The cause is under investigation but the fire is not considered to be suspicious. Its hard to imagine but here comes the rain. A lot of it. Our chances of getting slammed by an el nino winter is 90 . That new prediction released today. If you remember back in 1997, that was a wild winter around here. We show you the 1997, 1998 el nino. Thats the red and white part. On the right side is this years weather pattern. This shows we could be hit with the strongest el nino on record. Some homeowners, many are getting ready for these heavy rains but we begin in our studio here with our chief meteorologist. I do not think it is a slam dunk for heavy rainfall for the bay area just yet. What we track are the warmer waters in the equator yall pacific. You can see here on the map, that bright banding there of orange and also red colors. That is the warming waters that we track with el nino. That is very significant which brings our sea surface anomalies to higher temperatures. That peak would see s
Five. This month ive scheduled i think about seven scheduled already this month. More than usual . Way more than usual. Reporter but even with a lot of rain, experts say our drought wont go away right away. Will this be the drought buster we need . Reporter thats the question we asked Santa Clara University professor and Civil Engineer ed mahrer, who says our warm weather is bad news even if we get very wet. More likely than not to be a warmer year than weve experienced in the past. What that means is theres less snowpack. Snowpack is our Los Angelesst natural reservoir we rely on for our water supply. Reporter even with a very rainy forecast experts say we should still conserve water. Because the drought is likely to stay around for a while. The National Weather service says the el nino is not likely to be short but could last into the spring. Reporting live in san jose, scott budman. We remember 1997, a lot of floods and mudslides around here. What will happen this time around . Jeff
Deputy jumped into deep water to save another person who was also drowning, but that deputy drowned himself. Its not clear if the person he was trying to rescue also drowned. The sheriffs released a statement late tonight saying in part, we quote, Deputy Francies died doing what he was born to do, putting himself in harms way to protect the lives of others. He is a hero and is an example of exactly what is right in Law Enforcement today. Sheriffs are on their way to lake tahoe late this evening. Well have the latest tomorrow morning on the morning show today in the bay. Also new at 11 00. The sincer sensitive debate over life and death is heading to Court Tomorrow morning. Terminally ill patients and the doctors who treat them are suing the state of california for the right to die. This will be a highprofile case. Reporter this case will effect a lot there is a group of patients worried about facing a horrible death is asking the court to protect doctors from criminal prosecution. Ther
In contra costa county. Here is what they had to say. I think the mood around this agency, we are all devastated. We have lost one of our family members, he was hard working and we are in close contact with the family to get through this. Reporter and the South Lake Tahoe Police Department released a statement showing signs of heroism but some details are quite saddening. Deputy Carlos Francis was a standout Football Player in 2005. On friday he died trying to save the life of his sisters friend. They were on paddle boards. His sister and her friend were on kayaks. Her friend tried to help and when deputy stepped in to help but didnt make it to them in time and fell unconscious. Everyone in his party survived. He is being hailed a hero for putting his life on the line to save another. Deputy francis was with the Sheriffs Office since december of 2011. He lived in sacramento and plans are underway for a memorial to honor his life. We are live in the city of martinez. Thank you. Happenin
Support for it and if the people of her crying. It was a very powerful moment. And very emotional moment out your credit for short. The deal but you will only see on kron4. Com. The community is called here in droves really. They lit candles and try to help. But try to help the two sons hugh from this. Reporter we are waiting for investigators to confirm the identity of a dismembered body found near the dumbarton bridge. Reporter its believed to be that of. Shelly titchener. Shelly went missing on february 13th. Reporter taking his own life on the bayon the bridge. We will find out more about the two sons that are out here and just helping them heal. The visual the last approximately, are around one hour to one hour and a half. Just a big thing for the community correct a very tightknit community and they are trying to help the boys come cope with this. Reporter on february 21st a torso was found in fremont. Station to interview her husband he committed suicide hours later. Reporter he