like it just happened. for us and so many and the victims, the emotions are fresh in our hearts. it's been one year since a deadly shooting at two farms in san mateo county. a shooting that shook the community and exposed the dire living conditions many farm workers deal with everyday. >> if we don't give them a decent place for them to live they will move out. >> today we look at the progress made and the ongoing efforts to make the community heal. >> we have to be unified and stand strong. >> thank you for joining us this afternoon. today we are shining a light on half moon bay and how the community is working to move forward, one year insurance the deadly shootings. we will talk live with the d.a. about efforts to prevent another tragedy like it and with the medical expert

about how they are helping young people cope. first let's check in with anne makovec for the headlines. we got video of a rescue of a woman whose car was submerged in the water in livermore. authorities say she was stuck there almost 15 hours. a camper called alameda county fire. when crews arrived the woman was on top of her car. they called chp to help and they used their helicopter to pull her to safety. she under estimated how deep the water was. the strike at cal state campus is over. thousands of faculty members are back at work after reaching a tentative deal. the agreement includes a retroactive salary increase, parental leave and protections for faculty. the union has to ratify it. a teenager is under arrest after a shooting at the pittsburg bart station. a 17-year-old surrendered today.

the shooting happened last friday. investigators believe the teen was the only suspect and they have not revealed a motive. the san jose city council is considering making san pedro square car free permanently. they are meeting to vote on the final proposal. if it's passed, it will be closed off to traffic and will become a street for pedestrians only. the mayor says it will boost businesses. in fact, san pedro street was closed off to cars during the pandemic to expand outdoor ding. >> thanks so much. on to first alert weather now. get outside while you can. we have a brief break from the rain. meteorologist darren peck says it's not going to last that long. darren? >> it won't last that long. there is question here in terms of just how soon this rain will arrive. primarily a wednesday morning rainmaker. you can see the leading edge of it with the rain on first alert doppler. if we use the latest updates on the high resolution forecast

models and play it forward, it picks up on the rain but brings a leading edge across the north bay as we get into the evening. not a lot to this. don't be surprised if you notice a shower across the bay, particularly through sonoma county, maybe marin. 9:00, 10:00 then it will kind of phase out quickly. and we are waiting for the actual more meaningful rain which is back here. we will take this batch, play that forward and you will see those showers arrive into the early morning hours of wednesday. this is the main issue for wednesday. the rain that is coming in is going to fall for the most part while most of us are sleeping but we will have some leftover into the late morning and you can see how this takes its time through the cover of darkness really moving across the majority of the bay. at 4:15, dark outside. when the best of the rain comes in to the north bay. like so many other systems from this season so far, this storm does most of its work and delivers the majority of its

rain to the north bay and it will come right about here through this timeframe before we really start to get into the wednesday morning commute. there is already a decent enough amount of rain there over the last several days that this will add a little more to the landscape. it doesn't look like this will reinitiate any flooding concern but it do if you got clogged gutters or debris in light of the heavy amounts of rain from the sunday-monday timeframe. here we are toward sunrise, the showers are from the golden gate south. by 8:00 you got rain from the golden gate down the peninsula and down into the santa clara valley as we go through the morning commute. it will be morning rain there. then about 11:00 a.m. it will be done and we will finish with that one. rainfall totals are not bad. you could pick up .4 for some of the north bay communities. the coast getting

an inch and a quarter. but the totals are lower south. we look at the numbers from the city down the peninsula, the colors don't shade too deeply in the green. we won't get a lot of rain there. it will snow in the sierra from this as well. not a lot. snow level around 5500 feet, a couple of inches. you may need chains for a brief time to get over the sierra. plan on that. we are about to get a nice break. we are not thinking about a chance of the return for rain until we get probably toward, like, a week from now. and that is even in question, perhaps tuesday, wednesday for a few showers. in general out of the storm track for a while. well could use that time. when we look at the longer range forecast like the first full week of february, it could get quite active. that is too far down the road. one seven-day forecast at a time. we will check out what really stands out, wednesday rain,

primarily morning. by 10:00, 11:00 we are done then we get a nice break. we keep an eye on the way on the other end of the seven day back here, a system which comes in tuesday, perhaps tuesday into wednesday. we will keep an eye on that one and have more on it as we get closer to it. liz, back to you. >> thanks so much. today marks one year since the deadly mass shooting at two mushroom farms in half moon bay. seven farm workers were killed. the shooting shed light on the tough living conditions for many families. a nonprofit is meeting with government leaders with affordable housing top of mind. this evening community groups will hold a memorial to pay tribute to the lives lost. as for the suspected gunman in the shooting, chunli zhao's arraignment is continued until next month. he faces seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. he pleaded not guilty.

the attorney general and community leaders held a roundtable to address gun violence. he reflected on the half moon bay shooting and the one in monterey park days prior to. >> california state that is proud to be regularly rated as having the strongest gun violence prevention laws and rules in the nation but we are not immune. and that pain touches all of us in the state. >> joining me live is san mateo county district attorney stephen wagstaff. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for letting me join you. >> what can you tell us about the case for the suspected gunman? where does it stand right now? >> it was sort of dragging through the system. obviously it has been one year since the murder occurred and we don't have a preliminary date until march 18th. having that in mind, i made the decision that we need to take another road to

move the case along. that was to use the criminal grand jury in san mateo county. we did that last week and that grand jury unanimously indicted mr. chunli zhao for all seven murders and one attempted murder. he was arraigned on that today. his attorneys requested a month in order to review the transcripts of the grand jury proceedings. that was fair. we hope at that point to get a jury trial date set. the whole point was for all those families, the tragedy of this in part cannot change for them until we get the criminal part of it done. that's what we were hoping to do. >> so, what is being done in san mateo county today to try to prevent another gun tragedy? >> it's a common constant effort by our various police officers, d.a., the county to try and on one line try to

create circumstances that don't give rise to things like this. don't have people living in squall lour. our county purchased i think seven hotels, created a navigation center so these type of crimes that come out of anger, sometimes in the living circumstances, will not occur. another thing we are doing unrelated to mr. chunli zhao's case, an ongoing effort to try to prevent violence in schools anticipating when there is some young person who might suddenly be angry, depressed, whatever it may be so we don't have a uvalde or sandy hook situation in our county. the efforts are being made. nothing is foolproof but we hope to change. >> in this case, sir, do you believe it was the gun laws and lack of restrictions in california that failed this community or do you think it was the lack of mental health resources and the poor living conditions that caused this? >> it would take somebody doing

years of study to really answer that well. but i will say the gun laws did not contribute to this. this was not a gun illegally obtained. this was not something -- as the attorney general said we have the toughest gun laws in the nation. you can't stone this type of event simply by tougher gun laws. mental health treatment very much so. that is where we need to reach out to the community. in half moon bay the leaders are trying hard to make sure that it doesn't occur again. clearly in this case there was some consideration of these type of things that occurred. >> so, how do you feel like your county, your community is doing now one year later? >> where it has made a difference is on the coast in the farm workers. the county has poured unquoably large resources into try to end it. they are looking at everyone of the -- i think it's 96 farms that we have in san mateo

county, reviewing each one, one by one to make sure that it's in compliance with state building codes. in this case the two mushroom farms, not about the murder case but where it occurred, my office is continuing to look at that to see if we had wage violations and looking at whether or not they had the proper compensation rules there. we are looking at the way that place was run, both of them actually but particularly the mushroom farm. it looks like there was serious violations. the county is working to end that. >> and this one shining light of this unfortunate tragedy was that it exposed some of those conditions. >> dramatically. dramatically. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, elizabeth. have a good rest of the day. >> you too. still ahead, we look into the impact the half moon shooting has had on mental health, specific for the kids. a stanford doctor joins me to

help the young people move forward. growing support for the bay area farm workers. nonprofits are coming

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i would end up doubling up. other ways that i tried to quit was i stopped buying cigarettes totally. but if i took three puffs off of like 15 friends, those didn't count because they weren't my cigarettes and they weren't full cigarettes. (laughs) you know, i went through a lot. as we mark one year since the deadly shooting at two farms in half moon bay we reflect on how members of the community have stepped up to help their neighbors in need. at christmastime and throughout the year a coalition of groups

were delivering food and clothing to farm worker families, many of whom were impacted by the shooting. members of the medical community are reaching out to help young people cope with the tragedy. joining me is dr. matlowe, a child psychologist. thank you for being here. >> pleasure to be here. >> how has your team worked to help students cope after the half moon bay shooting? >> one of the main things we are doing -- i appreciate recognizing the work that a lot of organizations are doing to support the community. one of the things we are focusing on is how bet to support the community organizations, the folks at the front line. one of the primary groups that responded amongst many others and we are working to support them, help them build their capacity and resources for identifying and addressing the needs of the farm worker

communities that they serve. it's remarkable to see the spaces that have been created and cultivated to provide a space for communities and families to grieve, to recognize the impacts and to provide the healing spaces. what we want to do is support the folks that are on the ground in these community organizations that day to day working with the farm worker families and communities in their daily lives. >> how has the shooting impacted the mental health of the kids living in the community. how have they coped with this. >> the responses are varied and complex. one thing i want to say that's many kids are incredibly resilient and recover. they will experience some distress but will adjust over time. that is in many ways depending on the support that they get from the adults and systems around them. the community spaces to honor, grieve and recognize the impacts. at the same time we know there are many kids that

continue to struggle and experience a negative impact from the direct or indirect exposure to the shooting, to this tragedy. so, this -- when kids don't have access to the safety support that they need and when they face additional traumas or adversity or violence exposures. there have been further experiences of violence and that accumulates in the kids at home, the schools and community. >> on the news we talk about mass shootings happening across the country. there is debate and concern for parents and care gives wanting to know how to talk to their children about mass shooting and what is age appropriate. can you give advice to parents and whether that conversation should be parent led or up to wait for your child to bring it up? >> it's a challenging question as a parent. a challenging

position to be in. in general the bottom line we want to follow kids leads. oftentimes we want to provide an invitation, age that an event happened in their community, the tragedy has happened and not avoid it or sweep it under the rug. so, it can be important to acknowledge it but ultimately follow kids leads. invite them to ask questions, share their experiences. ultimately we want to spare kids from the details and specifics, the horrors that kids don't necessarily need to see or hear about and focus on how they are affected or impacted. what are they thinking and feeling and help them express, articulate and learn and practice how -- what works for them to deal with the impacts they are experiencing. maybe they are feeling worried, fear, nervousness. focusing more on what they experience and the impacts of these events and tragedies is the primary

role that parents and care givers can offer. >> the key take away, provide the space for them to express how they are feeling about whatever happened? >> i think so. there could be challenging things as we open up that space. parents can think about how do i bring support to my child, connect with professionals, have conversations with doctors, teachers, mental health professionals when it gets to the level of complexity or may eastbound challenging for a parent to know what to do with. there are resources that are out there. this is a collaborative effort. >> all right. thank you so much. >> thank you. coming up, when tragedy struck, she didn't hesitate. meet a bay area community leader dedicated to helping the farm

san mateo county gave the green light on 100 units for farm workers. the shooting exposed the world to the dire conditions that many were living in everyday. half moon bay's recently elected mayor says it's a reality he hopes to change as mayor and the son of farm workers, he wants to break ground on better farm worker housing this year.

>> i want workers moving into decent farm worker housing. something that any of us could actually move into. it's very realistic. >> the mayor is the first mexican immigrant to be mayor of half moon bay. another person working tirelessly to support the bay area farm worker community is dr. belinda. we first introduced her as one of our jefferson award winners. she is a pillar of support for the farm worker community. many call her an angel. >> reporter: dr. belinda was providing basic support for farm workers on this san mateo coast but when the violence broke out she was needed more than ever. dr. belinda shines a bright light in a time of

unimaginable grief. >> so many miracles that we have seen. so many threads of love. >> reporter: belinda and her nonprofit leaped into action after a deadly shooting spree at two coastal mushroom farms in a case of suspected workplace vie loans. her and her team new most of the victims and families and led the way in supporting the community. >> it feels shorter than a year. it feels like it just happened. for us and for so many and for the victims, the emotions are still very fresh in our hearts. >> reporter: belinda is a ray of comfort from the home base. a sunshine colored house that a donor brought for the nan profit in 2020. today they serve twice as many people, 2,000 a week. not only with the basics from food and health care and education but with

mental health counseling. the need has doubled after the shooting. belinda launched new art and music therapy programs that help people walk and talk through their trauma and shared cultural experiences. >> we have to be there to, you know, think about how do we heal today collectively. >> reporter: for example, participates performed for an audience of hundreds over the holidays. they showcased what they learned in accord january lessons they had taken from music therapy. >> [ singing ]. >> reporter: belinda provides a space for self expression. he writes about his long life as a farm worker. the music helped the audience feel they are not alone in their struggles. >> as a cultural healer singing, people are crying when

he sang that night. >> reporter: for belinda, embracing the farm worker community brings her healing as well. >> that collective strength, the care and my personal faith has helped us to say we will get through this one day at a time. >> reporter: one day, one hug at a time. tonight at 6:00 we take a walk with half moon bay's mayor as he reflects on one year since the shootings. he shows us the space that is planned

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