wilson walker took a ride in the sierra and hoes us it's the kind of year keeping even seasoned riverforward real easy just to keep us on the current. >> reporter: racing through this canyon on the coat tails of an epic winter, this is the surging river. our guide is joe. >> when we drop into this one down here, we are going to focus up and get fulfillment. >> reporter: after 15 years, he knows a big year when he sees one. >> i had the fortune of being here in 2017 and then 2019 for years ago was our last high water season. total snowpack amount year after year 2023 exceeds that. >> reporter: high water is drawing rafters from all over the country. this means maximum safety precautions like the rescue ahead of the group in case anyone goes into the water. >> right now we need to have the added safety crafts. we need to do more raining and have team emphasis. we need to qualify guests to be sure this is the type of adventure they want to embark on. the more the merrier. it's a great year to get out. >> reporter: because of the storms, getting out here requires extra work. >> road got w

wilson walker joins us with where the city goes from here. wilson? >> reporter: there is more than a little bit going on here in antioch. the news of the resignation of the chief is big news for everybody. >> i understand that probably so much damage has been done that he could not repair the damage if he does not have trust. >> reporter: antioch resident didi crowder's job is to deliver mental health services, but she has made it her personal quest to fix the police department. she says the departure raises questions about the future of reform and something else. >> as a resident of antioch, i feel like we are getting the short end of the stick because we don't have as much law enforcement. we have the response times and all the things that i see happening. many of my friends have had their cars broken into. >> what would you say to folks in the community who feel like things are maybe a little bit untethered right now? >> that is a real concern people have. >> reporter: the antioch mayor lamar thorpe has been trying to implement police reform for t

wilson walker reports it's the biggest bust of its kind in the city's history. >> the cause of the actualis still unknown, but we believe that the fires were a contributing factor to why the fire was so outrageous. >> reporter: you can see the flames erupting from the public storage facility were fueled by a stash of illegal fireworks. as soon as the flames died back, investigators started looking closer. first, they went through more storage units, and they say they just kept finding more and more fireworks. the grand total nearly 20 tons worth of product or overseas. from out of st >> the culmination of the search warrants yielded 38,000-pounds of illegal fireworks. >> reporter: the estimated street value of that is about $2 million, but from there, police kept going. they connected two suspects to the fireworks, and then searched their homes. >> over 13-ounces of meth, over 200-grams of cocaine, approximately $4,800 in cash, as well as one semiautomatic firearm. >> reporter: police say the investigation is ongoing. there could be more arrests and more charges. but they also add the tot

our wilson walker went out to the area and spoke to a refinery neighbor who says it is time for changes. >> i am super excited. we sat around here and talking and all of a sudden i get a text from my friend says there has been another release. >> she was hosting guests on her patio when she learned about the latest release from the refinery across the street. only when she received the news it was hours after it actually happened. >> not getting this information timely is a problem.. >> reporter: there was no brooder alert because they determined saturday's release required just a level 1 notification in a statement the company said that quote based on community monitoring results the release was contained on site without any off site impacts, unquote. they apologized for any concern. county health officials also said they found no evidence of materials in their search. >> this is mrc's air monitoring program >> from many neighbors the third release comes too close to the previous two. in fact, representatives from the refinery addressed this issue before martinez city officials just la

wilson walker explains. >> there were some trees back here, i cleaned them all up. it is pretty clear . >> reporter: mark knows all about the fire risk in this community , with just one road in and out, he has been evacuated four times in the past 5 years. >> it is about a 25 minute response time. >> reporter: he would know, he's the local fire chief and he lives right behind the local firehouse but all of that wasn't enough to save him from the letter. >> your policy will be terminated with a nonrenewal date and time shown above. >> basically, i got the letter in the mail. >> reporter: he is not alone, there's his next-door neighbor, robert. >> it was reasonable, then they jacked it up to $6000 per year. >> reporter: and the insurance horror stories continue all the way up the hill, where karen's house barely escaped the fire. >> and when i first moved here, i thought i hope i'm not here to see this burn and i watched it in real time on youtube. and i worked all my life and i have a home. but, it is not safe. >> reporter: as head of the local fire state council, ga

wilson walker is live in antioch where the mayor and members of the community are weighing in on where to go from here. wilson? >> the effort to reform the police department started before all this. there are more problems seemingly falling out of the sky. you hurt a little bit from the naacp press conference there. one speaker said that he was simply in an untenable situation. so where does the city go from here? >> thank you, chief ford, for excepting a task that was unseen by many. your ability to work with people who were ready to undermine your leadership before you started is amazing. >> reporter: in community facing a policing scandal and crisis, the departure of the police chief is another big headline that perhaps is not so surprising. >> probably so much damage has been done that he could not repair the damage if he does not have trust. >> reporter: gigi crowder's day job is delivering mental health services, but she has made it her personal quest to fix the troubled antioch police department. she says the departure raises questions about the future of reform and something el

wilson walker has more. >> reporter: as san francisco tries to take better control over its drug crisis, there's a group kind of jumping up and down begging to be a greater part of the relief effort and that group now includes someone we have met before. >> this program was designed in response to the needs of the community. and we set out to create a safe space for people who were trying to get away from all drugs. >> reporter: two years ago, we introduced you to steve adami who after two decades now of prison ultimately landed a job with the san francisco probation department. but the only way to get into that program was to come out of jail which is something we don't want people to have to do. right? so what is steve doing now? well, he has a new job trying to take the same idea to more people. >> yeah. yeah. our facility is basically not being utilized to its fullest capacity. >> reporter: that's the new job filling the empty beds at the salvation army's on demand detox and residential treatment program. >> right now, in san francisco, we doubled down on housing first and harm redu

wilson walker reports a familiar name is throwing their hat in the ring to get people recovered. >> reporter francisco tries to take better control over the drug crisis, there is group jumping up and down, begging to be a greater part of the relief effort and that grou includes someone we have met before. >> this program was designed in response to the needs of the community , and we set out to create a safe space for people who are trying to get away from all drugs. >> reporter: we introduced you to steve who after two decades in and out of jail and prison ultimately landed a job with th san francisco probation department where he ran the cities only abstinence-based recovery program. the only way to get into that program was to come out of jail which is something we don't want people to have to do, so what is steve doing now? he has a new job trying to take the same idea to more people. >> our facility is basically no being utilized to its fullest capacity. >> reporter: that is the new job, filling the empty beds of the salvation army's on-demand detox residential treatment program. >> rig

wilson walker took a ride in the sierra and he shows us, it's the kind of year that keeps even the seasoned river guide guards on guard. >> racing through this canyon on the coattails of an epic winter, this is the surging to all of the river, and our guide is joe. >> when we drop into this one down here, we will have full commitment. >> after 15 years, he knows a big year when he sees one. >> i had the fortune of being out here in 2017 and 2019 4 years ago was our last high water season, the total snowpack amount year-over-year, 2023 far exceeds that. >> people are looking to see this river at its most intense, that means maximum safety precautions like this rescue raft out ahead of the group in case anyone goes into the water. >> right now we need to have those added safety crafts, we need to do a lot more training and have a team emphasis amongst the group and we need to qualify the guests to make sure this is the type of adventure they want to embark on. but, we just want to say it is a great year to get out there. >> because of the winter storms, getting out here requires some extra wo

wilson walker has the story from menlo park. >> we fell in love with the redwoods when we drove up, we had our 2-year-old son, he was asleep, so we made an offer and they turned it down. >> reporter: it was 1995 when they found their way into this home, in which they would raise their family, 28 years here now, and suddenly a surprise in the mail. >> definitely caught me by surprise. >> reporter: it was a notice of nonrenewal for their homeowner insurance because the home is too old. >> the age of this property is no longer within the underwriters guidelines. >> reporter: the home is not considered to be a high fire risk , they have upgraded just about everything from the doors and the windows to the landscaping and the roof , and this is one of the younger homes in the neighborhood built in the mid 60s. >> it is what, 58 years old? you can go down the street here and about four houses, on the left-hand side, you can see some older houses. >> reporter: he asked his provider what is considered old. >> any house built before 1970, they are rejecting out right. >> i think what we are seei

our wilson walker talked withmayor thorpe about what he thinks should happen now. >> at this point given where we're at with the fbi investigation and the racist text mass messaging scandal. what's going to happen tomorrow? nothing comes as a surprise anymore. the officers under administrative leave related to the police scandal need to be fired. so that we can continue to hire new recruits. the hiring someone from the academy takes about sixth months. and so -- those individuals are literally holding us hostage. >> all right, we will follow today's court hearing which is expected to be packed. we'll keep you updated on anything that develops. >>> well, workers at the anchor brewing are offering to buy the san francisco company to keep it from closing. anchor brewing said last week that it will soon shut down. but now about 40 workers are hoping to take over and save their jobs. on wednesday, union workers sent a letter to the owners saying they want to turn anchor into an employee owned cooperative. a company spokesperson says any decision would have to be made by a liquidator in charge

our wilson walker heard from a neighbor near the crime scene who says this is one example why he feels uneasy living near the freeway. >> reporter: two parts to the crime scene. the first is at 163rd and liberty. this is where a car crashed in the intersection and two blocks down, the second part of the crime scene, that is where a suspect was slot and killed by law enforcement. now, there are multiple investigations underway. >> we do know that it is a stolen car as i was arriving we got information that it was a stolen car out of hayward. >> according to the alameda county sheriff's office it started when the highway patrol spotted a car stolen in hayward. the car crashed when it exited the freeway. >> the suspects were wearing ski masks when the deputy arrived on scene. >> it was the highway patrol and sheriff's deputies trying to apprehend four suspects who ran from the car. they say, there was a brief foot chase before one suspect and a trooper ended up fighting on the ground. >> and, it appeared that one of the suspects was trying to disarm the chp officer. what i can tell you is

wilson walker's spoke with a neighbor who said it is time for change. >> we are talking and all the sudden i get a text from my friend and it says, there has been another release. >> reporter: heidi taylor was hosting guests on her patio when she learned of the latest release from her neighbor, the refinery just across the street , only when she received the news, it was hours after it actually happened. >> not getting this information timely , is a problem. >> reporter: there was no broader alert issued because martinez refining company determined that saturday's release required just a level one notification and in a statement the company said the quote, based on community monitoring results, the release was contained on site without any off-site impacts in quote . they apologize for any concern. county health officials said they found no evidence of materials in their search. >> this is the air monitoring program. >> reporter: for many neighbors the third release comes too close to the previous two. in fact, representatives from the refinery addressed this issue before martinez city off

wilson walker will speak to the artist about the display coming up at 6:00. >>> still ahead, a scary scene at levi's stadium. who police are now looking for after a stabbing at a soccer match. >>> as we enter fire season we are used to seeing these pink retardant fire drops, but we are showing a new product meant to be used before the flames ignite. >> you can see it used on other structures such as power poles and buildings. >> you want to know what this is doing to your landscape. >>> plus after a long holiday weekend we have advice for travelers now rushing to >>> now to a developing story as santa clara police show us a suspect during a stabbing at a soccer match at levi's stadium. this video may be difficult to watch. the assault happened during the gold cup match between mexico and qatar on sunday. you can see a group of people throwing punches and at one point one fan gets stabbed. later in the video you see someone helping press on the wound of the injured man. you can see the brawl still continues. police have released these photos. the man on the left is the suspect and the

they are calling it love above and our wilson walker was there as they get things dialed in. >> you have to face it more. you have to face it. >> the reason you do this is the first laws just make it beautiful. >> reporter: behind a thick layer of fog it is a rush to get things ready for a performance that comes down to absolute precision. ben davis and the aluminate team will honor sutro tower's 50th by sending beams of light up through the tower with a twist. >> we want them all to go perfectly through the waste of sutro tower. getting the pattern to work requires getting the beams in the right direction. that is tricky business. what they have done is send someone up into the tower. they are gauging whether or not the beans are aligned. they are having a hard time doing that because the fog is so thick tonight. that is the continual theme in all of this. down here they are bumping these things into the right spot so that when they are all shining upwards they don't quite overlap and they are creating that pattern up through the tower. >> yeah. they all rotate around. you will be able

wilson walker on the tower that went from eyesore to icon. >> it is so odd, it is so weird >> it is a little bit of an out cast. >> it is the most visible icon in the bay area. >> there is something undeniably different about it. >> reporter: tall, lanky, instantly the most dominant fixture on the landscape. it was an awkward childhood. >> the first design of the thing was a more conventional look at that big communication's tower. but this has an odd creature-like presence. >> a lot of people hated it, even fear today >> some people were afraid of the tower afraid it might fall, afraid of waves. >> reporter: but, over time, somehow, all of that changed back on the 40th birthday we spoke with the tower director. >> you may not think about it much but it touches just about everyone's life every day a little bit of a lightning rod to now being one of the most beloved icons in the city. >> everywhere i went i saw the tower. it just became emblem of the city. >> reporter: at middle age the awkward child is one ever the city's signatures. >> it is one of the two things in the store that is

our wilson walker talked with mayor thorpe about what he thinks should happen now. >> reporter: at this point what's next? >> nothing comes as a surprise anymore. that's why i'll continue to say the officers on administrative leave related to this scandal need to be fired so we can continue to hire new recruits. hiring someone from the academy takes about six months. so those individuals are literally holding us hostage. >> we'll follow tomorrow's court hearing, which is expected as andrea mentioned, to be packed. >>> we have some breaking news tonight. a real headache for airline passengers well on their way on a long haul flight when someone forced the plane to turn around. united flight 871 was headed from sfo to taipei when two hours in, a disruptive passenger forced the crew to turn the plane around and head back to sfo. the plane's flight path on flight aware is what you're seeing. the plane eventually landed safely. police met the plane and took the passenger. not sure what they did. the flight is now back on the way to taipei adding a lot of time and frustration to an already 13

wilson walker has the story from menlo park. >> oh yeah, we fell in love with the redwoods when we drove up. we had our two-year-old son. he was asleep. so we fell in love with it. made an offer. they turned it down. >> reporter: it was 1995 when anne and robert wendell found their way into the home in which they would raise their family. 28 years here now. suddenly, a surprise in the mail. >> yeah. definitely caught me by surprise. >> reporter: a notice of nonrenewal for their homeowner's insurance because the home is too old. >> the age of the home, this property is no longer within unwriter's guidelines. >> reporter: the home is not considered to be high fire risk. the wendells have upgraded just about everything from the doors and the windows to the landscaping and the roof. and this is one of the younger homes in the neighborhood built in the mid 60s. >> so it is what, 58 years old? you can go down the street here. just about three or four hours, you can look on the left hand side. you can see some hold houses. >> reporter: he is not aware of any other neighbors geting the same noti

wilson walker explains. >> there were some trees back here. i cleaned them all up. mean it's pretty, actually. pretty clear, you know? and all the vents. >> reporter: mark amador knows all the areas. just one road in and out has been evacuated four times in the past five years. >> it's about a 25-minute response time for anybody to get out here. >> reporter: he would know he's the local fire chief and he lives right behind the local fire house. and all that wasn't enough to save him from the letter. >> the policy will be terminated as the non-renewal date and time shown above. >> basically got a letter in the mail. >> reporter: the chief is not alone, the next door neighbor robert. >> so now i'm out without insurance. >> it was reasonable. then they jacked it up to $6,000 a year. >> reporter: and the horror stories will continue all the way up the hill where their house barely escaped the fire. >> and when i first moved in here, i thought i hope i'm not here to see this burn. i watched it in real time on youtube. i worked all my life and i have a home. but it's not

. >> while some rivers are too high to raft, others are running at peak condition, wilson walker tooka ride in the sierra and shows us, it's the kind of year that is keeping the guides on guard. >> racing through this canyon on the coattails of an epic winter, this is the now surging river, and our guide is joe. >> when we drop into this one down here, we are going to focus up and we will get full commitment. >> he knows a big year when he sees one. >> i had the fortune of being out here in 2017 and 2019 4 years ago was our last high water season. the total snowpack amount year over year, 2023 far exceeds that. >> the high water is drawing rafters around the country, people looking to see this river at its most intense, that means maximum safety precautions this rescue raft out ahead of the group in case anyone goes into the water. >> right now we need to have those added safety crafts, we need to do a lot more training and have a team emphasis amongst the crew. and we need to qualify the guests to make sure this is the type of adventure they want to embark on. the more the merrier, a

wilson walker has the story. >> oh, yeah, we fell in love with the redwoods when we drove up.e had our two-year-old son. he was asleep. we fell in love, made an offer, they turned it down. >> reporter: it was 1999 when they found the home they'd raise their family. 28 years here now, and then suddenly a surprise in the mail. >> definitely caught me by surprise. >> reporter: it was a notice of nonrenewal for their homeowners insurance because the home is too old. >> now the age of the home, this property, is no longer within underwriter guidelines. >> reporter: the home not considered to be at high fire risk. the wendells have upgraded everything from the doors to the windows to the landscaping and the roof. this is one of the younger homes in the neighborhood built in the mid-60s. >> so it's, what, 58 years old? you can go down the street here and just about three or four houses down, you can see some old houses. >> reporter: he's not aware of any other neighbors getting the same notice, so he asked his provider what's considered old. >> any house built before 1970 they're rej

wilson walker took a ride on one of those rivers and shows us it's the kind of year that is keeping even seasoned river guides on guard. >> you guys paddle forward really easy to keep us on the current. >> reporter: racing through the canyon on the coattails of the epic winter, this is the now surging tow wall my river. >> when we drop into this one down here, we're going to kind of focus off and we'll get full commitment. >> reporter: after 15 years on the river, he knows a big year when he sees one. >> i had the fortune of being out here in 2017. and then 2019 four years ago, was our last high water season. the total snow pack amount, year over year, 2023 far exceeds that. >> reporter: high water is drawing rafters from around the country. people looking to see this river at its most intense. that means maximum safety precautions like this rescue cata raft out ahead of the group in case anyone goes into the water. >> right now, we need to have those added safety crafts. we need to do a lot more training and have a team emphasis amongst our crew. and we need to qualify our guests to mak

wilson walker sharing the story of the tower, how it went from an eyesore to an icon. >> it's so -- odd. it's so weird. >> it's a little bit of an outcast. >> it's certainly the most visible icon in the bay area. >> there is something undeniably different about the sutro tower. >> reporter: tall, lanky, and instantly the most dominant fixture on the landscape. for sutro tower, it was an awkward childhood. >> the first design of the thing was a more conventional gee, look at that big communications tower. but this one has such an odd, creature-like presence. >> reporter: in fact, a lot of people hated it, even feared it. >> some people were afraid of sutro tower. were afraid it might fall, afraid of waves. >> reporter: but over time, somehow, all of that changed. back on sutro's 40th birthday, we spoke with then tower director dave hyams. >> you may not think about it much, but it touches just about everyone's life every day. a little bit of a lightning rod to now being one of the most beloved icons in the city. >> everywhere i went, i saw the tower. and it just kind of became emblematic

wilson walker has the story from menlo park. >> oh, yeah, we fell in love with the redwoods when we drove up. we had our 2-year-old son. he was asleep. so we fell in love with it. and made an offer. they turned it down. >> reporter: it was 1995 when ann and robert wendell found their way into the home in which they would raise their family. 28 years here now. and suddenly a surprise in the mail. >> yeah. [ laughter ] definitely caught me by surprise. >> reporter: a notice of nonrenewal for their homeowners' insurance because the home is too old. >> now the age of the home, this property, is no longer within underwriters' guidelines. >> reporter: now the home is not considered to be at high fire risk. the wendells have upgraded just about everything from the doors and the windows to the landscaping and the roof. and this is one of the younger homes in the neighborhood built in the mid '60s. >> so it's -- what, 58 years old? you can go down the street here and just about three, four houses, you can look on the left hand side and you can see some old houses. >> reporter: he's not aware of an

their insurance was also dropped for a different reason, wilson walker has the story. >> oh, yeah, wein love with the redwoods when we drove up. and we had the 2-year-old son. he was asleep. so we fell in love with it. and made an offer. they turned it down. >> reporter: it was 1995 when ann and robert wendell found their way into the home in which they would raise their family. 28 years here now. and suddenly a surprise in the mail. >> yeah. [ laughter ] definitely caught me by surprise. >> reporter: a notice of nonrenewal for their homeowners' insurance because the home is too old. >> now the age of the home, this property, is no longer within under writers' guidelines. >> reporter: now the home is not considered to be at high fire risk. the wendells have upgraded just about everything from the doors and the windows to the landscaping and the roof. and this is one of the younger homes in the neighborhood built in the mid '70s. >> so it's -- what 58 years old? you can go down the street here and just about three, four houses you can look on the left hand side and you can see some old

wilson walker shared the story of the tower that went from an eyesore to an icon. >> it's so -- odd. it's so weird. >> it's a little bit of the outcast. >> certainly the most visible icon in the bay area. >> there is something undeniably different about the sutro tower. >> reporter: tall, lanky, and instantly the most dominant fixture on the planscape for sutro tower, it was an awkward childhood. >> the first design of the thing was a more conventional gee, look at that big communications tower. but this one has such an odd creature-like presence. >> reporter: in fact, a lot of people hated it even feared it. >> some people were afraid of sutro tower. for afraid it might fall, afraid of waves. >> reporter: but over time, somehow, all of that changed. back on sutro's 40th birthday we spoke with then tower director dave heinz. >> it touches just abilities everyone's life every day. a little bit of a lightning rod to now being one of the most beloved icons in the city. >> everywhere i went, i saw the tower. and it just kind of became embryo plattic of the city to me. >> reporter: yes, m

wilson walker explains. >> there was some trees back here and i cleaned them all up. i mean.t's pretty actually -- pretty cleared. you know? all the vents. >> reporter: mark amador knows all about the fire risk in this community, berryessa estates, with just one road in and out, has been evacuated four times in the past five years. >> it's about a 25 minute response time for anybody to get out here. >> reporter: he would know. he's the local fire chief and he lives right behind the local fire house. but all that wasn't enough to save him from -- the letter. >> your policy will be terminated as of the nonrenewal date and time shown above. >> basically, got a letter in the mail. >> reporter: the chief's not alone. there's his next door neighbor robert. >> yep, now i'm out without insurance. >> it was reasonable and then they jacked it up to $6,000 a year. >> reporter: and the insurance horror stories continue all the way up the hill where karen whitmore's house barely escaped the lnu fire. >> and when i first moved in here, i thought, i hope i'm not here to see this burn and i

wilson walker explains. >> there was some trees back here and i cleaned them all up. i mean. reporter: mark amador knows all about the fire risk in this community. berryessa estates with just one road in and out has been evacuated four times in the past five years. >> it's about a 25 minutes response time for anybody to get out here. >> reporter: he would know. he's the local fire chief and he lives right behind the local fire house. but all that wasn't enough to save him from -- the letter. >> your policy will be terminated as of the nonrenewal date and time shown above. basically, got a letter in the mail. >> reporter: the chief's not alone. his next door neighbor robert. >> yep, now i'm out without insurance. >> it was reasonable and then they jacked it up to $6,000 a year. >> reporter: in the insurance horror stories continue all the way up the hill where karen whitmore's house barely escaped the lnu fire. >> and when i first moved in here, i thought, i hope i'm not here to see this burn and i watched it in realtime on youtube. and i worked all my life and i have a home.

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