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Robert. Reporter well, jessica, this could be a big step for the neighborhood and for the Property Management company that has adamantly denied it is mistreating tenants. The number of agencies has grown considerably since we started covering this issue three weeks ago. The mayors office, councilman pam noe, the housing department, code enforcement, police and Law Foundation who want to see the situation for themselves. Nancy alvarado is packing up. Her family was given an eviction notice and must be out by the end of the week. She says shes being evicted for complaining about rundown conditions while the Realty World Premier Properties Management Company says it was upset about extra family members living there. Regardless, alvarado says shes scared but also relieved. Why am going to stay over here . Its a mess. The apartment if you look at the apartment its a mess inside. And management doesnt Pay Attention on that. Reporter many residents of the 70plus complexes are filing complaints with city agencies. The mayor says the city is not passing judgment just investigating. The important thing right now is to be able to get evidence that is witness statements, code enforcements officers inside the apartments to be able to document whats going on. That way well be in a very clear position if we need to take legal action. Reporter now, there are two neighborhood associations meeting here tonight with city officials. Councilmans winns office emphasizing city agencies are concerned with other neighborhood issues including gangs and violence. Issues that have also been raised by the Property Management company as obstacles as they try to clean up the neighborhood. Live in san jose acres robert h handa, nbc bay area news. A search is on throughout Northern California this evening for a hitandrun driver. Heres the twist. The suspect was just released from san quentin. Verona park police releasing this image of the car as it sped away. If you look carefully its a white sedan, possibly a toyota or honda. Police say the car and the driver were outside of a best western inn right there on redwood drive last saturday night. The Motel Manager and her son thought the driver looked suspicious, so they con front him. Thats when he tried to run them down. They thought that was going to be the end of the conversation and they began to walk away. The vehicle backed up, looked like it was going to maneuver to leave then suddenly accelerated rapidly forward and purposely struck the manager and her son. Police go on to say the car likely has front end damage. The Motel Manager is still in the hospital. Her son is okay. The sierra snow pack is dwindling. Today survey revealed el nino is not living up to expectations. January looked promising. We had plenty of rain and snow. All that started to melt in february due to clear and sunny conditions. Right now the sierra snow pack is 85 of normal for this time of the year. Chief meteorologist Jeff Rainieri joins us ho look at how drastically different this is from 2015. The good news is Going Forward the next 10 to 15day outlook across the sierra shows the potential of maybe two or at least three feet of snow. So that is great news. But when we get a look at conditions at least currently compared to 2015, despite the most recent snowfall melt we are still doing better. You can see a year ago today just 4. 9 inch average snow depth. We had snow across the sierra. But again it just wasnt super thick. Currently right at 16. 3 inch average depth. We have a water content of 5. 3 inches. So once again, its all about this changing weather pattern that still looks very promising to happen as well see not only one storm but possibly three to five storms as we head throughout the next ten days. Well have more details on this coming up in my full microclimate forecast in about ten minutes. Well see you short lirks jeff. 24 hours later the chances are not good. A man swept out to sea near Half Moon Bay is still missing. Michael dwyer of brisbane hasnt been seen since yesterday. His family call authorities last night and said he went to dunes beach and never returned. The coast guard has been searching since yesterday afternoon. His Jeep Wrangler was found parked at nearby venice beach. Well, inside the courtroom the first day of a controversial wrongful death trial for four San Francisco police officers. Outside the courtroom, a vocal demonstration in support of alex nieto, the man who was shot dead. Nbc bay areas Mark Matthews has the details of this civil trial in San Francisco. Mark. Reporter it is a civil trial. Thats an important notation. These four officers dont face any criminal charges. But they could be held civilly liable for damages. This morning even before the jury was selected, a crowd of 150 rallied at the courthouse on behalf of the family of alex , nieto. Two years ago he was shot and killed by police in vernal heights park. Reporter apparently weve had some technical difficulty with the story. I can sum it up this way for you. The attorney for the nietos focused on 59 shots that were fired. Alex nieto was hit 14 times. But the four officers fired 59 shots. Some of them emptying their clip, reloading and firing again. The defense says, well, they felt that alex nieto was pointing a weapon at them and they are trained to fire until the quote unquote threat is neutralized. They felt that they had to take down this man who was pointing a gun at them. The gun turned out to be a taser. Alex nieto is dead. His parents suing the officers for damages claiming excessive unree Unreasonable Force and wrongful death. Thank you for that welldone explanation. She says he matters. That word today from the sister of michael tyree, the inmate found beaten to death in the santa clara jail. The deputies appeared in court today. On the second day of the preliminary hearing, juan perez whose cell was not far from tyrees took the stand. He told the judge he saw the defense enter tyrees cell. Moments later he heard tyree screaming for help before the cell block went silent. Tyree was never seen again. His sister described him as a kind man who suffered from mental illness. Michael tyree was loved and he mattered. It doesnt matter what these guys did to him. Nothing changes that. Tomorrow another inmate is expected to testify about being attacked by the same deputies on the very night that tyree was killed. If convicted, those deputies could face life in prison. Well, it is all clear at west vail college in saratoga. The tap puss evacuated today and all classes canceled after a bomb threat. Campus police say they found a handwritten note saying there was an explosive device in a specific building. That building was searched but nothing was found. Now that threat is under investigation. As we speak, the results are pouring in. And as it stands at this hour, a supertuesday for Hillary Clinton and donald trump. But not to be forgotten is ted cruz whos making some waves. Lets bring in, nbc bay areas peggy bunker. Whats the latest here . Reporter its been a big night for Hillary Clinton and for donald trump solidly securing their leads as front runners for each of their parties. That said its been a pretty bad night for marco rubio. Also rough for Bernie Sanders and ted cruz. Theyve only had a couple of wins. Lets break it down here. For Hillary Clinton were talking about South Carolina all over again. These have been landslide wins in six states now. Shes taken all of these states. By taking them we mean by 60 or more of the vote. Texas, tennessee, georgia, virginia, arkansas and also alabama. Theres only one state right now where sanders is keeping pace with clinton. Lets take a look at the numbers here. This is in massachusetts right now. 51 to 47 right now. So a fairly close race there in massachusetts, which by the way saw record turnout today at the polls just a narrow lead there for Hillary Clinton. Taking a look at how donald trump is holding up five states right now. Clear gop frontrunner. Alabama, massachusetts, georgia, virginia and arkansas for him. We have yet to see a single lead in the polls for marco rubio tonight. A single win there for him. Lets look at arkansas here where rubio is neck and neck in the polls with donald trump. This is really the one state that we are watching closely to see if theres any sort of chance there for rubio. Back to Bernie Sanders though and ted cruz. You could call them both second place winners tonight. The silver medallist sanders won his home state of vermont which was expected. Cruz also his home state of texas. But sanders and cruz both took oklahoma. So a little bit of encouragement there. Okay. Lots still to go tonight. Thank you, peggy. Well keep checking in with you. A long time san jose councilman pierre luigi oliverio confirmed his run for the bulk of the Silicon Valley congressional district. Hell go up against mike honda and rowe conner. Oliverio works in high tech and spent the last nine years on the San Jose City council. State legislators approved the change last summer to honor the late actor and comedian, Robin Williams tunnel. The sign was installed yesterday. Williams committed suicide a year and a half ago at the age of 63. After his death thousands of people signed a petition to name the waldo tunnel after williams because he called the bay area home for decades. Hundreds came out today to vote their opinion on whether chabot gun range should close. Im Marianne Favro. Ill have that story coming up. Apple took its case to washington, d. C. While americas top cop came to the bay area. Im scott budman. Reaction to the case of the iphone coming up. Club is about to be decided. Rig Regional Park District Board is whats it going to be . The debate about the chobot gun club is about to be decided. Right now the east bay Regional Park District Board is listening to Public Comments at a packed meeting in Castro Valley. At issue accusations that the club is hurting the environment and needs to be shut down. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro its in Castro Valley this evening pgt marianne is this political or strike thely environmental . Reporter well, i think if you talk to the people who were in the audience today at the meeting they would say a little bit of both, raj. Hundreds of people turned out for this meeting. In fact, it started at 2 00. And they weighed in on whether the Chabot Gun Club should close. There were so many people at the meeting, even overflow areas were packed. A crowd of mostly gun rights advocates stood in a nearby parking lot listening to the assessment from the speakers. And the board says that they are deciding on whether the Chabot Gun Club in Castro Valley would get a sixmonth lease and extension before shutting it down for good. The parks district says the range on public park land is violating state lead regulations, specifically they say that the lead from spent ammunition is polluting streams and soil. And everyone here had an opinion. Constitution says we have a right to bear arms. That doesnt do you any good if they dont allow you to go anywhere and shoot them, does it . All were shooting out there is targets. Were not committing any crimes. Very discomforting to hike in these hills and have the constant sound of guns going off. Im also very concerned about lead in the water. Reporter some are also concerned tougher state regulations will leave taxpayers stuck paying millions of dollars to clean up the range. More than 150 people voiced their opinions today. The Public Comments have just wrapped up. And right now the Board Members are talking about their own views of this issue. Theyre expected to make a decision in the next half hour. Reporting live from Castro Valley, Marianne Favro, nbc bay area news. Okay. Thank you, marianne getting worse not better. That result from the latest Indoor Air Quality testing on some floors at epa headquarters in San Francisco. Last week the nbc bay area Investigative Unit first reported on the elevated levels of the chemicals formaldehyde and caprolactin. A survey found that nearly 100 employees reported feeling sick after working in the building. The latest testing conducted by an independent contractor on february 8th found the chemical levels increased on five floors ranging anywhere from 10 to nearly double. The epa spokesperson acknowledges that more work needs to be done and says the agency is working with the building manager and the gsa to adjust the ventilation. Apple against the fbi. Today the fight went to congress. Apple making its case before a Congressional Panel about iphone privacy. Our business and tech reporter scott budman tracking this high profile case. Scott as apple points out this isnt just about one iphone. This could open a pandoras box. How did congress react . Reporter thats what theyre saying, raj. Both sides had a chance to make their case today. The fbi says it wants evidence and apple says it wants to protect whats inside its phones. The countrys biggest security conference basically focused on a single phone today. The digital age has raised digital challenges. Reporter thats attorney general Loretta Lynch taking on the issue of apples iphone and the fbi. I know from my conversations that neither our Technology Companies nor their leaders have any sympathy for the terrorists and criminals who target americans. Reporter apple, meanwhile, went to washington to defend its product in front of a congressional hearing, arguing against the fbis request to grant it access to an iphone. The fbi is asking apple to weaken the security of our products. Hackers and cyber criminals could use this to wreak havoc on our personal privacy and safety. Its access to our most personal information. Reporter cyber experts say the whole thing has been a wake up call for those of us who carry private information with us. And now were all learning about cyber security, and encryption, and a little bit about the law and how the government can pursue certain things. Reporter how government can pursue and how Tech Companies can fight back. We also heard from south bay congresswoman zoe lofgren today who has supported apple in this case in the past. She says people would be able to communicate with encrypted apps in the future without any government interference. Back to you. Thank you, scott. It is official the bay areas biggest city has a new police chief. The interim tag has been lifted and eddie garcia was sworn in today as san joses new top cop. He was appointed interim chief following larry escovils retirement in january. Hes been with the San Jose Police Department Since 1992. Mayor sam liccardo says hes a great leader. Here is battling a serious staffing shortage. Lets bring in Jeff Rainieri talking about our microclimate forecast. Things are about to change, right, jeff . They certainly are. We came in today looked at the forecast models and our confidence continues go up on the storms coming within the next fiveday period. Outside right now in oakland, 63 degrees. We had a few spotty areas of drizzle tonight. Really as we push through tomorrow mornings forecast well hold onto a little cloud cover. 48 expected for the north bay. San francisco 53. Right here across the south bay at 506789 lets get to what i know you want to know about that is the rainfall. You can see by 10 30 on wednesday well see that rain entering the north bay. Ven cliel that moves into the rest of the bay area. Early thursday morning with areas of lingering scattered rainfall through 7 00 a. M. But were really focused in on this upcoming weekend as we hit saturday thats when well likely start to see some heavy are rounds of rain arrive by saturday afternoon. Also saturday evening. But the bulls eye of the next five days looks to be the early overnight hours of sunday when well see heavy downpours and gusty winds. With this rainfall coming our way, the other important thing we want to focus in on are the rainfall totals. Lets take you to thaw next. Youll see here for two particular areas higher amounts likely. Santa rosa, middle town, calistoga. Santa cruz mountains at least 2 1 2 inches. Contra kosta, alameda counties, range 1 1 2 to 2 1 2 inches over the next five days. Please remember this forecast is still early. We will have some intensity and timing changes and well be here with you each and every day up to the weekend to continue to fine tune this forecast. Lets go ahead and take you to that microclimate forecast for to. Temperatures will cool a few degrees. High clouds increasing mild day at san jose at 72. Even 73 morgan hill. Peninsula 70 palo alto. San francisco 67 across the mission and 65 in the marina. North bay east bay and trivalley a slight chance of an afternoon shower in napa and santa rosa. Otherwise 70s all around and partly cloudy to partly sunny skies. Take you to the rain outlook, once again we have the chance of rain returning on thursday and friday, but the heavier rainfall were looking ahead towards is saturday evening also early sunday morning. With that storm system as it arrives, we have two main impacts here for the bay area. That will be small creeks and rivers will be rising. You want to watch that. Also winds that will be 20 to 50 miles per hour. Cant forget the snowy sierra travelers well on sunday. Were looking at 4 to 10 inches. Theres certainly a lot of parameters. I would say for everybody at home remember this weekend its going to be a wet one the way things are pang out right now. Looking forward to that. Thank you, jeff. Still ahead, a slice of hollywood in the bay area. This is a live look at the red carpet there at the cinequest Film Festival in san jose. Our red carpet interview with an Academy Award winner is next. Rich. forbes released the lis a local billionare rea they are the richest of the rich. Forbes releasing the list of the worlds billionaires and a local billionaire really has reason to smile. Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg had the best year of all of his counterparts. 31yearold added more than 11 billion to his fortune over the past year. That moves him from 16th to sixth on todays list. No surprise as to whos number one. For a third year in a row, bill gates tops the list. He has a net worth of 75 billion, which is actually some 4 billion less than he had last year. Lots of other notables on the list as well, including larry ellison, as you can see there sirgay bring. Donald trump at 4. 5 billion. Its here in our own backyard. Hollywood glitz and glamour in the south bay. Cinequest, featuring big name stars too. Reporter yes, cinequest kicks off tonight with a big movie called eye in the sky and i am lucky enough to have the director right here next to me. His name is gavin hood. Hes an Academy Award winner. And i want to introduce you to him but first tell you that from south africa his luggage didnt make it so hes apologizing that hes not properly atired. But i think he just looks like a cool director. I want to quickly say that eye in the sky has helen mirren, aaron paul, the late allan rickman, his last on screen performance before his untimely death. Its a political thriller. And you want your audience to think when they leave the theater. Well, i hope to. Thanks soap. Apologies ive been wearing these clothes for the last 15 hours. Its embarrassing. I hope to get my bag tomorrow. But yes, the script was a fantastic read. It allows an audience to look at this question of drone warfare in the modern world from multiple points of view. It doesnt in any way tell the audience what to think. It encourages you to think. At the same time what i hope audiences will get is a tremendous thriller. Helen mirren is fantastic anytime. The late alan rickman i really wish he was here tonight to talk about it. He spoke so well. Thank you, gavin. Check it out on nbcbayarea. Com. Cinequest kicks off tonight. Good night. 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