that is always followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with heather holmes.been extradited from hawaii and charged in connection to office says 22 year old danielle dyer stole more than $20,000 worth ofc sunglasses from a stoe at stonestown was arrested after she got off the plane in honolulu last monthúand pleadedc not guilty at her arraignment on friday. dyer was booked into jail with bail set at $100,000. >> the effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price is coming to a head. that effort started back in august, spand now, after months of collecting signatures, safe, the organization behind the recall has turned in ten boxes worth of signatures. ktvu crystal bailey recall organizersll. crystal. w, able to collectc 50,0p0 more signatures thanúthey needed. the county clerk has a bigújob ahead with only ten days to go through, and validate every single one of them. >> recall price. recall. price. recall price. >> monday morning, a day before the save alameda for everyone say they turned in more than 123,000 signatures at the county courthous

that is followed by ktvu fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. >> earth has just experienced what's called a severe level geomagnetic solar storm, the second highest level of noaa's rating system. ktvu tom vacar explains how it could cause some disruptions to communication systems as solar storms are important as this, and next year will be the peak of activity of the 11 year solar cycle. >> hazards to earthlings can come when the solar shockwaves hit earth's electrically charged layer. astronomical experts bing kwok and andrew fraknoi say that layer protects the planet, the people and the technology from solar and cosmic radiation. >> way back in 1989, there was a major power outage that affected the northeast, and that was due to the effect of a solar storm. >> skylab, america's first space station, was downed by a 1979 solar storm that caused the atmosphere to expand a little bit, and that increased drag on skylab. >> and that's what brought it out of orbit. >> fast forward to solar storms today, when there was a solar storm occurring, nasa tells the astronauts on board the space

i'm heather holmes, authorities late today identifying two burglary suspects who were linked to 580 early this morning. ktvu is alice wertz has investigation.t now on thist- >> about 3:30 a.m. in el cerrito, a small business owner got an alert on his iphone app, his store being robbed, a truck rammed into the tobacco outlet on san pablo boulevard. el cerrito police followed onto highway 80 westbound, where 80 and 580 converge. the truck turned up onto 580, going in the wrong direction. this is el cerrito police chief paul keith. when our officers saw the vehicle officer terminated his pursuit, turned off his lights, exited the freeway the wrong way. truck hit two vehicles, one a bmw driven by a 56 year old finance professional on his way to work in the city. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the suspects have been identified as 34 year old oakland resident, and 56 year old andre alberti of san francisco as the passenger. >> the wrong way vehicle had two occupants. those those occupants sustained major injuries. there that had a solo work van driveny a man in his 60s also heading to wor

i'm heather holmes.e fire at amador valley high school in pleasanton remains under investigation. our crystal bailey isúhere now with more on the damage and well, heather, ts is no one was injured and the fireúhappened when nothing was happening at the school. but it wasn't the only fire on campus in the last 24 hours. officials say the small gymnasium at amador valley high school caught fire just before 8:00 sunday night. the is used for sports, after school activities and testing. >> last night, when we saw what was happening, you know, they said that the roof was collapsing and all of a sudden that was really scary. >ñ firefighters say the fire started in a trash can in a corner of the building. the flames extinguished in about half an hour as part of the safety precautions. >> pg and e does shut off power to any building that's affected by a fire. the, which also affected otherc parts of our campus. >> despite the odds, school stayed in session and later school district officials say there was a seco

hello everyone, i'm heather holmes. we got a look today at theúfederal indictment.our crystal bailey is here now. and crystal, the confidential information pertained to one of google's core businesses. ñ> that's right. the indictment released this morning says the google employee allegedly stole more than 500 confidential files surrounding the development of artificial intelligence and replicated the information at two chinese companies. the fbi arrested 38 year old lin wei ding, leon, wednesday morning from his home in newark. ding, a chinese citizen, started working as a software engineer at google in 2019, according to the department of justice. he's accused of stealing artificial intelligence related software. us attorney general merrick garland, during a visit to san francisco, shared the u.s. leads in ai technology, sayingúit's important for our economy and national security. >> the justice department's first job is to protect that lead and to protect our intellectual property. >> the indictment says that in may of 2022, ding periodically began uploading trade

i'm heather holmes. san jose, investigators are looking for more potential victimsúafter a tinyúcamera was discovered inside a starbucks bathroom. so 100 victims, many of themearly children. ktvu zan rubin has more on this story tonight from san jose. >> san jose police say this man, luis suarez junior, stashed a tiny camera in a starbucks bathroom and that he recorded 91 unsuspecting victims, ages 4 to sp85 on a single day. is graphid includes multiple >> it happened at the starbucks spat 695 coleman avenue on januy 3pth. police say a plumber found the device under the sink pointed at the toilet. marta gonzalez says sheúuses this restroom all the time. >> so here's somebody somebody looking at us that's like. that's like my privacy, you know? like, you know, even myt& kids, you know, like, that's horrible. >> authorities say customer hery arrested him at home in mid-march. they found at least 20 firearms, high capacity magazines and several additional key fob, another like a tinyart- soccer ball. now, p

. >> i'm mike mibach and i'm heather holmes.eúyou now a live look along interstate 80 in truckee, just north of lake tahoe. right now, the interstate is closed from colfax to the nevada state line. this section of the interstate has been shut down. now for just about two days. amid this powerful storm. we have live team coverage of the blizzard conditions there in the sierra ktvu zac sos is standing by after talking with officials in the sierra about just how they're managing this. but first we go to our chief meteorologist , bill martin, whoúis tracking the very latest conditions. bill. >> yeah, heather, that blizzard warning was supposed to be dropped this morning about 11 a.m. they've extended it through midnight tonight. and then they're going to turn that into tomorrow. snow flurries up there now. it's been snowing at times up to three inches an hour of spoke with a lot of people up there giving me various stories. depends where you are is this cold system came in? a number, p around tahoe. donner up in that area, up on the

i'm heather holmes.the princess announcing that she has cancer and is undergoing preventative which was recorded on wednesday and released today, princess catherine did not say what type of cancer was detected. she said, though, that she received& the diagnosis as she underwent unspecified major abdominal surgery back in january. she said that this has been an incrediblyútough time for her entire family. >> this, of course, came as a huge shock and william and i have been doing everything we can the sake of our young family. >> the 42 year old mother of three has been out of sight since christmas and in that timel speculation on hert& whereabouts and her health reached a fever pitch. she said she and her family needed timet& to deal with her diagnosis and treatment, but most importantlyl it has taken us time to explain everything to george, charlotte and louis in a way that's appropriate for them and to reassure them that i'm going. >> as i've said to them, i am well and getting stronger every day by foc

. >> and good evening, everyone im heather holmes, california. among several states choosing their presidential candidate in today's primaries, also voting in other congressional and local races. people in 15 states, plus the territory of american samoa are voting tonight. this is when the presidential race typically takes shape. there are hundreds of delegates at stake for both democrats and republicans. a little closer to home here in the bay area, there is a lot for voters to consider from high profile congressional races to a statewide proposition to tackle the homelessness crisis to local measures. some people heading intoútoday's election sharing some of their biggest concerns. >> i feel likeúright now, for me , one of the most important things is continued support for israel. >> america has had enough. they've had enough of joe biden. they've had enough of this open border. >> everybody's feeling the crunch right now, whether you're at the grocery store or whether you're going to buy other other goods. >> about a third of the delegates wil

i'm heather holmes, and we begin tonight with the collapse of that bridge in baltimore and how it's renewing focus on the structural integrity of bridges, really all across the country and here in the bay area. investigators say a cargo ship overnight lost power and collided with the francis scott key bridge in baltimore, plunging that span right into the river. the ship's crew issued a mayday call moments before impact, allowing police to limit vehicle traffic onto the bridge. however over six construction workers were on the bridge filling potholes at the time, and they did not get off the bridge in time. the ntsb announcing late today that those employees are still unaccounted for and are presumed dead. back here in the bay area, there have been two incidents in recent years involving a ship colliding with the bay bridge. ktvu tom vacar spoke with some of the world's top experts today about the safety measures in place on bridges here in the bay area. >> in 2013, the 751ft long overseas reymar empty oil tanker glanced off the fender bumpers of one of the bay bridges western span towers in

i'm heather holmes. this could be the last opening day at the coliseum.usands of a's fans gathered in the parking lot ahead of tonight's game, with many choosing not to actually go inside the stadium. it is their latest public show of disappointment to the owners decision to relocate. a's manager mark kotsay understands the questions and concerns about the team's future, but he says the priority remains on baseball. >> you know, their emotion and passion to want to keep this team here and the way they express it, you know, is, is with passion, you wouldn't expect anything less from from oakland a's fans, when they come out, they come out with support, with love and, and they do it full force, you know, and i think, for us tonight, the focus is just going to be on the game. >> fan groups organized tonight's protest of the game against the cleveland guardians, and they plan to send a message to team ownership all season long. in fact, they're calling for a summer of boycott. they want to fans to all unite, to let major league baseball officials know that th

i'm heather holmes marin lee delaney was visiting a friend in oakland when she wasc hit and killed.u now some video from worries that this case has now tonight, ktvu s crystal bailey with the ongoing calls for the driver to be held accountable. crystal. and also for changes to be made >> heather. the city knows that seminary avenue is high risk. police say that delaney was hit and killed by a hit and run driver months after she was found dead on the, delaney's family says they still don't have closure delaney say s a beacon of light. now the scene with the 72 year-old was killed in a hit and run in oakland is left with a note and a photo memorializing her. delaney was trying to catch the bus here on seminary avenue. before she could make it, she was hit by a car and flung several feet off the road. it was 36 hours before anyone found her. >> these are always tragic events and they impact the families forever. i mean, my brother died in a traffic collision in when i was five years old. i'm 62 now, and that sphas an ongoing. my brother is not here. >> delaney's daughter says the inves

i'm heather holmes. travel. it is almost impossible. resorts shut down palisades tahoe boreal among those urging people to actually stay away. sugar bowl resort today also closing saying weather will it one in the end taking a live look now at a live stream of the current conditions at the uc berkeley central sierra snow lab. this is in soda springs, just west of donner pass, and take a look at that. you can just see all of that snow blowing right into the cameras there. people have been warned. better stay off the roads in the sierra with hazardous conditions and widespread closures, including interstate 80. currently, there is no timeline for when it will reopen. caltrans says driving conditions are at an r two level. that means chains are required for all big rigs and most cars, unless you have snow tires and four wheel drive. the chp says it has seen plenty of spinouts, high winds and low visibility so far, though, there have been minimal power outages due to this storm. but this may change as the conditions there worsen and people

i'm heather holmes, and we begin tonight right here in oakland where the mayor today formally introduced the city's new chief of police. during a news conference today, newly hired chief lloyd mitchell said, among other things, that he will focus on highly visible and proactive policing and that he plans to build strong relationships, saying that everyone has a seat at the table. mitchell is a former chief of the lubbock, texas police department and he will now lead opd, which has been without a chief for more than a year. our crime reporter, henry lee, spoke with the new chief about his top priorities. >> it is my honor to introduce to you our new top police officer, chief floyd mitchell. >> incoming oakland police chief floyd mitchell, filling the void in leadership after more than a year without a top cop. a former police chief in texas, mitchell says he has much to learn and a lot to give. >> i will work tirelessly to earn the trust, respect and confidence of my police department members, oakland's residents and its businesses, mayor shengtao said. >> mitchell's soft spoken style bel

i'm heather holmes residents in san francisco's inner richmond district are calling for safety improvements after a car plowed right into a bus stop, leaving a man seriously hurt. now, this comes just a week after a similar crash killed an entire family and the west portal neighborhood. ktvu christian captain has more now for us from san francisco. >> this bus stop at fulton and funston is a busy one. often crowded with passengers waiting for the five. on saturday, this red nissan hopped the curb, bringing down a pole that in turn struck a man waiting for the bus. >> coincidentally, they happened to hit the pole first, right? otherwise they would just plowed right into the bus shelter, just like at west portal. >> susan rivera lives across the street and rushed to help. >> and i'm a nurse, so i run out. so by the time i get over here, i see a police officer and other people moving this large pole out of the way and underneath that, i saw a man laying on the ground. >> fortunately, that man survived the collision and was treated at a hospital. rivera says neighbors have been warning the city

. >> i'm mike mibach and i'm heather holmes.the seats up for grabs here in california includc those held by some longtime congressional lawmakers to get . the weekend before super tuesday saturday, state senator scott register and vote he's not facin himself, but wants to get involved to increase voter turnout. >> we got to get the vote out. turnout is really low so far and we want to make sure people know about this election and know that it matters. >> two years ago, during the june midterms primaries, voter turnout statewide was about 33, according to the secretary of state's office. the general election that year, in november was about 50, the lowest it's been in nearly ten years. >> hi, rebecca. this is matt mehan, your mayor. i'm just calling a bunch of volunteers today in support of sam liccardo for congress. how are you doinge candidates he supports and says voting at this time is crucial because turnout is lower. >> actually, your vote has even more impact in a primary figure out who we're going to send to that. that de

i'm heather holmes. let's go straight now to scottsdale, where the giants are ten games in to cactus league play and are still trying to find their footing. they fell 12 to 10 today to the rockies. new manager bob melvin is hoping to turn the team back into a contender, and he's bringing a new culture to the clubhouse, including this new rule, which will require every person on the team now to stand for the playing of the national anthem. melvin, who is a bay area native , telling usa today about this mandate, quote, look, we're a new team. we got some good players here. it's more about letting the other side know that we're ready to play. i want guys out here ready to go. there is a personality to that. it has nothing to do with whatever happened in the past or whatever. it's just something i embrace, he said. time for us to go in depth tonight and welcome to the show. sean fletcher, assistant professor of public relations and sports communication at san jose state. thank you so much, sean, for joining

i'm heather holmes and i'm mike mibach still snowing tonight.t& >> and for many some time to die giveyou a live look along 80úin soda springs. that's just north of tahoe. here right now. the interstate is closed from colfax to the nevada state line in both directions. the section of 80 has actually been for most of the weekend. ktvu latest it the latest route in the tahoe region to temporarily close sunday morning amid a days long& blizzard in the sierra., caltrao get in there pretty quick. >> um, there was no reported injuries, but a couple cars were caught under the slide. um, and so they cleared those and were able to open it up. i think within 30 minutes. >> it's why everyone from the chp to caltrans and area officials continue to put out the same message. right now, we've been encouraging not to travel. >> it's been highly discouraged. and north on interstate 80, caltrans crews continuing to push ahead with their dig out of the highway along the donner pass closed since friday. >> we're crossing our fingers and hoping for the best. >> the storm also leaving many local roads impas

. >> good evening everyone, i'm heather holmes, people being urged to avoid travel and we've already seen several crashes on highway 80 near donner lake with several ski resorts closing up early today. the snow was really coming down in the sierra earlier today. this drone video comes to us from kevin cooper. he's director of communications at kali pass resorts and you can see, boy, lots of fresh powder already blanketing those hills and valleys. and it's just the first day of that storm. so let's bring in our meteorologist, mark tamayo, with a look at the current conditions and what's headed for the sierra. >> hi there. heather yeah, we have chain controls right now on both 80 and 50. so this is just the beginning of the snowfall rates will be intensifying over the next 12 hours or so compared to yesterday. look at this a dramatic change. this was the scene yesterday in the sierra. then today, of course, the storm clouds really moving in. the snowfall rates picking up. and as i mentioned, this is just the beginning of what will be a exceptional period in terms of extreme snowfall. w

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that will, of course, be followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. >> all right,ow classes in video game design are teaching them r l lif kills are being taught. >> their own video games. but as ktvu christian just the start oe real life lesson. >> is your computer missing inside san francisco's balboa high school? students in mr. perry's class are hard at work building video games. make no mistake, while these games may is hardc work and that includes programing and it includes making the digital art assets for like players, enemies, as well as sound effects and background music. >> so we got to make all that stuff, and then we put it into write the code to make it work, like, can you print something? >> zack biro and david xiong are working on a game tentatively called crypt of the silver phoenix. gameplay includes battling monsters that turn to stone and a never ending navigas happening in this game engine, so. >> so we've got a randomly generated room structure, which so that it'll be never it will spnever be the same whenever, no matter how many times you pla

holm. >> all right, alex, see yout& then.and the worst of what he says life is like in his city. and now his instagram page is taking off far in trying to get social media companies to remove what it considered. disinformation about covid 19. the states of missouri and louisiana, as well , complained that themedia users administration's push for tech companies to remove posts about covid amounted to government coercion and violated their first. >> it's treating facebook and these other platforms like they're subordinates. would you do that to the to the new york times or the wall street journal or the associated press or any other big newspaper or wire service? >> a ruling on the case is expected sometime in june. >> an oakland resident has been going around showing up at crime scenes and then sharing the stories on instagram. now, he says he's not doing this to embarrassúthe city of oakland, resurrection. ktvu tom vacar has the story. >> oakland, california. donde la vida no vale. nada. oakland, california. donde la vida no

and of course, thatgsúfollowed by the ktvu fox two news at 7s0 with heather holmes. >> all right.world leaders and francisco city leaders celebrating the 120th anniversary of the u on square ( ♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward? and there's a cash bonus when you open a new checking account to get you started. wow. anything you can't do? ( ♪ ) mugs. ♪ bmo ♪ behind this measure, it would reserve 20% of affordable apartments for lower income applicants who live in specific areas and who have been identified as facing displacement. another 1u% of affordable apartments will be set aside for lower income applicants city council district as the available units. we have witnessed our families, our friends, our neighbors have difn to uproot their families and move away fromúa place they have measure will apply to projectsh- currently in development as well as future construction. the cit

. >> i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage.st recently, mitchell was the police chief in lubbock, texas. in a statement, he said, i am excited about the opportunity to meet the members of the police department, interact with all the people who call this beautiful city home, and become an integral part of this special place. his appointment ends a search that spanned more than a year following the firing of former chief leronne armstrong by mayor tau in february of last year. >> henry lee has been following this ongoing search for more than a year now. henry. so what is it about floyd mitchell that that he is, in fact, a good fit- for the city of oakland? was impressed with his crime fighting efforts as chief of both temple now, her office forwarded statistics that indicate overall crime as well as police response time. so he also has experience 25 years of experience from kansas city, missouri police department, which might be more aligned with the urban nature of oakland. >> yeah, okayc. soúlet's you mentioned oakland mayor sh

welcome everyone to the four this afternoon i'm alex savage and hello everyone i'm heather holmes ofhe world's greatest scientists and engineers are among those converging for nvidia's gtc conference 2024. gary live outside thatter jesse convention center in downtown san jose with more on what's happening there. jesse heather and alex, good afternoon to you spand all eyes and ears are locd on the new ai chips that unveile sphere in downtown san jose. >> over the course of the week. while investors in the overall economy may be a little nervous rates, those on wall street and at least one man here in the south bay who's on san fernando the san jose state campus.e on sophomoreúpablo nava barrera eyes the latest lesson plan monday on how to make a killing in the market. i opened a brokerage account and i i wanteo invest in nvidia. this week, the ai software giant holds its annual conference in san jose. founder jensen huang says $1 trillion of the world's wealth will be on hand. no conference in the world is there a greater assembly of researchers from such diverse fields of science tha

. >> i'm heather holmes and hi everyone, i'm frank mallicoat.ted flight 35 bound for osaka, japan this morning. forced to make an emergency landing in l.a. our tom vacar joins us live now fromúsfo with more on >>úwell, in a phrase, this should never, ever, ever, ever happen got, uh, uh, more than 249 passengers and crew on board n this is just something that really shouldn't happen. it does happen from time to time. and here's what we know so far departure weight, usually around 150 tons, the boeing 777 jumbo jet, depending on runway length, wind and weather conditions, took off around 200 miles an hour when the 265 pound wheel and tire assembly fell off and hit the car in the employee parking lot before coming to rest on the osaka. the plane was likely carrying a full load of fuel around 48,000 gallons, enough to fill five semi tanker fuel trucks. >> it has been cleared for a visual approach. >> another problem on landing after the short flight to l.a, there was still more than 40,000 gallons oft& the plane very heavy for landing at somewhere b

and of course, that's followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. >> all right. homeless people on the streets of san francisco. the proposal from one supervisor to bring back a program to get people back to their home wns there it is... that feeling you get when you can... du more with less asthma. it starts with dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks... and can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. can you picture it? dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines, including steroids, without talking to your doctor. who knows what you can do when you du more with less asthma. ask your doctor about dup

. >> i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage, the federal prison in dublin has seen a multitude of issues including the sexual abuse of inmates, criminal charges against guards and leadership. and today, fbi agents converged on that prison. hasúbeen there throughout thet- day and he joins us now live. henry, we are learning about a spshakeup inúleadership at that prison. >> yeah. jacob. indeed, even as we see fbi agents coming and going throughout the prison, now, they are possibly building yet another criminal case in the wake of thatc massive sex abuse scandal involvingúguards and female inmates, a major shakeup at the all women's federal prison in dublin on monday as fbi agents swarmed the facility, ktvu has learned. the wardenúand associate warden and a captain leadership is now in place. the- restructuring comes as about 20 fbi agents raided the facility. a bureau spokeswoman confirmed those agents were at the prison conducting, quote, court authorized law enforcement activity but declined to elaborate. the fbi agents were at the prison for most of the day. at one point, they were se

and of course, that's followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. >> alex, thanks. we'll see you then. but first, a big renovation for a tennis court in one san francisco neighborhood. how the community pitched in to help make it a reality bounced from one doctor to the next. did they even send my lab work...? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms. the bills. the 'not a bills.' the.... ”press 4 to repeat these options.” [chaotic music] [inspirational music] healthcare can get a whole lot easier when your medical records, care and coverage are in one place. at kaiser permanente, all of us work together for all that is you. it all starts with a chevy truck. chevy silverado with the turbomax engine and best-in-class standard torque. and the chevy silverado hd with up to 14 available camera views. do more in a chevy truck, get yours now. get $5000 total value on silverado ltz & high country models when you trade in an eligible vehicle. or during chevy truck season, get as low as 0.9% financing on all 2024 silverado 1500 pickups. chevrolet. together

i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage. >> those candidates publicly debating what should be done to transform the city's tenderloin neighborhood. >> ktvu. christian captain live now for us in the city and christian, one of those candidates today outlining a plan to draw in more state resources to try to address street conditions. >> yeah. exactly. right. candidates are telling me that they want to declare a state of emergency here in san francisco. and again, as you said, one candidate even saying that they'd bring in national guard, all in an effort to try to make the streets in the tenderloin safe and clean. street conditions in the tenderloin and south of market have been a challenge for years in san francisco. now, with a mayoral race picking up steam, the candidates are pitching their plans to make the streets safer. mayoral candidate mark farrell said he would declare an emergency to bring more state resources to address street conditions in the tenderloin, since the city doesn't have enough police officers to do it on its own. >> and therefore we've been letting this drug cri

. >> heather holmes with us in the newsroom with what the team is doing leading up to the big home opener, exciting times here, heather. >> it certainly is. and isn't that great news that it sold out? bay fc is the newest expansion team in the national women's soccer league, and a lot of people are certainly excited to see them play at home. 18,000 tickets have now been sold for the inaugural home opening match. bay fc is in the middle of several events around the bay area ahead of saturday's big game. the players attended a celebration just yesterday in san francisco and today as well. the soccer club held its media availability before heading out for practice. so far, they play two games on the road and the players say they are looking forward to playing in front of their fans during the home opener at paypal park in san jose. >> i think that we've had a really good start to the season. our chemistry is there. i think that we're playing really good soccer. you know, obviously there's a lot of things that are going to keep improving and that's super exciting to see where we are already a

and of course, that's followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. all right, alex, we'll see you at the top of the hour. >> but first, from potholes to homeless encampments, how an ai pilot program is changing the city's response to peis nt pr whether i can help them solve problems on city streets in silicon valley. >> tech companies are already harnessing the power of ai. now the city of san jose wants to do the same. it's a competition. >> let them demonstrate what they can do, what they want ai to do is to identify small problems before they become big ones. >> everything from potholes and graffiti to homeless encampments. >> it's basically being able to detect and then be able to predict. >> blue dome is one of five companies participating in the pilot program. they showed us their technology at work. right now, they're primarily focused on road hazards, but they're training their model to identify other things like homeless encampments. >> what we use is a very simple gopro camera mounted on city vehicles, and when they drive around, they'll up

and of course, that's followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. >> all right, alexwe'll see you soon. but first, it's the beginning of women's history month after the break, we'll hear from members of the golden state warriors on the important lessons they've learned from women in their family "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. of them. >> being a girl dad and having, you know, amazing daughters. it's the best privilege in the world to try to lead them to their full potential. they bring so much out of you. so much love and perspective. >> my girls have taught me compassion

i'm heather holmes and good afternoon everyone.t& >> i'm frank mallicoat areas in the east bay, including danville, blackhawk and san ramon. seeing a flurry of lightning strikes this tamayo joins us now with more on that. it's been a crazy couple of weeks, mark. >> yeah, kind of capped off with this afternoon with some pretty heavy downpours, some lightning strikes detected on the radar. so very active radar over the past few hours since about since about lunchtime. we'll show you some coming up. these are numbers just over the past six hours, and a bulk of the bulk of the reports coming withinújust one hour. so that's a lot of rain. you can see this afternoon. clayton 0.74 concord. over half an inch of rainfall. saratoga 0.47 and now looking above san francisco. and look at all those different cloud textures out there. a lot spof instability in the bay area atmosphere,úand as a result, numerous only in the east bay, but also in portions of the south bay as well. this is the radar imagery over the past few hours and quite a few stormt& reports as well. we'll talk about those storm reports

. >> i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage. two people have been rescued so far, but six others still remain missing. and authorities say they are presumed dead as that cargo ship was headed toward the bridge, authorities had just enough time to stop traffic, likely saving countless lives. >> we want to get more now on this developing story from fox's rebecca castor. we are maryland tough, and we are baltimore strong. >> emergency crews desperately searching for victims near baltimore's francis scott key bridge on tuesday. it comes hours after a cargo ship struck one of the bridge's support beams, causing parts of the structure to snap and plummet into the patapsco river. president biden says the incident does not appear to be intentional. >> we're going to send all the federal resources they need as we respond to this emergency, and we're going to rebuild that port together. >> officials believe those still missing include construction workers who were filling potholes at the time. maryland governor wes moore says moments befo

i'm alex savage and i'm heather holmes. >> that unanimous decision restores donald trump's name on theallots. the court brushed aside a colorado rulingúclaiming that he disqualified himself from office because ofúhis actions during the january 6th insurrection. colorado maine and illinois had all decided to kick trump off for allegedly violating the ruling also stops efforts in seven other states with similar court cases. i think it will go a long way toward bringing our country together, which our country needs. >> if this was allowed to go forward. the colorado the decision to unilaterally remove the choice from the people, all, um, that it would create an untenable. >> mr. trump faces a much bigger legal problem next month, when the justices will hear his argument that he cannot be prosecuted for efforts to overturn the because he's covery presidential now on this decisin and the implications of it. and for more, we're joined here in studio by david levine, professor at uc college of law in san francisco. good to see you both. yeah, absolutely. good to have you here today. obviously

i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage. >> our crime reporter henry lee is joining us now live with acloser look at the to mayor tao, crime is down int- discussion today on mornings on two, prompting mayor tao to speak up the narrative that crime is on the rise in her city. >> actually, the numbers are down, so i'm going to push back on that. we're seeing that crimes and homicides are all trending down everything right now. >> tao cited oakland police shoy categories these last several months is down compared to the same time frame in previous years, especially in business districts with concentrated police foot patrols and crime suppression teams. >> the robberies, the commercial burglaries, you know, the shipping and all of that has gone down. it's trending down now. >> but one thing with crime stats, it's all in the eye of the beholder. in my review of the data, it corroborated part of of the categories, crime has dropped, but it's also notable for what the mayor did not report. now, according to these stats, i reviewed for the same time period, robberies are up 40, with home invas

. >> i'm alex savage and i'm heather holmes. and with crime a major concern in the city of oakland, this new police chief certainly has a difficult task ahead. our crime reporter, henry lee, live for us this afternoon at oakland police department headquarters. after talking with the new chief and also hearing about his priorities, henry. >> yeah, the new top cop knows he's an outsider with little knowledge of the inner workings of the oakland police department . but he says that will soon change as he works to earn the trust of his officers and the public. >> it is my honor to introduce to you our new top police officer, chief floyd mitchell. >> incoming oakland police chief floyd mitchell filling the void in leadership after more than a year without a top cop, a former police chief in texas, mitchell says he has much to learn and a lot to give. i will work tirelessly to earn the trust, respect and confidence of my police department members. >> oakland's residents and its businesses, mayor shengtao said. >> mitchell's soft spoke

and of course, that's followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. >> all right.ll see you in just a bit, alex. thank you. but first, after the break, history made in san jose. today's event before the first professional women's soccer team plays that firs home it all starts with a chevy truck. chevy silverado with the turbomax engine and best-in-class standard torque. and the chevy silverado hd with up to 14 available camera views. do more in a chevy truck, get yours now. get $5000 total value on silverado ltz & high country models when you trade in an eligible vehicle. or during chevy truck season, get as low as 0.9% financing on all 2024 silverado 1500 pickups. chevrolet. together let's drive. soccer team ahead of saturday's sold out game, the team hosted a press conference with san jose mayor matt mehan. he was presented with a bay fc letterman jacket, the same kind of jacket was presented to san francisco mayor london breed. earlier this week. mehan says the city takes a lot of pride in their professional teams, but that bay fc has a unique place in san jose'

i'm alex savage and i'm heather holmes. >> it happened at a busy laundromat with many witnesses. our crime reporter, henry lee is here now. after talking to that victim, henry. >> yeah, she told these women they got there too late to start their laundry loads. they left, apparently with no issues, but they came back 40 minutes later saying they were missing some of their clothes. and that's when she got attacked. 65 year old ruth wilde was attacked by two women while working at woodies laundromat on park boulevard in oakland. wilde says she told one of the women they had arrived too late to start their laundry on march 16th. they left with their clothes and drove off, but they came back 40 minutes later, began yelling at wilde, saying they were missing some of their clothes. they demanded she check the laundromat surveillance video, but while doesn't have access to the video, the woman in blue grabs her and pushes her against the machines. a few minutes later, the woman in yellow makes a punching motion, then hits her, knocking her to the ground. the woman in blue then grabs her,

welcome everyone to the for this afternoon i'm alex savage and i'm heather holmes. >> and already we've seen a wind gust measuring about 145mph there in the tahoe basin case. you're wondering that's the strength of a category four hurricane. and the area could see more than ten feet of snow over the next coming days. >> ktvu tom vacar has been monitoring the situation in the mountains. he joins us now live with some of the impressive pictures coming out of the tahoe area. >> impressive to say the least. the stars, moon and the isobars and jet streams have all aligned to whack the mountains. extreme caution is very much advised. >> once we get to sunset. that's where things do start to get a bit more spicy. >> so far, mountain winds and snow have not produced many power outages. among the many power companies that serve that region. but with the bigger winds and snows still on the way, that will change. >> but overall, we're looking at wind gusts around 4050 miles an hour in the in the communities and then up on the ridges up on the mountain tops, definitely in excess of 100 miles an hou