gets he'll get somewhere and db aiyuk or still niners right now. yes so it's all three. how about that. >> all right. sounds good. all right. thank you. >> next at 11 they've made it very clear that they are here to stay in palestine. and you know we likewise are here you know, to stay. we're not going anywhere until the uc davis protests are growing on bay area university campuses over the war in gaza to the 11:00 news on ktvu. >> fox two starts now. >> students at uc berkeley and stanford are among the thousands nationwide demanding their universities divest from companies that support israel. hello again. >> i'm greg lee and i'm cristina rendon. students at berkeley have been sleeping in tents all week to draw attention to the war in the middle east. ktvu joey horton was on campus today and has a look at the growing encampment. >> as the final day of classes at uc berkeley come to a close on friday, pro-palestinian protesters are showing no signs

of backing down. >> we have to do everything we can, given that relative, you know, privilege to be out here and to really push as hard as we can. >> while demonstrations have turned violent at college campuses around the country, this week here at cal, the uc berkeley divest coalition has led a peaceful protest. students are taking turns camping out, and they've grown from about a dozen tents on monday to more than 70 by friday. >> we have three kind of sleeping pads here, undergrad cecilia luna parra shows us around the tent she's sharing with five fellow bears. >> she was just elected to berkeley city council last week. >> our tuition dollars are currently going to corporations that are aiding this genocide. >> protesters are calling for the uc to divest from those companies to end its silence on gaza, to cut ties with israeli universities and to protect students organizing in support of palestine. supporters are lending their own creativity to the cause, with this chalk

artist sketching a bird onto the plaza bearing the colors of the palestinian flag. it's kind of a way that i grieve, in a way that i can really just show my solidarity. others are old enough to remember berkeley's historic role as the home of the free speech movement. >> i remember the #### no. we won't go during the end of the vietnam war. sometimes you have to throw enough logs on the fire to create a big enough smoke signal. >> organizers say these protests will continue until the university agrees to divest it. a spokesman for the university says they won't be changing any investment policies at berkeley. joey hornick, ktvu, fox two news and demonstrations aren't just limited to berkeley right now. >> on the peninsula, pro-palestinian protesters are refusing to leave stanford university. ktvu is amber lee was at the stanford campus tonight where the school wants protesters to disperse. >> but so far, administrators have not stepped in.

>> we're at white memorial plaza , where students have been demonstrating in support of palestine. they're demanding that stanford university divest from companies with ties to israel. at times they've chanted, danced and marched. we counted more than a dozen tents, stand. ford officials say the tents and overnight camping pose a security risk. they say students who violate school policies could face discipline, and anyone who breaks the law could be arrested. i spoke with a man who identified himself as a palestinian american who came here to observe and support the students. >> when i look at these kids, i fear for a fear for their safety, and i hope that they will be allowed to exercise their first amendment without the risk of being kind of retaliated against, or being arrested, or being harassed, or being harmed. >> this demonstration coincides with stanford's admit weekend welcoming incoming students. i spoke with one student from houston who tells me he'll be starting in the fall.

>> they believe that israel is funding a genocide against the palestinian people. so i believe that with that mindset, they're totally right to ask for that. >> despite what school officials have said about tents and overnight camping, we have not seen a police presence here. as of late friday night at stanford university, amber lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> and you can stay on top of all the developments involving protests on college campuses with the fox local app for your smart tv, it is free to download new at 11. >> governor newsom's latest round of company tax credits are estimated to bring thousands of new jobs to california. the california jobs first initiative awarded 120 million in credits to eight companies, expanding into the state. the move is expected to generate over 2000 full time jobs and bring an estimated 15.5 billion in private investment over five years. the companies granted the tax credits include the state's first steel mill in over 50 years, and an electric vehicle

battery production facility. one of these companies is moxie, on which power company moxie on power company, which operates in richmond, and los angeles, one of the bay area's most iconic shopping areas, is seeing a lot of empty buildings, a historically high number. >> in fact, real estate firm cushman and wakefield released a report about san francisco's union square. its data shows the square reached a peak vacancy rate in the first quarter of 2024, at 20.6. notable closures such as jeffries toys, lacoste and north face have helped fuel this rise despite vacancies going up, the report shows the cost of rent for retail spaces has remained stable at $495 per square foot in two north bay lawmakers are pushing a federal bill to address california's property insurance crisis. >> early on the four we spoke with one of them, congress congressman mike thompson. >> my bill would provide fema grants for homeowners to be able to make their homes more

resilient to disaster and would also provide a tax credit for property owners to be able to harden their properties and make the necessary investment in fire breaks and clearing of timber. >> congressman thompson goes on to say he hopes those provisions will encourage insurance companies to come back to california. the risk of wildfire has led several insurance companies to pull back coverage or leave the state altogether for law enforcement needs. >> your help finding a missing at risk elderly woman. a silver alert has been issued by the chp on behalf of the san jose police department in order to find 79 year old margaret ramani. the chp says ramani was last seen around eight this morning in san jose. she was reportedly wearing a dark colored jacket, blue jeans, a gray sun hat and white gloves. ramani is believed to be on foot. if you have any information on her whereabouts, you're asked to contact the chp and accused porch pirate in

redwood city has been formally charged. >> the san mateo county district attorney today charged 65 year-old henry fonseca with grand theft. the da says he stole three packages right off the front porch of a home. inside one of those packages was a wedding dress worth nearly $2,000. fonseca was arrested earlier this week. the wedding dress has since been found and given back to its rightful owner. >> ellen degeneres is workshopping a new stand up show for netflix and recently made some jokes at a live show in la this week. addressing her leaving her famous talk show, the ellen degeneres show came to an end in 2022 after two decades following claims from former staff members that the workplace was a nightmare. tmz's michael babcock explains the sarcasm and irony behind ellen's jokes at the live show. >> when she got on stage and gets that mic in her hand, ellen made the joke. hey, look, you know, i was canceled by hollywood because i'm the first person to be mean in the city. obviously making the joke because there are many, many people who are not the nicest in

hollywood. >> the routine ellen is working on is expected to be filmed and released on netflix in the fall. >> it's one bite at a time, and that's one of the ways that we're approaching it. >> a group of lawmakers are visiting the southern border before drafting new border legislation. why they think a tour like this could bring about meaningful changes. >> caltrans is closing several miles of a busy freeway in the east bay. the section under construction and the impact officials say it could have on weekend traffic. >> plus, we'll show you how an officer in phoenix is using his autistic

a better understanding of challenges in the reason this story begins. tonight's west coast rap. >> the group met today with border officials at the mariposa port of entry, and held a roundtable discussion with leaders in cochise county, arizona. republican juan cisco mani and arizona democrat greg stanton are leading this trip. they think bringing smaller immigration reform bills to congress may have a better chance of passing compared to wide ranging bills that have been shut down in the past. >> the higher act that congressman cisco and i are working will become law. we are going to get that passed. that's a very positive law that will make it give more flexibility to the border patrol that have a difficult time hiring new staff, particularly in the more rural areas. >> we're not waiting for the big package to be able to pass. we

have to. sometimes it's one bite at a time, and that's one of the ways that we're approaching it. >> house representatives from california, illinois and new york were also involved in this trip in colorado, a former paramedic who injected elijah mcclain with a powerful sedative has been sentenced to four years probation. >> jeremy cooper had faced up to three years in prison after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide. during the trial last year. authorities say he administered a dose of ketamine to mcclain after he was restrained by police back in 2019. the other paramedic was sentenced to time in prison. cooper spoke in court before the sentencing as if he were speaking directly to mcclain. >> i wish i wasn't standing here talking up to you because that would mean you were here. there's so much i want to say to you. first, i want you to know

how sorry i am that i couldn't save you. >> the judge said evidence showed cooper did not purposefully give mcclain a ketamine overdose, rejecting claims by prosecutors that the paramedic had acted with indifference. >> police in phoenix are participating in a training program that teaches them how to properly respond to calls involving people with autism, as steve nielsen reports, one sergeant's son is key to this training. >> a unit available for this call. >> holding on the stack 817 tom, i'm 17. i call in reference to a hispanic or white male subject wearing a gray shirt, black shorts, acting erratic. >> phoenix police recruits and teams of two respond to the playground. hey. hey, buddy. >> what's going on? police department. how you doing? you okay? >> the subject. they're talking to nicholas. he loves playing video games. >> loves watching movie trailers. he just is just a great kid, a proud dad. you're doing great, bud. here we go. >> stand by. sergeant francisco valenzuela was put in charge of interpersonal communication training a few years ago, and a light bulb went off. >> this is probably the most

complex and the most realistic scenario that you're going to have here at the academy. >> using his son with autism as a real life training scenario, it mimics real calls. these recruits will respond to. >> ten 4802 tom, your call is going to be a check welfare. >> i can tell immediately that he was autistic. i have an older sister with down syndrome, so something i can process pretty quick. >> recruit casey bazile says they weren't told what to expect and it was eye opening for all of them. do you have any siblings? >> no, i don't have any siblings, no siblings. 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 into that call recruits kind of panic, like, what do i do? >> the thing is, there's different avenues to get the solution. their job is try to be critical thinkers and try to reunite nicholas back with the parent, bazile said she learned a lot about his id. >> go ahead and have them get that phone number a call and see what info they can get off of it. so i didn't really process what the necklace was until he hand it to me and i saw a phone number on the back, just making

sure everything was okay. >> you know, there's nothing wrong with you being in the park. >> phoenix police is currently under a department of justice investigation, including how officers handle mental and behavioral health calls. >> let's rewind. let's hit the reset button. >> after each scenario. sergeant valenzuela tells the recruits what they did right and wrong. >> there's no better way to fully expose these these recruits that are coming through than actual real life scenarios, bazil says. >> this training will leave an impact on her. >> you never forget. so now when you go to that and you like experience it, you know exactly what to do. >> they've been doing this training since 2020, so that means hundreds of phoenix police officers have trained with nicholas, steve nielson, fox ten news and you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. >> west coast rap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or find around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. >> ferry service between san francisco and sausalito is suspended once again. the problems the service is still facing when trips are expected to resume. >> an advocates hold a resource fair to help homeless people in the south bay will hear from

participants on why today's event was so helpful. >> and in weather, a windy friday across the entire bay area. some changes though, will move in this weekend. we'll talk about a warm up and more sunshine while the full update coming up ( ♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward? and there's a cash bonus when you open a new checking account to get you started.

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20 over 30, even over 40 miles an hour. no wind advisories, but still some strong winds out there and there will still be a bit of a breeze as we head into your saturday forecast. just not as strong as today. take a look at the winds throughout the day. over 30 miles an hour in petaluma. over 40 miles an hour to sfo in ocean beach, 47 miles an hour. here is your weekend outlook. saturday partly sunny, still breezy. we're thinking winds around 15 to around 25

miles an hour and then on sunday, mostly sunny, a touch warmer so it's not a big change in temperatures, but temperatures will be trending up over the next couple of days. we have been tracking some showers on the radar over the past few hours, especially out toward the sacramento area and some snow showers out toward the sierra. things are starting to diminish for this evening, and the winds are diminishing as well. as you can see, some of these wind reports now there's it's still breezy in some spots, but not as strong as earlier. that at least compared to this afternoon. sfo still has a wind gust of 32 miles an hour and half moon bay winds out of the north, gusting at 25 miles an hour. here's our live camera looking above san francisco, out toward the bay bridge. for tonight. we'll check out some of the current numbers for the 11:00 hour. we have cooled off into the 50s. santa rosa 52, in oakland, 54 degrees. there will be a bit of a chill in the air first thing tomorrow morning, so definitely want to bundle up. we'll have lots of 40s with partly cloudy skies for your saturday morning. this system has dropped in from the north. actually ushered in some

cooler air, generated an unstable pattern producing some showers and some sierra snow showers, especially yesterday and also we had the cool conditions. this will be on the move in this area of high pressure offshore wants to build in, so we have a dry forecast this weekend with some visiting clouds off and on throughout the weekend, and a little bit of a bump up in the numbers over the next several days. here's your forecast model 7:00 tomorrow morning we will have partly cloudy skies and we'll keep an eye on this cloud cover wants to move in mid to late afternoon on saturday and then on sunday some patchy morning fog and then we'll gradually clear things out. so sunday is looking just great with increasing sunshine and a little bit of a bump in the numbers. highs for tomorrow will be in the upper 50s coast side. still breezy for the beaches even right around the bay. we'll have temperatures in the 60s and the warmest locations will be approaching the lower 70s. we'll continue to add on maybe two more degrees in your sunday forecast, and it is just a nice one. i like to call a cruise control forecast into next week with no major changes headed our way, but it's just interesting you know, to we're

talking about the winds here and sierra snowfall to not feel like spring today at all. >> not even the slightest. yeah wednesday looks wednesday looks like summertime. >> we're looking pretty good next week. yeah definitely trending in the right direction. >> all right. sounds good mark. thank you. new at 11. the suspended ferry service between san francisco and sausalito is extending into next week. the city of sausalito made that announcement today in its weekly press release. the sausalito landing has been closed since april 19th after routine inspection revealed damage to one of the four piles. golden gate ferry service could resume the week of april 29th. until then, ferry staff or stationed at the landing directing riders to busses, replacing the ferry service. >> a largeection of an east bay freeway is now closed through the weekend. tonight, caltrans shut do i-680 from pleasantono sunol to make repairs to the road. th closure lasts through monday morning and is ktvu, zac sos explains it could cause some big traffic delays as. >> at the strike of nine road crews in pleasanton moving in to

shut down southbound 680 at the 580 interchange all the way south to state route 84 in sunol. roadwork that janice marra of caltrans says will run through four in the morning on monday so they can resurface the roadway. >> we thank motorists for your patience as we work to improve the highway. >> patients, something bob gobble says he's now short on after repeated closures in the area. no, i'm not happy. >> i wish they could figure out a way to keep traffic moving and still get the work done. seems a pretty extreme to shut the whole thing down for such a period. >> it's work that caltrans says is long overdue for this stretch of highway. >> folks familiar with that roadway know it's full of potholes. it's not in the greatest shape. >> the reason they opted to do all the work at once. >> we're eliminating 40 nighttime closures and shrinking them all into one weekend. >> well, repairs are underway. detours will be in place. >> best bet this weekend is probably to avoid the area.

>> not an option for gobble. >> i'm taking my daughter to san jose airport tomorrow. from here, i think we're going to take the long way. >> a few pumps over virgil arnold. just learning about the construction. >> this is going to definitely affect my plans for the weekend. >> plans on the books to get together with family in the area . >> now that i realize what's going on, we're going to have to make some kind of detours. >> thankfully, caltrans says this weekend will mark the final phase of repairs to this section of the roadway and when the roadway reopens monday at 4 a.m, it will be a smooth ride for motorists. the idea of that now, that's something virgil and bob say they can get behind. >> it's horrible. i mean, it needs to be repaired, so i'm all for that. >> absolutely. they're terrible. so i'm really happy that they're fixing them. they're fixing them. that's great. >> and again, all of this roadwork expected to wrap up at 4 a.m. on monday. the next phase of roadwork is expected to hit 680 in san ramon in may. in dublin, zac sos ktvu fox two news. >> the san francisco based

williams-sonoma has been ordered to pay $3 million for falsely claiming that some of its products were made in the usa. the federal trade commission sued williams-sonoma back in 2020 after they found the company had been advertising. some products were made in the u.s. when they were actually manufactured in other countries, like china. the ftc says this settlement marks the largest ever civil penalty seen in a made in the usa case. a unique scavenger hunt began and ended today in san francisco. a coin collector and shop owner decided to give away $10,000 worth of rare coins by hiding them across the city. and boy, did it go fast, that store owner posted the scavenger hunt. it ended ter all seven coins were found just in a matter of hours. the man behind the treasure hunt put out those clues today, posting on social media. annow l of the booty has been collected. the shop owner told us he wanted to hold the hunt to encourage more people to collect coins. >> a driver in southern california is busted for using

the carpool lane. the unique way they ri to tr k

in santa fe springs outside la, says it washed a car across several double lines when an officer pulled the driver over. they noticed a person with a sharpie goatee sitting in the front passenger seat. that person turned out to be a mannequin. chp says the driver was issued a citation for multiple carpool violations. >> it was a call to action after several deaths at a homeless encampment in san jose. advocates knew something needed to be done, as ktvu s andy rubin explains, they scrambled to gather help and brought a resource fair right to the encampment. >> after the third death at the san jose homeless encampment, advocates wanted to do something.

>> i had asked the people of the camp if they wanted to have a memorial, or if they wanted to have a resource fair, to hopefully address the needs and for people to stop dying at this camp. they said a resource fair. >> the homeless asked for specific things like mental health help and narcan training, and they wanted them as soon as possible. they called it an emergency. >> yeah, mostly due to fentanyl and, now this new, you know, this new drug that's kind of come into play. >> the new drug, xylazine or tranq. experts say it turns users into zombies and can rot the skin and is not helped by narcan. >> now it's made its way out here, so, unfortunately, this encampment really needs some help. >> pair of socks. >> so advocates pulled this resource fair together in just three weeks and brought it right to the encampment off of cherry avenue. they offered showers and food, as well as housing and medical assistance. there was specific training on when narcan works and when it does not.

>> i mean, everything here is super useful. like for me, like, the medical is a big deal. >> those who live here say they're grateful. >> i hope that people can see this and see that we do need help. >> and advocates say it comes not a moment too soon. >> we just really wanted this to be something that was all about their requests and their needs. >> and while this is just one event on one day, organizers are hoping the resources and education provided here may help prevent the next death in san jose and ruben ktvu fox two news. >> drone enthusiasts are gathering tomorrow on treasure island for an annual event that educates, pilots and promotes flying safety. this is happening at the gar fields, the drone swap event meet and networking event coincides with the faa's nationwide drone safety day. it's an opportunity for new and veteran drone operators to buy, sell and trade gear. early on the four, we talked about what people might learn at tomorrow's event with stan klempner,

co-founder of remote optics, a san mateo based company that uses drones for construction and real estate. >> now there's this new requirement called remote id, so every drone has to if it doesn't come with remote id in the drone, when you buy it, you have to put a transponder on older drones. that's something people aren't aware of. you have to register the drone. you know, flying over people is generally a, you know, frowned upon by the faa. >> and again, that event is tomorrow afternoon. faa officials will be on site to discuss the drone licensing process. >> the city of san francisco is launching a bid to become the new home for the sundance film festival. the executive director of the city's film commission says the organization is submitting a request for information proposal. the bid is in response to the festival's announcement last week that it is looking to potentially move the internationally recognized festival out of park city, utah, where it has been since 1981. >> there's a celebration planned

this weekend for the retention of car free space in golden gate park. the organization, walk sf is holding a party on sunday in honor of the fourth anniversary of the closure of jfk drive. it's now called jfk promenade. the road was closed to cars during the pandemic. sunday's event runs from noon to three. >> thanks so much for joining us here on our 11:00 newscast. to stream the latest news and weather anytime on your smart tv. you just download our fox socal app to your tv. >> have a great weekend and good night! hey, everyone. how's it going? i'm alex savage. welcome in here to like it or not. you know how the show works. we tackle all of the hot topics that are out there. our panelists will let us know if they like it or not, and joining us today. roberto gonzalez from the k tv weather department. good to have you i'm scared. don't be. don't be scared at all. weav