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on ktvu. fox two. >> rain returns to the bay area and tonight, people bracing for the powerful storm set to drench the region and deliver a powerful punch with some strong, gusty winds, landslides and power outages. also a very big concern. >> and so when the power goes out, you know, we're kind of stuck. >> and right now, rain already falling in parts of the bay area. a lot more on the way. good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. drivers can expect a challenging commute with heavy rain ramping up as we head into the morning. let's get right to meteorologist roberta gonzalez and roberta. things are just getting started. >> yes they are. this is big. it is beautiful, but it's powerful. take a look at this. it's textbook perfect. it looks like a giant comma off the coast of california. and the particular area that's going to be hit the hardest is right here in northern california in the bay area. and precipitation slips

into southern california. i just widened this image. look at how it trails off all the way to the hawaiian islands. that means it's tapping into some tropical moisture, and that means it's an atmospheric river and you can see the precipitation. these are renegade showers in front of the initial front itself. and it's already blasting the santa cruz mountains, where we've already seen over 3/10 of an inch of rain in just the last couple of hours and throughout ben lomond. and we also have some lighter precipitation. it is occurring around portions of the peninsula. how about the santa clara valley into east palo alto? pretty moderate downpour there right now. and then as you're driving 680 south or north, it is very slippery when wet as you go all the way into the tri valley. you can see the lines of moderate showers just lining the bay side all the way into castro valley. light precipitation now in the north bay hasn't amount to much as of yet, only over a 10th. while we've seen over 15/100 in san jose. so the bull's eye again is going to be pretty much the san

mateo coastline all the way up the north coast line and into the santa cruz mountains. at this particular time, we do have that flood watch, in effect, an inch and a half to seven full inches of rain over the next 24 to 48 hours, which means we will see ponding on the roadways for your morning commute. there will be flooding threats, and this is why we have this high wind warning in effect as well as we do see the winds whip up with the rain around the coast side and advisory and all other areas. in addition to that, we still do have a coastal forecast that calls for a high surf warning. we'll talk about all the watches and warnings. that's still coming up. >> all right. thanks, roberta. well, tonight an evacuation warning has been issued for parts of unincorporated santa cruz county. that includes the fountaingrove area. beth drive and the paradise park area. the sheriff's department says the incoming rain will likely lead to flooding, and the san lorenzo river is expected to rise. officials are urging people to be vigilant and to listen to

their warnings. >> coastal areas bracing for extremely hazardous conditions. and that does include those powerful gusty winds. let's go live now to ktvu. betty. you there in pacifica? how are conditions there right now? betty? >> well, mike, the rain right now has been steady and pretty moderate. we haven't seen the waves behind me jump the pier just yet here in pacifica, as we often do during a storm. but of course, all that is expected to change in just a few hours. there will also be a high wind warning going into effect overnight into friday morning. pacifica is bracing for rough surf, high winds and heavy rain to move in overnight and intensify thursday. waves could reach a staggering 45ft. >> and they are called flood barriers. >> ace hardware is seeing a surge in demand for emergency supplies as the storm ramps up. it's running low on items like heaters, flashlights, tarps and rain gear. >> tomorrow we should get a rush

during the rain. that's the thing. they don't prepare, so we get a lot of last minute. so i'm expecting i'm expecting a lot of customers tomorrow. >> damaging winds could bring down trees and power lines all along the coast. ktvu tire and brake center in pacifica usually sees an uptick in customers whose cars are damaged after losing control in the storm's rough conditions. >> the power is the main thing, but, you know, we have a tendency to lose our phones and our internet connections, but as far as trying to get the work done out here, it's the power because most of our equipment runs off electricity and hydraulic. and so when the power goes out, you know, we're kind of stuck. >> meanwhile, pacifica resident rod riley and his dog ruby went out for their evening walk, anticipating a day mostly indoors. >> thursday we do a little bit of preparation. just make sure there's no loose items on the deck and make sure all the furniture is covered and the covers are nice and tight so they don't blow away. >> anytime it rains or above

average winds, power goes out. so it's probably happened, i think like 2 or 3 times this year already and we're only in february. >> terence chan said he's now considering investing in alternative energy sources. >> so we have a little fish tank. so i had to buy a little power bank just to kind of keep the fish alive. and now we're having to look into getting solar and a tesla powerwall just to keep the house running. >> so we have rain, we have wind, and also a chance of isolated thunderstorms overnight into friday. mike. >> yeah, busy 24 hours ahead for all of us here across the bay area. betty, thank you for that. we did hear in your story talk about power. let's take a look now at those pg and e outages tonight across the bay area. nothing too serious at this hour. just small scattered outages up and down the region. pg and e says it has extra crews ready in several places. and we will continue to monitor these outages as those winds start to pick up. >> in the north bay. first responders are on high alert for the storm in santa rosa along airway road. flood warning signs are already stacked up in

preparation. landslides are also a big concern. last week's storm damaged several homes with flooding and mud. firefighters say portions of santa rosa have had well more than 30in since july 1st, and are preparing for a rapid rise of streams and creeks. >> a lot of the different fire agencies are working on up staffing, some swiftwater rescue resources to be available around the region, as well as also a strike team of wildland engines that have four wheel drive capabilities. we are staffing that type of equipment because it allows those resources to get into higher water. >> the north bay is also bracing for potential power outages, with warnings about high wind gusts that could bring down branches, uproot entire trees or power poles due to that saturated soil. and we are tracking this storm on air and online. for the very latest on the conditions, you can download the fox local app or just head to our website ktvu.com. the ktvu weather app. also a great one to pick up. >> new at ten. toxicology

reports have been released on the three young adults who were killed in a crash in piedmont right before thanksgiving. autopsy reports from the alameda county coroner show that 19 year old shawn dixon, who was driving the cybertruck, had alcohol, cocaine and meth in his system with a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit. the two passengers, 20 year old jack nelson and 19 year old krista tsukahara, also had evidence of alcohol and cocaine in their system. >> san francisco police say a gun battle between two groups left an innocent bystander injured. ktvu amber lee went to the scene and learned that a mother nursing her baby narrowly missed being shot. amber joins us now with more on the shooting. very scary. amber. >> that's right. claudine. the woman's husband tells me she is shaken up by what happened. he says he heard at least ten shots, and that he's grateful that no one was seriously injured or killed. >> just a flurry of bullets. it's like. and then got some

cover and probably a few pop shots afterwards. >> neighbors tell me the range of gunfire shortly before noon in san francisco's sunnydale neighborhood. the citizen app video shows a pga contractor who was struck in the leg by a stray bullet while he was working in the area. police say his injury is not life threatening. investigators say two groups were involved in a gunfight, but no motive was given. >> it appears at this time that it's a it's an isolated incident and there's no there wasn't any general threat to the public. >> bullets struck a street sign and narrowly missed injuring another bystander. >> a stray bullet hit from right here, and it stopped right here in my gas cap. and my wife was inside. right here on this side. >> jonathan armstrong says his wife was in their suv to get some privacy while nursing their eight month old son. armstrong was working inside the river of life church, where he is also a congregation member. >> if anything happened where she got hit, i would have been

very upset. and so i'm glad, thank god that she didn't get hit and she was able to come inside. >> home. in mandarin, this neighbor tells me she was scared after hearing multiple gunshots. stepping outside her home and seeing the pga contractor injured. she tells me a previous shooting in the area struck her family's vehicle. >> we'll be praying for the pga worker and all those who are affected mentally or because this is very traumatic, especially my wife. she was she was shaken up when she came inside. >> police say one person was arrested and that they are looking for more suspects. investigators are asking anyone with video of the shooting or information to contact them. claudine. >> a quick recovery for. >> the person injured. all right. thank you so much, amber. and now to san jose, where a shooting investigation is also underway. police say a man was shot this afternoon. this was in the area of farm and dow drives. and it all happened just after 215. according to police, the victim was taken to the hospital

with life threatening injuries. no word tonight on his condition or a possible suspect. >> new at ten. the trump administration is investigating the california interscholastic federation, or cif, over its stance on transgender athletes. president trump signing an executive order last week barring trans athletes from women's sports. but the cif said it will abide by state law allowing student athletes to participate in sports according to the gender by which they identify. the minnesota state high school league is also under investigation. the cif telling ktvu it does not comment on pending investigations. >> a federal judge says the plan by elon musk to shrink the federal workforce by offering buyouts to employees is legal. the judge ruled that labor unions did not have standing to challenge that program. the government said federal employees who resigned could get paid through the end of september. the trump administration says about 75,000 federal workers have signed up, and they added that the program is now closed. lawyers for the

workers union say they are assessing their next steps. >> the countdown is on for all star weekend. coming up, tonight's events officially tipping off this big time sporting event being held in the bay area for the first time in 25 years. >> and the city of oakland gearing up for the all star events as well. with safety top of mind, the plan to

a very busy weekend in san francisco. it is nba all-star weekend, and we also have the chinese new year parade, which attracts hundreds of thousands of people to san francisco for that lunar new year celebration. the saturday night parade is the largest lunar new year celebration of its kind in the world, and one of the few nighttime parades in the country. >> and crews for the nba all-star weekend have been putting up those finishing touches across the city right now. signage can be seen all around the city, signaling san francisco's biggest sporting event since the pandemic. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit the city for all of the festivities this weekend, and that means the city is anticipating a $350 million boost to the economy, with 200 small businesses participating in the all-star rewards program. siren bar at chase center set to host a hennessy pop-up to welcome all the fans. >> maybe a community spot, a

place where people can meet up before they go to a game. a place where they can come after the game they live in the neighborhood. they can pick up a drink and go to the park and have a little picnic. so i think there's something for everyone. >> the hotel council of san francisco says it expects a lot of out-of-towners to visit. and tonight, the official tipoff to the nba all star weekend. the bay area host committee coming together to celebrate. ktvu bailey o'carroll joins us live tonight out at the chase center. pretty excited to be there for the kickoff event. bailey. >> yeah, mike. super exciting to be here for this kickoff event in what is being called the official tipoff of all-star weekend. the weather out here could be better, but that's okay. it didn't really dim the excitement that happened inside chase center was really a who's who of the sports world. mayor daniel lowry in attendance. hunter pence and his wife in attendance, larry baer from the san francisco giants. really a ton of people from all different teams all across the bay area. there was even a shout out to former ktvu sports director mark

ibanez by mayor lowry. everybody in attendance though. so excited to get this weekend underway. >> on behalf of the bay area host committee, welcome to the 2025 all star game and all star week. >> nba all-star weekend has officially tipped off in san francisco years in the making. the bay area host committee, led by ceo jan muhammad, was excited to officially kick off festivities. >> this is our chance to show off the region in a way that people maybe haven't thought of or seen for a little while, and so there's just almost this, like butterflies in my stomach, excitement to kick it, to kick it off. this weekend. >> san francisco mayor daniel lowry, who prior to becoming mayor was the chair of the bay area host committee, couldn't be more excited to tip off a historic 18 months in the bay area. >> i'm so excited that we have the world coming to san francisco this weekend and to the bay. we have so much to show off. i don't the noise outside.

when you get to our city, you see how great it is. >> this weekend. nba all-star weekend tips off. next year, the bay area will host super bowl 60 and just months later be home to the world cup. no other region has hosted all three events. back to back to back. >> this weekend is going to be amazing. i mean, this is our kickoff to the three events and the journey that we have to host major sporting events in the bay. >> all three events in total are expected to bring $1.4 billion to the economy and 400,000 new hotel bookings. well, charles barkley was pretty outspoken about his distaste for the city of san francisco leading up to this all star weekend tonight, mayor daniel lowry offering to personally show barkley around the city. show him what so many people who live here love so much about the city. no word yet, though, on if that tour will officially happen. if it does, i know we're expecting some rain in the forecast, so

likely want to bring his umbrella. but guys, everybody here just so excited to get this weekend underway again. this is the official tip off of nba all star weekend here in san francisco. we'll send it back to you in the studio. >> yeah. not just, you know, the game on sunday, but then you got the dunk contest on saturday, the rising star game on friday night, which actually i'm looking forward to myself. all right bailey i appreciate it. thank you. across the bay from san francisco, oakland will also be hosting a number of nba all star events. the celebrity game is on friday. they're at the oracle arena. the all star practice, the hbcu all star classic will be on saturday again right there at the oakland arena. and a news conference today, oakland police discussed their plans to keep the city safe, including a crackdown on sideshows. we'll have specific officers set. >> at specific locations for nba related events, but we will have additional officers out there to help address some of the sideshow activities if they shall occur. >> chp officers will also boost

traffic enforcement along busy streets. this includes broadway and international boulevard. oakland police will also be on the lookout for a possible increase in sex trafficking during the upcoming weekend. >> well, as the countdown to the nba all star weekend begins, the league is tipping off five days of community impact events. this afternoon, nba representatives went to visit the town youth club in partnership with meeting with the oakland lgbtq community center. the nba officials shared conversations and played trivia games with the young people while encouraging them in attendance to former pro players with deep ties to the bay area. jason collins, a former star at stanford and the first openly gay athlete to play on any professional sports team in the u.s, and layshia clarendon, who played basketball at cal and who is the first openly non-binary wnba player. >> great way to kick off nba all-star weekend. it's special whenever you can use the platform that the nba has to

help uplift the community. >> we're fighting for you. you know, like we're fighting. so that burden is not so heavy. so you can live so you can be young, so you can be free and just have a childhood. >> the nba has community events scheduled throughout the bay area all week leading up to sunday's all star game. and santa clara has cleared another hurdle towards hosting 2026 fifa world cup matches, the santa clara city council and the santa clara stadium authority have approved a financial assignment agreement for that tournament. they say it is a major step forward in their preparations to host world cup matches at levi's stadium. the agencies are calling the agreement a no risk, all reward deal for the city. it would assume all stadium related expenses and public safety planning. >> impressive rainfall totals in just the past two hours. okay, so you say 3/10 of an inch of rain. that's not really that much in the past two hours for the bay area. it certainly is. san francisco has picked up over a 10th. and there you have fremont approaching a quarter,

which is pretty decent for that east bay community. now take a look at this. this is just gorgeous. it is an area of low pressure. it's quite powerful. the leading edge of it is now impacting the bay area. plan on extra time for your morning commute. look at the plume of moisture tapping into some tropical moisture that leads all the way back to the hawaiian islands. so yes, it's raining now, but the heaviest rain showers are still offshore, and that's when the gusty winds really ramp up. you see, right now, heaviest precipitation from redwood city across the bay all the way into the fremont area. and another cluster of heavy rain showers now noted from orinda all the way through blackhawk into that five 8680 corridor backing through livermore. so the rain showers, according to our futurecast, does illustrate the heaviest band about 2:00 in the morning, hours behind it. 7:00 you say what? no problem for the morning commute, but there will be a lot of ponding and standing water. and then look what happens next.

another line of showers and it's not over. we'll continue to track this storm together in just a couple of minutes. >> all right. thank you roberta. well, coming up, a man accused of shooting at an oakland police officer. and tonight we have learned this is not the first time. >> also a murder conviction in sonoma county. nearly ten years after a man's body was found at sonoma state university. >> also, loved ones and neighbors are mourning the death of a woman who was hit and killed by an out o control car

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accused of stabbing a teenager to death and burying his body near a college campus has been found guilty. back in 26, the body of 18 year old kirk kimberly was found in a shallow grave near sonoma state, and the case went cold until 2020, when police charged daniel carrillo with kimberly's murder. that proceeding ended in a mistrial,

but today carrillo was convicted of first degree murder. >> two san francisco women have been charged in connection to sunday's crash that sent seven ople to the hospital. prosecutors now say it began when policelagged an suv at the stonestown mall that was reported stolen out of richmond. police say when they tried to pull the vehicle over, the suspects drove off. now, police say they were led on a wild pursuit. the suspects driving on the muni tracks, driving onto a sidewalk, crashing into a traffic light. in addition to sideswiping multiple vehicles. the chase eventually came to an end when the suv smashed into a parklet right outside a sports pub in the mission, injuring seven people, including a child. prosecutors say two women in the vehicle tried to get away on foot, but were chased down and arrested. both are set to be arraigned in court tomorrow. >> tonight, loved ones are remembering a preschool teaching assistant who was killed after a car slammed into her in hayward. 26 year old lydia guerra was working with preschoolers at hayward's rouz elementary. on monday, an out of control driver struck her on the sidewalk as

she was walking to work along the intersection of tennyson and keller road. the video, captured by a nearby driver, shows a car careening into a parked car, a row of trees, and onto the sidewalk. the driver, a 36 year old man, was taken to the hospital and placed on a mental health hold. family members describe guerra as a ray of light. she had received her teaching license last week, and next week she was planning to buy a car. >> it's really, really disturbing. i feel really bad. she's very young. it shouldn't have happened. it shouldn't happen to anybody. >> the hayward unified school district has sent a counseling team to help colleagues and families cope. police are still investigating how this happened. >> tonight, we are learning more about a man charged with attempted murder after being accused of firing at an oakland police vehicle with an officer inside. 35 year old robert blackwell was charged in the shooting that happened on seminary avenue right near 580 on monday. oakland police chief floyd mitchell says that blackwell was once convicted for

shooting at two officers who were investigating a homicide back in 2015. he served less than four years of his ten year sentence. investigators say they believe the shooting at the police vehicle on monday was intentional. the officer was not injured. >> it was a packed room tonight in san jose, as the effort is now underway to replace former councilmember omar torres, who was arrested earlier this year. the candidates vying for that position, plus. >> throughout this tough ordeal, i always believe the truth will come out. >> former 49ers defensive lineman dana stubblefield speaking out for the first time since his rape conviction was vacated. >> also coming up, the department of justice now taking legal action against the state of new york over its sanctuary status. and later tonight in sports, the golden state warriors trailing against the mavericks really throughout the game. but they would tie it in the fourth. could they get the victory out there

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had a chance to hear for the first time from candidates running for san jose's district three city council seat. one of those six will replace omar torres in april after a special election. now, torres resigned back in november and is now in jail, facing child sexual assault charges. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters is live tonight in san jose, with more from tonight's forum. lamonica. >> mike. district three represents so much of san jose's economic future, and tonight people were able to hear from these candidates how they plan to address some of the district's most pressing issues. >> the person that's chosen to me has to be have empathy for others. >> on wednesday night at downtown san jose's rotary summit center, hundreds of

community members gathered to hear from candidates who want to represent district three. the candidates included gabby chavez, lopez, adam duran, matthew quevedo, irene smith and anthony caudillos. phil dolan and tyrone wade did not attend. >> not only has having served as a worker for many years, but now as an employer in our downtown, i have also been delivering services directly to this community through the pandemic all the way to today. >> i was born and raised in san jose's east side, and what makes me unique is that i have just shy of 29 years of public safety with the sheriff's department. >> for the past 16 years, i've been working with leaders and working with folks to make sure we're addressing the issues that matter most to you. on homelessness, we're moving the needle and we're making sure we're making progress on that. >> the forum was presented by the san jose downtown association in partnership with san jose chamber of commerce.

candidates expressed their own ideas about addressing important issues, including blight and vacancies, homelessness, bart construction and the entertainment economy. >> i made two very strong points, the first being no more dumping in week three, and the second being that we need large scale shelters. those two points are still critically important today. >> we know that the previous super bowl brought in hundreds of millions of dollars of economic impact. but if you look at the data, the vast majority of that money went up to san francisco. so moving forward, i think i can speak for everyone on this panel that in 2026, we need to make sure that san francisco is not eating our lunch again here. >> after the forum, this district three business owner gave feedback on what she heard. >> this is the same stuff that we've been listening to, and i do agree with a lot of the panel that we do need to put things into action because there's a lot of talk, a lot of rhetoric, and we're kind of tired of that. >> now, the district three

candidates will take part in several more forums over the next two months before people can make their decision on april 8th. mike. >> and a big decision. it will be all right. lamonica peters live tonight in san jose. lamonica thank you for that. staying in the south bay, the franklin-mckinley school district in san jose voted to postpone its decision on which schools to close by two weeks. the district says it is facing a $23 million budget deficit, as well as record low enrollment. state senator dave cortese reached out to the district to urge them to delay the decision until governor newsom releases his budget, as the senator believes there may be additional funding available. >> tonight, we are hearing from former 49ers defensive lineman dana stubblefield. yesterday, he was released from prison, four and a half years after he was convicted of rape. >> as ktvu jesse gary reports tonight, the conviction has since been set aside by a judge. >> wednesday in downtown san jose, dana stubblefield and his

lawyers sitting down in front of the cameras after his rape conviction was vacated by an appellate court. >> throughout this tough ordeal, i always believe the truth will come out. there was a long nights when i sat in my cell, an innocent man wondering if things would ever be be right. >> a onetime gridiron great spanning 11 nfl seasons, stubblefield, a former 40 niner, was convicted in 2020 of rape. prosecutors allege he lured a mentally disabled woman to his home with the promise of a babysitting job, and then used a gun in the commission of the crime. stubblefield has consistently maintained the sexual encounter was consensual and there was no weapon. >> during this process and during the trial, so much evidence was hidden from the jury. the trial judge made sure the jury did not know that dana's accuser was a sex worker. >> defense lawyers say the case was filled with errors and racial bias. an appellate court ruled prosecutors violated the state's racial justice act by

using racially discriminatory language that forced the panel to overturn stubblefield's 15 year sentence, of which he had served about four years. >> we have uncovered new evidence that is compelling as it relates to the false allegation that there was a gun in this case at all. >> the santa clara county district attorney's office is appealing the order to vacate. in an email to ktvu, fox two assistant d.a. terry harman says in part, we felt that justice had been served, that justice has been interrupted. we are disappointed that the judge released mr. stubblefield from custody. while we await a decision from the california supreme court. prosecutors are asking the state's highest court to decide the issue, but defense lawyers say they're confident the law is on their side. >> we don't think they are allowed to retry this case based on the errors that have already occurred. >> as for stubblefield, after nearly four long years, it's finally a warm homecoming to family. >> now, i really want to focus on what truly matters is watching my son play football,

coaching him a little bit, and having dinner with my wife. you have no idea how i miss spending time with my family and friends. >> although freed from prison, stubblefield must still wear an ankle monitoring device because the vacate order is being appealed and he's to have no contact with the victim in this case. in the south bay bureau, i'm jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, another safeway will soon be leaving the bay area. a spokesperson confirms the location on admiral callahan lane in the redwood plaza shopping center will close its doors on april 11th, citing performance and safety concerns. other safeway stores on robles way and lincoln road will rain open, and this is the latest safeway closure in the bay area. two days ago, we reported the pinole store at the appn shopping center is also closing in april. those two closures follow the controversial closure of the safeway in san francisco's fillmore district. >> all right. coming up tonight at 11, more than a dozen weapons seized from a house in san jose.

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is suing governor kathy hochul and the state of new york over the state's immigration policy. attorney general pam bondi announced that lawsuit today. it accuses hochul and the new york of violating federal law by

protecting undocumented immigrants, citing a new york law allowing undocumented immigrants to get a driver's license and restricting certain federal agencies from accessing sensitive driver's license information. in a statement, hochul called that lawsuit smoke and mirrors, saying that new york will not back down, and this comes as she is expected to meet with president trump in washington tomorrow. >> tulsi gabbard is the new director of national intelligence. today, the senate voted 52 to 48 to confirm the former democrat and former hawaii congresswoman. republican senator mitch mcconnell joining the democrats in opposing her confirmation, saying she failed to demonstrate she was prepared for the role. gabbard ran for president in 2020 as a democrat before joining the republican party and supporting president trump. president trump's pick for health and human services secretary robert f kennedy jr, is expected to be confirmed tomorrow. today, the senate voted along party lines to advance his controversial nomination. lawmakers had expressed concerns about kennedy's stance on vaccines,

among other issues. >> three people, including an american, were released from prison in belarus in an apparent effort to improve relations with the u.s. the american was not identified. a journalist who worked for radio free europe was also freed, along with a mother of three who was jailed for taking part in protests. more than 65,000 people were arrested in mass demonstrations in 2020 that followed the reelection of president alexander lukashenko. analysts say lukashenko is signaling to the trump administration his hope to lift sanctions in exchange for prisoner releases. >> and the war in ukraine, hitting the three year mark this month. but president trump says negotiations are underway to end it. the president says he's spoken directly with russian president vladimir putin and plans to, quote, work together very closely with putin to bring the conflict to an end, end quote. president trump says he also called ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky to discuss opportunities to achieve peace. but it's unclear at this point whether zelensky will have any

role in the negotiations. >> we had a great call and it lasted for a long time. over an hour. this morning i also had with president zelensky a very good call after that, and i think we're on the way to getting peace. i think president putin wants peace and president zelensky wants peace, and i want peace. i just want to see people stop getting killed. >> the president's phone calls come as his defense secretary, pete hegseth, is at nato headquarters in belgium for meetings on ukraine. he calls ukraine joining nato, though unrealistic, adding that it should be on european nations to secure ukraine when the war ends. vice president jd vance and secretary of state marco rubio will meet with president zelensky in munich on friday. >> well, growing concerns tonight in one east bay city. >> coming up, why homeless advocates say they're now at risk after fremont passed a first of its kind ordinance cracking down on encampments.

>> and heavy rain and strong winds moving into the bay area tonight. meteorologist roberto gonzalez is tracking that storm by the minute, a she'l be

this will be a big snowstorm as well as we give you a live look out at 80 in the sierra. this is right near donner summit. we're

talking about 7000ft up. you can see snow on the ground. the road is open. a winter storm warning is in effect until friday night. so we're talking 48 hours. heavy snow, strong winds really expected across the region. >> all right. let's check back in now with meteorologist roberto gonzalez. and we know it's going to be a dicey commute tomorrow morning. and also overnight i think people will wake up and think, whoa, is that thing really going? >> well, depending on where you are. yes. some people around the peninsula and the central bay are okay. it happened while i was sleeping, but once you hit the road, there's going to be a lot of ponding on the roadways, a lot of flooding on the roadways. the winds will still be blowing and there could be possibly a lot of debris on the roads and the sidewalks as well. now, this is what it looks like at this particular time. we're getting nailed across the south bay and also the santa cruz mountains peninsula as well. look at the heavy rain from redwood city across the bay, all the way into the fremont and newark area. and the tri-valley. that nasty five 8680 corridor is

pretty sloppy right now. and then we head into the north bay, where novato has plentiful rain showers. this is a powerful system. it's big. it's textbook perfect. look how tightly coiled up it is. and then the frontal boundary streams all the way back to the hawaiian islands. so that's tapping into that subtropical moisture. it's an atmospheric river. so here we go. overnight, 2:00 in the morning, you're going to hear those raindrops on the rooftops. you're going to hear the wind blowing as well. so you wake up at seven, 8:00 in the morning or you hit the road, then pretty much dry as far as precipitation is concerned. but the roadways are a mess. then at high noon again, here comes another line of heavy showers, and then at 4:00 in the afternoon, and then at 8:00 in the evening, and then hit miss scattered showers in the overnight hours until you wake up and hit the road again on friday morning. smattering of showers until about 4:00. it's all said and done, but by then, what's pretty uniform is the amount of precipitation. everybody is approaching about

two inches two and a half except santa cruz mountains, up to six inches of rain. you couple that up with the gusty winds, you're going to see some downed trees flood watch in effect for the entire bay area. in addition to that, we do have the rising rivers and streams to keep a watchful eye on, most notably the san lorenzo river in fenton that rises very rapidly. high wind warning in effect for 70 mile per hour winds along the coastline into the santa cruz mountains. also the north bay coastline. wind advisory for the rest of us, some of these wind gusts up to 50mph. and we haven't even been talking about the water because don't go there. we have surf and waves up to 30ft. and if you do venture near the water, please don't turn your back to that angry ocean. winter storm warning in effect for the high sierra. 2 to 5ft of snow. it's going to be the biggest storm hitting the sierra this year. 40s 50s overnight lows tomorrow. highs up to 63 degrees. okay, we get rid of this storm by friday with

the potential of a thunderstorm tomorrow. then a chance of a light shower in the north bay by sunday. >> all right. thanks, roberta. well, new at ten. sonoma county says it will use millions of dollars awarded from a settlement with opioid manufacturers for treatment programs. the board of supervisors voted unanimously to use the bulk of its $43 million share of the nationwide lawsuit for a variety of use related programs, including treatment and prevention. that money comes from that nationwide $26 million settlement, stemming from lawsuits that accused drug makers of maximizing sales and profits from opioids while concealing the risks. about 76% of overdoses in sonoma county in 2023 were from opioids. >> san francisco mayor daniel lurie signed his fentanyl state of emergency ordinance into law. the mayor joined us earlier today on the floor to explain the key parts of the plan, which do include allowing the mayor's office to bypass the bidding process on contracts, as well as

soliciting private donations. >> this doesn't prevent us from being transparent. in fact, we're going to be even more transparent. anyone that donates it will be crystal clear who they are, what their names are, but more importantly, this legislation, this law is going to allow us to attack this crisis with the emergency that it demands. >> the mayor also says that he announced plans to build 24 over seven police friendly stabilization centers. >> the city of fremont passed a new ordinance, which will make it easier to crack down on anyone helping build or maintain homeless encampments. as ktvu mark sayer reports, those who often assist the unhoused say they worry they could also be at risk. >> to word the ordinance properly, you know what i mean? >> homeless advocate josh pettypiece, on the left, is explaining the new ordinance to michael austin, who has lived here near the bart tracks in fremont for about two years.

>> basically, this is my home. >> man. pettypiece and his group, the molino foundation, do outreach to the unhoused. >> and we provide meals and scripture and everything. clothes, resources, anything that we possibly can. >> and his group is very concerned about the specific aiding and abetting language in the newly passed ordinance. >> the police chief said it again and again that they won't target us, but they just passed the ordinance giving them the right to do such. >> but mayor raj. salwan of fremont says despite the language, groups which do outreach should not be concerned. >> the ordinance was passed with the clarification around the issue around aiding and abetting. there was a lot of misinformation on the aiding and abetting clause. >> mayor salwan says the new ordinance simply makes it clearer when enforcement can take place. >> they were also saying that we would not allow non-profits to do outreach work. and that was absolutely false. we've been saying that again and again, trying to correct the

misinformation, but we have always maintained that we will always welcome nonprofits or social workers to help the unhoused individuals. >> so if they ask you to move, which could be any day, any minute. >> back at the encampment, michael austin says he is not sure what he will do if crews come someday and tell him he has to leave. >> it's baloney to me. i mean, i understand where they're coming from because a lot of these people, they message everywhere and they're in the public eye. here's a little different. i mean, we're not really, you know. yes, we people go by bart, you know, but i just i don't know what to really make of it. >> just help us, lord. >> as for pettypiece, he says his group will continue its outreach no matter what. >> we're not going to stop. >> the mayor says the city is now preparing a memo to be filed with the new ordinance, making it clear that the aiding and abetting provision will not apply to groups that work with the unhoused population. reporting in fremont i'm mark

sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> authorities in monterey county gave an update on the moss landing lithium ion battery storage facility fire. that fire last month triggered evacuations and environmental concerns in the area. some people complained of rashes and toxic substances falling onto their property. the epa and health officials in the county said current air, water and soil conditions do not pose a threat to public health. >> dtsc obtained soil samples directly north from the location of the fire and up to four miles away, including at residences, schools and community parks. while initial surface screenings of ash and debris did detected elevated levels of metals. subsequent soil samples did not. >> the health department is still surveying neighbors about their conditions. the results are scheduled to be released next week. the cause of that fire is still not known. vistra, the company that operates moss landing power, is working with

investigators. >> coming up in sports, we get a first glimpse at justin verlander in black and orange at spring training. what's bob melvin's expectations for him? >> and later tonight on the 11:00 news. excitement building across san francisco for the nba all-star weekend. we're hearing how the cit is

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number five for the golden state warriors on the road trip tonight, looking to win their third game in a row. this one in dallas. maverick fans still very angry about luka doncic being traded. and it's the third time klay thompson would face his former team. and he's averaging 25 points a game in those two previous matchups to the third quarter we go. mavs up five. thompson drilling the three

pointer. that was his fifth three in the game. mavs up by eight. now in the fourth we go. warriors down seven steph curry cashes in the three. and then just moments later he makes yet another triple. curry feeling it. he had 25 points. and the warriors take their first lead since those first few minutes of the game. later in the fourth mavs on the move draymond green with the block of max christie. green's defense really on display in the final minutes in this one. under two to go. game tied at 104. naji marshall gets it to kyrie who banks in the three. irving dropping 42 points tonight. 20s left in this one. game tied at 107 jimmy butler with the drive. but he's called for the offensive foul. warriors challenged the call but irving sets his feet and it's ruled a charge. mavs hold on and win 111 107. >> hard earned win. >> we're going to get into houston at 3:00. you know whatever it is. because you know the nba and its infinite wisdom makes us play an 845 game. and they clearly don't care about, you know, rest or player health.

it's just ratings and all that stuff. so i get it. everyone's got to do it. the whole league's got to do it. it is what it is. we got to strap it up and get ready for tomorrow. >> all right. let's talk college hoops and stanford because stanford is making some noise in the acc. they're sitting at eight and five in conference play. and they traveled to the atl to take on the georgia tech yellow jackets, who are ten and five at home. let's take you to the first half. cardinal on the fast break. jaylen blakes pass it to donovan young. and he comes down with that one handed slam. stanford cuts the deficit by three. then later in the half yellow jackets up by seven. and jayden mustaf coming down that baseline back door hammers it down isaiah sellers. and then in the second half stanford is down by ten. blake's on the attack. and then he's going to finish this one off on the backboard. blake was the lone double digit scorer with 16 points. but it would not be enough tonight. georgia tech beat stanford 60 to 52. and the number three ranked duke hosting cal. the golden

bears are seeking their first road win versus a top five opponent since 1995. early in the second half you've got cooper flagg. his pass is deflected by jeremiah wilkinson, and then wilkinson will finish that up with a layup on the other end. he led cal with 21 points. later in the half, the projected number one overall pick flagg steals. and then he makes his way down the court. he'll get a reverse slam dunk. flagg would finish with 27 points, and the blue devils dominated cal 78 to 57. now to some baseball. the san francisco giants had their first spring training today, and their new pitcher will be wearing an iconic number with this franchise. verlander will be rocking number 35, his usual number, but he was hesitant since that was brandon crawford's jersey. sources say the two talked on the phone before he made his decision, and crawford gave him the blessing. verlander will be turning 42 on february 20th, but giants skipper bob melvin still has high expectations for this

seasoned pitcher. >> awesome. he's just one of those guys that defies father time and has done it for a long time. part of it is who he is as a pitcher and the confidence that he has. and he certainly should have confidence based on his career. and i think that's unwavering for him as far as what he feels like he can do on a baseball field. and if he's healthy, even some of the starts you saw last year, he's very productive. we're he we're we're really counting on him. he knows it. >> looking forward to seeing him play. all right. that is going to do it for sports. the 11:00 news is mike starts now. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> all right. good evening everyone i'm mike mibach. right to our top story here at 11. a winter storm starting to hit the bay area as we do give you a live look out in san francisco along the embarcadero. you can see the streets definitely wet there in the city. a lot of rain, a lot of wind, especially here in the next few hours in san jose. the rain coming down. earlier this evening,he