senior investigative reporter steven stock orovil oroville. steven, i read through this report, a lot of your reporting was quoted verbatim. what happens now? >> reporter: raj, the lawsuit is 800 pages total, i don't have all 800 pages in my handen. but it alleges the failure for decades by the california department of resources to manage the dam properly ultimately led to the failure of that spillway. and the attorneys say they expect to be the first of many lawsuits that will stem from not only the failure of that spillway, but also the questions we raised about the safety of the dam itself. >> i think somebody needs to be held accountable. >> reporter: bobby o'reilly, who's lived with his family in oroville for three decades, brought his 3-year-old son to city hall to hear about how someone was finally giving him and the other residents living here a voice. >> i live less than an eighth of a mile away from the bottom of the dam. i am extremely worried. >> reporter: a voice through a lawsuit, filed against california's department of water re

find out why the city of oroville...s suing the state of california over the spillway crisis last february.... that forced nearly 200-thousand residents from their homes... (pam) plus... tech buses targeted... while they are filled with commuters. find out where this is happening... (grant) and we continue to learn new details on the southern california couple that allegedly held their 13 children captive in their home... after the break... we hear from a former neighbor and we take a look inside the family's old texas home that is being called the "house of horrors." (grant) earlier today in southern california... police wore protective gear and face masks as they searched the home where they say 13 victims were held captive. authorities arrested 57- year-old david turpin and his wife louise on sunday. they are accused of shackling their 13 children to beds. those children....ranging in age from two to 29. family members say the couple was always very private and refused to let them visit. and tonight we are learning th

we've been exposing the safety issues of the oroville dam. now the city of oroville is suing the state and citing our reporting. last september our investigative unit uncovered multiple issues that experts say raise questions about the safety of the dam. this was after the collapse of the dam's spillway last february, which state officials admitted they were not expecting. well, today, attorneys from a prominent bay area law firm held a news conference to announce the filing. >> at nbc investigations not done their report, we wouldn't all be standing here today. it was your report, nbc, that somebody put on my desk. and i looked and i said, wait a minute. this is crazy. >> the lawsuit which cites our investigation led by stephen stock several times claiming that warnings of safety issues went ignored by the department of water resources for years and citizens of oroville remained at risk because those issues still have not been adequately addressed. >>> the search for a suspected bee killer on the monterey coast. someone destroyed more than 1

we've been exposing safety issues at the oroville dam. the city of oroville is suing the state and citing our reporting. our investigative unit uncovered multiple issues that raised questions about the safety of the dam according to experts. this was after the collapse of the dam's spillway last february which state officials admitted they were not expecting. today prominent bay area attorneys announced the lawsuit. it was welcome news for many who live in oroville who say they want to have a voice. >> i live less than an eighth of a mile away from the bottom of the dam. i am extremely worried. >> the lawsuit which cites our investigation several claims warnings of safety issues went ignored by the state department of water resources and that oroville citizens remain at risk. >>> a little more than a week since those deadly mudslides hit santa barbara county, more stories of people coming together to help save lives. with major interstates still blocked by mud, volunteer pilots provide a lifeline to cancer patients like eliana, who needs

. >>> the city of oroville is suing the department of water resources for damages caused by the oroville dam failure last year. more than 180,000 residents were forced to evacuate. the city says the overflow affected roads and infrastructure. a heavy blow to the local economy. the city plans to file a complaint this afternoon. >>> this morning, here in oakland, the city will announce new plans to tackle the housing crisis, details coming up. >> plus, in limbo, why smart is worried it won't have enough cash to complete construction for its larkspur extension. >> and we are tracking slowdowns along 880 typically a busy route for the morning commute but busier today with a crash out south of here. details and alternates coming up. >> it's foggy, as well. but we are also waiting for another storm to arrive. we'll time that out for you also let you know how high the winds are going to get and how much sierra snowfall we'll see. kpix 5's jessica flores live at city hall with mor >>> today oakland's mayor will unveil a new plan with the goal to tackle the housing crisis in the city. kpix 5's je

that's how a report describes the near collapse of the oroville spillway last winter. coming up next, an independent report points the blame at a state agency. >> we have rain to talk about and snow for the mountains towards next week. all the details coming up. >>> it was close to disaster last winter when the oroville spillway started to crumble. hundreds of thousands of people and entire towns were at risk downstream. today experts released a view of the spillway failure calling it a long-term systemic failure. ktvu's tom vacar reports from the newsroom. >> reporter: the study blames an overconfident and complacent california department of water resources for the multiple failures but it singles out not one or no division. >> reporter: they said the dwr for decades ignored failures. after the 3,000-foot concrete spillway failed in february, things got worse when operators switched to the emergency spillover at the dam's very top. immediately, that uncontrolled water started eroding the dam's face causing a potential failure of the dam. today the authors of the repor

residentes que fueron afectados en febrero pasado por el colapso de dos aliviaderos de la presa orovilletiene ms detalles... la pequena comunidad de oroville, ubicada en las faldas de la presa del mismo nombre, presento una demanda en contra del gobierno de california, por los daños causados a la ciudad y sus habitantes en febrero pasado, cuando una porcion de la represa se derrumbo, desviando el caudal del desague de la presa, causando la evacuacion de miles de personas y perdidas millonarias... sot abogado "..." estamos demandando al estado de california, especificamente al departamento de recursos del agua por la devastacion creada... no fue una situacion natural, fueron 20 anos de corrupcion, fraude y de actos inmorales de quienes llamaremos "la mafia del agua" indico el abogado ---- indico que quienes estaban encargados d el mateniemiento de la presa, pusieron las ganacias para companias de agua en el sur de california antes que el bienestar de los residentes de la zona... aproximadamente 188 mil personas tuvieron que evacuar la zona bajo la amenzada de que la presa sucumbiera a la

oroville dam failure.g the department of water resources. the dam's main spillway and emergency spillawy failed last february forcing more than 180-thousand people to be evacuated. the lawsuit claims that the spillway failure damaged the city's roads and infrastructure and was a blow to the city's economy. (robin) an east bay family is fed up.. they say, vandals have been egging their home off and on for years ... and they want it to stop.... the pinole family says ... the latest egging happened just last night. kron 4's charles clifford has the details. natswe have eggs down here. . . deanna mayfield says that for the past three years, someone has been throwing eggs at her mothers house here in pinole.. the culprit attacks in the middle of the night and then dissapear for months at time. . . but always comes back eventually. the last incident was monday evening, the egg shells are still sitting on the driveway.sot it's on the walls and above the garage. my mom has tried to clean it up but it wont come off

for damage caused by the oroville dam failure. more than 180,000 people living downstream were forced to evacuate when the spillway cracked last february. the city says overflow from the dam affected roads and infrastructure and dealt a heavy blow to the local economy. >>> time now 4:34. the rain is in and out this week. >> today is the day that we are going to get a break and our temperatures will warm up so high pressure will take over for today. expect rain tonight. so i want to show you what's going on out there now. we have dense fog already forming blocking part of the bay. this is not a blurry camera shot. this is just the fog that's starting to roll in. we are seeing zero visibility at half moon bay already right now. so the coast seeing the fog, same with concord and livermore, visibility very low out there so we'll keep checking on this throughout the morning hours so you can plan your commute out properly. north bay also seeing fog in those low-lying areas and fairfield, as well. in fact, fairfield is where that dense f

investigators are blaming human error on the failure of the oroville dam...t residents are now demanding. (justine) and after the break... a bay area figure skater is heading to the olympics... what she overcame to snag her spot on team u-s-a. (jrstone) the 20-18 winter olympic is just a month away... (justine) and a bay area figure skater will be making her way to south korea in pursuit of the gold medal. karen chen of fremont...secur ed third place at the national championships in san jose...to advance to the olympics. however...it wasn't an easy road to victory. olympic officials say the 18-year- old... has been battling foot and hip injuries since last year...and actually overcame flu like symptoms... to win third today. (sot) "i knew that for the selection for the olympic team it was going to be based on the body of work and how the skater has been performing this entire season and to be honest i haven't been performing as great as i should be and i knew that right away so i knew that coming here to san jose at nationals that i had to bring my a game, i

a report by an independent team of experts found the problems with the oroville spillway happened almost immediately after construction . >> lots of capable people looked at this thing over the 50 years, and it escaped all of their attention. >> reporter: john french says this was designed in the 1960s by somebody who had no experience working with spillways. cracks and drainage issues were noted within a year of construction, but were never addressed. >> it was accepted that -- it was working okay with these conditions and that they were normal and okay. >> reporter: multiple agencies over 50 years missed the opportunities or ignored the warning signs. over time concrete deteriorated. >> they have to change. this is unacceptable.>> reporter: people were furious living along the spillway. >> i think some people need to go to jail. this has got to come to an end. >> reporter: but french says the department of water resources doesn't bear full responsibility. federal and state regulators also had opportunities to step in and didn't. >> what would be most productive is we learn -- if we lea

the cost of rebuilding the oroville dam spillway has climbed to 870-million dollars.llion dollar state estimate last year. both spillways at the oroville dam collapsed last february...forcing nearly 200- thousand people to evacuate. state officials are hoping that federal emergency funds will cover three-fourths of the cost. water resources officials say the costs so far do not include more than one- billion dollars in legal claims filed by property owners. ( marty ) coming up next. the best school districts in california. see where the bay area stacks up in this new survey. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. the energy conscious whopeople among usl

. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," alarming new findings what an investigation into the oroville dam is revealing about previous problems with the structure. a new report looking 5 decades .. shows concerns about the integrity of the oroville >>> welcome back to "today in the bay" on this tuesday morning. 5:22. a new report looking back five decades shows concerns about the integrity of the oroville dam, even while it was being built. half a billion dollars in repairs is being done on the spillway after last winter's heavy rains. according to the sacramento bee workers in 1966 raised concerns about eroding rock where the massive spillway now sits. contractors at the time advised california's water resources department to find a stronger rock, but that advice they say was ignored. >>> developing now, one person is reportedly dead after a volcano eruption and avalanche at a japanese ski resort. a web cam captured a view of the falling debris and smoke. several people were trapped in the avalanche. all but one were rescued. at least ten others were hurt. >>> new this morning, the ne

our investigative unit uncovered several issues that raised questions he the safety of the oroville dam itself. this followed damage to the spill way. the officials admit they were not expecting. lawyers from a prominent bay area legal firm will hold a news correspondence to announce the filing of the lawsuit against the department of water, resources on, behalf of the city of oroville and its 188,000 residents. the lawsuit which cites our investigation several times claims warnings of safety issues when ignored by dwr for years that the citizens remain at risk because the safety issues have not been adequately addressed. >>> coming up, we're learning new details about a horrific story out of southern california. 13 children starve bid their own parents. >> we are clearly waking up to a reality, an injustice, that has been during for some time. >>> "today" show host ann cure giving her first interview in years. what she's saying about matt lauer and the me too movement across the country. markets latest san jose getting low marks in a . >>> the opening bell at the new york stock exchang

failed causing the spillway to overflow. >> officials from the city of oroville is placingville. at 4:00, we'll learn why they say the department of water resources is at fault. that's today on the 4 on 2. >>> let's take a check of the big board for you. and the stocks, you see the dow is up. a lot by this noon time despite -- that includes reports from bank of america and apple. >> we've been talking about how the winter storm in the south is causing problems for travelers, but a krojs the globe in australia, the snow was a welcome site. the two sibling pandas spent time at the vienna zoo. they took in a view of the winter wonderland and pandas are no stranger of the snow. they're adaptive to freezing conditions. >> they look happy. all right. >>> that is going to do it for us here on the noon show and we appreciate you making ktvu your news. >> enjoy your afternoon. the 4 on 2 is your next newscast. dr. oz: artificial sweeteners, the pink , the blue, might be helping you gain wait, a shocking effect on your metabolism. the sugary snacks during the day. >> the drug overdose. >>

(jr stone) we are learning more information about the failure of the oroville dam spillway...the onet forced the evacuation of nearly 200- thousand people... now a new report says america's tallest dam was flawed from the moment is was built a half- century ago. a federal panel blames the near- catastrophe on faulty design, sloppy construction...and decades of second-rate repairs. julia avery has the details... the report says that the department of water resources, or dwr, was quote "somewhat overconfident and complacent" and gave "inadequate priority for dam safety."the panel explains that problems started shortly after the dam opened in 1968.the chute cracked above and along under-drain pipes, leading to higher-than- expected flows of water directly beneath the chute.it reads: "the slab cracking and underdrain flows, although originally thought of as unusual, were quickly deemed to be 'normal,' and as simply requiring on-going repairs"but repeated repairs over the years were said to be ineffective and possibly detrimental."the chute then slowly deteriorated..it was revealed that t

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you might be shocked at the what investigators learned about the design of the oroville dam spillway.. why they say it should be a wakeup call for safety experts everywhere. and next. a south bay suspect accused of sexually assaulting, then robbing a teacher in her classroom... is in custody tonight. what helped police track him down. (pam) in custody tonight -- a 23-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a middle school teacher in her classroom in san jose.(steve) police say andrew bracamonte was arrested last night in san francisco. kron four's philippe djegal explains how police tracked the suspect down. (philippe) san jose police chief eddie garcia says this surveillance video helped identify 23-year-old andrew bracamante. he was spotted on camera at harker middle school before and after garcia says bracamonte robbed and sexually assaulted a teacher in her classroom at around 6-30 tuesday morning. garcia says the teacher was alone when bracamonte stepped inside, locked the door, turned off the lights. assaulted the woman, then left. chief eddie garcia/sjpd- "in ad

. >>> the city of oroville is accused of mismanaging oroville dam. the emergency spill way also failed leading the city to evacuate thousands of residents. the lawsuit claims the dwr encouraged a culture of corruption and subjected african-american employees and women to a hostile work environment. >>> could be a lot of tension in tonight's special meeting of the all a alarock union school district. in particular, they're upset over the board's contract with deltera real estate that has spent millions of dollars mismanaging the construction funds. >> standing up and telling this board that they need to separate themselves from their relationship with a contractor under criminal investigation, that is taking dollars from our children and their educational needs. >> the community members plan to stage a rally before the meeting which gets under way at 6:00 tonight. >>> new concerns today about the deadly flu epidemic. >> right now, influenza is everywhere. >> the urgent need hospitals have. >>> the big commitment compaapp making to the u.s. and the big

we saw a little bit of everything today and in the mountains up around oroville a funnel cloud reported which is pretty, um, what you might expect this time of year in that area. we start getting these really unstable air masses late into the -- well, we are getting late into winter but we are into winter now. here's the totals. als. grass valley almost a foot of snow so very productive in the snow in the mountains. i'm going to back it up so you can time out your day. you see here the lightning strikes. about noon right up around the marin county area, you see those popping in. that's 12:48 around danville so you see a few strikes there. that's where most of the lightning strikes in the areas of the strong convection, that's where the lightning strikes were. can coolcool air is still unstable where you might see some showers as we are seeing in san francisco -- well, just east of san francisco up in the north bay, clearlake even seeing snow on konocti and cobb mountain and south to santa cruz scattered showers, as well. so just a cool storm but it's sort of a "one and done," right? thi

(pam) the city of oroville is suing the state of california.... over the spillway crisis last february. it has been almost a year .... since authorities ordered more than 188-thousand people to evacuate their homes. the lawsuit claims, the department of water resources mis-managed the oroville dam for decades.... leading to the failure of its spillway... and a recently released study seemed to confirm those very claims. the suit is seeking unspecified damages for the cost of evacutation, lost sales tax revenue and damaged roads. many feel state officials never delivered on previously promised benefits. coming up at eight.. twelve people arrested in a major gang crackdown in the south bay... the violent crimes police say, the suspects carried out. plus. a new report on bay area housing showing areas once considered affordable... now with sky-high rent. and next. bizarre new details about the parents accused of torturing their 13 children... we go inside a house the family once lived in. ((lawrence tease))i'm kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karn

. >>> and the price tag to fix the oroville dam on on the rise. why it's now more than half a billion dollars more than the original estimate. >> we are tracking that weekend forecast. going to be cold. the rain is done for now. but some frost will be showing up. also some valley fog. we'll have the weekend forecast after the break. . >>> this is the sound the blind and disabled depend on to cross the street. "2 investigates" is looking into the lights and signals in union city all after one man says he had no idea why everything suddenly changed at the intersections near his home. "2 investigates" brooks jarosz visited the intersections undergoing construction and questioned the city how it's accommodating the disabled. >> reporter: we learned they upgraded6 to 10 intersections in union city with traffic light placement to reduce crashes. but word of the changes came as a big surprise to the disabled. >> i'm like, okay, we have a problem here. >> reporter: for 34 years, dennis has lived at this apartment in union city. he has been blind since bir

morning on 2, it's 4:53, they're suing water officials for money lost, after the spill ways at the oroville dam failed. there were fears it would sweep everyone down stream. it s averted. they say it was caused by bad management and poor repairs. the state department of water resources didn't comment. the orrville wants to recover the cost of the evacuation and lost revenue from sales taxes and tourism. >>> nurses were pressuring lawmakers to have a statewide single pair health care system. at the time they cited budget concerns and called the plan for a government run health care system incomplete. a committee was formed to examine a single pair system. they support the measure and lawmakers are just stalling. >> with our think that they would be willing to stand up to this tyranny that's happening at the federal level. this is the time, this is the time to set an example. >> now, the state's legislative says a single pair health plan would cost the state up to $400 billion, it's not clear how the state would pay that funding. >>> thousands of aetna health insurance customers right here in

(steve) this is the government's final report on the oroville dam ... it runs almost 600=pages long.the investigators say their findings should be a wake=up call for everyone involved in dam safety. february seventh of last year .. a giant hole is discovered in the spillway ... 200 feet wide and deep enough to swallow a three=story builsing. the heavy winter rains filled the state's second largest reservoir to the brim ... they couldn't stop the outflow to make repairs ... and eventually had to use an emergency spillway.downstream, the feather river rose,roads were clogged as 188=thousand people were told to evacuate. the crisis eased ... the water level dropped ... and the scope of the damage was revealed.estimated cost of repair: half a billion dollars. sfxflashback to 1968.the federal investigation revealed that the spillway was designed by an engineer fresh out of grad school whose experience was limited to two summer jobs... and with no prior professional experience designing spillways.what's more, his only involvement during construction was a sin

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. >> and the costs for dealing with the near disaster at the oroville dam goes up. why the price tag is a half billion dollars more than the original estimate. >> the weekend is here. tracking the forecast. i'll let you know what to expect coming up. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> colusa county a man was arraigned on murder charges after the bodies of two women were discovered. yesterday morning detectives were called to ar buckle about 50 miles northwest of sacramento. the sheriff's department today released a mugshot of the suspects in the case martin irky. a woman's body was found in a freezer in an arbuckle home owned by his parents. a

this area up around oroville and chico gets you lots of wall clouds and funnel clouds. you go how come they don't get reported? not a lot of people live up there. it's the way the valley is shaped. the valley is tear dropped at the end and air funnels in creating instability. in the mountains we have snow down to grass valley which is as ken pointed out earlier, that's unusual a little bit. 10 inches? a little bit. 10 inches in grass valley a little unusual. 54 in novato. 55 in concord. right now we have some 40s. so that means tomorrow morning, it's going to be chilly! get ready to scrape those windshields out there. 43 degrees in most bay area neighborhoods. inland will be down to 31 in santa rosa, 40 in san jose, 37 in antioch. so tomorrow morning is going to be chilly. so frost for everybody. um, mostly sunny tomorrow. a few clouds. but, um, a cool day as that cold air has settled in. i'm not going skier tomorrow. are you a skier? >> i am but i'm not going tomorrow. >> it will be a bluebird day. i'll see you back here with what the weekend is going to look like and

---un nuevo informe revela por qu hace un año fall la represa ''oroville'' ubicada en el norte de californiaorense independiente dijo que la negligencia fue un factor clave. ---el grupo de expertos hall algunos defectos de diseño y segn investigadores existan grietas desde 1969 y desde entonces nadie hizo nada para repararlas. --es hora de revisar las condiciones en las carreteras de la bahia con gabriela dellan.... ---hoy las autoridades locales se reunen para evaluar la expansin de lneas rpidas sobre los carriles de la autopista 101. ---funcionarios de transporte de san mateo debatirn el impacto ambiental que podra ocasionar estas obras. ---el proyecto considera constuir una lnea rpida en ambas direcciones entre redwood city y san bruno. ---funcionarios del sistema de transporte del rea de la baha recomendaron unanimamente poner a decisin de los votantes el aumento de peajes en los puentes. ---en las prximas elecciones de junio los residentes tendrn que decidir sobre este incremento. ---con este se busca generar unos 125 millones de dolares extras al año. ---el costo en el puente de la bah

. >> paying up for years of mistakes, the jaw dropping new price tag for the oroville dam crisis. the grammys. (((weather tease))) >> she's the only woman in a category of rockers, the stanford grad blazing a trail at the grammys. >> it's friday evening which means sunset time and also weekend time, coming up your weekend forecast which looks a whole lot different than the week you just went through coming up. >>> san francisco's explosion of car break-ins, we showed you the city's three worst blocks for smash and grabs. >> i was surprised to see the no. 1 on our list was in golden gate park. >> along the 500 block of jfk drive followed by 1000 point lobos avenue and the 800 block of mission. now police promise to do more. expect original reporting from kpix5 news. expect more. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefi

the cost of dealing with the failure of the oroville dam spillway has climbed to 870-million dollars.on total that the state estimated last fall. both spillways at the oroville dam collapsed last february...forcing nearly 200-thousand people to be evacuated. state officials are hoping that federal emergency funds will cover three-fourths of the cost. water resources officials say the costs so far do not include more than one-billion dollars in leagl claims filed by property owners. (catherine) happening now... san bruno police are looking for a man involved with two separate incidents of indecent exposure this week. they happened in parking lots near the shops at tan-foran. officers say a man asked people on two different occasions for directions. when they approached his car -- both victims say the man exposed himself. this is a surveillance photo of the car -- described as a white jeep cherokee. authorities say the suspect is a hispanic man in his twenties. (steve) police in the east bay are looking for a driver who lead c-h-p officers on a chase that ended in a collision with an in

reporter vicki gonzalez has this story. >>> reporter: the failure of oroville dam's primary spillwayt surprise me because i know the way the industry works. >> reporter: the state's independent forensic team at the state capital explaining the spillway's flaws are rooted in its initial design. >> the slab had from the very beginning in 1969 cracks. >> reporter: as well as neglect to repair damage unknowingly eroding the ground below. >> we feel there was some overconfidence and complacency. >> reporter: department of water resources also in the line of strong questioning. >> it is natural to feel defensive and under the microscope because you are. >> we feel very fortunate that there were no lives lost. >> reporter: ultimately the evacuation of 188,000 residents last february, decades in the making. >> at no point in the last 50 years did anybody ever go back and look at that design and say, you know? we have problems here and we have to do something about it. >> reporter: as the final stages of construction continue on both spillways, the most difficult repair, mending the fractured

. >>> continuing coverage now, a new report detailing why the oroville dam failed nearly one year agoa forensic team said neglect to repair damage played a role but also flaws rooted in the dam's initial design. >> the slab had from the beginning in 1969 there were cracks. >> at no point in the last 50 years did anybody go back and look at that design and say we have problems here and we have to do something about it. >> also this morning the state department of water resources has another new director. this is the department's third leader since the dam failed that forced nearly 200,000 people to evacuate. >>> a follow-up now on the proposal to increase bridge toll prices in the bay area. a live look at the bay bridge. look how busy that toll plaza is this morning. zq just took a major st forward. transit leaders unanimously recommended putting it before voters in june. the increase would generate an extra $125 million a year and it would raise toll prices, ready? $9 for the bay bridge and $8 for others. >> i was kind of dating myself in the newsroom saying when i remembered it was $

. >>> the cost to repair and reconstruct the oroville dam has skyrocketed. it will now cost $870 million that's up 32% from the last estimate. a spokesperson told the sacramento bee it's just now been able to figure out the cost of recovery that includes removal of debris and relocating power lines. the largest expense is the reconstruction of two damaged spill ways that will cost $500 million. >>> today state lawmakers asked utility companies to find solutions that might prevent these kinds of disasters in the future. wayne friedman is in santa rosa. >> reporter: in the auditor yubl at the santa rosa city hall, firefighting of the legislative kind. >> let's turn our attention once again to utility wildfire prevention. >> reporter: it's a traveling road show of the committee for transportation safety. senator hill, asking what kind of laws the state might pass to prevent tragedies like the ones here last fall. >> it's important to hear the responses from the regulators and we regulate the regulators. so if they're not going to be responsible to protect commu

. >>> tonight, we're learning the cost of last winter's crisis at the oroville dam has skyrocketed. we are talking about $900 million. what is costing so much? >> reporter: it's an expensive task. rebuild the spillways on the tallest dam of the country. the cost continues to climb. in october the project was estimated at $660 million. through january 2019, they now say the project will tally $870 million a. nearly 25% in-- million, a nearly 25% increase. the additional cost includes debris removal, power line replacement, staff time, and permit fees. >> it always existed, but we didn't have an estimate. >> reporter: the federal government reimburses 75% of the cost. but the acting head told an oversight committee last may fema won't cover some costs. >> is there a maintenance issue here? >> reporter: as of right now $86 million has been refunded of the $115 million in requests. work on the spillway and the emergency spillway will continue for at least another 11 months. in sacramento, drew bollea, kpix 5. >>> tonight, fast food workers in the east bay say they have been sexually har

. >>> this evening a new price tag for last winter's spillway emergency at the oroville dam, reconstruction of two spillways will not be completed until next fall. that work alone will cost about $500 million. the total now the department of water resources says it can estimate other recovery costs associated with this. the total price tag for that now at 870 million. >>> renters in san francisco could get more protection. tenant groups today filed petitions for a new ballot measure that would guarantee free legal representation to any renter who get an eviction notice. supporters say it's needed because many low and middle income renters are unfairly targeted for eviction. >> most tenants do not get attorneys. so this would shift that dynamic so any landlord who is evicting would know their tenant would be represented in the court case. >> money for the legal representation would be paid partly by city taxes. if the petitions are approved, the measure would appear on the june ballot. >>> for the first time san francisco will take a closer look at distracted driving. police will be focusing

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delay of new licenses for the oroville dam. a congressman >>> happening now on our home page, state lawmakers are urging the delay of new licenses for the orville dam. a congressman from butte county says they shun be issued a 50 year license to operate until the cause of the last year's collapse is identified. appear the warm and cold contrasts on the nasa map in the u.s. right now. sfx: squeak sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: lights scraping on roof sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. >>> thomas allen day junior of riverside. >>> a tribute and in sacramento, the california senate adjourned today by honoring the 33 californians who lost lives in the las vegas shooting massacre on october 1st. of the 5 people who died, 33 were from california. east senator who had someone perish from his or her district read the name of the victim and spoke process

. >>> lawsuit against the state filed today nearly a year after the oroville dam failure. seeki seeking -- mismanaged the dam for decades and disregarded public safety. >> referred to as the mafia because they get away with anything. file reports on maintenance done that was never done. >> lawsuit alleged racism and sexual harassment at the dwr. >>> immigration agents planned a major raid in northern california today. >>> for the first time hear from the parents of a murder teenager who may have been a victim of a hate crime. >>> and just because something sounds healthy on a food label does not mean it is. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side" is just ahead. >>> two weeks to get health insurance under covered california. our panel of experts will be here tomorrow. you can submit questions now you can submit questions now using hello, i'm vincent, this is livingston, i've got a huge house and no friends. join me every saturday for creature features where we show spooky movies, have interesting guests and livingston cooks up something delicious. don't you? i try, sir. popcor

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(grant) the city of oroville is suing the state of california over the spillway crisis last february. it's been almost a year since authorities ordered more than 180-thousand people to evacuate their homes. the lawsuit claims the department of water resources mismanaged the oroville dam for decades....leading to the failure of its spillway the suit is seeking unspecified damages for the cost of evacutation, lost sales tax revenue and damaged roads.. (catherine) representative s from facebook, twitter and you-tube went before congress today... they're talking about what they're doing to fight the spread of online terrorism and propaganda. our washington correspondent jessica smith has the story. nats the nation's biggest tech companies told senators they're working to keep extremist content -- like terror recruitment videos -- off their platforms. facebook says since the fall of 2016, its technology has gotten better. facebook: more than 99% of isis and al qaeda propaganda that we remove from our service is content we identify ourselves, before anybody has flagged it for us. while much

. >>> a panel of independent safety experts is criticizing the state and operators of the oroville damroup released a report examining last year's spillway crisis. >> reporter: it ignored structural problems and warnings, calling it a long- term systemic failure. after the 3,000 foot spillway failed in early february, things got a lot worse when operators switched to the emergency spillover. immediately that uncontrolled water started eroding the dam's face, causing a potential failure of the dam. the authors of the report held a teleconference saying dwr is hardly along among the agencies that inspect dams nationwide. >> look at its organization to improve many of those recommendations applied to other dam owners also. >> reporter: now, that's scary because of the enormity of the responsibilities listed on its own website. dwr protects, conserves, develops, and manages much of california's water supply, including the state water project, which provides water for 25 million residents, farms, and businesses. if the department of water resources failed in the operation, inspection, and r

oroville dam failure. the city is suing the department of water resources. the dam's main spillway and emergency spillawy failed last february forcing more than 180- thousand people to be evacuated. the lawsuit claims that the spillway failure damaged the city's roads and infrastructure and was a blow to the city's economy. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... see the changes coming to california roads in order to prevent more deadly accidents caused by wrong way drivers. ( james ) and later... the deadline for a government shutdown is approaching ... the roadblocks facing democrats and republicans. (james) and after the break... a family in the east bay says they have been targeted by vandals for years... we'll tell you how they plan on catching them. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. wb 80 slows from the maze (cat 1) friskies world... (cat 2) hey, what's that? (cat 1) whoa, gravy! (cat 2) you mean extra gravy! (cat 1) what?! (cat 2) that's friskies extra gravy-chunky! (ca

long-term systematic failure of blistering 534 page review released today on the failure of the oroville spillway . blaming the department of water resources for that disaster. tom car has details from the damning report.>> reporter: the forensic expert says in effect the department of water resources for decades essentially ignored structural problems and professional warnings calling it a long time systemic failure. after the 3000 foot concrete spillway failed in february things got a lot worse when operators switched to the emergency spill over at the dams top. immediately the uncontrolled water started eroding the face call is -- causing a potential failure. the office of report held a teleconference saying they are hardly alone amongst agencies that own inspect and regulate dams nationwide.>> we recommend dwr look at its organization to improve. any of those recommendations apply to other owners also.>> reporter: the enormity of the responsibility listed on his own website. dwr protects conserves develops and manages much of california's water supply including the state water projec

. >>> coming up next, what a new investigation reveals about the construction of the oroville dam one year after a spillway overflowed. ♪ ♪ my husband is probably going to think i'm crazy. he thinks i'm going to see my sister! ♪ ♪ sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. once i heard it i was shocked. i just thought, i have to go get it! ♪ ♪ it's our tree! ♪ ♪ see how a personalized financial strategy and access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> crumbling rock at the base of the oroville dam was a known concern to workers in the 1960s, according to the sacramento bee the department of water resources was told to dig deeper to get the solid rock but they decided to limit the additional excavation work proposed by the contractor. in 2005 an environmental group urged the company to reinforce the spillway but resource officials once again limited the amount of work they would allow. last winter 190,000 people were evacuated from below the dam because of a fracture in the spillway. >>> several beaches

welcome back to mornings on 2, it's 5:42, they're suing state water officials for money lost when the orovilleere were fears it would spill over and cause problems. and they say it was bad management and poor repairs. they did not comment, and they seek to recover the cost of the evacuation and lost revenue from sales taxes and tourism. >>> google is changing the way it ranks website. google has given fast loading web pages preferential placement for fast results, that was for desk to web pages, it will factor in faster loading on cell phones too. >>> ktvu tara moriarty went inside for the tour for the newest and tallest sky scraper. er. >>> at 1070 feet tall, the sales force tower is an architectural march of concrete and glass. you can see this building from anywhere in the bay area. >> this is a first team that has moved into sales force tower. >> we're getting an inside look, this is the 9th floor, our entire design is inspired by nature. >> there are cushions that look -- cushions that look like boulders. >> we want it to feel light and airy and promote employee well unless he. this is a

. >>> it is been nearly 8 years since the oroville dam failed and now i lawsuit has been filed. we will talk with one of the attorneys behind the suit that alleges decades of mismanagement by the state water agency. >>> lots of clouds for today, areas of fog in we're tracking is system offshore. will break down time one of the heaviest downpours in thursday's forecast. >>> we have been talking about it now for couple of days and that is rain headed our way. in the meantime we have temperamental conditions. >> we have seen the haze develop the fog develop as well the storm will makes things up as we head into the thursday forecast. the morning commute at the early stages not looking bad. as you can see the rain tubes going up and tracking light to moderate rain as we head into the afternoon hours. starting off fairly slow in the morning but things pick up. this is not an extreme system like the one last week but we will be -- it will be a factor. outside right now lots of low clouds and fog. you can barely pick out the bay bridge. here is the storm system in the pacific. the main

(steve) california officials say the repair costs of the oroville dam have climbed to 870 million dollarsdamage from last february was previously estimated to cost 500-million dollars... that was number given by the state last fall... department of water resources spokeswoman erin mellon says california still hopes that federal emergency funds will cover three-fourths of the cost. mellon says the costs to this point don't include more than 1 billion dollars in legal claims filed by property owners downstream. coming up at eight.. a northern california man accused of hiding two bodies on his father's property is now charged with murder more dramatic fallout from scandal involving a doctor to usa gymnastics stars, nowan athletic director and an entire board of directors are stepping down. and next bart officials taking action after a rider finds dangerous needles sticking out of seats on a train ((lawrence tease))i'm kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.coming up, i will take a look at your 7 details are right after the break. fire fighting is a very dangerous profession. we have one

. >> sticker shock on repairing the oroville dam after the price skyrock skyrockets. >> a permanent homearely escaped tragedy. >>> they were shocked at first and once it kind of set in that this is still happening on campus, i was still saddened. >> controversy on campus at santa clara university, students disturbed by a flyer send out a defiant message of their own. >> the controversial flyer focused on border patrol and undocumented immigrants. >> abc7 news reporter david lui said it was a direct attack on them. he's live at santa clara university tonight. >> reporter: dan and kristen, nearly one in five students here at santa clara university is lati latina. but a coalition of students of different races and ethnicities have banded together to challenge a message of hate they don't want to see go unchallenged. >> free speech is a thing, but there's a limit. you just can't go around saying things that might harm one another. >> reporter: student reaction was swift to this flyer that appeared in two locations on campus, especially from those who are undocumented or come coe from mixed f