san francisco state university, where the latest protests just got underway. kristen, good evening. >> yeah, that's right, san francisco state. now, the latest , campus here in the bay area to have a protest and an encampment just like this one. it all started with a rally on campus at around noon. and now, as you can see, there are about a dozen or so tents here in a grassy area just off of cesar chavez. student center. free, free, free palestine. >> free palestine. >> hundreds of protesters filled malcolm x plaza on the san francisco state university campus, students calling for an end to the war in gaza and for the university to divest investments from companies doing business with israel. >> csu is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the military industrial complex, and we're not okay with that. that's our tuition money, we should have a say in where all that money goes. sperm by those students moving from the plaza to a nearby grassy area where

they started the bay area's third encampment on a college campus. >> media representatives for the campers say the encampment will send a clear message to school administrators, mainly the divestment. >> what we're concerned about is the divestment on the behalf of the california state university system from the israeli military alumni returning to the campus say they're encouraged to see students fighting for what they believe in. >> when i was on campus here, our movements were much smaller. and so seeing this huge here, i think it's really reassuring for the newly formed faculty for justice in palestine joined this latest protest. >> they're calling on the university to refrain from calling law enforcement to the campus, refrain from any academic retaliation against students who are protesting and for the administration to respect the students right to protest. >> our role here as faculty is to uplift and amplify what our students are trying to get through, not just on this campus, but across the united states. >> the university says it respects the rights of community

members to protest, while preserving a safe campus environment. in a statement, it added, quote, the sf state foundation investment policy reflects its commitment to the values of the university, prioritizing social and racial justice, environmental sustainability and climate action, at this point, there is no word on when this encampment will end or whether there are any negotiations underway between protesters and campus administration. we're live on the san francisco state university campus. christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news, and i know they're asking for law enforcement not to be involved at this point tonight, christian law enforcement presence. >> have you seen campus police sfpd at all? >> so far, we have not seen any law enforcement presence out here. actually. we'll give you one more look so you can see what we're seeing. we've come out here numerous times and so far we have seen the encampment. we have seen the proliferation of tents. it started just with a few tents. and now there are the blue sort of sunshade tents that

are in the area here. we've been looking around and we have not at this point seen any law enforcement. we have seen some campus personnel around, monitoring the activity out here, there was one gentleman who had actually instructed us not to set up a tripod in a particular area because he said it was a fire, a fire escape or a fire escape route. so certainly some campus presence monitoring what's going on here. but again, at this point, no police presence that we've seen so far. >> there you go, christian. captain, live tonight at sf state. christian. thank you. >> well, a protest continues on the stanford university campus. even though school administrators have told students that they are violating university policies. today we watched stanford university employees scrub messages written in chalk off school benches around the campus. it is not far from where dozens of tents remain standing. a third of the student population voted in favor of asking the school to divest money away from companies accused of fueling israeli attacks. in gaza, students here say that support is enough to ignore the university's threats

as they threaten us with office of community standards violations, threaten us with, academic disciplinary actions. >> but honestly, they're not. it doesn't feel as if they're trying to actually maybe it does feel like they're trying to shut us down, but they're scared to do anything because they know that we're going to fight back because they know we have so much support. >> stanford university officials tell ktvu they are collecting the names of students who are violating their policies. they also say they have not received any petitions from the student body, and that the board of trustees has the final say on divestment decisions. >> pro-palestinian protesters at sonoma state university also showed no signs of leaving. an encampment was set up there on friday also to call for an end to the violence in gaza, dozens of tents were set up and even more protesters joined over the past weekend. the group is demanding the university divest or sell their holdings from companies that do business with israel's military. the university released a statement saying it is primarily concerned

with the safety of its students, faculty, staff and visitors. it also says it supports the right to free expression and california law may prevent universities from taking action on the demands of campus protesters, who are calling for a full divestment from israel. back in 2016, then governor jerry brown signed a bill into law that bans all public universities in california from acting on any divestment demand. >> while protests at bay area schools have largely remained peaceful across the country, dozens of protesters have been arrested in violent clashes with police. police in riot gear began clearing encampments at university in georgia, texas and new york. columbia university, the birthplace of the protest, set a deadline of two this afternoon for protesters to end their encampment, but that deadline came and went with no change, the school later announcing it is now suspending students who failed to comply.

>> and the protests are putting political pressure on the white house and threatening to become a very big issue for the upcoming election. >> in an unprecedented move, the biden administration is taking a stand now against israel, condemning its military for gross human rights violations against palestinians. before for the october 7th attack. >> as fox's rebecca castro reports, this could put even more strain on an already tense relationship between the united states and its ally. >> as israel continues its offensive against hamas in gaza, the u.s. state department is taking aim at several israeli defense units. >> we found five israeli units responsible for individual incidents of gross violations of human rights, all of these were incidents, much, much before, october 7th and none, took place in gaza. >> by law, the u.s. is required to withhold assistance from any

foreign military facing these types of accusations unless they address the issues. but there's no indication any aid will be put on hold. >> it is not have bearing on the broader security relationship that we may have with a country, especially a country like israel, in which we have a long standing security relationship. >> the news comes as secretary anthony blinken is in saudi arabia discussing a potential cease fire in gaza with crown prince mohammed bin salman. we, the students, have the power. the longer the war goes on, the more it becomes an issue for president biden's reelection efforts. pro-palestine protesters are blasting the president for his continued support of israel and the white house is starting to take a stand against some of the protest rhetoric on college campuses. >> while americans have the right to peacefully protest, that's something that we believe here in this administration. he stands squarely, squarely against any any rhetoric, violent rhetoric. >> secretary blinken says he's hopeful hamas and israel will agree to a ceasefire soon, and

the release of more hostages on both sides in washington. rebecca kaster ktvu, fox two news the world central kitchen is preparing to resume operations in gaza, less than a month after seven of its workers were killed by an israeli airstrike. >> staff say they have about 8 million meals ready to enter gaza. the organization is also building a new field kitchen. it says the kitchen will be named after one of the workers killed in the strike. >> a harrowing scene in north carolina today. three law enforcement officers were shot and killed and five others wounded while trying to serve a warrant. it happened in a suburban neighborhood of charlotte. police say several officers on a task force tried to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a gun. as they approached, someone began firing. one neighbor says he heard a barrage of gunfire. >> we heard about over 100 gunshots. it sounded like world war three. it's a lot of emotions going on. you know, you could tell a lot of people scared a lot of people, you know, it's like i live in this

neighborhood for ten years. never saw this, never thought it could even happen. >> police said one person suspected in the shooting was found dead by a swat team. two other people inside the home are being questioned. >> the state of california's health department said supplies of an overdose reversal drug will soon be available almost everywhere it is needed here in the state. ktvu tom vacar live tonight in the newsroom with the details of a brand that you're soon going to know very well here, cal wr tom. >> well, the state of california is shaking big pharma to its very roots by, in effect, contracting to make its own heavily discounted brand of critical generic drugs under the state's own prescription label. cal rx california taxpayers will purchase naloxone, a proven life saving drug overdose treatment for 40% below market rate. caregivers such as the glide foundation say it's about time there's been too much price gouging from the pharmaceutical

corporations for too long. naloxone can revive overdose people on opioids such as fentanyl, oxycodone, opium and others incredible impact that this drug can have at saving people's lives. >> how easy it is to use, how important it is to make it widely available so we have it as a tool to save lives everywhere. where in our state, instead of $40 for a two pack of the spray, the state will pay $24. >> the state will distribute 100 to $150 million worth of the drugs to county governments, police agencies, local health agencies, community based groups, harm reduction organizations, schools, anywhere needed really, but also making it available to restaurants, to entertainment centers, to lyft drivers. >> we hope this will become as ubiquitous and as available as as other key aspects of first aid kits. >> san francisco's glide foundation has crews out each

and every day, as do many other groups, but they need a lot more help. >> programs have been doing their best to get as many doses of narcan into the hands of drug users, their loved ones, family members, and friends who use with them. >> most of the distribution is free in san francisco alone last year, 806 people died of drug overdoses, 80% due to fentanyl, with well under 2% of the state population. >> san francisco had 11% of the state's opioid deaths. >> will begin ordering this over the counter naloxone spray from amneal pharmaceuticals next month, which of course is very is just around the corner. >> now, at some point in the near future, cal rx, that brand that we have, will also buy insolent and misoprostol at a deep discount and make it available tom vacar ktvu fox two

news. >> tom. thank you firefighters in fremont have spent most of the day at the scene of a fire at a storage facility. it started just before 6:00 this morning at extra space storage on fremont boulevard. more than 50 storage units were on fire in that two story building. firefighters did keep the flames, though, from spreading to neighboring structures nearby. stratford school was closed today due to the smoke and ash. no injuries have been reported and the cause of that fire is not yet known. keeping the mayor of san jose safe still ahead tonight. the new concerns being raised after a scuffle with mayor mehan, security detail being caught on camera. >> also ahead tonight, a scare at a local high school today with the district says a student brought to campus that triggered a lockdown and a bay area beekeeper mystified after losing 10,000 bees to theft. >> how it happened in the concern those bees may not survive much longer and we are tracking the weather. >> it's a nice one boys. spring weather all around the bay area st couple

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with the beekeeper who lost thousands of bees. henry >> well, mike and julie, those bees were in a special high with limited food. so this beekeeper tells me those insects may not survive for much longer. >> and i heard somebody say, hey, free bees! and then a moment later i heard a car door shut. >> beekeeper sue donahue says that's when thieves stole a colony of 10,000 honeybees and a queen bee. she had put in an observation hive like this one outside her north oakland home at about 1030 saturday morning. this after she gave away a couple of other colonies and

queen bees, disrupting the hives. >> those bees are a little pod. >> this is donahue's apiary in her backyard on manila avenue. she's a chef by trade, but got into beekeeping about seven years ago. once a month, donahue sets up tables for the observation hive, a tasting table and jars of honey to sell to neighbors and to teach kids about bees. >> and instead of showing them how how bees behave in a hive, we were explaining to them, about theft. >> these insects were not freebies, so to speak. >> it looked like someone was setting up for something. whether it's a garage sale, street sidewalk sale, there wasn't a free sign on it. >> she doesn't think these thieves know anything about beekeeping, so these bees might end up dying if they're not properly maintained, she says the thieves could potentially get stung if they open up the structure. she's frustrated that even bees aren't safe in oakland . >> i just kind of think there's a loose permission structure

here and no consequences for any activity. >> this fake owl in place to scare off birds. donahue never imagined she needed to scare off thieves. she says she can rule out a certain group of suspects. >> another beekeeper would never do this. >> in other words, they behave. neighbor al flor has had beehives in his yard. >> the fact that someone would take it is it's. it's just unfortunate. i wonder what's going through people's minds when they do something like that. >> the bees in donahue's yard have access to food and water. the bees in that observation hive less so. >> it'd be nice if they brought them back, those bees don't have enough resources inside that observation hive to survive much longer. >> so there's no real black market for beehives, no suspects in mind, and no sting operation is in the works, guys. >> so no real market for them. so we don't really know why they would want the bees, right? >> other than maybe mistaking this hive outside for free stuff

. but you know what? they got to be careful not to get stung. and who knows what they're going to do right now. subaru. >> unusual? yeah. very unusual. all right. henry. >> thank you. thanks, henry. well, a man remains in custody tonight on charges he attacked the piedmont police chief. the incident unfolded friday afternoon at the ace hardware store on grand avenue. police say 42 year-old willie gomer randomly struck a customer inside the store. officers responded, and while trying to subdue him, used a taser on gomer. they say the suspect then ran to a nearby home and attacked the police chief, jeremy bowers, who had joined other officers outside that home. the chief suffered minor injuries. he says the entire incident could have been avoided. >> why this person was even out. he was on parole for a kidnaping, robbery and numerous other charges, and so clearly he was not in a state where he should be out and about in the public, given his, his, his level of criminal violent activity. >> police say the customer who

was attacked inside that hardware store was rushed to the hospital and is expected to recover. >> the san francisco police department is touting the results of its latest crackdown in the tenderloin neighborhood. police say a one day operation resulted in 60 arrests, two illegal guns seized and 260g of narcotics taken off the streets. this operation, which happened on wednesday, is part of a year long effort by police to dismantle the drug trade in the tenderloin and south of market neighborhoods, authorities say. since last may, they've made more than 3000 arrests for drug activity. >> researchers say the kinds of storms that have left california with an abundance of snow this year will become more rare as climate change accelerates, a new study says. our miracle march was one of the snowiest in recent history, but researchers say as the climate warms, they expect to see the amount of snow, even from big storms, to decline more than 50% by the end of the century. one climate scientist at ucla, unaffiliated with the study, said he would not be surprised if this past

winter was the coldest and snowiest that he'll see during the rest of his life. >> all right, checking in on the weather. we've got the long range model. i want to show you what's going on. you can see to the north, the reds or the greens and the blues that represents weak weather system. and then another one will go through right there. and then another one goes through right there. and then they tweak to the north. that's where the winds coming from are those weak drive by systems. and then this guy just in time for the weekend, kind of a saturday morning thing. keep an eye on that. that looks like it's going to be wet for certainly for saturday night into sunday. at this hour, sunday looks like it could be our saturday. could be wet during the day as well. so we'll keep an eye on it. but just the wind that we're seeing out there now is continuing to keep going, because those systems keep creeping up over the top of the high. let's keep going by. and as they go by they create a pressure gradient. so that repetitive pattern continues through thursday and into friday. and then saturday. that's when the low pressure

gets close enough to us that it could drop rain. it will decrease the wind certainly, because the pressure gradient will die down because it's a low right over us. but the big takeaway would be a wet saturday afternoon in sunday. we'll see how that plans out. but right now we've got live camera outside. pretty nice day. i mean, the last couple of days have been all time kind of classic spring days, the hay fever, the pollen is really nasty this week because of this northern northwesterly winds that we're going to see. it's going to stir up the pollen and we're going to continue to get winds. well here we go tomorrow afternoon. the reds just represent the contours representing the stronger winds. but it's kind of a north northwest wind. so a lot of the air is coming off the continent. it's kind of warm, but it's also laden with pollens, tree pollens and grass pollens and weed pollen. so it's going to be a rough week for paul and sufferers. this lasts all week. and then big changes on the weekend. we'll look at that next time i see you. all right bill, thank you. >> the port of oakland is receiving a $4 million grant. a federal grant for its zero

emissions initiatives. the grant was announced by the federal highway administration. and officials say the grant money will be used to advance the introduction of zero emission equipment at the port to help improve air quality in its neighboring communities. the port plans to buy five heavy duty electric trucks and electric street sweeper and electric pickup truck and electric vehicle chargers. >> after a brief reprieve, the criminal trial of donald trump continues this week. what we expect to learn about his business dealings from the former president's one time attorney. >> and coming up tonight at six, a san francisco muralist says his pro-palestine artwork has repeatedly been vandalized. we take a look at how the crisis the

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of care plans must cover gender affirming surgery. this decision was issued by the fourth circuit court of appeal in richmond, virginia. the case was brought forward after west virginia and north carolina refused to cover certain health care for transgender people with government sponsored insurance. the judges called the state's policies discriminatory, and the case is likely headed to the us supreme court. >> the new york criminal trial of former president donald trump is now heading into its third week. fox news connor hansen has more now from new york on what we can expect to see after spending most of the trial's second week on the testimony of former national enquirer publisher david pecker, the jury heard from two more witnesses former president trump's

ex-assistant took the stand, as well as a banker for trump's former lawyer, michael cohen. >> prosecutors have spent time laying out how the tabloid would kill negative stories and buy people's silence to help trump's 2016 campaign. >> it's all political theater, and it's all intended to not only change the public's view and to, you know, dirty president trump up, but it's also, i think, completely trying to keep him off the campaign trail when the historic trial resumes this week, the jury could hear from hope hicks, trump's former communications director. >> there's no case here. there's no case whatsoever. it's a disgrace. >> despite the trial, two recent polls have trump taking a lead ahead of the presidential election. over the weekend, president biden used his speech at the white house correspondents dinner to take a jab at his opponent. both have now suggested their open to a debate. of course, the 2024

elections in full swing and yes, age is an issue. >> i'm a grown man running against a six year old. >> former president. trump was in florida over the weekend, reportedly meeting with governor ron desantis. he plans to use his day off from court wednesday to campaign in michigan and wisconsin, while biden plans an event in delaware. in new york, connor hansen ktvu fox two news growing concerns that downtown san jose is not safe. >> how an encounter with mayor matt mehan security detail has now led to a war of words between the city's police union and the naacp. >> also, an emotional vigil for the east bay family of four killed in a fiery crash. how neighbors are remembering the victims as we learn more about what led to their deaths and dozens of severe storms cut a path through the midwest, rescue crews now sifting t ough the

mayor security detail. today, the san jose police union is calling on department brass to double the size of that detail. >> this, as the union president spars with the local naacp and naacp president over perceptions of what happened and why. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live tonight at san jose city hall with the story jesse. >> mike. julie, good evening to

you. the president of the san jose police officers association says given the increasing level of threats faced by san jose's mayor and mayors of other large cities, the job of providing security is at least a two person job in downtown, obviously doesn't seem like it's very safe or even the mayor. >> that assessment from the police officers association president after san jose mayor matt mehan had his sidewalk interview last week, interrupted outside this restaurant on south first and san fernando streets, steve slack says given the increasing threats posed to high profile public figures, including the mayors of los angeles and new york providing security is a two person job. >> i believe having another second set of eyes, second set of hands there, maybe they could have done some different tactics. maybe you could have had one officer have the mayor and his staff go into another building locked, secure it before this individual could approach while the one was dealing with him outside. also

monday, the poa pushing back against the san jose silicon valley naacp. >> this after its president, jethro moore, the second last week questioned why an unarmed man who says he was going to work was stopped in the first place. >> i see a black man walking down the street on his cell phone. he said something that the black the brother did not take as, coming from somebody of authority or as a police officer. >> unfortunately, reverend moore has he entered into this with a race element and had nothing to do with race. i don't know why, he continues to push that agenda of trying to divide the community over something with race. >> in a letter, the poa says the man who was stopped was a fugitive wanted in georgia while the two sides exchanged verbal volleys. the mayor's office is mum on the issue of increasing the security detail, saying it's a police matter and the police department isn't commenting. minutes ago, the police department sent me an email saying they are reassessing the issue of the mayor's security

detail, and the police union says they met today with the city manager and assistant city manager on the issue of the mayor's security detail. live at san jose city hall. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> jesse, thank you. >> new at five tonight. two vallejo schools went on lockdown this afternoon after officials say a student brought a gun to campus. the district says a student at bethel high school was in possession of a gun, and staff members were able to confiscate that gun and the student left campus. no one was hurt, and police are now searching for that student. bethel high and neighboring wardlaw elementary were placed on lockdown as a precaution and students were dismissed at their normal times. police in santa rosa arrested a man accused of threatening restaurant workers with a sword. police say 29 year old shane holbert walked into a restaurant on fourth street yesterday afternoon and pulled out the sword, confronting one of the employees. police say the suspect then grabbed an alcoholic beverage from a cooler

and took off. holbert now faces felony robbery charges. fortunately, no one was hurt. >> the alameda county coroner's office has identified three of the four family members killed in a fiery crash last week in pleasanton, authorities say 41 year old terrence george and his two sons, 13 year old rowan and nine year old aaron, died on foothill road five days ago when their vehicle veered off the roadway, hitting a tree and bursting into flames. friends and police have identified the fourth victim as the boys mother, renee george, but the coroner's office is still working to make that an official confirmation. yesterday, hundreds of people gathered at valle vista park in pleasanton to remember the family. >> you know, it's a really difficult time right now for the community, and i know that my students are really having a hard time. and, you know, i'm just i'm just heartbroken for the family. >> pleasanton police are still investigating the crash, but they are now saying speed may have been a factor. san francisco police are asking for help to identify a vehicle

involved in a deadly hit and run. police released images of the vehicle, they say on february 25th, it struck a 76 year old man in the area of alemany boulevard and 280 right near saint mary's park, a man died later at the hospital. the car is described as a dark colored toyota camry, and should be missing a toyota emblem from the hood. anyone with information about this case is asked to contact san francisco police. >> san francisco city attorney david hsu announced announced today that four major retailers have agreed to stop selling or significantly restrict the sales of illegal license plate covers, such as covers or such. covers are often used to evade law enforcement. this comes after the city attorney's office sent a cease and desist letters to amazon, ebay, etsy and walmart to stop the sale of these products in california. illegal license plate covers come in many forms. some are electric and just with a push of a button, a curtain like mechanism

will come down and cover up the plate. napa county says it has seen an 18% decrease in homelessness in the most recent annual census. the point in time count also found that the number of people sleeping in emergency shelters increased by 34% from january 20th 23 to 2024 compared to the previous year. county officials credit the addition of more than 100 new shelter beds in the past year, and they say more than 134 formerly chronically homeless individuals have now moved into permanent housing. >> the salvation army is now preparing to renovate and expand its san jose campus to help provide more housing to those in need. 74 temporary housing units will be available to house the existing residents of the salvation army's immanuel house, which will be redeveloped and remodeled. the project will take ten years to complete, as the entire campus is set to be remodeled. it will also include another new housing complex on the campus to help address the housing crisis in santa clara county.

>> i think it's really beautiful that we'll see all the different pieces coming together. the long term vision has that interim housing, overnight shelter as well as permanent housing as part of the vision. so we're seeing all these pieces come together and allowing someone to come directly in from an encampment to be stabilized and connected to services. and then on the pathway to something more permanent. >> santa clara county is providing $4 million to help pay for the project. the san jose city council is scheduled to vote on the proposal in june to commit $1 million for the project, but rite aid has confirmed three of its bay area stores will close, a spokesperson tells ktvu. >> the san jose location, near story road and white road, will be closing on may 19th. that storefront in union city's union square marketplace will close may 21st, and the last day for the rite aid in the novato fair mall on diablo avenue will be june 16th. the pharmacies in each location will be closing several weeks early. rite aid says the closures are fueled by

underperforming stores. the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy last year over decreasing sales and lawsuits related to opioids, the country's largest wireless carriers have been fined nearly $200 million for allegedly sharing users location data. >> the fcc claims the carriers illegally sold real time location information to data aggregators, which allowed highly sensitive information to get into the hands of bail bond companies, bounty hunters and people. the fcc is describing as, quote, other shady actors. end quote t-mobile has been ordered to pay $80 million. at&t was fined 57 million, and verizon faces a $47 million fine. these companies have vowed to challenge those fines in court. >> southwest is considering changing its well-known boarding and seeding procedure to boost revenue. southwest currently has open seating, but travelers can pay extra to get on the plane first. now, the airline is considering allowing people to pay for a specific seat selection. southwest also considering increasing fees to

get an earlier boarding number, but says its two bags fly free policy is not changing. >> still to come pushing for peace in haiti why authorities say the new steps taken after months of gang violence could finally show progress, also had a new milestone in big sur. >> when tourists can finally enter the stretch of highway one washed away by heavy rains and tesla rebounding after a very bad week last week. >> how ceo

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over the weekend, bringing his company one step closer to rolling out its self-driving technology in china. china is the biggest buyer of electric vehicles in the world. after meeting with the chinese government official musk claim tesla cars have now passed that country's strict data security requirements. tesla shares rose more than 15% after that announcement, the company's biggest one day jump in four years. shares are still down, though 22% since january. governor gavin newsom will be traveling to the vatican next month to take part in the vatican climate summit. newsom's office says he will talk about the impact of fire, flood and drought on california at the summit of mayors and governors, hosted by pope francis. newsom says he appreciates the pope's leadership on the climate crisis. governor jerry brown also attended the vatican

climate summit when he was in office back in 2017. >> a newly installed transitional council in haiti is trying to establish peace across the country. the council was put into place last week after haiti's prime minister officially resigned. it came after months of gang violence in the capital city of port au prince. police say they are still overwhelmed. according to the un, about 90,000 people have left the city since the start of the year. the new leaders are now facing pressure to quickly secure food, jobs and security for those who stayed behind. >> it is insecurity that brought us to where we are today. a country without security is a country where we cannot do anything. >> the council plans to vote tomorrow on haiti's next president. the group is expected to serve until a new president is officially sworn in. >> grieving and finding a way to move forward. the community is now surveying the damage after a deadly tornado outbreak pounded the midwest. >> also taking action now as another fire season approaches. how federal agencies say drones

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where four people were killed, including an infant. many businesses have been reduced to mangled piles of debris. >> you just can't believe it. just hit down perfectly. just kind of destroyed this little town. it was unbelievable. >> i know that everything i've ever worked for and put together my father, my wife, my wife, my mom is being torn apart. and there's nothing i can do. >> the national weather service confirms the damage from the outbreak matches that of at least an ef three tornado. oklahoma's governor issued a state of emergency in 12 counties. tornadoes also touched down in parts of nebraska and iowa over the weekend. >> tomorrow marks one month since heavy rain washed out a piece of land along highway one in big sur. caltrans says enough progress, though, has been made that tourists, not just locals, can now drive in and out of that area. the convoys are running twice daily through the rocky creek, split out, slip out from 7 to 8 in the morning and then again from five until six in the

evenin theorning convoys go in both directions, but there are some restrictions on the 5 p.m. convoy for anyone headed south, it's only going to be residents, any workers and those with reservations. >> and the reason for that is once they go through, they will not be able to leave until 7 a.m. the next day. so if people don't have reservations, then they're not going to have a place to sleep. >> caltrans says it hopes opening the convoys to tourists will help some businesses affected by the drop in traffic. the agency estimates this convoy system will continue until at least memorial day weekend. >> fire departments have been using drones to train firefighters for years now. several agencies, including nasa and the faa, are discussing what it would take to bring the new tech from the training grounds to the front lines. ktvu ali rasmus has more now from today's meeting of the minds in morgan hill, we've been flying drones since 2014. >> harold chappell is the retired fire chief from menlo park. he says his department has used drones for years for things like firefighter training, but

he believes the next step is to have drones help put out the actual fires. the technology is there, but the regulations aren't. >> we need to carve out a space in the sky for emergency services. >> how to create new rules for future firefighting drones was the focus of a conference today at comodo systems, a company in morgan hill that makes firefighting suppression materials the conference brought in representatives from nasa, the faa and other government agencies from the county and state level, and even other countries. >> it takes time to create new rules, alex orozco with aerosystems west, shared this video his company made, showing how his company's firefighting drone has a tank at the bottom that can spray fire retardant and could be used for remote wildfires in some cases it's very dangerous sending a manned aircraft into those areas. with a drone system, we can get it into that area, safely. >> these drones can fly in all kinds of weather. they can fly in smoke, they can fly at night. most manned aviation can't do that. >> alameda county leaders attended the conference too eager for answers on

availability. >> i'd like to know when we can get this up in the air, when we can test this, when we can find out the limits of this capability. >> that is one of the big remaining questions. when a firefighting drone like this could become commercially available, we don't know. industry experts here say there is still testing that needs to be done and regulations that need to change to allow it. i just was at a meeting at nasa ames with all the different federal entities, and i can tell you they're all trying to figure out ways that they can better work together. right now, the faa requires the pilots of all drones to be able to see their aircraft while they operate it. it's a rule that would have to change or be adapted. if you wanted to send a drone to a remote area to fight a wildfire, for example, in morgan hill, ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news taking a look at the weather around here, it's been pretty nice last couple of days. >> continues this way for a few more days and then it changes on probably on friday. saturday you'll notice it with clouds and cooler and maybe some showers.

here's the plan. the systems kind of this is a long range model right. so you set systems spinning to the north. there's one goes over the top. there's two goes over the top. and here comes three. this one on friday drops down the coast. it drops. so it's disconnecting from the jet stream. it's going to be a cut off low which are really this time of year can do just about anything. so right now your weekend right now is they got it going at 7 a.m. north bay. and then kind of lines it up in the afternoon for the rest of the bay area. and then into sunday as well. that doesn't mean that's exactly the timing we're going to see, but it just gives you an idea of what we're looking at. so you're going to hear all sorts of iterations of the forecast this week in when it involves the weekend, the rest of the time, the rest of this week is going to be high pressure. it's going to be nice, big, strong, high pressure, very warm or not very warm, very pleasant and strong north winds. that's where the fog went. the wind north winds are blowing the fog offshore and little haze out there now. but those north winds are also carrying and advecting

pollens right down the central valley. so the central valley is going to have a nasty pollen week ahead. and we're going to have a kind of a if you're a hay fever sufferer, you're going to notice this week a lot because of the wind drier coming off the continent, not moist. so the tree pollens, grass pollens will be noticeable. there's the wind tomorrow afternoon does it again on tuesday afternoon. you see the contours and how red it is. and then the winds again on thursday or wednesday afternoon. so tuesday, wednesday and into thursday we're going to continue to see the winds and then things die down a little bit. things have died down across the central part of the country where it was. we talked about it earlier, 120 plus tornadoes dropping down. i saw even larger numbers than that. i don't know how many were confirmed, but nasa, this is the time of year where they have severe weather, right? this is when the stuff gets really bad in the plains. so forecast overnight lows there. not bad. mild no fog to speak of and then forecast winds or current wind speeds. pardon me 21 miles an hour 33 miles an

hour 43 miles an hour at sfo. so the winds right 30 miles an hour at hayward, 30 miles an hour at half moon bay. temperatures tomorrow. a lot like today. maybe. maybe a touch warmer. about the same. no big changes. changes come as we go into friday, saturday and into sunday with those chances of showers. i think right now sunday is a pretty good bet, especially saturday night into sunday to be kind of damp, wet, not what you want to see for a big weekend in spring. >> federal officials expand bird flu testing, but say the commercial milk supply is safe. i'm jonathan serrie in atlanta. i'll have details coming up. >> and coming up tonight at six, details on the supreme court's rejection today of a case brought by elon musk stemming from a key social media post he made on ex. also ahead at six, the east bay city where real estate is now nearly as

tendered his resignation today. it comes days before scottish lawmakers were expected to cast a no confidence vote in him and his governing party. it's been the dominant party in scottish politics for almost two decades,

but has been weakened by a campaign finance scandal and divisions over transgender rights. french actor gerard depardieu is being questioned by police over sexual assault allegations made by two women. the 75 year old has also been accused by more than a dozen other women of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting them. depardieu has long been viewed as a national icon in france and has enjoyed international fame with several roles in hollywood. >> traces of the bird flu have been found in small samples of cow's milk, and now the federal government wants to make sure ground beef is not at risk. fox's jonathan serrie reports on the new response and why health experts say the risk to the public remains low. >> after reports of recent bird flu outbreaks among cattle herds, federal officials are ramping up testing to curb the spread. starting today, the u.s. department of agriculture will require dairy cows be tested for the virus before moving across state lines. it comes after the fda found remnants of the virus

in commercial milk samples still , federal officials say the risk to the public remains low because pasteurized milk has been heated to kill bacteria and viruses. >> i would not recommend anyone consume raw unpan motorized milk. >> bird flu had been circulating among wild birds and domestic farm chickens when federal officials first detected the virus in dairy cows last month. since then, it has spread to herds in at least nine states. and earlier this month, texas authorities reported a farm worker tested positive after being exposed to an infected animal. >> this bird flu strain has been around for at least ten years in some parts of the world. it hasn't yet picked up that capacity to spread readily from person to person, but recently it's gotten into more mammals. >> the cdc has asked state health officials for plans to

test and treat farm workers, potentially impacted by the virus. the cdc says. bird flu symptoms can include muscle aches, fever and stomach pains in atlanta and surrey. fox news this is ktvu fox two news at six tonight, a san francisco artist frustrated and angry after his pro-palestinian mural is vandalized yet again. >> she destroyed it, you know, without any hesitation in broad daylight. >> the artist, now looking for some answers after his work is damaged for a sixth time. good evening everyone. >> i'm mike mibach and i'm julie julie haener. each time that artist says he cleans it up and repaints, it, ktvu is crystal bailey joins us now. she's live from san francisco's noe valley neighborhood, where it keeps happening. crystal well, the muralist tells us here that his work has been vandalized so many times, security cameras have had to be installed. >> and the just the latest incident is just a reminder about how the war across the

globe is impacting tensions here at home. muralist and cultural activist chris gazzaley says he painted his pro-palestinian mural on his friend's building in noe valley about five months ago. >> it was painted to raise awareness about what's happening. i put up the names of the companies that are profiteering from this, from the war on gaza, he says. >> the mural stands as a reminder of the families who have been killed in gaza. on monday, after the sixth time it's been vandalized. he's covering a swear word with a sticker and sharing his disappointment. >> yeah, it hurts like to see it get vandalized, but it's nothing compared to the pain that my people are going through in gaza. >> it's happened so many times. security cameras were installed this time they caught the person in the act. this video showing what appears to be a woman writing over the mural. it's really in san francisco's the worst. >> it's disgusting. >> the scribble says, bring back our hostages. >> i was just sitting on my break and i saw a woman