in union city, amanda .ha ewelopments homeless moms as they rally outside the very home they were evicted from just this morning. >> moms for housing held a cookout to keep fighting for affordable hou forhem from a hoe they took over in november. >> two of the women were arrested and released hours later. they say it has given them new momentum. >> it was never about taking over the house. the statement and the movement was way bigger than that. and that's the within we're standing in front of mom's house today, because it was never about being on the inside. >> a judge issued an eviction order. the moms say deputies used strong-arm tactics to get inside the house. >> they used a battering ram and a robot. deputies say the doors were barricaded from the inside. >>> sonoma county has been looking for a place to relocate a homeless camp along the joe rodota, part of the effort to building a better bay area. the board of supervisors voted to move the encampment to the los guilicos park. the location is remote a

station third is officially closed at union city, the city felt they could use those funds in a morefficient way elsewhere in the city to the tune of some 3.12 million dollars. so, what that means is, there are now only three fire houses in union city, a reduction some of 25% and now only one fire house on the south side of town. we talked to the captain who has spent 15 years there and says little a sad day for everyone involved. >> it's a tough morning. the biggest worry for all the firefighters is the citizens of union city. >> especially on the south side of the city, right? >> yeah, there is only going to be one unit on the side of the freeway, so it limits the responses. >> response times. >> reporter: and this was the mayor's response, changes are being made city wide, not just with the fire department. the reality is fire station 30 was under utilized at a high cost of residents. we are confident in our decision at the community's best interest. even though the firefighters were packing, they were still on call and had to respond to a cardiac arrest around 7:30 this morning j

and so joining us live from union city with the latest. kris? >> well, hello, marcus. it was a heavy morning here for the firefighters who were stationed here at fire station number 30 in union city, and we were here for their last call. take a listen. >> outgoing, engine 30. engine 30 out of service indefinitely. station closes. >> reporter: with that, the union city fire station engines were taken out of service and as the two fire trucks drove away, the fire station was locked up. they cited the number of calls for service which it says is among the city's lowest in the city at about two per day, but they say that the numbers don't fully illustrate the station's value. >> there are two fire stations on the west side of 880, and we will be losing one of those. and when the singular company goes on another call, we have to rely on the resources to come from the center of town, and talking about 6 to 8 to 15 minutes of time to respond to this neighborhood. >> reporter: station 30's nine firefighters and two rigs will be reassigned to union city's other fire stations an

from abc7. >> in the east bay tonight, we are just hours away from a closing of fire station 30 in union city>> the city is shutting down the station on easton court because they say it doesn't get enough calls for service. >> abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo joins us from union city where some are already sounding the alarm. amanda? >> yeah, dan, ama, the decision to close fire station 30 came down in july. tonight there is still a fire crew inside, ready to respond until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. neighbors in the area are asking what's next. neighbors near fire station 30 in union city are sounding the alarm on safety. wednesday's 8:00 a.m. closure is leading to a list of concerns and questions. >> my question would be why in this economy when everybody and everything is doing well. and the other concern i have is about response time. >> so we asked the city's mayor. >> the purpose of the closure first and foremost is because it was underutilized. >> the mayor says on average the station received 1.7 calls in a 24-hour period. she says underuse was costing the city more than $3.2 million a

has the details. >> reporter: today after months of debate and public comment fire station 30 and union city finally closed. now firefighters that are upset with the closure turning it in to an issue of community safety. the message in this neighborhood is unmistakable. the firefighters union is using this van parked outside the now closed station 30 to 1 people that they are now at risk. today the mayor and city manager both showed up to answer back. >> yes people may be upset. however, based on the data it was the right decision at this juncture because it is underutilized. those facts will not change. >> reporter: the city voted to close fire station 30 because it does not get enough calls for service. a recent study revealed only an average of 1.7 calls in every 24-hour period. three of the fire stations will be asked to pick up those calls. >> there may be engines stored here that will be moved to other stations as needed and as required the fire department is going to be part of the decision-making process. >> reporter: we were there yesterday after nine firefighters who worked out of

hello again everyone. >> union city, fremont and others are among the growing list of cities where the illegal sideshows are happening. we are in union city with concerns from police and residents. >> reporter: residents want police to crackdown at mission boulevard in union city. residents tell me this has become a favorite spot for illegal sideshows and the skidmarks here prove it. >> it was disturbing because the noise is really loud, we had every window closed and we are still able to hear through it. >> reporter: jessica is describing the sound of burning tires outside of her apartment window. the intersection at mission boulevard taken over sunday night. a video posted on youtube shows cars spinning in circles performing doughnuts and burnouts as passengers hang out of windows dangerously close to spectators. if that was not enough, at one point a christmas tree is set on fire. >> we are not sure if they let the tree on fire and left it in the middle of the roadway as a distraction for us or if they did it just to be destructive. >> reporter: when officers arrived, they were met

. >> happened tuesday at union city. her family says she was jumped and beaten by two teenage girls. live in union city with disturbing details. cornell. >>> it sounds like she may have lost consciousness. >> that's maria being treated by paramedics after they say they were attacked tuesday morning by two teenage girls. >> they start screaming about what did you want to do sn bhooz rr going to fight first? >> one of the girls had been fullying his 16-year-old daughter. they were at the school to complain but were confronted before they made it to the front door. >> translator: the girl was furious, turned around, grabbed me by the hair, dragged me. >> reporter: the bruises show where she was punched and kicked. her nose was broken. >> i just wanted to go inside the office and talk to the principal. you would never imagine a kid to hit an adult. >> he tried to pull the teens off his wife and daughter who was also hit. police responded and one of the teenagers. they sent a letter at the said in part we're investigating and

marÍa: buenas noches, en este altercado que, segÚn la policÍa de union city sÍ que involucrÓ a estudiantesia, una persona menor de edad fue arrestada por golpear y causar severas heridas a una mujer adulta. >> es injusto, yo jamÁs me meto con nadie. verme en el piso tirada. marÍa: una madre de familia asegura que su hija fue agredida frente a la escuela preparatoria james logan por un grupo de jÓvenes. sin embargo, al tratar de parar el ataque y denunciarlo a las autoridades del plantel, fue ella la que resultÓ golpeada. >> iba a la oficina, la otra muchacha estaba ahÍ parada y quiso dejar seguir para golpear a mi hija, estaba en el piso tratando de taparla. entonces le dije a la muchacha, no te metas. jamÁs pensÉ que esa muchacha se fuera a dar la vuelta, me aventÓ al fuerte que me dejo ma. ya no pude ni levantarme del piso. marÍa: la mujer, hospitalizada tras el ataque, dijo que llegÓ a temer por su vida. >> quede inconciente porque me pateÓ e hizo lo que quiso. si no me la quita, creo que me mata. marÍa: la policía de la ciudad dijo por correo electrÓnico que en el altercado de 7 de ene

. >>> a fire station closes in union city. the big concern about the station going dark. the news at noon starts now. >>> this is ktvu fox 2 news at noon. >> a big storm headed to the bay area expected to arrive later tonight with strong winds. it is expected to be a cold storm. we could see some snow on mountain peaks including mt. hamilton and mt. st. helena. meteorologist mark tamayo will be joining us in about 15 minutes to talk about the storm. >>> the house has competed its role in the impeachment process. they voted to send the articles of impeachment to the senate . >> greg lee is in the newsroom with the latest developments. greg. >> reporter: good afternoon. the house voted to impeach president trump on december 18th. now, nearly a month later they will deliver the articles of impeachment to the senate . it will pit his defense team against these seven managers and this is the third trial in history. >> the yeas are 228. the resolution is adopted >> reporter: the house voted to send the articles of impeachment against president trump to the senate, approving the

. >> happened tuesday at union city. her family says she was jumped and beaten by two teenage girls. live in union city with disturbing details. cornell. >>> it sounds like she may have lost consciousness. >> that's maria being treated by paramedics after they say they were attacked tuesday morning by two teenage girls. >> they start screaming about what did you want to do sn bhooz rr going to fight first? >> one of the girls had been fullying his 16-year-old daughter. they were at the school to complain but were confronted before they made it to the front door. >> translator: the girl was furious, turned around, grabbed me by the hair, dragged me. >> reporter: the bruises show where she was punched and kicked. her nose was broken. >> i just wanted to go inside the office and talk to the principal. you would never imagine a kid to hit an adult. >> he tried to pull the teens off his wife and daughter who was also hit. police responded and one of the teenagers. they sent a letter at the said in part we're investigating and

firefighters packed up and left. >> the biggest warning is for the citizens of union city. >> city leadersd that the citizens will be fine, they said that the fire station is upped utilized. they average a third of the number of calls as the others in town. >> if we kept the station open we would be in serious trouble in just a few years time because we would have to live off the reserves. >> reporter: but firefighters from the alameda county fordepartment said that the savings come with a safety risk, the closure means nine fewer firefighters in town. >> when we have a fire or a medical emergency or a woman who is in labor our resources are going to be so thin we are not going to have response times that are adequate. >> the city said that the nearest fire station is 2 miles away and a small percentage of response time will increase. >> we are not sacrificing public safety based on the proximity of the next closest fire station, this area will receive extent fire response time. >> some neighbors were concerned. >> we feel better. >> reporter: others understood the decision to close it. >>

. >>> new video of a illegal slideshow in union city. it is one of several illegal sideshow gatherings that took place in the east bay last tonight. we are joined alive, you learned sideshows are a growing concern in union city, fremont and others as well. >> reporter: several police department are busy responding to illegal sideshows, skidmarks here at this intersection are clearly visible, reminder of the chaos last tonight. police say sideshow participants may be getting driven out of oakland and san francisco and coming here. >> it was can disturbing. we had every window closed and we were able to hear through it. >> reporter: jessica is describing the sound of burning tires outside of her apartment window. the intersection taken over sunday night. a video posted on youtube shows cars spinning in circles, performing doughnuts, and burnouts has passengers hanging out of windows dangerously close to spectators cheering them on. if that was not enough, at one point a christmas tree is set on fire. >> we are not sure if they lead lit the

>>time now 7 oh 3 and today a fire station union city is going to be closing for good and this is leaving residents feeling a bit uneasy about their safetyand now alameda county firefighters are asking them to demand the city council keep that station off the force will tran is live now in union city with more will. >>look at the sign right behind me james and area he clock is ticking on station 30 at 8 o'clock this morning barring a last minute maneuver by the city council or the mayor, this will shut down and no longer service the people in this particular area or union city because the 9 firefighters here they will be transferred to other locations, according to the union city mayor and city council members. they believe this fire station does not respond to enough cause to warrant it to remain open costing millions of dollars for the taxpayers of union city every year. but we have somebody here who says that's not the case not true we e talking about public safety. joining me now is sean burroughs with the alameda county firefighters local 55. you used to work as station 30. what's yo

the mayor of union city this fire station is closing because of underutilization that was costing the city 3$3.2 million a year. on average the city says the station received less than two calls every 24 hours, an average of 1.7 calls a day. but the local firefighters union says the closure of firehouse 30 could add an additional 6 to 8 minutes in response times while the city is backing its decision to close the station with data, coer my queio would be why in this economy when everything and everybody is doing well. the other concern i have is about response time. >> reporter: the nine firefighters working here will still be with the alameda county fire department but have to reach out to other stations for placement. the mayor said the number of calls this station was receiving were calls for medical help so they're considering moving ambulances and other services to this fire station after it closes in a few hours at 8:00 a.m. for now reporting live in union city, julian glover, abc7 news. >>> in the east bay, advocates say thectn on squatters from a vacant home in oakland is givi

in 2001, a developer donated land to build a fire station 30, one of four firehouses in union city. the mayor supported the decision back then, but says a recent study revealed that the station only had an average of 1.7 calls in every 24 hour period. >> when we weigh the calls for service, compared with the other parts of town that do have a higher calls for service, we said for the dollars is costing us, there needs to be a better way to do this. >> reporter:'s or tomorrow, the station will close, which prompted this morning from firefighters union president sean burroughs. >> tomorrow morning, at 8 a.m. the citizens of union city are at significantly more risk than they are today. >> reporter: nine firefighters worked out of the station and today they were packing up to leave. burroughs admits there are not a lot of calls from the area of station three but says it doesn't just serve the residents around it. >> if the other three fire companies are tied up on emergencies the station is there to provide backup for all the city. >> reporter: william lives two blocks from station 30

. >>> union city closed the fire station today. city leaders say it was underutilized and closing it could save millions of dollars. >> firefighters in union city see it differently. as a closing the station could put residents at risk. ktvu's rob ross spoke with both sides. two fire stations 30 has been serving union city since 2001 and closed for good just after 8 am wednesday morning. firefighters packed up and left. >> it's a tough morning, the biggest worry for all of the firefighters of the citizens of union city. >> leaders will be just fine, they said the fire station is underutilized and averages 1.7 calls per day, about a third of the number of calls the other three stations and counting. closing it made the city $3.3 million, significantly affecting the deficit. >> if we kept the station open we would be in serious trouble in a few years time because we would have to live off the reserves and they would be out very quickly. >> reporter: firefighters from alameda county fire department, which serves union city, says the sa

east bay cities this weekend you can see this video shows one that took over an intersection in union city involving the speeding and fires and a lot more well force maureen kelly talked to neighbors in that area they described the scene as intense. the arson of a christmas tree capped off one illegal sideshow in the intersection of whipple and mission union city police say. >>fireworks were also shot off. residents who live nearby say the display of dangerous driving went on for at least 20 minutes it was pretty intense everywhere one neighbor who did not want to appear on camera says she was most concerned about the danger to the spectators. >>drawn in to watch the spectacle. the kids are getting pretty close to carson it seem like it. everyone was you know do want to show that they were afraid of getting hit union city police say officers arrived to find a large number of cars fleeing the scene now one of the clean participants allegedly threw a bottle at one of those patrol cars. >>no one was injured in that incident and there was no damage officers say the participants were able to ge

>>just past 8 o'clock in the morning alameda county firefighters, how's that station 30 in union city ved out the trucks engines and all staff will remain with th department but served elsewhere in the county it's sad. i think we're very sa about that the ion city city council voted unanimously in october to close the facility in response to an independent study concding the fire station wasn't busy enough to stay open. though that's after city staff held more than 30 community meetings in the year leading up to e closure where neighbors voiced concerns, i feel less safe. >>yeah is here is better and the ty says this fire station just wasn't being used enough on avera firefighters were responding to less than 2 calls per day. operation cost of million a year union city has 3 other fire stations sttegically located througout town and that they did do we base the decision to close this underutilized statio 3 stations. >>i have 2 to 3 times more calls for service on a daily basis mayor carol do trevor not e says there are plans to turn the novant building intoan ambulatory hub nce most c

the homeless are bussing in from sfo where police give them free bus tokens. >>> number three, union city'slose its doors in about an hour. city leaders say not enough people are using the station. >>> a group of homeless moms evicted from an oakland home for squatting are vowing to keep up their fight for affordable housing. two women were arrested yesterday and released hours later. >>> number five, this handshake that didn't happen at the democratic debate in iowa. it appears that senator elizabeth warren rebuffed bernie sanders handshake after a contentious debate. >>> number six, two crashes we're following now that are causing big slowdowns. first one in san francisco, this is northbound 280 before 101. two-car crash there. one lane is blocked. moving over to pleasanton, we have a two-car crash, one lane is blocked. injuries are reported. emergency crews are on the way. this is southbound 680 past stone ridge drive. >>> you soon will be able to build your own baby yoda. build a bear will start selling stuffed animals based on the little green character from the show "the mandalorian."

>>alameda county fire station number 30 in union city is now closed empty and out of service for good. back in october the city council voted unanimously to shut the facility down mayor carol do trevor not she says that this was in response to an independent study that found the station was being underutilized the reality is this station receives less than 2 calls per day for service. >>and the data also shows that 85% of those calls are for medical services mayor do trevor not she says this is a financial cision saying that the city has assessed the closure won't negatively impact public safety our budget deficit at this point in time is million a year closing the station does not give us extra money to do anything it'shelping us live within our means and be scally responsible the firefighters and equipment used at the station have been relocated to other stations within the county, no jobs were lost as a relt of the building closing going to miss >>you know, shes it's nice to know this safety nearby keep the air station years better word, you feel more safer, but also understand the

past the san mateo bridge and toward union city and fremont and redwood city and palo alto, there is a little band skirting through. we are not completely done with the sierra nevada getting snow and it's very windy with the wind gusting very strong in lake county. there have been gusting reports near cobb, 23 now, but up to 30 earlier. a mix of sun and clouds after the morning rain ends and still around mount ham, 32 miles out of the northwest and 40s and 50s on the temps with wind and cloud cover holding up the temps. uniform with isothermal on the east bay temps. 46, 47 or 48 for almost everybody. the system is coming out of the aleutians and it will wrap up. it will be howling as the surface low bombs out from seattle and it will move in for us on thursday morning and will slow down a little bit. two inches, maybe the best system of the month, by far. the santa cruz mountains and 50s on the temps today. my good friends cool and breezy are in town. [ laughter ] >> and they are not going anywhere. they are hanging out. >>> cold tomorrow and rain and wind and then cold air arrives w

live in union city, robert handa, nbc bay news. >> thank you very much. the trial of a man accused of killing nia wilson will move forward. they ruled he is mentally competent to stand trial. he is accused of stabbing and killing the 18-year-old wilson in an unprovoked attack if 2018. if convicted he could face life in prison without parole or the death penalty. the jury selection process is now under way. >>> new rules for repsyrecyclin could make it easier for before annual distributors to take back their own containers, that system would add wine and liquor bottles to the program. california is one of ten states consumers must pay a 5 or 10 cent deposit that they can redeem. about half of california's recycling centers have closed in recent years, leaving consumers more likely to toss those in the trash. >>> layoffs at a mountain view tech company. mo zilla, the creator of the firefox announces layoffs today. 70 people reported losing their jobs. the head of the company says position needed to be eliminated to focus on internet security and 45 aets. th

. >>> number three, union city's fire station 30 will officially close its doors at 8:00 this morning. city leaders say not enough people are using the station. >>> a group of homeless moms evicted from an oakland home for squatting are vowing to keep up their fight for affordable housing. two women were arrested yesterday and released hours later. >>> number five, this handshake that didn't happen at the democratic debate in iowa. it appears that senator elizabeth warren rebuffed bernie sanders handshake after a contentious debate. >>> number six, so far things are moving relatively smoothly on the roads, not so much for mass transit. anyone taking ace 1 this morning, expect a 16-minute or longer delay. >>> number 7, it is official. ken jennings is the greatest jeopardy player of all time. he won the tournament last night scoring a $1 million prize. you can hear from ken jennings at 7:00 on "gma." >>> next week transportation officials in san francisco will vote on safety improvements including protecting bike lanes along the embarcadero. this comes after a 69-year-old woman crashed

call union city police if you have information. >>> police are searching for 3 men that broke into a pharmacy inside a grocery store last night. one had a gun. employees thought shots were fired, but police say that's not the case. >> what we were able to discern is that there was a loud bang of their entry that was believed to have been related to gunshots. >> i see this other guy and he point at me and say hey, get down on the floor. >> no one was hurt at the safeway, and no customers were there at the time. police believe the suspects got away in a 2000 red chevrolet pickup truck truck. >>> and bart has a new interim police chief. alvarez was previously the deputy chief in charge of the support services bureau. he was the top choice of 4 finalists, and that appointment is effective immediately. >> this is a new day for the bart police department. we need to own the concerns of the riders riders and get more officers on the trains and platforms and show that bart police is here for you. >> today the chief said he's committed to filling personal openings by the end of the year, so b

. >>> a fire station closed for good today in union city. the reason? saving money. firefighters argue closing the station could put residents at risk, but the city says it won't. rob roth spoke with the mayor and firefighters. >> reporter: fire station 30 which serves the southern end of union city served 2001 closed for good just after 8:00 a.m. wednesday morning. firefighters packed up and left. >> it's a tough morning. the biggest worry for all the firefighters is the citizens of union city. >> reporter: but city leaders say the citizens will be just fine. they say the fire station is underutilized and averages just 1.7 calls per day. about a third of the number of calls the other 3 stations in town receive. closing it saves the city $3.2 million, significantly narrowing its looming budget deficit. >> if we kept the station open, we'd be in serious trouble in just a few years time because we'd have to live off the reserves and they'd be absorbed quickly. >> reporter: but firefighters firefighters from the alameda fire department says the savings come with a safety

the biggest worry for all the firefighters is the stations of union city. >> especially on the south side of the city. >> there is only going to be one unit on the side of the freeway. it limits the responses and response times. >> what is happening today is a tragic and dangerous decision the council has made. they are putting politics first over the citizen's public safety. and, this station is going to close at 8:00 this morning, and after that the citizens here in union city are at significant risk. >> reporter: and, this was the union city mayor's response, changes are being made citywide, not just with the fire department. the reality is that fire station 30 was underutilized at a high cost to residents. we are confident that we made a decision that was in the community's best interest. and even though the firefighters were packing up their belongings, they were still on call this morning. this call came in around 7:30 just an hour before they shut it down for a cardiac arrest. as they continue to work. all the trucks, by the way, all the equipment here at station 30 will be pa

everyone was you know do want to show that they were afraid of getting hit union city police say officers arrived to find a large number of cars fleeing the scene now one of the flynn participants allegedly threw a bottle at one of those patrol cars. >>no one was injured in that incident and there was no damage officers say the participants were able to get away before any arrests were made the p i o says the potential for injury inside shows is high for everyone involved in it's disrespectful to the neighbors who lived there or you know it's a. >>people this isn't some near some you know country road or it isn't out in some industrial area where there aren't any you know pedestrians on a show for it these were families live this is where people live and you know we're hoping that. you know the folks that are doing this take heart and understand that it's dangerous and we don't want that to happen in union city fremont police say a significant amount of their resources were tied up for close to 4 hours as well as chp another outside law enforcement called in for backup. >>as they responde

a vacant building in fact the firefighters told me that around 8 20 in the morning, the city of union city told them they have to leave the premise that this now is a vacant building for the city to decide what to do and that call for firefighters at nearby stations to come by here drop off a couple of firefighters and then drive the remaining 2 fire trucks that for years were at fire station 30 for those fire engine is to be taken to other fire departments throughout union city. the reason being according to the mayor and the city council members they don't believe fire station 30 was utilize enough. and now worth keeping open and spending the millions of dollars when you talk to the firefighters and many residents. they disagree they believe when it comes to emergencies every second every minute matters. in a situation where you're in a burning house with smoke coming up. >>the stairs to your bedroom. i have no way out. it's hard to breathe you can what it's like when you're waiting for help. in a situation where a mother with a child who may be choking. >>the fire department fire statio

this is some video that shows one that took over the intersection in union city kron four's maureen kellyalked to neighbors in that area who described the scene as intense. >>the arson of a christmas tree capped off one illegal sideshow in the intersection of whipple and mission union city police say fireworks were also shot off. residents who live nearby say the display of dangerous driving went on for at least 20 minutes to lose at least >>it was pretty intense and just smoke everywhere one neighbor who did not want to appear on camera says she was most concerned about the danger to the spectators. one in to watch the spectacle. the kids were getting pretty close to the cars and it seemed like everyone was. >>you know didn't want to show that they were afraid of getting hit union city police say officers arrived to find a large number of cars fleeing the scene now one of the flynn participants allegedly threw a bottle at one of those patrol cars. no one was injured in that incident and there was no damage officers say the participants were able to get away before any arrests were made t

there is slowing heading up toward union city.n the peninsula, everything is just fine and as we zoom out we do have an issue north 880 continued to slow toward 23rd. i showed you that just before the break. the back-up starts back here -- well our camera seems to be out now taking a vacation early. but that is the slower drive from the coliseum all the way up toward 23rd and that is slowing down through this stretch of oakland. but west 580 very clear. and once you get past the scene, there is no back-up at the bay bridge toll plaza. a three-day weekend this weekend so a lot of folks do tend to get out of the area early as on happens. the rest of the bay has a smooth drive. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> coming up next, a neurovirus outbreak is wreaking havoc on visitors at yosemite. what still remains a maeft this morning. >>> plus you have a chance to name one of the san francisco zoo's newest addition. but there is a catch. where your suggestion will also help a massive effort to save wildlife. you're watching "today in

arrest in handed out six citations and towed not the only east bay city dealing with dangerous sideshows. fremont, san leandro, union amo of cities with this problem. we had people who had homes shaken and azenith smith has more. >> it was disturbing. the noise is loud. we were able to hear right through the window. jessica describes the sound of the sideshow through the apartment window at mission boulevard in union city on sunday night. a video posted on youtube shows cars spinning in circles, performing donuts and burnouts as passengers hang out of windows, dangerously close to spectators that were cheering them on. point, a christmas tree was set on fire. >> we are not sure if they lit the christmas tree on fire and left it inhe it just to be dest >> reporter: when officers arrived, they were met by a hostile crowd. >> we saw a large amount of vehicles leaving the area and somebody threw a bottle at one of the patrol vehicles. >> police in fremont were busy, too, responding to similar scheid activity. in san leandro, a sideshow backed up traffic on 580 sunday night. police in fremont said sideshows are now a reg

to union city we have two cars involved here.nd is facing the wrong direction. injuries reported here. working to get that cleared up for you. and then also in livermore we have westbound 580 at first street where we have three cars involved in this crash. i'm not looking at a backup yet. chp is trying to get this move over to the shoulder. reggie and kumasi? >>> breaking overnight at least one person died after more earthquakes hit puerto rico this morning. >> at least eight quakes recorded. a magnitude 6.4 struck around 12:30 our time this morning. here's some new video from this morning. and you can see the damage left behind. right now part of the island is without power. the tsunami alert was issued in the area but has since been cleared. many quakes have hit the caribbean islands. yesterday's magnitude 5.8 quake damaged dozens of homes in the coastal town of guanica. gilroy firefighters are investigating the cause of a two alarm fire that left 17 people homeless. flames broke out around 12:15 this morning at an apartment co

i love bomb here union city police say they responded to he scene and arrested one juvenile whwas charged with battery with seious bodily injury to school district says the fight involved to logan high school student says stts family and someone not from the school they say the incident is being instigated administration. >>i feel really like angry sad at the same time the family says they're hiring a lawyer and they're movintheir daughter to a new high school in union city michelle kingston kron 4 news. >>it's an is an 18 year-old woman was arrested today near the target on story road after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend police say the boyfriend suffer non life threatening injuries.he suspect was booked in jail for domestic violence. and assault with a deadly weapon itis clear what led to the stabbing or where actly the incident occurred. antiwar demonstrations we held across the us today to protest the ongoing conflict in the middle east. protests were demanding no war with iran and are calling for us troops to be pulled out of the middle east's protters. protesters gathered in san fr

we are looking at that light rain from hayward up to union city and fremont san redwood city, and also in the south bay. sunnyvale and san jose, you are also getting rain this morning. there is a live look with the wet san jose camera as we start off the day. jose 50 in concord. 51 in oakland. 52 in san francisco and 47 for santa rosa. we are watching the wind kicked up as a cold front passes through behind it. we see gusty conditions right now. tim mack mile per hour winds in san francisco. 12 in san ramon. 13 in berkeley and for vallejo. we have a quick moving system. we will see clearing as we go through the afternoon with cool daytime highs in the low to mid 50s for the coast. mid 50s for the day and mid to upper 50s inland. seasonal if not a little below average for this time of year. we can use the rain. the rainfall amounts, compared to average what we should be, this is since october. we are looking at 84% in santa rosa. 64% in san francisco. 54% of average in san jose for the water year. we could use more of the rain. the system will move in and out fairly quickly. as the low

partially due to a crash in union city. southbound 880 down to fremont it will be tough through hayward in union city, northbound traffic will be slow out of fremont headed to hayward. now this is steve with today's weather. >> okay thank you. now let's look at some of the temperatures, even though we do have the 30 that could be colder, international falls is five below and the lease is one, minneapolis is eight and milwaukee is 15. detroit is 21. alan peterson, good morning sir thank you. fog sort of thick in santa rosa and i see that petaluma forget about it it is foggy. watch out. santa rosa and napa airport says 10 mile visibility, not far away it is very thick so watch out. i'm sure that there are some around 37 or 29. stockton 5 miles, tracy at zero. our good friend coop just checked in with snow totals the past 24 hours, sierra tahoe 21 inches, squaw valley 19 and alpine meadows 25 inches of new snow. winter storm warning has ended but still a little going on which means snow showers continue this friday so driving

a student'smother to the hospital ithappened tuesday morning outside james logan high school in union city good evening, everybody, i'm vicki liviakis in for pam moore and i'm ken wayne. the mother says she went tohe school to talk to the principal about a group of girls who we bullying her daughter but. >>didn't even make it inside the building insad she says the girls came out of the school began throwing punches. kron four's michelle kingston joins us live with details. michelle. >>well i'm told the ullying began about a year ago when it happened here at this school and online. >>it sounds like she may have lost consousness right now she's complaining the notches. >>what we want to look at him and it is just gave birth to a baby girl for months ago and now she's recovering after 2 nights in the hospital after she says 2 teenage girls beater up outside james logan high school in union city earlier this week i my wife from the floor with the eyes late white. >>and she was beating will be he. she was well calling the he was. >>for me was hired at rojas is maria's husband the 16 year-old da

sideshows are also a problem in union city, and san leandro. police service a getting several sideshows it took place sunday night. a video on youtube shows a sideshow at whipple road omission boulevard and mission city. at one point, christmas tree was set on fire the same. when police arrived, they said they were met by a hostile crowd. >> i saw a large amount of vehicles leaving the area. somebody threw a bottle that one of the patrol vehicles. we are mystified as to why that location was selected for this type of activity. >> it happens all the time. randomly, every few weeks. >> police in neighboring fremont also responded to similar sideshow activity in fremont and and san leandro, a slide sideshow backed up traffic on 580. >>> a new burping pilot program was unanimously approved by the city council. it is similar to others on the peninsula that will help connect people living in their vehicles with services with the hopes of connecting them to permanent housing. >>> the most recognizable buildings in downtown san jose is changing hands fo

why the alameda county fire department and the firefighters here they are urging the people of union city to go online a sign a petition to tell the mayor and the city council members to keep this fire station open because without it they claim that the nearest station is station 32, which is several miles from this location and this area obviously has plenty of homes and schools so the response time with the additional if not doubled if the firefighters have to come from a further distance to get to the fire or some sort of emergencythe fire union they even claim that this city members the city council members and the mayor going against the will of the people because back in 2016. do you see the residents passed measure, q q which called for all fire stations in union city be open. but instead in the recent months they decided the close this fire department and the clock is ticking again if nothing happens fromow until 8 clock this fire station will be officially closed back to all right. >>thank you. well. it's 6 oh 6 and that group of homeless moths as that occupied in the house that

here's video of one that happened in union city. >>at the intersection of whipple and mission. and fireworks were shot off and that christmas tree lit on fire. police are concerned about the people involved getting injured. >>it's disrespectful to the neighbors who live there, you know site the people of this isn't some near some you know country road or it isn't out in some industrial area where there aren't any you know pedestrians on and so forth is where families live this is where people live and you know we're hoping that. you know the folks that are doing this take heart and understand that it's dangerous and we don't want that to happen in union city it was just union city fremont police were tied up for about 4 hours add another shot a sideshow there and oakland police. >>arrested one person inside and 6 others interred 6 cars away from a side show over the weekend. >>prepare to face the packers, we have one restaurant taking a look back as some of its glory days and the team's glory days to redwood city restaurant owner once made a deal with the team in 1981 and said

. >> a union city fire station has shut down for good. >>> tonight, the firefighters union is wanting about the public safety consequences of closing station 30. they parked this van outside the station to warn people they are now at risk. today the union city mayor and manager answered back. >> yes, people may be upset however, we understand, based on the data that it was the right decision at this juncture ose ctare gog an.e fiilized stion 30 because ok pin evy 24- 3 other fire stations will pickup those calls. >>> thanks, veronica. coming up next, how a new waiter -- weather radar system in the south they will do more than track storms. >> this radar system has a really good potential at helping to save lives as we go forward. >>> it is covered with a black dust. there is a black dust on everything. >> a bay area city that voted to get rid of coal and a long battle ahead. >>> a milestone for famous late musicians. the huge on ofto bioteccompan has unlocked a mystery in blood. what scientists have discovered in plasma that may help to fight age-related diseases. >> the components of

we had one in hayward one in union city both are out of the way, but there's just a long line that starts back in san lorenzo from to 38. and that's just going to continue through 92 and hayward through union city and it's pretty much in stretches out to fremont look at that we're looking at it on traffic tracker now 55 minutes and growing from 2.38 out to 2.37 some of it is residual slowing some of it is typical commute traffic as you're heading back to work quick peek at the bay bridge. yes, it's busying jeff it's backed up through the bottom of the maze. but very quiet and we do like client so 15 minutes into san francisco. we'll check some more bridges for you coming up james well. >>thank you very much, rob and sore big story this morning, there's a new plan now to take vaping restrictions. a big step further here in california it's already in certain ways banned in san francisco now one local lawmaker wants to ban all flavored vaping products statewide kron 4 sarah stinson is live in san francisco with the details sarah. >>this new bill being put forth by a san mateo based senator c

>>in union city michelle kingston kron 4 news.an jose police are investigating a stabbing that happened in or near the target on story road officers say an 18 year-old stabbed her 17 year-old boyfriend about 2 o'clock this afternoon. the victim was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. the suspect was booked into the santa clara county jail. it is unclear what led to that incident and police are asking you to take a look at this police in hercules are looking for these 2 people who are caught on this surveillance video. >>the clip is from a garage on south shelter bay on christmas day in hercules a homeowner reported the suspects broke in there her home and stole about $5,000 worth of designer shoes. from that garage. >>44 new homes will soon be available in san francisco for formerly homeless seniors today city leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of casa de la mission at 3, 0, 0, 1, 24th street the existing building there will be demolished and replaced with 4 stories of senior housing mayor london breed say

it's already back up through union city and hayward and al most back from to 38 and san leandro so we're up to 34 minutes and growing because of that crash al niles we're checking in on the bay bridge traffic this is growing too we don't have any problems but your line is long be prepared for it it's already stacked up be on west grand. so that's what you're dealing with heavy traffic from west grand through the tolls up the incline but very quiet on the upper deck and downtown will check more bridges and slow downs coming up james will. >>all right, thank you very much rob and so one of the big stories. we're following this morning is the fact that there's a new plan to take vaping restrictions a step further here in california here get it get this one local lawmaker, he wants to ban all flavored vaping products not just in san francisco but across the state kron 4 sarah stinson is live in san francisco to tell us how they want to go about it sarah. >>well if this statewide ban goes into effect banning the sale of all flavored tobacco definitely impact companies like juul i'm here at th

this is video showing one that took place a at an intersection in union city kron four's ray kelly talked to neighbors in that area who described the scene as intense. >>the arson of a christmas tree capped off one illegal sideshow in the intersection of whipple and mission union city police say fireworks were also shot off. residents who live nearby say the display of dangerous driving went on for at least 20 minutes it was pretty intense snow everywhere. one neighbor who did not want to appear on camera says she was most concerned about the danger to the spectators. >>drawn in to watch the spectacle. the kids are getting pretty close to carson it seem like it. everyone was you know do want to show that they were afraid of getting hit union city police say officers arrived to find a large number of cars fleeing the scene now one of the flynn participants allegedly threw a bottle at one of those patrol cars. >>no one was injured in that incident and there was no damage officers say the participants were able to get away before any arrests were made the p i o says the potential for injury

by comparison, another fire station in union city runs an average of 5 calls a day.efighters oppose closing the station saying it puts the neighborhood at risk. >> there are many fire stations throughout the country that run 1 to 4 calls a day. >> there are three remaining fire stations in union city. >>> our time is 5:39. hey sal, have you fixed everything in the commute yet? >> we have fixed a little bit of traffic here dave. i will say the royal weave chp is really the ones who got the accident cleared. chp and the bridge caltrans trucks. but there's still some slow traffic here and there's slow traffic at the bay bridge which is not unusual. you will see traffic it looks okay in the east bay and that includes on 880 and 680 so far. we've had some slow traffic approaching the altamonte pass . but 680 to walnut creek is also off to a good start. 5:40. let's bring steve in with today's weather. >> the system's on the way for tomorrow. the only change maybe a little slower. i'll show you that. 40 to 50 miles per hour gusts and coasts in some of the higher elevations.

. >>> new developments in a double homicide investigation in union city. police released a fuzzy picture of a car that's believed to be involved in the shooting death of two boys last november. police say 14 year-old sean livington and kevin hernandez were inside a van in a school parking lot around 2:30 in the morning when two gunmen fired several times. video from a neighbor shows the suspect's car, possibly a 2014 to 2017 silver toyota camry. >> they condemned them to die when they have so much potential. and they were young, just young kids. 11 and 14. >> police don't know why the boys were in the van at that time. they're hoping that someone recognizes the car and possibly knows the license plate. >>> jury selection began today in the murder trial of john tao. the attack happened in 2018 on the platform at mcarthur bart station. jurors filled out questionnaires in one courtroom today. in a separate courtroom, a judge called him competent to stand trial after reviewing the new psychiatric report. >>> pittsburgh police say they seized more than 800 plan

. >>> in union city, dozens of volunteers honored martin luther king jr. with a day of service. volunteers spent the day painting, gardening, making repairs, and organizing donations at the union city family center. >> a lot of population we serve are working families that just can't earn enough to make ends meet and afford housing. and when you start putting stories with the faces and realize that any of us could end up like that, it touches people's hearts. >> this is just one of the many locations they spent the day giving back. >> great way to honor mlk. get out, volunteer, do something good. >>> and a beautiful finish to the day too. this is treasure island looking back toward san francisco. you feel like you could hold the entire city in the palm of your hands. it's a pretty shot as we look out on this monday evening. the numbers right now mostly in the 50s. concord 53, oakland at 56, and in san francisco 57 degrees. as we have a look at the numbers for tomorrow, we begin with readings mostly in the 40s and a chance of showers in the north bay. the rest of the bay starts o

beyond fast. >>> new information about a double homicide investigation in union city. police released a fuzzy picture of a suspect's car. they say it was involved in the shooting deaths of two young boys last november. azenith smith live in union city where for the first time we're hearing from the family of one of those boys. >> reporter: yes, heather. and we also spoke to police. police so far have not made any arrests, and they have not disclosed a motive. shaun livingston was one of the victim, just 14 years old. an 11-year-old boy was also killed. they died near this tree. >> he had dreams. he was a good son. he love us to death. >> reporter: grieving the loss of sean whom she raised as her son. >> it's killing me every day. i come to hug the tree. >> reporter: she heard a gunshot not far from her home november 23rd of last year. she didn't realize it involved sean until police showed up the next morning. >> i was texting him to come home. and to tell kevin to drop the van and come home right away. and he told me go to bed, mom. nothing seriously happening. >> rep

still ahead safety concerns after a fire station in union city shuts its doors for good why the citystation will no longer be serving that area also ahead billions more federal dollars meant for the military and the move to pay for president trump's mar, a wall details ahead. >>next at 6.30 it's official house speaker nancpelosi says over articles of impeachment to the senate. and name several impeachment managers, one of them from the bay area. details on what comes next after the break. >>and i'm tracking your bay area mid winter storm that will negatively impact your thursday mornin commute hour by hour details >>don't use the articles of impeachment against president trump have now been delivered to the us senate house speaker nancy pelosi also announced her selection of the prosecutors known as impeachment managers who helped guide the senate to the trial of president trump. stephen ennis has the latest from washington. the final stage of the impeachment of president donald trump is here the emphasis is making the strongt posble case. >>had to defend our constitution to seek the

we have new video tonight of a wild side show in union city. dozens of people gathered around a fire as cars performed stunts around them. people were also watching from the sidewalk. the viewer who sent in this video said the group lit an old christmas tree on fire. it's unclear if any arrests were made. >>> and havethis new video of another side show in west oakland happening this afternoon on campbell street and west grand avenue near interstate 880. police eventually showed up and broke it up. >>> new at 11:00, thieves target a san francisco high school robotics team twice in just weeks. they've left them without equipment or tools. kpix 5's joe vazquez spoke to the team about the break ins and how the community is stepping up to help. >> reporter: the high school robotics team here at the school of the arts has become the victims of thieves not once, but twice over the last 3 weeks. about $11,000 worth of tools and equipment stolen. >> it's just shocking and a little rattling. >> reporter: the team called the sota cyber dragons are hard at