nbc's gia vang is in guerneville this evening. and gia, who's in and who's out? raj, i'm told that this is a good marker for people in guerneville. this is johnson's beach, and locals like to come here. they like to measure how far up the water is pushing on t street, despite those mandatory evacuation orders. they say this is really how they can tell if they really do need to get out. others in nearby neighborhoods, though they aren't taking any chances. they hurried out from riverbend resort in forestville tonight as the water began rising along the nearby russian river, and just a couple of hours after the emergency alert from the sonoma county sheriff's office, it said all properties along the lower russian river from healdsburg to jenner, below 36ft flood level must leave now. cherish vanderbilt didn't waste any time. i'm pulling out because i don't want to have to step out into water in the morning. a little stressed, but you know, we've been through this a few times. i've lived here for about ten years. about 40 residents live at the resort. the management

gia vang nbc, bay area news. he's fun. he really is the second most popular guy at chase center, and he really is like that all the time. if you do an event wit him, get ready because he's super exuberant all the time. he's a nice guy. the all star game more than just a basketball game. it's five days of festivities and star power will be covering the parties, the practices, the bay area rap stars releasing new music, and our one on one with steph curry will be live at chase center for the tipoff event next wednesday evening. franco. yeah, i felt like i was there with the hype. curry. yeah. all right, jeff, take it away. we got rain coming back as we head through tomorrow. this storm system not expected to be nearly as strong, but we still are watching out for the chance here of different impacts. let's go ahead and start it off. and we're going to take a look at the storm system. and this one is a cold front that looks like it's going to move in and out pretty quickly. it's not expected to stall out like the last storm sy

nbc bay area's gia vang has been looking into this story and has more now. not just on the scam, but how you how you can realize when someone is trying to prey on you. reporter the tears come easy, but the sleep hard these days. i can't sleep. i just just feel terrible doing what he asked me to do. it all began october 1st. khomeini got a text saying someone was tryingo purchase porn on her account, and she needed to call them immediately. i called, which i shouldn't have. he told me not to hang up. he said he said somebody is purchasing porn on your name. and he said, don't hang up. get ready. i said, who are you? he says, we are from federal trade commission. we are going to help you. about a year and a half ago, khomeini and her husband sold their east bay home for the first time since the immigrants arrived in the u.s. they were out of debt. she had the majority of that money in her two patelco accounts until that phone call, and he told me to withdraw $25,000 first time. so i talked to them and the bank said, we cannot give you $25,000. patelco did. yea

nbc bay area's gia vang joins us now from oakland, gia.he parade will come down ninth street here, and then it will turn right here on webster street. organizers are hoping that this expanded route will showcase some of the businesses here, with merchants who are hoping to bring new customers into a struggling chinatown. it's so easy. folding wontons by hand is second nature for you. i enjoy my work because i like my customer. she and her husband have owned mr. lu's noodle house in the oakland chinatown neighborhood since last july. she wants to stay for a long time, despite one break in, costing 5000. her hope coming partly from the lunar new year parade happening on saturday. san leandro honda oakland chinatown parade. this is video from last year. this third year, people merchants are asking us, can you make it longer? make the festivities longer and more exciting? the answer is yes. according to the oakland chinatown improvement council, the parade starts at wilma chan park on ninth street at 10 a.m, then goes into the heart of chinato

i'm jessica aguirre and i'm gia vang.ell, after a couple of days of sunshine, rain is returning to the bay area that it is an atmospheric river barreling toward california, and we're expected to get a good amount of rain. now, it's calm right now, but that is going to change. this is a live look at san francisco, san jose and oakland. certainly overcast. and let's take a look at the radar right now. there is that green off the coast right there. it's showing up with much more to follow. our storm ranger is active on the san bruno mountain as well. it's tracking the incoming storm like only it can. since it's closer to the ground, it gathers a more accurate radar. now. this time it is the south bay expected to get hit the hardest, and crews are focused on clearing out those drains to try to prevent that flooding. nbc bay area's marianne favro kicks off our coverage in san jose. so are people heeding the warning? are people getting ready? oh, yeah, they're getting out their sandbags. and i like to call this the cold before

in san francisco, gia vang nbc, bay area news. tonight, an appeals court will not allow the trump administration to end birthright citizenship. on his first day in office, the president signed an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born on u.s. soil to parents without permanent legal status. now, the justice department had asked the ninth circuit to grant an emergency stay of a lower court decision, blocking mr. trump's order from going into effect. the three judge panel found that the justice department had not made a, quote, strong, showing that they are likely to succeed on the merits of this appeal. the fate of birthright citizenship order may ultimately be decided by the supreme court. a serious accident in downtown san jose. a pedestrian fighting for their life after being hit by a car. it happened on north first and east mission street after four this afternoon. this is near s.a.p.d. headquarters. right now, all we know is that the pedestrian was hit by the car and hospitalized. we are expecti

gia vang nbc, bay area news.t 11 tonight, redwood city leaders are joining a growing chorus calling for the removal of the embattled san mateo county sheriff. tonight, council members voted in favor of measure a. it could give the county supervisors the power to remove sheriff cristina corpus from office. leaders in millbrae, san mateo and san carlos have approved similar resolutions. now, sheriff corpus has repeatedly denied allegations from an independent report which revealed alleged abuse of power, nepotism and racism. voters will determine her future in a special election on march 4th. that measure would give county supervisors the power to remove her from office. a controversial debate in fremont about the homeless crisis. should it be a crime to help homeless people? fremont is on the verge of passing a first of its kind ordinance. the proposal has two parts. first, it would ban encampments on any public property and private property not specifically designed for camping. here's the curveball, though the o

nbc's gia vang breaks down how this could impact people in the bay area.he wind driven wildfires in the l.a. area that started off the year burned more than 10,000 homes into raging balls of flames and then ashes. so far, state farm says it's already paid out more than $1 billion to customers, with more to come. that's part of why the state's largest home insurer of nearly 3 million policies is asking the department of insurance to immediately approve a rate increase of 22%. to the dismay of some homeowners, we're doing the best that we can. i'm not sure why we should have to pay for southerern califnia. nothing has changed in our specific location that i would think would warrant an increase for us personally, so i'm hoping that it doesn't. state farm says if approved, insurance will cost more for customers because the risk is greater here. it said the cost of the wildfires will further deplete capital from state farm general, and goes on to say the approval is essential to more closely align costs and risk, and enable state farm general to rebuild capita

coming in to soak it all in in san francisco, gia vang, nbc, bay area news., legendary warrior rick barry shining in the limelight tonight at a fundraising gala. san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto awarded the 80 year old with a deputy star, while the basketball hall of famer will not have authority to perform policing duties. barry's honorary title recognizes him for his support of law enforcement officers and first responders. i have great respect for those people. those are the people that help keep the country safe. they have a difficult job. a lot of them, you know, are willing to put their lives on the line for us. and so i would hope that more people would be as appreciative as i am of the job that they do. barry is one of the nba's top scorers, averaging more than 36 points per game in his career. he was also known for his unusual and effective underhand free throws. barry retired in 1980, but keeps active in sports business and broadcasting. the next two years are going to be busy for the bay area, not just the all star game. the super bowl and the w

in oakland, gia vang, nbc, bay area news. south bay now, still a lot of concern about that deadly stabbing at santana row on valentine's day. sfpd says it's actively looking for multiple people who ran from the scene. investigators talked about the case publicly today for the first time. they say they found the 15 year old boy with at least one stab wound. they have not released any suspect descriptions or named the victim. a gofundme that appears to be created by the victim's loved ones says the 15 year old was on a valentine's date with his girlfriend when he was attacked by a group and stabbed in the heart. the initial call was about a report of multiple involving multiple subjects in a fight. when officers did arrive, they located the victim, who was suffering from at least one stab wound. so the suspects had fled prior to police arrival. police also say the victim's girlfriend is cooperating with this investigation. a family tragedy in concord. detectives are investigating a deadly officer involved shooting after a son t

gia vang moving the bay area forward.oday on asian pacific america, a very unique and funny play is having its northern california premiere at the san francisco playhouse january 30th through march 8th. the director of exotic, deadly, or the msg play is here

i'm garvin thomas and i'm gia vang.l shooting right outside his san francisco dispensary just last week. but tonight the vapor room is closed. will it be for good? nbc's alyssa goard reports from san francisco. remati marin saturday evening, the vapor room dispensary in westoma was filled with longtime cannabis activists, neighbors and customers showing their support for owner martin alev. it really did fill my cup and inspired me to stay positive and stay hopeful about things. san francisco police released this surveillance video from january 27th. martin was taking a smoke break outside the shop when a man rode up on an e-bike, pulled out a gun and pointed it at him. i had this thought of like, oh, it's like a tiktok prank or what? you know, as like a water gun. but then i saw his face and he was very determined and very intent on shooting me. i could see the sort of coldness, detachment in his eyes. martin says the man shot him seven times, the most damaging shots striking his cheek and back. he's grateful to a nurse

i'm gia vang and i'm garvin thomas. promoting public safety. that was the goal of san francisco city leaders. today. the city's police chief and supervisor spent the day meeting with merchants in the ingleside neighborhood. and this comes as the community prepares for a major boost in visitors for the annual ocean avenue lunar new year celebration. nbc bay area's christie smith reports from san francisco. every year it has grown bigger and bigger and faster. the ocean avenue lunar new year celebration kicks off in two weeks, an event many people look forward to on that day. first of all, we'll start with line dance on the corridor that we're marching from near the commercial corridor all the way to unity plaza a also the city college parking lot. today, supervisors myrna melgar, cheyenne chen, along with police chief bill scott, spoke about how celebrating ensuring vibrancy in the business corridor and public safety all come together. this is the year of, say, the year of snake, symbolize resilience, transformation and also refreshment. so it i

good afternoon, i'm gia vang. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. we'll show you the damage done by yesterday's powerful storm fueled by an atmospheric river. we're also tracking other stories on this wednesday, including another round of rain headed for the bay area. our meteorologist, vianey arana, is tracking how much we'll get and when it will come. also, a new executive order targeting trans athletes. this afternoon, president trump makes a move to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. our robert honda is at san jose state, where the volleyball team took center stage in t trans rights fight this past season and calling for the sheriff to resign the rank and file in san mateo county sheriff's office, throw their support behind the measure to remove their embattled sheriff. our ian cull just spoke exclusively to the sheriff. we'll have her response shortly. but first, we're getting a break in the storm today. but the effects from all that rain are sticking around, and we've got a short period to recover before another storm h

i'm gia vang and i'm raj mathai. new orders from the oval office, and it targets san jose state. president trump signing an executive order barring transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. now, this is a local issue for us. that's turned into a national talking point. nbc bay area's robert honda joining us from the san jose state campus, where the women's volleyball team has been battling this issue for months.s. robert. san jose ste university was thrust into the controversy when donald trump, the candidate, singled out an athlete here who he claimed was transgender and vowed to end transgender involvement in women's sports. today, he carried out that promise in a white house ceremony surrounded by female athletes of all ages and several lawmakers. president trump signed an executive order titled keeping men out of women's sports. the order interprets a person's gender as the one designated at birth and recorded on a birth certificate, and gives federal agencies authority to enforce the order barring athletes considered male at birth from competing in women's sport

gia vang will emcee. it should be a lot of fun. traditional lion dance and martial arts demonstrations and live music and plenty of food. kicks off at 11 a.m. okay. up next, an all out rescue in the sierra mountains. the story of a very lucky dog that survived a dangerous fall near lake tahoe. for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you? get wifi speeds up to a gig at home and on the go. introducing powerboost, only from xfinity mobile. now that's big. xfinity internet customers, cut your mobile bill in half vs. t-mobile, verizon, and at&t for your first year. plus, ask how to get the new samsung galaxy s25+ on us. fell down a waterfall in south lake tahoe. it happened last weekend. the dog, named moscow, slipped 200ft down cascade falls. that's near emerald bay. he was badly hurt, but alive. dog's owner reported the accident to 911 and a rescue team arrived. they found an ice climber helped moscow at the bottom. rescuers worked with the climber, attached him back, pulled hi

i'm gia vang and i'm garvin thomas. air quality concerns are lingering in parts of contra costa county. this all stems from a huge fire at the martinez refining company. it broke out yesterday afternoon. the refinery says the fire is now under control and the shelter in place order was lifted late yesterday, though neighbors with respiratory sensitivity are being told they should stay inside. nbc bay area's christie smith spoke to neighbors who are still a bit shaken up. well, today, the martinez refining company said in a statement that firefighters had succeeded in getting the fire under control and are still on site. it was a long day for some neighbors who shared some thoughts today about what happened. a much different scene today in martinez compared to yesterday, when thick black smoke was billowing from the martinez refining company's facility. yesterday was terrifying. it looked like the apocalypse. rand hunt says he heard a loud, repetitive rumble and that made him wonder what was going on. i looked out the ba

i'm gia vang and i'm raj mathai. new orders from the oval office, and it targets san jose state.sident trump signing an executive order barring transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. now, this is a local issue for us. that's turned into a national talking point. nbc bay area's robert honda joining us from the san jose state campus, where the women's volleyball team has been battling this issue for

i'm gia vang and i'm janelle wang. growing backlash tonight against national retailers that have started eliminating or rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. latino leaders are calling for a boycott of those big stores. the movement is known as the latino freeze, and activists like civil rights leader dolores huerta are leading the charge. nbc bay area's damian trujillo is in san jose with the story. target is one of those being targeted for the nationwide boycott. this after the national chaininoined others in eliminating its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. the idea of a latino freeze is growing. the idea iss for latinos to stop shopping at big stores and restaurants like target, walmart and mcdonald's, places that recently rolled back their dei programs. the move followed similar action by the white house and federal government. if you don't respect our community, then you know you shouldn't have our dollars. civil rights leader dolores huerta is helping lead the charge for a national

i'm gia vang and i'm janelle wang. growing backlash tonight against national retailers that have started eliminating or rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. latino leaders are calling for a boycott of those big stores. the movement is known as the latino freeze, and activists like civil rights leader dolores huerta are leading the charge. nbc bay area's damian trujillo is in san jose with the story. target is one of those being targeted for the nationwide boycott. this after the national chaininoined others in eliminating its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. the idea of a latino freeze is growing. the idea iss for latinos to stop shopping at big stores and restaurants like target, walmart and mcdonald's, places that recently rolled back

nbc's gia vang is there for us. good evening. we are here at garden court and novato boulevard, and you can see right now it is flooded. this whole street is flooded. this whole neighborhood right here. neighbors are telling me that they're pretty used to this. some of them been here for many decades. one telling me he's been here for 30 years. he saw the forecast prepared for it. as he does this, though. they're telling me that it is a lot higher than they anticipated. a lot of people are parking actually, across the street at this little strip mall right here. that's how they can park their cars and then walk back into the neighborhood. and you're going to see the lights in this intersection flashing, because the city does that when it does flood, because there's a lot of flood waters that get into the street. so they're they're making sure that people slow down. so they're not just driving through this intersection and getting all those water splashes and then, you know, causing sort of any sort of accident. and so again, we'r

i'm garvin thomas and i'm gia vang.ndoors as that fire continues to burn there now. the flames broke out just before 2:00, triggering a health advisory that eventually

i'm gia vang and i'm garvin thomas. small break this afternoon. let's give you a live look of san francisco and san jose, where things are looking wet and

i'm gia vang and i'm garvin thomas. we want to get right to that. breaking news in san francisco. major crash in the mission district has left several people hurt. nbc bay area's christie smith is live near mission and 24th where this crash happened. and christie, what can you tell us so far? reporter well, the scene is very active right now. it does look like a tow truck just arrived on scene. but if you know the area, this is 24th and south van ness in the mission. i want to step aside so you can see a little bit of what's going on here. i did have a chance to speak with a firefighter who told me that they had six patients. as a result of this crash, two critical four with moderate injuries. again, this is about 24th and south van ness. if you're familiar with the area, the sports bar napper tandy is here. and what firefighters are saying is before 4:00, a car crashed right into a parklet here. now, what led the driver to do this? we don't have that information yet. again, this is all still developing, but we did speak with some people who were inside the sports bar. they tell m

i'm garvin thomas and i'm gia vang sports fans from around the world converging here in the bay area for the nba all star weekend. tonight is a skills competition at chase center. and the big championship game is tomorrow. but this is one of those great things about events like this is that even if you can't get a ticket to the main event, there are still plenty of activities for fans to get into on the action all weekend. nbc bay area's christie smith is in san francisco with a look at all of the excitement. well, san francisco is ready for it. you walk around today and you can find people decked out in their favorite team's gear, taking in the city and everything that's set up for the big nba all star weekend. the city by the bay is welcoming fans for the nba all star weekend. i think it's great. i was actually in new york city a couple of years ago when it was there, so it's always good to see all the different events come to the city. the peters family stopped by union square and powell street to check out activations. it's awesome. it's fun to see all the people in the city and

i'm gia vang and i'm garvin thomas.we're on early to make room for saturday night live's 50th anniversary special. red carpet coverage begins in just about an hour. but that's not the only big celebration tonight. it's the culmination of nba all-star weekend. that's right. the streets of san francisco are packed with people out enjoying the festivities, even if they don't have a ticket to the game. tipoff is in just a few hours and all eyes will be on chase center. that is where we find nbc bay area's christie smith live at the center of all the action. christie. how's it looking out there right now? well, people are out now, and boy, the energy is really picking up out here. we've seen people eating, shopping. really just taking it all in as the clock ticks down on the all star game. this is, of course, what people have been waiting for, but it's also been a big weekend in the bay. hours before game time, nba fans stopped by thrive city to take a look. all eyes are on san francisco. it's the bay area's chance to shine

i'm garvin thomas and i'm gia vang. people near the martinez refinery are being told to stay indoors as that fire continues to burn there now. the flames broke out just before 2:00, triggering a health advisory that eventually upgraded to a shelter in place order. multiple fire crews have been trying to contain the fire for the past few hours now. we immediately began getting calls from viewers who live nearby as they saw huge plumes of smoke rising from the refinery. now, people in the area are used to what is called flaring, but when gases are burned off. but they knew immediately this was something different. this was the view earlier this afternoon from a nearby home. and let's take another look. this a time lapse from a wildfire camera. miles away. just look at the size of the plume of smoke that came out on and off ramps on 680 near the refinery are closed due to the billowing smoke and the emergency response. let's bring in our alyssa gore. she's been on the scene for several hours. and, alyssa, you just got an u

i'm gia vang and i'm garvin thomas. the rain is continuing to come down across the bay area after a small break this afternoon. let's give you a live look of san francisco and san jose, where things are looking wet and cloudy outside, but up in the north bay, overnight rain brought flooding and mudslides. and in sonoma county, a large tree brought down power lines near forestville. but fortunately no repororts of any injuries. let's bring in chief. meteorologist. let's bring in meteorologist. rob mayeda. rob, this storm is far from behind us. yeah. right now we've been seeing those impacts, most widespread in the north bay. and that's where we've seen the top rain totals going back to friday. more than ten inches of rain atop mount tam and across sonoma county, napa county. some of the hills there 2 to 5in of rain, but a lot less south of san francisco. san francisco about an inch of rain over the last three days. but san jose kind of a different story, even though it's been raining as much as three inches of rain aroun

i'm garvin thomas and i'm gia vang. another legal challenge for the trump administration. this time it's california students taking the feds to court. the university of california student government is suing the u.s. department of education. the suit, filed yesterday accuses the department of education of illegally sharing the information of millions of student loan borrowers with elon musk and other unauthorized individuals with doge. the university of california represents 230,000 undergrads, 70% of whom got federal financial aid. the data includes names, addresses, bank accounts, social security numbers, credit reports, driver's licenses, and more. today marked a legal win for critics of doge. early this morning, a federal judge temporarily blocked musk's team from accessing u.s. treasury files this week. doge staffers gained access to sensitive and confidential information this week, including social security numbers. today's action came after 19 states attorney general sued the federal government yesterday, accusing musk and his staffers of breaking federal privacy la

today's events include a traditional lion dance, a martial arts demonstration, live music, r gia vang will emcee the event. it all starts at 11 this morning. but back to that all important forecast and the storm that's bringing rain to the bay area and snow to the sierra might be putting a damper on your weekend plans, but we need it. we got our second look at the sierra snowpack and saw a big dip from earlier this season. state water officials held the survey at the phillips station near south lake tahoe and excessively dry. january has left snowpack levels at just 46% of average. statewide, the snowpack is 65% of average for this time of year. a live look at highway 50. at echo summit, you can see all that snow white out conditions in the background. this storm will dump feet of snow in the sierra. if you're headed that way, be sure to check those road conditions before you go. we do know chain controls are in effect on highway 50 as well as 80 this morning. so all eyes on cinthia pimentel with a look at our microclimate forecast. we are under a microclimate weather alert because of

nbc bay area's gia vang. >> is. >> in san francisco. >> this corner of van ness and o'farrell, taken over by federal workers and allies. the location deliberate outside of a tesla store. >> we have the power to. break tesla. >> which is where most of elon. >> musk's wealth comes from. we have the power to undo it. we have the power to not cooperate. >> the same. >> day as that protest in. >> san francisco, there was a really big protest outside the washington, d.c, headquarters of spacex of elon musk's space exploration company. protesters blocking traffic and shutting down the streets there. >> hey hey. ho ho ho. >> elon musk. >> is not to. >> know some. >> new video tonight, as demonstrators marched to the. >> dc headquarters. >> of. >> elon musk's spacex, protesting what they call his. >> takeover of. >> government, calling it a direct. >> attack on. >> the. >> american people. >> this is a. >> look at. >> the march. towards the spacex. headquarters in dc. >> about two blocks away from the. wilson plaza in downtown. >> and these. >> protesters are chanting, right now, elon musk ha