a terrorist attack. but the police say they found inside of that tesla- [music] cybertruck. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it is thursday, january 2nd. nice to see you found in the new year. steve and i decided to come back to work, you know. good to see you. >> here we are in the neighborhood. >> yeah. i thought, you know what? let's just go into channel two. good morning. >> good morning, you two. we have a mainly clear skies. unless you're north and there's some partly cloudy skies today won't be too bad. morning sun and then clouds in the afternoon. rain is on the way. but not until tomorrow. and then. that may be it for a while. the forecast models are right, and they're all pretty much in sync for about ten days or so. but increasing clouds today, there's your system that will give good rain to where else? marin county north. that's tomorrow. not today. so a chilly to cold morning. some sun in the morning and then clouds in the

afternoon. it will be warm in the south bay. get some mid 60s, i think, down towards san martin to gilroy and hollister, 60 to 64 on the temps. also in the neighborhood i do believe is mister sal castaneda. and here he is. good morning sir. >> good morning to you. yeah. you know what? just like pam, i thought, you know, i'm up. why not roll in? why not? yeah, that's the way it works around here, for sure. all right, let's go out and see what we have now with the bay bridge. we have a nice shot of it here. if you're driving onto it. it looks pretty good here on westbound bay bridge with no major issues. you can see the bay bridge toll plaza is light. we're not expecting a big commute today, but we'll be here just in case something happens. of course. 501 let's get back to the headlines. >> thank you. sal. topping our news this morning. authorities investigating the new year's day attack in new orleans. do not think he acted alone. and they're now searching for whoever may have helped him. >> now new orleans remains on high alert. today, some restaurants in the french quarter, as well as several

government buildings, including city hall, will be closed. the number of people killed is now 15. dozens of injured people are still in the hospital. authorities say the suspect, a 42 year old army veteran born in the u.s, deliberately drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on bourbon street celebrating the new year. and then he started shooting. before the massacre, he posted videos on social media saying he was inspired by isis and had a desire to kill. >> truck hits the corner and comes barreling through people, throwing people like like a movie scene. like real life throwing people into the air. >> there's a fine line between anger and grief, and i'm pretty much straddling that line right now. >> authorities say they found weapons and improvised explosives in that truck, and there are several reports that there's a video of other people planting explosives in the french quarter.

>> this is evil. and when we face evil, we have a choice. we can run in fear, or we can indeed stand in strength. >> now, louisiana's attorney general says one explosive was put between two law enforcement cars. and reports say the fbi has tentatively scheduled a 9 a.m. news conference this morning to give us updates on the investigation and tell us what's next. >> his online history, looking at anybody who'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 off of his social media presence, if you will, and anything else he's put out. >> now, an expert on homeland security who is a retired marine corps intelligence officer, told ktvu the fbi will have to determine if the attack qualifies as international or domestic terrorism, since the

suspect was a u.s. citizen. he was killed in a shootout with police after crashing into the crowd. well, one bay area family was there in new orleans on bourbon street just before the attack. stephen goldblatt of mill valley, took his family to new orleans to start the new year. they went to the french quarter, but they left just hours before the attack. on early wednesday morning, he woke up to text messages and voicemails asking if he was okay. >> 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. >> and last night, gold black was black was hoping to go to the college football playoff game at the sugar bowl in new orleans between georgia and notre dame. but the game was postponed until this afternoon. law enforcement says security is

going to be very tight out there because of the new year's day attack. well, the fbi is also investigating a deadly explosion of a cyber truck in las vegas as a possible terror attack. >> it happened in front of the trump international hotel on new year's morning. one person inside the truck was killed in the explosion, and several people standing nearby were injured. investigators say the explosion came from large fireworks, gasoline and camp fuel canisters packed into the back of the rented cyber truck. prior to the explosion, surveillance cameras showed the car driving up and down las vegas boulevard. >> we were able to trace that truck through the tesla charging stations, and it arrived here in las vegas at about 730 and went up and down las vegas boulevard before immediately pulling into the trump towers. >> president biden spoke about the explosion and says the fbi is trying to determine if

there's a connection to 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 or a motive in the attack. now, the vehicle used in that case and the attack in new orleans were rented using the same san francisco based car sharing app, turo, which allows anyone to offer their own car for rent. now, arturo executive says the company is cooperating with investigators. >> our time is now. 506. oakland had another deadly shooting, capping off a violent start to this new year. police say it happened yesterday evening about 530 near 65th avenue. when the police arrived there, they found a person who was shot. the victim was rushed to the hospital but did not survive. there's no word yet on the victim's name or a motive, or if

any arrests have been made in that shooting. well, millions of minimum wage workers will be getting a pay raise in 2025. an economic policy institute study says 21 states will be raising the minimum wage pay this year. around 9 million people are expected to benefit. the institute says women will make up almost 60% of those getting a minimum wage pay raise, and more than one fourth of those affected are parents here in california. the state minimum wage went up to 1650 an hour. >> starting today, a section of san francisco's potrero hill neighborhood might be the sweetest smelling spot in the city. that's because the san francisco flower market moved from its longtime location to a new home. and ktvu amanda quintana live at the new flower mart. good morning. amanda. >> good morning. yeah. this is at 900 1/16 street in potrero hill. i want to give you an idea

of just how big this really is. this new flower market, new location that opens today. it really is the whole block, plus this parking lot right next door. but today is the first day that you can come and buy flowers here. so the flower market was at sixth and brannan in soma for nearly 60 years before they moved here. and you're going to see video here of the old space construction delays did push this move back a little bit, but today is finally the day when flower sales can begin again after a break during the holidays so they could relocate here. now, along with a new location, the market also has new management. the sf produce market is the nonprofit in charge. now, many of the long standing vendors that were at the old location have moved here, but there are also expanded vendor opportunities. so there is space for some newcomers here as well. now, sales work the same way. you do need to have a badge membership to get in early, so if you have

a badge, you can get in and start shopping at 6 a.m, but any member of the public can come and buy flowers. that starts at 8 a.m. this morning. so we'll be here throughout the morning and show you inside all the beautiful flowers that they have loaded inside this big new flower market. live in san francisco. amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> well, i think we have a sweet smelling forecast, at least for today. and then tomorrow we'll have a little change there. after that, it may be a while before we usher in more rain again, but our system is approaching. it will be sunny in the morning, then clouds start to roll in this afternoon. we'll cloud it up tonight. so morning sun, afternoon clouds. jet stream will take a little dip. rain returns tomorrow. heaviest will be north. after that. it doesn't look like anything too promising, but tomorrow looks okay. so far only 24 hours away. looks pretty good again. napa, santa rosa, south and east. similar. same old song and dance. just not much change there. 40s on the temps, a few

30s. we have too much cloud cover so there's no frost warning for this morning, that's for sure. even north due to the cloud cover. it's a lot of 40s here. 40s, even a few 50s on the temps. so it's a chilly, cold morning, but not as cold as the last couple of mornings. 32 in truckee, 33 south lake tahoe. they will get some snow out of this system for the morning though. mostly sunny and then mostly cloudy by the afternoon. our system is on the way. it will show up probably in about ten minutes or so. once i move on from that satellite image. but again, as you can see, going in to the north looks pretty good, but to the south it's just not happening. that's kind of the pattern we're in, but the snow forecast looks pretty good for the mountains. and one more there to start off the new year if you will. then after that looks pretty quiet going forward after two after friday. then i think we're in for a stretch of some drier weather, at least for a while. you guys. >> thank you steve. >> need to do something fast to be honest, because right now there's a whole wave of closures. >> reaction to a recent wave of violence in oakland. what business owners and neighbors

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to mornings on two. some of the top stories we're following for you this morning. the fbi suspects there may be other people involved in the new orleans attack. agents are trying to find everyone who is in contact with the u.s. born army veteran who plowed a pickup truck into a crowd of people. the number of victims killed has increased to 15. they include a former princeton university football player, a father of two from louisiana and a university of alabama student. new members of congress will be sworn in tomorrow. among the 119th congress are some new bay area representatives. that includes lateefah simon, the newly elected east bay representative, and sam liccardo, who will represent the south bay. republicans hold the majority in both the senate and the house. first on the agenda, lawmakers will vote for a new house speaker tomorrow. >> our time now. 514. oakland police right now are investigating four homicides that happened between new year's eve and new year's day. now, on

tuesday morning, oakland police say a man was shot outside of his job on 14th street just after 7 a.m. then tuesday night, just before 8:00, there was a deadly stabbing on 70th avenue. and that same night, about two hours later, four people were shot. one of them was killed at a party on second and alice streets in jack london square. the neighbors who lived in that area for years say they've never seen violence like this. >> the situation is not improved. i plan to move out of this community. >> 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. >> now this comes after oakland police chief floyd mitchell announced a 34% drop in the number of homicides and nonfatal shootings in 2024, compared to 2023. oakland police say they don't have a suspect yet or a motive in any of these deaths.

we also tried to contact the mayor's office to get a comment, but so far there's no response. >> california's first monthly snow pack survey will be released today, and it is likely to be reasonably good for this early part of the season. >> the ktvu tom vacar examined the numbers. he looks at the impact so far on the drought and fire conditions. >> 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, tom, thank you. well, 2025 up in the sierra. it's getting a snowy start. you're looking at live pictures of how the snow is piled up along interstate 80 near donner summit. ktvu meteorologist steve paulson is also back to talk about rain later this week. and our forecast today. >> tomorrow on the rain and snow up there today is okay though, but northern california is fine. it's southern california, they can't even buy a drop down there, but we will get more snow up in the mountains. that will be tomorrow, not today. if you're going today, the only thing you have to worry about would be fog in the valley, but looks like another 6 to 7 two at blue canyon and six around the lake. twin bridges, kirkwood seven. so we'll take it and hopefully the survey will be okay as we see a system is on the way, but it won't be until friday. so morning sun and afternoon clouds as our system takes aim at us. after that though, i think high pressure builds in. there's really nothing that screams rain for about 7 to 10 days after friday

unless something changes rapidly. 40s on a lot of the temps cloud cover a couple of 30s, but mainly 40s on the temps here. dublin 40, orinda 40. then after that it's a lot of mid 40s, so not as cold as the last couple of mornings. 35 alturas 30s for mammoth, also truckee and south lake tahoe. even ely out there at 34 degrees. mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy to mostly cloudy by the afternoon. this satellite image is not going to drop in, so i'll have to get rid of it, but it's on its way for tomorrow and once again, heaviest will be to the north without question. and after that looks pretty quiet. there will be some clouds breaking through the ridge of high pressure, but it does look much quieter as we head towards the weekend and early next week. it will be a sweet thursday here. chilly morning. not as cold as the past couple. morning sun and afternoon clouds. highs upper 50s to mid 60s. dave. >> all right steve. thank you. time is now 520. looking back at an incredible year for an oakland weightlifter. there he is. his major accomplishment and

what he has planned for 2025. in the quarterfinals of the college football playoffs have begun. we'll look at some of the close calls and the one game where the most valuable player award went to a player on the losing

it was now 523. a weightlifter from oakland is starting this brand new year after incredible accomplishments in his sports.

he's 15 year old robert whitlock, named 2024 youth male lifter of the year in california. now, whitlock was undefeated in every competition he was in nationally and internationally. now here you see see him with the 12 medals he won last year. he trains at speed power strength gym in oakland. his coach, mike jenkins, says the honor is a first for its program. robert now has his sights set on the youth olympic games next year in senegal, africa, where, as we told you earlier, the sugar bowl in new orleans was postponed until today because of the new year's day attack in new orleans. the other college football playoff games did go on as scheduled. the university of texas battled arizona state in the peach bowl in atlanta. the game was by far the most thrilling of the college playoffs so far. it went to double overtime before texas intercepted the last pass and

won the game 39 to 31. arizona state's quarterback was named the most valuable player in that loss. now, texas will play ohio state a week from tomorrow after defeating oregon in the rose bowl. really defeating them. ohio state jumped out to a 34 to nothing lead in the second quarter. there was no looking back. oregon tried to claw back, but ohio state topped the top seeded ducks. sugar bowl will kick off at 1:00 between georgia and notre dame. the winner will take on penn state next thursday evening in florida. time's now 525. the 40 niners are getting ready for their final game of the season, and they'll do it without quarterback brock purdy and possibly some other starters because of injuries. 49ers head coach kyle shanahan says purdy will sit out this week. he injured his elbow in monday's loss to the detroit lions. it's

not a major injury, but it's enough to keep him on the sidelines, coach shanahan says. with purdy out, joshua dobbs will be the starter sunday against his old team, the arizona cardinals. several other players sat out on practice wednesday because of 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. >> niners have a record of six and ten. they've been eliminated from the playoffs. time now 526. the golden state warriors are beginning the new year hosting the philadelphia 76 ers tonight at chase center. the warriors are right now in 10th place in the western conference. they want to reverse their fortunes after only winning three of the

last ten games. as steph curry he's been dealing with a thumb injury. he's right now listed as questionable for tonight's game. the game is starting at 7 p.m. this evening. our time now. 527. in puerto rico, thousands of people spend new year's day in the dark. we have an update on that huge blackout s the po

i feel like her soul is being snatched out of her body. don't let another mother feel how i'm feeling right now. [music] >> the plea from a mother mourning her son who was killed on new year's eve. her calls for justice as police continue searching for his killer. and police in san francisco are investigating a shooting on south van ness. what we know so far as police investigate what happened. [music] >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. thursday morning january 2nd. the cookie cutter is back. good to see you. >> nice to see you too. >> you ready for steve's forecast? >> i guess so. i have to say, it was very nice and cozy being off when there's a lot of gray and rain, and it was nice. >> i didn't see too much sun. >> yeah. >> no, it was kind of nice for

christmas. >> i have to admit, i did not until yesterday. then i saw some 40s on the temps here. we get a kind of a break today. there will be clouds this afternoon, then rain tomorrow. after that, it may be a while before we see another system come in. although livermore is down to 42, palo alto at 43. mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon. there's a system knocking on the door. can't come in yet. i'm not decent yet. you can't come in yet, but you can come in tomorrow. so for your thursday thoughts a chilly morning, not as cold as the past couple of mornings. a little haze clouds increase later. highs 60s to maybe even warm in the santa clara valley. all right. sal is here. 531 i would hope it's quiet, but you never know. let's ask the man. >> yeah, it is quiet, steve, and we're hoping it stays that way for the entire morning. let's go outside and take a look at what we have now. you can see traffic is moving well, and, you know, people do go back to work eventually after the holidays. right. but this morning we do have a pretty good looking commute. if you're driving in oakland. it also looks good. so

far so good. 531 let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. well, we do expect later this morning an update from investigators in new orleans on the deadly new year's day attack where 15 people were killed. that's the latest death toll. 15. dozens more were hurt, and they're still in the hospital. authorities say the suspect, a 42 year old army veteran born in the united states, deliberately drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people who were celebrating the new year on bourbon street. and then he started shooting. he was later killed in a shootout with police after crashing into the crowd. the fbi says one focus is figuring out if he acted alone. >> a mother is grieving this morning after her son was shot and killed while headed to work in oakland on new year's eve. reporter henry lee spoke to her about the grief her family is now facing. >> 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. >> reporter 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 bre in the case in oakland. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, henry, thank you. time is 534. san francisco police are investigating the city's first homicide of the new year. a man was shot and killed at a gas station at 17th and south van ness just after midnight yesterday. 29 year old jose rivera flores was arrested in connection with that crime. there's no word yet about a

motive. >> a fireworks accident led to a deadly explosion in hawaii during new year's celebrations. the explosion killed three women and critically injured 20 other people. the accident happened in honolulu just before midnight inside the carport of a home near the island's airport. investigators say a bundle of fireworks fell over after it was lit and set off crates containing other fireworks. first responders said the injuries were like those from a war zone. >> 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 another death. >> our time is now 5.35 in puerto rico. the power is back on after a sweeping blackout plunged the island into darkness on new year's eve. that power outage left more than a million people with no power. it affected homes, hospitals and other critical infrastructure. now it started about 530 in the morning, new year's eve. the power was restored to 98% of the island 24 hours later. everyone is being warned, though. prepare for interruptions and also to reserve and save power. as officials work on fixing what went wrong. the investigation into the cause of that power outage continues. >> on the last day of hanukkah, israelis who were recently released from hamas captivity lit a menorah alongside their country's president. israeli president isaac herzog spoke at the event, asking for forgiveness over what he called failures in the october 7th,

2023, hamas attack in israel. attendees also spoke about the need to make a deal to bring the remaining hostages back home. >> time now. 536. in gaza, israeli airstrikes continue to hit parts of that region, and the latest strike killed at least 12 people. medics are saying most of the victims were women and children. one of those airstrikes hit a home. another was at a refugee camp, according to witnesses. and this comes as israel and hamas have been negotiating a cease fire that could wind down the war. but both sides accuse each other of complicating the efforts. >> the flow of natural gas from russia to europe has been suspended, as ukraine is refusing to renew a deal that allows russian gas to move through its territory. now, despite the ongoing war, ukraine had been allowing the transit of russian oil and gas across its territory to the rest of europe. the supply has dwindled as europe has switched to other sources of natural gas, but some

still fear the decision could trigger a surge in prices and potentially an energy crisis. >> our time now 537. the families of victims from that deadly plane crash in south korea went to the site of the wreckage new year's day. the family members paid their respects to the 179 people who died when that plane crashed last sunday. all but two people on the boeing 737 were killed. yesterday, investigators removed the black box recorders from that plane. now, the jet landed without its landing gear deployed, and that caused the plane to skid and crash into a concrete barrier. safety inspections on all boeing 737/802 have been ordered. >> as a result, starting later this year, if you drive an electric or hybrid car, you can no longer drive solo in the carpool lane. now, some state officials are worried about how this will affect california traffic. the clean air vehicle decal program is set to expire

september 30th. now, governor gavin newsom signed a law to extend it to 2027. however, that still needs federal approval. right now, more than half a million california drivers have the clean air sticker, and caltrans says bay area. the bay area has some of the highest numbers of decal registrations. >> time now 538 clinics and hospitals all over the country are seeing an increase in the number of upper respiratory illnesses. doctors at first thought it was just the cold and flu season, but now they're thinking there's more to this. doctors are seeing a rise in the number of flu cases, rsv and pneumonia. the number of norovirus cases has doubled compared to last new year's day, and researchers believe the surge is connected to the pandemic. >> 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. >> and doctors recommend get vaccinated, wear a mask when you're in crowded spaces, and try to get more sleep. >> well, if the skies stay clear, you may have a chance to see a meteor shower this weekend. the quadrantid meteor shower will peak friday night and into saturday morning. since the moon is still in a crescent phase. nasa says there could be as many as 120 meteors per hour. astronomers say the best viewing will be in the hours right before dawn, and they say it's always best to find a dark spot away from city lights for the best chance of seeing those shooting stars. >> sunday looks better than saturday, at least so far. we'll fine tune that tomorrow. but thursday. thoughts? chilly morning. not as cold as it has been the last couple of mornings where it was darn cold a couple of days ago. mostly clear, some higher clouds. we'll get some morning sun and clouds will increase throughout the day and our system is on its way. but not until late tonight. tomorrow

morning is when we're expecting some rain to move in. so morning sun, afternoon clouds after this system. everything is pointing towards at least about seven, maybe ten days of some drier weather, unless there's a fly in the ointment, but i don't think so. most of them are in sync on that. 40s for most. few 30s. menlo park 39 one observation. walnut creek at 39 woodside, upper 30s, atherton, menlo park. there you go. close for stanford, palo alto and los altos, but it's all 50s over on the san mateo coast, pacifica, pillar point, and half moon bay. so a little separation there. 32 bookends, truckee, south lake tahoe, even prescott down there in arizona, las vegas at 42 and 45, san diego to 56. arcadia must be a south breeze up there in some clouds and a little rain. and that's what's up there. but we have to wait about 24 hours. it will get here or overnight tonight into tomorrow. i don't know why it doesn't fill in on the satellite that tam. why doesn't this fill in on the satellite? he doesn't know either. i don't know. it's not working. anyway, tomorrow will be for your rain. not today. so

if you have to go out and take care of something, you're good to go. but once again, it looks like marin county. san pablo bay north will take the bulk of it. that's been the pattern going back almost to october, as what we're seeing in november even as well. now january, we're starting the same song and dance some snow up in the mountains. not bad. we'll take it 6 to 7in being forecast after the friday system. it does not look like much is on the horizon, at least for about seven days or so, maybe a little longer. chilly morning, few high clouds, morning sun and afternoon clouds. temperatures though if you're in the south bay on the mild to warm side, maybe 50s for a few 60s for most. >> all right. thank you steve. the new congress convenes for the first time tomorrow with an important leadership vote. the criticism rep lica ns face ea

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i suspect other people may have been involved in the new year's day terror attack in new orleans. the fbi is trying to find everyone who was in contact with the suspect, an army veteran born in the u.s. who rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating new year's day. the death toll increased to 15. later today, a news conference is scheduled to

announce plans to reopen bourbon street and also more security measures that will be in place. and the fbi in las vegas is also investigating a deadly explosion of a cyber truck as a potential terror attack. it happened yesterday morning in front of the trump international hotel. one person in that truck was killed. several people standing nearby were hurt. investigators say the explosion came from large fireworks as well as gasoline and camp fuel canisters that were packed in the back of that rented truck. well, new members of congress will be sworn in tomorrow. the 119th congress will convene with new members being sworn in. and that includes lateefah simon of the bay area. the newly elected east bay congresswoman and sam liccardo, who will represent the south bay republicans, will hold a majority in the house and the senate. they also control will

control the white house. experts say this republican majority at all federal levels will only increase the rhetoric that politicians don't actually represent the will of the people. >> for many years now, citizens don't feel as if the parties of the left or the right really represent their interests. instead, they often think that parties are only working for economic elites, for example, or for lobbyists and people who have more time and resources to try to get what they want out of government. >> and as a result, some people may feel disconnected from political leaders and have a tough time taking part actively in local, state, as well as federal politics. >> tomorrow, the house will also vote for a new speaker. and this comes after house republicans released a new rules package that could raise the threshold for replacing the speaker. >> doug luzader reports from washington, where 2025 is already taking off in a dramatic way for both chambers of congress.

>> five. four. three. two one. there you go. >> it was jt about a month ago that speaker of the house, mike johnson, was lighting the capitol christmas tree. now, the big question, will he be doing it again in 2025? >> we have a mandate from the american people. mike johnson needs to be reelected as speaker of the house so that we can get to work. >> but some republicans are none too happy with johnson, who himself won the gavel only after a protracted fight that exposed a deep fissure within the gop ranks. and president elect trump is clearly pushing to resolve this quickly and champing at the bit to move forward on a legislative agenda. >> i think there's far less tolerance in our party right now than there was, say, in 2023, with a democratic senate and a democratic president to mess around with the speakership fight. we're burning clock on his first 100 days, as you said. legislative priorities. we could be getting underway. >> a win, and if that issue gets resolved, you've got the other side of the capitol to contend with. republicans will control

the senate. but again, the margin is narrow and there is plenty of work ahead. trump's cabinet picks are hoping to hit the ground running in 2025 to win quick confirmations. some will have bipartisan support, but others may have to survive narrow party line votes among the more controversial. pete hegseth for defense. robert f kennedy jr for health and human services. and kash patel to lead the fbi. >> i think that there are some nominees that are people i think i can work with, but i also am deeply concerned about what i've heard mr. patel say in the past. >> but either way, the landscape here is changing in 2025 from one end of pennsylvania avenue to the other. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >> all right, doug, thank you. time now. 549. well, there's a recall by ford. almost 300,000 f-series trucks that may have defective fuel pumps. ford says those problems could cause a loss of power. the recall

includes certain truck models between 2020 and 2022. ford says it's not aware of any reported accidents, injuries or potential fires linked to that fuel pump problem. the company says the problem will be fixed with a software update. >> literacy and numeracy levels are declining among americans. the international survey of adults addressed 160,000 people from the ages of 16 to 65 around the globe. results show that 28% of adults in the u.s. scored at level one or below in literacy. that's down 7% from about ten years ago. level one literacy is basic vocabulary and the vocabulary and the ability to understand simple sentences. some of the countries that performed the best in the assessment are finland and japan. >> all right pam. time is now 550. sal is back and a lot of people are back. the holiday is

over. you see more traffic out there? >> yeah, and we have a crash now. dave and pam, northbound 880 at hegenberger. so the camera that we have on 880 has been said. they swung it around here and you can see there is a backup. now, this crash is reportedly blocking lanes here and medics are in route if they haven't arrived already. you can see the traffic is going to be slow. so it is going to be slow. driving up to the coliseum from san leandro. perhaps what you should do is drive on 580 instead. we're going to keep an eye on that for you. traffic, however, is light at the bay bridge. you can see that traffic is moving well, and we're not expecting a big commute today. i think a lot of people are still going to take a couple of days off surrounding the first. 551 here's a man who's not taking a day off. it's mr. steve paulson. >> thank you kindly, sir. appreciate that. we'll take a look at today's weather, which isn't bad. we'll have more sun in the morning, clouds in the

afternoon. one more systems on the way for tomorrow. but that will be for tomorrow. for today looks pretty good. although clouds will be increasing, especially north. then eventually we'll see them drag across. but the main system has ways to go. so morning sun, afternoon clouds. that will be for today. after that though, it looks like the jet stream will buckle a little bit. we'll probably get some clouds as we go into the weekend, but it does look dry after friday as far as amounts go. what's new? it's napa, north santa rosa, cloverdale, lakeport with two thirds to three quarters south of that, it's about a 10th of an inch to a quarter or a third. so this has been the pattern here. going well back into even november if you will. 40s on most of the temps. menlo park, walnut creek at 39. there's some 30s. boulder creek felton's in there. hollister's in there. campbell as well. low 40s. santa clara, scotts valley as well. san martin at 41. so there are a few upper 30s low 40s but truckee 32. south lake tahoe 32. palm springs at 49 to 49, also in ukiah. and look for increasing high clouds to the

north but south and east. i think we get mostly sunny until later this afternoon. tonight. that's the system system that's on its way for tomorrow. and again, this is all favoring areas about marin county, san pablo bay north. i'll tell you, i've seen stock patterns, but this is definitely a stock pattern. snow in the mountains. yeah, about 6 to 7 around the lake. that's the way it's looking here. and after that i would say, except for fog in the valley, we're probably good to go. sweet thursday though. morning sun, afternoon clouds on the mild to warm side, especially santa clara valley. mainly upper 50s, low 60s but south some mid 60s. >> thank you steve. >> hope for a kindergartner who was shot at his school in butte county. coming up new in our 6:00 hour. the encouraging signs shared by his famil in his road

new york times for $250 million, accusing the publication of libel. now this comes after blake lively filed a complaint accusing baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation during the filming of the movie. it ends with us, the libel lawsuit claims. the publication published an article with inaccuracies, omissions and misrepresentations. lively has gained public support across the industry, multiple unions and

sony, the studio behind the film, since the article was posted last month. >> our time now 556. there's a whole new generation the tech experts say will most likely have most of their lives heavily affected by artificial intelligence. fox reporter chanley painter tells us what parents and teachers are saying about the new generation beta this new years 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 zers. 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 to make it to use could be quite futuristic, with many expected to live into the 22nd century. i'm chanley painter, fox news.

>> all right. thank you. kaiser permanente welcomed its first newborn baby of 2025. baby girl raelynn james greenwell was born at kaiser san leandro medical center. here she is at exactly 12 a.m. she weighs 8 pounds, measured 18.5in. hospital staff say mom and dad are doing well. they are excited for what the future holds. of course, in 2025 with that cute little one baby, raelynn joins four sisters who are 17, eight, five and four. >> all right baby raelynn. well, starting today, the city of san francisco will make it easy for residents to recycle christmas trees. recology sf and the city's environment department will pick up and remove old christmas trees on the regular collection day. the trees have to be free of any christmas decorations, and you have to put them out to be picked up. recology will pick up trees through january 17th. >> need to do something fast? so

many other cities are recovering and bouncing back, but oakland is not well fed up with the string of violent crimes. >> as the city of oakland moves into the new year, the homicide investigation is underway now as neighbors increase their calls for action in californians urged to be vigilant after the deadly new year's day attack in new orleans. the public safety measures the bay area has prepared when big events- [music] are held. >> from ktvu. fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it is thursday january 2nd. happy new year to everybody. probably back to work like steve and i today. it looks pretty clear this morning. but i think that's changing later this week. >> that is correct. we'll be okay in the morning then. clouds in the afternoon. you guys a nice picture here. kind of lit

up under mostly clear skies. temperatures, though, are not as cold as the past couple of mornings, although there are a few 30s. palo alto is in there. and one observation, walnut creek, some to the south as well, but mainly 40s on the temps here. so for the morning. you're all right. we're going out golfing, but you're good to go for the morning. not not tomorrow morning, but for this morning. you are. and there's our system. it has a ways to go in about 24 hours. and again, this looks like napa county. santa rosa, cloverdale, lakeport, mendocino county north for tomorrow. and after that i think we're going to get a break. so for today, look for some morning sunshine, a little haze and increasing clouds throughout the day probably clouded up by this evening temperatures if you're south in the mild to warm side some mid 60s. all right. so here we have one issue. and that is where it is 880 oakland steve northbound 880. >> coming up from san leandro. one of the lanes is blocked. a car hit a tire that was in the roadway. and the injuries don't seem severe. however, there were there was someone who was minorly injured and northbound

880 is slow approaching the coliseum. i would say instead of driving on 880, just drive on 580. right now things are doing okay on 580 as you drive through. things are also okay on the bay bridge approach. that is light 601. let's get back to the headlines. >> all right. sal. thank you. well, authorities in new orleans investigating the new year's day attack there. don't think the attacker acted alone. and they're searching for whoever may have helped him. >> new orleans remains on high alert. and today, some restaurants in the french quarter, as well as several government buildings, including city hall, will be closed. now, the number of people killed, now 15. dozens of injured people are still in the hospital. and authorities say the suspect, a 42 year old army veteran born here in the u.s, deliberately drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on bourbon street. people were celebrating the new year. then that person started shooting before the massacre, he posted video on social media saying that he was inspired by isis and had a

desire to kill. >> hits the corner and comes barreling through people, throwing people like like a movie scene. like real life throwing people into the air. >> there's a fine line between anger and grief, and i'm pretty much straddling that line right now. >> authorities found weapons and improvised explosives inside the truck. there are also several reports that there is a video of other people planting explosives in the french quarter. >> this is evil. and when we face evil, we have a choice. we can run in fear, or we can indeed stand in strength. >> louisiana's attorney general says one explosive was put between two law enforcement cars. the fbi has tentatively scheduled a 9 a.m. news conference this morning to give us updates on the investigation. >> his online history, looking at anybody who'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 off of his social media presence, if you will, and anything else he's put out in just a few minutes, we will be joined by a former fbi special agent to get some insight on the next steps in this terrorism investigation. >> all right. closer to home, oakland police are now investigating four homicides that happened between new year's eve and new year's day. >> and ktvu is andre senior is in the studio with us now. you have the details. good morning. >> crazy start to the new year. yeah. back to back violence happened in less than 24 hours. neighbors who've lived in the area for years say they've never encountered this level of violence before. oakland police say a man was shot outside of his workplace on 14th street just after 7:00 tuesday morning. then a deadly stabbing on 70th avenue happened just before 8:00 tuesday night. about two hours later that same night, four

people were shot, killing one at a party at second and alice streets in jack london square. that marked oakland's 86th homicide of 2024. >> i mean, 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. >> well, witnesses say the shooting happened at a party outside of block 15, an event venue near the amtrak station. the shooting put bullet holes in a health care facility across the street, and some apartments to situation is not improved. >> i plan to move out of this community. >> 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 of course, there was this. it all comes after police chief floyd mitchell announced a 34% drop in homicides and nonfatal shootings last year, compared to 2023. police say they do not have a suspect or

motive for any of the shootings that happened in the homicides that happened. we've also reached out to the mayor's office for comment, but have not heard back yet. we'll let you know, dave. >> all right. andre. senior. thank you. time now, 605. in butte county, a five year old boy who was shot in a school shooting is still in the hospital this morning, but his family has some good news. elias wolford was shot december 4th at feather river adventist school. that bullet hit his chest, his abdomen, and also several organs. he had no movement in his legs, but his family says the little boy wiggled his left foot a couple of days ago. a second little boy who was hit, six year old roman mendez, was released from the hospital five days before christmas. his family says he's doing well. >> millions of minimum wage workers will be getting a raise in 2025. a study by the economic policy institute says 21 states will be increasing the minimum wage pay this year. about 9 million people are expected to

benefit. the institute says women will make up about 60% of those getting a raise in their minimum wage, and more than one fourth of the recipients are parents here in california. the state minimum wage went up to 1650 an hour. well, starting today, if you want the freshest flowers available for valentine's day in san francisco, you may need to go to potrero hill in san francisco's flower mart has a new home for the new year. >> ktvu is amanda quintana is out there. so show us some of where you look. gorgeous. >> yeah, it is gorgeous. and it does smell really good. i know you mentioned that it smells so good in here. so this is the new flower market and it is really nice in here. you can just tell when you walk in some space and it is new. this is brand new. so this is at 901 16th street in potrero hill. and this is the very first day of this new location. now, this flower market was at 16th and brannan

in soma for nearly 60 years before moving here. so you're looking at video of that old space. construction delays did push this move back a little bit, but today was finally the day when flower sales can begin again after a break during the holidays. so they could relocate here. but vendors say they're happy to be in a brand new space. >> so far, i love it. i think changes are good. i love the facility. state of the art. [music] warehouse. very modern, so i. i love it. >> now. along with the new location, the market also has new management. the sf produce market is the nonprofit in charge. many of the long standing vendors that were at the old location have moved here, but there are also expanded vendor opportunities. so there is space for some newcomers in the future. now, sales do work the same way. you do need a badge membership to shop early and buy wholesale.

that starts at 6 a.m, and then the public can start shopping here at eight this morning. it is a really cool location though, because even talking to vendors, they said, you know, we're right near ucsf. maybe the public, you know, they're they're going to the hospital to visit someone. they come, they get flowers here, you know, they're just in a new location. so they hope that the public comes in more. they hope that they want to come see this new space. but it does feel really new. it feels really big and spacious. so people are excited to be in this new space. live in san francisco amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> sounds good amanda thank you. time now 609. the san diego zoo won the top rose parade prize for the second straight year. look at this float, pam. it's called friendship across earth. the float features the zoo's two giant pandas. they're playing, having a good time, and red pandas hanging out on the branch

together. it was a close call, though. a lot of those other floats were also stunning. the grand marshal of the parade was tennis great billie jean king. >> all right. time is now 609, and we have a pretty decent commute. i will say right now at the bay bridge, there's not much of a commute. so, you know, these last few days of our first few days, i should say of 20, 25, i almost caught myself there around the new year. we don't have a lot of commutes. maybe next week we'll have more. we have been looking at a couple of trouble spots. 80 westbound looks okay, but northbound 880. we had a crash right near hegenberger. they cleared that finally. and once the crash was gone, things recovered very nicely. so no major issues here. so that's the way that's what we have. and hopefully it will stay that way. at 610. let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you sal. questions remain about the man responsible for killing 15

people in new orleans. we're going to talk to a former fbi special agent on what the agency is doing right now in its investigation. >> plus, 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. >> well, california had what many are calling a tame wildfire season in 2024 compared to previous years. we'll take a look at the factors that could have contributed to that drop in the number

the city of oakland had another deadly shooting, capping off a violent start to the new year. it happened yesterday evening near 65th avenue. when police arrived, they found a person who was shot. the victim was taken to the hospital but did not survive. >> the fbi suspects there may be other people involved in the new orleans attack. agents are trying to find everyone who is in contact with the u.s. born army veteran, who plowed a pickup truck into a crowd of people. the number of victims killed now has increased to 15. victims include a former princeton university football player, a father of two from louisiana and a university of alabama student. joining us now to talk about the attack in new orleans and the investigation is scott duffy, retired special agent of the fbi and director of the criminal justice institute

of wilmington university. good morning. thank you for joining us. >> yeah. good morning, and thank you for having me on this morning. >> let's talk about this investigation. it shows the driver and shooter in the attack in new orleans was on social media hours before talking about violence, inspiration from isis. so how do investigators do a better job of tracking these kinds of posts ahead of the attack? and what do you think is the role and responsibility of social media companies in flagging potentially violent and threatening posts? >> yeah. so the fbi, through its analytical program and there are criminal and intelligence analysts throughout probably most offices now in the fbi as well as many police departments hiring analysts in order to do things like this, to go through social media, to check all publicly provided outlets where they are going through, to see

can they do something to get ahead of something as tragic like this? and we know not only from this incident early on, but many mass tragic events, mass shootings, et cetera, that there is some sort of leakage by the attacker, whether it be days leading up to months leading up to or in this case, minutes and hours before. so i think it's a collective responsibility, not only from the user. so if somebody sees something, don't scroll past it. if you believe that it is something of an urgent nature, then call your local police department, call the local fbi tips, etc. and be able to funnel that information. and i do believe social media very much when they come across something like this. if they believe this is an imminent threat, that it should be passed forward. >> all right. something maybe i

will be able to help vet a little bit clearer. and earlier in the attack in las vegas, as the fbi looks for a motive, what do you think about this being possibly targeting the incoming presidency, since it was in front of the trump hotel and used a cybertruck, which is, of course, connected to elon musk? >> yeah. as an investigator, i'm i don't like to put a lot into coincidences. so when i first saw this, that was the first thing that hit my mind that it was a tesla truck. it was a tesla vehicle owned by elon musk, who's closely associated with the incoming president. and then, of course, the trump towers. so i imagine law enforcement is looking into the connections. was this a message being sent by the attacker, as i do believe this is a an attack. maybe it's gone wrong. maybe this individual did not intend to do this with with zero

fatalities, other than what we believe to be the driver. i, i imagine that this person was intending to do greater harm, very much like the individual or individuals in new orleans. >> as we talk about possible coincidence, what do you think about is it a red flag that both vehicles used in the two attacks were both rented through turo? >> yeah, again, i don't like coincidences. so law enforcement is quickly looking at is there a connection? in other words, is there a common thread other than the agency? truro app? is there a common thread? for example, did one individual rent both? i think that's what they're looking for in this incident. in order to find that common thread, other than just being that it's a similar app. >> all right. certainly a lot involved in these investigations. thank you so much for joining us. scott duffy, retired fbi special agent and director of the criminal

justice institute of wilmington university. thank you again for your insight. >> good morning. all right. good morning. time now, 618. meantime, governor gavin newsom and his office urging everybody to be extra vigilant during california events over the next few days after that deadly new year's day attack in new orleans. right now, bay area law enforcement agencies say there are no credible threats. still, last night at an event in san francisco celebrating hanukkah at union square, the early morning attack in new orleans was on everybody's mind. >> northern california regional center is one of 80 centers around the nation whose sole focus is to try to prevent those threats, try to provide infrastructure, better resources to protect themselves, and working with a whole of community, not just law enforcement. >> now, part of those efforts include sharing tips with other public safety organizations to make sure that the law enforcement community can work together to prevent and solve

this kind of attack. >> time now is 619. we don't have a typical commute today, as a lot of people still have time off surrounding the first of the year, so it's not a typical bay bridge commute where ordinarily right now we've had a big backup. we don't. we've had a couple of crashes, but they've been cleared up. and once things get clear, things get really quick. better really quickly. 880 had a crash, but it's gone. so just go ahead and enjoy what we have. now. you can see the peninsula and the bridges are looking good. i'm pretty sure this is going to start changing next monday. 620 let's go back to steve. >> thank you kind sir. yes, sir. all right. we'll take a look at you. santa rosa, on your rain year since july 1st i'd say you're doing well, although you go east and south, not so much. but as of january 1st, you had 2.01. yesterday, 25.68. average is 1218. 211% of normal. and you know what? i think you get to 26

plus by tomorrow 40s on most of the temps, a few 30s, menlo park, walnut creek in there. there's a few to the south as well. one observation, walnut creek 38. another 40. lafayette's in there. alamo dublin as well. orinda after that. it's mid 40s mountains 30s both truckee now 30 south lake tahoe 31 reno is at 36 minden also at 36. so morning sun and clouds will be increasing throughout the day, especially by this afternoon and tonight. that will bring rain for tomorrow. and here you go. looks like marin county, napa county and sonoma north far less south. that's been this way forever and a day. and if you're heading to the mountains, there will be some snow on fri but

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mornings on two. it's now 623. california's department of water resources will conduct its first snow survey of the season this morning. the new year is a good time to examine the state's drought and fire conditions. california experienced several large fires in 2024, but not in swarms. 2023 was also a wet year that also led to fewer fires. >> 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.

>> now, authorities also credit aggressive fire responses such as clearing weeds and brush around homes bearing utility lines underground and monitoring forest lands with around the clock cameras and using artificial intelligence. this comes as california's six biggest reservoirs are at 122% of their historic average levels at the beginning of the year. >> 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. >> now, officials say the state is in pretty good position right now. the 49ers are preparing for their final game of the season, and it will be without quarterback brock purdy and possibly some other starters due to injuries. now, head coach kyle shanahan says purdy will sit out this week after injuring his elbow in monday'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 sunday against the for his former team, the arizona cardinals. several other players sat out of practice on wednesday 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 into practice tomorrow. >> the niners record is six and ten and they have been eliminated from the playoffs. expanding alcohol education. what california schools now have to do to meet a new law, and how they can get funding for new instruction. and it's a step forward in the plan to rebuild a west contra costa campus. the local firm that's now been picked to take up the project to fix stege elementary, which shut last summer due to disrepair.

for such evil can exist. >> the investigation into the deadly terror attack in new orleans may now be expanding. we're going to take you back live to the scene as the fbi takes this investigation to a new level. and a popular california program may soon become a thing of the past. why?

driving solo in carpool lanes may end soon for electric and hybrid vehicles. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> all right. we take you live to the first opening bell of the new year, and all three major market indexes are set to rally this morning. nice start to the year. and by the way, yes, let's hope so. it was a good year. we had one bad day at the end of the year right? i mean a few bad days. but in general the markets were up for 2024. ringing in 2025 is the american red cross. this is in recognition of blood donor month. of course, after the holidays and everything, they really need blood donors. so consider that if you can. we'll get you all your numbers coming up here in on mornings on two. thank you for joining us. thank you for waking up with us. >> i'm pam cook and i'm dave clark. and welcome back. >> thank you so much. all right. we have a our top story that

we've been following is, of course, the investigation in new orleans. after the attack, 15 people killed. we want to head. okay. we want to head out to our reporter now. carolyn elliott, who is there live in new orleans. what can you tell us so far this morning about the investigation? what's happening there this morning? kevin? is it. >> well, pam, dave, we do know that this section of canal street is still an active crime scene. and right now, this investigation is focused on who else could be involved. >> okay, so what is the connection? of course, we're talking about this morning. we just spoke with an fbi, a retired fbi special special agent who talked about, not necessarily a coincidence that

both the truck used there in new orleans and then the cyber truck in las vegas were rented through turo, the same agency that allows individuals to rent out their car. have you heard anything about that part of the investigation of what they're looking at or any new information there? >> yeah, right now we do know that is one of the biggest questions. that is all part of this investigation. we do know from yesterday, president biden and his presser did address this. and he did say that right now officials are looking if there's any relation between this deadly new year's attack in new orleans and, of course, that cyber truck that exploded outside that president elect donald trump's las vegas hotel yesterday. of course, this is still under investigation. we are expecting to get more information from the fbi today, in the next hour or so. so we're

certainly hoping that is addressed in that press conference. but as of right now, it's unclear exactly what we will learn in the next few hours. >> pam, what is it like there this morning? i can imagine a number of streets and areas are still marked off. we've heard from people who were stuck maybe in or out of their hotels for a while. how what is the situation this morning? >> yeah, pam, it's almost eerie out here because of course we do have this crime scene that's right on bourbon street, right on canal street. and we're seeing a lot of tourists, a lot of uga fans, a lot of notre dame fans here. ready for the sugar bowl later this afternoon. but at the same time, we're surrounded by police vehicles and officers that are really wanting to heighten security right now because, again, there are still a lot of questions on

what happened. there are questions on who else could be involved. so again, that's certainly a priority, making sure that people are safe. but a lot of people here came for a good time as well. so certainly a difficult situation. pam. all right. >> caroline elliott there live in new orleans. thank you so much for that update and we'll wait to hear more hopefully with this press conference that's planned with the fbi. >> all right, pat, time is 634. well, one bay area family was there in new orleans on bourbon street just before the attack. stephen goldblatt of mill valley took his family to new orleans to begin the new year. they went to the french quarter, but they left just hours before the attack. early wednesday morning, he woke up to text messages and voicemails asking if he was okay. >> 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. >> and last night, goldblatt was hoping to go to the college football playoff game at the sugar bowl in new orleans between georgia and notre dame. but the game was postponed until this afternoon. law enforcement says security is going to be very tight because of the new year's day attack. now, our coverage of this tragedy continues for you online to get updates from new orleans and a detailed breakdown of what we're finding out about the suspect, tap into the fox local app. >> a new state law is expanding alcohol education in california schools this year. now, schools already educate students about alcohol, narcotics and other drugs, but the bill will require schools to teach about the short and long term harms of excessive drinking. and it's linked to mental health problems, diseases and even death. school boards

will decide which grades will get that additional course. they can also ask the state to reimburse the costs of adding the new coursework. >> our time now. 635 in the east bay, long awaited renovations to an elementary school may begin soon. the bay area news group reports a richmond construction company has been selected to rebuild stege elementary last summer. that building was shut down because of safety concerns. students were relocated to daejon middle school. the renovations may cost more than $60 million, almost 20 million more than what was previously approved. the school district is hoping to get some state funding, and that stege will reopen in the fall of 2027. >> a new plant in antioch will soon start removing salt from the delta to turn it into fresh water. now the plant works by using reverse osmosis to remove the salt and other minerals. this will allow antioch to use that delta water during times in

which salinity levels normally would be too high. the plant costs $97 million to build. right now, public works officials say it's unclear if the process will raise water bills for antioch residents. >> time now 636. will starting later this year. if you drive an electric or hybrid car, you won't be able to drive solo in the carpool lane anymore. some state officials are worried about how this is going to affect california traffic. the clean air vehicle decal program is due to end september 30th. governor newsom signed a law to extend it to 2027. however, that still needs federal approval. right now, more than a half million california drivers have the clean air sticker, and caltrans says the bay area has some of the highest number of decal registrations in california. >> a mystery within the young san jose sharks. they are in last place in the pacific division and could certainly use some veteran leadership. fans

are wondering when defenseman mark vlasic will return. he has played the second most games in team history, but entered this season with what was described as an upper body injury. vlasic hoped to play in the opening month of the season back in october, but three months later, he still has not stepped onto the ice for a regular game. the team says he's working on conditioning but refuses to give a potential return date. >> so, pam, what about your golden state warriors? >> they are amazing. >> and tonight the warriors are beginning a new year hosting the 76 ers at chase center. the warriors are right now in 10th place in the western conference. they want to reverse their fortunes turn things around. after only winning three of the last ten games. here's pam's buddy steph curry. he's had a thumb injury lately. he's listed as questionable for tonight's game, which is due to start at 7 p.m. >> i still have hope for the warriors. they're incredible. i was fortunate enough. i was

telling you i was fortunate enough to go to the game last saturday against the suns, which was incredible. and steph curry. i'm sure everybody's seen it online with his behind the behind the back. beautiful shot. kuminga has been amazing. >> and i told you yesterday i saw andre iguodala andre iguodala. he still looks like he could play. >> but there are a bunch of good guys. and sal i have to say everyone at chase center like from the police outside to the people taking the tickets to the, you know, ushers at the portals and all the fans every so many people watch us here. it was so cool to meet so many viewers and they all like, love you love dave, you know, wait, wait a minute. >> isn't that pam cook? that's what they were saying. it was her. >> exactly. they came over to say hi, and it was super fun. it's very nice. >> it's very nice. well, hello to everyone. and we always like it when you say hi. this is a look at the san mateo and dumbarton bridge commutes. they all look pretty good. this week is not going to be the same kind of week. honestly. it's 640,

almost 639 and a few seconds and you can see that the traffic is not busy. i don't think it's going to be busy tomorrow, but i do believe that next monday we're going to start getting into it. we may ramp up slowly next week, but certainly it's not going to be like this. it looks like easy, easy, like a sunday morning. >> steve at 639. i see what you did there sal. also not the chase center but rutherford grill. same thing. >> i love that place. >> people stare at you and then finally they come over. i knew, i knew you, i knew it. >> yeah. you know what? the rutherford grill is still one of my favorite places. >> sal, i cannot disagree with you one bit. everyone there is super nice. all right. shout out to mike there i think i think he's one of the managers. anyway. morning sun afternoon clouds and then rain moves in tomorrow. not today. tomorrow morning sun, afternoon clouds. and then this may be the last system for a bit. i say that because sometimes forecast models are, you know, they've had a hard time this year going

past about 7 or 10 days. again, santa rosa, three quarters of an inch. napa two thirds. cloverdale three quarters. lakeport three quarters. after that, south and east, about a 10th to a, you know, maybe a third. it's been this way forever and a day this season. rain year for santa rosa since july 1st, 2568. average is 1218. there are 211% of normal. and if they get that three quarters tomorrow, that would push them into 26.5 approximately. so not too shabby there for santa rosa. south and east though. been a different story. 40s on most of the temps here. some clouds are coming in. still a few upper 30s. atherton, los altos, woodside at 39, but pacifica, pillar point and half moon bay all at 51. that's your thursday morning trifecta. and up in the mountains, 30s almost across the board there, including carson city, reno, truckee, minden and south lake tahoe. all in there in the low to mid 30s for most. there a few high clouds in the morning, more so in the afternoon. that's your system. it will be here late tonight. tomorrow morning after this system goes by, though, it does

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two on two. it's now 645. here are some of the stories we're following this morning. the fbi suspects there may be other people involved in the new year's day attack in new orleans. the fbi is trying to find everyone who was in contact with the suspect, a us born army

veteran who slammed a pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating new year's. the number of victims killed has gone up to 15. a news conference is scheduled this morning to announce the reopening of bourbon street, and also extra security that will be in place. the fbi is also investigating a deadly explosion of a cyber truck in las vegas as a possible terror attack. it happened in front of the trump international hotel on new year's morning. one person in that truck was killed. several people who were standing nearby were hurt. investigators say the explosion came from large fireworks, gasoline and fuel canisters were packed in the rear of that rented truck. >> the fbi is looking into the background of the man who carried out the attack in new orleans. from his associates to his social media posts. >> there are criminal and intelligence analysts throughout, probably most offices now in the fbi, as well

as many police departments hiring analysts in order to do things like this, to go through social media, to check all publicly provided outlets where they are going through, to see can they do something to get ahead of something as tragic like this? >> we spoke with the retired fbi agent this morning. he says it's also the responsibility of social media companies and users to alert authorities. if you see something online that is suspicious or threatening. he says attackers often reveal warning signs online before they strike. >> our time is now. 647. a mother in oakland is grieving after her son was shot and killed as he was heading to work on new year's eve. our reporter, henry lee, talked to her about the grief her family is dealing with. >> 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. what 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. >> all right. thank you henry. one of the largest tech events in the world is next week. and lg electronics is showcasing its newest ai vision. now, lg is introducing a mobile lifestyle solution at ces in las vegas next week. it's a vehicle that will allow the full use of lg's artificial intelligence home

technology inside the vehicle. the company says people can use the space as a creator studio, a business lounge, or a zone for hobbies and relaxing. well, ford is recalling nearly 300,000 f-series trucks that may have defective fuel pumps. the company says those issues could cause a loss of power. the recall includes certain models between 2020 and 2022. ford says it was not aware of any reported accidents, injuries or potential fires linked to the fuel pump issue. the company says it can be fixed with a software update. >> all right. our time is 650. starting today, the city of san francisco is making it easy to recycle christmas trees. recology sf and the city's environment department will pick up old christmas trees and remove them on your regular collection day. just make sure there are no christmas decorations left and put them out for collection. recology will pick up these trees through

january 17th. >> well, thousands of people are expected to visit the float fest in pasadena for the rose parade. of course, known around the world for its giant flower and seed covered floats. well, float fest is a chance for people to get close to the floats. see them up close after the parade. and this is an unusual twist. 13 year old chloe padilla is blind. her dad asked for permission so that she could use different senses to see the floats. >> i thought a float was just a humongous balloon that would carry people. and now i know it's just flowers and they can be on top of a car or a trailer. there was roses. there was green. >> how did it smell to you? >> it smelled. it smelled natural. >> we all have vision, and. and a lot of people take it for granted. i think that we don't realize what it's like to not have something until you don't have it. >> float fest continues today and tomorrow. it is a tradition.

post parade each year. >> 651 we don't have a lot of slow traffic right now. it is not a typical commute. as a matter of fact, i don't know if we're going to have a typical commute until maybe next monday. we'll see what happens next monday. either everyone's going to come back all at once, or maybe it's going to gradually ease in. i'm not sure about that, but right now traffic looks good. this area had an earlier crash and that cleared up once it cleared, everything was brand new. it seemed on the roads and there have been no problems on the san mateo or on the dumbarton bridge. now let's talk about today's weather. seems kind of like a nice day. let's bring steve back in next monday. i know right? >> right. we're back at work now and, well, you know, what are you going to do? thank you. sal. all right. sal is correct. it does look like a nice, at least

for the morning. then we'll get increasing clouds throughout the day. the system will be here tonight, overnight into tomorrow. so morning sun, afternoon clouds. and after this system, there may be a little break there for 7 to 10 days with a lot of activity. maybe focusing on southern california next week. well, that's kind of the way it's leaning right now. 30s for a few. 40s for most is the way we're dealing with it. although boulder creek, felton, upper 30s hollister's in there. campbell has dipped to 37. a lot of low 40s though. scotts valley is in there san jose, saratoga, morgan hill, san martin, cupertino sleeping. and that's all right. cupertino you're allowed 32 in truckee, 31 south lake tahoe. mammoth is down to 28 degrees in alturas 34. look for increasing high clouds throughout the day. mostly sunny, partly sunny in the morning, then turning mostly cloudy as that system takes aim at us. it'll be here late tonight, tomorrow and per usual this season. marin county north looks to be the be the line here, especially in napa, santa rosa, north up to lake county, mendocino county, far less to the south. if you're going to

the mountains today is okay. watch out for fog in the valley. saturday looks okay. friday will get some sun. sunday will be fine too, but tomorrow we'll get some snow up there. sweet thursday though. chilly morning. few high clouds, but mostly sunny. then we'll get afternoon clouds turning cloudy by tonight. 50s for a few. 60s for most. some mid 60s, though, maybe a little warmer. santa clara valley. dave. >> all right. steve. thank you. time. 653. no, it's not your imagination. a growing number of people are getting respiratory infections. we'll tell you what doctors think is causing that surge. [music] and for the city of oakland, the new year is having a violent start. coming up at 7:00, the frustration of the community about safety after five homicides dur g the last

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're thinking there's more to it. doctors are seeing a rise in the number of flu cases, rsv and pneumonia. the number of norovirus cases they've doubled compared to last new year's day. researchers believe the surge is linked to the pandemic. >> 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. >> and doctors recommend getting vaccinated. wear a mask in crowded spaces and make sure you get enough sleep. time now. 657 a weightlifter from oakland starts his new year after an incredible accomplishment in his sport. i'm talking about 15 year old robert whitlock, named 2024 youth male lifter of the year in california. he was undefeated in every competition he was in nationally and internationally. now here you see him with the 12 medals he won last year. he trains at speed power strength gym in oakland. his coach, mike jenkins, says the honor is a first for their program. robert now is focused on the youth olympic games next year in senegal, africa. well, the sugar bowl in new orleans was postponed until today because of yesterday's new year's day attack in new orleans. the other

college football playoff games did play as scheduled. the university of texas battled arizona state in the peach bowl in atlanta. the game was by far the most thrilling of the college playoffs. it went to double overtime before texas intercepted the last pass, and they won 39 to 31. arizona state's quarterback, by the way, was named most valuable player in the loss. texas will now play ohio state a week from tomorrow after defeating oregon in the rose bowl. ohio state jumped out to a 34 to nothing lead in the second quarter, and there was no looking back. oregon tried to fight its way back, but ohio state and they just pushed aside the top seeded ducks and sugar bowl will kick off at 1:00 between georgia and notre dame. the winner will play penn state next thursday evening in florida.

>> unthinkable. [music] no one, and i mean no one, expects to wake up to new year's this way. [music] >> investigators in new orleans are still picking up the pieces following a deadly truck attack in the french quarter. the new details we're learning about the suspect and his motivation behind the violence. we're also hearing from a bay area family in new orleans and on bourbon street just hours before that attack. and it was a violent start to the new year in the east bay. the latest deadly shooting in oakland, capping off a holiday where at least five people were killed. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for waking up with us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. it is thursday. it's january 2nd. let's go right to steve paulson. he has a forecast waiting for you. >> not bad today. tomorrow we'll get some rain, but we're starting off with a few high ds