nbc bay area is now streaming live on peacock. they made headlines when they kidnapped a baby boy in san jose, and now a man and woman convicted of the crime learn their punishment. good afternoon, i'm audrey assistio, and welcome the bay area news at 4:30. our ian colt was in the court when the sentence came down. we are tracking new details of the investigation of a fire truck seen at a strip club. our reporter got his hands on the memo and what he is uncovering today. and also, the bart police

are promising to make your next train safer. we are hours away from another storm blowing through the area. we are talking about rain and strong winds again, and we will have our meteorologist with the updated time line. now to the couple that kidnapped a baby last year. today, they were formally sentenced to years in prison. this is a case that shocked the south bay and launched a manhunt. ian cole was in court while the kidnappers heard their sentence, and what happened in there today, ian? >> well, after a lengthy sentencing, the crime's ring leader in the case, yesenia ramirez was sentenced to 14 years in prison and she is sentenced from plotting to carrying out the kidnapping of

3-month-old brennan cuillar and he argued for leniency saying that she had been a broken person, and the judge took it into consideration, but saying that it had been planned out over months, and that ramirez had many chances to realize that what she was doing was wrong, and they set off a chaotic s search for the baby from the grandmother who was a baby friend. and ramirez received 13 years and jose portillo received five years. >> that is a chilling scene, and now, i understand it was

motional not only for the victim's family, but the defendants as well? >> yeah, exactly. i was certainly at times, and we will begin with the defendant, because she was asking for the judge for leniency and crying and almost so emotional she could not speak at times. but she did address the court for 40 minutes, and she took responsibility for what she did saying that she was the one who directed jose portillo to kidnap baby brandon. and the baby's mother was not in the courtroom and asked for the maximum punishment, and she said, i understand that people deserve a second chance, and as a mother, i want peace of mind and my children to be safe at school and at home. audrey, we will have more on the story coming up at 5:00. audrey? >> thank you for the preview.

we will see you at 5:30. and crackdown on the east livermore highway while the crews are working to fix that crack which is running parallel to the highway where the retaining wall has fallen away from the embankment, and they are still working on it at this point, and sky ranger is over that look now, and you can see the traffic moving slowly through the area, and no word when the repairs will be done, and so if you are usually driving through the area, you will be advised to take the alternate route. meanwhile, b.a.r.t. is looking for more security to attract more rider, and ridership is down 60%, and that is still a major budget concern, and so to concern more people to hop on b.a.r.t., the agency's police force is putting more police officers on the train, and so between 8 and 18 more officers will be added on to the

current officers per shift, and the san francisco business owners were surveyed and they don't feel safe on the train, and this is a trend that could have dire consequences. >> if b.a.r.t. doesn't get the riders back up, the system could go bankrupt and shutdown, and so to get the revenue back up, we have to get people back on b.a.r.t. and paying the fares. >> reporter: and today, he spent the day checking in with the riders to see if the additional officers will bring more people back, and he is going to have a closer look on that on the nbc bay area news at 5:00. now, to new exclusive viral video that we showed you this a few months ago with a bikini clad woman leaving a fire truck and entering a strip club, and our reporter first broke the story and called the city endlessly and now he has finally got an answer on the investigation, and damon, what

are you learning today? >> well, audrey, we were finally able to get a hold of this memo issued by the fire chief and directed towards the mayor, the city council and the city manager, and this a portion of it. it says that the video constituted a violation of specific policies and procedures and rules and regulations, and because of that, the fire chief has made disciplinary recommendations to the city manager. now, that sentence is what caught the eye of several people. i spoke with off of the record or off camera with both mid level and high level former managers here in the city of san jose, and they say it is highly irregular, and they have not seen anything like this where an administrator within the department of the city of san jose sends a recommendation for tis plin to the city manager. they say it is the chief who should take or take that disciplinary action, so they are confused about that. so in the end, the chief also

apologized, apologized to the city, the city leaders and the san jose fire department for the violation of the rules, and having a top to bottom talk with the fire department about what to dos and don'ts are within the fire department. this came down on march 10th, and we had to do some digging and asking as to what is final outcome and here it is. this is what they tell us this is the last we will hear about this case. that any disciplinary action is confiden confidential, because it is requiring employee discipline, and they won't get into that. >> sure, so we won't get any more information and damon, you got to speak to the legal analyst, and what are they tell you today? >> stephen clark is concerned about that last to hear of it determination, and he said, this is happening on city time on

city-owned vehicle on discipline, and was it a suspension or demotion, and he says that they have to do this for the sake of transparency in this case. you don't have the name the firefighters involved, but say that this is several people were disciplined or suspended, but he is baffled that is the final outcome. >> thank you, damon, and we will be looking for the full exclusive story at 6:00. we have been seeing so much snowfall around the state, right? so now we are starting to see the fallout of some of the snow, and look at this neighborhood in manteca with the overflow of the san joaquin river, and some evacuation orders have been given, but some have been choosing to stay home, and if they lose access, they will not

have access to those who are in that area. and so, jeff, we are getting another storm? >> yes, right. it is a new week and a new storm, and we have all enjoyed the sun when we can get, right? so the storm system is out here, and we will be hit by the storm, and the good news is that the atmospheric river right here is going to be remaining off to the south, so it shouldn't be 3 to 5 inch rainstorm for us, but we will get into the rain and the wind, and getting into the microclimate forecast, and we will show you what to expect on the time line and as we head through tonight, the 5:00 storm system is out here off shore, and i do see the stuff bubbling up once we hit the morning hours, and moving into the south, and the widespread rain into 6:00, and the heavier pockets and the ones that we have seen in the past by 9:00 in the morning, and it is pushing off to the north and the east,

and then we will be left with the scattered rain heading into tomorrow afternoon, and the bigger thing really is the wind. we just got over to major wind storm last week, and tomorrow, it is 22 to 40, and not bad, but watch how this wind field is expanding by 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. we are looking at the widespread gusts of 30 to 60 miles per hour, and especially through the south bay peninsula through the san francisco mountain, and tomorrow by 7:00 p.m., it is better, and then continues to go down by 11:30 tomorrow night. and the quick burst of tomorrow into the afternoon hours, and a spotty chance into wednesday, and we dried out thursday and friday and saturday and then another storm monday, and that is right now 1 to 1 1/2 inches. tonight at 5:00, we will look at the bay area totals, and details on the impacts moving in. audrey, i will be back in 20 minutes. >> all right. thank you, jeff.

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right now, attacks on postal workers in the east bay. many say they are scared to do their jobs and how the postal service is asking for your help to keep them safe. brace yourself! snow and high winds are coming back and the time line you need to know for the storm system set to hit the bay area. and now, b.a.r.t. is beefing up the police force to fight crime, and what the riders are saying about the new plan.

good monday, everyone. the news at 5:00 is starting now, and thank you for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and now, the carriers are to deliver the mail and not fight off robbers. the carriers are saying they are living in fear. the attacks on letter carriers are skyrocketing. this is jodi hernandez with the story. >> reporter: the postal service says that the mail carriers are getting attacked like never before. and attacks in oakland almost every week, and the postal service says they need the public's help. this is a suspect that investigators are believing is using the stolen postal keys to steal mail, all part of a growing trend in oakland. >> i have seen a lot here in the city of oakland in 22 years, but i have never seen it this bad.

>> reporter: the u.s. postal service is saying that the mail carriers are getting assaulted and robbed at a shocking rate. they say that the mail carrier assaults are doubling in the last year and mostly in oakland. >> from the locks shot out, and guns being put in the letter carrier's faces, and it is bad. >> we take the robberies and assaults personally. there is no more important mission for us as federal agents. >> reporter: the oakland postmaster has sent out leters to everyone in oakland and emeryville asking for the public's help and they want to look out for the suspicious behavior. >> look out for signs that the carrier is in danger in your neighborhood. share any information that you have. >> i hope that the mail carriers are safe. i am praying for them. >> reporter: this woman went to the post office