>> she was formidable. she was a woman of substance, for sure, and she brought a tremendous amount of gravitas to that job. filling those roles will be nearly impossible for anybody. >> reporter: crane says whoever wins the seat will have to bring their own style of leadership to washington. >> we have the chance to continue to play a big role in the senate, but it's going to look different. >> reporter: frontrunners adam she and katie porter are known already on a national stage, schiff for his involvement in the impeachment proceedings of president donald trump. >> we must say enough. he has betrayed our national security and he will do so again. >> reporter: and katie porter for her white board breakdowns. >> has cost $763 per pill. i'm curious. did the drug get substantially more effective in that time? did cancer patients need fewer pills? how did you

change the formula or production to justify this price increase? >> reporter: long time house representative barbara lee from oakland is having a more difficult time gaining traction statewide. >> she's probably suffering from the fact that she just is not quite as skilled at raising money because she's represented oakland and berkeley and not seen as much as a natural figure. >> reporter: that's a major concern for bishop bob jackson for acts full gospel church in oakland. >> she understands the plight of the inner city and what's going on, especially with people of color and people who are less fortunate than others. so having that understanding goes a long way. >> i look at politics and public service as being able to not tinker around the edges, but dismantling systems that are barriers for full and equal opportunity for everyone. >> reporter: bishop bob says he's worked with barbara lee many times over the years and

worries the state won't be fully represented if both of the state's senators are from southern california. >> barbara lee doesn't have the kind of money backing her, but she's from northern california. so where are we going to be if all of these southern california people begin to win the senate race and become senators for california? will we have a voice? will we be represented? >> reporter: according to crane, that's been a longstanding issue in the senate since there are only two for the entire state, a lesson she's teaching to her u.s. politics class. >> this is a really, really important seat for california. we have just started talking about this race in my classes. there is no state as big and diverse as california is. so we have a special challenge finding somebody who can equally represent both regions, the north and the south. >> reporter: california's primaries are somewhat unique in that the top two vote getters will move forward to the general election regardless

of their political party. so that means we could actually see two democrats facing off in november. >> republican steve garvey made a strong push in the polls since joining that race. he was the lone republican candidate to take part in the first two debates, the former l.a. dodgers star offering himself as an alternative to the democrats who dominate california politics. experts say it's not likely garvey will overtake schiff for first place, but he does have a good shot at advancing to november. >> steve garvey just has to be kind of mediocre. he just has to be fine to place. the reason for that is republicans scatter. there are other republican candidates, but steve garvey is clearly in the driver's seat. >> voters head to the polls march 5th. the biden administration is briefing leaders on capitol hill and new intelligence concerning russian advances in space-based weapons. u.s. officials say russia is developing a nuclear capable

weapon that would be used in space to destroy american satellites that could disable communication, also disrupt military operations. congressman mike turner first revealed the threat in an x post yesterday. he wants the information declassified so the u.s. can discuss the issue with its partners. here's the response from the white house. >> we make decisions about how and when to publicly disclose intelligence in a careful, deliberate, and strategic way, a way we choose. >> russia denies it's developing nuclear weapons for space, alleging the claim is propaganda used to pass emergency funding for ukraine. such a weapon would represent a violation of treaties signed with the u.s. former president donald trump's first criminal trial will begin in new york on march 25th , this after a judge denied his motion to dismiss charges against him. the case centers around hush money payments he allegedly made to porn star stormy daniels.

cristian benavides has the details. >> reporter: former president donald trump blasting a new york judge's decision to proceed next no with a criminal trial against him. >> so it's a very unfair situation. they want to keep me nice and busy so i can't campaign so hard. >> reporter: trump was indicted last march in manhattan on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records tied to his alleged role in a payment to adult film star stormy daniels. prosecutors say the money was an attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election. the former president once again denied any wrongdoing. >> it's not a crime. we're here for something that is not a crime. >> reporter: the new york case will now be the first of trump's four criminal indictments to go to trial. after the hearing the current gop frontrunner told reporters how he plans to juggle the trial with the upcoming election. >> i'll be here during the day and campaigning during the night. >> reporter: separately in an atlanta courtroom fulton county district attorney fani willis took the stand as part of a hearing over whether she should

be removed from trump's georgia election interference case because of her personal relationship with special prosecutor nathan wade. >> it seems today that a lawyer writes a lie and it's printed for all the world to see. >> reporter: willis argued she has no personal conflict of interest justifying her removal. tomorrow could bring even more legal repercussions for former president trump as the judge in his civil fraud case is expected to release his decision which could cost trump and his family millions of dollars and could also ban the trump organization from doing businesses in new york. a new study out of ucsf has found abortion medication patients receive through telehealth is extremely safe. the study published in the journal nature medicine looked at more than 6,000 abortions and found effectiveness in safety were similar to those who sought medicated abortions in person at a clinic with no

serious adverse events 97.98% of the time. up next, a major auto insurer is returning to the california market, but there's a huge catch. how the first female play by play announcer

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disincentive for that than actually charging a toll for pedestrians and cyclists across one of the most famous bridges in our world. >> as many as 10,000 people and 6,000 cyclists across the golden gate bridge each day. allstate resumed issuing auto insurance policies to drivers in california, but according to "the chronicle" prices have gone up by an average of 30%. they had stopped issuing direct-sales policies last year due to growing costs and according to the standard, state farm increased their auto policies by 21% this month. geico is planning a 13% increase this year. that means car policies in california are up 18% in 2024. bay area tech giant sysco will lay off more than 4,000 employees. the san jose-based tech company is cutting about 5% of its workforce. sysco is expecting lower demand for products moving forward following other recent layoffs in the tech sector, including

microsoft and google. up next, a dramatic rescue all caught on camera after a group of friends gets stuck on a treacherous california mountain. straight ahead in sports, what is the afterlife like from the nfl? and actual fresh major league baseball moving pictures, can you believe it? spring training is here! coming up on the cbs evening news, our in-depth look at gun violence. we sit down with shooting survivors and family members who are now united in their mission to prevent future tragedies, that democrats agree. conservative republican steve garvey is the wrong choice for the senate. ...our republican opponent here on this stage has voted for donald trump twice. mr. garvey, you voted for him twice... as your own man, what is your decision? garvey is wrong for california. but garvey's surging in the polls. fox news says garvey would be a boost to republican control of the senate. stop garvey.

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a close call on mount baldy in l.a. county, six hikers were airlifted to safety after getting stuck on the snowy mountain this week. authorities say they received a 911 text message from the hikers indicating they were lost. mount baldy is a notoriously dangerous climb for hikers during those winter months. as we check in with first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen, mount baldy looked covered in winter storm watch a they'll get some snow

saturday. we've got a lot going on heading towards that holiday weekend. the first of a couple storm systems is inching closer to us. we had dry weather for most of the bay area today. there were a couple pop-up showers. we've got one more dry day tomorrow before this storm moves in saturday, another one on its heels sunday into monday. let's track it with futurecast starting at 4:00 friday afternoon, clouds but still dry and the first showers aren't likely to hit the ground until after midnight. light rain showers to start the day saturday, but moderate to heavy rain takes over from midday into the afternoon into the evening saturday. this storm system will be a quick mover. we'll taper off to lingering showers by midnight saturday night. a couple showers are possible sunday morning. that's kind of a dry break through about midday sunday and then the next atmospheric river and the associated storm system will push heavier rain into the bay area before the sun goes down sunday afternoon and this system will linger quite a bit longer. that brings in greater flooding possible with more rain falling on already saturated soils. the amount of

rain we're adding up is potentially enough for localized flooding with a slight risk of excessive rainfall, the weather prediction center's terminology. it means an elevated threat especially for sonoma county saturday into saturday night. sunday into sunday night the threat shifts farther south from basically the golden gate southward along the coast into the santa cruz mountains where more of the fire hose of moisture will be distributed. with the lingering rain monday, it's still a marginal risk of excessive rainfall. we're looking at numbers we expect to accumulate along with the range of possibilities for a few communities, including san jose expecting about 1.7 inches of rain. the we're always evaluating the range of what's possible. on the low end i think more than an inch of rain, but on the high end over 2 1/2 inches of rain possible even in san jose. for inland parts of the east bay, generally expecting 2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain. the numbers for concord, if this storm system

underachieves, barely an inch, overachieves, 3 inches. if the system taps into more moisture, could easily get close to 4 inches of rain, even more for santa rosa. if the rain bands park long enough, could easily pick up over 6 inches of rain. six plus inches of rain is more likely in the santa cruz mountains where we'll also have to watch for main stem river flooding as that soaks in. let's look at the wind energy aspect of this system. saturday the winds will be elevated but not that strong except along the coast, 30 to 40-mile-an-hour gusts. it's a brief shot of gusty winds. the winds pick back up as that second storm system moves in, gusts more noticeable sunday as the rain picks up in intensity and the gusty winds last longer through sunday night into monday. in fact, some of the strongest winds will be with us

monday, 30 to 40-mile-an-hour winds on a more widespread basis, not nearly as strong as what we had 11 days ago with that sunday night system, over 1 million people without power, but the ground is saturated and the winds will be strong enough to do tree damage and the associated power issues. in the sierra the first storm prompted a winter weather advisory, several inches of snow possible. i think most places fall short of a total foot. the second one is a stronger system. beginning monday, the snow will add up. if you're traveling that direction, do it either tomorrow or wait until sunday, kind of the break in between. monday onward will be treacherous to get up there. let's enjoy a dry day tomorrow. we have the one additional dry day in store for us with temperatures running a few degrees above average and then the rain arrives saturday. a little break early sunday,

but more rain arrives in the afternoon and evening with the windiest conditions monday, lingering tuesday, showers wednesday, starting to taper off a little bit and one dry day at the tail end of the seven-day forecast. >> thanks, paul. time for a check of what's ahead at 6:00. we switch over to juliette. >> at 6:00 it's a new chapter for baseball in oakland and we're hearing from the neighborhood about the new home base for the ballers. also a new nearby high school that played host to some baseball greats tell us why this is a big win for students and the community. plus it is the center of festivities for lunar new year, but for some it's just home. a unique look at chinatown through the lens of the people who grew up there. the news at 6:00 is coming up in about ten minutes, but let's go to vern and sports. >> all right there, jules. we've got the nba up top and the warriors. did you know

steve kerr is sitting on 499 wins as warriors coach. 500 could happen tonight at the utah, moving pictures on "the late show." what stopped them last night? the clippers in white scored 44 fourth quarter points, came from 12 down to the final period and stomped the dubs' win streak at five, six times this season golden state leaking oil after leading by at least 15 points. the dubs have an even win/loss record at home, not good enough says steph curry if they want a postseason run. >> if i'm not mistaken, think like .500 at home. so we're very average. very average doesn't get it done in this league. got to regain that home court fear that we've been accustomed to in the past. let's pivot to golf, shall we? tiger woods and competitive

golf, i got your attention now. tiger's return to the pga tour, teed off today in los angeles, his first official event since the masters last april. woods played host to this week's genesis invitational, attracting fans of all ages. here he is at 11, woods putting off the green and it curled in for his fourth birdie of the day. after shanking his second shot at 18, woods chipped between the trees, over the bunkers and up onto the green. he 2 putted for bogey and finished with a round of 1 over 72. to baseball, it's back. giants spring training for pitchers and catchers here in scottsdale arizona, here's file video of the newest power hitter, jorge soler. should be with the full squad next week, but because he hasn't signed pending a physical, the manager had to be careful containing

his excitement. >> obviously soler is huge if indeed it comes to fruition. >> what does that mean with a guy like that power in the lineup? >> he's always scared me. so i hope he's scaring the other side. history in the last hour, iowa's caitlin clark became the women's all time scoring leader against michigan just a few minutes into the game, past former washington husky kelsey plum with over 3,528 points and clark was just getting started, 23 points in the first quarter alone, wow! she's just going to shatter this mark by the time she's done. >> just amazing shooter. i would like to see her go against steph curry maybe next year. >> we get sabrina ionescu this weekend against curry during nba all-star weekend. >> those women can shoot, man. thanks, vern. the first time ever a woman will be the primary play-by-play announcer for a major league baseball team.

we'll hear from the new voice of the oakland a's. >> this story is more the fact that the next generation is going to have a lot of opportunity.

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it's so close. >> yesterday was, of course, valentine's day and despite the rain, lovers and friends in san francisco found a district way to celebrate like by hitting each other in the face. technically they are all making a connection is what it's all about. the annual pillow fight in embarcadero plaza was a bit smaller this year due to the a woman will be the primary play-by-play announcer. spring training is over a week away, but as andrea nakano shows us, that didn't stop her from showing off her skills last night at the warriors game. >> to jenny cavnar who will be the first play-by-play announcer. >> reporter: jenny cavnar has come a long way. she's a creative storyteller, polished

pre and postgame show host and now will call a's games on tv. >> getting the job in san diego is a dream. going home to colorado where i was born and raised is a dream and now this wasn't even on my radar ten years ago and i'm blown away. >> reporter: cavnar credits the many women she's worked with and followed along the way for opening doors in the sports world. >> finding that drive in you and pushing you and there's just been so many people i'm really grateful for seeing something in me i don't know i would have found on my own. >> klay thompson got a hand on it right back to the clippers and he'll keep the ball. >> reporter: the bay area has set an example by hiring women in visible jobs in sports media. janie mccauley is a sports writer for the associated press and came to the bay area in 2002. >> i have two young daughters, 15 and almost 13. so each time something like this happens with jenny or, you know, amelia as the p.a. announcer, it shows

my girls and girls everywhere they can do whatever they want. >> reporter: janey says she's had an amazing support system from the moment she arrived. she has one piece of advice, to not be afraid to make mistakes. >> it's not an easy job she's about to do. so i'm so proud of her. she's going to shine, but also know that there may be some bumps in the road and we're all still learning. >> reporter: but with jenny's success, she's giving young girls hope that dreams can come true. >> this story is more the fact that the next generation is going to have a lot of opportunity because there's representation across the board, across sports, across women seeing themselves in different roles and what they can do. that's it for the news at 5:00. cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. it's oakland's new field of dreams, the next chapter of baseball in the city will be played right here at a ballpark with a lot of history and

potential. >> we need something bright in this community. >> the bay area's newest pro baseball team steps up to the plate with big plans for their new home. >> to make it a premier facility we will use 48 days a year, but the city can be using the other 317 days. >> why the ballers say this will be a win for the west oakland community. >> they can come out and support on the saturday or sunday. a high school student accused of 3d printing guns, the arrest prompting a new level of concern for a campus struggling with gun violence. >> ghost guns are a real thing. adults and teenagers that are printing these and getting them on our city streets. while many people have ditched their masks and returned to crowds, a young bay area girl and her family are still forced to live like it's 2020. >> we're constantly having to think about keeping ella safe. >> their plea to people to still take covid seriously. and it's the center of the bay area's lunar new year

celebration, a unique look at san francisco's chinatown through the lens of the people who call it home. >> this alleyway is very nostalgic because this is where i learned to ride a bike with my little four wheels. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. it is a move to make sure baseball lives on in the town. oakland's new minor league team, the ballers, revealed its new home and with it, a pitch to do some good for the surrounding community. the team will play its home games at the historic raimondi park in west oakland. it doesn't look ready for a pro team yet, but the b's founders plan to invest $1.6 million into the site like adding a new scoreboard, updating the field and seating for 2,500 fans. >> for years it was the best kept secret in baseball