linda yee kpix 5. >> more charges are possible in this case. last week, prosecutors said they wanted to revise the at the same time. >>> an ac transit official is on paid leave after being charged with taking more than half a million dollars from his church. lewis jr. has been the cfo since 208 of. the prosecutors say -- 2008. the prosecutors say the crimes were committed away from his church. we went to his home in vallejo today to get a response to the charges but no one answered the door. >>> coming up, who could refuse walter white? >> if you don't go to the prom, maybe your best course of action would be to tread lightly. >> how a bay area's life has changed since his breaking bad prom selection. >>> monitoring our breaking story. another look now as firefighters hit that fire hard in san francisco. we will update it. ,, ,, safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. for easter, get a safeway spiral sliced ham, for just $1.99

. >> linda yee shows us these pets don't bark or meow. they cluck. >> reporter: that is izzy, collette. she has been told to get rid of them. chickens are against this kentfield neighborhood rules. >> i love my chickens. they seem to listen to you and treat you like you really matter to them. >> reporter: there is no room for sentiment. the property owners association is taking the family to court. >> we don't allow farm animals to be here. >> reporter: ranie's father says the rules are vague and ambiguous. what upsets the family more is they say they followed all the rules. there is no electricity or water so it is no different than any other structure like a shed built on your private property. ranie's biggest supporter is the great granddaughter of william kent. >> i remember chickens. i remember bulls. i remember a whole barn full of milk cows. >> it's not a matter of us dealing with a little girl and her chickens. and naturally, it would be nice if she could have her chickens but the fact is we don't allow them here. >> reporter: and

kpix 5's linda yee reports they found no signs of her. >> reporter: with no new evidence or leads to follow, search and rescue crews have called off the efforts. the woman has been missing since friday. the 33-year-old of menlo park was last seen last friday. authorities say shed left a message earlier that day and said she was going for a hike. a car rented in her name was later found abandoned in the parking lot. family members did fight back tears saying they are still hoping she will turn up. >> she would not give up if she was in a difficult situation. she would fight. >> authorities have handed out pamphlets to park visitors. the mountain is thousands of square acres and its terrain is thick with brush. they say it is like searching for a needle in a hay stack. >>> more than 100 searchers have been helping in the effort and aren't giving up the hope that she could still be found. i'm linda yee kpix 5. >> anyone with information about her disappearance is asked to contact the marin county sheriff's department. >>> meanwhile, the coast guard will not charge a family rescued in th

kpix 5 reporter linda yee reports experts are amazed that the kid survived the flight. >> reporter: this is what take- off looks like from inside a wheel well of a plane similar to the hawaiian airlines 767 where the stowaway hid. he survived a 5.5 flight in freezing temperatures. ground crews discovered him when the plane landed in maui. >> he was week, hanging from the wheel well and fell to the ground. >> reporter: medical experts say it's improbable but not impossible to survive the extreme conditions. warm hydraulic lines and tires after take-off provide the heat in the wheel well but after the plane climbs the stowaway is deprived of oxygen and becomes unconscious. >> he passed out. >> reporter: in a perfect storm of circumstances, the subzero temperatures as much as 70 degrees below zero hypothermia sets in lowering oxygen demand preserving his nervous system. >> you go into a sense of hibernation so what could have potentially happen is with the slowdown of the metabolism in the brain and body the systems are reserved for the essentials to keep him alive. >> reporter: the wheel w

kpix5's linda yee went to find out. >> reporter: the faa has documented 105 cases of stowaways in wheel wells. only 25 people have survived. an unbelievable set of circumstances combined to help this teenage stowaway survive the unimaginable. : { sot.. ssentially de this is what takeoff looks like from inside a wheel well of a plane similar to the hawaiian airlines 767 with a stowaway hid. he survived a 5 1/2 hour flight in freezing temperatures. ground crews discovered him when the plane landed in maui. >> he was weak. he hung from the wheel well and then he physical to the ground. >> reporter: medical experts say it's improbable but not impossible to survive the extreme conditions. warm hydraulic lines and warm tires after takeoff provide heat in the wheel well, but after the plane climbs the stowaway is deprived of oxygen and becomes unconscious. >> he possibly went into a comatose state, essentially passed out. >> reporter: in a perfect storm of circumstances the subzero temperatures, as much as 70 degrees below 0, hypothermia set in, lowering oxygen demand and that preserved his ne

linda yee reports some workers are suing, not just for the money. a story you'll only see on kpix5 and a warning you're going to hear language we usually do not broadcast. >> reporter: bae is a major ship repair yard in the bay area and a big defense contractor, but according to some current and former employees, what went on behind the security gate while they were working is chilling. >> i was afraid to ask the big fat black girl angie mama. >> reporter: a hostile working environment where alleged gender and race harassment was the norm. >> they use the seven days a week. >> reporter: two employees sued. the shipyard offered cash settlements, but it came with a requirement they kept stye lent about her accusations -- silent about her accusations. the attorneys want state lawmakers to make it illegal to require confidentiality in settlement deals. >> it should be against the law to require someone to give up their first amendment right because they want to settle a lawsuit because of someone else's bad behavior. >> reporter: that behavior allegedly

linda yee, kpix 5. >> it turns out the teen may have hid out at san jose mineta international airport for hours and one lawmaker says it's not the first time this has happened at u.s. airports. joe vazquez with more on airport security concerns. >>> reporter: the plane was parked all night right here at gate 3 and now we're learning that a security camera captured video of the teenaged stowaway climbing over the perimeter fence closest to the plane just after 1:00 in the morning on sunday. that's according to the "l.a. times" citing a homeland security source. it's not clear how long he was on airport property before he climbed into the wheel well but the flight took off about 7 hours later at 7:55 a.m. >> this is the fourth incident in the last five years. >> reporter: the fourth incident nationwide and congressman eric swalwell says enough is enough. >> so i am calling on the government accountability office to do an assessment across our country of our airport's perimeters. >> reporter: this is the fence closest to gate 3. as you can see, it's a little taller than six feet and thre

linda yee reports some workers are suing but not just for the money. a story only on kpix 5 and a warning you're going to hear some language we usually don't broadcast. >> reporter: bae is a major ship repair yard in the bay area. and a big defense contractor. but according to some current and former employees, what went on behind the security gate while they were working here is chilling. >> i was afraid to ask the big fat black girl and your momma. >> reporter: a hostile working environment where alleged gender and race harassment was the norm. >> they used the word -- seven days a week. >> reporter: rigger gary brown and welder brenda king sued. the shipyard offers cash settlements but it came with a requirement they kept silent about the accusations of racial discrimination. >> that was a slap in the face. funny. >> reporter: they said no deal. >> people need to know what went on. >> reporter: their attorneys want state lawmakers to make it illegal to require confidentiality in settlement deals. >> it should be against the law to require someone to

linda yee talked with bay area korean families keeping a close eye on the rescue effort. >>> reporter: divers combed the dark water for any survivors. while the ferry sank, a high school student sent a heartbreaking text message. mom, it said, this might be my last chance to tell you i love you. the mother messaged back, there was no response. korean families in the bay area followed the rescue attempts on asian newscasts. they worry about the hundreds still missing. [ non-english language ] >> like very sad. i think everybody with same feeling, too, is hurt. >> reporter: earlier, helicopters plucked frantic passengers to safety. others waiting for rescue clung to the ship's railings as it listed. some jumped into the ocean and swam to nearby rescue ships. 325 high school students were on board. survivors said it was chaotic as passengers tripped over each other to escape. "i almost got trapped," this girl said. "i was told to go outside but could not." there were a lot of students who didn't get out of the ship, he said. wet and stunned survivors were treated for hypothermia and brok

hood -- where there's been another deadly mass shootin linda yee is in the newsroom >>> developing news out of fort hood where there's been another deadly mass shooting. linda yee has the latest from the newsroom. >> reporter: cbs news is reporting that a gunman opened fire at fort hood killing three people and wounding 11 others before taking his own life. some of the injured are in serious condition. this is the second mass shooting in five years at the texas army base. the post went on lockdown immediately and central texas college was evacuated. some were told to stay sheltered away from doors and windows. one witness said he heard about 20 shots all of them fired at a post motor pool. sources say the shooter was a 34-year-old soldier and that the violence started during a dispute. the president spoke about the shooting from chicago a short time ago. >> we're heartbroken that something like this might have happened again. i don't want to comment on the facts until i know exactly what has happened. but for now, i would just hope that everybody across the country is keeping the famili

josh rich meman and linda yee, thank you. >>> what's so funny about silicon valley? first, it's been 20 years since california became the first state to legalize medical marijuana. the industry is basically unregulated in the state and illegal under federal law. still, voters in colorado and washington state recently approved recreational use. a new poll shows californians are divided on legalization. governor jerry brown recently voiced his opposition on nbc's "meet the press." >> how many people can get stoned and still have a great state or a great nation? >> a new book called "weed land" by "sacramento bee" senior writer peter hecht explores all these issues. scott shafer spoke with him earlier. >> peter hecht, welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> it's been nearly two decades since voters passed prop 215, legalizing medical marijuana, and it seems like here in california, it's sort of the wild west with marijuana being very lightly regulated, very little oversight. how did we get to this point? >> it's really a remarkable story. california was the first state

linda yee reports some workers are suing, but not just for the money. it is a story you'll only see on kpix 5. and a warning, you will hear language we usually don't broadcast. >> a major ship repair yard in the b and a -- bay area, and i big defense contractor. according to employees, what went on behind the security gate while they were working here is chilling. >> i was referred to as the big, fat black girl, aunt jemima. >> a hostile work environment where gender and race harassment was the norm. >> i heard the word seven days a week. >> the shipyard offered cash that came with the requirement they came silent about the accusations of racial discrimination. >> that was a slap in the face. people need to know what went on. >> their attorneys want state lawmakers to make it illegal to require confidentiality in settlement deals. >> it should be against the law to require someone to give up their first amendment right just because they want to settle a lawsuit because of someone else's bad behavior. >> that behavior allege country in-- allegedly includ

in san francisco, linda yee kpix 5. >> she is planning on financing this first phase of the redo on her own. but she is hoping that other merchants will join in. >>> coming up in our next half hour, surviving a five-hour flight in sub zero temperatures and a lack of oxygen. tonight, we see what it's like inside the wheel well of a plane. >>> plus, the story behind this reunion following a life- threatening scare. >> the mix up involving thousands of pounds of hot dogs. ,,,,,,,, [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of the game. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. how did a teen stowaway sur a flight.. from san jose to maui. >>> there is some space, but he is very fortunate that when the wheel went up into position it didn't crush him. >> now at 6:30, we asked just how did a teenager stow away survive a flight from san jose to maui. the 16-year-old snuck into the landing g

he did not money launder. >> in san francisco linda yee kpix 5. >> you hear about this investigation. curious how does this affect the day in and day out work we do in sacramento. >> and san francisco i would say in san francisco, they're a little bit nervous now that the fbi is knocking on the doors because the people were wearing wires. in sacramento, it's the third state senator to run afoul of the law. one who was convicted of perjury for not living in their district and juan calderon is under indictment as well for bribery charges. it's not a good day in sacramento. >>> environmental activists are butting heads with the oakland zoo of all places over its plans to expand into nolan park. >> here's don knapp on the zoo's growing pains. >> the oakland zoo scheduled 50 activities to celebrate earth day. while most earth day visitors came for the elephants, giraffes and other exotic animals, this group came to the zoo for the local animals, including newts, foxes and the threatened whip snake. some of the species and rare plants they say will be harmed but a huge zoo expansion into th

as linda yee reports, he was desperate to see his mother. >> reporter: sources say this is his footprint on the tire of the hawaiian airlines plane and the black marks, his footprints and handprints inside the wheel well where he spent 5 1/2 hours in subzero temperatures. a source says tsa investigators were at the maui airport taking a closer look at the plane. one friend tells me it's no surprise he was able to get on to the tarmac at san jose airport unnoticed. >> he is a pretty athletic kid so it would make sense that he could be able to hop over a fence. >> reporter: classmates said he transferred to santa clara high just over a month ago. few knew him well, but no one guessed he would have hitched a right in an airplane wheel well. >> i thought it was a stupid move. but at the same time, i thought he was a genie for hopping in the wheel! [ laughter ] >> reporter: he got along with everyone. >> i went to mosque with him and seen him a couple of times looked like a quiet guy. >> reporter: maui police say the teen actually wanted to hop a jet to africa to find his biological mother. h

>> thanks linda yee. joe vasquez is at the location where the teenager hid for hours. >> reporter: it is not clear how he got over the perimeter fence, but yeah, we are learning tonight once he did, he spent some seven hours inside an area of this airport that is supposed to be extremely secure. the plane was parked all night right here at gate three. now we are learning that a security camera captured video of the teenage stow away climbing over the perimeter fence closest to the plane according to the la times citing a homeland security source. t is not clear how long he was on airport property before he climbed into the wheel well, but the flight took off about seven hours later at 7:55:00 a.m. >> this is the fourth incident in the last five years. >> reporter: the north nationwide, and he says enough is enough. >> so i'm calling on the government accountability office to do an assessment of our airports' perimeters. >> reporter: this is closest to gate three. three strands of barbed wire on the top. t

linda yee talked with bay area korean families keeping a close eye on the rescue effort. >>> reporter: divers combed the dark water

linda yee is in the newsroom p with more. >> reporter: this is a significant earthquake and it could have catastrophic consequences. not just for chile but several other nations. the earthquake struck off the coast of northern chile about an hour 15 minutes ago. the epicenter was offshore about 60 miles. it is the same area that has been hit by numerous quakes over the past two weeks. the quake has signaled a tsunami warning. waves striking cities on the northern coast. we want to show you live pictures. this is showing people evacuating the low-lying area near the coast. we see cars lined up on city streets. there are traffic jams. we should make it clear there is no tsunami threat to california, alaska, or hawaii. the warning center are monitoring the fallout from this 8.2 quake off the coast of chile. we will bring you more as it comes in. for now, i'm lip dangers employee. >> linda, thank you. >>> live look at the skies above the bay area right now. >> thanks, linda. >> still looking pretty stormy as thunder, lightning and bursts of heavy rain continue to move through. this is wh

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

our linda yee is following e story from the newsroom. a powerful earthquake hit o the northern coast of chile tonight . it was a magnitude 8.2 quak shaking buildings in the ne nations of bolivia and peru. there are no immediate repos of damage. the epicenter off shore about 60 miles. the quake triggered tsunami alerts for all of latin america's pacific coast -- including chile, peru and equador. waves measuring 6 and a half feet are already hitting low lying areas. we want to show you how chilean television is coverg this story. in the past few minutes we've seen picturesf cars backed up on streets. people evacauating the low lying areas. nerves here are shot and here's wh there have literally been hunderds of earthquakes ovee past two weeks. the stronge being a six point seven quan march 16th. in that case... hundred thousand people evacuated coastal areas. but there was no tsunami materialized. a very different story tonight whe big waves are expected in t next few hours. the quake triggered tsunami alerts for all of latin america's pa

kpix 5's linda yee with some of the passengers who stopped this game. >> reporter: passengers said they were about one hour into the flight when that behavior started. a man came out of the ac transit workers ram soaking wet, refacessed orders to get back to his seat and pushed his -- refused orders to get back to his seat and tried to pry open the plane's rear door. >> it started with loud, frantic voices. >> all of sudden, we heard a woman scream way in the back. we saw the stewartes rush to the back. >> the commotion stemmed from this man traying to open the rear exit door. >> fear immediately sets in to everyone. people were nauseated, fainting, craig. >> witnesses say he wanted to jump out of plane. >> i was really thinking something was going to happen. you just kind of got that bad feeling something wasn't going right. especially when bunch of big guys got up and jumped in the aisles and ran towards the wac of the plane. >> one of the passengers first thought it was a medical emergency and soon realized there was threat. >> we basically tackled the guy who was back there, pinned

. >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. expected to be arraigned today... on a federal grand jury indictment. the charges include public corrupt >>> it's 7:56. i'm michelle griego. state senator leland yee is expected to be arraigned today on a federal grand jury indictment. the charges include public corruption and gun and drug trafficking. 28 others also face charges in the case and many of them are also due in court today. >>> after 7 games on the road, the san francisco giants finally get to play some ball at at&t park. it's the home opener this afternoon against the arizona diamondbacks. the giants have won two of the last four world series. >>> stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. the traffic flow is improving. we can say that across the san mateo bridge. it remains really heavy but they were able to clear that stalled big rig that had been blocking a lane approaching the high-rise. that's why the drive time is so slow but all lanes are now reopened heading out to the peninsula. at the bay bridge, still cycling through

leland yee has been indicted in the corruption scandal. the case actually expanded today with three more defendants and additional accusations against the state senator. yee is accusedded of taking cash for political favors as well as gun tracking. he remains free on bond but has been suspended from the state senate. district attorney george gascon spoke about corruption scandals involving politicians after former san francisco supervisor ed jew was sentenced today. >> our entire democracy depends upon public trust. when public officials make a mockery of the system, it has to be consequences for that. >> yee is scheduled to be arraigned on tuesday. >>> and kpix 5 political analyst melissa griffin-caen join us. we have the affidavit that was the first news. and now we have an indictment. and we were -- it's not like that was a surprise. we knew the indictment was coming. >> that's true. but a lot of people don't understand what a grand jury actually is. and it basically is a reality check on government power. you see, without a grand jury,

state senator leland yee expected to be arraigned in that federal courthouse later on this morning. coming up, a legal expert talks about how this case could unfold. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> and a three-alarm fire in west san jose leaves behind a big mess. we have a live report coming up. >> a six-story construction site burns to the ground in san francisco. one month later we may finally learned what caused it. >> and a new accident just reported in san jose took out a light pole and a metering light. we'll tell you how it's impacting the morning drive to work coming up. >>> good morning, it's tuesday, april 8. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:30. >>> happening today, big doings over at at&t. the first home game of the 2014 season for the giants. a live look at a beautiful morning. at&t ballpark where the game against arizona is set to begin at 1:35. tim hudson former star for the a's and the braves is a new giant. he will be your starting pitcher this afternoon. and you may want to bring a little spf50 just

." >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning. i'm frank mallicoat. here's what's happening. later today a key figure in the corruption case against state senator leland yee appears in federal court. this man keith jackson accused of being a middleman between yee and criminals. jackson was one of 26 people arrested during the fbi sweep last week. >>> after a month on the job, the oakland city administrator is stepping down. fred blackwell is going to the san francisco foundation. it's a group that grants money to community organizations across the region. the change could hurt mayor jean quan's re-election campaign. >>> and san jose police say they just don't have enough recruits. the department says they received roughly half the applications it normally gets. hundreds passed basic physicals but after background checks and interviews, a number were removed from contention. traffic and weather coming up right after the break. >>> good morning. people are waiting in an unusually long backup now in san francisco on northbound 101. it's all because of th