socal gas says it has relocated roughly 28- hundred householdsso far. since october 23rd, the aliso canyon storage facility owned by the southern california gas company has been spewing natural gas at a rate of up to 100,000 pounds per hour. the magnitude of the leak evident in this infrared video taken by environmental activists last month. the problem so severe, the governor of california declared a state of emergency. local air quality officials are devising a plan with the company to burn off some of the seeping natural gas. so cal gas says it is working around the clock to stop the leak but says it may not be plugged until late march. (mike mizrahi, spokesperson, socal gas) "we're drilling a relief well . that relief well is going to go way down, about 85 hundred feet, it's going to intersect with the leaking well, and then pump liquids and muds down there to stop the flow of gas and then the well." on its website, the company apologizes for the unpleasant smell of the odorant in the natural gas, but it claims that the leak "does not

that's part of the problem right there, socal gas.much as i blame the company, i blame the american people. yeah. because this is what happens when you give your corporations cute little nicknames. they start acting like your friend. unable to find parts? are you kidding me. that's the excuse your dad gives you when a toilet hasn't been fixed. it's southern california gas company-- full names only. ( laughter ) but you know what they say? things could always be worse. or as they say in flint, michigan, things could always be like this. >> a state of emergency has been declared for thousands of people in michigan, months after researchers discovered toxic levels of lead in the water supply. this is really serious. look at the bottle of contaminated water there. >> trevor: wow. i have a very simple rule in life-- if the water is browner than me, then i don't drink it. ( laughter ) clearly, this situation is awful. so the big question is how did it happen? well, an unfunny story, actually. >> in an attempt to cut costs, city officials st

socal gas relies on that old pipe. does not do the ultrasonic testing or the pressure testing that would have told them there were anomalies in the pipe. didn't replace the sub-surface valve and the regulators give their blessing. what could go wrong? >> are you saying the regulators have been negligent. >> they have accepted a low standard of safety, and sacal matched the standard. yes, they've been megement. >> soc ark l said there was no basis for claims of negligence. we operate with safety, and we see to all of the regulations, and we are in total compliance. >> if you say that the gas company is in compliance, it begs the question of are the regulations out of date. >> as we move forward, we will be as we told the governor and all the various agencies working closely to set up a framework on where do we go from here. >> what is clear, communities have been displaced. two schools closed and local brzs are struggling because customers moved away. >> obviously there's plenty of blame to go around from the largest ga

but socal gas says it could take two to three months to stop the breach.alifornia governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency in the area last week. on wednesday, california senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer asked federal officials to investigate the leak and see if there's a faster way to contain it. the los angeles city attorney and los angeles county have filed a lawsuit against socal gas. amy: methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that accelerates climate change 86 times more than carbon dioxide. at its peak, the leak has spewed the equivalent pollution of 4.5 million cars each day. on top of impact to surrounding communities, the porter ranch leak has raised concns about similar incidents across the state and around the country. there are 14 such natural gas storage facilities in california and more than 400 across the u.s. critics say they are plagued by ailing infrastructure and a lack of adequate regulation. for more we are joined by two guests. tim o'connor is director, california oil and gas, at the environmental defense fund. and

at the same time, the state's air quality management district has filed suit against socal the company that owns the well. the impact of this disaster will extend far beyond usual southern california. >> this is going to become a global problem, like adding a second los angeles into the globe. >> regulators ordered the company to close and seal the well. it's also ordered to inspect 114 other wells. the only way to ensure another leak doesn't happen again is to shutter the entire site for good. jennifer london, porter ranch, california. >>> the economy grew at a annuallannualrate of less than n

. >> reporter: while socal gas drills, it's paying for residents of porter ranch homes to stay in temporary housing including him. >> it's a slow-moving tsunami of evacuees. people realize this is serious stuff. >> reporter: the gas company adds more than 6,000 people are seeki ining financial aid due te leek, many applying for help at a community center it established. some government agencies are now taking extreme precautions. the faa invoked a no-fly zone to 2,000 feet and a half mile around the leak site in response to fears gas flukes could be ignited by aircraft above. the l.a. unified school district closed two schools below the leak and is transferring almost 1,900 students. that means two of the boys will start class on a new campus after winter break and the family says 2-year-old ask va suffered the most.

. >> socal gas first reported the leak on october 23rdrd. since that time, it has been spewing out some 50,000 cubic feet of methane gas and hydro car bons every day. the leak was captured by this infrared camera, the carbon footprint of 300,000 cars on the road in one year. >> the largest environmental disaster we have seen in the united states in my lifetime. much worse than the bp oil spill. this is on land in a pop 4r5i9d community. >> new fears by state regulators seven failed attempts in recently weeks to plug the leak by pushing heavy mud into the broken pipe have made the damaged well more vulnerable. experts fear a total blowout? >> messing around with it so much after 80 days, now, the whole system has been weakened this they are not doing anything to stop it. >> a consultant to the public utilities commission on gas wells an their leaks.

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 the leak "does not pose an imminent threat to public safety." saturday's day-long hearing was to review a proposal developed by air quality regulators and socal gas to control the leak. the plan involves using pollution control equipment to capture the gas and treat it to remove the odorant... so the gas can be recovered or burned off. and gas company officials say they welcome the public review. "we recognize that expert public agency involvement and oversight is essential to assuring our neighbors and customers and the general public that this

. >> socal reported the leak on december 23rd, since then he it has been spilling out methane gas every day. enough gas to equal the carbon footprint of 300,000 cars on the road in one year. >> this is the largest environmental disaster we've seep in the united states, certainly in my lifetime. much worse than the bp oil spill. this is on land in a populated community. >> reporter: now new fears by state regulators, pushing heavy mud into the broken pipe have made the damaged well even more vulnerable. experts fear a total blowout. >> you have messed around with it so much after 80 days that now whole system has been weakened, and they're not doing anything to stop it. >> tom williams is an oil industry expert who has been a consultant to the public utilities commission on gas wells and their leaks. >> the whole area should have a concrete platform around the leaking well so that they have some stability. because frankly it's a personal safety issue with anyone going on that bloody site. >> the well is said to now be sitting exposed in a massive crater held in place by cables. after a b

they claim in one of several lawsuits against socal gas the leak resulted in upper respiratory symptoms that left ava in intensive care for four days. ava had no prior health problems and experienced some form of seizure. >> though we're so upset and saddened and stressed, trying to hold it together for them. you know, it's hard. we're a big family. >> reporter: just one family moved out by a gas leak disaster that might be unseen and is still months away from being undone. paul vercammen, cnn, porter ranch, california. >>> all right. straight ahead, our conversation continues. famed activist erin brockovich joins me live. there she is. to talk about this environmental disaster. why she is holding this company responsible. and the possible reasons why california governor jerry brown is not getting involved. don't miss this. next. ♪ there it is... this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (man) that's why we got a subaru. or was it that tree? (man) the twenty-sixteen subaru outback. love. it's what makes

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 -- who put donald trump in charge of the elevators? meanwhile, the democrats will hold their first debate tonight in charleston, s.c.. nbc news is your host. lester holt will serve as the moderator. the debaters right here starting at 9:00. gathering tonight to watch the debate. the watch party is being held in brownstein hall on the campus of the universit

. >> reporter: while socal gas drills is paying for residents of 2,200 porter ranch homes to stay inemporary housing. >> it's a slow-moving tsunami of evacuees. people realize that this is serious stuff. >> reporter: the gas company adds more than 6,000 people are seeking financial aid due to the leak, many of them applying for help at a community center that has been established. some government agencies are now taking extreme precautions. the faa invoked a no-fly-zone to 2,000 feet at a half mile around the leak site in response to fears gas fumes could be ignited by aircraft above. the l.a. unified school district closed two schools below the leak and is transferring almost 1,900 students. that means two of the katz boys will start class on a new campus, after winter break. and the family says 2-year-old ava has suffered the most. the katzes claim in one of several lawsuits against socal gas, the leak resulted in upper respiratory symptoms that left ava in intensive care for four days. before that, ava had no prior health problems and she experienced some form of seizure. >> even

el nio-driven storms dumped 30 inches of snow across socal's mountains. this is a ski resort at big bear lake. in effect today. coast.u got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. krutis: a little bit of snow, most locations should see about half of an inch. could be a problem with blowing snow, keep that in mind. we have slick spots developing tonight. cold weather on sunday, the coldest so far this year you've upgraded all your old technology... so what about this? it's time to get into the new with ford come and get it if you really want it... new is ecoboost technology. new is a foot-activated liftgate. new is tougher, stronger and lighter. new is ford. america's best-selling brand. now get into a new focus, fusion, or escape with 0% finan

regarding a gas leak at socal gas reported in october. a utility company says they plan to stop the leak by the end of february or sooner. officials say it's the worst environmental disaster the entire country has seen since the bp oil spill six years ago. >>> for the first time this morning we're hearing the 911 call of a warning that came too late to save the life of an ohio police officer. we first told you about this yesterday morning here on abc action news at 6:00. now we know herschel jones could be charged soon for the murder of officer thomas cottrell. warn authorities in danville, ohio, about her ex-boyfriend. >> yes, i'm in danger. cops in danville are in danger too. >> what is going on? >> my ex-boyfriend is out in camo looking to kill a cop. >> it came mints before his body was -- minutes before his body was found. jones is in custody for prosecutors say it's enough to hold him until charges are filed. >>> someone seems to be a quick trick. a third business now coming forward after an incident over the weekend. valrico say a

a chevron station on socal avenue in santa cruz, a 7- eleven on nut tree in vacaville, larksville and a quick stop in cloverdale. >>> uber may have a multi- million dollar fine or banned from operating in the state. a judge said they should pay more than $7 million or have its license suspended for failing to meet reporting requirements. in a statement today uber says it will pay the fine but appeal the amount to the california court of appeal. >>> a legendary voice in our broadcasting family has died. radio broadcaster al hart died this morning in walnut creek. he was with kcbs radio in san francisco for 34 years before retiring in 2000. hart also work for many years with the late dave macle hat ten, who -- mcelhatton who later was a long-time anchor here at kpix 5. he was 88. >>> the new transit program starting up in the south bay coming up. >> plus, who is up for the golden statues? the stars and movies nominated for academy awards. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "v-t-a flex" is an on-demand ride service linking regular >>> san jose it trying out a new approach to transit. vta flex is an on dem

four of those were sold in northern california, including one at this chevron convenience store on socal avenue in santa cruz. others tickets were sold at a 7-eleven on nut tree road in vacaville, a 76 gas station on old redwood high in santa rosa, and a quick stop in cloverdale. >> it's hard to check a run tickets. >> reporter: you haven't checked them yet? >> no, hi to feed them through. it wasn't easy. honestly, i won $4. >> reporter: how are you feeling? >> i didn't even claim that $4. >> but it's $4. the jackpot now goes back down to $40 million. the next drawing is on saturday. >>> turn to weather here. another round of rain is on its way. let's go to meteorologist mark tomaya. >> rainfall in cloverdale within the past hour. looking forward san francisco bay, gloomy skies out there. the clouds have been marching into the north as the next pacific system moves in -- you can see moving from the north and west, and this will be the track over the next few hours. that system sliding to the south. as a result, rainfall will gradually develop. right now as we mentioned we have some rain

(mike mizrahi/ socal gas spokesman) "we're drilling a relief well. that relief well is going to go way down, about 85 hundred feet, it's going to intersect with the leaking well, and then pump liquids and muds down there to stop the flow of gas, abandon the well." while so cal gas drills, it's paying for residents of 22 hundred porter ranch homes to stay in temporary housing... including yitz dekel (yitz dekel/ gas leak victim) "it's a slow moving tsunami of evacuees, more and more people.. have nose bleeding.. and people realize this is serious stuff." the gas company adds more than 6-thousand people are seeking financial aid.. due to the leak. many of them applying for help at a community center it established. some government agencies are now taking extreme precautions.. the f-a-a invoked a no-fly zone to 2- thousand feet and a half mile around the leak site... in response to fears gas fumes could be ignited by aircraft above. the l-a unified school district closed two schools below the leak... and is transferring almost 19-hundred students that m

he blasted socal gas and state regulators for allowing this massive gas leak to happen.logized to the audience. and then gotto said they need to fast track legislation that will allow porter ranch residents and surrounding communities to be compensated for any loss in property values. let's take a listen. >> shut down this decrepit, archaic facility so we can go back to our lives. save porter ranch. mr. cho, i am tired of hearing you say you're sorry. you are destroying people's lives. live with it. >> corporate officers should pay, and i mean criminally. people should start going to jail and quit hiding behind a damn corporate seal. >> and on the desire to pass law to compensate porter ranch residents from a loss of property value, socal issued a statement saying they're focusing on stopping the leak, but then, quote, they will later meet with lawmen and regulators on the impacts on the community and the environment and seeing how this should be mitigated. then you pointed out there could be a dastardly thing going on out there in porter ranch related to price gouging.

a chevron station on socal avenue in santa cruz sold that ticket that came so close to the big jackpot. the winner is still a mystery. he or she, whoever's holding that ticket, will get $638,000. >>> did you hear, the niners have hired a new head coach. it's a polarizing hire. some fans thrilled while others are disappointed. bottom line, chip kelly is here and he brings his fast-pace offense. here's the deal. after one disastrous season, the niners fired jim tomsula and today announced 52-year-old chip kelly on the right was hired. kelly coached the philadelphia eagles for the past three seasons before being fired there. nbc bay area's chuck coppola add 49er headquarters. chuck, the team won't introduce him until next week? >> reporter: that's right. we're not sure why. we're hearing they'll introduce him to the media next week perhaps tuesday or wednesday. in philadelphia as you mentioned, kelly was the coach but also in charge of player personnel last season and it did not end well. he went 6-9 before being fired. here, however, general manager trent bulke will pick the players. kel

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>>reporter: air quality officials delayed a decision on how an abatement order requires socal gas to stop the leak. company officials say they will be able to stop the leak until late february at the earliest . >>reporter: cine dion is mourning the death of her older brother daniel. one of her siblings lost her battle with cancer yesterday. his death comes days after celine lost her husband renc also battling cancer. annual was 59 years old. >>reporter: a militia group occupying a national ruge in oregon is refusing to back down. a spokesperson for the group says they want the hammond family to be released for prison. dwight hammond and his son were arrested for allegedly setting fires that spread to federal land. to turn over land to authorities is in place. >>man: this is not about cows. this is not about grass. this is about your freedom to move about this country on surveilled, unmolested. your right to be a free people. >>reporter: the armed men began occupying the land earlier this month. in brazil say the company is working to develop a vaccine for the virus in record time. th

the manhunt continues for three escaped prisoners in socal -- care -- cal -- california. they use bedsheets and clothing to propel to freedom. the men are considered armed and dangerous. >>> millions of people across the east coast are heading back winter snowstorm. in the nation's capital, where 2 feet of snow fell, the federal government and schools are all closed for the day. much of the nation's air system is slowly resuming service after canceling thousands of flights. many of them in the new york area are canceled. if you have a flight going to any of those areas in the northeast, you will want to check with your airline provider before heading to the airport. >>> we have been talking sports all morning, we have a talking been talking for paul, but let's talk some basketball. the number two lady gamecocks held off mississippi yesterday by a score of 57-51. the ladies pulled away after a strong fourth-quarter performance by guards tiffany mitchell and sessions. the how to combine 13 of south carolina's 15 points in the fourth quarter. the gamecocks remain undefeated

to convict goodson, they must prove he was socal lus for gray's life that he deliberately allowed gray to die. look for alerts on our nbc washington app. you may also get alerts about developments in charlottesville. jesse matthew jr. will be in court over hannah graham's death. today they're arguing to keep several search warrants out of the trial. >>> 6:03. when you get to your metro stop today, you may notice a letter from the general manager on safety. it comes nearly a year after the smokes incident. in a letter g.m. paul wiedefeld points to better coordination, better radio system, and better ventilation in the tunnels. open the nbc washington app to read the entire letter. >> the time right now, 6:04. mexico's government is working to extradite drug lord joaquin el cha powe jr. to the u.s. he's already escaped from mexico's prison twice. mexico's government wants to question actor sean penn who secretly interviewed guzman for "rolling stone" magazine. the extradition process could take months because of the appeals. >>> montgomery county public schools could have a new superinte

>>reporter: air quality officials delayed a decision on an abatement order that would require socal gas to stop the leak. company officials say they won't be able to stop the leak until late february at the earliest . >>reporter: celine dion is mourning the death of her older brother daniel. one of celine's 13 siblings reportedly lost his battle with cancer yesterday and his death comes days after celine lost her husband renc battling cancer. daniel was 59 years old and leaves behind two dollars and grandchildren . milia group occupying a national refuge in oregon on is refusing to back down. the hammond family to be released from prison. dwht hammond junior and his son stephen were arrested for allegedly setting fires that spread to his land. the group id they would not leave until a plan to return federal lands to authorities is in place . >>man: this is not about cows. this is not about grass. this is about your freedom to move about this country on surveilled, unmolested. your right to be a free people. >>reporter: the armed men began occupying the land earlier rhis month . >>report

. >> reporter: we're waiting to hear from the manager here at this chevron store on socal avenue. the clerk didn't know that somebody bought a winning ticket. a customer told him. and somebody matched five of the six numbers. [ cheering ] >> reporter: you're listening to all the cheers coming from a 7-eleven in chino hills that sold one of the tickets that matched all six numbers and won the jackpot. hundreds mobbed the store and people were taking selfies with the clerk. they were proud that the winning ticket was sold in their city. the jackpot is estimated to be worth $1.6 billion. the store owner in california will get a $1 million bonus for selling the ticket. >> very excited and proud. big winning ticket. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: and there were 12 tickets in california that had five of the regular numbers but not the powerball number. four are in northern california. there was a 7-eleven in vacaville that had a winner. and also in cloverdale and santa rosa. each of the tickets are worth $638,000. no one has come in to the chevron store yet in santa cruz. they may not e

at the same time, the state's air quality management district has filed suit against socal the company that owns the well. the impact of this disaster will extend far beyond usual southern california. >> this is going to become a global problem, like adding a second los angeles into the globe. >> regulators ordered the company to close and seal the well. it's also ordered to inspect 114 other wells. the only way to ensure another leak doesn't happen again is to shutter the entire site for good. jennifer london, porter ranch, california. >>> the economy grew at a annuallannualrate of less than n december. milder weather in december reduced consumer spending on utilities and winter clothes. for the year the economy grew 2.4%. >>> president obama taking a crack at closing the gender-pay gap. joined by fair pay activist lily leledbetter, the plan would afft u.s. companies with 100 or more employees. coming up next, the effect that flint, michigan's water crisis is having on hundreds of undocumented residents. >>> plus, ending the war in syria, how both sides are approaching this weekend's

. >> the owner of the facility socal gas has put in air scrubbers and that has helped a little. but it's like putting band-aid on a gaping wound. the only way to stop the leak is to drill a relief well. that will take months. >> why wasn't there a safety valve on the well so it could be stopped immediately and not have to wait months and months for a relief well to be drilled? >> this well was in total compliance with its regulations at the time of the leak and those kinds of valves are not required on these kinds of wells. >> in hindsight that doesn't seem like a very good argument given what's currently going on. >> it would be purely speculative to try and ascertain whether any regulations would be required on the well. >> the well was build in 1970. they don't have the shutoff valves as should be required on every single well. i mean it's ridiculous that we are living in this day and age and it is in our backyard and these rules are so old and draconian, they don't protect the people that live in the community. that needs to change. >> residents from recall over the west san

the state will try to fix the problem and will charge socal gas for doing it. state has already closed two schools because of the methane, and while the gas company says it is paying to relocate thousands it insists the heal problems are temporary. >> the leak is more than a mile away from homes. >> they're trying to trap the methane at the source. that isn't working well. multiple lawsuits and property values are plummeting. >> william, thank you. >>> there's something unique about the vikings. i like them. the vikings-seahawks playoff game. why it could set a record going back decades, and i'll give you a clue, i think it gives the vikings an edge. marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, i'm running for president." but he's been missing votes for a long time. "one third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed before he announced he was running for president." over the last three years, marco rubio has missed more votes... than any other senator. washington politician marco rubio. doesn't show up

six cars were set on fire early this morning in socal.res of the damaged cars, pretty much nothing left. firefighters were released to a business complex, shortly after midnight discovered one car on fire. a short time later responded to another area where five cars were set on fire. damage was estimated at over $100,000. >>> i still have things to do. life just cannot be over yet. >> a devastating diagnosis. still ahead, one woman's appreciation for a government program that she credits with saving her life. >> a seal pup found in an east bay suburb. the discovery that prompted calls to police. >> first, the greyhound bus involved in a deadly crash on the move again. what investigators have revealed so far. increase speed, full throttle! (over intercom) ann, are you coming in? negative! stay on target. what are you guys doing? r2, thrusters! they're closing in! i'll guard the base. for every family that lives star wars, this is the place where star wars lives. where a galaxy far, far away... ...is closer than ever before. move along. com

socal, mountain view, quarter inch. union city in there as well. take the most of. this active pattern maybe for a while. we get a break today. yeah. we get a break. rain will move back in one continuous stream. forecast models continue to flip flop but they still bring some rain in here. tonight, north bay, into saturday does look like a rain day saturday. one thing i want you to get out of this is that southern california is not in on the party here. 1/3 inch. don't let that full you between san francisco and eureka. mendicino county, there will be some isolated 8 to 10-inch amount. i do think that's going to happen. here is the system climbing up a little bit. yesterday, we 3:30 to 4:00. system moving out rapidly. snow showers up in the sierra but much, much better now so if you head out, today is the day to travel if you must. 40s and 50s the low. sebastopol, 42 to 43 degrees. truckey at 30 degrees. next system getting closer. look at the systems lining up taking you across the pacific. a lot of energy out here. this system, by the way, is gene

it is very cool for this chevron convenience store here on socal avenue. better for whoever it is the person who won. you can see here the store behind me, the person who bought this matched five out of the six numbers for powerball. and they may not even know that they're richer this morning yet. that's because nobody has claimed the ticket and gone inside the store. the ticket is worth $638,000. there were 12 winners in california who matched the five numbers, but not the powerball number, and they all get that same amount. four of the stores that had winners, they are located in northern california. besides here in cruz, a 7- eleven in vacaville, a 76 gas station? santa rosa and a quick stop? cloverdale. some customers knew their chances of winning were slim, but they woke up a little bit disappointed. >> i know the statistics are we are not gonna win. i do it for my parents. my parents seem to get this kind of visceral kind of feeling of, i don't know, elation when they buy one. so i actually thought that there was going to be another shot at it this s

the chevron station on socal avenue in santa cruz is where one of those tickets was sold. the unidentified winners matched five of the six powerball numbers. there are still 8 other tickets out there worth more than half a million dollars that were sold throughout the state of california. >>> some of the most familiar sights at yosemite getting a name change all because of a bitter battle involving the park's outgoing concessionaire, dnc parks and resorts. after its contract was not renewed, dnc filed a lawsuit claiming it owns the rights to the current site names and should be paid $51 million for them. yosemite decided to change the names in response. among the changes the majestic yosemite hotel is the new name. curry village will be called half dome village. >>> farmers are hoping to move forward with a project before the brunt of an el nino pattern hurts their bottom line. they are trying to raise $5 million to build a canopy for the san rafael civic center parking lot where the farmer's market is held twice a week. wet weather has been bad for business and the tents

as for the players, they are enjoying quite the socal experience as well. earlier today both head coaches and select student athletes took part in a kickoff luncheon just outside of the rose boat. and the entire stanford squad got to check out the field. they played ucla at home this season. so for some it was a first glimpse of the famous rose bowl. we were on hand for the official team photo which, by the way, is an organizational feat in itself getting 95 gaze in numerical order. this is the cap tore a week described as work hard, play hard. apparently we're having some technical difficulties with the feature, but recapping the week, they got down here on the 26th, they went to mickey mouse and -- they went to disneyland and met mickey mouse, then sort of the highlight is the beef bowl. they gathered at a steakhouse, lowrie's prime rib, and basically gorge themselves on prime rib, which doesn't sound like it would adequately prepare players, but they cap it at a couple of plates per player. they practiced hard, they're playing a team in iowa that is almo

. >>> four of five six numbers were one, this one in santa cruz the chevron at 404 socal avenue. a store in vacaville also sold the winning ticket. other winning tickets were sold at lark field union on old redwood highway in santa rosa. and quick stop on north cloverdale boulevard in cloverdale. each one is worth just over $638,000. >> not bad. time now 5:33. new this morning, a man fell to his death in a cemetery after running from alameda sheriff's deputies. deputies say they tried to pull over a suspected stolen car around 12:30 a.m. the driver tried to run away. deputies say the fatal accident happened when he climbed a fence and fell 30 feet hitting the ground. >>> it's being touted as a regional effort to prevent flooding in the bay area. voters in all nine counties will decide on a new parcel tax to pay for it. kpix 5's kiet do joins us live from san jose's alviso neighborhood with a history of flooding problems. >> reporter: this is the lowest spot in the bay area. we are live in alviso where parts of this neighborhood are 13 feet below sea level. now a group called the

he doesn't come off as deranged, but more socal lating. i could be wrong about that.ploring all the angles. >> investigators with the fbi and the philadelphia pd executed search warrants at two addresses associated with the suspect, carting away boxes of evidence. investigators you now combing through the evidence to determine if archer has any real ties to isis. the police officer, jesse, is in fair condition. he's expected to make a full recovery. abc news, philadelphia. >> we have new details this morning on escaped drug lord el chapo after he was captured yesterday. he made contact with movie producers because he wanted to make an ought biographical film. that helped authorities find his location. last night in an unusual move, authorities allowed cameras in mexico city as marines led him to a military chopper. he's back in the same prison where he escaped from six months ago. mexico's to government was criticized last year after he dug an elaborate tunnel under his shower stall for his escape. russ authorities will try to have him extradited. >>> new this morning

was shot by teenagers who are part of our student reporting labs network, in collaboration with pbs socalsouthern california. the correspondent is david nazar. >> 30 minutes west of the wealthy suburbs of palm springs is a desert oasis best known for annual coachella valley music and arts festival. but beyond stretch as vast and isolated landscape home to the second poorest school district in the country where most families live below the poverty line and struggle just to pay the rent. >> we have some of the poorest of the poor in our country, economically challenged and most student on free or reduced lunch. some living in trailer parks, some condemned, some in abandoned railroad cars. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: coachella valley superintendent darrell adams believes the right use of technology is critical for the families in this area, like norma and her daughter anissa perez. >> i do see students sometime struggling and right now some of the kids struggling to get school, and i just wouldn't want my daughter to go through that, to be a drop out. >> reporter: when adams took the job

. >> reporter: to date, socal gas says 3,000 homes outfitted with air purifiers but families in anotheres have been temporarily relocated. >> the whole family's been sick. the kids, they have been sick, too. >> anything that will stop that odor and stop people from getting sick. the effects that it's had on the community between people leaving from our businesses are suffer, it's tough. >> reporter: on its website the company apologizes for the unpleasant smell caused by the natural gas leak but maintains that the leak does not pose an imminent threat to public safety. saturday's day-long hearing was to review a proposal developed by air quality regulators and so cal gas to control the leak. the plan, using pollution control equipment to capture the gas and treat it to remove the odor so gas can be recovered. gas company officials welcome the public review. >> we recognize expert involvement and oversight is essential to assuring our neighbors and customers and the general public this accident is being addressed as safely and expeditiously as possible. >> reporter: there are a lot of pe

. >>> socal gas expects a natural gas leak to be filled by late february, if not sooner. relief work is ahead of schedule. methane gas has been spewing into the atmosphere since october of last year and emissions have decreased by 60% from peek out put, which occurred in late november. >>> coming up, calling for uber may take on a whole new meaning. we have details on the newest service goober plans to offer. >>> you may think twice before sending packages to family and friends. hikes. >>> good morning. on kimberly waived here at nevada humane society. with me is mellow. she is 12 years old. even though she is a senior, she is happy as can be and looking for a calm, quiet home. she wants to relax and take naps in the sun and hang out on your lap. she is available at the nevada humane society in reno. you can view the pet center website at nevada humane society.org or come visit in person. >>> speaking of nevada humane society, reno dodge presents the humane society with a $25,000 check this morning. the donation should help the organization with the mission of helping ani

he said many of those people are not taking money from socal gas to relocate elsewhere.also said this is a community that has many resident dens that have many people living inside, including in laws. >> we'll take a short break here. when we come back, donald trump gets the backing of a politician just as polarizing as he is. and youle' hear about the controversial roots to his immigration plan. also made, the u.s. supreme court takes up a controversial immigration topic planning to answer this question -- did the president misuse his executive power? in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and university partnerships, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in utica, where a new kind of workforce is being trained. and in albany, the nanotechnology capital of the world. let us help grow your company's tomorrow, today at business.ny.gov (two text tones) now? (text tone) excuse me. (phone tone) again? be right back. always running to

high surf advisories out for socal and parts of oregon with 30-footers. they get to the coast and big waves california with this next storm coming up. >>> thanks, rob. all right, your power-of-5 forecast in northeast ohio, we start cold and we have had a few flakes flying, nothing showing up on manslaughterfield; 29, ashtabula. , 28, akron; 27, elyria and some winds, though, we have windchills into the teens and we want the layers temperatures are going out of clouds, a little sun and a real warm-up into the weekend. i will detail the power-of-5 ing up. stay tuned. >> all right. for the record one of the four times is also in vegas. you got to do it once in vegas. back to you get in here. it's "pop news" time and we begin with a little football news. if you have any interest or the resources to go to super bowl 5-0 you may want to secure yourquickly. before panthers owner jerry richardson pounces on a lot of them. announced he is every single parent employee to go to the game in santa clara. even the interns are invited. >> wow. >> let's hope cam newton a