whose car plunged into a flooded alameda creek. the race against now at noon, working to find a missing teenager whose car plunged into a flooded-out

alameda creek. the race against the clock as the recovery efforts get under way. good afternoon, it's tuesday, january 24. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live near the creek with a look at how long crews will be out there working. jackie. >> reporter: kenny and michelle, things may start to move fast now that the water level of the creek is down. you can see from the live picture of chopper 5, the local and count agencies that are working right now trying get to the car out of the water. the sergeant of the sheriff's office says he is optimistic and hopeful that the car and driver will be taken out of the water by 3 p.m. or sooner. day 4 is under way for the recovery of a teen and her car. the family is back and according to the sergeant in the alameda county sheriff's office instrumental in the process especially yesterday when someone from the family spotted a tire of the car allowing crews to focus their

attention. >> it was literally like trying to find a needle in a haystack and that tire poking out just enough, somebody saw that and that just shows you the vigilance of the family to find their loved one. >> reporter: shutting off the water and limiting flow from the calaveras and del valle reservoirs is an incredible effort that rarely happens. it's also a big reason local and county agencies are able to conduct what they are calling a swift water recovery today. >> we are going to see if our victim is inside. at that point, regardless, we are going to move the car using winches and cables to pull it to the bank and up on to shore. >> reporter: while county officials haven't released any details about the teenaged driver, on social media friends and family have identified her as 18-year-old jayda jenkins. she was studying to be a social worker. officials wouldn't share her name but say one of the students was involved in a car accident in the niles canyon area.

>> reporter: right now you can see from chopper 5, shooting down into the alameda creek, there are people in the water from local and county agencies. they are most likely cabling the car trying to secure it right now. and we are told that as soon as it is safe to bring that car up, the whole process may only take about 20 to 30 minutes. meanwhile, niles canyon highway 84 behind me is closed only access for emergency vehicles. chp hopes to open it as soon as possible but again this investigation is their priority. in fremont, jackie ward, kpix 5. turning to politics now in the push to keep u.s. jobs, president trump met with the ceos of gm, ford and fiat chrysler at the white house. as craig boswell reports, live from washington, dc, mr. trump is also using his executive powers today. >> reporter: lots of signing

today, kenny. president trump signing an executive order expediting environmental reviews signed several presidential memoranda, two of which renegotiating deals for the keystone, excel and dakota access pipelines. that's getting the attention of environmental groups after a discussion this morning with automakers about cutting red tape and some of the, um, negotiations around those and certainly, um, some of the red tape around those, and the taxes, as well. >> reporter: sources confirm to cbs news president trump does not plan to fire fbi director james comey allowing him to continue his ten-year term as the agency head. this comes as fbi continues investigating alleged ties between russia and mr. trump's aides. president trump hosted a breakfast for the ceos of major automakers this morning as he works to keep manufacturing jobs in america. >> we're bringing back to the united states big league. we are reducing taxes

substantially and we are reducing unnecessary regulations. >> reporter: earlier this morning, mr. trump tweeted, i want new plants to be built here for cars sold here. and during the meeting, the president said he would speed up environmental approvals so companies can build. >> i am to a large extent an environmentalist. believe me. but it's out of control. generally speaking, we're going to be very friendly. >> reporter: following the meeting, president trump signed executive actions advancing the construction of the keystone, excel and dakota access pipelines. the obama administration blocked the construction due to environmental concerns. mr. trump also signed an order requiring the pipeline material be built in the u.s. >> we build the pipelines, we want to build the pipe and put a lot of workers and steelworkers back to work. >> reporter: the president also says he plans to announce a nominee to fill the supreme court vacancy next week.

members of the senate are arriving at the white house to discuss that nominee. >> was white house press secretary sean spicer asked today about voter fraud costing him the popular vote? >> reporter: yes. press secretary sean spicer was asked and he said the president does in fact still believe that there was widespread voter fraud 3 to 5 million people in this past presidential election. he believes that is what cost him the popular vote. there's no proof to that. the president believes it. that's getting attention on capitol hill. >> craig boswell, live for us in washington, dc, thank you. right now, at least two of president trump's cabinet picks are facing questions as they go through senate confirmation hearings. here's a live look. the man president trump wants to run the office of management and budget is also facing tough questions about his personal

finances. during the vetting process, it was discovered that congressman mulvaney reportedly failed to pay $15,000 in taxes for a household employee. and tom price the nominee for health and human services secretary is defending against allegations that invested in companies, and said he did nothing wrong serving in congress. if confirmed the orthopedic surgeon will be in charge of dismantling obamacare. in san francisco, right now, people are assembling to reject the nominees. kpix 5's anne makovec reports. >> reporter: a lot of these people are calling president trump's pick a swamp cabinet. they are gathering outside dianne feinstein's office right now urging her to oppose president trump's nominees. this rally is one of dozens planned nationwide by moveon.org to urge the senate

to delay cabinet confirmations and to resist mr. trump's agenda. on monday the president signed an executive order curtailing funding to some women's health organizations. reinstated a policy that requires nongovernmental organizations to agree on condition of getting federal funding that they would neither perform or actively promote abortion in other nations. so that symbolism is heightened after demonstrations on saturday. funding for abortion was a rallying cry and that's why san francisco supervisor and hilary ronen and other leaders introduced a resolution saying that san francisco will pay for female healthcare if the government stops funding it. >> going to have to fight. we are going to have to provide the resources. we are gonna have to roll up our sleeves and we are ready to do whatever it takes to take on

this battle. we will protect women of all ages and economic levels. >> reporter: the full san francisco board of supervisors has to vote on that resolution vowing to do whatever is necessary to protect women's healthcare and for the first time in more than 20 years there is a female majority on the board of supervisors. back out here live now in front of senator feinstein's office, these folks are going to be here for about another hour. they are really trying to get the senator's attention. most of them have written letters specifically to her that they will be delivering to her office at the end of the rally. live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. california governor brown just delivered his annual state of the state address in sacramento. and the governor hit president trump on immigration and climate change. >> in california immigrants are integral. our state is known for renewable energy. whatever they do in washington,

they can't change the facts. >> governor brown did go on to praise president trump's trillion dollar infrastructure plan. devices used to steal cars and what you can do to protect your cars. >> plus, issuing a state of emergency. the bay area counties that could soon see relief funds after winter storms pounded the area leaving behind damage. >> good afternoon, from our kpix 5 studios in san francisco, lingering morning showers out of here. but more rain slated for the bay area. we'll tell you which day to expect it as the news continues. we'll be right back. ,, ,,

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technology improved . but now some c t into modern the number of stolen cars has dropped significantly over the past 20 years as technology has i want proved but now some

crim -- improved. but now some criminals are using technology to get into vehicles. chris martinez reports that could explain an increase in car thefts. >> reporter: authorities are seeing an increasing number of break-ins like this one. two men easily get into two different locked cars holding nothing but a small box in their hands. two years ago, we talked to michael shin, he captured this footage of a man wearing a backpack opening his car no break-in tools needed. shin says he always locked it. >> it's just a little unnerving that they could so easily just walk into my car without any recourse and without really anybody noticing. >> reporter: for years, police didn't know how thieves were doing it. but now insurance investigators believe criminals are taking advantage of modern key fobs that allow car owners to unlock their car and start with it with the push of a button. >> you can't stop this kind of theft right now. >> reporter: rocker moore is with the national communities crime bureau says two devices like this can be used to mimic a key fob. this shows a man getting out of his car and using the to be to

lock it. morris in the blue jacket using a relay box to intercept the fob's code. it's sent to a second man with a small box that acts as the fob allowing him to start it and drive away. >> we tested 35 vehicles. 18 of them were able to start with the devices and drive off. >> reporter: these boxes came from a company that works with law enforcement but morris believes professional criminals have figured out how to make their own. they can be used to take a vehicle immediately or crooks can save the code and steal the car later. >> today's cars basically a computer on wheels. and if they can hack into that system and defeat it, they are going to continue to try to do that all the time. >> reporter: these devices may explain a recent increase in car thefts. and law enforcement has yet to figure out how to stop it. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. let's see how the financial markets are doing now. the dow is up 140 points. in our healthwatch, medical research is getting a

streamlined way to help find cures for disease. facebook's mark zuckerberg bought a company that uses artificial intelligence to scan massive amounts of science data. the idea is that doctors and the medical community could find information in real time all in one place. on to storm watch. relief could be on the way for bay area communities. governor brown declared a state of emergency yesterday for all nine bay area counties and others across the state. he signed two emergency proclamations for various emergencies. all but 8 of california's 58 counties are included in the declaration. good afternoon. we have lingering morning

showers. awe'll have partly cloudy skies and freezing temperatures overnight. we'll have sunshine all but one. i have the seven-day forecast coming up. but just in case you feel as if it's been raining day after day after day just about every day in the month of january, you're just about spot on. here's how we stand in san francisco, above 300% and above average all over the area. here we have the area of low pressure right here. it continues to spin off the california coastline. even as the front slices through the bay area on sunday now behind it a lot of hit and miss pop-up showers and so that's what we're experiencing this morning. but here's how we're planning the rest of the day. partly cloudy skies throughout the afternoon hours, look what's happening in the overnight hours absolutely nothing. except a few high, thin clouds. that's where the temperature

with the cooler air mass goes down. that is the next area of low pressure that brings a chance of rain showers in the part north bay. high pressure coming into the area friday through the weekend and we'll have a sunshiny dry weekend. temperatures throughout the central portion of the state today in the 50s. tahoe flurries. temperatures there about 30. warmer tomorrow if you want to call it such but it will be dry through the weekend. great skiing and boarding. our temperatures today in the 50s. sunset at 5:25 clear and beautiful. here's your extended forecast. we do call for sunshine wednesday, a brief interruption on thursday, followed by high pressure building back in friday through the sunshiny weekend. the first full sunshiny weekend this year. enjoy your day. all right, roberta. thank you. two top golden state warriors players are winning when it comes to merchandise sales. point guard steph curry comes in the top spot on the nba's most popular jersey list.

cleveland cavaliers forward lebron james comes in second. and warriors forward kevin durant has the third most popular jersey. our warriors top the list of the most popular team merchandise in the nba. no surprise. not bad. two out of three. all right. rising above next, meet the hard working bay area student overcoming her childhood to reach her goals. ,,,,,,

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that's when jacqueline rojas cortez also knew she wouldn't again her father wished her' happy birthday and left. but it wasn't her birthday. that's when jacqueline rojas cortez knew she wouldn't see him again. despite the years that followed, sherry hu says the richmond high school senior has a 4.5 gpa and a dream to attend med school. >> looks like this. >> the emotional response of the patient. >> it's like a combination you have the change in performance and appropriate emotional reaction. >> reporter: it's not surprising that jacqueline rojas cortez lost science and philosophy so much. she considers herself naturally curious. she is always questions, searching for answers. >> i feel that what i want from here to 2017 is to reassure

myself that i have what it takes to succeed. >> reporter: jacqueline with a 4.5 gpa at richmond high has set the bar high. >> at the same time -- >> reporter: her dream college is vanderbilt followed by med school. she manages the academics, life has been more unpredictable. she admits she has had dark days, no, make that years. it started in sixth grade when her dad packed his bags and left. >> he said happy birthday, kissed me on the forehead and that's what he said. i was really close to my dad. and it was just like really hard for me, like, the years after he left. >> reporter: once her father was gone, her mother went to work. >> the best job she could find was working at a motel and she would earn $20 a day. but there have been moments where we have been short on a lot of things and that's when a

lot of people in my family have helped. >> reporter: her teacher stepped in as well keeping her on track in class. her mentor -- >> you want always to review all of them. she is just a phenomenal young person and i think she should be commended for all the obstacles that she has overcome and the fact that she does it with grace every day. >> reporter: last summer, jacqueline was accepted to the ivy league connection program at vanderbilt. scared at first, she questioned if she would fit in. >> well, we could move on to other ones. >> reporter: or was smart enough compared to student from other schools. she discovered the answer within herself. >> i composed myself and i started taking advantage of the opportunities. i started looking at all the positive things asking my -- the -- my instructors questions and shadowing doctors, going to

the operating room and realizing that medicine is the path that i would like to take. >> reporter: you can meet other sra class of 2017 scholars or support sra by going to our website, cbssf.com/sra. for students rising above, i'm sherry hu. and a reminder if you have a did consumer problem or question, email or callings. -- or call us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

ken and liz will see you at five. have a great afternoon. that's it for kpix 5 news at noon. it's sunny. enjoy the outdoors. go for the bike ride. >> good. people going to take the dog for a walk. >> you got a new puppy in the house, right? >> yeah. i'm still potty training him so he needs to go outside and it's a nice day to do it. >> still trying to potty train your daughter. >> yes. two at the same time. but this is easy to look at. enjoy your day.

>> ridge: what's going on with you? >> quinn: nothing. i'm fine. >> ridge: you okay? >> quinn: are you? >> katie: hi! >> ivy: katie, hey. >> katie: um, have you seen quinn? >> ivy: she just left, actually. >> katie: oh. okay. well, i'll text her. >> ivy: um, have you seen her today yet? >> katie: no. why? >> ivy: something's up. i'm worried about her. >> bill: she'll show! >> liam: well, she would have been here already if it weren't for wyatt. >> bill: i know you're frustrated, liam, but just give them a minute. >> liam: look, i told her how important this is to me, that these -- these games, these stupid games with eric, wyatt, and quinn have to stop. she has to start focusing on us, and she has to do it tonht