>> he just came down and said, amanda died, and i. didn't compute. it. i know it's my now. >> the nypd are also called to a third scene and find a third victim. ross. the banker had checked into a midtown hotel. a review of the hotel's surveillance footage found that same courier, caitlin rainey, also paid a visit to the building, seen here in the elevator, heading up to meet ross. photos from each crime scene show a white powdery substance, later confirmed to be cocaine laced with fentanyl. >> they knew immediately that she had been poisoned with fentanyl. >> what were the telltale signs? >> the shape. your body position. you know, so, people die, you know, slumped on the floor. you asphyxiate. >> i don't think it's a painless death. >> there are many people here who are not addicted to drugs. maybe they're just a recreational user. completely unexpecting of having fentanyl in their drugs. and that is actually when it's the most deadly. >> for nearly a year, authorities say billy ortega continued his operation as local and federal agencies continue to b

. >> amanda birbiglia has spent 11 years grappling with the strange circumstances of her younger sister amber's death. >> she wasn't sexually assaulted. she wasn't robbed. >> a homicide with no motive and few clues. but friends and family are still desperate to know who killed amber birbiglia. >> i don't think that the investigation ever really took off. >> 23 year old amber was a social butterfly who loved to sing and dance. amanda says as teenagers, they were little devils who gave their parents constant headaches. >> she would get caught sneaking out. she'd get grounded and she would have to sneak out again. she was grounded for the entire summer, but she probably had the best summer that year. >> amber dreamed of one day becoming a costume designer and worked to achieve her goal in london at design school. >> she was studying fashion. she loved anything having to do with art, and she had her own style. >> after completing her studies abroad, amber returned to her home in small town little river, south carolina, and on the last day of her sister's life, amanda was working the late sh

amanda quintana joins us with the very latest. good morning amanda. good morning claudine. >> so this this initial call was for an address like you said, on llewellyn boulevard. but police and fire have the road closed off from the direction we're coming from. it's at the intersection of washington and fargo avenues. but just about ten minutes ago, police even pushed us further back. so we are in a shopping center here where it seems like a lot of the ambulances, the fire department, they're kind of stationed here in this shopping center, but a very heavy police and fire presence here. lots of lights, lots of sirens we can hear on the loudspeaker throughout the neighborhood. they're telling people there is a gas leak they need to evacuate. there's also a really strong gas smell. so we are trying to be as safe as possible, you know, staying staying in our car as much as we can, staying back as far as we can because it is a very strong smell. now, it's kind of unclear what section of this neighborhood needs to evacuate right now. but again, we're about

anything that amanda will. i mean, just what was your experience like doing a very serious historical film like this? i feel like it was in a completely separate movie because all my stuff was in the twenties and thirties. so we had all the model ts and everything was the costumes and everything. well, i mean, i guess you guys were all, your costumes were period piece costumes, but i felt like the stuff that i got to do was really, it was really cool to see all the bold that they brought in and all the old costumes i really enjoyed. that was really fast and furious that i think my portions shot for maybe ten days and where was that ad that was in guthrie, oklahoma, which i don't know, did you guys film all of it? there? no. we came back here and shot little bit in the well at air force one, which was. how cool is that? i had to pinch myself so many times, so again, for context, you actually in the plane that president reagan used as air force one, we maybe 100 or 200 yards from where we're sitting, right? yeah.

this was the real video from amanda's instagram story. that uber, because for some reason, it was $7 cheaper than a regular uber. i just think about someone can take my video and put it out in the public and, you know, say something that maybe i didn't say or do, something that i didn't do. and that is scary. pulido says he messaged a friend who knew the real amanda, and that's when he learned the whole thing was a scam. we're seeing a 1,400% explosion in the amount of deepfake attacks. vijay balasubramanian founded a digital security company called pindrop. they developed a software that can instantly detect deepfakes by looking for mistakes in the file. for example, when you say hello, paul, your mouth is wide open when you say hello and it shuts down when it says paul, there's a certain speed with which you can do that because you're human. machines don't care about these speeds. he says, unfortunately, there's not really much people can do to prevent their public online content from being stolen. the onus is on the platforms to start

lena. >> amanda. prop 36 would bring back harsher penalties for theft and certain drug crimes issues that have plagued the bay area and the state in recent years. this is something that voters overwhelmingly approved last month by nearly 70%. prop 36 reverses prop 47, which passed back in 2014, reducing some felonies to misdemeanors. reclassification meant crimes such as repeat shoplifting merchandise under $950 carried a much lighter sentence. sacramento county sheriff jim cooper says so far this year, they've arrested around 1000 people for retail theft, and about 80 to 90% were just given citations. but now, with prop 36, he expects a big change in the behavior of re-offending because it really changed the landscape, because up until now, if you stayed below 950, you got a citation and didn't go to jail. >> now, if you have two convictions, that third conviction becomes a wobbler. it can become a felony and really has some teeth into it. >> prop 36 also creates a new treatment focused court process

amanda. all right. >> gloria, thank you. in the south bay, an upsetting decision for dozens of families or multiple families who go to dozens of schools. leaders in alum rock union school district voted to close, merge, or cut grades at a dozen schools. and you can see the impacted campuses on your screen. the vote last night was unanimous. despite a vocal group of community members who demanded other options to close a big budget gap. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us this morning with reaction. lena. >> amanda. after months of different proposals, the board of trustees made their final decision to close a total of six of those impacted schools and consolidate three. we were there as parents, teachers and community members tried to advocate against the decisions to close or combine schools for more than two hours. at last night's school board meeting this comes as the district is faced with a $20 million budget deficit. the alum rock union school district created a community comm

good morning. >> amanda. while the board didn't take any action on closing or merging schools, some worry it's just delaying the process and adding to confusion. parents and students against school mergers spoke at this oakland unified school board meeting last night. the district is facing a projected $95 million budget deficit next year. part of the issue is declining enrollment. usd considered consolidating ten schools into five to save up to $3 million, but did not end up voting on this. the district is also considering some 30 measures to save money, but it is the school mergers that's drawing the most controversy. >> don't close schools. you already close my sister's school? >> no to the mergers. >> at the end of the day, the school board has to be willing to make difficult decisions if it's in the best interest of the future. students for the school district. >> that is kari harnell of a national education nonprofit. she says while no action means no closures for now, this budget problem is not going a

amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you amanda.changes in the city of oakland when it comes to police pursuits. the governor is calling out the oakland police commission for not taking urgency. ktvu james torres explains the governor wants the rules against chasing a fleeing criminal to change. >> governor gavin newsom and california highway patrol leaders say their efforts in oakland continue to show results. a holiday blitz from san diego to the bay area led to 117 arrests and $38,000 in stolen merchandise recovered in just the last few weeks. chp says the 480 flock cameras in oakland are a game changer. >> this has allowed us to successfully go after criminals for attempted murder on our freeways. vehicles that pursue from us hit and run stolen vehicles and other felonies. >> both chp and newsom say oakland police need to be able to do the same thing. according to opd's pursuit policy, an officer can only chase a suspect if they have probable cause that a criminal is suspected of a violent crime. newsom wants to loosen those rul

now amanda knox is telling her own story here. why? she is on a new mission.t's next to be can't fool myself. >> it was the most exciting time in the world. >> his life had extremely joyful moments and some really difficult moments. >> you only come across an artist like luther vandross once in a lifetime. >> luther. never too much new year's day on cnn. >> no more gross cough sirup. >> i'll want you to feel better. >> i want extra tv time or i'll walk. >> how about this? >> introducing the only kids soft shoe for medicated cough relief. new mucinex children's mighty chews are mighty clever. >> my name is dan. i live here in san antonio, texas. i ran my own hvac business and now i'm retired. i'm not good at being retired. i'm a pain in the neck. i like to be able to have a purpose. about 3 or 4 years ago, i felt like i was starting to slip. i saw the commercials after a short amount of time taking prevagen, i started noticing a difference. i stopped taking prevagen and i found myself slacking back. so i jumped right back on it. i've been taking prevagen for ab

thank you amanda. arrested following a deadly crash in eastern contra costa county. one person died and two others were hurt after a car plowed into a guard booth outside of a gated community. ktvu bailey o'carroll was on the scene in discovery bay and spoke to neighbors who say this is not the first time a car has crashed in that area. >> i think i heard the guards yelling, stop, stop, stop! >> one person is dead in discovery bay and two others were hurt late friday night when a hyundai pickup truck barreled into a security guard booth outside the lakes gated community. >> two people were injured, one being the driver of the vehicle. the solo solo occupant inside the vehicle, and the other was a guard that was on duty here in the guard shack. we also have confirmed one party fatality who was in the guard shack as well. >> according to california highway patrol, the car was driven by a teenager. they have not said if alcohol or speed could be a factor. the driver was injured and taken to the hospital,

andre and, amanda zoellner. okay. well, thank dr. big and thank all of you for stopping by and listening to us on today. the summer of 2020. can be read as a sequel of sorts to an earlier book that amanda and i wrote back in 2018. the struggle over all lives matter and black lives matter. and basically in the book we interview people who would subscribe mostly to black lives matter versus people who would subscribe a little bit more to our lives matter and we found those conversations to be enlightening and and you just enter testing interesting enough for us, write a book about it. so when the summer of 2020 happened and when uprisings happened all across the country and indeed all around the world in our zoom room, when we were still meeting the talk about writing projects and things of that nature, we both knew that we had to do another book. and the summer of 2020, kwame echols, the activist and that had been all across the country focusing in george floyd and the of the black lives matter movement. one of the things that we were

lena. >> amanda.fter nine long days of deliberations, jurors have finally reached a verdict in this high profile trial, which first started back in october. during the trial, his attorneys argued he stabbed cash app founder bob lee in self-defense. they claimed it was actually lee who first pulled a knife on mckinney in a drug fueled rage, the prosecution arguing the opposite, saying mckinney targeted lee. they say many believed his sister had been drugged and sexually assaulted by a man lee had introduced to her. legal expert randall knox says the jury had a lot to consider to start with. >> do people agree that it was premeditated and deliberate with malice aforethought? if 12 people don't agree to that, then they consider whether it's second degree murder, if they don't agree that he intended to kill him with that mental state, it could conceivably be reduced to voluntary manslaughter. >> i think the big question for this jury is what did they think of mr. mckinney's testimony? did they give him th

christiane. >> hey, reggie and amanda, good morning.st bipartisan deal sank when billionaire trump backer elon musk slammed it for wasteful spending. so house republicans scrambled to get a new version out, and now they're scrambling again. this morning, some 3.5 million federal workers and active duty military members are at risk of losing their paychecks this holiday season if congress doesn't pass a new spending bill by midnight tonight. billionaire and trump ally elon musk tanked the original bipartisan bill. then last night, a new republican plan backed by president trump also failed. >> the musk, johnson proposal is not serious. it's laughable. extreme maga republicans are driving us to a government shutdown. >> the latest proposal would have suspended the debt ceiling for two years, giving trump more financial leeway to fund his agenda. but 38 republicans joined the majority of democrats in voting no. >> i am absolutely sickened by a party that campaigns on fiscal responsibility and has the temerity to go forward to the american

amanda. all right, gloria, thank you. >> a heads up for commuters in the north bay. if you see the smart train, you'll need to. if you use the smart train, you'll need to find a new way to get to work. this morning, the entire system is shut down. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live in marin county. with the problem and your options for today. lena. >> hey, amanda, good morning to you. we are at the larkspur smart train station right now where they are experiencing a system wide closure. now,ng a because of that, riders who depend on this train will need to find an alternate, an alternate route of transportation all day long today. now, transit officials say downed trees blocked or damaged the tracks in multiple spots. they have to make repairs and complete testing to prepare for the opening of the new smart petaluma north station later this year. the testing was supposed to happen this weekend with a planned closure, but the weather got in the way for riders who end up taking a taxi, ube

amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news a lot of tough conversations. >> amanda quintana, thank you. the number of lecturers at san francisco state university will be cut back this spring because of declining enrollment. university officials told ktvu that the exact number of lecturers who will be affected won't be known until the course schedule is finalized next month. a spokesperson says enrollment at san francisco state is part of a local and national trend of fewer college age students pursuing higher education. closing arguments now underway in san francisco and the murder trial of nima momeni, the man accused of killing cashapp founder bob lee. prosecutors and defense attorneys are making their final arguments to the jury. prosecutors say momeni stabbed lee three times in april 2023 after a dispute over his treatment of his sister. they played the 911 call lee made in which he was calling for help after being stabbed. defense attorneys say lee was using drugs and that he stabbed him in self defense. if found guilty, he faces up to life in prison. last night, president biden is

reggie aqui amanda. good morning.n billionaire elon musk slammed it for wasteful spending. so house republicans scrambled to get a new version out, and now they're scrambling again. this morning, some 3.5 million federal workers and active duty military members are at risk of losing their paychecks this holiday season if congress doesn't pass a new spending bill by midnight tonight, billionaire and trump ally elon musk tanked the original bipartisan bill. then last night, a new republican plan backed by president trump also failed the musk, johnson proposal is not serious. >> it's laughable. extreme maga republicans are driving us to a government shutdown. >> the latest proposal would have suspended the debt ceiling for two years, giving trump more financial leeway to fund his agenda. but 38 republicans joined the majority of democrats in voting no. >> i am absolutely sickened by a party that campaigns on fiscal responsibility and has the temerity to go forward to the american people and say, you think this is fiscall

amanda: you have to be clear why you are buying credit. should recommend to investors to buy it for yield and for carrie. don't buy it because you think that spreads will tighten or that rates will fall dramatically. both of those tighter spreads and lower rates would boost total returns in a typical way for duration exposure. it's a nuanced argument and we are actually quite constructive heading into 2025, recognizing that it is really for yield based demand. sonali: joining us now, elizabeth at finch ratings, with kelly lieber at barings. think about the year that was. talking to you all year about where the spreads have been. yet they have been tighter and tighter and tighter throughout most of the year. yet you look at where yields have been and now this higher for longer environment, is it a blessing for 2025 in some ways? >> i have to agree with amanda's earlier commentary about being constructive or leaving out. -- early out. despite the team being super busy and getting through the repricing's that have occurred this year, we like

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amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you. amanda. today, the alameda county firefighters annual holiday toy drive is underway in san leandro. firefighters partnered up with local businesses and organizations for the 15th year of this event. so far, they've collected thousands of toys from members of the community to give to children. alameda county fire chief tells us the firefighters who organized this toy drive have been super focused on making sure they can give as many gifts to as many children as they can. i'll mention alameda county firefighters are the ones who served san leandro. so you're asking how come there's a san leandro fire? they are san leandro fire. essentially. they do good work there throughout the community, responding to emergencies and more. >> oh, yeah. absolutely. >> okay. you're going through some amazing like we've been reading these cards, like even in our off time we've received, can you believe almost 2000 from you over the past couple of weeks, we asked you to send us your holiday card. we're sending yo

thank you amanda.sued an update to california's state of emergency over the spread of bird flu. the health agency stressed the risk to the general public remains low. there have been no human to human transmissions so far this year. 34 people in the state have tested positive. all of them were in close contact with either cattle or poultry. experts say the virus moves very quickly between dairies. >> since the initial introduction into california in august, we've established quarantines at 679 dairies. most of those are in the central valley, which is kind of our agricultural rich part of the state. but we have just recently detected a few infected dairies in southern california as well. >> experts say it's important to sound the alarm before the virus becomes an even bigger problem with animals and humans. the oakland zoo is vaccinating condors to take action amid bird flu concerns, zoo officials say due to the endangered status of condors and the threat to their survival, they are vaccinating the bir

amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> amanda. thank you.wing this morning. a state appellate court tossed out the 2020 rape conviction of former san francisco 49ers star dana stubblefield. the appellate court ruled santa clara county prosecutors violated the law. when they say stubblefield race was a factor in the decision by law enforcement officers to not search his house, which is a violation of the california racial justice act. >> as azerbaijan mourns those who died in a plane crash, the first of many funerals is getting underway. the deadly plane crash killed 38 people. the aircraft was headed to russia. 29 people survived. mans under investigation, but there is speculation it may have been caused by russian air defense systems. today is another particularly busy day at airports nationwide. the transportation security administration is warning travelers to expect long lines. tsa predicts it will screen some 40 million passengers through january 2nd. >> drones with thermal cameras helped l.a. county sheriff's deputies find a 78 year ol

amanda. >> all right, drew, thank you.aaron pierre is here live, the voice behind mufasa, the new lion king film. great to have you here on "gma." [ applause ] >> thank you. >> michael: the first film came out in 1994, the same month you were born. >> wow. >> michael: what does it feel like now to be part of the story? >> it's surreal. truly surreal. for me, the original 1994 original is one of my favorite disney films. it always has been. i don't know. there was something about it that made me feel included, made me feel involved. >> lara: yeah. >> i really love the way it celebrated the continent of africa in a beautiful way. it's a beautiful film. >> lara: this takes it to the next level. speaking of next level, you have some very large paws, if you will, to fill, the late great -- the role of mufasa originated by the one and only james earl jones. that had to be daunting, but i know you were like, i am here for it and i am going to pay homage to this legend. >> of course. you know, james earl jones not only was he a ma

amanda was the decorator and designer. >> rebecca: that's beautiful. >> lara: good job, amanda. >> she'smunity. >> george: thank you, will. let's go to rebecca. >> rebecca: what a service to the community. that's very sweet. okay. we're going to turn now our parenting play book and the dilemma parents can have when we face the holidays. how to maintain the rules when you're visiting people who might have other standards. family doctor and resilience expert dr. deborah gilboa is here with some tips. nice to see you. >> good to be back. >> rebecca: i talk to a lot of moms, parents around the holiday. they're thinking, how is all of this going to look? how is it going to look when we go to a house with a different set of rules? you say talk to the kids first, on the way there. >> best thing for their resilience and yours is to set clear expectations ahead of time. nobody handles it when they are embarrassed or in the moment. >> rebecca: right. how much of a conversation are you actually having? if i talk to my 5 1/2-year-old daughter, she might end up saying something at the party and we al

amanda quintana is here. amanda, what more are you learning about this string of burglaries? >> well, we know that at least a handful happened in the early morning hours yesterday, and they're reportedly all linked to the same group of criminals. mr. crispy professional barbershop is just one of the places that was hit. surveillance cameras caught the moment a van backed up right into mr. crispy's barbershop. >> they rammed it and came right in. >> the criminals go straight for the atm in the back corner, push it outside, load it into the trunk of a second car and take off. it all took less than two minutes near the vehicle. >> the vehicle had license plates. they had masks and was covered up. >> the owner, donald smith, known as mr. crispy, showed up for work soon after. >> when i pulled up, i saw the whole front of this was wide open and it was unbelievable. >> despite the damage to the window equipment and a hole that looks right into the nail shop next door, he's most disappointed in the police response. >> you know, people got families to feed. so it's just very depressi

thank you amanda. if folks will indulge, i know we have real business to get to, but if you have a moment, we'd love to invite our photographer to take a picture of a group photo of us, if that's okay. yeah, okay, let's do that. yes, yes. all right. very nice. so. yeah. that was the right thing. to share. all right. thank you everyone. okay. so we will now open public comment on the second portion of the director's report. i have some speaker cards barry tarantino theory christopher white sorry, i have to apologize. under the bus of reality, that's where you you are going now. you don't serve anything. but usually that's why you are in big trouble. that's why means ugliness. so you are serving ugliness because you are unintelligent. it's not necessary to lie anymore. i'm going to go to the board of supervisors. yes. no qr codes, no absolute incompetence called i because we don't want digital ids. we don't want a security state, bio security state linked to transportation and everything. everybody knows

okay, amanda eakin. all right. thank you, mayor breed, for your vision and your leadership on safe, inclusive and equitable streets for san francisco. good afternoon, and thank you, everyone for being here. i am a firm believer, like the mayor, that we need to pause and celebrate our successes. an important milestones like this, i believe, mayor, it was on bike to work day this year, may, which is just a few months ago. that you directed the sfmta to install this quick build project in front of city hall. so we are thrilled to announce the completion of the doctor carlton b goodlett place. quick build project, which is a major milestone to a connected san francisco for everyone. biking. rolling. now we know as mayor said that this very location where we were standing saw 25 collisions between 2019 and 2024 right in front of the heart of civic life in san francisco. and that is an unacceptable number. with this project, like with 17th street, like with third street, like with the battery sansome quick build, like wi

mike, back to you. >> amanda quintana live tonight in studio. amanda, thank you for that. also in san francisco on this world aids day, the public was invited to take part in a community sidewalk chalk art event called inscribe. people were invited to use colorful chalk to write messages or draw along the sidewalks of castro street from market to 19th. organizers say the event is meant to be a celebration of life, love and memories, honoring the millions of people who died of aids globally. >> police in oakland say a man was found dead early this morning near the interstate 880 high street on ramp. officers found the man inside a hand-built wooden shed on the right shoulder of the on ramp. authorities are now working to identify him and determine the cause of death. police in san francisco are investigating two separate homicides that happened on friday. the first was rerted around 6:30 a.m. in the area of mission and sycamore streets. the victim was stabbed and was pronounced dead at the hospital. the second homicide was reported around 9:40 p.m. on gould street near paul

let's check in with amanda. see those drive times this morning? >> hello. drew to the bay bridge toll plaza. we go. metering lights flipped on at about 534 this morning. you can see traffic is backing up just past the parking lot. at this point, you can see the right lanes from the 8-80 overcrossing backing up. as i mentioned, the carpool lanes, however, are dashing through and it's an easy drive into the city, which is fantastic. 47 minutes to get into the city. i'll give you your drive times now. tracy to dublin. that typical slowdown on the altamont pass. 37 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard south, 17 minutes and a 16 minute drive to get from 101 to cupertino. deliberations are set to resume this morning in the bob lee murder trial. lee died last year after he was stabbed in san francisco. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in the studio this morning with where things stand. lena. >> amanda. jury deliberations started yesterday, but they couldn't come to a decision. that means they will be back at court for day two of deliberations. this mor

lena. >> amanda, good morning to you. prop 36 is something that would bring back harsher penalties for theft and certain drug crimes issues that have plagued the bay area and the state in recent years. now, this is something that voters overwhelmingly approved last month by nearly 70%. prop 36 reverses prop 47, which passed back in 2014, reducing some felonies to misdemeanors. reclassification meant crimes such as repeat shoplifting merchandise under $950 carried a much lighter sentence. sacramento county sheriff jim cooper says so far this year, they've arrested around 1000 people for retail theft, and about 80 to 90% were just given citations. but now, with prop 36, he expects a big change in the behavior of re-offending because it really changed the landscape, because up until now, if you stayed below 950, you got a citation and didn't go to jail. >> now, if you have two convictions, that third conviction becomes a wobbler. it can become a felony and really has some teeth into it. >> prop 36 also creates a new treatmen

good morning irene. >> good morning amanda.re seeing some really good conditions out here compared to yesterday. i mean, yesterday we saw a lot of ash coming down. it was very windy. we're not seeing as much of that this morning. and also we're not seeing that orange hazy glow that was blanketing the malibu hillsides. we do have fire crews out here. they're dealing with hot spots, and we're really hoping they can make some good progress this morning. now, we do have some video of the latest evacuations here in southern california. this at malibu rv park around midnight, close to pch and corral canyon. 2000 structures are still under mandatory evacuation orders. roughly 6000 are under evacuation warnings. now, the fire started before 11 p.m. monday night in a malibu canyon area. the flames, driven by santa ana winds and low humidity. l.a. county fire describes the damage as minimal. seven buildings have been destroyed. eight have been damaged. the l.a. county fire chief says better conditions overnight help them in their firefig

live in san jose amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> amanda thank you. the oakland unified school district, also facing a multi-million dollar budget deficit. the school board held a special meeting focused on closing that $95 million gap by the next academic year. now, as we've seen in other districts, declining enrollment is bringing down state funding while at the same time, teacher salaries in oakland are rising. one of the most high profile proposals is to consolidate ten schools that already share campuses, but that has upset many parents. >> now you turn to students and families to solve the problems made by your poor choices. you proposed mergers and you said it will save little money. >> next wednesday, the oakland school board is scheduled to vote on its options for balancing the budget. school districts in fremont, hayward and san francisco are also facing declining enrollment and big budget deficits. >> our time now 705. happening today. a member of the emeryville city council facing being censured by his colleagues. council member kalimah pr

amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you amanda. san franciscans spoke out against potential budget cuts at the school district board meeting. >> our students and staff are paying the price for the district's budget mismanagement. go after the district, not our schools. school closures do not save money. they are a tool in the arsenal of school privatization, gentrification. >> the district's new superintendent wants to cut $113 million when the budget is adopted next june. the board is considering encouraging senior employees to accept buyout plans and take an early retirement. >> our time's now 503. well, today, the idea of merging ten oakland schools will be debated by the oakland school board, which is facing a huge budget deficit estimated at $95 million. now, like other school districts, the oakland school district is losing state funding because of declining enrollment, while at the same time, teacher salaries are rising. one idea is to consolidate schools that are already sharing campuses. but some of the parents are fightin

amanda. >> thank you.l, the community of scotts valley and the santa cruz mountains is cleaning up after an extremely rare tornado touched down yesterday. firefighters telling us six vehicles flipped over with people inside. one of them was a cal fire pickup truck. the firefighters gear got carried all the way up into a nearby tree. he, along with four others, were taken to the hospital. all are expected to be okay. the national weather service conducted a storm survey in scotts valley late last night, and assessed a maximum wind speed of 90mph, which is considered a weak ef one tornado. >> well, the storm causing flooding and also knocking down trees. this was in novato. emergency crews from novato police, fire and public works responding to some power lines, traffic signal outages as well as debris there on the roads. the city shared these photos of crews working to clear downed trees and block off flooded roadways. yesterday's powerful winds and heavy rain causing serious damage to several areas of an e

adam, amanda, steven, thank you all for joining us. merry christmas. >> you too, thank you.mazing story. those kids are heroes. turning now to today's headlines, lara trump is removing herself from consideration for marco rubio's vacated senate seat, announcing the decision yesterday while teasing a big announcement for her future that could be coming next month. rubio's former seat remains open for the next two years. florida governor ron desantis hopes to have an appointee by january. >>> and president-elect trump announcing a series of new administration picks yesterday including apprentice producer you see here mark burnett for u.k. special enjoy. burnett worked with trump in 2004 to launch the show which helped boost trump's fame ahead of his first presidential election. burnett is a 13-time emmy winner is and has also led the products of many -- production of many notable programs including survivor and the martha stewart show. >>> and finally, an owl make its way down a virginia family's chimney and replaced the star on top of their christmas tree with itself, much to

amanda: it is a great point.nts for retail investors is meaningful when you compound that over time. we think private credit has a lot more room to run in terms of its expansion. both the addressable market of borrowers and the investors participating in it. i do think in an environment like this where you are focused on yield, a very attractive opportunity. the other point is about the advantage of diversification in portfolios with floating we liked building in floating-rate exposures. whether that is in liquid credit or private credit. lisa: blackrock put out a report saying you expect the private markets to increase to about 30% of the share of credit in 2030. i'm wondering how much this changes the dynamic in public credit markets? how much the yield level looks different now than it has in the past? in some ways the private credit sphere is underpinning it and sometimes weaker credits get funded privately and the public markets look actually like they are a lot more creditworthy than they have in the past.

live in walnut creek amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. amanda, thanks.lect trump promises to close the border, the he, along with elon musk, are pushing to expand the visa program to recruit highly skilled foreign workers to the u.s. trump has restricted access in his first term. joining us to discuss immigration and how it could divide the gop. we're joined by todd bell, director of the political management program at the george washington university. good morning to you, todd. >> good morning. it's great to be with you again. thanks for having me on. >> so i want to ask you, what do you make of this strange development here and this feuding between people within the republican party over the future of immigration? you have tough on immigration talk. but but but you know, well, you have to make some room for h-1b visa programs. tell us what your thoughts are about that. >> well, you do or do you? that is really the question here. and we see, you know, the traditional trump base was built out of a group that came out of the republicans that were starting

amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. >> amanda, thank you.re following this morning. marin county school district paying $17.5 million to settle sex abuse lawsuits filed by four former students. they accused tamalpais high school of failing to protect them from tennis coach normandie burgos, despite evidence of predatory behavior he was originally. he was eventually convicted of molestation and sentenced to 255 years behind bars, the new york times reports. tamalpais union high school district mailed out the financial settlements last week. today is the last day you can take a free ferry from richmond to san francisco and back. the free rides between richmond and the city started november 1st. it's about a 35 minute, one way ride. the richmond ferry operates 14 trips a day on weekdays and five trips a day on weekends, starting tomorrow. that one way trip will cost $4.70. children under five ride free. millions of people use flexible spending accounts to pay for their health care, but they may lose money left in the accounts if they don't spen

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live in san jose amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you amanda. unified school district also facing financial problems. it held a special meeting about ways it wants to close a $95 million budget gap by the next academic year. now, like other school districts declining enrollment in oakland is reducing the amount of state funding it receives. while the salaries of its teachers are rising, one plan on the table is to consolidate ten schools that already share campuses, and that's upset many parents. >> now you turn to students and families to solve the problems made by your poor choices. you proposed mergers and you said it will save little money. >> next wednesday, the oakland school board is scheduled to vote on its options for balancing the budget. school districts in fremont, hayward and san francisco are also facing declining enrollment and big budget deficits. >> our time now. 515 lateefah simon, the east bay congresswoman elect for california's 12th district, says she's ready to go to work for her constituents. >> it means to make as many re

amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. >> amanda, thank you. today, california lawmakers are holding a special session. >> yeah. the goal of that special session is to make sure california is prepared to fight legal battles against the trump administration. governor newsom wants to give $25 million to the california department of justice. now, during president-elect donald trump's first term, the state invested more than 42 million won, more than 100 lawsuits challenging trump's actions. in a statement on today's special session, governor newsom said in part, we will work with the incoming administration and we want president elect trump to succeed in serving all americans. but when there is overreach, when lives are threatened, when rights and freedoms are targeted, we will take action. and that's exactly what this special session is all about. setting california up for success regardless of who is in the white house. >> well, today will be a historic day for the california state legislature, as the largest number of women lawmakers in califor

amanda quintana ktvu fox two news. >> thank you amanda.viction of 63 year old david misch for killing two women in fremont back in 1986. prosecutors say the two victims were killed when they fought back during an attempted sexual assault in the fremont hills. misch is still awaiting trial on charges of kidnaping and killing nine year old mikaela garrett from hayward. police in milpitas have now confirmed the bodies of four people found tuesday night in an apartment were members of the same family. investigators say it was a murder suicide. police say a 36 year old man shot and killed his wife and two young children, ages nine and four, then shot himself. >> tragedy is a very difficult reminder of the importance of addressing domestic violence and gun violence. the loss of their lives was preventable. >> milpitas police say there were no previous reports of domestic violence involving the family, and they say the motive for the killings is still under investigation. now, if you or anyone you know are experiencing domestic violence issues, t

amanda. >> yeah that's right.t might have overshadowed the actual loss is a moment in the third quarter, when de'vondre campbell walked off the field. you can see that he simply walked off the sideline and into the locker room. the linebacker was active for the game but never played. he had been starting all season for the niners, but was not in the starting lineup last night because linebacker dre greenlaw returned from his achilles injury. but when greenlaw got sore and came out. coach kyle shanahan says campbell was supposed to go in, but instead refused to play and left the field and apparently gave no reason why. when asked if shanahan had ever had this happen before where a player said they didn't want to play, he said flat out no. most of the team didn't realize this happened until after the game. teammates calling it selfish, saying he quit on the team. >> people go through or going through random things off the field. i can't speak on that. you know, whatever. you know, his decision was it wasn't for this