jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back down to you in oakland. >> all right, jesse, i'll take it. thank you for that. >> hundreds of teachers and staffers in san francisco could be laid off, all in an effort to balance that school district's budget. s.f, usd superintendent says reducing staff is necessary to close a $113 million deficit for the next school year. more than 800 positions in the district could be eliminated, and that does include teachers, aides, administrators, central office employees and classified civil service employees. the board of education will vote next tuesday on whether to issue a preliminary layoff notices. a final notice must be issued before a state deadline in may, superintendent maria su said. district cares deeply about the staff. in a statement, she wrote in part, when all is said and done, this affects people's lives and i do not take that lightly. at the same time, it is my responsibility to make these difficult decisions to address our structural deficit and achieve fiscal

ktvu is jesse gary joins us live in the newsroom to explain. d morning again to you. and questions still surround the unprovoked shooting of vapor room founder and co-owner martin olive. the unfortunate experience has led him to question what else he can do with his life. after staring down the barrel of a gun. >> didn't hesitate one second to end my life, to attempt to end my life. and so i'm, you know, i feel safer that i don't have to worry about him. now. >> talking about 34 year old suspect chong. this is surveillance video of the january 27th crime in san francisco's south of market neighborhood. chong can be seen getting off an e-bike and pulling out a glock nine millimeters pistol. he walks towards olive and starts shooting. olive was hit seven times, suffering wounds to his face, torso, arm, but no vital organs hit and no spinal damage. >> i put my hands up and i sort of try to dodge what was impending, very clearly aimed at my head. two shots that hit me in the cheek. one went up and hit my earlobe or the top of my ear. the other one s

we'll turn to ktvu jesse gary live here., i imagine, has grown. >> jesse garcia, good morning again to you. yes, it has grown. remember when we joined you the last hour? he said it was about seven deep. come on, take a walk. come on. chip. look at this. all the way down. hey, how's it going? good morning, happy friday. look at this. all the way down to the corner. and i think it bends the corner so you can see the line is definitely growing. people have been in line since well before the two hours before this grand opening, which is slated to happen at 10:00 this morning. one man tells me these donuts lead the pack in this city or in any city. >> they are that good. and i grew up with, like, family owned donut shop near my house growing up. so i would get donuts every sunday after church. and so i'm a big donut guy. so these these live up. they live up to what i'm used to. yeah, definitely. they're the best ones in the city. >> and many say bob's donuts have been the best since the original owner first started selling donuts

ktvu jesse gary tells us the mayor has a plan to try to tackle the shortfall, and it includes a major shift in homeless funding. >> rather than having groundhog day every year, we need to simply embrace reality. >> san jose mayor matt mehan says that reality the city does not have enough money to meet its projected obligations for fiscal year 2025 2026. sluggish sales tax receipts, which are down about 11% coupled with inflation, are cited as reasons. >> a lot of people moving, a lot of changes, a lot of expenses, inflation, they are spending more than they have budgeted. >> the mayor believes the $60 million shortfall can be cut by two thirds. by changing the use of measure e funds enacted in 2020. the tax on the transfer of properties above $2 million funds permanent affordable housing, construction and support services for interim housing for the city's 6300 unhoused residents. mehan seeks a council vote to earmark the funds for interim housing. >> it's a policy decision. if we make permanent the measure e policy decision we made last year, we do not have two thirds of the projecte

ktvu jesse gary takes a look at what's behind those job cuts. >> the first day of the workweek bringshe final day of employment for approximately 3600 meta employees. beginning at 5 a.m. monday, pink slips went out to what the company calls the lowest performers in an effort to move them out faster. >> it appears that they are facing some really serious financial hurdles. not only did they do rank and file, but they also did c-suite executives. so that's eliminating, you know, that's creating more efficiencies, if you will. >> the company classifies the cuts that impact countries from across the globe as performance terminations. u.s. workers are getting the bad news now. employees in more than a dozen countries in europe, asia and africa get let go notices february 11th through the 18th. meta staffers in germany, france, italy and the netherlands are exempt from the cuts, according to reuters, due to local regulations. >> they have agreements with those governments to do certain things. and it's more national than it is individual. >> the company says it will expedite the hiring of m

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back to you up in oakland. >> all right, jesse, thank you. time now, 703. today, the first speed cameras are coming to san francisco's richmond district. walk san francisco. the group says the cameras will be installed at geary boulevard and seventh avenue. that was picked because of the high rate of crashes in that area and a lot of speeding problems. the group says it worked with traffic victims for six years to pass legislation to approve these cameras. 33 intersections in san francisco eventually will get the speed cameras. they're expected to be up and running by next month. also, later today, school district officials in vallejo will debate closing schools to deal with the multimillion dollar budget deficit. the vallejo city unified unified school district has several options for closing the deficit, including closing mare island academy or the loma vista environmental science academy. the school district could also move vallejo charter school to a new campus. now, if

jesse. gary. jesse, thanks for being here. looking sharp as always. thank you sir.mary oroczo all the way from the weather center. [laughter] thank you. and the incomparable host of west coast rap alex savage syndicated program. alex, thanks for being

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. michael. it is cold in here. we'll toss it back to you. way over in oakland. >> it looks like it. all right, jesse, we appreciate it. thank you. and now to the north bay, where a mudslide sent an unoccupied house plunging right into the russian river. this all happening in forestville. ktvu tom vacar reports from sonoma county. >> a forest hill home, high on a hill overlooking the russian river, plunged into the river when the earth beneath it gave way under the weight of the water that totally saturated it. other homes here are also at risk as rains continue to super soak the now denuded hillside that's also being undermined by the fast river flow. >> over the years, it just erodes, you know, the river gets wider and people just need to be cautious that they're living on the edge of a cliff side, you know? so it happens. >> this presents a multitude of problems. not only are the people that live on the same ridge worried about their homes, but all the people live on top of that ridge. have to be worried too. and for all practical purposes,

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. alex will go back across the bay to you in oakland. >> all right, that sounds good. and jesse, it does. you do get the sense that even though we have seen several no confidence votes here from several cities in san mateo county, that that has not been enough at this point to pressure sheriff corpos to step aside. and it seems as though this issue ultimately will be put to the voters. as you said. >> the sheriff is duly elected. so there's, you know, she can't be pressured to, you know, to, to give up her job unless she really wants to and she's indicated she does not. there is also a reports that they were considering offering her a kind of a buyout to get her to leave, but she has resisted that as well. so the only, the only other option for a duly elected sheriff would be to change the charter of the county, which is up for voters on march the 4th. they'd have to pass measure a that gives the power to supervisors to remove a sitting sheriff with cause. alex. >> all right. we will con

as ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary reports, a nearby creek flooded more than a dozen apartment units. >> on this valentine's day at the betty ann garden apartments. it's power washers and mud, not flowers and chocolates. abatement crews worked most of the day trying to clean up this mess from mother nature. >> when you look at it on tv and see it affect others until it hits your house, you will never understand. >> lisa rhines sifting through what can be salvaged inside her ground floor, one bedroom apartment. hers is one of 16 units that sustained damage when a daylong downpour thursday pushed the nearby upper penitencia creek over its banks and into some homes. >> we had d.o.t. crews that were actually in the area driving, and they spotted it at 830 in the morning. they quickly shut down king road from mayberry to berryessa avenue. >> a quick response and efforts by neighbors to push back the rising tide failed. more than a dozen units flooded. >> we lost important papers. like everything that we had. we had clothes, shoes. everything got lost. >> clothes, shoes, computer, furnitur

ktvu is jesse gary reports. >> san jose resident irene smith monday night dressed for rain but worriedout a more impending storm related to her homeowner's insurance policy. she's been with state farm for years and is now staring at a substantial rate hike. >> with the utilities continuing to go up. and now insurance is continuing to go up. i mean, i've been lucky to keep state farm. i've enjoyed my business relationship with them. but the rates going up. it's going to be too high for a lot of people to handle. >> on the first business day of the new week, state farm executives petitioning the state for a 22% rate increase to help avert a more dire situation for the more than 2.8 million policies issued by state farm general, including 1 million state farm general homeowners customers and the insurance market in the state of california. >> state farm is in some serious financial problems. i mean, they they're in a situation right now where six months ago they put in for an emergency rate increase with the department of insurance for about 30%. >> that first appeal came before last mont

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. claudine, back over the mountain to you in oakland. >> yeah, jesse, i know when a pga puts out those maps and you find your address, sometimes they can give you an idea of how long it will take for you to get your power back on. and it sounds like these folks are just preparing for the long haul regardless. >> yeah, i mean, they've they've said, you know, hopefully everybody should get back on by 6:00 this evening. but, you know, that changes because the wind is so strong. i mean, literally sitting parked. and you could feel the car bouncing up and down from the wind. so that's going to impact how safely crews can work to reattach lines and get the lights back on. so 6th may be later than that. >> all right. well we hope it's sooner than later. thank you so much, jesse. and the fox local app is your home for updates. during this storm. you can get live radar anytime and extra updates from our team of meteorologists. just download the fox local app from your phone's app store and pick k

ktvu jesse gary live for us tonight outside city hall with that story. jesse. >> claudine, good evening to yo. and all three major cities in the bay area are struggling with budget gaps. that's not necessarily new, but here in san jose, mayor matt mehan believes the severity of the shortfall in this city can be reduced by reallocating measure e dollars. >> rather than having groundhog day every year. we need to simply embrace reality. >> san jose mayor matt mehan says that reality the city does not have enough money to meet its projected obligations for fiscal year 2025 2026. sluggish sales tax receipts, which are down about 11% coupled with inflation, are cited as reasons. >> a lot of people moving, a lot of changes, a lot of expenses, inflation, they are spending more than they have budgeted. >> the mayor believes the $60 million shortfall can be cut by two thirds. by changing the use of measure e funds enacted in 2020, the tax on the transfer of properties above $2 million funds permanent affordable housing, construction and support services for interi

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary joins us live in san bruno with the very latest on this. jesse. >> frank, good evening to you. the family late today identifying the injured teen as 13 year old kale ahmed. they say his injuries are severe and he will likely be hospitalized for weeks. san bruno police now investigating how this collision happened. home surveillance video shows the moments just prior to impact. 13 year old kale ahmed riding a scooter on niles avenue at chestnut avenue in san bruno. when at the crest of the hill, he collides with a recology refuse collection truck that was backing up. the sounds and sights of the accident are so haunting, some neighbors don't want to be seen on camera when speaking of what they witnessed. >> i saw the impact of the of the person rolling under the truck. >> and did you know immediately that they were hurt? >> it it appeared he was injured and i called 911. >> i feel terrible. >> san bruno police, fire and ems responded and provided life saving care until ahmed could be removed from under the truck and rushed to a nearby hospita

ktvu jesse gary is in the santa cruz mountains. jesse, i know there are major flooding concerns there. dave, good. >> morning again to you. and we're in felton right now. and this is the san lorenzo river. and yes, you talk about major flooding concerns. i just talked to a resident here who says he was awake all night listening to the rain and worrying about the effects of that rain and what it would have on the san lorenzo river. river right now is at 14 plus feet, but flooding starts in just another 6 or 7ft, and it's been rising about a foot an hour. if that continues, you could see flooding sometime after the lunchtime hour. you can see and debris flows moving down the river as well. so that's part of the concern here in the santa cruz mountains. it's heavier rain here, not as foggy as it was at the summit on highway 17, but still heavy rain coming down in the santa cruz mountains. let's take a look at our video from earlier if we have it. this is highway 17 at the summit. this is about an hour to an hour and maybe ten minutes

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary is in menlo park right now with more details. jesse.good morning to you. and i heard you coughing earlier. i hope you're not feeling too sick, but i'll tell you what. some of the employees at meta may not be feeling too well this morning. as you mentioned, pink slips going out. they went out about 45 minutes ago. according to reuters, the company is targeting what it calls, quote, its lowest performers and they will backfill positions. let's take a look at our video. the company classifies the cuts that are impacting countries across the globe as performance terminations. while workers in the u.s. are getting the bad news today, 45 minutes ago local time, employees in more than a dozen other countries in europe, asia and africa will get notice. february 11th through the 18th. meta staffers in germany, france, italy and netherlands are exempt from the cuts, according to reuters, due to local regulations. the company says it will expedite the hiring of machine learning engineers and other business critical roles. there is no timeline for

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live in the city. one of my favorite spots. out 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

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back to you in oakland. >> jesse. thank you. first responders are on high alert in santa rosa along airway road. flood warning signs are already stacked up in preparation. landslides are also a big concern. last week's storm damaged several homes with flooding and mud. firefighters say parts of santa rosa have had more than 30in of rain since july 1st, and are preparing for a rapid rise in streams and creeks as well. >> a lot of the different fire agencies are working on up staffing, some swiftwater rescue resources to be available around the region, as well as also a strike team of wildland engines that have four wheel drive capabilities. we are staffing that type of equipment because it allows those resources to get into higher water. >> the north bay is also bracing for potential power outages, with warnings about high wind gusts that could bring down branches, uprooted trees or power poles due to saturated soil. >> many people made a run to the hardware store ahead of today's stormy weather at pacifica's ace hardware. worker

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news ali and andre, back to you in oakland. >> all right. thank you so much, jesse. now into the newsroom. two earthquakes have rattled the east bay. a 3.4 earthquake hitting at 1152 this morning and a 3.2 aftershock hitting two minutes later. a viewer tells us they felt slight shaking in fremont that lasted about five seconds. meteorologist mark donahue is here now with more on that and the weather that we're dealing with on top of all of this here. mark. >> hi there. andre. yeah, it's in the same location in the east bay. it's most likely linked up, characterized as an aftershock. so the main event, the strongest quake, the main shock and then an aftershock. and you'd expect that to happen. probably could have more over the next few hours throughout the day as well. quick update on the river levels. you heard the san lorenzo river. big trees that peaked this morning at 8.3 at 15ft. it's trending in the right direction. the latest observations at just over 13ft. rainfall totals over the past 24 hours really adding up. so with this storm, it'

now ktvu is jesse gary live along highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains? hit pretty hard. i believe there's some warnings in effect as well. >> pamela, good morning again to you. not expected to get hit pretty hard getting hit pretty hard as we speak. you heard steve talk about the rain totals here in the santa cruz mountains. we've moved from palo alto to the santa cruz mountains. i can tell you the difference. heavier rain, it's foggier, it's colder and it's windier. so bear that in mind if you're moving around the south bay, once you move up and increase your elevation, you're going to run into heavier rain and fog and more water collecting on the roadways, particularly 17 behind me. this is the video that we had when we left palo alto, just showing you the san francisquito creek and the debris flow in the creek. i want you to be paid special attention, because that's the kind of debris that will flow into rain gutters and sewers here in the south bay, and that can clog the drainage and create flooding. so bear that in mind. also, the chp is reporting hi

i'm jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> mexico's president, claudia sheinbaum said today her country has taken in nearly 11,000 deported migrants from the u.s, according to reuters. that number included 2500 people from countries other than mexico. this week, mexico deployed its first wave of national guard troops at the u.s. border as part of a deal with president trump after he threatened to hit mexico with tariffs. >> 19 democratic attorneys general are suing the trump administration to stop the department of government efficiency from accessing data held by the treasury department. the attorneys general, including rob bonta of california, say that access to that payment system would violate federal privacy laws. they say the records contain sensitive personal information, such as social security and bank account numbers. for millions of americans. bonta called the treasury's decision to allow the department, headed by billionaire elon musk, access to the payment system a, quote, gross and blatant power grab. >> president trump has no constitutional, statutory or regulatory authority

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ktvu jesse gary is in san francisco with more details. good morning. jesse. >> dave, good morning again to you. it seems like we've got a theme this week. yesterday it was the presidio trust. today, high speed rail. president trump saying he wants a compliance review of the project with a very distinct likelihood federal funding will be pulled. >> i think the transportation here is amazing. and i think that to cut that is honestly insane. the people here really depend on that. that transportation, of course. and him just cutting unnecessary things is just his dictatorship in my opinion. >> state voters passed a bond measure in 2008 to link the fourth and king street station in san francisco with southern california. the initial project cost was $33 billion, with a completion date of 2020. 2020 was five years ago, with $16 billion having been spent. the feds kicked in about $2.5 billion, but now the project is projected to cost wait for it $106 billion. president trump says it's the worst managed project he's ever seen. transportation secretary sean duff

that's that's jesse gary reporting live. we have some technical problems, but we'll get back to jesse and learn more about what's happening at meta. meantime, it's 733. nurses in the east bay are due to protest today against the sudden closure of the family birthing center at saint rose hospital in hayward. the closure comes despite recent assurances from alameda health system that services would be preserved at saint rose. nurses say shutting down labor and delivery services will create a safety crisis for mothers and for newborn babies, forcing emergency staff to handle high risk deliveries. the birthing center serves families in hayward, castro valley, fremont and union city. the protest today is expected to begin at 1230. >> the philadelphia eagles are the new champions of the nfl after their commanding victory over the kansas city chiefs in super bowl 59. the eagles defeated the two time defending champs, 40 to 22, in a game in new orleans that was never even close. the chiefs scored most of their points in the fourth qu

jesse gary is as the investigation is going on. jesse is out there right now. so jesse, i know a lot is happening and i see the police lines out there and lots of police cars. so what's happening? jesse. dave, good morning again to you. >> and over the past hour, we've been able to move closer to the actual scene. we were at willow pass road in natoma. we've moved closer to where the investigation is taking place. we're standing at santa rita drive and natoma right now, and you can still see there's still police cars off in the distance. i just talked to one neighbor who tells me that the house and the family where this occurred were a quiet folks, that they kind of kept to themselves. let's go ahead and take a look at our video. the initial 911 call was placed around 130 this morning. a neighbor tells us there was some sort of altercation, they believe, between a father and his son. this took place at 1930 natoma drive. now, we're told the son stabbed his father. and when concord police arrived shortly thereafter on the scene, there was a police shooting. the

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. thank you. 8.34 is your time now. president trump has now endorsed the idea of sharing some of the savings from doj's federal spending cuts. but nothing is 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. >> 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. >> also, the president's bid to end birthright citizenship faced another legal setback. this time, a federal appeals court refused to reinstate the administration's order. this sets the stage for a possible showdown at the supreme court. >> a panel of state lawmakers grilled the head of the california public utilities commission over soaring utility rates for electricity and gas. the cpuc is in charge of setting utility rates for customers across the state. ye

ktvu jesse gary joining us live. you're out there. so what do you know jesse.rning to you. we're standing at willow pass in the toma drive here in in concord. and there has been some type of domestic situation here that happened earlier this morning. i'll move out of the way, and you can see that there's still a strong police presence. police are not saying much. concord police say it is. but we have talked to neighbors who say that there was an incident involving a young man and his father where apparently the young man stabbed his father. police arrived and then there were shots fired by officer at the sun. we're waiting to get more details from concord police as to what sparked this altercation between between the two relatives. one person was taken to an area hospital. we don't have a condition update on that person. the suspect, according to reports, is down and these are from police transmissions. the suspect was shot and hit. we don't know the extent of his injuries, but we're trying to get more information from concord police. but again, this is in the

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. ight, jesse, thank you. >> the san francisco police union asked a bay area sheriff to stay away from an upcoming event, according to a letter obtained by the chronicle. san francisco's police union told san mateo sheriff cristina corpus not to attend its event celebrating women in the force. the event will highlight the positive impact women have made in the police department. sheriff corpus has been asked to step down due to allegations of misconduct. >> our time is now 5.33. in san jose, community members gathered to call for justice 11 years after an armed man was shot and killed by campus police at san jose state university. a candlelight vigil was for antonio guzman lopez. the 38 year old man was shot and killed back in february of 2014, after campus police officers say he approached them with a 12 inch knife. the police opened fire after their attempts to stop him with stun guns failed. his killing was captured on body cam video and the police officers were cleared in the shootin

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live at the hayward hall of justice with the details. good morning. jesse. >> pamela, good morning to you. and the contract for these union workers ended at the end of last year. they've been working without a contract since then. and so at 630 this morning, they're going to walk off their job. the issues they are pointing to, they say there is a pervasive understaffing, 1 in 5 jobs going unfilled. they also say that they're being forced to perform tasks that they have not been trained to do. and they say there have been bad faith negotiations with the county trying to resolve this contract issue. now, over 98% of the union employees voted in favor of authorizing a strike. and so today is the day where they will walk off the job starting at 630 in the morning. we're going to have more about this coming up in the next hour. and then at 630, of course, it will be on the picket lines outside courthouses around alameda county. we'll have that for you coming up later this morning. for now, we're live at the hall of justice here in hayward. jes

ktvu is jesse gary live tonight outside city hall with our story and jesse. it is budget season for a lot of cities out there. >> yes it is. michael, good evening to you. all three of the bay area's largest cities have budget deficits here in san jose. mayor matt mehan believes he can shrink the severity of the budget deficit here by reallocating measure e funds. >> rather than having groundhog day every year. we need to simply embrace reality. >> san jose mayor matt mehan says that reality the city does not have enough money to meet its projected obligations for fiscal year 2025 2026. sluggish sales tax receipts, which are down about 11% coupled with inflation, are cited as reasons. >> a lot of people moving, a lot of changes, a lot of expenses, inflation, they are spending more than they have budgeted. >> the mayor believes the $60 million shortfall can be cut by two thirds. by changing the use of measure e funds enacted in 2020, the tax on the transfer of properties above $2 million funds permanent affordable housing, construction and support services for

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> jesse. thank you. now to a live look at downtown oakland right now where in just a couple of hours, alameda county's new district attorney will be sworn into office during a ceremony at the supervisor's chambers. that ceremony begins at 3 p.m, and it comes nearly one month after supervisors picked supervisor superior court judge ursula jones dixon to lead the district attorney's office. she will replace pamela price, who was recalled by county voters in the november election. judge jones dixon says her top priority is to rebuild a strong team of aggressive prosecutors. her swearing in ceremony had been delayed two weeks because of her prior commitments as a superior court judge. >> today in oakland, community organizations are protesting the city's move to cut millions of dollars in funding for programs supporting vulnerable residents. the city of oakland is cutting $2.6 million in funding for 13 community organizations that provide housing, health and other social services. this morning, the heads of

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary is live for us in downtown san jose tonight. with more on how much of a hike is being sought and the impact to customers and the company. jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. if california insurance regulators approve everything that state farm says it needs, then customers of state farm could be looking at a 50 plus percentage increase in their rates. experts say the alternative is another insurer unable to survive in the golden state. san jose resident irene smith monday night dressed for rain but worried about a more impending storm related to her homeowner's insurance policy. she's been with state farm for years and is now staring at a substantial rate hike. >> with the utilities continuing to go up. and now insurance is continuing to go up. i mean, i've been lucky to keep state farm. i've enjoyed my business relationship with them. but the rates going up. it's going to be too high for a lot of people to handle. >> on the first business day of the new week, state farm executives petitioning the state for a 22% rate increa

ktvu jesse gary, who is covering the story for us, joins us live near the scene with what he's learned. jesse. >> andre, good morning again to you. and we continue here at the scene where police are still canvasing the neighborhood and also investigating this crime. you can see that another round of detectives have just pulled up and parked, and they're making their way to the area of the incident. we can tell you that we've been speaking to neighbors all morning long, at least trying to. most have said they don't want to talk on camera. one said, talk to me off camera. said that the incident where this happened, the house down at the corner said the family is very quiet and they keep to themselves and that's all they would say. let's go ahead, take a look at our video. if we have video and if we don't, that's okay. this all happened 911 call around 130 this morning for an altercation at 1930 natoma drive, near the intersection of santa rita drive. now, a neighbor tells us a son stabbed his father, and then concord police were called. and when they arrived shortly thereafter, there was

ktvu jesse gary here live in the city to bring us details and reaction to this executive order. i, jesse. >> garcia, hi again to you. and you guys are talking about bigfoot. but this as andre said, this is something real here and something that people are talking about this morning. this idea, this executive order from the president last night to get rid of the presidio trust. we talked to one employee who was so irate and upset about hearing this that she turned around and walked off. other people say that the president and washington should keep their hands off the trust and its employees. >> i think it's an absolutely absurd idea. what makes america so special are these open spaces, and it does give the entire population access to these beautiful places. >> well, i live here, so that would directly affect me. it's a beautiful place. a lot of lot of great things happen here. >> just just some of the responses we're getting from people who are out and about this morning in the presidio from the 18th century, when it was a spanish fort to a us army base and now a park. following

in the south bay bureau, i'm jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> and coming up tonight at six san francisco in the national spotlight as it prepares to host the nba all star weekend. we're going to take you live to the city for the latest 48 hours out. from the start of those big festivities, and the city of santa clara strikes a big goal as it prepares to host the fifa world cup next year. more on its no risk, all reward deal with the host committee, and let's give you a check of the evening commute as we give you a live look outside of the san mateo bridge on this wet wednesday night. a little bit of a slow roll in that eastbound direction of 92. you're watching ktvu news at six. i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%

ktvu is jesse gary has that story. >> there's a lot of damning evidence that says that she should betepping down, and her unwillingness to do so is really what is causing this push. >> san mateo mayor rob newsom says the city's five council members are set to debate thursday night on a no confidence vote against sheriff cristina corpos. bad will between the sheriff, elected officials and two unions took another turn wednesday. this, as the deputy sheriffs association and sergeants association both endorsed measure a, which would give the board of supervisors the power for a limited time to remove corpos from office with cause. >> sheriff corpos has created an abusive and corrupt work environment. there has been a loss of confidence in her leadership. >> shortly after this news conference, the county's undersheriff sent a memo saying in part, it is likely that anyone who has been in a specialty position for more than three years will be cycled out to provide opportunities for other team members. for our organization to continue to evolve, we need to have a well rounded team. union mem

in san francisco, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> up next, a 97 year old world war two veteran mayomplete a zero gravity flight. next year on the fourth, we're going to hear from gordon mcafee about the upcoming adventure. >> and mother nature providing us with an early taste of spring. just in time for the weekend, i'll have a look at what you can e ect c in here in the next month or so, you're going to have to pack it because you're coming out to the bay area. >> oh, wow. >> and we're going to take you on a zero gravity flight. >> best thing that happened in a long time. >> oh, i love it. that was a moment. a 97 year old gentleman, world war two veteran learned that one of his dreams is about to come true. the flight enthusiast is about to check another item off his bucket list at 97. this weekend, gordon mcafee will experience weightlessness just like an astronaut when he goes up in a0g flight. >> we're going to be as close to being an astronaut. >> andre senior spoke with mcafee live on mornings on two, the nine, and the man who is helping him accomplish that dream, that's matt

ktvu is jesse gary has the story. >> flanked by female students and surrounded by children, president donald trump on wednesday using his pen to produce sweeping change in the world of sports. >> so we are restoring sanity and common sense. very simply to our government. we're defending the rights and safety and pride of the american people, including our great, great, great female athletes. >> in large, looping strokes. mr. trump signing an executive order banning trans athletes from participating in women's sports. supporters say the move safeguards competitions and their outcomes. >> my administration will not stand by and watch men beat and batter female athletes, and we're just not going to let it happen. and it's going to end and it's ending right now. >> yet another executive order that is going to be challenged legally because it is not lawful. >> professor margaret russell is a constitutional law expert at santa clara university. she says trump's executive order violates the equal protection and due process clauses of the u.s. constitution. >> people who are going to be injur

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary. he joins us live in downtown san jose, where an immigrants rights rally was held earlier today. and the same time that lawsuit against federal governments was announced. jesse. good afternoon, frank. >> good afternoon to you and members of various impacted communities here in the south bay are joining forces as santa clara county, joining forces with the city of san francisco fighting what they say is an abuse of power in the white house that is washing over the nation. late friday morning, a tapestry of activists from various south bay groups taking to the streets of downtown san jose. they're united. message stand together or fall under oppression. >> san jose at times can feel a little divisive. and if you were born and raised here like i am, you know, we tend to operate very secularly. each group tends to stay with their own group, but right now we need to come together on a united front. >> that rallying cry being fueled by the trump administration's efforts to deport undocumented

ktvu reporter jesse gary reports. first day of the workweek brings the final day of employment for approximately 3600 meta employees, beginning at 5 a.m. monday. pink slips went out to what the company calls the lowest performers in an effort to move them out faster. >> it appears that they are facing some really serious financial hurdles. not only did they do rank and file, but they also did c-suite executives. so that's eliminating, you know, that's creating more efficiencies, if you will. >> the company classifies the cuts that impact countries from across the globe as performance terminations. u.s. workers are getting the bad news now. employees in more than a dozen countries in europe, asia and africa get let go notices february 11th through the 18th. meta staffers in germany, france, italy and the netherlands are exempt from the cuts, according to reuters, due to local regulations. >> they have agreements with those governments to do certain things, and it's more national than it is individual. >> the company sa

in concord, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> the san francisco municipal transportation agency met today to discuss budget cuts that could result in cutting crossing guard jobs. the agency says cutting school crossing guards would save nearly $3 million. currently, 160 school crossing guards work in the city. critics of this proposal say the department is already short staffed, and they argue fewer crossing guards will only put more pedestrians at risk. >> state lawmakers will soon consider legislation to help boost nightlife and economic recovery in downtown san francisco. mayor daniel lurie and state senator scott wiener announcing that legislation today at union square. they say the bill would bring more bars and restaurants to the city's hospitality zones. if approved, it would provide 20 additional low cost liquor licenses for specified areas. currently, state law limits the number of licenses based on the population of the city. >> we should be making it easier, not harder, for businesses to set up here. right now, state law limits our number of liquor licenses and they are e

. >> as ktvu jesse gary tells us, the walkout did cause some problems at at least one courthouse. >> what do we want? contract. when do we want it? now. >> with the determination of an army and raising a ruckus to get noticed, thousands of alameda county superior court staffers hit the picket lines wednesday. >> we really didn't want to strike, but we have to strike for our workers rights and for our community, for the public. >> the public had a hard time conducting business at the hayward courthouse. entry was followed by a quick exit as sheriff's deputies announcing all services were shut down. >> it's disruptive for litigants who won't have their day in court. my clients waited two months for a hearing. justice has come to a halt today. >> and delays the court process and the hearing, you know, so we would have to have a new date. i thought i would get, like, an email or something if this was happening. so we had no idea this was happening. >> pickets went up here in oakland and other county locations as an impasse from december reached critical mass. weeks of negotiations over w

as ktvu jesse gary reports, it comes after the trump appointed transportation secretary said the project is, quote, severely off track. >> two decades ago, california embarked on an ambitious project to link the fourth and king streets station in san francisco with southern california. years later, and the only thing moving at the notable corner is caltrain. up and down the peninsula. >> the project is not going to happen. there is no there is no timeline in which you're going to have a high speed rail that goes from la to san francisco. >> hot on the heels of ending the presidio trust. president donald trump wants a compliance review of the high speed rail project, which was supposed to be completed five years ago. >> of course, he's going to deny it because california. but it's just like, you know, i think it's needed. >> the project has already used 16 billion of its original $33 billion budget to build infrastructure from the city to san mateo. the new adjusted budget has ballooned to $106 billion with no clear completion date. >> they may not have properly estimated the cost of the

in the south bay bureau, i'm jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> coming up, the emotional message on capitol hill today from a former hostage held by hamas. and it's going to be a packed weekend in san francisco. the nba all-star weekend is gearing up with multiple events, and the san francisco chinese new year parade will be also packing city streets. and have we mentioned it's also valentine's weekend? we're going to break it all down for you. >> this is our moment for oakland to shine, to show so many people from outside of oakland to come and find dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected m

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ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary reports from menlo park, where employees got pink slips today in an morning email. >> the first day of the workweek brings the final day of employment for approximately 3600 meta employees, beginning at 5 a.m. monday. pink slips went out to what the company calls the lowest performers in an effort to move them out faster. >> it appears that they are facing some really serious financial hurdles. not only did they do rank and file, but they also did c-suite executives. so that's eliminating, you know, that's creating more efficiencies, if you will. >> the company classifies the cuts that impact countries from across the globe as performance terminations. u.s. workers are getting the bad news now. employees in more than a dozen countries in europe, asia and africa get let go notices. february 11th through the 18th. meta staffers in germany, france, italy and the netherlands are exempt from the cuts, according to reuters, due to local regulations. >> they have agreements with those governments to do certain things. and it's more national than it is indivi

ktvu jesse gary has more on president trump's latest executive order and reaction from those who could be impacted. >> bucolic and iconic, san francisco's presidio is an oasis and escape in an urban setting. >> it's a beautiful place. a lot of lot of great things happen here. people come to visit here from all all over. >> while much of the west coast was sleeping wednesday night, president donald trump signing an executive order eliminating the presidio trust as part of his efforts to reduce the size of the federal government. >> he wants to put stuff with the state. well, let california take care of this, you know, because this is our place. it's not donald trump's place. >> the trust was created by a bipartisan congress in 1996 to manage the 1500 acre presidio park. but trump calls it unnecessary, costing taxpayers $200 million. >> i think it's an absolutely absurd idea. what makes america so special are these open spaces, and it does give the entire population access to these beautiful places. >> experts say it's unclear what the impact on the old spanish fort turned, u.s. army bas

jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. guys, back to you inside the studio for the night. >> all right, jesse, thank you so much. a big crowd out there making their voice heard. to be sure. we'll see what happens happening today. meantime, santa rosa city schools officials, school officials are meeting to decide which schools to close to fix its budget deficit. there are two options on the table. one keeps all high schools open, but leads to the closure of all middle schools in the district. in that scenario, the high schools would make room for middle school students and staff. three elementary schools would also close. the other option close three elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school. today's meeting starts at 530. meantime, in vallejo, the school district will debate closing schools today to deal with its multimillion dollar budget deficit. there are several options to address this issue, including closing mare island academy or the loma vista environmental science academy. the district could als

. >> as ktvu jesse gary reports tonight, the conviction has since been set aside by a judge. >> wednesdaywntown san jose, dana stubblefield and his lawyers sitting down in front of the cameras after his rape conviction was vacated by an appellate court. >> throughout this tough ordeal, i always believe the truth will come out. there was a long nights when i sat in my cell, an innocent man wondering if things would ever be be right. >> a onetime gridiron great spanning 11 nfl seasons, stubblefield, a former 40 niner, was convicted in 2020 of rape. prosecutors allege he lured a mentally disabled woman to his home with the promise of a babysitting job, and then used a gun in the commission of the crime. stubblefield has consistently maintained the sexual encounter was consensual and there was no weapon. >> during this process and during the trial, so much evidence was hidden from the jury. the trial judge made sure the jury did not know that dana's accuser was a sex worker. >> defense lawyers say the case was filled with errors and racial bias. an appellate court ruled prosecutors violated t

ktvu jesse gary has details and the impact to court operations today. >> what do we want? it? now. >> with the determination of an army and raising a ruckus to get noticed, thousands of alameda county superior court staffers hit the picket lines wednesday. >> we really didn't want to strike, but we have to strike for our workers rights and for our community, for the public. >> the public had a hard time conducting business at the hayward courthouse. entry was followed by a quick exit as sheriff's deputies announcing all services were shut down. >> it's disruptive for litigants who won't have their day in court. my clients waited two months for a hearing. justice has come to a halt today. >> and delays the court process and the hearing, you know, so we would have to have a new date. i thought i would get, like, an email or something if this was happening. so we had no idea this was happening. >> pickets went up here in oakland and other county locations as an impasse from december reached critical mass. weeks of negotiations over workload and pay did not produce a breakthro