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KICU 10 OClock News February 11, 2014

Ken pritchett. He tells us he thinks authorities know what occurred. Reporter just beyond that is the debris from that roof. That silver object is one of those spinning round roof ventilators. They were responding to water running down the street. That was the report. When they arrived, thats when they saw the collapse. Thats when they upgraded the alarm and called in reenforcements. Firefighters did not know if the building was empty and if there was anyone inside. Seven and rescue teams search and rescue teams went in the building. Nothing was found. Firefighters say nothing was found. There could be someone here even if they shouldnt be. The Paper Company last vacate this building, filled with the large roof that measures about 200 by 300 feet. Its a lot of area that needs to be covered and a lot of work. A large area requiring a second look by search and rescue dogs. The building was deemed safe by a structural engineer, but it was a search that required cause of action at the entry. We have our has mat team thats in there with hazmat team in there with them because they have to make sure there arent any hidden pockets of gases that could harm the dogs. Reporter firefighters didnt fine anything. They have cleared the scene. As far as a cause, they believe the rain may have led to this roof collapse, the weight of the rain over several days on top of this building, however, the official cause remains under investigation. In san jose, Ken Pritchett ktvu channel 2 news. In 15 minutes we go inside the structure to hear what engineers are saying about the leaks. Continuing coverage of the weekend storm and its a tale two of regions. The southbound bay mostly missed out, and the north bay got soaked of the it was worth it . A resounding yes to water from wayne makers in the west. Deborah is live in napa. Reporter julie, the napa river crested and receded. Napa got more rain in three days than in 365. All of last year. Its as though Mother Nature irrigated our vines. The skies and the outlook are sunnier in wine country. What an incredible storm it was. It was raining really hard. The puddles you can see. The saturation goes six feet into the soil, six months from now. Is this a game changer . Were still in a drought. Theres many people whos reservoirs are still not full. Well have a good start. With sights hard to imagine just a week ago, the lakes are part of the mount tam water shed, rein vog rated rein vig o rated reingivorated. Rich with four days of rain, is ranging now. Water districts are starting with a deep deficit. These weather patterns, we have a lot of work to do to determine exactly where theyre coming, how much rain theyre bringing and where its going to fall. Im happy to see that we are collecting some run off. One of its tributaries is finally flowing where friday at the same spot we found it bonedry. But a wet winter would fill this creek, and whats needed, a half dozen more soakers like the weekend. Will we see that . Im not certain, but certainly this helped and were happy for that. Reporter back here in napa valley, the talk among ventnors is how to get the most crop with the littlest water as possible. Conserve, conserve, conserve. Ktvu channel 2 news. Take a look at this Russian River in hillsburg mounted to a drone. Our ktvu crew got the video from the drone operator. He wanted to see all the weekends run off for himself. Lets bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin. Absolutely. North bay, 50 miles to the north, ten times more rain than san jose. The rain totals. Februarys turned out to be pretty good. 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th. Hayward,. 68. Well take two of the big cities. Ken field, 11. 71inches, san jose, less than an inch of rain. So you see a huge disparity and everybody else falling somewhere else in the middle there. For percents of agent, santa rosa, theyve come up. Now santa rosas 33 percent of average. This late in the season, its pretty tough to catch up that much rain. If this was november or december, 40 percents doable. When i come back, ill point to a chance for some more showers in the bay area forecast. See you then. In the south bay, it turns out it didnt make a whole lot of difference. And robert handa tells us, the enthugz yachl has now e enthusiasm is now evaporated. I was pretty obsessed over the weekend, looking at gauges and precipitation levels and waiting for this storm to materialize. When officials took measurement levels they were extremely disappointed. We were at 31. 6 last thursday. This morning, were at 31. 7 . Its dried up. The Water District has one last hope, the run off. Today, the san lorenz river was shallow, but flowing. The art center says the storm and rainfall werent that impressive. Weve had had the water right up to the building and when we get those downpours, the water with, it will come right up across here and into our building. Anything like that happen this weekend. This time, no and the river isnt that high. Santa clara valley Water District agreed the run off wont salvage this disappointing run. Well get a little bit residual run off, but nothing very significant. The water says it will reevaluate its Water Conservation program on february 25th and that could mean the request for public to drop use at 10 to go up. Robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. Find up to the minute information on some of californias biggest reservoirs. In the hot topics section on the front page of the web site. New video showing the end of a chase in san jose. At 8 00 tonight, near chusterson circle, said they were chasing a stolen honda. One witness described what he saw. The white honda was coming down baruessa and hit this Center Divider running from the cops and then flipped, hit the Center Divider and flipped up over flipped on two and a half times. The male driver and his female passenger were trapped briefly. The woman was injured and taken to the hospital. The man had cuts to his face and was taken into custody. A deputys car also hit a small tree in the Center Divide of baruessa. A show of support for a south bay college student, what friends and family are sharing about a freshman found dead in his dorm room. And in west oakland, a job site happened about 2 45 near interstate 980 when three armed men approached the eight workers. The thieves made off with money, wallets and cell phones. Construction site robberies are a long standing problem, but theres been a wave of them since last summer. Also in oakland, police a announced the arrest of 216yearolds, and all 2, 16yearolds. An 18yearold woman was shot and wounded on january 28th at a home on laguna street in the upper diamond district. Police say one of the suspects kicked in the door. The woman apparently startled the intruder and he shot her isnt shoulder. Neighbors are relieved. Its really good for my wife. We have a young child. Were happy to know theyre doing things to find the person responsible for this. The District Attorney charged 18yearold willard with assault with a weapon and residential burglary. A second adult and 216yearolds played a role in the attack. Police are also looking at whether they may be connected to other unsolved burglaries in the area. And San Francisco, lost 11 and a half million dollars. The new figures take into account expenses incurred by the port of San Francisco and has more than doubled the previous amount amidst a breakdown to hold the cup serious in San Francisco again in 20. Coming up a man gunned down at a gas station right in front of his 5yearold child. What police say will be key to catching a break if the case. From wet to warm, how much temperatures are expected to rise where you live tomorrow. After the break, hundreds of leaks o they lived. They lived. They lived. dad we lived. Thanks to our subaru. announcer love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. So yso you can happily let the grlife get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. So you can finish the Great American novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. So you can there is sadness on the campus of San Jose State University after a Freshman Student took his own life from daily city. Amber lee is live on campus where 100 students gathered for a vigil. Reporter the vigil ended just a short while ago. There are still students here. There is a mood of shock and sadness on campus. Students tell me the freshman was found in his room on the 4th floor of joe west hall. I hope youre happy up there. The girlfriend of 18yearold brandon tiggs spoke to a crowd of more than 100 students during a candlelight vigil. They wrote messages on a banner and showed their memories of a young man who touched their lives. I spoke with his father at the familys daily city home earlier tonight. Gary tiggs tells me the family is confused and devastated. His sons grades were good and does not know what stood him. Brandon on was 6foot four and played for st. Ignatious high school in San Francisco and was studying to be a physical therapist. I hope their family is doing okay. One student tells me he tried out for the Football Team but didnt make it. Some people said maybe it was the football, some people said it was maybe the girlfriend. On his instagram account, the last thing he posted before anything happened was a bottle of alcohol. School officials have declined to say how brandon ended his life. They say his friends contacted staff at the dorm when they didnt hear from him. Campus police did a welfare check and discovered brandon in his room. Its really difficult to take in because knowing that hes young, he had so much ahead of him, so i wish there was some way somebody could have talked to him or reached out to him, maybe it could have changed his mind. Hes survived by a mother and father and 13yearold sister. Channel 2 news, amber lee. In the trial of a convicted bank robber who got into a 20minute gun battle with Highway Patrol officers on a freeway in the east bay. Byron williams is from grove land in qualmy county. Police thought execute him. Officers say they pulled him over for weaving and speeding. Investigators say williams was wearing a bullet proof vest and had three loaded guns with him at the time. They say that he fired first. One officer was hit by shrapnel, another by shattered glass. We now know the name of a driver killed on a stormy day. 68yearold will thomas medoph was driving a jeep that went off narrow greenwood way about 10 00 yesterday morning plunging 50 50 feet down an embankment. And cal fire sent us this photo. Can you see the water landed near the waters edge. Two people were rescued but firefighters say it was a challenge because of the breaking waves and heavy rain. The weekend storm exposed leaks on to the bay bridge thats supposed to be watertight. Tom vacar tells us bridge workers need to figure out how the water is getting in and how to fix it. A lot of standing water still remains on the new span from this weeks storm, but some water ended up inside the supposedly watertight steal decks held up by the cables. They dont know exactly where its coming in, and how quick it will take to resolve. We had to climb way up there to the top of the inside of the roadway of the bridge. Its certainly something that were taking seriously. Cal transs highest bridge engineer, is richard lamb. For these bolts in particular, were seeing water coming down from the surface. You could barely see signs of the leak and no pooled water. Theres no corrosion. Certainly were taking this issue very seriously and it takes a fair amount of time for corrosion to manifest itself. Forensic failure engineers at Berkley Research company labs say any water spells longterm corrosion and rust trouble. This could have an impact within ten years or so, depending on the thickness of the steal and the severity of the severe. So theres a safety factor built into the bridge and with every a little bit of corrosion it eats into that safety factor. And what do bridge users say . Im sure theyre going to have problems, just need maintenance every once in a while, but im sure theyll fix it. I was a sailor for years and those little leaks turn into big leaks real quick. First find and fix the leaks. Second, step up inspections so cal trans can react if and when trouble shows up. Tomorrows a big day for former San Francisco mayor willy brown. The western portion of the bay bridge will be renamed the willy l. Brown junior bridge. Some 500 people are on the guest list. Brown has said its a great honor, not just for him, but for all africanamericans. The naacp is picking up the 6,500 price tab for the new signs. A lot of cloud cover out there right now, expecting some valley fog late tonight. Its going to be kind of cool tonight. Theres a lot of moisture at the surface so fogs a possibility. Dew point is in the 50s. When the temperatures meets the dew point, typically youll get fog. Valley fog tomorrow morning as you getting in. In the north bay and east bay and even the south bay, north bay with the best opportunity. Lows into the upper 40s, low 50s and into tomorrow, daytime highs will warm into the 66s and 67s. Ill get specific with your forecast high and in the fiveday forecast weve got some rain in there. Well talk about that, as well. This weekends storm provided the high sierra with just what it needed, five feet of snow. Skiers and snow borders have been hitting the fresh powder. Below 6,000 feet some, snow is already melting because after it snowed, it rained. Californias governor wins a round in court and gets something hes been seeking for months. Plus, we have some new information about on an inmate made a staring attempt to escape. The inmate is behind bars tonight, and now facing a list of new charges that could keep him there for a while. The inmate, 24yearold joseph shabert made it outside to the parking lot in the back of the courthouse, but thats as far as he got. It happened so fast because i looked up to here, you know, to get the app down, and they bodies flashed down between the cars. That was the end of an attempted escape that police say started when he was being transported through courthouse tunnels. He grabbed a fire extinguisher and sprayed three deputies and got outside before he was tazed, tackled and brought back out of custody. What was he saying . He was complaining he couldnt breathe. The 24yearold has a history with the law. He lives in vac aville but has been vacaville since 208. The majority of those charges were narcotics related, some vandalism, and failure to appears and stuff like that. This time, on charges of narcotics, probation violation and failure to appear, and a maximum security inmate. How he was able to get outside is being investigated. When you take away someones freedom have you to take away anything. Their mindset can be up and down at any given time and clearly theyre capable of desperate things. He will be facing some new charges including assault with a felony weapon. The freedom he was running towards just got a lot further away. Ktvu channel 2 news. Jerry brown welcomed the panel of judges that agreeing to give california a twoyear extension the time necessary to help inmates become productive members of society. The panel gave until february 2016 to reduce its prison population. California has about 112,000 inmates, 5,000 more than the limit set by the courts. Deja vu for email users after another widespread outage. The sunnyvale Companies Service has been re company says im service has been stored. This is not the First Service interruption. Back in december, yahoo users had to deal with a fiveday outage. And nasdaq added 22 points, and analysts say investors are looking ahead to the first Public Comments from the new public chair tomorrow. The appears to be over for Nathan Fielder and his dumb starbucks shop. It has attracted a lot of questions since it opened last friday. 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Live where he learned the most recent homicide, a father killed in front of his own child. Paul. Reporter julie, that was the second homicide in the last four days, but police say theyre pretty confident theyll find the shooters in both cases. They arrested 92 of the citys homicides. Find justice and find the person and god forgive him. For fear of retaliation, this woman ask me not to identify her. Her nephews life was brutally ended last week. He was going to work, a future father in may. Residents identified them about a shooting just feet away from dover elementary school. An altercation broke out before he was shot multiple times and died at a hospital. Person was targeted. They dont believe theres suspects that are out that would put other people to harm at this point. Police say the citys second homicide took place at this shell gas station of elportel drive 11 17 saturday night. Rodriguez was sitting in his vehicle with his 5yearold child. For some unknown reason, martinez was shot several times. He, too was taken to an area hospital where he later died. His 5yearold was unharmed. Police say theyre very confident theyll solve both of crimes. 36 homicides were solved because of community involvement. We had a shooting prior to this one that occurred in town and we had neighbors that came down to provide information before we contacted them. Reporter the per

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