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and comes barreling through people, throwing people like like a movie scene. >> and when we face evil, we have a choice. we can run in fear, or we can indeed stand in strength. >> tonight, heartbreak in new orleans, where a suspected terror attack has claimed at least 15 lives. the situation weighing heavily on the minds of people in the bay area. good evening. >> i'm greg lee and i'm cristina rendon. we are learning more tonight about the man police say drove a truck through a large crowd gathered on bourbon street in new orleans. >> the area remains blocked off to the public tonight. these are live images from the french quarter, where streets have been shut down since the morning's carnage. investigators say the man who drove a truck through a new year's crowd is an army veteran who had an islamic state group flag with him. we begin tonight's team coverage of this attack with fox's rebecca castro live in new orleans. rebecca. >> greg. good evening. activity down here is dying down for the night, but it's still an active

crime scene. with the crime scene tape still up and a heavy police presence. the fbi says they do not believe the driver acted alone. and they're looking into a range of potential suspects. >> we are committed, no doubt, to uncovering all the details surrounding this tragedy. >> new orleans officials pledging justice for the victims of wednesday's fatal truck ramming on bourbon street. a u.s. army veteran with an isis flag on his vehicle swerved around makeshift barriers just hours into the new year. >> the truck hits the corner and comes barreling through people, throwing people like like a movie scene, like real life throwing people into the air. >> police say the driver shot and killed in a gunfight with police was 42 year old shamsuddin jabar, a u.s. citizen. investigators finding weapons and potential ieds inside the suspect's vehicle with other potential ieds located in the french quarter. >> we're going to stand with you as you mourn and as you heal. >> in houston, a swat team

searched the suspect's home, the fbi saying the incident is being investigated as an act of terrorism. >> and as we know, this is not just an act of terrorism. this is evil. >> authorities are still investigating whether the suspect was a member of isis, and are searching for others who may have been involved. >> this is a very fluid, fluid process. and remember something to we're doing two things. we're hunting some bad people down and we're securing the city too. we're getting ready for a sugar bowl tomorrow. >> we're also learning more tonight about some of the victims. one person killed was an 18 year old girl who dreamt of becoming a nurse, and another was a beloved football alum from princeton university. greg, back to you. >> more heartbreaking as we learn more details. rebecca, we know authorities are combing through evidence tonight, including lots of surveillance video. what can you tell us about what they're looking for specifically?

>> so there was some concerning surveillance footage that was released earlier this afternoon that appeared to show four people that were it appeared that they were putting down ieds in several locations around the french quarter. we did talk to some law enforcement sources about those people. they were interviewed. and at this point, officers have said that they do not believe that they were involved and they just were bystanders. that just happened to look suspicious in that video. but they're keeping those people close in case they need to ask them any more questions. >> all right. more information to come. rebecca castro live in new orleans for us tonight. rebecca. thank you. the sugar bowl was slated to take place in new orleans tonight at the superdome, just blocks away from the crime scene in the french quarter. now, the game between georgia and notre dame has been postponed until tomorrow. sugar bowl officials say all parties agreed that it was in the best interest of public safety to push back the game. the super bowl is also set to take place in new orleans at the superdome next month. today, the nfl released a statement offering

condolences to the victims in all those affected. the nfl also says it has been working with local, state and federal agencies over the past two years to develop security plans for the big game. >> california governor gavin newsom urged people to be extra vigilant. today, law enforcement agencies say they have received no credible threats. but the new orleans attack was on the minds of many people who were out celebrating new year's day today. ktvu jana katsuyama continues our team coverage live in san francisco, with thoughts from visitors and public safety experts. jana. >> well, tonight was the final candle lighting at the public menorah here in union square for hanukkah. and one woman i talked to said that she went up to every police officer that she saw tonight, just to thank them for being here and helping to keep people safe. i did talk with public safety experts about efforts in the bay area to prevent those kinds of attacks at san francisco's union square, new year's day. hearts were with the victims of the new orleans french quarter attack. >> my prayers go out to them. you know what i'm saying? my

heart is with them. and, you know, it's just like if it was our own family, right? so you still feel that same kind of sympathy and empathy for those people? >> we were just reading about it, and it's. i mean, i don't see how you can really even stop something like that, but we just got to love on each other. >> a crowd gathered for the final night of the hanukkah menorah, lighting security at the top of many people's minds. >> we've been here eight nights straight every night celebrating, and there hasn't been any obstacles or any incidents. and we're, you know, people feel safe. they feel confident. they feel secure. thanks to the san francisco police department. >> i was a little nervous because of the events that have happened, but we still can't live in fear and we still have to show up. >> one thing about the city, though, that's good in a way, is that is that there's a lot of events here, a lot of training. the police are accustomed to big events. >> san francisco police sent out a message on social media saying in part, our thoughts are with the new orleans police department and the victims of last night's horrific incident on bourbon street. at this time,

we are not aware of any credible threats to san francisco. we asked the community to alert the sfpd if they see any potential threats or suspicious activity. if you see something, say something. governor gavin newsom also said, quote, while there are currently no credible threats directed at california events, cal oes urges all californians to remain vigilant while attending public events today. >> the northern california regional intelligence center is one of 80 centers around the nation whose sole focus is to try to prevent those threats. try to provide infrastructure with better resources to protect themselves and working with the whole community, not just law enforcement. >> mike sena is director of the northern california regional intelligence center. sena says working with transportation, mental health professionals and community members is essential. >> our countermeasures hopefully will, you know, keep them from harming the number of people that they'd like to. but it's really too late at that point. working with the public safety, the homeland security, the law enforcement community and the

public, we can prevent these types of threats. >> sena says that the national intelligence network does have an office in louisiana called la safe that's run by the state police, and they do very similar work in both prevention and then also in helping to coordinate law enforcement efforts in investigations. so he says that's so important. and one of the key things here, as we were hearing from many people, is that the public does have a very important role to play in prevention. just if people see anything that's unusual or know somebody who's going through a difficult time and might be a threat. they say it's essential to call police or law enforcement agencies so they can try and do something before there's an attack, like the one that we saw today. >> jana katsuyama live in san francisco tonight. jana. thank you for that. a homeland security expert and retired marine corps intelligence officer, hal kempfer, joined us earlier at five to talk about how the fbi may approach the next steps in investigating the new orleans terror attack. >> the investigators are going

to be looking at his online history, looking at anybody he's been talking to, obviously, any affiliations with someone who may be deemed a, you know, an extremist or radical in their views, whether he's been all of his social media presence, if you will, and anything else he's put out. >> he also said the fbi will need to determine if the attack qualifies as international or domestic terrorism, since the suspect is a u.s. citizen. our coverage of this tragedy continues online. for updates from new orleans and a detailed breakdown of what we're learning about the suspect. just tap into our fox local app. the fbi is also investigating the deadly explosion of a cyber truck in las vegas as potential terrorism. >> it happened in front of the trump international hotel. one person inside the truck was killed. several people standing nearby were injured. investigators say the explosion was from very large fireworks and gasoline and fuel canisters packed in the back of the cyber truck. it was rented in colorado

and driven up and down las vegas boulevard. the trump tower is just off the vegas strip. forgive us for that audio issue. president biden spoke about the explosion and about a possible connection with the attack in new orleans. >> law enforcement and the intelligence community are investigating this as well, including whether there's any possible connection with the attack in new orleans. thus far, there's nothing to report on that score at this time. >> authorities have not released the identity of the driver, and a motive has yet to be established. the vehicles used in this case, in the attack in new orleans, were rented using the same san francisco based car sharing app, turo. tonight, investigators are calling that a coincidence. arturo executive says the company is cooperating with investigators. >> 2025 got off to a jolt for some people in the north bay, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake centered near the border of

sonoma and lake counties hit around 630 this evening.tate senator mike mcguire of healdsburg posted on social media that it was, quote, a pretty good shaker felt in the north bay. we have no reports of any injuries or damage. >> still to come, four people killed in oakland in a 24 hour span. the concerns for some jack london square residents after the violence comes close to home. >> and we're waiting on the next round of rain. it's not tomorrow. tomorrow turns out to be pretty nice day, but the showers do show up on friday. it's going to be interesting. i'll have that forecast coming up. >> also ahead, a deadly fireworks explosion on new year's eve. the incident in hawaii that's prompting new safety calls from

are investigating four homicides that happened between new year's eve and this morning. >> ktvu joey jorda is live in jack london square tonight, where neighbors are concerned about their safety. joey. >> cristina and greg, neighbors we spoke to who have lived here in jack london square for years now, have never experienced violence at this level here before, they say. and oakland police now investigating four homicides in less than 24 hours. an outbreak of deadly violence in oakland to usher in the new year has the community on edge.

>> situation is not improved. i plan to move out of this community first. >> oakland police say a man was shot outside of his work on 14th street just after 7:00 tuesday morning. second, a deadly stabbing on 70th avenue just before 8:00 tuesday night. in the third case, four people were shot and one died at second and allis streets in jack london square just after 10 p.m. in oakland's 86th homicide of 2024. >> sounded like fireworks. it was like that kind of sound. but then the last three was like pop, pop, pop, and it didn't sound like the way fireworks go off. >> witnesses say the shooting happened at a party outside block 15, an events venue near the amtrak station. there's a bullet hole in the window of a health care facility across the street, and a shattered window in the building that josh rohan calls home. >> i heard one loud pop and i thought for a second, that

actually sounds like a gunshot, but i just kept watching tv until until we saw the lights. >> the owner of nearby tigers taproom is worried about the safety of his customers, and concerned that crime will hurt his business. he has a message for city leaders. >> they need to do something fast, to be honest, because right now there's a whole wave of closures. so many other cities are recovering and bouncing back, but oakland is not. >> and in the fourth homicide, another shooting claimed a life on 24th avenue just after 3:00 wednesday morning. now this all comes after the police chief here in oakland announced on monday that homicides have dropped by 34% for 2024, compared to the year before. christina. >> joey, do police have a motive or anything on a suspect in either of these killings? >> so not at this time. and police actually tell us they won't release any new information on this case at this

point in the investigation, we also reached out to the mayor's office. we'll let you know when we hear back. ctina. >> joey. live for us tonight in oakland. joey. thank you. >> new at ten vallejo police are vestigating a deadly shooting thatapped on new year's eve. police were notified after a man arridt a hospital for treatment for a gunshot wound. they learned that the man was shot on kemper street near iffi drive. he later died of s injury. the man'same has not yet been released. ts was the city's 25th homicide of 2024. anyone with information is asked to contact vallejo pd. also new at ten a new year's eve fireworks explosion in honolulu killed three women and critically injured 20 other people. the accident happened just before midnight inside the carport of a home near honolulu airport. from this photo, you can see the size of the massive explosion. officials said a bundle of fireworks fell over onto its side after it was lit, and set off crates containing other fireworks. first

responders said the injuries were like those from a war zone. hawaii's governor called for a crackdown on illegal fireworks. >> we no longer live in a climate in an era where we can afford to take that kind of fire risk. that's why penalties are going to have to be very, very severe for people that use large amounts of fireworks because frankly, it's not that different than being a super drunk driver, making everyone else at risk. when you're on the road now, you are potentially burning down someone's community in the next door neighbor. >> officials say there were at least four unrelated reports of serious fireworks injuries across honolulu on new year's eve, including one additional death. >> turning now to our weather. 2025 is getting off to a snowy start up in the sierra. live look for you here on how snow is piled up along interstate 80 near soda springs. more snow is on the way, so we'll bring in chief meteorologist bill martin, now, who is tracking snow showers expected later this week and our bay area forecast. hi,

bill. >> yeah. hi, christina. happy new year to everyone. we have snow and rain back in the forecast, but not for tomorrow. tomorrow's temperatures are going to be nice. they're going to be in the 60s. it's going to be pretty nice. mostly sunny, a cool morning, but no frost advisories. the next system gets in here on friday. and that's what christina is alluding to, is this thing is going to drop some snow in the mountains, is going to drop a little bit of rain here. but i think in terms of productive productivity, in terms of rainfall, snowfall, it'll be the mountains. the mountains are going to get hit pretty significantly with a foot over a foot of snow most likely, and probably see some kind of a winter weather advisory, which would have people traveling around. this is a holiday weekend still, and so folks might be driving around friday, and friday is going to be a tough one to get to the mountains. this is the live radar. the showers have been north over the last the last two months. right. the main events. but these showers right now are to the north. they stay there until friday when the next weather system comes in. so tomorrow morning, low 60s, maybe a little patchy fog in the

morning, but other than that, it's an awesome day. friday is your wet day. and then after that we're going to look at break down the weekend when i see you back here. >> as americans continue honoring the life of former president jimmy carter. washington is preparing for his official state funeral next week. fox's steve harrigan has more tonight from atlanta. >> tributes are still pouring in from across the country and around the world as friends, family and fans celebrate the life of jimmy carter. he passed away on sunday at the age of 100. the longest living former president in american history. and we are learning more about carter's state funeral on january 9th. president biden will deliver the official eulogy, but his former rival, president elect trump, also says he will attend. do you plan to go to president carter's funeral? >> i'll be there. we were invited. spoken with carter family members. >> i'd rather not say. >> carter is being remembered as one of the last truly authentic

politicians. he projected moral leadership through his faith and felt more approachable than other political leaders, in part because of his love for popular music. >> if you hadn't known he was the governor, if you hadn't known he was the president, that might have been the last thing you would have thought because he was totally unassuming in plains and the surrounding area. >> the memories are more personal. many say they had a connection to the former president and his family, and their interactions did not change, even as carter went from a humble peanut farmer to commander in chief. >> everybody has a rosalyn carter story or a jimmy carter story. kind of personally interacting with with them. and that makes it, you know, so much more impactful. >> after the state funeral, carter will return to plains for a private family ceremony. in atlanta, steve harrigan, ktvu, fox two news. >> look for extensive coverage of the life and legacy of former president jimmy carter. online, you can find the latest tributes from across the country on our fox local app. >> grieving families visited the

site of the deadly plane crash in south korea on this new year's day. relatives paid their respects to those who died on the jeju air plane that crashed last sunday. all but two people aboard the boeing 737 800 jet were killed. today, investigators removed the black box recording devices from the plane. the jet landed without its landing gears deployed, causing it to skid and crash into a concrete barrier. >> dangerous and destructive. officers had their hands full in the east bay as sideshows popped up in the early morning hours of the new year. >> and a new year's tradition more than a century old, the rose parade takes over pasadena. we'll show you the

this is not how bay area law enforcement wanted to see people ringing in the new year. police officers rushed to several

sideshows early this morning. one popped up in vallejo at kentucky and alameda street intersection after it was broken up by police. another sideshow happened in oakland, near macarthur boulevard and marquis street. at one point, a car spun dangerously into the crowd. spectators also shot off fireworks and lit a car on fire. no word on any arrests or injuries. a much better way to celebrate the new year taking in pasadena. tournament of roses parade. large crowds gathered for the new year's day tradition in pasadena. fox's koco mcaboy reports. paradise parade organizers did not disappoint. >> hey there and happy new year! it's a beautiful day in pasadena for the rose parade, and people came from all over for the best day ever. [music] the 136th rose parade descended on pasadena, bringing delicately decorated floats, lively bands and special guests. and to say it was an amazing show is an understatement for fans. >> omg, it's always great. we

love the parade. up close and personal is the only way to be with so many spectacular visuals. >> it's hard to pick a favorite part of the show, but these fans have a few. >> i like the different bands. i also like the trader joe's float. >> thousands of people packed the parade route, some arriving early in the morning. like the dixon family, it means the world to me. >> i remember decorating the floats when i was in high school. passing the high school is where i went. this is where it ended. played basketball. this is just a part of our memory. and i love the rose parade. >> for families like the colemans, attending the 136th rose parade is a dream come true. a dream the matriarch carol has had for decades. >> it's just like a miracle. it's wonderful. i love to be here with all my children. we've had a great time already. >> just like the theme of this year's parade, january 1st, 2025 will be remembered as the best day ever for thousands of people

from all over the world. koco mcaboy, fox news. >> people living in san francisco can recycle their live christmas trees through recology's tree cycle program starting tomorrow. the agency and city's environment department will pick up and remove christmas trees for customers on their regular collection day. trees must be free of decorations and left out for collection. recology will pick up trees through january 17th. coming up at 1030, we'll get back to tonight's top story. a bay area family is in new orleans, where 15 people have been killed in a suspected terror attack. they're sharing how they're feeling after coming so close to the tragedy. >> cal fire statistics show we're burning less acres. is that just because of the wet weather, or is mitigation and other factors really chipping in? >> later in sports, one college football semifinal is set. we'll show you the action from today's bowl games and tell you who's advancing. but first, the deadly

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a live look at the french quarter in new orleans, where at least 15 people were killed early this morning. a suspected terror attack. streets are still shut down near bourbon street, where a truck plowed through a new year's day crowd. we're learning a former princeton football player, tiger beach, was among those killed this morning. loved ones of other victims say some of those who were killed range in ages from 18 to 37. tonight, investigators put focus on the suspect, an army veteran. >> hearts were the people of new orleans after despicable attack that occurred in the early morning hours. >> president biden, offering his condolences to the victims of the deadly attack in new orleans. a man behind the wheel

of a pickup truck plowed into a crowd of people celebrating the new year around 315 in the morning, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens of others. when the truck stopped, the man got out and started shooting at officers who shot and killed him. >> this man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could. >> unthinkable. no one, and i mean no one, expects to wake up to new year's this way. >> the fbi now investigating the violence as an act of terrorism, and does not believe the driver acted alone. the suspect, identified as 42 year old shamsuddin jabar, an american citizen from texas and an army veteran. >> an isis flag was located on the trailer hitch of the vehicle, and the fbi is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations. >> the fbi said potential explosive devices were found in the truck, and at least one other device was found in the french quarter. president biden called it a horrific attack and

offered condolences to the victims families. >> mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired by isis, expressing the desire to kill. the desire to kill. >> president elect trump reacted on truth social, calling it pure evil. as we begin to learn more about the victims, local, state and federal authorities are vowing a thorough investigation. >> we're leaning in. we will be relentless, and we will do everything that it takes to render real justice. >> a bay area family was on bourbon street in the hours leading up to the attack. >> we continue tonight's team coverage of this tragedy with ktvu christien kafton, who spoke with that family. >> the nation is reeling from the events unfolding in new orleans. stephen goldblatt from mill valley, is in new orleans with his family and spent new year's eve on bourbon street, only to learn hours later how close he and his family were to tragedy. >> we woke up this morning at

nine 9:00 and my phone was lit up. a lot of text messages and voicemails and people just checking in to make sure that we were okay. >> the bowl game goldblatt had hoped to go to has now been postponed, as the city comes to grips with what happened. he described the mood on the streets of new orleans after the attack. >> it's cautiously optimistic that this is going to be an isolated incident, but i also know that that there's a lot of nervous energy in the air because there's still a number of events and the super bowl is around the corner, and there's just a lot of nervous people in san francisco. >> christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news to stay on top of the updates coming out of new orleans, just plug into our fox local app. >> we're also following a developing story out of las vegas, where the fbi is investigating the deadly explosion of a tesla cybertruck. this blast happened in front of the trump international hotel. this morning we get more now from reporter adriana shepherd from our sister station in las

vegas. >> las vegas metro sheriff kevin mcmahill said he's surprised this even happened at all this morning. given the police department's success protecting the city throughout all of the new year's eve celebrations last night. but he said at 840 this morning that 2024 cybertruck pulled in front of the trump hotel. it started smoking and then a loud explosion about 15 to 20s later, the sheriff said the driver was the only person in the car and they died. seven other people were hurt. two were taken to the hospital but have since been released. investigators found fireworks and gas cans inside the truck area. sheriff mcmahill said the cybertruck contained the explosion. >> we do know who rented the truck. we are looking at that individual, but i am not prepared to release the name of any of the individuals that we are looking at, at least until next of kin is notified and we have a 100% identification. >> investigators learned through the city installed license plate readers that the truck got into the las vegas area about an hour before the explosion. it was

rented from churro out of colorado. sheriff mcmahill said metro has been talking with tesla and elon musk, who provided video from different charging stations around the country. the fbi is investigating if this was an act of terrorism, but sheriff mcmahill reiterated that they believe that this was an isolated incident and there is no further threat to the community in las vegas. adriana shepherd, ktvu, fox two san francisco police are investigating the city's first homicide of the new year. >> a man was killed at a gas station on the corner of 17th and south van ness. it happened around 1230 this morning. homicide detectives in the san francisco medical examiner were at the scene for hours. the man was shot multiple times. police say they learned the suspect, identified as 29 year old jose rivera flores, had left the scene in an suv. he was located a short time later near bayshore and geneva and taken into custody without incident. detectives have not yet disclosed a motive. a mother is

grieving tonight after her son was shot and killed while headed to work in oakland on new year's eve. our crime reporter, henry lee has the story. >> yeah, i'm a mom and i'm hurting. but he took everything from my grandbabies. everything. >> leah freeman is in pain after her son, 32 year old willie bernstein, a married father of two young children, was shot and killed outside his place of work in oakland on the morning of new year's eve. >> don't let no other mother feel like her soul is being snatched out of her body. don't let another mother feel how i'm feeling right now. >> it happened as bernstein drove from his richmond home and arrived for work at otto clore, a cleaning supply company at 14th and poplar in west oakland, at about 7:00 tuesday morning. witnesses told oakland police the shooter approached him with an ar 15 type rifle and shot him dead before leaving in a car. no arrests have been made and police have not discussed a motive. >> and i'm going to say this for

the person who did it, you didn't have a reason to do it. >> freeman says she doesn't know why anyone would target her son. >> why? when you got so many people out here that do wrong? why take somebody who's doing right? >> she says people were drawn to her son, who was known as mr. man. >> everyone that knew him loved him. he was a light, amazing light. he just was this big ball of energy. >> she says she wants justice for her son and hopes anyone with information will come forward to investigators. >> you didn't make a name, which you actually did. is made his light shine brighter. >> oakland police are asking anyone with tips or surveillance video in this case to come forward. they say any tip, no matter how small, could lead to a big break in the case in oakland. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> new data shows drug overdose deaths in san francisco are falling. 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. >> coming up on the 11:00 news, a rise in respiratory illnesses. what doctors say is behind the surge. >> and we are tracking the next chance of rain. we got some coming. not right away, though. a little bit of a break and then rain and snow towards the weekend. see you back here. >> plus a look at where our reservoirs stand as we begin the new year and how last year's fire seaso compares

its first newborn baby of 2025. baby girl raelynn james greenwell was born at kaiser san leandro medical center at exactly 12 a.m. today. she weighs 8 pounds and measured 18.5in. hospital staff say her mom and dad are doing well, and they're excited for what the future holds in 2025. baby raelynn joins four sisters who are 17, eight, five and four. >> the annual polar bear skate at san francisco's union square took place today. skaters were encouraged to think warm and wear bathing suits or other beach attire. they competed in a competition and were judged on their wildest and most imaginative beach attire. the winners were a group named baywatch. it was her idea. [music] >> she planned it out like maybe last week. i just got this this morning. >> the safeway holiday ice rink in union square is open every day until january 20th.

>> california's first monthly snowpack survey comes out tomorrow, and it's likely to be reasonably good for this early part of the rain and snow season. ktvu tom vacar previewed the snow, water, and fire numbers as we cross our fingers for more water and less fire. >> as the new year begins, it's good to take a look back and see what's happened with california's fire and water. essential elements, but also something that can lead to real problems. the golden state has had some big fires last year, but they didn't come in swarms in 2024. cal fire and the u.s. fire service battled more than 8000 fires in california that consumed just over a million acres in 2023, aided by a very wet year. there were about 1200 fewer fires that burned less than a third of the acres. but even combining both years, that's less acres than the annual average over five years. >> if you compare where we were

20 years ago, ten years ago, you can just tell that the innovation, the technology that we have to use and also the public's education on, on, on being fire safe is just so much more better than where we were. >> super aggressive fire responses, fuel clearing projects, utility system hardening, home hardening and more than a thousand forest surveillance cameras monitored 24 over seven 365 by artificial intelligence seems to be paying off. >> i've been reading about that, and i'm sure it has, because to get to a fire quicker, you're going to save lives and property too. so that's i think that's a big deal. >> i feel like this is a great opportunity, you know, for us to, you know, improve the technology to, you know, prevent like, you know, continue working hard to prevent fires. >> california's six mega reservoirs are now at 122% of their historical average. at the beginning of 2025. that's

slightly better than the same time last year. this suggests that california could be in very good storage position right now, so long as people continue to conserve. >> i think that there should be more mandates about, you know, conserving water and reminders constantly because, as you said, we don't know what we have ahead of us. >> right now, the average statewide snowpack is 115% of its historical average, but it's only 40% of what it would need to be on april 1st, when the last major snow survey of the year takes place. the big concerns for reservoir levels and snowpack is that mother nature might simply turn off the spigot, as she's done in several years over the last decade. so controlling and mitigating fire and conserving and wisely using water really is paying off for the state of california. tom vacar ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, a little bit of rain on the way to close the

week. chief meteorologist bill martin will have your complete bay area forecast. >> new year, new generation. the role artificial intelligence. will play in the lives for children n

more money to get around the bay area this new year. tolls on all seven state owned bridges went up today. it now costs $8 to

cross. 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 because it's not state owned. its toll was also raised in july. it also now costs more to ride bart. effective today, the average fare increased by $0.25. bart says the increase is to keep pace with inflation. it's expected to raise about $14 million per year. it will be used to fund train service, better cleaning new fare gates and for adding more police and unarmed safety ambassadors. billions of minimum wage workers will be getting a raise in 2025. >> an economic policy institute analysis says 21 states will be increasing minimum wage pay this year, affecting about 9.2 million workers. the states raising minimum pay range from $10.55 in montana to $16.66 in washington state. 48 cities and counties will lift pay above their state minimums. the institute says women will make up almost 60% of those getting a

minimum wage raise, and more than one fourth of those affected are parents. >> we had a few light sprinkles today. you may notice it on the windshield, but nothing on wet on the ground. but just a little sprinkle activity this afternoon as a weak system went through. up around rockland they had a few scattered showers as well. and this is the current radar. we've got four of them spinning right now. all doppler radars. one eureka, one in the santa cruz mountains, one out in the sacramento davis area, and then one in reno. and it's picking up showers. and these showers are going to stay up there tomorrow, but then drop down on friday. and that's our opportunity for rain snow in the mountains as well. embarcadero is lit up for the holidays, and we are indeed well into the holidays and getting ready to end it up and kids going back to school. sorry about that guys. the following week, but in the meantime, we got some nice weather to talk about for tomorrow and the bay area weekend. so we'll start off with this show of rain on friday. this is friday kind of morning. this is just a snapshot. the model i just wanted you to see okay. that's

the system. we'll look at it again in a sort of a longer run. here is the active pacific swells out being generated out here in the pacific are going to grow a little bit tomorrow, but significantly sunday, monday and tuesday. so we'll be back under a high surf advisory, perhaps a high surf warning. again. the radar is spinning. that's the radar. this is the computer model for tomorrow morning. you see valley fog. we'll have some valley fog in the bay area as well. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, partly sunny. 8:00 tomorrow night. and then friday. this thing loads up. boom. there it is. 8 a.m. on friday, into the north bay. a quarter inch, half inch, maybe an inch of rain and mount tam, and then narrow front slides through san jose a 10th of an inch, if we're lucky. and then the mountains, i think maybe over a foot of snow, because this thing is going to have a good it's going to it's got a good positioning or trajectory to unload on the mountains. so a foot and a half of snow possible, maybe even a little bit more. the friday

travel though, is going to be an issue if you're trying to get to the mountains or trying to get home from the mountains, friday is not the day to do it. saturday or sunday would be certainly as the weather gets nicer. saturday. friday night it gets a little better, but then saturday you see the return of the valley fog and indicating stable weather. it's not going to rain that much. so this is what it looks like for the friday event. 2/10 of an inch in san francisco. so not a big deal, but certainly some rain. here are the forecast highs tomorrow. that's pretty pleasant for this time of year. low 60s you bet. nice day. tomorrow is the day right. in terms of just super niceness. and then on the weekend warms back up again. right. so it stays dry for a little while. friday is the only rain event and it's not a bunch. it's just a little bit. >> all right. looks good bill. thank you. besides ushering in the new year, the world is also welcoming a whole new generation, one that tech experts say will most likely have a bulk of their lives heavily impacted by artificial intelligence. but fox's chanley painter reports with the parents of these children having their own complex relationships with cell phones and social media,

there could be some cause for concern this new year's day, u.s. census bureau data estimates the world population will be more than 8 billion people, with one baby expected to be born every nine seconds in the u.s. throughout january 2025. >> and in an exciting turn of events, babies born this year and over the next 14 years will make up generation beta. it's the newest generation many technology experts predict will grow up with artificial intelligence in every aspect of their lives. and while it may be an exciting new frontier, those in generation beta will mostly be the kids of younger millennials and older gen z-ers. but according to educators currently working with gen z students, many report suffering negative consequences from frequent social media use. >> they do see their community as having a lot of anxiety. they do see higher rates of depression. >> michelle burke of the stevens institute of technology says

many of the students she teaches want to explore the impacts of growing up with cell phones. >> they do see struggles in that particular arena. they really want to understand why, compared to how their parents were with them. >> when asked if they would be as strict, more strict, or less strict with their children's technology, use, the responses from birx students were sobering. >> about half of them say they would be more strict. about half say about the same. and i've never, ever had a student say they would be less strict. >> meanwhile, the technology gen beta may get to use could be quite futuristic, with many expected to live into the 22nd century. i'm chanley painter. fox news. >> coming up in sports. capping an incredible year for an oakland weightlifter. the accomplishments and new goals for this teenager on the 11:00 news. >> living up to new year's resolutions will break down what can help you succeed where so many

football playoffs as teams vie for a spot in the semifinals. we begin in pasadena for the rose bowl. number one ranked oregon facing ohio state. first drive here. buckeyes quarterback will howard on the play action. swings it to jeremiah smith and he finds space. he is gone 45 yards to the endzone. buckeyes go up seven nothing and strike first. later in the first ohio state again. howard drops a dime to emeka egbuka 42 yards for the score. it is 14. nothing. the buckeyes keep piling it on. second quarter up 17. nothing. howard drops back, launches this to smith again. he's wide open for the 43 yard touchdown. then we go. fourth quarter oregon down 4115. heisman candidate dillon gabriel drops one into

the arms of traeshon holden a 27 yard touchdown. still a 20 point lead for ohio state. ohio state, though, runs over oregon. the final score 4121. the buckeyes advance to the semifinals. >> so who will ohio state face? the quarterfinal action began with texas and asu in the peach bowl. all longhorns early. already up 7 to 3. silas bolden fields the punt at his own 25. makes a man miss, then turns on the jets up the middle. bolden takes it 75 yards to the house. texas takes the 14 three lead. fourth quarter. texas up 24 eight. here come the sun devils. pitch to cam. scatter. who heaves it downfield. malik mcclain makes the catch 42 yard td. lead cut to 2416 after the two point conversion. later, sam leavitt launches it downfield to well who else? scatter. who pulls it down? asu would tie it up on this drive. texas misses two field goals in regulation. we go to ot second ot. quinn

ewers off the play action. drops it into gunner helm 25 yard touchdown. longhorns up 3931. last chance for asu leavitt up towards the sideline. intercepted by andrew mukuba. the longhorns outlast asu's comeback 3931. texas advances to the cotton bowl while the 49ers are preparing for their final game of the season, and it will be without quarterback brock purdy. >> possibly some other starters, too. of course, all due to injuries, head coach kyle shanahan said today. purdy will sit out this week after injuring his elbow in monday night's loss to the detroit lions. it's not a significant injury, but enough to sideline him, shanahan says. with purdy out, joshua dobbs will be the starter on sunday against the arizona cardinals. several other players also sat out of today's practice due to injuries or illness, including tight end george kittle and wide receivers deebo samuel and ricky pearsall. >> with it being a short week and where we're at here being the last game of the season, i mean, we're not going to ask guys to play through some

injuries and stuff like that. so i mean, none of these are too serious. some are more serious than others. so hopefully these guys feel better as the week goes and can get in practice tomorrow. >> the niners are six and ten. brock purdy finishes the season with over 3800 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, while also rushing for five scores. a weightlifter from oakland is heading into the new year after an incredible accomplishment in his sport. robert whitlock was recently named 2024 youth male lifter of the year in california. the 15 year old went undefeated in every competition he entered, both nationally and internationally. and here he is pictured with his coach and those 12 medals around his neck that he won throughout last year. he trains at speed power strength gym in oakland. his coach, mike jenkins, says this is an honor, a first for their program. robert now has his sights set on the youth olympic games in 2026, in dakar, senegal. >> he's going to have to work out his neck some more if he's want to hold all those medals on

it. i mean, what a really incredible story for a teenager from oakland. >> we've been following his story for over a year now, i want to say, and it's just incredible to see him and some other weightlifters too, that are very incredible. i mean, props to all of them. they're they're just amazing young athletes, some tremendous young people here in the bay area. >> on the college football note, we have seen some incredible games. today was unbelievable in that asu texas game. it was san jose state in their bowl game went to five overtime. so it's been a treat of a bowl season. >> yes it has. just getting started. national championships still a couple weeks away. thanks for watching. tonight at ten. the 11:00 news with greg starts now. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> here. another one hitting in the land of our country in the united states. >> it was really upsetting people across the bay area, shattered by what's unfolding in new orleans. a suspected terror attack that's claimed at least 15 lives. hello again, i'm greg lee. fbi agents say a u.s. army veteran is responsible for this morning's attack in the new

orleans french quarter. streets surrounding bourbon street are still shut down as the investigation continues. this is a live look at that area. usually busy french quarter quiet tonight. only law enforcement vehicles in view. we begin our team coverage of this tragedy with fox's rebecca castro. live for us in new orleans tonight. >> greg. good evening. almost 24 hours since this attack. it's still an active crime scene here in the french quarter with numerous roads blocked off and a heavy police presence. the fbi says they do not believe the driver acted alone. and they're focused on a range of potential suspects. >> we are committed, no doubt, to uncovering all details surrounding this tragedy. >> new orleans officials pledging justice for the victims of wednesday's fatal truck ramming on bourbon street. a u.s. army veteran with an isis flag on his vehicle swerved around makeshift barriers just hours into the new year. >> a truck hits the corner and comes barng