jana katsuyama. thank you. meantime, a bay area family was on bourbon street in the hours leading up to that attack. ktvu christien kafton spoke with that family. >> the nation is reeling from the events unfolding in new orleans. stephen goldblatt from mill valley, is in new orleans with his family and spent new year's eve on bourbon street, only to learn hours later how close he and his family were to tragedy. >> we woke up this morning at nine 9:00 and my phone was lit up. a lot of text messages and voicemails and people just checking in to make sure that we were okay. >> the bowl game goldblatt had hoped to go to has now been postponed, as the city comes to grips with what happened. he described the mood on the streets of new orleans after the attack. >> it's cautiously optimistic that this is going to be an isolated incident, but i also know that that there's a lot of nervous energy in the air because there's still a number of events and the super bowl is around the corner, and there's just a lot of nervous

ktvu jana katsuyama shows us what investigators are learning about the attack. >> the new orleans fbi field office released new surveillance photos thursday evening, asking the public for any tips and cell phone footage of the attacker, and a cooler containing an improvised explosive device, which investigators say the suspect placed on bourbon street new year's day. >> i am opening bourbon street to the public. >> new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> what you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street on new year's day, killing 14 people and injuring many more when he sped around a police barricade. jabar was from texas. he joined the army in 2007 and served i

ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with lee minutes after she signed the paperwork at oakland city hall, as well as one of her main challengers, retired congresswoman barbara lee walked into oakland city hall wednesday afternoon as mayoral candidate barbara lee. >> supporters who have been urging her to enter the race for mayor greeted her as she made her way to the city clerk's office to sign the official paperwork needed to launch her campaign. lee made the official announcement wednesday morning with a video post on social media. >> i fought for oakland values. [music] now it's time to bring that business and legislative experience home for an oakland renaissance. >> lee emerged from the clerk's office with a big smile. her decision finally made after months of deliberation. >> i've talked to labor, business, community activists. i've talked to members of the clergy, and the same issues keep coming up. and so i said, well, let's do this. and i'm very excited. >> lee comes with 15 years as a congresswoman for oakland. experience as a state legislator and as a staff member for congressman turne

ktvu jana katsuyama brings us a look at how the department was able to add personnel and equipment. >> it was a celebration of a budget battle victory. >> it is my honor and privilege to place truck 56 in service at quarters fremont. >> fire chief zuraida diaz brought the new fire truck into service. >> it's a pretty expensive piece of equipment. >> diaz says tuesday's ceremony came after 20 years of planning. the fire truck cost about $2 million, and the department worked with the city to get additional funds for staffing. >> the city granted us another million and a half to recruit and hire to support opening up the 14th company. nine personnel. >> the move comes as many people worry about fire response and preparedness as flames tear through parts of los angeles. >> we have to make bigger investments to prevent against the next natural disaster. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill to try and help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures, whether it's, you know, having mor

ktvu jana katsuyama has the details. >> reporter a day of big changes monday at the oakland city council meeting. by a unanimous vote, the new city council appointed district six council member kevin jenkins to be president and fill the role of interim mayor. jenkins is the third person in two months to lead the city, after outgoing president nikki fortunato bass stepped in following the recall of xiang tao. >> i believe that he's someone who listens to everyone who has the ability to just focus on what's the solution, the outcome we're trying to achieve and bring folks together that will be really important over these next four months until our election. >> council member noel gayo was appointed president pro tem to lead the council meetings, also by a unanimous vote. the council has three new members. >> i'm able to sit next to noel gallo. legendary. >> i'm really grateful and looking forward to working alongside my amazing city council colleagues. >> i reject factionalism, score settling, personal aggrandizement. if we don't work as a team, we're going to fail. >> former council membe

ktvu jana katsuyama continues our team coverage live in san francisco with thoughts from visitors and public safety experts at san francisco's union square new year's day. >> hearts were with the victims of the new orleans french quarter attack. >> my prayers go out to them. you know what i'm saying? my heart is with them. and, you know, it's just like if it was our own family, right? so you still feel that same kind of sympathy and empathy for those people? >> we were just reading about it, and it's. i mean, i don't see how you can really even stop something like that, but we just got to love on each other. >> a crowd gathered for the final night of the hanukkah menorah, lighting security at the top of many people's minds. >> we've been here eight nights straight every night celebrating, and there hasn't been any obstacles or any incidents. and we're, you know, people feel safe. they feel confident. they feel secure. thanks to the san francisco police department. >> i was a little nervous because of the events that have happened, but we still can't live in fear and we still have to s

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ktvu jana katsuyama joins us live in studio tonight with what those investigators have found. jana. >> well, the fbi says that the new orleans attack was a premeditated act of terrorism by a u.s. citizen. the attacker had an isis flag on the vehicle and posted videos online. but investigators say it appears that he acted alone. >> i am opening bourbon street to the public. >> new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> what you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street on new year's day, killing 14 people and injuring many more when he sped around a police barricade. jabar was from texas. he joined the army in 2007 and served in afghanistan. the fbi says he pl

ktvu jana katsuyama joins us now live from the newsroom with an update on the new orleans attack that killed 14 victims. and what investigators are learning. jana. >> greg and alex. the fbi says that new orleans attack was a premeditated act of terrorism by a u.s. citizen. president biden spoke today from the white house, saying that federal agencies are saying that the attacker acted alone. >> i am opening bourbon street to the public. >> new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> what you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street on new year's day, killing 14 people and injuring many more when he sped around a police barricade. jabar was from texas. he joined the

ktvu jana katsuyama takes a look tonight at some of the changes that we have seen in the city of oakland since the 1991 firestorm. >> it came over the crest. >> elizabeth stage remembers the 1991 oakland hills fire. she has lived in her home for 40 years and says flames came rolling across the hills within feet of her house. >> the deck, because we didn't manage the vegetation at the time was singed. >> she says seeing the wildfires in los angeles is a reminder of why the city of oakland and residents have made changes to make the community more resistant to firestorms. >> and annually we are inspected by members of the fire department who come and make sure that we've cleared the brush along with defensible space, she says. >> there are other lessons on how to make homes more resistant. stage has replaced her redwood deck with metal railing and fire resistant materials. the wood siding now has a special covering, even small changes, such as finer mesh to prevent embers from entering vents, and cal fire approved double paned windows can make a big difference. >> it really is a collaborat

ktvu jana katsuyama joins us live tonight from the newsroom with more information on the case. jana. >> mike. the fbi says that they found three cell phones that appeared to have belonged to the attacker. and they are now calling on the public for help crowdsourcing any video of him. the new orleans fbi field office released new surveillance photos thursday evening, asking the public for any tips and cell phone footage of the attacker, and a cooler containing an improvised explosive device, which investigators say the suspect placed on bourbon street new year's day. >> i am opening bourbon street to the public. >> new orleans police superintendent ann kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> what you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the whi

ktvu jana katsuyama continues our team coverage live in san francisco, with thoughts from visitors and public safety experts. jana. >> well, tonight was the final candle lighting at the public menorah here in union square for hanukkah. and one woman i talked to said that she went up to every police officer that she saw tonight, just to thank them for being here and helping to keep people safe. i did talk with public safety experts about efforts in the bay area to prevent those kinds of attacks at san francisco's union square, new year's day. hearts were with the victims of the new orleans french quarter attack. >> my prayers go out to them. you know what i'm saying? my heart is with them. and, you know, it's just like if it was our own family, right? so you still feel that same kind of sympathy and empathy for those people? >> we were just reading about it, and it's. i mean, i don't see how you can really even stop something like that, but we just got to love on each other. >> a crowd gathered for the final night of the hanukkah menorah, lighting security at the top of many people's mi

reporting live from fremont tonight, jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. thank you. jana. well, tonight, oakland police are investigating a pair of shootings, one of them deadly. the first shooting happened just before 9 a.m. on east 12th street, near the sam jin general supply. police say they responded to several shotspotter activations, and when they arrived, they found one person who had been shot. the victim was taken to the hospital but did not survive. officers say they have detained one person, but they are still investigating what happened, and the second shooting was reported just before 1:00 this afternoon in west oakland, in the area of 10th and linden street. police say one person was shot and is currently in the hospital in stable condition. anyone with information on either shooting is being asked to contact oakland police. and new at 530, big changes are in store for the south bay. while cal y cal fire will no longer be in charge of fire protection in parts of santa clara county. and two people are in custody tonight and tonight. the search is on for t

ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with lee just minutes after she signed the paperwork at city hall. >> retiredgresswoman barbara lee walked into oakland city hall wednesday afternoon as mayoral candidate barbara lee. supporters who have been urging her to enter the race for mayor, greeted her as she made her way to the city clerk's office to sign the official paperwork needed to launch her campaign. lee made the official announcement wednesday morning with a video post on social media. >> i fought for oakland values. [music] now it's time to bring that business and legislative experience home for an oakland renaissance. >> lee emerged from the clerk's office with a big smile. her decision finally made after months of deliberation. >> i've talked to labor, business, community activists. i've talked to members of the clergy, and the same issues keep coming up. and so i said, well, let's do this. and i'm very excited. >> lee comes with 15 years as a congresswoman for oakland. experience as a state legislator and as a staff member for congressman turned oakland mayor ron dellums. >> i love campaig

jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> congratulations to postman jeff. all right. governor gavin newsom expressed cautious optimism today as he unveiled an early draft of his proposed budget this year. the full proposed budget is $322.2 billion. it will continue free school meals in california public schools, as well as access to before and after school programs and summer school. the budget will also fund universal transitional kindergarten, providing education for about 400,004 year olds throughout the state. however, newsom said federal cuts from the incoming trump administration could derail the budget. >> a third of the budget of california comes from federal sources, so at $322 billion as a budget, the state of california is going to have to take a look at what needs to be cut. if federal money across the board is cut. >> california receives about $2,700 per student in federal funding. representatives from the incoming trump administration have publicly proposed eliminating the department of education altogether, though political experts say that is unlikely.

ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with the california department of insurance about new changes this year meanthelp consumers get coverage. >> so far, there is no official dollar amount for the la wildfire damages, but initial estimates by some experts put it at $20 to $50 million for insurers. >> they've gotten billions of dollars in rate increases over the last two years. now they're going to have to pay those claims. >> harvey rosenfield is founder of consumer watch and author of the prop 103 law that requires insurance companies to justify any rate hikes. he says consumers have been losing coverage as the industry tries to adjust to year after year of catastrophic wildfires. >> a lot of people around the state have been unable to afford insurance. even the rich folks in pacific palisades here in la, some of them did not renew their insurance coverage, which means they're not covered at all. >> trying to find ways to cover those costs and continue writing policies in these high risk areas is going to be a challenge. the la fires come just as some insurance companies, such as mercury, announc

ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with lee minutes after she signed that paperwork at city hall and joins us live now with comments from her, as well as her main opponent, jana. claudine. congresswoman barbara lee told me that she had talked with a wide range of people before making this decision to run, and she is taking nothing for granted. meantime, former city council member lauren taylor, who narrowly lost to xiang tao, told me today that he plans to stay in the race. >> retired congresswoman barbara lee walked into oakland city hall wednesday afternoon as mayoral candidate barbara lee. >> supporters who have been urging her to enter the race for mayor, greeted her as she made her way to the city clerk's office to sign the official paperwork needed to launch her campaign. lee made the official announcement wednesday morning with a video post on social media. >> i fought for oakland values. now it's time to bring that business and legislative experience home for an oakland renaissance. >> lee emerged from the clerk's office with a big smile. her decision finally made after months of delib

reporting from the newsroom jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> officials have not yet released the names of the 14 victims killed on bourbon street, but their families and their friends have started to share their stories. one of the victims, 27 year old tiger beck. his alma mater, princeton university. sharing this on social media. beck played football at princeton before graduating in 2021. their head coach says beck was a fierce competitor, a beloved teammate and a caring friend. auburn university sharing this photo on social media of drew dauphin, who was also killed in the attack. university president christopher roberts says dauphin was a 2023 graduate and, according to his linkedin profile, was a supplier process engineer in birmingham. we've also learned that one of the injured in the attack was a student at san diego state university. and tonight, people there on campus reacting to the tragedy. >> doing all right and hope she pulls through. it's really sad because we're all just so young. >> the new orleans coroner says the names of the victims will be released once autops

reporting from the newsroom jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> new at noon.re hearing new information about the latest charges against matthew mueller, who was at the center of a highly publicized kidnaping case in vallejo. just minutes ago here. prosecutors announced charges against mueller in contra costa county. they're accusing him of kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in5. investigators say the three kept quiet all these years due to fears of retribution. denise huskins was at the news conference. mueller is currently serving 40 years in federal prison for kidnaping and assaulting huskins in 2015, in vallejo. investigators say circumstances of the crimes are similar to the vallejo kidnaping, and at least one other from more than 30 years ago. >> we now know that as far back as when he was 16 years old, that mueller had committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault. that was in 1993. that case is still under investigation, so we will not comment any further on it. >> last month, mueller was charged with sexually assaulting two women duri

reporting from fremont jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. >> new at 630, an app developed in the bayrea starting to gain some new traction in response to the devastating wildfires in southern california. watch duty allows people to track wildfires and subscribe to emergency alerts in their neighborhood. it was created after the fires in the north bay in 2020. watch duty is free and uses active and retired first responders to monitor radio scanners in real time. ceo and co-founder john mills says the goal is to make evacuation warnings and other life saving information more accessible to people near the flames. >> there's nowhere else to find this type of information. and so what? you end up filling that void and allowing people to go to one place they're not worried about different browser, you know, different websites in the browser, cameras here, la county here, the map here. it's just not what people need when they're going through. sometimes the most traumatic experience of their life. >> mills hopes to expand watch duty beyond wildfires to include alerts about other disasters as

reporting from fremont jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. >> still to come, a crucial move that couldave very big implications on the city of oakland. coming up, today's decision regarding the sale of the coliseum. [music] plus first lady jill biden in san francisco. the investments into women's health. she's touting from the federal government. >> and coming up later in sports. mark your calendars. the nba all-star weekend at chase center is right around the corner, and tickets are already on sale. also, a group of high school athletes banding together to help wildfire victims in southern california. the relie dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. coliseum. to

ktvu jana katsuyama takes a look at some of the changes we've seen in oakland since the 1991 firestorm it came over the crest. >> elizabeth stage remembers the 1991 oakland hills fire. she has lived in her home for 40 years and says flames came rolling across the hills within feet of her house. >> the deck, because we didn't manage the vegetation at the time, was singed. >> she says seeing the wildfires in los angeles is a reminder of why the city of oakland and residents have made changes to make the community more resistant to firestorms. >> and annually we are inspected by members of the fire department who come and make sure that we've cleared the brush, along with defensible space. >> she says there are other lessons on how to make homes more resistant. stage has replaced her redwood deck with metal railing and fire resistant materials. the wood siding now has a special covering. even small changes, such as finer mesh to prevent embers from entering vents, and cal fire approved double paned windows can make a big difference. >> it really is a collaboration and a partnership with o

jana katsuyama explains how they were able to add equipment and personnel. >> it was a celebration oft battle victory. >> it is my honor and privilege to place truck 56 in service at quarters. [applause] >> fremont fire chief zoraida diaz brought the new fire truck into service. >> it's a pretty expensive piece of equipment. >> diaz says tuesday's ceremony came after 20 years of planning. the fire truck cost about $2 million, and the department worked with the city to get additional funds for staffing. >> the city granted us another million and a half to recruit and hire to support opening up the 14th company. nine personnel. >> the move comes as many people worry about fire response and preparedness as flames tear through parts of los angeles. >> we have to make bigger investments to prevent against the next natural disaster. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill to try and help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures, whether it's, you know, having more water resources to f

our jana katsuyama shows us how he was almost brought to tears with their special surprise. >> postman jeff, out on his route, rolled up to each house as he does every day, making sure the mail gets delivered. only this day is different. >> you know i'm not going to get any work done today. they'll probably end up firing me for that. >> no, not likely he'll be fired because after this shift he'll be retired. and on his last day on mailbox after mailbox lining the streets. neighbors who've known jeff gostomski for years or even lifetimes put signs out showing their thanks for his 47 years of service. >> i started in 19th august of 1977. >> postman jeff says his career was almost by accident. a mention from his mother in law. >> i just had come out of the military and i was looking for a job and she said, hey, why don't you try the post office? so i went and i took the test. >> jeff passed the test and the navy vietnam veteran started driving one of the red, white and blue mail trucks a little different back then. >> the thing about him that was funny was we didn't have padding on the fl

ktvu jana katsuyama live tonight in oakland. with the changes the city and residents have seen, especially in the city of oakland since the firestorm back in 1991. >> gianna. mike. a lot of different changes and vigilance. i spoke with the fire chief today. he says the city has 3200 fire hydrants, all owned by east bay mud. >> and now there are plans to have a meeting with the fire agencies to discuss fire hydrant water supply and pressure, which were problems in la. he also says that people need to be vigilant because there is no such thing as a fire season right now, and people need to be prepared year round. >> but it came over the crest. >> elizabeth stage remembers the 1991 oakland hills fire. she has lived in her home for 40 years and says flames came rolling across the hills within feet of her house. >> the deck, because we didn't manage the vegetation at the time, was singed. >> she says seeing the wildfires in los angeles is a reminder of why the city of oakland and residents have made changes to make the community more

reporting from the newsroom jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> after the break. a nationwide recall at costco. the medication now being pulled right off store shelves. [music] >> and still straight ahead. the weather statement and the weather advisory you need to know about before you wake up tomorrow morning. the bay area forecast is up next, and a powerful winter storm pummeling parts of the u.s, and the worst is yet to come. >> tonight, the states bracing for record breaking snow and bitter dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. costco has issued a recall for cold and flu medicine that was sold at its stores at the end of last year. the

reporting from san francisco jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> the u.s. than expected last month. the labor department says 256,000 new jobs were created in december, and the unemployment rate declined to 4.1%. health care was the biggest sector for hiring, followed by retail. tonight, president biden addressed the nation from the white house and touted his administration's efforts to create jobs. >> and all told, in four years, we've created 16.6 million new jobs, the most of any single presidential term in history. there wasn't a month, not a single month, when the economy lost jobs. another record for any presidency. >> the higher than expected jobs report proved to be bad for wall street, as the higher job numbers dashed hopes for future rate cuts by the federal reserve. the dow dropped 696 points, the nasdaq slipped 317, and the s&p sank 91 points. >> well, more sunshine in your weekend forecast. but definitely the winds will be a factor for us as well. in fact, over the next few hours we are talking about a wind advisory starting up for portions of

jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> off he goes, 40 plus years. i love that. >> yeah. >> the school was great. >> oh, my gosh, you must have just been overwhelmed by all those kids. and a good lesson for them to appreciate the people that you see every day. yeah. all right. time now is 7.48. let's talk about our weather. lots to talk about on the coast and in our hills. right, rosemary? >> yes. we've got a cool start for many out there. claudine and frank. for others, we still have wind and temperatures in the 50s. we're a little bit all over the place when it comes to the temps. giving you a live look here over mostly blue sky as the wind, again helping to clear things out, at least for now. wind advisory expires at 10 a.m. we may see another one pop up as the offshore flow continues for the days ahead. here's a view of storm tracker two right now. winds are generally light, but most of the state with the clear skies and the dry conditions, everybody included there. as we go into monday, we do begin to notice a cut off low right here off of south

ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with security experts about what's being done to make sure we stay safe atan francisco's union square. >> new year's day hearts were with the victims of the new orleans french quarter attack. >> my prayers go out to them, you know what i'm saying? my heart is with them. and, you know, it's just like if it was our own family, right? so you still feel that same kind of sympathy and empathy for those people? >> we were just reading about it. yeah. it's i mean, i don't see how you can really even stop something like that, but we just got to love on each other. >> a crowd gathered for the final night of the hanukkah menorah, lighting security at the top of many people's minds. >> we've been here eight nights straight every night celebrating, and there hasn't been any obstacles or any incidents. and we're, you know, people feel safe. they feel confident. they feel secure. thanks to the san francisco police department. >> i was a little nervous because of the events that have happened, but we still can't live in fear and we still have to show up. >> one thing about

ktvu jana katsuyama joins us now from the newsroom with more on what she's learned. janna. >> well, mike, this has been a very difficult situation. insurance companies such as state farm, allstate and farmers have canceled more than 72,000 policies over the past few years in high risk areas. you know, earthquake and flood insurance are usually separate, but fire is usually part of those homeowner policies. new rules, though, take effect this year that aim to help insurers return to california. i spoke with the california department of insurance, who says these la fires are exactly why the state is making those changes to help consumers get coverage. so far, there is no official dollar amount for the la wildfire damages, but initial estimates by some experts put it at 20 to $50 million for insurers. >> they've gotten billions of dollars in rate increases over the last two years. now they're going to have to pay those claims. >> harvey rosenfield is founder of consumer watch and author of the prop 103 law that requires insurance companies to justify any rate hikes. he

ktvu jana katsuyama at oakland city hall as all of this unfolded, and she joins us now live in studio with details. jana. >> yes, claudine. congresswoman lee's paperwork was filed. this was just the preliminary first step. she is not officially on any ballots yet, but this all just happened as the city council began their special meeting today with a lot of leadership changes that decided was decided right there in city hall. a day of big changes monday at the oakland city council meeting. [applause] by a unanimous vote, the new city council appointed district six councilmember kevin jenkins to be president and fill the role of interim mayor. jenkins is the third person in two months to lead the city, after outgoing president nikki fortunato bass stepped in following the recall of xiang tao. >> i believe that he's someone who listens to everyone who has the ability to just focus on what's the solution, the outcome we're trying to achieve and bring folks together that will be really important over these next four months until our election. >> council member noel gayo was appointed pres

i'm jana katsuyama. >> good evening. good afternoon. i'm frank mallicoat. the san francisco police officers association is leading the call for the city to rejoin that task force. ktvu christien kafton joins us live from the burton federal building in san francisco. christian? >> yeah, san francisco left the joint terrorism task force team in 2017, and now some are calling for the city to reenter the intelligence sharing organization led by the fbi. the terror attack in new orleans on new year's day has law enforcement across the country anhere in the bay area looking for how best to defend against similar attacks. now, in a social media post, san francisco's police officers association has called for the city to rejoin the fbi's joint terrorism task force. the poa is saying the recent attacks, coupled with upcoming events in san francisco, including the mayoral inauguration, the jpmorgan chase convention and the nba all stars game now, they say, is the time to rejoin. >> the eyes of the world are going to be on san francisco basically for the next two mont

ktvu jana katsuyama joining us live now with more on what she's learned and how we all could be affected. jana. >> alex. today i spoke with the california department of insurance. commissioner ricardo lara is in southern california now, and lara says that he'll issue a moratorium to prevent homeowners there from having their insurance canceled due to the wildfires for one year. that's similar to what happened here in northern california with our fires in the past. the l.a. fires come just as some insurance companies, such as mercury, announced this week that they plan to return to issuing policies in areas of northern california, such as paradise, that had been devastated by fires and abandoned by many insurers. the state had negotiated new rules with insurance companies. the department of insurance says the la fires will not impact those new rules, allowing insurance companies to use new tools to better assess fire risk as they set their premium prices and coverage. >> california has been the only state requiring insurance companies to use backward looking historical data when they look

but another big story also brewing at city hall in oakland, jana katsuyama here, now in studio and a familiar face, jenna has taken a step to run for mayor here in several months. >> that's right. mike. congresswoman barbara lee's preliminary paperwork was filed today with the oakland finance ethics commission office. it is a required first step to run for mayor in the april special election. and it happened just as the city council began their special meeting to choose a new interim mayor. >> a day of big changes monday at the oakland city council meeting. [applause] by a unanimous vote, the new city council appointed district six councilmember kevin jenkins to be president and fill the role of interim mayor. jenkins is the third person in two months to lead the city, after outgoing president nikki fortunato bass stepped in following the recall of shengtao. >> i believe that he's someone who listens to everyone who has the ability to just focus on what's the solution, the outcome we're trying to achieve and bring folks together that will be really important over these next four mont

ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with the department of insurance and joins us from the newsroom. now with this part of our coverage, jenna. >> well, really, the devastation from the l.a. county wildfires is raising these new questions for all californians about the challenges of getting affordable fire insurance coverage in the future. we did talk with the department of insurance, and they said that they have seen cancellations of policies more than 72,000, in the past years in those high risk areas. but new rules take effect this year that aim to help insurers return to california. and they say that the la fires are exactly why the state is making those changes to help consumers get coverage. so far, there is no official dollar amount for the la wildfire damages, but initial estimates by some experts put it at 20 to $50 billion for insurers. >> they've gotten billions of dollars in rate increases over the last two years. now they're going to have to pay those claims. >> harvey rosenfield is founder of consumer watch and author of the prop 103 law that requires insurance companie