Distribution system. Nearby im just worried about my water. I always like drinking a glass of water, and when i heard that i put it down and got suspicious, and yeah, its just kind of alarming. The kids in this neighborhood deserve better. Reporter now the air quality tests here at Mcclymonds High School will happen over the weekend. They hope to have the results very quickly so they can move on with next steps. Whether or not thats remediating this campus or moving some place else. You know, last night there was speculation, but any definitive word tonight as to where the chemical came from . Reporter well, at this point ousd said its not in their ground water or on their property. Theyre not the cause of this. But here in west oakland, there are 5 identified sites that have tce contamination. One is just a half mile from where im standing. Yes, its kind of an industrial neighborhood. Thanks so much. Were learning more about a homicide inside a south bay airbnb property this week. The suspect is a Japanese National who was in a relationship with the victim. Kpix 5s len ramirez on the key question that remains. Reporter Santa Clara County sheriffs investigators returned to the scene at the house in the East Foothills to collect more evidence. Meanwhile the suspect, a native of japan, was in court facing a murder charge for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend with a kitchen knife. The victim suffered a major contusion underneath her chin. The wounds went upward. Reporter the victim was found in a bed amid bloody sheets and blankets in the backyard cottage that was rented on the suspects airbnb account according to investigators. We believe the defendant lived with the girlfriend. Reporter but still, no motive in the case which unfolded tuesday afternoon when the suspects attorney Jeff Rawlings called the Sheriffs Office to report the murder. Theres no comment at this time. Reporter the suspect was arrested the next morning after coming in for questioning. Also not commenting was the Property Owner who rented out the come aj to the suspect and told investigators he had seen him there as recently as the day before the victims body was found. Investigators say he was in possession of his girlfriends prius and bloodied clothing was allegedly found inside the car. The suspect only speaks japanese, and proceedings were delayed for almost an hour today because the court couldnt find a japanese interpreter, but one will be on hand for next court appearance. Hes being held without bail at the Santa Clara County jail. While the coronavirus is certainly grabbing headlines, new numbers show the flu is a bigger threat to americans right now. Kpix 5s anchor Elizabeth Cook reports the Record Number of children in the u. S. Have died from the flu. Liz . Allen, thats right. This years flu season is hitting children especially hard. Alarming new numbers from the cdc estimate theres been at least 29 million flu cases in the u. S. With 280,000 people hospitalized. And 16,000 People Killed sodeat children, the highest since the flew pandemic in 2009. This particular year has been the hardest on kids in quite some time, and obviously, you know, were still in it. Were still in flu season. Reporter asas ansca ri coronavirus still looms in the minds of many. On one hand were dealing with a new virus, a novel coronavirus. And the reason thats so important is because when you have a new virus, theres still ways it may behave that you just dont know, that you cant predict. Reporter globally theres been over 76,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and over 2,000 deaths. In the u. S. Theres now more than 30 confirmed cases. Several americans that tested positive for the virus are being treated in omaha, nebraska. So far, hs meanwhile, more evacuees released from quarantine in miramar. Were healthy and got our certification, so everything is good. The cdc says the people released have no health risk to the public. While flu activity remains high in most regions of the united states, the cdc says the vaccine is actually really working, saying it reduced doctor visits associated with the flu by 45 percent. The flu season is likely to continue for several more weeks. All right, liz, thank you. Health officials today are confirming 2 new coronavirus cases here in california. One in Sacramento County, another in humboldt county. That brings the total number of california cases to 10. The Sacramento County patient returned from china february 2nd. The person has been selfisolated at home since their return, and during that time the person started showing mild symptoms. The humboldt county patient had also recently returned from china. Fears over the outbreak continue to take a toll on San Franciscos convention business. Today verizon pulled out of sponsoring the rsa conference, one of the worlds top Cyber Security events. At t and ibm also pulled the plug. And as of today, at least 14 sponsors and exhibitors have abandoned the event that starts on sunday. Last year the trade show attracted over 40,000 attendees. Mayor london breed issued a statement saying in part, quote, as leaders in business and government, we must set an example to prevent fear, rumors, and misinformation from guiding our actions, adding the virus is not circulating in the community and the risk of becoming infected is low. The 2020 Game Developers conference wont be held until march 16th, but some Tech Companies are already backing out including facebook, occulus and sony. Facebook released a statement saying they wont attend out of concern due to the quote evolving Public Health risks. Global tensions over the outbreak are causing violent protests to erupt in ukraine. In one village, angry protesters started fires in the street when evacuees arrived. They were throwing stones at the buses and clashing with riot police. The evacuees who are mostly ukrainian are being monitored at a ukrainian hospital. Authorities insist the travelers are healthy, and the quarantine is just a precaution. Meanwhile the cdc is reporting 34 patients in the u. S. Testing positive for the coronavirus. That includes 21 people that contracted the virus in china or aboard the cruise ship docked in japan. And japan is grappling with the crisis ahead of the 2020 olympic games. The japanese government is hoping the spread of the virus will be contained when the games begin in 5 months, but right now Public Health officials are blasting the government over how it handled the outbreak aboard the diamond princess cruise ship. Hundreds of passengers were released wednesday despite 79 new coronavirus cases being announced that day alone. They really botched the quarantine on the diamond princess, and now they released all the people who tested negative. This may be an epic mistake. Theres a lot at stake if the olympics are threatened. Japan has already spent 28 billion in preparations, mainly in building the stadium and infrastructure. And companies have spent 6 billion in sponsorships. Stocks slid with the potential fallout from the outbreak. The dow and nasdaq all closed in the red today. For continuing coverage on the coronavirus in the bay area, head to our website, kpix. Com, or watch our 24 hour streaming service, cbsn bay area. The city of location dealing with the loss of its police chief after she was abruptly fired. The Police Commission voted unanimously to show kirkpatrick the door. No reason was given. The mayor agreed with the process, giving them the right to dismiss the chief without cause. The decision yesterday was extremely personally difficult for me, but i made it because i believe that it was in the best interest of oakland. The assistant chief darren c. A nationwide search will begin immediately for a replacement. Coming up at 6 00 da lin has a closer look inside the firing. A bay area rapper left paralyzed back in 2013 in a shooting has been named as the ring leader in a multimillion dollar Identity Theft ring. Kpix 5 did a story about kafani in 2014 when he was being fitted with a robotic skeleton to help him walk again, but Authorities Say since 2018, he and 3 alleged accomplices have been stealing identities, even buying gold bars as part of the scheme. The rapper was in Court Last Week and is currently free on a quarter Million Dollars bail. 2 people are recovering from gunshot wounds while 2 south Bay Police Departments hunt for suspects. Morgan hill police were called to the scene around 8 tim temperature last night where officers found multiple bullet casings littering the street. They found 2 gunshot victims at 101 a short time later. Both are hospitalized. Investigators are searching for a dark sedan seen fleeing the morgan hill scene. Still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, growing concerns about how russia may be trying to meddle in the 2020 president ial campaign. And coming up, the democratic candidate warned that the kremlin may be trying to help his campaign to get President Trump reelected. Plus a potentially deadlocked jury in the trial of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. Why theyre unable to reach a verdict. And a large sign spotted outside Buckingham Palace demanding Prince Andrew speak with the fbi. And clouds loom over the skyline of San Francisco. Well have the saturday and sunday outlook when we come back. When i came home from prison my sons were in their teens. So i got involved in juvenile justice, i didnt want them to go through the same thing i went through. Michael bloomberg created the young mens initiative. In helping keep other young men and young women from entering into the criminal justice system. And we see it, we see it in young people being employed. We see young people being removed out the system. Running for president , what better platform for him to speak about real justice, real reform. Im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Im Susie Steimle at the live news desk, and we start with a live look for you at the Oakland International airport. We just learned a couple of minutes ago that a small plane caught fire there earlier this afternoon. We also have reports from the oakland fire department. They say the fire started about 2 00, engulfing the entire biplane and burning it down to the flame. The east bay times reports it sparked in the north field at the airport. The crews were able to put it out within a couple of minutes. Luckily there were no injuries reported and no damage to the hanger either. Still unclear how the fire got started. At the live news desk, im Susie Steimle. Now a number of new developments in the race to the white house this afternoon. New reports that u. S. Officials warned senator Bernie Sanders that russia has been trying to boost his campaign to ultimately help President Trump get reelected. Sanders rallied supporters in santa ana today. A new poll of primary voters shows sanders still leading the field with 24 percent. Biden, bloomberg, warren, and buttigieg behind him. A poll earlier this week showed sanders with a much larger lead. Meanwhile Michael Bloomberg says hell release 3 women from ndas he had over past comments he made. Meantime the president ial candidates are gearing up for tomorrows nevada caucuses. The newest statewide poll there shows sanders with a double digit lead over the rest of the field followed by buttigieg and biden. Warren will hold a town hall in las vegas tonight. Biden and his wife jill are in las vegas for Community Events today. Amy klobuchar is also holding rallies in nevada. Kpix 5 has you covered leading up to our states primary on march 3rd, super tuesday. Check out the special section online at kpix. Com. A note from jurors l fr rvsugges t theyre deadlocked. After 4 days of deliberations they passed a note to the judge indicating they could only reach a verdict on 3 of the 5 charges. The note asked if they could be deadlocked on 2 counts of predatory Sexual Assault while rendering a verdict on the other counts, but the judge said no dice and ordered them to continue deliberating. Attorney Gloria Allred who represents multiple accusers outside this case weighed in. Its a long journey to justice. Its long for everyone involved and those that care about the results. But well see whether theyre able to reach a verdict. Predatory Sexual Assault, the harshest charge, could land weinstein in prison for life. Hes pleaded not guilty to the charges and say the sexual encounters were consensual. Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred is demanding answers in another sex crimes case, the one that involves Jeffrey Epstein. Allred plastered this Yellow School bus with a large banner of the princes face asking him to call the fbi and it was driven right in front of the palace. There are be no Justice Without the truth. And there will be no truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, unless Prince Andrew stops hiding the truth from the fbi and from the public. This is unacceptable. The prince was a long time friend to Jeffrey Epstein and was forced to step back from his royal duties after an interview about his relationship with the accused sex trafficker. A rebranding in the works for prince harry and Meghan Markle as they prepare to exit their roles as senior members of the royal family. The couple will no longer be allowed to use the sussex royal name on any eir projects, including their charity foundation. They had filed a trademark application for the term, but have since withdrawn it. Harry and meghan officially end their duties on march 31st. Wells fargo has agreed to pay 3 billion over its fake account scandal back in 2016. They admitted to falsifying records, harming Credit Ratings of customers, misusing their personal information, and wrongfully collecting millions in fees and interests. The settlement resolves their criminal and civil liabilities for the scandal. The companys ceo released a statement saying while this is a significant step in bringing this chapter to a close, theres still more work we must do to rebuild the trust we lost. We are committing all necessary resources to ensure that nothing like this happens again. Well be Brian Hackney is here with a check of the weekend forecast, and youre seeing just a bit of rain tomorrow morning . Thats what i was saying yesterday. Oh today has changed . It looks like its probably not going to happen. So good looking weekend. That depends on what you define as good. If you like clouds, it will be good. Because we have clouds coming up from this low spinning over southern california. They got rain down there. But for us were just getting clouds and verga. You can see the high clouds probably from where youre viewing this from. Right now concord still 72, in oakland its 72 with some clouds around. Livermore has 65. So warm day. In fact most places warmed up a bit. That might look impressive if not for the fact most of the green isnt hitting the ground. Its up in the upper atmosphere, but its so warm in the lower layers by the time it falls it just evaporates and doesnt hit the earth. Temperatures have increased. In fact its 7 degrees warmer at this hour in santa rosa than it was last night in fairfield. Its 4 degrees warmer in livermore. So the general tendency is toward warmer today, but cools down tomorrow. Overnight lows tonight with the high clouds mild. 45 as travis, 46 at livermore, and 47 in san jose. That low is off the coast, and its spinning moisture down in the Central California area, so they could get a bit, but for us the low kicks to the east. High pressure kicks back in, and its a dry weekend. A lot of clouds around, but its too far away from the low, not enough moisture. Were not getting any rain. Partly cloudy night for us tonight, and were looking for saturday to start out mostly cloudy, and that sets the tone for the weekend. The mix of sun and clouds through sunday. It will be a little cooler. More sun and warmer though by the time we get into monday through thursday of next week. Tomorrow, 70 in santa rosa, and partly cloudy skies. The farther north you go, the fewer clouds you have. Great weekend for the wine country. 70 fairfield, 69 vallejo, in San Francisco 60, in oakland 62, and in san jose 68. So very pleasant and mild, and very dry right through sunday. But monday through thursday, pretty much y teures rebound e 0stime. U ed ttell because you tell by the temperatures. Well take it. Thank you. Coming up, facebook wants to pay you for your voice. How much you can get and what your words will be used for. I thought steyer was brilliant in that moment. We have not said one word tonight about race. Not one word. Are you kidding me . The heart and soul of this party is diversity. When a kid succeeds in columbia, South Carolina in las vegas, nevada that is a triumph for every american. People dont know tom steyer. Ive known tom steyer for fifteen years. His commitment on Racial Justice and social justice is rock solid. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Try to win by attacking, now, we know the trump strategy distorting, dividing. Mr. President it. Wont. Work. Newspapers report bloomberg is the democrat trump fears most. As president , universal healthcare that lets people keep their coverage if they like it. A record on job creation. A doable plan to combat climate change. I led a complex, diverse city through 911 and i have common sense plans to move america away from chaos to progress im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Uber is trying a more personal approach to its service. For the first time customers do have the option to talk to a live representative to book a ride. The company says its geared towards the elderly, and right now only being offered in florida. Facebook is offering a little bit of money for a little bit of your time. Its paying to record your voice. The purpose is to improve its Voice Recognition tools. All you have to do is record a phrase, followed by the first name of a facebook friend, and do it multiple times. It takes about 5 minutes and pays 5 into your pay pal account. Go to the research app viewpoint and look for the facebook survey called pronunciations. If you cant afford a fancy tesla cyber truck, heres a scaled down version. A hot wheels version. The car makers teamed up to create a mini version of the futuristic utility truck. The radio controlled tiny tesla has functioning lights, a telescoping tailgate, and a reusable vinyl sticker that looks like a cracked window. Remember that demonstration . It will cost between 20 and 400 and will ship in time for christmas. A high end work out clothing selling for half the price, but is it a deal or a steal . Coming up we go undercover to investigate at a bay area flea market. Plus how some famous faces are rallying behind a young boy whose mother says is being bullied. And a bear ndering around a woresidential california neighborhood. How wildlife experts were able to finally get her back to the forest. Relentless about learning the first song we ever danced to. About teaching him to put others first. About helping her raise her first child. And when i was first diagnosed, my choice was everyday verzenio. Its the only one of its kind that can be taken every day. 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Hard working people, betrayed by trump, struggling to survive. In this moment, we need a fighter. Bernie sanders. We know hell fight for us as president because he always has. Im Bernie Sanders and i approve this message. Youre watching kpix 5 news at 5 30. Right now on kpix 5 and streaming cbsn bay eaa great bargain on name brand workout clothes, but is it a deal or a steal . Good evening, im veronica de la cruz. And im allen martin. Its one of the most popular and expensive workout clothing brands. Lululemon leggings can run you as much as 150 a pop. But you wont believe how low the prices are at one bay area flea market. Andria borba went undercover to find out how thats possible. Reporter christy loves lululemon and is always hunting for deals and can find brand new items on ebay for 20 percent off. But that doesnt come close to what she recently discovered at the laney flea market, lululemon leggings with the tags looking perfectly real. She had tables full of all sizes, all the new styles that are in the stores. Reporter we went back to check, and sure enough, there was the stall with a large collection of current styles. Are they real . Yeah, theyre real. Everything is real. Reporter so we bought some. And how much is it . 50. Reporter she sure looked real, but we wanted to confirm it. These