a month after a family of four was killed in a crash at a san francisco bus stop, police were back out in the neighborhood trying to stop similar crashes before they ever happened. plus, you might not think of a light post as a target for people up to no good, but one east bay city has to replace them. plus, the daring rescue on a bay area cliffside. how this dog got out of a rough spot. from kpix, this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >> hi, i'm sara donchey. it was one of the most horrific pedestrian crashes san francisco has seen in years. a mother, a father, and two young

kids were waiting at a west portal bus stop heading to the zoo when police say a speeding driver flew through the intersection and hit them. the entire family died, leaving friends and family in mourning and sparking another conversation across the city about making sure pedestrians can be safe on the streets. tonight the city gave us a look at the changes they are trying to make on the road which would prevent cars from cutting through the three-way intersection, but that's not all. lauren toms is joining us with how police are returning to that neighborhood to crack down on this. obviously, this seems like a very coordinated effort to try and actually intervene here. >> yeah, and today in a sting operation by sfpd they're send eking a clear message that stopping for pedestrians is not only safe but required by law. in the wake of a series of deadly crashes involving pedestrians, sfpd is cracking

down by stepping out. >> we need to do more traffic enforcement. that message was loud and clear. people run stop signs. they speed. they don't yield the right of way for people in the crosswalk. >> reporter: assistant police chief david lazar is the bait. he steps out into this crosswalk in the west portal neighborhood, testing drivers on whether they will lawfully brake for him or skirt the law and speed past. and almost two dozen drivers were ticketed in just 90 minutes. >> pay attention to people in the crosswalk. stop at the stop signs. use your signal when you're changing lanes. like all those things to prevent collisions. >> reporter: march saw a dramatic increase in traffic fatalities compared to 2023 which saw none this. year there were seven. >> the public needs to know that if someone is crossing the street in a crosswalk, they have to wreeld the right of way to that pedestrian. and i think we've all been in circumstances where you've crossed the street and a car

has not paid attention to you. we're sending that message today we're serious about it in our city and we're starting with this location. >> that west portal location, so many people were so affected by what happened to that family. it was just so incredibly sad they all lost their lives. that was not the only fatal pedestrian crash. you have an update on another tragic crash that actually caused some calls to try and get the city to ban right turns on red. >> that's right. district attorney brooke jenkins announced a settlement in the case of karen, accused of fatally striking a 4-year-old hield in a stroller on king street last august. in a statement she said the case will not go to trial per the family's wishes and agreed she will serve 400 hours of community service and complete a driver safety class with a no driving condition until that class is completed. she added that she hopes the settlement will bring the family some solace as they work to heal and

rebuild. >> that was another really, really sad story so many people were touched by. we appreciate it, lauren. a group of good samaritans rushed to help when a minivan flew off the freeway and burst into flames in the central valley. tonight we have learned the four people killed in that crash, including a 4-month-old baby, were all from livermore. the whole thing happened saturday night. chp says the driver lost control, drove through a median, and went airborne, hitting an overpass and catching fire. there were seven people trapped inside. people ran out of their homes and their cars to help the group, including high schoolers in their texas dresses heading home from prom flipped the car and saved the lives of three children. >> there were three, i think it's three that survived. and they would not have survived if everybody had not jumped into action when they did. >> the coroner's office confirmed two victims were in their 40s along with a

12-year-old and a baby. you may remember this video of a waymo car set on fire in chinatown. police say the suspect is a 14-year-old boy. he's now being charged. this is more video of that fire from february. you see the waymo car in flames. nobody was inside the car at the time, and nobody got hurt because of this. police aren't saying what led them to the 14-year-old, but they did say they found evidence at his home. the juvenile probation department will determine if the teen will be arrested. tonight a vallejo man is accused of killing two teenagers in the middle of a napa neighborhood this weekend. 22-year-old john nicholson jr. is facing two counts of murder tonight. it's also investigating whether two 19-year-old women were his accomplices. they have not been officially charged. napa police say on saturday evening 19-year-old aileen and 17-year-old sasha were shot in a parking lot on riverside drive. no word yet on what led

up to the shooting. light poles like these around oakland's lake merritt look relatively unremarkable. some appreciate them, though, they're nice enough. they're green and they are over 100 years old. you'd never guess that they are actually a hot commodity, though, for thieves. and as katie nielsen shows us, thieves are so desperate for copper some are actually digging them out of the ground, and it's creating a big problem for the city. >> reporter: michael stadler lives only a few block from lake merritt and works from home most of time, which is why he comes down to the lake sometimes twice a day. >> sunshine, a bit of nature, and the people. it makes me feel kind of part of the community. >> reporter: but recently he and others who regularly walk or run around the lake have noticed some of the light posts and string lights are missing. >> i think i would feel more comfortable if the lights were up. my wife runs in the morning. i'm generally more

concerned about her. dark spaces just seem like maces you can get away with stuff more. >> reporter: there are 126 lamp posts holding up more than 4,000 string lights that wrap around the more than three-mile lake. they were first installed in 1925 and are affectionately called the necklace of lights. >> the lake is our crown jewel. i remember when they put up the light, and it was so beautiful. i love driving by it. it's magical. >> reporter: maureen is volunteer with the lake merritt breakfast club, a community group that cares for the lake and the necklace of lights. >> i took great pride in them, and then wtook great pride in t and then when i started noticing they were down, i was very traumatized. >> reporter: today oakland public works employees were out at the lake putting up temporary poles and lights. the city says a total of ten original poles are damaged or missing. some of the poles came down when trees fell on the lights during recent storms. others were vandalized, cut off at the base, and wires have

been ripped out or damaged from 34 curb electrical boxes, possibly to steal the copper. >> well, in order to replace those light powells, the city has to have them custom made at a price of about $15,000 apiece. all right, this is prof that san francisco firefighters will stop at nothing to help someone in danger, even when that someone is a dog. the daring cliff res cow they pulled off today. and the effort to legalize psychedelic drugs is far from dead. >> it's all in the shadows because it's technically a crime. >> how they could one day legally be used as a form of therapy. beautiful weather across the bay area once again today. and a spectacular sunset as we looked to the west from our mark hopkins hotel camera as the sun went down this evening. just some high clouds floating through the skies overhead. how long will the warm weather stick around? depends on exactly where you live. we'll break it down by different parts of the bay area in the first alert forecast.

>> paul, thank you. sometimes uber drivers have to deal with unusual behavior for passengers, but what about the unusual items left behind in their cars? i was like shaking you know, i was so scared.

when i first reached out to jacoby and meyers. i didn't know if i had a case or not. as soon as i got a hold of my attorney, she was very, very nice, very kind. because of jacoby and meyers, i don't have that pressure to worry about a medical bill or things like that. if i know of any accident, i'm like, call jacoby and meyers, they'll help you.

okay, we've seen something like this before. a push to get shrooms and other psychedelic drugs legalized in california. so far, though, those efforts have fallen flat. governor newsom vetoed a bill last year that would have made it happen, but now a new scaled back version focused on those drugs used in therapy settings is now once again making its way

through the legislature. our kenny choi shows us why it could make a big difference for those with mental health struggles. >> reporter: ohm has struggled with anxiety most of her adult life. her first ketamine-assist ed therapy session proved to be a breakthrough. >> it gave me a sense of self-understanding and self-forgiveness that is kind of what i was trying to cultivate through therapy. >> reporter: years of traditional therapy and taking anti-anxiety medication didn't work for the menlo park resident. >> i've just found that psychedelic therapies and alternative therapies are a really powerful substitute for those kinds of medications. >> reporter: lindsay olshan is a trained psychedelic-assisted therapist who leads one-on-one ketamine-assisted journeys.

>> people are being able to get into the root cause of those symptoms and process that fully. >> reporter: olshan has cultivated her practice for 20 yore, but it was only 4 years ago she added psychedelic-assis ted therapy using ketamine. >> it just deepened people's ability to heal. it enriched the therapeutic process. it gave me a more passion for what i'm doing because it really is feeling like i'm moving the needle with people in a way that has been hard to do. >> reporter: prescribed ketamine sessions are legal in california, but the use of psychedelic drugs like hallucinogenic mushrooms and mdma, commonly known as ecstasy, are not. state senator scott wiener is trying to change that. >> it's all in the shadows because it's technically a crime. and so we're really, our primary goal is just to bring it out of the shadows. >> reporter: wiener's years long push came to an abrupt halt with a veto by governor newsom last fall. this revised bill wouldn't make recreational use legal but

rather open the doors for psychedelic-assisted therapists. >> we want them to be able to be certified, be out in the sunlight, not having v to worry about getting arrested. and that's really one of our goals here. >> reporter: the california coalition for psychedelic safety and education, one of the most vocal critics of wiener's last bill, now supports this latest version. >> we felt that the therapeutic regulated access should come first. we should learn from that before we explore decriminalizing. >> i think the impact could be profound in terms of giving people another option to heal and to have that be done in a very regulated, safe environment. >> the combination of working with the ketamine and the traditional therapy kind of fused things for me in a by a that was really, really impactful. >> reporter: for nina olmstead, the shift she has experienced is enough proof for her.

>> the bill passed a major committee hearing on monday. greg burke with the california family council is one of the people fighting to shoot it down. >> part of what it does is it makes you lose touch with reality. now, sometimes people have good reactions with that, but there's a lot of people who have terrible reactions. they think they can fly. they don't know where they are. they have violent reactions to this. >> if signed into law, the bill would create a licensing board and would require the drug facilitators to hold at least one medical license. a rough day on the trail for a dog in san francisco who went over the side of a live and needed help. this happened at fort funston. two dogs initially fell off a cliff. one of them got back up okay, but the other dog, named otis, needed a rescue team to come in and help. crews were able to get a special harness on him, and then just as the sun was setting they were able to hoist him up the side of the cliff

and back to safety. thankfully the dogs and the rescuers are all doing okay. and speaking of animal rescues, a cat hanging on for dear life was clinging on to a car door in that flash flooding that happened in dubai we told you about last night. video shows police pulling up on a boat to try and save it. dubai is in cleanup mode right now. they've been hit by a rare torrential storm. the usually hot, dry climate is the last place you expect to see a storm of this nature. all right, skies were nice and clear today here in the bay area. lots of sunshine. check out this time lapse of the sun setting over the mountains there, over alcatraz. beautiful. sky was a nice, deep orange. paul, i know we're going to have this warmer weather around for a little while longer, right? >> -- how long it's going to stick around depends on which microclimate you call home, but the bigger picture pattern isn't going to change a whole lot tomorrow. the area of high

pressure a big dome in our atmosphere. in for another unusually warm day by mid-april standards for the entire bay area. as it shifts south it loses its influence and allows a robust marine layer to establish itself along the coast beginning on friday. salesforce tower towards the bay bridge. temperatures are starting to back off a little bit. 53 degrees in santa rosa to 63 degrees in san jose and in concord. those numbers aren't going to fall a whole lot more as we head through the rest of tonight. we're not going to see much fog developing as we head toward early tomorrow morning except right along the coast. but even there it's just going to be patchy. you see a couple of blips of that showing up on futurecast. mainly what we're going to see tomorrow is plenty of sunshine being filtered through high clouds. that fog is going to be much more widespread and persistent along the coast and making its way inside the bay by early friday morning. for thursday morning we're going to start off with a few upper 40s but a lot of low 50s. numbers above average. in the 40s across the entire bay area, but we'll start off above that level, which means

we are going to warm up pretty efficiently once the sun comes up. forecast highs for tomorrow climbing up into the low 80s in the santa clara valley. 83 degrees in san jose will be the warm spot. 82 in los gatos. not quite that warm in morgan hill but not bad for mid-april. around 80 degrees inland in the east bay. temperature along the coast, mid-60s for half moon bay. warmer than you were today, but it's a departure from the rest of the bay area. mid-70s in oakland. those numbers for san francisco and oakland also not quite as warm as today but still not bad at all for mid-april. and temperatures in the north bay mid to upper 70s to around 80 degrees. forecasting a high of 80 degrees in napa by tomorrow afternoon. how long is the warm weather going to last? farther inland it should last several more days. a couple of drops in stores a we look at the ten day outlook for san jose. tomorrow is the warmest day, and then a little retreat. that leafs us above average through the weekend and to start the week

next week. then another drop kicks in. that sends us to below average temperatures on tuesday into the last weekend of april. that cooler pattern is associated with a potentially wet pattern. a peak wednesday into thursday, that's far down line in terms of forecasting. it's really the point where we're just looking at pattern recognition as opposed to a trend forecaster, even the rough details starting to come into focus, but it does look like things are going to shift by about the middle of next week. so enjoy the warm weather while it's here. the extended forecast for inland sections of the bay area around 80 degrees tomorrow and then back to the mid to upper 70s through the weekend. still mild as we start next week before the cooler weather arrives by tuesday and wednesday. we do have one chance of rain in the extended forecast. it is the last day of the extended forecast, next wednesday. that's when that first band of showers could be making its way towards the bay

area. the details on that fuzzy at best. along the koeshgs temperatures in the mid-60s tomorrow and then the stronger marine lay ser going to reestablish itself and send temperatures back down to the upper 50s and low 60s. but the weekend does look dry other than some coastal drizzle. it's going to be possible, which is familiar territory here for the middle of april, sara? >> all right, paul, thanks. you would not associate falconry with football, but these birds of prey have jobs at the nfl draft. straight ahead in sports, bay area big leaguers business, nba's eastern conference step forward, and this man, klay alexander thompson, topic one as the warriors look to move forward.

all right, when there's a loss in any sport with something big on the line, you get all the hot takes. >> oh. >> everybody has a take. everybody wants to see this person let go, this person picked up, this person traded, this strategy. >> if it came from somebody that was in the know, working in the nba, but these unhinged takes -- >> unhinged takes. >> -- where talk show hosts have a hangup, that's where it was. a hot topic that may

linger for months, and the big subplot? klay thompson. future hall of fame cornerstone of this franchise went scoreless in the game that mattered most. now every fan seems to think they've earned the right to be the owner or general manager on what to do with the four-time nba champion who will be a free agent on his 34th birthday july 1st. today during the team's last player availability, thompson just wasn't having it. >> we don't want to talk about the season first, you want to talk about the future? that was a lot of games played, man. that was a pretty big accomplishment. what's up with y'all not wanting to live in the present, bro? >> considering it's april 1th, i don't think i need to pivot that quickly. when it's free agency, july 1st, yeah. got some time. the other day, whatever happen, it's all gravy. it's been such a freaking special run. pivot to baseball. giants and marlins on school day at

the ballpark in miami. san francisco starter keaton wynn one out away from throwing six shutout innings, but brian de la cruz took him deep. only one run allowed in the game. giants retook the lead in the seventh, then in the eighth matt chapman doubled. it scored jung hoo lee. the first series win in miami since 2016. giants are back home tomorrow to host the diamondbacks. over in oakland, sara, give this a's fan a contract. >> oh. >> look at that catch. yeah, they hosted the cardinals. este ruiz had some pop today. gave oakland a 2-0 third inning need. miller throws in the 100s, sara, blew away brendan donovan with a 102-mile-per-hou

r fastball. that finished off a 6-3 win that avoided a sweep. oakland, record of 8-11, is at cleveland on friday. all right, now, nba's eastern conference. jimmy butler, the miami heat star writhing in knee pain against philadelphia. 40 seconds left. tied at 96-96. kelly oubre jr. a key bucket and foul for the lead and the sixers won the game 105-104. they'll face the knicks in the first round of the playoffs. miami has fallen into an elimination game against chicago on friday. but back to the warriors, if this is truly it for the big three, four decades of celtics dynasty, the lakers showtime teams in the '80s, pistons bad boys, george chicago bulls, back to kobe and shaq, these dominant eras at some point end. >> that is tough to see, but like you mentioned all of them, they live in the history books.

they end up being incredible tv specials, and you know, we have to appreciate that we had it when we did, but you never know. >> no matter what happens, the game will move on. >> the game moves on. it's the sad reality. all right, vern, the 2024 nfl draft is heading to detroit, and these birds, a hawk and a falcon, have a very important job during all of this. poop duty. >> oh. >> yes, luke lassiter explains. >> is that a falcon or a hawk? >> this one is a hawk. >> reporter: her nfl comparison? linebacker. >> they're a natural falconry bird. they're easy to train. >> reporter: next we have the falcon, the offensive threat. nfl comparison, running back. >> they can get hit 180 miles per hour. >> reporter: both birds of prey have one job as we welcome nfl draft to the motor city, poop duty. that's right, thomas

says these two birds essentially serve as scarecrows perched on the arms of their owners, paul and terese, of scare force falconry. >> it's fun to come in and dissect what we have going on. we try different methods of bird control, finding out what work, and finding those combinations and putting them together and being able to control the birds in the area is a challenge and it's fun for us. >> reporter: contracted by bedrock detroit, these experts use various tools aside from the birds of prey to keep smaller birds from pooping all over the side of buildings and making a mess. thomas says they've been at it a few weeks already and are contracted to be around for months following the draft. >> it's been cool to really get to be a part of the draft and a part of the city that we love. one of our favorite parts of the job is just interacting with the people and talking to the people of detroit and seeing their excitement with seeing the birds. they've really embraced us. >> interesting job. all right, a couple of lucky young fans at the giants/marlins game tonight. a kid caught a foul ball and did

the unexpected. he gave the ball to his baby sister. >> there you go. >> oh. that's excellent. >> that's beautiful. >> the kid worked hard to catch the ball. you saw him dart over the stairs to snag it. barely beat a couple of other contenders there but ultimately gave the ball to his little sister. mom and dad are probably incorridorbly, incredibly proud. uber drivers have to deal with some strange behavior, but what about the strange things they find left in their back seats? well, we have the best of the best coming up.

tonight uber has released one of its most anticipated reports of the year, data carefully mined from thousands of rides over the course of the last 12 months about what people leave behind in their rides. yeah. the company keeps track of the most commonly forgotten items too, like clothe, phones, luggage, jewelry. >> laptops. >> those kinds of thing, yes. but they also keep track of some of the strangest. here are a few of the notable items left behind. they include hot sauce and a breathalyzer. >> can't have one without the other. >> yeah, they do go hand in hand. i wonder if one is to defeat the other. i won't say which. a candle that says see

you in court. >> do you want that back? >> yeah. a gray tub of surgical implants. >> okay. >> that leaves a lot to the -- i hope they will not be used in the future, right? >> right. >> my father's beard softener. >> your father's? >> not mine. i think it belonged to the dad. a fake butt. >> halloween, got to be halloween. >> benny hannah garlic butter. i would be upset about that. jeep liberty engine with the message please call me. >> the whole engine? >> the whole engine. two containers with spiders in them. some lotion or think thong. it was an either/or situation. not sure if i'm very dry or very naked. >> well. >> apparently, yeah, not sure how that one happened. some lotion or my thong. >> you said the items we can air. >> i am not sure we can air that. >> and those are the physical

items. also not listed, my pride, my sobriety. >> my dignity. >> exactly. >> i don't know. i really was -- i wish they would