rain in january and february. so i realize even though it's raining it's a drought. >> it is good that it's raining. it should rain a lot more. people shouldn't be so excited about the warm hot sunny weather. we need a lot of rain. >> reporter: the drought is widespread. 96% of the state that is under a severe or worse drought classification. paul we'll send it backed. >> ryan takeo live in walnut creek where it poured earlier it's not pouring now. a lot of you took pictures. thank you for sending in pictures. t com. or you can hashtag k-p- n your s. upload your photos of today's rain. head to kpix.com or you can #kpixtv on all of our social media accounts. a wet day now wrapping up. we'll talk about the weekend and beyond in 10 minutes. a multimillionaire tech ceo has avoided jail time after being convicted for the brutal beating of his girlfriend. it was a 30-minute attack. that video was never seen in court. >> reporter: multimillionaire tech whiz gurbaksh chahal showed off his penthouse digs in this video on oprah several years ago. prosecutors call this a crime scene where chahal beat his girlfriend. a convicted batterer still able to avoid prison by making a deal. punishment fit his crime? >> well, i don't believe so. >> reporter: prosecutors said the video made in his bedroom allegedly shows him dragging his girlfriend from the bed to the floor kicking and hitting her. 117 times over 30 minutes. he faced 45 counts of battery and false imprisonment. then the case started to unravel. >> very high-powered attorney was hired for her and then she became unavailable to us. >> reporter: hired by whom. we don't know. >> reporter: and the judge threw out the video evidence. >> because we were left with no witness and no video. >> reporter: that has to anger you? >> it's disappointing. it's disappointing on many levels because we know this is the kind of case where you know you have significant levels of domestic violence. >> reporter: he avoided years in state prison and got 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling, three years' probation, and 25 hours of community service. >> which is woefully inadequate accountability for a batterer and that's a disappointment for us. >> reporter: a domestic violence counselor wished the case went to trial even if it was weak. >> it still would have meant that the -- that the information, the charges, would have been heard in court and then we would have learned a lot more about what happened. >> reporter: the irony in this case, in his own video chahal talks about being bullied in school and how his own experiences humbled him. >> i was the only one in school and it got sometimes violent, got physical abuse, emotional abuse. >> reporter: despite his guilty plea, chahal still claims innocence. in twitter postings today he claimed that he was cornered into accepting his misdemeanor pleas and that all of this was overblown allegations because of his high-profile status. those postings have since been taken down. reporting live in san francisco, linda yee, kpix 5. >> today the democratic national committee returned a $20,000 check donated by chahal. there's another tech big wig in trouble, too. this one accused of assault in a road rage beating in marin. this is jeff smock in a corporate video when he was head of iron data. he is accused of getting off his bicycle and beating a driver unconscious. witnesses say smock kept hitting the 55-year-old man even after he was down. it happened last month at the corner of east blithedale in camino valley. police say there was an argument about whether he hit a bike. the condition of the driver is under no. no charges filed. a man accused of seeking revenge on his doctor made his first court appearance. this is 84-year-old raymond iwase. cameras weren't allowed in the courtroom for today's hearing. he phase an attempted murder charge. -- he faces an attempted murder charge. the prosecutor tells us what led up to the shooting on wednesday inside a medical building in daly city. >> he apparently was seeking a doctor who treated him a couple of years earlier. raymond iwase was apparently unhappy with the treatment he had received and had come back to seek revenge on the doctor. >> iwase did not enter a plea and is being held without bail. he is due back in court next week. caught on camera a busy morning for two armed robbers who knocked off a couple of 7- eleven stores. it happened just before sunrise in san jose. one on white road the other martin avenue. kpix 5's keit do with the story of one clerk who knew exactly what to do. >> reporter: surveillance video captured the two masked men storming the 7-eleven on south white road then hopping the counter with guns drawn. the clerk knew not to put up a fight with such brazen criminals. you have been robbed a lot of times? >> yeah. >> reporter: you're a pro at it? >> yeah. >> reporter: the clerk searched him for weapons and then demanded he open both registers which he did. the two robbers took $300 in cash, scratch tickets, other items and bananas all in 52 seconds. were you going to try to do something? >> no. i was scared. so i never thought i would do something to them. i didn't want any trouble so i just let them go. >> reporter: san jose police say the crooks went on to rob another 7-eleven about a mile away. then for some reason they got out on foot and started causing cars nearby. a neighbor called 911. officers arrived and spotted the two suspects. but they bolted. sjpd surrounded the neighborhood of three dozen homes and began searching door to door with a k-9 unit and assault rifles drawn. they found some clothing but not much else. just how dangerous are they? >> they're armed robbers with a handgun that walked into a store and committed and armed robbery which is serious. >> reporter: back at the first 7-eleven a man is seen terrified in the surveillance video with his hand up. the homeless man had this message. >> change your direction in life. >> reporter: as you can see from the video investigators don't have much to go on only saying that the suspects are asian last seen wearing dark clothing. if you have any information, san jose police want you to give them a call. in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. other bay area headlines, oakland police say tips from the community helped them catch an arsonist in this surveillance video. a man seen walking around a children's hospital office building just minutes before it was set on fire earlier this month. 43-year-old john fitzgibbons was already in jail for violating a court order. he is now charged with felony arson. you can't blame the rain for this flood. church was there as a le rewas -- chopper 5 was there as a levee was intentionally breached there this morning. it's a restoration project sponsored by the army corps of engineers. it will restore 650 acres of mash land. the warriors changed to golden state. now they are asking for input on whether to change the name back to the san francisco warriors. a warriors spokesman says they are not considering it at this time. however, a decision could come as the team draws closer to moving to san francisco. they helped in hurricane katrina and 9/11 but nothing compared to this. >> this wasn't a normal digging operation. >> back from a devastating mud slide. a bay area rescue team on the most challenging mission of their lives. >> a popular high school student murdered before prom. how it all may have been prevening over rejected invitations. >> they said, according to our records, you are deceased. >> imagine hearing that on the phone, huh? a bay area woman fights to prove she is not dead. you won't believe what it took to sort out that mistake. we're getting to know him a little better or at least we is. these pict the stowaway teen remains in a hawaii hospital tonight. we are getting to know him better at least who he is. these pictures are from 15-year- old's facebook page. and there's nothing too out of the ordinary about them. his mother is speaking out tonight. she talked to the "daily mail" saying, quote, if i could give a message to my son, i would say, i am still alive and i will come one day. please stay calm and do not do anything stupid. >> the boy's father reportedly told the son the mother died in a rocket attack years ago and the mother then said, i am extremely worried about my son. the fact that he did what he did shows that he is unhappy. the preliminary report that was released today detailed the events of the deadly bus crash in orland. the national transportation safety board report makes no mention of the fedex truck being on fire before the crash. witnesses in a car said that they saw flames coming from the semi as it crossed over the median along interstate 5. 10 people died when that fedex truck hit a tour bus full of students, hit it head on. a full investigation could take months. a rejected prom invitation may have sparked a brutal attack inside a high school in connecticut. that attack left a 16-year-old student dead. other students mourned outside jonathan law high school in milford. 16-year-old honor student maren sanchez was stabbed to death and police are investigating whether the suspect attacked her after she declined his invitation to the junior prom. >> she was of a 16-year-old junior vibrant, very, very involved in jonathan law high school. an incredible contributor someone who was loved and respected. >> that prom was scheduled for tonight but it has since been postponed. the 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed sanchez is in custody on suicide watch. his name is not being released because of his age. when i walked outside and i saw all of those people and it was just raining downpouring down on us, my heart was warmed. >> the disappointing outcome for people desperate for healthcare. >> a massive mud slide, tonight a bay area rescuer describes his most difficult mission ever the tireless work to recover victims in washington state. ,,,,,, female announcer: get three years interest-free financing on brand name mattress sets. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. sleep train's interest free for 3 event, is ending soon. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ washington state. crews have spent more than a month looking for tons of debr there are still two people missing after the massive mid slide in washington state. crews have spent more than a month looking for people buried in tons of debris. 41 bodies have been recovered so far. kpix 5's len ramirez talked to a veteran bay area fire chief who is just back from that slide and he is saying, len, it's unlike any disaster he has seen before? >> reporter: very touching interview that we just did. this was a very bad disaster up in washington state. i'm actually at the home of california task force three in menlo park a warehouse full of interesting devices heavy equipment and things like this. this is actually called the search cam. the camera extends on a pole and you can look into tight crevices with these lights and camera and find bodies. this is the type of equipment they just took up to washington state to help search for victims. frank worked rescue and recovery operations at katrina and the world trade center. today he is just back from the landslide in washington state, an operation he said was even more difficult. >> katrina, many of those victims were found on top of the surface or in areas where we could easily acquire them. we didn't have to dig for many of those. this here was complicated by the millions of cubic yards of mud and dirt, debris and trees on top of them. >> reporter: he is a division chief with menlo park fire but a section leader with fema's national urban search-and- rescue team. he spent almost the past month in the community of oso where 41 people were buried alive when the hillside above them gave way. >> what we're looking for was debris from houses, vehicles, and trying to attach those to put them back to where they came from. >> reporter: he said every shovelful of dirt they turned over was checked for human remains. >> we wanted to bring these people back to their families and that was our challenge up there bring them back as dignified as possible. >> reporter: only two of the missing have not been recovered, he says search teams will go back later this spring. and california task force 3 is one of eight such task forces in california, one of 28 in the nation. they are all packed up with gear ready to go charged up and they can be anywhere in the country in six hours. reporting live in menlo park, len ramirez, kpix 5. natural gas explosion rattled a small seattle suburb flattening three businesses. the aftermath looking like a war zone but they say the disaster could have been much worse. it happened at 3:45 a.m. when no one was around. debris littered the street for five blocks even landing on power lines. flames engulfed this barbershop. authorities say only a couple of people suffered minor injuries at a nearby assisted living facility. ukraine's prime minister says russia wants to start a third world war and fears an imminent russian invasion. tensions continue to escalate in that region. ukranian antiterrorist forces have moved to push pro-russian forces out of the east. meanwhile russian fighter jets have flown into ukrainian airspace several times over the last 4 hours. >> they are going to attack ukraine. we are going to resist any invasion. and we call upon the russian authorities to stop this madness. >> now, adding to the standoff, pro-russian forces in eastern ukraine have detained a team of international observers. they believe they're hiding a spy from kiev. stocks tumbled today due to the escalating situation in ukraine. the dow, nasdaq and s&p were down. a huge turnout in the rain for free medical checkups. >> it is very heart-wrenching quite frankly. when i walked outside and i saw all of those people and it was just raining downpouring down on us, my heart was [ indiscernible ] >> thousands who can't otherwise afford it showed up in oakland and vallejo for free health screenings, eye check-up and dental work. >> i am a single mom and sole provider. i don't get child support. so, uhm, it's -- it's fabulous tore me because dental care is just so expensive. it's fabulous for me. >> nearly 100 healthcare providers volunteered for the bridges to health event to treat nearly 3,000 people. organizers say there weren't enough healthcare providers some people had to be turned away. kind of a wild day weather- wise today. it was raining, it was sunny, it kind of went a little off and on. >> and all throughout the day was chilly highs in the afternoon only in the low 50s. about 15 degrees below normal so what happened? where'd spring go? we are bringing it back soon. we are going right to summer fast forward coming up in the extended forecast. peek outside right now show you the radar. kpix 5 hi-def doppler i put in time lapse mode to show you how active things were in case were you stuck inside throughout the day and only heard the rainfall even drive through it. it was an active weather day for us but now low pressure is moving away and the radar is oh, so clearer than it has been all day long. this is the first time for the entire day that the radar is rain-free throughout the bay area. how much rain? we can use our live neighborhood network to show you exactly how much. at the botanical garden in berkeley half inch of rain today. in half moon bay nearly half inch of rainfall. at oakland coliseum, about .4." diablo valley college in pleasant hill, a little more than .25" of rainfall. the skies looking really cool outside now. you still have some cloud cover but the sun is trying to peek through maybe even get a few rainbows out there. send us a picture #kpixtv. we may use a few on television this evening. oakland 54. chilly san jose 53. santa rosa 53. livermore only 52. we are in the low 50s right now. tonight low 40s in the north bay. santa rosa 41. fremont 45. so maybe turn the heat on tonight. redwood city a low of 46. this cold here guess what's going on in the sierra? if you are thinking snow, you guessed correctly. this is a live look at sierra at tahoe where the snow level has dropped as low as 4,000 feet today. it is snowing. this is excellent news. let's build on that snowpack and a winter weather advisory is up until 11:00 tonight for about 2" of snow below 7,000 feet so bring the chains if you are heading on highway 50 or interstate 80 into nevada. overnight tonight. drier day it will be a drier day tomorrow as the low moves out. a north flow of air are dry us out for one day but then on sunday another round of showers moves through. this one is not going to be as strong. we don't have a chance of thunderstorms but the first half of sunday may give us a few showers. what to expect? we can't rule out a shower or two this evening all done overnight tonight. mixture of sun and clouds tomorrow, still breezy still chilly with that final rain chance coming up early sunday. look at the highs tomorrow. low 60s. that's it. oakland 63. livermore 63. mountain view 64. you will hit 64 in napa and only 59 in san francisco. once we're done with sunday we're also done using the word chilly because look what happens next week. big ridge of high pressure builds in. hello, summer! close to 90 by wednesday inland. well into the 70s near the bay and we may even hit 70 into pacifica by next tuesday and wednesdays. >> no kidding! >> cold this weekend -- >> put up with it. >> all right. those showers were welcome. >> very nice today, yes. thank you. >> when you lose money it's a problem. >> oh, yeah. a mistake that's literally life or death. consumerwatch steps in to help a woman prove she is still alive. bulldog: i can't wait to get to imattress discounters because the tempur-pedic bonus event ends sunday. i'll have first pick from the huge selection of tempur-pedic mattresses. then, i'll get to choose $300 in pillows, sheets, and other free gifts. on top of that, up to 48 months interest-free financing. hurry! mattress discounters' tempur-pedic bonus event ends sunday. mmm, some alarm clock you turned out to be. ♪ mattress discounters her brokerage... declare a bay area woman suddenly stopped getting her monthly retirement checks but there's even more bad news. her brokerage declared her dead! it took kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts to bring her back to life. >> i need some more paper. >> reporter: at 85, maxine jones needs a lot of help. but for the past three months, she hasn't been getting all she deserves. >> thank you. >> reporter: back in january, her monthly pension checks, her reward for 38 years at at&t, suddenly stopped arriving. >> when you lose money, it's a problem. >> reporter: it seems fidelity is a company that manages maxine's pension decided the 85- year-old was dead. fidelity even sent a letter to maxine's estate offering condolences on her passing. it also demanded $31,000 for pension overpayments that should have ceased after her death. >> we know maxine is alive. >> reporter: her lawyer says in an effort to prove it, maxine shifted her local fidelity office with her id but it wasn't enough. >> they said according to our records, you are deceased and so we're not going to start the pension again. >> reporter: the issue? likely a case of mistaken identity. maxine's brother max died the same month fidelity thinks she did. and not only did the twins share a birthday, their social security numbers were only one off. evidence maxine's lawyer presented to fidelity. >> well, you know how some companies are. >> reporter: but after seven weeks with no response, her lawyer turned to consumerwatch. in a phone call, fidelity tells us, quote, a third party database that we rely on told us miss jones was deceased. while the process took longer than expected, all issues have now been resolved. and not a moment too soon for maxine! >> we need money! >> reporter: now, fidelity says the delay was due in part to concerns over id theft and elder abuse. and says there was a series of red flags in the case. her missed checks are now on the way, however, with interest. and remember, if you have a consumer problem, head to our website, kpix.com/consumerwatch. >> thank you. now for a look at what's ahead on the "cbs evening news." we have scott pelley in new york. scott. >> reporter: hi, allen and liz. great to be with you in the bay area. we have new developments on another school attack today. this time a connecticut honor student has died just hours before her prom. plus, we'll have the latest on that high stakes standoff with russia and with two popes rising to sainthood we'll meet the man who investigates miracles for the vatican. those stories tonight on the western edition of the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,, man: we know when parents and teachers work together... woman: our schools get stronger. man: as superintendent of public education, that's been tom torlakson's approach. woman: torlakson has supported legislation to guarantee spending decisions about our education tax dollars are made by parents, teachers and the local community... and not by sacramento politicians. and we need to keep that legislation on track. man: so tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for local control of school funding decisions. hey. hey. 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