a task force with dozens of members from federal epa criminal investigation division, cal epa and the environmental protection division served a search warrant on the company that performs metal plating on parts and pieces as big as computer chassises, agents interviewed emmoiys, sampled water and sewers, law enforcement sources tell the i team they suspect they were bip yags waste water systems and pump dangerous metals into the public sewer system. the fear is that metals can overwhelm the local waste water treatment plant sending thousands of gallons of sewage into the bay. there is a concern is that there is toxic materials that, the treatment plan is going to lose ability to treat not only that, but everything else that it receives from the city. a similar investigation found they had bypassed valves diverting waste water containing high levels of copper, cyanide, lead and zinc to sewers. that led to a felony conviction for the owner and six months of house aest. the
in hayward. a traffic accident has turned off lights for hundreds of customers. pg&e says a car hit a pole near the intersection of kelly and bayview overnight. 262 customers if the dark. the utility says many could be without power until 3:30 this afternoon. we ll continue to follow this story and bring you more on it as we get details. huge warning going out to skiers at the start watch expected to be the biggest ski weekend. the skier who got caught in an autopsy yesterday has died. terry mcsweeney is live along i-80 in crockett. the gateway to tahoe. reporter: there will be a lot of people heading up to tahoe exciting weekend for skiers. there is a warning from the sierra avalanche center of considerable danger, the likelihood of human triggered avalanches in the sierra this . take a look at what they believe where this happened yesterday. a skier near alpine meadows dead after he and a couple of friends went into the back country, i mean way back country, by themselv