wiz.15 cap set home tonight against the coyotes. ex ovechkin makes one for the history books, again. third player in nhl history to his first 12s seasons. in the first, the coyotes on the power play. that is the go-ahead. 4-1. add two more and win women. the sweet 16 match up against 10th seeded oregon today did not go well. second quarter, maryland down five. jones gets big inside. the terps up by nine at the half. but then they struggled. fourth quarter, maryland down double digits. throwing back inside to jones. leung, finishes with 16. she also had 15 boards. three minutes left, oregon had a secret weapon who was on fire. she led the ducks with 21. , with theirstunned lowest point total of the season. four teams battling it out for chance to go to the final four tonight. we start with the cinderella versus the number one seed, xavier-gonzaga. first half, nigel williams feeds inside to jonathan willis second half, gonzaga dominated. gonzaga wins, advancing to its first final four in school history. oregon-kansas. this might be a s

that's one of the areas hit hardest by the coyote creek flood. the flooding sent contaminated water through the neighborhoods last month. volunteers continue to help people clean out their homes... and nearby parks. we spoke to people who were helping clean up the friendship garden inside kelley park. they say they are grateful for everyone that has shown up to help. "had an amazing turnout over the past few days, yesterday we had nearly 500 volunteers showed up to help with the parks and some homes." officials say they are still concerned that the anderson reservoir could overflow in the future and send waters back into the neighborhoods. but for now... they will continue to clean up the mess from the recent floods. and the anderson reservoir in morgan hill is completely filled this morning. it was 99 percent full as of last night. crews fear the water could once again flow over the reservoir's spillway and raise the water level of coyote creek. but water officials say they do not expect the rain and potential runoff to cause any flooding issues

his name is mike wyler backer he says hold on here the coyotes we're seeing in the philadelphia area y be unlike any other coyotes scene before. they are not your run of the mill coyotes and in fact he says they are not even called coyotes there's a new name for this creature. we are going to hear from him. we're going to talk about what that new name is and also talk to some people who have had very close encounters with coyotes. that is all coming up guys in our next half hour. back to you. >> brad, look forward to seeing you then, thanks. >> now to a story you'll see only on fox. check out this surveillance video. police just released from south philadelphia. see the guy in the red hoodie he's walking through the sunoco station on oregon avenue carrying a gas can. police say just minutes later he set on fire two cars parked nearby. this happened early in the morning of march 13th. we spoke with joe who's new 2017 lincoln mkz was torched. >> saw the car was engulfed in flames and my car was in front of it and they said the fire had jumped from one car to the oth other. >> it's not s

. >>> in san jose, a public hearing on the coyote flood wrapped up late this afternoon. officials are trying to figure out what went wrong. there is been a lot of fink pointing between the city and the water district. >> reporter: the coyote creek flood damaged not only homes and business but also the relationship between san jose and the water district. >> we did not expect that the city was going to wait as long tennesseea tennessee did to -- as it did to order the evacuation. >> today they hold a public hearing, going through the chronology of the flood hour by hour. they said the city and the district need to be better partners. >> maybe there was misinterpretation of the data. >> the city said they believe that the information they got was not right. >> it's my hope that they will recognize that the numbers were wrong and will fix them. if they do not, we will will hire our own engineers to fix the problems. >> the mayor said both sides need to work together. >> we tried to clear the air on that by admitting where we made mistakes. we hope that creates space for ever

causing the coyote creek to flood. the water district says, the reservoir has finally dipped below capacity.. and is slowly dropping. so far, damage has been pegged at 73- million dollars . . . the city council is expected to ratify a state of emergency declaration which will clear the way for a request for federal funding. the council plans to hold a public hearing to address what happened and why. . . trt:05/ "can quickly fix" several organizations are expected to distribute almost a million dollars in private donations. hundreds of volunteers are still on the job helping people clean up the mess. in sports... one of the 49ers top quarterback targets is off the market... after his current team decided to franchise tag him for the second year in a row. plus... the warriors were in d-c... we'll look at whether the dubs were able to beat the wizards, after losing a key player, and trailing by 19 points... gary has the highlights and all the sports coming up. the warriors in d-c to play the wizards... kevin durant back in

and raise the water level of coyote creek. water officials say they don't expect the rain and potential runoff to cause any flooding issues in the area. a big step this morning at the troubled oroville dam... the power plant at the base has been restarted. after a successful 24 hour - shutdown of the hyatt power plant to allow crews better access to the debris... the plant is back up and running. it will give crews an additional method to release water from the reservoir. and the wet weekend did not interfere with debris removal or create a lake elevation concern. many sports require a lot of physical contact. injuries are always a threat. soccer is one of those sports. this morning, jeff jones exposes some of the facts and myths about concussions and athletes. (ápkgá)nat: okay. here we go. meet cindy cone, back in her olympic and world cup days, she was cindy parlow. a soccer stud, who always played the game for the right reason. sot: (cone) every level i've been at i've only done it because it is fun. so as a youth, in colleg

. >> first, the homeless victims of the coyote creek flooding. why advocates say the city of san jose is not doing enough. >> it's stunning out there right now. plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your thinking about buying your next one. >>> new at 6:00, california's department of motor vehicles is proposing new rules for self- driving cars. late last year, uber rolled out a fleet of self driving cars in san francisco, but the initiative was almost immediately shut down by the dmv. cars without human drivers or steering wheels or pedals could be operating legally potentially by the end of the year. >>> volkswagen pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay a $4.3 billion penalty. if approved by a federal judge in detroit, it would be the largest fine ever against an auto maker by the u.s. government. volkswagen admitted to conspiracy and ob

carbon copy before the warmth comes back. >>> i do have an update on the rollover semi crash in the coyotey impacting the bailey avenue on-ramp. and i just checked and it looks and i just checked and it looks like we have a couple big tow trucks on the scene. in the meantime, that ramp is closed and that's it as far as that situation is concerned. san mateo bridge we are improving although we have a wind advisory if you are headed across 92. on the westbound side near the high-rise we had a disabled vehicle in the far right lane and it backed things up to here where you can see just past the toll plaza, and traffic is heavy across the san mateo bridge even on a pretty friday light day. westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 30 minutes for you, half of what it normally is. and heavy on westbound 4, and there was a crash around railroad avenue and it's gone at this point but you can still see the residual delays. and then san rafael to san francisco, just 18 minutes. >>> and then the first tall ship built in the bay area in nearly 100 years holding its maiden voyage tomorrow in the bay. it will be g

cleanup costs for the coyote creek area... is expected to jump above the current estimate of 23- million- dollars.. new at 8... in the south bay, clean up continues along coyote creek where flooding forced thousands of people to flee their homes last week. most of that water came from anderson reservoir near morgan hill and even though the creek has returned to normal...there is lingering concern the reservoir could still pose a threat to those who live downstream. kron 4's charles clifford explains. as of thursday afternoon, anderson reservoir near morgan hill is at 99.7 percent of full capacity. that's actually down quite a bit from last week when excess water was gushing over the spillway. now, only a trickle is flowing over the spill way and this surging waterfall downstream has also gone quiet. for the moment, the danger of flooding along coyote creek has passed but unfortunately, there is another problem here .standup anderson dam was built back in the 1950's and in 2007 seismic testing here showed that in the event of a

creek. >> the anderson reservoir and where it spills over into the coyote creek. they don't expect it to flood again, the water district has hired a crisis management specialist. >> we doesn't think there's any concern at the moment but given there's been a flood and so many people have been devastated we're keeping an extra eye on it this weekend. >> the water district said they are in close contacted with the city of san jose. you can keep track of with 24 hours a day it's a access it life doppler radar. >>> from bad to worst. thieves, robbery are spiking in that zone. what to do about that. >> residents recording the alleged thieves in action. this while police are boosting patrol around the area. >> you're steeling stuff in my face. >> days after being allowed to return home, robberies try to take what's salvageable. >> whether i look they have everything shopping cart with my kids bikes. >> the latest target for crooks. one person captured this on video. one says his house was robbed even coins his children collected. >> reporter: for people cleaning u

a clara water district is keep a close eye on the situation at coyote creek. the current level's 99% capacity right now so it's not expected to phil spill over and water officials don't expect the creek to flood again. you can track the rain with our free nbc bay area app just click on the weather tab. >>> political tensions boiled over in berkley as supporters of president trump clash with counterprotesters at the march for trump rally. ten people were arrest and a handful of others were injured. supporters for trump were outnumbered by anti-trump demonstrators. police confiscated several weapons including metal pipes, bats, and two by fours. trump supporters tell us they expect today to be tension but they felt that they needed to make their voices heard. >> you can sit here and say, yeah, what'd you expect. but, you know, i think there's -- the moment you stop exercising your right you lose them. >> i think their purpose here is to provoke berkley. >> officers say they're not always able to make immediate arrests without inciting further violence or injuring

crews fear the water could once again flow over the spillway and raise the level of coyote creek. !z:tsawb flooding issues in the area. >>> south bay, close to 30 restaurants are donating money to coyote creek flood victims. hundreds impacted are struggling. kron4 is in downtown san jose. >> i did not know at the time and glad to hear that. my mother in law sported 150 bucks in dinner. >> people dining sunday are giving back to charity. >> i like the fact i can go out, have a couple beers and help people. >> maggie coordinated the effort in a few days. proceeds collected between noon and 9:00 will go to coyote creek flood victims. >> the reason is they need the money now. they don't need to wait for it. we need to pull together and get them funds. >> giving back to the community is what makes where we live important, and it allows restaurant owners, business people to make an impact on those in need. >> businesses were damaged. many were left without a home. they are helping out by hanging out. >> we were helping with the clean up as well. it is a simpler, easy, fun way to do what w

but there was a lot of good that happened the day when the coyote creek kept rising. ire department's urban rescue team rescued hundreds of people... and there weren't even any injuries. coming up tonight on kron4 news at ten...our latest kron4 heores segment highlights the fine work done that day. grant: how panicked were people? jeff riley, sjfd: "this is something people have never experienced before and they don't know, they don't know the water's not going to go over their head quickly. we had to calm then down and get them in the boats."hien nguyen, rescued: "the fire rescue people, they are great, we owe them, because none of the flood victims died. we were all saved by those generous people."(grant) tonight some people are still in shelters...but like that woman...hien nguyen said...she and everyone rescued are thankful to the professionals who were there to in some cases carry people through five feet of water...getting them into boats...and to safety. don't miss our in depth profile piece...kron 4 heores...in san jose. that's tonight at 10:45...right here on

not how long along the wissahickon creek tonight the sound of geese, not coyotes much but welcome to iladelphia the company unite tease have arrived. >> our staff only recently have occasionalloccasionally been ses and evidence coyotes. >> the executive director of the schuylkill center center in roxborough have there have been sightings in the city and around pennsylvania and new jersey they're now in every single state and more fascinating to the folks who find this stuff fascinating is that this may be a different kind of coyotes. >> there's intense arguments right now in biology and some are saying this is a new species of dog. and they're calling it coy wolf. it's a coyote wolf hybrid. almost like we're watching evolution happy you don't get too many opportunities for that. >> reporter: keep your cameras close and by the way your small pets closer coyotes tease eat berries and, yes, small animals. the authorities who are visiting from maine where company unite tease are prevalent know this first hand. >> err that pretty calm. anybody has a farm or would encounter them. you can he

here in san jose ....checks are now being cut as money from the coyote creek flood relief fund goes out to families. distribution of the more the 6-million dollar fund being handled by local charities....primarily sacred heart community services. they will cut checks this weekend. the communities assistance center has seen a steady demand for help. more than 60-families signed up within the first hour. coming up... another round of frigid temperatures tonight... and now prepare for more wet weather... meteorologist lawrence karnow is back with you complete forecast... it was another beautiful day with a mix of sunshine and clouds and mild temperatures. that is all about to change with a storm moving in for the weekend. we're already seeing showers in far northern california. the storm will slowly slide south overnight tonight. showers could start as early as tomorrow morning with steady rain developing during the late morning in the north bay and moving south into the afternoon. showers will continue on sunday with below average tempeartures. we could even see a few snowflakes on our hi

people along the coyote creek in san jose are still recovering from recent floods... aring as more rain is headed to the bay area tomorrow. kron four's lydia pantazes has a look at the recovery efforts still underway. "bunch of stuff to do still..." ruben lechuga is just getting to the point where he can start rebuilding..."it tore me up actually, because i lost everything."he was one of the people rescued when coyote creek flooded his rock spring neighborhood."within 45- minutes it was already waist high, inside my house and it just got up higher to the chest and we had to get boated out."but lechuga says despite weather predictions... he's not worried about the rain expected to hit the area on friday."cause i've been watching the creek already and it's gone up a little bit but not that much like last time, cause it's coming up right now but i don't think it's going to go over like it did last time."other people we talked to aren't to confident...."so yeah, we're scared, it looks like a bomb shell hit this place, now, what's it going to look like next."priscilla gummo

>>> uncertainty and aparn confusion before the massive flooding hit the residents living along coyote creek. i'm stephen stock. we investigate what the water officials knew and what they did not know and why the residents weren't warned sooner about the coming flood. that remains the questi toght when comes to the coyote >>> so what did city leaders know and when did they actually know it? that remains the question tonight. when it comes to the coyote creek flood that forced nearly 30,000 people from their homes. >> senior invest day tiff reporter stephen stock got his hands on for documents that shed light on what happened behind the scene. >> we asked for a log of all calls and communications between santa clara valley water district officials and the city of san jose. instead of getting that, the water district prepared these time lines. their versions of some of those communications that took place. even so, they offer an insight into the confusion on the part of the people who were supposed to be experts on this potential flooding along coyote creek. even as coyote creek began to

now to the south bay -- where the clean-up continues - after the mess made by the coyote creek flood. damage to private property has been getting most of the attention - includingthe plight of residents who lost everything. but as we hear in this live report now from kron four's rob fladeboe, the flood also tooka heavy toll on the public sector. rob? ááááánats swamped by floodwaters when coyote creek jumped it's banks here at kelly park last week, virtually every square inch of lower happy hollow zoo is being disinfected and cleared of the mud that covered everything. the damage is heavy says general manager nicolle burnham.sot nicolle/burnham/happy hollow park and zoo '....we had water in the lower zoo about four feet deep and it was seven ffeet deep in the pump station which is now gone and we also had a lot of damage in the friendship garden tea house...'all the animals in the lower zoo had to be evacuated to higher ground, including thesemeerkats, who are now residing in a bathroom. there were no casualties but the crisis was very stressful to the animals nonetheless says zookeepe

>>> teachers in san jose are on the lookout for signs among children of stress and trauma from the coyote creek flood. the city revealed that nearly all homes have been cleared for people to return to. mud and debris cleanup continues. tomorrow the city expects to have a better picture of what they estimate is $73 million in damage. one of the hardest hit neighborhoods is called rock springs. david louie joins us live with many of the children from that neighborhood go to class. david? >>. >> because of the flooding, some of the students at this school are going to see disruption lasting weeks if not months. many of them are living in a shelter. learning must continue. and their teachers are going to take a close look at their learning process. >> we can't expect students to learn if their basic needs, safety are not met. >> the superintendent of the franklin mckinley school district has teachers watching schools closely, one in ten of them has been displaced or impacted by the coyote creek flood. they're looking for coping and stress issues, which can lead to inattentiveness, combativene

one of the areas hit hardest by the coyote creek flood. averi harper was there this morning and has more on the recovery efforts. >> reporter: san jose is still trying to recover from flooding that said contaminated water washing through neighborhoods. volunteers have been signing up to help clean flooded homes. those efforts continue but now the city is making an effort to clean up the parks. this is kelly park, this was completely underwater and today groups are cleaning up the friendship garden.>> it's been an amazing turn out. last weekend and yesterday we had nearly 500 people that showed up to help in the parks and homes.>> reporter: before the waters receded it looked like this. now it looks like this. volunteers put on gloves and boots to help clean up. with all of the work being done and rain in the forecast, many worries anderson river oaks more -- anderson reservoir could send more water. >> people should keep an eye out for water that could be backing up by the storm drains, they need to call 911 right away. >> reporter: in san

and the capitals are hosting the coyotes tonight. and the wizards, you don't even recognize them. kimberly: they look so powerful. keep it going. the following ad for your viewing convenience. so i just switched to geico. what took you so long? i know, i saved a ton of money on car insurance. that's what i'm talking about! geico also gives you 24/7 access to licensed agents! good game, you really crushed it. no son, geico crushed it. ♪ ♪ kimberly: seemed like everybody was outside today. josh: almost 80 degrees in a lot of places. cannot do it again tomorrow, but the rest of this evening is nice. a slim chance of rain tomorrow, most of the day looks like it wants to rain. back into the 70's monday and tuesday. have your umbrella handy monday and tuesday. it will not be running the whole time, but be ready. next weekend, mid 60's with a chance of rain as we go through saturday. not too bad. just a big difference from what we had today versus what is on the way tomorrow. kimberly: an icon a picture of the cherry blossoms flying over d.c. this morning. we will see you b

>>> teachers in san jose are on the lookout for signs among children of stress and trauma from the coyote creek flood. the city revealed that nearly all homes have been cleared for people to return to. mud and debris cleanup continues. tomorrow the city expects to have a better picture of what they estimate is $73 million in damage. one of the hardest hit neighborhoods is called rock springs. david louie joins us live with many of the children from that neighborhood go to class. david? >>. >> because of the flooding, some of the students at this school are going to see disruption lasting weeks if not months. many of them are living in a shelter. learning must continue. and their teachers are going to take a close look at their learning process. >> we can't expect students to learn if their basic needs, safety are not met. >> the superintendent of the franklin mckinley school district has teachers watching schools closely, one in ten of them has been displaced or impacted by the coyote creek flood. they're looking for coping and stress issues, which can lead to inattentiveness, combativene

. >>> state inspectors are working in san jose inspecting the damage from the coyote flooding. as jerry garry reports, they are a necessary step for providing relief for the people restoring the aftermath of the flooding. >> today in rock springs the familiar groan of engines as crews used loaders to sweep debris to hillside. from the representatives of the state office of emergency services took the first step towards singed relief funds by touring flood damaged areas. >> to get an idea of how much assistance may be needed. >> those included this woman that walks us through her apartment that was ruined with floodwaters. >> i am 70 years old and to face these floodwaters is terrible. if we received a warning ahead, perhaps we could prepare something but nothing. >> elected leaders and staffers have taken their lumps the past two books over the advanced notice. the mayor says revamping the warning system is at the top of the list of much needed fixes. >> we are putting together a plan to address the most your jen needs in improving the warning and notification system to our resi

darya )( darya ) ( darya ) people in san jose are still struggling this morning to clean up after the coyote creek flooded their neighborhoods last month. kron4 caught up with people living in the rock-spring neighborhood. they are now working to fix their homes before tomorrow's expected rainstorm. some say they do not believe coyote creek will flood as bad as it did while others are not so sure. one man says he is not worried about major flooding but will remian cautious: ( darya ) if the coyote creek does flood again...people living nearby hope they get more notice than they did last time. some are already coming up with an evacuation plan in case that happens. ( mark ) new information on the oroville dam this morning. a team of experts are warning of a "very significan

louis blues clinch a playoff spot with a win over the arizona coyotes. your first look at morning markets and breaking news. lauren: decay rate at the weekend. one more alarm clock. federal judge in hawaii deciding to extend his order blocking president trumps revise travel ban. the judge says the temporary borders extended until the state's lawsuit is resolved. hawaii's attorney general praising the judge's decision. >> i think freedom of religion is very import. it's a very important principle, not just for the country, but also an important print over the state of hawaii. every state constitution as well. tranter the fires citizens for 90 days. the next ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco. lea: north carolina democratic governor reaching an agreement to end a controversial bathroom bill. the gop leaders say a new be debated and voted today. the bathroom bill requires transgender people to use public restrooms based on their per certificate or. this comes as a new study say in the bathroom bill could cost the state $3.8 billion by 2028. nor

. >>> more back and forth today over the coyote creek flooding. just a short time ago, the water district fired back. the mayor's letter says he's disappointed with the lack of representation from the water district at this public hearing last week, which was addressing the flooding. that letter pointed out that the lone representative who did attend was not able to provide answers to the public's questions or any possible solutions moving forward. then just over an hour ago, the water district responded with its own detailed letter, which stated they had sent the most senior communications official and that the mayor knew in advance he was the only one coming. they went on to say, quote, some of the statements the made by city officials at the city hearing what else mayor liccardo's letter today were made in good faith but without full knowledge or facts. the mayor also says they're interested in finding -- the letter also says they're interested in finding ways to improve communication and that they are focused on solutions that go beyond what th

forced from their homes by the coyote creek flood last month. e residents of the happy holl >>> new at 6:00, people weren't the only ones forced from their homes by the coyote creek flood last month. the residents of the happy hollow zoo had to move to higher ground. kpix 5's wilson walker on some of the bizarre places where they ended up. >> very engaging for a social animal. >> reporter: the meerkats are happy to be home. >> the world's largest rodent was happy to get home. >> reporter: while last month's flooding caught many by surprise the management at this park and zoo was taking no chances. >> we moved a lot of animals out of precaution just in case. and i'm glad we did. >> reporter: but while the meerkats were safely in their temporary bathroom quarters the water did rise in the lowest parts of the zoo. >> think about this high here. >> these are the actual survivors of the flood. they made it. >> reporter: the resident beekeeper did his best to save the colonies stacking them above the 1997 flood line but it just wasn't enough. >> flood

one month after the coyote creek flood... undreds of residents in san jose are still out of their homes. next who the city is appealing to for help. (steve) plus four people found dead inside a sacramento home... and a possible suspect found near alamo park in san francisco. we'll have live reports from both scenes. kron 4 news at six is next. (steve) it has been over a month since we saw parts of san jose underwater. it forced entire neighborhoods to evacuate. tonight we are learning hundreds of people... they remain homeless with no place to stay. good evening i'm steve aveson. and i'm pam moore. the increasingly tight rental housing market ... is making it hard on flood victims to find a home in san jose. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, the city is calling on landlords ...to step up and help those in desperate need of a place to stay.. sam liccardo/san jose mayor <"our goal is simple. we need to get 500 people housed. we're on our way, but we need to do it faster...'>mayor sam liccardo sending a message to landlord

"> fukamoto is talking about the coyote creek relief fund that is helping other flood victims get back on their feet. long time homeless advocate pastor scott wagers says those who have called the creek home are much worse off now than before the flood.pastor scott wagers/advocate for homeless< "....if you have $6million dollars at least give some to the homeless.. i think it's legitimate, it's logical and it's humane. to simply say they were already homeless is sending the wrong message...">for it's part, the city says it warned the homeless in advance to get away from the creek and indeed rescued several people during the flood and that it is already spending millions of dollars on programs to help the homeless.ray bramson/san jose housing dept.< '...the city has been committed to working on issues surrounding homelessness, investing over $70 million dollars in the last two years to create housing opportunities, invest in services and create outreach with a lot of work on the ground to get people housed...">pastor scott wagers < '.....why not give them a piece of this money....they d

plan to hold a special meeting this afternoon to talk about how they prepared and responded to the coyote creek flooding. now, many of the flood victims blame city and water district leaders for not warning them until it was too late. hundreds were rescued by boat. they are trying to figure out why the creek overflowed. remember, there was a project to make sure it would not flood but that stalled. many are asking those responsible some tough questions. >> there are unanswered questions. what are the protocols to do everything within their power to make sure they alert the residents of the impending flood. . >> reporter: dozens are still evacuated. many people did not have flood insurance. i spoke to a woman yesterday who said the city or the water district should pay to replace the furniture that was destroyed in her home. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> in the bay area, hundreds of women skipped work yesterday to send president trump's administration a message. medicare, healthcare and environmental protections were just part of the push in oakland. demonstrators rallied at

we have been covering an awful lot of bad news considering the coyote creek flooding so today is different. you knew the donation would be pretty generous by the number of city leaders that showed up for the the presentation at the history of hose entrance. and it was $5 billion. er the stake holder in big pharmaceutical companies, such as shanghai raaf, presented a symbolic big check and then signed a real big check. >> wow! >> donate to then san jose flood victims. >> and donations have been coming in. the check will be added to the $1 million already collected. and through nonprofits including sacred heart. they'll start be distributed as early as next week. and we'll have more on the fascinating life of the man behind the big donation. >>> today man accused of killing a former little league coach tloorks-year-old robert ruiz and robert vallejo did not enter a plea. they're accused of stabbing frank navarro in front of the c cantina. he says he was attacked after confiscated an, i, d d. the victim's uncle came to court to see the suspects in person. ? when i first laid eyes on them, the

. >>> this is an effort in san jose to make sure the homeless victims of the coyote cream flooding aren't being overlooked. what about the homeless? anne ruben is near the creek today. advocates are trying to drive home the point to city officials. >> reporter: city officials say they're listening and help for the homeless is coming, but they say identifying the homeless and getting services to them is a complicated process. >> reporter: what little amanda had to her name was washed away in the coyote creek flood. >> it took my whole house out. >> reporter: in fact, entire homeless encampments were destroyed. their concern now, that any help for them receded with the flood waters. >> i'm certain everybody out here felt left behind. >> the truth is they are left out of the loop. and they have been from the beginning. >> reporter: scott wagers has been out daily trying to help the homeless replenish what was lost. he believes the city of san jose isn't doing enough. so far, distributions from the community fund, which is in excess of $6 million, have gone to those with permanent addresses.

>> reporter: well, we're here in the william street neighborhood where it runs right along coyote creek. and they are probably seeing some major damage and clean-up. from what we're hearing, it may not be enough to get much emergency money. even two weeks after the flood, inspectors from the california oef as well as fema are hearing from residents who still need bare essentials. >> food, clothing, blankets, money. yes. to pbuy all the stuff. >> inspectors are trying to decide if the flood was enough of a disaster to qualify for emergency funds. 140 hopes suffered may know damage. almost 400 have minor damage. fema discovered wasn't big enough ask didn't even tour. the state put the flood in perspective. >> we have residents impacted here and across the entire state for all the snowstorms january and february and even as far back as december. >> city officials seemed skeptical about getting help. >> the impact as far as the numbers, it is rather small. >> for now, they're focusing on more immediate situations. for now, it announced the swhelt about 200 residents being run by nonprofit h

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it's in response to last week's historic flooding along the coyote creek. d it's first step toward requesting state and federal assistance. the initial damage estimate $50 million for private property damage. 23million to public property. major sam licardo will hold public hearings on the damage. >> beautiful evening, we're looking at temperatures that made it into the mid-60s today. the highs today napa and concord both at 61. san jose and freemont your high 58. we will stay dry on kpix5 high def doppler for the forseable future at least the next 72 hours. that said clean night. last night in february. first morning in march. freemont 48. san francisco the warm spot quote unquote 44 degrees. big strong ridge of high pressure hanging out to our west giving us a dry and mild northwest flow. a north flow is much cooler because it's coming mainly from land. translation, a little milder for you tomorrow. we stay dry through friday. but then some changes we now have scattered showers not only on sunday we have scattered showers saturday as well. certainly no wash

bay leaders begin the process of trying to break down the breakdowns that caused the problems of the coyote creek flooding. >>> it is 4:35. new this morning, u.c. berkeley police on the lookout for an armed robbery suspect. they were told to shelter in place 5:00 last night. officers searched for a man that was carrying a gun. it was called off an hour later with no arrests. >>> donations for a family killed in a plane crash in riverside. the go fund me page is nearing $29,000. we're learning one of the survivors of the crash has died. stacy pierce was one of two women thrown from the plane in the crash last week. she suffered burns on 90% of her body. both of her legs had to be amputated. she's a 46-year-old mother of four kids who was one of five people on board that flight. her mother and stepfather and family friend were also killed. we're expecting a report on this crash from nts investigators tomorrow. >>> 4:36. . antlin garcia torres murder trial continues this morning. defense will continue questioning dna evidence. a crime lab analyst testified investigators found five separate sam

. >> and people affected by the coyote creek flooding got help from the community today. at an elementary school today a donation drive was held, the woman putting it together said that people dropped off clothes, food and other items this morning. this afternoon flood victims came to the school and picked up what they needed. >> i was not affected but i was two blocks away. my husband and i and family wanted to give back so our way to give back was to go through the city to see what they needed. >> the city admits they failed to warn people to evacuate. they are now working on an out reach plan. >>> the damaged spillway at oroville dam may be used again by the end of the week. the department of water resources says they will use the spillway around march 17th. it was lasted used when the engineers cut off -- >>> well, hover board sparks a deadly house fire. >> the pain is so deep. >>> a 3-year-old girl died in the fire. and we are hearing from her grandfather for the first time. >>> plus, a moving mountain of trash causes a disaster in africa. >>> and the new approach ca

the coyote creek flood prompted 14,000 evacuations and did at least $100 million in damage to the city. >>> still ahead, a controversial music video featuring president trump. now some lawmakers say this could incite violence. >>> and, a popular game children play in school is no longer allowed. the northern california school cracking down on recessed games. to start work on caltrain. caltrain was depending on almost 650 million federal dollars to convert the trains from *diesel fuel to electric >>> local leaders will try to convince the fed they are starting work on caltrains. caltrains was counting on federal dollars to convert trains from diesel fuel to electric power. but the decision was put on hold by the transportation secretary. in the meantime, the white house says it does have some money ready for projects that can begin within 90 days. caltrains says it can. >> this is as shuttle ready as it gets. if the administration is interested in moving forward with plans to improve the economic competitiveness of our nation and create jobs around the country, this project fits that bi

several units in the neighborhood were in need of major repair. sacs was here in 1997 when coyote creek flooded. this year's flood was more severe and residents needed more war warning. >> it flooded even more. i don't know if the amount was the same, but the results were worse this time. >> many longtime residents told us they had trouble getting flood information early on this time around and were surprised to find out the city's emergency operation center, or eoc, was essentially a one-person unit. nbc bay area has learned it was actually less than that for a long time. the job of director of eoc was vacant for months before assistant city manager, david sykes, filled in during the crisis, and the county actually provided several of its eoc workers to help. >> there's no question that if we had more staff, there would be more to do, better preparation. there's no question we could do better. >> reporter: the mayor points out the city has hired a full-time eoc director that will start on may 16th and address the staffing situation. >> it will certainly help, especially the one t

. >> there is some new travel in the coyote creek flood zone. some people are saying the yellow tag homes should be red tagged which means stay out. at the same time, south bay leaders are having problems finding tell player housing for the people who are displaced. >> this home, for instance, is yellow tagged meaning restricted access. but critics stay contamination inside is so bad, this should be a red tag. >> take out the bottom of the sheet rock. >> the construction signs inside this home on 20th street say it all. crews are cleaning up asbestos and the home hasn't even been yellow or red tagged. >> that's a scary set of circumstances. >> a lot of her neighbors were hit by the floodwaters. an attorney by profession, hawes said every home should be inspected for asbestos, lead and mold before people are allowed inside. >> this is really a public health problem. >> the city says repair crews need to get inside the homes to decontaminate and reair and the red tag would not allowed that. they are allowing clean-up companies, some of them nonprof

and the department of fish and wildlife officials say poisoned rats were to blame for killing a coyote. the coyote had eaten the rat which someone had poisoned. >>> a pack of dogs trapped in a rollover accident this morning. we want to show you two of the five labrador retrievers today. they found a van still upright but the travel trailer it was pulling rolled over on san pasquale road. of the five dogs inside, the fifth dog broke a leg but the other four were fine. >>> a key part of bay brink is getting a lot stronger. it is getting some much needed help. caltrans is repairing it more than a year after a large chunk of concrete fell. a motorist narrowly missed it. there were a handful of areas that had unzoned concrete. they decided to fix everything to be safe. it should be completed by june. >>> tonight he close his in this good sfwaung that doesn't stop a debt collector from coming after her. what you can learn from his troubles. that story and more coming up. >>> the first round of rain is here and we have more to come. >> we definitely do. we have a look at that extended forecas

>>> they are reach out for money and [ inaudible ] is asking for forward funding for the coyote creek. they are drawing up new flood control plans. the estimate for last month's flooding tops $73 million and that is expected to go up. the city has declared a local emergency and that clears the way to apply for state and federal aid. they are saying the mayor has promised to meet with landlords to seek rent breaks for those displaced by the flood. >>> next on abc 7 news, a new warnings as hackers find a new way to target your family through a children's toy. te one thing you could do right now to stop them in their tracks. >>> and a live look at the sfo camera. clear skies today. mike nicco coming up >>> welcome to a new month. and a new weather pattern, too. let's take a look at san francisco and what to expect. and i'll highlight through the next couple of days. we start at 62 and 49 for the high and low. we end up at 64 and 49. extremes 86 and 35 degrees. about three and a quarter inches of rain on average and we've had a little over nine for this month. want to give you a quick upd

. >>> recent information on the flooding from the coyote creek. city leaders have taken a step to help homeowners that have been devastated by the flooding. monte francis voted to declare a crisis shelter that will stay open for at least another month. >> if they are not going to take responsibility for fix this, we will. >> there's no dispute that the 14,000 people forced to evacuate last month's floods could have used more times to escape the rising water but san jose mayor sam lacardo is not mixes words about a lack of response from the santa clara water district to figure out why there was not more of a warning. >> if they are not showing up or talking to the staff then we are out of options and that means we need to take responsibility and go hire the hydrologists ourselves and we will do that if that is what it takes. >> on tuesday the mayor fired off a letter to the water board criticizing him and his agency's experts for failing toattend a march 9th council meeting. he admitted that the breakdown of communication between the city and water

coming up. >>> the commute not looking terrible although we have a few issues to talk about in the k coyotet's fully blocked due to the semicrash, and it sounds like we have a fuel spill in the area as well, and keeping an eye on that and it's not impacting the main line for now. a quick check of the golden gate bridge toll plaza, the metering lights on since 5:25 here this morning, and a high wind advisory is in effect for the bay bridge as well. and we have a problem on the san mateo, and we'll check on that coming up next. >>> and first responders are gtting moved to the front of the wireless line. the first dedicated network, at&t, prioritized data traffic from emergency responders, and it's called first net. public safety agencies will have to subscribe to the service, and it promises to be faster and more reliable than traditional networks. at&t provided this video. >>> spacex passed a big test, and they relaunched a reused rocket into space. it brings down the cost of going to space by recycling rockets. video shows the landing, and the rocket returned to earth in one piece. >>> new

it was one week ago today when the coyote creek jumped its banks and chased thousands of people from their homes in san jose. this is video of the anderson reservoir from one week ago - when it began spillingover its banks.....causing the coyote creek to flood. and this is what it looks like today. the water district says the reservoir has finally dipped below capacity....and is slowly dropping. while it's good news -- the problem is far from over. kron four's rob fladeboe joins us live from san jose with more on how things are going.. including some action on getting to the bottom of how it all happened. rob? ááááá áááááásot reuben lachuga/flood victim '....i looked out the window and i saw the water was coming up....'that was flood victim reuben lachuga last tuesday after he was rescued by boat here in the rock springs neighborhood.nats today, lachuga was ripping out the sheet rock in his nordale avenue home where the waterwas four feet deep.sot reuben lachuga/flood victim '.....they should have given us a warning right away but they didn't and that's the lesson learned....'this was

they're playing against the coyotes. but that a different kind of canine on the ice before the game. ovie's goal to make it 1-0. under 5:00 to go. daniel winnick in it to win it. gives the caps the lead with the wrister. 2-1 washington. 32 seconds later it's justin williams lighting the lamp. 3-1 washington. daniel winnick adds an acrobatic empty netter with two minutes to go. and the caps come out on top. 4-1. >>> the maryland women's basketball season came to an end in the sweet 16 of the ncaa tournament today. 10th seeded oregon defeated 3rd seeded maryland. jones scored 16 points with 15 rebounds. but maryland finishes the season 32-3. definitely a successful campaign for maryland. but there was a feeling of unfinished business following the loss. >> it sucks when you have two amazing people and two amazing players and you know they deserve so much more. we clawed and we fought for them, and i wish we could have done more. >> we never got our footing. and every time we punched they had a counter. it's one of those nig

people affected by the coyote creek flooding picked up whatever they needed. a neighbor organized the drive with the help of city councilman raul peralez and others. >> got this ball rolling with some teachers here, alex taylor and marianne alva vets, put this together with the help of ollander school and the community, we're so happy. >> the city admits it didn't give people enough notice to evacuate. a new flood threat warning system is being developed. >>> football fans from across the country are in oakland today. they don't normally cheer for the raiders. they're here helping silver and black fans with their goal of keeping the raiders in the bay area. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley shows us the rally. >> keep up the fight. >> reporter: football luminaries like hall of famer ronnie lott came here to this oakland airport hotel to rally fans from 32 different nfl teams. >> the raider fan base is so well respected by all the other franchises that people would be willing to travel 3,000 miles here to come stand with us. there's been two relocations. san d

the flow over the spillway for the first time in 11 years and went into the coyote creek. it has reached ten times now since it was built in 1950. >>> police are asking for your help identifying three men who were accused of a string of robberies in october. they demanded cash before leaving the scene in a white or gold suv. at one, they said the two people, the injuries were not life threatening. >> take welcome. the community off to a rough start. crews patching up a big pothole that developed this morning. it looks like they're making some very good progress. you can see, traffic. actually, you can kind of see it. traffic is moving. it is backed you know for miles on northbound 680. the pothole is on the third lane of the north mission boulevard on-ramp and will be closed for the next hour at least. now we get an idea of the traffic. mission boulevard heading to 680. so it is jam packed. they give an estimated time reopen. you can see the impact already. 680 is jammed. it is spilling over to 880. >>> still to come, an east bay high school student accused of snapping a p

his mar-a- largo estate where the coast guard guards the waterways. >>> clean-up from the recent problems at coyote creek continues. as betty yu explains, money has been floating around for years to help. >> reporter: as officials with the state office of emergency services got a firsthand look at the flood damage in san jose today, we learned that the santa clara valley water district is planning to spend $22 million on flood improvement projects for areas near coyote creek. but this isn't new money. the district has been sitting on it for 15 years. back in 2000, voters approved $32 million in flood protection efforts for coyote creek which two weeks ago overflowed its banks and put 14,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders. the district has already spent a third of the money on planning and design over 10 years. >> why did it take so long for the $22 million to be applied to the clean-up now? >> right. so, you know, flood protection projects on this kind of scale always take, um, a significant amount of time to plan and design. >> reporter: the engineer on the project says by 2012 the distr