accumulated rain may have caused the roof to collapse, frightening people patronizing that safeway. what's the latest? good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. as you mentioned yesterday, the rain was falling very heavily and that is what is believed to cause this roof to collapse here at the safeway. it is closed and you'll notice really yesterday when the crews arrived, folks were out, they were getting those people out of the store. there was one minor injury but other than that, it doesn't seem as though other folks were hurt. but the thing about it is the speculation here is that it did collapse under the weight of the rain. now, keep in mind that these roofs are flat so you don't have any major runoff except for the gutters and of course we know yesterday that every single gutter, every pump across the bay area was just overwhelmed with all the amount of rain that came down. and of course, yeah, water, it has a mass to it so it has a weight. this morning there is a huge hole in the middle of this roof and it is closed this morning. the silver creek plaza is closed. the

a partial roof collapse at the safeway at the silver creek plaza safeway located just east of 101 and capital expressway in east san jose. damian trujillo is live on the scene. we hear there is one minor injury reported. >> reporter: that's what we're hearing at the scene right now. we're told this happened in the produce section. if we can zoom in to where the ladder is right now. that's the portion of this building that has collapsed. in fact, it's a little hard for firefighters here to assess how bad this damage is. they're not going in yet at this point. they don't have a helicopter to help them. it had to be grounded one more time. they're trying to assess how bad this damage is. in fact, they use our cam footage to look and see how they were going too attack this situation, at what point they were going to send firefighters up to the rooftop here and see what they can do to kind of make sure that the building is sturdy and able for them to kind of go in there and assess the situation. firefighters climbing down that ladder right now. again, one minor injury we are told. the buil

safeway. we're on east capitol expressway. it's also raining very hard inside safeway right now. there is nothing firefighters can do to cover up that giant hole in the roof. let's show you the damage, this partial roof collapse happening just before 4:00 this afternoon. it is 50 feet wide, 50 feet long over the produce section. you can see all sorts of materials exposed, wood panels, steel, et cetera. all the employees were safely evacuated. there is one minor injury to a leg but refused to be taken to the hospital. i spoke to the san jose fire captain moments ago, given all this rain, i asked him whether he was surprised that we didn't have more injuries. >> i am surprised, yes. we are very lucky that no one was hurt. obviously, safety of personnel on the scene and people walking by is our concern, that's why we have the whom parking lot taped off. -- the whole parking lot taped off. >> reporter: so, thankfully, no significant injuries. the fire department is still here and telling us from that giant hole inside there are cracks that extend, ken, about 50 feet out and so they w

then the next thing i seen was a bunch of people running out of safeway. the sliding doors came off the tracks and i liked in and the whole left side of safeway was collapsed in. >> yeah. i mean, that just speaks volumes as to the magnitude of this storm. of course we were telling you a huge storm was headed our way. this is just what it left behind. as folks get out this morning, head to work, head to school, just keep in mind so. >> thank you very much, anthony. >> the same storm causing some pretty big problems in southern california now. take a look at this. at least within home buried by rocks and mud. the heavy rain triggered a mudslide in a county just north of los angeles. right now there are no reports of injuries and people have been ordered to just leave that area. >> it is 6:07 right now. we're going to take a peek outside. the storm has now cleared and that is the window for this storm system, though the bulk of the moisture is well out of the area. right now tahoe getting some heavy snowfall above 6,000 feet. over the course of the next coupl

the refought this safeway just couldn't handle all the rain. the store is at capital express way. betty yu is on the scene. >> reporter: firefighters are concerned that it will collapse. there is already a hole in the ceiling behind me. it is still raining pretty hard. it is also raining inside the store and on the saturated roof. safeway looked more like an open air market. rain pounded the east san jose store for hours. the opening is 50 feet wide. it created a 75-foot long crack in the roof and turned the floors into a slushy mess. when the call came in, they ordered an evacuation. as a precaution the search and rescue team looked for victims. no one was trapped. >> we are lucky no one was hit.

>>> a woman went shopping at this safeway in the santa cruz mountains and tonight her lawyer says she's dead from eating something she bought there. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. betty yu is in felton with details about a lawsuit filed today after the 81-year-old woman died. a package of wrappe expects to die fro >> reporter: we know this is the first wrongful death lawsuit filed in this listeria outbreak and this is the safeway where the elderly woman bought the candy apple. her lawyer says the illness was completely preventible. all linked to the same identical strain. listeria can affect children, elderly people and those with systems. federal hea shirlee frey ate the prepackaged carmel apple and over the next week began to feel very, very sick. >> nobody buys a package of wrapped carmel apples and expects to die from that. >> reporter: the complaint states on november 6th due to weakness and instability related to her illness mrs. frey fell and hit her head.

jobs here at this safeway while it is shut down indefinitely. not to mention all the merchandise inside. but we did not hear back from safeway today. >>> the storm did its fair share of structural and economical damage forcing schools also to shut down. plenty of districts did that, which was an extremely rare decision. christie smith is in pacifica with more on the potential economic impact of the school closure and a look at this ongoing cleanup. >> reporter: i have to tell you, we're in pacifica, there was some big waves here earlier that have certainly calmed down. but folks in pacifica say they're glad that finally they've got dry skies. we checked in all over the bay area and i have to tell you, schools to businesses, there is still plenty of work to do after the storm. >> i was quite nervous about this neighborhood. there was a lot of flooding even up on the hills. >> reporter: jamie rodney is describing the day of the storm. today, looking out at the ocean in pacifica, she says conditions still seem unsettled. >> as the waves, the tide,

otherwise she says what happened here at safeway could happen to you at home.erson was injured when the roof of the safeway store on capitol expressway collapsed. a second portion also collapsed just hours later. the chief reminds us one gallon of water weighs eight pounds. so roof drainage is crucial. merchants around safeway say they too are concerned. >> i think they should have taken care of it. i believe during the day when incidents happen, i saw some guy, you know, walk to the roof to inspect, i guess they inspected on that day. >> reporter: they've been inspecting? >> i think so. i'm not sure. i heard the noise when they go to the roof. i can hear the noise, walking. >> reporter: so to reiterate, routine maintenance is crucial on flat rooftops especially during the record rainfall we've had here. the adjacent buildings are buildings here to safeway also have flat rooftops. those merchants are concerned but so far all is okay. >> take precautions, thanes so much. >> our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins us now as we head into this holiday for many o

now the family is suing safeway.ily says shirlee frey bought the prepackaged apples and died earlier this month. doctors determined she'd been imfected with listeria. five people in total died from the contamination all link to the same strain. cdc investigators found 87% of listeria patients across the country say they ate prepackaged caramel apples before getting sick. >> nobody buys a package of wrapped caramel apples and expects to die from that. >> in a statement to kpix 5, safeway says quote -- at our stores." so far... that's true. the c-d-c have not identifi which stores, brands or ted to and so far that's true. the cdc has not identified which stores, brands or manufacturers are connected to the outbreak. live in the newsroom, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> and traffic is looking pretty good over at the bay bridge toll plaza. just a delay in the cash paying lanes. those fastrak lanes just rolling through there with no big problems and metering lights are still only. just remember the golden gate bridge, caltrans ha

check out this safeway on capitol expressway in san jose. the roof couldn't handle all the rain and came crashing down yesterday. as betty yu reports, the grocery store was open and people were inside. >>> reporter: safeway looked more like an open-air market after the roof collapsed on a produce section just before 4 p.m. the roof gave in after nonstop rain pounded the east san jose store for hours. the opening is 50 feet wide. it also created a 75-foot-long crack in the roof and turned the floors into a slushy mess. when the call came in, the department ordered an evacuation and everyone got out safely. but as a precaution, its search- and-rescue team looked for victims. no one was trapped. >> we're very lucky that no one was hurt. obviously, safety of personnel on the scene and the people walking by is our concern. that's why we have the whole parking lot taped off. >> reporter: firefighters climbed up to the roof to inspect the damage at a distance in the steady rain. structural engineers were called to the scene to take a closer look. b

now her family is suing safeway.ing up the link to a nationwide health scare. >> and i'm kiet do live at sacred heart in san jose. if you can see the community has come through with thousands of toys. what we'll tell you about the one category where they still need help. ,,,, >>> they did get the admission from him in that text that there was sex. >> court documents reveal more details on sexual assault allegations against former 49er ray mcdonald. the accuser told police she was attacked after she fell and hit her head at mcdonald's home. she said she woke up the next morning naked in mcdonald's bed. >>> funerals are passed, let's focus just on these families. >> protests over police violence are expected to continue today. despite calls from new york city's mayor to pause demonstrations. his request comes after a mentally disturbed man shot and killed two nypd officers. >>> i punched a pit bull as many times as i could. >> police are looking for the owner of two abandoned pit bulls who attacked a man? his dogs in s

it turns out they don't actually share a wall with safeway. they have their wall and save way has its wall. so while safeway has been very much structurally damaged, it looks like the businesses nearby will be okay. reporting live in san jose, scott buttman, nbc news. >>> we are seeing sporadic showers today, but very mild compared to what we've been through in the past 48 hours. how about the next 48 hours? we'll look at 101 in palo alto right now. chilly and dry in palo alto. >> i think we'll be dry in the next 24 hours, but between 3:45 to 4:25, we had a very isolated area of heavy rain in east san jose, even reporting a few pieces of hail. that has gone to the south, hitting san martin with about an eighth of an inch. waters on the roadway. the water over the past 24 hours will likely see some isolated road flooding you'll have to drive through. on the doppler radar, most of it again is gone, but throughout tonight it will be these pockets of rainfall that likely could pop up at least throughout the next six hours. with that said, a flood

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safeway looked more like an open air market. rain pounded the east san jose store for hours.the opening is 50 feet wide. it created a 75-foot long crack in the roof and turned the floors into a slushy mess. when the call came in, they ordered an evacuation. as a precaution the search and rescue team looked for victims. no one was trapped. >> we are lucky no one was hit. safety first on the scene. and people walking by is our concern. that is why we have the whole parking lot taped off. >> reporter: firefighters climbed up to the roof to to inperfect the damage in the rain. structural engineers were called to the scene to take a closer look. now, it is too dark and too dangerous for crews to do much else. it is too dangerous to try to cover up the opening. rain is going to wreck that storeover night. there was one minor injury. one person was treated here on the scene, but did not go to the hospital. live in san jose, betty yu, kpix5. >> on the peninsula, all lanes of highway 101 in redwood city are closed at wood side road. the freeway is flooded. the chp is not sure when it

they know safeway sold this particular product. they now have to trace it back to the source. >> reporter: safeway gave kpix5 this statement tonight. "we are aware of the issue and have proactively removed the product from sale in our stores. however, we are currently not aware of any illness tied to items purchased at our stores." now the cdc and fda are asking everyone to avoid eating all prepackaged carmel apples until they get more specifics and figure out the source of the contamination. live in felton betty yu, kpix5. >> the cdc says 260 people in the united states die from listeria every year. >>> the san jose fire department evacuated a fire station because of mold. rking out of tonight we saw firefighters moving equipment out of station 16 on south king road. crews are now working out of other stations until the department can clean it up and make sure it's safe for firefighters to go back. >>> late today we learned new details about the allegations of sexual assault against former 49ers defensive lineman ray mcdonald. sha

a 50-foot section of the roof here at safeway. before that happened. employeed heard snapping popping. rush out of the store before the section fell. san jose fire arrived on scene. look for anybody in the building. didn't find any body. treated a person for a leg injury on scene. as all this was going on. the security guard heard the commotion inside. that's when he decided to run in and try to help the people out. >> kind of like a rumble, explosion. and then the next thing i seen was a bunch of people running out of safeway. sliding doors came off the tracks. i looked in. and the whole left side of the safe way was collapsed in. >> and that's the time that it was about, just before 4:00. you can imagine the people and all of the employees that should have been in the story at that time. now, back here, live, what we are seeing here, rain falling again. at a rate of half an inch. 3/4 inch of rain. falling per hour. at the time of the afternoon. inch and a half of rain on the roof. each gallon of walter on the roof. weighs more than 8 pound. so if you

. >> in san jose, the damage to this safeway is worse than first thought. sky 7 hd showing us not one, but two huge holes in the roof. we have a live look outside now from our sutro camera. rain not over yet. we did have sunshine today which was nice. spencer christian with a look at the rain totals and live doppler 7 hd. >> you're right, we do have sunny breaks right now. the rain has not completely left the bay area but as you can see on live doppler 7 hd, we only have little pockets of scattered showers at the moment. let's focus on this one area of concentrated rainfall in the south bay, south of san jose, moving towards coyote and over some parts of the higher terrain away from most of the more densely populated areas. we have another little area of rainfall moving onshore down in the santa cruz mountains but this is again, widely scattered, seems to be winding down and the circulation has shifted. it's all moving southeastward so there's not much in the way of rainfall moving directly towards the bay area. we still have a flood advisory in effect for

>>mark: the roof of a safeway caving and. >>will tran: the good news is no one was injured the bad news is this is a very popular safeway in the meantime the lights are off behind me going people here at all levels of security guards are crisscrossing this place to assure people cannot go inside on top are listed the roof came down how big was the whole house about 50 ft. and let's show you the video the big news is they knew that the roof it was not looking good and the reason why is because there was a crack dole is already happening the managers and size that evacuate people before the actual collapse one person was injured at a foot injury during the evacuation how that happened we do not know. even though everyone evacuated or lead the fire department to the rescue teams they went to intimation no was inside the good news is no was inside after the evacuation the walls could collapse as well. >>will tran: this is one big chain market is not only a safe shutdown both sides of this business shutdown they want to evaluate i

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safeway removed all caramel apples from sale. a lawsuit has been filed against safeway to help determine the source and how the caramel apples got contaminated with listeria. safeway said it can't comment about the suit but did tell us quote, the product was supplied to us by a third party and we are looking into this matter further. >> there are ten states involved and they are not all clustered together. all of the people infected with this particular bacteria seemed to all have the exact same strain or maybe two strains that are related to each other. >> reporter: brad frye hopes the lawsuit will provide answers about his mother's death. the family's seattle-based attorney. >> it's unclear as to whether or not we have one manufacturer, whether or not we have a tainted component part. >> reporter: he specializes in food-borne illness cases. he wants to determine if the apples were tested for listeria and warns that symptoms of listeria infection can take up to 70 days to surface. >> if they are showing any symptoms whatsoever,

her family has filed a lawsuit against safeway. safeway sold the apples. the apple supplier behind the outbreak has not been named, the happy apple company said there is a possibility of a connection. >>> now to an nbc bay area follow-up. former president george h.w. bush is spending christmas day in a houston hospital. mr. bush was admitted on tuesday evening after experiencing shortness of breath. the family spokesman says the president is doing well, but wouldn't elaborate on mr. bush's condition or when he might be able to go home. two years ago president bush also spent christmas eve in the hospital while being treated for bronchitis and an infection. >>> coming up, holiday wishes from the obamas, and christmas wishes come true. a legendary toy drive finishes off even bigger than organizers were dreaming. >>> and before we go to break, it is known as the make a wish house, covered in lights and figurines. it is located on the 1800 block of cherry avenue in san jose. the homeowners raise money for the make a wish foundation. you can get pictures with m

. >> reporter: those carmel apples purchased here have been removed from the shelves by safeway. a federal investigation is under way. for the family of the woman who has died, they hope that a lawsuit they filed will help to pin down exactly what happened and prevent additional deaths. it was a mystery to 81-year-old shirley's doctors, how did she succumb to a listeria bacteria infection. she had been an active, health jy woman. then her son heard about listeria cased. >> i had never heard of it until my mom's death. i called my brother and said, that's unusual. there's this outbreak of listeria and carmel apples. he said, oh, my gosh, mom brought carmel apples to the kids. >> reporter: she purchased them at this safeway store near her home. while safeway pulled them from sale, there's a lingering concern because others in the family also ate them. >> had th grandchildren eating the apples? >> yes, they have. >> reporter: have they had symptoms? >> not that we can see. i guess a healthy person isn't necessarily as susceptible. but we're keeping our eye on them. >> reporter: a wr

safeway removed all caramel apples from sale.it has been filed against safeway to help determine the source and how the caramel apples got contaminated with listeria. safeway said it can't comment about the suit but did tell us quote, the product was supplied to us by a third party and we are looking into this matter further. >> there are ten states involved and they are not all clustered together. all of the people infected with this particular bacteria seemed to all have the exact same strain or maybe two strains that are related to each other. >> reporter: brad frye hopes the lawsuit will provide answers about his mother's death. the family's seattle-based attorney. >> it's unclear as to whether or not we have one manufacturer, whether or not we have a tainted

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. >> reporter: those carmel apples purchased here have been removed from the shelves by safeway. a federal investigation is under way. for the family of the woman who has died, they hope that a lawsuit they filed will help to pin down exactly what happened and prevent additional deaths. it was a mystery to 81-year-old shirley's doctors, how did she succumb to a listeria bacteria infection. she had been an active, health jy woman. then her son heard about listeria cased. >> i had never heard of it until my mom's death. i called my brother and said, that's unusual. there's this outbreak of listeria and carmel apples. he said, oh, my gosh, mom brought carmel apples to the kids. >> reporter: she purchased them at this safeway store near her home. while safeway pulled them from sale, there's a lingering concern because others in the family also ate them. >> had the grandchildren eating the apples? >> yes, they have. >> reporter: have they had symptoms? >> not that we can see. i guess a healthy person isn't necessarily as susceptible. but we're keeping our eye on them. >> reporter: a w

this afternoon the safeway had a partial roof collapse over the prusiks. employees, customers were inside. they were able to get out. a san jose police helicopter spotted a hole. there was one minor injury. a customer reinjured his leg yet refused medical transportation. here is what he had to say when i asked if there is a risk of the roof collapsing again. >> the roof is hanging on. it could still collapse. that is why we have the building secure. we are not going to allow anybody to go in it. if the building collapses we don't have somebody getting trapped. >> that is why crews will be out here into the night, engineers will be out here to assess the damage to see how they could fix the roof. it is still under investigation how the roof collapsed but initial reports that it could be standing water. we will keep you posted. that is the latest from the safeway on capital expressway. >> thank you. >>> boy was injured when he was trapped under a tree that was toppled by the storm. it fell on two students on the playground at gatewood elementary school. one

the building has been red tagged, as well as another store that share as common wall with safeway. as far as what caused this, firefighters say it could have been standing water from the weather we have been having. i am tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> this week's monster storm created incredible scenes you rarely see in the bay area. look at this video from berkeley. that is just the top of one car after the underpass flooded near ashby avenue and i-880. people who live in this area say this section of ashby often has stabbing water, even on dry days. >> this undercrossing is wet july 1st. there is always water under it, so i don't know why anybody would try to ride through it. >> highway crews worked until well past midnight to remove the cars and reopen the underpass. >>> the owner of a san francisco dine their flooded is blaming the city rather than mother nature for their misfortune. the stable cafe is located at 17th and folsom street in the mission district. even though it is paved over there, the creek flows when it rains. workers sandbagged the buildings ahead of the s

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shows a giant hole in the roof of safeway. it partly collapsed at the store on san jose's east capitol expressway during yesterday's powerful storm. it happened before 4:00. safeway was open and people remain inside when the ceiling came will crashing down. today, employees take another look at the damage contract outside the confused customers are turned away. >> anthony scott intended to make an ice cream delivery. everything was blocked off and i found out that the roof fell in from the accident yesterday so guess this won't be no ice cream for a while. >> one suffered minor injuries and neighboring businesses were evacuated and are still closed. >> it will be rather inconvenient for lunch. >> her store is open but employees still shaken up. >> it is really, really scary. the first thing we thought of, water will trickle down the buildings and our could last but apparently there is a nice wall between it. >> it is up clear when or if the safe way will re-open. firefighters say the hole has gotten bigger since yesterday. the

the roof of the safeway in silver creek collapsed during the storm yesterday. employees heard enjoys and spot add crack in the roof and decided it was time to leave. 50' of the roof collapsed. >> bay area residents are still in the dark because of power outages. the biggest outage is in the north bay affecting 1,400 customers. pg&e reports a thousand homes and businesses are without power in the east bay, 500 customers are in the dark on the peninsula and another 500 do have power in the south bay. ten customers are affected across san francisco. >> the south bay has seen relentless rain and water 2 1/2' deep and pools in front of two mobile home parks. that led to mandatory evacuation. >>> at the motor lodge, firefighters are going door to door warning residents of the standing water. the same thing is happening at friendly village mobile home park. >> it is voluntary. >> this is how it looked, the entire street was flooded. evacuations were then mandatory. the buses were on stand by in case residents were rushed to safety. a family was ready to go. >> there a

still unmostly clear when the safeway will reopen. fire department tells me it's really up to the store. reporting in san jose tonight, 7 news. >> 11-year-old boy in santa cruz learned one of the biggest dangers during the storms is falling trees. he was trapped underneath this fir tree branch just a branch for 15 minutes. high wind kingd and the pwrevrj fell him and 11-year-old girl gateway school this morning but he got the worst of it. nirts to cut portion of the tree away in order to get him decree. >> we worried that he was trapped over the shoulder or arm and the may have been badly injured there but thankfully not. >> boy had few bruises. girl doing okay as well. school cancelled class for the day after this happened. rest of the tree taken down and class go on as planned tomorrow. >> another falling tree destroyed suv in san jose. neighbors estimate this tree on box drive twice00 years old. the they aren't surprised it came crashing down in the rain. to be was hurt. >> petaluma firefighters rescue 10 people trapped by rising f

. >>> with our first look above at that roof collapse at the safeway in san jose. chopper 5 showing two huge holes of the store on east capitol expressway. yesterday's rain just too much for the roof. kpix 5's len ramirez is outside the safeway where there's a new theory as to what happened. >> reporter: veronica, we heard from two separate sources today that big flat roof box stores like the safeway behind me can actually become like swimming pools on top if the water does not drain fast enough holding back thousands of gallons of water. there was certainly enough rain yesterday to contribute to something like that, although the official cause hasn't been determined yet. safeway customers returned to the store today to see it for themselves. a catastrophe on aisle 3. and many were thinking the same thing. the roof could have collapsed on them. >> i would hope that they would check the conditions of the building before anybody would go in there, you know, like weekly, maybe monthly. i know we do it at our facility. it's pretty scary. >> reporter: this couple was in

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part of the roof of a safeway store collapsed in the storm. chris is live near the silver creek area. >> this is the safeway between king and abon. we learned of one possible minor injury here. we're joined by the captain from the san jose fire department. captain, thanks for joining us. >> you're welcome. this happened just before 4:00. a partial roof collapse. zblf that's correct. par of the roop collapsed. the helicopter reported it with a 50 by 50 hole in the roof with cracks running away from that primary will i to east for 50 feet or so. we found out all the employees got out of the store with no injuries. we brought in the use of our task force at the urban search and rescue team. we brought in a task force of them to search the building, and in addition we brought in a second alarm of firefighters in order to have the resources on scene if we needed to extricate from the building. so at this point, we have a big hole in the roof. we have one minor injury. they were evaluated and chose to not go to the hospital. >> and we see the the po

one of the victims is an 81-year-old woman who purchased apples from a safeway. she died three weeks ago, she died ba. >> a delta airlines baggage handler is under arrest this morning, accused of helping another man smuggle guns on to an airplane. investigators say eugene harvey brought 18 handguns into the airport in atlanta, using his employee credentials to bypass the metal detectors and reportedly gave the guns to mark henry. henry put the guns in his carry on bag and flu to new york where he was arrested. >> we are of course in the midst of the holiday season, but employees of one washington state business. in the thief was caught on surveillance tamara creeping around inside of the store money was dedicated for employees this week as part of their christmas bonuses. people are still looking for that crook. >> do people not realize there are cameras everywhere these days? >> welcome to 2015. >> from grinches to goodwill, dozens at a central valley walmart got surprises. this man spends the day before christmas paying for the order of customers. >> i've been

because the roof started to collapse. >> gabe: the safeway on it east capital. the worst of it, right there and i'll 3. pool of shoppers on thursday. on person suffering minor injuries. just are crashing into it and they heard a bang and saw water pouring into the store. >> i saw my co-worker. and we all-star running out. >> gabe: working to discover the extent of the damage. we will stay on top of the situation as safeway. >> pam: this was a picture of the tree that came through the selling at a san bruno home. the people who live in this home it was a scary situation for them. looking at the side of the tree and how bad it could have been that family is pretty lucky. for chilly there was no harm to look any members of the family curry--fortunately. >> gabe: if you are in a car you may have a dicey situation. later in the show, kron 4 gabe slate >> pam: this is video on the heels bart said if from a viewer. broadcasters say the peak of it will affect low lying areas mallee the communities of montreal. >> pam: jeff bush has this report. >> >> reporter: less take

in san jose, the roof of a safeway came crashing down in the middle of the store as people shopped. kiet do, the store is a mess. >> reporter: they have cut power to it now, also gas, as well. if you look inside it is completely dark. they have some security teams guarding both entrances. from our vantage point it is a total mess inside. it had been raining for hours yesterday when the roof started making creaking noises and everyone decide got out quick. that decision likely saved their lives. moments later the roof collapsed right over the produce section dropping heavy debris flooding the store with several inches of water that collapsed left a hole about 7:0by 70 feet big. a crack 75 feet long. as a precaution, firefighters stayed inside and searched the rubble for victims. >> we're very lucky that no one was hurt. obviously, safety of personnel on the scene and the people walking by is our concern. that's why we got the whole parking lot taped off. >> reporter: now, firefighters use their ladder to get a closer look at the roof and check on its stability. later in the day we'll

safeway is east of the 101 capital expressway. damian trujillo joins us there. you were there as firefighters went looking for potential victims. so lucky this wasn't worse. >> reporter: there's only one minor injury. this was a customer in the produce section. he saw the roof collapse and he started to make a run for it. he slipped on the ground and that's how he was slightly injured at this point. they did send urban search and rescue teams inside to make sure no one else was inside who may have been trapped. 11 me bring in the captain of the san jose fire department. what's the concern now? >> the concern is there's a big hole in the roof. the roof is unstable and it could continue to come down. at this point, this building is evacuated and the adjacent buildings to keep people safe and away of the building. >> reporter: we have video of the rooftop of that building. you can't send firefighters up there at this point. it's not stable enough? >> that's correct. we couldn't put firefighters on the roof. they evaluated it from adjacent roofs and ladders. we had

safeway turned customers away. >> everything, we take advantage of all the new gadgets, new electronic things. they run out, we help. >> reporter: pg&e quickly restored power. at this hour, less than 50 people remain without electricity, a major improvement from the thousands of customers left in the dark during the height of the storm. and traffic is back to normal. a few onramps to highway 101 remain closed off due to standing water, but the highway is free of the river that flooded it yesterday. and the project manager for the cleanup crew says they have to go in and take out all of the contaminated water damage. so that's going to take maybe about a month or so. so likely won't be finished until next year. they just hope another storm doesn't come along and set them back. julie? >> thank you, christina. >>> there is a flood warning tonight for the russian river in sonoma county. several areas surrounding the river are under water, but as ktvu's mike mibach reports, residents have seen this all before. >> reporter: camp grounds, beaches, homes, street signs and buildings. >> this is

>> i'm not wake boarding in a safeway parking lot so i have to do something with my free time.eah, guys, you know, for a time the winds were gusting past 70 miles an hour. um, and the rain was coming down in sheets. i jumped in the four-wheel drive was able to make it all the way to the top. but take a look at how wild it was up there. you can see trees are blowing, there was debris all over the road, uhm and i was kind of surprised to see workers up there. i wasn't alone. state park rangers were out, um, obviously watching out for flooding, trees coming down. there were a number of small slides and downed trees but i did get to the top to the summit and that familiar tower up there. you couldn't see much else, very foggy and raining. on a good day you can see all the way to the sierra nevada but just look at how hard the wind was blowing all that rain, um, scraping the windshield raining horizontally up top there. it was one wet and wild ride and as i was heading down the park, rangers were closing down the roadway just too dangerous for visitors this afternoon. that's the sam

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safeway pulled them from sale, but there's a lingering concern because others in the frye family had them. have they had symptoms. >> not that we can see. healthy person isn't necessarily as susceptible. we're obviously keeping our eye on them. >> reporter: a wrongful death suit has been filed by a seattle attorney who specializes in food-borne illness cases. >> it's trying to connect the dots where this came from. and see that it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: safeway said it can't comment about the suit but did tell us, quote, the product was supplied to us by a third party. and we are looking into this matter further. the attorney said listeria should not be present in caramel apples. >> whether or not testing was performed on these products, it clearly didn't work, or maybe it was not done at all. you know, and normally what you see in a listeria outbreak, you see some problem in the manufacturing. >> reporter: the cdc is also investigating and recommending consumers not to eat commercially made caramel apples until they pinpoint the source. >>> lefty o'dool's toy drive is un

this is safeway on east capital expressway near silver creek high school.it's still too dangerous for anyone to enter the store. it had to be inspected from outside. this partial roof collapse could turn into something bigger. the result is unclooer if and when the store will reopen. >>> we have more weather coverage on our nbc bay area app. simply click on the nbc logo to get to the weather page. you'll see the latest forecast and you can find live radar and alerts about flooding and outages. >>> the u.s. senate is pushing the vote on a $1.1 trillion budget to monday after it failed to pass last night. the senate has mid week to vote on the bill passed by the house thursday night. it fully funds the defense department and cdc through september 2015 but only funds homeland security department which is in charge of immigration programs through february. it's an attempt by republicans to roll back the president's executive order on immigration when the gop takes full control of congress in january. president obama says he is onboard because this is the best h

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the family sued safeway, saying it's safeway's responsibility for selling those items.eway will not discuss the pending lawsuit. >>> and former president george h.w. bush is spending christmas morning in the hospital. he was admitted to a houston hospital on tuesday for shortness of breath. officials expected to release him yesterday, but said they decided to keep him overnight for more observation. a spokesperson said bush had a good day yesterday and his prognosis does remain positive. two months in the hospital last year for a bronchitis related cough, he's still young in spirit, celebrating his 90th birthday by sky diving. >>> well, factory farm animals in cages will get more room to move come january the 1st because of proposition 2, an initiative passed in california six years ago. peggy bunker has been following the changes and brings us more. >> in 2008, more californians voted for prop 2 than any other initiative in state history. it was a simple measure that factory farms give animals more room to move. farms were given six years to transition and their deadli

this safeway is routinely monitored by a private security company. and, police say they rarely get service cals to this area. that's why shoppers believe the alleged thief described by police as a light-skinned african american man in his 20s. acted out of desperation. >>there's a lot of that going on here "on my street, people get >> robbed all the time. >> "home invasions and what not happening here. before, in walnut creek, danville, you know, all the neighboring cities -- where we used to never hear anything happened." >> philippe djegal at this time, police say based on the description. this man isn't connected to any other crimes in the city. in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> vicki liviakis kids in tahoe are enjoying the tons of snow that fell this weekend. the national weather service says up to a foot of snow has already fallen. they also say that the sierras are at almost eighty percent normal precipitation for this year. they got to break out their sleds, build snowmen, and enjoy time with their families. as the holiday w

this safeway behind me on east capital expressway is a good example of that.s new storm is hitting just when the problems from thursday's downpour have not all been fixed yet. the partial roof collapse at this san jose safeway is still very apparent, forcing customers to shop elsewhere for five days now. >> probably too much rain. >> reporter: over in santa dlar ra, a drought-distressed tree weakened by last week's rain caused it to fall over today knocking over a light pole and damage the roof of a four-plex. luckily no one was hurt. louis sanchez barely escaped from inside his home. >> i tried to get out through the front door, but the tree was crack, crack, making noise. so i decided to go to the back door. >> reporter: in the santa cruz mountains, local stores haven't had a chance to restock from last week's storm when there was a run on storm-related goods. generators are completely sold out, only a couple of lanterns are left and flashlights are a hot commodity. this lady got one of the last tarps. >> i have wood heat and i -- the tarp shredded in the bi

battalion chief patricia tells me the roof collapse at safeway should serve as a warning. one shopper was injured when he tried to run from the crumbling roof. the chief says people with flat roofs should properly maintain those roofs. they should clean out the gutters as well to allow for proper draining. merchants around the safeway say they've been worried over the last week wondering if they're next. >> i think they should take care of this, you know. i believe during the day the incident happened, i saw some guy walk to the roof to inspect, i guess inspect on that day. >> reporter: they've been inspecting? >> i think so. i'm not sure. but i heard the noise when they go to the roof, i can hear the noise, walking. >> reporter: the chief reminds us water weighs eight pounds per gal hon. if your roof isn't draining properly, all that weight puts pressure on top of your roof. so the warning tonight is for homeowners and merchants with flat roofs. make sure they're maintained and drained properly. >>> we knew the storm damage on the peninsula was bad. now san mateo county s

stout bay safeway store won't be opening any time of in the near future. not one you, see below, two holes in the roof. caused by the storm. this is the safeway on east capital expressway, silver creek high school. it is too dangerous to enter. the roof might cave in more. today inspectors had to look from the outside. >> they can put away canoes in the north bay. downtown heelsberg is driving out. the sooner the better. business want to bounce back. here is jean elle. >> reporter: this part of the avenue was under water thursday. a lot of the water made it inside of area businesses. tonight the sandbags remain. but the water has receded. retailer want-up to know they will be open tomorrow. >> traveled through the walls. >> reporter: after the water flowed through her shop thursday. all this water, soaked several retailers on the avenue. >> there were maybe, four, five inches of standing water in the gallery. on our carpeted gallery. >> the hand made good at dovetail collection are off the ground. pat kirkish is putting the store back together. her husband