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And talk about we lost stuff . But we gained a sense of community, this sense of belonging. I wish i knew it would be this happy of an ending for us. Reporter the story still is unfoaling for many property owners. This safeway is still closed and 1500 homes are still yellow tagged. 153 are redtagged and nearly a dozen structures in the city have been demolished. This restaurant is covered in scaffolding. The damage is more extensive than it looked in august. And they hope to open in the coming months. On the other corner the recovery seems equally as slow. Some of it is bureaucracy. Theres also the issue of manpower. Theres all those building trades. Its engineers, architects, so much work to do and only so much time. So people are waiting in some cases for the contractors to be ready to move on to their job. Reporter this Mobile Home Park has a couple of homeowners still displaced but given what he saw in the early hours of august 24 we had 20plus on the ground. So i was really surprised how quickly everything bounced back. Reporter you see construction like this all throughout the city and the mayor told me that often after a disaster people just walk away. They go and rebuild somewhere else. Thats not happening here in the city of napa. Yeah. Mayor was right. It is a sense of community. And good for them. Ann notarangelo in napa, thank you, ann. Financial assistance for people who may have been rejected elsewhere is still available. The deadline to apply for the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief fund has been extended to march 31. San franciscos archbishop is apparently backing off from the strict guidelines he proposed for high school teachers. They were in the form of changes to teacher handbooks. Kpix 5s liz cook is following the story for us from the newsroom. Liz. Reporter veronica, the morals clause ignited a firestorm with the archbishop having to answer questions from teachers, students, parents and politicians. The rules would apply to teachers at four catholic high schools. They sparked protest including this one last week. The clause would require teachers to reject samesex marriage, use the contraception as well as other behavior that is considered evil by the church. Today in a meeting with the San Francisco chronicle archbishop Salvatore Cordileone seemed to be calling a time out. He now says he is forming a committee of theology teachers to go over proposed changes to the faculty handbook. The committee will recommend and expanded draft to clarify statements in the guidelines to make them more understandable. Cordileone is also dropping the effort to designate teachers as ministers meaning fewer rights to challenge workplace rules. All this comes as some lawmakers are called for an investigation. The archbishop says he only wants to clarify that teachers should not publicly be contradicting catholic doctrine. Santa clara county supervisors are letting the Sheriffs Department office buy a cell phone tracking device. The Stingray Program will be used to pinpoint phones connected to criminal activity and to locate missing people. But critics argue it would allow authorities to listen to calls and collect texts from innocent people. Sheriffs Department Says the technology will not be used to observe members of the community. San jose could be one of the first cities in the country to use smart poles. They are the streetlights that would double as cell phone towers. Kpix 5s len ramirez says these poles would reduce the need for the big ugly cell phone towers we all see around. Len. Reporter thats right. A lot of nimbys dont like those big ugly towers but were talking about smart poles. The one behind me there, thats a dumb pole. Thats the kind of pole that you see on every city. But san jose will be getting these new smart poles to go with all the smartphones. Most of us are addicted to our smart devices. We use them all day every day for communications, information and entertainment. The question isnt coverage anymore. Its speed. We want our content now. The demand is growing exponentially. Reporter bill says phillips can meet that demand and just maybe change the image of the city streetlight pole. The company is partnering with san jose to not just bring Energy Savings l. E. D. S to the streets. Its packing Cell Phone Technology inside the pole. Its a new slightly bulging streetlight called the smart pole and it could be coming to a yes or noer near you. I to a corner near you. Its a steady way of giving the citizens access to wireless broadband. Reporter big cell phone towers are Still Necessary but not exactly beautiful. And Wireless Companies have done everything including camouflage to make them blend in. Smart poles wont replace the big towers but it will listen the demand for new towers because it will fill in gaps where reception is slow or nonexistent. It will make data flow more readily and everyone will be able to stream their netflix. Reporter smart poles can be used with any car yet. The plan is for san jose to allow 50 smart poles to go up and 750 streetlights will be installed on regular poles throughout the city as part of a plan to save energy and improve safety. While residents benefit from better lighting and they do south without spending a dime of taxpayer money, the residents are also benefiting from better wireless access. Reporter the San Jose City council is still meeting but we have just received word that the Council Unanimously passed this idea of having smart poles stalled in san jose. Its the first city to get them and its coming to many other cities throughout the bay area and they will be installed in san jose. They will begin installing the sharyl poles this smart poles [ indiscernible ] a state senator is following the lead. Senator hannahbeth jacksons bill would clarify and strengthen the states current equal pay laws. She says it will redefine what is equal pay. We know that janitors because they tend to be male occupations tend to get paid more than that housekeeper. The question becomes, is that work more valuable . And if you look at the differences between that work, the answer is likely to be no. It isnt more valuable. Senator jackson says in california, fulltime working women make 84 cents for every dollar men earn. Hillary clinton has a bold message for Silicon Valley. The predominantly male Tech Industry needs to work harder to keep females in the field. Kpix 5s devin fehely with clintons subtle hints on somehow she too plans to break through the glass ceiling. Devin. Reporter yeah. Who better in some ways to talk to a Pioneering Group of women trying to carve out a role in a place for themselves in Silicon Valley than someone who has done much the same thing in the rough and tumble world of National Politics . What you do does not have to be big and dramatic. You dont have to run for office. [ laughter ] [ applause and cheers ] reporter the former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the questions about will she or wont she run for the white house are never far away. But mrs. Clintons message had more to do with the hopes of the women in her audience many of whom work in the male dominated technology industry. A woman with a bachelors degree here tends to make 60 less than a man with the same degree. And we can literally count on one hand the number of women who have actually been able to come here and turn their dreams into billiondollar businesses. Reporter many of the women who attended the leadon conference say they hope to turn the tide in the tech field paving the way for more women and minorities to join Silicon Valleys workforce. Are they more diverse than us . That could be a competitive advantage that were not tapping into because they say, you know, the unique perspective that everybody brings to the table gives you the innovative ideas because were not all looking from the same lens. Reporter secretary clinton says the growing gender and pay gap in many Silicon Valley firms cant be solved by companies alone. She says the country has to improve its Education System and ensuring that girls and minorities remain engaged and interested in careers in math and science. You watch too many of our daughters and granddaughters get diverted away from careers in stem. Reporter the leadon conference illustrating the promise of Silicon Valleys future as well as revealing the stark reality of its present, where women represent a shrinking share of most tech companies. In addition to the keynote speakers today there was also a job fair todays conference with Companies Looking to recruit that next generation of technology workers. In santa clara, devin fehely, kpix 5. You can see them everywhere those sprawling mansions built in neighborhoods all over the bay area. But not everyone loves having these big homes so close by. New at 6 00 a move in one bay area neighborhood to do something about that. Heres kpix 5s john ramos. Reporter the Corona Heights neighborhood is a patchwork of unique homes on small hillsides lots. But lately neighbors have complained about a disturbing trend. Of taking these regular sized homes and blowing them out dramatically expanding them into monster homes. Reporter developers are buying up smaller houses and rebuilding them into gigantic homes that are twice even three times as large. For example, these two vacant homes on ord court are intended to become a fourstory single in a amly residents. It benefits the develop fourstory Single Family residence. It benefits the developer and no one else. Reporter scott weiner proposes an ordinance that homes in the area if they expand by more than 75 or exceed 3,000 square feet the plan would have to be reviewed by the Planning Commission. And the standard they will be using is whether its necessary an and desirable. We dont want to be the wild west where people can build whatever them anywhere. Reporter weiss is ecstatic because if a project is approved, objecting neighbors would be able to take their appeal not back to the Planning Commission but to the board of supervisors who tend to side more with voters than developers. In fact, he thinks the legislation would end the building of monster homes in this neighborhood for good. They will either build what is reasonable or they will move elsewhere. Sell the property. I dont know. But its definitely going to send a message. Reporter the message being, in this neighborhood, size does matter. In San Francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. It turns out that ordinance would apply only to that specific neighborhood. But if its passed it would take effect immediately even for projects already in the planning process. Still ahead, californias best surf spot could be in danger. The ocean change that could wipe out those killer waves. Plus, they take off with rows of seats left empty. Flights to some of the smallest communities in the country. Find out why youre paying for them. Its been so long since ive said this we had a record low in the bay area this morning. Find out which Community Set a new record today and find out how long well stay with afternoons close to 70 degree caltrains are running again in palo alto after a train hit a woman on the tracks earlier today. The incident shut down service in both directions for about an hour. 200 people were on the train when it happened. The woman was taken to a hospital to be treated. No word on her condition. This is the third caltrain accident in the last 24 hours. One person died in a menlo park crash after a car got stuck on the tracks. Another man was killed in a tunnel in San Francisco last night. A close call this morning at San Jose International airport. The landing gear on a small plane collapsed as the pilot touched down. That plane skidded off the side of the runway. People got out safely no injuries. There was no fire. The people alerted the tower that he was having trouble with the landing gear. The runway reopened this afternoon after the plane was towed. Other flights were not affected. An early early person was killed when flames hit a home in sunnyvale this morning. Firefighters were dousing the hot spots on the fire on fisher hawk drive. Flames erupted at 5 a. M. No word on the cause. And drones are on the agenda at tonights Berkeley City Council meeting. The council will consider a proposal to impose a twoyear moratorium on drones. The citys peace and Justice Commission proposed a ban on drones two years ago. But its now recommending a moratorium while the city continues to study a permanent ban. Former l. A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says he is not in the running for senator barbara boxers seat. He spent weeks talking to insiders, Campaign Consultants and fundraisers. He says his heart and family are in california. His decision clears the way for attorney general kamala harris. She is the only major candidate at least for now. She has been busy locking down support for a run in 2016. The state gas tax will drop 6 cents this summer because of lower gas prices. The state board of equalization voted to cut it today. The tax cut will also reduce funding for local road projects. But we may not see a difference in the price we pay at the pump and thats because of other factors driving up gas prices. The worlds best surf spots could one day fall victim to climate change. As Elizabeth Cook shows us, Scientists Say one of the potential casualties is right in our own backyard. It catches pretty much every, as well. Its one of the better spots on the california coast. Reporter in santa cruz, its an understatement to call surfing a way of life. The dramatic coastline the fingerprint of the sea floor and the swells of the pacific deliver world class breaks like clockwork. But today, the pacific delivered some bad news. I got to say, its a total bummer if its true. So this is something we have never tried before. Reporter nadine golden is a data cruncher for the usgs. She helped put together a landmark study of the california coastline giving scientists an intensely detailed look at the sea floor and how the ocean swirls above it. This is the extremes, um, for wave heights. Reporter other scientists have already taken her data and predicted the future. Factoring in rising sea levels and changing pacific weather patterns. They think the beloved surfing spots of santa cruz could become victims of a changing climate. It cuts to the core. It really im serious. It really does. Reporter the graceful art of riding a wave depends on some complex hydrology under the boards. But i know some surfers can do it in a second, you know, some really good surfers could look out and tell you those are breaking one meter coming into shore. Reporter as we learn morsiens can predict what was once unthinkable the world famous coast of santa cruz where the perfect swells are only the stuff of legend. The thought of future serious issues with ocean levels rising and the disappearance of world class breaks like this, thats, um, thats just its disappointing to even think about. Elizabeth cook, kpix 5. If the theory holds up the decline in waves in surf city could be coupled with the creation of some big surf breaks on other parts of the pacific coast. One thing is for certain they definitely have some nice weather. I was just there a week where to ago and santa cruz is just lovely. [ simultaneous speakers ] its winter and everybody is in the water. And the ocean is running about 5 degrees its not just the air thats warm. The ocean is warm, as well. Should be about 55 degrees. Monterey bay 61 degrees right now. So everything is running warmer than normal. Even when we had a low down near freezing, oakland you tied a record with the low of 3 of 6 degrees this morning. You still made it up to 64 in the afternoon after a low of 36 this morning. Napa up to 70. Pittsburg 69. Menlo park, danville, 67. There is cool air aloft. I want to show you the high from mount diablo at 3800 feet. It was only 55 degrees. I guess thats cool for us. Valley Christian Elementary School in dublin a great shot of the shadows getting longer and longer stretching out there until post sunset no clouds in the trivalley. Overnight chilly just not as cold so frost will not be as widespread. Napa tonight 39. Fremont 42. Redwood city 40. And san jose 40 degrees. It will be the second coldes night of the year. The coldest the one you made it through this morning. Big ridge of High Pressure how many hundreds of times have i told you that over the past couple of years, there it is again storm moving out no rain for us here comes the ridge hanging out. Sunny and drew through thursday. After that of the ridge will retreat back to the west. Thats good but its not great because the storm that is go over the ridge coming from the gulf of alaska are typically drier and colder. The stuff that we want is the juicy storm activity coming up from the south. This particular weathermaker which will happen on saturday with some showers is not going to be that juicy. But we are beggars, not chooser. So well take the showers on saturday. Vallejo tomorrow 66. Livermore 68. San francisco tomorrow 65 degrees with sunshine. A little bit cloudier thursday, cloudier still on friday maybe a sprinkle in the north bay. Over the weekend well see scattered showers. The drier choice over the weekend is sunday. So not a huge change. But its a change. And and and hopefully were going somewhere with this change. Yeah. Still time. Miracle march. Thank you. Giveway for the countdown to super bowl 50. The Mobile Home Park<\/a> has a couple of homeowners still displaced but given what he saw in the early hours of august 24 we had 20plus on the ground. So i was really surprised how quickly everything bounced back. Reporter you see construction like this all throughout the city and the mayor told me that often after a disaster people just walk away. They go and rebuild somewhere else. Thats not happening here in the city of napa. Yeah. Mayor was right. It is a sense of community. And good for them. Ann notarangelo in napa, thank you, ann. Financial assistance for people who may have been rejected elsewhere is still available. The deadline to apply for the Napa Valley Community<\/a> Disaster Relief<\/a> fund has been extended to march 31. San franciscos archbishop is apparently backing off from the strict guidelines he proposed for high school teachers. They were in the form of changes to teacher handbooks. Kpix 5s liz cook is following the story for us from the newsroom. Liz. Reporter veronica, the morals clause ignited a firestorm with the archbishop having to answer questions from teachers, students, parents and politicians. The rules would apply to teachers at four catholic high schools. They sparked protest including this one last week. The clause would require teachers to reject samesex marriage, use the contraception as well as other behavior that is considered evil by the church. Today in a meeting with the San Francisco<\/a> chronicle archbishop Salvatore Cordileone<\/a> seemed to be calling a time out. He now says he is forming a committee of theology teachers to go over proposed changes to the faculty handbook. The committee will recommend and expanded draft to clarify statements in the guidelines to make them more understandable. Cordileone is also dropping the effort to designate teachers as ministers meaning fewer rights to challenge workplace rules. All this comes as some lawmakers are called for an investigation. The archbishop says he only wants to clarify that teachers should not publicly be contradicting catholic doctrine. Santa clara county supervisors are letting the Sheriffs Department<\/a> office buy a cell phone tracking device. The Stingray Program<\/a> will be used to pinpoint phones connected to criminal activity and to locate missing people. But critics argue it would allow authorities to listen to calls and collect texts from innocent people. Sheriffs Department Says<\/a> the technology will not be used to observe members of the community. San jose could be one of the first cities in the country to use smart poles. They are the streetlights that would double as cell phone towers. Kpix 5s len ramirez says these poles would reduce the need for the big ugly cell phone towers we all see around. Len. Reporter thats right. A lot of nimbys dont like those big ugly towers but were talking about smart poles. The one behind me there, thats a dumb pole. Thats the kind of pole that you see on every city. But san jose will be getting these new smart poles to go with all the smartphones. Most of us are addicted to our smart devices. We use them all day every day for communications, information and entertainment. The question isnt coverage anymore. Its speed. We want our content now. The demand is growing exponentially. Reporter bill says phillips can meet that demand and just maybe change the image of the city streetlight pole. The company is partnering with san jose to not just bring Energy Savings<\/a> l. E. D. S to the streets. Its packing Cell Phone Technology<\/a> inside the pole. Its a new slightly bulging streetlight called the smart pole and it could be coming to a yes or noer near you. I to a corner near you. Its a steady way of giving the citizens access to wireless broadband. Reporter big cell phone towers are Still Necessary<\/a> but not exactly beautiful. And Wireless Companies<\/a> have done everything including camouflage to make them blend in. Smart poles wont replace the big towers but it will listen the demand for new towers because it will fill in gaps where reception is slow or nonexistent. It will make data flow more readily and everyone will be able to stream their netflix. Reporter smart poles can be used with any car yet. The plan is for san jose to allow 50 smart poles to go up and 750 streetlights will be installed on regular poles throughout the city as part of a plan to save energy and improve safety. While residents benefit from better lighting and they do south without spending a dime of taxpayer money, the residents are also benefiting from better wireless access. Reporter the San Jose City<\/a> council is still meeting but we have just received word that the Council Unanimously<\/a> passed this idea of having smart poles stalled in san jose. Its the first city to get them and its coming to many other cities throughout the bay area and they will be installed in san jose. They will begin installing the sharyl poles this smart poles [ indiscernible ] a state senator is following the lead. Senator hannahbeth jacksons bill would clarify and strengthen the states current equal pay laws. She says it will redefine what is equal pay. We know that janitors because they tend to be male occupations tend to get paid more than that housekeeper. The question becomes, is that work more valuable . And if you look at the differences between that work, the answer is likely to be no. It isnt more valuable. Senator jackson says in california, fulltime working women make 84 cents for every dollar men earn. Hillary clinton has a bold message for Silicon Valley<\/a>. The predominantly male Tech Industry<\/a> needs to work harder to keep females in the field. Kpix 5s devin fehely with clintons subtle hints on somehow she too plans to break through the glass ceiling. Devin. Reporter yeah. Who better in some ways to talk to a Pioneering Group<\/a> of women trying to carve out a role in a place for themselves in Silicon Valley<\/a> than someone who has done much the same thing in the rough and tumble world of National Politics<\/a> . What you do does not have to be big and dramatic. You dont have to run for office. [ laughter ] [ applause and cheers ] reporter the former secretary of state Hillary Clinton<\/a> the questions about will she or wont she run for the white house are never far away. But mrs. Clintons message had more to do with the hopes of the women in her audience many of whom work in the male dominated technology industry. A woman with a bachelors degree here tends to make 60 less than a man with the same degree. And we can literally count on one hand the number of women who have actually been able to come here and turn their dreams into billiondollar businesses. Reporter many of the women who attended the leadon conference say they hope to turn the tide in the tech field paving the way for more women and minorities to join Silicon Valley<\/a>s workforce. Are they more diverse than us . That could be a competitive advantage that were not tapping into because they say, you know, the unique perspective that everybody brings to the table gives you the innovative ideas because were not all looking from the same lens. Reporter secretary clinton says the growing gender and pay gap in many Silicon Valley<\/a> firms cant be solved by companies alone. She says the country has to improve its Education System<\/a> and ensuring that girls and minorities remain engaged and interested in careers in math and science. You watch too many of our daughters and granddaughters get diverted away from careers in stem. Reporter the leadon conference illustrating the promise of Silicon Valley<\/a>s future as well as revealing the stark reality of its present, where women represent a shrinking share of most tech companies. In addition to the keynote speakers today there was also a job fair todays conference with Companies Looking<\/a> to recruit that next generation of technology workers. In santa clara, devin fehely, kpix 5. You can see them everywhere those sprawling mansions built in neighborhoods all over the bay area. But not everyone loves having these big homes so close by. New at 6 00 a move in one bay area neighborhood to do something about that. Heres kpix 5s john ramos. Reporter the Corona Heights<\/a> neighborhood is a patchwork of unique homes on small hillsides lots. But lately neighbors have complained about a disturbing trend. Of taking these regular sized homes and blowing them out dramatically expanding them into monster homes. Reporter developers are buying up smaller houses and rebuilding them into gigantic homes that are twice even three times as large. For example, these two vacant homes on ord court are intended to become a fourstory single in a amly residents. It benefits the develop fourstory Single Family<\/a> residence. It benefits the developer and no one else. Reporter scott weiner proposes an ordinance that homes in the area if they expand by more than 75 or exceed 3,000 square feet the plan would have to be reviewed by the Planning Commission<\/a>. And the standard they will be using is whether its necessary an and desirable. We dont want to be the wild west where people can build whatever them anywhere. Reporter weiss is ecstatic because if a project is approved, objecting neighbors would be able to take their appeal not back to the Planning Commission<\/a> but to the board of supervisors who tend to side more with voters than developers. In fact, he thinks the legislation would end the building of monster homes in this neighborhood for good. They will either build what is reasonable or they will move elsewhere. Sell the property. I dont know. But its definitely going to send a message. Reporter the message being, in this neighborhood, size does matter. In San Francisco<\/a>, john ramos, kpix 5. It turns out that ordinance would apply only to that specific neighborhood. But if its passed it would take effect immediately even for projects already in the planning process. Still ahead, californias best surf spot could be in danger. The ocean change that could wipe out those killer waves. Plus, they take off with rows of seats left empty. Flights to some of the smallest communities in the country. Find out why youre paying for them. Its been so long since ive said this we had a record low in the bay area this morning. Find out which Community Set<\/a> a new record today and find out how long well stay with afternoons close to 70 degree caltrains are running again in palo alto after a train hit a woman on the tracks earlier today. The incident shut down service in both directions for about an hour. 200 people were on the train when it happened. The woman was taken to a hospital to be treated. No word on her condition. This is the third caltrain accident in the last 24 hours. One person died in a menlo park crash after a car got stuck on the tracks. Another man was killed in a tunnel in San Francisco<\/a> last night. A close call this morning at San Jose International<\/a> airport. The landing gear on a small plane collapsed as the pilot touched down. That plane skidded off the side of the runway. People got out safely no injuries. There was no fire. The people alerted the tower that he was having trouble with the landing gear. The runway reopened this afternoon after the plane was towed. Other flights were not affected. An early early person was killed when flames hit a home in sunnyvale this morning. Firefighters were dousing the hot spots on the fire on fisher hawk drive. Flames erupted at 5 a. M. No word on the cause. And drones are on the agenda at tonights Berkeley City Council<\/a> meeting. The council will consider a proposal to impose a twoyear moratorium on drones. The citys peace and Justice Commission<\/a> proposed a ban on drones two years ago. But its now recommending a moratorium while the city continues to study a permanent ban. Former l. A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa<\/a> says he is not in the running for senator barbara boxers seat. He spent weeks talking to insiders, Campaign Consultants<\/a> and fundraisers. He says his heart and family are in california. His decision clears the way for attorney general kamala harris. She is the only major candidate at least for now. She has been busy locking down support for a run in 2016. The state gas tax will drop 6 cents this summer because of lower gas prices. The state board of equalization voted to cut it today. The tax cut will also reduce funding for local road projects. But we may not see a difference in the price we pay at the pump and thats because of other factors driving up gas prices. The worlds best surf spots could one day fall victim to climate change. As Elizabeth Cook<\/a> shows us, Scientists Say<\/a> one of the potential casualties is right in our own backyard. It catches pretty much every, as well. Its one of the better spots on the california coast. Reporter in santa cruz, its an understatement to call surfing a way of life. The dramatic coastline the fingerprint of the sea floor and the swells of the pacific deliver world class breaks like clockwork. But today, the pacific delivered some bad news. I got to say, its a total bummer if its true. So this is something we have never tried before. Reporter nadine golden is a data cruncher for the usgs. She helped put together a landmark study of the california coastline giving scientists an intensely detailed look at the sea floor and how the ocean swirls above it. This is the extremes, um, for wave heights. Reporter other scientists have already taken her data and predicted the future. Factoring in rising sea levels and changing pacific weather patterns. They think the beloved surfing spots of santa cruz could become victims of a changing climate. It cuts to the core. It really im serious. It really does. Reporter the graceful art of riding a wave depends on some complex hydrology under the boards. But i know some surfers can do it in a second, you know, some really good surfers could look out and tell you those are breaking one meter coming into shore. Reporter as we learn morsiens can predict what was once unthinkable the world famous coast of santa cruz where the perfect swells are only the stuff of legend. The thought of future serious issues with ocean levels rising and the disappearance of world class breaks like this, thats, um, thats just its disappointing to even think about. Elizabeth cook, kpix 5. If the theory holds up the decline in waves in surf city could be coupled with the creation of some big surf breaks on other parts of the pacific coast. One thing is for certain they definitely have some nice weather. I was just there a week where to ago and santa cruz is just lovely. [ simultaneous speakers ] its winter and everybody is in the water. And the ocean is running about 5 degrees its not just the air thats warm. The ocean is warm, as well. Should be about 55 degrees. Monterey bay 61 degrees right now. So everything is running warmer than normal. Even when we had a low down near freezing, oakland you tied a record with the low of 3 of 6 degrees this morning. You still made it up to 64 in the afternoon after a low of 36 this morning. Napa up to 70. Pittsburg 69. Menlo park, danville, 67. There is cool air aloft. I want to show you the high from mount diablo at 3800 feet. It was only 55 degrees. I guess thats cool for us. Valley Christian Elementary School<\/a> in dublin a great shot of the shadows getting longer and longer stretching out there until post sunset no clouds in the trivalley. Overnight chilly just not as cold so frost will not be as widespread. Napa tonight 39. Fremont 42. Redwood city 40. And san jose 40 degrees. It will be the second coldes night of the year. The coldest the one you made it through this morning. Big ridge of High Pressure<\/a> how many hundreds of times have i told you that over the past couple of years, there it is again storm moving out no rain for us here comes the ridge hanging out. Sunny and drew through thursday. After that of the ridge will retreat back to the west. Thats good but its not great because the storm that is go over the ridge coming from the gulf of alaska are typically drier and colder. The stuff that we want is the juicy storm activity coming up from the south. This particular weathermaker which will happen on saturday with some showers is not going to be that juicy. But we are beggars, not chooser. So well take the showers on saturday. Vallejo tomorrow 66. Livermore 68. San francisco tomorrow 65 degrees with sunshine. A little bit cloudier thursday, cloudier still on friday maybe a sprinkle in the north bay. Over the weekend well see scattered showers. The drier choice over the weekend is sunday. So not a huge change. But its a change. And and and hopefully were going somewhere with this change. Yeah. Still time. Miracle march. Thank you. Giveway for the countdown to super bowl 50. The Super Bowl Committee<\/a> was at pier 39 giving away freebies to celebrate 50 weeks until the big game. The idea is to generate excitement that the game is coming here. A lot of people are already excited. The giveaway will move next to san jose and then santa rosa and then oakland. We are giving away different surprising and delights that showcase our region, things like the boudin bread and the different attractions and also museums around our area and then also from our partners things like gas cards from chevron and itunes cards from apple. Did i mention free . Yeah. I did. Taking a look at our countdown clock, we are just 347 days away from the big 50game right here on kpix 5. Free is a good word. Good one. [ laughter ] heck yeah. Gas cards . Why not. Still ahead, it hasnt been seen in more than a decade in the bay area. How a photographer managed to snap this picture of a rare fox. And his plans to catch more of them on camera. vo at jennieo, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. We thought wed show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennieo ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. mom id feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. woman i think that theyre light and theyre just fresh tasting. vo its time for a better taco. kid the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. vo make the switch. Look for jennieo ground turkey at a store near you. The executive director of the Presidio Trust<\/a> is stepping down saying its time for someone else to lead the way. He is ending his 14year tenure. Under his leadership the National Park<\/a> became financially selfsupporting. Middleton will remain on the job during the next few months while the trust finds his replacement. Theres been a rare sighting in San Francisco<\/a>s presidio. Kpix 5s don ford tells us thats an animal walking area that hasnt been seen in years. Reporter on the bluffs above baker beach the creature wildlife biology Jonathan Young<\/a> discovered surprised even him. Trying to get really clear pictures to confirm the identification so there was no question that this was a gray fox. Reporter using his cell phone through an old pair of binoculars he managed these rare images of a gray fox high up a tree. The fox isnt rare but its more than 10 years since one was seen in the presidio. After 2004, sometime around that period, they were functionally extinct from the park. Reporter thats when coyotes preyed on the foxes but this sighting indicates it returned to the presidio maybe by crossing the golden gate bridge. When people are hiking is there a chance someone else might see them . Definitely. Reporter the presidio has miles of trails and wildlife ecologists are asking if you see any animals in the park to use your cell phone take a photo and upload it to an app called inaturallist. The park reviews all photos and will identify the animal for you. This is a charismatic animal. Reporter they have placed motion activated game cameras nut bluffs. If you want to see it its a long shot after all he is a little shy. But your best opportunities will be in the Early Morning<\/a> or Late Afternoon<\/a> and remember, walk quietly. You might be surprised what you run across. In the presidio, don ford, kpix 5. Wow. Wildlife gorgeous. Coming back. Coming up in our next half hour, your tax money being spent on flights for other people. And the planes arent even full much of the time. Where they are going and why youre paying for it. In a cbs investigation. Plus, train cars toppled over, dozens of commuters hurt. The probe into what went wrong on the Southern California<\/a> now at 30 a fiery crash between a california commuter train and a truck. Now at 6 30, dozens of people hurt and tonight the driver of the truck is under arrest. Welcome back, im ken bastida. And im veronica de la cruz. The crash happened in oxnard during the morning commute. The driver of the produce truck that was hit was arrested on a felony hitandrun charge. Reporter Danielle Nottingham<\/a> has the latest from the crash site. Reporter a metrolink train hit a truck in oxnard. The three cars derailed. The train was traveling from Ventura County<\/a> to los angeles before dawn. At least 28 commuters were injured, four critically. The extent of injuries ranges from significant head trauma and extremity trauma to neck and back injuries. Reporter the truck caught on fire on impact. But firefighters quickly put out the flames. The train was going 79 miles an hour and the conductor slowed down after seeing the truck on the tracks. Conductor noticed the cash early and the flashing lights and was able to brake early. Reporter Authorities Say<\/a> the truck was abandoned on the tracks and the driver was found miles away after the crash. He was found later some miles down the road unharmed. Reporter police are questioning the driver. Investigators from several federal and local agencies along with the Train Company<\/a> are looking into the accident. Danielle nottingham, cbs news, oxnard, california. Metro link expects to repair and reopen it by tomorrow morning. George zimmerman will not face federal charges in the death of trayvon martin. Zimmerman claimed selfdefense if the killing of the teen after a confrontation in florida and was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges. Martins parents had hoped a federal investigation would find him responsible for the teens death. Today, the Justice Department<\/a> said there was no evidence to bring civil rights charges against zimmerman. A black lives matter teachin was held today in uc San Francisco<\/a>. Dozens attended the talk designed to raise awareness in the wake of recent Police Shootings<\/a> of africanamericans. Some students led discussions about race and minority rights. President obama has vetoed the Keystone Pipeline<\/a> project. It would have connected canadas tar sands with refineries on the texas gulf coast. The issue now goes back to congress. Republicans dont appear to have the twothirds vote needed to override the veto. If the senate is quick to act, congress could avoid a looming Homeland Security<\/a> shutdown. The department will run out of money friday. Senate republicans will allow a standalone bill for the funding. They had previously paired it with a bill to block immigration reform. If congress doesnt pass a bill, federal employees will be furloughed. Wall street ended the day record highs the dow up 92 to end at 18209. The nasdaq closed at 4968. The s p was at 2115. Traders are encouraged by the latest news on interest rates. The feds say they will be patient about raising them as the economy improves. Did you know your tax dollars are helping pay for dozens of commercial flights a day to some of the nations smallest communities . Thats right. Kris van cleave takes a look at a longstanding federal program and who is actually using it. Reporter row after row of seats on this 50 seat commercial flight are empty. It leaves denver twice daily for two remote north dakota towns. On the day we landed in devils lake there were only four other passengers. You can imagine theres not a huge rush to get to north dakota in the middle of the winter but this flight goes whether its full or empty because of a government subsidy. The department of transportation pays more than 6 million a year to fund this route one of 113 paid for by the federal governments essential air Service Program<\/a>. It was created in 1978 after the airlines were deregulated. The idea was to make sure carriers continued serving rural communities. It was supposed to be temporary but instead its grown from 50 million in 2000 to 261 million this year. And Government Data<\/a> shows on average, 44 routes flew at least twothirds empty last year among them the flight to devils lake. Mark zimmer flew with us. How much time does it save you in your travels . Um, probably about two hours each way. Parking is a lot easier here. Reporter mayor dick johnson estimates the Airline Service<\/a> helps drive 10 million a year to the local economy. It helps drive that economic engine that keeps us viewable. Without that were just going to die off and fade away. Reporter california congressman Tom Mcclintock<\/a> has been trying to ground this Program Since<\/a> 2011. When we cut essential programs to increase this amount of money into this program is simply obscene. Reporter this flight arriving from missouri to great bend kansas averages the fewest passenger of any eas route in the continental u. S. Over a 12 month period ending in november, just 523 people took the twice daily roundtrip costing the government more than 2,700 per passenger. Kris van cleave, cbs news. Four communities are eligible for the essential air Service Program<\/a> in california, crescent city, merced, visalia and el centro. A popular pet food, the legal acti with Kaiser Permanente<\/a> youll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. Another way care and coverage together makes life easier. Become a member of Kaiser Permanente<\/a>. Because together, we thrive. Jpmorgan chase will close 2300 Bank Branches<\/a> in the next two years about 5 of the branches. The megabank says many of the customers have moved to online and mobile banking and the move will reduce overall expenses. A growing concern tonight about a popular pet food. As kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains, purina could have to answer questions about the safety of its ben full line. Some dog own irs say their pets were killed or sick and by beneful food. Now a Class Action Lawsuit<\/a> claims it contains toxic substances including propylene glycol. It is toxic to cats and dogs. It alleges the food contains a fungus byproduct and cites thousands of online complaints from owners of dog food who say their animal got sick or died from benenful. She was very lethargic and she had diarrhea and just not feeling right. Reporter a dog owner from Contra Costa County<\/a> says one of his dogs died and two others got sick. Purina says the suit is without quote and says beneful is a high quality nutrition food and therefore no quality issues. Beneful has been on the market since 2001. Its not recalled. If you have a consumer complaint, call us at 8885 helpsu. You have to be careful. You never know. I know a lot of people these days are making their own dog food. Coming up, it is a favorite among sushi lovers but theres a growing concern over a certain kind of tuna. See what bay area scientists are doing to keep bluefin from disappearing forever. All day long the sky color was a perfect hue of the color blue and now were looking at great oranges out there tonight. Looking live from the Oakland Airport<\/a> toward the city of San Francisco<\/a>, across the bay, we are going to cool down tonight. Well talk about how chilly well talk about the one day that is still in the forecast with a chance of rain. That is next. Im dennis odonnell. Coming up, the giants are back and they are aiming big. Im shooting for 50 or 60 this year. Reporter steph curry is back. His aim is just fine. Feeling it another three and the catch of the day is back dont hide under a tree. Sports is for years we have been told to not eat pacific bluefin tuna because its disappearing from the ocean. Allen martin shows us what some bay area scientists are doing to change that. Reporter in the San Francisco<\/a> bay area, no matter how you slice it, were wild about raw fish. For sushi and sashemi lovers, the most prized and best cut is the belly of the pacific bluefin. We love this fish so much were eating it into extinction. There is no way that we can continue and hunt, you know, tuna for sushi and sashemi in our oceans. This practice has to stop. Reporter some scientists are looking for a solution. Do we want tuna in the sea or market . I believe that its possible to have both. Reporter stanford professor Barbara Block<\/a> pioneered the tagging and tracking of bluefin tuna the in the wild. It unlocked the mysteries of where they breed and feed. Before us mankind really didnt know where tuna went. We have seen tuna go back and forth across the pacific in as little as a few months. Reporter she hopes to take the pressure off wild tuna by getting one to spawn in captivity. We have the science on the table that within 10 years will be producing a lot of the tuna we see in market from aquaculture. Reporter at her lab in pacific grove, blocks team and the Monterey Bay Aquarium<\/a> are studying tuna in huge round tanks. The warm blooded fish are power and jump out to feed. They are learning more about when they mature and since its not obvious how to tell a male from a female. You may not have the right mix. Reporter other nations such as mexico are ranching tuna. By capturing young bluefin and then keeping them in ocean pens until they are big enough to sell. But to fatten them up they are fed a massive amount of wild sardines and that puts pressure on sardines. She wants a more sustainable source. A tuna has been grown through practices we can all be happy about. Reporter allen martin, kpix 5. The oceanwide population of bluefin has plunged to just 4 . The united states, mexico, even japan have now all agreed to drastically reduce their fishing quotas. Our rising gas prices and the only consequences of the strike at the tesoro refinery. Tonight the fallout for hundreds of bay area little leaguers. Ill have that on our sister station on nightbeat at 10 00 on our sister station, kbcw 44 cable 12. January was our sign that spring was coming and yes, flowers are blooming. You will probably be sneezing and your eyes are watering because of the pollen. Just enough rain to cut the pollen but not the drought. Live outside we have the upper 40s. Well cool off now that the sun is down. Were losing heat to the atmosphere. Were not tonight. San bruno 58. San francisco checking in at 57 degrees. It will be chilly tonight. Not as chilly as last night. Fairfield 35. Livermore 38. Napa 39. Oakland 46. When it rains this year it has poured but not that much. Were almost two months into the year. By now we should have had 23 days with measurable rainfall. So far this year, we have had three days with measurable rainfall. Three weeks of days where we should have had rain and we have not. Its taken a toll on our snowpack. 19 for the state. The north sierra up toward mount shasta 16 of whats average for this time of year. There is some relief coming. Tonight the reason why its not going to be as cold we are grabbing just as much of an ocean influence the wind is northwest. More moisture from the ocean it wont be as chilly coming up tonight. High pressure in control for the next couple of days tomorrow all about the sunshine thursday. Its still about mostly sunny skies. Then by friday, High Pressure<\/a> retreats. The past couple times it has gone this way allowing us to tap into the tropics. Thats where the juicy stuff comes from. We are not going to do that this time t the ridge is going west allowing the storm to come over the ridge. Its a drier storm. Colder storm, more snow for the sierra but little rain for us because its coming from th gulf of alaska. Consider yourself lucky if you again the shower on saturday. The first spot to see rainfall will be the north bay with showers on friday. Highs tomorrow sunshine throughout the day upper 60s. 68 in campbell. Hayward your high 67. Pleasant hill 67. Pittsburg 68. Sunny San Francisco<\/a> tomorrow with a high of 65. Novato 66. Santa rosa 67. Clearlake 70 degrees with sunshine for your wednesday. A little cloudier thursday. A much bigger bit coming up on friday. We have showers in the forecast over the weekend saturday. Dont cancel your outdoor plans just a little bit of rain. We clear out sunday for the first half of everybody deserves 73 fares. Because wedding season can get expensive. Book your low fare now at southwest. Com. Two big question marks surrounding the 2015 giants. How is angel pagan back and is pablos replacement up to the task . Vern glenn reports on day one of the first fullsquad workout. Reporter all right, dennis. Thanks. The defending world champions they came in with the confidence that you might expect with their third world series in the last five years. In fact, brandon belt came in talking that he might put up mvp numbers. What a reception. 50 or 60 this year so if i come up a little short its still quite a bit. Thats what were aiming for. Reporter for angel pagan just being back on the field is good enough right now. Bag is brandnew. You see the smile on his face and how good he feels just by talking to him. Reporter pagan missed the teams world series run last fall after undergoing back surgery. I was talking to marco and hes like, man, when a man has back trouble, hes only half a man. And its a true, you know . You know, it prevents you from doing many things. Reporter while most of the band is back together, one of the key new faces is third baseman Casey Mcgehee<\/a> who will be replacing pablo sandoval. I wouldnt anybody to forget him. He was tremendous while he was here obviously but at the same time when i go out on the field and work out im not going to be it will be the furthest thing from my mind is trying to replace anybody. Reporter instead, the bigger transition for mcgehee will come next month when the team heads north and the santa cruz native returns to the bay area. Its going to be really weird the first day especially in San Francisco<\/a> the first day put a giants uniform on, um, you know, i can remember four, five, six years old and watching games, or going to the first time going to candlestick and, um, to realize now im that guy that i was watching from the third deck, its, um, its going it will be it will be im sure it will hit me at some point. Reporter most of the giants were back on the field this morning except for matt cain and tim hudson both coming back from injuries but their progress is going according to plan. From scottsdale, Vern Glenn Kpix<\/a> 5. And vern will have a little bit more tonight on the late show. Warriors fans, you can breathe a big sigh of relief after missing his first game of the season on sunday, because of a foot injury curry was back in the lineup in the Nations Capital<\/a> of course watching tonight, you never know it yourry was hurt in the first time. You never know curry was hurt in the first place. I scored 13 points in the 1st quarter. Second half, curry turns the corner sinks the floater. So much for knocking out the rust. He led the way with 32 points in 34 minutes. Warriors were up three with four minutes to go but the wizards would not get closer. Andre iguodala drills the three. Golden state wins 114107. Kevin garnett was dealt to the timberwolves last week before the deadline. This is the move that will allow him to retire with the team that drafted him back in 1995. Dont look for garnett to get into coaching after he quits. He has a better chance of being a standup comic. I take it if lebron can go home and [ censored ] why cant i . Be honest with everybody, i do not even i do not recognize downtown at all. [ laughter ] i made a right think it was a twoway i panicked and pulled over. You think you want to a coach someday . Hell no. [ laughter ] thats a big h e there. L, no. He will have plenty of time to fish. Thats for sure just like paul whitman of fremont who gets our catch of the day of the pulled in a 24pound lingcod from the Columbia River<\/a> in washington. I dont know what it is with lingcod. We get a lot of those pictures. Email us you fishing pictures and your story to catch of the day. [ laughter ] thats a stuffed animal. I dont know why brian day put that picture up. Okay. Catch of the day. Com. Or catch of the day at kpix. Com. New customers can save an average of 500 just by switching to progressive. So youll be bringing home the bacon in no time. Sorry. Get a free quote at progressive. Com. Joey fatone its time to play family feud. Give it up for Steve Harvey Steve<\/a> welcome to the show. Thank you very much. Come on, lets go, jeff. Come on. Yeah. How yall . Hows everybody . I appreciate it. Thank you very much. Well, welcome to family feud, everybody. Im your man steve harvey. We got a good one for you today. Wait till you meet them. Returning for the fourth day with a total of 21,625 bucks from jacksonville, alabama its the champs. Its the duncan family. And from plant city, florida its the rollyson family. Everybodys here trying to win theyself a lot of cash and a possibility of driving out of here in a brandnew, headturning ford fusion hybrid, folks. Lets play feud. Give me ken. Give me angie. Top 8 answers on the board. Name something a barbie doll has that a man might wish his wife had. Angie. Angie long hair. Steve long hair. Ken a gorgeous body. Steve a gorgeous body. Pass or play . Ken steve, were gonna play. Steve they gonna play. Hey, deanna. Deanna hey, steve. How are you . 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