live from the cbs bay studios, this is kpix5 news. right now, have opened a day like yesterday can quickly turn into a disaster and how firefighters have to be ready for wildfires even in the winter. we are hearing from the family of a san francisco by tenter. a clue did get help find the driver responsible. a promise made by russia is broken. jake good morning, it is saturday, march 5. let's start with a quick check of our weather.

>> good morning. we are looking at the winds easing significantly compared to the conditions we had yesterday. a big difference this morning. is alive look with our rough camera looking at the bay bridge. we are looking at temperatures in the 30s and 40s this morning. 45, oakland. we are looking at mid-40s where you in san jose and we are checking sustained winds . along the peninsula and for the coast, 13 mile-per-hour winds at sfo. first alert weather and tracking a few showers out there this morning especially for the peninsula and the santa cruz mountains. a little bit of snow over mount hamilton. we're looking at mid-50s at the coast. mid-to upper 50s around the bay and low 60s inland. as i chance of a shower later

on today. we will talk about the rest of the weekend coming up. jake werfulnds friday cause damage around the bay area. gusty winds block traffic for a short time and one caught fire. fire crews were able to contain those flames and avoid a bigger problem like this. a large wildfire and shasta county that started as a controlled burn the got out of control because of the wind . we spoke with fire crews and sonoma county that are saying there being extra vigilant. butt while the wind was worse at the coast, this all region deals with critically dry fuel levels. this fire called the flanagan fire force evacuations and burned roughly 40 acres today. >> i feel like it's earlier and earlier now. >> reporter: it is believed to be controlled burn the got out of control.

those brands have done right are essential to fighting major fires. >> the goal is to continue to let activities like that occur. they are beneficial. we will be looking at prescribed fire in santa rosa. >> reporter: the key is to make sure the conditions are right, especially since california has acres and acres of vegetation ready to burn. >> the prussian the temperatures are at levels that they should not be. >> reporter: fire season hasn't officially started yet and firefighters are hoping more rain will come. there is a possibility we could see the earliest start ever to fire season this year. >> we continue to get those forecasts where they mentioned the rain when we look at the long-range forecast. and then we see the

precipitation amounts start to back off. sonoma fire investigators are trying to find out because the winery to go up in flames. a helicopter spotted the fire at 9:00 on wednesday night. you can see how intense the flames scott. these facebook photos show the aftermath of the charred remains of the tasting room. fortunately, no one was hurt. the chp is crediting a car seat for enabling a toddler to survive a crash. the 18-month-old was in a vehicle that crashed into another vehicle. things got worse. the car with the infant ended up on the opposite side of the road and was smash by a sonoma county transit bus. the bus careened down a 20 foot embankment. the bus ended up on its side at the infant safety seat was a

lifesaver. >> one of the bystanders advised us that as soon as we got to the vehicle and hurt the child crying, he found that the child was properly restrained with its rear facing child seat . >> four people from three vehicles were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries. shake a san francisco bartender is in the hospital and fighting for her life. that happened right after she left work. we spoke with the victim's mother who was asking for the public's help. >> reporter: she left work here atwater bar on the embarcadero and set out for her 3.5 mile journey home on her bicycle. she never made it to her destination. >> reporter: alex was making the routine track home to the

bayview on the night of february 10 when she was struck by a driver on third street near fairfax avenue. she was left with traumatic brain injuries and the driver took off. >> reporter: what has been going through your mind senses happened? >> you know what? shock. sadness. >> reporter: alex was in the icu and just this week came out of the medically induced coma. she suffered a fractured skull, jaw, and ribs. >> she is super outgoing and enjoys hiking and just recently learned how to scuba dive. she's teaching herself italian. >> reporter: her water bar family is devastated. alex has been a bartender here for three years. >> she is a type of employee that shows up in a really good mood with a smile on her face and she has really good energy. she is somebody that lifts the spirits. >> the manager said he spoke

with a witness it came to her aid >> this guy is a great human being. he heard the sound and he ran to see what had happened. he got a description of the car, but when he saw alex he called 911 immediately, and probably saved her life. if he wasn't there, who would've found there? >> reporter: a black nissan altima sedan with a model gear between 2013 and 2016. the car sustained damage to the front bumper on the passenger side. >> if anybody has any information, please call the police and let them know. we are talking about a human life here. this is my daughter, and it could happen to anyone. >> reporter: water bar says they will be creating a drink

and honor of alex and the proceeds will go to the gofundme they created to cover her medical expenses. staff and students at the mission prep school or morning the tragic death of one of their teachers. abraham joshua was struck and killed the wednesday morning as he was riding his scooter. it happened on harrison and 22nd street. joshua was taken to the hospital where he later died. police say the driver is cooperating and there is no indication that drugs or alcohol played a role in neck crash. a new timeline for lifting the mask mandates and school. on march 12 they will be strongly recommended but not required at middle and high schools. younger students will have to wait a bit longer. the district will drop the mask mandate on april 12 for all of the grades. the district says i want to give time for families

of younger students to get their kids vaccinated. still ahead, the war in ukraine continues to rage this morning. got the latest on a broken promise by russia. local ukrainians are desperate for a way to help their home country. here is a live look outside before we head to break. we will be right back.

sake live look a kyiv. a limited cease-fire is not holding and they say it is russia's fault. efforts to evacuate citizens are on hold amid renewed shelling russian forces. this comes hours after russia announced a deal on temporary evacuation routes. vladimir putin is warning against a no-fly zone over ukraine. if anyone makes that declaration we will view them as participants of the military conflict. nato has says there are no plans to do so. we have more on the continuing war. amid concerns fighting

could worsen during the coming days, thousands of people are crowding the train station desperate to escape russia's for ukraine before it's too late. it's estimated that more than 1 million refugees have gone to neighboring countries. >> we have seen the use of cluster bombs which will be in violation of national law. they see the biggest nuclear power plant after shelling set it on fire. ukraine's president called it terror on an unprecedented level. concerns of a potential radiation leak was after firefighters put out the blaze. no radiation was released. >> the intentional targeting of civilians or civilian objects would be considered a war crime. >> reporter: antony blinken to emergency meetings with allies in brussels. >>

sa slap sanctions on russia, president putin and lawmakers on capitol hill have called for a ban on the import of russian energy. >> we are looking at options but we are focus on minimizing the impact of families. now there were no independent media outlets left in the country. u.s. senators are meeting with ukraine's president five guns him right now. kamala harris is scheduled to travel to poland and romania next week. and outpouring of support for ukraine donations. everything from medical supplies to diapers.

ukrainian americans say if they can fight in their homeland, they can take part in a humanitarian effort here in the u.s.. >> i feel like i'm not helping enough.

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we have more of what we can expect this weekend. we had hail, strong winds and chilly temperatures. we are looking at cooled down that continues through the weekend. a few showers are still out there this morning. you can see especially for the peninsula as well as the santa cruz mountains, a few showers and even snow over mount hamilton this morning. here is a live look at the mount hamilton camera. you can see the snow after this morning. >> a chilly start and we are in the 30s and 40s this morning. bundle up if you're heading out the door. oakland, 45. downtown san francisco, 44. 45, san jose. partly cloudy skies as we start off the day. checking are

coming sustained winds. nothing like yesterday. wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. for the most part, it will be com to light but breezy along the coast and for the peninsula. >> play-by-play we are looking at 58 degrees in the east bay. walking you through your day looking at 56. for the south bay, 59 degrees later on this afternoon. we have a low pressure system and a disturbance rotating around that bringing spotty showers and cooler temperatures. as we take you hour by hour we

cannot rule out an isolated shower. you can see activity letting up our futurecast radar. we are looking at clear skies with a chilly day tomorrow morning with clear skies and plenty of sunshine. as we look to our daytime high temperatures, 57 for san mateo. south bay, 59. in the east bay, 58, concord. mid-50s across the tri-valley. 57, daly city. 59, oakland and san leandro. upper 50s to low 60s in windsor. our winds are not as strong as yesterday. we are looking at for the most part lighter conditions out there. as we look up in the sierra, a few more inches of snow in the sierra. kirkwood, 8 inches of snow

earlier this week. north star, 8 inches as well. here is your seven day forecast. you can see plenty of sunshine with temperatures a little bit warmer starting tomorrow. the in the and east bay, the north bay and the coast, a warm- up starting from your sunday for temperatures in the low to mid-cities. for the coast, upper 50s. temperatures will wise monday through thursday and friday of next week. as we look to next thursday and friday, feeling my like spring but temperatures back up into the 60s and 70s. we got some rain this week, but it wasn't a lot. >> i have been looking at those longer-range weather models. it looks really dry and quite get. hopefully, something will come up, but it looks pretty dry. officials are already

bracing for the worst for fire season. the head coach todd golden fully expects that to change. >> stamford is going to the big dance once again. this is a feet they have an accomplice in

sake 2012 was the last time a pac-12 women's basketball team goes into the entire conference slate without a loss. stanford accomplish that then and they look to do it again. starting last night with a matchup against colorado. the winner of had to the championship game. yesterday this was the only fight that colorado had in them.

clearly not happy and she decided to unleash the inker. i will make that. stamford was up 11. in the third quarter, jones, you're going to give it to me? huge mistake. the the quarter, wilson went de ep at thd e buzzi ard anand that put stamford up. russell wilson of the seahawks and they won 71-45. they will play utah and sunday's final. usf looks the part of your classic cinderella team. all cinderella teams have a young head coach that will burst onto the national scene. they are usually loaded with veterans.

they look to stamp their ticket and their first tournament game tonight against byu. the cougars are also another bubble team. he expects their body of work to comfortably get them in. none of these players were alive the last time they made a big dance back in 1998. >> i was 13 at that point. it has been a long time and something since i have been here we have been trying to work towards. and now and such a close grasp, our guys are excited to get out there and see if we can lock it in on saturday night. nfl news, he is leaving the broadcast booth to become the 49ers new quarterback coach. he will coach. last month mike mcdaniel left his role as the 49ers offensive coordinator to become head coach of the dolphins. as he found out this week at

the combine, he has a lot of support in the bay area. >> i am pulling for the guy and i think we all are. mike it's a special person. >> there you are, mikey. >> i appreciate it. >> the warriors are back in action tonight. lately if you want to get it right, just hope this schedule falls on lebron and the lakers at night. they have lost seven of eight and they square off tonight. have a great day, everyone. take california's wildfires season might come sooner than you think. rental live look in san jose. we will be back in a moment.

streak live from the cbs bay studios, this is kpix5 news. welcome back. the time now is 7:29. let's get a quick check of our weather with mary lee. >> quieter weather as we look ahead to where we can compare to the wild weather we had earlier this week. with ical and also those strong winds yesterday . i am watching those winds eastward today . a chilly

start and looking at blue skies . we are down to the 30s and 40s. a chilly start to our day. it will be calm to like conditions but a little bit receipt along the coast them for the peninsula. first alert doppler, a few showers this morning especially for the peninsula and across the santa cruz mountains. a little bit of snow across the mountain peaks and mount hamilton. i will show you what to expect as we head through our day. mid-50s at the coast. mid-to wachance for a w 60s inland. of the week and forecast coming up. a judge sentenced the former east bay police officer for shooting and killing a man tearing a mental health crisis.

andrew hall walked into the courtroom to learn his fate. he was convicted of assault with a firearm and a gun and enhancement. it happened in 28 teen. whole shot and killed a 33-year- old after he led police on a slow speed chase. >> it has been . >> this is a progression of justice, seeking justice that started many years ago. >> we have prayed and hoped for this day. we pray that he would get jail time and he did pick >> last year in march he shot and killed a 32-year-old man, and it happened when wilson pulled a knife. authorities are investigating that second shooting. >> and both cases i felt it was a green light for him to just kill when he thinks no one would care. we do care. that is why we are here today.

sea call is the first law enforcement officer to be convicted for an on duty killing . sector police union in san jose is trying to replace the county sheriff. it is the latest blow to lori smith trouble campaign to keep her job. >> another week and another series of high-profile endorsements against the santa clara county sheriff, lori smith. >> it was a very simple conversation. >> the one of the most influential voices. they represent 1100 san jose police officers who often work side-by-side with sarah deputies and they have chosen kevin jensen. >> we know based on our experience that this is the right person to lead the sheriff's department and reestablish that trust and

transparency. >> can you say that you don't trust lori smith? >> our focus right now is with kevin. we believe he has the leadership skills and the right temperament and it is desperately needed for the men and women of the sheriff's apartment and really for our community. >> they joined the south bay labor council. across the correctional peace officers association and before that the deputy sheriffs association union for the patrol deputies. it is the latest blow for the embattled syrup. in january the state attorney general announces civil rights investigation on top of the current investigation by the da and a pay to play scheme. back in 2020 the county settled a lawsuit for $10 million over

the neglect and mistreatment of the jail inmate entry deputies were convicted of second-degree murder for beating an inmate to death. kevin jensen worked at the sheriff's office for 28 years and the endorsement is significant. under smith there was a rivalry between the two agencies. >> there was animosity about the premier agency. it's not about the top law enforcement officer. you start building silos. we need to concentrate on working together as a largest agencies. >> sarah smith did not respond to a request for comment. the latest outlook for wildfire potential is looking ominous. by the time the jewels around the significant fire potential will be above normal for the entire bay area. here's the report. back in late january, embers from a brush pile burning operation sparked a fire near big sur . more than

700 acres for black and even after large storms dump significant rain and october and december. and then the rain stopped. in fact, january knighted a two month stretch that became the driest period ever recorded in northern california. robert foxworthy says have potential for wildfire is considered normal, but it is growing by the day. >> right now we are not in that more than normal potential. there's still this potential and the public can see the by the fact that we have a 700+ acre fire on the coast of monterey county last month. >> the latest maps just released show a significant increase in the threat from wildfire in northern california in the bay area. by june, the potential jumps to above normal. the big reason

for that is a continuing drought conditions and all backcross that is grown after the october to december rains is drying out and becoming crackling fuel of future fires. the potential is there that we could have a busier than normal fire season. that predictive services map shows that because it is predicting the possibility of the busier than normal season. because of the increased number and intensity of fires, cal fire is prepared for a very active and exhausting summer. homeownership repair now and work on that 100 feet of defensible space around their homes. jake the brother of the missing san francisco college student is pleading for his safe return . no one has heard from his brother since monday.

he went for a road trip to irvine. his family doesn't think he ever made it, and they are worried. christopher is not answering his phone and he hasn't been on social media. he did not return the rented car and scheduled on monday. a young woman about to begin her senior year was found dead off campus. michele miller says that text messages with a classmate found on the apple watch turned out to be crucial. >> there was a lot. hundreds of text messages over the course of three years. what they tell us is the relationship between these two college classmates who had an on-again off-again relationship. you literally can walk how this relationship develops and how it stops, restarts, and what led to her confrontation that

you semichelle's ll report on 48 hours at 10:00 on kpix5 . trick a massive boulder blown up along highway 50 in the sierra. the impact for people headed for taco. when bay area woman has

a live look at several vantage points of the bay area. skyhigh rents in the bay area are getting more expensive. san mateo takes a top price with the biggest increase over the last year. you will pay at least 15% more. san francisco is not far behind with rents up almost 16%. >> we didn't see much change and then we started to see the schuster clients particularly in the larger cities. >> companies are asking employees to return to the office. many people are renting homes and apartments closer to their work place. in february the economy

added 678,000 jobs. that is a huge change from two years ago when the coronavirus led to shutdowns. unemployment is back to almost pre-pandemic levels. apple says they will bring workers back to the office on april 11. the ceo says workers will be able to work remotely up to four weeks each year. i could watch that video again and again. here is how you deal with a massive boulder. it was blown up yesterday. the boulder came down on a rock slidethe cleanup.

>> reporter: quite the way to start the day with a bang. what followed, the sound of drills, jackhammers, and machine rate. part of the process to move pieces of rock off of the highway at echo summit. the highway close around 6:00 when the boulder the size of the and slid into the road. crews drilled holes into the massive rock and dropped explosives inside to blasted. a caltrans area superintendent told us to fire is partly to blame. the charred terrain is still damaged pick >> we loss of the vegetation above.. we have had rockslides but nothing before like we had last night or the one earlier this year. >> reporter: without vegetation, water has nowhere to go. when it runs down these rocky sides, the ground is not stable

. >> that whole eaght above the excavator bread that burned three years, we are taking that whole piece out. >> reporter: the snow melts more quickly and leads to water runoff. in fire damaged areas, whether ground loosens bigger boulders and they can only be moved with a bang. >> late yesterday two more large boulders came down in that same location damaging a pickup truck. hillside stepford last summer are very unstable. we have had rain, hail, and even a little bit of snow last week. we had it all earlier this week. still tracking a few showers this morning. your first alert weather forecast.

spotty showers for the peninsula and even snow up over the high gas peaks of the santa cruz mountains and snow over mount hamilton. alive look with our mount hamilton camera and you can see the snow on the trees out there. here is alive look as we look east across the they. it is a chilly start and were down to the 30s and 40s this morning. 39, concord. livermore, 39. 45, san jose. as we look, nothing like what we saw yesterday. breezy along the coast in for the peninsula. northerly winds along the coast that half moon bay . as we head into the afternoon, partly sunny and in the mid-50s. upper 50s to low 60s and then

this afternoon. with those temperatures, below average for this time of year. this low pressure system the practice strong winds yesterday, we are looking at a little brother system and a weak disturbance wrapping around that low bringing spotty showers and cold temperatures for today. we cannot completely rule out an isolated shower as we head to the afternoon. as we look to tonight, clear skies and it will be chilly tomorrow morning with clear skies and plenty of sunshine. as we look to our daytime highs for the peninsula, for the south bay 59 where you in santa clara. 59 for pleasant hill. mid-50s across the tri-valley. 56 and san francisco. daly city, 57.

59, oakland. upper 50s to low 60s this afternoon. as we look to our winds, not as windy as yesterday. we will see breezy conditions in spots but again a big difference compared to yesterday. as we look to pick up a few more inches of snow this week and even 6 inches of snow for the ski resorts and taco. your seven day forecast, we will warm things up starting tomorrow puts more sunshine. high pressure builds in we will watch air temperatures climb through the rest of next week. plenty of sunshine starting tomorrow but temperatures on the rise and a warming trend continues as we look at the next week. we will stay dry through next week and looking at the week

after that. it was great to have that wet weather earlier in the week but we only picked up one quarter of an inch and that is not enough to get us out of our drought. >> i think we got lucky with that wind events. we had wind advisories for the coast and the peninsula and the bay shoreline. so glad we had no damage from that. a black history month exhibit has been so popular it has been extended to the end of this month. we are introduced to the woman who brought it to life two decades ago. it is fascinating. why was it eliminated from our history? >> she says african american history with hundreds of visitors a day who come to

downtown redwood city. her grandson inspired the event as a kindergartner in 1997. >> he came to me and said graham a, i am not doing another report on dr. king because i know everything there is to know about him. his big question to me was, there any other famous black people that did anything? >> they found that the black history museum and learning center. she has taken smaller versions of the exhibit all over the bay area since 2001 with the support of donations and sponsors. he brings his two children. it is not just for kids as this visitor can tell you. >> my head is spinning with joy . i feel like a kid in a candy store. >> things that my mom talked

about and that my dad talked about. my favorite part would be janet. >> carolyn and her daughter help set up thousands of artifacts and memorabilia in the exhibit center. >> i learn something new every day. >> there is cooking, sports, celebrities, music, and her favorite, a compilation of lesser-known but inspiring african americans that invented everyday items like potato chips and the cut out light switch? >> it is amazing to see everything that is here. >> she takes notes. >> i think what she is doing is absolutely fantastic. >> you are never too young to come to the black history museum. she hopes that all guests will

leave proud of their own history . >> it is not just one race of people that has contributed to making people great. everybody has done their part. >> reporter: for creating a traveling museum of african american black history, this jefferson award goes to carolyn hoskins. >> if you know someone to make extraordinary surface,

shake a moderate earthquake struck a monterey county. it had a magnitude of 3.4 and was just after 7:00 this morning. imagine you're sitting at a park hungry for a snack and you see a smiling face that is a roaming vending machine. it was

designed right here in the bay area. the company unveiled their smart stores yesterday. the idea is to sell products on the go. this bakery is taking advantage of the opportunity. the robot could be seen zipping around san francisco parks offering up sweet treats. the companies cofounder says it's a great tool for expanding small businesses. >> if you ask what is their number one problem today, it is staffing. you can't hire enough folks help run your store. we are coming out of covid in a world where you have labor shortages, a lot of consumers that don't want to walk inside of a retail location if they don't have to pick >> the robots can be controlled remotely. the company says their delivery

robot is being used in more than a dozen cities across the country and in london. a young boy got back a treasured possession. here's the story. >> reporter: the kerry family from highlands ranch was taking a trip to wisconsin and their three-year-old archie had to bring us new stuffed puppy along to keep him company. somewhere along the way the stuffed puppy got lost in today they were finally reunited. archie was all smiles when he finally got to hug the puppy alfor rists d intly merids. afteth mikee, the stuffed puppy got lost and the airport posted a picture hoping to reunite the puppy with its owner. archie's dad recognized him right away. >> oh my gosh, i looked at my

phone and the boys got tsa stickers because they were so good going to security. >> reporter: they hurried home to play and make up for lost time. >> reporter: are you going to go home and play with your puppy? can you give him a big hug for us? sea archie and his mom are both very grateful to all of these airports for coordinating to get puppy elf back home. archie even got a new stuffed airplane to add to his collection.

here is your first alert weather forecast. a beautiful view with our mix of sunshine and clouds. temperatures at this hour in the low to mid-four days. looking at current sustained winds, com to like conditions and breezy along the coast. a beautiful view with blue skies over the golden gate bridge . it is calm to like conditions and breezy at sfo and half moon bay. checking your first alert doppler, showers across the santa cruz mountains looking at cupertino and the south bay. picking up a few showers this morning.

as we head through the afternoon, mid-50s at the coast. mid-to upper 50s to low 60s inland. daytime highs are below average. 59, oakland. 58, concord. for tomorrow, more sunshine and the start of a warming trend for rice as we head into next week. we will end the weekend with more sunshine and temperatures on the rise. thank you for watching

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