and fears of flooding. a powerful storm making its way through the bay area today. good evening. on this thursday, i'm cristina rendon. this atmospheric river has been drenching the bay area all day, and it is expected to last through the evening. we have live team coverage from the hardest hit areas from ktvu. mark sayer, who is live for us in santa cruz, are tom vacar is in the north bay and jana katsuyama is on the peninsula. but we want to start with ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo on the timeline of this storm and when we might get some relief. hi, mark. >> hi there. christina. yeah, we are expecting the heaviest rainfall this morning, but still some downpours this afternoon. still, as we head into the evening hours and these rainfall totals really adding up. take a look. boulder creek in the santa cruz mountains. over five inches of rainfall. walnut creek 2.77. santa rosa over two inches, and even san jose. getting into the action 1.34. very strong winds today as well. we have the wind advisories and the high wind warnings. mount almanor in the santa cruz mountains. there's a gust of up to 81 miles an hour.

sfo 62 miles an hour during the 12:00 hour today. the flood watch is continue for the bay area right on through saturday evening. although the bulk of the rainfall is happening today and the winds, the high wind warning, the wind advisory remain. at least the warnings remain in place through tonight into your friday morning up until about 10:00. here is the radar coverage here in the bay area. some lightning strikes detected as well, approaching the southern sierra and a lot of snow in the sierra. we're showing you this. we have multiple flood advisories in place right now. still in place in the short term, out in parts of the east bay. that's out until 645. that means at least some minor flooding is occurring and then a bit more, you know, impactful here with these flood warnings in place. this is the alameda creek that flood warning until 6:00 this evening and then up in the north bay as well. we have this flood warning in place for parts of sonoma county that's out until 830 tonight. so here is the radar coverage. these are all of the storm reports up and down the bay area from this morning, especially

indicating some strong winds, the flooding and also some mudslides as well. here's the coverage up in the north bay right around saint helena. we have some pretty good rain showers to track, some intensity, higher intensities, and then out in parts of the east bay right around the concord area. looks like the action is about to get pick up in intensity in the short term right around martinez as well. and then as we back the maps out closer to the south bay, looks like we have some more coverage right around san jose and the east foothills. so still, we're not dry just yet. still some downpours, at least in the short term, but some changes for tomorrow. we'll have more on those changes coming up in your full update in a little bit. >> all right, mark, we will see you then. a short time ago, santa cruz county authorities canceled all of the evacuation orders that were issued for the area earlier today. there are still major concerns, though, over strong winds and dangerously high surf. ktvu mark sayer is live in santa cruz now with those details. mark. >> well, christina, late this afternoon, the national weather service issued a high surf warning through the weekend. and that is what folks here in santa

cruz county are focusing on right now. after enduring an entire day here of heavy rain and high wind. while all eyes are turning to the ocean for the next several days, the fallout from rains early thursday morning and into the day are easily visible. the chp in santa cruz provided these photos of a minor mudslide along soquel, santa cruz road and in the community of watsonville, residents like chris harris are taking no chances. >> we hear it is going to rain pretty heavy. the creek can crest at about 14ft. i think it's already at 12, so we're just getting ready. >> harris lives right near corralitos creek and he has had plenty of experience with prior floods, so he beefed up his efforts this time around with plastic lining, a pump and plenty of sandbags. >> well, it's recommended that that folks evacuate because the water levels here could get pretty high. >> late on thursday afternoon, authorities in santa cruz county lifted all evacuation warnings and orders, including for felton. the san lorenzo river did reach just below minor flood

stage in felton, and sheriff's deputies went through the neighborhood to alert residents of possible danger. >> it's unpredictable when it's already high like this, and then you get another two inches real fast. it can flood. >> well, the storm actually rained a little bit more than we thought, so we had our creeks rise a little bit faster than we were expecting. >> jason hoffman is spokesperson for santa cruz county, which activated its emergency operations center for the storm event. hoffman says due to the high surf warning, the city of santa cruz is taking the precautionary step of closing the santa cruz wharf on friday. >> especially tomorrow. on friday, we're advising people to stay off the beaches, rocks, jetties, cliffs, anything near the coast at all is not safe. the words life threatening have been used by the national weather service. to us. >> the wharf is a major tourist attraction and valentine's day is sure to be a busy time. but these visitors from the redding area say they do understand why the wharf would need to be closed. >> yeah, of course, public safety reasons are a top

priority. i think that definitely would outweigh the tourist attraction appeal. >> and back to a live picture here at lighthouse beach in santa cruz. you can see the ocean is already kicking up. there are no surfers out here right now. the national weather service says the biggest waves could reach up to 45ft on some of these west facing beaches, but a majority of the big waves are worried about in the 15 to 30 foot size range. reporting in santa cruz, i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> the storm has knocked out power to about 4800 customers in the bay area. a live look for you here at the outage map. the peninsula and the south bay have the most outages, with close to 1800 each. the heavy rainfall caused problems for some commuters this morning. chp dublin shared these images on x of flooding on southbound interstate 680 and westbound 580. in dublin. that stretch of highway was shut down for hours, but it did reopen later in the

morning. we are continuing to track the storm on air and online@ktvu.com. plus, you can stay right here for more live reports from hard-hit areas throughout the evening. the nba all-star weekend is officially kicking off here in the bay area. some activities already getting underway tonight, and the action will slowly build up to the marquee game on sunday. ktvu christian captain joining us live now. and christian, you got a sneak peek inside chase center to see what the world is going to be seeing this weekend. >> yeah, absolutely. we'll be showing that to you in just a minute. but first, we can say that city leaders are are saying that safety is their top priority. with the nba all-star game and chinese new year almost upon us. meanwhile, as you said inside chase center, there is a hive of activity getting the venue ready for a world stage. inside chase center, an army of crew members, athletes and television production teams are all working to prepare for the nba all star festivities. president of nba league operations byron spruill said. this year, fans can count on a

weekend packed with basketball action. >> the familiar part is actually the format, the mini tournament that we've been doing for several years now for the rising stars on friday, and so now we're going to carry that champion over into sunday night, also a mini tournament which will be new for sunday night, but obviously a familiar format. so we're looking forward to it. >> the game and festivities will put a lot of eyes on chase center and san francisco. >> we can talk domestically, we can talk globally, 214 countries and 60 different languages across the world. >> the whole show will be run from inside this trailer. the nba said it's going to be spectacular. >> we've played a number of finals here, of course, with the warriors success over the years. this is really an opportunity for us to showcase san francisco over an entire weekend. >> i've had this weekend circled on my calendar. >> san francisco mayor daniel lurie said the city is ready to host the big weekend with not one, but two major events. he said work has already been underway for months to get the city ready. >> with hundreds of thousands of visitors coming to our city for the nba all-star game and lunar

new year festivities. our priority is clear we make sure everyone, every single person, feels safe and welcomed. >> while crews work inside chase center. police and first responders are working around the clock. police chief bill scott said at this time, there are no specific or credible threats to either event, and that public safety teams are preparing for low tech threats to major events like the new year truck attack in new orleans. >> we're prepared for that as well. so i mean, when you when you get to the parade route and even some of the venues that are associated with the all star game, you will see a high level of security and fortification of the route. >> and one more note, the city says that one of the things that we will likely encounter around san francisco is traffic. they are encouraging everyone to use public transit to get to and from these events. and a bonus muni is free all weekend long. we're live in san francisco.

christian captain ktvu, fox two news. >> that is one highlight. muni is free. that's pretty awesome. lots of people headed down to the city this weekend. christian. thank you. here's the schedule of the big events happening this weekend. tomorrow night is the all-star celebrity game, followed by the rising stars game. then saturday night is the hbcu classic and the skills challenge, three-point contest and dunk contest. then on sunday, it is the all-star game itself, featuring a new format and three games in total. as we were just talking about, as christian mentioned, large crowds expected to descend on the city for the all-star events and san francisco's lunar new year parade. muni wants to help you avoid traffic. they are offering free rides this week, and that means you don't have to pay for any service on saturday and sunday. this goes for busses and trains, but not cable cars. by the way, on saturday, if you can't make it out for the parade, we hope you'll join us for our streaming special, lunar new year live celebrating the year of the snake. ktvu claudine wong and i will take you through

lunar new year celebrations across the bay area, and we'll have live reports from the parade. that is this saturday at 5 p.m. on our fox local app. and you can also watch it on our ktvu youtube channel. coming up, president trump announces a new strategy for tariffs. what the plan could mean for your wallet. >> and waves on the coastline, along with the surf advisory. and a tree comes down on a power line knocking out power to hundreds of people. we'll have a live report here on

the north bay took yet another heavy round of wind and rain, which is causing some trees to

fall. local flooding and of course, traffic stopping on all of that road flooding. ktvu tom vacar joins us from rural sonoma county, where impacts to one intersection, tom, are becoming all too familiar. >> just incredible. take a look at this. this is and it's fair to say this because i think it's true. it's fair to say that this busy sonoma intersection of highways one, 21, and 12 has been closed as much as it has been open this month. the marinwood family, whose home got flooded last week when a concrete drain got blocked by water carried debris, is doing everything it can to avoid even more flooding that would add to the already six figure damage they have. >> i hired a team of people here yesterday that basically went into this open space and took out all of the wood and debris, and you can see piles of wood that we've created on areas of, of elevation. >> the family's insurance

company denied their claims, saying stream flooding is not covered. the family does not live in a flood zone, and their lender did not require federal flood insurance. the owner says a longtime neighbor told him that the 30 year old drain that clogged was temporary and was supposed to be replaced decades ago. >> that they were going to make improvements over the years. but that never happened. >> it's pretty clear that had this stream and all of this wood been cleared out before that, this probably would not have happened, and there would not have been a clog that flooded this house. but the problem is the damage is done. and the question now is who, if anybody, will pay. >> i just need help from my community and from the city and from the county. >> north and santa rosa first responders were standing by in case the local sutter health care facility had another flooded parking lot that required in place sheltering and even patient moving thursday. no such call came. >> there was some emergency work

that was done to alleviate the potential of backup, but as of right now, it's been flowing as needed. >> with soaked and saturated soils everywhere. the multiple dangers of mudslides, landslides, rockfalls and tree falls persist. >> it makes those weakened trees that much easier to come down. >> now, though, these rockfalls were caught and stopped by this chain link fence. big falls would slam right through it. freezing weather can also aggravate cracks as the ice expands. and then when that happens, the hill can fall away, or at least large parts of it. reporting live from sonoma county, tom vacar ktvu fox two news. >> all right, tom, thank you for that live report. want to give you a live look now at the pacifica pier, one of the places on the coast that often gets the biggest waves slamming the shore. a high surf warning is in effect on the peninsula through early saturday morning. and that's where we'll find ktvu

jana katsuyama. she is live in pacifica with an update on the conditions on the coast. hi, gianna. >> hi there. let me tell you, the wind has really picked up in just the past hour. and if i step aside, you can see this landmark. and the waves also have picked up just within the past hour compared to when we got here earlier today. they're whipping up the waves, and the wind also took down a tree in the area here, knocking out power to hundreds of people, including a preschool. wind whipped through the peninsula thursday and along pacifica pier. people getting out during a break in the rain got a cold blast. >> it almost knocked me over. i felt like i was going to fly away. >> so we need to cold. oh. it's freezing. >> this couple had planned to do some crab fishing. >> we're hoping to come back. didn't know it was going to be this windy. >> many said they're ready for the return of rain later in the day with worries about flooding. >> we do have sandbags and all that in our area because it does flood.

>> as long as you take care of it, it's okay, you know? you know, i try to always drive a little bit under the speed limit. >> the wind also causing power outages in south san francisco, fire officials say a tree came down on a power line near the intersection of westboro boulevard and galway place. the traffic light there dark. the fire chief says about 500 customers lost power for this family. it was a big scare when they lost power. >> yeah, his wife is almost crying because he's so afraid. >> that's because the resident, reynaldo apolinario, needs oxygen. so when the power went off, so did his oxygen machine. >> the oxygen. >> you need oxygen. >> his wife called 911, and first responders helped get the generator set up down the street. another concern, the city's preschool on galway place was in the dark and cold. no lights or heat for the children. so parents said they got an emergency message. >> i just got a call from the

preschool that we had to come and due to the storms that they lost power at 10 a.m. and we just we because of the drop in temperature. >> and certainly that is a concern as things pick up through the night. pge says they want to remind people to go on and register your cell phone number so that you can get a text message if there is an outage. they will also update you throughout the whole evening. if you do get an outage so that you know when the power is expected to go back on. christina. >> gianna. where you're at now. i know that a lot of people should be staying away from there. is that what you're seeing? and in the high surf warning from officials, what is their advice? >> yes, there certainly is. i think i heard what you said. it's pretty loud. i hope with the wind. but there is a surf advisory and we're, as people know, up on the pier, there's a walkway, but the area down along the beach is very dangerous. i was talking to fire officials.

they're worried about people getting anywhere close to the water. you could slip and fall. and these waves are so powerful, they can sweep you out without very much effort. so it's really important for people to stay away from the coast this entire week. >> all right. jana katsuyama in pacifica tonight. jenna. thank you. the atmospheric river is bringing heavy snow to the sierra. this is a live look at eight. excuse me. interstate 80 eastbound at donner summit. officials say today might actually be the worst time to drive to tahoe this week. snow is expected to impact travel along i-80 and other mountain passes. chains are required, as you can imagine, on both 80 and 50 right now. >> though, snowfall totals continue to really add up in the sierra and the winter storm warning remains in place. so right now, right on through tomorrow night until 10:00. so snowfall expectations. we've been talking about this all week 2 to 5ft and snow levels around 5000 to 6000ft. so there'll be a lot of fresh snow for all the visitors heading to the sierra

as we do move into the weekend. also the surf the west northwest well continues to build in and this is not a high surf advisory. typically we talk about high surf advisories, but this is kind of up a level in terms of being more more hazardous. it's actually a high surf warning. and that's in place until 3:00 saturday morning. so the waves jumping up for your friday could be around 15 to 25ft, maybe even some bigger sets in that height. and then by saturday we'll scale back a little bit, but still some dangerous conditions right near the immediate coastline. lots of coverage in our radar here in the bay area. as you can see, all these storm reports indicating some flooding down downed trees or some mudslides as well. as we check out the current radar imagery right now in parts of the north bay. beginning to break up a bit, but still some rain to show you in portions of the east bay out toward concord, some yellows and oranges showing up on some of the activity here with the live doppler sweeps as we move the maps around. still some coverage in the santa cruz mountains, out toward morgan hill and then coming in closer. as you can see, the santa cruz mountains.

still tracking some rain for tonight. and here's the coverage, as you can see right around sunnyvale for this evening, as we show you the wind reports, you can see at concord, gusting to 28 miles an hour has been a very windy day. extreme winds in sfo right now at about 40 miles an hour. here is our live camera looking out toward the oakland estuary. still lots of clouds and still some rain showers to deal with for this evening and the activity will begin to back off overnight. so here is the forecast model. this is 9:00 tonight. and then this is a late tonight at 11:00. you'll notice maybe a few scattered pop up showers tomorrow morning. but we could actually have some more sunshine throughout the day with partly sunny skies. and the shower threat will gradually fade away in the forecast for tomorrow. what does that mean for your weekend? we'll have a full update coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right mark, thank you. coming up, a federal judge makes a move impacting transgender youth across the country. plus, take a look at this long line of cars. would you wait

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trump's recent executive order restricting gender affirming health care for transgender people under the age of 19. the order directed federal programs like medicaid to exclude that coverage, and was met with lawsuits from families of trans or non-binary children alleging the order compromised their health care. today's ruling puts the ban on gender affirming care on hold for at least 14 days. while the case plays out in court. president trump wants to

slap reciprocal tariffs on goods we import from countries who tax our exports. fox's rebecca kaster has a closer look now at the plan, which some experts say could make america's inflation problem worse. >> this is i think it's the most important thing i've signed. >> sitting in the oval office thursday, president trump announced his new trade plan. reciprocal tariffs to match the high rates other nations charge to import u.s. goods. >> in almost all cases, they're charging us vastly more than we charge them. >> an across the board tariff will not go into effect today. instead, trump's economic team will start investigating each trading partner and look for deficits that are unfair to the u.s. for example, brazil taxes u.s. ethanol at 18%, while the u.s. taxes ethanol from brazil at just 2.5%. >> you have to treat us the way we're going to treat you. it's going to be the same. but no more inviting bad people to the party. >> what he's doing on tariffs

is, again, sort of like everything else. it's sort of a meat ax approach, a slash and burn approach. >> democrats worry the tariffs will lead to higher prices for u.s. shoppers. but trump's economic team insists the tariffs are part of a larger plan. >> it's just false that it's necessarily bad for consumers. my expectation is that prices will fluctuate and that when economists study the fluctuations of the prices, that they'll wonder what the causes were. and there will be many. and so am i confident that there won't be strong evidence of a price effect of tariffs? yes, i am confident. >> president trump says he doesn't necessarily think prices will go up as a result of these tariffs, but does believe they will help create american jobs. in washington. rebecca castor, fox news. >> with the impact of the bird flu, ongoing egg shortages and rising prices as people waiting in long lines for fresh eggs in southern california. take a look at this line here. outside of a family egg farm in chino in los

angeles county, it's reminiscent of the long lines at gas stations back in the 1970s. hundreds of customers started lining up this morning before it opened. the farm sells fresh, cage free eggs for about $8.50 a dozen. >> produce all the eggs right here on the farm, and you just get them same day from chicken. there's a big difference between buying them at the store where they are three weeks old, versus here where they're just hours old, and the busyness is that there's just no eggs around. so customers are just coming here to the farm. >> in january alone, the cost of eggs around the u.s. jumped more than 15% from a year ago. today, a dozen eggs at safeway will cost you about $9.50. that's if you can find them. >> have a great day. >> we are continuing to track a storm that is moving across the bay area. a live look for you here at the san mateo bridge. lots of cars passing through on this rainy thursday evening commute. heavy traffic in the eastbound direction. not so bad.

headed out west. plus a message from young people in oakland. the high school walkout today against ice coming up. and the troubled and closed federal women's prison in dublin may now have a new use. how it may work into the president's pla

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atmospheric river that is battering the bay area. and a live look here of our radar shows you that storm passing

through. we'll have a full check of the forecast with ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo in just about 15 minutes. well, we're also monitoring a series of earthquakes that have rattled people in the eas bay today. it all began with a 2.7 quake early this morning, then a 3.3 and a quake back to back just before noon. and then about two hours later, a 3.7 quake struck. asou can see in this map, they all happened along the hayward fault line, and we got several cas and comments from people on social media who felt that shaking. so far, though, no damage has been reported. we do have an update tonight on a shooting in san jose. police say the man died at the hospital from his gunshot wound. police are now investigating the shooting as the city's second homicide of the year. the man was shot just after 2:15 p.m. yesterday near farm and dow drives. his name will not be released until his family is notified. the motive and circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation. no word on any arrests. the city

of oakland says it's expanding a safety camera network to the hegenberger corridor, just in time for the nba all-star weekend. the city says it has worked with local businesses to identify camera locations to provide the best coverage. city council member ken houston said the city has taken other steps to improve safety, including restoring street lights, increasing street sweeping and clearing, illegal dumping and abandoned cars. the cost for the added cameras was about 115 $50,000. well, an indictment released today is charging former san jose state university employee tuong pham with conspiracy to transport stolen property across the united states. pham is accused of using a university card to buy and resell apple products. he worked as a facilities and purchasing coordinator for the school library, but was terminated by the school in october of 2020. the indictment accuses pham of working with a contact in folsom to ship those devices out of state. if convicted, he faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. the trump

administration is considering sending immigrants facing deportation to the federal correctional institute in dublin. the bureau of prisons shut down the all women's facility last year, following the wide ranging sex abuse scandal there. ktvu has obtained an email in which a prison workers union said that it has learned ice may be taking over the facility. ice has reportedly already begun to house migrants in a federal detention center in downtown los angeles. dozens of students at oakland high school walked out of class today to protest ice over. >> immigrant. now i get it out. >> the students marched from oakland high to this freeway underpass near lake merritt this morning. organizers say they walked out of class to make clear to president trump and ice that they do not support immigration actions or raids, and that they stand with their immigrant community. well, the white house is pushing back on claims from nato that president trump is getting too close to

the kremlin. and there are new concerns from european leaders about the u.s. possibly betraying ukraine. fox is jared halperin has more from the white house. >> president trump will not allow anyone to turn uncle sam into uncle sucker. >> the defense secretary, pete hegseth, not mincing words with nato allies during a high stakes meeting focusing on the war in ukraine, president trump spoke with the presidents of russia and ukraine and says both have agreed to restart peace talks immediately. but that announcement came after hegseth told world leaders america is pivoting away from europe, saying nato has to pick up the slack. on thursday, he defended the new policy and pushed back on criticism that the white house is taking russia's side. >> simply pointing out realism like the borders won't be rolled back to what everybody would like them to be in 2014 is not a concession to vladimir putin. >> but concern is growing among nato allies about what will happen if america leaves the fight. on thursday, the alliance

tested a new model for deploying troops without the u.s, while ukraine's president said his country won't be coerced into accepting a bad deal. >> we cannot accept any agreements made without us, any bilateral negotiations about ukraine. without us, we will not accept. >> the white house is hoping to alleviate those concerns with a new deal that would see military aid traded for u.s. rights to ukraine's rare earth minerals. >> when they know the united states is involved economically and we have an economic interest in ukraine. this is another part of the security guarantee. >> president trump says he'll meet with vladimir putin soon to get the new peace talks started at the white house. jared halpern, fox news. >> in munich, germany, a car plowed into a group of labor union demonstrators today, injuring some 30 people, including some children. investigators believe the driver deliberately aimed for the crowd. police arrested a suspect identified as an afghan asylum seeker. the country has seen a series of attacks involving

immigrants in recent months. immigration has been a key campaign issue in germany's upcoming general election. today's suspected attack comes ahead of an international security conference in munich, with vice president j.d. vance and ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky in attendance. coming up, nba all-star weekend has officially kicked off with big crowds expected in san francisco all weekend long. ktvu bailey o'carroll reports from where all the fun has already started. >> the moscone center, where people are getting a sneak peek at what nba fans are going to get to experience all weekend long. >> also ahead, as layoffs sweep across the federal government, how lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking for ways to push back on. elon musk's cost

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that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] two one. there we go. [applause] >> a ribbon cutting with san francisco mayor daniel lurie and nba officials to officially open all-star alley downtown. today through sunday, nba themed pop up storefronts will open along powell street between market street and union square. that ribbon cutting was moved indoors to due to the rain. the weather has canceled some events, like a tipoff party at thrive city, but there are still plenty of new

activities for fans looking for an nba experience, like shooting hoops or possibly meeting some stars at the crossover experience at moscone center. ktvu bailey o'carroll gives us a look at what's on deck. >> the nba is expecting over 50,000 fans to come out here to the moscone center for the crossover event. it's going to be going on all weekend long. this is your sneak peek to see what you can experience. if you come out here. and there is something for fans of all ages and all levels of basketball fandom. this is where basketball meets pop culture. so there's fashion, there's food, there's drinks, and there's of course, well, a whole lot of basketball, both real life sized basketball. and then pop a shot. i'm going to play one handed here and hope that i can make a shot on camera. it's a little difficult one handed, but i just wanted to make one, maybe two. that was a swoosh. three. there we go. it's not going to get better than that. so we're going to go across the way and show you what else you can experience here. you can pop yourself here with

funko and make a little animated figure of yourself. but also, if pop-a-shot isn't your level of basketball, don't worry, there is normal basketball to be played. life size basketball, if you will, on both ends of the moscone center so you can test your skill levels against everybody else's. there's the passing challenge. you can also attempt to dunk across the way at the nba center, but there is stuff for fans of all ages and all skill levels to come out and participate here. again, there's going to be over 50,000 people who come out here, and there is also going to be basketball stars, past and present, who make appearances here, including victor wembanyama. so it's going to be a fun weekend here at the moscone center. i'm bailey o'carroll. we'll send it back to you. >> looking forward to wembley. okay, there will not be a rematch of last year's three-point contest between steph curry and sabrina ionescu. the nba confirming today they

were not able to raise the bar for the event. there have been rumors of a potential two on two format, with curry and former teammate klay thompson possibly teaming up against ionescu and fellow wnba star caitlin clark. curry beat ionescu 29 to 26 last season in the first such event of its kind. the shootout raised money for each player's foundations. coming up next, a whale of a tale. check this out. a kayaker who was swallowed by a giant sea creature and lived to share his story of survival. plus, the bay area isn't the only part of the country getting slammed by severe weather. we're looking at conditions in the midwest where people are digging out from several inches of snow. >> and a real soggy thursday for us. heavy rain, some strong, gusty winds. we will see the showers taper though as we move into your friday forecast. we'll have

states in filing a federal lawsuit challenging what some are calling elon musk's unlawful exercise of power. the suit argues that musk, an unconfirmed unelected government employee, is using authority that exceeds what the us constitution permits. as vox's connor hanson tells us, both democrats and republicans in washington, d.c, are voicing concerns about musk's and president trump's efforts to make cuts to government spending. >> we're going to fight this with everything we got. yeah. [applause] >> in their latest effort to

push back on president trump and elon musk's cost cutting efforts, democrats rallied in front of the department of veterans affairs. >> 9 million veterans are watching you. give them the middle finger and we're not going to stand for it. >> democratic lawmakers say they want to protect federal workers whose positions could be on the chopping block. employees at the u.s. agency for international development were some of the first targets of doge. those workers are asking a judge to keep blocking an order, putting thousands of them on leave. and on thursday, the judge agreed, at least for another week. >> saves lives. restore funding. now. >> on capitol hill, protesters interrupted a hearing on the aid agency. i welcome. >> the opportunity to go after some of these programs and some of the spending, but i think there is a well established process that does not include wholesale elimination or pausing of funding.

>> president trump says he supports elon musk's cost cutting efforts. >> they're doing a #### of a job. it's an amazing job they're doing. >> and more cuts could be coming. while speaking to the world government summit in dubai, elon musk called for the u.s. to, quote, delete entire agencies. in new york, connor hansen, fox news. >> well, some hefty rainfall totals today so far. and still we're not over yet as far as the rainfall. still some pretty good downpours showing up on the radar for tonight. take a look at these numbers once again. boulder creek in the santa cruz mountains. over 5.5in of rainfall. walnut creek 2.83. santa rosa at the airport 2.36 and san jose 1.41. showing you the river level, the san lorenzo river and big trees as we move closer to the felton area. of course they had a lot of rainfall this morning. the river peaked this morning during the 8:00 hour. now get down to about 13.8ft, and it's expected to trend down later on tonight into tomorrow. but we still have a very active radar. lots of snow

piling up out toward the sierra. they have a winter storm warning in place. and then for us here in the bay area, these are all the storm reports. and a lot of these were from this morning. you can see just reports here up in the north bay out toward petaluma. and then in the santa cruz mountains, debris flow in the felton area, parts of the east bay as well, right around clayton. reports of a debris flow as well. that was during the 6:00 hour. looks like the coverage is starting to back off, but still some scattered rain. as you can see in portions of the north bay, there's some coverage from lafayette to concord to antioch, and then still showing you some activity right around san mateo, redwood city and palo alto. definitely impacting the afternoon and the evening commute. here's some action right around the santa cruz mountains. so of course, they picked up the most rain. and that was the expectation with this system. and then some activity right around san jose. campbell also out toward alum rock as well. this evening we'll check out the winds. of course, the winds are also a big, big factor with this storm right now. you can see oakland gusting to 36mph. sfo earlier had a gust

to 62 during the 12:00 hour. we still have winds right now over 30 miles an hour and san jose winds in the single digits. here's our live camera looking out toward oakland at jack london square and the winds still moving around quite a bit. still some strong gusty conditions and current numbers, mainly in the 50s. right now for the 5:00 hour. santa rosa is 54. san jose is 56 degrees. now the weather pattern changes quite a bit overnight, and by tomorrow morning we are expecting still some clouds and still the possibility of a few widely scattered showers. but the main core of the system will be out of here. in the short term though, you can see what happens even at 10:00 tonight. still some scattered rain, still the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm. and then into tomorrow morning, the clouds and maybe a pop up shower. but we should have more sunshine into the afternoon hours. so here's the setup. here's the atmospheric river we have been watching. it's kind of developed over the past few days. thankfully, this will be on the move for tomorrow. and here is the forecast model into the weekend. there's one little weak system that wants to clip northern california saturday

night into sunday morning. that could lead to maybe a sprinkle or light shower up in the north bay by sunday morning. but no major storms after today, at least in the five day forecast. so the chance of a shower, the best chance tomorrow will be for the morning hours. probably have some sunshine during the afternoon. and here's a look ahead to your valentine's day. does include a bit more sunshine during the afternoon hours and then more clouds to start off the weekend, and just that slight chance of a shower as we do move into sunday morning. christina. >> sounds good. mark. thank you. winter storms are also slamming other parts of the country. in chicago, temperatures plummeted overnight, threatening to freeze roads covered in several inches of snow. snow plows and salt spreaders are racing to treat slick spots across the city. after a number of cars veered off the road yesterday. >> personally, i don't like to go too fast. i'm the driving like miss daisy type, so it's been really good for me. >> in the south, a storm system stirred up dozens of tornado

warnings while heavy rain flooded roads. and it's not over yet. forecasters say another storm system could bring severe weather to the midwest and northeast this weekend. in san diego, a florist is getting ready for one of the biggest days of the year while keeping an eye on the sky. at native poppy flower shop, workers are scrambling to fill hundreds of orders and hoping to avoid a repeat of last year. that's when, just weeks before valentine's day, the shop was flooded along with other nearby businesses. the store lost about $20,000 worth of inventory and two delivery vans were damaged. this year, they're taking precautions to protect the business, including adding flood boards to garage doors. >> we're going to sandbag tonight. we're not going to leave the vans here overnight. we're going to bring them to my house, which is up the hill. >> a storm channel runs behind the business. last year, the owner says there was a lot of vegetation and debris in that storm drain. this year, she hopes the city will clear it out enough just to keep it from flooding again. two military

pilots who were aboard a u.s. navy jet when it crashed yesterday are recovering, thanks in part to the efforts of a southern california fishing crew. the e, a 18 growler, went down in san diego bay. both pilots were able to eject from the aircraft, and as those pilots parachuted down, four fishermen spotted them and immediately sped their boat toward those pilots and pulled them to safety. >> it just sounded weird. and then once we saw two parachutes with dots underneath, we decided to turn the boat and head right to them and help them out. >> they seemed a little shook up, but they were. they knew where they were. they knew what was going on, you know, just a little shaking. and they were all checked. they were trying to check on each other and make sure they were all good. >> according to the navy, both pilots were taken to a hospital where they are in stable condition. they were on a training exercise out of naval air station north island in san diego. the cause of the crash is under investigation. a kayaker catches a chilling moment on

camera when a whale swallowed his son. check it out. hey, did you see that there? this happened saturday in the strait of magellan, off the chilean coast. and as you just saw, the whale let that man go after a few seconds. the kayaker says he thought he might be killed, but he was able to reach his father's kayak, and they both made it to shore unharmed. wow. well, coming up, a tech startup is taking a shot at fighting wildfires. and it's using missiles.

message from the san francisco department of public health this valentine's day. while sexually transmitted infections are down in the city, officials say now is a great time to remind sexually active people to get tested. the city has teamed up with the organization take me home to provide free and confidential sti tests through the mail. just visit take me home.org. more than 100,000

people from around the world are heading to central california for the world ag expo. this is actually the largest agricultural show of its kind, demonstrating some of the latest tech in the industry, like this laser weeder, which uses ai to zap weeds at the root. a growing number of farmers say they're embracing ai. >> i thought that there might be more skepticism than there was, or some kind of pushback. or like, what makes you think that we want this technology? it's not that at all. we were welcomed from the very beginning, and the farmers are incredibly inquisitive. they're they're very innovative and inventive. and so they got what we were doing right away. >> from 2017 to 2022, the number of farms using hired labor declined nearly 15%. so efficiency has proven king, especially when farmers are facing so many obstacles. we usually think of water as the best way to fight wildfires, but one tech startup is using missiles instead. fox's evan brown has the story.

>> fighting wildfires can be a lot like fighting wars. and now a tech startup is taking inspiration from israel's famous iron dome defense shield to help fire crews here in the us. they call it fire dome, a new system that, after detecting spot fires, launches rockets filled with retardant to put them out. the system is designed to be an automatic first responder, and it is completely self-sufficient. >> we provide water, fire retardant and electricity generator to the system, and that enables us to work without connecting to the grid. >> the main goal is to save homes and businesses from wildfires before they start spreading. the system responds when detecting embers by forming barriers around sparks, enabling crews to protect zones by targeting those hotspots, and the 12 gallon capsules are filled with eco friendly retardant, posing no health risks to people or wildlife. >> we tested dozens of different materials to choose the best

ones that we know that can protect, and we tested it on a highly flammable substrate. >> right now, the system can launch capsules up to a quarter mile away. they're working their way up to a one mile radius. hoping to provide much needed lifelines to crews as wildfires start spreading. >> these are the golden minutes of the firefighters from the ignition until they arrive at the scene. the more we can elongate that period of time, the more value we can give the firefighters to fight the fires. >> fire dome hopes they'll be ready to deploy their systems later this year or early in 2026. in miami. evan brown, fox news. >> next at six. another powerful winter storm slamming the bay area, flooding roads, bringing down trees and knocking out power. >> this is ktvu fox two news at six. >> it almost knocked me over. i felt like i was going to fly away. definitely too windy for me. >> this will be dangerous. it

could potentially cost you your life. >> the latest storm bringing flood watches, high wind watches and surf advisories to much of the bay area. 3 to 5in of rain coming down in some bay area cities and mountains. good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach. the heart of the storm started early this morning, flooding roadways, causing mudslides and bringing creeks up to their banks. tonight, commuters are being told to slow down as strong sales still lingering throughout the evening. we do have live team coverage for you. let's get right over to our meteorologist, roberta gonzalez. roberta. >> mike, you and i both talked about our scary commute in today, and that's the way it's going to be for commuters heading home. we still have lots of ponding on the roadways. let's go and take a look at our live radar at this particular time, because we do have copious amounts of rain that continues to fall in and around the area and see all those little bubbles all over the place. those are storm reports of flooding on roadways and also snow on the fly and the high sierra. as we take a look at the south bay