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 two.

>> good morning. thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. welcome to friday. it's january 3rd and welcome back. the rain because parts of the bay area are getting it now. here's steve. >> even down to santa cruz you can see there. so yes, it's going to make it for all here today. heaviest again will be to the north 40s 50s on the temps. but the highs will only be in the 50s today. some pretty good cool air coming in behind this front. and it is a front. okay. so let's call it what it is. it's nothing else. you know none of that nonsense. but we do have the system that's going to give us some pretty good rain here, especially when the cold front goes through. i think they'll be a little more than this for some, but you can see it's kind of ramping up a little bit for a few that were on the also ran category, but i think a quarter of an inch to about a half inch three quarters should cover it. but boy, there's some cool air coming in on the back side of that which will be in tonight. so laughter in the rain, that's for sure. cloudy morning, rain north, moving south and then spreading east throughout the

day, but highs only in the 50s. all right. sal is here. still good? >> yes, but breaking up with this type of commute is going to be hard to do. steve, next week when everyone's back. right now, though, we have chp running a traffic break on northbound 880 at 66 because there's a stalled vehicle up the road. so chp is doing one of those zigzag moves if you've never seen it, it's actually pretty skillful driving. and they kind of drive back and forth and slow everything down. so another officer up the road can get rid of a stalled vehicle. this should be a momentary thing. maybe for the next 15 20 minutes you'll see slow traffic. if you don't want to see any of that and you're leaving the house soon, use 580 instead at 702. let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you, sal, the president and the first lady plan to travel to new orleans on monday to meet with victims and their families of the deadly terror attack on new year's day. the coroner in new orleans says it will take time before all of the 14 victims are identified. the fbi says explosives were

found in coolers along bourbon street and in the french quarter, two blocks away. 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 coming together to help donate blood to the local hospitals. >> i was feeling a lot of uncertainty and anxiety this morning. >> they ain't going to kill our good time. >> people did not die in vain. as a result, we will be a safer city. we will be a safer country. >> 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 right before the attack, and the flag of the islamic state group was also discovered on his truck. fbi also found bomb materials at the suspect's house in houston. >> our time now 703. even though the names have not been released of the people killed in the attack, their families and their friends have started 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, 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. now, another victim we're learning about is nicole perez, 27 years old, a mother of a five year old boy. her family remembers her as being a dedicated mother and a worker who did what it took to take care for her son. her friends have started a gofundme campaign to help pay for the burial expenses and help raise her son. and we've learned that one of the injured was a student at san

diego state. and people on the campus, as you can imagine, are in shock. >> she's doing all right and hope she pulls through. it's really sad because we're all just so young. >> now, the new orleans coroner says the names of the victims will be released after the autopsies are complete, and all of the next of kin have been officially notified. >> 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 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 what you 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. he says it's a way to try to help people move forward and see the area as much more than a place of tragedy. >> our time now 705 new details about the man who was behind the cybertruck explosion in las vegas, outside of the trump hotel. authorities identified him as 37 year old matthew berger of colorado springs. he 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 as a green beret, and he was on leave from germany. police in vegas 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 worse if a 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 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. earlier this morning, we interviewed peter lewis, director of the project on ethics and political communication at the george washington university, about the political ramifications from this week's high profile attacks and the incoming trump administration's response. >> 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 lodge says colleges

are concerned about their foreign students, and tough immigration policies could drastically affect bay area tech companies that rely on foreign workers. >> and don't forget, you can download the fox local app on your smartphone and smart tv to stay on top of the very latest on the new orleans and las vegas attacks, along with the ktvu newscast and the content from our newsroom, you can also see content from our sister stations all over the country. it is free to download on your apple and android devices. >> the santa cruz wharf is ready to reopen. part of the wharf collapsed during heavy storms just days before christmas. and tomorrow, city leaders plan to reopen the area. ktvu james torres live there at the pier in santa cruz to talk about what the city had to do to make sure that wharf is safe. good morning james. >> good morning to you, pam. we're getting a little bit of rain falling this morning. we see the waves looking a little heavier than they normally would around here, but not nearly to the same extent to what caused some problems nearly two weeks

ago. i'll show you the wharf behind me here. the caution tape still up this morning. you see the gates open because crews are going in and out of the pier today, working on trying to get it reopened for tomorrow morning. for about ten days. it's been roped off, not allowing anyone on any part of the pier. and that means businesses on the wharf that normally get a lot of attention during the holidays didn't get any foot traffic, but that will change tomorrow. we'll take you back to december 23rd, our latest round of winter storms battering the pier. huge waves crashing into the wharf. hard enough to break off a 150 foot chunk and throwing it into the ocean. a bathroom building and a crane swept into the sea. the city of santa cruz hired engineers and consultants 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 collapse and any debris that fell into the ocean, including three large construction machines, are 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 enough to reopen. now, we still have not seen any official repairs to the wharf at the very end of it, so that damaged part will still remain closed, but the majority of the pier will reopen tomorrow. the city is planning a special reopening ceremony starting at 10 a.m. we're live this morning in santa cruz. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> time now is 709, and i've been looking at the commute. first of all, we do see that the bay bridge toll plaza does show light traffic, so it's not a typical commute. or it might be sometimes fridays are this way, but i do believe that next week will be different. we do have a stalled vehicle. northbound 880 at 29th. chp was doing a traffic break a little earlier to slow traffic down so they could remove it. it's left a little bit of slow traffic in the area. you can see it on the map there.

580 is the best route right now between san leandro and oakland. looks pretty clear. 710 let's go back to the desk. all right. >> sal. well, two people were killed down in fullerton. 18 others were hurt when a small plane crashed on top of a building in southern california. you'll hear the urgent calls made by the pilot immediately after he took off. >> and the first snow survey of the year is in the books. what we

the new year. three shootings in two days. on thursday, a man died by suicide after critically injuring his girlfriend and wounding a toddler. both of them are expected to survive. in separate incidents, a woman was arrested for a shooting on bryant street. two victims suffered non-life threatening injuries and a suspect was arrested for a homicide on new year's day. well, an investigation continues in oakland after a hateful message was found a few feet away from a menorah right along lake merritt. the message was found wednesday on the concrete base near the menorah on the final night of hanukkah. no arrests have been made yet. and today, congress begins its new term with republicans in control of

both the house and the senate for the first time since 2019. and a little while, house republicans are scheduled to take a key leadership vote on electing the next speaker of the house. president elect trump has endorsed house speaker mike johnson to stay in that powerful job on capitol hill. but some conservative republicans may derail johnson's efforts to keep his job. >> berkeley police are investigating a terrifying incident a reported attempted child kidnaping. this happened at about 730 yesterday morning near the intersection of ninth and addison. police say the mother of the child reported two people, a man and a woman, jumped out of a large white van and tried to grab her ten year old son. both the mother and her child managed to escape. anyone with information on this case is asked to contact berkeley police. >> our time now 715. authorities in orange county say two people were killed and 18 others were hurt when a small plane crashed

right through the roof of a commercial building. it happened yesterday afternoon near the fullerton airport, about 25 miles south of downtown los angeles. investigators say the pilot made an urgent call to the air tower shortly after he took off, asking could he immediately return 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, they were on that plane. the injured were inside the building. the ntsb is leading the investigation into the cause of the crash. >> 716 is the time. back over to sal. keeping an eye on traffic and the commute. where are you starting, sal? >> well, we're going to start on

880. pam and dave, it wasn't a serious thing, but someone has broken down on northbound 880 at 29th, and there was a slowdown because chp slow traffic down. it looks like they're waiting for a tow truck here. and the traffic is a little bit slow in that area. it's not as slow as it was, but it's slow anyway. it's backed up from about the coliseum and the wet weather. it's not really raining hard, but it's not really helping any. so if you want to use a different route today, this morning the alternate routes are doing well. i'm not sure what happened with my maps there. there we go. westbound 580 looks a lot better. everything is moving along very nicely. heading on 580 instead of 880, which you see is pretty slow. 717 let's bring steve, who never has any computer. i never say that. >> i never say, what's wrong with me, i never sal thank you sir. all right. we do have rain has arrived, even down towards santa cruz. james torres is there and saw the wet pavement and our system. the models have

backed off a little bit on amounts, but it's rather uniform here. about a quarter to a half inch should cover the spread. and there it is. once the front goes through, some much cooler air is coming in behind that. but there's the line already up in mendocino county, lake county, sonoma and marin, and moving east again about a quarter of an inch to it looks like a half inch should cover most of the locations here. the sierra snowpack was good to the north and to the south, as we probably already knew, but statewide average is 108%. central sierra including lake tahoe region. looking to add to that total? they're looking for 7 to 10in of new snow here over the next 24 hours. so snow level goes up in the morning 6000ft, then comes down 4000ft in the evening. but six inches to a foot looks likely. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is your winter storm warning? 40s. 50s temps here. the breeze is out of the south. that's drier air coming in, but also much cooler air to the west that will be here this afternoon. and that will keep us on the cool side here. but one

last system in the current pattern, and then it looks like the pattern changes to a drier when rain returns this morning into early afternoon, and then a dry pattern likely next week. hopefully not too much longer than that, but laughter in the rain for the morning rain arrives for all much cooler. the breeze will pick up out of the west northwest by this afternoon and this evening 50s on the temps. now the weekend won't be all sunny, but it will get some clouds. mix of sun and clouds. one more system monday then clearing and windy with everything. diving into arizona and southern california. >> thank you steve. and the first snow survey of the year in the books. steve was just talking about this. it shows a good start to the winter snowpack. and as ktvu tom vacar reports, it has been especially good in the northern part of the sierra. >> what we have at this point is a mixed bag of positive news and a fair dose of future concern. california began snow surveys 115 years ago here at phillips station. six specific spots on

this meadow have been measured and averaged for 84 years. today, this is just one of 265 snow courses, plus another 130 remote snow sensors blanketing the vast snowpack area. this combo of human surveys and remote sensing gives water planners, farmers, 27 major water agencies and wildlife protectors excellent, accurate and critical information. >> our snowpack is about 110% of average to date, based off our automated snow sensor network. statewide and statewide, precipitation is about 115% of average right now. >> but north of interstate 80, where all the big mega reservoirs are, the snowpack is a whopping 160% of average on this date. one caution though there have been some years where rain and snow seasons started out gangbusters, only to see the storms mostly disappear after the first of the year.

>> back in year 2022, we had 154% of average snowpack on this day in january, but it ended up on april 1st at 37% of average. so we definitely dried out. most of the storms that are predicted are going to be north of california for the next two weeks. >> it's a little early, i think, to have have any concern for more than four decades, veteran meteorologist jan noll has developed many aspects of weather forecasting and has taught legions of meteorologists the art and science of forecasting. having these fluctuations through the course of the year is, you know, is not unexpected. we're not even to the midway point of the rainfall year beyond two week forecasts, we're mostly guessing. looking farther on out, you know, talking about, you know, long range weather forecasting. you know, it's not there yet. >> that said, one thing is for sure we'll need a progression of

monthly storms to keep going because otherwise we will end up maybe similar under average by the end of the year already. things are good enough that the water resources department has increased water deliveries to those with water rights from 5% up to 15% with just the water they already have on hand. tom vacar ktvu fox two news. >> tom. thank you. we have some new video as the fbi continues its search for whoever planted pipe bombs in washington, dc the night before the capitol riot in 2021. we have a closer look at that surveillance video and the reward now being offered for answers. and we know it now. the world knows it. stephen curry is officially the greatest shooter of all time. and he showed why last night at chase center, we have a look at stephen curry's incredible performance that has placed him i the

will go into the basketball hall of fame is 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 had 30 points. he made all eight of his three pointers. here is one of them. that's his most ever in a game without missing one. and maybe even more

amazing he did it with a sprained right thumb. wow. tomorrow night, steph and the warriors will be hosting the memphis grizzlies. and if steph wants to go to start in next month's nba all star game at chase center, he's going to need you. fans help. right now he's in third place in the voting among the western conference guards. after the first round of fan voting. fan voting accounts for 50% of the total vote, with the players and the media accounting for the other half. this year's nba all-star game will be on february 16th at chase center. >> san francisco has a new chief of public safety. the experience he brings and his focus on keeping people safe. >> plus, the baby was a year and a half year and a half year and a half. so yeah, she's going to have to grow up without the dad and everything. he's going to have to grow up without a dad. >> just heartbreaking. a violent start to the year in san francisco. we hear from that emotional father who lost his

son two into

francisco, for the first time will have a public safety chief. we'll let you hear from the new

chief about his plans to make san francisco feel safe again. >> 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. >> a heartbroken father, you see, telling us what happened moments before his son shot his girlfriend and his and the son right before turning the gun on himself. [music] >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well good morning. thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it is friday, january 3rd. i'm in for garcia today. and there's some rain outside. you peeked out and saw it firsthand. and it's cold. all right. >> it will be cold tonight, but we have rain now. that is true. 40s. 50s on the temps. this looks like the last system for us for a while. maybe 15th or 16th of january as the next one. that's kind of the way it's

looking here after this system goes through. we will see a little pattern change, but it's rain for your friday morning for almost everybody, and then a much cooler and breezy, windy pattern as we head towards friday afternoon. we'll get a lot of clouds over the weekend, but it looks like this is the last good rain, if you will, and it won't be that much. about a quarter of an inch to upwards of a half, maybe three quarters of an inch. marin county up to the russian river. but boy, there's some cool air coming in on the back side of this system, which will be here later today. laughter in the rain, that's for sure. cloudy morning. rain north spreading south already has for some much cooler. the wind will pick up a little later as well, and temperatures are only in the 50s. all right. sal is here. we had one hiccup. is that better or worse? same. >> it's better. steve. do i have permission to walk hand in hand with the one i love? >> sal, you have a one way ticket, my friend. >> thank you very much. and that problem that steve talked about is pretty much improved. the bay bridge has not been very slow at all. there's a little bit of pockets of slowing on the

bridge, but none at the toll plaza. that earlier stalled vehicle we had on 880 has cleared up, and so has the traffic. it's a little wet out there, so use care. 731 let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you sal. the new year is off to a violent start in san francisco. >> yet the police are busy. they're investigating three separate shootings during the first two days of 2025. ktvu is andre senior in the studio with us now with the details. andre. well, dave. >> pam, good morning to you both. the city of san francisco had 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 year, 2025, off to a bad start. right now, the three shootings in san francisco during the first two days of this new year involve one that is especially tragic. police say it involved a man who took his own life after wounding his girlfriend and their toddler son. it happened yesterday morning near alemany boulevard. the suspected shooter's father showed up at the scene shortly

after the gunfire. >> my name is anthony thomas. i'm the father of the deceased male. antoinema he 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. he's going to have to grow up without a dad. >> the toddler wounded in the shooting is expected to survive. the woman is being treated for life threatening injuries. in another incident, police have a suspect in custody for homicide in the city. shortly after midnight on new year's day. that deadly gunfire erupted near the intersection of van ness 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 tenderloin district. police say they are no ties to these three shootings. pam. >> thank you. andre. a retired san francisco police commander has been appointed the city's first chief of public safety. paul young will lead that newly formed position. he's 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. >> 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 police captain in san francisco's central, northern and richmond stations during his nearly 30 years with the department. unions representing oakland firefighters are now calling attention to budget cuts that could affect response times. the union says as of monday, three fire stations will be closed their 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. >> time is now 735. jewish leaders in oakland are very upset after finding a hateful message just feet away from a menorah along lake merritt, and they say it's not the first time something like this has happened. the anti-israel message was scrawled on the concrete base near a menorah

wednesday, the final day of hanukkah. the menorah is belong to chabad jewish center of oakland. that center serves all jewish people, regardless of their background or their affiliation. >> fortunately, oakland has become really the ground zero for this stuff. every, every week we have we have graffiti around the lake. >> we're all mirrors of each other. we are all brothers and sisters, and we should start treating each other as such. >> now, last year, another menorah installed in that very same location was vandalized. on the sixth day of hanukkah. it was ripped apart and some of its pieces were thrown into the lake. no arrests have been made in this latest incident. >> the fbi has released 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. now, they did not go off and no one was hurt, but a $500,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to an arrest. >> time is now 736. today, congress begins its new term with republicans in full control of both the house and the senate for the first time since 2019. and in just a couple of hours from now, house republicans are due to take their crucial leadership vote. president elect trump has endorsed house speaker mike johnson to stay in that powerful post on capitol hill. but some conservative republicans may derail johnson's efforts to keep his job. johnson points out republicans have a razor thin majority 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. >> now, johnson's far right critics have said he hasn't done enough to reduce government spending, and his recently proposed spending bill.

president elect trump argues johnson is the best leader to carry out his conservative reforms on capitol hill. >> 737 is the time back over to sal. people have if they're heading out the door right now, what do they need to know, sal? >> well, it is raining and or i mean, in some areas we'll let that. we'll let the man, steve, tell us about the actual rain, but it's wet. and that's one thing that does affect traffic. let's go to 880. we had an earlier stalled vehicle on 880 north that's been cleared up. the bay bridge is nice and light. so today we're not having a lot of traffic out there, but it is wet weather. and sometimes people do get into crashes because of the wet weather. 738 let's go back to steve, who's talking about today's weather. >> thank you, kind sir. yes, sir. all right. we'll get to it here. it has been a state divided. actually. it's been. the bay area has been divided between rain and no rain, but it's been really ugly in southern california. really dry. maybe that will change a little bit next week. kind of a hint of

that on the pattern. but crescent city, redding and santa rosa doing quite well. santa barbara, los angeles and san diego, that's ugly. andre, back with more cards for me to sign. what? what? in the wide, wide world, where are you finding all these cards, andre? all right, our system is moving through now. there is a definite back edge to it. and once that goes through, then we'll get the much cooler air. so cloudy with rain in the morning, then a cooler, windy, breezy pattern in the afternoon. but this will give, i think about a quarter to a half inch. kind of looks to be the range here. maybe a little bit more. casadero russian river. also mount tamalpais usually the usual areas as far as the snowpack goes on the first survey. really good. northern california, not bad. central. they also ran a southern california statewide average is 108%. however, we'll be adding to the central here with around 7 to 10in, maybe a foot of new snow. so a winter storm warning is out for the sierra. snow level goes up in the morning,

and then it will go down in the afternoon and evening as that cold air begins to work its way in. 40s, 50s on the temps here. that's drier air coming in behind that. so no doubt about it. distinctive line here once the front goes through. but then that cold air rushes through. so cloudy rain in the morning. i think we'll get some sun in the afternoon. but one last system in the pipeline. rain returns this morning, maybe early afternoon. then i think we're done. it's a dry pattern. likely next week, hopefully not too long. we'll get some weekend clouds, but laughter in the rain with rain arriving for all. a much cooler pattern. 50s on the highs. >> all right. thank you steve. today families have a chance to blast off at the chabot space and science center in oakland. that event celebrates the first friday of the year. visitors can discover the science behind rocket launches, while also creating space inspired artwork to take home. there will be live music for dancing. that event starts at 6:00. it costs $10 a person. i love the chabot science, space and science center. so fun! always great

activities for the family. so well done. all right, the holidays are behind us, but many of us still feeling the impact of holiday shopping, especially when it comes to those buy now, pay later deals. not me, i know. >> okay, don't point, but we'll talk more about it when you join us on the nine. but for now, we want to hear from you this morning. we're asking, have you paid off your debt from holiday shopping? so here are the options. yep, i paid it all off. two i'm working on it. three not even close. oh, wow. now we want you to vote on this. just go to ktvu.com/vote and jump on in there. yeah not even close is leading the way right now. but the voting is still going on. >> that's it. yeah that's a tough statement. i you know me i try to shop all year round. i try to look for i look for deals. i actually don't try to i look for deals and i don't buy without some kind of coupon or deal or savings. >> you're smart. >> so i try, but i have debt from vacation, though. let's not talk about that. all right.

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before. here are some of the top stories this morning. tomorrow, santa cruz will hold a wharf reopening ceremony. the famous wharf has been closed since just before christmas, when a 150 foot section of the wharf collapsed because of the high surf. the city has the popular tourist attraction deemed safe now to reopen based on engineering tests. new details this morning about that cybertruck explosion outside of the trump hotel in las vegas. authorities identified the driver as a 37 year old army green beret who was 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. and president biden and the first lady will be traveling to new orleans on monday to visit with survivors of the terror attack on new year's day on bourbon street. 14

people were killed and 35 others were hurt along the street. memorials are growing. they're honoring the people who died, and volunteers are helping to donate blood for local hospitals. >> 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 serve 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. in today's dollars and cents, as that opening bell rang this morning, wall street reacted to word that president biden has blocked japan's nippon steel's takeover bid for u.s. steel. that's the ring, by the way. ringing the bell that is the austin gamblers. they are celebrating 2024 pbr teams championship, not pabst blue ribbon, as sal and steve thought, but professional bull riding. all right. taking a live look at the numbers this morning. off to a good start. right when that bell rang the dow jones up 211 points. right now the s&p 500 up three quarters of a percent. and the nasdaq also up one full percentage point as those tech stocks are doing pretty well today. the faa has just released its latest safety report card for boeing. today's report comes nearly one year after that door plug blew off an alaska airlines 737 max nine plane. the faa says boeing still needs what it calls

a fundamental cultural shift to put safety and quality ahead of profits. boeing reports it has made tremendous strides in improving passenger safety since that incident. delta airlines on the top of the list in a new survey ranking on time performance. delta was first among u.s. and canadian aircraft carriers, with more than 80% of its flights arriving on time. united and alaska came in second and third among the international flights. delta finished third behind aeromexico and saudia airlines. planes had to arrive within 15 minutes of their scheduled time to receive a favorable rating. and facebook and instagram owner meta has just named joel kaplan as its new chief global affairs officer. now, kaplan was the white house chief of staff for former president george w bush from 2006 to 2009, and has worked with meta since 2011. the change in leadership comes as meta plans to build more relationships with president elect donald trump. employees

have accused kaplan of not maintaining political neutrality and bending rules for some republican leaders. >> all right, our time is 7.48. will. the new year can be a great time for a fresh start. and if you're looking for a way to detox and recovery after the holidays, taking part in dry january may sound good to you. dry january is a challenge where people choose not to drink alcohol. the first month of the year. research from heineken beers and oxford university show members of generation z who are over 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. >> now, researchers say herd mentality may help. 38% of men in generation z say they'd be willing to try nonalcoholic

drinks if their friends did the same thing. the study surveyed 12,000 adults in the united states, in parts of europe, in japan and in brazil. >> well, it is officially the new year, and with a change to the calendar year, many people are hoping to make some changes within themselves. millions of americans make resolutions each new year. large majority tend to focus on health, exercise, and or diet. a study by columbia university shows only about 25% of people actually stay committed to their goals after the first month. starting slow could be the secret to making resolutions stick. >> so instead of saying something like, i'm going to go to the gym five days a week, it would be better to scale that back. i'm going to go three days a week, and then if you go four, you're feeling really good about yourself. if you set it at five and you go, you miss a day, you're going to be like, well, i failed. i guess i can just give up the rest of the week. and so we want to set ourselves up for success as opposed to failure.

>> love that. doctor lauren also recommends the smart goal method of setting goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound. i love that one. i think a lot of us in this business were we can be procrastinators. we need a time deadline, right? we have. we have to be on the air at 4 a.m. like like it or not, there's no like, you know what, pam? when the news. let us know when you're ready to start the news. >> yeah, right. >> seriously, i think that's why i got into this business. just because, you know, especially if you're doing stories. there's a deadline. >> there's a deadline. otherwise, you might take a while. >> it might take a while. yeah. that's right. good morning everyone. hey, if you're going to be leaving right now, it's a little bit of tough weather. it's not slow, but there's a lot of tough weather out there. it's. as steve mentioned, the front is moving in. i'll let him explain that a little more, but i will say that you might be driving today in some rain windshield wiper weather. remember that any time your

windshield wipers are on day or night, those headlights need to be on as well. that's california state law, not the running lights, the actual headlights. this is a look at interstate 880. that traffic looks okay. and we had an earlier problem in oakland that's cleared up. and 24 looks good. so does 680 and highway four. 751 let's bring steve back with today's weather south. >> thank you. our system is arriving maybe a little bit later than i kind of thought, but it's here now. we said it'd be on friday morning. let me let me i mean, it's making its move, but there is no doubt about it. back edge, which will be through late morning, early afternoon and then some much cooler air is going to spill in. so highs today will be near average to below. and amounts look to be around a quarter of an inch, 2/10 of an inch to upwards of around i think a half to three quarters, especially to the north. new snow is on the way and 4 to 9 being forecast here. i've seen upwards of ten and maybe 12. so winter storm warning is out today. goes through this evening. snow level will start off around 6000. go down to four. one last system in

the pipeline here. rain returns this morning. it's already here for many and then it looks like a dry pattern. likely next week we'll get some weekend clouds, but it may be a while before our next rain arrives. nothing is really showing up here. looking out for a while. i hope it's not too long, but you know you never want to see three weeks or so, but we'll take it a week at a time. next week though, does look dry. laughter in the rain today. rain arrives for all much cooler. the breeze will pick up out of the west northwest later this afternoon. 50s on the temps mix of sun and clouds over the weekend. one more system monday, then it looks like clearing and windy. maybe even warmer next week. early next week. dave. >> all right steve, thank you. time. 753. delays, delays and more delays. we'll tell you about the airlines that are being told to pay up after certain routes were late most of the time, and a dream come true for that little boy recovering from cancer. a closer look at his memorable night alongside the stars of the golden state

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56. some students who were applying for financial aid through fafsa. and i have a new concern now. they're worried about putting their undocumented parents in danger of being deported. now, students say the fear comes as president elect donald trump has promised mass deportations for people living in the u.s. illegally. college advisers can't guarantee the federal aid form will not pose a

risk. now, fafsa applications asked for the parent's social security numbers and those who don't have social security numbers will have to go through some extra steps on the application, and that may draw some unwanted attention. well, today, a little boy who is battling cancer is flying back to his home in iowa after having the time of his life last night with the golden state warriors. he's eight year old ewan jo. he came here 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 began with a shopping spree there at chase center. he picked out a steph curry jersey. the warriors then selected him as an honorary captain for last night's game. the victory over the philadelphia 76 ers as 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 was steph curry and the other warriors players autographing his new jersey. and while he still needs to get a monthly checkup, his long term medical prognosis is looking good. well, artificial intelligence may 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 of dollars in damages. well, now the state of florida is teaming up with the tech company fuze to try to mitigate those losses. the artificial intelligence 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. >> now the company's app is called beacon. the goal is to provide automatically recorded messages about public safety information on traditional tv, on radio, streaming online and the beacons mobile app. out of all the florida counties have reported deaths during hurricane helene, only a third sent out alerts. well, a california homeowner filed a proposed class action lawsuit against a major insurance company. that lawsuit, filed in san diego county, accuses liberty mutual of canceling her policy and others based on unreliable satellite or drone aerial photography. it is seeking unspecified damages for policyholders and a court order requiring liberty mutual to change its practices. liberty

mutual says it does not comment on pending lawsuits. >> people did not die in vain- [music]. as a result, we will be a safer city. we will be a safer country. >> bourbon street in new orleans is back open for locals and visitors, but the healing is just beginning. but musicians are doing to help people remember that the area is much more than a scene of terror, and new information about the man behind the explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas, details about his military background and why investigators say the explosion could have been much worse if a different car was used. [music] and we're going to go back to the santa cruz wharf where it's going to be reopening today. we're going to have a live report from the scene coming up in just a moment from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> welcome to mornings on two at 8:00 as you look live across the oakland oakland estuary. right now, as you can see, this is what we're dealing with this morning. rain is back in the

weather today. thank you so much for joining us. >> i'm andre senior as you can barely see. yes we're going through. i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. it is friday january 3rd. speaking of the rain and the weather, let's go right to steve paulson. is this going to last most of the day? >> most of the morning. how's that? yeah i think the afternoon will get some sun, but it will be much cooler, breezy, isothermal on the temps here at 8:00. everyone's within a couple of degrees 49 to 54 here. our front is moving through. there will be some bursts of moderate rain and narrow cold. front is what we call that that will slice through. and there it is. and on on the backsf that. once that goes by, there's a lot of cool air coming in behind this. so amounts about a quarter of an inch to i think half for most looks to be in the range here. that should probably cover it, but boy that that cooler air settling in not only later this afternoon, but also tonight into tomorrow. so laughter in the rain today, at least in the morning. rain arrives and moves. already has moved south, but it's also going to move east.

and then over the weekend it will be drier, but a mix of sun and clouds only highs in the 40s or 50s today and probably tomorrow as well. all right, so here's. 801 friday light or something new. >> yeah, it's friday light. and i think that it might be just also light because of the week. it is steve, as you know. let's go to highway four. highway four is light. and when you see that, you know that it is a little bit of a different type of commute. east shore freeway, macarthur maze, some rain there and you will see the bay bridge toll plaza is light, although it's wet. 801 let's go back to the headlines. >> thank you. sal. the president and first lady plan to travel to new orleans on monday to meet with victims and their families of the deadly terror attack on new year's day. the coroner in new orleans says it will take time before all of the 14 victims are identified. the fbi says explosives were found in coolers along bourbon street and in the french quarter, just two blocks away. right now, the fbi is still looking for a motive. but along bourbon street, people continue to build memorials to

honor the lives lost. volunteers are also coming together to help donate blood for the local hospitals. >> i was feeling a lot of uncertainty and anxiety this morning. >> they ain't going to kill our good time. >> people did not die in vain. as a result, we will be a safer city. we will be a safer country. >> 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 right before the attack, and the flag of the islamic state group was also discovered on his truck. fbi also found bomb materials at the suspect's house in houston. >> and even though the names have not been released of the people killed in the attack, their families and friends have started sharing their stories. one of the victims was tiger beach. the 27 year old played football at princeton university before graduating in 2021. beaches head coach says he is a fierce competitor, a beloved teammate and a caring friend as well. and another photo shared

on social media by auburn university of drew duffin. he was killed in the attack to the university's president, christopher roberts says duffin graduated back in 2023 and according to his linkedin profile, he worked as a supplier process engineer in birmingham, alabama. another victim we're learning about nicole perez. the 27 year old was a mother of a five year old boy. in fact, her family members say, as she was a dedicated mother and a worker as well, who did what it took to provide for her son. her friends have started a gofundme to help cover burial expenses and help raise her son. also, we've learned that one of the injured was a student at san diego state. people on the campus, expressing shock after hearing that development. >> i hope she's doing all right and hope she pulls through. >> it's really sad because we're all just so young. >> the new orleans coroner says the names of the victims will be released once autopsies are complete, and all next of kin have officially been notified.

>> 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 is taking on 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 what you 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. he says it's a way to try to help people move forward and see the area as much more than a place of tragedy. >> and new details about the man behind the cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. authorities have identified him as matthew

leibensperger. the 37 year old died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the explosion. u.s. defense officials say the colorado springs resident was 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 a number of similarities between that explosion and the new orleans attack, but investigators do not believe they're related. >> 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. >> investigators say the explosion could have been a lot worse if a vehicle other than a tesla cybertruck had been used. they believe the design and build of the truck helped to contain most of the 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. earlier this morning, we interviewed peter loesch, 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. >> 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 loesch says colleges are concerned about their foreign students, and tough immigration policies could drastically affect bay area tech companies that rely on foreign workers. >> on the heels of the deadly attack in new orleans, thousands of people came together last night for san francisco's first first thursdays of the year. it was the first big event since the attack in new orleans on bourbon street. people there told us safety was a top of mind here, but they don't want to live in a place of fear. >> 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. >> it was not a huge police presence and the only barrier between cars and busy mission street and pedestrians were orange cones and a few metal barriers. first thursdays are scheduled to continue monthly through april. the santa cruz wharf is ready to reopen. part of the wharf collapsed. as you know, during heavy storms just days before christmas and tomorrow, city leaders plan to reopen the wharf. ktvu james torres live from the pier in santa cruz to tell us what the city had to do to make sure the wharf can reopen safely. good morning to you, james. >> good morning to you, andre. that is great news, not just as folks here in santa cruz, but anyone around the bay area who treats santa cruz as their own backyard. if you look behind me, you still see plenty of caution tape still up the signs that say it's closed. the folks telling you that you need to stay away because it's still technically not open to the public yet. and

that means businesses around here that rely on some of that holiday traffic. well, they didn't get it this time around, but all of that is going to change tomorrow. take you back to december 23rd, where our latest round of some intense winter storms battered the pier. that's when huge waves were crashing into the wharf, hard enough to break off a 150 foot chunk and throw it into the ocean. a bathroom building and a crane swept into the sea, and the city of santa cruz then hired engineers and consultants to check out the damage, according to a recent sonar and engineering report, the structural integrity of the wharf is safe, meaning there's no worry of any further collapse and any of the debris that fell into the ocean, which includes three large construction machines. all of that is 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 enough to reopen. we've not seen any repairs done to the wharf yet, at least at the very

end of it. that damaged part that will remain closed until further notice. but a majority of the pier will reopen tomorrow, which means a lot of the businesses there. restaurants, shops will also get a chance to reopen. the city says it is planning a special reopening ceremony right here on the wharf tomorrow morning, starting at 10:00. we're live this morning from santa cruz. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> time now is 809, and right now we have very good traffic on a friday at the bay bridge. there's not a backup. there hasn't been any backup really on the bridge itself, although it has been wet and it's not hard rain, but it is rain and it might affect you driving, especially when it comes to stopping distance right here on interstate 880, it looks pretty good. but again, the driving isn't ideal. so if you want to put it off, perhaps for a time when it's not raining, that's your choice there. 810 let's go back to the desk. >> so thank you. a plane plunges to the ground in southern

california, killing people in the aircraft and injuring several on the ground. the urgent calls the pilot made immediately after takeoff. >> and a quick reminder you can now stream ktvu news on all streaming devices. you can watch live newscasts and stories on demand. just search for the fox local app and select k u. [m

start to the new year, with three shootings in two days. on thursday, a man shot his girlfriend, his toddler, and then killed himself. the woman was critically injured. the toddler wounded in separate incidents. a woman was arrested for shooting on bryant street. two people suffered non-life threatening injuries. also, a suspect was arrested for a homicide. on new year's day, a hateful message was found a few feet away from a menorah along lake merritt in oakland. the message was found wednesday on the concrete base near the menorah on the last night of hanukkah. no arrests have been made. well, today, congress begins its new term with republicans in control of both the house and senate for the first time since 2019. shortly, house republicans are scheduled to take a crucial leadership vote to elect the house speaker. president elect trump has endorsed speaker johnson to remain in his powerful post on capitol hill. but some

conservative republicans could derail johnson's efforts to keep his job. >> berkeley police are investigating a terrifying incident a reported attempted child kidnaping. now, it happened at about 730 yesterday morning near the intersection of ninth and addison. police say the mother of the child reported two people, a man and a woman, jumped out of a large white van and tried to grab her ten year old son. both the mother and her child managed to escape. anyone with information on this case is asked to contact berkeley police at 815. >> now, authorities in orange county say two people were killed and 18 others injured after a small plane crashed through the roof of a commercial building. it happened yesterday afternoon near the fullerton airport, about 25 miles south of downtown los angeles. federal investigators say the pilot made an urgent call to the tower shortly after takeoff, asking to immediately return 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 the building. the ntsb is leading the investigation into the cause of this crash. >> all right. 815 back over to sal. looking at the friday morning commute, there's some people are dealing with some rain, sal. >> they are. and there is a crash now on highway 24. pam and andre, westbound 24. as you come up on the tunnel. it's causing a little bit of a delay getting into the tunnel from orinda, so it's not a huge delay, but there is a delay there in case you're driving into oakland. the rest of the commute into oakland and also in the south bay, looking very good and nice and empty because it's friday. and also this week has been just a little lighter surrounding the holiday at 816. let's talk about the weather now. here's steve. >> thank you sir. we'll take a look at some early rain totals

here from this system, which arrived this morning. point raise with a third of an inch. saint helena and petaluma, both with 2/10. and santa rosa picked up 19/100. la honda has had a 10th of an inch. san francisco has had 0.06. so there's our system. it's not a whopper or anything, but it will give rain to all. we've even had a trace out to livermore and mount diablo, with a 0.07, even out to travis with 0.02. so there's some rain there, and there's no doubt about it. back edge, which will be through if not late morning early afternoon. you can see the line moving through right now. this will probably be the source of our heaviest rainfall, and it doesn't look like a lot, but anywhere from around a 10th of an inch to a half inch should cover the spread here. for most, i would think here as far as the sierra snowpack. first good news from the measurement. yesterday was good to the north and not so good to the south, but the statewide average is 108% of normal. well, the central sierra though the good news is they are getting more snow and they'll get some of that today. now the snow level will be around 6000ft in the morning and then 4000ft in the afternoon. but a winter

storm warning started at seven, goes through 10:00 tonight. and again, if you just want to wait, then tomorrow should be fine. but today they are looking for lowering snow levels by this afternoon. 50s on most of the temps. they really are kind of stuck to the cloud cover. that's drier air there in the darker image on the backside of that. that will be in this afternoon. so we'll get some sun. but there's also a lot of cool air associated with that. so morning rain that afternoon coolness. and i think the breeze will pick up out of the west northwest. and that system will slide through, keeping our temps on the cool side once again. rainfall. not that big of a deal after this though. i mean, we are looking for a much quieter pattern. if you're going to the mountains, there will be snow today. then after that the weekend looks good, although i think we'll get a mix of sun and clouds over the weekend. one last system in the pipeline here. we'll get morning rain and then kick it out. rain returns for mainly the morning. there could be a little bit lingering into the afternoon. dry pattern likely next week. weekend clouds. but it looks like this is it for a little bit, you guys. >> all right. thank you steve. we have some new video as the

fbi continues its search for whoever planted pipe bombs in washington, d.c, the night before the capitol riot in 2021. we have a closer look at that surveillance video and the reward now being offered for answers. >> we knew it, and now the world knows it. steph curry, officially the greatest shooter of all time. and he showed us why last night at chase center. the incredible performance that has placed him into the basketball hall of fame. and it's friday. and if you don't have plans, check out our weekend watch list for our space lovers out there. the chabot science center in oakland is hosting their blastoff event with live music and a dive into rocket launch science tonight at 6 p.m. tomorrow in sf's chinatown. go on a dim sum tasting tour starting at 11 a.m. there you go. pam is wanting to go on that. >> nice. >> and on sunday, the castro art mart returns to sf with drag performances, artists and more starting at 11 in the morning. we'll be right back. [music]

last night's performance will go down as his most accurate game ever, with the warriors blowout to the philadelphia 76 ers 139 to 105. curry scored 30 points and made all eight of his three point shots. that's his most

ever in a game without a miss. and perhaps even more amazing, he did it with a sprained right thumb. tonight or tomorrow night, curry and the warriors will host the memphis grizzlies. and if steph wants to start in next month's nba all star game at chase center, he'll need the fans help. right now, he's in third place in the voting among the western conference guards. after the first round of fan voting. fan voting account for about 50% of the total vote, with players and media accounting for the other half. this year's nba all-star game will be on february 16th at chase center. the 2025 entertainment awards season begins this sunday, with the golden globes. hello! the show itself will make history. comedian nikki glaser will be the first woman to solo host. presenters include dwayne the rock johnson and demi moore in career achievement. viola davis will receive the cecil b demille award, while ted danson collects the carol burnett award. there are too many categories and nominees to mention, but top

nominees include the netflix crime thriller musical amelia perez. it received the most nominations with ten, including best motion picture, musical or comedy. one of its competitors is the smash hit wicked. adrien brody and timothee chalamet are nominated for best actor in a motion picture drama. brody portrayed a jewish architect who immigrates to the u.s. after world war two in the film the brutalist. chalamet is bob dylan. the current movie, a complete unknown in today's dollars and cents. >> as the opening bell rang this morning, wall street reacted to word that president biden has blocked japan's nippon steel's takeover bid for u.s. steel. by the way, ringing that bell, that is austin gamblers ringing the bell to celebrate their 2024 pbr teams championship. that is professional bull riding. taking a live look at the numbers now right when the bell rang. all three major market indexes headed higher this morning. gm, ford both reported best annual u.s. sales since 2019, so that's

helping take things up this morning with the dow jones gaining almost 200 points. now the s&p 500 up three quarters of a percent. the nasdaq also up 200 points. that's a full percentage point for the nasdaq. the u.s. government announced today it has fined jetblue airways $2 million for what is believed to be the first penalty of its kind. the department of transportation found jetblue was responsible for what it called chronically delayed flights on some of its busiest routes. that includes flights out of jfk, fort lauderdale and orlando. the department considers a flight chronically delayed if it arrived 30 minutes late, more than half of the time. the national retail federation says about $1 billion worth of holiday merchandise was just returned. the federation estimates about 17% of holiday purchases will be returned with the peak period of returning ending yesterday. this year should look much less like last year, when online purchases were the most likely to be returned.

all right, she's talking about the return policies and advice for definitely looking ahead before you make those holiday purchases. some companies are very generous. costco is one of them with those return policies. others have a very short window for a full refund offering, often just giving store credit and a 25. >> this morning we're asking, have you paid off your debt from all that holiday shopping? here are your options. yes, all paid off. the other is working on it or not even close. and 70% of you say yep, all paid off. next up is not even close. 16%. 14% say working on it. scan the qr code at the top right hand corner of your screen or go to ktvu. dot com slash vote to let us know what you think. >> all right. good luck on that. san francisco has a new chief of public safety. the experience he brings and his focus on keeping people safe. >> 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. >> our heart goes out to that father. violent start to the year in san francisco. we hear from that emotional father who lost his

for the first time, we'll have a public safety chief. we're going to hear from the new chief about his plans to make san francisco

the city feel safe again. >> 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 her dad. >> heartbreaking story. a heartbroken father sharing what happened moments before his son shot his girlfriend and baby son, right before turning the gun on himself. >> from ktvu fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. i'm andre senior. >> it's thursday. it's friday. it's friday. friday. yeah. january 3rd. wet start to for much of the bay. yes it is. look outside at the rain that's coming down. this was the rain that came down in san francisco. video from around 730 this morning in the mission bay area. so grab your umbrella. take your time driving if you need to head out the door. steve paulson up now to tell us how long it's going to stick around. hey, steve. >> for the morning, you guys. i

think by the afternoon we'll be on the on the on the drier side of this. it is raining in the morning here. i did see a point. reyes picked up a half inch of rain. santa rosa picked up a third. well, there you go. that's a gray sky on this friday. 40s and 50s on the temps. everyone's really close here. we've had rain all the way down santa cruz mountains, santa cruz itself. but heaviest rain has been marin county north. the distinctive back edge to this. but then the cooler air will come in. so i mean, this might be the last rain, if you will, for a while here. forecast models are trending pretty dry here for the first couple of weeks of january. after today, and it amounts to a quarter of an inch to it looks like a little bit. maybe half three quarters should do it. some cool air though is on the way for later today, tonight into tomorrow. but it's laughter in the rain if you're out this morning. cloudy. heaviest rain to the north, but everyone's in on some rain today. and temperatures near average to even slightly below. always above, never below average. here he is, mr. sal castaneda. feet on the desk or something going on? >> well, there are a couple of things going on, steve. it's

pretty light in some spots, but there's a new crash southbound 101 at airport boulevard on the way to san bruno. they're out of the city, so give yourself extra time. also, northbound 101 is slow this morning, getting up to cesar chavez. 280, also oak. it's a little bit. there's a new crash reported northbound 280 at cesar chavez. and chp is saying it's foggy on the bay bridge. they want you to be very careful and, well, just be careful if you're driving across. 831 let's get back to the headlines. >> thank you so much, sal. the new year is getting off to a violent start in the city of san francisco. police are now investigating three shootings in the city during the first two days of the year. ktvu christien kafton reports one shooting involved a man who took his 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 the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. >> investigators caught the woman, who they say pulled the trigger hours later in the city's tenderloin district. >> at this time, this is an active investigation. >> san francisco police also say they have a suspect in custody after a homicide on the first day of the year, the first homicide of the year. investigators say shortly after midnight on new year's day, 29 year old jose rivera flores shot a man near the intersection of venice and 17th. >> right after the shooting, the suspect fled from the area in an suv. a few hours later, officers located the suspect vehicle in the area of bayshore and geneva and were able to take the suspect into custody without further incident. >> 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. >> thank you. christian, a retired san francisco police commander, has been appointed the city's first chief of public safety. paul young 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 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 now. >> yep. served as a police captain in san francisco's central, northern and richmond stations during his nearly 30 years with the department. the union 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 their 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. >> 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 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 ktvu 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. retired 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, as she served on the house intelligence, energy and commerce committees and co

authored or coauthored more than 60 laws. former san jose mayor sam liccardo will fill her seat in congress. new california senator adam schiff announced that he will serve on the senate judiciary committee. schiff says he has also received assignments to the agriculture, small business and environmental and public works committees. schiff says the assignments will allow him to help build a stronger economy and protect our democracy and our planet. >> governor gavin newsom plans to give a budget update and state of the state address at the same time. governor told reporters he would do everyone a favor by delivering them both at the same time. the budget update is due by january 10th. the state legislative analyst projects a, quote, small budget deficit of $2 billion for fiscal year 2025 2637. >> now, jewish leaders in oakland are upset after finding a hateful message just feet away from a menorah along lake merritt. and they tell us it's not the first time something like this has happened. the anti-israel message was scrawled on the concrete base near a menorah on wednesday, the last

night of hanukkah. menorahs belong to chabad jewish center of oakland. the center serves all jewish people, regardless of their background or affiliation. >> fortunately, the oakland has 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 center menorah installed in the same location was vandalized. on the sixth day of hanukkah, it was torn apart and some of its pieces were thrown into the water in the lake. no arrests have been made. in the latest incident. >> the fbi has released new video of the person who they believe planted pipe bombs in washington, d.c, the night before the capitol riot in 2021. now, 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. >> well, today, congress begins its new term with republicans in full control of both the house and senate for the first time since 2019. and in within the next 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. and johnson points out the republicans have a razor thin majority 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 and has recently proposed spending bill. president elect trump argues johnson is the best leader to carry out his conservative reforms on capitol hill. >> 839 is the time back over to steve paulson looking at this gray and drizzly pattern for us.

>> pam, i'll give you a couple of minutes break here so you can continue to sign cards. >> as a matter of fact, i have them right here. thank you. yep. thank you for all your holiday cards, everyone. we're still signing. >> sal has a bunch of other. yeah, i know i kept bringing more to steve and he's like, you got to be kidding me. >> andre, where did you get these? >> he's like, just keep popping out of a ceiling tile. >> i know, but we sincerely thank all of you for sending us cards. >> so thanks to everyone here. point reyes said, hey, we've already had a half inch of rain. santa rosa has had a third. petaluma has had a quarter in san francisco with a 0.07. there's been numerous, you know, 0.045 to 0.07, even down to davenport and la honda at a 10th of an inch. there's your system. this might be it for a while, unfortunately, if you want rain because the forecast models are trending really dry here for about the next 7 to 10 days. hopefully not much longer than that, but it wouldn't surprise me after what was a rainy december for many, especially north. no doubt about it, front is going through. there's a definite back edge to it, but you know, santa rosa is already up to a third of an inch, so

another 16/100 and that would be right in line there. the city would need another 2/10, i think. so we'll be in line with these projections. sierra snowpack first measurement was really good north and kind of mid to the south central. that includes lake tahoe region 94%. but they're adding to that statewide average at 108. fortunately i think after tomorrow we'll start to draw even lower unless something happens in the southern sierra. but anywhere from 6 to 10 forecast today and there is a winter storm warning out. snow level goes up in the morning 6000ft. and by late this afternoon, this evening it will drop to 4000ft. so if you are going up, now's a better time to go than this afternoon, that's for sure. mainly 50s. i mean, these aren't going to change much. everyone's within a couple of degrees. that darker area there, this is the water vapor that's drier air. but not only is it drier air, it's cooler air, much cooler air. so look for morning rain and then probably a cooler breezy to windy pattern later today. maybe some afternoon sun, but there's going to be a lot of cloud cover through the early afternoon hours. that little dip in the jet stream will keep our temps slightly below average. one last

system here before the pattern changes. usually when you get a wet pattern kind of bleeds over, if you will, for a couple of days into the turn of the month here. and that's exactly what we're seeing. but everything is saying some clouds on the weekend, but it looks like a dry pattern. likely next week, maybe even windy. as we head towards tuesday and wednesday. the extended outlook does not show anything for us, maybe a little bit. southern california, southern nevada, arizona. but that would be a wind producer if it develops for us. so laughter in the rain. rain arrives for all. if it hasn't already. much cooler. the breeze will pick up 50s on the temps. i wish i could say it will be sunny over the weekend. it won't. it'll be a mix of sun and clouds. one more system monday then it looks like tuesday. wednesday. sunny, warmer but windy you guys. >> thank you steve. the first snow survey of the year is in the books. what we are learning about the state of the winter snowpack. an essential facto in our ater

stories. we're following for you this morning. tomorrow, santa cruz will hold a wharf reopening ceremony. the famous wharf has been closed since just before christmas, when a 150 foot section of the wharf collapsed because of high surf. the city says a popular tourist attraction is deemed safe to reopen based on engineering tests. new details are emerging in the cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. authorities have identified the driver as a 37

year old army green beret on leave. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the explosion. u.s. defense officials confirm he was an active duty member of the u.s. army special forces. president biden and the first lady set to travel to new orleans on monday to visit with survivors of the terror attack on bourbon street. 14 people were killed, 35 others injured along the street. memorials are growing to honor those lost, and volunteers are stepping up to donate blood for local hospitals. >> 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 serve 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. facebook and instagram owner meta has just named joel kaplan as its new chief global affairs officer. kaplan was the white house chief of staff for former president george w bush from 2006 to 2009, and has worked with meta since 2011. the change in leadership comes as meta plans to build more relationships with president elect donald trump. employees have accused kaplan of not maintaining political neutrality and bending rules for some republican leaders. >> 847 now the new year can be a great time for a fresh start, and if you're looking for a way to detox and recover after the holidays, taking part in dry january may sound good to you. dry january is a challenge where people choose not to drink alcohol. the first month of the year research from heineken beers and oxford university show

members of generation z who are above the legal drinking age feel the most pressure to drink alcohol, even when they do not want to do so, 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 generation z group say they'd 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. >> it's officially the new year, and with a change to the calendar year, many people are hoping to make changes within themselves. millions of americans make resolutions each new year. large majority tend to focus on health, exercise, and or diet. a study by columbia university shows only about 25% of people actually stay committed to their goals after the first month. starting slow could be the secret to making resolutions stick. >> so instead of saying something like, i'm going to go

to the gym five days a week, it would be better to scale that back. i'm going to go three days a week, and then if you go four, you're feeling really good about yourself. if you set it at five and you go, you miss a day, you're going to be like, well, i failed. i guess i can just give up the rest of the week. and so we want to set ourselves up for success as opposed to failure. >> doctor oran also recommends the smart goal method of setting goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound. i like having a time frame. yes, a time limit on your goal. >> i think the term is limit, but you have to do something. otherwise you'll take years, right? >> that resolution. right. all right. >> time now is. 849 sal's got a look at the roads. wet roads. in fact. >> yeah, it is wet. as a matter of fact, i'm looking here and there are some wet roads for sure. let's go to the bay bridge. so our cameras even getting a little wet there. but the traffic is light and you will see the traffic is moving along pretty well. no major

problems on interstate 880, but driving right now, i wouldn't. i would wait until the afternoon. we've had a couple of crashes on the peninsula that cleared up rather quickly, and northbound 101 is slow at 280. in san francisco, it's 849. let's bring steve back with today's weather. >> sal thank you sir. system, as you've already touched on, is moving through giving rainfall here. although there is a back edge to the north. but that looks to be where the area of most rain will be. already, a third to a half inch has fallen in sonoma county and marin county. after that, you can see there's a tailing off of the rainfall rates, but we'll still have a lot of cloud cover. cool day. there's a lot behind this in the cool air department, and that will carry us into probably the early afternoon. a day of only highs in the 50s is the way it looks here. and this is probably about right here, about a 10th a quarter of an inch to upwards of about a half should cover the spread for all here. lesser amounts south and in the mountains. winter storm warnings already out. snow levels starting off around 6000ft, but it will drop to 4000 by later this afternoon. into tonight could be anywhere from 6 to 12in

of snow. new snow that will take it because this looks like it for a while. the extended outlook for about 7 to 10 days is really dry. some rain returns this morning. we'll get a break later this afternoon. maybe a lot of cloud cover but dry over the weekend unless you're well north and next week definitely looks like a dry week. and next ten days are not looking promising either. maybe southern california could be a little bit of activity. arizona, southern nevada and southern california, but doesn't look like anything here. so laughter in the rain. rain arrives for all much cooler. the breeze will pick up later today and that system goes through. we'll get more of a west northwest breeze and that will be a cool 150 on the temps. mix of sun and clouds on the weekend and then next week could be clearing. windy and warmer you guys. >> thank you steve. the first snow survey of the year is in the books. it shows a good start to the winter snowpack. as ktvu tom vacar reports, it's been especially good in the northern part of the sierra. >> what we have at this point is a mixed bag of positive news and a fair dose of future concern.

california began snow surveys 115 years ago here at phillips station. six specific spots on this meadow have been measured and averaged for 84 years. today, this is just one of 265 snow courses, plus another 130 remote snow sensors blanketing the vast snowpack area. this combo of human surveys and remote sensing gives water planners, farmers, 27 major water agencies and wildlife protectors excellent, accurate and critical information. >> our snowpack is about 110% of average to date, based off our automated snow sensor network. statewide and statewide, precipitation is about 115% of average right now. >> but north of interstate 80, where all the big mega reservoirs are, the snowpack is a whopping 160% of average on this date. one caution though there have been some years where

rain and snow seasons started out gangbusters, only to see the storms mostly disappear after the first of the year. >> back in year 2022, we had 154% of average snowpack on this day in january, but it ended up on april 1st at 37% of average. so we definitely dried out. most of the storms that are predicted are going to be north of california for the next two weeks. >> it's a little early, i think, to have have any concern for more than four decades, veteran meteorologist jan noll has developed many aspects of weather forecasting and has taught legions of meteorologists the art and science of forecasting. having these fluctuations through the course of the year is, you know, is not unexpected. we're not even to the midway point of the rainfall year beyond two week forecasts. >> we're mostly guessing, looking farther on out, you know, talking about, you know, long range weather forecasting. >> you know, it's not there yet.

>> that said, one thing is for sure we'll need a progression of monthly storms to keep going because otherwise we will end up maybe similar under average by the end of the year. already, things are good enough that the water resources department has increased water deliveries to those with water rights from 5% up to 15% with just the water they already have on hand. tom vacar ktvu fox two news. >> new year, new financial goals from saving cash to paying off debt. >> we're talking live with the financial planner about how to get your finances in check this year. when you join us on the nine and a dream come true for a little boy recovering from cancer, we have a closer look at his memorable night with steph curry and the warriors.

students applying for financial aid through fafsa now have a new concern. they're worried about putting their undocumented parents at risk of deportation. now, students say the fear comes as president elect donald trump has promised mass deportations for those living in the u.s. illegally. college advisers can't guarantee the federal aid form won't pose a risk for fafsa applications. ask for parents, social security numbers, and those without social security numbers will have to go through extra steps on the application, which could draw unwanted attention. >> today, a little boy battling cancer is flying back to his home in iowa after having the time of his life with the warriors last night. eun jo came to the bay area even though he is sick, he came through the make-a-wish foundation. the eight year old diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. he's in remission now. his unforgettable trip began with a shopping spree at chase center, in which he selected a steph curry jersey.

the warriors then chose him as an honorary captain for the game. >> 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. >> eun says his favorite part of the night was curry and other warriors players autographing his new jersey. >> 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. >> 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. california homeowner has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against a major insurance company. that suit, filed in san diego county, accuses liberty mutual of canceling her policy and others based on unreliable satellite or drone aerial photography. she seeks unspecified damages. >> memorials continue to grow in new orleans following that deadly new year's terrorist attack. the latest on the investigation as officials dig for a motive, then new details are emerging about the man behind the cybertruck explosion in las vegas. >> why investigators say that devastation could have been much worse. >> plus, after part of the pier collapsed during last month's storm, the santa cruz wharfs