pd. we have new details on how an influx of chp officers will be working in oakland amid an increase in crime and residents concerns for their safety. why? some say more law enforcement, though, is not the answer. then. while we've had a lot of rain recently, some of it is going to waste. we'll check the state's drought threat and whether water restrictions still loom on the horizon. >> this is kttv fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian lien. we'll begin in oakland. where fired police chief laurent armstrong has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city. and mayor shengtao. ktvu crime reporter henry lee now live to bring us the latest henry gasia. >> this was all but a foregone conclusion that lauren armstrong would sue, the former police chief says the evidence is in

his favor, showing that he was fired by mayor tao without cause. now the former chief, lauren armstrong, is fighting his termination in the form of a lawsuit filed in alameda county superior court. the lawsuit accuses the city and oakland mayor xiang tao of wrongfully firing armstrong because he had the courage to speak out about alleged misconduct by the federal monitor, robert warshaw. warshaw has been overseeing ongoing reforms at the oakland police department as a result of the riders scandal. from the year 2000, the city has been under the supervision of a federal judge and the monitor for two decades. in his lawsuit, armstrong says he led opd to the closest it's ever been to ending federal oversight. armstrong accused warshaw of repeatedly finding problems with the department in order to benefit financially and stay in his role. now, the suit says, in part as long as warshaw opines that opd has leadership problems , warshaw can't argue his continued supervision at great expense to oakland and its taxpayers remain necessary. now,

this lawsuit also says tao was, quote, intimidated by warsaw and bowed to his pressure. instead of standing up for oakland, tao fired armstrong a year ago, and the city has been without a permanent chief since then. now, we caught up with the mayor this morning. she referred us to the city attorney's office, but i asked her about the search for the next chief. >> i believe that, you know, getting having a chief just be named chief is not good enough. we need a chief who understands the intricacies of being under the federal oversight. the intricacies of ensuring that, you know, the progress that we've made here in oakland, that it keeps pace. >> now, moments ago, the city attorney's office says it has not yet been served with this lawsuit. and so it cannot comment on this complaint. now, the oakland police commission has restarted its search for the next chief after the mayor rejected its shortlist. three candidates, which included armstrong, these new names are expected in march. gasia henry lee. >> thank you. let's swing back to the bay area weather here.

something we've been watching for days. it seems. mark tamayo i just heard from my husband. he says. it is pouring in the east bay. >> yeah, the system packing a bit of a punch. garcia this morning and to the earlier portion of the afternoon. yeah. so the rainfall rates picking up. you know, it's hard to kind of describe because this is not like the system that moved in a few days ago. not a major system, but still packing some downpours with it and even some thunderstorms. so rainfall totals while you take a look at these numbers, they'll come up in a second. these the rainfall definitely picking up mid-morning into the late morning and into basically this afternoon. take a look at some of the rainfall numbers. you can see these were numbers up until about 11:00 this morning. so they'll update these in the next. next few minutes. but you get the idea. they are growing right now because we have those rain showers coming on board. so here's the radar imagery. you can see that system moving in from the north earlier this morning. right now the main focus is kind of moving out of the north bay. we still have some scattered rain up there, but it's moving into portions of the central bay and the east bay. in fact, a hail report here

in parts of the east bay. i'll click on this to get some more information. in the piedmont area, hail size of 0.3in. so yeah, we had some thunderstorms out there and there's the coverage from san francisco to oakland, concord to antioch. these are pretty good downpours across the region. livermore out toward fremont as well, and then extending to the south bay. you see the coverage closer to san jose, out toward los gatos and also the santa cruz mountains. so still a lot of rain to track with today's system. now, rainfall expectations. we're not talking about 5 to 8in. most areas, about a quarter of an inch to an inch. winds will be picking up around 25 to 35 miles an hour. the sierra, they pick up a winter weather advisory. here is our live camera this afternoon. looking out toward the oakland estuary. some chop on the water here, indicating a bit of a breeze. and look at these dark clouds. and they have the potential to produce some pretty good downpours, at least in the short terme over the next 1 to 2 hours. current numbers in the upper 40s to right around 50 degrees. and that's kind of the theme. once this front moves on through, we are tracking a cooling trend. definitely

temperatures cooling off over the next several days. so here's a front. it has been drifting in from the north over the past few hours and today periods of rain with the possibility of some thunderstorms. we could have some breaks in the action throughout the afternoon hours, but here is the current forecast model. and we're showing you this. and this is 3:00. notice the more breaks. but we still have some scattered rain showers to track and the possibility of a thunderstorm. as we take this into your thursday tomorrow morning should be fairly quiet, but then into the afternoon hours, a few showers could pop up across portions of the bay area. once that moves on out, it looks like we should have a quiet weather pattern as we head toward the weekend highs for today in the 50s, and getrillioneady for a cooldown that's going to head our way. here's your five day forecast. rain. the possibility of some showers for your thursday, especially for the afternoon hours. by friday, a sun cloud mix and we're looking okay into the weekend but still. grab the umbrella. be careful on the roadways because we have some pretty good downpours this afternoon. >> gasia good advice mark. thank you. with all the rain we've received already this year, water officials around the state

say they're confident there will not be a need for drought restrictions in 2024, according to the u.s. drought monitor, no part of the state has been under drought conditions since september, but there is concern that the rain has fallen so quickly that some water agencies are prioritizing flood management over water recovery and are releasing water from the reservoirs. multiple deaths have been reported in relation to the atmospheric rivers in our state, and residents are dealing with extensive damage. fox weather's max gordon has the latest on how people are recovering ahead of more wet weather. that's on the way. >> several people are dead in california, in the state is still in the grips of a dangerous atmosphere. river that started on sunday, the historic storm triggering nearly 500 mudslides across southern california. >> it came down in once and then, then, then another two, three times more mud came down until it just covered the whole entire backyard in santa barbara county, a cliffside collapse, erosion on a bluff caused an apartment building's deck to crack and fall. >> 45 people were displaced. meanwhile, downed trees and

utility lines knocked out electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. >> it just sounded like a sizzle . about six in the morning, i saw the flashes from the electric pole and went outside to check, and the whole thing had fallen over into the middle of the street. we called 911. >> rescue crews have worked around the clock since the weekend, with dozens of people and even pets plucked from the water. another rescue, the corona fire department, saved three people from a car that drove through a flooded road last night and got stuck. luckily, it did have a safe ending. the historic atmospheric river eased just about over, but one more burst of rain today is complicating recovery efforts. it's not really right now that's so difficult, but, um, kind of how quickly it gets back in shape afterwards. the landslide that we're standing next to right now is one of 475 in los angeles alone, the muddy mess making it difficult for neighbors to get to their homes in los angeles, california. max gordon, ktvu, fox two news new numbers from pg and e show the number of homes, schools and

businesses without power is dropping, but still thousands are without electricity. >> pg and e outage map shows some widespread problem areas. right now. power is out for more than 27,000 pg, and customers here in the bay area, down from 29,000 yesterday, more than half of the outages are up in the north bay, where power is out to more than 15,000 customers. pg calls the outages the third biggest single day event in its company history. 401 power poles and 239 transformers were damaged. power went out in san jose's willow glen neighborhood sunday afternoon, and here we are wednesday at noon. and power is yet to be restored to all homes and businesses there. it's been a rather tedious when it comes to, uh, trying to manage heat, trying to manage hot water and things of that sorts pg and e's regional vice president is asking for patience, but says she understands that people are frustrated about how long it's taken for power to return. power is currently out to 6900 customers in the south bay alone. we're learning more now about governor gavin newsom's plan to send 120 highway patrol officers to oakland to help combat rising crime back in

august, the governor sent six chp officers and a sergeant to help with crime. now, 120 more officers are on their way. this comes after the oakland chapter of the naacp, the unity council and oakland chamber of commerce met with the governor last month asking for help. mayor shengtao told ktvu she's grateful for the extra police resources from the state. we also have new details from the chp on what the officers will be doing here. they're also coming from various specialty units. >> we have canine air operations rouz investigative services units and task forces. in fact, another big part of this, or a key component because there's an auto theft component involved, is the alameda county regional auto theft task force. they're going to play a big role. >> i feel it's really needed. and a lot of us are very nervous walking around and whereas before we weren't at and people are getting hit over and over again, while many community groups praised the move, some say a heavier law enforcement presence is not the answer and

say they want more crime prevention resources and jobs. >> chp couldn't tell us how long the officers would be here, but says the program has already hit the ground running. residents in the oakland hills are using a graffiti removal program to help keep their neighborhoods clean. community members are being asked to report tagging and illegal dumping on the program's website. officials in montclair park say the graffiti has a negative effect on the community's value and attractiveness. volunteers regularly pick up trash, help with landscape and beautification, and paint over graffiti. a new bill proposed by state lawmakers would crack down on homeless encampments in california. >> the i support this bill because, simply stated, we cannot continue to allow our public spaces to become living spaces. unfortunately every month in this state street, homelessness grows. >> the bill would prohibit people from sleeping on sidewalks if shelter space is available, but also ban encampments within 500ft of schools. transit stops and open spaces. advocates for people who are homeless are against the bill. >> this is really ill advised.

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missing. it's not clear why that wasn't caught in the manufacturing and inspection process. >> plus, the fact that they have these different reporting structures and sign off requirements, etc. and that they just weren't done it, you know, is doubly shocking. it's not that they didn't know what they should do. they knew exactly what they should do. and they just didn't do it. >> nearly all max nine jets operated by united and alaska airlines have been inspected and returned to the flight lines. the investigation continues. at this point, we don't know if the subcontractor who built the door plug or boeing, which installed it, is to blame. boeing says it continues to cooperate with investigators. space is now under investigation over allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment. the california civil rights department is looking into claims filed by a group of engineers accusing spacex of routinely passing over women for promotions, paying women less than men for the same work, and tolerating sexual comments. the group says the company and the ceo, elon musk, failed to address the claims. spacex has denied any wrongdoing. new at noon, the port of oakland is holding its first ever zero

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45 miles east of san diego, where it was headed to san diego . the helicopter left the creech air force base northwest of las vegas yesterday. it was eventually reported as being overdue. rescue teams said snowy conditions were making the search more challenging. happening today, a test vote in the us senate on a bipartisan border security bill. the bill would set new policies on the border and also provide funding for ukraine and israel. it's backed by the white house, but it's facing growing opposition from republicans. >> normalize rs 5000 illegal immigrants a day. that works out to 1.8 million a year. that works out to about 6 million illegal immigrants over the three years of biden. >> this is being combined with ukraine and foreign aid, i think was a mistake, was not the way to approach this. if you really want to get a solution on the southern border yesterday, an effort led by republicans to impeach the secretary of homeland security failed in the house. >> a few republicans voted with every democrat to oppose the impeachment of alejandro

mayorkas. nikki haley shaking off a big loss in nevada's republican primary last night, falling to the option. none of the above because former president donald trump's name wasn't on the ballot because he is competing in the state's caucus tomorrow, fox correspondent rebecca castor explains what some of the candidate's next moves might be in nevada, voters dealt presidential hopeful nikki haley a losing hand without donald trump on the ballot. >> more voters in the state's primary chose the option. none of these candidates over. haley, if you don't mind me asking, who did you vote for today? >> none. >> none. oh, none of the above. >> no, i want trump. >> trump's name was missing because he's participating in the state's caucus on thursday, where he's poised to win the state's 26 republican delegates. but haley's campaign says they're focused on south carolina sharing in a statement even donald trump knows that when you play penny slots, the house wins. we didn't bother to play a game rigged for trump. >> she's kind of kicking herself in the butt for not engaging in

the caucus. um, because nevada's a proportional state and she could have picked up one, two delegates, maybe even more. >> trump didn't hold back from celebrating haley's loss, joking on x watch. she'll soon claim victory. haley hopes to do that in her home state of south carolina, which votes in just over two weeks. but the latest polls put trump over 25 points, ahead 48 states and more territories to go. >> i'm not going anywhere. we're going to finish this. >> nikki haley continues to challenge donald trump to debate, but the gop front runner is more interested in debating president biden, who won nevada's democrat primary by a landslide in washington. rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news former president donald trump says he'll appeal to the supreme court to by about a decision by the federal appeals court that says he's not immune from prosecution in his election interference case unless the supreme court intervenes here, the appeals court ruling means

that the former president can face trial on charges he allegedly plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. >> so what you saw is a court speak not just to former president trump, but to the public and to future generations to say that we have a criminal justice system. it has to be allowed to work and function. >> and in its ruling, the appeals court wrote former president trump's alleged efforts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election were, if proven, an unprecedented assault on the structure of our government. coming up, a waymo self-driving car is responsible for crashing into a cyclist. what we know about the incident as it comes amid a similar autonomous vehicle crash that's already under investigation, that magic mushroom chocolate bars have become increasingly popular. how a new investigation shows some products are laced with a synthetic drug, as they were purchased here in the bay a

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in a waymo self-driving vehicle in the potrero hill neighborhood . the cyclist escaped with minor injuries, but one expert tells ktvu baillio carroll that the crash will be it not serious could point to a larger issue. >> even humans, he people you know, even in cars, break down with humans inside and that there is nothing they can do. so same thing. you know, they have

glitches. they break down. >> jesus, the owner of an auto body shop near a bustling waymo car park, said like normal drivers and cars, autonomous vehicles have problems occasionally. on tuesday, a waymo self-driving car and cyclist crashed into each other on 17th street and mississippi in san francisco, according to waymo, a large truck passed through the intersection at the same time as a cyclist, but the truck hid that cyclist. the cyclist crossed into the path of a waymo car, and at that point, the car couldn't break fast enough. they crashed into each other. waymo said the cyclist reported only minor scratches and walked away. but missy cummings, a professor of engineering and computing at george mason university, said the waymo computers should have been able to stop it before it reached the point of a crash. >> their sensors are typically faster than the human, your average human, she said. >> it appears the waymo car made its maneuver too aggressively, so no u turn before you look, and most people would let a

truck go by and then, you know, make sure and then go right. >> so. there would be a brief pause. we asked waymo if they planned on releasing the dash camera footage captured at the time of the crash. >> they ignored that question. instead rescinding a statement they released yesterday in which they said they contacted police who came to the scene coming, said the crash, albeit not life threatening, is an example of how far off mass mainstream use of self-driving vehicles truly is. i think of teen drivers, just like i think of waymo. >> they're still trying to find that sweet spot of how you know enough in every situation to be able to behave in a reasonable manner. but this is where computers diverge from humans. you know, they don't really know anything. they just know what they've been programed. now the waymo cars are back out on the streets of san francisco this morning, the nearest parking lot to where that crash happened, where these waymo cars are kept. >> typically it's completely empty. there is just one car in

there. this morning we watched a steady stream of them head out and hit the streets. this morning, just about the time that rush hour was happening. in a statement, waymo did tell us that they are cooperating with the proper agencies as it pertains to the investigation of this crash in san francisco. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> self-driving car company cruise is working to find a way to finish in investigation into a crash where one of its cars hit a pedestrian. company offered to pay a larger fine to the california public utilities commission during the hearing yesterday. executives for the company also said they regret the effort to cover up the crash in october to regulators and the public. general motors, which owns cruise, has replaced many of the company's leaders and has paused autonomous car testing indefinitely. apple is, for the most part, staying under the public radar as it increases the number of miles it's putting on its self-driving car program. the washington post reports. apple has 67 autonomous vehicles, and they've driven more than 450,000 miles since december of 2022. apple doing all its testing on public roads and all the cars have a human

behind the wheel in case there are any problems. so far, no problems have been reported. and today's the second day of a two day strike by optometrists at ucsf. they're joining their colleagues across the uc system. the striking optometrists say the university of california has failed for more than a year now to agree to the terms of employment for 80 optometry artists who joined the union in 2022. they're demanding an agreement that will invest in more staffing and better pay. >> we've been in negotiations with uc for over a year, trying to come up with a fair contract that is going to retain and attract quality optometrists who are going to stay here and unfortunately, uc has been negotiating in bad faith and thus we have no option but to go on this ulp strike. today. >> both the union and uc have recently filed unfair labor practice charges against each other, with state regulators. the office of the uc president issued a statement to ktvu saying in part, the university believes the planned upda action related to this limited group of employees is an unlawful exercise by the union since their contract contains a no strike clause that prevents work stoppages and requires the union

to prevent disruptive behavior. goes on to say it is committed to the bargaining process, which is scheduled to resume this summer in san jose. some people are pushing back against plans for a new costco in their neighborhood. ktvu lamonica peters tells us. the group says the new store would create major traffic jams and safety concerns near their homes and schools. >> mark pollinger is co-founder of save west valley, a grassroots organization formed in 2021 who believes the proposed costco location on prospect road will negatively impact the entire area. >> there's going to be 11,000 car trips a day to and from this site, the group also includes residents from san jose, saratoga, campbell and cupertino. >> san jose vice mayor rosemary carmi held a community meeting on monday to discuss the project's environmental impact report. >> there were no no traffic studies or safety studies done for those times when the kids were leaving and, uh, coming to school, holliger says.

>> the 20 acre costco project will be located near prospect high school and save west valley also says heavy traffic, months of construction and access to nearby stores are also concerns. they've gathered over 3300 signatures of support on change.org to halt construction. >> there's a lot of concern about things like noise, uh, for pollution. there used to be an auto shop there was like a muffler shop, an auto repair, and there was concern that there was toxic chemicals that had gotten into the ground. and they're going to be digging it up and throwing it up into the air, holliger says there are already two costco stores within six miles of the proposed new location. >> he says they understand the city's position to do business, but he hopes their voices can still be heard. >> maybe the city will actually engage and, you know, look at is this an appropriate project for the site? and you know, if they decide to go ahead with it anyway, what can they do to make it safe? >> san jose residents have until february 20th at 5 p.m. to give

feedback to the city. we reached out to the vice mayor, but she was unavailable for comment and costco's website says that it doesn't comment on projects that won't be built for more than 90 days away. lamonica peters ktvu, fox two news the fight to get some psychedelics legalized in california continues. >> a new bill would allow adults 21 and up to use psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic support bills. authors say. the goal is to tackle the state's mental health and addiction crisis. it comes after governor newsom vetoed a similar bill last year. this bill would not allow for personal possession and use. a new report is raising concerns about magic mushroom chocolate sold in the bay area. dozens of the psychedelic candies were tested in a lab instead of the natural mushroom compound. consumers thought they were buying a lab made synthetic drug was found in the product, but the study found that some bars contain ten times the amount of the drug. as expected, a lab director in oakland says that people should know where their products are coming from and say, if you can't find out, have them tested before consuming pg and e bills. could

be going up again. the state public utilities commission will consider an increase next month that would raise days, monthly bills by another 4 to $6 a month. >> that's on top of the $35 a month that we got january 1st. and it does not include the $14 a month that pg and e also submitted at the end of last year and wants to include in monthly bills, consumer groups say the higher rates are meant to offset the money pg and e is spending to protect electrical network against major storms, wildfires and other hazards. >> the groups are warning pg and e customers to expect more increases well pending rate hike requests from pg and e that have not been acted on. the utility reform network wants to cap rate increases to the rate of inflation of social security,

generally between 2 and 4. new at noon, a new report from certified found 1 in 20 americans who purchased or sold a home in the past three years has fallen victim to some type of real estate fraud company says that fraudsters dig through public records, breach broker and title systems, then pose as an involved party in order to steal the funds. the latest data from the fbi show victims lost more than $440 million to this in the year 2022. serta rfid's report suggests agents, title agencies and attorneys need to step up education efforts with their clients to help prevent the fraud from happening again today. nasa is laying off about 8% of its workforce at the jet propulsion laboratory in southern california. the jpl has been one of the leaders in the mars sample return project. the lab has been making other budget cuts while waiting to find out what its budget will be for the current fiscal year, lab executives have warned. the change could result in a decade of lost science. fox's teaming up with disney and warner brothers and discovery with warner brothers discovery that is to launch a new sports streaming platform, the service

will streamline sports content that airs on the company's networks, including espn, abc, tnt, tbs and fox sports. fox corporation, which owns ktvu, says the venture will put an array of amazing sports content all in one place. subscribers to espn, max and hulu will also have access to the service. >> what we're hearing is more than subscribing to a standalone regional sports network. maybe your favorite local team, but less than maybe a hulu live or youtube tv bundle subscription. awful lot of sports under one thing that previously you had to buy 3 or 4 different networks to get. so it's changing the way we watch everything not going to be cheap. that's that's for that's for sure. >> the cost of the streaming service in the name of the standalone app have yet to be announced. it is estimated at about $40 a month. company officials say the goal is to have it up and running by the fall. coming up at noon, credit card debt in the us increased by a record high. what the reported credit card balance shows us about household debt and where they stood at the end of the

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>> americans are spending more money they don't have. that's the word from the new york federal reserve. a new report shows credit card debt hit an all time high of $1.13 trillion last quarter, with lower and middle income consumers gaining more debt than they can pay off in more inflationary pressure likely ahead this year. republicans on capitol hill laying the blame on president biden. >> we have skyrocketed debt among the american people. americans have credit card debt. now that is the greatest it has ever been. what is president biden doing? actions speak louder than words. >> but the white house is pushing back, claiming the president's fight against inflation is slowly bringing prices back to normal and pointing out wage growth has been strong this year, likely prompting more americans to oversee spend during the holidays. wages are going up, consumers are spending a lot more and it's important wages are meeting inflation. >> that's important. and

obviously inflation is has gone down. >> but the rate of people missing their minimum payments has also increased, especially among younger credit card users. in some experts warn the credit rush is helping with economic growth now, but it could hit a wall if the economy doesn't grow in other areas. >> if you take out a loan and you're using credit to pay for things, now that takes away spending power in the future. so that's our worry. credit card interest rates are also climbing. >> they hit a new high of 20.74% last quarter. here in washington. griff. jenkins ktvu, fox two news. meta's working to set new industry standards for artificial intelligence technology. >> silicon valley giant says it's been collaborating with partners on properly labeling ai generated content. meta. says in coming months, it will label ai images that users post to its platforms, including facebook, instagram and threads. companies already posting any realistic images created using meta's

artificial intelligence technology, with the caption imagined with ai, an organization behind chatgpt is starting to share its latest tools with college students. san francisco based openai is helping instructors incorporate artificial intelligence into classes across all fields. students in one arizona state english program. are learning how to work on prompts that can affect a learning program. they say it will be a useful skill no matter what they end up doing. >> it's not really a choice as to whether or not it will be adopted, but the more you know about it, the more effectively and ethically you can adopt it just in your day to day life or as a professional. >> the truth of the matter is that they're here, and if they're here, we have to understand them because or else there's going to be action that we can't necessarily feel like we can control. and that's where things get dangerous. >> arizona state is the first university to work with openai. other campuses around the country are expected to follow soon. california. is looking

into how artificial intelligence could be used for disaster response. the california council on science and technology is bringing policymakers emergency responders and technology experts together for a meeting this week. the goal is to find practical uses for ai when planning for and responding to events such as flooding and wildfires. >> why isn't there a clever ai model that says, i know where all the roads are? that actually are low and could gather water, and where there have been problems in the past. >> tech experts say the baseline technology to build this kind of model exists. the challenge is building. a tool in a way that protects privacy and maintains public trust. back to the weather. here is the sierra has been blanketed. with snow. wet weather made its way across our state. palisades tahoe posted these images to social media. they say it's great to have more snow on the lower mountain and at the base there, expecting more snow to come in the next few days. meanwhile, big bear mountain also got major snow in this latest round of severe weather. the resort is seeing about three feet of snow inches. the past few days, and another 20in expected friday. all the roads to big bear lake are open,

but chain restrictions are in effect. resort officials say the snow will help make an excellent rest of the winter season. a lot of bay area families mark tamayo making plans for the president's day weekend. it can be a busy one at resorts for sure. >> yeah that's right. and as we know, not the greatest start right. but yeah, playing catch up right now. and that's a great change in the sierra. in fact for the 12:00 12:00 observation blue canyon reporting some heavy snow right now. so yeah, some snow in the sierra. and of course here in the bay area, some pretty good downpours out there. here's the radar. you can see just over the past four hours some development up in the north bay earlier this morning, then kind of moving across the heart of the region. those yellows and reds indicating some heavy downpours kind of cruising across portions of the region. so take a look at the rainfall totals so far. belmont 0.40 san francisco almost at that point. concord, napa, san rafael, oakland all 0.32 and san jose up to a quarter of an inch, almost a quarter of an inch. and they are reporting some heavy rain at the airport in san jose right now, showing you this, the radar coverage. and here you can see

some rain showers kind of clearing out of the north bay, but still some lingering activity. we're not completely dry, still some action moving into portions of sonoma county right around healdsburg and santa rosa. one storm report to show you this was linked up with a thunderstorm that produced some hail this morning during the 11:00 hour, so that was out toward the piedmont area earlier today. here is the radar coverage. a pretty good downpours out there, especially from hayward to san ramon to dublin, out toward livermore and fremont. as we move the maps closer to the south bay. as i mentioned, the south bay is reporting some heavy rain right now as we coming closer to san jose and right around morgan hill, especially with those yellows and reds indicating in fact, we'll click on this one cell here showing you rainfall rate right now. currently 1.66in an hour. so that's a lot of rain coming down at this one particular moment. so we still have some heavy downpours out there. winds gusting around 25 to 35 miles an hour in the sierra. they have the winter weather advisory in place. here's a live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge in the north bay. and those clouds,

as you can see, looking up to the north, beginning to lift a little bit. in fact, up in santa rosa, they are reporting partly sunny skies out there, but we still have the possibility of still some lingering rain showers this afternoon. so not 100% dry just yet. current numbers in the upper 40s to right around 50 degrees. so there is a bit of a chill in the air that wants to stick around. so here's the old system, of course, linked up with the old atmosphere river in southern california. it's kind of moving out to the east. this is the front we have been watching for today as it moves to the south. so periods of rain, the possibility of some thunderstorms this afternoon and then things could be changing around 3 or 4:00 as we scale back on the shower activity. in fact, that process has already started. so this is 4:00. some clouds out there. still the chance of a few scattered showers. so the main event it's happening now, between now and about 2:00 this afternoon, 8:00. we'll have some clouds out there. still a chance of a shower tomorrow morning. should be dry, but then into the afternoon hours we'll bring in more clouds. some lingering instability that could linger, that could produce a few scattered showers tomorrow afternoon. so here's a look at

your forecast highs. definitely a cooler pattern out there. the cooldown is really kicked in mainly in the 50s. chance of a few showers by thursday. a sun cloud mix as we head into friday, and by the weekend, as we prepare for the big super bowl, we are expecting some nice weather to get outside for saturday and sunday could be a little bit warmer, so the rain clouds for today. we should have improving conditions by the weekend. gasia mark. >> thank you. southwest airlines just revealed plans to remodel the interior of its planes, and many people not happy about it. the company is expanding the size of its overhead bins, adding more power outlets and changing the look of seats to maximize size width. after seeing these changes, some people are not impressed. comments under the company tiktok say the seats look rock hard. some people joke they'll have to bring a seat cushion on board the remodel is expected to happen next year. people in the bay area who don't have a cell phone may be cut off from their connections to other people. at&t wants to stop providing landline service across most of our state, including much of the bay area. the area in blue were in this map here that we're popping up just now would show

the affected communities. at&t says its traditional copper network for landlines has reached the end of its life cycle. many people who don't have cell phones or live in areas with poor cell service say they're worried, especially about a possible loss of 911 service. >> they really can't do this. they're leaving us so many people without communication. >> we're not turning off people's landlines tomorrow. we're here to help connect and to make sure people transition from old, antiquated technology to fiber and other new technologies that are to come. the public utilities commission says that the applications approved. >> it's possible another provider could step in to serve customers, but not a guarantee. i felt that this was it. >> this is where i was supposed to be, and i just said, we're just going to roll with it. >> some businesses in oakland are flourishing despite increased crime concerns. why the owners say it's about more than jt can neuriva support your brain health?

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focus on the contributions of the african american community here in oakland, ktvu amber lee shows us how black business owners say they want to make a difference in more ways than one. >> regina harris recently held a soft opening for prideful patches in north oakland. she sells patches she designed and products which feature them, their patches that depict the african american experience. >> what we go through our lives and our culture. this is a second career. >> harris was a 911 dispatcher and became the first female civilian manager of the dispatch center. she retired after 34 years and started prideful patches in 2019 as an online business from home. >> initially, it was just the written was too high, you couldn't find a place. everything was unreasonable and

it just didn't make sense. >> but she says, it makes sense to open a brick and mortar store now. after the pandemic. rents have dropped. she says she had some concerns about crime but didn't let that stop her. >> i felt that this was it. this is where i was supposed to be, and i just said, we're just going to roll with it. >> harris is not alone in wanting to invest in oakland. leave it now. two bartenders, oakland natives, are now owners of a new bar named theory on telegraph. gabriel holland tells me he wanted to own a bar for ten years, and now he says the rent is finally affordable. >> once i started bartending, kind of like fell in love with it. pretty cool that it's been able to dream come true. >> you know, the owners tell me they want to be part of revitalizing oakland. >> it's hard. like anything else, but it's also wonderful when you're doing something that you absolutely love. >> they say it's about making a positive impact on community members, no matter what their day was like. >> you have the ability to change it. you know, you can

literally change the way someone feels 10 to 12 seats that will be here at the bar. >> the owners plan to double the size of their business soon, opening up a section that will serve craft cocktails by the end of the month. >> we have a lot of customers that have attended hbcus. back at prideful patches, harris says she's proud of the partnership she has with historically black colleges and universities that carry her patches in their bookstores. >> she wants to build a business for the community. she grew up in oakland has a lot of problems right now, and i'm hoping that the, um, the city can figure this thing out. the new business owners tell me their best advice to others is to go for it and follow your dreams. in oakland, amber lee, ktvu, fox two news, super bowl spirit is at the sphere. >> this is video of the 40 niners and chiefs helmets. there on the famous sphere landmark in las vegas. we've also been showcasing the super bowl logo for all to see. even a countdown

leading up to the big game from wager in congress ahead of the super bowl. east bay congressman eric swalwell challenging kansas city representative sharice davids if the niners win on sunday. rep davids owes congressman swalwell some famous kansas city barbecue, the congressman says if a miracle happens and somehow kansas city comes out on top, he'll provide the congresswoman with some delicious california see's candies. california was great america amusement park in santa clara is also facing off with a super bowl wager against worlds of fun in kansas city. the losing city will have to fly the opposing team's flag at their park. you can see some great american ploys putting the niners flag in a fedex box all the way to kansas city. the losing park also agrees to rename one of its coasters to whatever the winning park chooses. some top chefs will be on hand for the super bowl in las vegas, celebrity chef guy fieri is hosting a giant super bowl tailgate party, with about two dozen restaurant pop ups and several music acts. fans at the big game have a lot more to choose from than just hot dogs

and nachos. concession bars will feature specialty cocktails. people in those multimillion dollar suites will have catered food, including king crab and lobster tail, as well as wagyu beef. >> we looked at a lot of what are our favorites, what are locals like here so we can bring it to all those fans that are coming from far. and so we have a lot of steakhouse favorites, a lot of local favorites, a lot of seafood, and you can't have basic beer with all that luxury food. >> there are supplies to make 4500 margaritas for those in the suites. we have coverage for you from las vegas throughout the super bowl week. our joe fonzi and cristina rendon will show us everything that's happening before the super bowl on sunday. now, friday we have a fox two sports special quest for six at 930 in the morning. then sunday at 9 a.m. quest for six live in las vegas. then at noon before the big game. the quest for six. countdown to kickoff. we are so appreciative that you joined us at noon today. keep in mind the weather continues to change. as you can see behind me here along the oakland estuary, rain is working its way out of the bay area, but by no means are we

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