Firefighters are up in the air and on the ground putting water on the fire. Ambulances are standing by. Lots of interest in the neighborhood here. I talked with one neighbor who did hear an explosion and then saw a lot of flame. You can see from our live that was jean elle reporting live near the scene at this gas explosion. Apparently we have lost her signal. Again, shes about two blocks from this area, right at the lawrence expressway and point siena avenue, white oak lane. As we told you, a woman apparently a woman, crashed her honda civic into the strip mall. That ruptured a gas line and now theres a fire in the strip mall. We understand one person has been sent to the hospital with smoke inhalation. Were keeping a close eye on this as firefighters try to close down this mall with the fire still going on. We have sent out breaking news alert about the explosion and fire this afternoon. If you want some of those updates on your smartphone, download the nbc bay area app. Chilling and
Vester flanagan, a former reporter at the station who grew up right here in the bay area. Flanagan posted his own video of the shooting. And later he killed himself as Police Closed in. Tonight, coworkers are remembering Alison Parker and her cameraman adam ward. Parker had just celebrated her 24th birthday. She had been at the station for a year. Ward had been at the local station for a few years. They were both thought of highly. They did great work every day and put their all into what they did. Im going to miss them. I heard one of my colleagues say alison was ambitious but in a good way, not ambitious to climb over people but ambitious to be successful with whatever it is she was assigned. Adam, um, was a wonderful person to be around. Consistently positive. A really good photojournalist, good shooter and editor. Vester flanagan was fired from the station in 2013. A picture is emerging of flanagan as an angry disgruntled employee nothing like the person people remembered back here
Reporter none of the injuries was lifethreatening. But the stabbing victims were transported to the hospital. They and the others involved are still being questioned by police. In san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. So as that officer said, at this point, no idea what led to the fight in the first place . Reporter no. They said they are still looking for a motive. They have been able to review that Surveillance Footage and so now they are just trying to figure out who was a witness, who was a participant. But still, nothing about what actually tipped it off in the first place. Well, at least the three who were stabbed are going to be okay. Ann rubin in the south bay tonight. Ann, thank you. There are developments in the free speech week. Conservative speaker ann coulter will no longer speak at that event. She told ktvu today that the city does not deserve to hear her speech. Her announcement came as some reports say that the organizer of the event Milo Yiannopoulos may be on the verg
Theres a chill. Patchy low clouds lasting not long. 67 go 70s upper 60s, 70s near the bay and upper 70s low 80s inland and tomorrow warmer and after that we go into a cool pattern and you can see low clouds around Santa Cruz San Mateo coast bodega bay water temperature 47. Its the coldest since june 2016 i will have to see if thats colder. San francisco outside the gate 50, the low near the coast are near 46, 40 degrees Half Moon Bay foot every month 49 Half Moon Bay foot every month 4945 in town a lot of great 47 cimarron 48 lafayette 49 a whopper of a low moving into baja its far enough south the Pressure Gradient is relaxing so there will not be much of the waiver breeze. Tomorrow warmer and another system dropping in, 60s and 70s upper 70s and low 80s. 7 01 am it is getting crazy or the same . We have a couple things, steve. Okay. Mentioning traffic is busy if youre driving in san jose, if you drive on the branam lane, if you drive on the branam lane. , west near calle del farara t
County coroner appearing before the judge and explaining the accusations against this well respected Law Enforcement officer. Reporter the colleagues at the Marin County Sheriffs Office are in shock and is family in disbelief as the head of the marin county Coroners Office is facing charges of sexually abusing an underage girl. Reporter do you have anything to say about the charges . Reporter the relatives had nothing to say as they left the courtroom after watching the chief deputy corner Darrell Harris go before the judge for the first time and cameras were not allowed inside the courtroom. Harris did not enter a plea to charges which include continual sexual abuse of a girl under 14, lewd acts with a minor and sexual battery. His Attorney Says that he denies the accusations. Mr. Harriss family does not believe it is true, his wife and son are here today, his colleagues do not believe it, his neighbors and his friends do not believe it is true. Reporter harris was the lasted arrested