mean for colleges to agree to those students demands. >> plus, some of the bay area's most recognized companies coming together to beautify san francisco. we're live with the volunteers behind the labor of love from ktvu. >> fox two news this is the four, and we have seen encampments taking over university campuses with growing anger over the war in gaza. >> and there are continued calls for colleges to sell off their investments in companies that have financial ties to israel and in some cases, university city leaders appear at least open to the idea of discussing divestment. welcome, everyone, to the four this afternoon. >> i'm alex savage and i'm cristina rendon, student protesters at uc berkeley tell ktvu that they have met with uc staff to discuss their call for divestment connected to the war in gaza. ktvu jana katsuyama joining us live from campus now. and, jana, what are you learning ? >> well, first of all, let me step out away so that you can

see the tents that are here that remain all lined up along sproul plaza. protesters are telling me that they have a committee that has met with campus staff. the students tell me that one of their big demands is that uc review its investments and cut ties with any weapons manufacturers and related military supply industries that are involved with the israeli attacks on gaza. >> we've met with all, all sorts of people, chancellor christ, the staff. i'm not sure about the positions of each of these people, but like it's in progress. >> student protesters have been camped out here at sproul plaza, and organizers say earlier today they had a small victory saying they were successful in getting the undergraduate student body to vote for divestment of their student funds from entities involved in israel, though they did not say how much funding that is. i did speak with an expert today in higher education funding, and he says this is not the first time student activists have called for divestment. in

the 1980s, there was a similar focus on south africa, but university funding has changed over the decades, making divestment more complicated. >> what students are, by and large calling for is divestment from weapons manufacturers, divestment from israeli businesses, and divestment from institutions, institutions or companies that do business with israeli businesses. and so when that happens, what effectively endowment managers have to do is figure out what of the various different pieces of their very complicated endowment meet those criteria. >> and back here live, we did talk to one of the organizers who said that they are trying to take a very nuanced approach. this is an academic setting, he says. and they are trying to really do their research and have deep discussions with the uc officials. there is it is important to note, a variety of different demands from campus to campus. not all are the same. i

did speak with one of the students who said that at 530 today, they are planning to go and introduce a similar bill to the graduate student body and ask them to approve a bill to divest the student funds for the graduate students. so we will keep on top of that. but so far it has been very peaceful here. they are just saying that they want to try and get their message out. >> and jana obviously you talk about the fact that discussions are at least underway at uc berkeley. do the student protesters give you any idea about whether there are any more meetings in the works with uc officials? >> they said at this point, there isn't anything scheduled on the books, but they are really serious. they say in trying to have a really good conversation and dialog. and so that is the message that they have here that they want to just have a review of what the uc finances are. >> all right. jana katsuyama reporting live for us tonight. gianna thank you. president biden today broke his silence on

the unrest on college campuses, saying that exercising free speech is essential to protecting democracy. but he stressed that, quote, order must prevail. the president said that the american people have the right to have their voices heard, but that these acts of dissent must be conducted within the rule of law. >> we are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent. there's the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos. people have the right to get an education, the right to get a degree, the right to walk across the campus safely without fear of being attacked. >> the president said that the protests have not caused him to change course on his policies. on the war in gaza, and he also noted that he did not support the idea of deploying the national guard to campuses as pro-palestine protests have spread on college campuses nationwide, there have been tense confrontations with law enforcement, according to a tally done by the associated press. >> more than 2000 people have

been arrested across the country during these recent demonstrations. just this morning in southern california, 200 arrests were made at ucla as a large number of officers moved in to clear out a heavily fortified encampment. >> for more on how law enforcement officers have been responding to these protests, we are joined by retired police chief tommy tucson, who is now a professor of criminal justice at bakersfield college. thanks so much for joining us here. first off, i want to start with that ucla encampment that we're seeing last night's approach with hundreds of officers moving in. they had riot gear on working methodically to clear encampments. what did you think about that? >> you know, they may have waited a little too long because i understand there was and i don't understand this myself. but there was negotiations between student groups and the college administration. if they're disrupting classes, they're disrupting students from getting an education. that's an issue i firmly believe in first amendment right to be represented, right to free

speech, right to freedom of religion and expression. i absolutely believe in that. but when it starts to cross the line from protest into criminal activity, that's where, we must draw the line, and i think law enforcement did a very exceptional job at how they went in, basically soft handed. although a lot of people won't believe that from what they see. that was a very soft handed. >> yeah. so it sounds like you've been you've been comfortable with the level of force that you have that we've seen at ucla and at some of these other universities. what we're seeing from law enforcement, the tactics they're using to clear out encampments. you haven't seen anything that's crossed the line. >> no. if you know from standing your ground at a rally and you build a tent on a college campus, on somebody else's property, you understand that whatever may occur, you have initiated that, behavior that may follow be that as it may,

law enforcement is respected. well, they're trained very efficient in how they effectively enforce the law. and not use excessive force. >> we have seen a number of people get hurt specifically overnight tuesday into early wednesday, when pro-palestinian protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators. as you know, you were talking earlier about how you said it took them a while to move in, but do you think that there was a reason behind that slow response? >> well, i'm sure there was, but be that as it may, that that may have impacted that clash, and it was inevitable that pro-palestine individuals were going to have a confrontation with pro-israel, individuals. and so that was that was inevitable. that was going to happen. and but they did what they felt with the facts that they have, because i don't have all their facts of what caused them to move in when they did, but i'm glad that they did, because they probably saved a whole lot of lives and a whole

lot of injury by moving in when they did move in. >> generally speaking, how how do universities make the decision to call for help from an outside law enforcement agency? >> a lot of times there's already a policy written, a mutual aid policy and mutual aid is where one agency agrees to assist the other agencies. and i'm sure the uc regents have a mutual aid pact with the city of los angeles. the county of los angeles, and wherever up in northern california, alameda county. i'm sure sacramento. i'm sure that there is a pact, there and a policy for mutual aid. and when it gets to the point to where, control has been lost, the only thing that the university can do is, is request assistance. and that is usually been negotiated ahead of time. and it gets to the point where we're going to go ahead and quote unquote, press the button. yeah. >> tommy, here at uc berkeley in our backyard still a fairly large encampment. it's

continuing to grow. and university administrators are really taking a hands off approach, letting people be how do you see that situation working out and being resolved as a law enforcement, executive? >> i think that, i would probably handle it differently. but as a college administrator, it's usually the step back, the light handed. let's see if we can reason. but if we had reason to deal with, i don't think tents would be put up on college campuses across california and in california is unique in so many ways. we tend to be more permissive in many ways because we care about people and we don't want to hurt people. but i can tell you right now, there's been probably at least 5 to 6 criminal statutes that have been violated. and when you do an encampment and you remain on campus protesting, there usually is an area that is set up for protesting peaceful protesting at any college campus, campus, and especially university. so i believe that, law enforcement

probably looks at it different, but the uc regents, uc berkeley, their administrators making their decision based on the facts that they have, at their hand. yeah >> all right. well, we'll see how university officials and potentially law enforcement maybe resolve the situation at uc berkeley. we appreciate your perspective. former police chief tommy tucson, thank you for doing it. >> thank you. be safe. >> and i hope it's all hands on deck for downtown san francisco next year on the four. we are live with the volunteer effort to beautify the city by the bay and in weather. >> another beautiful day out there. lots of sunshine, temperatures in the 70s and the lower 80s. so here's our live camera looking out toward the crystal clear blue skies. one more warm day in the forecast before rainfall makes a comeback . and 'll have the pd e

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a water quality board are suing san francisco for the violations. that lawsuit accuses the city of discharging almost 2 billion gallons of sewage every year, saying it jumped up to 4 billion gallons during a six month stretch between 2022 and 2023. the lawsuit by the epa demands san francisco to stop the dumping and pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. the city says it plans to spend more than $1 billion on renovations. >> volunteers from san francisco's most recognized companies took to the streets today, helping to clean and beautify the downtown area. >> ktvu is christien kafton is joining us now live from the waterfront area with more on this effort. christian >> hey guys, we are in sue bierman park in san francisco. if you're familiar, it's one of the beautiful parks right next to the embarcadero and these companies, they say that they are committed to san francisco and making a difference. and they say that's why they're mobilizing their workforce to

help beautify the city. >> should have a number associated with their name, time . >> and you can see those volunteers gathering earlier today, volunteers from the gap, jp morgan chase, levi strauss visa and wells fargo all stepped outside of their office buildings and into the streets and parks of san francisco, ready to help clean up. and together, the companies announced the creation of the downtown volunteer coalition, each company bringing 50 volunteers to clean and beautify the area, and volunteers from those companies helped to clean parks and beautify them, and also public spaces. they were out there collecting trash, clearing pathways, and even a little bit of weeding for those weekend warriors out there in their gardens. organizers say that they hope these first companies start off the project and attract others to follow in their footsteps. >> that's exactly the hope. we have the first five companies, but we want this to grow. we want there to be tech companies, biotech, other financial institutions, other companies that call san francisco home. we want them to join in. we love

this city and we want to show that love. >> and visitors to the park say the cleanup and corporate partnership is a great idea. they loved it. the companies are set to meet several times a year to work on projects. today, they'll also be kicking off the first thursday project, activating the area and welcoming people to the east. cut. if you guys are familiar, that's one of the areas where people join together to watch world cup soccer and those kinds of activities. they're trying to activate that region and make sure that it's attractive for people to come down and visit guys. >> yeah, this really could make a big difference in the city. christian, i'm curious if all of these companies had any issue in getting enough volunteers to help out with all the work. >> yeah, they say they had no problem getting those volunteers. they say each company needed 50 volunteers. in some cases, they say they filled those 50 spots in a day, or maybe two. they say that they had no shortage of people who wanted to help out. and for those public service organization nonprofits, those groups that are actually out there working every day, like a

group called refuse, refuse, they say that having these volunteers come in and help on a day like today really helps out a lot, because obviously it augments their numbers. but then they say those people hopefully take that spirit of helping and the feeling that one person can make a difference with them, and they'll help to create a difference here in san francisco or in whatever community that they live in. >> sounds good. >> beautiful thing. christian captain reporting live for us in the city. christian. thank you. by the way, now's a good time to see the sea lions at san francisco's pier 39. skyfox flew ahead earlier today, according to officials, the sea lion count is the highest it's been in 15 years, with more than 900 sea lions spread out on the docks. right now, it's due to an abundant supply of anchovy in the bay, and officials say because of that steady food supply, the sea lions are extra active and playful right now. all right, so let's turn to our meteorologist mark tamayo with the check. our bay area weather, plenty of sunshine for people who want to go out and see those sea lions. just just for now, a little, little window of good weather. >> yeah. just for today and

tomorrow, christina. and then some changes. move in by the weekend. so, yeah, the sea lions enjoying all the sunshine today. another warm one out there. it has been a nice weather stretch. another round of 70s and a few spots right around 80 degrees gilroy today 80 degrees walnut creek, sonoma, healdsburg. all in the upper 70s san mateo 75 and castro valley 73 degrees. so this week we are going from a nice warm pattern today with temperatures in the 70s to right around 80 degrees to rainfall making a comeback on saturday, and just mainly in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. so a big time drop off in temperatures as we start off the weekend. here's a satellite to right now. the key change you'll see on the closer look of the satellite. we have a return of some patchy fog near portions of the coastline from half moon bay. here. as you can see, parts of the san mateo county coast, and we are expecting some more fog. first thing tomorrow morning near the coast and right around the bay. current numbers out there san jose 73, livermore 74. santa rosa 77. san francisco in the mid 60s. you can see that half moon bay observation only in the mid 50s, with some patchy fog

nearby and the current winds. there is a bit of a breeze out there. you can see concord gusting to over 20 miles an hour. some more reports for you with sfo gusting to 36 and san jose winds out of the northwest at about 21 miles an hour. here is our live camera this afternoon looking out from our south bay camera. so we still have clear skies. tomorrow morning we're going to have partly cloudy skies, some coastal fog, and maybe some fog right around the bay itself as well. temperatures mainly in the low to mid 50s. so here's the forecast model picking up on some patchy cloud cover and then into the afternoon hours. we should have mostly sunny skies, a bit of a breeze out there. temperatures in the upper 60s 70s, warmest locations still right around 80 degrees. but tomorrow will be the last day of this warm pattern because this is what's approaching our coastline by friday night into saturday. and this will definitely impact our saturday plans. with rainfall making a comeback. we'll talk more about this system. it's hard to believe it's may and we have a winter weather advisory to talk about in the sierra. a lot more

on that with your full update in a little bit. >> all right mark, see you then. next on the four former lawyer for stormy daniels taking the stand in the latest court pr ee ngs ag ns

in that now infamous $130,000 payment. fox's connor hansen has more now from new york. i'm not

allowed to testify because of an unconstitutional gag order. were appealing the gag order and let's see what happens. former president donald trump in court facing more arguments over whether he violated his gag order. prosecutors say he should be fined again for making comments about michael cohen and others. trump's lawyers say he needs to defend himself. judge juan merchan didn't rule, but already agreed to fine trump $9,000 for past social media comments. if i were trump, i'd be tempted to just give judge merchan a check for about $10,000 every monday and say, this is for this week's violations. attorney keith davidson was back on the stand. he represented both stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. prosecutors zeroed in on a deal he worked on with trump's ex attorney, michael cohen, a payment of $130,000 for daniels not to speak about an alleged

affair with trump. they also went through texts and emails showing cohen's anger over news articles surfacing about the arrangement. in a tv appearance, daniels made when trump's lawyers cross-examined davidson, they portrayed him as a shakedown artist who tried to manipulate celebrities. >> a threshold issue in this case is whether donald trump lied when his bookkeeper classified the payments to michael cohen to stormy daniels as a, quote, legal expense. >> lawyer keith davidson testified that he never dealt directly with trump, only with michael cohen. cohen is expected to take the stand later in the trial in new york. connor hansen, fox news. >> the recount for the district 16 congressional race finally over state assembly member evan lowe will advance to face sam liccardo in november. san mateo county finished that recount on wednesday, including its review of 16 challenged ballots. elections officials say lowe gained one vote in the end, and county supervisor joe simitian

received zero. the totals put lowe ahead by just five votes for second place. the election had originally resulted in a tie. >> wnba star brittney griner is speaking publicly about her nearly ten month long detention in a russian prison. >> and as fox's alex hogan shows us, the revelations come as tensions continue to deepen between washington and moscow. more than a year after being released from a russian prison, wnba star brittney griner is speaking out about her months long detention on drug related charges in a new sit down interview, the 33 year old reveals that she considered killing herself in the weeks after her arrest. >> elevator dropped from underneath my feet and i'm just like, man, my life is over right here. griner was sentenced to nine years in a labor camp, but was freed in december of 2022, in exchange for a convicted arms dealer. though some, including griner, thought that former marine paul whelan would be included in the deal if it was

left up to me in that trade, i would have went and got paul and brought him home. >> but any time that we can bring home an american, that is a win for americans. >> since then, tensions continue to build between the us and russia. on wednesday, the biden administration announced sanctions against hundreds of companies and individuals tied to russia's weapons development, as well as chinese targets accused of supporting moscow. officials say the actions will disrupt russias war on ukraine. >> we'll do everything we can to make it easier for them to not only, defend against these russian offensive moves, but to push back and to reclaim. >> but ahead of a russian offensive this spring, nato's chief warned that slow weapons deliveries could impact ukrainian troops on the battlefield. >> timely and sufficient decisions on air defense for ukraine are what we need right now to protect lives, despite its economic ties with russia, beijing claims it is not supplying moscow with weapons in

london. >> alex hogan, fox news. >> the federal reserve opting to leave the interest rate unchanged. we are live with the financial experts to talk about th ef ct

inflation in this country, which remains stubbornly high. at its latest meeting this week, the fed chose to keep interest rates unchanged. they do remain at a two decade high of roughly 5.3. the fed also said it doesn't

plan to cut interest rates until it has greater confidence that price increases are slowing substantially. policy makers have seen recent economic reports come in hotter than expected. now inflation has cooled from its peak of 7.1. it's now down to 2.7, but it is proving difficult to reach the fed's preferred 2% target. >> for more, let's bring in certified financial planner james mcbride from the mcbride group. james, thank you for being here. pleasure. first off, what do you think the fed saw in the latest economic reports that made them to make this decision to keep the interest rates right where they are? >> well, the mantra, you know, for the powell fed is data dependent. and they have the data. you know, the bureau of labor statistics looks at 400 different items that make up what's called the personal consumption expenditures index. but, you know, they look at the broader picture, they look at the consumer price index, which is a measure of retail inflation. they look at the producer price index, which is a measure of wholesale inflation. they look at the whole ball of

wax. and what's happening is it's sticky. it's the word people are using today, which is exactly right. but as you pointed out, alex, hey, the trend is your friend. yeah. you know, the inflation is half of what it was a year ago. sure. you know, a third of what it was, say, two years ago. >> and it feels like we are so close to that 2% target that the fed is aiming for here. but, but but just getting across that finish line is the sticky part. how how do we unstick it? i mean, how do we how do we get the rest of the way. >> well, but it's even harder than you think because the federal reserve has what's called a dual mandate. they are responsible for price stability, which we think of as controlling inflation. it's also avoiding deflation. but they're also charged with maintaining full employment in the economy. and they don't always work. you know, in sync. i can remember you and i talking a year ago when people were talking about we a recession is on its way and we were saying, no, you can't have a recession when you have unemployment so low. that proved to be true. so we have

unemployment at less than 4, which is pretty darn close to full, you know, full employment. right. and you have interest rates that are remarkably lower than they were a year ago. and two years ago. so the fed in my opinion, is meeting its dual mandate. but if you do have a lot of people working, people are making money, hey, they're going to spend that money. and two thirds of our gdp is consumer spending. so it's there's a lot of good news in that. there's a lot of good news. people are working making money. they're spending money. the economy is in pretty good shape. >> yeah. the fed chair wants to be more confident that these price increases are going to be slowing before they have any more rate cuts. i mean, what do you think the fed chair is going to be looking for before they make that decision to move forward? >> downward movement on all those statistics, retail inflation, wholesale inflation, those 400 items. and you know they move differently. and the problem for us in california is three of the biggest causes of inflation nationwide. but boy

they hit home here in california are housing costs right. sure. but the fed calls shelter motor motor vehicle insurance and energy. well we pay almost $6 a gallon. so that's that's kind of the micro picture right. and the macro picture is where are we in terms of unemployment wages, consumer spending. all good. some of the some of the macro stuff not so good. >> yeah. so as we try to read the tea leaves here and figure out where fed chair jerome powell's head is at here throughout the rest of this year there, you know, there had been a feeling that maybe we would see one, maybe two interest rate cuts at some point this year. it's seeming less and less likely. do you think there's any chance we see the fed cut interest rates this year. >> yeah that's a great question. at the end of last year people were saying there's going to be a rate cut in february. right. you know no doubt about it people were confident. and there is a possibility of six rate cuts going, you know, at the end of at the end going into the

next year. and and so the betting was people were saying exactly. you're exactly right. 2 to 6 rate cuts. i saw a poll yesterday that said there's a 5050 chance they'll be one rate cut, and that will be in december. so people maybe we'll squeeze one in before the end of the year if we're lucky. so that's why people are saying that these interest rates are going to be higher for longer right there. >> okay. i do want to ask this question. and it's about mortgages and mortgage rates. and i'm just curious, you know, a lot of people have big picture views on, you know, the future of the economy and whether or not you should buy versus renting. and i'm curious where you stand on that because right now it might be cheaper to rent than to rent than to buy a home. >> it very well may be, but what greatest economy in the world? home prices go up. we live in the best part of the best economy in the world. prices are going to go up. what i remind people of when they're looking at these huge mortgage payments and the prices are house, is that we bought a house 45 years ago, and i thought that the

price was outrageous because don't even tell us what you paid 78,400 told you not to tell us. oh my goodness, the house is worth $1 million today, right? right, right. wow. so there you go. so you got to stick with the stick. >> stick with the game plan if you're able to, you know, to buy thank your lucky stars. >> you're in the united states and if you're in the united states, thank your lucky stars. you're in california. wow >> yeah. good place to be. all right. appreciate your perspective. james mcbride from the mcbride group. good to have you on. >> thank you so much. all right. >> take care. >> stocks advanced today after the fed left interest rates unchanged. the dow soared 322 points. the nasdaq was up 235 points or 1.5. and the s&p or excuse me s&p 500 gained 45 or 9 tenths of a percentage point. the monthly employment report for april will be released tomorrow. economists are predicting companies adding 232,000 workers for the month, and the unemployment rate dropped slightly at 3.3. new numbers on the cost of housing

show how much more is paid monthly for a mortgage in the bay area compared to paying rent. a new report from bankrate says bay area residents are better off renting than buying a house. right now, the average monthly rent in the san francisco oakland berkeley metro area is about $3,000, whereas the average mortgage payment on a new home is $8,500 a month. not surprising. san jose sunnyvale, santa clara number two on the list. the average monthly rent there is 3200 versus a mortgage payment of 8500. >> all right. now to a big hurdle facing small businesses across this country. stubborn inflation that we just talked about is exacerbating staffing problems as business owners are bracing for a prolonged period of higher costs. fox's kelly o'grady has more. >> we're here at the small business expo in new york, and we're talking to small businesses a lot about the challenges that we're facing. a lot of things that we're hearing are about soaring costs, rising wages, and then in an interest

rate environment that's higher for longer, it's getting really difficult to access capital, maybe to expand or in some cases just to pay rent. and a lot of the folks that were speaking to emphasize that there's support that just isn't there for small businesses, there doesn't seem to be the support for small businesses financially like there has been in the past since covid. >> you know, we wiped out all the small businesses with all these stupid rules and things, but now they're starting to come back and we've got to build the infrastructure to help them. >> small businesses are the backbone of this economy. without them, we're nothing and backbone is an understatement. >> i just want to give you some numbers. 33.3 million small businesses account for virtually all of the businesses in the united states and small businesses. they're truly the engine of the us economy. it drives 43.5% of gdp. now, even with all the challenges i mentioned, the mood here. it is energetic. you can see there's lots of people here. we're expecting record attendance, over 14,000 people. but this is

really about passion. that's palpable. i'll tell you small business owners, they make less than $10,000 more than the average national salary. so it is not about money. it is about doing what you love in new york. i'm kelly o'grady for fox business. >> all right. the bay bridge lights set to make a triumphant return. we're excited about this. up next, we're live with the chief visionary behind this project to talk about when the bridge will be sparkling once again. >> anna merryweather. another beautiful day out there. sunshine. some warm temperatures . one more warm day for your friday and then some big time changes. by the weekend we are talking about s ome rainfa .

organization behind the beloved art installation, said today. it has secured the funding to turn the dazzling light display back on. they are set to sparkle once again, starting early next year. and these lights you'll remember what dark more than a year ago because of maintenance issues. since then, the nonprofit behind bay lights has raised more than $10 million in funding to revive this installation. >> all right. we're excited about this. a lot of people ready to see the lights shining once again on the bay bridge here. for more, we're joined by ben davis, the founder of the group illuminate, the nonprofit behind the bay bridge lights.

ben, good to see you. thank you. and congratulations on reaching the funding goal here. i mean, a lot of people were really disappointed when the lights went dark last year after after they'd been on for about a decade or so. what did it take to get this project off the ground once again? >> you know, it took what it takes to make great things, which is a huge waves of generosity across the board. many many people, not just philanthropically, but leaning into the challenge of bringing them back in a much more rigorous way that will endure the harsh environment of the bridge, the bureaucrats helping us figure out how to make all the permits work, it's just really a beautiful, active community. and of course, you have the artist leo villareal back in the mix again, is just super exciting for our region. >> that is, we're going to talk about him in just a little bit, but i have to say $10 million. my gosh, no city funding, no corporate sponsors who donated to make this a reality. >> you know, there there were actually counting the crowdfunding campaign that's in operation now. there's more than 1200 people who've participated in the giving. some people as

little as $1, some people as much as $1 million, and the crowdfunding campaign continues. if people want to help the project, there's another half $1 million to go. it's not going to stop the project. we're going to keep going no matter what. but they can go to the bay lights 360. org and be connected to the project. >> all right. you mentioned the artist leo villareal, who is involved here in bay bridge lights 2.0 here. and i want to talk to you a little bit about how things are going to look different. i was reading your going to have twice as many led lights on the western span of the bay bridge. how do things change here once the lights turn on early next year? >> well, it's super exciting. first of all, you know, leo is in charge of the esthetic and, while we're all very happy with the bay lights, i'm sure he'll take a good look at what's there. it won't look substantially different, but it may look a little bit more mature and beautiful. but what's really exciting is we're we're doubling the number of leds. we're actually going to still be on the western span on the northern edge of the bay bridge. but we're going to wrap around the cables with a light node on

each side. so you'll still have the same view into san francisco and the north bay. but the idea here is, as a matter of esthetic equity, we invite all the other communities around the bay area to join in. you know, that's from the bay view and alameda and oakland and richmond and the new emerging neighborhoods of treasure island and yerba buena island, and, you know, we're going to be working closely and carefully with the traffic engineers and chp to make sure this is safe. but we believe that we can share this experience with drivers on the bridge so that as you're entering san francisco, you can go through a magical portal of public art as the city opens up before you. >> sounds really cool. a lot of people getting to see it from all different angles, but is there any concern about people being distracted or just looking up at the lights on the bridge as they're driving? >> of course. but people, you know, people now have salesforce tower to look at. we have our phones in our pockets. we have 17 inch monitors in our teslas where you got the sphere in vegas. there's lots of things to potentially distract us. the bay bridge has no turns. this is white, only monochromatic, low wattage lights. we think it can be done safely, and if not, we won't turn them on on the

inside. but we're willing to take that risk, you know, illuminate. we take bold, creative and cultural risks. we just don't take risks with public safety. sure, absolutely. >> obviously, you will confer with the authorities on whether there are concerns for drivers. so we know the display had to be shut down because it was really just the elements in san francisco kind of took a toll on those lights. the fog, the rain and the wind especially. will these new led lights be more resistant to the elements? how long do you expect they will last? >> we're working with a group called musco lighting, an american based firm. you know, before we were using kind of international conglomerate, off the shelf product that wasn't very well supported and really wasn't designed to do this. with musco. it's custom engineered from the ground up. this is the same group that did the lighting of the eastern span on the bay bridge. that's been shining beautifully and flawlessly for the past decade. and i got a chance to visit them in oskaloosa, iowa. and they are just a top notch team. and i. and there's a guarantee that these will shine beautifully, minimally for the next decade and very likely well beyond that. >> okay. so then as we approach next year and getting closer to

the lights being turned back on, what should drivers know? i'm assuming is there going to be any disruptions or maybe closing off a lane or two as you guys work to put on those lights? or no disruptions at all? >> you know, they'll i mean, they'll be very modest disruptions. those disruptions are time when the traffic is very light. so we'll really be on the bridge between, you know, 10 or 11:00, pm and off the bridge before 5 a.m. so we're not going to disrupt traffic or have anyone be backed up, we'll do this in a classic, responsible way, working carefully with all the agencies and everyone involved, and the job is not to distract anybody or make their commute tougher, it's to bring joy and beauty to san francisco. and that's what. that's what's in in the works. you'll probably see us begin to install in the fall, the artist may begin to test, you know, in front of the whole city and during the winter months. and we're looking forward to coming back, you know, don't make a hotel reservation yet, but around march of 2025. >> all right, i'm excited. >> i won't hold you to it, but we're we're certainly excited about that, ben davis. good to

have you on. thank you. >> thank you so much. >> absolutely. all right. that is certainly exciting stuff. i mean, it's just incredible to see those see those bay lights from from san francisco. and as he was talking about now you pretty much once they come back on you'll be able to see them from, from almost anywhere in the bay area. so we, we give you a live look here at the oakland estuary, the san francisco skyline, the bay bridge there in that shot. and we had another great day. mark here in the bay area with some nice warm temperatures. but we are headed for a shift here in the pattern, and it's going to get cooler and wetter as we head toward the weekend. yeah, a big transition, a big shift as you mentioned, alex, as we head into the weekend, we're talking about a cool system that will bring rain and sierra snowfall. >> so it has been a nice weather stretch over the past few days. temperatures in the 70s and even some lower 80s. still fairly warm tomorrow, but then you'll see a big drop off in those numbers as we head towards saturday. and that's the day our next system comes on board. and rainfall. we're not just thinking a few sprinkles. it could be about a quarter of an inch to about a half an inch,

but some areas possibly approaching an inch, say out toward the coastal hills. so be watching out for those amounts. adding up winds around 25 to 35 miles an hour. and in the sierra they will pick up some snowfall as we head towards saturday, maybe into sunday as well. take a look at the rainfall projections here in the bay area and also out toward the sierra. some white showing up there and that will lead to some more snow. this was the scene today. homewood is closed for the season. that snowfall has been melting away, but why not add some more snowfall to the hillsides as we head into may? a winter weather advisory begins 11:00 saturday morning until 8 a.m. sunday, and snow potentially could be around 5 to 10in. and maybe the higher peaks could be approaching 12in. so yeah, we're still going to add some more snowfall to the to the snowpack over the next few days. right now though, we are in the clear. you can see some clouds approaching eureka, cape mendocino. and the key change this afternoon we have some fog making a comeback near portions of the coastline, especially closer to half moon bay this afternoon. so where we have the fog, it's on the cooler side. you can see that half moon bay

observation of 55 degrees hayward 68. some 70s for livermore and concord and napa 74. the winds have been hanging out. they've been basically each and every day persistent over the past few days. and still, once again, we have some breezy conditions out toward concord sfo right now, winds gusting to 36 miles an hour. here's our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge completely in the clear. you can see these hillsides starting to dry up here. not that vibrant green showing up, but we're going to add some more rainfall. as we've been talking about, and maybe green up those hillsides once again over the next few days. as far as overnight temperatures will be in the 50s, we will have some areas of fog, especially near the coast and right around portions of the bay. first thing tomorrow morning. so another warm day tomorrow. the key change for your friday will probably have some more fog to deal with first thing tomorrow morning. and then for your saturday. this front wants to move in. this will usher in some cooler air, some gusty winds and the rainfall making a comeback here is the forecast model showing you this for your friday 3:00 maybe partly sunny skies. and then

this is saturday morning, 6:00. look at this. this is moving in already moving up into the north bay right around san francisco. the focus at 10:00 could be approaching the south bay, and then maybe some breaks in the activity into the afternoon hours by 3:00. but still, the possibility of some scattered rain showers saturday afternoon that could linger into saturday night. and then on sunday, probably just a sun cloud mix. there's a slight chance of a shower in your sunday forecast, but the main system should be moving out of town for the second half of the weekend. highs for tomorrow. it's still warm out there. lots of 60s, 70s the warmest locations in the upper 70s to right around 80 degrees. here's a look ahead. your five day forecast. and there's that sudden drop off in temperatures around 12 to nearly 20 degrees, with some cooling on saturday, partly sunny skies on sunday, and then we'll warm things up a little bit into next week. so make the most of tomorrow if you like the warm weather, because some big time changes headed our way by saturday. >> yeah. all right mark, thank you much more news headed your way here after the break. but

first we want to check on the roads around the bay area. and we give you this live look at the traffic. that is extremely heavy here on this stretch of the east shore freeway this afternoon. boy, folks crawling along in both directions, coming through emeryville and berkeley this afternoon. we l be ri ck

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are plenty of movies, series and celebrations in store for may the 4th, a cable movie marathon will include a full weekend of star wars movies. movie experts say fans have several ways to celebrate star wars day this year. >> if you want to go to watch star wars on the big screen, which is always an event, you have two options. there is a marathon of the nine movie skywalker saga. if you want to just go see one star wars movie. we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the very first prequel film, the phantom menace . >> the next star wars movie will be a spinoff of the mandalorian tv series. it's expected to come out in may of 2026. >> target has hired a new adorable store greeter. check it out. after going viral on tiktok for greeting people at target, the chain store reached out to this little boy as his mom to give him an experience he will never forget. the family's local target invited azai and his

mother to spend the morning working as an honorary team member, greeting customers in his very own target uniform. and by the end of his shift, izaya was gifted a $500 gift card. >> wow. yeah. absolutely adorable. all right. have you ever wanted to stay at the school in the x-men movies? or maybe the house from up? well, now you have the chance to do this. airbnb is introducing a new rental option to let people experience some settings, both real and imaginary, that they've seen in tv and movies. it's part of a new destination category called icon. it includes the floating house from the animated pixar movie up and the house featured in prince's classic film purple rain. the full list is available today in the airbnb app. new experiences are set to be released all throughout the year. it'sind of cool. >> it is cool. and in this ktvu idea of the day, we asked image generator midjourney to imagine a news station themed airbnb would be based on our studio

here at ktvu. this is what it came up with. i think that's pretty cool. i would stay the. >> yeah. >> ktvu sleepover okay. >> oh that's fun. ktvu fox t news

208,000 jobless claims have remained in a range of 194,000

to 225,000 this year, continuing claims those remaining on benefits came in at 1.7 million. >> and for young people looking for jobs, the four year college route isn't the only one. it turns out gen z is turning to trade schools over traditional universities. >> fox's lauren simonetti went to a tech school to find out why so many are choosing trade school. >> trade jobs are in demand. this is auto technician training that's happening at lincoln tech, a trade school in new york . they're pushing out graduates to an industry that is 37,000 positions short per year. that's attractive to young people that want to streamline their ticket to the middle class without taking on large debt, and some want to create generational wealth. >> being an automotive tech, i can have my own shop work at different dealerships from honda or mercedes-benz, and that allows me to learn and adapt to all the coming ages of cars. and me doing this, i can pass it

down to my kids. >> these are hands on positions. i mean, they're actually physically getting their hands dirty as they're working on this vehicle, but this industry has also become increasingly clean, meaning a lot of the issues that you're facing when you bring your car into the shop are electrical. and that's another reason that the industry is seeing a spike in demand. many of the students i speak with say they love what they do. they like creating something, they like fixing something, and they're not scared that their job will either be outsourced or easily replaced by artificial intelligence. in queens, new york, lauren simonetti, fox business. >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. today, president biden, addressing the unrest on college campuses, saying free speech is essential to protecting our democracy. but acts of protest must be conducted within the rule of law. >> we are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent. the american people are heard. in fact,

peaceful protests is in the best tradition of how americans respond to consequential issues. but but neither are we a lawless country. whereas civil society and order must prevail, president biden underscored the importance of the first amendment while condemning violence on campus. >> good evening everyone. >> i'm mike mibach and i'm claudine wong, police have detained more than 2000 demonstrators from across the country in recent weeks, including about 200 today at ucla. let's show you some video from the campus of ucla. this was taken just a few hours ago. and that's the facilities team right there, breaking down structures and other items from that cleared out protest encampment. police went in at dawn, broke up the encampment. ucla gave a number of reasons for that decision, and that includes violence between demonstrators and counter-demonstrators and demonstrators blocking students from going to classrooms, the school says. before