. >> elizabeth cook introduces us to this week's students rising above scholars who found both on her way to success. >> reporter: old friends catching up on zoom, an experience we have shared during the pandemic. for diana and jessica, this call is special. jessica is a college adviser at students rising above and diana is one of two dozen students she's served, their first in person meeting happened many years ago. >> i remember when i met. we met at starbucks. >> you could see she was quiet, reserved. that was her personality. you could see that beneath that there was so much. >> reporter: sitting across from jessica, a shy high school junior reeling from the shock of being selected sra scholar an achievement diana would keep secret at first from everyone including her family. >> i didn't tell anyone because i didn't think i was going to get it. i was scared like how do i tell this to mom? >> struggling with parental and cultural expectations that including work, not higher education. >> i didn't grow up with anyone, seeing anyone else go to college. i was like everyone in my famil

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> i'm allen martin. today fda advisers granted emergency use authorization for moderna's covid booster vaccine. they recommended a lower dose of that shot for seniors and other high-risk groups who got their first doses at least 6 months ago. advisers say the booster could go into arms as soon as next week t guidelines. >> it's critical that we prevent infection as much as we can. >> please get vaccinated. that is how we put this pandemic behind us. >> millions who got their pfizer shot 6 months ago are already getting a booster of that brand. the fda will discuss boosters of johnson & johnson's vaccine tomorrow. >>> joining us live now is the chief executive from ucsf health. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. good evening. >> we've been talking about the pfizer booster shots for a while, and i moderna is one step closer to getting booster shots into arms. can you tell us why older folks may need the third shot of moderna, though a lesser dose? >> sure. very similar to the pfi

kpix's elizabeth cook shows us there's a determination to navigate higher education. >>> alberto feelo is looking ahead to college filling out applications and working on a personal essay. >> my dream school is berkeley. >> the 17-year-old high school senior is not alone. at his side urban buckner, the school's counseling department and coleader of its first generation club. both resources for students like alberto that need support. >> there's information on the systems. the usc community colleges and private schools. >> interest in education that urban knows is difficult to navigate. he was born in santa clara county in 1992 and his parents split up in grade school. she sent urban to live in guatemala with his parents and his return after rigorous private schooling in another country was hard. >> it was a cultural shock. the rigor of the classes were different. >>> urban found himself in two worlds back in guatemala the american kid and in the u.s. the kid that showed up to junior high school dressed in a suit. >> i had a cardigan and shiny shoes. and you know the pants and that look

here is elizabeth cook. >> i am more of a hands on kind of person. >> reporter: the knack for mechanical engineering drives ability to fix just about anything. >> this is pretty clear. >> reporter: including cars owned by friends and family who pay the 22-year-old senior to perform basic maintenance like oil changes. >> i worked on cars for a little side hustle i guess. i want to help them. they don't know they're capable of doing it themselves. >> he has always been willing to help others. when we first met him in 2018 he was interning at san francisco's ritz carlton hotel behind the scenes. hands on with everything from building maintenance to woodworking. >> you are either working on a different project or new things come up in the hotel. >> work and school provided him with a clear path to success, steering him away from a road he had seen others take. >> everything that was around me that was going on, i am like it's not in me. i want to do something different, make my future better. >> i am super excited to finally make it to the senior year. i am almost at the finish line. >> here

. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. the rain is really starting to ramp up right now. this was the scene in san francisco about an hour ago. umbrellas up as the rain comes down. >> and this is what it looks like for all of those in drivers out there right now in the east bay tonight. alex montano out on the roads. >> paul heggen is tracking a lot more rain on the way. >> yes sob if you haven't figured out yet, you will. i had to remember last night whether it was up or down on the little lover to turn the windshield wipers on. you'll definitely need them this evening. here is how much we've picked up so far, since the rain started around this time yesterday. just a trace for san jose. don't worry, eventually you're going to get some eventually rainfall. just over a tenth of an inch for san francisco. over an inch and a quarter so far for kentfield. you've been the big winners so far in the north bay. this is light rain. it will soak in nicely. there's heavier rain the forecast. in fact, a couple of waves, but not tonight. this is what we'll see, light off and on shower

. >>> good evening i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. >> a working report on the leaning tower resumed today. >> kpix5 spoke to a structural engineering consultant who believes it is time to put the brakes on the entire project, max? >> reporter: for months we reported on this fix to the tower that actually has been making the problem worse than better. construction crews were out here today once again working on one part of the project. that structural engineer thinks there is serious potential that this retrofit will hit another big roadblock. >> reporter: construction crews were busy on the corner of mission and fremont today as work on parts of san francisco's leaning tower retrofit resumes. work on the fix was put on pause just before labor day once it became apparent construction methods were making the problem worse. >> we have not gotten to the worse part of the fix yet. the most risky part of the fix. >> reporter: david williams is a structural engineer and deep foundation expert. in 2017 concerned unit owners hired him as a consultant after learning their luxury high-rise bar

i'm ken bastida. >>> and i'm elizabeth cook. don't let the calm skies full you right now. you only have about 24 hours left to prepare for the atmospheric river rolling our way. >> most of the bay area likely to see inches of rain on sunday but with much more, and snow in higher elevations. flash flood watches have already been issued for the last year's burn scar areas. the storm will also come with some strong wind and large ocean swells. paul heggen begins our coverage. >> you have been talking about this on cbsn bay area , this 5 out of 5. river ratea level >>> it means

i'm ken bastida. >>> and i'm elizabeth cook. don't let the calm skies full you right now. you only have about 24 hours left to prepare for the atmospheric river rolling our way. >> most of the bay area likely to see inches of rain on sunday but with much more, and snow in higher elevations. flash flood watches have already been issued for the last year's burn scar areas. the storm will also come with some strong wind and large ocean swells. paul heggen begins our coverage. >> you have been talking about this on cbsn bay area , this 5 out of 5. river ratea level >>> it means there will be a tremendous amount of water being transported through the atmosphere over our heads. it's really centered right on the bay area. this red shaded area is where we will be at the extreme to exceptional up on the atmospheric river scale. i did talk about this in our weather extra segment on cbsn bay area. a typical atmospheric river transports the amount of water that goes through the mississippi river. these exceptional events transport 10 times that amount. a lot of the water will get sque

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> and i'm ken bastida. for baseball fans, it doesn't get much better than this. giants, dodgers, a playoff showdown. >> we are livid oracle park, about 30 minutes from the first pitch. you can just feel the excitement building. the place is vibrating right now. now the big crowd is settling in for an historic playoff series between two huge rivals. >> we have team coverage of game one of the national division series. >> let's begin on the water with kpix 5's wilson walker. he has paddled his way to mccovey cove. >> reporter: hello. we are here at mccovey cove. the wind we have been talking about all day has died down. a few more folks have shown up. as we showed you earlier, we might have eight or nine kayaks now, but as we were mentioning, the real excitement coming into this over here in the ball game , and before i got out here on the water, i had a chance to talk to some of the folks who are lucky enough to have tickets to tonight's game, and got some of their thoughts as they were showing up to the bal

i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. >>> right now the west contra costa school district is considering a vaccine mandate for thousands of its students. >> but tonight the controversy isn't just about the mandate. kpix5's andrea nakano is live in richmond with some new developments in just the past few minutes. andrea? >> reporter: liz, the school board broke this down into three motions perform one was for the staff, board members and volunteers. the second one was for the vendors and the third one was to mandate vaccines for students. well, that third issue was the biggest issue and they still haven't taken a vote on that tonight. >>some parents lined up at de'jon middle school hoping to get into the in-person board meeting. >> i'm here as a concerned parent. why not let me in. >> reporter: she missed the 3:00 deadline to register to attend the meeting. she said her oldest daughter is vaccinated but wants more time to decide whether or not the shot is right for her youngest child. >> i feel like as a parent and that's my child, let me make the decision. allow me to make that decision.

i'm elizabeth cook. >>>@tran08. that memo reads in part as follows, quote, we care deeply about issues like safety, well- being, and mental health. it is difficult to see coverage that misrepresents our work and our motives. if we did not care about fighting harmful content, then why would we employ so many more people dedicated to this than any other company in our space? in a company statement earlier today, facebook said it does agree that it is time to create some standard rules for the internet. >>> advocacy groups like the bay area nonprofit common sense media are urging parents to use this moment as a launchpad for imported conversations with their kids. >> i will talk about how there is a magical appearance on platforms like instagram, where everyone looks beautiful all of the time, and how celebrities airbrush and photoshop their images. >> just as a citizen, and human to human, of course it is a concern. i mean, the algorithm is driven to make money. >>> it is not just facebook that makes money on facebook

. >>> good evening i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida new tonight, disturbing body camera video released. the incident led to the county's largest lawsuit in history. a $10 million settlement. kpix5 is live outside of the main jail. you just spoke to the supervisor who demanded the sheriff release these videos months ago, maria? >> reporter: and ken, after this incident the sheriff's office launched an internal affairs investigation but quietly closed that case. the supervisor i spoke to says the public may never of heard of this case had the family not filed the lawsuit. warning to viewers the footage you are about to see may be disturbing [ screaming ] >> i am dying. >> reporter: body camera video slows he is pleading for medical help after he reportedly beaten his head. >> he is banging his head. he has blood everywhere in our van right now. >> reporter: hogan was held at the elm wood correctional facility when he told the officers he was not feeling well. >> the doctor is waiting for you. the doctor is waiting for you. >> reporter: according to a county report there was no ambulance

. >>> good evening i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida new tonight, disturbing body camera video released. the incident led to the county's largest lawsuit in history. a $10 million settlement. kpix5 is live outside of the main jail. you just spoke to the supervisor who demanded the sheriff release these videos months ago, maria? >> reporter: and ken, after this incident the sheriff' an internal arsion but quietly closed that case. the supervisor i spoke to says the public may never of heard of this case had the family not filed the lawsuit. warning to viewers the footage you are about to see may be disturbing [ screaming ] >> i am dying. >> reporter: body camera video slows he is pleading for medical help after he reportedly beaten his head. >> he is banging his head. he has blood everywhere in our van right now. >> reporter: hogan was held at the elm wood correctional facility when he told the officers he was not feeling well. >> the doctor is waiting for you. the doctor is waiting for you. >> reporter: according to a county report there was no ambulance or medical staff waiting for hog

. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. let's get right to meteorologist paul heggen. >>> we start with the good news that today's red flag warning expired a few hours ago. the wind has calmed down significantly. most are in the 5 to 10 mile- per-hour range. stronger at sfo and the coast. so today, that prompted the red flag warning, they have diminished. the next red flag warning goes into effect on thursday. at e moment, the only bay area county included in this is a llano county. it could be expanded into the north bay mountains. we will keep an eye out for anything added onto solano county. this goes into effect on 10:00 morning there's a morning, and ends at 8:00 thursday evening. it is gusty offshore wind ringing in low humidity air. we will look at the fire danger index and whether any sprinkles will be headed our way. some clouds move through tonight. >>> east bay mud has installed 40 portable generators and pumps to be sure water keeps flowing to its over 1 million customers in the event of a large-scale outage. >>

good afternoon, i'm elizabeth cook. our top story at 3:00 on kpix5 and cbs bay area. the first statewide vaccine mandate for students. once the vaccines are approved by the fda for their grade, they would be required for in- person learning in january. >> we are anticipating a future with the winter surge that has states like challenging for california in the past. we are mindful we still have work to do. we want to get this thing done. >> the requirement will roll out in two phases, 7-12 first, and then kindergarten through 6 next. >> there is a struggle to get where we need to go. and that means we need to do more and we need to do better to reach out. and to make available more opportunities. >> we first brought you the governor's news conference on cbs bay area. you can stay updated streaming on kpix.com or the kpix5 news app. >>> and kpix5's betty yu is following this story and will have much more for you tonight at 5:00. >>> let's take a live look outside. smoke may be a part of your saturday, the air quality management district issued a spare the air alert for

. >>> and i'm elizabeth cook. we are following breaking news. a high profile former oakland police captain shotwell pumping gas. >> kenny choi is live at oakland highland hospital where the police chief just spoke at a few minutes ago. what's the latest? >> reporter: the chief would not confirm the identity of the victim in this shooting, but kpix 5 sources have confirmed that the person who suffered multiple gunshot wounds this afternoon shortly after 1:00 is opd former captain erise joyner. he was shot in an attempted robbery in west oakland this afternoon. kpix 5 has obtained surveillance images showing a man in a ac

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. chief meteorologist paul heggen is tracking that storm and the cooldown headed our way. finally. i'm so excited. >> we can deliver that good news. >> fall is here. >> still thunderstorms activity over southern california right now. let's take a closer look at that. the radar loop over the last three hours, another crowd to grambling state strike over santa barbara this moved away from doloanand e phia stadium where they had chargers game. there is a roof over the field but the end zone is open to the air. cloud to ground lightning threat. this system is not going to make its way towards us. we will be under the influence of the storm system moving towards the pacific northwest which will drop our temperatures big-time. livermore made it up to 94 degrees. 70 degrees. that is an abrupt shift in temperatures. it will bring a big drop in those temperatures. we will take a look at tomorrow's high temperatures in detail coming up. >> there has never been in a time in america when this much

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> and i'm ken bastida. for baseball fans, it doesn't get much better than this. giants, dodgers, a playoff showdown. >> we are livid oracle park, about 30 minutes from the first pitch. you can just feel the excitement building.

i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. >> drying off and cleaning up, this evening there is still work to do in the santa cruz mountains after our epic storm. kpix 5 begins our storm coverage live from boulder creek. devin? >> reporter: yeah, when boulder creek fire department forms the nerve response of the emergency response in this area. at the height of the storm, the fire department says they had as as many as 16 different emergency calls for help and services. the emergency response phase of the storm is winding down. the cleanup continues and people in this area say they are thankful the mudslides did not materialize. >> the rain was coming down really good and the winds picked up. >> reporter: the combination of wind and rain uprooted several trees toppling them on to will's home. >> i could hear the cracking and popping of something getting ready to fall and then, boom, the lights went out and the high powerlines arced. >> reporter: by daylight, crews raced to remove the trees and restore power, a scene replayed countless times across the santa cruz mountains after the first m

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. kiet do is live at a special school board meetings where the community hopes to get answers tonight. it? >> reporter: quite a sizable crowd out here, very lively. they are ready to go inside. stred upd .0 people were

i'm elizabeth cook. >> just minutes ago the city of richmond confirmed to kpix5 that the chief is on paid leave because of a quote unfolding family situation. >> the details are complicated but according to the bay area news group, which first broke the story, an 18-year-old family member who french claims is being manipulated by a pimp is accusing her husband of physical attacks and death threats, the husband is always on leave tonight. and there is more. the paper reports vallejo's police chief is accused of tipping off the oakland police chief about one of those attacks. >> internal affairs is looking into oakland's chief. we reached out to oakland and vallejo police and the chief's attorney for comment tonight but have not heard back yet. >>> now, lots still unfolding here. our morning team will get you up-to-date on this story beginning tomorrow at 4:30. >>> looking live at san francisco. in less than an hour the deadline will pass for the essential workers will be vaccinated. tonight, the police union says that can mean 120 fewer officers starting tomorrow when it needs them th

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. days ago, we were worrying about our water supply, but how much did that storm actually help our reservoirs? >> we sent kpix 5 wilson walker to marin and sonoma counties to find out. >> i always think of nature and the animals and so now our animals are okay and the fire danger is going away and, yeah, it's absolutely gorgeous. >> reporter: the morning came. the storm had passed. before our eyes a different landscape in the wake of the atmospheric river, the north bay is basking in the glory of an epic storm that was needed. >> it was a great weekend for us water nerds and water managers. this storm is bigger than we had forecasted and thought. >> last week we showed you the east fork of the russian river barely crawling into lake mendocino. now the river is carrying the storm and as of today, the lake was up 5,000 acre feet. >> lake sonoma just from this rainfall has received over 13,000 acre feet into that reservoir. >> one of our smallest lakes, phoenix lake, is spilling now. >> re

good evening i'm elizabeth cook. >>> o into thne break ins that have some san francisco residents saying enough. >> tonight, kpix5 betty yu discovered people in the marina are fed up of the crime they are hiring their own security services. betty. >> that is right. i just met a private security guard who works for a home across the palace of fine arts. he says he himself is intervened with nine car burglaries since the summer. if you take a look around here it is not hard to find broken glass and signs of damage everywhere. >> it only takes a few seconds and witnesses or drivers passing by do not seem to detour thieves. this car break in happened on hawthorne street last month. the owner said she had nothing inside her brand-new caand ill immune. on friday, this dash camera video caught reported thefts. >> we don't feel safe in our neighborhood. we have alarm, we have cameras on our property but we want the extra security of having someone have eyes on our place. >> reporter: this resident said that home and auto burglaries in her neighborhood have gotten so out of hand she now is paying

good evening i'm elizabeth cook. >>> i'm ken bastida. let's get to the top news, about the a's. >> two hours ago alameda county supervisors are throwing support behind a move to keep the a's in oakland. contributing future tax revenue to help the team pay for parks, affording housing and other infrastructure. the nonbinding resolution passed by 4-1 vote. oakland mayor had this to say, quote, tonight's vote from the board of supervisors is a historic action that creates a clear path to keep the a's rooted in oakland and build a world class waterfront ballpark district that will benefit bay area residents for generations to come. >>> our other top story tonight, we could be just days away now from 5-11- year-olds getting the pfizer vaccine. final approval from the cdc could come as soon as next week after the fda panel gave the green light. >> what will the roll out look like in the bay area and what are top doctors saying? >> reporter: we are hoping it is the final frontier when we go back to normal life. >> three out of three bay area do

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> and i'm ken bastida. we start with first steps towards shedding indoor masks mandates. >> health officers from eight bay area counties came together to map out what it would take for counties to lose their indoor masks mandates. it will be anytime soon. >> kiet do is live at the santa clara county health department to break it all down for us. >> reporter: these health officers have been working on this for quite some time. the goal was to make the data easy to track, so the public to monitor the progress themselves. dr. sarah cody was is upbeat and optimistic today as we have seen her in a while, talking about the new metrics for lifting the indoor mask mandate. >> together, i hope that we can get to the other side of this pandemic as quickly as possible. >> reporter: to lift the mask mandate, each county must be in the yellow tier for 3 weeks, and covid hospitalizations in the jurisdiction must be low and stable. this is new. 80% of the jurisdictions total population, and it just of those eligible, but

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> and i'm ken bastida. it's a very busy halloween weekend in the city . a record crowd streaming into golden gate park for outside lands. kpix 5's andria borba is live at golden gate park. the city has been buzzing for the past couple of days. it's really going to hit a peek this weekend. >> reporter: i wouldn't say that outside lands is buzzing , as much as something right now. i'm between two stages. i can barely hear you talking. and here was 70,000 of my closest friends for the biggest party ever san francisco has thrown since the pandemic began. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: grab your flower crown, cowboy hat, or whatever, because outside lands is back.

i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm allen martin. this evening , police are reporting that the subject is armed and dangerous. kpix 5's devin fehely is live in san jose with the story. >> reporter: police say the search for the suspect has stalled out. they don't know where this guy is, but they want to find him, not only because of the irreparable damage he has caused the family, but for the very real and ongoing danger they believe he poses to the public. this is 33-year-old marco santos and his wife sondra. they've been married for 16 years, and had built a wife and family together, including four children. >> on june 4th, my husband's life was taken by this suspect. he left behind not only me, but our children as well. >> reporter: san jose police say that marco was gunned down at the woods apartment complex by this man, and investigators say they don't know what triggered the shooting. there is no evidence the two men knew each other or had a history of conflict. >> this is a senseless killing. this killing occurred in front of

i'm elizabeth cook. >> just minutes ago the city of richmond confirmed to kpix5 that the chief is on paid leave because of a quote unfolding family situation. >> the details are complicated but according to the bay area news group, which first broke the story, an 18-year-old family member who french claims is being manipulated by a pimp is accusing her husband of physical attacks and death threats, the husband is always on leave tonight. and there is more. the paper reports vallejo's police chief is accused of tipping off the oakland police chief about one of those attacks. >> internal affairs is looking into oakland's chief. we reached out to oakland and vallejo police and the chief's attorney for comment tonight but have not heard back yet. >>> now, lots still unfolding here. our morning team will get you up-to-date on this in tomorrow at 4:30. >>> looking live at san francisco. in less than an hour the deadline will pass for the essential workers will be vaccinated. tonight, the police union says that can mean 120 fewer officers starting tomorrow when it needs them the most. andre

. >>> it i'm elizabeth cook. we start with the breaking news as crews try to contain a wildfire parties of watsonville. allen martin has the very latest. >> reporter: here is what we know. a 40 acre wildfire burning between watsonville and morgan hill right now. minutes ago , he learned that people in watsonville are under evacuation warnings. that wildfire torching some dry trees and brush. the fire sparked above hazel dellark. some viewers report seeithat smseair onding to e re of crlling in multiple enginectib burn in ranch area near hazel dell road today, but cal fire has not confirmed if this fire is related to that one. meanwhile, chief meteorologist paul heggen has more on the conditions. >>> i want to start with the live look from the top of mount madonna at that fire, which continues to burn and send up the smoke plume as it is actively underway. conditions will get better as we had through the evening, as the temperatures drop, but for right now, the temperature is at 77 degrees. the humidity is only 15

. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. kpix 5's andre nakano has more on the split decision some are calling historic. >> reporter: a mistrial was declared in this case, but family members of laudemer arboleda and the das office or declaring victory tonight , as andrew hall was convicted of a lesser charge of assault with a firearm. hall is being tried in connection with the case it happened and 2018. jurors could not agree on the involuntary manslaughter charge, but found him guilty of assault with a firearm. police had tried to pull over arboleda during a chase. prosecutors argued during the trial the deputy hall used excessive, unreasonable, and unnecessary force when he shot at arboleda nine times as he was trying to drive away. hall's lawyers argued the officer feared for his safety and was trying to protect himself. family advocates say that today's verdict is a huge step in addressing police accountability, since hall was the first officer charged for nonduty shooting in contra costa county. >> this is an historic m

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> and i'm ken bastida. a different vibe out there tonight. kpix 5's andria borba is live in the marina. >> reporter: i've heard a lot of shouting out here, and screaming and cheering for the giants game tonight. residents and business owners have been talking about one thing today, and that is how busy it is out here on the streets of san francisco. for businesses, this is a very good sign. >> we are really excited about it. we think it will be the best weekend so far since the pandemic started. >> reporter: joe is with the san francisco's visitors and convention bureau, and says it is not like pre-pandemic levels, but is a good start. you notice how busy it is by driving down the streets. lombard street was packed after getting off of the golden gate bridge, and there is a lot more congestion on city streets in general. areas like the marina are noticing the extra traffic as well, and businesses are so thankful to have the extra foot traffic. they are noticing more people coming into their stores and are glad to see signs that the economy is

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. kiet do is live at a special school board meetings where the community hopes to get answers tonight. it? >> reporter: quite a sizable crowd out here, very lively. they are ready to go inside. stred upd .0 people were hers tsay that when it , the ki bunched up inside the cafeteria at lunch time and so the teachers union is calling on the school district to spend some covid-19 relief funds because winter is coming. >> reporter: after weeks of lobbying a few dozen teachers and parents, the board seems to be listening. the school board is missing listening to hear their ideas. >> reporter: megan with the teachers union says they will be showing this presentation titled students deserve safe schools which call for negative negative regular covid-19 testing at all schools not just regional hubs like you see here. another issue is ventilation. here at the resident high school cafeteria, the staff use fans pointed at the ceiling to promote circulation. the union wants industrial high- capacit

good evening i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. >> what a mess. the cleanup is just a mess tonight. the east bay and beyond is cleaning up after a historic storm flooded roads, caused widespread damage and left more than half a million homes and businesses in the dark. >>> we are live with team coverage. let's begin with the north bay where neighbors are furious tonight about damage they blame the city for. >> reporter: well, ken, with the amount of rain santa rosa received water started spilling out of the creek on to the roadway and it crept up to people's homes. >> we call it lake carlson. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the carlson family yard is one soggy mess with the trampoline and play structure sitting on quite a bit of standing water. >> never seen anything happen like this. really surprised to see that and see like the rushing rapids down the avenue. >> the water is expected to rise, please evacuate. >> reporter: this was the scene as the creek running overflowed, the santa rosa fire department responded to evacuate residents. everyone got ou

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. chopper 5 flying over the restaurant a few hours ago, where we saw plenty of drivers pull up and have to turn around. kpix 5 reporter andria borba is live with how the restaurant is responding this evening . >> reporter: it is dinner time here in pleasant hill. these ropes right here should be snaking through the drive- through line, keeping customers out of the target and burlington coat parking lots as they wait for their burgers and fries, but that's not happening tonight. the store is closed. no fries, no shakes, no lines. just confusion outside of the in-and-out store on contra a

good evening i'm elizabeth cook. >>> i'm ken bastida. let's get to the top news, about the a's. >> two hours ago alameda county supervisors are throwing support behind a move to keep the a's in oakland. contributing future tax revenue to help the team pay for parks, affording housing and other infrastructure. the nonbinding resolution passed by 4-1 vote. oakland mayor had this to say, quote, tonight's vote from the board of supervisors is a historic action that creates a clear path to keep the a's rooted in oakland and build a world class waterfront ballpark district that will benefit bay area residents for generations to come. >>> our other top story tonight, we could be just days now from 5-11- year-olds getting the pfizer vaccine. final approval from the cdc could come as soon as next week after the fda panel gave the green light. >> what will the roll out look like in the bay area and what are top doctors saying? >> reporter: we are hoping it is the final frontier when we go back to normal life. >> three out of three bay area doctors

i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. was that atmospheric river a drought buster? >> in the north bay with the answer. >> reporter: this was a storm that arrived in california with some expectations not just on what the weekend might look like, but what one storm, one storm could do in the larger conversation of clawing us out of two years of drought. it was just one storm, but it did not disappoint. >> i always think in nature the animals and, no, our animals are okay and the fire danger is going away and, yeah, it's absolutely gorgeous. >> reporter: the morning came. the storm had passed. before our eyes, a different landscape. in the wake of the atmospheric river, the north bay is now basking in the glory of an epic storm that was desperately needed. >> it was a great weekend for us water nerds and water managers. this storm was actually bigger than we had forecasted and thought. >> reporter: last week, we showed you the east fork of the russian river barely crawling into lake mendocino. now the lake is carrying the storm and as of today, the lake was up 5,000 a

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> it i'm allen martin. ken bastida is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: johnson & johnson and their booster request comes is more evidence shows the elderly and other high-risk groups need more protection. if approved, many people are wondering how soon they should get a second dose. johnson & johnson says that its data shows an additional shot of its vaccine could be given about 2 months after the first. it also says that a second shot boosts immunity response 12 fold when given at 6 months. the cdc already approved pfizer's booster for specific groups, like people aged 65 and older, and peoples whose jobs put them at increased risk. >> if we bring transmission down , it would also help reduce infections, but the reality is these vaccines are not going to be 100% effective at preventing infection. >> last month, makers of moderna asked the fda for booster approval. the fda will consider that request when its vaccine committee meets next week. back to you. >>> joining us live now is you cfs infectious

. >>> and i'm elizabeth cook. we begin with stunning new images from that fire burning near watsonville, along the southern edge of the santa cruz mountains. there was a fire world in the middle of the wildfire. just an eerie scene. the fire crews are using the last minutes of daylight to drop water and retardant on those flames. this is burning off of hazel dell road not far from mount madonna county park. the fire is prompting evacuation warnings for watsonville right now. >> it's being called the estrada fire. it's creating a lot of smoke and flames. the sun is setting, and the flames are feeding on dry brush and timber. that has created a massive cloud of smoke that viewers are reporting seeing for miles around. the red cross is setting up an evacuation center at the community center, along brown's valley road in corley dose. a crew head to the scene right now. we invite you

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> and i'm allen martin. kpix 5's kiet do has more on the new technology from nasa ames coming to an airport near you. >> reporter: we have been there before, sitting on the tarmac, waiting for who knows how long, but now some researchers from nasa right here in the bay area say that will be a thing of the past soon. in the air, it is a well choreographed aeronautical ballet in the skies, but on the ground, it is more like hurry up and wait. >> when the flight is ready to push back, the rent control will push that flight back, and then they will sit on the surface with the engines on them and burn about 25 pounds per minute. >> reporter: a plane sitting on the tarmac burns 25 gallons of jet fuel per minute, but all of that is about to change. we are inside a nasa simulation of the american airlines ramp control tower at charlotte douglas international, where they have been testing new software called airspace technology demonstration to. the software coordinates all of the arrivals and departures and surface

. >>> and i'm elizabeth cook. we are following breaking news. a high profile former oakland police captain shotwell pumping gas. >> kenny choi is live at oakland highland hospital where the police chief just spoke at a few minutes ago. what's the latest? >> reporter: the chief would not confirm the identity of the victim in this shooting, but kpix 5 sources have confirmed that the person who suffered multiple gunshot wounds this afternoon shortly after 1:00 is opd former captain erise joyner. he was shot in an attempted robbery in west oakland this afternoon. kpix 5 has obtained surveillance images showing a man in a black hoodie, and multiple law enforcement sources confirming with our station that this is the suspect , and the man found dead at the scene. sources tell us that a total of three suspects, including a person in a red hoodie, approached this gas station on the 1700 block of castro street. heavy exchange of gunfire, and then two men fleeing the scene in a getaway car. police are not giving a detailed description of the vehicle they

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> and i'm ken bastida. it's a very busy halloween weekend in the city . a record crowd streaming into golden gate park for outside lands. kpix 5's andria borba is live at golden gate park. the city has been buzzing for the past couple of days. it's really going to hit a peek this weekend. >> reporter: i wouldn't say that outside lands is buzzing , as much as something right now. i'm between two stages. i can barely hear you talking. and here was 70,000 of my closest friends for the biggest party ever san francisco has thrown since the pandemic began. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: grab your flower crown, cowboy hat, or whatever, because outside lands is back. this time with a halloween weekend twist. >> extremely. >> inside land, not the same. port that the festival didn't happen in person last year, but now the music and golden gate park is back with a vengeance point >> it's nice to be out here, because it has been on for so long. we bought our tickets over -- like, over a year ago. >> reporter: to get through the gates of the 3 daylong festival, you

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> and i'm ken bastida. we start with first steps towards shedding indoor masks mandates. >> health officers from eight bay area counties came together to map out what it would take for counties to lose their indoor masks mandates. it will be anytime soon. >> kiet do is live at the santa clara county health department to break it all down for us. >> reporter: these health officers have been working on this for quite some time. the goal was to make the data easy to track, so the public to monitor the progress themselves. dr. sarah cody was is upbeat and optimistic today as we have seen her in a while, talking about the new metrics for lifting the indoor mask mandate. >> together, i hope that we can get to the other side

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> i'm allen martin. today fda advisers granted emergency use authorization for moderna's covid booster vaccine. they recommended a lower dose of that shot for seniors and other high-risk groups who got their first doses at least 6 months ago. advisers say the booster could go into arms as soon as next week t guidelines. >> it's critical that we prevent infection as much as we can. >> please get vaccinated. that is how we put this pandemic behind us. >> millions who got their pfizer shot 6 months ago are already getting a booster of that brand. the fda will discuss boosters of johnson & johnson's vaccine tomorrow. >>> joining us live now is the chief executive from ucsf health. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. good evening. >> we've been talking about the pfizer booster shots for a while, and i moderna is one step closer to getting booster shots into arms.

i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm allen martin. this evening , police are reporting that the subject is armed and dangerous. kpix 5's devin fehely is live in san jose with the story. >> reporter: police say the search for the suspect has stalled out. they don't know where this guy is, but they want to find him, not only because of the irreparable damage he has caused the family, but for the very real and ongoing danger they believe he poses to the bl

good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. devon fehely has more on a plan to use counselors in the classroom getting some pushback. devon? >> reporter: that is absolutely right. parents said the pandemic affected both children's education and their emotional well-being. they say the plan to take counselors out of their current role to fill holes in the classroom will ultimately be two students detriment. >> reporter: san jose unified set of staffing shortages have been widespread and pervasive during the pandemic, hitting substitute teachers especially hard for making this an all hands on deck moment. >> our parents count on the school system, they want to make sure they have teachers. all of our subs are credentialed and authorized to be in the classroom and every class needs a teacher every day. >> reporter: counselors and instructional coaches are routinely being called into the classroom as parents say they are desperately needed in their current job. >> they need more counseling. our kids are having more problems, they a

good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen marsden. turns out a lot of muni drivers have not received their vaccines. wilson walker has more on what that could mean for people who rely on the transit system. wilson? >> reporter: yeah, allen. the city announced this vaccine mandate for employees back in june. there were immediate questions about how this would play out. here we are less than one month away from the deadline , and the muni director is sounding the alarm on what this could mean for service. >> as of last week, 15% of our operators remain either unvaccinated or have not reported their status and are presumed to be unvaccinated. these individuals will be terminated, beginning november 1st, unless they are fully vaccinated by that time. >> reporter: director jeffrey tomlin there are warning the sf da board that's terminating those employees would mean even more service cuts for the depleted system and not just in the short term. >> our agency could lose over 300 operators. roughly equivalent to the total number of operators

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> it i'm ken bastida. the university of california gave the green light to start constructing the student housing at people's park in berkeley, but opponents are vowing to block it with lawsuits. kpix 5's da lin is live at people's park with what both sides are saying , and if we will ever see student housing for real. >> reporter: so, this park is home to about 40 to 50 people. to some, people's park represents medical activism, and berkeley's radical history. to others, this park is a solution to the homeless crisis. it's called people's park, but the university of california owns this land, and uc berkeley has tried for 5 decades to build on it, and that led to violent protests that resulted in death and injuries as far back as 1969 rated the state even send in the national guard. fast-forward to 2021, the board of regents yesterday approved a project that would house about 1100 cal undergrads. >> i think it would be beneficial to get more housing, because there is not enough, but i also want to make su