supervisors select their next top law enforcement officer. across the bay area today, residents are pushing back against president trump's plan for mass deportations and his threats against communities who don't cooperate. good evening. i'm ryan yamamoto. major rallies being held in san francisco and san jose today. a live look above san jose where dozens of protesters have blocked traffic at the intersection at king and story roads. looks like they are on the move right now. they've been gathering there since just before 3:00 this afternoon. it appears once again they're on the move once again. the protests causing major traffic backups along 101 and 680 as officers direct traffic away from the protesters. they have closed the on- ramps to 101 and 680. the protests started at overfeld high school where dozens of students carried signs and

led a walkout. >> what trump is doing is inhumane and criminalizing our undocumented brothers. it's time we give them citizenship, a pathway to citizenship, and that we stop separating families because we're better than that. >> and this all comes after mayor matt mahan and immigrants rights grouped confirmed at least two i.c.e. operations in as many days in san jose. in san francisco, the board of supervisors voting today to reaffirm the city's status as a sanctuary for immigrants. our john ramos on that decision to rebuke the trump administration. >> reporter: if the trump administration thought it could intimidate sanctuary cities with tough talk, so far, that hasn't happened. on this day, san francisco reiterated its commitment to being a welcoming place for refugees and immigrants. the crowd there to send a

message, they were asked to be there after i.c.e. officials allegedly showed up at a pair of private office buildings in san francisco late friday afternoon. olga miranda, president of the union representing janitorial workers, described what happened next. >> we verified two buildings. at one building, i.c.e. had to come in twice, right? at the second time they showed up with a -- like an arrest warrant, at the first building they were turned away immediately when they came in. they were asked, who are you? they did not have a badge to go up to the floors and this is how it unfolded. they did not wear their jackets. they did not wear anything that said police. but their badges were asked for, their plaques were asked for. that's how we were able to verify. >> they're not identifying the buildings to protect the workers, but tuesday morning officials at city hall gathered to announce their commitment to san francisco's sanctuary status, including the new mayor, daniel lurie. >> know we are in a challenging

moment. i am inspired to see so many of us come together to support our neighbors. in san francisco, we value our immigrant communities. this city is your home. and know that i and everyone here will continue working to make sure it remains a safe and welcoming home for all families, no matter where you come from. >> reporter: with that, one by one, nearly every san francisco leader and elected official took to the podium in a show of solidarity rarely seen at city hall. >> and although we disagree on some things, we completely agree in our support for sanctuary for our immigrant community. >> we want to be clear. the sheriff's office does not and will not take part in immigration raids or any federal law enforcement actions directed towards the immigrant community. >> one thing that i will tell you is that this city and this police department remains

steadfast in its commitment to being a sanctuary city. that is who we are, and that is who we will always be. >> reporter: the city believes having law enforcement on board with sanctuary policies is important. city attorney david chiu explained why. >> the purpose of sanctuary laws has been to protect public safety. when immigrant families trust law enforcement, victims and witnesses come forward. criminals are arrested, crimes are solved, and we know what happens when the opposite is true. >> reporter: it's san francisco's declaration of independence. the city has thrown down the gauntlet on immigration, putting itself squarely in the crosshairs of the trump administration. >> we know that our city was going to be one of his targets. it's no news. as far as the crosshairs, it's defiant. can you imagine? the act of showing up to work is now an act of defiance. >> reporter: what happens next is anyone's guess. they say you can't fight city hall, but that's exactly what they expect donald trump to do.

and the union leaders for the janitors said hundreds of frightened workers stayed home friday night after hearing of the attempted raid but returned to work the next day. yesterday, i.c.e. reported making nearly 1,200 arrests in a single day, about three times the daily average of immigration arrests during the final year of the biden administration. a house gop committee is currently taking aim at sanctuary cities. the mayors of boston, chicago, denver, and new york city have all been called to testify at a committee hearing in two weeks. in the last few hours, a federal judge put a temporary hold on president trump's order to freeze all federal grants, loans, and assistance. now with details on the order and the legal battle now under way. >> a lot of questions, a lot of anxiety about this. it was kind of shocking to people nationwide, this funding freeze. could affect everything from aid to nonprofits, universities, small business loans, and state and local government grants. so while it is on hold right now until monday, it is causing

a lot of uncertainty. in a memo sent last night, the white house ordered all federal agencies to assess their programs to ensure they comply with the president's recent executive orders directing assistance to be temporarily frozen. the memo specifically mentions financial assistance for foreign aid. "woke gender ideology" and the green new deal, which was actually never even signed into law. the white house says this will not impact things like social security, medicare, food stamps, welfare benefits. >> this is not a blanket pause on federal assistance andand programs from the trump administration. if you're receiving individual assistance from the federal government, you will continue to receive that. >> and we're talking a lot of money. last year, the federal government spent $3 trillion on federal assistance programs. democrats say trump does not have the authority to freeze funds that congress approved. and i spoke today with east bay congressman john garamendi.

he says in the bay area this could affect social programs to highway projects, and he says this is just the beginning. >> what we are seeing right now is the first step in the trump administration's promise to implement not only what he said on the campaign trail, but also in project 2025. and that is the dismantlement of the way in which america operates. the role of the federal government is in serious jeopardy here. >> reporter: we also spoke with the head of meals on wheels in san francisco. she says they're still looking for clarification on the president's order, but if the freeze does take effect next week, they're going to have to make up a funding hole worth $250,000 a month. >> to not have the certainty of knowing that the services that so many people depend on were going to be there like they had been promised -- so i think the unpredictability of that and the confusion and the

uncertainty is something that people are going to feel for quite some time. >> and adding to the stress today, online medicaid portals were inaccessible to many americans. a white house official said that actually had nothing to do with the funding freeze. ryan? >> all right action thanks, sam. today, president trump signed an executive order paving the way for the administration to reinstate its ban on transgender military members. the order declares that someone expressing a gender identity different from their sex automatically means they cannot meet the standards to serve. san francisco police are investigating a deadly shooting involving officers at ninth and mission streets last night. police say a man who was wanted for shooting and injuring another person was refusing to come out of a building. they say officers exchanged gunfire with the man. they tried to take him into custody. the suspect was hit and was later pronounced dead. four men are under arrest suspected of firing shots at police in san jose. it happened around

melbourne boulevard and mclaughlin avenue on january 20th. police say the suspects confronted officers and hit their unmarked patrol car. >> when the suspects fired at the vehicle, they had no idea that they could possibly be officers. but we do have indication that it might have been gang related or gang motivated. and so our gang investigations unit was involved in the investigation as well. >> an officer did fire back but the men got away. the officers were not hurt. they eventually tracked down each of the men and booked them into the santa clara county jail on crimes including attempted murder. now to oakland, where alameda county supervisors are meeting right now to appoint a new district attorney to finish out the term of recalled d.a. pamela price. lauren toms is live in oakland. lauren, this could actually go all into the night. so, any word on any decision happening any time soon? >> reporter: not yet, ryan.

but more than 200 residents here in alameda county have lined up to voice their opinion for the next d.a. public comment has been ongoing since 3:00 this afternoon, and inside, all of the candidates to fill recalled d.a. pamela price's seat are present in the front row. now, of those seven finalists, they include a superior court judge, several prosecutors, even a city attorney. and six of the seven have worked or are currently working in the alameda county d.a. 's office. now, this is a very personal matter for victims of violence here in alameda county. and i spoke with one woman who is still pursuing justice for her brother. she tells me she just wants a d.a. who will listen to the people. >> and i'm very anxious, because i feel like, as close as we are, at any moment i feel like the rug can be slipped out from

underneath us. i'm hoping that's not the case. >> reporter: we'll hear more from crystal next hour, but once public comment wraps up, we can expect them to cast their vote, and the board will vote through several rounds until a majority receives a vote from at least three members of the board. that choice will serve starting next week, and until 2026, when a special election will take place to determine who will fill the rest of price's term to 2028, ryan. >> okay, thanks, lauren toms reporting live in oakland. happening today, the mill bury city council set to hold a vote of no confidence against christina corpus, facing accusations of misconduct and calls for her resignation. in november an independent report was released accusing corpus of abuse of power, inappropriate relationship with a staffmember,

intimidation, using racial and homophobic slurs. san carlos was the first city to have a vote of no confidence in november. the county plans to hold a special election in march where voters will decide if county supervisors should have the power to fire the sheriff. up next, the cleanup is getting under way in southern california, but not without some controversy. why residents say the plan could jeopardize their safety. >> we're taking a crisis, and we're compounding, making a new crisis. and with california pushing drivers to make the transition to electric vehicles, the state's network of chargers is struggling just to keep up. now one bay area city has a plan to address that shortage. plus, scientists are sounding the alarm over outbreaks of sudden oak death in bay area parks. why that disease that's already killed millions of trees stitt wide could be getting more dangerous. we believed until this year only one of these has

escaped in the wild. but the discovery was that we found another one. >> it's been an unusually dry january across the bay area, but as we finish the month of january, friday we're going to get back into our active weather pattern. the bulk of the rain in towards the north coast to begin with. - [announcer] our world is constantly changing, and every day stanford medicine advances our understanding. our world class school of medicine and adult and children's health systems work together, expanding what we know and sharing what we discover, to make breakthroughs both possible and accessible. stanford medicine, advancing knowledge, improving lives. (gentle music)

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we're following breaking news in san jose, where a car has collided with a vta train. this is video within the last few minutes from the scene at north first street and skyport drive. you can see that car right there. one person from the car was taken to the hospital. no one on board the train was hurt. days after the massive battery fire in moss landing high amounts of heavy metals have been detected in the soil of a nearby wetland in the elk horn slew reservoir. scientists conducted field surveys within a two- mile radius from the plant and found heavy metals, including nickel and cobalt. those metals are commonly found in lithium ion batteries. we'll have much more on

this alarming discovery and the concern about the impact of the battery plant fire and on the environment coming up at 6:00. in los angeles county, there's a fight over where to temporarily store the debris from the eaton fire. some of it includes lithium ion batteries from electric vehicles, and that is hazardous and has people worried about their safety. federal officials want to dump it at the lareo staging area in asouza, but foothill city and neighboring cities have announced joint opposition to the plan. they say epa never notified them. >> what is going to happen in this area with contaminants? we're taking a crisis and compounding, making new crisis. >> we'd like guarantees for the future to ensure we can conduct proper testing. >> i want our residents to know that we are doing all that we can to ensure their safety, the safety of future generations. >> at the state capitol

assembly, republicans announced a series of bills aimed at improving the way california prevents and responds and recovers from wildfires. that proposed measure includes an income tax credit for older homeowners in wildfire- prone areas to help them harden their homes against fires. increased penalties for flying drones near fires and for looting in an area where there's an evacuation order. and prioritizing funding and assistance to heavily impacted communities. those bills will be formally introduced in the assembly over the next coming days. today, cbs news bay area is hosting an insta thon. we are partnering with the american red cross to help those impacted by the wildfires. visit our instagram page. first alert meteorologist jesse burke shows us how it all works. >> so we're doing an insta- thon on our instagram right now so that you can donate and help out with the american red cross with the wildfire situations in southern california right now. a lot of people need help. i want to show you on instagram

how to do this. we're already on our instagram page right here, kpix-tv. click on the first photo, click on fund- raising for the red cross, click the donation. cover the processing fees, continue, the checkout page. donate as much as you want. that's what i'm going to do right now. if you guys could then out, it would mean so much to our friends in southern california. >> you can donate on our instagram page or head to redcross.org/cbs. another beautiful day on tap. sunny, dry, a little chilly outside. >> yeah. >> but we're all giddy about the end of the week. is it weird that i'm happy about this? >> anticipatory? >> yeah. >> for rain chances? we had a tiny amount of rain last weekend. but basically four straight weeks of dry weather. we're looking at a good chance of rain.

let's get into the changes as we head through the rest of this week. one of the changes you can see is, looking towards bay bridge from treasure island, the return of coastal cloud cover and fog. that's going to spread to a greater extent later tonight. it's going to be chilly tonight with inland temperatures, a lot dropping back down into the 30s. dry weather continues tomorrow and thursday with near- normal high temperatures. then the rain makes its return on friday. it's going to be most concentrated north bay. everybody has a chance of showers on friday and over the weekend, even though the farther north you go, the higher rain chances are going to be. we'll switch perspectives. look outside from the mark hopkins hotel. beautiful sunset, a little fog on the horizon. temperatures range from 52 in the city to short of 60 right now in concord. we had a number of 60s on the map earlier today. later tonight, temperatures are going to be dropping off quickly, now the sun is dipping below the horizon. technically sunset is 5:29 this evening. the fog first, we're going to take you through 8:00 tomorrow morning with pretty

widespread fog as we develop it through the rest of the evening. it's going to continue to make its way inside the bay, spilling into inland valleys by early tomorrow morning. this could have an impact on the morning commute. we've had largely fog- free conditions in the mornings for most of the month. that fog, reduced visibility, probably not something you're in the habit of dealing with on the way to work. i want to allow a couple extra minutes on the way out the door. a couple extra minutes to let the car warm up. temperatures start off 30s and 40s. 38 los gatos. 37 morgan hill. 43 san jose. middle 30s east of the oakland hills. hills. . around 40 in concord. temperatures on the cold end in the mid- 30s into the north bay valleys and 1 degree above freezing in healdsburg tomorrow morning. we do manage to bounce back to those near- normal temperatures. mid to up ever 50s in the north bay. fog will be a little more stubborn, slightly cooler than other inland parts of the bay area. upper 50s to near 60.

inland and the east bay. 60 in the santa clara valley. 61 the warm spot in san jose by tomorrow afternoon. the forecast stays dry through thursday, but we are going to be tracking the next chance of rain. future cast, we'll start the clock at 4:00 thursday as clouds start to increase. the first showers don't hit the ground until around just about sunrise friday morning. this is going to be light shower activity. this forecast model tries to bring it pretty far to the south. the rain shadow of the santa clara valley and the inland valleys of the east bay likely to be in effect. minimal rainfall totals there. the bulk of the rain is largely going to be concentrated over the heaviest rain, north bay through the duration of this first system. then there's going to be more headed our way as we look farther down the line. the best chance of rain is going to be monday into tuesday of next week. that's reflected in the six to ten- day outlook and the 8 to 14-day outlook, wetter than normal conditions throughout the first 10 or 11 days of february. this first one is only going to amount to a few hundredths of

an inch of rain on the low end in the santa clara valley. some spots in the north bay close to an inch of rain through the weekend with more on top of that. we look farther down the line into next week. the rain chances re- enter the forecast as we head into the weekend and early next week. temperatures will go up and down a little bit. some of the warmest air will head our way, so we head into the weekend itself when we're dodging some of those showers. bay area researchers have uncovered a new outbreak of a disease threatening trees across california. why they're concerned that this could be a new strain of sudden oak death. and smile and slow down. we're in the bay area. the newest speed cameras are going

sudden oak death has killed millions of trees in california and oregon since discovery in the mid- 1990s. researchers at uc berkeley have found a new strain of the

pathogen. brian hackney spoke with researchers about what they have learned and how to potentially protect your trees. >> we are in tillden park above grizzly peak road. >> reporter: becky is the ecological services manager at the park. >> it's one of the first three parks in the park district. >> reporter: it's all also the first place in contra costa county a new strain of a deadly oak- killing microbe was found. >> this is the tree that tested positive in the fall. and this is the one we came back and resampled in december. >> reporter: those samples from the tree were brought here to cal where mateo has been studying the killer microbe. >> it's a disease caused by an exotic pathogen. and it's particularly lethal to oak trees and tan oaks. it's killed at least 50 million oaks in the coast range of california since the 1980s.

the microbe responsible, na- 1, probably hitched a ride on these exotic plants, camellias, rhododendrons. there are three varieties of those microbes. >> and we believed until this year the only one of these three had escaped in the wild but this year the big discovery was that we found another one that is in the wild as well. >> reporter: now the scramble is on to find out how many oaks have been infected with this new variant. doing some of the science, natalie and leah. >> two of our intrepid student workers. >> reporter: this morning, they're extracting dna from bay laurel leaves, which spread the disease to nearby oaks. the telltale brown edges may indicate infection. >> it looks like it may be sudden oak death, but we don't know for sure until we test the dna that comes from these samples. >> reporter: using a hole punch, cutouts from the leaves

are placed in vials. >> what i'm doing now is getting the extracted dna that we collected from the leaves, from the hole punches. >> how many individual tests do you do, say, over the summer. >> about 1,600. >> reporter: in 45 minutes, the verdict is in. >> it's a very specific test that indicates that this sample is positive. >> reporter: so there is a possibility the new variant could sweep like wildfire through our remaining oaks. that's why the experts are enlisting community scientists to identify sick trees asap. >> californians, in their own community, that's who's testing this. >> reporter: so, if you have oak trees next to bay laurels, take out the bay laurels. and think about helping to comb through the trees to identify infections. thousands are already helping. >> and that way, we can get a better sense as to how many more trees are infected and look at where it could be spreading to. to help maintain as healthy a forest as we can.

>> reporter a new strain of the bird flu has been detected at a duck farm in merced county. this strain is called h 5 n 9. the department of agriculture says it's a combination of the strain widely detected around the world. it's likely a little pathogenic mild virus that moves through the birds without killing them. according to the world health on, the new strain is unlikely to increase the chance of human bird flu pandemic. more electric vehicles but not enough places to charge them. how one bay area city is hoping a multimillion- dollar federal grant will help ev drivers avoid problems like this. >> this charger is unavailable. i'm not going to be able to charge my car. and the csu board of trustees getting an earful today. the pushback against drastic budget cuts at one bay area campus. our hearing sense is the most 3d sense we have.

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