The city of palo alto tells us it will do what it takes to make sure it doesnt happenicide a major el nino event occur this winter. Theyre preparing for rain in palo alto. The city says it plans to launch a cleanup effort in a couple weeks here, removing debris and trimming back dead branches. It will also launch a new website at the end of october to warn locals using sensors placed along the creek. Taking advantage of new technology, new hardware thats in the creek and upstream of the creek, looking at rain. We are giving people and Emergency Responders more advanced notice of when we believe flooding will occur. This creek flooded back in 2012 and in 1998. The county says it hopes preemptive measures will keep businesses and homes as dry as possible. We go through streams throughout the county to cleanup trash, maintain vegetation, maintain the banks, for erosion, and do what we can so that when the winter rains do come, the streams are flowing. Here, the creek is already flowing a little. They expect a lot more water to flow soon. The groups we spoke to say they will have many more detail s about what they plan to do and how residents and businesses can stay safe. They plan to release it all in midoctober. Scott budman, nbc bay area news. Well be tracking every change in the weather as winter approaches. You can get the latest by downloading our nbc bay area app. Click on weather on the dropdown many. A heartbreaking morning as the family of an artist shot and killed as he worked on a mural visited the scene in oakland today. More than 100 people gathered to honor antonio ramos. Jodi hernandez is live at the Oakland Police department, and you actually spoke to someone who saw it unfold. I did, jessica. Oakland police still arent saying much here about the shocking killing of a Community Muralist, but we are learning more about what happened just before the gunman opened fire from another artist who witnessed it. I saw antonio dying. You know, its really hard for me to not get off my mind. This muralist is struggling with what he witnessed happen to his colleague and friend, antonio ramos. He was on a scaffolding painting a Community Mural yesterday morning when ramos, who was on the sidewalk painting beside him, was shot and killed by a man walking by. He did something. I havent seen what he did, the assassin. And antonio was saying why you did that . Thats all i heard. Thats all that happened. And the guy just turned around and killed him. Shocked and terrified, the man says he called 911. He says the shooter stayed calm. He says he didnt even run. Just walks away. With no remorse, no nothing. Just walked away. This morning, ramos parents and loved ones visited the site where the shooting took place. Artists say theyve made a promise to the family. The family has requested we finish the mural. Were going to honor that, and were going to dedicate the mural to antonio and his life. Artists tell me they will resume their work on that mural on monday. They also tell me the middle School Children who were scheduled to go out there and work on the mural today instead will be out there painting next wednesday. Reporting live in oakland, im jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. Okay, thank you. Now, we still dont know the identity of the man in his early 20s found shot to death near oakland park. Police found the body about 6 30 this morning lying next to a roadway off skyline boulevard. Investigators say the man was just outside the entrance to Joaquin Miller park. Theyre not saying if the victim was killed there or if his body was dumped. Now, to a followup two San Jose Police officers will not be charged for chikilled an armed. They say the shooting was laufrl. Phillip watkins called 911 saying an intruder was in his house, but he was actually at the home of his exfiancee. Police say he told his exfiance rr he wanted to die that day. When police arrived, he charged at them with a knife forcing officers to fire. Today, crews are searching through the rubble of the valley fire looking for signs of danger. The Environmental Protection agency is on the ground in middletown, one of the hardest hit areas, checking for hazardous material. Nbc bay areas mar marianne fauw is live where theyre joining forces to raise money for the victims. They could certainly use the money. They most definitely can. Im here at alpha omega winery. Theyre setting up for the big fundraiser that will begin at 6 00 tonight. This winery has joined forces and the nappy valley Wine Festival to raise money for the fire victims. The victims have a long road ahead, and for some, that road began with epa crews coming in today to remove hazardous debris. Epa crews walked slowly through the charred remains of several homes in middletown today. First, using a Radiation Detector to check the air. Then, combing through the debris. There are a few oil tanks that may still have some of their pay load in them. We really dont know, so the plan is to remove all of the containers. So that we can make it safe, the heavy equipment to come in and remove the ash and the metal and the building pads. At this home, crews collected several propane tanks, paint cans and other possible hazards. This is just the beginning. In the next month, epa crews expect to search more than 1200 homes destroyed by the valley fire. Sharon dawson lost her home of 28 years in the fire. She welcomes this process because she sees it as one of the first steps toward rebuilding. Its dangerous. I mean, you have to live through Something Like this to really understand. And we dont need any more people hurt. And this is a way to move forward. Eliminating the dangers left behind. The money raised here at the fundraiser tonight will go to up Valley Family center and lake county rising. If you would like more information on how to help, go to nbcbayarea. Com. Reporting live in st. Helena. Thank you. A small earthquake shook parts of fremont today. The magnitude 2. 5 quake struck around 1 20 in the afternoon. The epicenter was near the intersection of 680 and 238. Thats the Michigan Creek area. No damage nor injuries reported. Now, to a developing story. Inentire east coast is on alert right now. Hurricane joaquin is churning closer and growing in strength. Joaquin is approaching the bahamas right now, but it could hit the midatlantic and northeast by early next week. The area is already getting soaked by some other heavy storms, forcing people fracture their homes in places like maine and virginia. If joaquin hits next week, the area is likely to see more flooding. New at 5 00 tonight, rescinded. Bill cosby has now been stripped of his hahnry degree from the university of San Francisco. Cosby was awarded that degree in 2012. In fact, youre looking at video of the comedian speaking at the graduation. Usf says cosbys behavior is inconsistent with the universitys criteria for an Honorary Degree. Cosby has admitted to having ext extramarital relationships with women and dozens of women have accused of him raping him although hes never been charged. Brown University Also revoked his Honorary Degree earlier this week. Ceo twitter cofounder jack dorsey will be named at the chief executive officer tomorrow. He served as the ceo in 2008 and has been serving as the interim ceo for the past three months. The site is looking to regain traction. Twitter shares rose 5 on todays news. Dorsey will also continue to serve as ceo of square, another San Francisco company he cofounded. Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg urges women to lean in, but her Nonprofit Group found the corporate world is leaning so far away, it would take a century to catch up with executive men. Among the reasons, women dont pursue leadership roles. Women believe they have fewer opportunities to advance. Companies may say they seek gender diversity, but employees dont see it that way. The inequality starts at home where women say they do more chores and child care than their partners. Youre familiar with amber alerts. What about yellow alerts . At 5 00, the new system designed to catch some creminals on california high ways. Also im Chuck Coppola at the Marine Mammal center where researchers say indicators of the Oceans Health are washing up on californias beaches. The story coming up. Good afternoon, im jeff ranieri. Were tracking the showers moving across the bay area right now, and were not finished just yet. Well have full details in my microclimate forecast. Then at 6 00, exploring bay area waters. Searching for signs of el nino. The ocean has been really warm because of the flow. The unusual discoveries that point to a wet winter. Thats new at 6 00. Take a close look, do you know these two people . Surviellance video shows them getting into a home in okay, take a close look at this video. Do you recognize any of these two people. This is Surveillance Video and it shows two men going into a home in san jose. Police say they burglarized the house. The video shows two people getting out of that car, the red suv, Walking Around the house, you see them going through the gate, and entering through the garage. Police say the window was spashed. If you recognize them, youre asked to call San Jose Police. Get ready for yellow alerts on local highway signs. The idea is similar to amber alerts used to track down kidnappers. The yellow alerts will target hit and run suspects. Governor brown signed the bill into law. It used the electronic freeway signs to broadcast suspect vehicle information. It will only be used in the area where the crime happened and only if the hit and run led to serious injury or death. Lawmakers say the system costs next to nothing. Thats the beauty of the bill. The signs are already there. Its literally a matter of turning on a few switches and typing a few things on a keyboard. The city of denver started a similar alert system in 2012 and arrest rates went up more than 50 in one year. Californias yellow alert system goes into effect in january. New at 5 00 tonight, worry in the water, endangered seals are washing up on californias shores at an alarming rate. Researchers say the rising Ocean Temperatures may be to blame. Chuck is live at the Marine Mammal center in marin county on the efforts to save these nearly extinct animals and is there anything they can do . Researchers arent sure whether this is a shortterm cycle. It rises and falls, or its part of a longterm change thats happening. Along with a steady influx of sick sea lions, 80 fur seals have washed ashore along the pacific coast. Eight times the number at any previous year. Only half of them, barely alive. Most brought to marin countys Marine Mammal center. Researchers say they cant find enough food. All up and down the entire california coast and even further north up into washington and oregon. Researchers say warmer Ocean Temperatures driven away the first seals main source of food, anchovies, sardines, and squid. We had to hold them still for safety, get a tube into their stomach and perform in the food and any medication from the vets. They responded pretty well. Most of them, but unfortunately, some of them by the time they arriv arrived, they were beyond help. Only 11 of the fur seals recovered and were released after being tagged with satellite trackers to see where they go. After birth, far off the baja, california, coast, they spend most of their lives at sea. Researchers fear el ninos rainy but warm winter cycle may only make conditions worse for fur seals. And for sea lions as well. Many here that weave their heads back and forth as a symptom of neurotoxins from the explosion of algae in the pacific. More than 1600 Marine Mammals have been brought here to this center this year alone. Marine Mammal Center is on pace to experience its busiest year in its 40year history. Reporting live in marin county, nbc bay area news. Correction now to a story we brought you last wednesday during this newscast. The story dealt with the California Department of insurance. Offering words of caution to the victims of the recent wildfires to be aware of the risks and dangers of using unlicensed contractors to rebuild. Our story incorrectly suggested the state was also warning that Public Adjusters may be involved in scamming fire victims. That is not accurate. Public adjusters arelysined by the department of insurance to negotiate claims with Insurance Companies on behalf of homeowners. For that service, their generally charge the homeowner a percentage of the final insurance claim. Department of insurance recommends homeowners always check with them to verify that a public adjuster has been licensed by the state. Its a dream seven years in the making. Today, the Alum Rock School district broke ground on a Brandnew Community center that includes an indoor gym for middle schoolers, build on the site of a middle school. Theyll be able to use it, and it desperately needed. Not one middle school had a gym. Not one middle school has a community center. Every middle school in cupertino does. Well, thats going to change. Project was finally made possible by measure j, a school bond that passed by voters in 2012. The building should be finished in about two years. Well, a runway walk in San Francisco didnt involve a single supermodel today. Instead, airport employees at sfo strutted the car mack, part of the annual walk to search for runway debris. A key safety exercise. Regular inspections are made by safety inspectors, but this was a chance to get other employees involved. Each runway closed briefly. No major slowdown in air trachk and they did a lot of picking up. I walked out today and felt rain. Such a nice surprise. Looking pretty substantial, i thought. More than just a couple sprinkles. Hi, jeff. Certainly was. The storm system was definitely expected to bring possibly a few spotty showers to the south bay. Our forecast change this morn hg the storm lifting a little more to the north, and that did bode better here for some rainfall chances in San Francisco, the north bay, and also the east bay. You can see right now, very impressive stream of subtropical moisture that stretches some 740 miles out in the pacific, and its that long reach of subtropical moisture that will continue to keep some of this energy going, we think into thursdays forecast. So i want to take you right now to the scanning doppler radar. Theres not too much left tonight. I think the radar is underdoing it a little bit. We have a lot of low level moisture. Even areas of drizzle will continue throughout the peninsula and the north bay. When it comes to accumulating rainfall right now, its very light in nature, but its primarily here through contra costa and alameda county, also sunol and livermore and the 580 corridor, and right over toward san ramon, dublin, and getting close to danville and alamo. Spotty showers continuing tonight, and then once again, well see another wave here of activity for tomorrow morning. So as we take you into the morning forecast for thursday, you can see all areas will begin off cool. With 54 in the north bay. San francisco at 60. Peninsula, 57. And once again, possibly some drops down to the south bay and 59 degrees. The main driver behind this change in the forecast is this trough of low pressure weve been tracking for the past four days. It still looks like its going to head to the south, but the counter clockwise motion likely will spin up more moisture again, mainly for tomorrow morning with a cloudy and cool start. Then eventually, we will have sunshine by the afternoon on thursday. So how much rain could we be in for . It really is anywhere between. 05 inch and. 1 inch. Forecast models notoriously have a tough time with subtropical moisture. Best bet would be from arinda to san jose. 05 inch to. 1 inch. Once you go north of the golden gate bridge, lesser amounts. Strap on the seat belt. We have more changes coming our way as we head throughout saturday and sunday. Not going to be an easy weekend for us. I think saturday will be the best day on the weekend. High pressure is here. Temperatures warm up 5 to 10 degrees. Once we hit sundays forecast, we look like were going to see a storm system get closer, dropping down from the north for another slight chance of showers, again, on sunday. I think the biggest thing would be cooler temperatures as were dropping from 3 to 6 degrees. Again, sunday, you may need the umbrella for a little bit. The microclimate forecast thursday, everyone starting off with a slight chance of showers. Temperatures in the 60s in San Francisco. For the peninsula, 65. Palo alto, up towards the south bay, 77 in morgan hill, and slightly cooler in san jose. North bay, east bay, and also for the trivalley, 70s all around. Well have 76 in danville for tomorrow. And a nice day in oakland at 71. So again, spotty showers tomorrow morning. Then it gets warmer friday and also saturday. And then as we head throughout sundays forecast, well cool off again with a slight chance of showers. Love seeing the raindrops today. It is nice. Thanks. Just ahead, more safety. When you swipe. The deadlike that could make paying with your credit card a little different starting tomorrow. Plus, did Caitlyn Jenner commit a crime . What prosecutors are now saying about possible charges in connection with the deadly crash. Great change comes from doing the right thing. Like the radical idea that health isnt an industry. Its a cause. So we do things differently. We combine care and coverage. And believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. So forgive us for not going with the flow. We just think the flow should go with us. Which makes us rebels with one cause. Your health. [get up to 48 monthsw interestfree financing on tempurpedic. Save 300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. Or choose 300 in free gifts with stearns foster. The triple choice sale is on now at sleep train. Whose body was found wrapped in plastic on an oakland weve now learned that a man whose body was found wrapped ipplastic on an oakland street was killed in the city of richmond. The mbody ozfound yesterday. Oakland detectives arent identifying him except to say he was 24 years old and white. Theyre working with detectives in richmond. This is not a random killing. One man is dead and another is in jail after a stabbing during a keen kin yara at a home in morgan hill. Gun zaulose morales is facing charges. Deputies arrested him days after the party. The victim, a 34yearold man, died from multiple stab wounds. Caitlyn jenner will not be charged for last februarys fatal car accident in malibu. The District Attorneys Office took six months make that decision. Police said jenner rear ended another car, sending that car into oncoming traffic, killing the 69yearold driver. Prosecutors say there simply isnt enough evidence to get a conviction. They wont be paid to play. A federal Appeals Court said schools cannot Pay College Athletes to make use of their likeness. The decision overturned part of a lower courts ruling calling for them to be paid up to 5,000 each for use of their image or name. They said the schools violated antitrust laws by profiting off athletes images. It prevents them from using names and likenesses. No word on whether the ruling will be appealed. Using the chip is going to be the new normal. Tomorrow is supposed to be the dlo deadline for americans to start using chip enabled credit cards. 90 of retailers havent installed the chip readers and people havent received their new cards. Done panic, the card will work. Chip cards will cut down on fraud by as much as 80 . Bringing your facebook profile to life. Up next, a new feature the social network unveiled today. Signs of a possible el nino are being documented at coming up tonight at 6 00, signs of a possible el nino being documented at sea. Warmer water is attracting unusual critters to the bay area. Were going to take you onboard a Research Boat studying this phenomenon. Facebook is getting fancy. The Menlo Park Company today introduced profile videos. That means you can upload a sevensecond clip to replace your static profile photo. You can also set up a temporary profile picture. Wow, thats fun. Which will appear only when you want it to. For instance, on your birthday or on vacation. People visit facebook profiles more than 4 billion times per day. A little variety will be nice. Oh, my gosh. Seems like a lot of work. I need something creative. Yeah. You can record you on the set. Yeah, i want to do something shocking. You know . Well see. Thanks for joining us. Sky dive. Good idea. Thanks for joining us. Well be back at 6 00. Developing news tonight. A hurricane takes aim gaining steam as forecasters warn joaquin could make landfall in the u. S. With much of the eastern seaboard already under heavy floods. A new secret Service Scandal breaking this evening. Did top officials order a leak to embarrass a powerful congressman investigating the agency . Bombs away, russia unleashes a ferocious air attack in syria. But instead of bombing isis, are they bombing American Allies . Tonight, the u. S. Reacts to a dangerous new turn. And fields of danger. 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