a major new wildfire in southern

california, forcing thousands to evacuate. ahead, encouraging overnight developments even as the white house threatens to withhold federal funding. a somber remembrance people in half moon bay today, marking two years since the mushroom farm shooting rampage. we talked with leaders about changes made since that tragic day. also, a federal judge hears arguments to block president donald trump's executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. new developments on that and the fallout from other executive orders. this is today in the bay. good morning. on this thursday, i'm marcus washington and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to the forecast. and cynthia in just a moment. she's in for kerry this morning. but we want to check in with mike inouye. he's been tracking a deadly crash in the east bay. yes. this morning, folks. about 330 this morning, there was a deadly crash here in pittsburgh. it's eastbound highway four. the freeway itself has two lanes that are blocked for this

investigation. this also impacted the railing between the freeway and the bart tracks. and so bart, doing its early service, determined they can't drive those trains through the area right now because of debris and potentially that car sticking out into the tracks. so while they investigate this deadly crash at bailey on eastbound highway four, which is open, the bart system has stopped trains between antioch and north concord martinez stations. you'll have to use alternate service, some other transportation through the contra costa county to get over here to the north. concord martinez station. at that point, bart service would be able to resume on the yellow line. that's the note. that's the big delay for folks in contra costa county. the rest of the bay is showing easy, smooth drive on the freeways and definitely crisp and clear out there, i think. cynthia, you sure is. mike, good to have you back with us. we are looking at those low 30s in the east bay and the north bay down here from peninsula south, some 40s and 50s. so we're going to keep some patchy frost until about 9 a.m.

for parts of napa, marin and sonoma counties and out towards the east bay, parts of cocoa and alameda counties. but as we go throughout the day, similar pattern to yesterday. rinse and repeat. we go on and get rid of those 30s here by about 9 a.m. in pleasanton, under a lot of sunshine later on this afternoon. a good time to go outdoors for that lunchtime hour. a high of about 65 degrees. we have a warm day before some big changes this weekend. we'll talk about it coming up in a few minutes. perfect. we'll check backith you. thank you. we are following breaking news in southern california this morning. the major new wildfire that started yesterday morning just north of los angeles. firefighters overnight say they were starting to gain the upper hand, but there's still a lot of work to be done. the hughes fire is burning in castaic, near magic mountain, just off of i-5. containment is now at 14%. 31,000 people, however, are under evacuation orders. as of last night, more than 10,000

acres burned. as for the two destructive fires that started more than two weeks ago, the palisades fire is now 70% contained. the eaton fire is now, or at least nearly fully contained. now combined, both fires burned nearly 40,000 acres and destroyed north of 15,000 structures. meantime, president trump is now threatening to withhold federal disaster aid for california. that is, unless state leaders change the approach to water management. in an interview with fox news, the president repeated what has already been disproven false claims that california's fish conservation efforts are responsible for fire hydrants running dry during the l.a. firestorm. he is still expected to visit the fire zone tomorrow. back here locally, bay area firefighters concerned about major wildfires breaking out in the middle of winter. and now san jose's mayor is taking action. mayor matmahan is looking into how prepared the city is. if similar were to happen right here. now, after

hearing from concerned citizens, mehan is asking the city manager for an assessment on the city's wildfire preparation. look at what we're currently doing in terms of vegetation management, assessing water availability, evacuation routes, hydrant pressure. are we as prepared as we possibly can be? but i'm particularly focused on vegetation management, like the palisades area, we have homes in our east foothills that are spread out in hillyly country wh a lot of vegetation around them. battalion chief robert simmons with cal fire, san mateo santa cruz unit recently returned to from la with his crews that are still there. he says that his biggest takeaway is to make sure that people have the vegetation cleared around their homes, and communities need to come together and do vegetation clearance. meanwhile, a federal judge in seattle today will hear the first argument surrounding the president's order to repeal

birthright citizenship. more than 20 states, including right here in california, are seeking an injunction citing the 14th amendment. the testimony is expected to include personal stories from attorneys general who are u.s. citizens by birthright. but it will also include expectant mothers who are now fearing that their children will not have citizenship. all of this as the president defends his decision to pardon people tied to the january 6th insurrection today in the bay's chris pollone live for us in washington this morning. and chris, he's actually now referring to violence that day as minor incidents. yeah. that's right. marcus, good morning to you. in defending these pardons to fox's sean hannity, president trump said it would have been too cumbersome to consider them on a case by case basis. amidst increasing backlash, president trump is defending his decision to pardon everyone convicted in the january 6th capitol attack. i said i was going to release

him and probably very quickly, and they voted for me and i won in a landslide. mr. trump insisting on fox news wednesday night that reviewing each case individually wasn't feasible. it would be very, very cumbersome to go and look, you know, how many people are talking about 1500 people? almost all of them are should not have been this should not have happened. the president repeating his frequent false claim that his election loss in 2020 was because the election was stolen. they were protesting the vote because they knew the election was rigged and they were protesting the vote. the president also downplaying the acts of violence against police that day. some of those people with the police, true, but they were very minor incidents. okay. i was beaten. crushed, kicked, punched, surrounded. police officer daniel hodges, one of many who tried to keep rioters from entering the capitol. someone reached underneath my visor, tried to gouge out my eye. and

all these people were just pardoned by donald trump. more than 140 officers were injured during the attack, some beaten, shocked with tasers and sprayed with chemical irritants. the pardons troubling even for some in the president's party. you just blanket pardon all of them without consequence. i think that that sounds sends a horrible message to our law enforcement officers. but for president trump, it's a campaign promise made and a campaign promise kept. and the nation's largest police union, which did endorse president trump, said that these pardons send a dangerous message. marcus. all right. another busy day ahead. chris pollone in washington for us this morning. thank you. chris. well, today marks a somber anniversary. it's been two years since a gunman shot and killed coworkers at the half moon bay farms, where he worked. today in the bay's kris sanchez joining us from the newsroom this morning. and, chris, you have more on how the victims and survivors will be remembered. good morning to you, marcus and

laura. today in half moon bay, half moon bay will honor those seven farm workers who were killed two years ago. and they will also continue to push for memorial and livable housing for all farm workers, kind of in their honor. the shooting at two half moon bay mushroom farms exploded. expose exposed the deplorable conditions so many farm workers live in. alas, who is which is ayudando a latinos a ana, the advocacy group that's been advocating for the farm worker community for years, says there is progress toward livable housing at one particular site. but now some of the people who were in favor two years ago are pushing back against the second site for senior farm workers. now, on the eve of two years, we're seeing that there is a pushback from the community coming forward saying, hey, we don't want them in our downtown space, we want housing for farm workers, but not here. and the sentiment that, you know, the

community is being elevated and having more power, which is what they deserve. they work so hard. what the power is housing. you know, everyone has a right to humane housing and dignified housing. it's a human right. in addition to housing, today, the community will also hear about a proposed memorial between 930 and 1030 this morning and three and four this afternoon, people will be able to weigh in on particular designs at 6:00 tonight. people will also gather for a vigil in half moon bay. as for the suspect, he still has not had his proper day in court. no court date for his trial has been set, and we may not see one until the end of april. laura. takes a long time sometime. thank you very much, chris. well, let's take a live look outside, overlooking downtown san jose. nice and clear out there. is nice to see the lights. christmas lights are over. at least they should be put away by now, right? come on.

there's that one neighbor. i think so, yeah, it's about time. good morning everyone. let's go out to palo alto. right now we are waking up to clear and cool numbers in the mid 40s will cool it down as we approach sunrise there, getting into some upper 30s, but then after that we are smooth sailing into the afternoon. so another gorgeous day after that cold morning, a high of about 68 there in palo alto. nice. maybe you want to take a hike up to the dish. that sounds fabulous. low 70s continue for san jose down into morgan hill with mid to upper 60s for parts of martinez, san francisco and up into santa rosa. we'll talk about what the weekend has in store. coming up in a few minutes. sounds good. well, firing back at elon musk. coming up, the unusual action reddit moderators are taking in response to what some call a provocative gesture. plus, all things considered, should be a great show. one star taking on double duty on snl. timothee

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under a frost advisory until about 9 a.m. you see those 30s then after that should be a nice day to get out for lunch or

maybe a walk around the neighborhood. we have a fabulous day in store before some cooler weekend changes. we'll talk about it coming up and our live look here at dublin shows the headlights westbound 580. that's typical of most of our bay area freeways as the commute wakes up. but highway four, we're continuing to watch this crash, this alert for the eastbound direction as well as impacting your bart lines. there's a holdup in the train service on the yellow line. we'll talk about that coming up. well good morning. very happy thursday to you. markets may take a break from all that winning. we're close to records on all the indices reddit. this stock has been performing well lately. maybe not yesterday, but in general doing well. we'll get to reddit in a second. first, this is allbirds, the san francisco based shoe maker. the san francisco business times says allbirds is closing its original location on jackson square. it's the store next to the headquarters. allbirds were de rigueur for tech types, along with the fleece vest, of course.

as for reddit, a growing number of editors who run the various sections of reddit say they will not allow users to post content that have links to x, the old twitter. they're upset at elon musk's stiff arm gesture twice at a recent rally. reddit has thousands of sections topics, each supervised by those volunteers. those are the people that are angry at elon. when i mentioned reddit, i always mentioned you should try it. if you haven't. it has discussions specifically about every single thing you'd ever be interested in cooking, gardening, parenting, the bay area, san jose, specifically, you name it. elon musk, meantime, casting doubt on donald trump's big announcement tuesday about new investments in ai computer server farms. trump and oracle founder larry ellison and softbank's masayoshi son, openai sam altman were all excited to announce their $500 billion project they called stargate and

musk kind of yuck their yum by saying he doubted they have the power to do it. they don't actually have the money, musk wrote on x. softbank has well under 10 billion. i have that on good authority. it's no secret. sam altman, who was there with the president, and elon musk, who's been called the president's first buddy, don't like each other. they worked together originally on the openai project, but no longer. i was speaking with an immigration attorney yesterday on our streaming 8 a.m. newscast. we got on an interesting topic of h-1b visa holders here in the valley. h-1b visa holders are highly skilled foreign workers who live and work in america on special invitation. they're generally here a long time. they own houses, coached little league. they're just the folks in your neighborhood from all kinds of countries, india and china and more. donald trump's new executive order on immigration, the one about birthright citizenship, says

babies born to visa holders, people here legally but temporarily won't be considered americans. now there's a huge court fight ahead, but that is the text. a mother who is here lawfully but temporarily, such as, but not limited to, the various visas you see on your screen. and many worry that includes h-1b. if a person is here on a temporary visa other than this executive order, that child would not derive citizenship on those terms. and so that that is the concern. there are individuals who are here lawfully who would not be able to have that citizenship, whether or not they did it the correct way or not. h-1b visa holders live here a long time, but they're not permanent residents. right. and again, you know, i don't want to spread panic, but i think you should be paying attention to this people. i saw advice, you know, if your child is an american citizen, get him or her a passport. now. right now. all right. there you have it. thanks, scott. it is

518 right now. switching gears a little bit, you movie lover. it's a big day for film fans happening within the hour. nominations will be announced for this year's academy awards. here's a look at the films variety believes will be best picture contenders. honora the brutalist a complete unknown conclave. dune part two amelia perez, nickel boys a real pain, sing sing and wicked. nomination announcements start in just about 15 minutes, but the bt picture announcements don't happen until sometime after 6 a.m. snl's bowen yang and actor rachel sennott are today's emcee, so we'll keep tabs on that. trending for you this morning. pulling double duty on snl is easier than it looks, as long as you're able to bring on a few extras to help out. i've never done this before, you know? i'm having to be snl host andusical guest in the same week, so it's a lot of work and i want to focus on the songs. so

i brought in some help to cover with all the hosting duties. hey, so timothee chalamet summoning some of his lookalikes from the much anticipated stint as a musical guest and host. now you you you may remember that he actually did this. he actually showed up to a lookalike situation happening in a new york city park. this is where all of his doppelgangers were there. and you know what? now he's giving them their 15 minutes of fame. there you go. showing up there. oh, my gosh, this should be fun. very talented kid. yeah, very much so. all right. let's talk about the forecast. it's been so cold on some of these mornings, but then the afternoon is so nice. so we're just in this california winter pattern continuing today. gorgeous. look out there in san francisco. the fog nowhere to be found this week, so it gives us beautiful views like this and into the afternoon, a mild one. we go down into the south bay. we go from the upper 60s there through cupertino, low 70s san jose to about 72 in morgan hill.

continuing with that mild weather stretching from the east bay shoreline in oakland at 67 to 68. in danville, 65, in livermore. we go on and look at the peninsula. just absolutely stunning views. whether you go from palo alto at 68 to 65 in half moon bay, similar feel there through the city, 64 dotown up towards wine country, it is mini friday so you can go why not 69 in napa, also in santa rosa and a nice day out there towards the coast. 66 in point reyes. that's about it for the nice weather this week. we are tracking some big changes ahead for the weekend, so here's what you have to know. and maybe start spreading the word to people that you run into into the grocery store. today we're going to notice more of those high clouds into tomorrow. as the system of low pressure starts to swing into the state, that will bring about some cooler weekend temperatures. we're not going to make it out of the 50s in some spots, low 60s. so enjoy the low 70s that we have for today. it will be breezy at times. i'm going to watch if we alert any of those

wind advisories, especially for the north bay, as those gusts come offshore. once again putting us under a little bit of a spotty rain chance situation for saturday. now, it's not going to ruin our plans. we're looking at about maybe a 10th of an inch of rain. better chances down south where that half an inch possible could bring about a chance of that debris flow. so we'll continue to watch that as we get closer to the weekend. so enjoy the mild day for today. those chilly mornings will continue and will drop those temperatures from the 60s to the 50s this weekend, but then rebound next week. now, mike, you're starting with a bart stop. that's right. this continues because of highway four. highway four has a crash along the bart tracks. you know, they traverse the middle of the freeway here. this is cutting off bart from antioch over there to the north. concord martinez station. you can use county connection as your optioion, so listen up, bart riders. no portion on that portion of the yellow line is out of service right now. county connection is what you have to use. there's

slowing as folks travel by in the westbound commute direction. the volume is heavier and there's a distraction with the flashing lights on the bart tracks and in the lanes of eastbound highway four, which is still open. but the crash is at daly. we continue to follow progress, but it may be a couple of hours while that's continuing. that's the big deal in contra costa county. no delays in the bay bridge. typical slowing just starting for highway 37. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well, next here on today in the bay nbc bay area responds la fires are teaching us things so we can prepare for our next disaster. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura with a lesson for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you?

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catastrophe for some families, but some fear this one is the worst yet. amy bach leads the nonprofit united policyholders. she says the la fires are the first large scale disaster since california's insurance crisis forced countless families to cut back their home insurance or go without a policy. after these fires, we're going to see both. we're gng to see more of both, i expect, than we've ever seen in the past, and we've already seen a lot. bach predicts a record number of families are now on the hook for cleanup and rebuilding costs. some people will turn to fema or banks or both. a 401 k loan could be an important lifeline. sam taub at nerdwallet and i discussed 401. s if you're still working. ask

if your 401 k allows you to take out a loan. many do. typically, you're allowed to borrow up to $50,000 or up to half of the account balance, whichever one is less. after you get your money, you'll repay it with payments plus interest. the interest rates on these things are not necessarily as high as, say, a credit card rate. you're also paying interest to yourself and not a financial institution. if you ever find yourself in need of a loan, contact your 401 k company. go online and see if you can start a loan application there or contact your hr rep. we've dealt with some 401 k issues over the years. if you have one or any other consumer complaint, let us know. snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. all right. thanks, chris. well, coming up next, the top stories that we're following for you today, including trying to minimize the fear many undocumented residents are now living with as the president doubles down on his own message of mass deportations. the top

things immigration advocates want you to remember. a controversial no pursuit policy that small business owners in oakland say leads to more break ins. the decision tonight that could changehat. t

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actors themselves. plus, listen to the business owners. listen to the public concern that the officers should have the right to pursue and chase these criminals. a potential u-turn in oakland police commissioners may be poised to alter the city's chase policy. we are live with a critical vote today and the response from advocates. also a big blow for students at one north bay university. major cuts across the board. the drastic action now leaving student athletes facing an uncertain future. this is today in the bay. 530 on your thursday morning. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. want to get a start with your forecast this morning? forecaster cinthia pimentel in for kari tracking what we can expect out there. another cold start for us. another one. we are under a frost advisory up there in the north bay and the

east bay as we start in the low 30s right now in santa rosa. but our microclimates full force right now, 53, in san francisco to the low 40s and clear skies right now through san jose. the clear skies and lots of that warmth will be felt later on today. but into the weekend we're going to start to get out those jackets again as things trend a little bit cooler. breezy winds and a chance of seeing some spotty rain. now it's not going to be very exciting, but we'll also track it for southern california where it will help with the fires and of course, the better air quality for them. so we'll talk about all this and more coming up in a few minutes and my full forecast. but mike, let's go over to you. you continue to follow that alert for our commute, right? most of the freeways look fine, and they're moving nicely close to the speed limit as the volume builds here we see slowing westbound because the volume is building in that commute direction. but eastbound highway four at bailey road, a couple of lanes are currently blocked because of a deadly crash that happened about 330 this morning. it may take a couple more hours until they can clear this crash, and it does

involve the bart tracks. there's some debris that got onto the tracks, and they have to clear a vehicle from the area. and so bart is stopped right now on the yellow line between north concord, martinez, and antioch. you can use county connection to get past that portion of contra costa county. the commute is waking up at the bay bridge as well. no metering lights yet, the volume just starting to increase. and that's the same thing for highway 37. typical slowing up at merritt island. back to you. all right. thanks. just as we have new fires popping up in southern california, president trump says states would do a better job fending for themselves in fires and other disasters. scott mcgrew. in other words, not fema. yeah. not fema. good morning to you. the president proposed that idea last night in an interview with fox news sean hannity. they talked about disasters in north carolina and california. trump's going to visit both tomorrow. here's the deal. fema is going to be a whole big discussion very shortly, because i'd rather see the states take care of their own problems. if they have a tornado someplace, and if they

let that state. oklahoma is very competent. i love oklahoma, so you have to love a place like that. i love oklahoma, but you know what? if they get hit with a tornado or something, let oklahoma fix it. now, i don't know about oklahoma, but truth be told, nearly all the people and equipment and know how and effort and sacrifice fighting the california fires are coming from california. we're good at this. we may be the best at this. cal fire and cal oes are certainly some of the biggest and best funded in the nation. smaller, poorer states would have a much more difficult time fending for themselves. now note the president said fema would distribute money under his plan. that's one of their biggest roles now as well. the two also talked about what they say were california's failures with water and forestry. will you meet with gavin? i don't know, i haven't even thought about it. look, gavin's got one thing he can do. he can release the water that comes from the north. they don't

need reservoirs. they don't need any. they're spending all this money on these reservoirs and their fake reservoirs. you know, they're. their reservoirs were empty, the hydrants didn't work. and they're not practicing the science of forestry, which is sprinklers didn't work in the homes because they had nowhere to think of it. we have sprinklers. think of it with no water. now, the thing about reservoirs being fake is not true. trump often says we don't have enough water because california was trying to protect a fish called a smelt. that issue and that river and that reservoir are in central valley. they don't feed. l.a. firefighters ran out of water because they were using so many hydrants. fire hydrants deliver water to fight a house fire or 2 or 3 in the same block, not 100 or 1000. as for forestry, pacific palisades is not in a forest. other news the white house has removed the portion of the whitehouse.gov. that's not that is in spanish. it's not clear if that's temporary or permanent, or if that's part of the president's order against

da. president trump ordered the paid suspension of all federal workers directing da programs. a number of federal departments and agencies have warned their employees not to hide da programs under other names, and warned those employees they could face consequences if they don't report other employees who secretly work on da projects. the washington post was the first to report the white house has suspended talks, conferences, scientific reports by scientists at the national institutes of health or nih. not clear if that's temporary. the restrictions include the cdc and fda as well. y remember earlier this week a bishop in the episcopal church at saint john's during the official prayer. day of prayer after the inauguration took trump to task and asking him to show mercy on immigrants and those in the lgbtq community. that has

angered a lot of republicans. congressman mike collins from georgia suggested on social media that the bishop be deported. episcopal bishop mariann buti was born in new jersey. her mother was born in muncie, indiana. congressman collins, by the way, the lawmaker who introduced the laken riley act, which allows the u.s. to deport unauthorized immigrants for minor crimes like shoplifting. it passed the house, approved by the senate, went back to the house yesterday for a few edits and passed again. marcus. it will likely be the first law the president signs into law. all right. we'll be watching. thank you. scott. well, east bay authorities are trying to clarify and even downplay recent claims about federal moves to crack down on local unauthorized immigrants. alameda county sheriff's office is warning about unfounded information being shared. now it comes in the wake of president trump's executive order this week and his new vow yesterday to close the borders. the fear is ice raids are already

happening. a release from the sheriff's office says, quote, we want to assure you that this information is false. end quote. it goes on to say that recent rumors are causing panic and anxiety, and advises people not to share any unverified information. immigration attorneys, meanwhile, trying to arm immigrants with know your rights cards, essentially states that you're invoking your right to remain silent and that you would wish to speak to an attorney or an immigration attorney or an immigration judge. now, attorneys also say if you see someone being detained, ask for their address and the information of a trusted family member that's to contact legal help right away and get that immigration attorney on the case. 5.37 happening today in oakland, a pivotal moment in the push to reshape crime fighting. police commissioners may be poised to alter how officers can respond to a crime. today in the bay's bob redell live for us in the east bay this morning. and, bob, this would be a new policy when it comes to police pursuits. correct? good morning

to marcus and laura at its meeting later tonight, the oakland police commission, which oversees opd, will vote on recommendations to fix a controversial and restrictive rule that lets many criminals flee the scene of a crime without getting caught by oakland police. as it stands, oakland police officers are prohibited from going after suspects unless they have a firearm or suspected of a violent crime. we're talking about their no pursuit policy. the city implemented this restrictive policy back in 2014, after an audit found that vehicle pursuits were causing too many crashes and injuries to officers, bystanders and suspects. so last september, the oakland police commission reviewed that policy and at the time recommended no changes. then in december, governor newsom called the policy a, quote, an extreme outlier in california that is hamstringing the state's efforts towards crime prevention. he's warned the city to change the policy, or else the state will take away additional chp officers to help

fight crime in oakland. many oakland residents and small business owners demand an immediate end to oakland's pursuit policy, especially the part that requires supervisor approval for officers to exceed 50 miles an hour during a chase. now, business owners owners say opd's policy on chases has emboldened criminals and led to an increase in break ins in the cars and businesses. we have officers that's coming from san francisco chasing criminals that's coming to oakland and the police of san francisco. they drive in 100, 120 mile per hours in the streets of oakland chasing these criminals. so how come oakland police officers cannot chase these criminals? so which really doesn't make sense. every other city within the surrounding area of oakland are chasing all these criminals in the streets of oakland. that has been unfair and has been misguided. and what we hope today is to not pass the buck is

to not make excuses. activity. that was the chair of the oakland police commission last week, responding to governor newsom's criticisms of opd's no pursuit policy, the commission again votes tonight on the new, tougher on crime pursuit policy that, if approved, would then be passed on to the oakland chief of police as a recommendation. the chief has already indicated he wants to expand the language surrounding the department's no pursuit policy. reporting live, bob redell today in the bay. thank you bob. 540 right now, a bay area serial killer with no sign of remorse as jurors sentenced him to two decades in cold cases. prosecutors say david misch yesterday sang 99 bottles of beer on the wall as victims family members recounted their years of heartache and loss. it came as he received two new sentences of 50 years to life for the murders of two fremont best friends, jennifer

dewey and michelle. xavier were shot and stabbed in fremont in 1986 after attending a party. misch is already serving a life sentence for a 1989 murder in hayward and a dna cold case. a hit on that case helped actually solve this mystery. well, that's not all. prosecutors are still hoping to prove his guilt in another decades old case, the murder of nine year old michaela garrett. someone kidnaped and murdered her i in hayward back n 1988, and investigators have since tied him to fingerprints found on her scooter. prosecutors charged him in 2020. a major blow for student athletes at sonoma state university. the school eliminating its entire athletics department. the school's interim president sites in nearly $24 million deficit and a steep decline in enrollment. as a result, it's cutting 62 campus positions, six academic departments, and all of its division two ncaa sports

programs. that's seven women's sports teams and four men's teams. the university is now advising student athletes about options to stay and maintaining any active scholarships. now, the president released a statement saying in part, quote, i am keenly aware of the human impact and how individuals, families, relationships and communities are affected by such news. i understand that no amount of explanation or necessity makes any of us feel better. 542 on your thursday morning, taking a live look outside overlooking san francisco, nice and clear, see the transamerica pyramid. no fog to get in the way there, but that means no cloud cover either. not that blanket of warmth we like sometimes. sure, we can call it that. and we're going to stay clear for tonight's game out there at chase center. of course, bring another layer as those temperatures later on tonight going down into the 50s, as you make your way out of that place. now we're going to go a little bit further south, go to

mimillbrae for the lunar new yer festival this weekend, saturday and sunday on broadway, we'll notice a little bit more of that cloud cover and maybe feel a drop on your head or two. we'll watch that for saturday with the incoming rain chances. now, if we have rain here sierra snow, it's not going to be too crazy. just a light dusting there on saturday and that chance lingering on into sunday. that looks better, but if you can get there tomorrow, that would be your best bet. and then maybe come back on monday. a long weekend ahead for you. now, mike, more details on this very serious crash in the east bay. that's right. cynthia. about 330 this morning, there was a crash. it ended up we ended up losing someone as a result of this crash. eastbound highway four. they lost their life. it also damaged the center divide and possibly damaged the bartail. that's why bart service is interrupted on the yellow line between antioch and north concord. folks in that area of contra costa, you'll have to use county connection if you need mass transit to get past that scene. from north concord. everything seems to be okay for the rest of that antioch line.

highway four slows. there's a distraction, and it may be a couple of hours because they have to clear a vehicle after an investigation. then it sounds like there may be repair work that needs to be done to those bart tracks near that pittsburgh station. meanwhile, highway 37 shows a pretty typical build. same thing coming in through san pablo, the bay bridge. the metering lights have been activated. let's take a look at the toll plaza itself. and we do see that there's some lines getting to the approach. so this is the bill we typically expect at at 544 this morning a smooth flow through the maze. no major problems. no. as cynthia said there's a chase center activity. the warriors game is tonight. but outside of that slowing later on, we have a smooth drive for this morning's commute. south bay just starts in san jose. back to you. thanks, mike. 544 right now stepping up to help first responders. tonight's helping hand from the san jose sharks. that will have a few fans leaving them with some pretty choice merch. roses are red, violets are blue. ahead, san francisco flower market has

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getting a new one can be difficult enough as it is for older job seekers. well, the challenge can multiply. one recent aarp survey finds about 1 in 4 respondents over the age of 50 are looking to switch jobs this year. now,hat's a 10% increase over the year prior and the highest rate they've seen in

the past decade. the reasons vary, but include seeking more pay, more flexible work arrangements, or finding something more meaningful. we spoke with the non-profit's work and job expert, who says that there are ways to age proof and modernize your resume. we want older. job seekers resume to highlight their skills and not their age, so we recommend that your resume not be longer than two pages and that you highlight the past 10 to 15 years of experience. and while you want to include your credentials, you don't have to include graduation dates. and if you're hanging on to an old aol or hotmail email address, you might want to upgrade to a more modern service like gmail. now, those are just some of the biggest strategies for older job seekers, more of which you can find@aarp.org. but she also says that it's important to note that there are federal laws, as well as state laws that are in place to protect job seekers over the age of 40 from discrimination. well, the san jose sharks tonight helping raise funds for first responders and their families. the team is hosting its annual

first responders group night, which includes a fill the boots donation to benefit san jose firefighters and a national law enforcement officers memorial fund. it also includes an auction for first responder themed sharks jerseys and a 50 over 50 raffle to benefit the california fire foundation. the goal, the sharks say, is to honor those putting their lives on the line to support the community. nights like this with first responder night at sap center hopefully provide the space and chance for our organization and those who are in the building with us that night to pay their respect and honor those who continue that bravery out in our community. and this is cool. fans can also buy the first responder themed merchandise at the fan store. by the way, the sharks take on the nashville predators tonight at 730. well, a new era officially

begins in san francisco this morning for one of the city's legacy institutions, the beautiful san francisco flower maher. yes, today in the bay ginger conejero saab live for us in san francisco. and, you know, we've talked about a lot of this leading up to today, but this morning really is the official moment that a lot of people have been waiting for to usher in this new era. that's right. and that's why there was a little poem on the other side of that break for you. well, the flower market is 113 years old, guys, and you can say it's getting a bit of a makeover, not just with its new state of the art facilities, but it's also now operating as a nonprofit, and it's focusing on education and workforce development to suort the people and the agricultural workers that are the backbone to this. now, the new facilities will include on site classrooms for workshops and training. it will also expand the scope of the market to the arts. it was a fight to save the san francisco flower market. former board of supervisors president aaron

peskin now was a big part of that fight and will lead today's grand opening. community leaders say fighting to preserve the market's history and its presence was worth it because it was. it is also preserving blue collar agricultural jobs across the region. it is a opportunity for us to keep supporting and suppressing the rents here for our vendors. and also we're really hoping to get an education program kicked off to get people more familiar with flowers and enjoying them just for themselves, and not just for a holiday or sympathy. so the new era officially gets another boost with today's grand opening. 27 of the tenants from the flower market's previous home have made the move to the new space. 13 other vendors decided to retire or branch out on their own. and we're going to themed designs from the vendorse when we head over there. the grand opening kicks off at 730

this morning, and it's right in timeme for the lunar new year. d dare i say, valentine's day. so marcus and laura, don't say that. i didn't already warn you about those flowers weeks ahead, but we'll bring you much more in our later newscast. for now, we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. always a beautiful place to stroll through and look at all the different lovely bouquets. thanks so much, ginger. all right. and a beautiful day it will be to stroll through there and smell the flowers, and just enjoy all of that sunshine that will be coming after this chilly morning. once again, let's go out there and take a look at our microclimate weather right now. parts of the north bay and east bay valleys. under that frost advisory as we look at 39 petaluma, 44, in pleasanton. but the upper 40s for parts as you start climbing up the peninsula. san carlos 4743 and clear skies down here in san jose. and there is that afternoon warmth, low 70s from parts of san jose down into gilroy. we continue with

the upper 60s, mid bay from palo alto over on into concord and up there in the north bay. also going to be a warm one from novato up into santa rosa. so enjoy it while we have it, because tomorrow and into the weekend, cooler temperatures will also notice more clouds coming in on friday as that low pressure system starts to swing on in. it's taking a different path. not really from the pacific gaining more moisture, but coming in from land, meaning that it will be a little bit of a different setup, bringing us just trace amounts of rain here in the bay area, but more rainfall down into parts of southern california and that sierra snow. so how much are we looking at here? well, we're going to get trace amounts of rain. we're still at a deficit for january here in the bay area. and as those totals start to ramp up into about the half inch mark down in southern california, that's when we'll get a little bit more nervous about the possible debris flow. but the good news there is that it should bring about some better air quality. so lots to follow. stay with me here through the weekend on today in

the bay for the sierra, we are looking at maybe two to maybe three inches of some fresh powder up there. also at a deficit only about 75% of that snow pack. so we could be doing better across the state, but any chance of rain that we get is a welcome one. indeed. overall, our inland. seven day forecast goes like this 70 today to 60 to 50 for the weekend with that chance of rain on saturday. very light. you'll also feel the breeze. we go on into next week getting ready for lunar new year. we'll rebound, get those sunny skies and stay in the 60s. mike. we go to the east bay. delays. where are we building that traffic? obviously the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights active at 530. bay bridge toll plaza full before 6:00. that's what's going on outside of the maze. everything over here in this part of the map is just fine. typical building through san pablo highway 37 shows more traffic westbound. typical as well. highway four westbound. we expect the slowing to come into pittsburgh and bay point. there's additional distraction because of a deadly

crash that will continue with the investigation and the clearing over at bailey affecting the bart tracks as well. so you have no bart service between antioch and north concord right now. use concord county connection. i'll tell you more what we found from chp and from bart coming up back to you. all right. thanks, mike. well, happening now, advocates and volunteers across santa clara county getting ready to conduct the second and final day of this year's point in time count of the unhoused. this year, about 100 unhoused people are being paid to assist. now, people are also being surveyed about how or even why they became unhoused. this is to better tailor the resources and helping move more people into permanent housing. well, just ahead, the latest on that breaking news in southern california, a massive new wildfire forcing thousands from their homes while here at home, one bay area mayor is raising questions about his city's preparedness ahead at 6:00, we break down what's being done now to halt potential future disasters. but first, here's nbc

bay area's investigative reporter candice nguyen. mounting pressure for state agency after we uncovered serious public safety concerns with california's new 911 calling network, a senator is now demanding answers about the project, called next generation 911. she's telling the california office of emergency services state leaders are watching. watch that report right now on nbc.

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