anne makovec reports some majestic birds are showing them the way. >> reporter: they are among the most magnificent birds in the world. >> they have these big wings spans and a relatively lightbody. they can soar up into the atmosphere and spend months to days aloft. >> this beautiful bird is soaring to new heights with the help of a special device. these creatures promise to help scientists better understand climate change. >> this is a story of serendipity. >> reporter: at the moscone center, he is one of thousands of scientists who have gathered from around the world to present his research at the annual meeting of the american geophysical units. >> this is one of the largest gatherings of geoscientists in the u.s. and around the world. >> reporter: he studies the planetary boundary layer or ppl, for short. as to where that layer is found, it envelops the entire earth and goes up , depending on how much is heating on the topography in the shape of the earth affects the wind and the heating. we are in it all the time. >> reporter: this layer is where we experience weather, air quality

. >>> thanks for joining us today, i'm anne makovec. police shot and killed a man who opened fire on several people at the university of nevada, las vegas. the police there say at least three people have been shot and their condition is unknown at this time. and the number of victims could change as they learn more. police say there is no further threat to the campus though. gunshots first reported just before noon from the business school and the student union. this is a live look at the scene as you can see heavy police presence, blocking the intersection. this is near one of the school's entrances and the shopping center. unlv is less than two miles east of the las vegas strip. the school sent out a tweet to students saying this is not a test. run, hide, fight. >> we were in the student union, and we heard at the business building on the second floor there was an active shooter. we found out cops were on site, and we just sheltered in place. and so we evacuated. >> police and first responders are still in the area. as of now, there i

anne makovec has more on their message. >> this has been an ongoing debate since the city banned vendors from selling on mission street last month. today, they took the message to city hall. >> they say they want to work. dozens of vendors march from 24 then mission to city hall, holding signs and calling on the city to immediately allow them to sell goods during the crucial holiday season. they say since the band took effect two weeks ago, they are struggling to make ends meet and feel unfairly punished for those spending illegally. >> we are no part of the problem. we are part of the solution. we are willing to work with the city. we are willing to work with anyone or any way. >> the 90 day ban on vending came after public works inspectors faced repeated threats while trying to crackdown on illegal vending in the area. the mission was a hotspot for people selling stolen goods. the city offered some financial help for legal vendors, a one-time payout of $1000 but vendors say they never asked for money, they just want to go back to the streets. the city did open two indoor locations for

anne makovec is following the details once again. >> reporter: this centers around a man that the newsgroup recognizes as a retired detective from the pittsburgh pd, that raises a lot of questions after he was allowed to stay in his house and was not arrested last night. but that might be chging. police closing monument boulevard in both directions near interstate 680, this is near where everything played out last night, police got the call thursday, a woman locked out of her home on cleopatra drive . she told her family it was her husband who locked her out and when they got there, they found a woman was injured, she was shot while trying to break through a barricaded door . she was taken to hospital and treated and released. the husband stayed in the house. officers called in crisis negotiators and the s.w.a.t. team, telling the neighborhood to shelter in place. over the course of several hours, they tried to make contact with the man but no response. he kept posting on social media including a picture in which he was wearing a long gun on his side and a bulletproof vest saying only for s

anne makovec has a look at san francisco resolution. >> the board of supervisors meeting has begun. this resolution is expected to come up within the next hour or so and it is drawing emotional reaction from both sides. the resolution calls for a sustained cease-fire in gaza. unitarian aid, release of hostages and condemning anti-semitic, anti-palestinian, and islamic public rhetoric's and attacks. outside of san francisco city hall, some city leaders and jewish community leaders held a vigil for hostages. at one point, some speakers had to talk louder of the microphone because of someone trying to interrupt them with a megaphone. they said it is important to remember how this round of fighting started. >> people can have whatever opinion they want about the war and there are many opinions, even within our community. what is so incredibly disturbing to me is the attempted erasure of what happened on october 7. people who neglect to mention or even deny what hamas did. >> the supervisors are scheduled to talk about the resolution at around 4:00 so we will be monitoring that debate. >

i'm anne makovec, in for liz. let's get you caught up on today's headlines. the israeli military says it has expanded its ground offensive in gaza. heavy fighting now reported in refugee camps in central gaza. the hamas run central health ministry says strikes have killed more than 100,000 palestinians. the area is packed with those who fled the war in other areas. a top israeli military leader says the war could continue for months. >>> a family searching for answers after spirit airlines put their six-year-old on the wrong flight. a woman says her grandson was traveling alone for the first time to visit her in orlando, but he ended up in ft. myers. she had to drive four hours to pick him up she said spirit offered to reimburse her for that drive, but she wants an explanation on how this happened. back in the bay area today, marking the start of the final horse racing season at golden gate fields. during the summer, the racetrack announced it would be closing permanently, this year. in september, those plans changed , staying open through june of next year.

. >> and i'm anne makovec, we have seen the rain picking up over the last hour or so, taking a look outside at the current conditions across the bay area, we are going to have your complete first alert weather coverage coming up in just a moment. >> first, our other top story tonight, the oakland police department mourning the loss of their own. police just released the name of the officer killed, he is officer tuan le , a 36-year-old who spent nearly four years on the force. da lin is joining us with what we are learning about officer tuan le and the shooting that took his life. >> reporter: despite their heavy hearts, they are working hard right now, those officers here and throughout the city to try to track down the suspects involved. this is one of the crime scenes here at the embarcadero along the 880 freeway, it is shutdown right now as officers continue to collect and document evidence. the interim chief said officer tuan le was driving an unmarked police vehicle when a burglar shot and killed the officer, disappeared to be the truck he was driving , riddled with bullet holes. it ap

. >> i am anne makovec with the new numbers on overdose deaths in san francisco. the city has broken a new record this year, surpassing the previous milestone set in the year 2020. at least 752 people died of drug overdoses in just the first 11 months of this year. that is according to preliminary data from the chief medical examiner's office. the vast majority of those deaths involved fentanyl. the last record set in 2020 said that 720 people died in the city. that was throughout the year. this year, we have another month yet to count. >>> in an era where fentanyl is claiming lives at an unprecedented rate, need all the information available to us to give us a more complete picture and to guide our response. >> now san francisco is going to start a program similar to one in marin county, where they are testing wastewater, the water we are flushing down the toilet, for traces of drugs, fentanyl, meth, and silencing. they're hoping to get a better picture of what is in the local drug supply. san francisco is one of 70 cities in the country that just got funding fro

anne makovec in studio now with more on their surprise inspection. >> yeah, nobody

i'm anne makovec. >> i'm ryan yamamoto. >>> here's some perspective of what's causing all these problems. a pacific storm is sending powerful ocean swells world the coast. this is a look from our chopper, dangerous search in marin county at the point bonita lighthouse triggering evacuation warnings for some streets near stinson beach. take a look at this. >> whoa, donna. wow. this is substantial. >> yeah. a lot of people getting soaked. ocean water swept into the beach neighborhoods this morning. the water was powerful enough to knock people off their feet. by this afternoon, though, those evacuation orders were lifted. >>> santa cruz county also experiencing significant flooding. this is video from rio del mar near aptos. the chp is urging people to stay away from the rio del mar espalanade because of the danger there. similar scene in nearby capitola. our jose martinez joins us live with a look at what they are dealing with. jose? >> reporter: well, guys, it's definitely been an intense day here in capitola. just look at what's happening now. these are the conditions of most of the coa

anne makovec has the details on this very strange stand up. four >> reporter: we have a lot of questions and we have not heard back but police say the suspect involved is a retired detective from the pittsburgh police department, raising even more questions about how this case is being handled. police got the initial call just after 7:00 last night, a woman was locked out of her home on cleopatra drive, in the sherman akers neighborhood in pleasant hill. when they got there, they found the woman was injured. she was shot while trying to break through a barricade and her husband fired a single shot from a shotgun towards the door. she was taken to an area hospital and released. the husband remained in the house, officers called in crisis negotiators and the s.w.a.t. team, telling the neighborhood to shelter in place. they try to make contact with the man but no response. all the while he was posting on social media including a picture in which she is wearing what appears to be a bulletproof vest, saying only for self-defense. police described t

anne makovec with more on the push for more scooter. >> we're talking about cops on camps. santa rosa schools used to have them, but they ditched that program in 2020 over the protests of george floyd. now that policy is being reconsidered after several attacks. the santa rosa school district just announced an agreement with the police department to place an officer at each high school and some of the middle schools, but just for the next two weeks until winter break. this comes after another knife fight was broken up last week at slater middle school and ahead of a highly anticipated school board meeting when the superintendent scheduled a discussion on school safety. >> with the increases that we're starting to see in some student violent behavior and some act of violence, i felt it was necessary while we have a conversation wednesday at our board meeting around additional solutions around school safety. >> it is something many students have been pushing for for months, including another demonstration today saying they're scared on campus, begging for more security. in ma

the 6:30 edition of cbs news bay area streams on the free cbs news app with anne makovec and we are back news bay area at 7:00. i will see you in 30 minutes, thanks for watching ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, millions dealing with the aftermath of that severe weather on the east coast. the flood and power outages just ahead of the holidays. and there is another storm brewing. we have the details. ♪ ♪ high floodwaters trapping residents and sweeping vehicles off the road. attacks on merchant ships in the red se

in our original series, project earth, anne makovec shows us how researchers are getting a better idea of how our planet warms. >> reporter: they are among the most magnificent birds in the world, they have these big wing stands and a relatively light body so they can soar into the atmosphere and spend months to days aloft. now this bird is soaring to new heights, these creatures promise to help scientists better understand the change. >> this is a story of serendipity. >> reporter: he is one of thousands of scientists who have gathered from around the world. to present new research at the annual meeting of the american geophysical union. >> this is one of the largest gathering of physical scientists and geoscientists around the world. >> reporter: dr. rossman studies the planetary boundary layer, as to where that layer is found -- >> it engulfed the entire earth, and it just goes up, and how the shape of the earth affects the wind and the heating, it will rise above us, but we are inside it all the time. >> reporter: this is where we experience whether, it rises as the planet warms du

. >> and i'm anne makovec, in for elizabeth cook. our chopper was over the scene earlier this afternoon. you can see just how much damage this fire caused. the roof caved in. other parts of the building still smoldering even today. it is a total loss. right now eastbound el camino real is closed between san antonio and cherwood avenue. >> and firefighters tell our jose martinez that road will remain shut down until that building is demolished. >> reporter: i'm near los altos where dozens of business owners are trying to get back on their feet after this shopping mall got extremely damaged by a fire on christmas day. it's been a tough christmas week so far for raul. >> it's been a year here. built a community, wonderful families. they come here, they bring their kids to do judo. and then now this. >> reporter: he owns and teaches judo to at least 80 students here in los altos, one of many businesses destroyed by a fire on christmas day. >> i got a phone call early morning. i was in shock. came down here right away. they blocked off th

anne makovec is here now with how coastal communities are preparing for all this. it can happen within seconds if you turn your back to the waves. >> yes, which you never should do. we're always saying the surf is already rough today. we're going to show you how high the waves got, but first just listen to it. yeah, really churning out there. you can see just how dangerous it can be near the water right now. this is video from el granada on the san mateo county coast. we saw some people walking around on the bluffs. they tell us they're getting ready for monster waves or anything else the storm brings. >> i just made sure lawn furniture's pulled in, anything loose, but otherwise, you know, we're pretty safe and we're getting our walk in before the rain hits. >> she wasn't the only person enjoying the outdoors. we spoke with a man who was walking his dog when the wind started picking up. >> thought i'd take the dogs out for a walk before it starts to rain. it's the san mateo county coast, we love it no matter what the weather is. >> just like ireland, right? and the

anne makovec in studio now with more on their surprise inspection. >> yeah, nobody knew this inspection was coming the day after christmas, so a little bit alarming for them. but the health department says they showed up unannounced early this afternoon for a reason. inspectors now pouring over safety records and digging into staff training at that facility. comes after a series of incidents earlier this month flaring led to a bad chemical odor that impacted people for miles around the facility. just last week a flammable liquid spilled and was likely the cause of a brush fire. the county says the refinery's owner, pbf energy, had initially withheld that information. >> i think we have concerns about the reliability of operations at the refinery. and so we're going there today to take a deep dive and take a look at their processes, their policies and procedures to make sure that our community is not impacted the way it has been for the past year moving forward. >> policy change last year required refineries to report every instance of flaring. and health officials say the number of inci

the 6:30 edition of cbs news bay area streams on the free cbs news app with anne makovec and we are back here in 30 minutes with cbs news bay area at 7:00. i will see you in 30 minutes, thanks for watching ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, millions dealing with the aftermath of that severe weather on the east coast. the flood and power outages just ahead of the holidays. and there is another storm brewing. we have the details. ♪ ♪ high floodwaters trapping residents and sweeping vehicles off the road. attacks on merchant ships in the red sea. what's being done to protect the critical trade route? >> the united states, our allies and our partners will do what we have to do to counter the start sent to protect these ships. >> holiday shipping season is in full swing. how ai technology is thwarting porch pirates. >> it is computers versus criminals and we have to use every tech capability that we have. >> this is like something from a movie! >> norah: the stunning images coming out of iceland after a volcano erupts. the fast-moving lava. >> my dream is to be the first female marine in the olympics. >>

anne makovec highlights some of the changemakers helping in ways to adapt to our warming planet. four project earth took viewers on quite the tour, in east bay, a startup in fremont introduced a new take on an old technology, creating a forever battery to store wind and solar power. in berkeley, a group of fifth-graders led by their science teacher showed how planting tiny micro forests could try to curb the impact of climate change. >> we are facing 40% biodiversity loss by the end of the decade, we need solutions and the forest is a very effective and efficient solution. >> reporter: on the peninsula, a greenhouse nurturing a new kind of poplar tree , one that is genetically enhanced to grow faster and soak up and store excess carbon dioxide. >> the feedback has been very positive, we've had people from over 100 countries reaching out to us, wanting to buy the trees. >> reporter: in the north bay, a brother and sister showed viewers just how easy it is to compost as a farmer took the green waste and turned it into top fertilizer. >> we have six truckloads per day. >> we have an

makovec highlighted some of the changemakers coming up with ways to adapt to our warming planet. >>ur project earth took viewers on quite the tour. in the east bay, a startup in fremont produced a new take on an old technology creating a forever battery to store wind and solar power. >> our battery effectively lasts forever. >> in berkeley, a group of fifth-graders led by their science teacher showed how they are planting tiny micro forests to curb the impact of climate change. >> we need solutions and the forest is a very effective and efficient solution. >> when i look at it, i feel very proud. >> on the peninsula, a greenhouse featuring a new kind of poplar tree, one that is genetically enhanced to grow faster and store excess carbon dioxide. >> the feedback has been very positive, we have got people from over 100 countries reaching out to us wanting to buy trees. >> in the north bay, a brother and sister showed viewers just how easy it is to compost. as the central valley farmer took some green waste and turned it into top fertilizer. >> we have an area that has been assigned to

anne makovec highlights some of the changemakers helping in ways to adapt to our warming planet. >> reporteroject earth took viewers on quite the tour, in east bay, a startup in fremont introduced a new take on an old technology, creating a forever battery to store wind and solar power. in berkeley, a group of fifth-graders led by their science teacher showed how planting tiny micro forests could try to curb the impact of climate change. >> we are facing 40% biodiversity loss by the end of the decade, we need solutions and the forest is a very effective and efficient solution. >> reporter: on the peninsula, a greenhouse nurturing a new kind of poplar tree, one that is genetically enhanced to grow faster and soak up and store excess carbon dioxide. >> the feedback has been very positive, we've had people from over 100 countries reaching out to us, wanting to buy the trees. >> reporter: in the north bay, a brother and sister showed viewers just how easy it is to compost as a farmer took the green waste and turned it into top fertilizer. >> we have six truckloads per day. >> we have an area tha

this is what anne makovec calls the jewel box of san francisco because of the twinkling lights.wake up to every i would saying merry christmas. >>> it's such a beautiful morning for us. there goes my mic. we have big changes in the forecast around the corner this week. let's dive into it. a live look at the bay bridge. visibility is great for anyone that has to be the early morning commute. i hope you don't have to but if you do, keep in mind, no issues whatsoever on the roads when it comes to weather. as we gear up into the next couple of days, i mentioned, we have big changes. rain returns into the forecast for us as we head into the mid portions of this week. today as i advance the clock into tomorrow, high clouds push in the bay area. that will be the case until tuesday evening, early wednesday morning. we start to see a band of showers formulate. this is wednesday, keep in mind. if you have loved ones, maybe traveling back home or maybe you are traveling back home around wednesday and thursday for the holiday season, this is what we wake up to on wednesday. it moves to the

. >>> in tonight's project earth segment, anne makovec shows us how scientists are using this creaturerd's eye view of how our planet is warming. >> reporter: the great birds. >> they have these big wingspans and a light body to soar up into the atmosphere. it's a really beautiful bird. >> reporter: now this beautiful bird is soaring to new heights with the help of the special device. these winged creatures promised to help scientists better understand climate change. >> this is actually a story of serendipity. >> reporter: ian brosman is a scientist. at the moscone center center, he will provide new research at the annual meeting of the union. >> this is one of the largest gatherings in the u.s. and around the world. then they will go out. >> reporter: he studies what is called the planetary boundary layer or pbl for short. as to where that layer is found. >> it envelops the entire earth and how much it is heating and what that typography is affects the winds and heating. it will rise up above us. >> this layer is where we experience the weather and the climate impacts. they will rise

and this is our gift to our viewers as we're just a couple days away from christmas as anne makovec calls it l it's the jewelry box of the city. and look how beautiful it is. how many days are we away? g? three? >> three. >> and this is my admission on air. i have yet to buy my mom a christmas gift. but -- >> i hope she's not watching. >> but oh she is. >> why would you say that. >> because i still have time, girl. i'm going to the city after show and i'm going shopping. and you told me all the hotspots to go to. a fun day for me. >> a great day in the city you know all throughout the bay area, for all your last-minute christmas shopping today is the day to do it. the weather is great. and it's mild and we're actually going to be seeing just a mix of sun and clouds not only today but through the rest of this week. so mild conditions throughout the bay area waking up this morning right behind me a live look at bay bridge and visibility is great at surface level. all throughout the bay area, and another live look right now in the city of san francisco. where current temperatures are sitting

tonight anne makovec shows us how scientists are using these creatures to get a bird's-eye view of howrter: they are among the most magnificent birds in the world. >> they have big wingspans and a relatively light body. they can soar up into the atmosphere and spend months to days aloft. a really beautiful bird. >> reporter: now this beautiful bird is soaring to new heights with the help of a special device, these winged creatures promise to help scientists better understand climate change. >> this is actually a story of serendipity. >> reporter: dr. ian is a scientist with nasa aims research center. at the moscone center, he's one of thousands of scientists who have gathered from around the world to present new research at the annual meeting of the american geophysical union. >> this is one of the largest gatherings of geoscientists in the u.s. and around the world. >> reporter: the doctor studies what's called the planetary boundary layer or pbl for short. as to where that layer is found -- >> it develops the entire earth, right, and goes up. depending on how it's heating and how the

look at those beautiful lights once again quoting anne makovec saying it's like a jewelry box on livelly that big blue light on the top. it's beautiful. shining and will we see the bright lights shining all morning? do we have any fog in the forecast? it's kind of nice. >>> no, compared to the past couple of days we're not even concerned about it. what the big weather story for us now, it's the rain that's rice around the corner and we need to start preparing for that. as we extend into the next couple of days an atmospheric river is really starting to focus in on california. and to be prepared, would not be a bad idea especially because of how long the rain system is going to last for us next week but let's take it a step back. i promise i'll get it into it in a minute. it's a lot cooler on mornings like this when we have clear conditions. talking about 50s in the bay area just around this hour. 48 degrees right now? san francisco and upper 30s up near sonoma excuse me up near petaluma actually all the way up into santa rosa and as we take a quick look at what's coming right around t

a beautiful san francisco as anne makovec would call it. the jewel box of the city. now a spare the air alert has been issued for today. why? because of wood smoke pollution. so remember, with this spare the air alert, it bans wood burning in the region for 24 hours and this is not just limited to your fireplaces. i mean, this is wood burning in general. so any type of stove or fire pit. anything you had plans for what involves burning that wood jessica, you are going to have to wait 24 hours. >> exactly, keeping a close eye on the spare the air alert today here in the bay area. places like the santa clara valley, stretching up in the north bay and everywhere in-between, we're all dealing that this afternoon. i'll show you your air quality conditions in just a second bua live look down into the santa clara valley. 40s in the forecast for us and heading for north along 101. 45 degrees right now and 49 in san francisco. 46 in half-moon bay. so the peninsula pretty much all hand-in-hand there. and it's actually the case all throughout the bay area. this is the time of y

this morning, what anne makovec likes to call the jewelry box. what did she call?streets. >> diamonds on the streets. so anne. you would be fun to have a new year's eve with and everything would have a title and a brand and a name. right? >> jessica, actually see the diamonds in the sky today? >> yeah. i mean it's a lot more clear for us this morning. we're still seeing some light traces of showers here and there throughout the bay area but today is a lot drier compared to yesterday. that morning commute, you are not going to have any issues whatsoever. i actually want to start off this morning talking about the rainfall totals we've seen throughout the bay area since sunday. when this whole system moved its way in. we've seen close to 2 inches of rainfall in areas like redwood city, all the way down into the santa clara valley. we actually passed 2-inches in los gatos just along the foothills. the higher you got the more impressive it was down closer to ben lomond. 3-inches in san francisco as we wrapped up the rainfall totals and the more north we go the more imp