San Francisco, CA
Storms Bring Icy Roads, City's First Tornado Warning
A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road. Many events were canceled across the region when the storm hit Friday evening, and businesses announced plans to open late Saturday as officials urged people to stay home if possible. However, temperatures are expected to rise high enough Saturday afternoon to melt the ice in most places, the AP reports. “Luckily some warmer air is moving in behind this to make it temporary,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Cousins, who works in the Davenport, Iowa, office.
Elsewhere, a storm prompted the first tornado warning in the recorded history of San Francisco, per CNN. Severe storms swept through the city, just one week after a tsunami warning triggered widespread panic in the region. Trees were toppled and roofs were damaged in the city that hasn’t seen a tornado since 2005, according to the Weather Service. The damage on the northwest side of the city was being assessed Saturday to determine if there was a tornado. “This was the first ever warning for possible tornado in San Francisco. I would guess there wasn’t a clear signature on radar for a warning in 2005,” said Roger Gass, a meteorologist in the Weather Service’s Monterey, California, office who says he was not there in 2005.
The fast-moving storm prompted warnings for residents to take shelter, but few people have basements in the area. Winds gusted to 83mph at San Francisco’s airport. The warning was canceled after 6am Saturday; more than 10,000 people were without power in the city. In the Northeast, people are digging out after heavy snow fell in upstate New York, per the AP. More than 33 inches of snow was reported near Orchard Park, New York, but people who live there are used to dealing with heavy lake-effect snow this time of year.
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San Francisco, CA
Tornado Warning issued for San Francisco, Daly City and Broadmoor lifted, NWS says
DALY CITY, Calif. (KGO) — The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for parts of the Bay Area San Francisco, Daly City and Broadmoor on Saturday.
It was originally issued at 5:52 a.m., expected to last through 6:15 a.m.
Then at 6:07 a.m., the warning expired.
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There are reported power outages around the Bay Area.
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ABC7 spoke with some Daly City residents, one resident, Chris, saying it is “nasty outside.”
A Level 3 storm will continue until about 7 a.m., according to Meteorologist Lisa Argen. Then will be a Level 2 storm until around noon.
This story is developing. Check back for updates.
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San Francisco, CA
OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead by suicide in San Francisco apartment
A former OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower was found dead last month in his San Francisco apartment by way of suicide, according to authorities.
Suchir Balaji, 26, was found dead on Nov. 26 by San Francisco police officers who went to the apartment after being called to conduct a wellness check, The Mercury News reports.
The medical examiner’s office has ruled that there was no evidence of foul play and that his death is believed to be self-inflicted, according to the outlet.
Prior to his death, Balaji publicly accused OpenAI of violating US copyright law with its generative AI app, ChatGPT.
The California native joined the artificial intelligence company as a researcher in 2022 but was quickly disturbed by the workings of the image and text generation programs.
Back in October, Balaji was the subject of a New York Times profile that detailed what he believes are fair use violations committed regularly by ChatGPT.
On Nov. 18, The Times filed a letter in federal court that named Balaji as a person with “unique and relevant documents” that they would use in their current litigation against OpenAI, The Mirror reports.
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That lawsuit alleges that Microsoft and OpenAI are simply cribbing the work of their reporters and editors with flagrant disregard for journalistic ethics and legality.
“We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today and our hearts go out to Suchir’s loved ones during this difficult time,” OpenAI said in a statement to CNBC.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco police tipped FBI that Luigi Mangione could be UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter
The New York Field Office of the FBI on Friday confirmed that San Francisco police provided a tip regarding the possible identity of the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week.
The tip from the San Francisco Police Department regarding 26-year-old Luigi Mangione was the latest Bay Area connection to surface since the Dec. 4 slaying of Thompson outside of a New York City Hilton hotel.
Mangione had already been identified as a person of interest in the case when he was arrested Monday on firearms and other charges in Pennsylvania. Authorities were tipped off after he was seen at a McDonald’s in Altoona. He has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting.
Police in San Francisco had already seen photos of suspect Luigi Mangione days before the shooting after Mangione’s mother filed a missing person report with the SFPD, a person close to the investigation told CBS News.
In a statement provided to CBS New York reporter Ali Bauman on Friday, an FBI New York Field Office spokesperson confirmed that “a tip was received from the San Francisco Police Department regarding the possible identity of the suspect.”
The FBI subsequently referred that tip and other leads to NYPD as the agency assisted in the investigation.
“Extensive sharing of the photos by law enforcement led to the identification by a citizen and subsequent arrest by the Altoona Police Department,” the statement added.
In addition to the missing person report filed with the San Francisco Police Department by Mangione’s mother, the suspect had previously spent time in the Bay Area in 2019 when he worked as an artificial intelligence teaching assistant at a Stanford summer program, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Stanford officials confirmed that “a person by the name of Luigi Mangione was employed as a head counselor under the Stanford pre-collegiate studies program between May and September of 2019.”
He is currently being held under maximum security at a State Correctional Institution (SCI) Huntingdon, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
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