thanks for joining us this afternoon. i'm anne makovec, and we begin today with some answers for the loved ones of a woman killed 35 years ago in tilden park. east bay regional police just announced that dna

evidence has been identified saying that the man who ... and killed maria jane widenhofer. he has been identified. she was found dead on a trail in 1990, but the investigation ran cold. in 1997, police worked with the fbi using advanced dna techniques that led them to later determine a suspect, john lipper. law enforcement found lipper died by suicide at his home in oregon in late 2024, and they found dna from the scene to be a match. today, a detective read a statement from the victim's family. >maria, the family and the world have been carelessly cheated and deprived her future. on behalf of our immediate and extended family, we would like to express our gratitude to law enforcement for their unceasing efforts and finally bring some measure of closure to this tragedy. >police say there's no indication that lapierre and hoffer knew each other while

hoffer was from la county. she graduated from uc davis and worked for a bakery in emeryville before she was killed. a fire has reignited at the monterey county battery storage plant that went up in flames last month. fire officials are advising people living in moss landing to stay indoors and keep your windows closed. they say that light smoke is coming from the vistra battery facility. it was back on june 16th at a massive fire forced evacuations because of dangerous smoke. monterey county officials say the fire is not nearly as big today and no evacuations are needed. pga is making some changes it says will lead to fewer power outages for people in san jose. it's going to underground power lines and reliability devices in south san jose. pga officials say this should eliminate safety related outages for about 10,000 customers during extreme weather events. >so this project involves installing nearly 6500ft of new

cable conduit underground. it removes overhead power lines. it moves a recloser, which is a high voltage electric switch that automatically detects and repairs faults in the power lines to reduce the number of customers that are in the zone. >pga says this is just one of dozens of projects in the south bay aimed at reducing outages during winter storms and heat waves. speaking of weather, let's take a live look outside. pretty cloudy and foggy out there. let's check in with meteorologist jessica burch. >a weak cold front is sweeping throughout the bay area today, bringing in cloudy skies, some light showers that move off to the east into the afternoon hours and daytime highs today, just a little bit below where we were yesterday. for example, the santa clara valley today are sitting in the low 60s. yesterday we were in the mid to upper 60s there, and we have some 50s along the coast near half moon bay and pacifica and some 50s all the

way over into vallejo too. now we track the system that's continuing to sweep off into the east. it's visible this cold front as that rain moves off closer to the sacramento valley, but it doesn't amount to much. these rain showers will give us closer to around 100th of an inch of rain as we head into the afternoon hours today, which is actually a treat. it's a cool and cloudy day for us today, but the best part is look at this real fast. we're going to warm up even more as we head into the rest of this week. once it pushes through, we're expecting 70 in our inland areas into this weekend's forecast, so we'll keep you updated on those numbers as we get closer. >court workers in alameda county are on strike today after failing to reach a deal on a new contract. they are demanding fair treatment and drawing attention to what they call a severe staffing shortage. the workers union says 1 in 5 jobs are not filled, forcing workers into roles they weren't trained for. the union says the shortage is delaying trials and hearings. 99% voted to strike, which could have an impact on upcoming court cases. also in alameda county, ursula jones dixon reports o first day

of work as district attorney. dixon was sworn in yesterday to replace recalled da pamela price. she said she wants to depoliticize the office and build bridges. >congratulations. >>dixon plans to focus on rolling back some of price's directives on case charging and revamp victim witness assistance programs. she also plans to meet with the families of murder victims to discuss their cases. >place. because the expectation is the people we have charging cases know how to charge a case, they shouldn't have to go through three levels of supervisors to determine whether or not an enhancement should be charged. >dixon is going to hold the office until at least 2026, when the seat is up for reelection, and she plans to run for a full term. san francisco's richmond district is getting a potentially life saving speed camera installed at geary and seventh. it is the first of 33 set to be installed in intersections around the

city. walk san francisco organized a celebration in honor of the camera. the group helped victims families advocate in honor of lost loved ones. the executive director says the cameras are a sweet victory for families hoping to prevent further tragedy. >going to sacramento, writing letters, telling story time and time and time again, and hearing from legislators really, questions that don't take into account what these families have gone through. the loss of a child never going to your son's wedding, your son never graduating from high school or going to the prom? your daughter that was walking your older daughter to school, and they both got hit and one of them died. i mean, these are tragic stories that these families had to tell to our legislators to get them to understand. >according to city data, a high number of crashes and incidents of speeding happened at that intersection. geary and

seventh in solano county. the vallejo board of supervisors is going to vote on school closures and consolidations tonight. district leaders will decide whether to shut down mare island health and fitness academy, move vallejo charter school and either convert loma vista environmental science academy to a pre-k to five school or close it entirely. budget shortfalls are to blame. the vote is tonight at six. we will keep you posted. and we have an update on the delta plane crash that landed and flipped over in toronto on monday. canadian investigators say the black box from that flight has been sent to a lab for analysis. tom hanson has the latest. >it's upside down. >survivors of monday's terrifying plane crash say they are still in disbelief. >it hits you. i'm in a plane crash. i'm. i'm in an actual plane crash. come on. >when the plane stopped, passenger matt cunningham sent his family a simple message. plane crash. please pray.

>talking to my dad today, he said those 15 minutes from the time he got that text. until he. until he got the next one with some photos of that i took away from the plane were. 15 tough minutes. >canada's transportation safety board said tuesday the plane's black box flight recorders were sent to a lab for analysis. >the crew on board the plane are endeavor crew performed heroically, but also as expected, this is what we train for. >in an exclusive interview with cbs mornings wednesday, the ceo of delta airlines said the flight crew was experienced. >all of these pilots have trained for these conditions. they fly under under all kinds of conditions at all the airports in which we operate. >as for cunningham, after waiting at the airport for hours, he rented a car and started driving back to his family outside minneapolis. >what's the first thing you're going to say to your

family? nothing. i'm just going to hold them. and cunningham reunited with his family late last night. he says that his kids made him a welcome home cake. officials are still investigating the cause of the crash, but they do say that communications between the pilots and the airport tower appeared to be normal. as the plane approached. >and delta says only one passenger remains in the hospital after that crash landing. still ahead here at noon and streaming on cbs news bay area, the trump administration is cutting about 10% of national forest workers. my critics say this could be disastrous for wildfire prevention efforts. plus, kentucky blanketed in snow shortly after deadly flooding. the latest on the wild weather some parts of the nation are facing. and let's take a live look outside before we head to break. a little cloudy, but we are not complaining about our weather today. we'll

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the trump administration is cutting 10% of u.s. forest service workers, and some critics say the move could be disastrous for wildfire prevention here in california. the u.s. forest service manages about 20 million acres of wild land in our state. the forest workers are responsible for fire mitigation, things like controlled burns and brush clearing in placer county, east of sacramento. more than 50% of the forest lands are managed by the u.s. forest service, and the cuts have people there worried. >yeah, it's nerve wracking. i mean, if it wasn't for kind

of the teams that were prepped during the mosquito fire, i'm sure many more would have lost their houses and, up here. i mean, if you look around, we're surrounded by trees and nature. if it's not taken care of, we lose a lot more than just our houses. >placer county supervisors say they are working with the federal government on fire reduction. a winter storm across the south is hitting states like kentucky with a triple weather punch of flooding, snow and extreme cold. at least nine people were killed in that state alone, and swollen waterways are creating dangerous conditions for thousands on the roads. now, an approaching snowstorm could further complicate rescue efforts. some flood warnings are being extended through today. the governor says the main concern is strong gusts of wind, which could help uproot trees in loose, waterlogged soil. all right, back to our weather. certainly looking peaceful compared to much of the country. taking a live look outside where it is. a little gray, little foggy out there.

let's check back in with meteorologist jessica burch. >it's a cool and chilly day for us in the bay area, with light showers sweeping throughout the bay area. as we head into this afternoon, luckily it starts to clear up pretty fast and we're just left with dry skies into the evening hours tonight, with daytime highs today topping off in the low 60s throughout most of the bay area. upper 50s along the coast near pacifica and half moon bay. a similar trend all the way over into vallejo too. now that system that swept through bringing in light showers, it's a cold front. that's the reason why our daytime highs today are just a little bit cooler compared to where we were at yesterday. just around this time. it's cool. it's cloudy out there right now. you can barely make out the bay bridge behind me from that live look. and as we extend into the evening hours tonight, we'll watch that system sweep off into the east, giving us cloudy skies into the overnight hours tonight and then sunnier conditions as we head into our thursday forecast. tomorrow will be beautiful, and we're also gearing up for a nice warm up too as we head into this weekend's forecast. our total rainfall amount throughout the bay area from today's system only amounts to abo 100th of

an inch, so nothing really to write home about, but some splashes. better than no splash, right? here we go all the way into the afternoon hours today we have winds gusting anywhere up to around 2020 five miles per hour along the coast, but it gets lighter into the evening hours tonight and we will see dry skies ahead of us as early as tomorrow. we'll see sunny conditions too, all throughout the bay area, especially our inland spots. and look at these temperatures today. we're in the low 60s. tomorrow we jump into the upper 60s. we jump to the 70s by saturday, and we'll hold on tight to that warm weather as we head into early next week. now i'm going to drop our inland spots and show you the bay real fast, because it's pretty much the exact same setup, but just a degree or two cooler in areas like san francisco or across that beautiful bay bridge all the way over into oakland. we're seeing low 60s today, sunny skies tomorrow with mid 60s. we'll top off in the upper 60s heading into this weekend, and we'll keep you updated on that forecast here in the weather center. for now. back over to you.

>this black history month we are shining a spotlight on a very dedicated civil rights activist whose lifelong commitment to social justice has had a significant impact in san francisco and beyond. as the pastor of the city's oldest african american church, reverend amos brown has fought against racial injustice since he was young. from dismantling segregation in the south to leading initiatives that uplift underserved communities, his work continues to resonate today, highlighting the ongoing struggle for equality and the need for a more inclusive society. >i broke down segregation at white first baptist church in atlanta, georgia. now that's the largest white southern baptist church in the southeast region. and remember, the southern baptist convention was founded in 1845 over the issue of slavery. >you can catch the full story of reverend amos brown

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>president trump is defending cuts to the federal workforce. thousands of government workers have been

let go since trump took office, and cbs news just confirmed some veterinarians and animal health technicians working on the bird flu outbreak were accidentally fired. the agency said it's now working to rescind the dismissal letters. democratic lawmakers say they're worried about the cuts specifically to the faa, saying they could hurt public safety. >these are really important jobs to the current system, and the current system has to keep functioning. >the trump administration says doge is focusing the next on the department of defense, with representatives visiting the pentagon and weighing cuts at the federal government's largest agency. meanwhile, the president says he is considering imposing a new round of tariffs. this would be 25% tariffs on cars, computers, ships and pharmaceuticals. he said he'll make a more formal announcement in april, saying he wants to give time for potentially affected companies to bring their factories to america. coming up next at noon

and streaming on cbs news, bay area. sea otters have emerged as unexpected heroes in monterey county. how they are helping control an invasive crab population. >the bay area events calendar, brought to you by broadway san jose. >here's what's happening in the bay area this weekend. noise pop festival 2025 and great american music hall are bringing indie great saint vincent to grace cathedral for an intimate live performance and celebrate community at oakland's black joy parade, which kicks off at 14th and broadway. it's the culmination of a week of activities all across the city. be the first to know about the upcoming season with live performances from the broadway tours, silent auctions of signed show posters, backstage tours, and free light bites and drinks while supplies last. this event is free and open to the public. rsvp

>a proposed glamping project in napa is being put on hold by the city council after members of the community pushed back. if approved, the grange campground would cover more than 12 acres and include high end camping trailers, tents and yurts with fire pits. locals raised concerns about fire danger, crowding, traffic and safety. hungry sea otters emerging as unexpected heroes in monterey county. they are

tackling an invasive crab species and revitalizing the ecosystem. scientists have been tracking these green crabs for years, noting their harmful impact on native species since the 1980s. they set traps, but the crabs persisted until they started to disappear with no explanation. >my colleague, he's. retrieving his traps, and in the background he hears this. loud chewing. >once nearly wiped out by the fur trade. sea otters are now thriving in the elkhorn slough, feasting on tens of thousands of these green crabs. the otters are credited with helping restore environmental balance while also boosting tourism. today, about 100 otters call the slough home. well, that is it for the afternoon edition this wednesday. remember, we are streaming 24 seven on the free cbs news app. just go to live and then bay area. in the

meantime, have a great wednesday.

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