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out there that children be able to climb up and sit in the cab of those trucks, wildlife themed arts and crafts will be there, and a raffle to win a lego set or a children's book related to arbor day and earth day. themes >> developing news in san francisco a massive fire just south of the presidio, and firefighters say flames were roaring when they arrived. what's happening at the scene now, even though the worst of it appears to be over, then pg and e! ceo is defending her company's record profits that come at the same time many customers are struggling with high utility bills. why? she says rate increases are essential. then fans turn now to napa to show their support for a north bay native who is on his way to las vegas after being chosen in the first round of the nfl draft. the big moment and the 49ers first pick as well. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning and thanks for being here. i'm gasia mikaelian
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and good morning i'm dave clark. >> it's a friday. it's april 26th and rosemary has some sunshine for you today. just trust me i know rosemary. >> yes. although it might look better than it feels when you're outside. right. we have a little bit of sunshine coming our way, as you said, dave. good morning to both of you. good. happy friday everybody. but we have the wind that we are expecting as well. so it's going to be a little pesky out there giving you a look here over san francisco where we are starting out with the partly to mostly cloudy skies and we do have scattered showers in the forecast for the first part of the day, and then drying out for the second half with increase in the wind. right now, temperatures in the low to mid to upper 50s a cool one in santa rosa at 50 degrees. not so bad in san jose at 58. storm tracker two there pointing out a few sprinkles. it looks like over the higher elevations of the santa cruz mountain area, as well as the east bay shore and over towards the santa clara hills. seeing a few sprinkles, the snow in the sierra going to
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remain here for the first half of the day as well, with snow levels about 6000ft for us, we'll break away to the partly cloudy skies. the increase in winds and temperatures for the afternoon slightly below average. i'll have a better breakdown of today and the warm up expected for the weekend. coming up in just a bit at 701. checking on the highways this morning with sal. good morning sal. >> rosemary good morning to you. the top story in traffic has been the bay bridge. we had a stalled vehicle up there near treasure island for a bit, and it really did a surprise number on the bay bridge commute just because normally on a friday we don't have a big backup, but the lanes are blocked for a long enough time that we did have a problem there. you can see that the traffic seems like it's a thursday or a wednesday and not a friday. the good news is they've opened up the lanes. however, it's going to take a while for the traffic to unwind. the rest of the traffic around the bay does look friday light 880 heading north and south. the south bay commute the peninsula.
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we'll check in on those in just a little bit. but now at 702, let's go right back to the headlines and we'll get an update now on that developing story in san francisco, as crews now have the upper hand on what was, for a time, a raging fire that gutted a four story residential building. >> the two alarm fire was burning on clay street at lyon, not far from the presidio branch library, the fire department says. when crews arrived, the building was engulfed in flames. now, at this point, the fire is for the most part out and crews are putting out hot spots. they say no one was legally living in the building. the fire did not spread to neighboring buildings. >> our time now 702. the family of an east bay man who's now on life support is demanding, demanding answers after an incident earlier this month at a park in oakland. they say deonte faison was tased by east bay regional park police officers back on april 5th while he was in the water at the martin luther king junior regional shoreline. the family's lawyer says faison had jumped into the water after being stopped by police, and he was tased in the back when he tried to swim away.
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>> it shouldn't take an attorney to tell you that electricity and water don't mix. were bold enough to do that, but not brave enough to jump in and save them. >> now, faison's lawyer says he struggled in the water for up to 30 minutes before he lost consciousness. the park district officials say they don't comment on pending lawsuits. well, california lawmakers are demanding an update from the bureau of prisons after the decision that closed down the scandal ridden women's prison in dublin. now, senators alex padilla and laphonza butler sent a letter to the director of the bureau calling for immediate information about the efforts to give inmates, quote, care, dignity and respect to which they are entitled. the bureau says it's addressing all of the inmates needs with compassion during this transfer process, the mayors of the bay area's three largest cities are sending an urgent message to state leaders in sacramento. >> they're calling on governor newsom and other state lawmakers
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to avoid cuts to california's services for people who are homeless. the mayors of san jose, oakland and san francisco are joining other city leaders in calling on the state to dedicate one dollars billion to help local governments manage the crisis. these calls come at a time the state is facing a massive budget deficit. >> time now 704 pg and e just released its latest profit report. now between january and march, the first quarter of 2024, pg and e said it had a profit of $732 million, up more than 28% compared to the same quarter last year. that increase in profit comes during a frustrating time for customers because of skyrocketing monthly bills, with more rate increases coming on the way. >> now, pg and e! ceo patty poppy defends the company's rate hikes, telling the chronicle they're necessary to help the company continue new spending on wildfire prevention and modernize its electric grid. rates are increasing 13% this year, but are projected to
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actually decrease by 3% in 2025, poppy says the company is committed to keeping future annual bill increases to between 2 and 4. >> our time is now 705 at stanford university. protest tents are up this morning. stanford is the latest school where pro-palestinian demonstrators are occupying the campus. the movement started last week at columbia university. it has spread across the country at both public and private colleges and universities. now at uc berkeley, a pro-palestinian protest continues. there are tents set up at sproul plaza. so far, it's been a peaceful protest. in less than three weeks, the spring semester at cal will be ending. uc officials say they don't plan to change their investment policies or practices, which the protesters are demanding. >> down in los angeles, ucla has tents set up by hundreds of protesters. the encampment also has a library, medical tent and a desk for where the media can check in. last night there was a
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counter protest. no injuries reported and no arrests were made. >> we are here because we have a set of demands, including divestment with our university in ucla. >> i think this is a shame, shame that ucla administration is allowing this to happen at usc. >> it's canceled its main graduation ceremony, with administrators saying that new safety measures on campus mean it would not be possible to process the 65,000 people who usually attend the event. usc campus has been closed to the general public since wednesday, when 93 protesters were arrested during a pro-palestinian protest. only students, faculty members and employees are allowed on campus. the san francisco unified school district has two community sessions set for tomorrow the saturday meetings are meant to give parents a chance to discuss the district's plan to close or merge some of the district's schools. tomorrow's sessions follow a virtual town hall meeting last night in which the superintendent, doctor matt wayne, responded to a range of questions, many parents said they were concerned the district would target smaller schools in
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the city. >> if we had said our commitment was to have the same number of students in every school, well, then we could just say, well, we're going to have, you know, in every school has 1000 students. well, then it's really easy, right? we'd have 49 schools, but we're not going to do that because that does not align with our commitment to a variety of school sizes. >> the school superintendent said the cuts are necessary due to a growing budget deficit, but he says the district still has not determined exactly how many schools may have to close tomorrow's meetings are being held at sheridan elementary and roosevelt middle school. there will be five more in-person meetings next week. time is 708 today. we'll see rounds two and three of the nfl draft in detroit. round one brought a lot of anticipation for football fans here in the bay area. ktvu baglio carroll live here with the story, including the north bay football star who is heading to the raiders. >> bailey good morning garcia. yeah, 32 football players had their dreams realized about 12 hours ago when they got that anticipated phone call and then heard their name called by nfl
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commissioner roger goodell. and that includes, of course, that bay area native that garcia just mentioned, brock bowers. now, bowers grew up in napa. he is heading to the las vegas raiders . >> the las vegas raiders select brock bowers, tight end, georgia bowers attended redwood middle school, and then he played high school ball at napa before heading to georgia, where he played in college. >> and it wasn't too long ago that the raiders called oakland home. and when bowers was a kid here in the bay, he actually went to their training camps as a fan. of course, his role will change dramatically heading forward now. last night, his alma mater held a draft viewing party at the gym at napa high. there were kids of all ages there. we caught up with his high school coach who said brock has really done things the right way since day one, and spoke to us about how important this moment is to this napa community
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. >> it's huge, man. it means everything. it represents our school, you know, and napa community is we're tight knit people, man. we're all going to be cheering for them. they're going to sell a lot of raider jerseys, i'll tell you that much. >> the san francisco 40 in celebrations while celebrations were going on in napa for bowers. >> niners fans awaiting their selection in the first round of the draft. well, they took wide receiver ricky parsell out of florida with the 31st pick. both deebo samuel, though, and ed brandon aiyuk are at least as of now, still niners. so many fans are asking, well, why did they take a receiver? it's likely a way for the niners to start planning ahead for the future. as speculation grows surrounding ba and debo's futures in santa clara, though, the niners have said that it is unlikely that they will trade either a guy. so that also means it's unlikely that parsell will be a starter this season. now as garcia mentioned, the second and third round of the draft are today. the niners have the 63rd overall pick in the second round and the
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94th in the third round. back to you. >> all right. thank you. bailey. time is 710. we do have a backup at the bay bridge that we have to deal with. it's unusual for friday. it is loosening up. we had a stalled vehicle on the span that is backed up all the way out to the maze, which again, on a friday. you're not expecting to see the rest of the bay area commutes do look a little lighter than usual, including the san mateo and the dumbarton bridge. we're also looking at some other commutes here, like 880, which normally has a lot of slow traffic. it has a little bit here and there, but for the most part, the rest of the bay area commutes are looking good. at 711. let's go back to the desk. okay. >> thank you. well, young tech workers, they're leaving san francisco, heading for the east coast. the reason millennials and gen zers are flocking to new york. >> we're hiding 11 coins in 11 different neighborhoods in san francisco. >> now, these are way more than, like, random nickels and quarters, which we would still
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heading to sacramento. they'll be rallying outside of the state epa building opposing proposed
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new water rules. organizers say the agreements won't provide the amount of water that salmon need to get back to the streams where they spawn. this comes as the salmon fishing season in california has been canceled for the second year. to allow the fish population to recover. >> members of a group in san francisco took matters into their own hands, with the goal of improving safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. they installed new signs on a popular bike route. the crosstown bike route, called the wiggle, has streets marked with green bike route signs on the pavement where cars and bicycles share the road now zigzags for a mile from the mission to the haight. members of the group safe street rebel drilled official looking signs into the median on tuesday without city approval, warning drivers to yield to pedestrians and bikes. members of the group spoke to us but didn't want us to show their faces. >> we really feel like sfmta needs to step up and just really drastically improve street safety. >> sfmta tells ktvu while it appreciates the push for safer streets, the city's efforts are
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guided by engineering best practices and carrying out thorough reviews of feasibility and effectiveness for new or proposed roadway signs. the signs were not legal. they have been removed. >> all right, our time is 715 community members in san francisco celebrating the creation of a car free space in golden gate park. this coming sunday, the organization, walk sf is holding a party in honor of the fourth anniversary of the closure of jfk drive. it's now called jfk promenade. that road was closed to cars during the pandemic to allow people to get outdoors and socialize safely. voters approved proposition j in 2022 to keep jfk drive a car free space permanently. the event on sunday runs between noon and 3 p.m. well, today, a very unique treasure hunt is taking place in san francisco, and you're going to be allowed to join them and take part in it . ktvu is andre senior. you know
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all about this. so tell us about it. i can tell you all about it. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. 11 coins hidden in 11 different san francisco neighborhoods. you're going to want to be following along on social media, though. now meet seth chandler, the owner of whitter coins in san francisco. he's the one behind this treasure hunt, hiding these rare collectible coins. all of the coins were made in san francisco. of the 11 coins, the hunt will include five gold, five silver, and one copper. they range in value from $250 to $2500. a gold coin minted in 1915 and a penny made in 1909, or two of the most valuable i just love coins. >> i've been collecting coins since i was four years old. you know, when you hold a round piece of metal that's 2 or 300 years old and you think about our founding fathers, or you think about the country where the coin was made in, you could really connect with history. >> chandler says they will be giving out clues on social media. each coin will be placed in a plastic bag, along with a card on how to contact a store.
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>> we're encouraging people to bring it back here to our shop on lombard street. just because we want to meet them, we want to see how excited they are. maybe do a little bit of video on it, and most importantly, want to educate them about their coin that they found. >> the treasure hunt is open to everyone and aligns with national coin week. winter coin will be posting the clues on its instagram page starting at noon today. one hint, he says think like a tourist. he predicts the hunt will be over in a matter of hours because they won't be too hard to find. gasia. >> all right, andre, thank you. i mean, the thing is that there are so many touristy spots. yeah sal, i know we talked about this earlier. did you kind of narrow it down to the number one tourist spot? you'd go first if you were looking hmm'hmm? >> well, i might go up to twin peaks, sutro tower area. okay. >> what about the golden gate bridge somewhere around there. >> i mean, i might do that too. >> yeah, but it might be easier to hide a coin up near sutro tower. you never know, right? >> not a lot of. not as many people go up there. yeah, right. >> i mean, that's a very iconic
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spot where you can see the city actually, we even have a camera up there. maybe they can bring it up while i'm doing this traffic report of the beautiful view we have of san francisco from sutro tower. all right. let's go and take a look at some of these things. san mateo and dumbarton bridge, good. bay bridge. yeah, you know what? it's i would say it's kind of a surprise for friday, for it to be this slow. part of it is because of the commute that we had with the stalled vehicle that we had. pardon me? on the span. no major issues there once you, you know, give it another hour or so. i think this is going to clear up because we haven't seen the volume of traffic in the east bay. we haven't seen a lot of slowing on 880. we've seen a little slowing on highway four. just a little bit because of an earlier stall. six, 80 and 80 have been taking a break. so i do believe that the bay bridge eventually will get better. and now here's sutro tower. it's foggy. that's why we can't show it. that's fog. let's
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bring in rosemary to talk about the overcast. >> yes, that overcast is going to stick around with us, at least for a few hours. do expect us to be mostly sunny for the afternoon, although wind is going to be a factor getting into the second part of the day. here's a look. another view this one of san francisco and you can see the clouds there. from this point of view, a system working through the pacific northwest, california, nevada, utah, bringing scattered showers across much of the region and giving you a look at storm tracker two, where a few sprinkles reported here in the bay area. trace amounts for some . last night into this morning, half moon bay reported a one one hundredths of an inch. san francisco, i think two 107 inch. and in the sierra, the snow is falling this morning with the level right about 6000ft. this will move out. it is not going to be with us for the weekend, but behind the front we do expect that northwest wind to increase later today. winds
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gusting 25 to 35mph. no wind advisory, but still going to be again. breezy out there picking up in the afternoon. and then as we get into the evening hours it will begin to die down. the breezy conditions expected to continue, though, into or along the coastline in our hills, perhaps san francisco. if you're going to the giants game, gear up for that. 153 san francisco right now, 54 in livermore and 58 in san jose. now for the afternoon temperatures. not bad, although we're a little bit below average for this time of year. low 60s san mateo for today, 67 in napa, 67 in concord . getting into your giants forecast by game time at 715. even though we'll be in the low 60s for the afternoon, 57 degrees by game time, and that wind continuing at about 20mph, the extended forecast getting into the weekend temperatures will be a little bit warmer tomorrow, a tad warmer on sunday, widespread low to mid 70s for inland cities, upper 60s around the bay, low 60s at the
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coast and continuing this trend into the business week when our inland cities will get close to 80 degrees on monday and likely hit it on tuesday. back to you, rosemary. >> thank you. an oakland police officer seriously injured in a crash several years ago is being laid to rest today. the public memorial that starts in just a few hours and the parent company of tiktok says there are no plans to sell the company. >> despite all the pressure it's getting from us lawmakers. the reason the company, based in china, says it would rather shut down tiktok than sell to an
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chinese owner of tiktok, issued a statement saying it has no plans to sell tiktok. this is the first time tiktok's parent company publicly commented on the bill that president biden signed into law just a couple of days ago, giving the chinese company nine months to sell tiktok or face a nationwide ban. the parent company of tiktok predicts that eventually it will win its legal battles in us courts. now, tiktok's already banned in several countries due to concerns over its strong ties to the chinese government, making it a national security risk. >> counties that have implemented total bans on tiktok include afghanistan, india, nepal, somalia, australia, canada and many european countries have banned the app
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from work phones. >> our time is 725. there's a new study. it says tech workers who leave san francisco are more likely to be heading to new york city during the pandemic. austin, texas was the popular destination for a lot of tech workers leaving san francisco who were looking for a lower cost of living. but according to the chronicle, many young tech workers now want to live someplace fun, and they're not so much focused on the cost. they say they like new york city for its lively street life and the nightlife as well. it's now 726 california attorney general rob bonta drops a lawsuit challenging the trump administration's title nine rollback. we told you about recent developments helped him to change his mind. >> so what would you go into debt for? with summer right around the corner? we'll tell you what some of your fellow amer s said
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here in the bay area. students at cal and stanford taking over parts of the campus, lending their voices to a call to end the war in gaza. and some
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parents and students fought to bring back police officers to school campuses. but not everybody agrees with it. we'll tell you about a new report that shows why some students don't think it's a good idea. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and welcome back to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. it's friday, april 26th. let's talk about this weather. we're really clinging to these dry weekends. not as sunny as it was last weekend though, right? >> yes. we are starting out with a little bit of cloud cover. even a little soggy out there. garcia and dave, good morning to both of you. happy friday that will move out. we are not going to be wet for the weekend. we do. we'll have sunny skies and enjoyable weather giving you a live look here at the oakland estuary where you may see the ferry just pulling in to jack london square. i was watching that just a moment ago in the backdrop we have san francisco, a mix of sun and clouds out there, a few sprinkles still
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remaining for today. behind the front that will take away that chance for rain. the winds are going to settle in, so i do expect us to have a breezy to windy afternoon, and temperatures for today will be a little bit below average. we will have a warm up into the weekend and dry conditions. a better look at today and what we can expect for the weekend. coming up in just a little bit. it is 730. let's check on the bay bridge this morning with sal. good morning sal. >> good morning. yeah we do have a bigger backup at the bay bridge. and that's part of it because of a stalled vehicle it is improving a little bit, but it's not friday light. i think people wake up and say, oh wait a minute here. this is not friday light other commutes are light, including highway four improving from an earlier stalled vehicle and also interstate 880. we'll be back with another update in just a few. 7.31 let's get back to the headlines. >> okay, sal, thank you. well, student protesters on the stanford university campus held a march and rally against the
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war in gaza. ktvu allie rasmus is out there and tells us that demonstration continues this morning. there's an encampment on the stanford campus. good morning. allie >> good morning dave. >> yeah. now, at this 7:00 hour, we're starting to see more activity at this encampment. this is white memorial plaza, tucked away in the middle of the stanford campus. you see a number of people in between the dozens of tents out here walking around this is where dozens of student protesters spent the night after a march and rally yesterday. we will not stop. >> we will not rest. this was the last. >> several hundred people marched through the stanford university campus with signs and some holding palestinian flags, to protest the war in gaza and call on stanford university to divest from companies with ties to the israeli government. the student protesters say they see this current conflict in the middle east, and their activism for the palestinian cause as being very similar to the student protests that happened decades ago that called for an
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end to apartheid in south africa, as well as other international antiwar causes over the years. the demonstration yesterday here at stanford was peaceful with no arrests. >> i think one of the most important parts about this demonstration specifically, and what this current movement of encampments is that they're predominantly for education. they're for imagining a bright and hopeful future for the palestinian people and people and liberated people all around the world. >> the group here at stanford is part of a wave of student demonstrations against the war in gaza that have taken over dozens of college campuses across the country in recent weeks. across the bay at uc berkeley, there's a similar set up there with palestinian pro-palestinian protesters who've set up tents at sproul plaza. now, last night, when the students here at stanford set up their tents, officials did hand out a notice to the people here telling them that their encampment was a violation of university policy and that the failure to remove these tents could result in disciplinary
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action. so we have noticed, as more people are up and around this morning, that there are some law enforcement officers in the area, including some santa clara county sheriffs, who have been out here just standing on along the perimeter and looking at this protest here. it looks like one of the officers here has been looking at the encampment and writing things down, taking some notes. but as for the timeline as to when a students may be called on to leave this area, we don't have any deadline or timeline that we've heard from stanford university, just that the students here did get notice that the university is aware of this, obviously, and they are telling them that this is not allowed under campus policies. live at stanford, allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news okay. >> allie thank you. time 734. a funeral will be held today for an oakland police officer who died after being on life support for almost six years back in 2018. officer jordan wingate was
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rushing to a report of suspicious people at the port of oakland. a car collided with his patrol car, causing it to crash into a parked big rig. he was on life support ever since and earlier this month, he died in just a couple of hours from now, oakland police will hold a procession escorting his casket to the three crosses church in castro valley. that service will begin at 11 a.m, and it will be open to the public. meantime, an army veteran who's also an artist is honoring officer wingate. johnny castro sent us this image that he created. he says it involves hundreds of what he calls portrait of valor. >> some high school students in santa rosa say they don't want police officers coming back to their school campuses. this comes as the school district reviewed a report that concluded having police officers patrol school campuses doesn't make students feel any safer. >> what we do see in the question of the perception of safety at school is that over
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the last three years, we have seen a decline and that that information is shared, not only at the student level, but we do see that same sort of decline at both the staff level and the family level. >> if we don't hold the mou committee accountable to draft a pilot program that recognizes the current politics of policing within the city of santa rosa and sonoma county, we will continue to disproportionately harm bipoc communities. >> four years ago, the district in santa rosa removed police from all high school campuses. last december, the board took the first steps toward bringing them back following several violent incidents on campus. >> all right, garcia time 736 state attorney general rob bonta wants to drop a lawsuit challenging the rollback of title nine under the trump administration. >> attorney general bonta says this comes as president biden issued a new and final title nine rule. it addresses issues raised in the litigation by a group of states that include
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california. the new rule restores protections against sexual harassment and assault, along with providing protection against discrimination for lgbtq plus people. and as well as pregnant or parenting students. >> this week, a judge in los angeles ruled that a state housing law that allows homeowners to split their lots is unconstitutional. the law was passed back in 2021. it allows homeowners to build up to four homes in areas previously zoned for single family housing. five southern california cities sued the state, saying the law was unconstitutional because it interfered with their local authority over land use. the judge's ruling means the law can't be applied in those five cities. it's not yet clear whether the ruling applies to other cities. the san francisco public utilities commission says it's moving ahead with its goal of buying the electric grid from pg and e. the commission says that pg and e has rejected its offer of $2.5 billion to purchase the power grid. the city now has asked the state public utilities commission for an independent valuation of the grid. hearings are set to start
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later this year. >> san francisco would see the benefits of public power without impacting tax dollars used for critical city priorities like affordable housing and public safety. >> the city says it would pay for the grid, with bonds covered by income from customer bills. san francisco says rates would be lower because the city's utility wouldn't seek profits or pay bonuses to executives. >> all right, gasia time. 737 right back to sal castaneda. you've been busy on a friday. >> yeah, it's a little surprising, isn't it, to see the bay bridge on a friday backed up like it were wednesday. and that's exactly what we're seeing. part of it was because of an earlier stalled vehicle that's gone. things are improving. the volume isn't there. i think it will improve. but if you want to wait around for a little bit, it'll probably be better and hopefully nothing new will happen on that bridge. the good news is we've had alternate routes for you. san mateo and dumbarton bridge look pretty good. 880 is getting a little crowded. san mateo bridge is moderately heavy. i wouldn't
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say that if it were me, i would probably still use that san mateo bridge. south bay commute. getting a little bit slower, but it hasn't reached the levels of monday through thursday. 738 let's talk about today's weather. here's rosemary. >> all right sal, good morning to you. >> so when i was with you the moments ago at 730, we were watching the ferry pull into jack london square now giving you a live look at the oakland estuary, where the ferry is heading back to san francisco. so folks are on the go this morning. and with that, we do expect partly cloudy skies for the afternoon and breezy conditions already seeing that wind pick up in certain areas and those that ripple in the water. there is an indication of the breeze checking in on the temperatures first, where we do have widespread 50s out there this morning, santa rosa a little cool for you there at 50 mid 50s in concord, upper 50s oakland, san jose. few sprinkles remaining over the bay area before we clear out to partly cloudy conditions. sprinkles continuing in the sierra of the sierra. not only a little bit of
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snow today, but isolated thunderstorms in the forecast for the sierra and snow levels. all the way down to about 6000ft, which is right about lake level. it looks like over areas of lake tahoe this morning, a little mix of rain and snow as parts of lake tahoe are above freezing. the winds in our area. oakland reporting a wind gusts to 31mph sustained napa at ten as we shift over towards sfo, even breezier than that, the wind gusts to 36. hayward reporting 24 hour hills, also turning windy at this time. mount diablo reporting 41 and into the north bay. big rock reporting 40mph. so for the afternoon, temperatures are going to be just a little bit below average. mild for most, but i think the wind is probably going to be the issue for many 60 degrees expected for a san francisco today. a better look at the numbers for today and the warmer weather for the weekend, as the winds will continue to die down, it looks pretty pleasant. more on that in the extended forecast coming up. yo,
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i'm a paparazzi. >> i don't play no yahtzee. >> all right. now how do you come behind that microsoft showing how it can create hyper realistic videos of talking human faces using artificial intelligence. you're going to show you this demo video of an animated famous paintings that went viral. >> that's bonkers. >> that is incredible. >> i can't wait to learn more. all right, straight to the newsroom. the real deal. andre senior, looking ahead to the next hours of mornings on. >> good morning to both of you. you know, opening that work email every day can be overwhelming, right. well maybe you have tens, hundreds, thousands of unread messages. the age group that says it's struggling the most under that mountain of emails and an investigation is uncovering just how many people died in our state after encountering police and being injected by sedatives. when you join us at nine, we're diving deeper into the study and the role
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scott county jails have been charged now with attacking sheriff's deputies. the sheriff's union says ten deputies have been injured this month as a result, the county sheriff locked down the jails for several days. the sheriff says half of those inmates accused of these attacks were in
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jail on murder charges. >> to deal with making sure our staff are equipped not just with, safety equipment, but also with the ability to de-escalate situations and deal with people anytime someone's exhausted or fatigued, it affects performance, it affects reactionary time, so all of this has an impact. >> and the sheriff's association says understaffing and mandatory overtime were part of the blame for these jailhouse attacks. morgan hill is tightening restrictions on massage parlors in an event in an effort to prevent human trafficking, the city council voted to move forward with new permit rules. >> if passed, all massage therapists would have to be certified by the state. all front windows would have to be visible, nothing blocking them and no locks would be allowed on massage rooms. if a business permit is revoked, the owner couldn't open another massage parlor in the city. the new ordinance will go before the city council again next month for final approval.
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>> our time is 745. millions of kaiser permanente customers may be getting an alert. your personal data was exposed. the kaiser, based in oakland, told the sfgate that certain online tools previously installed on its websites and mobile apps may have exposed the names of patients symptom searches and other information to third party vendors. kaiser says about 13.4 million people will get a notification about this security breach. there's no word yet on when this happened. >> two california representatives are taking a closer look at what they call the property insurance crisis in california. north bay representatives mike thompson and jared huffman visited santa rosa's coffey park, a neighborhood devastated by the 2017 tubbs fire. the lawmakers discussed the disaster resiliency and coverage act, which would provide federal financial assistance to make properties more disaster resistant through grants and tax credits. the act comes as several insurance companies have pulled out of california. >> when you put it all together, this is an important piece of
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making sure that insurance remains available and also affordable to the folks that we committed almost seven years ago to continue and to stand with and to serve. >> the bill was referred to two separate congressional committees last month for further review. the biden administration has approved new federal rules designed to help older investors. the goal here is to crack down on financial professionals who give bad advice to workers who have retired. the new regulations are designed to ensure financial advisers, brokers and insurance agents all work in the best interests of their clients. they're especially focused on financial advice that may be a conflict of interest. more now on that video that a lot of us just couldn't believe. microsoft has developed a generative ai system that combines a still image of a face like the mona lisa. then audio clips of someone speaking to create a pretty realistic looking video using lip syncing and natural face and head movements. take a look. >> yo, i'm a paparazzi. see, i don't play no yahtzee. i go pop,
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pop pop pop pop pop. >> my camera's up. yo. >> see, this was created by microsoft's latest technology called vsa one. the tech giant says vsa one won't be made available to the public until it is certain the technology will be used responsibly and in accordance with proper regulations that says it. all right, all right. >> our time is 747. many americans plan to go into debt for their summer vacations this year. it's a new survey by bankrate that says only about half of americans are planning a summer vacation this year. and of those who do plan to travel this summer, more than 1 in 3 are willing. garcia to go into debt to pay for it. another half of americans plan to skip summer vacation this year because of affordability problems. that's a big issue. >> do that staycation. i don't know that i could enjoy it if i knew i could, you know? >> yeah, right. i kind of feel the same way. >> good. all right. let's see what's happening in the traffic
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center. sal castaneda, this really hasn't been a friday light situation, has it? >> not so fast, garcia. yes, you and i are. i think we think alike on this. you could totally have fun doing a staycation and planning local things. it's great for pennies on the dollar, right? am i right? yes. >> as i tell my sons, we are so lucky. people save their whole lives to spend a week here and we get to live it. >> there's a lot to see, i think. yeah, i think i might have to suffer in napa county for a weekend drive i can manage. that's terrible. yeah. horrible, right? all right. good morning. good morning everyone. let's go out and take a look at the commute. it's improving. finally at the bay bridge. you know we had that stalled vehicle. you're waking up maybe now and thinking what is happening on this friday? this is not the way it's supposed to look on a friday. things are getting better. but we had a stalled vehicle up on the bridge for a while. south bay commute is okay with the exception of highway 17 northbound 17 right near the summit. they had a crash. it's kind of a well, it's not great right now, as i like
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to say, not great. bob trying to get in from santa cruz over to the valley. 749 let's bring rosemary back in and talk about our weather. >> all right? and we do have a nice weekend coming our way south. for those of us that will be staycationing this morning and into the afternoon, kind of a transition. we have a system that is working its way out of the bay area, leaving us with breezy conditions for the afternoon. now this morning, in addition to the cloud cover you see there over the oakland estuary, a few sprinkles still with us along our hills. and you can see here in the santa clara hills in the mount diablo range, a little bit of green there. santa cruz mountains reporting a few sprinkles this morning along the coastline. a little bit of drizzle into the sierra where snow levels will continue about 6000ft for today, in addition to isolated thunderstorms for the sierra today. but as we get into the afternoon, we do expect that to move out and the wind to move in a northwest flow that is
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developing already bringing breezy conditions to parts of the bay area. our hills reporting 40mph or so, sfo reporting a wind gust to 36. and as i put this into motion for you, you're going to notice all those yellows turn into oranges and reds for many parts of the bay area, including our hills along the coastline, just inside the bay, 25 to 35 mile per hour gusts expected throughout the course of the afternoon and no wind advisory, but still going to be very windy. you may find advisories on the bridges. those are issued by the chp into the afternoon evening hours. the winds continue, finally beginning to let up closer to sunset, but we do remain still on the breezy side for our coastline and inside the bay. that is what is coming later today. meanwhile, temperatures at this hour 54 in san francisco, 54 in walnut creek for the afternoon. these numbers are a little bit below average around the bay, a more so for our inland communities where livermore 65 for you today. typically you're in the low 70s
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this time of year. if you're going to tahoe, rain and snow showers in the forecast and temperatures on the cool side for today. low 40 the afternoon high low 50s for tomorrow, upper 50s on sunday with dry conditions very similar to us. dry conditions warmer weather coming low to mid 70s for our inland cities for the weekend, upper 60s around the bay and the warming trend continues into next week. >> gasia thank you rosemary. well, it could be critical even lifesaving training for police and the communities they serve. how officers are learning to respond to calls involving people with autism, and why they say it's one of the most complex situations police can find themselves in. then the michelin guide has long led people to the best restaurants in the world. now michelin is focusing on top hotels. which bay area locations made that ne
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antony blinken met with chinese president xi jinping. the secretary, blinken, says he raised concerns with the chinese president about china's support for russia and its invasion of ukraine, as well as other issues , including taiwan and the south china sea. human rights and the production and export of fentanyl. >> he also discussed a range of regional and global crises where china can play a constructive role. i encourage china to use its influence to discourage iran and its proxies from expanding
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the conflict in the middle east, and to press pyongyang to end its dangerous behavior and engage in dialog. >> now, secretary blinken says the potential ban of tiktok here in the u.s. did not come up in that meeting with the chinese president. well first partner jennifer siebel newsom speaking out about a conviction against harvey weinstein that was overturned by a new york state appeals court. siebel newsom testified against harvey weinstein in a separate trial down in los angeles, saying he raped her years ago when she was a struggling actress. and this is a statement she issued. this is a very sad day for countless women who suffered at the hands of a serial predator. two juries have said unequivocally, harvey weinstein must never be able to rape another woman, and he deserves to spend the rest of his life behind bars. well, in a 4 to 3 decision, the state court of appeals in new york found that the judge in that landmark
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trial prejudiced the case involving weinstein with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that were not a part of the case. the manhattan district attorney's office says it will retry the case. harvey weinstein is 72 years old. he's going to stay in prison because of a separate conviction of rape in los angeles in 2022. kim kardashian was at the white house meeting with vice president, vice president kamala harris. they met for a roundtable meeting about criminal justice reform and four people who received presidential pardons just this week. were there. kim kardashian has previously used her celebrity status to advocate for clemency for people she feels are unjustly imprisoned. she started making these trips to the white house during the trump administration. well, tomorrow is national prescription drug takeback day, an event that happens twice every year where
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local, state, federal law enforcement set up collection sites to take back potentially dangerous, expired, unused, even unwanted prescription drugs. 600,000 pounds of drugs were turned in around the country at last october's take back day. a flushing medications down the toilet can pollute the water and unintentionally expose people and animals to chemicals. you can go to ktvu web links page to find the collection site that's near you. well happening today a dedication of a mural in san francisco honoring the late reverend cecil williams and his wife, janice. the late pastor died on monday at the age of 94. his wife died back in 2021. san francisco's japantown task force said. the mural event will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at glide memorial church on ellis
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street. the task force described the couple as extraordinary champions of the poor and the vulnerable, and ktvu special program voices for change comes back this weekend with a new episode. we'll be featuring a unique partnership introducing children in oakland to the healing power of horses, the lessons they learned are very important. also, a bay area teenager wins a national award for her work improving the lives of others. you're going to see how she's expanding sports opportunities for girls in underserved communities around the world. >> i started girls for sports my freshman year of high school, and it was extremely grassroots. and to see it grow so big to over 13,000 girls worldwide and gain recognition like this is super surreal. to see how well our message has been able to reach so many people. >> it sounds great. new episode of voices for change sunday
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morning at 930 right here on ktvu. >> well good morning. right now we continue to follow that developing story in san francisco. check out the intensity of the flames shooting through the roof of a building just south of the presidio. we're live on the scene to find out what efforts by firefighters are yielding this morning, pg knees ceo defending her company's record profits that come at the same time many customers are struggling with high utility bills. while she says rate increases are essential and fans turn out in napa to show their support for a north bay native who's now on his way to las vegas after being selected in the first round of the nfl draft. the big moment and the 49ers first pick two from ktvu, fox two news this is mornings on two. welcome to mornings on two at 8:00. as you look live at the san francisco skyline this morning, you can see some clouds in the sky, but there is some sun as well. so let's find out what it's going to look like today. thank you so much for joining us. i'm andre
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senior. >> looks like a painting. good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. it is friday, april 26th. friday helps make everything a little prettier. let's run over to our weather center. say hello again to rosemary oroczo. as you're looking ahead to the next couple >> are. happy friday! we do have a cloudy start to the day in many areas. a little bit of sunshine, drizzle and a few sprinkles to go along with it. here's another view of mostly cloudy conditions with just a beautiful hue out there. you can see the sunshine there trying to break through and for the afternoon we will go with partly cloudy to mostly clear skies and temperatures a little bit below average. right now. temperatures ranging from low to mid to upper 50s across the bay area. a view here of storm tracker two. you can see just a little bit of green there on the screen, indicating perhaps a few sprinkles in our hills. a little bit of drizzle. speaking of the hills, let's go to the sierra where the snow level is about 6000ft. this morning. a few inches of new snow expected here by the end of the day, this storm is moving out in its wake. we do have the winds that are going to be kicking up. in fact,
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already turning a little bit breezy out there in some areas right now. concord reporting eight miles per hour. oakland reporting a wind gusts to 31. novato gusting to 22. shifting into the peninsula sfo sustained at 21 mountain view gusting to 14. as we get into the second part of the day, those winds are going to increase. i'll have a better look at that as well as your afternoon highs. as you can see from this graphic here, we are going to be a little bit below average. more on today and what we can expect for the weekend. coming up in a bit at 801. let's see if the highways are improving at this hour with sal. good morning. good morning rosemary. >> we do have 17 which is kind of a mess for people who are driving over from santa cruz into the valley. there's a crash near the summit. they're having trouble getting rid of it. and all of a sudden we kind of have a not so good commute getting into the valley. now, the rest of the valley commute is actually okay, but 17 is not. you can see the south bay commute. i would say that's okay for a friday. it's a little
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lighter than usual. the bay bridge has been taking it on the chin because of some earlier problems. it got busy and it has not improved. 802 let's get back to the headlines. let's get back to that developing story we've been watching here in san francisco. >> crews have the upper hand on what was at a time a raging fire that gutted a four story residential building. the two alarm fire was burning on clay street at lyon early this morning, not far from the presidio branch library. the fire department says when crews arrived, the building was fully engulfed in flames. in the earlier hours, we spoke live with a captain from the san francisco fire department about the big response to this blaze and how the weather played a role in the firefight. >> when firefighters arrived, that wind that you just heard about was pushing smoke for blocks, heavy smoke, visibility was very low and it was very dangerous for our firefighters in the wind and in the midst. >> at this point, the fire is for the most part out, but crews are still there putting out any hot spots. they say no one was legally living in the building and the fire did not spread to neighboring buildings.
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>> time now is 803. the family of an east bay man who is on life support is demanding answers following an incident at an oakland park earlier this month. they say an east bay regional park officer tased deonte faison while he was in the water. it happened at the martin luther king junior regional shoreline on april 5th, the family's attorney says. faison had jumped into the water after being stopped by police and was tased in the back while he tried to swim away. >> it shouldn't take an attorney to tell you that electric city and water don't mix. were bold enough to do that, but not brave enough to jump in and save them. >> patient's lawyer says he struggled in the water for up to 30 minutes before losing consciousness. the park district says it does not comment on pending lawsuits. california lawmakers demanding an update from the bureau of prisons about the decision to close the scandal ridden women's prison in dublin. senators alex padilla and laphonza butler sent a letter to the bureau's director this week calling for an immediate information on the efforts to give inmates, quote,
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care, dignity and respect to which they are entitled. end quote. the bureau says it's addressing all inmates needs with compassion during the transfer process, the mayors of the bay area's three largest cities are sending an urgent message to state leaders in sacramento. >> they're calling on governor newsom and other state lawmakers to avoid cuts to california's services for people who are homeless. the mayors of san jose, oakland and san francisco are joining other city leaders, calling on the state to dedicate $1 billion to help local governments manage the crisis. those calls come at the same time the state is facing a massive budget deficit. >> pg and e released its latest profit report for the january through march 1st quarter of 2024. pg e says it had a profit of $732 million, and that is up more than 28% compared to the same quarter last year. the jump in profits comes during frustration among customers about skyrocketing monthly bills, with more increases on the way. >> now, c, pg and e ceo patty poppy defends her company's rate hikes, telling the chronicle they're necessary to help the
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company continue spending on wildfire prevention and modernize its electric grid. rates are increasing 13% this year. they're projected to decrease by 3% in 2025, poppy says the company is committed to keeping future annual bill increases to between 2 and 4. >> all right, 805 is your time now at stanford university. protest tents are up this morning. stanford, the latest school where pro-palestinian demonstrators are occupying the campus. the movement started last week at columbia university and has spread across the country at both public and private colleges and universities, at uc berkeley, a pro-palestinian protest continues there, and so far it's been a peaceful protest. in less than three weeks, the spring semester at cal will end. you see, officials say they don't plan to change their investment policies or practices, which the protesters are demanding. in this case. now down in los angeles, ucla have tents set up there by hundreds of protesters. encampment also has a library, a medical tent and a desk for
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where the media can check in. last night there was a counter protest, but no injuries were reported and no arrests were made. >> we are here because we have a set of demands, including divestment, with our university in ucla. >> i think this is a shame, shame that ucla administration is allowing this to happen. >> next gate over and at usc, it has canceled its main graduation ceremony with administrators saying new safety measures on campus mean it would not be possible to process the 65,000 people who usually attend the event. the usc campus has been closed to the general public since wednesday, when 93 protesters were arrested during a pro-palestinian protest. only students, faculty members and employees are allowed on campus today. we'll see. round two and round three as well of the nfl draft in detroit, round one brought a lot of anticipation for football fans here in the bay area. ktvu bailey ocal joins us live with that story, including the north bay football star, who is now headed to the
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raiders. bailey good morning. >> andre good morning. yeah 32 football players had their dreams realized about a 12 hours ago yesterday when they got that anticipated phone call and then heard their name called by none other than nfl commissioner roger goodell. that, of course, includes that bay area native that andre was just referring to , brock bowers, the las vegas raiders select brock bowers tight end, georgia big time weapon that's going to pair up. >> so you heard it there. brock, who grew up in napa heading to the las vegas raiders. >> bowers attended redwood middle school. then he played high school ball at napa high before heading to georgia for college ball. it wasn't too long ago that the raiders called oakland home, and when bowers was a kid, he actually went to their training camps and watched as a fan. his role, of course, will change dramatically this season. now, last night, his alma mater held a draft viewing party in the gym at napa high. there were kids of all ages. we
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caught up with his high school coach who said brock's done things the right way since day one. he also spoke to us about how important this moment is to the napa community. >> it's huge man. it means everything. it represents our school, you know, and napa community is we're tight knit people, man. we're all going to be cheering for them. they're going to sell a lot of raider jerseys, i'll tell you that much in san francisco. >> so a celebrations were going on in napa for bowers. niners fans on the edge of their seat awaiting their selection. they drafted wide receiver ricky parcell out of florida with the 31st pick. now both deebo samuel and brandon aiyuk, at least for now, are still on the niners roster. so many fans asking, well, why did they take a receiver? it is likely a way for the niners to start planning for their future. as speculation grows surrounding ba and debo's futures in santa clara, though, the niners have said it's unlikely that they will trade either guy. it also means it's unlikely that parcell will be a starter this season for the niners. but as we look forward
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to today, the second and third round later this afternoon, the niners have the 63rd overall pick in the second round and the 94th in the third round. back to you, bailey. >> i'm hoping for an offensive lineman pick. don't answer that. tell me later what you think about that bay bridge toll plaza. let's go to it right now. you can see that it's finally improving after we had some earlier problems on the bridge. it was, almost two hours ago, but it really left a mark on the bridge. things are finally getting better. no major problems. this is a look at interstate 880. we have some slowing and the san mateo bridge has improved. i think on fridays we usually have a lighter volume. we do have a mostly lighter commute in the south bay, except there's always an accept northbound 17 right near the summit. there's a crash there. don't be surprised if you're driving or if you know someone driving from santa cruz to san jose. it's going to be a tough one. 810 let's go back to the desk. >> so thank you. family tragedy playing out in the east bay, a
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family of four killed after their vehicle slammed into a tree and caught fire. and it's all spurring memories of a similar tragedy here. plus this. >> we're hiding 11 coins in 11 different neighborhoods of san francisco. >> and these are way more than random nickels and pennies. today, a scavenger hunt means rare pieces of history are hidden across the city. why t's worth
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tribes and tribal advocates for the fishing industry head to sacramento. they'll rally outside the state epa building opposing proposed new water rules. the organizers say the agreement will not provide the amount of water that salmon need to return to streams where they spawn. this comes as the salmon fishing season in california has been canceled for the second year. to allow the fish population to recover. >> members of a group in san francisco took matters into their own hands, with the goal of improving safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. they installed new signs on a popular bike ride across town bike route called the wiggle. >> yeah has streets marked with green bike route signs on the pavement where cars and bicyclists share the road. it zigzags for a mile from the mission to the haight. members of the group safe street rebel
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drilled official looking signs into the median on tuesday without city approval, warning drivers to yield to pedestrians and bikes. members of the group did not want us to show their faces, though. we really feel like sfmta needs to step up and just really drastically improve street safety, sfmta tells ktvu. while it appreciates the push for safer streets, the city's efforts are guided by engineering best practices and carrying out thorough review of feasibility and effectiveness for new or proposed roadway designs. now, the signs are not legal and have been removed. now, community members are celebrating the creation of a car free space in golden gate park this coming sunday. the organization, walk sf is holding a party in honor of the fourth anniversary of the closure of jfk drive. it is now called jfk promenade. the road was closed to cars during the pandemic to allow people to get outside and socialize safely. voters approved proposition j back in 2020 to keep jfk drive a car free space permanently. sunday's
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event runs from noon until 3:00. happening today, a unique scavenger hunt kicks off in san francisco. a coin collector and shop owner says he plans to give away $10,000 worth of rare coins hiding across the city. ktvu is amber lee spoke with the shop owner and has his mission to get more people interested in coin collecting, and it celebrates the opening of the bay bridge. >> so it's a bay bridge, half dollars, what they call it rare collectible coins, pieces of history made in san francisco. >> seth chandler, owner of winter coin in the city's marina district, is giving away a total of 11 coins, five gold, five silver and one copper in what he calls a scavenger hunt that's open to the public. >> i thought of the idea to place 11 different coins, all made in san francisco, in 11 different neighborhoods, chandler says. >> the value of the coins ranges from $250 to $2500 each. this $20 gold coin from 1915 and a penny made in 1909, are the two
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most valuable. >> i just love coins. i've been collecting coins since i was four years old. you know, when you hold a round piece of metal that's 2 or 300 years old and you think about our founding fathers, or you think about the country where the coin was made in, you could really connect with history. >> this is national coin week, and chandler wants to get more people interested in collecting coins. >> san francisco is the king of coin cities. we're the only city in the country with three mints. >> a u.s. mint is still operating in the upper market area. it produces special edition commemorative coins. the first u.s. mint started operations in the financial district in 1854. it's now home to the san francisco historical society, a museum, the second u.s. mint building on fifth street is now a venue space. >> there is no artifact that even comes close to our coins to tell a story of a civilization. it tells so much about who we are and what we are, and the us mint has done a good job. >> chandler says he and his
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staff have hidden coins in locations across the city, but that they will be giving out clues on social media each coin will be in a plastic bag, along with a card with information on how to contact his store with coin. >> we're encouraging people to bring it back here to our shop on lombard street just because we want to meet them, we want to see how excited they are, maybe do a little bit of video on it and most importantly, we want to educate them about their coin that they found. >> chandler tells me on friday at noon, he will post photographs on the company's instagram account with her coin to give clues as to where the coins are hidden. one in hint think like a taurus. happy hunting. amber lee ktvu fox two news. all right. >> 818 let's get out the door. maybe we are heading from oakland to san francisco. what do we face on the bay bridge behind us, sal? >> well, it is going to be busy there. garcia and i would say it's getting better. let me show it to you. it is backed up here in the middle of the parking lot and the metering lights are on. so we had an issue on the bay bridge a couple of hours ago
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where we had a long standing stall. it really caused a mess and if this were a wednesday, we'd still be backed up. but now here it is on a friday. things might be better, i think. maybe even by 830. when we look at this bridge again, let's talk about some other things. here. you can see northbound 880. see some slow traffic here as you pass the coliseum. san mateo bridge completely cleared out south bay commute looks okay. i keep mentioning highway 17, which is not okay. near the summit we have a lane blocked before an injury crash. 818 let's bring rosemary back to talk about today's weather. >> all right sal thank you. good morning to you. we are starting out with partly sunny conditions, breezy conditions a few sprinkles across the bay area, a live look there at the dark sky over the oakland estuary. this system is moving out and behind it we have a northwest flow that is settling in and breezy conditions expected for the afternoon. storm tracker two picking up on the snow still falling over areas of the sierra with levels about 6000ft for today, a few inches of new snow expected
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there. we have seen anywhere from one 107 inch in half moon bay to two 107 inch, reported over san francisco, so not a lot, but enough to get the pavement wet. your car the afternoon. speaking of cars, you may be holding tight to the will . expect the winds to increase. getting into the second part of the morning early afternoon. here's a look at lunchtime time where the oranges indicating our winds could gust to 25 30mph. shades of pink embedded in there as well. closer to the coast, san francisco. the higher elevations in our hills could even be stronger than that. it does begin to taper off a bit into the evening hours, right about sunset and thereafter, but still likely to remain breezy in many areas closer to the coast. san francisco as well. temperatures right now in the 50s in san francisco and for the afternoon, going to 60, san francisco, the inner east bay, 67 in concord, and for the north bay, 67 in napa. temperatures.
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not bad. it's just going to be that wind out there that could cause a little bit of trouble for you into the afternoon. again, san francisco looking at 60 degrees. but by game time, if you're going to see the giants take on the pirates 57 game time 715 and a west northwest breeze to 20mph, a brisk one expected at oracle for the evening hours into the weekend we go. temperatures will continue to climb a little bit tomorrow. more so on sunday. we begin to lose the wind as well. that's some good news. so a pleasant weekend in store and even warmer weather expected as we start the business week. back to you, rosemary. >> thank you. california's attorney general, rob bonta, has dropped a lawsuit challenging the trump administration's title nine rollback. why recent developments helped change his mind. >> plus everybody. what's going on? police department, how are you doing? you okay? >> and we'll show you how police in this city are training to proper r popond to
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issuing a statement saying it has no plans to sell. it is the first time that tiktok's parent company publicly commented on the bill that president biden signed into law earlier this week, giving the chinese company nine months to sell tiktok or face a nationwide ban. the
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parent company of tiktok predicts that eventually it will win its legal battle in u.s. courts. >> tiktok is already banned in several countries due to concerns over its strong ties to the chinese government, making it a national security risk. countries that have implemented total bans on tiktok include afghanistan, iran, india, nepal and somalia. australia, canada and many european countries have banned the app from government work phones. a new study finds that tech workers who leave san francisco are most likely to move to new york city during the pandemic. austin, texas was a very popular destination for tech workers leaving san francisco looking for a lower cost of living. now, according to the chronicle, many young tech workers want to live somewhere fun. they're not so focused on costs. they say they like new york city for its lively street life and nightlife options, tesla is giving a look into the near future and how people could call for a ride in one of its self operating vehicles. the plan is for anyone to go into the tesla app, hit a button, then a self-driving car would pull up and take them away to their destination. current
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tesla owners could even let their cars be used for the program. there are still many regulatory hurdles before this would be cleared. we did reach out to the state earlier this month, it said. tesla has not applied for self-driving car permits. >> any 25 police in phoenix, arizona, have developed training to properly respond to calls involving people with autism. >> hey, buddy, what's going on? phoenix police department, how are you doing? you okay? >> a sergeant with the department came up with the idea to use his own son, who is autistic. autistic for a real life training scenario. recruits are called to a park where they are told there has been a report of someone acting erratically. >> a lot of those calls kind of sound like someone using drugs at the park, or someone just acting erratic. so you never really think that someone's just autistic going to that call. >> there's no better way to fully expose these these recruits that are coming through than actual real life scenarios. >> well, the recruits say it's an experience that will stick with them in their careers as police officers. well, some parents and students fought to bring back police officers to
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school campus, but not everyone agrees. a new report showing why some students don't think it's a good idea. >> emails are stressing out workers and the youngest people in the office are among those feeling the most pressure. the new study, showing why gen z is struggling
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students at cal and stanford taking over parts of campus, lending their voices to a call
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to end the war in gaza. >> plus, we're aware that any any loss of life, especially when it involves an entire family, has an impact on students and staff and parents and guardians. >> tragedy strikes a family of four in pleasanton a mother, father and their two children dead in a car crash not far from another deadly crash that claimed the lives of three people in recent years. how the community is coping. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> i'm so glad you're here. good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm andre senior. today is friday, april 26th. many people will have the weekend off friday off as well in the evening, and they want to know what the weather is going to be like because it has been overcast, a mix of sunny skies and sometimes some clouds. let's check in with rosemary to see what's going to be like today and for the next couple of days. yes andre, we are into the final weekend of april. >> we do have a mixed bag of weather expected for today, followed by pleasant weather
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into the weekend. here's a look from ktvu where we have mostly cloudy skies. just a little bit of light there in the sky with the sun attempting to push through. we have a system bringing the potential for scattered showers for the first part of the day. this is going to clear out and for the second part of the afternoon. partly cloudy skies, but breezy to windy conditions this morning. temperatures ranging in the 50s and for the afternoon a little bit below average with our coastline into the upper 50s upper 60 expected in limb. a breakdown of today and the pleasant weather coming our way for the weekend. here coming up in just a bit. 831 let's see how the tail end of the morning commute is doing with sal. good morning. >> good morning rosemary. we have some better news. the crash on 17 i've been telling you about is finally cleared up. and hopefully things on highway 17 coming in from scotts valley will get a little bit better. driving towards los gatos and san jose. let's talk about the bay bridge that has improved a little bit. it's still a little
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bit slow because of earlier issues. it's backed up for about a ten minute wait, and then there's still some slowing on the actual bridge. 831 let's get back to the headlines. >> a group of pro palestinian student protesters remains at stanford university this morning. members are calling on the university to divest from companies with ties to israel. ktvu sally rasmus is live now with a look at the demonstration this morning. ali >> the demonstration continues this morning, although it is much quieter than what we saw here on the stanford campus yesterday. behind us is white memorial lawn, and there you see dozens of tents that this is where some of the protesters and the students here spent the night. after a march and rally yesterday, say, we will not stop. >> we will not rest. this class that has. >> several hundred people marched through the stanford university campus with signs and some holding palestinian flags, to protest the war in gaza and call on the university to divest from companies with ties to the israeli government. the student
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protesters see the current conflict in the middle east and their activism for the palestinian cause as being very similar, they say to the student protest decades ago that called for an end to apartheid in south africa. they also see some parallels with other international antiwar causes and demonstrations through the years. >> i feel as if, just like understanding that this is something that's important, and if we have the capacity to do something, we should go for it. >> the group here at stanford, part of a wave of student demonstrations against the war in gaza that have happened at college campuses across the country in recent weeks, across the bay at uc berkeley, there is a similar demonstration going on there with pro-palestinian protesters who have set up tents at sproul plaza. now, in a post on social media, protesters shared a copy of this notice from stanford that the university gave them last night, telling them their encampment was a violation of university policy and that the failure to remove their tents from white memorial lawn could result in disciplinary action. back out
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here live. we do see now that most of the people who spent the night here are awake. some people are taking down their tents. however, they still have this portion of the lawn kind of encircled and set up as part of their demonstration. now we also did see law enforcement officers observing this encampment this morning. about a half a dozen of them were here, they were speaking with each other, observing from a distance. some of the law enforcement officers were taking notes, others taking pictures. we don't know at what point if or when stanford university may compel the students here to do more than take down their tents. but we have reached out to the university for more information. live at stanford allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> allie. thank you. it is 834 now. a family of four was killed on a dangerous stretch of road in pleasanton. it happened at about 9:00 wednesday night on foothill road near stoneridge drive. this latest tragedy stirring memories of a similar deadly crash nearly five years ago. ktvu jesse gary details the strange irony between both
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incidents hours after impact. >> charred earth and firefighting foam tell part of the grisly tale on foothill road in pleasanton wednesday night. an electric vehicle carrying four people crashed into a tree and caught fire. pleasanton police investigators say all four occupants, two adults and two children, were killed. >> we're aware that any any loss of life, especially when it involves an entire family, has an impact on students and staff and parents and guardians, patrick gannon of the pleasanton unified school district wouldn't say which schools the two children attended, but did say the entire school community of 13,000 pre-k through 12th graders is devastated. >> police investigators are looking to see if speed was a factor in the crash. the impact knocked the bark off one side of the tree at the scene four and a half years ago, a similar incident also on foothill road, three teens twins michelangelo
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and mark anthony urista and their friend javier ramirez, died at the scene near castlewood drive on christmas night. investigators say the driver lost control, hitting a utility pole and then a tree. two other occupants were severely injured. this latest loss of life is pulling at heartstrings, still overcoming the last emotional wound, school district officials say extra support is being made available to students and staff thursday and friday. >> we've provided some extra counseling and support resources to students on campus. we have wellness centers at our middle and high schools, and students have been encouraged to visit, those those resources if they have a need. we're also following up with family is at the end of the day with an email with, a lot of a lot of resources as far as, grief and just being there for, for students for whatever they need. >> pleasanton police say they're waiting for the alameda county
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coroner to make positive identification of the victims who died. and notify their extended family. once that happens, investigators here will be able to give us the names and the ages of those who died in the crash outside pleasanton police headquarters. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. well today, family and friends will bid a final farewell to an oakland police officer who passed away after almost six years on life support. >> in just a few hours from now, oakland police will hold a procession escorting officer jordan wingate's casket to three crosses church in castro valley. that service starts at 11 a.m. and it's open to the public, too. now, back in 2018, officer wingate was rushing to a report of suspicious persons at the port of oakland. a car collided with his patrol car, pushing it to crash into a parked big rig. he was on life support ever since before passing away earlier this month. an army veteran who's also an artist is honoring officer wingate. johnny castro sent us this image that he created and says it involves hundreds of what he calls portraits of valor.
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>> some high school students in santa rosa say they don't want police officers coming back to their school campus. this comes as the school district is reviewing a report that concluded having police officers patrol school campuses doesn't make students feel any safer. >> what we do see in the question of the perception of safety at school is that over the last three years, we have seen a decline and that that information is shared not only at the student level, but we do see that same sort of decline at both the staff level and the family level. >> if we don't hold the mou committee accountable to draft a pilot program that recognizes the current politics of policing within the city of santa rosa and sonoma county, we will continue to disproportionately harm bipoc communities. >> four years ago, the school district in santa rosa removed police officers from all high school campuses. last december, the board took the first step in bringing them back following several violent incidents on
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campus. >> 838 now state attorney general rob bonta wants to drop a lawsuit challenging the rollback of toddler under the trump administration. attorney general bonta says. this comes as president biden issued new and final title nine rules. it addresses issues raised in the litigation by a group of states, including california. the new rule restores protections against sexual harassment and assault along with providing protection against discrimination for lgbtq plus and pregnant or parenting students. >> this week, a judge in los angeles ruled that a state housing law that allows homeowners to split their lots is unconstitutional. the law, was passed in 2021, allows homeowners to build up to four homes in areas previously zoned for single family housing. five southern california cities sued the state, saying the law was unconstitutional because it interfered with their local authority over land use. the judge's ruling means the law can't be applied in these five cities. not yet clear whether the ruling applies to other cities. happening today a ribbon cutting and dedication in the north bay for a new substance
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abuse treatment and recovery center. the doctor, sushma taylor recovery center, is on sonoma avenue in santa rosa. funding came from a state program backed by governor newsom to address mental health and addiction issues. the center is sonoma county's only residential treatment facility for low income men. it's named after a doctor known worldwide for her work in the field of substance abuse recovery. >> well, the san francisco public utility commission says it's moving ahead with its goal to buy the electric grid from pge. the commission says pge has rejected its offer to $2.5 billion to purchase its power grid. so now the city has asked the state public utilities commission for an independent valuation of the grid. hearings are set to start later this year . >> san francisco would see the benefits of public power without impacting tax dollars used for critical city priorities like affordable housing and public safety. >> the city says it would pay for the grid with bonds covered by income from customer bills. san francisco says rates would
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be lower because the city's utility would not seek profits or pay bon to itexecutives . >> all right, 840 let's see what the weekend holds when it comes to weather. i mean, really, nothing could beat last weekend, at least in my book. rosemary i think this weekend is probably more andre's style. a little cooler. >> i like the variation for sure. yes. okay. >> all right. that's exactly what is coming our way. andre garcia happy friday to you tgif. everybody outside outdoors at this hour we have a mostly cloudy skies turning to mostly sunny for the afternoon. a few sprinkles out there this morning, followed by wind in the afternoon. it all improves in time for the weekend though. here is a view of storm tracker two picking up on just a little bit of green on the screen here along the coastline in our hills. drizzle still to be found in some areas and in the sierra. the snow continues here. it will be winding down in the afternoon. there's no advisory for travel, but levels are down to 6000ft so could be impacting the passes at least with the
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slick roadways out there and isolated thunderstorms in the forecast for the sierra today. for us, we will be drying out, clearing out, but behind the front comes the wind and the breeze is already out there in many areas. checking in on the very latest where novato is reporting a wind gust to 32. oakland is sustained at 17, but the gusts are a little bit stronger than that at the airport. sfo reporting a sustained wind at 21. san jose right now 15 getting into the hills, we have mount veeder reporting 23mph. mount diablo reporting 40, big rock in the north bay reporting 32. the winds increasing as we get into the second part of the day. and then really going to hold on for most of the afternoon, beginning to die down into the evening hours. i'll have a better look at that coming up in just a little bit. but for the afternoon today, temperatures expected to be a little bit below average in san francisco, going to 60 several degrees below average in livermore, where you're going to 65. better look at these numbers. the winds
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expected to die down and the forecast on the weekend coming up after the break. thank you, rosemary. >> 842 california lawmakers considering changes to how homework is assigned today on the nine, we examine why it is so stressful for so many students and their families, and the guidelines teachers could have to follow. >> plus, yo, i'm a paparazzi. i don't play no yahtzee hyper realistic videos of talking human faces using artificial intelligence coming up, the microsoft demo video of an animated famous painting that went viral
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charged with attacking sheriff's deputies. their union says ten deputies have been hurt this month. now, we told you earlier this month how the county sheriff locked down the jails for several days. the sheriff says half of the inmates accused of these attacks were in jail on murder charges. we have to deal with making sure our staff are equipped, not just with, safety equipment, but also with the ability to de-escalate situations and deal with people. >> anytime someone's exhausted or fatigued, it affects
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performance, it affects reactionary time, so all of this has an impact. >> and the sheriff's association says understaffing and mandatory overtime are blamed in these jailhouse attacks. >> morgan hill is tightening restrictions on massage parlors in an effort to prevent human trafficking. the city council voted to move forward with new permit rules. if passed, all massage therapists would have to be certified by the state. all front windows would have to be visible. nothing blocking them and no locks would be allowed on massage rooms. if a business permits revoked, the owner couldn't open another massage parlor in the city. the new ordinance will go before city council again next month for final approval. >> well, millions of kaiser customers may be getting an alert that their personal data was exposed. the oakland based health care provider tells the sf gate that certain online tools previously installed on its websites and mobile apps may have exposed patient names, symptom searches and other data to third party vendors. kaiser says about 13.4 million people will get a notification about
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the breach. it's not clear when the breach originally occurred. >> two california representatives are taking a closer look at the property insurance crisis, as they call it in california. north bay representatives mike thompson and jared huffman went to santa rosa's coffey park, a neighborhood devastated by the 2017 tubbs fire. the lawmakers discussed the disaster resiliency and coverage act, which would provide federal financial assistance to make more properties disaster resistant through grants and tax credits. the act comes as several insurance companies have pulled out of california for when you put it all together. >> this is an important piece of making sure that insurance remains available, full, and also affordable to the folks that we committed almost seven years ago to continue and to stand with and to serve. >> the bill was referred to two separate congressional committees last month for further review. >> a new study finds that the large number of emails some people receive at work is stressing them out. the study by language study platform babble, finds that younger workers ages
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18 to 24 are the most overwhelmed by work emails. 36% of these younger workers say they have more than 1000 unread emails in their inbox, and that compares with 18% of office workers overall. one theory is that younger workers are more comfortable with instant messaging platforms and social media, and not so familiar with the more formal structure of email communication. microsoft developed a generative ai system that combines a still image of a face and audio clips of someone else speaking to create a realistic looking video, using lip syncing and natural face and head movements. >> yo, i'm a paparazzi. i don't play no yahtzee. i go pop, pop pop pop pop pop. >> my camera's up. >> this is what was created by microsoft's latest technology called vsa one. the tech giant says vsa one won't be made available to the public until it's certain the technology will be used responsibly and in accordance with proper regulations. microsoft says its profits rose 20% in the first
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quarter of this year. software maker credits its rapidly expanding artificial intelligence division for the success it's seen in the past few months. microsoft is working to position itself as a leader in applying ai technology to the workplace to help it become more productive. >> at 849 now, those heading to yosemite national park will see a slightly different bridal veil falls. the yosemite conservancy posted video showing upgrades to the famous attraction, including new trails and viewing decks and new bathrooms too, just in time for the busy summer season, the yosemite conservancy is a non profit organization that led the upgrade project that started back in 2018. >> right? a final check of a friday commute that really hasn't been light. sal castaneda where are you most concerned now? >> well, finally, garcia and andre, we see some improvement at the bay bridge. this is what it should have looked like an hour ago, and maybe we should have never had a backup here. but we had some issues on the bridge earlier. those are gone and things are improving. if you want to head to san francisco, it is much better than it was. also, as we look at the commute
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on other drives here, 880 is a little slow getting into downtown oakland, but in general , things are improving all over the place. even that crash on highway 17 has been cleared for your drive into the silicon valley. 850 let's talk about today's weather. and here's rosemary. >> all right, sal, good morning to you. happy friday everybody giving you a look here over the golden gate bridge where we went from mostly cloudy skies and wet pavement to now blue skies and fairly dry pavement. but notice the flag. there it is blowing the winds expected to be with us not only for the first part of the day, but the entire day. and quite gusty. i'll show you that. coming up first, a view of storm tracker two system working through the bay area, bringing scattered showers, a few sprinkles. i had some late last night. you may have had some as well. just a trace amounts reported as far as accumulation. a few 107 inch for some. the sierra continues to see snow for at least the first half of the day. no advisory for travel, but levels are all the way down to
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about 6000ft, impacting the past . is there isolated thunderstorms also in the forecast the afternoon for the sierra? we will have this northwest flow in place for today and the winds expected to again go from breezy to windy for the second half. here's a look at noontime. notice how we went from that shade of yellow to the shade of orange and even pinks. now the pinks primarily the higher elevations in our hills, but widespread yellow and orange indicating wind gusts to 25 even 35mph will be a possibility. as we get into sunset, the winds do begin to die down. we do expect to be breezy along the coastline and san francisco. if you're going to the giants game, this evening could be a brisk and blustery one. take note on that 156 right now in san francisco, 56 in walnut creek, upper 50 san jose. and for the afternoon today, few degrees below average around the bay. our inland cities by several degrees. livermore going to 65. typically you're in the low 70s if you're going to tahoe
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, do expect the wet weather for the first part of the day. right now, south lake tahoe reporting low 30s afternoon highs in the low 40s, low 50s for tomorrow with dry conditions and a little bit warmer on sunday. we also follow the same trend. temperatures will be a little bit warmer tomorrow, a bit warmer on sunday, mostly sunny skies, dry conditions, lighter winds and the warming trend continuing into monday and tuesday. back to you, mary. >> thank you. at the oakland zoo, a mountain lion cub apparently enjoying time in the hammock after being rescued and admitted to the zoo's rescue and recovery program. details on the rescue journey and the quest for a forever home
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ping in beijing today. secretary blinken says he raised concerns with the chinese president about china's support for russia and its invasion of ukraine, as well
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as other issues including taiwan and the south china sea. human rights and the production of export of fentanyl also discussed a range of regional and global crises where china can play a constructive role. >> i encourage china to use its influence to discourage iran and its proxies from expanding the conflict in the middle east, and to press pyongyang to end its dangerous behavior and engage in dialog. >> secretary blinken says the potential ban of tiktok in the u.s. did not come up in his meeting with the chinese president. >> first partner jennifer siebel newsom is speaking out about a conviction against harvey weinstein that was overturned by a new york state appeals court. siebel newsom testified against weinstein in a separate trial in los angeles, saying he raped her years ago when she was a struggling actor. she sued the statement, saying, this is a very sad day for countless women who suffered at the hands of a serial predator. two juries have said unequivocally, harvey weinstein must never be able to rape another woman, and he deserves to spend the rest of
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his life behind bars. in a 4 to 3 decision, the state court of appeals in new york found the judge in the landmark trial prejudiced the case involving weinstein with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren't part of the case. the manhattan da's office says it does plan to retry the case. weinstein is 72 years old. he'll remain in prison because of a separate conviction of rape in los angeles in 2022. >> kim kardashian making a trip to the white house to meet with vice president kamala harris. they met for a roundtable discussion about criminal justice reform for people who received presidential pardons this week. joined the meeting. kardashian has previously used her celebrity status to advocate for clemency for those she feels are unjustly imprisoned. she started coming in for these talks during the trump administration. tomorrow is national prescription drug take back day. it's an event that happens twice every year in which local, state and federal law enforcement set up collection sites to accept potentially dangerous, expired, unused and or unwanted
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prescription drugs. at last october's take back, 600,000 pounds of drugs were turned in nationwide. now, flushing medication can pollute the water and unintentionally expose people and animals to the chemicals. go to the ktvu web links section to find a collection sites nearest to you. >> one of oakland's newest additions appears to be enjoying her new home. take a look at willow, a foster mountain lion that arrived late last year with her sister maple. the zoo says the pair is enjoying lots of outdoor time. unfortunately, their mother was hit and killed by a car. the two big cats were found wandering near burlingame. the california department of fish and wildlife found the animals brought them to the oakland zoo for care. they're staying there until the cdf finds them a forever home. ktvu special program, voices for change, returns with a new episode for you this weekend. we'll feature a unique partnership introducing children in oakland to the healing power of horses. the lessons these young people are learning from
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the program. also, a bay area teenager wins a national award for her work improving the lives of others. you'll learn how she's expanding sports opportunities for girls in underserved communities around the world. >> i started girls for sports my freshman year of high school, and it was extremely grassroots. and to see it grow so big to over 13,000 girls worldwide and gain recognition like this is super surreal. to see how well our message has been able to reach so many people. a new episode of voices for change this sunday morning at 930 right here on ktvu. >> police officers from around the bay area are honoring a fallen oakland police officer. what happens several years ago that led to officer jordan wingate's recent death. we're live from castro valley as a procession by oakland police is about to start. we will catch up with will not rest his last night as protesters at stanford university camping out this morning after

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