costa and solano serves tens of thousands of families, and they have a holiday challenge to raise enough money for 3 million meals. at the moment, there are about $500,000 short of that goal. >> paying it forward at some point i may need it. somebody i know may need it. it's something to do that i feel good about doing and i can do. >> the food bank says it raises about half the money for the entire year. during the holiday season. >> he was #### bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did. [music] >> at least ten people are dead in new orleans after a driver plowed into the crowd at an always popular bourbon street. we are awaiting a press conference from the police with the latest information. it is expected to start at any moment now. and it was a deadly start to the year in oakland as well. the series of homicides that

wrapped up 2024 and brought us in to 2025 from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> good morning to you. welcome to mornings on two. the nine as we take a live look at sfo this morning. as you can see, one plane starting to make its way away from the terminal into the skies. certainly this travel period has been very busy. a little quieter today, but as you can see there, the sun is shining at sfo, so usually we worry about fog and some wind out there, but things are looking good if you are headed out or even coming back home today. welcome back to mornings on two the nine. i'm claudine wong. >> happy new year. claudine wong, dave clark, good to see you i'm dave clark. it's wednesday. it's the first day of january 2025, new year's day. and i know someone who made the best tamales in all of the bay area. nice. her initials are roberta gonzalez. >> that is so sweet of you. did you try them?

>> i'm going to. >> okay, but you're just saying that they're the best because it was a rumor. they are the best. okay. no, it's a tradition. you have to begin the new year with a tamale to have a healthy new year ahead and a happy new year. you know, in the south, it's black eyed peas. >> yes, it is. >> it is. but i tried it one year with a girlfriend, and my year didn't go so well. so i'm sticking to the tamales. >> we'll make you some new ones. >> all right. there you go. hi, everybody. good morning to you. it's a brand new start to a brand new year. clear and chilly. but i have been noticing increasing cloud cover. it will be partly sunny today, then turning mostly cloudy. temperature wise right now we've jumped up to 40 degrees from 36 in the tri valley. we're now at 45 in san jose, and the north bay has been sitting in the 40s all morning long. it is now mid 40s across much of the peninsula around san mateo, back into the sea shore. there you have it. there you have that deck of clouds roughly 20,000ft over the skyline of oakland, where

currently it is in the 40s, going up to 59 degrees. you can bank on a temperature span of 56 in santa rosa to 63 degrees across the santa clara valley. we're going to talk about the five day forecast and when you can expect the first rain of 2025, it's sooner than you think. that's coming up. >> okay. thank you. roberta. well, if you're headed out the door early on this new year's day, traffic will be treating you just fine as you take a look at interstate 880 in oakland. as it rolls by the coliseum, you can see no problems there. if we take you to the south bay and interstate 280 in downtown san jose. same story there. sun is shining. traffic moving. barely any folks on the road today, on this holiday for you and the bay bridge toll plaza. also, sometimes a parking lot. not today. things are moving just fine if you are headed out the door. >> all right. our time is 903. at least ten people in new orleans are dead. 30 more were hurt when a pickup truck slammed into a crowd early this morning.

now we expect an update from the police any minute now. we're watching. and as fox reporter alexandria hoff tells us now, the fbi is looking for possible accomplices in what happened. it's being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. >> our prayers for those who have lost their lives in the city of new orleans. >> at least ten people are dead and dozens more wounded in what police say was an act of violence on new year's day. it happened on bourbon street, one of the busiest areas of the new orleans french quarter. a man driving a pickup truck accelerated quickly around a series of police barricades and rammed into a crowd celebrating the new year. officials say there is no doubt this was a targeted attack. >> it was very intentional behavior. this man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could. it was not a dui situation. >> from there, things escalated quickly. the man crashed the truck, then began firing at

police, wounding at least two officers. both are in stable condition. after the suspect died. improvised explosive devices were found at the scene. >> we are working on confirming if this is a viable device or not. stay away from bourbon street, canal street all the way to saint anne until we can figure out what is going on. >> today's attack comes less than two weeks after a similar incident at a christmas market in germany. new orleans police had been on heightened alert and had said more than 300 officers were deployed to the area, but they still weren't able to stop the attack. >> this perpetrator, who went around our barricades in order to conduct this. he was #### bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did. >> the white house says president biden has been briefed, and the fbi is now taking the lead in the investigation. in washington, alexandria hoff, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. alexandria. and just into our ktvu newsroom, the police press conference has just

been postponed to 11:00 this morning. now, we're going to stay on this. we'll keep following the story on air and online for you. and also on the fox local app. >> well, it has been a deadly end to 2024. in oakland, with a reported four homicides over the last day. ktvu is amanda quintana is live for us in oakland with what we know so far. amanda. >> well, we know that three of these four incidents happened overnight, killing three people in less than ten hours. now, the first was just before 8:00 last night. that happened in a residential neighborhood on 70th avenue. police say there was a stabbing there. one person was found with stab wounds when police arrived. that person did go to the hospital, but they were pronounced dead at the hospital. now, 2.5 hours later, police responded to second street in jack london square for a shooting. there, they found a victim with gunshot wounds. that person transported to the

hospital. but police later learned three other victims took themselves to the hospital and one of those victims died. police tell us the other three are still being treated at the hospital. the third happened on 24th avenue around 345 this morning. police have not confirmed what happened there, but in video from the scene you can see a body and a large police presence investigating there. now this all happened overnight, but there was also a deadly shooting yesterday morning. a man was shot outside his work. a commercial dishwashing supplier on 14th street. that was just before 715 in the morning. he was pronounced dead at the scene. now, although this is a deadly end to 2024, crime was actually down in the city overall last year. just two days ago, city leaders touted a safer oakland, saying the city has seen a 34% decrease in homicides, and they're crediting the ceasefire prevention strategy for a lot of that progress, which identifies people at high risk of being

involved in gun violence and then offers them services like life coaching, job training and mental health care. staffers say they contacted more than 200 people for that program in 2024. now we are working on getting some more information about that most recent incident from police, but of course, they have had a busy last 24 hours. live in oakland amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. thank you amanda will the new year started out deadly in san francisco as well. we want to show you some video that was taken around 3:00 this morning at a gas station that's on the corner of 17th and south van ness. you can see that tent which is covering up a body. homicide detectives, sfpd and the san francisco medical examiner were all on scene. we are working on getting some more information from police about what happened and about the person who was killed. >> our time is now 908. we have new video into the ktvu newsroom showing how not to celebrate the new year. last night, the police

rushed to several sideshows. one of them happened in vallejo about 2 a.m. at kentucky and alameda streets, after it was broken up by vallejo police, there was another sideshow in oakland shortly before three in the morning on macarthur and markley streets. at one point, a car dangerously spun into the crowd. spectators were also shooting off fireworks and set a car on fire. there's no word about any arrests or injuries. >> new data shows drug overdose deaths are falling in san francisco. the chief medical examiner's office reports there were 586 fatal overdoses in the city during the first 11 months of 2024. that's down 23% from the same time period in 2023. public health experts in the city say the decline is in part due to the widespread availability of life saving drugs like narcan. >> time is now 909. during the night, new year celebrations

took over the bay area, with fireworks lighting up the sky. you probably heard them in san francisco. the streets near the ferry building were filled with people. when midnight arrived. the crowd celebrated the start of 2025 and enjoyed the fireworks show in the sky. >> well, throughout the day on new year's eve, we watched large crowds gather across the globe to ring. in 2025. lights and fireworks shows are a major part of many celebrations. the san francisco bay area is one of the last regions to enter the new year each year, and new laws are going into effect in california today, and several of them target property crime, retail theft, rings and other offenses. one law will help district attorneys work across counties to prosecute and prosecute retail theft crimes. another would make it easier for police to arrest suspected robbers, even when police don't witness the robbery themselves. the punishment for large scale

organized retail theft is also going up, and prop 36 is also in effect. voters passed that measure back in november. that new law makes it easier for prosecutors to charge criminals with felonies when they commit retail theft. it also increases jail time for organized retail theft. >> time now 910. starting today, california's minimum wage goes up. employers now have to pay a minimum of $16.50 an hour. now, last year, employees at certain health care facilities received a higher minimum wage from 18 to $23 an hour, depending on the facility. and some california cities and counties actually have minimum wages that are higher than the state's minimum wage. >> a bay area man has a mission to bring attention to some of the realities that people with disabilities face. how? he's getting elp from the sheriff

top stories we're following for you this morning. ten people are dead, more than 30 others injured after a man plowed a pickup truck into a crowd in the french quarter in new orleans, louisiana. among the injured two new orleans police officers. the fbi says it is investigating the incident as a potential terror attack. police say the suspect in the attack is dead. the city

of vallejo has named its next police chief, jason todd, who has been serving as interim chief, has been chosen to serve as the department's permanent chief. todd took over as interim chief back in 2022. the city says that he has helped stabilize staffing levels, improve the relationship with the community and help to implement state reforms. and the price for drivers across most bay area bridges is going up today. the toll is now at $8 to use the bay area seven state run bridges. that's up from $7. the mtc says the higher tolls will help pay for bridge maintenance. the toll hike does not include the golden gate bridge. its tolls were raised back in july. >> our time now 915. people with disabilities like autism often have a hard time getting a job. well, one bay area man is putting a spotlight on that problem, hoping to make things better. ktvu is andre senior shows us how he received major help from the sheriff of san francisco. >> so give it about 30s.

>> weeks after life changing opportunity, adam sherman is contemplating next steps for a man who few have been on so far, he's fresh off the opportunity of a lifetime, serving as campaign manager for paul miyamoto's reelection bid for san francisco sheriff. >> make sure you just get out and vote. >> it's a multifaceted role. everything from helping to organize fundraising to putting out media blurbs and other forms of publicity. >> but in an election season filled with many campaigns and the people who had them. sherman's situation is different because he is on the autism spectrum, something he's proud to talk about, but one that's kept his ambitions tempered. and he's not the only one. >> there are 5.5 million autistics in america who are at that age where they can be working and professionals, and yet barely one fifth of them are professionally employed. the rest are either unemployed or chronically underemployed. >> and sherman was no exception. graduating from san francisco state university with a degree in environmental studies with a

special concentration in social justice. he found himself unable to find a job in his chosen field, so he took a job stocking shelves at trader joe's. but while he couldn't get the job he wanted, he donated his time volunteering with various community organizations. it was that effort that got him noticed by miyamoto's team. >> he was actually on one of the teams that were doing safety patrols in chinatown, and so his commitment to the community was already evidenced by that volunteer work. >> that commitment and a reputation that preceded him, landed sherman that coveted job, leading miyamoto's critical reelection bid, helping the incumbent snag more than 80% of the votes. and trusting your election campaign to anyone is a big deal. but miyamoto told me sherman's autism was never a factor in his decision. >> i don't think i even asked any questions about whether or not he'd be able to do things. >> the autism society and advocacy group hopes more companies and organizations actually adopt sheriff miyamoto's thinking, because they see hiring someone on the

spectrum is actually good for the bottom line. >> we look at different ways of information processing and different ways of executive function. we might have folks who think in a very systemized way, but we might have folks that think from a bottom up sort of perspective, and that can bring a lot of creativity in other pieces. >> the organization cites research that shows companies that embrace neurodiversity are likely to have a competitive advantage, and businesses employing autistic individuals report increased innovation and problem solving capabilities. >> i think the idea that when we're open to bringing in neurodiverse and autistic talent to a workplace, understand that there's sometimes let's figure out where the best fit could be. let's talk to the individual. where do you think your strengths are? >> it's a conversation that sherman wants to grow in public discourse, dealing with the struggles in this book, living beyond normal an autistic autobiography. >> i really want to bridge the divide between the neurotypical or normal brained people of society with the neurodivergent

or autistic people like myself. >> andre senior, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. >> time now is 918. time to talk about our weather. a nice day shaping up on this first day of the new year. >> it's been changing hourly because we do have an area of low pressure. well, to the north of the bay area. hi, everybody. good morning to you. let me show you what i mean. we're looking out towards the skyline of oakland under a mostly cloudy sky. now, our latest observation suggests that that deck of cloudiness is roughly about 20,000ft. it's all deriving from a system to the north. now, right now, we do have temperatures into the 40s. after dipping well into the mid 30s today, it is now in the mid 40s, anywhere from atherton through woodside into palo alto. it's 45 degrees around the rose garden district of san jose into willow glen. and good morning to all of you in concord, clayton, and also in walnut creek now. winds are calm for the most part. they

will remain under five miles per hour today. and that's a good thing. the soil is saturated, and we don't want any kind of a wind to knock over any trees locally, especially with more rain coming. now. it's not so much from this right here, right now. this is banging up against the northwestern section of the state of california. we do have some rain showers now around trinity and hit and miss shower and mendocino county. mostly cloudy skies will be the general rule today from point arena all the way into monterey bay. as this system gradually slide to the south, you can see around clear lake. at 1:00 today, a hit and miss shower. this is a light sprinkle or two around santa rosa into cotati, into windsor and penngrove, sebastopol and guerneville as well. so we have a clear slot tomorrow morning than what happens again. we start to see the clouds fill back in and then our first rain, full rain showers from north bay to south bay does occur on friday morning. watch that right there. that's the front as it

slices through the bay area and drops to the south and gradually lifts to the east. and then we have this back wash. and this looks pretty ominous. could dump a good amount of rain showers around the oakland hills and into berkeley and emeryville. so right now these totals would change. it looks like by friday, late night, we should pick up 2/10 of an inch of rain in san francisco. approaching 4/10 of an inch of rain in santa rosa. this does mean rain showers for tahoe at the lake level, and then some snow in the higher elevations. so be mindful of the weather forecast if you're heading to the mountains this weekend, 56 to 63 degrees today. santa clara valley will be the recipient of mid 60s nice on thursday and a good looking weekend. play outdoors all weekend long gang okay thank you roberta. >> well the chp out in force to make sure the bay area rings in the new year safely. what officers are looking for as that maximum enforcement period continues. >> also, a new year means new year's resolutions, but the

stats show most people don't stick with those resolutions with the health experts say about making c

happy new year. for millions of people, ringing in the new year means a whole lot of new year's resolutions. and while most people have good intentions, a lot of people just fall right off a cliff. >> that struggle is real. yes, chanley painter has the

strategies, though, that health experts are sharing to help cement your new goals into your daily life. >> after the new year is a great time for a fresh start, but research finds most people abandon their resolutions by the second friday in january. to help keep your goals from needing an emergency revival, psychologists recommend keeping them small, making them something that would fit into your day to day life so that you have a good chance for success. if you're not sure where to start, consider embarking on new intentions and activities you're familiar with. >> you want to pick something that's close to what you can do. so if you never have run a mile in your life, you're not going to commit to run a marathon this year. but you may commit to start walking three times a week for 15 minutes, according to new data from the associated press new york center for public affairs research. >> more than half of u.s. adults say they will make at least one

resolution for 2025. the data also found roughly 3 in 10 adults will make resolutions involving exercise or eating healthier to help stay comfy when starting outdoor winter workouts, fitness experts advise dressing for the weather, wearing layers to kind of keep your body warm. >> also, making sure to wear moisture wicking clothing, especially on that first layer. we don't want that, you know, the moisture of our sweat to kind of stick to us because that can accelerate kind of heat loss and make us more susceptible to things like hypothermia. >> meanwhile, when it comes to excitement levels surrounding the new year, researchers say about 4 in 10 adults believe 2025 will be a better year for them. i'm chanley painter, fox news. >> all right. our time is 926 restaurant owners in palo alto on edge after being targeted by burglars. the reason? they say it's making a tough time even tougher. >> well, it wasn't just the big official show in san francisco to celebrate the new year, we

also saw illegal fireworks fill the bay area ski when that clock

the deadly start to the new year. the very latest on the incident on bourbon street in new orleans. that left at least ten people dead. [music] plus.

[applause] [music] yes, the fireworks lighting up the sky of san francisco's embarcadero. we're hear from the people who stood out there in the cold to see the new year celebration from san francisco, from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and happy new year to you. welcome back to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> and i'm claudine wong. today is wednesday january 1st. and let's talk about how 2025 is rolling in in terms of weather. meteorologist roberto gonzalez here with a look at that. hi, roberta. >> hi there. and the weather has been changing. not even hourly, but almost minute by minute. we started off in a clear start, a frosty note across the santa clara valley, backing all the way into king city. and now the temperatures dropped and dipped actually into 45 degree range from, let's say, mineta international airport all the way into sunnyvale. it is now 43 apiece, fairfield into concord,

as well as in napa and novato. santa rosa, same story. 48 degrees in san francisco. and after dropping to 36 degrees in half moon bay, we're now in the 50s. there you have the deck of cloudiness rolling into the bay area. you can bank on mostly cloudy skies today with peeks of sunshine. we may see the far reaches of lake county getting nicked with a sprinkle or two. that's about it. 56 to 63. i tell you what we're going to do. we're going to toss in the tahoe forecast and tell you when the first official rain of the season will arrive in 2025. and that's just coming up in a couple of minutes. >> all right. thank you, roberta. and let's give you a quick look at the roads this morning. you can see the golden gate bridge out there. very little traffic at this hour and very little wind. if you can see that flag there on the right side of your screen. let's head over to the richmond-san rafael bridge. as you can see, things moving just fine there. not a lot of cars on the road at this hour. just a few, but nothing to

slow you down. and the east shore freeway. the story is the same there as well. traffic moving. well, if you're headed out the door. >> all right. our time is 9.31. we have word from new orleans that authorities there are pushing back their news conference until 11 a.m. our time about that early morning new year's morning attack in new orleans. investigators now say a man who was dressed in full military gear drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating the new year in the french quarter. then he fired shots at first responders who had rushed to the scene to help the victims. ten people were killed. more than 30 others have been hurt. the gunman was also killed in a shootout with law enforcement. authorities have since recovered an improvised explosive, a handgun and an ar 15 style rifle. >> this perpetrator, who went around our barricades in order to conduct this. he was ####

bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did. >> now, the fbi is investigating this as an act of terrorism. the new orleans superdome, where the sugar bowl will be held between notre dame and the university of georgia, was put on lockdown after that attack this morning. this college football playoff game, we're told, will go on as scheduled tonight. but condolences like a moment of silence for the victims, are expected to be held. >> time now is 932 and it has been a deadly end to 2024. in oakland, with a reported four homicides over the last day. ktvu amanda quintana live in oakland with what we know so far. amanda. >> well, three of those four incidents happened overnight, so three people were killed in less than ten hours here in oakland. the first of those incidents overnight was around 8:00 last night in a residential area

where there was a stabbing. police say they arrived at 70th avenue and they found one victim with stab wounds. they were sent to the hospital, but they were pronounced dead when they got there. at the hospital. now, 2.5 hours later, another incident at second street in jack london square. that was a shooting. they found a victim with gunshot wounds. that person transported to the hospital. but later police learned that three other victims took themselves to the hospital. one of those victims died. police tell us the other three are still being treated. the third happened on 24th avenue around 315 this morning. police say that was another shooting there. one victim dying at the scene. this all happened overnight, but there was also a deadly shooting yesterday morning. a man was shot outside of his work. a commercial dishwashing supplier that's on 14th street just before 715. he was pronounced dead at the scene. now, although this is a deadly end to 2024, crime was actually down in the city

overall last year. just two days ago, city leaders touted a safer oakland, saying the city has seen a 34% decrease in homicides, and they're crediting the ceasefire prevention strategy for a lot of that progress, which identifies people at high risk of being involved in gun violence and then offers them services like life coaching, job training and mental health care. staffers say they contacted more than 200 people in 2024 for that program. now, opd has said they are not identifying any of the victims of these last four homicides. they are still working on notifying family members right now. live in oakland amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, amanda, thank you. our time is now 935. in san jose, a man is now in jail facing charges of committing san jose's final homicide of 2024. now, police rushed to a home on payne avenue east of the san tomas expressway because of a

family dispute. a caller said a known person broke into the house and was arguing with the occupants. the police arrived. they found one adult man and one adult female who had been stabbed. while the woman suffered non-life threatening injuries, that man later died at the hospital. police did arrest the suspect nearby. they have not released anything about his connection to the victims. this was san jose's 28th homicide of 2024. there were 36 in 2023, 35 in 2022. [applause] >> well, the bay area rang in the new year with fireworks. thousands of people gathered near san francisco's waterfront to watch the city's fireworks show, which was easy to see this year because there was no fog. those visitors came from all over the bay area and beyond.

and we do not have the final numbers yet, but firefighters did expect as many as 100,000 revelers to watch last night's fireworks show in the city, and there were a lot of police and firefighters there as well, to make sure the crowds stay safe. people we talked to say they were happy to brave the cold weather to celebrate 2025. >> we just took the ferry to get here, which is a nice way to come in, and then we're going to take an uber, and then after that i think we're going to walk. >> the people here, just the whole excitement, the lights, you know, everything. the food here. i mean, san francisco, you know, can't beat it. >> my new year's resolution is to try to retire. >> crowds stayed out late into the night, especially since muni was free and bart ran in the city until 2 a.m. >> our time now. 937. it wasn't just the legal fireworks shows lighting up the bay area skies. as always, there were a lot of illegal fireworks as well. you're looking at time lapse video of oakland last night.

look at all of the illegal fireworks across the skyline. oakland police say they were everywhere last night with increased staffing, searching for drunk drivers, sideshows and those illegal fireworks. well, the chp maximum enforcement period for the new year's holiday will continue through tonight, so expect to see extra officers patrolling bay area highways all day long. the ktvu was allowed to ride along with the chp crew, as they kept an eye out for dangerous drivers on new year's eve. now, while we were with them, we did see them pull some people over for driving infractions, as well as helping people who were having problems with their cars. >> focusing on driving to arrive, especially during the holiday season. we're focusing on speed enforcement, reckless driving, distracted driving, driving under the influence. >> it's not just about writing tickets, it's not just about enforcement. we just want everybody to be safe for the

holiday season and the maximum enforcement period ends tonight at midnight. >> well, the new year means new laws in california and several new laws going into effect aimed to increase the amount of housing in our state. one law cracks down on cities that block or delay new housing projects. the law gives the attorney general the power to impose penalties of up to $50,000 a month on violators. that money would go towards supporting affordable housing projects in those same cities. and another law focuses on ramping up construction of accessible dwelling units, also known as adus. the law would increase the number of adus allowed on multifamily properties. currently, homeowners can have no more than two adus on a property, but this new law increases the limit to eight. it also streamlines the process for approval. and farmworkers will be getting some housing assistance as well. a new law is making it easier to build new housing for farmworkers in santa clara and santa cruz counties.

the goal is to help this workforce find affordable, stable housing that is close to their jobs. >> our time now. 939 police in palo alto busy investigating several break ins at businesses during the holiday season. in the past two weeks, four businesses in downtown palo alto were burglarized. some of them appear to be connected. the owners of the copa cafe say thieves broke into the restaurant early yesterday morning and stole at least $1,000 in cash. other stores report thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise as well as damaged. all four of these businesses are less than a half mile away from the palo alto police headquarters, and the owners are frustrated with the police department response time. >> even after police are dispatched, the thieves still do their dirty work because they know the system. they know how long it's going to take for the police to respond, and they go in and out at leisure. >> now, next monday, the palo

alto police department will meet with the business owners to talk about these recent break ins. >> a first for oakland police. the investigation that found an officer violated the department's racia profiling

943. here are some of the stories we're following for you this morning. a new year's day tragedy in new orleans. a driver plowed his pickup truck into holiday revelers in the french quarter. at least ten people are dead. dozens more are in the hospital. police say it was an intentional crash, and the fbi is investigating this as terrorism. in pasadena, the rose parade is underway this morning. big crowds are gathered along the parade route. some people sat out there all night to get their spot. the parade is a new year's day tradition dating back to 1890. now you can see the rose parade live with our sister station in los angeles. just download the fox local app and click on los angeles and the fares are higher. starting today on muni and on bart. the fare to pay with clipper cards on busses

and streetcars in san francisco went up $0.25 as of this morning. and on bart, the fares went up by about $0.25 as well, depending on the ride. both transit agencies say those higher fares are needed to help them deal with rising costs. >> well, a recent investigation found that an oakland police officer violated the department's policy on racial profiling. that is according to the community police review agency. and it's the first time that agency has ever come to that conclusion. and it is likely you have not heard much about it. >> but as ktvu james torres tells us now, one man who triggered the investigation wants you to know how much authority it holds in holding police responsible. >> february 2023 oakland police officers are proposing to a committee to use military style weapons at sideshows, a problem plaguing city streets for years. one comment raised eyebrows. >> a vast majority of those

subjects that are engaging in sideshows are young adults, particularly male adults, and over 60% of folks who are engaged in sideshow activity were, you know, south american latin culture and stuff like that. >> what does 60% have? 60% being latin america have to do with anything, some listening, are members of the oakland police commission, a group born from a ballot question in 2016. >> their job is to serve as the check and balance of opd. >> it has seen weapons. they frisked 60% of the of the participants at sideshows. >> it's why mariano contreras, a 75 year old local activist for minorities, looked to the commission when he heard those comments. >> when someone profiles you and they carry a weapon and they believe that you are armed and you're participating in a

sideshow, then that was concerning. i'd like to see some statistics about the 60%. i mean, how do they you know, i'd like to really look through that officer's lens and goggles and see, you know, where is where is where does he determine that? there's 60% of us. >> contreras says he never saw those statistics. in that same meeting, the officer says language barriers make it harder to justify use of force. force that could be necessary if sideshows get out of hand. that, too, is called out by another committee member. >> if it doesn't have the capacity to give instructions in spanish. i don't care whether it's a dangerous situation or like people are planting dandelions. you have to be able to communicate in the language of the people that you're interacting with. >> two months later, contreras went to the full police commission, asking it to launch an investigation. >> this is racial profiling,

folks at its best. >> according to opd policy, racial profiling is defined as using race, ethnicity, or national origin in determining suspicion or probable cause against a person. it's also illegal statewide. this complaint went to the community police review agency. it's the investigating arm of the police commission. matt muir is its executive director. >> this is an agency that's coming with expertise in those areas, ensuring that law enforcement adheres to those standards. and in this day and age, i think that's more important than ever. >> the cra took nearly a year to investigate this case, and many others like it, have never been sustained, meaning there almost always isn't enough evidence to say an officer violated policy. did you have any confidence that this would go anywhere? >> you know, i believe that i did. >> in february this year, muir announced this investigation was sustained, the first of its kind in oakland history and one of 65

total sustained investigations in the last year. muir recommended a discipline plan to the police chief, which is usually in the form of a training, suspension or even termination. all of those details would normally be public, but state law protects that information so long as an appeal is underway. that's likely happening with this case. >> an investigation isn't over until it's truly over and all appeals have been exhausted. >> we asked opd about the investigation, the appeals, and its efforts toward racial profiling. a spokesperson says the department would not talk about personnel matters. following an open records request, opd said its internal affairs department was consulted and no disclosable information could be released. it's why, contreras says the public needs to know more about the police commission and the cra. >> it's also going to send a message to not only those two officers, but all officers across in the city of oakland is that, you know, you have to be careful now, you know, not only

by making the statements, but also in believing in changing that culture. >> muir says anyone can file a complaint with the ccra for any interaction with an oakland police officer. and those investigations, on average, are taking about six months to complete. you can file a complaint anonymously. reporting in oakland. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right james thank you times. 949 are you ready for roberto gonzalez? >> i am i'm ready for a great forecast on this first day of 2025. >> there you go. no pressure. >> absolutely. we started off with clear skies this morning and chilly temperatures. now we're seeing a blanket of cloud. roll over the area and you can see it right there right now. visibility is not limited unless you're along the immediate sea shore. half moon bay at seven mile visibility. we have a cloud deck at 20,000ft. 52 degrees in half moon bay. otherwise, we're pretty much settled into the 40s across the board. it's now

jumped up to 50 in hayward, backing through castro valley. the winds are pretty much nonexistent, and that's a good thing. the soils are saturated. we don't want the wind to blow down any trees. the winds today out of the north at five. here's an area of low pressure. and it's steering off here, providing ample rain showers. and throughout that northwestern portion of the state of california. some of these rain showers are making it into mendocino county, as well as humboldt county and trinity. the recipient of the cloud deck is point arena into the bay area with increasing clouds in monterey bay today. so let's time it together. here we go this afternoon and you could see clear lake has some light rain showers, a hit and miss light drizzle or rain shower in santa rosa today. otherwise, we do have partly cloudy conditions. peninsula into the santa clara valley. look at your evening as we roll into your thursday morning. we'll start off clear and cold, but then the clouds begin to gather. and there you

have the setup for your friday. the first organized system of 2025 will provide rain showers. there's the front. did you see it slice through the bay area? about 1 to 3:00 in the afternoon. those are showers that are pretty moderate in nature. there's heavier rainfall by 9:00 tomorrow night. it looks like anywhere from about 2/10 of an inch of rain in san francisco and in san jose, greater amounts to the north. but this is preliminary. these numbers will change. what does that mean for tahoe to warm lake level rain up higher 8000ft, you could see up to four inches of fresh powder. our temperatures span today 56 to 63 degrees. and there you have it. you want to play outdoors this weekend? you've got it. have a nice day, everyone. happy new year. >> all right. thanks, roberta. [music] well, if you have had to work this week, you may have had a lot of coworkers calling out sick. and that's probably going

to continue into the near future. we'll tell you why. so many people are under the weather as we start this- [music] new year.

that's how you count it down. the crowds were huge at new york city's times square for the ball drop and the new year celebration. about 3,000 pounds of confetti rained down on the partiers, who were out there waiting for hours. now the cleanup is underway. people who waited in the rain to see it all said ringing in the new year in times square was worth it. >> i love the crowd. i love the energy, the positive vibes, and i just love new york. >> and everyone said that i shouldn't come, but i don't care. i've never done it, so i really want to. >> i love new york. i love the environment, the city, the people. i mean the excitement.

it's worth it all. worth it. >> here you go. the long lines, the rain, the tight security didn't stop people from trying to get a good spot to see everything. hundreds of thousands of people from around the world packed into times square to celebrate. >> well, new year's day is a federal holiday. all banks, government offices, the postal service and wall street they're all closed today. several retailers are also closed, and that includes costco. but many retail chains are open today, such as target, walmart, whole foods and cvs. pharmacies. restaurants and coffee shops are also open today, including starbucks, mcdonald's and burger king. you should check with your neighborhood location, though, because it may operate on holiday hours. and if you are still looking for a new year's resolution, some health experts are recommending that you give dry january a shot. dry january is a growing trend where people give up alcohol for the entire month of january. experts say taking a break from alcohol can improve your mood, your confidence and make you feel less anxious. a psychiatrist who

specializes in addiction says dry january gives people a chance to reflect on their relationship with alcohol. >> studies have shown that there's been some health benefits from, you know, engaging in dry january. one is that, you know, studies have shown that medical health. so liver health improvement and sleep weight loss, decreasing your blood pressure even all have shown to happen during dry january if you complete it. >> and if you do end up drinking while trying dry january, don't take it too hard. experts say any reduction in drinking can be good for your health. >> all right. claudine. times. 958 clinics and hospitals around the country. they're seeing a rise in the number of upper respiratory illnesses. now, at first, doctors thought it was just a cold and flu season. but now they think there's more to it. doctors are seeing a rise in the number of flu cases, rsv and pneumonia, the number of norovirus cases that's doubled

compared to last new year's day. the researchers think the surge is linked to the pandemic. >> all of a sudden, the viruses are having a heyday. they have people who aren't necessarily primed or even slightly immune to these illnesses anymore, and so they can make a lot more people sick and spread like wildfire. and that's kind of what you're seeing right now. >> now, the doctors recommend getting vaccinated. wear a mask in crowded spaces and get enough sleep. claudine. >> more sleep, more sleep. a goal for 2025 for me. so you know. >> all right, well, just a quick reminder. before we go, you can now stream ktvu news anytime. fox. local is available on all streaming devices. after recently adding samsung tvs. so just scan the qr code on your tv screen right there, and you can search for the fox local app and then select ktvu. >> it's very easy. all right. thanks for joining us. be sure to join us again for our next newscast. at five will be closely following the

developments in new orleans. a press conference scheduled for just a couple of hours from now. so our news team will be following that for you. we'll have the latest developments for you on our newscast at five and online and on fox local. thanks for watching. happy new year's day. sherri shepherd is next. [music] >> three, two, one it's showtime! >> ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel good time ♪ ♪ spreading love and joy and laughter all over the place ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ it will be so legendary ♪ ♪ sherri's got you feeling good ♪ >> announcer: and now your host, sherri shepherd!