. >>> new this morning, playing video games to better mental health, it's a concept that uc davis is using to call digital medicine. >> reporter: for 15 minutes a day, four days a week he played this specialized video game. >> one was called target. >> reporter: the 20 two-year air force officer is taking part in an study to refine this digital medicine. >> if there's something they can do with games to help your memory last longer, give it a shot. >> reporter: he plays the game then gets tested on brain function skills and he's had noticeable improvement. >> this will have reduced effect on falling in seniors. >> reporter: tony simon is a professor at uc davis. >> it's a way to stimulate those brain circuits and improve something that's impaired. >> reporter: due to an injury or because of a developmental disability. >> you can't measure things, you can't judge things very well. >> reporter: the games work on motor skills, tracking and multi tas of course. >> i have to catch them and throw them in the indicated ports. >> reporter: live in virtual reality. >> yes, here we go. this ac

veterinarians from uc davis stitched fish skin onto the bear's paws to help healing. both bears are doing well after being released back into the wild. the uc davis treated a mountain lion the same way after they heard about fish skin being used to treat human burn victims in brazil. >> you may remember earlier this month elon musk launched this tesla into space. if you're curious where it currently is someone has created a website to track its exact whereabouts. it's where is roadster.com. >> corresponding to the website it is currently more than 2.3 million miles from earth, moving towards mars at 42,000 miles an hour. it's still going to take a few hours because it's 137 million miles away. so, i was just kidding about the hours. >> just a few. >> this was the last time the roadster was captured. that dot you see there, that's the roadster. a telescope picked it up about a week ago. it is carrying a pay load of books. those books are expected to be preserved for millions of years. one day and thousands of year old copy of i-robot could be the only memory of the hum

. >> vets from uc davis set fish skin on the burned paws to promote healing. photos and gps tracking shows both bears are doing well after being released into the wild. the uc davis team also treated a burned mountain lion the same way after hearing about fish skin treating human burn skins. >> with the bears it's been successful. >> good for them. >>> 4:45. >>> never more than seven minutes away from your forecast. but here's meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning, natasha. you never want to be more than seven minutes away. you don't know how quickly things will change as these storms and thunderstorms are flying from the northwest to the southeast. at least 35 to 45 miles per hour. you can see, moving across mt. tamalpais, we had a chance of snow. but it's fading away a little bit. we'll keep an eye on the santa cruz mountains. let's take a look at my my future radar. there's still a chance along the coastal range from the north bay to the santa cruz mountains to big sur. we've got a chance of snow. the farther south, the more likely you'll see an accumul

uc davis scientists will look at the short and long-term effects of being exposed to flames and smokend also the stress and the effects of being displaced. >>> now, if you would like to sign up for the uc davis study, go to our website, ktvu.com and look under the web links section. >>> those are just some of your morning headlines. hey, sal, i'll send it back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> the four battle for stardom is a new type of music show where finalists battle to keep their seats by new challengers every week. last night four former singers received a second chance ahead of the finale. paul chambers is live with a big fan of the show, d.j. g-biz. >> sonic g, dc all in the house. they're fans of the four. but this is the fan. >> right. >> let's get straight to the show. how do you feel? >> your boy jason warrior. went off the rails a little bit last night. upset that he got booted and got up in megan's face. are you serious? >> i'm going to say this, paul. i'm going to kick it off. nah, nah, nah, hey, hey, good- bye. i wasn't a fan of jason from the start. >> i know. >> i didn

(uc davis nats)whether on a college campus in davis--(nats-"as a reminder we will be starting our lockdown sacramento--the consensus seems to be training for an active shooter--is the new normal.ferris"honestly i think, is this coming my way too?"hoping it never will--but preparing-- in case it does. (pam) as many high school and college campuses enforce extra 'active shooter' trainings... the oakland unified school district has its own police department. and the department's chief says, his school police system is designed to catch some of the troubling 'red flags'. chief jeff godown/oakland school police: "yeah and in some instances it doesn't even have to be an expulsion, it can be an incident that occurred at the school, the student went home to their parents and the parents have called the principal because they are having issues with the student, they would call us, we would go out and try to talk to the student, talk to some witnesses, contact the parents, we have actually done sit down meetings with the parents and the students and kind of put them on notice, you can't do this, you

the union has been bargaining the school for a new contract. >>> uc davis researchers hope to sign upexperienced. it is designed to gather the personal experiences, household circumstances and health effects from the wildfires. the questionnaire is part of a larger study of health and environmental hazard that's existed during and after the fires. uc davis scientists hope to look at the short and long-term effects of exposure to flames and smoke as well as impacts of stress by the affected residents. if you would like to sign up for the study, go to ktvu.com and look under the web links section. >>> gas prices are on the rise again. you may see prices actually hit $4 a gallon by memorial day. right now a gallon of regular unleaded costs on average $3.30 in california. the highest in the country. 40 cents higher than this time last year. usually gas prices are the lowest in february. analysts worry they may go up right into the summer season. ♪[music] >> get your dress on. it is friday. february 2nd. groundhog day. prettier picture we could not fine. looking at san francisco bay. worki

. >>> uc davis researchers hope to sign up thousands of wildlife survivors for an online survey.s meant to collect the health effects from the devastating wildfires. the questionnaire is part of a busy study of health and environmental hazards that existed during and after the wildfires. scientists hope to look at the short and long-term effects of being exposed to flames and smoke as well as the impact of stress and displacement that the affected residents went through. if you want to sign up for the uc davis study, go to our website, www.ktvu.com, and look under the web links section. >>> a bill making its way through the legislature would require all new electric garage doors to include a backup battery. it would allow the door to be opened if the power is out. some of the deaths were related to doors that would not open. >>> a new airbnb ad criticize president trump's ads about african countries and haiti. >> we heard there's been some expletive filled interest in these beautiful destinations. and it ends with the words let's open doors, not build walls. the president was acc

vets from uc davis stitched fish skins on to the bear's burned paws to promote healing. it worked.s tracking shows both bears are doing well after they were released into the wild. the uc davis team treated a burned mountain lion the same way after hearing about fish skins being used to treat -- >> happening today, the owner of a recently closed cafe on the peninsula will hold a silent auction and say one last goodbye to customers. >> earlier this month, after 34 years. construction happening on both sides of the cal train station has really hurt her business. the cost of real estate says she can't afford to reopen anywhere else. the silent auction is cash only, runs from 6:00 this morning until 5:00 tonight. >>> despite criticism, facebook is moving ahead with messaging app for kids. the social media giant launched messenger kids last week on android. it was available on android. children's advocates have been pressure them to shut it down and questioning the financial ties with advisers who worked on that app. >>> markets are closed today because of the holiday but it will reopen

research by the university of california at davis up the highway here, i did my masters at uc davis andresearch by uc davis of university of pittsburgh shows that leaving just one disruptive student in the classroom negatively impacts the learning of all the rest of the class. doesn't that sound like common sense? think back to your days in school. if there was a disruptive school-- student in your class what was the teacher doing? the teacher was focusing on that student and not teaching the rest of you, so those are precious minutes taken away from the learning process for the majority of the students and focusing, trying to calm down and do something about the disruptive students, but it's not just student on student crime. one of the things i talk about in the book is also teacher on student crime. we have all heard about-- by now -- harvey weinstein and all of the things that came out about him. lets me tell you about mitchell whitehurst, the harvey weinstein of public education. as the school year started in late summer 2017 an investigative reporter named bethany barnes of the or

veterinarians from uc davis stitched fish skin under the burned paws to promote healing and photos andtracking shows both are doing well after being released in the wild the team also treated aid burned mountain lion after hearing about fish skin to treat human burn victims in brazil. >> modern medicine is incredible. you may remember earlier elon musk launched this roadster into space. if you're curious where it currently is, someone created a website, where is roadster.com. >> it's currently about a million miles from earth moving towards mars at more than 42,000 miles an hour. it only has another 137 million miles to go. this was the last time the roadster was captured and telescope picked it up about a week ago. look real close, it's a payload of books expected to be preserved for millions of years and one day could be aliens only memory of the human race. >> and accuweather tonight, we're in store for frigid temperatures and then even colder air works in here for our monday as well. winter has returned after a warm start to the month. live doppler 7 along with satellite. you can s

veterinarians from uc davis stitched fish skin under the burned paws to promote healing and photos and gps tracking shows both are doing well after being released in the wild the team also treated aid burned mountain lion after hearing about fish skin to treat human burn victims in brazil. >> modern medicine is incredible. you may remember earlier elon musk launched this roadst into space. if you're curious where it currently is, someoneated a website, where is roadster.com. >> it's currently about a million miles from earth moving towards mars at more than 42,000 miles an hour. it only has another 137 million misle to go. this was the last time the roadster was captured and telescope picked it up about a week ago. look real close, it's a payload of books expected to be preserved f millions of years and one day could be aliens only memory of the human race. >> and accuweather tonight, we're in store for frigid temperatures and then even colder air works in here for our monday as well. winter has returned after a warm start to the month. live doppler 7 along with satellite. you can see

the press democrat reports uc davis researchers have opened up an online survey.the paper reports this is part of a larger study of health and environmental hazards that existed during and after the fires. >>> new this morning, visa executives in foster city smiling today thanks to all the charging americans were doing during the holidays. visa reporting its profits are up more than 20%. during last quarter the company earned half a billions more than the year before. they are also benefiting from trump'szm?  incyteased the amount they watch foráw 401(k) accounts. >>> comingáñ up next on "today the bay," cool start to your day, but vianey says thad.f@ al going"cz to change. pretty mild overall, 47w933 sana rosa, 51 inm3 how long is this dry warming trend going to last? i will have the answer to that question coming up. >>> and over here there's the east shore freeway, those head lights your commute direction westbound 80 through berkeley toward the bay bridge. we are talking about that direction a little farther back and i see slowing on the sensors, we will le

. >> similar protests took place across the state today at campuses from uc davis to uc san diego. >>un dealers to undergo routine inspections. the proposed legislation would require the inspections every three years. right now there is no minimum time frame when those inspections happen. lawmakers say the rule will ensure that all rules are being enforced. >> people will not be in a position to abuse the sale of weapons in california. it's too big of a state. there's too many issues. there's too much gun violence in america. we have these great laws, we should make sure they're enforced. >> the nra has protested this type of legislation, saying it intrudes on the privacy of citizens. >>> the average cost for a gallon of gas is $3.30 right now. prices at the pump are nearly 50 cents more compared to this time last year when california lawmakers passed a $52 billion gas tax over the next ten years. it's the largest gas tax increase in california history. >>> mrs. winchester, it's a pleasure to finally meet you. >> it's going to be spooky. you probably know that it's a bay area tourist

. >> reporter: a chemical engineer teaches the science of coffee at uc davis.t witness he testified that acrylamide forms naturally as foods cooked at high temperatures turn brown. >> it's a major reason you get this yummy brown stuff on the outside of your steak when you char it. >> reporter: but in high doses acrylamide has been found to cause cancer in mice. that puts it on a list of cancer-causing chemicals that businesses in california are required to alert consumers about. thanks to a law passed in 1986. so now under california's proposition 65 coffee shops are being forced to post signs like this. trouble is in california right now cancer seems to be brewing everywhere. at least it appears that way if you pay any attention to these prop 65 warning signs. park your car in an indoor garage and you're likely to find one. at any place that sells alcohol the writing's on the wall. it's posted at the happiest place on earth and even outside cbs news los angeles. hastings law professor marcia cohen. >> they create in some people concerns that there's something

a new study out of uc davis points to another factor that could have major implications for the agriculture industry. lisa on the fertilizer fall out. >> california central valley has some of the worst air quality in the nation but it turns out we might have been wrong about the source of smog. >> the results were stunning. >> the knox molecule is a key component in creating smog which is very harmful to humans. >> it has been linked to respiratory disease, asthma, certain types of cancers. >> it was previously thought that most of the pollution comes from cars but it turns out a lot more of it comes from agriculture. >> the research says that fertilizers responsible for up to 41% of emissions. much higher than previous studies show. >> in california it was an unrecognized source. the farmers were not aware of it. the state agencies were not aware of this source of knox. >> scientists took samples by air across california and found high levels from fertilized farmlands. even more so than other regions in the u.s. because of our unique climate. >> a lot of fertilizer added on to these hot so

they're being used by a uc davis researcher to improve healthy seniors. paul mcclish plays a specialized video game. the 22 year air force citizens takes part in a study to refine digital medicine. >> there's something they can do with games to help your memory last longer, then i'll give it a shot. >> this will have effects like reducing the risks of falling in seniors, risk of crashing their cars >> dr. tony simon started games to stimulate aging brains. the next set of games he hopes to create will be virtual reality. >>> asteroid tracked by nasa, but close is a relative term. it was about 2.6 million miles away. anything under 5 million miles gets the label as a near earth object. it was estimated to be between .3 and .7 miles across. >>> we have a look at the sales force tower, the tower that customer relations management software built. 70 at oakland. those are all record or tied records for the day. was start the week with high pressure and warm weather continues. along the coast we'll be in the upper 60s tomorrow. that's cooler than it was by ten

to impact what they do, especially when we go through the torch run phase and we meet them out at uc davis for summer games in june and be out there with the athletes and to hang medals and to high five them, do all of the things that empower them to do what they do. >> christie on your donations page, i saw donations from $25 to $750. for those that haven't donated, what is your best pitch to get us to open our hearts and wallets for the special olympics. >> remember you're giving the donations to the athletes. if it wasn't for the donations, we would not have special olympics. it is free to the athletes. so please go and put donations on the fundraising page at sfpolarplunge.com. >> is there a goal that we're trying to reach and even surpass for this particular event. >> the goal is unlimited. >> keep it coming. >> well, thank you, christie, for coming in. sergeant, we always appreciate the time. >> thank you for having us. >> we put more information about the dash and splash right there on ktvu.com. look for it in the web links section under the mornings on 2 tab and you can find it on

veterinarians from uc davis stitched fish skin on the paws to promote healing. photos and gps tracking show both bears are doing well after being released into the wild. they treated a burned mountain lion the same way. >>> amazing technology. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco is here. >> it's partly cloudy. about 44 degrees. one of our warmer spots right now. we'll be partly cloudy which means take the sunglasses. also, you may want to dress in layers. no kidding. if you have to be outside, the winds will be that strong. it's going to make it feel about 10 degrees cooler than the actual temperature. that means low to mid-40s. chance of rain and snow showers throughout the day. that will fade tonight. that will lead to the freezing cold conditions. want to keep an eye on this batch of potential rain and snow showers. the rain in the green p and the yellow, the snow and the pink and the white. moving through the santa cruz mountains. the snow level is around 1800 feet or the freezing level. tha

. >>> uc davis researchers hope to sign up thousands of fire survivors for an online survey about what they experienced. >> it is designed to gather personal experiences, household circumstances and health effects from the fires. >> for more we are joined by the chief researcher from the survey and the director of the health science center. thank you for joining us. let's focus on the environmental hazards first. what kind of information are you hoping to gather? >> we want to find out about residents experiences, how they even heard about the fire at the time when it happened. we want to see the immediate health effects they may experience and now here we are a few months out so what they are still facing and we are also hoping to be able to connect the exposures in the fires both to the fire and the smoke to potential health effects. short-term and ultimately we would like to follow-up long- term. >> when we are out covering wildfires in the forest it is kind of organic matter that is burning but i am curious and what you think you will discover when we are talking about more than 50

a new study from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration at uc davis states that petroleumity compared to cars. previous studies reveal glue and paint contributed to the smog but nobody study the effects of air quality from popular household consumer products. od >>> we will be talking with a state senator behind the new bill aimed at helping the homeless and providing more affordable housing.>>> we are joined by the founder of the first annual "black joy parade" being held sunday in oakland. >>> plus, scott reese introduces us to a bay area athlete making a name for himself. >> welcome to "mornings on 2 the 9", the union square will be transformed in the next 36 hours. tonight is the preparation and tomorrow is the big parade, the chinese new year parade will be winding its way through union square and chinatown. it is gorgeous and spectacular. we are honored to bring it to you live on the air

he teaches the science of coffee at uc davis.stified acrilled my forms naturally as foods turn brown. >> it's the amazing you get the yummy brown stuff on the outside of steaks when you grill it. >> reporter: it requires businesses to alert consumers about, thanks to a law passed in 1986. so under cal's proposition 65, coffee shops are being forced to post signs like this. trouble is in california right now, cancer seems to be brewing everywhere, at least it appears that way if you pay attention. park your car at an indoor garage, you're likely to find one. at any place that sells alcohol, the writing is on the wall. it's posted at the happiest place on earth, even outside cbs news in los angeles. >> they create in some people concern that there's something lurking in places and they don't know what it is. >> reporter: but the warning may be stretching the intention of the law. cbs contributor dr. david agus. >> i believe in transparency, but at the same time when you put out a bold explanation, to me it causes panic rather than

researchers from stanford and uc davis have grown sheep embryos containing human cells.call it a steppingstone for growing organs, they also say the research could bring new life to the decade-old idea of growing organs like hearts and kidneys in animals which would then be harvested for human transplants. the findings were presented over the weekend at the american association for the advancement of science. >>> the boring company could soon be digging up parts of washington dc. the company has received permission to do exploratory digging at the bureau of firearms and explosives. they are exploring a possible hyperloop between major cities capable of moving passengers between the cities faster than current mass transit. >>> in two hours the san francisco black history month parade will begin. the parade starts at the martin luther king jr. pool on third street and carroll avenue and then continues along third street to the bayview opera house at third street. there will be a celebration at the opera house with food, as well as cultural activities performances and prize