>> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning to you and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it's thursday february 20th. >> it's friday eve. >> it's friday eve. so as we look get closer to the weekend, let's check in with steve paulson for our forecast. >> all right. thank you guys. we're on the drier side now. watch out for fog. there's some out there for sure. there's not much of a breeze so there's some pockets of fog. but after we get going here, it will be a sunny day. and warmer south side of mount tamalpais. picked up the most rain that i saw. 16/100 mount diablo, calistoga and la honda. all tenths of an inch or a little higher might be our last february. rain is the way it's looking here. and by that i mean for all 40s 50s on the temps could be a few 30s. i know there's some in lake county, but the fog is kind of the story here around hayward. watch out concord. it seems to be popping up, not widespread, but i think we'll see a little bit more, including half moon bay reporting some. but you can let the sun shine in today, that's

for sure. clear. cold morning. 30s. 40s. patchy fog. sunny for all. looks nice. temperatures. you want to get out? 60 with santa rosa pushing upper 60s. all right, let's hope you can go where you want to go on the commute. tell us that story, mister sal castaneda. >> why thank you, steve. i have one less egg to fry, but i'm okay. i'm all right. i'm all right. let's go out and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. as you drive up to the toll plaza, you can see traffic is moving along very well. our triple a traffic camera showing us the commute. and by the way, no problems on the actual bridge. and see if i can bring the san mateo bridge up here. so sometimes i have a little trouble with these cameras, but the san mateo bridge looks pretty good. in fact, here it is. there it is. that san mateo bridge looks great heading out to the peninsula with no major issues. it's 501. let's get back to the headlines. >> all right. thank you. well, the trump administration plans to get rid of the federal agency that operates the presidio in san francisco. president trump

signed an executive order last night that considers the presidio trust a, quote, unnecessary governmental entity. the managers now have two weeks to submit a report confirming it is eliminated. congress established the presidio trust back in 1996. it works with the national park service to maintain the 1500 acre park, designated as a national historic landmark. >> two bay area school districts voted to close schools in santa rosa. school officials have decided to close three elementary schools to help offset a multi-million dollar deficit. brooke hill and albert elementary will close by this june, and steel lane elementary will close by june of next year. last night, the board failed to decide which middle schools and high schools it plans to close. some board members said that they need more information to make that decision. administrators warned delaying that vote could lead to more confusion and staff layoff notifications. >> beyond frustrating that we're going to send all these families

home, this community home, without an answer when we need to decide as leaders of how do we want to lead? >> i would like to lead with the data that appears to show more certainty and increased enrollment. and i don't have that data. >> the school district is facing a $20 million deficit. the board agreed to meet again to decide on the middle and high school closures, but have yet to announce when that meeting will take place. in vallejo, the board of education voted to close mare island health and fitness academy and loma vista environmental science academy by the end of the school year. the board also approved relocating vallejo charter school to the mare island campus starting next academic year, and voted for a $7.4 million reduction in staffing. this comes as the district reports a projected $36 million deficit over the next two years, and declining enrollment. >> our time now 503. money for head start was misused by the santa clara county office of

education. according to a new federal audit, a statement was released by the office saying a whistleblower complaint revealed that more than $135,000 was misappropriated and was going to a staff member who was not part of the head start program and was paying for their credit card expenses. also, federal auditors accused former administrators of rejecting calls for oversight by the board of education. the former superintendent, mary ann dewan, was fired back in october. >> a jury in santa cruz decided to keep convicted killer adrian gonzalez in prison for at least another two years. gonzalez, who was 15 at the time, was convicted of sexually assaulting and killing his eight-year-old neighbor maddie middleton in 2015. he was eligible to be released from custody when he turned 25 under a state senate bill. however, prosecutors argued that he is still a danger to the community. he can now ask to be released on parole every

two years. >> my heart goes out to maddie's mom, laura, that in two years this just took seven months of her life. the last seven months have been dedicated to this hearing, and to think that she would have to face that again every two years. >> the santa cruz community and neighbors of the middleton's are now pushing for changes to the state bill. if a crime is as violent as this one. time is now. 505 in the case involving the cult like group called the ends, one of the suspects, maximilian snyder, is due in court tomorrow. two other defendants, alexander letham and rory dowd, appeared yesterday in a vallejo zoom hearing. they're accused of trying to kill their landlord in vallejo back in 2022, in an attack that left the victim blind in one eye. that landlord was later killed last month in a separate attack. investigators say the group is made up of computer scientists who share views about anarchy,

and they're linked to at least six murders across the country. >> three suspects are charged with kidnaping, accused of taking an elderly man from a nevada nursing facility. police say the suspects took 60 year old dean birx out of a novato health care center in a wheelchair. marin county sheriff's deputies caught the suspects on highway 101 in sausalito. birx was found and taken to the hospital. birx is under a conservatorship where a judge appointed someone to manage his affairs. authorities say the victim was particularly vulnerable because of his condition, which included cognitive disabilities. >> the fact that a conservatorship was in place tends to lead most people to understand what the patient's state was. >> all three suspects have been charged with by prosecutors with felony burglary, kidnaping, conspiracy, and false imprisonment of an elder or dependent adult. >> time is 506, and the emergency proclamation was issued by the napa county board

of supervisors to help the county recover after heavy rainfall. that storm earlier this month caused flooding landslides. it knocked down trees and damaged roads and bridges. the board set aside $9.5 million for cleanup. operations in. the proclamation will help the county be reimbursed by state and federal governments for some of those costs. >> well, we had some light rain yesterday. a system i think kind of overachieved, especially south, not north. that was in line with what we thought, but everyone was around a 0.04 to 0.09. including these. lake chabot picked up .09. mount veeder, dylan beach .08, tilden park and ben lomond .07 santa rosa in town .06 vallejo .05. in the city picked up a .04. we are done though with that system. and let me take off this right there. there you go. we'll get rid of that. there's nothing there except fog. we do have some areas of fog out there, but everything is now pointing towards warmer temps. there will be a lot of clouds on the way as we head into the weekend, but

temps will bump up upper 60s to near 70. that's for sure. some areas of fog out there. livermore a mile and a half. concord three. so here we go again. hayward reporting some santa rosa around there. and also on interstate 80 there's some half moon bay even says some fog. and if you're heading south on watsonville, a half mile visibility in santa clara valley. so watch out. maybe gilroy, hollister as well. 40 on most of the temps to 50. there's a lot of moisture in the air. some 30s though. middletown, kelseyville, upper lake, all in there. fairfax is 40 degrees. point reyes station 39. yet point reyes is 50. sonoma at 41 degrees and 40s for most here. just the amount of moisture and some fog. probably keeping us mainly in the 40s here. 23 is popular, truckee is in there and south lake tahoe had a little bit of snow. minden's also at 23 degrees and everything says sunshine and warmer temps after we get past this. any of this fog looks good today. tomorrow the rain line is going to stay north. really heavy. if you head up towards del norte, humboldt county there will still be rain i think in lake county,

mendocino county north, but for us it will be more show than go as we head into the weekend and temps are on their way up so you can let the sunshine in sunny for all. after we get through a little bit of morning fog that equals 60s on the highs. >> thank you steve. children as young as two left to navigate the legal system on their own. details about the latest federal program now on hold. and dividend checks from dodge may soon be coming to taxpayers. how this money could be coming as a result o cuts to for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you?

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plans to get rid of the federal agency that operates the presidio in san francisco. president trump last night signed the executive order. he considers the presidio trust a, quote, unnecessary governmental entity. the managers have two weeks to submit a report confirming it has been eliminated. a group in novato pioneering the study of aging fears the trump administration may cut its funding. the buck institute tells the marin independent journal it has about 50 active government grants totaling almost $30 million. the institute has 230 employees. the ceo says the survival of that institute is in question. and

sutter health announced it plans to build a new medical campus in emeryville. it's a $1 billion campus. it will be on 12 acres at horton and 53rd street. it will have at least 200 beds. emergency services and icu and private patient rooms. the new medical center will replace the acute care services at the alta bates ashby campus in berkeley. >> children as young as two years old have been left without representation in immigration court. after the trump administration suspended a program that helps kids who enter the country alone. now, late tuesday, the administration ordered the acacia center for justice to stop work on its $200 million contract. acacia is a network of 85 organizations across the country that work with children under the age of 18. it represents about 26,000 children and offers legal advice to an additional 100,000. the interior department did not give any reason for the change, but

told the organization that it is for, quote, causes outside their control. >> time is now 513. president trump says the federal government should take over and govern the district of columbia. >> i think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it absolutely flawlessly beautiful. and i think we should take over washington, d.c, make it safe. >> he was on air force one last night, and president trump told reporters that washington, d.c. is plagued by crime, homelessness and graffiti, and something has to be done. congress already has the authority to approve or deny all d.c. laws, but some republicans fought to expand that. washington, d.c. is currently governed like any other city by a mayor. >> the irs is the latest target of federal layoffs, as the trump administration dramatically alters the scope of government. sources say the internal revenue service will lay off thousands of workers right in the middle of tax season. according to the

new york times, approximately 6000 people at the irs will lose their jobs, similar to layoffs at other agencies. the new probationary hires are among those expected to be terminated. >> our time now 514 dividend checks from doge may eventually make their way to taxpayers. president trump endorsed the idea of sharing some of the federal savings from the spending cuts, but nothing certain, as the white house still faces several legal challenges. many government agencies are trying to cut expenses, including the defense department, which is trying to cut 8% of its huge budget. >> i love it. a 20% dividend, so to speak, for the money that we're saving by going after the waste, fraud and abuse and all the other things that are happening, i think it's a great idea. >> now, president trump's bid to end birthright citizenship also faced another legal setback. this time, a federal appeals court refused to reinstate the trump administration's order

that sets the stage for a possible showdown at the u.s. supreme court. >> federal workers were among those protesting the cuts by elon musk's doge right outside a tesla newsroom last night. a showroom that is last night in san francisco. >> layoffs, cutbacks there. the worst. >> time to put the people first. >> a large crowd gathered on van ness last night. they say they want to send the message that these federal layoffs are illegal, and part of a deliberate strategy to dismantle public services and replace them with for profit corporate control. >> this is not the time to be obedient, not like those spineless folks in congress that's being obedient to president musk. [applause] this is this is the time for us to continue to fight, to be out here. [music] and we will win. we will

prevail. >> yeah. [applause] >> now, organizers of the protest say the support from labor unions will be critical to pressure the government to protect federal workers. >> our time is now 516 will. despite the widespread protest, elon musk is defending the cuts, saying it will have a positive impact on the economy. and he talked about it in part two of an interview with sean hannity alongside president trump that was broadcast last night. >> if we address the massive deficit spending, the sort of the waste in the government, then then we can actually address inflation. if you cut back on the deficit, you actually have an amazing situation for people because you get you get rid of inflation and you drop the interest rates. and that means people's mortgage payments go down, the credit card payments go down, the card payments go down, the student loans go down. everything for their life becomes more affordable. >> now, doge is claiming its cost cutting has saved the

american people. $55 billion in federal funds. but so far, it's only publicly disclosing cuts that amount to less than $9 billion. now, as we continue to monitor the developments coming from the white house, you can keep track by downloading the fox local app. it's available for free on your phone and smart tv. time is 517. the trump administration is boycotting a meeting of g20 foreign ministers this week in south africa. the members of the trump cabinet, including secretary of state marco rubio, say they won't be attending after president trump signed an executive order cutting aid and assistance to the government of south africa. president trump says white south africans who are descendants of mainly dutch colonial settlers, are being targeted by a new law that lets the government seize private land. >> the state water board released a plan to distribute hundreds of millions of dollars, originally set aside to expand

los vaqueros reservoir in contra costa county. now, the $1.5 billion project fell apart nearly six months ago because of rising costs, environmental restrictions and disagreements among water agencies. the board of the california water commission is reportedly leaning toward dividing leftover funds and giving them to six other water storage projects that could include pacheco reservoir, proposed for the hills in southern santa clara county north of highway 152. >> all right, pam, let's talk about weather with steve paulson. i came through a lot of fog this morning. >> i had some myself. yeah, clark, not too much, but there was there a little bit? yes. we'll take a look at the rainfall. the south side of mount tamil pies had the most. somebody tweeted me and said, you know, we went for a hike and rained the whole way. and i said, well, marin county north was the line for the heaviest rain. and it did, and it wasn't that much, but it was a steady light rain drizzle. 16 100 mount diablo at 13 calistoga, 12 100 and la honda picked up a 10th of

an inch fog, though hayward and livermore. quarter of a mile half mile visibility out to concord as well. i know there's some on interstate 80 kind of dancing around pinole, el sobrante. so, san pablo, keep your eyes out there if that's your commute. now, again, a lot of it was just off to the side, but not on the road. but there's some there dancing around watsonville also in there. i would think gilroy and hollister might deal with some down towards the monterey peninsula, 4050 on the temps, a couple of 30s. most of those are to the north. you can see, though, 49, berkeley 50 and alameda 51 brentwood. so there's a lot of moisture in there. although alamos down to 42, dublin at 41 and pinole at 42 degrees along with orinda. so not not as cold as we've seen, that's for sure. truckee 23, south lake tahoe 23. mendon says. hey, we're 23 and reno is at 28 degrees up and over everything goes. so once we get through the morning fog, what little there is, we'll have sunshine for all and some warmer temps. now the rain line is going to stay north. mendocino

county, lake county, look at crescent city, redding and we are going to see a lot of clouds, but temps are jumping up. in fact, they'll probably be near 70. if not tomorrow, then friday into the weekend. let the sunshine in once we get cranked up here. 60 on the temps here today. santa rosa though at 68. and then we'll see similar tomorrow. then i think we'll hit 70, maybe even low 70 on sunday. but it will be a lot of cloud cover, especially north dave. >> all right steve thank you. time now 520. a mountain lion seen in southern california in one neighborhood. there it is. we'll show you the chase that kept the police officers very busy. also, a baby seal found on a city street blocks away from an ocean. why? it's going to be a while before that seal can be d

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523. a mountain lion in southern california was tranquilized and captured after it led animal control officers on a wild chase in camarillo. the mountain lion ran across rooftops yesterday, jumped over fences, and crossed several streets. the department of fish and wildlife tracked down the mountain lion. the officers were able to hit it with a tranquilizer gun, but that didn't stop it at first. >> so they once they shot it, you don't hear the shot, but once they shot it, they said, oh, it took off. it took off and it went. it went in the front yard, across the street to another yard, jumped the fence to that yard, went into the back

yard. i decided to go around the block. and when i did that, i was actually the only one who was able to capture it, jump over the fence and down the sidewalk. >> yikes. now eventually it did not was knocked out with a tranquilizer and they carried it away in that truck. the animal will likely be allowed to be back into the wild later. well, a massive bear made a home beneath a home in pasadena that was undamaged in the eden fire. neighbors have nicknamed him yogi. he settled down in the basement of the residence. home at home was one of the more than 10,000 buildings damaged or destroyed by the eden fire last month. the homeowner says as he recovers from the fire, he needs electrical and gas work performed on the house. work that requires contractors to get in there in that crawl space. >> then, when they put the phone in the right in the holy scream, you know. >> they can't get access because of the bear. it would make sense that during the fire, he came

back here to find refuge. >> well, especially because his habitat behind your house. >> it's gone. >> the california department of fish and wildlife has already had to remove a different bear from another home that burned in that fire. it plans to send a team to that house today to check out the situation. time now. 525 and underweight. baby seal is safe and recovering at an aquarium after being rescued off the streets of connecticut. the police say that seal was seen about 1000ft from the nearest river on sunday. now, the seal is estimated to be about 5 to 6 weeks old. the aquarium staff said they saw the seal at least twice last week. they brought the seal back to the beach, but it found its way back to the city. your time is now. 526 president trump says ukrainian president zelensky is a, quote, dictator. we'll tell you how the ukrainian president responded and the pushback from some lawmakers on capitol hill. on

♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ you gotta believe me when i tell ya ♪ ♪ i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪ about one of the prettiest spots in san francisco. the executive order just signed by president trump that will impact the presidio. plus. >> when we talk about state of the art facilities, we're talking about advanced imaging care, advanced operating rooms. >> a new medical campus is

coming to the east bay when it will open. and the new things patients can expect. >> from ktvu, fox two news this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for waking up with us here on mornings on two i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. it's thursday it's february 20th. it feels warmer to me and there's some fog around. >> i didn't have any fog okay. >> yeah a little bit. not critical, but there was some no doubt about it. we'll start nationally because this is the winter that will not let go for many. i mean, it is brutally cold all the way down houston's 25 degrees. i mean, even atlanta 28, chicago five. look at minneapolis, des moines, kansas city is nine below. i mean, man, oh man, that's cold. and it does not look like this is really going to let up anytime soon. our system is gone. unless there's a system that kind of flirts with us. next week it could be the last rain for february. south side of mount tamalpais, mount diablo, calistoga, la hondo yesterday's rain point 10 to 16 140. on most of the temps, there's still a

lot of moisture in the air and some fog. watch out around hayward, livermore and also concord. also parts of interstate 80. there's some dancing around. also, half moon bay is reporting some, but you can let the sun shine in today, that's for sure. once we get through this, we'll have sunshine for all and it looks nicer plus warmer with temperatures 62 to 68. all right, sal's here. and he's going to talk. about what? hopefully nothing. >> i have a question. >> i have an answer, i think. >> would you like to fly in my beautiful balloon? >> i would like to fly in. >> your beautiful. i can arrange it. >> you know, it's a groovy thing to sal. >> i can arrange it. yes. all right. good morning everyone. well, already 530 and we're having fun. all right. there's not a. steve is right. there's not a lot to talk about. let's go to our air traffic camera. let me show you. the traffic is moving along pretty good. before you go up, up and away into your commute, you can see that traffic is moving along very nicely. you might want to do it now. this is a look at the san mateo bridge, so we're off to a good start. this is the time,

though, that things begin to change. so if you're lingering, you may want to get out there before things start to change. 531 let's go back to the desk. >> sal. topping our news this morning, president trump has issued an executive order to eliminate one of san francisco's most iconic landmarks. the presidio trust is a federal agency charged with running and protecting the historic san francisco park. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live in the city. one of my favorite spots. jesse, tell us about this. >> pamela, good morning to you. yeah, the presidio and the presidio trust. you know, the presidio was first a spanish fort, then a us army base, now a beautiful park, and now a target from the current president of the united states who says he wants to get rid of the presidio trust, which kind of runs the park. let's go ahead. take a look at our video. this is a 1500 acre park here in san francisco. that was the trust was first established back in 1996 when republicans controlled

congress. it was done by speaker pelosi. and that's what established the trust. it has a seven member board that oversees it. six are appointed by the president, one is appointed by the secretary of the interior. now, president trump signed an executive order last night as part of his efforts to slim and trim the us federal government. the order commencing the reduction of the federal bureaucracy says it's going to get rid of things that are unnecessary. and he is named the presidio trust as that the trust oversees the park. and so the president, feeling that it is no longer needed, the directors of the presidio trust have two weeks to send a letter back to washington saying they have received the order and understand it, and confirming that the presidio trust will be dissolved. state senator scott wiener says the president is on dubious legal ground. we'll talk more about that and hear what experts have to say about this

order from the president to get rid of the presidio trust and what it might mean for this beautiful park, if anything at all. for now, we're live in the presidio in san francisco. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. pamela, back across the bay to you in oakland. >> thank you. jesse. >> all right. our time is 533. president trump increasing his criticism of the president of ukraine at an investment conference in miami, president trump called president zelensky a dictator. >> a dictator without elections. zelensky, better move fast or he's not going to have a country left. a modestly successful comedian, president zelensky talked the united states of america into spending $350 billion to go into a war that basically couldn't be won. >> now on tuesday, the president accused ukraine of starting the war with russia. but it was russia's army that officials say that began an invasion crossing the border on february 24th,

2022. president zelensky said president trump is being influenced by russian disinformation. >> the. 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. >> now, the words of president trump for zelensky were condemned by democrats and some republicans in the u.s. senate, where defending ukraine against russian aggression has had bipartisan support. >> it's outrageous. it's not humorous that the president does these sorts of things, goes off on wild tangents and says things that are clearly false. >> i disagree, i think vladimir putin started the war. i also believe. through bitter experience that vladimir putin is a gangster. he makes jeffrey dahmer look like mother teresa. >> now, u.s. officials conducted talks with russian diplomats

yesterday in saudi arabia. ukrainian and european officials were not invited, even though president zelensky is adamant that ukraine has to be involved in those negotiations. president trump has indicated he could meet with vladimir putin by the end of the month. >> a nevada group pioneering the study of aging fears the trump administration will slash its funding. the buck institute opened in 1999 as the world's first biomedical research institution devoted solely to aging. it currently employs 230 people. the buck institute tells the marin independent journal that it has about 50 active government grants, totaling almost $30 million. however, the white house wants to cap indirect funding from the national institutes of health at 15%. if that happens, the buck institute ceo says that would cost them 8 to $10 million a year. >> our time is now 536. the month of january was the third straight month that drug overdose deaths increased in san

francisco, according to the medical examiner's office. the medical examiner reported 59 drug overdose deaths last month, up from 49 in december and 40 in november. however, the number of overdose deaths in january of this year is down when you compare it to january of 2024. health leaders say they're working to deal with disparities. almost a third of those overdose deaths are among african americans, who make up only 6% of san francisco's population. >> expanding culturally informed treatment and recovery services such, and focusing on african american men over the age of 50 who are most affected by overdose disparities. >> now, the medical examiner did say, despite rising rates of deadly drug overdoses at the end of 2024, when you look at the entire year, overdose deaths declined more than 20% compared to all of 2023.

>> a kaiser patient is filing a lawsuit claiming he was sexually assaulted during surgery last year in san rafael. now, michael timothy bean says it happened when he went to have a melanoma procedure. the lawsuit charges kaiser, the doctor in charge and medical assistant with negligence and battery. bean says as the surgeon was making the incisions, the medical assistant assaulted him. a little while. i realized, oh, wait a minute, this guy is taking full advantage of me and getting off on rubbing himself on me. >> the plaintiff's attorney says. kaiser had received three complaints from his client detailing the incident, but they never responded with a report or investigation. kaiser did release a statement saying that they do not tolerate any kind of sexual harassment or misconduct within our premises, and they cannot comment on active legal matters. ktvu asked the medical assistant for comment but did not receive a response.

>> our time's now. 538 sutter health just announced plans to build a $1 billion medical campus in emeryville. sutter's new campus will be on 12 acres at horton and 53rd street. it will have at least 200 beds and include emergency services and icu and private patient rooms. the new medical center will replace the acute care services at the alta bates ashby campus in berkeley, which is due to partially close by the year 2030. >> emeryville was selected because of this ideal campus 12 acres, two buildings to provide ambulatory. we really want to be able to improve access for patients, to make appointments, get the most advanced care possible in the time that they need it. >> now, the city of emeryville says sutter health will be the city's biggest employer. sutter health says it right now serves about 480,000 patients, and with this new campus, it should be able to almost double that number.

>> we will start in the sierra because something interesting here could happen. could happen. it's close. they had a little bit of snow yesterday, but as far as a percentage of normal now really this has been more about us than snow. but that system last week really pushed the numbers up. the northern sierras 120% of normal for the date. central sierra that includes tahoe is 90 and the southern sierra is now 76%. so a statewide average is 94%. if we get a good march and it finishes it over 100%, that would make back to back to back years of above average snowfall or even greater. and that's the first time that's happened since 2000. so the reservoirs are full. it's all good. we have to focus on the positive sometimes. west healdsburg a 10th of an inch. lake chabot, 0.09, dylan beach, tilden park, ben lomond, santa rosa, vallejo and san francisco between .04 and a 10th of an inch about in line, maybe even slightly overachieving for some here, but i didn't see anybody greater than 16 100. but we are

clearing out except for the fog. there's plenty of fog around kind of moving around, but other than that, we're all set for a nice day. 6250 for the city was average 6148. the record 75. 1995 on the high side, 38 again way back in 1897. and the most rain was 2.22. those are lucky numbers. that was back in 1914. there's the south side of mount tamalpais, also mount diablo, calistoga and la honda with a 10th of an inch to 16 100. could be our last rain, i think for february, unless a little cut off low kind of teases us next week, but i think early march is the best bet here. hayward, livermore. concord. interstate 80, some areas, half moon bay reporting some fog and no doubt south. we're heading toward the santa clara valley, or down to monterey or highway one from santa cruz to monterey. watch out. 40s on the temps, low 40s. almost everyone stuck in the 40s here, including the san mateo coast, although atherton's at 40 degrees 41 menlo park and pacifica. one observation there at 4223 is popular in south lake tahoe and truckee, all in there

with reno at 27. but we're set to go for warmer temps, and i don't think anything is unless you're north. i mean, mendocino county, lake county, maybe northern sonoma northward. there could still be some light rain. but for us, generally speaking, i think we're done until maybe early march. here. you can let the sunshine in today. highs will be in the 60s. we should push 70 though by the weekend. >> all right steve, thank you. time is 541. highlighting black owned wineries during this black history month. we have details of the annual event happening this weekend that p s them

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on two time now. 544 some of the stories we're following for you this morning. the trump administration plans to get rid of the federal agency in charge of operating the presidio. president trump signed the executive order last night, considering it a, quote, unnecessary governmental entity. three elementary schools will close in santa rosa to help offset a multi-million dollar deficit. the board failed to decide which middle schools and high schools it plans to close. board members said they need more information to make that decision, and a meeting on that will be scheduled soon. and in vallejo, two schools will close at the end of the school year. those are mare island health and fitness academy and loma vista environmental science academy.

the board also approved relocating vallejo charter school to the mare island campus starting next school year. the board also voted for a $7.4 million reduction, 7.4 million reduction in staffing. >> our time now 545 the country of turkey now exporting almost 15,000 tons of eggs to the united states as the bird flu outbreak has caused the price of eggs in the u.s. to soar. now, the shipments from turkey started earlier this month. they will continue until july. this comes as the u.s. has been trying to combat the bird flu since it was first detected last march in dairy cattle. since then, it has spread to 17 different states. turkey, by the way, is among the world's top ten egg exporters. >> americans are paying more for gas, especially here in the bay area. as we know, in eight of the nine bay area counties, the average cost has surpassed $5 a gallon a gallon. that's according to triple a. napa is

now averaging 520 a gallon. only solano county is below the $5 mark at 4.97, just barely. energy analysts say the spike is partially because of the fire at the martinez refinery earlier this month. it accounts for about 10% of the state's refining capacity. some drivers say they seek out the one off gas stations that have deals. >> 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. >> according to triple a, the national average for gas is 3.17. california's average in the state 4.85. >> our time is 547. the popular celebrity chef tyler florence moved his cafe out of san francisco union square less than two years after signing a three year deal and getting a grant from the city to open two new cafes. that departure is raising a lot of questions about tyler florence's initial deal and the

future of union square of florence opened the locations back in 2023. at the time, saying he wanted to be a part of the neighborhood's economic recovery. some leaders were wary of the deal when it was made. they said the $440,000 grant was instead meant to fill empty businesses between geary and market. >> i hope that the mayor really holds rec and park and the office of economic development accountable and asked tough questions and gets real answers and structures future leases in a way where folks like tyler florence will be held accountable. >> now the local bakery, be patisserie, moved into that space over the chinese new year and the nba all star weekend. the rec and parks department has said that pop-up was a success. they are looking forward now to working with them on a longer term deal. >> one of san francisco's most beloved bagel shops is expanding. we're talking about

bagels and lox, known for their chewy multi bagels. the chronicle reports a second location is set to open at 315 california street, right in downtown san francisco, later this summer. the first location opened on fell street three years ago. >> time is now 548. we continue our black history month celebration by shining a spotlight on black owned wineries in the country, and also right here in the bay area. the black vines kicks off its festival at the oakland museum of california tomorrow. that event is part of a week long festival celebrating black excellence with food and wine. >> we've introduced hundreds, thousands of folks to black owned vineyards and winemakers and artisans, musicians, artists. >> it's great to be a creative. and then it's also great to share what you've created. >> now, this year's event includes a wine tasting and food

event held on eighth street in berkeley, and black vines will often offer wines at the black joy parade on sunday in oakland. >> very nice. all right. want to take you outside. it's a little dark, but that means we can see the lights of a cruise ship heading under the golden gate bridge into the bay. it's always pretty cool when you can see this during the day. and then it just shows how big those ships are as they head under the bridge. but kind of nice to see it gliding in under the lights. this is the ruby princess. yes. >> so when jesse gary was doing his live shot. >> yes. >> i saw it moving in the background. it's like, what is that? what is that boat with all the lights on it? so he was doing his, you know, live shot from the presidio. and i saw that thing. and i'm thinking, is that a cargo ship with lights on it? doubtful. so now we know what it is. >> now it's. yeah. and it's kind of cool that jesse was right there and his photographer to

grab that for us. >> there you go. all right. yeah. it's great when we all cooperate. pam and dave. >> i love it. >> all right, let's go to the san mateo bridge. triple a traffic camera will show us the san mateo bridge. it looks pretty good. no major problems here. traffic is moving along very nicely. also, the bay bridge is not crowded yet, so we have a good start. i'm looking right now. and just as i was saying, we have a good start. it looks like there's a large appliance in san jose, southbound 101 at the lawrence expressway, southbound 101 at the lawrence expressway. some large appliance out there. be careful. try not to find it with your car. 551 let's bring steve back in with today's weather. >> once again, my ship came in, but i'm at work right now. >> isn't that the way it always. >> works that way? thank you sir. all right. we have a little bit of fog out there. mr. clark saw some, i saw some. pam did not. but you may. mainly east so far. but there's also a little

bit of half moon bay. that's really the only fly in the ointment. after that, we'll have sunshine and warmer temps. 40s on most of the temps here. there are a couple of 30s, but there's just too much moisture in the air. 40s for many or even near 50. there's a lot of fog down towards gilroy hollister. last time i looked as well. so cool. lows. not really cold lows unless you're up in the mountains and truckee is 21 and is now dropped to 21. reno at 27 degrees. they had some snow up there and that that helped that that may be it for february. it kind of kind of looking that way. but except for high clouds streaming across now if you're in mendocino county, lake county, i think you're still in for some rain. i doubtful anywhere else as we head to the next seven days or so, but boy, there will be a lot, especially in northern sacramento valley, up in del norte, humboldt county, trinity, and no doubt pacific northwest. but i think we really have to wait until early march before our next rain arrives. so let the sunshine in. it will be sunny for all little breeze in there and that will help kind of dry things out. maybe later today tonight, but only patchy fog, sunny skies, 60 on the temps and we are bumping

up these high temps, especially on the weekend with low 70s for some. >> thank you steve. he played eight seasons in the nfl, including a brief stint with the oakland raiders, but it's his off the field activities that's capturing national headlines. we'll tell you why. city council protests caused police to haul him away. >> and a woman in arizona rescued from that burning car during rush hour. how an off duty firefighter rushed in to help save th day. [music]

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searching by flame. you know, it's just i. you know, i was just like, i'm not going to let this happen. >> incredible heroic rescue in arizona that was caught on camera. police in chandler, arizona say in rush hour traffic, a cement truck crashed into a nissan pickup truck, rolling it over. the driver trapped inside there. when the police officer got there, two other men were trying to get the driver out. and while the flames were pouring out of that car, an off duty firefighter saw the fire. ran to help and pulled the woman to safety. >> and clung to me on the side of the road. and i just held

her. and i just told her i had her. hold that. >> what do you say? you said the woman was safely taken to the hospital. she is expected to make a full recovery. >> the ntsb is investigating the country's third deadly plane crash in less than a month. the crash happened near marana regional airport, just northwest of tucson, arizona. investigators say two people were in each plane. one of the planes landed, the other crashed, killing both people on board. the small regional airport has no air traffic control tower and relies on pilots to communicate their movements over the radio. in canada, crews were out at toronto's pearson international airport, removing debris from the delta airlines plane that crash landed on monday. crews used heavy cranes to remove the plane's fuselage. a wing 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 the flight survived. the transportation safety board of canada is heading up the investigation into what happened before the fuselage was removed. officials updated 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. >> officials say the flight and data recorders will hopefully help determine if pilot error or mechanical failure played a role in the crash. a san francisco man is back home after completing one of the most grueling athletic competitions in the world. 45 year old chris o'dell ran seven marathons in seven days on seven continents to win the world marathon challenge. many people are wondering, how is this not only

physically possible, but the logistics behind the travel schedule? >> a lot of credit really goes to the organizers of the event. i mean, they manage a lot of the logistics in terms of the permits, the language differences, organizing the charter flight, which is customized to allow this route in order to basically hit the seven continents in seven days. i would say the hardest part was probably the recovery in between each of the races, because especially after the second or third marathon, you realize you still had about 4 or 5 marathons to go. your body is pretty wiped out. >> adele tells us the runners rely on a diet of chicken mcnuggets and gatorade for a week. >> well, more bay area school districts are facing huge budget deficits, and two more of them voted to close schools. we have details about where and when those schools were closed. plus. >> unfortunately, it's clear that this council does not listen. so instead, i'm going to

take my time to say what maga has stood for these past three weeks. >> former punter in the nfl lashed out against president trump. we'll tell you what that retired player said that caused the police to haul him away. >> get out. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning to you and thank you for joining us. welcome back to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. it's thursday february 20th. steve paulson is here with the forecast. what should we know today. >> well, you know virginia beach had a foot of snow. virginia beach. >> are you serious? >> yes, yes. >> the beach. >> andre. that's unusual, is it not? >> it is very unusual to have. >> a foot of. >> snow on the beach. >> inches in virginia beach. yeah, i'm trying to get pictures, but it's not working out here. but cold in kansas city is seven below oklahoma city four. i mean, there's snow everywhere and cold temps everywhere. by this time next week though, they could be in the 60s. so that's it's kind of

the way it works. when you get to end of february and march. our system did what we thought maybe overachieved a little bit, which is okay. 40 on the temps here. menlo park is 41 degrees and half moon bay is 41. but fog is out there. not a widespread, but there are a few areas. concord, hayward. livermore, half moon bay along interstate 80. i know there's some pockets of it there, so watch out. but you can let the sunshine in. and after we get through this morning, it's cold and some fog. we'll be good to go for sunshine and mild to warm temps. santa rosa 68 today. well, some of you heading to the airport wanting to go up, up and away. let's talk to the man and see if it's a smooth ride. >> steve. unfortunately, last night i didn't get to sleep at all, but i'm still here. coffee will do it. and let's go out and take a look at the commute here on the richmond bridge. you can see that traffic is moving along pretty well. if you are driving on westbound bay bridge, that traffic westbound richmond bridge, that traffic looks okay according to the traffic camera. let's talk about the bay bridge. right now. it is backed up only

to about the middle of that parking lot. so we're kind of easing in to this thursday morning commute. no problems on that san mateo bridge. 601 let's get back to the headlines. >> all right. sal. thank you. well, in santa rosa, school officials decided to close three elementary schools to help offset a multimillion dollar budget deficit. however, the school district couldn't agree on which high schools and middle schools it would close. ktvu is andre senior in the studio now with details about the decision and what school officials plan to do next. andre. >> well, dave, parents, students and staff were frustrated after the trustees of the santa rosa city schools failed to reach a decision on which middle schools or high school to close. the trustees originally planned to have all this figured out at the end of last night's meeting, but after six hours of discussion, they were only able to agree on the elementary school closures. in a 5 to 1 vote, the trustees decided to close brookhill and albert villa elementary by this june. they also agreed to close

steel lane elementary by june of next year. closing the schools was always part of the plan. the trustees were weighing two options for its other campuses one that would close all middle schools and another that closes three middle schools and one high school. but the trustees could not decide which high school would be on the chopping block. some board members said they need more information to make a decision. administrators warn delaying that vote could lead to more confusion and staff layoff notifications. >> it's beyond frustrating that we're going to send all these families home, this community home, without an answer when we need to decide as leaders of how do we want to lead? >> i would like to lead with the data that appears to show more certainty and increased enrollment. and i don't have that data. >> the trustees decided to adjourn last night's meeting without a decision on the high school and those middle schools. they plan to dig into information about how closures will impact enrollment in the school district.

>> i don't want. >> to make a decision, though. that continues this reckless pattern that's led us to this fiscal cliff today. >> well, the trustees are now working to meet with the sonoma county office of education for more guidance. the school district is facing a $20 million budget deficit. the board agreed to meet again to decide on the middle and high school closures, but have yet to come to announce when that meeting will actually take place. so once we know more about this, we will pass that information along to you. back over to you, pam. >> thank you. andre. in vallejo, the board of education voted to close mare island health and fitness academy and loma vista environmental science academy by the end of the school year. the board also approved relocating vallejo charter school to the mare island campus starting next academic year, and voted for a reduction in staffing. this comes as the district reports a projected $36 million deficit over the next two years and

declining enrollment. money for head start was misused by the santa clara county office of education. that's according to a federal audit. a statement was released by the office saying that a whistleblower complaint revealed that more than $135,000 was misappropriated and was going to a staff member who was not part of the head start program and was paying for their credit card expenses. also, federal auditors accused former administrators of rejecting calls for oversight by the board of education. the former superintendent, mary ann dewan, was fired in october. >> our time is now 605. the trump administration plans to get rid of the federal aid agency that operates the presidio in san francisco. last night, president trump signed an executive order. it said the presidio trust is considered a, quote, unnecessary governmental entity. presidio managers have two weeks now to submit a report confirming it's being eliminated. presidio trust was established in 1996 to maintain

the 1500 acre park that's designated a national historic landmark. >> the irs is the latest target of federal layoffs, as the trump administration dramatically alters the scope of government. sources say the internal revenue service will lay off thousands of workers as soon as today, and right in the middle of tax season. according to the new york times, approximately 6000 people at the irs will lose their jobs, similar to layoffs at other agencies. the newer probationary hires are expected to be among those terminated for couples and individuals who want to have children but can't. in vitro fertilization treatments can help make it a reality, but steep costs make it difficult. now, president trump's new executive order is looking to change that. each ivf cycle can cost an average of between 12 and $25,000. this week, the president ordered officials to create a list of recommendations within the next 90 days to offer strategies to protect ivf access and reduce out of pocket costs.

>> this is just a simply a directive to take further action. it doesn't expand insurance coverage or reduce out of pocket costs in any way. right now. >> ivf patients say insurance coverage for the procedures can be spotty, and they're hopeful for any reductions. many ivf advocates say it's crucial that trump's executive order can promote positive results for all parents seeking these treatments to start a family, including same sex couples. a former nfl punter known for being outspoken is facing charges of disrupting the city council meeting in huntington beach for his protest against donald trump. >> maga stands for trying to erase trans people from existence. maga stands for resegregation and racism. maga stands for censorship and book bans. i will now engage in the time honored american tradition of peaceful civil disobedience. >> get the heck? >> chris kluwe was hauled away

from council chambers by police. he was released from custody four hours later. he was opposed a proposal to take to place a plaque commemorating a public library's anniversary. because the inscription included the phrase magical, alluring, galvanizing, adventurous and apparent nod to president trump's maga slogan. >> our time now. 607 in the case involving the cult like group the eons. one of the suspects, maximilian snyder, is due in court tomorrow. two other defendants, alexander letham and rory dow, appeared yesterday in a vallejo zoom hearing. they're accused of trying to kill their landlord in vallejo back in 2022, in an attack that left the victim blinded in one eye. that landlord was later killed in a separate attack last month. investigators say the group is made up of computer scientists with views about anarchy, and they're connected to at least six killings across the country.

a jury in santa cruz decided to keep convicted killer adrian gonzalez in prison for at least two more years. gonzalez, who was 15 years old at the time he was convicted of killing eight year old maddie middleton in 2015. now he spent almost a decade in custody for the murder and sexual assault of a little girl. he could have automatically been released from prison when he turned 25. under state senate bill 1391, however, prosecutors argued he is still a danger to the community. now he can ask to be released on parole every two years. >> my heart goes to maddie's mom, laura, that in two years this just took seven months of her life. the last seven months have been dedicated to this hearing. and to think that she would have to face that again every two years. >> now, the neighbors of maddie middleton and other community

members, they're pushing for state bill 1391 to be changed. if a crime is as violent as that one. >> a kaiser patient is filing a lawsuit after he says he was sexually assaulted during a surgery last year in san rafael. michael timothy bean says it happened when he went to have a melanoma procedure. the lawsuit accuses kaiser, the doctor and medical assistant, with negligence and battery being says the as the surgeon was making the incisions, the medical assistant assaulted him. >> a little while. i realized, oh, wait a minute, this guy is taking full advantage of me and getting off on rubbing himself on me. >> the plaintiff's attorney says kaiser had received three complaints from his client detailing the incident, but never responded with a report or investigation. kaiser did release a statement saying that they do not tolerate any kind of sexual harassment or misconduct within our premises, and they can't comment on active legal

matters. ktvu asked the medical assistant for comment but did not receive a response. >> our time now 610 sutter health announced plans to build a $1 billion medical campus in emeryville. sutter's new campus will be on 12 acres at horton and 53rd street. it will have at least 200 beds and will include emergency services and icu and private patient rooms. now, this new medical center will replace the acute care services at the alta bates ashby campus in berkeley, which is due to partially close by the year 2030. >> emeryville was selected because of this ideal campus 12 acres, two buildings to provide ambulatory. we really want to be able to improve access for patients, to make appointments, get the most advanced care possible in the time that they need it. >> now, the city of emeryville says sutter health will be the city's biggest employer. sutter health says it right now serves about 480,000 patients, and with

this new campus, they should be able to almost double that number. >> 611 is the time. let's check in with sal for a look at our commute. where are you starting sal? >> we're going to start at the bay bridge, pam and dave, because it's getting a little more crowded. as you can see, our aa traffic camera showing us a little bit of a crowd. it's not filled in completely. i think that will probably happen over the next hour, but i don't say it's too bad. it's also clear weather, so that's going to help us out. also, the san mateo and the dumbarton bridge look pretty good if you are driving on 580 though, we have some slowing coming in from the tracy triangle, but livermore to dublin to castro valley looking good. and again, no problems on highway four, but it is beginning to slow down this morning at the usual spot already from loveridge road, getting over to willow pass on the concord side at 612. let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. sal. trying to make amends to the passengers on board the plane that ended upside down on a toronto runway. we'll tell you

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now 615. here are some of the stories we're following for you this morning. the santa rosa school district announced plans to close three elementary schools to help offset a multimillion dollar budget deficit. the school board also plans to hold a future meeting to discuss closing middle schools and high schools.

>> well, officials have identified the body of a skier found in the backcountry of south lake tahoe. the family of 46 year old frederick dross reported him missing on monday, but because of the dangerous conditions out there, the search teams didn't find his body until yesterday. authorities believe his death was an accident. >> and the trump administration plans to get rid of the federal agency that operates the presidio in san francisco. president trump signed the executive order last night, saying he considers the presidio trust a, quote, unnecessary government entity. the presidio trust works with the national park service to maintain and operate the 1500 acre park that was designated a national historic landmark in 1962. >> well, in arizona, an heroic rescue was caught on camera. >> get out of the way! get out of the way! the thought of a human life perishing by flame. you know, it just i, you know, i

was just like. i'm not going to let this happen. >> wow. police in chandler, arizona say in a rush hour traffic, an accident involving a cement truck that crashed into this nissan pickup rolled that truck over with the driver trapped inside. when the police arrived, two other men were trying to get the driver out safely. and while the flames were pouring out of the car, an off duty firefighter saw the fire and ran over to help to pull a woman to safety. >> he clung to me on the side of the road and i just held her. and i just told her i had her. hold that. okay. relax, relax, relax, relax. >> the woman safely was taken to the hospital. she's expected to make a full recovery. well, the ntsb still investigating the nation's third deadly plane crash in less than a month. it happened near marana regional airport, just northwest of tucson, arizona. investigators

say two people were in each of each plane. one of the planes landed. the other one crashed, killing both people on board. the small regional airport has no air traffic control tower. they depend on pilots to communicate their movements over radio. >> in canada, crews were at toronto's pearson international airport, removing debris from the delta airlines plane that crash landed on monday. crews used heavy cranes to remove the plane's fuselage. now, the wing came off after the plane made a hard landing and rolled over. 20 of the 21 passengers who were injured have now been released from the hospital. all 80 people on board the flight survived. the transportation safety board of canada is heading up the investigation into what happened. >> 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. >> officials say the flight and data recorders will hopefully help determine if pilot error or a mechanical failure played a role. delta airlines is now looking to compensate passengers involved in the crash. the airline reports it's offering each flier $30,000 with no strings attached. now, that means passengers can still take delta to court if they choose. this isn't the first time an airline has offered this type of payout. after a u.s. airways flight crash landed in the hudson river in 2009. the company sent $5,000 checks to each passenger. >> all right, pam. time now. 619. sal, you're busy. and is the toll plaza busy as well? >> yeah, i think that's our busiest. i was just kind of scanning to see dave and pam what we have here. it was just kind of dragging the map like you would with your finger on the google phone right there. so

we get the information from the same spot. highway four is slow. and then we had the toll plaza, as dave mentioned. and that's about all for now. we had a minor accident in san jose on northbound 280 right near 87. it's not causing a big traffic jam. so this what you're looking at is so far the slowest traffic. it's early though. right now it's backed up to about the end of the parking lot, or almost to the 880 overcrossing. 619. let's bring steam back. steve, back in with today's forecast. >> all right. thank you. sal. we'll get to this here. thank you. sam. >> turn that down. >> national weather service in caribou, maine. the temperature in caribou has not risen above 32 degrees since january 19th. that is 31 consecutive days below freezing. bqe. and there it is. boy, look at all that cold temps here now. by tuesday and wednesday next week, they'll be. they'll be 30, 40, 50 to maybe 60. but it's a cold one for many. unless you're down in southern florida where it's

pretty warm. but check this out. this is kind of the big news here. this is virginia beach buried in i mean that's unbelievable. i mean, new orleans now, virginia beach right down on by the water. there. just a ton of snow there. a foot fell at virginia beach. sierra snow. you know what we're doing, okay. after the last about 7 to 10 days. northern sierras, 120% of normal for the date. the central is 90. in the southern, now 76, putting the statewide average at 94%. if we can get a good march and finish at 100% or higher, that would make back to back to back years of above average snowfall, which is not happened. going back to 2000. so let's hope we have an active march. this might be our last february rain for all. south side of mount tamalpais, mount diablo, calistoga, la honda between a 10th of an inch and 16/100. not much, but pretty much in line with what we thought. maybe a little overachiever for some. west healdsburg, a 10th of an inch

lake chabot, dylan beach, tilden park, ben lomond, santa rosa, vallejo and san francisco 0.04 to a 10th of an inch. we're all set to go, except for some patchy fog and sunshine, and temperatures will be bumping up once we get going. there's just not a lot there, so enjoy. we have 60s today, tomorrow and i think 70 you guys by the weekend. >> wow. okay. thank you steve. celebrity chef tyler florence moving his cafe out of san francisco's union square. the criticism he now faces. accused of breaching a contract with the city. and a terrifying sight on the streets of a southern california neighborhood. take a look at that. we're going to tell you how a mountain lion was

on to the ongoing bird flu outbreak is affecting california's agriculture industry. the virus has led to rising egg prices and has spread to dairy farms and cows, raising additional concerns about food safety. since the start of the current outbreak, nearly 70 human cases of bird flu have been reported in the united states, with more than half of them in california. the usda is now looking to rehire people who are working on the bird flu response, after several positions were unexpectedly terminated by the trump administration over the weekend. a mountain lion was tranquilized and captured after it led animal control officers on a chase in a southern california

neighborhood. the mountain lion ran across rooftops yesterday. this is in camarillo, jumped over fences, crossed several streets. people were certainly concerned. the department of fish and wildlife located the mountain lion, and officers were able to shoot it with a tranquilizer gun, but that didn't initially work. >> so they once they shot it, you don't hear the shot, but once they shot it, they said, oh, it took off. it took off and it went. it went in the front yard, across the street to another yard, jumped the fence to that yard, went into the backyard. i decided to go around the block. and when i did that, i was actually the only one who was able to capture it, jump over the fence and down the sidewalk. >> well, they did eventually knock it out with the tranquilizer and carried it away in their truck. the animal will likely be let go into the wild, whether it's real or not. california is considering commemorating bigfoot. one bay area lawmaker is proposing to

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trust in san francisco to manage the land of presidio park. well, now, the presidio trust may soon be eliminated in nvidia. the bay area tech giant has been one of the leaders in artificial intelligence. but just a couple of minutes ago, nvidia announced a major breakthrough to help people who are hearing impaired. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> as we take you live to the opening bell this morning. walmart stock set to drop more than 8% after a warning from the ceo. walmart beat analysts estimates for earnings and revenue for the quarter. however, the ceo told shareholders and employees that walmart will be impacted by the tariffs on mexico and canada. we'll get you those numbers and more business news coming up. thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook and we're welcoming a whole ship full of people. that into the san francisco bay. what a beautiful start to the morning there with shining san

francisco. >> maybe they'll take us with it. >> nice. >> okay. good morning, i'm dave clark. welcome to thursday, february 20th. and steve paulson is back with your forecast. >> and the captain's probably saying oh, it's like this all the time. >> it's gorgeous. >> here when you come in like, all right. yes, we have a except for some patchy fog. it's going to be a nice day. sunshine for all here. and it's a little cool but not too bad. there's some fog though. and hither and yon. not a lot, but there's enough for a couple. locations have reduced visibility. concord now with a quarter mile visibility. i know livermore has been in there. hayward, half moon bay, some on interstate 80. but once we clear that we're good to go, we're going to let the sunshine in and temperatures will be bumping up. sunny for all 60. santa rosa will go 6870 are likely by the weekend. well, let's see if that morning commutes a stoned soul picnic or if it's a problem. let's ask the man himself, mr. sal castaneda. >> what is that fog going to go up, up and away, steve.

>> in about an hour and a half. >> copy that. all right. thank you. all right. westbound bay bridge. let's start there. because actually, i'll talk about the fog in just a second because one of our viewers told me something. but right now, there's no fog at the bay bridge at all. it is backed up to about the 880 overcrossing this morning. right now in the san mateo bridge. it's moderately heavy heading out toward the commute and highway four people are from loveridge to 242. this is where one of the viewers said, hey, it's pretty thick. just as steve mentioned, it's pretty thick. getting over the hill to concord as you drive over toward 242 631. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you sal. president trump is now targeting a well loved, beautiful landmark here in the bay area. the presidio trust, which oversees the presidio in san francisco, could be eliminated in two weeks. ktvu jesse gary, live in the city, one of the prettiest spots in the bay area. i would argue, and i'm sure you're getting some interesting reaction to this.

>> pamela, good morning again to you yet beautiful. beautiful. look at that. look at it. you can't beat the view. so we were out early this morning. we talked to one presidio trust employee about the news that this agency is in the crosshairs of the president, and it was so unsettling, she abruptly walked off, said she was going back home. i wish i, i wish i could show you, but her face just dropped as i told her that the president wants to eliminate the presidio trust. let's go and take a look at our video. the presidio trust is the agency that cares for the park here in in san francisco. it was first a spanish fort, then a us army base. the base was decommissioned in the 1880s. a few years later, with the help of nancy pelosi and a bipartisan republican controlled congress, the presidio trust was formed last night. president trump signed an executive order eliminating the trust as part of his efforts to reduce the size of the federal government. he calls it unnecessary, costing taxpayers roughly $200 million.

experts say this is part and parcel of the president's plan to increase government efficiency, which could cost people their jobs. >> they could be laid off, or they could be furloughed until they get approvals. and the activities of the of the trust are, are straightened out. it could be anything. i'm looking at it right now as it's a rationalization. they're looking at what this trust is going to do out, what their progress has been and what they expect to accomplish are the dollars worth being spent on it. if not, then yeah, there'll be layoffs. it'll be shut down. >> the head of the trust has two weeks to send a note to washington saying he's received the order and is and is in compliance with it. we're also getting reaction from people such as state senator scott wiener, who says the president's legal position on this could be

dubious. we'll have more reaction as the morning rolls along, but right now it looks like in two weeks, because of an executive order by president trump, the presidio trust will be no more. we're live in san francisco this morning. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. pamela, back to you. across the bay in oakland. >> thank you. jesse. well, this morning, nvidia announced a new ai platform with the goal of making it easier to learn sign language. the santa clara based company is partnering with the american society for deaf children to create a new teaching tool called signs. invidia will use the data from users of sign language to expand the word base and improve communication between the deaf and hearing communities on its other ai platforms. signs will be released later this year. >> our time is now 635. dividend checks from doge could eventually get to taxpayers. president trump has now endorsed an idea of sharing some of the savings from big federal spending cuts. nothing certain,

though, is the white house still is facing several legal challenges. many government agencies are trying to cut their expenses, and that includes the defense department trying to cut 8% of its huge budget. >> a 20% dividend, so to speak, for the money that we're saving by going after the waste and fraud and abuse and all the other things that are happening, i think it's a great idea. >> president trump's bid and birthright citizenship that also faced another legal setback. this time a federal appeals court refused to reinstate the trump administration's order that sets the stage for a possible showdown at the us supreme court. >> federal workers were among those protesting the cuts by elon musk's doge right outside a tesla showroom last night in san francisco. >> layoffs, cutbacks there. the worst. >> time to put the people first. >> layoff cutbacks. they're the worst. >> a large crowd gathered on van

ness last night. they say they want to send the message that these federal layoffs are illegal, and part of a deliberate strategy to dismantle public services and replace them with for profit corporate control. >> this is not the time to be obedient, not like those spineless folks in congress that's being obedient to president musk. [applause] this is this is the time for us to continue to fight, to be out here. and we will win. [music] we will prevail. >> yeah. >> organizers say support from labor unions will be critical to pressure the government to protect federal workers. well, we are paying more for gas, especially here in the bay area. in eight of the nine bay area counties, the average cost has surpassed $5 a gallon. that's according to triple a. napa county is now averaging 520 a

gallon. only solano county is below that $5 mark, but just barely at 4.97 a gallon. energy analysts say the spike is partially because of the fire at the martinez refinery earlier this month. it accounts for about 10% of the state's refining capacity. some drivers say they look for gas stations that have deals. >> 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. >> according to triple a, the national average is 3.17. california's average is 4.85 a gallon. >> yikes. all right. time is 638. we're going right back to sal castaneda getting the latest on our commute. sam. >> all right. dave and pam, good morning to you both. we're looking at fog on highway four and also some slow traffic from leverage to highway two. 42 or not. not quite the 242, but almost. and once you get there, it looks good. 680 is fine for

martinez to alamo and all the way to san ramon. that looks good. a little slowing in richmond on 80. it's been kind of slow getting going, and i'm not complaining at all. the bay bridge is not quite backed up to the maze, so maybe there's something going on on a thursday where maybe 2% of people are not going, but so far, so good. cross your fingers. 638 here's a man who doesn't need any luck. he's always just skilled at what he does. mr. steve paulson. >> thank you sir. you're too kind, my friend. i appreciate that, all right. reminds me of a punch line of a joke. so far, so good, but i can't. i can't say it on the air. all right, we do have a quiet pattern. it will be sunny today. there's some fog again out towards concord. buchanan, highway four. i've mentioned it south. mentioned it. maybe where you are as well. but majority are okay. there's concord a quarter mile, which is the worst of the bunch. although hayward at one time had some, livermore had some as well. half moon bay and i know there's been some on i-80, but i think we're

okay unless you're heading south. watsonville, a quarter mile visibility, maybe down to the monterey peninsula, santa clara valley, gilroy, hollister, watch out for some of that tule fog. we're getting late in the season, almost. you get to march and usually kind of disappears here. 42 in concord, 42 in livermore. hayward is in there. walnut creek is in there. san anselmo, petaluma and santa rosa, low 40s. menlo park at 41 degrees, san carlos 43. can we find any 30s? yes. point reyes station and middletown, kelseyville and upper lake. they're cold but low 40s for many. o fairfax just dipped to 39 and then 4849. tiburon and sausalito, point reyes in there as well. jackpot. 21 south lake tahoe and truckee with 27. in reno, they had a little bit of snow. their snowpack is doing okay. february has been kind. january was not, but so far so good here as we like to say. mount shasta 35, winnemucca 34, and ely at 31 degrees. but get ready. temps are on their way up and now there will be considerable cloudiness spilling over, especially north, as we head into the weekend and early next week. but all signs say temperatures are in the upper 60

to 70 as we head to the weekend. there will still be probably some rain. lake county, mendocino county north, but in my forecast zone, most of it will be not the case. sunny for all. a little breeze picking up which should help reduce some of the moisture. so i think it will just be clear and cold tonight. 60 on the temps and if you like 70 degree temps they're on their way this weekend. >> thank you steve. the state water board released a plan to distribute hundreds of millions of dollars, originally set aside to expand los vaqueros reservoir in contra costa county. the $1.5 billion project fell apart nearly six months ago because of rising costs, environmental restrictions and disagreements among water agencies. the board of the california water commission is reportedly leaning towards dividing the funds and giving the money to six other water storage projects that could include the pacheco reservoir, proposed for the hills in southern santa clara county north of highway 152. >> our time now, 641. we're already seeing higher water levels in some california

reservoirs because of last week's storms across the board. storage capacity looks good. recent measurements from the california data exchange center says folsom lake is at 70% capacity, lake shasta at 78%, lake oroville and the new melones reservoir are in great shape at 84 and 80%, respectively. all of those numbers are well above their historical average for this time of the year, and those levels are expected to go even higher once snow melt comes down to reservoirs in the spring. well, part of the 49ers are up for sale. we'll tell you how much it

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to some of the stories we're following for you this morning. the coroner has identified the body of a skier found in the backcountry of south lake tahoe. the family of 46 year-old frederick dross reported him missing on monday. but due to treacherous conditions, searchers did not find his body until yesterday. authorities believe his death was accidental. >> again, here are some of the other stories we're following.

the santa santa rosa school district plans to close three elementary schools to help offset a multimillion dollar budget deficit. the school board also plans to hold more hearings to talk about closing middle schools and high schools. >> nvidia unveiled this morning a new artificial intelligence platform that teaches people how to use american sign language. the santa clara based company is partnering with the american society for deaf children to create a new teaching tool called signs. signs will be released later this year. >> time is now 645 in san francisco. celebrity chef tyler florence has moved his cafe out of san francisco's union square, and it comes less than two years after he signed a three year deal and getting a grant from the city to open two new cafes. now, his departure is raising some questions about the initial deal with tyler, florence and the future of union square. florence opened the locations back in 2023. at the time, he said he wanted to be a part of

the neighborhood's economic recovery. some leaders were wary of that deal when it was made, they said. the $440,000 grant was instead supposed to fill empty businesses between geary and market. >> i hope that the mayor really holds rec and park and the office of economic development accountable, and asked tough questions and gets real answers and structures future leases in a way where folks like tyler florence will be held accountable. >> now the local bakery, be patisserie, moved into the space during the chinese new year and the nba all-star weekend. the rec and parks department has said that pop-up was a success. they look forward to working with them on a longer term deal. >> several u.s. airlines want to end a new rule offering consumer protections to passengers with wheelchairs. now, american, delta, jetblue, southwest and united airlines formed a group and issued a court filing. the

group is looking to overturn the department of transportation's rule on increasing penalties for mobility devices that get lost or damaged. they argue that the rule is unlawful, and the agency does not have the authority to enforce it. >> our time now. 647 the trump administration is boycotting a meeting of g20 foreign ministers this week in south africa. the members of donald trump's cabinet, including secretary of state marco rubio, say they won't be going after president trump signed an executive order cutting aid and assistance to the government of south africa. president trump says white south africans who are descendants of mainly dutch colonial settlers, are being targeted by a new law that lets the government seize private land. >> g20 depend is a voluntary membership grouping. so if the an important country like the united states looks like it's not participating, that's a negative sign. and so it's

possible that it's more theater than substance, but it's a concerning development. >> now the g20 summit is scheduled for this november in south africa, consisting of the european union and 19 countries representing the world's biggest economies. the theme this year is solidarity, equality and sustainability. >> the san francisco 49ers are exploring the possibility of selling a minority stake in the team. now they're considering a sale of up to 10% of the franchise. it's unclear if the team will seek a private equity firm or other investors, such as wealthy individuals or families. reports say the york family, which owns the team, is hoping to value the franchise at about $9 billion. that puts the price at about $900 million for that 10% stake. >> well, now this story is just for pam cook. a man from san francisco is home again after completing one of the toughest athletic competitions in the world. he's 45 year old chris dell. he ran seven marathons in

seven days on seven continents and won the world marathon challenge. many people wonder, how is this possible? not only physically possible, but the logistics of getting everywhere with the travel schedule. >> a lot of credit really goes to the organizers of the event. i mean, they manage a lot of the logistics in terms of the permits, the language differences, organizing the charter flight, which is customized to allow this route in order to basically hit the seven continents in seven days. i would say the hardest part was probably the recovery in between each of the races, because especially after the second or third marathon, you realize you still had about 4 or 5 marathons to go. your body is pretty wiped out. >> roberto gonzalez could do that anyway. mr. adel says the runners depended on a diet of are you ready? chicken mcnuggets and gatorade for a week? >> i would need a lot more than

that. sonoma county lawmaker wants to recognize bigfoot. remember bigfoot? santa rosa assemblyman chris rogers introduced a bill that would designate bigfoot as california's official state cryptid. that's a creature people believe to be real but has not been proven to exist. some people over the years swear they have spotted bigfoot or sasquatch is often called in the redwood forests of northern california. if approved, bigfoot would join other state symbols. by the way, the grizzly bear, california's official animal, the desert tortoise. the state reptile. so bigfoot could be the state cryptid. >> what do you say? >> i, my nephew, very much believed in bigfoot and went searching for him and some of the areas of marin county when he was young and visiting. all right. >> okay. we don't have to search for sal because he's right there. he's watching our commute. how's it look? >> it looks okay. it's beginning to fill in a little bit. for example, at the bay bridge. now, the backup is from the macarthur

maze. so it was a little lighter earlier, but now it's kind of filled in. it's still not terrible. and there have been no problems reported on the bridge. san mateo bridge is also moderately heavy this morning. we still have slow traffic on highway four. steve and i have been mentioning some of the fog there, so you might run into it. it is backed up from leverage all the way out to willow pass at 651. let's talk about today's weather. here's steve. >> and that's what i'm going to start with, sal. we'll start with that here because fog is being reported again. highway four concord with a quarter mile visibility. you see some of that sneaking back in right there. so watch out if you're near concor. buchanan i'm sure you'll clear it pretty fast. other locations have some fog, but that seems to be the thickest that we've seen so far. 39 now san anselmo. i knew we'd get a couple in their 30s for only a few 40s for most, a couple of 50s in there. if napa airport's 52, they must have a breeze or something. there's no way orinda has now dropped to 39 degrees. pinole is

also now at 39 degrees. pinole, little valley there. i mean, they can get cold air drainage. dublin at 4041 walnut creek and alamo if we had 40 and 50. if you get that fog, then it's probably held up a little bit. 21 both the truckee south lake tahoe and 39 arcata. ukiah. 38 plenty of 30s up in lake county as well, with 40s and 50s down to southern california. also some fog around highway one down towards watsonville. i should add. everything says we're ready to go for sunshine and warmer temps that starts today will carry us into the weekend. there will be considerable cloudiness, especially north of marin county, but i think the rain line is about lake county, mendocino county north. there will be a lot north, but we're not expecting much of anything for the rest of february. it's kind of the way it's looking so you can let the sunshine in sunny for all. a little breeze maybe later on, but temps are on their way up 60. i want it warmer. okay, well, we'll do that. if it isn't tomorrow, it will be on the weekend with 70 for some. >> all right, steve, thank you. well, eggs. tons of them are coming to the united states from turkey. we'll tell you more about this, this deal to fill up

our egg demands and supplies. right now, though, let's check in with gasia mikaelian. see what's coming up in the 7:00 hour. mornings on two. good morning guys. >> good morning dave. he played eight seasons in the nfl, including a brief stint with the oakland raiders, but his off the field activities are now making national headlines. what happened at a city council protest before he was hauled away by police? then what? delta airlines is offering passengers in hopes of making things a little better after they su ered that terrible

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zone two is now 656 new this morning. hamas has handed over the bodies of four hostages to the red cross. these bodies are believed to be those of an 83 year old israeli captive, a 32 year old mother and her two children, one who was four years old. another was only nine months old. israel says investigators will need to conduct forensic tests to confirm exactly who they are. hamas captured all four of the hostages during the october 7th attack on israel in 2023. well, the country of turkey has started exporting almost 15,000 tons of eggs here to the us. as the bird flu outbreak has caused egg prices, as you know, to skyrocket. the shipments began

earlier this month. they will continue until july. this comes as the u.s. has been trying to reduce and the bird flu since it was detected in dairy cattle last march. since then, it has spread to 17 different states. turkey is among the world's top ten egg exporters. this deal is expected to generate about $26 million in revenue for turkey. time is now 657. in the south bay, people at san jose state took part in a special day of remembrance marking the japanese internment during world war two. it was 83 years ago when president roosevelt issued an executive order authorizing 120,000 japanese americans to be held in prison camps. san jose state's own uchita hall, formerly the men's gym, was a processing center for santa clara county. the speakers at yesterday's event said it's important to remember the past

and to stand up against racial injustice. >> i think that the day of remembrance, we're all here to celebrate the enduring strength and resilience of the japanese american community. we're here to heal from the trauma of racial injustices carried out by the stroke of a pen. >> now, the san jose city council presented a commendation to the san jose state center for asian pacific islander student empowerment for continuing this annual program. our time's now 659. right now, authorities in monterey county are keeping a close eye on the battery storage plant in moss landing after a flare up at that location. it was reported earlier this week at the vistra plant. now, last month, a huge fire at that plant sparked. monterey county says the flare up ignited under a pile of rubble that had previously burned and quickly intensified. officials say the fire burned out yesterday

morning, and advisories to keep doors and windows closed were lifted yesterday afternoon. >> the fire remains under control and the building is being monitored by personnel for any signs of a rekindle. >> the epa says so far they haven't seen any signs of bad or adverse health effects from the smoke. >> two bay area school districts facing large budget deficits take steps to close schools. how soon hundreds of students will have to find a new place to go to school? [music] plus. >> unfortunately, it's clear that this council does not listen. so instead, i'm going to take my time to say what maga has stood for these past three weeks. >> a former punter in the nfl lashes out against president trump. what the retired player said before police removed him from the room. then what many see as an antidote to the grind. we'll take you inside an oakland studio where people are getting their hands dirty in ways most of us haven't done since preschool. why? they say it's the