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flights. good afternoon. apple is extending bloomberg's report. talks were need >> reporter: with all of the negative headlines and stock- price is basically in freefall, the word came down from the top. we need to talk. in silicon valley, and urgent last-minute all hands needed is typically not a good sign. the company missed its first. with employees streaming into the company's town hall, apple's pr team told us the meeting was not open to the media nor would we be able to watch the live audio feed. that statement babe be released later today. today's talking points will be around booster and part finger- pointing. cutting sales in china, the

weakest in three decades. >> our shortfall is over 100% for iphones and primarily in greater china so as we look at what is going on in china, it is clear that the economy began to slow their for the second half. >> reporter: official numbers show a slight dip in year-to- year growth. spell retail sales and china down the weakest in 15 years so things are slowing in china. >> reporter: after that, cheaper smart phone makers for $300 versus the $4000 -- $1000 plus for iphones. >> the chinese were said to become the second-largest consumers out of luxury goods. supposedly of the next course of 5 to 10 years, maybe 35% being purchased by chinese.

>> reporter: cook tried to offer words of courage meant saying external forces may push us down around a little bit but we are not going to use them as excuses. this moment gives us an opportunity to learn and take action. we manage apple for the long- term and in challenging times, we have always come out stronger. the former 49er is no longer facing a charge of domestic violence. today, prosecutors dropped the charge against him and say there was insufficient evidence to file charges. foster had been accused of hitting his ex-girlfriend with the phone. this is the same woman involved in a separate alleged incident earlier which was also dropped. foster was cut by the niners and later picked up. on sonoma boulevard, bacon building last occupied by a straw hat pizza parlor.

this afternoon, oakland leaders are speaking out of the city's lowest murder rate in nearly 2 decades showing the homicide rate down to 68 in 2018. the lowest event since 1999. today, maryland shaft and kirkpatrick explain what contributed. >> the reduction is not by accident. it is definitely by intentional partnerships, by intentional strategy. >> the mayor adds the boyer average on homicides in the oakland is the lowest it has ever been. police in oakland are urging the driver who hit a teenager and took off to come forward. the 14-year-old boy was riding his bicycle on 35th avenue yesterday afternoon when he was hit. the driver did not stop and that teenager was dragged four blocks. police found his blue bike on the side of the road and as of

last night, he was in critical condition at the hospital. officers found the suspect vehicle abandoned at the scene of the crash. police are offering a $5000 reward for information leading to an arrest. a live look in washington dc where democrats are in control of the house of representatives and there is a new speaker of the house. she has done the job before. >> the honorable nancy pelosi of the state of california has received 220. >> nancy pelosi was elected as house speaker just a short time ago. she had a few of her grandchildren with her. tony bennett was also there, a guest of hers at special events . policy previously served as house speaker from 2011. in the trump residents can, there has been a divide in government on this 13th day of the shutdown.

the new congress convened just a few hours ago. democrats refusing to supply funding for president trump border wall. the senate will not vote on a house democrat meal to reopen the government agencies that are not associated with order security. >> i declare to the speaker that we are not interested in having show both here in the senate. we are interested in bringing up something the house has passed and 60 senators will support and the president will find. >> during a meeting at the white house yesterday, sources say chuck schumer pressed the president of why he wouldn't support the bill and mr. president responded, i would look foolish if i did that. one other note about the congress, it has the most women in history including the first native american congresswoman and kansas and new mexico and the first muslims congresswoman

in michigan and minnesota. this afternoon, a michigan man normally arrested in russia is being held at a detention center in moscow. yes ambassador visited him yesterday after more than a week behind bars. his family says he was only in russia for a wedding. a big crowd turned out today to celebrate the long- awaited opening of the upgraded moscone center. more than 8000 people join the mayor in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new expansion. the $551 million project stretches along third and fourth street. the upgrade is expected to bring more tourists. >> we have to address the issue around homelessness and housing

and the impact and i am committed to making those investments so that not just the people who visit our city have a wonderful experience but also the people who live here. >> the expansion added more than 500,000 ft.2 of meeting spaces, almost doubling its former dimensions. you may not have to shell out too much if you want to watch monday's college football championship at levi stadium. tickets for the matchup between alabama and clemson are at the lowest level in history of the event. nosebleed seats dipped below $200 and that could be because fans from both teams would have to travel by the distance to actually be here. in san jose, part of several streets are already shut down downtown as the city gets ready for the crowds. a stretch of san pedro street has been shut down since the start of a new year. park avenue and also closed to

traffic as of this morning. the ncaa designated downtown san jose as the place to be for concerts, fanfest and other pregame festivities all of it running tomorrow through sunday with the game itself being played monday and we have the fullest of all of the street closures on our website, kpix.com. right now, warrior spans are lining up for the second day to get their hands on two free tickets to party with steph curry tomorrow at the fox theater in oakland to thank young fans before the warriors moved to san francisco. steph curry took to his instagram to talk more about the event. >> we are giving this event for students. >> but only the first 225 people in todawill get ev do get them,not guaranteed. it will be first come first served to get in tomorrow.

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shaking. as chris martinez shows us, some people could get notice well in advance. >> reporter: the los angeles mayor made good on a new year's resolution unveiling the first early warning out for earthquakes. >> it is not a question of if but when the next big one. we know that we live in earthquake country. >> reporter: the mayor says this high-tech tool will save lives. the app is called sig alert la. it sends a warning when an earthquake 5.0 or greater hits los angeles county so that residents can prepare. >> whether that is exiting elevators or taking a moment to drop, cover and hold on. >> reporter: the timing of the warning depends on where you are in relation to the shaking. if you are at the epicenter, the alert may come too late but if the quake travels outside of

the city and travels along the port line fault line, the app is based on an early warning system developed by the us geological survey. >> it is the first one out of the gate and so we are very enthusiastic about what may happen. we will learn a lot about this. >> reporter: other countries already have the early warning systems. if la's works well, it could expand to the rest of the state and possibly beyond. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. and airlines mistake turned into a huge discount for some travelers. pacific accidentally offered a $16,000 business class fare for a $675 economy price. the plane was from vietnam to new york and would honor the very good special surprise. a california aviation company is now the first to reply two jet packs together.

check back aviation took a year to prepare for this event. the goal is to test the visibility and safety of jet pack racing. these jet packs can reach speeds of up to 200 miles an hour in a series of close proximity maneuvers, they do not appear to interfere with each other. jet pack aviation hopes to launch end zone racing event in the future. here is mary with devon. it was a cold start to the day and we are looking at seasonal daytime highs as we look at the rest of the afternoon with high pressure in control, we are tracking and upper level control system and that will bring the return of the rain for us for the weekend . futurecast, saturday and sunday, we are looking at that wet weather. let's give you a closer look, taking you hour by hour on futurecast at 4:00 p.m. we will see plenty of sunshine. tomorrow, we will see partly

cloudy skies. this is saturday, we could see some heavy rain and gusty winds and here we are saturday in the afternoon. rainfall amounts for saturday looking at about an inch and a fourth. in ukiah, three tents for san francisco as well as san rafael. 6/10 in santa cruz for saturday and rainfall totals for the weekend for sunday, as well, about 2 3/4 for ukiah, almost 2/4 in santa rosa, and inch and a quarter in san francisco. it does look like a wet weekend ahead and winter storm watch for the west slopes of the sierra due to heavy snows expected saturday morning into sunday morning there, they could see a lot of snow and gusty winds and that means the possibility of blowing snow. sunrise at 5: 03. mainly upper 50s. 57 in oakland fremont and san

jose. there is your 7-day forecast, partly sunny. a rainy and windy day on saturday, rain chances continues sunday, monday and tuesday and into wednesday of next week with that series of storm systems beginning for the weekend. netflix is warning about a dangerous trend based on its new film, bird box. >> that film features sandra bullock has a blind mother fleeing from easel evil creatures and now, blindfolded copycats have popped up on social media. you can see this board repeatedly crashing into furniture and a toddler slamming into a wall. now netflix is basically saying, do not try this at home. >> the first time i heard about the bird box challenge was by netflix warning people about the bird box challenge. >> bird box was reportedly streamed by 45 million accounts in its first seven days and this accounts for one third of

netflix subscribers. still ahead, bringing life- changing surgeries to her home country. making a difference abroad and here in the bay area.

a woman in foster city is living out the moment of giving

>>he kept saying, i am so grateful to all of you for helping me. i can now feed my family. >> reporter: she shares heartwarming stories. for the last decade, she has volunteered as a logistics coordinator and translator with research international, the nonprofit provides free reconstructive plastic surgery to poor families often seen cleft lips and severe burns. >> they cannot dress themselves. they cannot eat on their own. and after surgery, they are able to do some of the things they were not able to do. >> reporter: she teaches patients what to expect before and after the operation. often, the families are overwhelmed. most only speak andy and it is their first time seeing a doctor. he says she offers reassurance and compassion.

>> she has a very >> you don't have to be there long to get a feeling of love and genefferenceas a busy volunteer at home. as a volunteer with the purple heart anglers, they said shepherds wanted american veterans on a fishing trip to the delta and even alaska. >> just seeing the smile on their faces enough to want to do more for them. >> reporter: she does do more to raise money for nonprofits, she and her husband have auctioned off traditional indian dinners that she cooks. they also host volunteer and staff parties. for nietzsche, giving is as natural as breathinally makes m i always say that i don't think i do enough. >> reporter: for her wide range

of volunteer services in the us and india, this week goes toni >> she also volunteered with the american cancer society and foster club. remember, you can nominate your own local hero for a jefferson award online at kpix.com/0 . we will be right back.

breaking news right now, i look at the fire in san jose. these are live pictures from chopper 5. you can see they are spraying from their hoses. this is a single structure. no word on if anyone is injured or how the fire started. officials just met to do the first snowpack measurement of the year and this measurement is about 80% of normal at 25 1/2 inches. though that is below average, it is still a pretty decent start to the season. the town of newman will show their support for a ed at with the city is doing ahead of the officers public viewing tomorrow. finally this afternoon, the girl scouts have a new option to help you stick to your new

year's resolution if you are gluten-free, it is a gluten- free caramel chocolate chip cookie. the girl scouts first introduced gluten-free cookies to their lineup in 2015. of course, that is not going to do anything for your goals. personally, just throw gluten into my cookie. if i'm going for it, i am going for it. thank you for joining us, we will be back tomorrow.

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