are still working on locking down a motive. [music] >> this is ktvu, fox two news at six. >> today, all america stands with the people of new orleans. we pray for those killed and injured in yesterday's attack. >> president biden, addressing the nation as law enforcement, confirms the attacker on bourbon street acted alone. right now, investigators are still combing through evidence, as we do learn more about the victims. good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach. tonight, many people are remembering the 14 people killed in the new year's day attack. ktvu jana katsuyama joins us live tonight from the newsroom with more information on the case. jana. >> mike. the fbi says that they found three cell phones that appeared to have belonged to the attacker. and they are now calling on the public for help crowdsourcing any video of him. the new orleans fbi field office released new surveillance photos thursday evening, asking the public for any tips and cell phone footage of the attacker, and a cooler containing an improvised explosive device,

which investigators say the suspect placed on bourbon street new year's day. >> i am opening bourbon street to the public. >> new orleans police superintendent ann kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> 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. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and 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 from texas. he joined the army in 2007 and served in afghanistan. the fbi says 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. the fbi says he acted alone, but evidence does indicate he was inspired by isis. >> federal law enforcement and the intelligence community are actively investigating any foreign or domestic contacts and connections that could possibly be relevant to the attack. >> the fbi says they are reviewing hundreds of hours of surveillance video. >> 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. >> on thursday, police searched jabar's home in texas, as well as a new orleans rental property where bomb making materials were found. >> fbi and atf agents have secured that house. we have recovered two laptops and are currently reviewing them for any potential leads. >> the fbi says jabar posted five videos on facebook on the day of the attack between 1:29 a.m. and 3:02 a.m, stating he had joined isis before the summer. the truck in the new orleans and the truck used in

the las vegas attacks were both rented through the vehicle sharing platform turo, which has a headquarters address listed on sec documents at a downtown san francisco office building. and toro posted a statement online today about the new orleans and vegas rentals, saying in part, we do not believe that either renter had a criminal background that would have identified them as a security threat. we do know that one of the injured was a student at san diego state. the coroner is still notifying families of those 14 victims who were killed before releasing their names. but really, mike, such a painful tragedy for these families to be starting out the new year, mourning for the people that they loved and lost. >> jana katsuyama live tonight with the very latest in the newsroom. jana. thank you. we're also learning more tonight about the cybertruck explosion right outside the trump hotel in las vegas. law enforcement have identified the driver. and they also say at this point, there appears to be no connection to the attack in new orleans, despite some striking

coincidences. ktvu greg lee here in studio with more on the investigation. greg. >> mike, good evening to you. authorities identifying the person they strongly believe was the driver is 37 year old matthew berger of colorado. they said he died from a self-inflicted gunshot before the explosion. berger is a highly decorated, active duty army special operations soldier. >> it's been confirmed by dod that he was indeed in the united states army. he was also a green beret operations sergeant who spent most of his time at fort carson, colorado, and in germany. he was on approved leave from germany, where he was serving with the 10th special forces group. he was also previously in the national guard and the army reserve. >> the sheriff there would not definitively identify the remains, but said a military id, passport, credit cards and tattoos all matched. berger to recap the incident wednesday morning. a driver in a rented tesla cybertruck pulled up to the glass doors of the trump international hotel, just off

the strip. the explosion happened within 17 seconds of his arrival. investigators say the explosion came from large fireworks, gasoline and camp fuel canisters packed in the truck. seven people were injured by the blast. investigators also found two semi-automatic guns legally purchased by berger on the 30th. authorities are still looking into the motive. >> we're running down investigative leads around the world. no information that we're aware of right now that connects this individual to any terrorist organization around the world. but that's obviously the thrust of the investigation is ruling out that there is any sort of terrorism nexus. >> now, as we've been reporting, the fbi said they have found no definitive link between the explosion and the new orleans attack. law enforcement did point out both men served at fort bragg in north carolina, though not in the same unit, nor at the same time. they both also served in afghanistan in 2009. all of that remains under investigation. the sheriff also outlined the route that berger

took after renting the cybertruck in denver. the map showing his charging stops in colorado, new mexico and arizona before he arrived to the las vegas strip. president biden today also addressing the vegas explosion. >> the fbi is working with the department of defense on investigating, including the service members in who served with him, with things he'd say and do. >> those seven people in proximity of the blast escaped with minor injuries. authorities also say much of the explosion was absorbed by the vehicle, and was limited to the interior of the truck. reporting in studio. greg lee, ktvu, fox two news. mike. >> and just a quick reminder here. thank you greg. you can always find live coverage on the fox local app for your smart tv and smartphone. in addition to news from the ktvu newsroom, you can also watch live national coverage of breaking news events with the live now from fox stream inside that app. now to the city of san francisco, where it has been a violent start to the new year. three shootings in

the first two days ktvu christien kafton live tonight from the scene of one of those incidents. christian. >> yeah, mike, as you said, we are just two days into the new year. we've already seen three shootings, one of them happening in the building right here behind me. now, san francisco police say the shooters in these cases are either in custody or dead. either way, it is a very violent start to the new year. 2025 is off to a deadly start with a series of shootings, including this one shortly after eight thursday morning near alemany boulevard. >> my name is anthony thomas. i'm the father of the deceased male. antoine thomas. he took his took his life for, for some strange reason. i didn't. i didn't get a chance to make it here on time to stop it. and now he's gone. >> anthony thomas said his 24 year old son's girlfriend called him frantically, telling him to come over right away. but by the time he arrived, the tragedy had already unfolded. the younger

thomas, he said, dead by his own hand. the girlfriend rushed to the hospital in critical condition and a toddler, also injured but expected to survive. >> the baby was a year and a half year and a half year and a half. so yeah, she's going to have to have to grow up without the dad and everything. he's going to have to grow up without a dad. >> in a separate incident thursday afternoon, san francisco police confirmed they had arrested a woman in connection with the shooting on the 800 block of bryant. at about 10 a.m, officers arrived on scene and located two victims, an adult male and an adult female suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. >> the victims were transported to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. >> investigators caught the woman, who they say pulled the trigger hours later in the city's tenderloin district. >> at this time, this is an active investigation. >> san francisco police also say they have a suspect in custody after a homicide on the first day of the year, the first homicide of the year. investigators say shortly after

midnight on new year's day, 29 year old jose rivera flores shot a man near the intersection of venice and 17th. >> right after the shooting, the suspect fled from the area in an suv. a few hours later, officers located the suspect vehicle in the area of bayshore and geneva and were able to take the suspect into custody without further incident. >> now, all of this comes on the heels of a year that saw homicides in san francisco dropped steeply to their lowest level since the 1960s, with just 35 homicides over the course of 2024. we're live in san francisco. christian captain, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, christian, thank you for that. tonight, the chp is investigating a new year's day head-on collision in the south bay that killed a pregnant woman and 29 year old woman was a passenger in an suv that was hit by a suspeed dnk driver and a pickup truck in gilroy. it happened just around 630 yesterday. according to e chp. the pickup was speedg east on

leavesley road, east of new avenue. the truck crossed into th westbound lane, hit the suv and then another vehicle, 50 year old jesus carlos torres of mountain view, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. east bay jewish leaders are expressing outrage tonight after a hateful message was written on a concrete slab right near the menorah along lake merritt in oakland. the jewish community relations council shared video of the graffiti, which was drawn last night on the last night of hanukkah. the menorahs belong to the chabad jewish center of oakland. its rabbi says hanukkah is a religious event and not a political one. >> the menorah does not symbolize israel. the menorah symbolizes judaism. it symbolizes the light of hanukkah over the darkness of the of the oppressors. that's really what the menorah is about. and this menorah is not it's not political. it has nothing to do with any side of any issue here. this is, you know, it's symbolizing the light of

hanukkah. >> last year, another menorah was also vandalized at that same location on the sixth night of hanukkah. >> they tell one story, but if people don't feel safe, then we really haven't accomplished what we need to accomplish. >> after san francisco mayor elect daniel lurie taps a former police captain for a newly created role overseeing public safety. his ideas on how to make sure different agencies are on the same page when it comes to keeping the city safe. also, a new generation of faregates making their way to cities across the system. the next two stations to get these gates, and when all bart stations will have them installed- [music] from the ktvu weather center, we're tracking rain when it will arrive and how much you should expect in your neighborhood. >> your bay area forecast is ready to go, and just a quick check of that thursday evening commute. >> still a lot of people off for the holiday week, and it is smooth sailing in both directions of 880 there in

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in, where police say two people died and 18 people were injured in a small plane crash. authorities got a report about 2:00 this afternoon that a plane had crashed right through this commercial building rooftop. emergency crews knocked down a fire when they arrived. the chopper footage overhead shows smoke marks covering the rooftop. this is right near the

fullerton municipal airport, about six miles outside of disneyland. the extent of the victim's injuries remain unclear, as well as if they were inside the plane or on the ground. san francisco mayor elect daniel lurie, announcing his pick for a newly created position in his administration. chief of public safety. ktvu crime reporter henry lee live tonight in the city after meeting with the law enforcement vet here who will fill that very role. henry. >> well, paul. yep. as a retired commander with the san francisco police department and in his new role with the mayor's office, he will not only work with sfpd, but other public safety partners here in the city. there are many layers, but part of my job is to make sure that we're all working together towards the same goal, and that's to make a safer san francisco. former san francisco police commander paul yip has been named the city's first ever chief of public safety by incoming mayor daniel lurie. my main goal as chief of public safety is to ensure that the people that live, play and work in san francisco feel safe. the

city ended 2024 with crime far lower than the year before. if that can be of little comfort to residents and victims. statistics are very important. numbers are important. they tell one story. but if people don't feel safe, then we really haven't accomplished what we need to accomplish. yep. served with the san francisco police department for more than 28 years and served as captain at central, northern, and richmond stations at one point. yet provided details of deadly shootings by officers during virtual town hall meetings. more recently, yip was at lurie's side during the campaign in his new role with the mayor's office. yip will work with the police department, sheriff's office, district attorney, fire department, public defender and probation sheriff paul miyamoto hailed the appointment, calling yip a deeply passionate leader. miyamoto says he's known personally for more than 35 years, since before their law enforcement careers, but noticeably absent from lurie's announcement was any mention of the city's top cop, bill scott. lurie has not said whether he intends to keep scott as chief.

i've worked with bill scott in the past and i look forward to working with him in the future. his future is going to be determined. i asked if he would want to be chief if asked by the mayor. i am 100% focused on the job that i have now as chief of public safety. i take it very seriously and that's my passion and that's what i'm going to do. now. yip is one of many people named a top post in lurie's administration. now, lurie will be part of a number of inaugural events on wednesday. live in san francisco. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, henry, thank you for that. let's talk about the inauguration. inauguration plans are taking shape for mayor elect daniel lurie. the inauguration will be on wednesday morning, 1130 at city hall. the public is invited to attend, although seating will be limited to ticketed guests. the mayor elect will later appear at a chinatown night market and community festival that night. lurie will also attend a celebration at far east cafe, which is the neighborhood's last remaining large banquet hall. glide is

planning a tribute for outgoing mayor london breed this weekend. the organization, which does include glide memorial church, will have a special service on sunday for mayor breed. she is expected to share her reflections on her faith and time in public service. mayor breed has not yet said what her plans will be after she leaves office. and with the new year comes more new bart faregates. embarcadero and south hayward are the next two stations to get the next generation. faregates installation at south hayward actually begins tomorrow. it is expected to take two weeks to finish. construction at embarcadero starts january 10th and will happen in stages now. so far, bart has installed these new gates at 15 other stations. all stations in the system are set to have the new gates by the end of the year. >> it was actually a real pretty day here in the bay area today, with temperatures well above average for this winter time. we did have blue skies and temperatures topped off at 68 degrees in san jose, nearly ten degrees above average, livermore

at 60. it was 64. in santa rosa, a bit on the breezy side and 62 degrees in san mateo, backing through belmont into burlingame. our live weather camera. at this time, you can't tell, but we do have clouds roughly at 20,000ft, and these clouds will increase as the evening progresses. official sundown was at 503 by the time it tries to make an appearance. tomorrow at 725, we will be mostly cloudy with impending rain showers. right now it's cooling off into the 50s. across the board it is 57 degrees in fremont and in union city, as well as to the north in napa backing through sonoma. also 57 degrees at sfo. okay, the national weather service has released some really great positive information. santa rosa, you're at 245% of average since january 1st of 2024. so your one year totals there, and i think i was there for every single raindrop that did fall. and san jose, we could do a little bit better than that. and

we will. we have more rain showers moving into the bay area right now. it's banging up against the pacific northwest. it's making that northwestern quadrant of the state of california. you see eureka right now with plentiful rain showers. so let's time it out for us here locally. you see, we cloud over and here comes the front by the morning commute. hey, mike, next time around, we'll talk about when the rain will depart and how much each neighborhood should expect. >> all right. sounds good. thank you. roberta. we'll see you soon. a northern california woman received a posthumous award from the white house for her work to address the injustice. japanese incarceration. mitsuo endo was honored with the presidential citizens medal at a ceremony in the east room this afternoon. her son, wayne tsutsumi, received the medal in her name. endo, a u.s. citizen, was among 120,000 people of japanese ancestry on the west coast who were forcibly incarcerated during world war two. she worked with attorneys to file a lawsuit challenging the order. president biden praised her and the other

honorees. >> our democracy begins and ends with the duties of citizenship. that's our work for the ages. that's what all of you and i mean this all of you embody. >> she was offered her freedom to drop the case, but she refused. in 1944, the supreme court ruled in her favor, forcing the white house to announce that the camps would be closed. she died in 2006. still to come, a new term in congress begins tomorrow with two new house of representatives for the bay area, as well as a new senator. and the debate over house speaker is just beginning. up next, current speaker mike johnson attempts to hold on to the gavel despite facing op sition within his

barbara lee's final day in office. lee shared a lengthy statement on social media along with this picture taken following her first swearing in to the 105th congress in 1987. in her statement, lee said she would continue to fight for working families, the middle class and those with low income. lee's next step remains uncertain. some oakland residents have called on her to run for mayor of oakland. now, she previously told ktvu she's still debating whether or not to run and would make an official announcement on her plan sometime this month. today is also the last day in washington for retiring silicon valley congresswoman anna eshoo. she delivered her final speech on the house floor last month, as

she was elected to congress 32 years ago. she was the first democrat and first woman to represent her district, as she served on the house intelligence, energy and commerce committees and authored or coauthored more than 60 laws. former san jose mayor sam liccardo was elected to fill her seat in congress. new california senator adam schiff announced that he will serve on the senate judiciary committee. in a post on x. schiff says he will also. he also received assignments to the agriculture, small business and environment and public works committees. schiff says the assignments will allow him to help build a stronger economy and protect our democracy and planet. schiff was sworn in last month to the seat formerly held by the late senator dianne feinstein. the house and senate are scheduled to meet for a joint session of congress on january 6th, but fox news chad pergram reports if house members do not vote for a speaker tomorrow, that session next week may not happen. >> 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, fox news. >> coming up on ktvu news at 630, the fbi is still hunting for clues into the man who killed more than a dozen new year's revelers. the latest on the terror investigation in new orleans. and one day after being postponed, the sugar bowl kicked off in the city of new orleans. the message from the president just prior t th

shootings in the first two days of the new year. in one case, a family member telling us a man took his own life after shooting his girlfriend and their son. the woman was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the toddler is expected to survive. also, a woman is under arrest in the double shooting south of market this afternoon. the victims are also expected to survive. police say they also have a suspect in custody involved in a homicide on wednesday. a retired san francisco police commander has been appointed as the city's first chief of public safety. mayor elect daniel lurie today announcing paul yep, a 28 year vet of the san francisco police department, will assume the newly formed position. yep. will be tasked with coordinating all

of the city's agencies that deal with public safety, as well as emergency preparedness and response. east bay jewish leaders are expressing outrage after a hateful message was written on a concrete slab near the menorah along lake merritt in oakland. the jewish community relations council shared video of the graffiti, which was drawn last night on the last night of hanukkah. the menorah belonged to the chabad jewish center of oakland. last year, another menorah was also vandalized at that same very location on the sixth night of hanukkah. and with that, you are watching ktvu fox two news here at 630. authorities in new orleans are addressing the growing security concerns after yesterday's deadly attack that killed 14 people. fox's rebecca castor is live tonight in new orleans with the very latest from investigators. rebecca. >> mike. good evening. there was a major update in the investigation today. the fbi now says they believe the shooter and the driver acted alone, but they are also still working to

determine his exact motive. bourbon street reopening on thursday, one day after a pickup truck plowed into a crowd, killing more than a dozen people. investigators now believe the suspect, a 42 year old u.s. army veteran, acted alone and say social media posts show he was inspired by isis. >> he originally planned to harm his family and friends, but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the, quote, war between the believers and the disbelievers. >> the fbi says the suspect rented the truck in houston on december 30th and then drove it to new orleans. on thursday, police searched his texas home for potential evidence, as well as a rented new orleans property where bomb making materials were found. >> fbi and atf agents have secured that house. we have recovered two laptops and are currently reviewing them for any potential leads. >> and despite concerns, the sugar bowl kicked off this afternoon after being pushed back a day, national guard troops and police deployed to

secure the scene. louisiana officials, now facing questions over whether the city is prepared to host future events, including the super bowl and mardi gras. >> we're ready to continue to host large scale events in our city because we are built to host at every single turn. >> and at this time, the fbi says there's no evidence directly linking the tragedy here in new orleans to that cybertruck explosion in las vegas. >> mike and rebecca, just looking at your live shot behind you, i mean, it's just amazing to see bourbon street open. a major crime scene here, wrapping up in less than 48 hours. what can you tell us about the debate or discussions that were had to open the street or to keep it closed? >> well, city officials really wanted to get bourbon street back open in time for kickoff for the sugar bowl this afternoon. you know, they kicked off here at 3 p.m. and they were open before that. they wanted these local businesses to get the benefit from all the tourists in town. and there's a

lot of people down here still. but i will say that everywhere you turn, you see a police officer, whether it's nypd or military police, there's a heavy presence of law enforcement down here. >> all right, rebecca castro live tonight in new orleans with the very latest. rebecca. thank you. as rebecca mentioned there, new orleans did host college football. sugar bowl today. the game between notre dame and georgia was supposed to happen yesterday, but was postponed because of the terror attack. now, today, security was stepped up at the superdome. and president biden did address the televised audience before the game. >> i'm glad the game is back on for today, but i'm not surprised because the spirit of new orleans can never be kept down. and that's also true of the spirit of america. we just have to remember who we are. we're the united states of america. there is nothing, nothing beyond our capacity when we do it together. >> the president also thanked first responders and extended condolences to the families of the victims. a moment of silence was held right before kickoff, coming up here at 630,

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[music] the late jimmy carter's life and work are being remembered here in the u.s. as well as overseas, where he is still making a mark on global affairs. as steve harrigan reports tonight, that work will go on at the institute that bears his name. >> the life and legacy of jimmy carter is being remembered and celebrated across the country and on the world stage. the panamanian government, celebrating the 25th anniversary of its control over the panama canal, which was made possible by a deal signed by carter

during his term as president. panama's president used the occasion to push back on recent calls for the canal to revert back to u.s. control. >> president jimmy carter, former president jimmy carter had the vision and nobility to take the right path for the canal to have the nationality it deserved. the panamanian one. >> here at home, carter is being remembered as much for his post-presidency as his time in the oval office. he was closely associated with habitat for humanity, working well into his 90s on construction sites around the country. >> it would be the grace of god if we can find another human like jimmy carter, the man he had love. he cared for people. and then this world. you got to know love. >> the carter family released a statement on thursday, writing in part, quote, we are sincerely grateful for everyone's words of comfort and acts of kindness following the passing of such a champion of human rights, justice and peace. the

organization he founded says they will continue his work. >> they felt the carter center was in good hands, and for them to feel that their legacy was going to be carried on was this moment of relief for all of us. >> saturday, carter will lie in repose at the carter center in atlanta. steve harrigan, fox news. >> weather advisories and weather warnings ready to go for your friday. we'll tell you where and how long they will be in effect. and also, will they affect your weekend. >> all right. now to alex savidge and a look at some of the stories we're working on for west coast rap. coming up at the top of the hour alex. >> mike. thank you. coming up tonight at 7:00, emerging tension between the newly elected los angeles county district attorney and relatives of the menendez brothers. some family members want their potential resentencing handled by the state, claiming there's a conflict of interest. how the l.a. county d.a. is responding tonight. plus frustration for a search and rescue team in the

pacific northwest. while they were out working in the wilderness. thieves stole much of their life saving equipment. we'll tell you how the community is now stepping up to support that volunteer group. those stories and a whole lot more coming up tonight at 7:00 on west coast rap. and of course, that's followed by the ktvu, fox two news at 730 with greg lee. >> all right. we'll see you in just about 20 minutes. alex, thank you for that. but first here after the break. it is the first snow survey of the year. how state water officials are feeling about tha sno ack so

the. >> first day of trading in the new year, there was an early rally, but then stocks did start to stumble. the dow eventually lost nearly 152 points, the nasdaq slid 30 and the s&p 500 was off 13 points. shares of tesla were down 6% after it reported that last year marked its first annual drop in delivery numbers. a new prescription drug cap went into effect with the new year, limiting the amount medicare patients will have to pay out of pocket. the u.s. department of health and human services says as part of the inflation reduction act, people with

medicare part d will not pay more than $2,000 for all of their covered prescriptions for 2025. this comes after the same legislation capped insulin prices at $35 over the next few weeks. the department plans to choose 15 more high cost drugs for price negotiations. the first snow survey of the year is in the books, and it's been a solid start to the winter snowpack. as ktvu tom vacar reports, it's been an especially healthy season in the northern part of the sierra. >> what we have at this point is a mixed bag of positive news and a fair dose of future concern. california began snow surveys 115 years ago here at phillips station. six specific spots on this meadow have been measured and averaged for 84 years. today, this is just one of 265 snow courses, plus another 130 remote snow sensors blanketing the vast snowpack area. this combo of human surveys and

remote sensing gives water planners, farmers, 27 major water agencies and wildlife protectors excellent, accurate and critical information. >> our snowpack is about 110% of average to date, based off our automated snow sensor network. statewide and statewide, precipitation is about 115% of average right now. >> but north of interstate 80, where all the big mega reservoirs are, the snowpack is a whopping 160% of average on this date. one caution though there have been some years where rain and snow seasons started out gangbusters, only to see the storms mostly disappear after the first of the year. >> back in year 2022, we had 154% of average snowpack on this day in january, but it ended up on april 1st at 37% of average. so we definitely dried out. most of the storms that are predicted are going to be north of

california for the next two weeks. >> it's a little early, i think, to have have any concern for more than four decades, veteran meteorologist jan null has developed many aspects of weather forecasting and has taught legions of meteorologists the art and science of forecasting. having these fluctuations through the course of the year is, you know, is not unexpected. we're not even to the midway point of the rainfall year beyond two week forecasts. >> we're mostly guessing. >> looking farther on out, you know, talking about, you know, long range weather forecasting. you know, it's not there yet. >> that said, one thing is for sure, we'll need a progression of monthly storms to keep going because otherwise we will end up maybe similar under average by the end of the year. already, things are good enough that the water resources department has increased water deliveries to those with water rights from 5% up to 15% with just the water they already have on hand. tom

vacar ktvu fox two news. >> what a fantastic report there, tom. thank you very much. and yes, we have more rain as soon as tomorrow. in fact, we do have a winter weather advisory around the rim of the greater lake tahoe area. but as you are heading there, a winter storm warning goes into effect tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and we're talking about an elevation down to 5000ft. so this does indeed, in fact, affect the truckee area. not so much blue canyon, but you will have snowfall there about up to six inches around the lake level and up to a foot of snow above 5000ft. back at the ranch. back at home. live weather camera. increasing cloud cover and those clouds will lead to rain showers here in the bay area. right now. temperatures across the board a pair of fives in concord. it is now 54 degrees in east palo alto at dc. palo alto just dropped to 52. it's 57 degrees around the

rose garden district of san jose. this is a big, beautiful area of low pressure. it's already providing ample rain showers right there right now in eureka, and a little bit of snow is in the offing for the mount shasta area. and this is going to continue to drop in a southerly fashion. here is our future cast. i love this computer model. we merge some different information all together so we can plan your day accordingly. and by 6:00 in the morning, we do have light to moderate rainfall around the north bay. then it slices across the golden gate bridge. here is the frontal system here. that's when you'll see the most impact. as far as accumulation of rain is concerned, the bulk of your afternoon is dry, albeit cloudy. we will see the sun shine in the afternoon hours and your saturday. don't cancel your golf plans. we do have partly cloudy conditions in the offing. okay, less than 2/10 of an inch of rain expected in san francisco. almost a half an inch in santa rosa, but we should see up to a full inch of rain in the highest

elevation. and these numbers will change as we get closer to this system as well. and it's churning up the swells again. the wave heights will be up to 18ft on saturday. therefore, we have a high surf advisory in effect for the weekend. never turn your back to that angry ocean. so here we go. let's put it in writing for you. there's your rainfall totals. it will be windy, so don't park under any trees. the soil is already saturated. and again, that winter storm warning in effect for tahoe tonight with the cloud deck 40s and 50s across the board. not too bad. tomorrow's highs coming down a few notches. 61 in san jose. here's your extended forecast. it looks like a good looking weekend for the first weekend of 2025. mike. >> perfect. roberta. thank you. apple will pay $95 million to settle a proposed lawsuit accusing its siri voice assistant of eavesdropping on private conversations. owners said that the apple routinely recorded conversations after they activated siri

unintentionally. plaintiffs said their conversations triggered ads for products including sneakers and chain restaurants. individuals will receive up to $20 per device. the settlement was filed in oakland and will require a judge's approval. well, san francisco 49ers backup quarterback will be getting the start on sunday in the team's final game of the season. coming up, we're going to hear from josh dobbs about how he plans to use this moment as an audition for free agency. [music]

a new location for san francisco's flower market. after nearly 60 years in the same very spot, the flower market is headed for a fresh start. ktvu is amanda quintana takes us inside 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 the san francisco 49ers getting ready for their final game of the season. >> the niners hit the practice field today with backup quarterback josh dobbs. he'll be starting for the first time this season due to brock purdy's elbow injury in monday's loss to the lions on sunday. the niners are playing the arizona cardinals, one of dobbs former teams. the game is sort of like an audition for the quarterback. he's going to be able to show his skills, of course, to the niners during real game experience. the teams around the league who might be looking for a new quarterback as well next season. >> it's always an audition, not only for the team that you're on, but for the other 31 teams. especially knowing my contract situation and being a free agent in march. so it's an opportunity to go out and show what i can do. here's a 40 niner in this scheme, as well as for other opportunities. so i kind of let. free agency, all that stuff work itself out when that time comes. but i'm just excited for the opportunity to get on the field and play. >> all right, so dobbs is going

to be a free agent in march. this will be his 15th career start. now, besides the 40 niners and cardinals, he also played in prior seasons with the vikings, the tennessee titans, as well as the pittsburgh steelers. and for at least four 49ers, the season will not be over. this sunday, the nfl announcing the rosters for the pro bowl in orlando on february 2nd. tight ends george kittle, fullback kyle juszczyk, defensive end nick bosa and linebacker fred warner all making the cut. that's it for us tonigh here at six. d 't

[music] it is really sad to think that just someone that's living right next to you could have this, you know, be under their belt. >> tonight, a colorado community is in shock after learning the man suspected of blowing up a tesla cybertruck in las vegas was one of their neighbors. good