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KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 5pm January 11, 2018

Breadth of the area that has been impacted so terribly by this. It is a massive operation that we have under way still in the searchandrescue mode as mentioned but as we transition and will transition to a recovery mode, we realize that this is going to be a long and difficult journey for all of us. Also today, officials announced that highway 101 between Santa Barbara and ventura will remain closed until noon on monday due to flooding mud and debris. A land slide in napa county killed one person last night. The Falling Rocks and mud smashed into a car and pushed it right off of highway 121. This morning skyfox was over the scene as a tow truck pulled that car up a steep hill. The highway was closed through the night and only reopened this afternoon. It happened in the hills east of the Silverado Country Club and area devastated by the fire last fall. Ktvus rob roth reports. Reporter here niseting of in this setting a somber scene was playing out. The driver was belted in dead. He was caught in a landslide tuesday evening on 121 in east napa county. Got a witness calling in and notify us that the collision happened. Reporter Authorities Say a boulder from a landslide loosened by the storm came barreling down some 600 feet on the road slamming into the toyota and sending it down the embankment. Authorities found the car and the body of the driver a short time later, but the hillside was too unstable for a recovery operation. There was somebody to rescue, we would have if there was somebody to rescue, we would have continued our efforts but we have to be safe at the same time. Reporter caltrans closed the highway. Geologists declared the Hillside Stable today. Everything that slid had already come out. So they were confident that there were no smaller rocks or any larger boulders that were going to come down on the crews. Reporter the slide happened in the burn area of the north bay firestorms but authorities are not sure if the fire here helped cause the landslide. Last year, this road slid in this area last couple of years, and there was more dirt and debris on the road. Reporter caltrans says it has tried to stabilize the hillsides in the fire zones. We actually have done a lot of work in the area recently after the fires to preventative measures, including rockslide prevention and thats also included, um, hydroseeding of those hillsides after the fires. Reporter but caltrans says there are no guarantees. With the weather coming and there may be more, um, acts of nature coming, um, but all we can do is prepare the best we can. Reporter caltrans geologists have deemed the hillside safe and have reopened the highway. But they say another rainstorm could trigger another mudslide and tragedy down below. In napa county, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. There is new information tonight about a mysterious case in stockton. Police are searching for one yearold twins after the family was reported missing last week. Stockton police have now arrested the twins parents, identified as aaron wetles and princess dara walker after finding them yesterday but the twins were not with them. Police say the parents are not cooperating with investigators. The parents have been booked on felony child endangerment charges as the search for those missing twins continues tonight. Investigators say a suspect who was shot and killed by San Jose Police last night was carrying nearly a dozen weapons at the time. The shooting happened at the Metcalf Energy Center, a power facility in south san jose. Ktvus ann rubin is outside San Jose Police headquarters with more. Reporter authorities arent sure whether the man was looking to damage the power plant or whether he was just looking for a [ signal breakup ] [ pause ] he is on foot. Reporter for San Jose Police the preliminary call was concerning. A man had hopped a fence at the Metcalf Energy Center on blanchard road and appeared to be armed. This witness asked not to be identified. He was sitting in the van, all the windows fogged up. He had a sword or something that looked like an object mounted on his dashboard kind of like a weapon, it looked like. Reporter that wasnt all. In addition to the sword, Authorities Say the man carried with him two axes, a long pole, six throwing knives and pepper spray. He was on the grounds of the power plant which serves part of san jose when officers confronted him. The suspect ignored commands and yelled, shoot me and kill me several times during the incident. The suspect turned around and advanced towards the officers still armed with both the pole and the axe. Reporter police chief eddie garcia says the suspect was asked to drop the weapons at least 23 times but kept advancing. When the suspect was approximately 5 to 6 feet away from one of the officers, one officer shot the suspect and then the suspect continued toward a second officer with the axe and pole still in his hands and the second officer then also shot. Reporter the suspect, an asian man in his late 20s, it was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say he had a history of narcotics and weapons offense and he had also been placed on a 72hour psychiatric hold back in september. At this point, they know nothing about his motive. Sad for everybody involved and, you know, we hope that well be able to figure out his intent at some point. Reporter the officers are on routine administrative leave. The incident was captured on their body cameras. Ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. Highend purses targeted in a bay area shopping mall. How it took just minutes for thieves to get away with 100,000 in merchandise. Also ahead tonight, an immigration investigation targets 7eleven Stores Across the country including seven locations here in the bay area. Coming up next, we talk to the manager of one of the stores after a series of Early Morning hours raids. Sorry. I cant make it. Its just my eczema again, but its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. My healthy routine helps me feel my best. So i add activia yogurt to my day. With its billions of live and active probiotics, activia may help support my digestive health, so i can take on my day. Activia. Now in probiotic dailies. There are two types of people in the world. Those who fear the future. And those who embrace it. The future is for the unafraid. All because of you immigration and Customs Enforcement raided nearly 100 7eleven Stores Across the country this morning. Several of those are here in the bay area. And ktvus alyana gomez is outside one of the stores raided this morning in petaluma. Alyana. Reporter good evening, frank. Yeah, this store right here in petaluma was raided early this morning. Its in a very busy Shopping Center off of a major busy roadway. So you can imagine the amount of attention that was drawn to this store here. It alarmed some customers, we are told, and, of course, a lot of people wondering whats going on, concerned about whats happening here with i. C. E. Coming in and asking questions and asking to see some paperwork here. Now, again, this is one of seven stores in the bay area that were raided this morning. There were also three in reno, nevada, which makes 10 in the Northern Californianevada area. Now, stores in napa, north sebastopol, santa rosa, santa clara, petaluma and suisun city were all surrounded with i. C. E. Agents looking for employee status. This is the largest enforcement operation against an employ under President Trump. Officials say it was a follow up to a 2013 investigation that resulted in nine arrests after raiding various 7eleven franchises in new york. We spoke with the manager at a store in another location in petaluma who says while none of their employees were arrested, it was still a frightening experience. I was nervous and scared, like why are they coming in to check on everybody . Because were not doing anything wrong. Reporter nationwide, 21 people were arrested today. I. C. E. Wont say if there were any arrests here in Northern California or nevada. We asked them to confirm the numbers but they would not give numbers. They wouldnt release information other than the statement they provided today. But again, this is just something that Immigration Attorneys are saying were going to see more of under the Trump Administration. So alyana, im assuming no one at the 7eleven behind you would talk today about what happened. Reporter correct. The owner here referred me to their media line. They said they didnt want to talk. They said it was a scary experience but they just didnt want to go on camera. Thank you. Authorities identified the bart Police Officer today who shot and killed a man last week outside the west oakland bart station. Bart Officials Say officer joseph mateo fatally shot 28 yearold shalim tinnedle. He was armed with a gun. The bart officer was near the staying when he responded to a shooting on january 3. He saw two men in a struggle and one of them was holding a gun. Man with the gun refused commands the plan with the gun refused commands to drop the gun and the officer shot him. The officer is on paid leave while they investigate. Another person has died from the flu in santa clara county. That brings the total number of deaths throughout california to 28 since the flu season began. Officials did not release details about this latest death other than to say the person was under the age of 65 and did not have a flu vaccine. Five people have died of the flu so far this season in santa clara county. Health officials have said the appears that this flu season is the worst in 10 years. Influenza 2018 is upon us. The number of cases are just exploding both throughout the county, actually throughout the west coast and in our emergency department. Again, health Officials Say that so far here in california, 28 people have died from flurelated illnesses this season. About 70 of them didnt have the flu vaccine. Typically, at this time, there are only 3 or 4 deaths from the flu. Officials note there is plenty of vaccine available and its not too late to get it. Back now to tonights top story. We are just getting some new numbers from Santa Barbara county where the sheriff now says 17 people are still reported missing at this hour and 17 people are now confirmed dead following mudslides there. The hardest hit area is the affluent community of montecito where search crews are focusing efforts tonight. Phil shuman is in montecito. Whats the situation . Reporter well, another very difficult day just physically getting through this thick mud. This is a house against a tree. Its hard to imagine unless youre here. 13 people missing unaccounted for, um, 17 fatalities. Its up 2 from yesterday. So search crews have been here using dogs and probes this stick into the mud. They are trying to stay optimistic. There is a window to find survivors alive but, of course, that window closes with each passing minute. They are going to be here as long as realistically possible. It is possible that bodies wont be found until sometime down the road when they can clear out the mud. Phil, what can you tell us about the victims . I know they are not releasing the names yet but where were they found . In homes or cars . What can you tell us about that. Reporter its interesting, the coroner isnt releasing the name of any victims. We have an 84yearold, the founder of a private Catholic School in nearby ventura but the logical assumption is that they were in their homes because remember, this happened at 2 30, 3 a. M. Monday night, tuesday morning. And these houses were just inundated with mud and water, debris, really without much of a warning other than the general warning for the heavy rains that were predicted. Again, this was a voluntary evacuation area considerably down the mountain from where the thomas fire burned last month. But were assuming that the victims for the most part were in their houses. Phil, how many homes were affected and is the problem as you kind of talked about here that theres so much mud and debris that they cant get to the houses to go inside and look for people . Reporter well, its a combination of things. Well take a quick walk. I mean, this this flat area here, these were lots with houses on them. They were literally worked away. They are talking about six houses completely destroyed, about 100 others damaged. And whats left behind is this debris field and the mud literally was up to the waist of rescuers. So yeah, so its a combination of mud covering things and unable to physically access it, the two problems. We have been dramatic stories about people have been to be rescued from rooftops. Have you seen any of those rescues or talked to people who have been rescued about what it was like and there are still more people that need to be rescued. Reporter the rescued happened early tuesday morning. There were 50 rescues. The coast guard was here. The county sheriffs were here. The Fire Department was here. The people that are socalled trapped in canyons arent trapped in the sense of, you know, theres rain and mud falling right now. Its a remote location and difficult to get in and out. So the people that were rescued, yeah, it was terrifying. The number between 600 911 calls were handled between 3 and 6 a. M. In the morning. This is a history changing event for this small community. Nine square miles, less than 10,000 people. You know, they have had fires and floods but nothing on this scale. Phil, im just wondering if you had a chance to talk anybody caught in the flooding about what it was like. But anything specific about how fast it happened and what they did . Reporter well, you know, what they said was the sound of it. They used the analogy like a train or like a freight train. They heard it coming. They heard the crackling, the wood, the trees. And then the impact. Thats what they really remember talking about really the sound of it. Just a lot of work to do down there. Phil shuman, thanks for your reporting down there in Santa Barbara county. We appreciate it. Lets bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin now to talk more about this situation. Boy, you see that. The mud. It looks like the rain is over but the mud is up to here. Right. Just seeing how thick it was and how deep it was. Those homes were it was like halfway up the homes and that one 14yearold girl we talked about it was up to her neck. I was just looking at pictures coming out of Santa Barbara now before and after. Its an amazing event. Those hills behind Santa Barbara about up to above 4,000 feet. If you have been to Santa Barbara, you just look straight up and its not far from town so whenever that rain comes off the hills, mud drains down into the urban areas. So heres what happened. We talked about it last night and the night before, too. But it was rainfall rate, right . I talked to some folks north of montecito in Santa Barbara, a little closer up towards the airport, and they didnt notice these rainfall rates. It was a very localized heavy rainfall event and you think half inch in five minutes thats not a big deal. Thats a rainfall rate of four inches an hour. Thats what you find in a cat 5 hurricane. It just came down and it dumped when you look at the rainfall accumulations, not much different than the accumulations we had around here. But what i want you to notice here is the topography. Look at how sheer these cliffs are. Heres montecito. It rains up in here and it just starts rushing down and thats exactly what happened. They arent set up like Northern California. We have the russian river, the napa river, we have rivers. They dont have rivers, right . Whats a river . Theres a couple of little creeks and semiflows in that area but they dont have good drainage there, not like we do. They are not set that up way. Different landscape. We do have rain that has ended now and when the showers end were looking for things to start to clear out a little more tomorrow. We had a few light sprinkles today and that should be it. But now what happens is the valley fog comes back and a lot of it. The ground is wet. The models are bullish on the valley fog for tomorrow morning and thats going to be probably the weather headline i think tomorrow morning especially on the commutes and the drives in napa, sacramento, davis, modesto, clayton. Theres a live camera shot outside. You can see all the cars coming out of there help me with this, that looks like livermore. Is that livermore . [ pause ] yeah. Okay. Martinez. Yeah, i knew that. [ laughter ] thats what you get. Thanks, guys. Overnight lows forecast look for the fog, thats the story. These dew points are right on the temperature. Forecast low 43 in napa. Dew point in napa is 43. So when the temperature hits the dew point temperature, fog forms so get ready for that. Not raining tomorrow but foggy when you get going on that morning commute. When i come back, well give you the long range forecast. The weekend isnt that far away. Well talk about that and the next chance for rain. Coming up 100,000 in gucci bags gone in minutes. In a moment, how a group of people got away with expensive purses in a mall. Dozens of pets rescued from a pet shop. A robbery and shooting caught on camera. The Surveillance Video thats just been released coming up at 6 00. Psst, grocery cart 12 oclock. Oooh and she looks like the no artificial sweeteners type, shell love us. Right . We are the new light fit greek yogurt with zero artificial sweeteners. Zerooooo ooh eye contact. Be cool. Yeah girl, 13 grams of protein. 90 calories. Yaaasssss loudspeaker cleanup in the dairy aisle. Were the new light fit greek nonfat yogurt with zero artificial sweeteners. Come and get us. Sfx tsfx feet shufflingc life ca

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