ktvu jana katsuyama tells us what the move could mean for twitter users.it is about to become a $44 billion bluebird. on monday, the twitter board voted unanimously to accept billionaire elon musk's proposal to buy the company. in a statement must said quote free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy and twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated. late monday evening co founder and former ceo jack dorsey posted his approval, saying quote elon's goal of creating a platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is the right one. there's always a balance right between like, you know, totally open. free speech and things that are, you know, could be potentially cruel or graphic and stuff like that, and that's like the fine line that companies need to like way on has been an outspoken opponent of blocking user content in areas. social media companies are still struggling to work out where to draw the line content. moderation at scale is hard. and refusing to do any content. moderation isn't

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news our new 11. the nighttime spectaculars is returning to disneyland resort friday, and fans could not be happier. i'm excited to see the parade to get a sneak peek at what's in store, including the main street electrical parade and magnificent grand finale float that celebrates the theme of togetherness, the world of color, fireworks displays and the fantasmic show will also return making a return soon. so exciting, so fun, and it's just great to be here to me. the spectaculars are disneyland. this is what we do, right? this is what people know and what they love and what they expect. yeah, but they hadn't been able to do it in a while. the night times. particulars have been closed for the past two years because of the pandemic. well rapper asap. rocky has posted bail after being taken into custody at los angeles international airport in connection with the shooting in hollywood last year. the performer whose real name is rakeem myers, was detained on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. the

jana katsuyama ktvu fox two news . a neighbor's in downtown oakland, say a car break in that escalated into a shooting is just the latest in a number of crimes that take place often in the area. this warning woman was shot at after confronting two people who were breaking into her car. ktvu camberley joins us now live from oakland with details and the police response. heather neighbors tell me car break ins and shootings are common occurrences, and they're calling on city leaders to do more to improve safety in downtown oakland. there was a large police presence after gunshots were fired at a woman when she interrupted two people breaking into her car parked in downtown oakland around 5 30 thursday morning. it's frustrating, and it's nerve wracking every day, you know, working in an environment like this. this woman works in the area and says her car has been broken into four times in a matter of months while parked in the same area. neighbors say the target of the shooting a woman who lives nearby saw the thieves and

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. entrepreneur mark cuban, reacting to must offer to buy the company, saying it's a way of messing with the sec, the securities and exchange commission on thursday cuban tweeted by messing with the sec through his purchase of 9% of twitter last month. musk is hyping a fake takeover by doing that other investors who want to hop in for a quick profit, including must himself, which must has denied. new at 11 governor gavin newsom was in oakland today, visiting a homeless encampment and discussing the state's homelessness crisis with members of his cabinet, the governor saying in a statement. homelessness affects us all in california is taking an all hands approach to tackle this challenge from every angle. earlier this year, the governor announced $50 million in grants that will serve 19 communities throughout california, providing services to individuals living in encampments. none of the war in ukraine, u. s officials say they now believe that russian warship was hit by ukrainian missile

reporting from concord, jana katsuyama. ktvu, fox two news. and stay with us chief meteorologist bill martin will join us to tell us if more rain is on the way and what our weekend forecast looks like. covid vaccine for children under five years old may not come for several more months. political reports that the biden ministrations may wait until his latest june to authorize the coronavirus vaccine. for the nation's youngest children. health officials had previously hoped to authorize first shots for those five and under at the beginning of this year, but scientific setbacks and broader practical concerns within the fda have slowed progress. the fda is plan is not final. and could still change of the current covid surge worsens. the cdc says it's a decline in vaccination for childhood diseases such as measles and whooping cough during the pandemic, officials say. nationwide the vaccination rate fell from 95% to below 94% for kindergartners. the cbc says remote learning had an impact on access to vaccines. but health officials say they hope th

jana katsuyama reporting live for us tonight, janet. thank you. a settlement has been reached between pg and e and six northern california counties in connection with the 2019 kincaid and 2021 dixie wildfires in a pair of settlements unveiled today, prosecutors will allow pg and e to avoid facing criminal charges for the fires, which were started by its power lines. the kincaid and dixie fires destroyed hundreds of homes. settlements were made by district attorneys in sonoma, loomis, lassen to hama, shasta and beauty counties. pg and e is agreeing to pay more than $55 million to nonprofits and independent safety inspectors. the utility must also implement numerous wild fire safety measures. there is a lot of new snow in the sierra tonight and more is on the way coming up. some drivers learn the hard way about the problems all that fresh snow can cause and we'll show you how the snow that oregon got from that system. is making history. ever of the snow and the high sierra to the rain, and the wind in the bay area. looks pretty calm out there right

jana katsuyama reporting live tonight for us in the newsroom. janet. thank you. vice president kamala harris is now tested positive for covid. the white house made that announcement today, saying so far she is not showing any symptoms. harris is isolating and working remotely. her press secretary says neither president biden nor first lady jill biden were considered close contacts of harris in recent days. harris did spend part of last week here on the west coast, where she appeared at an event in san francisco. a new study found. california was among a half dozen states that saw an increase in adolescent suicides. during the first year of the pandemic. other states that saw increases include georgia, indiana, new jersey, oklahoma and virginia. montana saw a decrease in adolescent suicide during that time. researchers say the findings highlight the need to address the consequences of the pandemic , especially for adolescent well being. the study appears in the journal of the american medical association. new at 11 tonight. we're learning more about the u. c. berk

alright or jana katsuyama in the newsroom. janet. thank you. half dozen san francisco businesses are assessing the damage tonight after a fire burned three buildings in the west portal neighborhood today tonight, officials say construction work may be to blame. fire started at about 11 30 this morning at west portal and 14th avenue. the fire spread from roof to roof before firefighters got it under control. ray rudolph lives on the same block and says he had just minutes to grab his computer and camera equipment before evacuating. i was watching the flames on the roofs and like a ton of smoke. and i saw like a propane tank or something on the roof. a firefighter was injured fighting the fire. no one else was hurt. prosecutors announced they plan to file charges against the suspect arrested in connection with that massive fire that tore through a home depot store in san jose today, the santa clara county district attorney's office said. the suspect's identity and other information about the investigation will be revealed in a briefing tomorrow m

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. a north bay elementary school is bringing back its mask mandate after an increase in coronavirus cases on campus in a letter to parents, the principle of coleman elementary school in san rafael wrote masks will once again be required indoor starting this week, lasting until april. 15th the school also distributed rapid at home test for each student and staff member ahead of spring break, which is next week. and you would 11, facebook's parent company, meta is changing its vaccination requirements for employees. the company says employees no longer need covid booster shots to return to offices in the united states and canada. employees began returning to in person work this week, however, workers must still be fully vaccinated and a booster is strongly recommended. well as of today, you no longer need covid vaccine or proof of negative test to attend large concerts or sporting events. california is dropping that requirement for indoor vit since february, the mega event restriction appl

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. two years into construction at the charles m. schulz sonoma county airport. the final steel beam is now in place on the framework for a new terminal. county leaders in airport officials celebrated the milestone this morning. by topping it off. it's a topping off ceremony, the county broke around on the $31 million expansion project in 2020. after years of planning officials say the new terminal will create more opportunities for travel for local visitors as well as growing businesses and, of course, bringing more money into the county. it's also meeting a real need here in sonoma county . the demand for air travel from this airport and to this airport is higher than ever. and it's going to continue to grow. the terminals. project manager says the site is also providing full time work for more than 250 people on the construction crew . the new terminal is expected to be completed by next spring. new natural disaster warning devices are going up around berkeley, the city is getting 15 alarms that will be installed throughout berkel

ktvu jana katsuyama has had a few minutes now to gather some information.ve from the scene. jenna. what? what did you learn? well julie, there's still a really thick smell of smoke. but most basically they have this contained right now they're up on the top of the building, trying to basically just clear that area out. they had to evacuate this building and rescue two people who were on one side of the building and another one that was closer on the inside. we talked to one resident about what he saw. when he came out. here's what he had to say. we searched suddenly heard of chainsaw, which was kind of out of place. so came out of the stairs and took a look and fire trucks were already set up. and top floor was fully engulfed, just absolutely burning. like major fire. yeah. and back your life. we're joined by the spokesperson for the san francisco fire department. lieutenant baxter. thank you so much for joining us here. quite a scene that you have. first of all, tell us what is this status, both of the building and the fire. so the status now of the fires

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. already taking a look at the weather.ne clouds increased late in the day and then showers develop. in the afternoon late afternoon in the north based spread in overnight into the day thursday and a little bit of the thursday night as well, here's the system. it's a nice looking weather system for this time of year. it's got a little bit of everything with it. it looks like i mean, for this time of year, i'd give it a 10 in terms of ability to deliver rain and snow. um and that's that's good. this time of year. we get really weak storms, and this one's a little more than week. it's got a little game and a half of rain possible. that's the heaviest locations. that's pretty good. that means maybe a half inch in san francisco, maybe a half inch in oakland. inch and a half up on mount 10, maybe more. and then that thursday afternoon chance of this widely scattered thundershower rainfall accumulations wind gust of 40 miles an hour and in the mountains suspect perhaps, of foot and a half to 2.5 to almost three ft. of snow just d

what the underpinned janae's 22 year reign by silencing his critics. and he is the 1st alleged member of the gang to go on trial and the gleason, as the others. we welcome the fact that germany has now taken the 1st step, why it's under, there are other proceedings around the world. there is a procedure in switzerland and one in the u. s. small. in particular, we hope that this will give a boost to justice effort in the gambia, and that those responsible there will also be brought to justice. jeremy's regime was notorious for crushing descent, 3 murder disappearances, torture, rape and castration. his successor, adam at barrow set up a south african style truth and reconciliation commission to prob, allegations of abuses. low is being tried under the principle of universal jurisdiction, allowing foreign country to prosecute crimes against humanity regardless of where they were committed and less, say, within the gambia, there was not only a lack of judicial resources to bring about justice, but a lack of political will so it tells us one thing, lot in

we get more tonight from kdp's jana katsuyama. oakland's mayor and police chief said wednesday that oakland's police department has fundamentally changed from the scandal that erupted 20 years ago. i think this has been a commitment that all of the members of the police department has agreed to the idea that we want to be progressive hearing wednesday, a u. s. district judge says he intends to give the oakland police one year of accountability. to prove that they can sustain all of the required reforms that they have made, he said. quote this is the time to show that the reforms, procedures, policies and practices that are required by the nsa are part of the dna of the department. the federal oversight was part of a 2003 negotiated settlement agreement , or nsa, after a class action lawsuit by more than 100. people who claimed four officers dubbed the riders beat up residents planted drugs, falsified reports and committed other acts of fraud and racial profiling. i'm hopeful that this will be a new day, civil rights attorney john

he says it will take the community to try and help solve each one of these crimes in san francisco, jana katsuyama ktvu fox, two news makers in sacramento, gathered outside the state capitol today to bring attention to gun control legislation. they highlighted four bills that have been introduced in both houses of the legislature. the bills would tighten restrictions on ghost ganz burn the marketing of certain categories of weapons to children allowed private citizens to enforce the state's assault weapons ban and allow people to sue gunmakers and sellers if you're a victim of gun violence. or you're in a large city. or you're the attorney general. you can start to take matters into your own hands to hold gun manufacturers going distributors. anybody who's selling a gun accountable for the weapons they put into somebody's hands. because i hope is so far this year, state lawmakers have proposed more than two dozen bills focused on gun safety and violence. prevention to more men have been taken into custody in connection with sunday's mass shooting in downtown sacramento. one of the suspec

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news.rvice seriously injured firefighters and also killed a dozen condors . 31 year old ivan gomez was convicted today of starting that fire called the dolan fire back in august of 2020. according to the east bay times, gomez admitted starting the fire at an illegal marijuana grow site in los padres. national forest fire burned nearly 125,000 acres and 10 homes. and destroyed condor nesting sites. 14 firefighters were also hurt and three had to be hospitalized. the menlo park fire protection district teamed up with pjd today for natural gas safety exercise. it's simulated coordination between the agencies during emergencies , including gas line leaks and ruptures. they say the exercises in response to an increase in people hitting gas lines and causing gas leaks throughout the bay area. ppe during the fire department reviews extensive training when they worked together on different events and training events. how to handle these types of emergencies, and this is the culmination of that , so

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. a trail of destruction has been left behind in cities in northern ukraine. the city of terni heavy is about 90 miles from kiev and was occupied by russian forces for weeks. now that the russians have retreated, the city has been left in ruins. a few residents have now returned to their former homes and have found them reduced to rubble. ukrainian officials say it's difficult to know the motivation behind the deliberate destruction. police investigating a sonoma county bar, and now the bar is insisting it is safe. the allegations it's facing next u. c. berkeley at risk of losing its campus newspaper the effort to save it, even though it could cost students more. it's a household name. it's a established institution on campus cocg posted on social media today, assuring customers about safety dukes spirited cocktails, wrote that the bars cooperating with the police investigation. but did not specify. some people commenting on the post said they knew of people who had drugs putting their

hello, i'm jana katsuyama andre senior.d them to lose business. and now one city council member wants to do away with that rule. ktvu summer gas, joins us live from oakland and has more on his proposal. emma china and andre next month, the oakland city council may roll back the proof of vaccination requirement at most businesses, but at the same time they may implement an indoor mask mandate at mega events larger than 1000 people. around oakland. the writing is on the wall. last month, san francisco and berkeley dropped their proof of vaccination requirements. now the time made me right for oakland. that's how oakland city council member dan called sees it, so we're not giving up on getting mor

ktvu jana katsuyama joins us now with more janet. well greg, they say this is a really critical time right now for people to take steps, thousands of police sheriff's offices and other agencies are taking part in the drug. take back tomorrow . anyone can drop off unused pills and out of date medicines at sites. no questions asked. they will even be taking use vaping cartridges, although sharp needles, syringes and liquid drugs will not be accepted. san francisco, d e. a officials say taking unused drugs off the streets and out of homes is a specially important right now. that's because the numbers of drug overdoses have increased nationwide. the centers for disease control and prevention estimates more than 106,000 people died in the u. s from a drug overdose between november 2020 and 2021 that is the most they've ever recorded in a 12 month period. take back is designed to help lower the number of drug overdoses that are impacting our society. um san francisco last year had over 700 drug overdoses take back is designed to get those

jana katsuyama in studio for us tonight, jenna. thank you. there's new evidence russian hackers are attacking infrastructure here in the united states, fox news has learned. bradley international airport in connecticut was hacked by a russian cyber group aligned with the kremlin last tuesday. the hackers behind it. call themselves kill net. they left the message for the airport , saying when the supply of weapons to ukraine stops attacks on the information structure of your country will stop. america no one is afraid of you and quote. we're working very closely with industry knowing that cyber security is not something that the federal government can do on its own. the president has very publicly encouraged the private sector to ensure that its cyber defenses are up to date. national security experts say cyber hackers targeting u. s airports even planes are a major concern to us officials. it's also believed the cyberwar that russia and ukraine hackers are waging against one another is expected to escalate. coming up san francisco's three new

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jana katsuyama says. the united states and europe are responding with even tougher sanctions on russia. images from the outskirts of kiev in the village of ovary show the continued shelling of civilian cites a photo of a boy in bhutan next to his mother's grave, and ukraine southern city of mariupol reduced to ruins, its mayor said wednesday. the death toll is more than 5000 civilians. another 160,000. people are estimated to be trapped by the fighting with humanitarian aid reportedly blocked by russian forces were going to keep raising the economic cost and ratchet up the pain for putin. president biden announced. the united states and europe are piling harsher sanctions on russia, seizing assets of more top russian figures, including vladimir putin's two grown daughters. and blocking russia from paying bills with us currency. there will also be a ban on all u. s investment in russia. i know firsthand from some examples of businesses being hugely disrupted by the sanctions, but it's not because of we're

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. all right. thank you. jenna 4. 19 is the time steve paulson has some good news for us. it is cooling down. it is slowly but it will start today and then really kick into a cooler gear if you will, by the time we get to the weekend looks good for the giants game. not as warm as yesterday. but it will still be in the probably in the low seventies. here in the west wind is kicking in so but you know, it should be fine in the sonic. there's almost four forecasts. giants games. low herbal depends on where you're sitting record highs yesterday or a bunch either they set or tied all these go back as you can see almost all except for half moon bay to 1989 1989 was a scorching that was a four or five day stretch of hot temperatures. this is just one and done but still it was impressive to get 97 gilbert, santa rosa, san francisco livermore san jose arrows are all coming down here after eighties and nineties yesterday it's seventies and eighties today tomorrow to be sixties and seventies. big d

jana spoke to jim again after reuniting with the rest of the family in spain.d to see you and your kids and you are safe and their smiles. i'm so happy you're in a safe place. how is everybody doing? >> translator: it's much better than it was before. >> oh, goodness, i'm sure. well, everybody looks -- they look happy. that's the most important. when we last met, your husband and your mother were still left behind in bucha. they've been able to join you? >> translator: yes, we are together. we got as far as lviv together and then i went, me and the children, went to poland and we were waiting there for my husband and mom. he was allowed to leave because we have three children and right now, in ukraine, families with three children and more, the husbands can leave. >> oh, i'm so happy for you that you can all be together. so, look at the smiles, saying it all. they really do. when we spoke, we knew that the fighting was bad in bucha, but we didn't know how bad. we didn't know about all the crimes, it seems, that russian forces have committed there. have you been

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. the price of unleaded gas is moving a little lower after hitting record after record the statewide averages at 5 89 down about a penny since yesterday. the area prices also ticked down in san jose. unleaded regular is 5 84 gallon. in oakland, the averages 5 85 and in san francisco, a gallon will set you back 5 93 a gallon president biden announcing new action today in an effort to try to keep those gas prices going down. he ordered the release of up to one million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve. ktvu tom baker tells us the effect. this plan could have putin's price hike nearly a dollar more and less than three months to combat that now and in the future, president biden outlined a multi point strategy. one to do things to bring prices down now by releasing oil from the u. s. strategic petroleum reserve one million barrels per day. for the next six months over 100 and 80 million barrels . u. c. berkeley haas energy economist severin bornstein. the

jana katsuyama reporting live for us tonight, there in oakland. also in oakland tonight. shots are fired at a woman after she confronts two thieves breaking into her card happened around 5 30 this morning at 19th of broadway in downtown oakland, and neighbors say vehicle break ins and shootings are all too common in that area to attend. ktvu is amber lee joins us. live from oakland with the changes they want to see amber. frank neighbors tell me they're not surprised by what happened. they say city leaders are overlooking the downtown area and that it took a shooting for police to respond. there was a large police presence after gunshots were fired at a woman when she interrupted two people breaking into her car parked in downtown oakland around 5 30 thursday morning. it's frustrating, and it's nerve wracking every day, you know, working in an environment like this. this woman works in the area and says her car has been broken into four times in a matter of months while parked in the same area. neighbors say the target of the shooting a woman who lives nearby the thieves

alright jana katsuyama reporting live tonight in san francisco. thank you. well tomorrow, ktvu is taking a look at the state of cannabis in california and beyond. join us for a half hour news special as we look at the issues and laws surrounding marijuana that's tomorrow, beginning at 4 30. well none of the special election for an assembly seat to represent san francisco tonight supervisor matt haney declared victory in that race. early returns showed henny with a strong lead at almost 64% of votes. david campos trails with little over 36% the director of elections, says voter turnout was expected to be low. well this is a unique collection for us because it's a district election. it's off cycle, so we don't really have a projection. i don't have a number as far as what the turnout what we expected throughout to be right now that turnout is 21% for the winner, will have to defend his seat in june on the seventh in a statewide primary, then again in the november election. that june . 7th election also includes a question about recalling san francisco district

ktvu jana katsuyama joins us now live with details on this new data and what it suggests janna about the omicron b two variant. heather this was really interesting data. basically, they were looking at blood samples to see if they could find an antibody. that is specific just to a covid infection, and they did find it was very widespread, and it's an indicator, they say of just how virulent that omicron variant is. as of february, more than half of americans now have been infected by the covid-19 virus. that's according to a new study released tuesday by researchers with the centers for disease control and prevention. the researchers analyzed blood samples from more than 200,000 americans, and what was concerning is three out of every four children. 17 years and younger showed they had been infected with a big jump in cases during the winter months as the milder but highly infectious omicron variant was spreading. the numbers went from around 40% to 75% for kids. so an awful lot of people got infected during december and january and in parts of february infectious disease expert dr j

jana katsuyama ktvu fox two news.ing frustrated with a rise in retail crime, gamestop says it's been hit by three smash and grab or mobs felt thefts in just the past few days, ktvu amberleigh tells us neighbors say they're concerned about their safety. this game stops store in san francisco's mission neighborhood was targeted by thieves three times last week. these are images of the suspects . a manager tells me. the first time was last sunday. it was a smashing grab. followed by flash mob style robberies on wednesday and friday. all took place during daylight hours with employees working i'm told one employee quit concerned about safety. it's out of control. and we're in a crisis here in the mission district, roberto hernandez is with the mission merchants association. he says gamestop is not alone. theft is rampant, he says the safeway in ross stores on 16th street have also been repeatedly targeted. an employee at ross tells me the store closes early now because of theft. ross store the literally going and take a w

i'm jana katsuyama andre senior.ts include everything from a lewd acts to statutory rape. live coverage now from ktvu zuniga's she is enrichment at making waves academy what i learned about this case, emma. andre the teacher, anissa gower has been fired and arrested. the investigation determined her alleged sex crimes involved seven boys from this charter school ages 15 to 16. 35 year old page. gower is in custody charged with 29 counts of sex crimes involving teenagers at making waves academy charter school in richmond briefly taught biology there from late october to early february of this year. her sex crimes allegedly took place during those 3.5 months of employment, according to the contra costa county district attorney's office. multiple charges some sex related some social media, communications related and inappropriate contact with minors. students reported gower to administrators. in february, the school fired her and alerted richmond police who opened an investigation on february 18th. over the course of th

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news.hed the display cases. this is what happened at the margaret elizabeth jewelry store. the owner of the business, says the thieves got away with tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry. the store was also broken into last august. san francisco police are investigating a business owner is searching for answers after two pharmacies he owns were targeted by thieves. ktvu crime reporter henry lee talked with the owner who says the crime was caught on camera. surveillance video shows a u haul truck pulling up to new oakland pharmacy in the city's chinatown before dawn thursday, and soon this happens, the driver repeatedly backs into the business near ninth and webster knocking through its gates at about 3 20 in the morning. the pharmacy forced open in the middle of the night and then six people. you know, beeline into the pharmacy. here's another view from a camera inside the store. you see the truck, ending up almost completely in the lobby after the fourth ramming before it goes back out b

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jana katsuyama spoke with a business expert about what comes next.urn. on friday, twitter's board voted to counter the takeover bid by billionaire elon musk with a shareholder purchase plan called a poison pill pill is the right of the board to issue new shares right and at a discount. then the acquiring party is excluded from that, and their share gets diluted, grow

we get more tonight from kdp's jana katsuyama.s police department has fundamentally changed from the scandal that erupted 20 years ago. i think this has been a commitment that all of the members of the police department has agreed to the idea that we want to be progressive hearing wednesday, a u. s.

jana katsuyama has more on this what this could mean for the police department's future. oakland's mayor and police chief said wednesday that oakland's police department has fundamentally changed from the scandal that erupted 20 years ago. i think this has been a commitment that all of the members of the police department has agreed to the idea that we want to be progressive hearing wednesday, a u. s. district judge says he intends to give the oakland police one year of accountability. to prove that they can sustain all of the required reforms that they have made, he said. quote. this is the time to show that the reforms, procedures, policies and practices that are required by the nsa are part of the dna of the department. the federal oversight was part of a 2003 negotiated settlement agreement , or nsa, after a class action lawsuit by more than 100 people who claimed four officers dubbed the riders beat up residents planted drugs, falsified reports and committed other acts of fraud and racial profiling. i'm hopeful that this will be a new day, civil rights attorney john

combined we have team coverage of the weather despite the rain , ktvu jana katsuyama will tell us about the new water restrictions that east bay communities can expect. but first, let's go straight to our chief meteorologist bill martin. with a look at the latest conditions, bill. julie the rain is still coming down in parts of the foothills of the sierra nevada, and it's snowing hard up their winter storm warning. still in effect around here, we got nearly an inch and a half of rain in the santa cruz mountains. most areas in the hills coastal hills got above an inch. east bay hills around okun hills, three quarters of an inch to an inch, and then everybody else sort of fell somewhere in between, but you're thinking yourself, okay? this isn't that much rain, but for this time of year for this late in april, it's a really significant rainfall that i'm in the mountains. i think that's the big story. these are some of the totals from today but in the mountains that winter storm warning station factory tomorrow morning. it's hammering up there right now. we're looking at change being requir

ktvu is jana katsuyama joins us now live to explain. jenna. julie it might be a case of being too little too late. all of this rain this week is welcome, but state officials say in 2022 so far, it is the driest winter in the history of california. the rain showering down on the pavement and plants this week is welcome, but not enough rainy weather we're experiencing across the bay today. is not going to make a difference in a bad drought that is worsening by the month, california's secretary of natural resources, wade crow. foote was in san jose this thursday and issued a warning since january 1st since the new year we have had the driest first three months of any year in the state's history, the california department of water resources posted the data on social media a stunning low of just 1.75 inches average precipitation so far this year we have the sierra snowpack. at the fifth lowest level that it's ever been this year. a snow is a critical source of water in the dry summer months. 90% of our water supplies come from the sierra nevada foo

julie jana katsuyama reporting live tonight, janet. thank you.re are reports of a new surge of ukrainian refugees now at the us mexico border, according to the new york times more than 2000, people fleeing war torn ukraine have arrived at the southern border over the past 10 days. the sudden arrivals in tijuana are presenting a challenge for border officials. the paper says . a makeshift encampment has now been built, and dozens of organizations have stepped in to offer food, shelter and medical care. prices at the pump here in california have dropped slightly in the past week, according to triple a the average price of a gallon of regular is 5 82. that's about 10 cents less than it was a week ago. in the bay area. napa has the highest average gas prices at 5 92. san francisco is at 5 88 and san jose is at $5.78. today house democrats called on big oil executives to explain why gas prices are rising heads of energy companies, including bp, chevron, exxon and shell testified before the house energy and commerce committee. they say that russia is r

ktvu jana katsuyama has more on the data and what they suggest about the omicron b two variant. as of february, more than half of americans now have been infected by the covid-19 virus. that's according to a new study released tuesday by researchers with the centers for disease control and prevention. the researchers analyzed blood samples from more than 200,000 americans, and what was concerning is three out of every four children. 17 years and younger showed they had been infected with a big jump in cases during the winter months as the milder but highly infectious omicron variant was spreading. the numbers went from around 40% to 75% for kids. so an awful lot of people got infected during december and january and in parts of february infectious disease expert dr john schwartzberg of uc berkeley says the study shows just how efficiently the coronavirus can be transmitted. this virus just burns through a population. some parents say they're not surprised even before covid you know, daycare or schools. they got sick often, so it does not sound surprising that there there they're

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news.cats at the coliseum that officials have taken over the complex or apparently here to stay. animal control officials tell the chronicle even if the roughly 30 feral cats were removed from the a's home stadium, other wild cats that live nearby are likely to take their place. so for now, animal services in the coliseum have been listed an outside company to spay or neuter the cats and then return them to the coliseum . and how about the age last night they were back in oakland for their home opener against the baltimore orioles. here again. oakland a's play here again. that they do. plenty of fans still get it in the coliseum parking lot, many of them telling us they make sure to never missed the first home game of the season fans for treated to a 51 victory over the orioles. but it's ktvu zach sauce tells us there's still plenty of questions swirling about the team's future here in the bay area. and another home opener in the books for a baseball and with it diehard fans talking expecta

ktvu is jana katsuyama joins us live in studio with the latest developments coming out of brooklyn. tonight five of the victims are in critical condition, but they are expected to survive. officialsg for the . we do have video shooting and want to warn viewers that some of the images are graphic. yeahd up to the 36th subway station in brooklyn. the chaos was captured on writers, cellphone cameras, witnesses say a gunman in a mask a gray hooded sweatshirt, orange green vest and a green construction helmet, set off to smoke grenades and then opened fire inside the rush hour train. about 8 24 tuesday morning. some people ran for safety. others clearly injured in the shootingd onto the platform. one person collapsing on the ground. police say at least 33 rounds were fired, striking 10 people recovered at that scene. was a glock 17 9 millimeter handgun. three extended glock type magazines. one was still in the weapon. one end their seat and one in the backpack. investigators believe the shooter's gun jammed, preventing him from continuing to fire. clearly this individual boarded the trai

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news.ee higher prices on amazon. like many other online and shipping companies, amazon is adding a fuel surcharge. third party seller fees. elin crease 5% on april 28th. critics say amazon is using inflation as an excuse to make more money. amazon effectively is like a big toll booth for these businesses. they have to pay whatever fees amazon imposes on them, and they really have no alternative. there's no competition in the online market. amazon says its imposing the surcharge instead of permanently increasing its fees on small businesses, google employees who returned to their offices this month were greeted with a new mantra. work should be productive but also fun. according to the new york times , google employees are being treated to private shows by lizzo another's, along with lots of food and drinks and new company swag. but after two years of working from home, they're also returning to commutes and daytime outfits that do not include sweatpants. now this comes as google plans for a

american biolaboratories in ukraine was the head of the child ray office at the us embassy in kiev, jana wintrol, we managed to find her interview posted on the medium.com site. here's what she says about her work in kiev detera focuses on countering threats from weapons of mass destruction we focus on the full spectrum of threats chemical biological radiological nuclear and high yield explosives. naturally, in quotation marks for peaceful purposes speaking at hearings in the us senate committee on foreign relations to lie that these biolaboratories in ukraine do not exist in front of congressmen. she simply could not have biological research facilities in ukraine. actually. we are now very concerned that the russian military may be trying to take them under control, that is, the secret biolaboratories are the very secret biolaboratories that ukraine definitely does not have. so there is, after all, there is funding for all research projects sought out biden personally. among the biggest sponsors of the metabiota are the banks goldman sachs and morgan stanley part of the funds. naturally