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to fighting climate change. shake up the senate - with democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >> he started crying. he had his phone in his hands and he said my life is over. >> the fbi says our children face a growing danger, unknowingly communicating with scammers online. then, falling victim to sextortion. >> sextortion is not about sex. it is straight up blackmail. >> we look at how these offenders operate, how they are targeting minors more and more every day and how we can protect our teens and kids. >> kids are a target because they don't always understand

the consequences of their actions of sharing. thank you for joining us this afternoon. we are going to dive deeper into this latest fbi warning about sextortion and look into the mental health impact on our kids in just a few moments. first, let's check in with anne makovec for a look at your headlines. we are starting with sad news from the golden state warriors. their assistant coach dejan milojevi÷ has suffered a heart attack . it happened at 18 dinner last night in salt lake city and he died this morning. he was on his third season as an assistant coach with the warriors and previously worked with the hawks, birds, and rockets. he led a 14 year international player career and port -- coached in serbia. he leaves behind a wife and two children. he was a terrific basketball coach and steve kerr reflected on his passion and energy. the nba has postponed tonight's game between the warriors and

utah jazz. new numbers showing the drug crisis in san francisco keeps getting worse. the health department reports there were 806 accidental overdose deaths last year. the city has never seen that many before. health officials say 653 of those deaths were related to fentanyl. there were a total of 726 overdose deaths reported in 2020 which was the worst year on record until last year. governor gavin newsom just rejected a proposed ban on youth tackle football that would have been phased in gradually through 2029 and would have applied to kids under the age of 12. the governor is concerned about the health and safety of young athletes but says an out right ban is not the answer. first lady dr. jill biden continuing her bay area visit today. she is speaking at a political event in san francisco this afternoon to raise a campaign cap for her husband's re-election campaign. the first lady flies to southern california tonight. first alert weather now. we are drying out from the last rain, already looking ahead to the next storm. meteorologist

darren peck is in our virtual view studio. >> next storms, plural. the more impressive one is coming in with its eyes on sunday. it will be a pretty rainy period. there is a potential for some fairly impressive rainfall totals. here comes the friday rainmaker. this is a separate and distinct storm all on its own. it will just impact friday. it will give us three quarters inch of rain. you can see really well-organized line of rain coming through. that gets us into the friday commute, 4:00 hour. here we are at 5:00. here we are at 6:30. is that for timing? the only point in day on friday where it will rain is right on the friday evening commute and then things will clear out a little bit. as we go into rainfall

totals, we pick up a half inch of rain. now it gets interesting. we will broaden our perspective. we have seen friday's rain come through. maybe there are a few stragglers on the saturday but what we are waiting for is this long line of moisture out here. watch what happens as we look at this in a slightly different way. instead of looking at what the potential satellite and radar would look like, let's look all of that and where the atmospheric river will be developing. we will see that get funneled into this system by sunday. let's go back and watch it again. now we will see the rain go our way. it will have -- sunday is the day we are watching for the most important part. look at that long patch of moisture bringing in some of the best rain through sunday, the second half of the day into the evening and

then extending into monday. there is still some nuances to this forecast in terms of timing. this could move up a little bit. it could move back a little. this is wednesday and we are looking at a forecast on sunday. we probably just need to give this a little more time before we try to nail down the specifics in terms of the timing. there is a good amount of rain coming our way. the first storm on friday not super impactful. the second set up coming our way, primarily sunday and monday will be the more impactful side of it. if you look at the grand total, there is about 6 inches of rain on there. for snow in the sierra, we picked up a foot and a half. i am showing you the friday through monday time frame. these storms are not huge snow makers. it will impact the drive on sunday. the other thing we need to talk about is the niner game, which is right in the middle of all of this and there is some

positive news in terms of the game. if we know the timing of these storms, the first one is coming in friday and then that more impressive one has its sights set on sunday. that gives us a open window of opportunity on sunday but we are not entirely in the clear . we will have some leftover showers from that friday system and if sunday speeds up a little bit, that would have a significant impact on the game but that is the official forecast right now. >> let's look at it in the 7-day forecast. we will see the numbers lining up easily. there is plenty of rain back here. about a half inch of rain. sunday, it gets interesting. stay on top of the forecast for us. the fbi is warning about a growing and alarming trend involving our youth here in the bay area and across the country. offenders targeting young people in what is known as sextortion crime. that is

where offenders coerce a minor to create and send sexually explicit images or video and then threatened to release those images. in some cases, they demand more. in other cases, they want a payment. from october 2021 to march 2023, the fbi and homeland security investigations received more than 13,000 reports of online financial sextortion of minors. involved at least 12,600 victims and they say it led to at least 20 suicides. joining me today is fbi san francisco special agent in charge robert trip. when you hear those numbers, as a parent, you can't help but have your heart skip a beat, to know that that many people have fallen victim to the predators. who are these predators targeting? what group of kids? how are they getting access to that? >> truly, those numbers are

heartbreaking. unfortunately, the scammers are getting in contact with the kids just through regular means of communication. they will look at online platforms where children go, gaming platforms are seen as an entryway for the scammers. social media platforms. they will make that contact. they will move into their part. >> every parent up there is wondering. are there safety blocks i can put in place on my kids phone or computers? what can parents do to protect themselves? >> have a conversation with your children. children have to know that the internet is a place for entertainment but it can also be a dangerous place. they have to be very conscious of who they are communicating with. telling children, be careful who you are talking to. telling children to cover up your webcam when you are not using it. lastly, you have to

tell your children that anything they send over the internet does not go away and that can come back to haunt them. >> what are warning signs that parents, teachers, caregivers can look out for if they think a child may be victim to this? >> these victims are under incredible stress. they should look for simple changes in behavior in children. being a teenager is difficult enough but when somebody is threatening to expose something incredibly embarrassing, the stress on the children is almost always very obvious. >> if you find somebody that is a victim, what can the parent do immediately? >> the most important thing is to report it. contact the fbi or call your local law enforcement agency for. getting in touch with law enforcement is a critical first step. we can reach out and give you guidance on how to respond to

this and hopefully we can bring justice to people who were victim of this horrible crime. >> from a law enforcement perspective, what does the local law enforcement do to help stop this type of extortion from predators? >> we are conducting various investigations. this is not a local crime. many of the perpetrators are based overseas. we are seeing a lot of organized groups based on southeast asia. we have contacts in those countries that can help us with those investigations to get the evidence we need to identify the subject send to get there locally based, domestically based co-conspirators to try to put a stop to it. >> special agent, thank you so much for this valuable information. >> thank you. we are going to continue this conversation with the mental health impacts of sextortion on

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today, we are focusing on the growing threat of sextortion and the increase in offenders targeting minors. crimes can take a huge toll on victims' mental health. joining me live now with more on this is a child and adolescent psychologist with stanford children's health. thank you for joining us.

>> thank you for having me. >> how often are you hearing about sextortion in your own practice? >> i would say it is becoming a more common problem. if i had to estimate amongst my own patients, probably 60% have had experiences with it. >> in your own practice here in the bay area? >> yes. >> that is shocking to me. what are things that parents can look out for if they think that their child might be a victim or might be under the spell of these predators? >> you can look for changes in mood and behavior. what we see is these kids will become a lot more stressed or worried. there might be shame or embarrassment, even suicidal ideation or self-harm behavior. depression, anxiety. if you are noticing any of these things or if you're teen

is becoming more withdrawn, that might be signs of concern. >> 60%. why do you think those numbers are so high and what leads to these kids being victim? >> minors are at higher risk . first of all, what i have seen is in the situations of romantic relationships, especially among females, there is an element of wanting to please their partner or gain acceptance, thinking that this is what i have to do to get the person to like me. a lot of adults that are victims are already suffering from under the mental health issues. that might put them at higher risk. also, a lot of these sites are targeting minors. minors are still having their brains developing, especially the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for solving,

decision making and it is more challenging for them to think ahead and think about the consequences and to realize that once you post something, it is out there forever. >> you may not be thinking about the consequences as much. >> what about parents and caregivers? what kinds of conversations should they be having before they become a victim of this type of crime? >> like you said, it is very important to have these conversations early and do not shy away in talking with your teens about sex, talking to them about consent, about how you set boundaries, even practicing scenarios. what would you do if x happened? knowing the different risk situation -- what is illegal and what might harm somebody or

themselves? teaching them about safe use of social media . >> what about the short-term and long-term impacts of children's mental health when they are a victim of sextortion? >> they may have a lot of failed blame. why did i do this, how did i get myself into it? even trying to search for the content or go online to preoccupation with finding what was supposedly posted or circulated and that can increase the worry and fear, fear that the perpetrator might return, increased depression or isolation. there might be loss of relationship either because they're worried about what others may think of them so they withdraw from them or because there is some judgment or blame placed on them for putting themselves in the situation. >> these types of cases led to

20 suicides last year. if your child is a victim to this type of crime, how should you approach it >> the most important thing is to let them know that you are available to talk no matter what and to approach it from a stance of not placing the blame and criticizing but using it as an opportunity to educate and process. one of the protective factors that has gone on to cover is having someone trusted that they can talk to about it. if you are noticing that the distress is continuing or starting to impair functioning, seek professional help. also, getting them online. if individuals are continuing to be active on a social media, starting soon -- to search for

the content to take it down or identify the source, that can exacerbate the symptoms. >> thank you so much for this valuable information. >> thank you. if anyone you know is struggling with mental health, you can always call or text national suicide and crisis hotline at 988. on the healthwatch, a new report from the american cancer society finds a concerning rise in cancer deaths or people under the age of 50. colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in men under 50 and second for women in the same age group. >> all we really know is it has to be something environmental. when we see this cohort effect, it is not something else. it has to be some sort of exposure or dieting. >> prevention is key. the american cancer society recommends starting colorectal

screening at age 45. overall, cancer mortality continues to decline with that progress being threatened by a widely diagnosed cancer. levi's stadium getting ready to host the packers. the 49ers are preparing for their first playoff matchup.

three days and counting until the niners take on the packers at levi's. green bay has been impressive lately and the niners are taking notice. this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> the 49ers spent last week preparing for four possible opponents in the divisional round. green bay was viewed as the most unlikely . when they got off to a hot start in dallas, kyle shanahan quickly started studying the packers. >> we started focusing on them

halfway through the second quarter. >> jordan love picked apart the cowboys in his first career playoff start. he has thrown 21 touchdowns against one interception over his last nine games. love presents a newer challenge to the 49ers' defense than when the packers had aaron rodgers. >> they have a lot of the same guys from the past and a quarterback who does exactly what he is supposed to do. aaron rodgers is the hall of fame, he went outside of the realm of coaching and sometimes it is good when you have a guy who does what he's coached to do. >> taylor swift and her custom-made travis kelce jacket had social media buzzing over the weekend. it turns out it was designed by his teammates wife. >> my wife was talking about that but i told her i don't have her number. that would be

so embarrassing for us. >> with the red and gold report, i'm vern glenn. coming up, decades of high-fashion all in one place. where you can check out a century of

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