>> students, faculty and alumni at sonoma state university are criticizing a decision by the university to cut the athletics program. the university is switching thursday's in-person town hall, set to discuss cutbacks into an online forum to accommodate a bigger audience. however, students say the school should keep the town hall in person and hold it at the music center on campus that can hold at least 2500 people. critics of the cutbacks are also expected to voice their opposition at today's csu board of trustees meeting about the cuts to athletics programs and at the school. that's going to be happening in long beach. >> a deadly shooting in san francisco. what led police to open fire after a tense standoff? >> then the wildfires in southern california are nearly under control. but now a new battle is heating up. why? those who live in areas miles away from the burn scars are concerned over fire debris. >> plus, a push to ban

artificial. >> turf in santa clara county. why? some say it's a health hazard, as others argue it's essential to save water. [music] >> live from jack london square. this is mornings on two. the nine. >> good morning, and welcome to the nine. an awfully pretty look if you're inside and cozy. thanks to your heater kicking on this morning. it's another very chilly start to the day, but the afternoons warm up so nicely. a live look here at the oakland estuary. we'll swing out across the bay here and focus on a story we've been following from san francisco through the morning hours. >> a busy intersection in the south of market area has just reopened, shut down in the overnight hours as police investigated a deadly shooting involving their officers. >> ktvu sally rasmus is live at the scene to tell us what she's learned about the shooting and the victim in this case. sally. >> yeah, ninth and mission is where this happened. you can see it is open to traffic after it had been shut down for several hours overnight and yesterday

evening because of a shooting that happened here. it started around 5:00 yesterday evening. that's when police responded to a report of a man being shot outside an apartment building on ninth street. the victim had several life threatening gunshot wounds. he is still in the hospital this morning. but according to one of the business owners and people who live in the neighborhood, the victim of that shooting works at the cannabis dispensary, the vapor room that's on the ground floor of that apartment building. the gunman then ran inside the apartment building after shooting the man. officers followed him inside, and that's where a standoff lasting several hours happened. police say they used their specialist tactical and negotiation teams to get the man to come out. police say he did not. we spoke to a man who lives in the apartment building where this all happened, who had to shelter in place, and he says he heard the shootout between the gunman and police. >> i know that lives in the same floor of me. the husband was inside the unit, and he would telephone her or whatever, what's happening inside? and he

was telling us that there there's being fired. gunfire. gunfire back and forth. yes. >> now, we don't know who fired their weapons first. whether it was the barricaded suspect in the apartment or police. but that neighbor did tell us he could hear an exchange of gunfire on both sides. now, we've reached out to san francisco police for more information. typically, the procedure is when there is a police shooting like this, san francisco police will do a town hall meeting to inform the public of the circumstances surrounding it. we don't expect that to happen for another several days, but we've reached out to police for an update. on what what happened here yesterday. but in the meantime, ninth street between mission and market is back open. you can see to traffic. live in san francisco. ali rasmus, ktvu, fox. >> two news. all right, ali, thank you. today, a south bay county looks to ban artificial turf. santa clara county leaders say grass fields are physically and medically safer. ktvu james torres is at a sports complex in sunnyvale to tell us why there is both support and james

pushback to this proposal. >> yeah, andre, this is the twin creek sports complex. it's full of baseball fields, soccer fields, all of which that use turf this morning. and it's one of those facilities that could be impacted if this turf ban goes into effect. that's because it's a county owned facility. here's part of the conversation we expect to hear later today. all being started by county supervisor otto lee, who says that he is drafting an ordinance and presenting it to the county board of supervisors at their meeting today. late last week, he gathered doctors and community leaders, all supporting a ban on turf, saying it leads to a number of different health risks for the children who are participating in sports on those fields. they also worry about the chemicals in the turf that can lead to long lasting health problems, some as extreme as cancer. they also expressed concerns about the dangers of turf fields in extreme heat. on sunny days, these fields can reach temperatures of up to 160°f, hot

enough to cause heat exhaustion or burns. this creates an unsafe environment, especially for athletes playing long games or practicing for extended periods. >> those against the ban say there are just as many studies unable to identify a link between turf and cancer. they argue turf offers more access to fields and parks. it gives kids more opportunities to play, especially after major weather events. think of like big rainstorms. turf, they say, is also easier to maintain than grass and saves water. we also have a statement from the board, rather to the board of supervisors from the synthetic synthetic turf council. they sent a letter to the board saying, in part, families, schools and businesses choose synthetic turf because it provides year round access to affordable, durable and eco friendly fields, especially in drought prone places like california. a ban on turf in santa clara county will only

hurt communities by depriving them of these long term benefits and cost savings. that turf uniquely provides that ban, if it goes into effect in the county, would only affect new county lo new county owned land. it wouldn't affect immediately any of those places that already have turf bans or other turf at their facilities that are currently under contract. it wouldn't get rid of any of those parks. now, supervisors will begin their conversation, their meeting later this morning, about half an hour from now at 930, they won't get to this part of the conversation about that turf ban until about 2:00 this afternoon. if a vote passes this week, they'll have a second reading and a second vote next week. we're live this morning in sunnyvale. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james thank you. you might notice james was wearing his jacket there in that shot. cold mornings. we've been waking up to it for a while now. rosemary oroczo she is up with this this morning with a look at the forecast for this tuesday. >> yes, guys. and the advisories

for all that cold allowed to expire. but it will be back tomorrow. our temperatures aren't going to change a whole lot, nor the pattern, at least for the next couple of days. here's a view over san francisco a little bit of fog out there. you can see the haze, a blue sky day up above and a lot of sunshine to go along with it. a look at some of the temperatures from earlier this morning as many areas fell to freezing, even below freezing. walnut creek moraga talking about you at 30 degrees. lafayette at 29. petaluma in the north bay reporting 32. here's where we stand right now. still many struggling in the 30s. the north bay, napa. you're just two degrees above freezing right now at 34 livermore. how about 38 around the bay? not quite as cold, but still chilly. 47 in oakland, 48 in san francisco. our temperatures in most areas along the central and south bay within a few degrees of where we started yesterday, but in the north bay, a lot colder this morning. down by nine in napa, down by eight over santa rosa. winds are generally light and calm. once again for the

afternoon we'll have a pretty day come our way. we just have to get past the big freeze out there this morning. and we are going to remain with a bit of a north and northeast flow up above. the dry weather will come to an end as we get into the weekend. here's a look at what's going on here in southern california. of course, we've had our eyes there for the last 24 to 36 hours due to the rain and the high elevation snow, but that continues to push out. and once it does, we are going to be dry with this ridge of high pressure in control of the weather until friday. here's a look at the rollout as we go into friday morning. washington, oregon, northern california beginning to see that rain. we could have a little bit of drizzle, but it looks like it will hold off until the afternoon evening hours. and then as we go through the weekend, northern california is going to be a soggy one, but we are right on the cusp. this could change, but the accumulation futurecast says it all. you look over towards crescent city and redding and we're talking about three, four,

five inches of rainfall. you get into santa rosa two inches and a quarter. you get to san francisco. it drops down dramatically. so we will continue to watch this here. meanwhile, southern california not likely to pick up any accumulation over the next week or so. afternoon highs for today under partly cloudy, mostly clear skies, upper 50s to low 60s. a look at your extended forecast. temperatures won't be changing much. we'll go out the door tomorrow morning with another advisory for the cold, but increasing clouds on thursday. and then that wet weather moving in, keeping us a bit soggy through the weekend. back to you. >> all right, rosemary, thank you. i can tell we're getting closer to valentine's day. love might be priceless, but relationships come at a cost. a new study from coupon pi finds that the average person nationwide spends more than $6,100 a year on relationships. most of that money goes towards dates, activities and gifts. however, it's even more expensive for married couples as they spend close to 50% more

than that. the people who are not married. all right, so i don't know how that works. the study finds by the time a couple ties a knot, they've already spent more than $1,900 on a relationship that's a little more than three years of dating. by the way, in case you're doing the math. and i was surprised because i thought that married couples. garcia spent less. >> right? because we don't need to try anymore. now, i know i was totally surprised as well. no, i mean, i could i spend way less than that. my husband would say we should hit that amount and go out more and all that, but. >> he told me i'm saving money. >> i theoretically. >> theoretically. >> because i think when you're dating though, like you have to try and impress and flowers and steak. >> and you can. exactly. so you're thinking that that costs money, but then, you know, if it doesn't work out, you could just take a break, save up your money and. >> just be single. >> you know, you got to you got to build up the coffers and then and then. >> yeah, right. >> you can't just, like, give up

on your wife or husband. >> you can't. >> you're right. >> yeah. i could just be like, i'm just going to take a break. well, you all you guys are stuck. >> so. so in defense of myself, because i know i sound awfully horrible and frugal right now. i think when. especially when you're in a married couple, but also when you're just dating, you can show your love and appreciation in other ways that don't cost money. >> you can cook for them. yeah, right. there's all these different things. >> 100 million like i can. yeah. >> so i feel like i hopefully i fill the bucket that way instead. >> of just like. >> let's not tie all the money. i think you're right about that. >> it doesn't. the money. >> not everything. >> has to do. it doesn't feel that way. >> either, because it's your money, right? so it seems like it's less. it might be more. >> right? right. we could talk about this forever. >> interesting. it is, it is. >> we got you thinking as well. all right. let's focus on what's happening in tech and on wall street. we just saw the worst day on wall street in about five years here. but nvidia is seeking a bounce back next year on the nine. what's behind that dramatic drop. and today it's comeback. then a dozen eggs cost about $10 right here in the bay area right now that could go even higher. why there is no

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back in 2019. the walkout ended after more than seven weeks after boeing agreed to pay raises and improved benefits. in total, the aircraft manufacturer has lost more than $35 billion since 2019. >> santa clara based chipmaker nvidia bounced back this morning after having its worst day on wall street in nearly five years. nvidia shares are up nearly 3% following yesterday's 17% plunge that resulted in a loss of almost $590 billion of its market value, the biggest drop ever for a u.s. company. this comes as we learned that china based ai newcomer deep seek uses far less expensive computing chips than competitors. let's get some more insight into deep seek and how it factors into our use of ai. we. welcome to the night. corey johnson, chief market strategist at epistrophe capital research. thanks for being with us. >> glad to be here. >> a lot of people thought deep. seek what it kind of came out of nowhere in the past week. >> yeah, i think the first i heard of it was barely a week ago, and it caused quite a ruckus in the world of ai and technology because what they. there was a headline out there

and it said deep seek recreates chatgpt for just $6 million. and that's not what happened. but that was so scary to the markets, because what has happened in the last 2 or 3 years, maybe three years in the markets, is there's been an expectation of fantastic spending to build data centers, to make ai work, and a lot of that money going to nvidia in particular. and so the notion that someone could go out there and not need to do all that building and have the same result was really scary to the markets. and i think that's what led to the sell off yesterday. >> so the difference here. deep, deep sea sort of began as a as a tool to pick the best stocks. i mean, it's not exactly the same vein as what we're used to. >> well, it's a it's a real large language model testing doing ai to do all kinds of things. yes. it was started by a chinese hedge fund or a manager of a chinese hedge fund, but it really is. and i've you know, i've talked to a lot of experts about this in the last panicky 72 hours or so that this is a real thing. it's a real good model. it's doing srely impressive things, but the notion that it has done it for just spending $6 million isn't quite right, because it looks

like what it has done is stood on the shoulders of all the work that others have done, in particular chatgpt. and so it's taken a lot of those algorithms. it's taken a lot of that native processing that's already happened, and putting sort of the frosting on top of the of the massive cake of ai spending. >> has it taken it legally? are there questions about its use of what's out there? >> i think openai, which makes chatgpt, is asking those questions. very much so. but it's an open source model. they've they've shown their work and they've done some things that were really clever. you know, you saw this during the cold war where you saw when they couldn't get new computers into the soviet union. they developed fantastic programmers in the soviet union who wrote software that was capable of doing things that because they couldn't get the best hardware. so that's kind of what you're seeing with this chinese ai engine. i'll also say that it uses some chips. it looks like that the chinese can't buy anymore. so it does use some nvidia chips, but those chips are now banned for sale in china. and so maybe it

just shows that the bands came in too late. if these are technologies we don't want china to have. >> so is chatgpt threatened? >> yes okay. this is an evolved. this is this is a change in ai. we're going to see so many big developments here with facebook's llama, with openai's chatgpt, with gemini coming from google, alphabet, whatever you want to call it. and it's a really exciting field and it's changing quite a bit. but i think the premise that the market ran with yesterday, which was that we're not going to build all these massive data centers you saw last week with president trump and larry ellison and softbank, and the ceo of chatgpt of openai saying they're going to spend 100 billion, maybe $500 billion on building out data centers for ai. they already knew about this. so i think that that's going to continue. the price of semiconductors has been falling for 50 years, and that's been good for semiconductors, not bad for semiconductors. if the price of if these data centers can do more with less, they're going to keep building them. they're just going to do more. >> let's talk about kind of the average person here. you know,

there was a lot of talk about tiktok and the chinese owned company will it sell in the united states? does the average person have any concern about who owns this? i, i'm using. >> i think i think people should be very concerned about the privacy of their data and they aren't, you know, you've got kids, i've got. >> kids and move on. >> they don't care. right. but i do think that the concerns when you talk to anyone in congress, you talk to anyone in washington who has really seen the intelligence data about what was possible with chatgpt and the history of, of chatgpt, of tiktok and the history of tiktok actually taking personal customer data and sharing it in ways that they're not supposed to. it's a it's a legitimate concern. and we've seen what can happen in elections when a social media entity wants to push a certain point of view and it's enough to tip an election, we need to be concerned about a foreign country which has concerns and desires that are different from our own, can control us in that way. >> okay, we know about we know more about it than we did five minutes ago. i appreciate it. >> that's what i'm. >> here for this morning. good. thank youhank y for joining

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the idea of giving up greenland is a nonstarter, regardless of the cost. >> increased enforcement by ice agents here in the bay area is increasing fears on immigrant communities. this morning, labor union members plan to rally and show their support to immigrants after immigration agents were seen in san francisco. the union representing private janitors in san francisco says ice agents went to several downtown office buildings late friday afternoon, but building security guards kept them from going inside. the president of local 87 says immigration agents did not take anybody into custody. >> what were your workers reactions? the ones that saw it? >> relief that somebody spoke up for them? there is a lot of fear and nervousness, but we want to be able to exercise our power. >> state senator scott wiener says a bill he introduced, increased funding for legal help for immigrants, has passed the senate and is heading to the state assembly on thursday. local 87 union members plan to meet at city hall today at 11. the mayor and other leaders are

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an estuary and a little bit of fog or haze back there, but mostly clear skies. it's supposed to get a little warmer this afternoon. a new study is revealing a record number of chain stores are set to close the doors for good this year.

researchers predict we'll see more closures than ever this year, up to 15,000 nationwide and less than a report from coresight research found. so far this year, more than 2000 stores have closed their doors, compared to 470 within the same period last year. among the closures, chains like party city, big lots and walgreens. >> we like to say that that companies are never quite sure what their ultimate footprint looks like until they've exceeded it. so the dollar store sector, which has been expanding rapidly, appears to be taking a bit of a pause. >> last year, discount retailers big lots, family dollar and 99 cent stores combined to represent a quarter of all closures. nearly 2000 of those discount stores closed last year. the large chains are losing business to major online retailers such as amazon and overseas companies such as tamu and sheehan. a lot of people kind of thinking that dollar stores were the hero of the pandemic. they exploded in 2021,

22. and now to you know, when the experts said they've kind of, you know, overstepped their their natural footprint, i thought. >> that's crazy, man. >> a dollar is too cheap i think. so now there's stores like five below. >> we have $1.25. >> no it's dollar 20. it's a lot of them went up to like dollar general 525. >> there's a store in alameda called five below. everything's below $5. >> yeah, it's the same thing. but i drove by walgreens the other day and i was like, man, i mean, walgreens we knew were closing. >> was it open? >> no no no no no. i'm just like, it just hit me. i don't know, for whatever reason that just like, i can't believe that. >> walgreens is a lifeline. especially like, you can walk to it, get your prescriptions and your milk and your bread. >> and your. bars and. sunscreen and a bunch gone, you know, they're like, they're no more in walking distance where i live, right? yeah. it's a shame. yeah it is. it really. >> is a real loss. all right. let's focus on what's happening here in the southland. as crews have nearly all the l.a. fires under control, the focus turns to the rebuilding process. and with it comes some controversy. our bailey carroll is in los

angeles county, in the city of irwindale. residents there, bailey, say that their city is essentially being used as a dumping ground. >> garcia. good morning. that is right. we are here in irwindale. people here in this city and in the surrounding cities aren't too happy about that. understandably so when you phrase it like that, this area here behind me, you see, is you mentioned all the debris that is going to be dumped here at this site. it is all coming from the eaton fire. it's about 15 miles from here pretty far. now all of a sudden, these cities and these communities kind of roped into something that they thought they were in the clear of, and they're not too happy about it. the reason why is because when you talk about this debris that comes from those fires, a lot of it is hazardous. a lot of it is toxic. you're talking about things like lithium batteries, like computers, tvs, all sorts of electronics. those will all be brought here. they will be sorted and then be taken from here and properly disposed of. but here's the thing. as angry

as these residents may be, we did talk to the epa about an hour and a half ago, and they say there's really just no way around this to rebuild, to start taking those next steps. you got to get rid of that debris. this area here is one of the largest areas that they found still close to the city. and then this is still pretty far from where that fire is. so the epa says that they are taking steps to make sure everybody, the environment folks near here stay safe and are safe. they say that they have prepped this area, they have safety measures in place. they are going to do routine testing both of the dirt and the air particles. they say that the waste again, will be brought here every day, and that they will make sure that it is stored properly, but also disposed of properly. they told me that they're going to have covers on the ground so that if things do spill, it doesn't automatically contaminate the dirt on the ground here. so they are aware of these concerns that these residents have. but again,

they say they've got to kind of do those next steps. and to do that you got to get rid of that debris so people can start rebuilding. and to the dismay of the people who live in and around this area, it is going to be here on this site. guys, we'll send it back to you in the studio. >> all right. thank you so much, bailey. appreciate that. let's move to this. now. tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in the los angeles wildfires. there are many organizations on the ground helping those who are displaced with the essentials. one of those includes world central kitchen, which has been partnering with restaurants and food trucks serving more than 400,000 meals to those on the front lines and those who have been displaced. on this giving day, we welcome trish engel, the organization's community outreach manager, to the nine. trish, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you andre. >> all right. so trish tell us give us an update on where things stand in terms of how you're helping the community out there. we know the fires are under control right now but but the fallout far from over. so tell us about that right. >> yeah. so work has been on the

ground since day one of the fires just assessing the needs of the community. and as you said, yes. now the fires are at containment, but the needs are very, very present in both that palisades and pasadena, altadena area. so we have a great team on the ground in both places. and we are we have deployed our a couple different models of feeding. right. so we have our food truck model. we have over 600 volunteers that have stepped forward to help in this distribution of hot meals to those in need. we also have over 60 different restaurant partners and food trucks that are part of our just base, that have also just stepped forward to do the good work. and now we get to work alongside them. we also have wc k cafe. so these are restaurant partners that have opened up their spaces to offer free meals to any community members that can. yeah, they can

come just get a hot meal at multiple times of the day. so we have multiple distribution sites in that palisades area, mostly first responders, people that are coming to their homes for the first time. right. and then we also have the altadena area is a huge focus of ours, and we have multiple food trucks popped up, whether it be in parking lots, at grocery stores, at, you know, any place that has been offered where community members can access that very quickly. and then we also work with a ton of incredible chefs in our network that have not only given great guidance on nutritious menu items, but have offered, you know, their staff to come out and volunteer and support and go out with our teams. and yeah, just bring some hope. by the way of a hot meal. >> tricia, i want people that are watching that are unfamiliar with with how you work here. world central kitchen how does this work? because 400,000 meals. that's a massive undertaking. so how do you accomplish that? >> yeah, i mean, we couldn't we

really couldn't do what we do without our community partners. so that's not only volunteers, but all of you know, our our network of food trucks, of restaurants that can just spring into action when receiving the call. you know, they can deploy into different areas of the community quickly and start cooking meals on the spot. and we can get into those areas that aren't able to be reached otherwise. right? >> yeah. so, trish, are these personal food trucks? people own them and they sign up and become part of world central kitchen. and when in need, you call upon them to help out. >> yeah, exactly. exactly. we have a ton of partners that are already in the network. but also, you know, there were so many food trucks that just just got out there day one of the fires too. and then that's how we found them. yeah. and that's how we bring them into our network as well. they're already doing the good work. let's let's do it bigger. right. >> all right. so a lot of people are trying to help as much as they can because of the

widespread devastation that happened here in los angeles. and a lot of people, you guys can't do this without the help from the public. so. so how do you take help from the public, people that don't have a food truck or a place that they can serve meals? how does that work? >> yeah, so we have a great volunteer base, and you can go onto our website and just sign up as a volunteer. and when we have, you know, opportunities to get out there with our food trucks, with our restaurant partners, for these distributions, we call on our volunteer base. and right now we have over 600 that have signed up with us just for this la activation alone. >> that is amazing that you see people really stepping up in a moment. they are needed the most, and when they are seeing all the suffering all around them, their neighbors are being impacted by this fire. i know world central kitchen, you guys post on your website, social media pages, list of places where folks can go to eat just to get a meal. something that we take advantage of when we're not dealing with this. but it's something that's sorely needed when you're in the middle of this evacuation order, isn't it?

>> yeah. and also, if you go on watch duty, all of our distribution sites will also be listed there with the hours. so plenty of ways to view what we're doing out there. and we're going to be out there for a while. >> thank you for the work that you're doing. we appreciate your time. thank you for joining us. and if you'd like to donate to world central kitchen, we've made it easy for you to scan the qr code on your screen right now, or head to ktvu.com/giving day. >> new research shows which bay area fire departments are understaffed. this comes after the mayor of san jose asked the city to assess how equipped its fire department is to handle a big fire, like the ones we're seeing in los angeles county. data from the bay area news group shows san jose has the lowest firefighter staffing levels when compared to oakland, san francisco and los angeles. >> we're budgeted for 723, but the reality is, is that we don't have a recruitment division. we don't have a ability for us to go out in our own community and get people to be make a direct impact on the city of san jose. >> san jose's firefighter union

says budgetary restraints are making recruiting more difficult. san jose currently has 632 firefighters. the union says the city needs 700 to 1000 to be considered properly staffed. san jose's fire chief said the department is planning to hire more people and open three new fire stations. >> work is underway to reduce the wildfire risk in the east bay hills. the moraga orinda fire district issued prescribed burns to remove dry grass. this comes as east bay mud met last week with fire departments about making sure there's access to water supplies. after examining the wildfires in los angeles county, one concern is that fire hydrants lost water pressure or didn't have water to battle the flames. >> after the fires. in los angeles, we've been coordinating even more closely, and the purpose of those meetings is to really do a walkthrough of east bay mud's water system in their area so they know here's where the tanks are, here's how much storage we have. >> among other things, they're

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flu. after the cdc found a new strain at a duck farm in the central valley, the world organization for animal health reported the first case of the h5n1 flu was discovered in merced county at the same farm, where a more common strain killed nearly 120,000 birds in recent months. the risk to the general public remains low, but some doctors are concerned that the emergence of a new strain means the virus is changing.

>> there is that small possibility that there could be a genetic mutation that would then allow the virus to be transmitted person to person. >> we're fearful every day. the chickens, boy, they get it and they're dead in a day. you'll know right away if you've got it. >> the virus killed more than 17 million birds in the past three months, creating a huge supply shortage. the agriculture department says egg prices are expected to increase another 20% this year. >> and the price of eggs has been going up, and experts expect it to keep rising. the average cost of a dozen white eggs in california is up $0.72 this week, at around $8.76 a dozen. prices are up significantly since this time last year. the u.s. agriculture department predicts prices are going to soar another 20% this year. >> so i bought eggs just a few days ago. actually, i saw they ranged from 6 to $8 for just even like a dozen of them. and that was i even said to myself, i'm like, this is blasphemy. it's just robbery, you know, it's really expensive. >> it's the first time in my life that i've ever had to be

kind of embarrassed on what i'm selling eggs for, and it's not our fault. >> bird flu has forced farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, and that's pushed egg prices to more than double their usual price. the chicken population is not expected to rebound until this summer. >> ahead of national children's dental health month. the american academy of pediatric dentistry is providing an update regarding the importance of keeping up with your child's dental care, and that includes the crucial role fluoride plays when it comes to teeth. joining us now for more insight is doctor scott smith, president of the aapd. doctor, welcome. those of us who have kids always worry about cavities. >> yes, that is a worry. but we're making some successes with the use of a small amount of fluoride toothpaste applied each night in the morning to is the most effective and cheapest way of preventing cavities. >> so why is fluoride so important? i know that there have been debates about taking it out of the water, and you

just mentioned fluoride toothpaste. if they should take it out of the water, can you supplement? can you do what you just said to make up for that? >> well, that would certainly help, but i know that not all of my patients are religious brushers. so there it fills in the gaps in between there. let's talk about a little bit about how fluoride works. and that gets back to diet. when we have complex carbohydrates in our diet. and people think of candy and sugar. and there's certainly a component of it. but any complex carbohydrate reacts with the bacteria that's in all of our mouths. and that bacteria produces an acid when it gets a complex carbohydrate, and that acid demineralize the tooth washes the calcium out. what fluoride does is bind to it the tooth and bring the calcium back in, essentially rehealing the tooth from an acid attack. and that's the mechanism that helps prevent cavities. but it only is effective in small doses. and

that's why when we do put fluoride in the water, it's such a small amount. in the united states, about 70% of the water supply is fluoridated to 2.7 parts per million. one analogy is if you had $14,000, 0.7 parts per million would represent about a penny. so that's how small it is. and in that instance, it's very, very safe. and the academy of pediatric dentistry affirms the safety on a on a lower level. >> doctor, let me ask you this. let's say people are watching and they've just had children. how early is too early to get your child over to the dentist? toddler? maybe wait until they're three. when should you take your child to the dentist? >> we recommend starting the process very early. we would like to see the kids by the first year of life, and the reason we're doing that is because we're getting establishing a routine. kids love routine. so when those

teeth start to come in from 7 to 12 months, we're on top of it and starting to massage the gums of the toothbrush and getting them healthy. if we start that routine, it becomes part of a normal self-care process. so in my house, the routine was always brush book in bed. so the kids always grew up knowing every night it was brush book in bed and we added the morning. and that's our recommendation is twice a day. so when i use fluoride at that age, i would use about a half a grain of rice and then at 2 or 3 would go into a full grain of rice. so a small amount is the effective way to get that habit in place. >> doctor, what can parents do to help their children prevent cavities? obviously the first thing that comes to mind is make sure they brush their teeth. is there anything else? >> well, make it make it part of the routine. but also understand the diet. so if you are if you have the complex carbohydrate that's causing acid, if you have a little bit, you'll get acid for about 20 minutes. if you have a lot of complex

carbohydrate, it goes for still 20 minutes. so it's not how much you have, it's how often you have it. so kids who graze throughout the day whenever they want, or have a sippy cup or even diluted juice that they're sipping all day long, those are the kids who are more cavity prone because that acid is going all day long. so just 1 or 2 snacks in between meals is a more effective way of budgeting the calorie intake. >> all good stuff. doctor scott smith, the president of the american academy of pediatric dynasty, thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much, sal. >> all right. coming up on mornings on two, the nine drivers in san francisco, it's time to start slowing down the message from leaders as they get ready to install

with chp to address reckless driving and sideshows. the city says chp will conduct multiple operations on weekend nights across the city. new state laws

give police greater authority to impound cars associated with sideshow activity. thousands of people signed an online petition last month calling for the state to send more law enforcement into vallejo to fight crime. vallejo mayor says the help is much needed. >> i think it's those types of partnerships where you get elected officials advocating for the community. our staff, our police, everybody doing that work, really working diligently to find those, those solutions together. that's how you take those limited resources and that limited time and use it to leverage as best you can to try to move the city forward. >> vallejo has struggled to staff its police department, with numbers dropping in recent years. salaries for police in vallejo starts at $99,000, which is lower than most other large bay area cities. >> san francisco's plan to curb speeding on city streets is about to go into effect starting in march. the san francisco municipal transportation agency will have dozens of cameras in place to take pictures of speeding vehicles. 33 cameras being installed around the city.

the first notifications will go out in march. the warnings will give way to tickets in may. >> when the radar detects a vehicle traveling at 11 miles an hour or more over the posted speed limit. it will take a picture of the rear license plate of the vehicle. >> the sfmta says it used data on which streets and intersections saw the most crashes, and deciding where to put these cameras. transit officials say san francisco is the first city in the state where speed enforcement cameras will be activated. eventually, they'll also be installed in oakland and san jose. >> the california public utilities commission says it's investigating this month's battery storage fire in monterey county. the fire at the moss landing power plant started back on january 16th, prompting environmental and health concerns. scientists at san jose state say they found a dramatic increase of nickel and cobalt in marsh soils immediately following the fire. >> right now, those metals are in oxidized form, which is why they're making those little tiny balls of metal, which will start

eventually moving through the ground and eventually go to groundwater. >> the cpuc also issued a proposal yesterday that, if approved by the state, would create new standards for the maintenance and operation of battery energy storage facilities and increase oversight over emergency response action plans. >> it appears the waterfront hotel at oakland's jack london square is about to close. the hotel's website is not accepting future bookings. ktvu obtained a copy of an internal memo saying that hyatt will cease management of the hotel on march 18th due to financial issues with the hotel's owner. the waterfront hotel, with 145 rooms, is located on the oakland estuary. we spoke with a hotel guest who said she's been staying here for many years on business and will be sorry to see it close. >> this is usually my go to because i come in for meetings with the port and it's just walking distance. so sad to see that happen. now i have to find another place to stay.

>> we've reached out to the hyatt for details about the reported closure, but not have have not heard back yet. >> across the bay, a historic chinese restaurant in san francisco. the first opened its doors 116 years ago, appears to have closed for good. the samuel restaurant in chinatown served its first meals at its original location on washington street shortly after the 1906 earthquake. it moved to nearby clay street ten years ago. it's been run by the same family for generations now. the owners decided to close the restaurant on sunday after failing to find a buyer. >> the golden state warriors will honor one of the key players that helped them become a basketball dynasty. andre iguodala, his number nine jersey will be retired next month. the jersey retirement will be on february 23rd when the warriors host the dallas mavericks, allowing klay thompson to attend. the four time nba champion was the finals mvp in 2015, after helping the franchise win their first title in 40 years. he will become the seventh player in team history to have his jersey retired.

>> crews are busy making hundreds of new footballs for the super bowl at the wilson football factory in ohio. each ball is stamped with the super bowl logo and the team names. the process is done mostly by hand. workers cut out leather panels that are sewn together with hundreds of stitches, and then insert the laces. >> it's a 20 step process, so we're still cutting leather. we're sewing liners on the leather. we're sewing the balls together through lock stitch for the nfl game balls, and then lacing them up. the after that, we do a 100% quality inspection on all balls. >> the eagles and the chiefs each get 120 super bowl branded footballs. some will be used for practice, and the best ones will be set aside by the quarterbacks for the big game. many of those balls will sell for a lot after the game. >> if you're hosting a party for the super bowl this year, you can budget about the same as last year for food and drinks. according to a report from wells

fargo, a spread of chicken wings, guacamole, chips and beer will cost about $140 for ten people. just about $0.10 more than last year. if you plan to eat healthier, though, things like tomatoes or avocados, instead of going for the prepared guacamole, experts say you should expect to pay more, in part due to last year's hurricanes that impacted crops. are you hosting? oh, wait, let me ask. oh, okay. hold on. you know the deal. the game is here on fox philadelphia eagles kansas city. you'll see it all february 9th starting at 330 right here on ktvu. fox two. are you hosting. are you guesting. are you bringing a dish to share. what's the food scene? >> gosh, i'm glad you asked that. ktvu the streaming side of ktvu will have a little show that we're going to be doing right alongside the super bowl. you can watch on youtube. >> we'll be working. >> i'll be working. >> there must be a snack. >> there's going to be some food. there is. >> going to be. >> levi's stadium. >> levi's stadium. there's going to be some snacks. >> yeah, there's going to be. >> snacks. >> super bowl snacks. >> buffalo wings, super bowl

snacks. >> what's your like number one super bowl? >> no, i wouldn't do it without the food. you know me. yeah. are you wings? is wings your wings. yeah. >> yeah. right right. am i wrong about that? >> yeah. wings. >> guacamole and chips. >> and chips. i like that too. yeah. that's pretty good. >> i like. >> that too. >> but. but if i'm going to order, i'm going to get wings and then maybe guacamole. >> and chips after that. why not? you can tell. >> me about a thought we're. >> giving this. yeah. >> yeah. it's a little. >> too important. >> our spreadsheet out. >> yeah. exactly. right. cook your budget. you can now stream ktvu news, and you'll be able to stream the super bowl special show on the fox local app. it's >> 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