join energy upgrade california and do your thing. and the devastating mudslides in southern california are putting a spotligh >>> the faa is looking into yet another frightening close call at sfo. >> plus, the devastating mudslides in southern california are putting a spotlight on the lingering dangers in wildfire burn zones. >> and you can see coit tower from one camera view but definitely not from this one. i'll have a look at your foggy forecast. >> and this is the bay bridge. i promise! we are dealing with some fog for the morning commute. we'll take a look at how that's impacting the commuters coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, january 11th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. today lawmakers will hold a hearing for a rent control proposal that's aimed at bringing sky high prices in the bay area and across the state back to earth. kpix 5's jackie ward reports from san francisco. >> reporter: this is something that david chiu proposed nearly a year ago and finally today, we are getting a hearing on it.

california is sitting at a 24% of average snowpack which is not good news. we need the number to change. there is still time to change and we love this pattern. this is more indicative of what we should get in january with the star trek over northern california. the ridge of high pressure kicked to the south steering storms into california. one of them will arrive tonight and tomorrow with more steady rainfall at times for the north bay tomorrow morning and then showers overnight and i. watch the overnight lows as we had a record high in san jose today with cloud coverage humidity and showers these are the low temperatures. they are about the average high. oakland 55, san jose 55, vallejo 52 and with the cloud coverage is 15 degrees compared to december. steady rainfall tomorrow throughout the day there is a chance at any point. high temperatures are above average but not as warm as today. 60 san francisco, napa the high of 58. if you want to get outside for the weekend you should. the weekend is looking dry but there are three days with a chance of rain. th

he is helping protect california's $54 billion a year agricultural industry. kpix 5's andria borba goes behind the scenes with skipper, the contraband sniffer, at sfo. >>> reporter: inside the daily grind of international arrivals and customs at sfo, you'll find the hardest working dog at the airport. meet skipper. >> yes. good boy. >> reporter: this 8-year-old beagle mix was a stray from the frigid street of northern michigan when a shelter worker realized he liked to work and sent it for training in georgia. >> show me. >> reporter: skipper isn't a drug dog. he is looking for produce, plants and meat that could bring dangerous pests into the u.s. >> is there any food in your bag? that's not allowed. no fresh food. next time, don't take the food from the airplane, okay? >> reporter: skipper has now obliterated a port of san francisco record. >> right before thanksgiving, he found a banana on a flight and a banana is not normally what you consider a big deal but it was his 20,000th seizure. >> reporter: the old record was 14,000 seizures. in fact, while we wer

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the california earthquake authority says they have $15 billion in reserves. the october fires resulted in nine dollar -- $9 billion in claims. it's important to be informed. know the soil conditions around your home. you could enter your address in the my hazards webpage and they will tell you what the risk is in your area. you want to consider the foundation and construction, decide now if you need to mitigate damage or buy earthquake insurance or do both. back to you. >> thank you julie. >>> light rain around the bay area. chopper five flew into a downpour out near the golden gate bridge earlier this morning. more of this is on the way. our chief meteorologist is tracking that for us. >> we had two days with rainfall courtesy of the showers that are outside. with already had two days with some type of rainfall in january with more to come. tomorrow will be day number three. light to moderate showers in and around middle valley. some getting some showers off to a few in the east bay hills. tomorrow, another front moves through with scattered showers overnigh

while california is known for companies like tesla. among others in the city, china is the world's largest manufacturer of solar products. and the president says he wants he wants to protect the american industry. but the solar industries said in a press release. it could cause loss of thousands of jobs. or cause the delays. now, part of that holds true for a company out of san jose. the ceo of sun power told the san francisco chronicle, they plan to manufacture in china. these new tariffs will hurt their business. others are afraid this will drive down the competition. because companies won't want to import those panels. but what that could potentially do is drive up the potential of solar panels. president trump also put new tariffs on the importing of washing machines as well. live in fremont, sandra osborne, kpix 5. >>> former governor arnold schwarzenegger is blasting president trump's move to increase offshore drilling. in a tweet, he wrote, quote, don't touch california if you want to drill. do it at mar-a-lago. or better yet, l

the virus has been on a tear through the bay area and california. some hospitals are restricting or suspended visiting hours all together. city health officials say two nurses are under warrantee to protect early -- quarantine to protect elderly patients. statewide at least 17 people under the age of 65 have died due to the flu so far this season. >>> in the coming decades, it may be possible to have children who are not only free from deadly diseases, but born with carefully selected physical and mental traits, and skin cells could be used to create the ideal embryo. on 5 tonight experts caution this future may be closer than you think. >> reporter: from the moment of her birth, sadie was ready to see the world. >> she was actually born with her eyes open. >> reporter: and she was also born with a mind of her own. >> she'll definitely be her own woman. >> reporter: and in her own mother's eyes sadie is perfect, but in the not too distant future perfection will be deliberate and created in a lab. you could choose a particular child to have before th

agents across california. >> california better hold on tight. they're about to see a lot more special agents, a lot more deportations in the state of california. if the politicians in california don't want to protect their communities, then i.c.e. will. >> president trump's homeland security chief echoed that same statement yesterday while touring the wildfire destruction in the north bay. an oakland city council member was quick to respond. >> well, this reinforces why it is so important that the oakland police department not collude with i.c.e. the trump administration has now made it clear that they are attacking people not based on public safety needs but based on his political vendetta. >> as far as the threat to charge politicians who don't comply with i.c.e., there's no word yet of any plans to launch official investigations into the lawmakers. >>> we continue to hear people's stories, people woken up in the middle of the night because of that 4.4 earthquake that hit the hayward fault. we'll hear from them coming up. >> we're live at the

but high pressure is work its way towards california. once it does reach us, we'll start to get a little more clearing out there. so by this afternoon, along the south bay, you may see that sunshine. but to the north, you can see definitely see plenty of the clouds and yes that chance of rain is showing up on our futurecast. but it's going to be very light in the form of a very light drizzle. by friday, saturday, sunday, that's when high pressure will take over so our temperatures will start to rise. today, upper 50s, low 60s for your afternoon high. and here's a look at what's to come for the weekend. sunny and warm for saturday and sunday. because this is going to fit right over california and then by early next week, it will finally level out. and that's when we start to see the chance of rain on monday night into tuesday. >>> a u.s. senator is demanding answers from apple about why it's slowed down older iphones. senator john thune asked apple if they gave customers enough information before slowing the devices. apple said it slowed

this could mean that in california, when you make a contribution to the state government to the california excellence fund, that would be a dollar for dollar write off from your detection -- deduction. it is not new. the irs has already allowed this. it is being allowed in 17 states right now. we had a scholarship fund we could do that with. it is very simple. why congress will look at this and change it, i don't believe -- you have the states of alabama, florida doing this for education funding for the federal government. it will have to do it for everyone and those are pretty red states. >> there is a key difference here. that is tax versus charity. charity implies voluntary. i am doing this out of the goodness. i am contributing to my community college. so here is a tax bill. you have an option. you could pay it through the charity or -- if you don't, through the goodness of your heart, here's your tax bill and you have to pay it anyway. >> if you make the contribution during the year that you have earned the money, the tax obligation is not due until april. so you are making the contri

: california is going to see more immigration raids. because california law enforcement cannot cooperate with i.c.e, the feds will go wherever they have to. >> what they've done is force officers to arrest dangerous criminals on their terse in their homes, places of business rather than arrest them in a safety -- in the safety of a county jail. >> reporter: the threat of raids has a downside, state attorney general javier becerra calling a press conference about a new state law that says employers cannot cooperate with ice agents unless the agents have a warrant issued by a judge. >> if you do so in violation of this law, you are subjecting yourself to fines up to $10,0.

the city put out a station on california drive across from the high school. bags, shovels and sands are provided. >>> in san francisco, the flood barricades are up at the corner of fulsome and 17th. the barricades help divert storm water away from overwhelmed drains. >>> where is this thing? clouds have been building across the bay area for much of the day today. they soon could be delivering, in fact almost certainly will be delivering some serious rain. the latest on the high def doppler shows nothing in the moment. there's a few light showers moving out right now. low pressure is driving a system south of the gulf. low pressure is off of los angeles, bringing subtropical moisture up. the two systems collide and we get rain and occasionally heavy downpours with total as much as 3 inches in the upper elevations of the north bay, 2 inches at the peak and east bay. that will be a mess, 3 to 6 inches of rain by tuesday morning and pretty good rain for the south bay. no wonder there are flood watches posted because of those burned areas in the north bay with 2 t

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in california this used to be jaywalking. now you can cross the street once the countdown clock starts, just make sure you finish before it hits zero. in other states, michigan high school coaches must now be trained to more quickly spot concussions. protw aimed at better protecting young athletes. exens in colorado now face a thackdown on sexting. seose who share nude photos can now be charged with sexual exploitation. in illinois, who gets the dog in a divorce? like children, judges will now determine sole or joint custody for pets. but who gets to claim them on their taxes? maybe congress can pass that later this year. jamie yuccas, cbs news, los angeles. >> duncan: iceland has become first nation to require equal pay. as of today, it is illegal for icelandic companies with 25 or more workers to pay women less than men for the same work. when we come back, new year's celebrations gone wrong. with 2 times more vitamin c than emergen-c gummies. and specially crafted with vitamins, minerals and herbs. airborne® also with pro

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he is helping protect california's $54 billion a year agricultural industry. we went behind the scenes with skipper, the contraband sniffer at sfo.>> reporter: inside the international arrivals, at sfo, you will find the hardest working dog at the airport. meet skipper. >> good boy . >>reporter: this 8-year-old beagle mix was a stray, from northern michigan, when a shelter worker realized he like to work, and went to the national detector dog training center. skipper isn't a drug dog, he is looking for produce, plants and me, that could bring district -- dangerous pests into the u.s. >> is there anything in your back? no fresh food. don't take the food from the airplane, okay?>> reporter: skipper has obliterated a port of san francisco record. >> right before thanksgiving, he found a banana on a flight, not normally big deal, but it was is 20,000 seizure. >> reporter: the old record was 14,000, in fact while we were interviewing his handler, and best buddy, peter desousa, he got to work on our gear.>> he is looking right now. good boy. that happens a lot. >> r

light scattered showers expected for the rest of northern california. so it looks like most of that rain though is now gone. that storm certainly brought us those big waves. we are still going to see those big waves up and down the coastline from washington to california. so the high surf warning still in effect through 4 p.m. today. look at these swells. 18 to 22 feet. we were seeing numbers as high as 50 feet yesterday at mavericks. so the waves are going to be big again. so here's what's going on. this low is still here, behind that the cold air. any times you see clouds like popcorn that's the colder air that's coming through. another low brings us rain on sunday. friday the rest of the day today, very light drizzle if anything and sierra snowfall. by saturday sunny. sunday morning, about noon more rain, more sierra snow into monday. and by the time we get to the beginning of next week, monday should be pretty clear out there. just morning showers. and then wednesday another chance of rain. >>> and right now, we are tracking an earlier accident. thi

in california alone, at least 27 people have died. the volume of flu patients in san diego county has increased so much a tent had to be set up to manage the influx. >> every year we do see an increase in flu type patients. this year it just hit very hard and very quickly. >> weather we compare it to was 2009 when we had h1n1. >> he said on the hospital's busiest day, over 400 patients came in with flu-like symptoms. >> in san diego in the weeks during the holidays, there were about 3,000 new cases of flu. the tent here we are seeing upwards of 60 patients in an 8-10 hour time period. >> doctors are still encouraging vaccinations. >> even if you get flu and you are vaccinated, your severity is much less. you have lower hospitalizations, less severe illness, lower risk of death. even though it is currently not thought to be as affective as it has been, it is still super important. >> back to you. >>> also new tonight, a southern california man is under arrest accused of taking inappropriate pictures and spying on a child. he was recent

. >> plus, california joins forces with other states to sue the fcc. the legal battle brewing over net neutrality rules. >> it's wednesday, january 17. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's start with traffic and weather. jaclyn, of course, is tracking our commute this morning. how are things looking out there? >> the weather is definitely having an impact on the traffic. neda will getall that in a moment but the fog you will be dealing with for your morning ride so be careful. highway 37 in lakeville, 34 minutes westbound from 80 to 101. speaking of 101, live look at petaluma near petaluma boulevard north and no accidents but definitely dealing with some of that fog out there. so please be safe. we are starting to see a few more cars join the morning commute across the richmond/san rafael bridge but as you can see, not dealing with those foggy conditions so you may want to opt for this approach to highway 37. bay bridge toll plaza it's been a full house this morning. we are not quite in the red. we are getting close just under 20 minutes from

it was a big topic at california's gubernatorial debate last night in southern california. >> we all get we're going to have to compromise. but increasing deportation in our cities, um, building a wall at $30 billion, isn't a compromise. >> i think the spread actually suggesting some things that could help the system. he is actually proposing to have a pathway to citizenship for daca which obama never even did! >> reporter: now, the president's plan is specifically designed to get 60 votes in the senate which is enough to protect it from a filibuster because there is the possibility of another looming government shutdown coming next month. now, a lot of california's representatives speaking out against this plan. senator dianne feinstein tweeting: >>> there's going to be protests around the country continuing today one at noon here in san francisco in front of the i.c.e. office on sansom street. live at city hall, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> the palestinian president has issued a defiant response to president trump's threats to cut more u.s. aid if they do not agree to a peace process.

disable immediately. >>> coming up, could california go all electric? the goal to get rid of gas powered cars. >>> of the rain to come, but first look at this morning, the cloud coverage out there is low visibility. that next storm is in line and i will show you that coming up. cbs eye on the community... presented by target. art and history spark connections across cultures, igniting curiosity, conversation, and inspiration. that's why target supports the asian art museum in san francisco. the asian museum is here to make asian arts and culture relevant. the reality is we all have a story to tell. it's what makes us who we are. cbs eye on the community is sponsored by target. >>> congratulations to the ladies headed off to the winter olympics as a result of the u.s. national figure skating championships completed last night. that team was announced a short while ago this morning. off to the nfl, the playoff teams are favorite, rams over falcons later on today. saints over panthers, and that will be up here on sunday. >> show me the money. >> apparently

but yes, it's california. we do have critical fire danger across southern california. which i do want to show you now. the area under a red flag warning and high wind warning as well. so across southern california. l.a., orange county. they're dealing with dry brush. record high breaking temperatures today. humidity down into the teens and less than 10% by the time this afternoon rolls around. but the peak gusts are actually happening right now, now. for this morning. next few hours, they'll be dealing with a lot of gusty conditions. here's what we're seeing. high pressure has really taken over california. you can see the clear conditions across southern california. it's that high pressure that is sending the santaaba -- santa ana winds towards the l.a. area. for us, more high clouds coming through. high pressure is not allowing any precipitation to dip down into california. so what we're going to see is a continued e al getting a bit of dryer wind. but it's very calm for us. so we're not dealing with what we're seeing down in l.a. or san diego. northeast winds at 8 mi

also, we are following that story out of southern california. santa barbara county has dramatic rescues from the deadly mudslides and we'll talk to the sheriff there. plus, we'll talk to a senator who took part in the remarkable televised meeting with president trump on immigration reform. republican senator james langford joins us as part of our "issues that mattered" series. an early facebook investor is warning about what he says the social media giant's harmful effects on society. his ideas for a solution. that plus the eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. we'll see you at 7:00. >> norah, we are excited to see john dickerson in the morning as well so we'll be watching! >> reporter: aww, thank you. you guys have a great day. >> okay, you, too. >>> the east palo alto city council will have to vote again on whether to allow marijuana businesses in the city. last night's vote ended in a 2- 2 tie so they will have to revote when councilman larry moody is present with the potential tie breaking vote. >>> bart is working to get its new fleet of ca

delivered more state of the state speeches than any other california governor... today -- he delivered his 16th and final one... good a griego >>> jerry brown has delivered more state of the state speeches than any other california governor. today he delivered his last one. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. anne makovec joins us in studio with what governor brown is had to say. >> reporter: this is a speech that governors generally use to chart the course for the next year and it was a chance instead to shape his legacy. >> california was built on dreams and perseverance! and the bolder path is still our way forward. >> reporter: governor jerry brown's final state of the state address was equal parts optimism and raised concern. >> our world, our way of life, our system of governance, all are at a immediate and genuine risk! >> reporter: he sites poisoned politics, nuclear threats and climate change, that's something brown has sounded the alarm on since he became governor in 1975 saying the prosperity of california is directly related to the environment. tod

>> glor: an onslaught of powerful and deadly rivers of mud here in southern california. in some cases the water is waist-deep and homes were washed right off their foundations. tonight the destruction, dramatic rescues, and the search for victims. >> people are buried in there, and we're just doing anything we can. >> glor: also tonight, the president says it's not likely he'll agree to be interviewed by the special counsel. >> hillary clinton had an interview where she wasn't sworn in. she wasn't given the oath. >> glor: a hospital leaves a woman dressed only in a patient's gown in the freezing cold of a baltimore night. >> in 1,000 feet stay to the right. >> glor: and when the g.p.s. rerouted cars to local streets, a town fought back. >> recalculating. this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor, reporting tonight from montecito, california. >> glor: this is our western edition. good evening. first fire, now water. this area of southern california has been hit by back-to-back natural disasters. just weeks after wildfires stripped the land of natural barriers, heavy r

t family lived in -- california, the family lived in texas. the family that moved into their fort worth home found broken windows and waste all over the walls. at the time they thought the family was upset about losing their home to foreclosure, but now they're not sure. neighbors here are also concerned there were signs. >> they home schooled the kids and kept them away from everybody and wouldn't say names. i just thought maybe they were a little out there. >> reporter: many people have been asking how they can help the family. the sheriff department says no legitimate donation pages have been set up. kpix 5 news. >>> tonight we learned a flight from san francisco came within a few hundred miles of a north korean missile. the plane was headed for hong kong back in november when passengers saw parts of the test missile flying through the sky. it's one of hundreds of test missiles to fly through the region that day. >> that's a lot of people put at risk by irresponsible testing of ballistic missiles. >> secretary tillerson is now calling for m

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. >> it's taking its time by the california-oregon border. not impacting the morning commute just yet but what we are seeing out there this morning is fog. it's hazy. visibility will be a problem. look at the view of coit tower. yet again that fog is lingering around the bay and it's working its way all around. it was clear earlier and now you can see this glow coming out of the tower there with the fog that is hanging low. so low clouds are out there. showers in the north bay. patchy fog in the morning hours. widespread rain by lunchtime today. satellite-radar with cloud coverage. there is mist so you may see it on your windows this morning but the raindrops are not going to get here just yet places like san jose dropping down to a half mile. the airport most likely will be impact this morning by fog. and petaluma 1.5-mile visibility there. same with napa and santa rosa. the east bay, south bay, everyone is going to get fog. here's the futurecast. by 9:00 this morning we'll start to see it work its way toward concord and fairfield and by abo

sfx: lights scraping on roof sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. police say it happened last >>> a santa rosa man died after a skiing accident in south lake tahoe. police say it happened last wednesday at the heavenly ski resort. he has been identified as 49- year-old louis cario, iii. he was teaching his friend's son how to ski when the accident happened. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> the bit of cold gripping much of the u.s. is now blamed for nine deaths and it's -- the bitter cold gripping much of the u.s. is now blamed for nine deaths and it's making life dangerous in some places. >> reporter: a drive in lancaster, new york, captured these images of a massive pile- up on the throughway. at least 75 vehicles were involved. >> you couldn't see a gosh darned thing in front of you. there was a complete whiteout. you couldn't even tell it was a complete whiteout. >> reporter: in new york city firefighters battled the friend cold fighting a season alarm -- frigid cold fighting a seven alarm

john blackstone, crescent city, california. >> quijano: spectacular. well, that's the cbs weekend news for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us and . >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. >>> now at 6, people all over california are counting down to the smoke of midnight. recreational pot becomes legal just six hours from now. and good evening to you, i'm juliette goodrich. >>> and i'm brian hackney. just one of the big changes we'll be seeing tomorrow, kpix 5 joe vazquez is where a couple of hundred thousand people will usher in the new year with a bang. >> reporter: we'll have a lot of friends as the night goes on. a crisp, cool night, the show begins in just under six hours but already crowds are busling here . police will be here too, not only in uniform but undercover. there were threats but now there are no threats in place. they are not taking any chances and they're here and are having emergency procedures in place just in place. some f

this triage tent was constructed down in southern california. a director at the medical center says her staff is treating 60 more patients each day than usual. this is one of the worst flu seasons in years. in california, at least 42 people under the age of 65 have died of complications from the virus. >>> amazon has announced its top 20 cities for a second headquarters. the full list of finalists leans toward locations in the midwest, south and east coast, but l.a. did make the list. other cities include atlanta, boston, chicago, toronto, dallas, washington, dc. the criteria, it has to be a metropolitan area with a population greater than a million and the ability to attract and keep strong technical talent. >>> the earth's warming continues in 2017. nasa said last year was second warmest year after 2016 but unlike 2016, 2017's warmth was not aided by el nino. it's fueled by emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases according to some experts. >>> today we have rain. >> we are watching the rain coming down to the north of us. throug

that's illegal under california employment law. in california your viewpoint is to protect a characteristic. i could no more refuse to hire an attorney at my firm because they voted for bernie sanders than google can refuse to promote somebody because they voted for donald trump. >> the lawsuit itself is nearly 200 pages long and it contains almost 100 pages of screen shots from internal google message boards and these screen shots are meant to show the kind of harassment and discrimination faced by white people, man and conservatives at the company and -- men and conservatives at the company and here are a few. a meme generator said if you want to increase diversity at google, fire all the bigoted white men. there are conservative black lists inside of google it's alleged. a manager said, "i'm considering creating a public inside google document of people who make diversity difficult," which she defined as people who repeatedly make public statements unsupportive of diversity. in a follow-up she wrote that managers could use that

plans immigration raids in northern california. >> regardless of what i.c.e. or anyone else threatens, if they want to come arrest me, they know where to fine me. >> i would go to jail. >> are you ready to go to jail? >> yes. >> in sacramento state attorney general xavier becerra says he cannot confirm whether the raids would happen but kpix 5 has learned i.c.e. is going to arrest more than 1500 illegal immigrants across northern california. >>> powerful waves are churning in the pacific and making their way to bay area beaches. jackie ward reports. we can see the waves behind you. >> reporter: yeah. the waves are causing a really serious problem as they do when waves are so high in pacifica. it's not raining. it's just misting thanks to the waves. these waves have been growing all week long. it is the same situation further down the coast in santa cruz. the national weather service is reporting this morning that a strong storm system over the eastern pacific is generating this large dangerous, as well. waves could be up to 22 feet. that means there will be lo

warning california to hold on tight. good evening, i'm allen martin. i'm elizabeth cook in for veronica. we begin with breaking news: shots fired across the street from the west oakland bart station.. at 7th and chester street. chop . >>> california holding on tight. >> we begin with breaking news. shots fired from the west oakland bart station at 7th and chester. chopper 5 is over the scene. a bart police officer opened fire injuring two people. this happened at about 4: 40 this afternoon. bart police then called in oakland police officers for assistance. no word yet on what led up to the shooting. there's still a heavy police presence in the area as the investigation continues. this video from meal showing an ambulance on the scene. two men were transported to the hospital for medical attention. no word on how serious their injuries are. we have also learned a firearm was recovered from the scene. this is a developing story and we will have a live report coming up. >>> our other top story. california became a sanctuary state this week and the feds ar

it begins to work its way south into far northern california. right now we're on the fringe of things tuesday and wednesday. two things i expect next week, this to push farther south. by next thursday we may see light spread to moderate range and moving over that ridge of high pressure, snow in the sierra, much lower snow levels and better conditions for skiers and snowboarders. we could see a couple rounds of sierra snowfall next week. patchy fog tonight. the storm track returns next week giving us two rain chances. highs tomorrow well above average. concord should be 55 but will be 62. sunnyvale 62, union city 60, san ramon, 60, antioch, pittsburg, discovery point low to mid-60s. santa rosa 64, st. st. helena 66. sunshine all day long saturday and sunday, dry on martin luther king, jr. holiday on monday. showers tuesday and light rain is possible coming up on thursday. that's your forecast. times for d- >> paul, thank you. >>> coming up tonight at 10:00 on nightbeat he was arrested multiple times for dui. tonight he's thanking the officers who

.>> use of a high wind in southern california. 35 in santa clara. last winter's heavy rain, cruise fred -- spent months preparing sections near the santa cruz county line building three retaining walls. they used lightweight cellular concrete to construct a new roadway. the grand opening was pretty low-key. we will have more ahead at 6:00. >>> this already brutal flu season appears to be getting worse. >> it's one of the worst seasons in a decade. >> glenn ramirez is live in san jose with how california is getting hit the hardest. glenn? >> reporter: california is getting hit hard by the flu, normally this time of your state health officials say there would only be 3-4 deaths throughout the entire state of california but already there are many more of that. and as you said, it's not slowing down. >> reporter: doctors with the state department of public health say it's early in the flu season but already having a devastating impact on california.>> we had 27 deaths reported to people -- to us in people under the age of 65. most of those who died did

dense fog advisory in effect for central california. if you are heading there, keep this in mind. quarter mile or less visibility. that's why this advisory has been issued through 11 a.m. there's a chance for the bay area as well just around that sunrise, 7:24 this morning, we may also get a dense fog advisory. that's when it will get worse as the temperatures cool off even more which could also cause more saturation. futurecast showing even that fog here in the futurecast. usually we see cloud cover or rain with this view but the models are also showing that thick fog because it's so dense. it's going to last through about 9:00 this morning for the bay area. about 10, 11:00 this morning for the central valley. so here's why we have a foggy friday. it's hard to say that but clear skies, surface moisture causing this reduction in visibility. we also have very calm winds out there. we are going to see a sunny day though. our friday is going to look good eventually once the fog burns off. temperatures upper 50s, low 60s. that seven-day forecast showing a beautiful weekend in storm up

he said the california mother of three was in excellent health. she practiced yoga and ran three marathons. >> she was in the peak of her life. >> reporter: oxley said thomas visited the hospital twice. she was admitted to intensive care just days later and died within hours. >> the flu had gone to pneumonia that had gone to septic shock, and it consumed her so quickly, it's hard to grasp. >> reporter: thomas is one of 42 people in california under 65 who have died from the flu this season. nationwide 26 states are reporting high influenza-like illness activity. according to the centers for disease control and prevention. >> unfortunately this year's influenza season is proving particularly difficult. >> reporter: over the weekend 10-year-old nico mallozzi was traveling with his hockey team in western new york when he was diagnosed with the flu. he died on his way back home to connecticut. at least 22 children have been reportedly killed by the flu this season. the cdc's dr. daniel jernigan believes that number is much higher. >> sometimes half is

t family lived in -- california, the family lived in texas. the family that moved into their fort worth home found broken windows and waste all over the walls. at the time they thought the family was upset about losing their home to foreclosure, but now they're not sure. neighbors here are also concerned there were signs. >> they home schooled the kids and kept them away from everybody and wouldn't say names. i just thought maybe they were a little out there. >> reporter: many people have been asking how they can help the family. the sheriff department says no legitimate donation pages have been set up. kpix 5 news. >>> tonight we learned a ight from san francisco came within a few hundred miles of a north korean missile. the plane was headed for hong kong back in november when passengers saw parts of the test missile flying through the sky. it's one of hundreds of test missiles to fly through the region that day. >> that's a lot of people put at risk by irresponsible testing of ballistic missiles. >> secretary tillerson is now calling for mor

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do your thing, with energy upgrade california. but the city of cupertino is fighting to ban dispensaries. a new ordinance which takes effect january 19th does al >>> marijuana is now legal statewide in california. but a new ordinance allows indoor cultivation of up to six plants and allows pot products to be delivered from other cities. >>> bark is adding a surcharge on paper tickets to encourage riders to switch. the agency estimates the change could bring in nearly $6 million. currently about 70% of riders use the cards and by june half of those will pay to get the card, leaving about 15% of riders using tickets. bart is looking at a windfall of about $9 million in year. >>> san francisco's cable car fleet could be repaired. capital funding documents pointed to a needed overhaul priced at $42 million starting this year and stretching to 2038. 40 cars make up the fleet and 28 of those are in active service, others undergoing minor repairs. >> so iconic in san francisco. >> every time i have family and friends that come in, they w

according to the california dmv, they expect about 60% of people with a california driver's license or id to apply for the real id. 20million people will try and make an appointment at the dmv over the next two and a half years to get that card. the state estimates it will need about $220 million and 700 workers to handle all the applications. that could mean long lines at already crowded dmvs. >> people actually coming in, reestablishing their identities and applying for a real id. it's not mandatory. >> reporter: residents have to go in person with proof of identity plus two items proving residency like a utility bill or mortgage. and you want proof of the valid social security number. you can still use your current california driver's license to drive even after october 2020. you can use your passport to travel as well. if you don't have that, you'll really need that real id. it costs $35, the same as a normal driver's license. >>> the government shutdown could play your tax returns and it appears millennials are likely to commit financial infidelity. >> reporter: a prolonged govern

yeah, you can't california roll this on the four way. you can't because people are coming, there's bike lanes on both sides. >> reporter: just minutes after the accident happened, he said he is still shaken up by it all. >> it's sad, that's for sure. we're fragile. >> reporter: since the accident involved one of their city vehicles, they are asking the california highway patrol to handle the investigation. in berkeley, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> in southern california, the death toll from the disastrous are mud slides has now grown to 18. emergency crews recovered the body of an 87-year-old man inside his house today. seven more people are still missing tonight. tuesday's mud slides also destroyed at least 100 homes. to give you a better sense of the devastation, check out the satellite image of montecito near santa barbara before the mud slide. you see lots of green there. this is the same area after covered in a brown layer of mud. >>> tonight search crews are racing to find victims who may still be trapped in the mud. reporter randy p

agents in california. >> california better hold on tight. they're about to see a lot more special agents, a lot more federal agents in california. >> president trump's homeland security chief echoed that sentiments today. and oakland city council member was forced to respond. >> this reenforces why it is so important that the oakland police department not collude with i.c.e. the trump administration made it clear. >> there's no word yet of any plans to launch official investigations into the lawmakers. >> a feud is brewing tonight between president trump and his former chief strategist. steve bannon is speaking out about part of the russia investigation in his explosive new book. and the president is not happy about it. >> reporter: steve bannon didn't hold back while being interviewed by michael wolf for his new book on the trump administration. in exerts from fire and fury inside the trump white house, bannon described a meeting at trump tower with a russian lawyer as treasonous and unpatriotic. donald trump jr., campaign chairman paul man

california. >> they're kind of doing what you do when you have an avalanc avalanche. you go around and poke and if you feel something different, you try to figure out what it is. >> reporter: nearly two days they've been going around. this is still a search-and-rescue operation. first responders say other responders may be trapped in the mud somewhere. >> there are several factors that go into determining how long a victim will be viable. air temperature, soil temperature, weather conditions and the like. >> reporter: 500 rescue workers have been combing through the debris field. they've already canvassed more than 75% of it, but what remains are the hardest hit and least accessible areas. much of it is taking place here in montecito south of los angeles. hundreds of homes have either been damaged or destroyed by the mudslides. >> oh, my god, mom. >> reporter: using his cell phone marco farrell captured the scene with his cell phone at his parents' home in montecito. >> it was banging against the house. the most vicious violent sounds you've ever heard. >> reporter: s

and on that note parents across california will now have an easier time sharing diaper duty. another new law states that all public venues must provide at least one diaper changing station accessible to both women and men. employer how much money you made heads up, job hunters. you don't have to tell a prospective employer how much money you made for previous work. it's a new law that supporters say could help close the gender pay gap. >>> many bay area cities are raising the minimum wage in the new year on top of a statewide increase. in california the minimum wage just increased from 10.50 to $11 an hour for larger businesses. at the city level the biggest jumps are in mountain view and sunnyvale, minimum wages there just rising by $2 to $15 an hour. kpix5's mark sayre on how much difference it's really going to make. >> reporter: in sunnyvale and mountain view definitely leading with that $15 mark and that is the direction the whole state will be headed in the next five years. here in sunnyvale as of yesterday, the minimum wage was $13 an hour. as of today, it is 15 bucks

in california, 32 people died this week alone. statewide, 74 people have died so far. compared to 14 deaths. the same time last year. an 80% increase. here in the bay area the number of flu -related deaths stands at 25.>>> this is the man behind -- this is the man behind two shootings at napa. 28-year-old nicholas reno. arrested wednesday after police say he shot a man in the parking lot of the starbucks on lincoln avenue. he is suspected of shooting a second man some miles away on baywood lane. in both cases, the injuries were life-threatening. he's being held without bail and multiple charges including attempted murder. >>> one-man driver -- a tesla driver found out the autopilot river -- feature will not save him from a drunk driving arrest. he passed out with the tesla stopped waking up he assured the officers what the -- the car was on autopilot.'s strategy failed and they arrested him on suspicion of dui and towed his car away. >>> the railcars are here. the first cars up and running for tonight. we spotted the clean new cars pulling into the richmond station thi

here's why we have high pressure over california. and there are some storms, but they're to the north. so the cloud coverage we're getting is basically the tail of these storms. so they're getting all the rain in washington and oregon. and we're get being a bit of the high clouds. but the warmer weather pattern is here to stay. that is also causing santa ana conditions in southern california, where they have high-wind warning and red flag warning. peak gusts up to 65 miles per hour throughout the afternoon. and now, for the next several days, this will be our story. we'll have clear conditions. and storms are going to stay to the north of us. so you can definitely see it in your seven-day forecast. with the mostly sunny skies. and temperatures. look at that. into the upper 60s. pretty much every day through this weekend. except on wednesday. tuesday night into wednesday, we'll get a little bit of a coastal breeze. and that may cool us out a little bit. but we are above average kind of week. >> loving the warm. >>> coming up, a major

housing inventory in california is at an all-time low. the market is so hot that many buyers are not even looking at the homes before putting in an offer. >> buyers typically may write three or four offers. >> last month in alameda county houses estate on the market a median of 13 days. 12 days in san mateo county. >>> in oakland officials want retrofitting of buildings that are prone to earthquake damage. in an effort to protect the soft story buildings, they will vote on an ordinance that would require buildings to undergo seismic elector fitting. >>> the family of a guatemalan man killed by plainclothes policeman has settled its lawsuit. the da said that he was chasing a man down the street in 2015. when officers arrived they say he took a swipe at one of them and so they opened fire. he was shot six times including once in the back. activists say he may not have understood commands to drop the knife or did not know that the men were police officers. >>> a fiery crash left one person dead and another with life-threatening injuries. it