worked out, especially for asap. and that's it. we area. consumers are paying well over $5 a gallon, with prices showing no sign of letting up. >> corporate greed lining their pockets and not thinking of the everyday citizen that needs to gas up their car and get to places. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is the four. >> first, though, at four this afternoon, a verdict in a shocking case in santa cruz. welcome everyone to the four this afternoon. i'm heather holt. >> and i'm cristina rendon. that breaking news coming just this afternoon. local media reporting a santa cruz county jury decided late this afternoon. 25 year-old adrian gonzalez must stay in prison for at least another two years for the 2015 rape and

murder of eight year old maddie middleton. gonzalez was 15 years old at the time and confessed to those crimes. >> he has spent the last decade in juvenile custody. gonzalez petitioned the court, though under a california law that allows offenders be released from juvenile custody on their 25th birthday. we will have much more on this breaking news coming up in both our five and 6:00 newscast. >> back now to those bay area gas prices. you probably probably have noticed it at the pump. a sharp spike in prices. just over the past few weeks. >> a bay area gas prices are up about 9% and climbing for the foreseeable future. ktvu tom vacar spending the day crunching the numbers. and he's live for us now in alameda. tom. >> it happened super fast and it really is painful. more than you might imagine. the smart money shops at marsh gas in orinda, because a gallon of regular gas here is $0.63 below the bay area average. >> i wait to come to this

station specifically, so i could have filled up a few days ago somewhere else, but i'd rather do it here. they're also super nice here. >> the cheap price make good relationship and trust between us and our customers. that's why they keep coming. >> with an average bay area price of $5.12. why do people love marsh gas and other discounters? look over here. if you pay the price, you will save $8.68. if you pay the cash price, you will save a $10 bill. in checking the triple a's seven major bay area regional markets. a gallon of regular grade is $0.52 higher than a year ago. contrast that with los angeles at just 479 a gallon, $0.33 cheaper than the bay area. and get this, a penny less than angelinos paid a year ago. last friday, california's division of petroleum market oversight, an independent watchdog agency that

oversees the state's petroleum market, issued an advisory over potential gas spikes following the early february fire at the martinez refinery, which caught a lot of the supply and lowered competition, which up prices. >> because they use it as an excuse. it's no reason to raise the price. it's just an excuse. >> corporate greed lining their pockets and not thinking of the everyday citizen that needs to gas up their car and get to places. >> nationwide, the average is 3.16 a gallon. that's $0.12 less than a year ago, and $1.99 a gallon less than the bay area. gas prices bring up the controversial trump card. >> all of the things that the president is talking about, energy will lower the cost of everything. it will be coming down everywhere, including here. hopefully. >> president promised us that he will lower the prices and everything they want. he said they want. i will lower the

prices on gas, groceries and so disappointed that it's not happening. >> now, the martinez refinery sent out a statement that says the refinery will continue to be down for several more weeks, with occasional flaring to be expected. now what's happening for sure as spring approaches is we're getting ready for the switch over to the more expensive summer blends that surely will also make prices go up. reporting live, tom baker, ktvu, fox two news. >> that switch over usually does. all right, tom thank you. >> well, alameda county court workers walked off the job today over stalled contract negotiations. >> as ktvu jesse gary tells us, the walkout did cause some problems at at least one courthouse. >> what do we want? contract. when do we want it? now. >> with the determination of an army and raising a ruckus to get noticed, thousands of alameda county superior court staffers hit the picket lines wednesday. >> we really didn't want to strike, but we have to strike

for our workers rights and for our community, for the public. >> the public had a hard time conducting business at the hayward courthouse. entry was followed by a quick exit as sheriff's deputies announcing all services were shut down. >> it's disruptive for litigants who won't have their day in court. my clients waited two months for a hearing. justice has come to a halt today. >> and delays the court process and the hearing, you know, so we would have to have a new date. i thought i would get, like, an email or something if this was happening. so we had no idea this was happening. >> pickets went up here in oakland and other county locations as an impasse from december reached critical mass. weeks of negotiations over workload and pay did not produce a breakthrough. union workers point to three sticking points. first, pervasive understaffing 1 in 5 positions been filled. second, workers say they're being forced to perform tasks they have not been trained

to do. and third, union members say there has been bad faith bargaining by the county. over 98% of union workers voted to go on strike. >> we're swamped. we're swamped. not no longer hours, but we're swamped. so we're probably doing the job of two courtroom clerks instead of one. >> in a lengthy three page response to the strike, officials with the alameda county superior court say in part, the court has instituted an emergency operations plan, which utilizes available managers and unrepresented employees to fill key positions, helping keep critical cases on schedule and essential court filings processed. nevertheless, the job action instituted by the union has placed our community at risk. county officials say some workers decided to call in sick or request personal time off. others say they won't cross the picket line. there's no telling how long the strike will last. in hayward, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> school officials in santa rosa are set to meet later today

to discuss how to address a $20 million budget gap there. there are two options currently on the table. one keeps all high schools open, but leads to the closure of all middle schools in the district. in that scenario, the high schools would then make room for middle school students and staff. three elementary schools would also close. the other option being considered tonight to close three elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school. that meeting begins at 530 this evening. the vallejo school district is also considering school closures and consolidations at a meeting later tonight at six. that district two is facing a multi-million dollar deficit. among the options, close the mare island academy or the loma vista environmental science academy. the district could also move vallejo charter school to a new campus. if approved, the changes would take place at the start of next school year. >> after 35 years, a rape and murder cold case in the east bay has been solved. officials today named john lipari of oregon as

the man who raped and strangled maria jade widenhofer in 1990, in tilden park in contra costa county. she was jogging alone when she was attacked. lipari died of a self-inflicted gunshot last november in oregon. east bay regional park district police detectives say his dna was found on hoffa's body. lipari became the primary suspect in 2020. >> holding the person accountable. that took maria from her family. justice may have been delayed, but thanks to the hard work of our detectives and our federal partners, justice has been served. >> in 2017, detectives put out a possible image of the suspect. investigators determined that the man laid in wait on a bench near the entrance to tilden park before attacking wiedorfer. so far, he has not been linked to any other crimes. >> san francisco's richmond district receiving its very first speed camera today. the

camera was installed at geary boulevard and seventh avenue just this morning. the location was selected due to high crash rates there and also significant speeding issues. walk san francisco says it worked with traffic victims for six years now to pass legislation to approve the installation of these cameras. >> the people that shared their stories, the victims of traffic violence, the ones that lost children and siblings and moms and dads. those are the ones. those are the stories that change hearts and minds. >> 33 intersections in san francisco will eventually get the speed cameras. they are all expected to be up and running by next month. >> well still ahead. relations deteriorating rapidly here between the us and ukraine. up next, details on the war of words brewing between president trump and vladimir zelensky. we'll talk to an expert on how this could impact peace talks. >> also coming up, the arctic blast hitting millions of americans. coming up, how it could hinder cleanup efforts after the weekend's deadly floods.

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rapidly today, after a war of words started between president trump and volodymyr zelensky. >> now, it started yesterday when president trump falsely suggested that ukraine started the war with russia. zelensky then shot back, accusing trump of repeating russian propaganda and disinformation. that led mr. trump to call zelensky a dictator without elections. >> i heard, oh, well, we weren't invited. well, you've been there for three years. you should have ended it three years. you should have never started it. you could have made a deal. >> unfortunately, president trump, with great respect for him as a leader of the people, which we respect very much, the american people who constantly support us, unfortunately lives in this disinformation space.

>> all of this coming after zelensky was left out of peace talks yesterday that included russia and u.s. diplomats. joining us once again to talk about the ongoing negotiations is stephen zunes, professor of politics and international studies at the university of san francisco. professor, always appreciate your time. so this feud is escalating rapidly. how do you think it will complicate efforts to end the war in ukraine? >> well, it's certainly hard to imagine that the level of support we have seen for ukraine since the russian invasion, in terms of the diplomatic and economic and military support, excuse me, will continue at the pace it has with the clear hostility that president trump has shown towards the ukrainian leader. and, of course, you know, the language is has been rather severe. i mean, claiming that ukraine, the victim of an invasion, is was one who somehow started the war and were somehow

responsible for ending it is pretty extraordinary. and while there are some legitimate concerns regarding the postponement of elections and some civil liberties issues there, not that that extraordinary for a country which is being invaded and at war. so it is rather striking the degree of hostility that that trump is showing. this is going beyond legitimate debates about what the role of the us should be, and if there should be some kind of compromises to end, end the fighting. i mean, there are legitimate debates here, but the language has gone way off the rails here and is certainly an issue of concern. >> yeah. it has. you know, trump was criticized by both republicans and democrats for his comments. and it does seem that trump is just trying to hurry up a peace deal here. and i'm curious what you think that would mean for russia or or versus what it would mean for ukraine and europe? >> well, the big thing that russia wants is into the sanctions, which have been devastating for the economy. and the united states has been, you

know, leading the international effort there. and trump, you know, being the deal maker and being the businessman, you know, would like to see, you know, trade and deals and things, including those that might be, you know, personally advantage to him and, and. you putin seems quite willing to do this. one thing that's of concern is that these these talks in saudi arabia, that the russians brought some of their most high powered, high ranking diplomats, whereas the delegation sent by the united states has has very little experience, actually, in these high level, kind of high level negotiations or much background at all in terms of eastern europe. so there's also concern that, you know, we may be outplayed at the bargaining table as well. >> i want to talk about vice president jd vance, because he today is warning zelensky not to attack president trump in public. he said it is disgraceful and counterproductive. i mean, professor, what are the risks of zelensky getting into this very

public disagreement with president trump? >> well, i think part of it is could have been just a totally emotional reaction is totally unexpected and indeed, you know, pretty extreme. calling him a dictator and blaming him for the war and the like. but, you know, it was trump, really, that that began the undiplomatic language. and so i think it it's really hard to say, even if zelensky had been more diplomatic and sharing his concerns, whether it would really make that big a difference. >> how do you see this playing out in terms of the future implications here? could this personal rift lead to a lasting shift in u.s. foreign policy toward ukraine? >> well, it seems like a shift was already in the making. indeed, during the campaign itself this fall, trump was quite clear that he did not want to continue the open ended support for ukraine, that he did want to push for some kind of deal. and of course, his his close relationship with putin has been a matter of concern and

debate for quite a few years now. so it's hard to hard to see that, that things would necessarily. you know, be any different, frankly. and but like a lot of the initiatives trump has has made since, in the weeks since he's come to office, you know, both domestically and in terms of international relations, on the one hand, they're not totally unexpected, but on the other hand, they're coming fast and furious. and i think in many ways, in more extreme ways than even many of his critics predicted. >> yeah. thank you so much, professor. we will have to wait and see if these back and forth barbs continue. appreciate your time. again. thank you. >> sure thing. >> all right. checking now on the weather, giving you a live look outside from our roof camera. this is looking towards the oakland estuary. you can see the san francisco skyline there, kind of perched right under these blue skies. for some of us, though, starting out with a little bit of rain earlier today, let's check in with our meteorologist, roberto gonzalez, because things are about to change. >> absolutely. heather and our computer models were spot on as

far as forecasting the precipitation. and it depends where you are today, not only for the rain, but the view outside. take a look at this now. it looks like a picture, doesn't it? looks like it was painted. isn't that lovely? we have several layers of clouds this afternoon. anywhere from 900ft really not visible. as we're trying to look out towards the rio vista area. but 2300ft, you can see those clouds and then another deck and other parts of the bay area, about 20,000ft. those clouds squeezed out some raindrops today, and a 10th of an inch of rain was recorded in la honda and then petaluma, san francisco, coming in with 4/100 of an inch, castro valley with shy of a 10th of an inch of rain. anemic cold front blasted through the bay area. it is producing some copious amounts of precipitation in this northwestern section of the state. even some sleet atop mount shasta, the pacific northwest really bearing the brunt from storm after storm,

this one racing through and taking the clouds with it. current air temperature. check it out. 63 apiece in novato and in santa rosa high, 50 in union city and in fremont. low 60s from palo alto swinging around to the santa clara valley. and that encompasses willow glen, cupertino, campbell, and also all the way into the rose garden district and 60, now tri valley. it is 64 degrees at sfo. the winds have been fluctuating pretty much up to ten miles per hour in our inland areas. 17 and throughout that san bruno gap 13 and 14, mountain view and san jose. but these winds will be increasing throughout the evening hours, rotating more to the northwest. ten mile per hour winds at concord. temperatures tonight, overnight into the 30s and 40s and the skies will clear. and yes, as cristina was alluding to. and heather as well. we've got a warm up coming, i'll tell you which day will be the warmest and where. that's still ahead. >> sounds good. we'll see you in a bit, roberta. thank you. construction of new housing fell last month. more than analysts expected. fox's gerri willis

explains what's behind the drop and the worry among homebuilders. >> new economic data showing the housing market continues to struggle. housing starts falling more than expected, down 9.8% in january to 1.366 million. that's well below the estimate. building permits were higher, but only by one tenth of a percent at 1.483 million. no surprise, then, that homebuilder sentiment hit its lowest level in five months. continuing high mortgage rates also weighing on the market. today, we learned weekly mortgage applications plummeted 6.6%. meanwhile, homebuilders say they are worried about the impact of 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum set to take place in march. the national association of homebuilders says despite their support of the president's aim to create more affordable housing, the tariffs are totally counter to this goal. by raising home building costs, deterring new development and frustrating

efforts to rebuild in the wake of natural disasters. ultimately, consumers will pay for these tariffs in the form of higher home prices. one ray of sunshine economists say there are signs that the market is becoming friendlier to buyers. >> so according to realtor.com january data, home price reductions were 15.6% of the market. that is up almost a whole percentage point from a year ago. it is a sign that more sellers are being more flexible on pricing compared to a year ago. >> more signs the market might be starting to favor buyers. list prices nationally are down 2.2% and inventories are climbing. january seeing 3.7 months of for sale supply. that's the highest since february of 2019. in new york, gerri willis, fox business. >> a major winter storm is threatening cleanup efforts after the weekend's deadly floods. i'm john kerry in lton,

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settings, or eps. now, those settings shut off power if a hazard is detected in order to prevent wildfires. >> here, the electrical circuit that serves these communities, the 6101 line, passes through both urban and high fire risk areas. so in this case, we want to keep the eps safety settings in the high fire risk area, but reduce the impact of eps outages in the urbanized neighborhoods. >> pga says once the power lines are underground, 15 steel transmission towers in that area will be removed. >> millions of americans are bracing for another round of winter weather this week, and as jonathan siri reports, the conditions are threatening to impact flood recovery efforts in kentucky and tennessee. >> another winter storm is sweeping across the country this week, and it's bringing snow, ice and bitter cold temperatures to places starting to clean up from deadly weekend floods.

>> it's been dangerous so far. i know we've lost a couple of people to hypothermia recently. >> here in kentucky. forecasters expect roughly half a foot of snow to fall. the conditions are threatening to impact rescue missions still taking place across the state. officials say more than 1000 rescues have taken place so far, and as temperatures fall, utility crews are scrambling to restore power to hundreds of homes and businesses. >> where we know it's going to be out the next couple of days. again, very important to make sure those people are are safe. and likely out of their house, either with relatives in a state park or another warm, dry place. >> more than two dozen states are under similar snow and ice alerts this week. in texas, crews have been working around the clock to treat and clear roads. >> we're covering this 24 hours a day. all of our crew members are on call, so we are using anybody and everybody to fight this storm. >> forecasters say by thursday, temperatures could reach record

lows in several southern states. cold weather shelters are already filling up, and some are preparing to house hundreds of people before the storm is over. >> me and my husband and my son. we have service dogs and they have to be with us. >> here in kentucky. officials are urging people to limit travel and to prepare emergency kits with flashlights and blankets. in fulton, kentucky, jonathan serrie, fox news. >> elon musk and his doge team continue cutting government spending. i'm rebecca kasser in washington with where the group is planning to look next. [music] >> and we'll have an update on pope francis on pope francis s b i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors.

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you. after a federal judge declined to stop dodge from accessing federal systems. >> as fox's rebecca kaster explains, some moderate republicans are also beginning to question some of the layoffs. >> hey, hey ho ho! elon musk has got to go. >> anti doge protests continue in the nation's capital with federal workers, union leaders and democratic lawmakers rallying outside the department of health and human services wednesday. >> they're running a coup on this country right now, and the congress isn't doing a #### thing about it. >> under elon musk, doge has cut thousands of federal jobs through buyouts and layoffs, including scientists working on critical health care research. >> there's no sugarcoating this. these cuts will kill more

americans. >> the sweeping dismissals, even concerning some republicans. >> the fact that workers were let go who were working on avian flu, who are responsible for nuclear safety, shows that we need a far more careful approach. >> but musk is staying focused on doj's ultimate goal. >> the overall goal is to try to get $1 trillion out of the deficit. and if we if we if the deficit is not brought under control, america will go bankrupt. >> doge team members have already visited dozens of federal agencies to map out where they can cut costs. and now they're digging into government issued credit cards claiming there are roughly 4.6 million accounts responsible for $40 billion in spending last year. >> i think he's going to find $1 trillion. >> yeah, i think so. >> and in a post on x, musk implied it might be time for doge to audit the money the u.s. sent to ukraine. in washington,

rebecca castor, fox news. >> crews have been out at toronto's pearson international airport today, finally removing debris from the delta airlines plane that crashed landed there on monday. crews used heavy cranes to remove the plane's fuselage. its wings came off after the plane made a hard landing and rolled over. 20 of the 21 passengers injured have now been released from the hospital. all 80 people on board that flight survived. the transportation safety board of canada is heading up the investigation into what happened, and before the fuselage was removed today, officials did update the investigation from the crash site. >> we've already removed the cockpit voice recorder, the flight data recorder, and we've sent them to our lab for further analysis. at this point, it's far too early to say what the cause of this accident might be. however, we will share more information once we're able to. >> the flight and data recorders could help determine if pilot error or a mechanical failure

caused the crash landing. >> new york city mayor eric adams appeared in federal court today, along with one of the justice department's top officials, hoping to learn the fate of his corruption charges. the judge decided to hold off on making a decision in the case, which has set off a political firestorm. fox's connor hanson has more now from new york. >> a judge overseeing mayor eric adams corruption charges has yet to make a decision on dropping the high profile case. >> who forced him to resign. >> protesters in new york city gathered outside the courthouse wednesday. >> honestly, it feels like it's a it's a mockery every time i turn the tv on. >> critics, including an opponent in new york's upcoming mayoral race, say the justice department's request to drop the corruption charges is corrupt itself. do you have leaders in place that can deliver core services without fear or favor or loyalty to donald trump? they believe it's a quid pro quo or trade in exchange for mayor adams going along with president

trump's new immigration policies. adams has denied any deal was made. >> there was no promise of exchange, you know, in exchange for anything. there has been discussion, i think, about mayor adams helping with immigration enforcement, but that's basically him complying with the law that's already on the books. >> the mayor faces charges for bribery, fraud and taking illegal foreign donations. new york governor kathy hochul is considering taking the unprecedented step of removing the mayor, but said she will wait to see how the court process plays out. >> because i'm going nowhere. i'm going to be the mayor. >> the justice department has asked for the charges to be dropped without prejudice, meaning they could be brought again. mayor adams told the judge he understands the terms in new york. connor hansen, fox news. >> vatican officials say pope francis is slowly improving as he remains hospitalized for pneumonia and a bronchial infection. the pope received a visit today from the italian

premier, who said the pope was, quote, alert and responsive. the 88 year old has been in the hospital since last friday. today, the vatican said the pope was up eating, doing some work and had gotten out of bed. they said his overall condition remained stationary, but blood tests showed a slight improvement in inflammation. >> we should all feel reassured that pope francis is in good hands. we look at this particular moment for the church with serenity. >> even though we cannot encounter him directly. but i think to remain with him in prayer, that's more important. >> people are gathering in saint peter's square to pray and show their support. pope francis has canceled public appearances for this weekend as he continues to recover. >> congresswoman nancy pelosi's husband, paul pelosi, has now been released from the hospital following a successful kidney transplant. pelosi underwent the transplant at ucsf. he was released on friday. pelosi's daughter, jacqueline, is the donor. in a statement, the family thanked the medical team for its kindness and excellent

treatment and said father and daughter are on the path to full recovery. >> a number of events are planned around the bay area for black history month. and coming up next, we're talking with an expert about ways to celebrate with kids. >> and take a look. >> at this. after the rain, the blue skies, fresh air. and now how about 75 degrees? yep, i'm sticking to it. i'll show you where and when. with your bay area forecast, the news continues right here on ktvu

the bay area celebrating black history month, and it is one that is certainly great for kids. >> here with us now is doctor kedar mcneil, pediatrician at kaiser permanente in the east bay. thanks so much for joining us. >> yes, thank you for having me. >> you know, we talk about kids. we're all parents here. yes. and my daughter is very young. her teacher at nursery school says play is a child's work. that's their job, right? can you talk about the importance of that and why play based learning is so important for kids? >> yes. no, that is definitely, i think, a really, really great way to kind of segue into this year's theme for black history month, which is african americans and labor. and so for kids, when we kind of look at what is their labor, it's play, it's learning, and those are the things that really help them to

develop. those are the things that help them to explore their environments, and also to really kind of expand their horizons and see what it is that they would like to do as they get older. >> yeah. and this is also a really important way for parents to connect with their kids. >> correct? exactly. >> talk a little bit about that, especially when you're talking about play and combining it with learning about black history month. >> yeah. so i mean, there are so many different events and other opportunities that are available here in the bay area to engage with your child and help them to learn different things not only about themselves, but about the different aspects of black history month. and that tie into the theme of labor and play. and so that includes different events that they have at storyland. they have different story and different dances and like all kinds of activities that other kids can be involved in. and so it's really, i think, engaging and interactive. and that's the key. >> can you talk about the impact that it has on a child just cognitively, socially, why it's so important to expose them to these kinds of arts. >> right. so as a child is

growing, their brains are just really like little sponges. and so they're absorbing things on a daily basis. they're taking in the things that they're seeing and the things that they really get a chance to engage with in a hands on basis. and so that is how they can really, like, really develop themselves more and be able to kind of understand their environments a little bit better. so really positive. >> you are a pediatrician. you're around families and little ones all the time. what do you tell parents in terms of kind of connecting with their kids, but also kind of tackling something that a lot of parents may feel like is a heavy topic, or maybe something that their kids can't relate to. >> yeah. so what i tell families is to just make sure that they're interacting and engaging, and also making sure that their children are staying away from just kind of getting sucked into a screen or, you know, a television or something where they're not engaging or interacting as actively, because those are the areas where kids can maybe get a little bit nervous or they can get scared. but when they're talking about topics and things that may not necessarily be comfortable, if they can do that in an engaging fashion with their families or

with their loved ones, then it makes it more accessible for them. >> yeah, i will say, when we cut the screen time for my daughter, we noticed the difference in her behavior and now she's just doing much more imaginative, creative play on her own, which wouldn't have happened if she continued just watching television. aside from that, what kind of things can parents do inside their home if they want to incorporate arts and talk about black history month? what activities would you suggest parents do? >> yeah. so one thing that i would really suggest for parents to do is to bring in new books and have storytimes, and try to explore other activities together. next week is actually a black children's black children's book week, and so every library throughout the bay area is having activities to celebrate this so they can go to the library with their kids and, and check out different things and see things that they may not not have otherwise had a chance to engage with. >> i think, though, the big takeaway here for us parents is that while there are many ways to teach our kids and that we really should not lose sight of playing with them and being engaged with them, and that playing also stimulates the

mind. >> exactly. >> yeah. yes, that's my takeaway. that's what i hope all of you parents out there. my daughter is 18 now. play time for us is very different but really appreciate it. thank you so much and thanks for coming on to talk with us about all the great things happening in the bay area to celebrate black history month, and a few of those events will be coming up really soon. we have children's fairyland is holding a month long celebration with hands on activities, performances, walking tours, and story times. >> yeah. public libraries in oakland, richmond and berkeley also have some special guests, some sing alongs, story times and dance for kids. and the black joy parade will happen this sunday, february 23rd in oakland. they will have a kids zone. >> yeah. and the sfmoma. so if you live in san francisco or want to make the trip across the bay, they have a special family film screening and special exhibits again, all for you to check out. thanks again doctor. really appreciate your time. >> thank you for having me. >> okay, let's turn things over now to roberta for a check on your forecast. >> and i give you my word the weather will be better than ever

for the parade on sunday. >> you do that, roberta. >> okay. no rain on that parade. but we did have some rain today. up to a 10th in la honda, petaluma and san francisco. under a 10th in the same story. castro valley. but that's okay. wasn't much, but we'll take it. every raindrop does count. now, this was a very fast moving, anemic cold front blasting through the bay area. it did provide plenty of rain showers from crescent city through humboldt, trinity, and also mendocino county this morning, and even a few snowflakes atop mount shasta as it blasted through the bay area. that's when you saw that 10th of an inch of rain right there in the la honda area. all that is out of here now, seeing a little green on the screen, that's virga. that's the raindrop that evaporates before it hits the landmass. and that is out of here. you can see that by our doppler radar not picking up anything but some clouds and looking out towards the golden gate bridge. wow, isn't that glorious? it's gorgeous. but behind that front, the winds, you can see it right there,

beginning to whip up air temperatures pretty much in the 50s and 60s. check out livermore now at 60. low 60. santa clara valley, 64 degrees from belmont. burlingame into sfo. even including redwood city, 63 apiece. novato and in santa rosa. take a look at these numbers are averaging anywhere from four degrees cooler 24 hours ago to two degrees above now. again, you're seeing that wind increase around that san bruno gap. 13 in mountain view 14 mineta international airport. these winds will remain with us up to 15. now, this area of low pressure as it has descended on northern california, the showers have decreased, but the winds will be increasing. let's start off with the clouds out of here. look at the clock. tick on by by sunup tomorrow morning. we do have a little bit of fog trying to develop around the central bay, but that's about it. clear skies throughout the day. now, i wanted to point this out because we will see some increasing clouds on friday. but don't be

alarmed by that. no precipitation associated with that. it's just more of a southwest wind, and that will encourage some subtropical moisture as far as higher humidity is concerned. winds will be a bit on the breezy side as well, but the temperature will be increasing. here we go into your thursday again. a little bit of a breeze along the coast and into our inland areas, up to about 15mph during the day. and speaking of wind lake wind advisory, still in effect until 6 p.m. tonight, some of the waves on the lake and the greater lake tahoe area up to four feet today, with the winds up to 25, we have 1 to 3in of snow all the way down to lake level. otherwise, bluebird skies in the forecast for thursday and sun and clouds blend for friday. checking the spine of the sierra nevada. we're about 81% statewide as far as averages are concerned. so again, we'll take that to tonight. the clouds will decrease. the temperatures will go down 30s and 40s across the board, 39 degrees and throughout the tri valley and tomorrow's

daytime high temperatures. look at that. 67 degrees. that's my outside number and i'm sticking with it. in fact, take a look at my five day forecast. i know bill martin. he's coming up at 5:00. he's going to go roberta, what are you doing? 75 degrees. but yes, i'm forecasting 75 degrees in san jose, sunnyvale, cupertino and campbell. any way you look at it, it's going to be a gorgeous weekend. >> yep, it certainly looks like it. thanks so much, roberta. we have much more ahead for you right here on the four. but first, a check on the afternoon commute as we head outside and see how traffic is shaping up. this is a live look at interstate 80 and emeryville. and sorry to report, it looks like it usually does at this time during a weekday. pretty jam packed, especially in that commute direction. stay with us. the four will be right back. >> first time we walked into ucsf, i wasn't sure what to expect going into some of these kids rooms that are fighting cancer. do you play any sports? but i came to the realization that they needed a distraction and they wanted you there. and you always leave feeling good

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of a human life, perishing by flame. you know, it's just i, you know, i was just like, i'm not going to let this happen. >> a mesa, arizona, police officer is recounting the moment

he and an off duty firefighter risked their lives to pull a woman from a burning pickup truck. officer brian larison made the life saving decision during rush hour traffic yesterday morning. he was on his way to work when a cement truck crashed into a nissan pickup truck, and it rolled that truck over on to the side with the driver trapped inside. the former marine was the first one there. he grabbed his baton and did whatever he could to break the driver's side window. >> i thought was, i'm not going to let her burn up. i you know, i was like, i hit it three times. and i was like, it seemed like it took forever to try to get this window to break. and i was my thought was, she's not dying. i knew as soon as that window broke, oxygen was going to get in there, and it was just going to engulf. and i looked out the corner of my eye and there was just off duty fireman, and he's got all his fire retardant gear on. right place, right time, i guess. >> wow. the woman can be heard saying, help me, help me. she was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. >> boy, she is so, so lucky. and

the actions there. remarkable. just incredible. all right. a new study shows computer science degrees are the most lucrative at uc and cal state schools. the chronicle, analyzing data from both school systems. students with a computer science degree from cal had a median annual salary of $150,000 to two years. two years after graduation, ucla graduates earned 130,000 a year, followed by cal poly san luis obispo graduates at 114,000 and uc san diego graduates at 106,000. seven men have now been charged in connection with breaking into the homes of professional athletes and stealing millions of dollars worth of valuables. prosecutors say over the last six months, the suspects have been targeting the homes of nfl and nba athletes while they were away competing in games. these include the homes of cincinnati bengals quarterback joe burrow, kansas city chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes, and several

homes in minnesota owned by members of the timberwolves. according to a federal criminal complaint, the men are members of a south american theft group. >> a historic ocean liner has begun its final voyage to become the world's largest artificial reef. the ss united states left its port in philadelphia today on its way to florida's gulf coast. the vessel shattered the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952. it was the largest ocean liner entirely built in the us. it is now being taken by tugboat to alabama to be cleaned out. organizers hope to sink the ship off the florida coast sometime next year. >> the london zoo has welcomed several baby animals in recent months. the baby boom has kept zookeepers there very busy. among the new arrivals are a pair of asian short clawed otter pups born recently at the zoo. their mother has been nursing the newborns inside the warmth of their nesting box. also new to the zoo, a critically endangered lemur, the lemur is just one of six endangered small

mammals joining the central london attraction. >> pretty cute. more consumers are boycotting companies based on politics. what is behind this

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firing process to prepare for the busy summer season. six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo is holding a job fair

tomorrow. great america in santa clara is also hiring seasonal workers. they held a job fair just this afternoon, and hurricane harbor in concord says it will hold a hiring event as we get closer to summer. chipotle is tapping into artificial intelligence to help them hire 20,000 workers for so-called burrito season. the chain says its busiest time of the year is between college basketball season and cinco de mayo. to assist with the hiring process, they've hired an ai system, which they are calling avocado. the robot uses conversational ai to chat with candidates, answering their questions about cpoe collected, collect basic information, and then also schedule interviews with hiring managers. maybe it's avocado. that makes sense. >> well, a new poll says shoppers are avoiding certain brands because of politics. >> as fox's madison alworth reports, one demographic is more likely to stop shopping at companies with differing political views. >> a new form of political

resistance. both sides of the aisle are holding on to their dollars to send a message. 45% of democrats say they would stop, drop and not shop at a brand that they disagreed with politically, according to the harris poll findings. 34% of republicans say they would do the same. get this four out of ten americans have changed their spending habits in recent months because of politics. and while it's more democrats doing this, republicans have wielded a lot of power with their purse. never forget anheuser-busch tanking after republicans boycotted bud light. and now we have seen even more companies learning from those lessons and backing away from dei policies. target, amazon, disney and google have all rolled back dei programs. this is in part because of shareholder pressure and also because of the supreme court affirmative action decision that was made in 2023. target

announced back in january that it would end its three year dei goals. and now black faith leaders are calling for a target boycott, saying if corporate america can't stand with us, we are not going to stand with corporate america. meanwhile, companies like apple, costco, microsoft and johnson and johnson say they're sticking to their dei efforts. in new york, i'm madison alworth, fox business. >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. >> closing its doors a celebrity chef calling it quits in san francisco's union square. but the announcement is raising some questions. good evening. i'm claudine wong. the news of tyler florence's cafes closing is a big deal. not just because they were supposed to help revitalize that part of the city, but because the city made an investment of almost half $1 million to try to make that happen. so let's take you back

to 2023. that's when florence inked a deal to give him two cafe spaces in union square. he opened in november of that year and had this to say. >> opened up at 730 this morning. at 740, there was a line outside. >> well, that opening got a bit of pushback because he had been given $440,000 from the office of economic workforce and development to renovate that space, and it was a big chunk of the $2 million fund that was earmarked for revitalizing powell street and filling the storefronts there. he signed a three year deal, but now the announcement comes that he is closing both. so let's go to ktvu. christien kafton joining us live. you've been talking to people all day and people are asking why? why is he closing? >> yeah, there are a lot of questions surrounding this. the city, though, has confirmed that miller and lux has moved on from union square, and now the city is looking to see who can fill these vacant spaces. workers made trips in and out of the miller and lux bakery on the southwest corner of union