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is carrying on his legacy. and tonight, a town hall in the city of san francisco. the new information and video just released about a deadly police shooting. [music] >> this is ktvu, fox two news at six. hey. he's reaching, he's reaching. >> reaching. stop stop stop. >> that is just some of the video released by the san francisco police department. breaking down what they say happened on the night of december 20th. good evening, everyone. i'm mike mibach. at a town hall meeting today, police say the suspect tried to run over an e-bike rider and then pulled a gun and eventually pointed that gun at officers. ktvu christien kafton live tonight in san francisco with more from the town hall. christian. >> yeah. mike. getting a lot more detail about this case. that suspect known by many in law enforcement. they say he was a security guard at some of the
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luxury stores here in the union square area. officers say he was armed. they warned him repeatedly. and then ultimately, they say they had to open fire and killed him. >> mr. hodge then raised his right hand with the firearm in it as he pivoted towards the officers standing in the street, mr. hodge quickly took a shooting stance with his feet shoulder width apart, two hands on the handgun slightly bent forward while pointing at the officers in the street. officers number one, three and four, and sergeants one, two and three discharged their firearms at mr. hodge, who then fell to the ground. >> san francisco police say the shooting was the ending of a violent final day for 50 year old peter hodge. they say at 630 on the evening of december 19th, hodge was behind the wheel of a black suv illegally outfitted with police style lights as it pursued a person on an e-bike onto the sidewalk of sutter street, where he plowed into two women, sending them to the hospital. moments later, police say he struck the e-bike rider
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who took off on foot. police identified hodge as the man behind the wheel and just hours later, at 135 the morning of december 20th, officers made plans to take hodge into custody as he worked as a guard at the dior shop on grant street. officers say they knew he was armed and repeatedly ordered him to raise his hands. video released at today's town hall showed officers body worn camera footage showing hodge appearing to reach into his waistband and pull out a handgun and aim it at the officers. at that point, numerous officers on scene opened fire. stop stop stop stop stop stop. san francisco police also releasing video showing that immediately after they opened fire, officers rushed to hodge's aid, administering first aid. they took him to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. now, at this point, this case is still very much under investigation. one of the key witnesses, the rider on that e-bike from 19th from the evening of the 19th, still has
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not been located. san francisco police would like very much to talk with that rider on that e-bike, to find out more about what led up to all of this. police are asking anyone with information about this case to come forward with what they know. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox- [music] two news. >> tonight. the nation continues to mourn the death of former president jimmy carter. carter died surrounded by his family at his home in plains, georgia. he was 100 years old. and tonight, carter's friends and family from his hometown are reflecting on the former president's life. his niece, leanne smith, says many in the family did not believe him when he told them he was going to run for president of the united states. >> thanksgiving lunch at my house that i live in now, which is the house rosalynn grew up. we were all sitting around the
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table, and he had been governor and just very nonchalantly just said, oh, i have something i need to tell y'all. and, you know, everybody's like, okay, i don't think anybody even stopped eating. you know, it was like, okay, you know? and he said, i'm running for president. and my dad said, president of what? and he said, the united states. and my dad said, oh, yeah, right. and we just all laughed and went on about eating. >> smith went on to say, just a month after that dinner conversation, she was out there on the road with family members, handing out fliers and pamphlets to people, asking them to vote for jimmy carter. in the 1976 presidential election. the 39th commander in chief was a one term president, but he was best known for his diplomatic and humanitarian work after he left the white house. reporter christopher king live tonight in plains, georgia. you've been speaking with people who knew the former president, christopher. what are they
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telling you tonight? >> mike? they're sad, but relieved. after all, the former president spent nearly two years in home hospice care. now, this is the type of small town where everybody knows each other. almost everyone we spoke with tonight has some sort of fond memory of the former president. he grew up here. he was a peanut farmer here. and after he left public life, he and his wife, rosalynn, were moved back here. he was an unusual man for his time. carter was a rural, born again christian, a white southerner who supported integration and equality. he won the white house in the wake of the watergate scandal and the vietnam war. he lost his bid for reelection to ronald reagan in 1980. after one term. president carter was the longest lived former commander in chief. the late president was a man of many titles statesman, businessman, navy officer, evangelist, politician, author. yeah. the list continues. woodworker, cancer survivor and of course, a
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nobel peace prize winner, the late president is perhaps best remembered as a humanitarian. he conducted diplomatic missions into his 80s. he built houses for the poor into his 90s with habitat for humanity. but most of all, jimmy carter was a son of plains, georgia, a simple, plainspoken man who liked to be called jimmy. we speak with a man who owns a political memorabilia store, you guessed it, on main street. he personally knew carter. take a listen. >> i was initially crushed, and then it dawned on me. they'll always be alive in plains. and why don't we look at the positive side of everything he's accomplished, everything he's done. >> the former president lived as he did before he was elected, relatively humbly here in plains. he even taught sunday school at a local baptist
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church. now, president carter's memorial service is scheduled for january 9th. mike. >> christopher king live tonight in plains, georgia. christopher. thank you for that. flags across the country are at half staff today to pay tribute to the late president. yesterday, president biden ordered all american flags at federal buildings to fly at half staff for 30 days in his honor. the 39th president is expected to lie in state in both the georgia state capitol and the u.s. capitol rotunda before his state funeral next thursday at the washington national cathedral. january 9th will also be a national day of mourning. we do have more on the death of jimmy carter and his lasting legacy in u.s. history. it's all on the fox lokal app, available to download for free to your smartphone or smart tv. tonight, new developments in the case of a man already convicted of a high profile 2015 kidnaping and sexual assault in the city of vallejo. today, the same man, matthew mueller, has been
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charged with two home invasions and attempted rapes in the south bay. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has the story. >> his hands shackled at the waist, 47 year old matthew mueller appeared in a san jose courtroom on charges he committed two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> we're able to bring this perpetrator to justice and that this nightmare is over. >> santa clara county d.a. jeff rosen said. mueller's m.o. in these two cases mirrored what happened in the vallejo case. >> both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up, bound them, made them drink things to make them intoxicated, and did this for the purpose of raping them. >> the south bay cases happened six years before mueller drugged and kidnaped denise huskins in vallejo, raped her in south lake tahoe and terrorized her now husband. vallejo police had branded the couple liars, saying they made up the attack. mueller, serving 40 years in
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federal prison and 31 years concurrently in state prison. in the vallejo case, authorities said advances in dna technology led a criminalist to match skin cells from a velcro strap used to bind the palo alto victim to mueller. the da also credited the work of seaside police chief nick borges, seen here with huskins and quinn in march at a training session for police across the state. the couple urged law enforcement not to fall victim to tunnel vision in solving a case. it was chief burgess who began writing to mueller in prison. authorities say mueller made admissions as to his involvement in the mountain view and palo alto cases at the training session. chief burgess apologized to the couple on behalf of police in general. >> we're here because there's so many lessons to be learned where the police really screwed up. i don't know how else to say it. >> we're not perfect in law enforcement, and i think it's fair to say that there were mistakes made in this investigation. >> authorities say the victims in both the mountain view and palo alto attacks managed to persuade the defendant not to sexually assault them, the da
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says mueller actually told one woman she should get a dog for protection, and gave similar crime prevention tips to the other victim in san jose. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> as the year comes to an end, firefighters in sacramento say leave any pyrotechnics to the professionals. city officials are encouraging people to attend a fireworks show in old sacramento to ring in the new year. sacramento fire is hoping people will take advantage of the festivities and avoid lighting up those fireworks at home. they say violators will face big fines. >> generally, the fines start about $1,000 and they go up to upwards of $50,000. so we take it very serious. this is something that has caused fires, caused devastation, cost lives in the past. and so we don't take this lightly. >> tomorrow's new year's eve festivities and an old town sack marks a return after a ten year hiatus. the street party will include live music and family friendly activities. all right. coming up here at 6:00, freezing temperatures about to blanket much of the bay area tonight.
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the effort in the south bay to protect the homeless after a new report shows just how many died this year on san jose city streets. and it's the end of an era for a north bay restaurant. coming up, how cattleman's steakhouse in petaluma will finish off its last day as it closes down yet another location. >> and we're going to have a frost advisory tonight. a freeze warning for the second morning in a row tomorrow and into tonight. and then we've got rain in the five day. we'll take a look at that coming up. >> all right a quick check of that evening commute during this holiday week as we give you a live look out at interstate 80, the lower east shore rolling right through berkeley. berkeley very sluggish, though in both directions. you're watching ktvu news at ix
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jackets, pants and shirts could make the difference between being cold on a winter's night and not surviving the night. >> approximately two people die every every other day in san jose. you know about what, 700 in the last three years? so this is one that happens. you know, it drops below freezing. people out here exposed on the sidewalk. >> pastor scott wagers has been a ground level advocate for the unhoused for decades, helping people who've experienced old man winter's icy touch for years. >> it's difficult. you know, you got to you got to, you know, jacket, beanie, thermals. you know what i mean? gloves. and just try to stay out of the cold, man. >> san jose city officials say two warming centers are open ten hours overnight, every night through the winter and into late april. san mateo county officials say their inclement weather program runs from mid-november to mid-april, and has been activated six times so far this winter, 15 to 20 people are housed each night, either in
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the event center in san mateo or the navigation center in redwood city. additionally, outreach teams in both san mateo and santa clara counties try to make contact with as many of the unhoused living on the streets and along creek beds. >> we are giving people who are living outdoors information to try to help them stay safe. some people who do remain outdoors. we try to emphasize them the importance of staying dry. >> but wager says many of the unhoused are battling physical and mental health issues that make it impossible for them to see clearly or act rationally. >> people here are not going to go to warming centers. it doesn't happen. and i know it's not logical, but it happens because people out here have real issues. >> sunnyvale public safety officers say a man identified as ryan o'reilly, who was likely unhoused, vandalized the glass front doors to their headquarters sunday afternoon. >> he picked up a nearby river rock and broke and shattered the glass lobby door. and then he
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forced his way into the lobby. >> o'reilly soon left and was later arrested. he's charged with felony vandalism because the damage exceeds $400. advocates say such behavior underlies a broader problem that requires more than warmth and hot meals. >> we try to go where they are and meet them where they are with our outreach teams. >> officials and advocates agree each step can lead to another step off the streets and into a stable life. >> i need a warm, a warm for a warm room, a room with four walls and a warmth and some warmth and some love. no, just like every human being would want, you know the basic things in life. >> if you'd like to get someone into an overnight warming center in san jose, that has to be done by referral. the number to call is 408 539 2105. and for information about the santa clara county. here for you hotline, that number is 408385 2400. we'll provide links to the services in san mateo county on
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our website ktvu.com. in downtown san jose, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. let's bring in our chief meteorologist, bill martin. the wet weather is out, and we've got some dry days here. >> yeah, getting dry and the inversions back. so it's cold weather. overnight lows in the frost advisory range and the freeze warning range. we'll show you those. we've got valley fog showing up kind of in the eastern part of the sacramento and san joaquin valleys. but that will kind of bleed into parts of the bay area. as you know, it's going to be a cold one tonight. you notice it this morning. it will be cooler tomorrow morning with temperatures down above at freezing or just below freezing, especially in the north bay. and it's just a beautiful night. and hopefully you've got the rest of this week off. i'm assuming a lot of folks do. the kids do right? they have the week before christmas, the week after christmas, and the weather, as opposed to last week, which was sketchy, a little bit rainy, rainy in the mountains, kind of, you know, rained on some parades this week. not going to be that case. there is a chance of a
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light sprinkle far north on wednesday. but don't don't sweat that. and then there's something on friday. and friday looks wet. friday looks from the beginning to the to the end of the day, with snow in the mountains, significant snow to maybe a foot of snow. maybe. maybe a foot and a half. the freeze warning. the frost advisory here last morning. we'll see him as we go into tomorrow morning. then on wednesday morning we're looking for some clouds and warm up of sorts. so here's what the model sees for tomorrow morning. and you can easily pick out the fog right here. that fog kind of bleeding into parts of the bay. see it here. so there's your inland valley fog. that's the forecast for tomorrow morning. we'll. that's not besides just being cold. you'll have some valley fog. and when i come back, we'll put it all together. we'll plan out your holiday week and the rain coming on friday. i'll see you back here. >> all right, bill. thank you. roads headed up to the sierra have been a lot better today compared to over the weekend. chain controls have been lifted for both 80 and 50. but of course, caltrans reminding anyone headed up to the mount to
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ring in the new year. conditions can quickly change. always head out the door prepared and with those chains if necessary. bay area airports are looking busier than usual. let's give you a live look out at san francisco international this afternoon or this evening. according to flight tracking platform flightaware, there have been 117 delayed flights and ten cancellations so far. at sfo, mostly due to weather in other parts of the country, muni is reminding its riders that fares are changing starting wednesday, january 1st for clipper card and muni mobile users, the single ride fare on busses and streetcars is increasing by a 1:45 dollars $0.75. the fare for seniors and people with disabilities is also going up by a dime to $1.35. monthly passes are also increasing between 3 to $6, kind of depending here on the type of pass. and officials say the increases are all meant to offset rising operating costs. muni says these changes are based on feedback it received on its budget process
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last spring. the cattleman's restaurant in petaluma will serve its last dish tomorrow. the popular steakhouse is closing after 54 years on petaluma boulevard north. it is the last of two cattlemens in the bay area. the other location, in santa rosa, closed down in 2022. a cattleman's spokesperson said the petaluma property was recently sold, and the restaurant was not given the choice to continue operating. last year, the city approved a plan to demolish the building and build a chick fil a. the staff has been offered transfers to other cattleman's locations, while the 49ers dreams for this year's super bowl are long gone. tonight, the faithful did pour into levi's stadium to ring in the last home game of the season. and still no word tonight on who bought that winning megamillions ticket in northern california. coming up later on in the newscast, just how long they have to claim the billion doll
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lions going into tonight. detroit had lost 14 straight to san francisco and the faithful. they were out early, soaking up that pregame scene out there at levi's stadium and in the parking lot in what is the last home game of the season. and as ktvu mark sayer reports tonight, it's a season many would like to forget as dreams of getting back to the super bowl have set into that winter sunset. >> as the gates opened on the
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final home game of the season for the 49ers. from the enthusiasm here, you would have never known it was a game without any playoff implications for the team. these are line dogs. the tailgating was in full force and spirits were high. everyone had a little bit different take on what happened this season, but injuries were at the top of the list. >> injuries killed us. you know we're a great team, but you got to have you got to have the players. you know you lose a player. you can't replace him anymore. with the salary cap down the season. >> we got injuries from our players. but how would i say this? it happened how it happened. we just got to hope for the next year. >> hopefully it gets better coming into the season. we're hoping to be back in the playoffs in the super bowl. but injuries and you know that's the way it is with football. >> it seemed not a week went by without more bad news for the team on the injury front, with key position players including christian mccaffrey, nick bosa, brandon aiyuk, trent williams, jordan mason, dre greenlaw, mitch wishnowsky and even qb
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brock purdy missing one or more games. but fans say it is not just about the injuries. sometimes the season just does not work out in your favor for other reasons like strength of schedule and even a little bit of luck. but none of it makes any of these fans say they will stop fully supporting the team, and they hope to be back even stronger next year. >> well, i feel like they're going to clean the house a little bit. there will be a good amount of changes. sam purdy a little bit. kyle kyle knows what he's doing. jordan lynch will do good. get a few good draft picks o line, d line. i think we'll be good. >> you know what? i believe there's good guys in the locker room. and i think that we're going to regroup and we'll be back next year. >> next season 19 and o winning the super bowl right there. >> reporting along with all the 40 niners fans at levi's stadium in santa clara i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, tonight the person who bought the megamillions ticket. worth $1.2 billion has still not come forward. that ticket, by the way, was purchased in
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cottonwood. that's right near redding in shasta county. and someone bought a ticket, also at a chevron station in roseville that matched five of the six numbers. that ticket is worth more than $787,000. as for the ticket in shasta county, the winner has up to a year to come forward and claim the prize. >> garbage. garbage everywhere. the city of oakland is trying all kinds of projects to get rid of it, but how well is it really doing? >> also, the city of oakland ending the year with some positive numbers. what city leaders ay is leading to
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to mourn the death of the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter. president biden has ordered flags across the country to be flown at half staff. tributes have been pouring in from his home state of georgia, where a memorial has grown outside the carter center. tonight, carter is being remembered for decades of work searching for peaceful solutions to international conflicts, advancing democracy and human rights, and promoting economic and social development. the cdc is warning of a surge in norovirus cases across the country. 91 outbreaks were reported during the week of december 5th. that is double the highest number of cases we have seen over the last three years. outbreaks were recently reported on cruise ships out of new york. most outbreaks occur when infected people spread the virus
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to others by sharing food and drink, or by exposure to contaminated surfaces and mounds of trash and waste piling up across the city of oakland, and threatens the health and safety of residents and businesses. tonight, how some city leaders are taking the reins to reverse the illegal dumping. you're watching ktvu, fox two news at 630. in an exclusive report that you will see only here on ktvu, oakland's war on illegal dumping has been going on for more than three years, with some places showing progress while others have gotten a lot worse. ktvu. tom vacar looks at the numbers and the new public servant who wants to win the war in the city of oaks, where oaks have grown since time immemorial. >> illegal, widespread dumping is growing as well. these mounds of trash, garbage, mattresses, appliances, furniture, paints, hazmat chemicals, construction debris, vehicles and all manner of unwanted, unsightly and uncontrolled junk are a threat
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to health, safety, businesses and residential quality of life. even once off limit places such as the jack london square area are getting dumped on ray, a man is one of 12 ambassadors who serve visitors to the jack london square district and collects increasing amounts of trash left by illegal dumping and homeless encampments. >> it's been rampant, like we get clusters of trash, you know what i mean? in the area, mostly under the bridge or like in certain areas by the railroad tracks. amtrak. >> without these jack london district ars, it could be overwhelmed. >> yeah. for sure. if you go just a little bit down that way, you'll see like how bad it is, you know, in certain certain parts of oakland. yeah. and especially with all the illegal dumping at the end of the day, all we really want as communities, residents, business owners, people who come to work or play or visit here are safe, clean streets that that that
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everyone can, can utilize, utilize and come and enjoy. >> i've never seen the volume like we have here in oakland. >> oakland's new and remarkably open director of transportation and public works says he means to reverse the illegal dumping barrage, now estimated to be 20 million pounds a year, enough to fill 666 garbage trucks. one approach engineer solutions to make it harder for cars and trucks to get to their favorite dumping sites. while ktvu scoured hundreds of illegal dumping citations, director rohan crunched critical data. we can fairly report for the first time, oakland's war on dumping is anemic from a volume perspective. >> we probably do have a bigger challenge than many cities. >> since late 2021, oakland has issued nearly 3000 illegal dumping citations. of those 465 citation, recipients appealed. of those, only 12 appeals were
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denied. the rest were refunded. to combat this scourge in 2022, oakland touted it would install as many as 30 license plate reading surveillance cameras, half of them in east oakland. but what about the effectiveness of the relatively small number of cameras? >> it certainly did cool off some dumping in some locations, while it was ineffective in others. >> the data shows in some cases, some cameras surveilled areas actually experienced increased dumping. digging deeper from april of last year to april of 2023, the cameras caught 457 illegal dumpings. but since the cameras either did not or could not see or read the license plates, only 59 of the offenders got citations. the rest did not. >> somewhat pitiful. and so there's great opportunity for improvement there. >> the result since the end of 2021, a total of $1.3 million in fines have been assessed, but
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only about 110,000. 11% have ever been paid. the director of transportation and public works clearly has his work cut out for him. >> it's really going to take all of us in coordination to solve this. >> a more complete version of this story can be found on ktvu. com tom vacar ktvu fox two news. >> well, oakland is ending 2024 with its lowest crime numbers in five years, and city leaders attribute the drop to the ceasefire crime prevention program. >> good morning. >> police chief floyd mitchell says as of december 1st, oakland has seen a 34% decrease in homicides, a 33% drop in shootings and a 25% decline in robberies compared to last year. ceasefire workers reached out to more than 200 individuals considered at high risk of
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committing violent crimes this year. the police chief said it's all part of the city's overall crime strategy. >> we do have a property crime issue within the city of oakland, and we're working hard to address that specific issue as well. we are targeting those who are stealing cars and causing thousands of dollars of damage. >> chief mitchell said while city hall is looking at cuts to public safety to make up for a massive budget deficit. ceasefire will not be affected by any budget cuts. president elect donald trump is now supporting a widely used work visa program. h-1b visas have been hotly debated among republicans recently. some, including elon musk, argue that h-1b visas help attract skilled foreign born workers, but others say the temporary work program takes jobs away from americans. h-1b visas do allow companies to temporarily hire foreign workers for certain specialized roles.
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>> he's going to support these visas, and he's going to try and sell that to his base as a decision by himself. that's not going to contradict what he has said previously on immigration, but that's going to be a tough sell. it's going to take some serious political talent to convince the very people that he got excited on an anti-immigrant message that some immigration is okay. >> trump's first administration restricted the h-1b program in 2020, arguing that it allows businesses to replace americans with lower paid foreign workers. a big endorsement for house speaker mike johnson tonight. president elect donald trump is giving his support for johnson to retain the gavel. but as fox's alexandria hoff reports, it is still an uphill climb for johnson to once again win the speakership. >> on capitol hill, a pivotal vote is set for friday. congress returning to washington, must select a new house speaker before any other order of business, including certifying the electoral college vote for the presidential election one week from today, monday. current speaker mike johnson received a major endorsement. president
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elect donald trump formally throwing his support behind johnson. writing on truth social. quote speaker mike johnson is a good, hard working religious man. he will do the right thing and we will continue to win. mike has my complete and total endorsement. >> this is the best gift he could have given him heading into the new year. i think it makes it far harder for members of congress to vote against him. >> but for johnson, maintaining his role as speaker is not a done deal. some republicans are expressing frustration with johnson's role in the government funding deal days before christmas. while the agreement kept the government open ahead of the christmas holiday, the continuing resolution did not include an extension or elimination of the debt ceiling, as called for by president elect trump. >> i haven't publicly or privately committed yet. i do want to speak with the speaker just to see what his plans are, because there are some issues that i think need to be worked out, specifically dealing with the budget issues on social media platform. >> ex speaker johnson expressed optimism, thanking trump for his support, adding, quote, together we will quickly deliver on your america first agenda and usher
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in the new golden age of america. the american people demand and deserve that. we waste no time. let's get to work. trump is urging republicans to support johnson and not blow an opportunity for relief from the outgoing administration in washington. alexandria hoff, fox news. >> coming up, searching through the wreckage of a deadly plane crash in south korea that killed more than 170 people. the latest on the investigation underway and the repercussions it's
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sifting through the wreckage of a deadly plane crash in south korea. 179 people were killed when the jeju air passenger jet skidded off the runway and crashed into a concrete wall after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. two people on board survived. the 15 year old boeing jet was arriving from bangkok, thailand when it crashed. there is still no word on the exact cause.
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investigators, though, say air traffic controllers were warning pilots in the area about a bird strike risk. minutes before the crash. >> aviation experts are scratching their heads on this one. there is video which seems to indicate they lost their right engine. >> it just doesn't explain why the airplane is coming in so hot, and with the landing gear in the up position, because the aircraft was made in the u.s. >> the ntsb will also be involved with the investigation now. shares in boeing were down more than 2% today. the crash in south korea caps a difficult year for the company. that did include a lengthy machinist strike, along with special audits and oversight. after a panel blew off a 737 max jet in january. >> and we got back. scattered showers back in the five day forecast. we'll look into when that could occur, but in the meantime, cold mornings, frost advisories and freeze warnings. >> all right. now to alex savidge and a look at some of
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the stories we're working on for west coast rap. coming up at the top of the hour, alex. >> all right. mike. thank you. coming up tonight at seven, a dramatic rescue caught on camera along california's central coast. how police officers saved a man from a burning rv. and what likely sparked this dangerous fire. plus, health officials are closely monitoring the spread of bird flu across the west. tonight, an infectious disease expert joins us live to discuss the latest developments as the virus has been detected in one city's wastewater, and zoos are taking steps to try to protect their animals. those stories and a lot more coming up tonight at seven on west coast rap. and of course, that's followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with ali, rasmus, alex, we'll see you soon. >> but first here after the break, cleanup efforts continue in santa cruz nearly a week since the wharf collapsed, leaving behind a trail of debris and several people in the water. w
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for a year with xfinity mobile. and see “wicked,” in theaters now. cleanup efforts continue in santa cruz following the wharf collapse a week ago. 150 foot section broke off the wharf last monday when it was battered by enormous waves. tons of debris were scattered into the ocean and right onto the santa cruz shoreline. the damage, estimated
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at this point to be $20 million, possibly higher. docks broke apart in the santa cruz harbor and among the piles of debris, several boats capsized. the u.s. coast guard auxiliary is helping the harbor patrol assess the damage and the cleanup. >> estimates are it probably exceeds the 2011 tsunami. the docks are badly damaged. infrastructure is damaged. there are a number of boats that are still on the bottom. some are wedged up under other boats and under the docks. >> santa cruz city leaders say it's just too early to tell when the damage will be completely cleared, or how soon the damaged wharf could possibly reopen. and we are learning. the man killed on monday after being trapped under debris at the beach in santa cruz county has been identified. the santa cruz county sheriff's office says the man was 64 year old david from watsonville. he was trapped by debris washed up by the high surf last week along the monterey bay beach. was taken to the hospital, where he was
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declared dead. >> and the swell is dying down the last, last, next couple of days. the last day or so has dropped off a little bit tomorrow, and the next day it's way down to, like, normal, the swell size. but then it pops right back up. so it's going to be big surf again along the coast probably thursday, friday, saturday. and that coincides with that friday rain event. right now this week looks like friday is going to be the wet day. might be a sprinkle in the north bay north of santa rosa on wednesday, but overall we're kind of we're drying out. that's the plan. and this next system that comes in friday is a colder system, so it will do. nice work in the mountains. they'll get a lower snow elevation, they'll get an accumulation, and north bay will get more rain. and we'll all of us will get some rain, but north bay will get more rain than everybody else there. here is the frost advisory and freeze warning that was in effect this morning. it's in effect again tomorrow morning. it's going to be cold. and then wednesday morning that system comes in and breaks up the inversion so that frost and freeze go away. fog goes away. this is tomorrow morning and i
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want you to see the fog. let me see if i can play this up here. the fog right here. so in the bay area we're going to see fog leaking out of the central valley. and this is fog here. so that's tomorrow morning. that's the forecast model. here is the satellite right now. and it shows you the big system offshore. probably the swell field. swell field is going to come out of here. the waves because this system has got a lot of wind with it. and it's still a few days away. so the this things pop and wind and then the swell comes underneath it and takes a few days to get here. but we'll notice the swell along our coastline on thursday and friday, probably saturday as well. live radar shows no rain. there's the fog tomorrow morning. then there's this. clouds increase tomorrow night. tomorrow is a nice day overall, but clouds late in the day and then nice morning on wednesday morning. but some clouds. and then that's that drive by on wednesday. so it kind of stays north. it wouldn't be much. it wouldn't take much for it to slip south a little bit. but right now it looks like the
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model is going. it's going to stay a little further north. and then wednesday, thursday, thursday morning. and then we move into friday when the rain comes. and friday looks like a front to a top to bottom rain event. so san jose will get some rain marin county. obviously the forecast highs for tomorrow. cold morning, mild or no cold morning. i call it a mild day actually for january. right. because here we are. we're in january. and here's the five day forecast. we're not into january quite yet but we will be. and the friday event looks like our best bet for rain this week. and then we dry out again on saturday. i'll see you back here tonight at 1011, mike. >> all right. see you then, bill. thank you. 2025 just about 30 hours away. and with the new year comes new laws. we take a closer look at how one of them aims to protect californians from t ic
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as the daylighting law, making it easier for drivers to see the full crosswalk. >> it's just about a sight line and making sure that people who are in cars and driving have the ability to see people who are on foot or on a bike, which can be a little trickier there. lower to the ground, they take up less space. they might be obscured by a big vehicle. >> cal bike was one of the bill's sponsors. kevin claxton says 25% of traffic fatalities happen at intersections, and this new law could help prevent those. lisa lutzker analyzes this kind of data at uc berkeley's safe transportation research and education center. >> in places where this has been implemented, you see a really strong reduction in pedestrian crashes. the federal highway administration says that if this is implemented properly, it can prevent up to 30% of pedestrian crashes. >> some areas, like here in walnut creek, already have red curbs right before the crosswalk. but even if it's not red, it's up to you to know how
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far 20ft is. >> many intersections have something like five feet painted or 15ft painted, but it really is going to apply to that many. and it can even apply to spots right now that are metered that i think cities will gradually be taking away those metered spaces. >> some cities have already been making these changes. san francisco has been giving out warnings since last month. >> this is one of the things that we're very proud that san francisco is taking this seriously. >> walk sf has been pushing for daylighting for years. just last month, sfmta got the green light to finish painting red curbs in these spots after what jody madero says was the worst year for traffic related pedestrian fatalities. >> we are seeing this trending up versus trending down, and daylighting is one of those proven solutions. >> the city of emeryville is taking it a step further by putting bike racks in the spaces. as for citations, you
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likely won't get a ticket for this. on wednesday, there is a 60 day grace period, but by march, drivers will face a fine. those will vary from city to city and whether the curb has been painted red, but they'll be around 40 to $100. in walnut creek, amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> several bills that ban highly toxic chemicals in cosmetics and clothing go into effect on wednesday. one bill bans the use of chemicals, including mercury and formaldehyde, in cosmetics. another bill bans the use of pfas, known as those forever chemicals in cosmetics and other personal care products, and a third bill will ban pfas from clothing, outdoor gear and other textiles. advocates say when california passes laws like these, it often leads to nationwide changes because of the size and impact of our state's economy. the northern lights may soon be visible from several northern u.s. states. the u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration says the sun expelled two bursts of
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plasma that are now making their way right toward earth alaska, as well as the northern continental states from washington to maine, may get a chance to see some of the lights. the best chance of seeing the light show in those areas will be early tomorrow morning. all right. thanks for joining us here at 6:00, everyone. west coast rap with alex savage is up next right here on ktvu. and of course, do not forget to download our latest fox local app to your tv. i'll see you back here for the 10:00 news. [music] have a great
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