any involvement. the family of a man who died while in the custody of alameda police is grateful for the da's decision to reopen the case. the new action that's coming as a result , then icy relations between the us and china don't appear to be affecting what some call panda diplomacy. soon, the bears will be coming to the san francisco zoo. and what has to happen before they arrive? >> this is ktvu, fox two news at

noon. >> good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian. i'm andre senior. >> we begin with breaking news out of new york outside the courtroom, where a jury has been seated and former president trump, so-called a hush money trial. and that is where emergency responders rushed a man to the hospital who was seen dousing himself with some kind of liquid and setting himself on fire outside the manhattan courthouse. it was a chaotic scene, with people appearing distraught at the sight. this all happened about 90 minutes ago. a number of bystanders tried to put the fire out with extinguishers before first responders arrived to take the badly burned man to the hospital. he is said to be now in critical condition. meantime, inside the courtroom, the full jury of seven men and five women, plus six alternates have been seated in the case. the jury iludes a sales professional, a software engineer, an english teacher and multiple lawyers. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal during his 2016 presidential campaign.

>> us officials are not commenting on reports of israel launching a strike on iran. when asked the biden administration so far simply said it had nothing to do with it. ktvu james torres breaks down the latest on this conflict and the response from the biden administration. >> first, the g7 condemned the unprecedented iranian attack on israel. >> secretary of state antony blinken, speaking from the g7 summit in italy this morning. he opened by calling the attacks on israel, where iran launched more than 300 missiles last weekend on unprecedented in scope and scale. >> we're committed to israel's security. we're also committed to de-escalating, to trying to bring, this tension to a to a close. >> new international reports say israel carried out retaliatory drone attacks overnight in an area in iran home to military bases and nuclear programs. israeli leaders have not claimed

the attacks, nor has iran called for a response. one political expert says this may be strategic in that both sides don't want to escalate the conflict. >> it feels as if they're they're each meaning the iranian leaders, the israeli leaders, are trying to bump up against the line of showing they're tough but not going any further. but it's very difficult to do that. >> the head of the international atomic energy agency, which oversees nuclear activity around the world, confirms there is no damage to any nuclear sites in iran. when asked, secretary blinken would not offer any comments on the latest reported attack. >> i'm not going to speak to that except to say that the united states has not been involved in any offensive operations, what we're focused on what the g7 is focused on. and again, it's reflected in our statement and in our conversation is our work to de-escalate tensions. >> secretary blinken did mention

more sanctions coming to iran, specifically to its uav programs, steel industry and its ministry of defense. david levine of uc law, san francisco, says these attacks seem to be more about showing teeth than causing destruction, saying both sides know what a critical strike could lead to. >> the targets that were chosen both by iran a few days ago and then by israel were designed to show we're tough, but we're done in a way, i think, to minimize damage. and i think the same thing is going on here. they each want to send a message to the other, don't mess with me. but they also are trying to keep this from getting really bad. >> i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, there was a rally outside the federal women's prison in dublin. demonstrators calling on the bureau of prisons to pause its plans to close the facility. they may be getting some last minute help with their case to as ktvu allie rasmus

reports, attorneys filed an emergency injunction in federal court this morning. justice justice, heed our call. >> a group of family members, friends and advocates for the women incarcerated at fci dublin federal prison gathered to call for their release. earlier this week, federal bureau of prison officials announced abruptly they were closing this facility and moving out the more than 600 women incarcerated here to other federal prisons across the country. >> the children and the husbands of these women are going to be suffering immensely, right? >> because there's only one other federal correctional facility in the state, and it's not large enough to house all of these women. since 2022, seven corrections officers and the warden at the dublin prison have been convicted of sexually abusing and assaulting the women incarcerated here. >> earlier this month, a federal judge ordered a special master to come in and oversee operations and reforms. but in response on monday, the us bureau of prisons announced instead it was going to shut down the prison entirely and

move everyone out. alexis verdugo says she's worried her mother will be transferred to a federal prison in illinois, or even farther away. verdugo and her husband and their young kids live in phoenix. her mother is in the middle of serving a 20 year sentence for drug related crimes. >> so it's been very chaotic, it's been a roller coaster of emotions. this last week she's called saying, you know, they're screaming at them. they're being asked to just up and pack all of their things into one small bag. you know, it just feels that they're being punished after they've already been victimized. and of course, like the unknown, they feel like in there, they don't have anyone advocating for them. >> the union representing the prison guards here is also upset. fci dublin is shutting down. >> my officers and their families have suffered the most devastating news this week that they have lost their jobs at fci dublin and that most likely would be forced to abandon this community due to the closure.

>> the president of the union read a pre-prepared statement and did not answer any of our questions, but said this. >> fci dublin should not close. it was being rehabilitated with the world watching, at least on that point, the prison guards union and the advocates here are in agreement. >> supporters of the women in custody decried the bureau of prisons decision to shut down this facility. >> it feels like a really big evasion of accountability because, you know, they could have closed the prison several years ago when the sexual abuse started coming out. >> all of this comes as, just this morning, attorneys representing some of the women in the prison filed an emergency injunction to stop them from being moved to other facilities. a federal judge will review that request for an emergency injunction, but it may be too late. several sources tell ktvu that a vast majority of the 600 women incarcerated here at fci dublin have already been moved to other facilities in dublin. ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news tonight the family of mario

gonzalez will hold a vigil to mark exactly three years since his death. >> this follows last night's announcement by alameda county district attorney pamela price to follow to file involuntary manslaughter charges against three alameda police officers involved in his in-custody death, the coroner's office has ruled. gonzalez's death in 2021 had resulted from a combination of methamphetamine and the stress of being restrained by police, former da nancy o'malley had cleared the officers of any wrongdoing last night, the current da, pamela price, reversed that decision following a new investigation. >> if people don't believe that police officers or law enforcement can be held accountable, then witnesses won't cooperate. but we can't do our job without witnesses, we won't be able to administer justice if the community doesn't trust that the system is going to work for everyone, the attorney representing gonzalez's mother tells ktvu the family is grateful the da's office decided to revisit the case. >> the family is elated to know

that mario's death was not in vain, and that the people who needlessly caused him to die, to not be able to hug his child, to never to be able to say hello to his mother. those three officers are being held accountable and it's long overdue. >> the three officers are james fisher, eric mckinley and cameron lahey. they could face up to four years in state prison if convicted. the attorney for officer lahey has released a statement saying, quote, there is no new evidence. this is a blatantly political prosecution. the officer's actions while taking mr. gonzalez into custody were reasonable, necessary and lawful, and his tragic death was the result of drug toxicity, not criminal misconduct. >> well, for first time in decades, a giant pandas will call san francisco's zoo home the city's mayor negotiating with chinese officials while on a trip to that country. ktvu bailey ocarroll reports. >> this pandemonium is hitting the san francisco zoo for the first time since 1985. san francisco will be home yet again

to giant pandas. >> we have some cute, cuddly black and white beauties coming to our city. ladies and gentlemen, welcome pandas to san francisco, san francisco mayor, london breed negotiated the deal during her weeklong trip to china, an effort to bring more business and tourism to the city. >> she called the process of getting the pandas collaborative and said it required months of advocacy and coordination. >> i will say that like, thank you. like i've never seen like a panda in real life, like in person. so i'm excited. >> folks who frequent the san francisco zoo are excited for the new bears. >> i think it's good for the tourists. i mean, we're local, so it's good for the tourists to come out and, you know, see all the different species. so it's nice that they were able to work because i know pandas are one of the harder ones to get. so it's nice to see them be able to work out a deal like that. it's been a long time. >> lots of kids were also excited because many of them say

they've never seen a giant panda . and while many are excited, some kids say the new bears won't necessarily surpass their existing favorites. do you think a panda could compete for your favorite animal? >> i don't think so. >> favorites aside, willow and her family will likely come back when the pandas arrive in the bay. engineers from the beijing zoo were in san francisco meeting with san francisco zoo officials to discuss potential enclosures. it's likely the zoo won't be ready for the bears until 2025, after they complete renovations of existing facilities. in a statement, the zoo said we're thrilled for the return of the giant panda to san francisco zoo and gardens after all these years. the giant panda symbolizes hope for conservation, collaboration and bridges a divide between cultural differences. the incoming bears could draw more people to the zoo when the pandas called the zoo home for three brief months in the 80s, it drew more than 260,000 visitors, exactly how many

pandas and when they will get here from china is still unknown. at the san francisco zoo. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu fox two news possible crackdown on e-bikes in one bay area school district. >> why officials at a high school in marin are considering restricting them for students, plus major changes announced for streets near san francisco's west portal muni station, where a family was killed last month. the safety improvements being proposed and reaction from the community. >> and after a bit of a cloudy start and patchy drizzle, temperatures this afternoon are running notably cooler. i'll have a look at

station. city leaders have decided the area is in a need of safety improvements right now. after the bus, a bus crash here last month at the bus stop where a family of four was killed, ktvu amber lee spoke with people who live and work in the area. >> muni trains, busses, cars and people create a chaotic scene at san francisco's west portal neighborhood. the sfmta announced thursday that changes are coming soon to improve safety. >> i would love to see it. we walk by here all the time. we see a lot of near misses, a lot of, you know, dangerous things happening, a lot of people making bad moves in their car. >> on march 16th, a 78 year old woman crashed her suv and killed

a family of four at a bus shelter just steps from the muni station. authorities have not yet said what caused the crash, or if the driver will be charged. >> mayor london breed and to district seven supervisor meredith melgar, who have asked the sfmta to work immediately to improve traffic safety near west portal station. >> the sfmta plan includes no left turns on west portal avenue, and cars will no longer be able to cut through the intersection of yellow street and west portal avenue in front of the muni station. the entrance area will be redesigned to include planters and become a community. >> space was shocked because it. i don't think it solves the problem of what happened to that poor family. it's just going to increase traffic all up and down west portal, the owner of roti indian bistro is among the merchants critical of city leaders, rolling out a plan so quickly without their input. >> pankaj shah says disruptions to traffic could hurt. 50% of

his business comes from customers driving up to get takeout and food delivery drivers doing pickups, so one incident should not be a one that makes so many changes at the same time. >> i was surprised that it was such a knee jerk reaction. maureen stotts owns easy freeze, a market on west portal avenue. >> she agrees the needs to be safety improvements, but questions the changes that are proposed. >> it's going to create more problems than what they're trying to solve. >> sfmta plans to do public outreach with pop ups in the west portal neighborhood next monday, tuesday and wednesday. the mayor's office says the changes are temporary, but will be fast tracked to be in place by this summer. city leaders say there will be evaluations to see what works and what doesn't. amber lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> marin county high schools may crack down on the use of electric bikes by students, according to the chronicle. the tamalpais union high school

district is considering requiring students who ride e-bikes to school to register their bikes with the school. there may also be further restrictions to ban the modification of an e-bikes motor to increase its speed beyond the legal maximum of 20 miles an hour, the marin county health department says the accident rate for children on e-bikes is nearly ten times that of older age groups. people we spoke with today in marin say they think there should be more restrictions. we've seen some e-bikes go pretty fast in a short period of time, so i've seen a lot of dangerous situations, especially in parking lots. >> they're a little bit dangerous. >> i think it depends on who rides them. >> it's essentially a motorcycle that they're driving at the state level. >> a proposed bill would allow marin county to make it illegal for anyone under the age of 16 to operate an e-bike that can go faster than 20 miles an hour. >> all right, so if the weather right now is any indication, are shaping up to be a nice weekend. rosemary oroczo is here now with more and sun shining, at least here in the east bay. rosemary is it everywhere else? >> yeah. finally beginning to see some of that stubborn cloud

cover pull back and we will be with mild weather. andre garcia. hello to both of you. happy friday everybody. temperatures not quite as warm as yesterday, but still very nice out there. here's a live look over sfo where you can see a little bit of cloud cover out there. still at this time, the patchy drizzle expected to remain with us through parts of the weekend during at least the morning hours. and here's a view from up above where you can see we do have some of that cloud cover there. closer to the coast, and temperatures anywhere from six degrees cooler at this hour compared to yesterday at sfo to 12 in napa and for the inner east bay down by nine degrees in livermore. so where do we sit between mid 50s and mid 60s, mid 50s at half moon bay right now, 67 walnut creek, brentwood. you actually took a little bit of a leap in the last half hour or so. 73 right now outside for you, let's shift into the inner east bay where we do have some of our warmer temperatures for today, 66 reported at alamo, 67 in dublin and 63 outside castro valley. getting into the future

cast for tonight and into tomorrow morning. notice by the evening hours the clouds are returning not only the low clouds, but we do have mid and high level clouds, as well as the ridge of high pressure is weakening and we are with a trough that is kind of pushing through just a short wave, bringing us the a little bit of onshore breeze, bringing us the cooler temps, bringing us a little bit of added cloud cover for tonight and into tomorrow morning. and then as we get into the afternoon, we'll break away to mostly sunny skies away from the coast once again. but the takeaway for the afternoon, a drop in temperatures that you should notice. santa rosa 68 expected for you this afternoon. yesterday it was 78. redwood city also dropping to about 68 for the second part of your day. nine degrees cooler. lafayette san jose 72. expected your afternoon high into the north bay, 70 for san rafael and for the inner east bay 76 expected for concord. if you're going to oracle park later this evening to watch the giants play, it's going to be cool and brisk by

game time. 715 as they take on the diamondbacks. we've got a west wind about 15mph. partly sunny conditions, 56 degrees at this time. sun will set right about 749 this evening. i'll have a look at what we can expect for tomorrow, a near repeat and then a slight bump in the temperatures expected on sunday. more on that in the extended forecast coming up. >> thank you rosemary. tomorrow marks 25 years since the columbine high school shooting. the vigil happening today to honor the 12 students and one teache who died

colorado. a remembrance vigil will be held tonight for the 12 students and one teacher killed. a former congresswoman will speak about gun safety, but organizers say it will not be a political event. colorado's governor proclaimed it a day of recommitment and is asking people to perform an act of kindness in their community to remember the victims. organizers say the memorial site at a park near the high school is in need of repair. the site includes a wall of healing, which honors all those who were killed and injured, and a ring of remembrance that includes personal reflections of those who died. rick townsend contributed excerpts from his daughter lauren's diary for the memorial. >> a woman in the middle of a field of flowers kissing jesus wounds the lettering wears with the weather, the freezing, the melting, the hail. >> i guess the hailstorm did terrible damage last year. >> the two say it could cost

more than $50,000 to repair the lighting alone. they're hoping to establish an endowment that will fund upkeep of the memorial into the future. >> the well knew the california service corps is looking for new bay area recruits. state chief service officer josh friday is in san jose, with mayor matt mehan to announce the recruitment drive. they say there are nearly 2000 paid positions available in the bay area for the service corps. the positions include tutors and mentors for students, positions that offer support to communities impacted by disasters and jobs at work, with programs that fight hunger and connect vulnerable people to vital resources and services. >> the skills that our corps members will learn through their training and experiences with the corps will prepare them not just for future careers, but for whatever they encounter in life in the coming year. >> the 10,000 members of the california service corps are going to serve nearly 5,000,000 hours of service here in california alone, while the california service corps

consists of four paid service programs, californians for all, college corps, california climate action corps, california for all youth jobs corps, and americorps california for californians may have a chance in november to vote on a measure that would mandate more jail time for certain crimes, such as smash and grab robberies and drug offenses. >> a group called california for safer communities announced it submitted 900,000 signatures to get the measure. homelessness drug addiction and theft reduction act on the ballot. it would essentially roll back portions of proposition 47, which was approved in 2014 by voters. it reduces punishments for some property and drug crimes. >> this is about protecting our communities. we know oftentimes that we don't believe in massive incarceration, but at the end of the day, something has got to be done because as community residents living in our cities, the chamber protecting our businesses, we need this level of support.

>> the measure needs 550,000 verified voter signatures to qualify for the november ballot. >> the biden administration is announcing changes to tide line, expanding protections for lgbtq plus students and new safeguards for victims of campus sexual assault. the new rules, which will take effect august 1st, require schools to protect students from all sex discrimination, including sexual violence and sex based harassment, and it prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. >> card is making changes to its elevators and escalators to settle a class action lawsuit. the changes the agency must now make and accommodate those with disabilities. >> plus, israel launches a retaliatory strike a in i ira i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are looking up, i've got symptom relief. ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪

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but >> people in the region had braced themselves for israel's response to iran's attack last saturday. many predicted it would possibly happen after the upcoming passover holiday, but a fox news military source says israel responded to iran with limited, specific and targeted strikes in the central region of isfahan. that's about 200 miles away from the iranian capital of tehran. iranian state media

downplaying the attack. they have not reported any damage from the strike or direct impacts. the only comments coming from iran were that explosions were heard and that they were caused by iran's air defense systems. iran claims that intercepted three drones and has not identified a potential source of the strike. speaking after a meeting of g7 ministers in italy, us secretary of state antony blinken said the us was not involved in any offensive operations as the g7 condemned the unprecedented iranian attack on israel, unprecedented in scope and scale scope because it was a direct attack on israel from iran, scaled because it involved more than 300 munitions, including ballistic missiles. so far, no comments have been made publicly by the israelis regarding the strike, but reuters reports a senior iranian official told them iran has no plans to strike back immediately. the us embassy in jerusalem has issued a warning to americans living in major cities in israel to limit their travel outside of those

areas. in tel aviv. jeff paul, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, the fbi is on high alert for potential threats against the american jewish community. just before the start of passover on monday, bureau director christopher wray says the agency is concerned that lone actors could target large gatherings, high profile events or symbolic or religious locations. raise, cautioning that the recent hostilities between israel and iran could spill outside of the middle east with attacks from other countries or in the u.s. the fbi reports three times more anti-jewish hate crime investigations since the start of the war between israel and hamas. >> at uc berkeley, pro-palestinian demonstrators called on the university to divest from companies doing business with israel. the rally was also a response to an incident last week at the home of a law school dean and his wife, who's also a professor at the school. during a celebration dinner for students, a law student attempted to give an unscheduled speech about palestinian deaths in gaza. >> i have never seen in the history of this campus a

berkeley law professor put their hands on someone and be so entitled to do so, and they. yeah, i have honestly no words. it was shocking. it was traumatizing. it was humiliating, but it's only one incident in a greater pattern of series that has occurred. >> the law school dean, who is jewish, has said that the incident is the latest anti-semitic attack he's faced and that free speech does not extend to his personal home. the latest tensions between israel and iran briefly caused oil prices to spike this morning. they've since dropped. oil prices went up $3 to more than $90 a barrel in the asian markets. just check the numbers. they fall into the mid low $80 mark in europe and the us. triple a reports that bay area gas prices are actually down compared to last week. san francisco, as of this morning, was averaging $5.70 for a gallon of unleaded. oakland's number is 561 san jose's 555. these prices are all about 1 to $0.03 lower than last week. new this noontime, a march and protest is happening in san francisco ahead of earth day next week. skyfox

was overhead just minutes ago as members and supporters of the group code pink and youth versus apocalypse marched through the financial district, they held a die in in front of the bank of new york mellon. they say they're protesting to demand corporations divest from genocide and imperialism in palestine, congo and sudan. so far, the march appears to be peaceful. no reports of any arrests. >> three people in the south bay are in jail, accused of a range of crimes, including kidnaping and torture. a south bay reporter, jesse gary, tells us the suspects are accused of being connected to an organized crime ring. >> it goes to show that people are really out there doing violent crimes, but a robbery unit detectives, because they did such a thorough investigation, they were able to say, you know, not in san jose. >> san jose police investigators say duck nguyen kim ho and dayton pham are all responsible for the brutal kidnaping and torture of a victim in february. detectives say the trio brought their victim to this home on a quiet cul de sac on the 2600 block of million avenue in the

evergreen section of east san jose. officials say they tortured the man, then released him. a subsequent investigation led detectives to million avenue . >> we've had several incidents of, them being police coming to our street. >> neighbors describe the well-maintained, single story home as a problem property on their block. they say san jose police have conducted multiple raids for illegal activity dating back to 2012. >> they were hauling things in and out. we didn't know what was going on, but it was people that didn't live here and they did not look very reputable. >> last week, lapd's covert response and merged units raided the home again, arresting the three suspects and seizing illegal gambling machines and drugs for sale. >> it happens right when i get up, go to work and i heard a flash bang right next to my room and i heard a commotion outside. >> in addition to robbery, kidnaping, and torture charges, santa clara county sheriff's

investigators were looking for duck wynn in connection to a large retail theft ring. a crew of 13 people targeted stores such as home depot and target from the bay to the central valley. >> this was not a small operation. this was quite substantial. he's definitely one of the leaders of the organization. he's what we refer to as the fence, an individual that receives stolen property and ultimately compiles it for distribution and later resale. >> sheriff's investigators say a raid of two east san jose homes turned up $150,000 worth of evidence. the three suspects in the robbery and kidnaping case are being held here at the main santa clara county jail. all of the suspects from the retail theft case have been released. san jose police say the district attorney's office indicates they'd like to merge the two cases and try all of the suspects together in san jose. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news san francisco police are asking for those who believe they were assaulted by community activist john jacobo to come forward.

>> allegations first surfaced back in 2021 on social media. the accuser said they were friends before he raped her. jacobo denied the allegations. the police department's special victims unit is now investigating complaints of threats and sexual assaults for three additional women, all our cases remain open, especially if new evidence is developed over time. >> sometimes a case can go a little, cold and then new evidence comes in. >> the kobo resigned from his position with the housing nonprofit. he did not respond to requests for an interview or statement. supervisor hillary ronen is now calling for hearings on how the city handles sexual assault allegations. >> prosecutors and defense attorneys both say they're ready to move forward with the state trial against david depape. depape has already been convicted of assault and attempted kidnaping in federal court for his attack on nancy pelosi's husband, paul. he attacked paul pelosi inside the couple's san francisco home in 2022. adhering this morning, a judge was named for his state

trial. no date set for the beginning of that trial. depape is scheduled to be sentenced for the federal conviction next week. >> the woman who hit and killed a four year old girl near oracle park will not spend time in jail. the crash happened in august at the intersection of fourth and king street. police say the girl was in a stroller when she and her father were hit in the middle of the crosswalk. the 71 year old driver was charged with vehicular manslaughter, but after officials consulted with the victim's family, the driver will serve two years of probation and 400 hours of community service. she also cannot drive again until she completes a driver safety class. cal osha has fined a san francisco construction company for safety violations following a deadly accident in the city's lower haight neighborhood last year. skyfox flew over the scene shortly after a trench collapsed at the excavation site on oak street in september. cal osha says the rcn hardy construction failed to provide a proper protective system for the employees who were working in that trench. one worker died when the trench

collapsed. it was fined $371,000. >> frank bach bart is making changes to its elevators and escalators to help settle a class action lawsuit. the lawsuit claimed that bart violated the civil rights for those with disabilities by not providing clean working elevators at bart stations. as part of the settlement, bartol continued to make reservations. it also says if equipment breaks down, it will make sure a repair person is sent out within an hour. we talked with the bart writer this morning to get her thoughts on the condition of bart's elevators. >> it is very dirty and it needs to be sanitized. it's small. this is what the smell is not good at all. i do think it's very important. there is a lot of elevators that are out of use sometimes. usually in the morning when i'm going to bart, i can hear it say, oh, this elevator is out of use. and it's like, even sometimes for me, i'm like, great. so, you know, i think this is amazing. and i think they need to, do it

quicker and faster. >> we received a statement from bart this morning saying, in part, working with advocates, advancing a series of improvements to elevators, escalators, training, among other things, such as accessible path signage. we'll continue to work to make bart as accessible as possible for all of our riders. as part of the settlement, bart did not accept any wrongdoing. it also has to pay the $825,000 in attorneys fees to the groups that brought the lawsuit. a quick reminder here that bart is planning a special sendoff this weekend for the last of its legacy trains, the transit agency holding a retirement ceremony at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the macarthur station in oakland. the legacy trains are made up of old rail cars that serve the bay area. for more than 50 years. most of the old bart cars are being recycled for metal scrap. >> that deadlock race in congressional district 16, in santa clara and san mateo counties just got more complicated. now, more than 20 previously uncounted ballots have now been discovered during the recount and are being challenged. former san jose mayor sam liccardo received the most votes in the march primary election. two other candidates tied for second place,

assemblymember evan low and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian. officials are not saying how the unaccounted ballots were found. the recount started on monday in santa clara county, says the process could now take up to two weeks because of the ballot challenges. some groups are coming together to act as safety monitors for saturday's 420 event at san francisco's hippie hill. members of the psychedelic church of ambrosia, which is an nondenominational interfaith organization that supports the use of cannabis business owners from the haight-ashbury neighborhood and several nonprofits are planning to provide water and medical aid, as well as portable toilets and trash pickup at the gathering. organizers of previous 420 events say they did not have enough funding to do the same this year, but this coalition says it believes people will still show up for a celebration. san francisco police will be looking for intoxicated drivers this weekend, police say. research shows that well-publicized dui checkpoints and saturation patrols could reduce crashes involving impaired drivers by as much as

20. stats also show that 30% of drivers in deadly crashes had one or more drugs in their systems. people caught driving impaired can expect jail time, along with more than $10,000 in fines, fees, dui classes and other expenses. >> a major repaving project in one bay area highway is set to kick off this weekend. what drivers need to know up in the north bay and a cooler day across the bay area, we'll have a look at the current conditions and what we can

more than 20 years ago. the woman, whose allegations led to the arrest of lee high school's teacher, shawn thomas, has now filed a lawsuit, claims thomas forced her to terminate a pregnancy that resulted from their relationship. when she was still a teenager. so far, thomas's attorney has not commented on the lawsuit. >> governor gavin newsom has publicly supporting a bill that would make soliciting a child for sex a felony here in california. currently, child sex assault is a felony, but sex trafficking is not. the proposed legislation is now moving forward at the state capitol following some changes by the senate public safety committee. the governor is confident the final version will help in his goal to crack down on child sex crimes in california. >> look forward to getting this bill to my desk in a way that i'll sign it. we have some work to do. >> this proposed legislation

would classify this crime as felony, carrying a maximum penalty of up to four years in prison. currently soliciting a child for sex is a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of up to a year in jail. tesla's recalling nearly 4000 of its cyber trucks to fix a potentially dangerous issue with the accelerator pedal. federal safety regulators issued the recall for cyber trucks that were made dating back to november. the defect can result in the pedal pad dislodging and getting stuck when high force is applied to that pedal. tesla says the brakes will still function if this happens. one driver sharing how the issue affected him on social media. the cyber truck owners post went viral after illustrating how his pedal gets stuck and the vehicle starts to accelerate on its own. >> happening today up in the north bay, part of highway 37 between vallejo and sears point will be closed starting tonight for a repaving project, one that will send more traffic to the richmond-san rafael bridge starting at 9:00 tonight, westbound 37 will close between vallejo and sears point. it is

set to stay closed until 4:00 monday morning. many people will likely head on over to the richmond-san rafael bridge to get around the road closure. caltrans also recommends going north on highway 29, west on highway 12, then south on highway 121. >> all right, let's talk about that weekend forecast here. rosemary oroczo is back up looking at the forecast for the next few days. hey, rosemary. >> yes, it's going to be an enjoyable one andre garcia, happy friday. we do have a little bit of cloud cover that we deal with throughout the morning hours. a little bit of drizzle as well. very similar to what we enjoyed this morning. and then we break away to blue skies in the afternoon. and there's a blue sky over mount diablo. at this hour. temperatures are running a little bit cooler, the ridge breaking down just a little bit. here's a view of stormtracker two clouds along the coastline. so we will call for partly sunny to partly cloudy skies along the coast for the weekend and the rest of us enjoying the sunshine. we will have mid and high clouds that will kind of drift over from time to time. it's a batch of clouds that we do expect to kind of come our way into tomorrow. and the

futurecast model shows you what i'm talking about here. here's a look at tomorrow morning. notice we've got a little bit of cloud there. and it stretches all the way into the bay area. so we've got the low clouds, patchy drizzle, mid and high level clouds to start tomorrow morning. breaking away to partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. on sunday a bit of a ridge starts to build in and that's going to bump our temperatures up just slightly. nothing too robust. i'll show you that in the extended forecast with the temperatures. meanwhile around the bay area at this time, the winds are generally light. we do have an onshore breeze through fairfield at 18mph or so, and that's helping to drive our temperatures down a little bit compared to yesterday. and a light breeze over areas like mountain view, palo alto, san jose, coming in from the east at three miles per hour. our temperatures right now mid 50s at half moon bay, upper 50s san francisco. you go inland. it's a nice day. we've got 70 in walnut creek over areas of the south bay, 64 for you there. and the afternoon highs right about where we should be, just a smidge below in some areas. upper 60s santa rosa today, low

60s. in san francisco we have the giants playing a little bit later. bring along the light jacket or the layers because it will be a cool, brisk one at oracle park this evening. livermore, a 75 and san jose 72. so even a little bit above average for you. the afternoon highs across the region. low 60s in san francisco on the peninsula, upper 60s redwood city and the inner east bay 76 expected in antioch. a nice looking day in the tahoe area right now. south lake tahoe reporting 59 degrees. low 60s blue canyon and truckee and getting into the weekend. going to be fairly nice mid 60s tomorrow, 70 degrees on sunday, upper 60s expected on monday with overnight lows in the 30s. so it will be a chilly start followed by a mild afternoon. the extended forecast for us here at home, a near repeat tomorrow, a slight bump of the temperatures on sunday. cooling off a little bit on monday with a more dramatic cooldown expected on tuesday. back to you. thank you rosemary. >> some of the most creative and innovative products are made

here in the bay. >> we use crushed roses. we use eggplant for our our eyeliners and mascara. we use, the deep black from argon, and then we use the deep purple from purple carrot farm to beauty is the slogan at juice beauty, where the goal is to be better for skin and the planet. >> one of the secret ingredients is grown on its farm, up in sonoma county. another locally grown company has taken over the family kitchen and dining room. but the area the idea started in the shower. >> it's just really cool, really empowering to have my own business. it's like fun to tell everyone they're like, oh my gosh, i never would have guessed. and stuff. i was talking to my teachers about it. i was like, that's so cool. >> their business is tackling the huge piles of plastic that end up in the landfill or the ocean. one shampoo, conditioner and lotion bottle at a time. you can see these made in the bay stories and much more brought to us by our own pam cook this sunday morning, 830 right here on ktvu. >> changes coming to the way students are graded in one bay

area school district. how it's designed to level the playing field for all students, and the biggest change parents and st ents il no

dublin unified will implement a new grading policy that includes getting rid of extra credit, limiting teachers from awarding zeros, and minimizing the impact of homework on a student's overall grade. this will affect junior high and high school students. the district says its goal is to make it easier for low performing students to bounce back from failing. >> fast food prices in california rose 7, becoming the highest in the country. analysts believe this is because of the state's new $20 hourly minimum wage law, which has forced franchisees in the golden state to cut back on work hours. a report by analytics firm datassential shows california registered the highest rate of menu price inflation in the

country in the period leading up to april 1st. washington state saw the second highest price hikes, followed up by kentucky for fast food menu items during the same period. president biden was endorsed by at least 15 members of the kennedy family during a campaign stop in philadelphia. kerry kennedy, a daughter of former attorney general robert f kennedy and niece of former president john f kennedy, delivered the kennedy family endorsement. she never directly mentioned her brother, robert f kennedy jr, who is running as a third party contender in the presidential race. but she said she and the other kennedy family members want to make crystal clear their support for the biden-harris campaign. >> president biden has been a champion for all the rights and freedoms that my father and uncle stood for. that's why nearly every single grandchild of joe and rose kennedy supports joe biden. >> robert kennedy jr downplayed the endorsement, riding on

social media that his family is divided in our opinions but united in our love for each other. >> taylor swift's newest album has arrived. her fans are going crazy after she surprised them with two albums overnight. >> that's the same thing. the anthology. no. you mean the anthology? >> her new album is called the tortured poet's department. after releasing the 16 song record overnight, she gifted fans with another 15 songs two hours later. even ahead of its release, expectations were high. there's potential for this to be my favorite album ever because we've just seen this growth in her. >> after her six year relationship, and i'm so excited for her and her scorn is our magic. >> if there's not a sweatshirt with that phrase, andre, her scorn is our magic. this is swift's 11th studio album. it features special guest appearances from post malone. florence and the machine comes in the wake of her grammy wins and, of course, the record breaking eras tour. >> all right, some sports. klay thompson was not in the mood to talk about his future with the

warriors, with free agency looming this summer. but ktvu jason appelbaum tells us warriors general manager mike dunleavy made it clear the warriors plan to keep klay thompson. >> we want klay back first and foremost. >> reassuring news to most warriors fans who can't imagine klay thompson in another uniform. and while at age 34, his best years are likely behind him, he was still the warriors second leading scorer and had the fourth most threes in the nba this past season. >> he's still a really good player. we really, really value him and so there's nothing that would make me think that he wants to go somewhere else or we don't want him back. and for that reason, i'm hopeful we can make it happen. >> so what about draymond green? there's no doubt he was out of control at times. but he also had his highest scoring average in six years and was second on the team after only steph in three point accuracy. plus he signed for the next three seasons. >> if we decided he wasn't worth it, you know then we would have

moved off of him years ago. but he's worth it for the golden state warriors. >> return to a familiar place. they're on top of the nba world. it's easy to forget that it was only two seasons ago. >> the warriors claimed their fourth title with this core group, and apparently the ownership feels they could still make one more run. >> maybe it's steph curry. it's draymond green it's klay thompson like those guys are are great guys to go out with. and so and they're really they're still good at basketball. so i think it's a manageable thing. you know i think it's somewhat doable. so we'll see what happens. >> i do think there's tremendous value in the three of them being warriors for life. it matters that kobe was a laker for life, that that's meaningful to the laker franchise. i think it would be incredible if these three guys could play their whole careers here. >> jason appelbaum, ktvu, fox two sports the oakland soul's second season kicks off on may 5th, and ahead of its first match, the club released two new

jerseys for the women's soccer team. >> they were created in partnership with apparel company charli usa. the team says the darker jersey is meant to be a celebration of community artistry. the second lavender jersey is meant to embody oakland's latin and hispanic heritage inspired by the fruitvale district, there's a new episode of the ktvu sports program that goes way beyond the final score. >> this sunday evening, you will meet two teenage boys in oakland who are even who are not even close to their senior year and have already received an unprecedented college offer. learn how their strength and dedication to turning heads in the world of weightlifting. also, student volunteers teaching tennis to athletes on the autism spectrum. how? one of the local chapters of a national nonprofit makes the sport more adaptive and inclusive. i've had multiple family friends with children on the autism spectrum, and one thing i've noticed when i speak to them is the limited access to programs that children with autism have in our area and sports focus, hosted by our own cristina rendon, airs sunday

evening at 630. after that, sports focus is streaming on your fox local app. i love, love , love the stories behind the score. yes. can i tell you that's really how how did these athletes get here? who is supporting them? what are their dreams? i could like drink that for lunch. >> well, you can on the fox local app. >> i know i can watch all the episodes that cristina worked so hard on. >> every time i see her, she's on her computer. she's rushing out the door so you can watch them all on the fox local app right now. you can go and download it for your amazon fire tv, your roku, many smart tvs out there, just scan the qr code that we're going to show up on the screen in a moment, or just search for the fox local a (upbeat music) - [announcer] can you guess what this is? ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ - [announcer] if you guessed filing cabinet, then you'd be a great contestant on "pictionary." our first celebrity captain you love on "star trek: lower decks." we're all decked out for gabrielle ruiz. and with her friends martin and henry. our other celebrity captain you can see on "swagger."