14 lives. the new information we're learning from law enforcement, and how the situation is weighing heavily on the minds of people in the bay area. plus, new information surrounding the explosion of a tesla truck in las vegas. the connection the person who died had to the united states army. and then a violent start to the new year in oakland. four people killed and 24 hours. the concerns from some jack london square residents about the violence as it hits close to home. >> this is ktvu fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon. i'm andre senior. and we begin with breaking news out of san francisco this noon where police are investigating a deadly shooting. it happened on tompkins avenue near the alameda

farmers market around 8:00 this morning. inside an apartment. we know that a man has died, and a woman was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. police also investigating a toddler that was also shot while on scene. >> officers were advised that a toddler suffering from non-life threatening injuries was transported to a local hospital, and that that case may be related to what occurred here at the residence on the 1000 block of tompkins avenue. >> at this time, police say there is no threat to the public. people are being told to avoid the area while the investigation is underway. we will continue to follow this story and bring you the latest updates as they become available. and we're also following another shooting in san francisco. this one happened at around 10 a.m. on bryant street. officers say when they arrived on scene, they found two victims, an adult male and female with gunshot wounds. they were taken to the hospital for their injuries. no arrests have been made. anyone with information is asked to call police. and we continue to follow the latest developments

out of new orleans, where new details are being released about the man accused of driving a truck into a crowd of people on bourbon street, killing 14 of them and injuring dozens more. ktvu jana katsuyama live in the newsroom, with new details being released today about this troubling and terrifying case. jenna. >> andre. the fbi held a news briefing earlier this morning. they say that they have a better understanding of the attacker. shamsuddin jabar. he's a u.s. citizen and a veteran from texas. they said that this was an act of terrorism and, quote, 100% inspired by isis. but they did say today that they do not believe anyone else was involved. here's a live look at the french quarter and bourbon street right now. the fbi says they do not believe there is any danger to the public. now, the new orleans police chief and kirkpatrick, who was a former oakland police chief, gave an update a short time ago on the new security measures that they are putting in place. >> i am opening bourbon street to the public. what you see

behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down bourbon, you will see yellow, what we call archers. and they are along the sidewalk. and that would be to be preventive. >> investigators say jabar was a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street on new year's day, killing 14 people and injuring many more when he sped around a police barricade. jabar was an american citizen who joined the army in 2007 and served in afghanistan. the fbi says that he placed some ied or improvised explosive devices in the french quarter. he was killed in a clash with police who responded to the scene. now, the fbi says that they have received more than 400 tips from the public and are reviewing hundreds of hours of surveillance video, trying to

piece together what happened in the days before the attack. >> at this point, investigators believe jabar picked up the rented f-150 in houston, texas, on december 30th. he then drove from houston to new orleans on the evening of the 31st, and he posted several videos to an online platform proclaiming his support for isis. >> the fbi says jabar posted those videos on facebook between 1:29 a.m. and 3:02 a.m. before the attack, and explained he initially meant to harm his family, but that it would not focus on the war. and so then he said also that he had joined isis before the summer. so they're trying to piece together what the motive was here. the police chief said that the coroner's office, andre, is still making contact with family members of those victims, and as they do, they will be releasing those names. >> that man reportedly responsible now for the

deadliest isis inspired attack on u.s. soil in decades. jana katsuyama. thank you. meantime, a bay area family was on bourbon street in the hours leading up to that attack. ktvu christien kafton 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. >> and there's new information about that cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. federal agents and local police have now searched the colorado springs home of the man suspected in connection with this explosion. investigators confirming they found guns and identification in the vehicle belonging to 37 year old matthew berger. he was active duty u.s. military since 2006, and served as a member of the army's elite green beret. investigators are calling him a person of interest because the body was burned beyond recognition, and also say it had a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> body is burnt beyond recognition, and i do still not have confirmation 100% that that is the individual that was inside of our vehicle. further complicating this identification of this individual, we also discovered through the coroner's office that the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the

head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. one of the handguns was found at his feet inside of the vehicle. >> so seven people standing nearby were injured in the explosion. investigators say the cybertruck was rented in colorado. the explosion was from very large fireworks and gasoline and fuel canisters packed into the back of the truck. here at home, oakland police are investigating four homicides that happened between new year's eve and this morning. ktvu joey horta spoke to neighbors in the jack london square area who say they're concerned about their safety. >> an outbreak of deadly violence in oakland to usher in the new year has the community on edge. >> the 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 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, and police have not released any details on a motive or suspects in either of the homicides. in oakland. joey jorda, ktvu, fox two news. >> police in new york city are investigating a shooting outside of a nightclub that left nearly a dozen people injured. police say at least ten people were shot last night when 3 or 4 gunmen opened fire on a group standing outside of the nightclub in queens. they were outside of a private event celebrating the life of a 16 year old who was shot to death. all of the victims are expected to survive. a motive not yet known and no arrests have been made. meantime, a five year old boy who was shot in a school shooting in butte county is still in the hospital. but his family says there is some good news. elias wolford was shot on december 4th at feather river

adventist school. the bullet hit his chest, abdomen and his organs to several of them. he couldn't move his legs, but his family says a few days ago, he wiggled his left foot. the second boy who was shot, a six year old venmo mendez, was released from the hospital five days before christmas, and his family says he is doing well. families of victims from the deadly plane crash in south korea visited the site of the wreckage on new year's day. relatives paid their respects to the 179 people who died in that plane crash last sunday. all but two people aboard the boeing 737 were killed. yesterday, investigators removed the plane's black box recording devices. the jet landed without its landing gear deployed, causing it to skid and crash into a concrete barrier. safety inspections on all boeing 737/802 have been ordered. new at noon. the first sierra snow survey of the year is showing the snowpack is close to average for this time of year. the state department of water resources measured the snow depth at phillips station near lake tahoe, at 24in just over an hour

ago. they say that equates to nine inches of water content. that's 91% of average for the state. statewide, the snowpack is at about 110% of average. while the numbers are good. officials say conditions can change quickly, and the current short term forecast is for dry weather. well, some are embracing an alcohol free start to 2025. we're talking about the benefits of a dry january, then a new year with new locations underway here. a popular flower shop in san francisco blooming ahead of valentine's day. we will now go to. if you want to go to the flower mart and barry. >> whether starting out the day with some sunshine, high clouds will be increasing throughout the day. the first system of 2025 rolls in tomorrow. we'll have more on that with your full cast

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and can find a health plan that's right for you. covered california. this way to health insurance. marin ktvu amanda quintana takes us inside for the grand opening. >> this is for myself, right? to, like, explore everything over here. and this is like my home for nearly 60 years. >> the flower market on sixth and brannan was home to growers, florists, wedding planners, any and all flower lovers. but today, the flower market has its own new home in potrero hill. a big deal not just for these customers, but for the global floral industry. >> there's no country right now

in the world that's opening a wholesale flower market in a heavy, a heavy city like san francisco is. >> san francisco flower market executive director jenny taggart bowes says when a developer bought the old market in 2014, it was scary for a lot of flower businesses as this market is the main source for florals in northern california. >> luckily, the city of san francisco went to bat for our historic market and with the help of supervisor aaron peskin, we were able to renegotiate a deal where the market could move one time to a permanent location and give these these vendors a chance to survive a really expensive city. in an industry where our margins are really short. >> customers from as far as lake tahoe depend on this market, and many were up before the sun to see the new space. >> they've been promising me this new market for ten years and so i had to come see it. >> it's 120,000ft!s with a brand new loading dock, true color

lighting to bring out the vibrant colors and more parking spots seems to me a lot smaller. >> there's not nearly as much walking. everything's a lot more convenient. there's nothing obstructing the aisles like there was in the old market. i like it a lot. >> while the space is new, you'll notice a lot of familiar faces. most of the vendors from the old market. 22 of them came to this new one. >> i think changes are good. i love the facility. state of the art. [music] warehouse. very modern, so i, i love it. >> it's still just day one, so vendors will need some time to adjust, but they hope the new space brings new customers. >> we're close to potrero neighborhood, so we're expecting more like families come in and get flowers. we're near to the hospital too. so yeah, i think it's going to be a good change in san francisco. >> amanda quintana, ktvu, fox

two news. >> well, for many people, the new year starts with cutting back on drinking. dry january is a growing trend where people give up alcohol for the entire month of january. experts say taking a break from alcohol can improve your mood, your confidence and make you feel less anxious. plus, you'll save some money too. psychiatrist, who specializes in addiction, says dry january gives people a chance to reflect on their relationship with alcohol. >> studies have shown that there's been some health benefits from, you know, engaging in dry january. one is that, you know, studies have shown that medical health. so liver health improvement and sleep weight loss decrease in like your blood pressure even all have shown to happen during dry january. if you complete it. >> well if you do end up drinking while trying dry january, do not take it so hard. experts say any reduction in drinking can be good for your health, so you can just try again. olympic gymnastics medalist simone biles kicking

off the new year in style, sports illustrated has named her their sportsperson of the year. the last time a woman took home the title was back in 2019. biles had a historic year staging a huge comeback at the olympic games in paris. she took home three golds and a silver this summer. the medals make her the most decorated american gymnast, with a total of 11 medals in her career. and the weatherot a gold star for sure over the new year's day. taking a live look at the oakland estuary right now. but we are talking about the first storm of the year. meteorologist mark tamayo is here to break it all down for us this noon. mark. >> hi there. andre. yeah, we are tracking an organized system that wants to come on board later on. basically tomorrow into tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon. now, we actually had a weak system yesterday producing some clouds and a few few scattered light showers. but this organized system, the first front wants to come on board of the year. so rainfall expectations about a 10th of an inch to possibly an inch up in the north bay coastal hills. no wind advisories, but we could have winds maybe gusting to 25

to 30 miles an hour. and this will be a snow producer in the sierra. so here's the breakdown in terms of the rainfall expectations. once again fitting with our normal script with weather, the bulk of the rainfall is focused up in the north bay, especially for the north bay hills. those amounts do taper off in the inland areas and also the south bay as well. in the sierra, this will be a winter storm warning, not a winter weather advisory, but actually upgraded a bit to a winter storm warning and snow levels coming down eventually down to possibly 5000ft. so it's a cooler, cooler system as well. and you can see basically through most of friday, we have that winter storm warning in place 6 to 12in. and with this setup you can see that expiration time friday night that could lead to. once that moves on out that snow moves out. snow moves on out. we could actually have great conditions in the mountains this weekend. here's the satellite and the radar already. some rain showers moving up. moving up into eureka right around cape mendocino. we will continue to pick up some high clouds throughout the afternoon hours. here's our current satellite, definitely

showing you partly cloudy skies this afternoon and current numbers for the 12:00 hour. san francisco 57, san jose 60, concord 58. and up in the north bay, santa rosa and napa in the upper 50s. and of course, yesterday we had a few sprinkles or a few light showers as some energy kind of seeped into the northern portions of the bay area. here's our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge. it is picking up on some scattered high clouds, and here is the next system coming on board, and this will be the source of some rainfall for tomorrow for your friday. so rainfall makes a comeback. but look what happens into the weekend and into next week. this area of high pressure wants to rebuild and this will set up a dry weather stretch for us. it looks like for quite some time. so with one rain cloud for tomorrow and then dry conditions this weekend and into next week, here we go this afternoon, partly cloudy skies. this is tomorrow morning, 7:00. that rainfall kind of draped across the north bay approaching san francisco and oakland. and this is 12:00. the focus could be in portions of the south bay and then the chance of a shower

tomorrow afternoon, as some lingering, you know, instability moves across the bay area. and then we do dry things out by the weekend. highs this afternoon will be in the 60s, mainly in the low to mid 60s for your thursday afternoon. so increasing high clouds throughout the day. and here's a look ahead. your five day forecast. and we do bring in that one rain cloud for your friday and then into the weekend. if you want a dry weather stretch maybe have some outdoor projects. andre, you don't want to get the rainfall to get in the way. it looks like the weather will be on your side for this weekend and into early next week. so before that dry stretch, it's nice to at least talk about that one rain cloud for today. >> yeah, a little something there. yeah for sure. all right mark, thank you. we'll check in with you a little later for an update as well on the forecast. all right. new earnings reports for tesla and the company

house speaker. and as chad pergram reports, while current speaker mike johnson is a favorite, he's not a lock for the job. >> the 119th congress is set to begin friday, but the house of representatives can't function until members elect a speaker. >> president trump is the coach. he asked for speaker johnson to remain as speaker, and we should listen to the coach and go about enacting the play. >> incumbent house speaker mike johnson is on the ballot, but his road to reelection could face challenges. >> speaker johnson is not able to govern and is not actually willing to commit to do his

constitutional duty. we have a titanic on the crash course with the iceberg, and our country fiscally is going to have a disaster. >> republicans have a razor thin majority in the house. just a few no's from republicans could put johnson's grasp on the gavel at risk. >> it's a numbers game. we have the smallest margin in u.s. history. we'll have a margin of probably two votes tomorrow during that, so can only afford to lose 1 or 2, but i think we'll get it done. >> since johnson's tenure began, some house republicans have been disappointed with his decisions. fox has told more than ten conservatives could vote for someone else. >> so we have to all come together and get on board here with president trump and the america first agenda. >> and with democrats most likely voting for minority leader hakeem jeffries as speaker, we could see another protracted leadership fight when the voting starts. if johnson does not get enough votes, the house must proceed to a second ballot. on capitol hill, chad pergram, ktvu, fox two news.

>> well, tesla sales were down for 2020 for their first annual sales drop in a decade. the electric car maker says it delivered nearly 1.8 million vehicles this year. that is down 1.1% from 2023. sales rose in the last quarter thanks to discounts such as 0% financing, free charging and low priced leases. shares of the austin based company are down more than 6% right now. let's take a look at the big board right now. not a very good day on wall street. the dow is down 116 points. it has been a losses extended from last year into the new year. choppy trading day. the first trading day of the season. part of that is due to the markets falling. tech giant apple was off by 3%. the s&p and nasdaq composite were also down today as well. we continue to follow the latest developments out of new orleans. the 14 people victims here killed after that truck crashed into a crowd on bourbon street. law enforcement calling it an act of terror. we'll have the latest on the investigation. plus,

california's governor asking people to be extra vigilant following that attack, how people here in the bay area are on edge, and what is being done

street has just reopened. that's where those 14 people were killed in a new year's eve

rampage. fox's caroline elliott has new details about the man accused of driving a truck into a crowd of people there. >> the fbi no longer believes other suspects were involved in this deadly new year's attack, but the public is still looking for answers. a single mother and a former college football player are among the dead after a pickup truck plowed into a crowd in new orleans on wednesday. the fbi is calling this an act of terror. >> we do not assess at this point that anyone else involved in this attack is involved in this attack, except for shamsuddin jabar. investigators believe jabar picked up the rented f-150 in houston, texas, on december 30th. >> louisiana's attorney general says investigators believe the nearby home may have been used to assemble explosives. >> there was a house fire there, so we also believe that they were trying to get rid of evidence. >> the driver of the truck, a 42 year old american citizen, steered around a blockade before

slamming into the crowd. police, now facing questions about the lack of barriers in the area, which were being repaired ahead of the super bowl. they're also facing calls to further postpone the sugar bowl scheduled for this afternoon. >> we believe that the city i'm convinced that the city is safe as the investigation continues. >> police in las vegas are investigating the explosion of a tesla cybertruck on wednesday for possible connections to the new orleans attack. >> if he wanted to kill people in las vegas, he would have taken that truck somewhere else. their mirror opposite intentions in new orleans caroline elliott, fox news. >> governor gavin newsom, meantime, urged people to be extra vigilant here in our state. the new orleans attack was on the minds of many people who were out celebrating new year's day. ktvu jana katsuyama has thoughts from visitors and public safety experts to 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. yeah, 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, 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 there is an intelligence center in louisiana called la safe, run by the state police. and he says that the public has a very important role to play in prevention. if you see anything suspicious or if you know anyone who might be a threat, you're asked to call law enforcement agencies. reporting in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, so far, the fbi has not found a link between the new orleans attack and the cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. but they have released new information about the suspect here. investigators say they found guns and identification in the vehicle belonging to matthew burger. the 37 year old was active duty in the u.s. army. he's been that way since 2006. right now, investigators are calling him a person of interest because the body inside that rented truck was burned beyond recognition. they also say the body had a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head prior to that explosion. mother is grieving after her son was shot and killed while heading to work in oakland on new year's eve.

ktvu henry lee spoke to her about her sudden loss. >> 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 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 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 any 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 becau 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. >> one new law in the new year allows for cannabis cafes across california, and one has already opened in southern california. the woods cannabis cafe in west hollywood served its first meal in soft beverage yesterday, thanks to assembly bill 1775. that new law allows an amsterdam style approach to marijuana use. you can order food and nonalcoholic beverages, a pack of pre-rolls or edibles and consume it all on site. >> it's going to be good for the consumer as well, because now they can sit as if they were in starbucks and they can take out their computer and they can do their work on our wi-fi, and

they can have a cup of cappuccino and a pastry or a salad. >> i think it's just a step in the right direction, especially towards decriminalizing marijuana federally and hopefully destigmatizing it, especially amongst minority communities, given that we're in west hollywood. >> opponents of the bill say they're concerned over the public health hazard, and that it could lead to more driving under the influence. there are several weed lounges in the bay area, but none that are yet cannabis cafes. starting today, the city of san francisco will be collecting christmas trees to be recycled. recology sf and the city's environmental department will pick up and remove old christmas trees on the regular collection day that you have your trash picked up. now, the trees need to be free of decorations and left out for collection. recology will be picking up trees through january 17th. an unusual traffic stop in the central valley. what was discovered inside this rolls-royce, and why officers were pulling over the driver in the first place.

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neighborhood when a fireworks explosion killed three people. witnesses say neighbors quickly jumped into action to help those

who were hurt. the 20 people hurt, also listed in critical condition. >> what's significant about this event is there were just so many in the red category. of the 21 patients we transported to hospitals, most of them were considered red or critical. >> over half of the people that are in the hospital are probably going to have life transforming injuries with burns and disability. there will be limbs lost. they got stopped. you know, they got to stop. this is not a joke. this is actually a bomb and it becomes a war zone. what what you're looking at behind me is a war zone. >> homes and cars across the street were damaged. windows blown out. you do need a permit for fireworks under hawaii state law, but court documents show very few violations ever result in guilty verdicts. well, the chp is reporting a pretty unusual traffic stop just before new year's. this is a young spider monkey that was found in a rolls royce, a luxury car. it was stopped by chp for speeding. the driver of the car was at

least not the monkey. this happened in madera county, north of fresno on highway 99 on monday. the driver was arrested on suspicion of dui. possession of cannabis for sale to the department of fish and wildlife. took that monkey to the oakland zoo to be cared for. it's illegal to own primates as pets in california. not clear why the driver had the spider monkey with him in the car. with cannabis for sale to california has been hit with some pretty big wildfires. of course. ktvu tom vacar examined the numbers and 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 surveilling 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. >> 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 into saturday morning, and 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. they say it's best to find a dark spot away from city lights for the best chance of seeing those shooting stars. and speaking of looking up, we turn to our forecast now and a live look outside across san francisco where the sun is out. but you do have a little bit of haze over there, over the skies right now. let's check in with meteorologist mark tamayo for a look at your forecast on this thursday. hey, mark. hi there. >> under the clouds. expected to move in later on this afternoon into tonight, but today is a

fairly nice day. good chance to get outside. but here's our next system offshore here. and rainfall expectations. all this is going to be happening tomorrow. so we're kind of getting ready for this. it's not a major deal but you can see rainfall expectations about a 10th of an inch in the south bay could be upwards of an inch up in parts of the north bay. winds around 20 to 30 miles an hour. and this will be a snow producer in the sierra. in fact, it's a colder system. so as a result, snow levels coming down to around 5000 5500ft. and here is that winter storm warning that is in place for a good portion of friday, 7 a.m. until 10 p.m, and snowfall could be right around 6 to 12in. so this is all linked up with the system that's going to move into the for tomorrow. then once it moves on out, it looks like a dry weather stretch for quite some time. so here's the forecast model showing you the rainfall coming on board tomorrow. look what happens into the weekend. it is a dry weather stretch here. this is sunday and then into early next week as well. so we have been picking up some significant rainfall over the past month or so. but what's interesting, down in southern california, they have barely picked up anything

for los angeles and san diego. so it's not out of the question. they can have an increase in the fire danger over the of the coming days. as this pattern sets up. they have not picked up the real rainfall the bay area has has been receiving over the past few weeks. so showing you this, as you can see here, the satellite and the radar, some rain showers moving up along the north coast of the state right now, and then we will thicken up the high clouds throughout the afternoon hours. so partly cloudy skies out there. maybe some mostly cloudy skies up in parts of the north bay, and current numbers in the 50s and the 60s. half moon bay one of the warmer spots checking in 64 degrees, likely because a bit of an offshore wind trying to develop santa rosa. upper 50s in concord 58 degrees. here's our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge. and as you can pick out some high clouds drifting in already from the north. so here is the next system. it comes on board for tomorrow. it's not going to stall out or anything. it's going to move in and move out quickly in your friday and then into the weekend. this area of high pressure wants to wants to rebuild, and this will be the

source of some dry weather and potentially some warming weather as well. so here's the forecast model today. of course, we're just going to bring in some scattered high clouds. and the rain makes a comeback tomorrow morning, 8:00 tomorrow morning for your friday and then into the afternoon hours. the bulk of the action could be moving to the south and to the east throughout the afternoon hours tomorrow. still, the possibility of some leftover pop-up showers. so a bit unstable out there and then into the weekend. just some visiting high clouds, but it will be dry as we do head into the first weekend of the year. highs this afternoon will be in the low to mid 60s out there for your thursday, increasing high clouds throughout the day. and then here is a look ahead. your five day forecast. and there's that one rain cloud for your friday. a cool start for the weekend for saturday and then into next week. it looks like a dry weather pattern. and andre, as i mentioned, it's just so interesting with all the rainfall, we could be thankful for all the rainfall we have picked up in the bay area, because down in southern california, a completely different story, and i would not be surprised to see a red flag warning next week for that. that's interesting. yeah.

>> and what's interesting here is that we have the rain and then we have these dry periods, which gives us a little break. and for the earth to absorb that water. so it doesn't cause any catastrophic damage to be sure. >> yeah. those breaks are so important. and it looks like we had a chance to its been pretty active. so we'll get a chance to get outside and recover this for sure. >> mark thanks so much. appreciate it. well starting later this year, if you drive an electric hybrid vehicle, you can no longer drive solo in the carpool lane. some state officials are worried, though, about how this will affect california traffic. the clean air vehicle decal program is set to expire september 30th. 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. caltrans says the bay area has some of the highest number of decal registrations in the state. actor justin baldoni is now suing the new york times for $250 million, accusing the publication of libel. this comes after blake lively filed a complaint accusing baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation due to the filming of the movie. it ends with us

libel lawsuit claims the publication published an article with inaccuracies and 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, ringing in the new year with a new family member. we'll introduce you to the one of the first babies born in 2025, right here in the bay area. [music]

a customer service counter. after the holiday to return a gift. and while some stores will let you return anything. others have time limits and some even charge restocking fees. fox's jenna saks breaks down the return policies.

>> if santa goofed and didn't get the right size or color, you probably have until the end of january to get square. >> many retailers extend their return windows around the holidays. most offer 60 days. if you have a store card, you might have even more time, like 100 days. and some stores like costco don't have a time limit on most items. but a warning if you're returning an electronic device, you probably have a shorter window and need to return it sooner. >> gamestop has an $8.99 mail return fee. a company that makes returns a breeze. >> amazon if you're an amazon prime member, you can ship most items back for free. walmart, target, and plenty of other retailers don't charge shipping for returns, either. >> and let's talk about restocking fees. best buy has a 15% restocking fee on certain items, including drones and some digital cameras and lenses. if the original packaging has been opened for activatable devices like phones and tablets, the restocking fee is a flat $45.

consumer reports says nordstrom has one of the most relaxed return policies. >> nordstrom has no formal return policy. returns are handled on a case by case basis. no receipts are required. there are no time limits, and no original tags are needed. >> wherever and whatever you're trying to return, consumer reports has some tips. save the receipt. return the item as soon as possible and if you can, don't open the box. >> that was jenna saks reporting for us. now to some football. 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 to head coach kyle shanahan says purdy will sit out this week after injuring his elbow in monday night's loss to the detroit lions. we're told it's not a significant injury, but enough to sideline him, shanahan says. with purdy out, joshua dobbs will be the starter sunday against his former team, the arizona cardinals. several other players sat out of practice wednesday due to injuries or illnesses, 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 and have been eliminated from the playoffs. the season won't be over this sunday for at least four 49ers. the nfl announced the rosters for the pro bowl in orlando on february 2nd. the nfc has four 49ers. we're talking tight end george kittle, fullback kyle juszczyk, defensive end nick bosa and linebacker fred warner. more niners could actually go to the pro bowl if other players drop out. the pro bowl will feature a flag football game instead of tackle football. there will also be skill competitions leading up to the game, such as dodgeball and a tug of war. the san diego zoo took the top prize of the rose parade for the second year in a row. take a look at the

float that won the top prize. it's called friendship across earth. the float features the zoo's two giant pandas frolicking and red pandas hanging out on a branch together. it was a close call, though, because many of the other floats were also stunning. all right, the golden state warriors are beginning the new year hosting the philadelphia 76 ers at chase center tonight. but it's still not clear if steph curry will be playing. curry is listed as questionable for the game due to a thumb injury. the warriors are currently at 10th place in the western conference. they're hoping for a good start for the new year after only winning three of the past ten games. tipoff with the sixers set for 7 p.m. tonight. the first baby born in the bay area in 2025. looks like it was born in san leandro. raymond james greenwell was born at kaiser san leandro medical center at exactly 12 a.m. new years morning. she weighs 8 pounds, measured 18in, 18.5in, in fact. hospital staff say her mom and dad are doing well, and they are

excited for what the future holds in 2025. by the way, baby raelynn joins four sisters who are 17, eight, five and four. congratulations to the lucky couple. thank you so much for watching ktvu fox two news at noon. a quick reminder that you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv. you can watch live newscasts and stories on demand by downloading on your smart tv or your android and apple phone as well. we'll see again in our next newscast coming you way yeah. hello, i'm dave clark and welcome to like it or not, it's where we talk. we talk about what you're talking about. the latest hot topics, what's trending and getting your opinion on it as well. now joining me here, three ladies who are all smarter than me. my colleague gasia mikaelian, caterina