ktvu is betty yu live tonight in the newsroom. and, betty, some heated emotions coming from certain residents. >> that's right. mike, many oakland residents and business owners tonight were visibly upset because they feel that the police department's pursuit policy is just too strict and it contributes to a rise in crime. this comes after governor gavin newsom urged the city to loosen its restrictions on police chases. >> every single oakland citizen is being affected by this no chase policy because of all these businesses are closing down. are these criminals just getting away with it? >> frustrated, oaklanders called for changes to oakland's police pursuit policy, which they argued is too restrictive. before a town hall hosted by the police commission, where is public safety in this discussion? the current policy, which was implemented about ten years ago, restricts officers from pursuing suspects unless they have a gun or are involved in forcible violent crimes such as a carjacking or murder. last september, the police commissi

[music] >> plus i'm betty yu. coming up, i'll take you inside a highly anticipated one of a kind sale happening in the east bay. [music] >> it's going to be a chilly one tonight and kind of mild. the rest of this week with a chance of rain in the five day forecast. we'll take a look at that. see you back here after the break. >> and let's give you a live look at interstate 80 in emeryville, where it's a busy time. right now. there is a six vehicle crash on eastbound 80 just west of buchanan, and that did cause a major backup. the chp says all but one lane has reopened, but it is still slow going. it will take a are you 50 or older? well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. why? if you're 50 or older even if you're healthy... you're 6 times more likely to be hospitalized. so, schedule at vaxassist.com. the future of cool, comfortable sleep is here. introducing the new sleep number climate cool smart bed. the only smart bed in the world that actively cools

ktvu is betty yu joins us live this morning from the spca in san francisco. good morning. >> good morning frank. that's right. the san francisco spca is really stepping up to help. right now. they are offering free puppy adoptions for the time being. and this is so that they can make room here at their shelter to receive adoptable animals from los angeles. this morning i'm joined by cris velasco and calypso. this adorable puppy is one of more than 50 available for adoption right now. good morning eric. >> good morning. >> tell me about calypso here in your arms. >> calypso is a three month old terrier mix. she actually came to us from tulare county, and she's been available for a little over a week. and still no one's come and scooped her up, which is nonsense. look at her. >> she. >> she likes the microphone, we can tell. and she's very calm, very sweet. now, more than 50 puppies are available right now. tell us about this trip that you have planned for southern california to pick up animals that are also ready to be adopted? >> yes, actually we have over 50

we have betty yu there joining us now live from oakland.ed no more beanie tiara now. >> i swapped it out. james. so we are getting a preview of today's preview sale. so i tried on this tiara, but check this out. this is the jewelry department. this is the fine jewelry cabinet. so we have tiffany and co. we have some 14 k pieces. there are rare cufflinks here. and an olympic coin set from 1983. really something for everyone. but i'm told this is one of the most popular sections of this elephant sale. and i'm joined white elephant sale, i should say. and i'm joined live by alison, who is co-chair of the jewelry department. alison, you yourself, you're wearing some unique pieces. tell me about those. >> well, rhinestone necklace, of course, from here in the earrings. and this lizard showed up here in the department several years ago. and i adopted him, took him home. >> you made it your own. now tell me. we have some trays here. just some of the items up for sale today. what are we looking at? >> well, sparkly. this is such a dark warehouse. a

ktvu is betty yu brings us a closer look at some of the events this evening, and many are eager to contribute. >> as the wildfires exploded in southern california, octavia restaurant, located at octavia and bush streets in san francisco, quickly recognized the urgent need for action. >> personally, i'm from southern california and a lot of us have like friends and family from southern california. so as it started to unfold, it became apparent that, like we needed to do something. >> the team, which had put its monthly saturday bake sales on hold, is bringing it back this weekend in a big way. the event, which is called saturday bake, will feature pastries, breads, pasta and sandwiches. all proceeds will go toward world central kitchens relief team, which is feeding thousands of evacuees and first responders on the ground. >> i think in restaurants like what we do is hospitality, and i think that doesn't just stop at serving people dinner. like taking care of people is what we do. >> the flour and water hospitality group, which includes flour and water in the mission, is also giving back. it's

. >> ktvu is betty yu is heading to the santa cruz wharf this morning in route. she'll have a live report during the next three hours of mornings on two. meanwhile, president jimmy carter's state funeral service will begin this morning back east. the 39th president remains are set to leave the phoebe sumter medical center, located in americus, georgia, in just a couple of minutes this morning. when his motorcade leaves the medical center, it will head through his hometown of plains, georgia. live. look at plains, georgia. this is where jimmy carter was born. as his wife, rosalyn. it is where the president and mrs. carter returned in their later years to a very small town of only about a 700 people there. now, mr. carter actually grew up just outside of that town, in a farm in archery, georgia. this is a look at his boyhood home and his humble beginnings way back in the 20s and 30s. that farm had no running water or electricity until his early teenage years in the late 30s. after stopping in plains, georgia. that motorcade will then travel to atlanta about 150 mil

ktvu betty yu is live tonight here in studio. and betty, you heard about their their goals for the city. >> that's right. mike, lauren taylor and renea webb said that they recognize the significant challenges oakland faces, from safety concerns to financial instability. they're confident that with their expertise, integrity and commitment, they can move oakland forward. >> if we vote for the same things that we have been voting for time and time again, we can expect the same results that we have been receiving. >> lauren taylor, a former city council member, small business owner and third generation oakland resident, spoke alongside supporters before he made his bid for mayor official on thursday. >> number one, when we talk about public safety, we have to make sure that we have enough officers on the ground to respond to emergencies quickly. oaklanders struggle to feel safe in our own city. >> taylor, who describes himself as a pragmatic progressive, lost to now, recalled mayor shang tao in the 2022 mayoral election by fewer tha

ktvu is betty yu has more tonight on the statewide effort to contain the flames. >> these rigs are going to be on your residential streets as the rapidly spreading pacific palisades fire rages out of control. >> fire crews in the bay area are standing by, ready to assist should the state's office of emergency services make the call for backup. >> we have specific engines that are prepared with wildland equipment, etc. around 30,000 residents scrambled to evacuate, creating gridlocked traffic that complicated evacuation efforts and forced many to abandon their cars and flee on foot. >> the majority of the head of the body of the fire has burned in various directions. we have zero containment on this fire, and so we have open front all around this fire, all the communities that surround this fire are in in a threat. and so because of that threat, it's difficult to pre-stage a fire engine at every single home. so it's a guessing game for us. >> cal fire's scu and ccu teams, which serves several bay area counties, shared photos on social media showing their firefighters supporting agencies l

ktvu betty yu has the latest from sonoma county. >> santa rosa police said they were called to a home on monarch court wednesday afternoon when they made the deadly discovery. it's located in a senior citizen community called valley vista. >> an associate of the family living out of state had not heard from anyone in the home for multiple days and requested to check the welfare. >> inside, they found four bodies. police have not released their identities or shared their relationship to each other. authorities said there was no threat to public safety and there are no outstanding suspects. it's unclear how the victims died. >> i did not hear gunshots. a neighbor had said that it was reported they had heard gunshots earlier. >> jerry shapiro lives nearby. >> i've never seen them. i've noticed the police have been out here a couple of times in the last few months to that resident talking to them for whatever disturbance, maybe. but i've never seen anybody come in or out. >> did you notice anything unusual at the home other than that? >> no. it's just always quiet. it seems empty, you kno

ktvu betty yu has more on the constitutional powers and limitations that the incoming president could face, as he takes action in the coming days. >> president elect trump said he's prepared to roll out a series of executive orders and other actions in the first days of his new administration. uc college of the law professor david levine expects a bold start. >> pardoning insurrectionists from january 6th, 2021. if he wants to pardon some or all of them. those are valid like that. nothing anybody can do about those because the pardon power is so clearly all powerful with respect to federal crimes, and it is totally within the purview of the president. that's at one end. at the other end, let's say he issues an executive order purporting to take away birthright citizenship. meaning if you are born in the united states, you are automatically a citizen of the united states. that goes back to the 14th amendment, that goes back to reversing the dred scott decision with respect to african-american slaves. and so the idea that he could change that with an executive order, i think, is extreme

ktvu is betty yu has been there all morning long and joins us now.ry busy. i love lion dancers behind you. i know that sound. >> and there will be several lion dancers this morning. you can hear the drums behind me. claudine, all of this gets underway at 10:00 this morning to celebrate ted or the lunar new year. and right now i'm joined by ruby. you are one of the co-captains of your lion dance team from cal usa. go bears, go bears. tell me, what does it take to be a great lion dancer? it takes. >> a lot of things, but mostly it takes spirit and heart of the lion. you're embodying this animal that's supposed to bring good fortune and protection. and you have to be there physically and mentally to bring that which is energy. it's animation. it's strength in your core stances and the discipline of martial arts that lion dance is rooted in. and it's the, the energy to, to really scare off those evil spirits and bring in the good fortune. >> to usher in all of that. good luck. now, you were just telling me that you participated in the festival last year.

ktvu betty yu joins us live tonight in studio. betty, the budget proposal here, coming after years of financial struggles in the state. >> that's right. mike. this is really a big turnaround for california, thanks in large part to positive stock market activity. but governor newsom said the state faces a lot of uncertainty. so right now, this plan essentially is just a placeholder. >> this effort is so impactful and so meaningful. >> on monday, governor newsom painted a bright picture of california's economy. previewing a $322 billion budget without a deficit, fueled by big stock market gains by california's wealthiest residents and previous spending cuts. >> we're also walking into headwinds radically different moment in u.s. history, world history, arguably, and as a consequence, we need to be prepared. >> he warned that the budget could change depending on president elect trump's trade tariff and immigration policies. california will have to wait to see if the incoming president will follow through on threats to revoke billions

ktvu betty yu is in our ktvu newsroom with all the details. betty.rning. >> good morning frank. the popular app may cut off its u.s. services tomorrow, affecting some 170 million americans, and many of them are content creators whose livelihoods depend on tiktok. now, all of this is happening because of a law that passed with bipartisan support in congress last year. u.s. lawmakers and officials have long raised concerns about the national security risks posed by tiktok's connections to china. the legislation that passed in congress required tiktok's chinese parent company, bytedance, to divest its stake in the app, or face being banned from the u.s. market. the law set a deadline of january 19th tomorrow, which is just one day before president elect trump takes office. david levine from uc college of the law joined our programing on friday and broke down the supreme court's unanimous ruling that found that the law does not violate the first amendment. >> really what they did is they said the national security concerns outweigh the first amendment ar

geoffrey yu of bny. i think we should rounded down. euro-dollar 1.03, lowe's we have not seen going back to november 2022. lisa: i was looking at the dollar index and how much it has outperformed and i think jeffrey summarized perfectly. it has been a story of european underperformance. now is a shift to bad news being baked in and the fed not cutting nearly as much as people think? you cannot have your cake and eat it too with respect to rate cuts, ongoing american exceptionalism, and potentially an economy that keeps delivering these types of stockings. -- these types of stock gains. jonathan: deutsche bank, only 2% believe u.s. growth will be below 1% in 2025. only 2% of respondents believe u.s. growth will be below 1% in 2025. that is the average expected in europe. that gives a decent sense of where expectations are for u.s. versus europe into the new year. lisa: which is the reason less bad was the emphasis of geoffrey yu. a much bad news has been baked into europe and how much good news has been baked into the u.s.? do we get a

john yu, nice to see you today and see how it goes this week.reads sports. >> dana: we're back, everybody. nfl playoff picture is coming into focus. >> first big goal. inside run toward gibbs. he will go to the goal line. number four on the night. a night to remember. >> dana: the detroit lions clinched the number one in the nfc beating minnesota. making a little history in the process here. >> five yards away from the 1 thousand yard record of rice. that's why they are looking to throw it here. he's done it. he ties it. >> dana: that's receiver mike evans tying rice for the 1 thousand yard season. the playoff bracket is locked and loaded. wild card games kick off on saturday. i looked up yesterday how are the broncos beating kansas city 31 to 0? i found out what happened. none of the starters of the kansas city played. >> bill: they sat them to rest them for the playoffs. >> dana: if you were the broncos would be embarrassed? >> bill: they looked good playing against their second time. >> dana: it's like the varsity playing the j.v. and celebra

to let in the 64 work earlier, we wish to do this but if he about these difficulte questions, how do yuis system and build more capacity? we haven't dealt with them very well on several parts including that one. >> new york city website between problems of scarcity. we have not enough people are to be. behindwh equilibrium, we are now population has declined since covid blocks away ridership was declined. how do you see the problems today? too much or not enough? that. >> too well and we can have this because we can't do any more people on the surface the city, don't want to be the other so so one important lesson, even the simplest thing takes a long time. a line of traffic and bicyclists or trying to put in place a bus line or something implementing during the pandemic is a great example and working king so later and now we are in this long process where we may not get the openha programs cities could have. a very long time and requires full-time assistance on the part of hundreds of activism in different areas. the other areas we tend not to think about things and places. you don't w

ktvu betty yu is live for us tonight on scene. and what are you seeing right now at this hour?ty? >> well, right now there is still police activity here on scene. mike, this is being investigated as a homicide case. and santa rosa police have confirmed that the discovery of four bodies, all adults, inside a home located behind me, just past the police crime scene tape. and that police cruiser there this afternoon. we are on monarch court now. at this time, police have not confirmed the cause of their deaths, but they said that there is no ongoing threat to public safety and there are no suspects that are being sought. the identities of these victims and their relationship to each other have not been released at this time. police say that this all started around 3 p.m, when they received a call from someone out of state requesting a welfare check. now, monarch court appears to be a pretty quiet residential street. neighbors tell us that this area is part of a senior citizen community called valley vista, and homicides like this are highly unusual for this neighborhood. >> any ti

betty yu ktvu, fox two news. >> now to the sierra, where nearly a foot of snow fell in the tahoe area this is video sent to us by palisades tahoe resort employees working today to shovel a fresh blanket of snow from a storm that hit yesterday. that storm brought with it some gusty winds that prompted the resort to close some of its chairlifts. check that out. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo here now with a look at the conditions. hi, mark. >> hi, there. christina. yeah. if you're lucky to be up in the sierra this weekend. perfect timing. some great snow. after the recent system that moved in to the bay area. and also in the sierra. you can see the snowpack tallies here. see the bulk of it favoring the northern sierra. 156% of average. so that's where the focus has been so far over the past couple of months. so statewide, the snowpack, you can see about 106% of average. so a nice start. we definitely need more. but looks like we're heading into a bit of a dry stretch into the weekend for the rest of the weekend and into next week. highs from today in the 50s to the lower 60s. somewhat o

ktvu betty yu heard about their goals for the city. >> if we vote for the same things that we have beening for time and time again, we can expect the same results that we have been receiving. >> lauren taylor, a former city council member, small business owner and third generation oakland resident, spoke alongside supporters before he made his bid for mayor official on thursday. >> number one, when we talk about public safety, we have to make sure that we have enough officers on the ground to respond to emergencies quickly. oaklanders struggle to feel safe in our own city. >> taylor, who describes himself as a pragmatic progressive, lost to now recalled mayor xiang tao in the 2022 mayoral election by fewer than 700 votes in oakland's ranked choice voting system. >> we need to restore trust instead of breaking it down. we need to create greater confidence in our system being able to deliver and not be distracted by all of these things, including potential corruption. >> renee webb, a former city staffer and elementary school educator, plans to file her paperwork friday. she, too, wants t

mike. >> betty yu live tonight in santa rosa. betty.nk you. >> and we want to go back now to our breaking news coverage. five people killed in a fire near altadena. >> ktvu zac sos rolled down into the area late this afternoon. he joins us live tonight. zach, what's the latest from the scene there? >> well, mike, the devastation really just hard to look at right now. we're standing right in front of what's left of someone's home. you can see their chimney. their car just where they left it. the strength of this fire. i mean, that speaks to it. the tires just completely melted into the ground. and this is not the only home on this block. i'm going to have my photographer just pan over across the street. one of a number of homes. you're seeing these flames. these are not active fires at the moment. what you're looking at is the gas mains essentially leaping up. and all along these blocks, that is what you're looking at. just the gas mains leaping up right now, home after home, completely gone. we have seen this all across the community of

in san francisco, betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> and thanks to your generosity. has been able to raise millions for california wildfire relief. if you're able to scan the qr code on the screen now or visit ktvu.com/wildfire help and make a financial donation to the red cross. >> big changes coming for fire protection in southern santa clara county. supervisors have unanimously voted to end a contract with cal fire and instead put fire services directly under county control. right now, people living outside of the county of the main cities of gilroy and morgan hill belong to the south santa clara county fire district, which means it is marked in green here on this map here, and has been serviced by cal fire since 1980. the union representing cal fire crews say more than 30 employees can now or could lose their jobs. >> absolutely opposed to the idea that 30 plus firefighters who have served our community with courage, distinction and distinction could be replaced by an annexation idea that is confusing, dangerous, expensive, expensive and reduces community protect

not going to happen. >> betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> and the inauguration ceremony begins at 9:00 in the morning. here. out west. noontime back east and we will have the pre inauguration events and complete coverage for you tomorrow throughout mornings on two. >> after a short lived shutdown, tiktok is back online in the united states, at least for now. tiktok began slowly restoring service of its popular app today after going dark last night. president elect donald trump says that he will pause a federal ban of the app with an executive order on his first day in office. >> require creativity. it's going to require a great deal making. i can't think of anybody better than president trump to be able to find some sort of negotiated solution. >> trump reportedly spoke with the chinese president over the weekend about working together on a solution, but legal experts say allowing tiktok to continue operating is a violation of the bipartisan law that was passed by congress. for tiktok's 170 million users, it was a wild weekend. the popular social media app shut down, briefly posting a

as ktvu betty yu reports tonight.y of them camped out for hours for that first crack at the annual white elephant sale. >> in the pre-dawn hours, dozens of people camped out to be among the first in line for preview day at the oakland white elephant sale on lancaster street. it's northern california's oldest and largest of its kind, hosted by the oakland museum women's board. for san jose resident lisa jones. it's a yearly tradition. >> i think it's the generosity of the community and the wonderful things that we find inside. >> seems like it's a communal experience. >> totally. we actually just met some new friends today. we're going to go in there and shop around with them. >> that's right. >> after doors opened, shoppers sprang into action. hundreds of thousands of donated items on sale have been sorted by nearly a thousand volunteers over the course of the last year. proceeds from the sale benefit the oakland museum of california. >> so much treasure in here. and it's just fun. you never know what you're going to

christina. >> betty yu live for us tonight in oakland. betty. thank you. new video tonight of a wild chase through sonoma and marin county, ending with the arrest of a felony suspect in san rafael. police released this video showing the suspect driving south on 101, in the northbound lanes in san rafael. this was just before two yesterday afternoon. sonoma county's henry one chopper followed that suspect, who was wanted out of rohnert park for a felony crime and assault of an officer. chp, in an effort to save lives, conducted traffic breaks preventing vehicles from driving onto north 101 in central san rafael. you can see that suspect identified as 36 year old casey beck, eventually driving toward the closure at the 101 580 split. and that is when a san rafael police officer used his patrol car to spin beck's vehicle. the maneuver worked, and officers jumped into action to the ground. >> stop the car while the car lay on the ground. on the ground right now. >> the suspect's car caught fire. one officer had to put it out with an extinguisher, while other o

as ktvu betty yu tells us, hundreds of people turned out for the festivities. lion dance performers from several college organizations put on a show on lucrecia avenue saturday morning, kicking off the tet parade in san jose. ruby chan, co-captain of uc berkeley's vietnamese student association, explained the significance of the tradition. >> you're embodying this animal that's supposed to bring good fortune and protection, and you have to be there physically and mentally to bring that which is energy. it's animation. >> after a 15 year hiatus, organizers from the nonprofit vietnamese american roundtable and the united vietnamese student association of norcal hosted the return of the parade. >> 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of saigon and the end of the vietnam war. so many of my generations parents, grandparents, ancestors came 50 years ago hoping to find a better life. the older generation starting to get older, to have less capacity for organizing. >> philip nguyen is leading the younger generation in preserving lunar new year customs. hundreds

ktvu betty yu live tonight in the newsroom with the story. betty. >> mike. this marks a major shift after two years of significant shortfalls. governor gavin newsom unveiled his budget proposal today, but this plan is essentially a placeholder until may. >> this effort is so impactful and so meaningful. >> on monday, governor newsom painted a bright picture of california's economy. previewing a $322 billion budget without a deficit, fueled by big stock market gains by california's wealthiest residents and previous spending cuts. >> we're also walking into headwinds radically different moment in us history, world history, arguably, and as a consequence, we need to be prepared. >> he warned that the budget could change depending on president elect trump's trade tariff and immigration policies. california will have to wait to see if the incoming president will follow through on threats to revoke billions in federal funding, which could affect health care and schools. >> what gavin newsom's budget that he's going to lay out later this week proposes is a budget t

ktvu betty yu shows us how a san francisco nonprofit is providing relief for shelters in l.a. that were already overwhelmed before the fires. >> the sf spca is quickly clearing space so it can receive adoptable dogs and cats from southern california in the coming days. that's why it's waiving all adoption fees, which would normally run around $400 for puppies. >> i think it really speaks to what we do in animal welfare. you know, we affect our community, but when we are able to support animals across the board and support other shelters, it really allows us to affect as many animals as possible. >> the goal is to take pressure off overburdened shelters in the los angeles area. for example, pasadena humane took in more than 300 animals due to evacuations, and its team is working around the clock to treat pets suffering from burns and injuries. many people could not evacuate to a location where they could bring their pets along. >> this trip that we're going on starting next monday. it is such a collaborative effort. we are gearing up to take in several cats and dogs that are al

. >> good evening, i'm betty yu. we'll get to today's inauguration coverage in just a minute. but first, we're learning more about that deadly crash involving multiple cars in san francisco. the driver who's been arrested as a suspect is a 66 year old man. witnesses say that driver is also responsible for a series of hit and run crashes at a nearby freeway off ramp. new tonight ktvu henry henry lee joins us in the studio with the latest details in this investigation. henry. >> well, betty, after allegedly hitting cars on that off ramp. authorities say that driver rammed a row of at least six cars stopped in traffic blocks away with deadly results. a man suspected of causing a deadly chain reaction crash at sixth and harrison in san francisco, now identified as 66 year old jia lin zhang. san francisco police arrested him on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, speeding and vandalism after he allegedly plowed a tesla model y into a row of cars stopped in traffic at about 6:00 sunday night, killing one person and a dog in one of the vehicles. seven others were hurt, including one

. >> reporter: nancy yu law owns a couple businesses, including this gift shop. she stuck it out during the pandemic when the streets were deserted. now the people are starting to come back, but she's happy to see a new mayor who she hopes will put an emphasis on safety and prosperity. >> sometimes we not raising our voice, but we always have that value. i don't really care which party, democrat or republican, as long as they know what we need and they serve what is needed. then i'm happy to vote with them. >> reporter: on wednesday the san francisco democratic central committee got a letter from the rose pak asian democratic club, a prominent political organization, saying the party was failing to meet the needs of the asian community. it said, "given this growing divide, we've made the difficult decision not to recharter with the san francisco democratic party. in fact, it will now know known as the rows pac asian american club, removing the word democratic from its name." >> so i can see there's a tremendous, you know, attitude change. people are willing to co

this is a very safe community, so having a call like this is quite unusual in santa rosa. >> betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> mental health experts say the devastation in los angeles will not only take a mental toll on those directly impacted by the wildfires, but first responders, family members and people. even just watching the devastation as well. why? they say it is so important to explore those feelings now, instead of avoiding them. >> multiple wildfires are still causing devastation in communities like this one all across the l.a. area. i'm connor hanson in pacific (woman) i've got this dream... and you're all in it! (banker 1) let's hear it! (vo) with wells fargo premier a team can help you plan for your dream. (woman) i have this vacation home... (banker 2) so, like a getaway? (woman) yeah, but... it's also an eco-friendly artist retreat. (banker 3) so, you're expanding your business... (woman) ...and our family! can you help me plan for that? (banker 1) yeah! let's get started. (vo) ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo. county. thousands of acres continue

our betty yu in menlo park with the crew that's ready to go. betty. thank you. with that in mind, the los angeles fire department is asking all off duty crews who were able to report back to work. the department posting this on social media as winds again are expected to pick up overnight, only worsening the situation while escaping the flames was terrifying for some evacuees. >> tonight i spoke with one woman who fled with her husband and son. here's how tricia cosentino describes her family's escape to safety. >> we started walking up the hill and as we got closer to the top, we saw smoke and they were telling us to leave. we had an evacuation order, but there was, there was. it was not safe to leave. we waited another hour and we heard that the police were doing escorts. so we got back in line and they were taking a dozen car cars down. and by that point they had moved all the debris because there were abandoned cars like dozens of abandoned cars. so we ended up going through the smoke and the flames and getting down to the bottom, which i thought would be go

ktvu is betty yu brings us that story from the east bay. to be here on this beautiful day, to celebrate our unity, to celebrate human rights, people of all ages gathered at the steps of alameda city hall for all kinds of causes. >> signs read, we won't go back and politics out of women's health care. carol graham said she felt empowered at the people's march. she put a photo of her grandchildren on her poster. >> since the 70s, i marched for equal rights and for women's right to choose and abortion rights and equality. >> the women's march has been rebranded as the people's march for broader appeal. people showed up to the rally for causes they believe are under threat from the incoming trump administration, including abortion rights, lgbtq rights and climate change. >> a lot of rage, i think, about what's happening, but also wanting to really give people hope. it's part of the national and sometimes international women's march, but they clearly changed the title this year because so many people are being affected. >> elliot matthis brought

. >> reporter: nancy yu law owns a couple of businesses, including this gift shop. she stuck it out during the pandemic when the streets were deserted. now the people are starting to come back, but she's happy to see a new mayor who she hopes will put an emphasis on safety and prosperity. >> sometimes we're not raising our voice, but we always have that value in our blood. i don't really care which party, democrat or republican. as long as they know what we need and they serve what is needed, then i'm happy to vote for them. >> reporter: if that's not enough warning, on wednesday the democratic central committee got a letter from the rose pak asian democratic club, a prominent political organization, saying the party was failing to meet the needs of the asian committee. it said, "given this growing divide, we've made the difficult decision not to recharter with the san francisco democratic party. in fact, it will now be known as the rose pak asian american club, removing the word democratic from its name." >> so i can see there's a tremendous attitude change. people

ktvu betty yu joining us live in studio with the latest out of d.c.ot cold weather, they've moved plans. they've got lots happening today and tomorrow. >> yeah, a big packed agenda today for president elect trump. he arrived in dc last night for the festivities. now this afternoon, he's planning to fire up his supporters with one last pre-inauguration victory rally. his speech could set the tone for his early days in office. the incoming president and first lady, melania trump, held an evening of celebrations on saturday, complete with a fireworks display at his golf club in nearby virginia. nearly 500 guests attended the reception, which featured a special performance by an elvis impersonator. yesterday, trump said he's preparing to roll out a series of executive orders and other actions in the first days of his new term. this morning, i spoke with david levine, professor of law at uc college of the law, about what to expect at the inauguration. >> i think that the ceremony itself will go smoothly. i think that probably anchors will be talking about,

ktvu very own betty yu hosted the gathering for the warriors. this is the team's first of two girls in steam events. steam, which stands for science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, integrates creative thinking and design skills with the discipline of science and math. today, the girls were able to learn about the construction of the golden gate bridge. >> engineering is something that i've been going towards because i like like the like the art like of building bridges and like buildings and opportunity. >> what an incredible experience. some of the young ladies at today's warriors steam event say they are interested in careers in medicine and architecture as well. the lineup for this year's bottlerock music festival is officially out. green day, justin timberlake and noah khan will headline benson boone, cage the elephant and remi wolf are also set to take the stage among dozens of other artists there. napa general admission tickets are still available for the three day festival, but other tiers are sold out already. animal rescue wor

. >> reporter: nancy yu law owns a couple businesses, including this gift shop. she stuck it out during the pandemic when the streets were deserted. now the people are starting to come back, but she's happy to see a new mayor who she hopes will put an emphasis on safety and prosperity. >> sometimes we not raising our voice, but we always have that value. i don't care which party, democrat or republican, as long as they know what we need and they serve what is needed. then i'm happy to vote for them. >> reporter: if that's not enough warning, there's this. on wednesday the san francisco democratic central committee got a letter from the rose pak asian democratic club, a prominent political organization, saying the party was failing to meet the needs of the asian community. it said, "given this growing divide, we've made the difficult decision not to recharter with the san francisco democratic party. in fact, it will now be known as the rose pak asian american club removing the word democratic from its name. >> so i can see there's a tremendous, you know, attitude

zach, this is your wheelhouse, from the first trump administration, yu oversaw export controls. will these new restrictions actually hamper u.s. adversaries in the way that they have been promised? and with this new administration coming in, do you expect them to follow through on this? >> that's a good question. but before that, i wanted to talk about the china competition generally, because that is probably one of their reasons why were talking about ai nationally. when evaluating china competition, i see a lot of things in the news about how the u.s. is leading china, but i have seen this story before, for the last 25 years. every time we have gotten arrogant and thought -- in chips, and batteries -- and thought we were far ahead of china, china catches up and then gaetz us. so we have to remain vigilant -- and then lease us --beats us. so we have to remain vigilant. think about the data, the energy, the money that goes into it, china will invest about one trillion to $2 trillion in the next 10 years in ai. regulations, infrastructure and workforce, we have to think about all

buttino, over these years yu had several, guest hosts including james earl jones, pete seeger, richard -- richard gere. was it a heavy lift to get them to participate in. >> it's interesting, the first name i come up with is james earl jones. it was interesting how he came about. he did the program, the book about plane. and he actually called and asked for more time to do the program because he wanted to get it right. and i just appreciated that kind of celebrity that would do something like that. and the program, obviously, turned out well. he was so dramatic on the book as being the narrater of of book. and i believe the others felt that way too. they were just, yes, they just wanted to do something, i think, for children the same way we did in producing the program. that's my thinking on it. >> host: 155 episodes, 26 years. why did it end? >> guest: well, money. [laughter] that's usually the bottom line, the money that we ran out of. i mean, we were is fortunate to get underwriters as we went along. i remember lavar at the academy awards when he picked up the oscar and talked about

. >> i'm betty yu and i'm mike mibach. right to the very latest. and the death toll increasing once again today. tonight, the los angeles county coroner confirming 24 people have died in the fires. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres. it is 13% contained. the eaton fire, burning in altadena and pasadena, now at 14,000 acres with 27% containment. all of these fires in the last week have destroyed more than 12,000 structures, combining to burn an area larger than the city of san francisco. firefighters tonight bracing for those. santa ana winds once again, starting as early as tomorrow. the national weather service has issued a red flag warning for much of the area. and tonight, officials giving an update on the preparations in place ahead of the incoming wind that could fuel the already destructive fires. >> we have the expectation of widespread critical fire weather conditions across the fire next couple days. that means north northeast winds gusting anywhere from 35 to 55mph, and those winds will probably be strongest on tuesday m

también está la felicidad “¡yu-juuuu!” (gritando). y la de “unir fuerzas junto a mi héroe.”na vez más del fenómeno multiplataforma que cautiva a millones. si en esta temporada las celebridades más queridas por el público regresaran a convivir y bajo el mismo techo para dar inicio a sus estrategias, alianzas y peleas, también porque hay momentos de alta tensión. vaya que sí. y recuerde nuevamente esta quinta edición podría ser seguida 24 7 a través de la casa de los famosos punto com. bueno, y ya comenzó el 2025. seguramente muchísimos ya tienen nuevos propósitos y según google, los propósitos más populares de este 2025 incluyen. en primer primer lugar, perder peso. también hacer ganchillo, es decir, el crochet. aprender a hacer crochet y mejorar el sueño. pero los investigadores afirman que oiga esto el 41% de las personas que se hace este propósito lo abandonan. 1 o todos ellos en las 3 primeras semanas. por ello, los expertos sugieren que utilicemos herramientas para medir nuestro éxito. y yo agregaría algo más no que no nos pongamos metas tan ambiciosas a corto plazo. a c

all right, rob, t thank yu and still to come, he's seen as a pioneering chef in the bay area. the culinary world is mourning the loss of the chef who started the slanted door in san francisco. our sergio quintana will join u with how charles fan is being remembered today. also getting ready to welcome the new lunar new year, our newsroom gets a sneak peek at one event coming up this weekend. but before we head to break, we want to know what trending story would you like to see later on in this newscast? i do have a survey up right now on my instagram. you still have a little bit more time to vote for one of these stories right here, grammy host announced black eyed peas upset fans or wine chef charles fan of the slanted door, died of cardiac arrest yesterday and the news of his death is reverberating across the bay area culinary community. let's go and bring in our sergio quintana live in san francisco for us today. and sergio fan is being seen as a pioneering chef here in the bay area and beyond. yeah, most people know of chef charles phan, as you mentioned, because of the sl

in san francisco, betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> also in the city, bloomingdale's on market street says it will soon close its flagship store there. it is the last remaining major store in the troubled san francisco center mall. it is scheduled to close by summer, despite its lease having another 20 years. bloomingdale's, a division of macy's, which is also leaving downtown san francisco, said it looks forward to introducing new ways to serve local shoppers, though it did not provide further details. retail experts say a lot of department stores just have not updated their business models, leading to a decline in shoppers. >> a lot of these big boxes have not changed their business model in the last 50 years. shifting consumer habits to some of the post pandemic economic shifts. and i think we're still kind of feeling some of the shift towards more, more e-commerce retail in san francisco is not dead, but it's in a process of evolution. >> university of san francisco professor there, billy riggs, says downtown san francisco needs to evolve into a safe, clean, friendly, mixed use ex

. >> seven months after the fbi raided former mayor xiang yu's house in oakland, we are finally getting some answers now. this 22 page indictment alleges that tao and her partner, andre jones, accepted $95,000 worth of bribes and left a money trail to show for it. now, this is video of andre jones showing up to the oakland courthouse ahead of his arraignment. he didn't take any questions from us, but yesterday his attorney told us he was planning to turn himself in. today, we also watched as andy duong arrived at the same courthouse in a white suit. right before this happened, federal prosecutors held a press conference detailing the indictment. they said the illegal scheme began in october of 2022, just a month before the mayoral, before the mayoral election. and the indictment alleges that tao made commitments to take official action that would benefit the duong. that includes an agreement to purchase housing units from a company owned by the duong family. her agreement to ensure a contract extension that the city of oakland had with a recycling company owned by the duong, and her agr

. >> i'm mike mibach and i'm betty yu, and now they're investigating how that may or may not be tied into the attack on new year's day. prior to the tragedy, shamsuddin jabbar made at least two trips to new orleans in the months leading up to the attack. the fbi says by using advanced meta glasses, jabbar recorded himself biking through the french quarter on one of those trips. investigators say he also had the video recording glasses on during wednesday's attack, but the glasses were not activated. this video, obtained by the fbi, shows jabbar with the glasses on during that new orleans trip, both state and federal officials reiterated that there are no other suspects. >> investigative details and evidence that we have now still support that jabbar acted alone here in new orleans. we have not seen any indications of an accomplice in the united states, but we are still looking into potential associates in the us and outside of our borders. >> the fbi also shared videos of jabbar placing ieds around bourbon street, and investigators say they found a transmitter intended to trigger the

el distrito escolar unificado de sacramento, puede visitar las redes sociales sacramento sacramento yuca que los padres de familia quieren y necesitan esa información. gracias lupita por este informe en vivo desde sacramento. y también le queremos recordar a usted que el gobierno mexicano tiene a la disposición una nueva aplicación llamada consul app contigo, con la que planea brindar apoyo a sus conciudadanos en los estados unidos. es gratuita y permite a los usuarios alertar a sus contactos de confianza y al consulado más cercano en caso de emergencia con solo presionar un botón. no están solos. tenemos una red consular que es la más grande que tenga un país en otro país en todo el mundo. si todavía no ha descargado esta aplicación, le contamos que está disponible para dispositivos android y también ios y ofrece asistencia las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana. para usarla es necesario registrarse con su correo electrónico, una contraseña y datos de contacto de emergencia. después de que el presidente de colombia rechazara la llegada de un avión desde estados unidos con inmig

this is bbc news, the headlines: a confrontation with mr yu and's security team. from seoul. the live pictures from seoul were reporters remain near his residence. in the last few minutes authorities so they plan to ask the acting president to order the security service to cooperate with that arrest warrant. to the us. the street where the new orleans attack took place re—opens. police believe the suspect acted alone. to conserve or cull — we visit australia's crocodile capital to hear the debate over culling saltwater crocs. we visit a bristol farm where christmas trees dropped by families are put to good use. hello, i'm nicky schiller. a very warm welcome if you have justjoined us on bbc news. more now on one of our main stories this hour — the investigation into the attack in new orleans on new year's day. the area around where the attack took place, in bourbon street, has now re—opened to the public. flowers and memorials have been laid and some people held vigils for the 111 people who were killed. the fbi has said it now believes the attacker, shamsud—din ja

ktvu is betty yu hosted the gathering for the warriors. this is the team's first of two steam events steam, which does stand for science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, integrates creative thinking and design skills with the discipline of science and math. and today, the girls were able to learn about the construction of the golden gate. >> engineering is something that i've been going towards because i like like the like the art like of building bridges and like buildings. >> an opportunity to get some of the young students at the event say they're also interested in careers in medicine as well as architecture. the san francisco community is turning out to donate goods for fire survivors down south. manny's cafe in the mission has set up a drop off center for donations to be delivered to los angeles next weekend. they're accepting items including nonperishable food, hygiene products, children's clothes and toys and masks. they're also taking sleeping bags, tents and blankets, but no adult clothing. the san jose earthquakes have

sophia yu, lucas wong and rui yu versus department building inspection and planning department approval of subject property 62 santa isabel avenue appealing the issuance on november 1st, 2024 to samuel peck of an alteration permit remove existing exterior wood stairs, new deck and stairs protected by fire rated wall at property line at the rear of 2411 zero one 4190 and we'll hear from the appellants first. welcome. you can come up and we have you have seven minutes. >> we won't start the time till you're ready. okay. how do i help? how if i want to use that because this one has to show the picture not showing up here but if i want to put that in it you have to set a earlier and we have to start the meeting so you can show it on this if you are willing to show here for different reasons. no, i want to show that but i also actually have more pictures to show if i do it on on this thing actually does that actually close here you can even on the screen so okay so it does not show so once someone yes yeah so it's set up and all you have to do is you can push this button down here and i'll s

water purifier maker jeong yu is scouring the globe to supply the u.s. by creating a new production base outside of china. jeong is considering malaysia and mexico, but at the moment is leaning toward dubai even though it will increase his cost by 30% compared to china. the domestic market is too competitive. we've been waiting to jump out of it for some time. trump's tariffs gave us the final push. long who makes skincare products is worried he may have to stop exporting to the u.s. completely. his goods got hit with tariffs north of 20% before president trump's first term. with his thin margins he can pass on the cost of any tariff to his customers. in the past we all felt the u.s. market was the greatest market that everyone wanted to sell to, but with all of the uncertainties and unfriendly decisions, the u.s. is less attractive now, he says. it's a real pity. and eunice joins us now from beijing and whatever will end up happening with tariffs. what is the ripple effect do you think it will have on the supply chain? >> well, kelly, i think it will re