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come on in certain communities, in certain municipalities that the police are not allowed to chase them. >> new. at noon, the governor and law enforcement leaders demand a change to police policy in oakland. why? they want the city to allow officers to chase criminals more often. then, just minutes ago, we got an update from officials in santa cruz as the cleanup continues after strong waves damaged the wharf. what's being done to protect that pier from further damage as more high surf is expected today? and an early morning fire displaces more than a dozen people living in eight apartments in the south bay. the families who were forced from their homes just days after christmas. [music]
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>> this is ktvu fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon, i'm ali rasmus. we begin this hour with governor newsom, community leaders and state law enforcement calling for big changes in oakland when it comes to police pursuits. as ktvu james torres explains, the governor says crime is down, but more needs to be done. james joins us live in the newsroom. james. >> ali. gavin. governor gavin newsom in oakland this morning once again saying the surges of chp officers in the town are helping keep crime down. he says a holiday blitz led to hundreds of arrests, tens of thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise recovered in the month of december. but the strong arm came when talking about oakland's suspect pursuit policy. basically, when officers are allowed to chase criminals who are running away. newsom says those policies are too restrictive for the police department, and he is now urging the police commission to loosen those rules. chp representatives say they've chased and arrested suspects, and we're told those suspects were shocked because they thought all law enforcement, law enforcement agencies were not allowed to
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conduct those pursuits. newsom says this needs to change. >> you could be drunk. you can run a red light. you can come close to sideswiping a school bus during the morning hours, right in front of a police officer. and the pursuit policy in oakland says, we can't we cannot pursue that suspect. we cannot engage that according to the policy. >> you can really only do that if you suspect that the criminal is a responsible for a violent crime. the governor suggested the police commission call a special meeting to make that change immediately. we heard from city council member kevin jenkins. he was at the press conference there, too. he says the city administrator and the police chief are actually working on a new chase policy, and they'll soon take it up to the police commission. the state also acknowledged calls for chp help in antioch and vallejo. much like what we've seen in oakland. chp says it is considering those requests, but does not have enough resources
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to do it at the same level as oakland. in the meantime, chp officers already assigned to the area have been trying to help out on the city streets when there is time. ali. >> states and cities are limited in their resources. james. thanks for that update. well, new at noon. just in the past half hour, the city of santa cruz gave an update on the city's damaged wharf and the process to repair it. officials say the wharf will not reopen until the city is sure it is safe to do so, and it's not clear whether the collapsed section of the wharf can or should be rebuilt. powerful waves on monday knocked a 140 foot section of the wharf into the ocean. three engineers were on that section of the wharf doing inspections when it collapsed. they had minor injuries. city officials report that the wharf was hit by the largest swell they've recorded in that particular spot in 30 years. >> that, combined with the end of the wharf being under construction and really damaged and weakened from previous years storms, that was really the vulnerable point. so what we've seen is the remainder of the
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wharf, we generally feel very confident that it's strong and stable. >> the city says that it is also working with community groups to support all the businesses located on the wharf, and about 400 employees who work there, because, again, the entire wharf is expected to remain closed with no estimated time to reopen it. we're getting new video of the moment those massive waves slammed into santa cruz harbor earlier this week. look at that. >> holy look at the look at. look at the dock over there. holy. well, big red just hammering. look. look at grizz and his wife and stuff down there. >> oh, this video is from monday morning, when those strong waves pummeled the santa cruz harbor. employees at the marina say the waves destroyed boats and some of the docks they were tied to. and the harbor master says pilings from the broken wharf have washed up into that harbor, damaging several other vessels. already, the damage from those
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waves, to be in the tens of millions of dollars. the port director for santa cruz harbor. three news that costs are expected to rise even beyond the initial estimate of $20 million in damage. the harbormaster tells ktvu that strong waves capsized at least a dozen boats, with another 200 or so damaged. crews have been working all week to clear the debris and protect the 900 boats that are still docked in the marina, and there is more high surf on the way and rain as well. with that, let's check in with ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo. hi, rosemary. hi, ali. yes, you are right. a little soggy still at this hour, but we are mostly cloudy with a few scattered showers expected to remain for the rest of the day. >> meanwhile, the high surf advisory will now continue into the weekend. here's a look at a flood warning issued earlier this morning and will continue into 230 in the afternoon. it is for parts of sonoma county from windsor towards rohnert park, and then off to the west towards sebastopol along highway 116, as well as 101. low lying areas
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could see flooding there, continuing for the next few hours. the high surf advisory now goes until sunday morning, and not the colossal waves we saw earlier in the week, but still very large, breaking waves anywhere from 15 to 22ft. the next high tide coming in at 744 this evening. giving you a view here now of storm tracker two, where it is fairly quiet. we will call for the possibility of just a few sprinkles today. outside of that. the sierra also beginning to get a break. we have snow levels very high. there was a winter weather advisory expected to expire at noontime today. national weather service actually let that expire a little bit earlier. with you can see the snow levels above seven 8000ft or so. we will have the possibility of a few scattered showers remaining as we head into the weekend, and then another storm arriving on sunday. a better look at what we can expect coming up in just a bit. ali. >> all right. thank you. rosemary. multiple families were forced from their homes after an early morning fire at an apartment building in east san jose. ktvu amanda quintana spoke
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with some of the survivors just two days after christmas. >> we know eight families are displaced because of this fire, including ten adults and four children. >> we're always reminded that thankfully, everybody got out alive and that's what's important, but definitely for our firefighters when they are working through buildings and pushing over christmas trees to fight fire and in search of victims, it does, you know, it does tug at your heartstrings a little bit more during the holiday season. >> san jose fire got calls around five in the morning saying people were trapped inside this burning apartment building on gemelli way, triggering a large response. luckily, everyone was able to get out okay and there were no injuries. >> all the material stuff can can be replaced. >> bodies are more important. the fire started inside john williams apartment he shares with his cousin. >> i actually, i was asleep when i had a friend spending the night and they yelled and woke me up and we were looking around trying to see where the smoke was coming from. and i realized that smoke was coming from under
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the door inside, and it had the smoke burns on the door, which is my cousin's room. so i felt the door was warm. >> john initially thought his cousin was in there and unresponsive, but luckily he wasn't. so john's first move, even before putting shoes on, was to alert all the neighbors knocked on the neighbor's door across from me, then the neighbor upstairs. >> i had to walk into his unit and grabbed him and pulled him out to the staircase so he could go down the stairs. somebody went past me, going up the stairs to go get his wife and his baby out. >> the fire spread quickly. when firefighters arrived, his apartment, as well as the one above it, were fully engulfed in flames. residents were standing outside for hours in the rain, many in pajamas, young in soaked socks, just waiting to see what's left of their belongings. john and his cousin say they have no idea how the fire started. investigators are trying to figure that out, too. in san jose, amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news.
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>> the federal government says homelessness across the country is up about 18% this year. the new numbers, out today from the department of housing and urban development, found more than 770,000 people nationwide were homeless in 2024. advocacy groups believe that number is likely an undercount, since many point in time counts of the homeless miss people who are not living on the streets but still don't have a permanent place to live. federal officials blame the increase on soaring rents, devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country. a's president dave kaval is resigning right as the team prepares to move to sacramento and las vegas. the athletics announced this morning that kaval is resigning to, quote, pursue new business opportunities in california. he's been president of the a's since 2016, and has been a key part of the push to build a new ballpark for the team and the subsequent move to las vegas. cavills last day as president will be next tuesday, december 31st. and a quick note yesterday, ktvu reported about a
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memorial planned for a's great rickey henderson, who died last weekend. the a's and the family of henderson now say they are still working on the official plans for the public to honor the hall of famer. as soon as we get them, we will report them to you. well, residents at an east bay apartment complex venting their frustrations after thieves left them with nothing to put under their trees this year. the burglar, who struck just days before christmas. plus. [music] >> so you must see a big bump in interest this time of year. yeah, i mean, everyone's always baking. >> tis the season for baking. we get an inside look at one bay area company serving up delicious and high quality chocolate for bakers, and we'll give you tips on
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♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event. the holiday season is often a time for home cooks to ramp up their baking. and for those who don't even use their oven to give it a try. chocolate chip cookies are a natural place to start. ktvu gasia mikaelian went to a bay area mainstay to learn how the chips you choose can dramatically affect the outcome. >> the name guittard signals one thing chocolate. and inside this building in burlingame, there's more than even willy wonka could dream of. but this isn't the stuff of hollywood. it's been reality since 1868. well, over a century before aimee guittard
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was born. >> i am the great great granddaughter of etienne, who is the founder of our company. >> you've had a lot of chocolate in your time? >> yes i have. >> guittard is the oldest continuously family owned and operated chocolate making business in the united states, and given that she's grown up around chocolate and eats it every day, who better to ask for help? aimee guittard says the kind of chocolate you buy, both in content and shape, is key in determining not just how your cookies taste, but also their structure. >> this is our super cookie chip. this is a great product. this is the sort of in between between a chocolate chip and these wafers that we have over here. so this is kind of like if you wanted the structure of a chocolate chip, but not quite the puddly nature of a baking wafer, you can use these guys and you start to see that you have a little bit less of that doming action, but it's still sort of serves serves the purpose. >> if you chop up a chocolate bar, you'll incorporate small bits throughout the cookie. that's the one on the right. on
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the left is the same dough, but with the baking wafers, which i hadn't tried before, i only ever use the chips. >> i buy the red bag in the grocery store. >> yeah, so that's our 63% chip. >> yeah, i can definitely see how it's. there's a lot of chocolate in there. >> yeah, it kind of creates sort of a layering as well. >> baking is as much science as it is an art. and even though bad cookies are still pretty good, guittard says choosing the right ingredients and recipe will help make sure you love the outcome. as one example, she points to the contrast between regular and dutch processed cocoa. the darker one on the left, so you see a different color difference in color, which is much darker. >> and then you've also got this lighter color here. and if you were to taste them, you would taste a stark difference between the two. well, let's taste them. >> let me try this one. oops. yeah. very oreo. yeah. solid chocolate. yep. let me say, i know i should finish here. i'm gonna have some too. i know why not. we already broke the cookie. yeah. wow. this one's sort of like, i don't know,
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fruitier or more buttery. it's a little more subtle. lighter. that's really good. >> when it comes to changing preferences, guittard says it's not unusual for people to go darker as their palate matures. >> just swapping out that intensity of flavor can deliver a totally different flavor note. >> as soon as i moved to the red bag, the darker one, my husband was like, wow, these tastes fancy. yeah. and i thought, that's great, because it's the same amount of effort for me. but they do taste a little more upscale, a little more refined. yeah, i could tell the difference easily. >> yeah. nice. >> the $100 billion plus nationwide chocolate market is increasingly focusing on sustainability, ethical sourcing and healthier options. in a nod to those who follow the wildly popular keto and paleo diets. guittard recently introduced its sante chips, french for health. they're sweetened with coconut sugar, and for years, a number of studies have pointed to the possible health benefits of eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day. but for most people, chocolate is a
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pleasure, one that's to be shared with family, friends, coworkers, especially around the holidays. >> really good. we need milk. oh. we do. >> reporting in burlingame, gasia mikaelian ktvu fox two news. >> looks delicious. by some accounts, the tradition of leaving cookies for santa started here in the u.s. during the great depression. families didn't have much money or baking supplies, but they had enough to bake a small batch of cookies for santa, which helped teach children to be thankful for and charitable with what they had. let's shift gears now to what's happening outside our doors. let's check in with ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo for our weekend forecast. hi, rosemary. >> yes. hi, ali. the final weekend of 2024, and it's going to be a little soggy. nothing we can't handle. here's a live look from ktvu over the oakland estuary. in the wake of all that rain early on, a little bit of fog out there at this time. we'll call for partly cloudy, partly sunny conditions today, and just a few scattered showers
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will be left for us as we roll through friday afternoon. you can see it's fairly quiet here. it's quieting down in the sierra as well. before the break. talked about the travel advisory for the sierra expiring a little bit sooner than expected, but wow, quite the different story late last night into early this morning where we had multiple reports of flooding across the bay area, including this one in sonoma at 517 this morning, even closing some roads. and as we mentioned before the break, a sonoma small section there, still with the possibility of flooding for a couple more hours. so keep an eye out if you're going to be out and about. alameda extreme flooding right there at an underpass that was causing folks to kind of turn around and go the wrong direction. and then this one here in san jose, where we had a foot of standing water on saratoga, the on ramp to 280 there in the southbound direction. but you can see all the little bubbles here. those are all the reports coming in due to the flooding, as the rain was coming down pretty steady at
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times during the overnight early morning hours. here's a view of storm tracker two. this is going to push to the north just a little bit, so we are not going to be completely dry. we'll call for unsettled weather for today as well as tomorrow, with the possibility of on and off light showers. the winds out there a bit breezy, anywhere from 10 to 15mph. many areas, including novato, napa, concord 12mph at this time and our temps this morning and this afternoon. much warmer than where we were yesterday. up by eight degrees in santa rosa, up by five over san jose, where we are ranging from upper 50s at half moon bay to low 60s in novato and san jose, reporting 66 right now. getting into the forecast when it comes to the cloud cover, we'll continue to see a break apart. and by the evening hours, we'll go with partly cloudy, partly cloudy conditions and mainly dry conditions. tomorrow morning we will have the possibility of scattered showers returning to the bay area. i'll show you that in the futurecast model as we get back together for the extended forecast.
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coming up in a bit, but for the afternoon today, widespread 60s in the forecast, even upper 60s expected in san jose. we'll go 61 in san francisco and 60 degrees expected for napa. a better look at the rest of the weekend, including sunday, when we do expect widespread rain to return to the bay area, and what you can expect in the extended forecast, including new year's day coming up in just a bit. >> thank you rosemary. well, it is normally a big winner for restaurants and bars, but fewer people are having a drink with their dinner when they go out. why? places to eat in san francisco and across the bay area have bee selling less wine
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are looking for two burglars who stole hundreds of packages from an apartment complex. as ktvu zac sos reports, the people who live there say this isn't the first time it's happened. >> neighbor of mine got home, came to get her packages and was literally in tears. >> tenants at an alameda apartment complex with a real-life grinch on their hands. >> that was kind of her christmas inside that room before it was taken. >> bob, who also lives at ballina village, had his stocking stuffers stolen. photos showing just a handful of gifts left in the package room after he says more than 100 were swiped just five days before christmas eve. >> the thing is, is it's just, you know, it's the holiday season. we're all, you know, working hard to pay our bills and, you know, stay above water. and then for people just to come and take from the people that work hard. >> alameda police say they're looking for two people who broke
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into the room. >> i'm glad that i only lost one thing. >> tenants like this woman who asked for her face not to appear on camera, relieved after being reimbursed but still scrambling to buy new nintendo gear for her nephew. >> nobody has time to reassess or to what are we going to do now that we don't have any presents to present? i spoke with another resident that lost like seven packages, so that very well could have been majority of their christmas. >> it's the second christmas in a row. residents say their packages have been pilfered by thieves, but there were also other times in between the two break ins in the span of a mont. >> during the holidays is not easy on anybody. >> all their mail is now temporarily being diverted elsewhere on property. >> i think the complex really is doing everything that they can. >> in a vaguely worded email to tenants building management, apologizing for the quote incident, adding that it's investigating what happened and exploring options to relocate the package room. >> i think, you know, one,
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having a package room 20 yards from the main road is not the smartest idea. secondly, you know, the notifications came out after the residents, you know, were notifying each other and were going into the office and making gripes. >> zac sos, ktvu, fox two news. >> wine sales are falling at many bay area restaurants, the chronicle reports. sales of red wine are down as much as 12% for restaurants in san francisco in the second quarter of this year, compared to 2020. three other alcohol sales were also down during the same period. data from across the country says americans are consuming less alcohol than in the past, but the change may also have to do with cost. point of sale company toast says the price of drinks at restaurants is up 3 to 4% this year, possibly leading to more people to simply skip ordering it. it's been popping up more and more in everything from desserts to drinks, so it makes sense that brown sugar has been named the flavor of 2024. the food and beverage report
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says it's showing up in pastries, coffee drinks and even alcoholic drinks. nostalgia is part of its appeal. food experts say many people find the taste of brown sugar not just delicious, but comforting. it's also slightly less processed compared to white sugar and has molasses and extra flavor added in. >> the flavor is amazing. i don't know what it reminds me of, but it's like very comforting. it's very winter friendly. >> i would say one of my biggest things that i make for thanksgiving and christmas is candy jams. got to have brown sugar in it all the way. >> it's just universally, culturally a really nice flavor. it has a lot of nuance. depending what you do with it, you can heat it and it's going to have a really nice aroma, and you can make it molten and you can do lots of delicious things with it. >> psychologists and food experts say the memories we have attached to certain types of food and flavors are generational and can be passed down. today is one of the busiest days of the year for travelers at our nation's airports, while storms in other
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parts of the country could cause some big delays for people headed home after christmas and more strong waves battering the california coast, the warning from officials to stay away from the shoreline all up and down the northern california coast as recovery is still underway in certain spots from the last round of hi
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along the northern california coast today and into the weekend. this is a live look at the coastline in pacifica. you can see strong waves crashing onto the beach. the national weather service has issued a high surf advisory along the coastline. it's expected to last until 4:00 sunday morning. large breaking waves could reach 20 to 30ft high off the coast before they come cascading into the shoreline. those waves are stretching much of the north and south, stretching to much of the north and south as well. this video shows how strong the waves have been near fort bragg. that's along the mendocino coastline. as we said, dangerous waves expected to last through the weekend. officials say people should stay out of the water and stay away from beaches, piers and docks. santa cruz city officials say they hope to reopen two of their beaches as soon as tomorrow, but the iconic wharf remains closed due to damage from a large swell that sank a 150 foot section into the ocean on monday. ktvu
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is jesse gary is in santa cruz, where a news conference ended a short time ago. jesse, what have you learned? >> ali, good afternoon to you. officials here say the wharf that you see behind me is going to remain closed for weeks, possibly months, as they work on three different problems simultaneously while also gauging how to move forward in a world where climate change is causing. they say these types of disasters cleaning up, stabilizing and figuring out how we can get this open, get our tenants back out there and their employees, get them back out there and get the revenue coming into the city. frankly, that's santa cruz mayor fred keeley, who says there's a ten mile debris field floating in the pacific ocean. the city is working with a contractor to clean that up, and as a result, beaches have been closed. today, officials saying they'll reopen the main beach and cowell's beach here in santa cruz tomorrow. the iconic wharf will
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remain closed indefinitely while structural engineers determine if it's safe for people to return monday. what officials here say were historic swells sank a 150 foot section of the century old tourist attraction. three workers, a city supervisor and two contractors went into the water as well. but officials say they suffered only minor injuries and they have all recovered. the real hurt is economic. there are 20 businesses on the wharf employing 400 people. roughly 2 million people visit the wharf annually. the owner of the fish grill, who employs 60 people, says he and other owners rely on crowds during the christmas holiday to get them over the financial hump during the winter. >> our employees are having a hard time. yeah, that's you know, we're like family. after a while, some of these people have been with us for a long time, even before i bought some of these restaurants. we've worked together out here.
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>> the city is asking people to stay out of the water until they can get all the debris cleaned up. that includes the large crane that sank, as well as the bobcat that was floating there for a little while. that's all at the bottom of the ocean. they want to get that out. and then the pilings they had replaced 70, 20 of 70 pilings that they were when they were doing the work on the end of the wharf. that's 150 foot section, which had been weakened by storms the previous year. and then while they were doing that work, that's when the latest swells came and took out that section of wharf. officials say they will now reconsider if it's even wise to rebuild that far out into the ocean. maybe, perhaps shortening how far the wharf goes out and widening it as a way to prevent against damage from storms they say will become much more frequent and much more strong due to climate change. we're live in santa cruz this afternoon. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news ali will head back to you up in oakland. >> the weather ktvu
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meteorologist rosemary oroczo. we should not put away our umbrellas just yet. right. rosemary, that's a great idea. >> ali. we will be in a bit of a lull, calling for just unsettled weather for the next 48 hours or so by sunday morning. another system rolling in, bringing us wet weather. but that looks to be the last in the series. we apparently look to be dry for the end of december and the start of january. more on that. coming up. let's take a look at what is going on here. we have a little bit of fog you can see hanging over the city. the residual moisture likely to have some fog tomorrow morning as well. but that picture of santa cruz with jesse. wow. pretty stunning. it was a pretty one there with mostly blue skies. storm tracker two here. it's gone quiet. not the case this morning when lots of rain falling over the bay area. this is going to continue to the north, leaving with it just a shot at a few scattered showers for us today and then into tomorrow. with wet weather returning widespread by sunday morning. flood warning will go until 230 for this section of
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sonoma. outside of that, we continue with the advisory for high surf with the next high tide at 744 this evening. this doesn't expire until early sunday morning. just a heads up. if you plan on heading toward the coast for the weekend. going to be hazardous not only in the water but along the beaches. i'll have a better look at the timeline of the next system, and what we can expect for the remainder of december, as well as new year's eve and new year's day in the extended forecast coming up. >> thank you rosemary. well, today is expected to be one of the busiest days of the holiday travel season. some airports will see record numbers of passengers, but bad weather is threatening to delay flights for millions of americans who may be hoping to head home. fox's brooke taylor reports on some of the problems at the nation's big airports. >> millions of americans heading back home and into a post-christmas travel rush. >> it went like every family trip goes some flight delays, family get togethers, dinners, but storms in the south and west, threatening trips on what
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tsa expects to be one of the busiest travel days this holiday season. >> friday morning, hundreds of flights delayed and dozens of others canceled across the u.s, according to flightaware. >> so far, we've been delayed 30 minutes on our flight back to indiana. >> and even if your flight is on time, massive crowds and long security lines causing headaches for travelers. >> i knew i needed to wake up two hours in advance of what i thought i knew i needed to do. i'd be shocked if we're not a little bit late getting to our gate here in texas. >> governor greg abbott activated the state's emergency response plan ahead of the severe weather thursday afternoon. thunderstorms caused ground stops at two dallas airports, leading to hundreds of flight delays and cancellations. and it won't be much better on the roads, where triple a expects the majority of americans to travel on the west coast. heavy snow and strong wind gusts are threatening to cause whiteout conditions for drivers this weekend. >> it's a little slick, so driving a little extra slow just
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to be cautious because we got kids in the cars. >> and forecasters say that these storms could hit the east coast by sunday, causing even more delays in dallas. i'm brooke taylor. ktvu fox two news. >> governor gavin newsom says the highway patrol surge in oakland is leading to record enforcement against retail theft. at a news conference in oakland this morning, the governor said the chp has arrested more than 1400 people suspected of robbery this year and recovered more than $13 million worth of stolen goods. governor newsom also strongly called for changes to the city's police pursuit policy to allow the chp to chase suspects of retail theft cases, reckless driving, someone that literally puts people's lives at risk, that occurs right in front of an officer in a vehicle that officer cannot, under this extreme pursuit policy here in oakland, pursue that suspect.
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the city's new police chief, floyd mitchell, has said that the police commission of oakland is considering whether or not to change the department's pursuit policy so that officers would be able to chase people suspected of property crimes. ten adults and four kids were displaced by an apartment fire early this morning in san jose. all eight apartment units in one building are now uninhabitable. the fire department also released photos showing some of the damage close up. the first emergency call came a little after 5:00 this morning about this complex. two apartment units were up in flames when fire crews first arrived on scene. no word yet on what may have caused the fire, but one person who lives there, who was among the first to spot the smoke and flames, told us their reaction. >> i just went, we went knocking on, on the neighbors doors to get them all out. and then it expanded. my friend was on the phone with 911, trying to let them know. >> it's difficult anytime when
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someone loses their property in their homes with a fire. we're always reminded that thankfully everybody got out alive and that's what's important. but definitely for our firefighters when they are working through buildings and pushing over christmas trees to fight fire and in search of victims. >> everyone inside the apartment complex was able to escape. no one was injured. the red cross provided some help and finding the displaced residents. new places to stay tonight. several recent house cat deaths across the west coast are raising concern for pet owners about how to protect animals from the ongoing outbreak of bird flu. a cats death in oregon was linked to frozen cat food, which had contained raw turkey, and several cat deaths in southern california have been linked to raw milk. veterinarians say infections of bird flu in pets is rare, but even so, feeding animals raw meat or milk can be dangerous. and they say, if possible, it's best to keep your cat inside. >> if we have an indoor outdoor cat, the most likely exposure to
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our cat to this virus is going to be through wild animals. it's going to be through birds, predominantly. cats are not always happy with this, but if you train them early, you can actually put a harness on them and a lead so that you can keep a close eye on them. in other words, not letting them wander freely in the outdoors because you don't know what they're getting into. >> symptoms for bird flu and cats may include inflamed eyes, loss of appetite, or fever. if you think your cat may be sick, call your veterinary clinic and keep the cat away from anyone with a weakened immune system. the oakland zoo says one of its longtime elephants has died a year after she was moved to a sanctuary in tennessee. the zoo announced this morning that donna the african elephant died earlier this week. the 44 year old elephant lived at the oakland zoo from 1990 until last year, when she was moved to that sanctuary in tennessee after her companion died. the zoo called donna a beloved memory of the member of the oakland zoo family. when sharing that news.
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boulevard in pleasant hill, i get a california benedict every sunday. sunshine cafe is filled with familiar faces and the aroma of an american diner. >> i eat breakfast here every morning. >> compared to other places, the food just comes out just right. >> we come because the food is delicious. >> it's been serving up only breakfast and lunch for decades. >> all of us are locals, and this is cheers for pleasant hill. it's our version, and everybody that's in here has probably come over a 25 to 30 year period of time. >> we come in and sit down. we don't even have to order. they just know what we want. he'll just say regular. >> so what is the regular? >> eggs over. quick. crispy bacon, crispy hash browns and english muffins. >> denise and john anderson have their own personalized coffee mugs. in fact, all the regulars do, and they're kept on the cafe's shelves. staff know exactly which mugs to grab, depending on who walks in, like
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the mayor. >> so they got me a little little mirror matte one. so when i come in and it's a nice, it's a good little extra touch that i love this mug. >> it's been through everything with me. and then my wife ten years ago, when i first brought her here, i had her mug. >> but perhaps the main reason people keep coming back is the man who cooks all the classic dishes for them. >> it's phenomenal to watch jesus in action. >> owner jesus diaz knows how to make it just right. >> how do you do that? >> i guess from my experience from being here 27 years, jesus came to the u.s. from michoacan, mexico, as a teenager at age 23. >> he became a cook here thanks to his dad, who was a longtime dishwasher and busboy. soon it was a family affair. >> that's how my brother got the job here. and that's how i got the job here. and then that's how my sister got the job here. this and right here. >> the restaurant was previously called ann's sunshine cafe, run by a woman named ann schofield.
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and she was looking for someone to eventually take over when she retired. >> she told me once the first day i started working here, she told me that she was going to give it to me. >> ann was here every single day at that at that grill, and her sister was running up and down taking orders. i watched jesus grow up doing this work. i watched his daddy in the back washing dishes, and i watched his sister manage everybody and watched it too. >> she saw jesus put in the work behind that bar every day. cooking for her customers. the families grew close over the years, and when jesus became a naturalized u.s. citizen in 2002 and made sure to celebrate. >> she threw me a party here, which that was a surprise because i had no idea after working here, like at the end of my shift at 3:00, then all the people start coming here and yeah, it feels great. >> in 2014, ann followed through on her promise. jesus became the owner of sunshine cafe, and
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during the pandemic, he opened a mexican restaurant next door, sol y luna. as well as building this outdoor patio for even more customers to come in. >> it's our go to place now. they have takeout right next door, mexican food, and sometimes we cater stuff for special occasions. >> ann passed away in august of 2023. jesus will always remember she helped him accomplish the american dream. >> i'm very thankful for her, you know, for giving me this opportunity and giving me this opportunity to continue what she started back in 1980. and i like the support of all the community here. yeah. and i'm very thankful for all. pleasant hill and the surrounding areas. yeah. that they've been here with me for a long, long time. i'm so proud of them. >> and the customers say he is the reason they keep coming back. >> i've never seen anybody work as hard as that young man. and for him to take over was a blessing, because there's very few places you go that you walk in and somebody says your name and says hello, you know? >> we check in on each other's
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families. so it's become like a family to me here, too. >> the years of success boiled down to sunshine cafe's simple recipe. >> you're always greeted kindly, you're treated nicely, and the service is prompt. you don't have to wait a long time. >> good food, good service and good people. >> i'm 91 now and i've been coming here for, i don't know how many thousand years. >> in pleasant hill, cristina rendon ktvu, fox two news. >> heartwarming story of success. well, let's check on the weather. rosemary oroczo. how does it look out there? >> yes, it must be lunchtime. ali. all those stories were from the cookies to the burritos and the burgers. i'm hungry. we have improving weather. thankfully, this morning though, it was coming down in many areas and as folks got out to the morning commute, standing water, some flooding going on the afternoon commute should be much better. here's a look at a little bit of a breeze out there at jack london square. we will be partly sunny to mostly cloudy today, leaving in the opportunity for just a few scattered showers. but really, it's going to be
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sunday when we see widespread rain return to the bay area. here is a view of some of the rainfall amounts since yesterday morning. areas like san francisco almost three quarters of an inch. half moon bay almost 7/10. oakland 84/100. you get into areas like livermore, san jose a quarter inch, 3/10, but mill valley more than two inches. more than two and a half, actually. here's a look at what we're seeing out there right now. generally quiet. it's relatively mild. we started out five, ten, even 15 degrees warmer this morning compared to yesterday morning. and as a result the snow levels are up over the sierra. there was rain in lake tahoe this morning, not snow. and the storm track is going to push north just a little bit, leaving in the opportunity of some unsettled weather, but not a big deal. here's a look at to saturday morning. mostly cloudy, a few scattered showers if you're getting out for breakfa brunch, have a commute in addition to a little bit of wet weather. likely to have some fog out there joining us. but this is the widespread rain. the time stamp. sunday morning. it begins
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to move in the north bay early on and then marches across the bay area during the second part of the morning. i think by early afternoon, if it remains on track, we will begin to dry out. here's a look at the afternoon where you can see the storm has moved out. it's going to take the sierra a little bit longer and new snow expected for the sierra, so keep an eye on the forecast if you are traveling this area for the weekend. could see travel advisories on i-80, highway 50 and over the lake tahoe area. meanwhile, for us, anywhere from a quarter inch to an inch expected with sunday's storm. and then we dry out as we move forward. meanwhile, if you are going to lake tahoe today, you're in pretty good shape. the advisory for travel has expired right now. 45 at south lake tahoe, 46 in truckee. a few scattered showers in the forecast for today. tomorrow. rain and snow returning on sunday. very similar to what we will be experiencing, at least when it comes to the wet weather. the winds out there anywhere from 5 to 15mph at this time, so a bit of a breeze, but temperatures on the mild side, upper 50s to low 60s, and we
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will remain in the 60s for the afternoon, even upper 60s in areas like san jose. your extended forecast here, temperatures won't change much. we'll cool off just a tad on sunday and then a little bit more monday into tuesday. but we're dry monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. in case you do have a festivity. plans for new year's eve and new year's day. >> ali, that is good news. thank you. rosemary. well, speaking of new year's, this is a new year's day tradition. we'll take a look at the final preparations for the rose parade. as builders make sure those plant covered floats are perfect for the ride
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[office noises] ♪ i like it like that ♪ ♪ ♪ que rico, i like it like that ♪ ♪ ♪ i like it like that ♪ and with it comes some new laws going into effect here in california. one new state law introduced by south bay assemblyman ash kalra, would give tenants under eviction orders more time. renters would have ten business days to
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respond to an eviction notice instead of just five. advocates say the extra time will allow those tenants to find legal aid, fill out paperwork, and take other steps to stay in their homes. another new law for 2024 will eliminate overdraft fees at many banks across the state. as ktvu is, lamonica peters explains, the law is meant to protect consumers from paying a fee when withdrawals are declined immediately, like at an atm. >> back in august, the state legislature unanimously passed assembly bill 2017. the new law states state regulated banks and credit unions cannot charge non-sufficient fund fees when an attempt to withdraw money is immediately declined because of insufficient funds. tim grayson, who first served in the house and was sworn in as senator earlier this month, authored the bill. >> it has been shown that nsf fees are most likely to be assessed on financially vulnerable consumers, increasing financial strain while also negatively affecting the consumer's overall perception of
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the banking system. >> ab 2017 was supported by consumer advocacy groups like california low income consumer coalition and east bay community law center. the california credit union league was initially against the bill, but eventually took a neutral stance. governor newsom signed the bill in september. >> things happen, you know, especially in this economy, and it's $35. and then if some other check bounces, then you're stuck with another $35 fee. >> it definitely will help out as far as keeping that money back in the household versus in the bank. and then, you know, historically, the banks have done a lot of different things that us consumers have have no idea what they're doing. so i think it's a great thing. >> the consumer financial protection bureau says in 2023, u.s. banks reported $5.8 billion in fees, down 24% from the year before. still, some customers think there will be some other fee in the future. >> they're going to go off of
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off of whatever that we that we're not looking at into if we're not reading the fine print. so they they've made plenty of money and unfortunately they probably will make more in the future. >> governor newsom also signed senate bill 1075, which says credit unions can't charge more than $14 in overdraft fees unless there's a lower federal limit. that law will start in 2026. lamonica peters ktvu, fox two news. >> a nonprofit that's helped the underserved in the east bay for more than 40 years, will hold its most important yearly event tomorrow. emeryville citizens assistance program calls itself the only food pantry in the bay area that is open for direct food distribution six days a week. the group serves more than 10,000 families every month. a program volunteer told ktvu about tomorrow's holiday food distribution event. that's going to directly help some of the people who need their services the most. >> what we're doing is we will be feeding 2500 people, upwards of 2500 people. we will be going
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out into encampments throughout oakland and emeryville and also berkeley, and we will have already made enough food to provide for people who are living in these encampments. >> the food pantry program offers food like fresh fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. companies like chick fil a and pixar animation studios have provided support. tens of thousands of people are now heading to southern california to ring in the new year and the 2025 rose parade, and the final preparations are now underway for those colorful, flower covered floats. this is the 136th year for the new year's day event in pasadena. it's known around the world for its floats, horses, marching bands, and much more to honor some of those traditions dating back to 1890. the theme of this year's parade is best day ever, and each float has been created to send a message of happiness and kindness. >> to capture with our float is what is the best day ever mean for our program. kindness is
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free, so the best day ever is when people are being kind to each other, and others are inspired by that kindness. to be kind to others. >> tennis legend billie jean king will serve as this year's grand marshal for the parade. on the morning of new year's day. with 2024 almost over, how would you rate the year you've just had? the answer for many people, looks like it was may. a survey from tucker research asked people what they thought of 2024. on a scale from 1 to 10. the average person they talked to said 2024 was a solid six. but digging deeper, 67% of people said 2024 was a year of personal growth. >> would you rate this year out of ten? >> well, i would rate it a strong six. it's a year of learning for me. i've learned a lot and i just look forward to a more positive 2025. >> i would give it a ten. i got married in october. christmas was great, no fights, so we're great. excited for 2025. though ten out of ten all depends on
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your perspective. >> a recent poll finds that one of the top three new year's resolutions for 2025 are to save money, exercise more, and eat healthier. we want to thank you for watching ktvu fox two news at noon. a quick reminder you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv. you can watch live newscasts and stories on demand on all streaming devices with the fox local app. thanks for watching and we will see you again at four. five seconds. ye. >> welcome to like it or not, the show where we talk about what you're talking about. the latest hot topics, what's trending now. and this episode is all about christmas. joining us today is radio dj antoine davis. antoine, thank you so much for joining us. >> well, thank you andre i appreciate it. >> all right. and of course rosemary oroczo is also here as well. thank you for joining us asl. of course, we're going to talk all about christmas today. so let's start with shopping
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