plus -- >> we call ourselves the pothole vigilantlies of vallejo. >> residents are so fed up with pat holes they're taking matters in their own hands. >>> one bay area city turning to lasers to deal with the persistent bird problem. we'll explain. incredible video of crews battling a massive fire in southern california. you can see the commercial building engulfed in flames. firefighters think it started in a nursery then spread several explosions were heard possibly from exploding propane tanks. no injuries have been reported. >>> tonight crews removed the wreckage of a medical helicopter that crashed in pennsylvania. as they try to figure out what went wrong. workers used a crane to hoist and then load it on a flat bed truck. the chopper was heading to a children's hospital in philadelphia when it went down in a neighborhood near a church. even though the pilot was injured, he was able to help three people, including a two- month-old baby get out safely. he's now being called a hero since no one suffered any life- threatening injuries. i can't explain the physics. so i don't know ho

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. >> we call ourselves the pothole vigilantly vigilanty,s of vallejo. >> seeking $350 in funds for the work. it's generated $3000 so far. >> it's hard work. but it's worth it when people drive by and they're giving us love. and that is the best compensation of all. >>> the city of vallejo has an online order form allowing citizens to request pothole repairs by public works crews. not all requests will be handled right away. >> how many times you can make things so legalistic, nothing can get done. if you have so many rules, you rule it out. breaking the rules and battling tire busting streets, filling the holes may be illegal. >> i take pride in where i live at. >> when it's over, they may be hailed as heroes. >> that was steve large reporting there. in sunnyville tonight. it's not potholes, it's crows that have people complaining. the birds have made their presence known in the downtown area. they swoop in on outdoor diners and residents sidestep the mys of droppings everyday. now with the help of green lasers, the problem might -- might be going away. the light is supposed to the bir

tim: in vallejo, tim johns, abc 7 news. dion: the california public utilities commission will vote this month on proposals to change the incentive program for rooftop solar. groups in favor say the current program forces customers without solar to pay a disproportionate amount of fixed costs of it. >> the burden of paying for solar systems shouldn't be on customers without solar who don't have the means to pay for them. dion: hundreds of solar energy workers rallied today in san francisco. answered city hall and the nearby cpuc headquarters. they say it threatens 50,000 jobs, would derail clean energy progress, and result in higher energy bills for everyone. >> this is supposed to be a policy that levels the playing field. but it's raising the prices of cost of work for everybody. dion: governor newsom says he reviewed the draft plan and that "we still have some work to do." larry: some good news for california's drought for the first time in quite a while, the majority of the state is out of exceptional of -- and extreme d

vallejo even delivered the group a cease and assist letter. it orders them to apply for permits before they do more repairs, mayor citing legal concerns over the volunteer effort. >> we call ourselves the pot hole vigilantes of vallejo. >> reporter: what started as online discussion has grown so fast. >> the group started filling pot holes about two weeks ago and believe they've filled about 80 so far. >>> 6:26. >> oakland students taking next week's proposed strike a step further. what they're doing to make sure the district listens this morning. >>> california schools desperate to stay open now tripling pay to get substitute teachers to show up. the question this morning, is it working? >>> thousands of nurses nationwide will be on pickett lines outside of of jobs demanding better working conditions. we'll tell you what they're asking for, next. >>> here is a live look at the east bay bridge from our treasure island camera. th >>> good morning. if you are just waking up, here are your morning headlines. nurses and caregivers across the bay a

vallejo is going to 61. we'll look at the weekend and go into the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. for now, let's get updated on that drive. >>> it's looking busy. i just got new information from chp about the crash on the upper deck of the bay bridge. they have officially issued a sig alert, traffic advisory, so that will be there for 30 minutes or more. lanes are shut down west bound near treasure island. apparently a couple cars were racing going at very high speeds. a crash happened. i want to show you a look at one of our cameras. you see traffic is starting to back up in that area. a slow ride as you head into the city. stick with san mateo bridge as an alternate. bart is on time. trains are running. not backed up to the toll plaza yet and they have not turned on the metering lights. i will keep a close eye on that and continue to keep you updated. >>> today nurses and caregivers expected to be on the pickett lines demanding a better investment in staffing safety amid the surge. >> justin

i reached out to vallejo police, they did not directly address the willie mccoy case, but did say the department is reforming policies, procedure and training. amberleigh ktvu, fox two news in the south bay. a man was safely taken into custody tonight after an hours long standoff with police officers responded to the 4500 block of the woods drive in san jose around 11 this morning after receiving reports of a man screaming and brandishing knives from his balcony as well as breaking a neighbor's window. a young family member was confirmed to be inside the home . police say the suspect finally surrendered this evening and will receive a mental health evaluation. already had a pretty nice day today. pretty nice weekend overall holiday weekend for many or most, i hope, and now we're getting back to the business of the work week, and it's going to be more of the same and the weather. has been mild, mostly sunny and nice. we've got a little patchy fog at the coast. now we're going to see temperatures overnight just into the forties, so it's not. it's going to be above freezing . we're going

here's specific forecast lows. 29 santa rosa and fairfield. 30 at concord and vallejo. 32 murray hill. it is going to be cold all around the area. but changes are coming and they involve wet weather. i will show you all of that in my seven-day forecast a bit later. jobina: now to the pandemic. the u.s. is facing its worst surge on record. more americans are testing positive daily than at any other point in this two-year pandemic. in new york state, infections reached an all-time high for the third straight day. the state's seven-day positivity rate is just shy of 20%, which is one in five tests coming back positive. global travel has also been impacted. flight aware shows 4200 flights have been canceled worldwide so far today because of omicron, staffing issues, and bad weather. many families in the bay area are struggling to get children tested for covid before they return to school on monday. covid testing appointments or rapid tests are hard to find. starting tomorrow, san francisco unified will offer mobile rapid testing at a district office on franklin street. school sites will a

they call themselves the vallejo pothole gate vigilante. a fun riser on go -- fundraiser on gofundme has collected enough of the group of volunteer to buy supplies. >> we wanted to avoid people driving over potholes and damaging their vehicles or having to avoid potholes and damaging other vehicles by causing accidents. dan: earlier this week, the city sent a stop work notice. they are worried about the environmental impactspltork tips apart and goes down storm drains. volunteers say they have no plans to stop. ama: some of san francisco's best attractions could become free for people who live here. london breed is proposing legislation to make admission free of charge for city residents. both are in golden gate park. mayor breed says every san franciscan should have access to the city's public spaces and cultural institutions. dan: san francisco's annual tribute to dr. martin luther king jr. has been canceled unfortunately for 2022. the spike in covid cases has shut down this year's mlk march and parade which was scheduled to take place on

. >> in vallejo, people say the potholes of gotten worse over the years. twice at least three per street. it is getting ridiculous. >> one is hitting them where it hurts the most. in the pocketbook. weiss alignment issues, tire issues. i have a car over here with two cracked rims from the potholes. >> the issue has gotten so bad that some residents have decided to take matters into their own hands. forming a group that goes out and fixes potholes on their own. they call themselves the pothole get his lefties. garrett is a member of the group. he says it is not just about stopping damage to people's cars but also about preventing someone from getting physically hurt. >> that pothole they're fixing right there is an example of a pothole that is dangerous. somebody swerving and possibly hitting someone on the right-hand side or swerving into oncoming traffic, that is what we want to mitigate. >> there also running the support of many. several drivers stopped to take them for their work. the city of vallejo's issued a cease and desist to the group. they were a

i reached out to vallejo police, they did not directly address the willie mccoy case, but did say the department is reforming procedures policy. and training claudie. all right. amber lee reporting live. thanks so much for that report. and a new center is set to open in san francisco's u. n plaza as part of the mayor's tenderloin emergency initiative. starting tomorrow, the new tenderloin linkage center will be offering services and resources for people battling drug addiction. and struggling with mental health. the sites opening comes one month after the mayor officially declared a state of emergency in the tenderloin to address the city's overdose epidemic. people in the northeast and upper midwest are still digging out this evening after a powerful winter storm left two people dead parts of ohio, pennsylvania and new york saw 2 to 3 ft of new snow while the storm surge threatened the coastal areas. the storm also hit the southeast. this was atlanta's first major snowfall in four years. numerous car accidents were reported on icy roads, including one that killed two people in north

. >> people in vallejo say they are fed up with potholes on city streets. a group has banded together to take matters into their own hands. leslie brinkley was out on the streets today. >> so far, we did those ones over there. >> they call themselves the vallejo potholed vigilantes. >> we watched a youtube video on how to repair asphalt. this is easy patch, dry patch. we are up to about 60 right now. >> 60 to 70. >> how much are left? [laughter] >> they started by unifying the community on social media to take action, take responsibility for their city. >> we wanted to avoid people driving over potholes and damaging their vehicles are having to avoid potholes and damaging other vehicles by causing accidents. at this point, it is a public safety concern. >> monday, the city of vallejo sent out a stop work notice to the vigilantes, saying the work was not permitted. a city official told abc 7 on the phone that the proper tools and materials are not being used and they have environmental concerns that some of the asphalt could lift out and get into storm drain

in the north bay, some residents in vallejo are getting fed up with the city's poor road conditions and now they're now doing something about it. kron four's dan thorn takes a closer look. >> potholes are a problem all across the bay area and allay is no exception. but these residents are turning their complaints into action. i run over potholes every day. >> and i'm tired of it. david marr, stellar junior is leading the valais toll gate movement. he's hoping by taking matters into his own hands. it will inspire others to take care of their city. there's a lot of smart people here in the i think there's enough that if we all got together, we can fix this city and and take it to the next level over the past couple of weeks, the group is filled just a modest handful of potholes, but their eyes are set on a much larger goal. the word has been spread through social media pages and a gofundme has raised more than $1000 to get asphalt to help patch up the streets next week. the group is planning to fill dozens of them. that's the whole goal is just to make the community, realize that can get

they call themselves the vallejo pothole gate vigilante. a fun riser on go -- fundraiser on gofundme has collected enough of the group of volunteer to buy supplies. >> we wanted to avoid people driving over potholes and damaging their vehicles or having to avoid potholes and damaging other vehicles by causing accidents. dan: earlier this week, the city sent a stop work notice. they are worried about the environmental impact if the vigilante asphalt work tips apart and goes down storm drains. volunteers say they have no plans to stop. ama: some of san francisco's best attractions could become free for people who live here. london breed is proposing legislation to make admission free of charge for city residents. both are in golden gate park. mayor breed says every san franciscan should have access to the city's public spaces and cultural institutions. dan: san francisco's annual tribute to dr. martin luther king jr. has been canceled unfortunately for 2022. the spike in covid cases has shut down this year's mlk march and parade which was sch

those are the reasons the vallejo police department is investing in. >> new body camera technology soon the department will be rolling out audio analysis, software that will transcribe body cam audio in real time. our forcefully chagall spoke with the police chief who says that the new program will help build trust with the community. >> later this month, the vallejo police department will deploy body camera audio analysis, software developed by it will transcribe the audio from recorded footage in real time. once officers dock their body cams back at the police station. it's a game changer. it's going to help me to fulfill a promise that i made as the chief 2 years ago to be more accountable to be more transparent and to be more inclusive. chief shawny williams says this software will make it easier for department leaders to review body cam footage. a process that typically takes hours and often only happens after major incident. it also allows us to do a keyword search on, for example, we're going to measure it creates a matrix like a measure in respectful miss. >> or measuring courte

. >>> it turns out that vallejo is now bay area's most affordable city for rentals. you can get a one bedroom unit for less than $2,000 a month in just five of those. alameda squeaks in with just $10 to spare. san leandro, $30 below the $2,000 threshold. in concord you can find a place in the $1,800 range. and just over $1,500 a month for a one bedroom. vallejo's median rent is the cheapest in the region. >>> for the past two years a local public relations firm has run a survey asking whether people abbreviate san francisco to san fran. the good news is while 56% admitted to using that nickname it's fewer than last year which also reflects fewer than 30% of those people realize how much san franciscoans loathe that nickname. you can blame the airlines for continuing to use that lazy abbreviation. just don't get us started on using another name. >> don't say it. >> we don't use it, we don't say it. >> we don't say it either. >> the warriors back against a good dallas team. we're going to show you how they did. oh, wow, barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, we don't n

little bit of green lighting up the radar screen from vallejo, martinez and berkeley at this hour. you can see the wet bay bridge camera with the rain drops on the live camera. temperatures are running in the low 50's so a mild start to the day as we head through the afternoon. looking at mostly cloudy to partly sunny. upper 50's for the coast and around the bay and looking at low 60's inland this afternoon. you can see we are going to see the showers move out of here as we head through the afternoon. we are looking at a little bit of sun. let's check in with gianna and we have the slick conditions out there. >>> yes we do. i'm excited there will be a little bit of sun. have you to get through the morning commute and it's a little busy especially use head in to the pass. we have the brake lights westbound coming out of tracy from 205 gettingon to 580. expect a few bike lights. seeing speeds down about 14 miles an hour. that is just crawling at long for the most part. at least until you get to about north flynn. that's where it be loose like on the maps. rest of the way looks good a

and vallejo city hall will be closed to the public until at least march. that's because of a spike in covid cases, city council board and commission meetings will still happen in person for now. city council will consider switching to completely virtual meetings in their next session on tuesday. if you need to reach a certain department, they're taking virtual appointment meetings on mondays through thursdays. drop boxes for bill. payments are still open. hayward unified school district voted to go back to remote learning for a week. starting on monday. the debate went on for several hours last night and the majority of the discussion and the public comments focused not so much on whether to go back to distance learning. but if one week was actually too short there were several parents and even board members urging the kids be kept out of class for two weeks or even until the start of february one week of time for closure is just insufficient. i feel like this is a huge mistake. we are not being proactive enough where doing themun. theisnnd andonsida nsio

would advisories out towards the delta including fairfield and vallejo. these areas are looking at winds that have been gusting over 30 miles an hour. this is abovethsandeet, look at mount diablo, it has stayed consistent around 60 miles an hour. look at the surface winds, we are still pretty breezy fro2 anf mohour. you see the sunshine othis is w. in case the wind did not wake you up, peak winds around 71 miles an hour. pine flat road, 93 mile an hour wind gusts. half moon bay, 55 mile an hourur wind gusts. the air quality is good because of all of the wind. high clouds, the winds will subside and it will be breezy with mid to upper 60's in parts of the bay. it is still going to be breezy, windy up in the hills and we will talk about e-commerce sunday coming up. -- a comber sunda up. >> this is the pg&e outage map. up to 1000 c c power. if you do see downed power lines, stay away and call emergency crews. in the wind knocked down power lines in napa trail is close between the crossroad and old noel avenue. there is no estimated time for the road to reope

what he three in vallejo. here is a live look from suter tower -- 43 in vallejo. here is a live look from sutter tower, temperatures in the 50's and lower 60's -- above average for january, guys. francis: -- as school districts are grappling with covid issues, teachers at several open schools say they will stage a sick out today to support students who are damaging -- demanding more covid safety measures. a group of students say it will stage a walkout on tuesday unless the demands are met. those demands include kn95 and n95 masks for all students, parents and students share their concerns at last nights meeting at at the oakland unified school board. >> we never said we wanted schools to get closed down. we want to go to distance learning we have all the materials to come back. it does take a mental health toll. >> get it together. listen to the community, the students, the educators who are telling you they do not feel safe. jobina: the district says schools are among the safest places for students. they have ordered enough kn95 masks for all students and the di

we are at 50 in vallejo. 33, fairfield. 55, half moon bay. nevada at 41. highs later today, we should be in the upper 50's we will be back into the mid 60's, so above average. sunshine, partly cloudy in the afternoon with 63 in the city. 66, santa rosa and san jose. and overnight tonight, a little bit of patchy fog in the north bay and temps in the 30's and 40's under partly cloudy skies. let's talk about that pattern over the next eight days. high-pressure will be sitting right here. that will keep the storm track away from california, and that is why as we get into february, the dry pattern will continue. we thought that we could get rain next week, but this bridge will not be budging. -- ridge will not be budging. the weekend is looking nice. partly cloudy skies on monday. breezy next week as the dry pattern marches on. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know this morning. julian: if you are having a 49ers watch party tomorrow, reconsider your menu. the food that will be hard to find. kumasi: double kumasi: here are the seven things to know. one, wi

even some 60's from vallejo. that allows for the temperature spread to be much warmer than yesterday. 6:00 notice the purple. we are gettingve30, 40 an50 miles p hour from the delta to the north bay. oakland 36 miles per hour but through the 8:00, 9:00 hour they begin to come down. remember, this continues through 11:00. the wind advisory in the north bay and by the afternoon it is breezy. we stop this at 5:00 and we still have the breeze of tort calistoga and middletown. 9 to 25 degrees warmer than yesterday. you can see the camera shaking a little bit in east bay hills. with the wind we have good air quality for most of you, moderate inland. once the wind eases up we will get into moderate air quality for sunday and here is another live camera. you can see the wind is battering that camera. gusty through the afternoon. mild to warm again today and drive pattern through next week. makes you dizzy if you look at it too long. forecast animation today high clouds but mostly sunny. on sunday it will be cooler with s

but he shared his story with artes on her voice, his projects. vallejo. we live in a horrible situation. very bad conditions, but under 2 be honestly, i am fed up with my life. that's not about so i'm in hiding alone with the way underground. yeah, i can't go outside. i'm hopeless, assented i ask myself, do i have the right to live a peaceful life in my own homeland will not let me save strength and i wish i had been born in a different country to me at the decimal. got the telling me nobody long . mm. for pillow top, we had to operate our drones as an 8 hours a day. and then the same at night there was a u. s. company and the afghan government was signed an agreement with he said, we were employed by this company. they scam eagle with each month one pilots conducted $1720.00 drone strikes. it could be more than that, but not less with data throughout our operations, we were not told about any civilian deaths. nobody told us that we had hit the wrong targets. and the statistics on this were out of our control. we didn't have access to this data. ah, ah, a

>> in the north bay, the vallejo police department is investing in new body camera technology later this month. the department will roll out audio analysis software that will transcribe body cam audio in real time. she shawny williams says the software will make it easier for department leaders to review body cam footage. a process that typically takes hours and often only happens after major incidents. >> do a keyword search on, for example, we're going to measure it creates a matrix like a measure in respectful miss or measuring courtesy. and so it allows us to look at that. how respectful as the officer being. >> chief william says that this new tool can also identified de escalation efforts which could help investigate cases such as the deadly vallejo police shooting of 22 year-old sean monterrosa. in that case, it was determined the officers involved failed to de escalate the situation the size of a police department. this software is currently used by the alameda police, san francisco department of public works. director mohammed nuru has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges in fed

we zoom in closer with wet weather in the oakland hills and vallejo. highway 4 and a level one system through 10:00 a.m.. some showers and the biggest issue will be wet roads and reduced visibility. you can see the tops of the bay bridge getting chopped off by low cloud cover. slick roads on the bay bridge right now. we will keep the rain in the forecast at 9:00 a.m. with scattered showers. by noon, the rain moves out but the clouds linger. it is mostly cloudy and limited in terms of sunshine. mild by 4:00 p.m. with temperatures in the upper 50's. 58 for most of us inland. reggie: after a very long trial and hearing from elizabeth holmes herself a jury convicted the founder of theranos on several counts of fraud and we now know how long she will serve. amy hollyfield is live. amy: there does not seem to be a ter, thonprise in the rions surpdin vests but not patients. elizabeth holmes was allowed to leave the courthouse and was not taken into custody after the verdict. she did not comment as she left the courthouse. many thought that this case but the s

los gatos 64. 60 in vallejo, over to hayward, 63. the peninsula, 59 in half moon bay, right over to redwood city, 63. and through the north bay, 65 in santa rosa and 61 in mill valley. with that stagnant pattern, we are just not seeing the air move. not only is the quality starting to suffer but your allergies, too. i think we could go back into unhealthy for sense testify sensitive group. your respiratory system might start to get taxed, especially if you have issues like asthma, emphysema. and you put on top, allergies. tree pollens are starting to spike. cedar, ash, elder and elm in the high categories. high pressure is staying firm in place. really through next week. now we're going to see a few systems. no big rain chances coming our way through the next seven days. this one will bring a little cloud cover once we hit friday's forecast. but that's about it. as we move through the next couple days, if you can get over the air quality and your allergies, it's not looking too bad for us. low 60s across san francisco. and through th

east bay, cooler, concord manages 48 degrees and vallejo, 48 degrees and antioch, 46, danville, 46, nice and sunny for everybody. it will be jacket weather. it will be cool on saturday. up in the north bay, 51 degrees in beautiful petaluma. and 52, sonoma, 49, not a bad day for wine country. 49 degrees, 50 in mill valley and 50 degrees at kentfield and in october, 1962, alfred hitchcock was shooting "the birds" in bodega bay. >>> in the extended forecast, there you go. a little bit of rain coming in. monday, tuesday, mostly for the north bay, san francisco, oakland, probably not putting it in for san jose we will put it in there to cover ourselves, then, monday and tuesday, maybe again on friday. numbers all week will be near 50 tk-pgs for a high. and, other than that, happy new year, have a great 2022. that goes for you young man, here is charlie. >>> college football championship is set, the top dogs made up for their other conference makers laying an egg. plus, nearing game time and all signs are pointing to the 49ers knowing who their quarterback is heading into sunday. we will that

vallejo 58 and oakland 58. redwood city, san francisco 54, 56 and north bay, 51 in clear lake, napa valley, 58 as well. our seven-day forecast does not have any rainfall in it unfortunately. we are really starting to see a deficit at least for the month. we're down from one to about three inches. overall rainfall is still remaining above average, at least for the season along with that snow pack. still hanging on. temperatures in the 50s to 60s here in san francisco. inland valley, very similar temperatures. by friday night and saturday morning, we'll see winds in the mountains of 20 to 40 miles per hour. we had rainfall in december so we're not expecting a red flag fire warning a the this point. friday night and saturday, it could be pretty blustery for us. >> still a lot of sunshine in the bay area. thanks, jeff. >>> an hour's long standoff has come to an end. it was near valley christian high school. police say a man was waving around knives and throwing stuff off the balcony. officers spent hours trying to

those are the reasons the vallejo police department is investing in new body camera technology. so soon the department is going to roll out audio analysis, software that will transcribe body camera audio in real time. kron 4 subject all spoke with the police chief wmo says this new program should help build trust with the community. >> later this month, the vallejo police department will deploy body camera audio analysis, software developed by it will transcribe the audio from recorded footage in real time. once officers dock their body cams back at the police station. it's a game changer. it's going to help me to fulfill a promise that i made as a chief 2 years ago to be more accountable to be more often only happens after major incidents. it also allows us to do a keyword search on, for example, we're going to measure it creates a matrix like a measure in respectful miss. >> or measuring courtesy. and so it allows us to look at that. how respectful as the officer being chief william says this new tool can also identify de escalation. a point of contention for some in the commu

a little cooler back toward vallejo, martinez. you head to danville, we're at . san francisco, lots of 50s through the marina, then downtown and the mission, low 60s. let's move it off to the north bay 66 in ukiah. overall, nice weather to be outside, but we need rainfall. the reason we're not getting the rainfall is this area of high pressure. this could actually hang out over the next ten days. there's no evidence right now the way the forecast models are playing out, that we would have a major storm system moving in through the next seven to ten days. we may get a few on and offer off shower chances. we're under dry conditions. this is acting like a big lid, a dome over the bay area, and it's really preventing our air from getting stirred up too much. we're beginning to see problems with the air quality. i do think it's going to be worse tomorrow over the east bay and south bay, may cause you some issues especially if you have any respiratory problems, and on top of that, you may have noticed it, the pollen is starting to spike, especially tree pollen. cedar,

to the east bay, in vallejo, 59, and oakland at 57. peninsula, sun and light winds at 5. 58 in san mateo. san francisco is 50s across the board, winds not gusty, out of the west at 9. north bay, marin, napa, sonoma county, upper 50s, low 60s. tomorrow is smooth sailing. but want to advance into friday's forecast. going to keep area of high pressure, remains in place with the dry weather, but small area of low pressure sneak down across the intermountain west to sick up wind. very isolated and quick event on friday. at this point looks like north bay mountains, 20 to 40-mile-per-hour gusts and over the sierra, up to 50. lower elevations, 10 to 20. friday afternoon. by saturday wind moves out, setting up good weekend. weekend forecast. san francisco upper 50s, low 60s and even some sun. looking good for mlk day on monday. and inland valleys pretty good, but watch for cold mornings sunday, monday, tuesday, back into the 30s. weekend, let's hurry up and get here, right? >> seriously, looks so good. >> even thursday. thanks jeff. >>> up nex

and at just over $1500 a month for a one bedroom, vallejo's median rent is cheapest in the region. >>> tackling homelessness by helping pets get off the streets too. that's the goal of a bill passed unanimously yesterday by the california senate. most shelters do not admit pet owners because of lack of resources. nearly 10% of homeless californians own animals. >>> it was gone for two years, but burning man is back. >>> after a two-year pandemic pause, burning man is returning to nevada's black rock desert this year. >> the burners, as they call themselves, will gather once again in the week leading up to the labor day holiday. cheaper tickets go on sale in march for $575. and they could sell out in 30 minutes. that's been the tradition. if you don't want to risk missing out, can you register to buy guaranteed tickets for $1500 starting tomorrow. a little complicated, but people can figure it out. >> okay, yeah. $1500, i think they're there for several days. >> oh, it's a party. >> it is a party. >>> jessica joins us with what's coming up at 5:30. >> it's not a matter of if but when t

and what better way than doing that 6 in the streets reporting in vallejo. dan thorn kron 4 news as the drought continues across california, north base. senator bill dodd is proposing the state update the way it tracks water usage. >> the bill introduced today in sacramento calls for using remote waters. sensing technology to monitor reservoir levels and water consumption throughout the state. senator dodd says the technology will give the state more accurate picture of what industries are using the most water. >> all right. let's check on our 4 zone weather forecast. of course we're talking about water. that means rain might be coming soon. but this is a live look outside of the san mateo bridge were weather wise. it looks pretty quiet, although traffic is pretty busy. >> then we'rt forecasting not much in the way of fog and 7 tail write not ground fog. she was thinking more of the action right moving in toward the golden gate bridge right now. we're going to see some thick fog. settling in overnight tonight around much of the bay area. and they're seeing t

we're 53 in vallejo, pleasanton 53. outer sunset 54, and across the north bay, 64 in ukiah. down to sonoma, 60 degrees. the next seven days we've got upper 50s and low 60s this weekend. we continue with that trend as we head into early next week. across the inland valleys, we're also going to find temperatures somewhat similar, although i do see us warming up as we hit the forecast at 67. the winds will continue thursday night into friday morning. as we head into next week, we'll continue in the low 60s. >>> we started off with sports, let's finish it with sports. 49ers/green bay on saturday. we have some snow showers on pre-game kickoff. wind chill of 7, half time wind chill of 6 degrees. so this is actually close to what you'll get in beijing. >> you should go to green bay to acclimate. >> i was just thinking that. >> we need to go to green bay to cover the playoffs. >> you need a meteorologist to go with you as well. we might do that. >> thank you. good suggestion. >>> buying a home is getting even tougher. mortgage rates are rising. the new heights they're reaching for t

services for vallejo will be available, just not in person. they may switch back to zoom meetings as well. >>> many people have loved ones in a nursing home facility. they are scrambling to meet new safety rules on visitation. among the new rules that took affect today, visitors must be fully vaccinated and boostered and test negative for covid within 24 hours of any in-facility visit. robert handa explains the other new rules. >> reporter: on the surface, some of the new rules may seem familiar and even obvious. some of those details already have administrators and visitors frustrated. this living facility is working through the new state public health order, which includes requiring those visiting someone indoors to show proof of vaccination as well as a booster if you are eligible for a shot. also, a negative covid test with an antigen result within a day, a pcr test within two days. the owner says, that's a lot of enforcement responsible to put on a staff for assisted living. >> the staffing is tough right now. i think we know that the hea

in vallejo. i'm elissa harrington ktvu, fox two news. san francisco is testing a new plan that will send text messages to some drivers before they get their vehicle towed. the text before toe plan means people whose vehicles are blocking driveways or have been sitting in one spot for three days and more now have the option of getting a text message before their vehicles actually towed. the aim here is to cut back on the number of vehicles the city is towing every year. you will. now if you opt in get a text message before the tow truck comes so that you will be given the opportunity to pick up your car and move it before it gets towed. the city says some 12,500 vehicles are towed every year, on average to sign up for the plan. drivers need to opt in and then provide their license plate and mobile phone number to the sf mta more proof here in san francisco is real estate market that it is still red hot . take a look at this home in the valley. some neighbors consider it a broken down eyesore, but it's sold for close to $2 million. the hom

later this month, the vallejo police department will deploy body camera audio analysis, software developed by >> it will transcribe the audio from recorded footage in real time. once officers dock their body cams back at the police station that allows us to get an inside look as a leader on how are our officers are performing chief shawny williams says this software will make it easier for department leaders to review body cam footage. a process that typically takes hours and often only happens after major incident. it also allows us to do a keyword search on. >> for example, we're going to measure it creates a matrix like a measure in respect, fullness or measuring courtesy. and so it allows us to look at that. how respectful as the officer being chief william says this new tool can also identify de escalation. a point of contention for some in the community. >> just last month, based in part on body camera video, an independent administrative investigative review into the deadly police shooting of 22 year-old sean monterrosa found the officers involved failed to de escalate the situation