Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Oh, no. Oh, my god incredible new video tonight caught in a massive mudslide with no way out as cars turn into boats. And that could just be a preview of what el nino could bring. Tonight they are still digging hundreds of cars and trucks out of deep mud north of los angeles, heavy downpours setting off flash floods that turned a freeway into a terrifying game of bumper cars. Reporter mimi alcala talked to up with passenger who had taken on the ride of her life. Reporter she was on her way home from mojave to tehahchopee with two coworkers and soon enough the car she was a passenger in lifted off the ground. Oh, my god. This car is going to hit us. Oh, my god oh were floating were floating and then we just started floating and banging into cars. Reporter eklund said the worst thoughts were running through her mind as she continues to record. Were in trouble now. Were going to hit, were going to hit reporter unsure what was going to
Coming days. Allen, back to you. Chris, in your story where you showed the worker poking the rod down into the mud trying to see if there are any cars, are they sure yet that they have gotten all the people out or they have found all the cars . Reporter well, they certainly are very hopeful that they have. But there are some areas where the mud and debris was as high as the drivers side window of semi trucks. Its very deep back there. They have been searching it throughout the day though so they are confident they found all the cars but they still have quite a bit of digging to do. What a cleanup. Chris martinez, thank you. New at 5 00, hundreds of seniors in burlingame need a new place to stay tonight after a fire broke out in their care facility. Chopper 5 was over the senior home on troutsdale drive this afternoon. A malfunctioning electrical box triggered a small fire around 9 30 a. M. No one was hurt but the fire knocked out power to the building. All 269 patients are now being te
To leak oil overheat and shut down. Security at the substation has been beefed up ever since. Security patrols are now more proactive. Surveillance cameras are everywhere and pointing in all directions and an extra high concrete wall now surrounds all of the substations power equipment. No one from pg e was available to talk on camera but they sent us a Statement Today saying that safety is their number one priority. They say they are working closely with the fbi but cannot speculate as to motive. They say their top priority now is enhancing the security of the grid. Reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. Weave gotten used to hearing about the bay area weve gotten used to hearing about the bay areas booming economy but tonight a setback in hiring. Kpix 5s devin fehely on the county that saw a sudden slowdown in job growth. Reporter after five years when it seemed like nothing could slow down the bays booming economy, Santa Clara County arguably the heart of Silicon Valley exp
Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Oh, no. Oh, my god incredible new video tonight caught in a massive mudslide with no way out as cars turn into boats. And that could just be a preview of what el nino could bring. Tonight they are still digging hundreds of cars and trucks out of deep mud north of los angeles, heavy downpours setting off flash floods that turned a freeway into a terrifying game of bumper cars. Reporter mimi alcala talked to up with passenger who had taken on the ride of her life. Reporter she was on her way home from mojave to tehahchopee with two coworkers and soon enough the car she was a passenger in lifted off the ground. Oh, my god. This car is going to hit us. Oh, my god oh were floating were floating and then we just started floating and banging into cars. Reporter eklund said the worst thoughts were running through her mind as she continues to record. Were in trouble now. Were going to hit, were going to hit reporter unsure what was going to
The shoulder and neck. We talked to her hours after this happened. Its also interesting where this happened. We are at the Police Department right now but this incident happened just a block that way. The 23yearold victim let kpix 5 take a picture of her wounded ear. The bullet grazed her as she slept around 4 a. M. Another bullet hit her here in the shoulder. You can see three bullet holes in her bedroom window at fifth and elm streets but neighbors say they heard more shots than that. I was in a dead sleep and i heard about five pops. Reporter she was the only neighbor willing to talk on camera. Theres a strong no snitch culture in this neighborhood. The family in todays shooting claims they werent targeted. But they fear saying anything could put a bulls eye on their backs. Theres been a surge in shootings the past month in antioch including at least a dozen during the twoweek stretch. Police point out Violent Crime is down 20 when you compare it to last year. Even though people her