vicky nguyen was the first to ask the tough questions about that county alert system after the fires broke out. she joins us with what she uncovered at 6:00. >>> a developing story out of south san jose. a tree trimmer was electrocuted on the job. this is the view from sky ranger today. it happened around 1:30 in the afternoon near war admiral avenue and page mill drive in south san jose off 101. firefighters say the man came in contact with a pyre line a-- a and died. . many nearby sheltered place as a precaution. >>> obstruction of justice or helping the community. oakland mayor libby schaaf is under heavy scrutiny after sounding an alarm about a immigration sweep over the weekend. we're in oakland with the fallout. >> reporter: as the mayor said, she did what she felt was morally right. tonight she's taking a lot of heat from people across the country. >> the little creepy night of oakland, i'll be the first one that caughts caught -- >> she should be arrested -- >> that is just a sampling of the backlash libby schaaf is getting on social media and by phone. after publicly warning

i am vicki nguyen and we have a look at the microclimate forecast.woke up to chilly temperatures. >> yeah, we have some 30s out there. current temperatures in santa rosa, 36 degrees. napa, 36. also cold along the peninsula. palo alto at 30 degrees. mountain view also in the 30s. san jose at 44 degrees right now. and oakland also in those 40s. believe it or in the, today we are expected to be seasonal, which means around this time of year. now we are expecting some clear skies. we'll start climbing into those upper 50s by 10:00 a.m. in santa clara. by 11:00 a.m., we'll be in the 60s and eventually topping out into the upper 60s. lower 70s in some spots, and tracking a weather system that could bring the potential of possibly some showers to parts of the bay area. so i will, of course, go into more detail of the time line of that. we've got stormranger up and scanning already. >> okay, great. thank you so much. chinese new yr celebrations are underway in san francisco. [ gunfire ] >> chinese new year celebrations are under way in san francisco. police

i'm vicki nguyen. vianey is here with a look at the microclimate forecast.ere going to wake up to chilly temperatures and sure enough it is cold this morning. >> it's pretty cold but what's interesting is that it's going to actually get a little bit cooler into the afternoong, an then really cold tonight. we are expecting even colder arctic blast that will sweep on in tonight. right now in santa rosa 37 degrees, then we areu#w' in the and 50s across parts of the bay area. again, we do have that incoming storm system, vicki and that's Áreally going to cool us down, it's also going to bring cloud cover, san francisco only expected to top out in the low 50s. we will see a temperature drop in terms of our daytime highs between 10 and possibly 15 degrees in some spots. it's going to be so cold and tonight -- kari -- look at me, i'm thinking of kari hall -- vicki, we go into a freeze watch for portions of the paris which means it will be time to protect plants and people. >> and just snuggle up tonight. >> snuggle up. >>> well, we start you off this morning with

i'm vicki nguyen. vianey is standing by with a look at that microclimate forecast.nother nice weekend day. >> it's going to be nice but it will be even better because a cooling trend is under way. no more 70s. it will feel more seasonal around here. judging by the early morning temperatures definitely more like winter. look at santa cruz, 38 degrees, mountain view 39, palo alto 38, san francisco 35. the past week we were waking up to 30s and 50s, we are back to normal now in the 30s for napa as well, 34 degrees, and the temperatureótp2%ujtjáp'ta clara does show a nice climb into the 50s. we are going to see a gp,i(t&há% combination of some sun and clouds, but overall dry conditions are expected for the bay area,ííéy but justl4fp off low. i will talk about who might be seeing some rain coming up at 7:00 a.m. >> well, that is good news, but i will say we did love the 70s while they lasted. >> i did. >> vianey, thank you. >>> san jose's happy hollow zoo is a favorite spot for families but now one mom's social media post has led to stepped up security. it's a story you

good morning, thank you so much for waking up with us, i'm vicky nguyen, vianey arana is standing by with a look at that microclimate forecast. you told us there was a little bit of a cooldown possibly. >> it's a little chilly. vicky and i were saying you actually enjoyed this. >> i loved it. >> i think most people did. the only downfall from the 70s and no rain means we get dry conditions. we did have that wind adviser in place yesterday, that wind adviser has now expired, it expired at midnight. we're expecting another calm afternoon. right now the temperatures in the 30s and the 40s, these are a lot more normal for this time of year. palo alto 38 degrees, mountain view 38, san jose at 41 and santa rosa at 32 degrees. today's temperature trend will be rather interesting. we have this trough sitting off of the pacific and that's going to bring a cooling air mass over the area. you might start seeing a combination of sun and clouds although right now it's not very cloudy, but that's going to keep our temperatures in the 50s and low 60s for today. believe it or not we are not expecting

thank you for waking up with us, i'm vicky nguyen alongside vianey arana. you said it's cold but it's even going to get a little colder as the day progresses. >> yes, we have cool to mild temperatures right now and then we will start seeing the clouds roll in. we are expected to see a major drop in those temperatures. right now in the north bay still in the 30s, 37 degrees for santa rosa, but then it's mild in san jose at 50. when you go to mountain view it's about 46 degrees. so it's a wide array. this is all ahead of the that cold front that's going to sweep in within the next couple hours and you will notice it because it's going to be a big wind event. those winds will start picking up into the afternoon and we will top out only in the 50s. just to give you a preview of the wind when i'm talking about gusty i mean the hilltops, the mountain areas. we will be seeing gusts between 20, 30, some spots even 40 miles per hour and this is all day today. we are expecting breezy to windy conditions to pick up as early as the next hour, and by 9:00 you will notic

thank you so much for waking up with us,ayr: i'm vicky nguyen.ey arana is also here now with a look at that microclimate forecast and chance of rain coming in our way. >> it's coming in and we're going to see the chance of showers into tonight, late tonight, but it's going to come right in the middle of that morning commute tomorrow, so keep that in mind. you may want to take some extra time, maybe leave a little bit earlier than you usually do. south bay waking up to 30 degrees, peninsula 39, tri-valley 31 so it's still fairly cold out there but we are running a couple degrees warmer at this hour than yesterday. san francisco waking up to 42 degrees and as far as our daytime highs we will be a couple degrees warmer. even with the fog and 24 hour temperature change the fog not chausing a big issue. right now in santa rosa it is 7 degrees carpaler at this hour than yesterday and your microclimate highs for today will be in the low to mid 50s, but we will hit some 60s. san jose expecting a high of 60 degrees but of course i am tracking that main. w

. >> vicky nguyen is here to show this new approach to saving lives and hope. >> reporter: some say just as we heterofit buildings, we should retrofit for wildfires, helping your home survive a fire. we asked the state fire marshal if the approach to wildfire prevention needs to change. is what you're doing working? >> the million dollar question. >> we've had a disaster that's affected thousands of lives and we just sit back and say we couldn't have done anything about it. that's not true. >> tonight after the olympics we'll show you how much money local governments may be leaving on the table that could help prevent thousands of homes from burning. we'll see you tonight after the winter games. >> thanks a lot, vicky. if you have a story give us a call 1-888-996-tips. >> after six days of searching a missing skier in new york has been found in sacramento. that's nearly 3,000 miles away. he was reported missing last week. his belongings were at a ski lodge in new york and the car was still in the parking lot. hundreds of volunteers combed through the mountains for him. he was found disor

vicky nguyen saying bundle up. it will be chilly. we are not just talk about the mountains, are we? >> no. you can see this morning we started off with temperatures as low as 21 degrees in napa. it is 36 in san francisco. down to 34 in san jose. so by 11:00 tonight starting to see cloud cover continuing to increase. tomorrow morning wet weather moving in. it will be the best chance to possibly get low snow. normally we just see green but notice the pink. it's a rain/snow mix. we could see snow here possibly in middle town. a rain-snow mix right around 100 to 1000 feet as well. we'll have more in about 15 minutes. >>> a cluster of quakes rattled a lot of nerves. most in the danville area east of 680. they are all coming from the san andres falls. what do they say about this earthquake swarm? >> reporter: good afternoon. you know you're thinking it, is this something that is a signal for a more substantial earthquake. the answer is no, there is no evidence of it. despite that there is quite the buzz right now. four earthquakes overnight. it shook up some nerves. what was that last nig

i'm vicky nguyen. >> as people get ready to gather for their super bowl parties, we're getting a warningm the chp that there will benoa new rs how drugged driving is affected safety on the roads. nbc bay area )s sergio quintana is in san francisco tonight. sergio, it )s what a lot of people feared--officers are seeing a spike in the number of people driving stoned. how wrong was punxatawney

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i'm vicki nguyen. up next we investigate a different approach to saving lives and homes.ll soon knot for the raiders stadium in las vegas. >>> but first happening now, we will soon know the final cost of the raiders stadium in las vegas. leaders for the raiders will meet with the general contractor. the projected cost nearly $2 billion. >>> plus a new president of south africa giving his state of the union address to parliament today after replacing the ousted jacob zuma. at&t has a network with thousands of best-in-class security experts. which means... more of the eye balls you want watching the network... & less of the ones you don't... more experts preventing security issues & less security threats impacting our customers. more of a highly secure network with more security products available for further protection & less per month than comcast for business internet. switch to at&t internet for business. more & less - that's the power of &. >>> welcome to friday morning. taking live look outside overlooking san jose. time to get up and get going. should be a nice day.

senior investigative report vicky nguyen joins us now with this new approach, vicky? >> reporter: some fire scientists say just as we retrofit building to withstand earthquakes, we should retrofit homes to withstand wildfires. we investigate new technology that can help your home survive a fire and we asked the state fire marshal if the state's approach to wildfire needs to change. is what you're doing working? >> it's the million dollars question. we've had a disaster that's affected thousands of lives and we just sit back and say, we couldn't have done anything about it. that's not true. >> reporter: tonight, after the olympics, we'll show you how much money local governments may be leaving on the table that could help prevent thousands of homes from burning. we'll see you tonight after the winter games. >> the high price of bay area housing hitting techies shoes. even successful silicon valley engineers struggle to buy a home here. they say software engineers, for example, making close to $200,000 a year still pay a high percentage of their salaries to own homes ne

. >> vicky nguyen joins us with an exclusive interview with a woman who says she reported inappropriate behavior by a teacher three years before he allegedly molested another student. >> reporter: leslie says the alleged abuse didn't have to happen because her parents warned the school about this teacher. she says he showered her with affection, kisses, gifts. she says she realized it wasn't right, and when she told her parents they reported it to the school. school leaders failed to investigate, and they allowed the teacher to stay. another student we're identifying only as jane doe says three years later that same teacher sexually abused her on an overnight school trip. >> i believe the school is 100% not only complicit but also 100% responsible for the abuse. >> reporter: presentation high leaders says no one recalls the letters from leslie's parents and regret that any graduate of presentation felt unsafe because of anything they perceived the administration did or did not do. tonight at 11:00, jane doe's close friend says what was said when they reported the abuse. the school may h

. >> vicki nguyen first broke this story.s morning we're learning victims say they told presentation high school about the teacher's inappropriate behavior, but nothing was done. >> reporter: good morning. did the abuse have to happen. >> it is a question leslie gelfand has been asking for years. her parents first went to school leaders at presentation high school in 1987 to report a teacher for touching, kissing and giving gifts to their daughter. leslie says her parents reported that teacher with a letter land delivered to the school. the school now says no one recalls receiving that letter but leslie says her teacher confronted her about it. we have learned that a woman we're calling jane dough says that same teacher sexually molested her three years later. jane dough and her friend cheryl went to the principal marianne stuckey and the vice president, but the school never reported the allegation to police. presentation high continues to decline any interviews saying it regrets that any graduate of presentation felt unsafe

vicki nguyen joins us with a new approach to saving homes and lives. >> reporter: researchers say wildfiresre inevitable in california. so instead of looking at ways just to prevent them we also need to look at how to resist them. that starts with roofs and vents and designing communities that will survive fire. fire scientists say as we retrofit buildings to withstand earthquakes we should retrofit homes to withstand wildfire. we want to qai ramps where they showed us the difference between roofs and vents designed to resist fire and those that aren't. we learned local governments could be leaving millions of dollars on the table when it comes to helping homeowners safeguard their houses. the state says it spends $75 million on wildfire prevention, but agrees more could go toward retrofitting neighborhoods so they survive the next big fire. to see our full report and the technology go to nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >> you can always contact the investigative unit by calling 888-996-tips or visit them online nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >>> people heading to the movies tonight will proba

let's join vickie nguyen with more. >> ever since the bay area became the epicenter of a national study looking at teen suicide, we've wanted to know what can be done to stem the tide of self-harm. it is a matter of leave and death. there is data that schools can use to make a difference. but as our investigation found, many simply don't. >> a spate of tragic student deaths. >> teenage suicide. >> vulnerable teens have taken their lives. >> it can be hard to gauge the scope of an epidemic until it's over. but with a streak of teen suicides centered in the silicon to tell her story. >> we don't go to the typical school where the jocks bully the nerds. the nerds are the cool kids. >> she says she hit a low point during the summer after freshman year. >> my parents are middle eastern. they don't talk about their mental issues. there's stress as well with their jobs. to them, it's like get thick-skinned, do better, get back up. but to me, i was so low, i didn't know if i could get back up. >> you were 14? >> yeah. that was a decision i made at the time to write that letter and try to end my

vicki nguyen joins us with an exclusively interview with the woman who said she reported inappropriate behavior by a teacher three years before he allegedly molested another student. vic vicki? >> reporter: she said the alleged abuse didn't have to happen. he showered her with affection, kisses, gift. she realized it wasn't right. her parents reported it to the school. she says school leaders failed to investigate and allowed the teacher to stay. another student who identified ohm as jane doe three years later that same teacher sexually abused her on an overnight school trip. >> i believe the school is 100 percent xlcomplicit but responsible for the abuse. >> they regret any graduate felt unsafe because of anything they perceived the administration did or did not do. >>> tonight at is 1:00, jane doe's close friend details what the principal said when the girls reported the abuse and we expose how child abuse experts say the school may have violated the law by never contacting police. we investigate at 11:00. hope to see you then. >> thank you, vicky. >>> prepare to shell out more money

vicky nguyen joins us with an early look at her report from tonight. >> reporter: it's all caught on camera and we want to warn you some of this video is really upsetting. we reviewed more than 200 incidents on ac transit buses in 2014 and found these attacks happen more often than the public or even the transit district knows. passengers spitting, spraying, slap, even physical attacks, putting riders in danger. >> it is scary to be out there without any protection. >> reporter: if an operator calls in and says they feel they have been assaulted, you're saying that may not count as an assault? >> that's where the law enforcement partners that we have work on that. they're the ones that will determine whether or not an assault occurred. >> reporter: tonight we investigate why the numbers don't match up between what's caught on camera and what's reported to the public and the changes now coming after we started asking questions. we investigate tonight after the olympics. >>> well, the dangerous flu season is still going on. new numbers from the state health department show 202 people h

senior investigative reporter vicki nguyen was the only one to learn about that fire. >> they interviewed people charged with making critical decisions during those fires. they found those folks were unclear about who was in charge of what when it came to the alert system. as the report authors put it, quote, this created confusion. >> sheriff's office! >> reporter: this is how most people woke up to the north bay fires. first responders banging on their doors. >> we never got any kind of call or alert. >> close to 90% did not get any alerts. >> reporter: a state report released today found sonoma county lacked reliable, timely and coordinated situation awareness while staff alerts went to the public as early as 10:50 p.m. investigators found it was uncoordinated and included gaps. >> i used all the tools that i felt was appropriate. >> reporter: we interviewed county manager christopher helgren four days after the fire started. we asked him not to release a mass alert that could have gone to all cell phones in the area. instead they used the soco alert, reaching about half of them, accor

. >> vicky nguyen has an exclusive interview with a woman who says her parents complained about that teacher three years before he allegedly molested another girl. she joins us now. vickie? >> it's a bomb shell. leslie delfin said her teacher showered her with affection, kisses, gifts. she said her parents hand-delivered a letter to the school to report it. what happened next allowed that teacher to have access to hundreds of students for years. >> i never questioned authority. and i think that's why he chose me. >> leslie was a freshman at presentation high school in 1983 when she met spanish teacher john fernandez. >> he would give you hugs. he would give you kisses on your hands. on your cheek. he would give you chocolate. he would give me calligraphy pens. and a very expensive leather satchel. >> she said the attention made her feel uneasy. >> he wrote in french my sophomore year year book, to my dear friend, the most charming girl in the school, affectionately john fernandez. >> her parents wrote a better reporting fernandez to the principal. >> i do know she told mr. fernandez b

i'm vicky nguyen, vianey arana is here with a look at that microclimate forecast and the good news, we're we did yesterday, because it was chilly yesterday. >> it was very cold, we even had freeze warnings in place in some interior valleys. this morning we've got that dew point running about 15 degrees warmer. that's what's keeping us milder in some spots but despite not being in the freezing temp zone we are still in the 30s in the south bay, the peninsula 39, the tri-valley a very cold 41 and the north bay 34 degrees,an

i )m vicky nguyen, in for kira klapper -- vianey arana is here with a look at your microclimate forecastghs. not for today, though. with the system, guess what we have in the parking lot. our very own stormranger is up and scanning, the red sweep you see there is going to set us up nicely for the incoming storm system. what that's going tooed is track the latest rain and even snow up in the sierra mountains. we're actually going to be moving that to a higher elevation area to see if we can capture some of the snow as we head into tomorrow. right now, south bay is at about 44 degrees. peninsula, 42. tri valley, 36 degrees. it's nice and clear, but it's also a little chilly in the north bay. although we are actually a little warmer in some spots by 2 or 3 degrees than yesterday. the reason for that, we're seeing an increase in sea moisture, and that's with the arrival of the incoming storm system. but overall, it's still a little chilly out there. i'll talk about that cold, cold blast that's going to be dropping our daytime highs for tomorrow coming up in about 15 minutes. >> looking forwa

. >> vicky nguyen with a new approach to save lives and homes. >> reporter: some fire scientists sayrofit buildings we should retrofit homes to withstand wildfires. new technologies that can help your home survive a fire. we asked if it needs to change. is what you're doing working? >> the million-dollar question. we've had a disaster that's affected thousands of lives and we sit back and say, oh, well, we couldn't have done anything about it. that's not true. >> reporter: after the olympics, how much money governments are leaving on the table that could prevent homes from burning. we'll see you tonight after the winter games. >> 888-996-tips, that's easy to remember, or logon to our website nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. at 5:57 this morning a developing story for you now after six days of searching a missing skier in new york has been found in sacramento. his belongings were at a ski lodge in new york. his car still in the parking lot. hundreds of volunteers were looking for him. he was found and disoriented in sacramento wearing the same ski clothes two days ago. investigators say

senior investigative reporter, vicki nguyen, shows us what she found. >> reporter: good morning, theseced to get off their bus after the driver was assaulted, a dangerous situation happening all too often. we reviewed more than 200 incidents since 2014. passengers spitting, spraying, slapping, even bites that put riders in danger. they found these attacks happened more frequently than the public or even the transit district knows. and while the agency's safety report show attacks are declining, video we reviewed shows a spike in the attacks reported by drivers. after we started asking questions, ac transit said it is now planning to test out protective barriers on some of its buses. to see our full report and where some of these assaults may have occurred in your neighborhood, we have uploaded an interactive map to our website. go to nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >> vicki, thanks. >>> now to one of the biggest, most colorful events in san francisco. the chinese new year parade. thousands are expected to gather in china town later today for the parade. we got a sneak peek at some of the

. >> here is vicki nguyen with a preview of what she uncovered. >> reporter: teens suicide is an alarminglty affecting students across the bay area but there is a way for schools to know who is at risk so they can help those kids. since 2007 the national suicide rate is up 31 is percent for teenage girls and double for boys. >> i wanted to go to sleep and not wake up and like with better grades as sad as it sounds. >> some people say talking about suicide encourages it. do you agree? >> absolutely not. >> tonight after the olympics we investigate the important data that some schools are use to go combat teen suicide and we will tell you which schools don't track this information at all. we investigate tonight after the olympics. >>> so do you have a story you want our investigative unit to look into? that number 888-996-tips or visit our website nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >>> it's 5:25. happening today south bay health leaders are using valentine's day to remind everyone about the importance of getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases. according to the santa clara county public

. >> vicky nguyen joins us with an early look at a report tonight. >> reporter: it's all caught on cameraeally upsetting. we reviewed more than 200 incidents on ac transit buses since 2014 and found these attacks happened more often than the public or even the transit district knows. passengers spitting, spraying, slapping, even physical attacks putting riders in danger. >> it is scary to be out there without any protection. >> reporter: if an operator calls in and says that they feel they've been assaulted, you're saying that may not count as an assault? >> that's where the law enforcement partners that we have work on that. they are the ones that will determine whether or not an assault occurred. >> reporter: tonight we investigate why the numbers don't watch up between what's caught on camera and what's reported to the public and the changes now coming after we started asking questions. we investigate tonight after the olympics. >> and if you have a tip for our investigative unit maybe an idea you want to reach out see what they have to say about it, call them, 888-996-tips, or you can