gunzo. new mexico had some upsets that didn't didn't come to fruition.t& >> those busted brackets can cost bragging rights and sometimes evenúmore. >> actually, i'm in one bracket spthat has all expenses paid trp to sonoma on the line, which i'm doing well in that so far. i'm currently leading the strategy of picking upsetsúis no easy task. there wasn't a lot of thought that went into it. >> oh, i had auburn and kentucky winning new mexico had some >> i didn't didn't come to fruition, but march everyone res their one shining moment, no matter how long ago it may have been. >> i think it was back in high school, but before. >> i won the greens one. so you know it's not always bad. >> all right, greg and christina, one thing's for sure i will not be winning any of the bracket pools that i entered in this year. but, hey, maybe next year i'm right there with you. >> all right, bailey, thank you

for that. skier, it's unbelievable because you want that fresh snow and you've waited to the end in the storms at the end of the season. they're the best storms because the conditions are going to be so nice afterwards. >> skier is feeling the excitement as they prepare for s latest storm also bringing rain to the bay area that could last through the weekend. >> the 11:00 news fox two starts now. >> right now, winter weather advisory is in effect for much ofúthe sierra as the rain returns here in the bay area. hello again. >> i'm greg lee and i'm cristina live look along i-80 in soda springs tonight. that's just north ofúlake tahoe tonight. chain controls are in effect from kingvale to the donner lake interchange. this stretch of road you're seeing here is within that area. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking the current conditions. mark, we had someúsunshine here, but the rain really made its way back tonight. >> yeah, the conditions really changing rapidly, setting the stage for some pretty good heavy downpours across a good portion

of the bay area earlier adding up. you could see some spots over a half an inch of rain. santa rosa 0.62. oakland 0.17. san jose. really picking up some good downpours earlier this evening. up to 0.35. so storm impacts on the way. you and ther storm warning in place right the possibility of some thunderstorms, some gusty winds, and definitely a cooler pattern settling in. and here's the satellite and the radar so you can pick out the front that moved across the bay area going to remain outc here. and- this will keep things interesting into your saturday forecast. now right now on the radar coverage, there's the activity approaching the sierra and some thunderstorms as well. look at all those lightning strikes detected over the past 2 to 3 hours. as we move up into the north the coverage has been decreasing somewhat. as you can see, kind of let me move this map around here. so kind of the rain showers have been tapering, but we still have some more coverage to show you for

san francisco, oakland, hayward, out toward danville and the dublin area, and also right aroundúthe peninsula for san mateo. still still some lingering rain bands and a lot of activity still from the santa cruz mountains to san jose to morgan hill and gilroy. so this is some pretty good steady to heavy rainfall this evening. showers and thunderstorms will continue into your saturday forecast. we'll have the updated timeline coming >> all right mark, thank you. a stay ahead of the storm with our ktvu weather app. it has current conditions a live interactive radar. it also breaks down the forecast hour by hour. >> it's free toúdownload now to the city of oakland, where mayor xiang tao has named a new police chief. it's a search that's lasted more than a year. the new top cop is floyd mitchell. he last served as the chief of sppolice in lubbock, texas. ktv& zac sos is live in oakland. after speaking with people who live and work in oakland. and zack, some cautious optimism in the town. >> yeah, that's right still out, crime in the city over the last-

few years and the promises that many say they have heardc they n skeptical about whether or not mitchell will be able to turn things around. that being said, they have made it clear this is change they want to see. this has changed, they say is >> getting undercover police up- here. >> that's what eugene says he'd like to see on day one in oakland's montclair neighborhood, when the city's new police chief starts work. >> it's getting ridiculous. friday afternoon, he was across the street as police say thieves targeted a woman pumping gas. i heard the lady screaming, and the next thing i knew when iúbra window and her purse was gone. >> eugene says the same thing happened 24 hours earlier. >> lady had a car broken into the window, snatched the purse nearby, ellen strong hoping incoming police chief floyd mitchell will hire more officers and get a handle on violent crime and retail theft. >> just be strict. i hear

gunshots every now and then. this can't continue. this kind of fear and it just it's no good. >> meantime, the oakland naacp welcoming mitchell will remain critical of the drawn out hiring process. the naacp is delighted that the appointed someone while we don't know much about this person, we're willing to work with him and give him the benefit of the doubt because we believe that thisúcommunity is in dire need of police protection across town in east oakland. tom and line at the in and out. the latest restaurant scheduled to close due to crime& along the hegenberger corridor has taken the hire. we need to . you know we need somebody there. but i don't know if the bill would do anything like they'vec not been given a lot of tools to do much. and i to do the hard w. >> also in the parking lot, luis jimenez caving in to his daughter's demand for panda express, i'm like, are you sure?

>> because, you know, people are >> for now, choosing to give the spnew chief a chance. they'll do something about it. >> you know what i mean? because we want oakland to get back the way it used to be. >> and oakland will get its first look at mitchell and action this spring. the city spsays he's expected to start ir early may. >> greg look forward to hearing from the new chief, zack. thank you. local leaders also weighing in on the city of oakland's hiring today, ktvu spoke with a chinatown leader andúa former member of the oakland police department. both wish floyd mitchell well, but say despite his experience, this will not be an easy job. >> it'll be a lot of challengesc he will be facing. there will not be basically any honeymoon period at all. so it's going to. >> as we know, this is a very difficult job. it's not a regular police chief job. there's a lot of different bosses. he has to answer ton >> mayor shengtao says mitchell will improve moraleúwithin the

department. she says mitchell will start as police chief again between late april and early may. he will be introduced to the public next week. >> as zack mentionedúin an out says its last day for its restaurant in oakland is this sunday. back in january, the company announced it would close the location on hegenberger road near the oakland airport becaus& of increasing crime in the area, putting its employees oakland in-n-out opened in 2005. in-n-out says restaurant to close in the company's 75 year history. >> new at 11, the city of oakland has released plans the d specific plan, or dsp, and the city says it will help meet the city's housing and employment needs while preserving the area's culture. the plan largely focuses on incentivizing private construction of housing the heat of downtown. eventually the city wants to add more than 29,000 new homes by 2040. the city says the plan has undergone extensive publicc ready

for consideration and approval by the oakland city council. >> a woman in hayward stabbed to death in her home and tonight, police say her husband is the suspect. ktvu alice wertz reports he turned himself in hours after the killing. >> it was here at the pepper tree apartments on busy cypress dinnertime before six, several neighbors called 911, reporting a is a public information officer with hayward. >> police officers arrived on scene and located a female inside the apartment, unresponsive and suffering from what appeared to be stab wounds. >> it was too late. >> medical and attempted to trer and pronounced her deceased at the scene. >> ruhullah shahzad was studying at home at the time of the killing. >> i had my headphones airpod in my ear, so my roommate, he was like, oh,úthere is something going on here. maybe the cops going to arrest was a few hourst

garcia turned himself in to another police department. the malec gary garcia. >> he's 66 year old filipino male, a resident of hayward, and the victim is his wife. they'd been married between 2 and 3 years. >> neighbors told us garcia told them he served in iraq and a spwheelchair. >> he had a prosthetic leg, so i would hold the door open for him. i would see him in the mornings when i would do my workout. and, you know, we passed by and say hi toúeach other. >> police say the woman is in her 50s. they are not identifying her as yet. >> she does have family and we're working on getting in touch with all of those family members, including possibly children, neighbors and police say they haven't seen problems at the apartment before. we don't have any prior callsc for service involving these two here in hayward. >> this is one of several fatal cases of domestic violence in the bay area lately. police and organizations that can help want folks to know if you're a victim of domestic violence? there are resources available locally,

nationally and globally. if you're in desperate danger, call 911. in thec meantime, police ae asking anyone who saw or heard anything here in hayward to contact them with information on alice wirtz now a new way to search and track complaints against san francisco sheriff employees and police officers. a joint complaint landing page makes it easier for the public to locate and fill out this form, and allows them to follow up on claims. san francisco's office of the inspector general partnered with the department of police accountability to launch this system on monday. the inspector general hopes this will also make data reporting more efficient and expand accessibility to police in sante spforward after a man was hit bt happened in the area of mendocino avenue and fountain was crossing the street outside was hit. police say that man is

alive, but he suffered r head trauma.úthe driver is cooperating. anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact police. >> student athletes at a histor. what the group is set to discuss that it's only been done at one other university in san francisco, shuts down an outdoor vending space forced toúlook elsewhere. but first, the lat& dodgers thought they had won the lottery after signing superstar shohei ohtani in the off season. coming up in tonight's west coast wrap, the investigation. he's now at the center of next. next. stop. we got it? no. keep going. again... [ gasps ] next. if you don't pick one, i... am i keeping you from your job? next. stop!

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shohei ohtani is now being formally investigated by major league baseball. this story begins tonight's west coast wrap . >> this week, theúdodgers fired the japanese born player's interpreter after ohtani's lawyers said he had engaged in massive theft. the interpreter allegedly used ohtani's money to pay off gambling debts to a southern california bookmaker who is under federal investigation. although ohtani is under investigation, he's still an active player and has administrative leave. the mlb is expected to request interviews with all parties, including ohtani and his interpreter, a sourceútells espn. >> further inland, the first lady will be, this weekend fort& events to raise money for the for the president biden's reelection campaign. >> doctor jill biden will arrive at the palm springs airport tomorrow before heading to a

biden victory fund event at an undisclosed location in the coachella valley. the event will be hosted by james costos, thet& former u.s. ambassador to spain. singer barry manilow and former senator barbara boxer are also on the list of expected attendees in utah, a pickup truck going the wrong way on an interstate crash into a bus carrying rotc cadets. it happened in salt lake travelingd on interstate 15 when it collided head on with the bus. the pickup driver was taken to a hospital where they died. the bus driver had 22 deaths on the. one cadet and a second passengeh minor injuries. no word on why the pickup truck was going the wrong way. you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. a west coast rap with alexúsavage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or find around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. new at 11 stanfordc student athletes will discuss whether they should be considered university employees. that's according to the stanford daily.

the school's athletic director reportedly told cardinal house, an organization comprised of student athletes from all 36 athletic teams at stanford, to discuss whether to become school employees at its april 24th meeting. this upcoming meeting comes after the national labor relations board ruled members of the dartmouth men's basketball spteam are university employeesa long running flea market is city of sanúfrancisco hase notified vendors that civic center's fulton plaza gift gallery will be closed effective april 1st. this decades old flea market featured vendors selling goods from around the world, including crafts, antiquesl clotng, welry and vintage items. the city has not announced why the gift gallery is closing. san francisco moved to the city's farmers market from un plaza to fulton plaza last september. san francisco's office vacancy rate hit another record high this month, the chronicle reports. data by real estate brokerage cbre found the

vacancy rate is 36.6% this quarter. analysts at cbre say the city needs more people to return to the office in order improve, but safety and high prices in the city are concerns spfor both employees and employs . as a bay area nonprofit that provides services is getting mif dollars from the federal government today, former speaker spof the house and current us representative nancy pelosi announced. the chi ming head startc isúreceiving $4 million from the us department of health and human services. pelosi says chi ming, head start has been vital to children in san francisco, providing services critical to their development at low or no cost for eligible families. she says this funding will support early childhood care and educationúinitiatives. >> last year, there lot of puppies, like, you could stand in the back, be almost orangen >> californians are hoping for a

wildflower. wildflower superbloom similar to the last one we experienced last year, when we can expect many types of flowers to make themselvest& visible and several groups of athletics fans are planning on spholding a celtic team rally outside the coliseum before the a's first home game. the announcement, made today by the team that sees that some see as a way to diminish the gathering. >> anna barryúweather some rain showers out, even the possibility of some thunderstorms. asúwe head to your weekend,

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will push any threats to the fa. the bill now goes to the president, joe biden, to be signed into law. >> well, and weather the rainfall making a comeback today, we are still talking about some pretty heavy downpours over the past few hours. and this forecast for tomorrow still includes the possibility of some thunderstorms. so take a look at your weekend outlook a little bit of everything for your saturday. some sun, some cloud buildups and then some heavy downpours some cloud cover out there and the possibility of a shower primarily for the morning hours. here's thec radar imagery as you coverage out toward the sierra. the sierra foothills, but i did& see some light snow reports up at truckee and also in south lake tahoe. within the within the hour. so they haveúthe winter storm warning in place until 8 a.m. on sunday. so here's the radar coverage right now. as you can see,úthe main action kind of focused out toward concord, out toward san leandro. and moving the maps around closer to the peninsula and parts of the

south bay, still picking up some pretty steady jose, morgan hill and the santa cruz mountains. that's where they get picking up the bulk of the activity right now for the 11:00 hour. here's our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge, and temperatures have cooled off into the upper 40s to the 5ps overnight. so temperatures much. we will tracking, some clt cool systemúthat has been drifting closer to our coastline . the rainfall picking up,c especially this evening. and that'súsome cool off and on showers in your saturday some thunderstorms as well. in the sierra, this is a winter storm warning in place for the west slopes of the sierra until 8:00 sunday morning. snowfall 1o possibly three feet of snow. so here's the forecast. models. you can see we have some breaks in the clouds. we we have some pops that could lead to some heavy downpours. so just be prepared for everything tomorrow in your saturday forecast. even another

batch of showers night and theno sunday. we could still be tracking some scattered showers sunday morningn those chances may fade. not not going away completely into sunday afternoon , so highs tomorrow will be close to 60 the umbrella nearby and as you can see in your five day forecast, still some shower chances in a sunday and then a sun cloud mix by monday and into tuesday. so tomorrow could be one ofúthose days where you need your sunglasses one minute and the og around quite a bit, and may lead to some really pretty rainbows out there. there you go. yeah. beautiful. good, good way to look at things about this for you. all right. t has been a rainy start to 2024. and with all of this wet weather comes flowers. this spring, mucs called a super bloom with field& filled with flowers. ktvu mark sayer shows us whereúyou can enjoy this explosion of color at the entrance to santa teresa county park. >> a few california poppies are already blooming with what is possibly a sign of what's in

store. drive a short distance into the park and the first beds of mustard flowers begin to appear. they literally take over the entire landscape in some areas of the park, and in the weeks ahead, those who regularly come to this park are expecting quite a bit moreúcolor i mean, the more rain, the more wildflowers, right? it just depends on whether they blossome rain from a hike and used an app on her phone to identify many of the flowers that she saw on her walk, and the list is already quite substantial. so what kind of what did you see today? >> we saw a wild mustard meadowc buttercup, baker's gold fieldsl yellow crown vetch, sweet alyssum, blue dicks, california buttercup, and many parks and other open spaces all around the bay area. >> the wild flower bloom should be a sight to see, even though the peak is expected to occur in the weeks ahead. as the weather continuesc to warm up, sky fox found this covering of mustard plants in a field near livermore , also close by and easily visible from the air. a bed of

poppies back at santa teresa county park, therese davis says she goes to parks all over the county to walk her dogs and says while this year's peak has not yet arrived, the super blooms are always a sight toúsee. last year there was a lotúof poppies, like you could stand in orange.s from the super bloom in 2023,e and says she is looking forward to what's in store in the weeks and months ahead. >> the flowers are the silver lining, but the green is what i like being in ireland. come oute the wildflowers ask that you stay on marked trails. don't pick the wildflowers and haul out any trash.c reporting from santa teresa county park in south san two news. mark sayer, ktvu, fox- >> here's a look at the stories trending tonight@ktvu.com. one of our top stories, the search for a woman last monday in monterey county ended today as

her body was found near a waterfall in the ventura wilderness. the owner of says burglars broke into the business thursday, stealing the cash kate middleton, princess ofs. wales, announced today she has cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. you can find these stories and more@ktvu.com. >> skiing for a cause how you can enjoy a northern california ski resort while raising money for cancer wareneness

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hours early, as was the case last year. many fans feel this is an attempt to limit a planned boycott of the game. on opening night to protest the team's move to las vegas. the a's say they base parking lot hours on crowd counts and they do not expect a big crowd. >> ac transit will be installing a bus only lane in berkeley. the bus lane will run along durant avenue from fulton street to college avenue. transit officials say this lane will replace one of three traffic lanes, and the goal is to free up service for the seven buspeed lines that use that stretch of durant avenue. crews will also installúnew traffic signals for busses and make upgrades to bus to start later this spring.cted >> livermore public transit will be getting some big upgrades in the coming months, and officials are offering free bus rides to celebrate livermore. bus fares will be waived entirely starting tomorrow transit. officials say there are now more reasons than ever to ride the bus. newly formed routes and more frequent weekend

rides are on the horizon. >> a bay area neighborhood is celebrating the region's creatives tonight. san francisco's inner sunset neighborhood held its quarter annual art walk businesses along irving street from sixth to 16th avenues welcomed patrons, allowing them to visit their galleries. organizers say art was showcased at tonight'styles event. the next art walk is this summer. if you take public transit down san francisco's market street, keep your eyes peeled for the newest artwork installed at the transit shelters. these six posters were created by local and indigenousc artists jesse hernandez. they depict several animals sacred te bay area, with their traditional names in native dialects. these graffiti animals will be up on market street between seventh and the embarcadero.t& >> a california ski resort is welcoming visitors to its mountain in hope, in hopes of raising money to prevent breast cancer. next saturday, march 30th, palisades tahoe is hosting an event called the pink poker

run. the resort says this will be a fun and interactive way to explore the mountain and support breastc cancer awareness and prevention. palisades tahoe says participants will collect pink playing cards at five different checkpoints on the mountain. the three best poker hands at the end of the run will win prizes. registration for that event is just $25. what a cool, cool idea. >> that would be really cool. we should go do that. do you ski? >> i do not, play poker and i will play poker. and have a thanks for watching the 11:00 news. our nextúnewscast is at 7 a.m. >> and to stream the latest news and weather on your smart tv anytime, download our fox socal app to your tv. good night, bay area. we'll see you next time. welcome to like it or not a show where our panel weighs in on everything from