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gunfire and the streets that are shut down at this hour. pro-palestinian demonstrators at uc berkeley continue their call for divestment from companies that work with the israeli government. the progress they say they've been making in talks with university leaders and a bay area firefighter helping others as he battles his own cancer diagnosis, how he's working to prevent others from serious illness due to toxic chemicals they're exposed to on the job. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome back. i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning i'm dave clark. >> welcome to friday. it's may 3rd. tell me quickly about the drive in. it was so pleasant. >> see i'm saving all my complaining for tomorrow. oh okay. >> all right. >> what can i do? rosemary >> yeah, well, i don't know. i'm not sure. okay. >> better that we know now, right? >> yes yes, yes. good morning. we are looking at. yeah a day for sunglasses today a day for
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an umbrella tomorrow. we do have what changes coming our way. but it will fall on the weekend. and so that is some good news because it is going to come during the early hours, in which case it could have been the morning commute. here is a look over at san francisco, where we have partly cloudy skies to start the day. a little bit of fog out there this morning, and temperature wise it's a cool one in areas like santa rosa 47 for you there, 53 in oakland and 56 over san jose. afternoon highs for today, upper 50s at the coast to mid 60s in san francisco. low to mid 70s around the bay, mid to upper 70s inland. going to be another warm one in areas like concord going to 78. big changes coming our way though not only cooler weather but wet weather. more on this coming up in the extended forecast at 701. let's see how the highways are doing out there. getting a little busy south. >> it is. yeah, it is getting busy. there was a stalled vehicle on the bridge westbound near treasure island. we had a good commute, but now because of that, you can see that there is a big backup at the toll plaza.
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just kind of appeared. so please give yourself extra time. traffic is going to be slow. eastbound on the bridge and lower deck, there's a accident there as well on the right hand shoulder. if there is not much of one near treasure island, but it's there. it's not causing a huge delay. as we look at the san mateo bridge, it's a little busier now, heading out to the peninsula. no major issues on the peninsula, including san francisco 101 280. and as you drive into downtown 702. let's get back to the headlines. all right. >> thank you. well we have more on the developing story in san jose. we've been talking about this morning, the new information as well, on what happened when two police officers were shot and a suspected attacker injured as well. >> ctv's allie rasmus still live at that scene with updates. allie >> yes, we've moved closer to where this all happened and extended stay hotel apparently, in san jose, the closest major intersection is san ignacio and bernal. and this is where you see dozens of san jose police
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patrol vehicles parked in front. there's still some law enforcement officers inside, and the entrance to this hotel has been closed off to the general public. in fact, we've talked to a couple people who were staying here overnight and couldn't get back to their room, or they left early in the evening. this incident happened around 1030 and they couldn't get back to their room. so they're being escorted one at a time into the hotel because it's part of this crime scene. two officers were shot here. one of them suffered life threatening injuries and is still in the hospital. a second officer had what was described as moderate injuries and has been released. the suspect involved in this was also shot and has life threatening injuries again. 1030 in the evening yesterday is when this happened at this extended stay hotel. there's limited information right now about what exactly brought the officers here in the first place. all we know from san jose police this morning is that they were responding to a disturbance call in this hotel when they encountered what the department described as a male suspect. we
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don't know what that man was wanted for, but according to police, that man shot at the officers. they shot back. according to some of the people staying at this hotel, they believe this happened on the third floor of this extended stay. the two officers and the suspect were all struck by the gunfire. and again, the latest info is that one san jose police officer was seriously hurt with life threatening injuries still in the hospital this morning. the suspect also seriously hurt with life threatening injuries and the second san jose police officer moderately injured and has been released from the hospital. but we're still waiting to get some more information from san jose police about the circumstances surrounding this. what brought police here for that disturbance? call last night in the first place? in the meantime, there are some road closures in the area near san ignacio and bernal. there's still a very large law enforcement presence out here. investigators are still gathering evidence and doing their work. and in the meantime, some of the people who are staying at this hotel and there's another one right next
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door, we've seen them kind of going in and out and walking around, having to be escorted to go inside to get some of their belongings. so there's still a fluid situation with a lot of police activity out here. avoid the area if you have to or if you can. as we work together. more information on this story with two police officers by san jose at san jose shot in this incident last night and a suspect also shot live in san jose. allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> allie. thank you. police have arrested more than 2100 people during pro-palestinian protests at college campuses across the country in recent weeks, according to new figures compiled by the associated press. police in riot gear have moved in to clear out tent encampments and occupied buildings on dozens of college campuses. student journalists at those schools say they're learning important lessons covering the demonstrations. >> we've really realized the importance of, having reliable, accurate and fair coverage of
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what's happening. i'm definitely just trying to report as accurately and as fairly as i can and place my sentiments about the conflict aside, more than 100 people have been taken into custody at columbia university in new york, more than 200 detained at ucla yesterday morning. >> our time now. 706. the organizers of the pro-palestinian demonstrations on the cal campus say they have met several times with uc berkeley administrators. the protesters say they made it clear they want the university to review its current investments, and they want the university to immediately cut ties with weapons manufacturers and military supply industries involved with israel's 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 now, the protesters say they can claim one victory. >> they say the undergrad student body voted in favor of a measure to block all student
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funding linked to the military. they now hope the university will do the same. we did try to contact the university about it, but a spokesperson declined to make a comment. >> administrators at stanford university sent a photo to the fbi of someone wearing a headband, normally worn by hamas fighters. a university spokesperson says. the person was seen earlier this week near the encampment at white plaza on the stanford campus. investigators say the person wore a green headband, face covering and glasses. the person has not been identified so far. the fbi has no comment. our coverage of the campus protest continues online@ktvu.com. you'll find the latest developments from here in california and nationwide. >> time is now 707. police in concord say they arrested the owner of a hair salon when charges of sexual assault. now the police say she was arrested earlier this week accused of sexual assault of a minor that police say occurred inside the hair salon. police say there's
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reason to believe there may be other victims as anyone with information to contact law enforcement. well, the wife of the doctor who's accused of intentionally driving his family off a cliff with his family inside died, is speaking publicly for the first time. the wife of dharmesh patel told a judge in san mateo county she believes her husband should get mental health treatment, not prison time. prosecutors have charged her husband with three counts of attempted murder after he drove the car off devil's slide near pacifica back in january of 2023. patel, his wife and two children all survived that crash. >> the california fast food workers union says workers at an oakland mcdonald's are striking due to a rat infestation. organized video shared by the union shows workers outside the mcdonald's on jackson street. the union says workers were told not to take photos or videos of
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the rats or they'd be fired. another strike is happening at the el pollo loco restaurant on international boulevard in oakland, where the union says there are hazards of fire, flooding and possible electrocution. we did reach out to mcdonald's and el pollo loco for comment. >> our time is now 708. will the drive through downtown concord should be getting back to normal soon? city officials say several streets are now reopening after a big fire forced them to close it monday night. now the openings are across the street from the concord bart station between clayton road and concord boulevard. several stretches of the road were closed for days after a big fire monday night. officials say debris removal begins next week. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >> new this morning, firefighters in san leandro are investigating a house fire. it happened on 167th avenue at los banos drive last night around 10:00 at a two story home video from citizen app shows clouds of
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thick, gray smoke and raging flames at the scene. alameda county firefighters say the fire was contained in about 20 minutes. no one was hurt. the two people inside were able to get out safely. >> our times now 710 in oakland, the popular restaurant horn barbecue reopened last week after a big fire shut it down for more than six months. however, fire officials now say they're investigating that fire as an arson. the building was deemed unsafe to use after the big fire, and it was closed off because of all of the fire damage. now, firefighters say there's evidence found at the scene that someone may have started the fire intentionally. the owner says the restaurant was defaced and vandalized the day before it burned down. >> time now 710 and we do have some slow traffic this morning on the bay bridge. it's easing now that they've taken care of a stalled vehicle on the span westbound. it was a little slower today. the traffic volume is light, so we have reason to
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believe that if you want to wait a little bit, it will be easier to get into san francisco in about an hour. this is a look now at the commute on the san mateo bridge. that's also improved a little bit in the last half hour. so i don't think this commute is going to be as strong as some of the other commutes we've had. let's take a look at interstate 880 right near the coliseum. and that traffic is looking good. no real slowdowns right now in the south bay. 711 let's go back to the desk. okay. >> well, health care will soon be available to undocumented immigrants who came here to the us as children. we have details of the new biden administration rule that expands daca protection. >> the oakland police department is touting new data that show a drop in crime in oakland. what oaklanders say about whether their concerns over public safety are calming, as well , and at the it
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oakland police say despite recent problems, overall crime is actually going down and they say they have the numbers to prove it. ktvu is andre senior in the studio now with the details on all of this. andre. >> well, dave, new numbers from opd says overall crime is down 33% compared to this time last year. specifically, the data shows reductions in violent
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crimes, including homicides, assaults and burglaries too. and while the numbers for robberies are still up 11% overall since last year, they have fallen in recent weeks. city leadership credits the revival of the cease fire program, which returned earlier this year. officials say the program required them to reorganize the police department from being a reactive organization to a proactive crime fighting force. >> what cease fire does is it uses police intelligence and community information to identify those at the center of violence who are most at risk of picking up a gun and committing a violent crime. >> now, the city says the numbers are proof the program works, but not everyone in oakland feels the same way. some say they have been feeling safer lately, while others say they're surprised to hear crime is down. >> no, i don't feel safe. i'm constantly watching around. >> i feel a lot safer here, especially at night compared to san francisco, where it could be
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a lot more dangerous. and i definitely see the change in crime rates dropping. >> the new data is building optimism among city leaders, but many say there is still work to be done here. the goal is to get crime numbers back to pre-pandemic levels. authorities believe the cease fire program will continue gasia to bring crime rates down. andre. >> thank you. maui county is filing a lawsuit against major cell carriers over the deadly wildfires last august. the county is suing verizon, t-mobile, spectrum and at&t says the companies failed to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the fires. the county says if it had known, it would have used other methods to get an evacuation effort out to people. in lahaina, 101 people were killed in the fires. >> our time now. 716 a san francisco firefighter now battling brain cancer, is now fighting for other firefighters. san francisco fire battalion chief matt alba is a member of the san francisco firefighters cancer prevention foundation. after he was out on the front lines of various california
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wildfires, including the camp fire in paradise. matt was diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer, and he's been treating it for a couple of years now. he gets mri scans twice a year. well, today he's trying to turn what happened to him. that negative experience into a positive one. he advocates for firefighters who are exposed to toxic chemicals on a daily basis. >> there's a lot that we can do as a society to make this better, because fires are always going to happen. emergencies are always going to happen. accidents are always going to happen, and we'll need firefighters to step up. >> now, the firefighters cancer prevention foundation is paying for a study of 50 active duty firefighters to watch how their dna changes based on exposure to these chemicals. some of those firefighters are being given some profane shots. their
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studies have shown that have helped to reduce carcinogens. a company that sells the supplement is teaming up with the foundation for that study and providing the product free to the firefighters. >> this company has recognized that firefighters are the most vulnerable in society to be exposed to these chemicals like diesel, diesel exhaust, wildfire smoke, the benzene in in smoke. so the benefits of sulforaphane extend to anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory. >> and the company is also donating more of the supplement to firefighters. for every one that's sold to the public. now we're going to post a link on ktvu.com/web links. so you can get more information. >> 718 let's see what's happening on this friday morning commute friday light sal or not, some places are better than others. >> i wouldn't call it light there. garcia and dave, good
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morning to you for example, the bay bridge, we had an earlier problem on the span. it was light and then it got heavy. but the good news is, since the volume is lighter than it is on the first four days of the week, this is quickly recovering. i can see the end of the backup now, which is out there near the overcrossing adding another hour or so. this should be completely gone. it might even take shorter time than that because i just don't see enough people out there as they would be. friday is some people work from home on fridays. it's become a pretty clear trend. this is a look at the peninsula traffic you can see all the way into san francisco. it looks good. no major issues here. and the peninsula and the south bay commute really have been light, and we're not expecting anything to change on this friday in that regard. 719 let's talk about today's weather. here's rosemary. >> all right, sal, another fabulous day across the bay area. big changes coming though for saturday. wet, cool breezy weather. i'll show you that
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coming up in just a moment. let's take a look at what is going on over the golden gate bridge this morning. blue skies, a little bit of fog out there this morning and partly cloudy skies expected for the afternoon. as we get into the evening hours, though, we'll begin to see those clouds along the coastline moving across the bay. here's a look at the storm still off the coast of washington, oregon. by this evening, right around sunset, it's slipping into northern california. i'll stop it for you here at 8:00, sun will set at about 802 all the way into eureka. we're seeing a few sprinkles, but for us, it's going to take until the overnight hours. and tomorrow morning, by sunrise, right around 610 or so, lake county, as well as the north bay, already seeing that rain there, especially if it remains right on track here, it sweeps across the central and south bay during the morning hours. the lunchtime looks a bit soggy, but by 2:00 we are partly sunny, mostly cloudy and scattered showers remaining behind the front
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before we're drying out late in the afternoon, and by sunset. so it's going to be an early day event anywhere from half inch to an inch of rainfall. a good amount of rain for this time of year. and the sierra, as foot to maybe even a foot and a half at some of those peaks, levels down to about 5000ft. and there is an advisory for travel that begins tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. it does not expire until sunday morning, so something to plan for if you are heading that direction for the weekend. right now, 53 in san francisco, 51 in walnut creek in the north bay. still a chilly one over areas like napa at 49. afternoon highs for today. mid 60s in san francisco. widespread 70s for most of us around the bay and inland. upper 70s for some of those warmer locations. it's not going to last though. take a look at this extended forecast focusing on tomorrow. in addition to the rain and sierra snow, our afternoon highs will struggle upper 50s to low 60s a little better on sunday with dry
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conditions, and then the warming trend will continue monday into tuesday, garcia. dave. >> rosemary. thank you. 19 americans will be given the highest civilian honor today. some of them have deep bay area ties. how they're being recognized for excellence in the fields of sports, politics and the advancement of civil rights. >> but first, a new study about vaping and teenagers and how it's linked to a slower brain development. the impac
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potentially harming brain development. a study published in the journal tobacco control found teens who vape frequently had 30% higher levels of lead and uranium in their system. researchers say exposure to those chemicals could have a negative impact on brain development, leading to behavioral and cognitive issues. >> our time is 725 san jose now using artificial intelligence to expand the ability to translate languages at city council meetings, city leaders hope the service, called wordly, will encourage more non-english speaking residents to take part. it will offer live translations and 50 languages at a cost of about $80,000. but that's compared to $400,000 a year spent on interpreters. >> google's releasing new emojis for android users, including audio emojis. you can send over a phone call or. wow wow wow. so
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far, google has six audio emojis to choose from. for example, you can send your friends the sound of cheering using the hand clapping emoji. right now, the features in the beta version and is expected to be released to all users soon. >> time is up and 25. some if you're a bird lover. there's exciting news this morning a new public webcam is installed on alcatraz for you to check out a nesting pair of peregrine falcons, the national park service and golden gate national parks conservancy conservancy says the inspiration actually came from uc berkeley. one of the birds on alcatraz is a child of annie the falcon on the cal campus. the national park service has been watching the bird on alcatraz and her mate since 2020. by the way, we have a link to the live camera on our ktvu website. just go to ktvu dot com, click on web links 726. the historic criminal trial of former president trump continues this morning. we tell you where
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children are now getting new access to health care. we're going to explain the new biden administration rule that was just announced this morning, and how daca recipients here in california will be affected. also, new details about yesterday's arrests at the ucla protest, the charges the protesters are facing and the efforts to clean out the encampment that was taken down from ktvu. >> fox two news. this is mornings on two. well good morning. >> thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark i'm gasia mikaelian. >> it's friday may 3rd. it should go out and do it day because tomorrow rosemary is going to be a completely different weather story. >> yes. you are going to be indoors hopefully watching that beautiful rainfall from the comfort of your couch. we do have that wet weather coming. it looks early on, especially over
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the north bay before sunrise. meanwhile, for today it's a fabulous friday, partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the upper 40s to upper 50s to start the morning. a bit of a chill for some of our inland cities by the afternoon, though. upper 50s at the coast to upper 70s for our inland cities. a better look at the current conditions, what we can expect for the afternoon, as well as that wet weather that is on the way, coming up in just a bit at 731. let's see how those highways are doing. good morning sal. >> good morning rosemary. right now we do have a little slow traffic out there. it's not completely light. the bay bridge has been slow, but it's getting better. it's backed up from about the 880 overcrossing and it should improve in the next hour or so because the volume just isn't there. we're looking at the san mateo bridge now, and that traffic looks okay, although i see some flashing lights there in the center median. it could be a stalled vehicle. we'll investigate that for you. south bay commute has remained mostly light throughout the west valley. 731 let's go back to the desk for the first time.
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>> children brought to the united states by undocumented immigrant parents will be allowed to apply for affordable health care. the biden administration made the announcement just this morning. ktvu james torres live now to explain the new rule and how it will affect people in california, james. >> yeah. garcia, health insurance, health care that's never easy to understand, but we'll break it down for you if you don't already get health insurance through your job. there are really only two other ways to do that. the federal government calls it the affordable care act or medicaid, but each state has their own version of these two programs. in california, we call this covered california, and we call this medi-cal. two very different programs here for covered california for you buy your own health plan, and the government offers you tax credits, some financial help. but with medi-cal, the government pays for your insurance and gives you kind of the basic health care. the biden ruling deals with this side of the board. as it stood, daca recipients did not have access to that health care market. this biden rule now removes that restriction. those recipients can now buy their own affordable
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health care through the aca. or again, in our case, covered california. and the white house predicts this change is set to help more than 100,000 people in our country get access to affordable health care. that's the key word here access. and that could affect a range of ages from as young as 16 to as old as about 40. president biden releasing a statement this morning saying in part, i am proud of the contributions of dreamers to our country and committed to providing dreamers the support they need to succeed. that's why i've previously directed the department of homeland security to take all appropriate actions to preserve and fortify daca, now specific to california, this rule affects a very different population than a decision from governor gavin newsom early in the year, where he expanded medi-cal to all undocumented immigrants in the state. that would be this side of the board. now, biden's new rule will go into effect in november, when open enrollment for the next year begins. dave. >> all right, james. thank you. time now. 733. well, today, classes at ucla will be remote
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again after this week's protests. and the police response on that campus. the cleanup is still continuing on the ucla campus. after that student encampment was demolished, more than 200 people were arrested after a very tense standoff between police and protesters. and many of the protesters face charges of unlawful assembly that carries a maximum penalty of up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine. >> the southern california lawmaker is requesting a formal investigation into possible civil rights violations at ucla during this week's demonstrations, los angeles assembly member rick chavez, zbur, sent a letter to the us department of education that outlines his concerns on how ucla responded to protests and counter demonstrations on campus this week, the letter says, in part on all accounts, ucla has failed to uphold its most important responsibility, which is to protect the safety, well-being and civil rights of all of its students, freedom of speech and freedom to peacefully
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protest are fundamental pillars of our democracy. but violence, harassment and intimidation are not speech and have no place on campus or anywhere. meanwhile, students at usc are being invited to a graduation party next week. after that, university canceled its main commencement ceremony. the cancellation came in response to protests and the controversy, when the university told its valedictorian she'd not be allowed to give a traditional speech yesterday, usc said it would instead hold a trojan family graduate celebration at the coliseum featuring drone shows, fireworks and live entertainment, including the usc marching band. our coverage of the protests continues@ktvu.com. you'll find the latest developments on california campuses and others nationwide. >> our time now 735. happening today, president biden will award the presidential medal of freedom to 19 people, including several who have bay area connections. san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi is among those who will received the nation's highest civilian
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honor in a white house ceremony this afternoon, and clarence jones is a scholar in residence at stanford. he's a civil rights activist who actually helped write doctor martin luther king junior's i have a dream speech. and then there's katie ledecky, who swam at stanford and is the most decorated female swimmer in history. she won seven olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals so far. >> former president donald trump just arrived at a manhattan courtroom in his criminal trial. the judge is expected to hear more legal arguments as to whether the former president continues to violate his gag order. a judge has already decided to find mr. trump $9,000 for his past comments on a social media website, prosecutors contend the former president should be fined again due to his recent comments about his former lawyer, michael cohen, and others. >> if i were trump, i'd be tempted to just give judge merchan a check for about
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$10,000 every monday and say, this is for this week's violations. >> his testimony is expected to wrap up early today due to a scheduling conflict involving a juror. >> your time now. 736 arizona governor katie hobbs has signed a bill to repeal arizona's near-total ban on abortion. hey. now, reproductive rights activists gathered around governor hobbs as she was signing the bill to repeal that ban. however, the new repeal will not take effect until october, which means the near-total ban that dates back to 1864 will be the law in arizona for a few more months. today, we should not rest, but we should recommit to protecting women's bodily autonomy, their ability to make their own health care decisions, and the ability to control their lives. now arizona's attorney general and planned parenthood are looking into ways to allow abortion
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services during the limited time the near-total ban will be the law, and once the repeal takes effect, arizona will still ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. >> 738 we'll swing out to our traffic center, see what sal is keeping an eye on. >> the bay bridge is getting better there. garcia and dave, right now we do have traffic that is moving along a little better than it was. we had a stalled vehicle on the bridge. it did slow traffic down, but since the volume on fridays is not the same, i think it's going to clear out by the time we are at this point in the next hour. also as we look at the san mateo bridge, that traffic, we had a couple of things there on the bridge. not sure what that motorcycle is all about. chp there maybe, but westbound traffic on the bridge looks okay if you're driving on 580 westbound at grant line road, there is a crash there. but even the traffic on the altamont pass seems to be a little bit better. southbound 880 between hayward
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and union city. we have some slowing there in spots. and again, the commute is just a little milder today than it was yesterday. 738 let's talk about this weekend's weather. here's rosemary. >> all right. so we have big changes as you know coming in time for saturday. today going to be another gorgeous one. mostly clear skies across the bay area. just a little bit of patchy fog out there today. and temperatures are going to be above average in many areas. giving you a look there at the golden gate bridge. off to a bit of a chilly start. even down by 12 degrees or so over santa rosa this morning. down by five in novato. meanwhile, along the peninsula, palo alto, you're up by 552 to start your morning. 51 in the city of san francisco, 52, in walnut creek in the north bay. struggling a little bit here, still in the upper 40s, santa rosa as well as napa getting into the afternoon, do expect to the winds turn a little bit more westerly right now a variable win. we have calm conditions at novato, napa and easterly breeze at the moment in oakland. but again, the system that is going to bring us the wet weather will start to bring
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us some changes. late in the day. we'll notice an increase in clouds by tonight, but the rain is going to hold off until tomorrow. today is going to be about the sunshine and the warm conditions. mid 60s san francisco for the afternoon. low 70s in oakland, upper 70s in santa rosa. a better look at the numbers for today, as well as the wet weather arriving to the bay area and snow in the sierra coming up after the break. >> all right rosemary, thank you. time 739 well, do you like to sing along with your favorite song like gasia or get ready to pay more to get the lyrics? we'll tell you why. one of the top streaming services is changing its interface. it lets you look up the words to song i shall make up my own dave, i know you will, as i often do. >> all right, andre, what's coming up in the next hours of mornings on gasia? >> dave, good morning to you. cinco de mayo. falling on a weekend this year and bay area residents bracing for celebrations and things will look a bit different this year. in one south bay city coming up at eight, what san jose police
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lead pipes in california. it's part of a new nationwide effort by the epa. the agency says millions of people nationwide are still drinking water that passes through lead pipes, which can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease. >> well, there's a new video out released by the u.s. army recruiting soldiers for psychological warfare. special operations. >> it is a contest unlike any we have ever faced in our history as a nation. >> now, psychological warfare normally involves unconventional military techniques like propaganda and other messaging. it's aimed at shaping opinions in other countries. the creators of the new ad hopes it will attract more creative artists, illustrators and tech experts. all right, time 744 on wall street. there is a rally after the jobs report came out this
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morning. >> pam cook is tracking this and is back in studio for dollars and cents. >> yes. a nice rally to end the week. it's been very busy, but the jobs report for april shows fewer jobs were added last month than expected. the unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.9. doesn't sound like great news for people looking for a job, but it is sending treasury yields down, so that means more money moving into stocks that sent the markets up when the opening bell rang this morning. 500 points for the dow, 300 points for the nasdaq. ringing that opening bell before you get we get you the latest numbers. that is the consulate general of mexico in new york commemorating cinco de mayo, which is this weekend, which is the 162nd anniversary of the battle of puebla. taking a live look at the markets now. still a nice rally. they've come back a bit since that opening bell rang this morning, but the dow jones still up 370 points, almost a full percentage point, the s&p 500 up more than a percent back above 5100 now at this point.
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and the nasdaq gaining almost 2. big winner there 300 points up for the nasdaq, amazon is shutting down one of its fulfillment centers in san francisco next month, as the company plans to build a massive facility nearby. now the move will impact about 85 workers at the tennessee street location. amazon says those employees will be offered other job opportunities at the company. amazon is also seeking the city's approval for a redevelopment plan of six acres of land. it wants to turn into a new logistics center. changes are coming to how spotify users get those song lyrics. some spotify free users say they've started to get a message that they need to buy a subscription to use the app's lyrics function, others got a message saying that they have a monthly limit to how many lyrics they can view for free. paid spotify users have not seen any changes. spotify has yet to officially announce the change, but the company has said that the app's features may vary over time. and treasury secretary janet yellen
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will warn the country today that a fractured democracy can have a devastating impact on the us economy. the associated press has obtained a transcript of remarks yellen will make today at a business conference in arizona. the former uc berkeley professor warns that disregard for democratic institutions can easily lead to an economic crisis. yellen specifically mentioned attempts to achieve economic growth by slashing taxes for the rich and stripping away regulations. i'm pam cook. that's a look at your dollars and cents. thank you pam. >> former golden state warrior shaun livingston is investing in the oakland roots. >> yeah we talked to shaun. he's a three time nba champ. he wants to give back to the community where he had tremendous success in his 17 year career. >> it's just a special place to be, special place for any sports teams. obviously it's been a rough couple of years. you know, they're, you know, with some of their franchises. >> now. shaun livingston is new to soccer, but he says the bay
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area has great sports fans. and he talked about how much he loved his former warrior teammates. >> dustin, those are my guys for life. and you know, it's pretty painful to, you know, watch the playoffs without the warriors because it's just it's not the same doesn't feel the same livingston joins a list of celebrities now owners of the oakland roots, including marshawn lynch and jason kidd. >> the giants will face the phillies in philadelphia this evening after wrapping up their series against the red sox in boston yesterday. mike yastrzemski homered at fenway park, the longtime home ballpark of his legendary grandfather, hall of famer carl yastrzemski. the giants avoided a sweep by defeating the red sox 3 to 1. tonight, the athletics will begin a series against the miami marlins at oakland coliseum. the a's are in third place in the american league west, and have been on a bit of a hot streak as of late. tonight's first pitch set for 640. >> all right. our time is 748. a pitcher for the oakland a's who grew up in the east bay is being
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honored by his high school, heritage high school in brentwood. retired. the jersey of paul blackburn yesterday. the a's starter graduated from heritage back in 2012. he was drafted out of high school by the chicago cubs. he was traded to the mariners and then to the a's. he made his debut in the major leagues with the a's in 2017, and was an all star in 2022. his high school coach from heritage says he knew blackburn would do great things from the very first tryout. >> all gets up on the mound and just throws gas and throwing strikes. i kind of knew right, right then and there he was something special. but what paul was just that baseball smart right out of the gate, right? he knew how to pitch, knew, knew how to play. because when he didn't pitch, he played shortstop. he was one of our best hitters, the baseball yard. >> and so far this season, blackburn has a two and one record and a 3.3 era. his next expected start with the a's tomorrow against the marlins at home. that's the best.
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>> all right, 745 let's swing out to the traffic center again. sal, where are you focusing your concern? >> yeah, we're still looking at the bay bridge, but just as i suspected, i think we're going to have a very nice commute in the 8:00 hour. here it is, 749, and things are improving. we only had slow traffic to begin with because of a stalled vehicle on the bridge. however, traffic is improving quite quickly. there have been no problems on that san mateo bridge driving across to the high rise, i was looking at a couple of flashing lights there, but it didn't turn into much. highway four has been well behaved, a little slowing now as you get closer to the 8:00 hour, but things are better and the south bay commute has been lighter, so 750 let's go back to rosemary, who's doing this weekend's weather. >> yes, sal, good morning to you. we do have blue skies overhead at this time. we'll see an increase in clouds by tonight and tomorrow morning. rain on our doorsteps. here's a look over the golden gate bridge. plenty of blue sky here.
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temperatures starting in the upper 40s to upper 50s across the bay area. winds are generally light. do expect to turn breezy tomorrow as well, and cool conditions. meanwhile, in and around the bay area at this time. one to enjoy. here's a look at the storm that is going to provide us with the wet weather. a cold storm by by may standards. in fact, we're looking at snow in the sierra and a travel advisory. if you're heading up, i'll show you that here. coming up in just a moment . but let's first talk about what we can expect for today. by tonight, sunset just after 8:00, we see an increase in clouds. but notice the rain is still well to the north of us. by tomorrow morning, between looks like five six in the morning for the north bay. seven 8:00 for the central south bay. it is moving through and it's coming down there as we get into noontime. we're still dealing with some rain, but by 2:00 that front is already moving out and behind it. we'll call for scattered showers, mostly cloudy skies before we dry out during
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the late afternoon. early evening hours. rainfall amounts a good system. we've got half inch to an inch expected over the bay area and again for the sierra. anywhere from a foot to maybe a foot and a half. some of the latest projections are showing almost a foot and a half. some of those higher peaks above 5000ft. this advisory begins at 11 a.m. tomorrow. it does not expire until sunday morning, so maybe plan around that because otherwise you're going to be dealing with the snow and the slick roadways. 55 degrees in san francisco right now, low 50s in walnut creek, our north bay still trailing in the upper 40s. and santa rosa napa afternoon highs for today. looking good. 65 in san francisco, low 70s around the bay, mid to upper 70s inland. you're extended forecast here. in addition to the wet weather. notice those afternoon highs upper 50s to low 60s at best. and then as we get into sunday we do warm things up just a little bit under dry conditions. for your cinco de mayo festivities. the warming trend
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will continue monday into tuesday. gasia. >> rosemary. thank you. a new lawsuit connected to the deadly wildfires on maui last august. why the county is taking aim at cell phone carriers and says they failed to relay a key piece of information, then you know that movie from can you believe almost 20 years ago, snakes on a plane? well, that hollywood story is very close to what could have happened in miami were it not for an alert tsa agent. how a passenger tried to pull a fast one.
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apple are down. apple's latest quarterly report shows a 10% drop in sales compared to last year. it's the biggest drop in iphone sales since 2020, as when the pandemic caused all kinds of delays because factories were closed. revenue for apple is also down about 4% compared to last year. however, apple's stock is up about 6% on reports that profit margins are up right now. this is something you don't hear every day. tsa agents had a real surprise. two snakes were found stuffed in a bag inside a passenger's pants. this happened last week in miami. tsa agents say the passenger had two small snakes in a camouflage bag inside the pants, a customs and
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border patrol. they were called in for help. we still don't know if the snakes were pets or if the person was trying to smuggle them. the cia didn't say if that unidentified passenger was arrested. well, the month of may is mental health awareness month, and if you have a pet, don't forget how important a pet can be for your mental health. it's well known pets can make you feel better and boost your mood. and being around pets can reduce your blood sugar, blood pressure and reduce stress. research finds 84% of american pet owners actually say spending time with their pet makes them happier. it also helps with socializing, and it keeps us active. >> that's great for your physical well-being, but it's also really important to your brain function, your self-esteem , and of course, your overall well-being. but that's key. not only for mild stress, but also for depression and post-traumatic stress disease.
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all of those situations have been shown to be improved by having that pet with us. >> the experts also say you don't have to actually own a pet to reap the benefits. spending time with somebody else's pet, or even a classroom pet can help improve your mental health. time is 757. oakland's first friday is back tonight, but there's a twist. the theme tonight is latin pride, a celebration of the various latin communities and businesses within oakland. the vendors will be selling food from different latin cuisines. these deejays will play latin music as people wander around and shop. the celebration tonight is from 5 to 9 p.m. on telegraph avenue between 22nd and 27th streets, and in san francisco. a new monthly event aims to bring life back to downtown san francisco. it's called first thursdays, and judging from the crowds last night, it looks like it's a success. the street party runs
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along second street from market to howard is a variety of activities, from live music to art to food to drink, even ping pong. >> i think it's amazing. i mean, i'm a student. i like to have fun on thursday nights. >> it's really fun to just see the community, and i'm glad that they're doing it on a thursday, not friday, because most of my coworkers, like we don't go into the office on mondays and fridays. >> so now i know the event will be held every first thursday of the month for the next 12 months, and san francisco's rec and parks department is sharing some new and some upcoming features to golden gate parks, jfk promenade. there are now 12 historical markers out there highlighting the importance of climate solutions, and there are new public pianos across the promenade and two more are coming the pop up beer and wine garden is relaunching may 25th, and a frozen dessert truck will now be stationed right across
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from the conservatory of flowers from thursdays to sundays. >> and now on mornings on two at eight, we remain on the scene where two san jose police officers were shot, reportedly during a gun battle with an armed man. three people hospitalized, two of them fighting for their lives. we're live with the latest pro palestinian demonstrators have been demanding universities divest and companies to do business, or that do business with the israel military. and the demonstrators at uc berkeley say they're making progress with school leaders and bay area firefighter. this man battling brain cancer right now, he hasn't lost, though his will to help others. what he's doing for colleagues who are often exposed to toxic and cancerous chemicals while on the job from ktvu. fox two news this is mornings on two. welcome to mornings on two. at eight. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge. this morning. the sun is out. the skies are looking nice. looks like we're in for a nice friday, so enjoy it. thank you for joining us. i'm andre senior. >> have you ever walked across
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the golden gate bridge. oh it is one of my favorite things to do when family comes to visit. oh, exactly right out of town, friends. today's the day to do that, though, rosemary. not tomorrow, am i right? >> oh, you are right for all those folks coming into town to visit today or sunday. right now we are looking at a rainy one for saturday, giving you a live look there. another look. the golden gate bridge can never get enough of that one. temperatures this morning. finally pulling out of the 40s in santa rosa. 54 for you now when you were at about 47 for quite some time, 57 in concord, as well as san jose under partly cloudy conditions, our afternoon highs for today ranging from upper 50s at the coast to mid 60s in san francisco. low to mid 70s around the bay, mid to upper 70s for inland cities. so another enjoyable one. even a warm one. areas like santa rosa getting close to 80 degrees for today. then things change. tonight into tomorrow morning the rain will begin to move into the bay area. we could see a half inch to an inch of rainfall, breezy conditions and snow in the
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sierra. i'll have a better look at what we can expect for the weekend. coming up in just a bit at 801. let's check in with sal this morning. things improving out there yet sal good morning. >> improving for sure. i do want to mention there's a new crash on the peninsula northbound 101 at old middlefield road that one just came in. it's near shoreline, so the icons not even on there, watch for it. if you're heading to 101. a lot of improvement at the bay bridge toll plaza, just as we suspected. we don't have a lot of slow traffic anymore, although there are still some slowing between the toll plaza and the metering lights. but if you wait even longer, this commute should be pretty good. into san francisco, it's 802. let's get back to the headlines now to that develop news we've been following for you throughout mornings on two, the san jose police, they say two of their officers were shot while responding to a call last night, a suspect also struck by bullets. >> the investigation continues this morning and several city streets are blocked off because of the police activity. ktvu's allie rasmus back now with an update. allie garcia and andre,
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one of the san jose police officers shot, suffered life threatening injuries and is still in the hospital, according to san jose police. >> the second officer moderately injured and has been treated and released. the third person shot was the suspect in all of this, or as police identify a man that they have identified as a suspect. he also suffered life threatening injuries and is still in the hospital. all of this happened last night at the extended stay hotel here near san ignacio and bernal, which is where you see more than a dozen san jose police patrol vehicles outside dozens of officers in the parking lot and in the lobby of this hotel as well. there's limited information right now about what exactly brought the officers there in the first place. again, 1030 last night is when this started. we know from san jose police, they said that they were responding to a disturbance call from this location when they encountered what the department said was a male suspect. we don't know what that person was wanted for. or again, what brought officers to that? that particular suspect.
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according to police, that suspect, though, shot at the officers. the officers shot back. according to several witnesses and people who are staying at this extended stay hotel. we were here when this happened. they said that this happened on the third floor of the hotel. the two officers and the suspect were all struck by the gunfire, and again, one of the officers had life threatening injuries. the suspect has life threatening injuries as well. now, we've spoken to some of the people staying here. none of them, saw, saw what happened. they just heard the gunfire and they heard where this activity was coming from again, from the third floor of this extended stay hotel. and one of the guests told us that there are a lot of temporary workers and people who come and go here. this is a very it's an extended stay hotel. so it's a very transitional sort of housing situation. and one of those people we spoke to said it's not uncommon for police to be called out here.
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>> there's little incidents that's happened all the time. you know, i didn't think anything like this would happen. but you never know. you never know. you know, things are crazy now. >> now, just in the last 30 minutes, we watched police leading someone from inside this hotel into one of the patrol cars. and that person had his hands behind his back. so we're not sure if that person was detained as part of this investigation, but it does show that more than ten hours after the shooting happened, there's still an active police presence here, police work going on and active investigation going on inside this extended stay hotel. and because of that, a lot of the roads in this area are closed near san ignacio and bernal. we are trying to get some more information from san jose police, some more details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting that happened here. we'll have another update for you in the next hour of mornings. on two live in san jose, allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> allie. thank you. police have
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arrested more than 2100 people during pro-palestinian protests at college campuses nationwide in recent weeks. this, according to new figures compiled by the associated press. police in riot gear have moved in to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings on dozens of campuses. student journalists at the school say they're learning important lessons covering these demonstrations is really realized. >> the importance of, having reliable, accurate and fair coverage of what's happening. i'm definitely just trying to report as accurately and as fairly as i can, and place my sentiments about the conflict aside. >> more than 100 people have been taken into custody at columbia university in new york, more than 200 detained at ucla yesterday morning. >> meantime, the organizers of the pro-palestine demonstrations on the cal campus say they have had several recent meetings with uc berkeley administrators. the protesters say they made it clear they want the university to review all of its current investments, and they are calling on the university to immediately cut ties with any weapons manufacturers and military supply industries involved with the israeli
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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. >> the protesters say they can claim one victory. they say the undergraduate student body voted in favor of a measure to block all student funds linked to the military. they now hope the university will do the same. we reached out to the university, but a spokesperson declined to comment. >> administrators at stanford sent a photo to the fbi of someone wearing a headband, normally worn by hamas fighters. a university spokesperson says the person was seen earlier this week near the encampment at white plaza on the stanford campus. investigators say the person wore a green headband, a face covering and glasses, and the person has not been identified. so far, the fbi has no comment. our coverage of the campus protests continues online, as well as on mornings on two. over at ktvu.com, you'll find the latest developments from here in california and nationwide. >> police in concord say they've arrested the owner of a hair
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salon on charges of sexual assault. the police department say she vu was arrested earlier this week accused of sexually assault, assaulting a minor that police say happened inside of the hair salon. police say there is reason to believe there may be other victims. they're asking anyone with more information to contact law enforcement. the wife of the doctor accused of intentionally driving his car off a cliff with his family inside the vehicle, is speaking publicly for the first time. the wife of dharmesh patel told a judge in san mateo county she believes her husband should receive mental health treatment instead of prison time. prosecutors have charged her husband with three counts of attempted murder after he drove off devil's slide near pacifica in january of 2023. patel, his wife and two children all survived that crash. >> the california fast food workers union says workers at an oakland mcdonald's are striking due to a rat infestation. organized video shared by the union shows workers outside the mcdonald's on jackson union says
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workers were told not to take photos or videos of the rats because they would be fired. another strike is happening at the el pollo loco restaurant on international in oakland, where the union says there are hazards of fire, flooding and possible electrocution. we did reach out to mcdonald's and el pollo loco for comment. >> time now is 808. the drive in downtown concord should return to normal soon, city officials say several streets are reopening after a fire forced them to close earlier this week. the openings are across the street from the concord bart station between clayton road and concord boulevard. multiple stretches of the road were closed for days after a large fire on monday night. the city says debris removal will start next week. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> new this morning, firefighters in san leandro are investigating a house fire. it happened on 167th avenue in los banos drive last night around 10:00 at a two story home. this video from citizen app shows flames and clouds of thick gray smoke. alameda county firefighters say flames were contained in about 20 minutes.
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no one was hurt. two people inside were able to get out safely. >> 809 now a popular restaurant, horn barbecue in oakland, reopened last week, more than six months after a fire shut it down. but investigators are now looking into whether this was an accident or something else. the building was deemed unsafe to use following that fire and closed off because of the damage. well, now, firefighters say evidence found at the scene have revealed someone may have set the fire intention early. the owner says the restaurant was defaced and vandalized the day before it burned down. >> time is 810 and just as we suspected, the commute at the bay bridge is completely cleared out. we had an earlier stalled vehicle that made it slow in the 7:00 hour, but the volume on a friday is lighter, and that means that traffic is much better today than it was yesterday, and you can have a nice drive into san francisco. likewise for the san mateo and the dumbarton bridges, with no major issues. 580 even that's getting better. and so is the nimitz freeway. we do have a new crash, northbound 101 near the old middlefield road exit there
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in the lanes there, it's causing a momentary slowdown from just before or right after. actually, highway 237, it's 810. let's go back to the desk. >> health care will soon be available to undocumented immigrants who came to the us as children. details of the new biden administration rule that expands daca protection. >> the oakland police department is touting new data that show a drop in crime. would oaklanders say about whether their concerns about public safety are calming as well, and what the city points t
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the names of officers twan lee and jordan wingate were added to the memorial in pleasanton. the wall honors law enforcement and firefighters who died in the line of duty in alameda county. officer lee was shot and killed in december, responding to a break in at a cannabis store. officer wingate died april 20th. he'd been on life support for several years following a crash in 2018 involving his patrol vehicle. >> 814 now's your time. new data from the oakland police department shows the crime rate
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is going down. the latest numbers from opd says overall crime is down 33% compared to this time last year. specifically, the report shows reductions in violent crimes, including homicides, assaults and burglaries, while the
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numbers for robberies are still up 11% overall compared to last year. >> people died in those fires. >> well, a san francisco firefighter who's battling brain cancer is now fighting for other firefighters. san francisco fire battalion chief matt alba is a member of the san francisco
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firefighters cancer prevention foundation. now, after being in the front lines of various california wildfires, including the camp fire in paradise, matt was diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer. he's been treating it for a couple of years now and getting mri scans twice a year. today he's trying to turn his negative experience into a positive by advocating for firefighters who are exposed to toxic chemicals on a daily basis. >> there's a lot that we can do as a society to make this better because fires are always going to happen. emergencies are always going to happen, accidents are always going to happen, and we'll need firefighters to step up. >> well, the firefighters cancer prevention foundation is funding a study of 50 active duty firefighters to observe how their dna changes based on exposure to those chemicals. some of those firefighters are being given sulfur profane, which some studies have shown helped lower carcinogens. a
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company that sells a supplement is partnering with a foundation for that study. >> this company has recognized that firefighters are the most vulnerable in society to be exposed to these chemicals like diesel, diesel exhst, wildfire smoke, the benzene in in smoke. so the benefits of sulforaphane extend to anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory. >> the company is donating the supplement to firefighters for every one sold to the public, and we're posting a link on ktvu.com/web links for much more information about this time is 818. >> one would hope the bay area commute is calming down at this hour. is that ksl? >> it is the case. we have a couple of glitches to talk about. northbound 101 at old middlefield on the peninsula. if you're trying to drive over to palo alto, there is a crash there in the lanes. they're trying to move it now. the volume of traffic today is much lighter. so even when things happen, especially this hour,
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when things happen, it's much better. you see how the bay bridge has improved quite a bit. we had kind of a rough hour in the 7 a.m. hour, but things are improving on all the bay area bridges. we haven't had a lot of slowdowns in some spots at all, like marin county this morning, westbound 580 looks pretty good and 680 also looks good, and even highway four has a little bit of a slowdown. but 680 looks good. from martinez to walnut creek. it's 818. let's talk about the weather now. here's rosemary all right. >> also looking good sal. we've got blue skies overhead a nice shot here of the golden gate bridge where we do have that enjoyable weather lasting throughout today. changes coming tomorrow though. i'll show you what i mean here momentarily giving you a look at storm tracker two and this view from up above. you can see partly cloudy to mostly clear skies across the bay area. a little bit of patchy fog out there by the evening hours. we will notice a little bit more cloud cover and there's a view of the storm. still off the coastline of washington, oregon by sunset should be creeping into northern
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california. and for us, the rain is going to hold off until tomorrow morning. there's a view of a 8:00 sunset right after. and as we get into five, 6:00 tomorrow morning, the rain is coming. down lake county. north bay, seven 8:00. it's moving through the central and south bay, right now in the noon hour. your lunchtime looks fairly wet, but by 3:00 in the afternoon, the front has moved out and we are joined by just scattered showers, followed by drying conditions into the evening hours. so this main event, or the brunt of the storm, is going to be rolling through for the first half of the day, leaving us with drier weather by the second half. meanwhile, in the sierra snow will continue, with the advisory there lasting until early sunday morning. be prepared for anywhere from a foot to a foot and a half of new snow at the higher peaks, the advisory all the way down to about 5000ft. and it starts tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. if you have plans to head to the sierra this weekend, be prepared
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for that winter weather. meanwhile, for us, half inch to an inch of rainfall expected, that's a soaking for early may. temperature wise outside right now under dry conditions. 57 in san francisco in the north bay, 52 in novato. afternoon highs upper 50s. pacifica mid 60s san francisco low to mid 70s for our bayside communities. mid to upper 70s inland. going to the a's game. it's going to be cool during the evening hours at game time. 640 already about 64 degrees with the west breeze to 15mph and continuing to cool into the evening hours. your extended forecast that wet weather also bringing cool breezy temperatures. we've got upper 50s to low 60s for the afternoon tomorrow. a little better on sunday with dry conditions on sunday for your festivities. if you're going to be out and about monday, tuesday we see temperatures rebound back into the low to mid 70s inland. back to you, rosemary. >> thank you. 19 americans will be given the highest civilian honor today. some of them have
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deep bay area ties. how they're being recognized for excellence in the fields of sport, politics and the advancement of civil rights. >> but first, a new study that has linked teen vapintoto
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tobacco control found teens who vape frequently had 30% higher levels of lead and uranium in their systems. researchers say the exposure to these chemicals could have a negative impact on brain development, leading to behavioral and cognitive issues. >> 824 san jose is using artificial intelligence to expand language translation capabilities at city council meetings. leaders hope the service, called wardley, will encourage more participation from non-english speaking residents. it will offer live translation in 50 languages at a cost of $80,000, but that's compared to $400,000 a year spent on interpreters. >> google's releasing new emojis for android users, including audio emojis. you can send over a phone call. wow wow wow. so far, google has six audio emojis to choose from. for example, you can send your friends the sound of cheering using the hand clapping emoji. right now, the feature is only in the beta version. it is expected to be released to all users soon. >> well, bird lovers now have
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access to a new webcam at alcatraz to check out a nesting pair of peregrine falcons. the national park service and golden gate national parks conservancy says the inspiration came from uc berkeley. now, one of the birds on alcatraz is a child of annie the falcon on the cal campus. the national park service has been monitoring the bird on alcatraz and her mate since 2020. we have a link to the live camera at ktvu.com. just click on web links to check it out. well, donald trump has already been fined for violating a gag order during his trial and during court today, he could learn whether he'll have to shell out more cash.
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and who's directly impacted. plus, while some are pinching pennies, others are sitting on a pile of money. a new list of billionaires has some familiar names. what most of the ultra rich in california have in common. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this
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is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome back. i' for joining us this morning. it's going to be a nice day. you can see it right here in this live camera behind us of the san francisco skyline. so let's check in with rosemary oroczo in for steve this morning with a look at your friday forecast. you're going to want to get outside. perhaps if you like it. >> oh yes, plenty of blue sky today. the sunglasses tomorrow the umbrella. we've got temperatures above average once again for the afternoon for our inland cities along the coastline. it will be a little cool. upper 50s expected for pacifica with widespread 70s around the bay. i'll have a look at the current conditions, the afternoon highs for today and the big changes coming our way for the weekend in just a little bit at 830. let's see if the highways are improving out there this morning with sal. >> hello i would yeah i would say they are rosemary right now. traffic is moving along pretty well on highway four. still a little bit slow, but i'm not too worried about it. i think it will probably improve in the next few minutes. you see it there on the grid. a little slowing on 80, but when you get to the bay bridge it is absolutely light and that's
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exactly what we want to see. 830 let's go back to the desk for the first time, children brought to the united states by undocumented immigrant parents will be allowed to apply for affordable health care. >> the biden administration made the announcement just this morning. ktvu james torres here to explain the new rule and how it will affect many people in our state. james garcia, no doubt, if you don't already get health insurance through your job, there are really only two other ways to do that. >> the federal government calls those programs the affordable care act and medicaid, but each state has their own name for each of these programs. here we call it covered california for the affordable care act. over here, we call that medi-cal. two very different programs covered. california lets you buy your own health care system, but you get some tax credits. the government offers you some financial help so it's affordable for you. medicaid or medi-cal. the government pays for your insurance and gives you some of that basic health care, the biden rule. and we're talking about today, deals with this side of the board as it stood, daca recipients did not have access to that health care
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market. this biden rule now removes that restriction. those recipients can now buy their own affordable health care through the aca or again, in our case, covered california. and the white house predicts this change is set to help more than 100,000 people in our country. give them access to affordable health care, which could affect a range of ages from as young as 16 to as old as 40. at a chance this morning to speak to an immigration attorney out of washington, dc, who weighed in on the rule. >> this is, you know, a long time coming, but it's a positive development and just a further protection of people who are part of our community. and every bit as american as someone who was born here. and these are also people who don't have criminal history and have, committed themselves to education and have, at minimum, a high school diploma. >> president biden releasing a statement this morning saying in part, i'm proud of the contributions of dreamers to our country and committed to
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providing dreamers the support they need to succeed. that's why i've previously directed the department of homeland security to take all appropriate actions to preserve and fortify daca. now, specific to california, this rule affects a very different population than a decision from governor gavin newsom earlier in the year, where he expanded medi-cal to all undocumented immigrants in the state. that would be this side of the board. biden's new rule goes into effect in november, when open enrollment for the next year begins. andre. >> all right. thanks so much, james. time now is 833. classes at ucla will be remote again after this week's protest. and the police response. cleanup continues on the campus after that student encampment was demolished. but police say more than 200 people were arrested following a tense standoff between police and protesters, many of them face charges of unlawful assembly. that charge carries a maximum penalty of up to six months in jail, or a $1,000 fine, a southern california lawmaker is requesting a formal
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investigation into possible civil rights violations at ucla. >> during this week's demonstrations, there, assembly member rick chavez, zabir, from los angeles, has sent a letter to the us department of education. it outlines his concerns on how ucla responded to both the protests and counter demonstrations on campus over the past few days, the letter says, in part on all accounts, ucla has failed to uphold its most important responsibility, which is to protect the safety, well-being and civil rights of all of its students, freedom of speech and freedom to peacefully protest are fundamental pillars of our democracy. but violence, harassment and intimidation are not speech and have no place on campus or anywhere. students at usc are being invited to a graduation party next week after the universieremony. the cancellation came in response to protests and the controversy, when the university told its valedictorian she would not be allowed to give a traditional speech yesterday, usc said it will instead hold a trojan family graduate celebration at the coliseum. it will include drone shows, fireworks and live entertainment, including the usc
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marching band. we have you covered on mornings on two, and you can learn even more about the protest nationwide by heading to our website. ktvu.com has the latest developments here in california and across the country for now. >> happening today, president biden will award the presidential medal of freedom to 19 people, including several with bay area connections. san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi is among those who will receive the nation's highest civilian honor in a ceremony at the white house this afternoon. clarence jones is a scholar in residence at stanford. he's a civil rights activist who helped write martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech. and katie ledecky, who swam at stanford, is the most decorated female swimmer in history, winning seven olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals so far. >> former president donald trump has arrived at a manhattan courtroom for his criminal trial in manhattan. the judge is expected to hear more legal arguments on whether the former president continues to violate his gag order. the judge has already decided to find mr. trump $9,000 for his past
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comments on social media. prosecutors contend he should be fined again due to his recent comments about his former lawyer, michael cohen, and others. >> 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. >> former president trump's lawyer says he needs to defend himself. testimony is expected to wrap up today due to a scheduling conflict involving one of the jurors, unconstitu arizona governor katie hobbs has put the finishing touches on efforts to get rid of the state's near-total ban on abortions. >> hey. reproductive rights activists gathered around governor hobbs as she signed a bill to repeal the ban. however, the new repeal won't take effect until october, and that means for the next five months, the near-total ban that dates back to 1864 will be the law in arizona today. >> we should not rest, but we should recommit to protecting
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women's bodily autonomy, their ability to make their own health care decisions and the ability to control their lives. >> arizona's attorney general and planned parenthood are looking into ways to allow abortion services during the limited time the law remains in effect. now, once the repeal takes effect, arizona will still ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. >> two national monuments in california are expanding. president biden signed a proclamation expanding the berryessa snow mountain and san gabriel mountains national monuments. berryessa snow mountain national monument stretches over seven counties, including napa. the expansion will add more than 13,000 acres of public land to the monument's original 330,000 acres, land that's considered significant to tribal nations. >> this is testament to the biden administration's commitment to open space, providing protection for this remarkable open space for generations to come, also providing protections to the incredible cultural artifacts that are a big part of this
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region for the first peoples, our native americans. >> the president's proclamation also directs the secretary of the interior to explore coast stewardship of the area with tribal nations. >> all right. rosemary oroczo. she has been tracking the forecast because rain is going to be a big issue over the next day. but today, the weather is going to be looking good as you look live outside right now. rosemary. >> yes. oh, that is gorgeous there. giving you a live look over areas of golden gate park and the windmill and ocean beach, temperatures along the coastline not very warm. upper 50s for today, but you go inland . areas like brentwood and in the north bay, napa into the mid to upper 70s outside our doors. at this hour we are rebounding. finally, after a little bit of a chill in the air. some of us start in the upper 40s this morning, but now 54 degrees in santa rosa, the inner east bay, 64 for brentwood, closer to the water, 55 in oakland, 53 for san francisco. our winds are generally light, even calm.
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novato and napa oakland reporting just a little bit of a breeze. we have a variable wind out there today. by tonight and into tomorrow, it will turn west and southwesterly ahead of the system that is going to bring us the rain. not for today, though. today is going to be a dry one today. temperatures are going to remain above average for most 79 the afternoon high expected for santa rosa. mid 60s san francisco, low 70s in oakland, mid 70s in livermore as well as san jose. but a look at some of the numbers here on the peninsula 76 in redwood city. and for the inner east bay 78 in concord. by tomorrow morning, the rain is moving in the breezy conditions and temperatures for the afternoon, upper 50s to low 60s. a better look at what we can expect for the weekend, including sierra snow coming up after the break. >> thank you. rosemary 8.39. amid a recent push to amend the law to bring back harsher punishment for some crimes, there are others who say there's another way to help offenders change their ways. on the nine, we'll talk live with the head of a group that says jobs not jails
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, are the answer. >> cinco de mayo falling on a weekend in bay area, residents are bracing for celebrations and things will look a bit different this year in one south bay city. what san jose police are doing differently this year? after their work, they were criticized for how they handled the fe ivit s. thinking i should bring back my 100% all-white meat popcorn chicken combos for $6.99? you're in luck, i did. if you weren't thinking that, i bet you are now. my popcorn chicken combos are only $6.99. get 'em sauced & loaded for just a buck more. welcome to jack in the box!
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find replace lead pipes in california. it's part of a new nationwide effort by the epa. the agency says millions across the country are still drinking water that passes through lead pipes, which can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease. >> well, the new video, released by the u.s. army is recruiting soldiers into psychological warfare special operations. >> it is a contest unlike any we have ever faced in our history as a nation. >> psychological warfare usually involves unconventional military techniques like propaganda and other messaging aimed at shaping opinion. the creators of the new ad hopes it will attract more creative artists, illustrators and tech experts to 843 now, in new documents, court documents show google paid $20 billion to apple as the justice department accuses google of an illegal monopoly. >> also, that rally is holding on wall street following the jobs report just released this
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morning. pam cook is tracking, thankfully, some good news on a friday, and dollars and cents. >> yes, some might not view it as good news if you're looking for a job, but very good news for the markets. the stock markets. the jobs report for april shows fewer jobs were added last month than expected. the unemployment rate increased just a little bit to 3.9. now, that sent the markets higher because it means a softening economy and a move in the direction where the federal reserve is more likely to cut interest rates. so that will help a lot of people. and that translated to a surge when that opening bell rang this morning. ringing the bell, by the way, the consulate general of mexico in new york, commemorating cinco de mayo and the 162nd anniversary of the battle of puebla. well, taking you live now to the numbers held on to a very nice game, the dow jones gaining more than 400 points, now more than 1. the s&p 500 also up more than 1% to 5120 back above that 5100 mark. and the nasdaq. big gain there,
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almost 2% 300 point gain for the nasdaq. amazon shutting down one of its fulfillment centers in san francisco next month as the company plans to build a massive facility nearby. the move will impact about 85 workers at the tennessee street location. amazon says those employees will be offered other job opportunities at the company. amazon is also seeking the city's approval for a redevelopment plan of six acres of land. it wants to turn into a new logistics center, newly unsealed court documents show. google paid $20 billion to apple in 2022 to be the default search engine on its safari web browser. now, the documents are part of the justice department's antitrust lawsuit against google . prosecutors say google's payments to apple and others allowed it to maintain an illegal monopoly. a ruling is expected later this year. forbes magazine has updated its latest list of the richest people in the u.s. elon musk remains at the top of that billionaire
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list. the owner of tesla, spacex and the social media site x has a net worth of $257 billion. most of the 20 richest people in california live here in the bay area. recognizable face there facebook founder mark zuckerberg of palo alto listed as the richest person in the state with an estimated fortune of $177 billion. and forbes ranks oracle founder larry ellison of woodside, number two in california with a net worth of $141 billion. i'm pam cook. that's a look at your dollars and cents. thank you pam. >> former golden state warriors shaun livingston is investing in the oakland rouz. >> yeah, we talked to shaun, who is a three time nba champion who wants to give back to the community where he had tremendous success in his 17 year career. >> it's just a special place to be, a special place for any sports teams. obviously it's been a rough couple of years. you know, they're, you know, with some of their franchises. >> livingston is new to soccer, but he says the bay area has
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great sports fans. and he talked about how much he loved his former warrior teammates. >> right there vested. >> those are my guys for life. and you know it's pretty painful to you know watch the playoffs without the warriors because it's just it's not the same. >> livingston joins a list of celebrities who are owners of the oakland roots, including other former professional athletes. marshawn lynch and jason kidd. >> the giants will face the phillies in philadelphia this evening after wrapping up their series against the red sox in boston yesterday. mike yastrzemski homered at fenway park, the longtime home ballpark of his legendary grandfather, hall of famer carl yastrzemski. giants avoided a sweep here, defeating the red sox 3 to 1. tonight, the athletics begin a series against the miami marlins at oakland coliseum. the a's are in third place in the american league west, and have been on a bit of a hot streak as of late. tonight's first pitch, set for six 4847. >> a pitcher for the oakland a's who grew up in the bay area, is being honored by his high school heritage high in brentwood. retired paul blackburn's jersey number yesterday. the a's
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starter graduated from heritage in 2012. he was drafted out of high school by the chicago cubs, was traded to the mariners, then the a's. he made his major league debut with the a's in 2017 and was an all star in 2022. his high school coach from heritage says he knew blackburn would go on to great things from the very first tryout. >> all gets up on the mound and just throws gas and throwing strikes. i kind of knew right, right then and there, he was something special. but what paul was just baseball smart right out of the gate, right? knew how to pitch, knew, knew how to play. because when he didn't pitch, he played shortstop. he was one of our best hitters, the baseball yard. >> so far this season, blackburn has had two and one record and a 3.3 era. >> his next expected start with the a's is tomorrow against the marlins. >> at home, san jose is putting on several parades this weekend for cinco de mayo. >> yeah, and police are lending a hand to make sure this one is better than ever. >> ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary takes us through a plan to
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make cinco de mayo a more family friendly event. >> david polanco polishing one of his rolling works of art, a 1963 chevy impala ss. her rumbling engine and low riding body will be front and center this weekend at one of two cinco de mayo parades, very excited and a little nervous. >> it's just because, you know, you want everything to, to go well after all your planning, polanco, president of the lowriders council of san jose, says planning for this year started days after last year's event. >> the result will see a parade on the east side along the king road corridor and one through downtown san jose on santa clara street. >> we're encouraging the public to come down, celebrate responsibly and to be able to celebrate with us, sergeant jorge garibay says. >> several street closures will be in effect saturday for multiple events and sunday two lowrider parades, both starting at 10:00 in the morning. councilman omar torres is spearheading efforts downtown.
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>> we know that when we collaborate with our san jose police department, right, it's going to be a little bit more organized. and, folks feel safer coming down to celebrate cinco de mayo, the 680 freeway off ramp to story road will be closed. >> and there is a potential for road diversions based on traffic congestion. this year, the department is doing more than collaborating. officials say officers will ride in the lowrider parades in this 1964 plymouth. >> i think we're fortunate the community is willing to collaborate with us and that we're have the opportunity to be involved in these parades. just because we remove a band, that doesn't mean that the community wants to be part of the parade, polanco says, cementing a better relationship with the sapd was always a goal from the old days to the ugly days to the current day of two parades, when we kind of sat down, you know, and talked about things and, and, and, since then, the relationship has grown. >> we have a line of communication so that we could further grow that. and you know,
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hopefully, like within five years, it's even better. >> police officials say they expect hundreds of thousands of people to come to san jose this weekend for the two day celebration, which culminates with cinco de mayo on sunday. we'll put a complete list of events on our website. officials say if you plan on coming, may want to try mass transit or rideshare in downtown san jose. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, time now for a final check of the roads with sal castaneda. sal. >> andre and garcia right now, we're off to a very nice start to the weekend commute. if you so to speak. i would say at least in the morning, things are doing very well. i like the bay bridge. i like the san mateo bridge, and everything we had earlier has cleared up. there's a little bit of slowing here and there. it's not completely light out there. for example, there's some slowing northbound on 880 as you approach high street. there was a crash there. so watch for a little bit of slow traffic as you drive up to downtown oakland. it's not too
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severe though. 851 let's talk about today's weather. here's rosemary. >> all right. and a beautiful view here of the coast. we do have a partly cloudy skies, a little bit of patchy fog and cool conditions expected for our coastline today. meanwhile, our inland cities enjoying temperatures in the mid to upper 70s once again before we all transition to a cooler pattern for the weekend. storm tracker two there showing you dry conditions at the moment, but if i pull back, you can see the storm that is going to be bringing us the rain and the sierra snow by tomorrow into the evening hours. do expect a partly cloudy skies, dry conditions, but tomorrow morning it looks like it will start up as early as 5 or 6:00 in the north bay, and then work its way across the bay area during the morning hours and into the first part of the day, before we break away to scattered showers and drying conditions. by the evening hours, it's going to be a first half of the day type of event, and it's going to bring us anywhere from half inch to an
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inch, as you can see here. from the projections, that's quite a bit for early may and snow in the sierra with the winter weather advisory all the way down to about 5000ft, we could have a foot to a foot and a half for some of those higher peaks. by early sunday morning. if you're thinking about traveling up, this is going to be the time frame that you want to avoid. it starts tomorrow, 11 a.m. doesn't expire until 8 a.m. on sunday. that's when you can expect the treacherous conditions along a i-80 highway 50, in and around the lake as well. 59 degrees. right now in san francisco, we have upper 50s in walnut creek. partly cloudy, dry, beautiful afternoon in store, mid 60s expected for san francisco today. low to mid 70s around the bay, mid to upper 70s inland. you know santa rosa, fairfield, antioch, brentwood. you may actually touch 80 degrees this afternoon. and then as we get into saturday again talking about the wet weather, but take a look at the afternoon highs
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upper 50s to low 60s. temperatures will be a little bit better for cinco de mayo festivities and the warming trend continuing monday. >> improving your mental and physical health by adding a member to your household. how pets are a proven way to bring wide ranging benefits beyo wh m
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a 10% drop compared to the last or last year. rather, it's the biggest drop in the device's sales since 2020, when the pandemic caused delays because of factory closures. revenue for apple is also down about 4% from last year. however, apple's
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stock is up about 6% on reports that profit margins are up. >> may is mental health awareness month, and experts are pointing to the mental and physical health benefits of owning a pet. it is, of course, well known that a pet can make you feel better. boost your mood. medical experts say being around animals can also lower blood pressure and reduce stress. research finds 84% of american pet owners say spending time with their pet makes them happier. pets can also help people socialize and keep you active. that's great for your physical well-being, but it's also really important to your brain function, your self-esteem, and of course, your overall well-being. >> but that's key not only for mild stress, but also for depression and post-traumatic stress disease. all of those situations have been shown to be improved by having that pet with us. >> experts also say spending time with someone else's pet, even a classroom pet, can help improve your mental health. >> oakland's first friday is back tonight with a twist. the theme is latin pride. it's a celebration of the various latin communities and businesses within the city of oakland.
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vendors will sell food from different latin cuisines, and djs will play latin music while people wander and shop. tonight's celebration is from 5 to 9 on telegraph avenue between 22nd and 27th street. >> a new monthly event called first thursdays in san francisco aims to bring new life to the downtown area. there. last night was the first one the street party ran along second street from market to howard, featured live music, art, food and drinks, and even ping pong. >> i think it's amazing. i mean, i'm a student. i like to have fun on thursday nights. it's really fun to just see the community, and i'm glad that they're doing it on a thursday, not friday, because most of my coworkers, like we don't go into the office on mondays and fridays. >> the event will be held every first thursday of the month for the next year. san francisco's recreation and parks department is sharing new and upcoming features to golden gate park's jfk promenade. >> there are now 12 historical markers highlighting the importance of climate solutions. there are new public pianos across the promenade and two
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more on the way the pop up beer and wine garden is relaunching on may 25th, and a frozen dessert truck is now stationed across from the conservatory of flowers. from thursdays to sundays, music lovers will get a treat this weekend at san francisco's museum of modern art . >> there's a new exhibit called art of noise. visitors to sfmoma will be experiencing a visual display of artifacts that represent the city's shared musical experience. on display will be headphones, speakers, and many items that represent 100 years of design history. the art of noise exhibit runs at sfmoma through august. >> two police officers shot in san jose. we're live from the scene this morning with an update on their condition and the latest on the investigation as it continues to unfold. >> then more than 2000 people arrested at college campuses nationwide. the latest on continuing pro palestinian ts

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