but the san jose spotlight reports the county has taken a position that the mural is an historic piece of art that cannot be painted over. the spotlight also reports the county has said it would support covering the mural if the court pays for it. goines says the naacp now plans to meet with the supervisors indndividuall to get their support in getting the mural removed. we don't fly confederate flags in this county because it's just racist, right? and confederate flags are just a historical as that painting is. ian cull, nbc, bay area news. san francisco transportation leaders behind a controversial pilot project in san francisco. they are now backpedaling. the center bike lanes down valencia street in the mission district. they're coming down. the tear down began this morning, and construction is expected to last at least two months between 15th and 23rd streets. the road will remain accessible, though sections will be shut down in phases. the pilot program initially wanted to create an innovative path for bikers to share the road, but it's had backlash from business owners and bicyc

the san jose spotlight reports the county told them their position is that it's an historical piece of art that cannot be painted over. however, the spotlight also says the county told them it would support covering the mural, but only if the court pays for it. new at six tonight after a three week trial, a verdict in the gun assault case against rapper asap rocky. the jury found the rapper, whose real name is rakim mayers, not guilty. an emotional moment, literally after that verdict, when he leaps over into the arms of loved ones as the verdict was read. it appears one of the people he's embracing is actually pop star rihanna, who has two sons with mayers, has accused was accused of shooting his former friend and bandmate following a heated argument back in 2021. he did face up to 24 years in prison. prosecutors only sought eight years. a new warning tonight about a scam involving gold scammers drained nearly $700,000 out of one woman's account. here's nbc's linda baquero with what you need to look out for. last may, eva rothman was online searching travel ideas when she says her scr

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out of the 4,600 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan and day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may. it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires in and how some candidates. in a statement to kron, 4 news mayor matt mahan says, quote, i'm tired of hearing excuses for why we can't enforce common sense prohibitions on open flames. news propane tanks topped electri

san jose city councilman, who resigned after being charged with sexual abuse, is working toward a plea agreement. omar torres was supposed to enter a plea today, but it was postponed. the san jose spotlight is reporting his attorney says a plea agreement is in the works. police arrested torres last november in the wake of a sex crime accusation. he's now facing three child molestation charges. this week, council members filled his district three seat, appointing engineering executive karl salas. we continue to follow our breaking news in philadelphia. a plane crash there. the crash happened about three hours ago near a mall, the roosevelt mall. this is about three miles from the northeast philadelphia airport. we are learning that six people were on board. that includes a pediatric patient and their escort. this is a medevac type plane. the plane was heading to missouri. we do not know the condition of the passengers right now, but you can see the aftermath of that crash. that fiery ball right there near that mall. we continue to monitor the story. we'll bringou more information as it comes into our newsroom. all right. let's take you to d.c. investigators are working diligently to get t

but the san jose spotlight reports that the county has taken a position that it is an historical piece of art that cannot be painted over. and the spotlight also reports the county has said it would support covering the m mural, b only if the court pays for it. and coming up at 530, a look at the next step in this fight to get this mural cleared from the court. we'll see you in a bit. thank you. ian. we have an update from the nation's capital, president trump's potential elimination of the department of education is creating a lot of uncertainty, especially among millions of students and families who rely on fafsa. that's federal student aid. so our friends at telemundo have set up a phone bank to answer any questions you have in english or in spanish. the number on your screen right there. one (800) 548-4884. this phone bank runs from 5 p.m. tonight to 630. declining enrollment means more cuts are coming for the entire california state university system. edsource reports that system wide enrollment is almost 3% lower than it was a decade ago. so to balance the books, csu will now mak

the plan comes after a san jose spotlight investigation found the office was top heavy with managemente executive assistants earned almost $200,000 a year. those positions were created under the former superintendent, mary ann dewan, who was fired in october. workers will be notified of their dismissal by march 15th. >> all right. garcia. time is 747. bmw just announced plans for faster charging evs. >> also, nike has plans to keep up with the kardashians. let's bring in pam cook back to the studio for this in dollars and cents. >> an interesting business model. nike has signed a deal with kim kardashian and her skims shapewear company. the collection will roll out this spring, with sales starting next year. nike has been criticized for failing to stay on trend and is expanding its presence in women's sports, in particular as seen in the super bowl commercial empowering female athletes. as the opening bell rang this morning, southwest airlines announced broad layoffs for the first time in its more than 50 years in business. southwest reports the job cuts will be corporate positions. th

san jose city councilman, who resigned after being charged with sexual abuse, is working toward a plea agreement. omar torres was supposed to enter a plea today, but it was postponed. the san jose spotlighthis attorney says a plea agreement is i in the works. police arresd torres last november in the wake of sex crime accusations he's now facing three child molestation charges. this week, council members filled his district three seat, appointing engineer executive karl salas. a significant milestone in southern california this evening. both the palisades and the eaton fires are now 100% contained. that update from cal fire. another sign of progress. the pacific coast highway will partially reopen sunday morning for the first time since the palisades fire broke out. starting at 8 a.m, essential traffic will be able to use one lane in each direction. only a stretch of the highway will be reopened. l.a. police officers and national guard members will remain in the area around the clock. while county officials have announced the end of the curfew. lapd officers may still have to stop people to ensure that they have legitimate business in that area. extreme demand took down la's water system

san jose city councilman who resigned after being charged with sexual abuse. omar torres was supposed to enter a plea yesterday, but it was postponed. the san jose spotlightreporting his attorney says a plea agreement is in the works. police arrested torres last november in the wake of sex crime accusations. torres now faces three child molestation charges. this week, council members filled his district three seat, appointing engineer executive karl salas. new this morning, a strike averted for costco workers, the company and the teamsters union reached a tentative deal early this morning. the union represents more than 18,000 costco employees nationwide, including here in california. it was nearly two weeks ago when costco workers voted to strike. if a new three year contract wasn't reached. by midnight last night, disagreements between the two sides were over wages and benefits. the teamsters posted on x around 230 this morning that the tentative agreement was reached, and soon will be presented to the membership for a vote. we're going to turn now to the rain. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. hey, good morning everyone. w

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out of the 4,600 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan and day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may. it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. they were constantly being exposed to says it's common to see unhoused people die because of the fire. people need to get real help. and so week, unfortunately deal with a lot of des of the homeless population of the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires and u

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out of the 4,600 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan in day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may, it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires and unhoused encampments. in a statement to kron, 4 news mayor matt mahan says, quote, i'm tired of hearing excuses for why we can't enforce common sense prohibitions on open flames. news propane tanks topped electrical

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out of the 4,600 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan and day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may. it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires and unhoused encampments. in a statement to kron, 4 news mayor matt mahan says, quote, i'm tired of hearing excuses for why we can't enforce common sense prohibitions on open flames. news propane tanks topped electrica

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out of the 4,600 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan and day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may. it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires and unhoused encampments. in a statement to kron 4 news mayor matt mahan says, quote, i'm tired of hearing excuses for why we can't enforce common sense prohibitions on open flames. news propane tanks topped electrical

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out0 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan in day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may, it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires and unhoused encampments. in a statement to kron, 4 news mayor matt mahan says, quote, i'm tired of hearing excuses for why we can't enforce common sense prohibitions on open flames. news propane tanks topped electrical lines and o

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out of the 4,600 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan and day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may. it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires in and how some candidates in a statement to kron, 4 news mayor matt mahan says, quote, i'm tired of hearing excuses for why we can't enforce common sense prohibitions on open flames. used propane tanks, topped electri

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out of the 4,600 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan in day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may, it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires and unhoused encampments. in a statement to kron, 4 news mayor matt mahan says, quote, i'm tired of hearing excuses for why we can't enforce common sense prohibitions on open flames. news propane tanks topped electrical

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out of the 4,600 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan and day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may. it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires and unhoused encampments. in a statement to kron, 4 news mayor matt mahan says, quote, i'm tired of hearing excuses for why we can't enforce common sense prohibitions on open flames. news propane tanks topped electrica

incident reports within the fire department data was first requested by the san jose spotlight and out of the 4,600 non structure fires responded to by san jose fire. san jose firefighters. local 2.30, says around 3,000 of those were from an house encampments. the union at the number is a couple 100 more than the year. previous were busy fire department, one of the busiest in the bay area. and so to see how many fires and we're going to dan and day out all throughout the year as really alarming and concerning may. it says the fires can cause unnecessary exposure to toxic gas. there's multiple fires. we go on a day where we just don't know what type of products were dealing with. and so when it ends up coming down to is we're dealing with a toxic soup. the city says while these numbers came from the union, they are working to get more specific data themselves on the fires and unhoused encampments. in a statement to kron 4 news mayor matt mahan says, quote, i'm tired of hearing excuses for why we can't enforce common sense prohibitions on open flames. news propane tanks topped electrical

san jose city councilman who resigned after being charged with sexual abuse. omar torres was supposed to enter a plea yesterday, but his case was postponed. the san jose spotlight is reporting that torres attorney says a plelea agreement is in the works. police arrested torres last november in the wake of sex crime accusations. torres now faces three child molestation charges. meanwhile, this week, council members filled torres former district three seat. appointing and swearing in engineering executive karl salas. happening today, the a's family will join fans in a long awaited final farewell for the legendary rickey henderson. you may recall henderson died in late december, just days before what would have been his 66th birthday due to complications from pneumonia over his record breaking 25 year baseball career. he won two world series titles, an mvp award, and was a ten time all star. a celebration of life is at 1 p.m. today at oakland arena. it is open to the public, but it is sold out. new this morning strike averted for costco workers, the company and the teamsters union reached a tentative deal early this morning. the union represents more than 18,000 c

the office did not say how many jobs would be cut, but the firings come as a san jose spotlight investigationent positions and executive assistants earning as much as $192,000 a year. those positions were created under the former superintendent, mary ann dewan, who was fired in october. workers will be notified of their dismissals by march 15th. >> a rising nba star who appeared at the all star event, stuck around the bay area today to show support for athletes at his former college. memphis grizzlies forward jalen wells stopped by sonoma state to help in the fight to save the university's athletics, which were cut earlier this year. ktvu tom vacar reports. >> that kind of raises a lot of good things that happened here. memphis grizzlies officiallya designated rising star, he's also a sonoma state basketball alumnus. >> i'm just hoping that we can find a way to be safe, make it back to what it was and to elevate it. and once it is saved. >> he opposes the slash and burn approach to all of its athletics. several other academic departments. numerous majors and upwards of 117 faculty, lecturers

according to the san jose spotlight, the change would end an $8 million contract between cal fire andhe district. the district has been struggling to financially support its current level of service with cal fire. supporters of the change say it will ensure stability for all residents and could improve response. 9-1-1 fire calls will now be handled by county dispatchers instead of statewide dispatchers. residents at last night's meeting were confused by the process. >> no, i think the meeting was more labor versus management issues. and we were the residents were sort of the spectators. >> the firefighters union is concerned the change could leave cal firefighters without a job. it could also force the county to build a new fire station. officials have not shared a timeline for when the change will kick in. the stabbing death of a cal fire captain in san diego county has taken a turn. rebecca was found dead in her home monday. investigators identified the suspect, her wife, 53. year-old yolanda moroti, as. and apparently she has done this sort of thing before. law enforcement sources

the office did not say how many jobs would be cut, but the firings are coming as a san jose spotlightions, as well as some executive assistant jobs, were created under the former superintendent, mary ann dewan, who was fired back in october. the workers will be notified of their dismissals by march 15th. well, the rising nba star and a former sonoma state player is joining the fight now to save the university's sports programs, which were cut earlier this year. memphis grizzlies forward jalen wells visited the school yesterday. sonoma state recently cut all of its athletics programs. several other academic departments, various majors and about 117culf members. student athletes and the staff say they were caught off guard by the changes on the first day of this term. >> it was just so unfair how they did it. we were all on our way to class and we all received the same email. >> there wasn't really much of a like opportunity for them to fight back against this. so just hoping that, you know, they give us more time to, you know, find a solution for it. >> now, 227 student athletes are no

and that committee includes san jose mayor matt mahan, 49ers ceo jed york. now the spotlight turns to levi's stadium for next year's super bowl 60. and without giving too many specifics, the message today was clear the next one will be even more extravagant than the last one. that was back in 2016 when levi's hosted super bowl 50. and for that week leading up to the game, many of the events were in san francisco. so now the rest of the region wants a bigger role in the week long nfl super celebration. but there's no doubt that football, its audience and the super bowl itself has gotten so much bigger since then. and i'm here to tell you that we will be ready. we want to show off what the bay area has to offer in terms of innovation, diversity, access to the outdoors. there's just so much to do and we're getting ready. we're excited. we want the entire community to participate. yeah, i bet they're excited because there are millions of reasons to be excited about the super bowl coming to the bay area. there certainly is. the bay area host committee today, in fact, expects the e

of course, the san jose state volleyball team was one of the things that brought this into the spotlightor them. and they're basically saying that in some states where similar bans have already been enacted, they've seen not only what they feel like is a violation of the athletes rights, but also sort of the real life hazards or dangers of being putting transgender athletes into that kind of negative spotlight. a lot of girls, they say, are being threatened because they're suspected of being transgenders. and so that's also creating that kind of hostile environment that goes a little bit beyond sort of the legal thing. and they're also concerned about how this spills over into other legal issues. for example, when we talk about the date or the your birth certificate and the gender assigned to it. well, here in santa clara county, i covered a story where local judges re making it easier for transgenders to be able to change their gender identification on legal documents. and so now what's going to happen with people who have done that and people who plan to do that? because will those doc

san jose. they're honoring those who were interned this year. the knock is spotlighting american women activists. there will be a candlelight procession through japantown. it happens at 530 tonight, starting at the san jose buddhist church. the national day of remembrance is officially this wednesday. meanwhile, pro-palestinian demonstrators shifted their focus in san francisco yesterday, instead taking aim now at the trump administration. they've been calling for an immediate ceasefire and an arms embargo on israel for more than a year now. but groups like this, the palestinian youth movement, protested against president trump himself. they say they're doing that because of the president's recentt comments calling for clearing out gaza's 2 million residents and then saying the u.s. should take over and develop the area. they see it as a threat to ethnically cleanse gaza and illegally seize the territory. we're here to send a message to the governments of jordan and of egypt that they need to stand with the masses of their people and their countries and say no to the eth