what could be the team's last start to the season in oakland. hanging over today's game, the team's possible move to las vegas. right now, thousands of a's fans are outside the coliseum. some plan on attending the game, but many say they are staying outside in protest. hello again everyone. >> i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach first pitch for the oakland a's just about one hour away. we do have team coverage for you on this home opener. ktvu zac sos outside the coliseum with some of those boycotting fans. but first, let's go inside. jason appelbaum with more on the game day matchup between the a's and guardians. hey, jason. >> yeah, mike, first of four here at the coliseum. and you know, a lot of, i guess i don't want to call it doom and gloom, but, you know, what's going on outside is a totally different story than what's going on here inside, because they have a game to play. and even though the a's lost 112 games last year, and that's a franchise record, we all know that when it comes to the spring that everybody is hopeful because everybody is

zero and zero. nobody's won a game. the a's are currently in first place and the a's, they have some new faces on this team. two of them came over from the giants. j.d. davis, the third baseman in san francisco last year. he hit 18 home runs last season. and pitcher alex wood, he's going to make his first ever opening day start after 11 years in the big leagues. a few of those with san francisco. but you know, the a's not oblivious to the bigger story that would this could be the last opening day ever here at the coliseum as the a's have their impending move to las vegas a few years from now. manager mark kotsay, he's sympathetic to the fans. many who plan to boycott tonight's game. >> you know their emotion and passion to want to keep this team here, and the way they express it, you know, is, is with passion, you wouldn't expect anything less from from oakland a's fans, when they come out, they come out with support,

with love and, and they do it full force, you know, and i think, for us tonight, the focus is just going to be on the game. >> in the opposing dugout tonight will be steven vogt. he makes his managerial debut with the cleveland guardians. and it's a homecoming for vogt. he played half of his ten big league seasons with the a's. and you may remember a couple of years ago this is how he ended his big league career in 2022, though. drives one right field. >> did he do it? he did. are you kidding me? that's good. >> yeah, yeah. vogt ended his big league career in style and now he's back at the very park where he hit that home run. and now in a new role. we talked to him about an hour ago in the dugout. >> i've dreamed of this moment my whole life, but nothing's about me. so it's a it's a lot

different. but i similar excitement levels and obviously being back in oakland is pretty special. >> we're going to say it is about you in a sense. i mean, your last at bat here was very dramatic. we all remember it. now you're coming back to manage at this place. just take us through your emotions. heading to the ballpark today? >> yeah. honestly i don't really know what to feel. you know, it's one of those things that i don't know what i don't know yet, and. but i just couldn't be more thrilled to be a part of the cleveland organization. it's such a great place with good people. and we have a great team. and to be starting in oakland, for me is very, very special. >> catchers typically make good managers, and steven vogt was a very good catcher over his 1010 year big league career. another little bit of history going on tonight, jenny kavner, the a's play by play announcer. she will make history as the first female primary play by play announcer in big league history. so we'll listen to her and watch for her on the call on nbc sports california. but that's the scene here as the a's get set to open

for games against the cleveland guardians. as you said, mike, first pitch about an hour from now. >> yeah. and looking behind you, man, it looks thin. jason i mean, i've been in there for home openers. i've been in there for playoff games, sold out crowd. i mean, your sense of what to expect inside when it does come to how many fans are going to be inside. >> you know, mike, this is a bizarre situation. i'm very curious about it myself. i'm really wondering if we may have, for the first time in history, more fans outside the stadium than inside the stadium. i believe they just opened the doors so you can see that some fans are trickling in here to the coliseum, but i'd be very surprised if they got up to, you know, 10,000 tonight inside and i heard that at least the folks who are organizing some of the boycotts in the parking lot, and we'll hear from zac sos, they're looking to try and get 20 to 25,000 people out there. so we'll have to wait and see. but let's just put it this way. i can hear you crystal clear. i don't have to ask the crowd to quiet down right now. there you

go. because there's nobody here right now that says a lot. >> but as soon as that first pitch is thrown, when it comes to in between the lines, hey, those players are pros, they'll go out there and play a good game and hopefully the a's can get the w. jason, thank you. >> well you heard jason just talking about it a big part of this opening day game are the fans and a large segment of the fan base is outside of the coliseum tonight. many say they will not go into the coliseum protesting the team's possible move to las vegas. ktvu zac sos is live now outside with the fans. zach, what are you hearing? >> well, you heard it. that's there from joe. plenty of spirit for the a's outside of the coliseum, just not inside of it. it appears these fans, they love their team. they just do not love the ownership. this is the first day of what they are calling their summer of boycott and the message pretty much clear. they have the signs that says, they say sell the team. they're urging a's a's owner john fisher to sell the team and scrap his plans to move to las

vegas. the organizers several fan groups, including the last dive bar, are hoping other fans that see them outside will perhaps skip the game, too. and they plan to do this all season long. i spoke with a fan taking part. here's why. he says the a's mean so much to him. >> i've been going to games ever since i was little. i grew up back in the late 80s, early 90s, going to games my childhood is here. all my memories from baseball are here and that's why we call it the last dive bar. it may not be the most pretty home, but it's our home. we could go anywhere in the city and be like, oh, 20 years ago, i sat in this seat and watched barry zito win a cy young. i was over here, watched tim hudson when his 20th game and clinched the playoffs for the a's. so all my memories are here. this is my team. i grew up with. i don't want them to leave. it's not the fans, it's the owners. our team. >> so unclear how many fans are out here right now, but organizers say they're hoping

for anywhere from 20 to 25,000 to possibly 30,000 fans to take part in these boycotts. and at the top of the fifth inning, they plan to chant sell the team. they're hoping that they're so loud that the fans inside of the coliseum can hear them, too. back to you. well they have a good start there. >> a large, presence out there tonight. zach. thank you. well giants fans were out earlier today to watch their team play. even though the giants season opener was out of town in san diego. we found giants fans across the street from oracle park at momo's bar and grill. the game was on every screen there, as you would imagine, so they could all watch the giants play their home opener at oracle a week from tomorrow. some of the fans say they never miss giants opening day games. >> i've been going, i've been going the last couple of years, so i've definitely tradition. >> now i work, you know, right on the block where the park is and i love orange. >> so i hear you say go giants.

>> yeah. >> the giants did lose their opener on the road to the padres 6 to 4. they play again tomorrow saturday. and on sunday. by the way you can catch saturday's game right here on ktvu. first pitch is at 415. we'll have highlights from today's game coming up a little later in sports new at six. >> an east bay movie theater has decided to close its doors for two days a week, as ktvu is, tori gaines reports. the owners say skyrocketed in pg and e bills are forcing them to make this difficult choice. >> the east bay's historic orinda theater has the lights and the cameras, but unfortunately, they say they cost a pretty penny to power. the theater will no longer be showing movies on mondays and tuesdays, all because of skyrocketing pg and e! bills movie theaters. >> since the pandemic, we've had battle, you know, hurdle after hurdle after hurdle. and this is just another one when you know the pg and e just went crazy. >> the theater says the power bill can run more than $200 per day. last month's bill totaled

out to more than $6,000. the bill before that was around 4800. ticket sales during the start of the week. don't make up for the high cost of powering the theater. now, just over $200 may not seem like much to run a business, but the owner tells me that it takes more than 47 tickets per day just to cover the cost of the bill. >> it's been a struggle. however, we've been kind of lucky that lately there's been a lot of good movies and also the support of the community and other small business owners who operate inside of orinda theater square tell me their bills have gone up to at the end of the day, we have to have power in order to run the in order to run the business. >> so whatever that we have to pay is what we're going to have to pay. it just doesn't make it any easier. where it cuts into so much of the bottom line. >> dave clark moved his business from oakland to orinda last year because he and his clients were facing such high crime risks, he opened his orinda location in december, and his power bill has gone from $250 to almost $500 in

that time. pg and e shared the following statement with ktvu. quote pg and e is dedicated to supporting small and medium businesses like the orinda theater, a representative from our small business engagement team will be reaching out to the orinda theater to go over their bill and review rates, energy efficiency options, and other programs that may help, unquote. pg and e says any business having a tough time with their power bill should reach out to them directly. all hope is not lost for orinda theater. the owner tells us the community is reaching out in their time of need, as it always has. >> this lady came in and she goes, can i buy some candy? and i said, sure, you know, i said, you want movie tickets? she says , no, i just want to help you guys and buy a candy. and i said, oh, thank you so much. and she said, i just hope it's going okay. and then i was just like, at this point i just spelled it out to her, you know, and she says, oh, let me, let me help you. and she donated $50 in orinda. >> tori gaines ktvu, fox two

news, also new at six tonight, the city of cupertino is working to fix what city officials are calling an accounting error. >> the city recently discovered more than $100,000 in affordable housing funding, went to pay off fees from a housing lawsuit, according to city documents. the city used money from its below market rate housing fund to pay for a lawsuit filed last year by housing advocates against the city's noncompliant state mandated housing plan. the city manager says cupertino now plans to replenish that account and will train employees on the funds uses. >> i think it's amazing that our robbery unit detectives really did an outstanding job piecing this puzzle together. >> a man carries out half a dozen armed robberies in the south bay. coming up, police announce an arrest in this case. >> and the former mayor of windsor will not face sexual assault charges. for now, we hear from dominic foppoli about the case and tragedy inspiring change in the south bay.

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cases that took place between december and february of this year. in each case, police say the suspect would enter the business, pull out a gun and then demand cash. in total, police say he took more than $3,000. >> i think it's amazing that our robbery unit detectives really did an outstanding job piecing this puzzle together. it's obviously, you know, terrible that one business was hit, but six businesses total by this one suspect. so we want to commend our robbery unit detectives. >> detectives arrested the suspect last week at his home. he's now facing robbery charges connected to all six of those cases. >> the former mayor of windsor narrowly averting legal troubles several years ago. mayor dominic foppoli was accused of sexual misconduct and assault, forcing him to resign. now, the attorney

general says there is not enough evidence to file charges. ktvu tom vacar spoke with foppoli about this latest development. >> three years ago, then windsor mayor dominic foppoli became embroiled in multiple allegations of sexual assault and multiple civil lawsuits. despite a sonoma county sheriff's investigation and the attorney general's own. without more evidence, no prosecution. attorney general rob bonta s office that took over the case released a statement saying, at this time, we don't have enough evidence to warrant filing charges on the cases not barred by the statute of limitations. however, our investigation remains open and we urge anyone who believes they may be a victim or who has evidence to come forward. we reached out to two women caught up in this mess . one declined an interview, the other did not return our call. then we spoke to more than a dozen people here in windsor. nobody, but nobody wanted to

talk about it. we reached out to the former mayor in italy, who lives between windsor and there. >> i mean, honestly, it was, it was a mix of relief and some anger. obviously, i've been very, very clear since the beginning that there was no truth to any of this. and i'm just, i think glad that we're finally able to move on and hopefully start to heal. >> several civil lawsuits still remain. >> litigation has never had anything to stand on from the beginning, they've kicked the can for, i think, close to two years now. >> if there's any contrition, it is this some of them were people that i had genuine relationships in the past, and i was young. >> and through reflection and prayer, i realized, yeah, i wasn't a perfect partner. did i ever do anything criminally wrong or anything inappropriate? no. >> the former mayor says the other women were looking for a big payday. mara sabini is

foppoli's fiance of two and a half years. >> he was very clear about the situation with me, so i knew everything since the beginning and i was lucky to be able to, i mean, know him for the real person who he is and for the good person that he is. and i always believed in him since the first day. >> we also reached out to the sonoma county sheriff's office, and they said in a statement, our investigators dedicate extensive time, effort and resources to ensure a complete and thorough investigation before submitting a case for a potential prosecution. we respect the attorney general's decision in their independent investigation, tom vacar, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, all week long we have been talking about two storms moving into the bay area. the first one has moved on out now. the second one is developing offshore, and we expect we are expecting some heavier rainfall and some stronger winds as far as rainfall over the past couple of days from yesterday into today, those numbers adding up in a few spots. nothing major,

but still felt in .79 santa rosa, san mateo .44, san francisco .20. in san jose .15. here's a look at the satellite and the radar. we still have some lingering clouds out there, and still a few lingering rain showers, but for the most part, kind of a break in terms of the stormy weather, you can see what's developing offshore in the pacific. there's two things i want to point out. this big circulation out here, this big area of low pressure, but kind of a round this around that flow here we have a secondary system developing and this is the storm approaching the bay area for tomorrow and into saturday outside right now lots of clouds in place and there's still a chance of a few scattered showers for this evening. but the main system is still well offshore. current numbers have cooled off into the 50s, mid 50s to the upper 50s. and here's that stronger storm moving in on friday and saturday. rainfall expectations about a half an inch all the way to over two inches. and the winds will be a factor. in fact, we have a wind advisories for all these areas in blue out toward portions of the coast. the barry hills out toward the santa cruz mountains,

and also the inland east bay. so here's the forecast model. this is 7:00 tomorrow morning. the chance of some rainfall. look what happens. this is 10:00. and then into the afternoon hours. those rainfall rates could be picking up. and this will definitely impact your saturday plans. we'll have more on this with your full update coming up in a little bit. >> all right mark, we'll see you in a bit. thank you. well a winter storm warning is in effect right now for the greater lake tahoe area. there is heavy snow in the forecast for tomorrow and saturday. the mountain resorts in the region are touting great skiing conditions. earlier today we spoke with tucker nord from boreal mountain. he says if you're planning on visiting the sierra this weekend, make sure to give yourself extra time to travel. >> it's like a friday is going to be one of the heavier days for snow, so that's saturday. just plan for a little bit of a slower drive. pack a book in the car, expect a little bit of a longer travel time, but it is just set up to be awesome. spring conditions here in tahoe. >> he also says for skiers and snowboarders who can't make it up this weekend, boreal has set

its closing date for april 14th. >> a south bay assembly member wants to reduce the speed limit around schools after a child was hit and killed by a car two years ago in campbell. today, assembly member mark berman introduced the safer school zones bill to the community. he says if approved, speed limits around schools would not exceed 20mph. back in september of 2022, jacob villanueva, a third grader at castlemont elementary, was struck and killed while in the crosswalk on his way to school. >> we are determined that jacobs death not be in vain, and this is one more step in the right direction, especially around schools. >> makes sense because some people just zoom through. >> a state assembly committee will decide whether to advance the bill at its meeting next month. still to come, the biden administration issues the first government policies when it comes to artificial intelligence. also, new money approved to help clean up the baltimore bridge disaster. the search efforts that cannot

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following the bridge collapse in baltimore, fox news griff jenkins has more now on the economic impact. >> days after a ship strike caused a baltimore bridge to collapse, parts of the structure remain in the patapsco river. the coast guard says barges carrying cranes are making their way to the francis scott key bridge to begin the process of removing metal and concrete. divers recovered the bodies of two victims on wednesday and are expected to return to the site once the debris is cleared. >> this work is not going to take days. this work is not going to take weeks. we have a very long road ahead of us. >> meanwhile, maryland officials hope removing the debris will allow them to reopen the channel and once again move ships through the port. according to ship tracker, marine traffic, at least ten vessels have had to reroute to other ports in recent days, while carnival cruise line says it is temporarily moving its baltimore operations to norfolk, virginia, and bracing for a $10 million earnings loss. this year. >> you know, the port is kind of the industrial heartbeat of baltimore. you know, it's what puts the majority of the blue collar workers in baltimore to

work. >> transportation secretary pete buttigieg met with shipping and supply chain partners on thursday to come up with alternative plans for ships needing another place to dock may be using the expeditionary fast transport that the military uses to deploy, military units around the globe, and force projection. meanwhile, ntsb officials say a full investigation into the collision could take up to two years in baltimore harbor. griff jenkins ktvu, fox two news. >> disgraced cryptocurrency executive sam bankman-fried has been sentenced. the bay area native and founder of ftx was sentenced today to 25 years in prison after being convicted of stealing billions of dollars from customers. prosecutors asked the judge for a 40 to 50 year sentence. bankman-fried will serve his sentence in a medium security federal prison here in california. in addition to prison time, he's also required to pay more than $11 billion. his legal team is

likely to file an appeal following today's sentencing. >> we need solutions, we need results. and if that requires asking the state and the federal government for additional law enforcement personnel, i'm prepared to do exactly that. >> coming up on ktvu news at 630, a san francisco mayoral candidates proposal that would call in the national guard to combat the city's drug crisis also had a woman working at a laundromat in oakland was attacked on the job. >> the rally, held today in the city and the new look san francisco giants open their season down in san diego. >> good starting pitching nine hits, but cou t y get

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accused by multiple women of sexual assault, will not face charges for now, the attorney general's office says it is suspending its criminal investigation, saying there is not enough evidence to warrant filing charges on the cases not barred by the statute of limitations. >> however, its investigation remains open. >> you're watching ktvu, fox two news at 630. >> san francisco's mayoral candidates have plans to clean up the city's open air drug markets, ktvu christien kafton tells us. >> now, some of these would include bringing more of the state's resources to the city, street conditions in the tenderloin and south of market have been a challenge for years. >> in san francisco. now, with a mayoral race picking up steam, the candidates are pitching their plans to make the streets safer. mayoral candidate mark farrell said he would declare an emergency to bring more state resources to address street conditions in the tenderloin, since the city doesn't have enough police officers to do it on its own. >> and therefore we've been letting this drug crisis continue to fester and continue to grow on our streets. to me,

that's unacceptable. we need solutions. we need results. and if that requires asking the state and the federal government for additional law enforcement personnel, i'm prepared to do exactly that up to and including national guard. yes, absolutely. >> san francisco's current mayor, london breed, says the state already has assets on the ground here that are making a difference. she says a lower overall crime rate last year is an indication that her administration is beginning to make progress against a problem. decades in the making. >> not only have we made arrests of over 2000 dealers and users with the goal of getting people treatment and holding drug dealers accountable, but even just last night, there was a big operation of over 50 arrests because of the work that we're doing. >> district 11 supervisor and mayoral candidate asha safai says the solution to resolving issues in the tenderloin is to responsibly use the resources the city already has, and says his plan to use police and sheriff's deputies on foot patrols will achieve results.

>> the other commitment i made when i was out there was i would have a satellite office of the mayor at the tenderloin police station. >> the mayor needs to be on the ground seeing that on a day to day basis, marshaling the resources of the city so no other person is talking about that candidate daniel lurie says the idea of armed national guards on the streets of san francisco would do irreparable harm to the city's image. >> he's pushing his plan to keep out drug dealers using geo fencing and a combination of medical services and law enforcement to maintain order, he says. he, too, called for a state of emergency to address street conditions in the city. >> i'm the only candidate in this race with a comprehensive plan backed by law enforcement and behavioral health experts, to tackle the crisis on our streets, and so we need to do this. we should be doing it now. i will do it on day one of my administration advocates for the homeless say this isn't an issue. >> the city can arrest its way out of. jennifer friedenbach from the coalition on homelessness says all of these plans are law enforcement heavy

and don't address the underlying issues of mental health and drug and alcohol dependency. >> so there's a lot of work that's been done on figuring out how to address the crisis. the problem is the resources have not been put into the solutions. they've instead been put into a criminal justice response. >> there is consensus that something must be done to improve conditions in the tenderloin. for now, the debate over how continues in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. for big companies are joining forces for a $10 billion plan to improve safety in downtown oakland. >> leaders at blue shield of california clorox kaiser permanente and pga all announced that they will roll out additional safety measures here in the coming weeks. this will include funding the creation of a safe zone and working with oakland police to bring more law enforcement on and off duty to the downtown area. the four companies also want to make an ambassador program available for on demand buddy escorts and add employee safety training. this

investment is a move blue shield of california ceo paul markovich says is designed to offer people some peace of mind. >> the bottom line is we're trying to keep our employees safe and we have seen rising crime, particularly in 2023 over 2022. in oakland, that's contributed to a sense of concern amongst our employees, and we just want to make sure that they can come to work, be safe and be productive. and that's really what it's all about. we're not alone in that. and we thought cooperating would make this more effective. >> oakland mayor shang tao released a statement saying in part, collectively, we share a deep love and commitment to this beautiful city. i know we will be successful in quickly bringing safety, growth and vibrancy back to our streets. as part of the partnership, the four companies have agreed to financially support oakland's measure z, the public safety and violence prevention act, established in 2014. >> a 65 year old woman attacked while working at a laundromat in oakland, was surrounded by community members at a rally today, ktvu henry lee tells us.

demonstrators urged city leaders to do more to protect small businesses. >> and i'm angry, afraid and frustrated, and you got to do something about it. >> 65 year old ruth wild, speaking out after she was repeatedly shoved and punched while working at woody's laundromat on park boulevard in oakland. >> i want to go to work, but i'm afraid. but you got to change it. so victims have rights. >> it happened after wild told the women they had arrived too late to start their laundry on march 16th. the women left with their clothes, only to come back 40 minutes later saying some of their clothes were missing. they demanded she check the laundromat surveillance video, but she doesn't have any access to the video. the woman in blue grabs her and pushes her against the machines. a few minutes later, the woman in yellow makes a punching motion, then hits wild, knocking her to the ground. the woman in blue then grabs her, drags her, and pushes her wild called oakland police, and as she waited outside, the woman in blue again punches her. she was only cited if we can't protect our elders, then we have

failed as a society. laundry owner robert moss says it's frustrating. no one was arrested. >> we are living in a dystopian society. this is a dereliction of duty of our leaders. useless, their talents useless. >> those at the rally made clear they're not giving mayor shengtao any props. a day after she introduced new police chief floyd mitchell at city hall, she gets no credit. >> what she really needs to do is resign. she will get credit for that. >> we asked city council members noel gallo and dan colle for their thoughts on behalf of the city. you know, i don't need more hugging and talking. >> i need action because the reality what happened here, grandmas and grandpas are being violated daily. we have to make sure that people not just feel safer, but are actually tangibly safer than they were before. >> and that's the focus of our efforts today, yesterday, today and tomorrow. >> it's incidents like this laundromat attack that could make for a very short honeymoon

for the new police chief. as oakland's small businesses demand more protection from police in oakland. henry lee ktvu, fox two news coming up, a new grocery store headed to a san francisco neighborhood when and where the city's next trader joe's location will open. >> and some east oakland students are on the trip of a lifetime in asia. we will have an update on their journey to ja n

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hood trader joe's telling residents of hayes valley it plans to open a new location right near fulton and laguna. that, according to the san francisco standard. a regional manager says the company is in the process of hiring about 100 employees. the location is set to open sometime in june. >> some students in san francisco will start the new school year with a new curriculum. the san francisco board of education voted this week to adopt to adopt new language arts core curriculum for grades pre-k through eighth. the new lesson plans will debut

in the 2024 and 2025 school year. the district says it has been ten years since the last time it adopted a new language arts curriculum. >> a trip of a lifetime continues for a group of high school students from the east bay. this week, 15 students from castlemont high school are traveling to asia thanks to the pacific bridge club, which created a space for the last six years where east oakland teenagers learn about other cultures around the world. on this latest leg of the trip, the students went to visit a high school just about 40 minutes outside of tokyo. trip organizers say the castlemont students at lunch with the students before they were treated to a large dance, drum and dance performance. students will next visit taiwan and the philippines. >> well, in barry weather, we still have some lingering cloud cover out there, but another storm is developing offshore. we're talking about rain and thunderstorm chances for friday and possibly into saturday. we'll have the update coming up. >> let's go to ktvu. alex savidge now with a look at some of the stories we are working on

for west coast rap at seven right here on ktvu. >> julie, thank you. coming up tonight at seven, new details are emerging about the federal human trafficking investigation involving music mogul sean diddy combs. after the raids. we saw this week tonight on west coast rap, who is being subpoenaed in this case, plus insight from attorneys on how this investigation could potentially lead to some changes in the entertainment industry. also, the fbi is investigating after a small explosion at a las vegas area church injured four people. we'll break down how authorities believe those explosives got inside the building. those stories and a whole lot more tonight at seven on west coast rap. and of course, that's followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. >> all right. we'll see you in just a bit, alex. thank you. but first, after the break, history made in san jose. today's event before the first professional women's soccer team plays that firs home

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soccer team ahead of saturday's sold out game, the team hosted a press conference with san jose mayor matt mehan. he was presented with a bay fc letterman jacket, the same kind

of jacket was presented to san francisco mayor london breed. earlier this week. mehan says the city takes a lot of pride in their professional teams, but that bay fc has a unique place in san jose's heart. >> this one is special because it's the first professional women's sports team in the entire region and in a place as progressive as the bay area. it's kind of shocking that we haven't had a professional women's team here yet, but we are so proud to be home to bay fc. we you know, we're a soccer town. >> tomorrow's game will be hosted at paypal park, also home to the san jose earthquakes. >> while the city of san jose is offering job opportunities to college students today, the city held its second annual explore careers day at city hall. this event allowed san jose state university students to learn more about city government jobs. the city's website shows it is looking to fill dozens of positions. >> the city of san francisco says it is considering the addition of electric wheelchair charging stations in public spaces, to make sure these charging stations will be

appropriately used. the city is offering a survey to get feedback now from the community. responses received by april 3rd will be presented at the april 19th public meeting of the mayor's disability council. you can find the survey on the city's website. >> the san jose fire department now has new training in an emergency operation center. a ceremony took place today for the grand opening of the facility, located on center road. it has seven classrooms, six dedicated to the fire department and then one for the office of emergency services. it also has a six story training tower, allowing firefighters to train on future incidents in high rise buildings, as well as warehouses having the knowledge, skills and abilities at the ready. >> in order to make a difference when it counts is a constant stressor for your first responders. again, people, equipment and training. i and we owe our people the best training that the industry has to offer.

>> the new center is more than twice the size of the department's 50 year old, outdated training facility. >> today is national choking prevention awareness day, and we are spotlighting a local campaign that hopes to turn a tragedy into an opportunity to save a life. in 2022. the owner of the beloved frederico's restaurant in fremont, kiko rodriguez, died after he started to choke at work. no one in the restaurant that day knew how to perform the heimlich maneuver to honor kiko's memory, his brother partnered with washington hospital health care system to teach restaurant workers the sign of choking, as well as the heimlich maneuver. we spoke with kimberly hart, ceo of the hospital's health care system, about the importance of continuing the heimlich during an emergency. >> it may not happen the first time in terms of doing that thrust, but you must continue to try to do that. you also must make sure that you tell someone to dial 911. so that is happening at the same time you're trying to dislodge that food.

>> according to the national safety council, choking is the fourth leading cause of unintentional death in the united states. there are 5000 choking related deaths in the us every year, mostly in young children and adults. over 65. >> today, the uss hornet museum in alameda announced its new executive director. the board of trustees is appointing laura feis, effective today. she joined the museum in 2010, and since then she has worked in or managed every area of the museum's operations. officials say. as the new executive director, she will steer the hornet museum with her strong business development, background in marketing and strategy experience. >> well, we have been talking about a couple systems this week. the first one moving out of here, but the next one, it's offshore. it's going to definitely be here tomorrow. so as a result, we are expecting some pretty good downpours out there and maybe some thunderstorms. so that's the kind of the headline as we move into friday and also into parts of your saturday as well. so rainfall expectations about a half an inch to over two inches

and winds do pick up. we could have winds over 40 to maybe 50 miles an hour. here's the rainfall distribution as you can pick out. so we're not just talking about a few sprinkles, but it looks like the santa cruz mountains picking up the most. rain could be over two inches. and i would not be surprised. maybe by tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow night we could have some flood advisories issued for portions of the bay area. the satellite and the radar fairly quiet right now. there's a chance you could encounter a few sprinkles this evening, but as we expand the view out here, you could see some rain showers up to the north of the bay area throughout the afternoon hours and even around here, a few spotty showers. but as we check out the view in the pacific, here is our next circulation developing. and this will be the key factor for friday. and then eventually down towards southern california by saturday. they're expecting some significant rainfall as well. here's our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge. lots of cloud cover here, so mostly cloudy skies and current numbers for the 6:00 hour. we have cooled off into the 50s for santa rosa, concord and san jose. 59 degrees. so here's the next storm. it's kind of an interesting setup. we have this

big area of low pressure up here. but within this flow we have another secondary system developing. and that's the one that will be the rainmaker for us. and also the wind producer as well. the wind advisories posted for parts of the bay area. so rain returns tomorrow. this will be a stronger storm. it will be windy as well. you can see it's really targeting central and southern california. so they're going to get a lot of rainfall with this system, especially by saturday. here's the forecast. models we put this into motion. this is 7:00 tomorrow morning. chance of some rain. the best chance will be out toward the coastline. then we ramp up the activity into the afternoon hours by the by 12:00. and throughout this period, we could have a few thunderstorms develop across parts of the bay area. this is saturday once again. we'll have some breaks in the clouds, some clouds, some pop up showers, and maybe some thunderstorms. in fact, we could have some more coverage into the afternoon hours as things destabilize and then as you can pick out sunday morning, of course, easter. we're tracking the clouds out there and then a sun cloud mix into the afternoon. there is a slight chance of a leftover sprinkle or light shower in the in the

easter forecast, but for the most part, that system will be moving on out of town. so here's that system once again, that area of low pressure approaching southern california in the sierra, we do have a winter storm warning. this begins 8:00 tomorrow morning right on through the weekend. and snowfall could be right around 10 to 24in. so as we're showing you duplicate forecast models once again to address the rainfall coming back into the picture for friday and then into saturday. and then also watching the action possibly into early sunday morning. so rain develops. tomorrow will be windy out there. and here is a look ahead. your five day forecast a bit unsettled for friday and saturday, but look what happens. by monday into tuesday we will clear things out and also warm up those temperatures. so warming trend into early next week. >> all right mark thank you. the san francisco giants stepping up their new season on the road with the new s pper bounced from one doctor to the next. did they even send my lab work...? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms. the bills. the 'not a bills.' the.... ”press 4 to repeat these options.”

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giants. that meant a trip to san diego to take on those padres, petco park, all dressed up and ready to go for the 2024 season. scoreless in the third inning, one of those new giants shortstop nick ahmed lines one right off of yu darvish into the left field corner. michael

conforto would come around to score the giants first run of the season one. nothing just like that. ahmed had a couple of rbis on the day, but with the giants up three two, things start to fall apart in the seventh. tyler wade tries to steal second. that was patrick bailey's throw that bounces off and goes off. ahmed luis campusano scores the tying run. that error goes to bailey and all of a sudden it's a33 game. two batters later, xander bogaerts hits a lazy fly to left center off ryan walker that drops in. wade scores and the padres lead 4 to 3 two hitters. after that, jake cronenworth lines it right off walker. it rolls to the wall. bogaerts and jackson merrill score on the double, six three. padres. the giants would drop this one 6 to 4. conforto, though, had three hits and a late homer in a losing effort after the game. starting pitcher logan webb, who tossed six solid innings, talked about the bad luck from the baseball gods, the strike zone. >> it's kind of the way it was

going today, and sometimes baseball's cruel like that. but, you know, i thought the guys did a great job today. you know, it's easy to get down on yourself after the first one, but we got 161 more of these, which is crazy to think about. >> they can always bounce back tomorrow. it's a night game in san diego between the padres and giants. kyle harrison on the mound for the giants 161 more. >> long way to go. long way. well, that is our way for tonight. thanks for joining us. west coast wrap with alex savage is coming up next right here on ktvu. don't forget to stream the latest news and weather on your smart tv anytime. >> download the fox local app for your tv. good night everyone. >> good night. charged with style. the fully-electric audi q4 e-tron. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer.

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