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ann kirkpatrick is the official chief. jackie ward was there. >> what has happened has happened and today we are -- got a new day. it's new beginnings. we are moving forward. >> reporter: chief ann kirkpatrick has been in law enforcement for 35 years and it's that deep experience as mayor libby schaaf calls it that got her the job. >> both as a chief and in the very skills that matter to oaklanders, skills like procedural justice and training against implicit buy i -- buy i -- bias. >> reporter: reduced violent crime by 20% and use of force by 70% making the city safer is what the chief is calling her true north. for now she is not getting into specifics of how she plans to do that and wants to meet with her command staff first. >> until i get to hear from them as well, i am not going to

get ahead of myself. they deserve to hear what our plans are going to be and how we are going to go forward and then i'll come back and tell the public everything. >> reporter: and chief kirk patrick uses a certain word to describe what needs to happen in her department, transformation, not reform. >> we reform things a lot through laws and rules and -- but transformation is when you actually think differently and when you think differently, your cultures change. >> reporter: although nothing but excitement in city hall today, there is skepticism from the antipolice terror project. in a statement they wrote, quote, hiring a new chief does nothing to suggest that oakland is finally willing to protect its residents. in oakland, jackie ward, kpix5. >> as chief kirkpatrick steps into her new role, mayor libby schaaf has said the city will work on a rehense policy that will address the legal parties and the housing situation. san jose is in recovery mode after last week's flooding

and as kpix5's anne makovec shows us, some people can head back home while others still have to wait. >> this is the rock springs neighborhood, one of the hardest hit in the flooding, and while the waters have receded, there's still a lot of activity going on here. you can see this car left on the street, it was up to its roof in floodwaters last week and to the side you can see some of the many volunteers who have come here to help people who live here clean up. each of the approximately 4000 homes that were evacuated now has a colored tag. a red tag means it's not safe to enter. yellow means enter at your own risk and lists the conditions specific to that address. and green means the home is safe. >> all this was flooded all the way to about my knee. >> reporter: bertha's home has a green tag. the inside of the house was mainly spared but this is what her home looked like from across the street last week. most of that water went into her garage. >> it was really scary because

it happened within a matter of seconds. >> reporter: san jose set up a help center at the community center. >> we hope at least residents can come here and get information, figuring out what are their next steps that they can do to help rebuild their lives again. >> reporter: coyotes creek the source of last week's flooding is running high today but well within its banks. san jose's mayor is promising a full investigation into how the flooding happened and why the city didn't give people more warning. >> overwhelmed, overwhelmed because so much to do. we still have a lot to do and people around here, they need a lot more help. >> reporter: for people who are not allowed back in their homes, there is an overnight shelter set up at the seven trees community center, the city doesn't know how long it will be open. they are taking it day by day. in san jose, anne makovec, kpix5. >> donations are pouring in for the victims of the flood. the san jose earthquakes raised $40,000, most of it coming from the public. the oakland as donated $10,000 which will go toward the silicon valley community fund. and the san jose sharks and the

san francisco 49ers have also pledged $20,000 each. and we have learned the city schools are all back in session today. san jose high school, rocketship discovery prep and empire gardens elementary are now opening their doors after being shut down during the worst of the flooding. good news for the repair process at oroville dam. water authorities plan to cut outflow so crews can clean up debris at the base of the spillway. but today authorities announced crews need to reach three milestones to lift the evacuation warning. lake levels have been reduced and crews have completed the first phase of fort indication in front -- fortcation in front of the emergency spillway and that leaves one milestone. >> the removal of the debris below the primary spillway so we can get the hyatt power house up and running and have another way to discharge water out of the lake. with those three milestones being complete, i will feel comfortable releasing the evacuation warning. >> since february 12th the

water levels have gone down about 60 feet below the top of the emergency spillway. it could be a few more weeks before marin county commuters will be back on track. alexander avenue was shut down last week because of a mudslide at the main road for northbound travelers into sausalito, closed until march 4th. sky drone 5 got this video of the road in the north bay. the golden gate bridge board of directors approved $300,000 of repair to open -- pedestrians and cyclists can get through there but they should also expect delays as the crews work. president trump is focusing on healthcare this morning. he met with leaders from the nation's top insurance companies. weijia jiang is in washington with the details. >> you are the biggest of the bigs, right? >> reporter: president trump met with ceos of major insurance companies as he works to replace obamacare. >> the new plan will be a great plan for the patients, for the people and hopefully for the

companies. >> reporter: the president has released few details on how he plans to replace the affordable care act but he says he will tackle it during his upcoming joint address to congress on tuesday. >> we are going have a speech on tuesday night and we are going to be speaking very specifically about a very complicated subject. >> reporter: while the white house final liz, the -- finalizes the president's speech, there are growing calls for an independent investigation into claims trump campaign officials had ties to russian intelligence officers. >> i think we all need answers. whether or not the special prosecutor is the right way to go it or not you're talking to the wrong guy. >> reporter: republican congressman darrell issa was far more blunt. >> you cannot have somebody, a friend of mine, jeff sessions, who was on the campaign and who is an appointee. you're going to need to use the special prosecutor's statute and office. >> reporter: congressman devin nunez, a strong supporter of president trump is rebuffing calls for a special prosecutor, but says his house intelligence committee will look into the

claims. weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. >> president trump has denied any ties between his campaign and russia. he reiterated that point in a tweet on sunday calling the russia talk fake news. in our bay area watch dozens of east bay residents displayed because of an early -- displaced because of an early morning fire in hayward. at least seven residents had to be rescued from their balconies. no owas seriously hurt. crews are working to restore power to the complex, which is why the residents have been displaced. palo alto's effort to roll out a bike share program for the community could take another turn tonight. the proposed five-year contract would bring 10 smart bikes to 35 stations. the city is expecting to pay over a million dollars for the equipment. also happening today, vallejo's planning commission will vote on the proposed cement plant. the factory would be built along the banks of the napa river in southern vallejo. opponents are concerned about the potential for pollution in the river, even making their

feelings known posting signs on their homes but supporters say the company has a good environmental record. did you see what happened at the oscars last night? coming up we will show you what some are calling one of the biggest screw-ups in the academy's history. and later an east bay police sergeant asking the public for help. what led to her post on social media for some much needed company? did you see or did you hear the rain and the overnight -- in the overnight hours? plus we had sleet in the santa cruz mountains. a dusting of snow on mount diablo and mount hamilton and what you need to know about tonight's forecast. the news will continue right after this.

a stark turn from last year's ceremony that it was an epic night from hollywood. >> a stark turn from last year's academy awards ceremony that drew attention for not having a diverse list of winners and igniting the #oscarstowhite on social media. this year five oscars went to african-americans, best picture went to moonlight, casey affleck best actor. emma stone winning best actress, and best supporting actor went to march shalla -- mahershala ali. viola davis for "fences." >> people who came in love and lost, i became an artist and thank god i did because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life. >> the oscars weren't without controversy. there was a mixup at the end of epic proportions when the winner for best picture was

read. >> and danielle nottingham tells us what still has movie fans shaking their heads the morning after. >> reporter: you could tell something was not quite right when warren beatty hesitated before handing the envelope to faye dunaway. >> "la la land." >> the usually applause and celebrations were over two minutes but there was a big problem. >> there's a mistake, "moonlight," you won best picture. >> "moonlight" one. >> and somehow the presenters were given the wrong envelope. it was one for best actress and said emma stone "la la land," even though stone still had her own card. can't for price waterhouse cooper arrived with two sets of envelopes for each category which allows the show to move faster. >> i know the envelope warren beatty was handed said outstanding female actor on it. >> it really did? >> yeah. >> "moonlight"'s writer and director downlaid the notion that the confusion overshadowed

the victory. >> the minutes for celebration for us, it made it much more complicated. it made it difficult to say all the thank yous we need to say but at the same time it was a great way to show the camaraderie and love that we all have for both of the films. >> this is not a joke. >> the academy and pricewaterhousecoopers are investigating how such a big mistake could have been made during hollywood's biggest night. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. >> pricewaterhousecoopers has been tallying votes and taking care of the envelopes for oscars for 80 years and it issued an apology statement saying it appreciates how the nominees handled the situation with grace. and they did handle it with grace. both sides did. i just can't imagine that roller coaster of emotions, right? >> yeah, it was a tough situation for the actors and actresses up there as well as the producers. it wasn't fake news. it was a fake announcement. but being on live tv we can empathize with those who have been in that situation. mistakes happen.

>> it wasn't the host's fault. >> no it, wasn't. >> the accounting firm. >> yeah. oh, boy. we have flubs on this show too, roberta, but you don't. >> who does? who are you talking to right now. we never flub up the weather cast, never. we don't go there. we've got our kpix5 sky drone and take a look at this beautiful video. this comes from winters, which is in yolo county in northern california, population just shy of 8000. and look at the fruit trees. they are already blossoming, just gorgeous. you know, they have been establishing fruit trees and working in the vineyards there since 1842 so history of a lot of agricultural in winters and things are already blossoming. allergy season right around the corner. in winter they average 22 inches of rain per year. our live hi-def doppler radar picked up sleet in the screws mountains -- santa cruz mountains, a dusting of snow at

mount diablo and mount hamilton. the clouds increasing again after clearing out this morning. this is a beautiful view from sutro tower, looking out toward sausalito and tim tiburon with the partly cloudy skies. charlie is one of our weather watchers and bill is suggesting low 50s. here's what you need to know today, partly cloudy skies, mainly sunny the rest of the week and then i'm going way out on a limb and suggesting that the next opportunity for rain here in the bay area will be on march 12th. here's our satellite and radar. we do have this area of low pressure, it's kicking out as it sags to the south, that's why we have a slight chance of a rain shower tonight, snow level down to 3000 feet. futurecast illustrates we will be nice and dry on tuesday as a big blocking ridge of high pressure builds in and when that happens, it doesn't go anywhere very quickly. that's what happened to us for several winters and when we had that, that's when we went into the drought. 50s across the central portion

of the state today, winter storm advisory allowed to expire in the high sierra, snow is now beginning to taper off. our highs today in the 50s, north and northwest winds 10 to 20, when the sun goes down, boy, does it cool off rapidly, into the 30s, it will be freezing in santa rosa, the extended forecast. when is the last time you have enjoyed this? nothing but dry weather and time to clean up through the bay area tuesday through sunday. and enjoy your monday afternoon. >> thanks. take a look at how the financial markets are doing right now. the dow is up 21 points. she says she wants to help others the way she was helped. coming up how this bay area college grad plans to spend her next two years. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

today's tip of the day is squash. it's delicious. my father grows a plant in the back yard that could be 6 feet long, some of these squashes, they are mainstay in italian cuisine and cuisine all over the world, mild, delicious. storage is very important. when you buy them, mint green color all the way around. that's what it's got to look like. heavy for the size. when you bring them home, store them in the refrigerator right away and when you cook with

them, they cook rather quick so if you saute with them or boil them, only a few minutes, that's it, otherwise they will start to break down on you. opa squash or i like to call them a gagoose squash. fantastic. and i'm tony dansfield, your fresh reporter. she says no one expected her to leave the country. >> but after achieving her first goal, a college diploma, sherry hoot says this young woman is now on pay mission -- a mission to pay it forward. >> reporter: at a goodbye party you can count on hugs, smiles and even a few tears. >> and i'm so sad, literally like she is my best friend. >> definitely is sad. but it's also very exciting. >> reporter: exciting because myra signs is headed to africa

for two year stint in the peace corps. >> i am excited and nervous. it's definitely out of my comfort zone but it's still something i want to do. >> reporter: for myra, the peace corps will be a bridge between college graduation from uc merced and a career in public health. it's also her thank you to those who supported her over the years. >> this is my way of saying i appreciate it and i'm paying it forward. >> reporter: as a first generation college grad from a low income family, myra understands struggle. she says she was only a toddler when her parents divorced and those memories of the years that followed released tears. >> i feel like i have overcome them but, you know, talking about them, it's just like everything resurfaces, it's definitely in the past. my life is so different from what it was before that. >> because myra says life now is great. her mom remarried and she is closer to her dad and has a solid bond with her siblings.

>> she is kind of an inspiration to me, you know. >> it's going to be a hard -- it's going to be hard because she always helps me with my homework. >> reporter: myra will soon live in another part of the world, helping others learn about malaria, hiv or childhood nutrition and those close to her say they are not surprised. >> she is willing to give everybody her all. i can see her wanting to dedicate her life to helping others. >> we will post updates on myra's time with the peace corps at the same place where you can learn more about sra. kpix.comcbs sf.com/sra. i'm sherry hu. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

lunch break.. so she asked social media to grab a bite.. an east bay police sergeant was tired of eating alone on her lunch break so she asked on social media to grab a bite. >> the response she got was overwhelming. the lengthy facebook post by kathy says she was tired of eating alone. her department cents out a tweet en-- sent out a tweet encouraging people to take part. found out there was a more personal reason that inspired her open break time invite. >> there's no secret that there's a mistrust for police right now. in my career is at a all time high. heart breaking for me someone who has got the best intentions in what i do and for people not

to trust me -- >> sergeant simmentall says she needs to buy a calendar to pencil everyone in because of all the lunch invites. so she is not eating alone anymore. >> i'm going to look her up. >> she likes mexican food, right? >> yeah, yeah, take her to lunch. this is above the oroville dam where crews are busy trying to clean up all the debris at the base of the spillway. we will have more later at 5:00. ,,

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