>> good morning i'm pam cook. it's tuesday february 18th. let's check in with steve paulson for our forecast. how's it look out there. >> it will be better today. it will be a little warmer than one more system tomorrow than everything says. even temps warming up as we go to the weekend here. a lot of high clouds, though. streaming in. nothing new. not as much fog though. so there's only a little bit of patchy fog. we had a lot more yesterday 40 on the temps, a couple of 30s, menlo park, concord and mainly 40s on the temps. and you can see most of this is heading up into the pacific northwest. but a few high clouds will kind of spill across. that system will drag across us tomorrow for some light rain, probably about marin county north. i don't think there will be much. so your two for tuesday will be more sun and a little warmer. today. could push some mid 60s here. cool to cold lows but not too bad. i mean mainly 40s and temps have been below. they'll be near average to a little above today. all right. sal is here. welcome back. 5:00. good to go. >> yeah. there's one spot, though, in castro valley where there's a car fire right now. steve, that's eastbound 580 near

strawbridge. all lanes may be blocked as the fire department has arrived on the scene. the fire? the fire is pretty well involved, but it should last too long. and traffic otherwise is light. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza from our air traffic camera. you see, that looks pretty good. and san mateo bridge also looks very good. 5:00 let's get back to the headlines. >> thank you. sal. topping our news this morning, protesters across the country spent president's day pushing back against president trump and his administration's policies. they expressed their frustration with the current state of the government. the protests were part of the 5051, a grassroots movement that organized 50 protests in 50 states. on one day, demonstrators were focused on a series of layoffs across federal agencies that took center stage at many of the protests across the bay area, more than 1000 people took to the streets in san jose to hold anti-trump signs, calling his recent policies anti-democratic and illegal. elon musk was also

a frequent target of the protests. >> we knew trump was bad, but we didn't know elon was going to be the president, and i think that we're kind of off about that. that is, things are going in the absolute wrong direction. >> it is more than just president trump and elon musk ignoring the will, the people. it's also them ignoring the fundamental basis of the american way. >> protesters hope if they make enough noise, their representatives will listen. musk and president trump have defended the department of government efficiency, claiming that the project is identifying fraud and government waste. >> our time now. 502 protesters in lafayette also gathered as part of the national day of demonstrations. >> hey hey ho ho, elon musk has got to go now. >> this is at mount diablo boulevard and moraga road. dozens of protesters carried

signs criticizing the trump administration's budget cuts. >> i'm here today because i feel that our democracy is under a great threat from the current office holder and the people whom he has let into power. >> we are fighting for our futures, our children's futures, everyone. we're just fed up with what's going on in this country and in the world, and we do not want this to continue or to get worse. >> now. the protesters carried signs saying no doge and resist during their hour long demonstration. >> in san francisco, protesters specifically targeted elon musk by gathering outside the tesla showroom. >> get out of here, mommy! >> dozens gathered at the corner of van ness and o'farrell. organizers say they want people in san francisco to push back against musk and stop supporting his businesses. >> on musk, the richest guy in the world who just bragged about

eliminating programs that help feed the poorest people in the world, is not elected in any way to anything. >> the protest did not enter the tesla showroom, nor did it stop people from entering or exiting the property. >> our time now 504 nba all-star week attracted big crowds, big dollars and big names here to the bay area restaurants, hotels, nightclubs in san francisco saw a boost in their business thanks to the nba all-star weekend. hotels that are normally at 60, maybe 70% full. on the weekend, they were sold out for the all-star events. the nightclub temple sf on howard street welcomed thousands more people during the four day event. >> this was our best weekend that we've had since pre pandemic, and it was just about five times more than we've had for the just a regular weekend. san francisco was back. this weekend was absolutely the best energy that we could have asked

for. >> it was definitely needed, especially in the winter. you know, winter is not a huge tourist month now. >> public transportation was also a big winner. over the weekend, muni offered free rides in san francisco, hoping to keep some of those riders later today, we expect to have an updated numbers about how many people rode public transit in san francisco. >> san francisco leaders say they're proud of the busy weekend in the city. between the all star game festivities and the chinese new year parade, tens of thousands of people visited the city, and mayor daniel lurie is praising city workers who helped make that happen. >> everyone. everyone collectively works their tails off overtime. all weekend long, hundreds of thousands of people visiting our great city. it was a weekend to remember, but this is my commitment. that is now. we continue to do this every single day. the city should look like this. it should feel like this 365 days a year. so it's

time to get back to work. >> mayor lori says months of preparation went into ensuring a safe and successful weekend for residents and visitors. >> all right, our time is just about 506 and sal is here watching our roads. everybody behaving out there. >> yeah, there is one problem, dave and pam. that would be eastbound 580. as you head out to castro valley, all the lanes are closed as they clear a car fire, and there is a backup that's now building at the scene, a pretty big fire presence there. they just want to make sure that this fire is out. and if you're driving through, you might also see traffic slowing this way coming the other way, even though all the lanes they're open. but, you know, people tend to slow down and take a look at things. so we're going to keep an eye on that for you. the rest of the commute is off to a good start. the bay bridge looks pretty good and so does the san mateo bridge. that traffic is also moving along very nicely with no major issues. we've been looking at all the bridges in the bay

area and they are off to a good start. so if you want to get a jump on a tuesday, now would be a good time. 506 let's go to steve now with today's weather. >> all right. now thank you sir. we'll get to our weather in just a second. we'll take a look at san francisco rainfall. how are we doing for the rain year, which starts july 1st? normal today for the as of february 18th would be 15.40. seasonal average is 2289 for february so far 6.64, which blows past the monthly average of 4.90 and as of today, 17.39 since july 1st. so not too bad. we're doing okay and a little bit more. we'll get a teeny bit tomorrow. we'll probably do much but 3040 on the temps. concord, menlo park at 39 livermore close at 40 degrees. there are a few 30 to fairfax, 39 sonoma 38. and then of course up in middletown, kelseyville and upper lake you get some 30 and it's close for good old occidental there at 40 degrees 18 in truckee, south lake tahoe. so are we minds 23 and reno, also 23. a lot of high clouds,

but the bulk of this is going up and over. so we'll have more sun today, but that system will drag across as weak as it may be tomorrow for some light morning rain about marin county, san pablo bay north looks to be around the line, so your two for tuesday is more sun today and a little warmer. only patchy fog, chilly lows but not too bad. still a lot of high clouds, but i think we'll get more sun in the afternoon. 60s mid 60s for a few you guys. all right. thank you steve. we continue to celebrate black history month. we're going to show you the events in oakland showcasing the talent of teenagers. >> and people in pacific palisades are cleaning up after this mudslide. the reason why a popular restaurant may have to stay closed

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zone two is now 511. we're following breaking news in concord. that's where there's police activity near willow pass road. ktvu jesse gary joining us live. you're out there. so what do you know jesse. dave, good morning to you. we're standing at willow pass in the toma drive here in in concord. and there has been some type of domestic situation here that happened earlier this morning. i'll move out of the way, and you can see that there's still a strong police presence. police are not saying much. concord police say it is. but we have talked to neighbors who say that there was

an incident involving a young man and his father where apparently the young man stabbed his father. police arrived and then there were shots fired by officer at the sun. we're waiting to get more details from concord police as to what sparked this altercation between between the two relatives. one person was taken to an area hospital. we don't have a condition update on that person. the suspect, according to reports, is down and these are from police transmissions. the suspect was shot and hit. we don't know the extent of his injuries, but we're trying to get more information from concord police. but again, this is in the area of willow pass and natoma. so if you're headed this way, willow pass and natoma, right at the intersection, you see the police walking into that yellow tape that's closed so you can't go down. natoma, you'll have to go a different way. so as the morning moves along, this could affect traffic. we'll try to get more information for you and

join you as soon as we have an update. we're live in concord this morning. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. dave, back to you in oakland. >> all right, jesse, thank you. time now. 513 today, a beloved woman in oakland being celebrated for how she had improved the lives of more than 100 students. the back in 1987, lee brown adopted a first grade class at brookfield elementary in oakland. she promised to pay for each child's college education, and she set aside money every year for each of the students who graduated high school and went to college. lee brown has provided funding for 136 students from low income families. today, the state school superintendent will celebrate oral lee brown at brookfield elementary school, where it all began. well, the naacp in oakland is celebrating black history month by showcasing the talents of teenagers in the east bay. it's the 14th year of this celebration focusing on teenagers. the theme this year

is arise and thrive in 2025. on top of performing poetry and music, many of the teenagers involved are also helping with community service, including serving meals to the homeless. >> you can help people. that's the best lesson ever because you're not worrying about yourself. you're worrying about other people. selflessness. and that's what the naacp is. >> you can motivate other young black women to chase their dreams and go for everything that they want, and take every opportunity that they have to show everything and never to just back down. >> some of the teenagers performed poetry, including cameron lipson, who won a silver medal in the poetry writing category of the national competition last year. other teenagers sang, or they recited other poems to speak about what's important to them and encourage others to follow their dreams. with the black panther party museum in oakland unveiled a new exhibit as part of black

history month. that exhibit is called survival pending revolution. it highlights the party's sweeping survival programs for black people back in the 1960s and the 70s, which were often unseen or overlooked by the media at the time. visitors will see how the panthers fed children, open schools, set up health clinics, even offered a free ambulance service in winston-salem, north carolina. >> it was very racist in north carolina, and they would not pick up black people in their neighborhood to take them to the doctor. so the panthers, they got a hearse, they converted into an ambulance. they trained as emts, and they did 24 seven ambulance services for their community. >> now, this new exhibit comes on the birthday of the late huey newton, who co-founded the black panther party and the 30th anniversary of the doctor huey p newton foundation. his widow, fredrika newton, has fought with other panther veterans to add

depth and nuance to the history books. >> didn't portray a brother as anything other than a scary, angry black man with a gun, but they didn't show him up at 5:00 in the morning feeding children. >> now, the black panther party museum in downtown oakland is open wednesdays through saturdays. time is now 516. fire crews in los angeles county still working around the clock to clean up a muddy mess in malibu after the strongest storm of the season last week. heavy equipment was brought in to remove tons of mud and other storm debris from the pacific coast highway and other parts of that fire zone in malibu. the very unstable hillsides are preventing many frustrated l.a. fire victims from checking out their damaged homes. >> and they keep blocking the roads. and i can't get up there to even check on my house.

people will drive two hours to meet me, and then they get there, and then we can't go up there. i haven't lived in my house for, i don't know what is it, 40 days now? >> the iconic duke's restaurant in malibu, one of the few buildings still standing along a part of the pacific coast highway after the big wildfires. it was supposed to reopen last week, but now it may stay closed for months after the heavy rains triggered mudslides in that area. time now 517. a home that survived the palisades fire is now submerged with mud after a winter storm that hit southern california. 70 year old nancy waterman has lived on her property for two decades, but she's having a tough time cleaning up all of that mud and mess. she said last week's storm brought about three feet of mud and water from every direction. she called it soupy and thick. >> i was here with 3 or 4 people and we just had at it. we just put the hoses on, got it out and

it worked for us. we were lucky. >> the storm hit thursday and friday of last week, but miss waterman couldn't even get out of her house until the weekend. she's frustrated with the lack of preparation from the city and the county, and even more disappointed that no one other than her family checked up on her. all right, our time is 518. we're checking on steve paulson. he has your forecast. >> i do indeed. mr. clarke will start nationally here. where? it's a cold one. i saw bismarck at 36. below. the record is 37, and they may have touched that i don't know yet, which was set in, i think in 1894 or 1874. so they might have flirted with the record low today. the forecast was for 40 below cold enough at 32 chicago, five below, cincinnati at 16. kansas city is one below. so oklahoma city at 20, a nice 73, though, down in miami with 19 in new york city. look at the line of snow that's forming here from the rockies

out into the plains. you can see that right there. that moisture coming up right there, taking it from oklahoma and kansas, right over into missouri. so if you have travel plans, it's either going to be cold and snowy or both. for us, pretty quiet here. there's just a lot of high clouds streaming in, even though the satellite picture is not showing up. so i'll move on. 6147 for san francisco. what's average? 6148 so you're right there. the most rain on this date was an inch and three quarters in 1958. the record high 80 and 1899. the record low not that long ago. 38 in 1990. 30s for a few walnut creek. concord in there. menlo park, 40s for most. i think we'll get a couple of 30s here. a few more alamo, castro valley, dublin in there. clayton in there. lafayette, orinda and pinole is also dropped to 39. so there are a few 18 bookends. truckee south lake tahoe 21 jackpot in mammoth. few high clouds streaming across a little bit less today than we saw yesterday, but they'll still be. some weak system drags across us tomorrow for maybe a little bit

of light rain. i don't think there'll be too much, probably most of it in marin county north, so only patchy fog or two for tuesday. today mostly sunny. it will be fair. a few high clouds, but 60s on those temps. >> all right steve, thank you. our time is now 520. an unexpected surprise involving those popular weight loss drugs. we're going to talk live with our fox medical team about how researchers are studying an unin nd

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today's healthwatch. ozempic and wegovy are prescribed to lose weight, but researchers may have found a new benefit associated with these new drugs. we're joined now by doctor mike, our fox medical team. doctor mike, we're talking about cravings. what are the researchers finding? >> dramatic reductions. pam, in cravings for alcohol in people on semaglutide. that's ozempic or wegovy. i've seen it in my clinical practice, but now there's data. there's science showing that people who have alcohol use disorder. people who are drinking significant amounts are showing a dramatic reduction. in fact, about 40% report no heavy drinking. these are people that were drinking five drinks at a setting. and so this could be a breakthrough in

in our ability to help people with with alcohol abuse issues. >> and to not get too complicated. what how does it work in stopping the cravings? just in the basics? >> well, i wish i could tell you that i'd probably win a nobel prize. what we're finding is that not only are people lowering their blood sugars, right? that was the intent of this medication. then we noticed, oh, by the way, people are losing weight. oh, by the way, it reduces the risk of heart disease and kidney failure and alzheimer's. it probably has to do with inflammation in all of those parts, but it may be having effects on the brain and its ability and its desire for compulsive behavior, if you will. it's also being studied

for smoking. so look, this i hate to sound like i'm working for the company. i'm not. i have nothing to do with the company at all. but these drugs have revolutionized. and not just it's the class, the glp one receptor agonists. they seem to have stumbled upon a pathway that has many benefits in in human existence. and this is yet another one. >> well it's exciting. it's no wonder that you're excited about it. it's very encouraging news and research that this could be a solution for a lot of people. serious problems. doctor mike with our fox medical team. thank you. >> thank you. pam. thanks for having me. >> well, a controversial bike lane in san francisco finally set to be removed. we'll tell

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it's very early on. it's really important that we do not speculate. [music] >> another plane crash involving a u.s. passenger plane. what we're learning about the delta plane that ended up upside down on a runway in toronto and trying to end the war in ukraine. the meeting between european and north american leaders and what seen as the biggest threat to the peace efforts. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. welcome to tuesday. it's february 18th. let's go right to steve paulson because it sounds like the weather is getting a little better. >> today will be a little better. that is correct. a lot of high clouds here in the morning. but i think more sun in the afternoon. then we'll have one weak system dragging across us as we head towards wednesday with some light rain to the north. and then after that everything says more sunshine and warmer temps will take us

into the weekend, maybe near 70. a couple of upper 30s, menlo park in there, concord in there. there's more on the peninsula as well, and also east bay, lake county as well. but the bulk of this is going north, but just a few high clouds dragging across the system, a weakened considerably by the time it arrives tomorrow morning at this time. so about marin county north for a little bit of light rain. then after that, it looks like all systems go for warmer temps today. you're two for tuesday. a little more sun, a little warmer temps will actually be in the mid 60s here for some, so we've been below. but today looks near average to a little above. all right sal is here 530. castro valley. >> that's right. we still have a couple lanes blocked here with this car that was on fire in castro valley, eastbound 580, right near strowbridge. and the traffic is a little bit slow in that area. eastbound, also westbound, very briefly, but it's not a huge deal yet. we'll let you know. hopefully they'll get this out of the way soon. bay bridge is light. no problems there and also no problems on the san mateo bridge heading out to the peninsula. it's 530.

let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. sal. the federal hiring freeze, enacted via executive order by president trump, is impacting the national park service. at least 1000 full-time employees have been terminated from their roles with the national park service. ktvu tori gaines joins us now from the presidio of san francisco. good morning. tori. >> good morning pam. that's right. the last week has been a really tough one for federal employees who support our public lands, with the department of interior announcing that 3400 roles with the u.s. forest service and 1000 roles with the national park service have been eliminated. now, last week, about 1000 probationary employees with the national park service were told they no longer have a role. this layoff included park rangers, custodians and even some search and rescue teams. now those role eliminations impacting some of the lowest paid employees in the federal government. we spoke with a custodian who has spent the past ten months at

he earns just $40,000 each year before taxes. for very thankless work. here's why. why he says he has been committed to the role through everything. >> personally, i am a climber, so yosemite is truly the center of the universe for me. and i would be willing to do anything to come work here full time and truly protect this wonderful, beautiful national park that we have. and so i make around $40,000 a year. that is before taxes after i recently done my taxes. it really hurt to see what i was making. but you know, i don't make enough to like, live in the nearby communities. so what you're looking at is my housing, my truck. i live in the back of. >> now. californians are acutely aware that the salary of $40,000 does not get you very far here. olek tells me he has been able to sustain himself on that little thanks to the nps community. now, there is some relief on the way for the nps

system. the department of interior announcing that it will exempt the 5000 seasonal positions from the administration's hiring freeze. but the national parks conservation association says this layoff could still impact park availability. theresa pierno, president and ceo for the national parks conservation association, issued the following statement, saying, quote, allowing parks to hire seasonal staff is essential, but staffing cuts of this magnitude will have devastating consequences for parks and communities. we are concerned about smaller parks closing visitor center doors and larger parks losing key staff, including wastewater treatment operators. now coming up in the next hour, we'll bring you details from the termination letter that that nps employee received, as well as why the administration says these cuts are necessary in the first place. we're live this morning from san francisco. tory gaines, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. tory. thank you. time now, 533. investigators from both the united states and

canada are looking into yesterday's crash of a delta airlines plane in toronto that went down in frigid cold conditions. that plane flying from minneapolis to toronto in strong winds and snow, crashed into the runway and then turned upside down. delta officials say 18 of the 80 passengers and crew members were injured, including a child, but all are expected to recover. passengers talked about the chaos during that crash, saying they were hanging upside down like a bat, trying to hold on for dear life. >> as we made our descent and made touchdown. it was just a very. forceful event where all of a sudden everything just kind of went sideways. and then next thing i know is kind of a blink and i'm upside down, still strapped in. >> it is scary to sit in the back of an aircraft and be out of control, right? you're not the one flying it. you don't know what's going on in the

airspace and it can be big and scary. >> now, there have been at least four major aviation incidents in north america in the past month, but therapists say it's natural for people to fear flying after a widely publicized airplane crash. >> the trump administration has fired hundreds of employees at the federal aviation administration. probationary workers were terrified late friday in an email. the impacted roles include radar landing and navigational aid maintenance. the transportation department says no air traffic controllers are affected at this point. we did speak to an aviation consultant to find out what the firings could mean for safety. >> just for example, at san francisco international, there is what's called instrument landing system. it's a ground based system which is used virtually around the clock because of a bad weather conditions, low visibility fog. so if those systems aren't properly maintained, you either have to restrict operations or go to some other airport.

>> some of the employees who were fired were working on a classified early warning radar system in hawaii, designed to detect incoming cruise missiles. that program is funded in part by the defense department. >> all right. our time is 535. this morning, secretary of state marco rubio says progress has been made in the peace talks with russia over the war with ukraine. top diplomats today from u.s. and russia met in saudi arabia. secretary rubio says american and russian officials have agreed to create a new team to negotiate peace and cooperate on economic issues. but despite that announcement, european leaders say they feel like they've been sidelined in these meetings. >> polish and european position is that there is no just and lasting peace without ukraine. so first of all, ukraine must, must participate in peace talks. and of course, it's affected their europe. so europe should

be also participating in every single talks. >> now leaders from nato and the european union met yesterday. they say the russia ukraine war affects the peace and security of the rest of europe, and they want to be a part of any negotiations to end that war. well, mexico says it's waiting for a new response from google before it sues the company over the gulf of america. name change on google maps. mexican president sheinbaum says she wants google to fully restore the name gulf of mexico on its map service. she says the country is ready to file a lawsuit if google refuses to do it. now, as it stands, the gulf appears in google maps as gulf of america within the united states, as gulf of mexico, within mexico, and gulf of mexico with gulf of america in parentheses. elsewhere in the world. >> today, muni is beginning a

project to replace a contentious bike lane on a busy street in san francisco's mission district. now, crews will tear out the bike lane that currently runs in the center of the road and replace it with a traditional bike lane that's over on the side of the road. muni says the project will likely cause some traffic delays and require the removal of some street parking. >> it's too busy of a street. restaurants always have to have deliveries. you have to have produce coming in. you have to have other delivery companies coming in and stuff like that. so imagine like they can't park here. they can't. we have to block the lanes over there. so it's frustrating for everyone. >> now the project is expected to take several months. the city first installed the center bike lane two years ago, hoping to ease growing conflict between bike riders and drivers on valencia street. but many people who live and work in the area say the lane in the middle of the road has only increased those tensions. >> all right. your weather

headlines. pretty quiet pattern. one little system tomorrow won't do too much. maybe some light rain about marin county north for today. high clouds and sun. but it does look a little warmer. cloudy for most tomorrow and then light morning rain. then we'll kick it out. but by the weekend, warm temps, maybe a few near 70 or even some low 70s. if some of the warmer projections are correct. still a lot of high clouds spilling down from the north northwest. san francisco rainfall february totals so far 6.64. what's the monthly average? 4.90. so we're doing well there after a well below average january so far for the date now 17.39. what's normal 15.40. and the seasonal average is 22.89. so far so good. not bad. at least san francisco north has done well. south and east not so much. 30 for a few, 40 for most on the peninsula. plenty of 30s here. woodside, atherton, menlo park, stanford. in there. it's close for palo alto, los altos, redwood city at 41 and pacifica and half moon bay, both down to

4218. both south lake tahoe and truckee. reno is at 23 and minden says, hey, so are we. a lot of high clouds. this system is really taking more aim at the pacific northwest. the tail end will drag across us tomorrow for again some light morning rain. i think this is, you know, more more show than go south and east. i doubt it does anything, but i think north of the golden gate there will be a little bit. you're two for tuesday, a little bit more sun and slightly warmer today. still plenty of high clouds. probably not as many as yesterday. 60 on those temps. and after we get past wednesday, then we start to kick it out and temperatures by friday and into the weekend look pretty mild to warm you guys. >> thank you steve. new details about the teenager stabbed and killed during a date on valentine's day. we hear from family and friends as we get that tough loss, coach. any words? they just played a munch better game. did you say munch?

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arrived. we do have a crew on scene. we're waiting for more information from concord police, but we'll head back out to that scene when we get more information. protesters across the country spent the president's day holiday pushing back against president trump and his administration's policies. now they showed their frustration about the current state of the government. the protests were part of. 5051, a grassroots movement that organized 50 protests in 50 states on one day. and people in oakland are celebrating a teacher who has changed the lives of more than 100 students. oral brown decided to adopt a first grade class at brookfield elementary school back in 1987. she promised to pay for each child's college education, setting aside money every year for each student that graduated from high school and went on to college. and she has helped 136 students in total. today, the state superintendent and others will celebrate her at brookfield

elementary school, where it all started. >> our time now 544. in other news, the suspected leader of a cult like group that is linked to several killings from coast to coast and has ties here in the bay area, has been arrested. 34 year old jack lasota was arrested sunday in maryland, along with 33 year old michelle zatko. the jack lasota is described as a leader of a cult like group known as the ians. a bail hearing is scheduled this morning in maryland. the court documents reveal prosecutors think the group is linked to the murder of a u.s. border patrol agent back in january and five other homicides, including the 2022 stabbing of a man in vallejo. police say curtis lin, a landlord in vallejo, was stabbed in the chest with a samurai sword. lin fired back at his attackers, killing one of them. lin was then stabbed and killed last month. now, 22 year old maximillian snyder has been

charged with that murder. snyder had recently applied for a marriage license with the person accused of the murder of the border patrol agent in vermont, jack lasota and michelle zajko face several charges, but no homicide charges. a lawyer for soto wouldn't confirm the arrest or any other details. >> we're getting some more information about an attack in the south bay that killed a teenage boy out on a date with his girlfriend on valentine's day. hundreds of people have donated to a gofundme account set up by the family of 15 year old david gutierrez. family and friends say gutierrez was at santana row shopping with his girlfriend when a group of teens suddenly approached, beat him and stabbed him to death. >> he was a good kid. he was for sure leader. if i tell him to leave the classroom with the class, he knew what he was doing. he paid attention even. yeah, he's just someone i could relate to. when i was young.

>> the attackers fled before police arrived. authorities are now trying to figure out what happened and why the attack happened. >> our time now 546. today will be the first day that the los angeles unified school district will start banning cell phone use. the ban was approved by the board of education last summer. it means that students won't be able to use their phones at all during the school day. individual schools can choose whether to lock the phones up in special containers, or have the students keep them in their backpacks. school board members say this is a response to the distractions that phones can cause in a classroom, as well as the increased rates of cyber bullying. >> a rising nba star and former sonoma state university player is joining the fight to save the athletics program, which was cut earlier this year. now, memphis grizzlies forward jalen wells visited the school. sonoma state university recently cut all of its athletics several other

academic departments. a number of majors and about 117 faculty, lecturers and staff. student athletes and staff say that they were caught off guard by the changes on their first day. >> it was just so unfair how they did it. we were all on our way to class and we all received the same email. >> there wasn't really much of a like opportunity for them to fight back against this. so just hoping that, you know, they give us more time to, you know, find a solution for it. >> 227 student athletes are now forced to find a new school. sonoma state responded in part, saying they appreciate jalen's passion and support for the university. supporters of the athletes have filed with a civil rights complaint, launched social media campaigns and say they do plan to file a lawsuit. a new scam is using fake text messages about a stimulus check to try to trick people. the better business bureau warns scammers are posing as the irs

to trick taxpayers into sharing personal information in return for a $1,400 rebate check. the irs says anyone who was eligible for rebate credits will automatically get those credits. they won't text you. a letter was also sent to eligible taxpayers by the irs prior to the rebate being sent out. >> our time now. 549 the popular social media platform reddit plans to introduce paid content later this year. a new feature it will require users to pay for access to certain content. the company ceo says this will provide exclusive content options for reddit's expanding user base. it's not clear what content would be put behind a paywall. reddit, by the way, has more than 1.2 billion monthly active users. >> all right, let's head back over to sal. 549 is the time you are covering at least one problem. how's the commute? >> yeah. you know, they've opened up some lanes in castro

valley on eastbound 580. there was a car fire there. you can get by now. it's not a big backup. you might see a momentary slowdown. a traffic camera showing us the bay bridge. it's getting a little more crowded as we get closer to 6:00. and no issues there. san mateo bridge looks good. so i like what we're starting this morning. commute. now then, it's tuesday. what we have with the weather. let's bring steve back in. >> all right, sal, thank you, sir. we'll start with san francisco on their almanac here for february 18th 6147. today was average 6148. so you're right there. the record. 80 on the high side, 1899 and 38. the record low, 1990. the record rain for the date 1.76in and three quarters in 1958. and sunset now 552. temperatures probably won't change too much, but they may go up a little bit here next couple of days, more so inland than on the coast, 30 for a few 40s for most. walnut creek at 37 degrees. there are a few 30s also in theanta cruz

mountains, boulder creek, felton and scotts valley are in there. it's close. cupertino, santa clara and campbell all at 40. santa cruz down to 41 degrees 16. now in truckee 18 south lake tahoe. mount shasta is at 29. alturas and winnemucca at 21. a lot of high clouds. bulk of the system is going to the north, but the tail end will drag across as weak as it may be tomorrow for some light rain about marin county, san pablo bay north. i doubt there's much anywhere else. so your two for tuesday has a little bit more sun and a little warmer compared to yesterday. there will still be a lot of high clouds, but 60s on the temps. we're bumping it up slightly above average to near average, and after we get past wednesday, everything says sunny and warmer, especially on the high side as we go to the weekend. >> all right steve, thank you. time now. 551 a big donation from a major pro basketball legend. the reason charles barkley donated money to a bay area -

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come back to mornings on two. it's now 554. the new department of government efficiency is reportedly trying to get access to personal taxpayer information. the wall street journal says that department is focusing on data systems at the irs. the federal agencies, like the treasury and social security officials, are concerned about a political appointee having access to taxpayer information

without legal protections for taxpayers. the agencies also say this could cause possible disruption of the tax filing season and refunds issued if access mistakes are made. >> the defense department is now bracing for the intense scrutiny from doge as well. the pentagon employs millions of people and has a budget of about $840 billion this year. the first doge team members arrived last week. they're tasked with cutting 8% from the defense department's budget. a defense software executive says much of the pentagon is operating on an outdated system. >> the defense acquisition process is massively broken. the united states is issuing missile purchases through fax machines. it's using spreadsheets and data calls. >> to get ahead of the doge team. the navy is considering cutting its fleet of warships. the army is looking for savings by eliminating outdated drones

and surplus vehicles. >> time now. 555 riverside county sheriff chad bianco is now officially a candidate for governor of california. he announced his bid yesterday in riverside to replace termed out governor gavin newsom in 2026. now, bianco is an outspoken supporter of president trump. he's the highest profile republican to get into the race for governor. he says california's democratic leadership is to blame for what he calls the decline of california. >> what is it that they have given us? rampant crime, higher taxes, the highest cost of living in our nation? it in every major city, more fentanyl deaths, catastrophic fires, a broken homeowners insurance market, and people across our state are struggling to afford groceries and gas. >> now, two other republicans have hinted about possibly running for governor. billionaire tech venture

capitalist and former fox news host steve hilton, as well as top trump aide richard grenell. now, last year, several democrats declared they were running for governor, including lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis. former vice president kamala harris has brushed away any questions about her running, but the polling suggests she would have a clear shot at winning if she does. >> one of the biggest names in basketball is making a donation to a bay area nonprofit. charles barkley announced during the all-star festivities that he is giving away $250,000 to glide memorial church in san francisco. he made the announcement outside chase center over the weekend. barkley visited the church on friday, served meals, and met with glide staff, and ktvu spoke with glide's president about what barkley saw on the visit. >> i think for him, he was humbled by the fact that i think his perception was that there were, you know, one sort of person in that line when in reality, their families, their

individuals, their seniors and people who just can't afford the second or third meal of the day. >> she said the donation will help continue the work that goes on at glide every day to support those in need. >> well, columbia's superstar singer shakira is back on stage performing after she canceled two shows because of health problems. the four time grammy award winner resumed her world tour yesterday night in peru after suffering from a stomach problem. it caused her to be hospitalized. shakira kicked off her tour with shows in rio de janeiro and sao paulo, brazil, last week. her next tour stop is scheduled in colombia, chile, mexico and argentina before she comes here to the us. shakira is due to perform at san francisco's oracle park in june. >> new reports show the texas housing market is growing rapidly as more californians are moving there. now many people are moving to texas because of

cheaper housing, job opportunities and the weather. texas has seen economic growth in tech, education, manufacturing and more since the covid 19 pandemic last year. about half of texas for sale inventory was priced at $350,000 or below. about a quarter of the people shopping for a house in texas are from out of state. >> well, alameda county's new district attorney is set to officially take office today. we have details about the swearing in ceremony and what she says she'll do in her new role. we're also following developing news this morning, what we're finding out about an active police situation in concord. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it's tuesday february 18th i think we have another pretty clear day until maybe some rain moves in. let's check with steve. >> tomorrow morning. light. not

much. not much today. mix of sun and clouds. although i think we'll get a little bit more sun this afternoon. a lot of high clouds streaming across, but make for a nice sunrise. not much fog though. there really is. we had a lot more yesterday, but look for 3040 to give way to 60 on most of the temps napa airports. now down to 39. concord was in walnut creek was and now only menlo park in there. livermore has joined the party at 39 degrees. most of this activity as far as cloud cover, is heading to the pacific northwest. crescent city is reporting some light rain right now. your two for tuesday does have a little bit more sun and slightly warmer temps. even though there will be a lot of high clouds, we'll have filtered sun. so look for temps near average to slightly above here and 60 on the temps. all right, sal is here. it was about castro valley. better. same. worse. >> yeah. that's better. they've opened up lanes. there's still some activity, but you're getting by, which is good. let's take a look at castro valley. that looks pretty good. eastbound and westbound. we had an earlier problem there. bay bridge backing up to about the end of the parking lot. so that's typical for this time. it

probably will get busier once you get on to the. the middle of the commute. this is a look at the san mateo bridge. that looks pretty good. and then we've been looking at gilroy, morgan hill and this area. it's getting busy, but in general the san jose area is off to a very good start. 6:00 let's go back to the headlines. >> okay, sal. thank you. we are following developing news in the east bay this morning. we've learned about an incident in concord. a large police presence has shut down a part of a neighborhood on natoma drive near willow pass road. that's near the old concord naval weapons station. now, the police have been out there for hours this morning. they're conducting an investigation. the concord police have blocked off the 1900 block of natoma drive. they're continuing their investigation and. ktvu jesse gary has been out there in concord for a while now to tell us about that police activity. good morning. jesse. >> dave, good morning again to you. and over the past hour, we've reached out to concord

police requesting more more information about the ongoing investigation behind me. i move out of the way. we are at willow pass road, and that is natoma drive,ch is the cross street where you see the yellow tape and the flashing police car. i'm told that the police activity is still going on, as you can see behind me. let's take a look at our video. the initial 911 call was placed around 130 this morning. a neighbor tells us there was some sort of altercation, they believe, between a father and son. we're told the son stabbed his father. and when concord police responded to the 911 call for help, there was an officer involved shooting. the stabbing victim has been taken to john muir hospital. we do not know his condition. the suspect, the son, was hit by police gunfire at least once, his condition also unknown. now we're waiting for concord police to provide more details to what happened here earlier this morning. we've reached out by phone and by text, hoping to hear back from

them shortly. we will check back with you in the next hour, hopefully with an update. for now, we're live in concord. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back to you in oakland. >> all right jesse, thank you. time now, 603. we want to show you some live pictures of downtown oakland later today. alameda county's new district attorney will be sworn into office during a ceremony at the chambers of the county board of supervisors. now, today's ceremony comes almost one month after supervisors selected superior court judge ursula jones dixon to lead the district attorney's office. she will replace former district attorney pamela price, who was recalled by county voters in the november election. judge jones dixon says her top priority is rebuilding a strong team of aggressive prosecutors. now, her swearing in ceremony had been delayed two weeks because of her prior commitments as a superior court judge. well, protesters around the country spent yesterday's president's day holiday pushing

back against president trump and his administration's policies. >> across the country. they expressed their frustration with the current state of the government. the protests were part of the 5051, a grassroots movement that organized 50 protests in 50 states. on one day, demonstrators were focused on a series of layoffs across federal agencies in the bay area. more than 1000 people took to the streets in san jose to hold anti-trump signs, calling his recent policies anti-democratic and illegal. elon musk also a frequent target of the protests. >> we knew trump was bad, but we didn't know elon was going to be the president, and i think that we're kind of off about that. that is, things are going in the wrong direction. >> it is more than just president trump and elon musk ignoring the will, the people. it's also them ignoring the fundamental basis of the american way. >> protesters hope that if they

do make enough noise, their representatives will listen. musk and president trump have defended the department of government efficiency, claiming that the project is identifying fraud and government waste. >> our time now. 605 in san francisco, protesters specifically targeted elon musk by gathering outside the tesla showroom in san francisco. >> even getting out of here. mommy. >> dozens of people gathered at the corner of van ness avenue and o'farrell yesterday. the organizers of the protests say they want san francisco residents to push back against elon musk and avoid supporting his businesses. >> elon musk, the richest guy in the world who just bragged about eliminating programs that help feed the poorest people in the world, is not elected in any way to anything. >> now, the protesters did not get into the tesla showroom, nor did they stop people from going into or leaving the property. >> well, the naacp's oakland

chapter is celebrating black history month by showcasing the talents of teenagers in the east bay. it's the 14th year of the celebration, focusing on teens. the theme of this event is arise and thrive in 2025. in addition to performing poetry and music, many of the teens involved are also helping with community service, including serving meals to the homeless. >> you can help people. that's the best thing ever because you're not worrying about yourself. you're worrying about other people. selflessness. and that's what the naacp is. >> you can motivate other young black women to chase their dreams and go for everything that they want, and take every opportunity that they have to show everything and never to just back down. >> back to you. >> now, some of the teens performed their poetry, including cameron lipson. he won a silver in the poetry writing category of the national competition last year. other teens sang or recited other poems to voice what's important to them and encourage others to follow their dreams.

>> time is now 606 the black panther party museum in oakland unveiled a new exhibit as part of black history month. the exhibit is called survival pending revolution. it highlights the black panther party's sweeping survival programs for black people back in the 1960s and 70s, which were often unseen or overlooked by the media at the time. visitors will get a chance to see how the panthers fed children, open schools, set up health clinics and even offered a free ambulance service in winston salem, north carolina. >> it was very racist in north carolina, and they would not pick up black people in their neighborhood to take them to the doctor. so the panthers, they got a hearse, they converted into an ambulance. they trained as emts, and they did 24 seven ambulance services for their community. >> now, this new exhibit comes on the birthday of the late huey newton, who co-founded the black panther party in oakland and the 30th anniversary of the doctor huey newton foundation. his

widow, fredrika newton, has fought, along with other panther veterans, to add some depth and nuance to the history books. >> didn't portray a brother as anything other than a scary, angry black man with a gun, but they didn't show him up at 5:00 in the morning, feeding children. >> the black panther party museum in downtown oakland is open from wednesdays through saturday. >> time now is 608. back over to sal. if people are getting ready to head out the door, sal, what do they need to know? >> well, it is kind of getting a little bit more crowded today. seems like monday for a lot of people as yesterday was the holiday. so it's not going to be like it was yesterday, which it was light. there's our triple a traffic camera showing us the golden gate bridge that looks pretty good here, and the golden gate bridge traffic is good in southern marin. the approach bay bridge has a backup to about the 880 overcrossing, still within 5

to 10 minutes before you make it on to the span. san mateo and dumbarton bridge look pretty good at 608. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. sal. construction begins today on valencia street in san francisco. to remove that controversial bike lane, we have a look at the year long battle and what's ahead for neighbors and businesses in the area. >> also, san francisco transit officials proposing ways to cut money, cut their budget and save money and are taking aim at school safety. the reason the people affected by these proposed cuts say it would be a bad idea. >> and a quick reminder you can now download our new fox local mobile app. in addition to ktvu newscasts and content from the ktvu newsroom, you can also watch content from our sister stations across the country. it's a free do lo .

some of the stories we're following for you this morning. there's a large police presence in concord this morning. overnight, officers responded to a situation on natoma drive near willow pass road. we're waiting for police to provide more details on what's taking place. we do have a crew there on scene talking with police, so stay with ktvu for updates throughout the morning. we're learning more details about a deadly attack in the south bay this past weekend. family says a teenage boy who was killed on valentine's day was attacked while he was out on a date with his girlfriend. now, the family says they were

shopping at santana row at about 7:00 friday night, when a group of teens suddenly approached and stabbed him to death. the attackers fled before police arrived. investigators are now trying to figure out what happened. the better business bureau issued a warning about scammers who are trying to pose as the irs to trick taxpayers into sharing personal information. those scammers are offering people fake 400 $1,400 stimulus checks. the irs says if you are eligible for a rebate, you will not be notified by text message. instead, you will automatically get those credits when you file your taxes. >> all right, our time is 613. happening today. muni is now launching a major project in san francisco to replace a controversial bike lane on busy valencia street in the mission district. it's a project that has sparked heated neighborhood battles for people who live and work along valencia street. ktvu is andre senior in our newsroom now with more on this. good morning. >> good morning to you, dave.

construction crews are set to begin the bike lane project this morning. the work is expected to take 2 or 3 months. crews will tear out the bike lane that currently runs down the center of valencia street, and replace it with a traditional lane on the side of the road. muni says the project will likely cause some traffic delays and require the removal of some street parking. the center bike lane has been unpopular with residents and local business owners for the past few years, and criticized by bikers as unsafe. even so, some are frustrated with the delays to move the bike lane. >> it's too busy of a street. restaurants always have to have deliveries. you have to have produce coming in. you have to have other delivery companies coming in and stuff like that. so imagine, like they can't park here. they can't. we have to block the lanes over there. so it's frustrating for everyone. >> the city first installed the center bike lane two years ago, hoping to ease the growing conflict between bike riders and drivers on valencia street. but many people who live and work in the area say the lane in the

middle of the roadway has only increased those tensions. some residents hope the changes will be less disruptive for businesses. >> i think that if we can come up with a plan that has delivery zones and people can make their deliveries in specific places, i think that would be very helpful. >> muni's plan will allow the restaurants along valencia street to keep their parklets open during the construction. in most cases, the new bike lane will go around the parklets. construction will start at the southern end of the corridor at 23rd street and will move northward, but muni says the work will also take place in several locations along valencia street at the same time. dave. >> andre. thank you. time now 615. today, the san francisco municipal transportation agency may eliminate some school crossing guard jobs. the sfmta will debate the possible job cuts today and says cutting school crossing guards would save almost $3 million. right now, 160 school crossing guards

work in san francisco. some say they're already short staffed. and they argue that fewer crossing guards will make the city less safe. >> today in oakland, and they are honoring a local woman for changing the lives of more than 100 students. back in 1987, lee brown decided to adopt a first grade class at brookfield elementary school. she promised to pay for each child's college education and set aside money every year for each student who graduated high school and went on to college. in all, she has provided funding for 136 students from low income families. today, the state superintendent will celebrate brown at brookfield elementary school, where it all began. >> our time is now 616. state lawmakers are debating a bill that would force insurance companies to pay homeowners 100% of the belongings inside their homes that were destroyed. that proposal would make it easier for policyholders to be

reimbursed, and they would not have to itemize every belonging in the house. california's insurance commissioner supports the bill and says californians who have lost their homes in natural disasters like fires shouldn't have to worry about insufficient insufficient insurance coverage or any missed deadlines. >> crews in los angeles county are still working around the clock to clean up a muddy mess in malibu, following the strongest storm of the season. heavy equipment has been brought in to remove tons of mud and storm debris, as well as fire debris from pacific coast highway and other parts of the fire zone in malibu. the unstable hillsides are now preventing many frustrated l.a. fire victims from checking in on their homes. >> and they keep blocking the roads. and i can't get up there to even check on my house. people will drive two hours to meet me, and then they get there, and then we can't go up there. i haven't lived in my house for, i don't know what is

it, 40 days now? >> the iconic duke's restaurant in malibu, one of the few buildings that still standing along the stretch of pacific coast highway following the wildfires. it was supposed to reopen last week, but now it could stay closed for months after heavy rains triggered mudslides in the area. >> all right. our time is 617. let's get you to where you need to go. sal, are you still looking at castro valley and the problems you had there? >> yeah. you know what? fortunately, castro valley has become a non-issue, which is nice. i think if you were joining me last hour, you know that there was a car fire there, but that fire is out. and now castro valley traffic. let's put it up there. it looks pretty good. and there have been no major issues, especially in the commute direction. i like what i see. golden gate bridge not a lot of fog or weather. looks very nice. there is slow traffic already at the bay bridge toll plaza via our traffic camera. you can see that traffic is going to be moderately heavy. i always check the san mateo bridge at this hour just to see what it's doing, and will take a gander at 280 in san jose, this time, northbound, 280 and 85 and

101 are still looking very good for this early commute. at 618, let's bring steve back with today's weather. >> so thank you sir. we'll get to some of the cold lows here. not we've been a lot colder than this, but there are plenty of 30s popping up here. orinda is leading the way along with woodside at 37. scotts valley and santa cruz mountains, i should add. felton and boulder creek are in there as well. sonoma is 38, alamos 38, and menlo park, fairfax and pinole are all at 39 degrees. lake county we can find 37 also upper lake, kelseyville and middletown all in there. fairfax 39. there's sonoma 38 degrees and point reyes station is also at 39. so there are a few. a lot of high clouds streaming across should be more of a morning event, but we'll take a look at rainfall. the total accumulated precipitation so far this season for mount tamalpais is just shy of 60in of rain. that's the total rainfall as of today, and seasonal rainfall to the north. it's been just slam city, especially around redding. it's better now in southern

california, san diego not so much, but la is now almost six inches of rain, 60% of normal, almost four and a half for santa barbara, 41. remember, they were single digits about ten days ago. but look at redding, 31.5in of rain, 146% of normal santa rosa, 37 and 41 plus. now for crescent city and they are getting some light rain up there. so better in southern california, but still there. the also ran 40 on temps a few 30s. walnut creek is now 37. concord 39. livermore is at 39. there's your menlo park 39. so there are a few. 1816 truckee 18, south lake tahoe, 16 two bits there in flagstaff and 46 arcata, with some light rain to 58 down in san diego. up and over she goes, but a lot of high clouds just spill through. tomorrow we'll get a weak system. it looks to me like marin county north south of that. probably not much if anything, but maybe a 10th to a quarter of an inch to the north might get squeezed out of this weak system. two for tuesday. we'll have more sun in the afternoon and slightly warmer. i

mean, there'll be plenty of high clouds, but temperatures will be in the 60s. after tomorrow we get some light rain clouds a little cool down. all systems go for a warm up, especially as we head towards the weekend. >> all right. thanks, steve. sports betting on the rise. and with it. so are worries about addiction. the concerning online searches that are also seeing a jump as more people put their money

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23. nba all-star week attracted big crowds, big dollars and big names to the bay area. restaurants, hotels and nightclubs in san francisco report an increase in business thanks to the nba all-star weekend. hotels that are usually at 60 to 70% full on a typical weekend were sold out for the all-star events. the nightclub temple sf on howard street welcomed thousands of people during the four day event. >> this was our best weekend that we've had since pre-pandemic, and it was just about five times more than we've had for the just a regular weekend. san francisco is back. this weekend was absolutely the best energy that we could have asked for. >> it was definitely needed, especially in the winter. you know, winter is not a huge tourist month. >> public transportation was also a big winner. over the weekend, muni offered free rides in san francisco, hoping to keep some of those riders later today. we do expect to get updated numbers about how many

people rode public transit in san francisco, and city leaders say they are proud of the busy weekend. between the all-star game festivities and the chinese new year parade. tens of thousands of people visited san francisco mayor daniel lurie is praising city workers who helped make that happen. >> everyone, everyone collectively worked their tails off overtime all weekend long. hundreds of thousands of people visiting our great city. it was a weekend to remember, but this is my commitment. that is now. we continue to do this every single day. the city should look like this. it should feel like this 365 days a year. so it's time to get back to work. >> mayor lurie says months of preparation went into ensuring a safe and successful weekend for residents and visitors. well, the stage is set for the final game of hockey's four nation face-off championship. it's a rematch between the united states and canada, just days

after they battled on the ice in montreal. >> and this four nation face-off matchup is underway and the gloves are off. big kachuk from. >> the u.s. went on to win that game and advance to the championship round. canada. a little contentious out there on the ice, though, canada beat finland to set a title game rematch against the u.s. the championship game is now set for thursday in boston. a new study finds the rise of sports betting is leading to an increase in online searches for gambling addiction. researchers at uc san diego analyzed online searches mentioning gambling addiction, addict anonymous and hotline from 2016 to 2024. they found a 23% increase in searches across the country related to finding help for gambling addiction. researchers say the findings suggest a need for public health efforts to address the possible dangers linked to a rise in sports betting. protesting

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nba star. heading back to his former school, now he's joining the fight to save his university sports program from devastating budget cuts. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> all right. as we take you live to the new york stock exchange. this morning, southwest airlines announced layoffs for the first time in its more than 50 years in business. southwest reports the job cuts will be corporate positions. and by the way, that is prudential financial ringing the opening bell celebrating 150 years in business. the rock. you can see it, right. all right. thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark tuesday morning february 18th. i just told steve it's cold outside our door. >> it looks gorgeous. >> to the sky is spectacular right now. >> those high clouds will help with the sunrise, that is for sure. but we do have a lot of upper 30s 40s. but we'll end up

with more sun today and i think slightly warmer temps, plenty of 30s going around. concord's in there. i know napa airport was livermore is 39, menlo park 39, a lot of 40s. but the higher clouds with us in the morning. then a little more sunshine in the afternoon. so your two for tuesday, a little more sun and slightly warmer temps. i think that will take us into the afternoon mid 60s on those temps. a little bit above average for your tuesday. all right. sal is here at 630. we are off to where. >> let's go to hayward castro valley area. the earlier car fires no longer an issue, but we already have some slow traffic for you. if you're heading south on interstate 880. castro valley to hayward and heading down into it. it's a short slowdown. it's from 238 to about industrial. and that's all probably will grow as the morning wears on though it pretty much guaranteed. this is a look at the bay bridge. it's backed up almost all the way to the maze, but not quite. it's still not any affected by any problems there. if you want to look at the san mateo bridge, that looks okay. it's still getting more

crowded at 631. let's get back to the headlines. >> all right. thank you. sal. more information is coming out regarding an attack in the south bay that killed a teenage boy out on a date with his girlfriend on valentine's day. hundreds of people have donated to a gofundme account set up by the family of a 15 year old david gutierrez. family and friends say gutierrez was at santana row with his girlfriend when a group of teens suddenly approached, beat him and stabbed him to death. >> he was a good kid. he was for sure, leader. if i tell him to leave the classroom with the class, he knew what he was doing. he paid attention even. yeah, he's just someone i could relate to. when i was young. >> the attackers fled before police arrived. authorities are now trying to figure out what happened. >> our time is now 632. the suspected leader of a cult like group connected to killings that spanned from coast to coast and has bay area ties, has been arrested. 34 year old jack lasota was arrested in maryland on sunday, along with 33 year

old michelle zatko. now, the soda is described as a leader of a cult like group known as the zion's. a bail hearing is scheduled for this morning in maryland. court documents reveal the prosecutors believe that group is linked to the murder of a u.s. border patrol agent back in january and five other homicides, including the 2022 stabbing of a man in vallejo. the police say the curtis lin, a landlord in vallejo, was stabbed in the chest with a samurai sword. lin shot back at his attackers and killed one of them.%í lin was then stabbed and killed. last month. 22 year old maximilian snyder has been charged with that murder. snyder had recently applied for a marriage license with the person accused of the murder of the border patrol agent in vermont. now, jack lasota and michelle zatko are facing several charges, but no homicide charges. a lawyer for lasota

would not confirm the arrest or any other details. our time is now 633. well, today will be the first day the los angeles unified school district will have its cell phone ban rule. the ban was approved by the board of education last month. it means that students won't be able to use their cell phones at all during the school day. individual schools can choose whether to lock the phones up in special containers, or have the students keep the phones in their backpacks. school board members say this is a response to the distraction that cell phones can cause in the classroom, as well as increased rates of cyber bullying. >> well, the federal hiring freeze was enacted by an executive order by president trump is impacting the department of interior. at least 1000 full-time employees have been terminated from their roles with the national park service, and it doesn't stop there. ktvu tori gaines joining us now from one of our national parks, the

presidio in san francisco. good morning tori. >> good morning pam. it has been a really rough week for a lot of the federal workers who support our public lands, with the u.s. forest service announcing that 3400 workers would be fired and another 1000 would be lost from the national park service. now, this mass firing included park rangers, custodians and even some search and rescue teams. now, matthew brassard, who represents the agency, the department's workers as part of the national federation of federal employees, tells reuters that there are some positions which will be exempted, including firefighters, law enforcement and some meteorologists. now, this mass firing is impacting some of the lowest paid employees in the federal government. we spoke with a custodian who has spent the past ten months as a probationary employee at yosemite. he earns just $40,000 each year before taxes for the dirty work he does, including cleaning up excrement and trash around the park. now, here's why he says he has been committed to

that role through everything. >> so i make around $40,000 a year. that is before taxes. i don't make enough to, like, live in the nearby communities. so what you're looking at is my housing, my truck. i live in the back of. and then just all the beds that people have, like, offered me couches, driveways, all that stuff. but i do it because i feel so strongly about the park idea. this is one of america's just most beautiful ideas that is just tried to be replicated all around the world. >> now, olek shared his termination letter with ktvu. it reads, quote, the department determined that you have failed to demonstrate fitness or qualifications for continued employment because your subject matter, knowledge, skills and abilities do not meet the department's current needs, unquote. now, olek also shared his performance review with us. it says he exceeds expectations in every area of his role. now,

there is also some relief on the way for the nps system, with the department of interior announcing that it will exempt the 5000 seasonal positions from this administration's hiring freeze. but the national parks conservation association says the layoff could still impact park availability. now, coming up in the 7:00 hour, we're going to take a look at the big picture impacts of this hiring freeze across federal agencies as a whole. so stick around. stay with us right here ktvu mornings on two live this morning from the presidio at san francisco. tory gains ktvu, fox two news. >> tory. thank you. hundreds of teachers plan to rally today outside dougherty valley high school in san ramon. they're pushing back against the school district's plans to cut more than $26 million from the budget. now, the teachers say the proposed cuts would have a devastating impact on counselors, social workers and others involved in mental health programs in san ramon schools.

the district says these cuts are needed in response to a growing budget crisis. >> our time now 6.37 the santa clara county office of education plans to fire several employees. the office did not say how many jobs would be cut, but the firings are coming as a san jose spotlight investigation found many top. heavy management positions, as well as some executive assistant jobs, were created under the former superintendent, mary ann dewan, who was fired back in october. the workers will be notified of their dismissals by march 15th. well, the rising nba star and a former sonoma state player is joining the fight now to save the university's sports programs, which were cut earlier this year. memphis grizzlies forward jalen wells visited the school yesterday. sonoma state recently cut all of its athletics programs. several other academic departments,

various majors and about 117culf members. student athletes and the staff say they were caught off guard by the changes on the first day of this term. >> it was just so unfair how they did it. we were all on our way to class and we all received the same email. >> there wasn't really much of a like opportunity for them to fight back against this. so just hoping that, you know, they give us more time to, you know, find a solution for it. >> now, 227 student athletes are now forced to find new schools. sonoma state responded in part, saying they appreciate jalen's passion and support for the university. supporters of the athletes filed a civil rights complaint. they also launched social media campaigns, and they plan to file a lawsuit. >> okay, back over to sal, checking in on the tuesday morning commute. sal, how's it look? back to work after the

holiday. >> yeah, it seems like a monday, but it is a tuesday. and i think a lot of people are, you know, getting back on the road. pam and dave, let's go right to our traffic camera. pardon me. and show you the san mateo bridge. that looks pretty good. i don't see any major problems, but it sure does look busier than it did just a few minutes ago. same with the bay bridge. whenever i see, you know the bay bridge, i always make sure that there's nothing reported on the span that that would cause the authorities to slow the metering lights. and i'm looking here and there is nothing reported so far. if you are driving onto the golden gate bridge or marin county in general, that looks good. and that's a very nice looking picture, isn't it? at 640. let's segue that picture into steve. >> thank you sir. those higher clouds helping with the sunrise here, which will be quite colorful i think. sunset as well, although we are looking for a little warmer temps. we'll take a look at some rainfall data here, since we're only probably going to get one more system the rest of this month, and that will be tomorrow. mount tamalpais accumulated rainfall so far is almost 60in of rain.

not too bad. most of the reservoirs in marin county are doing quite well, 100% or so. i know lake anita's is at 100% north. it's been just, you know, both rain guns blazing. if you will. look at crescent city, almost 42in redding, 31.5 there, 146% of normal. which is why shasta has been dumping water because it's already they get most of their from their water, from rainfall, not from snowmelt. santa rosa over 37. it's better in southern california. san diego is the also ran, but la is at least at 60% now, santa barbara at 41. so it's not as grim as it was. but still, they have a lot of catching up to do. and probably, you know, once you get to march, it's either a miracle march or you're probably done. that's for them, not for us. san francisco normal today is 15.40. the season average is 22.89. they're at 17.39 for the season. and so far in february 6th .64, which is over the monthly average of 4.90. so january dry. but

february has not been, although the next seven days looks pretty dry here. 3040 on the temps, mainly 40s, couple of 30s popping up here 14 in truckee, 16 south lake tahoe, 42 ukiah, sacramento and fresno. that's your morning trifecta right there. a lot of cloud cover spilling over, but the bulk of the system is heading into the pacific northwest. the tail end will drag across us tomorrow. again, marin county north looks to be about the line, and it won't be much. then after that, high pressure builds in for temperatures bumping up on the weekend. maybe near 72 for tuesday. partly sunny, mostly sunny. i think we get more sun in the afternoon. it will be a little warmer. so 60s on those temps some mid 60s, but after tomorrow's a little cool down and cloud cover. everything says warmer temps, especially by the weekend. probably a few 70 degree temps. >> all right steve, thank you. time. 642 a really scary crash landing in toronto ends with a plane upside down on the runway. now we're hearing from the passengers on that plane who miraculously survived the crash. [mus ]

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645. here are some of the stories we're following today.

in concord, there's a major police presence this morning. during the night, the police rushed to a situation on natoma drive near willow pass road. now we're still waiting for the police to give us more details on what exactly is happening out there. but neighbors tell us they believe there was some kind of altercation that led to a shooting. make sure you stay right here with ktvu mornings on two. we'll bring you updates throughout the morning. and later today, alameda county's new district attorney will be sworn into office during a ceremony at the board of supervisors chambers. the supervisors selected superior court judge ursula jones dixon to lead the district attorney's office and replace former d.a. pamela price. judge jones dixon says her top priority. rebuilding a strong team of aggressive prosecutors. >> both canadian and american investigators, will look into the crash of a delta airlines plane in toronto. the pilots were trying to land a flight

from minneapolis in strong winds and snow when the plane crashed on the runway and flipped. delta says 18 of the 80 passengers and crew members on board suffered injuries, including a child, but everyone is expected to recover. passengers, though, describe a chaotic scene as they hung upside down, trying to hold on. >> as we made our descent and made touchdown. it was just a very. forceful event where all of a sudden everything just kind of went sideways. and then next thing i know is kind of a blink and i'm upside down, still strapped in. >> it is scary to sit in the back of an aircraft and be out of control, right? you're not the one flying it. you don't know what's going on in the airspace and it can be big and scary. >> the faa is looking into the weather conditions and the plane, and we do expect updates on the investigation soon. >> ourime now. 647 the trump administration has fired hundreds of employees at the

federal aviation administration. probationary workers were notified late friday by email that they had been terminated. the affected roles include radar landing and navigational aid maintenance. the transportation department says no air traffic controllers were affected by this. some of the employees who were fired were working on a classified early warning radar system in hawaii, one that's designed to detect incoming cruise missiles. that program is funded in part by the defense department. well, a big round of layoffs is coming to southwest airlines. the airline says it's laying off more than 1700 employees at its headquarters in dallas. it's the first major layoffs in southwest history. according to southwest, the layoffs will save the company $300 million a year. >> elon musk's artificial intelligence company is introducing a new model to challenge openai's chatgpt and

google's gemini. musk says the grok three chatbot has more computing power than its predecessor, grok two. his company says the system tested well against its rivals. engineers call grok three a reasoning model that tries to fact check itself before sending out results. the trump administration may soon ban the use of food stamps for buying candy, salty snacks and sugary drinks. the newly appointed u.s. agriculture secretary says he's considering what is being called a junk food ban. brooke rollins says he's working with health and human services secretary robert f kennedy jr. to prioritize food stamp benefits for healthy food items. the rules for the snap program here in california are already more restrictive on what you can buy. a new report from the wall street journal is forecasting high apartment rents in 2025. according to the post, the report, a post-pandemic boom in apartment construction is slowing down. while more people need to rent for longer periods of time because of high mortgage

rates. that means it's preventing turnover in existing rental units. the analysis company costar, says every metropolitan area will see more renting and high prices. >> all right, our time is now. now 650. a judge in michigan found a really unusual way to punish dozens of shoplifters at walmart. >> instead of issuing fines or other misdemeanor sentences, the judge is handing them sponges and ordering them to wash cars at the same store where they were stealing. the judge explained his decision by saying he doesn't think that everyone who steals is a bad person, but that some are just down on their luck. he says up to 100 people could be sentenced to these walmart car washes. and the car washes will be free. >> that is unique. all right. time is now 650. so you're busy this morning. how's our commute? right now. >> it looks okay. i'm looking at the bay bridge. we do have kind of a normal ish looking commute.

let's use our air traffic camera to can take a gander of that bay bridge. you can see that it is backed up to the maze. kind of a typical delay. nothing unusual. i was just looking at some of the other bridges, including the richmond bridge and the san mateo bridge, and also the richmond bridge. i can pull that up for you. it looks all right. so things are starting off kind of like a monday, even though it is tuesday. 650. let's talk about today's weather. i see some sun coming up, steve. >> yes, sir. a few high clouds, but makes for a nice sunrise here. a little cold here for some this morning. i think. you folks in orinda, the coldest low i've seen so far, at least on my information. 36 degrees. woodside 37. dublin is also dipped to 37. sonoma. alamo, pinole, fairfax and walnut creek. all 38 and 39. so i mean, we've been a lot colder, but there are some almost 39 fairfax, 39 now. middletown, kelseyville and upper lake are in the 30s as well. 3637 so there are some colder temps to the north. a lot of high clouds streaming in, that's for sure.

but we get a little break here today. i think. a little more sunshine, rainfall. we'll get one more system tomorrow than everything says. sunshine and warmer temps will take us into the weekend here. mount tamalpais total rainfall so far just shy of 60in for the season. they may go over that tomorrow. the couple 100, so it wouldn't surprise me there. if you're north, it's been a really good year for your south. it's been tough, but at least they made up some ground in southern california. la is now just shy of six inches of rain, so 60% not so good for san diego, but look at redding 31.5 and santa rosa, 37 and crescent city 41. so it's been all about areas to the north, most more so than south san francisco is at 1739. since july 1st, the rain year, they've blown past the february average, which is 4.90 already 6.64 and normal. they're ahead of that to date season average just shy of 22.90. 40 on the temp some 30. walnut creek has now dipped to 38. concord 39, livermore also 39. menlo park at 39 castro valley, dublin. alamo,

walnut creek, clayton, lafayette and orinda and pinole in there at 36, 37, 38 and 3914. in truckee, 16 south lake tahoe, 25 in reno and carson city. up and over we go. we'll get a weak tail end of this system tomorrow. again, about marin county north. that looks to be it. and then after that, probably not much, a little of nothing for the rest of the month. we have to probably wait until early march. could be a system around the 27th 28th, but that looks pretty weak to me. two for tuesday. mostly sunny this afternoon. does look a little warmer. 60s on those temps today. >> all right. thank you. time now 653. taking steps towards ending the war in ukraine. we have the latest on the meeting today between u.s. and russian leaders. and what the secretary of state said this morning about progress being made in artificial intelligence technology, spurring a boom in the tech industry. but there's a hidden cost. new at 7:00. why california lawmakers want to take a second look at the electricity needs of the ai industry and its impact

57. this morning, secretary of state marco rubio says progress has been made in the peace talks with russia over the war with ukraine. now, today, top diplomats from the u.s. and russia met in saudi arabia. secretary of state rubio says

american and russian officials agreed to create a new team to negotiate peace and to cooperate on economic issues. but despite that announcement, european leaders say they feel left out. >> polish. and the european position is that there is no just and lasting peace without ukraine. so first of all, ukraine must must participate in peace talks. and of course, it's affected their europe. so europe should be also participating in every single talks. >> leaders from nato and the european union met yesterday and say the russia ukraine war affects the peace and security of the rest of europe. they want to be part of any talks for ending the war. secretary rubio says europe will be part of the negotiations in the future. time is now. 657. well, chickens may soon be vaccinated against the bird flu. the usda gave conditional approval to an

animal health company called zoetis to use its bird flu vaccine in poultry. the bird flu has had a huge impact on chicken flocks all over the country, and has infected almost 70 people in the us. most of those cases are farm workers who were exposed to infected poultry or cows. the cdc has said the risk to the general public from bird flu is low. our time now. 658 president trump's new environmental chief wants to take back $20 billion the biden administration put aside for climate control projects. the president is pushing to freeze all climate funding from the federal government. the biden administration put aside 20 billion for clean energy initiatives and transportation projects for disadvantaged communities. the money is coming from the 2022 inflation reduction act. administrator lee zeldin wants the epa to end that agreement with the bank and return the money.

>> we at the epa and inside the trump administration have zero tolerance for waste and abuse. we're coming down hard on this now. >> experts say the epa could face legal challenges if it takes that money, because it wat congress passed, and president biden signed. >> alameda county's new district attorney is set to officially take office today. details on how it will all happen and what she says she'll do in her new role. then we're following developing news for you in the east bay this morning, what one neighbor tells ktvu at the scene of a large police presence that's been there for hours. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome back. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. it's a tuesday morning february 18th. thank you for this beautiful sky outside. >> it is so mild out there. >> it's very nice and mild. and steve paulson told you it is.

and it would be. but you still see rain down the line. >> well just a little bit tomorrow. there won't be much. just a little bit. but a lot of high clouds coming in some more upper 30s, 40s on the temps here. i think we'll get more sun in the afternoon here, but a lot of high clouds. not much in the way of any fog. we had a lot more yesterday. 40 on the temps, a couple of 30s. menlo park in there. livermore is down to 38, concord 39 degrees. there are a few popping up here, i think the coolest temp i saw our coldest is at 36. most of this is heading up into the pacific northwest. the tail end of that will drag across us light rain.t about marin county north but cool to cold lows, more sun and warmer. a lot of high clouds drifting in, but temps bumping up a little bit here now. low to mid 60s. all right sally's here a bridge a freeway. where are we going. >> yeah let's pardon me. let's go to the richmond-san rafael bridge. steve i wanted to take a look at that because we're getting a crowd here on the richmond bridge. you can see traffic is moving along a little bit slowly. if