max darrow actually tagged along with the coast guard on a training flight. give you a look at the critical work they do in the aftermath of big storms. it all starts with coordination from the ground. max darrow will actually be in the air giving us that bird's-eye view. that is a pretty cool story. looking forward to that one. >> talk about a bumpy ride! with some of those wind events, it is rough enough on the ground. if you are over the water where there is nothing to slow down the wind? boy. i'm glad we are hopefully past that. >> a little bit. we have a little bit, and during the home opener of the giants game. >>> right. we have a chance for showers early tomorrow. i don't think the giants home opener will be postponed or even delayed. it might be a little bit damp. it will be fine. you are not going to melt. let's take a look at what's happening out there. there is rain on the way tonight. some of the rain is trying to follow the north bay. the bulk of the heavy rain will miss us hundreds of miles to the north, but we are seeing moisture on first aler

so, our dennis o'donnell max darrow went along for a training flight. >> reporter: conditions lieutenants joel and daniel have dealt with a lot lately. >> we have it visibility restriction. >> reporter: inland flooding and other conditions have kept whitaker and the coast guard busy. they say search and rescue efforts in london on the coastland inland and on the coastal area -- people have gone missing from as far north as the -- and even down the coastline as well. >> reporter: a series of survey flights were recalled after the first atmospheric river this year. >> there are areas of the river where drainage is poor. there were entire roads sucked away. >> reporter: at whitaker says the mission has been a bit different than what they usually see this time of year. >> when the river comes through -- when an atmospheric river comes through this is a very different circumstance. the landscape is unsettled. people are experiencing a phenomenon that may not come through here very often. >> reporter: commander kelly higgins, the operations officer at the air station says that while they routin

max darrow took a trip to the sierra nevada to give us a look. >> reporter: just beyond the reservoirtled in the foothills of the sierra nevada lies key infrastructure in supplying muff of the bay area with water, but some of that infrastructure ise 10year-old 1 tunnel on its route to the bay area, which is why randy anderson is taking us up into the foothills. >> it's a large project, but we're able to rehabilitate it instead of having to build a brand-new tunnel. >> reporter: anderson is the project manager for the mountain tunnel improvements project which began in 2021. >> we're about 40% complete. >> reporter: the main purpose of the project is to restore and repair the outdated tunnel. katie miller, the director of water capital programs, says neglecting this wouldn't bode well. >> 85% of the water supply for 2.8 million people in the bay area comes from hetch hetchy reservoir and all of that water passes through the mountain tunnel. if this tunnel failed or collapsed, it would take us probably more than a year to repair it, which would mean we wouldn't be able to provide water

here is max darrow. >> reporter: with his regular safeway on the corner of the -- and fisherman's wharfs will still look a lot different. >> now i had to spend money to go elsewhere to shop. >> he is use to being able to walk to the store. >>now had to market street, or down there just to shop. >> even though there are other grocery options, he says he shops it safeway for the prices. >> now i had to spend an extra one dollar or two dollars to go somewhere for shop. >> it is expensive, but i love living here. >> the grocery store has been a part of the community for decades. he says the concern sanders told us about our shared by many in the area. >> about 20,000 residents within a half-mile of the story. for those families, for those seniors, it will be more difficult to get affordable groceries. for residents in the neighborhood, particularly the hundreds of units of low income housing across the street, it is a big problem. >> unlike some other store closures, safeway does not attribute this closure to crime concerns. a spokesperson tells us the decision to close the store is and one

max darrow took a trip to the sierra nevada to give us a deeper look. >> reporter: just beyond the hills of the sierra nevada lies key infrastructure to supply much of the bay area with water. but some of the infrastructure is old, like the 100-year-old tunnel which is a key conduit for the water flow . this is why randy anderson is taking us into the foothills. >> it is a large project, but we are able to rehabilitate it instead of building a brand-new tunnel. >> reporter: anderson is the project manager for the improvement project which began in 2021. >> we are 40% complete. >> reporter: the purpose of the project is to restore and update the outdated tunnel. katie miller, the director of water capital programs says that neglecting this would not bode well. >> 80% of the water supply for 2.8 million people comes from hetch hetchy reservoir. all of this comes through the mountain tunnel. if this failed or collapsed it would take us more than a year to repair it, which would mean that we would not be able to provide water to the bay area. that would be catastrophic. >> reporter: to achie

our max darrow explains. >>> it's going to take time to adjust. >> reporter: victoria approaches every every conversation with compassion. something she says is incredibly important especially when interacting with people who are homeless and those who once were. >> just because they are less fortunate doesn't mean they don't deserve to hit that reset button again. >> reporter: alongside david johnson, they make up the san mateo police department's new two-person homeless outreach team. but they are not officers and they do not do enforcements. they work to connect people to resources to help them find shelter and stability. >> we have several people living up he and right now they're not here. we're doing a followup to try to get them some services. >> spend some time with them and you will see. >> reporter: their constant presence has helped them build a good report with many people they interact with on a daily basis. making more than 2 it 00 contacts with them. and their interactions vary to rides, appointments, even court appearances. >> and we will offer shelter. most of them res

as max darrow reports, people who rallied today are worried that the new district attorney will pursue lesser sentences. >> reporter: signs held at a rally to show support for jaspe wu's family and to protest pamela price. two-year-old jasper wu was killed by stray gunfire in what has been described as a gun battle between rival gangs on 8080 in oakland back in 2021. the suspects are due in court this month but the people who showed up for this rally and the wu family are concerned that the new district attorney will not prosecute the suspects to the fullest extent of the law. amon those in attendance was virginia, who, like husband kevin, was murdered by a senseless act of gun violence i oakland in 2021. >> we need justice so that this type of senseless, senseless crime can stop. >> reporter: they said the suspects are facing serious charges and will be held accountable. however, in march, the d.a. ordered her office to stop extending prison time unless they get support from a supervisor. in a statement, the d.a. office said it has not mad decisions regarding this case. they share the

max darrow has this story. >> this is a piece of psychology. >> reporter: it's a routine challenge for most juniors and high schools including brian blair. but his regular appointments with the textbooks grows tougher by the day. >> i don't know if you notice, but when i first opened the textbook, they would get this close just to see the numbers and the letters and the font will get much smaller. and so usually they take pictures on the phone. and the disease. but he's legally blind in his right eye. >> it is now sitting at 2,400. >> his lefte eye is not far behind. >> that one now is at 2,100. 2,200 is legally blind. >> reporter: he perceives light, but everything is blurry. >> the doctors, they said that out of all the cases they've seen with my disease, the fastest degenerating one. >> the first half of his junior year, life was normal. he was a strong student and a standout wrestler. >> my entire life up until ing very we, d doing very well in school. >> reporter: just bringing in 2023, he woke up in the middle of the night with the migraine and blurry vision and fell back asleep

our max darrow was there. >> reporter: three men in custody for the killing of jasper wu. but the people who showed up today are concerned that the new district attorney will pursue lesser sentences for the suspects. >> justice for jasper. >> reporter: we are angry. justice for jasper. and too young to die. signs were held at a rally to show support for jasper wu's family and to protest alameda county district attorney, pamela price. 2-year-old jasper wu was killed by stray gunfire described as a battle between rival gangs back in 2021. the suspects are due in court this month, but the people who showed up for the rally and the wu family are concerned that the new district attorney will not prosecute the suspects to the fullest extent of the law. among those in attendance, was murdered in an act of senseless violence in oakland in 2021. >> we need justice so this type of senseless crime can stop. >> reporter: in a pre-recorded video, district attorney price said the suspects are facing serious charges and will be held accountable. however in march, the d.a. ordered her off

max darrow reports, business owners are hoping to cash in on the team's success. >> reporter: as he finishes the recipe for this cocktail, john king hopes the worriers find a recipe for a deep playoff run. >> as a fan, you know, i would love to see it and more than that, it just means more games. >> reporter: that translates to put traffic for his business at water tavern, just a few blocks from chase center. >> you can feel the burn of covid. so we need it. we needed and we are really appreciative of it. >> reporter: he said playoff basketball gives a boost to the bottom line and to the members of his team. >> we can pay down some debts, you know, that definitely helps. most importantly, where it helps is the staffs. the kitchen staff, can get extra hours. the front of the house staff, we are adding staff for event days, otherwise we would have more of a skeleton crew. >> reporter: at mission bay wine and cheese, eric miller is not ready to pour when out for the season just yet. >> those game days are a real big moneymaker for us, for sure. >> reporter: specifically at his other location at

as max darrow shows us, the strategy involves two people who are not cops. >> it is going to take time to adjust. >> reporter: victoria approaches every interaction and conversation with compassion, something she says is incredibly important, especially when interacting with people who are homeless and those who once were. >> just because they are less fortunate doesn't mean that they don't deserve to hit that reset button again. >> reporter: she spends her days on the streets of san mateo alongside david johnson. they make up the san mateo police department two-person homeless outreach team. they are not officers and they do not do enforcement. they try to make sure that unhoused people in the city don't fall through the cracks. they worked to connect people to resources that can help them to find shelter and stability. >> we have several people living up here. right now they are not here, so we are doing a follow-up to see if we can give them some services. >> reporter: spent some time with them and you will see that they can be persistent. >> we show up and we continue to show up ev

max darrow explains. >> reporter: with his regular safeway at the border of north beach and fisherman'srf closing for good, shepard sanders trips to the grocery store will look a lot different. >> got got to spend money to go elsewhere to shop here >> reporter: he usedto being able to walk to the door. >> now i've got to catch the bus way to market street or at the embarcadero tattoo shop. >> reporter: even though there the neighborhood, he says he shop that safely because of the prices. >> got got to spend an extra dollar to go somewhere else to shop. >> reporter: after all, living in san francisco? been part of the decades but i for decades. danny sauter with north beach neighbors set the concerns sanders told us about our shared within those in the area. >> for those families, those seniors, it's going to be more difficult to get affordable groceries all of a sudden. for residents in the neighborhood, particularly for the hundreds of units of low income housing across the street , it's a big problem. >> reporter: unlike other store closures in san francisco, safeway does not attribut

max darrow explains. >> reporter: with his regular safeway on the border of north beach and fisherman's wharf closing its doors for good, sheppard sanders' trips to the grocery store will soon look a lot different. >> now i have to spend money to go elsewhere to shop! >> reporter: he is used to bein able to walk to the store. >> it will be tough, because no i have to catch the bus to market street or the embarcader to shop. >> reporter: sanders says that he shops at safeway because of the prices. >> now i have to spend an extra dollar or two to go somewhere else to shop. living here is really expensive but i love living here. >> reporter: the grocery store has been part of the community for decades. danny says the concern that sanders told us about our shared by many in the area. >> it is about 20,000 residents within a half-mile of this store. for these families and seniors, it will be more difficult to get affordable groceries all of a sudden. for residents in the neighborhood, particularly the units of low income housing across the street, it is a big problem. >> reporter: unlike som

max darrow talked to some businesses in mission bay who hope to keep cashing in on the team and their success. >> reporter: as he finishes the recipe for this cocktail, john king hopes the warriors find a recipe for a redeeming playoff run. >> is a fan, you know, i love to see it. more than that, you know, that just means : at anto more foot traffic for his business, atwater tavern, which is just a few blocks away from chase center. >> we can still feel the burn of covid, so we need it. we are really appreciative of it. >> reporter: he says that playoff basketball gives a boost to his bottom line and the members of his team, too. >> we can pay down some debts. it definitely helps. most importantly, where it helps is the staff. the kitchen staff can coming out, get extra hours. the front of the house staff, we are adding staff for event days where otherwise we would have more of a skeleton crew. >> reporter: at mission bay wine and cheese, eric miller is not yet ready to pour one out for the warriors' season just yet. specifically at his other location, at tribe city and at chase cente

the season has been cut short to protect wildlife, but as max darrow shows us, some here on land areed they will be left out to dry. >> reporter: the early conclusion of the commercial crab season may have a bigger impact than you realize. it has an effect on the crab fisherman, then it affects the restaurants and businesses that sell crab, and in turn that has an effect on the crab consumer. if paul gets you inside his restaurant -- >> come on in. >> reporter: you will see different chapters of fisherman wharf history on display. >> we have been on the wharf since 1915. >> reporter: and you will notice crab has a place in each one. >> joe dimaggio with his best friend. this has always been the thing. >> reporter: but the days of selling freshly caught crab, for this season at least, are coming to an end about two months earlier than usual after getting started about a month later than usual. the department of fish and wildlife is ending commercial crab season in the region on saturday in order to minimize entanglement risk for whales off the coast. it means he won't get to source cr

. >> max darrow shows is the impact on people living in low income housing. >> reporter: with the safewaysing its doors for good, sheppard sanders's trips to the grocery store will soon look different. >> now i have to spend money to go elsewhere to shop. >> reporter: he is used to being able to walk to the store. >> it's going to be tough, because now i have to catch the bus just to shop. >> reporter: even though there are other grocery stories in the neighborhood, he says he shops at safeway because of the prices. >> now i have to spend an extra dollar or two to go somewhere else to shop. >> reporter: after all, living in san francisco -- >> it's really expensive, but i love living here. >> reporter: the grocery store has been part of the community for decades. neighbors say the concerns are shared by many in the area. >> about 20,000 residents within half a mile of this store and for those families, for those seniors, it will be more difficult to get affordable groceries. for residents in the neighborhood, particularly for the hundreds of units is a big problem. >> reporter: unlike oth

max darrow talked to some businesses in mission bay who hope to keep cashing in on the team and theircess. >> reporter: as he finishes the recipe for this cocktail, john king hopes the warriors

our max darrow has been talking with first republic customers at the branch in burlingame about their bank on the brink. >> reporter: today, first republic bank customers prepared for the worst as the bank teeters on the verge of collapse. this was not a trip to the bank mario was eager to take but one he and his family deemed to be necessary. >> we're going to withdraw some money. you know. and move it to wells fargo. >> reporter: he is preparing for the possibility that the bank is going to go under and into fdic receivership. >> stock price is gone through the base. >> reporter: during last month's banking crisis which saw the collapse of silicon valley bank and signature bank, first republic customers pulled more than $100 billion in deposits out of the bank. they had nearly $233 billion in asset under management as of march 31st. >> the word is they might close down next week. >> the basic problems the banks have been facing are generally the same for all banks. >> reporter: dr. julian vogel is an assistant professor of finance at san jose state university. >> receivership is bas

as max darrow reports, people who rallied yesterday are worried the new district attorney will pursue lesser sentences. >> yes. >> reporter: signs were held at the rally to show support for the family of jasper wu and against district attorney in alameda county, pamela price. two-year-old jasper wu was killed by stray gunfire in a gun battle between rival gangs on 880 in oakland in 2021. the suspects are due in court this month. the people who showed up and the wu family are concerned that the new district attorney will not prosecute the suspects to the fullest extent of the law. this woman had her husband murdered in an act of senseless violence in 2021. >> we need justice. this crime needs to stop. >> reporter: the district attorney said the suspects are facing serious charges and in march, the office was ordered to stop using gang and other enhancements to extend prison time and less to get approval from a supervisor. in a statement monday, they have not made decisions regarding the charges and they shared that information with the wu family. at the rally, stewart sent a message. >

max darrow reports that people are worried that the new district attorney will pursue lesser sentences. >> reporter: signs shows support for the family of jasper wu and to protest alameda county district attorney pamela price. two-year-old jasper wu was killed by stray gunfire in what has been described as a gun battle between rival gangs on 880 in oakland in 2021. the suspects are due in court but the people that showed up are concerned that the new district attorney will not prosecute the suspects to the fullest extent of the law and among those in attendance was a woman whose husband was murdered in oakland in senseless violence in 2021. >> this type of senseless crime needs to stop >> reporter: in a prerecorded video, the district attorney said the suspects face serious charges and will be held accountable but in march, the office was ordered to stop using gang enhancements to extend prison time unless they get approval from a supervisor. in a statement monday, the d.a.'s office said it has not made decisions regarding the charges in this case and they shared that information with

max darrow is talking to a branch in burlingame about their bank. >> reporter: first republic bank customers prepared for the worse as it teeters on collapse. this is not a trip to the bank he was eager to take but one that he and his family deemed necessary. >> we will withdraw money and move it to wells fargo. >> reporter: he is preparing for the possibility that the bank will go under and into fdic receivership. >> the stock price has gone through the basement. >> reporter: during last month's banking crisis which saw the collapse of silicon and signature bank, first republic pulled 100 billion in deposits out of the bank. according to company figures, first republic had 233 billion in assets under management march 31st. >> word is they may close down next week. >> the basic problems the banks are facing are generally the same for all banks. >> reporter: dr. julian vogel is assistant professor of finance. >> a receivership is the fdic coming in and handling the failed bank, selling the assets of the bank to them meet the obligations of the bank such as the people that have $250,000 or les

max darrow took a trip to give us look in the sierra nevada. >> reporter: just beyond the don pedro reservoirtled in the foothills of the sierra nevada lies key infrastructure in supplying much of the bay area with water. but some of that infrastructure is old. like the 100-year-old, 19-mile long mountain tunnel a key conduit for the hetch hetchy water flow on the route to the bay area. which is why randy anderson is taking us up into the foothills. >> it's a large project. but we're able to rehabilitate it instead of having to build a brand new tunnel. >> reporter: anderson is the project manager for the mountain tunnel improvements project which began in 2021. >> we're about 40% complete. >> reporter: the main purpose of the project is to restore and repair the outdated tunnel. katie miller e rector of water capital programs says neglecting this wouldn't bode well. >> 85% of the water supply for 2.8 million people in the bay area comes from hetch hetchy reservoir. and all of that water passes through the mountain tunnel it. if this tunnel failed or collapsed, it would take us probably more

they say the move is designed to protect marine wildlife but as max darrow shows us, there is growing concern about the impact for crabbers and restaurants. >> reporter: thoroughly and it could have a bigger impact than you realize and it has an effect on the crab fisherman and then it affects the restaurants and businesses that sell crab and then, in turn, that has an affect on the crab consumer. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: if paul gets you inside his restaurants -- >> come on in. there is rob. >> reporter: you will see different chapters of fisherman's wharf history on display. >> we have been here since 1915. >> reporter: you will notice crab has a place in each one. >> that was his best friend. he is hauling benjamin crab. >> reporter: but for the season , it is coming to an end about two months earlier than usual after getting started about a month later than usual. the department of fish and wildlife is ending seasons on saturday in order to minimize entanglement risks for whales off the coast. the change means he will not get to source his locally until next season. >> a

as max darrow shows us, there is restrants.re: the early and may have a bigger impact than you realize. it has an effect on the crab fishermen and then it affects the restaurants and businesses that sell crab and, in turn, that has an affect on the crab consumer. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: if he gets you inside his restaurant -- >> you will see rob. >> reporter: there are different chapters of fisherman's wharf history on display. >> we have been here since 1915. >> reporter: you will notice crab has a place in each one. >> he is my best friend and this has always been the thing. >> reporter: his days of selling freshly caught crab for this season are coming to an end about two months earlier than usual after getting started about a month later than usual. the department is ending commercial crab season in the region on saturday in order to minimize entanglement risk for whales off the coast. the change means he will not get to source his crab locally until next season. >> the price goes absolutely through the roof. in today's environment, it is not fun to raise prices. >> repo

as max darrow reports he's doing what he can now to get the life-saving drug into people's medicine cabinets>> reporter: isy ne. not enough jesse from trying to prevent tragedy in his community. >> i think it's something everybody should have in their medicine cabinet. >> reporter: jesse is handing out the opioid reversal drug narcan to his neighbors. on this day, that included dill lynn ams. >> i thought this would be a good thing for you to have in your medicine cabinet. >> reporter: he doesn't take pain pills frequently, dillon does have a prescription for them. he says narcan is the type of thing he'd rather have and not need than need and not have. >> having this just more accessible is -- extremely important. >> reporter: jesse is turning pain into purpose. >> he was about 3 there. >> reporter: holds on tight to memories of his son gabriel who died of accidental fentanyl overdose four years ago at 18 years old. >> he took a pill he thought was xanax and it had fentanyl in it and he dropped dead. >> reporter: he doesn't want another family to go through what his has. >> breaks my heart.