is here but tomorrow it's supposed to clear up so it would be a nice day tomorrow so hopefully we'll do more sales tomorrow. but we'll be here today just in case people want crab. >> reporter: almost an hour way in san jose -- >> i

live in san francisco, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> a dramatic jewelry heist in san francisco. robbers beat a jewelry dealer and took off with a bag containing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of diamonds and gold. it happened last night outside the jewelry center on utah street. that's in the south of market area. police say the suspects punched a 72-year-old jewelry dealer in the chest and then took off with his bag. there was about $400,000 worth of gold and diamonds inside. a relative who is also in the jewelry business thinks the crooks may have followed their victim for days. >> i wouldn't be surprised only because dealers are driving around moving jewelry and people that would do something like that, they will usually get a sight on them, watch them for a couple of days and get a feel for where they're going and follow them around until they do something like that. >> the man attacked is in shock but otherwise okay. >>> new details we now know the identity of a woman shot and killed in west oakland this week. [ no microphone ] >> police say [ indiscernible ] was ki

kpix 5's maria medina is live in san jose this morning with the very latest. maria. >> reporter: good morning, kenny. unfortunately, police have not released a description of the suspect. this happened just after 10:00 at a home on peach court off mclaughlin here in san jose. police say the two men forced their way into that home, had some sort of confrontation with two people inside before they shot them and then took off. we spoke to one man who lives across the street. >> i heard that couple people tried to break in there and they had guns and they shot my stepson and his friend each in the leg. >> reporter: you can imagine it's put that neighborhood on edge. now, those two victims who were shot were taken to regional medical center. they are expected to be okay. but still so many questions in the case. for example, did the victims and the suspect know each other or was this random? and again, what do those suspects look like? live at sjpd, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> new this morning, a fairfield man who had been facing dui charges is off the hook. kpix 5 re

kpix 5's maria medina has more on how the victims are being remembered today but first anne makovec with the investigation. >> reporter: it continues here at the scene of the fire as does the recovery effort. there are still parts of the building they can't get into. let's take a live look from chopper 5. over the scene. several illegal things were going on in the ghost ship before the fire that killed 36 people. yesterday the mayor released 30 years of records. it shows that in 2014 a complaint was filed about construction without permits deemed by the city to be nonactionable. we are hearing about the possible cause of this fire. a refrigerator. and a woman who lived there for a time last year mentioned a refrigerator when he got there a couple of days ago mentioning a refrigerator in the back of the building where the fire started and she mentioned that before this evening came out as a possible cause. here's what she had to say. >> they pulled a refrigerator out of there when i moved there and put it somewhere else. so if they had just put a refrigerator there it was always overloadi

kpix 5's maria medina reports. >> reporter: good morning.idn't think that one of the inmates would get very far because he had a distinct tattoo right over his eye. he was on the run for a week in the south bay. rogelio chavez was arrested after a seven you're standoff in san jose last night. investigator say he was hiding in the attic of a friend's home, was high and had drugs on him. his capture comes nearly 24 hours after the arrest of laron campbell who was hiding out in his sister's apartment in antioch. investigators say he crashed through the zeal over there as u.s. marshals served a search warrant. >> the investigation is ongoing and there may be additional arrests in the future of people who harbored chavez during the time he had escaped. fugitive chavez was in possession of narcotics and we believe he is under the influence, and he has been transported to a

we are going as to start off with kpix 5's maria medina.ve in san jose to explain what police chief eddie garcia plans to do regarding immigration enforcement. good morning, maria. >> reporter: good morning, brian. yeah, basically, he is saying not in my city. and he is not the only one. the san jose mayor will also be here for a press conference later this morning. now, he wrote a letter to undocumented immigrants just a couple of weeks ago basically saying we have your back. now, in that letter, he said that they won't allow the police department to get involved in federal immigration enforcement and that he is prepared to go to court to block any federal action that he believes is unconstitutional. of course, all this in response to president-elect donald trump president trump's promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrantses with criminal records. >> i don't think families should be separated. >> they might be die ported. >> and you? >> and i might be either in the orphanage or adopted by people that i don't want to be adopted b

and i'm marai medina-- in for michelle griego. outside... >>> good morning, it is monday, december 26. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm maria medina in for michelle griego. a live look outside. a chilly start to our last week of 2016. beautiful shot. >> looks very clear. usually we're used to the fog rolling in at this hour but it is looking very nice out there. >> wow, with the passage of the cold front we have a lot of cooler air mass in place right now so that's why we have the clarity and we also have an offshore flow that's kicking in so we have some breezy conditions, there are some chilly temperatures and, boy, we're even talking about a wind chill this morning. currently looking out towards sfo no reports of any local airport delays. we'll keep you posted on that. temperatures dipped into the upper 20s in santa rosa. 34 in livermore down to the 20s this morning. 35 in san jose mid-30s in redwood city. wind now for the most part under 10 except in san francisco also along the immediate seashore in half moon bay. you have to go inland

kpix 5's maria medina is live in santa clara valley at the medical center there with the latest. maria. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. that little boy rushed their valley medical center. officers don't know if he has a serious brain injury or if he will be okay. this happened on row hampton and vancouver north of story road at 11 p.m. investigators say the little 3- year-old was his grand father walking their dog in the neighborhood when the little boy wandered into the street. he was then struck by a car. now, officers say it wasn't a direct impact but, rather, a glancing blow that knocked him out. transported immediately to the hospital. >> i don't know his condition. >> that driver took off. finding the driver may be difficult or impossible. that's because the only description of that car is that it was silver and likely a honda. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> the police commission in san francisco is voting on a new "use of force" policy. this comes just one day after the new chief was announced. jackie ward has been following the transition and jackie, thi

maria medina reports on why they are told to go. >> reporter: you can see a few of the rvs behind me and they were being told to move all abuse of the circus. now, kpix 5 was the first to discover and to tell you about at least a dozen police officers sleeping in rvs in a parking lot near the department. many of them live far away and needed to sleep in rvs to get rest between regular and mandatory overtime shifts but recently they were told to get out of the parking lot or risk being towed because cirque du soleil was coming to town and just like they do every, single year they use that parking lot. now, there was a solution. so they are being relocated. >> the nice thing is, is our chief's office realized we have to put them somewhere else to get some sleep and that's what they did so that's a good thing. >> reporter: all right. so we spotted work crews setting up new lights and a few rvs are now in the new parking lot. fortunately, there are 30 new recruits in the academy that will help with the shortage of police officers that is causing all of this. but we have learned that the

kpix 5's maria medina is live in santa clara valley medical center with the very latest. maria. >>> michelle that little boy just three years old taken here to valley medical center. and investigators aren't sure if he has a serious brain injury or if he will be okay. this happened on roehampton and vancouver north of story road here in san jose. it happened at about 11:00 last night. investigators say the little boy was with his grandfather. they were walking their dog in the neighborhood when the little boy wandered off into the street. that's when he was struck by a car. now, police say it wasn't a direct impact but, rather, a glancing blow that knocked him out. >> he was transported immediately over to the hospital where i don't know what his condition is, a possible brain injury. >> reporter: so again, that driver did take off. so there is that search for the driver and finding that person may be difficult or even impossible because the only description of that car right now is that it's silver and it was likely a honda. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> it

kpix 5's maria medina live in the north bay this morning in san anselmo.aria, crews already prepping for the storm and the anticipated mess to clean up. >> reporter: good morning. right before the break i asked you what was wrong with this picture? if you answered all the leaves on the ground, you are right. if you haven't raked leaves outside your home and out of the storm drains, do it now. over in berkeley, city crews scrambled when they found out just how much rain was going to fall in such a short amount of time. they used a wet vac-like machine to suck up all the leaves out of the drain. and, you know, because the king tides that we're experiencing right now, they know that this area is prone to flooding. >> with high tide water can't flow out as efficiently. that's when it backs up into the storm drain system. >> can't do much about that, can you? >> not much you can do when that happens. >> reporter: so city crews not only the ones scrambling out there. residents also scrambling to rake up their leaves. so if you haven't already done so, do it now

kpix 5's maria medina is live in oakland on how local communities are remembering them. >>> reporter: not too far from anne makovec is this memorial that's continuing to grow. i want to read you some of the messages. thinking of you. i love you. our prayers are with you and your families. this is continuing to grow. we want to show you some of the images that we have seen in oakland as friends and family get confirmation of the identities of these victims. 35 of the 36 victims' names have been released. one of the names won't be released because that victim is just 17 years old. but as the names emerge, we are also hearing their stories. >> one thing about chelsea that is absolutely a fact is that whenever she was around, everything was a little brighter. she was a very unique human being and very uplifting personality. >> it appears as if a male was trying to protect the female and had her in like a hugging position. a young man trying to what we think save a girl that he was in love with. >> reporter: and just so heartbreaking to hear of not just their lives but of their final momen

live in palo alto, maria medina, kpix 5. ♪[ music ] >>> time now 6:09.onald trump goes head to head with a union leader over the carrier jobs deal while environmentalists raise concerns about the president- elect's latest nomination. >> and an invasion of arctic air is causing problems all over the u.s. >> speaking of arctic air, our cold weather is now pretty much history. okay, so it's a little raw outside but we're tracking not only the storm that's bringing us rain right now, but the one for the weekend. >> and we have wet roadways throughout the bay area. how it's affecting your morning commute? we'll tell you when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, president-elect donald trump's boost deportati >>> new this morning a california bill that could protect immigrants from president-elect donald trump's plans to enforce deportation law. the leader of the california senate wants to prevent police from telling federal immigration officials about immigrants being released from jail. the bill would also prohibit immigration enforcement in public schools,

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kpix 5's maria medina reports. >> reporter: good morning. before president-elect donald trump was elected, dozens of tech execs called him a disaster for innovation, now they are going to meet him. some of the big name companies include facebook, amazon, apple, tesla's ceo will be there, google will be there. they are concerned that president-elect trump will infringe on digital privacy but curb the hire of tech savvy immigrants. they are not saying much about what they plan to talk about president-elect trump. some say they will plead their case. some try to keep the peace. >> i think we'll get acquainted. they don't know each other. silicon valley, the technology community, the president-elect, they have had no substantial dialogue. there wasn't anything happening on the campaign trail. the president-elect didn't spend anytime in silicon valley. >> reporter: no, he didn't. and while on the campaign trail, trump criticized apple for outsourcing to china. he sparred with amazon's ceo who owns the "washington post" blaming him of directing th

kpix 5's maria medina reports from sacred heart where the gift-giving is going on all day. >> like this one. >> reporter: she can't contain her excitement and happiness as she chooses christmas gifts for her five children. >> i think that one is perfect. >> reporter: because normally, the holiday season is a struggle. >> it's really sad. you cannot [ indiscernible ] [ heavy accent ] >> reporter: her husband works and the wife stays home to care for their children. thousands line up at sacred heart for gifts they can't afford. >> a lot of parents are struggling to pay for rent. it's a holiday tradition. >> reporter: for the next two days christmas gifts will be handed out for 6200 santa clara county children but there's still a need. >> this morning we are short about 2,000 toys. >> reporter: the toy store sacred heart sets up every year is full of donations, gifts flora knows come from the heart. she is also a volunteer here. >> this one is for my oldest. >> reporter: for a day they can fore et the struggle. >> i got -- for a day they can forget the struck. >> i got this one. i'm so hap

kpix 5's maria medina live at sjpd headquarters with what chief eddie garcia plans to announce in just a few hours. good morning, maria. >> reporter: good morning, brian. yeah. the top cop here is expected to announce the long-standing position on immigration and the san jose mayor is going to join him and i can tell you just a couple of weeks ago he told undocumented immigrants, quote, we have your backs. and he basically went on to say that they won't allow the police department to get involved in federal immigration enforcement and that the mayor is prepared to go to court to block any federal activity that he believes is unconstitutional to undocumented immigrants with criminal records. this is in response to president-elect donald trump's promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants with criminal records. >> a lot of students are scared. now, they don't know what the uncertainty is for today and tomorrow. they don't know if tomorrow they are going to need to pack and go back to mexico with their parents. >> reporter: we saw it protests at bay area schools against presiden

kpix 5's maria medina is in fremont with details on the allegations. >> reporter: corrin has had a decade long career at the fremont school district first as a substitute teacher then going to american high school before landing here to washington high. >> won't be returning to the school district. >> reporter: the teacher no longer in class after allegations of 32-year-old had sex with a high school student. >> we were off last week when the teacher was arrested. we were first notified and having been working with the police ever scene. >> reporter: she taught swim at mission san jose high communicating with the alleged victim at the beginning of the year. the conversations became more inappropriate over time until they had sex according to police. the fremont district alerted the district today about audiat's arrest. >> the teachers are focused on trying to bring normalcy back. >> reporter: she was paid to protect a student and is now out of a job. do you believe there are any more victims out there? >> based on the information we currently have from the police department, no there are

maria medina, kpix 5. >>> other bay area headlines. firefighters worked all morning to knock down a four-alarm blaze in santa rosa. the fire broke out on wilson street around 2 a.m. according to the fire marshal, this was a warehouse used to store books and furniture. no injuries reported. and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> a watsonville man is in custody, suspected on charges of burglary, auto theft and possession of an illegal firearm. justin har ra was arrested last night at a motel six in watsonville. he surrendered and admitted he had this gun in the room. harrah was not allowed to have a gun because of a court order. >>> a final play for the paraders. the city of oakland and alameda county saying yes to a new plan but now the question is, will it be a touchdown with the nfl? >> plus, hitting the roads in san francisco. when you'll be able to take an uber right without anyone behind the wheel. aleppo, after a ceasefire collapsed. the syrian regime has re- >>> in the middle east fighting is continuing in aleppo a

maria medina, kpix 5. >>> new at noon, a tsunami warning has been issued after a powerful earthquake rocked the solomon islands. the magnitude 7.8 struck this morning. the pacific tsunami warning center has canceled an earlier tsunami warning in that area. and closer to home a magnitude 6.5 quake hit off the humboldt county coast minutes before 7 a.m. about 100 miles west of ferndale. the earthquake wasn't powerful enough to generate a tsunami. people felt the shaking as well as several aftershocks including one measuring 5.2. no injuries have been reported. >>> attention early birds. bart has a plan to scale back its hours and it could affect your morning commute. starting in 2018, trains will start running at 5 a.m. on weekdays instead of 4 a.m. bart says the earlier start is necessary so that construction can begin on the transbay tube retrofit. that project is set to last 2 1/2 years. >>> all right. tesla just got the green light for a bay area expansion. the fremont city council just approved a plan for tesla to potentially double the size of its manufacturing plant. that's an e

maria medina reports. >> reporter: the police chief says he has heard the concerns here in san jose and he wanted to send a message, they will not get involved. >> the san jose pd has not and will not enforce federal law. it is simply not our mission or our rule. >> reporter: that's chief garcia's message to undocumented immigrants. his officers won't get involved with immigration enforcement. >> i don't think families should be separated. >> there's a lot of fear right now. a lot of uncertainty about what will happen in washington, d.c. >> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardo wrote an open letter to undocumented immigrants just a few weeks ago saying, we have your backs. as fear spreads throughout the bay area. >> i don't pretend to know what president trump might decide to implement but there's fear. >> reporter: standing next to the chief and other community leaders today, the mayor and chief reiterated the city stands on immigration. >> we are maintaining our policy to make sure our police department isn't engaged in immigration enforcement. >> i and my officers are committed to ma

maria medina has more regarding ray mcdonald. >> reporter: that woman was holding their 2-month-old baby when that video was recorded. she took pictures of that. we warn you the video you are about to see may be disturbing. [ screaming and crying ] [ punching ] >> stop! >> reporter: the four minute video ends with the victim's screams but it starts -- >> get away from me! get away! [ crying ] >> reporter: with the woman pleading to former nfl player ray mcdonald to leave according to the woman's attorney. the driver can be heard trying to calm her down. >> leave me alone! [ sobbing ] >> we're leaving. >> i find that video one of the most horrifying i have seen in 46 years of practicing law. >> reporter: robin is the woman's attorney. she says the video and pictures of bruises on her face and legs obtained by kpix 5 show a history of abuse at the hands of mcdonald. >> she just wanted to document what her condition was but there were many, many other occasions when he had bruised her. >> reporter: she says the video from may 2015 when mcdonald used the key to get into the apartment he rent

live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. ♪[ music ] >>> time now 6:40.be thief with a bizarre plan to steal from a bay area music hall. >> and caltrans taking special precautions for the holiday with more snow expected in the sierra. we'll be right back. ,, from new york. good morning. thanks. cbs this >>> time for what's coming up on "cbs this morning" with norah o'donnell. >> reporter: we are in berlin with the latest on the manhunt for a christmas market suspect as we learn about americans injured in the attack. plus there are new concerns that some medical community members are pushing the use of addictive painkillers for profit! also, the last-minute rush to get presents to you on time at amazon center. >> the florida everglades the project that almost destroyed it and the threats now facing the park. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. >> thank you. >>> plenty of big economic reports this morning. >> joining us live now kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne. good morning, ken

live in half moon bay, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> let's take a live look now at sfo.folks headed there today. it's going to be a very busy travel day. the rainy weather certainly is not going to help things. >> kpix 5's lisa chan is live at the airport with more on how things are going out there this morning. lisa. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. well, the duty manager here at sfo just told me they are going to start a delay program that starts at 7 a.m. this morning and it will run until midnight. this means the faa is going to slow down the arrival rate of planes due to the wind and the rain and then this will affect departure times. [ pause ] [ no narration ] >> reporter: -- five-minute delays. lots of people are on the move today. 103million americans are traveling for the holiday. that's 1.5 million more than last year. now at l.a.x., construction and rain backed up the country's second largest airport. in 48 hours, 150 flights were canceled. and more than 850 were delayed. >> how long you been at l.a.x.? >> 24 hours today. >> reporter: now, aaa says mos

live in san anselmo, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> that is good advice, thank you. live in the elements in marin county. she should ditch the umbrella. >> probably. >> not helpful. >>> roberta gonzales has been very busy in the weather center all morning long tracking that rain. where are we at, roberta? >> we have venado 12 miles from healdsburg a mountainous community in the north bay over 5.5" of rain today already over 2 inches of rain in the santa rosa area. when you see the yellow and orange on your tv screen, that's the real deal. that's the moderate to heavy rain and it has been draped across the north bay for hours. as i get ready to zoom on in, you can see that the heaviest precipitation now along 101 from petaluma back through novato in a san rafael all the way in towards the golden gate bridge and the city of san francisco. that's the leading edge of the heaviest precipitation and the gustiest winds. western addition, lincoln boulevard, you will start to see the rains increase. in fact, we're looking out towards the golden gate bridge, let's verify that

today business owners expressed their worries but kpix 5's maria medina reports that the effort backfired. maria? >> reporter: that's right, kenny. yeah, dorothy king owns the restaurant behind me. she wanted to bring attention a second warehouse that she believes is a potential fire hazard here in oakland. the warehouse next to her. so she invited the media for a news conference inside her restaurant but it backfired. take a look. >> hey, y'all are on the witch hunt, okay? y'all need to cool [ censored ] , okay? we're still grieving our friends. our friends aren't even in the ground yet! >> every, single artist involved thinks that this is wrong and they are calling you snitches and saying this is a witch hunt. [ screaming ] >> save lives, then be quiet as a mouse! >> reporter: so as you can see, her news conference interrupted by "artists" who felt the restaurant owner would threaten the warehouses like the ghost ship a place to live and place to work. now, warehouses like the ghost ship have been unscrutiny since the friday fire. the artists who interrupted king said she should have sp

maria medina, kpix 5. >> the city and county pledged $29 million to buy the mobile home park. we did reach out to the property owner today but have had no response so far. >>> today the police commission in san francisco votes on a new "use of force" policy a day after the chief was announced. several areas are outlined in the revised policy including safeguarding human life and dignity, establishing communications, crisis intervention when feasible and fair and unbiased policing. the commission is scheduled to vote at 5:30 this evening. >>> happening today, a meeting in the battle over self-driving cars in california. legal teams for uber and the state are sitting down together in sacramento this afternoon. uber started its first self- driving cars in san francisco last week. dmv says the company doesn't have the proper permits. they are threatening to sue. >>> the search is intensifying across europe for the driver who hit dozens of people at a christmas market in berlin killing 12. investigators are searching for a new suspect. he had been under surveillance for months this

maria medina reports. >> reporter: police say the victims and the suspects did not know each other. neighbors say this is where the home invasion happened. police say two men forced their way in they exchanged words with the victims before they shot them and then took off. one plan says he knows the victim. >> a couple people tried to break in there and they had guns and they shot my stepson and his friend each in the leg. >> reporter: the two victims were taken to regional medical center. they are expected to be okay. but police have not released motive or suspect description. in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> police are looking for clues in two deadly shootings in oakland that happened just hours apart last night. first at about 4:5 p.m. a woman -- 5:45 a woman was shot and killed on the 900 block of 21st street. then at 9:25 p.m., a 22-year- old man was shot on 62nd street near golden gate playground. no arrests have been made in either case. >>> solano county prosecutors are dropping dui charges against a man because of an unusual drug test. police say that joseph schwab wa

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i'm kenny choi. >> i'm maria medina.is off and roqui is back. >> it was so nice to be home. it was a good christmas. >> you had to work on california, my dad and my brother had practice on christmas -- >> you had to work on christmas? >> my dad and brother had practice on christmas but it was a good christmas. >> we have temperatures cooling off again this morning as we take a beautiful view of sfo. 33 degrees in santa rosa. 31 in livermore. below freezing in in livermore. san francisco 43 degrees. i'mrain coming up. i'll tell you when coming up. >>> the bay bridge

kpix 5's maria medina reports while some people were ready for the storm, others got a rude awakening. >> reporter: for most of us it's business as usual but for some of us, last night's storm was unforgettable. from mudslides to downed trees, yesterday's storm left a mark throughout some parts of the bay area. >> it was raining buckets all day it lived up to the hype. >> reporter: he called santa cruz county home for four decades. he says this is nothing new on bear creek road during heavy rains. >> this has been productive for a while. they will have to fix it. >> exciting stuff here, right? >> you bet. just typical day in the mountains. >> reporter: but this wasn't expected for the man who owns not one but both the cars under this massive tree that toppled over in east palo alto just after 10:00 last night. a few hours later this tree buckled and crashed on top of a home in portola valley leaving the person inside scrambling to look for a place to stay. it's also a wake-up call to prepare for the worst. >> it looks like we're in for a year. >> reporter: no one was hurt in the incid

. >> kpix 5's maria medina reports that thanks to the generosity of others, moms and dads got to pick out some gifts that otherwise probably wouldn't be under the tree. >> like this one. >> reporter: she can contain her excitement and happiness as she chooses christmas gifts for her five children. >> so i think that one is perfect. >> reporter: normally the holiday season is a struggle. >> it's really sad. you cannot [ indiscernible ] what they want. >> reporter: her husband works. flora is a stay-at-home mother. it's similar to the thousands who will line up at sacred heart in san jose to get free christmas gifts they can't afford. >> a lot of the parents coming here they are struggling to pay for rent and it's leaving little for holiday traditions. >> reporter: for the next two days christmas gifts will be handed out for 6200 santa clara county children but there is still a need. >> this morning we were short about 2,000 toys. >> reporter: the toy store sacred heart sets up every year is full of donations, gives flora knows comes from the heart. she is also a volunteer here and for

in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> two down, five recounts to go for santa clara county's registrar. more than 7 weeks after the election, poll workers still tallying ballots. two races have been completed with no change in the outcome. the chief of police for the city of santa clara and a palo alto school board member. there are five more contests still to be recounted. >>> the bouquets of flowers are being dropped off at debbie reynolds's star on the hollywood walk of fame. she died a day after her daughter carrie fisher died. family and friends are still in shock. >> the last thing she said she missed her daughter and wanted to be with her and 30 minutes later she had the stroke. >> there are reports there will be one funeral for both privately and a larger public memorial later. the news of debbie reynolds's death stunned fans around the world but reporter marlie hall says some doctors believe it was no coincidence. >> reporter: the death of 84- year-old hollywood legend debbie reynolds is raising awareness about broken heart syndrome. her son todd fisher that his mother was und

. >> i'm maria medina. michelle is off and roqui is back. >> it was so nice to be home. it was a good christmas. >> you had to work on california, my dad and my brother had practice on christmas -- >> you had to work on christmas? >> my dad and brother had practice on christmas but it was a good christmas. >> we have temperatures cooling off again this morning as we take a beautiful view of sfo. 33 degrees in santa rosa. 31 in livermore. below freezing in in livermore. san francisco 43 degrees. i'mrain coming up. i'll tell you when coming up. >>> the bay bridge toll plaza looking good. on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze 18 minutes. no delays across the span of the bridge. san mateo bridge, 880 to 101, 14 minutes. mass transit, bart, ace, caltrain all on time. muni express buses not running. no parking on either end of the golden gate bridge. that's through new year's day. >>> crews have found one two of black boxes from a russian military jet that crashed into the black sea. the cockpit voice recorder is missing. sunday the

love san jose and, like, i love this campus but i wish it were safer. >> reporter: at sjsu, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> some people in humboldt county jolted out of bed this morning after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast. magnitude 6.5 quake hit just before 7:00 about 100 miles west of ferndale to 20 miles south of eureka. there were no reports of injuries or serious damage. but people definitely felt the shaking across northern california and were startled again by several aftershocks including one that measured 5.2. >> i think this is an excellent opportunity to, um, to learn a little bit more about this area and since it was a large earthquake and generated, um, it was well recorded, perhaps a good opportunity to study or to look again at how we respond to earthquakes. >> and pg&e confirms there were no outages due to the seismic activity. ♪[ music ] >>> remembering the first american to orbit the earth. >> coming up we take a look back at the remarkable life of john glenn. >> plus, new rules for bay area dog walkers. the sections of a national park that are now off limits. >>

. >> i'm maria medina. michelle is enjoying her vacation. let's take a live look now at the bay bridge. this shot never gets old. so beautiful. >> that's why they show it every morning. >> they turned out the lights at the embarcadero already. >> yeah. we had those -- those buildings were all lit up yesterday. >> 10,000 l.e.d.s yeah. they don't waste anytime. >> you always have little nuggets of knowledge. >> it happens when you're old. [ laughter ] >> the more you know. the more you know. >> native californian. so -- good morning, everyone. we have another clear, clear sky this morning a few high, thin clouds. i just love this beautiful view of sfo. yesterday i climbed up to one of our buildings and tightened one of our lens. you didn't know i have my engineering license, as well. [ laughter ] >> we have no delays at sfo now or mineta international airport or oakland international airport. temperatures below freezing in santa rosa. livermore is up to 34 after kick-starting the morning at 31 degrees. it's in the mid-30s in san jose. it's now

. ♪[ music ] and i'm marai medina-- in for michelle griego.od morning, it is monday, december 26. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm maria medina in for michelle griego. a live look

. >> this is a typical day for deputy medina. she works at the largest mental health institution in the united states. and all of her patients are inmates. >> have you ever been threatened? >> it's literally every day. >> no one wants a jail in their backyard, but the biggest one in the country happens to be in mine. >> all of the different issues that we deal with would be looked upon by anybody as staggering. >> the los angeles county jail is ground zero for the nation's toughest custody challenges. run down and overcrowded facilities, the sky high number of gangs. >> this is the gang capital of the united states, if not the world. >> and an exploding mental health population. >> we are the de facto mental health system. >> now for the first time since a shocking scandal brought the sheriff's department under fire -- >> there are certain members of the sheriffs department who believe they're above the law. >> they're allowing one camera crew unprecedented access, ours. is your life in danger in here? >> yes. >> i love you, okay