[ chanting ] now at 11 00, they could lose their jobs at midnight, but uc grad students arent backing down. The battle that spread across the University System including a takeover of a bay area dining hall. Were kind of steeling ourselves for the potential that we are going to be fired. Were hearing from the son of a Santa Clara County woman who vanished from a vacation rental. We are accepting now a tremendous loss. How he says hes dealing with the fading possibility of finding his mother and her husband alive. Reporter as oakland looks for its next police chief, some say this was the wrong time to fire chief kirkpatrick. Now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area. Im elizabeth cook. And im veronica de la cruz in tonight for ken. Right now hundreds of uc grad students are facing a midnight deadline that could cost them their jobs and much more. Theyre on strike demanding higher pay, but kpix 5s maria medina says administrators have demands too. Reporter uc santa cruz graduate students went on strike nearly 2 weeks ago, withholding grades until the school gave in to their demands. Late tonight the grad students voted to put their jobs on the line. We voted, and in the room all hands went up to continue the strike. Reporter with their jobs and livelihood at risk, the graduate students decided to continue their stand against the school. The threat of firing is a monstrous move, and were not surprised. Reporter but tonight the uc president napolitano said shed extended an invitation to the graduate and professional council to discuss several issues including cost of living and housing. As the chair for our union shes not reached out to me as far as i know. Reporter the grad students are on day 10 of their strike thats gained National Attention and support among the uc grad system. This is video of a solidarity rally at uc berkeley today where students took over a dining hall. Its a big risk for them to fire us. Reporter but threat of losing their jobs means more than just a financial loss to many students. For International Students it means losing the entire opportunity to be here. We cant pay tuition. We put our visas in jeopardy. Its clear they dont care about graduate students when they make threats like that. Reporter for now theyll continue to withhold undergrad grades and strike until the university gives them an offer they say is only fair in one of the most expensive areas in the country. And graduate students have been very clear that the end of the strike comes when theres a guarantee of no discipline for participation in the strike. Reporter and the graduate students say the strike will also end when they get an decisional 1,400 a month for that cost of living raise and a promise that undergrad tuition will not increase. At ucsc, maria medina, kpix 5. Uc officials released a statement tonight saying the deadline has not changed, and quote those who do not turn in withheld grades will not be eligible for a spring teaching appoint. Also future employment as an academic student employee will be assessed on a case by case basis. Tomorrow marks a week since a palo alto couple went missing in marin, and searchers ouagain looking in the morning. But the focus will be on recovery from the waters of shell beach at the state park. Thats where searchers say several cadaver dogs have indicated alerts. The son of 77yearold Carol Kiparsky has been helping in the search and believes his mother and her husband ian irwin somehow ended up there. We are accepting now a tremendous loss even though we dont have a positive confirmation in the form of recovered, recovery. Um, we have accepted that this is a loss and its hard. In spite of to dogs leading them to the water, volunteers will search above the beach tomorrow morning just to be sure they havent missed anything. New data from bart shows police are issuing a disproportionate number of tickets to black riders. Black passengers makeup 12 percent of the systems ridership, but in 2018 and 2019 they received nearly half of the citations for socalled quality of life problems. Those include fare evasion, loud music, and other minor offenses. Bart police chief ed alvarez released a statement saying quote i have made it a priority that we continue to build a culture of progressive and equitable policing. We must examine these findings and better understand why they exist. Meanwhile oakland city leaders are focused on moving forward after the ousting of police chief ann kirkpatrick. Kpix 5s Andrea Nakano on the question surrounding the sudden firing and the challenge of finding new leadership. Reporter since 2013, the city of oakland has gone through 7 Different Police chiefs. Now the search is on for the next man or woman in charge. This as some are still wondering if letting go of chief kirkpatrick was the right move. The first fe polief in the ty of oakland got her walking papers after roughly 3 years on the job. I knew there was some concerns among a few commissioners about certain things not getting done on time or as quickly as wed like or in the right way, but i didnt realize it rose to the level of such dissatisfaction that they felt we need a new chief. Reporter oakland city councilman dan cobb was a coauthor of the measure that created the Community LedPolice Commission that fired chief kirkpatrick. He said he was surprised by the firing, but supports the decision by the commission and the mayor. The coauthor of the measure was a little more perplexed by the firing. Hes having trouble explaining to his constituents why once again taxpayer dollars will go toward paying a police chief not to work. Kirkpatrick will receive a year of salary as severance. The fact that its going to cost me and some hundreds of thousands of dollars to be able to do it when the chief is not here, then im going to go hire someone else on top of that . Reporter the head of the Police Commission says it wasnt just one thing that led to the firing of chief kirkpatrick. Commission members were concerned about kirkpatrick Holding Back Information from the Oversight Authority and her failure to increase compliance with Court Ordered reforms. Councilman cobb says this is an opportunity to find a chief that can address the variety of issues oakland faces. If we do that, we will be able to do the kind of policing that our public wants us to do. To be for present, respond to 911 calls, investigate all the serious crimes, and to better be able to comply with the federal oversight requirements necessary for us to comply with because they make sense. Reporter s e n s e but gallo says this sets a tough precedent knowing the power the commission has. Air quality testing will begin tomorrow in oakland after toxic ground water shut down Mcclymonds High School. Tonight its unclear when the school will be back in session. The 350 High School Students may end up having to hold classes at nearby elementary and middle schools. The concern is whether the cancer causing chemical tce is vaporizing into classrooms. 2 recent alums from mcclymonds died of cancer. So far theres no connection to the chemical discovery. The school has also had problems with unsafe levels of lead. At this point im advocating for a full rebuild of the Mcclymonds High School and the state really needs to step up. Im nearby and im just worried about my water. Tonight east bay mud says its water is safe to drink and the chemical wouldnt be able to enter the pressurized Distribution System in the area around the school. We are just hours away from the nevada caucuses. Its a crucial test for the candidates as they try to appeal to a more Diverse Group of voters. Reporter nadia romero is in las vegas tonight. Reporter almost all of the states in the nation that have a majority or large latino population will have a primary within the next 4 weeks. Thats nevada on saturday and california on super tuesday. They were so instrumental in flipping the house back blue, and thats why all candidates are trying to win their support. Winning the state of nevada may come down to one critical voting block. I have significant support across the board, particularly including with the burgeoning Latino Community in the United States of america. Reporter joe biden earning a critical endorsement this week from the Latino Victory Fund who says hes consistently supported issues that line up with their community. They initially endorsed Julian Castro before he dropped out of the race. Help me welcome the next president of the United States, Elizabeth Warren reporter castro is now backing Elizabeth Warren, who along with biden is pledging to address the Immigration Crisis in their first 100 days as president. We will not have an immigration system thats rounding out up our neighbors and friends and tearing families apart. Reporter Bernie Sanders has made critical efforts to mobilize the latino votes with bilingual town halls and targeted advertisements. Were bringing our people together, black and white and latino, native american, asian american. Reporter despite successes in new hampshire, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar are still looking to break through with minority communities. Its time to recognize the diversity of the Latino Community and economic empowerment. No matter who you are or where you come from or the color of your skin, you can make it in the United States of america. Reporter so nevada has a caucus process like what we saw in iowa. The big difference is though theyre not using the same app that failed in iowa and they have a secure hot line for precinct managers to call in the results. Theyd like to be the first state in the primary process starting in 2024. In las vegas, nevada, kpix 5. And just over 10 days until california voters head to the polls. For a breakdown of all the big races here in the bay area and statewide, head to our website. A California City goes to court to block coronavirus patients. The court order that just came down. A bay area lawmaker taking steps to create a bus only lane on the bay bridge. The road blocks before it could become a reality. 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Its been bought by corporations, and my question to the American People is who do you think is going to change that . Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Tonight a federal judge temporarily blocked the u. S. Government from sending coronavirus patients to a southern California City. The city of costa mesa filed a suit to halt the plan to house patients at a center. It would involve transferring patients from Travis Air Force base. The mayor says the decision was made without consulting city officials and with no information about how surrounding neighborhoods would be protected. The judge granted the temporary injunction and set a monday hearing to evaluate the request. And tonight coronavirus fears dealing another blow to a major tech conference kicking off in San Francisco this weekend. Kpix 5s betty yu with the mayors plea to keep people coming. Reporter tomorrow Registration Opens for one of the biggest Cyber Security events of the year, the rsa conference. But this year major sponsors are pulling out over coronavirus concerns. The signs are up, the chairs are out. The annual rsa conference is ready to welcome 40,000 attendees to San Francisco over the weekend and into next week. But tonight the conference announced that verizon is no longer participating as a gold sponsor. Ibm and at t also withdrew. Theyre among 14 exhibitors or sponsors that have canceled. 6 are from china. I think its a little bit shocking. It definitely speaks to kind of the impact that this is having globally. Reporter today mayor london breed sent a letter to participants welcoming them and assuring them that San Francisco is open for business. She stressed the risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus is low and the virus is not circulating in the community. Ive been hearing like so many things about the coronavirus, um, and i just want to make sure im remaining healthy and making sure im taking a lot of vitamin c and elderberry and eating well to prevent anything from happening. Reporter locally sf travel says Convention Attendees spent an average of about 570 per day. The Major Airlines suspending flights to and from china, tourism around the country is taking a hit. We get approximately 3 million chinese visitors a year, and theyre not coming. And they spent almost 7,000 per person per trip. Reporter in San Francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. For the latest developments on the coronavirus in the bay area, just head to our website, kpix. Com or watch our 24 hour streaming service, cbsn bay area. Taking a live look right now at the bay bridge. A bay area lawmaker is taking the first steps to creates a bus lane along the span, but many of the Details Remain foggy. The examiner reports Assembly Member rob bonta has introduced legislation. The language and timeline remains unclear, but the report says it could call for bus only lanes on the east bay approaches, the area with the heaviest bus traffic. Last night we showed you a dramatic fuel tanker explosion that sparked a fire on an indiana highway. Tonight we hear from the mother that helped save the driver. I saw him coming out huge plume of smoke with fire on his head and back. Get this, 35yearold Holly Mcnally had just given birth to her fourth child on monday. She was on her way home from the hospital when she saw the overturned truck that had exploded. She and another Good Samaritan rushed to pull the driver out of the flames. I said whats hitting my feet . And he said je at that point i said we have to. Hustle bet causfue the fir going to follow us. They dragged him away right before a second powerful explosion. The driver was rushed to the hospital. Wow. Well, um, thats a story that at least ended well. The weather is going to end okay for the weekend, but its going to be mostly in the absence of rain. We might get a few drops overnight, and that will be it. Well have clouds the rest of the weekend. As we head outside and looking at the stunning skyline, the numbers are mostly in the 50s with the exception of santa rosa, and we have mostly cloudy skies. Highs from today unusually warm for winter with santa rosa up to 75, in redwood city 72. San francisco managed 69. We have clouds moving north under the influence of low pressure, but most of that is rain thats not even reaching the ground. Overnight tonight with the moderating influence of the high clouds, well be in the mid40s. And that low just off thit goes but when it comes in overnight, thats when we stand the best chance of rain. But really the best chance is the big sur coastline and south. High pressure builds in stays that way through next weekend. So we have a partly cloudy night underway. Sun and clouds for the weekend as well. Cool on the coast, mild elsewhere. Numbersnot as warm tomorrow, but they will be by monday through thursday of next week. High temperatures tomorrow finds most of them above average. San francisco taking a bit of a dip. But in the south bay a mostly cloudy day for saturday. Clearing up toward sunset. And over in the east bay the numbers will be in the mid60s. 67 degrees at pleasant hill, 68 at pittsburgh, and 70 at fairfield. Up in the north bay, more sunshine. The farther south you go the more clouds, so the north bay wont be too bad. Ukiah at 68. In the extended forecast, not weekend on tap, and by the time we get to monday through wednesday there will be sun coming out and temperatures back in the mid70s. So we remain, liz, high and dry. All right, thank you. A bizarre scene at a Northern California airport. Well show you how a wayward coyote brought operations to a stand Metastatic Breast Cancer is relentless, but i was relentless first. 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If they put a road runner in front of him, then, hey im just saying sports about to hit the weekend, and we are on fire tonight. Weve got the top 5 plays to leave you with and a bay area basketball legend was at cal tonight, and im not talking about steph curry. Im talking now, we know the trump strategy try to win by attacking, distorting, dividing. Mr. President it. Wont. Work. Newspapers report bloomberg is the democrat trump fears most. As president , universal healthcare that lets people keep their coverage if they like it. A record on job creation. A doable plan to combat climate change. I led a complex, diverse city through 911 and i have common sense plans to move america away from chaos to progress im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. I thougin that moment. Illiant we have not said one word tonight about race. Not one word. Are you kidding me . The heart and soul of this party is diversity. 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That was back in 2015 when she was one of the top recruits in the country. Instead of staying closer to home and playing at cal, she chose oregon. Her collegiate career with the ducks ended up becoming one of the best careers man or woman. At stanford she could become the first player to score 2,000 points, grab a thousand rebounds, and dish out a thousand assists in division 1 college hoops. So tonight over from where she grew up, ionescu at cal, and oh thats her buddy steph curry court side for this one. Even without the ball she rages. Under the basket, rebound, stick back, and her dad in the crowd loved it. She makes everyone around her better too. Right side, no, just go ahead and penetrate, up and one. School record 25 triple doubles, but her first one tonight in the bay area as the ducks won easily, 9361. So the ducks are on a collision course with the stanford cardinal. Stanford has injury issues, but they have depth. 9 cardinals score, and as long as they have williams theyre good. Sanford hung on 6360. Had fun with this a couple of nights ago. Lets try it again. Top 5. Here we go. Number 5, stuff the magic dragon. Oh, no boom could be the dunk of the night. The Orlando Magic mascot. Number 4, Washington Wizards bradley beal. When my kids were 2, i could do this on them. Boom. Oh, wow. Grown man dunk. Number 3, how to lose about 100 bucks. Have the ref spill the tray of drinks court side. Oh clean up on aisle 5, huh . Number 2, watch the save by the carolina goalie. A full extension glove save in a losing effort to the rangers. And number 1, your weekend hackers take note. Its not enough club until it was. Out of the water and on the green, and he saved par wow. Youve got to be good. But it helps to be lucky at the pga stop in mexico. Were tom steyer will beat donald trump on the economy. His people over profits plan makes a living wage a right. 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Captioning sponsored by cbs and now, a the late show exclusive Stephen Colberts interview of fox news interview of president trump. Stephen mr. President , thank you for joining me this morning. Its too early. Stephen im sorry. I know you rarely put on pants before noon. Sir, lets talk about the strike on soleimani. It might have been the right move, i dont know. But one of your justifications was that he was planning to attack our embassy. Do you still stand by that . I think it would have been four embassies, could have been military bases, could have been a lot of other things, too. But it was imminent. Stephen okay, thats kind of vague. And your own defense secretary says he didnt see any of that evidence. Where did you get all that intel . My but stephen okay. How many of your statements about the strike have been lies . 8 a