surprise that so man inmates consider themselves to be rap artists. [ rapping ] >> i used to -- >> santa ritawling jail complex located 30 miles outside the city. but many of the nearly 3,000 men and women incarcerated here were arrested in oakland. most have only been charged with crimes and are awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases and one is a bay area rapper who is more than a wannabe. >> we have an inmate come in a couple days ago, international rap artist named drew down. >> my kids know his songs, my daughters. they're all into the rap. >> he was around when 2 short was around and pocket man was around. he been around for a while. ♪ >> in the '90s i listened to a lot of his music. i was a fan. so we got a celebrity here. >> i'm right here right now. i don't have all day, though. so you will see me back on the street. you will see me blow my music again, you will see me doing movies because this ain't going to stop me. i'm a boss. dru down's real name is danyle robinson. he was arrested for driving under the influence, violations of probation for a prior dui. he must serve the

where alameda county fire confirms an explosion at the santa rita county jail. officials tell us >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news out of dublin where alameda county fire confirms an explosion at the santa rita county jail. the blast happened in the oven in the prison kitchen. at least eight people were injured, one critically. ambulances are on scene as is a life-flight helicopter. we'll continue to follow that and bring you the latest. >>> also an explosion before daunted shattered a two-story -- before dawn today shattered a two-story building in alabama. >> i heard a bloom and glass came out, air-conditioning hit me in the back and i'm crawling across the floor, we really thought it was terrorists. it was loud. >> a woman on the first floor was killed and her fiance is in critical condition. they were trapped under a concrete slab but firefighters got the man out using hydraulic jacks. officials think a natural gas leak caused that blast. >>> and bids for a painting by george zimmerman are now approaching $100,000. the art work is for sale on ebay

the oven serves the 4,000 inmate population at santa rita as well as other jails in the bay area. the oven door as tall as an nba player with the heft of an nfl lineman. the door was 7 feet tall. and 3 feet wide. 300 pounds of stainless steel. >> it's probably about 6" thick so it had to have been a lot of pressure for it to just blow up and be taken off of its hinges like that. >> reporter: 10 inmates and a deputy were injured including one seriously after the door was blasted 10 feet across the kitchen. >> he has a head injury, probably from the door being blown off. >> reporter: santa rita was put in lockdown for hours while the injured were tended to and investigators moved in. >> trying to figure out exactly what happened and again, you're talking equipment that's now close to 25 years old. >> reporter: at the santa rita jail, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> an oakland teen is still on life support after being declared brain-dead. her family is praying for a miracle even though joe vazquez says, another test has confirmed their worst fears. >> reporter: at her family's request, doc

ktvu has just confirmed reports of an explosion at santa rita jail in dublin. this is an alameda county jail. it's a reported kitchen fire and multiple patients are being treated. the sheriff's website says the facility holds 4,000 inmates and is the largest, the third largest jail i should say in california. patti lee is on her way to the scene. we'll update you with the very latest as soon as we hear more. once again, reports of injuries at santa rita jail in dublin after an explosion possibly in the kitchen. you can always follow us for more information on twitter for the latest updates. >>> fire officials are looking into what caused the latest fire at a peninsula recycling plant. it burned for nearly seven hours. it may have sparked a smaller fire nearby. ktvu's janine de la vega is live from redwood city to tell us about the situation now and the impact on the air. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. the fire is out. earlier, you could see a plume of smoke in the distance behind me. but there's been a lot of cleanup going on this mo

patti lee. >> the santa rita jail is the third largest in california. it houses about 4,000 inmates on a 113-acre campus. the jail says its cook, chill food service operation prepares 12,000 meals a day. >>> six american soldiers died in afghanistan but the exact circumstances are still not clear. the soldiers were on board an army black hawk helicopter. the pentagon said it made a hard landing. the americans then come under fire from militants. one person on board did survive but is injured. the six deaths are the single largest troop loss in about six months. >>> nasa is ordering at least two space walks to make repairs at the international station. a cooling system failed last week. now two american astronauts will need to replace a pump with a bad valve. the exact timing of the space walk is expected tomorrow. nasa says three may be needed. the space station has two cooling systems but nasa doesn't want to take any chances on another failure. >>> clouds streaming in over the area. everyone a little bit of precipitation showing up down around montere

patti lee. >> the santa rita jail is the third largest in california. it houses about 4,000 inmates on a 113-acre campus. the jail says its cook, chill food service operation prepares 12,000 meals a day. >>> six american soldiers died in afghanistan but the exact circumstances are still not clear. the soldiers were on board an army black hawk helicopter. the pentagon said it made a hard landing. the americans then come under fire from militants. one person on board did survive but is injured. the six deaths are the single largest troop loss in about six months. >>> nasa is ordering at least two space walks to make repairs at the international station. a cooling system failed last week. now two american astronauts will need to replace a pump with a bad valve. the exact timing of the space walk is expected tomorrow. nasa says three may be needed. the space station has two cooling systems but nasa doesn't want to take any chances on another failure. >>> clouds streaming in over the area. everyone a little bit of precipitation showing up down around montere

it's been here since the santa rita jail opened in '89. right now investigators are not saying what caused the explosion and what caused the oven door to end up 10 feet away. >> it had to have been a lot of pressure for it to just blow up and be taken off of its hinges like that. >> reporter: i just checked and those inmates are still on ckdo. and they will be until investigators are done with the scene. live in dublin, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> well, that kitchen is usually very busy. santa rita jail is the third largest jail in the state. inmates also make food for other local jails. >>> we're following developing news in reno. a gunman opened fire at a medical building killing one person before then turning the gun on himself. at least two other victims were injured and are being treated at a hospital. police say the shooter entered a building at renowned medical center just before 3:00. no word yet on the gunman's motive. the medical center is the largest hospital in northern nevada. >>> a "shelter in place" has been lifted in san jose af

it's been here since the santa rita jail opened in '89. right now investigators aren't saying what caused the explosion and what caused the oven door end to up 10 feet away. >> had to be a lot of pressure for it to just blow up and be taken off of it the hinges like that. >> reporter: there's no shortage of food here. most of the kitchenworks the inmates just can't use the baking often but most of the kitchen works. ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> that kitchen is usually very busy. santa rita jail is the third largest jail in the state and inmates also make food for other local jails. >>> well, with no rain in our forecast, and an already record dry year, the state braces for the threat of a water shortage. no official drought declared yet. but they are talking about it in sacramento. brian webb on the drought preparations taking place. brian. >> reporter: ken, the national weather service looked into its crystal ball this week. they don't see any significant rain in our future. and that would make for a third straight year of drought conditions ac

un hayanamiento, hay pruebas que jonathan vendia narcoticos, a urdal lo llevaron a la cárcel de santa rita sospechoso de robar bancos, sin embargo autoridades creen que es ladron de un bank of américan. >> se presentoa la primera audiencia de ser el autor del tiroteo fatal que engaño a un vendedor de consolas que murió a tiros. >> se presento en san francisco, tiene una fianza millónaria. >> tenemos a roney polance por asesinato. >> rooney es instruido por dos cargos de intento de robo, disparo a guaca cuando llego a un parque en mendel y gales en bay view, intentando vender una ps4 a las 6:30 de la tarde. >> la victima y su novia ofrecen una playstation4, otran otros servicios, instagram, el sospechoso ofrecio comprar el playstation. >> ofrecio a uguaca pero luego sucumbio a herdas. >> es importante sí compra algo y no conoce quien lo hace tome tiempo para conocer la persona, cuando sea la transacción sea en un centro comercial donde hay mucha gente, acompañado e identificar a la persona, donde hay gente, no en oscuro por que lo expone . >> la juez dio uan fianza de 5 millónes de dólares.

the santa rita explosion, there were ten left injured.ary, four taken to the hospital. but all survived. >>> let's take a look at bay bridge. there is a little bit of a backup. if you have to get in the city for whatever reason, wouldn't be a bad time to go right now. there's just a little bit of a backup. no problems on the actual span into the city. northbound 101 and southbound 101 traffic in san francisco along with 280 extension traffic looks good. we've also been looking at 880 and 580 which have been superheavy because of earlier problems. let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal. thank you. a cloud cover -- a lot of cloud cover. cooler is the main message tonight. windy and cooler. cold lows on friday, but sunny again on the weekend. >> and dry. >> and dry. i don't see anything. nothing. >> that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your chice for news. >> be sure to -- be sure to watch the news at noon. we'll have more on the megamillion lottery ticket sold in san jose. we're always here for you at ktvu.com as

. >> he has been arrested and booked into the santa rita jail. sky seven shows a portion of the highway covered in foam used to put out flames. a massive traffic jam went on for miles the investigation continued. >> i helped a lot of people over the years. but... this is a first bad one i've seen here. >> in livermore new information about the man who led police on a 100 miles per hour chase. officers saw weapons in his car. now facing charges of assault and felony evasion. >> bart and unions began another round of negotiation twoz months after both sides thought they had an agreement. issue is that it's hit a provision and gives workers six weeks of paid family leave. >> at this point we don't know what they're going to say. they sign the agreement them. know that. so, until we hear what they have to say, we can't speculate. >> too expensive for bart. bart can't afford to give additional six weeks paid leave. >> bart employee are not getting raises in the contract until this is resolved >> police are trying to catch a robber who stole money from

. >> santa rita jail is under lock down at this hour, that is because of an explosion inside of the kitchen. 11 people are hurt. >> official says there was no foul play involved this, was an accident the oven door which is big just blew off. blown off. just to give you an idea, that is a seven by three feet. one inmate was hit bit on the head. firefighters rushed to the jail after an explosion occurred in the kitchen. >> 11:45 this morning, and there was an explosion. it had a significant overpressure blew the door off. >> size of the door is seven feet wide. it blew off and hit one inmate in the head.. six others were hurt but treated at the jail. inside of the commercial kitchen are several offens dating back to 1989. >> upon arrival view crews found a natural gas explosion. and we had people appearing to be injured and turned from a fire into a medical call. >> investigators trying to determine what caused this explosion and if there was a gas leak the kitchen cooks meals for thousands of inmates. >> we have a three-day supply we don't anticipate this to affect the food of the inmates he

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. >>> there was chaos today at santa rita jail in dublin. an explosion inside the kitchen injured ten inmates and a sheriffs deputy. this happened while they were baking. nbc bay area's monte francis is in dublin with the details. m monte? >> reporter: everybody in the jail heard the explosion at 11:35 this morning. the explosion came from a very large oven in the kitchen here at the jail. medical staff and fire crews responded to the santa rita jail after a large industrial oven exploded inside the jail's kitchen. sheriffs officials say the door on that oven is seven feet tall and weighs between 200 and 300 pounds. and the force of the blast sent the door flying off its hinges and into the air. >> this was a very large oven. the door is taller than i am. so it's pretty significant door that's on there. and for one reason or another, there was some overpressure inside of that oven that caused the door to be blown off. >> reporter: the explosion did not ignite a fire at the jail but ten inmates were hurt. the inmate nearest to the oven suffer

. >> alameda county authorities are trying to figure out why an oven exploded at the santa rita jaillast was sot strong, it blew off the oven 4,@pair. sent it flying intoxd e that door weighed about 300 pounds. so far, investigators say they do not suspect foul play.c >>> consider thistv2ttz a warning if you are waiting for a 4éoackage this holiday season. this san jose home like she belongs there. she has a large,t( empty bag. she puts the package left on th÷ doorstep into that formerly empty bag and you are going to see her walk away. thet(fá owners of the house on lincoln avenue say the package was only on the porch about 20 xd @(t&háhp &hc& in their a( m in their a( to keep an eye out orÑi maybe en surveillance vi wouldc come in handy. arou around. >>> sir paul mccartney could be on the way back to the bay area >>> a beautiful view of this fan. the flashing lights startinñ to clear the overnight construction. a lot of folks clearing out of iq pattern for your morning commute. we will keep track of that coming up. >>> welcome xdback, everybody. 4:54 on this wednesday morning. yo

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possibility that this could have been a natural gas problem inside that very large oven at the santa rita jail. one big enough to send 11 people. the explosion inside the commercial sized kitchen at the jail was no joke. >> it was clear there was damage that looked like it was consistent with an over pressure inside the oven. >> the blast around 11:45 this morning is suspected to be a natural gas problem. >> these ovens operate much like an oven at a house. typical gas oven at a house. it's much larger. >> how much larger isn't the oven serves the 4,000 inmate population as well as other jails in the bay area. the oven door as tall as an nba player with the heft of an nfl lineman. and is 300 pounds of stainless steel. ten inmates and a deputy were injured, including one seriously after the door was blasted ten feet across the kitchen. >> he has a head injury. probably from the door being blown off. >> put in lockdown for hours while the injured were tended to and investigators moved in. >> trying to figure out exactly what happened. you're talking equipment that is now close to 25 years o

and collected two dozen witnesses >> there is no indication of foul play after an explosion of santa rita jail. four inmates were taken to local hospitals. a oven floor flew off hinges hitting one inmate in the head, forcing a lock down at the jail. there were a number of folks outside the back end of the jail by the back kitchen. there was clear tre was damage. >> and the kitchen will remain closed. ivestigators try to determine what caused this explosion. and perhaps if there was a gas leak. the officials say it will not impact meals >> a fire in a mental recycling facility add more smog to our unhealthy air forcing people to stay inside most of the day. this fire broke out this morning at sims metal management plant. this is the second fire there. and the fire in november burned about seven hours. this one took longer to control. meantime, blowing smoke into the valley. you can smell a bad odor. >> the fire started in two stock piles in metal. there was plenty of metal to burn. >> the stock piles you can see here are about the same size as the two on fire. >> they enjoy a huge shredder

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and collected two dozen witnesses >> there is no indication of foul play after an explosion of santa rita jail. four inmates were taken to local hospitals. a oven floor flew off hinges hitting one inmate in the head, forcing a lock down at the jail. there were a number of folks outside the back end of the jail by the back kitchen. there was clear there was damage. >> and the kitchen will remain closed. investigators try to determine what caused this explosion. and perhaps if there was a gas leak. the officials say it will not impact meals >> a fire in a mental recycling facility add more smog to our unhealthy air forcing people to stay inside most of the day. this fire broke out this morning at sims metal management plant. this is the second fire there. and the fire in november burned about seven hours. this one took longer to control. meantime, blowing smoke into the valley. you can smell a bad odor. >> the fire started in two stock piles in metal. there was plenty of metal to >> the stock piles you can see here are about the same size as the two on fire. >> they enjoy a huge shredder. >

. >> at the santa rita jail, andria borba kpix 5. >>> tonight a federal investigation reveals chevronlated dozens environmental laws before last year's fire at the refinery. the fire sent up a huge plume of toxic smoke sending thousands to the hospital. the epa said chevron violated 62 laws. it's accused of not maintaining equipment properly and not responding to chemical releases. shef roven faces fines of more than $37,000 a day for each violation until it comes up with a compliance plan. >>> in oakland, teenager still on life support tonight after being declared brain dead. her family is praying for a miracle even though joe vasquez says another test today confirmed their worst fears. >> at her family's request, doctors completed a new eeg, a brain scan today. her uncle says the result was awful. >> the tests are the same. there was no brain activity. >> still her mother is holding out hope for a miracle. >> i just kind of feel like maybe she's trapped inside her own body, and she wants to scream out and tell me something. that's why every time i go in there, i let her know i will

an explosion at the santa rita jail in dublin. has left eleven people injured. and one person in critical condition this morning. you are watching video of the scene from our helicopter partnership with abc-7. the explosion happened just before noon yesterday. it came from an oven in the facilities kitchen. authorities say, the oven's door blew off, while inmates were baking nearby. the cause of the explosion is still being investigated. arson or a natural gas leak. are some of the possible causes being examined. >> the high school student who opened fire on classmates in colorado may have planned a much larger attack. here's video of the scene last friday at arapahoe high school. the sheriff's department says 18 year old karl pierson had written on his arm letters and numbers matching the school's library and four nearby classrooms. pierson critically injured a classmate before killing himself. investigators are trying to determine whether pierson planned to attack people in other areas of the school. northeast wintry weather-ots >> we're off to a mild start. i

cummings is on paid administrative leave, being held in santa rita jail on 800-thousand bail, she will enter a plea during next court date in january. in hayward justine waldman kron4 news. >> pam: ahead at eight. >> pam: new details about the deputy blamed for killing a sonoma county teenager. why some people are so upset. >> pam: call them "spy games." what the government could be doing. that will have you doing a double-take. and we're learning more about the asiana crash. as hearings are about to get underway. next: what we're finding out. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new passat, awarded j.d. power's most appealing midsize car, two years in a row. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. for details, visit vwdealer.com today >> pam: investigators continue to look into the asiana boeing 777 crash in san francisco. as the n-t-s- b gets r

. >> plus, what shut down the bart system stranding thousands of passengers >> explosion has santa ritaown tonight. >> from atop mount sutro, you can see haze over the ocean view you'd normally see. here is mount diablo. it's bottom half is cutoff by smog. good evening. >> air quality is bad tonight. part of the problem could be traced to a fire that created a huge cloud of smoke that went into the sky this morning. that fire he ruped after an explosion. let's go to vic lee live tonight in redwood city. >> the fire started inside of the sims plant yard here. it took almost nine hours to control it. the wind was blowing smoke into the santa clara valley, trapping it because you can smell an unpleasant odor there. >> fire started in two stock piles of parts. several people reported hearing an explosion. then, the fire. the smoke wafted into the air. in san jose, there was a chemical smell. >> we thought it's one of our copiers. i had to turn off the machine. >> it's very strong. you can smell it. >> air quality affected and reaching unhealthy levels this playground is normally packed and

. >> pam: an explosion at the santa rita jail in dublin has left eleven people injured and one person in critical condition tonight. you are watching video from our helicopter partnership with abc-7. the explosion happened just before noon today. facilities kitchen. authorities say it blew the oven's door off while inmates were baking nearby. the cause of the explosion is till being investigated. arson and a natural gas leak are some of the possible causes being examined. >> reporter:an early morning fire at a redwood city recycling center sent smoke and strong odors into nearby neighborhoods. this is the in just the past two month. kron 4's charles clifford was in redwood city today. he has details on the fire and also on how the company is responding. >> pam: no, this fire is completely out. this all started around 12:50 early this morning when employees here at sims metal management heard an explosion and found a fire burning in what they refer to as a stockpile of light iron recyclable metal. >> reporter:for several hours the fire put smoke and a strong metallic odor into the air.

and created enough toxic smoke they prompted a smoke advisories for residents from san mateo to santa ritaounties. >>> the frightening surveillance video just released of a car plowing into a crowded store in the south bay several months ago. >>> and coming up a little bit later. she was thrown away and left for dead. but today happy developments to tell you about. about free power by denskie! there's a better way to save. at sears last minute gift sale. get up to 60% off family sleepwear, and up to 50% off select craftsman tools. plus this 32 inch tv just 189.99. holiday a better way. sears. like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso. elegant capsules meet masterfully crafted machines, and one touch creates the perfect coffee, cappuccino, and latte. ♪ tempt all your senses with one extraordinary coffee. [ penélope cruz ] nespresso. what else? [ male announcer ] discover the world of nespresso on grant avenue and nespresso-us.com. >>> watch what happens here, san jose police have just released frightening video of a car driving right into a crowded wal-mart store back. it h

martin harrison died in the infirmary at santa rita jail. his family sued alleging the 59- year-old was beaten, tased and improperly treated. >>> only on 2 an exclusive ktvu field poll looks at california's opinion of congress and they're pretty dismal. the poll finds 11% of voters approve of the job the u.s. congress is doing. 84% disapprove. congressional republicans get a 20% approval rating. that's compared to a 72% disapproval rating. democrats fair a bit better with 34% approving of the job they are doing and 55% disapproving. >>> about 100,000 mourners tried to pay their final respects to former south african president nelson mandela. but the crowd was too large and police ended upturning away about 30,000 people. today was the final day that mandela was lying in wake. his casket was taken away at the end of the day. it'll now be taken to his hometown. enormous crowds are expected to line the route. you can watch the funeral service live right here on ktvu starting at 11:00 tomorrow night. we'll also be streaming it live on our websit

in the meantime the driver accused of killing him is held here at santa rita jail on drunk driving. >> oh my god, really. >> reporter: this is you tube video of the fiery crash that chp says was caused by a drunk driver. shortly after 10:00 this morning investigators say 53- year-old primotivo garcia drove his summer into the back of the jeep cherokee as traffic in the area slowed from 50 miles per hour down to 10 miles per hour. highway patrol says garcia did not brake. the impact sent the vehicle into two cars and burst into flames. >> the chunk of the suv tore apart. >> reporter: the fire was engulfing immediately upon impact. the fire was so intense that the officer from the fire station could not get close enough to dispatch the fire extinguisher. >> reporter: the coroner says it brought in an odontologist just an hour ago to compare the teeth of the victim to make a positive identification. garcia and his passenger escaped with minor injuries. there was a smell of alcohol on garcia's breath and that he failed the sobriety test. >> i thought he would be injured i didn't think he

martin harrison died in the infirmary at santa rita jail.is family sued alleging the 59- year-old was beaten, tased and improperly treated. >>> only on 2 an exclusive ktvu field poll looks at california's opinion of congress and they're pretty dismal. the poll finds 11% of voters approve of the job the u.s. congress is doing. 84% disapprove. congressional republicans get a 20% approval rating. that's compared to a 72% disapproval rating. democrats fair a bit better with 34% approving of the job they are doing and 55% disapproving. >>> about 100,000 mourners tried to pay their final respects to former south african president nelson mandela. but the crowd was too large and police ended upturning away about 30,000 people. today was the final day that mandela was lying in wake. his casket was taken away at the end of the day. it'll now be taken to his hometown. enormous crowds are expected to line the route. you can watch the funeral service live right here on ktvu starting at 11:00 tomorrow night. we'll also be streaming it live on our website

in the meantime the driver accused of killing him is held here at santa rita jail on drunk driving. >> oh my god, really. >> reporter: this is you tube video of the fiery crash that chp says was caused by a drunk driver. shortly after 10:00 this morning investigators say 53- year-old primotivo garcia drove his summer into the back of the jeep cherokee as traffic in the area slowed from 50 miles per hour down to 10 miles per hour. highway patrol says garcia did not brake. the impact sent the vehicle into two cars and burst into flames. >> the chunk of the suv tore apart. >> reporter: the fire was engulfing immediately upon impact. the fire was so intense that the officer from the fire station could not get close enough to dispatch the fire extinguisher. >> reporter: the coroner says it brought in an odontologist just an hour ago to compare the teeth of the victim to make a positive identification. garcia and his passenger escaped with minor injuries. there was a smell of alcohol on garcia's breath and that he failed the sobriety test. >> i thought he would be injured i didn't think he

and created enough toxic smoke they prompted a smoke advisories for residents from san mateo to santa ritaounties. >>> the frightening surveillance video just released of a car plowing into a crowded store in the south bay several months ago. >>> and coming up a little bit later. she was thrown away and left for dead. but today happy developments to tell you about. about this 10 month old baby's new lease on life. >> caught by clark. clark has it. we all have our little tricks. mom swaps one of my snacks for a yoplait. i don't mind, i mean it's orange crème. and when mom said bobby was too edgy... 'sup girl. i just swapped him out for tyler. 'sup girl. mom never questioned bobby again. two can play at this game. [ female announcer ] swap one snack a week for a yoplait. and everybody wins. yoplait. it is so good. >>> watch what happens here, san jose police have just released frightening video of a car driving right into a crowded wal-mart store back. it happened at a wal-mart store on story road. after he crash into the store he started attacking some of the customers. he was charged with

pitman was booked in santa rita county jail in suspicion of murder. >>> people who like high performancecars did not let tonight's rain and chill keep them from honoring the memory of paul walker. the event was a monthly gathering of car owners. walker died saturday in a car crash along with his friend roger rotus. roger was one of the stars of the fast and furious movie series which has grossed almost 2-1/2 billion dollars worldwide. >>> a windy scene right now in oakland as the wintery storm is bringing rain and low snow to the bay area. the heaviest rain we're tracking right after the break. >>> and we're getting new information on placer valley. on that water main that broke. and a car that got stuck after a collapse. >>> and a reminder you can get ktvu news to go. download the ktvu app and you can watch all of our newscasts live on our mobile device. >>> back now to breaking news and that mess this evening in castro valley where water rushed down streets and right into homes after a water main break. ktvu's jana katsuyama is still on the scene now. and jana in your last report you s

pitman was booked in santa rita county jail in suspicion of murder. >>> people who like high performancecars did not let tonight's rain and chill keep them from honoring the memory of paul walker. the event was a monthly gathering of car owners. walker died saturday in a car crash along with his friend roger rotus. roger was one of the stars of the fast and furious movie series which has grossed almost 2-1/2 billion dollars worldwide. >>> a windy scene right now in oakland as the wintery storm is bringing rain and low snow to the bay area. the heaviest rain we're tracking right after the break. >>> and we're getting new information on placer valley. on that water main that broke. and a car that got stuck after a collapse. >>> and a reminder you can omg, jack. have you ever checked out these new product ideas people post on your page? they're kind of amaze. ...ing. yeah - that's where i got the ideas for my new- fajita ranch melt. seasoned chicken with a gooey blend of pepper jack cheese, roasted peppers and onions, on toasted sourdough for just $3.99. is that where you also got the idea

. >>> the santa rita jail is the third largest in california. it holds about 4,000 inmates. the jail says its cook chill food service operation produces 12,000 meals a day. >>> in developing news out of reno, a gunman opened fire inside a medical facility killing one person and injurying two others before turning the gun on himself. this happened just before 3:00 this afternoon inside a neurology office. police say one of the injured victims did go into surgery after the shooting. no word on a possibly motive. >>> developing news from the site of the cipher fire. a community meeting right now for those those effected by the fire. more than 100 have been evacuated. the evacuation watch is in effect for more homes in the area. the fire is now at 550-acrest. it is just 5% contained. at least 15 homes have been destroyed. no injuries have been reported. >>> that fire and another one on the peninsula are causing concern about the air quality in the south bay. you're looking life at the conditions in downtown san jose. it is much the same story farther south in gilroy. that's wher

an explosion at the santa rita jail in dublin. has left eleven people injured. and one person in critical condition this morning. you are watching video of the scene from our helicopter partnership with abc-7. the explosion happened just before noon yesterday. it came from an oven in the facilities kitchen. authorities say, the oven's door blew off, while inmates were baking nearby. the cause of the explosion is still being investigated. arson or a natural gas leak. are some of the possible causes being examined. >> san mateo bridge last week is in jail this morning. this is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c seven news of the car being towed away police say xaiver mcclinton and his wife were having an argument when he tried to drive the car into the bay. when that failed, mcclinton tried to throw his wife off the bridge. when other drivers saw the struggle, they stopped to help and managed to grab his wife by her legs and save her from falling into the water. mcclinton fell into the water and was later saved by the

. >>> an oven door weighing 300 pounds flew across a kitchen at the santa rita jail in dublin. 10 inmates and a deputy were hurt in the explosion. one of the inmates suffered critical injuries. the oven blew up while inmates were baking cornbread a little before noon yesterday. >> trying to figure out exactly what happened and again, you're talking equipment that's now close to 25 years old. >> these ovens operate much like an oven at a house, typical gas oven in a house. it's just much larger. >> the entire jail was put on lockdown for several hours while the injured were tended to and investigators moved in. >>> the feds say that chevron violated dozens of environmental laws before last year's fire at the richmond refinery. that fire sent up a huge plume of toxic smoke sending thousands to the hospital. the epa says chevron violated 62 laws. it's accused of not maintaining equipment properly and not responding to chemical releases. chevron could be fined more than $37,000 a day for each violation until it comes up with a compliance plan. >>> an oakland family is hoping prayer can do wha

. >>> an oven door weighing 300 pounds flew across a kitchen at the santa rita jail in dublin. ten inmates and a deputy were hurt in the explosion. one of the inmates suffered critical injuries.the oven blew up while inmates were baking cornbread a little before noon yesterday. >> trying to figure out exactly what happened and again, you're talking equipment that's now close to 25 years old. >> these ovens operate much like an oven at a house, typical gas oven in a house. it's just much larger. >> the entire jail was put on lockdown for several hours while the injured were tended to and investigators moved in. >>> the bay area is one of the leaders of healthcare enrollment through the "covered california" website. since enrollment began october 1, more than 22,000 people signed up, 20% of the state's total enrollment. second just to los angeles county, which leads the state with about 25,000 enrollees. >>> the white house has tapped a former microsoft executive to manage its troubled healthcare.gov website. he will overhaul the health insurance website as an unpaid senior advis

. >> pam: frightening scene at santa rita jail in dublin.n explosion in the kitchen left eleven people hurt. one critically. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc-7 news. it happened just before noon. investigators say, the door blew off an oven. while inmates were baking. a deputy was among one of the people hurt. among the possible reasons being looked in to -- a naturual gas leak or arson. >> pam: a home under construction in san francisco's twin peaks neighborhood. partially collapsed around 10:30 -pm monday night, creating a major hazard for residents >> pam: the house is located on a steep hill on the 100- block of crown terrace the property has been the subject of a controversial remodeling makeover, which includes expanding the home to multiple levels however, now the focus is keeping the structure from completely sliding down the hill. on top of the homes below >>".action plan" >> pam: property records show, the owner of the house is port of san francisco commissioner - mel murphy who ironically was once the preside

a memorial was held at the crash site at santa collar rita last night.he fast and furious as far spoke of his friend. >> the love that has been shown paul will stay with me forever. i just want to say thank you. thank you for coming down here and showing that angel up in heaven how much you appreciate him. >> autopsies for walker and rodas are are scheduled for today. >> a large corn silo collapses on to a building in a small town in seattle. the male employee is trapped inside an office building by tons of grain. a full search was delayed because of lighting issues. it is not clear what caused the collapse. >>> the house is considering several measures today including two controversial bills you should know about. the undetectable firearms act is set to expire on december 9th which would allow the production of homemade plastic firearms. there has been growing concerns over the emergence of 3-d printing. they consider the tsa lose change act. the new bill would force the tsa to spend all unclaimed change collected at air force checkpoints on lounges for

paul walker died on saturday in a car accident in santa cla rita, california, he was 40 years old. hollywood often finds interesting roles for its best-looking roles for them to play. if dan? >> we should say, abc news will continue to cover this story especially as we wait the results of the invest gagts. >>> the white house calling on north korea to free an u.s. army veteran being held as a war criminal. this as his family gets an update on his health. abc's jeff zeleny is covering the story from the white house. >> reporter: good morning, dan. it's turned into a nightmare for this american war veteran in north korea. the white house is weighing in for the first time. urging north korea to release a u.s. veteran of the korean war, held for nearly five weeks. a retired california finance executive and grandfather was an a sightseeing trip to north korea was he detained on october 26th. he appeared this weekend. he apologized for what he called hostile act. >> on this trip, i can understand that in u.s. and western countries there is misleading information and propaganda. >> report

county sheriff's deputies and dozens of santa cla rita personnel redirected traffic and crowds. least six cars were towed and 40 citations, mostly for parking, were issued today. >> considering the number of people who were here, we think that's pretty low. but what was unusual about this is we didn't have someone to talk to to help plan it with who's part of the event. dozens continue to stop bit the memorial tonight. >> i wanted to get out here, but there were so many people. but we just decided to wait. >> megan and her family were here for the third time since the wreck happened eight days ago. >> we just looked at all the candles and stuff. >> kate larson, nbc bay area news. >> and coming up next, creating science projects out of scrap. we'll show you. >> it's so cool. and so weird and whacky and different. that looking at them just, you know, gets you excited. wow, what is that thing? >> i like weird, whacky and different. how a bay area teacher developed a nonprofit that helps thousands of classrooms. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the w

that area in santa cla rita is known for it. there was a crackdown about two years ago in that area on fast racing and drag racing. >> and they've done a huge push to try and crack down on that. >>> i also want to talk about the fact that he was a phone fied movie star. we talked about this before doing a lot of good works on and off screen. but he was also a father. he had a 15-year-old daughter. >> 15-year-old daughter who according to enews was with him at the charity event on saturday. she did not see the crash but apparently heard the explosion of the car crash. yes, he was a father of 15-year-old southern california boy born and bred. he was there visiting his friends and family for holidays. >> what are they going to do about that film? it's partially in the can at this point. >> yeah. we just heard about from universal pictures. they say they're now trying to decide if they're going to delay the release of the film. last summer "fast & furious" 6 was one of the surprise hits of the summer. worldwide this film made $788 m

paul walker died on saturday in a car accident in santa clar rita, california. he was 40 years old. chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> you know, from what we understand, there are some sources that are saying his co-stars are so upset about this they don't want the movie to go on. it was supposed to be released in july 2014 but there are sources telling "the hollywood reporter" the film maybe delayed but not scrapped in my gut feeling is they will go ahead and you may hear the cliche, when they say that's the way he would have want it but i'm sure it is. >> sad story. >>> now the other major story we are following the fatal train derailment in new york. investigators will be going over the so-called black boxes to find out if speed, faulty equipment or some other factor could have caused the crash of the metro north train. neighbors rushed there after they heard the loud bang. >> it woke me up. i heard it from the top of the hill. i come down and it's devastating. >> i heard a screeching noise. like a subway car. like that. and within seconds, the ambulance and the fire truck