cindy chavez, there says that the county is expected to approve 1 million dollars to expand their gun violence strike team since 2018. that team has been working too. take these illegal guns off the streets and from people who have gun violence, restraining orders. kron four's rob nesbitt reports now on the recent violence that motivated the new positions. >> following the mass shootings and half moon bay and monterey park santa clara county will be making some changes to how guns are taken away from dangerous people potentially adding more investigators, analysts and attorneys to make the county's 15 cities safer. the gun violence strike team of santa clara county has changed with every mass shooting over the last 5 years, including the 2019 shooting at the gilroy, garlic festival when 7 farm workers were shot and killed last month and half moon bay supervisor cindy chavez got to work again. i think that every single time were able to remove a firearm from a prohibited person were. >> potentially saving a life. this time introducing legislation that will allow the county to at 11 new

cindy chavez says the county expected to approve 1 million dollars to expand their gun violence strike team kron four's rob nesbitt reports on the recent violence that motivated the new positions. take a listen. >> following the mass shootings and half moon bay and monterey park santa clara county will be making some changes to how guns are taken away from dangerous people potentially adding more investigators, analysts and attorneys to make the county's 15 cities safer. the gun violence strike team of santa clara county has changed with every mass shooting over the last 5 years, including the 2019 shooting at the gilroy, garlic festival when 7 farm workers were shot and killed last month and half moon bay supervisor cindy chavez got to work again. i think that every single time were able to remove a firearm from a prohibited person were. >> potentially saving a life. this time introducing legislation that will allow the county to at 11 new positions to the team. >> working alongside homeland security and bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives to take guns away from people

cindy chavez says the county expected to approve a million dollars to expand its gun violence strike team. >> one for dropping as but reports on the recent violence. it motivated the new positions. >> following the mass shootings and half moon bay and monterey park santa clara county will be making some changes to how guns are taken away from dangerous people potentially adding more investigators, analysts and attorneys to make the county's 15 cities safer. the gun violence strike team of santa clara county has changed with every mass shooting over the last 5 years, including the 2019 shooting at the gilroy, garlic festival when 7 farm workers were shot and killed last month and half moon bay supervisor cindy chavez got to work again. i think that every single time were able to remove a firearm from a prohibited person were. >> potentially saving a life. this time introducing legislation that will allow the county to add 11 new positions to the teen working alongside homeland security and bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives to take guns away from people with gun viole

garlic festival when 7 farm workers were shot and killed last month, that half moon bay supervisor cindy chavez got to work again. i think that every single time were able to remove a firearm from a prohibited person were. >> potentially saving a life. this time introducing legislation that will allow the county to add 11 new positions to the team working alongside homeland security and bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives to take guns away from people with gun violence restraining orders, including domestic violence. attackers were organizing ourselves in a way that allows us to be assertive in intervening instead of being responsive a call, a 9-1-1 call. the supervisor was joined by assistant district attorney james given shapiro monday. he explained how the change is a way to use california's existing gun laws to their full potential. we're going to be having the resources now to make sure that we are enforcing those restraining orders and forcing those gun prohibitions. >> by getting the guns out of the hands of the people who could not supposed to have them. the assistant da

on the city council, mehan won a tight race last november against santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez over and over again, how we will bring this city together with so much political division. but the truth is, we have more that unites us than divides us. and that spirit. i'm grateful that supervisor chavez is here tonight. the inauguration ceremony included performances from diverse groups from across san jose. those who came out to the inauguration believe may hands leadership can bring change. the city needs excited to see what he has to say and what he's planning to do. um programs that he's trying to get going in the city. his office has shown that they wanted to put put forth some of these issues that we brought up problems at the shelter is having the shelter has been in crisis for years as he neared the end of his address, mayhem, talked about inclusiveness and making sure people from all walks of life in san jose benefit from the plants and work ahead. san jose is a place where every resident newly immigrated or fifth generation blue collar or tech founder son of a mailman or

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez. she was also there and spoke about the importance of the fair. >> only way we're going to do it. that was under the leadership of people center protests. he saying that every single one of us could help in our own way. start to address for you to address this issue and this problem and really support our community. >> about 10,000 people in santa clara county. they're currently experiencing homelessness. the city of san jose counts for almost 7,000 of those folks. >> up next, here at 5, a rare kobe bryant jersey sets a new kobe bryant jersey sets a new record on the auction block. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you can beat it! ♪ visit youcanbeatit.org or call 833-422-4255 to ask for medication to treat covid-19. >> lebron james honoring his queen last night in a speech to celebrate becoming the nba's all-time leading score. >> it's just he's so surreal to me. but the one thing i for shores out never to the game of and i would never cheat the game of basketball because he's given so much to myself given s

mahan beat out cindy chavez in a close race. >>> it is certainly a rough time for dogs and cats in animallters. the san francisco spca says shelters in the state don't have access to adequate veterinary care. there just aren't enough vets. that means animals aren't getting the care they need so they're not getting adopted. it can lead to overcrowding, which forces shelters to euthanize animals. they are working on a bill that would allow veterinary nurses to do some of the work. >>> the sierra snowpack is in great shape following recent storms and that should mean great news for our water supply, but previous wildfires in that region mean snowpack is melting faster than usual and that's a problem. the desert research institute of nevada recently conducted a mid-winter study to see how burnt areas are impacting the snowpack. the institute says that the past few years the region has had ten times more wildfires than the previous two decades and that's making it harder for the ground to hold onto the water. currently 40% of the snowpack in the burn areas is already melting. a study prior to

today supervisor cindy chavez with the county district attorney announced $1 million to expand the gun violence strike team. it is the first county in the bay area to create a gun violence strike team. the 11 new positions include investigators, analysts, and attorneys to focus on taking illegal guns off the streets and from people with restraining orders. >> it comes on the heels obviously of two mass shootings at half moon bay and monterey park but really is the result here of work that's been going on in santa clara county and really as a reflection and addresses two previous shootings, gilroy garlic festival shooting in 2019 and the vta rail yard mass shooting in 2021. >> the board of supervisors is expected to approve the proposal during tomorrow's meeting. >>> the u.s. navy still searching off the coast of south carolina for remnants of that chinese spy balloon. u.s. fighter jets shot it down over the weekend. now the hope is to recover the pay load capsule to try and figure out what possible data the chinese were gathering. this as republican lawmakers criticize how the biden ad

. >> santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and i believe joined members of the group moms demand action to highlight proposed investments to the cop counties. gun buyback program. the board of supervisors will vote on this proposal tomorrow which would expand gun buybacks and make it easier for residents to turn in their unwanted weapons. >> we want to make the public aware of for incentive similar to what operate gun buybacks. 2 people who surrender their weapons to the sheriff's office, our gun buybacks in this county historically been wildly successful, getting several 100 weapon surrendered each time. >> the group moms demand action, which works to improve public safety from gun violence said the proposal will help save lives. they're encouraging gun owners to take the proper measures to secure firearms. captain homes and turn in any unwanted firearms to local sheriff offices. authorities in central california and the central valley announced more than 2 dozen arrests after last month's fatal shootings. >> of 6 people that included a teenage mother and her baby, dozens of gan

. >> in the south bay, santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and auto lead joined members of the group moms demand action to try to highlight proposed improvements to the county's gun buyback program. the board of supervisors will be voting on this proposal tomorrow. the proposal would mean more gun buyback events and make it easier for folks to turn in their unwanted weapons. >> we want to make the public aware of for incentive similar to what operate gun buybacks. 2 people who surrender their weapons to the sheriff's office, our gun buybacks in this county historically been wildly successful, getting several 100 weapon surrendered >> the group for moms demand action, which works to improve public safety because of gun violence said the proposal will help save lives. it is encouraging the group is gun owners to take proper measures to secure their guns kept in homes if they're going to keep them and to turn in any unwanted guns to their local sheriff's office. still ahead tonight, the latest plus in what has been dubbed operation nightmare. dozens of suspected gang members. >> n

on the city council, mehan won a tight race last november against santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez over and over again how we will bring this city together with so much political division truth is, we have more that unites us than divides us. and that spirit. i'm grateful that supervisor chavez is here tonight. the inauguration ceremony included performances from diverse groups from across san jose. about that. those who came out to the inauguration believe may hands leadership can bring change. the city needs excited to see what he has to say and what he's planning to do. um programs that he's trying to get going in the city. his office has shown that they wanted to put put forth some of these issues that we brought up problems that the shelter is having. the shelter has been in crisis for years. as he neared the end of his address, mehan talked about inclusiveness and making sure people from all walks of life in san jose benefit from the plants and work ahead. san jose is a place where every resident newly immigrated or fifth generation blue collar or tech founder son of a mailma

county supervisor, cindy chavez, an auto lee joined members of the group moms demand action today tohlight the proposed changes. >> we want to make the public aware of for incentive similar to what operate gun buybacks to people who surrender their weapons to the sheriff's office. our gun buybacks in this county of historically been wildly successful, getting several 100 weapon surrendered each time. >> the group moms demand action said the proposal will help save lives. >> still ahead here at 8 o'clock tonight, the latest bust in what's being dubbed operation nightmare. the motive behind the cartel style murder of a family of 6 and also trying to make sure california has enough money for flood protection projects in the future. we'll take a look at this new proposal that does have bipartisan support. plus, there are white out conditions in this year all the way to the how much more snow is on the way these >> a rare blizzard warning is in effect for parts of california is heavy snow creates dangerous conditions. you're looking now to live view of interstate 80 can barely see the fre

garlic festival when 7 farm workers were shot and killed last month and half moon bay supervisor cindy chavez got to work again. i think that every single time were able to remove a firearm from a prohibited person were. >> potentially saving a life. this time introducing legislation that will allow the county to at 11 new positions to the teen working alongside homeland security and bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives to take guns away from people with gun violence restraining orders, including domestic violence. attackers were organizing ourselves in a way that allows us to be assertive in intervening instead of being responsive a call, a 9-1-1 call. the supervisor was joined by assistant district attorney james given shapiro monday. he explained how the change is a way to use california's existing gun laws to their full potential. we're going to be having the resources now to make sure that we are enforcing those restraining orders and forcing those gun prohibitions. >> by getting the guns out of the hands of the people who could are not supposed to have them. the assistant

mahan beat out cindy chavez in a close race. >>> taking a peek outside, this time at the golden gateridge. traffic appears to be flowing. we'll check in with mike in just a little bit to get a look at your morning commute. if you're headed out, bundle up, layer up. that seems to be the theme of the week. >> it's been so cold. in the north bay, temperatures are now below freezing in a lot of spots, including near san rafael as we are seeing that beautiful sunrise, but a lot of people already up and out the door. we are now at 34 degrees. so you may also have some frost as we've seen more clouds, high clouds starting to filter into the bay area. that's going to give us a mix of sun and clouds throughout the morning. but a slow warm-up, we're having to keep that jacket on as we reach into the mid-50s for martinez. we'll see a high of 62 degrees in san jose and 55 in novato. santa rosa reaching 59 degrees and some upper 50s for san francisco. going through the forecast, we are going to see some rain coming back in. we'll be tracking that and talking about how much to expect in just a few

garlic festival when 7 farm workers were shot and killed last month and half moon bay supervisor cindy chavezwork again. i think that every single time were able to remove a firearm from a prohibited person were. >> potentially saving a life. this time introducing legislation that will allow the county to at 11 new positions to the team working alongside homeland security and bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives to take guns away from people with gun violence restraining orders, including domestic violence. attackers were organizing ourselves in a way that allows us to be assertive in intervening instead of being responsive a call, a 9-1-1 call. the supervisor was joined by assistant district attorney james given shapiro monday. he explained how the change is a way to use california's existing gun laws to their full potential. we're going to be having the resources now to make sure that we are enforcing those restraining orders, enforcing those gun prohibitions. >> by getting the guns out of the hands of the people who could are not supposed to have them. the assistant da says

mahan beat out county supervisor cindy chavez in a close race a couple months ago. >>> it's 5:38.ing a live look outside this morning, you see the bay bridge, san francisco there in the distance. nice and clear. but when it's clear, it's usually cold. we don't have that cloud cover to keep us warm. kari has been keeping track of the forecast. >> yeah, that's kept the temperatures from really being able to stay up above freezing for a lot of spots, so we do have another frost advise in effect for all of these areas shaded in blue up until about 9:00 this morning. and you want to make sure that you're taking extra care and also allowing extra time to get ready for work this morning. in san rafael we are seeing everyone up and out the door with temperatures in the mid-30s right now, a light wind. you'll notice there won't be a clear day. there will be more clouds moving in and that's going to give us a filtered sunshine. we're still headed for the upper 50s and low 60s for this afternoon, reaching 62 degrees in morgan hill. livermore, 57 degrees, and also 57 in napa. >>> mike, you've

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez was there. she spoke about the importance of the fair. >> only way we're going to deal with it was under the leadership of people center for tennessee saying that every single one of us could help in our own way. start to address for to address this issue and this problem and really support our community. >> about 10,000 people in santa clara county are currently experiencing homelessness. the city of san jose accounts for almost 7 1000 of those folks. >> people want to help clean up and reopen seacliff state beach. an app to austin santa cruz county will get a chance to do just add a week from tomorrow. the beach has been partially closed since a series of storms came through that area late december and early january. those storms caused extensive damage to the fishing pier and the concrete, shifty as s palo alto. president joe biden survey the damage himself last month. the cleanup, if you want to take part runs from noon to 02:00pm on saturday, february 18th volunteers are encouraged to bring

guy gun buyback events supervisor cindy chavez totally announced that measure. today they say will make it easier for residents to dispose of their unwanted weapons. and provide clear messaging that guns can be turned in at any time at the santa clara county sheriff's office. we also hopeful there will be able to create a more robust gun relinquishment program with all county sheriff's office because we expand options for people to be able to turn in these unwanted firearms. the board of supervisors are scheduled to vote on the proposal when they meet tomorrow. still ahead tonight, a new conclusion on the likely origins of covid details on the d artment ha in the u. s. department of energy has determined that the covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak in china conclusion, which was made with low confidence comes as u. s intelligence agencies remain divided over the origins of the virus. erasmus has more now on this classified report, which is now in the hands of the white house and members of congress. the department of energy's investigative un

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez was also there. >> only way we're going to deal with was under leadership of people senator for tennessee saying that every single one of us could help in our own way. start to address for to address this issue and this problem and really support our community. >> about 10,000 people in santa clara county are unhoused and almost 7,000 of them live in san jose. in santa cruz county, cleanup of seacliff state beach kicks off one week from today. the beach has been partially closed since a series of storms came through the area in late december and early january. the weather caused extensive damage to the fishing pier and concrete ship. the ss palo alto. president biden survey the damage himself last month. the cleanup runs from noon to 02:00pm on saturday, february 18th and volunteers are encouraged to bring their own buckets and gloves. >> and we still some low leftover rain this morning here at shake this off. we should see the skies open up pretty the last minute showers pretty the last minute showers still possible. a look at that have heart fa

dave cortese, e and santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez will host their annual community healthe homeless. the event returns to downtown san jose for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic. the fair starts at nine o'clock this morning on south fifth street right near san jose city hall. it features more than 30. local providers offering services including medical and dental screenings. mobile showers, haircuts, warm males and bike repairs. an estimated 10,000 people are homeless in santa clara. county including almost 7000 in the city of san jose. time now. 5 57 tomorrow night, the warriors will look different when they host the l. a lakers. the warriors traded james wiseman, their third year center to the detroit pistons. it was a multi team deal. wiseman was drafted back in 2020 with the second overall pick, but injuries kept him from playing a lot. the warriors also brought back gary payton, the second who helped the warriors win the title last year before he signed with the portland's trail blazers in the off season. the philadelphia eagles are currently 1.5 point fav