takes another step towards selecting a new police chief. what four of the candidates said at the police commission community forum? talking directly to the people who live and work in oakland, and an historic wildfire in texas continues to burn this morning? how big is it now? and the latest on the ba le to put out those flames comes from the ktvu, fox two news. >> this is morning on two. >> well, good morning to you and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it is friday march 1st. yes ski resorts are offering refunds. yosemite sending people home

closing for the weekend. preparations underway for big storm steve paulson here with our forecast. what are you seeing right now? >> a friend of mine who's lived here all his life never remembers yosemite closing like that. wow so, you know, because they can't get supplies in for people. that's that's one of the reasons for it. ease on the temps. some rain. it wasn't too bad coming in, but the snow continues up in the mountains and it's going to stack up and stack up. we have rain coming in now. yesterday was more of a wind event, but you can see the moisture streaming across here which will feed into giving us off and on. rain heavy at times, but a lot of snow highs will only be in the really about the low 50s. all right. sal is here. it's 4:00 in the morning. good morning sir. are you ready? >> yeah, we are ready. and we are unfortunately have to start with a pretty serious crash. northbound 101 at airport boulevard in santa rosa. there's a crash there. happened about 215 car hit a pedestrian with deadly results. and uh, right now the freeway is shut down.

they're taking traffic off the freeway and putting it back on. it's not causing a big delay right now, but we're going to be watching it for you. we're also looking at some of the areas in the east bay so far things are okay. not a big backup this morning at the bay bridge. but again the weather is going to be a factor 401. let's go back to. the desk. >> all right. thank you. sal the big story is in the sierra right now. a powerful blizzard moving through the area. it is expected to bring close to ten feet of snow. if not more dangerous to impossible mountain travel is expected for the next few days. now, driving conditions are treacherous. there are plenty of warnings we want to give you a look at highway 80 i, interstate 80 near donner summit. heavy snow makes it hard to see the lanes there. you can see on the freeway the chp says chain controls are in effect for 80 and parts of highway 50. big trucks face restrictions. now,

with all this heavy snow and the expected strong winds, the office of emergency services says there is an increased risk of avalanches. it has the safety tips. watch out for cracks across mountain slopes. avoid slopes steeper than 30 degrees. use the buddy system when you go out into the snowy area, not just skiing, just going out and about. have safety equipment. includes always wearing a helmet and consider getting an avalanche beacon to help rescue teams find you if necessary. >> now, as you heard pam say, yosemite national park is closed because of the winter storm in the sierra. the park closed in midnight. yosemite will stay closed at least through sunday at noon. now you're looking here at video of yosemite from last month. visitors are in the park right now, are being told to leave as fast as possible because several feet of snow could fall in yosemite in the next few days. the oakland zoo is closed today because of the

rain. >> the zoo says if you had reservations to visit, you will be automatically refund. now, just a quick reminder, you can stay on top of the storm with the ktvu weather app. it does have the current conditions. live, interactive radar and the forecast hour by hour. it's a free download for your app. all right, pam, our time is now 403. >> well, after more than a year without a police chief, the city of oakland is now hearing from potential candidates selected by the police commission, with mayor xiang tao fired leronne armstrong last year, she promised to hire a new police chief within a year, or she would declare a state of emergency. well, today, oakland still doesn't have a police chief. the later today, the police commission will present mayor tao with the list of four candidates. it's last night, the commission held a public forum so that the people could hear the candidates for themselves. ktvu jana katsuyama was there and tells us what the candidates said about the future of oakland

. >> about 30 people came to the oakland police candidate forum at oakland city hall. more watching online. >> we're offering you change agents look at their qualified locations, why they want to lead in oakland. >> marcia peterson, chair of the commission and ad hoc committee, asked each candidate to present their plans for their first 100 days. louis molina, assistant deputy mayor in new york city, said he'd begin with community meetings, a review of department policies, budget and staffing. i am an evidence based thinker. >> i've worked in policing. i've worked in the district attorney's office and i've worked in corrections. >> lisa davis, assistant chief of the cincinnati police department, said she'd begin with a listening tour, talking with community leaders and police sergeants, who she says plays a critical public role. >> the way we treat people matters, and that accountability is shown. >> davis said she would use precision policing data to focus on high crime locations and be a collaborator. you can be, um,

pro-police and be about procedural justice and police reform. >> you could be about all those things. those aren't mutually exclusive. >> former san leandro chief abdul pridgen, a previous candidate who'd been rejected by the mayor once before, said he'd prioritize the budget, police staffing and community engagement. >> in my experience, the way you change culture and behavior is through accountability. i believe it starts at the top down. i ask people to hold me accountable for what i do. floyd mitchell, former lubbock police chief, said he would meet with the community and the police rank and file. >> i think it's vitally important to get feedback from the officers that have boots on the ground, uh, and determine from them where we excel and where we could do better. >> the forum is great. i think you should always have a forum when you're going to select somebody like a chief of police, but certainly a soft tonight it's out of the four. >> it was very clear who my top choice would be out of the top four. >> i asked noel gallo who his top choice was, but he said he wasn't ready to disclose that

yet. that's because the adcock committee is expecting to present their list to the mayor on friday morning in oakland, jana katsuyama. ktvu fox two news. >> all right, jana, thank you. and the oakland police commission wants residents to get involved in the search for a new police chief. they now have a survey where the public can comment on those candidates. and you have until monday at noon to rank the candidates for police chief. you can find that survey at ktvu .com/ web links. ultimately, the mayor of oakland will decide who will be the next police chief. >> well, this coming tuesday, voters in alameda county have an important decision to make about future elections. they will vote on proposition b. it considers changing the rules involving recall elections so that they mimic the state's. the changes include an increase in the number of valid signatures needed to force a recall. people collecting signatures must be at least 18 years old, and the registrar of voters would have 30 days instead of ten to count

those signatures. now, this could affect those who want to recall alameda district attorney pamela price, those who want her removed from office say they have already collected enough signatures under the existing rules, there will be no vote on the ballot next week to remove price, we need to, uh, be practical in our ability to verify the signatures, but also call for the recall election in critics argue price of being too soft on criminals. she says if she is removed from office, it will disenfranchize all of the people who originally voted for her. >> our time is now 408. a special memorial was held in richmond honoring the life of erma anderson, the former mayor of richmond and a city council member who died last month at the age of 93. she was well loved and dozens of former colleagues and other leaders

came out to honor the life of erma anderson, including former governor jerry brown, erma anderson broke racial barriers and was a political trailblazer, also known as a loving friend. the speakers remembered how erma anderson's natural love for people influenced her public service. >> no matter what you did for a living, erma really cared about people and wanted to make sure people were made enough. you know, getting a fair living so that they could provide for their families. >> erma anderson was the first black woman elected mayor of a major california city. she was the second black student to attend and graduate from the cornell school of nursing. erma anderson died at the age of 93. concern is in texas that dangerous winds will return today and fuel the state's wildfires. >> the largest fire has burned more than 1 million acres in the panhandle of texas. two people have been killed and there was

snow and rain yesterday. but forecasters expect dry, warm weather through the weekend. fires have destroyed homes in both texas and oklahoma. >> it just looked apocalyptic. yeah i mean, i've been in combat and this look just like it. we had to watch from three miles away as as her neighborhood burned. yeah one of our precious neighbors down the road, she she didn't make it. >> investigators are still looking into how the fire started. >> authorities are now concerned because tomorrow is texas independence day, and people typically set off fireworks, which could start more fires. hopefully that does not happen. yeah all right. let's check in with steve paulson because we have a lot of weather to talk about here. >> we do indeed. we'll get right to it here. yesterday was more about a wind event, although there were some pretty good rain, especially marin county, santa cruz mountains as well, up towards the russian river. but this is really about the sierra because it will continue for

another couple of days. here. watch the moisture starting to increase right up there in mendocino county. that's going to enhance rainfall rates. look at all that cold air which is going to settle in here will not be here until saturday afternoon when the coldest air arrives so easily. rain could pick up rapidly here. thunderstorms are a possibility as this cold air mass swings in you see some pretty good rainfall. again, santa rosa with 1.67. that'd be another three in the in the santa cruz mountains. so. or in the russian river area. and snowfall will continue to stack up, especially around lake level and above. i mean, i think we've covered this ad nauseam. so just, you know, there will be a lot more snow. a west southwest wind has cranked up here. mount diablo is almost 40mph. mount veeder 39, oakland hills 45, and boulder creek 48. but the cold air is starting to work its way in the 40s on the temps, or 50 on the temps. san carlos, menlo park, hayward, all at 50 degrees. san rafael's in there, vacaville, livermore. but i expect this cold air to start

working its way in throughout the day tonight. and especially tomorrow. but it's really all about the mountains here. truckee 32, south lake tahoe 30. wind and snow. so the combination of the two, i mean, that's just a you know, we'll see something like this too often here, but it happens. but that is incredibly cold air. and an active pattern. and we have a lot more to go. if yesterday was a wind event for you. rain is on the way. uh, you can see there's some pretty good totals being forecast throughout the next five six days here. 50s on the temps. and i think tomorrow will be even colder all right. >> thank you steve. president biden and donald trump both visited the southern border as immigration remains a big topic this election season. up next, we take a look at their dueling visits. >> and from san jose, a list of safety problems was discussed at a community town hall meeting. the big concerns in one san jose neighborhood

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san francisco is expected to be deported within days. the new york times reports that jose ignacio garcia zarate was transferred back on february 16th to federal custody, and he'll be deported to either central or southern mexico. garcia zarate had been deported five times. he was wanted for a sixth deportation proceeding when kate steinle was shot and killed on pier 14, july 1st of 2015. he was acquitted of homicide, but was found guilty of firearm charges. >> the suspect accused of killing seven farm workers in half moon bay, was in a redwood city courtroom for his arraignment. a grand jury indicted conley zhao on seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. his

attorney entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf. prosecutors say the mass shootings in january of last year happened after zhao had an argument with a coworker. the next court date is april to set a trial date. he remains in custody without bail. >> police in san jose say two men have been arrested in a shooting that left one man dead and another wounded. joshua bocanegra and michael carbajal are both 20 years old. they're charged in the shooting that occurred december 17th. the two victims were found shot near great oaks park. one later died from injuries. the two men were taken into custody february 15th. they were booked on homicide charges. the name of the victim has not been released as yet. our time is 416. community leaders in east san jose held a town hall. they wanted to talk about very s problems, including traffic enforcement, blight and gang violence. >> ktvu is lamonica peters has more from that meeting. >> community members, parents

and staff gathered at rocketship cc academy thursday night to voice their concerns about what's happening in east san jose. >> there is an active gang here that many families are concerned about, and, you know, not just that, but there's illegal dumping in the neighborhood. there's graffiti, there's a lot of blight. there's a house that's on our block that has multiple cars. >> then they have them all parked all on the street. >> district five council member peter ortiz says addressing these issues is important to him because of his own history. >> we want to provide opportunities. we want to provide options for these individuals. i'm a former gang member. i'm not going to be, um, hypocritical and talk bad about these individuals. these are individuals who have lacked resources from their birth. growing up here in the east side, and especially in dobon. >> ortiz says holding people accountable for their criminal behavior is also key. he says he's formed a partnership with san jose police, the santa clara county district attorney's office and educational institutions like rocketship

public schools to reach young people as early as possible. >> i think this is one opportunity in one way for us to build that bridge in that community. with peter ortiz and his team, but also just empowering our families. >> so you un buen programa es venir con los ninos desde chiquitos. >> santa clara county deputy district attorney byron suarez also grew up in east san jose and talked about one way he and the da's office are approaching gang prevention and sharing the my upbringing, the struggles my family had visiting my brother in jail and my cousins in prison, and telling them that, you know, that we don't want that for you. >> what can we do for you? >> there are lots of personal stories told by community leaders at the meeting tonight, ortiz says that he is also bringing people together for a community cleanup this saturday. lamonica peters ktvu, fox two news all right, thank you. >> lamonica san jose will vote. for the next mayor on tuesday,

even though mayor matt mahan has only been in office for a little more than a year. and that's because san jose switched its election cycle to coincide with the presidential election to increase voter turnout. now the santa clara county registrar of voters office says adjusting the mayoral election cycle has had an impact this year. participation in the primary election so far is up close to 10% from 2022. right now, we are approximately about a little over 10. >> um, in returned ballots, um, and with an estimated voter turnout for the entire election between 45 to 55, mahan is expected to easily win reelection to a four year terms. >> only one other candidate is on the ballot tyrone wade, a retired marriage and family crisis counselor who also ran for mayor in 2018 and 2022. if mahan secures more than 50% in the primary, he will continue as mayor without needing to go on to the general election in

november. all right, it is 419. steve paulson has our big story of the day. >> yeah, and weekend and weekend and weekend. let's get to it here. we have heavier rain coming in today and tomorrow. the cold air arrives a little bit later today and definitely spills in on saturday. and that will give us lower snow levels. wind advisory is out as well. i mean, you might as well include it now. so let me see if they updated that. it says friday morning into saturday morning. so good enough there. uh, we had some gusts to 40 at my, my little place there yesterday. look at that. all that cold air. uh, a friend of mine said, you see the satellite? and i said, sure did. he goes, boy, you don't see that all the time. and no, but you do. but that is an amazingly cold air. so possibility of thunderstorms is in the mix starting today and taking us into tomorrow. look at the enhancement taking place. they're just up here. right up here, right there. that's the moisture coming in. and it's going to lead to heavier rainfall rates. yesterday maybe for a lot of you was wind more than rain. but the rain will be

picking up. and this is going to give us another i'd say another quarter inch to maybe an inch and a half or two again, just depends. but look at santa rosa now 1.67 heavier rain will be north up in napa county, also up into sonoma lake and mendocino, where low snow levels are likely as we go into tonight and tomorrow. also a pretty good rain for everyone else. i mean, this looks it's not, you know, just favoring one area, but man oh man, it's all about the mountains that will continue with a lot of snow being forecast after already pretty good snow up in the mountains. it started early yesterday and it continues. so another 4 or 5ft or so of six feet or so is on the way. pretty good wind out there. i mean, uh, we'll see. strong gusts 40 45mph. mount diablo is cooling off rapidly. it is 36 last i look and still there. southwest at 34mph. so i think diablo will be in the picture. there for some lower snow levels. probably late tonight. more likely saturday 4050 on the temps. i would get ready for a more active rain day 32 in truckee, 30 south lake

tahoe 37. in reno. and there it is. it's going to take a couple of days before it swings in. so the flow aloft is southwest, and that's going to enhance rainfall. and no doubt about it, up in the mountains really enhanced snowfall up there. so look for off and on rain to pick up some of the rainfall rates will pick up today. cloudy, cool morning and maybe some thunderstorms. temperatures only in the 50s. okay steve thank you. >> times for 21 voting for a super tuesday's just four days away and you're asked to vote twice for a candidate for the us senate. we'll explain why you can do this on the march 5th primary ballot and making sure medications are accessible to those who need them most. >> the new test program that could change the way pharmacies operate

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and more than a dozen new san francisco police officers were sworn in. the police chief's message for the city and those sworn to protect it from ktvu. >> fox two news. this is mornings on two. good morning. >> thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. >> i'm pam cook and good morning i'm dave clark. welcome to friday, march 1st pam. thank you. >> you too. and march coming in like a lion. let's check in with steve paulson. >> i think all i'm trying to get even colder with more rain on the way. 40 and 50 on the temps. mainly 40s, though the rain is starting to pick up here. but

it's really all about the mountains. i mean, it's just slam city up there and that's not going to abate anytime soon. in fact, it's going to be a tough go here for about 48 hours as enhancement is coming in from the system. i'll show it to you. i'll zoom out, look at all that, and there's a ton of cold air coming in down and that's going to start feeding into this. and so rainfall rates for us will pick up as well. look for highs today only in the 50s. all right. south's here up to santa rosa somewhere near there. is that what i heard? >> that's right. northbound 101. steve at airport boulevard. the northbound lanes of the freeway are shut down for a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. an it happened at about just before 230 this morning. and there is a backup building as you head through santa rosa near the airport exit. they've opened up the airport on ramp, but they're taking traffic off the freeway because of this very serious crash. we've also been looking at the santa cruz mountains and the bay bridge toll plaza. and so far, the rain isn't too severe, but wind advisories are up for all bay area bridges. chp wants you to know that the wind

gusts could be large today, especially if you drive a high profile vehicle or a very small vehicle. topic our news a rare blizzard warning is in effect in the sierra this weekend due to the biggest snowstorm of the year. ktvu james torres is on the road to lake tahoe this morning. he joins us with this live report. good morning james. >> hey, sal. good morning to you. you know better than anyone else that the roads are going to be super congested a little later on. uh, this morning. this afternoon, even though it's pretty ill advised to make your way up to the sierra this morning, we're not going to make it all the way up there right now. we're passing vacaville along 80 this morning. we're pretty much going as far as we can to kind of give you an idea of what these road conditions look like on the way there. and practically, when we get there. so far, so good. i mean, just a couple minutes past 430 this morning, we're not seeing any trouble on the roadway. we're not really seeing all that much, uh, rain either. roads aren't all that slick and wet at this point here, but we know that sets change a little later this

morning. of course, we saw that rain coming down all day yesterday. we saw that snow coming down all day yesterday, too. we don't expect that to be any different today. chain of, uh, chain controls very much in effect on both 80 and 50. by the time you get a little closer. and we're probably going to hit that, uh, hit those conditions, uh, in the next, uh, couple and maybe next hour or so here. so we're going to make our way up 80 here. we're going to keep an eye on all those, uh, road conditions, basically telling you how far you can make it before you start to run into trouble. of course, we won't go much farther than that to stay safe, but that's where we are right now. keep you posted all throughout the morning. we'll send it back to you on the desk. pam and dave all right, james, be safe out there. >> and now the blizzard that steve and james are telling you about is big enough that some ski resorts have already decided to close today. ktvu zac sos talked to resort operators and emergency officials. donner pass inundated by snow thursday evening. >> earlier in the day at palisades tahoe.

>> it's definitely coming down right now. >> i'm getting pelted in the face. thank goodness i'm wearing sunglasses. uh, because yeah, it is definitely snowing at this point. we've really approached snow resorts spokesperson patrick lacey at the base as the massive winter storm began to make its way into the lake tahoe area. >> only expected to intensify from here on out. >> yeah, this is going to be a big one for sure. >> in tahoe city, plows hitting the roads, a blizzard warning in play from the national weather service, feet upon feet of snow and dangerously high winds. forecast for the region at the resort. the alpine side closed friday and limited operations scheduled for the palisades side. >> we do ask for your patience, uh, especially on the upper mountain lifts. uh, this is for your safety. this is just coming all at once. i mean, this could really, really impact the season and extend our season as well. >> meantime, at heavenly mountain resort, we're preparing for a big one right now. the

forecast prompts the resort to shut down its gondola and upper mountain lifts friday. once the storm passes, it will be great for those powder hounds, but for now, we're just taking this day by day right now. >> and the last thing, frankly, is that we have to take a look at road conditions. is it safe for people to get to our mountain if you don't have to travel, if you don't have to be out, don't be out. >> that's the message from truckee emergency services. with whiteout conditions already hitting roadways in and out of the tahoe area, we are definitely hearing that, uh, people are stocking up, got groceries, going to be making stew, made sure we had eggs and stuff because you need to plan ahead and not wait for the last minute. for those who do need to hit the roads, the advice have that blanket, have food, have water and be ready to potentially have to hunker down wherever you're stuck. zac sos ktvu fox two news. >> all right, thank you zach. and this weekend storm will certainly provide a big boost to the sierra snowpack. now, the

state's most recent measurement found california's water supply from that snowpack continues to improve. after a dry start to this year's rainy season, the sierra snowpack has now climbed to 80% of normal for this time of year. that's a huge improvement from 28% january 1st. it will take several additional storms within the month of march to really get us from the current 70% of april 1st average up to 100% of average by the 1st of april. >> yesterday, measurement in the sierra was the california department of water resources, third third snowpack survey of the winter season. >> now don't forget you can get updates on the weekend storm anytime with our free ktvu weather app. it has current conditions as a live interactive radar, and it breaks down the forecast hour by hour. >> our time now. 436 both president biden and former president trump went to the us border with mexico as immigration is becoming a major

political issue in the 2024 presidential campaign, both candidates say more should be done to secure the southern border. the donald trump blamed biden administration policies for the record number of migrants coming into the u.s. president biden blamed donald trump for pressing republican lawmakers to vote against a border bill that would allow more border guards to be hired. >> they have destroyed this border, and they're in the process of destroying our country instead of playing politics. >> the issue instead of telling members of congress to block this legislation, join me or i'll join you in telling the congress to pass this bipartisan border security bill. we can do it together. now both president biden and donald trump met with border patrol agents during their stops at the border. >> president biden will deliver his state of the union address next thursday. the white house says the president will make the case that he has done more in three years than other

presidents have done in two terms white house officials say president biden will focus on how his administration's policies have helped the us economy. alabama senator katie britt will provide the republican response to the state of the union address. >> our time now. 437. the owner of several panera restaurant franchises now responding to allegations that governor gavin newsom used his influence to carve out an exemption for the restaurant from a new state bill that requires fast food chains to pay their employees $20 an hour. bloomberg news reported this week that panera franchise owner greg flynn, who went to high school with the governor, used his influence to lobby for a carve out for chains that bake and sell bread. the governor's office says governor newsom never met with flynn about that bill, and that a legal study has found that panera is not exempt from the law. some republican lawmakers are now pushing for an external investigation on. now

panera franchise owner greg flynn issued a statement it said in part, quote, to be clear, at no time did i ask for an exemption or special consideration. i also never met with governor newsom about this bill, though i did meet with his staff in a group meeting with other restaurant owners. and finally, although we attended the same high school, i never met him there and in fact didn't meet him until decades later. >> our new reports show nearly half of the number of people cited for drug use in san francisco were from outside the city 718 people were arrested or cited between march 30th, 2023 and february 2nd, 2024. 47% said they lived in another county or declined to say 53% said they lived in san francisco, though 20% said that they were receiving money from san francisco counties adult assistance program. of those one third said they were not from

the city, which the city says constitutes welfare fraud. now san francisco mayor london breed said in a statement, quote, over the past year, our local state and federal law enforcement agencies have made a significant increase in drug seizures and arrests. but we can't let up until those dealing drugs and using them openly on the street understand that san francisco is closed for this type of activity , city supervisor matt dorsey said. the numbers further confirm that san francisco is too often a destination for drug tourists. he added. we owe it to those struggling with substance use disorder not to enable behaviors that are deadlier than ever, and we owe nothing less to san francisco taxpayers who should not be asked to foot the bill for it. well, the san francisco police department is welcoming its latest class of new recruits. this. please join me congratulating the newest police officer, police chief bill scott, swearing in the 19

new police recruits and says these new officers reflect the diversity of the city. >> three of them are women, eight are bilingual, fluent in spanish, tied arabic and cantonese. it's a really a positive thing for us to step in the right direction, and we tend to continue this momentum. >> we have a lot of applicants right now and hopefully the next class will be even bigger, and it's really great to have new officers on the streets because we need them now. >> these new san francisco police officers are beginning their 16 weeks of field training at police stations across san francisco. >> all right. 440 is the time. back over to steve paulson. a lot of weather to talk about where you starting? >> oh, we'll just start with a recap of what we're looking for here coming up over the next three days here. >> it's a rainy cold pattern no doubt about it. heavier rain returns today. yesterday was for my location was all about wind. rain finally showed up, but i think today it's more widespread

rain, windy and turning colder. especially tonight and saturday. some of the coldest air will arrive saturday afternoon, which will in turn give us lower snow levels. wind advisory i mean, it really kicks in at noon today and goes through 10 a.m. saturday. could be gusts 45 to 55mph again. so combination of wind and rain look at that. that is just incredibly those cold cellular clouds there. i mean, you just don't see that mass of it usually that often you see some cold air coming down. but that's really going to start to enhance everything, especially for the lower snow levels. mendocino county, lake county, you will see snow. if it isn't tonight, it'll definitely be saturday. but this is again will enhance the incredible snowfall that's in the mountains here. so we'll get rain, maybe even some thunderstorms out of this. but you know, right now it's kind of hit and miss on the on the activity. but i expect it to pick up as this begins to develop. and you're seeing this punch in now up in mendocino county eventually that'll slide south with some pretty good rain on the way between now and saturday evening. but look, i mean, again, you have to wait

until about 8:00, 9:00 for some of the snow totals. somebody has to go out and measure it, and you have to be able to see what you're doing here. and that's going to take a while, but it's going to be another just slow city. on the amounts being forecast here. this will take us well, well into sunday morning for sure. so if you're heading up to the mountains, i probably wouldn't. i don't think you'll get very far. as james torres said, blizzard warning continues 5 to 12ft at the 5000 foot level and above. not that there won't be some pretty good snow below that, because there will be, uh, roaring wind out of the west southwest. this will pick up here as the front begins to inch closer. 39 mount veeder already oakland hills above the claremont 45. boulder creek 48. southwest 25. uh, mount diablo is 36, so the cold air is beginning to work its way in 4050 on the temps. uh thunderstor is a possibility today. funnel clouds, i would think. maybe waterspouts as well. this is just. i mean, it wouldn't take much. and going forward, i still think the russian river, marin county, north is going to pick up more than what we're advertising

here. but incredible amounts of snow in the mountains before everything settles down. i think that lady said we'll need a couple more in march. well i let's let's reevaluate that by monday and tuesday. there could be a lot up there. off and on. rain, cloudy, cool morning, rain and wind today. turning colder with thunderstorms. 50s on the temps. >> thank you steve. oakland is getting closer to finding a new police chief. coming up the important next steps in the process and learning new skills at the serving time in prison. >> we tell you about a new program in one state that's helping former inmates move back into society

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the car window and stealing her purse. will the oakland police department has a new system in an effort to make its non-emergency calls more efficient? when people dialed opd's anonymous agency line, a new auto attendant system will answer that call. you can choose which department you want to speak to. the options include problems with abandoned vehicles , a request for police records, or a request for a collision report. oakland mayor shang tao says the system will make it easier for people to get support with issues that are not emergencies, but they require a quick response response from the city. we're now hearing from the hayward school board member, who was censured over his criticism for a discontinued program called woke kindergarten. >> joe ramos stands by his criticism that the other school board members are racist. he told the chronicle that he does not believe a real investigation

was performed by the school board, and no one ever talked to him. the board voted to remove him from all committee assignments. they say he has a track record of saying things offensive to the lgbt community. >> our time is now. 447 law enforcement personnel may expand a jailhouse program in nevada to the rest of the country. now, the program helps former convicts adjust to life after jail. vocational village teaches skills including electrical, plumbing, welding and driving commercial vehicles. the program was started by an organization that helps former inmates succeed after their release from jail. >> a lot of people look down on you not knowing that maybe you just made a mistake and you're willing to change, but if you don't get that opportunity to change, then it's pretty much impossible. >> now, only inmate students who are within 18 months of being released are eligible for this work program. >> in the senate race in california is now the most

expensive in state history, according to adimpact. the race to fill the late senator dianne feinstein's seat has logged almost 250% more spending than the last three california senate races combined. politico polls show the biggest spender is adam schiff, at almost $45 million on advertising. that's katie porter and steve garvey are battling for second place on spending our time now. >> 448 now, in that senate race in next tuesday's primary election, californians are being asked to vote twice for their candidate. the first election on the ballot will fill the position now occupied by senator laphonza butler, who was appointed to the seat of the late senator dianne feinstein last year. the second election will determine the next full time california senator for a six year terms through january 2031. >> you'll see the same candidates on the ballot for those two slots. and essentially, yes, you're voting for who is going to serve from

november to january of 2025 and then who actually serves the full six year terms really, is the full successor to the late senator dianne feinstein. now the top two candidates in the primary elections will move on to the november general election. >> the winner of the special general election in november will take over from senator butler immediately and served for two months until january three. third of 2025. after that terms expires, the winner of the regular general election will take over. it's expected the same candidate will win both races. our. time is 449. more than 100,000 mouthwash products are being recalled because of an increased risk of poisoning children, the consumer product safety commission says. bottles of heritage store hydrogen peroxide mouthwash, which has ethanol levels that are too high for children and they were not sealed with the proper child proofing, according to the recall notice. the bottles sold

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is the latest business to be closing in the district at one time, there were a dozen lee's delis, but the owner is blaming the store closures on covid. the rising minimum wages and people not not coming back to the downtown area. the workers in the financial district say they're going to miss the signature deli and inexpensive food and work over at 211 main and, you know, on the other side of market. >> and i'm walking over here just actually walking around to see what's available in the like, broader vicinity that isn't 20 bucks to eat lunch. >> the downtown workers say, is part of a troubling trend of closures within san francisco. city leaders say they're trying to transform that downtown area to increase the foot traffic throughout the day. >> westfield mall in san francisco is getting a new name in a gesture to an old classic, the owner, trident pacific, announced the mall will now be called emporium center san

francisco. we're just talking about this. that's right. the company says the new name pays tribute to the first department store that opened in the space in 1896, called the emporia arm. the building's owner says guests will start to see new branding and a new logo. they're also working to bring in new food options and increase the number of events. it would be a beautiful event space and that that ceiling, the dome where the emporium was, uh, the emporium was still there when i was in my early days of san francisco. yes. so hopefully it can thrive. let's check in with steve paulson. it's a nice place to go when it's raining, right? you need some indoor malls. >> if i'm there, then yes, but if i'm where i am now, i'm not going there. pam no. no offense, no offense. all right, let's take a look at our system there. you're starting to see our jet stream now with what's called upper level divergence enhancement here. that's going to increase snowfall rates and

rainfall rates big time. see that coming in now? i'll put in the jet stream here and there. it is right there. so that is now out of the west southwest. this is a classic setup for the mountains. it will start to increase rainfall for us. santa cruz mountains were the leader of the pack yesterday. i'm doing the best i can to get rainfall totals, but i did see the heaviest amounts were in the santa cruz mountains. you get this kind of a setup with this kind of moisture in a low level jet stream. the coastal hills, especially santa cruz mountains, can get an additional 2 to 4in of rain just today into tomorrow. uh again though, this is more about the mountains. it really is 32 truckee, south lake tahoe, 3037 reno. i mean, it is just being pasted up there with again, i have to wait till about eight, 9:00 before somebody can go out and measure how much snow they've they've had. but those snow levels will continue to go down as the incredibly cold air begins to swing in. uh, thunderstorms are possible later today, more likely overnight tonight into tomorrow. funnel clouds in the valley would not surprise me. uh hail easily and low snow levels for us look likely on saturday. uh, there's

going to be a lot of moisture. now, that's just total precipitation. but again, santa rosa with three is double that for parts of the russian river. but it's all about the mountains here. so if we put it into a rain and snow forecast, it's just some incredible amounts here. i mean, any way you look at it, the next couple of days are going to be quite active and probably even next week there'll be a couple systems off and on rain, cloudy, cool morning, rain and wind. today picks up turning colder. possible thunderstorms, 50s on the temps. uh, the coldest morning so far for those of you who need to know, will be sunday morning and wind protected areas could get down to 32. then we start to cloud it up. looks like another system. tuesday >> all right. thank you steve. we are prepared as steve mentioned we are expecting a lot of rain. and coming up in our 5:00 hour we're going to check in with the chp with more on how we can prepare and the golden state warriors are on a roll. their close game against the new york knicks. and when they will be vying for their eighth straight victory, we. jalen brunson was on

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tonight. last night the warriors kept their hot streak alive by defeating the new york knicks at madison square garden, 110 to 99. steph curry had 31 points in the win. jonathan kuminga 25 points and continue to impress his teammates. >> jc is a star. um, he'll play an all star in this league for a long time. he's playing confident and he's playing with force on both ends of the floor. and he's that's what he's going to be great at. >> now overall, the warriors have won 12 of their last 15 games. they are now four games above 500 fighting to secure a playoff spot. iowa basketball star caitlin clark is heading to the pros. clark announced she is

leaving the hawkeyes to enter the wnba draft. her announcement came just one day. uh came just the day she became the all time leading scorer in women's division one college basketball. clark now expected to be the number one pick in the wnba draft, which will take place next month in new york city. an award winning artist is coming to the bay area this fall. country singer kacey musgraves announced she will perform at chase center september 24th. now musgraves first burst onto the music scene in 2013 with her debut album, same trailer, different park. tickets for the september show go on sale to the general public next friday. a racetrack in the north bay has a new surface the sonoma raceway announced the repaving of its track is complete. work began to repave the more than two and a half mile track back in december. crews ground down the track, repaired cracks and new asphalt was laid down. the

raceway says this is the first complete repaving in 23 years. the first event on the new surface takes place march 11th during a drive for charity event. >> well, snow now causing very dangerous conditions up in the sierra and rain here in the bay area. expected to cause flooding and other problems. meteorologist steve paulson is here. he'll tell you everything you need to know to get ready for your weekend. >> and as long as that position has not been filled, the crime keeps going up. the reaction as the city of oakland takes another step towards electing a new police chief with four of the candidates, said at a police commission community forum. >> talking directly to the people who live and work in oakland from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook friday march 1st we're keeping an eye on a lot of things i know storms a lot of snow dangerous

driving conditions. let's check in with steve paulson for our forecast. >> well, we have to find out what elevation james torres and who's the photographer with. i don't know who. the photographer. >> right. they're on their way. i don't know how far they'll get. we'll check and get back. >> what elevation are they? that's the key here because. yeah, don't go up in the mountains there. thank you. bailey over there, 40 on the temps or 50 off and on. rain although the rain will be enhancing later. but it is right now. i mean, it is just nonstop up in the mountains, and it's only going to get worse before it finally settles down. probably early sunday. you can see enhancement coming in right here. there's a strong jet stream now roaring and right there. and you see that enhancement taking place, which will pick up our rainfall rates. and also wind later today. so today and tomorrow are the key days 50 on the thames. all right. sal's here. santa rosa still. >> uh, well, they have opened the lanes and that's better news because the lanes are open. steve now, i will tell you this, uh, the photographer with james is the incomparable greg grinnell. work with him many

times. good guy, good photographer. we're going to get some good stuff from that crew. all right, let's go out and take a look at some of these other commutes here. you can see west 80 as you head out toward the macarthur maze. it looks pretty good as you come around the corner to the bay bridge. not a big deal there. things are getting better, but the chp is asking you to be very careful on bay area bridges because of high winds. 501. let's get back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. sal. the big story is in the sierra. a powerful blizzard is moving through the area. it is expected to bring about eight ten feet of snow. uh, over the next few days . driving conditions will certainly be treacherous into the weekend. want to take you live to interstate 80 near the donner summit? uh, pretty dark out there, but also heavy snow making it hard to see the lanes on the freeway. i have been in that situation. it is very scary

. don't head up there. the chp says chain controls are in effect for i-80 and parts of highway 50 and big trucks are facing some strict restrictions. with all this heavy snow and the expected strong winds, the office of emergency services says there is an increased risk of avalanches. it has these safety tips. watch out for cracks across mountain slopes. avoid slopes steeper than 30 degrees. use the buddy system any time you go out into the snowy areas. have safety equipment that always includes wearing a helmet. consider getting an avalanche beacon to help rescue teams find you if necessary. >> and pam yosemite national park is closed because of the winter storm in the sierra. the park closed at midnight. yosemite will stay closed at least through sunday at noon. you're looking here at video of yosemite from last month. visitors are in the park right now. are being told to leave as fast as possible because several feet of snow could fall in

yosemite in the next few days. >> the oakland zoo is closed today because of the rain. the zoo says if you had reservations to visit, you will be automatically refunded. now joining us now to talk about the weather locally, officer art montiel with california highway patrol. good morning, officer montiel. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. good morning. how are you guys? >> uh, let us tell us what you're seeing in terms of driving conditions, preparing for the storm, and maybe what areas will be some of the worst. >> well, you know, i mean, mainly the we're telling people to get their vehicles ready, um, if they can avoid traveling to the cause, if they can avoid going to the snow. um definitely. we recommend it. we don't want people to go out there and get stuck in the, in the snow. um, if you really must go, then definitely get your vehicles ready. um, think of the worst thing that could happen to

you and then just kind of prepare for that, because, uh, that's one of the things that, um, the when you get out there, i mean, some of the things that you don't even think about is, you know, what if i get stuck in the snow, what if, uh, you know, if i'm going up, make sure you have your vehicle with, uh, uh, plenty of gas in case you're, you know, there's an avalanche or something. then the roads blocked, then you need to stay in the vehicle. and obviously, if the vehicle is not working, then you could freeze over there. so um, make sure that the tires are working properly, that there's plenty of tread on the tires, that they're not slippery. bring chains with you. um, just all the basic recommendations that we always give people all right. >> and some good advice, as you say, not just for the sierra, but i know you mentioned. so fill up your car. good advice. charge your car if you have an electric car, because we could have power outages. um, also inflating the tires right. anything else? we can make? making sure your tires have the proper insulation, uh,

improperly inflated. anything else we can do in terms of flood king and areas that you're seeing that could be high risk areas here closer to the bay area that we should be avoiding. >> uh, well, on the freeways, i don't know if you've noticed that the, uh, the roadways are typically, um, they're engineered to where they the water's going to go towards the side of the, uh, of the freeway of the of the lanes. so to avoid traveling on the outside lanes, try and travel in the inside lanes. um, the water tends, uh, tends to, uh, go towards the sides and that's usually where, um, water puddles. and then if you're traveling a high rate of speed, then that's uh, we have more risk of hydroplaning. >> all right. officer armand, with the chp, thank you so much. uh, for some good reminders and preparations. all right, a quick

reminder. also, you can stay on top of the storm with our ktvu weather app. it has the current conditions, live interactive radar and the forecast hour by hour. it is a free download. >> all right pam, time is now 506. today is a day at the oakland police commission. will officially submit its list of four candidates for police chief to oakland mayor shang tao ktvu bailey o'carroll is here now to tell us what happened last night at a public forum featuring those four candidates. good morning bailey. >> good morning dave. yeah, the police commission plans to present the list or its list rather of finalists this morning to the mayor. from that list, the mayor could select the person to be oakland's next police chief. now, here is a look at those four candidates. you have lisa davis, floyd mitchell, luis molina and abdul pridgen. last night, about 30 community members took part in a candidate forum at oakland city hall. a more were watching online last night. now the public was not allowed to comment on the candidates or ask any questions at the meeting,

but the mayor also declined to participate in that meeting because she had concerns that the public settings could jeopardize findings, finding the best candidate. though the candidates themselves were all able to speak, the forum is great. >> i think you should always have a forum when you're going to select somebody like a chief of police. >> the city does not mandate a public forum for selecting the new police chief. the police commission has stressed the importance of community involvement in that process, though at the end of the day, the decision is oakland mayor's xiang tao to make. she has the final say in the selection. it's been more than a year since the city has had a permanent police chief. the mayor has been vocal about remaining committed to finding that new top cop. back to you. >> thank you. bailey, this coming tuesday, voters in alameda county have an important decision to make about future elections. now, they'll vote on proposition b, which considers changing the rules involving recall elections so that they

mimic the state's rules. changes include an increase in the number of valid signatures needed to force a recall, people collecting signatures must be at least 18 years old and the registrar of voters would have 30 days instead of ten to count those signatures. now, this could affect those who want to recall alameda district attorney pamela price. those who want to remove her from office say they have already collected enough signatures under the existing rules, there will be no vote on the ballot next week to remove price as we need to, uh, be practical in our ability to verify the signatures, but also call for the recall election. critics accused price of being too soft on criminals. she says if she's removed from office, it will disenfranchize all of the people who originally voted for her. >> our time now. 509a special memorial was held in richmond honoring the life of irma

anderson, the former mayor of richmond and a city council member who died last month at the age. of 93. she was well loved. dozens of former colleagues and other leaders honored irma anderson's life, including former governor jerry brown. irma anderson broke racial barriers and was a political trailblazer, also known as a loving friend, the speakers remembered how irma anderson's natural love for others influenced her public service. >> no matter what you did for a living, irma really cared about people and wanted to make sure people were making enough. you know, getting a fair living so that they could provide for their families. >> irma anderson, among other things, was the first black woman elected mayor of a major california city, and she was the second black student to attend and graduate from the cornell

school of nursing. irma anderson died at the age. of 93. >> nice. to honor her. >> yes, indeed. >> 510 is the time steve, are you looking at right now with this? >> i'm looking at rainfall totals. i finally got some chance to put it together here. uh above saratoga, saratoga hills. the most i can find here. almost two inches of rain. these areas were the most. or there were some one inch amounts to almost two. although i haven't heard from everybody yet. loma prieta an inch and three quarters. mount diablo an inch and a half. and mount tamalpais picked up an inch and a third. other locations were far less, as you might imagine, but kentfield usually one of the leaders of the pack. 0.87 woodacre had more, i think. woodacre had 1.08, but they're a little bit higher elevation. tilden park three quarters of an inch. santa rosa that's in town, three quarters of an inch. spring lake, though, had more than that. moraga that's at saint mary's college, 0.60 go gales union city, a third of an inch. livermore, a third of an inch. atherton a third of an inch. in danville. point three

two. so a rainy, cold pattern here. heavier rain friday. saturday. windy and cold or wind advisory kicks in today. takes us through saturday morning and much lower snow levels tomorrow. wind advisory gusts 45 to 55. starts at noon. goes through 10 a.m. tomorrow, so it was a windy day for me yesterday. had gusts to 40. i know there were many around 4045. look at all that cold air swinging it and now you're starting to see some enhancement, right? in mendocino county, thunderstorms, a little bit of lightning strike right off of eureka there. but watching the last few right there heading just barreling in and that's going to really enhance not only rainfall, but just put it into a higher gear. the snow up in the mountains. so there's some areas of rain moving through, some heavy others. otherwise you get a break. most of it looks to be about san francisco, oakland south for now, more so than north, but that will pick up here if you're north and not too long here as that system begins to punch in up in mendocino county. pretty good rainfall between now and saturday night. so i would get ready for another inch to maybe 3 or 3 and a half or four. and the mountains, as everyone has been saying, don't,

don't, don't do it. i mean, you know, coop made the best comment yesterday and he said you could get snowed down to 2000ft, and it may take a while for somebody to come get you. you know, that's a lot of road to be clearing and roads with a lot more snow on the way here, especially as we head into friday afternoon, friday night and also saturday. so get ready wind and rain for us today and a blizzard warning continues. amazing all the way out until sunday at 10 a.m, 5 to 12ft above the 5000 foot level looks likely. >> all right thank you steve. president biden and donald trump were on the southern border as immigration remains a big topic this election season. up next, we take a look at their dueling visits and from san jose, a list of safety problems talked about at a community town hall meeting. >> we'll tell you the big concerns in one san jose neighb hood

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volunteers plan to gather for a neighborhood cleanup in east san jose. >> it's part of a local initiative to keep the area clean and safe. people living or working in the area of east san jose held a town hall last night to discuss fighting, crime and rising gang violence. >> there are gunshots over the weekend. there is an active gang here that many families are concerned about. and you know, not just that, but there's illegal dumping in the neighborhood. there's graffiti, there's a lot of blight. not wearing the suit and talking to them. >> as somebody who grew up in this neighborhood and sharing my upbringing and the struggles my family had visiting my brother in jail and my cousins in prison, and telling them that, you know, that we don't want that for you. what can we do for you or comments. >> so last nights forum also focused on creating a new neighborhood association to help build community. >> our time now. 517 in solano county, the people who support plans to build a new city can soon start collecting signatures

for a ballot measure. yesterday was the deadline for solano county to give that ballot initiative a title and a summary . after that, the california forever campaign will have as little as two months to collect 13,000 signatures for verification on a developers want to build a city that would include 20,000 new homes near travis air force base. the plan has run into opposition among some nearby residents, as well as lawmakers who don't want the increased traffic and say there just is not enough transparency about this project. >> all right, 517 is the time. let's head right over to sal. we heard the warnings from the chp. some good reminder, sal, just to check your tires, your windshield wipers, everything, because the roads are going to be pretty tough the next few days. >> they are. and you know what? yesterday i ran into a pothole and it destroyed my destroyed my tire. so i had to get a new one. right? so these things happen. be careful. sometimes you can't see them, but try not to drive

over them. i didn't see it, so i wouldn't. it wouldn't drive into a pothole on purpose. but that's what's happening. be careful out there. the rain has softened the asphalt and some of those potholes are appearing westbound bay bridge. you can see that traffic is moving along pretty well. no major issues on the span. chp does say that we are going to have some windy conditions on bay area bridges. that means the dumbarton, the san mateo and the bay bridge. so just be careful out there, especially if you drive a high profile vehicle. a high profile vehicle is something like a camper or a truck that could be taken by the wind and blown over. 518 turn. here's a high profile meteorologist. it's mister steve. well, when i was driving my rv into work today, crockett bridge, sal crockett and benicia had some pretty good gusts as well. >> yes, sir. all right. thank you much. all right. uh, west southwest, breeze to wind. the wind will pick up. we do have a wind advisory starts at noon and

goes through 10 a.m. saturday, but there's already some pretty good gusts in there. higher elevations. mount vader's 40 oakland hills above the claremont 45. and boulder creek's 47. but take a look. southwest 23, southwest 14, southwest. at 25, i think we'll get some gusts 5055 later. here. half moon bay is a balmy 54. a lot of 40s though, 50s on the temps. just, you know, most of the rain is so far is more south than it is north. but look at you can see the enhancement on the cloud cover right there. what you're seeing is this strong jet stream punching in right here. upper level divergence, cold air advection starting to work. its way in. and that's going to really pick up some of the rainfall even though it's not maybe too crazy right now. this is this is going to set the stage for just an incredible day of snow on in the higher elevations. and you'll watch this, this cold air filters in. this will send snow levels plunging here. mendocino county, lake county, you'll get snow if it's not today or tonight, it will be probably tomorrow, saturday night into sunday. that is just incredibly cold. you can see the signature of this, what we call this deep

trough right here. like this. right there. right there. and then whammo! there it is. so it's possible thunderstorms today, i would think hail maybe funnel clouds out to the valley. total precipitation is just as a column of moisture there. still looks pretty good to me, especially in marin county north, but it's all about the mountains. they're stealing all our thunder. pun intended here, but i you know, i think we're under forecasting areas around the santa cruz mountains. also, marin county, around mount tamalpais and up towards the russian river. but there will be just maybe historic snow total, maybe. maybe we'll see. uh, there will be a lot. put it that way. off and on. rain cloudy, cooler, more rain and wind today. turning colder. thunderstorms 50s on the temps. the coldest morning. some of you agricultural interests, winery interests or just your your backyard garden sunday morning and wind protected areas looks to be the coldest. another system looks to come in on tuesday day. >> all right steve thank you. time is 521. voting for super tuesday. just four days away. you're asked to vote twice for a candidate for the us senate.

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the sierra. we'll show you how some of the communities are bracing for dangerous conditions , and more than a dozen new san francisco police officers sworn in. the police chief's message for the city and those who are now sworn to protect it. from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for joining us here on morning sun two. i'm pam cook and good morning i'm dave clark. >> welcome to friday the first day of march. >> yes march coming in like a lion. yeah. some severe weather to talk about. let's check in with steve paulson with our

forecast. >> well, there's plenty to talk about. we'll start with the rain will be picking up again. wind advisory kicks in about noon goes through tomorrow at 10:00 in the morning. but it's really about the snow here which is now starting to really crank up 40s and 50s on the temps here. look at that. i mean, it's going to be one for the books here probably after everything is said and done. by the time we get to sunday, sunday afternoon, look at all that cold air swinging in. enhancement is taking place. strong jet stream, cold air. so stormy weather is definitely in place here. off and on morning rain, wind and rain today. possible thunderstorms turning colder. the coldest air arrives on saturday. 50s on the temps is all right. sal's here. all of a sudden it got busy. knew something new. old what? >> you know, it improved. we had a problem earlier in santa rosa that's been taken care of. but yes, indeed, steve, the stormy weather you're talking about is definitely going to affect us driving not only here, but up to the sierra. first of all, let's focus on the bay bridge. you can see traffic is moving along

relatively well. there have been no major issues looking at the commute. you can see traffic is moving along slowly at the altamont pass as you drive through. i do want to go to the sierra there, and i'm going to put a little icon here on roseville because a rare warning is in effect for the sierra this weekend due to the biggest snowstorm of the year, where i put the arrow. ktvu james torres is on the road roughly outside of roseville this morning, heading east on interstate 80. are you cold yet? have the conditions changed? >> yeah, it's funny you say that because every couple of minutes i'll take a look at that, uh, temperature gauge in our car. and that number is slowly decreasing. around 55, when we left the bay area in oakland. now we're down to 45. and i'm pretty sure it's even colder than that. if we step outside. uh, we are just past roseville, approaching auburn at this point. this morning. and this is the part where we're starting to

see the wet roads here. roads weren't really all that wet when we first left. i also just got an alert on my phone for a blizzard warning, and we're not seeing anything that extreme just yet. in fact, we're not really even seeing snow at this point. just yet. uh, but of course, you know, you're getting those notifications. your phone is very aware, uh, that that's something that could be coming up. right. so, uh, i believe we are still about 30 or so miles away from where some of those chains, uh, are get into effect here. that's a little. that's closer to baxter. we should be approaching, uh, colfax in the next 15 minutes or so. chains will be in effect for some of the larger trucks there. but chains will be in effect for everyone by the time we get up to baxter and that's still, uh, not, you know, probably about another hour or so before we actually get to the sierra and tahoe. uh, so we're keeping an eye on the conditions as the next time you see us in the next, uh, 30 minutes or so, we'll be out of the car showing you what we're seeing again. nothing too terrible just yet. roads are a little slick, and

wet at this point. uh, we did get that alert a moment ago, warning us of a of, uh, some blizzard hazards and blizzard concerns. not seeing that just yet, but we'll let you know when that changes. send it back to you all in studio. >> thanks. all right, james, thank you. time now, 533. that blizzard he's talking about is big enough that some ski resorts have already decided to close for today at palisade tahoe. the alpine side will be closed today while the palisade side, the palisade side will have limited operations at heavenly mountain resort. they've closed the gondola and the upper mountain lifts until the storm is over. >> we're just taking this day by day right now, and the last thing, frankly, is that we have to take a look at road conditions. is it safe for people to get to our mountain now? >> the resort operators say although this blizzard were hurt, this weekend's business, long terme, all of this snow could extend the ski season well, this weekend storm will provide a big boost to the

sierra snowpack. >> the state's most recent measurement found california water supply from that snowpack continues to improve after a dry start to this year's rainy season, the sierra snowpack has now climbed to 80% of normal for this time of year. that's a huge improvement from just 28% january 1st. it will take several additional storms within the month of march to really get us from the current 70% of april 1st average up to 100% of average by the 1st of april. now, yesterday's measurement in the sierra was the california department of water resources. third snowpack survey of the winter season. don't forget you can get updates on the weekend storm anytime with our free ktvu weather app. it has current conditions, a live interactive radar and a breaks down the forecast hour by hour. >> your time is now 535. both president biden and former president trump went to the us border with mexico. as immigration is becoming a major

political issue in the 2024 presidential campaign. now, both candidates say more should be done to secure the southern border. trump blamed biden administration policies for the record number of migrants coming to the u.s. president biden, meanwhile, blamed trump for pressuring republican lawmakers to vote against a border bill that would allow more border guards to be hired. >> they have destroyed this border, and they're in the process of destroying our country instead of playing politics issue, instead of telling members of congress to block this legislation, join me or i'll join you in telling the congress to pass this bipartisan border security bill. >> we can do it together. >> now, both president biden and donald trump met with border patrol agents as part of their campaign stop this. >> president biden will deliver his state of the union address next thursday. the white house says the president will make the case that he has done more in three years than any other president, than other presidents

have done in two terms white house officials say president biden will focus on how his administration's policies have helped the us economy. alabama senator katy perry britt will provide the republican response to the state of the union address. >> time now. 536. the state says its fast food minimum wage guidelines do apply to the franchise. panera after there was backlash over allowing bakeries to keep their pay salaries at the $16 minimum wage. now, bloomberg news reported this week that a panera franchise owner who went to high school with the governor used his influence to lobby for a carve out for chains that bake and sell bread. the governor's office says governor newsom never met with that owner about the bill, and that panera is not exempt from the law. some republican lawmakers are now pushing for an external investigation. >> new reports show. nearly half of the number of people cited

for drug use in san francisco were from outside the city, 718 people were arrested or cited between march 30th, 2023 and february 2nd, 2024, 47% said that they lived in another county or declined to say 53% said they lived in san francisco , 20% said they were receiving money from san francisco county's adult assistance program. of those, one, one third said they were not from the city, which the city says constitutes welfare fraud. now, san francisco mayor london breed said in a statement, quote, over the past year, our local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have made a significant increase in drug seizures and arrests, but we can't let up until those dealing drugs and using them openly on the street understand that san francisco is closed for this type of activity, supervisor matt dorsey said. the numbers further confirmed that san francisco is too often a destination for drug tourism. he added, quote, we owe

it to those struggling with substance abuse disorders not to enable behaviors that are deadlier than ever, and we owe nothing less to san francisco taxpayers who shouldn't be asked to foot the bill for it. the san francisco police department, welcoming its latest class of new recruits. please join me congratulating the newest police officer for the san francisco police chief bill scott swore in the 19 new police recruits yesterday and says these new officers reflect the diversity of san francisco. >> three of them are women, eight are bilingual, four fluent in spanish, thai, arabic and cantonese. >> it's a really a positive thing for us to step in the right direction, and we tend to continue this momentum. we have a lot of applicants right now and hopefully the next class will be even bigger, and it's really great to have new officers on the streets because we need them. >> these new police officers are beginning their 16 weeks of

field training at police stations across san francisco. so all right, 539 is the time steve paulson keeping track of the rain. >> we've had we're having we're expecting a lot of rain. >> you covered it, pamela. no doubt about it. it's we've had some. there's more on the way. sarah toga hills, this is up at 1400 feet, 1.87. loma prieta has had an inch and three quarters. mount diablo an inch and a half. and mount tamalpais has had an inch and a third. the rainfall totals whittaker had over an inch rain, but i went with kentfield .87, tilton park three quarters, santa rosa in town 0.71 moraga at saint mary's college, .60. union city, livermore, atherton and danville all around a third of an inch. rainy cold pattern will take us into sunday. no doubt. heavier rain today and tomorrow. windy and colder. lowest snow levels would be saturday afternoon. saturday evening wind advisory kicks in at noon, although it was downright howling in my place yesterday. 45 55 mile per hour gusts that takes us through saturday, 10 a.m. tomorrow. look at all that cold air rotating in

. this is setting the stage. you can see the enhanced that i'm just looking right there. look at that. that's just a strong jet stream. and that's going to crank up not only rainfall totals but more mountain snow. and then you get the cold air coming in behind that it is going to be a wide variety, a cornucopia of a lot of active weather here so far this morning , most has been south san francisco, oakland, south santa cruz mountains, peninsula, and then out towards santa clara county. contra costa county. not as much to the north, but that's going to change pretty soon. here we'll get some, i'd think an inch to maybe three over the next between now and saturday evening. heaviest amounts still being advertised for most. it looks like around santa rosa, but look at fremont 1.94. i mean easily. you could get two inches of rain out of this pattern, but the snow will be just incredible amounts. after we finally can get a break here. but that won't be until probably monday or sunday night. 32 truckee, 30 south lake tahoe and the snow

forecast is again. it's just an eye opener, no doubt about it. uh, on top of what's already fallen, we'll wait about 8:00. 9:00. i'm sure some snow totals from the last 24 hours will start to come in a windy day. expected a rainy day expected, and then colder tonight and tomorrow. 40s 50s on the temps. you can get thunderstorms out of that funnel. clouds would not surprise me in the least. waterspouts. that's a funnel cloud over water as this cold, unstable air swings in. so get ready. it's on its way. wind, rain, colder temps here and just an, um, just. i mean, amazing amount of snow is in the forecast, but today and tomorrow , a lot of active weather patterns off and on. rain, cloudy, cool morning, rain, wind pick up today. turning colder and possible thunderstorms. >> all right. thank you steve. addressing flood prone areas in marin county. the plan to protect roads, hospitals and other essential buildings from sea level rise and learning new skills after serving time in prison. >> we'll tell you about a new

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spending than the last three california senate races combined . politico polls show the biggest spender is adam schiff, at almost $45 million on advertisements katie porter and steve garvey are battling for second on spending. >> all right pam. now in that senate race in tuesday's primary election, californians will be asked to vote twice for the us senate. the first election on the ballot will fill the position now occupied by senator laphonza butler, who was appointed to that seat of the late senator dianne feinstein last year. the second election will determine the next full time california senator for a six year turn through january three of 2031. >> you'll see the same candidates on the ballot for those two slots. and essentially, yes, you're voting for who is going to serve from november to january of 2025 and then who actually serves the full six year terme. really is the full successor to the late senator dianne feinstein. >> now, the top two candidates

in the primary elections will advance to the november general election. the winner of the special general election in november will take over from senator butler immediately, and then serve for two months until january third of 2025. after that time expires, the winner of the regular general election will take over in san francisco, so the board of supervisors, president is considering a run for mayor, supervisor aaron peskin told us he has been thinking about running for mayor since last spring, but still hasn't made a decision. >> peskin will be termed out on the board this year. now, the four top candidates in the race for mayor so far, current mayor london breed supervisor asha safai, nonprofit executive daniel lurie and former interim mayor and supervisor mark farrell. >> all right, sal, you've been busy this morning. it's 549. how are the roads right now? >> well, they're not so bad in the bay area, but it's friday,

and some people may be thinking of going to the sierra. i know you've been watching, and all of us have been advising you not to go. we're going to keep hammering home that message every day. we can or every hour we can, every time we can is a better way to say it, because it's going to be dangerous conditions up there. let's go to the bay bridge. you can see westbound bay bridge looks okay. sometimes on fridays we have a lighter than usual commute. it's not raining right now in oakland, but computers froze up. that never happens to steve, though. it only happens to me. westbound 580. some slowing on the altamont pass. this is a look at interstate 880. this traffic is looking good. so it's not gloom and misery everywhere out there, at least not right now. 549 let's bring steve back in here. >> thank you sal. yes, sir. all right. we'll get to it here. up in the mountains. uh, it's going to be a continuing to pick up here. there's no way around it. uh, rainfall for us is kind of hit and miss right now more south than it is north. but that

will change as well as our cold core system is beginning to make its move here. 30s on the temps. truckee south lake tahoe, i think we've told you enough. uh, you know what's going on up there. and more snow. a lot of snow is on the way between now and sunday. this will continue into sunday. i don't know why people are ending it on sunday. it makes no sense to me. south wind or southwest wind pretty good gusts. wind advisory starts at noon. goes through 10 a.m. tomorrow, 45 55 mile per hour gusts possible. so rain and snow and then the cold air. the really cold air arrives saturday afternoon. but not only rain today, but also possibility of thunderstorms would not surprise me in the least. here uh, rainfall still looks pretty good to me. i think we're under forecasting it, so i'll lean on the heavier totals being shown here, which makes sense to me. off and on. rain not. not widespread in the morning, but cloudy. cool morning, breezy, windy. but that'll both pick up both of them. the rain and wind later today and then turning colder late tonight into tomorrow. 50s on the temps. uh, wind and rain will take us into

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for a long time deli in san francisco closed until further notice. lee's deli, the latest business to shut down in the financial district. there were 12 lee's delis at one time, but the owner blames the closures on covid, rising minimum wages, crime time and the lack of people coming back to the downtown area. workers in the financial district say they will miss the signature deli and inexpensive food work over at 211 main, and you know, on the other side of market. >> and i'm walking over here just actually walking around to see what's available in the like, broader vicinity that isn't 20 bucks to eat lunch. >> people who work downtown say it's part of a troubling trend of closures within the city of

san francisco, city leaders say they want to transform that area and inease the foot traffic during the day. >> westfield mall in san francisco is getting a new name and a gesture to an old classic. the owner, trident pacific, announced that the mall will now be called emporium center, san francisco. the company says the new name pays tribute to the first department store that opened in that space in 1896. you might remember the emporium, the building's owner says guests will start to see new branding and a new logo. they're also working to bring in new food options and increase the number of events. >> our time now. 555. there's a new owner of the san francisco art institute, a newly formed nonprofit made up of bay area arts leaders and the widow of steve jobs. steve jobs bought the russian hill building, according to the chronicle. the institute filed for bankruptcy last april, leaving that two acre campus vacant. the institute was purchased for $35

million. the nonprofit tells the chronicle it hopes to keep the campus and institute for the arts. well, mayor london breed reacted to the announcement, releasing a statement saying the arts are central to san francisco past and critical to its future. the art institute played a huge part in our cultural life for 150 years now. it will be at the center of a new era of creative brilliance. thank you to laurene powell jobs for your support and vision. our time is 556. the golden state warriors will be going for their eighth straight road victory when they played the raptors tonight in toronto. last night the warriors kept their hot streak alive. they defeated the new york knicks at madison square garden 110 to 99. and yes steph curry was hot 31 points in that win. jonathan kuminga was hot as well. he had 25 points and he continues to impress his teammates.

>> jc is a star. um, he'll play an all star in this league for a long time. he's playing confident and he's playing with force on both ends of the floor and he's that's what he's going to be. great at. draymond green, that's for sure. >> overall, the warriors have won 12 of their last 15 games. they're now four games over 500. there's fighting to get a playoff spot iowa basketball star caitlin clark is heading to the pros. >> clark announced she is leaving the hawkeyes to enter the wnba draft. her announcement came right after that. she became the all time leading scorer in women's division one college basketball. clark, now expected to be the number one pick in the wnba draft, which will take place next month in new york. >> time now. 558. an award winning artist is coming here to the bay area this fall, country singer kacey musgraves announced she'll perform at chase center september 24th. the musgraves first hit the music scene back in 2013 with her debut album,

same trailer, different park. tickets for the september show go on sale to the general public next friday. the sonoma raceway announced the repaving of its track is complete. >> crews ground down the old track, repaired, cracks and installed new asphalt. the raceway says this is the first complete repaving in 23 years. the first event on the new surface takes place march 11th during a drive for charity event at. >> if you don't have to travel, if you don't have to be out, don't be out. >> guys, look at the pictures. a powerful blizzard with powerful winds really hitting the sierra. we're checking on the roads and how communities up there are dealing with the dangerous conditions on the way. and people in oakland hearing from the four candidates who want to be the next police chief of oakland, the reaction from the community and what's next in the process to find a permanent police chief from ktvu, fox two

news this is mornings on two. well, good morning and just look behind us. >> that's our top story. >> that's some real snow. yeah. good morning. welcome to mornings on two i'm dave clark. good morning i'm pam cook. >> it is friday march first. and you don't want to be out standing out in driving in that we do have reporters giving us a look at the conditions. it's important, steve, to give that look because some people think, oh it's probably not that bad. i'll head up. i've been stuck in it and it's not fun. >> every year we do a story on somebody getting stuck in that and i'm sure we'll do another one or 2 or 3. all right. incredible amounts of snow are already being forecast and it's only going to get worse as this is a really dynamic system and the cold air is now just beginning to swing in as the deep upper lobe begins to slow slide southeast as it does the air aloft of jetstream is now aimed at a southwest direction, which funnels all that deep moisture into the mountains. now you had the cold air, and the snow levels will continue to come down. we'll get rain out of

this. you can see it's enhancing. but look at all i mean, that's an incredible mass of cold air. and you're seeing enhancement right there. see now that so that will eventually work its way towards us. so it's a stormy stormy weather pattern that is for sure. off and on. morning rain, cloudy, cool wind and rain pick up possible thunderstorms, colder. i think best bet for snow will be on saturday. 50 is on the temps. well at last here he is. mr. sal castaneda for an update on your friday traffic. >> i see what you did there. you know right now, steve, you're talking about the sierra and interstate 80 does have chain requirements. now i have it. let me actually, you can do this on the fly here and check for 50 and let's see 50. looks like there are chain requirements as well. all right. so if you're going but we're advising you not to go and we're going to talk about that in just a minute. with pam looking at the bay area right now traffic is moving along pretty well. but the rain is here in some spots and it's

going to take you a while. so just just be careful out there and drive you know, slowly, more slowly than you normally would. 601 let's go back to the desk. all right. >> thank you sal. steve says yeah 50 closed at twin bridges. so that's topping our news this morning. the snow the biggest snow storm of the season has now slammed into the lake tahoe region, creating a very dangerous situation. the big storm is expected to bring more than ten feet of snow on some of the highest peaks in the sierra, many people in the lake tahoe area now stocking up on storm supplies as they get ready for a blizzard, and got groceries, is going to be making stew. >> made sure we had eggs and stuff because you need to plan ahead and not wait for the last minute. >> i've been in lots of these snowstorms and if you made it through last year, you can pretty much handle anything up here. they are ready. >> they live in the mountains. we continue our storm coverage with ktvu james torres. he's on the road to lake tahoe this

morning. james we understand chain controls at baxter. that's pretty low. where are you? right now? >> uh, we're right out around baxter. in fact, we just got pulled over from caltrans. uh, who just shot a flashlight at us, telling us to pull over to the side so they could just check out what we're working with here, asking us if we had four wheel drive, if we had chains, and pretty much advising how much farther we can go. we don't have chains with us this morning. we do have, uh, all wheel drive. uh, that's that's what we're in this morning. uh, so they're telling us probably another 20 miles is really pushing it. uh, at the point of where we're at now, we're starting to see some of the rain come down. we're seeing a little bit of snow, probably some sleet on the roadway this morning, but you see a number of, uh, really big rigs and trucks that are pulling over to the side here because they are starting to get their chains intact. uh, we see a lot of construction here on the roadways. a lot of crews on the roadways here, basically telling everyone, hey, if you don't have chains, if you don't

have the right car to be on the road, we're going to tell you to turn back around here and we're stopping here to talk to some more caltrans crews again, all of which who are just kind of giving us an idea of how much further we can go to stay safe on the road. at this point, it's about 33 degrees outside. we are starting to see a little bit of the snow accumulate. according to my maps, we're about 5000ft and, uh, elevation here, so we're really starting to get to the point where we're really pushing it and of course, we're not trying our goal here is not to go all the way to truckee, not to go all the way to tahoe, or really get to the point where we feel, okay, that's probably as far as we can go before we turn back around, and it looks like we're getting to that point pretty soon. so keeping an eye on these conditions, we'll step out at some point and kind of give you a better idea of what it is we're looking at. so stick around. we've got a lot to show you all morning long. cam dave, all right. >> james, thank you so much for that information. and we look forward to that report coming up. and your photographer, our photographer greg, drive carefully up there. we'll see you in a bit. the california

highway patrol urging drivers to avoid traveling to the lake tahoe area if possible. last hour we spoke with chp officer art montiel. >> we don't want people to go out there and get stuck in the in the snow. so, um, if you really must go, then definitely get your vehicles ready. um think of the worst thing that could happen to you, and then just kind of prepare for that. >> now, it's also important to check your tire pressure, your windshield wipers, your gas tank. if you're driving an electric vehicle, your battery charge before heading into the storm. cold weather does drain that battery, and an ev. it's also a good idea to pack emergency supplies in case you get stuck. definitely have water , blankets, food in your car. don't forget you can get updates on the weekend storm anytime with the free ktvu weather app. it has current conditions, a live interactive radar. it does break down the forecast hour by hour. >> all right, pam, time now. 605 marin county's top transit agency says there are 19 trouble

spots for rising sea levels. the transit authority of marin says the areas with the highest risk of flooding include highway 101 and highway 37. that list also includes stinson beach and low lying areas across the entire county from sausalito to novato county. transit leaders are trying to find ways to prevent flooding from causing major transportation problems in the future. >> well, today marks one year since santa rosa, montgomery high school student jaden penta was killed during a fight with a classmate. the school plans to hold a day of comfort and healing. counselors will be there to talk with students, parents, and faculty. community groups donated food for today and there will be a tree dedication and memorial art project. a 16 year old student died from stab wounds in a fight against a 15 year old in a classroom last year. the 15 year old has been ruled not responsible for the death. >> our time is now at 606. well, today is a day that the oakland

police commission will officially submit its list of four candidates for police chief to mayor xiang tao ktvu bailey o'carroll is here now to tell us about a public forum last night that featured those four candidates. good morning bailey. >> good morning dave. the mayor will officially be presented the four candidate s selected by the police commission to be oakland's next police chief. those four candidates behind me, lisa davis, floyd mitchell, luis molina and abdul pridgen. last night, about 30 community members took part in a candidate forum at oakland city hall. more were watching online. the public was not allowed to comment on the candidates or asked them any questions at the meeting, and oakland mayor xiang tao declined to participate in that meeting because she had concern that the public setting could jeopardize finding the best candidate. though the candidates themselves were all able to speak. it's something many in attendance said should become more regular when selecting a police chief, it gives the public an

opportunity to hear, see and talk about who this person is and how well and how much they can do to make the city a better city. >> and you're always looking forward to making the city a better city. >> now, the city does not mandate a public forum for selecting a new police chief. the commission has stressed, though, the importance of community involvement in this process, though at the end of the day, mayor tao does have the final say in this selection. it's been more than a year since the city has had a permanent police chief. the mayor has been vocal about remaining committed, though, to finding and filling that top cop spot. back to you. >> all right, bailey, thank you. time now, 607, a special memorial was held in the city of richmond honoring the life of erma anderson, the former mayor and the former city council member who died last month at the age of 93. dozens of former colleagues and other leaders came out to honor the life of

erma anderson, including former governor jerry brown, erma anderson broke racial barriers and was a political trailblazer, also known as a loving friend. the speakers remembered how erma anderson's natural love for others influenced her public service. >> no matter what you did for a living, erma really cared about people and wanted to make sure people were making enough. you know, getting a fair living. so that they could provide for their families. >> erma anderson was the first black woman elected mayor of a major california city. she was the second black student to attend and graduate from the cornell school of nursing. she died at the age of 93. the world needs more people like erma andrea lee do. >> cared enough. cared for other people. that's wonderful. to honor her. all right. sal is keeping an eye on our roads for it. looks pretty light at the bay bridge toll plaza. so maybe people are kind of taking

advantage and working from home. >> yeah, i don't think today is going to be a traditional commute day. pam and dave, i think that some people on fridays don't go, but on the weekends we always get people going. places is out of town, maybe for the weekend, and a lot of people go up to the sierra and we'll talk about that in just a second. however right now we have slowing on the altamont pass, and because it's going to be raining, we're going to have slowing on bay area roads. we have potholes opening up. you heard about, uh, i ran into one yesterday and it ruined my tire. so just be careful out there. and if you can, if you have the flexibility to work from home, that's always good. on days like today, you can see right now in the san mateo bridge is okay. and a very light delay at the bay bridge toll plaza. remember the authorities are encouraging you not to go to the sierra on 80 or 50. you're going to face restrictions or downright closures. 610. let's go back to the desk. thank you. sal san jose held a safety town hall.

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homicide charges, but was found guilty of firearms charges. >> our time now 614. the suspect accused of killing seven farm workers in half moon bay, was in a redwood city courtroom for his arraignment. a grand jury indicted chunli zhao on seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. his lawyer entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf. the prosecutors say the mass shooting back in january of last year happened after zhao argued with a coworker. the next court date is in april to set a trial date. he is still in custody, held without bail. time now 614. east san jose is seeing an increase in gang violence and residents are now coming together trying to find solutions. ktvu is andre senior in the studio now to tell us how they plan to do it? andre. >> well, dave, community is key neighbor, helping neighbor as they watch over and protect each other. a couple dozen people attended a town hall last night

at rocketship capoeira academy. translated in english it means yes, we can. and that was one of the messages of the forum. together the neighborhood can work to tackle many of their problems, such as gang violence and blight. i think this is one opportunity in one way for us to build that bridge in that community. >> with peter ortiz and his team, but also just empowering our families on the bottom right now, peter ortiz represents east san jose on the city council. >> he's been holding town halls to specifically address the needs of residents and businesses. he grew up in the area, so the issues plaguing his district are deeply personal. there are gunshots over the weekend. >> there is an active gang here that many families are concerned about, and, you know, not just that, but there's illegal dumping in the neighborhood. there's graffiti, there's a lot of blight. >> not wearing the suit and talking to them. as somebody who grew up in this neighborhood and sharing my upbringing, the struggles my family had visiting my brother in jail and my cousins in prison, and telling

them that, you know, that we don't want that for you. what can we do for you? >> now, councilman ortiz says holding people accountable for their criminal behavior is important, and he's formed partnerships with san jose police, santa clara county district attorney's office, and educational institutions like rocketship academy to reach as many people as possible, particularly the young. there's another town hall scheduled for this event or this evening at the educational park library starting at 5:30 p.m. it's one of three town halls to discuss the city's budget for east san jose. dave. >> all right. andre. thank you. time is 616. the people who want to build a new city in solano county can soon start collecting signatures for a ballot measure. now, yesterday was the deadline for solano county to give the ballot initiative a title and a summary. after that, the california forever campaign will have as little as two months to collect 13,000 signatures for verification. developers say they want to build a city that would include 20,000 new homes near travis air force base. now

that plan has attracted opposition among some nearby residents as well as lawmakers who don't want the increased traffic and say there just isn't enough traffic. apparency about this project. all right, it's 617. >> let's check in with sal for a look at traffic. where are you starting, sal? >> well, we're doing the bay area commute, obviously. pam and the bay bridge. you can. you saw it behind you. it was actually doing very well. i can put that up on the screen. let me just drag that in here because we showed it behind dave and pam. there's not much going on there. this is a friday commute. i think a lot of people may not be going usually on fridays, and i actually know the reason. i think that a lot of people on fridays just work from home or perhaps they do four day weeks, but definitely it's a trend. 580 westbound, a little slowing at the altamont pass. and we look at the freeway system here. it's wet. and definitely if you're driving, you are going to be seeing potholes. you're going to be seeing standing water over the next few days. just drive

accordingly. now as i go to steve and steve, i would say trust in me. take the chains, be very careful if you have to go, perhaps think of not going to the sierra. >> don't go sir, don't go. i wouldn't look, there's always that 1 or 2 who've been doing this for 50 years. they know what they're doing. but 99% don't make sense. yes, sir. okay uh, we'll get to some rainfall totals here. saratoga hills, almost two inches of rain. this is at 1400 feet. loma prieta, santa cruz mountains, an inch and three quarters. mount diablo over an inch and a half. mount tamalpais with an inch and a third. other rainfall totals have been okay. they'll start to pick up today. kentfield bennett valley. i'll fix that when i have time. 87 186 100 bennett valley, santa rosa, tilden park, three quarters moraga. that's at saint mary's college, .60 union city, livermore, atherton and danville, all over a third of an inch. rainy, cold pattern. heavier rain today into saturday. wind and cold temps

start to filter in here. the wind advisory starts at noon, goes through 10 a.m. tomorrow. best bet for lower snow levels will be late tonight tomorrow so that 45 55 mile per hour gusts and this is just an incredible pool of cold, cold air with a roaring jet stream which is enhancing already. i mean, look at that. i'll just zoom in on this, getting what's called upper level divergence right there. incredible punching into the jet as this whole system slides southeast. so get ready. wind and rain take us today. blizzard warning continues in the mountains where it's only going to get worse long before it gets better. you guys all right? >> thank you steve. >> well, yosemite national park is closed because of the winter storm in the sierra. the park closed at midnight. yosemite will stay closed at least through sunday at noon. now we're showing you some video from last month at yosemite. the visitors who are in yosemite right now. you're being told leave as fast as possible because several feet of snow

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ski resorts in the sierra say the big winter storm now hitting the mountains will be great for the ski season, but they advise. us do not head up there. this weekend. the warning if you're thinking about making that dangerous drive to tahoe and possible paycheck relief for employees of the san francisco unified. school district, what the school district is now doing trying to fix the payroll system that led to thousands of teachers getting pay checks that were insufficient from ktvu fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. all right. >> as we take you live to the opening bell at the new york stock exchange, starting this week, tesla has now opened its charging network to ford vehicles. soon others, like

rivian and general motors, will soon be able to plug into those tesla superchargers. that's going to make a big difference, and analysts predict the move could generate up to $12 billion a year in charging revenue. for tesla by 2030. but it's also going to make it easier for a lot of people driving non teslas to supercharge their cars. thank you for joining us here. on mornings on two i'm pam cook and good morning i'm dave clark. >> it's a friday day. it's also the first day of march. >> yes it is and march is coming in like a lion. let's check in with steve paulson for our forecast. >> but also the start of meteorological spring, although it doesn't feel like it. that's for sure. >> yeah. happy spring to you. >> thank you i appreciate that. uh we'll take a look at some rainfall totals. nothing too crazy yet, but about in line with what we thought west healdsburg had over an inch of rain. los gatos hills over an inch of rain. same for woodacre in marin county. olema valley close and then konocti half inch crockett, 43 100 saint helena .39. the city's only had two bids, but santa cruz mountains

so far has the most that i've seen. this is really all about snow. snow. beautiful snow boy. i'll say there will be a lot of it up there and you can see the enhancement taking place. is this entire upper low cold core system begins to swing inland and dig southeast. so we have stormy weather today, no doubt about it. off and on morning rain, but wind and rain will pick up possible thunderstorms. the coldest air arrives tomorrow. that's the best opportunity to get some low snow levels. 50s on the temps. all right, trust in me. that's what this man says to get you through the morning commute. >> oh, you almost have me persuaded. there. steve. very good, very good. thank you. all right, let's go out and take a look at the bay bridge westbound . uh, if you're driving into san francisco, you can see that traffic is moving along pretty well. no problems on interstate 880 here in oakland. so the bay area commute is off to a good start. despite the wet conditions. uh you know, if you're saying to yourself something's got a hold of me, i got to get up to 80 or 50 in the

sierra. stay tuned. because pam just about to tell you a little bit about what's going on in the sierra. one more thing. that buttonhole of this commute here in the bay area, we do have a little bit of slowing on the altamont pass. it's not completely clear. so if you're driving from tracy into livermore, there is going to be some slow traffic. it's 632. let's go back to the desk, mark. >> all right. thank you. sal. we are talking about our top news this morning. the snow a powerful blizzard moving through the sierra as steve just mentioned, it is expected to bring close to ten feet of snow. so steve, beautiful snow, right? as steve says, unless you're stuck in it, really coming down in tahoe city, as you can see, want to take you to olympic valley road. roads are complete, covered in snow. you can see that one car out there. so hopefully people are abiding by staying inside. if you can chain control are in effect this morning for parts of 80 and certainly on 50, the chp says you should not be on the roads

if you do not have to be out there now. ktvu james torres on the road to lake tahoe this morning. he's been giving us the conditions on the way. uh, chain checks, i think around baxter. let's check in. are you are out of the car now, james, where are you? >> we stepped out of the car. pam, good morning to you. we are at the point where basically, we cannot go any further because we don't have chains equipped with our car. this morning we just got off of 80 here. we're near blue canyon, about 30 miles away from truckee. you can see what's going on right next to us. a number of these big rig trucks have pulled over to the side here, likely because they don't have chains on their tires. about 1015 miles ago, we passed colfax. that was the point where every truck driver needed to have chains. you weren't allowed to go on beyond that. if you didn't. and now we're we're at we passed a couple checkpoints from chp and caltrans. at one point they even pulled us over just to see and ask us what what we had did. we have chains? did

we have an all wheel drive, all wheel drive car? uh that we were driving in? of course we do. uh, we don't have chains with us, but we do have an all wheel drive, and that's what allowed us to go down a little further here. but those, uh, officers were pulling us over, said, you go 20 more miles, and that's probably as far as you can get. and that's where we're at this morning, about 30 miles away from truckee. so we made it actually pretty far. and for the most part, the road conditions from the bay area to about maybe two thirds of the way up here, we're perfectly fine. not much rain coming down. so that means the roads weren't all that slick. but i think the last 10 to 15 miles that it took us to get up here, that's when everything changed. in almost an instant. the wind picked up, the fog came out of nowhere. we started seeing the snow come down, and we started seeing those roads get a lot slicker, a lot quicker. i'll show you right behind me here, because we do have, uh, a number of snow plows that have been making their way through here, trying to clear some of the snow off the roadways by the way, the

roadways are full of snow. i mean, it's at the point where you're not seeing the road at all here. so we have certainly been taking it slow on the roads. we certainly haven't seen many other cars on the roadways either. chp, caltrans, they're pretty much saying if you want to go to tahoe, just don't do it this weekend because the road conditions are going to be really tough. and i mean, we saw how tough it got very quickly. and we're only just scratching the surface of how bad these conditions can get. you see, the wind kind of pushing the snow and some of that sleet in front of us this morning. this is just kind of where it all gets started. it is much worse the further east you head, the closer to the sierra you get. so please keep that in mind. if you are still considering to make your way out to the mountains for this weekend. of course, the snow is beautiful. it looks great. very pretty to look at, but once you start getting into trouble, it is very hard to navigate out of that. chains are absolutely required from this point forward, which is why we won't be going any further from here. of course, we'll keep an

eye on these conditions. i'm sure the snow is only going to get, uh, a little harder throughout the morning. we'll keep you posted all morning long. uh, dave and pam, we'll send it back to you on the desk. >> all right. james torres. thank you. well, you heard and you saw james. that blizzard is big enough that some ski resorts have already decided they're closing for the day at palisades tahoe. the alpine side will be closed today. the palisades side will have limited operations at heavenly mountain resort. they've closed the gondola and the upper mountain lifts until this storm is over. we're just taking this day by day right now . >> and the last thing, frankly, is that we have to take a look at road conditions. is it safe for people to get to our mountain resort? >> operators say although this blizzard will hurt business this weekend, long terme, all of this snow could extend the ski season . and don't forget you can get updates on the weekend storm any time with the free ktvu weather app. it has the current

conditions, a live interactive radar and it breaks down the forecast hour by hour. >> it is very handy because you can look at your exact neighborhood or where you're going, where you need to go. sal. if people need to get out on the road, what do they need to know? >> well, you know, pam and dave, i want to ask you have either of you ever put chains on your vehicle? >> i have not, but i have struggled to, and that's why shortly after moving here to the bay area, i bought a four wheel drive vehicle. >> there you go. >> yeah, that's what a lot of people do. yeah that's a lot of people do. so remember, it's hard to do that here in the bay area. this morning's commute hasn't been all that, uh, affected by the wet weather. it's sure it's wet and there's been some rain, but it's been kind of a normal friday commute, which is to say, it's a little lighter, some slowing on the altamont. some of these other freeways are lighter than usual. there's a little bit of a backup at the bay bridge. interstate 880 looks good. and so does the san mateo bridge. so right now it looks pretty good. and if you

are driving on interstate 880, you can see for yourself. it is very nice. so at last, on this weekend on this week we have a decent commute in the bay area. 638 let's bring steve back in with today's weather. >> can i can i use the bobby caldwell version of at last? sal you can thank you. >> the late, great bobby, the late great i saw him back at the circle star. >> remember that sal? >> that place had a stage. >> it was the best place. rotated. >> people don't know that. >> ever. ever. the best place to see a show. all right. thank you . uh, system is enhancing. look at this. you're getting now you're getting the cold air advection. strong jet stream is punching in. and so that's what you're seeing. we're going to see rainfall rates enhanced. and this will continue the snow. uh, santa cruz mountains so far has had the most. and i don't think this changes any time soon. you take this low level jet 5000ft, and i mean, it's roaring. and then you take this deeper moisture, lift it, cool it, condense it. you can get some

pretty good rainfall. so maybe i'll have to adjust my i thought cazadero would get the most, but it looks like santa cruz mountains will probably be the winner after everything is said and done. here but this is really all about sierra snow here. 32 in truckee, 31 south lake tahoe, 46. ukiah, 47. crescent city. i mean, james is right there. not going anywhere past blue canyon. i'd be there, there at that shell station there. stuck. look at this cold core mass. now just rotating in. it'll it'll also give us thunderstorms with all that cold air beginning to swing in, we'll see some pretty good rainfall rates. maybe hail funnel clouds. that would not be surprised in the least, but really some incredible snow totals will end up here. so for today, even though we're getting somewhat of a break now off and on, rain, rain and wind will pick up later today. the coldest air arrives saturday. that will be our best bet for low snow levels. i think mendocino county, lake county that won't be a problem, but locally it would be on saturday afternoon evening if there's enough available moisture. sunday morning will be darn cold. next system looks to be tuesday. >> all right. time is 640. everybody's birthday is special.

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happen today. um, but we're going to give it our best shot. we always try to open until we can't safely do so. um, so our teams out there assessing right now whether or not they're going to be able to open some lifts and, uh, if we can, we're going to open. >> yeah. you know, and chp is asking people not to go there. they're, they're saying it's highly recommended. chp truckee just put out a tweet or a post, whatever they call it. now saying we highly recommend that you not go. however with that said, there are some veterans of the road who own four wheel drive vehicles who are used to these conditions, who have done it before and don't put themselves at risk. those are the kind of people you're going to see today right? >> um, potentially. but then also remember, we have homeowners that live on site at sugar bowl, as well as the serene lakes community that's right down the road. so we have a local community base that would not even have to hit the interstate to get here. um, and so we're going to get open for them, um, if we can safely do so. >> one last question here, john.

you know, after this storm blows over and the conditions kind of return to normal, you're going to have a nice layer there. uh, do you think you're going to stay open longer? uh, as a result of this? and so, you know, people who aren't coming this weekend may come as soon as they can. yeah >> yeah. well, sal, i'm going to give you some hard hitting exclusive news. uh, we actually just decided we're going to stay open until april the 28th. uh, we were planning to close on april 7th, so that's an exclusive right here for you, john slaughter from sugar bowl. >> be safe, my man. thank you for joining us. and, uh, good skiing to you. >> yeah. thank you. >> all right, john, uh. let's go. right to the bay area. traffic here and go right to the bay bridge. you know, those conditions in the sierra are not mirroring any big storm we have here. for now, we're going to talk to steve in just a second. interstate 880 looks pretty good. friday light conditions in some places. uh, the san mateo bridge looks okay. remember it is wet out there. let's talk about bay area weather now. and

at last, here's steve. so well done. >> that was a good interview. why thank you. john's good tv there. thank you. that's good to know. all right. uh, sounds correct there. there's not much happening here. it's mainly in the mountains. it's only just getting started. i mean, honestly, we're only about the second or third inning here. if you will. but the rain will pick up 32in truckee, 31 south lake tahoe. it's a combination of the snow and the wind. so i once you get above about 4500, 5000ft, that's when everything kicks in. and it's still going to be, you know, blizzard warning takes us until sunday. and some of the higher snowfall rates will definitely be today. and now this whole mass cold pool is moving in. you're starting to get the cold air advection strong jet stream support. and this is setting up for southwest direction. that is a slam dunk for the sierra nevada. so that's going to continue to produce some heavy snow. the coldest air arrives tomorrow. best opportunity for us to get snow here would be saturday i think it's a done deal for lake county. mendocino county, probably around 2500ft for us. would be would probably be about as low as we can go. i just

don't think there'll be enough moisture. but it's possible off and on, rain in the morning, then rain and wind pick up later today, turning colder tonight. especially tomorrow. tomorrow will be a cold, rainy day and then after sunday morning could be quite cold, but then looks like another system early next week. dave. >> all right steve thank you. time 650. the golden state warriors with less than two months left in the regular season, making a push to get into the playoffs. up next, we'll tell you about their latest big win as warriors try to move up in the standings. then the storm across the sierra continues to develop throughout the morning. you make sure you stay with us. we'll be keeping an eye on the conditions and bring you the very latest

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welcome back to mornings on two. >> time now, 653 next thursday, president biden will deliver his state of the union address. the white house says the president will say he's done more in three years than other presidents have done in two terms, and white house officials say the president will focus on how the policies of his administration has helped the us economy. now, the republican response will be delivered by alabama senator katie britt. well, researchers say california is wasting a lot of water by not collecting storm water. that report was conducted

by the pacific institute. it ranks california as number nine among states with the most urban runoff. now, rainwater flows. off streets and yards into storm drains that eventually empty into waterways and the ocean, carrying pollutants along the way. san francisco. is an exception, where it's combined and sewer system treats both storm water and sewage. our time is 654. the golden state warriors will go for their eighth straight road win when they play the raptors in toronto tonight. last night, the warriors kept their hot streak alive. they beat the new york knicks at madison square garden, won 10 to 99. and yes steph curry led the way. he had 31 points john kuminga had 25. and he continues to impress his teammates. >> jc is a star. um he'll be an all star in this league for a long time. he's playing confident. he's playing with force on both ends of the floor.

and he's that's what he's going to be great at now. >> overall, the warriors have won 12 of their last 15 games. now they're four games over 500 fighting to get that playoff spot. iowa basketball star caitlin clark is heading for the pros. she announced she's leaving the hawkeyes of iowa to get into the wnba draft. the announcement came right after she became the all time leading scorer in women's division one college basketball. the caitlin clark is expected to be the number one pick in the wnba draft, which takes place next month in new york. well, yesterday, as you know, was leap day. it only comes once every four years. and so do the birthdays for babies born on february 29th. the chances of being born on a leap day, or about one in every 1400 people you're looking at baby luna. there with those juicy cheeks. she was born early yesterday morning at sutter health,

california. pacific medical center. her parents, julia, persian and edward, were hide are trying to decide how they're going to celebrate their daughter's birthday. >> is it going to be a february 20th 8th or march 1st? probably 28th? um, or maybe she gets both days as a bonus and do something proper. every fourth year because it's a very special day. >> the baby's born on leap day are sometimes called leap. ling's marking their special birth day about 5 million people around the world celebrate their birthday on this day. and here in the bay area, some parents welcomed their new family member on leap day. this is blake harper trujillo, born at the antioch medical center at midnight. her mother said at first he was due on the 27th, but when she was supposed to have an appointment with her midwife, everything started happening fast. blake harper was the first bay area baby born on leap day this year. 9 pounds,

six ounces. well, the senate race in california is now the most expensive in california history. according to adimpact, the race to fill the seat of the late senator dianne feinstein has logged almost 250% more spending than the last three california senate races combined . nine politico's polls show. the biggest spender is adam schiff, almost $45 million on ads katie porter and steve garvey are battling for number two among spending well in that senate race in tuesday's primary election, californians will be asked to vote twice for the u.s. senate. the first election on the ballot will fill the position now occupied by senator laphonza butler, appointed to that seat of the late senator dianne feinstein. last year, the second election will determine the next full time california senator for a six year terms through january of 2031. you'll

see the same candidates on the ballot for those two slots. >> and essentially, yes, you're voting for who is going to serve from november to january of 2025 and then who actually serves the full six year terms really is the full successor to the late senator dianne feinstein. >> now, the top two candidates in the primary elections will move on to the november general election. the winner of the special general election in november will take over from senator butler immediately and serve for two months until january 3rd of 2025. after that. terms expires, the winner of the regular general election will take over. >> snow and strong winds causing dangerous conditions in the sierra. we have a crew live on 80 right now, going as far as they can go to show us the roads, the snow and the wind. then an obstacle that threatened an ambitious plan for safe parking to help unhoused people living in rvs has been solved.

the new price tag for the city's largest ever safe parking site, then a tribute to honor the legacy of richmond's former mayor, irma anderson. how the community came together to remember her impact from ktvu icu fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian on and good morning i'm dave clark. >> it's friday, march 1st. happy march. >> it's a busy one already. >> it's a very busy one steve. very busy with your weather and all you need to know a lot going on, that's for sure. >> well, look at rain totals here. west of healdsburg. now, the most by far has been up in the santa cruz mountains, about an inch and a half to almost two. but for areas maybe that impact you a little bit more. west healdsburg over an inch, los gatos hills over an inch woodacre or also over an inch olema valley just shy of an inch of rain. konocti half inch. crockett 43 100. saint helena .39. and the city's only had a quarter of an inch. oakland's had a third. san jose has, of course, they also ran, but it's really about the snow, which is going