this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. new hope for some dialysis patients, how bay area doctors found less treatment may be better in the long run. >> it's nice to be able to see the huge number and then the no dialysis for 213 days, which is incredible. thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. as we know, dialysis can be a life saving treatment for those dealing with kidney failure, but a recent study out of ucsf looks at thousands of patients and found how for some long term dialysis may not be the best answer. i'll break down one woman's incredible story and talk live with the doctor behind her care just coming up in a couple minutes. but first let's get you caught up on today's news headlines. two people were stabbed in pacifica. one of

them died. police are trying to track down the killer. it happened at a home this morning on naomi avenue and prompted a brief lockdown at a nearby elementary school. police believe it's a case of domestic violence and there's no threat to the surrounding community. a pizza delivery driver was shot and killed in oakley. police say the 24-year-old victim was on break and parked in front of his own home when someone got out of a car and opened fire. this happened last night on rutherford lane. the killer is still at large. officers have not released any information about the victim or the shooter. today police are removing abandoned or illegal boats from the oakland estuary. this all comes after dozens of small boats and dinghies were stolen. the boating community blamed so-called anchor outs living illegally on the water for the crime spree. to first alert weather now, we're enjoying a brief break from the rain, but meteorologist jessica burch says don't get too used to it. she's in our virtual view studio. jess? >> all throughout the bay area

this week we had some heavy storms sweep through, but today we're seeing blue skies over the golden gate bridge and all throughout the bay area. as we take our rainfall totals and add them all up from sunday until now, we've seen over 7 inches of rainfall in areas like ben loma, 5 inches in santa rosa and 2 1/2 inches in pockets like dublin all throughout the east bay, close to 4 inches in pacifica, wild to think how fast that storm moved in and out and now we're left with clearer conditions the next couple days. today we'll see a mix of sun and clouds, light shower chances in the south bay closer to san jose in the evening hours tonight. other than that, that's the leftovers from the system that really brought us some heavier rain earlier this week. that area of low pressure moves south. we're left with partly cloudy skies just in time for christmas day. what happens after christmas day? the 26th, 27th still look mild. by the 28th we're looking at our rainfall outlook for the next eight to 14 days and it's

showing wetter than normal conditions. let's talk a little more about today. yesterday we were in the upper 50s, today low 60s. it's a little warmer in the north bay with upper 60s near santa rosa and petaluma, mid- to low 60s in the east bay, a mild day when it comes to winds. we're getting an offshore flow, but into the santa clara valley we're talking about mid-60s near san jose this afternoon, low 60s along the foothills closer to los gatos. los gatos got a lot of rain, too, close to 3 inches. as we look at our inland forecast, forget about the rain for now, we're left with partly cloudy skies throughout the rest of this weekend heading into early next week in time for christmas day. by wednesday the rain returns. keep that in mind if you have loved ones coming from out of town or if they're leaving around that time, the roads might be a little slick. you may want to leave the day after christmas. in the bay area

upper 50s, a beautiful forecast for christmas, christmas eve and everything all around. kidney disease is growing at an alarming rate. according to the u.s. department of health, more than 750,000 people here in the u.s. have kidney failure. many patients are told they will need dialysis to survive, but now a new ucsf study is showing not all kidney disease patients need to be treated the same. for some dialysis doesn't need to be a life sentence. for liddy lawson, moments like these spent in the kitchen feel like a gift. >> it's kind of my love language. >> it's also what helped her get through the most challenging time in her life. it all started october of 2020 when liddy started feeling sick. >> my white blood cell count was through the roof and they suspected leukemia. >> she immediately started chemotherapy and for a moment it looked like she was out of

the woods. >> during my consolidation chemotherapy my kidney functions dropped. my lungs filled with fluid and my heart stopped twice. >> liddy spent 51 days in the icu. because of covid protocol at the time, her mom debbie could only talk to her over facetime. when she woke up, she was on 24-hour dialysis. >> i had no idea why because i knew i came in for cancer. i didn't realize i was in kidney failure as well. >> the treatments made her miserable. >> it was definitely times where i was like this is it. i think i'm dying. this is not, you know, it's just not working. >> her weight plummeted to just 87 pounds. she was placed on a feeding tube and there was no end in sight. >> it didn't feel like i could have much of a future with going into have sessions three times a week for 3 1/2 hours a

session. >> she started baking to help distract her from the pain. >> and so i decided to start making them all cookies. so i would take cookies to my crew and just try to cheer them up. >> then a ray of hope. dr. shu is chief of the division of nephrology at ucsf. he along with dr. ian mccoy were conducting a study on how patients with acute kidney disease requiring dialysis are currently being managed at outpatient dialysis clinics, patients like liddy, who were young and didn't have any co-morbidities. >> i think to understand kidney patients are different than patients with chronic disease. now in life practice people are treated very similarly. >> most of the treatment has been when patients should start dialysis or how much dialysis

they need in the hospital and there's been relatively little research how to take people off dialysis when they start to recover and how to recognize recovery. >> joining dr. shu's study wasn't an easy decision. >> that was the only way i had known was you have to be on dialysis and here this man's coming and saying maybe you don't. >> it's now been seven months since liddy's last treatment. she's in regular contact with dr. shu and has to go in less frequently for bloodwork, a sign in her home reminding her of just how far she's come. >> it's nice to be able to see this huge number and then the no dialysis for 213 days, which is incredible. >> liddy's now training to walk a marathon with her mom and entering in local baking competitions, but maybe the sweetest part is feeling like she finally has a future. coming up, dr. shu joins me live in studio to talk more about this approach for his patients and who else may benefit from it. plus as a south bay holiday

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♪ one size may not fit all when it comes to kidney treatment. earlier we introduced you to liddy, who is no longer on long term dialysis, all thanks to the doctors at ucsf and their new study. dr. chi hsu joins me now. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> how is liddy doing? >> doing well, she's off dialysis. she has advanced kidney disease, but enough kidney function to keep her off dialysis. i saw her last week. >> you're hoping her kidneys will slowly continue to improve. >> yes. the signs of that, there's not a lot of research about the natural history of this, but we are hopeful things remain stable or get a little better. >> it's important to note this study is not for everybody on dialysis. it's for a very specific group of patients with acute kidney disease. >> yes. >> can you explain that? >> yeah. i would emphasize

that. patients likelihoody had sudden catastrophic decline in kidney function. typically in the starting of a catastrophic illness such as sepsis or leukemia, there's a chance of getting better. other patients who have kidney loss resulting in kidney failure would need kidney dialysis to stay alive. >> you need to consult with your doctor before you even consider going off dialysis. >> yes. in fact, the struggle the nephrologist has is to get people to stay on dialysis. we understand dialysis is a tough treatment and many people have side effects, but unfortunately that's the best we have to offer currently in terms of medical technology. >> it is life saving. >> yes. for those who definitely need it, but we believe there are some people with acute kidney injury that are kept on dialysis perhaps longer than necessary and we hope to raise awareness of those among the nephrology community to try to help people think about those who have recovered and take them off

dialysis. >> when you presented this study, what did other nephrologists say? were they a little stunned? were they cautious about this idea potentially taking patients off dialysis? >> i think it was well received. we presented our results at the recent nephrology meeting kidney week in philadelphia and there was an audience of many acute kidney injury experts and other nephrologists. i think it was well received and people recognized that we need to do better. the number of people like liddy has increased. it used to be almost everybody in the dialysis unit had permanent kidney failure, but with better treatment more and more people are surviving acute kidney injury and have been discharged to these outpatient kidney units, which are really geared toward people with kidney failure and less so acute kidney injury. >> not all patients are the same and there isn't a one size fits all approach to other

medical treatments, right? >> yeah. i think that's a very good way of looking at it. when someone shows up in the dialysis unit, you really should think about the background, what the backstory is, why they're there and the chance of recovery as well as chances of getting a transplant or unfortunately also high risk of mortality perhaps should be also accounted for. so yes, absolutely. i think personalized is a great way to phrase it. >> yeah, but what a great sign of hope for some of the patients who have acute kidney disease. there is hope on the horizon. >> yes. i think people can recover beyond three months, which has been the classic teaching in textbooks, but cases like liddy and others have taught me people can recover beyond that. >> dr. hsu, thank you so much for joining us live in studio from uscf. happy holidays. >> thank you. to san jose where for decades christmas in the park has brought families together to celebrate the holidays. we just got a closer look how it began. decorations from the

original display of christmas in the park have now become artifacts. don lima began the event in the 1950s and three generations helped keep it going. it's now a nonprofit with a team of community leaders, staff, and volunteers. >> it's exciting to see something that he started back in the days in the 1950s, to see where it's at now and to see it flourish the way it has. i think it he would so proud to see this is the image he was hoping for would continue with his family as well as the community. >> today christmas in the park is more than ten times the size of what it was originally. people who once visited as kids are now bringing their own kids to explore the free displays. ♪ our community members are stepping up to help ease food insecurity this holiday season. in our food for bay area

families drive, shawn chitnis is with one company showing its support in more ways than one. >> reporter: we're here at the alameda county community food bank where it is filled with volunteers now working hard to get those meals out into the community. in fact, they do the work of 50 full-time staff members. so it's certainly greatly appreciated. let's meet another company that is doing their part to help the work here at the food bank. say hello to anina tweed with wells fargo. >> hi. i have a $40,000 grant to present to the alameda county food bank on behalf of wells fargo. this will help us provide 80,000 meals for community members. as a bank of doing, wells fargo has a really longstanding commitment to supporting our communities, especially during challenging times. so we're so thrilled to be a partner of the food bank and be here with other volunteers day in, day out sorting and packing food. >> reporter: i understand that volunteering is very important to the company and you guys do a lot of it here at the food bank.

>> yes. we've had over 2,500 volunteers with the food bank over the years and we have volunteers and team members who are really engaged and passionate about supporting. we always want to make sure we go beyond just donations. >> reporter: let's bring in reggie young with the food bank who will receive this check. volunteering is so important, reggie. talk to us about its impact for you guys at the food bank. >> we could not do our work here without our volunteers. the reality is that we have so much food that's going out on an ongoing basis and this issue is a year-round issue. so we need volunteers all the time. we appreciate the support of wells fargo both from doing this 80,000 meals in our community, but also for the volunteer help they provide us. >> reporter: right. it's busy now, but we want to see it busy in the new year. think about doing that as a new year's resolutions and sign up to volunteer in 2024. you still have time to make a donation. go to kpix.com/give or use the qr code on your screen now to make a donation. in a few days 49ers running

back christian mccaffery could break yet another one of jerry rice's records, but as our sports director vern glenn reports, it's all love from the 9ers legends. >> this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> the 49ers enjoyed an extra day off this week as they get ready for monday night's match-up with the ravens and extra rest is never a bad thing this late in the season. now christian mccaffery show nothing signs of slowing down. the league's leading rusher is on top by over 300 yards and he scored 20 touchdowns, three shy of tying jerry rice's 49ers record and rice said on the fred warner podcast he'll be there rooting for cmc. >> do you want cmc to break your record, yes or no? >> yes. he's a complete ballplayer, very down to earth. he works hard. so it's okay. i

got quite a few records, okay? i don't mind sharing some of those records. >> with the red and gold report, i'm vern glenn. we are one day away from a big kpix milestone and we're looking back on some memorable guests over the decades. coming up, hear part of our conversation with a "star trek" legend about the space developments of the 1970s.

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♪ that was truly a day that altered our times, 1948, kpix went on the air. >> the beatles are just minutes away from the bay area tonight. >> tomorrow cbs news bay area celebrates our 75th anniversary. we were the first tv broadcast station in

northern california and we look back into our archives and find something for you trekkies out there. may 25th, 1973, actor leonard nimoy who played spoke in the iconic tv series "star trek" came by our studios. we asked him about the reality of science fiction, given that just 11 days earlier the first u.s. space station sky lab was launched into space. >> do you find that reality, though, with sky lab and so on is coming awfully close to the kinds of things we enjoy? >> that's a good point. when we started making the show in 1966, we'd not yet been to the moon and at that point people were saying that's so far out. while we were doing the show we had men landing on another planet. we really did that. you look out at night and see this other planet and know there were human beings up there. so the show started to come into focus in a strange new way. sudden

people said oh, wait a minute. we're sending a space into ship with three people on it. how long ago was it orville and wilbur wright barely got an aircraft off the ground and we called that flight and now we send people around in an aircraft. if we can send three men to the moon, we can send a spaceship into space. >> nimoy would star in two movies based here in san francisco, "invasion of the body snatchers," love that one, and "star trek" the voyage home." nimoy died in 2015. for a look at more of our archived stories, check out our website, kpix.com. still ahead, he's taking the stage all over the world with his comedy and joe coy just announced a new major gig, details coming up. remember you can watch us anytime anywhere on our streaming service cbs news bay area. catch all of our live

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coming up tonight on the cbs evening news, breaking news, at least 14 people killed and dozens more injured in a mass shooting at a prague university, what we're learning about the tragic scene on campus. plus new warnings about security threats here at home, those headlines and more on the

cbs evening news. coming up tonight at 5:00, see how oakland police say they're cracking down on holiday crime, specifically on business break-ins. that story and much more with ryan yamamoto and myself coming up tonight at 5:00. comedian jo koy has had a big year. he's in the middle of a global tour and now he's announcing another major gig. take a look. >> okay. i'm making this video because i'm super excited to announce that the golden globes are in a couple weeks and you're probably wondering who the host is. it's me, jo koy! that's right. sunday, january 7th, you can watch the golden globes, the 81st annual golden globes, on cbs live or stream it on paramount+. >> i think he's excited about it. jo koy went on tour after starring in the universal picture film "easter sunday" based on his standup comedy and personal experiences. he went to different cities, including

daly city, to promote that movie last year. you can watch jo koy host the golden globes sunday, january 7th , here on cbs and streaming on paramount+. cbs evening news is coming up next on kpix. local news continues on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. i'll see you at 5:00. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> margaret: tonight, a lone gunman goes on a shooting rampage in prague, killing at least 14 people at a university. the czech republic now reeling from one of the orst mass shootings in the nation's history. ♪ ♪ in the chaos, students and faculty scrambled onto the roof to escape the shooter. >> this might be the hardest part of our day right now, just getting to the shuttle.