investigation into the district. but the superintendent today insisting anti-semitism is not pervasive. >> if you're not willing to acknowledge the problem, why are you seeing the address? >> you can be confident that i'm in the schools every day with the babies. i'm very clear that anti-semitism, there have been incidents of anti-semitism in berkeley unified school district. any time we're aware of such an instance, we take action, and we follow up and take appropriate action. >> within hours of today's hearing, a new civil rights complaint was filed, alleging discrimination against palestinian, muslim, and arab students in berkeley. john ramos spoke to a parent concerned about anti-semitism who traveled to washington for today's hearing. >> reporter: berkeley sees itself as a model of tolerance and diversity, so it is uncomfortable for them to be accused on the national stage of being rampantly anti-semitic. you're recognized

for five minutes. >> reporter: only three people testified at the hearing on school anti-semitism and berkeley unified superintendent was one of them. >> since october 7, the district has had formal complaints, alleging anti-semitism rising from nine incidents within our jewish addiction. however, they're not pervasive in the unified school district. >> our superintendent is the only person testifying that could not flat out say we have an anti-semitism problem. she couldn't do it. and that was just, that was a punch to the gut. >> reporter: she has a jewish student at berkeley high who had to leave an art class when anti-israel poster art was being displayed to the students. >> dozens of students have been pulled out of berkeley unified school district classrooms when they complained about anti-semitism. and that is wrong. so my son included, he spent a week in the student health center and library because there is nowhere to put him. >> reporter: across the bay area, there have been attempts

to hold teach-ins about gaza that are usually pretty condemning of their actions. but some say the angst towards israel is extending to outright hatred of jews. at one walkout at berkeley high, some students were alleged to have chanted kill the jews. but the other parent rejects that as a lie. liz jackson who is also jewish and supports the palestinians, says the complaints of anti-semitism are coming from the small vocal group of parents. >> we completely reject the notion that there is an anti-semitic climate here, yes, of course, there are instances of hate that happens, that will happen everywhere and happens here too. but with this small handful of parents are complaining about is political discomfort. and political discomfort is completely different than unsafe. >> reporter: jackson says she is comfortable in leaving instructions about the conflict up to the teachers, saying she is confident that students could process information without it turning to hate. >> the hearings this morning,

they had absolutely nothing to do with the well being of safety. it's about a right-wing attack on education. the right-wing attempt to censor information. >> reporter: the first casualty in any war is the truth. but where the truth actually lies in gaza is a matter of perspective and isn't something that's likely to come out of a classroom. >> at today's hearing, berkeley superintendent confirms just yesterday, the district received official notice of a federal civil rights complaint, filed against it with the u.s. department of education. >> well just yesterday, protesters at uc berkeley rallied against their decision to project a cease-fire deal brokered by egypt and qatar. it has been there for weeks now as they call on the u.s. to withhold all aid to israel. this as the idf wraps up their attacks on the city of rafah where more than a million palestinians have taken refuge. >> these children and people have already survived multiple

atrocities alone. rafah has become the next site of their bloody genocidal campaign. >> and biden will not supply israel with any bombs or other weapons if israel does, indeed, invade rafah. but israeli forces have been attacking that city for days. they also shut down the border crossing with egypt. that's been a main source of humanitarian aid. defense secretary lloyd austin confirmed the u.s. has paused some bomb shipments. for the latest updates on the conflict in gaza and the ongoing debate right here, just head to kpix.com. all right, switching gears, turning to weather now. a live look outside on the warm and pretty windy evening today and tomorrow could be hotter. >> if you went outside today in the afternoon, it was absolutely gorgeous. >> so beautiful. we would get so excited here in san francisco when we would see the

sunshine in may, so we wanted to take it all in. and late in the day tomorrow, we have been cloud free throughout the day. it has been breezy. right now a look at the sustained winds across the bay area will show most of us in that range and the 21 miles an hour gust at sfo, sustained winds in napa and fairfield with even stronger gusts, generally in the 30, 35 miles an hour range. and the automated sensors are closer to sea level where there have been numerous gusts, which is why we do have a wind advisory that is in the interior north bay in all of solano county for tomorrow morning, still potentially up to 45 miles per hour. but because of the rain that we would have last weekend, the onshore winds dropping in humidity levels, we won't face the significant wild card threat. temperatures warmed up today in san francisco. even

the upper 60s. that wind pushing the air to the coast and the temperatures inland, a mix of upper 70s and the 80s. even warmer tomorrow, we'll talk about that in a few minutes. turning to san jose now, some sort of a chemical exposure sent two students from sunrise middle school to the hospital. a fire captain told us the school evacrated science lab at school after eight students and two teachers started having respiratory issues. most of them recovered quickly. the hazmat team found elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the lab and removed chemicals that may have been causing it. in richmond within the past hour, east bay mud announced they finished repairing the broken water main, knocking out water service to 21 homes. this is video from this morning. the break flooded parts of the boulevard between 43rd and 47th streets. the repairs took nearly 12 hours and the road will reopen this evening.

california voters approved recreational marijuana use back in 2016, but there is still a booming black market for pot. >> and as a dispensary, it is tough for us to compete with the illicit market. >> we will take you along, trying to stop the trade right where it begins. tomorrow, expected to make a final push to change the name to the airport and across the bay. san francisco has filed a lawsuit. and now they sent a letter to oakland officials, urging them to reconsider plans to rename the airport and avoid legal action. they say the suit is premature since the name change has not officially been approved. they will vote tomorrow on

the decision that will celek trusty rates go down and establish a monthly fee of $24 to $6 per month and those bottom two fees are only for households enrolled in the alternative rates. that means millions of middle working class californians who are not in that program could see their bills go up. >> you said rates would go down for all customers. and that makes it more affordable for everyone. >> why should i have to pay according to what i earn instead of the electricity that i actually use? >> and it is important to note that flat rate will not cover things like burying power lines and the other wildfire efforts where those costs will be added in addition to that flat fee. the vote is scheduled for tomorrow at 11:00. biden and the first lady is coming to the bay area tomorrow. we don't know where

they will be and it will involve a lot of campaign fundraising. we also know that first lady jill biden will be there in marin county tomorrow night. there are two campaign events on friday, last visiting them back in february. and both bidens were here in november for the apec summit. he ran as a republican challenger to then president richard nixon in 1972. known for the pro environment in anti-war advocacy. we caught up with him in 2008 when he was helping registered latino voters. he was a maverick often clashing with members of his own party. the 1970 he co-founded earth day to help write the endangered species act of 1973. he was in favor of the abortion rights and supported stem cell research. eventually changed his party affiliation to the democrat from 2007. his family says he died of congestive heart failure at his home in winters,

california. still ahead, bay area fast food workers, walking off the job. we'll show you the conditions that they say left them no choice. >> and i feel embarrassed. but what we could do, we could do anything. >> one california city getting praised for the unique approach to homelessness. how the sanction encampment happened outside the city hall has been a huge help for people living there and the rest of the community. and i was really, really surprised that i had not heard of it before. >> and we will have the story of an 8-year-old chinese-american girl from san francisco whose fight against discrimination 140 years ago changed our state's education system.

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may have a phobia of rats where they might be disturbing, okay. this came in from cal osha. >> yeah, you can see them scurrying around where it happened yesterday and happened outside jackson. >> they shut that had restaurant down last week, but the employees, they say they want some assurances before they go back to work. >> reporter: oscar ramirez is serving customers in oakland, taping notices from that same facility, demanding change after a rat infestation has caused unhealthy conditions for employees and customers.

>> i feel embarrassed. and we can do anything. >> reporter: for a year, he has been ashamed to call attention inside the corner of 14th and jackson that has been temporarily closed by the health department. scurrying feces and urine, just some of the scenes he's lived through just to earn a living. >> and sometimes they would get into the containers. you'll get a sauce and that came out. >> reporter: ramirez, along with five other workers, declared a strike until the conditions are professionally cleaned. angelica garcia works in the prep kitchen. alongside rodents, darting between appliances. and it is terrible

and it's to that point where we are not speaking. >> reporter: in a complaint letter to osha, they stated i see rats in the kitchen every day. i see rats in the grill. and that are ready to be sent to customers. and it will be dead and surrounded by blood. and the video of rats scurrying across. and until the issue happened, giving us the statement. and it will be a safe place to come to work

oscar wants to return to work, but has been scared from what he sees inside. he's hopeful that the voices will finally be heard. >> well, we reached out to mcdonald's again by e-mail with more questions about the allegations from the workers, but we have not heard back just yet. a popular san mateo county bakery is saying good-bye to its tipping prompt during customer transactions. they have instead upped their prices to cover the cost of higher wages. the owners say they raised prices by about 11%, allowing them to pay their employees more money and offer them benefits including health insurance. a 401k and even paid parental leave. >> i think it's good for customers to avoid that pleasant uncertainty should i be tipping. how much is

appropriate. we want to take that burden off our customers. >> the entry level employee now starts at $23.50 an hour. okay, turning to weather right now. we're an extremely professional show. but i really wanted to wear shorts today. [ laughter ] can you do that? >> did you see the met gala? people wearing tuxes with shorts. >> that's style. >> is it? >> i don't have any. >> who are you talking to? >> come on, man. >> it would be comfortable though. the air-conditioning kicked in and here today, so it feels nice in here on the toasty side. >> it's nice outside. >> it will be warmer tomorrow. let's get into the details where san francisco will top 80 degrees for the high temperature on thursday. for one day only. things are going to change as we head deeper into the week. a live look downtown san francisco, no fog to obstruct that view and we will be fog free for the next 24 hours or so before a little bit of that sneaks in towards

the coast on thursday. but temperatures are going to climb again tomorrow. moderate heat risk for inland parts of the bay area, which means it is nothing to be overly concerned about. just don't do it. common sense. temperatures will be backing down along the bay and the coast on friday. some of the cooler air will make their way farther inland. but still above average for parts of the bay area on saturday and sunday. the winds have been the big story of the day along with the warmer temperatures where they will go hand in hand and delivering the warm air towards the coast. the wind gusts right now, focused on the north bay and east bay, where we would tend to see the wildfire threat concentrated with the winds and the 20, 25 miles per hour range. they will die down closer to sea level. but the higher elevations will remain blustery into tomorrow morning. but even there, those winds will start to back off as we head towards midday on thursday as we wind the clock forward towards noon on friday. exceeding 20 miles an hour at that point and the winds will

continue to die down tomorrow afternoon where they will return along the coast, bringing them down in a hurry. it will be a huge drop probably by already this time tomorrow, so they will bring with you tomorrow, be prepared for the drop in temperatures late in the day. the medium high category tomorrow, all the way into the weekend. and as the top three offenders. temperatures from 71 to san francisco and santa rosa, they will manage to warm up today. tonight, they will drop down, but not too far with most of us in the 50s. some of the warmer spots remaining in the 60s, especially where the winds are stronger, looking at the north bay. temperatures will warm up in the mid to upper 80s in the santa clara valley, which

isn't record setting for this time of the year, but it's warm. in the east bay, even the mid-80s from fremont and oakland likely to reach up into the mid-80s. up into the mid-70s with that wind pushing the warmer air all the way towards the coast about 80 degrees in san francisco and by about 1:00, 2:00, dropping quickly. by thursday afternoon, inland temperatures are going to remain warm as we would head into the weekend, but not as warm where they will happen from tomorrow into saturday and then the ten-day temperature trend will show temperatures backing down slightly as we would head into the weekend with a bigger drop by late next week as we return to near average temperatures. it will take several days for that to happen. a look at the seven-day forecast with the warm up for inland parts of the bay area and close to 90 on friday. then closer to average by sunday, monday, tuesday, and wednesday of next week. but still in the 80s. that's warm for the

middle of may. once we return to near average this weekend, that's where we will stay through the middle of next week and temperatures along the coast, returning to 60 degrees, a deeper marine layer keeping temperatures cooler along the coast. but g tomorrow, looking very nice. up next a two week program hoping to spark a lifetime of conservation. how they are teaching the next generation to protect our oceans. >> they are immersed. >> driving

when you walk through pacifica's ocean shores school, you feel you're in the ocean. >> that is thanks in part to a woman who has been teaching for more than 30 years. introducing us to this week's jefferson award winner. what a story, sharon? >> from the coast to the classroom, she has been giving students the deep dive as a teacher, parent, and artist. sheila admires them hanging from the ceiling, created with cardboard at the school in pacifica. >> it is always astounding and i love it. >> it feels like magic, that will bring them to life for the entire campus. she has helped

organization and fundraise for their 411 for more than three decades. first as an artist and now in retirement as a volunteer. >> this is the map. >> reporter: she's coordinated to make the annual topic as real as possible for students. this year's theme, prehistoric seas. >> this is their world. they are immersed in these stories. >> reporter: each year they teach king gant through eighth grade students about ocean conservation and beach safety. leading activities on the beach that reinforce what they did in class. how she could protect turtles. >> we should not leave trash out on the beach. >> reporter: the classmate

tells us why. >> the turtles could get back there and destroy their environment. >> reporter: april worked with sheila on the artwork while her children were at ocean shore. >> she's a go getter as far as wanting to make sure that children learn about the environment to take care of the environment that they live in. >> in addition, she's known for the whole different art project, three polls at the beach. they teach visitors about marine life. >> i would love to see them along the california coast. they happened to recognize sheila from years ago, helping to shape their ambition. >> i just remembered her always

being there. this week's jefferson award in the bay area will go to sheila gambledort. it took her five years to get their approval to install this at the beach. she saw a boy from out of town throw a rock and broke its wing and had to be euthanized. the artwork funded by grants is a chance to encourage environmental stewardship. >> wow, what a mission. i can't get over how beautiful the school looks. >> you really feel like you're looking in the ocean. >> it looks like a museum. >> yeah, they could maybe. that's an idea for next year. >> there you go. always thinking, ryan yamamoto. >> yes, you are. >> you can nominate your local hero for a jefferson award online at kpix.com/hero. up next, tag along with the legal task force. operation aimed to keeping legal

dispensaries in business. our focus is on organized crime. the more significant violations associated with the market. >> long before brown verses the board of education. an important battle over the school's segregation played out right here in