intense night on the ucla campus. police in riot gear moving in on an encampment following a nine hour standoff with pro-palestine demonstrators. then a push to revitalize downtown san francisco. the major companies that are now teaming up to announce the formation of a volunteer coalition. the news at noon starts now. >> this is ktvu fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. i'm andre senior. >> i'm garcia mikaelian. a violent scene not far from a big east bay high school at the very start of the school day today. witnesses report dozens of shots fired and dangerous driving near east oakland's bishop o'dowd. ktvu henry lee live there now with what took over the streets for a time, henry. >> yeah, the scene has been cleared here at 98th and cherokee, right next to an oakland fire station. but if you

take a look behind me, you can see the debris and skid marks right here, left behind by this crash. what behind? what was a rolling gun battle to rolling gun battles ended in a crash involving a family trying to get to school. now, this ford explorer ended up on its side after the black chevy camaro crashed into it at about 745 this morning. neighbors tell me the camaro was involved in a series of rolling gun battles in which two sets of cars shot at or chased each other along cherokee avenue. inside the ford explorer was a woman and her 13 year old daughter who were headed to francophone charter school just down the street. neighbors say they heard as many as four dozen shots before or after the crash in a neighborhood not far from bishop o'dowd high school, the mother and daughter were not hit by gunfire. they managed to climb out of the roof of their explorer and walk away. the father of the 13 year old girl rushed to the scene afterward and told us what the mother of his child told him. we also spoke to a neighbor who was sitting on his porch when the

cars rushed by. >> she just turned the corner and the car was pretty much on top of her. if you came this way here. so as you can see coming around the corner, this car was right on top of her, flipped her, and then from there was blackness because she was on the side, you know, you can't see anything. your airbags are deployed. she just hears gunshots. >> so after the crash, she heard more guns, more gunshots. >> yeah. they had to shoot that after they crashed. and then i guess someone said they jumped into another car and went down this way. it's a miracle. actually i mean, it could have been a lot worse. >> i hear shooting coming up the street, then two cars fly down the street and everything, and, i mean, i'm used to this stuff, so i wasn't tripping. then i seen a second set of cars. so then i heard the boom. i heard the crash. >> now, bishop o'dowd tells us that classes went on as normally today. although there were some access issues by students and parents who were trying to get through to the parking lot. otherwise, the scene is now clear and oakland police are investigating. live in oakland. henry lee ktvu, fox two news.

>> henry, thank you. now to the protests on college campuses across the country. numbers show at least 2000 arrests on us campuses since april 18th at ucla. pro-palestine encampment there dismantled, now taken down by authorities this morning. who also arrested more than 100 people. ktvu james torres reports from uc berkeley, where protesters wonder what might be in store for them. >> the encampment at uc berkeley today looks a lot different than it did compared to day one. more specifically, you see that wall of tables that is set up on the steps right in front of those tents that have been here for more than a week. protesters here tell me after what they saw down in l.a. and due to some rumored threats, they are on high alert officers honing in on ucla's campus. at 3 a.m. there, students taking in students and faculty part of this pro-palestine protest. >> so we need to resist and we need to keep protesting. and that's the only way change will

be made. >> it took nearly nine hours to break down the camp, with 250 officers, more than 130 people were arrested facing a range of charges. >> failure to disperse, not obeying officers commands, trespassing a multitude of different charges can be placed on these people. >> at uc berkeley, protesters tell me they're worried about threats. they're hearing from people against their cause. video shows a short fight on campus over someone trying to grab an israeli flag. the university reports three people were hurt. it released this statement to ktvu, saying in part, the university strongly condemns any violence by protesters or counter-protesters and will respond to violence if it occurs. president biden, taking the issue up from the white house, sending a message to respect free speech but not take it too far. >> violent protest is not protected. peaceful protest is. it's against the law. when violence occurs, destroying property is not a peaceful protest, it's against the law.

vandalism trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations. none of this is a peaceful protest. >> a student newspaper report says. protesters met with university leaders to put an end to the encampment. but those negotiations fell flat. a university spokesperson offered no comment on that meeting. reporting from berkeley, i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> new at noon, a group of republican lawmakers in sacramento is condemning the violence that took place during student protests at campuses across the state. the leaders of the republican caucus are calling for budget action against state colleges and universities where protests are happening. they say they want to reduce funding to help restore order on those campuses and hold school administrations accountable for, quote, doing nothing to protect students safety and ensure lawful conduct . >> but one aspect of addressing this issue is a budget solution

that we can propose through this building to make sure that these administrators know that this legislature is serious when it comes to keeping students safe on these public campuses. and we have a responsibility to make sure that happens. and if the administrators won't take it serious, we will. >> there still hasn't been any response from college and university administrators about the lawmakers proposal. >> an open letter signed by 5000 uc alumni says they will not donate to the university until protest demands are met. the group, called uc alumni for palestine, includes alumni from all ten uc campuses and from graduating classes dating back to 1966. the letter demands the university call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza. divest from companies profiting from the war in gaza, and provide protections for students, staff and faculty from threats to their jobs and safety. the group letter includes testimonials from several alumni. one of them wrote, quote, i am a small business owner and a hayward resident. i attended alumni

events to support students. i recently attended the regents and chancellors scholarship association, an alumni event. i will hold donations from the university until they divest. i will continue to support the student encampments. now, uc berkeley has said it does not plan to change its investment policies or practices. the city council in richmond has voted to cut financial support for israel city leaders voted to divest in response to criticism over the war in gaza. the move means an audit of the city's investments will take place and then a determination will be made of which investments should be changed. while supporters cheer the move, others call the move harmful. >> the council is putting the city at legal and financial risk to make a performative statement that won't be increased to the region, but will inflame community tensions, one financial analyst says the city selling its israeli investments would have no effect on companies or the stock market. >> some jewish groups want the city to repeal the decision. richmond leaders are encouraging other cities to follow their

lead. >> a bill is now headed to the us senate to expand the definition of anti-semitism. the house just approved legislation that broadens the definition to include targeting of the state of israel. critics of the bill say it strips away free speech on college campuses, but the biden administration says it remains committed to opposing antisemitic speech. >> the president is being kept regularly updated on what's happening. as you just stated across the country, he is monitoring the situation closely. so is his team. and i would just add that no president, no president has spoken more forcefully about combating anti-semitism than this president. >> supporters of the legislation say it provides a framework for the department of education to investigate cases of discrimination and intervene, if necessary. >> well, firefighters are still mopping up the scene around an apartment fire in san francisco. the fire department posting this video on the fire about the fire that erupted around 830 this morning. smoke and flames could be seen coming from the roof of

that three story building located on jackson and leavenworth streets. this is near san francisco cable car museum. the fire caused delays on the powell and hyde cable car line. it's not yet known how many people in the building are affected by this fire. the fire department says there were no injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation. staying in the city now, volunteers from some of san francisco's most recognized companies will head outside this afternoon to help clean and beautify the downtown area. ktvu christien kafton joins us live from the waterfront with much more christian. >> yeah, these companies say they are committed to san francisco and making a difference. and they say that's why they're mobilizing their workforce to make a difference, to help make a difference. rather, here in the city, volunteers from the gap, jp morgan chase, levi strauss, visa and wells fargo all set to announce the formation of what they've called the downtown volunteer coalition. today marks the first cleanup, with volunteers from those companies helping to clean and beautify parks near the waterfront. they'll be collecting trash and

any trash that they see. they'll also be clearing pathways and weeding those parks. park visitors tell us they think that is a great idea. >> it is. and for a companies to come in and help with the community, it's only going to make things better for the people who live here and for the tourism that comes to san francisco. >> now we are here at sue bierman park, one of the parks where they will be doing that work. the companies say that they are set to meet several times a year to work on projects and organize a first thursday project, a downtown first thursday project. now, the news conference to announce more details on this plan is set for 1:00 this afternoon. we'll have more details for you coming up both online and of course, on air. for now. we are live here in san francisco. christian captain ktvu, fox two news, richard. >> thank you. none of this a warning for people who visit east bay regional parks. what we're learning about an increase in rattlesnake sightings and what you need to watch out for. plus, an east bay high school swim team heartbroken after learning they will not be able

to compete in a major competition. the important deadline the team missed and why they say they're being treated unfairly and a bay area. >> whether we are on a roll, right, so you can see lots of clear skies. another day with some warm temperatures out there , especially inland. this nice pattern will soon be coming to an end. we're talking about some rain just in time for the weekend, and we'll have the update coming up.

stated after being told they can't compete at a big meet because their coach missed a deadline to register. ktvu henry lee talked with some of the athletes who say they're being treated unfairly when they were punishing us. >> the athletes who should be the ones competing in this meet and this meets all for us, it was pretty devastating. >> kale hansen is shattered. he and 12 other swimmers at acalanes high school in lafayette won't be able to compete in a regional swim meet, one they've been preparing for all season. >> i definitely thought it would be the big meet where we could all show up and show out and showcase our abilities and everything. we worked hard for this. >> after intense swim meets and practices, eight of the swimmers who qualified are seniors who are missing out on what would have been their last chance to swim for the aquinas dons. >> i do take proper ownership here. >> coach brett usinger, a former

swimmer himself, says he tried to submit his team's times before the deadline on sunday, but he was in oregon at the time with a bad internet connection and no hot spot. the next day, he was told his team's entries never made it and that his team couldn't take part in the north coast sectional meet on friday. >> but i also think there's something to be learned about potential future practices or improvements to make sure that students who have earned the right to swim get to swim. >> the team and the principal asked the cif, the state's governing body of high school athletics, for a second chance. but it's a no go that dons are dead in the water. >> our athletes, they performed this year and did everything they were supposed to do and ultimately they're the ones who are getting punished through this whole process, regardless of fault. it shouldn't fall on their shoulders. >> i think all of us are just really disappointed that we don't have the opportunity to swim at this meet, because we've worked so hard to get to this spot. it's really devastating knowing that whatever the error

was, that we aren't going to be able to swim, even though we, like all 13 swimmers, are very qualified. >> cif says reminders were sent to all schools that the deadline was mandatory and no exceptions would be made. in a statement, pat cruikshank, the commissioner of athletics, said in part the procedures and consequences for failing to follow these championship procedures were agreed to by ncs member schools. aquinas did timely submit entries for its diving team, so for now, the teams holding their heads high, their plan just keep swimming in lafayette. henry lee ktvu, fox studios. >> the east bay regional park district is warning people to be aware of rattlesnakes as the warm spring weather starts to draw them out onto trails. the district says hikers are already reporting an increase in rattlesnake sightings. they're also reminding guests it's illegal to collect, kill or remove snakes from parks. they advise hikers to scan the ground ahead of them, stick to designated trails and keep dogs on a leash. >> let's get outside in this sunshine while we can, because

mark tamayo come saturday, we're going to have to stay inside, right? >> yeah, unless you enjoy the raindrops, right? yeah, yeah. one more system that wants to move in. we'll see if it's one more, but at least that's our thinking for right now as we head toward the weekend. but today we have lots of sunshine, a great chance to get outside, enjoy another round of warm temperatures. but as the gasia alluded to, we have some big changes headed on the on the way here. so split forecast and that will be as we head towards saturday, not only the rainfall but also a significant drop off in the numbers only in the upper 50s to the 60s. and checking out the forecast models, we put this into motion here, those numbers adding up here in the bay area as we take this into the weekend and look at this out toward the sierra, maybe some snowfall as well to talk about. so it's not completely unheard of. in fact, it's actually normal to pick up some rainfall in may, but it just seems strange when you're thinking, okay, it's a spring like pattern that's settled in and things may have dried up for the season, but not just yet. here's a satellite as you can pick out some cloud cover approaching eureka right around the north coast of california.

we do have just a nice quiet weather pattern in place. in fact, here's a closer look at the satellite, where we have mostly clear skies. still a bit of a northerly breeze. keeping things clear for us and also keeping those temperatures on the mild side. current numbers out there. right now we have some 70 to report for santa rosa. they will be approaching the 80 degree mark by about 3:00 this afternoon. san francisco 64, some 70 for san jose, livermore and in concord. and as we check out the wind speeds, there is a bit of a breeze. so it has been quite the stretch of several days with at least some windy conditions or breezy conditions out there. and these numbers will likely go up over the next few hours. santa rosa winds gusting to over 20 miles an hour out toward sfo, a westerly breeze at 17 and san jose winds out of the north at 20 miles an hour. but here is our live camera looking out toward the oakland estuary completely in the clear. so it is another nice spring day with with lots of sunshine and some warm temperatures. all because this guy, this area of high pressure has been building in. so it is nice to warm for your

thursday and for your friday. we will bring in some patchy cloud cover, but it's still a nice forecast for tomorrow. here is the change and it's a significant one as we head toward the weekend for saturday. this cold front moves in. this will send in some more clouds that cooler air moves in and we will be talking about some rain back in the forecast here in fact is the forecast model. we are looking okay today. some patchy fog though tomorrow morning. partly sunny skies into the afternoon hours. and here we go. first thing saturday morning. some rain showers. rain showers making a comeback and then that kind of moves on to the south throughout the day. so maybe things could be tapering off later in the day saturday. and then by saturday night. still the possibility of some showers by sunday. there is still a slight chance of some showers, but it looks like the main event will be for saturday. take a look at the numbers for this afternoon. upper 60s in san francisco. lots of 70s warmest locations close to 80 degrees and the look ahead. your five day forecast. some patchy fog tomorrow morning. it's a nice still a nice pattern for your friday. there we go with the

rain cloud for saturday. could be at least some steady at times. you'll see those temperatures cooling off. a slight chance of a shower on sunday and looking pretty good as we head into early next week. >> mark. thank you. tracking the spread of bird flu in cows. what officials are saying about the safety of gr

date to return the light display to the bridge. the lights went dark last year because the

nonprofit group illuminate did not have money to fix them. the group now says it has received more than $10 million in private funding. it came from gifts ranging from $1 to $1 million. the final $1 million needed for the project is being raised through a crowdfunding campaign. the lights are set to be installed and turned back on next march. ground beef sold at dozens of grocery stores in the u.s. tested negative for bird flu. health officials say they studied meat samples from cattle in several states. results from the investigation confirmed no live traces of the bird flu were found in beef or dairy products. officials say the testing came in response to this year's virus outbreak. among herds. >> the criminal trial for former president donald trump resumes in manhattan. the judge overseeing the case started proceedings with a hearing to consider four more potential violations of a gag order imposed on the 2024 presumptive gop nominee. fox eric sean has the latest now from new york. former president donald trump returning to court thursday.

>> it's the third week of his new york city criminal trial. before the jury heard any testimony, trump faced the prospect of additional sanctions for violating the gag order judge juan mcenany imposed on him. they have no case. >> they have no case. but we have a very, conflicted judge. unfortunately, the judge has already fined trump $9,000 tuesday for violating the rule prohibiting him from speaking publicly about witnesses or jurors in the case. >> merchan went on to warn trump. the former president could also face jail time if he continues to ignore the order. >> also, he can't talk about this, leading prosecutor who came from the biden administration back on the stand , beverly hills lawyer keith davidson, the attorney who represented both playboy model karen mcdougal and adult film star stormy daniels in their deals. >> on tuesday, davidson testified he negotiated the $280,000 paid to both mcdougal and daniels to hide their alleged affairs with trump,

while davidson said he did not speak to trump directly, he did testify that he believed the deal would benefit trump's election efforts in 2016. at a rally yesterday in wisconsin, the former president again blasted the trial. >> he's a totally conflicted judge. and i come, you know, it's unfortunately it's a 95% or so democrat area. other than that, things are wonderful. >> every morning when the former president arrives, he attacks the case. this morning, he called it a show trial. but prosecutors say they have a strong case at manhattan criminal court. i'm eric shawn, ktvu, fox two news. >> may is mental health awareness month, and a new survey bears concerning data about americans views on mental health care services. the san diego based health research organization west health and gallup conducted a survey. it found that more than 80% of americans say they're seeing a rise in mental health issues. people cited cost and difficulty finding a provider as the top reasons they didn't seek needed care, as well as feelings of

shame and embarrassment. 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. >> when asked to give the system a letter grade, 57% of survey subjects gave the health care system a grade of d minus or below. a third of americans could have had their personal data stolen during a ransomware attack. that estimate came yesterday during testimony before a congressional committee. united health ceo andrew witty testified it will likely take several months to identify and notify patients impacted by the hack. the company is still combing through the stolen data. what he says in february, hackers broke in through a poorly protected computer server. he also says he authorized a $22 million ransom payment to the hackers. >> license plate readers are becoming the focus for many bay area police departments. now. up

next, the east bay city, where those cameras have helped police track down dozens of stolen cars. >> plus, as police tear down encampments, more are popping up across the c ntry

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pop up on campuses nationwide. cb cotton outside nyu now to bring us the latest developments . >> flash bangs heard across ucla's campus thursday morning as police tore down an encampment after a tense standoff overnight, officers in riot gear removed barricades made of plywood and metal fences to begin making arrests. >> civil disobedience is not constitutionally protected free speech and obviously uncivil disobedience, committing crimes, trespass, violence, destruction represents a criminal violations. >> police had been building up their presence on campus after dueling groups erupted into violent protests on tuesday. hundreds of protesters inside the encampment refused police orders to leave while just outside another crowd gathered and joined in on the pro-palestinian chants. some say they believe a number of the protesters are not students. >> i saw three busses on the first day of the encampment. i don't know where they came from.

some of them looked like they were in their 40s or 30s. >> here in new york, students at nyu have been threatened with suspension after setting up another encampment on thursday morning. a number of tents, as well as food and blankets, remained on campus the day before. on wednesday, nypd officers cleared more tents set up by protesters at fordham university. the school's president says more than a dozen people there were arrested. >> i think we have the right to speak out, against genocide. i don't think that the police should be involved like this and just two weeks, more than a thousand protesters have been arrested across the country. >> in new york, cb cotton, ktvu, fox two news. >> president biden delivered remarks on campus protests across the country this morning. he maintained the importance of the right to free speech, but said the rule of law has to be upheld. >> the senate is essential to democracy, but dissent must never lead to disorder or to denying the rights of others. so students can finish the semester and their college education.

look, it's basically a matter of fairness. it's a matter of what's right. there's the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos. >> president biden specifically condemned destroying buildings. vandalism and other forms of violent protest went on to say, there is no place on campus or in america for anti-semites, ism, islamophobia, hate speech or racism. the president said the protests have not caused him to reconsider his approach to the war. mr. biden is occasionally criticized israel's conduct but continued to supply it with weapons. >> there is a new focus on the use of license plate readers. more bay area cities and police departments are discussing plans to adopt that technology, as ktvu allie rasmus explains. one east bay city says the cameras have helped its police department track down dozens of stolen cars. >> the city of piedmont has a network of more than three dozen license plate readers set up at intersections throughout the city. the way it works the camera scans the license plate of every vehicle that drives by,

and if the plate comes up as stolen or connected to a serious crime, police here get an alert about it immediately and can respond right away. you can't have a cop on every street corner. >> we look at the alpr technology, the license plate readers as a as a force multiplier. >> piedmont's had license plate readers for more than a decade. it was one of the first bay area cities to install them back in 2013. in a report to city leaders, piedmont police department shared the numbers from 2023 and said its network of license plate cameras alerted police about suspicious vehicles 1200 times and led to 33 people being arrested and 37 stolen vehicles recovered last year. >> we've had cars that have been cars and homes have been broken into and like the police come and they're like, well, it's okay because we've got the cameras. so we've got the license plate and they were able to track them down later. it gives us an extra sense of safety in the neighborhood. >> the data from piedmont comes as more bay area cities are interested in the technology. city leaders in oakland and berkeley approved the use of alpr cameras last year, and in

march of this year, governor newsom announced a plan to install 480 license plate reader cameras across the east bay. not everyone thinks it's a perfect solution. privacy advocates have raised concerns about the technology and say that cities that are larger and more spread out than piedmont may not have enough police officers or resources to use the camera system effectively. >> we're a city that has that's relatively small, and we have a relatively large number of alpr cameras. and so in that and we have officers that are available to respond. so with that circumstance, you know, it's not a one size fits all solution. again like i said, it's not a panacea for us. it's been a very effective tool. >> this year, the piedmont police department plans to add nine more of these license plate readers to its existing network of cameras citywide. in piedmont, allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> two security guards in san francisco were attacked while working near union square. ketv news amber lee spoke with the two men about the assault, who say the attack was unprovoked.

>> it's a break in limited english. 78 year old ignacio finnigan shows me the bruise on his forehead that he suffered after a man attacked him and his coworker. >> i wake up every morning, so i dropped my granddaughter in the school. >> but his routine of leaving his home in the tenderloin was disrupted when he got to work as a security guard for an office building on post street near kearney, just blocks from union square and chinatown, at around 1020 wednesday morning, surveillance video shows finnigan wearing a beanie talking to his coworker bob morales, who's 59 years old. a man gets out of a parked car, confront morales, pushes him, and then tries to kick him. >> they pushed me, but what's the matter? i said. it did not talk and then he punched me. no no no no. hit me. they kick. i'm run. >> the man goes up to fenton, chases him and shoves him. he falls to the ground, hitting his head. the man walks away and takes off in a car. a witness who asked us not to show his

face, says he went outside his place of business to try to help the victim's shocked because again, we're downtown. >> there's a lot of activity down here, but it's still a pretty quiet street. >> the witness says the suspect needs to be caught and held accountable. >> it's unacceptable. it's just unacceptable. there is absolutely no reason for that. i hate to assume that it was any way racially motivated, but based upon who was attacked, it's kind of the first thing that popped into my head when i went out there. >> both victims, immigrants from the philippines, tell me as security guards, they often stand outside the building they're watching over. they say they've never seen the suspect before. they continue to work after the attack, but they're concerned the suspect may return . has anything like this ever happened before? >> no. this is only happened to me. i've been here for 20 years already. but this time only police responded to this incident. >> but they say they have not ruled out hate as a possible motive for this unprovoked attack. and that so far no one

has been arrested. amber lee ketv. you fox two news. >> all the inmates at the federal women's prison in dublin have now been moved out. the bureau of prisons confirmed all 605 women at fci dublin have either been moved to other prisons across the country, released to halfway houses or released altogether. last month, the bureau of prisons announced the sudden closure of the prison . just prior, the fbi raided the prison and a judge appointed a special master to oversee reforms there. seven corrections officers at fci dublin have been convicted of sexually abusing and assaulting inmates since 2022. >> a public memorial service will be held to honor the life of the longtime leader of san francisco's glide memorial church, reverend cecil williams. a celebration of life is planned for sunday, may 12th at one in the afternoon on a glide. organizers say the celebration will feature live musical performances and special remarks from elected officials, community leaders, family and friends. doors will open at noon . reverend williams, who was a champion of racial equality and lgbtq rights and the poor, died

on april 22nd at the age of 94. power has been restored to a family courthouse in san jose. the court says the equipment failure that led to multiple power outages has been resolved. after a few days without power, it was paying more than $150,000 to rent and fuel a generator. this court handles a wide range of cases, mostly involving domestic violence and restraining orders. the court says, with the help of pg and it's permanent power source has been restored. >> a historic vote recount following a tie in the south bay's district 16 congressional race, is now officially over. state assembly member evan lowe is set to move on to face sam liccardo in november. san mateo county finished its recount, including the review of 16 challenged ballots. elections officials say that lowe gained one vote in the end there, and county supervisor joe simitian received zero. so factoring in the results of the recount from santa clara county, lowe came out ahead by a total of five votes to take second place. >> i've served in public service

as a mayor, a council member, a state legislator for ten years, but also a record of service being named the most prolific lawmaker in sacramento from the sacramento bee. so results oriented, but also young enough to have the trajectory and runway to deliver and have tenure in congress to deliver results for our district. >> the election numbers still need to be certified by the secretary of state. santa clara county supervisor joe simitian conceded, saying he trusts the process and accepts the result. he congratulate evan lowe and sam liccardo, adding i'm disappointed on a personal level because i look forward to running in november and serving in congress. i'm disappointed because i couldn't deliver a win for the oh so many folks who gave their time, effort, energy and resources to our campaign. former san jose mayor sam liccardo, who secured his spot on the november ballot with the most votes in the primary, said in part despite the efforts of some to stop this recount, we should all celebrate that democracy prevailed. previously, uncounted votes were counted. we can now refocus on our work

ahead towards solutions to our regions and nation's great challenges, such as homelessness, the high cost of living, climate change, public safety and protecting reproductive rights. >> a petition is circulating to award a california woman the nation's highest civilian honor. up next, her story as a japanese american during world war two and how she took a stand against the us government and abare weather. >> another beautiful day out there. lots of sunshine. we're looking from san francisco, looking out toward mount diablo. another warm forecast for today, but then some cooling changes this weekend and the rain chances defini ly

ktvu jana katsuyama has the story of a petition now calling for the president to honor her memory. >> mitsuye endo, a young woman born in sacramento, was a typist at the california dmv in 1941, just 21 years old. when japan attacked pearl harbor. and what she did in those following years challenging the u.s. government in court. now has prominent attorneys, community groups and legal scholars circulating a petition calling for her to be awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> i am very proud of my mother for what she did, and she did it for herself and her family and

for all of the japanese americans who were incarcerated. >> mitsu endo, son, wayne tsutsumi says his mother was strong but quiet and didn't tell her three children about her historic role until they were adults. >> mom did not speak about it, nor did my dad. >> san francisco attorney dale minami is a member of the endo presidential medal of freedom committee, with attorneys catherine bennett and peggy nagai, who famously worked on other japanese american legal challenges. endo was a u.s. citizen among the 120,000 people of japanese ancestry on the west coast who were forced into what u.s. officials called concentration camps under the u.s. government's 1942 executive order 966, they were stripped of all their constitutional rights. >> i think she is a remarkable american historical figure, uc berkeley law professor amanda tyler learned about endo supreme court case while researching for her book on habeas corpus. >> after the pearl harbor attack

, endo had been fired from the california dmv along with hundreds of other japanese americans. she agreed to work with attorney james purcell and jcl, the japanese american citizens league, to file a habeas corpus lawsuit challenging the incarceration order, she says. >> well, in that case, i will do it because it's not just for myself and my family, but for all of the japanese americans who were unlawfully incarcerated. >> her case caused concern among government attorneys, including correspondence that goes directly to the president, saying, we know this is unconstitutional. >> and so they offered endo lease. >> endo had been incarcerated at the tule lake and topaz concentration camps. >> she's thought about it and she said, no, i'm not going to drop my case. you know, you're going to have to rule on the issue of an imprisonment of a concededly loyal american citizen who has never been to japan, doesn't speak japanese, is christian, has a brother in

the military service, and was as american as anyone else. and she wound up staying almost two extra years in the camps because . >> because she knew that if she left, the case would go away. >> on december 18th, 1944, the supreme court ruled in favor of endo, even as it ruled on the same day against fred korematsu. >> hers was the only victory. she was the only woman that brought a case to the supreme court. >> endo's victory forced the white house to announce that the camps would be closed. fred korematsu gordon hirabayashi, and yasui, who also filed cases against the government, each ended up receiving the presidential medal of freedom for their legal challenges. >> she showed the same kind of courage that fred and gordon and min did, but she didn't get this recognition. >> endo died in 2006, and in 2015, the jacl launched a campaign to see endo honored posthumously. 2024 marks the

80th anniversary of endo's landmark supreme court victory, and the jacl has sent a letter to president biden, met people now hoping to finally honor her legacy. >> i loved her very much. i'm very proud of her. >> i think every american should know her story. i think it is a story of an american pushing the government to honor the promises made in the constitution. >> jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, president biden is scheduled to award the 2024 medals of freedom this friday, and the endo committee hopes she might be recognized in next year's group. for a link to the petition, you can go to ktvu.com and click on the web links section. >> so i thought about what mark tamayo said about how we are probably not going to go play in the rain on saturday, but i know you have some little ones at home. mark tamayo so you guys may be out there with your

galoshes right? yeah. >> looking for those big puddles to jump around in. there you go. yeah. so that will be the plan. i guess that's a way to make it a positive, right? as we head into the weekend. but i know it will interfere with some plans as we head into your saturday forecast. a big change headed our way for the weekend. in fact, not only the rainfall, but also the temperature as it has been a little bit of a warm stretch over the past couple of days. still nice today, still nice on friday, but then a significant drop off in those numbers by saturday. we're just talking about some 50s and some 60s. here is the rainfall forecast model. and as you can see here, these numbers going up into the weekend. this is primarily for saturday and cold enough that we could be talking about sierra snowfall, not just trace amounts, maybe several inches of snowfall. we'll see if that 14in verifies it at kirkwood. so yeah, there's a lot of a lot of change headed our way over the next few days. right now though, we have lots of clear skies, some high cloud cover up to our north, right around eureka, right around right around redding as well. but as you can see, we are in the clear for the bay area from santa rosa down toward monterey bay and a bit of a northerly

breeze this afternoon. current numbers recovering nicely for the 12:00 hour. san jose 71, oakland 65 and a bunch of 70s for napa and novato and up in santa rosa. we'll check out the wind reports, and there's a bit of a breeze in a few spots. oakland airport winds at about 15 miles an hour. half moon bay winds gusting at 22 miles an hour in san jose, gusting to 20 miles an hour. here's our live camera looking out towards san francisco in the distance and not a cloud in the sky for today. so another mostly sunny day across the entire bay area. all because this area of high pressure has been building in. so it's keeping us dry, it's keeping us warm. it begins to back off for your friday, but still a nice forecast for tomorrow. and then, as you can see into the weekend here is that system dropping in from the north. and this will definitely send temperatures down, bringing in more cloud cover and definitely a boosting up those rain chances. so rainfall is likely as we move into saturday here is the forecast model for today for your thursday. mostly sunny skies. friday. partly sunny conditions, maybe some

patchy fog near portions of the coastline. here you can see that rain up to our north approaching cape mendocino. and then here's that rain band saturday morning, 6 a.m. and then this is 12:00. the focus could be in the southern half of the bay area and then even into the afternoon hours, we could have some more scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm move into the region. this is saturday night and then into sunday. there is a slight chance of some lingering showers, but we should have improving conditions for the second half of the weekend. highs for today though. get outside and enjoy this nice weather. upper 60s in san francisco, 70s around the bay. warmest locations close to 80 degrees. and here's a look ahead. your five day you'll see temperatures trending down a little bit for tomorrow. we bring in that rain cloud on saturday. a slight chance of a shower on sunday, and it looks good as we move into early next week. so from sunshine today and warm conditions to some cooler, cloudy conditions and maybe some will be some wet conditions as we start off the weekend. >> mark, thank you. coming up, airbnb wants to let you live

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july 1st. it will also be illegal for any restaurant in california to add special surcharges to bills. as ktvu tom vacar reports, some fear that restaurants will have to raise their menu prices to make up for the loss, except for taxes, the surcharge disclosure law applies to all imposed add on fees, such as service fees, dining in charges, delivery charges, credit card processing fees, even imposed tips. >> attorney general rob bonta, who had previously said that restaurants will be allowed to make surcharges if they disclose them, says they must be disclosed in all advertising, which presumably includes menus. however, the california restaurant association, ready to fight back, says that the written law only applies to

advertisements because courts have ruled that advertisements for goods and services do not include menus. we came to walnut creek, a real dining out town, and we talked to three people. everyone had essentially the same opinion. >> yeah, it needs to be in the price of the food. it might help somebody decide on a menu item. >> if this bundling happens, do not expect the price of dining to decline. in fact, expect them to rise sharply. >> seeing the fee we know about it. and i guess if you eat somewhere long enough and you see their prices raised, then you know that's where those fees went. >> in fact, many folks think tipping fees and surcharges are way out of control now. >> i absolutely agree with that, like i said, i've been to restaurants before and, put a nice tip down and then realized later that the tip was included or something else. >> oh that's true. >> yeah. they shouldn't be tipping on on those fees. >> now for a carryout. you're expected to tip. that never was the case. i didn't mind it

during covid, but now we're back to somewhat normal and we're still expected to tip for carryout foods. >> restaurateurs say they need clarity and specific answers asap. given that these somewhat fuzzy rules take place in just 60 days. tom vacar ktvu fox two news the city of san francisco is accused of illegally dumping wastewater into the bay. >> the us environmental protection agency, along with the california regional water quality board, are suing san francisco for the violations. a lawsuit accuses the city of discharging almost 2 billion gallons of sewage every year. that jumped to 4 billion during a six month stretch between 2022 and 23. the lawsuit by the epa demands the san francisco stop the dumping and pay hundreds of thousands in fines. the city says it plans to spend more than $1 billion in renovation rouz. >> caltrans says it is postpone the planned closure of eastbound highway 37 in the north bay this weekend, with rain now in the forecast, this was to be the third weekend closure for the ongoing major repavement project

on 37. another eastbound closure scheduled to start friday, may 10th. officials say they will soon announce the make up dates for the canceled closure. there's a new licensing deal between tiktok and universal music group, and that means music from taylor swift, olivia rodrigo and drake will be among the music coming back to tiktok. the agreement comes after universal pulled its music from tiktok in february after its previous contract expired. the deal will address concerns about generative ai and new opportunities to make money that will come from expanding e-commerce capabilities on tiktok, the ceo of peloton is stepping down and the company is laying off hundreds of people. the exercise company announced that barry mccarthy will step down as ceo just two years into the position. peloton is also laying off 15% of its staff, which is about 400 workers, and will close several retail showrooms. the exercise, bike and workout company recently missed investor expectations. peloton says it's trying to cut expenses by as much as $200

million by the end of next year. >> new numbers about the cost of housing show how much more is paid monthly for a mortgage in the bay area compared to rent, a new report from bankrate says bay area residents are better off, better off renting than buying a house right now. the average monthly rent in the san francisco oakland berkeley metro area is about $3,000. the average mortgage payment on a new home is $8,500 a month. not surprisingly, san jose, sunnyvale, santa clara come in at number two on the list. the average monthly rent there is 3200 versus a mortgage payment of 8500. star wars fans are getting ready for an annual celebration this weekend, may the 4th, which falls on saturday, has evolved into a huge day for fans of that popular film franchise. there are plenty of movies, series and celebrations in store for may the 4th san francisco symphony, showing the empire strikes back with a live orchestral score, a cable movie marathon includes a full weekend of star wars movies, movie experts say. fans have so many ways to celebrate star wars day this year. >> if you want to go to watch

star wars on the big screen, which is always an event, you have two options. there is a marathon of the nine movie skywalker saga. if you want to just go see one star wars movie, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the very first prequel film, the phantom menace . >> the next star wars movie will be a spinoff of the mandalorian tv series, expected to come out in may of 2026. airbnb is introducing a new rental option to let people experience some settings, real and imaginary, they've seen in tv and movies. it's part of a new destination category called icons. it includes that floating house from the animated pixar movie up and the house featured in prince's classic film purple rain. the full list is available today on the airbnb app. new experiences are set to be released through the year. >> well, i'm sure a lot of people are going to enjoy it. >> a lot of prince fans, a lot of prince fans out there for sure. >> all right. thank you so much for watching ktvu fox two news at noon. a quick reminder that you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv. you can watch

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