staffer. the city worker is not named here and not accused in the criminal indictment of tao for bribery charges. according to the bay area news group, city documents show the worker was allegedly offered a promotion in exchange for money and political favors from tao's alleged coconspirators. fbi investigators say former mayor tao and three coconspirators had discussed how installing the worker would give them easy access to city contracts. that worker resigned the same day the criminal indictments against former mayor tao were announced. >> a major change to immigration enforcement nationwide. how officials could target sanctuary cities, and what it means for immigration laws on both a local and federal level. >> then president trump, taking aim at california's wildfire response, water policies and top leaders. the executive order he says he'll implement as relief

funding becomes political on capitol hill. >> and those wildfire victims in southern california bracing for the possibility of rain. we're live in pasadena this morning where the rain could bring mudslides and toxic debris to that area. >> live from jack london square. this is mornings on two. the nine. >> today is wednesday. >> january 22nd, and we are looking live at san francisco's richmond district. i love the richmond. actually. we did a zip trip out there. they have a lot of great restaurants. i'm just getting hungry looking at it. but you know, today the weather is pretty clear. we don't have a lot of fog. it is going to be a little chilly for us anyway. we'll talk about the weather in just a bit. all right. check this out. a family vacation dilemma is sparking a debate on reddit. a 33 year old woman says she's the only single, childless sibling in her family for their summer trip. her family expects

her to pay the same share of costs as couples, despite having to share a room with her parents. she says she's frustrated, saying it's her only vacation of the year and she feels the cost and babysitting the kids will fall unfairly on her. when she brought up these concerns, some family members dismissed her, saying it's not how it works in the real world. she's considering skipping the trip altogether. that doesn't sound fair to me. i mean, first of all, okay, maybe paying the same thing would be one thing, but being expected at that point to be the babysitter. >> the babysitter to. yeah, and sleeping with mom and dad. >> yeah. i mean, if you pay the same, then maybe. >> you should get your own room and not be responsible for being, you know, you. >> pay. the same. >> you get the same rights. >> and i fully recognize. >> that, you know, so i'm one of four kids. yeah. three of us had children pretty quickly. and then my little sister, who's about ten years younger, she was like, you know, young single gal for a long time. and i totally

get that. maybe her idea of a fun vacation is not being stuck with all these cousins who are, you know, crying and napping and need diaper changes. so i think we do need to think about that one person who's not doing what the rest of us are. i mean, for sure, don't assume she's going to watch. >> the video. it might be. >> time to stop taking the family vacation for a bit, just to. >> stop to say that. yeah, yeah. >> yeah yeah. >> all right. let's focus here on what's happening. starting in washington, d.c, this has been the talk of the community, really, as many people are focusing on what's happening at the d.c. level this morning, the justice department is telling federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of new immigration laws. a memo obtained by the associated press suggests the department could investigate any officials who obstruct or impede federal functions. still unclear how the department might apply these instructions, but it could bring a new focus on sanctuary states and cities nationwide. the memo came just a day after president trump rolled back certain immigration rules that limit where immigration officers can make arrests. his administration

is allowing the department of homeland security and federal agents to detain migrants at what are called sensitive locations, including schools and churches. the new rule takes away protections that had been in place for years. >> the fact that they're willing to lift that restriction is just mind boggling to me, and it's already scaring people. i have calls from school teachers and parents who are afraid to send their children to school. and these are folks, some of them are u.s. citizens, but they are from minority communities that think that they're going to be racially profiled. so already it's having devastating effect. >> changes are having unease and panic spreading among many undocumented immigrants in particular. ktvu james torres picks up our coverage with reaction from people who are undocumented and living in the bay area. james. >> yeah, i've talked to immigration attorneys this morning. they say they've had these kinds of conversations with their clients since a couple of days after the november election. and now fast

forward to a couple of days leading up to the inauguration. we've seen a number of demonstrations, not just here in the bay area, but nationwide, where some of these groups are trying to help inform some of these undocumented immigrants of their rights and trying to protect them from what they say will be dangerous and unlawful raids now that can lead to possible deportation and possible arrests as well. some of these people say that they're worried they'll be treated like criminals, despite never committing any crimes and having lived in the u.s. for years. ktvu spoke to a number of people who say they are undocumented, and they tell us they may start changing the way they live their lives, like attending church services remotely, even considering holding their kids back from school classes. those immigration attorneys that i spoke to say they've had conversations with clients about these changes for months, and now they're just advising to keep calm as they work on individual cases. >> a lot of our attorneys here were working under the first trump administration, so we have

some idea of what could happen. i think a lot of it is, as i say, just taking it day by day. we we're still doing the same work we were last week and last month. so i think there's always we have to be prepared for a lot of changes. we don't know what all those changes will be. >> and there's. >> a number of nonprofits and faith based groups have led rallies, many of which are all meant to inform people of their rights. many of these attorneys say even if you're not a citizen, you still are entitled to rights in this country, including the right to remain silent to avoid self-incrimination and the right to ask for a warrant if someone is trying to make an arrest. there will be a similar demonstration here in oakland a little more than an hour from now. later this morning, it's hosted by the unity council with support from the oakland unified school district, as well as city, state, county and congressional leaders. we'll let you know what that looks like coming up at the news at noon. we're live this morning in

oakland. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james. thank you. amid the recent wildfires, wildfires in southern california. president donald trump says he will issue an executive order to force california to move water from the pacific northwest toward los angeles. >> we're demanding that they turn the valve back toward los angeles. right now, it's not even believable that they haven't done it. they wanted to restrict you to 38 gallons of water a day. that sounds like a lot, but it's not. when you're a rich person and you like to take a shower at 38, 38 gallons doesn't last very long. >> mr. trump criticized president trump, criticized water restrictions in california. he has also repeatedly blamed governor gavin newsom and his forest management policies for causing the wildfires. trump also falsely claimed california's efforts to save the delta smelt is what caused fire hydrants to run dry. >> our time now. 907 despite president trump's criticism of california leaders, lawmakers in

washington are pushing for wildfire relief. the palisades and the eden fires destroyed thousands of buildings in los angeles county, causing about $250 million in damages, as well as economic losses. while former president biden pledged 100% support of los angeles in those fires. donald trump has criticized california leaders, and house speaker mike johnson has said congress should not write a blank check, but instead have conditions. california democrats are fighting back. >> disaster aid has never been conditioned in the united states, ever, and we shouldn't start doing that now. >> we are all going to have to find a way to have a different kind of relationship. during his second term. >> now, this coming friday, president trump is scheduled to visit the fire damaged areas and he will meet with governor gavin newsom. >> wildfires in southern california are even impacting the mission to mars. workers at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory

in pasadena were forced to evacuate. it's the first time in 60 years the operations center has been closed. the director of the lab says there has been at least one person in the room ever since it opened in 1963. it's nasa's only federally funded research and development center. workers there built the robots that comb the surface of mars. >> it's irreplaceable. i mean, there's hardware getting ready to fly into space. that's on our lab. there's, you know, laboratories that do exquisitely challenging technical work. >> workers at jpl say they plan to get the mission back on track amid widespread destruction. >> all right, let's talk about that weather. getting over to steve paulson. we showed that beauty shot at the beginning. steve and i didn't see any clouds. >> there's nothing to be found for us until the weekend, but we will start to focus here. it looks like southern california now. it depends on which forecast model is right, but a couple of them have gone just nutty on rainfall projections here. all right. we're right here. and there's nothing. okay.

this is all southern california. and this is you're seeing one inch amounts right there. one and a half. and some of the hills san diego, la malibu. that would be incredible. rain, even into las vegas and even northern arizona. so that's this is the gfs. so take it with a grain of salt. but one of our other forecast models called the icon is also and i think that's a really good model is also just as wet. so areas that haven't had any rain or their driest winter on record that includes flagstaff, prescott, las vegas and of course, as you know, much of southern california could be dealing with a little bit too much of a good thing here because we already talked about maybe some of the debris flows. you get an inch and a half of rain that's going to cause some problems. we'll see a couple days away, but it's sure trending that way today for us. looks nice, sunny, 60 to maybe near 70 degrees, but that low is going to drop in overland. it won't do much for us. could give a little bit some hints of it. south bay i think on rain sunday morning. but then that low will drop south and pick up a little bit of moisture. our system is

now kicked off except for parts of florida. it's about done. it's moved off. the key though, is this will be a huge system going across the atlantic because it is absolutely riding a screaming jet stream. pilots are capturing this and they are making record time over to europe here, just cooking along because that jet stream is roaring. we had clear skies this morning and as you might imagine, a lot of 20s here. petaluma, rohnert park, morgan hill, danville, boulder creek, cordelia, north napa and saratoga all between 27 and 29 cold degrees. it was colder than that up in parts of lake county, i should add. they had 23, 24, 25 a few high clouds in southern california. nothing here. still a slight east northeast breeze, but we could use some rain. we may get a teeny bit this weekend, but not enough, i think, to do that much. 19 days since we had rain and it looks like we're going down is probably the third driest, at least in san francisco's history. january going back to 1849, 1850, ten years ago was the driest. we didn't have a drop and 11 years ago was the

second driest. somebody said, well, why don't you show what the wettest was? i do right up top. wettest january 1862 and 24. and a third inches of rain fell. that was the great flood of 1862, still 30s, 40s and 50s, if you get a little breeze there and that's out of the north or the east, i think the coast will be just as nice as some inland areas today. not much happening until the weekends. the sierra tahoe truckee will get some snow. we could see some light rain san jose, santa clara valley, santa cruz mountains. but this is really look at mammoth nine. even more than that down in the southern sierra. and i think southern california will be dealing with rain and mountain snow today. it's all about california sun. sunny and warmer for all 60s on those temps. not too much of a change. we'll just roll today into tomorrow. starts to cool down on friday. big change you guys on the weekend. >> okay steve. thank you. our time now is 912. still ahead. rescue teams racing to save animals displaced by the southern california wildfires. coming up on mornings on two and nine. the challenges still facing firefighters throughout

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rules that limited where immigration officers could make

arrests. now allowing officials to detain immigrants at places such as schools and churches, which were considered sensitive locations. let's welcome back to the nine san jose state political science professor, melinda jackson. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> of course. what do you expect to see as a result of this reversal of a 2011 policy? >> well, it certainly is an aggressive start to many of the things that donald trump promised during his campaign, which was to crack down on immigration and to really be much more aggressive about enforcement. what we're already seeing is that this obviously creates a climate of fear and anxiety among immigrant communities, because it's many, many immigrant families have people of mixed legal or or not legal status. and to think that parents could be detained, you know, dropping their children off to school, for example, is,

is quite scary. and so it creates this climate of fear. quite honestly, i think that the attempt to rescind birthright citizenship, which, you know, is very plainly stated in the constitution and is going to face, is already facing legal challenges, is very unlikely to actually come to pass, but it builds on this psychological effect of really targeting immigrant communities and creating that that sense of not knowing what's going to happen next. >> let's build on that, that issue of fear. i'll sort of take you into our newsroom. we were all set to do an interview today with a group that works with immigrants, and they pulled out early this morning saying they'd received advice from lawyers not to do the interview for the protection of the organization and the people it serves. and now it does appear clear that people who help undocumented people might also be at risk. i'm also speaking about things like sanctuary cities and states, sort of, you know, being

targeted by the president. >> yes. so we know as of this morning that trump is ordering the justice department to investigate local officials who do not enforce his immigration policies. so this, again, is a very aggressive move to really challenge those states and cities such as san francisco and much of the bay area where, you know, we do have local laws in place and practices of extending more protections to immigrant communities. trump really was focusing on during the campaign, saying that he would target undocumented immigrants who had committed crimes. but obviously, what we're seeing right now is much broader than that. and so, again, that creates this this climate of uncertainty and fear. and trump is certainly using all of the power of the federal government to see, you know, how

how quickly he can try to enforce his his new policy direction on immigration. >> there's another executive order here that calls diversity, equity and inclusion programs dangerous, demeaning and immoral. all workers and die federal programs are now on paid leave. what's the effect there? >> well, again, it's following up on much of the campaign rhetoric, attacking the idea of wokeness or this this focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, which trump and, and conservatives feel has has gone too far in american society. he's starting with the federal government because, again, he's the president now. he is the chief executive of the executive branch. and he is clearly sending a strong message that he is going to push back on those types of targeted programs, which are meant to create more

inclusive workplace policies and to prevent discrimination and harassment based on things like race and gender. so, you know, it's clearly, again, sending a message that that it's a new era in washington and that we can expect more of these suspensions and, and pushback on those types of diversity focused programs. >> you called it an aggressive start. can i ask, is the president, in your opinion, shooting high, expecting legal challenges and hoping things will settle where he's okay with it? kind of trying to get the most up front? >> i think that's part of the strategy. we're seeing a very different start to the second trump term than we did to the first. you know, we were all really waiting to see what would happen. you know, trump we'd never had a president like that before when he came into office in 2017. no, no prior political

experience. now he is an experienced politician and he has an agenda. and so he, immediately after winning the election, started naming his cabinet picks. you know, he he sat down on inauguration day, signed all of these executive orders. now every new president has a kind of honeymoon period, right, where he tends to have higher popularity and more of a window to get things done in the first, say, 90, 100 days. trump has really taken that to a new level, and we are going to see the legal challenges. so it is, i think, an overreach to some extent. we know that some of these things are not going to survive the legal challenges, but he's certainly taking advantage of that. that honeymoon period and that window of opportunity that he has right now. >> professor melinda jackson from san jose state, thank you for your time and your expertise. >> thank you for having me. >> of course. coming up, some

are calling it the end of an era, as the last remaining department store is pulling out of san francisco's center on market street. why? bloomingdale's says it's closing its flagship store. also. >> this week's winter storm breaking records in multiple states. i'm kiana lewis here in houston with an update from officials, as most of that snow has now

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scared. houston. >> you heard it here first. this guy clearly couldn't wait to break out his gear and have some fun in the houston snow. he told our sister station in houston he only had one chance to say he's skied in houston, so obviously he had to take it. he added the quick trip down the slope saved him paying for a flight to colorado and the cost of ski lift tickets. >> houston, texas. well, this strange, abnormal winter storm is a similar story across the south right now. snow dump dumped all the snow around the region. these are live pictures. we're in the houston zoo's elephant enclosure. i know the elephants are out there. they're just not real close to the cameras. but you can see there's some leftover snow out there. but mainly it's starting to melt away. fox reporter kiana lewis has the latest from houston, texas. >> reporter a rare winter storm charging through texas in the northern gulf coast. the wintry mix closing highways and airports and prompting the first

blizzard warning for southeast texas and southwest louisiana and florida. officials urge residents to stay home, warning icy roads, especially for those unaccustomed to driving in snow, are making travel especially dangerous. >> i can tell you, as somebody that was born and raised in the state that had never seen snow in this state, when you when you're in that environment and you're driving, if you're used to driving in florida, it is different. >> the historic winter storm breaking records in florida, a state record of 8.8in reported in parts of the panhandle. >> it's history. it's i mean, i'm i'm pretty. i'm pretty youthful, but i don't think i'm going to make it another 130 years on the planet. so we just took it. we had to take it upon ourselves to walk and just witness this. >> along the gulf, florida, kids enjoyed an unheard of snow day sledding on the beach. >> it was definitely a little scary as you got to the end of the sled and thought, if no one catches me, i'm going to be in that icy cold water. >> here in houston. the area had

its snowiest day in more than 50 years yesterday. today that snow melt is making for really icy and slick conditions on the roads in houston. i'm kiana lewis, fox news. >> coming up, more than two weeks after those fires started, crews are still working to handle on what's happening in southern california. next on the nine are roberta gonzalez is live in pasadena, where the arrival of rain is bringing a whole new set of concerns. then a critical count is underway in the south bay. how workers and volunteers are going all out to get an accurate tally of how many people are homeless in santa clara county, and why advocates say their efforts may not be enough. then, a quick update to our viewer poll you've been responding to through this morning, whether or not you'll miss having major department stores in downtown san francisco. now that we've learned bloomingdale's is pulling out of its lease, the largest group, 62% say you'll miss it for the nostalgia. the next largest group. say no if you're an online shopper. see you later. bloomingdale's. keep making those numbers move by scanning the r code or

here in the east bay, glittering in the mid-morning sun. not a drop of rain. certainly no snow like they're having in houston and new orleans. we have very. mild weather and we are grateful for it. if you made a new year's resolution to cut back on your spending, you might want to try a no buy list. the challenge works by banning all non-essential purchases. this means no more takeout. no buying new clothes or new shoes. no new

tech gadgets. one influencer told the new york post sticking to her no buy list helped her pay off $34,000 in credit card debt in a single year. you know what i like about this? what? you have to be super disciplined, and i can stick to a list. for me, it's all or nothing. but if it turns into, like, you can have a little bit of new clothes, you can have some trips to the coffee shop. i'm all about all or nothing. is this. does this work for you? this? absolutely not. >> sometimes, if you really want to. if you really want to make progress in something, you do have to go all in. >> to bear down. >> but for example, dry january. people go, no alcohol, no alcohol. some people have said to me, i'm not going no alcohol, but i've cut it down. if that works for them, that's cool. >> yeah. all right. our time now. 931. concern really rising down in southern california and the fire zone. the people who escaped the flames, they're now getting ready for rain and the possibility of mudslides. ktvu roberto gonzalez is there in

pasadena, i love pasadena. so, roberta, what's it like down there now? >> it started out very cold this morning when we came out here at 4:00 this morning, it was 45 degrees, and now it's jumped up to about 56 degrees. blue skies, a few high, thin clouds. a great day to prepare for the incoming system. now, let me tell you something. firefighters have been coming and they've been going. and so far, about 20,000 of these sandbags are ready to go. why? because first off, you had the eaton fire. and that's where we are. we're in the eaton fire zone here in pasadena. then you have the pacific palisades fire, and then when you toss some rain into the mix, the end result is the potential of debris flow, mudslides or landslides. so they're getting ready here in pasadena and all around l.a. county. we talked to one city official here in pasadena. this is what she had to say. let's give it a listen. >> we are concerned. that's why

we're preparing now while we still have a few days in between working vigorously to get k-rails and barriers up into these foothill areas, in addition to sandbags to the residents that need them most. >> so sandbags are necessary, in fact. mayor bass of los angeles county, she came on out and said, hey, get busy. i have an emergency order in effect now to start securing the hillsides around the pasadena area, around the pacific palisades, around the malibu area. and now that we have the sunshine here, a couple of dry days, in fact, near record high temperatures, it's busyness here, and everybody's getting prepared where we have been since 4:00 this morning. this is not a sandbag pickup location, and people keep stopping by wanting sandbags. you can't get them here. it's the same as the bay area. you got to call up your fire station in your neighborhood and ask them if they have the sandbags available to you, and then go

there and pick them up. or sometimes you have to put the sand in the bags yourself. that's okay. it's a good workout, right? but the residents here, the feeling i'm getting, everybody's taking this seriously. they know the damage has been done, they don't want any more damage. and they're getting it done today by securing their property. dave. >> hey, bro. i'm looking at all those sandbags right behind you. it's kind of tough if you need a sandbag to be told there's no sandbag for you here. i know you have to make an appointment. they want to keep it orderly. but look at all those sandbags right there. now. >> that's 20,000 sandbags that i have been told. and that's just an estimate. they were working feverishly around the clock yesterday. and even as steve paulson mentioned, the number, the amount of rain that is expected here and throughout the los angeles county is becoming greater. they're now forecasting up to a full inch of rain in some of the locations. and, you know, that could cause some puddling and debris flows. and

what's so ominous about that, you say. so we get that all the time in the bay area. you got to think about it. it's been a blaze here in los angeles county. so there's a lot of heavy metals. there's a lot of particulate matter, there's a lot of pollutants. and that will get caught up in the rain, especially when it hits the ground. the ground is damaged. the fire burned all the way to the roots of the trees. and there's nothing there to hold the rain back. so it's going to slide. and we don't want any more damage here, and we don't want any contamination, and we don't want anybody becoming sick because of all the pollutants in the atmosphere or in the ground as well. >> hey, rob, before you go quickly, the time frame when rain may come down there. at what time? this afternoon. this evening. >> we're talking about saturday. so we have three whole full days today, thursday and friday to start preparing. but today has been really the best day so far because the santa ana winds have been kicking up. right. and

that's been kicking up a lot of pollutants. and you've been walking around with your mask on today the winds have reversed more to the onshore push. so it feels like a healthier situation. and the weather is very conducive to get on outdoors and take care of business. and you know what? there's a huge difference in malibu, where we were yesterday. it's there's nobody there because they've all been evacuated. the homes are gone here in altadena and pasadena where there's damage, blue collar workers, they got to get to work. and they are. and now they're trying to work towards their future again. as far as the rain is concerned, there's a lot of busyness going on around here. >> roberto, always good to see you. you stay safe as well. roberto gonzalez in pasadena. thank you for being with us. >> all right. teams are working around the clock in california to help rescue animals displaced by the southern california wildfires. one cat named blue hid in the rubble, crying for her mom to come home. lisa boyle's house burned to the ground. and for days, animal rescuers have been trying to

coax blue to come out. they've saved hundreds of pets in the palisades fire chickens, goats, birds, tortoises, koi fish and mostly resilient cats. >> as a, you know, almost 25 year disaster responder for animals. i've never seen such a large progressive city have such a lackluster response. any animal. >> that survived the fire now would be dead from starvation or dehydration. if it weren't for the boots on the ground teams. >> it hasn't been easy for these teams to get into this area. the fire zone is still largely off limits and heavily guarded. >> hundreds of volunteers across santa clara county work together this morning, trying to count the number of homeless people living in their community. katie's allie rasmus explains how and why they're doing this work, and also why workers and some unhoused people say the face of homelessness in silicon valley really is changing. ali. >> yeah, we're. >> outside the sunnyvale library on west olive. and this is where

earlier this morning, we watched and shadowed from a distance a team of volunteers, city workers, nonprofit workers. they went sort of tent to tent around the library. you see three of these tents right here behind us. there's a at least a couple dozen all the way around this library. and this is where people who were doing this homeless point in time count is what it's called. they were trying to get an accurate picture of the number of unhoused residents living in this community. here in sunnyvale, all counties are required by the federal government to do a homeless count like this at least every two years. and the work started at 530 this morning at the nonprofit sunnyvale community services. it's an emergency housing and food nonprofit, and that's where city, county and nonprofit workers teamed up with about 50 volunteers. they packed up food, snacks, hats, gift cards, things to bring with them and offer to the people they encounter. this year, volunteers are not only counting the number of unhoused residents, but also surveying them as well. the goal is to take a sensitive approach.

of course, not bother anyone if they don't want to be surveyed, but the survey asks unhoused residents about their specific circumstances, how long they've been living on the streets, their needs and the volunteers. record all that information onto an app on their phone for the city and county to use as a data point. now, outside the library, workers and volunteers met people like john ma. he told us he lost his apartment after he was laid off from his job as a bartender this past summer. >> once i lost my job, it just was really hard. it's been pretty hard to kind of get myself out of that hole again with the expense of rent, and then even to be able to come up with first month's and last month's rent just to move into a place. i mean, you need #### near $5,000 just to move in. i think it's definitely important to. yeah, definitely shine some light on what's going on out here, right. just because i feel like homelessness is very different nowadays. >> it's tragic because it has been going up, not going down. the cost of housing is going up faster than people's able to keep up with their income. so it

takes 3.2 minimum wage jobs to pay for an average apartment here in sunnyvale and in santa clara county. >> new federal numbers show santa clara county has the largest homeless population of any bay area county. more than 9000 people were without permanent housing last year, and the concern is that after they complete this year's count, that that number will go up. now, this work isn't just happening in sunnyvale, but in all of the communities here in santa clara county. the whole county has to do at this point in time, count on the same day. so some communities started it yesterday. sunnyvale did it today, but altogether there's about 700 volunteers who signed up to help with this countywide effort. live in sunnyvale, ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> ali, thank you. the seven finalists to become the next alameda county district attorney came together. price was recalled. the old district attorney price was recalled in november, with critics saying she was soft on crime and

claiming price's policies made the community unsafe. each of the seven finalists made their case to the county board on why they would be the best replacement. >> if justice requires that a person be incarcerated for an extended period of time, i will not hesitate to do so if that is what justice requires. >> i come from a family of community activists, so i believe in reform. >> i stand apart from everybody else because i can hit the ground running. >> we must tackle the backlog of cases that have been ignored for too long. >> four of the candidates have worked within the da's office. three have not. >> i think you show respect to the families, and plus there's clear communication about what is going on with these cases. >> i am committed to implementing the board's vision of finding diversion and restorative justice programs. >> my vision for this office is to reinvigorate and to unify. we will return to being a model for

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will soon close its flagship store in san francisco, the only big retailer left in the san francisco center there on market street. it's scheduled to close by summer, even though it has 20 years left on its lease. the company says it looks forward to introducing new ways to serve local shoppers. retail analysts say many department stores haven't updated their business models, leading to a decline in shoppers. >> a lot of these big boxes have not changed their business model in the last 50 years. shifting consumer habits to some of the post-pandemic economic shifts. and i think we're still kind of feeling some of the shift towards more, more e-commerce retail in san francisco is not dead, but it's in a process of

evolution. >> professor riggs says. downtown san francisco should evolve into a safe, clean and friendly mixed use destination to attract more visitors. the next closest bloomingdale's stores are in palo alto and san jose. a quick update to our viewer poll you've been responding to all morning, as we've asked if you'll miss having major department stores in downtown san francisco. the largest group, 63% say yes. you'll miss them, but mostly for the nostalgia. the next largest group, only 24% say. see you later. i'm an online shopper. a handful say you will miss the option. you can vote and change those numbers. scan the qr code at the top right of the screen or head to ktvu.com/vote. >> all right, our time is 946. netflix reported its biggest quarterly increase on record, but the company is still raising prices. netflix announced its largest quarterly increase in subscribers ever, adding almost 19 million. and the company now projects revenue for 2025 will be between 43 and $44 billion.

despite that, netflix is increasing the monthly price for all of its tiers by about $2 a month. >> i think netflix is trying to squeeze the customer for every cent really to go after more live sports rights to. right. they they want to be able to compete with amazon in the in the major networks as far as major sporting rights are concerned. >> now netflix credits some of that success to this match between jake paul and mike tyson, the return of squid game, and also the christmas day nfl games that included that big halftime performance featuring beyonce. >> the future of tiktok in the united states is still uncertain, following it going dark for about 12 hours over the weekend. part of his first day back in office, president donald trump signed an executive order postponing the ban by 75 days. the ban was issued due to national security concerns over tiktok's chinese owner. it also gives the app's chinese based owner, bytedance, more time to sell in order to avoid the ban.

for more insight on how this would affect those who rely on the platform for its outreach, let's welcome jade hudson to the nine. she's an influencer for an organization called young women's freedom center. jade, i have to tell you, i know you from tiktok. i was looking at your tiktoks, so i've seen you do your thing. it's pretty good. i like i like your tiktok and i see how you use it to reach people you're trying to reach. >> well, thank you so much for that and thank you for having me on today. tiktok is a big part of my job at young women's freedom center. i use it every single day. that's how i get my information. that's how we engage with a lot of our audience. a lot of my job has to deal with content and collaborating and really saying things to pull people in in a different way. a young women's freedom center. not only do we outreach in person, but we heavily outreach on social media. and so i was a little

nervous about the tiktok ban. at first i was like, it's not going to happen, it's not real. and then when i checked the app saturday night, my app was actually blank. it was black. and so i was like, what are we going to do? but i'm so happy that we have this 75 day extension. it gives me and my team the opportunity and time to, you know, think about other places that we're going to be switching over to. if the tiktok ban does go into play and no one ends up buying the app or, you know, the future is still uncertain. but i'm so happy that we still have it. >> yeah. jade, i wanted to ask you. so obviously you're happy president trump gave this reprieve for 75 days. if you could have a direct line to the president, what would you have him do? you know, because everyone's citing national security concerns, what would you have the president do if you could talk to him? >> if i could talk to the president, i would more. so tell my experience, like millions of

others, i found refuge in the app during covid, and it just took that one video for me to go viral. and off of that one video, i just kept being consistent with my content, which led me into this professional field of being a social media strategist, where i get to use tiktok every single day. i would just, you know, push the urge and, you know, bring up the idea and the fact that this is another source of income for a lot of us. and it's actually been a great community. we're able to do as we want, as we please. and i think it's an amazing app. and i hope that, you know, our stories change his mind, and he sees that this is actually helpful for millions of us. >> jade, i know that you're with the young women's freedom center and all your tiktok content is based on, you know, getting young people, especially people who need your help. has this been an effective way to reach young women? >> yes, actually it has. and

being on the communications team, i've had a lot of our interns and my coworkers come and tell me i found young women's freedom center through tiktok. when i go through our dms, a lot of young girls and system impacted folks reach out to us on tiktok, and they want to find ways to come and join us. and so tiktok has opened the door for a lot of young folks, especially the system impacted folks and previously incarcerated ones to come through and, you know, be a be a part of our community. >> jade, i like it when you wear your glasses on your tiktok content. it looks good to you. i'm biased because i'm mr. four eyes myself. but, you know, thank you for joining us. i think you've explained why tiktok is important to your organization, and hopefully a resolution will be found. >> thank you for having me. >> all right, jade hudson, thank you again. coming up on mornings on two the nine vallejo's own cc sabathia gets the call of a lifetime. his reaction to making the baseball hall of fame and

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the founder of the slanted door restaurant died suddenly. 62 year old charles phan, the famed bay area chef, died suddenly after having a cardiac arrest. phan was an award winning chef. he authored cookbooks as well. he's remembered in the industry as a visionary and a trailblazer who elevated vietnamese cuisine. phan opened the slanted door in the mission in 1995. it built a loyal following from world renowned chefs as well as culinary lovers. >> to me, he was an inspiration. he is this giant. you know, when he walks in a room, i get nervous. he made it permissible to be experimental with vietnamese food. he made it permissible to pair vietnamese food with wine. that's exactly what gigi is now.

>> the slanted door restaurant moved to the ferry building in 2004, later expanded to napa, san ramon, and france. the slanted door in san francisco closed permanently, but this spring it was due to reopen at its original location on valencia street. now, with the death of charles phan, we don't know if the plans for the slanted door will change. >> vallejo native cc sabathia is headed to the national baseball hall of fame. sabathia, who was on the ballot for the first time, easily made it in. appearing on 86% of the ballots, he won 251 career games, spending most of his career with cleveland and the yankees. the 44 year old won the cy young in 2007 and was a six time all star. sabathia described what it was like to get the call that he was headed to the hall of fame. >> it was a lot of emotions, you know, just thinking about, you know, my journey, thinking about, you know, my family, my wife, my dad, my mom, you know, all the different people that played a huge role in me getting

to where, you know, where we are today. you know, i just it was just a wave of emotions, just, you know, thankful, blessed and super happy. >> sabathia joins billy wagner and ichiro suzuki, who were also elected. suzuki is the first japanese player chosen for baseball's hall of fame. a new class of musicians have been inducted into the songwriters hall of fame. some of the most influential figures in music history are being celebrated for their contributions. honorees this year include funk pioneer george clinton, beach boys member mike love, tom macaulay, hitmakers ashley gorley, who had 80 number one hits and nearly 500 overall releases, and rodney darkchild jerkins, known for his work with pop superstars like lady gaga, beyoncé, whitney houston and michael jackson, and san jose natives the doobie brothers. >> a church in colorado is bringing people together with marijuana. the international church of cannabis in colorado is attracting a global following of what it calls elevation mist.

it's in denver. the church opened its doors in april of 2017. even after a number of legal challenges, the church provides services for members. it doesn't provide marijuana. it's just a place for people to consume it together. >> we realized that people have been using cannabis in their spiritual journeys for so long, yet didn't have a place or a home where they could pray, where they could be spiritual, where they could feel safe consuming their sacrament without the fear of getting put in handcuffs. >> the church charges $25 for entry. says the money is used to maintain the church. it says more than 100,000 people have attended since it launched. the church also hosts weddings and other functions. >> at times. 958 in japan, a sunfish in a tank all by itself at an aquarium lost its appetite and appeared to be sick after the aquarium closed last month for renovations. at a staff meeting, one person suggested that maybe the sunfish might have been affected by the sudden

absence of an audience. in an effort to save that popular fish, aquarium workers hung up their uniforms and set up human cutouts outside the tank. and then the next morning, the sunfish ate for the first time in about a week and has been getting steadily better and better. >> one huge cat named mittens accidentally became a jet setter when her cage was left in a plane. she made three three trips in just 24 hours. mittens cage was overlooked and the plane's cargo hold, and she traveled to new zealand from australia and back to new zealand again. the owner of the eight year old cat says she waited for three hours for mittens at her original stop. when they were finally reunited, mittens lost a little weight but was otherwise okay. the airline also reimbursed all costs for mittens travel as an apology. >> gosh, i hope they did more than that. >> maybe they will. >> have you ever traveled with pets? have you ever? >> i never have done that. >> no. okay. how about you? you

have cats, right? >> yeah, i do, and i, we've had dogs too. never traveled either of them. >> no, no, no. >> i mean, the least you can do is reimburse the cost of the ticket. i would hope there's, like, an extra. hey, you know, here's your your next trip is on us, or, you know, some sort of. because, you know, as we know, pets are like family. >> and they get publicity like we just gave them. >> and thankfully. >> it's worth it. >> thanks so much for joining us today. don't forget you can connect through the fox local app. you can find ktvu newscast special content. it's a it's a whole >> three, two, one... it's showtime! >> ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel good time ♪ ♪ spreading love and joy and laughter all over the place ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ it will be so legendary ♪ ♪ sherri's got you feeling good ♪ >> announcer: and now, your host, sherri shepherd!