intelligence to zap weeds at the root. a growing number of farmers say they are using artificial intelligence to manage their crops. >> this has been truly, truly an enormous task of finding every last penny possible that could go towards reopening our fire stations. [music] >> oakland is working to keep its fire stations open. the critical push made by members of the city council. a landslide on 101 in marin county. we're going to show you the damage it has caused and the problems to this morning's commute. and the u.s. is negotiating an end to the war between russia and ukraine. but moscow just made the peace talks more difficult. [music] >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for waking up with us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. >> it's a valentine's day for pam cook. >> happy valentine's day to dave clark as well.

>> good morning i'm dave clark friday 14th valentine's day and steve paulson has a valentine's day forecast. >> well thankfully it's today and not yesterday, right? yes we will. it will be better today. there's still a little bit kind of hanging on, but not much, especially east and south. but you know, i think we're almost done with this system here but still down. altamont pass down, santa clara valley, maybe sunol grade, santa clara valley, san jose, a little bit on the peninsula, san mateo coast. a couple little zipping by. wind speeds are coming down. it will still be a breezy, blustery day with north star just checked in. they had 31in of new snow. so until 10:00 tonight. winter storm warning. but i mean, they're also winding down. but they'll still be there will be some big time totals coming in here in the next couple of hours. straight from the heart though. today will be better after some lingering morning rain. look for 50s on the temps. we'll get a break on saturday. could be some light light rain sunday, mainly north. all right, so here it's been about the san mateo bridge. other places. where are we going first? >> well, steve, everything i do,

you know, is for the commuters, right? >> i know that. >> yes, sir. and the san mateo bridge. i'll show it to you in a minute. we have better news there. but i have to go right to 2.38 because. 2.38 has had a crash that, for some reason, has taken a while to clear. sometimes that happens. and 2.38 is completely slow from castro valley getting over to interstate 880. it's one of the trouble spots in the bay area. the stalled truck, they got a tow truck there onto the san mateo bridge, and they moved it. however, or there i should say they're moving it because it's not completely gone. so if you're taking the san mateo bridge, there's still a big backup now from industrial heading over toward there. the dumbarton bridge is a good alternative. let's take a quick look at the bay bridge. that commute looks good. it's only backed up to about the parking lot. 702. let's get back to the headlines. >> all right. thank you sal. take a look. taking a look at the damage caused by the latest storm. we're looking at marin

county, the chp clearing mud and rocks from three lanes of southbound 101 near sausalito. we were there this morning as the bulldozer was scooping up the rocks. crew members picking up pieces of fallen trees. it could certainly impact that morning commute from marin county into san francisco. up in rohnert park, police and fire say flooding has closed a stretch of the rohnert park expressway. very busy road up there. the westbound direction is closed at rancho verde circle. police say they have set up some barricades and people should not. do not drive around them or into the flooded street. >> all right. our time is 703. san jose firefighters made a water rescue yesterday afternoon in the guadalupe river. the fire department says two adults, two dogs and four puppies were trapped on what became an island in the river. fire department boats were used to make that rescue near the rotary play garden. one person was examined there at the scene but did not go to the hospital. up in santa

cruz county, strong winds and dangerous high surf are major concerns after yesterday's heavy rains. the san lorenzo river rose just below minor flood stage in felton as the rain caused street flooding, as well as a mudslide in the community of soquel. and today, the santa cruz wharf is going to be closed because of that high surf warning. >> 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. >> now, even though the major rains are over. we're all advised to stay away from the ocean for the next several days. >> evacuation warnings are in effect in parts of los angeles and orange counties until tomorrow afternoon, because of the fear of mudslides. the fire burn areas have received a few inches of rain. the pacific palisades area already seeing flooding. we've heard see reports there of a car being

pushed into the ocean. cars along pacific coast highway in malibu were submerged in water. flood advisories are in place, and more than 140 homes are under evacuation orders for the fear of more mudslides. one of the main concerns is the post-fire debris flow, and mudslides. >> makes it just that much worse, right? it's like people haven't been able to really go assess their homes, go see their homes, and more damage is sort of affecting their their homes as it stands right now. >> we want you to be aware of the concern. if you live in an area that was recently burned, and most people are well aware that when the rain comes, there's potential for mudslides. >> now they are expecting the threat of mudslides and flooding to subside by tonight. well, dozens of bay area firefighters headed south to help those in los angeles county during the wildfires and the popular basketball show inside the nba honored some of the local

firefighters for their heroism. >> about time. let's let's spend some time recognizing some of the men and women who went from northern california to southern california, because we all witnessed the devastation in the los angeles area. >> well, this group. >> the show praised 15 members of the san francisco fire department who fought the southern california wildfires. perhaps the most appreciative host was kenny smith. he owns a home in the fire zone, and shaquille o'neal flatly told the firefighters, you guys are underpaid. >> a lot of love for the firefighters and some oakland fire stations that have been closed may be reopening, and others may be saved from being closed. ktvu andre senior is in the studio now to tell us more about this. andre. >> well, dave, this plan involves millions of dollars and requires a resolution, but it could be the difference in the closures of four additional fire stations on top of the two that

have already closed. council member janani ramachandran says she wants to divert $8 million. she said they have gone over the budget and spending and tried to find every last penny possible that could go towards reopening fire stations. >> we cannot risk having any resources missing that would prevent us from protecting our communities in the face of wildfires. >> the money would include $2.6 million from an uptick in sales and revenue from the joint powers authority, which is a company, the organization that manages the oakland coliseum. money would also come from increased parking revenues. a bond measure and the city's self liability insurance fund. >> i know that these budget discussions are really tough, and there's only so many ways you can cut this pie up. the reality is that we need more pie. >> last month, the city temporarily closed two fire stations, including station 28, in the chabot park neighborhood, and just two days later, firefighters from stations

farther away took three times as long to arrive at a house fire near that closed station. now, in a statement, oakland fire chief damon covington said in part, quote, i'm hopeful that there are viable options being discussed to reopen the closed firehouses and prevent additional closures. now, the oakland city council will meet on march 4th. that is when they will discuss this proposal. we'll see what happens. >> all right. thank you. andre. well, today marks seven years since a former student opened fire on a high school in parkland, florida. 14 students and three educators died in that shooting in 2018. the shooter pled guilty to murder in 2021, and a year later, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. now, an artist from napa will create a memorial honoring the 17 victims and their families in that shooting. gordon heuther design will feature a central fountain and seating. there will be 17 limestone markers, each about 12ft high. they will hold each victim's name and other

information about them. it will be built on a preserve that borders parkland and coral springs. >> our time now. 709. we're turning now to the war between russia and ukraine. ukrainian president zelenskyy says a russian drone hit and destroyed a nuclear power plant in chernobyl, which is inside ukraine. the black and white nighttime video shows that giant fireball erupting at the power plant. president zelenskyy says the drone had a high explosive warhead. it crashed into a protective shell of the fourth reactor. as of now, the radiation levels, we're told, are normal. well, the white house is making a major push to end the war between russia and ukraine. president trump has talked to the leaders of both countries today. vice president vance will sit down with ukrainian president zelensky. the trump administration says nato membership for ukraine is off the table. the administration also says both countries have to make

concessions. >> see any way that a country in russia's position could allow them just in their position could allow them to join nato. i don't see that happening. >> now, ukraine for a long time has asked to be a part of nato as a way to protect itself from russia. critics accuse the trump administration of taking the side of russia, but vice president vance has said that u.s. military options are on the table. if russia refuses to agree to a deal. >> san francisco is unveiling the newly expanded un skate plaza today. city leaders will gather this afternoon for a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1230. the expansion project added 2100ft!s of skateable surface to the plaza's northeast corner. it also features skateable geometric art pieces. south bay state senator david cortez wants an audit of the financial operations of the metropolitan transportation commission. the bay area news group reports

cortez is asking fellow lawmakers to audit the commission to determine if the expenditures are warranted. the mtc receives about $700 million in bridge tolls each year, and just initiated a series of more toll hikes. the commission uses that money on various projects, including bridge maintenance. cortez wants to know where all that money goes and if the recent toll increase is really needed. >> time is 711 and they are moving that truck that was on the san mateo bridge off. it was there for. wow. it was there for a long time. it's still kind of slowly rolling on the bridge. it hasn't quite made it all the way over to foster city, but we are seeing improvement. bay bridge is lighter. the combination of things happening here, it's friday and we get lighter conditions. and also, i just think that it's just not affected by the wet weather anymore. things are just a little better out there for the commute today. i'll tell you,

there is one thing though, that is not the greatest and that would be. 238. they've had a little bit of an issue clearing a crash right there at 880. and now we have traffic that is backed up before the castro valley y. otherwise a dublin grade 580 and 680 are looking pretty good. so once this thing clears i suspect we're going to get some clearing and better news there. 712. let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you sal. well, it's 712. happening today a victory parade for the philadelphia eagles celebrating winning the super bowl. more than a million people are expected out there for that parade. organizers say they'll be sensory friendly resources along the parade route. with 14 jumbotrons along the route as well, showing some of the super bowl highlights and other parts of the parade. the route will end at the famous museum of art, where the players and the coaches will hold a ceremony on the steps where rocky did his

dance in the movie. all public schools in philly are canceled today, so the kids can be out there to celebrate the eagles victory. >> all right. >> very fun for them. living in fear. we hear from immigration advocates on the concerns about going to school or showing up for work. >> and basketball fans are upset. we'll tell you why there won't be a three-point shooting rematch this year between steph curry and sabrina unesco. >> after a car accident. [music] beware of insurance companies bearing small checks. if you've been injured, you may feel pressured to settle too soon and for too little money. don't be fooled. the minute you sign, your claim is over. no matter how serious your injuries are or how many bills come in later. choose jacoby and meyers. for over 50 years, we've turned low insurance offers into big settlements. call us and find out what we can win for you. jacoby and meyers. [music]

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on two, seven, 16. the nba all-star weekend is underway. events are happening all around the bay area, including some fun, interactive events for fans of all ages. >> and you know who's having fun this morning? james torres. >> yes. >> he's out there. look at that. he's. james, you are representing us, though out there. you've been doing a good

job. >> yeah. >> oh, this is all about fun. that's what nba all star weekend is supposed to be all about. especially the nba crossover experience here at moscone center. let's just give you a lay of the land for a quick moment. here we are at one end of the experience, and this is what the rest of it looks like. so many colors, all very vibrant, all of it catching your attention. anything from just little activities for kids and then a bunch of different opportunities to actually shoot a basketball. there's also a steph curry night night poster, and that's always a cool thing to take a photo with. so we know this year. steph curry and walnut creek's own sabrina ionescu. they're not doing that three point contest this year. we know caitlin clark also denied that invitation. so we decided we're going to do a three point shooting contest ourselves. the three point line, it's about 23ft and nine inches away from the basket. that is a long ways. okay, here are the rules. go. you get five basketballs each. normal basketball counts as one point. then you have the money ball at the end. that counts as two points. maximum point you can

get. what is that? six points. let's see if we can even get one. that's a long ways. oh. >> that's not bad one. that's not bad. >> that's two. >> come on, james, you can do it. >> there it is. >> three. nothing but net four. wow! >> money ball. are okay. that's great. because we were warming up earlier and i didn't hit a single one, so. okay, we got two points here. that means i wouldn't score anywhere near close to the professionals. again, we don't get one this year, unfortunately. but if you come out here to the experience, you can just play around on a full size court like this. that's just part of the fun, just scratching the surface of everything you can do here inside moscone center. again, doors open today at noon for the public. $50 gets you in the door for adults, $25 for the kids. get your tickets online at nba events.com. there's also an nba events app that you can track

all sorts of things that are going on here, including lots of celebrity appearances. all the all stars will be walking around this area all weekend long. if you have the time to check it out, you do not want to miss it. >> you are selling it. i think. >> that's hard. >> yeah. >> that is a that is a long way to the basket. >> really impressive. and it looks like so much fun. i think a lot of people want to head out there. i don't know who i put up against, you know james. but two in a row. that was impressive. nice job. okay. all right. we'll see you for some more fun in just a little bit. james torres out there at moscone center showing us all the events you can take part in. that's a super fun. sal is covering traffic. sal, have you ever made a three pointer? >> yeah, well, i'm a basketball coach, right? and i like james form, if you notice. good form. if you notice he uses the his hands correctly and the ball was spinning. and that gives it a better chance of going in. so he's he's doing. >> a nice little follow through. yeah. >> absolutely. yeah absolutely.

and it's hard. it looks easy. it's not easy. all right. good morning everyone. this is a 238. i have to keep going back to this because it is backed up onto the castro valley. white look at this. it's been there. i mean, what, are they going to clear it now? i know that they're doing a quick they're doing they're working as fast as they can. it's not criticism. it's just kind of bad luck for people who were expecting friday light here on 238 and to 880. i will show you also that the san mateo bridge is still recovering from an earlier stalled big rig. they got it out of the way. things are finally getting a little bit better, and if you are driving on westbound 92 or i'm sorry, westbound 80. bay bridge it's only backed up a little bit here near the toll plaza. that's a five, maybe a ten minute delay at the outside. 720. here's a man who played tennis for many years. >> i used to play basketball back in the day. i had a pretty good shot. you got to keep your

elbow also in, flares out. you'll miss, but keep your elbow in. that's true. thank you sir. all right, here we go. wrap up yesterday's. that was a big system. i don't say storm very often. that was a storm. no doubt about it. mount eminem, 81 mile per hour gusts, 30 200ft. that was 1140 in the morning. 16 minutes later, sfo had a gust of 62. sonoma mountain almost 50, fairfield 45, oakland airport 41 and the calistoga hills. thank you, gary for that 40mph uvas canyon in the santa cruz mountains. almost nine inches of rain the past couple of days. mount on boulder creek, ben lomond all over six. we thought it would be the santa cruz mountains and it was. this time it was not casadero or somewhere in marin county, but there was still big time totals. morgan hill observer chris henry 5.61 had the greatest single day, february total ever, going back to 1983. mount veeder had good, good rain kentfield still almost four and a half. the orinda fire station, three and three quarters pleasanton, redwood city, yountville and santa rosa, all two and a half to over three guadalupe watershed. the almaden watershed, both with really good

rain. six and a third mount madonna five, plus san leandro reservoir four and a third, mount tamalpais over four. mount diablo three and a half, and la honda had almost three and a half. just a couple little guys hanging on around around the peninsula, south san francisco east south to santa clara valley. but there's not much left 40s and 50s on the temps here up in the mountains. still some snow. looks like it's winding down though, but northstar had 31in of new snow, and i'm sure there will be some totals coming in here now in the next hour or so. once it gets daylight, they go out and measure a winter storm warning until 10:00 tonight. another 3 to 6 at lake level could easily fall, but we're just about there. almost on saturday we'll get a break sunday. it will be a weak system when you're caught in this kind of a pattern. i hate to say it won't rain, so i'll mention it for areas to the north north bay about marin county north on sunday morning, but straight from the heart, from me to you. today will be better than yesterday, man. yesterday was just cooking 50s on the temps. >> all right. thank you. steve tiktok is back, at least for now. the battle over the popular social media platform, even

within the government. >> and a student walkout in oakland for a protest. and most of them are still too young to vote, but they're definitely speaking out. we'll tell you about the push these local students are making to make sure undocumented immigrants can stay in the

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>> here they are. those students marched from oakland high school to a freeway underpass near lake merritt. they're sending a message to president trump that they do not support increased immigration enforcement, and they stand with the immigrant community. >> immigration advocates hosted a town hall to discuss what's been happening in communities since president trump took office. now, the virtual event was put on by the latino community foundation. immigrant advocates stressed that the community has been living in fear. they say some students aren't going to school and workers aren't showing up to the job. worried they'll be confronted by ice agents. advocates say immigrants have always been concerned in california, but it's different now. >> changing oakland's reputation one jump at a time how this talented double dutch group is bringing hope and unity through the power of

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electric bills. the challenges. a new proposal could face in the fight to increase affordability when using pge, which is owned by investors. >> a crack and then all of a sudden, it sounded like a big car crash. >> we've got a number of big trees around here. maybe it's a good idea to play it safe and get the trees checked out soon. >> now, overall, there were no major incidents in most neighborhoods after the storms, but that storm still caused a lot of headaches for many. a survey of the damage and the flood and wind warnings still in effect this morning. [music]. >> from ktvu fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and welcome back to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook i'm in for garcia this morning. don't be late to work thinking oh pam's still on. it is 730. it's friday, february 14th. and the rain? the big storm has moved out for a few days. steve. >> there will be a weak little system on sunday. won't amount

to much. okay. nothing. all right. are you ready? sierra totals have started to filter in here. these are two day totals, not february. total two day totals here. and there were some eye openers. they're popping up here, including mount. 54in new snow. mammoth mountain 50. northstar had 38 sugar bowl and palisades tahoe at 35, kirkwood 31, heavenly at 26 and bear valley 19in of new snow. there's still some up there, but it is winding down, but there's still a winter storm warning until later today. but i would think the combination of wind and some snow could make for its tough travel. if you go, tomorrow should be much better. we're almost done, but you can see a little bit. peninsula, oakland, altamont pass, santa clara valley, san jose, santa cruz mountains still kind of hit and miss. little guys, a blustery, breezy day, thank goodness. not as windy as yesterday though, but up in the mountains again. that winter storm warning goes until tonight, so i exercise caution if you're driving up there. but we get more sun today and straight from the heart. it will be better today than yesterday. still some lingering activity, but a little bit more

sunshine as well. all right, 731 in the morning and sal is here and he tells you and me that traffic is. >> well, it's slow in marin county. steve, we had that rock slide earlier and they managed to open up more lanes. but now there's a crash in the backup here on southbound 101. let's go right to right to the map. pardon me. southbound 101. slow as you come to southern marin, out of the mill valley area, heading over the hills. so it is backed up now from richardson bay. and it slows all the way over to where the rockslide was. there's still some activity there as well. so there's a crash and that old rockslide. we also have the san mateo bridge is a little bit slow still from an earlier stalled truck. bay bridge is lighter than usual, backed up to the parking lot. 732. let's get back to the headlines. >> okay. sal. thank you. well, the heavy rains and powerful winds caused a lot of damage in all nine bay area counties. the storm knocked down trees, flooded roads, and caused mud

and rockslides in martinez. a huge tree crashed down onto two parked cars on busy pacheco boulevard. a couple was in their home when they heard what they thought was a traffic accident. >> i heard a crack and then all of a sudden it sounded like a big car crash. it looked out and there, there it was. >> all of a sudden i heard. i heard glass and a crash. that was insane. like, the roots are bad. the whole thing is. it looks like it was just waiting for a time to do it. >> the couple rushed outside to help a driver who was in one of those cars, and remarkably, she was not hurt. >> marin county has also been hit with heavy rain and strong winds. one home in marinwood, north of san rafael, was already flooded from an earlier storm last week, when debris from the heavy rain blocked a concrete drain. now, the homeowner says he is doing everything possible to fix the problem to avoid more costly flooding.

>> 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. >> family members say their insurance company denied their claim to help pay for the damage, they were told. stream flooding is not covered in their policy. >> our time now. 734. pga says its profits last year were just under $2.5 billion. that's an increase of $200 million. pga says its recent safety improvements played a major role in increasing its profits. pga also had several rate hikes last year. the company says no major wildfires in northern and central california were linked to pga equipment in 2024. for the second straight year. >> well, state lawmakers in sacramento will soon take action

in response to this latest year of big profits for pg and e, they will consider a bill that would limit california utility companies to only one rate increase per year. the same measure would cap all power company rate hikes so that they don't outpace inflation. >> their operating cash flow has doubled since 2022, and we need to take a look at that. my primary focus is affordability, right. if you take a look at what we're trying to do, we're trying to give power back to the people. trying to balance the scales of power. >> the bill would also require more oversight to make sure all utility company equipment is safe, especially in areas of high fire danger. the first committee hearing on the proposal is scheduled for next month. >> time is now 735. well, tiktok is now back in both apple and google app stores after it was taken out because of national security concerns. tiktok was removed for download back in january to protest a law that

would ban the app in this country if its chinese parent company, bytedance, didn't find a buyer. now, the u.s. government has argued bytedance has tied to china's communist party threatening the data of american users. president trump extended the deadline set by law by 75 days, allowing it to return to stores as negotiations continue. >> one of my favorite spots in the city is busy this morning, the san francisco flower market buzzing with activity on this valentine's day. >> and ktvu is ali rasmus is there inside the market to show us and tell us how things are going. it looks beautiful out there, ali. >> it is beautiful. it's beautiful and it's very fragrant. i wish i could really communicate to you how nice it smells in here. being surrounded by all these flowers, beautiful bouquets, all types of flowers. not just roses, but there's a lot of different things that are popular this year for valentine's day. and it's busy

here. you can see one of the 22 vendors here has been working all morning long, wrapping up and packing up some of the flowers and roses here at wholesale flowers. this is the first valentine's day that the san francisco flower market is in its new location here in the mission district on 16th street. there's a lot of improvements that they're finally getting to enjoy. they have a 22 foot tall cooler in the back of this warehouse. there you see it over there. it looks like a giant white box, and it's actually a big refrigerator. they also have something they have a loading dock and they have something called true color lighting. you can't really tell from where we're standing, but they have these lights in here that are meant to mimic daylight, not fluorescent lights. and that's so that the florists and the designers can make sure they have their color palette just right. and the flowers colors are just right when they make their arrangements and designs. now they are expecting this valentine's day to be pretty busy. not only is valentine's day on a friday this year, but

it's also ahead of a three day weekend for a lot of folks. and in addition to that, there's a lot of stuff going on in the city that is adding to business here for the vendors here at the flower market. take a listen. >> the city's super busy. we've got chinese new year parade. we've got all the nba all star events going on. i've got florists telling me that they're they're working on that and event people working on any of the parties that are going on. i've got one florist told me, one of the hotels where the vips are staying. they're doing flowers in every room. >> so a lot going on in the city. and so far this morning, most of the people we've seen buying and loading up bouquets of flowers are professional florists. this is a wholesale market, so to shop here, most of the time you need to have a professional business here to do that. but starting at 8:00 this morning, the san francisco flower market opens to the general public. so if you still need to get your bouquet of flowers for that special

someone, this is a wholesale market. so you can usually find larger bunches of flowers at a lower cost. so jeannie bose, the executive director here, said it's like the fancy costco of flowers for the general public if you're coming here on valentine's day. surprisingly though, this is not their busiest day of the year. busiest day of the year for the flower market is mother's day. back to you guys. >> oh, i love it there. ali, thank you for taking us inside. i know people can get vases and you can create beautiful bouquets, so thank you so much. love it. jump, jump jump rope. more than a childhood pastime, it can be used as a powerful tool to improve your physical and mental health. the oakland based group jump squad 51 spreads that message across the city. they stopped by mornings on two to talk about double dutch and empowering their community. one jump at a time. >> double dutch was something

that i grew up on, and it was a really fun sport, and it helped with heart disease, anger, anxiety, stress and all kinds of other things. and so we're also trying to reduce so much social media with children, electronics. and so this is one of those ways, not to mention that it's one of those things that give that instant gratification for kids, for adults, for anyone all ages young and older. and i want to just, you know, spread that joy in my community, as i have been doing for several years now. >> maya, how long have you been doing this? >> i've been with jump squad 510 since around 2020 when we first started. >> okay. and what is it? what? what is it done for you? >> jumping is really has like reduced like all the anger i've had inside and it's helped my body get healthier. >> it takes a lot of coordination. >> yeah it really does to make

sure everybody's on key and jumping. yeah, it really takes a lot. >> do you have a lot. >> of kids come and they're thinking, oh i can't do that. that looks too hard. >> yeah. that's how i first started. like when i first started jumping, i tried to jump and i didn't do it, so i got so frustrated. i stopped for a minute, but then my mom pulled me back and said, you can do it. so after she told me that, i gained the confidence. so i went back in there and jumped and i actually did it. >> well, it's nice. >> for oakland too, right? do you hear a lot of people kind of, you know, i mean, oakland sometimes gets sort of a bad reputation and this is helping that. >> i like that it helps like bring people together, bring the community together and make us much happier. i love that everyone's so supportive of each other when we're jumping, and that it just brings the community together once again. >> that young woman, amaya, you're listening to, i have a little experience with turning the ropes, okay? amaya wants to

be a journalist. she asked me all kinds of questions afterwards. shout out to her mom as well, who encouraged her to keep going. all the kids were so great i couldn't resist it. stephanie, our producer, is like, go in jump! but she did not show her jumping. she did better than i did, but great organization and all the kids were just so great and it's so fun to meet them and great work they're doing. they do night jumping. so also for bigger kids, older kids, you know, get them off those electronics and jumping. yeah. love it. great. >> love it. >> all right. love it. speaking of love it. love it or loathe it, valentine's day is here. some people go all out with roses and romance. others think it's just a giant money grab. which are you on? i said, yeah, i. >> said you it. >> you said yes. >> yeah, but we want to know where you stand on this. let's bring in andre senior. he's here with our viewer poll of the day. >> i was supposed to do the jump roping interview. yeah, glad you

did it. because i had to jump rope. >> you would have, you would have. >> i would have had to jump rope. it would have made me. >> i jumped in for you. >> yeah. i see what you did there. nice. all right, let's get right to the question. this morning. we're asking, how do you feel about valentine's day? here are your options. love it. the other one is could go without it. and mixed feelings. right now, numbers are changing, but could go without it. right now, 76%. let us know what you think. go to ktvu.com and cast your ballot. but what do you think and how do you feel about valentine's day? money grab or a day of true love? >> i think every day you should show the people you love. >> that you care about them. exactly what i thought you should say to them and express it to them throughout the year. >> i love hearts and heart day, but that that could be any day, right? >> we should. we should consider the fact that some people just need that reminder once a year. >> there you go. >> bingo. there you go. that's true. don't forget. >> yeah. >> that's right. all right. as we go to break one more look at our poll, you can see okay, so some people are now saying they

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introducing a resolution that could reopen two fire stations and prevent the closure of four others. one council member wants to divert $8 million that could be used to save the stations. the money would include $2.6 million from an increase in sales and revenue from the joint powers authority, which manages the oakland coliseum. >> well, the mexican government may sue map makers over the recent name change for the gulf of mexico. google and apple maps are, among others, who now call that body of water between florida and mexico, the gulf of america. that's in line with president trump's recent executive order. mexican leaders say that same body of water has been called the gulf of mexico since the year 1607. and that name change, they say, is confusing. >> san francisco mayor daniel lurie has made reforms to the city's permitting process to try to build more housing. the mayor signed his first executive directive, called permit s.f. the measure will focus on speeding up the permitting

process for more housing and small businesses. mayor lurie wants to do that by limiting the amount of time the city can review permits. all right. we're talking nba all-star weekend now underway, with events taking place all across the bay area. that includes some fun, interactive events for basketball fans of all ages. >> and as you know, all morning long. ktvu james torres has been showing us his basketball skills at moscone center, and he's back with us now live with a preview of the nba crossover event, which opens later this morning. james i'm impressed. >> and i'm tired. good morning. i bet you are. that takes a lot of energy to launch a basketball from all these different distances that we've had all morning long. this is the nba crossover inside moscone center. but it's not just all about the nba. we know the wnba. lots of growing popularity, especially for this team, the golden state valkyries. they'll debut their team this year playing their very first season. but we are

inside the wnba house within moscone center, and it has a bunch of different little house decorations that are all nods and recognitions to each of the wnba teams. for instance, this record player standing right next to an outcast record. that's a nod to the atlanta dream. we'll bring you over here. we have a table with a deck of cards. all these cards. ace of spades for the las vegas aces. we got a pair of glasses here and a bunch of planets. that's all for the connecticut mercury. i want to show you this wallpaper that's in the back area. here you see all the different logos of all the different teams, and there's kind of this little wall of fame of all these photos. and i think these are all from just the last season. there's a couple actually back from the 90s too. but we know this last season absolutely record breaking, the first championship for the new york liberty. breanna stewart, who has been chasing that dream for a while and just under her walnut creek's own sabrina ionescu over here, a historic moment we know caitlin clark being the number one overall draft after an incredible season

in college. here you see her accepting that jersey a bunch of history. this is practically just a little mini museum to get you hyped up for the upcoming wnba season. we know all of that has been historic leading up to this next year. and then if you need a little refresher of who these teams are, where they're coming from, you've got all of that displayed right here on this wall. it's really just a perfect instagram moment for you. great pictures can be taken here. lots of colors, very vibrant, but probably the largest piece of decoration. the largest thing, the largest team, i should say, that has represented the golden state valkyries. the wnba is in the bay. it will be their first time playing in the league this year as the team debuts, as they're still building their team. games happening chase center i believe their season tickets are already sold out for the year, but of course you can always get those game day stuff. just follow along as we get those updates. as far as the nba crossover experience goes, these doors will open to the public at moscone center starting at noon today. $50 for your tickets for

adults, $25 for kids. you can buy those tickets online at nba events on their website. there's also an nba events app. you can buy your tickets there. you can also keep track of all the events for all star weekend all weekend long, not just in san francisco, in oakland as well. so it can be pretty confusing. there's a lot things going on here, a lot of fun stuff. so download that app. it'll keep you informed on everything you want to check out as the weekend progresses. dave and pam. >> all right, super fun and the valkyries merch is in the store there too, so that's exciting. people can start getting their hands on it. all right. >> there is a store inside the moscone center too, so you don't have to go far to get your merch. >> nice. okay. thank you. james. >> all right. time. 751 happening today at the oakland arena. some of the biggest names in music, sports and entertainment will take the court for a showdown at oakland arena. the nba all-star celebrity game will have honorary coaches like bay area sports legends barry bonds and

jerry rice. now, tim rice will feature former golden state warrior matt barnes and nfl hall of famer terrell owens and other celebrities. team bonds will have another former golden state warrior, baron davis, wnba all star allisha gray, and several other great players that will be on the court tonight. >> in today's dollars and cents, a disappointing report on retail sales helping take stocks down this morning. a bright spot as the opening bell rang, though san francisco based airbnb stock jumped about 14% this morning after reporting revenue is up from this time last year. the company says bookings are up around the world. and just a side note, the nonprofit that airbnb started has helped more than 19,000 people and 2000 pets with housing after the wildfires in los angeles county. all right. taking a live look at the big board and the latest numbers. the dow jones down just

slightly at this hour. the s&p 500 and nasdaq started lower. but they've actually turned around a little bit of positive note there so far this morning. invidia cut ties with three tech companies and added two others last quarter. now it is the latest regulatory filing the santa clara based company sold its stake in nano-x imaging serve robotics, based in redwood city, and soundhound ai out of santa clara. shares in those companies sank after news of the sell there, and the report also shows nvidia bought more than 1 million shares in nebbia group. and we ride, we ride, by the way, as an autonomous driving company based in san jose. that stock up 65% this morning. >> all right. our time is 753. apple is now teasing that a new product is coming next week. apple ceo tim cook posted on his x account. look at this. nothing but a shiny silver apple with a kind of halo effect is already

speculation. it could be an upgrade of the iphone se for apple's latest new product. launch was its vr headset back in 2023. we're going to find out wednesday with that next product is. all right. we are going to find out what's happening in our friday morning commute right now because sal knows. what do you see out there? >> yeah. that rockslide in moraine is going to be there until noon. that's the latest information we have. they had managed to open some more lanes, but it's still causing a big backup in southern marin. it's backed up from the mill valley exit there all the way through san mateo bridge, improving after some earlier problems there. i do want to mention the bay bridge. only about a five minute delay from the parking lot there, and 238 at 880. the reason that crash is taking so long is because it was also an oil spill that they're cleaning up. 754 let's go back to dave. [music]

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francis was just admitted to a hospital in rome early today. he continuing his treatment for bronchitis. now the pope is 88 years old. he. he's the leader of the roman catholic church. as you know, he was diagnosed with bronchitis last week. the pope has had several problems with bronchitis. he uses a walker to get around and fell twice recently. injuring his arm and chin. we'll continue to follow what's happening with the pope and bring you information as we get it. well, more than 20,000 health care workers and other kinds of workers may go on strike at the university of california campuses. members of the university, professional and technical employees are taking a strike vote that ends up tonight. they say that vote follows almost eight months of bargaining. the people who could walk off the job include physician assistants, optometrists, mental health clinicians, and many more around

campuses. they say they face a crisis of recruitment and retention, as well as unfair labor practices. we tried to contact the university of california to get a comment, and we'll bring you more on that as we get it. well, today in oakland, many people who live along harrison street will join a protest demanding that the city of oakland make the streets safer. people who live around harrison street between 27th and interstate 580, say the design of the street makes it dangerous to try to cross traffic. later this morning at harrison and hamilton, neighbors will demand that the city reduce the traffic line lanes, have a continuous safe bike lane and also make improvements in pedestrian crossings. >> well, good morning. for those of you ready to hit the road for that three day weekend. storm damage could slow you down the race against. time to clear some bay area roadways as holiday travel ramps up. [music] plus. >> legislation is key to providing for safety and security of not just oakland

citizens, but oakland firefighters who put themselves in the line of risk every single day. >> a plan taking shape with the goal of reopening fire stations in oakland and save others from being closed. and some city leaders tell us they have found the money to carry out their idea. and bringing you to the play by play for all star weekend, we take you to one event happening today and the schedule for tomorrow, featuring rising nba stars and beyond. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> a little bit of a different scene than we saw yesterday. yesterday. it was wet. the roads were wet. today we see sunshine out. roads are a little drier this morning. question is, will it stay that way into the weekend? thank you so much for joining us here on mornings on two at eight. i'm andre senior. >> good morning i'm pam cook. garcia has the day off today. happy valentine's day to you and to you. to you. it's one of our questions. we'll talk about that in a moment. first, let's check in with steve paulson. a little drizzly in some spots, i think.

steve. >> there's a little bit left you to. there's not much. okay. we're just about done here. i think we can say goodbye to this pretty soon, but there's some kind of hanging on, and i think some isolated pop up shower activity. certainly possible. but, boy, i'll tell you, it's all about santa cruz mountains. anywhere from six to almost nine inches of rain fell over the past couple of days, and it's still snow up in the mountains. some of the totals now are starting to come in. these are storm totals, not february totals, but storm totals. mount rose and mammoth mountain had 50 to 50 for northstar, sugarbowl, palisades, kirkwood, heavenly, and bear valley 19 to 38in of new snow. but straight from the heart. today will be better mix of sun and clouds and a few isolated showers. still breezy at times, but not as windy as yesterday. all right, so here it's 801. he's had not friday light. so we are looking at what now. >> yeah. pardon me. we're looking at 238 there on the freeway there. we had a problem with an oil spill. i was wondering why this crash has been there for so long, but

they're trying to clean up an oil spill. and 238 has been backed up on to castro valley freeways for a while. also, marin county has a problem. southbound 101, a rockslide near the rodeo exit. you see slow traffic starting before the mill valley exit. san mateo bridge improving now from earlier truck problem and the bay bridge. small delay 802. let's get back to the headlines. >> all right. thank you, sal. as he just mentioned in marin county, the chp says caltrans crews will need more time clearing the mud and rocks from those three lanes of southbound 101 right near sausalito. we were there this morning as bulldozers were scooping up the rocks, and other crew members were picking up pieces of fallen trees. the chp says it did get a call about a mass of mud, trees and rocks that spilled out onto the freeway last night. luckily, no one was hurt. it was supposed to be cleared at about 8:00 this morning, but the chp now estimates that cleanup will take until noon to finish. san jose

firefighters made a water rescue yesterday afternoon in the guadalupe river. the fire department says two adults, two dogs and four puppies were trapped on what became an island in the river. the fire department boats were used to make the rescue near the rotary play garden. one person was examined there at the scene, but did not have to go to the hospital. >> in santa cruz. strong winds and dangerous high surf are the big concerns after yesterday's heavy rains. the san lorenzo river rose just below minor flood stage in felton. the rain caused street flooding and mudslides in the community of soquel. today, the santa cruz wharf will be closed because of the high surf warning 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. >> even though the major rain is over, we're all advised to stay away from the ocean for the next several days. >> all right. some oakland fire stations that were closed may be

reopened. others might be saved from being closed. >> council member janani ramachandran says she wants to divert $8 million. she said they have gone over the budget and spending and tried to find every last penny possible that could go towards reopening fire stations. we cannot risk having any resources missing that would prevent us from protecting our communities in the face of wildfires. >> the money would include $2.6 million from an uptick in sales and revenue from the joint powers authority, which manages the oakland coliseum. money would also come from increased parking revenues, bond measure and the city's self liability insurance fund. >> we know that these budget discussions are really tough, and there's only so many ways you can cut this pie up. the reality is that we need more pie. >> last month, the city temporarily closed two fire stations, including station 28, in the park neighborhood. and just days later, firefighters from stations farther away took three times as long to arrive at

a house fire near that closed station. in a statement, oakland fire chief damon covington said in part, quote, i'm hopeful that there are viable options being discussed to reopen the closed firehouses and prevent additional closures at the oakland city council will meet on march 4th to discuss the proposal. >> state lawmakers are now considering a bill that would require california state university to reveal more information about its purchases and investments. it would require csu to publicly disclose any expenditure that exceeds $10,000 starting july 2027. the current requirement for disclosure of csu purchases in contracts is $50,000 or more. supporters say this bill will provide more transparency in csu's financial dealings. >> state senator dave cortese wants an audit of the financial operations of the metropolitan transportation commission, the bay area news group reports. cortese is asking fellow lawmakers to audit the commission to determine its expenditures and whether they're

warranted. the mtc receives about $700 million in bridge tolls each year, and just initiated a series of more toll hikes. the commission uses that money on various projects, including bridge maintenance. cortese wants to know where all that money goes and if the recent toll increase is really needed. >> time is 806 right now. we have a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is backed up to about the bigger or not, the bigger the middle of the parking lot there, so that's not too bad. that indeed is lighter than usual. san mateo bridge has recovered. i like the recovery here. we had an earlier stalled truck for a long time, but now it's much better. southbound 101 marin county. we had that rockslide at near the rodeo exit in southern marin. so the southern marin drive to the golden gate bridge is much slower than usual from tiburon area or the strawberry area, i should say down to mill valley. and i went back to this by accident. let me also show you that traffic on the richmond-san

rafael bridge is pretty good after a slowdown at the toll plaza. 806 let's go back to the desk. >> so thank you much. it can be life saving information for skiers and snowboarders. the federal cuts sparking uncertainty for sierra center, critical for the tahoe avalanche forecasting. >> and some bitter news for basketball fans why there won't be a three point shooting rematch this year between steph curry and bay area native sabrina ionescu. but james torres is in the city with the other fun that is going on. >> yeah, we are coming to you live from moscone center this morning showing you the nba crossover experience and say you shoot one too many basketballs and your arms get sore. we're going to show you the one other thing you can do here that really hones in that basketball experience. that's coming up after the break. >> after a car accident. [music] beware of insurance companies bearing small checks. if you've been injured, you may feel pressured to settle too soon and for too little money. don't be fooled. the minute you sign, your claim is over.

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mornings on two. some of the stories we're following for you this morning. it's a live picture of the pacifica pier. picturesque, but the national weather service has issued a high surf warning until 3:00 tomorrow morning. waves could reach as high as 45ft. >> in south san francisco. strong winds caused a tree to fall down on a power line near westborough boulevard and galloway place. about 500 customers lost power. >> lunar new year events kick off today in san francisco with the miss chinatown usa pageant. saturday night is the big parade, and the chinatown community street fair runs saturday and sunday. >> riders won't have to pay for service on saturday and sunday. this goes for busses and trains, but not cable cars, and we hope you'll join us this weekend for our special lunar new year live celebrating the year of the snake! claudine wong and cristina rendon will take you through lunar new year

celebrations across the bay area. we'll have live reports from the parade in san francisco. that's tomorrow night at 5:00 on the fox local app and on our youtube channel. >> all right. nba all-star weekend is underway, with events taking place all across the bay area, and that includes some fun, interactive events for basketball fans of all ages. >> ktvu james torres he is live at moscone center in san francisco, where he's been showing us his basketball skills. and now he joins us live again. and what is he playing? a video, a basketball game. let's see if he's. >> having too much fun. >> video game. is on the court. basketball, right. listen, those arms get sore after a while of shooting and dunking and all that. but this is, again, just one other thing you can do here. every kid loves slamming a dunk. every kid loves shooting a basketball. every kid loves a video game. and if you are a big fan of basketball and have been a basketball fan of all time for a long time, games like this definitely peak in your memory. of course, nba two k that is just a classic video game i've

never been good at. but then we go retro and we get these arcade games nba jam. you get a little bit of something for everybody here, and they're not plugged in right now because the crews are still working to kind of get this all set up here. but this is the nba arcade experience part of the nba crossover experience. so again, if you get a little tired or just shooting the basketball isn't totally your thing, do it all electronically here. we've got so many different stations that you can play all these different games. that's a four player game over there. i'm at a two player game here, so you can really be social with this kind of stuff and really have such a fun time. we've been able to slam dunk a basketball, we've been able to shoot three pointers. we've been able to just dribble a basketball on an open court, an nba size court. they want to make sure you get a little piece of everything before you walk out the door today. now, i want to give you a little bit of information about how you actually get here. we are inside moscone center this morning. that's where the nba crossover event is going to be all weekend long. doors will open to the public. you can walk in later

this afternoon starting at noon today. those times will be a little earlier on saturday and sunday. doors will open at 10 a.m. it will go all day long. $50 for your ticket if you're an adult, $25 for those kids, and it's just a one time pay. you come in, you enjoy this thing all morning long, all afternoon long and a little bit of the evening as well. before you head over to either the celebrity game tomorrow, the rising stars game tonight, or the actual all star game on sunday, they really want to make sure that you have so many experiences. and of course we're in the bay area. we are just outside of silicon valley, so they are combining so much basketball with technology, all of which makes it so much easier to preserve some of the memories of what you're doing. we have videos and photos that they produced of some of the stuff that we've done here today. so it's an incredible experience. it's remarkable. and if you have the chance to come check it out, you will regret missing it. we'll send it back to you. pam and andre, we've got a lot more toys to play with here. >> sold. it looks absolutely fun. it's so, so amazing. i love

how you said yeah. they're combining technology because we are the heart of that. so very cool to see that. thank you james. we will check in with you throughout the morning. well no rematch though of last year's three point contest between bay area native sabrina ionescu and steph curry, the nba says it was not able to, quote, raise the bar for the event. not sure what that means, but there were rumors of a potential two on two format, with steph curry and former teammate klay thompson teaming up against sabrina ionescu and fellow wnba star caitlin clark. last year's shootout raised money for each of the players foundations. >> all right. time now is 815. federal cuts from the trump administration will result in a reduction in staff at the sierra avalanche center. this means they can't put out any forecast for skiers and snowboarders, and that could make it more dangerous and risky for people heading to the mountains during heavy snow storms. the center currently works with three forecasters employed by the u.s. forest service. usually, they can put out avalanche forecasts every day, but if one of them is

laid off, the center could only publish them four days a week. >> dozens of students from oakland high school walked out of class to protest ice. >> right now i. get out! oh! >> the students marched from oakland high to a freeway underpass near lake merritt. organizers say they walked out to send a message to president trump that they do not support increased immigration enforcement, and that they stand with their immigrant community. >> immigration advocates hosted a town hall to discuss what's happening in communities since president trump took office. the virtual event was put on by the latino community foundation. immigrant advocates stressed that the community has been living in fear. they say some students aren't going to school and workers aren't showing up to their jobs, worried they'll be confronted by ice agents still. advocates say this is nothing new for california. >> all right. ice has already

begun. >> we'll have more. >> on the story. yeah. >> we're going to have more on that. >> coming up. toss over to sal. >> let's check in with sal. there have been some problems. >> yes we are. and right now, southbound 101 southern marin. not a place you want to be just because of that rockslide near the rodeo exit. it's been there since last night. they're having trouble, you know, making sure it's not going to come down again. so please, give yourself extra time. there was also a crash in the backup. at one point they got rid of that, but it's going to be slow. san mateo bridge has improved quite a bit and the bay bridge also improving. so friday light on some of these commutes. i do want to mention that we haven't had a lot in the south bay, but the 238 crash has been there all morning long because it was a fuel spill or i'm sorry, an oil spill on the road. they had to clean up. 817 let's talk about today's weather. here's steve. >> thank you, kind sir. yes, sir. all right. take a look at snow totals. these are coming in for the last couple of days. mount rose and mammoth mountain, over 50 northstar, sugarbowl, palisades and kirkwood. 31 to 38

heavenly. 26 in bear valley. had 19in of new snow. now it's about the rainfall totals. morgan hill unbelievable. 5.61 mount veeder over five casadero four and three quarters. kentfield four. almost four and a half. lake del valle near livermore. almost three and a half. that's a lot of rain for them. redwood city over three, yountville. almost three in santa rosa, just shy of two and a half. but guadalupe watershed. almaden watershed both over six. mount madonna five, san leandro reservoir four, and a third mount tamalpais for mount diablo, three and a half and la honda, almost three and a half. almost done. i mean, we're just about there. i mean, there's not much left but a few little guy showers popping up 4050 on the temps here. a lot of moisture in the air, a little bit of a breeze, but not as windy for the sierra. still a winter storm warning that goes until 10:00 tonight. although i think we're winding down there as well. couple more inches. maybe 2 to 4 should cover it, but the wind as well as a factor up there. but for us that was a heck of a system. we'll get a break

saturday week. little system. sunday. once you're in kind of a rainy pattern, it's tough to say it's not. it's done. i don't think it is, but we'll get a break the rest of today. straight from my heart to you. better today. breezy, blustery, but few showers, but nothing compared to yesterday. 50 on the temps. i think some light rain north bay on sunday. otherwise we'll get a break. then after that, until next wednesday, you guys. >> all right steve. it's 819. you already know it's a busy weekend in the bay area with a parade and a major sporting event. you can also head to downtown redwood city tonight to enjoy and even play african music. also, jazz lovers will want to make their way to vallejo for tomorrow's jazz jam on daniels avenue. and on sunday, you can celebrate valentine's day weekend while watching the nba all star game during a watch party at did you know using the grocery outlet app gives you the opportunity to win groceries for life? imagine never paying for groceries again. well, what if i can't decide? avocados or tomatoes? why choose? at grocery outlet, you can afford both.

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damian lillard is back in his hometown to thank community members who helped him as a child at a recreation center in the heart of east oakland. lillard is partnering with adidas to fund renovations at that facility. it will include resurfacing the gym floor, a new scoreboard, shot clocks, glass backboards, wall padding and banners. >> he played a big role in my life without even knowing that i wod be successful. you know, i was never the most popular, the most known. but you know, they still showed me love and

supported me. >> before visiting the rec center, lillard also stopped by his alma mater, oakland high school, and shared words of encouragement to its students. >> in today's dollars and cents, a disappointing report on retail sales helping take stocks down this morning. right before that opening, bell rang, the retail sales report for january shows consumers cut back on spending last month. analysts were actually expecting a gain in retail sales for january. as we take a live look now at the numbers right after that report was released, it looked like a lower opening. and the dow jones now down about a quarter of a percent, 100 points or so there. the s&p 500 down slightly. the nasdaq is managing to hang on to a tiny bit of a gain. airbnb thinks it's still too early to use artificial intelligence for trip planning. but the company still plans to introduce ai and other areas before offering it as a tool to help travelers plan or book their trips. airbnb ceo wants to use ai as a customer service agent because it can

speak any language and understand thousands of pages of documents. the company says its capabilities within the company will expand over time. >> 824 now, a new analysis is revealing how much you need to make in order to live comfortably. if you're single in some of the largest u.s. cities. all right, so seven of the top ten cities with the highest annual salary needed are here in california. the most expensive is irvine. you will need to earn around $291,000 a year there in fremont. that's about $277,000. san jose, $262,000 a year. and in san francisco, you will need about $241,000 a year. san diego came in sixth, while los angeles was eighth. >> valentine's day is a time to show love and affection to that special someone, but medical professionals say focusing on personal relationships beyond just a partner can also improve a person's quality of life. they say connecting socially with friends, neighbors and coworkers on the most romantic day of the year could pay off with some

important health benefits. >> social connections are critically important for us. they help us live happy, healthy, and longer lives. all of those relationships have so much value and i think, why not celebrate that during valentine's day and reframe it a bit away from just focusing on one type of relationship and thinking about all the relationships that we have in our life. >> researchers found having these strong social connections can be just as important as nutrition and exercise when it comes to staying healthy. now, while some people go all out with roses and romance, others think it's just a money grab. where do you stand? that is our question of the day. how do you feel about valentine's day? 26% love it. the majority, though, 64% saying we could go without it. mixed feelings slightly. you know, just a just a little slight gain there. you can scan that qr code and let us know what you think. this comes as we all received a little valentine

message from roberta gonzalez. we did? yes. she sent a little note out saying, love and appreciate all of you guys. happy valentine's day. so you know those connections with coworkers. >> very nice. >> yes. >> all right. changing oakland's reputation. [music] one jump at a time. how this talented double dutch group is bringing hope and unity through the power of jump roping. >> and it is a valentine's day flower frenzy in san francisco. we're going to show you all the work that goes into making all those flower dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change.

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2022 and we need to take a look at that. >> there is an effort to protect californians from higher electric bills. the challenges a new proposal could face in the fight to increase affordability. >> i heard a crack, and then all of a sudden it sounded like a big car crash. >> we've got a number of big trees around here. maybe it's a good idea to play it safe and get the trees checked out soon. >> the recent storm caused problems around the bay area. a survey of the damage in the flood and wind warnings still in effect this morning. [music] and i could listen to that all morning long. a celebration of love with live music just for you. we hear from this rising star, just 17 years old. [music] his story as we celebrate black

history month. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> can we just listen to that for. >> the next hour? right. >> speaking of showing love. tom vacar. he always runs around and gives us all roses. >> red roses. >> you know what? it makes you feel appreciated and loved on this day. that's what it's about. thank you for joining us here on mornings on two i'm pam cook. >> i'm andre senior. thank you so much for joining us on this valentine's day friday, february 14th. let's find out what the weather is going to be like for this valentine's day with steve paulson. steve, got any love for us in the weather department? >> pamela, how long has he been doing that? stephen 30 years. >> yes, yes, he is a class act. he is an amazing storyteller, professional every day and just a class act. nice person. >> all right. yes. to answer andre's question, it will be better today. much better than yesterday. after just whopper totals. santa cruz mountains by far and away the leader. anywhere from six to almost nine inches of rain. still a little

bit. just kind of hanging around. won't let go. but we're all basically done here except for a few little showers popping up, but it will be straight from the heart from today. more sun today. kind of breezy mix of sun and clouds. highs will be in the 50s. all right. sal is here. it has been anything but friday night at 830. he tells us. what? >> yeah, it's getting better. finally. although i still have that problem on 238 to tell you about 238. right. at 880 they had a crash and it was just a crash, but then they had to clean up an oil slick and that's why it's taking so long. san mateo bridge completely clear after they had a stalled truck on it. and southern marin still has a problem. southbound 101 near the rodeo exit, there was a rockslide. they're still cleaning it up, and traffic is backed up from the strawberry area of marin as you head south. 831 let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. sal. all right. one of my favorite spots in the city. speaking of flowers, the san francisco flower market

buzzing with activity on this valentine's. >> should be right. ktvu ali raza joins us live from inside the market with much more. ali, how's it looking? >> it looks busy. and, you know, more than visually stunning. and how it looks. it also smells great in here. it's beautifully fragrant. i'm surrounded by dozens of multicolored roses. they've got pink, orange, white. and not just roses. there's calla lilies here. hydrangeas. just the full variety of flowers here. this is the first valentine's day since the san francisco flower market moved to its new location. so this is in the mission on 16th street. and there's a lot of improvements that they are getting to enjoy here. there's a 22 foot tall cooler that spans the width of the warehouse, a loading dock that they didn't used to have at their last location. and they also have something called true color lighting. that's lighting that's supposed to replicate daylight so that florists and designers can make sure the colors in their arrangements are just right. and speaking of those florists and designers, we spoke to one of them. she was

picking up some supplies for some last minute orders. the owner of gigi's florist in castro valley says it helps that valentine's day is on a friday this year. and also it's at the start of a three day weekend for many. she says she thinks a bouquet and flowers are really sort of inflation proof. >> i'm still getting messages. ding ding ding ding for. >> people ordering online. >> people ordering online last minute. i do kind of see that, you know, people hold back or money's not the same value of it. it's not the same like it was before. and you know, but people still want to get something out regardless whether it's a single rose, a dozen roses wrapped roses, a mixed bouquet, something. >> now, valentine's day aside, there's some other reasons this is a busy time for the 22 wholesale vendors here at the flower market. lunar new year celebrations adding to a spike in business here. and so is the nba all star game so far this morning. most of the people

we've seen buying and loading up flowers are professional florists. but as of about 8:00 this morning, just a half an hour ago, the general public can come in to the san francisco flower market now until 1:00 this afternoon. and this is a wholesale market. so the idea is you can get a volume, more volume or a bigger bouquet of flowers for a lower price. so say, for example, a dozen red roses is about $45 here. whereas if you went to a retail store, it would cost you 60 or more. so just in the last 10 to 20 minutes or so, we have seen some people who we don't think are professional florists, a lot of guys coming in and shopping around for some flowers. so that is the draw of the san francisco flower market. it's here on mission on 16th, and people can come in between now and 1:00 to get a deal on some flowers for that special someone. live in san francisco. allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> ali, thank you so much. 834 now the heavy rain and powerful

winds caused widespread damage in all nine bay area counties. the storm knocked down trees, flooded roads, and caused mud and rock slides. in martinez, a huge tree crashed down on two parked cars on busy pacheco boulevard. one couple was inside their home when they heard what they thought was a traffic accident. >> i heard a crack and then all of a sudden it sounded like a big car crash. i looked out and there, there it was. >> all of a sudden i heard. i heard glass and a crash. that was insane. like, the roots are bad. the whole thing is, it looks like it was just waiting for a time to do it. >> well, the couple rushed outside to help a driver who was in one of those vehicles. she was not hurt. >> marin county has also been hit with heavy rain and strong winds. one home in marinwood, just north of san rafael, was flooded from an earlier storm last week when debris blocked a concrete drain. now, the homeowner says he's doing everything possible to fix the

problem and avoid more flooding. >> 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. >> now, their insurance company denied their claim to help pay for the damage. they say they were told stream flooding is not covered in their policy. >> all right. so 836 now pga reports its profits total just below $2.5 billion last year. and that's an increase of $200 million. pga says its recent safety improvements have played a major role in boosting its profits. pga also had several rate increases last year. the power company says no major wildfires in northern and central california were linked to pga equipment in 2024. for the second year in a row. >> state lawmakers in sacramento will soon take action in response to this latest year of big profits for pg and e, they

will consider a bill that would limit california utility companies to only one rate increase per year. the same measure would cap all power company rate hikes so that they don't outpace inflation. >> their operating cash flow has doubled since 2022, and we need to take a look at that. my primary focus is affordability, right. if you take a look at what we're trying to do, we're trying to give power back to the people. trying to balance the scales of power. >> the bill would also require more oversight to make sure all utility company equipment is safe, especially in areas of high fire danger. the first committee hearing on the proposal is scheduled next month. >> scott. now let's get. >> jump, jump jump rope. more than a childhood pastime, it can be used as a powerful tool to improve your physical and mental health. the oakland based groove jump squad 501510. as in the

area code, spread that message across the city. they stopped by mornings on two to talk about double dutch and empowering their community. one jump at a time. >> double dutch was something that i grew up on, and it was a really fun sport, and it helped with heart disease, anger, anxiety, stress and all kinds of other things. and so we're also trying to do so much social media with children, electronics. and so this is one of those ways, not to mention that it's one of those things that give that instant gratification for kids, for adults, for anyone all ages young and older. and i want to just, you know, spread that joy in my community, as i have been doing for several years now. >> maya, how long have you been doing this? >> i've been with jump squad 510 since around 2020 when we first started. >> okay. and what is it? what? what has it done for you?

>> jumping? it really has like reduced. like all the anger i've had inside and it's helpedy body get healthier. >> it takes a lot of coordination. >> yeah, it really does to make sure everybody is on key and jumping. yeah, it really takes a lot. >> do you have a lot. >> of kids come and they're thinking, oh i can't do that. that looks too hard. >> yeah. that's how i first started. like when i first started jumping, i tried to jump and i didn't do it, so i got so frustrated. i stopped for a minute, but then my mom pulled me back and said, you can do it. so after she told me that, i gained the confidence. so i went back in there and jumped and i actually did it. >> well, it's nice. >> for oakland too, right? do you hear a lot of people kind of, you know, i mean, oakland sometimes gets sort of a bad reputation and this is helping that. >> i like that it helps like bring people together, bring the community together and make us much happier. i love that everyone's so supportive of each other when we're jumping, and

that it just brings the community together once again. >> they were really supportive of each other. that is right. and amaya, that young woman who was talking to me, she shout out to her mom, i had to jump in. i have some experience with double dutch turning. i used to bring the ropes down to my kids elementary school, but maya's mom has encouraged her and she's just a great young woman. she wants to be a journalist one day. so she asked me just very politely. she said, can i ask you a couple of questions? and i and i told her, don't jump rope on live television or. >> yeah, but you're about to do the same thing. >> not doing that. no, i'm just kidding. she it was very fun. and they're doing great work. they have. yeah. they gave me a second chance. they're doing great work though. they have nighttime jump events. >> to do. >> get them off the street. right. give them something to do. get them off those electronics. so it was so great to have them on. >> wow. all right. that is. >> i tried my best. >> i'm glad you did. i was supposed to do that interview, and i would have been the one

that had to embarrass myself. but you did a much better job. >> that's why you snuck out. >> yeah. all right. skipping into the weather forecast is steve paulson. >> what's up steve andre? just glad we're part of the pam cook show today. >> yes we are. we just we're just. >> nice job pamela. yeah. >> thank you stephen. >> all right, mount vernon, what about it now? they had a lot of rain. they also had a gust to 81mph. that was 11:40 a.m. there at 30 200ft, sfo, though 16 minutes later, 62 sonoma mountain, fairfield oakland airport, calistoga hills, 40 to 49mph. it was really about the rainfall. santa cruz mountains blew everyone away, but morgan hill had more rain in one day than they get for a monthly average in february. incredible mount veeder over five casadero, kentfield, lake del valle, redwood city and santa rosa all about two and a half to five and a half plus other locations. guadalupe west healdsburg 4.60, guadalupe watershed and almaden had all six. danville 3.62 terra linda, calistoga, oakland, napa, san francisco, san jose 1.65 to 4.60. just a few showers kind of

popping up here and there, 40 and 50 on on the temps. and we will see this. and the mountains though it looks like almost done a little bit of activity. so if you're going up there take it slow. a lot of big totals coming in. winter storm warning continues until 10:00 tonight. >> all right. thank you steve. [music] all right. listen in more live music next when we talk jazz and what inspired this oakland teenager to pick up the saxophone, a talent that has taken him to perform internationally. we're going to hear more of that. [music]

could be reopened and others may be saved from closing. the oakland city council is introducing a resolution that could reopen two fire stations and prevent the closure of four others. one council member wants to divert $8 million that could be used to save the stations. that money would include $2.6 million from an increase in sales and revenue from the joint powers authority, which manages the oakland coliseum. the mexican government may sue

mapmakers over the recent name change for the gulf of mexico. google and apple maps are among those now calling the body of water between florida and mexico the gulf of america. that's in line with president trump's recent executive order. however, mexican leaders say that same body of water has been called the gulf of mexico since 1607. and they say the name change is confusing. and san francisco mayor daniel lurie has made reforms to the city's permitting process to try to build more housing. the mayor signed his first executive directive, called permit s.f. the measure will focus on speeding up the permitting process for more housing and small businesses. mayor lurie wants to do that by limiting the amount of time the city can review permits. all right. let's head over to andre. senior has a special guest for us this morning. >> pam, thank you so much. it is 846. we continue our celebration of black history month. 117 year old boy from oakland is now sharing his love of music with the entire world. and we mean it when we say that. joining us now

live is saxophone jazz musician ayo, ayo. thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. i've been hearing about you for years and just the talent that you have. and first of all, my barber charles blazer, telling me about you because he went with you to cuba just recently, a couple of weeks ago to perform. tell us a little bit about that. what brought you to cuba and what you did there? >> yeah. first of all, thank you for having me. this is a cool spot. >> yeah. >> i've been watching this since i was a kid, but cuba was really cool. so i played at the havana jazz festival. after playing there for a couple, couple years. and, yeah, it was just a really cool event. you know, the people was cool. like, yeah, everything about it was just really nice. >> so where does your where does your inspiration come from? where did you when did you start learning how to play the saxophone? because i've been hearing about you for years for many people in the community. so you're touching lives. people are remembering you. but what what is inspiring you to do this, do this work? >> you know, i've been listening to jazz music since i was a little kid. i really didn't pick up the saxophone until i was

about like, what, 14? so that must have been like 20, 22, 21, something like that. but yeah. >> let me stop you right there. you just picked up the sax in 2022. >> yes. >> and you were already playing around the world because you're we're going to talk about this a minute. he's playing in hong kong soon and we're going to talk about that in a minute. but but so where is all this coming from? where does this musical talent to play the saxophone and is coming from that getting you so much recognition? >> definitely from my from my loving parents, you know, like they've been playing jazz music since i was a little boy. and it's just really stuck with me. and it's been a really, like, intertwined part of my life. >> and how was it been with people recognizing and liking the music that you're playing and wanting you to perform? how does that feel to that people are appreciating your music? >> it feels really good to be able to express yourself in a musical way and move somebody with it, you know? >> yeah. i wanted to also ask you about kevin choice. mentor, musical director. how did you guys get get connected? i know you don't have a microphone, but why don't you tell me how you guys got connected and how kevin became your mentor? >> well, he knew my dad back in

the. what was it, the 90s? yeah, back. back in the day. yeah. but, yeah, he used to be my teacher at oakland school for the arts, and he was a really cool mentor, you know, like, great musician and just a role model for me. so, yeah, we started playing music and it just went off from there. >> i gotta be honest with you, when i was in college, i took an evolution of jazz class. so all the evolution, you know, all the people you learn about, all these old school people, you don't really learn about anyone young like yourself that's coming to the music. are you seeing interest from young people like yourself that are interested in doing what you're doing right now, and sharing this type of music with the world? >> i'm actually glad you say that. well, one of the reasons i continue to do what i do is to inspire the youth and keep like getting, you know, like young black boys to pursue, like jazz, you know. >> yeah. so you go to you're from oakland here. you grew up in oakland here. what part of oakland are you from? >> i'm from like downtown. like by the lake. >> by the lake area. so. so you're you're oakland born and bred here. let's talk a little bit about your performances. so

you just performed in cuba. you're going to be performing in an upcoming tour next month in hong kong. where are you going to be performing there? >> i have no clue. i don't even want to try to pronounce it on the news. get canceled. >> all right. but it's still a big deal. they're inviting you over there, the other. but you're going to be closer to home for those who want to see you. you're going to be performing at yoshi's. your first show is sold out, but there are still some tickets available for your second show. tell us when that's going to be. >> my 18th birthday, april 25th. so i think that says 9:45 p.m. yeah, yeah, we have a whole bunch of tickets. i think we have like 100 sold. so it should be about like 200 left. so yeah. >> based on the way the first your first performance is sold out. these might not be long might be sold out pretty quickly. so we want to hear you perform. you and kevin choi perform a little bit. take it away. you guys okay? >> we're. [music] going.

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to. >> i, abram and kevin choice, thank you so much for joining us. [music] on april 25th at. we're going to be over at yoshi's at that time. get your tickets. they still have some tickets left for that show. kevin, thank you all so much for joining us today. we appreciate your time. all right. we'll send over to you in traffic center. >> all right andre. well, that was a that was a good segment there. i like that very much. all right. southbound 101. we got to talk about southern marin. that rock slide there is backed up all the way out now to the tiburon exit. that's a long way. they're not going to have that cleared up by noon. san mateo bridge and bay bridge. good news. they've cleared out. and i like the commute we have on the friday. 852. let's talk about today's weather here, steve. >> well, i think traffic is cleared out and so has the weather here. so things are looking pretty good. still a winter storm warning, but also winding down up there. maybe a

couple more inches of snow, but it will be a tough commute on 1580 today. like, should be considerably better tomorrow as we see a break. some activity still wants to hold on, so hit and miss garden variety. not a big deal. we're okay on saturday. maybe a weak system on sunday could give some light rain to the north bay, but for today, straight from the heart it will be better. mix of sun and clouds. could be a few showers, a little breezy out there. 50 on the temps. that's it today. >> thank you steve. all right. we are talking about measuring happiness. groundbreaking equation. when you join us on the nine we're going to talk with the author behind the happiness formula. for some things you might want t co

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world are heading to central california for the world. ag expo. now it is the largest agricultural show of its kind, demonstrating some of the latest technology in the industry, like this laser weeder. it uses ai to zap weeds at the root. a growing number of farmers say they are embracing ai to manage their crops. >> 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. >> now, from 2017 to 2022, the number of farms using higher labor declined nearly 15%. so efficiency has they've been using that to try to keep costs down. new this morning, the vatican says pope francis was admitted to a hospital in rome

early today to continue his treatment for bronchitis. his doctors say the 88 year old leader of the roman catholic church was diagnosed with bronchitis last week. the pope has had several bouts with the flu and other related health problems during the past two years. pope francis also uses a walker and recently fell twice, injuring his arm and chin. >> well, more than 20,000 health care workers and other types of workers could go on strike at university of california campuses. members of the university professional and technical employees are taking a strike vote. and it wraps up tonight. they say the vote follows nearly eight months of bargaining. those who could walk off the job include physicians, assistants, optometrists, mental health clinicians, and many more across all campuses. they say they face a crisis of recruitment and retention amid unfair labor practices. we reached out to the university of california for a comment. we'll let you know when we hear back. state bill would provide free diapers for low income families. the measure would offer diapers

at no cost for children enrolled in the medi-cal who have a prescription for diapers. other states, including new york, west virginia, and idaho, have similar programs. diapers are one of the most frequently requested non-food items at food banks and charitable organizations. well, today in oakland, many people who live along harrison street will join a protest demanding that the city make the streets safer. people who live around harrison street between 27th and interstate 580, say the design of the street makes it dangerous to try and cross the traffic later in the morning. later this morning, a harrison and hamilton neighbors will demand that the city reduce the traffic lanes, have a continuous safe bike lane and also make improvements in pedestrian crossings. the trump administration stopping a plan to buy $400 million worth of armored vehicles from tesla. the u.s. state department says the biden administration proposed an electric armored vehicle project last year, and that a list of ev companies submitting bids would be released this coming may. but the state department now says this proposal is on hold. >> san francisco is unveiling the newly expanded un skate plaza today. city leaders will

gather this afternoon for a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1230. the expansion project added 2100ft!s of skateable surface to the plaza's northeast corner. it also features some skateable geometric art pieces. the goal is to create more space for skaters. >> nba all-star weekend is officially underway, and the action isn't just on the court. how the bay area is buzzing with events, including fan experiences. you don't want to miss. >> then love is in the air at san francisco city hall. we're live this morning where couples are saying, i do on this valentine's day. >> for those ready to hit the road for the three day weekend, storm damage could slow you down. the race against time to clear some bay area roadways as holiday travel ramps up. [music] >> live from jack london square.