>> i'm elizabeth cook. in a jailhouse interview, 66-year-old chunli zhao told a reporter he was not in his right mind when he walked into the half moon bay mushroom farm where he worked and shot five people, killing four of them. prosecutors say he drove to another farm where he worked previously, and killed three more. zhao told the tv station he had been bullied, worked long hours at the forms, and his complaints were ignored. a spokesperson for california terra garden confirms zhao with on the property with his life wife and the property had no knowledge of bullying complaints. here is how investigators described his demeanor when interrogating him. >> i would phrase it this way. he was cooperative with the sheriff's detectives who did the interview. it was done through mandarin interpreter. my office was watching it from outside. >> meanwhile, a huge memorial of flowers, candles, and

stuffed animals for the seven victims is growing at a site across from city hall. today, several people including a local choir, gathered to remember and pray for those who died. one young woman got extremely emotional and hugged her mother after she realized she knew one of the victims. 50-year-old marciano martinez jimenez. >> just like remembering his face in the back of my head. and how -- sorry -- he would walk his dog past my house. every time i would see him, it was like oh, he's right there, you know. knowing that that's not going to happen anymore just made me realize how we take people for granted. >> since the two half moon bay farms are still crime scenes, several families who lived at the sites have been forced to temporarily move off those properties. a group called the

farmworker caravan has been collecting supplies and are putting out an urgent call for more donations and drivers to help deliver them. >> we are looking for nonperishable goods right now. bottled water. spam. two. breakfast and protein bars. we need diapers and baby formula. we need disinfectants, as well. lysol, clorox for them to clean up. >> stay with cbs news bay area for continuing coverage of the shooting investigation on-air and online. >> body cam footage of the hammer attack on paul pelosi in his san francisco home will be made public nursing tomorrow. in a rare show of unity, prosecutors joined the defense in opposing the release. wilson walker explains why. >> not just the body camera video. we expect to hear the 911 call and to surveillance video, as well as a portion of an interview conducted with the attack suspect, david ai xiang zhang for , shortly after the

attack. a coalition of news agencies argued it is like record it against the wishes of both sides in this case. deputy adam lipson, representing him, said, quote, i oppose the release of the requested evidence because it could inhibit his ability to get a fair trial and fuel conspiracy theories about the case. >> i think what is clear is that this case is vulnerable to misinformation. >> that was district attorney brooke jenkins back in november arguing against that release of the material on the grounds that it contained investigation. the investigation evidence was presented by prosecutors at a court hearing in december. >> the footage was part of a preliminary hearing, which is in a public setting. once that

body camera footage entered the public sphere, there is no legitimate privacy privilege or law enforcement privilege. >> he has pleaded not guilty to a list of state and local crimes. the court says this material will be made available at 9:00 friday morning. >> we should know that cbs news was part of a media coalition that fought for the release of the evidence. >> police in san francisco looking for suspects in a double shooting in hill. this happened just after 7:30 last night in hoke, california. the gunmen got into an argument with two men and then shot them. they're expected to survive. the shooter is still on the loose. five oakland men were arrested in an armed robbery and shooting that wounded a camera store employee in campbell. they stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment from san jose hammer and video yesterday morning and then shot the employee who tried to follow them out and the worker is expected to be okay.

a resident of a walnut creek senior care facility who died under strange circumstances last summer accidentally ingested acrostic cleaning solution according to the corner. the autopsy report found that 94-year-old constantine suffered severe burns to his throat and stomach. they are now suing claiming that they told him he got sick after eating spicy chips. this comes after other residents at a san mateo county facility died under similar circumstances. their families are also suing, claiming that they were served cleaning fluid instead of juice. we reached out regarding the report. they said they are working on a response. today, the department of water resources has announced it will boost deliveries to 29 public suppliers. they will get

30% of the water the requested, up from the 5% allotment earlier this year. those agencies include valley water in santa clara county and napa county at the tri-valley. >> let's check in with chief meteorologist paul heggen. this is great news. finally seeing what we worked so hard for. >> it's nice to be the bearer of good news. eight straight dry days. we will start with last week's update which, itself, was a vast improvement. a moderate drought across the bay area. a couple of patches of severe drought in the central valley. this week's update erases one of those patches of severe drought and moderate drought for most of the bay area. it's the first category of actual drought conditions. in santa cruz county, the patch of yellow indicates non-drought conditions. still categorized as being abnormally dry compared to what is supposed to be normal. just nice to see part of the bay area that has

broken out of those drought conditions. still the patch of severe drought from sacramento to the north. good news on the statewide level, as well. last week was the first time in a while we had 0% of the worst two categories. exceptional and extreme drought. 33% of the state. a full third of the state is in severe drought. the orange shading on the map. a 10% drop from last week. things were heading in the right direction. we need additional rain to continue to chip away at the drought conditions. we will see if any of that is in the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks. getting ready for sunday in just three days. the 49ers can punch their ticket to the super bowl. >> you know where you will be watching the game? >> oh, yeah. my couch. >> the bay area, meanwhile, buzzing with excitement. we are live with coverage. let's start with vern glenn for more on the team's final preparations. >> they fly out from santa clara tomorrow. the 49ers, they've enjoyed the comforts of home during their 12 game win

streak playing eight of those games at levi stadium. that will change for sunday's nfc championship game when san francisco travels to philadelphia. one minor her nose eagles fans well, offensive tackle trent williams. he spent nine years in the nfc east for washington and he knows philly is anything but. the city of brotherly love for visiting teams. >> it's a little bit more than just the noise. philly is one of those places where, you know, those fans, they get under your skin. they yell at you. they don't stop. when you walk in there, they let you know that you are not welcome. >> the eagles remained a slight home favorite. i was in the 49ers locker room today. i saw a receiver joined jennings. on the way out, he said hey, there's a lot of emotions. we are antsy. it's all about staying in the moment. sunday is the moment. it's going to be

physical. like 60 some odd head-on collisions physical. >> that kind of game. >> you got to have icewater in your veins to play the eagles. it's going to be great. thanks, vern. let's go to mary lee, live at levi stadium where the eagles have a serious case of playoff fever. >> reporter: that's right. niners nation is ready for the big game on sunday. we spoke to super fans who say this is our year. to them. >> 49ers are life, you know. we are all family for the 49ers. >> he told us he cannot wait for the sunday when the 49ers take on the eagles in the nfc east championship game.

>> and had to have it removed before it spread to both of my eyes. the first thing i asked before my regular one or arrived was i needed a 49ers i made. >> you could call him the tailgate party leader. he even got bay area's niner gang wrapper e 40 two tailgate with them. >> i go around and film everybody just basically having fun and i put all the tailgates in one video, right? i'm trying to prove to everybody that we are the best fan base in the world. we have the most exciting tailgates there are. >> reporter: both ray and ken say the chances of the 49ers winning the super bowl are

100%. >> when they win, my voice is probably already going to be gone. but it is an excitement like no other. >> winning the super bowl, then i can retire after that. i mean, yeah. that's it, right? that is all what search for. it's going to mean a lot for everybody. i see tears going down everybody's eyes when we win this. that's how it usually is for the people. >> got to love the super fans. the 49ers will be heading to philly tomorrow afternoon. you can bet fans will also be here at levi stadium to cheer them on. by the way, i will also be out here for their big sendoff. go, niners. back to you. >> there are fans and then those fans. commitment to another level. >> his right eye, my goodness. that's amazing. >> thanks, mary. the postal service has a message for jobseekers all over the bay area. >> we are hiring and looking to fill about 400 positions in the east bay and hundreds more in

the north bay, san francisco, the peninsula, san jose. everything from office clerks, carriers, mechanics and maintenance tax. applications are also being taken online. we've posted a qr code to take you right to the site on our website, kpix.com. still ahead, five officers facing felony charges after a traffic stop turned deadly. what prosecutors are revealing. a new push told california gunowners accountable. the statewide proposal modeled off the first of its kind law in one bay area city. storms are long gone, but one bay area county just issued a new evacuation

five former memphis police officers are facing murder charges for the violent arrest of tyree nichols, who died in the hospital earlier this month. three days after the disturbing incident. cbs

reporter elise preston is in memphis with the latest. >> reporter: criminal charges including second-degree murder announced against five former memphis police officers involved in a traffic stop that led to the death of tyree nichols. >> the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols. >> officers were fired last week after an internal police department probe and surrendered to authorities thursday. >> let me be clear, what happened here does not at all reflect proper policing. this was wrong. this was criminal. >> reporter: authorities plan to make public body camera video of the encounter with the 29-year-old on january 7th. his family saw the video earlier this week and >> all i heard my son say was, "what did i do?" where is the humanity in all of this. >> reporter: the issued a

statement late wednesday urging protesters to remain peaceful and it says that the and investigation is ongoing. >> it's not just a professional failure. it's a failure of basic humanity towards another individual. this incident was heinous, reckless, and inhumane. >> reporter: he was a father, fedex worker, and avid skateboarder. his funeral is planned for next week. >> prosecutors say the footage will be released tomorrow. the fbi and apartment department of justice are conducting separate investigations. adam schiff announcing he will run for the senate seat currently held by dianne feinstein. he is the latest democrat to jump into the race. representative katie porter is already in and there is word that he spake congresswoman barbara lee is considering a run. dianne feinstein has filed reelection paperwork but has not decided on whether to run

again. the storms are gone but prompting a new evacuation morning. the solano county sheriff issued a warning for gates canyon and vacaville. all due to hazardous road conditions brought on by the storms. both roads have been closed since the 13th. repair work begins on saturday. in the meantime, traffic is moving more quickly again on the peninsula. caltrans reinstated to a traffic near this massive pothole that formed less than two weeks ago on highway 92. this after a storm related slip out washed away part of the highway. >> we are used to seeing potholes, but those were sinkholes. my goodness. >> add that to the 700 landslides in mudslides across the state over the past several weeks. it's been nice to have this stretch of dry weather for the last week. plus today's the eighth street dry day. we

would eventually like some additional rain. we got a couple of chances in the forecast. let's look at what you need to know, beginning with this beautiful sunset as we look to the west from salesforce tower. will bring you what you need to know through the next couple of days. patchy fog through the rest of tonight. redeveloping tonight because the wind is sh temperatures. pivoting on shore tomorrow. we will return closer to average temperature tomorrow. the cooling trend continues through the weekend. a mix of clouds and sunshine on saturday for the first half of the weekend. a chance of showers comes into the forecast for the second half on sunday. if you have outdoor plans, i would not bother adjusting those. be flexible, just in case, but we are not looking that much of a rain chance. still a few days out. let's look at the futurecast for what we expect over the next several days. fog out there to begin the day tomorrow. even some spelling inside the bay. not going to last too long. clouds

and sunshine mixed throughout the day. similar conditions on saturday. probably not as much fog to begin on saturday but a mix of clouds and sun throughout the first half of the weekend. moisture diving down from the north. that's a path that does not allow the storm system to tap into a significant amount of water in the atmosphere. we are looking at a few spotty showers moving in on sunday. the forecast model runs out of data at 10:00 a.m. you can see the pattern at that point. not going to be widespread to the bay area. a few hundred seven inch of rain there. he might be able to dodge the spots. don't cancel the plans, but be flexible in case. somebody's going to be inside at noon watching football, anyway. dry tuesday into wednesday, but there is a better chance of scattered showers heading our way by thursday of next week. something to keep our eyes on over the next several days. another look at the sunset from a different camera and this one from the mark hopkins hotel. it's nice that the sun is up at this point in the day. it goes down just before 5:30 this

evening. 60s right now. we drop into a mix of upper 30s and low to mid 40s by tomorrow morning. chilly in some in land spots, but normally chilly this time of year. the highs in land are going to be a few degrees above average. three or four instead of 5 to 10 mac above normal. onshore breeze pushing temperatures back to the 50s along the coast. upper 50s to around 60 degrees in the bay. the cooling trend continues saturday. the coolest settles and sunday, monday, tuesday. we are going to stay on the cool side through the rest of next week readjust that chance of a couple of passing showers on sunday . not going to ruin your weekend plans. dry weather monday, tuesday, wednesday, before the better chance of scattered showers heads our way on thursday. by that point, it will been almost 2 weeks since any decent amount of rain fell in the bay area. we could use that chance of showers by groundhog day. how about that?

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a beautiful shot of the city with the sunset in the background. a federal judge has blocked covid-19 information law. it claims to punish doctors who

don't follow the scientific consensus . several doctors claim it violates first amendment rights. the laws definition of misinformation is incoherent and unconstitutional . the fda and to simplify its approach to covered vaccinations. michael george explains the agency wants to provide americans with the most protection while streamlining vaccination schedules. and fda advisory panel voted thursday to change to a single vaccine composition rather than different versions for the primary series and booster doses. >> getting these vaccines is not sufficient, we need them to be used. so i voted yes because i think this is a step in the right direction. >> reporter: is a virtual meeting thursday, the committee discussed whether to move to annual boosters, similar to yearly flu shots, to combat the latest strains. health officials say it is possible

because most americans that have enough pre-existing immunity. >> most of the general u.s. population has been sufficiently exposed to spiked protein, either due to infection, vaccination, or both, such that a single dose of a covid-19 vaccine would induce or restore vaccine effectiveness. >> reporter: the move to annual shots in the fall as part of an effort to make it easier for americans who now have to keep track of how many shots they've received and how long it been since their last booster. >> i think a lot of people have found the recommendations to be very confusing and difficult to keep up with. the idea here is to simplify that so that people could follow those recommendations more easily. >> more than 80% of the u.s. population has had at least one vaccine dose. less than 20% of eligible americans receive the latest boosters that were authorized in august. oakland police facing a new lawsuit. the crash that killed an innocent bystander. why the

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right now on cbs news bay area, a troubling report revealing how much pollution local refineries are pumping into our environment. an effort to crack down on hate crimes targeting the aapi

community. details on today's announcement. how one bay area lawmaker wants to hold gun owners accountable in the wake of these recent shootings. i am ryan yamamoto. >> i'm elizabeth cook. a live look from san francisco. vigil getting set that in portsmouth square honoring the shootings of half-moon bay victims and others in the aapi community. the gathering begins right now and runs through 7:00. new strategies announced to address hate crimes in the city of san francisco. services will support victims and protect seniors on our streets. >> the escort program, a really small dollar amount just to provide someone who can be with a senior to run their basic errands that they run every day. two senators want to

require gun insurance for every gun owner in california. they focus on the negligent or accidental use of firearms which they say are inherently dangerous. the statewide proposal is being modeled after an existing gun insurance law in san jose. the first of its kind in the country. and all health experts say the pandemic may be true contributing to a rise in gun violence. the isolation may have worsened some people's mental health issues and when you add in easily accessible guns, it is a deadly combination. >> the combination of people who lose perspective, who make it delusional, or just get angry or get drunk, and the ability to kill this many people that fast is just a dangerous combination. horrible things well and have happened and they will continue until we do something about it. oakland police facing a federal several rights lawsuit for a man killed in a so-called

ghost chase while standing on a sidewalk minding his own business. why this case is