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way it fights crime. plus tragedy is echoing through a california community after three teens were killed in a crash. then he watched as the flames tore through his neighborhood. now he's among the first on the front lines cleaning up. and no boots, no jacket, no problem, the dedicated delivery driver who went above and beyond for just a couple bucks. from kpix, this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >> hi. i'm sara donchey.

to say there has been debate about policing in the bay area is a pretty big understatement and one of the many controversial topics has been how and when police can go after suspects in their patrol cars and people in oakland are weighing in on its police department's chase policy. this comes weeks after the governor himself said the city's policy is just too restrictive for police. right now oakland police can only chase suspects of violent crimes or of gun offenses. oakland crime dropped by more than 30% in 2024, but many people feel unsafe in their communities still. andrea nakano spoke with people who have mixed views of the pursuit policy ahead of a town hall. >> end no chase! end no chase! >> reporter: the group of ralliers wanted police to take a more aggressive approach to fighting crime. >> the word has gotten out that

oakland is a great place to commit crime. >> reporter: pursuit policy has received a lot of criticism from residents in oakland where officers can only pursue a suspect if they believe they committed a violent forcible crime or if a gun was used in a crime. some feel easing guidelines on when police are able to chase suspects will put the community at risk, but oakland's interim council president, noel gallo, feels something has to change. >> i live in east oakland and i see the robberies that are occurring. people come out of town, rob them, take off in their car and the officer is sitting there watching. >> reporter: the two main proposed changes are to increase the speed threshold for police chases to over 50 miles per hour and to allow officers to pursue suspects in nonviolent forcible crimes, such as commercial and residential burglaries. >> you come to oakland, commit crime and you can jump in your car and take off. we're going to chase you, arrest you and you're going to do the same. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom has demanded oakland

change its pursuit policy. it doesn't, he has threatened to pull chp resources out of the area. escobar who led the recall efforts of former mayor sheng thao and district attorney pamela price says voters made it clear they want change. >> the people have spoken. there's a mandate from the people that's overwhelming that says that they want solutions. they want to get results to fight this crime wave. >> this was the reality of what a police chase can look like. this one had officers going the wrong way on the 101 in san rafael. this happened on monday and the whole thing started up in rohnert park near sonoma state university. police say they were trying to stop a driver when he took off on them. the driver was weaving through traffic. before that happened he was swiped by a patrol cruiser and then he smashed into that truck there. police arrested him. they said he was antioch and took him to the hospital no. one else was hurt. it was an incredibly sad day at hollister high school. three students were killed in a car crash last night. police

say one of the students was driving, lost control and hit another car. it happened between the cities of gilroy and hollister. the crash left the other driver and another person critically hurt. we talked to the great grandmother of one of the victims whose life was cut so short. >> reporter: three hollister high school students are dead after a car crash on shore road near lake road in san benito county. >> we're all broken hearted, broken hearted. >> reporter: joined by friends, family, and even strangers, ester lujan is visiting the site where her 17-year-old great grandson victor lujan was killed the night before. he's pictured on the left alongside with his friends in the car with him. >> tomorrow he would have been 19. his birthday is january 17th. >> reporter: what were his future plans? >> he was going to graduate this senior year, this year, was going to graduate. >> reporter: the car lujan was in veered into the opposing lane, killing him and his two friends who were 17 and 18

years old. a fourth friend who was a former student at hollister high and a driver in the other car were airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries. >> we have not been able to rule out anything, drugs, alcohol, speed as factors in this crash. >> reporter: tire marks and broken car parts can be found all over the scene, but it's not clear if all this debris and damage is solely from this incident. the crash site has a preexisting chp said shore road is no more dangerous than any other road, but now as esther lujan looks at the scene, she tries to make sense of the tragedy. >> my daughter said maybe they were avoiding potholes. we don't know, but it's a very traveled road. now to the wildfires burning across southern california, firefighters have made a lot of progress over the past day or, so but they do not want people to let their guards down. the palisades fire is the

largest of those burning. it's 21% contained. it's burned more than 23,000 acres. at least 25 people have died since these fires broke out last week and the eaton fire is still burning, but it's 45% contained now. more people are being let back into their neighborhoods to see if their houses made it. people in parts of pasadena were able to check out the damage yesterday. one woman found her home still standing but says it's bittersweet. >> it feels like survivor's guilt. it feels like a loss of this community that we've been building. some of us, you know, we rented our whole lives and finally scraped together to buy a house in l.a. which feels like an absolute miracle and then to lose it was just a lot of heartbreak. >> while the firefight is still going on, the tough work of assessing all of this damage is really only just beginning. officials say damage inspections for the palisades fire are about 30% complete. much of that area is still closed to the public. our kelsi thorud spoke with a man who

plays a crucial role in figuring out when people can return. >> reporter: well, you can see the utter destruction here behind me. this is just one of several homes on this street that were destroyed by the palisades fire, but come with me onto the street and you see it's perfectly clear, no debris. that is thanks to one local man who spent his time after the fire with a crew going through here clearing these streets to help first responders. >> the town's on fire. high school's gone. we still have water pressure here. i got to pull the guys from up above mom's house. >> reporter: this video was shot by chuck hart as his beloved neighborhood of pacific palisades went up in flames. >> i don't even know. we haven't left, but i'm guessing it's all the way from -- down to the beach. >> reporter: chuck spent that first day doing all he could to save both his home and his mom's.

>> ryan, can we get a little bit of water over here real quick? yeah. just on that corner. >> reporter: miraculously, he saved both homes, but so much of the rest of the neighborhood was flattened. so once the worst of the flames died out and the sun came up chuck, who owns a local construction company, grabbed all the gear he could and a crew of 30 men and headed out. >> loaded everybody up, chainsaws in, like fueled up ready to rock and roll, dump trucks, everything, just started sectioning trees, cutting trees up getting stuff out of the way. >> reporter: for more than a week now from sun-up to sundown chuck and his crew have been snaking through the destroyed areas, clearing trees and debris to help first responders get through. >> so we did all of marquez. we did elmenia, which i circled back through there and there's more trees that have fallen. >> reporter: chuck said the

fires were so powerful that they seemed to have burnt many of the trees from the inside out, creating a huge hazard. >> so it's sitting there and all of a sudden just snaps and this massive tree falls down. so even though we cleared all the roads, we're going back again because these huge trees have fallen afterwards. >> reporter: chuck and his guys are doing all this work 100% on their own time and dime. he told us it's been nice to feel like he can do something to help, but still difficult because it all hits so close to home. >> my guys, we pray in and pray out in the morning and the end of the day and there's a couple times where i've just broken down because it's intense. it's no joke. >> reporter: chuck says he feels like cleaning up the streets he played on as a kid is the least he can do. he's happy they were able to be here the last week to help and can't wait for his neighbors to be able to come back home, too. >> these are really wonderful people and they're going to make this place really wonderful again and i'm sure

they're just chomping at the bit to get in here to assess what's going on, to get stuff underway and i 100% support all that. the san francisco spca welcomed 30 cats and dogs today from southern california shelters. they were flown in by mission flight and amelia air rescue. the spca launched a free puppy promotion this week to clear space here so they can bring in more pets from the greater l.a. shelters down there. to help the victims of the wildfire, you can go to redcross.org/cbs or text red cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. after more of a year working toward a ceasefire, israel and hamas seem to have a new deal to stop the fighting in gaza. >> we are heartbroken and relieved this ceasefire is long overdue. >> what we know about the terms of the deal and reaction from

israelis and supporters of palestinians. temperatures today made it up to a few degrees above average, mostly low to mid-60s, a few of the coolest spots in the upper 50s, one more day of mild temperatures by january standards and then a little retreat. we'll see if that arrives with any hint of moisture coming up in the first alert forecast. and this should have been a good excuse, but all this snow did not stop one delivery guy, how he ended up getting a much bigger tip than expected.

fireworks lit up the sky in the best bank earlier after news of a ceasefire deal in gaza that includes three phases. each of them are six weeks. the first phase starts sunday with hamas set to release some of the nearly 100 hostages still held. they'll be released in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners. israel will pull back its troops in gaza and restart the flow of humanitarian aid as part of that deal. the israeli parliament still has to approve the agreement. there have been vocal calls for a ceasefire here in the bay

area from encampment demonstrations on college campuses to protesters taking over streets and bridges. our john ramos spoke with israeli and palestinian supporters about the deal. >> palestine one two three. >> reporter: for two groups that have agreed on almost nothing for more than a year, the response to the day's news left everyone feeling unsure of what they felt. >> caution, fear, relief, elation. they're all in there, but relief is number one. >> we are heartbroken and relieved. this ceasefire is long overdue. >> reporter: this latest flare-up in the israel-palestinian saga began, of course, october 7th, 2023, with the coordinated surprise attack on israeli citizens by hamas. the savage violence, murder, and kidnappings led many to believe it was meant to force israel into a massive response. it was something tyler gregory of the jewish community resource center foresaw as he addressed a

jewish audience in san francisco the following day. >> while the first priority for israel is getting the terrorists out, the second priority is rescuing these hostages in a harrowing situation and then we must be prepared and be resilient for the campaign that follows inside of gaza. >> reporter: the retaliation began almost immediately with israel releasing a furious attack, including on civilian locations in gaza and communities were reduced to rubble. as the campaign roared on, outraged palestinian supporters hit the streets with protests and civil disobedience aimed at turning public opinion against the state of israel. samer araabi said he can hardly believe violence may finally be ending. >> we've been out on the streets almost every week, calling politicians, talking to our elected officials, organizing with our neighbors, whatever we could possibly do, blocking highways, you name it to get someone to get us to this point of a ceasefire. we've asked for a ceasefire

from day one and the thought that maybe, maybe that might be ending today, it's huge, right? it's hard not to feel almost overwhelmed by the possibility that this carnage can stop. >> reporter: at temple beth abraham in oakland rabbi mark bloom acknowledged it's left a lot of jewish residents feeling very isolated. >> we felt very alone as jews in this area. we felt people really didn't understand the existential threat or the horror faced on october 7th. we also know we live in the bay area and that's not necessarily the way the entire country feels. >> reporter: after so much rage and bloodshed it's hard for anyone to feel completely confident it may be ending, but there is an eerie similarity to the timing of this deal and what happened in 1981 when the iranian hostages were released just as ronald reagan, another tough talking republican, was being sworn into office after

defeating one-term democrat jimmy carter. >> it does feel very carter/reagan vibes, the way this has gone down with biden and trump. it does feel somewhat like that and actually there was even reported in the times of israel somebody said trump accomplished more in a couple meetings than biden did in a year. >> no one, last of all me, would think that donald trump would be better for our communities, but it is interesting to note that it was his threats and his urging that this be resolved before he take office that coincides with when and how this happened. >> reporter: there were no winners. israel still feels threatened and the question of palestine's future is still very much up in the air. on the day the ceasefire was announced, people on both sides are wondering what, if anything, was accomplished by any of this. first alert weather, powered by kia. learn more at

kia.com. kia, movement that inspires. >> i think the state of california needs both a break and some good news, especially in southern california. >> yeah. >> we are hearing containment numbers go up, albeit very slowly. >> the winds are dying down. >> they desperately need rain they aren't getting. >> right. >> we are starting to need rain, too. >> this dry stretch continues and there's really no rain in sight. we'll settle for the good news that the winds are dying down in southern california and they'll continue to die down and remain fairly calm the next couple days, but again, the last of the red flag warnings expire tomorrow. they need some rain and we don't have any in store. here's the latest satellite perspective in nighttime mode with the city lights standing out because there's no cloud cover in the way whatsoever, not just over california, but really the whole western half of the country is cloud-free and it's the same weather pattern that has been squeezing the atmosphere resulting in those gusty offshore winds that's keeping us dry. fortunately, it's rearranging itself enough

that those gusty offshore winds are diminishing and will even become weak onshore winds in southern california over the next 12 to 24 hours or so, but again, what we need is some rain. there's none in sight over the next several days. clear skies now, not even a hint of fog on the horizon, but haze, the brown smudge. it's down to 39 degrees already in livermore, 41 degrees in santa rosa and concord. temperatures will continue in freefall through tonight, a lot of 30s by early tomorrow morning, especially farther away from the water, mid-30s in the north bay, mostly mid-30s east of the oakland hills, low 40s around the bay and along the coast. those numbers are about 3 to 5 degrees below average. low 40s for san jose, but the upper 30s tomorrow morning around morgan

hill. you'll be one of the warm spots tomorrow afternoon, temperatures 3 to 8 degrees above normal, 68 degrees for the warm spots in san jose and morgan hill while most of us top out in the low to mid-60s. that's about 3 to 5 degrees above normal. some of the cool spots are right along the coast topping out just short of 60 degrees in bodega bay, otherwise right around 60 degrees along the coast. late tomorrow the marine influence will start to make a return. we are going to see the return of some fog as we head through the next couple nights and mornings. that sends us back into a normal temperature pattern going into the weekend. what we do need is either stronger winds to stir the atmosphere around and get rid of that haze or a rain chance to head our way, neither of which is likely to develop as we head through the weekend. air quality will likely be moderate, could be a lot worse, but whenever you get in a very stagnant weather pattern, there's the potential for a couple spots to dip into the unhealthy for sensitive groups rain. there is no rain in the seven-day forecast. the six to

ten-day outlook continues to look very, very dry. some of the forecast model data is hinting ten days from now maybe a chance of showers will try to develop and head our way for the last weekend in january. the eight to 14-day outlook has a trend to reduce the signal towards drier than normal conditions, maybe getting us back into a more typical january shower pattern as we head into early february. we'll keep you updated on all that. it's purely speculative at this point, way too soon to get your hopes up for rain anytime soon. let's look at the seven-day forecast which includes one more day of above average temperatures and then back to basically near normal friday, saturday, and sunday. so inland and around the bay, mostly upper 50s, some of the warmest spots near 60, back to lots of sunshine, another breezy day monday and bring in the next offshore wind event for southern california sunday night into monday. we'll be watching that. also need to break out the seven-day forecast for the coast separately because you're going to be a little cooler and

have more fog and low cloud cover friday, saturday, and sunday before the abundance sunshine returns as we go through next week. straight ahead in sports, cal and stanford men's basketball hit the historic fabled tobacco road as members of the acc. and the warriors, you're going to love it from the land of 10,000 lakes.

heidi covey: so, i have an eye disease that causes blindness. i have moments where i get a little bit sad because i just can't see things that i used to. dr. stanley taught me to trust in the lord even when you don't want to. god is such a faithful father. nothing that happens to us isn't without his eye upon it.

i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feeling unsafe, that's not okay. it doesn't feel like that in our hearts. i mean, it's worrisome. [dog barks] [dog barks]

nba up top, what a start, what a finish. warriors, they finished off the timberwolves. they won the season series 3-1 and went wire to wire to get right. gary payton ii had missed ten games but not tonight. warriors scored the first 13 points in the game and steph curry was hot. first quarter, kevon looney set him up. he knocked down his first four three's. it was 29-8.

third quarter watch curry, a near teardrop floater. he scored 31 points and eight assists. andrew wiggins, a one time timberwolf, chipped in, dubs in rhythm and wigs shot, character money. wigs scored 24 and they had an answer, went up against it. former warrior donte divincenzo was clutch at the three-minute mark. minnesota actually tied the game like oh, oh, hang on. this game began and ended with curry. curry with a corner pocket three, boom. gas up the plane. they they got out of there with a win and come back to host the wizards saturday with a 20-20 record. college basketball, cal and stanford men tested tobacco road. what's tobacco road? it's that stretch of highway

connecting the bluebloods of basketball. duke, nc state, north carolina, and wake forest all within 25 miles of each other, 2,700 miles from here. bears coach mark matteson told me it can take its told. >> vern, we can look out the window, throw a rock and hit the pacific pavilion. last week we're on the east coast. >> they were back there again inside the dean dome. unc chapel hill, eight-point game and the bears were in it, inside for mattie sosoki. once carolina gets cooking, no stopping them at home. ian jackson inside. carolina scored 15 unanswered points, blew open the lead to 27, won it 79-53. now the bears go to raleigh for a run at nc state. i wear this every wednesday for our 49ers show. it resembled the wake forest demon

deacon mascot. winston-salem and the cardinal ran the flow. then renault did his thing. hunter salis acrobatic scoring 30. wake forest won it 80-67. stanford has the carolina tar heels this weekend and on thursday the stanford women are at wake forest, 18th-ranked cal at 16th-ranked duke and that's a bam, sarah. you know what a bam is? big blank match-up. >> we can't say. we're thinking it. >> yes, we are. a dedicated delivery driver got a bigger tip than he expected thanks to an officer and his tiktok followers.

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postal workers really seem to take this to heart, that snow, rain, and heat cannot stop them from doing their jobs, but one indiana delivery driver apparently lives by the same motto. connor always makes sure his customers get the food they ordered and that mindset

turned him into a viral sensation. an officer working at a crash last week saw him walking through the snow with a pizza. the road he needed to get to the customer's house was closed, so he walked nearly a half mile in sweats and tennis shoes all for, get this, a $2 tip, yeah. the officer asked for his tiktok followers to step up and give connor what he deserved. >> everyone's going through it tough. everyone has it. it could be you, could be the delivery driver, but at the end of the day we're all people. we all got to grow up and toughen up. just be nice to the next person. >> the officer originally set a $500 goal, but the fundraiser raked in $700. >> good. >> this is karma at its finest. >> that's a nice tip. >> people say gen z is it lazy. >> middle of the snowstorm, oh, i don't want to go out of the house. i'll have somebody else go out and bring me the food i'm too lazy to get. good for that guy. >> i would like to think if they learned what he went through, they would have increased the tip, but i don't

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