here what it would mean. the race for the dianne feinstein senate seat getting more competitive. a bay area woman waiting years to get the paycheck so she is owed. we ask why it's taking so long to address wage theft complaints. >> is it acceptable that the median time to resolve a wage theft claim was 439 days? >> absolutely unacceptable. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. i am elizabeth cook, in four juliet tonight. right now, groups are gathering in san francisco's chinatown to remember those killed in mass shootings. back to back tragedies and half moon bay and monterey park have sent shockwaves through the asian american community. the timing happening during lunar new

year celebrations, shattering what should be a time of joy and hope. this also comes as asian americans are already struggling with a spike in hate and violence fueled by the pandemic. kelsey is live at the vigil in portsmouth square with more on how city leaders are mobilizing to support the aapi community. >> reporter: we're out here in portsmouth square. the vigil behind me just got underway. you can see how many people are out here tonight. they are out here to honor the victims of this last week multiple mass shootings. as you've said, this has been a very difficult week for the community as all this tragedy has come during what was supposed to be a weeklong celebration of the lunar new year. earlier today, city officials gathered just a few blocks from where we are tonight to announce additional steps to prevent hate crimes and better help victims. >> we know that this is a very necessary service. from the bottom of our hearts, thank you, mayor. >> reporter: san francisco mayor london. alongside the

police chief, district attorney, and other local officials, announced thursday, a new citywide strategy to address hate crimes. >> our goal is to make sure that we are speaking with one voice, to address these challenges. >> the announcement comes the same week california saw two shootings that impacted the aapi community. district attorney brooke jenkins says her office will do all that it can to help the community feel safe and supported. >> we must use these unfortunate events as an opportunity to work together to alleviate fears and to show our support and violence occurs. >> many people are so scared. these attacks came during the lunar new year. a time that is supposed to be filled with joy and celebration. fear of another attack has caused some to reconsider going to next week's parade. police chief bill scott says the department will have extra patrols on hand for the event, and encourages

people to go out and enjoy it. >> we got to live our lives and keep going. that's way we want to be there. make people feel safe, make them know that we are there. let them know that we are there so that we can move on and live our lives. >> reporter: the parade is scheduled for next saturday evening. it's actually going to go right by here in chinatown. tonight, though, the focus remains on these victims. the vigil here behind me is expected to go for about the next hour. >> people are still very raw. emotions very real right now. thank you very much. meanwhile and half moon bay, a memorial of flowers, candles, and stuffed animals is growing for the victims of monday's shooting rampage. a local choir also stopped by to offer support through song. a spokesperson for the choir says the group did not realize the emotional impact their singing had until they got there. >> we are a community choir that sings for families and for

people that are sick, people that are passing, that's what we do and we sing in small groups for people to help them. and our community needed that. so we are here. >> one young woman cried 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. like yeah. i'm sorry. he would walk his dog past my house. and whenever i would see him, you know, it was like oh, he is right there, you know. and now knowing that that is not going to happen anymore made me realize how we take people for granted. >> the gunman , chunli zhao, says bullying and mental health issues drove him to kill seven of his current and former

coworkers. in a jailhouse interview, he told a reporter he was not in his right mind when he walked into the half moon bay mushroom farm, where he worked, and a shot five people, killing four of them. prosecutors say he then drove to another farm where he worked previously, and killed three more. zhao told the tv station he had been bullied, work long hours at the farm, and his complaints were ignored. is the expression for california terror garden confirmed that zhao lived on the farm with his wife and he said that the company had no knowledge of any bullying complaints by anyone. charged with attempted murder from july 1st 2022. authorities said the bullet went through the neighborhood trailer with a family inside. one of those family members turned out to be a victim in monday's mass shooting at the very same farm. authorities stress they are not connected.

said officials have open and investigation into the labor and workplace practices at the two sites of monday's shooting. while visiting half moon bay, the governor described a situation where workers are living in shipping containers, making nine dollars per hour, below minimum wage. a spokesperson for california terror gardens disputed this characterization. the san mateo county supervisor tweeted these photos today of the crime scenes. he did not say which of the farms they are from, but called the conditions deplorable and heartbreaking and said, we must raise the quality of life of farmworkers now. senator dianne feinstein is yet to announce her political plans for the future. california congressman adam schiff jumped into a growing field of potential candidates for her seat. 89 years old,

she is widely expected to retire at the end of her current term. she has said this week she will make a decision about the 2024 election in the coming months. adam schiff said today he had spoken to feinstein ahead of the announcement and is ready to pick off where she leaves off should she decide to step aside. >> these issues, the economy, our democracy, issues that we have championed for the last decade or more in congress. i want to take that fight to the u.s. senate, where i think a lot of these issues will be decided. >> another california democrat, congresswoman katie porter, announce her own senate bid earlier this month. east bay congresswoman barbara lee has reportedly told colleagues that she intends to run as well. other headlines around the bay today. five oakland men were arrested in an armed robbery and shooting that wounded a camera store employee in campbell. investigators said the group stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment from san jose camera and video yesterday morning. then shot the employee who tried to

follow the mount. the worker is expected to be okay. the san francisco police department is celebrating its 277th academy graduating class. 12 new officers are being sworn in right now at the scottish rite masonic center. they begin a 16 week field training program which comes as the department is struggling to boost staffing. >> i love that everyday, i'm presented with a challenge to make a difference in someone's life. >> sfpd released a new video campaign to attract new hires. matt dorsey has introduced a resolution that would match recruitment bonuses with other cities in the bay area. sfpd currently has about 1500 officers out of more than 2100 that they are budgeted for. the postal service is sending a message to jobseekers all over the bay area. we are hiring. it's looking to fill about 400 positions in the east bay. hundreds more in the north bay, san francisco, the peninsula, and san jose. >> i'm glad to get an

opportunity. glad to come in here and see what's going on in the workforce. >> applications are also being taken online. we posted a qr code to take you right to the site on our website, kpix.com. a single mother of three fighting to get thousands of dollars in paychecks that she believes she is owed. but after years of waiting, she can't even get a hearing. >> is a tough to be patient? >> yes. >> we look at why it is taking so long to resolve claims of wage theft and what one lawmaker says needs to change. we've

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i feel a lot better now. i'm taking medication for what i should have been taking years ago. (vo) call the number on your screen to learn more about medicare plans in your neighborhood that include caremore. every year, tens of thousands of californians file wage theft complaints for reasons like stolen tips and no meal breaks. to an employer not being minimum wage. some of these claims take years to resolve. even when a victim gets paid out, consequences happen as they may have gone without money they legally earned for years. reporter max darrow shows one woman story and explains why a bay area lawmaker says the state needs local help. >> reporter: is 2023 begins, maria holds on top that this will be the year she is finally paid for years of work that she

says she is owed. >> is a tough to be patient? >> yes. >> a single mom with three kids worked out an independently owned and operated jack-in-the-box in oakland for 15 years before 2019, when she suspected she might be a victim of wage theft. >> [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: among the issues, arroyo says she was not getting paid minimum wage. did not get what she was entitled for working an overnight shift. not being paid sick leave that she was entitled to and repeatedly had paychecks bounce. after three months of no resolution with management, she left that job in 2019. >> [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: with help from my san francisco-based organization, she filed a wage theft claim with the state. according to the claim, she says she is around $15,500 plus penalties. even though it has been 3.5 years since filing the claim, she has yet to see a penny. in fact, she says she is still waiting for my hearing and does not know why that is

the case. >> her experience is on the lengthier side, but not unheard of. according to data that goes back to january 2017 analyzed by cbs news provided by the department of industrial relations to the nonprofit news organization cal matters to a public records request, the median time taken to resolve a wage theft case was 439 days. of the more hundred -- 463,000 cases, claimants only received payment in 42% of those cases. of those paid out, only 28% were paid out in full. >> is it acceptable that the median time to resolve a wage theft claim was $439? days. >> absolutely unacceptable. >> they say the state cannot tackle these issues alone. >> the state does not have the resources to get into every single one of the 58 counties

and do enforcement. we need to empower local jurisdictions to enact their own worker protection laws and allow them to conduct their own enforcement actions. >> is for any definitive measures, he says that is still to be determined. >> big picture, do you plan on wringing any new legislation to the table this year to address the issue of wage theft in california? >> i am absolutely looking at bringing legislation. we do not know exactly what that will look like. part of it could very well be in the budget to make sure, again, there is some kind of fun fund for workers that are waiting a long time for their cases to be adjudicated. >> reporter: recording to analysis of the data, the median amount was around $2070. equivalent to about nine weeks of groceries for a family in california. almost a quarter of the cases filed from 2017 to 2021 were for amounts more than $10,000. like this claim. arroyo now works for another

fast food establishment. two of her kids, 21 and 22 years old, are also working. she says a full payout would be life-changing. she and her family could find a new and better place to live. but for now, all she can do is wait and hold on to hope that this will be the year she gets a resolution. cbs news bay area reached out to her former employer for a comment but did not hear back. a spokesperson for the labor commissioner's office tells us the pandemic exacerbated existing challenges. they claim complexity and an influx of new claims continue to be challenges. a spokesperson says they are working to find ways to strengthen and expedite the wage claim process, including increasing staffing. in 2022, they hired 140 personnel statewide, including 53 positions in the wage claims program. the 49ers leave for philly

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a major sign of how much these recent storms have helped the drought. the state is increasing water deliveries to cities and bars for the first time in years. they now plan to deliver 30% of the water requested by agencies. that is

up from about 5% of what was projected two months ago. the sierra snowpack is at 218% of average for the state. 124% of where it should be at the end of the season on april 1st. the next snow survey is set for february 1st. check out how far the reservoirs have come in just one month. they are all near or above their average level for this time of year. lake cinema has nearly doubled its supply since january 1st. good. finally, we got something out of those three weeks of constant rain. >> we kind of had a similar bump last year. all the rain in october and again in december. then it was dry for two months. we don't want that. we got a couple chances of showers in the forecast. even in the seven-day outlook. hopefully, we can avoid last year repeating. but good news on the drought monitor today. this is an update from the u.s. drought

monitor. it comes out every thursday morning. moderate across the bay area with a few patches of severe drought for portions of the central valley. today's update erases one of those patches of severe drought. the other one from sacramento northward is still there. the entire bay area mostly in moderate drought conditions but this area of yellow showing up in santa cruz county means tech eakly not in drought conditions anymore. still categorized as abnormally dry but that is an improvement even on the moderate drought category. good news on a statewide basis, as well. 0% is in the worst two category. extreme and exceptional drought , which was the case last week. 43% of the state last week was in severe drought. now 33%. we would like to get these numbers as close to zero as possible. but at least we've seen some improvement. a lot of improvement over the past several weeks with all of that dry weather. it's been dry now for eight consecutive days. that's going to continue another few days. cooling trend kicking in tonight and

tomorrow. onshore winds return for the bay area. then dropping in north, sending a chance of showers into the bay area on sunday. don't get your hopes up for a lot of rain here. this is on a path that does not allow it to grab a lot of moisture and sends it towards us. the next forecast will show you what we're talking about. he returned to onshore wind means coastal fog possibly in the bay tomorrow morning. that will give way to's and sunshine the rest of the day on friday. temperatures are going to return to your average in the water. only above average further inland. passing clouds above overhead saturday. the next system moving in from the north. not a lot of moisture up there to go in our direction. just going to see a few spotty showers by sunday morning. a few of those spotty showers possible sunday afternoon. don't cancel any outdoor plans. the showers will be more miss than hit. it will amount to maybe a couple

hundred seven inch of rain. a better chance further down the line after dry weather monday, tuesday, said wednesday. wednesday night into thursday could send widespread shower activity into the bay area. not going to be a return of the atmospheric river. but shower activity is what we definitely could use going into early february. clear skies right now. the last of the daylight on the horizon. 60 degrees in oakland. other temperatures dropped into the 50s. we will continue dropping through the night. about normal for this time of year. 30s and 40s. another day of dog walking weather. plenty of sunshine in morgan hill. majestic looking dog looking off into the distance. that's like a model dog. temperatures are going to reach up in the low to mid 60s in the santa clara valley. temperatures across the rest of the inland parts of the bay area, quite a bit cooler. 50s along the coast. 50, 60 degrees around the bay. returning to the onshore wind to do more of a spread in our daytime highs tomorrow. everybody continues

cooling off as we go through the weekend. saturday might be cooler. the chilly air settles in sunday onward all the way through thursday. highs are going to reach mostly low to mid 50s. a couple of spots reaching into the upper 50s. just those two rain chances. not much to get excited about there on sunday. a few hit or miss showers. more miss than hit. missed in the forecast. day seven of the seven-day forecast, so things are locked in, but it's the best we've seen in a couple of weeks. we will take what we can get. >> we like the pattern. nice, dry stretch. it would be nice to get a little bit more. >> yes. it will be a nice month for us. >> so funny going outside without having to have a jacket on. it was weird. what month is it? >> don't put it away. don't put the boots away. >> never, ever. jon stewart helped shine a spotlight on a health risk to millions of veterans. in tonight cbs evening news, norah

o'donnell has more on the new plan to help those affected. >> good evening, liz. coming up on the cbs evening news after kpix news, our original reporting. millions of veterans potentially sick after exposure to toxixic burn pits. we got o exclusive interview with the secretary of veterans affairs. new cash benefits and healthcare offered to those who served in iraq and afghanistan. it's a big story. we've got it tonight right here on the cbs evening news. counting down to the niners big face-off in philly. we got

counting down to championship sunday. the 49er people are getting ready to watch their team battle it out with the philadelphia eagles for a trip to the super bowl. the team has a packed schedule leading up to the big game. tomorrow morning is the last practice at levi's. we will get a chance to hear from quarterback brock purdy and coach kyle shanahan. at 1:45, the team buses will leave levi's to fly out to philly. saturday, the team has a walk-through practice and meetings and then the nfc championship game starts at noon sunday. with the super bowl on the line, there will be a lot of pressure on both teams. george kittle has a key to handling the nerves. >> 45 plus million viewers watching on tv. everybody is watching every single rep you take. if you think about it like that, yeah, it's really

big. but if you can still go enjoy yourself and have fun, it does make it a lot easier. >> have fun. the faithful could not be any more excited than these guys. one 49ers super fan is confident that the team has what it takes. >> we've got every aspect of the game covered, from defense, to offense. we've got brock purdy. i can go on and on. we have the best team. it is our year. >> he's got the best story this year by far. >> a lot and stake for the first layoff game on the road. will the weather be on his side ? >> it will be the same whether in philadelphia as san francisco or santa clara, as the case may be. let's look at the gametime forecast. kickoff temperature around 50 degrees. our high is only going to be in the low to mid 50s. not much of a difference there. a mix of clouds and sunshine. passing showers throughout the game. temperatures are going to cool off as they head into the second half. it could be a whole lot worse. the normal high temperature in philly in

late january is only around 40. so it's okay. >> they lucked out and it's not knowing. that's good. if you are flying out for the big game on saturday, lucky you. united airlines is hosting a pep rally at sfo. the gold rush cheerleaders ll be captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, five now- former police officers charged with murder and kidnapping after the violent arrest and death of 29-year-old tyre nichols. tonight, the country is on edge, as we await the release of police video described as "appalling." >> this was wrong. this was crimiminal. >> >> this was wrong. this was cririminal. >> o'dononnell: the e cops, some once members of the anti-crime "scorpion" unit, booked on seven