is back on the agenda in san francisco. the renewed call to arm robots with the ability to carry out deadly force. >> we are here confidence. i will be signing this legislation. kumasi: governor newsom pacing bill that places limits on where people can carry firearms in public. this is coming after back to back shootings in california. reggie: authorities making the shift after three years. kumasi: it's no big will talk about what it means for the area's drought. reggie: good morning, february 2. my favorite day of the year. drew: the groundhog saw his

shadow. that means six more weeks of winter. because it is been so warm. reggie: aren't they about to freeze? drew: santa rosa, you are down to 6 miles of visibility. the number 10 is doing just fine. we don't have any frost advisories in effect. for most of us, it's a warmer start to the day, 44° in the city 30 in fair fold, 31 i santa rosa. we have good visibility, partly cloudy skies but as the day goes by, you will find those clouds

will remain. temperatures will be a little warmer, we will be in the upper 50's and 60 but these clouds, later on tonight and tomorrow morning will give us a little bit of rain. we will talk about that cold front and about eight minutes. kumasi: can you believe we are approaching three years since the first covid-19 cases. lena howland is live in sou bay. lena: health leaders are focused like you said on adapting to covid just like the flu as a national public health emergency winds down instead of having a full-blown response. they announce they will be closing all county vaccination and testing locations by the end of the month. it served around 30,000

residents during the peak and helped more than 90% of residents get at least one covid shot. this comes as the president ends the national emergency in may and governor newsom and's or state of emergency at the end of the month. it's happening because health care providers and pharmacies now have the widespread ability to provide testing and vaccinations. >> i'm not here t over. the virus continues to spread. >> we are still in the middle of a pandemic but we are transitioning from a full-blown response where we have a sense of urgency every day, to one where we are adapting to living with covid. lena: have concerns and say they want the disabled community to be alongside leaders when they make

these major changes because they are decisions put everyone at risk. public health leaders that we spoke with say the pandemic is not over just because they are rolling things back. they are still encouraging folks to get vaccinated and wear a mask safe. reggie: we do have an update on the five-year-old boy we told you about who survived a mountain lion attack in san mateo. he is now back home from the hospital. this happened on tuesday evening. a family member says this five-year-old named jack got ahead of his mom and grandparents during the walk on their property. he likely surprise the mountain lion. >> it was a vicious attack, it took them to the ground and biting into the child. the mom lunched at the mountain lion and just before making physical contact, the lion let her son go. reggie: officials are searching

for the cat so they can trap and remove it. mountain lions are common in the area but attacks on humans are rare. the family set up a gofundme. the community has come together to raise more than $14,000. kumasi: robots with the ability to use deadly force may be on the agenda in san francisco. it got national attention. they drafted a policy to lethally armed robots to be used in extreme cases. initially, the robots were approved with the board of supervisors. during the commissioners meeting the idea was listed again. >> when you look at these vehicles, they are more precise than any other force actions and that we won't accidentally get a

bystander, another vehicle. this will go directly to the government is. we are still interested in resubmitting our proposal. right now, we have an approved ordinance that has a use of force option and in all the times we have had it we have never needed to use it in the way that we proposed in the process. kumasi: there was no timeline for when that proposal would be revisited. reggie: governor newsom is backing new gun legislation. it would ban anyone from under 21 from getting a concealed permit and requiring more safety training. >> we are here with up most confidence. you could take out all the w to the bank. i will be signing this legislation. i do not think that, i know that.

reggie: a similar version of the bill failed to pass last year. it comes on the heels of incidents. kumasi: the fed is raising interest rates again. this time, it's another .25 points. jobina: this is they have decided to raise interest rates and they are trying to balance bringing down inflation without tipping the economy into recession. consumer prices went up ending in december. that's a slow down from the summer peak. it is still more than tripled target inflation rate of 2%. >> recent developments are encouraging. we need more evidence to be confident that inflation is on a sustained downward path. jobina:

you're paying about 10% more for food and the latest rate hike will mean paying more for your credit card. the household credit card debt is under $6,500 which means you will pay another 123 dollars in interest. there is still a new threat, the looming debt ceiling slow down. kevin mccarthy met with biden yesterday. they made it clear to mccarthy that they could not allow the u.s. to default which is nonnegotiable. reggie: pg&e will go on trial for manslaughter after file or that killed four people. they could face up to 12 charges including involuntary manslaughter and recklessly starting a fire. 20 other charges were dismissed. it was sparked by a tree falling on a power line.

they pleaded not guilty in june. reggie: the damage left by last month's storms will cost more than expected. they originally estimated the damage at 80 million, now they say it could cost up to 125 million. they are asking the state to help cover the cost. county leaders say that the number could go higher. >> there are still a lot of standing water in the field so there are fields that need to be assessed and that number could increase. reggie: nearly 100 homes have been damaged along with water treatment plants. the county is cleaning up after washed out roads and livvy's -- levees have been washed out. kumasi: snowpack in the sierra nevada sits at double the usual amount for this time of year. they are outpacing 1982, 1983 which is the widest year on record.

they experienced nine atmospheric conditions. >> the recipe for success be these nice periodic snowstorms between now and april 1 to preserve what we have. kumasi: the snowpack is out is 28% of the april efforts. drew: that is great news. let's keep this note back where it is. we are showing you the golden gate bridge. it is chilly out there, partly cloudy skies. right now, and half-moon are at 32, fairfield they could always be worse. we talked about how cold it is going to get. the windchill is not that bad but watch what happens tomorrow night, the coldest air across the globe will set up across new

england. closing in at -60 by tomorrow evening. boston will feel like -30 across boston. back here at home, our temperatures will be the 30's and 40's. by noon, increasing clouds and temperatures warming into the 50's. by the end of the day we will be in the upper, low 60's. it does turn mild today. cloud cover on the closer view. we will get some rain tomorrow morning. it is a level one light storm tomorrow morning. we will go hour-by-hour to show you the storm and another quick one over the weekend. we will have that in nine minutes. jobina: we did have some for our early commute but that is cleared. not a problem if you need to head out the door. this is emeryville, headlights

are traveling westbound on 80, no problems to report. no issues with the are taking the bridges. everything for the commute looks good, even our super commuters. reggie: another setback for the entertainment company looking to renovate the castro theater. the decision by the preservation committee that could derail construction. kumasi: see how activists and leaders are honoring williams.

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san francisco police chief at the event saying it is time for an honest conversation about race. >> we have to rise above and focus on what needs to be done to transform this really horrible, racist system that has taken far too many lives. kumasi: the growth wealth and disparities organize the event. tyre nichols he was laid to during a funeral yesterday. his mother was overcome with emotion and tear addressing the crowd. >> he was a beautiful his death is unimaginable. me going is that i t

that my son is sitting here beside me. , o god. kumasi: vice harris was there, they continue to call for the federal government to commit to police reform. reggie: a third lawsuit has been filed to the marathon dozens of social science. have accused napoli of sexu misconduct. kumasi: there is a setback in the plan to ren castro theater.

th current seating arrangement inside the theater. the seats have become a point of contention. they want to remove the seeds and replace them with the movable floor and seats that provide more flexibility for using the theater. reggie: today is groundhog punxsutawney phil has seen his shadow. he has gotten it right 40% of the time in the past 10 years. thousands of people go to gobbler's knob in pennsylvania for this tradition. what the name. you can get into the zoo today for free. it waives admission to encourage people to make a better chance for their life. you have to fill out a form that asks you to commit to an

environmental change. you will get an email for a free ticket. you can do it at person at the entrance. drew: gobblers knob is the to be. it was close to my college and people would go the day before and wait all night for the event. shadow, you would think spring is coming? reggie: none of it actually makes sense. drew: it doesn't really matter if he's only 40% right? let's take her outside, look outside, partly cloudy skies. throughout the day you will find increasing clouds. rain arrives early tomorrow morning and we had another quick moving storm over the weekend.

the rain we are tracking is falling in the overnight hours. right now, we are waking up to the 30's and 40's. we which will bump temperatures into the upper 50's and mid-60's later on today. tonight, close to midnight, that is when the rain arrives. it will keep temperatures elevated into the upper 40's, lower 50's. a level one storm on the impact scale tomorrow morning. light to moderate rain, slick conditions for the commute but it is breezy at times. class will thicken today and tomorrow morning, this is that 1:30 in the morning. by 5:00 a.m. you can see light to moderate showers crossing the region by 8:00 a.m., it's out of here. by noon, we will see a little sunshine. tomorrow morning we will see

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freezing for three consecutive days. that frigid weather moves to the northeast this weekend. reggie: the snowpack in the sierra is double the amount. we are outpacing the 1982 year which was the wettest one on record. drew: we are seeing our next storm arrive early tomorrow morning with the rain returning. it is a level one light storm and slick conditions for the morning. jobina: your commute is pretty light but we do have an roadwork in oakland that has been upgraded. this is westbound 580 on park boulevard. the on-ramp is closed. kumasi: the federal reserve announced a .25 point rise. this is smaller than previous hikes. this could signal that the fed is getting close to pausing rates. reggie: the families of

victims are suing snapchat fentanyl deaths. >> the families taking legal action against snapchat. the families of 50 victims of drug overdoses accusing them of enabling dealers of selling fake prescription pills to minors and young adults. >> the door. parents will just find their kids dead in their bedrooms. it's just so easy to get. >> this is not an internet or social media problem, it's a snapchat problem. >> they say they on legislation, vote we will know what this lawsuit means at

7:00 a.m.. i am well read, abcs news. kumasi: users can now access an online form to be reinstated. twitter reinstating accounts last year including former president donald trump and kathy griffin. reggie: over 30 million californians received back but they will have to pay tax on it. they have been sending 1099 forms but the irs is deciding if they have to pay taxes on it. if the irs believes that the payments were meant for economic relief, they would qualify for a tax break. >> it has to be for the promotion of general welfare. there is a good argument that it

would not qualify. -- would reggie: if your payment was le than $600 he will not need to report it. coming up at 5:30, 49ers are making decisions about next decision. kumasi: it something every day with george santos. the fbi probe occurring.

giving the on house. the latest efforts to get people out of makeshift shelters and into permanent housing. kumasi: the three local companies paying thousands of dollars in a settlement over allegations that they abused the ppp program during the pandemic. reggie: impassioned plea and calls to actions during yesterday's funeral in memphis. kumasi: it is thursday, february 2. drew: we are in store for a mild afternoon before rain returns to

the forecast tomorrow morning. visibility is not too bad, some spots have reduced visibility but there is nothing wrong out there. it is on the chilly side but no frost advisory is in effect. we are waking up to temperatures in the 30's. the afternoon will feel quite comfortable. we have a life like in san jose, quiet and partly cloudy skies. we will find clouds increasing to 50's and mid 60's. all of this cloud cover is moving our way, a cold front will bring us some rain tomorrow morning. we will detail that coming up in eight minutes. reggie: a big shift is underway in the south bay. they are moving away from a covid emergency into a phase of living with the virus. pandemic era services are about

to shut down. lena howland is in the south bay with the changes coming. lena: good morning, as we the three-year mark of the pandemic, santa clara county public health officials announced that they will be closing all county testing sites and vaccination clinics by the end of this month. they served residents during the peak and help 90% of the residents get one covid shot. the closure comes as president biden prepares to indium national emergency in may and governor newsom plans to end the state of emergency by the end of the month. health care providers and pharmacies now have the widespread ability to provide residents with access to testing and vaccination. as some celebrate the sign of a return to normal, disability rights activist have concerns and say they want the disabled

community to be alongside leaders when they make these major changes because they are decisions put everyone at risk. >> when the public health emergency ends, it will get worse. nothing will change for the better for me. the thing who are excited about becoming normal, they are at risk of lena: we asked she says that the pandemic is not over just because they are rolling back their response, this is not the time to let your guard down. with wastewater date is showing medium levels in the community she adds that she wants people to take precautions like getting boosted and wearing a mass. kumasi:

have agreed to pay thousands of dollars that they use the ppp during the pandemic. they have agreed to pay penalties. also priority acquisitions, a general contractor. these companies are accused of getting duplicate ppp loans. they are packing the -- paying back the original loans. the whistleblower who raised concerns is getting $80,000. the paycheck protection program provided offices loan so they could pay their employees while business was slow or stop during the shelter-in-place orders.

reggie: you no longer need to test positive to get antiviral drugs. they remove the requirement for the drugs paxlovid. they will write them on symptoms and the risk of developing covid. they can take the drugs during the onset of the virus when both drugs work best. kumasi: investigating fire in palo alto. they got the call after 11:00 p.m. last night. they do not know what caused the fire. the city's newest plan to end homelessness is wasteful and will not work. they are calling for a special meeting to address core issues

they suggested spending $1.5 billion over the next three years. that's in addition to money already being spent. that comes out to 70,000 per shelter bed per year. >> that seems like way too much to me. it's more than other communities been on shelter. >> we don't have the luxury to say that this investment will be better. we have to get people housed now. kumasi: some of what is being proposed is wasteful and the city can get rid of and cameras for less. reggie: initiative, the exact money for each program will be decided in a few months. programs include a service to help get kids to and from school, the neighborhoods first dog park in mclean team.

the money will fund projects through 2025. kumasi: the white house since republicans won control of the house. both parties need to find compromise since the u.s. hit the debt ceiling. mccarthy said there were no agreements or promises made but he is hopeful that he and president biden can reach a deal. >> the meeting was a good first start. does not mean that it all comes to fruition. but walking out, it could come together. kumasi: the president responded saying that he is keeping faith in mccarthy. reggie: president biden will meet with the black caucus to talk about police reform. this is coming a day after tyre nichols was put to rest. jobina: family friends and civil

rights leader paid their respects to tyre nichols three weeks after his death. commonly harris was seen hugging his mother before taking the stage. she is demanding congress passed the george floyd justi a policing act. it calls for police reform. >> this violent act was not in pursuit of public safety. it was not keeping the public safe. >> finding an unarmed man with five armed men. jobina: tyre nichols spoke at the funeral and his stepfather said they are looking forward to passing bills to get justice for all families of the dems of police brutality. he says it is a continuous fight. kumasi: months after it was

rejected, a controversial proposal is back on the table. they are reintroducing the use of robots with the capability of deadly force. reggie: a delivery driver is being called a hero. but first a check on the weather. drew: we have a dry day today but clouds will think in the head of the storm that moves in early tomorrow morning. but right now, it is common out there with partly cloudy skies. the class will increase as the day goes on. sunrise is at 7:12 a.m.. we do not have frost or freeze advisories. but you may need a few layers as you step outside but it will warm up nicely. we are turning mild b into the 50's. later today, we have several cities going into the 60's for a daytime high. 61 in oakland, 64 in san jose.

59 in the city. your three day forecast shows you today, those clouds moving in. tomorrow, we will have rain first thing in the morning and the storm likely arrive saturday night. both are level one the storm impact scale. take a look at this cold front, it's a light storm on the storm impact scale. we will have light to moderate rain, there could be slickness for the morning commute. we will go into detail on future weather. jobina: we are looking at about a 20 minute delay on bart due to track maintenance. this is in the antioch, ric and san francisco direction. expect minor delays this morning. hopefully, it clears up soon.

as far as our roadways are concerned, things are clear. no advisory for our bridges or any blocking issues. our drive times dublin resting at 46 minutes. we do have a sig alert in oakland because of emergency roadwork. you can see some traffic on westbound 580, the on-ramp is

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reggie: san francisco's killer robot debate is back. after being rejected, it was brought up again at the police commissioner meeting. gloria rodríguez is here with that story. gloria: there was an uproar got national attention. this is not the end of the discussion.

killer robots were mentioned during the meeting. you may remember that they drafted a policy to allowed leith delete armed robots. they said they will only be used in extreme situations. -- robots. here's what was said last night. >> when you're looking at these vehicles, they are more precise than any of our forest actions and that we will not accidentally get a bystander or hit another vehicle. this will go directly to whoever the gunman is in this attack. we are still interested in resubmitting our proposal. >> it's triggering, that you are discussing ways to kill people that could be protected by having a robot kill

us rather than officers. bringing in military equipment. come on now, have sensi people. gloria: people were speaking out against the killer robots. that woman alluding to the tyre nichols case. there is a timeline for when that will be revisited. reggie: the white is known as the biggest rummage sale and it's a hot ticket. it's already sold out for next thursday. they look for deals on furniture, books, art. donations are collected throughout the year and new items are added throughout the sale. >> is a statement to the oakland museum and everything they do there. we always look forward to that connection and the opportunity to give to them, to get back. reggie: the white elephant sale

is open through february 25. it's also open through president state. it's five dollars on the website, tickets will sell out. kumasi: now that the 49ers season is over, all eyes are on the future. we now know who will not be returning to play quarterback. >> about. we already have two starters. when you have the situation, you are not that eager to have three. i don't think we will have five or anything like that. kumasi: jimmy g. is out leaving the starting position between trey lance and 30. they hope he will be in time for training camp.

reggie: the ups driver saved a life after a woman fell into the frozen creek. >> i was so thankful he came when he did. another two minutes and i would've been a goner. reggie: she said that had her ups driver not dropped off the package she would not be alive today. the 76-year-old was taking the trash out when she lost her balance and fell into her backyard creek. she was able to crawl out on her own but she got stuck in the snow and ice. that is when her ups driver arrived and heard her screaming for help. >> i got down on one knee, but my arms on her and cradled her and said baby, let's go. and up we went. reggie: they waited for first responders to arrive. her husband was inside the house but he could not hear his wife's calls for help. she says she is grateful her ups

driver was in the right place at the right time. kumasi: this is what happened in texas. a jeep drivers stranded on icy roads. since yesterday, they hope their jeeps to semi's and told them up the road. drivers from the jeep club says it feels good to help out when they can. drew: the past two days they, it has been a mess. at t sauer delays. -- six kumasi: i was looking at the videos and i couldn't believe it was texas. drew: for us, it's mild today. here's a live look, we have mild

conditions. the day will feature clouds arriving ahead of the rain. then we have more wet weather coming this weekend. most of the rain and storms will fall in the overnight hours. right now, temperatures are in the 30's and 40's. today, with the southerly wind, it will feel mild out there. upper 50's to mid 60's for daytime highs. tonight, that rain will begin which will keep temperatures in the upper 40's and low 50's. we have a light storm tomorrow morning, slick conditions for the morning commute. breezy at times. we have a friend moving into bay, then it will cross the region and we could have slick roads for the morning commute. the rainfall totals with this first system are pretty low,

most of us at .1, .5 inches. then the w anywhere from .5, one inch of rain. today is about increasing clouds, we will track that rain but it's out of here pretty quickly. during the day friday, mainly dry. saturday, rain returns sunday. then it is bright and mild with temperatures in the 60's. kumasi: coming up on gma a question that has been plaguing titanic fans forced entry. director james camera has teamed up with national geographic for a special that answers that very question. reggie: wow. kumasi: the people want to know.

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development agreement. nations to use. taliban members that are repressing rights and afghanistan. they banned people from working at nongovernment institution. the u.s. condemns the taliban's actions in the strongest terms. reggie: now to the scannell -- scandal around george santos. we have learned that federal agents are looking at a charity that he claims he ran. a charity than a navy veteran calls a scam. santos denies veteran says he scanned $3000 and 2016. santos said it would help the veterans dying service dog.

he was recommended a charity that helped with a cancer surgery but he never saw a penny and his dog died less than a year later. there is no record of his charity ever existing. a source confirms that the gofundme account did belong to santos. federal general are investigating his campaign finances. he has now recused himself from his house assignments. he calls the investigation of surprise. kumasi: 500 people that work for the google company are asking for better pay. ma work out-of-state. they want what

promised their local workers. >> on this, it's important for us to stand up and encourage the tech companies to do the right thing. kumasi: we reached out to google but we have not heard back. reggie: the ai chat bot will sue be available by subscription. it can generate humanlike test based on inputs given. they are piloting a $20 subscription and people who are subscribed to the chat will get priority access to the tool during peak times. they hope to invite the waitlist in the coming weeks. reggie: right now you it to do anything unless you're signed up. drew: let's take a

temperatures. we are on the chilly side. we don't have frost advisories in effect but we are cold with temperatures in the 30's. you will see some very cold air in the northeast. by friday nearly 60 below in maine. back here, it will be a warmer with temperatures in the 50's and mid 60's. rain will return to the forecast early tomorrow morning. it's a level one on the storm scale. kumasi: a political endorsement for nancy pelosi porter. how summer vacations. reggie: a live look outside, we

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>> building a better bay area -- reggie: -- kumasi: and vaccine sites are going to be going away. what you need to know. reggie: into the upcoming senate race. who has her endorsement? kumasi: pug sertoli phil sees his shadow. that means six weeks of winter. talk about what that means in the bay area. reggie: just to be clear, it does not mean six more weeks of winter. kumasi: he is only right, what, 40% of the time? reggie: