in the neighborhood with what happened. >> reporter: some say they are not surprised their neighbors jumped in to help. this is a quiet street. the local park is where many people come to meditate and play sports. many were shocked when they heard the news. >> very traumatizing situation for somebody. you're walking near your residence. somebody with a hood over their head comes up to you. puts a knife to your neck. tries to cover your mouth with tape. yeah. very scary for this person. >> reporter: it happened on january 10th around 9:00 p.m. >> i am shocked. this is a quiet neighborhood. >> very scary, yes. >> reporter: today police say thanks to good detective work they were able to arrest this man, 43-year-old shu of sunnyvale. they only say the victim is an adult female who lives in the area and they say she apparently knew the suspect. tonight police are also praising several neighbors who jumped in

and scared the suspect away that night. >> we are very thankful to people who came to her aid. people saw what was happening and came to help her. >> reporter: this man says he believes though most keep to themselves they did what anyone should do for their neighbors. >> all quiet, keep to themselves. family across the street. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. an opportunity now for victims of child sexual abuse. their window to take action against their attackers may reopen soon and stay open permanently. this could be a big problem for local catholic diocese. today state lawmakers began considering a measure to do away with any type of deadlines to file a complaint known as the statute of limitations. nbc investigative reporter candice nguyen has been covering this for years. >> a new wave of alleged priest abuse victims our investigative unit has been reporting on the past three years, ab 452 was

introduced today. skinner says there is good reason survivors often take years to confront their experiences and file lawsuits. she says it is cruel many are unable to hold their abusers accountable as well as the institutions that may have enabled or covered up the crimes. >> if it was a teacher, the head of a club, sports person, coach, team leader or a clergy person, then you have the right to seek redress for that abuse. the benefit of lifting this statute of limitations is it can bring it to light, hold the organizations accountable, and hopefully end the practice. >> reporter: for the past year our investigative unit talked to dozens of clergy abuse accusers across california and we found it has taken decades for many to acknowledge what they say happened to them. some say they couldn't process the abuse at such a young age and others say they were

threatened by their abusers and even threatened by their families. >> i didn't realize i was actually a victim. >> he said speak of this to no one. you will bring shame to your family. and you will be expelled from school. >> they asked me not to embarrass them or embarrass the church. >> we reached out to local diocese to see what they think of the new bill. only the archdiocese of san francisco responded saying no comment. coming up at 7:00 i'll be back to talk about how some other major scandals played into this bill and you'll hear from senator skinner about how her own personal experience has inspired this work. with the investigative unit, candice nguyen. >> give us a call 888-996-tips or visit our website. in the middle east crews are still searching through the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude

earthquake rocked the area near the border of turkey and syria. the shaking killed more than 3700 people and that number surely expected to rise. hours after the first earthquake another 7.5 quake struck about 60 miles away, which was then followed by more strong after shocks. entire building were sent crashing to the ground. rescue crews searched through the night as survivors cried out for help from within the mountains of debris. tens of thousands of people have been left homeless. turkey calling for help from its international partners, the u.s., eu, and uk already sending humanitarian aid as well as search and rescue teams. here in the bay area people are already looking for ways to help. that quake was felt across more than 500 miles and a very diverse region with the history of political and religious conflicts all of which are making it complicated to get effort to help there. despite that many are already working to answer the call.

oscar acar was born in turkey and now lives in san jose and works as a nurse. he is making plans to fly to his homeland to help the injured. >> i know from my past experience during these events the hospitals will be crowded and need a lot of help. healthcare workers' families are also impacted by the earthquake. if i am physically there i will be more beneficial. >> he says he understands what the victims face because he himself survived a deadly 7.6 earthquake in turkey in 1999. several bay area relief organizations are right now mobilizing. the san francisco chapter of the armenian relief society started collecting money to buy relief supplies. the devastation in turkey has officials in the bay area raising new questions about seismic retrofit efforts. in about ten minutes, the work

that still needs to be done to make sure you're protecting your home from a powerful earthquake. oakland police chief armstrong wants to get back on the job. his attorney sent a letter today to the mayor and police commission formally requesting reinstatement. he was placed on leave after an external review found he failed to properly scrutinize an officer accused of misconduct. the report concluded he did not look hard enough into the case. at a news conference yesterday, chief armstrong said the findings rely on a lot of incomplete and wrong information and simply don't add up. he argues the narrative of his role in the matter, quote, defies even common logic. also in oakland several prominent east bay politicians are coming together to announce what they say are a growing number of threats targeting women of color in politics. >> do you need to be murdered? do you need to be carjacked or raped to get it through your

thick -- skull? >> that threat was left as a voice mail for oakland city council member carroll fife who says threats are nothing new but recently have become more common and more violent. this morning a group of local and state officials including oakland's mayor and state assembly member gathered at oakland city hall to condemn what they say is a pattern of threats and harassment. the group says cat brooks has been harassed and threatened so badly she was forced to move. >> your comments have consequences. and there are people intentionally stoking fear and anger and resentment throughout the city. >> when you try to diminish us, only one thing happens. we get stronger. >> state leaders are proposing legislation to allow campaign funds to be used to bolster security for politicians. oakland city hall is also

looking at increasing security before it fully reopens next month. councilmember fife says she is exploring her legal options and working with law enforcement to track down the source of the threats. new at 6:00 tonight a new report is raising questions about how b.a.r.t. spends its money. that report outlines at least two cases where investigators say b.a.r.t. spent millions of dollars but wasn't really clear on what it was expecting to get for that money. >> reporter: one of the key findings in the inspector general's report focuses on b.a.r.t.'s 16th street and 24th street stations in san francisco. the transit agency contracted with the salvation army from july 2020 to july 2022 to do outreach there for unhoused people during the pandemic. >> we offered food, hygiene, provided counseling, prayer if they asked for it. and we were able to refer people

to various navigation centers and shelters. >> reporter: major darren norton with salvation army san francisco says they enjoyed working with b.a.r.t. for those two years but says there was some confusion about what exactly b.a.r.t. was expecting his agency to do with the $250,000 it granted. according to the b.a.r.t. inspector general's finding the salvation army says they were able to make contact with thousands of unhoused people within that two-year contract period but were only able to get one person into their residential treatment program. the salvation army was allowed to refer people to other treatment and housing options in the city but the problem was reports from the agency didn't include breakdowns on exactly which programs they referred unhoused people to. that is because b.a.r.t. didn't ask for a detailed breakdown in its contract. the result? confusion over what the money was meant to accomplish. >> they need outcome measures in their contracts. every contract that is just a best practice.

you need to know what you're going to be paying for and have a way to measure that. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. inspector general richardson said it is not just the contract that raised concerns but her report highlighted a contract a former b.a.r.t. engineer helped steer to a company his friend owned. the engineer then quit, created his own company, and partnered with the friend. she said b.a.r.t. should have clawed back the $1.2 million it already paid out. >> if you are not going to do something severe to stop this, put penalties in place, that encourage -- discourage organizations from engaging in conflicts of interest, the behavior is likely to continue. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. leadership decided not to saying the transit agency benefited from the services. it did end the contract and disqualified the company from future deals. in may the transit agency will adopt a new rule preventing former employees from bidding for contracts for at least a

year after leaving. the inspector general says b.a.r.t. is slowly adopting her office recommendations but there is still more that needs to be done. in san francisco, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. up next at 6:00, east bay students walking out of class. the message they're pushing in the wake of the tyre nichols deadly police beating. and the support they're getting from their teachers.

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oakland tech students wanted their voices heard as they lamented the death of tyre nichols at the hands of memphis police officers. dozens of students staged a walk out this morning and then a vigil outside their high school. you can see sky ranger overhead. students had a poetry reading and a mural painting. students say for the most part the teachers did support their

walk out. >> most were supporting. >> we have it up on the board. we have flyers and all of that. they know about it. >> students expressed their frustration with what they say is disproportionate funding for communities of color and the higher fail rate for students of color at school which they say is the result of systemic racism. if you were hit by a recent winter storm, more help is on the way. senator alex padilla and california's insurance commissioner are trying to get the word out about the resources available right now for a lot of people still recovering from flooding, landslides, and other damage. some types of help include rental assistance, temporary lodging, and money for all those repairs. senator padilla says lawmakers were also pushing for new legislation to give people more time to get help. if you need assistance we have links on our website. nbc bay area.com. back to our earthquake coverage the images out of

turkey are overwhelming at times. and eye opening. so much destruction there. that is raising questions about how safe our buildings are here in the bay area. >> reporter: according to the california earthquake authority, about a million homes in california need some kind of quake retrofit. only 10% of california home owners have california insurance. >> it could be catastrophic to the san francisco bay area. >> reporter: the chief mitigation officer for the california earthquake authority says the age of many homes in the bay area puts them at a heightened risk if we were to get a similar sized quake here. >> a lot of our construction happened around the world wars before we had readily adopted seismic provisions for our residential construction. >> reporter: howard cook owns the bay area retrofit and completed thousands over the past two decades. he says retrofitting is unfortunately not a high priority for home owners until it is too late.

>> so people literally have to be shaken up. if they're not they become apathetic. >> the earthquake in turkey reminds us that there will eventually be a major earthquake here in the bay area. >> reporter: the contra county supervisor john goia says he is concerned about older buildings standing up to a major earthquake but his biggest concern is local hospitals meeting the state's updated standards by 2030. the california hospital association has been pushing for an extension saying it could cost hospitals statewide more than a hundred billion dollars. >> that is going to be a big challenge here in the bay area and across the state is having hospitals meet the new 2030 seismic standards. >> reporter: as for home owners she hopes they don't wait for the big one before taking action. >> $500,000 retrofit can reduce the amount of damage by hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> reporter: in contra costa

county nbc bay area news. turning our attention to our weather, it is a sparkling night outside. >> the calm after the storm. the roving downpours around the bay area yesterday. now a dry pattern will eventually lead us to more spring like temperatures for the second half of the week. outside right now speaking of a pleasant evening there is a gorgeous view. emeryville looking back to san francisco. here is the weather you can expect if you're heading into san francisco over the next hour or so. low 50s right now. not a lot of wind. as you can see the reflection looks nice across the bay. currently 54 in san rafael. mostly clear skies. a few high clouds approaching. off to the west in dublin. 53 degrees. san jose also in the mid 50s. so jacket weather. no umbrella weather if you're heading outside this evening. look at the view back toward lake tahoe in the distance updated sierra snow pack totals. really incredible when you consider where we are relative to the time of the year. these are the biggest numbers

for the central and southern sierra snow pack since '82 and '83 at 206% of average for february 6th. more importantly 135% of the april 1 average. to quantify this, for donner summit, central sierra, berkeley, the season average is 360 inches of snow. thanks to the snow over the weekend we have passed that and it is february 6. 383 inches of snow and more coming up in the seven to ten day outlook. look how close we are to the april 1 finish line. eight more weeks to go. we are here. '82 and '83 are right there. the next biggest year was 2018 and 2019. so we're well above that with about eight weeks to go and the pattern does look like we'll see more snow on the way. not the next three days. we want to get up and enjoy some of the snow with much easier travel the next three days. looks good around the sierra. tomorrow we will see increasing clouds but we're not going to bring any sierra snow or

downpours around the bay area. it will filter the sun at times as we head toward the morning and by the afternoon clearing north to south as clouds move off to the east. still chilly. a few areas with patchy fog in the morning in the inland valleys and around lunch time overcast skies clearing north to south as we move from mid afternoon to the early evening with highs tomorrow in the upper 50s to low 60s. the more spring like temperatures wednesday and thursday. mid to upper 60s. south of san jose. we may even be close to 70 south of san jose on thursday. mid 60s bayside. nice spring like day for thursday. and then a reminder we're still in february with temperatures cooling friday into saturday as the shower chances return. these will be weather systems that will probably bring more snow as opposed to bay area rain. the best chance of showers saturday into very early sunday. monday looks dry. then if the inside track with the storm about a week out from now we could see low snow levels. probably another foot or so of snow in the sierra.

probably not a lot of rain closer to the bay area. short term nights that won't be quite as cold and days that will be noticeably warmer by thursday. look at that. >> 70 degrees almost? >> san martin o get there. santa cruz, too. february does come back for the weekend with scattered showers and cooler temperatures returning. >> i like the diversity in the weather here. >> very nice. >> thanks. up next a tough shutdown for businesses that use square payment service. the latest on an outage that impacted a lot of people in the bay area.

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experts say there have been no shortage of housing initiatives but they haven't been big enough or have been derailed by existing home owners who worry that adding more homes will mean a loss of home value. many say the key is the state and federal government obligating communities to add more affordable housing. >> businesses using the payment platform square are being disrupted by outages and service. this morning a lot of businesses reported they were unable to accept payments used in square. according to square most of the businesses are situated on the west coast including here in the bay area. square did release a statement saying it is aware of the issue and is working to correct it. they say the main issue is specifically with payments that try to use a discover card. a new player is entering the world of artificial intelligence with google announcing a new app called bard. it plans to roll out the chat bot in a few weeks. you may have heard about a.i. chat bots. they can give you complex answers to questions like math problems or simply write you an

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tonight at 7:00 could it happen here? we are talking about the similarities and differences between the fault lines in turkey and the faults that run through california. that story and more coming up on our 7:00 newscast. and a quick reminder nbc bay area news is always on roku. just select the live tv tile on your home screen and scroll down to channel 133 to find us. if you have a samsung tv just go to channel 1035. up next on "nightly news" a challenge to classrooms. the tool rolling out. will it work? lester holt joins us next. tonight, the urgent search for survivors after a massive earthquake kills thousands in turkey and syria the 7.8 magnitude quake toppling buildings and leaving more than 3,000 people dead the frantic search

children among those pulled alive from the rubble powerful aftershocks rattling the region. we'll hear from our team on the ground also tonight, the arrests in an alleged neo-nazi plot to attack baltimore's power grid how authorities say the suspects planned to, quote, completely destroy the city and how they were caught the train derailment emergency in ohio. new evacuations ordered as authorities release toxic chemicals from tanker cars, hoping to avoid a potentially catastrophic explosion. the race to recover that suspected chinese spy balloon shot down off the south carolina coast the military saying the debris field is roughly 15 football fields by 15 football fields wide. what can the u.s. learn from the remnants president biden on the eve of the state of the union address our new reporting on last-minute changes to his speech a day after she made grammy history, tickets to beyonce's new tour going on sale can ticketma a