somerville has been a longtime anchor at ktvu, which is now owned by fox. however, he has not appeared on air in several months. we have reached out to the station for comment on his arrest but not have heard -- have not heard back yet. >>> developing now, strong winds of fueling devastating wildfires in colorado in the boulder area. this region is under a state of emergency. the latest estimates suggest 500 homes have burned making this fire the most destructive fire in colorado history. this is video taken by one man driving through town. the town of superior. in a separate incident, one police officer sustained a minor injury. local hospitals say they're treating six burn victims. >>> happening now, police looking for a north bay mother who left her baby in the car as she ran from police. started right before 1:30 this morning on madrus rose street and winterhaven avenue in santa rosa. police found the mother sleeping in a white minivan with her 18-month-old child inside. officers believe she was intoxicated. when she didn't comply with officers, she spe

frank somerville has been a longtime anchor ktvu. fox 2 but has not appeared on the air for several months. kron 4 has reached out to ktvu for statement but has yet to receive a response. >> it is new year's eve in those people are getting ready to celebrate. there are a lot of concerns about the spread of covid. >> bay area. officials are urging people to celebrate safely. kron 4. sarah stinson is in san francisco with details. >> bay area. health officials say the absolute safest way to celebrate new year's eve is staying at home. you can make it fun. you can wear sparkly dress put on a suit in the comfort of your own home. watch the ball drop and maybe do a fun virtual hang with your friends now in san francisco. most of the major events for new year's eve got variant spreading like crazy as we know, the. >> fireworks event in san francisco also got canceled, but now there's concern from health officials that people will stay inside where it's much warmer and have house parties health officials say gatherings should be limited to

and then the end it is somerville south carolina which is the essential small-town. and i sit down would just an incredible priest who tells me about the true meaning of christmas and what he does in his church. so there is something for everyone. >> shannon: i know that you are very interested in featuring small towns in part because there is only small businesses. we have some stats from harvard university's opportunity insights about the businesses that would really hurt during covid. this had hospitality and leisure were down 50%. retail and transportation about 30% down. education and health services 50 -- over 18%. how did you find these little businesses are faring and how much does the holiday mean to them and their bottom line? >> it means everything to them, shannon, and one of the coolest parts of producing this show is the way these towns support each other. in any town, the local businesses, they talk about each other, they collaborate. i would call one store and they would say make sure you check in with this gentleman. for example, in bethlehem, pennsy

and tonight for frank somerville. we have already seen a steady stream of rain over the past 24 hours, and we can expect a whole lot more. let's get right to chief meteorologist bill martin. bill. what are we looking like at this hour? yeah you know, the name of the game on this weather system is patience is just coming and little fits and spurts like today we got in the last 24 hours. some of the rain totals. marin county was just under an inch and a half some areas a little more. most of us were a half inch, three quarters of an inch or less very kind of compared to what we've been seeing light scattered showers, but it's going to keep coming right. this forecast is not just for tomorrow and the next day. this is going to take us all the way into next week, so we got seven days of potential accumulation on our hands here, which is great. right now. we've got scattered showers, mainly to the north of us. and mainly to the south of us, you kind of see it here and with that you see down around san luis obispo area. tha

and tonight for frank somerville. today, president biden said his administration will greatly ramp up production of covid test kits in the new year. in an address to the nation earlier today, president biden said the government will provide 500 million free test kits. he said those at home tests will be sent to americans who request one starting in january. also more testing sites will be added in regions that need additional capacity. the president also trying to offer some reassurance that americans who are vaccinated and boosted can safely go ahead with their holiday plans. almost everyone

i'm julie julie haener , and i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville, a large number of police officers who remain at that mall tonight. and several roads are closed in the surrounding area. we get the breaking news now from ktvu elissa harrington, who's been following the investigation all night, alyssa. yeah. really scary scene here. i mean, picture this this mall was full people are doing their holiday shopping. then suddenly people hear the sound of gunshots. everyone is screaming, even hiding in some back rooms of these stores. now i want to show you what's happening. now there's still a heavy police presence. we did see quite a few officers pack up and leave about 20. minutes ago, san jose police gave the all clear they have been spending the past few hours. searching the mall right now again, they gave the all clear and they're even saying that employees who need to return to their stores and secure them can do that, and they're going to be sending those instructions in a bit. now. what we know at this time is that they still have not found the shooter. we did speak to w

and i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville people looking for vaccines, boosters or coronavirus tests are now being directed to a different clinic. ktvu jana katsuyama joining us live tonight with the details, jenna. well alex and julie the city said they're disappointed because the nonprofit operator named covid clinic was supposed to continue services at least through december. 30th they are saying that the clinic closed. you do shortages of vaccines and staff at the clinic clinic is blaming the city and says it was a business decision that forced them to close the site. waiting baloo and her husband, vishal thought it'd be simple, getting a covid test wednesday for their flight home to toronto earlier today, we booked a test for each of us at the frank gaba plaza. but when she arrived at 2 50 frank ogawa plaza, the lobby was empty. it was a 4 30 appointment . a handwritten note taped to the door told people to go across town to a clinic in the fruitvale district, a five mile trek across town during rush hour to the clinic, which was closing soon. those really nervous because

i'm greg lee in tonight for frank somerville, and i'm julie julie haener. even with high inflation, the national federation of retailers expects holiday shopping to break records this year. ktvu is greg liggins joins us now from walnut creek, where last minute shoppers spent the weekend looking for that perfect gift, greg. yes indeed. we are out here at broadway plaza in walnut creek, where the crowd size has certainly picked up in the last couple of hours. now when we were out here earlier today, we did manage to find some shopping procrastinators, but a lot of people told us they're shopping has already been done. crowds were sparse at walnut creek's broadway plaza sunday, though there were a few shoppers picking up last minute gifts. it was ken tasha's chance to buy for his wife. it was the only day that i had. without her. she's at dance class right now, so i'm getting the things i need to for her. lots of people were empty handed, possibly because their holiday shopping is mostly done. i was like, get ahead early, like two months, so i don't have to de

and i'm andre senior in for frank somerville. tonight the number of drivers passing through the tolls on the bay bridge now approaching pre pandemic levels and traffic managers hope tomorrow's opening up to new commuter parking lots will get some cars off the road . one of those lots will allow drivers to park near buchanan street and interstate 80 in albany. the other one will allow drivers to park underneath interstate 80 at fruitvale avenue in oakland. ktvu zach sauce joins us now live in oakland with a look at how all of this will work, zack. juliette's a parking ride scheme geared towards cutting down on commuter traffic on the bay bridge. it's not a fix all but the hope is that it will least get some drivers to leave their cars in the east bay on their way to work. because of traffic . it's starting to become unreasonable. jeff sacramento logging more and more time on the roads these days during his commute to the city longing for the days when his drive across the bay bridge was a breeze. it would take me 17 minutes to get

i'm julie julie haener and i'm greg lee and for frank somerville uptick in the number of coronavirus cases is beginning to take a toll on events expecting big crowds from dance performances in the bay area to sporting events across the country. the pandemic is forcing a new round of postponements or cancelations. those cancelations have started just as holiday travel ramps back up. and tonight we're finding out masks on planes may become the norm for a very long time. also tonight, president biden is preparing to make a speech this week that the white house says will come with new steps to try to limit the spread of covid-19. we begin tonight with ktvu is elissa harrington and look at how covid cases are beginning to force changes. too many upcoming events. alyssa you know it's starting to feel like deja vu. but one medical expert i talked to said we have actually come along way since that first shut down back in march of 2020. he said that because of the high vaccination rate here in the bay area, he also expects that most breakthrough infections won't lead to severe symptoms. video

i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville, and i'm julie julie haener jamal thompson was killed over the weekend when he was thrown from his bike while riding through oakland shepherd canyon park. ktvu zach sauce joins us now with how his colleagues are remembering him. zach. good evening. caring funny and beyond hardworking. those are just some of the ways jamal thompson is being described tonight by his family, friends and former coworkers that bart, a man they say was simply taken away from them too soon. we have a hole in our heart for his passing lynn williams, still reeling over the loss of her colleague, bart 41 year old jamal thompson. he was my co worker. he was my personal friend. and you know you're not supposed to have favorites. but he really was. thompson was cycling nearly 5900 block of shepherd canyon road on sunday in oakland's mark claire neighborhood when he was thrown from his bike. police are still investigating the cause of the accident. but the road is known for being both steep and windy. it's tragic that his passions. may have contributed to leaving us s

in oakland and the hayward in the san ramon and then the pleasant in the north bay mill valley and somerville. you're seeing some downpours in your neighborhoods. but we're watching out for more of this rain. then looks like it might just kind of stick around. here's your front. now, this is a long-range computer model. and you can see this front coming through this more the typical front. not that subtropical tap to the moisture. so it's going to come nice around the rain tonight and then it goes and moves out of town. we're clearing things out for tomorrow afternoon. friday looks like a beautiful day. even saturday. looks like a very nice day. but you start to see something developing in the gulf of alaska again and look at that train of moisture and you see that headed further to the south that is going to have a little subtropical tap again. and here it comes as we get in towards sunday evening. a chance of rain developing in the north bay and look at that moisture. all that rain and moisture down toward the hawaiian islands. that's that atmospheric river and then it just kind of spins of

i'm greg liggins and for frank somerville, and i'm julie julie haener. today's temperature drops so much that snow was visible on some bay area peaks. this is what it looked like on the way up to the summit of mount diablo this morning. it wasn't much for the dusting of snow brought out plenty of adults and kids eager to experience something not often seen here in the bay area. i think i haven't seen like snow other than online other than on lake tahoe, so it's pretty cool tomorrow. ktvu meteorologist, roberto gonzalez is here now with a look at the low temperatures that made it possible for us to see some snow in the bay area of roberta julia did dip down to 30 degrees of the very tip top of mount diablo and i got to tell you and the tri valley when you look out towards the eastern foothills, we referred to it as the miniseries nevada. it was coated with a light dusting of snow several inches in some mountain ranges. now here you have it. that frontal boundary is pretty much out of here, but we still have a lot of instability, and that's why we have sho

i'm julie julie haener and i'm greg lian for frank somerville. the national federation of retailers expects holiday shopping to break records this year and that's despite the rising rate of inflation nationwide. ktvu greg liggins joins us now he's live in walnut creek tonight, where last minute shoppers spent the weekend looking for that. perfect gift, greg. yeah indeed , the shopping here at broadway plaza is just now starting to wind down we did find some shopping procrastinators earlier today, but we also found a fair number of people who told us their shopping. it's already been done. crowds were sparse at walnut creek's broadway plaza sunday, though there were a few shoppers picking up last minute gifts. it was ken tasha's chance to buy for his wife. it was the only day that i had. without her . she's at dance class right now , so i'm getting the things i need to for her. lots of people were empty handed, possibly because their holiday shopping is mostly done. i was like, get ahead early, like two months, so i don't have to deal with it. out

i'm andre senior infer frank somerville, the number of drivers passing through the tolls on the bay bridge now approaching pre pandemic levels. traffic managers hope tomorrow's opening of two new commuter parking lots will ease some of that traffic. one of those lots will allow drivers to park near buchanan street and interstate 80 in albany. the other one will allow drivers coming from the other direction to park underneath interstate 80 at fruitvale avenue in oakland. ktvu zach sauce joins us now he is in oakland with a look at how all of this will work. evening at the park and ride scheme geared towards cutting down on some of that commuter traffic on the bay bridge. and while it's not a fix all the hope is that release encourage some drivers to leave their cars in the east bay on their way to work. because of traffic. it's starting to become unreasonable. jeff sacramento logging more and more time on the roads these days during his commute to the city longing for the days when his drive across the bay bridge was a breeze. it would take me 17 minutes to get to my work, which is san fran

and for frank somerville kobe 19 cases are surging, and that's beginning to impact large events from dance performances in the bay area to sporting events. across the country. the pandemic is forcing a new round of postponements or cancelations, and all of this is happening as holiday travelers start to pack their bags again. tonight. we're learning mass on airplanes may become the norm for a very long time. also tonight, president biden prepares a speech on coronavirus, the white house says. it will come with new steps to try to limit the spread of covid 19. we begin this hour with ktvu elissa harrington and look at how covid cases are beginning to force changes to events. alyssa yes, some people say it's starting to feel like 2020 all over again. but one medical expert i talked to said we have come along way since then. and he said, because of the high vaccination right here in the bay area. he expects most breakthrough infections won't actually lead to severe symptoms. video on instagram shows the mark morris dance group rehearsing for a show they weren't supposed to do at berkele

looking at james duke's estate this is duke's part as it was called in somerville new jersey, between 1893, this is 1915 buckingham miller and this was lewis miller's plan. he wanted to spend his money on 2700 acres and make a public park. going back to the other discussion today, campus park estate they're not in separate landscapes, there are versions of the same thing, this is the aesthetics that he likes, the experiences that he likes. all swalwell "well he said he pointed to million jews on his property but you get the sense in this idea of water and trees and topography. it was very much part of james duke before duke university came along. if you look at this and can see through the glare and see the lakes and the roads coming around. and then you switch to an early master plan of 1925 you'll see more details. you can see the campus being laid out the. the idea from the beginning with the campus was going to be placed with lakes, keep that in mind hypocrisy was big and trees were big. going off the plan this is gallagher's work. pretty much everything that i found from this. an

and in somerville, south carolina, an upgraded home for the holidays. >> i never had anything like this happen to me to this magnitude. >> reporter: anne mulkey surprised with a brand-new roof. >> i've been wanting to get it done for years. >> reporter: james powell making the donation in honor of her son louis, a firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty. >> this just was my christmas miracle for sure. >> reporter: this teeny tiny radio station in gainesville, texas, making waves this holiday season for their generosity. >> i've just been struggling paycheck to paycheck, and i just can't keep up. >> reporter: listeners in need. >> how would $1,000 do? >> oh, my god. that's going to help us. >> reporter: not just once but 40 times. >> thank you so much. y'all are amazing. >> to know that you're changing people's lives even just for a very short period of time is an overwhelming thing. and i'll never get tired of that. >> thank you, will. will says the radio station actually surprised listeners >>> right now on "america this morning," omicron takeover. the variant now dominant in

grew up in somerville, massachusetts, graduated from high school and then from high school, went right into the navy to be a corpsman. my mother graduated from st. mary's high school in winchester, massachusetts, and she went into the navy, also in the medical corps, and served out of the hospital in seattle, taking care of the wounded coming back from the pacific. very proud of their service. both of them passed on, but that generation was very special. david: when i read about your background, i saw boston and a very fancy high school, belmont high school. and princeton, i figured he must be a boston brahmin, a wealthy boston family. is that right? gen. milley: not at all. neither one of my parents went to college. we grew up in a working-class neighborhood, and my dad never made much money at all. my mother worked steadily the entire time, which is very rare in those days. and they emphasized sports and education. and i was very fortunate to go to a catholic grammar school, which emphasized education, had some decent grades, and had an opportunity to go to the school called belmont

i'm andre senior inter frank somerville. and i'm julie julie haener. the new i macron variant of the coronavirus appears to be gaining a foothold here in the united states, with cases now reported in more than a dozen states. that's fox's jonathan serrie reports. new research indicates it could contain genetic material from another virus. the common cold. the new omicron variant of the coronavirus has now been detected in at least 15 states, according to the head of the cdc . we have you know, several dozen cases and we're following them closely, and we are every day hearing about more and more probable cases so that number is likely to rise. scientists are still working to determine just how severe the new mutation is. but new research indicates it could contain genetic material from another virus. the common cold that suggests it could be more contagious, but with milder symptoms. i do think it's a reason for us to not necessarily panic, but just to be more vigilant and to recognize that the precautions that we have been talking about for the last ye

and tonight for frank somerville, the scene outside of san jose's oakridge mall is beginning to calm down tonight after roads were blocked in that area for hours and police now say it's unclear if anyone was actually hit by the gunfire. ktvu is elissa harrington has been following the case all night. he pulled the gun out of the bag decided, like lighting up shots . these shoppers witnessed the shooting inside the westfield oakridge mall in san jose. they say some teenagers were arguing and pushing and shoving near the store forever. 21 when a guy in the group pulled a gun out of his backpack and opened fire, you were walking and they were just yelling at each other, and we just thought they were about to fight. so we just sat there and watched and then. when he put out the gun. we kind of backed up against the walls and like felt on the floor just to make sure you can get shot. these witnesses shared video of shell casings on the ground. they didn't see anyone get hit, but did see the shooter run toward the food court. a lot of people were screaming running, and then everyone was ju

i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville, and i'm julie julie haener. two restaurants in the city will now require booster shots to eat indoors. that's a step further than the current regulations in place. ktvu zach sauce tells us some business owners have decided the city's rules do not go far enough. we want to make. we want to create a safe working environment for us and with the omicron variant on the rise in the bay area, the co owner of cassava and san francisco's outer richmond neighborhood worried the city's indoor vaccine requirement wasn't doing enough to poll on instagram story. yuka says. those responding were overwhelmingly in favor of the booster requirement. customers like stephen mcneil, i think it's necessary at this point. yeah at least for the protection of the staff. first sample now boosted against covid-19 but still worried about customers walking through their doors because this particular disease from the beginning is known to have not to cause you to lose sense of taste and smell, which is detrimental for career. meantime, the p

and tonight for frank somerville. today, president biden said his administration will greatly ramp up production of covid test kits in the new year. in an address to the nation earlier today, president biden said the government will provide 500 million free test kits. he said those at home tests will be sent to americans who request one starting in january. also more testing sites will be added in regions that need additional capacity. the president also trying to offer some reassurance that americans who are vaccinated and boosted can safely go ahead with their holiday plans. almost everyone who has died from covid 19 past many months. has been on vaccinated. unvaccinated. if you're wrong among the majority of americans who are fully vaccinated, and especially if you've got in the booster shot that third shot. you're much you have much, much less reason to worry. the president's plan also includes deploying 1000 military service members with medical training to help hospitals across the country handle the expected su

this is in somerville, new jersey, between 1893 when greenly started -- this is 1915. buckingham miller did some plans and this is louis miller's plan. you know, what you see is very much a picturesque landscape. this is what james duke wanted. this is how he wanted to spend his money on his 2,700 acres and he wanted to make a public park. going back to campus park, they're not separate landscapes but all versions of the same thing. this is the aesthetic and the experience that he liked. i saw one quote he said where he had planted 2 million trees on his property which i find a little exaggerated, but you get the sense when you look at -- you know, look closer up and you see the lakes. you know, the idea of water, trees and the interplay of topography was very much part of james duke before duke university came along. so if you look at this and if you can see through the glare, and see the lakes and see how the circuitous roads come around, and then you switch to this is an early master plan, 1925 up. and you'll see more detail. don't worry too much about it here. you

good evening, everyone i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville, and i'm julie julie haener. both businesses require proof of covid vaccination live coverage now from ktvu deborah villalon. she's live in san rafael, with the investigation now underway. julie it happened two nights running most recent a note on the door of this fitness club and the night before the same threat hand delivered. the note said. if your vaccine passport is not lifted by this time next week, this place will burn in west moran. the paper mill creek saloon is as local as can be, and about 10. people were here last friday night when a threat came to relax. covid vaccination rules. door opens up a guy in a ski mask wearing all black. throws a note on the ground and runs off the manager and customers chased but lost the man in the darkness. saloon policy is novaks. no entry getting some pushback, but not like this. i'm threatening phone calls. a couple of people want to fight outside, but this is the first direct threat to you know to bodily harm, and the bar note at top is almost identical in handwritin

and i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville. one man is in custody and a second is recovering from injuries after an un house san jose resident attacked a volunteer who was doing trash removal. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary joins us now live from police headquarters with the details on what happened, jessie. and just minutes ago, san jose police released the identity of that suspect, 43 year old charles hightower. he is charged with making criminal threats and assault with a deadly weapon for flashing his victim with a machete. right now, it seems to be a completely unprovoked attack monday morning, multiple san jose police officers investigating a crime at a homeless encampment just south of san jose's airport. around 9 30. detectives say a homeless man with a machete attack the volunteer working for goodwill industries. we don't know why it seemed like it was an unprovoked attack. of the victim received some moderate injuries to his hand. the victim was treated at the scene and then taken to valley medical center for more

this is duke's park in somerville, new jersey. it was between 1893, which is when james greenly -- this is 1915. buckington miller did some plans and then buckington and miller split up and this is louis miller's plan, and, you know, what you see is very much a picturesque landscape. this is what james duke wanted. this is how he wanted to spend his money on his 2,700 acres, and he wanted to make a public park. so going back to the other discussion today about campus park, they're not separate landscapes, but versions of the same thing. this is the aesthetic and the experience that he liked. i saw one quote he said where he had planted 2 million trees on his property, which i find a little exaggerated. but you get the sense when you look -- you know, look closer up and you see the lakes, you know, this idea of water. the idea of trees. the interplay of trees and water and topography was very much part of james duke before duke university came along. so if you look at this and if you can see through the glare, and see the lakes and

i'm julie julie haener and i'm greg liggins and tonight for frank somerville problems blamed on stormy weather stretched from the bay area to the sierra tonight. a new round of storms started to roll into the bay area just this morning. well the biggest problem for us is wet roads. some people are in the sierra are facing blizzard conditions tonight and the storms are not over yet. ktvu meteorologist roberta gonzalez is tracking the stormy weather and has the latest for us on what to expect. next. roberta julie, we've had the rain we've had thunder and lightning. we've had local snow. and now we have a freeze watch that goes into effect monday night to tuesday morning and solano county, and that probably will spread to other additional counties across the bay area. visibility and limited right now, even though we do have the cloud cover temperatures take a good look at these in the forties. because that's going to pretty much bigger afternoon highs on monday over the weekend sporadically rain showers with the passage of a frontal boundary that continues to drop blobs of rain outside of

and i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville. it's been just over a month since the death of alameda county supervisor will mcciane. today a memorial was held to remember the legacy she leaves behind ktvu andre senior was there and joins us now live from the newsroom with more on how the community paid tribute, andre well, alex chan devoted her political life to helping her community efforts. that were clearly evident by the hundreds of people who turned out today. and i don't want to get all choked up. but trust me.

and i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville. it's been just over a month since the death of alameda county supervisor will mcciane. today a memorial was held to remember the legacy she leaves behind ktvu andre senior was there and joins us now live from the newsroom with more on how the community paid tribute, andre well, alex chan devoted her political life to helping her community efforts. that were clearly evident by the hundreds of people who turned out today. and i don't want to get all choked up. but trust me. we're gonna miss well, my chan under the gloomy wednesday afternoon sky, a somber memorial to remember alameda county supervisor will match in just over a month after her sudden and shocking passing. she left. mark on my heart, and every time i see her photo in the chamberss flutter among the friends and colleagues who gathered in the garden at the oakland museum of california members of her family children, jennifer and darren shan. this path month past month has been the hardest time of our lives sharing their mom

frank somerville is off tonight. rain and wind are the key takeaways from today's storm showers coming and going throughout the day, and this time lapse tells some of the story check out the clouds rolling over the oakland estuary right outside our ktvu studios. you can catch some glimpses of blue skies and the storm led to flooding all across the bay area. residents and rescue crews were navigating waist deep water in san mateo county, not just water, but debris scattered across the streets. in some places, the rain caused rocks to actually crumble apart, creating an obstacle for drivers on your woods road this morning. crews have cleared that road and it is now back open tonight. another roadway dealing with fallen debris has also reopened. caltrans announced today that the 44 mile stretch of highway one along the big sur coast is now back open to traffic after shutting down for about 12 hours , and it's a winter white out in the sierra tonight. this is interstate 80 at king bail, where roads are barely visible at

and i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville. that witness was wounded by the gunfire himself. but tonight he talked exclusively with ktvu s amberleigh. she joins us live from oakland with his account of what happened, amber. alex the witness tells me he came face to face with the gunman who shot and killed kevin machida. he says he's lucky to survive with minor physical injuries. to be there right next to him when he was shot was traumatic and violent. this east bay man tells me he and his father witnessed a deadly shooting of security guard kevin nishida. the day before thanksgiving, he says they went down to prime 356 after seeing news coverage of the store being burglarized to give the owner a check to show support. i saw that there was a tv crew there or a reporter and a. what i thought was a cameraman ended up being kevin shed. he was just helping set up the camera. the witness says the reporter and machida were waiting to interview the store owner who wasn't there yet. the reporter asked the man and his father for an inter

i'm julie julie haener and i'm quoting wang in tonight for frank somerville. that shooting happened around 2 30 this afternoon. this was near the intersection of market and fred jackson way in north richmond. ktvu elissa harrington joins us from the san pablo police department with the very latest on this developing story, alyssn was mimicking a real gun and had been altered. it didn't have any of those safety features like that bright orange tip. four officers opened fire and all of them are on leave tonight, while several agencies including the department of justice, investigate. this is the scene where san pablo police opened fire on a subject they thought was carrying a loaded handgun when in fact, it was an air soft replica gun. the shooting happened around 2 30 in the afternoon on market avenue and fred jackson way in north richmond. a clerk at evergreen produce called to report a man in the parking lot with a weapon . he was walking with it in his hand. he would kind of, uh, remove the clip. put it back in , um he would caucus several times, an employee

and i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville education and outreach. that's the message from the oakland unified school district tonight. that's because not enough students are currently vaccinated against covid-19. so the district has moved the deadline back until the end of next month. students still not vaccinated at that time. would face distance learning ktvu rob roth, joining us now live from the newsroom with the details on this decision, rob alex. the school district is pushing back the deadline by about a month. school officials say the rate of unvaccinated students is still way too high. the original deadline for oakland unified school district students was january 1st. that's when students 12 years old and up had to either show proof of the covid vaccine or face distance learning again. but now the district says it won't be enforcing that mandate until january. 31st four weeks later. the feedback we were getting from families was just that they had not even got in the form in time to make the appointments

i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville. and i'm julie julie haener. he was killed back in march when someone shot him through the window of his car, and police still have not found his killer new at 10 tonight. ktvu is amber lee joins us live from san jose with how he was remembered tonight, amber. julie family and friends held a vigil for him here in downtown san jose. they tell me he loved the holidays and all the decorations, but on this night they're asking for help in finding his killer. peace for the family peace for his two sons. prayer for macha vera, his family and friends gathered at san jose's christmas in the park. they have a tree dedicated to him. sadness amidst the holiday cheer. he loved gathering family gatherings. love christmas. and we're going to have an empty seat. we had an empty seat at thanksgiving, so it's very difficult. cathy legg lou is mourning the loss of her nephew. severa was shot and killed march 7th. nine months ago. it's just broken it just it's like a part of me is gone. a friend who was with him on the night he was

good evening, everyone i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville, and i'm julie julie haener. we are in for a stretch of rainy days heading into christmas. i want to show you a live look right now outside at a very dark and rainy golden gate bridge. the storm moved into the bay area last night, with on and off drizzle and some low temperatures. this is what things look like this afternoon and alameda definitely a day to get those umbrellas out and switch on the windshield wipers and the headlights as well. ktvu chief media religious bill martin has been tracking this storm joins us now for more on what to expect throughout the week, bill. thanks alex. julie hit it on the head. it's raining . it's kind of run of the mill range stuff. we're not expecting anything out of control in terms of atmospheric river flooding, you know the kind of the stuff that we bumped into earlier this season. these rain events are super manageable and exactly what we need. now. there are some slow commutes for sure. wet roadways and what have you but in terms of the story of this storm when it's all

infer frank somerville tonight, sam mateo county, firefighters say crews were rescuing another person from the flooding when they noticed those people in that submerged car ktvu christian captain, reports tonight from millbrae with more on this tragic situation and what could have been done to prevent it? san mateo county investigators are working to determine how two people died at this caltrain underpass. rain overnight cascaded downhill and into the underpass. video posted to youtube shows the floodwaters raging the road covered by more than 15 ft of water, the sheriff's office saying firefighters responded to the scene at 5 45 in the morning following reports of a person on top of their vehicle. stuck in the rising water upon arrival, they noticed a person standing on the roof of a vehicle. fire department entered the water, too. rescue the person on the on the vehicle. while doing that they realized there was a second vehicle. in the water crews managed to rescue that first person, but say the water is rising so quickly that they had to retreat before they could check on the seco

i'm claudine wang in tonight for frank somerville and i'm julie julie haener. california's indoor mask mandate starts today and is expected to last 30 days . it means you'll need to wear a mask indoors whether you are vaccinated or not. so you may be wondering if it changes anything for you. ktvu is cristina rendon is here now with a county by county breakdown of the impact, christina says masks are mandatory in all public settings. from december 15th to january 15th like grocery stores , so that's going to affect counties like marine and solano . the state says county can continue making exceptions for people in limited indoor settings. keeping up with all of these changes can be a bit confusing. but essentially, the new mask mandate only applies to counties that did not already have an order in place. every county must either continue with their own indoor massacre requirements, regardless of vaccination status. or follow the state's updated guidance that took effect today. there are a few bay area counties that allow exceptions to the indoor basking rule. th

i'm julie julie haener and i'm clouding wang frank somerville is off. tonight's rain is welcome news for much of the bay area, but not for everyone will want to show you a live look right now. the conditions outside the golden gate bridge. as you can see. right now it's dark, misty and the roadway is wet. there are some drops on the lens you can see toward the top of the screen, and the latest radar indicates it's raining lightly there at this hour. we want to go to our chief meteorologist, bill martin, now. for the latest on the forecast, bill. hey julie. it's definitely starting to move into the bay area. now we've had showers. light showers on and off, but we're getting seeing heavier showers now in places out by napa and out towards the east base, so let's take a look at the. um radar. the live radar. you can see we've got this sweeping going, you can see the yellows that represents the areas of heaviest rainfall as you know. so when you look out here yet, by winters, you see that area that's pretty significant. now the rain's going to pick up tonig

i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville, and i'm julie julie haener. let's get straight to what we can expect in the coming days. this holiday week when it comes to rain, snow and the cold. chief meteorologist bill martin here now, with the latest on what's in the forecast , bill? yes you know what's interesting here jules is it's going to be a series of storms, so he's pulses are going to come around this law that's sitting offshore. you saw the clouds from that low the last couple of days really, even more so today. but in the evening hours tonight and tomorrow that low will get a little closer and start spinning showers in our direction. none of this is heavy stuff. none of it is flooding, and it doesn't appear to be the place that will be the strongest and the most noticeable is going to be up in the west slope. this year, nevada they're going to get feet and feet and feet of snow five. ft. easy and i've seen some estimates, say eight ft. maybe 10 ft. by the time we get. to sunday monday of next week. this thing's going to keep going, but for us, i

i'm julie julie haener malik savage in tonight for frank somerville governor. newsom was in the east bay earlier today to announce three new actions to protect against the virus. and the rapidly spreading omicron variant. they are requiring boosters for workers in health care and high risk congregate settings, expanding testing access for students and expanding testing site hours. ktvu is brooks jarocz joins us now to break down the details of this plan. brooks well, alex with the holidays upon us, friends and family, maybe traveling and gathering and cases of covid in california they have already doubled compared to last week. which is why governor newsom says now is the time to double down on boosters and testing. getting his own rapid test. governor gavin newsom visited the native american health center in east oakland. surrounded by frontline workers. he announced a new requirement booster shots for all healthcare workers by february. 1st. i think it is a smart move. i think it's the wise move in this context that we need to make sure we don't have staffing

i'm julie julie haener, and i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville. the police chief's push for more cops comes the day before a special city council meeting. to vote on mayor libby shafts plan to commit to new hires. but as ktvu investigative reporter evan sernoffsky tells us new at six, experts say hiring more officers alone won't be the only thing needed to solve such a complex crime problem. we recognize that people feel very disturbed by all the violence as homicides continue to surge in oakland, many leaders say the city's police forces woefully understaffed. it's a stark change in rhetoric from the calls to defund the police from just a year ago. but as oakland leaders are set to vote on a plan to hire more cops on tuesday, one obvious question stands out. do more police equal, less violent crime. we found that police reduced homicides overall, benjamin hansen says yes, he's an economics professor at the university of oregon, whose research focuses on crime. he co authored a study that looked at the effects of adding more police in a city it fo

earlier his former band—mate jimmy somerville paid tribute on twitter, saying "thanks for the melody steve." now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello. we've had a lovely start to the day. earlier this morning we had some fine sunrises captured by our early morning weather watchers. this is from dorset. otherwise today, we've got this area of cloud. one affront bring outbreaks of rain. milder air associated with this in the south. notice there's not much of this in northern areas. this band of this in northern areas. this band of rain will be hedging through western areas through day. snow in scotland for a time. this will turn back to rain. this mild wodge of air will be wafting into southern wales and south—west england, boosting temperatures to around 11 celsius for some later on today. for most of this, it will be around five to seven celsius. overnight, outbreaks of rain pushed eastwards, slowly pushing away from the eastern coast of east anglia and kent. frost patches develop. friday, we've got these north—westerly winds that will be streaming in, bri