>>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> tense moments in oakland. protesters interrupt the mayor as she announces new efforts to keep the city safe. >>> the race for california senate heats up. we talked one of the candidates vying for the open seat. why the stakes are so high for the bay area. >>> they are co elizabeth cook. the mayor of oakland faced a hostile crowd as she unveiled a plan to help keep the city safe. today, mayor sheng thao held a news conference to announce a $3.5 million grant . the money will be used to put more safety ambassadors on city streets. a group of demonstrators supporting the mayor recall effort showed up and interrupted her. >> oakland is aggressively pursuing a comprehensive -- >> [ bleep ] >> community safety strategy. >> the funding expands on oakland safety ambassador and mediator program. 60 ambassadors will be deployed in downtown and in chinatown. >>> a community in the south bay is on edge after a 3-year-old boy was killed. happened at the riley square apartments in santa clara yesterday morning. police tell

i'm devin fehely in for elizabeth cook. with two weeks until california's primary election, we are focusing on the south bay where voters are choosing a new congressional representative to replace longtime representative and eshoo. today, we will sit down one-on-one with joe simitian who has a storied political resume and career . first, let's get you caught up on some of today's top headlines. >>> eight people were killed in a head-on crash and madera county. chp says a van carrying arm workers crashed into a truck after one of those vehicles drifted into the other lane. they say that some of the people in the van were not wearing seatbelts. one person in the van was the lone survivor. >>> in santa clara county, a man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy. prosecutors a 24-year-old sergio colin gomez killed his pregnant girlfriend son during an argument tuesday morning. he is due back in court in april. >>> to niles canyon road, back open after being shut down due to storm damage. a chunk o

i'm devin feeley in for elizabeth cook. we are 12 days away from the primary election and one of the key races is for the south bay's congressional seat. two of the candidates will be joining us in just a moment will talk about their campaigns. >>> president joe biden is sending his condolences to the family of alexei navalny. the president met with navalny 's widow and daughter in san francisco this afternoon. the russian opposition leader was found dead in a russian prison last week. his daughter is a student at stanford. >> as we state the obvious, he was a man of incredible courage. it is amazing how his wife and daughter are emulating that. we will be announcing the sanctions against putin, who is responsible for his death, tomorrow. >> the president is fundraising in the bay area this week. is next stop is los altos for an ventilator today. >>> the st. clair man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend's 3-year-old son in the head was arraigned in san jose in a courtroom this afternoon. 24-year-old sergio colin-gome

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> police believe a teenager had the tools and the technology to cause a lot of harm. the troubling discovery in a bay area city struggling with youth violence. >>> it is a dry day in the bay area but we are gearing up for heavy showers rolling into this weekend forecast. >>> the newest pro baseball team. where they will call home. >>> we have been reporting on a series of violent incidents at schools in santa rosa. now, a troubling new discovery. police say a teenager has been manufacturing firearms in his own home. anne makovec has the story. >> a santa rosa teenager is in jail, accused of printing components for what are called ghost guns. santa rosa police say they rated his homes yesterday while he was in class at montgomery high school. they say he found a 3-d printer along with the parts he had already printed illegally, including a completed handle and ammunition as well as gained items. detectives went to the school and arrested him after class. this is the latest incident involving a weapon among students in santa rosa.

>>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> it is a cool and cloudy day ahead of back-to-back an atmospheric river events. the first one comes tomorrow. the second one, sunday into monday. >>> the death of a family on the peninsula shining a light on mental health struggles. we look into the stigmas facing the south asian community and ways to move forward. while a lot of people are ready to gather and ditch the mass, others simply cannot take that risk. the real threat covid is still posing for this bay area family. >>> i'm ryan yamamoto in for liz cook. one storm and then another taking aim at the bay area. we have a stretch of rainy and windy days ahead. let's get right to first alert meteorologist jessica burch in the virtual view studio. >> heading into this weekend, we have back-to-back atmospheric river events starting tomorrow morning, lasting throughout tomorrow afternoon and then we have our second system moving in late sunday night early into monday morning. if you have the day off for presidents' day, impacting any of your plans you have that day. let's start off w

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> a deadly shooting in the crowds celebrating the chiefs' super bowl parade in kansas city. we are hearing from those caught in the middle of that chaos. >>> it is a first alert weather day as rain returns just-in-time to disrupt the evening commute. even stronger storms are still ahead. >>> thank you for joining us. we start with our first alert weather. if you drove to work today, be prepared for a went right home. meteorologist darren peck is checking the forecast. >> there are three storms, three separate storms to talk about. this is storm number one and it is by far the easier of the three. that is live, first alert doppler. right on schedule, this system is giving the best of its rain as we head toward the evening commute. late afternoon and early evening, you can see how widespread this is. watch futurecast. pick up on where the cold front is. a little bit better organization. it has the potential to give you the better rain out of the whole day. getting down to the golden gate through 6:00 and working down to the south b

the next newscast is at 3:00 with elizabeth cook.u again at [ ominous music playing] >> steffy: an intruder. she broke into my home. i-- i grabbed a knife in self-defense, and when she lunged at me, i-- i stabbed her. i think she could be dead.

>>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook . >> the sierra is under a blizzard warning as a powerful winter blast could bring up to 10 feet of snow. we are tracking the storm and the rain across the bay area on this first alert weather day. >>> he is no stranger to political office. now he is eyeing a new role. we are lie with san jose's former mayor. >>> we all know leap years are rare but why it is even more special for this east bay family and their twin boys. >>> it is getting downright dangerous in the sierra right now as one of the strongest snowstorms in the season begins to bear down. this is all part of the same storm system that is bringing rain to the bay area. this is a live look outside. drivers can expect a dry commute home. the biggest concern today is the mountains. here is a look along the highways. chief meteorologist paul heggen is tracking all of this from our virtual view studio. >> the snow is starting to add up . the conditions around the bay area will be more inconvenient than actually threatening but in the sierra, this will be a major winter weather event. l

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. >>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> a new flash flood morning in part of the bay area today. heavy rain making a mess and imposing dangers. >>> san francisco lunar new year parade is right around the corner of the heals of the kansas city shooting. police here say they will keep the crowds safe. >>> the goal is to help people trust the election process. citizens are stepping up to make it fair and secure. thank you for joining us. i'm ryan yamamoto in for lisbeth cook. >>> flash flooding and real threats this afternoon as heavy rain moves all across the bay area. new video from around lombard street in san francisco really started coming down hard this afternoon along with thunder and lightning. let's get over to first alert meteorologist darren peck tracking all of this from our virtual view studio. >> that line of rain has been responsible for a flood warning being issued in the city. i will show you the details on that. first, the big picture view. you can see how much lightning this system had to work with. you no doubt heard or saw some of that yourself if yo

i'm elizabeth cook in for ryan today. >>> win it for charlotte. win it for carolina. >> the hardest thing to do is stopping mahomes. >> both niners and chiefs fans are taking it all in, having no problem flashing the team pride. >> mahomes will be a legend. he is only 28 years old. he is only in his fourth super bowl. >> they have not won a super bowl. i think it means a lot more to the city of san francisco. i've got room for one more. >> narratives, ladies and gentlemen, the bensalem party trophy. >> of course, one of the biggest stars of the super bowl is that right there, the lombardi trophy. jerry rice delivered the trophy for the super bowl experience at mandalay bay. rice has made nice with three 49ers super bowl titles in his career. >> just to hold the trophy at the end, it brought back a lot of memories. >> if we win on sunday, it will be six lombardi trophy's for the 49ers. >>> fans are soaking up everything las vegas has to offer but it is not all about the adults. the nfl created a one-of-a-kind event to the entire family. >> calling

i am elizabeth cook in for ryan today. our other top story, a bay area school district seeing a cash crunch and has come up with an ambitious plan to bring in more money. school leaders say they need to lease and develop land they own to help fund education opportunities for students and ease the housing shortage. not everyone is on board. opponents say it comes at a cost, losing a beloved community garden. shawn chitnis is in daly city ahead of the crucial vote. >> reporter: the community garden is behind district headquarters which you can see. the district is leaving the building no matter what but they want to be able to develop the surrounding land including the garden and district office similar to what you see over here where they have housing already at the site. those that support the community garden say that, one, they're not sure this project will actually bring in the money that the district is promising. and, two, they don't want to see the garden go because they say it is unlike any other in daly city. from

i'm elizabeth cook in for ryan yamamoto. we are in a first alert weather mode as the sierra nevada braces for severe weather that could bring historic snowfall to the region. here is a live look at sierra at tahoe resort where snow was already falling. rear blizzard warning is in effect as well. this system could bring more than 10 feet of snow in the next three days and wind conditions up to 80 miles per hour which could also bring down trees and power lines. officials are warning folks not to travel to the tahoe area. they are expecting zero visibility on the roads and chp says drivers can expect to see road closures. >> it is going to be very likely the freeway will probably end up being shut down numerous times, if not for possibly long periods of time. >> the snow is causing big problems on i-80. crews are working to clear the big rig that overturned on its side east of the donner lake interchange. that crash locking all eastbound lanes right now. chp says the driver suffered minor injuries. no word on when the road wil

>>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> drug addicts in san francisco could be forced to get screened and enter into treatment in order to get cash from the city. >> right now, people who are addicted are making life decisions that are not good for them. >> would it help combat the drug crisis or make it worse? >> the drug training is not the right approach. >> we are talking one-on-one with people on both sides as we dive deep into prop f. >>> thank you for joining us this afternoon. a week from today, voters across california will be making big decisions at the polls. over the past few days, we have been taking a closer look at some of the key local races in this year's primary. this afternoon, we are focusing on prop f in san francisco. we will he -- be hearing direct from both sides. >>> first, let's get news headlines. >> macy's is planning to close its flagship massive store in union square. it will not happen immediately. it has been a union square landmark since opening in 1947. it is one of 150 stores nationwide that macy's plans to close through 2026. this is

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elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ryan yamamoto. macy's says there closing 150 stores across the country, including in downtown san francisco. the union square store opened in 1929, a fixture in the shopping district, sponsoring the christmas tree lighting and famous for holiday windows. supervisor confirming the store will be opened until the end of the year, but the location will be put up for sale. >> does not seem real, macy's is closing. now live to union square. what are shoppers saying? it has to be a shock. >> quite the shock. when you think of union square and san francisco, you think of macy's. i talked with shoppers and locals and the thought of losing their precious macy's is heartbreaking. take a look. >> the heart of union square. for some the very heart of san francisco. macy's planning to close its flagship store downtown citing underperformance. the 400,000 square-foot department store has shaped memories for bay area natives and tourists alike which includes this 21-year-old sophia. >> i said oh my god. that is a s

thanks for joining us, i'm ryan yamamoto in for elizabeth cook. we begin with that breaking news that began as a protest and a rally at civic center plaza that brought traffic to a standstill on our local freeways. this was the moment the large group of protesters marched down octavia towards the freeway entrance. chp was in place trying to stop demonstrators from getting there closer. here are some of the demonstrators on the freeway at interstate 80 split. you can see a group of people blocking the lanes from one side of the freeway. cars on the side of the roadway had no chance, but to go into reverse and then exit that freeway. the large crowd was eventually escorted off the freeway, where they made their way off the exit ramp and then spilled back onto city streets. chp is asking drivers to avoid the freeway from debose avenue to octavia boulevard. then a couple of hours ago, all the demonstrators were back out at civic center plaza. many holding signs and palestinian flags demanding a ceasefire in gaza. this all comes less than a week after

good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >>> today the bay area air quality management district announced a pair of settlements with the chevron refinery in richmond and the mrc in martinez. >> when we speak about environmental justice, this is the furtherance of supporting communities of color. at some point, we have to say enough is enough, and that we have to put in rules and regulations. they support those people. >> now as a part of the settlement, each company has agreed to meet stricter emission standards by 2026. both companies will also drop lawsuits, challenging those standards. our katie nielsen spoke to one martinez resident who says she's not sure if it will make a difference. >> reporter: this refinery in martinez processes more than 150,000 barrels of crude oil every day. just behind the smokestacks are neighborhoods, where residents say it's about sometime something changed. every time i plant, i'm always hoping that it'll be okay. but always, i never know. >> reporter: one of heidi taylor's favorite thing about her house in martinez is the space for a garden. now there is a

i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ryan yamamoto. >>> people living in the hills just north of beverly hills are dealing with the aftermath of a mudslide. >> jeff nguyen shows us how crews are working to clear some significant damage there. >> reporter: shared moments once created around this family piano are now a distant memory on caribou lane, where a landslide pushed this home off its foundation into two others. dave christianson's house got hit with a wall of mud and debris. >> it was pretty terrifying. >> reporter: the weight pancaked onto this carport trapping two vehicles. the davis family lives right down the hill. >> my family and i, we slept in the living room last night. that's about when it happened. >> reporter: neighbors say the hill above them gave way around 2:00 a.m. monday. >> it was like thunder and then the sound of trees i thought snapping like twigs and it was just this house just completely disintegrating. >> reporter: ron davis attends notre dame high school. he stayed home monday because his family can't get their cars out of this mess. >> even if we were able to, i

good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ryan yamamoto. police say at least one person is dead, up to 15 others are injured. reporter danya bacchus explains law enforcement agencies including the atf and now the fbi are working to piece together what exactly happened. >> reporter: crowds ran from the parade site. some taking cover behind vehicles. some in tears. emergency crews filled the streets. >> someone said oh, it was a fire, and she came running up with shots fired, so that is when they went around. >> i was telling everybody to get down and get down, cheering the chiefs super bowl victory. a law enforcement source says the shooting does not appear to be at this time. the people of kansas city deserves better. because of bad actors, this tragedy occurred. even in the presence of uniformed law enforcement officers who again ran towards them and took them into custody. >> this local tv crew was there when the shots were fired. >> i was actually down on the ground. jillian was up on the riser. i looked up at you and you said get up rig

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. all across the bay area today, pg&e crews are working to get the lights back on. this was the scene in oakland earlier today. and also some residents there of the willow glen neighborhood spent the entire day without power. >> and a falling tree took out power lines and made a huge mess. the utility has been making some steady progress, some residents are getting frustrated after spending another day with no power. >> reporter: hey there, ryan, it is one thing to have power issues, but another thing to constantly have issue with service. i spoke to folks here as they tell me they frankly feel forgotten. as power outages continue to affect communities across the bay area, residents in moss beach and monterra feel a frustration brewing for quite some time. >> 60 miles an hour winds came and took my shed. >> reporter: nancy smith has lived here for 40 years, and believes the power infrastructure in her area has been constantly neglected. >> with no cell phone service and no landline, i c

>> and i'm elizabeth cook. >>> let's get right to our devin fehely tracking the latest developments. >> the he center epicenter was eight miles northwest of malibu striking at 1:47 p.m. more than 14,000 people reported feeling it via the u.s. geological survey. the usgs says the largest aftershock thus far has been a 3.0 magnitude shake. >> it's widely felt across the los angeles area. i felt it here in pasadena. we have had about a dozen aftershocks already and that would be expected to continue over the day at least. >> it is an area that has seen plenty of quakes in the past and although the shaking can be scary, experts say today was a run of the mill earthquake for earthquake country. further out in the pacific plate, a larger earthquake shook hawaii less than two hours prior, a magnitude .7 striking the big island. luckily, there was no tsunami associated with that and we got no immediate reports of significant damage. >>> our other top story tonight, we're less than 48 hours until super bowl lviii. you can feel that excitement building in las vegas and right here in the bay ar

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> san francisco mayor london breed says that property and violent crime are both down, but some business owners say they aren't feeling that reality. our max darrow sat down with the mayor to see how she plans to address these problems. >> we have the lowest crime rate in 2023 than we've had in ten years not including 2020 when we shut the city down. >> reporter: that's the word from san francisco mayor london breed and sfpd data shared by her office that is publicly available shows the reality. when comparing january 2024 to january of 2023, property crime is down 32%. violent crime is down 11%. during the same time frame the numbers show a 39% reduction in larceny theft, which includes car break-ins and retail theft, an 11% reduction in robberies, and a 20% reduction in burglaries. looking at january 2024 versus the three-year average across january 2018 to january 2020, the numbers show property crime is down 40% and violent crime down 24%. >> all of the work that we're doing with alternatives to policing, with our police department, with the community-based or

clothing, ends up in our landfills which can be harmful for our planet and in today's project earth elizabeth cook shows us how one bay area woman is crea >> reporter: tucked away in a storefront jocelyn is hard at work. >> i'm getting ready for spring and these are linen dusters made from old hand embroidered tablecloths. >> reporter: old vintage tablecloths once destined for landfill are practically given away at flea markets. >> i would find things and justing amazed at what i was looking at and how undervalued they were. >> reporter: in her hands jocelyn transforms unwanted linens. >> this was a pendleton blanket. >> reporter: virgin wool blankets and cashmere scraps into one of a kind masterpieces. >> i think this one's beautiful. >> amazing, special. >> really beautiful design. >> reporter: jocelyn is practicing the art of what's called upcycling. >> saving things that would otherwise be discarded or no longer needed or used, such as tablecloths and giving them new life and new purpose and finding the beauty in them. this is all handmade fillet lace and linen. >> reporter: her unique handmad

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> san francisco mayor london breed says that property and violent crime are both down, but some business owners say they aren't feeling that reality. our max darrow sat down with the mayor to see how she plans to address these problems. >> we have the lowest crime rate in 2023 than we've had in ten years not including 2020 when we shut the city down. >> reporter: that's the word from san francisco mayor london breed and sfpd data shared by her office that is publicly available shows the reality. when comparing january 2024 to january of 2023, property crime is down 32%. violent crime is down 11%. during the same

. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. >>> looking outside, you wouldn't know what's coming with mostly sunny skies around our area, just a gorgeous sunset there. you may have seen a few brief downpours depending where you are. this was the scene in san francisco, a midmorning shower rolling on through. crews in the city spent the day sweeping up debris and trimming trees and branches. this next storm will bring more gusty winds that could mean downed trees and some power lines. >> we're also expecting dangerous surf along the california coastline. here's a look at conditions at san francisco's ocean beach and pacifica earlier today. in southern california emergency crews are now pleading with the public to get ready for the potential of historic floods. that region is still drying out from the first storm that brought widespread misery earlier this week. >>> first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen is tracking the storm for us. >> it's a storm system that will direct yet another atmospheric river towards the bay area, similar strength to the one that came through wednesday and wednesday night.

in tonight's project earth, elizabeth cook shows how one bay area woman is creating an unusual solution one stitch at a time. >> reporter: tucked away in a san jose store front, clothing designer jocelyn west is hard at work on her new collection. >> i'm getting ready for spring. these are linen dusters made from old, um, hand embroidered table cloths. >> reporter: old, vintage table cloths once destined for a landfill are practically given away at flea markets. >> i'd find things and just be amazed at what i was looking at and how undervalued they were. >> reporter: in her hands, jocelyn transforms unwanted linens. >> this was a blanket. >> reporter: into one of a kind masterpieces. >> i think this one is beautiful. >> amazing, special. >> really beautiful design. >> reporter: jocelyn is practicing the art of what's called up cycling. >> saving things that otherwise would be discarded or no longer needed or used such as table cloths and giving them new life and purpose and finding the beauty in them. this is all hand made lace and linen. >> reporter: her unique hand made garments stand

in this morning's "project earth" elizabeth cook shows us how one bay area woman is creating a beautiful solution one stitch at a time. >> reporter: tucked away in a san jose store front, clothing designer joslyn west is hard at work on her new collection. >> i'm getting ready for spring. and these are linen dusters made from old -- hand embroidered tablecloths. >> reporter: old vintage tablecloths, once destined for landfill, or practically given away at flea markets. >> i would find things and just be amazed at, you know, what i was looking at and how undervalued they were. >> reporter: in her hands, joslyn transforms unwanted linens. >> this was a pendleton blanket. >> reporter: virgin wool blankets and cashmere scraps into one of a kind masterpieces. >> this one is beautiful. >> amazing and special. >> really beautiful design. >> reporter: joslyn is practicing the art of what's called up cycling. >> saving things that would otherwise be discarded or no longer needed or used, such as tablecloths. and giving them new life. and new purpose and finding the beauty in them. this is all han

in this morning's "project earth," elizabeth cook shows us how one ucked away in a san jose store frontng designer jocelyn west is hard at work. on her new collection. >> i'm getting ready for spring. and these are linen dusters made from old -- hand embroidered tablecloths. >> reporter: old vintage tablecloths, once destined for landfill, or practically given away at flea markets. >> i would find things and just be amazed at, you know, what i was looking at and how undervalued they were. >> reporter: in her hands, jocelyn transforms unwanted linens. >> this was a pendleton blanket. >> reporter: virgin wool blankets and cashmere scraps into one of a kind masterpieces. >> this one is beautiful. >> amazing and special. >> really beautiful design. >> reporter: jocelyn is practicing the art of what's called up cycling. >> saving things that would otherwise be discarded or no longer needed or used such as tablecloths. and giving them new life. and new purpose and finding the beauty in them. this is all handmade fillet lace and linen. >> reporter: her unique handmade garments stand in stark c

they then developed a very deep friendship as elizabeth cook reports, the men now are up for a grammytomorrow night for best spoken word poetry album. >> black boys be everything. >> yep. >> black boys be everything to everybody. black boys be everything to everybody but themselves. >> right. >> and i know because black boys be me. >> reporter: if poetry is a superpower -- >> strong men push down our feelings deep down inside turning temples into tombs, tombs turn into tumors, anxiety, in a soul pushed down within and then do you know what a cry for help from a black man sounds like? it sounds like i'm good. i'm alive. i'm okay. >> reporter: meet our superheroes, prentice powell and sean william. >> don't be surprised, they're pulling the wool over your eyes. the new word for genocide in 2024 is a blackout battery. >> it doesn't matter if it's drug dealing, credit cards, scam, murder, or assault, and batteries. >> reporter: against no odds with no studio, big budget, or marketing team, they recorded an album and it won a grammy nomination for best spoken word poetry. >> the album is a

elizabeth: you know, francey, turning to this, cook county judge tracy porter kicked former presidentillinois' primary ballot, but she made this statement that the illinois board of elections must, quote, cause any if votes for trump to be suppressed. what's your reaction to this? >> well, i thought it was trump who was supposed to be the threat to democracy and republicans and white, rural voters are supposed to be the threat to democracy. what we have here is a single judge who has apparently illusions of grandeur when she says that she wants to up is press the people who have a constitutional -- suppress the people who have a right to vote for president trump. this is no more constitutional than the colorado or maine decisions, and i expect it to get slapped down by the supreme court. and i think this was purely political for weighing in at this time when the supreme court has already had oral arguments and will be weighing in shortly. i just can't think of any if reason besides a partisan one for her to have ruled now. elizabeth: or the. -- all right, so she put her own order on h

elizabeth, thanks. coming up in our gma morning menu, michael's made his way to the apple store in new york city. he is with ceo tim cookt to sit in for pop news, which is never good. plus usher is telling us how he's getting ready to perform for the super bowl halftime show. it may be the biggest audience for a super bowl. we'll see. tory is upstairs. i know you got some special guests. good morning. >> i do, sam. we are celebrating black history month with these business owners bringing us beauty, baby accessories plus oprah's favorite hot sauce, all at fantastic prices. that's coming up right here on gma. "cleanup in aisle five." here we go again. oh, wow. oh, this drawer just won't close. hmmm. ohh, looky who's got lay's. looky who indeed. man, those lay's cheddar & sour cream snacks just keep me coming back. you said it. and i bet you'll... ...say it again. and i'll say it again. [no laughter] oh. [a laugh] you okay? oh... stuffed up again? so congested! you need sinex saline from vicks. just sinex, breathe, ahhhh! what is — wow! sinex. breathe. ahhhhhh! nothing comes close to this place in the morning. i'm so glad