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and it would mean the prices on food could change depending on time of day. the news at noon starts now. >> this is ktvu fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon i'm andre senior. thank you for joining us. we begin with breaking news right now. the macy's store in san francisco's union square is on the list of 150 stores scheduled to close in the next two years. san francisco city leaders confirming that news. it comes after the retailer announced in a call to investors this morning that it was downsizing its macy's brand. ktvu erasmus is live in the newsroom with the latest developments on this story. >> ali well, san francisco mayor london breed and other city leaders admit that even they are shocked and saddened by this news that the macy's in union square is going to be closing now that multi storey san francisco macy's in union square, with more than 400,000ft!s of space will close. although city leaders tell us macy's corporate leaders have agreed to keep the store open until a new buyer can be found. it's not clear, though, how long

that will take. mayor london breed said in a statement. quote, the process to undergo the sale of their building to a new owner will take time. macy's will stay open for the foreseeable future and people will remain employed at that store. she goes on to say that that being said, as someone who grew up in san francisco, macy's has always meant a lot to the people of this city. it's where families came to shop for the holidays. it's where many people from my community got their first jobs or even held jobs for decades. it's hard to think of macy's not being part of our city anymore. end quote. now, the news about macy's closures come came during an early morning earnings call with investors as the company's new ceo announced plans to close 50 macy's stores across the country this year and another 100 by 2026. macy's said it would not make that list, of which stores are closing public, so we don't know which other bay area locations may be on the list. but macy's is also the parent company of bloomingdale's, and the cosmetic skin care chain bluemercury and the company says

it will open 15 new bloomingdale's stores and 30 new bluemercury stores in the next two years. across the country, they're going to be focusing on opening those smaller, standalone stores that are not located in traditional malls. >> exiting stores allows us to prioritize our highest return on mall opportunities and open more small format off mall. macy's now the macy's union square store in san francisco, employs about 400 people. >> the san francisco union square alliance says they expect that store to remain open, and that in all likelihood, they believe there will be a union square christmas tree in 2024. later this year, and holiday shopping this year as well. although what happens to that space after 2026 isn't clear. my colleague christien kafton will have more on this story in our later newscast. for now, we'll send it back to you. andre. >> another big blow to san francisco. ali, thank you for that report. now out of this neighborhood, groups in downtown san francisco are fighting to keep a walgreens store open. the pharmacy chain is planning to close its location on sacramento

and front streets today, citing changes in consumer buying habits. but people living near the store in the financial district say closing it would have a big impact on the livability of the area. they've collected more than 1000 signatures in an effort to keep the store from closing. new at noon, governor newsom announced today that the california national guard seized a record more than 62,000 pounds of fentanyl in the state last year. that's a 1,066% increase compared to 2021. back then, the california national guard recovered more than 5,300 pounds of fentanyl last year, they recovered more than 62,000 pounds, which has a street value of $649 million. the amount of fentanyl seized in california in 2023 is enough to potentially kill the global population. nearly twice over. a man was killed in a hit and run crash in san francisco's mission terrace neighborhood. ktvu tori gaines has more from safety advocates this afternoon, who say the street he was crossing has been a problem for years. >> the san francisco police department tells us that a 76

year-old man was trying to cross at alameda boulevard on sunday when he was hit by a driver who then left the scene. the pedestrian died the following morning. police are still searching for the driver, who hit him. advocacy groups walk san francisco and san francisco bay area families for safe streets say that alameda boulevard is on what's called the high injury network. 12% of city streets are part of this network, and the groups say that 68% of crashes happen on these streets. alemany runs close to sf's 280 freeway, and the groups say that the 35 mile per hour speed limit and lack of a functioning traffic light at the intersection leave drivers and pedestrians vulnerable to accidents. neighbors tell us there have been many issues with crashes on this street for years, including when a car careened into a home on the corner of aluminum and russo. >> i've seen cars go at least 60 miles an hour because i can feel the wind. uh, when i'm sending out, you know, what does i mean? >> what is that? how does that

make you feel in terms of safety when you're walking? >> uh, very unsafe, very unsafe. uh, this, uh, streetlights. it was started about. i want to go back, say, about a year ago. and, you know, we wonder every day how come they don't activate it? >> advocates say reducing the speed limit to 25mph can limit injuries in the case of a crash, because at that speed, there's a less than 1 in 4 chance that a person will die or be left severely injured. >> everyone should be safe just crossing the street. and if you go look at this intersection, you can absolutely see why that might not be the case there. at and the biggest reason is speed. and speed is the number one cause of severe and fatal crashes in san francisco as a whole. >> one neighbor says that drivers need to slow down and keep an eye out for pedestrian signs, because they present, i think they call it, to pretend that that no, nobody walking when they see this too late car cannot stop right away. this march marks the ten year anniversary of sf's vision zero initiative, which aims to

eradicate roadway deaths in the city and let's say that though the city has made strides, more needs to be done as three people have died on sf streets so far this year. walk sf tells us that speed is a main factor in crashes like these. so when it comes to safety, always mind the speed limit and always, always be sure to keep an eye out for pedestrians in san francisco, tori gaines, ktvu, fox two news. well today, san francisco supervisors expected to issue a formal apology to the city's black residents. >> that apology is viewed as a city's first step towards possibly providing reparations to the city's black community. city leaders are still debating whether they will compensate its 46,000 black residents for slavery, and many years of reported racist laws and policies. one proposal would provide a $5 million lump sum payment to qualified black residents. health and human services secretary javier becerra is in alabama today. he's talking with patients and doctors about that controversial state supreme court ruling that upended in vitro fertilization treatment. president biden, who

calls the ruling outrageous, directed becerra to go to alabama. now, last week, you might remember the republican controlled state supreme court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. several clinics have paused ivf treatments since the court's decision came down. during his visit. becerra will meet with patients and doctors. as we said , who have been impacted by the court's ruling. and even though the ruling was in alabama, it's affecting families here in northern california. a sacramento area woman says her last viable embryo is trapped in legal issues at the university of alabama in birmingham. as brittany hope tells us, the mother is fighting for her family's chance at a new baby move it bud, i'm first. >> you're last. >> heather mauer waited years. >> what is it, kelsey? moo, can you say cow? go very good. >> for moments like this, we retrieved 11 eggs at and seven fertilized and three developed into embryos.

>> and after genetic testing, only two were viable. >> maximus was born in july of 2022, a year later, she told her doctor she was ready for embryo number two, but her body wasn't ready until now. i started more medications, more injections and purchase our ticket, pay for the transfer fees. >> we everything was in line for this march 20th transfer date and then and then i turned on the television and saw the ruling from the alabama supreme court, a ruling deciding frozen embryos are children, which had an instant impact on ivf. >> hours later, i received a phone call from my doctor and i could hear the devastation in her voice. >> um, and that's when i knew this isn't happening and i didn't, um. i'm a very hopeful person, so i try to be as positive as possible to think of the most positive outcome that could happen. but when she said,

we can't even find a company that's willing to touch an embryo in the state of alabama. that's when i knew something was wrong. this is serious. and by march 20th, transfer date is not going to happen. >> now, her final embryo is currently at the university of alabama at birmingham. she and her husband lived in the area until they were sent to california on his short notice orders. he's in the air force, uab tells kcra three. it paused ivf treatments that involved egg fertilization, embryo development or embryo transfer as it evaluate the supreme court's decision and the potential that its physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damage for following the standard of care of ivf treatments. until then. heather says, she will not stop until maximus can get a little brother. >> the light at the end of the tunnel, the dream that we're fighting for, what we're working hard towards, is a growing. our

family is expanding it. it is bringing life to our last embryo and completing our family in lincoln, brittany. >> hope. >> well, the price of a burger and a frosty at wendy's could soon cost more, depending on the time of day and demand. wendy's is looking to test fluctuating menu prices throughout the day. the practice, known as dynamic pricing, is set to begin early next year. we talk with some wendy's customers this morning, and they all said they think it's a bad idea. >> the idea of doing surge pricing for something as simple as fast food is pretty ridiculous. >> i do have a favorite sandwich there, and i'll just i mean, am i supposed to watch the traffic flow? and, you know, for the bargain price and it doesn't sound, uh, doable to me. i'm totally against it because i don't think it'll work. i think it's a bad idea. i don't know who decided that, but i think they need to check with their marketing and change their mind. >> wendy says it plans to spend

about $20 million to launch new digital menu boards at its restaurants to display that dynamic pricing. a scary incident at a san francisco high school. the precautions being taken after an intruder walked in over the weekend and fell asleep in the girls locker room. >> plus, time is running out for congress to avoid a partial government shutdown. i'm rebecca caster in washington. what the stalemate on capitol hill could mean for you next. >> and following a frigid start to the day, temperatures feeling way more comfortable at this hour. i'll have a look at what you can expec for today, as when peter dickson led my platoon into combat in afghanistan, he cared about two things: completing the mission, and making sure his marines came home. and we all did. pete's always fought for what he believes in, and i know he'll do the same in congress for affordable housing, the rights of women, and the democracy he swore to protect.

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from capitol hill to the white house to find a solution. as rebecca castor tells us this noon, it comes as billions of dollars of foreign aid remain tied up in congress with military aid for u.s. allies still on hold, and the government just days away from a shutdown, president biden has some words for congress summoning the top republican and democrat lawmakers to the white house tuesday. >> congress has a responsibility from the government. >> we've got to get about doing a shutdown. would damage the economy significantly, and i think we all agree to that. and we need a bipartisan solution. so i want to hear from the group . >> congress has until friday to pass a new budget. but the house

is not back in session until wednesday, giving lawmakers little time to stop shutdown signs from going up. >> this will go down in history as the least productive. the absolute, least productive. congress in the history of the united states of america. >> none of that is a good look, and it's not good for the country. >> if the house and senate can't get on the same page, parts of the government will start shutting down saturday, including the departments of veteran affairs, agricul for housing and transportation. the rest will shut down the following weekend. but lawmakers aren't throwing in the towel yet. >> a shutdown this week is entirely avoidable. >> there's every reason in the world for both sides to work together. this week and in the weeks to come, border security is one sticking point keeping republicans from passing a spending bill. >> they want to remove. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. but that impeached trial is likely on hold until the government is funded in washington, rebecca castor, fox news. >> expedia has announced it's cutting more than 1500 jobs, or

roughly 8% of its workforce. the online travel service says the layoffs are its latest move in the company's ongoing restructuring effort. expedia allows travelers to compare prices and book flights and hotel rooms. it currently has more than 17,000 employees in more than 50 countries. the company that created playstation is laying off 900 employees. sony says the job cuts will reduce the workforce by about 8. company officials say the timeline of job cuts will vary by location. the layoffs are part of a series of cuts that have affected the video game industry this year, including layoffs at microsoft and riot games, as well. all right. let's talk a little bit about our weather now. meteorologist rosemary oroczo is here now. and rosemary. sunny day today. much different than we saw yesterday. this time. >> yes, andre. and even with the sun shining, some of us are still running a little bit cooler at this hour compared to 24 hours ago. and it has to do with just how cold we were at the start of the day. a live look here over san francisco where there's a lot of sunshine

in blue sky. temperatures will be very much, uh, seasonal, although some areas will be a little below average for the afternoon. i'll show you these numbers here. coming up in just a moment, but, wow. take a look at some of the temperatures from earlier this morning. sonoma and orinda and occidental reporting 35 degrees. meanwhile, napa reporting 36, windsor 38 and menlo park as well. so definitely a chill in the air. you are likely to have felt it early this morning. we are beginning to feel much more comfortable out there with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s for today, and our winds are generally light. we do have hayward reporting eight miles per hour. palo alto reporting nine, san jose reporting 12, checking in on the winds in our hills, mount diablo a little breezy there at 21mph. oakland north reporting 20. uh, temperatures for today again in the upper 50s to low 60s. and areas like napa few degrees cooler compared to yesterday. meanwhile, santa rosa, you're a few degrees warmer. san jose, you're down by five. so you are

likely to feel it during this lunch hour at 60 degrees 56 in san francisco, upper 50s in concord. we're going to see a near repeat for tomorrow, which means a frost advisory expected for our north bay valley locations, as well as our hills and our afternoon highs aren't going to change much from what we're seeing out there today. 63 degrees expected for santa rosa, 60 san francisco, oakland, low 60s in livermore, as well as san jose. a better look at some of the numbers for your afternoon today. the inner east bay 63 for you. antioch into the north bay. we'll go 64 in napa. and for the peninsula, 64 in redwood city. we are going to see changes come our way as we get into thursday. wet weather returns to the bay area and possibly a little bit of snow in our hills. eventually i'll have a better look at this system that is also going to bring a whole lot of snow to the sierra. coming up in just a little bit. >> rosemary, thanks so bring break is just around the corner and many people will be headed to mexico. the new warning though, from the us state

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cease fire deal in place. trey yingst has the latest development from tel aviv. >> as the fighting grinds on in northern and central gaza, we're learning more about the new proposal that could soon lead to a cease fire. under the deal, israel would pause its offensive against hamas in gaza during the

upcoming muslim holy month of ramadan. now if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages still being held in gaza, the exact numbers are still being worked out. but there would be an exchange of captives for palestinian prisoners and a six week pause in the fighting, which theaters are hoping will translate into a longer truce. >> we hope it will be a permanent cease fire. we don't want to go back to war. we don't want to stay displaced. this is our only hope. >> but there's still a long way to go. there's been no israeli reaction to president biden's suggestion that the cease fire could come as soon as next monday, and hamas says the proposal doesn't meet its demands at this time. >> we have seen a positive trajectory by the sheer fact that the meetings are taking place, but we are yet to, uh, to reach a final agreement. >> it's also not clear what a lasting cease fire deal would look like. israel has reportedly said it wants to maintain a security presence in gaza after the war, rejecting a major push for palestinian statehood by the

international community. the establishment of a fully independent democrat, contiguous sovereign and viable palestinian state remains the only way to achieve a lasting peace. negotiators are running short on time, but they are hopeful they can reach an agreement before the start of ramadan on march 10th in tel aviv, trey yingst ktvu fox two news a couple from virginia is presumed dead after their yacht was in the caribbean. >> authorities say three escaped prisoners were now back in custody, took over control of the boat while it was docked in grenada. the couple were last seen on february 18th. their boat was found anchored and deserted days later. police in grenada say evidence suggests the couple was killed on the boat and then thrown overboard. the us government is warning americans to be careful if they're traveling to mexico for spring break. the us embassy and consulates in mexico issued a travel warning for visitors, saying there could be danger there because of the rampant crime tied to drug cartels. the

state department says americans risk being the targets of violent crime and kidnapings travel experts have important advice for americans planning a trip to mexico every country in the world, with a few exceptions , has an english language newspaper that you can access online. >> do the same thing for mexico. read the last two weeks of issues and that will allow you to make an informed decision as to whether you're going to go or whether you go at all. >> the u.s. government says americans should be especially careful when traveling to such popular tourist spots as cancun and playa del carmen. mega ceo founder mark zuckerberg is in japan right now. he wrapped up a meeting with the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, in tokyo this morning. zuckerberg says they discussed a wide range of high tech topics, including how artificial intelligence is changing social media and the internet. we had a good, productive conversation about ai in the future of technology and i'm really excited for the work that is happening here in japan. >> thank you.

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this morning, the ceo of the union square alliance says, quote, macy's at union square is not closing their store until a buyer can be found for their building. macy's will remain open and could still be open for years to come. in all likelihood, there will be a holiday shopping season and macy's great tree in 2024. now san francisco mayor london breed spoke about the development a short time ago. >> we don't know necessarily what that could mean for macy's, but we do believe this could be still an opportunity for san francisco. i mean, this is an iconic location. this is in union square. we've had even this past holiday season, between november 20th and the end of the year, we've seen a significant decline in crime. and so we know this has nothing to do with that decision. it's really a larger business decision that macy's has made.

>> while 150 macy's stores will close, the company plans to open 15 new, smaller blooming stores nationwide called blooms. outside of traditional malls, as well as open another 30 blue mercury stores. bluemercury, a cosmetic and skincare store, was the only arm of the company that had higher sales this past holiday season. officials at the port of oakland responding to concerns raised by the white house about a security a cybersecurity risk linked to cranes, an executive order recently issued by the biden administration says new cranes have technology linked to the chinese government. ktvu jana katsuyama tells us that some of those cranes are right here in the bay area. when three giant cranes were delivered to the port of oakland in march 2021, they were touted as the largest ship to shore cranes in north america. >> a towering marvel that would increase speed and efficiency. they arrived at the ssa terminal from china, manufactured by zpmc , linked to the chinese government. now the biden

administration is warning that zpmc cranes could pose a cybersecurity risk in an executive order on port security last wednesday, the white house announced a $20 billion investment in u.s. crane production in partnership with japan, requiring crane operators to address it vulnerabilities and mandatory reporting of maritime cyber incidents and threats. >> fundamentally, we don't have confidence in the chinese and chinese manufacturers. >> stanford cybersecurity expert herb lin says. a major concern is china could embed malicious code or spyware in the cranes operating software. that could be nearly impossible to detect, allowing china to disrupt supply chains or gather data there now computer control the concern in, of course, is that it's, you know, who's who's going to provide the programing for those computers. >> obviously, it's the manufacturers that manufacture those are chinese in a rare show of bipartisan agreement at a republican house homeland security subcommittee praised

the executive order as, quote, the right move by the administration. >> the republicans also said, quote, zpmc currently accounts for nearly 80% of the ship to shore cranes at us maritime ports. other west coast ports are evaluating the risks. it's all in the end, the question of cost. >> the reason that we go to china is that they offer the best performance for the lowest price, jana katsuyama ktvu fox two news. >> one san francisco school wants to make sure that its doors are locked after school, following a weekend incident involving an intruder. officials at lowell high school say a man was found sleeping in a locker room over the weekend on saturday, the girls softball team was in that locker room when they heard someone snoring, the chronicle reports. the girls team found a man asleep in a crawl space above ceiling ducts. police were called and the man was escorted off campus without incident at a group of honduran nationals allegedly linked to the sales of fentanyl and other drugs in san francisco. now in custody this morning, the

justice department, the fbi and the drug enforcement administration announced the arrests and seizure of firearms and property purchased with drug money. officials say the dea assisted honduran law enforcement officers last month in the arrest of the three suspects. all were fugitives with previous previous arrests in the bay area before fleeing to honduras. >> the profits from these drug sales provide funding to buy large homes in honduras, along with vehicles and livestock, farm equipment and firearms. >> these extraditions should send a clear message to those who peddle poison in san francisco. >> all three suspects are set to appear in federal court in san francisco on charges of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl distribution. well, a man, the contra costa county sheriff's office says, caused a 15 hour standoff is behind bars this noon. deputies say it started sunday night when the barricaded man began firing shots from a home in the montalvin manor neighborhood.

they say some of that gunfire came dangerously close to a police patrol car. residents had to stay in their homes as deputies shut down streets. those neighbors say the gunfire created a very tense situation. you'd hear clip, clip like he would put it in. >> you would hear him, like, load, clip, clip, hear it load like clip, clip. you would hear it the whole entire time. >> sheriff's deputies say the standoff finally ended late yesterday afternoon when leo ortega was arrested after being bitten by a police dog. the 38 year old faces several charges, including attempted homicide and assault with a firearm on a peace officer. the target store in vallejo remains temporarily closed this noon after someone set a fire inside the paper goods aisle. police officers are still looking for whoever's responsible for doing this. video posted on social media, though, show the flames and smoke rising from the aisles. firefighters credit store employees for helping to get customers out safely. >> it's a big inconvenience because people got to feed their kids. they got to get stuff for work. i normally come every week. >> apparently i'm going to have

to go somewhere else. >> we had smoke almost to the ground within that structure, and you're talking about every single item in that building being affected. >> officials say the fire was put out within 13 minutes. one of san francisco's biggest issues in the race to be the next mayor is the continuing fentanyl drug crisis. and while the mayor's election isn't until november, ktvu christina christien kafton, rather is hearing from candidates about the plans they are taking to voters about how to fight the crisis. >> fentanyl continues to ravage parts of san francisco, and now the candidates for san francisco mayor are explaining how they hope to address overdose deaths and substance abuse. daniel lurie, picking up an endorsement from a former police commander, is pitching a plan his campaign says is supported by law enforcement and former public defenders. lowry's six point plan calls for having police and substance abuse experts respond to calls engaging with substance abusers immediately and referring them to drop off crisis centers that can treat them, and an end to the revolving door at hospitals and jails, lurie says.

accountability for city services and for nonprofits alike is the path forward. >> i'm the only one in this race actually coming from the outside that has a track record of getting big things done, holding people accountable. >> 800 people die. it's not okay. >> neighborhood groups and nonprofits organized a rally and march from the tenderloin to city hall demanding change. candidate for mayor and district 11 supervisor asha safai stood with the crowd and said accountability begins at the top. the city, he said, needs to see that the programs already in place are funded and staffed to live up to their potential, while providing vital wraparound services. >> if you get someone inside in a supervised area with medical professionals, job training, medical training, all the other things that they need, but that you can prevent them from dying, you're going to begin to turn this around. >> current mayor london breed was also on hand and said her challengers have come to this fight late. she says her administration has been making progress addressing the crisis and that any red tape needs to

be cut to allow the city to agree to take steps to address fentanyl use and overdose deaths . >> i have allocated funds where this program has been around for 30 years, and they were always denied by public health and not the breed administration, public health, because i made it clear that we are going to support abstinence based solutions. >> we also reached out to the most recent candidate to toss his hat into the ring. former mayor mark farrell, who said, quote, we have tilted too far towards a harm reduction approach that is enabling drug use rather than helping people actually recover from addiction. he's saying as mayor, he would mandate treatment, create sober living and recovery plans, and audit the city's health and welfare budgets. in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, today, michigan is hosting in a primary elections. right now. it will be an important test for both democrats and republicans in that key battleground state. some grassroots organizations are asking people to vote on committed because they're not

happy with president biden's handling of the war in gaza. but the governor of michigan says democratic voters should still turn out and vote. the michigan primary comes just one week before super tuesday. the pga heard from frustrated residents in san francisco over reoccurring power outages. supervisor myrna melgar called that meeting after some neighborhoods went without power for more than 48 hours. during recent winter storms. pge says it's working to update and replace aging equipment, but did not provide a timeline. >> my fear is if the lines are being neglected, what about the gas? we really don't want another san bruno horror story. >> yes, we experience an extended outage that everyone probably here did. however for us it was the fourth outage. this calendar year. less than two months. >> residents who spoke at that meeting live on the west side of san francisco. they say extended power outages happen all the time, even when there's not a storm. now, pge responded to the meeting saying, we are working closely with the supervisor's office and responded to

questions this afternoon regarding the recent storms. all areas of northern and central california felt the impacts, and thousands of pga personnel worked around the clock to restore power to all customers as safely and as quickly as possible, including san francisco residents. now to this story. the insurance institute for highway safety has released its annual list of the safest vehicles and 71 vehicles earned the top safety pick or safety pick, plus award this year. the agency focuses on the safety of the back seat, passengers and how well vehicles can detect and avoid pedestrians in the dark. hyundai motor group, which includes the genesis and kia brands, led with 16 top safety awards. toyota, which also earns or owns lexus, followed with 13 awards. mazda earned six. the ford explorer was the only model from the big three us automakers to make the grade, while shaping the future of med school students. the historic donation by a former professor in new york that's giving students a huge financial boost and a dry,

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to barely get by and afford a place to live. your fears for our democracy and freedoms and your dreams for yourself, your family, and the future. it is not too late to realize those dreams. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message because together we can still get big things done. it hapned nday afternoon near the johnsons beach area in guerneville. deputies say they saw lacey mosher struggling to stay afloat when they jumped in to help, and she started fighting and pushing one of the

deputies underwater. deputies say the water was so deep, it was cold and was fast moving as well. at the time. a rescue boat arrived and pulled everyone to safety. authorities say the woman continued to assault first responders while they tried to treat her. she's now facing multiple charges. a mountain lion was spotted in livermore by a home security camera. the video shows the big cat walking on someone's property in the christopher ranch neighborhood. there have been at least two other mountain lion sightings in livermore in recent weeks. it's unclear, though, if the sightings are of the same animal. according to the uc davis mountain lion project, there are roughly 4500 mountain lions in california. artificial intelligence is a booming business, and now one silicon valley company is hoping the tech can improve public safety, as ktvu is. mark sayer reports the company has developed an ai platform to help first responders get to where they're needed quicker. >> when you need help in an emergency, every second counts and some of those valuable seconds can be used up when emergency vehicles are delayed in traffic or at intersections.

and that's where ai comes into the picture. >> so when it comes down to you or me or a loved one having a health problem, we want to have responders there as soon as possible. so how can we learn about daily variations? ai is the greatest choice. tim menard is ceo of a santa clara based company called light, which has developed a cloud based ai system to link regional traffic management centers to the emergency vehicles that use the roadways. here's the fire station. here's where the truck has to go to. here's the traffic . what's the perceived amount of congestion? are there people walking around? so that the road gets set up with green lights ahead of time, so that everybody's out of the way? >> this is a demonstration video provided by the company from seattle, where it is already operating. you can see on this map every single traffic signal along this route turns green. by the time the fire unit reaches the intersection, the system will even adjust in real time. if the fire crew makes a last minute route change.

>> one thing where ai is really helpful in is actually the productivity of hey, are there going to be able to go down this primary street? or is there an event and they're going to have to go right or go left, or use a back alley right? it's notorious that emergency responders know different ways around the city. so ai in this case here is able to predict where they're going to go so that those lights can be set off the city of san jose is already using the light technology to help route vta busses around the city on busy monterey avenue, while busses only get priority sequencing at signals and not immediate signal changeovers, the power of ai to analyze complex traffic patterns is already clear. >> so the busses now are next in line. they're prioritized at every intersection they go through. that's 120 intersections along that full monterey corridor route. it's made them have spend less time at red lights, and it's let them get the green light more often. that improves transit reliability and service for transit customers. >> the founder of light says its ai models are only collecting raw traffic data and not any

personally identifiable information, such as license plate numbers. reporting in san jose, i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, that historic mission of a private lunar lander is being cut short. now. it's expected to cease operations today because the odysseus lander touched down sideways near the south pole of the moon. the private texas company that built odie as it's called, says it will keep collecting data until solar panels stop receiving sunlight based on the position of earth and the moon. this mission is ending 2 to 3 days earlier than what nasa had hoped for. the lander is the first american spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years, carrying nasa experiments with the spacecraft came in too fast last thursday, and the foot of one of its six legs caught on the surface, causing it to tumble over a massive and historic donation will make a huge difference for med school students. for years to come. it comes as a former professor donated $1 billion to the albert einstein college of medicine in the bronx. the donation is

believed to be the largest financial gift ever to any medical school in the country. students currently enrolled in their fourth year will have their spring semester tuition reimbursed. remaining students will receive free tuition starting in august. all right, turning now to some local news and our weather rosemary oroczo is here now with a little bit more on that. rosemary. >> yes, andre, after a very cold start to temperatures now in the upper 50s to low 60s, expected for the second part of your day under mostly blue sky and sunshine. here's a view of san francisco. the winds a little breezy into the afternoon. our hills especially anywhere from 20 to 30mph, reported over some of our hills for the afternoon today. tomorrow is going to be very similar to today, which means as we start out with a frost advisory once again for our north bay valleys as well as our hills and temperatures for inland cities are expected to drop into the 30s once again, only slightly better than what

we had this morning under the mostly clear dry air mass, things start to change up a little bit on thursday morning, and by thursday night we expect wet weather to return to the bay area. here's a look at the system dropping in over towards the gulf of alaska and eventually moving all the way into california. so it's a cold storm that is expected to bring snow levels down all the way to about 2000ft, which means we may get a dusting on our hills as well. the future cast lying it out for you as we roll through wednesday, we'll call for again only subtle changes by thursday, increasing clouds coming our way. here's a look at thursday evening light. scattered showers expected especially for the early part of the evening. maybe in time for the evening commute. and then once it gets going, here's a look at friday at six. saturday. at six doesn't look much better as it continues to rotate through the pacific northwest and california for now. again, being this a cold

storm, the sierra is expected to benefit with anywhere from 6 to 8, even ten feet of snow by late sunday, when the storm finally pushes out of the area. here's a look at the projections expected. so for us here at home, 1 to 3in of rainfall over, you know, three four day period. but take a look at the projections for areas over the sierra. so we will be here with each passing day updating that for you. but it is not going to be the weekend to travel over those passes as we again are seeing this advisory now starts at two on thursday. it doesn't even expire here until sunday. that's what's coming our way down the road. here's what we're seeing outside right now 58 in san francisco, 64 in walnut creek, as well as san jose. temperatures for the afternoon, upper 50s to low 60s. tonight so very similar starting out very cold, followed by a nice afternoon. and then an increase in clouds, followed by the wet weather. scattered showers that remain in the forecast for the

back end of the weekend. andre. >> all right rosemary, thanks. long time san francisco giant and bay area native brandon crawford will no longer wear orange and black. how people in his hometown of pleasanton are reacting to the news that he's headed to a new team and march is women's history month, and vu cebrating the power of a amazing bay area. women go to ktvu.com slash women's history, submit a photo or video of the amazing won who you think description, a brief description of why she should brecognized and she may be featured on ktvu during wom 's history month

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1983, black community leaders there pushed to have the area incorporated as its own city ktvu. lamonica peters talked to the people who were a part of that movement about how they're trying to preserve the city's history. >> 321 bell street is now home to the east palo alto community archive. this is actually the site of the incorporation where the committee met all those years ago. the meeting space is temporarily housing items and mementos that tell the history and current state of east palo alto. last year, the city celebrated its 40th anniversary. this community grew out of regular people getting together and actively campaigning to make this city what it is. the east palo alto citizen's committee on incorporation, formed in december 1979 to explore a path toward cityhood. at the time, the predominantly black neighborhood was part of unincorporated san mateo county, made up okilo was a student at stanford when he says he started

attending committee meetings, and they were talking about how police services were so inadequate. >> i remembered that that the corner of bay and university was selling drugs and the sheriff's office was. rouz 33, 30, 30ft away. so i understood, i totally understood why it was necessary for the community to come together and begin to control their own resources. >> with voters heavily divided on the issue, east palo alto officially became a city on july 1st, 1983. this is actually the first city council. the incorporation passed by a 15 vote margin, with more than 3500 people casting a vote. barbara mouton became its first mayor, and ruben abrika, who was on the city's first city council, would become east palo alto's first latino mayor in 2006. >> i'm helping with the oral histories and organizing them, and i'm as a records person, you

know, keeping track of who we've interviewed and where did the donations come from, the deeds of gifts and all of that. >> each community tells a different story, right? we give them the opportunity, put the microphone in front of them and they'll tell a different, a whole different experience. >> currently, the archives website chronicles all people who've lived in east palo alto, including native americans, pacific islanders, asian americans, and latinos. and so this archive is actually an instrument of empowerment, okay, so that people will be able to tell their own story, authentic story in their voice. and that was very important to us as we put the archive together. wilson also says that they want to raise $1.2 million to create a museum, a permanent space for the east palo alto community archive. lamonica peters ktvu, fox two news well, 5000 workers at anheuser-busch may go on strike this friday, including those at the company's facility in fairfield.

>> the strike, organized by the teamsters, would disrupt operations at 12 breweries. the union is demanding more pay, better benefits and job security. anheuser-busch workers haven't gone on strike since 1976. well two time world series champion with the san francisco giants and longtime fan favorite brandon crawford is moving to a new team. the veteran shortstop has reportedly agreed to a deal with the saint louis cardinals. crawford grew up in pleasanton and played 13 seasons with the giants, which included san francisco's world series, dynasty. many fans in his hometown are now wishing crawford good luck with his new team. >> the fact that a team like the cardinals are picking him up, i think it's going to be great for the cardinals and it's nice to see him continue to play as long as he didn't go to the dodgers. it's all good. >> misses crawford taught both of my children in elementary school and she graciously brought in brandon to meet and greet the kids. so thank you for all that you've done.

>> well, the financial details of crawford's deal with the cardinals have not yet been revealed, and it will not be official until he completes a physical. well, a big change at the oakland coliseum. now skyfox flying over the stadium as workers were taking down the big sign at the entrance that has said rooted in oakland since 1968. the removal comes ahead of what could be the a's last opening day in oakland, as the organization still plans to move to vegas as the a's lease at the coliseum expires at the end of this upcoming season. although the team is in talks with the coliseum authority to possibly extend the lease until a las vegas stadium is completed. the wait is on for corpse flower to bloom at the california academy of sciences in san francisco. it has been growing seven inches a day until it suddenly stopped sunday. scientists say that's a sure indication that it's getting ready to open up and send its pungent smell across its home in the rainforest exhibit. earlier on mornings on two the nine, i spoke with tim wong, a senior biologist at the

academy of sciences. he described the flowers foul aroma . >> depending on the timing that you get to smell it. it has notes of garlic, sweaty feet, definitely rotten flesh or carrion. so a lot of yummy stuff. but that's exactly what their pollinators are typically looking for as well. >> the academy of sciences says the plant is expected to bloom at any time between now and thursday, and the reason it gives off that smell is to attract pollinators. so there you go. thank you so much for watching ktvu fox two news at noon. a quick reminder that you can stream ktvu news on your smart tv. you can watch live newscasts and stories on the man and on your amazon fire tv, roku, or your apple tv and your android tv, too. to scan the qr code on your screen right now and search for the fox local app, and then select ktvu. see u agai - [announcer] can you guess what this is? (audience applauds) if you guessed parrot, then you'd be a great contestant on "pictionary." (audience cheering and applauding) our first celebrity captain you can see in "fight to survive", and he'll be fighting tooth and nail today.