and ann mako development c is live and roberta is tracking the weather but we want to start with jackie ward live in sonoma county where there's school closures. jackie. >> reporter: yeah you know back where i am from in new england kids looked forward to a snow day but here and other ports of -- parts of sonoma county it's flood day. let's show outschools closed forestville harmony geyserville unified and guerneville. so i've only been here in the winter but i hear this spot johnson beach is a fun place to go in the sum he ever. let's call it the before photo. a sandy spot for people to hang out and today it's totally different scene. let's come back out here this will probably be the after photo i guess so even in the short time we have been here a couple hours or so, it's come up probably 2 or 3 feet. however, if you-- well you can't see the stick anymore. we did put a stick there. last night around 11:30. so not evenly 8 hours ago you can't even see the stick hardly anymore. and already, from our van or our camera to where i am standing it's almost knee deep water here. it's probably 10

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live near the creek with an update on the search and recovery efforts. jackie. >> reporter: the recovery process all depends on the water level of the alameda creek that looks like a river lately. when we were here yesterday, we couldn't even see these rocks towards the riverbank. so it has subsided significantly and that's good news for what local and county agencies want to get done today. yesterday with the help of the driver's family and friends, search crews think they found the car that went into the water over the weekend. an 18-year-old girl from tracy was on highway 84 saturday when she collided with a car traveling in the opposite direction sending her car into the water. with drones, authorities could see two tires sticking out of the swells. the water level was deemed too dangerous to send dive teams in yesterday but the alameda county water district thought it would lower to make the process of getting this car out of the water a little safer and a little easier. still, that process could take several hours. it's going to start at 10 a.m. chp

jackie ward, jackie, thank you. >>> not the only place either. chopper 5 all over the bay area today as 25,000 demonstrators made their way through san jose. and a crowd that oakland police said numbered 84,000 people marched through oakland. others were at lake merritt and we had a team of reporters in the thick of it. >> reporter: in oakland the shoulder to shoulder crowd started forming at 10 a.m. >> a sea ofdown oakland streets with messages to president trump. pink hats.gray douglas came dressed as wonder woman. >> reporter: it's only half a mile from madison park to frank ogawa plaza. but this march went the long way around. 15 miles. -- stretching for two miles. better for being seen and heard. for some family this represents the first time generations are coming together to fight for a common cause. harvey brought his wife, daughter and granddaughter. >> i'd like to be someone who stands up and says, we don't agree with that when things happen that we don't agree with. >> reporter: nikola adams' grand-uncle marched with king in selma. she

jackie ward kpix5. >>> thank you so much for being out there for us.it's 6:57 let's look at your bay area morning commute. starting in marin vallejo novato commute on highway 37 another closure between 101 and atherton due to the storms 234r50eding for the a while. -- storms flooding out there for a while and chp is diverting traffic to get you back on 101. that's good news and heading across the golden gate bridge from marin county into the san francisco area that's a normal commute of 14 minutes. and now looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on expect 24 minutes between maze and downtown and in oakland we have a chp traffic alert southbound 13 if that is part of your commute listen up before broadway a large pothole causing damage out there. so to avoid it go ahead and get on southbound 13 after broadway terrace use moraga instead. >>> good morning. rise and shine and don't forget the umbrella strutting out the door. pop up showers at any point in the day and they have been coming more numerous as the morning progress. richmon

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live from downtown napa with the latest. jackie? >> reporter: michelle, there's a flood warning here because this napa river is expected to reach flood stage tomorrow morning at 25.1 feet. the businesses down here aren't concerned because of the new floodgates that were put in, in 2015. however, other areas of napa county are already under water. the roads are so bad today, we even had trouble making it to our destination this morning. and the 4:10, this flooding on northbound 29 caused a car and a small delivery van to lose control and slide straight into floody grassy knowles. >> i was going to get gas. the gas delivered to me, i didn't see the highway flooded and i turn around but i got stuck in the mud. >> reporter: highway 29 reopened around 5:30. a couple miles southeast from there on american canyon road this small mudslide was causing cars to slow down. traffic had to maneuver around the dirt and mud, which caused minor delays. low-lying vineyards like the ones along here on big ranch road are lined with giant puddled. this

kpix 5's jackie ward is live to show us how things are looking now. jackie. >> reporter: well, michelle, we were on our way to the napa river but we got stuck as we were heading northbound on highway 29 and this is why. a couple of cars are stuck due to flooding. it appears that they got into some kind of accident. we don't have details. we only know that chp is on scene and highway 29 northbound is closed from minnie drive. so the flooding here northbound is more significant than on the southbound side because as you can see, the northbound lanes are lower than the southbound lanes. so there will be flooding here. no one is in the car right now that silver car but over here, in the white van, a passenger is still in the car and appears to be okay. the flooding is obviously just grassy area here. i'm already up to my ankles in water so this is significant. northbound highway will stay closed until the water recedes. who knows how long that could be? the rain doesn't seem to be coming down too hard right now. but we'll keep monitoring this area and brin

kpix 5's jackie ward is in san anselmo. people there all too familiar with creek flooding. >> reporter: that's for sure. unfortunately. but we know how seriously they take their storm preps because of the damage that they have had in years past. so tonight the floodgates are out, the sandbags are here. people all over the north bay heeded these warnings earnestly, though, and completed any last-minute tasks before hunkering down for the night. sandbag stations like this one in novato are popular places to be today. >> so far it's okay. tomorrow, doesn't look good. that's why i'm here. >> reporter: he says when storms get bad, he knows the toll it can take on his property. >> a lot of rain about half dozen springs come up. so we have to direct the water. >> reporter: in san anselmo people are finding the fun in this weather. >> this is nothing. we have been through two flooz before and it hasn't even risen. we came out to puddle jump and there's nothing even here to worry about now. >> reporter: but remain wary of this creek

jackie ward is live with details on the search this morning. jackie. >> reporter: search efforts for the woman and her car actually had to be altered because of this rushing water behind me. it typically called the alameda creek. but today, it's more like a river with a strong current. a car accident around 10:45 saturday morning caused an 18- year-old woman's car to plunge into the waters according to two witnesses. by the time chp arrived on scene the car was polly submerged. the water has been -- was fully submerged. the water has been too dangerous to recomfort car. >> they are making every possible effort to get into the creek. it's just with the weather right now, we can't stop the flow of the water into the creek and all the run off right now. it's not safe to be in there. >> reporter: the alameda county sheriff office and the fremont police department are handle this case and chp says they are expecting to determine what caused the accident but only until search crews find something so chp is actually planning on shutting down niles cany

in american canyon, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> thank you. crews are keeping an eye on conditions in sausalito. they are worried about possible king tides. this is video from 2015. officials say wind gusts could be as high as 34 miles per hour. the city is posting warnings and barricades to help residents prepare. >>> a big moment earlier this morning along the sacramento river. several gates were opened at the sacramento weir to direct water through the sacramento bypass and into the yolo bypass. the project is intended to prevent flooding in the sacramento metro area. >>> powerful winds and towering waves are expected to hit the peninsula and the wet conditions come just after crews in pacifica cleared up major storm damage along highway 1. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is live in pacifica on the concerns this morning. anne? >> reporter: yeah. there is a coastal flood advisory in effect for the coastline right now. so you add to that the high wind we have been seeing, the rain continues to fall. a lot of hillsides and cliffsides in the area

wpix jackie ward is live where he met with the medium. jackie. >>reporter: hi, there. he starf the whole press conference by apologize to go the fans for a terrible season. he was frank in his delivery and said that once again, the team has to start new. 49ers ceo jed york has haters. >> i own this football team. >> i recognized that this isn't unfamiliar territory to 49ers fans. >> i apologize for a 2-14 season. i apologize for being back here again making a change. but i think it's very important that we reestablish a championship culture. >> former gm bulky was with the team for 12 years and built a team that went to superbowl in 2012 while kelly was a head coach for a single season and fans are speaking out saying the wrong guy got fired. >> i think he's a great coach. it's not like anything that has happened this season of remotely kelly's fault. i think the problem is with york. >> looks like time for a new general manager and a new head coach and the throw back to the old years of the championship 49ers. >> york agreed with the latter part of that statentnd said

kpix reporter jackie ward joins us live from sfsu. jackie. >>reporter: this emergency disc- it is a result -- a profess professor says she was the target of anti-power sentiment. this is the poster that people from the david [indiscernible] with freedom center hung up. it accuses abdulhadi of having terrorist group -- a group of students decided to raise the [indiscernible] to what islamic phobia s. he says with the recent executive order on immigration, hatred against arabs and muslim have escalated. >> it's coming fiorina the highest action of government. it's coming from the president of the united states. he's basically telling people it's okay. he's saying it's okay to target muslim. we're moving in constant fear. >> in regards to president trump's most recent actions, wong released this statement, a deep sense of community which we value at sf must not be diminished by this president and his administration. i look forward with confidence that those individuals throughout -- how deeply we care about our country. students i spoke with sai

storm watch team coverage and mack vich is live where crews are cleaning up -- let's start with jackie ward where some evacuation was in place. jackie. >>reporter: michelle, here's where the rush river stands now. i'm in knee-deep water. the water continues 50 to 60 yards from where i'm standing. that's the beginning of the johnson's beach parking lot. a lot of flooding in this area. and it's going to crest at 35 to 36 feet at 2:00 this afternoon. this is one of the areas seeing damage. around 5:00 this morning, this tree in forestville came crashing down on top of a car pulling down power lines with it. luckily the woman driving the car walked away unharmed. marry bell had to be closed for a couple of hours while crews worked on removing the tree. the rush rivers -- rush river fire chief max main says people who live in low lining areas were encouraged to evacuate. >> there's buses in forestville waiting to take folks out. i don't think it's going to get to that. these folks are used to this, and if we're going to get in the 40s, i think we would see a lot more folks leaving. >> this -- a

kpix 5's jackie ward is live near niles canyon road with more information on the teenager. jackie. >> reporter: michelle, while county officials haven't released any details on the driver, on social media friends friend have identified her as 18-year-old jada jenkins. jada was from tracy and she was driving to menlo park to visit family saturday morning when her car crossed the double yellow line on highway 84 and hit another car sending hers down into the rushing waters of the alameda creek. crews have to determine whether the water is low enough for them to safely pull the car out today. >> the water level coming down quite a bit may enable to us put more people in the water to get this done. if the water is still too fast, if it's too risky, we may have to get winches and getting the car secured. >> reporter: a spokesman from the alameda county water district said the water level was expected to lower on its own around midnight and as we come back out here live from what we can tell the water has dropped significantly. whether it's low enough for the car to be recovered t

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live near the creek with a look at how long crews will be out there working. jackie. >> reporter: kenny and michelle, things may start to move fast now that the water level of the creek is down. you can see from the live picture of chopper 5, the local and count agencies that are working right now trying get to the car out of the water. the sergeant of the sheriff's office says he is optimistic and hopeful that the car and driver will be taken out of the water by 3 p.m. or sooner. day 4 is under way for the recovery of a teen and her car. the family is back and according to the sergeant in the alameda county sheriff's office instrumental in the process especially yesterday when someone from the family spotted a tire of the car allowing crews to focus their attention. >> it was literally like trying to find a needle in a haystack and that tire poking out just enough, somebody saw that and that just shows you the vigilance of the family to find their loved one. >> reporter: shutting off the water and limiting flow from the calaveras and del valle reservoirs is

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live from san francisco to explain why some scholarships will soon disappearjackie. >> reporter: michelle, if approved this would be the first tuition hike in seven years. tuition rates have been frozen for the last six years. both workers unions and students look at this as yet another hit to the middle class. its day one of a two-day meeting with the university of california's governing board. on the table is a proposed tuition hike and negotiation talks with teamsters local 2010. jason represents the workers union and says some employees at ucla have been working without a contract for four years. >> we have seen real wages go down by 24% over the last two decades. wages are still low, about 70% of workers are either suffering hunger or food insecurity. >> reporter: this is happening while the uc system is seeing a significant increase in enrollment and decrease in state funding. the proposed tuition increase would raise tuition by 2.5%. >> when you cut wages on one hand and then you raise tuition on the other, you squeeze working families from both sides a

kpix 5 reporter jackie ward is at san francisco's u.n. plaza where protestors are gathering again tonight. jackie. >> reporter: yes. you saw the scene earlier. probably just as big if not bigger here right now at the u.n. plaza in san francisco but earlier protestors gathered in front of 555 california because it's a small piece of the trump administration right here in san francisco. president trump owns 30% of that building. and it houses tenants like the big banks, goldman sachs and wells fargo. [chanting ] >> reporter: dozens of groups from all kinds of backgrounds are out on the streets with one message. >> i'm going to stand up for the rights and against a fascist regime, imperialism, white supremacy which is what trump and his administration represents. >> reporter: in dogpatch at 16th and mississippi protestors formed a human chain across caltrain tracks suspending service into the city. 11 people were cited for trespassing. >> we are interrupted business for usual to say there will be no wall, this is what you can expect as long a

kpix 5's jackie ward is live with the new warning for people to be cautious of their surroundings. jackie? >> reporter: yeah, ken. it's this red tape behind me that says danger on it that caught my eye when i was walking my dog this morning. the rec and parks department says it's the same thing as caution tape so they both mean the same thing, watch out. clean-up from the string of storms we had this week is around the clock effort because of high winds and heavy rain. the director of operations for the rec and parks department says we lost 76 trees over the course of a few days. that's not bad considering there are about 131,000 trees his department takes care of. >> we put caution tape out on trees that are down. we haven't cleaned up yet. and if there are trees that looks like they sustained enough damage that we should take them down, we cone and caution tape them off to keep the public out until our crews get there. >> reporter: trees like this next to a sidewalk and popular area where people let their dogs run around. >> look at these trees. they are old and they're not -- the

in richmond jackie ward, kpix5. >>> the bodies of this berkeley couple found inside their home, tonight sources tell us a 3d printer played a role in their deaths. >> these bunnies illegally advertised on craigslist as pets or meat. tonight why the bay area seller will not be punished. >> tonight a scientific break- through, the first human pig embryo, how this could revolutionize healthcare. earlier this week. police found the bodies of roger morash and his wife valerie on monday. >>> police now know what killed a young couple in their berkeley home this week. they and their two cats also died. police evacuated the fourplex on deacon street during the investigation. now sources tell kpix5 they died of carbon monoxide poisoning. they say the couple used a laser 3d printer that vented into their home. >>> a man who spent seven months in france recovering from that bastille day terror attack in july is finally back home in southern california tonight. reporter tom wait talked to him about the near death experience. >> this is my daughter lola. she's 10 and she was also hit. >> reporter: t

jackie ward is at a rally. sharon chin is in oakland where 84,000 people marched downtown and around lake merritt. and emily turner is our eyes and ears in san jose where police estimate 25,000 people marched around downtown. >> but we start in washington, dc. kpix 5's political reporter melissa caen was at the biggest women's march in the country happening a day after president trump took the oath of office. >> reporter: you know, brian, it is hard to impress someone from the bay area with a protest but i will tell you today's march was absolutely massive. the streets were jam-packed with women and some men, all trying to send president trump a message. [screaming] >> reporter: washington, dc, transformed into a sea of pink today as hundreds of thousands of women and men descended on our nation's capital. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: alicia keys one of the celebrities who took the stage. >> we want the best for all americans, no hate, no bigotry, no muslim registry. >> reporter: these women wore pink head scarves t

jackie ward is live in the newsroom on their bold plan this week to speak out. jackie. >> reporter: that's right. day 2 of a five-day prohe test leading up to the presidential inauguration on friday. protesters say they are using this convenient as way to show oakland that the people have the power. protesters he at the 32nd and san pablo in oakland didn't come in quietly as they cut down a fence at the plaza and held a celebration and say they are he taking back public land. thousands of protesters shut down several streets in downtown oakland and worked their way from 14th street broadway to lake merritt it was organized by the oakland based group antipolice terror project. >> we want to get them the message to the new chief we are not going to the city council anymore. >> reporter: the new police chief he ann kirkpatrick will not officially come on the force until next month but this week could be the first chance to see an up close view of oakland protests. kpix5 insider phil matier says there's no way for the cops to win and believes they are too lienien and

in the newsroom jackie ward kpix5. >> how do the people who live around that area feel? >> reporter: they are not happy. back in the fall of 2015 a survey asked about the parking situation and 75% said they didn't like the way things were going and 74% said they would be okay with sundays altogether. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> time 6:08. another deadly case of meningitis hits the bay area and the patient may never have known. >> and we are hearing from the 8-year-old california boy who was rescued from a watery sink hole near his home. >> speaking of watery there's some of that on the way for the bay area. for tomorrow not today. today looks okay but we will have details coming up in the forecast in minutes roqui. >> dry roads but heavy traffic throughout the bay area right now a new crash in the east bay. we will tell you where it is when we come back. don't go anywhere. we've been with you from the beginning. we've seen each other through good times and bad. sickness and health. we're with you san francisco, and you bring out the best in us. care. sweetie, you kno

kpix5 jackie ward is live there now monitoring the conditions. jackie. >> reporter: we are here at johnson's beach in guerneville where water levels i never seen them so highism was here last year for el nino and i don't know if you can see right now how high the water has crept up. this area sused -- is used for cay newing and kayaking this is a recreational beach and it's hard to believe a couple years ago if i am correct you were able to walk across this part of the river because it was so dry. that's certainly not the case today. so today, the national weather service is monitoring this area because of the flood stage. so, it's expected to peak at just over 38 feet around noon today. and it will stay that way until 10 tomorrow morning. one woman who lives in monte rio says once the river reaches a certain level that's when she gets concerned. >> 38 feet to 40 feet, it's going to put it all the way into the backyard and the bulkhead. >> reporter: torrential rain ace long the run off from other waterways are combining to produce this flooding. a

. >> they have been in a battle with the team over levi stadium jackie ward joins with us more. what are the demands. >> reporter: it comes down to documents. so the city 6 santa clare -- of santa clara gave them 30 days to turn over critical documents or risk losing control of the stadium. 49ers call the city's bluff and now time is up. >> santa clara's proud to be one of america's he most liveable is theity. >> reporter: that's part of a recent tv oohed where the mayor -- ad where the mayor foe can yous on the -- focus on good part and doesn't mention the nfl team. the city that represent the 1.3 billion dollar investment in the stadium will meet to decide if they will declare war of sorts. if they vote yes a legal batel will ensue to force the 49ers to turn over key financial document. >> the city of santa clara is the owner of the stadium and stadium authority board hasfiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers of this community and the residents to make sure that we are properly managing a very valuable asset. >> reporter: on the other side of this the 49ers don't see what t

jackie ward is following the story and joins us now with more on the president's plans. >>> reporter: good morning. on day one of his presidency, president trump pledged to cancel federal funding for sanctuary cities as part of his immigration reform. and in a state like california, that has nearly 3 dozen sanctuary cities, that's alarming! while at the department of homeland security today, president trump is expected to sign the orders related to sanctuary cities. as a candidate, president trump said he would withhold all federal money to places where those who were living here illegally aren't arrested or detained. senator kamala harris recently met with a few california mayors in washington, dc where they shared their concerns. >> this administration may choose to punish california for supporting the idea that we're not going to deny essential services to anybody regardless of immigration status and we'll see what happens. >> reporter: the president will meet with several parents of children who were killed by immigrants who were in the u.s. illegally. they are a group who refer t

kpix 5's jackie ward is there now and jackie, people have been complaining about this for months. >> reporter: that's right, it hasn't been a great year and a half to this facility. there have been seven fires, reports of noxious odors and now this cease and desist. but a neighboring business says that the health department is going after the wrong facility. >> either i'm not smelling it or i'm getting used to the smell. >> reporter: he has lived within just a few miles of the landfill for 15 years. from his driveway you can't smell anything foul. he says when you're on the richmond parkway though -- >> either you have to roll up your windows or you're going to smell the garbage. >> the whole idea of the cease and desist is we want them to take what's on site and deal with that correctly. >> reporter: the environmental health director for contra costa county says the composting facility is more than just moving trash around. it's a biological manufacturing system. and the west contra costa landfill is doing it wrong. republic services own the facility and said, as a good neighbor, we

. >>> we're tracking the area that's hit the hardest of the jackie ward is live monitoring the conditions there. jackie, how is it looking out there? >>reporter: we've been here for three hours now and the rain has been falling. it has never been at downpour or it has never come down heavy. it has remained a constant drizzle. the wind stays consistent. you can tell by the bushes -- it's making everything raw and chilly. still, not bad enough to keep all these tourist away from taking pictures. great day for ponchos. it may not be the most stylish, a hood is credible and ponchos come in handy. the golden gate bridge is moving right now. windshield wipers are in full swing, but traffic has not slowed down. bundle up because the wind is the main factor. jackie, kpix 5. >> try to stay dry. >>> new video into our news room of the rain into mount hamilton. snow fell in the area, but as you can see the rain is quickly washing it away. >>> and roberta gonzalez has been tracking this system in the weather center. how long will this stick around, until next monday? >> we have a series of storms rol

and kpix 5's jackie ward of san francisco's u.n. plaza tonight where protestors are gathering again. jackie. >> reporter: allen, they were here around 5:00 and then they actually left around 6:00 blocking the entire width of market street. you can tell though that traffic is flowing normally here tonight. so as you mentioned, these protests have been happening all day and they met at 5 a5 california because president trump owns 30% of it. wells fargo and goldman sachs are tenants there. and part of the president's administration have close ties to those banks so that's why those people were there but then it moved here at 5:00 so as they took over the width of market street, they planned to go up to the castro, move to the mission, and then come back through the tenner loin to get to u.n. plaza. so nearly a dozen protestors have all come together. they say they are here to take a stand against the government. everything is peaceful. people of all ages and nationalities are out here. it's a family affair for some people. they say they

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> for raider nation it's like adding insult to injury. first the team want to move. now it's hiking the price of season tickets. why some fans say they are ready to pony up. >> and an urgent new health warning. the flu now widespread in the bay area! how a mild season suddenly got serious. [ indiscernible ] >> speaking and cursing ] >> one of the most colorful characters in politics sits down with kpix 5. california democratic party chair john burton weighs in on president- elect donald trump and how democrats dropped the ball in the election. ,, going up ... all while the is playing with the idea of leav >>> new at 6:00 sticker shock for raiders fans. next year, season tickets are going up. all while the team is playing with the idea of leaving the bay area. kpix 5 reporter da lin live at the oakland coliseum to tell us what the fans are saying. da. >> reporter: like adding insult to injury, veronica, they are saying that wait a minute, here, you want to leave but while you're here, you want us to pay more. they are saying it just doesn'

. >> they have been in battle with the team over levi stadium and jackie ward has been following the story and joins us now. what are the demands. >> reporter: it's going on for months as won know so santa clara gave them 30 days to turn over critical documents or they would risk losing control of the stadium. 49ers are calling the city's bluff and now time is up. >> santa clara is proud to be one of the most liveable cities. >> reporter: that's part of a recent tv oohed where the mayor gilmore focuses on good parts of sabta clara without mentioning the nfl team the city has -- santa clara without mentioning the nfl team the city has. the investment in the stadium will meet to decide if they will declare a war of sorts. if they vote a legal battle would ensue to force the 49ers to turn over key financial documents. >> the city of santa clara is the owner he of the stadium and the stadium authority board has the fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers of the community and the residents to make sure that we are properly manager a valuable asset. >> reporter: so on the other side of t

jackie ward has more >>> reporter: it's been a busy start to the presidency. building a wall between the u.s. and mexico is very much a priority for president trump and he is expected to visit the department of homeland security today. that's just part of his agenda for immigration reform. deporting 2 to 3 million illegal immigrants is another part. the "l.a. times" reports that people with minor convictions are likely to be deported as well as the roughly 800,000 people who have been designated for deportation but may still be in the u.s. in a state of the state address, governor jerry brown recognized the growing concern for many in california and said immigrants are an integral part of our state and what we have become. >> there's no [ indiscernible ] dynamism of this state from the very beginning. i recognize that under the constitution federal law is supreme and that washington determines immigration policy. but as a state, we can and we have had -- we have played an important role. >> reporter: president trump will meet with mexico's president next week

. >> jackie ward live outside sfo where hundreds of protesters are taking a stand. >>reporter: what we know is a 30 -year-old iranian man plus an elderly couple from iraq -- iran, excuse me, were detained earlier. they are still here. family members also still here trying to get in touch with them to speak with them. those people are part of the reason many protesters showed up hundreds of swarmed the arrivals terminal. the protest had to move outside. protesters showed up for several different reasons. lawyers volunteering services for those seeking answers for family members who live in one of the seven band to countries and citizens in shock at the speed in which executive orders are turning into action were here too. >> they keep these poor refugees out of our country can't even imagine this is happening our country. >> an american. >> yesterday and afghanistan family detained here but the lawyer representing them tells us they have since been released. attorneys helping the family members of those detained tell us a family from yemen is also still being held in

jackie ward kpix 5. >>> a u.s. senate committee did advance a couple more of trump ice nominees. the energy and natural resources committee has backed former texas governor rick perry for energy secretary. the same committee has given a nod to ryan zinke from montana. both nominations will next go to the full senate. today the full senate did approve elaine chao to serve as transportation secretary. chao was the labor secretary under president george w. bush and is also the wife of mitch mcconnell from kentucky. mcconnell voted present to avoid any conflict of interest. >>> democrats in the u.s. senate are boycotting planned committee votes on two of president trump's cabinet nominees. the democrats say there's evidence that the two nominees were not truthful in previous testimony. one of the nominees is tom price picked by trump to head the department of health and human services. democrats want more information on his stock trades in an australian medical company while he was a lawmaker. the other is treasury secretary nominee steve mnuchin. democrats are concerned about practi

kpix 5's jackie ward spoke with people stocking up putting the sandbags out tonight. jackie. >> reporter: that's right. san anselmo businesses have been here before and you can tell because of the preparation that they put into tonight's storm. they are not taking any chances. >> i'm getting more. [ heavy accent ] [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: inside this salon it wean that long ago in 2005 when a flood brought in nearly two feet of mud covering the space and forcing them to remodel. the owner says there's no use in being scared even if that means starting over again. >> you do what you have to do. if that comes, you clean up and you move on the next day. >> reporter: we wanted to stop here in san anselmo because this town has learned from history. they prepare for storms better than almost any other town in the north bay. some business owners said they were too scared to talk about the potential flooding this time around. others aren't so worried. farther north in novato, sandbag stations are popular places to be today. >> so far it's okay. tomorrow, doesn't look goo

jackie ward is live at lori's diner, which is known for its cheap food and vintage decor. jackie? >> reporter: when you're sitting inside the county, you can't help but smell the bacon, the grilled cheese, the milkshakes. this has been a staple of union square for 32 years to locals and tourists alike. the people who work here will be all be moving to the center street location. still, they're sad to see this space -- >> happy new year. >> reporter: for 25 years, martha delvino has been bus ling around this space, taking care of customers and brightening people's day. >> here a listening time. >> reporter: martha tells us the building was bought a year and a half ago. the new owner wants to completely renovate the building. >> now the building -- and everything is ready to go. so we have to go. >> it's sad, because it's one of those places that we found that reminds us of we're from michigan. kind of remind us of the little diners we have back there. >> reporter: danielle is in the city with her family to ring in 2017. stopping here before move has become a tradition for them. >>

in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> thank you. right now we're learning it could take up to six weeks to repair a massive sinkhole in pacifica. earlier today crews were busy filling the 40-foot wide hole. the pavement collapsed on highway 1 during last week's storms. the repair work is critical because the hole is near a fire station. another sinkhole opened up at the same intersection a few months ago, but this one is three times the size. >>> take a look at this animation from nasa. this is animation of that river of moisture that deluged california last week. the pineapple express dumped more than a foot of rain last week. nasa says it's a water vapor equivalent of seven times the flow of the mississippi river. >>> a live look outside right now, we are under a spare the air alert today as chillier temps and wet weather moves toward the bay area. a reminder, the alert bans wood burning and fireplaces and stoves. >>> and we have another storm poised offshore. we have the kpix high-def doppler up and running. it seems as if for no

jackie ward, kpix5. >>> rain is coming again. >> that's right. the dry weather is over.n fact, we have already seen several showers moving across the bay area on our high-def doppler. you can see the green right there. and, there are more showers headed our direction. let's zoom in to our satellite and radar where you can see the lineup of storms headed our way. this right here, this green, that is the storm that is basically moving through the area right now. and set to move through tomorrow. this is all the wind and rain in the following storms. there are three. storm number one, is the brunt of it we will feel tomorrow. in fact, taking a look at the futurecast starting at 9:00 tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy and the vast majority of the bay area. take a look at this. all the green and yellow, that is showers an rain in the north bay. your commute in the morning will potentially be wet. moving forward to wednesday, 8:00 p.m., your evening commute is certainly going to be wet. we have a nice strong line of rain and wind moving through the bay area. so, be sure to giver

jackie ward joins us live from sfo what is the scene right now? are above where everything happened. the protest happening at the arrivals turn them all. we are at departures. what we know for certain is three people from iran were detained today as was a family from yemen. yesterday a family from afghanistan detained, released according to their lawyer. protesters showed up in the hundreds in defense of those detained and in defiance of president trump. >> shocked every day. >>reporter: some said they were here to stand up for human rights. >> keeping these poor refugees out of our country, i can't even imagine this is happening in our country. >>reporter: others here is lawyers to support those who have been detained des

leases along with the original lorry's dineer on mason street, which is where we happen to find kpix jackie ward tonight, enjoying some fine dining. hey, jackie. >> reporter: yeah, exactly. it's dinner time, right, brian? this spot has been a staple in union square for 32 years for locals and tourists alike. the workers have been offered jobs at the center street location, but they say they're sad to lose this space. >> happy new year. >> reporter: for 25 years, martha dal fino has been bus ling around this space, taking care of customers and brightening people's day. >> we're really sad. been here a long time. >> reporter: martha tells us the build was bought a year and a half ago, and the new owner wants to completely renovate the building. >> now the building permits and everything is ready to go. so we have to go. >> it's sad, because it's one of those places we found that reminds us -- we were from michigan. kind of reminds us of the little diners we had back there. >> reporter: danielle uhaas is from sunnyvale, stopping here before celebrating move has become a tradition for them. >> the d

kpix 5 reporter jackie ward is vi's stadium wh >>> the 49ers are cleaning house after the recent firings of the team's head coach and general manager. we're live at the stadium where 49ers ceo york will talk about the decision later this morning. . >> reporter: the 49ers organization once again hitting that reset button and not giving chip kelly a chance to redeem himself. this is his second time as an nfl head coach, he had a brief stint with the eagles from 2013 to 2015 after a 2 and 14 season this year the ceo has seen enough of kelly and fired him last night. it also comes with the firing of the general manager. at a news conference and just before meeting with the team evener kelly was asked if he's going to try to convince the organization to keep his job. >> i don't think i'm going to the people's court. he wants to have a conversation so i'll have a conversation with him. >> so no other team in the nfl has fired their head coach in back to back seasons except the 49ers. the team did this back in 1976-'77. some say the wrong guy got fired here and are supporting chip kelly. >> i t

jackie ward joins us live from sfo what is the scene right now? >>reporter: we are above where everything happened. the protest happening at the arrivals turn them all. we are at departures. what we know for certain is three people from iran were detained today as was a family from yemen. yesterday a family from afghanistan detained, released according to their lawyer. protesters showed up in the hundreds in defense of those detained and in defiance of president trump. >> shocked every day. >>reporter: some said they were here to stand up for human rights. >> keeping these poor refugees out of our country, i can't even imagine this is happening in our country. >>reporter: others here is lawyers to support those who have been detained despite arriving here lawfully and voluntarily offering their services. >> incredibly unjust, un- american and we will not allow it. >>reporter: in mid anger and passion, there is confusion. iranian family came to sfo to ask about a family member scheduled to arrive tuesday. >> these are documented people. >>reporter:

jackie ward is here with the details of their warnings. >> good morning to you both.niversities are strongly encouraging their students to not travel to one of the 7 banned countries. the fear is that if they risk leaving the u.s. they won't be allowed to come back. this warning comes after a student was returning over the week ends and faced hours of questions from customs when she touched bounded in new york at the airport. from the seven muslim-majority countries - noted in the travel university of california is trying to prevent scenarios just like that. it issued a travel warning to students and staff. and as sfsu students try to grapple with what's happening the university will hold an emergency discussion today to talk about academic freedom. more than 4,800 have signed a petition objecting to the order. i was there over the weekend hundreds are upset about this. this will only grow. >> all right. thank you. >>> meanwhile president trump's administration is stressing that there are good reasons to ask some foreign travelers extra questions. >> what i'm suggesti

. >> kpix 5's jackie ward is live in golden gate park with a warning for anyone taking advantage of the better weather and going out for a walk. jackie? >> reporter: yeah. it is something i saw this morning and i was taking my dog out for a walk around golden gate park. it's red tape that has "danger" on it. that's highly unusual! at least in this part of the park because i usually see yellow caution tape. the rec and parks department says the red tape and the yellow tape mean the same thing, just be careful when you're around these trees that are roped off and coned off. this is part of the clean-up that they have already done. right now they are prioritizing the trees that need more attention than others. because they were down and already cut up the tree is okay for now. and it's strong so they are not concerned. they are trying to focus on the trees that may still be on sidewalks. they have been out there working daily because of the heavy winds and rains that we got over the past week. they tell me that we only lost 76 trees and that may seem like a big number for the entire city o

jackie benson reporting. this weekend's events are making headlines around the country and world. >> that's right. derrick ward has been taking a look at the front page headlines at the nuseum this morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am indeed not alone. you know, talk about crowds. that event drew record crowds. 500,000 peop expectation, 3 million worldwide, way past any expectations. here at the nuseum, a lot of folks came to town for this from other places. now it's a good play to come check out the hometown papers. again, record-breaking crowds all over the city, all over the world for that event. of course, the comeback from the trump administration, there was some criticism in the makeup of the crowd, who had leadership positions and things like that, but this was definitely a news making event, not only here in d.c. but all over the world. let's see what this family from canada had to say. >> your new president is very divisive. divisive enough that he inspired massive marches all over the world, not just here in washington. >> we also have three daughters. so i was hopeful here yesterday, seeing all

. >> the last sales jackie and ted kennedy, the benchmark for interesting province and i would say tom clancy is a close second. >> derrick ward, news 4. >> we also should mention you can bid on items today in fact for the next couple of days and the actual auction will be next week on the 31st in case you're wondering. >> snakeskin tables. >> i don't know. you may have thaty want something exotic in your house. >> the destruction of human civ civilization is closer. we'll tell you how much closer the dooms day clock is to mid night. >> we're seeing the winds kick up this morning. sheena will let us know what areas could see wind gusts near 50 les per hour. mi tie all that space together. with an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. bassett had everything that we needed. fabric combinations marry the rooms together. having someone with bassett has been invaluable. we could've never dreamed up this room without bassett. >>> the doom'sday clock is closer to midnight. not sure of the exact date or year. the clock is a symbolic countdown to the world's end. the dial is set at two and a half minutes to 12:00 a.m

jackie and jack kennedy. that's obviously the benchmark for interest in provenance. i would say tom clancy is a close second. >> reporter: in alexandria, derrick wardws 4. >>> checking off the list. now at 6:00 -- president trump's controversial plans becoming a reality with the strokes of a pen. >>> talk about sky high protests. protesters make a bold statement in the shadows of the >>> flowers line mary tyler moore's star on the hollywood walk of fame. the new reaction as the world remembers the actress who forever changed things for women on tv. >>> we begin tonight with the white house and president trump keeping a major campaign promise. >> also one of the most controversi controversial. he signed an order to build a wall on the mexican border. pursuing a personal grievance that distracts from the day's big news. even though there's no evidence to support it, the president promised to launch a federal investigation into the charge that voter fraud cost him the popular vote. >> from the new president's policies to their impact on our area, we have team coverage this evening. we begin with steve handelsman live at the white house. >> reporter: t