why the probe has hit some unexpected turbulence. a san francisco woman's death was originally ruled an accident. now police say that might not be the case. why they are taking a fresh look months later. and in san francisco, rvs will soon have to move on from a spot where they have been parking overnight for years.

residents in the bernal heights neighborhoods say it is about time the city takes some action. but the people living in those rvs tell our jose martinez they don't have anywhere else to go. >> reporter: new parking restrictions like that one are popping up all over bernal heights boulevard to deter homeless people from parking their rvs overnight. residents tell me enough is enough. it has been five months since they bought this rv and started parking it right here on bernal heights boulevard. >> we have some puppies, and we were renting. hay asked us for a lot of money for them, so we thought it would be a little better to move here instead of paying almost $3,000 for the two of us in the three puppies. >> and they both work at a restaurant nearby and they have been struggling to provide proof of income to qualify for

another apartment. >> reporter: well, it's our turn to see where we move. we have the idea of possibly moving to south san francisco. but we still don't know. >> and they have to move sooner than planned. now that the city has announced plans to tackle street safety in public health issues in this part of town. it is what bernal heights long-time resident tells me that they have been asking for quite some time. >> they are very nice people. but for four years, they have been here, there is no place they need to take showers, there is no, you know, they throw their garbage out. this is not how they should be treated. >> reporter: residents have been complaining to the city since 2020, when the number of rvs parked here increase because of the pandemic. but over the last few months, the conditions around the area started to deteriorate. many residents sent letters and e-mails asking for more enforcement in the area. and the city responded with a confirmation that this is a no

overnight parking signs. they were vandalized or removed before they begin on march 28. the mayor's office raised concerns about illegal dumping like sewage that is causing a health hazard through the neighborhood. >> people are constantly going back through here. and that is a good thing and then also further down, going down the hill. >> reporter: and the other people like nelly was being worked in the area for more than five years, agree. she says there is a line between compassion and addressing quality of life issues, so the community might be divided. >> reporter: many people are in favor, and others are against it because they say some are good people and others are bad. but the truth is with these new signs, it seems perfect to me. although many cars have not yet moved. >> they say she will continue to seek health through organization to find a spot at one of those rv safe parking sides. but for now, she has a

message. >> reporter: if at any point we bother them, they could tell us, and we will see what to do. because then in the end, we are all people. and we are all in this together. >> reporter: ultimately they all agree on one thing. the parking restrictions is just one part of the solution. now it is all about finding ways to provide housing for them. >> san francisco police are re-examining the death of an older woman found pleading on the ground in the bay view. it was ruled an accident, but police now say they have new evidence that may have been intentional. law enforcement says they have video of the moments before 63-year-old wu ended up on the ground eight months ago. they even spoke to a person of interest, but decided that whatever happened to her was an accident. the asian justice movement says there is more to this story. they insist the woman was

attacked. pushed to the ground, and they want officers to release the video. >> releasing the video is a good step. i will say that the step feels particularly necessary now. this is approximately nine months after the death of ms wu. the investigation was closed or at least inactive for the majority of that time it seems like there is no good reason to continue to keep that video a secret. >> reporter: sfpd wouldn't say what new evidence they have and that releasing the video would only jeopardize the investigation. the d.a.'s office is looking into different case about four blocks away. last weekend a woman was attacked by a suspect who grabbed her hair, punched her, and then threw her to the ground. the asian justice movement wants both of these cases investigated as hate crimes. now we don't know if the two crimes are related.

let's take a live look at the state capitol now where a new bill would ban fake gunfire during active shooting drills at schools. the proposal was setting clear standards on how the drills should be run, including notifying parents before and having mental health resources available to students after. to washington now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to pass new protections for postal carriers. they are increasingly being violently attacked and robbed while on the job. >> it is time to end this workplace violence because enough is enough. it is time for congress to act and to do something about it. >> the bill would address things like outdated collection boxes and accelerate the replacement of mailbox keys with digital locks, and make punishment more severe. big developments in the

closely watch district 16 congressional race in the south bay. sam liccardo still leads, but evan low has moved into second place ahead of santa clara county supervisor, joe simitian. they will face off with the former san jose mayor in november. the investigation into boeing's midair blowout over oregon has stalled because boeing can't produce the maintenance records. that includes the names of the people who worked on the door plug that blew out on an alaska airlines flight back in january. and video of the work being performed, boeing says, that video only lasts 30 days and it doesn't think there is a paper trail. the feds worry employees may be afraid to come forward and cooperate. meanwhile boeing's problems and safety audits are rippling across the industry. southwest expects to hire fewer people this year because plane

deliveries are behind schedule. and united says its onboarding fewer new pilots for the same reason. up next the owner of a bay area shop causing a big uproar. how he's doubling his prices. >> i sat down and everything just came out. and this is what it kind of costs to us. plus how scientists at stanford hope virtual reality could help addre

you'll need $22 for one of the best in san francisco. that's double the original price. so what is behind the price hike? the restaurant owner tells our shawn chitnis with the price of everything going up. he's trying to keep up. >> even before la vaca birria opens its doors, the team inside is busy at work keeping

up the quality of their ingredients. restaurant tour ricardo lopez says it is a constant challenge to keep them at a price the public will pay for. >> i struggled with it as a cook to really find who our customer base was. >> reporter: his cuisine centers around a recipe he developed from his grandfather's technique for making birria, a mexican meat stew. while he started that concept as a food truck, for three years now he's been serving it at this restaurant in the mission. >> this is the food i want to make if i want to continue to make the food i want to make and keep testing new items, new menus, that all costs time and money. >> reporter: at each step he has to make a choice and for him, spending more money to get the best ingredients using additional time and labor is a must. and an approach that earns some validation last fall when the san francisco chronical named his burrito the best in the mission. but a few days ago one customer wrote online they remember having it

for half the price two years ago. they still love the burrito, but said for $22 plus tax, they would consider other options around the city. so ricardo decided he wanted to write back. >> i thought all right, this is a great time to respond on that, and you know, in the middle of just starting our service, and i sat down, and everything just came out. like this is what it kind of costs and looks like to us. >> reporter: in his lengthy explanation, he went over all the changes in cost just in the last two years. the price of beef has gone up more than $2 a pound for him, and that san additional $6,000 a month. labor has also increased a couple of dollars in that time, which is another $3,000 a month. >> literally everything has gone up in price. there is not one thing i could think of that has not gone up since covid that has come right back down. >> reporter: the customer also questioned if the article influenced him to raise the price. and he says yes. not to make an extra buck, but to help

him manage his expenses. >> if we literally want to stay in business, it is not i'm trying to pay for my ferrari or anything. i'm trying to keep the rent paid. >> reporter: that review of his burrito in the mission helped him realize he could charge more, which he hoped more people will now see as elevating the experience of a city classic. straight ahead in sports, the niners made some free agency noise again today. and they bought, well, they brought it home. the

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all right, paul, we know it's windy out there today, but it's nice to take a little break from the rain. >> this break from the rain is going to last longer than these last little breaks that we have had. this one will last the duration of the seven-day forecast. the next hint doesn't arrive until the end of next week. we need to worry about those gusty winds especially thursday into thursday night. that's really when the difference between this big area of high pressure, more air over the pacific verses the storm system, less air over the desert southwest. the difference will be at the maximum tomorrow. then you see systems drift around and weaken. the difference in the amount of air between those two features will get lowered, which means the winds will be dying down through friday and by the time the weekend rolls around back to a normal breeze and still above average temperature for most of the bay area. let's take a look at the

hour-by-hour wind gusts every six-hour wind gusts as we would head through tonight, tomorrow, into friday morning. you'll see all the e red tiles here indicating wind gusts over 30 miles an hour, which isn't strong enough to do any significant amount of damage, but could bring down some limbs, resulting in sporadic power outages, certainly move you around the roads and the bridges, so both hands on the wheels for the commutes over the next few days. what's helping us out is not only the amount of rain we had recently and the lack of critically low humidity levels. right now the humidity levels lowest around 30%. those levels don't recover a whole lot and usually overnight, the humidity overnight will go up into the 70, 80 percent range, which won't be the case tonight. but we are not talking about any dry air, which will be settling in. trying to dry out the atmosphere. the lowest the humidity gets will be in that 20, 25% range tomorrow. we're looking for humidity levels below 20% for an elevated fire threat to develop in the presence of dry fire fuel. so

don't have either of those factors. by the time the humidity drops down, the winds will be dying down. all that is combining to keep the fire threat in check. however, the winds are going to be dispersing a lot of pollen throughout the atmosphere. juniper, alder, the top three. but you name it other than ragweed. it's not the time for that, but we are seeing everything in the high category tomorrow and friday with the lighter winds, retreating to the medium high categories. every little bit does help. temperatures today will manage to warm up to 70 degrees in napa. most of the highs in the 60s. only 57 degrees on the coast of half mann bay, with the breeze reducing the marine influence. you're going to narrow the gap between the coolest spots and the warmest spots in the map tomorrow afternoon. with the winds kicking in tonight, it will stir the atmosphere around and keep the temperatures from falling too far. mostly 40s and the 50s by early tomorrow morning. high temperatures are going to reach up to a few degrees above average, up to 70 degrees in san jose. one of the warm spots. but pretty much

everybody will reach up into the upper half of the 60s, mostly upper 60s to the 70s, close to 70 for redwood city. mid-60s for half moon bay for a couple of days. but you will be the first one once they reestablish themselves. mid to upper 60s for san francisco and oakland. and the north bay with the down slope wind, your temperatures will top out close to 70 degrees tomorrow. the seven-day forecast will continue the warm weather, all the way through st. patrick's day weekend and at least the first half of next week, a gradual return for a little bit of cloud cover by tuesday and wednesday. the cool down will kick in a little bit earlier around the bay, but it will not be that dramatic. high temperatures near or above 70 degrees, all the way until tuesday next weekend. just a minor cool down by wednesday. along the coast, that is where the breeze will start to kick in already as we head through the weekend. after a couple of days in the mid to upper 60s, the lower half of the 60s, which is still not bad for the middle of march and they are looking nice across the entire

bay area with a lot of festivities happening. we'll check the forecast coming up at 6:00. >> sounds good. thank you, paul. time for a look at what's ahead at 6:00. >> liz, thank you so much. coming up at 6:00, while politicians are fighting over the future of tiktok, we look at what a potential ban in the u.s. could mean for the creators who use the app to make a living. plus look at this. this parking lot is a major step towards writing a historic wrong. the celebration of a landmark return of native land. and it is like a scene from hitchcock, oh yes. crows, that is, making a mess on the streets. the hawk for hire helping to chase away a bay area nuance. it's hiring. the news at 6:00 coming up in ten minutes. hey, vern. all right. the nfl up top and the 49ers? they made it official after nine seasons, defensive tackle eric armstead

was removed. he is now a free agent. san francisco picked up defensive tackle mark collins from the texans in exchange for a seventh round draft pick. he tied a career high with five sacks last season in houston. the 49ers also thought they added veteran linebacker eric kendricks, but he apparently had a change of heart. because at the last hour, it was reported kendricks plan to sign with the cowboys. basketball, st. mary's beat gonzaga last night to win their first west coast conference tournament since 2019 and punched its ticket for another trip to the big dance. >> we're going streaking! >> three straight years in the ncaa tournament for the first time in program history. the st. mary's gaels returned to moraga earlier this morning and will wait until selection sunday. >> this is hometown love, you know, being from here and

everything. it's great to see all the support we're getting. we hope to continue that and get a couple more bus rides with people here. we're looking forward to the next step in our journey. the warriors without steph curry and an injured draymond green. the running of the dallas mavericks moving pictures on the late show. curry spend the day practicing with the santa cruz warriors, expected to join the team in l.a. tomorrow. and if all goes well, play saturday night against the lakers. basketball is still steps number one focused. what about what he has done playing. >> do you have an interesting politics? >> i have an interest in leveraging every part of my influence for good in the way that i can. if that's the way to do it, then i'm not saying the presidency. >> but wait, you said may bay.

>> but if you could create change or what you could do. >> you're not ruling it out? >> no. >> it is not that simple. okay. two words for you, liz, president curry. >> you know, i don't doubt whatever he chooses to do, he'll be successful. i'll start using that one. >> a good word. thanks, vern. up next isolation, loneliness is a growing problem among american seniors. how scientists are addressing the issue with virtual reality. >> they brought back memories of my travel and brought back memories of my experience growing up on a farm.

new research launched right here in the bay area is helping older americans revive and thrive. bradley blackburn shows us how virtual reality is giving a real world boost to our seniors. >> i'm in the cockpit now playing. >> reporter: a little virtual reality is having positive affects in the real lives of

older americans. >> in others it brought back my experience of growing up on a farm. >> reporter: 17 senior communities around the country participated in the stanford university study, spending short bursts of time in virtual reality. nearly 80% of participants felt positive. 83% said it was beneficial to their relationship with caregivers. >> you can be with a bunch of animals. you can be in paris. you can be in a crowded orchestra. >> reporter: professor jeremy is a co-author. >> what we found is the magic of experience and how happy it makes people. just the novelty of the experiences. it will improve their mood and gives them something to talk about. >> reporter: the study also showed that compared to other technology like cell phones, seniors preferred virtual reality as a more natural medium. >> stimulated virtually every area of my brain, all the census. >> one thing it's not meant to

do is replace actual human interaction. >> we still need to think about the challenges of loneliness and still focus on interacting with our families. and what vr does, it will give you a spark and give you something special to be excited about. >> reporter: researchers are also investigating how the technology could be used for balance training. >> i enjoy that. not yet. >> reporter: seniors embracing the technology and they say they can't wait to see what comes next. >> mind immersive systems, which will make the technology says they have worked on the biggest complaint from the study including the headsets were too heavy. that's it for the news at 5:00. cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thanks so much. you know, thousands of years ago, parking lot was a sacred burial site, this one. now the city of berkeley is handing it back to the first people to call the bay area home. celebrating a landmark return of native land and a move to make good on a dark chapter of bay area history.

>> the land that you're standing on belongs to the native indigenous people from here. >> this historic step is critical to writing wrongs. >> protesters caused chaos at sfo. from chanting in the terminal to blocking cars and security checkpoints. the hours of disruption and house police handled it. >> we are shutting it down today to encourage them to listen. >> reporter: and while they fight about the future of tiktok. what a ban in the u.s. would mean for people who use the app to make a living. >> tiktok and social media is such a great way for people to share ideas and assemble and learn. and later the weapon in the sky helping chase away a nuance. >> their droppings can be a huge problem. they can be unhygienic, unsightly. >> how this hawk is making a big difference