$100,000 a day to keep the lights on as it waits for a permanent power source to be restored. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu fox two starts now. >> the santa clara county family court center says it is costing $150,000 a day to rent and fuel a generator. tonight, employees still waiting for pg and e to restore power. good evening everyone. >> i'm mike mibach and i'm julie julie haener. it is the second time this has happened in the last two months, and it is causing delays in court cases. new tonight ktvu lamonica peters tells us pg e was on the scene working today, but the power is still out. santa clara county's family justice center says it moved its schedule cases to the hall of justice after losing power early monday morning. >> superior court assistant executive officer lisa herrick says the facility first lost power back in march. >> on march 4th, there was a piece of equipment that failed that failure affected the

transformer warmer, through which our courthouse receives power from pg and e, herrick says. >> they made repairs to the equipment and since march, they've rented a generator but had to replace it three times because of malfunctions. she says renting and fueling the generator cost $150,000 per day. >> and so as of april 20th, that it has been ready to receive power from pg and e, we simply need to be reconnected. >> pg and e released a statement monday saying the family justice center courthouse in downtown san jose requested that pg and e de-energize their service so repairs could be made to equipment owned by the customer that had failed. pg and e has been working with the customer to resolve all outstanding issues and is committed to getting the customer restored safely and as quickly, eric sayl

operations have been interrupted , including cases involving domestic violence, restraining orders and criminal cases. >> the disruption to. the litigants is significant. we, the court has, really i think is quite nimble in addressing these kinds of failures and reestablishing operations as quickly as possible. but it takes some herculean efforts from our court staff as well, to make that all happen. >> pg and e hasn't said why it hasn't reconnected the power. the court says that they sent a letter to pg and e! ceo today asking that the power be restored immediately. lamonica peters ktvu, fox two news. >> new at 11 a retail crime task force in san mateo county has recovered more than $23,000 worth of stolen merchandise. officers from daly city, san bruno and the san mateo police departments formed this task force back in october to target specifically organized retail theft. since then, officers say

they arrested 88 people, recovered 719 items valued at $23,500 and also confiscated two weapons. >> police in santa rosa arrested a man accused of threatening restaurant workers with a sword. police say 29 year old shane holbert walked into a restaurant on fourth street yesterday afternoon and pulled out a sword, confronting one of the employees. police say the suspect then grabbed an alcoholic beverage from a cooler and took off. holbert now faces felony robbery charges. fortunately, no one was hurt. >> now to the growing movement across the country of demonstrators building encampments to protest against the war in gaza. the pro-palestinian protests have grown throughout the bay area in just the last few days at sonoma state university, an encampment was set up friday and then grew over the weekend at stanford university. a protest also continues to grow tonight, despite school administrators telling students there that they are violating university policies. and over at cal, more people have joined the

encampment just outside sproul hall and the newest encampment at san francisco state university, where a protest just started today. these protesters across these different campuses have similar demands. they're all calling for an end to the violence in gaza and for universities to divest or sell their holdings from companies that do business with israel's military. ktvu zac sos has reaction tonight from students and reports from san francisco state. free. free palestine. >> palestine. >> shortly after a rally monday at san francisco state. tents quickly going up. >> we see obviously, see that this this movement of forming an encampment is one that's, you know, taking the nation by storm, similar to other college encampment demonstrations, the students calling on the university to divest itself of investments from companies doing business with israel. san francisco state, as a member of the csu system, we think that it's important to protest their, involvement and, you know,

support of the genocide. in a statement responding to the protests, the university saying in part, quote, sf state foundation investment policy reflects its commitment to the values of the university, prioritizing social and racial justice, environmental sustainability and climate action. >> i mean, the whole situation, i've been kind of like neutral, i guess, trying not to get too involved. >> nearby zach weinstein passing by the encampment. >> i've kind of kept away today. i'm only kind of been here, as it's calmed down, weinstein, who identifies as jewish, concerned about signs like these, it's basically saying, i can't be a part of that conversation whatsoever, because i believe that the state of israel has a right to exist. you know, it creates an unwelcoming environment, but more so, it's just it's shutting down even a central conversation. >> i am a jewish student myself, actually, and i have never felt unsafe across the bay at uc berkeley, palestine, three three palestine, similar to stanford university. >> cal's encampment protest

ongoing. >> we want to see the uc divest its financial holdings in companies that are doing business with the israeli state. the university so far refusing to do so but allowing the demonstration to go on while it remains peaceful. >> protesters say they have no plans of backing down and back at san francisco state. >> there's no time frame as long as it takes. we have these demands and we want to see them met and we're planning. we plan to stay out here as long as that takes, and this demonstration obviously still in its early stages, its first night on tuesday, they plan to pick student leaders of their movement in san francisco, zac sos. >> ktvu outside the bay area, sacramento state university also saw protesters set up an encampment on the library quad this close. mike pence we will not stop. >> we will. >> it's organized by a group called students for justice in palestine. demonstrators say the tents are designed to get the

school's attention. the university says the encampment can stayp until may first at midnight. if those inside don't leave after that, the university says it will reassess cal poly. humboldt's campus is now closed for the rest of the semester. the san francisco police officers association announced tmg a number of officers to help the university. the decision to close the cal poly humboldt campus comes in response to pro-palestinian protesters who occupied two university buildings. the protesters have left the campus, but they continue to gather on the streets surrounding the school. the whitepo the protests. >> it's the president has always been clear that that while americans have the right to peacefully protest, he stands squarely, squarely against any any rhetoric, violent rhetoric, any hate, hate threats and physical intimidation and hate

speech. >> the white house's response comes amid several other protests happening on university campuses nationwide. in virginia tonight, multiple protesters were arrested at virginia commonwealth university and at columbia university. administrators started suspending students today who refused to end their encampment on campus. >> san francisco artist says vandals have once again defaced a pro-palestinian mural that he painted. he says this is the sixth time it's been vandalized in the five months since he painted it on a friend's building in noe valley. it is meant to raise awareness about the war in gaza. the incidents have all been reported to police and security cameras have since be installed, catching one person writing on the wall with the pen. >> yeah it hurts. like to see it get vandalized, but it's nothing compared to the pain that my people are going through in gaza, the artist says he plans to repaint the mural next week. >> people in the community say they aren't surprised to see the mural become a flashpoint, but everyone we spoke with agrees

that vandalism is not the answer. and just a reminder, you can stay up to date with the latest on the war in the middle east, along with the ongoing protests happening across the nation. just download the fox local app to your smart tv or head to ktvu.com. >> tonight, the law enforcement community is mourning the loss of four officers who were shot and killed in the charlotte, north carolina area. today. four other officers were wounded. police say the officers were all part of a u.s. marshals task force. they were serving a warrant at a home for a felon wanted for possessing a gun, authorities say. as the officers approached the home, the suspect opened fire. they returned fire eventually killing the man in his front yard. a second person, though, then fired on officers from inside, ultimately, a swat team arrived on the scene using an armored vehicle to crash into the house. a woman and a 17 year old boy who were inside were then taken into custody. tonight, the police chief spoke about the shootout. >> today is an absolute tragic

day for the city of charlotte and for the profession of law enforcement. today we lost some heroes that are out to just simply trying to keep our community safe. >> the chief went on to say this marks the most tragic incident in the charlotte area that he has ever seen in his 32 year career. president biden issued a statement tonight saying in part earlier today, four brave law enforcement officers, including a deputy u.s. marshal, were killed in the line of duty. they are heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice, rushing into harm's way to protect us. we mourn for them and their loved ones, and we pray for the recoveries of the courageous officers who were wounded tonight on west coast rap, the powerball winner in oregon comes forward. >> how? he says the billion dollar prize will change his life forever. >> also ahead, a north bay city marking a decline in homelessness. what officials say has been a major contributor.

>> also, a colony of bees snatched from someone's front yard. we're going to hear from the beekeeper and her growing frustration over crime in the city of oakla

lawsuit. and this story does begin tonight's west coast wrap. joy dickerson neil claims the artist intentionally drugged her

back in 1991. in the filings, the rapper's team says the accusations are false, offensive and malicious, adding that they were brought under statutes that did not exist at the time of the alleged incident. meantime tmz recently released a new special on tubi called the downfall of diddy that looks into the ongoing investigation. >> i think it's appropriately titled the downfall of diddy. and you've got this guy who for decades was not just one of the most famous people in all of music, but one of the most powerful people in the entire industry. and boy, has that all come crashing down in the last couple of weeks with this federal investigation. >> and tmz spoke with a number of people close to sean diddy combs for that special, which premiered just yesterday in san diego. >> a pilot is a small plane cran a neighborhood over the weekend. that crash happened yesterday. the pilot was forced to come down just feet away from homes in el cajon, after reporting a fuel leak to air traffic control. no homes were hit, but

the plane did take out some power lines, leaving hundreds of customers in the dark. the pilot's injuries are not considered life threatening. no one else was hurt. the faa is now investigating that cident, e lucky winner of a $1.3 billion powerball jackpot last month has come forward. >> charlie saphan immigrated from laos and lives in portland with his family. he says he has battled cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment just last week. he says the jackpot allows for him to provide for his family and his health. >> my life has been changed now. now i can bless my family and find a good doctor for myself and thank you very much. >> he says he and his wife plan to split the prize evenly with a friend who had chipped in $100

to buy a batch of tickets with them. they are taking the lump sum payment of $422 million after taxes and you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. >> west coast rap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or find around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. >> a new navigation center, now officially in the works in the east bay. the plans in place to establish more resources for residents also had an event highlighting climate change. >> innovators will take a look at the recipients of this year's prestigious goldman award. >> and back after the break, taking a look at the weather around here, it is warm, it's nice, but it's changing as we

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the citizen app. oakland fire responded to that fire in the single storey building at about 5:00 tonight. officials say fortunately, there are no reports of anyone being hurt or displaced by the fire. crews had it under control just before 6:00. >> an amateur beekeeper in oakland, frustrated after thieves took a colony of bees, kept right outside her home. ktvu crime reporter henry lee spoke with the beekeeper and has our report. >> and i heard somebody say, hey, free bees. and then a moment later, i heard a car door shut. >> beekeeper sue donahue says that's when thieves stole a colony of 10,000 honeybees and a queen bee. she had put in an observation hive like this one outside her north oakland home

at about 1030 saturday morning. this after she gave away a couple of other colonies and queen bees, disrupting the hives. >> those bees are a little pod. >> this is donahue apiary in her backyard on manila avenue. she's a chef by trade, but got into beekeeping about seven years ago. once a month, donahue sets up tables for the observation hive, a tasting table and jars of honey to sell to neighbors and to teach kids about bees. >> and instead of showing them how how bees behave in a hive, we were explaining to them, about theft. >> these insects were not freebies, so to speak. >> it looked like someone was setting up for something, whether it's a garage sale, street sidewalk sale. there wasn't a free sign on it. >> she doesn't think these thieves know anything about beekeeping. so these bees might end up dying if they're not properly maintained. she says the thieves could potentially get stung if they open up the structure. she's frustrated that even bees aren't safe in

oakland. >> i just kind of think there's a loose permission structure and no consequences for any activity. >> the bees in donahue's yard have access to food and water. the bees in that observation hive less so. >> it'd be nice if they brought them back, those bees don't have enough resources inside that observation hive to survive much longer. >> there's no real black market for beehives. no suspects in mind, and no sting operations in the works in oakland. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> all righty. checking in on the weather. beautiful day today. tomorrow is going to be just about the same. and we roll the same all week until we get to friday when things switch around. winds go a little bit onshore, more onshore, and temperatures drop a couple of degrees and there's a chance for rain, especially on saturday night into sunday. but in the meantime, this big high pressure just sits right there and sends everything over the top. this is all week. this is tuesday, wednesday, thursday, a little

bit into friday too. and then saturday a low kind of pushes down inside here and brings us an opportunity for some showers. so the opportunity for rain does exist. this weekend. it's a moving target in terms of timing this out because these systems it's going to be cut off low essentially. and you remember the last few cut off lows. we've had the models don't do a very good job at ting on the radar at mount almanor. but it's not raining. these are the current temperatures. mild 58 in concord right now, almost 60 degrees, a little cooler than it was last night. and the winds have died down. we did have gusts today up to 25 and 30 miles an hour up at the higher elevations. sfo was gusting almost 40 miles an hour today. and right now at 17 sustained. that's pretty windy. so it's kind of a north northwest wind. it's creating stirring up pollens, hay fever sufferers. you know what i'm talking about. the next few days are going to be kind of annoying if you are bothered by hay fever, especially if you're out in walnut creek, concord, in the and anywhere inland. the winds

are north northwest. there's a little bit of an onshore component, but there's a lot of north. so coming down the central valley, you're going to get some pretty gusty winds coming from would come, oh gosh, what am i thinking of marysville into sacramento into fresno in those areas. and so the dust and what have you is going to be pretty pretty much a problem for folks who have respiratory issues and pollen thoughts concerns. so here are the numbers for the next few days. hovering in the mid 70s a little cooler tomorrow, but then upper 70s low 80s. and there comes saturday and sunday again. stay tuned on this thing. it'll come into focus right now. it's hard to say. i'd say saturday night into sunday is your best chance for showers right now, but that'll change by tomorrow. >> sounds good bill. thank you. napa county says it has seen an 18% decrease in homelessness in the most recent annual census. the point in time count also found that the number of people sleeping in emergency shelters increased by 34% from january 20th 23 to 24 compared to the previous year. county officials

credit the addition of more than 100 new shelter beds in the last year, and they also say more than 134 formerly chronically homeless individuals have moved into permanent housing. >> still ahead tonight, a scavenger hunt for rare coins in san francisco proved to be a success. we will hear from two of the winners coming up, but first, a quick look at tonight's sunset. >> the colors of the sky appearing in the reflection there on the salesforce tower in downtown san francisco tomorrow, marking the last day of april. you're watching the 11:00 news on ktvu. we're back after the break

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the $8 million center will offer 125 shelter beds. the latest count showed about 450 unhoused people in the city. vallejo officials say $6 million is being provided for wraparound services for the residents. >> it's really going to give vallejo, and particularly those who are living on the streets, the opportunity to exit homelessness while they plan their journey for what their next stage of living is going to be. >> the funding comes from the city of vallejo and solano county, as well as state and federal funds and contributions from kaiser permanente, sutter health and north bay health. construction expected to be completed in december. >> seven grassroots leaders around the world honored for their achievements and dedication to protecting the planet. new tonight ktvu betty yu tells us about the winners of this year's goldman environmental prize, presented tonight in san francisco. >> this year's goldman environmental prize winners were chosen among more than 100 nominations for their courage in

battling issues including pollution, deforestation and climate justice. >> some of them have never been on an airplane. many of them have never been to the united states. so it's a little bit of a culture shock. but when they begin to understand and how impactful their work is and what a difference they've made, i think that they actually feel stronger and more driven. >> john goldman's parents, san francisco philanthropists, rhoda and richard goldman, set out to create an environmental counterpart to the nobel prize in 1989. >> we have about half a million diesel trucks on our roads every single day, representing north america. >> andrea vidari is a california activist whose. work prompted the state to pass emissions limits for the trucking and rail industries. >> we must continue the fight for accountability, regulations and oversight of the freight system so that it operates in a way that is safer for every worker and every community.

>> other winners include known slave tumor and synagogue sukulu of south africa, who stopped destructive seismic testing for oil and gas to help protect the marine environment. alok sukla led a community resistance campaign to protect forests from coal mine development in india. teresa vicente of spain worked to save europe's largest saltwater lagoon from collapse. >> join you all this evening. >> maroochy johnson blocked the development of a coal mine that would have added dangerous amounts of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in australia, and threatened indigenous rights. marcio gomes coordinated a global investigation that linked beef from the world's largest meat packing company to illegal deforestation in the amazon rainforest. now from san francisco, the winners will head to washington, d.c, where they will be honored for their achievements on may 1st. over the last 35 years, the goldman environmental prize has awarded

$31 million in funding to winners in the newsroom. betty yu, ktvu, fox two news now an update on a unique story we brought you last week a scavenger hunt for rare coins in san francisco has come to an end with all 11 coins located tonight. >> we did speak to some of the winners seth chandler, owner of whitter coin in san francisco's marina district, announced the scavenger hunt last friday. he and his staff hid the coins all across the city and gave clues out on social media. >> i looked at my at the pictures and we happen to be right there at ghirardelli square and i said, hey buddy, this one's on you, man. get out. go! get out. go find it. sure enough, it took me like ten minutes to find it, so. >> and then i found it. that's right. >> well, the owner of the coin store says the value of those coins ranged from $250 to $2,500 each. he says he wanted to hold the hunt to really encourage people to get interested in coin collecting. >> yeah, the clues on social

media were think like a tourist. >> it's a great idea. >> i know a lot of fun and found 11 coins and >> and now we have 11 winners just like that. >> that is our report for tonight. thanks so much for watching the 11:00 news. our next newscast, mornings on two, beginning at 4 a.m. >> and don't forget to strea welcome to like it or not a show where our panel weighs in on everything from major controversies, the daily annoyances we tackle a topic at each person will let us know whether they like it or not. my new colleagues are joining us, amanda quintana and andre senior and i'm kaneda and some of these things get people talking. let me tell you the first one is and i didn't really know this until i moved in with my wife that there's a way you're supposed to put the toilet paper on to the roll. like she says. it has to be over. agree it has to be over . i just kind of did it.