authorities already caught up to this man, ian rogers, from napa on january 15th. they searched his home and his business, british auto repair, where they seized a collection of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and five pipe bombs. the indictment describes how rogers communicated with 37-year-old jarrod copeland on multiple messaging platforms. authorities say rogers wrote i want to blow up a democrat building bad. copeland responding, i agree, plan attack. >> the rhetoric that he's espousing on his chat that, you know, talked about all the hate and discontent he had for if, you know, if trump didn't win the election. i mean, those kind of things, people take that real seriously today. >> reporter: kpix security analyst and former fbi agent jeff hart believes someone on the inside came forward to authorities. >> these domestic terrorism cases are usually initiated by an undercover operation or an informant or somebody tipping somebody off. >> reporter: dojha rs to copelandfter we go to war. the 20th was inauguration day as president joe biden took over the w

rogers and resident jarrett copeland started making their plans after the 2020 election. according to the indictment they were planning to use explosives to carry out the attack and hope the attack would spark a movement. law enforcement search rogers home and found dozens of guns. thousands of rounds of ammo and 5 pipe bombs. both men face up to 20 years in prison. it's a big story we're following this morning major wildfires burning all across the west coast flames from the dixie fire are creeping along the burn scars of the disasters camp fire devastated the town of paradise back in 2018 and it is just one of dozens of wildfires burning up and down the west coast. the fires have been fully and fueled by extreme drought. we're experiencing also triple-digit temperatures and experts say things will get better anytime soon. nancy loo has that story. >> the massive plume from the dixie fire in butte county leaves no doubt that the firefight is a big one. it is mainly an air attack due to very steep terrain, which is just north of the burn scar from the 2018 camp fire. i lo

now, the two men, 45-year-old ian rogers, is of napa, and 37-year-old jared copeland of vallejo, are said to be behind the plan. now, copeland was arrested in sacramento on wednesday. rogers was arrested back in january. so according to prosecutors the plan was to fire bomb the john l. burton headquarters with the hopes that that explosion would begin some type of a movement. prosecutors say the pair used multiple messaging platforms to discuss the plans and at one point copeland even messaged rogers saying he had been in contact with anti-government militia groups to gather more support. for some lawmakers this plan and arrest signal a greater issue. >> these are all symptoms of a larger issue, and that is our society and this separatism. even now, you know, i again thank the fbi for their work, but in this day and age, you know, we should not be concerned about violence and terrorism just for participating in a democratic process. >> reporter: rogers and copeland are both charged with conspiracy to destroy by fire or explosives. that building in effect is utilizing interstate comme

. >> reporter: federal prosecutors say 45-year-old ian rogers and 47-year-old jared copeland started plotting an attack on targets they associated with democrats after the 2020 presidential ngto spar overthrow the government. early monday morning, sandy saw 14 cop cars outside her apartment and she saw her neighbor get arrested. >> and by 6:30, they all converged on that apartment. >> reporter: investigators left with dozens of boxes of evidence. we check in with john summer camp, former special agent with the fbi, on what's the risk to the public now? >> people are rattled by this. what's the threat for more terror attacks here at home? >> i guess you could say it's probably elevated. based on the last year and what we've seen politically and across the country. it seems that people are more divided, writes, on the left and the right, and very extreme on the left and on the right, and it's forcing some groups, as you see these militia groups for example, to try to form and >> m perln reporting. >>> still ahead on kpix 5, streaming on cbsn bay area, former 49er and stanford star rich

back in january our investigative unit first reported on the arrest of one of the suspects, ian rogers from napa. at the time the authorities only mentioned the explosive devices they say were recovered at his home and business. the other suspect, jerard copeland, is from vallejo. after the election last fall the two hatched a plan to blow up the headquarters, hoping the bomb would be the first in a series of attack starting a movement. all of it a huge shock to democratic party leaders. >> in this day and age, you know, we should not be concerned about violence and terrorism just for participating in the democratic process. >> the fair face mult charges. if convicted they could face 20 years in prison. >>> we are getting a new perspective on the surge of deadly gun violence across the bay area's three major cities. overall killings are up compared with last year. digging deeper, look at the numbers from "the chronicle." they show homicides in oakland, san jose and san francisco within the first six months of each other from 2018 through 2021. all have seen increases this year. oakland

copeland and ian rogers of napa are accused of hatching a bomb plan. if convicted they could face 20 years in prison. >>> to our climate in crisis as more water restrictions are coming to the north bay. people who live in napa will have to cut their water use back. the city council approved new rules asking people to reduce their water usage by 20%. they also limit how much water is trucked out of the city and limits irrigation two days a week. the move is to reduce the strain on napa's primary source of n learn steps to conserve water. eb mud is holding a speaker series that starts at 6:00 p.m. east bay mud asked customers to cut their water use by 10%. >>> maybe a quick shower before you head out the door, but what do you wear? >> it's going to be nice today and, of course, as we think about how long to take a shower, make it snappy because let me show you the reservoir levels. we are seeing our levels continue to drop and we know we're heading into a very dry summer after not getting enough rain, so in the north bay reservoir levels that are about 4

rogers from napa. now, at the time authorities only mentioned the explosive devices they say were recovered at his home and business. the other suspect, jarrod copeland is from vallejo, and investigators are now saying that after the presidential election last fall, the two hatched a plan to blow up the john l. burton headquarters hoping the bombing would be the first in a series of attacks starting a movement. >> in this day and age, we should not be concerned about violence and terrorism just for participating in the democratic process. >> reporter: the pair copeland and rogers face multiple charges. if convicted they could face 20 years in prison. >>> well, the white house warned american businesses this morning, be careful in hong kong. executives are subject to arrest, their corporate data subject to seizure. scott mcgrew, these are very serious warnings. >> extremely serious. good morning, marcus. what's going on in hong kong is very serious as well. hong kong is supposed to be a special region o

according to court documents, 45-year-old ian rogers from napa and jared copeland from vallejo started planning attacks on targets they associated with democrats in the wake of the 2020 election. the two men communicated on multiple messaging platforms. >> the rhetoric that he is espousing on his chat, talked about all of the hate and discontent he had for if trump didn't win the election, those kind of things, people take that seriously today. >> investigators say after rogers was arrested, copeland reached out to a leader of a militia group and was told to delete all communication. >>> time now is 5:09. devastating and deadly flooding hitting europe, how president biden is responding. >>> ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, mandatory evacuations underway over the massive fire burning near butte county. will the town of paradise be safe? >>> looking at the scene that led to the arrest of a former 49er, the surveillance video of richard sherman. >>> and tracking this ridge of my pressure in the desert southwest. that will warm us up for the next several days. there is a cha

that is fbi special agent john blair talking about ian rogers of napa shown here and jerry copeland of lego. the 2 now indicted for planning to attack targets today associated with democrats. >> following the presidential election. >> we're going to use explosives. to commit an act of violence motivated by their disappointing election, specifically asian blair says they focused on the democratic headquarters in sacramento. >> in a recorded conversation on january 11 to 2021 agents say rogers told copeland, quote, i want to blow up a democrat building. bad unquote. agents say they also agreed a quote. let's see what happens after the 20th. we go to war, unquote. that reference relating to the inauguration of joe biden after congress certified the vote and those riots on capitol hill back in january agents. quickly closed in rogers in napa raiding his home finding guns and a card that said white privilege. we seized between 4550 firearms. >> 3 of which were fully automatic automatic firearms. along with 5 pipe bombs. >> officials say copeland learned of rogers arrest and destroyed eviden

according to court documents, 45-year-old ian rogers from napa and 37-year-old vallejo resident jared copeland started planning their attacks on targets they associated with democrats. the two men communicated on multiple messaging platforms. >> the rhetoric he is espousing in the chat, talked about all of the hate and discontent he had if trump didn't wib win the election, those things, people take those things seriously these days. >> after rogers was arrested, copeland reached out to a leader of a militia group and was told to delete all communication. >>> a look at where san franciscoers could makemme fer. $5 million has been allocated to build a ferry terminal. this little known port is under going a dramatic change and turning into what officials hopn weather and traffic beginning with mary lee. it's friday. >> it is finally friday. i love it when we make it to the end of the work week. we are looking at a bit of a warm up for today into the weekend. i will talk about this in a moment. if you are getting ready to head out the door, take a look at the mount hamilton camera, somet

documents say that napa resident ian rogers and resident journey. copeland began making plans after the 2020 election. they are accused of planning to use explosives to carry out the attack. they hoped apparently that the attack would spark a movement. officers who searched rogers home found dozens of guns. thousands of rounds of ammunition. 5 pipe bombs. both men face up to 20 years in prison. san francisco police have arrested a man seen on surveillance video robbing a store on 5th street near folsom. this was the this is the south of market neighborhood happened monday. police say the suspect is 38 year-old craig smith of oakland. the cashier told police that a man walked into the store, pointed a gun and demanded money. police say after arresting smith, they also found a ghost gun which is an untraceable firearms. police say this is an active investigation. they're asking anyone with information to call san francisco police. >> so up to it on the hollywood walk of fame today. deadly gun fire breaking out at that popular tourist spot sending peop

court documents say napa resident ian rogers and vallejo resident jerry copeland started making their plans after the 2020 election. according to the indictment they were planning to use explosives to carry out an attack and they hope that that would spark a movement law enforcement, search rogers home and they say they found dozens of guns, thousands of rounds of ammo and 5 pipe bombs. both men now face up to 20 years in prison if they are convicted. >> now let's get you caught up on the latest with former 40 niner and stanford alum richard sherman, we know that he's been released from jail now without bail. but we'll have to abide by some pretty strict condition and the charges were downgraded a washington state judge ordered sherman cannot drink alcohol possess any firearms. >> or have any contact with his father in law. police arrested him at the home of the father-in-law early wednesday morning and all followed a 911. call. sherman's wife. >> made telling dispatchers that he was threatening to hurt himself. this was at their home earlier in the morning. police believe that sherma

ian rogers of napa pictured here and another man, jared copeland of vallejo, began planning attacks in november. the men allegedly planned to attack the john l. burton democratic headquarters in sacramento, along with the twitter and facebook headquarters in january, authorities dozens of guns, including automatic weapons, ammunition and five pipe bombs from rogers home. copeland was arrested on wednesday. they both are facing several years in prison. police say a man in santa clara shot another man who was trying to break into his home early sunday. police got a call about a man prowling in someone's backyard. when they arrived, they learned someone in the home shot the suspected prowler. the resident says the man broke a window and then kicked open the back door, which prompted the homeowner to shoot. police say the suspect is spencer olson. the 26 year old was taken to the hospital and was arrested for burglary. former niner. richard sherman faced a judge today. he's charged with several crimes after a confrontation at his in law's home. what he's saying about those charges. barrier