noaa is also responsible for science outreach, science education, but the entire noaa external affairs department, which is responsible for that outreach and education, was shut down as part of the layoffs that occurred this week. this goes beyond even the outreach. it goes into the private forecasting sector as well. folks who work in broadcasting or folks who work in some of the online agencies, accuweather, rely on model data noaa provides. this is one of the posts yesterday. all probationary federal employees at noaa's environmental modeling center that's responsible for keeping all the u.s. weather models running were laid off yesterday with one hour's notice. a lot of people got hung up on the word probationary. that doesn't mean any kind of disciplinary action. probationary employees are those who were either hired or promoted within the last year. if you're firing those people, you're getting rid of the new blood in an agency, people bringing new ideas, or the ones so good at their jobs they got promoted. so this is what you would do not to make an organization more efficient,

why experts say the layoffs at noaa are putting lives at rest. plus, the latest snowpack survey in the sierra with the latest numbers show and what has been whiplash like winter. and after the break. last right, a longtime east, a bowling alley closing up after more than 50 years. up after more than 50 years. this next. i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] >> after more than 6 decades in business, danville bowl is going to be closing next month. there was a tough decision for the owners who say they've loved running this business kron four's rob nesbitt reports on why they didn't really have a choice. danv

. >> plus, why noaa says the agency's recent job cuts could put millions of americans lives at risk. california's snowpack has improved in the last few weeks, but it's not where we need to be >> capital correspondent, a tonn wallace in the sierra nevada. a break down the results the latest snow results the latest snow survey. air wick. every year millions of noses are ghosted by their plug-ins. new air wick advanced. our ground-breaking plug-in that pulses scent for staying power, up to 60 days. plus a fragrance boost button. our noses won't be ignored again. i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] >> after more than 6 decades in business, danvil

look, the mission between noaa and fema are intricate and intertwined in many respects.s of these fires firings may be, especially with about 100 days before we get into the heart of hurricane season. tornado season. >> michael. >> both operations are. >> 24 seven, 365. >> the mission. of the national weather service is to protect. >> life and property, and. >> we are in the. >> middle of a climate emergency. we are seeing $1. >> billion disaster. >> a disaster costing $1 billion. >> or more. >> every two and a half. >> weeks in. >> this country. and essentially. >> this administration. >> which refuses. >> to. >> acknowledge climate change, has essentially gutted. >> our primary. >> line of defense. and they've. >> really started. >> to take. apart fema, the one responding. >> agency. >> especially when states become overwhelmed, which we. >> saw to be the case. >> time after. >> time during the 2024 hurricane season. michael. >> you know, it's very disturbing when you consider that just last night, overnight, we learned hundreds of noaa staffers were laid off, includin

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now impacting the weather agency noaa, as veterans speak out as well.q brewster. >> reporter: tonight, new push back to president trump's efforts to downsize the federal bureaucracy, a federal judge saying the office of personnel management has no authority whatsoever to lay off probationary federal workers but does not rule out layoffs in other ways. >> save the civil service. >> reporter: protesters at a detroit veterans medical center. >> i was very sad and confused. >> reporter: among them, oliver, a navy veteran who was a recreation therapy assistant and a probationary va worker at the hospital. tuesday, she was terminated. >> i've helped people learn to walk again. >> reporter: 2,400 probationary va employees were abruptly dismissed this month, the va saying they were nonmission critical positions, saying the cuts would save more than $181 million a year. >> my thoughts went to the veterans, i'm the only person who provides these services in the facility. >> reporter: meanwhile, more than 600 employees were let go at noaa. the government's climate

it's noaa. this is going to be part of an effort to cripple those responses which is something that -- it's the opposite direction we should be going in. >> paul, thank you. >>> first alert weather powered by kia. learn more at kia.com. kia, movement that inspires. >> now that we've got the housekeeping out of the way, let's talk about our weather. >> things will change for the weekend, the warm weather ending and now a typical unsettled late winter pattern. this is the simulation over the next two weeks, some long range data. it those a progression of storm systems sending mostly light to moderate rain into the bay area and the timing is going to be about every two or three days, sometimes spaced out longer. eventually we're likely to get another atmospheric river directed towards the bay area but not in the next seven days. the next couple rain chances are very modest rainmakers, sending us back into this pattern that's typical for early march with rain every few days and temperatures a little

administration include hundreds of employees of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration or noaa and the national weather service kron. 4 has learned at least 2 people, a meteorologist and administrative support assistant at the national weather service is bay area office have been let go. we're told the 2 employees were relatively new to their jobs and received e-mails, notifying them of their termination before their supervisors were where the weather service provide so much value to the american people. craig clements is a meteorology professor who runs a wildfire interdisciplinary research center at san jose state university. >> national weather service provides instant meteorologist who the largest wildfires in the western u.s. and without these forecasters available. >> for these incidents, it'll make conditions for firefighters were dangerous. thousands of probationary employees across the government have already been fired. >> the firings come amid efforts by billionaire elon musk and his department of government efficiency. >> to shrink a federal work force that presiden

meanwhile, employees were let go at noaa. climate monitoring agency. >> these are folks that monitor extreme weather. >> reporter: a trump administration official says no mission critical functions were impacted. the white house says it's keeping the president's campaign promise to cut spending. the president vowing to protect veterans. 78% of the civilian federal work force. >> we take good care of our veterans and are watching it very carefully. we hope it's going to be small number as possible, but we're having great success in slimming down our government. >> reporter: a second email asking federal workers to list their weekly accomplishments is slated to go out this weekend according to a source familiar with the plans. lester. >> shaquille brewster, thanks. >>> in 60 seconds, the verdict in a murder case. >>> plus the pope's setback. what we're finding out about his health. asthma. does it have you missing out on what you love, with who you love? get back to better breathing with fasenra, an add-on treatment for eosinop

it's noaa.to be part of an effort to cripple those responses which is something that -- it's the opposite direction we should be going in. >> paul, thank you. >>> first alert weather powered by kia. learn more at kia.com. kia, movement that inspires. >> now that we've got the housekeeping out of the way, let's talk about our weather. >> things will change for the weekend, the warm weather ending and now a typical unsettled late winter pattern. this is the simulation over the next two weeks, some long range data. it those a progression of storm systems sending mostly light to moderate rain into the bay area and the timing is going to be about every two or three days, sometimes spaced out longer. eventually we're likely to get another atmospheric river directed towards the bay area but not in the next seven days. the next couple rain chances are very modest rainmakers, sending us back into this pattern that's typical for early march with rain every few days and temperatures a little cooler than we

administration include hundreds of employees of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration or noaa and the national weather service kron. 4 has learned at least 2 people, a meteorologist and administrative support assistant at the national weather service is bay area office have been let go. we're told the 2 employees were relatively new to their jobs and received e-mails, notifying them of their termination before their supervisors were where the weather service provide so much value to the american people. craig clements is a meteorology professor who runs a wildfire interdisciplinary research center at san jose state university. national weather service provides instant meteorologist who the largest wildfires in the western u.s. and without these forecasters available. >> for these incidents, it'll make conditions for firefighters, more dangerous. thousands of probationary employees across the government have already been fired. >> the firings come amid efforts by billionaire elon musk and his department of government efficiency to shrink a federal work force that president dona

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one policy analyst at noaa told the new york times, quote, the loss of talent at noaa is going to setears and compromise the integrity of missions that directly support human health and safety, economic prosperity and national security. this is not a move toward efficiency. it's a move toward putting americans in danger every day. end quote. indeed, it's hard to see how doj's moves do anything to make the government more efficient and even less to save it money. according to analysis by the associated press, 40% of the canceled government contracts touted by musk are not expected to save the government any money. elon musk's sledgehammer approach to government has proceeded has precedent in silicon valley. mark zuckerberg's internal motto at facebook for several years was to quote, move fast and break things. but musk is now arguing that there is precedent in politics as well. president bill clinton's reinventing government initiative. last week, musk posted on x, quote, what doge is doing is similar to clinton gore dem policies of the 1990s. the current dem party has just gone so cra

zoe, i know you get a lot of that information from noaa and all those -- national weather service. >>gists at the national weather service in the bay area that were fired from the recent cuts and again that doesn't seem like a whole lot but the national weather service didn't have a whole lot of money to begin with. they were already working at the lowest capability that they possibly could money wise and it just continues to get cut but i have smog behind you. this is from a climate scientist at stanford just to read it out to you all. the new rumored and additional cuts to come at noaa are shortsighted ultimately will deal major self-inflicted wound to the public safety of americans and the resiliency of the american economy to weather and climate related disasters. basically, layman terms of that is we're going to have so much more difficulty getting out the word and getting out the correct information. because for us, it's big fire weather. all of the fire weather capabilities are going to get significantly reduced. all of the firefighters out there who could potentially help a lo

cnn's allison chinchar has more on noaa's crucial work. >> the national weather service. >> and noaa.ide a. variety of critical data, and. >> that includes the. >> observed weather data that we get from surface stations, like weather stations on top of schools and businesses and buildings, ocean buoys and hurricane hunters are critical for getting information about tropical systems as well as hurricanes. but by far the most vital form of the observed data comes from weather balloons. these are launched twice a day, every day across the entire country, and they not only provide what is taking place in the atmosphere at that moment, but also that information gets then fed into the forecast model data, and that really helps us with accurate forecasts. now, one of the concerning things about the weather balloons, specifically for kotzebue, alaska's national weather service office, is that they are now indefinitely suspending weather balloon launches simply because they do not have the staffing. another thing that's concerning is the equipment maintenance and the upgrades. every time a rad

. >> federal workers who do vital work on behalf of the american public, but especially those at noaaand as a desperate and obsessed fly fisherman, especially the meteorologists at noaa, who have kept me alive and have kept a lot of people alive, and i believe that their dismissals will. >> alive is the most important part. people forget that it's the weather. >> boys that are operated that tell fishermen not to go and to go, and their weather forecasts to tell them to go and to not to go. and their amazingly and increasingly accurate, even though meteorologists get a bad name and you can't say enough about all of the people doing all the work who have been fired, all about reducing waste, i think that's terrific. it should be done in a much more measured, thoughtful way to make sure that the vital workers who are providing vital services to the public are not let go. >> miss molly. >> senator chris murphy, you know, democrats have had a hard time being everywhere all at once in the way they need to in this current world. and he was out there right away after the zelensky meeting sayi

amna: hundreds of staff have and laid off at noah -- noaa.includes employees of the national weather service. it also provides crucial data for science and meteorologists. to understand the potential impact, we are joined by science correspondent miles o'brien. the national weather service is one of those things we almost take for granted and there are other ones out there. why is this one so important? >> it is easy for -- to take for granted, almost invisible, but it is truly the backbone of all weather forecasting in this country. it is freely available to all. airlines, first responders, farmers, fishermen all depend on these forecasts. they also issue crucial warnings for hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis. there are many services out there that add dells and whistles to this raw data but they would be lost without the national weather service. a senior meteorologist for one of those private services, my radar. >> any time your phone buzzes with a warning, that comes from the national weather service. people watching the radar no

noaa tracks, hurricanes, winter storms and more. of course, we've become pretty familiar with those four letters. well, now hundreds of scientists with the agency have been let go. we take a look at how the cuts could impact disaster preparedness. barbie. >> i'm barbie ando in rome, in front of the gemelli hospital, where pope francis has spent the last two weeks. and now he's got double pneumonia. we'll have the latest on his health. up next. >> it's the news. >> welcome back. >> but it's also kind of not the news. >> all the. >> information on this show. so terrible. >> if i got news for you. new tonight on cnn. >> got one more antoine with usps ground advantage. >> just like you're with us every step of the way. cool. >> right on time. >> stay in the know from your dock to their door. >> you might. >> know. >> harbor freight. >> for affordability. >> what you might not. >> know is performance and durability. go right along with it. you see, we test and then we test again. world class engineering and rigorous testing to ensure our

for the news is not so good for employees of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration or noaa. >> and the national weather service, the trump administration has begun laying off probationary employees at the world's premiere climate centers. about 800 people are expected to lose their jobs, including out of around 13,000 staff members. democrats have denounced the firing saying that they plan to fight in court. our chris gayle ong is following this story for. she's going to have much more coming up on kron. 4 news at 5. >> employees with the social security administration are preparing for major cuts to the workforce. plans are in place to lay off at least 7,000 people in that agencies. workers receive notice asking them to prepare for the job. reassignments and training for new workloads. democratic lawmakers warned that layoffs could impact millions of beneficiaries by causing delays and service. right now, the workforce is about 60,000 people. >> now to a developing story we're following for you. president donald trump ordered ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky out of w