stretch of the year for people hitting the road and the sky. what you need to know, especially if you have a flight. then san francisco police opened fire and kill a man in front of a luxury store in union square. what they say he did in the hours before the shooting, and the details that we're working to learn about why police use deadly force. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian. we begin with breaking news in alameda. that's where a small plane had to make an emergency landing. we sent sky fox right above that scene just a short time ago. you see a plane down in the middle of the road here, along with some emergency vehicles and a fire

truck responding. alameda fire says a single propeller airplane had to make an emergency landing around 1030 this morning at the abandoned naval base runway. the pilot reported engine issues and the pilot landed safely. there was one other person on board. no injuries reported. an investigation is underway across the bay. now, a san francisco police shot and killed a man suspected of a hit and run that injured three people. it began yesterday evening around 630 near post and grant, and ended with a shooting right in front of the dior store at that intersection. our allie rasmus recounts what police and people who live and work nearby had to say about the incident. >> we're on grant and post and behind us is the dior store. you can see several bullet holes in the windows as crews work to repair that storefront. this morning around 130. this is where san francisco police say officers shot and killed a man who they believe was involved in a hit and run collision. according to police, around 630 yesterday evening, they got a report about someone driving

recklessly onto the sidewalk near post and kearny. two people struck had non life threatening injuries. there was a cyclist also hit and police don't know the extent of that cyclist's injuries and have not been able to locate him to find out. but by 130 this morning, police say they used security video and other evidence to track down the suspect. they said they found him here working, possibly as a security guard outside the dior store. >> we are still trying to sort it out. we haven't confirmed it. we believe that he was a security guard, and we don't know for sure if he was hired by dior or not. >> police say they made a plan to arrest the man, but there was some sort of confrontation, and police ended up firing their weapons and killing him. >> we're still sorting out exactly what the suspect had and what the suspect did. upon my arrival this morning, there was a firearm on the ground at the scene that belonged. we believe that, i believe belong to the suspect. it's terrible. >> it's terrible. every time

something is going on, people can't live a normal life. i don't understand, i don't understand this. >> this man who identified himself only as richard, says he also works as a security guard in this high end shopping district. >> i'm a rover, so i move around to different stores. >> do you know who this security guard could have been? >> no. that's what i was trying to find out. >> the assistant police chief who spoke this morning says there are still many details they don't know, including whether the suspect was armed. exactly what led up to the confrontation and how many officers were involved. investigators also want to find and speak to the cyclist, who was struck by the driver earlier yesterday evening. anyone with information should contact san francisco police. in san francisco, ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> let's get outside here as many people will be packing up today or this weekend heading out for the holidays. we're tracking your forecast. if you happen to be leaving the city and heading up to the marin headlands, you'll run into a little bit of fog up here at the golden gate. but boy, that fog has been present most of the

week. today, rosemary a little bit lighter, actually, than we've been. >> yes, we are beginning to see a transition gasia. today will be the last dry day as we turn over to a wet pattern in time for the weekend, giving you a live look here over our hills and the bay. and you can see in addition to the low clouds, we have high clouds already beginning to push into the bay area. storm tracker two will show you exactly what is going on. this view from up above the clouds are going to remain in place for today. partly to mostly cloudy skies and mainly dry weather. that begins to change tonight into tomorrow. here is a look at the first again, in a number of storms that will be coming our way over the next several days. the rain already over areas of washington, oregon into northern california may see a little bit of virga out there, meaning a few drops within those clouds, but likely not much hitting the ground. and the futurecast model will show you just that. we'll be in and out of the clouds for today, but here's a look at tomorrow morning. we do start out with scattered showers. if you are thinking about traveling, or if you are headed out to the malls to do some shopping, this to be aware of it

will be an on and off rainy day on saturday. by saturday night we do begin to see a little bit of a lull with another system expected to arrive on sunday. i'll have a look at the rainfall amounts we expect here. also, snow for the sierra all coming up in just a little bit. garcia. >> rosemary. thank you. the holiday travel rush is starting up again. and just like we saw, thanksgiving year end travel is expected to break records. ktvu amanda quintana is at oakland's airport to show us what it looks like there. >> oe k is full of passengers and a lot of holiday cheer or toys. with 500,000 people expected to pass through the airport between today and january 6th. the terminals are decked out in festive decor. today is actually expected to be the busiest day here. the stovin and hines families headed on a southern tour. >> we are flying into new orleans and then driving over to mississippi, then back to new orleans, then over to alabama and then atlanta. >> after usually driving for the holidays, they're excited to be

getting on a plane. >> i'm excited for airport food. >> i'll never understand that one. >> a record number of travelers are expected to make a trip of at least 50 miles for the holidays. triple a predicts more than 119 million americans will travel from tomorrow to the first. narrowly beating out 2019 numbers. but passengers we spoke to don't mind how busy it is. >> i don't have a problem with it. i you know, i know there's going to be people it's going to get there's traffic. everyone's in a hurry. but i just take my time and just enjoy it. >> there are light displays, multiple christmas trees and even popcorn and a free gift wrapping station. once you get through security that is staffed by o k airport staff and they will fully wrap your presents for you. >> of course, tsa recommends not flying with wrapped packages just for security reasons in case they're searched. so this is a really a great opportunity so that you can still arrive at your destination with wrapped presents. >> those things make a difference for passengers like

damon douglas, but it looks like they're starting to really dig things out and bring the holiday season in. he says, especially after the pandemic, he's happy to see people getting back to enjoying this special time. >> we have a little bit of a holiday spirit nowadays, it seems like it's starting to be more prominent, so it seems like we're starting to enjoy the holidays a little bit more. >> employees and passengers showing off their christmas cheer. >> i even have some glasses that i'm going to put on in a little bit that's got christmassy stuff on them. >> merry christmas! >> in oakland. amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> holiday travelers may run into problems with the nation's airports due to harsh weather. chicago's o'hare international, one of the busiest airports in the country, issued a ground stop today, pausing departures because of snowy and icy conditions. nearly 600 flights have been delayed out of o'hare today, about 30 canceled. the storm is causing problems as it brings heavy snow across the midwest. new at noon. here at home, california food and health agencies have issued an update to california's state of emergency over the spread of

bird flu. the health agencies will stress the risk to the general public remains low. there have been no human to human transmissions so far this year. 34 people in the state have tested positive. all were in close contact with either cattle or poultry. experts say the virus moves very quickly between dairies. >> since the initial introduction into california in august, we've established quarantines at 679 dairies. most of those are in the central valley, which is kind of our agricultural rich part of the state. but we have just recently detected a few infected dairies in southern california as well. >> according to the cdc, more than 60 people in eight states have been infected with bird flu. one person in louisiana is hospitalized with the nation's first known severe case. hundreds of bay area workers continue to walk the picket lines heading into the holidays. amazon. amazon. amazon. workers nationwide and in san francisco

walked off the job yesterday. the strike is expected to continue today. distribution warehouse workers are asking for pay increases and better benefits. they say they gave amazon a december 15th deadline and were ignored. amazon accused the teamsters union of coercing and threatening amazon employees to join the strike. >> i refuse to do that. they've refused all the other deadlines that we've set for them. so now they've left us with no choice but to strike. >> across town, workers at the marriott hotels began voting on a new contract offer. workers say it appears to be a good deal after examining the wages and medical benefits. hilton and hyatt workers continue to picket the alameda county firefighters annual holiday. toy drive is underway in san leandro. firefighters partnered with local businesses and organizations for the 15th year of this event. they've so far collected thousands of toys to give to children this holiday season. the alameda county fire chief tells us the firefighters who organized the toy drive have been laser focused on making sure they can give as many gifts as possible to the children,

come from members of the community that have wanted to make sure that someone has a christmas, and they've really been the focus of marcus here, who is our toy drive program coordinator. >> and he has been doing outreach and making sure that people know that we're here and what we're trying to do for the community. >> the cleanup continues in san francisco following last weekend's storm, the damage in golden gate park, and how officials are preparing for more rain in the coming days. coming up next at noon. [music] there is still storm damage that needs to be cleaned up after a full week of such efforts. we'll tell you where things stand as we prepare for another weekend. that will be awfully wet. >> it's a race against the clock to fund the government to avoid a shutdown looming just hours away. i'm rebecca castro in wash gton with the latest o

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the negotiations. >> everyone on capitol hill is waiting to see if republicans will pull off a hail mary or shut down the government at midnight. house speaker mike johnson returned to capitol hill friday morning, optimistic congress could still pull together a budget deal, even with the deadline to avoid a government shutdown just hours away. >> we're expecting votes this morning, so you'll stay tuned. we got a plan. >> his plan to bring another vote to the house floor. despite lawmakers last night rejecting the latest funding proposal, the second of two shot down this week. republicans heading to last minute meetings rolling up their sleeves to find another solution. >> we continue working through and try to get an agreement and bring something to the floor today. >> it's time to go back to the original agreement we had just a few days ago. it's the quickest, simplest, and easiest way we can make sure the government stays open. >> but with washington on the brink of shutting down, democrats cast blame on billionaire elon musk. >> it's just shameful that they allowed the elon musk, who now

everybody's calling president musk to blow this deal up. >> a main sticking point increasing the borrowing limit. house minority leader hakeem jeffries, writing on social media that doing so at this juncture was a hard pass. and even some republicans have criticized raising the debt ceiling without cutting spending. still, lawmakers on both sides say a deal is critical. >> we have to keep the government funded live to fight another day. the fact is that we are not shutting the government down before christmas. >> elon musk has been a key player in all of this, and now some conservatives in congress are even floating his name as a replacement for mike johnson as house speaker. in washington. rebecca castor ktvu, fox two news. >> cleanup continues in san francisco nearly a week after a severe storm triggered a rare tornado warning in the city. a tornado never materialized, but the powerful winds toppled trees all across san francisco and beyond last weekend. the rec and parks department has now tallied up 98 downed trees in city parks

alone. 74 of those trees were in golden gate park. >> the good news here is that no one was hurt among all these downed trees. and this is really a testament to the fast action of our staff. all weekend long we had arborists out, gardeners, rangers, heavy equipment operators, and they were really focused on ensuring that our parks can bounce back from all this. >> crews are hoping to clean up most of the storm damage in san francisco before the next round of rain and wind moves in tomorrow. let's go deeper on the weather here. take a live look outside. see the oakland alameda estuary is looking awfully gray after a little bit of sun earlier today. our meteorologist, rosemary oroczo is here to really help us time this weekend because a lot of people have plans they don't want to cancel. >> gasia. yes. a lot of folks are going to be traveling. a lot of folks have last minute shopping and we are looking at rain and showers off and on pretty much for the whole weekend. we'll try to dial it in

here momentarily, giving you a live look at the golden gate bridge. started out with some fog out there this morning and today is a spare the air quality across the region at this time is moderate, so that's definitely something the rain is going to help us out with. going to improve our air quality as we do move forward. meanwhile, our visibility a much better than earlier this morning. most areas reporting at least two miles visibility and better. the winds are generally light. half moon bay reporting a breeze at about 12mph, coming in from the northwest north northeast in many spots and calm for many as well. into the hills we go. it's a little breezier here. oakland north and south reporting 15 to 25 mile per hour winds and areas to the north. mount saint helena reporting 16mph. getting into the temperatures. with the mostly cloudy skies in store for today, many are a little bit cooler, down by even nine degrees over san jose, down by five. half moon bay. santa rosa you're actually a few degrees warmer, although still cool.

take a look at the numbers right now. 50 degrees in santa rosa, 54 in san francisco, upper 40s to low 50s in and around walnut creek. so expect a cool day with mostly cloudy skies and mainly dry conditions. storm tracker two here a bit of a southerly flow beginning to set up, and we will see a breezy at times. in addition to the wet weather for the weekend, this is going to be the first in a number of rounds coming our way. between now and christmas eve. we'll take you through at least the weekend here. when it comes to rainfall amounts. by tomorrow night, we're looking at anywhere from a few 107 inch for areas of the south bay to almost half an inch for the north bay. now we'll push forward into midnight sunday night into monday and notice more accumulation there, with the north bay receiving up to about an inch or so. san francisco could have about half an inch with less for the inner east bay as well as the south bay. now, when it comes to the timing, we're mostly cloudy and dry today. by tomorrow morning

we're starting out with scattered showers, and then it is going to be off and on for all of saturday. sunday morning we start out with some light rain and then we will call for on and off showers throughout the day. and then by the evening we are going with widespread rain for the sunday night time frame and gasia. these two systems are the weaker of the last one arriving on christmas eve. wow. yeah, so i'll have a look at that. now the snow levels are going to be high. in fact, national weather service hasn't even issued an advisory for travel. oh, those snow levels will be dropping early next week as well with the stronger storm. so better details on that coming in the extended forecast. >> boy shopping, gathering, outdoor activities. we're hanging on every word. ice skating. all right, rosemary, we'll see you in a few. thank you. coming up, a major recall involving tesla, the company recalling almost 700,000 vehicles. what we've learned about the pro em

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to accept a second no fine, no fee proposal from a u.s. company to renew the hunt for flight mh370, which disappeared more than ten years ago. now, the plane is believed to have crashed in the southern indian ocean. the cabinet ministers gave the nod at their meeting last week for texas based marine robotics firm ocean infinity to continue the seabed search operation at a new 5800 square mile site in the ocean next year. the white house was hoping for a mideast ceasefire deal by

christmas, but it's looking increasingly unlikely, with fighting picking up once again in the gaza strip. fox's alex hogan has more from london. >> israeli forces are still taking the fight to hamas in gaza, and u.s. and arab mediators work around the clock to hammer out a ceasefire that would include the return of the remaining hostages. earlier this week, president biden sounded optimistic that a deal was imminent, but sources close to the talks say negotiators are stuck on several key points, including the fate of postwar gaza. >> gaza has to be translated into something different that ensures that hamas is not in any way in charge, that israel doesn't have to be, and that there's something coherent that follows. >> the talks are also complicated by a renewed israeli offensive in gaza. the idf says it's helping put israel in a stronger bargaining position, and it will keep the fight until a deal is made. >> we are exerting pressure on hamas daily, driving it into greater distress to ensure the

return of the hostages. >> but israel is also increasing its military presence in syria. president trump says he wants the u.s. to stay out of it. but america is increasingly being drawn into the conflict. on friday, the first u.s. diplomats to visit since the fall of the assad regime arrived in damascus, and the pentagon says there are now 2000 american troops deployed in syria. >> these additional forces are considered temporary rotational forces that deploy to meet shifting mission requirements, whereas the core 900 deployers are on longer term deployments. >> and turkey, a member of nato, says the u.s. has a responsibility to stop israel from occupying parts of western syria. in london, alex hogan ktvu, fox two news. >> the man accused of shooting and killing unitedhealthcare ceo is facing four new federal charges, including murder. 26 year old luigi mangione was flown from pennsylvania to new york to make his first appearance in federal court. he was walked slowly by dozens of heavily armed law enforcement

officers. the federal indictment revealed a new photo of the gun. police say mangione used to kill brian thompson. >> we're going to respectfully decline to make any comment at this time. but mr. mangione appreciates everyone's support. thank you so much. >> if found guilty of murder, mangione could face the death penalty. federal prosecutors have not said if they plan to seek that punishment. police in milpitas have now confirmed the four people who were found dead tuesday night in an apartment were all members of the same family. investigators say it was a murder suicide. police say a 36 year old man shot and killed his wife and two young children, ages nine and four, then shot himself. >> tragedy is a very difficult reminder of the importance of addressing domestic violence and gun violence. the loss of their lives was preventable. >> milpitas police say there were no previous reports of domestic violence involving the family, and say they're still looking for a motive. domestic violence organizations stand ready to help anyone who is

experiencing or concerned about the possibility of domestic violence. the national domestic violence hotline is on your screen now. it's free, confidential and available 24 hours a day. the alameda county da has thrown out a case against a police officer involved in the death of mario gonzalez in alameda. the district attorney's office tells ktvu it will throw out the case against officer eric mckinley, who pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter in october. a judge has already dropped charges for two other officers after the da's office failed to charge them in an adequate time frame. tesla, recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to a tire pressure monitoring system issue. the problem was with the monitoring systems warning light. tesla says it may not remain illuminated and fail to warn the driver about low tire pressure. driving with improperly inflated tires, of course, can increase in the risk of a crash. according to the national highway traffic safety administration, the recall includes the 2024 cybertruck,

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people flocking to airports here in the bay and all across the country as they head to their holiday destinations. tsa is warning people to build in extra time today and through the weekend for your travel. there have already been some problems elsewhere. earlier, a ground stop was issued in chicago due to ice and snow. the tsa expects to screen more than 40 million people over the next week or so. that would be about a 6% increase from last year. already today, there have been long lines at bay area airports and today is busy. of course, next friday also expected to be busy as well. travel experts say we are still in a post pandemic travel bump. people are making it happen and i think it has to do a lot with, i think, sort of a psychological shift in in the view of travel. post pandemic, i

think people value it a lot more than they did before. and i think the numbers tell us that because we're surpassing those pre-pandemic numbers, numbers which were already very high to begin with. expect a lot of company on the roads as well. triple a expects nearly 120 million people to travel this coming week. 90% will be driving. so if you're heading out of the bay this weekend, do plan for some delays. the port of oakland is being sued by an environmental group over plans to expand at the oakland airport. the proposals include a new terminal, some improvements to the parking areas, and international arrivals. the lawsuit, filed by communities for a better environment, claims the environmental impact report understates the true impacts of the expansion on air quality, noise and traffic. it calls for a new environmental study. now, port of oakland issued a statement saying the project would modernize the airport's facilities and meet the region's travel needs, adding the final environmental impact report was certified by a unanimous vote by the oakland board of port commissioners on november 21st of this year. the eir is a product of years of careful

study, community outreach, and careful deliberation preceding the november vote. new at noon an east bay family is considering filing a lawsuit after being injured in a tour boat accident in the florida everglades. they were visiting naples, florida, last week, along with a group of children and parents from an east bay youth football team. they were injured when two airboats giving tours collided. the family held a news briefing this morning with their attorneys. david tolson, of antioch, was seriously injured along with his wife and children. >> i am in a great deal of pain working through a lot of the nuances that come with an accident like this. obviously, not only was i injured, my wife was severely injured as well. my children sustained injuries, so i am working through it slowly but surely. >> the cause of the boat crash is under investigation. people attended a town hall in half moon bay focused on a recent tsunami warning following the major earthquake in northern

california. community members. in san mateo county, first responders discussed the decisions made on that day. ktvu lamonica peters has the story. >> but the one thing i wanted to let you know up front. >> san mateo county supervisor ray mueller from district three led the discussion about the tsunami warning, along with other stakeholders, including emergency management and first responders. residents asked questions and voiced their frustrations. >> we had the sheriff come through our neighborhood, which is outside the tsunami zone, and told people to evacuate, and that created a great deal of confusion because we all thought we were okay. >> emergency management first talked about why there was a tsunami warning, explaining that there had been a 7.0 earthquake. they then explained why the sirens didn't go off. the director of san mateo county emergency management said it was a collective decision made by multiple counties and agencies to not sound the sirens, because the impact would not be significant enough in the area. people also talked about not

knowing which low lying areas should be evacuated. >> many people didn't know where the low lying areas were that they were supposed to leave, and what they saw around them were individuals leaving, which led to panic because they didn't have the information to know that where they were was safe. and so one of the things the county and part of that was caused because the state website crashed. >> mueller also said the county plans to improve outreach through text messaging, signage and evacuation maps, and updating the county's website with tsunami preparedness by february. emergency management said they're learning from community feedback and have already begun implementing ways to improve. >> i think we've done 3 or 4 assemblies already, so we are. we are working with the school districts to make sure they shore up their plans. and then there's also an education campaign from the schools to the parents as well. >> now, again, one of the main takeaways from this meeting was that messaging needed to be better and clearer. they also mentioned that tsunami drills

may become just as important as earthquake drills to be prepared. lamonica peters ktvu, fox two news martha's kitchen in the south bay serves more than 2 million meals a year, but it says all the success has created a problem. >> the kitchen is now too large for its current location, and officials say they want to move it to a larger space. our jesse gary shows us what stands in the way. >> trying to move a nonprofit is not easy. >> this herculean task lies at the feet of executive director bill lee. he says martha's kitchen, located in the almond neighborhood of san jose, once served half a million meals to the hungry each year. it now serves 2.5 million a year, highlighted by thanksgiving and christmas dinners. the number of volunteers has also swelled from 30 a week to 300. >> we have grown to a point that we don't fit the facility that we're in anymore. >> lee says he's looking to spend $10 million or more on a warehouse site, up to double the current 10,000ft!s he's renting from sacred heart of jesus

church. the target area is in south central san jose, north of curtner avenue, east of san jose state, and west to highway 87. realtors say it's challenging given the lack of inventory and financing requirements. >> there's very few of them out there, and this is a very specialized need that, that, that they're looking for. and so you've got to find the right opportunities that fit that need. >> those needs include space for oversize kitchen equipment and extra venting and electrical. lee says martha's kitchen must remain accessible to those in need. >> because we serve the poor. we need to, you know, we need to remain in central san jose, where the poor can walk to our door and where we're accessible to volunteers from the greater part of the valley. >> there's a catch 22. the kitchen needs money to buy a building, but donors aren't likely to fork over cash until a purchase agreement is signed, which requires money first, experts say. in this season of

charitable giving, small and corporate donors can create a win win by giving money to martha's so it can make a purchase. and the charitable donation creates a deduction for themselves, deductible from your income so it reduces your income. >> you pay less taxes right up front when you file your return. people of means okay. and even people of not of means. start looking to farm deductions for this current tax year. >> officials with martha's kitchen say they'd like to have a new site selected and financing in place sometime early next year. but of course, there is a lot to do between now and then. in the alma section of san jose, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, there are 11 people who have already filed to run for mayor of oakland. many are rallying around a longtime public servant who hasn't thrown her hat into the ring. a group posted a public letter signed by 25 community leaders and organizations, saying oakland is facing a crisis of leadership, and that longtime east bay

congressmember barbara lee would be the best person to bring the city together. current interim mayor nikki fortunato bass is among those who signed the letter. >> it was an effort totally outside of her. she brought together people that would normally not even sit in the room together. that's what oakland needs right now. we need no more divisiveness. >> former city council member lauren taylor has also thrown his hat into the ring. he narrowly lost in the last mayoral election to shengtao. the oakland city clerk says the last day to file paperwork to run is january 17th. another bay area school district is facing a massive budget deficit and considering some big cuts, the san ramon valley unified board of education met this week for its annual organizational meeting. the superintendent said the district has to cut more than $30 million. at a meeting last night, board members discussed the proposed spending cuts and opened the floor to questions, comments and concerns. >> please consider looking at some of the alternative funding sources for counseling services for students. there are funding sources that this district is not utilizing, that other

districts have begun using. >> like many districts, san ramon valley unified is struggling due in large part to declining enrollment. about $4.5 million in cuts have been proposed for programs throughout the district. it's more than 15% of the overall reductions in the proposed plan. there could be millions of dollars in cuts to staff. plans for a housing project in oakland, at the former site of the california college of the arts, are moving forward. the historic campus dates back to 1922, has been mostly vacant since the school moved fully to san francisco two years ago. now, the city council has signed off on a plan to build a 448 unit housing development that's also expected to have retail as well. but it could be a while before it gets built. the developer says they're waiting for better economic conditions before starting the project. the u.s. census bureau says california's population has increased slightly. our state's population went up by about 232,000 people from 2023 to 24. it's a turnaround from the drop we've seen over the past few years.

the overall population, though, is still down from pre-pandemic numbers. nationally, the population grew by 1%, surpassing 340 million. much of that credited to an increase in international migration. san francisco zoo demanding a retraction of a city report critical of the zoo's conditions. according to the chronicle, the zoo's directors responded yesterday to the report at a hearing of the joint zoo committee. officials said the zoo is safe when all guidelines are followed. also said all zoos and animal sanctuaries have accidents because of human error. zoo officials say donations, attendance and the zoo's image have suffered since the report was issued in october. coming up, big lots plans to close all of its remaining stores as it goes through bankruptcy. the company has already closed more than 400 stores. now, big lots is planning on going out of business sales at the remaining stores. the company is still trying to find a buyer, but has already had one sale fall through this year. there are 21 big lot stores left in our state, none in the bay area.

>> kindred motorworks is making driving fun again by turning old classics into new, modern evs. and they're all made in the bay. >> and a live look outside our doors this afternoon where we do have mostly cloudy, dry conditions ahead of the first system to arrive. by tomorrow morning, i'll have a look at what you can expect for your bay area weekend and the extended forecast into the holiday coming up. [music]

is steering the future of electric vehicles. our pam cook shows us some evs that are made in the bay by blending vintage style with cutting edge technology. >> kindred motorworks is taking something old and turning it into something new. >> one of the things about these cars, they're these classic cars are beautiful, but they're unreliable. and the result is they're in the garage all the time. you know, they're not driven. >> so he set out to not just restore the car in a traditional sense, but to rebuild and reimagine a better car. >> to do that, you need to modernize it, right? so that's adding disc brakes so that it stops safely adding seatbelts, you know, adding headrests, a great sound system, even simple things like cup holders, things these old cars didn't have when they were new. >> things we take for granted. >> it's a fun part of the job.

probably the best job here is design, which is curating. what do we keep and what do we modernize? >> they have an entire design team dedicated to blending nostalgia with new technology. >> it looks like an analog knob, but really it changes the digital sound of our our stereo or our infotainment center, or where it's our stick shift that once used to control a manual gearbox, now controls just the drive state of our electric motors. i really enjoy being able to give that feedback to the engineers and to the design team. what's working and what's not working. >> he may call it feedback, but it also means he gets to drive around in some pretty cool cars. >> we'll take them on a weekend trip. i'll put the dogs in the back, we'll go to the beach. and, you know, not only do i get to validate the physical or technical components of the vehicle, but you get to validate the way that people look at it when you're out driving around, going through town, people always come up and ask you, you know, what the vehicle is, and

you tell them it's a restoration. but then again, you tell them it's an electric restoration and that really just blows their mind. >> why electric? >> there's a long history of putting new engines in old cars, and the newest engine is electric. the reality is it's these actually are lower maintenance. electric cars are lower maintenance. they're more reliable, they're better performing. and oh, by the way, they're sustainable as well. >> production started at the beginning of 2024, building just one car a month. they've expanded to six a month. they have four models the bronco, electric bronco, the electric pickup truck, and soon the vw bus. >> that vehicle just puts a smile on people's faces, no matter if it's an ev conversion or not. >> he says there's a strong connection between the people who love these cars, and it's all in the name. >> kindred is really about a lot of stories, you know? and that

word kindred is a it's an underused but positive word. and it harkens back to what we do, which is the modern day version of this older car. it's like a kindred spirit of those older cars. >> that kindred spirit extends to the customers who can actually come in and help build their car. >> what we offer is the build days with the customer, customer workdays, and you can come in and you can get on to the general assembly line and jump right into the stage of what your car is being built, and actually get in there and turn wrenches and work with the general assembly technicians on that specific part of the build that day. >> the rebuilding and modernizing of these classic cars is not cheap and reflected in the price. just about $200,000. >> the price tag of the vehicle is a little unattainable for most, but when you see the legwork in the development, the design, the engineering, and then you know when you're actually putting the components on the cars, you're testing new

items, you're making sure that they work, you're making sure that they're safe, the hours, it's just countless, countless numbers of hours. and when it's all said and done, i think we're actually offering a really competitive price and something that isn't even out there. >> it's a lot of effort for every model. we bring in one model, and we spend a couple million dollars tearing it down, building it up, tearing it down until it's perfect. >> do you envision yourself like a tesla factory and really mass producing? >> never. we really could not be more different than that. tesla and the other manufacturers are robots. there's no craftsmanship. this is much more about really working on that car as an individual car with your hands. >> the work and craftsmanship actually started with restoring the vintage building they use on mare island. >> we're just happy to be here and just be part of such a growing company, be part of the bay area culture, and we're here for the long run. >> pam cook, ktvu, fox two news it'd be a shame to get those

vehicles wet with raindrops. >> i mean, those are museum pieces, but still. boy, what a trip across the golden gate that would be in that vintage bus. let's get outside this weather. gray skies, preparing for rain. rosemary oroczo. this is not the final weekend before christmas kind of weather we were hoping for. >> yes, garcia, it would be nice to have one more dry weekend so we could all take care of everything we need to do before the big holiday. i'm going to say pack the umbrella. we have rounds of showers and rain coming between saturday and sunday, with another one expected on christmas eve. how about outside our doors right now? well, if you do have a place to be, we are dealing with cloudy, cool conditions and it is a spare the air day with air quality moderate at this hour, but really it's going to be tomorrow morning and moving forward when we see the wet weather. here is a view of what is going on outside right now. a lot of gray sky and the first already approaching. you can see areas of washington, oregon, northern california. we have a parade of storms that we are expecting over the next few

days, and the futurecast model will show you tomorrow morning. we are looking at scattered showers and wet weather arriving early on. it will be hit or miss. scattered showers for most of the day. sunday looks mostly cloudy, could be mainly dry, but you know, as long as those clouds are hanging overhead, we have to call for at least scattered showers. so for sunday we're looking at off and on rain. with the bulk of the system right now arriving sunday afternoon. monday right now looks like it could be mainly dry before the wetter storm arrives on christmas eve. snow levels are expected to remain high throughout the weekend, but come christmas eve, those snow levels are expected to drop and could definitely impact the passes i-80 as well as highway 50. we're now into christmas day and christmas day. at the moment, looks like it is going to be dry when it comes to the accumulation through the weekend. anywhere from an inch or less expected for the north

bay, so we can handle that, right? take a look at the sierra though. high elevation snow. we're talking seven 8000ft. the rest is going to be rain. not good news for our skiers that are planning on going up this weekend. and then as we get into tuesday night, the third storm is moving through, and we could definitely see more in the way of that possibility of flooding and standing water, as we could see anywhere from 2 to 3in for our north bay and snow expected at the sierra, with the snow levels dropping around a foot or so. no advisory for travel over the sierra for the weekend, but there is a wind advisory that begins tomorrow morning with wind gusts expected to 50mph or so on the lake. and we have a high surf advisory that will start tomorrow morning as well and go through most of the weekend. so something to consider if you're going to be out closer to the water for the weekend. meanwhile, our temperatures this hour a bit cool, upper 40s to upper 50s. and for the second part of the day, not much change. we're going to remain with the cool weather. seasonal though. i

mean, it is december, right? here's a look at your extended forecast where we're just going to be soggy. it doesn't look like anything too terrible in the way of accumulation. you know, our streams or creeks should be okay, but any amount of rainfall, you know, it just makes things more hectic for folks that need to be out and about. and then right now, it looks like christmas eve is going to be the soaker. >> okay, we have our umbrellas ready for this weekend. thank you. rosemary. you got it. coming up, it was a night to remember how the california hall of fame class says inductees are different than all the rest. and the ties some honorees have to the bay area. [music]

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a form of free coffee and hot chocolate. for the next four weeks, the valero gas station at fremont boulevard and mallory

avenue is offering free hot drinks to anyone in need of a pick me up. the generosity comes after that family run gas station suffered several acts of theft and vandalism. >> it is unfortunate that we do have the crime. we're doing our best to deter it. working with the fremont pd and other other initiatives, however, we still feel like those that are in need. let's do our best to put a smile on our face. >> it's a blessing to help me keep warm out there. it's been really, really cold in years past. >> the stations offered gas for a penny a gallon for a whole day, and provided free gas for federal employees during government shutdowns. a 100 year old trolley is returning to the streets of san jose for a special holiday circuit. it will offer free rides from civic center to the diridon station this weekend and next. between 3 and 9 p.m, transit staff at kelly park, atu and muni learned how to operate the historic trolleys. >> it's all technology, so we basically have to learn what

people back in the day did, so that was the biggest challenge. >> it takes a little to get used to. it's very, very manual. so it's not it's you can tell that you are in something historic. >> only one of the eight historic trolleys is running the holiday route. the hope is to get more of them back up and running next holiday season. well, challenging year for california winemakers is wrapping up. over the past year, growers have seen sales decline. earlier this year, some lodi grape growers were removing vineyards in response to a surplus of wine grapes and little to no sales. some growers will leave the fruit on the vine instead of harvesting it when sales are low. >> when we speak to the challenges this year, we didn't sell all of our syrah, so. so this year we have to do a term called drop fruit where we'll we'll cut it off the vine because it's not sold. >> california's wine industry supports more than 420,000 jobs in the state. slow sales could eventually lead to jeopardizing those jobs. wineries in lodi, though, are hopeful for a comeback. they urge people to visit during the winter and the holiday season if you want to enjoy quieter, less packed time

of year. governor gavin newsom and first partner jennifer siebel newsom held a virtual ceremony to induct the first all female class into the california hall of fame. the historic night saw each new member honored for their contributions to our state. many of the women have bay area ties. governor newsom said their stories remind us that in california, anything is possible. >> each of these honorees represented the spirit of california, embodying values like- [music] innovation, justice, and resilience. they pushed boundaries, transcended societal norms, and inspired progress in ways that continue to resonate with people everywhere. >> the california hall of fame's 18th class featured singer tina turner, chef and tv personality julia child, civil rights pioneer alice piper, zoologist dian fossey mitsui endo, a plaintiff in a landmark human rights lawsuit, as well as olympic medalist vicki draves. she was born and raised in san francisco. also ina coolbrith, a poet and writer who was the first librarian in oakland. thousands are preparing to ring in the new year in southern california at the rose parade. it will span five and a half

miles in pasadena, features floats covered in flowers, as well as horses, marching bands, and more, honoring traditions dating back to 1890. the floats also honored the people who make the community special and the loved ones they've lost. one legacy float honors organ donors and the lives they've saved. >> people who are no longer here are living on. in others. >> malachi would end up saving four lives with his heart, his liver and kidneys. and because of that organ donation, i have found purpose in becoming an ambassador for one legacy. >> the theme this year is best day ever. tennis legend billie jean king will serve as grand marshal. you can watch the parade live on the fox app. fox local, that is 8 a.m. wednesday, january 1st. well, the state of california is now hiring, allowing many of the people who are filling those positions to work from home. many of the jobs are here in the bay area. the state's department of industrial relations office in alameda county, offering salaries of up to $18,000 a month. you can make as much as 16,000 a month working for the state. puc in

san francisco makes $7,600 a month working for the state department of industrial relations in san francisco. we so appreciate your joining us this friday afternoon. a quick reminder that you can stream ktvu news on your smart tv, your phone, and your tablet. stay on top, of course, of our local newscast and get updated weather throughout the day and night, and special stories you will only see on the fox local streaming channel. we'll meet you back here, coming up at our next newscast. that's at 4:00. enjoy this sort of soggy friday yeah. hey, what's going on, everyone? i'm alex savage. welcome in to like it or not, you know how the show works here. we put out the topics to our panel and they will let us know if they like it or not. we have a fantastic show ready for you today. let's check out our panel here. see lee, social media influencer from san francisco hp to be precise, i. want to get that right. the specifhe