jennifer london returned to the san fernando valley to find that the gas leak knows no borders. >> it'sd as a parents, you want to protect your children. you want to not have them sick. but i can't take care of the air. >> reporter: brenda rarely lets her boys outside to play. if she does, they have to wear protective masks. the air she says is making her family sick. >> this is for my older boy and this is what he is taking for migraines. this is my younger son's inhaler because he's been having asthma attacks, he had one last night. he had another one today 67 at jennifer's house. >> it's reckless, it's irresponsible. to play around with people's health. the health of my child. it means more to me than anybody. >> reporter: three miles away, methane gas has been leaking from this storage facility since october 23rd. nearly three months and counting in the first few weeks following the like the focus was on the 30,000 residents that live down winds in porter los angeles. thousands fled their home. thousands are waiting to be moved in to temporary housing. every day you find long lines

this weekend - scores of san fernando valley residents turned out for a public meeting to vent their outrage at regulators and southern california gas company officials over a natural gas leak that has sickened and displaced thousands of residents of porter ranch in recent weeks. kirk hawkins reports. "so cal gas has got to go!" outside an air quality management district meeting in granada hills... demonstrators called on local leaders take action against the so cal gas leak in porter ranch. "it's outrageous what's going on here. it needs to be shutdown." inside that meeting...some attendees wore face masks and even gas masks... "something is going on. everyone keeps saying oh it's fine. but we're feeling it here." perfectly fine before the gas leak started." for the second time...air quality officials delayed a decision on an abatement order that would require so-cal gas to stop the leak and capture the gas that's leaking. "i believe that it's generally understood that this facility is critical to providing the natural gas needs of southern california." south coast a-q-m-d also put

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the former n-b-3 a star was seen driving around the san fernando valley. according to t-m-z, he has started working towards a f fl recovery at a rehab facility. t-m-z reports he visits the rehab daily and works on his walking, talking, reading and writing. lamar has been when he was found unconscious inside a brothel in nevada. if of history, now is your chance. john-f-kennedy's limo keys are up for auction. it is just one artifact included in the auction of items associated with the j-f-k assassination. it is finally happening.3 the playboy mansion is up for sale. the six-acre estate, built in 19-27, will be listed sometime next month. t-m-z reports playboy enterprises is looking to list the mansion somewhere north of 200-million dollars. but some real estate sources say that it overpriced. they say the house is a tear-3 down and should be priced between 80 and 90-million dollars. there are some "catches" if someone does decide to buy the estate. whoever buys it will be continue to live in the mansion until he dies. and of course, 3 his bedroom is off lim

jennifer london reports from the san fernando vale with this report. >> it's hard as a parent. you want to protect your children. you want to not have them sick but i can't take care of the air. >> reporter: brenda rarely lets her boys outside to play. if she does, they have to wear protective maskless. the air she says is making her family sick. >> this is my older boy and this is a medicine he is taking for migraines. and my younger son has asthma attacks. >> at jennifer millbower's house. >> the health of my child means more to me than anything. >> since october 23rd, methane gas is leaking. down wind in porter ranch north of los angeles. thousands have fled their homes, thousands more are waiting to be moved into temporary housing. every day, you'll find long lines outside the community resource center. but what about residents, like brenda troth and jennifer millbower who live in neighboring communities? >> we were told that porter ranch residents have priority being relocated, so then at the different zip code were at the bottom of the list. >> how did that make you feel

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. >> >> in california, a natural gas leak causing a state of emergency in the san fernando valley. residents claim it is making them sick. the gas company said a leak posts no health threat. residents are complaining of headaches, asthma -- residents have been relocated so the leak can be capped. >> >> a florida woman found dead in her italian apartment. what her family is doing to >> >> top five things you can do >>> we are continuing to follow breaking news in east tampa, action air over the scene where police say a store clerk shot an attempted robber. >> it happened around 3:30 at the hope food store on mlk and north 27th street. we are told the suspect had a knife. that man at a hospital fighting for his life. clifton french on the scene, with the latest details at the top of the hour. >> tonight, a blank wall inside of saint pete's city hall is sparking controversy again. >> racist mural depicting civil rights activists, carson

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california gas company to shut down a damaged gas storage well which has been leaking methane gas san fernando valley residents crowded into a granda hills high school gymnasium to hear testimony before the south coast air quality district. the sulfur-like odor from the gas has blanketed the porter ranch area... and now there are lots of complaints of headaches, asthma and bloody noses. "what they do know is in short-term effects can be neurological problems and gastro-intestinal problems, and we're concerned about that. we don't want to be a bunch of guinea pigs." to date, socal gas says some three thousand homes have been outfitted with air purifiers... but families living in another 25 hundred homes have relocated. "the whole family's been sick. the kids, they've been sick, too." "anything that'll stop that odor and stop people from getting sick. the effects that it's had on the community, which means people leaving from our businesses are suffering. i mean, it's tough." while the company apologizes for the unpleasant smell of the odorant in the natural gas on its website, it maintains that

this one was held downtown at fourth & san fernando streets on the northwest corner of san jose state university. police say they chose this area because of a high concentration of bars and clubs. >> we know from statistics that this portion of san jose is a little bit higher in dui arrests and other portions of the city. >> last year san jose had 59 traffic fatalities, the highest number in 20 years. police hope checkpoints like this will bring that number down. >>> and here are sobering statistics about drunk driving from the chp. in the first 12 hours of their new year's eve crackdown, officers made 329 arrests. during another crackdown that started christmas eve and ended the following sunday, the chp made 700 arrests. >>> police in san francisco are investigating a possible hit and run that may have led to this scene last night. an overturned car on mission street in the city's soma district. it shut down mission between fourth and fifth streets. we're told the other car involved tried to take off, but police caught up with the driver nearby. surprisingly, no one was hurt. >>> tw

the former nba star was seen being driven around the san fernando valley over the weekend. lamar has been hospitalized since october when he was found unconscious and fighting for his life at a brothel in nevada. (nat pop) holding on strong the force awakens" ... cashing in nearly 42-million dollars.. in second place.."the revenant" .. bringing in 38 million. and rounding out third.. "daddy's home" .. raking in an estimated 15-million dollars. for hollywood minute, i'm melisa raney. raney. alabama faces off the college football playoff title tonight. teams are in arizona, getting ready for the big game. tonight's game comes with big stakes. with a win, clemson would become the first team in major- college history to go 15-0. it would also be clemson's first national title in 34 years. alabama who is currently is angling for its fourth national championship trophy since 2009. braving the temps. a freezing day for seahawks' fans. the record breaking temps they sat through that ultimately turned tears to icicles for one side. family tak advantage of the cold weather by buildin

. >> reporter: in the san fernando valley, a dog was nearly swept away and it took 30 minutes to find the dog. once they found kenny they were able to harness him in a sling and carry him out. stay with us for the latest on the series of storms. and you can download the app for free for updates when you're on the go. >>> new this morning, a man suspected in a string of armed robberies across the bay area may have struck again. walnut creek police say just before midnight a gunman robbed a 7-eleven east of i-680. a man wearing a mask pointed a silver handgun at him and took off with cash from the register. investigators believe the suspect is the same person responsible for recent robberies in redwood city, san leandro and wan nut creek. >>> a shrine set up in memory of a man shot and killed has mysteriously disappeared. when his widow went to the trail, the small shrine that had been set up was gone. the marin county parks department tells is paper the shrine was not removed by its employees. steve carter was shot in october. three suspects have been charged in his murder. >>> an east

he had a sizable team of secret service agent who surrounded the cafe on fourth and san fernando. not a sight you see very often in downtown san jose. in the middle with the pink tie is homeland security director jeh johnson and wearing the blue johnson on the right is the deputy secretary of the department of state. this is the high level meeting that reportedly includes the heads of the fbi, nsa and the attorney general. we have confirmed top executives from google, facebook and paypal are here. the fed will debrief the executives on how terrorists are using their own technology including encryption to get followers. the government wants to use the same technology to prevent it. they say they need help in identifying terrorists and preventing future attacks. >> the hope is that we would be able to find ways to work effectively with the technology community that would make it harder for terrorists to use the internet to recruit followers and incite them to carry out acts of violence. >> reporter: this is an informal meeting where the officials will be picking the brains of sillico

tonight we'll take a closer look at a public safety problem, 2,000 mails away from plint in san fernando valley. the source is a gas leak. starting three months ago in a damaged storage well in a canyon 25 miles north-west of los angeles. methane gas is escaping the well and blowing into the air, air breathed by the residents and other communities. dozens are sick, thousands of families forced to leave their home. the company that owns the world and its parent company - questions have been raised. the damaged well had no safety shut off valve. the company says the valve is not required by law. residents want the facility in the canyon, which supplies gas to 22 million customers shut down. state regulators ordered the gas to close only the damaged well. establish a system and conduct an independent house study. this is the latest frustration for residents complaining that state officials took too long to react to a threat first reported over three months ago on october 23rd, 2015. they point out that it took until january 6th of this year for jerry brown to call a state of emergency. it i

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washington. >>> so when we come back, hundreds of san fernando valley residents outraged today.s of asthma and bloody noses and we will talk to one of those affected. >>> b.a.r.t. station in oakland, one person is left dead. we will have the details when we come back. >>> there is a state of emergency in southern california. a damaged storage well is spewing methane gas at a rate of 100,000 pounds per hour. that leak forced thousands of families from their homes. protesters who are understandably angry, they're now demanding action. [ chanting ] >> hundreds of outraged protesters call on southern california gas company to shut down a damaged gas storage well. it's been leaking methane gas since october 23rd. san fernando valley residents crowded into a high school gym to listen to testimony before the south coast air quality district. the sulfur-like odor from the gas has perm nated the porter ranch area. there are complaints of asthma, headaches, bloody noses. >> what they know the short term affects can be neurological and gastro intestinal problems. we're concerned about that

take a look at where that's going to be happening, 4th street between san carlos and san fernando. that is where we join nbc bay area's fairy marianne favro. >> reporter: it will begin on 4th street in downtown san jose. police say the reason they chose this location was because of the high concentration of dui arrests downtown. police say dui check points are a proven tool to help prevent fatal alcohol-related crashes and they say studies show crashes involving impaired drivers can be reduced by 20% when dui check points are held routinely. in california in 2013, 867 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes and 23,000 suffered serious injuries. tonight about 15 san jose police officers will be working the checkpoint and they will also be looking for drug impaired driving, including people under the influence of marijuana. there are also new tools that can help you get home safely, one is a new free app called dvvip which stands for designated driver vip, it has a list of bars and restaurants that offer perks for designated drivers and if you do drink the app offers a quick way

. >> and the san fernando valley firefighters rescued a dog. it took them 30 minutes just to find the dog. once they found him, they pulled him to safety by harnessing him in a sling and pulling him out successfully. >>> the steady rain is helping with the drought. bay area water managers say we have a long way to go. nestled in the foothills of the santa cruz mountains the lexington reservoir is inching towards capacity. but the santa clara water district says all ten reservoirs in the county are still well below normal. >> we are still only a little less than 30% of the capacity of our reservoirs. not only that. if you look at the statewide reservoirs, which are really important it our area and through california, they are half of normal for this time of year. >> and filling these reservoirs is one step along with replenishing the groundwater basin. silicone valley gets half of its water from underground. >>> homeless advocates are accusing san francisco leaders of failing to protect the homeless during this week's storms. they say they have

scores of san fernando valley residents turned out for a public meeting to vent their outrage at regulators and southern california gas company officials over a natural gas displaced thousands of residents of porter ranch. kirk hawkins reports. "so cal gas has got to go!" outside an air quality management district meeting in ranch. (laura regan/actress, minority report) "it's outrageous what's going on here. it needs to be shutdown." inside that meeting...some attendees wore face masks and even gas masks... (kristina zitkovich/chatsworth resident) "something is going on. everyone keeps saying oh it's fine. but we're feeling it here." (no super available) "my dog died. and she was perfectly fine before the gas leak started." for the second time...air quality officials delayed a decision on an abatement order that would require so-cal gas to stop the leak and capture the gas that's leaking. (mike mizrahi/so cal gas spokesman) "i believe that it's generally understood that this facility is critical to providing the natural gas needs of southern california." south coast a-q-m-d also put a plan

multiple lanes of the 5 freeway in the san fernando he valley were closed for several hours. looked like they turned the freeway into a canal. >> farther north, heavy rains in the bay area have been making driving treacherous. sand bags are on stand by and more rain on the way. abc's brandi hitt leads off our coverage this morning. >> reporter: a super soaking in southern california. >> we go around. >> reporter: heavy downpours flooding roads and entire freeways. >> it's down to just the left lane open. >> reporter: leaving drivers stranded many with the same story. >> i saw cars going through it. so i thought oh, i'm fine. >> reporter: look at this big rig rescue a smaller car. this driver got a push from the highway patrol. the back to back el nino storms delivering so much rain, water broke through the walls of this restaurant. the saturated ground toppling one tree after the next on to cars as emergency crews also rescue the homeless kicked out along fast rising rivers. >> we was overcome by water. waist to chest deep water and they were hypothermic. >> reporter: the con

. >> reporter: and in the mountains, a small range overlooking the san fernando valley, there's another lonely lion. >> i never thought one would come through our backyard and he was next to our bedroom window. and he continued up this way. >> reporter: nancy and eric moved here to be close to wildlife. and got their wish in the form of a mountain lion named p-41, who seems to love their backyard deck. so he's right out here where we are? >> exactly where we are. >> reporter: he's come to visit at least ten times, triggering security cameras taking both video and still pictures. the area is called cougar canyon. what else? >> and here he is just literally made a loop around our house for some reason. >> reporter: like proud parents, they show off their video scrapbook. >> then they point out how his paws are on the wood and not on the gravel so he can make as little noise as possible. they want to be silent at all times. >> reporter: camera technology has revolutionized the way animals are studied. joanna turner is a sound effects editor for universal studios. on her own time, she's one

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for the second week in a row, scores of san fernando valley residents turned out for a public meeting to vent over a natural gas leak that has sickened and displaced thousands of residents.kirk hawkins reports. "so cal gas has got to go!" outside an air quality management district meeting in granada hills on saturday... demonstrators called on local leaders take action against the so cal gas leak in porter ranch. (laura regan/actress, minority report)"it's outrageous what's going on here. it needs to be shutdown." inside that meeting...some attendees wore face masks and even gas masks...(kristina "something is going on. everyone keeps saying oh it's fine. but we're feeling it dog died. and she was perfectly fine before the gas leak started."for the second time...air quality officials delayed a decision on an require so-cal gas to stop the leak and capture the gas that's leaking.(mike mizrahi/so cal gas spokesman) "i believe that it's generally understood that this facility is critical to providing the natural gas needs of southern california."south coast a- q-m-d also put a plan on ho

the former nba star was seen being driven around the san fernando valley over the weekend. lamar has been hospitalized since october for his life at a brothel in nevada. holding on strong to #1 at the box office -- "star wars: the force awakens" ... cashing in nearly 42-million dollars.. in second place.."the revenant" .. bringing in 38 million. and rounding out third.. "daddy's home" .. raking in an estimated 15-million dollars. for hollywood minute, i'm melisa raney. it's that time of year when many of us are thinking about losing a few pounds. coming up next, we'll talk to a physical therapist to get some good tips for those ready to rev up the workout. stay with us here on tv9. better shape is at thetop of many new year's resolutions lists. people are turning to high-intensity workout programs. here to tell us about some of the pros and cons of these programs is physical therapist tom cahalan medicine. 1. these high-intensity programs are really popular. why do you think so many people are gravitating to them?2. can people who haven't been high-intensity program? why/wh

. >> reporter: and in the mountains, a small range overlooking the san fernando valley, there's another lonely lion. >> i never thought one would come through our backyard and he was next to our bedroom window. and he continued up this way. >> reporter: nancy and eric moved here to be close to wildlife. and got their wish in the form of a mountain lion named p-41, deck. so he's right out here where we are? >> exactly where we are. >> reporter: he's come to visit at least ten times, triggering security cameras taking both video and still pictures. the area is called cougar canyon. what else? >> and here he is just literally made a loop around our house for some reason. >> reporter: like proud parents, they show off their video scrapbook. >> then they point out how his paws are on the wood and not on the gravel so he can make as little noise as possible. they want to be silent at all times. >> reporter: camera technology has revolutionized the way mountain lions and other wild animals are studied. joanna turner is a sound effects editor for universal studios. on her own time, she's one of

san fernando valley residents turned out to show outrage for a national -- it natural gas leak that has sickened and displaced thousands of residents. air-quality officials have delayed a decision on abatement order that would wire socal gas to stop the leak and capture the gas that is leaking. the public utilities commission says the plan could cause a massive explosion. socal gas says they won' t be a will to stop it until late february at the earliest. increasingly heated rhetoric between donald trump and ted cruz in the competition for the white house. two old friends locked in a razor tight race in iowa, he continues to chastise the suggestion that he embraces new york liberalism. ted cruz refuses to back down after criticizing the values of trump. he says the trump has no chance as a serious candidate. >> in terms of a commander in chief we ought to have someone who is in springing out of bed to tweet in a frantic response to the latest polls. jonathan: he took an offhanded jab at trump after this incident, getting stuck on elevator in south carolina and every got out and said --

and that usually results in the death of one of them.go mountains, a small range overlooking the san fernando valley, there's another lonely lion.never thought one would actually come and he was right next to our bedroom window, and then he'd continue up this way.cy vandermey and eric barkalow moved here to be close to wildlife. and got their wish, in the formed p-41, who seems to love their backyard deck. so he's right out here where we are. >> vandermey: exactly where we are. ( laughs )r: he has come to visit at least ten times, triggering security cameras taking both video and still pictures.ugar canyon"-- what else? >> eric barkalow: here, he's just literally made a loop around our house for some reason.parents with baby pictures, they show off their video scrapbook. >> barkalow: and let me point out how his paws are on the wood and not on the gravel, so thatnoise as possible. they want to be silent at all times. >> whitaker: camera technology way animals are studied. johanna turner is a sound effects editor for universal studios. she's one of several citizen scientists, as they're called

scores of san fernando valley residents turned out for a public meeting to vent their outrage at regulators and southern california gas company officials over a natural gas leak that has sickened and displaced thousands of residents of porter ranch. "so cal gas has got to go!" outside an air quality management district meeting in ranch. (laura regan/actress, minority report) "it's outrageous what's going on here. it needs to be shutdown." inside that meeting...some attendees wore face masks and even gas masks... (kristina zitkovich/chatsworth resident) "something is going on. everyone keeps saying oh it's fine. but we're feeling it here." (no super available) "my dog died. and she was perfectly fine before the gas leak started." for the second time...air quality officials delayed a decision on an abatement order that would require so-cal gas to stop the leak and capture the gas that's leaking. (mike mizrahi/so cal gas spokesman) "i believe that it's generally understood that this facility is critical to providing the natural gas needs of southern california." south coast a-q-m-d also put a

for the second week in a row, san fernando valley residents showed up to show outrage or a natural gas leak that has thousands. for the second time, air quality officials have delayed a decision on an abatement order which would require so cal gas to stop the leak and capture the gas that's leaking. the public utilities commission explosion. so cal gas says they won't be february at the earliest. increasingly heeded rhetoric between donald trump and ted cruz in the competition for the white house. with the two locked in a razor tight race in iowa, they're escalating their attacks. trump continues to chastising cruz's suggestion he embraces new york liberalism. cruz refuses to back down. after criticizing trump's values. cruz says trump has no chance as a serious candidate. >> i think in terms of a have someone who isn't springing out of bed to tweet in a frantic response to the latest polls. jonathan: cruz took an off-handed jab at trump after getting stuck in an elevator while campaigning in south carolina. the camera and asked, quote, who put donald trump in charge of the elevators?

a priest blessed those pets with holy water on the steps of the san fernando church steps. >>> an oregon state player was caught on camera pulling kind of a fast one on a game referee. >> his decision probably cost his team the game. take a look at what happens here after ball. he bumped and fell and that's when he stuck his leg out and tripped the referee. we have to get -- no, we won't get a good replay. here it is right here. doesn't get the call, watc the right leg, goes up as the ref goes by. that's no good. >> did he mean to do that? >> yeah. i thought it looked like it. >> i don't know. >>> heavy rain and some strong winds rolled through yesterday morning leaving behind a whole lot of damageth who was rescued will put a smile on your face this morning. miami-dade police saving three baby barn owls whose nest was destroyed. now they are recuperating in an incubator. >>> now turning back to our top story of the day. there w really some totoado tragedies hitting the sunshine state. >> we're going to look at the devastation. we'll see it just minutes away. >>> and we're learning more

times is reporting that effort to plug the well near the port of ranch neighborhood in the san fernandoually weakened it and made things worse. there are concerns about a devastating blowout. here is another report, too, that says that samples from the leak showed twice the amount of cancer causing benzene normal. the plume is sending off about a thousand tons of methane every day. state officials are due to hold a briefing on that situation later today. >> we have had a few wet days and as steve has been mentioning all morning long, more is on the way. you should know it's not expected to fall during the morning commute but more wet weather is on the way over the next few days. weekend, monday morning in particular. so be prepared for that. keep the umbrellas and jackets handy and snow overnight in the sierra came down pretty hard. look at the driving conditions on interstate 82. cars were pretty slow going there. snow plows were not even enough to get the cars off the road. cal tran had to bring in industrial snowblowers. chains are required on both in state 80 and highway 50. >> the

the trev is of the freeway closed in the san fernando valley and back open. the blizzards are threatening the mountains and people dealing with mud slides in the foothills and one of the mud slides hit a family's backyard while they watched in horror from inside. >> and that is unbelievable here. the sudden and relentless mudflow covered every inch of the property and whole parents watched helpless and scared, their daughter grabbed a phone >> i lived here for 30 years and have never seen anything like this happen before. complete shock. it was not an expected flood. >> that father's quick thinking forced him to grab a sledge hammer and but out part of a concrete wall, creating an escape alley for all of that mud away from his home and neighbors. terrence. >>> and to a developing story now, south korea announcing it will start aspect north korea propaganda broadcast, days after north korea tested a hydrogen bomb. they successfully tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb to protect itself from countries, including the u.s. the u.s. remains skeptical that it was a

. >> in the san fernando valley rescuers took 30 minutes to find kenny the dog and once they did they pulled him to safety. they harnessed him in a sling and carried him out. here's a reminder. stay right here with ktvu for all the very latest on these storms we're getting. download the free ktvu weather app for updates when you're on the go. >>> we are following a developing story now in paris. police there shot and killed a man who threatened them with a knife at a police station. a french official says the man was immediately shot and killed. he was wearing a fake explosive vest. police evacuated the area because of worries that other assailants could be at large. now think think only one man was involved. this is in paris. and stores are closed and two schools are on lockdown. >> this is all happening on the anniversary of the charlie hebdo attacks. it's been a year since extremist killed 11 people and a police officer outside. two french born brothers carried out the attacks. an accomplice shot and killed a policewoman and four hostages at a supermarket. the three gunmen were kil

maybe take san fernando to ought u be away that the police are going to be investigating and santa clara street will be closed for the be next couple of hours. the victim's identity hasn't been released. it's a 60-year-old man. police believe he may have been a transient. sal, any other advice at all as far as, you know, how people can get around this? >> stay on 87 if you are driving through the area. thank you very much for that report. and there are -- it's not as if there aren't some streets you can't use in that area near sap to go around, but it's best if you can avoid the area because of the closures. the unexpected closure there, as janine mentioned. we will find out more about this story as it develops. >>> let's take a look at some of these other pictures we have for the regular morning commute on the freeways. at the bay bridge toll plaza we have a little bit of a backup as you drive to san francisco. 25 to 30-minute delay before you move on and get into the city. we're also looking at some of the east bay freeways. it hasn't been that bad yet anyway on 880, 580, 24, 680. defi

this one was held in downtown at fourth & san fernando streets on the northwest corner of the san josetate university campus area. police say they chose this area because of a high concentration of bars and nightclubs. in addition to checking for impaired driving, officers also handed out leaflets with the goal of educating drivers about the danger of driving under the influence. >>> two north bay fishermen will have to wait until high tide today to get their boats back. the jenna jay as the boat is named is stuck on rocks near china camp state park in san ra rell. they say the boat lost power around 8:30 yesterday morning and started drifting. the men jumped ship and walked to land. while the boat got away from them the fish didn't. they say they caught a few. as for the jenna j, the coast guard say it's stuck until the water rises again today. >>> coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," it was a milestone note at oracle arena. the 150th consecutive sellout was topped with a thrilling win. but not everything went the way fans expected, or wanted. why the warriors' biggest star had to

reel an officer-involved shooting leaves one man dead >>jay: it happened at an intersection in san fernando california. police have not said what happened and what led to the chase. but a witness shared what he saw. >> there were like six or seven shots. i was working in my office and i come out by the balcony and i saw one of the police officers pointing at two cars and one got crush right there. >>jay: the driver's identity has not been released but police describe him as a man in his 50s. >> >>holly: in san diego, police are trying to determine if drugs played a role in a crash. the driver of an acura slammed into a minivan and hit a pole. it was sheared in half when it struck the pole. of the five people inside the acura, four were killed. two inside the minivan were treated at the hospital. >>jay: the federal aviation administration is trying to determine how a plane ended up police say vehicles had to swerve to avoid hitting the airport. the faa says two people were on board the plane but nol hurt. it's not clear why the plane landed or writ was headed. >>holly: an explosion killed fo