here again is josh mankiewicz with "mystery in orange county." by now, posters blanketed the city of orange. maribel ramos was missing, and her family was frantic. soon as i got a call that she didn't show up to her baseball game, i got the worst feeling in the world. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): putting himself out there with all the rest was maribel's roommate, kc joy. she's my own family i have. she's my best friend. and i want her to come back, that's all. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): kc had moved from tennessee to southern california for a job. he had no family and few friends here. so he turned to maribel, and she was happy to include him. she even arranged for kc to tutor her niece in math. he seemed nice, respectful. he liked to be involved with the family and my aunt. he didn't have a family of his own, so he kind of attached himself to yours. yeah. but they weren't boyfriend and girlfriend. no. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): even so, in photos, maribel and kc seemed to be having a great time. they even went on a cruise together. soon, pol

keith morrison: orange county deputy da larry yellin liked his chances against accused serial killeron decided to act as his own defense attorney. he's very bright, very bright. smart enough to know you shouldn't ought to be doing that sort of thing. definitely. smart enough to know that he shouldn't be representing himself. keith morrison: but expectation can be a dangerous thing. before the trial even began, gordon struck the prosecutor's case a major blow. remember that moment early in his interview when he seemed to reject detective trapp's questioning? gordon argued that continuing the interview at that point was a miranda violation. anything you say may be used against you-- keith morrison: even though detective trapp had read him his rights at the outset. you have the right to-- keith morrison: the judge agreed, ruled that the jury could not see a frame of gordon's confession. when he makes the ruling and it's out, it's a punch in the stomach. oh, man, because what are you missing then? everything. well, a confession. it's the piece that brings everything together and focuses

we have the orange county sheriff and i understand the coroner from orange county, california as well. let's watch. >> 2,278 pills. in 2024 that number skyrocketed to over 2 million. my agency alone. the fight against the fentanyl epidemic in california is incredibly challenging given our close proximity to the border, national drug trends and our state's permissive drug laws. proposition 47 passed in 2014 largely decriminalized most drug and property crimes. our attempts to seek action by the state legislature largely fell on deaf ears. when we first saw the signs of fentanyl in 2015. similar to trafficing cocaine and heroin. this bill failed year after year after year while deaths continued to increase. sadly in some instances our proposal was met with ridicule by those far too devoted to extreme anti-incarceration policies and faced complications due to california sanctuary laws which limits our communication with our federal partners. despite this grim picture there is hope. in orange county we have seen fentanyl deaths fall from a high of 717 in 2021 to 613 in 2023 and while the

around 44,000 employees, operates one of the nation's largest county jail systems, and manages the orange county crime lab. he also serves as a major county sheriff's of america's vice president for homeland security and as their chairman of the intelligence commander group. thank you all for once again being here today. i will turn it over to ranking member durbin now to introduce. >> thank you, chairman grassley. i want to welcome dr. cecelia --, and affiliative researcher with the institute on global conflict and cooperation at uc san diego, expert on organized crime at the u.s.-mexico security. she cofounded the mexico violence research project which provides information, analysis, research and resources for understanding violence and organized crime in mexico. i also welcome bridget noreen who is the surviving parent to her son devon and a social media reform advocate. she founded a foundation to raise awareness and educate children and parents, caregivers and teenagers about the dangers of illicit drugs. she's a member of parents for safe online spaces which advocates for online safety for

and manages the orange county crime lab. e sheriff also serves as that major county sheriff of america vice president for homeland security. and as a chairman of the intelligence commander group. thank you all for once again being here today. i will turn this over to ranking member durbin. click thank you chairman grassley. i g went to welcome doctor cecia affiliated researcher with the institute on global conflict and cooperation at uc san diego. an expert on organized crime in u.s./mexico security. she cofounded the mexico violence research project which information and analysis research and resources for understanding violence and organize crime in mexico. i also welcome bridget who is a survivor parent to her son devon and social immediate reform advocate. shean founded the devon ignoring foundation to raise awareness and educate children, parents, caregivers and communities about the dangers d of illicit drugs e is a member of parents for safe among spaces which advocates for online safety for kids. i read your testimony

examining board and was formerly a member wisconsin's controlled substance board, sheriff don bass, orange county, california. he leads around 40 -- 44,000 employees, operates one of the largest county jail systems and chair barn also -- vice president of homeland security and as their chairman of intelligence commander group, thank you all for once again being here today. i will turn it over to ranking member durbin to introduce. >> i want to welcome dr. cecilia mendez, cooperation at uc san diego, expert in organized crime, u.s.-mexico security. she cofounded mexico violence research project which provides information and research and resources for understanding violence and organized crime in mexico. i also welcome bridget who is survivor parent to her son devin and social media reform advocate. she's a member of parents for safe online spaces which advocates for safety forki kids. i read your testimony and the loss of your son was so graphic and so touching. thank you for sharing. mr. puerta, i read yours as well. any of uss who have lost a child know exactly what you went through and will ne

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several homes were evacuated because of a landslide in orange county today.happened this morning in laguna beach, where part of a bluff gave way and came crashing down onto the sand below. no one was injured, but three nearby homes were evacuated for a time. those neighbors have since been allowed to return home. city officials are asking the public to stay away from this area. what's called a thousand steps beach until further notice. we turn now to an incredibly rare delivery for a mother in arizona. rachel vargas gave birth to identical quadruplet girls and her pregnancy was spontaneous, meaning the babies were conceived naturally with no reproductive assistance. that only happens in roughly one out of every 40 million births. vargas and her husband are from rhode island, but they traveled to banner university medical center in phoenix to seek care from a doctor who specializes in multiple births. and you can hear more about all of the west coast top stories every weeknight right here on ktvu. west coast rap airs at 7:00 monday through friday, and you can,

, a parent that lost a child to fentanyl poisoning, an emergency physician, and a sheriff from orange county. fentanyl is devastating and deadly with just one kilogram capable of killing a half million people part of why president trump's tariffs against china take effect today. >> they're not going to let the fellal come in from chai -- fentanyl come in from china, and china will hopefully stop sending us fentanyl and if they're not, tariffs go substantially higher. reporter: jd vance back in home state of ohio and talked about the nature of the crisis. >> a thousand lives per year lost to drug overdose, must have which have come from the fentanyl problem. mexico has got to do a better job, and president trump's message is very simple: we are done being taken advantage of. reporter: senate democratic leader chuck schumer does not agree with the president's tactics. jot trump tariffs make gas prices go up, and we should not listen at all to donald trump when he says about about stopping fentanyl. that's nonsense. there's other way to stop fentanyl without making inflation worse and raising c

far as fed concerned i believe it is okay as long as we don't start talking rate hikes market orange countyink before year is over, some dedicate revised we may have assumption more than two tax cuts i think stock markets the rally itself will continue to move higher based on corporate, not noel multiple expansion or artificial help from federal reserve. cheryl: john lonski what we're seeing with again, the shrinking of the ferry workforce what doge is do cost-cutting all inflationary spending taken off the table by donald trump and doge, some point hopefully republicans in congress. john: i want to add when we talk cutbacks in federal employment we should not overlook the fact last year only 11% of the very large growth by government employment was related to federal employment. , however, what i am leaving out is degree to which federal government is hiring workers indirectly in private sector -- consultants contracting could be broader negative impact on jobs than we currently realizes that healthcare number struck me 61,000 new jobs my goodness slim that will continue to grow if only be

people have been leaving los angeles and coming to orange county to open restaurants, you know, huntington areas in which they actually prosecute crime. it's a real sad situation because los angeles -- and of course there's beverly hills and west la and posh areas where, yeah, there's nice restaurants but paying $50,000 a month for rent right there to cover the losses in the rest of the city. stuart: think there's going to be political change because of fires and aftermath? i ask this question all the time, could you see a republican winning a state-wide election in california? , any time in the near future? >> a republican winning, yeah, mainly because people need change right now. whether that's dis-'tilling down through all the -- distilling down through the brewer rock seizure disorders and they can pull -- bureaucracy and they can pull out a lot of unelected democrats and much like elon on the doge but on a grandeur level and the propaganda machine in california is ruled by the democrats. controlling the flow of information, the voters are getting only one piece of the story. they're

challenge all the actions, like, for example, the ability for ice to function in that state outside orange county state. going to pay 25 million to challenge all donald trump and his administration's efforts in california, then don't ask for additional money to bail out california. fire recovery work for the budget passed. they got $2.5 billion. sadly the estimate damage is $250 billion. you need the federal government to help. now, 25 million compared to 250 billion is small, i get it. but don't tell me that you are going to use money that you have in a state running a deficit before the devastating fires to fight programs i haven't even presented yet at the same time come in hat in hand and say i want to work with you. can't have it both ways. same thing with the governor of new york. governor hochul and president trump have had some positive conversations. she says please leave the congestion pricing of $9 a hit in new york. i know you can take it out. well, don't leave elise stefanik's seat open until the fall. >> lawrence: something's got to give. >> brian: this is called leverage can't have

. >> orange county california sheriff blamed border policies during the biden administration for makinghis problem worse. >> the crisis at the border that allowed the drug trafficking organizations cartels open a gateway and they exposed our weaknesses and used it against us. >> fentanyl is part of why president trump's tariffs against china take effect today. >> they are not going to come through mexico anymore. and they are not going to let the fentanyl come in from china. and china, hopefully, is going to stop ends under the circumstances fentanyl. and if they are not, the tariffs are going to go substantially higher. >> one father told senators children are supposed to make mistakes but not die from them. yet, it is happening on average 22 times per week across the country. bret? >> bret: mike, thank you. a strong profit report from a major artificial intelligence company leads to gains on wall street. the dow up 134 today. the s&p 500 finished ahead 43. the nasdaq surged 262. as we wait for this news conference between president trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu,

orange county sheriff deputy was off duty and then end up shooting at 2 dogs because they were attacking a group of people. this happened on saturday and sassoon city near the salvation army community center. off-duty deputy heard cries for help. and so multiple people being attacked. one of the dogs ended up dying in the other was injured. the sheriff's department stands by the action say that the severity of the tax and the limited resources called for this. >> well, new this morning, oakland, fire crews are fighting a large fire here at a warehouse. according to the department. they've responded. this plays a ittle before 6 this morning on russell street. we put an indicator there on the map. fire officials say the blaze grew fairlquickly into a second alarm fire. so they had to call in additional engines and trucks. we'll continue to update you as we learn more. so stay tuned. meanwhile at night and we're going to take a break. but ahead, hundreds of fans gathering at the oakland arena over the weekend to celebrate the life. >> of oakland a's legend will have that story and animal or

in 2024, the orange county sheriff's departments found 2.06 million pills laced with fentanyl. that is 204% increase from 2023. in congress, i have been working hard on commonsense solutions to keep our community safe. that is why i proudly voted for the halt fentanyl act which passed the house to give our law enforcement the tools to crack down on drug traffickers and transnational criminal organizations funneling fentanyl into our streets and into our schools. i'll keep doing all i can to secure our border and put an end to the fentanyl crisis that is taking the lives of too many americans. with that, speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. salinas: mr. speaker, this sunday sports fans across the country will gather to watch the super bowl. this great american tradition usually involves watch parties, e

counties. and then after that for the rest of us overnight tonight is when we'll see our very heaviest of rainfall, areas of orange and red on the map indicating that rain scooting through the bay area as we roll into your tuesday morning. tomorrow is when the atmospheric river sets up shop with us. and tomorrow does bring the greatest risk of flooding that we will see out of the series of systems here. and we actually do have a nice little breather on wednesday afternoon before our next round of moisture into thursday. also comes along with our lowest of elevation snowfall. good news for the weekend were actually drying out pretty nicely for both saturday and sunday. as for rainfall totals today, the north bay really season kicking in overnight tonight is when the rest of us really start to get into it. and then tomorrow is when we really start to see that rain stacking up well over an inch of it for most areas will get even more on top of that come thursday. now because of all this, we do have flood watches in effect through 04:00am wednesday morning for the entirety of the bay area. watch for rising water level

of the bay area, yellow and orange on the map, some of our heavier spots, including right in the city, down through sam, a tale of 3 point richmond and out into marin countyaking down what to expect the rest of the day in your full forecast. and we certainly had a busy morning far, so much traffic out there because of the slick because of the slick conditions and the windy one. did you know using the grocery outlet app gives you the opportunity to win groceries for life? imagine never paying for groceries again. well, what if i can't decide? avocados or tomatoes? why choose? at grocery outlet, you can afford both. and not just the basics. with grocery outlet, you'll find all your favorite brands included. including gluten free pasta and my favorite cookies? um, huh, everything's included. so burgers and steaks for life?! you gotta win first. still worth it. now that's bargain bliss. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market thanks for staying with us on our storm coverage today. definitely been an active one has a medium strength atmospheric river. >> pushes its way right into the bay area. and now that had left us with some flooded areas before the morning commute

counties. and then after the evening commute winds down for the rest of us tonight is going to be a stormy night, windy and very wet, yellow and orangethe map. you know what? that is? the heavier rainfall that does have an impact on your morning drive tomorrow. if you do have an option for a work from home day, tomorrow is the one to choose for that as you'll see the atmospheric river just set up shop right with us throughout your tuesday. all across the bay wednesday, we get a breather during the afternoon before thursday. it works its way back in again. and we do see quite the wet thursday and some lower elevation snowfall in the sierra friday. we start to wave goodbye to the rain and by saturday and sunday you get a nice break from it with some sunshine for the weekend. today's rain will be most significant up north for sure. much lighter, further south as we see the slow advance of the atmospheric river. again, tomorrow is the big rainmaker. that's the one that not planned much outside. if anything at all as we move into thursday, you're going to see more of it, too. so definitely a busy week. as far as rain goes and with that do

orange line, but the green line has been shut down all day. still unclear who cut the line. bart did not have any other details about the investigation. new leadership is taking shape in the alameda county da's office. superior court judge ursula jones dixon says she is ready to hit the ground running and build the office back up after the recall of pamela price. our velena jones sat down with the new interim da for a one on one discussion about her plans. the da's job is to be the top law enforcement officer in the county, which means that we have to look at public safety and victims first. everything else flows from that. as judge ursula jones dixon transitions from 11 years on the bench to day one as alameda county's top prosecutor, she says she's focused on three major priorities building up the victim witness program, boosting morale of the office, and training and recruitment. because many prosecutors left during the last administration, jones dixon says many of those former prosecutors are ready to come back. we lost a lot of institutional knowledge to other offices under the last administration, and she i'm sure she made hired great people. i don't know them as of yet, but i kno

orange line service because of track repair work. back to you. all right. thank you mike. happening now san mateo city leaders are joining a growing chorus calling for the removal of the embattled san mateo countyf. last night, council members held a no confidence vote surrounding sheriff cristina corpus, and it passed. leaders in millbrae and san carlos have approved similar resolutions. corpus has repeatedly denied allegations from an independent report which revealed alleged abuse of power, nepotism and racism. voters will determine her future in a special election coming up on march 4th. the county would. the measure would give county supervisors the power to remove her from office. the storm cleanup is ongoing after rain finally moves out of the bay area. next on today in the bay, the dramatic video of a water rescue as deputies pull a woman to safety. i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today,

oranges and reds. that's where you get the strongest winds and in some areas well into the 30 mile per hour gusts range, including in the bay and also along the coastline and also in napa countynd even toward contra costa county. future rainfall totals. most impressive, of course, we'll start to add to those accumulations, especially in the north bay. so quite rainy as we go through the workweek into tuesday into wednesday, you can see how the accumulations start to really increase and we start to see more than 3 inches of rain in san francisco. by the time we get through the spell of rain through the end of the week, maybe even up to 4 inches in some spots in the north bay and 5 future rainfall totals really impressive, especially northern california. so you see this storm is really aiming there, but we're getting quite a bit ourselves. stephanie. thanks so much for keeping you updated on any flight impacts you might see this morning because of the wet weather. >> you're taking a live look now at a soggy san francisco international airport right now. flood aware is reporting 111 delays and 2 cancellations. we're also updating you on flights in the east and south bays. flight