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>> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. >> fire grounds at the deputies. they returned fire. the suspect got back in his vehicle and fled again. >> an overnight chase and shootout in sonoma county results in deputies injured and aúsuspect dead in this all started and nightclub.d evening everyone. i'm mike mibach and i'm julie julie haener, the suspect in that case was killed near santa rosa. >> our crime reporter, henry lee the details on what happened.ith henry >> julie, we're on stony point s left of a fence behind me at the end of the chaotic shootout lede death ofc a suspect who was armc with a high powered rifle and injury to four sheriff's deputies. candles marked the spot where a suspect died after wild gun battle and chase with sonoma county sheriff's deputies. it all began just after midnight when deputies responded to reports of a man
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brandishing a rifle at a restaurant at stony point and todd road that doubles as a nightclub on weekends. as deputies arrived, the man took off in a white car. a short while later, a deputy reported that he was behind the car and let's. the minute after that, the deputy yelled in his radio shots fired! after the suspect opened fire with a high powered rifle fired rounds at the deputies, they returned fire. >> the suspect got back in his,e man continued driving and led deputiesúon a chase north on stony point. >> the suspect fired at least a second time at deputiesc before crashing on stony point near butler avenue. he died, but it's result of being shot or being hurt in the crash, or some combination of both. at least one sheriff's patrol car crashed into this fence outside a home hours later. two damaged sheriff's cars were towed from the area. investigators spent hours at several crime scenes documenting evidence with a chaotic, dynamic crime scene like this that spans multiple locations with multiple deputies involved.
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>>úuh, there's a lot of information to process during the incident for deputies were hurt. >> one suffered a serious head injury and is in theúhospital in critical condition. anotherúwas shot in the legúand two others have hand injuries, either from broken glass or possibly being grazed by bullets. fellow deputies went to the hospital to check on their injuredc colleagues. santa rosa police are now heading up the investigation. >> our detectives are put together of events to include the reason why the suspect chose to engage inúthe actions he did. >> now, the actions of the deputies are also under investigation by the sonoma county da's office, and the sheriff's office plans to release body cam footage at a later date. live near santa rosa . henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> hey, henry, anything on the suspect? any priorseven an id at this point? >>úyeah. no idea. the suspect. i did ask the police. pio is a convicted felon. did they have wants and warrants? she didn't
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have any info on his past at this time. tonight in sonoma county., live- thank you. all right, turning now to our weather and that blizzard in the sierra. >> this video comes from the uc berkeley central sierra snowt& six feet of snow from this than latest storm, and says the statewide snow water equivalent, now 104%úof normal. our chief meteorologist, bill martin, joins us now with a look at som& of those snow totals. bill, just a massive amount of snow coming down. and julie over of course 3 or 4 days blizzard warnings in effect for the lake tahoe area highways closed 50 and 80 on and off. really throughout the day yesterday. still some snow flurries up there now after well, more than after microphones off. there after more than easily more than 6 to 7 to evenúnine feet recorded in some places up around lake tahoe. so the snow very aggressive, 5 to 10ft. i haven't found ten feet yet. one of up there was the wind. it was howling. and when the winds blow like that and the snow is so light
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snow was being piled up. so registering higher than ten feet. so you'd measure oh, it'sw blew from was skimmed off. so it was make 4ft or 3ft, which was incorrect as well. so snow level measurements are really difficult to get. but right now no advisories up there. but traveling still pretty sketchy. more snow this week in the forecast, but real light stuff like 3 to 5in maybe at best. but a really strong, powerful storm pretty much verifies based on the models. might have been a little anticipated, but really a wonder for summer and spring and summer water concerns because this has brought in sierra nevada up to about 100, a little over 100% of average for this time of year, which is great considering we were lagging. i'll see you back coming up.that forecast for us >> all right, bill, thank you. let's get right over to tom vacar and tom, this big march storm brings and snowboarders, especially as we approach the it is actually hopr everyone from the skiers farm on
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big storm, big snow, big impact. the snowpack is back. close since friday, palisades tahoe got eight feet of snow during the storm. >> it's a behemoth of a snowstorm, but our crews are ready. they've been out there working day and night. >> sunday, there were mountain top winds of 190 miles an hour. the highest reaches of hurricane category. >> today we have part ofúour lower mountain palisades open and some lifts on the alpine side open. there is still so much work to be done with the spstorm palisades already called the spring skiing capital, will be open until very late in may. there is always potential to get that pushed. last year, with 723in of snow, we skied until the 4th of july road wise, highway 50 is open. >> interstate 80 opened early monday for automobiles only. big
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rigs were permitted in the afternoon see snow again. >> overall, it's not a major spconcern to what we just saw fr drivers. >> however, expect cleanup crews working 24 over seven as well as this, expect chain controls. >> i don't expect those lifting today by any means, but you can make said, tahoe is open for business. >> the roads in town are like clear. we have a lot of snow the last couple days have been great, so it's a miracle march here, so everything is going great. >> skiers already here at south shore tell rip and willie's gre. there's a fresh powder every morning because of the storm that's. and like, all the resorts have done a great job and, like, opening as early as they can. >> so what's the long range forecast? if we have an average, uh, next few weeks, we'll
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actually be right at the typical peak of the snowpack, uh, of monday, the snowpack isa, as- already 119% of average on this date, with water content, 98% of average big atmosphere storms, however, are still possible. >> i'd say the next 3 to 4 weeks are going to be really critical for what we get in the snowpack in total, in terms of those big, juicy storms. >> well how juicy? well the 30 largest reservoirs in central and northern california are all well above average, including news.ially those vacar kate, tvo >> yeah, a bit a slow start this winter season, but definitely a big finish here. tom. thank you. and after being closed for several days, interstate 80 reopened today. this is what it looked like just about 30 minutes ago in truckee. you can see a lot of big rigs heading in both directions, albeit quite slowly. chains are required. highway 50 also did reopen, but no chain
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requn 5ponight. >> police in redwood city are looking for the er who hit and killed a 38 year old woman over the weekend. el camino rear the intersection of brewster avenue early sdaúpolice havellot released any details about the vehicle invoed othe name with informatin is asked to call redwood city police and in san jose, there is a growing memorial outside a sports bar. that's where police say they found a man dying from a gunshot wound inside a car. it happened thursday, around 1:00 in the park avenue. the motive for that shooting is still under investigation. no arrests have been made, and the victim's name still has not been released. san jose police efforthomicide of the year. the district attorney pamela price has taken a big step forward. >> the organization behind the sprecall, save alameda for everyone run or safe, has suppo& is crystal bailey here in studio with us tonight with more on
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what comes next here. crystal. >> well, mike, the recall effort organizers say they were able to connect, collect 50,000 more signatures than they needed. the county clerk has a hefty job ahead. with only ten days to go to validate every single one of those signatures. this morning, a day before the petition was due, organizers of safe say they turned in 123,00p signatures at the countyúcourthouse. the process began back in august to recall pamela price. they've since been working for months to collect a minimum ofc >> we want to thank all the partners in the community, all the citizensc signs, all of the many volunteer to this effort. yes the recall effort. >> excuse me, recall expert joshuaúspivak says that the getting on the ballot, usually about 20% of signatures get thrown out. but forúprice's supporters, nothing is set in stone. late last week, the
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protect the wind campaign, they are supporting the against the recall, excuse me, supporting pamela price. they sent a letter to attorney him to investigate possible deceptive tactics by recall effort organizers. and ma letter to secretary of state shirley weber asking her to ensure that every signature is thoroughly reviewed. now, spivak says it's likely the will be pls tomorrow, alameda county will be looking at a special election on top of primaries, and the president elect >> all right. crystal studio crystal. thank you. >> the supreme court rules unanimously in favor ofúdonald trump keeping him on the primary ballot. i'm caroline shively in washington. i'll have more on that story coming up. >> also ahead, there is uncertainty tonight for a well-known retail chain still ahead. what we know about the possible bankruptcy involving joann's fabrics and candidates running for us senate in a lastd
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presidential primary ballot, and reports, the unanimous decision also restores trump's name on ballots in maine and illinois. >> the supreme court ruled that colorado had gone too far, and former president trump will stay on the primary ballot. but the decision applies to all 50 states. that's coming. just one day before super tuesday very it decision. we're very well crafted. >> president trump, usually a critic of the us court system, called the justice his ruling, keeping him
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ballot, unifying an inspirational. >> well, i think it will go a long way toward bringing our country together, which our country needs at the centert& 14 amendment bars a person who has participated in an insurrection from holding federal office. >> the colorado court ruled in december that trump was ineligible because of the alleged role he played in the capitol riot in 2021. even though he has never been charged . reversing that decision, the u.s. supreme court held responsibility for enforcing section three against federal office holders congress >> the entire court spoke against it all. reverses decisions in colorado, maine and illinois, it also stops efforts in seven other states with similar court cases. >> if this was allowed to go forward, the coloradoúthe decision to unilaterally remove the choice from the people, um, that it would create an untenable patchwork across thet& country. >> mr. trump faces much greater legal jeopardy next month, when
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the justices will hear his argument that he can't be prosecuted for efforts to overturn the 2020 election because he's covered by presidential immunity in washington. caroline shively ktvu, fox two news. >> one of the most closely watched races in california's primary is the contest for california's open u.s. senate seat. more than two dozen people are competing, but four candidates have emergedc as the frontrunners. ktvu political reporter greg lee has been speaking to these four campaigns today. and greg, everyone is trying to get out the vote today. yeah, julie, turnout is going to be key, especially in this race. >> three top democrats in this race traveling up and down the state, making their final pitch to voters. they're all being the race. republican steveion t- garvey, who has seen his support grow steadily this expensive battle toúfill this rare open seat comes downúto tomorrow's, ballot box in california's hotly contested u.s. senate race. the top four candidatesúin a crowded field crisscrossing the state trying to get out the vote. >> the future is in your hands.
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as voters, i get out and vote, democratic congressman the castro monday morning, talking to voters, toutingúhis experience in the house. i'm very proud of my record of delivering mass transit, bringing back millions to find affordable housing for people to help deal with the epidemic of homelessness. my efforts to pass california's patient bill of >> but people have found a voice in me where they're standing up and saying, i've had it. uh, we want to send seed back to washington. we want his voice. >> a newly released poll from berkeley igs shows republican garvey pulling ahead of schiffv- for the first time, followed by democrats and house members katie porter and oakland's barbara lee. washington needs to pay more attention to california. >> we are the biggest state. um, we have the most people, and we are not always getting washington to focus on our issues. >> my campaign is a multiracial, multigenerational, progressive coalition. >> the contest to fill the seat long held by the late senator dianne feinstein, breaking
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ad impact, which tracks political spending more than $65 million has been spent on ads so far. the most expensive senate campaign in state history. schiff, responsible for the vast majority of that. many of hist& ads featuring garvey in an effort to set up a general election showdown. >> he went from playing first base to now playing politics and out in deep right right field. uh, but look, he's step with californians. what he's saying is, i want to go against garvey. >> well, be careful what you ask for. uh, because people have always said, don't underestimate it. number six, porter criticized schiff's tactic of elevating a republican. >> she defended her ads that featured eric earley, another conservative, in the race. this will create more cynicism about politics and about politicians. >> and so, look, we have spent the vast majority of our advertising budget and our engagement budget is trending
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conservative voters outpacing democrats data that favors garvey. as these four candidates battle for a position in the top two, they're urging people to get to the polls. >> the point that i want to make today, though, is that everyone has got to get to the polls to vote, and we have so many trusted messengers who are and e banking as we've been reportingl time in howcificant amount oft- muchúmoney comes from our region and how active voters are here. >> julie. >> all right. greg. so if garvey reaches the top two after tomorrow's election, how does he carry that momentum toward the general in november? yeah, no question. >> stacked against him in a general election. democrats hold the 2 to 1 registration advantage. we haveúspoken about that. that's part of why schiff has elevated him and in that same berkeley poll we referenced, schiff beats garvey head to head, 53 to 38. but garvey has not had to spend a lot of money inúthis primary. he can work with his party to.úw conservatives are starting to coalesce behind him in a big
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way. he can carry build more sut again, it's certainly a steep hill to climb here in california. >> it sure is. all right. greg lee reporting live tonight. thanks, greg. >> and this for president biden. on thursday, he will have a major opportunity to connectúwith voters in his state of the union address with an approval rating of just 42. the state of the union could be the most important speech of his reelection campaign. millions of meaning the president can expect the biggest television audience he will get at least until the convention in august, according to the white house. the president will highlight his economic agendaúprotecting women's reproductive rights and uniting the country. i can. >> he's ready to take that moment to talk about the state of the union, to lay out his future vision of how he sees this next year and beyond. right spnow, president biden is preparing for the speech at camp david and has only one public event scheduled ahead of thursday night's address already taking a look at the weather.
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>> it'súbeen kind of active around here all weekend. wet weekendl not really as wet as it could have been though. compared to those el nino atmospheric river storms. we got the rainfall accumulations were reasonable half inch, inch of in the headlands more over the s that wasúthe of snow that came , the closing of 50, the closing issues. and now avalanche danger in the mountains is, um, their calling it considerable. the sierra avalanche center. so the next few days, avalanches are going to be a real concern, especially at or near the ski resort. soúthat's something that will be being talked about.úand there's a chance for more snowt& up in the mountains. there's a live camera shot outside. we had a frosted advisory yesterday in marin to see one again today. say tomorrow morning, cold cloud cover a little bit warmer this week is going to be kind of like drive by weather systems. it's going to be a couple weak ones that go by one tomorrow. well one went by today
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essentially, or there was some disturbances today. nothing. right. or maybe a sprinkle at best. that'súhow tomorrowúgoes. that's how wednesday goes. so the next few days dry. but you got to put in you'll see a raindrop or two in the five day forecast okay. so there's that live picture. here's the long range model. and i'll show you exactly what i'm talking about. this is long range. so it's not super granular. but there is. what is that. that's into wednesday. so you see what's happening. so nothing a e something. and then again on monday. monday. looks like we might get something out of that. that could be a six inches of snow in the mountains.úso for the week, to dry out. i'll see u back here with the forecast. >> the vice presidentc is meetig with a member of israel's wartime cabinet in an effort to solidify a cease fire and hostage deal in the middle east. i'm connor hansen with details about their talks coming up and then tonight at six, a statewide program
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the governor was joined by mayor london breed. a coalition of mental health workers, doctors, and spfirefighters. if approved, prp one would let the state borrow $6.4 billion. that money would be used to build mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities and supportive. governor newsom says it has legislature. >> we are in a position we haven't been in 50 years to address this crisis. that's why it's so important to take this opportunity in this moment to not just assert ourselves, but to advance a paradigm which i think meets in a very unifying way. this was bipartisan in the senate, where opponents questioned the constitutionality of prop one because they say it calls for forcing some mentally ill people on the streets into treatment programs. >> they say homelessness cannot be solved through forced
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treatment. tonight, the violence continues in haiti and a curfew is now in effect in the capital, port au prince. >> officials say this comes following days of highly across the city. armed groups have burned down, police stations, attacked stadiums and airports. yesterday, more than 4000 inmates from haiti's national penitentiary area escaped in a massive prison break, leading to multiple revenge killings. both inside the building and the streets of port au prince and it was a very difficult situation. >> the riot in the prison, our lives were at risk. what we did was shelter ourselves. there were a lot of shots. we were afraid for our lives. >> organized criminals already control roughlyú80% of the capital, but now some are calling to overthrow the government and arrest the prime minister. kenyan peacemakers, peace keepers will soon be deployed in haiti in an effort to restore security. >> vice president kamala harris had the strongest words yet over the weekend from the biden
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administration, calling for an immediate cease fire in gaza. fox news connor hansenc tells us there is a deal on the table that would pause fighting for six weeksúto get israel hostages into gaza. in gaza worsens, pressure is building to get more aid to civilians. more than 100 people were killed during a chaotic encounter with israeli troops while rushing an aid convoy to further a cease kamala harris is meeting with benny gantz, a member of israel's, despite prir benjamin netanyahu's objections. >> far too many palestinian civilians, innocent civilians have been killed. we need to get more aid in. we need to get the hostages out. >> us officials say israelúis close to accepting a cease fire deal, and that it is up to hamas to agree to the terms. a deal could weeks, allowing hamas to release vulnerable hostages and for israel to allow more aid to get
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into gaza. >> it is that we're in a window of time right now where we can actually get a hostage deal done. >> the debate over a cease fire led to a heated exchange between the israeli and palestinian ambassadors at the united nations. >> over the past five months, there has not been even one single discussion here dedicated to the well-being of the hostages. >> that's why we are here today, and crimes against humanity that are integral to this israeli assault. >> according to the white house, the elderly, sick and women are the priorities in the next hostage release in new york, connor hansen, as the san francisco unified school district announces it may be forced to close a number of schools here in the coming years. >> more on the reason coming up.
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plus cdcúcritics say the agency needs to clarify its covid guidelines after a big change last week led to confusion in schools and businesses. >> i'm got the details coming up and the overwhelming vote of a woman's right to abortion in their constitution. >> how the us played a role in that historic vote
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christian captain. live tonight in the city. christian. the district now looking at consolidate. getting even closing some schools here. >> yeah the district says with declining enrollment, it may have to take those steps to better serve the remaining students. san francisco unified schools finds itselfúat a crossroads as the district is facing a structural budget crisis. at the same time, enrollment is dropping. the district now serves about 49,000 students, down from about 53,000 a decade ago. fewer. superintendent matt wayne says those realities need to be met headúon, and that means beginning the process of closing and consolidating some schools. >> we're looking at the way we staff central office, our school programs, our facilities, and also our school portfolio. and we're recognizing we to have a school, new school portfolio meet our goals for student outcomes. >> at this point, the district
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has not said which of its 120 schools will be closed or consolidate. >> and we are talking to our community, getting their input on what the criteria should be for our new school portfolio and then also holding our values of educational equity at the center by doing an equity audit of our recommendations. >> beth kelly is a mother in the district and has kept a close eye on san francisco's school budget for years. >> when you look at what distrit right now, they really have to get back to basics and really work on workingúwithin a balanced a very real fiscal cliff, this is one of the only moves the district had left. >> we really do have to have the right number of schools for the students that we have. of that means more money going to each student rather than overhead and facilities maintenance. >> now, the district will spend the remainder of thisúschool year and the summer finalizing a list of impacts to schoolsúand
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have that plan in place. they hope for the 2025 2026 school year. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton ktvu fox two news. >> all right, christian, thank you. >> a new bill making its way through the state legislature could reduce the time it takes to buildútemporary housing in california. san mateo county state senator josh becker sponsored the interim housing act of 2024. he was joined in san jose today by mayor matt mahan and others at a newly built interim housing project.t& sen becker says the proposed bill would help speed up the process of building temporary housing, while permanent affordable housing is being constructed, and this is a california issue, it's because the way we've chosen to do things and we need to try new spmodels, and fortunately, we he a model that is working an interim supportive housing. >> is that missing rung see her8 action? >> some critics of the proposed legislation say temporary
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housing is not the solution to police are looking for three gunmen suspected of carrying out a mass shooting outside a house party. four people were killed and seven others were wounded. it happened last night in king city in the southern part of monterey county in the salinas valley. witnesses told police a silver kia pulled up in front of a home where people had gathered for a party. three masked men got out of the car and opened fire in the front yard, then drove away. three men and a woman were killed, police say.t& of the seven people injured, two are in critical condition, so far, no arrests have been made. policec say they don't believe the shooting presented ac threat to the disease control and prevention's new is leading to a little confusion worry it might do more harm tha& good. >> it was a big change that came four years after the start of the covid pandemic. the cdc
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announcing on friday it's dropping its recommendation that those testing positive for covid saying instead if they've beenl fever free for 24 hours and aren't feeling sick, they can return to. that puts covid on the same level as theúflu, reflecting the downgraded risk since the >> the first time i got it, i was like, uh, in like fully sick for more than a month. it seems like it's just gotten less bad as viruses do know? >> but the guidelines are also causing a significant amount of confusion for health care. providers are reporting an uptick in calls from covid positive patients unsure whether they should be isolating while some doctors worry we could see a new surge from people not taking the proper precautions after testing positive, i don't want to necessarily send though the signal to the general public that somehow we now think that you're no longer capable of spreading this disease,úuh, just because it's been 2 or 3 days.
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there's also uncertainty do. ifd back to work or school and you're still infected. most doctors recommend sticking to the standard mitigation efforts. >> that person he or she should still be wearing a mask. if they're not, i would encourage them to do so. >> meanwhile, we're learning more about how long covid develops. new cambridge university study pinpointing low iron levels after infection as the probable causen in washington, mike emanuel, fox news. sp>> in an historic vote, french splawmakers approved a bill tody making abortion a constitutional right. overwhelming vote of 780 to 72.- nearly the entire joint session stood in ovation when those results were read. guarantee a woman's right to an
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abortion. the measure was promised by president macron following a rollback of abortion rights here in the u.s. both houses of parliament, the national assembly and the senate haveúalready adopted a bill to amend the french constitution to specify a woman's right to an abortion is guaranteed. the first over-the counter birth control pill is due to be available in u.s. stores later this month. manufacturer perrigo announced today it has begun shipping the medication opil to major drugstores, as a one month supply will cost about $20 and a three month supply will cost around $50. it will also be sold online. the launch has been cost are closely watched since last july by when the food and drug administration said that once a day pill could be sold without a prescription. theúcompany noted there will be no age restrictions on to other over-the-counter medicationsn >> the state celebrated 12 women from around the globe honoring them as recipients of the international women of courage award. first
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splady jill biden and secretaryf state antony blinken hosted the q8th annual awards at the white house. the event seeks to honor women who have demonstrated exceptional courage in promoting human rights. this year's award recipients represent countries including iran, afghan. shan, bangladesh, japan and uganda. >> they're advocating for domestic workers in bangladesh and people with disabilities in afghanistan in uganda, combating sexual harassment in japan. you've spoken out for yourselves and for others in the face of fear and risk. >> and those who have tried to steal your voices away.t& >> the annual award ceremony is time to fall on or around international women'scúday. latr this week. >> the price of a car has dipped slightly, but it's still not a great time to buy. we'll explain why coming up and after several weather delays, spacex launches four astronauts into space.
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by negligence and resulted in three passengers suffering severe mental, emotional and psychological injuries. back in january. a door plug came loose from the boeing 737 max nine jet, just minutes into a flight fromúportland to southern california. boeing, already is being sued byc its shareholders and is still under investigation by the ntsb and the faac. jetble and spirit airlines are ending their proposed $3.8 billion merger after a court ruling blocked their proposed. jetblue said that even though both the benefits of a merger, they say they were unlikely toúmeet their required closing conditions before the july department suedo block the plan last year, saying it would reduce competition and drive up fares, especially for travelers who depend on low fares from spirit car dealers are seeing their lots packed with new inventory after the pandemic led a slowdown in auto production and supply. >> the the glut in
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supply is now helping to bring down car prices. but as fox news jeff flock tells us now, many prospective car buyers are facing challenges due to high interest rates. >> if you've been to an auto dealership lately, maybe it looks like the one back there behind me, packed with cars, looking at the inventory numbers, there are now about a million more cars on dealership. lots new cars than there were helped drive prices down. the's average price of a newúcar now about $47,000. that's a percentage point from this time last year. so perfect time to buy a car, right? know why interest rates take a look at the numbers on interest rates in december of 2021. five year rate on an auto loan hit its lowest point below 4. a year later, it was almost double that. and now in q4 of r023, the last quarter for which we have numbers, a new car in terms of an interest
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rate, if you have perfect credit, could be 5 or 6, but most people don't. and if, it cs 15, 14, or 15. the folks at bankrate.com telling fox business network that half of the people that now apply for an auto loan get turned down initially. >> what it means for borrowers and potential car buyers really comes back to it's harder for them to find something within their budget, and a lot of them are resigned to high inflation and high rates. >> another piece of bad news auto loan delinquencies have been ticking up in q4 of 2023, a 2.66. that's about higher than e wish we had bitter news from the auto dealer. lots back to you. brink of bankruptcy. coming up, what it means for the hundreds of jo-ann's fabric stores nationwide, including several right here in the bay area.
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>> also had an update on a popular library in in solano county who recently left his position where you can see him now. >> and we are tracking the chance for some raindrops around here. you can see the live camera behind me. there are clouds in the area. there is a slight chance, but nothing big. i'll e ck what do i see in peter dixon? i see my husband... the father of our girls. i see a public servant. a man who served under secretary clinton in the state department... where he took on the epidemic of violence against women in the congo. i see a fighter, a tenacious problem-solver... who will go to congress and protect abortion rights and our democracy. because he sees a better future for all of us. i'm peter dixon and i approved this message.
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"overflowing with ideas and energy." that's the san francisco chronicle endorsing democrat katie porter for senate over all other options. porter is "easily the most impressive candidate." "known for her grilling of corporate executives." with "deep policy knowledge." katie porter's housing plan has "bipartisan-friendly ideas to bring homebuilding costs down." and the chronicle praises "her ideas to end soft corruption in politics." let's shake up the senate. with democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. filing for bankruptcy as soon as
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next week, according to bloomberg. the retailer has been in talks with its lenders to possibly hand over control to them. that plan would allow the company to shed expensive debt and seek ways to bolster its cash reserves. the nationwide chain has about a bay area, and we're also learning more tonight about chevy's impending closure in emeryville, a representative with the restaurant chain told us the location is closing because it was unableúto reach a lease renewal agreement with the property owner. the restaurant's last day is scheduled for april 22nd. chevy's will continue to operate at eight other locations in northern california and vallejo and south san francisco. >> solano county his job to prioritize his mentalúhealth, i& now working with pbs kids. >> i'm going to become pbs media series.arian for a social >> last month, michael threats announced he was leaving his post as the supervising librarian. for the fairfield
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civic center library. but now he says he's teaming up with pbs for a special social media series promoting literacy and local libraries. threets was. one of ten recipients last year of a prestigious award from the american library association, and has nearly 2 million followers between instagram and tiktok, he often posts inspiring videos on social media promoting literacy, kindness and messages about mental health. play a sprg training game over the weekend were a little distracted by some action offúthe field. >> oh, he's going to kick him. oh, that's getting rugged. you might have to get out of there. oh and so the announcers at the mets astros game got a kick out of this group of children roughhousing out there on a grassy area in the ballpark. >> the young baseball fans appear to be having a great time and then broke up this side.ntm action yeah. >> all righty. checking in on
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the weather. we've got a few can kind of see the live picture behind me indicating slightly guess that's the weather word. slightly unsettled. i'm not changing any of my plans next couple of days. there might be a few sprinkles in the arean there mightc tomorrow. there might be a little something on wednesday. and that should be it until the weekend. so that's the live radar right now. temperatures today. they warmed up a little front come through and that'smt- why temperaturesúelevated. so we got it 61 degrees in morgan hill 60 in redwood city. so warmer todayúthanc yesterday. tomorrow we're sort of in the same boat, some 60s. not a bad day overnight lows above cloud cover. there might be a stray sprinkle tonight, but again don't don't don't change your plans okay. so here's the satellite radar. and you can kind of see how diffuse everything is. what can you pick out here. you see the three radars spinning. you see how the cloud cover i think that will be the weather over the next few days or clouds. we'll see.
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partly to mostly cloudy skies the next the current temperatures, which are sort of mild. not too bad. as we moveúinto march yessiree. here are the temperature departures, so it's warmer in function of that little warm front that went through this morning and this afternoon. so nice day today. not bad right? i mean a few scattered showers out there on the model. this is the future cast okay. maybe tonight there might be some activity. you see this tomorrow morning. what do ukiah. maybe something in santa rosa. and then there you are. tomorrow afternoon. so partly cloudy, partly sunny. aúchance of a you're painting houses, that's a tough one. if you're painting houses concrete, you can still pour houses that might be a little tough because the humidity is a painter, you know about. so wy you're painting a house. let's see, right. what do you do? well maybe. and if you've got a coat of paint and then wednesdayúand by
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thursday you see that tall tale, you see the fog show up. that's when shows spup. the fog needs the high pressure, which is the fair youe theúfog, you go, okay, that's a chance of showers. kind of gets nixed. so these are the forecast highs for tomorrow. so what it& just say next couple of days very similar to what we had today which wasn'túbad. but there would be a slight chance for a sprinkle each day. the forecast highs tomorrow. and then the five day forecast. and then saturday. there's a pretty good chance for some scattered showers. that's more for legit in terms of yeah, i'll have an umbrella with me when i go somewhere on saturday and then let's pop sunday in there as well. not too bad. a few clouds and again maybe a sprinkle, but again, none of this stuff is high grade. saturday saturday will make a difference in your in your day. i think there will be scattered showers, but the rest of this is just kind of nuisance stuff. i'll in a littll right. >> we'll see you then, bill. thank you. well more roads into yosemite national partially reopened today. park officials closed yosemite on thursday because storms made roads there unsafe for drivers. there's several highways partially
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reopened on sunday. officials mindful that many of the roads and paths into yosemite remain covered in snow andúice, and that chains may be required on short notice at full power and liftoff. of nasa crew eight. >> go falcon, go spacex and go nasa a crew of four astronauts now headed to the international space station. >> coming up. what they plan to do during their mission. >> and coming up woman accused g merchandise at the stonestown mall in san francisco, only hop on a plane and go to hawaii. and how au orities were a to
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on friday, the events were launched during the asia pacific economic cooperation summit and attracted thousands of visitors to the historic neighborhood. the night markets are scheduled for every second friday of the month until november. they will feature traditional food and entertainment at three us astronauts and one russian cosmonaut are now on their wayt& to the international space station in the latest spacex launch. foxes jonathan suri has the story on how they will spend
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the next six months in space for more humans are in low earth sporbit after an overnight launh that lit up the night sky over florida's space coast. >> engines full power and liftoff of nasa crew eight. go,& falcon! go! spacex and go! nasa perched atop a spacex falcon nine rocket, a dragon space capsule named endeavor carried three nasa astronauts and one russian cosmonaut into space. >> they'll spend the next six months aboard the international space station conducting experiments, including studies on the effects of long duration space travel. on the human body. one of the astronauts, michael barratt, is also a medical doctor for between this last flight and this flight, i actually put out the second edition of a space medicine textbook, and we're actually in the process of doing a third edition of that space medicine textbook. >> and each time i do that, i try to figure out how how right we are. and then i fly. i've
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done that twice, and i figure out how are, because we keep discovering new things. nasa officials are especially interestedúin these studies hope to send humans to the lunar south pole, where they believe large quantities of water may be frozen inside permanently shaded craters. >> that water could potentially support astronauts on long duration lunar missions or be split into oxygen and hydrogen to create rocket propellant for crewed missions to mars. at kennedy space center in florida, jonathan serrie, fox news. next at six, a man chase that left fa county sheriff's deputies hurt. >> also ahead, um, i would just say don't come up here if you don't have to. >> interstate 80 reopens after the recent blizzard kept it shut down through the weekend. but tonight it is still slow going through the sierra and california and more than a dozen
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other states are casting their spballots ahead of with the whie house, congress and a number of key races hanging in the balance at this is ktvu, at sixn ñ> hello again everyone. >> i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach. >> we begin with onec of the mot closely watched races really na, the contest for california's open u.s. senate seat. >> more than two dozen people are competing, but four candidates have emerged as the frontc runners. ktvu political reporter greg lee shows us now how those campaigns voters to te final push to the ballot box in california's hotly contested u.s. senate race. >> the top four candidates in a crowded field crisscrossing the state trying to get out the vote. >> the future is in your hands. as voters, i hope you'll get out and vote, democratic congressman adam schiff went door toc door n the castro on monday morning, talking to voters, touting his experience in the house. i'm very proud of my record of delivering mass transit, bringing back millions to find affordab
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