ktvu fox two news. it's a new day on wall street after one of the steepest drops we've seen in years yesterday, the dow jones is back above sea level after dropping more than 1100 points yesterday. at this moment, the dow is up by almost 50 points. we see the s and p is up by a good one half of 1% nasdaq has gained back almost a full percentage point. investors dealing with inflation on the household level, are worried about its effect on company profits. let's talk more about what's happening with the markets, corporate america and household finances by welcoming george no cherry of morgan stanley wealth management based in walnut creek. thanks for being with us hello, garcia. do you see today? i mean, is it buying stocks on sale today? what's the story of these numbers? everything everything is green. we like green versus red. and well, for example, if morgan stanley we have a list of 50 stocks that you can buy that were trading very, very high, you know, pre covid and pre january that have now come d

ktvu greg lee explains. residents of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pleading with president biden to overturn this decision. the philosophy of the citizens in this area of south county. is that were the forgotten ones in this eldorado county produced video counter fire survivors described losing everything. and the painful process of trying to rebuild the 15th largest wildfire and state history burned more than 200,000 acres from october to august. last year, flames leveled most of the town of grizzly flats. if we had female assistance, i mean, we would be able to at least start to rebuild them a home to have somewhere to live otherwise, our daughter that's 14 may not have a home until she's 18 nearly six minute video a plea to president biden and fema to overturn a decision. vision to. states request. to provide financial assistance to individuals. fema did approve governor newsom's requests for money for local and state government, but not for these grizzly flats. residents trying to rebuild it d

henry lee ktvu fox studios. new at noon california how we patrol officer, state leaders and loved ones gathered in west sacramento for the first fallen officer memorial since 2019. 28 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the past three years, along with eight officers from the distant past were honored ats morning. goverr gavin newsom spoke at the ceremony. he sent his condolences to the families and thanked current officers for their heroism and sacrifice is it's the long shifts the endless stress. to all of, you know, fame no fortune to a few moments. too few moments with the people you love, too few thank use. from the public you serve, and every day you go off to work, knowing there's a credible chance that you'll be called to risk your life in the defense of others. detective mary lou armor from the santa rosa police department was among those honored today. she died in march of 2020 was the first california police officer to die of covid. mew knee riders are learning the new budget for th

ktvu christian captain. live tonight for us at city hall, where that commission meeting is set to begin christian like that meeting set to begin in less than a half an hour. now some say that these so called pretext stops are being used to target members of the black and brown community in san francisco. while many police officers say there simply enforcing the laws as they are written. as anyone who's ever been pulled over can attest. it can be a nerve wracking experience. now san francisco's police commission is considering changing when how and why police officers can pull people over from minor infractions, including failing to signal before a turn expired plates or broken tail light. the coalition to end bias stops held a virtual news conference where some community activists say those pretexts are used to target communities of color. it is a thing of racial profiling of black people in san francisco. black people in san francisco are six times that of whites to be stopped by the police. san francisco's

jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. and stay with us ktvu jason appelbaum will join us in about 20 minutes to break down. highlights from game one at 11 san jose is celebrating the reopening of a downtown hotel just in time for the summer season. the signee abi hilton had its grand opening tonight, folks walked the red carpet there to enjoy a reception at the hotel on market street. the 13 story hotel does offer up 226 rooms, 32 suites with views of downtown and the santa cruz mountains. mayor sam liccardo. was there offering up a little bit of hope. i think it gives all of us a little bit of faith this all of our wings to be able to see the activity that gathering that happens again of the community right here signaled by hilton downtown. the site formerly housed the fairmont san jose, which closed last year due to the pandemic. the hotel is expected to employ close to 1000 people. apple is now forcing retail employees to wear a mask due to a rise in the number of covid-19 cases, the company says. workers at about 100

lamonica peters, ktvu fox two news. cal fire says a fire that's burning north of boulder creek in santa cruz county is contained at this hour . the fern fire started at about 4 45 this afternoon in a wooded area west of highway nine. near fern. dr cal fire brought in five engines and two helicopters to attack the fire, along with help from boulder creek and ben lomond. it burned about an acre and a half before crews managed to get the flames under control and contain them. the cause remains under investigation, and that fire started in an area right outside the current red flag, warning that warning is in effect for parts of solano county through tomorrow night, while you should always stay fire, whether aware, chief meteorologist bill martin says conditions could be much worse. he's going to break that down in a few minutes here, coming up later in the newscast to fire is burning through the angeles national forest in southern california. officials in los angeles county say a car fire spread to nearby trees. starting t

ktvu is. james torres has a look now at the surprise congressional delegation from house speaker nancy pelosi, as well as the pleased to congress to pass a massive aid package to support ukraine. first of all, thank you, mr brown from things all americans great on president vladimir zelensky of ukraine, welcoming speaker of the house, nancy pelosi and a delegation of democratic lawmakers. visit for everyone and so commitment is to be there for you until the fight . is it done? it happened over the weekend unannounced, political experts say that's likely to stay out of harm's way. the congressional delegation made the trip as they look to discuss president biden's $33 billion relief proposal to support ukraine by indicating that the congressional leadership is on board with this, it sends a signal that the united states is seriously and going all out. and providing military aid and related assistance to the ukrainians. among those representatives is east may congresswoman barbara lee. after mee

as ktvu s amberleigh reports. there are parents who say they want the school to step in and stop the violence. ktvu has learned that a 13 year old student was attacked inside everette middle school in san francisco's mission district monday afternoon around 2 45. the school district has confirmed that it was an altercation between two students. police say they met with the parents of one boy who is currently being treated at a hospital with life threatening injuries. i was really sad because i have been advocating for help and support to prevent this from happening. colorado is co chair of the pita and her 13 year old son attends the school. she says violence at everette is an ongoing problem. it has been happening since the beginning of the school year, the school district said in a written statement quote when a serious incident occurs, we attend to the immediate safety of students involved. communicate directly with their families and determine the appropriate supports interventions and consequences. we went to

the 11 o'clock news on ktvu. fox two starts now san francisco unified school district was poised to lay off hundreds of teachers, but tonight many of those jobs have been saved. the unanimous vote came just about 15 minutes ago. good evening. once again. i'm mike mibach julie haener. while teachers say they are relieved, they say living in limbo. the last two months has been stressful. ktvu zach sauce was at tonight's meeting and has new details. tuesday san francisco unified school board changing course after announcing in december that more than 200 teachers could lose their jobs during an evening meeting the board voting instead to reduce the number of layoffs to 2015 of them administrators who could be rehired next year. if there was better planning. we did not have to go through all the stress. the layoffs were expected to help the district close 8 $125 million budget deficit for the year. the district says it's seen a steep decline in students over the last few years, the biggest drop coming amid the covid

henry lee ktvu fox studios. thank goodness no lives were lost and thank you to those teachers who helped rescue them, henry. thank you. on wall street today, stocks rebounded after a week of losses over inflation and recession concerns. despite today's gains, the major indexes are lower for the sixth week in a row was up 466 points, the nasdaq rallied to 434 points close to 4% and the s and p was up 93 points. tech shares led the sectors on the plus side. crude oil was that more than 4% to close more than $110 a barrel . the federal reserve chair is warning that taming higher prices will cause some pain for consumers as we continue to face rising inflation. jerome powell also says the fed should have raised interest rates sooner to reduce the curve on inflation. if you had perfect hindsight, you go back and we probably would have been better for us to have raised rates a little a little sooner. i'm not sure how much difference it would have made, but we have to make decisions in real time. based on what we know

i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. oh, barry, a weather working on a nice weendect, especially for your saturday temperatures will be warming up in a few neighborhoods could be flirting getting close to 90 degrees. you can see the bottom row highs from today. everybody having an up arrow for tomorrow for santa rosa. upper eighties oakland in the upper seventies, conquered 88 in san jose, from 77 to 84 degrees, so that'll be the headline as we start off your weekend for saturday, and then on sunday. we do cool things off a bit, and we also bring in the some stronger winds as well. the typical seabreeze increases by sunday, say early afternoon by about one or two o'clock. here's a satellite that we can't see once again. just like yesterday. some clouds some rain showers up to our north. we actually have a return of some of the fog out toward the coastline, especially closer to half moon bay. right around pillar point and we could have some patchy coastal fog tomorrow , especially for the morning hours near the coastline

ktvu easily. rasmus joins us live to explain why a group of more than 60 organizations are calling on sfpd to bend so called pretext stops. ali andre san francisco supervisors, the city's public defender, the luau and several community groups are calling for this change in policy. the group is calling itself the coalition to end biased stops. they want the san francisco police commission to ban the use of what they're calling pretext stops now what is that? that's when a pedestrian cyclist or driver is stopped by police. for a minor issue like a broken tail light or not, using a turn signal or in the case of cyclists riding a bike without a helmet or ticketing someone for sleeping in their car. critics of the practice say the data show that black people in san francisco are six times more likely than whites to be stopped by police. oftentimes because of a minor issue like the ones we just mentioned. san francisco's public defender says it leads to racial profiling by police their fishing expeditio

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ktvu .com/ ap. i five people are dead and four others injured after two boats crashed over the memorial day weekend in georgia. this coast guard video shows at least one survivor being pulled out of the wilmington's river near savannah on saturday. two bodies were recovered shortly after the collision. three were found yesterday morning. one of the surviving voters is being charged with boating under the influence. much closer to home. law enforcement officers in lake tahoe say they're cracking down on dangerous behavior on the water as the busy summer tourism season gets underway. increasing their patrols along lake taal is 72 mile shoreline, watching out for boaters who are out on the lake after having too much to drink. officers will also crack down on those who ignore the boat speed laws and lifejacket requirements. there are some 15,000 boat trips taken and lake tahoe between memorial day and labor day. you have to look up to the heavens tonight in hopes of seeing a once in a lifetime meteor sh

this is ktvu fox. two news at six shooting kills at least 18 children in a teacher at an elementary school in the state of texas president biden has just addressed the nation. as the violence leaves families heartbroken and forever changed. to lose a child. is like having a piece of your soul ripped away. there's a hollowness in your chest. you feel like you're being sucked into it. never going to be able to get out. the president has ordered flags to be flown at half staff as the country mourns the victims of today's shooting. good evening. i'm mike mibach julie julie haener here is what we know. at this hour. the shooting took place at an elementary school and you validly, texas that's a town of about 16,000 people and is located about 80 miles west of san antonio. ktvu heather holmes joins us now with what we've learned from authorities, heather while julie and mike tonight people in texas and really all across the country, including the president are expressing shock and heartbreak and yet another

ktvu tom baker reports. firefighters were training today to step in and help when they get the call from mutual aid. the california governor's office of emergency services. oh, yes, and the same francisco fire department are partners in the california fire and rescue mutual aid system. they did a wild land fire training drill tuesday morning in mclaren park. the non burn drill involved critical hose procedures. the first holla hose from a stationary point, stopping to add more hose where it may be too steep for a truck. or where a truck must stay attached to a water source. the second drill, pump and roll where the water laden trucks follow right behind advancing ground crews supplying water from their tanks. the s f f. d is primarily an urban firefighting force. it's also trained and equipped with five initial attack, type six many engines to fight wildland and rural wildfires statewide and around the country. we have over 100 qualified type six drivers. we have approximately 150 plus red card members in th

henry lee ktvu, fox two news. the oakland police department just moved a step closer to getting out from under federal oversight. yesterday a federal judge ruled that the oakland police department can start a one year probation period to prove it can obey and follow the required reforms that they have made over the last 20 years. and last month, a federal monitor said that the police department now complies with 51 out of 52. of the necessary reform items. the police department is still in the process of creating equal disciplinary measures for police officers. the probationary period starts on june 1st. now to new developments in the case of a woman in the east bay who's been missing since january. oakley police detectives now have a search for water search warrant for the home of alexis gabes ex boyfriend investigators searched that home in eniac yesterday, looking for new evidence. gabe was last seen at her ex boyfriend's home before she disappeared. investigators have not said anything about what they may have

that's ktvu .com. some parents in the east bay say they've been left in the dark after a middle school girl is harassed by a man with a knife on her way to school coming up at 5 30 what those parents say the school and police failed to do. a significant temperature dropped today again. how much cooler can it get? we'll have that forecast coming up. also had the fleet of the future arriving in the bay area coming up a cleaner and faster option for bay area travelers. but first we're taking you live out to the chase center where we do have reporters both on the court. and in thrive city as the warriors get said to possibly punch that ticket to the nba finals. this? this is supersonic wifi from xfinity. it's fast. like, ready-for- major-gig-speeds fast. like riding-a-cheetah fast. isn't that right, girl? whoa! it can connect hundreds of devices at once. [ in unison ] that's powerful. couldn't have said it better myself. and with three times the bandwidth, the gaming never has to end. slaying is our busine

that's ktvu .com. state senator scott wiener of san francisco provided details of california's role in a new program to offer legal refuge to displace transgender youth and their families. it is a coordinated every by the lgbtq victory institute and democratic lawmakers and more than a dozen states. this is in response to recent actions taken in some conservative states. we're seeing states such as texas, alabama and others who are claiming whether by executive action or by legislation that allowing a trans youth to receive gender affirming care is quote unquote child abuse. threatening to arrest the parents and incarcerate them and then remove the kids from their parents and in foster care. the bill rejects any out of state court judgments, removing children from their parents custody because they did allow gender affirming healthcare. in addition to california there are 18 more states taking steps to provide similar protections to transgender youth and their families. the city of san francisco has lo

greg lee ktvu, fox two news. ktvu fox two news at five starts now. it's critically important, it can mean the difference between successfully catching an initial attack fires in the early stages of its life and, you know, potentially catastrophic incident. now at five, a major firefighting factor the growing fleet of cal fire aircraft, the cal fire division, located just north of sacramento, is the largest firefighting air force on earth. good evening. i'm andre senior glee. it's been counted on right now as much as ever with a red flag warning in effect in northern california contained a fast moving brush fire. in fact, in the east bay, which burned very close to some businesses. the fire started around noon near highway four in the area of willow passed in evora roads. this is that the former concord naval weapons station contra costa county fire says nearby businesses were evacuated. flying fighters were able to keep the windnd it was d about 1 45 no one hurt here. the cause, though under investigation here's a look at other active wildfires. cal

ktvu fox two news. san francisco police are looking for information on a deadly assault officers were called on saturday morning at just after 2:30 a.m. to 24th and balmy streets in the mission district. they found a man who was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene. the exact cause of his death has not been released, but it is being investigated as a homicide. anyone with information on this case is asked to contact san francisco police. and we are tracking the wind. it's kind of breezy the next couple of days as it has been the last few weeks. temperatures cool today, but they warm in the next coming or in the coming days with the five day forecast will look at that when i see you back here, all right time now to check in with heather holmes and look at some of the stories we're working on for the seven o'clock news on ktvu plus heather. my coming up new tonight multimillion dollar scholarships announced today to help shape the next generation of public service leaders. the application process

ktvu marks reports. at issue is whether those workers should be immediately removed from public facing jobs. at the time. those complaints are received. san jose mayor sam liccardo confirmed that the city had received prior complaints about a police officer and also a city code enforcement inspector. two cases that resulted in high profile criminal prosecutions. we want to be sure that's involves a city employee. we're on it, mayor liccardo says the public is rightly concerned about a spate of high profile incidents involving alleged misconduct by city employees. in the case of police officer matthew dominguez , recently accused of exposing himself while on a call complaint was received about him in may of 2021 had he been removed from a public facing role at that time could the recent incident have been prevented? specifically i am interested in a focus on establishing very clear triggers. for administrative leave so that we are taking employees off the line where there is credible. complaint made about

ktvu fox two news. a new report finds nearly 72 million homes in the united states are at risk for wildfire risk map was created by the nonprofit group first street foundation takes into account how homes are constructed and whether or not they back up to open space, as well as weather patterns and mitigation steps taken by local governments. groups as cost associated with well fires and accelerated faster than any other climate hazard from a billion dollars per year in the 19 nineties to now, 16.6 billion in 2020. risk factor .com just launched an interactive wildfire tool it rates properties risk for being impacted by wildfire on a scale of 1 to 10 1, minimal 10 extreme for street foundation is running the website. you can enter your address to see how your home breaks, it's had a tool, calculating flood risks for some time now, it just now added this wildfire risk. anything that informs the public is always important because unfortunately, fires have been burning in areas where traditionally, those h

welcome police tell ktvu. they are offering a reward through the city's crime stoppers program of up to $10,000 for any information that leads to an arrest. in this case, garcia and claudine back to you. alright. thanks, ali. firefighters in alameda are investigating what caused a house fire. three people are now recovering in the hospital. ktvu james torres tells us what investigators and the family know so far. family members confirmed to me those living inside this house or elderly grandparents and their grandson. they say they were at home when the fire broke out, and they're now recovering in the hospital. it took the hands of the entire city of alameda fire department early this morning to get this fire under control. firefighters say when they got here just before 3 30. they found the grandson who had run out of the house to safety. they then rescued the elderly grandmother and grandfather, pulling them away from the fire through a side window. alameda fire chief tells me when it comes to what started a

ktvu james torres explains. the santa clara valley water district set a goal asking its residents to cut down water usage by about 15% well, not only did water usage not go down, it actually increased. by about 30% over the last two years. the drought that we're in the middle of is truly unprecedented for three years and counting. california is short on water and in the south bay that could cost you. unfortunately we aren't meeting that goal. valley water says the agency needs to ramp up its efforts to save water. it's already asking city governments to enforce a twice a week camp on residents watering lawns. some have done that. but cities like palo alto and mountain view , have not. the power out of spokesperson tells me the city doesn't use valley water, and they have efforts in place for water conservation. they're not far from enacting a role on watering days. while we may not officially have a regulation, limiting the number of days per week, we do have those permanent wadis restrictions on the books , and

ktvu is. emma got spoke with the owners of czar nikolai, who is trying to clear up the confusion over their russian sounding name. czar nikolai caviar may sound russian, but it was actually started by a swedish family. back in the eighties, the current owners say sales have plummeted amid russia's war in ukraine. ukrainian flags are front and center at nicolae caviar cafe gourmet outpost inside san francisco's very building support for the war torn country, also to defend the business. recently the cafe has become the target of hate mail and disparaging online comments. blasting the sustainable california caviar producer by people who mistake it for russian company california 100% american owned and operated, but we have gotten a lot of you know, let's say hate mail chat enquiries and instagram messages that are pretty nasty, a swedish family in san francisco named the company after the founder's grandfather, nicolai, and they added czar to give the brand some old world eastern european flair.

ali rasmus ktvu. box two news and stay with ktvu throughout this afternoon. as we learn more about the investigation, you can also say up to date online at ktvu dot com. breaking news we're following in west oakland gunfire led to the lockdown of a nearby school. this happened just one day after the school shooting in texas will turn to ktvu crime reporter henry lee or live at the scene. to bring us more henry. good afternoon. garcia. we're at the corner of 32nd and market just a block away from hoover elementary school, where the students are enjoying their last day of classes, including some graduations. of course, those festivities interrupted by gunfire nearby. let's take we'll look at some of the video from earlier today i'll begin about 9 30 this morning when gunfire erupted near the corner of 35th and market streets in west oakland. not far from our, um to 5 80. the shooting reportedly involved in often the police officer and an armed suspect, and that triggered an officer needs help call over the radio. numerous police officers rushed to the scene. oa

henry lee ktvu, fox two news. an investigation is underway to determine what killed the whale in san francisco bay. the adult gray whale washed up yesterday on brooks island near point potrero in richmond, the marine mammal center says the same whale was guided out of a channel near alameda back in april because it was a hazard for ferryboats. marine biologist will conduct the necropsy to figure out if it was hit by a ship or died from some other cause. we'll swing back to our bay area, whether it sure looks and feels nice out there, but rosemary oroczo. here we are late spring and already a red flag warning over parts of the bay area. the wind advisories continue for a little bit longer. over parts of the bay area as well, giving you a look here at some of the numbers. we've got areas in sonoma county reporting relative humidity about 24% we do have the winds at 18. diablo reporting a winter 26 in the relative humidity. there is 30% and then as we head into the santa cruz mountains, ben lomond area reporting rela

christien kafton ktvu, fox two news. so today marks 140 years since the signing of the chinese exclusion act, president chester a author signed the bill into law on this day back in 18 82. now that law effectively banned entry of chinese citizens into the u. s for a period of 10 years and prohibited them from becoming u . s. citizens with the law remained in effect until 1943. a coalition is planning a program at recession in san francisco tomorrow from the chinese cultural center to portsmouth square. well san francisco is expanding services for those suffering from mental health issues and drug abuse. today the city announced the opening of the office of coordinated care case managers will be there to help connect people with mental health and drug use disorders, too. care and treatment. city officials say the purpose of the offices to give people consistent support all in one location and prevent them from going back to the streets. temperature span across the bay area today, a very cool 61 degrees with blustery winds

ktvu investigative reporter. brooks jarocz looks at how police can be held responsible if they simply stand by. we found new laws in 18 states, including california require officers to step in if they witness unnecessary force, and we have the body camera video of a bay area case where a jury just found a richmond police officer failed to intervene. it started as a traffic stop, but led to a short car chase. the car was reported stolen, which came as a surprise to a group of friends in the back seat. one by one, they were called out of the car. ricardo hernandez was last warning what you're about to see here this video captures contra costa sheriff's deputies restraining him putting a sleeper hold, but seconds later struck several times by a flashlight. belonging to one of the deputies, who then pulled out his gun and pressed it to hernandez's head. he had no weapons, no drugs, but was charged with resisting arrest. that charge was later dropped. civil rights lawyers sued the law enforcement agencies, and in marc

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the 11 o'clock news on ktvu. fox two starts now. a san francisco middle school dealing with violent attacks on campus. hello again, everyone. i'm julie julie haener mike mibach. we have learned that 13 year old student was seriously injured during an assault on monday. this happened at everette middle school. in the city's mission district new tonight as ktvu amberleigh reports, there are parents who say that they want the school to step up and stop the violence. ktvu has learned that a 13 year old student was attacked insight everett middle school in san francisco's mission district monday afternoon around 2 45. the school district has confirmed that it was an altercation between two students. police say they met with the parents of one boy who is currently being treated at a hospital with life threatening injuries. i was really sad because i have been advocating for help and support to prevent this from happening. colorado is co chair of the p t. a and her 13 year old son attends the school. she says violence at everette is an ong

just go to ktvu .com. you'll find the latest development right there on our homepage cases are on the rise, and that comes at a time when we could see a lot of people getting together for celebrations. ktvu is amended quintana in san jose with a message for people planning to get together this weekend. it is mother's day. good morning, amanda. mother's day and then yesterday single the miles so we could see a lot of gatherings today and this weekend and it is something that none of us want to hear that we are entering 1/6 wave of covid infections. but here in santa clara county, the public health officer says that is what is happening after seeing a jump in cases from omicron. there was a brief break . but now in the last month cases and transmission rates have been rising again, dr monica gandhi and infectious disease expert at ucsf says we're seeing this rise because of a highly transmissible sub variant that's here. is it? probably the most transmissible omicron variant we've seen to date. we are in a p

as ktvu esmark. sarah reports a new california law states of departments want to buy and use such equipment. they need the approval from their city council or board of supervisors. in an emergency every second counts. in the case of an active shooter , for example, there may be victims that need to be pulled out of the area before police can even identify the shooter. that's where this vehicle called a bear, cat med vac would come into play. it is one of two new military style vehicles, which are being requested by the san jose police department. this type of equipment and vehicle as utilized oftentimes in a mass casualty incident, something similar to shooter some kind of terrorist event or terrorist incident where there is ongoing threat to the public. where there are people who are casualties under a new law recently signed by governor newsom, known as a b 4 81, all local police departments must get approval beyond just a budget for such gear. departments must also reporting annually on what equip

ktvu .com. more people were killed on u. s highways and roads last year than any time in the last 16 years. in fact, last year was the highest year over year increase in traffic dust since the agency started collecting data in 1975. no it was not just traffic collision dust that spike the last year pedestrian dust increased 13% in 2021. speed is our number one cause of fatal collisions. it's always it continues to be speed . of course, we did see an increase in speed related violations during the pandemic, and they continued after and we're reminding drivers to please slow down. officials from the national highway transportation safety administration admit part of the increase could be because many drivers were off the roads in 2020 because of pandemic related lockdowns. time is up. 409 in northern california woman is praising her brave dog who saved her life after a mountain lion jumped on her. it happened in a rural part of trinity county. between reading and eureka and she was out walking wit

chinatown amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. it is ridiculously labor intensive, but it's also very satisfied. they do it for the love of silent movies coming up, see how people experience the rich history of silent films right here in the bay area this week and see what's being done to renew interest in relief projects to help people of war torn ukraine. mist drizzle rain and even snow flurries all in the month of may. oh, no all within the next few days, the full forecast coming up right here at 11 on ktvu. out-of-state corporations wrote an online sports betting plan they call "solutions for the homeless". really? the corporations take 90 percent of the profits. and using loopholes they wrote, they'd take even more. the corporations' own promotional costs, like free bets, taken from the homeless funds. and they'd get a refund on their $100 million license fee, taken from homeless funds, too. these guys didn't write a plan for the homeless. they wrote it for themselves. and now most admired alum! get up there. this is so embar

ktvu is amber lee says. this work of art is a collaborative effort by bay area artists who have been fans of bruce lee for a long time. right looking at our bruce lee mural mural of bruce lee is on display at the chinese historical society of america in san francisco. chinatown it is collaborative and intricate work of artists using drawings, technology and music to bring the cultural icon to life to tell his story. he is the bridge. that how we need people who are bridges in our society to connect us artist marina perez wong says lee is a symbol of unity, bridging the gap between the west and the east. born in san francisco to chinese parents, he embraced his asian and american heritage. this is representative of china , the mountains here. the mural depicts the important places in lee's life. the people in the mural included those who inspired lee and those he inspired. it also illustrates his use of his martial arts skills to teach students of all ethnicities, including kareem abdul jabbar, childhood supe

in san jose and ruben ktvu fox. two news graffiti in the middle school bathroom has prompted a hate crime investigation by palo alto police administrators that fletcher middle school told police that they found the letters kkk written. in the boys bathroom there. it happened two days in a row this week. opposites believe the same person vandalized the bathroom on both occasions. mills college in oakland is set to hold its final commencement tomorrow as an independent women's college. the ceremony will be the last before mills merges with northeastern university. the merger comes after years of financial strain and budget deficits amid declining enrollment mills was founded in 18 52, the president of mills college. elizabeth hillman says she believes this upcoming merger is the best option going forward. right now, what the world needs is for bills to take its values and its mission to a larger group of students who are interested in joining us here in oakland to learn more to experience the world and to solve some o

ktvu is elissa harrington is in san fran. cisco, where many fans chose to come out for that watch party do experience the game out on the road, but we begin with our joe fonzi for a breakdown on how the warriors pulled off tonight's win. joe julie, the warriors knew there would be a sense of desperation tonight for the dallas mavericks home for the first time and down in this series two games to none , but in the end, there was nothing dallas could do to stop . the team that feels like all is coming together at the right time. one thing we do know as luca dances goes, so go the mavs. steph curry and the warriors have been here before. the warriors led most of the first quarter, but don't beat the buzzer with a deep three he was on the way to a 40 point game in dallas was three after quarter, but the warriors had another big third quarter, outscoring the mavericks by nine. steph curry feeling it with three of his 31 points. but the guy that we're talking about in this game is andrew wiggins wiggins with the poster ization of d

greg legans ktvu fox two news. oscar winning actress in one special envoy for refugees, angelina jolie was in ukraine today on a humanitarian mission. jolie visited the central railway station in la vive today to welcome ukrainians fleeing their war torn country. she spoke to refugees and with volunteers about children affected by the war in ukraine and how they are coping. not many kids. from two years portents years. must be. they must be in shock, and they must also. i know how trauma affects children. and so but i know that just having somebody show how much they matter how much their voices matter. i know how healing that is. jolie also visited a boarding school in a medical institution. new attended night. a man is hospitalized in critical condition tonight after being shot in oakland earlier today, officers responded to 30th street in oakland shortly after three o'clock this morning. there police say they found a man who had been shot during the investigation. officers discovered that the man was assaulted a

now just into the ktvu newsroom. police have arrested one man for allegedly stealing an oakland police officer cruiser. it happened just before 8 30 tonight on lake park avenue, while police were investigating an assault and while officers were out of the car someone got in the car. and drove off. police chase that vehicle all the way to the alejo where the suspect was taken into custody. the death of a woman earlier this year in san jose, is now being investigated as a homicide . the woman's body was discovered on february 24th on driftwood drive in west san jose. she was identified as 26 year old garelli trujillo, santa clara county coroner's office conducted an autopsy and they did determine that she had suspicious injuries. she died of s fixation and blunt head trauma. during the course of the investigation, the coroner's office conducted a full autopsy on that female and discover that there was suspicious injuries that were sust police have not yet identified a suspect or made any arrests. the death is sanity is

tom baker, ktvu fox two news. more signs that the war in ukraine could go on for months, and ukraine's military remains undeterred in its fight against russia, and some charter school teachers on the peninsula are holding demonstrations their calls for better pay and working conditions coming up. if you're a small business, there are lots of choices when it comes to your internet and technology needs. but when you choose comcast business internet, you choose the largest, fastest reliable network. you choose advanced security. and you choose fiber solutions with speeds up to 10 gigs available to more small businesses than any other provider. the choice is clear: get unbeatable business solutions from the most innovative company. get a great deal on this limited time price with internet and voice for just $49.99 a month for 24 months with a 2-year price guarantee. call today. for state controller, only yiu will save taxpayers money. wait, who, me? me? no, not you. yvonne yiu. yvonne yiu. not me. good choice. for 25

ktvu fox. two. cinco de mayo celebrations are making a comeback in the south bay tonight with big crowds to sending on san jose. people haven't been out in about a year and a half. i think this is the year where they're really going to turn out. a welcome sight for bars and restaurants, but police are on high alert. good evening, everyone. i'm julie julie haener mike mibach san jose police have stepped up patrols and they are prepared for thousands of people out there on the streets. live coverage tonight from ktvu lamonica peters with a closer look at the scene there in downtown san jose lamonica. there are single demaio celebrations throughout san jose tonight, and although there are no city sponsored events, there are thousands of people down here and lots of heavy traffic. santa clara street is one of the most popular spots in san jose. for single gemayel celebrations . people stroll down the street and hundreds of cars slowly cruise the fairway, displaying mexican flags and playing music from t

i'm elissa harrington ktvu fox. two news, anxious time for people when conditions are like this, alyssa, thank you. the state's office of emergency services says it is prepared for the fire weather, cal o es said today it has pre positioned firefighting resources to protect communities that could be threatened by a wildfire officials say resources and personnel are positioned in lake and colusa counties, while the new virus plane is that mcclellan airfield near sacramento. that plane is a new aircraft with cameras and sensors. it can send real time images and projections to officials on the ground. when a fire breaks out. let's go to our chief meteorologist, bill martin. now for more on the conditions, bill. yeah it's definitely a red plug warning and those inland spots like solano county. certainly fairfield, vacaville up into davis out under winter sacramento. it's a central valley thing more of an east far east bay area thing. but we still see wind around the area as well. but again, a red flag warning this time

emma goss, ktvu fox two news. police across the bay area had extra officers on patrol last night to prevent drunk and impaired driving, and some video posted on social media actually shows one driver on the peninsula racing away from a d u i checkpoint girl. and there it is. this was the scene in san carlos. you could see that driver backed into a ditch, turned his car around after pulling up to the checkpoint. the driver then raced away traveling the wrong way. down that street. it's still not clear whether san mateo county sheriff's deputies caught up with that dragon. four people were hurt at san francisco after their car plunged over a cliff central baths. police responded to the scene around three o'clock this morning on point lobos. they say the car was traveling north when it crossed the center lane. went through a fence and plummeted 40 yards down to the bottom of that cliff. the fire department rescued the four people inside who range in age from 17 to 23. all four victims were taken to the hospital to in

tom vacar ktvu, fox two news. san francisco was the only bay area county in a five county region that actually saw a dip. in its homeless population in the preliminary data shows, san francisco now has more than 7700 on housed residents, and that represents a 3.5% drop since 2019 contra costa county at a 35% jump, and as tom mentioned alameda county at 22% increase, marin county is almost population increased. 8% and santa clara counties grew by 3. in contra costa county. homeless figures have spiked significantly since the start of the pandemic, and officials are pointing to the severe shortage and affordable housing figures show nearly 3100 people are in shelters or sleeping outdoors on any given night. that is compared to roughly twenty three hundred three years ago. county officials say the housing crisis , which has only gotten worse during the pandemic, is driving those numbers up. they note that renters in contra costa county need to earn more than $3700 an hour $37 an hour to afford the average asking rent

henry lee ktvu, fox two news. city leaders in oakland take another step toward making a new waterfront ballpark a reality. a new report highlights the stadiums potential impact on the city. plus there are twice as many job openings as there are job applicants and new numbers in and now most admired alum! get up there. this is so embarrassing. there's no way it's me. you know her.... you love her.... ruh roh. what are you doing here? it's anna gomez! who? our first gigillionaire! with at&t fiber, anna's got the fastest internet with hyper-gig speeds. i didn't know you went to this school. we have a lot in common. live like a gigillionaire with at&t fiber. now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability. under district attorney gascón, i prosecuted car break-ins. all repeat offenders, often in organized crime rings. but when chesa boudin took office, he dissolved the unit and stopped me from collaborating with the police on my cases. now home and car break-ins are on the rise because repeat offenders know they c

let's go to ktvu heather holmes . now with a look at some of the stories we are working on for the seven o'clock news on ktvu, plus duly new tonight, robocalls are sadly on the rise once again, the better business bureau explains how to spot and stop these unwanted calls and texts. plus may is stroke awareness month. we've got a really important conversation coming up tonight with a three times stroke survivor. the bay area woman shares her story of recovery and hopes of helping others. those stories and a lot more coming up. live tonight in just a few minutes on the seven over on ktvu, plus, thank you for that. but first here at six, frida kahlo, one of the most notable mexican artists in contemporary history. the fundraiser tonight in san francisco. that's giving a boost francisco. that's giving a boost to a new generation of artists. and now most admired alum! get up there. this is so embarrassing. there's no way it's me. you know her.... you love her.... ruh roh. what are you doing here? it's anna gomez! who? our

lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. raiders wide receiver davante adams grew up in east palo alto and is known for giving back to the community. just last year, ktvu joe fonzi profiled his partnership with optimum nutrition. as adams encouraged fitness in a city where health disparities are stark and resources are sparse hot wednesday afternoon out there, and firefighters were busy dealing with some smaller fires. this is video from the aftermath of the fire burning right near the altamont pass. you can see fire engines. firefighters there on scene. this is in the area of 5 80 grant line road, the smoke still lingering. let's check in with chief meteorologist bill martin right now. and bill. hello handsome spazz. little windy, never a great combination. exactly right, and it's that time of year. mike where we're starting to think about this, and we do, in fact, have a red flag warning for the central valley that goes into effect tomorrow through friday, and today was the warmest asked. but why we started seeing a couple

ktvu marc serre reports. the mayor says the city received prior complaints about a police officer and code enforcement inspector who were later criminally prosecuted. we want to be sure that involves a city employee. we're on it. mayor liccardo says the public is rightly concerned about a spate of high profile incidents involving alleged misconduct by city employees.inguez , recently accused of exposing himself while on a call complaint was received about him in may of 2021 had he been removed from a public facing role at that time could the recent incident have been prevented? specifically i am interested in a focus on establishing very clear triggers. for administrative leave so that we are taking employees off the line where there is credible. complaint made about. conduct of a criminal or predatory nature. the mayor says those triggers would likely depend on the severity of the complaint. possibly an officer or other city employee would simply be removed from direct contact with the public and other cases