Building homes and building bridges in our community. To make ways for women. Feel powerless in your career . Meet a woman changing a system dominated by men. Like selfcheckout at the Grocery Store . How about the same experience going through security at the airport . Were checking on this on a thursday. Good morning, everybody, im reed cowan. Im nicole zaloumis. I feel like super tuesday and then a recap wednesday and now just here in the confines and like being home on the couch. Here we are. And its thursday which means its friday junior. Im Gianna Franco so the weekend is just around the corner. So loathes to look forward to. A live look at highway 9 in saratoga this morning. Shut down due to the mudslide. We dont have the live shot unfortunately. The road closure between Redwood Gulch is expected to last through at least tomorrow. Update there. And jessica, update on the weather. I think you said yesterday that we have some dry conditions for a few days here. Thank goodness. Oh my gosh. Its about time and i mean it was a very active weather day yesterday and i was actually down into the Santa Clara Valley yesterday and the thunderstorms were no joke and they were loud too. They were kind of chatty just constant noise in the atmosphere. Heres whats happening for us today. Were drying up finally but yesterdays rainfall totals were pretty impressive in some areas. A quarter inch in san rafael. They actually started to dissipate pretty fast in the north and annalist with drier conditions but skill cool and dense fog this morning in certain local areas especially up in the north bay. We have a mix of sun and clouds heading into this afternoon and it will clear up and it will be pretty nice for us today. Little bit gusty along the coast and then we head into the friday forecast with some of the warmest weather were going to see all week and a lot more sunshine right around the corner just to gear up for more unsettled weather into this weekend. So bit of a dry up just to see the exact same heading into saturday and sunday. Heres what the winds are doing for us this morning. Moving in if the north about 20mileperhour, even 25mileperhour winds along the coastline. But a lot lighter in the inland areas, pacifica, halfmoon bay, maybe put the outdoor objects inside t going to be gustycontinuously in the afternoon hours today. As i mentioned a mix of sun and clouds for us this afternoon. Not that bad. Showers down into the Santa Clara Valley and up into the sierra but back here in the bay not until saturday where we see a new frontal system slowly creeping its way in. Im going to time this out for you coming up in the first alert forecast but for now back to you, g. Thanks jess. And it helps that the roadways are dry this morning. Live look here at the Golden Gate Bridge. I just checked in with chp and a great start to the thursday morning drive. Lightly traveled here and most of the bay area bridges are looking really good and in fact heres an overview were seeing a lot of green on the sensors. So thumbs up for some of our major commutes and those areas that tend to bottleneck which is that ride to the bay bridge and that ride out of Castro Valley and hayward and 880 as you head to 92 and of course rides out of the south bay right now look really good. The one spot were keeping a close eye on is that ride out of the Altamont Pass into the Altamont Pass coming out of tracy from 205 over to 680. Speeds dipping down to about 20 Miles Per Hour right at the connector and once past north flynn everything is back up to normal to the dublin interchange and even beyond that headed to 880. All right, fresh off his primary wins, President Joe Biden will speak to millions tonight in the state of the Union Address. Its really his chance to capture voter confidence as he seeks to take on trump. The president has now become his partys presumptive nominee preparing to go facetoface with trump. In the next half hour well have a live report from washington, d. C. To drill down on how a president ial address is also strategy. Setting the narrative on issue like the economy, immigration and the wars in ukraine and go k. Looking live at San Francisco where mayor breed will also sell herself and her accomplishments in her state of the city address later this morning. You know, breed also faces challengers who want her out of office in november. We expect breed will have more to say on Public Safety initiatives that voters green lit on super tuesday. Addressing Public Safety in San Francisco. So drilling down on the wins our Wilson Walker with a story that really shows the vote count on police and Public Safety has a lot to say about the political pulse of San Francisco. I think theres a good that happens we see a couple of changes and hopefully prop a. Can hold on and i think the d triple c candidates 8017 and 19 probably have a little bit of mixing in the middle of the pack. Reporter even with some changes it was a big night for steven buss director of grow sf. And one of the architects of a string of victories for San Franciscos moderate democrats. I actually dont feel like it was us that influenced the election. It was the voters and it was us responding to the voters. Reporter the set of victories, however, hardly the beginning of something for the citys moderates. This is now a pattern going on two years. You know, november 2020, we basically lost everything. And then we got the school board recall. We got the boudin recall and weve got matt dorsey and brooke jenkins. And now weve got Democratic Party. And weve got prop e. And f. Whether you are the school board. The da, the Democratic Party members, theyre throwing you out. And so the question is, you know, will the mayor and the supervisors be next . Reporter what can the march vote tell us about november . We ran into Assembly Member matt haney at city hall and the former supervisor offered a candid take on the elections implications starting with the mayors office. You know, with all respect to my friend, you know asha. Really went in on prop b. And that got crushed. Aaron, you know i dont know what Aaron Peskins narrative is now if he gets in the race. Now you have a Democratic Party thats controlled by the moderate faction. That are going to endorse all all the more moderate candidates in november. Which means likely some trouble for connie. Some trouble for dean. The Grassroots Campaign must mobilize. Reporter supervisor connie can a progressive up for reelection in district 1 pointed to low turnout. She also tied the results and the citys shifting politics to National Political trends. I am saying that there are political tunists that they are taking that trends and that they are taking political wins and they are grabbing on to it and turned that into Something Else in San Francisco. Reporter is this your group . Plan to endorse somebody for the mayor . We will definitely make endorsements for mayor but were going to wait until after the filing deadline. Reporter the filing deadline is in june. Still plenty of time for everyone to let the results shake out and digest them but its clear the, the trend, the course, appears to be set here in San Francisco. As the city approaches a very highstakes election in november. Going to be a big one. Election officials still have to process about 110,000 ballots this morning. They expect to release the next preliminary votes this afternoon and we will be watching. Links to updated Election Results by the way can be found on kpix. Com. Nicole . Developing in the middle east, the situation in gaza is getting more desperate by the hour. Its been near impossible for most aid groups to get in and according to the new york times, many people have been reduced to eating animal feed to survive. And a growing number of children are dying from dehydration and malnutrition. One of the people working day and night to help is a physician from the south bay. He traveled to gaza a few weeks ago knowing full well he might not return thome. He showed our kenny choi and a warning his story although powerful may be difficult to hear and watch. [ spea king in a global language ] reporter the wounded, like this infant, desperately cry for help. Dr. Mohammed sue bay is losing count of shrapnel injuries in war he has never experienced until now. Today was backed with gunshot wounds to the chest. To the face, to the abdomen. To the pelvis. Reporter before leaving the bay area in february, the emergency room doctor had only seen media images of civilians becoming casualties of war. This baby and little boy were found under rubble with no family to be found. You dont realize how dire the circumstances are until you come and work here. Reporter we pieced together clips in an interview cut short because of unreliable cell reception. He says its a struggle at times to cope with what seems like an endless stream of unconscionable injuries. I was called into a resuscitation bed. You know, 12yearold who had his brains blown out. And was taking his final breaths. Reporter the World Health Organization says fewer than half of hospitals in gaza are even partly functional. He is deep in the heart of gaza with the cost of war is piercing. I held an older man in my arms as he was he was crying at the loss of his wife. Reporter the former refugee who grew up in the west bank came to the United States when he was 7 years old. The stanford educated doctor is seeing this war through a different lens. The palestinians here have been so dehumanized. Theyve weve lost perspective at the the Human Dignity that each one deserves. Reporter explosions rattled the Field Hospital in rafah where he is stationed in southern gaza. He says some have detonated less than a third of a mile away. Makes you wonder what the rest of the world is doing. Reporter Health Officials report at least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration as the call to allow more aid into gaza grows louder. Sube says hes focusessen what he can control but is at times immersed in the struggle between hope and despair. I think most of us would give up even if we lived few days here. Reporter the u. N. Says at least 300 Health Care Workers have been reported killed since the start of the war. Sube left behind his wife and teenage son and 7yearold mahed in the bay area. I miss my children. And i miss holding them every night. Reporter its a sacrifice his elder son ahmad told me he accepts and understands. Knowing his father is entrenched in more than a medical mission. Ultimately, kind of remember our fundamental collective humanity. Because without that, the world just falls apart. Reporter its a humanitarian mission with countless lives. And much more on the line. That was kenny choi reporting. Its 5 11. Still ahead a major retail theft bust in Alameda County is showing just how sophisticated some of the operations have gotten. Why police say the problem. Its creating more of a challenge for them. Shawn . Reporter well, its an industry thats almost 90 men. Thats why one local woman isstanding up for her career in construction. Coming up. Why she says there could be more women like her easily in this business. Heres a live look outside before we head to break. Sunny skies ahead and were going to ask jess all about that as welcome back on this thursday morning. All month we are celebrating the contributions of women past and present and during women in construction week, we want to highlight a woman standing out in the bay area for her career in an industry that is dominated by men. Our Shawn Chitnis is live this morning in cupertino with more on how she got her start and hopes other women will consider doing the same in construction. Good morning, shawn. Reporter hey gianna, good morning. We are here at one of the communities made by the home builder Taylor Morrison. Thats the company who employs this woman we want to introduce you to. And they say by the way that they have more than doubled the number of women who work for their company over the past five years. This particular woman has taken on a leadership role. She gets that last look and that final word before a home is signed off and delivered to a family. I had my vest on and i went into costco and some guy walks over and goes, oh, you must be a crosswalk guard. And i said no. I build homes. Reporter atria started in that line of work at a young age. Her father was an electrician and brought her along on jobs when she was growing up. Today, she represents the 11 of women who work in construction. This division of the bay area i am the only woman superintendent here. So thats pretty cool. Reporter shes been in that role for about ten years and had to prove to plenty of men that shes up for the job. Transitioning from the Customer Service side of construction she loves to oversee one mouse after the other getting ready for someone to move in. She wants people to imagine more women doing work like this. Not limited to the sales and marketing jobs in the business. It is so rewarding for my kids to drive through a community and say you know, mom built those homes, thats cool. Reporter as a superintendent her day is filled with inspections making sure they are meeting all city requirements at all stages of the process. She says she had to work harder and be better to earn her spot in the industry. Being detail oriented and a multitasker which she hopes helps more women to join her in construction. This is not something that you have to be a male to do. Reporter she says a lot of women already have the mindset if the skills to do the work. But dont realize they could be a part of this industry. Where theres a common goal so many would enjoy athieving together. The end result is you are building a dream. Reporter and she says that one aspect of her work and the company that continues to inspire her is that the ceo of Taylor Morrison is also a woman. And that the board that oversees the company is half men and half women. Gianna, back to you. Shawn, thank you for that. These women building not just homes, but future for other women who may be want to do the exact same thing. Appreciate you. Well, now taking a live look outside on this thursday morning. Its clear now but yesterday we saw plenty of rain come down in the bay area. So is it going to stay clear as you see that beautiful shot of San Francisco this morning. Yeah, and jessica, weve had some pretty interesting weather the past few weeks here in the bay area including something that was spotted in vacaville and its something we dont usually see. No. Its that thats true gianna. If only you live in Solano County you probably saw this. It appears to be a funnel cloud. This photo was shown in the scene of vacaville just before 3 00 p. M. Yesterday and emergency Officials Say it didnt touch down and luckily damage was not reported. But we also saw some lightning strikes due to the unsettled weather and photojournalist jim flanagan captured this strike as he was driving along highway 87 in san jose. It was so active yesterday down into the Santa Clara Valley. I was actually driving down there yesterday for an appointment and as i made my way down there, i kept looking at those strong storm cells thinking wow, San Francisco doesnt even know whats going on down here right now. It was a very active weather day yesterday and san jose got a half inch of rain. Yeah, my raga over an inch of rain and san rafael got quarter inch of rain from memory from looking at models earlier. But the forecast for us today were clearing up. I mean today is going to be a mix of sun and clouds. Dont get me wrong. By tomorrow look at friday i mean theres nothing on our first alert doppler. That changes though as we head into our saturday forecast and tomorrow is going to be warm and sunny and beautiful. Some of the warmest weather all week with upper 60s and then another cold front moves in from the north that happens saturday morning and lasting into the afternoon hours. Notice how it kind of acts like windshield wiper slowly sweeping through the communities. It clears up behind it with cooler dense air and just some mild conditions in the evening hours that night. If you are planning on heading out to giants fan fest tomorrow. Excuse me, saturday. We could be upper 50s in the afternoon hours and partly cloudy skies and a light chance of showers and then we head into sunday with more unsettled weather and this is just your reminder to set the clocks forward heading into sunday. Right around the corner were going to be needing to do that and lets take a quick look at whats going on for us today here in the bay area. For now, before that cold front moves through, were actually seeing a smidge of a warmup today and tomorrow daytime highs are going to start warming up a little bit more and still kind of a cool and cloudy day for us at times. At times a mix of sun and clouds especially down into the Santa Clara Valley. Kind of nice after what we had yesterday with all the weather and then here we go into the next seven days. Heres the warmup and sunshine as we head into friday and then more unsettled weather heading into our weekend forecast. Saturday and sunday we