cars by 2030. that number jumps to 68%, and by 2035, all car sales must be zero emission. california can set its own emission standards under the clean air act, but only if there are stricter than the federal regulations. >> the scotts valley city council declared a state of emergency in the wake of last weekend's rare northern california tornado. the city council passed the declaration at its meeting last night. this allows the city to access state funds and use the money to help repair the damage. that tornado last saturday flipped cars and caused injuries brought down trees. the city says it did more than $100,000 in damage. the declaration also names the city manager, the director of civil defense and disaster. >> amazon workers on strike and your holiday packages could be the ones delayed. we're live in the city this morning where employees are off the job. >> then governor newsom declares a state of emergency as bird flu hits california dairy farms. now

egg prices are soaring and farmers say relief could be a long ways away. >> and the man accused of shooting and killing unitedhealthcare ceo agrees to be extradited to new york. the charges he'll face there and the evidence against him. >> live from jack london square. this is mornings on two. >> the nine. >> today is thursday, december 19th, and we are looking live at the golden gate bridge. a little bit of fog. not nearly as much as yesterday. so it's there, but it's not as big of a problem for traffic anyway. steve and i had our hands full yesterday. today was a little bit better in some areas, both weather and traffic wise. okay, here's your viral reddit thread for the morning. a woman posted to the platform saying she's struggling with her family's $250 price limit for their annual white elephant gift exchange. she says she's been faced with unexpected medical bills, and that spending this much money on what's generally

considered a gag gift is unrealistic. however, she fears being left out is about 25 members of the family will be there. she says she's expressed concern to her immediate family and which her mom thinks she's being petty. and dad says it's all about the christmas spirit. so now she's torn between attending the family gathering or sitting it out entirely. welcome to the nine. andre garcia and myself. it's a $250 limit, so she could maybe spend 40 bucks. >> that's your ceiling? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i mean, 40 bucks maybe. >> i don't know. >> i mean, 250 is kind of high, but yeah, i don't understand if the 250 is a ceiling, why can't you get. or maybe she's just worried that her gift won't match up to everyone else's. >> if everybody spends 250 and she spends 40. that makes sense. i mean, i mean, not everyone can afford. >> let me go out on a limb here and predict because i think we agree. if you cannot afford something, don't go into debt just to keep up with the joneses. >> or some people will go, yeah, yeah, yeah, people go into debt for christmas shopping. >> i know. remember we had a

guest. it was a few days ago, and she said her dad taught her that we spend money. we don't have to impress people we don't like. >> yeah. and i thought, you know what? >> 100%. but can i say, if there's anyone you should be able to say? you know what? times are hard. i can't do the full 250 this year. it should be family, right? just like that. honest. here's my deal. >> it's been a rough year. >> no pressure on anyone that i know to buy me any kind of gift at all. because i. because not everyone is the same. not everyone. you know, everyone has different priorities in life that we do. >> so we do a little mikaelian secret santa. do you guys want to know? guess what our limit is? it's not even $40.25. it's 35. oh, i'm not that cheap. it's. >> it used to be. it used to be 25. >> it's gone up slightly over the years. the max is 35. and some of the grandchildren are very specific things. i want this face powder, but it also invites kind of a $35, not quite a gag gift, but like, hey, it invites a little bit of creativity, right? a little bit of, you know, fun. >> more thought. >> 250 is a serious gift. i don't know. >> high end blender or

something. >> yeah, like a leather jacket or. yeah. >> anyway, spend what you can. don't go into debt. >> don't go into debt. yeah, absolutely. >> a good reminder. >> yes. all right. >> let's talk about what's happening here in the bay area and beyond. as thousands of amazon workers are on strike in san francisco and nationwide in a work action that's designed to hit the giant online retailer when and where it hurts. we'll turn to ktvu james torres live with this back and forth between the workers and amazon and how customers could be affected. >> james garcia, good morning to you. these people have been on the picket line since about 630 this morning. at least the workers here in san francisco, nationwide, this has started since about 3 a.m. our time. and this is what it looks like not just here, but in locations like queens, new york, and other smaller towns in illinois. i think a total of about nine different facilities are seeing demonstrations just like these. and the people here are accusing amazon of corporate greed. they say that they've wanted a better contract since october, and they've asked representatives from amazon to come to the table and talk about it, but they have

been ignored. fast forward to this week. the teamsters union says it gave amazon a deadline, saying, meet with us by sunday at the beginning of this week or else. and that didn't happen. so these employees walked off the job about three hours into their shifts. and i've talked to some of these workers and they've all bought in that amazon, they say, is not doing enough to show its appreciation for workers. and they tell me this morning your concerns and your fears about this strike are also on their minds. we want to do the best we can for you. >> we also want to come out feeling like amazon really, truly believes that they care about their workers. >> amazon, on the other hand, says it's in fact the teamsters union who are bargaining in bad faith, saying the union is misleading the public and trying to coerce workers to spread their message. i've asked employees about that statement, and they say whatever's coming from the corporate offices they

believe is simply not true. so what will this mean for you? say you put in those orders for last minute holiday gifts this week. you can certainly expect to see some delays. unclear of how long, though these workers say the length of the strike is entirely on amazon's hands, they say they'd be willing to end the strike today should those representatives return to the table and start bargaining in good faith. but until that happens, this demonstration will continue indefinitely. we're live this morning in san francisco. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james. thank you. none of this story. the associated press is reporting that its sources say luigi mangione will face federal charges in the killing of health care ceo brian thompson. that information comes as we learned that mangione is now in custody in new york, after spending the last several days in pennsylvania, where he was originally arrested. fox's rebecca castor has more on what's next in this case. >> the man accused of killing united health care ceo is on his way back to new york, where

he'll be arraigned on nearly a dozen charges. luigi mangione waiving his extradition to new york on thursday, where he's accused of fatally shooting united health care ceo brian thompson. he was taken into custody by the nypd. once in manhattan. he will be arraigned and likely denied bail. >> i arranged this proceeding today, and we accomplished what we i felt we needed to do. >> the 26 year old also appeared in court thursday on lesser pennsylvania state charges for carrying a firearm and a fake id at the time of his arrest, but in new york, he faces an 11 count indictment, including a first degree murder as an act of terrorism charge and two second degree murder charges. the first degree murder charge is rare in new york city, but prosecutors say it's warranted. >> you think of it more in the context of an actual terroristic act, like a subway bombing or something more serious. this really doesn't seem to fit the mold. >> mangione also faces potential federal charges that would allow the justice department to pursue the death penalty, which new

york got rid of 20 years ago. >> doesn't take a whole lot to get a federal indictment sometimes. remember federal, you can use hearsay. so you just get some agents in and say, this is what we heard. this is what we saw. >> mangione faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. if convicted on the state charges. in hollidaysburg, pennsylvania. rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> new this morning, president biden wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the u.s. by more than 60% over the next decade. his administration has set strict new standards to cut air pollution from vehicles and power plants, and made the most significant investments in climate and clean energy in u.s. history. biden says the new goal will keep the country on track to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. president elect trump says he plans to reverse much of biden's climate work when he takes office next month. >> all right, let's turn things over to steve paulson. now he's in the weather center talking a lot less fog this morning than we had in the last couple of

days, especially. >> and sal will vouch for this peninsula, south bay, which yesterday were sold out. today they were clear ten miles visibility. so i have no reason to understand why there was a fog advisory for those locations, but it was definitely verified for north and east. many of you are traveling, so let's give an update here. rain for the holidays is looking likely. it begins saturday. there will be a system on saturday that doesn't look overly impressive, but it will. first system arrives, then late sunday night into monday, kind of what we call warm overrunning. that will give us a light, steady rain. stronger system shows up on tuesday and again on the 26th, and it looks like another one on the 29th and 30th. so the totals are going to be ramping up here next seven to maybe even 14 days. now. again, it's my ilk to look out pretty far, but that's just the forecast where i am. but the heaviest totals look to be marin county north. some of the forecast models have upped the totals in sonoma county north compared to just 12 hours ago, and i tend to buy into it now. everyone will get in on some rain, but again, farther south, it's been this way going back to november, and i don't think anything is changing anytime soon. there could be some big

time totals though over the next 10 to 14 days, especially about marin county north. now. fog was a huge issue. north and east still is maybe for some, although it looks like it's lifted a little bit. it was brutal for some around concord, walnut creek alamo this morning. yeah, look at the peninsula. ten miles visibility yesterday they were about a quarter mile or less. much better today than yesterday. look at that breeze. davis point 25 due east out of the oakland berkeley hills, northeast 35. that's above the claremont. there the caldecott east wind all the way to the city. and even up at the napa airport. it has been rocking and rolling east at 23 fairfield, concord, oakland, all east or northeast, santa rosa northeast. and if you're stuck in that fog and it doesn't clear, it's darn cold, man. let me tell you, some of the highs are about 4950. yet if you're in the sun, i think you'll get a warmer pattern. look at half moon bay already 61 yet some locations. napa airport 39. so therein lies the rub. as we said, some fog around lake tahoe again today. emigrant gap 59, placerville 59. so there's

what we call an inversion. really warm air aloft, and there's not much of a breeze. so fog over lake tahoe as well. so you can see a couple systems. the one tomorrow is not a big deal that will fall apart. it's the one to the left that will start the process of bringing rain in. so you get fog or you get sun. if you get the fog, it's cold. if you get the sun, it will be warmer. today i didn't buy into like 68 or 69 degrees, but i think you'll get some mid 60s peninsula, santa clara valley, nothing like that. east solano county, contra costa you'll be stuck in the 50s. rain starts saturday and all the next week. you guys looks like it will be off and on heavy at times, especially north. >> all right steve, thank you so much. you may have seen them all over social media as conspiracies continue to swirl. coming up on mornings on two. the nine. the new move from the faa this morning as dozens of reports of mysterious drones have been seen along the east coast. then tiktok. the time is ticking, clock ticking down for the supreme court taking on the case that could ban the app nationwide. we'll talk with an expert about what's at stake for 170 mi ion users.

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and questioned by law enforcement. the agency may also hit violators with civil penalties or criminal charges. >> the state's fourth largest home insurer wants to end coverage for condominiums and rentals. safeco, a branch of liberty mutual, has notified the california department of insurance that it will stop selling condo rental and watercraft policies on january 1st. starting in 2026, the company says it will not sell or renew any renters. condo. motorcycle. motorhome. travel trailer. antique, auto or classic car policies. >> insurance companies say they want to sell insurance, but do they really are they? do they really want to do business? >> the insurance commissioner has given a lot of concessions to insurers. he has. they made their case to him. he's given them the main items on their wish list. and now it's time for them to step up and do their part and start writing again. >> the liberty mutual announcement came just days after farmers, the second

largest california insurer, said it would stop selling condo policies. and excuse me, will start selling condo and renters policies again. >> the u.s. supreme court has agreed to hear tiktok's challenge to the law that would ban the app nationwide next month. right now, the law requires tiktok's china based parent company, bytedance, to sell the app to an american company or face a ban. tiktok has tried to challenge the law, saying it violates free speech rights. the high court will hear the case on january 10th, just nine days before it is set to be banned on january 19th. joining us now is tech journalist shibani joshi. thank you so much for joining us, shibani. >> hi, andre. >> so here's the thing. so the supreme court is going to hear the case on the 10th. they don't often issue rulings right away. and we're talking about just a nine day difference here. what would happen in the meantime. do we know yet? >> it seems that the tiktok team and the ceo are trying to mount up their allies as best as they can, and we're seeing that evidenced through the tiktok ceo

visit to mar-a-lago this week, along with a whole host of other tech execs that visited president trump to share what their point of views are. and what we are seeing and hearing and noticing is that the president is more open and quote unquote, more is has a warm spot for tiktok, which gives all of us reason to believe that this is not necessarily a done deal. remember that president trump was in his first administration, was the one who originally came up with this idea to ban tiktok. it did not gain any traction. it was president biden who was able to pass the legislation. but what we're seeing is just more voices at the table and more attempts by tiktok to get its point of view across. >> it is interesting here, though, because right now the case is going to be heard on the 10th. the ban is the 19th, the inauguration is the 20th. it will be the biden administration that will be arguing the case to

ban tiktok. so conceivably there's going to be either an overlap or the supreme court, i guess, could make a decision. i mean, this is kind of a strange time for all of this to be happening, isn't it? >> yeah. this is a strange time. and this is really new territory. i mean, the supreme court agreed to hear tiktok's challenge to legislation in a relatively short amount of time. to your point, what you said earlier, they don't normally do things with such an accelerated timeline. the court will hear the argument in january 9th, just ahead of the deadline. and so what we are we're all waiting for is really the court's opinion on the decision of weighing between two very critical issues, the issue at hand that the supreme court needs to decide is whether or not banning tiktok is a violation of first amendment rights to free speech. what president biden and earlier president trump had argued is that tiktok is a threat to

national security. so what you're seeing are really huge interests and issues pitting against one another. this this supreme court is going to start to have to weigh on. >> so yeah. so that's the part that a lot of people are going to be looking at because the biden administration say it's a national security issue, because the data collected by tiktok, which tiktok refutes, could go back to the chinese government. the parent company bytedance, located in china. tiktok, for its part, says, hey, the data is kept in servers and the chinese government doesn't have access to it. but that is the fear here. and then. tiktok, for its part, is arguing first amendment. how do they argue? first amendment to the supreme court in this case? do we have a clear picture of that yet? >> well, that seems to be more of a legal matter. but what i think about from a business perspective and a technology perspective, andre, is how do you split up an algorithm? i mean, how do you practically do this? because, you know, and we know that the algorithm is based on code and you can't necessarily divide up code and,

and just take it for the us and then leave code intact for the rest of the world. i don't really know what the solution here is other than a full scale ban, but even that andre is complicated because there are ways to get around, you know, tiktok not being in an app store. and we've seen this because tiktok was banned in india. so the work around this is to use a virtual private network, a vpn. just change your settings to make it seem like you're in a different country like canada. and the question remains if it's banned and you have it downloaded on your phones, how do you take it off? i mean, there's just so much complexity here. and then if they are forced to sell, who can buy it? there's a $20 billion price tag on the company. i mean, there's just a handful of companies out there that can afford it. and do they want partially partial code just for the us market? i mean, there's just so much here that remains to be determined. >> yeah, the algorithm is pretty much proprietary to that company

that built it. and so it's hard for another company to take it over because you don't know what's all in that code. if you purchase it and, and you know, some of that stuff could be controlled by someone else too. this is an interesting case to watch out. is this unusual to see something like this at a january go to the supreme court? >> certainly the timing is unusual right at the cusp of an administration change is just accelerating the pressure as well. and the tech world is watching. i mean, we are new territory with issues of tech coming to a crossroads around issues of national security. it is something that is part of the reason that big technology ceos, everyone from the head of netflix to apple to google or alphabet, we're visiting with president trump because there are just such complex, complex issues at the table. and we even bring in ai, as you know, around

this, that has economic implications, policy and national security implications, as well as infrastructure implications. and so that's why you're seeing more of this advocacy with ceos, business leaders, politicians coming to visit trump, because he is going to be making decisions at a time where ai and the potential is really unfolding and his decisions can impact where the overall industry and sort of theme is going. and that has direct implications on big tech employment performance. >> et cetera. it certainly will. tech journalist shibani joshi, thank you so much for joining us this morning. i'm sure we'll be talking to you soon to see what happens in just a couple of weeks. >> absolutely. thanks. >> coming up on mornings on two and nine, there were once considered the golden egg of retail culture. but now many malls have struggled in recent years. we'll take a look at the story unfolding in san francis as the hustl and

has always been an issue, but since the pandemic, shops have seen cases nearly double. some states have tried to combat it by classifying organized retail crimes as felonies, so it comes with the possibility of more serious sentences. organized retail crime group still to later resell. the number of violent thefts has gone. up to 71% of stores are now investing more into helping employees prepare for workplace violence. >> christmas and hanukkah are both next week. many people are

getting their last minute gifts for their loved ones, but some shopping malls around san francisco are pretty quiet. even what should be a busy time of year isn't perking up. it's a trend we're seeing everywhere, though, not just the city. more people prefer to shop online instead of heading on out to the mall. crocker gallery in downtown san francisco has three shops open and operating. the former westfield mall is about half empty and is headed for a foreclosure auction. >> westfield mall used to be big back in the day, but now it's like really empty. >> what do you think? >> it's kind of sad. it's kind of sad. yeah, but i think that's also because there's a lot of people that are interested in online shopping now. >> stonestown has survived the shift to online shopping, for the most part, its restaurants and places to gather outside of shopping are drawing a lot of people. it's also adding three new restaurants by the spring of 2025, and it did recently open an entertainment center. so there's bowling arcades and all sorts of fun family things you can do in addition to your shopping. let's take a peek at that pole that's had you talking all day long. whether or not you

go to the mall. many of us were raised at the mall. thank you. stoneridge mall in pleasanton. but here we see the largest percentage by far. more than half of you say you'll only go to the mall if you have to. 57%. next group. about a quarter. say you avoid them at all costs. 19% say you love them. so i'll see you at stoneridge. you can let us know where you go or don't go by scanning the qr code at the top right of your screen, or heading on out to ktvu.com/vote. >> now to this story. governor gavin newsom declares a state of emergency because of bird flu. attending dairy farms in the state. coming up on mornings on two. the nine. how long the egg shortage will last and when we can see price relief at the grocery store. then, with christmas and new year's eve right around the corner, some of us might be heading up to tahoe for some fun in the snow. [music] but before you carve up the mountain, we'll talk with the doctor about how to avoid turning your nowy dventu

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tolls are needed to pay for bridge maintenance. this toll increase does not include the privately run golden gate. at this point, it's no problem at all crossing here just before the toll plaza. i think it's $7 now. i think the earliest i remember is $2. back when you would hand it to the gentleman or the lady there at the toll booth. and those days are long gone. i don't cross the bridge all that often. so for me, i'm like, okay, i'll pay it. but for people who do it on the daily, it's it adds up, it adds up, it adds up. >> and i remember my dad handing the toll taker a dollar and getting a quarterback. wow. it's like, oh that's wow. $0.75. >> back in the day, they were there up until the pandemic. the toll the toll workers really when the pandemic. yes. >> they like they went away before that. >> they were there. and then after the pandemic hit, they never came back. >> yeah. that's right. i think the pandemic accelerated that. right. >> yeah, exactly. i mean, it was going that way anyway. >> it was such a nice little pay for the guy behind me. and then the guy behind me pays for the guy behind it and all that's over. >> unless you had a truck. yeah. yeah, yeah.

>> i'm not paying for the guy behind me. right? >> yeah. all right, let's move to this now. governor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency because of avian flu. california is the first state in the nation to take that emergency step. it comes as cases of the virus have been found in dairy cattle and also people. ktvu sally rasmus is in the newsroom with more. allie. andre. >> so far, 34 people in california have tested positive for avian or bird flu this year. all of them were in close contact with infected cattle. so right now, there's no concern about the spread of this virus to the general population. but california is one of the nation's largest milk producing states, and so far this year, bird flu has infected more than 645 dairy cattle herds at farms across our state. governor newsom's emergency declaration allows the state to send more resources to the farms and counties affected, as well as relax some of the state labor laws about work hours, making it easier to test, manage and treat infected animals. now, up until this week, the bird flu cases had only been found in dairy cows in the central valley. but on december 12th, there was a

case discovered in a herd in southern california. the governor's office said, that signaled a wider spread of the virus that warranted that statewide emergency declaration. infectious disease experts say it's a good move to help and protect not just the agriculture industry, but also the general public. >> we still don't have a routine human test, so the test for bird flu have to go to specialized laboratories. i'm actually hopeful, with the state of emergency in california, that california health officials will see the need to develop our own test with state resources. >> infectious disease specialists say for now, the risk to the average californian of contracting bird flu is very low. what they are most concerned about, though, is the virus mutating over time and then becoming more easily transmitted from cattle to other animal species, or from one person to another. so far, there have been no cases of human to human transmission of bird flu. there is already a vaccine and some antiviral treatments for it that have been in use for several years. this fall, the food and drug administration

started the process of discussing ways to update that vaccine to more closely match this current strain. back to you, andre. >> ali. thank you. the san francisco shellfish company issued an urgent recall for certain oysters that may be contaminated with norovirus. s&m shellfish company says the oysters from british columbia and were sold between december 1st and the ninth. the fda says the oysters were sold as fannie bay, buckley bay and royal miyagi oysters, and they were shipped to distributors in at least 15 states, including california. the fda is advising restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell the oysters and immediately dispose of them. the fda warns anyone can get sick with norovirus. >> millions of people are expected to fly this holiday season, and as cb cotton reports, the tsa is advising people what they can and can't bring on board. >> the holiday travel rush is on, and this year could be one for the record books. triple a says more than 119 million americans will travel at least

50 miles during the next two weeks, up 3 million from last year. >> plan ahead and be patient. give yourself all the time you need to easily navigate the holiday hustle. >> despite an increase in airfare, nearly 8 million of those travelers will be flying as usual, with big crowds expected. airlines advise getting to the airport at least two hours early. >> be ready for large crowds and extended wait times at both the airports and on the roads. >> tsa expects its busiest days will be the friday before christmas, and also several days after the holiday, and people can play an important role in making sure those long lines at security don't get bogged down while you're in that line. >> begin to think about removing things from your pockets, placing those items in your carry on bag so that it's all conveniently located in one spot. >> if you're planning on traveling with food, tsa says to leave liquids in checked baggage only. store solid foods in your carry on. as for presents, folks are asked to leave those

unwrapped. >> if that gift alarms, we will have to open it and then we will be like the grinch and ruin that christmas wrapping. so we encourage you use a nice gift box or a gift bag. >> tsa is also urging people to prepare for next year's travel now by getting a real id, which will be needed to board flights starting in may in new york. cb cotton, fox two news. >> winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding are a great way to stay active and enjoy the fresh mountain air. but there's also a risk of injury that comes with them. let's learn how to protect ourselves and our families by welcoming doctor mary meyer, emergency room physician at kaiser permanente in the east bay. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> you grew up near the mountains. you you were off and on. is it skis or snowboard? yes. >> i'm a skier and just a skier, i don't board. i actually grew up in sacramento. okay. and i'm old enough. i remember a time when there was no traffic to get to tahoe, so i actually spent a lot of my saturdays just running up skiing. yeah, we just hopped

in the car and would go for the day. >> yeah. now i know, you know, of course. and let's talk about, you know, when someone is young and i have two young teenage sons and one of them thinks he can do anything, the other one really does know his limits. how important is it sort of realizing how good a skier or boarder you are? >> yes, i have two of those, both a little older now, but yeah, absolutely. it's really easy when you first get started, especially if you're young to think you know it all. it's really important to know your limits, pay attention to the mountain. and the other thing i want to point out is that this time of year, we're headed into the holidays. there are a lot of people going to the mountains. they are not necessarily regularly skiing or boarding. they're doing it for their holidays. so you have a lot of other beginners, so they could be the problem even if i know what i'm doing. yes, it can make for a congested mountain. so you just want to be aware not only of your own skiing ability, but of everyone else who's out there. when i was growing up, i was actually taught a couple of sort of basic courtesy rules for being on the mountain. and one of them is you're responsible for the skier ahead of you. and

what we mean when we say that is, you know, they can't see you from behind. so you just really need to make sure you're paying attention to who's in front of you. and the basic courtesy stuff. if you need to stop, try to pull over on the side so you're not stopping in the middle of a slope. and then i see this all the time. again, more with beginners than more advanced skiers. they will kind of just try to cross a slope. and it's a little like crossing a street without looking both ways. so you want to make sure if you're going to cross a slope that you always look up and down and don't get barreled into, just like crossing the street. >> exactly what are the most common injuries? and you said it differs between skiers and boarders. yes. >> yeah. so the good news is the most common things i see are actually relatively mild. so i see lots of bumps, bruises, sprains. though skiers tend to have lower extremity injuries. they kind of crumple over their boot and their ski. and so when they get more significant injuries, they injure the legs like they break legs boarders. i really see the upper extremities. >> you land hard on those and on

those we actually call it a foosh, a fall on an outstretched hand. >> i see lots and lots of wrist injuries, but here's my public safety message. what i worry about. there are two things i actually really worry about. the biggest thing is head injuries. head injuries can be severe. it can be the head, it can be the cervical spine. and there's a really, really good way to and straightforward way to protect yourself. and that's to wear a helmet. i actually grew up in a time when no one wore helmets. >> i remember that time. >> yes. and it was my kids who eventually said, mom, why aren't you in a helmet? you make us wear a helmet every time. so i now put a helmet on every time. and then the other thing i sometimes see, it's not as common, but it's really dangerous. is hypothermia okay? which is easier to get into than you think. you know, you're exercising when you're skiing or boarding, and so you're sweating and you can feel quite warm. but if you get into a back bowl and you're sweating and you sort of stripped off layers, and then it can take a while to get back to sort of civilization, the lift whatnot. once you are wet under

all that clothing from sweating, you increase your your heat loss. so wear layers. just again, it comes back to really knowing them out and being aware where you are in the mountain, aware of your level and your ability. and then never, never ski alone. always try to have someone with you or at the very least, someone who knows where you are. >> can i ask you sort of. in a moment of crisis, our little one years ago snowboarder wearing a helmet hit his head and it was a little rougher than we thought. we thought, oh, like, is this a concussion? do we need to go to the er? how do parents and everyone know where that line is of, you know, sit out for a minute, have some hot cocoa versus this needs real attention. >> yeah, that is a great question. so there are a couple of red flags. first of all, what i would say is across the board, if you are concerned you have a child or any family member or anyone with a significant head injury, don't mess around with it. seek medical care and make sure. but there are a couple of red flags that really make me concerned and want me to have you take your kids off the

slopes and really seek medical care immediately. that would be a loss of consciousness. somebody. so somebody hits their head hard enough that they pass out any kind of confusion that doesn't resolve immediately, you know, kind of ongoing days, okay, vomiting, feeling really nauseated, really symptomatic. and those are the kids and the adults i want to be evaluating. it might be a very straightforward evaluation where i'm able to kind of examine this patient quickly and say, you're going to be okay, you have a concussion, but you should recover. and then there are other more extreme injuries where we need to do imaging like cat scans of the brain. >> the last thing you want is a bleed going undetected and then leading to disaster. i feel like we could talk about this forever. there are so many families who make it a practice of going, but then also new families every year. so it's an important topic. wear your helmet. i think that's one of the big takeaways. doctor, it's so good to see you. i guess we'll see you on the mountain. i'll be in the lodge drinking the hot cocoa, and my husband and sons will be there with you. thank you for joining us. >> sounds good. >> thank you. very good. coming

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heading into next season. you know because that carry over is real. >> players dealing with injuries include new starting running back isaac lorendo left tackle trent williams. the niners have cleared out the locker of de'vondre campbell after he refused to play in the thursday night loss to the rams last week. he is suspended now for the rest of the season. >> fresh off broadway, mean girls is the high energy comedy drama that brings all the laughs and iconic moments from suburban illinois to the stage. following katie, regina and the plastics. because this queen bee showdown is so fetch. joining us now are tom brown, who stars as mr. duval, and kristen sérgio, who stars as miss norbury. i was telling you guys, you guys look young enough to play the kids, but this realistic. you have young people playing the kids, the mean girls, right? absolutely. how close is it to the movie that many of us saw? >> it's very close. it is the same story that you've come to love with the iconic lines, just with musical elements put to it, musical elements. >> and seeing live is great. how do you feel about did you did

you see the movie when it came out? >> i did, i did. i mean, i've watched the movie all all of, all of the years that i've been alive. i love this movie. but the musical is the is the movie that you love, right? but we have singing and dancing and people who like, you know, plays and musicals, but also like the movie. >> this is right up their alley. >> absolutely. >> so what have you found and how has the story aged? quietly. it's been a minute since this story came out. i think it was oh four in the movie or something like that. >> 20 years? >> yeah. so it's the same thing. just the idea of social media has been added, which was not a big deal or even necessarily a thing. when the movie aired. >> people find ways kids find ways to be mean. i remember middle school a long time ago. there was always something that, you know, there's always going to be something middle school. and then part of high school. is there something that surprised you about now that you're in it as opposed to watching it?

>> i think that the biggest thing that surprised me is that we can still relate so well to it. i mean, i think everybody who comes to see our show can find somebody on that stage to relate to, whether you're, you know, in high school or the mother of three or, you know, but i play three characters. i play miss norbury, mrs. george and mrs. heron. and so the thing that that i love, and maybe the best surprise of it all, is being able to play these three iconic women and go through this story every night. what about you? >> it's the same way i think that the movie, being in the movie, we've all been to high school before, so being able to live that out, although i play the principal, being able to be back in that setting from a different lens than i was growing up, it's just an amazing thing to consider. >> so, you know, i was going to ask you something about being in high school. does this any of this bring back any of that angst? you kind of answered it, but i want to hear from you.

sure, sure. you know, the angst that some some of us had in high school fitting in. you know, it's kind of a trying time. >> absolutely. i mean, even as the adult women. right. miss norbury is in, in high school every day. she's she teaches the kids and the anxiety that she feels and the angst that she feels trying to relate to her students, trying to relate to cady heron and pull the best qualities of her out, you know? i think even being intimidated by regina george, you know, as mrs. george, all she wants is her daughter's love and affection and she's intimidated. she her daughter has a lot of power. so i think that angst has carried over not only in, in kristen's life, but also in, in these women's lives. >> yes. so the last question and both of you can answer. let's suppose you haven't seen the movie. a lot of people this is old movie. some people didn't watch it. yeah. can they come and get a fresh experience not knowin anything about it? >> absolutely, absolutely. i think the same one liners that

was in the film that they may not have seen. you're going to be able to take away those lines and quote them as you're in the car going home and the songs, the humming, the songs as well. >> well, it's a different experience because you get you get the musical numbers, you get, you know, all of the beautiful music that was written for this. and so you leave the theater singing and humming and hopefully, you know, hopefully you fall in love with mean girls again. >> by the way, i can't let you get away without saying. how many times do people say your name is tim brown? do you know about this wide receiver? >> i've been getting it all my life, at least since i was. >> you are tall. i could be him. you could totally be him. >> i wish i was tim brown. >> yeah. that's right. >> i wish i was him. >> have you met the man? >> i have not. >> okay. you will one day. i think so. >> thank you. >> maybe tim brown will come to mean girls. >> there you go. >> tim and kristen, thank you so much for coming. let me put some information here. if you'd like to go see mean girls, we want to remind you it's only here for a

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so we're getting holiday cards from you, our viewers, and we wanted to share some of the nice messages we have been receiving. >> oops. i think lori belmonte of daly city receives the best penmanship or penmanship award. she sent us a card. super sweet, she writes. love waking up to a good cup of coffee and channel two news. wishing you all a wonderfully blessed christmas. she is always a faithful viewer. so lori belmonte from daly city is really nice writing. you're right, i feel like we've been signing christmas cards. holiday cards and if you said if we have received yours and if we get it by christmas eve, you get a ktvu card in the mail. can i tell you my penmanship has steadily declined from an already low point.

>> i thought i was the only one. no. all right. yeah, it's funny, you start off with the best intentions and i thought it was going to get better, i thought, but the more practice you can get look really nice. i'm like, this is terrible. >> yeah, but i have to say, our viewers have just really come through gorgeous, beautiful cards, even more beautiful sentiments on the inside. so lori and everyone. >> yeah, hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of them. >> and look, they all went to the post office before we did because time is ticking and time is running out. >> if you would like to check those out, do it. yeah. what kind of stamps people use. >> all right. you do that. really? >> yeah. check that out. >> like christmas stamps. >> you do that. let me tell the good people at home that if they haven't made it to the post office, they can get their cards and letters and gifts to where they need to go. but you will pay more than you did have to just a couple days ago. so let's talk about some deadlines when it comes to shipping those cards and gifts. yesterday was the deadline for first class ground shipping to the post office, and boy, there were long lines around the bay. some people we talked to at the alameda post

office said they were surprised by these long lines, but others said they found it comforting. >> i did not expect it to be this long, but i guess like we're all here for the same reasons. >> you know, this is this is actually part of the reason why i moved to alameda, because of the sense of community here, you know? so it's definitely a long line, but it's also nice to see everyone coming out and doing their holiday errands at the same time. >> yeah. like you talk to the person behind you. hey, who are you sending to all the good stuff, right? if you missed today's priority mail deadline, you can still ship with the post office. you'll have to pay priority mail express rates. the deadline for that is saturday. you can also ship with fedex and ups to get your packages and cards there by christmas. that will cost more than postal service priority mail. so of course you can't ship what you don't have, what you haven't bought. as the last minute shopping rush is on, we're asking you if you shop at malls, we see the largest percentage. well, more than half say you will only go to the mall if you have to. next group about 1 in 4 say you avoid malls at all costs. 19% say you love it. take me to orange julius. take me to

mrs. fields. i will see you at like, what was that? brookstone. we're going back now, so keep making those numbers change by weighing in. you know the drill. the qr codes on the right at the top there. it's also waiting for you@ktvu.com. >> andre she forgot. hot dog on a stick. >> sharper image, sharper image, sharper image that was used to go hang out in there and check out the stuff i couldn't afford. all right. the federal reserve has made another cut to its benchmark interest rate. the fed cut rates by a quarter percentage point yesterday. fed chair jerome powell says the economy has made progress towards the fed's goal of reducing the rate of inflation and cooling the labor market. but stocks plunged on news that there could be fewer rate cuts in the new year. economists say the fed is also considering the potential impact of the incoming trump administration. >> i think the fed is really starting now to build into some of its forecasts. the effects of higher tariffs. >> economists say we could see some consumer interest rates

rise, such as mortgages, credit card rates and car loans, as banks adjust to the expectation there won't be as many cuts in the future. >> no matter your age, financial planners say it's never too late to save for retirement. next year, you can defer up to $23,500 into a 401 k plan. that's an increase of $500 from this year. people between the ages of 60 to 63 have a chance to contribute even more. it's called super funding. this age category is allowed to contribute another $11,250, which would raise the maximum total for those people to nearly $35,000 per year. >> a new state law is pushing for more transparency at addiction treatment centers when it comes to using restraints or isolation rooms for patients under the age of 21. the new law requires a report to be sent to both the patient involved and their parent or guardian, must also include why they decided to use restraints or isolation, and the length of time it was used. in 2021, california put a stop to sending teens out of state to

for-profit treatment centers after multiple reports of abuse. >> new law goes into effect in 2025, restricting how employers can write their job ads. businesses can no longer mention in their ads, postings, or applications that a valid driver's license is required unless driving is expected to be part of the job. governor newsom signed the bill into law in september. supporters say it's designed to prevent discrimination against people who do not have a driver's license. >> some workers say they don't understand the purpose of their jobs or companies, and it's leading to a new trend called the great detachment. a new survey revealed that americans happiness at work is way down. the number of u.s. workers actively seeking a new job is now more than 50% today, compared to 45% in 2020. researchers say one solution is to make workers feel more satisfied at work, to give them clear expectations and goals. look, no job is perfect, but i'm pretty confident i know what the purpose of this job is, right?

>> we're informing people, and i will say when we get feedback, like back to the holiday cards. when we get feedback like this, when we get messages of people telling us, i have to go back to this card. i read it at seven, but just amazing, this, this man shawn wrote in about his dad, gary henshall, saying that he had cancer. he beat it. he watches every day. like when people say that we're a part of their day. it is so meaningful. so that's our purpose. that is our purpose. >> thank you so much. thank you. appreciate it. yeah i do appreciate everyone. >> i wish that feeling for everyone. yeah. whatever you do. >> yeah exactly. [music] all right. quick reminder. you can stream ktvu news anytime with the fox local app on your streaming device or your phone as well. just download it. look for fox local nd the >> three, two, one... it's showtime! >> ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel good time ♪ ♪ spreading love and joy and laughter all over the place ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ it will be