and in oakland, reacting to an act of hate near a jewish menorah. [music] we'll tell you what happened. and the search continues. the continuing search for the vandals who have outraged the community 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's friday, january 3rd. i think we have a little rain coming. let's check in with steve paulson for the details. i didn't have any yet. >> i did not either. thank goodness. but it's on its way, so it's already started to the north. it will be much cooler today. it will take a while to get south, but some of the projections have been trimmed back a little bit. 40s 50s on the temps south breeze. there's your system. it's beginning to make its move. it won't take long now it's about ready to move into marin county. if it hasn't already for some. but this will arrive and that will give us rain today. now again, some of the amounts have been cut back to the north, but

they're still around a 10th of an inch, quarter of an inch to upwards of maybe a half to three quarters. much cooler. this deep little system right there that will usher in only 50s on the temps here today. so cloudy morning rain arrives. cooler. heaviest will be to the north and the breeze picks up and temperatures 50s pretty close to where they should be to even slightly below. all right, sal is here. i hope it's friday light at 5 a.m. >> it should be. yeah, that's for sure. we don't have anything going on, steve, which is perfect. let's go out and take a look at the macarthur maze. it looks pretty good on the east shore freeway coming down to the macarthur maze. there have been no major issues. and if you were driving on 580, it also looks good through oakland. when you get to the bay bridge, it is light. and again, it is a nice time to be driving. if you have to get somewhere, just don't go too fast. i did see chp on my way in and they're out there, so just keep it down. 501 let's go back to the desk. >> thank you sal. topping our news this morning, jewish

leaders in oakland are speaking out this morning after finding a hateful message written just feet from a menorah along lake merritt. the jewish community relations council says the graffiti was drawn on the last night of hanukkah. as ktvu zac sos reports, it's not the first time something like this has happened. >> it's disrespectful. i'm bummed about how we got here. >> just some of the reactions to this hateful message scrawled feet from oakland's lake merritt menorah. >> i won't repeat it because i do not agree with the message. >> reina hernandez, who regularly uses the spot as an altar to those who lost their lives to violence in the area, first noticed the graffiti around 6:00 thursday morning. >> i saw it had been wiped once. you could still see the message. >> so hernandez is adding a second coat of paint to cover it up. the graffiti, believed to have been left sometime overnight on the last night of hanukkah. >> i thought it was very disappointing more than anything, because you just cannot make such a general and broad statement about an entire people, about an entire nation.

>> the menorah installed by the chabad jewish center of oakland. >> unfortunately, oakland has become really the ground zero for this stuff. every, every week we have we have graffiti around the lake, all different anti-semitic stuff. >> last year, another center menorah installed in the same location was vandalized. on the sixth day of hanukkah, it was torn apart and some of its pieces thrown in the water. >> you have hatred going on there. you have a beautiful menorah. it symbolizes judaism, but it also symbolizes the freedom of religion. >> back at the lake, hernandez disheartened. >> we are all sacred. we are all mirrors of each other. we are all brothers and sisters, and we should start treating each other as such and remembering our humanity, which i honestly feel, unfortunately, has been lost. >> zac sos ktvu fox two news. >> all right, zach, thank you. time now 503. well, bourbon street in new orleans has reopened after the new year's day terror attack, but it remains a focus of healing after

14 people were killed in that attack, 35 others were hurt. >> the coroner in new orleans says it will take some time before all of the victims are identified. but we are getting some new information right now. the fbi is still looking for a motive. along bourbon street, people continue to build memorials to honor the lives lost. volunteers are also coming together to help donate blood for local hospitals. >> life isn't guaranteed to none of us. >> the terrorists don't want us to do anything. >> the fbi says the suspect was an army veteran from texas who was inspired by isis. the suspect showed his support for isis on social media before the attack. the flag of the islamic state group was also discovered on his truck. now, even though the fbi determined the attacker acted alone, security remained heightened in new orleans as the sugar bowl game was held a day late. the city's mayor says officials are prepared to host the super bowl next month with added security. >> our time is 504. even though the names haven't been released

of the people killed in the attack, their families and friends have started sharing their stories. one of the victims was 27 year old tiger beck. beck played football at princeton university before graduating in 2021. his head coach says beck was a fierce competitor, a beloved teammate and a caring friend. and this photo was shared by auburn university on social media of drew dauphin, who was killed in the new year's day attack. auburn university's president christopher roberts, says dauphin graduated in 2023 and according to his linkedin profile, he worked as a supplier process engineer in birmingham, alabama. also, we've learned that one of the injured was a student at san diego state. >> musicians in new orleans were quick to take to bourbon street to remind the community of their resilience. [music] a brass band set up on the corner of bourbon and iberville.

it's located not far from the location of the deadly attack. live music is a common sight in new orleans, but it's taking on a new significance for the community after such a huge tragedy. >> life isn't guaranteed to none of us, so the biggest thing is just trying to live this moment to the to the fullest and you know, that's obviously we just got to keep on going forward. >> trombone player and new orleans resident jonas green says it was important for his band to be out on bourbon street the day after the attack, playing on the same block. it's a way to try to help people move forward and see the area as much more than a place of tragedy. >> time is now 506 following the deadly attack in new orleans, san francisco held its first first thursday's event of the new year. that's where many of the people who were there were concerned about safety. ktvu bailey o'carroll was there as well, and tells us about the efforts to keep everybody safe. >> thousands of people from across the bay area gathered in

the heart of downtown san francisco for the annual first thursday street fair. it marked one of the first big events in the city since a terrorist drove a truck through a packed bourbon street in new orleans on new year's day, killing 14 people. >> we talked about game plan, what we would do if we were separated. [music] so we talked about that, and then we were like, do we come? >> do we stay home? >> and our decision was to come here tonight. >> this couple who drove from napa to be here said they felt safe. and these girls from the east bay echoed that message. >> things have been happening in a lot of different places lately that are really horrible. so i think it is positive when communities can come together in like a welcoming and comforting way. >> even vendors said they trust in the security and police in attendance. >> we always try to think positively. what happened there was extremely sad and depressing. over here. we're all

about providing love to our food and so we hope you know all the organizers as well as security police officers, to be around to provide us with a safe experience. >> there was not a huge police presence, and the only barrier between the cars on a busy mission street and pedestrians were orange cones and a few metal barriers. everyone we spoke to, though, agreed that safety is top of mind, but they don't want to live in a place of fear. >> i'm not one to allow things like that to prohibit me, but it is definitely top of mind. it's just, i guess, a leap of faith and hope that it's not my time because, you know, things happen. >> life's too short. [music] you know, we're not going to get tons of opportunities to experience things like this with, you know, a great group of people. >> we did talk to some vendors out here who did say that they expected tonight to be slower than first thursdays past because of the holidays and those wrapping up, but i can

tell you, there were still thousands of people out here celebrating the first first thursday of the new year in san francisco. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, rain has started for some to the north. it's been a tall order, though. in southern california, it's a division there between wet and hardly any rain at all for northern california to southern california. maybe some activity picking up in about the next 7 to 10 days in southern california. but if you're north crescent city, redding and santa rosa, it's been really good. if you're south santa barbara, los angeles and san diego, it has been woeful. what about the sierra snowpack? well, pretty much in line north. good. central, not bad. southern and all the way down to southern sierra is not so good, but 108% of statewide average for this time of year. there's more snow on the way, at least for the sierra here. anywhere from looks like 7 to 10, maybe 12 around lake level. and a winter storm warning is out at 7 a.m. this morning. goes through tonight.

so if you're going up there 40s on the temps south wind means warmer there for some until the snow levels start to drop. that will be as we head towards later this afternoon and tonight. our system is lining up. took a while to get here. trimmed back on some of the amounts. picked up a little bit on others to the south, but i think they'll be a little more than that. santa rosa, i think, will get over a half inch of rain, and you can see there's a pretty good little breeze kicking up its heels. for a few. it will turn more southerly or southeast here, southwest for some 40s 50s. the lows because of the cloud cover are up. after this system goes by. there's a pretty good cold air coming in behind that. our temps will cool off, but it also looks dry. i mean really dry here unless you're in southern california. so next week is favoring a dry pattern. so one last system in the old pipeline that will be today. highs will only be in the 50s, but rain returns this morning may take a while to get areas to the south, but a dry pattern likely next week. even though the weekend will have a lot of clouds, it does not look like any big time rain after this system for a while. >> all right. thank you steve.

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are emerging in the cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. authorities identified the driver as a 37 year old army green beret on leave. now he's reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the explosion. u.s. defense officials confirm he was active duty in the u.s. army special forces. investigators say the explosion could have been much worse if not for the cybertruck's design, which actually helped contain much of the blast. >> jewish leaders in oakland are condemning a hateful anti-israel message found near a menorah at lake merritt. the graffiti was discovered on the final night of hanukkah, and it's not the first time this kind of vandalism has been found. last year, another menorah in the same location was destroyed. so far, no arrests have been made in this latest incident. and the new year in san francisco started violently with three shootings in two days. on thursday, a man died by

suicide after critically injuring his girlfriend and wounding a young child. both are expected to survive. in separate incidents, a woman was arrested for a shooting on bryant street. two victims suffered non-life threatening injuries. also, a suspect was arrested for a new year's day homicide. >> the chp is investigating a head on collision in the south bay that killed a pregnant woman. it happened at 6:30 p.m. on new year's day in gilroy. the chp says a suspected drunk driver and a pickup truck was speeding east on leavesley road. the truck crossed into the westbound lane and hit an suv, where a 29 year old pregnant woman was riding as a passenger. she was killed. we have not received any information about her unborn child. 50 year old jesus morris of mountain view was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. >> our time is now 515. two people were killed in fullerton. 18 others were hurt after a small plane crashed through the roof of a commercial building in

orange county. it happened yesterday afternoon near the fullerton airport, about 25 miles south of downtown los angeles. look at the pictures. federal investigators say the pilot made an urgent call to the air tower shortly after taking off, asking to immediately turn back to the airport. >> the tower controller then cleared the pilot to land on any runway. the airplane then appeared to make a 180 degree left turn, and flew the left downwind for runway two four, and ultimately crashed about 1000ft short of runway two four, struck a furniture building and immediately caught fire. >> authorities say the two people who died were on the plane. the injured were inside that building. the ntsb is leading the investigation into the cause of the crash. >> the fbi has released a new video of the person who they believe planted pipe bombs in washington, d.c, the night before the capitol riot in 2021.

surveillance video shows the person sitting on a bench outside the democratic national committee headquarters before placing the bomb. a second bomb was planted at the republican national committee headquarters. they did not go off and no one was hurt, but a $500,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. congress begins its new term this mornin, with republicans in full control of both the house and the senate for the first time since 2019. in just a few hours, house republicans are scheduled to take their crucial leadership vote. president elect trump has endorsed house speaker mike johnson to remain in his powerful post on capitol hill. but some conservative republicans could derail johnson's efforts to keep his job. johnson points out the republicans have a razor thin majority in the house. >> the numbers game we have the smallest margin in u.s. history. we'll have a margin of probably two votes, so can only afford to lose 1 or 2. but i think we'll get it done. >> johnson's far right critics have said he has not done enough

to reduce government spending in his recently proposed spending bill. president elect trump argues johnson is the best leader to carry out his conservative reforms on capitol hill. >> our time now 517. santa cruz this weekend will welcome back visitors to its famous wharf, a fixture of that community. almost two weeks after it was partially destroyed by powerful waves. now the wharf has been closed since december 23rd, when a 150 foot section of the of the wharf collapsed because of the high surf. the city says the wharf has been deemed safe now to reopen based on engineering tests. it will reopen tomorrow morning. >> the first snow survey of the year is showing a solid start to the winter snowpack. for the last 84 years. it's a six. specific spots at phillips station are measured and averaged. surveyors have found this year's snowpack is higher than average by 10 to 60%. the surveyors warn, though in the past, some winters started off strong with a lot of rain and

snow, but then had a dry rest of the season. >> 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. >> now, the experts say we will need more monthly storms to keep our water levels above average. since most of the state's water supply does come from the sierra snowpack, researchers use both information from human surveys and sensors to gather information to pass on to water planners, farmers and water and wildlife agencies. we turn to steve paulson. >> yeah, of course we do. >> to let us know the major reservoirs are doing quite well. they are tv. tommy. tommy vacar mentioned that yesterday. >> does it look like we're going to continue to have a wet winter, at least so far? >> well, i'm always optimistic. okay, good. but i think after today's system, we may go for about 2 or 3 weeks without much. it's kind of the way it's looking here. remember, shasta gets most of their water from

rain, so they've had a lot of rain up there. for the sierra snowpack, as we've been mentioning, it's all about areas to the north, not so much to the south central sierra, which includes tahoe. it's pretty close. they'll add to that. they'll probably bump up to about 97, 98% after today's system, but for the statewide average, 108. so again, three months to go, three and a half. system is making its move. it's inching closer. and this looks like a rain for all. eventually it may take a while to get south per usual here, but our system will spread pretty good. rain i think about a half inch to an inch, certainly up towards the russian river. some of the amounts have been trimmed back a little bit. i'm not surprised, but santa rosa, probably about a half inch, but a third to a half a quarter should cover it. although for the sierra you're looking at 7 to 10in of snow being forecast. so a winter storm warning has been posted. snow levels start off pretty high, probably around lake level, and then really start to drop as we head towards this afternoon and also tonight. so if you're going up there earlier you go the better or wait until tomorrow. 46 tahoe, 43 truckee.

that's because you get a strong south wind. that'll do it. reno at 41. we have 40s and 50s on. the temps probably won't change at all because of the cloud cover and a little bit of a southerly breeze. some much cooler air is coming in behind that. i'll drop in what's called the. you can see the dip in the jet stream that's going to come over and keep our temps in the 50s here for almost everyone. one last system in the pipeline until the pattern changes. rain returns this morning and then we are looking for a drier pattern likely next week. could actually be more towards southern california and arizona depending on how the pattern sets up, but it won't be for us, that's for sure. and you can see on the extended outlook there is nothing showing up here locally. i mean, that's that's about it for now. but again, things can always change. so laughter in the rain today, dave. cloudy morning rain north rain arrives much cooler. that breeze will pick up, especially once the front goes through. 50 on the thames. >> all right, steve. thank you. time is 521. governor newsom getting ready to lay out his vision for californians. we have details of what we're finding out about his state of the state address, and a dream come true

for a young boy. that one right there recovering from cancer. coming up, his memorable night at chase center alongside the

jeff currie. you've heard of him, right? well, he's going into the basketball hall of fame as the greatest shooter of all time. and last night, his performance will go down as his

most accurate shooting game ever. the warriors blew out the philadelphia 76 ers 139 to 105. steph scored 30 points. he made all eight of his three pointers. that's his most ever in a game without missing a shot. yes you were good. perhaps even more amazingly he accomplished that with a sprained right thumb. steph curry and the warriors will host the memphis grizzlies tomorrow night. well, today a little boy battling cancer is flying back to his home in iowa after he had the time of his life last night with the warriors. eight year old ewan jo came to the bay area through the make a wish foundation. he was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. it's in remission now. his unforgettable trip started with a shopping spree at chase center. he selected a steph curry jersey. the warriors then selected him as an honorary captain for the game.

>> he's my favorite player. >> it has a favorite player on it. what number is he? >> 30 right now. >> i would say he's the happiest and healthiest. >> when they find out that they get a wish that really picks them up, and it's a little extra motivation. >> thank you, everybody for making this happen. >> how about that? ewan says his favorite part of the night. steph curry and the other warriors players did this. they autographed his new jersey and while he still needs to get monthly checkups, his long term medical prognosis is looking good. time now 526. the california lottery says it raised more than $2 billion for public schools last year. according to lottery officials, this is the third straight year that the lottery has generated more than $2 billion for education. the sales from the recent mega millions lottery jackpot alone resulted in an estimated 78.8 million for schools. the lottery funds are

discretionary. they can be used for school districts to attract and retain teachers, fund after school programs, or for other uses. time now 526. san francisco's incoming mayor, daniel lurie, named a police veteran as the city's first ever chief of public safety. we'll tell you how the new chief plans to make s e here's b

with the bombing that occurred immediately thereafter. i'm not giving it any other labels. >> new details coming to light in the shocking explosion outside a hotel in las vegas. what we are learning about the identity of the man believed to have set off that blast. [music] >> officers arrived on scene and located two victims, an adult male and an adult female suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. >> san francisco police start the new year investigating two separate shootings, the latest on the cases of gun violence. >> 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. pam it's friday it's friday, it's friday. >> i made it here quickly. >> yeah it's january 3rd and we're going to check your weather. and i think you may want to keep an umbrella close. here's steve paulson. >> dave, pam and i have had a long, brutal week. >> it's two two days is good enough. >> two days. >> that's enough. that seems

better. >> two days on. five days off. right. >> pamela, i'll vote for you. we do have. yes. a day where rain is on the way. if it hasn't already started for some 40s and 50s on the temps here. our system. this is maybe it for a little bit. hopefully not too long, but it looks like it's going to give about a quarter to about three quarters of an inch of rain just now. beginning to knock on the door here. so marin county, san francisco north looks pretty good. south, not as much, but we've seen this many, many times and much cooler highs will only be in the 50s here. so laughter in the rain today. maybe not yet, but eventually it will get there. rain will arrive in a much cooler pattern, with 50s on the temps slightly below. well, i must be dreaming, but i think it's friday light. let's go to sal now. >> no bad blood here steve. thank you sir. all right. thank you. i'm not quite awake, so. okay, let's do it again. no bad blood here, steve. thank you. you know what? it looks good, but there is a little bit of

precipitation here at the bay bridge toll plaza. and you'll see the traffic is still light. so this, you know, this week is going to stay light, but pardon me, we don't have anything really going on in the east bay commute, but the rain may complicate things. so we're going to keep an eye on it for you. 531 let's go back to the desk. >> all right, sal. we have new details about the man who was behind the cyber truck explosion in las vegas, outside of the trump hotel. authorities identified him as 37 year old matthew louis livers burger of colorado springs. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound before that explosion. now, u.s. defense officials say he was active duty, an active duty member of the u.s. army special forces, most recently as a green beret, and he was on leave from germany. vegas police say there were several similarities between that explosion and the terror attack in new orleans, but investigators don't believe they're connected.

>> if these turn out to be simply similarities, very strange similarities to have. and so we're not prepared to rule in or rule out anything at this point. >> now, investigators say the explosion could have been a lot more devastating if a different vehicle other than a tesla cybertruck had been used. they believe the design and the build of that truck helped to contain most of the blast. >> the new year is getting off to a violent start in san francisco. police are now investigating three shootings in the city during the first two days of 2025. ktvu christien kafton reports one shooting involved a man who took his own life after shooting his girlfriend and their son. >> 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 t 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. >> 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. in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> christian. thank you. a retired san francisco police

commander has been appointed the city's first chief of public safety. paul yep will lead that newly formed position. yep. is a 28 year veteran of the san francisco police department. he will be in charge of coordinating all of the city's agencies that deal with public safety, as well as emergency preparedness and response. >> main goal is chief of public safety is to ensure that the people that live, play and work in san francisco feel safe. 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 as a police captain in san francisco's central, northern and richmond stations during his nearly 30 years with sfpd. >> our time now. 536 inauguration plans for the mayor elect of san francisco are taking shape now. daniel lowrey's inauguration takes place at city hall next wednesday morning at 1130. the public is invited to attend, even though seating will be limited to guests with tickets.

the mayor elect will later appear at a chinatown night market and a community festival that same night. there are several service events throughout the weekend as well that the mayor elect plans to take part in. >> oakland congresswoman barbara lee has concluded her nearly 30 years of service in office. barbara lee shared a lengthy statement on social media with this photo that was taken following her first swearing in to the 105th congress back in 1997. in her statement, lee said that she would continue to fight for working families, the middle class and those with low incomes. lee's next step remains uncertain. she previously told us here at ktvu that she's still debating whether or not to run for mayor of oakland, and would make an official announcement on her plans sometime this month. retiring silicon valley congresswoman anna eshoo has also completed her final day in washington, d.c, as she was elected to congress 32 years ago. she was the first democrat

and first woman to represent her district. she served on the house intelligence, energy and commerce committee and authored or coauthored more than 60 laws. former san jose mayor sam liccardo will fill her seat in congress, and new california senator adam schiff announced that he will serve on the senate judiciary committee. it he posted on x shift, says that 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. >> time now 538. governor gavin newsom plans to give a budget update and the state of the state address. at the same time, the governor told reporters he'd do everybody a favor by doing them at once. the budget update is due by january 10th. the state legislative analyst projects a small budget deficit of $2 billion for fiscal year 20

2526. >> well we'll take a look here at how we're doing, not only with the snow and the recent survey but also on rainfall. and it's all about us and not southern california. my goodness. although that may change a little bit next week, but i'm just looking too far ahead. but if you're north, santa rosa, redding and crescent city, it's been a wonderful year. if you're south santa barbara, la and san diego, you're seeing what rain? i mean, it has just been woeful and it looks like a similar pattern, at least for now. we can see our system is inching closer, and that's going to give us, i think, about a 2:45 quarters of an inch of rain just now moving in mendocino county, lake county, sonoma looks like also into marin county. so we're beginning the process here a quarter of an inch to half. now santa rosa gets a half. that's about three quarters to an inch. russian river, probably three quarters around mount tamalpais as well. for the snow, it's again, northern california is doing quite well. central. that includes tahoe. okay, they'll add to that. southern not so good, but at least 108%

statewide average. good news is there's more snow on the way in the next 24 hours for lake tahoe and the central sierra, or anywhere from 7 to 10in, maybe a foot possible. now, snow level is going to go up around lake level here for a while, and then it will start to drop later this afternoon into tonight. but 6 to 12 looks to be likely there. you can see why south wind in advance of that. so it's 40 for tahoe and truckee. so if you're going now it's more about rain. if you're going you know tomorrow you'll be fine. but for later today that snow will really drop pretty fast. 40s 50s on the temps. cloud cover i don't think will change too much on that. it's a pretty cool system here and temperatures will follow suit. one last system here in the pipeline until the pattern changes and it may be a while here, unfortunately. so rain returns this morning and then after that dry pattern likely next week, maybe a windy pattern. and depending on what sets up. some of the forecast models are dropping a low either into arizona or southern california. but laughter in the rain today. it will arrive for all eventually and 50s on the temps. there will be cloud cover kind of streaming across for the

weekend, but after that, then next week looks dry, maybe even windy and warmer for us. >> all right. thank you steve. are you looking to detox after the holidays will dry? january may be a great way to kick off the new year. we're going to take a closer look

for you this morning. just a short time ago, president biden blocked the sale of u.s. steel to a japanese japan based company. those in favor of the deal say it would help the american company. and it's not a good idea to reject an investment by a key ally. those against the deal say many american jobs would be lost, and a key u.s. company should not be owned by a foreign entity. that decision by the president is expected to be challenged in court. >> time now 544. jewish leaders in oakland are condemning a hateful anti-israel message. it was scrawled near a menorah at lake merritt. the graffiti was found on the final night of hanukkah. it's not the first time this kind of vandalism has occurred. last year, another menorah in the same location was destroyed. no arrests have been made. >> bourbon street in new orleans has reopened after the new year's day terror attack, but healing is just beginning. 14

people were killed. 35 others were injured. the coroner says identifying all the victims will take some time while the fbi continues searching for a motive. along the street, memorials are growing to honor those lives lost, and volunteers are stepping up to donate blood for local hospitals. congress kicks off with a new term today, with republicans taking control of both the house and the senate for the first time since 2019. a key leadership vote is set for the house, where president elect trump endorsed speaker mike johnson. however, johnson faces some resistance from his own party members. >> time is up. 545. two major california business groups are suing over a new state law that bans businesses from making employees attend mandatory meetings in the workplace involving politics or religion. the california chamber of commerce and the state restaurant association filed a federal lawsuit about that law. both groups claims it violates the constitution, including the right to free speech.

>> our fear is that the way the bill is written, and especially in light of already existing protections, not only in california law but federal law that also exist, that effectively businesses cannot talk about a wide range of topics without fear of litigation. >> now, several labor groups are supporting the new law. they say it's meant to free employees from being intimidated by their bosses, particularly if they're trying to form a union. >> we're not surprised. we anticipated there would be a lawsuit. i think they threatened it during the legislative process. but the reality is this is well settled law. you know, although we call it a prohibition on captive audience meetings, what this bill actually does, it's a not a restriction on employer speech. it's a restriction on their actions. >> now, attorney general rob bonta is representing the state of california in the lawsuit. he has made no comment yet on the pending litigation. >> rideshare company lyft is renewing its lease at its

headquarters building in san francisco, but for only about half the space it previously held. lyft says it is leasing 170,000ft!s at its barry street office, right next to oracle park. that's down from the previous lease of 419,000ft!s. back in september, lyft laid off 1% of its workers and cut its workforce by nearly a quarter in 2023. many of its employees continue to work from home as well. apple will pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit over its siri voice assistant. owners said the apple that said apple routinely recorded private conversations after they activated siri unintentionally. plaintiffs said their conversations triggered ads for several products individuals will receive. just about $20 per device. >> time is now 547. an appeals court has now blocked the return of net neutrality rules. the sixth u.s. circuit court of appeals ruled that the biden administration and the fcc didn't have the power to

reinstate those rules. the rules previously required internet providers to treat all data equally, preventing them from slowing down speeds or charging extra for better access. the fcc restored net neutrality rules last april and is waiting on congress to put them back into effect. >> the new year can be a great time for fresh start, and if you are looking for a way to detox and recover after the holidays, participating in dry january may sound appealing. dry january is a challenge where people choose not to drink any alcohol during the entire first month of the year. research from heineken beer and oxford university show members of generation z above the legal drinking age feel the most pressure to drink alcohol, even when they don't want to. >> they still feel a need to justify their choice of a low or no alcohol beverage, particularly when they're in social situations. >> researchers say herd mentality may help. 38% of men

in the gen z group say that they would be willing to try nonalcoholic drinks if friends did the same. the study surveyed 12,000 adults in the u.s, parts of europe, japan and brazil. >> all right. do you like it or not? >> do i like it or not? i mean, i like it. whatever you feel is healthy for you. i will say, i heard somebody on the radio talking about damp january, so maybe don't go completely dry, but just, you know, maybe just select to drink on the weekends or at a special event. there are some amazing mocktails out there, though. exactly, pam. >> yeah, exactly. and we'll let all those people do that. >> yeah, right. >> we were in that that time frame in our lives, right? >> i do remember that. yes. >> all right. good morning, everyone. let's go out and see what we have. where there's a little bit of rain coming down and it may affect your commute here. looks like it's wet on interstate 880. it's also wet at the bay bridge. but we're lucky because this is not a typical commute day. i think it's going

to be another light day if you're going to the office, so to speak. you might have a little company, but not a lot. the only problem is if people start going fast and it's raining, we may have some crashes, so we're going to keep an eye on that for you. 549 let's bring steve in to talk about today's weather, sal. >> thank you sir. we'll get to it. our system is on the way, as you just mentioned here from about the bay bridge, marin county north. it will eventually get east and south after this system, though, we may be looking at a stretch there. some drier weather, that's for sure. everything is pointing in that direction. i'm not surprised. after what we had in december, which was quite rainy for many, especially north, no doubt about it, but this system looks pretty good. i'd say a quarter of an inch to three quarters should cover most of it. the heaviest amounts. what's new about marin county? north less to the east and also the south. we've seen this just going all the way back to november in the mountains, anywhere from 7 to 10in of snow forecast. so winter storm warning is out. that will go and snow levels start off pretty high, then drop later this afternoon. 40s 50s on the temps.

this is also a cool system. let me put it in. there you go. a little dip in the jet stream right there is going to equal a much cooler day, so highs will only be in the 50s. one last system in the old pipeline until the pattern changes. and you know, some indications are it's going to change for a while here. rain returns this morning into late morning early afternoon, then a much cooler pattern today. a lot of clouds on the weekend, but it does look like a dry pattern taking us into next week. laughter in the rain. rain arrives for all here. much cooler. the wind will pick up out of the northwest once that front goes through 50s on the temps. that is it. and mostly cloudy. partly cloudy on the weekend. then it looks like it clears out everything. going as far as wind could give us a breezy, blustery pattern tuesday and wednesday. >> all right steve, thank you. time is 551. a lawsuit in santa clara county is heating up over recipes. new at 6:00, the restaurant that sells an upcoming rival over what's called paella, piracy.

>> and with two new women's sports franchises here in the bay area. one business owner wants to make sure they have a place to watch the games with theer fans. we have a look at

54. the 49ers getting ready for their last game of the season. yesterday, the 49ers were on the

practice field with backup quarterback josh dobbs. he'll be starting for the first time this season because of brock purdy's injured elbow in monday's loss to the detroit lions on sunday, the 49ers are playing the arizona cardinals, one of the former teams of dobbs. this game is kind of like an audition for dobbs. he'll be able to show off his skills to the 40 niners and the teams around the nfl who may be looking for a new quarterback 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. >> this is dobbs 15th career start, along with the 49ers and cardinals. he's also played in other seasons with the minnesota vikings, the tennessee titans and the pittsburgh steelers

before for at least for the of the 49ers, this season will not be ending. this sunday, the nfl announced the rosters for the pro bowl in orlando, florida. february 2nd. tight end george kittle, fullback kyle juszczyk, defensive end nick bosa and linebacker fred warner all made the pro bowl team. the 49ers could go more 49ers could go to the pro bowl as alternates. if other players drop out. the pro bowl will feature a flag football game instead of tackle football. believe it or not, there will also be skills competitions leading up to the game, like dodgeball and tug of war. >> a new bar in san francisco will soon give fans a place to watch women's sports. in particular, it's called rickeys, and just this week, the owners announced they will be setting up shop at market and sanchez, right near the castro district. the owners say they're seeing a lot of excitement for women's sports in the bay area, and they plan to carry all the games from

local women's sports teams like the golden state valkyries wnba expansion team and the oakland soul women's soccer team. >> love to go to a place like this playing a lot of sports myself. it wasn't really an opportunity to see people who looked like me on tv screens outside of the olympics. through our watch parties, we really noticed that there were a lot of families that were coming, and we wanted to be able to accommodate that. >> ricky's is still working on an official opening day. >> our time now. 557. a northern california woman received a posthumous award from the white house for her work to address the injustice of japanese incarceration. mitsuye endo was honored with the presidential citizens medal at a ceremony in the east room thursday afternoon. her son received the medal in her name. miss endo, a u.s. citizen, was among 120,000 people of japanese ancestry on the west coast who were forcibly

incarcerated. she worked with lawyers to file a lawsuit challenging that order. president biden praised her and the other honorees. >> together, you embody and i mean this from the bottom of my heart, the essential truth. we're a great nation. we're a great nation because we're a good people, a good people. >> now, miss endo was offered her freedom in order to drop the case, but she refused. in 1944, the supreme court ruled in her favor, forcing the white house to announce that those games camps would be closed. she died in 2006. >> a fire at a gas station in antioch prompted a large response from contra costa county firefighters. sky fox was over the scene in the area of lone tree way yesterday afternoon. firefighters made an aggressive initial attack which kept the flames from spreading, but you can see the extensive damage. no one was hurt. the cause is still under investigation. one man has been charged in connection to a

deadly fire in the east bay. the alameda county district attorney has charged 33 year old christopher schwenke with involuntary manslaughter. they say he started a fire at a home in union city back in september that killed 66 year old ronald myers. schwenke is no stranger to law enforcement. he was charged with murder back in 2019 after being accused of killing his father. that case, though, was later tossed out due to insufficient evidence. >> our time now. 559 san jose police continue to investigate a crash where a pedestrian was killed. it happened on the evening of december 11th at flickinger avenue and hokkaido drive. the driver of a toyota camry hit a man who was in the crosswalk. police say the driver stopped and did cooperate with the authorities. >> life is not guaranteed for none of us. >> memorials across new orleans keep growing as the investigation into the deadly new year's day attack continues. we have the latest from the fbi

on the suspect as the community there rallies to recover from that tragedy, and the final preparations are underway in santa cruz. as the city gets ready to reopen the famous wharf. these are live pictures you're looking at. we tell you about the safety precautions for people who want to visit that wharf. following the repairs caused by last month's partial collapse. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and thank you for joining us. welcome back to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it's friday january 3rd and we're looking at a little weather moving in. let's check in with steve for the details. >> look at you two doing the weather dance there. very well done. well done to our directors putting that up there. yes. rain is beginning to move in. this may be the last system for a while. i don't want to go too far down the weather road, but it does look dry next week. 50s and 40s on the temps. these probably won't change at all.

system is also has a lot of cold air behind that. so rain in the morning and then much cooler by the afternoon with highs only in the 50s. pretty good rain north again. not so much south, but everyone will get in on some rain with this. and then i think we get a break for a little bit. hopefully not too long, but that's the way it looks. and believe me, this cool air will settle in over the next couple of days here. laughter in the rain, that's for sure. cloudy morning rain begins to arrive for all later today, then turning much cooler and also breezy. all right, well, i go ape when there's no traffic out there. but here's the man to tell if that's true or not. >> well, steve, right now, this commute could use a little love in here. it's rainy. people go too fast. they get into crashes. we've already had a couple of crashes out there that aren't causing a lot of slow traffic, but they're already on the shoulder. and what happens is people get going too fast, the roads are slick, and then you have to stop or slow down and you can't do it. you get into a

wreck. don't let that be you. just kind of slow it down out there. or will you be going nowhere? this is a look at interstate 880 north and south. that traffic is moving along pretty well. 601 let's go back to the headlines. >> thank you. sal. the santa cruz wharf is ready to reopen everybody. if you've seen the video, just incredible. part of the wharf collapsed during heavy storms just days before christmas. >> well, tomorrow, city leaders plan to reopen the wharf. and ktvu james torres is already there at the pier in santa cruz to tell us what the city had to do to make sure that wharf can reopen safely. good morning. james. >> pam. dave, good morning to you. this is great news for people not just around here in santa cruz county, but throughout the bay area who use this as a playground for their backyard. if you look at the wharf here, you still see plenty of caution tape still blocking it all off here. it's been about ten days that the city roped off the wharf, not allowing anyone on any part of the pier. that means businesses near here and on the pier that usually get a

lot of attention during the holidays didn't get any foot traffic, but that's all changing. tomorrow we'll take you back to december 23rd. our latest round of winter storms battered the pier. huge waves crashing into the wharf hard enough to break off a 150 foot chunk and falling into the ocean. a bathroom, building, a crane, some other machinery all swept into the sea. the city of santa cruz hired engineers and consultants all to check out the damage, and according to a sonar and engineering report, the structural integrity of the wharf is safe, meaning there is no worry of any more collapse and any debris in the ocean, including three large construction machines, is all a safe distance away from the pier. that report, filed by a third party engineering firm and reviewed by the u.s. coast guard, all determining the wharf is safe to reopen. now. we still have not seen any repairs to the wharf at this point, and at the very end of it, that damaged part that will still remain closed off, but a majority of

the pier will reopen tomorrow. and the city says it's planning a special reopening ceremony starting at 10:00. we're live this morning in santa cruz. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you james. well, governor newsom is calling it a landmark action, which california is increasing paid family leave and disability benefits in the new year. he says it will help millions of californians who need to take time off from work to recover from an illness, to care for a loved one who's sick or to bond with a new child. workers earning less than $63,000 a year can receive up to 90% of their wages while on leave. californians earning more than 63,000 can collect 70% of their wages. >> our time now 604. a popular bay area restaurant group is suing a couple in palo alto. the bay area news group reports the restaurant group, teleferic barcelona, filed a trade secrets

lawsuit claiming a husband and wife that had hired to help run its operations, stole recipes and customer data so they could start a rival spanish restaurant in palo alto. the couple targeted in that lawsuit is not publicly talking about that lawsuit. our time's now 605. will bourbon street in new orleans has reopened after the new year's day terror attack, but it is still a focus of healing after 14 people were killed in that attack, 35 others were hurt. >> now, the coroner in new orleans says it will take time before all of the victims are identified. we are getting some new information this morning. right now, the fbi is still looking for a motive. along bourbon street, people continue to build memorials to honor the lives lost. and volunteers are also coming together to help donate blood for local hospitals. >> life isn't guaranteed to none of us. >> the terrorists don't want us to do anything. >> the fbi says the suspect was an army veteran from texas who

was inspired by isis. the suspect showed his support for isis on social media before the attack. the flag of the islamic state group was also discovered on his truck. even though the fbi determined the attacker acted alone, security remained heightened in new orleans as the sugar bowl game was held one day late. the city's mayor says officials are prepared to host the super bowl next month, with added security. >> and pam, even though the names haven't been released of the people killed in the attack, their families and their friends, they're sharing their stories. one of the victims was 27 year old tiger beck, who played football at princeton university before graduating in 2021. his head coach says beck was a fierce competitor, a beloved teammate and a caring friend, and this photo was shared by auburn university on social media of drew dauphin. he was killed in the new year's day attack. auburn university's president christopher roberts, says dauphin graduated in 2023

and according to his linkedin profile, he worked in alabama as a supplier process engineer. also, we've learned that one of the injured was a student at san diego state. >> terrorism experts say this week's attacks in new orleans and las vegas highlights the need to know the warning signs of violent behavior. they say law enforcement agencies often don't get the word about a person who is a threat to carry out an act of terrorism until it's too late. one expert here in northern california says these two acts of violence serves as an important reminder to know the red flags. >> if folks, you know, have someone in their family, because that's what always happens. either a family member, someone they work with, they see these indicators and they don't tell anybody until after things happen. and then we get this reporting of, well, he did show this. well, we need people to call their local law enforcement, even if it's anonymously. >> experts say promptly notifying authorities about a potentially violent person can help them get the mental health

services they need. >> so seven. steve and i are going to be a little busy because a little rain has hit the bay area. if you're driving to work, you may see just some conditions that aren't great. and unfortunately, that usually means more slow traffic. we have more crashes when it rains. it is light though, and we don't have a lot of crashes. we've had a couple of minor ones that have been moved immediately to the shoulder, so just take it easy out there. there have been no major issues on the san mateo or on the dumbarton bridge or on the peninsula. 608 let's go back to the desk. >> thank you sal. it is a claim that is certainly getting a lot of attention now, being blamed for the recent attacks in new orleans and las vegas. we chat with a political analyst on president elect's social media post, and why some fear this could bring back another travel ban. >> and in oakland, an act of hate near a menorah. the continuing police search for the vandals, as jewish leaders warn, it's not the first time the

community has faced this kind of attack.

611. some of the stories we're following for you this morning. just a short time ago, president biden blocked the sale of u.s. steel to a japanese company. those in favor of the deal say it would help the american company. and it's not a good idea to reject an investment by a key ally. those against the deal say many american jobs would be lost, and a key u.s.

company should not be owned by a foreign entity. that decision by the president is expected to be challenged in court. >> well, the new year in san francisco started violently with three shootings in two days. on thursday, a man died by suicide after critically injuring his girlfriend and wounding a toddler. both are expected to survive. in separate incidents, a woman was arrested for a shooting on bryant street and two victims suffered non-life threatening injuries. also, a suspect was arrested for a homicide on new year's day, with some new information coming out about that cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. authorities identified the driver as a 37 year old army green beret on leave. he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the explosion. defense department officials confirmed he was active duty in the u.s. army special forces. >> the san francisco police union says the department needs

to rejoin the joint terrorism task force after these recent attacks. the sfpd says they are a reminder the threat of terrorism on u.s. soil remains very real, and departments need to be working together to stop these events from happening. the department withdrew from the fbi task force in 2017 after the trump white house travel ban, and concerns that local police would be asked to participate. now, the suspects behind the new orleans and the las vegas attacks were u.s. born american service members. however, president elect trump blamed the incidents on the current administration's open border policy. overnight, he posted on truth social platform, criticizing the president and blaming people crossing the border into the u.s. joining us now to talk about the this week's events. we're joined by peter lopez, director of the project on ethics and political communication at the george washington university. professor, thank you again for joining us this morning. always a pleasure. certainly, this could be the beginning of

something. this is a concern, as we have the president elect coming back into office, is that there has been a lot of rhetoric and need for fact checking when we have somebody who is putting things out on social media and perhaps false information. what can we do to ensure that this information is correct, and what can be done and what should be done? >> you raise a really important point, and i think the first and most important thing we can do is what you're doing right now, which is calling trump's claims out for being false. it's simply not true that these were migrants. i mean, what these. the attacks have in common in new orleans and in front of the trump hotel in las vegas, where they're both u.s. military veterans. so the most important thing to do is what you're doing. the second is, on the rest of us, if we see something happening, we want to reach for an explanation. right. something tragic happens. we go, why does this happen? right. and we fill in an easy explanation, and we need to check ourselves and make sure that our easy explanation

is an accurate explanation, that we're not jumping to unfair conclusions. >> as a professor, as a political science professor, and involved in politics, should there. shouldn't there be some kind of checks and balances in terms of i mean, the president of the united states is certainly arguably the most powerful leader in the world. so should there be some sort of committee as opposed to just one person putting something out on social media? >> you know, i think it's up to each of us as individuals, as citizens, to be responsible when we talk about politics or political communication or world events. that's true of the president, united states. it's true of me. it's true of my students. i don't want a committee vetting what i say about politics. i'm not sure we should have a committee vetting what the president says. but i do think that people like the president of the united states have a higher standard. they have to reach a higher ethical standard when making claims, especially profoundly dangerous claims that are fundamentally racist, that put people at risk, that mislead the american public, and that can help drive policy. it's just irresponsible.

we all need to be responsible. and those with a big platform, a big microphone like the president, united states need to be especially responsible. >> what do you think about as we head into this new presidency, new year, about the concerns about a possibly a travel ban being instituted again? >> you know, i think that's a real concern. i think that, you know, a lot of people around the world, and certainly here in the us, are worried that the president will act first, speak second, and then research and fact check third, fifth or maybe not. not at all. you know, we're going to have reactionary policies, right. and i think a lot of people are legitimately concerned about that. we're concerned at universities around the country what's happening to our our foreign students. we have students from all over the world who are asking what's happening. and i know that's true in the bay area, where you rely very heavily on people from all over the world to do tasks from, you know, science to cleaning. you know, what does this mean for them and for their families? i'm nervous, and i

think we're right to be nervous. >> okay. we appreciate your information, professor peter loesch at the george washington university, thank you for joining us and helping us make sure that we are doing this fact checking. thank you. >> thanks for all you're doing. >> all right. our time now. 616. jewish leaders in oakland are very upset after finding a hateful message written within a few feet of a menorah along lake merritt, and they say it's not the first time something like this has happened. the anti-israel message was found wednesday on the concrete base near a menorah on the last night of hanukkah. the menorah is belong to chabad jewish center of oakland, which serves all jewish people regardless of their background or affiliation. >> the oakland h become really the ground zero for this stuff. every, every week we have we have graffiti around the lake. >> we are all mirrors of each other. we are all brothers and sisters and we should start treating each other as such.

>> last year, another menorah installed in that same location was vandalized. on the sixth day of hanukkah, it was ripped apart. some of its pieces were thrown into the lake. no arrests have been made in this latest incident. >> time is 617 and we don't have a lot going on. although it is raining. i will start with the san mateo and dumbarton bridge. the commute there looks very nice and as we pull back there's not a lot of slow traffic, but there is wet weather out there. and if you were driving, i mean, it's not raining a ton, it's just enough to make it so that people might be getting into crashes. the only good news is that it is lightly traveled. so even sometimes when we have crashes, they pull off to the side. hopefully you will see people obeying traffic laws. right now we're off to a good start at 618. let's talk about today's weather. >> steve. sounds friday. you're off to a good start. >> yes i am. >> all right. >> thank extra lift in my step.

>> i have the same myself. all right, let's get to it. ryan touched on it. light rain in advance of it. the main front, though, still has a ways to go, but it's going to give us, i think about a quarter of an inch to three quarters. should cover it after this. we may have to wait a while before our next good rain falls, because everything is pointing towards this being the last in the current series. not surprise. i mean, december was rather wet, carried over usually early, and then a change is developing and that's the way it looks here. this will also be a much cooler pattern. so laughter in the rain here. one last system in the pipeline. cloudy morning rain north but arriving for all later. it may take a while to get south. much cooler by this afternoon and that once that front goes through, that northwest wind will kick in. 50s on the temps. we'll get a lot of clouds on the weekend. but one last thing here. i mean, it's all about northern california and nothing in southern california. maybe that will change next week. pam. >> all right. thank you. steve. >> what's missing is extensive information about preparedness and recovery. >> the 2024 hurricane season was

one of the most destructive on record. some wonder, can i help scientists? we have a look at the plan to ensure 24 over seven access to critical information.

welcome back to mornings on two. it's 622. artificial intelligence could change the way we get emergency alerts. the

2024 hurricane season was one of the most destructive on record. the three big storms killed more than 250 people and caused billions in damages. now, the state of florida is partnering with the tech company futuro to mitigate losses. the ai technology will be integrated with traditional broadcasting, so people will always have access to information 24 over seven. >> today's emergency alert systems do a good job of short bursts of information just in time. but what's missing is extensive information about preparedness and recovery needs. >> the company's app is called beacon, and its goal is to provide automatically recorded messages about public safety information on traditional television, radio, streaming online and on beacon's mobile app. out of all of florida counties that reported deaths during hurricane helene, only one third sent out alerts. the first snow survey of the year shows a good start to the winter

snow pack for the last 84 years. six specific spots at phillips station are measured and averaged. surveyors have found this year's snow pack is higher than average by 10 to 60%. the surveyors warn, though in the past, some winters started off strong with a lot of rain and snow, but then had a dry rest of the season. >> back in year 2022, we had 154% of average snow pack on this day in january, but it ended up on april 1st at 37% of average. so we definitely dried out. >> experts say we will need more monthly storms to keep our water levels above average, since most of the state's water supply does come from that sierra snowpack. researchers also use both information from human surveys and sensors to gather information to pass on to water planners, farmers and water and wildlife agencies. this morning, the san jose sharks are celebrating their first victory in three weeks. last night, the sharks welcomed back veteran defenseman marc-edouard vlasic

for the first time this season. he helped the sharks beat the tampa bay lightning 2 to 1 and snap a nine game losing streak. it was also their first home win since november. the sharks host the new jersey devils tomorrow afternoon. steph curry will go into the basketball hall of fame as the greatest shooter of all time. last night's performance will go down as his most accurate game ever, as the warriors blew out the sixers 139 to 105. curry scored 30 points, made all eight of his three point shots, some of them pretty far outside. that's his most ever in a game without a miss. there's one of them. perhaps even more amazing is he accomplished this feat with a sprained right thumb. curry and the dubs host the memphis grizzlies tomorrow night. steph will need the fans help if he wants to start in next month's all star game at chase center. he is currently in third place among the western conference guards after the first round of fan voting. fans account for 50% of the total vote, with players

and media accounting for the other half. this year's all star game takes place on february 16th, right here at chase center. and today, a little boy battling cancer flying back to his home in iowa after having the time of his life with the warriors last night. eight year old yuan zhao came to the bay area through the make-a-wish foundation. he was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago but is now in remission. his unforgettable trip began with a shopping spree at chase center, in which he selected steph curry jersey. the warriors then chose him as honorary captain for the game. >> he's my favorite player. >> it has a favorite player on it. what number is he? >> 30 right now. >> i would say he's the happiest and healthiest. >> when they find out that they get a wish that really picks them up, and it's a little extra motivation. >> thank you, everybody for making this happen. are we good? >> he's looking like he's copying steph's follow through

there on his shot. yuan says his favorite part of the night was steph curry and other warriors players autographing his new jersey. we all wish him well. what an exciting night. a legal battle over a new california law. the workplace rules over political or religious meetings, sparking a lawsuit and growing uncertainty for some college bound students submitting fafsa applications. the fear some have under the incoming

day one had to grow up without a dad. >> a san francisco man takes his own life after shooting his girlfriend, and their son is one of another violent incident marking the beginning of the year in san francisco. and it could be a tumultuous day ahead for congress. as members of congress are returning for 2025. we'll tell you about the drama surrounding the selection of a new house speaker from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> you hear that? there's the opening bell live in the new york stock exchange. president biden has blocked japan's nippon steel's takeover bid for u.s. steel. that's the big story on wall street as that bell rings the dow, s&p 500 and nasdaq all headed higher this morning. and by the way, that is the austin gamblers ringing the bell to celebrate their 2024 pbr teams

championship. if you don't know what that is, you're not alone. i had to look it up. it's professional bull riding. yeah. okay. so congratulations to them. there's something for everyone. >> yeah, right. >> all right, we'll get you all your news business coming up. we thank you for joining us here on mornings on two i'm pam cook and good morning i'm dave clark. >> it is a friday. it's january 3rd. that is rain behind us right i was outside. >> it's raining here. >> it's raining here. light rain and it's cold outside. >> steve, that is true. it's online. you know, the pbr used to be a huge deal at the cow palace. i don't know if it still is. maybe sal knows, but. yeah. okay. that has a long history there. okay. all right. 50s on the temps. that's true. mr. clark is correct. light rain has arrived. maybe a little heavier for some, but 40s and 50s on the temps. this might be the last system for a while, at least in the current pattern, which we've carried over from december. and you can see it will give rain for everyone here. so rain for

the morning, and then after that goes through the front, it will be a cooler, breezy pattern in the afternoon. not a lot here, but maybe a quarter of an inch to three quarters. should cover the spread here, but eventually everyone will get in on this system. and boy, there's a lot of cool air coming in behind this for tonight. so laughter in the rain here, but rain to the north. already arriving to the south later. a much cooler pattern. highs only in the 50s. all right. sal is here. still good? >> yeah, yeah, it looks looks pretty good there, steve. looks like a one way ticket to work out there. northbound 880. looks very nice. and southbound 880 looks okay. it's a little bit of rain, but not much. we haven't had a lot of crashes, which is good. no major issues here. and if you're driving on 880 south and north, it looks all right. there is a crash reported southbound 101 at willow that's on the shoulder. but just be aware it's there. 632 let's get back to the desk. >> thank you. sal. well, the new year is getting off to a violent

start in san francisco. >> san francisco police are busy investigating three separate shootings during the first two days of 2025. ktvu is andre senior in the studio with us now with the details about this, andre, especially after the flip from last year to yeah, yeah, that is a rough one. >> rough one for sure. the city of san francisco has just wrapped up a year where police had reported the lowest number of homicides since 1960. there were 34 killings in the city in 2024. but police are now reporting this new year is off to a bad start here. the three shootings in san francisco during the first two days of the year involve one that is especially tragic here. police say it involved a man who took his own life after wounding his girlfriend and their toddler son. that happened yesterday morning near alemany boulevard. the suspected shooter's father showed up at the scene shortly after the gunfire. >> gavin newsom 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. 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. >> she's going to have to grow up without a dad. >> pretty tough to watch. the toddler wounded in the shooting is, though, expected to survive. the woman is being treated for life threatening injuries. in another incident, police have a suspect in custody for a homicide in the city shortly after midnight on new year's day. that gunfire the deadly gunfire erupted near the intersection of venice and 17th street. >> 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. >> police are also investigating a third shooting in the city that took place yesterday. officers arrested a woman accused of wounding two people in the south of market area. officers say they captured the woman, who they say pulled the trigger a few hours later in the city's tenderloin to police. there are no say. there are no ties to these three shootings. they're not all tied together. we'll keep following the stories for you, dave. >> all right, andre, thank you. time now. 634. new details about the man who was behind the cyber truck explosion outside of the trump hotel in las vegas. authorities have identified 37 year old matthew berger of colorado springs, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the explosion. u.s. defense officials say he was an active duty member of the u.s. army special forces, most recently a green beret who was on leave from germany at the time. police in vegas say there were several similarities between that explosion and the terror attack in new orleans,

but investigators don't think they're connected. >> if these turn out to be simply similarities, very strange similarities to have. and so we're not prepared to rule in or rule out anything at this point. >> now, investigators say the explosion could have been a lot worse if he had used a different vehicle other than a tesla cybertruck in that attack. they believe the design and the build of the truck helped to contain contain most of that explosion. >> suspects behind the new orleans and las vegas attacks were u.s. born american service members. however, president elect trump blamed the incidents on the current administration's open border policy. just a short time ago, we interviewed peter lopez, director of the project on ethics and political communication at the george washington university. he talked about the political ramifications from this week's high profile attacks and the incoming trump administration. >> you know, a lot of people around the world, and certainly here in the us, are worried that

the president will act first, speak second, and then research and fact check third, fifth, or maybe not. not at all. you know, we're going to have reactionary policies, right. and i think a lot of people are legitimately concerned about that. >> professor lopez says colleges are concerned about their foreign students, and tough immigration policies could drastically affect bay area tech companies that rely on foreign workers. >> our time now. 636 some students who were applying for financial aid through fafsa and now have a new concern this morning, they're worried about putting their undocumented parents at risk of being deported. the students say the fear comes as president elect donald trump has promised mass deportations for people living in the u.s. illegally. now, college advisers can't guarantee that federal aid form will not be a risk. fafsa applications asked for the parents social security numbers and those without social security numbers will have to go through extra steps on the application, which

could draw some unwanted attention. >> congress begins its new term this morning, with republicans in control of both the house and the senate for the first time since 2019. now, in just a few hours, house republicans are scheduled to take their crucial leadership vote. president elect trump has endorsed house speaker mike johnson to remain in his powerful post on capitol hill, but some conservative republicans could derail johnson's efforts to keep his job. johnson points out the republican majority is razor thin in the house. >> it's a numbers game. we have the smallest margin in u.s. history. we'll have a margin of probably two votes, so can only afford to lose 1 or 2. but i think we'll get it done. >> johnson's far right critics have said he has not done enough to reduce government spending. president elect trump argues johnson is the best leader to carry out his conservative reforms on capitol hill. >> our time now. 638 well, tomorrow the santa cruz wharf is set to reopen after being damaged and closed because of

that storm damage. for about ten days, city officials roped off the wharf. they blocked access to all parts of the pier, their nearby businesses had zero foot traffic during what's normally a busy time of the year. for them. the wharf has not been repaired yet, but most of the pier will reopen tomorrow morning. >> all right. that was such a crazy video. yeah, one of the one of the craziest we've all seen. sal. >> pam, earlier when you talked about pbr, i thought we were having beer for breakfast. >> we do have pizza over there. thanks to tim, our floor director. >> i know, i know what goes with pizza. pbr, but not the pacific bull riding, whatever that is. but anyway, good morning everyone. there's not a lot going on. as you might you might be able to tell. and we're chatting about beer, but right now it has been and this week has been a light week. i think a lot of people have time off, but i don't think it's going to last. i think by next week, this

time we're going to see more and more people. maybe not on friday, but monday through thursday as they start coming back and then the week after that is even more crowded. so just mentally prepare. it's not going to look like this looks pretty good out there right now. no major problems on the bay bridge getting on the span or interstate 880. it it is looking very, very good. speaking of looking good, steve, how do you do it? >> sal? those days are long over though. you know, i read your book. speaking of a pbr, though, i'm a brewmaster's worst nightmare. i'm happy with a pbr. you? >> me too. yes we could. hey, you know what? i don't know if you remember this, but you and i have had pbr together. >> well, yes, i do, several occasions. i shouldn't say this. there was. i saw it on twitter x 99 pack of pbr 99 pack, 99 pack, 99 pack. i'll show you the. >> i'll show you the god bless america. >> god bless america for that. okay, what do you put in the

back of the car? 99 pack of pbr. all right, here we go. our system is producing rain, right, mr. clark? yes, he already went out and said it's raining here at the mothership. heaviest rain will be to the north, but it's already started, so about a quarter of an inch to three quarters, i think should cover it. you know, sometimes casadero is, you know, the outlier there with a little bit more. as far as snow goes. northern, it's all good. central. not bad southern. and we are at 100% 108 statewide average, with more on the way up in tahoe, you can see anywhere from 7 to 9 being to ten. excuse me at kirkwood being forecast. so we'll take it because i don't think there's much after this for a while. the snow level in the morning will be 6000ft by this afternoon. this evening it will drop to 4000ft. so if you're going up early, go now. go fast now or wait until tomorrow. 40s 50s on the temps there. i don't think these are changing at all. that's a cool little trough what we call coming in behind that. so temps are going to drop here. one last system in the current pattern, which we've had since most about

halfway through december. rain returns this morning then spreads late morning early afternoon, but it looks like a dry pattern. likely next week and we'll get a lot of weekend clouds, but it does not look like much in the way of any rain. laughter in the rain today rain arrives for all. much cooler wind will pick up later today. 50s on the temps that is it. mostly cloudy. partly sunny on the weekend and then maybe windy as systems dig into southern california early next week. >> thank you steve. budget cuts are set to impact the city of oakland starting next week. the agency is closing their doors to address a $129 million

now. 644. here are some of the top stories we're following for you this morning. unions representing oakland firefighters are calling attention to budget cuts that could affect response times. the union says as of monday, three fire stations will be closed. they're on santa clara avenue, butters drive and grass valley road. oakland is facing a $129 million budget deficit and is closing stations as a way to save money. >> well, jewish leaders in oakland are condemning a hateful

anti-israel message found near a menorah at lake merritt. the graffiti was found on the final night of hanukkah, and it's not the first time this kind of vandalism has occurred. last year, another menorah in the same location was destroyed. no arrests have been made in this latest incident. >> president biden and the first lady are set to travel to new orleans on monday to visit with survivors of the terror attack on bourbon street. 14 people were killed and 35 others were injured. so many people impacted, the coroner says identifying all victims will take time while the fbi continues searching for a motive. along the street, memorials are growing to honor those lives lost, and volunteers are stepping up to donate blood for the local hospitals. the san francisco police union says the department needs to rejoin the joint terrorism task force after the recent attacks. the sfpd says they are a reminder the threat of terrorism on u.s. soil remains very real, and departments need to be working

together to stop these events from happening. the department withdrew from the fbi task force in 2017 after the trump white house travel ban, and concerns that local police would be asked to participate. >> our time now. 646. two major california business groups are suing over a new state law that bans businesses from making employees go to mandatory meetings in the workplace involving politics or religion. the california chamber of commerce and the state restaurant association filed a federal lawsuit about that law. both groups claims it violates the constitution, including the right to free speech. >> our fear is that the way the bill is written, and especially in light of already existing protections, not only in california law but our federal law that also exist, that effectively, businesses cannot talk about a wide range of topics without fear of litigation. >> now, several labor groups are supporting the new law, saying it's meant to free employees

from intimidation from their bosses, particularly if they're trying to form a union. >> we're not surprised. we anticipated there would be a lawsuit. i think they threatened it during the legislative process. but the reality is this is well settled law. you know, although we call it a prohibition on captive audience meetings, what this bill actually does, it's a not a restriction on employer speech. it's a restriction on their actions. >> attorney general rob bonta is representing the state in the lawsuit, but he has made no comment on the pending litigation. >> a coalition of native american tribes is suing dozens of california card rooms. the suit alleges these gaming parlors that have no ties to their tribes are violating a new state law that went into effect in the new year. it reinforces earlier laws that give native american tribes the exclusive rights to run many gambling games in california. the card rooms deny they are breaking any state laws. a retired san francisco police commander has been appointed the city's first

chief of public safety. paul yep will lead that newly formed position. he's a 28 year veteran of the san francisco police department, and he will be in charge of coordinating all of the city's agencies that deal with public safety, as well as emergency preparedness and response. >> main goal as chief of public safety is to ensure that the people that live, play and work in san francisco feel safe. 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 as a san francisco police captain in san francisco in the central, northern and richmond stations. during his nearly 30 years with the department. >> time now 649 inauguration plans for san francisco's mayor elect are taking shape. daniel lowrey's inauguration will take place at city hall next wednesday morning at 1130, and the public is invited to be there. although seating will be limited to guests who have

tickets, the mayor elect will later appear at a chinatown night market and a community festival that same night, and there are several service events happening through the weekend that the mayor plans to take part in. >> all right. as we head over to sal, we wanted to show you how hard we're working to make sure everyone who sent us a card is going to get a card, even as we head into the new year. sal. don't shake your head. oh, we're signing more cards. >> those coming my way. >> yes they are. steve is busy signing. i'm grabbing them from steve, and i will be delivering them to you to get your signature. >> well, the good news is i found my favorite pen, and that makes a huge difference. okay, okay. >> and i just want to say, we all appreciate so much the kind notes from our viewers. you guys are amazing. it's really been fun. but get ready. get your get your fingers going. >> ready. pam, can we find another way to show our viewers kind of. what? no, i think i want. >> how about a stamp? >> okay. there you go. good morning everyone. we seriously

do like it, you know, we like the attention. come on. we're in this business because we like attention. and we loved your cards, that's for sure. let's go out. and the bay bridge toll plaza. that is not backed up. and i think we're going to have a pretty good week. this is the end of the week, and we might even have a little of this linger into next week. but sometime next week we're all going to say, oh my goodness, we're all back. it may not be monday, but it's going to happen at some point. this is a look at the bay bridge. as i mentioned, this is a look at 880. we're actually doing very well all over the place at 650. let's bring steve back in with today's weather. >> elsa garcia had the most beautiful signature when she first started. in the end, it was like that. it was. it was noticeable. all right. we do have our system moving in right now. sometimes people ask, what's. what's this? back in here, you're looking at a water vapor. that's dry air. when you see that right there. that's drier air back in there. but it's also colder air. so this is a cool system that's swinging

in. this might be the last in the series. one last system. we'll have to wait for another pattern change. it looks like everything is going to be east, that's for sure. rain returns this morning. it will continue through the early afternoon. then the colder air comes in, but it does look like a dry pattern. likely next week we'll get a lot of weekend clouds, but this looks like the last laughter in the rain, if you will. much cooler after the front goes through, sierra nevada will get snow. they have a winter storm warning out for today. 50s on the temps. mix of sun and clouds over the weekend. one more system monday. just kind of tease us. and then it looks clearing and windy as everything dives into southern california next week. >> all right steve thank you. our time now 652. governor newsom preparing to lay out his vision for california. we have details on what we know about his state of the state address. >> did not die in vain. as a result, we will be a safer city. we will be a safer country. >> the healing process in new orleans has begun. we'll tell

you what we're finding out from family members and friends of the victims of that deadly new

on to our time is now 655. oakland congresswoman barbara lee has racked up almost 30 years of service in office. barbara lee, on social media

shared a long statement along with this photo. it was taken in 1997 after her first swearing in to the 105th congress. in her statement, barbara lee said she would continue to fight for working families, the middle class and people with low incomes. barbara lee's next step that seems uncertain. previously, she told ktvu she's still debating whether or not she may run for mayor of oakland, and she would make an official announcement on her plans sometime this month. well, retiring silicon valley congresswoman anna eshoo is also wrapped up her final day in washington, d.c. anna eshoo was elected to congress 32 years ago. she was the first democrat and the first woman to represent her district, as she served on the house intelligence, energy and commerce committees, and she authored or coauthored more than 60 laws. former san jose mayor sam liccardo will be filling her seat in congress, and a new

california senator, adam schiff, says he will serve on the senate judiciary committee. it. in a post on x, schiff says he's 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 the planet. time is 657. governor newsom says he plans to give a budget update, and the state of the state address at the same time. the governor told reporters he'd do everybody a favor by getting them done at the same time. the budget update is due by january 10th. the state legislative analyst projects a small budget deficit of $2 billion for the fiscal year 20 2526, and president elect donald trump is expected to hold a big rally in washington the day before his inauguration. an email sent to

supporters called it a victory rally. it said, quote, the crowd needs to be huge. it's scheduled to be held at the same arena where the washington wizards in the capitals play their games. it seats about 20,000 people. security expected to be very tight. well, the 40 niners are getting ready for their last game of the season. yesterday they were on the practice field with backup quarterback josh dobbs, who will be starting for the first time this season because brock purdy has an injured elbow. he was injured in monday's loss to the detroit lions. this sunday, the 40 niners are playing the arizona cardinals, one of the former teams of dobbs. it's kind of like an audition for dobbs. he'll be able to show off his skills to the 40 niners, and also to teams around the nfl who may be looking for a new quarterback 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, show what i can do. here's the 40 niners 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. >> and this is dobbs 15th career start beside the 49ers and cardinals, he also played in previous seasons with the minnesota vikings, the tennessee titans and the pittsburgh steelers. now, the season will not be over on sunday for at least four of the 49ers. the nfl announced the rosters for the pro bowl in orlando, florida, february 2nd. tight end george kittle, fullback kyle ustanak, defensive end nick bosa and linebacker fred warner all made the team. more 49ers players may go to the pro bowl as alternates if some of the other players drop out. the pro bowl will feature a flag football game instead of tackle football. there will also be skills competitions leading up to the

game, like dodgeball and tug of war. >> people did not die in vain. as a result, we will be a safer city. we will be a safer country. [music] >> bourbon street in new orleans is back open for locals and visitors, but the healing is just beginning. we'll show you what musicians are doing to help people remember, the area is much more than a scene of terror, and we're learning more about the man behind the explosion in las vegas. what we know about his military background, and why investigators say that explosion could have been much worse if a different car was used. [music] >> and we are live this morning from the santa cruz wharf, where the caution tape will soon come down and it will reopen. we'll tell you the details about how the city is hoping to bring it back with a bang. [music] >> from ktvu. [music] fox two news. this is mornings on