noelle walker is live now at city hall and talked with the mayor a short time ago. >> reporter: the mayor said he's probably one of the two in san jose who has not gone to the domed theater, and he also says that he's not sure how long that part of its past will be here in the future. the theaters are remnants of a bye gone era. mary poppins was the movie featured back when people did not go to the theater. bryan grayson is trying to save a bit of history. more than 250 people signed a petition to save the domed theaters on winchester boulevard. >> the worse fear is all of the domes will be torn down. and another type of development will go in and it'll be very one of those bland. >> reporter: today the city council will look into seeking historic designation. >> they're not very old. and i know they're probably not that historic but i know people love them. >> reporter: there is sentimental attachments for generations of families with shared memories here. >> i'm just going to miss this place if it does go but i'm glad that it's still here for them. >> reporter: so the people who are try

. >> i am noelle walker, why people who live near this crosswalk avoid using it.get to the end of the day dinner'and i am toast. suit. in fact, we've had toast for dinner. but tonight i nailed it. kfc family feast. 9 pieces any recipe, 3 large sides, 6 biscuits, $19.99. do not give up on dinner. ♪ >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >>> storm tracker 2 is heating up, rain showing up on the radar and the commute pretty bad -- commute is pretty bad. our chief meteorologist bill martin with the conditions. >> all about the commute. this is not real heavy rain, it is on the afternoon commute and we are getting slow traffic and reports of heavy rain in marin county. a few reports out in this area. fairfax, heavy rain coming down and those yellows representing that. marin county gets heavy rain on these systems. in san francisco as well, you have rain falling on the great highway, on the bay bridge. all the bridges are pretty much wet except the dumbarton. and san jose right now, running dry as well. a look a

as ktvu's noelle walker tells us the insurance exchange is doing outreach in one last final push to tryople to sign up. >> with just a week left to enroll in covered california. >> i don't have insurance. >> reporter: sheila stafford has been looking at her options. >> just some where i can see. >> reporter: the 53-year-old grandmother is one of thousands who came out to a covered california outreach. >> we understand people may feel a little frustration online, that's why we urge people to go out to an outreach. >> you can go four or five different places just to sign up for insurance, that's stressful. >> reporter: sheila's job doesn't offer coverage, she's been uninsured for two years. >> i've been paying out of pocket but insurance is too high. my check is not big enough to pay rent and pay my insurance. >> reporter: under health care reform there's a penalty for not having insurance, $95 a person or 1% of your income whichever is higher on a $50,000 income that's a $500 fine. critics have cautioned some will opt for the fine. >> we never would recommend that because we want you to

noelle walker. >>> more details on other top markets, sacramento ranks number two followed by san diego, las vegas, orange county and los angeles. >>> police are warning people who live in the east bay about a possible imposter posing as a police officer. authorities are concerned the thief may try to impersonate a water district employee because an official hard hat, and safety vest were all inside the truck when it was stolen. the vehicle bares the number 816 with 128-5077. authorities say it was spotted last night at redwood christian church in castro valley. >>> police in two bay area cities trying to figure out why people were walking on busy highways when they were struck and killed this weekend. in san jose a 16-year-old boy died on southbound highway 85 near snell avenue. he was walking across the highway from the right shoulder to the center divide when he was hit by a woman in a bmw. >>> police in fremont police say a 54-year-old man was killed on highway 880. investigators say it's not clear why that van was on the highway around 10:30 this morning when he was hit by a toyota

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have breaking news now from back east. passengers on a u.s. air flight from philadelphia had to evacuate the plane after the front wheel collapsed during take off. u.s. air flight 1702 was headed to texas and airport spokes woman said there are no reports of injuries. this selfie was posted to twitter who said she was a passengers on board the plane. you can see the aircraft nose down. again, a u.s. air passenger jet had to aport a take off -- abort a take off. all of the passengers and crews safely evacuated from the plane. >>> new developments after several students at a high school got sick after eating tainted brawnies. parents fear there may be -- brownies. parents fear there may be more. what officials say happened is different than what students described. ktvu's john sasaki is live at hayward high school with a photo of a medical emergency. >> reporter: five students missed class because of what happened at hayward high school yesterday. >> reporter: after class today at hayward high school we learned what a group

ktvu's noelle walker has more. >> reporter: with just a week left to enroll in covered california she is looking at her options. >> i just want regular doctor. you know? someone i can see on regular base. >> the 52-year-old grandmother is one of dozens who came to a outreach program at glide memorial in san francisco. >> we hear people might feel frustrated online. that is why we are encouraging people to go to in person assistance. >> reporter: from a software glitch last municipality problems getting help over the -- last month to problems getting help over the phone, some callers simply gave up before completing the process. >> 4 or 5 different places to sign up for insurance. >> reporter: her job doesn't offer coverage. she has been uninsured for two years. >> i have been paying out of pocket but the insurance is too high. my check isn't big enough to pay. >> reporter: under affordable care act there is a penalty for not having insurance. $95 a person or 1% of your income, the whichever is high -- whichever is higher. critics cautioned, some will propt the fine. >> i would never r

. >> noelle walker live from palo alto. there were a lot of stanford fans cheering on their team in their own disat this dis -- distinctive way. >> i should have worn my glasses if i wanted to fit in. the so proclaimed nerd squad were out in full force. cardinal red flocked the stadium. >> everybody kept asking me, are you going into the bracket or anything. >> reporter: the bracket, probably didn't have stanford and dayton in the sweet 16. >> i took dayton all the way through just as a royalty. >> we definitely have some friends. we have complicated seats for that kind of thing. >> reporter: going into the thread meant both teams were underdogs. >> we're stanford and we're nerds. >> reporter: but one team embraces the super academic. >> i bet it's hard to get into stanford today. >> they call it nerd nation. >> reporter: and they wear it with pride. >> there's no other place like stanford. you kind of have to embrace it because there's no, you can't get away from it. >> reporter: the secret weapon may have helped get them

noelle walker has a look at what it takes to participate. >> reporter: they won't have badges or a promiseut they will be able to help the department save money. police departments don't usually have people lining up to get in. pu -- but tonight the mug shots are happy ones. >> you drive through the building and wonder what are they doing in there. >> reporter: it's the department's opportunity to pull back the curtain to show every day people what the police department is about. >> i want to get my feet wet and have an idea what i'm getting myself into for the future. >> i just thought it would be fun to go to the shooting range and see what i could do. >> reporter: the shooting range is part of the academy. it's not that the citizen recruits are going to be using these on the street but knowing how and why police do is meant to give them a better understanding. >> drive to the target. >> reporter: so i gave it a try. >> nice. good job. look at that you got it right in the red. good shot. >> nervewracking. >> it gives you that small taste of it. and that nervousness you felt that apprehen

. >> noelle walker live from palo alto. there were a lot of stanford fans cheering on their team in their own disat this dis -- distinctive way. >> i should have worn my glasses if i wanted to fit in. the so proclaimed nerd squad were out in full force. cardinal red flocked the stadium. >> everybody kept asking me, are you going into the bracket or anything. >> reporter: the bracket, probably didn't have stanford and dayton in the sweet 16. >> i took dayton all the way through just as a royalty. >> we definitely have some friends. we have complicated seats for that kind of thing. >> reporter: going into the thread meant both teams were underdogs. >> we're stanford and we're nerds. >> reporter: but one team embraces the super academic. >> i bet it's hard to get into stanford today. >> they call it nerd nation. >> reporter: and they wear it with pride. >> there's no other place like stanford. you kind of have to embrace it because there's no, you can't get away from it. >> reporter: the secret weapon may have helped get them

noelle walker spoke with stunned neighbors of the two men who are now in custody. >>> it looks like a model corner home. but what police and investigators found here made it sound more like an explosive storage unit. >> there was enough material there that had something happened that would have been catastrophic. >> reporter: more than 600 explosives plus the material and chemicals to make more. neighbors are stunned. >> i heard one of the officers say, how many pounds do you think is in there and i went oh my god. there's a lot there. i came in and told my husband, dude, he had enough stuff in there to blow up half the neighborhood. >> reporter: her neighbor is mark armando. he faces drug possession charges as well as child endangerment. his two children lived in the home. >> so many policemen came, they just checked everything out. >> reporter: have you ever seen that many policemen here before? >> no. >> reporter: police also arrested shawn gunter. they found explosives, guns and drugs in his home. napa cy ka people are just shaking their heads, wondering why a well liked neighbor

reporting live in san francisco, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t. police are searching for two men who they say robbed a man who was sitting in his car at the north concord b.a.r.t. station. it happened just after 5:00 last night. police say one robber pulled out a handgun then took the victim's wallet and cell phone while another took a briefcase that police say contained money. the pair left in a dark green four door car. either a toyota or nissan from the late 90s. the suspect is described as a latino, 5'6" tall with a ponytail. >>> lee is a mandarin speaker. he told the judge he only knows a little english. however prosecutors told the judge they have evidence that he's fluent in english. he is charged with fatally shooting his wife at their home last friday. the couple's 14-year-old daughter found the body in a bedroom closet. lee is due back in court july 15th. >>> police say a car driven by patricia serrato crossed into traffic and crashed into another car. the accident took place on march 3rd. investigators say her daughter's car seat was no

reporting live in san francisco, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t.e searching for two men who they say robbed a man who was sitting in his car at the north concord b.a.r.t. station. it happened just after 5:00 last night. police say one robber pulled out a handgun then took the victim's wallet and cell phone while another took a briefcase that police say contained money. the pair left in a dark green four door car. either a toyota or nissan from the late 90s. the suspect is described as a latino, 5'6" tall with a ponytail. >>> lee is a mandarin speaker. he told the judge he only knows a little english. however prosecutors told the judge they have evidence that he's fluent in english. he is charged with fatally shooting his wife at their home last friday. the couple's 14-year-old daughter found the body in a bedroom closet. lee is due back in court july 15th. >>> police say a car driven by patricia serrato crossed into traffic and crashed into another car. the accident took place on march 3rd. investigators say her daughter's car seat was not properly

noelle walker has a look at what it takes to participate. >> reporter: they won't have badges or a promiseut they will be able to help the department save money. police departments don't usually have people lining up to get in. pu -- but tonight the mug shots are happy ones. >> you drive through the building and wonder what are they doing in there. >> reporter: it's the department's opportunity to pull back the curtain to show every day people what the police department is about. >> i want to get my feet wet and have an idea what i'm getting myself into for the future. >> i just thought it would be fun to go to the shooting range and see what i could do. >> reporter: the shooting range is part of the academy. it's not that the citizen recruits are going to be using these on the street but knowing how and why police do is meant to give them a better understanding. >> drive to the target. >> reporter: so i gave it a try. >> nice. good job. look at that you got it right in the red. good shot. >> nervewracking. >> it gives you that small taste of it. and that nervousness you felt that apprehen

noelle walker spoke with stunned neighbors of the two men who are now in custody. >>> it looks like a model corner home. but what police and investigators found here made it sound more like an explosive storage unit. >> there was enough material there that had something happened that would have been catastrophic. >> reporter: more than 600 explosives plus the material and chemicals to make more. neighbors are stunned. >> i heard one of the officers say, how many pounds do you think is in there and i went oh my god. there's a lot there. i came in and told my husband, dude, he had enough stuff in there to blow up half the neighborhood. >> reporter: her neighbor is mark armando. he faces drug possession charges as well as child endangerment. his two children lived in the home. >> so many policemen came, they just checked everything out. >> reporter: have you ever seen that many policemen here before? >> no. >> reporter: police also arrested shawn gunter. they found explosives, guns and drugs in his home. napa cy ka people are just shaking their heads, wondering why a well liked neighbor

reporting live in san francisco, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> ktvu turned several students in the east bay have been disciplined for swapping photos with each other on their cell phones. police say they were called to the middle school on monday morning. they learned students from that school along with another school and another school and another school were exchanging inappropriate pictures of themselves. a female student was forced to engage in sex acts on campus. the male student involved could face charges. >>> continuing coverage now, crews making progress tonight at the site of the construction fire in san francisco's mission bay neighborhood. firefighters have been on the scene 24 hours a day since tuesday evening. construction experts say none of the debris can be salvaged. the fire left behind a pile of scorched wood, metal and dry wall. bs re owns the product and said the schedule is in the early stages. contractors say all of the debris will be disposed of. >> nothing will be salvageable. everything is going to go away and possible go into the landfills. unfort

reporting live in menlo park, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a vigil for that middle school student in martinez who was struck and killed by a train will get underway. 14-year-old, jenna died today. she was on the tracks with her boyfriend when they heard the train coming. ktvu has learned that jenna went back to get her cell phone and was hit by the train. friends and family plan to meet at 6:30 at martinez junior high school for that vigil. >> uc davis veterinarians are working tonight to unravel a mystery. >> we're not sure. he can't use his legs. >> the evidence that points to poisoning and the unusual place it could have happened. >> and the girls basketball team is taking another shot at getting into the playoffs. >> right now, we are determined on keeping our head up, staying positive for our team. >> the fight they are waging despite being disqualified. >> and back right after the break. tracking chances for showers as we move into tomorrow and the bay area weekend. >>> a driver is faces several charges, including dui after causing major damage along a block. it happ

noah walker is live in san jose with the greeting that one group got there tonight. noelle. >> reporter: frank the 1113 transportation company is based here in san jose. a year ago they left for three month training and then nine months in afghanistan. they have missed birthdays and milestones but today they're greeted. in a scene repeated from morning to evening at airports throughout the country, the airport greeting. the kind that need no words. >> it's wonderful. i love it and can't wait to spend time with them. >> 160 members of the national guard presentation in san jose returned home from their tours of duty in afghanistan on flights all afternoon and evening. >> they spent the last 12 months in bases in hostile environments. the environment at san jose international is far more inviting. >> we want them to know that there's a grateful nation at home waiting for them to come home safely. >> i'm excited, i'm anxious. >> reporter: ricardo salinas left the week his son sampson was born. >> oh, boy. a whole different person. >> reporter: home for now to catch up on all t

noah walker is live in san jose with the greeting that one group got there tonight. noelle reporter: frank the 1113 transportation company is based here in san jose. a year ago they left for three month training and then nine months in afghanistan. they have missed birthdays and milestones but today they're greeted. in a scene repeated from morning to evening at airports throughout the country, the airport greeting. the kind that need no words. >> it's wonderful. i love it and can't wait to spend time with them. >> 160 members of the national guard presentation in san jose returned home from their tours of duty in afghanistan on flights all afternoon and evening. >> they spent the last 12 months in bases in hostile environments. the environment at san jose international is far more inviting. >> we want them to know that there's a grateful nation at home waiting for them to come home safely. >> i'm excited, i'm anxious. >> reporter: ricardo salinas left the week his son sampson was born. >> oh, boy. a whole different person. >> reporter: home for now to catch up on all those

. >>> our storm watch coverage picks up with ktvu noelle walker she has what some of the drivers deal with on days like this. - - >> reporter: you can imagine that outdoor seating at restaurants on sidewalks are not much requested. rain, when drivers get it all at once. officers know it's going to be a busy day. >> we have a big rig hit. >> he probably didn't even hear a collision. >> we're all going to follow you because he's a little shaken up. >> reporter: the chp says this is pretty typical. a rainy day on 880. >> it's already raining so visibility is down a little bit. people are on edge because they're driving in the rain. >> take this exit. >> reporter: the units spent much of the day clearing accidents. >> get into the slow lane. >> our call volume pretty much doubled today. >> reporter: it showered all day but none of it enough to make a dent in the drought. >> i wouldn't bank on a lot of water ending up in our reservoirs. >> reporter: but the puddles on the pavement those are enough to leave a dent. when the rain clouds leave sometimes better sense do too. >> people get that

happening now, ktvu's noelle walker is live at san francisco at one of the bigger st. patrick day celebrations. >> reporter: that party recently wrapped up. they have the barricades off to the side already. just because the party is finished doesn't mean police job is over. tonight people were dressed green from head to toe. >> reporter: where's the green? >> no green. you want to pinch me. >> has anybody taken you up on your offer. >> not yet. i'm actually married. >> reporter: for nearly three decades, they've turned it into a st. patrick's day celebration. police closed the streets and checked every bag. >> drugs, guns. >> reporter: the only thing that was allowed through the gates is green beer. not the best way to get a ride home. san francisco police are also on dui saturation patrols tonight. >> public drunkenness, keeping people safe on the streets tonight. >> reporter: an alarming eight of 10 drunk drivers are involved in deadly dui accidents that happen on st. patrick's day tested twice the legal limit. last year they reported a 28% jump in dui arrests. this

happening now, ktvu's noelle walker is live at san francisco at one of the bigger st. patrick day celebrations. >> reporter: that party recently wrapped up. they have the barricades off to the side already. just because the party is finished doesn't mean police job is over. tonight people were dressed green from head to toe. >> reporter: where's the green? >> no green. you want to pinch me. >> has anybody taken you up on your offer. >> not yet. i'm actually married. >> reporter: for nearly three decades, they've turned it into a st. patrick's day celebration. police closed the streets and checked every bag. >> drugs, guns. >> reporter: the only thing that was allowed through the gates is green beer. not the best way to get a ride home. san francisco police are also on dui saturation patrols tonight. >> public drunkenness, keeping people safe on the streets tonight. >> reporter: an alarming eight of 10 drunk drivers are involved in deadly dui accidents that happen on st. patrick's day tested twice the legal limit. last year they reported a 28% jump in dui arrests. this

. >>> our storm watch coverage picks up with ktvu noelle walker she has what some of the drivers deal with on days like this. - - >> reporter: you can imagine that outdoor seating at restaurants on sidewalks are not much requested. rain, when drivers get it all at once. officers know it's going to be a busy day. >> we have a big rig hit. >> he probably didn't even hear a collision. >> we're all going to follow you because he's a little shaken up. >> reporter: the chp says this is pretty typical. a rainy day on 880. >> it's already raining so visibility is down a little bit. people are on edge because they're driving in the rain. >> take this exit. >> reporter: the units spent much of the day clearing accidents. >> get into the slow lane. >> our call volume pretty much doubled today. >> reporter: it showered all day but none of it enough to make a dent in the drought. >> i wouldn't bank on a lot of water ending up in our reservoirs. >> reporter: but the puddles on the pavement those are enough to leave a dent. when the rain clouds leave sometimes better sense do too. >> people get that