to make their message heard on a day known for protests across the country, and plus a new push for aviation safety reform. >> we're live with the bay area lawmaker to talk about the changes on the table at the federal level. >> also, a new survey shows a growing gap for americans and access to mental health care. we're live this afternoon with an expert to talk about the barriers during mental health awareness month from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is the for and we begin here with this live look of protesters on this may day filling the streets of san francisco since early this morning, a traditional day of protest across the country. >> here, demonstrators gathering in solidarity with palestinians overseas. and what we're looking at is as they march across market street, welcome, everyone to the for this afternoon. >> i'm cristina rendon and i'm alex savage, bay area workers

have been holding demonstrations throughout the day to make their voices heard. on this may day. ktvu christien kafton joins us now live from san francisco. and, christine, you followed along throughout the day. there have been marches throughout the city, and another rally is just about to get started. >> yeah. that's right. as a matter of fact, we understand that those workers that you were just referencing that are there on market are making their way here to union square. if you take a look, you can see that there are already hotel workers here preparing for a rally that protests today making its way through the streets of san francisco, starting out in the mission early this morning to city hall. and now we again hear that they are headed here to union square, that there will be liberated. >> plaza will be liberated. >> the may day rally in san francisco started off at 24th and mission in the city's mission district, where workers gathered and rallied at around 10 a.m. the workers say they are speaking out for immigrant worker and undocumented worker

rights, as well as the right to organize labor. now from above, you can see how the crowd marched through the streets of san francisco, making their way to city hall, workers say they are essential to the functioning of society, and too often their contributions, they say, are overlooked. they say today, may day, is a globally recognized day for them to speak out, speak up, and make their voices heard. >> it's a day for us to emphasize that this country, the bay area, everything runs only through the efforts and all of the work of the workers. that includes immigrant workers. that includes undocumented workers, and that includes all of us as city workers. >> this year, workers also say they are rallying and marching in solidarity and in sympathy with palestinians they say are targeted by the war in gaza. many of those workers telling me they serve a critical function and saying they need to be recognized for their work.

>> hey christian, i know a lot of them also sharing their personal stories about why they're speaking out today and their fight for wage increases. can you tell us a little bit more about that? yeah absolutely. >> a lot of these workers telling very personal stories. we spoke with a home health care worker who's taking care of family members, and that person tells us that only through organized labor were they able to make enough money to survive. they say the cost of living, of course, here in san francisco and in the bay area, very high. they say in some cases they're still going from one county to the next, arguing to try to get those raises for union employees. they say how do you keep a health care worker on the job when they're making $17 an hour, when they know that they can go work at a fast food restaurant and make $20 per hour? i'm hearing an increased level of activity. if we can give one more live look here at the rally. this again is a hotel worker rally. we do understand that those workers that we showed you, who were marching through the streets earlier are making their way here. not clear

at this point if they are in fact here. but we did hear that again. they were right there on market. so it's about two, maybe three blocks away. we will continue to monitor developments here at union square and bring you the very latest online and on air guys. >> all right. yeah. we will keep tabs on that rally there in san francisco christian thank you for that. this afternoon, authorities remain at the scene of a pro-palestinian encampment on the ucla campus after a night of violent clashes between rival protest groups. the turmoil led school officials to cancel classes today as these confrontations escalated just before midnight, when a large group of counter-demonstrators tried to tear down the barricades surrounding that encampment. fireworks were set off and thrown into the camp, along with other objects. some on the pro-palestinian side use pepper spray to defend themselves, sprayed them with, with pepper spray. >> they hit a couple people like on their heads with like metal

rods. >> they just started attacking me. it was probably like 6 or 7 guys just surrounding me, kicking me, punching me. >> officials say 15 people were hurt, including one person who was hospitalized. some of the people were treated for eye irritations and other wounds about an hour into the fighting, police in riot gear did move in to break up the violence. there is still no word yet about how many people may have been arrested. >> dozens of people outside of columbia university today rallied in new york following the arrest of hundreds of demonstrators who took over an administration building hours earlier. police carrying riot shields burst into that occupied building, the university said. the takeover of the building was a drastic escalation of the encampment, which raised safety risks to a, quote, intolerable level. new york mayor eric adams said that outside agitators had infiltrated the student protest, and the university asked police to step in at their request. >> we went in and conducted an

operation to allow columbia university to remove those who have turned the peaceful protest into a place where anti-semitism and anti-israel attitudes were pervasive. >> nypd officials say there were about 300 people arrested at columbia and nearby city college. it's not clear how many were students they say protesters could face trespassing and burglary charges . >> all right. now we turn to what had been a planned may day demonstration at the port of oakland. protesters were looking to shut the port down today, but those plans changed. >> let's head out to ktvu jana katsuyama, who is live in oakland, with more on that. jana >> well, hi there. we are at the west oakland bart station. i'm going to step away so that you can see what's going on behind me. the group of organizers who had planned a rally to shut down the port, said that they planned to cancel it. they were going to march from here over to a nearby park, but they said they had

basically learned that the port was going to be shut down anyway today, for a union meeting. so instead they are here at the west oakland bart station. we understand that they are going to be having some speakers in a short while, and the organizers say this is a coalition of different groups, both palestinian americans, some students, as well as union workers, some people from jewish groups for peace and a number of other people from the community. so you can see that there's quite a crowd that is growing here. it was supposed to start right at four, but right now they are waiting, to let some people arrive. we did speak with both organizers and the port a short while ago, and here's what they had to say today is international workers day and we are responding to the call from palestine, from palestinian labor unions that have called on workers and communities all over the world to protest against the israeli genocide of palestinians

in gaza and to not handle any israeli cargo or goods. >> so we are responding to that call in solidarity with the people of palestine. >> the oakland seaport is closed due to a planned monthly ilwu stop work meeting. now, these meetings are used by the ilwu generally for discussing union matters. port operations will resume tomorrow. >> so again, a rally that was intended to shut down the port now has moved to the west oakland bart station. they said they are going to be having some speakers, both from the labor movement as well as the peace movement, hoping for a cease fire. right here at the west oakland bart station. we have not seen very many, police or other law enforcement officials. and right now, everything has been very peaceful. we're just seeing people gather right now. but we will stay here and bring you an update on the situation here. as they gather again at

the west oakland bart station on this may day. >> and jenna just to clarify there, in terms of why the port of oakland was closed today, i heard there that obviously there was this union meeting that was taking place. did did the threat of a large demonstration happening at the port factor at all into that decision? does it sound like that? that may have been one. one of the factors. >> alex, i asked the port about the reason for the closure. they said that this is a regular monthly date and it was actually the union, the longshore and warehouse workers union, that chose this date for the shutdown. they said that it did not have anything to do with this particular rally. but we are going to be staying here, you know, definitely, definitely. there are a lot of people here who want to make a statement and they are planning to continue their their efforts here. >> yeah, we know you'll keep following it. jana katsuyama live at the west oakland bart station. jenna, thank you for that update. secretary of state antony blinken was in israel

today to press for a cease fire deal in the israel-hamas war. >> as fox's jeff paul tells us, secretary blinken pushed for a pause in the fighting in an effort to secure the release of the remaining hostages. being held by hamas. >> us secretary of state antony blinken met with israeli leaders, including prime minister benjamin netanyahu, on wednesday. it was his latest push for a cease fire deal between israel and hamas that would free hostages and bring a pause to the nearly seven months of fighting. >> there is a proposal on the table and, as we've said, no delays, no excuses, no excuses. the time is now and the time is now long past due to bring the hostages home to their families, blinken, biden, blinken also met with families of hostages and told them setting their loved ones free is, quote, at the heart of everything we're trying to do. >> he was very fair, i must tell. he told us all the problems that they have as as

united states. and he spoke with every, every everybody, each. and it was fantastic. >> blinken, making his seventh visit to the region since the war between israel and hamas, broke out in october. the secretary is trying to advance a truce and convince israel to hold off on carrying out a major ground operation in rafah until it has a plan to manage the estimated more than 1 million palestinians there. palestinian prisoners are also expected to be released as part of the deal. blinken has said hamas would bear the blame for any failure to get a deal off the ground. hamas has yet to respond to the latest deal on the table. however, secretary of state antony blinken has pressured them to accept it, calling israel's offer extraordinarily generous. in tel aviv, israel, jeff paul, fox news. >> coming up this afternoon here on the four lawmakers in washington reach a deal on the

pressing issue of aviation safety. up next, we're live with east bay congressman mark desaulnier to talk about new legislation. >> anna barry weather another beautiful day. we are on a roll with lots of sunshine, temperatures in the 70s and the 80s. another nice forecast for tomorrow, but then the rainfall could soon be making a comeback. we'll have more on ur

following demonstrations happening across the bay area on this may day. and this is a live look here from our chopper showing us a group of demonstrators who are on the move right now marching through uptown oakland. this is in the area of telegraph and grand avenue, and you can see a pretty sizable group of protesters here from this shot, it would look to be a few hundred people, it would seem, on the move right now here on this may day. obviously, this is a day when you have groups coming together

calling for workers rights. and today there is a new urgency to this movement here with the ongoing war in gaza. and so many of the demonstrators are voicing solidarity for the palestinian people as well as that conflict continues to rage. but again, we are following this developing story in the city of oakland this afternoon, protesters on the move here in uptown oakland. we'll continue following that story throughout the afternoon. this week, lawmakers in washington moved forward on a bipartisan effort to improve the safety of air travel after a series of close calls between planes at airports across the country, including sfo. members of the house and senate have agreed on a bill that will increase the number of air traffic controllers and require the use of new technology meant to prevent runway collisions. the senate could vote on its version of the bill next week. the house approved its version of that measure last year. >> for more, we are joined by east bay congressman mark desaulnier, who sits on the committee on transportation and infrastructure. mark, thank you

so much for joining us here on the floor. first off, you and your colleagues, you've really been working in congress for a long time to reconcile the differences in these two bills in the house and the senate. how significant is it that a deal has been reached? >> it's very significant. and thank you for having me on. it was bipartisan, as the lead in said. we worked in that fashion together. we've got a lot of investments to make sure that the flying public is safe. and our terrific record in the united states stays the way it is. but there are warning signs. and for me, it started with a near-miss at sfo almost ten years ago with the air canada flight. so i'm very, very happy. >> yeah. when we talk about these near misses, which obviously we've had many conversations with you before about this, this pressing issue in our country. we look at the issue of air traffic controllers and the fact that we have still a nationwide shortage. about 3000 were short, about 3000 air traffic controllers across this country. how would this bill, if it becomes law, speed up the hiring process to get more

controllers trained and on the job? >> i have every expectation that the president is going to sign it that will reconcile it. the little differences between the senate and the house version. a big thing is we put $106 billion into the faa budget for the next five years and a requirement for the faa director to fill those 3000 positions with discretion so that we can raise the pay and recruit people. and we put another almost billion dollars into the national transportation safety board. so significant investment, both monetarily, but also in the expectation that technology and our resources will grow on the human side. >> what about accountability for the faa? because we all know that it is under scrutiny for its oversight of boeing. after that door plug blow out earlier this year, we also had the two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019. so how is this bill going to change the way that faa monitors manufactured at boeing? >> so we require more oversight. we require more identification of every person who works on an

airplane, whether it's at a subcontractor or at boeing. when they assemble the parts, whether it's the alaska situation with the door, we will have a supervisor making sure a supervisor's team looks at the work, make sure it's done correctly so there's more oversight and much more accountability. so every individual works on a plane. their name will be on the work, and the supervisor who goes after it and makes sure it's done correctly will be so. those two things more people, more oversight, more accountability. those three things will make it, we think much safer. >> i know this legislation also addresses the continuing issues we've seen in this country, with delayed and canceled flights. it has really become a headache in many instances to travel in what what would be how would air travelers benefit or how would they be entitled to refunds under this legislation? well we've specified that anybody waits more than three hours automatically gets a full refund, not just a transfer to

another airplane, so there's real accountability and penalties to the aviation industry if they consistently are late. and then on the infrastructure side, we're going to help them make sure they're on time by investing in the best new technology and making sure people are trained to use that technology appropriately to protect the safety of the public. but to make sure it's as efficient as possible. so my expectations are, it'll be safer and more efficient. >> okay. and i know that one of the things in the bill during these negotiations was a provision. it ended up being dropped, but it would have raised the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots to 67. right now, it's going to remain at 65. curious on where you stand on on that issue? >> well, 65 worked. well, we have a great record, we do need more pilots. so there's a good argument that we have the shortage of trained pilots, and particularly we're losing people who learn their initial training in the military. so people living longer, they're more capable of working longer. so i

think we have to continue to look at that. but to be honest, this is a trade off between competing interests. there was also an interest and we were able to extend the cockpit recorder time from two hours to 25. so there were issues between the pilots, and many of us who support the pilots but want more accountability. so there were some trade offs. but i think in all all of these things are positive. they're moving in the right direction. >> yeah. and we know the senate voting on this legislation coming up next week. and you are confident that it will, in fact be signed by the president, will, of course, continue following the legislative process here. we always appreciate your time east bay. congressman mark desaulnier, good to see you. thank you. >> turning now to our bay area weather, a live look for you here across the oakland estuary. beautiful outside now. but meteorologist mark tamayo joining us with a look at what's ahead. hi mark. hi there christina. >> yep. you're right on another nice day out there. temperatures a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. lots of 70s and even there's some changes as we head

toward your weekend. take a look at some of the highs from this afternoon so far, and a bunch of neighborhoods in the 80s out towards saratoga, santa sonoma, 81, walnut creek, 80 degrees and gilroy in the upper 70s at 79. here's the temperature trend and as you can see, temperatures a nice little bump in the numbers for today. and then not much change for your thursday, but a sharp drop off as we head toward the weekend that is linked up with the system that could produce some rain showers here in the bay area. as we do start off the weekend. right now though, as you can see in the satellite, lots of clear skies up and down our coastline. here's a closer look at the satellite. and as you can see right now, that cloud area is just way up here. so we have a bit of a northerly breeze out there, but still we are in the clear. this afternoon and we're enjoying these nice temperatures out there as well. santa rosa currently 80 degrees livermore, upper 70s, san jose 78 and san francisco 63. as far as the winds, they have been picking up this afternoon, the timing is pretty much right on mid to late

afternoon, that sea breeze kicks in and oakland airport westerly at about 30 miles an hour. half moon bay. there's a wind gust of almost 30 miles an hour this afternoon. our live camera above san francisco showing you the clear skies and we should remain clear as we do move into the overnight hours. and that will set the stage for partly cloudy start tomorrow morning. temperatures. most areas will be in the low to mid 50s. so here's the forecast model. this is thursday morning and then into the afternoon hours. another pleasant afternoon. we're thinking lots of 70s out there in the warmest locations touching the 80 degree mark by about 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. another nice forecast for friday. and then by saturday we're talking about that system that will boost the rain chances, and we'll have more on that with your full update in a little bit. >> mark, thank you. up next here on the four focusing on the housing crisis here in the bay area and california during this affordable housing month. we'll sit down live with a member of the united way bay area to talk about the obstacles and the

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vexing issue for us here in the bay area, trying to understand why it continues to be so unaffordable for families here in this region. they can make six figures and still be considered low income. it's just kind of hard to wrap your head around how many families are you working with at the united way who are really just struggling to afford a place to live? >> yes. so we do know that 1 in 4 bay area families don't have enough just to make ends meet. generally can't pay for their food, can't pay for housing, all those things. we know 4 in 10 folks actually pay more than 30% of their income on housing. and so that means you know, that's really a you0% is really a standard that housing advocates use is that's way too much. if you're paying more than that, then you can't afford to have the rest of the things you need. and so and we're seeing about half of our calls that come in through our two on one help line are around housing. so we know that thousands and thousands of people are struggling with this. >> yeah, i want to put that stat up on the screen here. just so

people to really drive home the point that you're making here. because this is 4 in 10 bay area households are spending more than 30% of their income on rent. can you talk about why that is so concerning? to have so many families who are what, what you call rent burdened, right. >> well, we know that you know, the that cost of living is increasing, but wages don't increase at the same pace, right? so if someone is spending more than 30% of their income on their housing, then they can't afford the things they need around child care, transportation, medication, all the other things. you need to have a quality life. so it's really it's just a standard that we use that says that's too much. so we need to figure out we need more housing, we need more supports for folks. and so that's that's just an alarming statistic that isn't sustainable for the for people to be able to stay here in the bay area and raise their families. >> all right. so when you look at the issue from from your perspective at the united way, why do you think it is so difficult to build enough affordable housing in this region? >> well, it like you say, it's really a supply and demand

problem, right? we have about 30,000 units in the pipeline being built right now, but we need by 2031, we need 180,000 units. so we are just not on pace to reach that. if we don't make some serious changes and investments in building and making the process easier for people to do that. >> yeah. so what are what are some of the ways, you know, we're continuing to face this housing shortage? what are some of the ways that we can speed up the process of, of getting these affordable housing projects built in a way that that, you know, gets them through the pipeline more quickly? >> absolutely. and there are so many great housing advocates and housing organizations here in the bay area that would tell you the same thing. we have some really important ballot measures coming up this november. so we're hoping that folks will get out and will vote and say yes to a couple of things. one is bonds. we need more financing, more investment in building the housing. and those are we know those work, those help us create the more units and get things in the pipeline and get those

things moving and the other is a aca one. it's another ballot measure that's going to lower the voter threshold from a supermajority to a 55% threshold, which will help projects move faster through the process. and that's really important so that we can actually make some progress and reach that that goal that we have around 180,000 units. >> and so that aca, one that amendment to the constitution here in california is going to be put to voters this november. and i know you're pushing forat the state level can make in terms of building more housing? >> it is a tremendous impact. in fact, that's a very important even to be able to pass the other bond ballot measures passing that will be just as important so that those ballot measures with the bonds can actually pass as well. so it's foundational to the success of the rest of the plans we have around housing. all right. >> so we know that obviously the united way stands ready to help people who are, you know, living on the margins and struggling just to afford to be able to live here in the bay area. what

are some of the support services that that you offer to people? >> absolutely. so folks can definitely call 211, and you can call that in any of the counties here in the bay area. thank you. and you know, this is of 24 hour free helpline where you can call and get referrals to local services. we also have, you know, we're referring to all the housing agencies here in the bay area, whether that's if you need emergency shelter or rental assistance or even finding affordable housing. and then of course, we have our spark point centers that are also helping people meet their, you know, work on their credit debt, income and savings. so we have call two on one and we have we can point you to lots of resources that we have, as well as other agencies in the bay area. >> yeah, just an easy place to go to, to try to find help. all right. we appreciate the time here on affordable housing month. kelly batson with the united way. great to have you in here. thank you. thank you christina. >> well, next on the floor, we are going in depth on this mental health awareness mont h. we're ve ith the r

owned a large group of demonstrators on the move, marching through the streets of oakland. right now, on this may day and obviously they are pushing for workers rights as we see every may 1st. but also this year, there are calls for solidarity with the people of palestine, with the ongoing conflict there. at last check, this group is marching up broadway, heading into the downtown oakland area with the expectation that they will be making their way to oakland city hall. so we are going to keep

following this march through the streets of oakland this afternoon, and we'll get you more updates as we learn more. >> may also marks mental health awareness month in a new survey from west health, and gallup finds that americans are seeing a major gap when it comes to physical health care versus mental health care. and it really comes at a difficult time. the survey revealing that more than 80% of americans are seeing a rise in mental health issues over the last five years for more on how americans are, where they are seeing the biggest gaps in mental health care, we're joined by timothy lash, president of west health institute, the san diego based health research organization that spearheaded this survey. timothy, thank you so much for joining us here on the for an 80% spike. that is a big change. what kind of mental health conditions of those surveyed say they're facing? >> you know, very prevalent are concerns around anxiety, depression. and, you know, in some cases more severe mental health conditions. what was really important about this survey was illuminating just how

crushing the challenge is. what we found was over 50% of americans reported that in the past 12 months, they experienced a mental health condition like anxiety, depression, or in some cases, something more severe and also here on the screen, it says 22% resulted in life routine or sleep disruptions. >> that's pretty significant. the survey also found that at least three quarters of americans feel that mental health conditions are detected less frequently and treated worse than physical health conditions. so of the people who were surveyed, did you find maybe that a particular demographic felt this way more strongly than others? >> you know, i think what's really troubling is that we did find is that, you know, roughly three quarters of americans reported that were treating mental health worse than physical health. and to put that into perspective, that's roughly 200 million americans. they're really, you know, was not, you know, findings that supported that one economic group, you know, was affected or one geography affected more than

another. the challenge of, you know, the burden of mental health on all americans really is crushing. and as you just pointed out on, you know, some of those statistics, the link between mental health and physical health is inextricably linked. and it's very difficult to optimize our outcomes as a country in terms of our other health and well-being. if we're not addressing the mental health as well as the physical health. >> yeah. and i think it's important that you say it is linked, because for so long we have treated physical health. we haven't really touched on mental health. and i think in in most recent years, more people are becoming aware that they need to take care of their mental health because in fact, you found here that 84% of respondents ranked us health care with a grade c or lower. and when it comes to mental health support, with most respondents giving it a d overall, what are the main issues that people are facing that contribute to these low rankings? >> sure. so i think historically we there's been a stigma around seeking help for mental and behavioral health. and if

there's one takeaway here with over 50% of the american population reporting a challenge with their mental condition, is that you're not alone. and so addressing that stigma is absolutely critical. there's been challenges in terms of concerns on affordability and access to providers, but it really isn't surprising if you look broadly at where our spending is. we spend $4.5 trillion on health care. overall, we spell spent well under 10% on mental and behavioral health and like many areas and many industries, you know, investment tends to follow where revenue and profits exist. and we've we've under spent in mental and behavioral health. and so it's not as surprising that the system itself has not aligned itself to be able to deliver on the needs that clearly are so prevalent and so crushing. yeah. >> and there's a lot of barriers for americans, too, when it comes to this. so west health, your organization here partnered with gallup. you also found that

some of the biggest barriers for americans when it comes to mental health support, is pretty big. i mean, and what can you explain exactly what you found? >> yeah. so we found that, you know, affordability contains continues to be a very big issue. and that's that's not just for mental health. that's with behavioral health as well. but even for those that can afford it, finding, you know, a provider at any level, you know, really has, you know, historically and currently represented a major barrier, for americans as it relates to their mental health. the path forward for this is to think about a more integrated model, we can't continue to silo physical health from mental health, we need to have better training in primary care. we need to stabilize our primary care practices, and the providers, so that they have the, the time and, ability to meet the ever growing needs of

their patient population as it relates to not only the physical health, but the mental health as well. yeah. >> okay. timothy, before we let you go, one last question here. is there a piece of advice or maybe a simple step that someone can work into their daily routine just to improve their mental health? >> so i think, you know, the one is, you know, don't be ashamed. you're not alone. if you look to your left and you look to your right, someone else is also dealing with anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions. the second is talk to your provider, while you know it might not be a part of the, you know, the historical model, for primary care in the us, we need a more integrated approach, and we need to work together. and i think if we have patients working with our providers and then also demanding more of policy makers for better reimbursement, better parity, and a more integrated approach, will ultimately find a place where the overall health of the population increases much more substantially than if we just

continue to focus on the physical elements themselves. >> yeah, absolutely. all right. timothy lash with west health institute, thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. appreciate the insight. >> thanks for having me. >> up next here on the four this afternoon, the federal reserve making a decision on interest rates. why you shouldn't expect a break just yet when it comes to the cost of borrowing. >> another beautiful day out there looking out towards san francisco in the distance. we have lots of clear skies, a bit of a warm up, and this pattern wants to stick around for tomorrow. but the weekend that will be a

hanson tells us investors are lowering their expectations for how many rate cuts, if any, the fed will make this year. >> but inflation is still too high. further progress in bringing it down is not assured and the path forward is uncertain. >> federal reserve chairman jerome powell says interest rates will stay the same for now. americans have been hopeful rate cuts would soon translate into lower borrowing rates for mortgages, car loans and credit cards. but economists say inflation has been too stubborn and say rates could stay put through the end of the year. >> well, the big story really on the economy has just been resilience. you know,

everybody's been expecting a slowdown. >> there'll be no rate cuts this year. i'm investing under the premise that we're going to be living with this rate cycle, staying the same for the rest of the year. i'm sorry. it's just reality. >> not long ago, traders expected up to six rate cuts in 2024. the fed's rate has sat around 5.3, a 23 year high since its last hike. almost a year ago. but powell says that hasn't stopped people from shopping. >> consumer spending has been robust over the past several quarters, even as high interest rates have weighed on housing lately. >> some economists have even expressed concern that rates could go up again before they start to come back down. in new york, conner hanson, ktvu, fox two news. all right. our weather here in the bay area. and it was another gorgeous day, especially here in the east bay. >> a live look at mount diablo here. we had sunshine. nice warm conditions here. meteorologist mark tamayo joining us now with

more on what we can expect in the coming days. and that reminder that we're going to we're going to move away from this beautiful pattern here by the weekend. yeah >> there's a storm that wants to pay us a visit, alex, as we head toward the weekend. but today, as we start off may, we are enjoying some sunshine and temperatures warming up nicely into the 70s and the 80s. so for an average may, it's hard to talk about averages when you get some extremes out there. but as you can see for an average may, we're showing you the 30 year normal. as you can see, the temperatures and left left, the left hand side, the average highs and also the right hand side, we actually do pick up some rainfall on average and for the month of may. so you can see these numbers here for portions of the bay area. and we are talking about some rain in the forecast. not for today. it's another nice thursday out there. but as we head towards saturday that system moves in. that will definitely cool us off. we're talking about rain chances. definitely going up. here is the forecast model showing you those numbers going up into the weekend here in the bay area, and also out toward the sierras. this is primarily targeting

saturday with a slight chance of some lingering showers into your sunday. here's a satellite right now though. lots of clear skies throughout the day. this main cloud band is up to our north up in oregon and in washington. as we take a closer look at the satellite, you can see the clouds way out here. we have a bit of a northerly breeze responsible for a little bit of a warm up for today.ns out thert showing you lots of 70s and a few 80s sprinkled on the maps out towards santa rosa and concord san jose 78, san francisco 63 and half moon bay 57. we'll check out the wind reports. we have some gusty winds out there out toward the oakland airport to 30 miles an hour as san jose, gusting at 20 and sfo a westerly breeze at about 23. here is a live camera looking above san francisco so not a cloud in sight. we are in the clear for this afternoon. tomorrow morning we'll probably start out your thursday morning with partly cloudy skies and temperatures tomorrow morning. not as chilly as this morning, but still some lower 50s. first thing tomorrow morning. this area of high pressure has been building in, so that's what's

going to thank this area of high pressure for producing this nice pattern for today. it will stick around into your thursday and then by the weekend you can see this front moving in. and this will bring in some cooler air and also rainfall making it come back in our forecast for saturday. here is the forecast model tomorrow. we are just watching some clouds up to our north friday we could be bringing in some more low clouds and fog out there with partly sunny skies. it's still a fairly nice day on friday. and then look at saturday. these rain showers move in from the north. this is 7 a.m. saturday. this is 2:00 saturday. you'll notice out toward the sierra this could be a snow producer as we head into the first weekend of may. forecast highs tomorrow will be in the 60s 70s a few low 80s out toward antioch and fairfield. santa rosa 80, and san francisco in the upper 60s. the look ahead . your five day forecast. it is still fairly nice into your friday, but here we go with that rain cloud on saturday. definitely a sharp drop off in those numbers. the warmest locations only in the lower 60s.

by sunday we have a slight chance of a lingering shower, but partly sunny skies. but it looks like we should have improving weather as we head into early next week. so we're going from sunny, warm conditions tomorrow to the thick coats, the sweaters and maybe the umbrellas as we head into saturday. >> yeah, quite the turnaround there. yeah all right mark, thank you. much more news heading your way this afternoon here on the four. but a first we check out the roads around the bay area. and this is a live look at the traffic that you can expect if you're traveling along interstate 880 here, coming past the oakland coliseum. and it looks like it's a little bit slow in the southbound direction, but not too bad. >> all right. coming up at five. no more hidden fees. the move by the state banning some restaurant surcharges is considering them junk fees. so what fees will we still pay? and how? the new rule is affecting restaurants around the bay. and we're continuing to monitor several large may day protests, from san francisco to the east bay to the south bay. we will have live reports coming up in just a ♪ ♪

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of the day, we asked image generator midjourney to imagine us as trading cards. so here's what it thought alex's trading card would be. i mean, that's pretty accurate. alex, it looks like you and i think it would sell in seconds, not minutes. >> you think someone's buying that card? nobody's buying that card. >> but it does really accurate. >> it does resemble me in in a kind of eerie sort of way. in a haunting sort of way. yeah. it does look a little like me. yeah i like it. it's a little. >> it's spot on. >> oh my gosh, here we go, here's. i'm supposed to read the prompter. here's the trading card for you. christina. wow, that is epic. what do you think? >> i think it doesn't even look like me at all. i don't know who knows. okay but last but not least, the halo effect. mark tamayo. ladies and gentlemen, at the trading card. this one's. this one's spot on. >> i mean, i like that. >> i think you pretty much nailed that one. that looks like

i'm. i'm saving the world. right? >> it looks like. yeah, it looks like you control the weather there. yeah which, you know, a lot of people don't know. you don't actually control the weather, but but in this universe, you do. >> he's a news guy for sure. that was the best one. don't ge je ou

received its inspiration from oakland. >> it's called downtown first thursdays, and the goal is to revitalize the area. ktvu is amber lee shows us what it's all about. >> this whole street from market all the way to howard is going to be closed, and it's going to be a giant street party. >> a giant street party right here on second street in downtown san francisco, held on the first thursday of every month, starting this week, a move to bring life back into the area at night. >> these are, six inch by six inch tiles of mirror artist stephanie mufson, known for building floats for parades such as the one for chinese new year, is creating a giant disco ball for the event. >> it will be hanging from a crane to enhance the party atmosphere, and we see cranes all along the skyline, so it was a perfect combination to really bring flair and fun to the street. katie birnbaum is bringing her expertise, putting on bhangra and beats night market in the financial district last fall. that drew a large turnout, and the main stage is

going to be right there at howard, and that's going to be where the art car is going to be, and you'll be able to dance to aluna aluna is a well-known singer and dj. she will be performing at the event. organizers say there will be family friendly entertainment and activities for all ages. oakland's first friday is an inspiration 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. >> many yekutiel is the founder of civic joy fund, the nonprofit will provide $1.5 million to fund first thursdays for a year. organizers say thursdays are the new fridays for hybrid workers in the area. >> the work week is tuesday through thursday. now, so we're tacking on to the end of foulkes's work week and helping capture people that are coming into the office, and then meeting folks who are getting ready for the weekend who are living here. >> lawrence hummus, a nearby restaurant welcomes the new event, which goes from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. those thursday nights.

>> i do plan on staying open until ten, so, just to see if we can try to get a little more business from that crowd. >> i think it's a great idea. i hope it helps. i really hope it like brings life back to this area. >> this event is free to the public. organizers recommend that anyone who wishes to attend to rsvp. for more information, go to ktvu.com and click on the web link section. in san francisco, amber lee ktvu, fox two news, ktvu, fox two news at five starts now, and now at five weeks of building tensions over the war in gaza exploding across the globe on this, the first day of may, an international day of action. >> we are live across the bay area tonight, where the demonstrations are unfolding right now. good evening everyone. >> i'm mike mibach and i'm claudine wong. on this may 1st, a call for action around the world. and right here in the bay area, we do have team coverage for you on the rallies happening right now. >> ktvu is christian captain is

in san francisco, where multiple protests have emerged across the city. ktvu is an reuben, also in santa clara, where students have been pushing their message. >> but we begin with ktvu jana katsuyama live in oakland for us, where protesters are on the move. jana >> yes, they just arrived here at frank ogawa plaza in front of oakland city hall. i'm going to step out of the way so that you can see what is going on right now. they have over here to the left, a big truck that was leading the march from the federal building down telegraph across grand and then back down broadway. they've been using that as a stage. and as you can see, there are hundreds and hundreds of people here at frank ogawa plaza. others are still arriving. many of them are from different groups. we understand as many as 100 different organizations in this coalition. and you can see there are lots of families here, too. they are all here calling on this may day, this worker's day for a ceasefire and an end to the violence in gaza