jodi hernandez has been on the scene gathering details. you told us one man was dead but it's unclear in the bart officer shot him. >> reporter: that's right. it's been a terrifying afternoon here outside the west oakland bart station. we can tell you that this all started at 4:40 this afternoon. a source tells me that a bart police officer went to investigate some sort of an altercation that was taken place across the street from the west oakland bart station. that's in city of oakland's jurisdiction. what he witnessed was two men on the sidewalk wrestling over a gun. we can tell you oakland police confirmed that shots were discharged from the bart police officer's gun but it's unclear, as you mentioned, whether the suspects who were both wounded, both hit by gunfire were wounded by the officer's gun or by the gun that they were wrestling over. a source does tell me that one of the suspects did die, has died and one has been critically injure injured the bi e e injured. the bart police officer is being questioned. a number of witnesses ar

reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, jodi. >>> this just in, a former cal basketball player is suing the university over sex assault claims. according to the lawsuit filed in alameda county superior court bashia clairedon says she fwas sexually assaulted by muhammad, it happened in 2009 when mukhtar invited her back to his apartment. espn was the first to break this story nationally. the university responded today saying they're reviewing the lawsuit and that layshia holds a special place in our history and saddened by what came to light on wednesday. >> another tech bus was attacked on the peninsula. it marks the sixth bus that's been attacked all on 280 between woodside and highway 85 during the morning and evening commute, in many cases, the windows, you can see from those photos were shattered. four of the busses were carrying apple employees and the others google workers. so far no injuries to any of those passengers. >> we mentioned the slow commute home tonight. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge and this is always a hot spot fo

reporting live in hayward, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. a footnote to the story. the drunk driving crackdown in alameda county this year was dedicated to chp officer andrew camilleri. he a was part of a team of specially trained deputies. this happened december 14th to january 1st. there were 174 dui arrests, 46 other arrests and 3 guns recovered as well. >>> well it's back to work for millions and that includes president trump and members of the congress. there is a long to do list including avoid ago government shut down. the budge deadline is less than three weeks away. also on the list, fund children's health insurance, approve disaster relief for hurricane and fire rafaged city and stabilize obamacare marketplaces. for democrats the priority is fixing daca which is the law protecting undocumented immigrants brought here as children. but republicans have some conditions for this. >> daca has several issues it's not just the wall. there are citizenship issues chain migration issues all sides have to be ready to compromise. >> also today

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> all right, jodi, thanks very much. >>> if you are sick with the flu you are not alone. we have update with the numbers as the flu continues to spread across california and the cdc says 23 more californians died from flu-related symptoms last week and that brings the number this season to 97. 20 of them were right here in the bay area. researchers say we are still in the thick of flu season and continue to urge everyone to please get a flu shot. >>> the flu coverage continues on "nightly news." last week, nationwide now, one in 15 doctor visits were flu related and the baby boomer generation getting hit especially hard and lester holt joins us in 15 minutes from now with the reason for why that is. >> uc berkeley has been on president bush's radar for nearly a year now and the administration is proving it in court. last february when the school erupted in violence over speakers invited by conservative student groups, that if, quote, cal doesn't allow free speech perhaps it should lose federal funding. now it is inserting itself in the subsequen

jodi hernandez is live outside the oakland police department with what the agency is now asking people to do. jodi. >> reporter: terry, the police department here acknowledges it made a mistake, and tonight they are urging undocumented immigrants who were victims of violent crimes to reapply for temporary visa certification. he describes how he was assaulted, hilt in the face by a would be robber in 2016. the undocumented immigrant from el salvador went to oakland police. immigration advocates say he should have qualified for a temporary visa under the new visa program, but was denied by the opd. >> and the whole intent of the law is to get our victims to report the crimes and not be fearful of contacting the police. >> reporter: tonight the oakland police department admits it mistakenly denied certification for as many as 25 crime victims last year, and perhaps more in 2016. they say the department misunderstood the guidelines of the u visa program that allows victims of violent crime who cooperate with police a temporary visa. >> i would implore the community really to -- to really u

reporting live in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi thank you. >> how. >>> how about in frankfort s fcht o non-stop that was the marine. instead unexpected stop in oakland. this is the beau from the sky ranger. that's a flight out of germany. it circled sfo about 30 minutes waiting for the fog to clear. when it didn't clear it was sent to oakland. passengers didn't see more than the runway in oakland. however held there for a hour until they got the go ahead to fly back across the bay. the plane touching down at sfo about an hour ago, three hours late. sfo says fog is causing delays and cancellations much of the day. we want to show you the flight path of this frankfurt to sfo. but see all that circling. yeah circling sfo finally touching down in oakland towards san jose before finally settling down in oakland. after another hour on the runway one more quick 15 minute flight back across the bay to get on the pattern into sfo after that fog cleared. >>> it's a no go, the maverick surf contest won't happen this monday. the world surf league says the as well as aren't bi

nbc's jodi hernandez is there with some answers this evening. jodi. >> reporter: raj, you might say taggers are putting new meaning to the term overnight delivery. the spray paint something believed to be happening in the middle of the night. not exactly the look that the u.s. postal service wants to send out and about. >> everywhere you look you see the graffiti postal trucks which is not okay. >> dozens of mail trucks in downtown oakland are spray painted with messages the postal service it wishes it could return to sender. >> this is large graffiti takes the entire truck. very promment. >> it's outrageous i don't think it's right. that should not be happening. >> >> reporter: for the past two months taggers have been tarring the mail trucks parked outside the civic center post office in downtown oakland. >> it's a crime. and it's something we don't appreciate. >> reporter: postal inspector says it started when the post office lost the secured parking lot across the street after the owner decided to build housing. >> at this point we have to p

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is in antioch with the details. jodi, let's start with the kids, what's their condition? >> reporter: raj, no official word on how those children are doing. but witnesses tell me it appears that they were in very bad shape. in fact they had to be cut out of their family truck. you can see the wreckage is still out here. that after another truck slammed into them. >> it's a sad day when a family gets impacted that way. all over maybe a stolen car. >> reporter: paula richardson says she's never seen anything like it. richardson watched as a stolen truck being followed by a sheriff's deputy exited the freeway, ran a red light, and slammed into another truck with a family inside. >> you didn't hear screeching or anything. all you heard was anatomic boom. the whole truck went up on its side and debris flew all over and exploded all over the placiplace. >> reporter: investigators say it all started in pittsburg when they began to follow the vehicle. the officer says he didn't turn on his emergency lights until the car sta

reporting live in hayward, jodi hernandez, thbz bay area news. >> thank you. so sad for everyone involved. >>> well the drunk driving crackdown in alameda this year was dedicated to that officer. officer camilleri. each holiday season a personally trained team of departments blanket the county hunting for impaired drivers. deputies maid 174 dui arrests, 46 other arrest. also recovered three guns. >>> well in a few weeks you'll be able to apply for the new california state id or the real id in october the california driver's license will no longer cut it to get on an airplane. because of 2005 act of congress that requires all 50 states to enhance driver's licenses with increased security steps. in california, though, it's not ready yet. until sacramento makes the required changes, the federal government is requiring the use of real ids to barred plats. but if you have a passport you can use that. >> if you have a passport, a military id some other type of federally approved document can you check with the tsa website you don't need a real id driver's license to

jodi hernandez is live in hayward with a program kicked off this afternoon. jodi? >> reporter: that is right, terry. the nonprofit love never fails held a kickoff celebration this afternoon. starting tomorrow they're going to be giving victims of exploitation the skills they need to get jobs in i.t. >> the beating and raping, with not being able to go see a doctor when you need to. >> reporter: trish described what she undurred during sex traffics, raised by a mother into street life and pulled in as a teenager. her exploiters would beat her routinely. >> when you don't bring enough money back or when they feel like you are lying, you learn to adapt and just try to survive as much as possible. day-to-d day-to-day. >> reporter: with the help of the nonprofit love never fails and she escaped an now about to take part in a first of its kind training program. >> i want to be introducing my clients to the world of networking. so reuters, switching, how does the internet work. >> reporter: love never fails partnered with cisco and other organizations to provide human tra

they could easily take lives. >> reporter: in conta co-- cont costa county, jodi hernandez. >> a man accused of driving a stolen truck that triggered a crash that killed two little girls in antioch. this is video from his first court appearance last week. he was being chased by sheriff's deputies at the time of the crash. the two young girls sisters lexie and hermila cardoza. >>> an instructor that taught dancers at a local variety of companies and schools is in legal trouble tonight accused of sexually assaulting a young dancer. marianne favro, i understand that's where police took him into custody. >> reporter: yes, they did. they took him into custody at his home in san mateo on friday. victor kabaniaev has taught here in this school in daly city for nearly eight years. and i just spoke with the director of the school, and he told me he's in disbelief to learn that one of his instructors was arrested. victor is now accused of 16 counts of aggravated sexual assault with a child under 14. the alleged assault involved one victim and happened in contra costa county. and here's what co

reporting live in san leandro, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi, thank you. >>> a silicon valley legend has a new job. former hewlett-packard ceo meg whitman is the ceo of a new startup. she'll take over the top spot at newtv, started by media mogul jeffrey katzenberg. it makes short form content for mobile use. she turned ebay into a global powerhouse. >>> now to another big company, google's plan to build a massive new campus in downtown san jose was met with a lot of protests today. at issue, worries that google could hurt plans to help struggling new housing. nbc bay area's scott budman has more. >> reporter: good evening, raj. protesters are angry with city leaders because of negotiations going on between san jose and google about building that big new headquarters downtown. they say if google builds in san jose, the people who live there now will be left out in the cold. >> we are here to stay! >> reporter: they're called san jose rising. and they're worried about housing. >> we are here because our community is hurting. >> reporter: so worried about google building its pla

reporting live, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. the man accused of killing a chp officer while driving drunk made his first court appearance. 22-year-old muhammad ali sat in a wheelchair during his short appearance in court. prosecutors say he had been drinking and smoking pot when he crashed into the officer on christmas eve. court documents show his blood-alcohol level at the time of the crash was 0.11, well over the legal limit. more than a dozen chp officers joined the family in court. afterwards, the officer's mother spoke briefly. >> our own hearts were broken, and our lives were shattered. and we loved him so much. i'll never see him again. >> ali is charged with second degree murder among other charges. he did not ear a plea today and the lawyer asked for a continuance. >>> did the neighbors know the children were being held cap ti captive? a husband and wife accused of torturing their 13 kids. today, we're hearing from family members. this is theresa, the children's aunt. she spoke exclusively with nbc from her home in ten

in napa county i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> that is harrowing thank you. >>> it's been a problem spot for some time. the final home standing on this avenue in pacifica demolished today. the street sits on an eroding cliffside. the owners tried to save the home last parp. slide going in which from the cliff. unfortunately that did not help. they eventually sold the prosecutor to the city last year. people who live in the community say it's been hard to watch the demolition along the avenue. but it is the right thing to do. >> it needed to come down. it's dangerous. i don't want to see anything going sliding down into the ocean. >> very emotional for the folks living there. after today's final demolition, the property in the area on 500 esp plchlt anaed avenue will be incorporate intoed a new trail. >> well california's last nuclear power plant is shutting down tp they voted to moth ball. pg&e proposed a shut down two years ago as it moving to renewable energy sources. part of the agreement with the environmentalists and labor groups. diablo canon will operate until 2025. >

i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. you can see the gray skies where jodi is in napa and essentially cloudy skies and spotty drizzle throughout the north bay. a strong storm earlier this week and more coming next week. certainly a concern for possible mudslides and rock slides. let's bring in our chief meteorologist. how concerned should with be as we head into the heart of this rainy season. >> i think every single time a storm system moves into the bay area, everyone in north bay should remain on high alert due to the fact we had so much burn here throughout the north bay. on the sunday to tuesday storm system the totals were phenomenal. over five inches in can he nken. in the north bay where you have to remain on high alert, anywhere that lives near the fire lines. another way to look at this is across the fire lines we had some 245,000 acres that are were scoff ch pd they are talk about mass vegetation loss. there's nothing in the ground to hold the ground down. as we get the rain, it makes it very heavy and it can

. >> reporter: jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> new at 11:00, is santa rosa going broke? they say the city is on track to burn through all the savings this year and may not be able to pick up the tab for debris removal. they're required to pick up 25% of the tab. at the city council meeting tonight, the city manager said there's not enough money to cover the expenses. >> intimidation bullying and harassment. >> a lot of commotion. a fiery meeting at the alum rocks school district tonight. they want the district to suspend all contracts with the company hired to fix the school. some are also calling for the removal of three school board members. >> the only way you can help the community is by all three of you resigning. >> i think you believe in your own supremacy just too much. >> parents say the projects to fix the schools haven't started two years after they were supposed to. >>> hopefully you haven't been hit by the flu. it's bibeen a deadly flu season. they're urging everyone to get the flu shots. and one mom is taking a different approach and said she's winning. kim

so, i don't know that that message needs to go everywhere. >> reporter: jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> 49ers star linebacker reuben foster arrested last night. he was taken into custody in tuscaloosa county, alabama, for second degree marijuana possession. that's a class a demeanor under alabama law. california, it's legal. foster was a first round pick last year, considered a rising star. he's an alabama native. the 49ers put out a quick response, saying they're aware of the arrest and they're gathering the facts. >>> well, it's already been a brutal flu season. it appears things are getting worse. health care experts say emergency room visits have reached near record highs and the flu season hasn't even peaked yet. this year's strain has proven exceptionally deadly, especially for children. at least 20 have died nationwide. >> i can tell you that one of the most difficult things that i've ever had to do was tell my other children, on saturday morning, that their little brother wasn't coming home. it was absolutely heartbreaking. >> here in california, flu deaths spiked in t

reporting live, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> a new legal twist in the child torture and abuse case in southern california. a judge today ordered the parents to stay away from their 13 children. david and louise turpin were in court today. the judge issued a protective order. it means they cannot contact their kids by phone, e-mail or regular mail and can't stop the kid it is they want to testify against them. the turpins are still behind bars, but if they bail out, the judge told them they cannot go within 100 feet of their kids. this case came to height last week when one of the children escaped and called 911. >>> back here at home, the search continues for a crew that carried out a dangerous spree, responsible for carjackings and heists. it happened in south and west san jose. no word on how many men are in this group. >>> an unprecedented message from north korea, calling for reunification. the central news agency is addressing all koreans at home and abroad. leader kim jong-un previously mentioned reunification in his new year's address. he said this year is especia

it was an emotional day, but as nbc bay area )s jodi hernandez tells us -- the little boy )s family says -- it )s stil not enough. those kids -- who were allegedly held captive by their own parents...were home schooled. those kids -- who were allegedly held captive by their own parents...were home schooled. however -- one of the sons -- did go to a music class at a community college. now -- a former classmate of his -- is speaking out -- exclusively to us. we )re learning a lot more today -- about the trauma that the kids endured for years -- inside their home -- near riverside. prosecutors say they ate once a day and took showers just twice a year. they were forced by their parents to stay awake at night and sleep during the day. as for the former classmate... angie parra says the boy was shy, but it was his appearance that caught everyone )s attention. the turpin )s have pleaded "not guilty" to charges of torture and false imprisonment. david turpin, now also charged with one lewd act with a minor. if convicted, the couple could each face life in prison. new numbers prove the flu is st

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reporting live in antioch, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> very sad, we'll stay on this story throughout the evening. >>> another problem on the local freeways, this time an attack on tech workers. someone is targeting tech buses carrying apple and google employees. it's going right down the silicon valley. the windows of five buses were shattered on 280 between woodside and highway 85. the attack happened during the morning and evening commutes. four of those buses were carrying apple employees, the other one google workers. chp officers have not confirmed exactly what hit these bus, but they do have some suspicions. >> could have been a rock. could have been what somebody reported as a maybe like a bb or a pellet gun. again, it's not something that actually went into the bus. we know it wasn't like a high powered rifle or anything like that. >> you see so many of these buses going from san francisco to the silicon valley. we reached out to apple and google for a comment but have not yet received a response. >>> we have a rainy commute ahead of us tomorrow. you're looking at

reporting live in newark, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi, thank you. >>> also tonight get ready for a wet and chilly week. rain is arriving later this evening. here's a live look at san rafael of the here's jeff ranieri with a timeline of this upcoming storm. jeff? >> several different storm systems lining up out here for what will be an active next seven days. as we zoom in, we're currently getting showers in marin and sonoma counties. also looking at some wet weather approaching san francisco and the peninsula. this will likely move into downtown san francisco by 6:31, west oakland at 6:38 this evening. we're going to run the storm timeline out all the way into tomorrow coming up at 6:19 this evening, but i do want to show you this next map. as you can see, most of the bay area is covered in this orange to red color. that's anywhere from 1 to 2 and a half inches of rainfall we expect from three different storm systems this week. we'll take a look at when each different storm arrives at 6:19 tonight. >> jeff, we'll see you shortly. >>> take a look. not something you s

. -- wrting live in martinez, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jody, thanks pup we just mentioned the other chp officer nce. ied on christmas eve. today the officer teamly and n lleagues showed up in court as pro suspect made his first court appearance. 2 it-year-old mohammed alley sat there in the wheelchair in a courtroom in dublin. assecutors say he had been drinking and smoking pot when he crashed into an officer. court documents show his blood thert level as .11, which is well over the legal limit. more than a dozen chp officers, alu see them there, joined the officer's family in court today. his mother did make some brief remarks. >> our hearts are broken. >> ali is charged with second egree murder. he did not answer a plea. ais lawyer asked for a continuance. >> there is new fall out from the visit to uc berkeley. pro may remember that a protest turned into a riot and he never even spoke. some say protesters attacked them, beat them, pepper sprayed them. the story of the legal action they are now taking. >> it began as a protest of a scheduled speech at uc berkeley by contr

reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez. >>> a police sniper did nothing wrong when he shot and killed a man. that's the finding of the district attorney's office. it happened last may at this home in campbell. investigators say the man shot and killed the parents of his girlfriend and barricaded himself inside his home. police say he pointed a gun at an officer from an upstairs officer. that's when the sniper shot and killed him. today a 69-page report concluded that that sniper acted lawfully. >>> more disturbing details continue to emerge about that southern california couple accused of torturing their children. the news comes as that couple makes their first appearance in court. david and louise turpin stat stoically as their lawyers entered not guilty pleas to charges of torture, and false imprisonment. some siblings were shackled to furniture in the foul smelling four bedroom home while others were hogtied with rope. >> this was severe emotional, physical abuse. there's no way around that. this is depraved conduct. >> you guys probably know more about the allegations than

jodi hernandez spoke with the devastated father. >> they were raised -- they were everything. >> reporter: that's how he describes his young daughters. two of the victims of yesterday's head on crash in antioch. a stolen truck slammed into them killing the for you-year-old and injuring her little sister and her mother. >> it's hell. >> reporter: tonight the 2-year-old is on life support. >> there are no signs of life. they're doing everything they can and there's no sign of life. >> reporter: the girl's mother underwent surgery this morning for major injury. >> her back is broken. her whole shoulder, sarm broken, ribs. >> reporter: the driver is in jail face go murder and felony evading charges. but car doza puts much of the blame on the sheriff's deputy who was following the stolen truck. >> i blame the police a lot. they didn't have their sirens on to alert people. >> reporter: as the community prays for the family, he just wants his youngest to pull through. >> they already took one. it's hard. really hard. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >> what's happening today, the woman accused of

reporting live in emeryville, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> new tribute for ed lee. board of soup riseupervisors me adjourned in memory of the mayor and gathered to honor the decision of being an organ and tiss tissue donor. people were encouraged to give the gift of life. >> our very own mayor lee, a tissue donor himself, after he passed he was able to give life to others. so we are very grateful and thankful. >> mayor lee's family says they were proud of his decision to register as an organ and tissue donor. >> family in kentucky is blaming a drug company for flooding the state with massive amounts of opioids. mckesson is the second largest company in california. it distributed for man 18 million doses of opioids over seven years thap that's about 47 7 opioid pills for every person living in that county. they responded to the questions we asked. they said the information is unsupported. they distribute opioids only to pharmacies that are dea registered and state licensed. mckesson said they are outone li just one link to the opioid distribution. >> russian bots did

jodi hernandez tweeted she had her first test. it took me a minute to register. oh, wait, that's different. >> that is. >> and that's not part of the secret menu which i'm finding out about. >> we had to school you on that. >> yeah. >>> as you head off early this morning getting ready to head out, maybe you will stopping by the in and out later today you may have rain falling especially in the north bay and san francisco. we are continuing to monitor that earthquake which has been revised to 4.4 earthquake, that happened at 2:39 this morning, woke a lot of people up early this morning with some rolling. we also have rain and gusty winds continue from that storm system that moved through yesterday. some of the heaviest rain has shifted towards the sierra. this is a fairly warm storm so it's not producing a lot of snow. we do still have light rain moving into parts of the bay area this morning. once again, mostly over san francisco over towards san rafael, that will continue to move farther off towards the north and east as we go through the next couple of hours. s

the driver was arrested, but nbc bay area's jodie hernandez talked with the father who has been at the hospital by his daughter's side since the crash. that father told jodie he blames the sheriff's deputy who was chasing the suspect. >> i think i blame the police a lot because they didn't have their sirens on to alert people that, you know, this was going on. i just want my daughter to live. they already took one. it's hard, man. it's really hard. >> the"pue mother is being trea at a different hospital and we're told that she is trying to communicate with her ÷wo-year-old little daughter viq face time, trying to get a response, but so far the little girl has not responded. >>> 6:07 right now. happening today a long time san jose school board member accused of swindling thousands of dollars from the school bond measure funds will be arraigned. police say john linder spent $16,000 of campaign finances on airline tickets, lumber and he is alsob@mÑwh64nk\ dg, borrow $12,0 that moneid&zvvuawo franklin k6í áwp board at the commutestric t. be ónk ighways, but despite4hbl%dm;&z0 report