Sacramento

‘Doctor Odyssey’ fends off angry orcas in part 2 of midseason premiere

Don Johnson previews this week’s episode and talks about the show’s success By Gina Sirico Wednesday, March 12, 2025 11:15PM Don Johnson previews this week’s “Doctor Odyssey” where the ship faces an orca attack! The show airs Thursdays at 9p|8c on ABC. “We face some pretty challenging stuff on the Odyssey.” That’s certainly an understatement from Don Johnson, who plays Captain Massey on ABC’s “Doctor Odyssey.” Last week’s midseason premiere episode, titled “Shark Attack!,” saw one of the Odyssey’s own get bitten by a shark. The ship rushed to get him to a hospital, but then took a detour to rescue a sinking charter boat that was attacked by sharks. The team worked overtime to help save the other shark bite victims as the Odyssey tried to get out of the shark-infested waters. But another obstacle arose: a pod of orcas feeding on the sharks! This week’s episode, titled “Shark Attack! Part 2: Orca!” sees Captain Massey attempt to steer the Odyssey to safety after the ship’s power is knocked out and the orcas are circling. “On cruise ships, what people don’t realize is that

Sacramento

How to show your support during Red Cross Month

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 10:40PM The month of March has been recognized as “Red Cross Month” since President Franklin D. Roosevelt first issued the proclamation back in 1943. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The month of March has been recognized as “Red Cross Month” since President Franklin D. Roosevelt first issued the proclamation back in 1943. Today, its life-saving mission continues thanks to volunteers, donations and classes. We sat down with the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Central Region to hear about ways you can support the cause. Copyright © 2025 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.

San Diego

Legoland California, Madame Tussauds Hollywood offer free tickets for first responders

CARLSBAD, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — First responders will receive free admission for a limited time to two popular Merlin Entertainment attractions in Southern California. Following the Los Angeles Fires, Legoland California Resort and Madame Tussauds Hollywood wax museum are offering free tickets for first responders, as well as half off discounts for first responders who bring up to four guests. “LEGOLAND® California Resort and Madame Tussauds Hollywood are showing appreciation for first responders of the Los Angeles fires who have given their time and bravely to serve their community by offering free tickets,” the Carlsbad amusement park said in a news release Wednesday. Legoland California’s deal, which lasts through May 23, includes a complimentary Hopper Ticket, and up to four additional Hopper tickets at 50% off for California-based firefighters, police officers, sheriff deputies, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and National Guard Members. The Hopper ticket can either be a Legoland and Sea Life Hopper ticket or a Resort Hopper ticket that gives access to Legoland, Sea Life and Legoland Water Park (open select dates). First responders will be able to bring up to four guests, each

Los Angeles

Suspected child predator arrested in undercover Riverside County operation

A suspected child predator was arrested for allegedly trying to meet a young girl for sex in Riverside County. The suspect was identified as Jimmy Perez, 39, of Hacienda Heights, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. In early February, deputies from the Perris station conducted an online undercover operation by posing as a 13-year-old girl. After communicating with Perez over several weeks, he reportedly agreed to meet with who he believed was a 13-year-old girl. He also requested numerous sex acts and photographs for sexual gratification, investigators said. On March 11, deputies located Perez at his Hacienda Heights home where he was taken into custody.  He was arrested for arranging to meet a minor with the intent of sexual acts, contacting a minor with the intent to commit sexual acts, exhibiting and sending harmful material to a minor, and attempting lewd acts with a minor. He is being held on $55,000 bail. Jimmy Perez, 39, of Hacienda Heights, is seen in a booking photo from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. No further details were released as the case remains under investigation. Anyone with additional

San Diego

‘My heart is crying every day for Ukraine’ says local baker raising money for her community back home

Air raid sirens going off in Ukraine as anesthesiologist Kateryna Maslyak works in an operating room. (KGTV) SAN DIEGO — Air raid sirens going off in Ukraine as anesthesiologist Kateryna Maslyak works in an operating room. “All of the drones and all of the rockets shooting. You might have a lot of stuff one day, then tomorrow and in one minute, you can have everything destroyed,” said Kateryna. Since the war began, Kateryna has kept in contact with Daria Nadar. She is a baker and is originally from Ukraine, and now lives in San Diego. “My heart is crying every day for the people who are being displaced, hurt, and bombed every single day, just like my own family,” said Daria. Daria is the co-owner of Swirled, specializing in homemade cinnamon roles. I first met Daria two years ago. She raised over $25,000 for household items and medical supplies for her community in Ukraine and beyond. Now, she is launching another fundraiser. “We are making a special a special lemon blueberry cinnamon roll,” she added. Daria says 100% of the proceeds from the roll will

San Diego

Commissioner of USIBWC speaks on South Bay sewage crisis amid latest flow incident

Those tasked with solving the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis have a message for those who have been living and dealing with it for decades. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Those tasked with solving the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis have a message for those who have been living and dealing with it for decades. “This is the first time there is a plan shared between the United States and Mexico to reduce transboundary flows,” Dr. Maria Elena Giner of the U.S. International Boundary & Water Commission (USIBWC) said. Giner is the commissioner of the USIBWC, which runs the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. When she mentions transboundary flows, she means the rain and sewage water that flows into the Tijuana River Valley. The most recent incident happened on Sunday, which Giner said was mainly stormwater. She said a pair of construction issues happened on a project to create a new pipeline in Mexico to bring sewage to treatment plants in the U.S. and Mexico. While it may seem like another issue on a project or piece of infrastructure – that Giner says both phases

San Diego

Cost of appliances going up as Trump’s metal tariffs go into effect

Tony Suitonu, the owner of Appliance Alley in Middletown tells me he’s never seen price increases like this, even after 30 years in business. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Tony Suitonu, the owner of Appliance Alley in Middletown, tells me he’s never seen price increases like this, even after 30 years in business. “So this has gone up $200?” “Yes, it has,” Suitonu said. “What are these appliances usually made out of? “Steel, aluminum, plastic.” Some of Suitonu’s suppliers are charging 10% more for appliances like microwaves, fridges, and washing machines. All in preparation for president trump’s proposed tariffs. “I don’t like it. It doesn’t feel good,” Suitonu said. “But we’re in business, and I think most customers understand it’s not us.” Customers also anticipating a change.. “Have you noticed a price difference in some of the appliances you’re seeing?” “This looks more expensive than I remember, and that may not reflect anything to do with tariffs but certainly, I don’t think prices will go down, and I think prices will go up substantially,” said customer Aldyn Hoekstra. Hoekstra says he spent more than a year

Los Angeles

Forts Bragg and Benning revert to old names, sparking controversy

Military bases revert to old names, with a twist Forts Bragg and Benning revert to old names, with a twist 03:55 Fayetteville, North Carolina — For the second time in less than two years, the largest U.S. military base has a new name — but the new name is also its old name. For more than a century, North Carolina’s Fort Bragg honored Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. In 2023, it was changed to Fort Liberty by a congressionally mandated commission to rename nine bases that honored Confederate generals. After President Trump took office, the Pentagon changed the name back to Fort Bragg last month, but honoring a different Bragg than the original. The base now honors Army Pfc. Ronald L. Bragg, who was awarded a Silver Star for actions during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, according to a memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rebecca Amirpour and Jennifer Bell, Roland Bragg’s granddaughters, are plenty proud of their grandpa. Though Amirpour initially thought the name change “was a joke,” she feels like “using our grandfather’s name is a way of bringing

Los Angeles

Some Senate Democrats split over spending bill to avert government shutdown

Some Senate Democrats split over spending bill to avert government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans don’t currently have the votes to pass the short-term spending bill. Some Democrats say they are split over whether to support the stopgap measure or risk being blamed over a government shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

McDonald’s CEO wants to speed up the process it takes to introduce new burgers

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said he intends to introduce new burgers and improve the chain’s signature burgers at a faster rate. To help speed up the process, Kempczinski, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, said he’s making changes in leadership and operations in the company aimed at making McDonald’s move faster. As part of the changes, Jill McDonald, who heads the company’s international division, has been tapped to be the chain’s first chief restaurant experience officer beginning May 1. Baja Midnight, Quesocrisp Taco, and more: what’s coming to Taco Bell in 2025 She will soon lead a team responsible for the company’s innovation, supply chains, and operations. “I wanted one person who’s actually looking at all these tech things through the eyes of the restaurant general manager,” Kempczinski said to the Journal. He didn’t share what other changes would be made to speed up the burger making process. McDonald’s reveals celeb breakfast orders Kempczinski did hint at McDonald’s potentially expanding its drinks menu. “We just need to make sure that our menu offering doesn’t give somebody a reason why they come to us

Los Angeles

Deleted messages, disappearing chats, and a firestorm of L.A. controversy

In the days after the devastating Palisades and Eaton wildfires, and as questions mounted about the Los Angeles Fire Department, the mayor, and how the city handled the unprecedented firestorm, this text was sent to then-LAFD chief Kristin Crowley: Hello Chief. This is Chief Deputy City Attorney Denise Mills. We are asking the Mayor and ITA to temporarily shut off G-chat until at least Friday. Will this create any disastrous effects with respect to your department’s operations (i.e. do you rely on G-chat for emergency communications? Please let me know ASAP. Thank you.” Six minutes later, the fire chief replies, “Hi, please give me a call.” The text from January 13 was one of more than 300 pages of documents obtained by KTLA last month that we reviewed amid new reporting by the Los Angeles Times that “Mayor Karen Bass is deleting her text messages, raising eyebrows and questions.” In KTLA’s reporting last month, we questioned where all the Bass communications with the Chief were. One thing that is not part of the texts—any meaningful conversations between the Mayor and Crowley. If they were communicating

Bay Area

Update: Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in Delta early Wednesday evening

Carquinez Strait and Delta, Southern Sacramento Valley, Northern San Joaquin Valley and Motherlode are the focus of an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms issued at 4:07 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until 4:45 p.m. Residents can anticipate wind gusts of up to 50 mph. “At 4:07 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Karnak to near West Sacramento to Walnut Grove to near Discovery Bay. Movement was northeast at 50 mph,” says the NWS Sacramento CA. “Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.” Locations impacted by the alert include Paintersville, Franklin, Laguna, Clarksville, Gold River, Foothill Farms, Waterloo, West Sacramento, Rio Linda, Pleasant Grove, Vineyard, Morada, Cal Expo, Rocklin, Rancho Murieta, Sacramento, Galt, Rosemont, Citrus Heights and Raley Field. The NWS said, “If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.” Staying safe as lightning approaches: Expert advice Each year, lightning strikes the United States

Bay Area

Bay Area Filipino community reacts to arrest of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, well known for his violent war on drugs, was arrested this week after three judges from the International Criminal Court signed a warrant for his arrest on charges of crimes against humanity. The warrant lists Duterte’s alleged connection to at least 43 deaths during his presidency because of his encouragement of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users. He is suspected of inciting the deaths of thousands of Filipinos across the country after rising to power in 2016. Upon arriving in Manila on Tuesday, he was arrested, put on a charter plane and sent to The Hague in the Netherlands. He was in custody there by Wednesday, according to media reports. “This will be a long legal proceedings, but I say to you, I willl continue to serve my country,” Duterte said in a video posted to his Facebook page from the charter plane taking him to The Hague. In the Bay Area, many celebrated his arrest, which was characterized as bittersweet because it represents a small semblance of justice following Duterte’s reign between June 2016 and June 2022.

Bay Area

Fate of ex-Antioch K9 cop accused of plotting to brutalize residents now in jury’s hands

OAKLAND — A jury must now decide whether ex-Antioch police Officer Morteza Amiri gleefully conspired to prey on residents in a racist “blood for blood” campaign across the city he was sworn to protect, or if he is an innocent victim of lying witnesses and “cherrypicked” text messages. Those vastly different portrayals took center stage Wednesday as jurors began deliberating the fate of Amiri, a former Antioch K9 officer accused of wrongfully releasing his dog on dozens of people and later lying about it in his police reports. Prosecutors say he wasn’t alone, but rather worked with other officers to maim as many people as possible — particularly Black residents — under the guise of being a “proactive” police officer. The jury’s deliberations cap a rollercoaster of a trial that saw a judge declare a mistrial against Amiri’s co-defendant, fellow ex-Antioch Officer Devon Wenger, just two days into testimony. Left to face trial alone, Amiri watched as several of his former colleagues — including a close friend who agreed to cooperate with prosecutors while facing similar charges — took the stand against him. For hours

Bay Area

After courier was busted, Bay Area drug traffickers came to him with a proposal: $100K per year to serve prison time in silence

SAN FRANCISCO — A group of Bay Area drug traffickers were worried federal authorities would soon be knocking at their door, but believed they’d found an ideal solution, according to court records. The group had reason to fret: one of their ex-boyfriends had recently been arrested by the FBI while working as a courier for shipments of drugs and cash at safe houses located between the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Fearing he would spill the beans, they offered the man $100,000 per year to do his prison time and keep his mouth shut, according to prosecutors. There was just one problem. At the time of this alleged witness pay-off attempt, in September 2022, the man was already working for the FBI. The result was federal charges against at least three members of the drug ring, and recent sentences for two of them, court records show. Christina Nguyen, 29, who dated the courier-turned-witness, was sentenced to time served and supervised release after pleading guilty to a federal witness tampering offense, records show. Her cohort, 31-year-old Elliot Leung was not so lucky. He receibed a three-year

Sacramento

‘Part of the business’: Out of options, SF Giants’ Villar navigates uncertain future

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — David Villar’s time with the Giants could be nearing its end. Villar, 28, is out of minor-league options. He’s not a frontrunner to make the Opening Day roster, sitting behind Brett Wisely and Casey Schmitt on the depth chart. The Giants must designate him for assignment if he doesn’t make the cut, and he’s unlikely to pass through waivers. “Obviously, it’s part of the business,” Villar said. “You get optioned up and down for three years. I’ve done my time. I don’t view this spring any differently. I don’t want to place any external pressure on myself. At the end of the day, whatever’s going to happen is going to happen. The only thing I can control is my performance, my attitude and my effort.” Villar enjoyed one of his better days of the spring in the Giants’ 11-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon at Goodyear Park, recording a single, a double and scoring twice. His double, one that slammed off the left-center field wall, clocked in at 109.5 mph, an exit velocity he’s never generated in the majors. By

Los Angeles

Afghans who helped the U.S. military blocked from reaching American soil

By Madeleine May Updated on: March 12, 2025 / 7:41 PM EDT / CBS News In August 2021, Tamim Satari raced to the Kabul International Airport to evacuate Afghanistan after working with the American military as an intelligence officer, helping U.S. forces coordinate aerial bomb campaigns against the Taliban. But in the chaos of the U.S. withdrawal, his wife and newborn son were left behind.  “It was so hard, and we didn’t want to lose our small son,” Satari said. Tamim Satari is reunited with his son at Newark Liberty International Airport in January after they were separated in Afghanistan in 2021.  CBS News He was not alone. Thousands of Aghan families were separated in the rushed withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Babies were passed across throngs of people and over fences, and families scrambled to get through the gates to the airport. Three years later, more than 10,000 families remain separated, according to Shawn VanDiver, the founder of #AfghanEvac, a nonprofit that worked with the State Department to create a path to reunite separated Afghan families.  “There’s all these moms or dads or

Los Angeles

Underlying hostility at meeting between Trump, Irish prime minister

Underlying hostility at meeting between Trump, Irish prime minister – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump hosted Ireland’s prime minister at the White House on Wednesday. It’s a traditional visit to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, which is on March 17. The two leaders sat in the Oval Office, where Mr. Trump spoke out against the European Union’s reciprocal tariffs and said, “the EU was set up in order to take advantage of the United States.” Fin Gomez, CBS News executive editor for White House and politics coverage, reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

Who will EU, Canada’s retaliatory tariffs impact the most?

Who will EU, Canada’s retaliatory tariffs impact the most? – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is moving full speed ahead on tariffs. The administration imposed a 25% tariff on Wednesday on all steel and aluminum imports, and the response from America’s allies has been swift. The European Union is imposing tariffs on $28 billion worth of American goods. Canada also announced its own retaliatory tariffs on $21 billion worth of U.S. products. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady breaks it down. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On