marella. she is now on administrative leave while the shooting is under investigation. public school teachers in oakland are hours away from going on strike. the district offered a last- minute 7% raise that was rejected. teachers are asking for a 12% raise over three years. a college freshman from sunnyvale accused of creating an app to sell drugs. it offered cocaine, ecstasy and mushrooms even allowed customers to make special requests. the high cost of living in the bay area making it harder for college students to find housing. at san jose state it is so bad, students are asking for the university to take a drastic step. students asking for a place where they can sleep in their cars. >> reporter: this homeless crisis really affecting students at san jose state because they are competing with just about everyone else to find housing, which is getting more and more expensive. students have a list of demands for the university. they are asking for money, bids and interestingly they are asking for parking spaces so students can sleep safely in their cars. students pulling into the seventh street garage in san jose state once only concerned about finding a parking space for a few hours. now, with the worsening homeless crisis, many are looking to the garage as a place to pull in for the night. >> parking spaces will give people a safe place to sleep. members of the student homeless alliance are asking for a minimum of ten spaces be put aside for say parking for homeless students. >> we know there are dozens of students sleeping in their cars and are fearful of having to wake up every few minutes, scared of someone who might come in, police or somebody. >> reporter: last year kpix was reported how a homeless english professor was living out of her car and parked in the same garage. >> it's not going to solve the ultimate crisis but at the same time it is and make an immediate solution. >> reporter: the chancellor's office reported last year that 13% of san jose state student population has been homeless in the last year. >> hard when you are trying to find a place to sleep, find a consistent place to shower. one was james, a homeless student until three weeks ago when he got into housing on campus. he says he would get roused if he parked in the garage so he spent nights in the king library. >> sometimes the best way you get sleep is face down on a table in the computer lab. >> reporter: besides spaces in the garage they are demanding 12 beds in the dorms for up to 60 days and 2500-dollar emergency grants for students to stay in housing if they can't pay rent. students in the university has not responded to the demand. >> when we don't get a response it makes us assume nothing is being done. >> reporter: no one from the university was available to comment on the story, but a spokesperson did say that the university has recently updated its website so students in crisis can more quickly find one-on-one services and the university is also installing a food pantry on campus to provide emergency food and meals for students who are hungry. >> maybe has been ten or 12 years when they built new housing but haven't heard anything about new housing plans? >> they have built an enormous amount of housing for students at san jose state but the demand is so high there have been waiting list for students to get on that. it is very difficult and not easy for a lot of students to afford. one of the biggest problems is students who have housing have to relinquish that over winter break and during that time period a lot of them do become homeless during that time period . >> they lose housing it's hard to get back in. >> auto burglaries have been ramping up in fremont and now police are warning about hot spots. shopping center parking lots are major targets. police have increased patrols arresting 11 people over an eight day period. despite efforts over 300 auto burglaries have been reported since january 1st. auto burglaries have exploded over the past few years, rising a whopping 87% between 2014 and 2017. thieves are targeting shopping centers and are often after the same thing. >> what we are primarily seen is laptops being taken. usually from the backseat of the car. they search with flashlights, they look in windows as soon as they see a bag that appears like it could contain a laptop or a purse, they break the window. >> reporter: police say shopping centers on the i-80 corridor are frequent targets. they are advising people to take bags with them whenever they parked in a public space. police are searching for the suspects behind a string of smash and grab's in san jose. burglaries happened overnight. police say they smash three different auto parts store. then they targeted a vape shop behind oakridge mall. it is unclear how much they stole. so far no suspects and no arrests. falsifying reports, unnecessary use of force, the small city of rio vista under the microscope after california's new police transparency law exposed bad behavior. rachel wolf on the new committee created to tackle the problem. >> the formation of this new committee comes as law enforcement agencies struggle to comply with new laws surrounding public records requests. members of the community sounded off during a rio vista council meeting tuesday night after the police department released files . the council approved an ad hoc committee to work with the existing public safety commission, to see if there's an issue to move forward. the 15 officer department is one of the first agencies to show officers disciplined. it reveals a window into the world of law enforcement. compliance with new records laws is more time-consuming, especially with sensitive cases involving minors. >> some agencies we have spoken to in some areas of the state say we don't have reduction technology in the bill requires certain parts the redacted how my supposed to comply with that. >> two police officers were recently fired. 14 unnecessary use of force and falsifying reports. uc berkeley has suspended a prominent professor for allegedly sexually harassing students. he has been suspended for two years. a professor at the department of east asian languages and cultures. the decision was handed down in november. the chronicle is reporting a student claims he sexually harassed her in 2018. five women also accused of of misconduct. he is denying the allegations. an unprecedented four the summit on catholic clergy sexual abuse begins tomorrow at the vatican. church officials met with a small group of survivors to hear first-hand accounts. they are urging vatican officials to stop pleading ignorance about abuse that has gone on for decades and dismiss clergy members involved. >> they apply zero-tolerance and those who have covered up there is the door. >> pope francis did not meet with survivors today. tomorrow he along with high- ranking vatican officials and more than 100 senior catholic bishops from around the world are expected to discuss ways to prevent abuse, care for victims and investigate cases of misconduct. president trump says an american woman who left the u.s. to join us this will not be allowed back in the country. she was raised in alabama. she left the country four years ago when she was 19. she traveled to syria, married and had a child with an islamic state fighter. her lawyer says she now realizes she was wrong, but the secretary of state, mike pompeo, says she isn't a citizen and cannot return. tonight we are asking viewers do you think she should be able to return to the united states. you were mario diaz writes quote can there be a probationary period, can she provide valuable information on isis or any other terror groups? graces quote she made her bed and now she must lay in it. enjoy your new life. we want to know, do you think the u.s. should allow her back in the country? let us know right now on our facebook page. the family of a maga hat wearing teenager suing the washington post. the incident happened last month of the lincoln memorial. the kentucky teenager was filmed in an encounter with a native american advocate. now the family is demanding $250 million in damages. lyft is reportedly getting ready to go public. the san francisco-based company submitted its ipo paperwork with the securities and exchange commission, late last year. it is expected to make the filing public as early as next week. people familiar with the matter say they will list years on the nasdaq around the end of march. a helmet camera captures the moment a skier is dragged 200 feet down the mountain and buried in snow. how his friends saved him from an avalanche. bye-bye bagel. a new move to crack down on supersized sugary drinks. parents turning homes in the classrooms. the preparations being made before teachers go on strike tomorrow. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist. . we are finding out about o guard lieutenant, being charged by federal investigators now for planning a mass killing. law enforcement arrested in last friday on illegal weapons charges. when they searched his basement apartment, they found 15 firearms, over 1000 rounds of ammunition and other paraphernalia. investigators say he is an alleged white supremacist who had a hit list that included several democratic politicians. some from the bay area in california, among them congresswoman nancy pelosi, presidential candidates kamala harris, cory booker, elizabeth warren, also apparently wanting to kill media personalities including cnn journalist don lemon and joe scarborough. investigation, led by the corporation of the coast guard and the f.b.i. we will have more coming up. supersized sweet drinks may soon become a thing of the past in california. they aimed a package of bills today to get californians to cut down on sugar. one would ban stores from putting sugary drinks your check out. unlike laws already passed in some bay area cities these proposals would not tax sugary drinks. >> the raiders could make an announcement soon if they play in the oakland, ceiling. the chronicle reporting the team is going to pay $7.5 million to stay and play in the coliseum for the upcoming 2019 season. with a $10.5 million option 2020. the team initially walked away from the same deal back in december. that is when the city of oakland join the lawsuit suing the raiders for moving to las vegas. no comment from the raiders. dna leading to a break in a southern california cold case investigators have arrested a colorado man they believe killed a young girl more than 45 years ago. 72 -year-old james alan neil facing murder charges for the death of than 11 -year-old linda o'keefe. she was abducted while walking home from school back in 1973. the next day her body was found in newport beach. >> investigators used forensic dna testing and online genealogy website to identify the suspect's dna as being consistent with dna left at the crime scene. simply put investigators have a lead. >> investigators were able to create a picture of what she may have looked like in the 70s, and now. they arrested him yesterday in colorado springs. if convicted he faces a minimum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. a day on the slopes takes a harrowing turn in utah when a skier is swept up in an avalanche. his helmet cam rolling the whole time. how his friends saved his life. >> at that moment the day switched. i watched him roll over the jump all of a sudden i see this avalanche and i am like oh, slide. >> reporter: colby stephenson watched helplessly. >> he let go of his polls swimming through the avalanche to keep his head up. >> reporter: carrying the skier to hundred feet three trees and rocks until finally burying him completely. >> i am skiing over there full panic adrenaline through the roof wanting to save my friend. >> 's friend trapped under the cement like snow. seconds later john brown watching from the top made it down. >> scary i didn't know how to think straight. >> reporter: both desperately looking for any sign of their friend when finally they spotted the tip of his ski. >> when i hit his leg for the first time and he started screaming he was very frantic. we were going to dig until his head was free and he could breathe. >> i remember hitting his helmet with my shovel. we dug his head out. sorry i hit you in the head he was like that was the best feeling of my life. getting hit in the head with a shovel. >> reporter: a lucky ending to what could have been a deadly slide. >> we got you. >> i had a few minutes, am i going to be able to save my friend. >> at the end of the day, life could end that quickly. >> unbelievable. the skier was stuck under the snow for a minute and 15 seconds. probably seemed like an internet he. from reality to reality show. tonight we get to watch the bay area firefighter put his skills to the test on the hit cbs reality show survivor. >> back home now and told us what life was like on the island. >> hungry, you get week. >> how do brush her teeth? >> you don't. we would take sticks, sticks and try to scrape off, but actually you teeth don't get that dirty because you're not eating that much. there is no sugar out there. >> reporter: he wrapped up his role as a castaway on survivor's 38th season edge of extinction no one has won just yet. final votes will be ready in alive reveal may 20th. survivor edge of extinction premieres tonight at 8:00 right here on kpix5. the fire fall makes the glowing return to yosemite. your best chance to see the rear, winter phenomenon. we're working together to do just that. bringing you more great tasting beverages with less sugar or no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, clear calorie labels and reminders to think balance. because we know mom wants what's best. more beverage choices, smaller portions, less sugar. balanceus.org . >> time running out to see a rare winter phenomenon at yosemite. >> right at sunset the light gives the famous horse until fall a stunning orange glow. they call it the fire fall. every night hundreds of people make the pilgrimage to see it and of course take lots of pictures. for that to occur the sun has to align with el capitan at just the right way and there needs to be enough snowmelt for the waterfall to flow from a park ranger so you can likely see the fire fall for another week depending on weather. be prepared for a mile long hike to the viewing location and cold, single-digit temperatures. >> what are we talking? >> four-5 degrees. yosemite is not a warm place this time of year. >> it's worth it. >> bundle up. yosemite is a national treasure. regardless of what the weather is like. so close to pouring in san jose right now. downtown san jose is a show you the map, getting a few showers but it is lighting up over the diablo range. the city of san jose not a drop of rainfall that is how close on that particular cell. one wimpy cell moving over concord and pleasant hill eventually clayton and the northgate section of walnut creek. as we zoom out, showers to the east moving away from us because the storm is over nevada. storm tracker has changed going inland, aren't as many showers and the further east you are you are getting more activity. downtown san jose looking the other direction. mainly clear skies. 56 the high in san jose. valeo 61 for the second consecutive day, concord 60, san francisco 54, all below average. tonight with rapid clearing we will see temperatures fall into the 30s even sunray fail in fremont. concord 36, mountain view 42. the storm track changed and shove the storm inland. if it was hugging the coastline we would see widespread rain throughout the entire bay area for much of the day. below tracking over land so yes it is cold, it will snow in las vegas and snow for the northern half of arizona, snowing at grapevine right now. for us inland track means much drier, much less widespread precipitation. skies will clear quickly overnight. tomorrow morning, sunshine. tomorrow afternoon sunshine as well. friday mostly sunny skies. partly cloudy tonight, chance of in lunch hour diminishing as minutes go by. dry weather returns thursday. next chance for rain late in the week sunday evening and primarily northbay. most of the bay area will stay dry. can't say the same about early next week. below average once again tomorrow. concord normal high 62, high of 56 for thursday. oakland 57, milpitas showers dancing to the east high tomorrow 56 with sunshine. los altos mid-50s, mid-50s danville and alamo, walnut creek , pittsburgh 56, valeo 57. as we look at marin county, mill valley, risk, 55 degrees. 57 san francisco, sonoma 56 and 50 in clear lake. chilly this week in lake county. sunny friday, dry on saturday, sunday evening northbay rain showers and light rain, not a big storm likely to move in monday through tuesday morning. >> warmer here than yosemite. there is that. coming upy eatat' sures fetch a hefty price at auction. what it cost to own rear antiques. . a popular berkeley restaurant that shut down last year creating buzz. >> one of the antiques just sold for more than twice its value. this rare japanese they sold for more than 100 $30,000. the 8-foot tall blue vase was brought to the chicago welfare back in 1893 were some believed it was lost for more than 100 years. the owners placed it inside the restaurant as a centerpiece. but the showstopper is this. even more rare, a ring. a 34-carat light yellow platinum and diamond ring. first by a king in hawaii but left inside a san francisco bank. it went for more than half a million dollars. >> lot of fish and chips. >> good fish and chips. rolled down the window. rolled down the window. >> new body cam video of shoot up between a suspect and a bay area sheriff's deputy. how a traffic stop went bad. in a split second. >> on the eve of a major treacher strike in oakland, parents ready to turn their homes into classrooms. >> with your brothers and your sisters and still collaborate together. >> reporter: big names like michael b. jordan and brian kuebler coming together in the east bay to power and inspired. good evening. >> now it looks like no way to avoid a teacher strike is set to begin tomorrow in oakland. team coverage on the approaching strike. let's begin with julia goodrich with parents getting ready to take over as teachers. >> part of getting ready is making sure students are prepared tomorrow. they have a place to go and food eat. parent volunteers even students are gathering supplies, fruit, snacks, power bars so students will have snacks, warm meal and parents are turning homes into classroom sites. >> the family will not cross the picket line. >> michael wieland never imagined his oakland home would become a school. his living room a classroom. >> graphs and books and audiobooks

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