the full eight-minute exchange between ryan yamamoto and the mayor is available at kpix.com. tweet us your thoughts. >>> more first alert weather. not just people out enjoying the area. the chopper captured this bird, kind of a big bird keeping watch over a regional wilderness area. this is the antler point overlook. we think it may be a golden eagle. that is really keeping the wings tight and body warm. >> bird of prey of some sort and perched and found the right spot to keep an eye on everything. >> we could put a bubble by the bird. isn't this supposed to be warmer? >> it's cold. let's take a look at what is in store for us, first alert weather day tomorrow. the rain picks up in intensity tonight for most of us across the area. snow line above 1500 feet. maybe snowflakes mixed in to a thousand feet in elevation. no accumulations at that level. staying wet tomorrow all the way through saturday morning. especially the southern half of the area. brief break before the next storm arrives on sunday with probably slightly higher snow levels. scattered showerw 2,000 feet s t wiin

. >> i am ryan yamamoto. measures at phillips station found a snow depth of 85.5 inches with a water content of 35.5 inches. that is 193% of average for this time of year and 137% of where we typically are on april 1st when the snowpack tends to peak. >> that is a lot of numbers and they sound really good, but what do they mean in terms of our drought? joining us live to lend some insight is andrew schwartz with the central sierra snow. andrew, before we get to our questions, i wanted to look behind you. it looks like the window was actually boarded up because it got smashed? can you tell us a little bit about that? >> it is actually boarded up to prevent it from getting smashed! these are actually our second floor windows. the snow was starting to pile up next to them, and we had to put boards there to make sure the snow doesn't smash them. >> i guess that is sort of a good problem to have! we are off to a great start, at least it sounds like you are. how much of an impact only looking at in terms of busting

. >> ryan yamamoto tells us the story of a small group of bay area families who were able to escape theps and live free in the state of utah in an area called kealy valley. >> careful. >> it is just down this way. >> reporter: what if you could follow a road that led to a path. a path that opened the door to your past? what do you think you would find? >> oh. here. >> reporter: it's all part of a journey. a man rediscovering himself. a father sharing his story with his son. that father who just happens to be my dad. >> that photo there. which one is you? >> me? i'm the munchkin. >> back row. >> third from the right. >> the suspenders. >> hanging onto my suspenders. apparently, the photo was taken by some journalist. because see the japanese did not have cameras. they were all confiscated. >> reporter: is that why there's not that many photo s? >> i think so. >> reporter: the rare childhood photo of my father a snapshot of a much bigger piece of american history. on december 7th, 1941, imperial japan bombed pearl harbor, thrusting the united states into world war ii. >> i was four years

. >> i am ryan yamamoto. the report shows for the first time how much the state has spent in the last three years. these numbers come from the council on homelessness. california spent 9.6 billion on homelessness from 2018 to 2021 but it is the impact of the spending that's raising questions. only 40% of individuals helped by the money found housing, meaning a majority did not. one democratic lawmaker is pushing a bill to create accountability measures for state spending on the issue. advocates say there is no one size fits all. >> we need decision makers to really listen and digest what folks are telling them their experiences are and shape and reshape and reimagine the policies and systems in a way that is person centered. >> numbers get more bleak between 2015 and 2020. hispanic and latino homelessness increased 65%. black homelessness increased 54%. >>> money is tight for millions of california families. it could get tighter. next month the federal government is ending extra pandemic funding for cal fresh

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good evening, i'm ryan yamamoto. >> the bay area lawmaker says it's not just the cannabis industry thate rewards. >> for the last 3 years, he has walked past the vacant storefront that borders his san francisco dispensary and envisioned all the things he could do with this space. if only it wasn't illegal. >> a neighborhood cafi where people can enjoy cannabis that they purchase at my location as well as a coffee or muffin, or even just some nice music. >> she can't open a cafi like that because under current california law, dispensaries aren't allowed to sell food or drinks. >> it was rolled out as a medicine first, which is great, i'm happy that worked out. but at the same time, what was stripped from it was the culture behind cannabis. >> reporter: that loss of culture is one of the reasons he believes the industry is struggling so much. his shop, california street cannabis company is no exception. >> i think across-the-board, revenue is down about 20%. >> reporter: this local member, matt haney is looking to change that, he is wanting to introduce a bill

we have that story and more with his cook and ryan yamamoto coming up at 5:00.vening news is next on kpix. local news continues. thank you for being part of this important conversation. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, a coast-to-coast winter storm brings the season first snowfall to new york city and parts of the northeast is a new system brings warnings know mike blizzard warnings to the west. here are tonight's top headlines. over half a foot of snow in new england and still falling. >> the tri-state area has been snow starved. >> norah: state of emergency for part of california. >> the snow keeps coming down and the wind keeps picking up. ♪ ♪ >> a student loan plan worth billions of dollars is on

. >> i can tell you that ryan yamamoto will wait for a good bottle of wine. no problems there. thank you, we appreciate you. of course all of this means more power outages for pg&e customers. they sent out their last update this afternoon and at that point, about 13,000 customers were in the dark. nearly 2/3 in the north and south bay. >> some of the best videos and pictures we have seen today have come from the viewers, they've been sending us a great stuff all over social media today. people are enjoying this snow day. >> reporter: we heard kelsi thorud mention snowman, we have seen those on social media. people are out enjoying whatever snow they can find, everybody is taking advantage of the opportunity. check out this view from diane, you can see snow covering every inch of this deck and all of the surrounding trees. here's a much calmer picture, this was spotted on twitter, somebody snapped a shot of mount diablo, you can see, there it is, it's reflection in the lake below. check this out, he is walking around the top of mission peak in fremont, he tweeted this video, bas

. >> i am ryan yamamoto. we are now looking at san francisco mayor pledging to help draw people back downtown. this is after the pandemic drew so many workers away. at the top of the list, making sure that the downtown area is clean and safe. the mayor also wants to attract new businesses, retain existing ones, repurpose office space, and add culture and entertainment for visitors to enjoy. >> the truth is that it won't be one thing for downtown. it will be many things. as people think about the changing nature of the workplace, we have a once in a generation opportunity to recruit new business sectors and companies and create a more diverse and resilient local economy. >> mayor breed laid out nine strategies and dozens of initiatives as part of her plan. they include a renewed focus on making sure that downtown is clean. with the tech industry struggles and the rise of remote work, the city is also looking to bring in a more diverse range of businesses and employers to the area. the mayor also wants to rethi

. >> i am ryan yamamoto. video in this morning, on the left is rain in santa rosa and the middle is outside our station on battery and broadway in san francisco. on the right, heavy rain. >> it is everywhere. let's go to meteorologist darren peck. >> it is really in the santa cruz mountains towards the santa clara valley which follows the pattern. if we look at the last three hours, you will see the main event in the 9:00 hour right there. that really impressive organized line of heavy rain is slowly marching south. we all saw our share of it. now that it is on the south side of things, we check the santa cruz mountains because this has potential to drop snow levels to maybe 2,000, 2500 feet. you can see it cutting through the pass. the purple shows where the snow is. that's higher peaks. it is green on the summit at 17, so it is rain there. you see showers extending throughout much of the rest of the south bay and a few lightning bolts. we will track this the rest of today and talk about why tomorrow is stil

. >>> coming up, we will have the personal story of how ryan yamamoto joined with others in utah to escape internment. >>> the emerging black composers project was launched by the san francisco conservatory of music in 2020. it was designed to increase diversity in classical music. >> we introduce you to the latest winner of the national competition who will have their work performed by the san francisco symphony. >> ♪ >> reporter: he has been singing for 20 years and even performed with the vienna boys choir. born in ghana, he is the first member of african descent to join that group. >> before bed, i will think about the piece, walk around, and brainstorm. >> reporter: he is a singer who is always evolving in the latest winner of the emerging black composers project from the san francisco conservatory of music. >> being a composer just has means it has something to say. >> reporter: while he didn't want to admit he can play the piano, and is part of the process to arrange of compositions, including his next piece, which will be performed by the san francisco symphony as part of this proj

. >> i am ryan yamamoto. the people pushing the measure are calling it a major housing legislation. maryland breed and scott wiener say that lower income residents can afford these homes. he wants to extend and expand on his earlier law that took effect five years ago. he says the measure is streamlining approvals for thousands of homes. and 2000 are already built in san francisco in the permitting process that takes 3 to 6 months. >> it is very simple. if you meet all the rules, you meet the zoning, setbacks and designs and everything else, you get your permit without a hyper politicized, chaotic process that can take years and lead to litigation. >> according to preliminary data for uc berkeley, nearly 3/4 of the homes approved so far are affordable to those earning less than the area's median income. >> we have another vantage point of the deadly house explosion. that destroyed one home and forced to other homes to spoke to a man standing across the street when the house exploded. >> reporter: surveillance video shows albert standing next to a light pole in front of his home. he

this evening, ryan yamamoto introduces us to a group of golden girls from the golden age of chinatown. >> chinatown is my home. >> reporter: for cynthia, chinatown is more than just a neighborhood. >> i grew up here, i went to school here, and i am going to retire here. >> reporter: if you follow her down to the basement of this tiny museum, you will understand why. >> a lot of good memories. >> reporter: memories from the golden age of chinatown. a time that cynthia not only lived in, but was a part of. >> i started performing in 1963. >> reporter: a performer, and dancer in sky room chinatown nightclubs, with act used to grace the stage and silver screen. in fact, it was san francisco's ruthie choi who gave cynthia her start. >> i get a phone call from her, and she had just started a show to go on the road. she needed a dancer,, one of her dancers needed surgery and cannot be in the show. >> right here, at the age of 17. they used to sneak me behind the bar, to go up to the dressing room. the cause, i was underage. >> reporter: she revealed quite literally, less was more. >> the cos

this morning, ryan yamamoto introduces us to a group of golden girls from the golden age of chinatownhinatown is my home. >> for cynthia ye, chinatown is more than just a neigorgr up he went to school here. and i'm going to retire here. >> if you follow her down to the basement of this tiny museum, you will understand why. >> a lot of good memories. >> memories from the goldening age of chinatown. a time that cynthia not only lived in, but was a part of. >> i started performing in 1963. >> a performer and dancer of the old forbidden city in sky roomchinatown nightclubs. when acts like toy and wing used to grace the stage and silver screen. and in fact, it was san francisco's dorothy toy who gave cynthia her start. >> i get a phone call from her. and she had just started a show to go on the road. and she needed a dancer. one of her dancers couldn't be in the show. right here at the age of 17 they used to -- sneak me behind the bar. to go up to the dressing room. because i was underage. >> where she revealed quite literally less was more. >> the costumes we only used half. to show the l

. >> community members including ryan yamamoto took part of the event today.y were reminded how they were forced to leave their homes and businesses. >> you would hope that people have learned their lessons. but unfortunately the same racial prejudice and lack of political leadership, 's why a day of remembrance is so important. >> china town had their own remembrance event. their goal is to bring attention to the successful movement. >> it was really only with the black liberation movement in the 1960s that japanese became more active in both trying to reclaim their own history and to also fight for equality. >>> at the same time, the late nor maneta was honored. the former san jose mayor and transportation secretary who died last may was interned in a wyoming camp for several years when he was a child. the smithsonian honored him today for advancing get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. about the mult identifi flying object flown over canada. at least one thought to be that chinese spy balloon others civi

. >> and i'm ryan yamamoto. we start with the breaking news. >> bart service has ground to a halt in parts of san francisco and the peninsula. this is a live look at the daly city station which was evacuated within the past couple of hours. and here's some video from earlier this morning. in just the past 30 minutes we got an update from firefighters. they say a white box van was transporting some sort of natural gas when the driver smelled it and stopped by daly city bart to investigation. that is when hazmat ordered everyone to get off. they now have a robot taking samples around that van. >>> the daly city station is still closed along with balboa park and colma on either side of it. no trains traveling between those stations. >>> and the judge in the half- moon bay mass shooting is considering how much the public should hear about the case. defense has requested a gag order and ban on cameras in the courtroom. the hearing is underway now. the suspect is scheduled to enter a plea next thursday. on seven count

. >> and i'm ryan yamamoto. within the last few hours, the president speaking to union workers. >> inflation is falling six months straight. inflation is coming down. take home pay. workers is going up slightly. >> biden was met today with a much calmer crowd. several members of the republican party shouted at the president during the state of the union. nicole has more. >> reporter: ryan, after a busy night, president biden plans to take his message on the . ng the hours, he is going to travel from madison, wisconsin to tampa, florida, continuing to talk about jobs and the economy. >> mr. president. >> reporter: president biden headed to wisconsin this morning to speak with union workers and promote his economic agenda. >> the unemployment rate is at a 50 year low. >> reporter: the economy was on his mind last night at his second state of the union address. he highlighted what he considers his achievements but he received gop heckling like never before. >> i enjoy conversion. >> he is simply unfit to serve as c

that story and more with liz cook and ryan yamamoto. >>> we are getting a look at the sun like we haveer seen before. check this out. nasa telescope caught this image and shows hidden light that our eyes can see. all, what do you think of this? it displays the hottest spots w could help sciuds s mo remore milln deees whicis crhorface. th tofigure. it is ho. >> it turns out he is human after all. >>> the cbs evening news is next o kpix 5. local ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, the breaking news. president biden ordering f-22's to shoot down another high flying object. this time over alaska. it is the second time in less than a week that the air force shot down something that has intruded u.s. airspace. >> the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet,, and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian life. >> norah: the news as the pentagon works to determine if this is related to the chinese spy balloon. the miracle rescues. a family of six found alive. n 10 plus, remember that baby born in the rubble? now given a name,

. >> i'm ryan yamamoto.mer chief armstrong releasing a new statement in the last few hours, thanking his supporters and saying, quote, please know that i continue to believe that my termination was the result of a fundamentally flawed process that resulted in unfair and inaccurate conclusions about me. i am continuing to evaluate my legal options to preserve my rights and my hard earned reputation. >> the chiefs firing is generating a lot of discussion in both oakland and beyond. joining us live with more perspective on this, former superior court judge and san jose independent police auditor cordell, thank you so much for joining us this evening. we want to get to your thoughts on whether the mayor's decision was the right one. >> well, i am not going to second-guess the mayor. but, it is quite clear that the mayor relied on a report that was written by independent investigators who were lawyers and that report concluded that chief armstrong had some serious issues. they found him not to be credible, and th

. >> i am ryan yamamoto.'s get right out to paul heggen for a look at the conditions and what is on the way. it's tough out there but actually it was pretty today! >> it is a beautiful view if you are not having to drive in it or navigate your way through it! it will be more concerning tomorrow on the highways, especially in the elevated spots surrounding the bay area. for right now, snow is above 2000 feet. the most widespread rain is making its way into the north bay with a higher batch of rain around the peninsula. there has been additional snow in the santa cruz mountains within the past few minutes or so. that will pass through the south end of the bay and make its way towards the tri-valley. there is snow in the highest elevations of the north bay, around napa county, with rain falling in the lower elevations. not much happening around san francisco and oakland at the moment. down toward san mateo, redwood city, palo alto there are showers that have been making their way over the past 15 minutes or so.

. >> i'm reed cowan in for ryan yamamoto, yes, that was a fast zoom but this is fast-paced news breaking today. you can see it behind us, oakland has declared a state of emergency due to a

. >> i'm ryan yamamoto.ents' day weekend is giving way to wild wind and a sharp drop in temperatures but the latest on what is being a pretty erratic winter. >> absolutely. that is a good way to put it. it is because winter, overall, is actually getting warmer. david septer is about to show us how winter whiplash impacts all of us on the dot. >> i cannot believe i'm doing this. >> the people go in the lake every day, and stay there for sometimes 10 or 20 or 30 minutes. this is not something that normal people should be doing. >> reporter: these folks have found a way to embrace the extremes of winter. this morning, i am not the only first timer out here. >> ever thought you would swim in a hat and mittens? >> reporter: so is dr. heidi ruth, a doctor at the university of minnesota. >> you can do anything for 30 seconds, right? >> oh my god. >> yeah. >> deep breaths. >> our you guys nuts? >> reporter: it might not always feel like it, especially when you are chest deep in a frozen lake, but the winter is getti

. >> i'm reed cowan in for ryan yamamoto, yes, that was a fast zoom but this is fast-paced news breaking today. you can see it behind us, oakland has declared a state of emergency due to a cyber attack. they are dealing with that, also the fact that there police chief has been fired. and markovic watching it all today. she spoke with security experts about what was happening. >> yes, we are concentrating on the cyber attack right now but you have been talking a lot about the police chief being fired, and we will hear more about that but the biggest impact of that cyber attack has been slower response times for 911 calls but that is because people are calling 911 with nonemergencies, because they cannot contact the city through other means. several online systems are down right now, as we take another live look at the city of oakland where the state of emergency was issued yesterday, the city tweeting out of the declaration of a local emergency allows the city of oakland to expedite the procurement of agreement and materials, activate emergency workers if needed and issue orders on an exp

. >> and i'm ryan yamamoto. the two business owners tell us they're just trying to create community and culture in their neighborhood with the restaurants that they've opened. >> but they tell our amanda threats, harassment, and vandalism havem at a point. >> reporter: this was the latest incident at the restaurant? downtown oakland. >> every day, what's next, if someone walks through my front door i'm already in that mode, who's going to come in and give us trouble again, because it's happened way too often. >> reporter: with denise nguyen's mom cooking up their vietnamese dishes in the kitchen, the family-owned restaurant has been here for 13 years. the colorful decor bringings light to the concrete jungle here, but even those efforts are getting destroyed. >> and i had a really, you know, cool artist who came out here to -- and did some work. he spent weeks working on it. it was a piece of art. and then someone just went over and graffitied it. makes me so sick. >> reporter: when threatening behavior comes fa

ryan yamamoto introduces us to a group of golden girls from the golden age of chinatown. >> chinatown >> reporter: for cynthia, chinatown is more than just a neighborhood. >> i grew up here, went to school here. i am going to retire here. >> reporter: if you follow her down to the basement of this tiny museum, you will understand why. >> a lot of good memories. >> memories from golden age of chinatown, a town cynthia lived in and was part of. >> i started in 1963. >> reporter: performer and dancer of the chinatown night clubs when acts used to grace the stage and silver screen. in fact it was san francisco's dorothy who gave cynthia her start. >> i get a phone call from her. she had just started a show to go on the road. she needed a dancer. one of her dancers needed surgery and couldn't be in the show. >> right here at the age of 17, they used to sneak me behind the bar to go to the dressing room because i was under age. >> reporter: she revealed quite literally less was more. >> the costumes, we only use half to show the legs. in chinese opera, they don't do that. >> too much materi

community members including our own ryan yamamoto took part in yesterday's ceremony in japan town.hey remembered how their ancestors were forced to abandon their jobs, homes, and businesses until the war ended. >> you would hope that people have learned their lessons. unfortunately, the same forces of zino phobia and racial prejudice and lack of political leadership which led to the incarceration are still present today even in our society in america. that's why the day of remembrance is so important. >> in the south bay, san jose had its own remembrance day program. the theme, justice together we rise. goal is to mow moat solidarity with other oppressed demographics today. jessica burch is here to give us good news, right? >> good and bad. i have both >> w k bad. >>even what to say. it iso morning. let's ke a wha going on. it is monday. it is president's day. many of us are sleeping today. i don't know if you are actually watching. current temperatures are in the upper 30s and lower 40s, a beautiful start. official sunrise is actually 6:53. into this afternoon, it will be beautifu

community members including our own ryan yamamoto took part in yesterday's ceremony in japan town. they remembered how their ancestors were forced to abandon their jobs, homes, businesses until the war ended. >> you would hope that people have learned their lessons. unfortunately the same forces as phobia and racial prejudice and lack of political leadership which led to this incarceration are still present today even in our society in america. that's why it is so important. >> san jose had its membrae day program solidarity with other and oppressed demographics. now a check of weather with meteorologist jessica burch. almost 70 today. >> it is 70. he walked in during morning prerecordings and i was saying 70 this, 70 that. he said i like 70s. boy you live in oakland. you have to live in the north bay near wine country to feel it. for the rest of us, we are in the upper 60s. san francisco topping off at 64, 62 pacifica. mild across the board, even warm in a way. it's still february. we do have a change and today is the last day. a storm tracking from the north will be bringing gust

ryan yamamoto introduces us to a group of golden girls e golden age of chinatown. >> chinatown is myporter: for cynthia, chinatown is more than a neighborhood. >> i grew up here, went to school here, and i am going to retire here. >> reporter: if you follow her down to the basement of this tiny museum, you will understand why. >> a lot of good memories. >> reporter: memories from golden age of chinatown, a time cynthia lived in and was a part of. >> i started performing in 1963. >> reporter: a performer and dancer of the old forbidden city in sky room chinatown night clubs when acts like toy and wing used to grace the stage and silver screen. in fact it was san francisco's dorothy who gave cynthia her start. >> i get a call from her. she had just started a show to go on the road. she needed a dancer. one of her dancers actually needed surgery so couldn't be in the show. >> at the age of 17, they used to sneak me behind the bar to go to the dressing room because i was under age. >> reporter: she revealed quite literally less was more. >> costumes, we only use half to show the legs. in

. >> ryan yamamoto went out and said he had to brave the rain a little bit to go after the parade. it was still beautiful nonetheless. seeing the photos across the board, goodness gracious, there this morning, official sunrise at 7:09. we are starting to see that sun come slowly over those hills. current temperatures are still very chilly. bundle up before you head out. i have been sounding like a broken record for sometime saying that, but it is true. you want to keep the layers handy. today we will top off in the upper 50s and low 60s. it's a mild forecast. let me start by saying we will continue to see this trend really throughout the rest of the week. taking a look at the large scale futurecast, what's going on in the pacific, we are seeing high pressure keeping us dry. all the storms that look promising that sweeps into our coastline, they're tracking north. you can see that heading into thursday and friday. humboldt will get splashed with rain. south of that, we will be dry into the weekend. rain chances stay low throughout this week and into next week meaning our seven-day f

. >> the event was emceed by our very sewn colleague, ryan yamamoto. has a very personal connection to that fateful executive order in 1942. >> yesterday we shared the story of japanese americans who escaped the internment camps in the bay area. and found freedom in the state of utah. at a place called coatly valley. his father as a child was part of that group. today we learned more about the oakland produce owner who led them out of california. >> reporter: on a summer day, in august, a group of japanese americans whose lives began in california gathered in the state of utah for a reunion. to remember their history, to remember their past. there's such a fascinating story. >> you think so? >> reporter: including the most senior of the group, 94-year- old may yamamata kong. you are still sharp. >> i don't think so, because something that happened two weeks ago i can't remember. >> reporter: but you remember 80 years ago. and understand what happened more than 80 years ago in 1942, how many photos do you have? >> oh, we have -- yeah. quite a lot. >> re