Answer for what some people called hotel hell. Reporter the Imperial Towers is a Residential Hotel where children and elderly were forced to endure dirty and dangerous conditions, now the city is taking steps to sell the property. Its a difficult place to live. Reporter tenants like this 83 year old woman say, as bad as the conditions are, they have no other choice. Reporter do you have any other options . I have no place else to live. When it was cold, we had no heat. Reporter she said they endured lots of hardships. For them its the difference teen life and death. Reporter in 2015 we showed you faulty plumbing and contaminated water that residents said made them sick. They say they are going to fix something and then they pocket the money and leave. Reporter now the hotel is on the road to becoming affordable housing, tuesday, the Oakland City Council authorized the city administrator to have the property deemed a historical site. Full ownership is expected to be given to a nonprofit housing groip. People that group. People that live here said improvements have been made but its still difficult. This woman has been forced to walk up and down five flights of stairs everyday with groceries. An agent for the trustee overseeing the property is speaking to us. We are not authorized to spend the money when the property is in bankruptcy. Reporter she said they are just keeping the property safe until the ownership transfer is accomplished. Residents say they want to trust those that say they are here to help. I believe them. They cannot lie, can they . Reporter tonight we reached out to the city. The ownership of the building is expected to be transferred in march. Its heart braking to see that 83 year old woman having to walk up the stairs because the elevator is not working. Reporter although its early to say, the attorney representing the tenants said they are hoping it becomes a success story. If it works, they want to replicate the situation in other parts of the bay area. Maybe they can start by fixing the elevator. The residents do do not know when things are going to fixed. Lets hope things work out. Thank you. If you have a tip for our two investigates team, email us at our website, ktvu. Com or call 510 8740222. New documents show that the Police Department knew that people were living at the ghost ship warehouse before the deadly oakland warehouse fire. New deements have been re documents have been released. Since 2015, there were several Police Reports of criminal activity at the warehouse including a stabbing. We have asked the police to explain if any incidents were reported to the housing department. So far we have not received a response. A City Council Man from said his daughter was kidnapped from their home. Reporter the councilman bolted from the City City Council meeting after he was told his daughter kas kidnapped. The child was found 30 minutes later in san jose. We canvassed the neighborhood. We were able to locate the girl. She was returned to her family, unharmed. We are investigating the case to the fullest extent that we can. Reporter two men wearing hoodies and cargo pants forced her into a car, its not known wheror why she was taken, in an email to a local paper, the councilman said his daughter did not know them. Detectives said the child was not hurt and they are investigating in conjunction with the san jose Police Department. This area is safe. We do not have issues like this. When we do, we pull out all of the stops. Reporter detectives say there is not much to go on. The attackers were wearing hoodies. There is no make or model on the car they were using, anyone with information is asked to call the police. Coming up, a dramatic end to a high speed chase in southern california, we show you the moments leading up to the crash and the arrest. Also 10,000 stolen from a bay area bank. New developments in the shooting death of a woman in marin, her boyfriend was also found dead. We have more coming up on ktvu news after the break at at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. A high speed chase in los angeles came to a violent end after the driver in this mercedes slammed into a stopped car and kept on going, the driver finally stopped. Thats when the police were able to arrest him. While that was going on, police and bystanders rushed to a car the driver hit, he did not appear to be hurt. New at 6 30, the search for a bank robber in marin, a masked man made off with 10,000 after i robbed the west america bank at harbor drive after 10 30 this morning. The police described the robber as 45 years old, 6 feet tall with blue ice. The main suspect in the shooting death of a woman in novato has been found dead. He was inside of a car with a selfinflicted gunshot wound. The 61 year old woman had been shot several times, authorities have not discussed a motive but they think there was an altercation before the shooting. Coming up, what home owners need to know to keep their property and family safe. The commute will be messy in the morning hours, then we push into the weekend. I have a look at what to expect four your saturday and sunday we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break when you find something worth waiting for, well help you invest to protect it for the future. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. From chase, so you can. The Hydrogen Fueled mirai. Its only emission is water. Toyota. Lets go places. California Highway Patrol is thank residents for help getting rid of this tree that full in the Santa Cruz Mountains early this morning. Residents brought chain saws to help get traffic through. The california Highway Patrol said there is no estimated time for reopening the road. A mud slide in san rafael continues to cause worries tonight. What geologists are saying about the risk. Reporter so far this san rafael house destroyed yesterday morning by a landslide has not moved significantly since, but its going to depend on what the hill above it does. If this rain keeps up for another month and a half, i think that landslide activity is just beginning. Reporter this engineering geologist said almost any hillside you see is susceptible to slides, endangering anyone on top, at the slope or the base. We have a number of hillsides that have moved in the past. We have People Living on landslides that do not know that they are on landslides because they have been dormant for many years. Reporter this is not just runoff. Because its mud muddy, it means that muddy it means that its eating the hill away. All of that water can take a long time to drain out. When the water build up, things start to move and they continue to move, even after the rain quits. Reporter he said one slide he worked on continued to move through the summer and into the following rainy season. As we continue our storm coverage tomorrow. We will look at the slides that can, and do occur here. Thank you. As bad as the situation is there, unfortunately we have more rain. It sound like we are going to get pounded tomorrow. We got a bit of a break today, especially from lunch time until now, overnight we are relatively dry but then the rain and winds move in. The wind is coming in. The wind advisory will be coming in. The flood watch will be coming in. The creeks, like alameda creek, are going to come back up, especially by 4 00 tomorrow afternoon. If the system keeps moving we should be fine, if it stalls out we could have trouble. Winds right now are going from the south to the north. So those winds, by tonight and tomorrow morning, will be blowing 35 and 40 miles per hour. Tomorrow morning, its a wet and windy commute, especially in the 8 00 to 11 00 range. The Early Morning commute will miss the biggest rain. But deerng the strong rain, during the strong rain, its going to be coming down like crazy. The real pop is in the morning. 8 00 a. M. , there it is. Then 10 00 a. M. And then noon. Then it slides out of the area by 5 00 or 6 00. Then we get into friday, we get a break, saturday is a break too. So the pattern, its a powerful morning storm and its done by the afternoon. We could see three or 4 inches of rain in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The ground saturation and the mud will cause issues tomorrow. High tide is around 8030 in the morning so the creeks 80 30 in the morning, so the eight in the morning, so the creeks will be coming up after that. Today, Kyle Shanahan is coming to the area. Taking a live look at the wet wednesday commute, this is the san mateo bridge. Its looking a bit heavy, as you would expect for this time of night. This is highway one at hospital curve, as always at this hour, its jammed up in both directions as folks come into and out of San Francisco we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break. Mark is here with sports. Kyle shanahan is coming to town. Tomorrow is his official introduction. Its like the annual, lets meet the new coach for this year day. But i get a good feeling about Kyle Shanahan. He was greeted as he arrived today. He met some of the employees, thats john lynch on the right side. Its all smiles right now. The draft awaits, the new coach had a message for the fans. I am so excited to be here. I lived here throughout middle school. I went to the super bowl back then. I cannot wait to get started. I promise we are going to work as hard as anyone and do things the right way with good people, high character guys, its going to be a lot of work but its worth it. Madison square garden tonight, Charles Oakley was arrested in the middle of a game between the knicks and the clippers. He got into an argument. It took several officials to stop him. He was arrested. We do not know what was the cause of that altercation, he played with the knicks for 10 years. In the meantime, at oracle stadium, the chicago bills are in town. Clay thompson is in the lineup. He was in washington attending his grandfathers funeral for the past few days. He was always around. My father was gone for two years, working in the midwest, he was always there for us, he always came to games and he was proud of what i did. It made me happy to make him proud. It makes you realize what is important in life. I saw joe earlier in the news cast at pebble beach having a good time. They had the annual celebrity amateur golf game. They had one of the stars of the big bang theory. He made the game winning putt, also bill murray and huey lewis. He was having a little trouble with his golf game. I live in montana. We have not been playing a lot of golf this winterment i am told i am playing so bad right now tiger woods could beat me. Thats a good line. Meanwhile, we want to mention, one of the giants great bull pen components, lopez has retired from the giants, he has for rings, three with the giants, a great player. Thank you for joining us tonight. Our coverage continues at 7 00 on ktvu plus, see you later. [ alarm clock beeping ] weather. [ laughter ] cartoons. Wait for it. [ cat screech ] [ laughter ] [ screaming ] [ laughter ] make everyday awesome with the power of xfinity x1. Hi grandma and the fastest internet. [ girl screaming ] [ laughter ] hey, ready for lunch . Oh, one sec. 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