in full force. officials at the pier posted this photo on social media said the sea lion count is the highest it's been in seven years, with more than 800 sea lions. they're out on the docks with a steady food supply of anchovies in the water. the sea lions are extremely happy and extra active right now. >> firefighters in the east bay cleaning up after a massive fire overnight. we're live from concord this morning as investigators try to piece together what sparked the flames , then protests against the war in gaza spreading at college campuses nationwide. >> what's happening at bay area universities as the growing movement for peace continues? plus major changes on the horizon in san francisco, the bold proposal from mayor london breed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into city improvements, and where the final decision rests. >> live from jack london square. this is morning time two. >> the night.

>> welcome back to the nine. we are starting off with a gorgeous look at that pretty city. if you're going cruising, you're in luck. if you're staying here at home, we have some changing weather, especially by saturday. if you have outside plans, you may have to rethink them. we'll talk about that in a second. first, let's talk about buying a house. we've discussed how difficult it is. a growing number of lawmakers are now trying to stop wall street investors from buying homes. congressional lawmakers have introduced bills that would force large owners of single family homes to sell houses to family buyers. lawmakers in california are among those proposing similar laws. they say investors that scooped up hundreds of thousands of homes to rent are driving up home prices. lawmakers also argue that it's made it harder for first time home buyers to compete with wall street's all cash offer. so we turn to you and ask, do you think lawmakers should crack down on wall street investors purchasing large numbers of single family homes? the vast majority 87% of you says, yes, prices are crazy. 13% say, hey, look, if you have it, buy it. scan the qr code at the

top right of the screen, or head to ketv.com/vote to let us know. we'll see if these numbers change much, but let me tell you. i mean, i don't dabble in real estate at all, but the first time i heard about all cash offers, i was like, wait, what? i'm scraping together a down payment, and this other person just has, you know, whatever the 1.4 or whatever it is, i was floored right there. now it doesn't even shock me. >> it doesn't shock you anymore. >> no, it doesn't becomes dated. >> well, it's coming from the investors. it's tough. i don't know how you regulate something like that or put a law in a place like that. i really couldn't say that's capitalism, but it's capitalism, right? so, i mean, you could just build more houses. so that way the prices would go down, which is what the governor is trying to do now with cities all across. but that's going to take years. yeah, i don't know. it's interesting though. it's interesting thought. interesting move. so we'll see what happens from here. all right sal is not with us right now because he is embarking on an extraordinary culinary journey from the high seas. right, colin? >> america's partnered up with the iron chef morimoto. we've had him on the line a number of times in the city for a sneak peek, and i'm hoping a taste

maybe. >> you know, i've never been on a cruise ship, but here i am on the holland america eurodam and you know, you know what put me over the edge here is chef morimoto, who is opening a restaurant. here he is, pop on in, chef. there he is. >> good morning. >> good morning, san francisco. >> yes, yes, i am chef morimoto here at the northern california eurotherm. hold on. america. >> that's right. so welcome. well thank you chef. >> and we're about let it be known we're both wearing air force ones because we're both stylish like that. the chef is going to a little later on. we're going to go to the restaurant. that's on board now. the chef told me that this particular cruise line is known for its food. you know, you get onto a cruise ship, sometimes you see pools for the kids and stuff. this is more of a food lover's journey. so we have morimoto by the sea. it's the first restaurant on a ship, and you are the fresh fish ambassador. >> yes, i am a fresh fish ambassador of the global fresh fish program on holland america. i am the fish guy and the fish

chef. >> there you go. >> so a little later on, we're going to find out, first of all, what it takes to put a restaurant on a cruise ship like this. what challenges there might be about getting a meal here, and also how lucky the passengers are who got on board this ship and are going to get a chance to taste chef's food. that's coming up a little later on in the program. >> garcia and andre try my best. sal >> thank you. we'll start our newscast here in new york city where new this morning, a judge warned former president donald trump to stop violating a gag order in his criminal trial or said he'll be arrested and put in jail. the judge overseeing mr. trump's so-called hush money trial said the former president has violated the gag order nine times and ordered him to pay $1,000 for each violation. he says the former president is not allowed to talk about witnesses, jurors or others connected to the trial. former president continues to say he is only exercising his right to free speech. >> new this morning, more than 20 people are arrested during the pro-palestine protest at cal poly humboldt. it happened overnight as university officials say it worked to

restore order. ktvu james torres is following those updates, including action captured live on video. james andre, good morning. >> the school has been shut down since last week. that's after protesters took over a school building on campus at about 3 a.m. today. university police put out a shelter in place alert for people who live on campus. they say due to continuing criminal activity, we learned at around 230 this morning, a coalition of police officers made up of personnel from all over the state, including san francisco, went in to clear and secure the buildings occupied by those protesters. they arrested about 25 people. the video here, posted on instagram by the humboldt lumberjack that's an independent student run newspaper for the university, says students will face code of conduct violations. faculty could face disciplinary action. we even saw a local tv journalist who studied at san francisco state. she was reporting live on her station's facebook page when officers detained her at the scene. me

yes, i'm over here. >> come this way. we need you out of the way. >> okay. >> put your phone in your pocket. put your phone in your pocket, then put your hands behind your back. >> wait. i'm pressed. >> you had an opportunity to leave. you were told multiple times to leave. otherwise you're going to be arrested. but i can't. >> my job. my job has been here all night. well, find a different job. >> find a different job. >> if it's a statement from university president tom jackson jr read in part. this is a difficult day. it breaks my heart to see it. and truly, nobody wanted to see things come to this. we've all watched this with great concern and always with a sincere hope that it would be resolved peacefully. unfortunately, serious criminal activity that crossed the line well beyond the level of a protest had put the campus at an ongoing risk. the university campus will stay on its hard closure until may 10th. however, they say for anyone who lives on campus that shelter in place order has now been lifted.

police say those arrested will face charges ranging from unlawful assembly to vandalism and even assault on police officers. live in the newsroom. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news james. >> thank you. meantime, across the country, demonstrators and encampments on college campuses against the war in gaza are growing. and that includes here in the bay area at sonoma state university. an encampment was set up on friday and grew over the weekend at stanford university. a protest also continues to grow, despite school administrators telling students they're violating university policies. at cal, more people have joined the encampment just outside of sproul hall, and the newest encampment is at san francisco state, where a protest started just yesterday. the protesters at san francisco state, like the protesters at other universities , want an end to the violence in gaza and for the university to divest or sell their holdings from companies that do business with israel's military. free palestine palestine shortly after a rally yesterday at the

university, protesters set up tents. >> as a member of the csu system, we think that it's important to protest there, involved event and, you know, support of the genocide. >> some jewish students on campus say some of the language being used by protesters and on their signs make them uncomfortable, basically saying, i can't be aecause 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 . >> in a statement responding to the protests, the university says 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. >> an amateur beekeeper in oakland is frustrated and angry after becoming the victim of a bizarre crime. this past weekend, thieves stole a colony of 10,000 honeybees from outside

her home on manila drive in north oakland. the colony included a queen bee. beekeeper sue donahue says she rushed outside her door saturday morning when she heard someone disrupting her hives. >> i heard somebody say, hey, free bees! and then a moment later i heard a car door shut. >> donahue says she's certain the thieves don't know the first thing about bees. she's also sure that her bees will die soon if they're not properly cared for. so far, police have no suspects in the case. >> it's the last day of april. let's check in with rosemary oroczo for a look at the forecast for today and for the first day, hopefully of the month next month. yes >> good morning guys. we are looking at a cool weather this morning. although we are rebounding. what a chilly start. we had. in fact, i'll show you some of those numbers here after we take a look at that two beautiful cruise liner there where sal is out this morning. we do have partly cloudy skies and expecting mostly sunny for the afternoon, but take a look at just how cold we were this

morning. if you woke up and thought, wow, there is a chill in the air, you were not wrong. areas like so cool. we're coming in at 41 degrees, as well as scotts valley and the santa cruz area. sonoma in the north bay, 39 degrees this morning. temperatures have rebounded 53 right now in san francisco, 54 in walnut creek, 57 san jose. but we are still a little bit cooler compared to yesterday morning, down by a few degrees. we continue with this pattern for a few more days. we have systems that are rolling through the pacific northwest and then kind of dip on the backside of california for us, we remain high and dry, but we do remain with the northwesterly flow in place. and as those systems move through, the pressure gradient tightens a little bit. and that's what kicks up the wind into the afternoon. this is expected to last for the next few days. by friday though, a bigger pattern change and i'll show you what i mean momentarily . let's take a look at the winds right now where sfo is reporting onshore at 12mph, half moon bay is gusting to 22. do expect the

winds to pick up once again into the afternoon. and the futurecast model will show you the bigger change that is coming our way. as i put this into motion, you're going to notice those storms that continue to move through washington, oregon and then into the intermountain west. but by friday, this system is working its way closer to california. and saturday morning , this has been fairly consistent in bringing us some rain on saturday, and it looks like it may last most of the day, leaving us with scattered showers on sunday. rainfall amounts. it looks pretty bullish at this point, anywhere from half inch to an inch and a half. and snow in the sierra, so we still have a few days to fine tune this. but you know, we are now on day two, even almost day three, where it looks like that possibility of wet weather is going to actually happen. afternoon highs for today, 64 in san francisco, mid 70s in concord. and your extended forecast here will show you that temperatures continue a gradual warm up into about thursday when they peak upper 70s to about 80

degrees inland, 70s around the bay, upper 60s for our coastline. so not much change really going on over the next few days. just slightly warmer. and then we begin to cool down. and when that wet weather is expected on the weekend, take a look at the temperatures low to mid to perhaps upper 60s expected saturday and sunday. back to you rosemary. >> thank you. fire crews on the scene of a massive overnight blaze in the east bay. next here on the nine. we're live from the scene in concord as crews remain on site looking for lingering hotspots. then from loneliness and depression to issues with self-esteem, more teens say they're struggling to connect with others after the pandemic. we're talking live with an organization that's working to bring people to ther throu

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before the pandemic, you know, the, emergency rooms and hospitals across the country and beyond were reporting record high levels of emergency room visits for suicide attempts, self-harm, suicidal ideation. and so these feelings of loneliness, depression, anxiety, we are really more prevalent in students today, today than we have seen in many, many years. and this is not just a us problem. this is a global issue that we're seeing in all of the countries that we have a presence, and we believe that community service can be a solution. >> yeah, many parents and many even teachers are looking for ways to help students along the way when they see them going through this. so what is key club and what makes it different from maybe other opportunities for teens, like maybe sports in school? yeah, absolutely. >> so key club international is the world's oldest and largest student led service and leadership program. and what makes us different besides,

beyond the fact that we're almost 100 years old, is that our programs are all student led, meaning that from the local level, after school programing and at local community centers through regional programing. so like we have a california region and even at the international level, our students are in the driver's seat. they're looking at strategic plans, determining the strategic direction of the organization who are international and local partners. are we really, make sure that our student voice is first and foremost. >> so. so what happens in key club in the when these students meet? what goes on in these meetings. >> yeah. so we have about, 30,000 key club members in the state of california who on a regular basis have local meetings at their school chapters or their community chapter. and every year they determine what their focus is, right? so is it homelessness? is it environmental causes? animal

welfare or food insecurity or any other number of local cause that's important to their community that they want to pitch in and help eradicate or lessen the impact of that, community need. and so they really take a look at, you know, who are the right community partners, what can their impact be? you know, if it's a literacy project, they collect books from their entire school and community, work with a partner to distribute the books, bring in literacy resources, and so really everything from ideation and research to planning a project, implementing a project, and then the follow up afterwards, it's really remarkable. >> so it varies from school to school and what project they're going to take up for that semester. yes. we talked a little bit earlier about the helping, the self-esteem, the confidence of teenagers. they're going through a tough time, particularly right now. and even before, as you mentioned, the pandemic. but how do you meld those two together? how does one help the other?

>> yeah, absolutely. and so, back in the 1980s, there was a research, that began looking at helper's high and the impact of volunteering, on the individual, not just the impact that you're having volunteering for another organization or for people, but what impact that has on you. and when you volunteer for the brain releases all these great chemicals and endorphins that really give you this great feel good sensation. and that's called a helper's high. and when you have those feel good sensations, when you're working with others in a bigger, impact on your community than yourself, suddenly those feelings of isolation, loneliness, despair, depression, anxiety begin to melt away, 96% of our students say that they feel welcomed and wanted and safe and secure in our meetings and in our programing and so when you look

at those statistics and the feedback from our students, plus the science behind the helper's high, you can see that community service can be a solution. community service is a great solution in many cases. >> and you can start early with kids in school, michelle, thank you so much for joining us today and sharing some more information about how volunteering can really help a student's well-being in the long term. in addition to their schoolwork, you need something outside of that to keep them whole. so we appreciate your time. if you'd like to look into the key club for your teenager, we've added a linto our website. just head to ktvu .com and click on the web links section. coming up on mornings on two. the nine growing demands in the south bay for pg and e to restore power at a family court. why? the agency says it's costing tens of thousands of dollars to stay open each day. then it's the latest culinary sensation from iron chef morimoto. next, we're checking back with sal for behind the scenes look at the chef himself for a glimpse into his culinary voyage on a cruise ship

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happening here. chef morimoto is here. chef once again, thank you. so when people. yeah. yeah. when people come and go to your restaurant and there's plenty of fresh fish, what are they going to get? >> so my popular dish here is a tuna pizza, crispy whole fish. and then i'm going to show you how to make the tuna pizza okay. all right. >> yeah. >> as we watch the chef i'm going to be the i be the announcer. there's lots of chef, and he's putting the fish and he's going to cut it. i'm terrible at this. i'm j. chef. what kind of fish is that? tuna. >> so this is, you know, big tuna. big white tuna from local. of course. fresh fish. so slicing equals rice and, crispy tortilla. okay that's why this

is called pizza. fresh fish. okay, okay. see then chef how did you come up with the recipes you were going to do on this on on your restaurant here. okay. this is of course using some, fresh fish and then especially. so all this red onion here is restaurant morimoto in, not close up. so you just bring your recipes from your restaurant and put them on the ship? yes but especially, you know, we discuss with the, you know, the chef from here and then see she got it. the chef here. so that's of help in here okay. this is a red onion here okay then. >> okay. as he's finishing up, one of the things we've noticed about, this dining room is that this particular one is a pop up.

there is one dedicated restaurant, chef morimoto restaurant on the holland line, and they hope to expand that. but the people who are on this ship, in san francisco, headed for vancouver, are going to get a pop up from chef morimoto and, he's going to be here tonight as he finishes up this pizza. >> this is under venice. anchovy and this opinion here a little bit spicier. and the fresh fish is very important because we. yeah. so we have to respect the, you know, oceans in the preserve, the our legacy. okay this is the proof of the fresh fish, you see. and then i'm very proud. so serving fresh fish here in holland, america and cruise ship. so this is the first time no one does the fruit. i mean, fresh fish in the cruise ship. so. so that's why, you know, we have the nice, you know, relation, the partnership with holland america. this is i

himself, what a good partnership it is with holland america. so if you do want to see or eat, i should say, chef morimoto's food. you can book a cruise on holland america, fresh fish. we're going to talk a little bit later in this program about i've always wondered, how does a chef get fresh fish onto a ship? right, there are some challenges we're going to talk to, to person who knows all about that. coming up a little later on, was thinking the same exact thing, sal. >> so you'll answer the question a little later. and that looks fantastic. >> oh, wait a minute, wait a minute. don't go anywhere. don't go anywhere. here's my pizza. you know what? i am not sharing this with anyone. okay, so back off. >> thanks. all right. sal, thanks. thank you guys. we'll check back with you in a little bit. >> in a minute, we'll go back to the scene of a raging fire overnight. the east bay. it's out, but it's still affecting traffic coming up on the nine. a live report near concord from concord, near the concord bart station, following an intense firefight that had crews battling leaping flames, then a major move to make a life saving

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sal castaneda is on board that ship with chef morimoto, who is showing off some of the foods that he'll be cooking up on at his new restaurant on board that ship, people, passengers will be able to taste his food on their journey around the world. we'll

check in with sal again, coming up in just a few minutes. meantime, mother's day is a week from sunday, and a new national retail federation report predicts us consumers will spend $33.5 billion on mom's special day this year. that is down, though, from a record of nearly $36 billion last year, the study found. the average american will spend $254 on mother's day gifts, and most of that money will be spent on flowers, jewelry and electronics. >> do you go big on mother's day, not really. i mean, whatever, whatever she wants. but i can understand why it goes down. because everything is so expensive now, you know? so i was i was, you know, when i was reading the story earlier, i was thinking, kind of makes a little bit of sense. >> what did you guys do for her when you were. when you were all little, like in the early mother's days, did you get together with your siblings and, like, make cards and all that good stuff? >> i can't remember. i don't think that you know, i think it was like that. no, no, i mean, i just can't remember. >> i guess maybe my boys were

probably forced to make cards at, like, preschool and get her things like me, my sister and my dad would get her little things. >> yeah. >> a locket. >> yeah. or like, she didn't have to cook or something like that. oh, good. >> yeah. oh, good. my mom used to say i just want you guys not to fight for one day, and we're four kids. we're like, mom, can i be good? i'm like, mom, can we just get you flowers? like, yeah, that's easstress her out,? >> at least not on that one day. yeah. exactly. 64. yeah. >> it's an open game. yeah yeah. all right, here are the results from our poll so far that we mentioned earlier this hour. we asked, do you think lawmakers should crack down on wall street investors purchasing large numbers of single family homes? yes. prices are crazy 86, 86% and no buy it if you have it at 14. we asked you this question because it's often driving up prices when investors move in and buy houses. when just a family want to buy a house and

they only have a down payment cash offer really does go a long way, and it leaves many people out in the cold. you can still vote. just scan the qr code on the top right hand corner of your screen, or head to ktvu.com/vote to participate in the poll. >> now to the east bay, where there is heavier than usual traffic in downtown concord, near the bart station because of a fire that happened overnight, firefighters are still at the scene of a three story building that went up in flames. ktvu rasmus is live there to tell us which roads roads are closed. ali and how long we should expect delays. there >> yes, these closures are very close to the concord bart station. we're near the intersection of park and clayton, downtown concord behind us. and this is where you see a ladder truck with fire hose pointed directly at what is left of this building. you can see the roof of this building no longer exists. it collapsed during the fire that happened here 1030 last night. and because of that, firefighters have been putting out hot spots overnight into the morning doing this work. you see here, preventing any flare ups for

nearly 12 hours after this fire first started. now this was a three story building when the fire broke out. luckily no one was hurt. the building had been empty for several years. in fact, a couple of longtime concord residents who came to walk by this morning and saw the remnants of this tell us that this actually used to be some sort of restaurant and bar, but they said that it closed about a decade ago, so long before the pandemic. but it did take firefighters more than 2.5 hours to put out this fire at the. at the peak of the fire, the flames were soaring. several stories above the ground, and there's a big ball of fire and taking over this corner building that takes up nearly a block of this part of downtown concord. firefighters talked about some of the challenges they faced in putting out this fire. >> the roof was collapsing down onto the structure and some of the exterior walls were collapsing, both externally and internally, as soon as you start having that happen, you start making pockets and it's hard to get the water all the way deep

down inside there to be able to extinguish that fire. >> if it comes here and they see some fire. big, big, big, big, big fire. >> that man describing the massive flames that he came out of his home and saw last night when this fire was underway. because of that, there's a lot of debris from this fire at the wall collapsed. the exterior walls collapsed, and the of course, the roof collapsed. and there's giant pieces of burnt metal and wood that have kind of spilled out into the street around this structure. so there's several roads around this building that remain closed this morning from concord boulevard in clayton to grant street in clayton, the road, park street, getting to the parking lot for the bart here in concord is open. but we have noticed some slow traffic getting to it this morning. so there's also some pedestrian walkways nearby. this building that have also been closed down again, because of the fire trucks that are out here doing that work, putting out any hot spots, preventing any flare ups and then debris in the road,

it's just not safe to walk or drive in this area. but firefighters expect they'll be out here, keeping an eye on this building and putting out the hot spots for much of the day. live in concord. ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. ali. >> thank you. california will soon begin selling its own generic version of the opioid overdose reversal drug narcan. the state is teaming up with a major pharmaceutical company to make it available across the state. california will be able to buy the drug for 40% below current market rate, and that will allow the state to distribute some of the generic version up for free. here the state's health director says it's proven to save lives. >> incredible impact that this drug can have at saving people's lives. how easy it is to use, how important it is to make it widely available. so we have it as a in our state. >> the state is now making plans to distribute the drug to county governments, police agencies, local health departments and schools for free. those

shipments could begin as early as next month. >> a family court in downtown san jose says it's now paying more than $150,000 a day to keep the lights on. following a second power outage at its court building in the past two months. the latest outage began early yesterday morning. the family court center is paying for a generator and fuel as it waits for a permanent power source to be restored. the court handles a wide range of cases, mostly involving domestic violence and restraining orders. >> 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 in pg. >> and e has not yet said why it hasn't reconnected. the power and equipment failure caused the lights to go out at the same building back in early march, san francisco mayor london breed, explaining her plans for a $360 million bond measure for the november ballot. >> the bond would spend $167

million to help pay for improvements to zuckerberg, san francisco general hospital, laguna honda and the chinatown health clinic. it would also include 50 million to increase the number of shelter beds in transitional housing for families experiencing homelessness, $70 million for street safety and repaving, and $25 million to renovate harvey milk plaza in the castro. the proposal needs approval from the board of supervisors to put it on the november ballot. >> all right, let's swing back out to sal in the city. here's a board, a holland america cruise line with a very special guest. >> yeah. iron chef morimoto has brought his culinary magic to the high seas with a new restaurant on board, adding to his impressive lineup of popular eateries worldwide. sal, tell us about it. >> yeah. you know, this restaurant here on the on the eurodam is a pop up of morimoto's, that he's going to take over this restaurant and basically give people an elevated dining experience. there is one ship on the holland america cruise line that does have a permanent morimoto experience. and to talk about

more about how you get fresh fish on the ship and all kinds of other questions. i have marissa christensen, you're the director of food and beverage on holland america. welcome. yeah. >> thank you. sal. thank you, come on in. we're inside of our tamarind restaurant, so on board. eurodam as you mentioned last year, part of our global fresh fish program, we introduced the first restaurant for chef morimoto at sea, as well as our newest restaurant in the fleet, morimoto by sea, what we do once, per cruise, we take over one of our restaurants on board, transform the table settings, the waiters uniforms, the entire menu, ingredients, you name it. and with partnership with chef morimoto, it's a fresh fish menu. >> how do you get fresh fish on a ship? i mean, i know it's sounds ridiculous, but, you know, with your standard as you want to get the best fish available, how do you do that? yeah. >> and you know, it's not easy, but our commitment is port to plate within 48 hours. so we spent i mean, the last nine months really working with our procurement team and 60 ports globally are committed to

sourcing 80 different types of fish for us. so every port we get fresh fish brought on board and we'll feature those for our guests. >> you know, we were talking about this a little off air. people aree elevated dining experience, not just on cruise ships, but everywhere where we do a program called zip trips. i've gone to every bay area city. everyone has chefs, so every city has chefs. that's filtering out to every aspect of dining, isn't it? >> absolutely. yeah. you know, chef morimoto and this partnership for us was really something special. he we knew was such a committed chef to local fresh. and so were we. and we knew that's exactly what our guests were expecting of us. so the partnership just seemed so natural. >> and the whole top chef thing, the whole, you know, chef morimoto and all these celebrity chefs, you were doing it before, but i think that with a chef, in fact, let's walk over here and see what he's making. because when you have a guy like or a gal, famous chef, it does bring more people onto the ship, doesn't it? >> absolutely, yes. and people recognize him even today, being

on board, we're lucky to have him. and guests are recognizing him. and you know, to be able to feature his food. this is one of our fresh fish dishes. this is the crispy fish, today we have sea bass. that was just loaded. >> wow, that looks delicious. if you're a fish person. now, i do want to mention that people are watching this. even though as great as chef morimoto is, you have all kinds of food on this ship because i'd be asking that question. maybe people don't like fish. i can get good old fashioned burger somewhere on this place on this ship? >> absolutely. i mean, you can get a little bit of everything, but no matter what, again, we're committed to local, sustainable and staying as regional and fresh as possible. >> you know, walking the ship with chef morimoto is like walking aboard with a beetle or, you know, some, not quite taylor swift, maybe, but, i mean, everyone has stopped. everyone wants selfies with the chef, he's famous for a reason, chef. what are you making now? whole fish and sashimi slice for fresh fish. oh, sashimi, you're speaking my language. all right, so, again, this is holland

america line, this particular ship is called the eurodam, but holland america is offering an elevated experience for people who like food and who like fish. and, it's a it's a great partnership, marissa. with chef morimoto, thank you for welcoming us on board. oh look at look at chef. chef, you've been on camera before. i can tell he's a natural. all right. gasia. and, andre, let's go back to you because once the camera leaves me, i'm probably going to dive in. so there you go. look at that. look at that beautiful dish. >> yeah. wow. >> thank you. sal. such a departure from what many people think of, you know, cruise dining. >> yes, exactly. yeah, that looks fantastic. i wish she was here. normally he comes in here, right? >> we've had him. >> today sal gets all the benefits. oh, well, hopefully he'll bring us back something. yeah. as earth month comes to a close, we're shining a spotlight on an environmental powerhouse. coming up on mornings on two. the nine. how? it's dozens of projects tackling conservation and wildlife protection. and how yo can he t

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you, shimona majumdar. thanks for being with us. >> thank you what we'r of coursn doing it. if you will, at this organization for several years. you've been ceo for the past year or so. what do you like to point to to achieve, that you want to do even more of in the years to come? >> i think i for me, what's been so impactful is really to just see all the work that we're doing on the ground and further provide support to make sure that the almost 80 projects that are part of earth island can be effective in the work that they're doing on the ground, and what i guess i'd like to see more of is more synergies between our projects, more opportunities to engage in impactful litigation that furthers the work and more stories to tell about what we're doing. >> so let's talk let's talk about litigation. you were general counsel for several years. things like microplastics, things like abusive behaviors toward the environment. why why does legal need to be such a big part of the environmental fight? >> well, well, we the only way

that we're going to be able to effectively protect the environment now and going forward is by having strong, enforceable laws that ensure accountability and that corporations are not able to extract and pollute without a check. but really, it's just one piece of a set of strategies for effective environmental action. it's legal. it's communications, it's engagement. it's doing the work on the ground. it's being part of communities all together is what actually makes us really effective. >> and your organization sort of works as that older, established sibling that someone on the ground who has a great idea, let's say, in concord, could say, oh, i really want to do this, but i don't know how i can. they reach out to you, tell me how that partnership works. yes. >> so what we do is called fiscal sponsorship. and what it is, is a way to reduce the barriers to operating as a nonprofit organization, which have become quite high and quite complicated and really, we want

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merrick, a cruise line he's live at the ship docked in san francisco right now. he's been with iron chef morimoto all morning. hi, sal. >> good morning. you know. yeah, just hanging with my pal, iron chef morimoto. no big deal, right? we're we're like this, so, he's been making all kinds of great dishes, this ship started in san diego. it stopped in san francisco. it's going tor tonight. so what people do is, you know, they go to a port city , they get to try the local restaurants. and then when they're cruising somewhere, this is one of the choices they get. there's also all kinds of other things i told you, i've never been on a cruise ship. i tell

you, if i got on to a cruise ship somehow and i saw this guy there, i would be more than excited. especially if i could eat stuff like this. so again, it's holland america, do your research. i think that some of these cruise lines are getting more elevated dining, and i think people are definitely wanting to do that. gasia. and andre and i think that even though i had never really had a desire to go on a ship, i think my mind may be changing a little bit, especially after seeing this kind of food. >> yes, this food is fantastic. we tried it before here many times. i know you're probably going to get a chance to try it there. sal. thank you so much, don't eat too much. bring some back for us for sure. >> oh, i won't, all right. >> happening today. it's a crucial deadline day for some people who took out federal student loans. borrowers may qualify for a one time debt cancellation or credit, but they have to apply for a consolidation by midnight tonight. the biden administration is canceling federal student debt or providing relief for some 30 million americans, consolidating federal student loans doesn't

guarantee they'll be forgiven the entire processing period will take at least 60 days. head to ketv.com and click on web links for more information about consolidation and applying for loan relief. >> but half of americans say they support more government regulation on big tech companies. the pew research survey found just 16% say they should be less regulated. 60% of democrats surveyed say they're more likely to call for increased regulation. that's compared to 45% for republicans and 78% of americans polled said that social media companies have too much power and influence in politics. the commerce department is launching a new program to assess the possibilities and risks of generative ai. that includes creating to prove whether content is real or generated, and ways to spot fake or misleading ai content. the agency will also work on a program to assess the capabilities of different ai technologies. >> today is national adopt a shelter pet day in bay area. animal shelters want people to take in animals that need a home . the humane society silicon valley says shelters in the bay

area and nationwide are seeing longer than usual shelter stays. people who want to adopt a pet but are concerned about whether they can afford it, should know the group is offering food, as well as spay and neuter services to pet owners in need. the sea lions at san francisco's pier 39 are one of the city's most beloved attractions, and now's a great time to visit. officials at the pier posted a picture on social media saying the sea lion count is the highest it's been in seven years. there are more than 800 sea lions spread out on the docks, and a steady food supply of anchovies is in the water, so the sea lions are extra active right now, just living their best life. >> san francisco city leaders are trying to find ways to membe annual nightlife and entertainment summit. mayor breed said the city looks forward to working with venues to create easier pathways for more economic opportunities. >> we have to be a real partner from the city side in order to get rid of the bureaucracy and get rid of the layers of fees, get rid of the drama and get to

yes, that is my goal. that is my hope. >> the mayor says the city is still not where it wants to be when it comes to recovering from the pandemic, but that there has been progress and people in the community are looking for places to come together. >> dave and buster's is going to let customers place friendly bets on arcade games. loyalty members will soon be allowed to wager real money on arcade games with friends at the restaurant and entertainment business. dave and buster's says adult customers can each bet between each other on hot shots basketball. skee ball i love skee ball and other arcade games like mrs. pac-man. the betting function is expected to be available on its app in the coming months. is this trouble, or is this just, like, more fun on like, a guy's night out? maybe both. >> that's a good question. you know, i was i was reading that ahead of time and i was wondering if, you know, it could be fun, right? could be fun, right? you know, do you do do you like skee ball? are you a, you know, it can be fun. yeah. i mean, i'm not a big gambler or anything like that, but but yeah. skee ball. yeah. that's cool. >> yeah. yeah.

>> okay. i'm not sure if i'm going to be doing that. no. we're like in the, we're like in the 1 in 5 dollar bet. >> yeah. >> yeah i mean if i do do it at all right. right. >> it's more bragging rights. let's take a quick peek at that poll that we have been following throughout the morning here. we've been asking you if you think lawmakers should crack down on wall street investors that purchase large numbers of single family home say it's driving up the cost of housing for everyone. numbers really haven't shifted. prices are crazy. according to 89% of you say yes, crack down on that practice. only 11% say, hey, look, let him do it. if they have the money, let them buy it. the qr code is up at the top left of the screen. you could always vote at ktvu.com/vote. we love checking in on those numbers as they change throughout the day. >> i want to see what happens with that push to regulate. you know, if it goes anywhere, if it goes anywhere, because you said it earlier at the top of the show, it's capitalism. how do you really how do you really you know, the haves have it. exactly, exactly. all right. quick reminder that you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv. you can watch live newscast and stories on demand on your

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