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this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. today at 3:00, demonstrators on the move right now in san francisco. we are following this protest and the heavy police response. water shooting into the air. now, a muddy mess in backyards. when neighbors are just moments before. a color change is raising concerns. what is in the water at lake merritt? sunny skies for now. when the bay area could see that rain return. thank you for joining us on friday. it was quite the scene and now quite the mess near

stern grove and pine lake park in san francisco. this was a view from our chopper late this morning of a water main break. you can see water shooting up into the air near a lot of homes. take a listen. unbelievable. our jose martinez joins us live now with what we are seeing from the ground level. josé? >> reporter: liz, a community in shock here in parkside in san francisco. take a look at where i am right now. this area has been closed since this morning when firefighters and utility crews responded to a water main break. it all happened around 9:30 this morning when they were dispatched to this location and found this emergency. look at these videos showing the magnitude of the fountain of water, at least 20 feet into the air. crews were also seen here working very hard since 10:00 a.m. when they were finally able to flow off -- to turn off the flow of water

around 11:25. >> initially, i walk out to my side yard and i heard a crack and then a boom, loud noise. i think it was between 9:35 to 9:40. my estimate. >> reporter: of course, firefighters are still here assessing some structures here in the area. the public utilities commission just confirmed to us that the water service has been restored here for now. back to you. >>'s -- we watch and hope that the geyser did not cause any major damage to their homes. thank you. this is not the first time there has been a massive water main break in stern grove. back in august 2021, officials had to cancel the last stern grove a festival concert of the

season after the park was flooded with water and covered in mud. we are following breaking news from san francisco. our chopper right now over a protest. it all started at city hall and now they are on the move on market street, some of them holding pro-palestinian signs. right now, it looks like they are near the intersection of octavia -- at least a couple hundred protesters. they briefly closed the entrance to 101 a few weeks ago. we can see right now i heavy police presence at this time where we are told protesters are headed toward dolores park. we are going to continue to monitor this and bring you any updates as we get them. let's check in with anne makovec now for today's other news headlines. >> concerns about the possible algal bloom today. this is at lake merritt. take a look at this video from our chopper showing a red hue in the water. this is near the boathouse.

again, it is not clear what exactly is causing this red color in the water but we know back in 2022, there was a harmful algal bloom known as a red tide in the lake and that was believed to be the cause of the killing of a lot of fish. the faa is now investigating how that wheel fell off a boeing 777 after takeoff at sfo. the tire that came off ended up crushing a car in an employee parking lot. the flight had to be rerouted to lax where landed safely. thankfully, nobody was injured. your pg&e bill will soon go up again. regulators approved another rate hike meaning the average customer will be paying $46 a month starting in may. that is on top of the last rate hike in january and on top of pg&e's $2.2 billion profit last year. the utility says it needs the money to pay for safety upgrades. tonight, san francisco chinatown night market returns. featuring local vendors, performances and music. this is

video from the last market that was in november when the apex summit was in town. those night markets are scheduled for every second friday of the month until next november. >> thank you. to first alert weather now. beautiful start to our weekend. we hope you can get outside because more rain chances are right around the corner. >> blue skies are in the forecast for us today to kick off this weekend. we are sitting above average today. it will be a beautiful day to get out there with some fresh air. we have some patchy showers. some heavier rain in the forecast sunday evening. then we are left with some unsettled weather next week. let's break apart the forecast. they will be a lot of changes when you look outside the window. high pressure is the reason why we have sunny skies today with some drier conditions too. the winds sweeping in from the north are relatively light. that is worth mentioning too.

it is beautiful along the coast but once we head into the forecast tomorrow, you might want to grab the umbrella, especially if you live in the north bay. we will see a splash of showers from that 10:00 hour all the way into lunchtime in the north bay and peninsula. we are still left with cloudy skies. that is system number one. the second one will packets punch more and cool our temperatures down even more next week. another cold front building and from offshore. around that 7:00 hour, we are left with some unsettled weather heading into early next week. lots of changes around the corner. long story short, how do we start up the forecast? dry, sunny conditions. that is the forecast today. we really take advantage of the day today. get out there and maybe find a new trail. even though we are seeing low 60s in the coastline, it is still sunny. all the way down into the santa

clara valley. would not be shocked if we saw 70s today. for the most part, upper 60s near san jose and los gatos but speaking of 70s, i want to show you the next seven days. we have a big warm up around the corner. we have a lot of days to get that point. sunday, monday, tuesday, we are seeing cloudy skies and another chance of showers by next tuesday. we dry up with sunshine and 70s wednesday and thursday. some parents at uc berkeley who have been calling for more security decide to put up their own money to make it happen. they raised tens of thousands of dollars for private guards to patrol the south side of campus where the dorms are. we spoke with a student who has been wanting to see a change after being robbed at gunpoint. >> rebekah has been studying at cal since 2018. at first, it felt like normal life on campus until recently. >> i parked in my driveway . as

i was unlocking the door, two people approach me from behind. one came to the drivers seat and one came to the passenger seat and they pointed the gun at me and told me to get out of the car. >> rebekah has been robbed twice off campus. she asked us to protect her identity by concealing her face. the robbers stole her personal belongings and her car but they took something much greater, her shot at a normal college life. >> i feel like, when i am walking the streets , i am scared. when i get in and out of cars, i am always running to my car unlocking it immediately. it is not a sustainable lifestyle anymore. >> it is not a concern for just students. parents like sagar jethani, who has twin boys at cal , took matters into their own hands. >> the fact is, if they're not going to act, despite repeated entries from parents and the students as well to take more substantial action , then we

are going to act. we are going to do what needs to be done to keep our families safe. >> parent group safe bears raised $40,000 to hire these private security guards to patrol near campus housing on bikes and on foot for the next few weeks. after that, the hope is that the university will take over. >> we want to turn up the heat with the administration. we want to show that we are not content to just wait forever to have these safety ambassadors deployed. >> the patrols are not armed but they have radios and are trained to de-escalate conflicts and call police if necessary. >> i guess i just wonder what their approach is supposed to be. if somebody appeared out of the blue, i don't know, what proactive measure are they ready to take? >> unlike the campus security officers, i know these are here to make it safe. >> rebekah hopes it will help other students avoid being victimized like she was but

says it is just a start. >> there are actions that can be taken at multiple levels, at the university level, at the city level and state level. >> we did ask to speak to someone at the university and they gave us a statement saying that hiring private security raises concerns about their training and experience and that university funds are better spent hiring more you see police officers. feet upon feet of snow one day, springlike conditions the next. coming up, a climate scientist helps us sort out what is up with our weird weather. we head to the basketball court for international women's day - temperatures cooling down as we head into the weekend and stronger onshore... ah, i stepped off the coast again. - the winds are really picking up. - fog spreading farther inland. - and in the north bay, you're gonna get soaked. (water splashing) - [narrator] presenting the bay area's only virtual weather studio. next level weather. - as i lift this, you can actually see... - [narrator] on kpix and pix+.

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sierra ski resorts are celebrating all that gorgeous fresh snow from this last storm and they are getting ready for more crowds this weekend and beyond now that it will be clear to travel to the mountains. heavenly ski resort says it is ramping up staffing to make sure lines are moving smoothly. these friends came in from the bay area this week to get a feel of that fresh powder. >> i feel like it covers up all the gunk. it is not as compact or as hard. it is like more forgiving, almost too . just a

better experience all around when you have fresh snow. >> heavenly says they were making snow up until about 10 days ago so they are enjoying all of this and expect to get even busier with spring break right around the corner. today's sugar bowl announcement is extending its ski season by three weeks until april 28. we know that blizzard dropped more than 100 inches of snow in some parts of california. in just the span of four days, it ended the state's snow drought. on the flipside, february was also the warmest february on record globally. we are already seeing signs of an early spring. kelsi thorud explains how the two of these are happening at the same time. >> it was a monster blizzard. >> we are trying to get out but we are stuck here tonight. >> the storm slammed california with heavy snow, high winds and

treacherous whiteout conditions but the aftermath simply epic. and just four days, 10 feet of snowfall. concern over california's snow drought evaporated. >> we went from zero to 100 pretty fast. >> we have yet to dig ourselves out of the much bigger problem. it may appear hard to fathom but this blockbuster blizzard with all of this snow may have links to a warming planet. experts believe global warming may be supercharging some of our snowstorms while boosting the risk for a rapid snowmelt. >> climate changes affecting the underlying set of possibilities for what the weather system is capable of doing. >> andrew jones is a climate scientist at the lawrence berkeley national lab. his research involves hydro-climate extremes and snow dynamics in particular . this blizzard got his attention. >> this was a very interesting storm. >> a warming planet should mean less snow. this was the lollapalooza of snowstorms.

>> it really does highlight this conundrum that we see , climate change causing two counteracting forces at the same time. >> with this blizzard, cold arctic air made a beeline to california. on the way, it traveled over the warming pacific ocean, warming due in part to climate change. the higher temperatures in the ocean and the air allowed the atmosphere to hold more water. >> the ocean temperatures are warm right now. this cold massive air that moved down from the bering strait and picked up heat and moisture as it was moving across the pacific created a warmer storm that was still below freezing. jones is now keeping his eye on the snowpack and with good reason. february was the ninth straight month in a row to be the warmest on record globally. >> overall, conditions are warmer. the snowmelt might melt faster than usual. >> jones is hopeful that new

strategies might capture excess water and divert it underground. it is also not too late to slow down climate change. >> we do have to be aware of the changes that are happening so that we can weather any storm. a ribbon-cutting ceremony in san francisco on international women's day for the glide foundation's new women's center in the tenderloin. >> this is how we help san francisco. right? by being the change we want to see in the community. >> the women's center connects community members to health resources, housing and job opportunities and meets people where they are at the streets or to provide immediate help. the new center has a soft launch in january and says it has already served over 100 clients. we are cheering on bay area women who are making a name for themselves in the world of sports. our shawn chitnis is at

archbishop mitty high school in san jose which has a long tradition of successful young woman on the basketball court. >> this is an impressive roster with one of their players named to the all-america first team. all of this leading up to the stage average of game on saturday with the team undefeated and number one in the country. a tradition of excellence rises above the court at archbishop mitty high school in san jose. every player knows that, including morgan chel, a senior on the women's basketball team. so many of these championships won by girls like her, just getting started and what she hopes will be a long career. >> my goal is to play in the wnba and i am super excited for this next step and a new chapter. >> the next phase of basketball will bring her to one of the most respected programs and college sports at

a time when she feels the momentum is building for all female athletes. >> i think it is a great thing but it can be even better. it can always be improved upon. i just think it is heading in the right direction. >> her coach could not be more proud of the success she sees in the sport and the woman morgan has become. >> morgan is an outstanding person. kind, considerate, respectful, endearing to all that come across her. >> coach phillips agrees that while women have come a long way, they still have a ways to go. they can both look forward to what is just around the corner for women who love the basketball in the bay, a wnba franchise coming here in 2025. morgan hopes another professional team will help the future audience for players like her. >> an amazing legacy that we have and for women sports in general. we will continue to grow and people will tune in and celebrate women in sports. >> the monarchs are returning

to the state championship game on saturday. they will face the same team that they played last year, hoping to get the win this time. still ahead, getting mothers a valuable

the nation's oldest milk bank is here in the bay area, in san jose. the nonprofit is facing a shortage of donors. one mom is experiencing firsthand the importance of donated milk. >> they say breast is best but what happens when there is not enough? milk bank still with the shortage and supplies when nursing mothers say new moms should have access to liquid gold. >> what could be more peaceful than the sight of a baby enjoying some fresh milk? it is the kind of precious moments jaclyn has always dreamed of. she loves motherhood, informing memories with her son but she says the challenges with breast-feeding came as a surprise to her. >> i was a bit arrogant going

into having a baby. i just assumed breast-feeding would come so naturally. >> according to mother's milk bank, jaclyn is not alone. the demand for human milk is ever present and access to those peaceful milk moments have become a challenge. the milk bank is dealing with an urgent donor shortage of milk bank has enough milk donation to help save fragile babies in intensive care units. >> to support new mothers like jaclyn and so many more, the mother's milk bank is inviting lactating mothers to participating milk meet ups, encouraging those who are able, to donate. all milk is tested before distribution. angelica rojas emphasized the benefits of natural breast milk. >> human milk has all the essential nutrients a baby needs to thrive and to grow and develop properly. >> infant groups including premature babies and those with

special medical needs depend on breast milk for survival. jaclyn says if she had a surplus supply, she would have loved to donate. she currently has to switch between breast and bottle and she realizes the great battle the banks have. >> it is wonderful. it makes perfect sense. there are some women who overproduce breast milk and there are some women who don't make enough like in my case. i think it is a wonderful opportunity for milk not to be wasted , for women to help each other. >> breast milk is known to have exceptional benefits for newborns including protection from diseases and infection. >> every single ounce is so important. once you have gone through that, you know what it is like. it is very, very valuable. >> the kind of value she believes every mother should have access to.

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the final preparations are underway for the 96th annual academy awards on sunday. the red carpet is rolled out, the menu is set. jimmy kimmel will host the show for the fourth time and oppenheimer is

expected to keep its winning streak going. one race that could be a tossup is best actress. the top contenders are emma stone for poor things and lily gladstone for killers of the flower moon. a win for gladstone would make her the first indigenous native american actor to win an oscar. music will be a key component of this year's show. ryan gosling will perform i'm just can -- ken. >> i love that song. it makes me laugh every time. cbs evening news is next on kpix. local news continues on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. have a great weekend and i will see you >> we had to close the runway because nobody lost a tire appeared to be one tonight, him a frightening. >> ladies and gentlemen... >> norah: scary incidents on passenger planes this week is the spring break travel rush begins. we are looking at safety in the sky. >> started trembling. you just shifted to the left. >> there was a loud b