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now at 11:00. >> we are very disappointed. you should see my wife. she was just, you know, so mad. >> a family devastated by an east bay district attorney's decision. why they feel justice has never truly been served in their daughter's death. then a somber ceremony marking a dark day in the tis history of half moon bay. plus -- listen >> this money would be made available immediately. >> a different kind of fire

fight and hope for the future. and curb confusion on the streets of san francisco. from kpix, this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >> hi, i'm juliette goodrich, sara is off tonight. new developments in the case of a 24-year-old woman found dead more than two years ago. alexis gabe was discovered in amador county after an intense search. she had been abducted and murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2022. the oakley police chief at the time said the search for gabe was the biggest case in the department's history. and for almost three years, gabe's family has been fighting to get justice for their daughter. but now they say there isn't enough evidence to make the case they'd hoped. andrea nakano spoke with the family and their attorney, who says the system failed alexis

gabe. >> smiling. >> reporter: january 26, 2022, changed the gabe family forever. 24-year-old alexis left to hang out with friends and never came home. three years later, their hope to find justice for their daughter comes to an abrupt end. >> we are very disappointed. you should see my wife, she was just, you know, so mad. >> reporter: evidence eventually pointed to her boyfriend marshall jones as the killer. authorities went up to washington state to serve an arrest warrant, but he died in an officer-involved shooting. the gabe family has always believed jones had help to dump alexis' remains in amador county and to leave the area. they were hoping his mother would be charged with accessory after the fact and worked with an attorney to make their best case. >> we wanted to make sure that when we do -- when we do get to meet with them again that we're ready. we were ready. we had significant amount of

evidence that we presented to them. i don't know -- i don't know what they're thinking. i don't know -- i just didn't see why it wasn't enough. >> reporter: the gabs have been working with derek cashman, a former prosecutor for the contra costa county d.a.'s office, for 30 years. >> and i think that the evidence they have is sufficient not only to file but win the case. >> reporter: she's seen a trend of prosecutors being lenient on criminals versus fighting for the victims. >> i know that there's an equity argument that she lost her son, but there's also an argument to be made that if she'd done the lawful, correct thing at the time, he would have been arrested and he wouldn't have been killed. >> reporter: with the statute of limitations now running out for the accessory after the fact charge, this was the last hope for the gabe family. the contra costa county district attorney's office sent a statement saying it looked at

forensic evidence, re-interviewed alicia coleman-clark's former boyfriend, and looked at who bought the ticket to washington. the evidence just wasn't there to charge coleman-clark. our office has worked tirelessly over the past three years to pursue every lead. while we have concluded our investigation into this matter, we remain committed to supporting the gabe family. gabe says he will now work to support other victims' families to make sure the legal system doesn't let them down by supporting the recall effort of district attorney beckton, but this weekend he hopes the community will come out to support him and his family as they remember the life of alexis gabe. >> i would still like to celebrate her death anniversary

every year by -- to keep organizing kindness day. and i hope -- and i invite everyone to join us on sunday and we need you now. >> that was andrea nakano reporting. today it marks two years since seven people were shot and killed at two mushroom farms in half moon bay. the community will remember them with a candlelight vigil tomorrow night. the suspect used to work at one of the farms. authorities later arrested the man in the parking lot of a san mateo county sheriff's office substation. 67-year-old farm worker in jail since his arrest awaiting trial. he has a court date in april where a trial date could be set. prosecutors called him a disgruntled employee. today at the park, the city unveiled design proposals for a permanent memorial. a tribute to remember the victims and to honor the contributions of farm workers all along the california coast.

half moon bay officials also shared some proposals and took feedback on the designs. the shooting also revealed the deplorable conditions that many migrant workers were forced to live in, including some who lived in converted shipping containers with no running water or electricity. in response, the city of half moon bay and san mateo county are working on two new housing projects specifically for farm workers. the one already under construction is a mobile home community at pine road. it has room for 47 families with priority going to those displaced by the shooting. >> they've worked so hard their whole lives that they deserve to have a space to call their own. when our community says, yes, we belong here, yes, you are worthy of dignified housing, that creates an inclusive community. >> the first move-in date for the mobile home project is expected in may. the second development will be a

five-story affordable housing building for seen your farm workers at kelly avenue. san mateo county supervisors say there's also a $2 million grant that will soon be announced to improve existing farm worker housing. all right, on to the wildfires still burning across southern california right now. evacuation orders are being lifted for those being impacted by the hughes fire near castaic, but crews are battling brand new fires burning in san diego county. and one of the newer fires, the gilman fire, briefly prompted evacuation orders for la jolla near uc san diego's school of medicine. another fire in ventura county, the laguna fire, was quickly corralled. the hughes fire has burned more than 10,000 acres. it is 36% contained tonight. crews say they were well prepared ahead of time.

>> whenever we have these santa ana wind events, red flag warnings, it's a good idea to preposition resources like we did before the eaton and palisades fire. >> well you hear red flag warnings and you go, okay, not out of the woods yet. >> no, but the winds are dying down already and those red flag warnings will expire tomorrow morning at 10:00. good news there. >> get through the night. >> yes, get through the rest of tonight. even though the winds are dying down, they're still gusty enough to be at least a moderate source of concern in southern california. this is the evolution of the wind field as we head into the weekend and those winds will pivot and become onshore winds as a storm system is dropping down the west coast. it's going to have an impact on the bay area weather as well. you see that swirl in the atmosphere. that's the heart of this storm system that is not only going to shift the wind direction, it is also going to be sending a good chance of light to moderate rain showers into southern california. let's take a look at futurecast as we head through the weekend. not seeing much of the beginning here. but then see some snow showers in the sierra and rain showers showing up in southern california.

light to moderate rain is a good thing that adds some much-needed moisture to the fire fields. there's the possibility of some pop-up thunderstorms and those would produce some locally heavy downpours that could result in some debris flow issues. about a 5% to 10% chance, but that's not a 0% chance. something we'll have to monitor as we head through the weekend. some snow mixed in as well. so it's a whole variety of watches and warnings that are in effect for southern california. we have the red flag warnings until 10:00 tomorrow morning. but then you have winter weather advisories in the higher elevations because they're going to pick up several inches of snow above 5,000 feet in elevation. so just to talk about weather whiplash, you go from wildfire threat, those gusty offshore winds to onshore winds, a chance of rain and snow at the highest elevations. we are going to feel some impact from that storm system. more in just a few minutes. >> we'll see you soon, paul,

thank you. people's living in the area's burned by the eaton fire have concerns with the incoming rain, the increased risk of mudslides. crews are out cleaning 20 basins. people's whose homes are still standing could be impacted if there's a barren slope near the property that is 20 feet or higher. >> your best bet is not to be in that home when it rains. the most conservative thing to do is to not be in that home when it rains if we have not come and seen you jet. >> the city of altadena is offering free sandbags to people along the foothills ahead of the rain. california will spend $2.5 billion in aid to help the los angeles area recover from the devastating wildfires. governor newsom made that announcement today during an event in pasadena and the money will go help with evacuations, sheltering survivors, and also removing hazardous waste. the governor says he's looking forward to greeting president trump, who's expected to tour

the damaged areas tomorrow. >> well, i certainly plan on being there at the tarmac and look forward to continuing to work not just with him, the administration as it relates to the disaster recovery, as it relates to our efforts to collaborate with multiple federal agencies over the course of the next many years as we organize our approach to immediately address the debris removal. >> lawmakers also approved $4 million to make sure local governments streamline approvals for rebuilding homes. another $1 million will support school districts and their rebuilding process. and if you'd like to help, you can go to redcross.org/cbs to donate or call 1-800-redcross. you can also text red cross to 90999. there's a new law in san francisco. it's targeting illegal parking, but someone is taking the law into their own hands and using paint cans. >> it makes me really upset, because i had to drive around --

go around the block for 15 minutes to look for parking today. >> the confusion in the streets, and why some people are praising the possible vigilante. if you want to win the lottery one day, the changes coming this spring to the mega millions. you might have a dog or cat or even a rabbit, maybe a hamster. what about a rooster, though? how a texas town adopted one as their own.

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so a new state law makes it illegal to park a car within 20 feet of any intersection. and you'd think red paint along the streets in san francisco's richmond district would emphasize that point. but unfortunately, no one, not even the city, knows who put that red paint there. our kelsi thorud looks into the mystery and why some are calling them a vigilante. >> i parked all the way over there just because of those red lines. >> reporter: erick rodriguez has been working at a construction site near the intersection of balboa and 18th for the last few weeks. he says it's always been a little tricky finding parking in

the morning but then this week things got even more complicated. >> that whole block over there was painted red. we had to wait to look for parking. we couldn't even start to work early. we started late just because we couldn't find parking. >> reporter: sfmta officials say several red zones were painted illegally this week. >> it makes me really upset, because i had to go around the block for 15 minutes to look for parking today. i didn't need to do that if we have more parking spots regarding it. >> reporter: california's new daylighting law has now made it illegal for cars to park within 20 feet of any intersection. the city says it's working on painting red zones at intersections in school zones but says many other intersections in the city won't have any markings or signage despite it still being illegal to park near them. whoever painted these illegal red zones did so in the correct areas of the intersections. they just painted the zones

beyond the regulated 20-foot distance. the sfmta says the incident has stretched their resources thin and caused confusion among residents. but some think maybe whoever did this was just trying to help save people from getting a ticket. >> i think what they're doing is good. i think they're trying to help people. if there isn't money in the budget, this person said, hey, i'm going to go out, help the city, help the citizens, and do it on my own. i think you can't see that person as anything over than an angel. >> reporter: sfmta crews came out to the area and fixed the zones by painting over them to the correct 20-foot length. erick told us he's happy the hole saga has been remedied, but he's still confused by the whole thing and still not a fan of the daylighting law. >> i personally don't like it, especially living in the city. it's really hard to find parking, so, i don't know, i don't like it. >> no one saw them paint it? all right, if you want to win the lottery, the odds may be

a little more in your favor. here's why, the california lottery commission approved some changes. among them, reducing mega ball numbers from 25 to 24, giving you a better chance to take home the mega millions jackpot. however, ticket prices will also increase from $2 to $5, hopefully making those starting jackpots a little bit bigger. the minimum jackpot will jump from $20 million to 50 million bucks. california will also add a multiplier on tickets to boost prize payouts. the changes roll out in april. first alert weather powered by kia. learn more at kia.com. kia, movement that inspires. >> $20 million is not good enough? >> i would take $20 million. >> are you offering it? >> no, i'm not offering it, i'm saying if i won it. >> okay, i guess i'll do weather then. >> please do. you do a great job.

>> thank you. million dollar forecast? >> well, has to be a little bit of rain in there, and no red flag warnings. >> -- pretty happy about the rain in the forecast as we head into the weekend. so let's talk about the pattern shift that is going to kick in. we've been in this dry pattern for the past few weeks. the first weekend in january did bring some rain to the bay area, but since then high pressure has been in control of our weather, keeping our skies largely cloud free. there's a band of clouds to our north. that's swinging down towards us tomorrow. and there's a ripple in the atmosphere north of that diving down the west coast as we head through the weekend. that's going to send those showers into southern california and it's going to bring a nonzero chance of rain. we'll take what we can get. into the bay area as well. let's get into the details of what's happening now and how things are going to evolve through the workweek tomorrow and the weekend itself. a look at current conditions across the bay area, which are looking just fine. clear skies once again. no fog on the horizon. temperatures dropping down to the 40s in most locations. holding on to 55 degrees in san francisco, and not seeing any

30s on the map, unlike the past several nights. temperatures aren't going to be quite as frosty as they have been for inland parts of the bay area by tomorrow morning. it's still chilly. mid to upper 30 s in the north bay valley, also mid-30s east of the oakland hills. santa clara valley in the low 40s as well until you go farther inland, morgan hill in the upper 30s. another nice warm-up in store. not quite as warm today. the warmest spots today were into the low 70s. the warmest spots will hit 67 in morgan hill and san jose. most of us will top out in the low to mid-60s. the exception to that as the onshore breeze returns, temperatures topping out only in the upper 50s along the coast, back closer to where you supposed to be this time of year. temperatures in the north bay back up into the low to mid-60s. let's talk about that rain chance. this is not going to be overly impressive. zoom out for the wider view here. turn futurecast on from 10:00 on saturday through 4:00 a.m. on sunday. and you see some scattered showers. the energy associated with the

storm system is going to be enough to squeeze what meager amounts of moisture there are in the atmosphere overhead over our heads in the form of a little bit of rain. not much. your chances of adding up anything more than a couple of sprinkles are about one in three. again, we'll take what we can get. the other factor of the atmosphere getting squeezed is we get some gusty winds. especially in the north bay, wind advisory in effect at 10:00 tomorrow evening for the north bay mountains. that extends to the east into the central valley and the sierra as well. they are going to get some snow for the first time in the last several weeks. let's take a look at futurecast as we go through the weekend in the sierra. the first wave of very light snow isn't going to be much more than a few flurries friday night. but the actual accumulating snow is going to hit the ground around midday on saturday. it's going to add up to the tune of a couple inches at lake level and 3 to 6 inches of snow on top of some of the peaks. if you're heading in that direction, get some fresh powder, goods news. bad news is travel condition on the way back on u.s. 50 and i-80 might be tricky by sundays

afternoon. then things should be coming to an end by sunday night. it's not the only chance of precipitation, snow in the sierra, rain here, that we have in the extended forecast. there's another chance, a one in three chance, headed our way by thursday of next week. but it is just nice to at least see some typical january rain chances trying to head our way, even if they're not overly impressive, at least in the long-range forecast. there's signs of hope as we look ahead to february as well. let's focus on the last days of yan here. the last weekend in january brings us normal temperatures in the upper 50s, around 60 degrees monday through wednesday. slightly cooler by a degree or two with that next about one in three chance of showers head our way by thursday. straight ahead in sports, so much to get to. wait until you see what the warriors did tonight. and have the 49ers brought back one of their own to put some badly needed starch in that defense.

i'm going to go out on a limb right now and say nba up top. is that what you're going to start with? >> not only that, the pitch tonight for the warriors -- >> what'd you say? bench? >> yeah. >> i was just making sure. >> we're going to show them. >> do it. >> steph curry, first of all, named an all starter for next month's all star game at chase center, becoming the franchise leader in all time appearances for a warrior with 11. then tonight, oh, curry, got off more shots than he did at sacramento. moses moody was there to the rescue. he shot this and then looked at the chicago bench when he let it go. he was feeling it. he scored 16 points. santos scored a career high 16 last night. followed it up with 19 off the

bench. five made threes. the dubs up three. midway through the quarter, curry missed it from deep. got it back, and then drained it. warriors by four. curry scored a team-high 21 points. and he was a g league star, folks, rookie quinton post got some minutes. a career high 20 on five made threes. the reserve scored 83 points tonight. warriors 21-4 when leading after three. they won it 131-106. they hit all of their free throws, 36 assist, and their record is 22-22. next up, lebron james and the lakers on saturday. nfl. unless he takes a last-second coaching job, according to multiple reports now the 49ers are expected to bring back robert saleh as defensive coordinator. he was the team's dc from 2017 to 2020 before he left to take

the jets head coaching job. they were stanford teammates, now coaching against each others. the bears had the lead, and stanford cut the lead to two late in the game. next possession. one of the best three-point shooters drove inside, got a lay-up with 18 seconds to lead by four. the 22nd-ranked bears hung on to win it. first win at the pavilion since 2015. and first season sweep of stanford since 1986. the bears record is 18-3. randy bennet and his saint mary's men at home where they always mean business against usf. first half, gaels up three. polis, trove and threw it down. he led saint mary's with 24 points. gaels pushed ahead to willis for

the slam. saint mary's cruise 71-51. their record's 17-3 and 7-0 in west coast conference play. hockey night. okay, the sharks and the predators are sick of each other. they just plaid in nashville. tonight san jose. late second period, san jose now down a goal. macklin celebrini, score with a man advantage. 15th goal of the season. tied the game at 5-5. lot of goals. blew it by as nashville won it 6-5 and the sharks dropped its fifth straight games. but you just hope at some point that these young guys, jules, are going to start finishing games. they do that -- >> yeah. >> -- they're going to take that record and turn it right upside down. >> nice to see. they're ready. vern, thank you. one texas grocery store offers chicken inside and

outside of the building. that's right. how a roaming rooster has become the town's symbol.

so we probably all know someone who has a pet outside the realm of your usual dog or cat. >> you've got a whole menagerie. >> and we've probably all heard stories about towns that opt to elect a dog as an honorary mayor, but one texas town -- of course in texas -- is dedicated to its beloved rooster. it goes by the names of big tex, the red, and other names. the rooster appeared a month ago at a grocery store in overton. no one seems to know where he came from or how he got there. he's a pretty guy. or gal. >> it's a rooster, it's a guy. >> okay, it's a dude. adopting a rooster as a town mascot of sorts. >> and this rooster is just a joy. he's friendly. and he's beautiful. we are a close knit town, and we like country things. for me, he represents country. i was born and raised on a form, so for me i think he's

beautiful. >> she's adorable. look at this, the rooster's fan base growing by the day, in person and online, he has a couple facebook pages set up in his honor tracking his day-to-day life outside the (lively music) - hello, everyone, and welcome to the injury help center where we have professionals standing by to answer your questions for free. so if you've been injured in an accident, like a car accident or a slip and fall, we can help. so pick up the phone and find out how much money you can get for your accident. thank you all for joining me today. i'm tory shulman, your host, joined by my longtime friend and co-host, al jackson. al, with our extensive experience in television, could you please tell our viewers what we're doing here today, and more importantly, who should call right now? (telephone ringing)