for what could have been millions of dollars in grants to fight retail theft. we'll detail the missteps by key city leaders in an audit and how it says poor leadership, bad management and miscommunication combined to create a missed opportunity. then, for the first time in nearly two weeks, ferry service is set to resume out of sausalito. a live look here as the ferry is preparing to head to san francisco, something we haven't seen since the middle of last month. what it took to get the pier back online from ktvu. >> fox two news this is mornings on two. >> i think those ferry commuters have the right idea. they do. what a way to get to work i love it. we're so glad you're here with us. >> i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning, i'm dave clark. we're right in the middle of the week and at the beginning of a new month, gasia it's the first day of may. and steve paulson is a lot to tell you to. >> well, it's nice. that's the way i'd go if i had to commute. sure. take the ferry. right. yeah. gasia it doesn't though. no, it doesn't run at three in the morning. the problem? fortunately, it's clear out.

it'll be nice today. temperatures bumpy, cold for some 30s, 40s on the temp. santa rosa is 48 because they have a little northerly breeze. but palo alto down to 42. menlo park in there. woodside atherton as well. middletown 40. look at upper lake 34. ukiah 36. fairfax and anselmo 41. sonoma 39. so, i mean, there's some cold readings for may 1st. we look good though, so i mean it's weather does to 1st of may and we'll have lots of sunshine clear cool morning, lots of sun breezy. it does look warmer for all said 70s to near 80 for a few. all right. sal is here. good bad. indifferent. what's going on out there? >> yeah, it's not too bad out there as a matter of fact, westbound 24 and the east bay. we have a couple of things to tell you about. but let me start with 24 westbound on the way to the caldecott, you will see traffic that is going to be just a little bit slow. as you drive over to the lafayette area. it gets better, and once you get over to the bay bridge, it is

backed up to the maze and the metering lights are on. so, you know, this commute is okay if you are driving the commute on san mateo bridge. now that one is a little bit slow. on the other side of the bridge, i got to get a message to you. if you're driving to that span that the slowest traffic gets out towards foster city. here in hayward, it's moderate. looks like it's worsening though. 702 let's get back to the desk. >> all right. thank you sal. well now to a developing story on the ucla campus. protests turned violent during the night. brawls broke out between protesters and counter-protesters. and we're also we'll get back to that story in just a moment. but first, we'll talk about what's happening around the city of oakland. poor leadership, poor management, poor communications. according to an auditor, that's the reason that oakland city leaders missed a chance to get a multi-million dollar grant to

combat organized retail theft. james torres is with us right now to tell us more about this audit and what the city of oakland still has to do to change. good morning james. >> dave, good morning to you. a grant, of course, worth $15 million, up to $15 million here for the city of oakland. it's a 37 page report that came from the city auditor's office earlier this week. and it essentially spells out every misstep from city hall to the mayor's office to other city staff, as well as the oakland police department and the city auditor. there identifying four major problems into how the city missed out on its chance to get that funding, acting city auditor michael houston reports a lack of leadership, a lack of project management, poor interdepartmental communication, and a lack of grant management policy all contributed to this blunder. now, some of that falls on mayor shang tao, the report says while the mayor is not directly responsible for grant applications per city charter, she is responsible for offering

guidance to the city administrator and could have, quote, exercised better leadership. here's what the mayor said back in her inaugural state of the city address last october. when talking about the missed retail grant application. >> we are fast tracking the hiring of a grants coordinator. we are bringing in additional grant management expertise, and we are upgrading and modernizing the city's grant management software tools, he says. >> all that is still in the works. the report also puts a little bit of blame on the oakland police department, saying it originally took the lead on the grant, but ultimately forfeited that lead when other city departments stepped in, offering to lead the charge. the public records request. we learned the police department found out about the grant application last april, but took no meaningful action until days before the due date. that was when the economic workforce development department stepped in and essentially took the reins, according to the city auditor of the 85 days, the

application process was open, the city was only fully engaged for about 16 days. city staff working on the grant were still submitting documents up until minutes before the deadline, with more than one person sharing a login credential. the report also mentions the number of people serving in interim positions during the application process that includes the city administrator, the police chief, and the pd director, all of which were involved in this application process. the city auditor says that he recommends the city take up a grants policy management system and implement that as soon as they can. we know that the city administrator's office responded to this report, saying that that is something they are still working on. they've still not yet hired a full time grants coordinator, and they say they expect to have that policy implemented by december 2024. we're live this morning in oakland. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news james, thank you.

>> we'll move now to a developing story happening on the ucla campus. protests there turned violent overnight brawls broke out between protesters and counter-protesters. >> it was very violent. the fighting and chaos went on for almost three hours. then the police came in and they broke it up. our reporter, coco mcaboy is standing by at ucla with the very latest. good morning coco. >> good morning to both of you. the protests at ucla really came to a head last night. as you mentioned, they turned violent. we are here on the campus now and want to show you the scene here. you can see the encampments in the distance, but there's a big change here this morning. there's also a number of local law enforcement agencies out here. as you can see, they're not necessarily engaging with protesters at this time. however, you can see that they are here. they have a presence out here. and that is because of the protests from last night. supporters of palestine and israel clashed with multiple fights and people were even pepper sprayed. but

there was no police intervention for hours that has since changed, with local police agencies and campus police now working together on campus. the violence here on campus led the mayor, governor and local leaders to really condemn these acts. the encampment that is expanding on ucla's campus is now deemed unlawful. the university telling students they could be disciplined and telling people who aren't students that they could face misdemeanor charges. now this is all started because organizers of the pro-palestinian encampment issued a list of demands calling for divestment of all ucla funds from companies tied to israel and a demand that the university call for a permanent cease fire in the israel-hamas war. they're also calling for the university to boycott israeli universities. now, the university has released a number of statements regarding these protests and they're saying that they do not support any kind of boycott at this time. some university officials also say that the protests have

been peaceful up until this point, and that's why you haven't really seen a lot of police intervention. but then again, last night for about three hours, there were multiple fights, people being pepper sprayed and beaten here on this campus near these encampments, and there was no police intervention. but now multiple different agencies from the state police to the local police to campus police are all out here and they are trying to restore peace. i'll send it back to you. coco. >> coco mcavoy. thank you. 708. now we're getting our first look at the inside of a building on the columbia campus in new york city. after police there stormed it overnight to clear protesters. video here shows chairs and tables strewn across the floor, some used as barricades. the university also says there were broken windows and other vandalism. protesters took over hamilton hall late monday after days of encampments on the lawn outside died late last night. police entered the building through a second story window and arrested the people inside. in a letter to the campus community, the university president said he requested the

nypd to come on campus and said the occupation was led by people who were not affiliated with the university. new york's mayor says. this morning, some 300 people were arrested in the crackdown. >> these external actors are obviously not students, and their presence on campus is a violation of columbia's clearly stated policy. and they are actively creating serious public safety issues at these protests. >> what israel is doing and what the united states is doing is so much more than just worth broken glass. we'll always be able to repair that glass. >> columbia's president is asking nypd to keep a presence on campus through at least may 17th, to help make sure more encampments don't pop up. we'll have you covered here, of course, throughout mornings on two as we bring you the latest developments from campus protests overnight. you can also get up to date information any

time by going to our website, ktvu.com. all right guys here. >> thank you. time 709 well ferry service between sausalito and san francisco is back this morning. in fact, we're going to take you out there live and watch it. there there's the boat sailing as we speak here on mornings on two. now, the repair work on the sausalito pier was completed just this week. ferry service stopped back on april 19th when inspectors found damage to the pier. contractors were brought in to fix it. the pier was reinspected before being declared safe for the ferry to start sailing again. as it is doing at this very moment here on mornings on two. >> time is 710, and right now we do see the commute conditions as a little better than they were at this time yesterday, although we still have some slow traffic to be had. this is a look at westbound 24. it is a little bit slow through lafayette and at the bay bridge we have a which is not unusual if you're driving on the san mateo bridge,

it's busy all the way across. we had some issues near foster city, cleared up, but it's still pretty busy. and on the golden gate bridge since we've been looking at the bridges, it looks good. the ferry is running. some people may be taking that instead of the car. 710 let's go back to the desk right now. >> thank you. well, there's a new way for doctors to try to figure out if you're at risk for a stroke. we tell you about a new research from a california university and how this could be a game changer. >> historic move by the federal government that some are decrying, while others are saying it doesn't go far enough how bay area dispensaries are reacting to a decision to re assify mar

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administration wants to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug. ktvu andre senior, here in studio with the ripple effects. andre we're seeing across the country. >> well, garcia, the biden administration was moving towards this historic step. president biden had first called for a review of federal marijuana laws back in october of 2022, and then issued pardons to thousands of americans convicted of simple drug possession. political analysts say reclassifying marijuana as the biggest policy change by the us drug enforcement administration in more than 50 years. right now, cannabis is considered a schedule one controlled substance similar to heroin and lsd. the feds want to

lower marijuana to schedule three, which is the same level as ketamine and even tylenol with codeine. >> like, you know how they say milk is, like, bad for you nowadays, but back in the day, they're like, it's strong for your bones. and now we're hearing the hard truth. it's the same thing with marijuana. they want to say it's a gateway drug enjoyment. >> pain relief, a way to get through the day and a way to see it. >> the aclu says this change is long overdue because there's a racial disparity when it comes to marijuana and crimes. black or african american people are almost four times more likely to get arrested than white american residents. >> the only way to remedy the most concerning consequences of marijuana prohibition is to deschedule marijuana altogether. >> but opponents of the idea say rescheduling it is not necessary and could lead to harmful unintended side effects like drug abuse. now, the white house office of management and budget

must next sign off on the proposal. the dea will then take public comment on that plan before issuing final rules. now, in states where pot is legal, like california, dispensaries and retail shops this year are expected to take in more than $32 billion in sales. dave >> all right andre. thank you. time now 715 a group of u.s. newspapers newspapers are suing openai, the maker of chatgpt as well as microsoft for allegedly stealing news articles to train their chat bots. the mercury news, based in san jose, the new york daily news and the chicago tribune were among the eight publications to file that lawsuit. it's the latest legal battles involving alleged copyright infringement against openai and microsoft to end up in federal court. now, state senator steve glazer says he'll announce a proposed, quote, rescue plan for independent newsrooms. he posted a chart showing how ad revenue has

dropped significantly for newspapers, while online advertising has increased dramatically. glazer says he'll introduce his plan and unveil it at 11:00 today. >> street vendors have some new rules to follow. in san francisco, the board of supervisors passed an ordinance expanding the city's crackdown on illegal street vending. the ordinance clarifies the permit application process and requires certain vendors to register with the tax collector and pay fees. it also bans selling and residential districts. the ordinance follows a 90 day moratorium on street vending on mission street, issued back in november and extended by another six months. a new monthly event is coming to san francisco, meant to revitalize a neighborhood that's been struggling to find its footing after the pandemic, and gasia is called downtown on first thursdays, a giant street party on second street in downtown san francisco on the first thursday of every month. >> now, the first event is tomorrow afternoon between 5 and 10 p.m, and the goal is to bring the nightlife back into the area

. >> it's a grab bag of food, music, retail, art, dancing. so the point of downtown first thursdays is to is to celebrate the best of san francisco. >> now, first thursdays is a free event. the nonprofit civic joy fund will provide $1.5 million to keep first thursdays going for a whole year. >> 718 yeah, let's see where traffic is adding to our concerns this wednesday morning. sal. >> yes, we are looking at slower traffic there. garcia and dave, as you drive southbound on 101 out of petaluma into marinwood and novato, we have some slow traffic, which is not unusual, but i just want to let you know it's there. if you're driving to the east bay or through the east bay, it is slowing from 680 up to the lafayette area and slows again in orinda on westbound 24, and the bay bridge is backed up to the maze metering lights are on. it has been busy on that san mateo bridge this morning. it's crowded all the way through and

it's just one of those days. sometimes we have busier days on that span. dumbarton bridge actually looks better over to redwood city area. 718. let's bring steve in with today's weather. >> all right sal, thank you. smooth sailing today. clear skies. interesting. and the higher elevations, there's more of a northerly breeze yet at the surface. a little bit of a westerly breeze. san francisco west at eight. pittsburgh west at ten. yet oakland, berkeley hills. that's a northerly breeze. also in the marin county hills northwest and napa sonoma. it's more of a northerly breeze, so it'll still translate into lots of sunshine today and temperatures bumping up a little bit. the high, though, is just a little bit too far to the west, so it's trying its best to flex its muscle, but really we'll just be a little bit above average there. but santa rosa, walnut creek, menlo park, san jose, i went for it upper 70s to near 80 for some of these. menlo park 72 to 77. in san jose from 71 to 76. temperatures though, will top out if not today, tomorrow, and come way down on

saturday. maybe a good 1520 degree drop. colder and it does look like rain arrives on saturday as well. a couple of 30s still this morning for may 1st. 30s and low 40s for many, but now we're seeing more upper 40s and low 50s. but there were about five, six upper 30s that i did see, especially mendocino county, lake county and santa cruz mountains, nice. today, a little bit of a northwesterly breeze has really generated the upwelling in the water. temps are extremely cold, so fog can't be far away, but it'll probably be back on friday. today tomorrow, sunny, nice and warm, but cloudy, colder and rain arrives on saturday. and i know many of you have plans this saturday, but boy i would. i would not only dust off plan b, i'd polish it because i think it's a done deal here unless something really changes. but all the forecast models are really ramping up the rain on saturday. but today though, may 1st sunshine and it will be nice to warm 6070 to a few near 80 degrees. similar tomorrow. fog comes back on friday, then big changes on the weekend. you too. >> thank you steve. this is may

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someone may be at a high risk of having a strok study says a blot that looks for high levels of specific molecules in the blood could help doctors calculate your risk for having a stroke. right now, the only way to know a person's risk for stroke is to use a combination of imaging, like an mri scan, looking at your family history and some other factors. >> california's attorney general rob bonta, led a south bay roundtable discussion on reducing gun violence. ag bonta met with community groups in west san jose, won the partnership for safe communities, suggested a regional strategy instead of cities working independently to help curb gun violence. >> a lot of the same individuals who are engaging in gun violence in one city are also engaging in other types of violence, or even gun violence in other cities. and so our report was able to link that. >> attorney general bonta said efforts in california are working the state's gun homicide rate is 30% below the rest of

the us. >> our time now is up in 24. the tsa, the transportation security administration is now teaming up with clear the airport screening service. travelers can now enroll or renew your tsa precheck membership with clear at three airports, including sacramento and newark. now, clear allows members to pay a fee to bypass the airport screening lines. critics say that's not fair. it allows wealthy people to get through there faster. >> a new trend is emerging among couples who want to celebrate tying the knot with a smaller getaway. after the wedding, some newlyweds are opting for a mini moon instead of a full fledged honeymoon. cost is one issue. a recent study put the average cost of a honeymoon last year at $5,700. time off from work is another. if couples take vacation time ahead of the wedding, they may not be able to get a big chunk of time off for a long honeymoon right after. many moons are, as you would expect, shorter and less expensive. >> it's not about where you go. it's not about how much money

you spend. it's not about the length. it's having that time after you are pulled in a lot of different directions and everyone is looking at you and celebrating you to really spend time with each other. >> some mini moons are nothing more than a long weekend away, but still close to home. many couples plan to take a longer honeymoon later on. >> all right, our time. 726 it looks like voters in solano county will get to vote on creating a new city in that county. i'll tell you what supporters of the project say about their efforts to get the proposal on the ballot, and more details about arrests at cal poly humboldt as police move in to clear the campus overnight. >> we hear from one reporter who was caught up in the arrest and what she says about what happened

campus, and it took hours for law enforcement to respond. we have the latest details about the clashes between rival protest groups and a ban on service fees in california will soon take effect. how this could affect your next trip to a

restaurant. >> from ktvu. fox two news this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and welcome back to mornings on two. i'm dave clark, i'm gasia mikaelian. >> it is the first day of may. it's a wednesday. we're all listening to steve paulson because he has some major news for the saturday part of our weekend. >> i guess everybody has plans. yeah we do and understandable. but it does look like rain. i mean, it's just no way around it yet. let's, you know, still three days away, but only three today though. and tomorrow look great, lots of sunshine here. temperatures a little cold for some 30s. 40s on the temps, santa rosa, a little northerly breeze. that's why they're at 48 cities now. 52 and 40s for others. we'll end up with, upper 70s inland to near 80. sunny for all today. 1st of may. and temperatures will look nice. there'll be a little bit of above average, which was kind of a rarity in april. that's for sure. they're really going to plunge on saturday, but today and tomorrow look good. 60s and 70s. well, if you're westbound on the san mateo bridge, wish

you were here. said no one i know. >> right, we do have some slow traffic there. we also have a new crash west 80 at powell street, this morning, steve west , 80 at powell street, there's a crash, and now it's beginning to back up traffic all the way up the eastshore freeway. so give yourself plenty of extra room, you know, if you're driving out to the bay bridge, it's going to get in your way, if you're driving on the marin commute, it's okay. and if you're driving to the bay bridge, it is, well, it is backed up to the middle of the parking lot there. so you're not alone. but once that crash starts taking up more lanes on the east shore, as i mentioned at powell street, it may get better. so just keep an eye on this. we'll keep an eye on it for you. 731 let's go back to the desk. >> all right, sal, thank you. well, the police from four different law enforcement agencies are still on the campus of ucla, right now. university administrators called in the police during the night to break

up violent clashes between rival protest groups. ktvu allie rasmus, you've been on this story for hours. you have an update on this? still developing story. good morning alex. >> good morning dave. yes, we have a new view of what things are like on the ucla campus right now. and the story is that things have calmed down on that campus. new video this morning shows that the pro-palestinian encampment, if we can show that video still standing in the main lawn of the ucla campus, there you see it set up behind the metal barricades. you also see a law enforcement presence on the campus as well. yesterday, administrators declared this encampment unlawful and said protesters and students there needed to clear out or face disciplinary action. and then during the overnight hours around one and 2:00 this morning, a group of pro-israeli counter-protests showed up. video from reporters at the scene show that those counter-protesters tried to break down the barricades that had been set up, and showed people outside the encampment,

in some cases throwing fireworks into the area with the tents. fights broke out between rival groups, students with the ucla student run news site said. their reporters were also caught in some of the melee. >> it was just, walking back to the office. they started provoking our lead news editor. they were basically making, you know, very derogatory comments towards her talking about her coverage of the whole thing. she's with daily bruin. and as i was trying to shove them out of the way, one came behind me as another one flashed a light in my face. and yeah, they just started attacking me. it was probably like 6 or 7 guys just surrounding me, kicking me, punching me and disgusting. >> what's going on? the fact that a college campus will allow something like this to happen. i mean, not letting students go to the library, not letting them get to their class. >> the pro-palestine encampment on the ucla campus has grown in recent days as part of a wave of student demonstrations against the war in gaza. protesters here and at other universities have been calling on their schools to divest from companies that do

business with the israeli military. now there are metal barricades surrounding the encampment at ucla, and that has led to frustrations from other students. >> and they have a first amendment right to protest as much as they want. 9 a.m. to midnight, i fully support, but the encampment in these wooden structures, and now they're building gates and not letting students move freely on their own campus. in fact, some of the people telling students where they can go probably aren't even students. >> and of course, those tensions came to a head last night. and overnight, police in riot gear were called in by the university to break up the violence between those rival protest groups. los angeles sheriff's police department, along with ucla campus police and the chp, came in with riot gear, as you see in that video. and they remain on the scene this morning. we're working to gather information about any injuries or arrests at ucla last night. dave, back to you. >> okay. allie thank you. we're now hearing from a reporter who was detained on the campus of cal poly humboldt during the

protest. >> at first, they were detaining the people that were out in the quad in the little courtyard area. that's the those were the first people that got detained. >> now, that's reporter adelma ruiz, a reporter from eureka who was live streaming on her station's facebook page when police moved in on the demonstrators monday night. >> you were told multiple times to leave, otherwise you're going to be arrested. but i can. >> my job. my job has been here all night. well, find a different job now. >> miss ruiz, who graduated from san francisco state university, says she was detained. she was photographed and taken from the scene by law enforcement. she lost one of her two phones while recording and streaming. what was happening out there that second phone actually ended up being swept away as well as when they were, moving my hands towards behind my back. >> it slipped out of my pocket

and i couldn't get it. obviously, the officers didn't get it, so there is a piece of news equipment out there at cal poly humboldt right now. >> now, humboldt county officials asked for help from local law enforcement. san francisco police and ten officers in a sergeant and the sheriff's department sent four deputies, 25 people were arrested on charges that ranged from unlawful assembly to vandalism. >> today is may day, also known as international workers day. there are several protests planned across the bay area. some are in response to the war in gaza and in support of palestine. there are at least three planned in downtown san francisco, one in downtown oakland, another at the port of oakland. there's also a protest planned this afternoon in san jose, a planned nurses strike today in fremont at washington hospital has been called off after reaching a tentative deal. the union representing nurses says its demands around retention and recruitment, along with improving patient care, have been met. on friday, the nurses are set to ratify the new contract beginning in july. a

new state law bans hidden restaurant charges, including service fees. a growing number of restaurants have been implementing surcharges to help pay their workers, while also moving away from the traditional tipping structure. some restaurant and bar owners now say they're concerned the impending change might have a big effect on their bottom line. >> it's going to be a little bit of a hit. i think, because obviously it's less money in the pockets of the servers and the staff in general. inflation is a thing right now, so we're charging the bare minimum that we can charge as long as we make a profit. >> the california attorney general's office says this new law helps ensure customers know what they're in for, because a posted price will have to include the full amount that must be paid for any goods or services. later today, more guidelines will be released to help provide clarity on things like gratuities for large parties, private dining charges and other fees that have become common practice for decades. time now 737 a san francisco italian restaurant is merging now with its parent company, chef ego, made the announcement

on instagram after cutting prices by as much as 20% the past several months. >> the owners decided to merge with their sister restaurant in the same building. they say things were going well before the pandemic, but now the cost of doing business in san francisco is just too high. >> we still plan on keeping it for an event space, but in its current iteration, it just is not sustainable. >> given, you know, i think a lot of the rising costs, we have seen our payroll continue to rise. we can manage it as best we can, but when we're not seeing the additional revenue come in, people are choosing not to dine out as much. and it's not just us. it's a citywide issue. >> now, under the new operation, the restaurant will move upstairs to the downstairs level, will serve cocktails and handle to go orders. >> new. this morning, mill valley officials held an evacuation drill to practice safe ways to move cars out of the canyon neighborhood during an emergency. the mill valley police department joined the public works department in

performing the drill at 4:00 this morning. it set up traffic control patterns on several roads as part of an evacuation drill in which everyone would be asked to leave mill valley for any number of potential emergencies. >> it's not just wildfire, you know, there's mudslides and there's flooding and there's all those other things. so it's good to be prepared, so although we hope this never happens, we want to make sure that our staff is prepared to do what's necessary to expedite and to keep our, our people safe if they do need to get out of town. >> the drill finished up at about 5:00, and all roads are now back to normal. >> all right. that's happening right now. now around the bay area. sal, what's happening on the roads? >> we have a very serious crash this morning in berkeley east 80, near ashby, between ashby and university. it's slowing the westbound traffic. it's also slowing the eastbound traffic, and it is going to be affecting the maze traffic as well. again, this is eastbound 80 in the

vicinity of between powell, ashby and university. it's closer right here. and a pretty serious crash. you can see traffic is going to be slow in the area. let's talk about the bay bridge toll plaza that is backed up this morning. it's typical delay of about 15 to 20 minutes. and we also see the south bay commute getting into the act two 80, 85 and 101 are all slow getting into that west valley at 740. let's go back to the desk. >> okay. thank you. well, the price of gasoline will go up, but not by a lot. we'll tell you the amount. california's gas tax will increase this summer. >> let's go out to the newsroom. now. let's walk instead of drive, please, by saying good morning again to our andre senior. hi, andre. >> well good morning to both of you. years after the scandal that closed the schools, hundreds of thousands of students who went to the art institutes, including here in the bay area, could be getting some help. new day, the billions of dollars in debt relief on the way for students who were misled by that for profit college and later on the night. today is

usually college decision day for high school seniors. but with the unexpected delays and glitches with the new fafsa system, many students are still struggling to decide where they will spend the next four years. we'll check in with the new deadline for public un ersity

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the green light, a group backed by tech entrepreneurs, has been working on a project it calls for california forever. described as a development of homes and green space between travis air force base and the sacramento river delta city of rio vista, organizers submitted more than 20,000 signatures to put the proposal on. on the november ballot. they need to have 13,000 of them verified to qualify. >> the new community would be a sustainable, walkable community with a complete community with good paying jobs and homes at all price points for rent and for sale. >> people from all walks of life have come together in opposition. democrats republicans, farmers, city workers, blue collar. white collar. >> if the project is approved, there would be an environmental impact report and then a development agreement with solano county. groundbreaking could begin in 2027, and several hundred thousand people could eventually live there. opponents, though, worry about traffic, water rights and a lack

of affordable housing. >> all right. garcia will just. when gasoline prices across california are slowly going down, california's gas tax, it will be going up starting in july. the gasoline tax will go up by $0.02 to 59.6 cents a gallon. the price of diesel fuel will go up by about a penny to 45.4 cents a gallon. the prices at the gas pump shot up last month because of different factors, including the israeli-palestinian conflict, according to the california energy commission. when you break down gasoline prices, most of the costs are due to the cost of crude oil. other expenses include the refinery costs, distribution, profits, environmental and state storage tank fees, as well as federal, local and state taxes. well, wall street is waiting to hear word about interest rates. >> also, investors are reacting to a hot ipo and a big

settlement involving talcum powder. pam cook back in studio with details and more in today's dollars and cents. >> quiet numbers, but a lot going on in terms of news on wall street. johnson and johnson announced it will pay six and a half dollars billion to settle thousands of lawsuits involving its talcum powder. the lawsuits claim the products caused ovarian cancer. right now, the markets are headed a little bit lower ahead of that latest fed meeting. we'll get those results a little later this morning. ringing that opening bell viking cruise line starts trading today after pricing its ipo last night at $24 a share. that price puts the value of viking at more than $10 billion, which makes it the biggest ipo of the year so far. so again now taking you live to the big board. no big swings ahead of the announcement. that comes in just a few hours. no big movements in terms of interest rates expected at that meeting, but hopefully a hint about what lies ahead. but the dow jones now a little bit positive. it started the day lower the s&p 500 down though

about a quarter of a percent. the nasdaq also down just slightly at this hour. pg and e is in talks to sell a stake in its power generation business to an investment firm as it seeks funding for work to prevent its power lines from sparking wildfires. pga says it plans to sell its stake in hydroelectric, natural gas, solar and battery storage facilities to kkr. the california public utilities commission has scheduled a vote for may 9th on the proposed sale . according to bloomberg, the cpuc is likely to reject the proposal, though, saying that pg and e has not demonstrated how the sale would benefit customers . more reason for the fed to keep interest rates right where they are. the latest information on wages, the employment cost index rose a seasonally adjusted 1.2% last year. that's 0.3% faster than the prior quarter. that raises the cost of doing business, and combined with inflation means the fed is less likely to cut interest rates. some economists say we may not

see lower interest rates at all. this year, and bumble is relaunching its dating app and redesigning the way it helps couples meet the app is introducing a new feature called opening move, that allows men to make the first move. women will no longer be required to message potential matches first. what app on bumble? >> we had to do that, not us. >> gotcha. okay >> no. not us. >> right? instead, male suitors can initiate a conversation by replying to a personal prompt sent from women using the profile matches. this comes ten years after the app introduced itself as a new form of dating, where women make the first move. anyone, anyone should make the first move. all right, i'm pam cook. that's a look at your dollars and cents. >> okay pam. thank you. sick pelicans are being found along the california coast. wildlife leaders say they've rescued dozens of them over just the past week. care experts say the people were calling them about seeing sluggish pelicans around beaches in southern california.

wildlife center officials in santa barbara have been treating the birds for dehydration and malnutrition. >> getting 7 in 1 day, two days in a row is quite a bit. they come in very sick, so they require a lot of nursing care, are a little concerned that this is potentially a similar event to the 1 in 2022, when we had a few hundred pelicans that came into our care. >> wildlife experts say it's too early to know why the pelicans are getting sick. >> that's interesting. all right. time is 749. so you've got your hands full. some major problems. >> that's right eastbound 80 at ashby a car ran into one of the walls there and very serious injuries. or it could have been a medical emergency. something's going on there on the right shoulder now. it doesn't look so bad westbound because right, this picture is kind of narrow, but people are slowing and it's hard to see here. i can put it on a map. it's very slow coming

down the east shore freeway from the richmond area down to where this crash is, even though again, the westbound direction none of the lanes are blocked. this is a look at the bay bridge. it is backed up for about a 15 to 20 minute delay. just got a new crash reported in san francisco. a solo motorcycle crash with injuries. people are stopping to assist this motorcyclist. they just called for the fire department just being dispatched now. northbound 101 and 280 in san francisco, 750 let's go back to steve with today's weather. thank you sir. >> we'll get right to it here a little hint of a west wind at the surface from the city out towards davis point, through the strait, out to pittsburgh. but in the higher elevations, it's a little northerly breeze or northwest. so kind of interesting. but i mean, most locations will warm up a little bit, but i think the coast stays mainly in the city. also in the 60s here, unless the wind changes. but mild to warm pattern here at least for two

days. so santa rosa, walnut creek, menlo park, san jose, up we go on my forecast high 7980, 77 and 76. warm today, warm tomorrow and then. right like that we tumble a good 15, maybe 20 degrees colder pattern on saturday into the weekend as well, with rain likely on saturday. 40s 50s on the temps here 44 mountain view 45 menlo park, menlo park made it down to 42 woodside. atherton made it down to 41, but already vacaville and brentwood in the low 60s. the high, though, is just a little bit too far to the west. if it was over us, it'd be different, but it's too far west. but for today and tomorrow, sunny and warmer temps, but everything is pointing towards an unseasonably cold system dropping in saturday and it sure looks like rain is on the way with high elevation snow. i mean, not a little bit. maybe a foot plus for truckee kirkwood. look at that. and rainfall here. maybe a quarter of an inch upwards of an inch is the way it's looking. may 1st sunshine though, and everyone in on some warmer temps. little afternoon breeze for some, nothing compared to what we had a couple of days ago. those 60s

70s to near 80 and looks good today. tomorrow, transition day. that means fog will be back on friday and a huge change on the weekend. >> steve, thank you. nasa just received a message from millions of miles away. the new project to test space communication and white involved a video of a cat flying through space. and it is down to the single digits in a closely watched recount in the south bay, the candidate who is four votes ahead of the other, and how the fewer than 20 ballots remaining could hold the final outcome.

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16th congressional race is close to wrapping up now. the santa clara county registrar of voters says its vote recount is finished. it puts evan low four votes ahead of joe simitian. but in san mateo county, there are still 16 ballots to be certified , and they arrived after the deadline. but the county and the postal service are investigating the postmarks on the envelopes to decide if they should be opened and then counted. >> the whole thing is very unusual. obviously, we've never had something like this with a three way tie with three people from the same party where it's been. you know, such a big district where it could really change the outcome. >> now, the initial vote results of the march primary election had both evan low and joe simitian tied for second place

behind san liccardo. if the vote recount results break that tie, either simitian or low would go on to run against sam liccardo in the november election. it's 756. the effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price is moving ahead now. her opponents have collected enough signatures for a recall vote. now, the board of supervisors has to set an election date. supervisors have two options. they could either hold a special election that would cost between 15 and $20 million, or combine it with the november election for $4 million. the registrar of voters and the attorney for pamela price both want the vote. in november if they want to move forward with the election, if they don't agree that it's illegal, why would they do a special election? >> why would you waste $20 million to have an election that's going to be held like two months before the november election? >> now, the supervisors meet again on may 14th to set a date.

at the same time, the state of california has begun an investigation into alleged campaign disclosure violations in the recall effort. it is 756 today. former president trump will campaign in both wisconsin and michigan. he has a one day break from his criminal trial in new york. yesterday, an attorney testified on the witness stand who negotiated the $130,000 payment for adult movie star stormy daniels to keep her from talking about her alleged affair with donald trump, the attorney said. while trump's attorney, michael cohen, never said he was negotiating for trump, he felt the implication was clear. >> still did not get that direct link connecting trump to this payment. that would put him squarely in the crosshairs of criminal jeopardy. now the judge also fined donald trump $9,000 for violating the gag order that prevents him from making public comments about witnesses and

members of the jury. >> the trial is expected to continue at least another month. here at home, the plans to permanently close part of san francisco's great highway are moving ahead. city officials unveiled their plan to close the one mile stretch of highway because of rising sea levels and erosion along the coast, city plans to build a mile long trail and a beach front plaza. the full board of supervisors will vote on the permanent closure plan later this year, and if it's approved, that part of the great highway would close in 2026. meantime the city of capitola is trying to figure out what to use its wharf for after that major storm damage to the those storms last january forced the demolition of permanent structures on the wharf, including the wharf house restaurant and the boat and bait shop there. last night at a town hall meeting, the city talked about temporary uses while they

finalize more permanent plans, and some of the ideas include food vendors, beer and wine, as well as live entertainment. several people said the wharf should focus on traditional uses . >> it's a wharf. it's a fishing and boating wharf. that's number one. there should not be anything stuck that should never be second to anything. >> now the city says it doesn't end the lease part of the war for bait and tackle and for renting boats. it will also be public bathrooms and other amenities. >> i'm looking at people, violence. look at this. they're throwing things at each other. they're pepper spraying each other. >> you seen that only can be described as chaotic on the ucla campus overnight, protesters and counter-protesters clashing for hours before police move. in an update from the campus, where tensions are still running high this morning and we finally have an inside look at why the city of oakland missed out on

millions of dollars in grant money to fight retail theft, the new report, pointing fingers and detailing how the ball was dropped and finally setting sail from sausalito. once again, we'll hear from some of the people getting back on the first ferry this morning from ktvu. >> fox two news this is mornings on two. >> all right. welcome to mornings on two at 8:00 as you look live at bonita point and the marin headlands this morning, the sun is coming out and shining for this wednesday. thank you for joining us. i'm andre senior. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. it's wednesday, may 1st. so many of us are reshuffling our plans for saturday. steve paulson, there's rain coming. and as you said, it's better to know now than let's say, friday night. >> it sure looks like it put it that way. i mean, unless something really changes between now and then, everything is pointing towards some rain on saturday, but not today or tomorrow, temperatures, 40s, 50s, a little haze out there. there's really not much fog there might be a little patch or two, but it's mainly clear out there and temperatures will be warming up today and tomorrow. then it does look like some significant changes on the

weekend, but the 1st of may looks good. a little cool this morning for some, but lots of sunshine and it looks warmer for all 60s 70s to near near 80. while the commute is no holiday, that's for sure. where do you want to begin this time? >> yeah, you know what we do have slow traffic all over the east bay, steve. so we're going to start in the east bay first with the bridge because people are getting on the bridge now trying to get into san francisco. and it has been quite the drive getting across. you will see that it is going to be slow there. of course, you never thought you would be alone in this commute, but we didn't expect so many people everywhere today. northbound 101, they're clearing a crash at the 280 interchange as you get up to the 280 interchange, you will see slow traffic from about the old paul or the old candlestick exit . pardon me. and it slows into downtown. six 801 let's go back to the desk. >> so thank you. poor leadership, poor management and poor communication. that is what an oakland city auditor says is

the reason leaders missed the chance to get a $15 million grant to combat organized retail theft. ktvu james torres has been investigating this and is here with details of the city auditor's report. and the changes the city still has yet to make. james >> yeah. andre. that report is about 37 pages long. you can see the full report on our website right now@ktvu.com. and it essentially spells out everywhere that each of these city departments city hall, the mayor's office, the police department and other city staff members may have dropped the ball, contributing to this oakland retail theft grant application blunder. now, the city auditor identified four major missteps that he says led to a disjointed application process. acting city auditor michael houston reports a lack of leadership, a lack of project management, poor interdepartmental communication and a lack of grant management policy all contribute to that oakland retail theft grant application, not being completed and submitted to the state. now some of that falls on mayor

shang tao, the report says while the mayor is not directly responsible for grant applications, she is responsible for offering guidance to the city administrator and could have, quote, exercised better leadership. here's what the mayor said back in her inaugural state of the city address last october. when talking about the grant application. >> we are fast tracking the hiring of a grants coordinator. we are bringing in additional grant management expertise, and we are upgrading and modernizing the city's grant management software tools. >> again, that was back in october. the report also puts a little bit of blame on the oakland police department, saying it originally took the lead on the grant but ultimately forfeited that lead when other city departments decided to step in through a public records request. we learned police found out about the grant application last april, but took no meaningful action until days before the due date. that was when the economic workforce development department stepped

in and took the reins, according to the city auditor. of the 85 days, the application process was open, the city was only fully engaged for about 16 days. city staff working on the grant were still submitting documents up until minutes before the deadline, with more than one person sharing a single login credential. the report also mentions the number of people, in an interim spot. that includes the police chief, the city administrator, as well as the director of the d. all three were involved in the application process, the auditor says he recommends that the city take up and implement a grant policy system. he says that is what was really lacking in this whole application process, as well as hiring a centralized grants coordinator. the city did respond to this administration, this audit, through the auditor's report, saying that it agrees with those recommendations, and it is still

working on them. they've not yet hired that grant coordinator, and they hope to have that all completed by december. we're live this morning in oakland. i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> thank you james, we're following this morning's developing news out of ucla, where protesters and counter-protesters clashed for violent hours overnight. >> you can see the video right behind us. it comes after days of demonstrations on the ucla campus over the war in gaza. now, early this morning, a group of pro-israeli counter-protesters showed up. video from reporters at the scene showed those counter-protesters trying to break down the barricades set up by pro-palestine protesters. police did not arrive to split up the clashes for hours. >> they sprayed them with, with pepper spray. they hit a couple people like on their heads with like, metal rods and no consequences. no consequences. nobody got arrested. so far. nobody got arrested. i, i've seen a guy with with like a 12

stitch. he was walking around just yesterday. >> university administrators declared this encampment unlawful and said protesters need to clear out. ucla students on campus this morning say they were not sure how to feel about the fighting, and they have a first amendment right to protest as much as they want. >> 9 a.m. to midnight, i fully support. but the encampment out in these wooden structures, and now they're building gates and not letting students move freely on their own campus. in fact, some of the people telling students where they can go probably aren't even students. >> campus police, the l.a. county sheriff's office, and the lapd and chp as well. still, on the scene right now, we're still working on getting any confirmation and details about arrests or injuries. we are getting our first look at the inside of a building on the columbia campus in new york city, after police stormed it overnight to clear out protesters. >> video here shows chairs and tables strewn on the floor. some used as barricades. the university also says there were broken windows and other

vandalism. protesters took over hamilton hall late monday after days of encampments on the lawn outside. late last night. police entered the building through a second story window and arrested the people inside. in a letter to the campus community, the university president said he requested nypd to come on campus and said the occupation was led by people who were not affiliated with the university. new york's mayor said this morning. some 300 people were arrested in the crackdown. >> these external actors are obviously not students, and their presence on campus is a violation of columbia's clearly stated policy. and they are actively creating serious public safety issues at these protests. >> what israel is doing and what the united states is doing is so much more than just worth broken glass. we'll always be able to repair that glass. >> columbia's president is asking nypd to keep a presence on campus through at least may

17th, to help make sure that more encampments don't pop up. we have you covered, of course, throughout mornings on two as we bring you the newest developments from campus protest overnight. you can also get more information by heading to our website, ktvu .com. >> in hayward, a person of interest is in jail for trying to escape from the police and then barricaded himself inside of a stranger's house. it happened around 5 p.m. last night near taylor and olympic avenues, east of interstate 880. police say the couple who lived there were actually inside the home when the suspect ran into their garage. now, that couple quickly ran out of the home, and that is when police began negotiating with the suspect to surrender. >> it was a lot of conversation. it was an excellent work by our negotiators who were in constant communication, some pa announcements, some phone conversation, and after a fair amount of time, he agreed to come out. >> police say the suspect is connected to a shooting and has outstanding warrants for his arrest. they also recovered a gun near the scene. investigators are looking into whether that weapon belonged to

the suspect. a 53 year old man has been arrested, accused of running a brothel in san jose. police say he was the target of a human trafficking investigation since november. officers received a tip of suspicious activity at a home near roosevelt park. the man was arrested at that residence, where police say officers found cash and two women associated with the operation. >> during the search of the residence, detectives did locate and identify two adult female human trafficking survivors, and they were provided with resources during that time. >> fbi detectives helped san jose police with this arrest. >> new this morning, ferry riders are once again able to travel between sausalito and san francisco by ferry service was paused for more than a week after some damage was discovered on the sausalito pier. but now construction crews say they've completed repairs, allowing normal operations to begin. we talked with some of the first riders in sausalito this morning about why they're so excited to get back on board. just the beauty of this, the convenience.

>> yeah, it's just, is a great way to start the day, a great way to end the day. it's fantastic. >> a larger $22 million project to replace the whole deck is in the works. construction on that is expected to begin next year. >> time now is 8 to 10. and you will see the traffic around the bay area is still very slow. the east shore freeway is slow. we had a crash, a car ran into a wall at high speed, east 80 at ashby. for a while. there was a bigger scene here. now there's only a chp and it may help. now that there's not a lot of, view from the other side of the freeway westbound, which is on the far left. but it really is very slow. it's backed up all the way into the san pablo. now, there's a new crash reported west 80 at appian way. so it's been kind of a tough one on 80 this morning. definitely. if you're driving, the east bay seems to have a lot of the slow traffic. 680 is slow, highway four is slow. and at the bay bridge we're backed up to the maze. so probably the busiest

day of the week today or maybe yesterday has something to say about that. but it is not light. 810 let's go back to the desk. >> well, the city of san francisco is taking a page out of oakland's playbook. how soon one organization will launch first thursday and what it might entail. >> an historic move by the federal government that some are decrying, while others are saying it doesn't go far enough. how bay area dispensaries are reacting to a decision to reclassify marijuana. also don't forget that you can stream ktvu news on your smart tv. watch our live newscast and get stories on demand on your amazon fire tv, roku, apple tv or android tv. just search for the fox local app and then choose ktvu

political analysts say reclassifying marijuana is the biggest policy change by the us drug enforcement administration in more than 50 years. right now, cannabis is considered a schedule one controlled substance similar to heroin and lsd. the feds want to lower marijuana to schedule three, which is the same level as ketamine and even tylenol with codeine. >> like, you know how they say milk is, like, bad for you

nowadays, but back in the day they're like stronger bones. and now we're hearing the hard truth. it's the same thing with marijuana. they want to say it's a gateway drug enjoyment, pain relief, a way to get through the day and a way to see it. >> the aclu says the change is long overdue because there's a racial disparity when it comes to marijuana and crimes. black or african american people are almost four times more likely to get arrested than white american residents. >> the only way to remedy the most concerning consequences of marijuana prohibition is to deschedule marijuana altogether. >> but opponents of the idea say rescheduling is not necessary and can lead to harmful unintended side effects like drug abuse. now, the white house office of management and budget must next sign off on the proposal. the dea will then take public comment on the plan before issuing final rules. in states where pot is legal, like here in california, dispensaries and retail shops. this year are expected to take in more than

$32 billion in sales. >> a group of us newspapers is suing openai, the maker of chatgpt, as well as microsoft, claiming they stole news articles to train their chatbots. the san jose mercury news, the new york daily news and chicago tribune are among the eight publications to file the lawsuit. it's the latest legal battle involving alleged copyright infringement against openai and microsoft to land in federal court. >> street vendors have new rules to follow in san francisco. the board of supervisors passing an ordinance expanding the city's crackdown on illegal. street vending. the ordinance clarifies the permit application process and requires certain vendors to register with the tax collector and pay fees. it also bans selling in residential districts. the ordinance follows a 90 day moratorium on street vending on mission street, issued in november, and then extended by another six months. at 816, a new monthly event is coming to san francisco, aimed at revitalizing a neighborhood that's been struggling to find its footing after the pandemic. >> right. it is called downtown

first thursdays. it's billed as a giant street party on second street in downtown san francisco. the first thursday of every month, the first one is set for tomorrow between 5 and 10 p.m. the goal is to bring nightlife back to the area is a grab bag of food, music, retail, art, dancing. >> so the point of downtown first thursdays is to is to celebrate the best of san francisco. >> first thursdays is a free event. the nonprofit civic joy fund will provide $1.5 million to keep first thursdays going for a year. >> nasa is using a laser beam to gather data 140 million miles across space. the record breaking distance was more about 1.5 times larger than the distance from the earth to the sun. now, nasa says the laser based communications could help transmit data 10 to 100 times faster from deep space exploration. now, you might remember back in december, the laser beamed back an hd video of a cat named taters playing on a couch. all right, 817 let's

swing out to our traffic center and see if sal castaneda is still focusing on that one major problem. >> yeah. you know, fortunately, that problem has mostly been resolved, even though they're still getting the car out of there. the injured person was taken away, but the bay bridge in the east bay, everything is very slow. the east bay commute pretty slow. and then garcia referenced that problem on 80 eastbound at ashby, where a car ran into the wall. the injured person was taken away with very serious injuries, life threatening injuries, but but right now, the traffic is still really busy. from just west of hercules, all the way down to the macarthur maze, you will see that the rest of the bay area commute is slow as well. on the peninsula we had some slow traffic on 101 in san francisco, and as you look at the peninsula, we've had okay traffic. of course, the south bay commute has been slow every single freeway getting into that west valley. 818 let's bring steve back with today's weather sound. >> thank you sir. already sunny

here. it'll be nice. a little warmer, although we had a cold end of april. and guess what? may 1st was a little chilly here for some as well, especially up in mendocino county. lake county upper lake dropped to 35 ukiah 37 boulder creek, santa cruz mountains was 37. and near tomales in marin county, 39 morgan hill, hollister, and pinole, all 40 orinda, san anselmo all capitalized the a1, i have time and also sonoma all dropped to 41. this morning. now we're seeing 50s on the temps. it won't take long. there is a little northerly breeze or even low 60s vacaville and brentwood in there. interesting. there's a little puff of a west wind you can see there. richmond davis points west northwest pittsburgh west northwest, the city west, but in some of the higher elevations is more of a northerly breeze. so it probably won't amount to too much. but the end result is there will be a little bit warmer here for many, especially inland. mild to warm today. the jet stream, though, is just lifted to the north briefly. santa rosa, walnut creek, menlo park, san jose, up we go. here's 79, 80, 77 and 76 on the forecast. highs for today. probably the same

tomorrow. and then a big drop on saturday. i keep trying to find something that says no, it's not going to happen. but so far everything says yes. colder pattern. and it sure looks like rain arrives saturday morning. maybe it'll be done saturday afternoon, but sure, i would plan on rain saturday morning for now, unless something dramatically changes between now and then. the highest pressure is just too far away, so i mean, it'll inch in a little bit. so warmer today, tomorrow or warm and then a huge change on the weekend, especially on saturday as a low drops in. it'll probably drop in around the northern sacramento valley. but either way you look at it looks like some pretty good rain. not sprinkles, not showers. it does look like rain with sierra snow. maybe a foot after everything's said and done around lake level. may 1st sunshine though sunny for all and temperatures will be bumping up 6070 to a few near 80 more of the same tomorrow. i would think the fog will come roaring back on friday in advance of that system dropping in saturday. >> what a weekend, steve. thank you. this is may 1st, also known as may day or international workers day. some of the demonstrations expected today for almost everybody, inflation

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allow doctors to know if someone may be at high risk of suffering a stroke. a new ucla health study says a blood test that

looks for high levels of specific molecules in the blood could help doctors calculate your risk for stroke. right now, the only way to know a person's risk for stroke is to use a combination of imaging like an mri scan, family history, and other factors as well. >> california's attorney general, rob bonta, led a south bay roundtable discussion on reducing gun violence. ag bonta met with community groups in west san jose, won the partnership for safe communities, suggested a regional strategy instead of cities working independently to help curb gun violence. >> a lot of the same individuals who are engaging in gun violence in one city are also engaging in other types of violence, or even gun violence in other cities. and so our report was able to link that. >> attorney general bonta said efforts in california are working. the state's gun homicide rate is 30% below the rest of the country. the transportation security administration is teaming up with clear the airport screening service. >> travelers can now enroll or renew their tsa precheck membership with clear at three

airports, including sacramento and newark. clear allows members to pay a fee to bypass airport screening lines. critics say this process clear uses is unfair, letting wealthy people move through lines faster. >> a new trend is emerging among couples who want to celebrate, tying the nod with a smaller getaway. after the wedding, some newlyweds are opting for a mini moon instead of a full fledged honeymoon. cost, as you would imagine, is one issue. a recent study put the average cost of a honeymoon last year at $5,700. time off from work is another. if couples take vacation time ahead of the wedding, they may not be able to get a big chunk of time off for a long honeymoon right after many moons are shorter and less expensive. >> it's not about where you go. it's not about how much money you spend. it's not about the length it's having that time after you are pulled in a lot of different directions and everyone is looking at you and celebrating, you to really spend time with each other, some mini moons are nothing more than a long weekend away. >> still close to home, many couples then plan to take a

longer honeymoon later on. >> it looks like a boaters in solano county will get to vote on creating a new city in that county. what the backers of the project say about their efforts to get the proposal on the ballot. >> more details about arrests at cal poly humboldt as police move in to clear the campus overnight. hear from one reporter who was caught up in the arrests and what she says about what happened.

a law enforcement response and the overnight action that preceded this escalation between rival groups, then eating out without any surprises on the bill. a new rule on service fees in california and how soon it could affect your next meal at a restaurant from ktvu. >> fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian i'm andre senior. >> thank you for joining us. wednesday may 1st. all right. and we've had some sun outside today. and it looks good for the next couple of days. but that's going to be changing a little later on in the week. >> everything looks like it's changing saturday i mean i can't get around it yet. maybe in two days. but we're only three days away. but some of the forecast models are really painting a wet saturday. but today and tomorrow it's all about sunshine and nice temperatures. there you go. that's a pretty picture there. looking out towards mount diablo, i do believe still there. santa rosa, san francisco, livermore, palo alto,

san jose all bumping off the morning lows. we had a few upper 30s and low 40s. looks good today and tomorrow. change will be back on friday with the fog increasing. 1st of may. sunshine and warmer temps here. so get out and enjoy. not a little bit of a breeze, but i think less than we've had the last couple of days, 6070s to near 80 degrees, while sal all of a sudden got really busy. >> 80 yeah i mean there there most of these commutes are very slow. steve, if you're on the peninsula, you should be dancing. your commute is great. the rest of the commutes, however, are not that great for example, 280 is looking good, one on one is a little slow as usual. the east bay, though that is not a very good commute on 80 at all from let's say, el sobrante, all the way down to the macarthur maze, and the metering lights are on at the bay bridge, of course, south bay commute is busy. it's a busy wednesday, no doubt about it. there not that many light commutes except for 280 on the peninsula as i just mentioned. 830. let's go back to the desk.

>> police from four different law enforcement agencies remain on the campus of ucla. this morning. administrators at the school called them in to break up violent clashes between rival protest groups overnight. katie rasmussen shows us some of the video and witness accounts of the fighting that broke out. >> ali yeah, things are quiet and calm on the ucla campus this morning. it is a stark contrast to the chaotic and violent scenes that happened on that campus overnight. in some of the video taken by reporters at the scene, a group of mostly young men were seen with sticks and metal rods throwing punches at one another. news reporters at the scene also showed people dressed in masks, some carrying israeli israeli flags, launching fireworks and glass bottles into the pro-palestine encampment on the ucla campus. this started around 1:00 in the morning, and that's when the counter-protesters showed up. according to what you see here in the video, they started trying to break down the barricades that the encampment had set up. students with the ucla student run news sites say their reporters were also caught

in the melee. >> it was just, walking back to the office. they started provoking our lead news editor. they were basically making, you know, very derogatory comments towards her talking about her coverage of the whole thing. she's with daily bruin. and as i was trying to shove them out of the way, one came behind me as another one flashed a light in my face. and yeah, they just started attacking me. it was probably like 6 or 7 guys just surrounding me, kicking me, punching me. >> the pro-palestine encampment on the ucla campus has grown in recent days, part of a wave of student demonstrations against the war in gaza. protesters here and at other universities have been calling on their schools to divest from companies that do business with the israeli military. now there are metal barricades surrounding the encampment at la, at ucla, and that has led to frustrations from other students trying to get to certain parts of the campus, including the library. yesterday, ucla administrators declared that encampment unlawful and told the students and protesters there to disperse

. >> they did not, and they have a first amendment right to protest as much as they want. 9 a.m. to midnight, i fully support, but the encampment out in these wooden structures, and now they're building gates and not letting students move freely on their own campus. in fact, some of the people telling students where they can go probably aren't even students. >> the violent clashes and attacks finally stopped overnight when police in riot gear came in los angeles. sheriff and police department, along with ucla campus police and the chp, remain at the scene of that campus this morning. but there are questions about why police weren't called in to respond sooner. news reporters who witnessed the chaos overnight report that the fighting between the protest groups went on for more than an hour before police stepped in to stop it. governor newsom's office posted on exit. they are monitoring the situation at ucla. we have not heard from the university or law enforcement agencies at the scene about whether any arrests were made. garcia and andre, back to you. >> all right, ali, thank you. we

are now hearing from a reporter who was detained on the cal poly humboldt campus during the protest. >> at first, they were detaining the people that were out in the quad in the little courtyard area. that's the. those were the first people that got detained. >> adele meyer is a reporter from eureka. was live streaming on her television station's facebook page when police moved in on demonstrators monday night . >> you were told multiple times to leave, otherwise you're going to be arrested. what i can my job. >> my job has been here all night. well, find a different job. >> ruiz, who graduated from san francisco state university, says she was detained, photographed and transported from the scene by law enforcement. she lost one of her two phones while recording and streaming the unfolding events. >> that second phone actually ended up being swept away as well as when they were, moving my hands towards behind my back. it slipped out of my pocket and

i couldn't get it. obviously, the officers didn't get it, so. so there is a piece of news equipment out there at cal poly humboldt right now. >> well, humboldt county did ask for help from local law enforcement agencies. now san francisco police did send ten officers and a sergeant and the sheriff's office dispatched four deputies. 25 people were arrested on charges ranging from unlawful assembly to vandalism. >> today is may day, also known as international workers day. there are several protests planned across the bay area. some are in response to the war in gaza and in support of palestine. there are at least three planned for downtown san francisco, one in downtown oakland, another at the port of oakland. there's also a protest planned this afternoon in san jose, a planned nurses strike today in fremont at washington hospital has been called off after reaching a tentative deal. the union representing nurses says it's demands around retention and recruitment, along with improving patient care, have been met. on friday, the nurses are set to ratify the new contract and east oakland neighborhood is banning together nearly one year after the

shooting death of a neighbor last june, david snider was randomly killed, shot and killed while trimming trees in front of his yard and his maxwell park home. >> but 11 months later, police have not found the person who killed the 60 year old. neighbors are now taking matters into their own hands, lighting up the dark roads and adding cameras to deter criminals is just really, struck the whole community. >> it activated us. we felt, you know, upset and scared. and so we all came together to try and think about how we could, make this community safer. neighbors plan to buy cameras for everyone, even if they cannot afford them on their own. >> we reached out to oakland police and they told us there is no update on the case. >> beginning in july, a new state law bans hidden restaurant charges, including service fees, a growing number of restaurants have been implementing surcharges to help pay their workers, while also moving away from a traditional tipping structure. some restaurant and bar owners say they're concerned the impending change will have a big effect on their bottom line.

>> it's going to be a little bit of a hit, i think, because obviously it's less money in the pockets of the servers and the staff in general. inflation is a thing right now, so we're charging the bare minimum that we can charge as long as we make a profit. >> the california attorney general's office says the new law helps ensure customers know what they're in for, because a posted price will have to include the full amount that must be paid for any goods or services. later today, more guidelines will be released to help provide clarity on things like gratuities for large parties, private dining charges and other fees that have become common practice over the decades . >> well, tough times forcing a san francisco italian restaurant to merge with its parent company, k fico made the announcement on instagram. it comes after slashing prices by as much as 20% over the last several months. now, the owners decided to merge with its sister restaurant in the same building. they say things were going well before the pandemic, but now the cost of doing business in san francisco is too high. >> we still plan on keeping it

for an event space, but in its current iteration, it just is not sustainable given, you know, i think a lot of the rising costs, we have seen our payroll continue to rise. >> we can manage it as best we can, but when we're not seeing the additional revenue come in, people are choosing not to dine out as much. and it's not just us. it's a citywide issue. >> under the new operation, the restaurant will move upstairs and the downstairs level will serve cocktails and handle to go orders. >> new. this morning, mill valley officials held an evacuation drill to practice safe ways to move cars out of the canyon neighborhood during an emergency. the mill valley police department joined the public works department to perform a drill at 4:00 this morning. they set up traffic control patterns on several roads as part of an evacuation drill in which everyone would be asked to leave the city for any number of potential emergencies. >> it's not just wildfire. you know, there's mudslides and there's flooding and there's all those other things. so it's good to be prepared, so although we hope this never happens, we want to make sure that our staff is prepared to do what's necessary

to expedite and to keep our, our people safe if they do need to get out of town. >> the drill finished up at about 5 a.m. all roads are now back to normal. >> all right, 838 now steve paulson is moving around. the forecast model is trying to figure out what's going to be happening here. would you land on, the wheel says rain on saturday. okay. >> yeah i'm trying to see if they'll back off, but so far they're not. so you know, i know people have plans. this i get it. i'm just a messenger, a source much higher than myself as responsible for it. today, though, you're good to go. tomorrow good. lots of sunshine. the mornings are cool, but the days are nice. the weekend sure looks cloudy, cooler, the wind will pick up and everything is pointing towards some rain on saturday. maybe it'll be lighter amounts, but right now it looks like about a half inch to an inch. but it was cold this morning. upper lake, ukiah, boulder creek and near tomales were in the upper mid 30s, upper 30s. morgan hill, hollister and pinole 40, and orinda and san anselmo, both in the all in the low 40s as well. 50s now or 60s brentwood and vacaville bookends there. at 64, menlo park has

gone from 41 to 60 degrees. napa airport 62. that's because some locations are getting a little northerly breeze. that'll do it, there is still a slight component of a westerly breeze in san francisco and out to the delta in the strait, but everything stays to the north. the highest pressure is not that strong, but it will be enough this time of year. it doesn't take much to bump up, so santa rosa, 79, walnut creek will go 8077. that's a soft 80, by the way. 77 menlo park and 76 in san jose. san francisco has been stuck at average or below for about six days. not today. i went 66 on the forecast high, average is 63 for may 1st. yesterday, the day before 63, the sunday and saturday 62. so warmer temps will take us into today and tomorrow. and then just like that looks like a roller coaster going way down. colder pattern. good 1520 degrees, maybe cooler on saturday compared to today. and also tomorrow you can see everything's coming down out of the northwest. boy, is that up. giving the upwelling on the coast. water temps are incredibly cold. upper 40s, low

50s. so the fog is not far away. it will be back friday and then it looks like a low is what's actually happening here is a this low is going to drop in right about here. right. northern sacramento valley. it won't be that far offshore. and that will generate some rain no doubt about it. cloudy windy conditions. and it looks like some rain now again three days away. so some of these may be trimmed back but so far they're pretty bullish here. most of the forecast models may 1st sunshine sunday for all. warmer looks nice few 80s. not too many, but a few. mainly upper 70s. more of the same. tomorrow friday the fog will be back. it'll still be okay. and then big changes on the weekend. >> thank you steve. amid all the end of the school year celebrations, there was a very serious message about safety behind the wheel coming up on the nine. what you need to know about a dangerous trend and the conversations to have with your teen before you let them borrow the car. >> amid rising costs to ratepayers and efforts to underground power lines, pg and e is looking into selling off part of its facilities. the power plants that could be selling and the effect it could

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it calls california forever, described as a development of homes and green space between

travis air force base and the sacramento river delta city of rio vista. opponents worry, though, about traffic, water rights and a lack of affordable housing. organizers submitted more than 20,000 signatures to put the proposal on the november ballot. they need about 13,000 verified to qualify. >> the new community would be a sustainable, walkable community, a complete community with good paying jobs and homes at all price points for rent and for sale. >> people from all walks of life have come together in opposition . certain democrats, republicans, farmers, city workers, blue collar, white collar. >> if the project is approved, there would be an environmental impact report, then a development agreement with solano county. groundbreaking could begin in 2027, and several hundred thousand people could eventually live there. >> all right. just when you thought gas prices across california are slowly going down, california gas tax, well, that is going up. and starting in july, the gasoline tax will go up by $0.02 to 59.6 cents per gallon. the price of diesel fuel

will go up about four penny, but go up about a penny to 45.4 cents a gallon. prices at the pump shot up last month due to factors including the israel palestinian palestine conflict, according to the california energy commission, when breaking down gasoline prices, most of the costs are due to the cost of crude oil. other expenses include refinery costs, distribution, profits, environmental and state storage tank fees, along with federal, local and state taxes as well. it's 846 now, a big settlement has been announced involving the claims that johnson and johnson's talcum powder caused cancer. >> also on wall street. there's a sign of optimism as investors get a look at a new stock. sam cooke back in studio with details for dollars and cents. >> always looking for some optimism here as wall street waits for the word from federal reserve policy makers and any hints that interest rates may be cut at some point this year, we do have a hot ipo to talk about this morning. viking cruise line

starts trading today. was there to ring that opening bell this morning. viking's ipo price last night at $24 a share. that puts the value of viking at more than $10 billion, which does make it the biggest ipo of the year so far. it is definitely seen as an optimistic sign that a company wants to go public in this environment. but we shall see. taking you live to the new york stock exchange. the dow jones is actually turned positive quite a bit up about a little more than 100 points, 140 points. there as you can see the s&p 500 still down. the nasdaq still down close to a quarter of a percent. johnson and johnson announced plans to pay $6.5 billion to settle claims involving its baby powder and other talc products. now the payment settles thousands of lawsuits in the u.s, claiming j&j talc based products caused ovarian cancer. that settlement has to be approved by 75% of the claimants. johnson and johnson continues to deny that it is now that it's now discontinued. talc

baby powder and other talc products caused ovarian cancer. the pga is in talks to sell a stake in its power generation business to an investment firm, as it seeks funding for work to prevent its power lines from sparking wildfires. pga says it plans to sell its stake in hydroelectric natural gas, solar and battery storage facilities to kkr for. the california public utilities commission has scheduled a vote for may 9th on the proposed sale, according to bloomberg. the cpuc is likely to reject that proposal, saying pga has not demonstrated how the sale would benefit customers. a group of former bay area art students will have their college loans canceled. the biden administration announced it is forgiving more than $6.1 billion in student debt for people who went to the art institutes. it was a chain of for profit schools that shut down after losing accreditation in 2018. that includes two campuses in san francisco and sunnyvale. more than 300,000 former students are eligible for that

relief. the us education department found violations at the schools, including falsifying the earnings of graduates. i'm pam cook. that's a look at your dollars and cents, pam. >> thank you. sick pelicans are being found along the california coast. wildlife officials say they've rescued dozens in the past week. care experts say that people were calling about seeing sluggish pelicans around beaches in southern california. wildlife center officials in santa barbara have been treating the birds for dehydration and malnutrition, getting 7 in 1 day, two days in a row is quite a bit. >> they come in very sick, so they require a lot of nursing care, are a little concerned that this is potentially a similar event to the 1 in 2022, when we had a few hundred pelicans that came into our care. >> wildlife experts say it's too early to know why the pelicans are getting sick. >> all right. it's 849 on this wednesday morning. sal's and the traffic center with a look at the roads this morning sal, what do you got for us?

>> you know what? we had a little bit of a problem on 80 there. andre and garcia heading down toward the macarthur maze. we had a big crash. we also had a crash up here in el sobrante. both those crashes are clear. however, we've had some lingering slow traffic. 680 pleasant hill to walnut creek is slow. it's also a little bit slow on 680 getting into alamo at the bay bridge. i think some people are being held up beyond this spot, and the bay bridge is actually doing okay. so you know, it's going to be a little bit of a better thing for you here as you drive into san francisco, you know, you're not exactly alone, but you will see fewer people there. now at 850, let's bring steve back in. >> thank you kindly, sir. yes, sir. all right, pacific northwest, a little quieter series of systems up there has really kept the breeze going for us. we're too far south, but they're not done yet. even though it does look a little

quieter. we've seen high pressure building in. but i'll tell you, it's just way out here. it's way out yonder. where is it? right there. that's the circulation around the high. everything continues coming out of the northwest, which has generated upwelling on the coast. the water temps are incredibly cold from a first upper 40s, 49 to 52, 53. so fog is not far away. it won't be today. probably not tomorrow. friday. it will be back. and then saturday. everything is pointing towards a pretty deep system coming in. that means what? cloudy, colder. and it sure looks like rain and maybe a good rain in the last forecast. models, you know, decide to back off a little bit over the next couple of days. but right now they're painting a wet picture and a snowy one up in the mountains as well. so just keep that in mind a couple of days before you have to change plans. but i'd be thinking about it for saturday unless something dramatically changes here. lots of sunshine today and tomorrow though. 6070 to near 80 degrees. if today isn't the warmest day, tomorrow will be. changes start friday and big changes on the weekend. >> steve. thanks. a groundbr aimed at making refunds easier and fees more transparent for airline passengers. when you join us on

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registrar of voters has completed its recount and, says evan low came out four votes ahead of joe simitian. now there are still 16 ballots to be certified in san mateo county. they arrived after the deadline. the county and postal service are investigating the postmarks on the envelopes to decide if they should be opened and counted. >> the whole thing is very unusual. obviously, we've never had something like this with a

three way tie with three people from the same party where it's been, you know, such a big district where it could really change the outcome. >> the initial count ended in a tie between evan low and joe simitian, behind former san jose mayor sam liccardo. now, if the recount puts one candidate in the lead, that person would run against liccardo in the november election. otherwise it would be a three way race. >> 856 now, the alameda county supervisors are debating two options for holding a recall election for district attorney pamela price. they could either hold a special election that moved, that would cost roughly 20 to could combine it with a november election for $4 million. now the registrar of voters and price's attorney both want the vote in november if they want to move forward with the election, if they don't agree that it's illegal, why would they do a special election? >> why would you waste $20 million to have an election that's going to be held like two months before the november election? super visors will meet again may 14th to set a date at the same time, the state of

california has opened an investigation into alleged campaign disclosure violations in the recall effort. >> today, former president donald trump will campaign in wisconsin and michigan during a one day break in his criminal trial in new york yesterday, an attorney who said he negotiated a $130,000 payment for stormy daniels to keep her from talking about her alleged affair with mr. trump, took the witness stand. >> the attorney said, while the former president's attorney, michael cohen, never said he was negotiating for mr. trump, he felt the implication was clear. >> still did not get that direct link connecting trump to this payment. that would put him squarely in the crosshairs of criminal jeopardy. >> the judge also fined the former president $9,000 for violating a gag order prohibiting him from making public comments about witnesses and jurors. this trial is expected to last at least another month. >> reports of fraud against seniors are on the rise, and california saw more complaints than any other state in 2023. the fbi says there was a 14% increase in claims nationwide,

with more than 100,000 reported incidences of fraud against seniors. more than 11,000 were from california. the bureau says the most common scam involves phony tech support. someone makes contact with a senior saying something is wrong with their computer. they then gain access to personal and banking information. >> the impact of these crimes can be devastating. seniors are targeted for a reason, and they're targeted because they've been saving money their entire lives. so they're very attractive targets to these scammers. to lose all that money that they've saved literally their entire lives can be absolutely devastating. >> while tech scams are the most common, investment scams are the most costly. the fbi urges people to always verify email addresses and do not click on unfamiliar web links. >> the city of capitola is taking public input on temporary uses for its wharf following major storm damage. those storms last january forced the demolition of permanent structures on the wharf, including the wharf house restaurant and the boat and bait

shop. the town hall meeting last night, the city discussed temporary uses, including vendors that would offer food, beer and wine, as well as live entertainment. while it finalizes more permanent plans. several people said the wharf should also focus on traditional uses. >> it's a wharf. it's a fishing and boating wharf. that's number one. there should not be anything stuck that should never be second to anything. >> the city says it intends to lease a portion of the war for bait and tackle and boat rentals. there will also be public bathrooms and other amenities. >> well plans to permanently close part of san francisco's great highway are moving forward now. city officials have unveiled their plan to close the one mile stretch of highway. due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion. the city plans to build a mile long trail and beach front. the full board of supervisors will vote on the permanent closure later this year. now, if approved, that section of the great highway could close by 2026. while lifts bay wheels bike share program is expanding to san mateo county,

the first bay wheels station out there is opening today. it's located at the daly city bart parking lot. bikes are available for short and long term rentals. you can rent one using the lyft app or clipper card. lyft has several other stations in san francisco, oakland, and in san jose, as well. >> violent clashes erupt overnight as counter protests escalate into full on brawls at ucla. i'm looking at people. >> violence. look at this. they're throwing things at each other. they're pepper spraying each other. >> we're live from los angeles this morning, where tensions remain high. >> then missed opportunities and millions of dollars lost. city leaders in oakland face criticism after failing to secure a $15 million grant to combat organized retail theft. the audit that reveals the issues of poor leadership, poor management and miscommunication