. >> and our own robert handa spent the day with matt mahan. >> reporter: san jose has a new mayor.one on the future of san jose. >>> and nancy pelosi is out and kevin mccarthy from bakersfield could be the new speaker. >>> today is one of the busiest travel days of the year. how things are going so far as southwest continues to recover from last week's fiasco. >>> news at 5:30 starts now. thank you for joining us. >> a fresh start for san jose. the bay area's most populated city has a new leader but he inherits new problems. >> matt mahan sat down with robert handa who joins us from city hall. >> reporter: this weather notwithstanding, it is a new year with a new administration. it is not too surprising the new mayor is anxious to put the hardfought campaign behind him and is looking ahead. >> it's a busy job. >> reporter: he is finding out how it goes from being a busy councilman to an even busier new mayor. >> my wife and i have two little kids and i still man to drop them off at night which is our tradition. their this started, the top priority is the budget and recruiting. >> i

san jose mayor matt mahan says he knows his top priorities for the city. robert handa sat down with him to hear more. >>> there's no doubt it's a busy job. >> reporter: matt mahan is finding out how it feels going from a busy councilman to an even busier new mayor. >> my wife and i have two kids. i may be getting home later. >> reporter: that started right away with a new year's day tour at headquarters, a top priority is addressing the shortage of officers and dispatchers by way of the budget and recruiting. >> i plan to be personally involved in getting out there and spreading the word at our local schools and getting young people to consider a career in public service. >> reporter: mahan pledged more affordable and long-term interim housing, but said the city can't wait for those projects to address street homelessness. >> we need to expand our overnight warming locations by wednesday because we have another large system coming in and the ground is already quite saturated. we have to make sure we have more places for people to go. >> reporter: the mayor

this morning we also spoke with san jose mayor matt mahan. he hopes educating everyone, not just gun owners about gun violence, will prevent this in the future. >> it's an awful tragedy, a tragedy that occurs far too often in our country. locally one of the solutions that we've recently moved forward as a city, as you know, is requiring liability insurance for gun owners. i think we need to do a better job of educating our community about gun violence restraining orders and other tools available. >> our coverage of the latest mass shooting continues online. can you find those updates on our website, nbcbayarea.com. make sure you sign up for the push alerts to never miss an update. >>> san francisco supervisors will consider a new ordinance allowing privately funded supervised injection sites. governor newsom vetoed a controversial state bill that would have allowed three cities including san francisco to open so-called safe injection sites. today mayor london breed and supervisor hillary rhonan will approve a new measure allowing nonprofits t

. >> reporter: one thing i should point out, the mayor was his own, the lone supporter for matt mahan when he was running for mayor. so they already had that relationship. in jest, and probably with a good deal of humor and support, sam's message was essentially, tag, you're it. now don't blow it. so a very direct, succinct advice. >> okay. you're it. don't blow it. thank you. >>> first tiktok. now could other social media platforms be on the list that we could see this new year, and why it could be an uphill battle? >> plus, we'll show you why some of the floats made history. >>> let's catch up with chis chmura now. he's working on a story. it involves southwest. nice to see you. >> happy new year. >> was it good? >> it was. >> looking forward to a better 2023. >> tell us about your story. >> have you heard about some of the lengths some passengers have gone to to get themselves home? we've got the story of a family from sunnyvale that went to florida for the holidays, and they ended up driving home. all the way from florida. because southwest simply could not get them home in a time

. >> matt mahan sat down with robert handa who joins us from city hall. >> reporter: this weather notwithstanding, it is a new year with a new administration. it is not too surprising the new mayor is anxious to put the hardfought campaign behind him and is looking ahead. >> it's a busy job. >> reporter: he is finding out how it goes from being a busy councilman to an even busier new mayor. >> my wife and i have two little kids and i still man to drop them off at night which is our tradition. their this started, the top priority is the budget and recruiting. >> i to be out there and spreading the word at our local schools and getting young people to consider a career in public service. >> reporter: mahan pleminged more affordable and interim housing but said the city can't wait for those projects. >> we have another large system coming in. we have have the background is quite saturated. we have to have place for people to go. >> reporter: how about long term in. >> when it comes to blight. i want to expand our 311 so people can tell us where they're seeing blight. and we will be more accountable.

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oakland's mayor sheng talent, san jose mayor matt mahan both in attendance and this comes after concerns about accessing infrastructure and covid funds. kron four's washington correspondent jessi turnure reports. >> the last 2 years have been the most consequential and productive for mayors in the history of the u.s. conference of it. >> local leaders from across the country, including columbus, ohio, mayor ginther, thanks to the biden administration friday for its work on federal laws that are now directly helping their cities. we've got a lot of bears. a lot of mayors, and that's why i think we're making progress. the bipartisan group of mayors highlighted twenty-twenty ones, infrastructure law. oklahoma city mayor david holt said cities are now competing for hundreds of different federal grants. whether it's >> broadband, whether it's electric charging stations, whether it's public transit. >> we're even amtrak. while many mayors are still trying to get their hands on funds provided by these laws, they're also fighting to make sure congress doesn't take any of the money back. we need

meanwhile, we asked new san jose mayor matt mahan about the shooting, and he says he hopes educating everyone, not just gun owners, will prevent this from happening in the future. >> it's a tragedy that occurs far too often in our country. locally one of the solutions that we've moved forward as a city, as you know, is requiring liability insurance for gun owners. i also think we need to do a better job of educating our community about gun violence restraining orders and other tools that are available. >>> now to a developing story this morning out of oakland, also a shooting with several victims. this one police believe was a shootout. it happened last night at a gas station on macarthur and seminary. police say the victims self-transported to nearby hospitals and investigators are aware of at least eight gunfire victims. there are also unconfirmed reports that the shooting was a gun battle that erupted during the filming of a music video. we are working to confirm and we are also learning that the oakland mayor is expected to hold a news conference on this shooting at noon. we will

the newly elected mayor of san jose, matt mahan discuss the city's response to the winter storms, including opening several overnight warming locations for people without hopes. >> but the focus is really on protecting our unhoused residents. as you know, we have many people living along our waterways. it's extremely dangerous to be near the water during a storm. water levels can rise quickly. the waters moving moving very quickly. >> santa clara valley water says they have been prepared for a couple weeks now for the oncoming storms, sending crews to unclog storm drains. they say if anybody sees clogged storm drains, please call 3, 1, 1, well, the niners are headed to the playoffs and what a streak they are on. yeah, it's kind of exciting to watch for this weekend. >> our our kron four's jason dumas is live for us with an update on where things stand. jason. >> yeah, guys, it was a it was a crazy world win of the season. the niners ended the season on a 10 game win streak. end. it was nice niner nation. they've been partying for 3 straight months. it was super fun to cover, too. but now it

the election time, every single city council member endorsed--did not endorse the current mayor, matt mahanitment? is there any rift at city hall that you sense? i know you've only been there a few days. what is your commitment to collaboration with the mayor and the rest of the council members? councilman torres: well, the city of san jose faces dire challenges, damian, and we, as a city council, and the mayor, we have to work together to make sure that these challenges are being heard, that we are working on these challenges, and so, for example, in downtown san jose, right, the mayor and myself are cochairing a downtown task force to make sure that we are creating economic development opportunities for everyone in the city of san jose. if we do not address our economic or lack of economic opportunities here in the city of san jose, then we cannot continue to be silicon valley, and so i am looking forward in working with the mayor on fostering and creating economic opportunities, for everyone, especially immigrant small businesses. they're gonna be at the table, so am i, and so is the may

earlier today, san jose mayor matt mahan walked along coyote creek trying to convince people to leave this encampment and head to a library or warming center opened by the city to help those who might otherwise be trapped outside. >> we want to make sure people are up as far away from the channel as possible because as the rain comes in, we can see the water rise pretty quickly. >> reporter: mahan says the good news is, even by the time we were out there, most people he said had taken advantage of one of the shelters or at least evacuated from that area. it's good that they did. we're out here and we're a little wet. if that's your home, there notes to be shelter and a roof over your head. here in sai again right now, it is coming down. we are being drenched and also blown by a lot of wind. we're in the heart of it. we're live outside guadalupe river. scott budman, back to you in the studio. >> you can see on the camera lens the rain coming down. jeff is back with us. we talked about historically, 2017 where scott is, we saw the flooding near happy hollow and spartan stadium and now n

today, mayor matt mahan discuss the city's response to the winter storms, including opening several overnight warming locations for the homeless. >> but the focus is really on protecting our unhoused residents. as you know, we have many people living along our waterways. it's extremely dangerous to be near the water during a storm. water levels can rise quickly. the waters moving moving very quickly. >> santa clara valley water says it has been prepared for these on coming series of storms by sending crews how to unclog storm drains. they say if anyone sees a clogged storm drain that you should call 3 1, 1, in monterey county evacuation orders have been issued for several areas. you can see on this evacuation map, the >> order starts from carmel by the sea and stretches along the carmel valley all the way to robles del rio. and then moving down south the area around big sur is also under an evacuation order as well as the area near miller ranch and relieve canyon. if you have any questions regarding evacuation orders, you should check with local law enforcement. coming up tonight here at 6 pr

matt mahan's inauguration is set for wednesday. he was sworn in in a private ceremony. wednesday's will be a public celebration. he will deliver his inaugural address followed by performances by local artists and a reception. >>> here's a comeback story. a year ago, ilya was left off the olympics team because of his inexperience. tonight he's a top men's figure skater in the united states. he succeeded the absent nathan chen as national champion during the men's free skate at the s.a.p. center, beating out two-time olympian jason brown. brown takes home the silver, andrew torgeshov took bronze. he is a first time national champ. congratulations. >> congratulations indeed. we have to check terry, are you still knock. okay. >> this one hurts. >> anthony flores breaking down what went wrong for brock purdy and the boy it's official, america. xfinity mobile is the fastest mobile service. and gives you unmatched savings with the best price for two lines of unlimited. only $30 a line per month. that means you could save hundreds a year over t-mobile, at&t and verizon. the fas

them san francisco mayor london breed along with newly elected mayor sheng thao of oakland and matt mahan of san jose participating in panels and discussions on homelessness, the opioid crisis, public safety, jobs and global climate challenges. >>> they're saying it will not negotiate over the debt ceiling. >> and scott mcgrew joins us now. for years you've compared the debt ceiling to credit card payments but you have a new analogy. >> the hand grenade, metaphorically. everyone agrees about putting the pin back in the grenade but one side may see an opportunity to negotiate first. a failure to raise the debt ceiling could have explosive results on the economy hurting the stock market, maybe a run on the dollar, mistrust, of course, in the full faith and credit of the united states. america has never failed to pay her debt. for those reasons the white house says it will not negotiate. the white house press secretary saying the debt ceiling is a basic item congress has to deal with and should be done without condition. and in the past it mostly has been because the spending in question has

still to be filled the seat formerly occupied by new mayor matt mahan which is expected to happen tomorrow sacramento democratic lawmakers are ramping up a push to create a new tax on the state's wealthiest residents. it would impose an additional 1.5% tax on those with a net worth of more than $1 billion. it calls for a gradual adjustment of the tax to cover anyone with a net worth beyond $50 million. as part of the plan a person's assets would be tied to their annual income. a in 2020 the state senate shot down a modified version of the same plan. >>> a bay area assembly member launched his push to make the lunar holiday a holiday. it would provide the ability to alter other holidays. supporters believe that it would also help promote cultural understanding in california schools. he plans to unveil that plan at the chinatown branch. >>> taking a live look outside at downtown san jose. a little bit after warm-up is on the way, right, kari? >>> i think we're all enjoying the break from the cold temperatures. we're starting out with mid-30s, concord 36 degrees. as you get up and head out fr

arjun batra fills a seat vacated by matt mahan when mahan took over mayoral duties. on tuesday the council chose domingo candelas. >>> 5:08. as we take a look outside this is san francisco right there. the fog is present. vianey arana, will that stick around a lot today? >>> it's not, which is great. we will see that clear out making way for sunshine, a few clouds might linger into the mid morning. we'll enjoy lovely friday. we have less of a flow, no wind speed expected to kick up this afternoon. 62 in martinez. 63 in concord. livermore, 63. san jose will climb into the mid-60s. we're not only going to talk about today's daytime highs, we'll talk about the weekend ahead. rain chances for sunday and i will help you plan out the dip in temperatures expected with a bit of a cold blast as we head in towards next week so you are properly prepared. maybe time to bring out the jackets. let's get a look at the gas prices with mike. >>> gas prices seem, at least in my armchair quarterback look, looking at prices around the bay that i drive by, getting a little bit higher. be

still to be filled the seat formerly occupied by new mayor matt mahan which is expected to be filled tomorrow. >>> 6:36 right now and happening today a bay area assembly member launches his push to make the lunar new year a state holiday. phil ting's bill would start with allowing california community colleges the chance to observe lunar new year as a holiday. it would provide them the flexibility to alter other holidays so they wouldn't have to add any more full-day closures to the calendar. they believe it would help promote cultural understanding in schools. they plan to unveil it later this morning in the chinatown branch. >>> a live look down at san jose as we get started. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect in the forecast today. how will it shape up later? >> temperatures in the upper 30s for the south bay. it's 45 in oakland as well as 45 in santa rosa. as you get the kids ready for school in the tri-valley a look at livermore. they need the heavier coats at drop-off time. in pickup time it's in the upper 50s. a nice recovery today as we reach into the mi

in the south bay, matt mahan was sworn into office as san jose's mayor. this happening at a private ceremony in council chambers at city hall on friday and was joined by his wife and 2 children and cheered on by staff members. he says he's humbled and honored, say in a statement that it's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work on common sense solutions to combat the homelessness epidemic take on crime and clean up our streets. in oakland. it appears the wrong person was certified as the winner of a school board election. the problem, the votes were apparently not counted properly. kron four's ella sogomonian spoke to the candidate claiming to be the real winner. >> the alameda county registrar of voters admits initial results in a tight race used to certify nick resnick as the oakland school board member for district 4 were not correct. that incumbent mike hutchinson, the candidate who first showed finishing in 3rd place in the ranked choice voting system. it's a real victor. i really want to stress this is a correction of an error. >> and so i think

he fills the seat vacated by matt mahan when mahan took over mayoral duties. on tuesday the council chose domingo candelas who filled the seat of new santa clara county supervisor sylvia arenas. >>> 6:07 this morning as we take a live look at san francisco and get started with the day. that's a beautiful shot. we do see the fog around. meteorologist vianey arana has been tracking what we can expect there. you say the fog is not going to stick around for most of the day. >>> it will clear and we will get a lot of sunshine. the active weather pattern that kicked off in 2023 our water rain update is looking fantastic. santa rosa we're at a surplus to san francisco. over 9 inches. oakland over 11 inches. that was one of our top accumulations. santa rosa at about 139% of average rain to date. in case you missed yesterday's drought monitor update, this was two weeks ago. pay attention here. that little orange circle is gone. that was the extreme category, so we did see 10% less improvement in the drought and that's always fantastic to see. let's get a look at some g

among them san francisco mayor london breed along with newly elected mayor sheng thao and matt mahanpating in panels and discussions on homelessness, the opioid crisis, public safety, jobs and climate changes later today. >>> the white house says that it will not negotiate over the debt ceiling. >> scott mcgrew joins us. you've compared the debt ceiling to credit card statements but a new analogy this morning. >> how about hand grenade. i was talking to a policymaker and the idea of a hand grenade came up. everybody agrees about putting the pin back in the grenade but one side may see an opportunity to negotiate first. a failure to raise the debt ceiling could have explosive results on the economy hurting the stock market, a trun on the dollar, mistrust in the credit of the united states. america has never failed to pay her debt and the white house says it will not negotiate. the white house press secretary saying the debt ceiling is one of those basic items congress has to deal with and should be done without condition. in the past it mostly has been because the spending question ha

looking live in san jose where you see in the background mayor matt mahan taking part in the 2023 countht now. contra costa county has scheduled its count for tomorrow. some bay area counties including san francisco, alme ba and napa only conduct their new counts every other year. >>> and new for you that morning this is vallejo restaurant week, and dozens of eateries are participating with special prices. >> from a three course meal for about $30 to a bottle of wine with dinner for just a penny, there are a lot of great deals and the ceo says whatever you're craving, vallejo has it. >> you have a wide range of foods, as i mentioned earlier, sushi, you have barbecue, you've got formal dining or formal three course meals. great italian food and filipino food. it's the diversity that really, i think, attracts folks here to our great city. >> he says the diversity of the community is reflected in its food. restaurant week continues through next tuesday, january 31st. you can check out the participating restaurants and what they're serving up at visitvallejo.com/restaurantweek. >>> new this

nears almaden expressway will today the new mayor matt mahan discuss the city's response to the winterng the opening of several overnight warming locations for people where homeless. >> that the focus is really on protecting our unhoused residents. as you know, we have many people living along our waterways. it's extremely dangerous to be near the water during a storm. water levels can rise quickly. the waters moving moving very quickly. >> santa clara valley water says that it has been prepared for the oncoming series of storms. they've been sending out crews unclog storm drains and more the agency says if anyone does see clog storm should please call 3, 1, 1, all right. let's check outside. looking at a very quiet go. think a bridge tonight. you can imagine that there's a big storm coming the way it looks right now. looks like there's rain up ahead. and our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking this next storm for us. how many more times to think we're going to say that i'm i going to see is that, you know, i keep looking further and further out. i really can't find into it

our own raj mathai along with newly elected mayor matt mahan were on hand for the official flag raisingre. one of the skaters taking the ice the skater from southern california. i recently spoke with her about what she's focused on heading into the competition. >> for me my focus is just running programs, consistency, keeping my training up and my strength up and really sticking to a schedule. i think that's important, and just drilling my programs and making sure i don't even have to think about when i do go. >> she was a delight to talk to. you can catch starr during the u.s. figure skating championships airing january 26 on peacock and january 27 right here on nbc bay area. >>> trending this morning, $1.1 billion and counting. can you imagine? oh, what could that mean? >> i know what it means. we do know that means friday's mega millions drawing will make someone richie rich. oh, yes. that's because no one won last night's draw. so if you still don't know last night's numbers, well, you didn't win but you might win something. there's 7-13-14-15-18 and the mega ball number 9. and, aga

the almaden expressway today, newly elected mayor, san jose matt mahan discuss the city's response to these winter storms, including the opening of several overnight warming locations to keep the unhoused safe. >> but the focus is really on protecting our unhoused residents. as you know, we have many people living along our waterways. it's extremely dangerous to be near the water during a storm. water levels can rise quickly. the waters moving moving very quickly. >> santa clara valley water says they have been prepared for a couple weeks now for all the storm sending out crews to unclog storm drains. they say if anybody sees clogged storm drains, please call 3, 1, 1, >> in other news tonight, los police are searching for a man who is accused of non consensual touching of an elderly woman at a care facility. they say this suspect gained unauthorized access to the care facility on saturday night. they have not released the name of the care facility yet the suspect is described as a black male possibly in his 20's or 30's between 5 foot, 8, 10, feet tall with a shaved head and a thin bu

former city council member matt mahan officially took office as san jose's mayor today. at 40 years old he's the youngest mayor in the city since tom necaneri in the 1980s. he beat out county supervisor sidney chavez in a close race a couple of months ago. he started off the new year by greeting first responders and dispatchers at the police department early this morning. he says right now it is go time. >> yeah, great, i'm ready to go. we have a lot of work to do. out on the campaign trail residents told us that they want to see a city that's safer and cleaner, want to see us get back to basics. that's why i wanted to start the new year and the new job by coming out and thanking our first responders. >> mahan officially becomes the 66th mayor of san jose. he is also the ninth mayor to be elected since the city started using the popular vote system back in the 1960s. before mayors were elected by the city council. >>> well, some bay area families brought in the new year with a new addition. we want to show you one of the first babies born in 2023 in the bay area. meet ez