the reaction from across the country and here at home to the news. former president donald trump is about to be arrested. plus the federal drug investigation rocks the san jose police officers association. how the union response as the longtime executive director heads to court today. then when it comes to communal traffic, and new study confirms what you've probably seen on the road will run down how many hours bay area drivers lose to traffic and how much that congestion is costing us. the news at noon starts now this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian andre senior. we begin with breaking news in oakland right now. skybox above golf links road and el monte, where a car crashed into a garage of a home here. you could see the damage from the scene. we understand a tow

truck dressed arrived here. we're working to find out some more information about exactly what happened here. what caused the car to lose control in the first place? and what happened to the driver inside that vehicle? as we say. just a moment ago, a tow truck just arrived on the scene. you could see emergency personnel on the scene right now. the area cordoned off with that tape in the area. we will continue to follow the story on air throughout this newscast and bring you updates here and online as well at ktvu .com. this. former president donald trump is expected to turn himself into new york law enforcement sometime next week. a grand jury they're indicted him on charges related to hush money payments during the 2016 election to be used. james torres tells us what to expect over the next few days. in the wake of the indictment. no i'm not going to talk about something that president biden not touching the subject of his predecessors coming arrest while congressional democrats continue to make statements suggesting this is a case of law, order and justice, so it's kind of a stain

on that office, but at the same time, it's a reflection of the rule of law working in america that the justice system his holding everyone to account support for the former president coming from all republicans, despite tense relationships, including former vp mike pence unprecedented indictment of a former president of the united states for a campaign finance issue is an outrage. others against the indictment include potential republican nominee challengers like florida governor ron de santis and former south carolina governor nikki haley. from everything i've seen from this new york district attorney is that this would be be something he'd be doing for political points. one political expert says the attention might actually be good for trump and difficult for his opponents who may struggle if he continues to dominate the headlines, but he's simply too far ahead now. for this to have an extraordinary negative impact on his candidacy. what i'm really looking at is how it

impacts 2024. i think this is good news for democrats. you know, trump's the only candidate they know for sure they can beat the nypd today operating with all hands on deck, anticipating protests in manhattan, the former president is expected to turn himself in tuesday, where he'll be fingerprinted and have his mug shot taken will then learn what charges he faces. after his first appearance in court in front of a judge. i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news . we don't yet know the full allegations against former president trump as the indictment is still sealed, but earlier on mornings on to the nine we spoke with uc law san francisco professor david levine. he said there could be dozens of charges in the indictment. what we understand is that there may be up to three dozen different charges in this indictment, and so there may well be business fraud. it may be connected to the alleged payoffs to miss daniel. oils or it may have to do with other issues. we just won't know until

next week. professor levin also said he wouldn't be surprised if the judge imposed a gag order in this case in order would keep prosecutors in the former president for making statements regarding the proceedings. congresswoman nancy pelosi, the former house speaker who represents the bay area, reacted by saying the grand jury has acted upon the facts and the law . no one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence. hopefully the former president will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right. florida governor ron descendants, who is widely expected to challenge former president trump for the republican presidential nomination, reacted by saying the weaponization of the l system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head. it is un american. well the longtime executive director of the san jose police officers association is due to make her first quarter appearance today in federal court. ktvu is jesse gary tells us about the charges she's facing and has reaction from the head of san jose's police union. this has been the grandma of the

p o a. this is not the person that we've known for more than a decade. president sean pritchard still in shock and processing the revelation, the woman he thought he knew, as his executive director now charged with distributing opioids 13 page criminal complaint, federal agents alleged joanne segovia was the point person for a foreign operations importing and distributing drugs such as fentanyl. the 64 year old has worked for two decades as the executive director of the san jose police officers association . in that role, she provides logistical support for the president and board of directors when we first learned of this matter, we immediately placed her on leave. there's no sworn officers involved in this no other civilian employees. prosecutors say since 2015 to go via used her personal and work computer at the union office to order thousands of pills, and as recently as march, 15th have them delivered to her almond in valley home in south san jose,

then shipped nationally and internationally. a man who exited the town home thursday said no comment. but at least one neighbor says they're shocked by the allegations. because when you think of drug activity, think of people coming and going, but. if this is going across the country, it sounds like drug amazon on twitter, san jose mayor matt mehan says in part, this is an incredibly disturbing allegation. no one is above the law, regardless of who their employer is. i think this really shows how much of an epidemic we're in with fentanyl and overdoses related to fentanyl in woodhead is a member of the santa clara county fentanyl working group. she says. there have been 47 fentanyl overdose deaths so far this year, tackling it one person at a time. although it may seem like a small step, it's a step in the right direction to reduce easy access to these types of drugs at the police union officials launching their own internal investigation to make sure a once trusted

coworker who has cast a dark cloud. hasn't done any more damage trying to, uh you know, ensure that everything is secure . the integrity of the union is in place, and everything to this point is does suggest that for us, richard says it does not appear any personal information from the union members is at risk and that no union funds were used in a criminal enterprise in the high park section of san jose, jesse gary ktvu, fox two news i speak chase involving a stolen vehicle ended in a crash and knocked out power to thousands of people. there is the aftermath. you can see the car smashed into a fence and poll. this was on the high street off ramp of 80 in oakland . chp says it started in the hayward area shortly after three o'clock this morning. the driver was taken into custody with minor injuries. you spent the morning at the scene of the crash, working to restore power to the people who were left in the dark at the height of the outage. utility outage map showed more than 5000 customers without power in that part of oakland, oakland police arrested two people in connection to the

shooting deaths of two brothers who were students at berkeley high. the police department is not yet released any other information on the people under arrest. 15 year old angel in 17 year o j z. sotelo garcia shotnd killed at the house party in oakland, october 1st police had said the two shooters , one armed with a rifle, invaded an airbnb in your app guard macarthur and targeted the victims. police have said the motive was not gang or group related, rather some kind of dispute linked to the high school. president biden and first lady jill biden are in mississippi today, getting a firsthand look at damage done from deadly tornadoes that tore across that state in rolling fork, mississippi. that's where about 300 homes and businesses were destroyed. more than 20 people were killed, dozens more injured by the tornadoes. the president received a briefing this morning from federal, state and local leaders. he and the first lady are also talking with storm surge ivers volunteers and first responders. most important thing is we got to let people

know. there's a reason for them to have here. this is especially people who've lost somebody. and a bunch of these together. this is this is the stuff touch stuff. and the thing that really is always amazed me all the tornadoes i've been doing lately. is that you have one house standing. one house from here to the wall. totally destroyed. it's but for the grace of god the white house has issued an emergency declaration , which makes federal funding available for what is sure to be a long recovery effort. well, traffic is back to pre pandemic levels and a new report from inrix shows drivers in the bay area lost an average of 97 hours in traffic last year. that's the same number as it was in 2019. nationwide. the bay area ranks seventh and on a global scale it's sitting at 15th, experts say. while city streets across the region are relatively low in traffic freeways are packed. drivers. we spoke to satan 97 hours sounds about right. i think that's a long time. it's been on the road to get worse,

especially highway for, you know , traveling from 2 42 up there, it's already gridlock even when they actually put in the you know, the new highways still doesn't do anyone any good. the study also found traffic ingestion cost area drivers more than $1600. people being told that the water venetia safety drink even though it may taste and smell a little different than what usually comes from the tap the same time they're being asked to drastically cut their water use. the fixed crews are working on. plus, it's a rare combination great conditions on the slopes and not too tricky drive up the mountain if you're considering going to tahoe with the head of a ski resort there says about what this weekend holds. and for us this afternoon. partly cloudy skies and seasonably cool temperatures will remain through the weekend and even a slight possibility of scattered showers. better details on what you can this van just hit me out of nowhere. i thought i was dead. after the accident, i was in a lot of pain and i decided that i needed to get an attorney because i could not work.

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okay to be zac sos has the latest on the repair efforts. construction crews back brighton early friday morning trying to access the city of bernie chas main water line, knocked out of service by a hillside collapsed just off interstate 6 80 fairfield on wednesday, some residents and some that have

different sensitivities may detect that there may be more of an earthy flavor to the water. that's because the city is now temporarily pulling its water from a secondary source. lake herman but city officials insisting the water is completely safe. the odd taste the result of natural compounds . despite those assurances, the news still leading to a bit of panic buying on thursday or run on bottled water taking place in an area supermarket. but as a friday morning the regular still showing up at this local cafe for their cup of joe, you know who knows the long term effects of what's going to happen, but i mean for here and now today, nothing really has been noticed. haven't changed any water you know, as far as kind of the taste or smell that i could notice, but we haven't really seen too much. but well what our safety may not be a concern. city officials say supply is the busted waterline, prompting venetia to declare a stage for critical water shortage. venetia

has 28,000 residents, along with businesses and schools are now being required to cut their water use by 40% until further notice. you know, i just read about it, so it hasn't impacted us yet, but i definitely saw the scenes on online and catastrophic, reallyut you know, we're following that reduction of 40% doing kind of our part. knowing that hopefully that will be resolved soon. but for some area businesses who were ally on water to stay open, navigating the restriction, no easy task. we have an able to cut much just because we already used this washer we use filter for all, uh, for the water to drink and drink and. brought a coffee as well as for when these repairs might be completed, the city says it's simply just doesn't have a timeline yet, but they say they are working to do it as quickly as possible. zac sos ktvu, fox two news families heading up to tahoe for

spring breaker getting a break from the recent stormy weather after weeks of terrible timing when it came to snow and road conditions people planning to drive up to lake tahoe today aren't likely to see any major delays earlier this morning. i do hope you're with us when we talk live with patrick lacey from palisades tahoe. but what to expect after all this record snow? we can see about 10 more inches up here in the high sierras and here at palisades tahoe, but once again, you know, right behind me where we're looking forward to a beautiful winter wonder grassed, uh, bluegrass concert, so you know it's gonna be a great time this weekend, and we really hope to see everybody out here enjoying the slopes as well as some great bluegrass. both interstate 80 and how a 50 year open a driver's with no chain controls those the two main highways linking the bay area to the sierra. but once you're in tahoe, the chp's requiring chains on state route to 67 from north star the king's speech. there are also chain requirements from state route 28 from tahoe city to kings beach. heading up there. let's check in

with your forecast with meteorologist rosemary oroczo rosemary, least here in oakland. it looks great outside so we do have a partly cloudy skies. andre temperatures are running a little bit warmer to compared to yesterday, but still below average for this time of year. here's a beautiful view there. you can see us, san francisco and our east bay hills and as we take a look at storm tracker to a partly sunny, partly cloudy skies in store for your afternoon today with dry conditions, we do have an active area right over the pacific northwest as well as a system right off the bc coastline there that is going to well continue to bring us unsettled weather through the weekend. so for today, weill call for partly cloudy skies dry conditions. unseasonably cool weather and then getting into the weekend just a slim chance at some rain out there over areas especially the north bay, and temperatures will remain below average. here's a look at the future cast for you this afternoon where we do have a mix of sun and clouds out there tomorrow morning. we start out with partly cloudy conditions that rain is to the

north of us, and for the most part we do look to remain dry. it does favor areas of lake county as well as the north pay . we're now into sunday morning more of the same start out with partly cloudy, mostly clear skies are pretty start to the day but a chilly start to the day and then as we get into the evening hours notice a little bit more on the screen there when it comes to light blues and greens. so we may be adding a better chance that a few sprinkles comes late sunday afternoon into the early evening hours outside of that, we are looking at some nice weather. we've got 54 degrees right now. in san francisco, 55 in oakland upper fifties in brentwood, and for the south bay 57 for you, san jose, but into the afternoon temperatures again 5 to 10 degrees below average for this time of year. so even though we have the dry conditions, the partly cloudy conditions were warmer than yesterday. we are still well below where we should be for this time of year, and here's a better look at those afternoon highs the 59 expected in the north bay of napa for today, we'll go 61 in morgan hill and 58 expected over areas like hayward getting into the

weekend. i wouldn't say cancel your plans. there's just a slight chance that maybe a few scattered showers. but if you're looking for a warm up i don't see one. after all the rain that we had this week, a little sprinkle here and there is going to ruin the party for sure. that's how you look at it. thanks rosemary, hitting a four year high last year will break down the tens of thousands of consumer complaints to the department of transportation. what's making travelers so unhappy?

winds and strong rains. the incident happened at lou shirt and buren zum hof, near the western city of bern, 12 people nine adults, three children were injured. the derailment is under investigation. government investigators sent to study the health impacts of the ohio train derailment fell sick during the investigation, the cdc team reported symptoms such as sore throat headaches, coughing and nausea, all consistent with what some residents experienced. after the february 3rd incident , the investigators were conducting a house to house survey in an area near the derailment. they immediately reported their symptoms to federal safety officers. minneapolis's agreeing to revamp its police department nearly three years after an officer killed george floyd, the minneapolis city council today approved an agreement with the state to revamp policing. city leaders agreed to negotiate an agreement after a blistering report last year by the state's department of human rights is

that the police department had engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least a decade. the state settlement includes sections governing the use of force, traffic stops, searches and arrests and the use of body worn and dashboard cameras. the vatican says pope francis is expected to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow after being treated for bronchitis. the vatican says the 86 year old pope contracted bronchitis through an infection that the antibiotics he was given at the hospital have led to a marked improvement in his health, also told the pope enjoyed some pizza last night. he was hospitalized wednesday with breathing problems. the world health organization in the cdc. alright odds over exactly who should be getting covid-19 shots and boosters at this point in the pandemic, lucas tomlinson has more from washington. covid vaccines are still a requirement in many school districts across the country, but new guidelines could change that the world health organization updating its covid vaccine recommendations, saying healthy kids and teenagers without preexisting conditions are not a priority

for the covid vaccine. the revisions reflect a new focus on prioritizing vaccines for those at highest risk as the outbreak moves from the pandemic to the endemic stage. we need to do a reset right now and learn how to live with this virus. as for probably to the end of time. it's going to be with us. wh oh, also pointing to higher immunity levels around the world due to vaccines and prior infection to metrics, the white house cited recently as it moves forward with a plan to end the covid national emergency next month. we are in a different place and time than we were in january. we've been winding down authorities over the last two weeks. i'm sorry over the last two months, but the cdc is standing firm on its own guidelines recommending everyone age six months and older stay up to date with vaccines and boosters. cdc officials tell fox news. the new w h o guidelines are meant to provide flexibility to individual countries and some of those countries, including indian china, are still dealing with high rates of infection.

people should follow over the appropriate behavior. and if they have not got themselves vaccinated get themselves vaccinated. cdc also claims its own independent analysis of children receiving the covid vaccine found the benefits still outweigh the risks in washington . lucas tomlinson, ktvu fox two news, the number of air passengers in the u. s is almost back to pre pandemic levels and the number of travelers on happy with their flight experience is also on the rise. the department of transportation recorded more than 60,000 consumer complaints last year, almost four times as many as in 2019. and last year's numbers don't even include december when delays and cancelations spiked over the winter holidays. passengers really care when they're going on a trip with their family or on an extended trip to be with their family during the holiday , and that's when so many of these big delays and cancelations peaks occurred, so i think that that's really been problematic for the system. some

of the most widely cited reasons for consumer complaints were flight cancelations and a lack of refund from airlines for those canceled flights. organic foods company in the east bay is closing permanently. new tva produces organic coconut oil, and she has seeds planted warehouse in richmond. production will now be outsourced. 63 workers will be laid off as a result of the plant closure. the ceo says the company will keep its headquarters in the bay area. take a peek at stocks and we see things are doing not so bad on this friday. we see the dow jones is up by almost 400 points gating well over one full percent. well certainly show disparities in public attention and media coverage. when black and brown people go missing coming up the legislation called ebony alert to bring attention to the issue and fix this problem. and unprecedented moment in history as former president donald trump is indicted by a manhattan grand jury. i'm mother of era in new york, and i'll have the details on what he legal p ce

grand jury. this makes him the first former president in american history to face criminal charges. madeline rivera has the latest now from new york. extraordinary story of the first former president to be indicted will likely reach a

peak next week when donald trump is expected to be treated like anyone else charged with a crime . trump force one sitting on a florida tarmac for now, but expected to fly the former president to new york next week to surrender so i'm here as an american and i support our democracy. hours afterward of donald trump's indictment emerged, supporters gathered outside his mara lago estate. on thursday, he became the first former president in us history to face criminal charges, while the exact charges remain under seal. the investigation centered around hush money payments made to porn star stormy daniels. ahead of the 2016 election. the announcement coming as a surprise to trump's attorneys, who say he is ready to fight here is to gain attention we've now heard 34 counts. i guarantee it's going to be 34 counts when we find out next week in a statement, mr trump maintained his innocence, calling the case quote, political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history when he arrives in new york for his

arraignment, the secret service will escort him as he's fingerprinted and photographed for a mug shot. he will then appear before a judge and is expected to plead not guilty before being released on his own recognizance. manhattan criminal cases typically take more than a year to go to trial could be that every transaction is a separate count. it's also possible that they are going to allege other crimes like bank fraud or tax fraud. nypd officers are being ordered to dress in full uniform ready to be deployed as soon as they're called. in new york mother of era ktvu fox two news and politicians across the bay area , reacting to trump's indictment on the republican side chair of the san francisco republican party, john dennis believes the indictment handed down against trump is politically motivated. bragg had an uphill battle proving his case. i think donald trump will not be convicted. i fact i'd be surprised, frankly, if it goes to trial. if it isn't settled somehow. before then, dennis believes the indictment will give trump a boost in the 2024 election. meanwhile silicon valley congresswoman and asher

says she does not believe this case should be a partisan issue. there are many, many officeholders, former office holders that is not only been indicted, uh they have been charged and theha been imprisoned. representative issue , says she won't specute on what will happen with the 2024 elections and hopes that the country is able to move on from this case. governor newsom launched a new political action committee with the campaign style video governor says the campaign for democracy as it's called, will raise money to fight what he called authoritarian attacks on free society. he said it will work to boost democrats up and down the ballot in political races nationwide. decided moves in republican led states to ban abortion, restrict what can be taught in schools and these gun laws make it harder to vote and easier to buy assault weapons. they fan the flames of culture wars to distract from the fact that blue states have lower murder rates, better healthcare outcomes and higher gdp s

governor newsom said. he's jumpstarting the pact with $10 million governor tweeted that the fund raised $100,000 in its first two hours. police in pittsburgh have now arrested two people in connection with the killing of a convenience store clerk. but officials say a third suspect has not been located. ktvu s and ruben sat down with the family of the victim, who was a former army translator from afghanistan. it's been a week since abdul raouf sherzad was gunned down at the pittsburgh convenience store where he worked sin then, his wife and five small children have hardly slept, and they don't want to show their faces. my house my kids and school. not safe because at least one suspect, gregory ross, union is still at large to others, jessica russo and alan loro have now been taken into custody. god's children, the youngest just 2.5 don't understand every night like a trauma. they have they wake up. where's my daddy? sherzad worked for nearly a

decade as an army translator in afghanistan. his goal had been to give his family a better life. his family doesn't believe that's what they got for me here in afghanistan the same thing. we come in here to say for children now we're not. we have no safety was the source support for his family. his wife isn't sure what to do now, but she knows she can't stay in pittsburgh. she's simply too afraid. changed my house to my kid's school. and change and help my. family, my kids. because i'm five kids, no job speak english somewhere different. not like here. anyone with information on this case is asked to contact pittsburgh police go fund me account has been set up for the victim's family will have a link to that on ktvu dot com in pittsburgh, and ruben ktvu fox two news has

been set for 15 year old student accused of fatally stabbing another on the montgomery high school campus in santa rosa. the judge postponed it until may 4th so lawyers could debate a possible gag order. in this case, 16 year old jane panetta was stabbed to death inside of a classroom during a fight earlier this month. another student was also stabbed and injured. the student accused in the stabbing, is a freshman at montgomery high. the fbi believes missing woman from cemetery was being held capti in mexico. $40,000 reward is being offed in this case. the fbi says monic de leonarba was forced into a van in jalisco reptedly happened november 29th as a 29 year old was reportedly walking home from work with her dog. investigators believe this was not a random kidnapping. we believe this was a targeted kidnapping. we don't believe that she was a random victim, and we believe that she is still being held hostage. the hostage takers have been in contact with her family and the fbi is working very close, both

with the family and with authorities in mexico to bring her home safely. the fbi would not release any other details about what exactly the kidnappers are demanding. but they hope their reward will prompt someone to come forward quickly, with information growing calls for gun safety reform. republican leaders in tennessee are relaxing several of that state's gun laws just this week, the minimum age for carrying a handgun without a permit dropped from 21 to 18. it's a move that angered many, including local democratic lawmakers. at the same time, republican tennessee senators marsha blackburn and bill hagerty introduced the safe school act. the calls for hiring veterans and former police officers to serve as school safety officers. hundreds of community members rallied at the tennessee state capitol demanding gun reform four days after the mass shooting in nashville that left 39 year old students and three adults dead at the covenant school. the 28 year old shooter carried two assault rifles and a handgun protesters surrounded the statehouse and voice their

demands to lawmakers inside here at home, the independent monitor overseeing the oakland police department's latest report concludes, the department is facing very serious questions about its capacity to police itself. the monitor, robert warshaw said while the department has made progress in its technical compliance, cultural deficiencies are lingering. this follows the firing of chief laurent armstrong last month report commissioned by warshaw found the chief failed to hold the sergeant responsible for two incidents, one involving the firing of a gun in an elevator at opd headquarters and a hit and run in a parking lot in san francisco, wrote in the aftermath of recent developments . mayor schenk tao has invoked the leadership essential to the sustainment of a culture of accountability. the mayor has set the tone that should permeate the department. so organizationally it is in both technical compliance and on the road to real cultural transformation. a new proposed bill in the state legislature is aimed at increasing attention and resources to help find young african americans who go missing in california. the legislation

would create an ebony alert notification system similar to that of an amber alert but would be specifically for african american children and young women between the ages of 12 and 25. the alert is meant to address the disparities in public attention and media coverage that happened when young, black and white people go missing. young african american girls are listed more likely as runaways versus missing and even those who are being exploited sexually are listed as juvenile prostitute. because of those classifications are not sent out for many missing african american children. supporters say the ebony alert system would make black families in california feel confident in going to police for help in finding their missing loved ones . california office of emergency services says more help is on the way for people affected by the winter storms. since january . about a dozen big storms have hit california, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, such as crumbling roads and the displacement of thousands of people. the state says it has hundreds of

officials on the ground in hard hit communities to see the damage. we find ourselves at a moment where we're pivoting from the direct response and lifesaving efforts to the ongoing long term recovery, which is, in many cases, the longer and more important part of the work that we do we want to reiterate that california will stand with all of the impacted survivors of these storms as we move forward through a variety of means. the state has already directed more than $60 million towards storm relief. governor newsom has also asked president biden for more help from fema, released by the u. s. drought monitor shows the entire bay area is out of drought conditions. it's a big change from last december, when almost the entire bay area was in a severe drought, matt keller of santa clara valley water said the agency could rescind its drought emergency its reservoirs are 150% of normal, but things could change quickly. the reality is we could be in another drought in a year. so we

want to be careful with you know what we're recommending to the public and our board is going to take into consideration how we can make water conservation a way of life here in santa clara county. officials that he's a mud say as of this week, their reservoirs are 88% full, and they'll be easing drought restrictions and suspending penalties for excessive water. use fishers here in the bay area will be wrapping up early this year, the california fish and wildlife department said april 15th as the end of the commercial dungeness crabbing season, they say that closure is to protect endangered humpback whales from getting tangled up in fishing line and wire traps as they migrate up the northern coast to the spring. the order applies to fishing zones between the mendocino county line and the mexican border. the biden administration is clearing the way for california and move forward with its plan to gradually eliminate a wide range of diesel powered trucks. a decision by the epa allows california to require truck manufacturers to sell more zero emission trucks over the next couple of decades. the state's transportation sector accounts

for nearly 40% of california's greenhouse gas emissions. california is among the nation's worst in air pollution. governor newsom has already moved to ban the sale of new cars that run entirely on gasoline by 2035 bucks its first all female class into its hall of honor. we'll talk with one woman honored about her trailblazing career. and seasonably cool, mostly cloudy skies over parts of the bay area at this time with a very slight chance for scattered showers into the weekend. better details on what you can expect after the break.

line the federal law, which sought to bring gender equality to educational programs, including school sports, while there has been some progress in leveling the playing field, for when men and women there is still a lot of work to be done. ktvu jason appelbaum brings us softball legend and broadcasting trailblazer jessica mendoza's perspective. me and the congress yet to come. 12 recently marked the 50th anniversary of title nine by making history and inducting its first all female class into its hall of honor. women from the sixties the seventies each decade in the success that they've had that to me is what blew me away is the fact that it was 12 women. among the 12 was former softball star jessica mendoza, who graduated

from stanford in 2002 as its all time leader in batting average hits and home runs. she then went on to win two olympic medals, including gold in athens in 2004. after hanging up the cleats. mendoza's big career opportunity came in the mail dominated world of major league baseball broadcasting when espn hired her as a field reporter on the popular show baseball tonight, so i'm on the field, but i'm like, can i get a screen? i want to break down mike trout. did you see what he's doing? the back leg and it really was my bosses that were like, let's just put you in the booth. jess like this is why the yankees $155 million for this game tonight after joining the baseball tonight crew. mendoza made history in 2015 by becoming the first woman to serve as an analyst in the booth for a nationally televised big league game. that didn't sit well with some who took to social media and talk radio to say that she

didn't belong there. but mendoza soon learned how to deal with the noise. the obstacles actually came more within myself and understanding how i was going to deal with the doubt and like the hate that was coming towards me. um, because really, it's about do i believe in myself? and once i did that? i was like, all right, let's go, did go marking other firsts, including becoming the first woman to serve as a world series analyst on a national broadcast in 2020. mendoza says there are more jobs for women in baseball than many may realize, however, those opportunities need to be sought a lot of young girls and women don't know the opportunities exist, so i get a lot of major league teams, for example, talk about applications. i mean, it is 95% young white males, so i think really trying to spread the word. this is 100% something that any woman can do. but the chase continues to achieve that elusive level playing field

opportunities are not the same for women and men graduating, um, you know in in any field doesn't have to be sports girl. we're going to be on three different fields today as for opportunities to play sports, mendoza says strides are being made at the youth level. but even with 50 years of title nine, there's a lot of work left to do was talking to a high school coach yesterday. um because the baseball team just had this fundraiser. they raised $250,000 for the baseball program and softball program is just trying to literally get grass on the field. disparities like that hurts my heart. join me in the women's sports foundation, which is why mendoza devotes much of her time and energy towards causes to empower girls and women in sports. this is just for these young girls to be able to like, look across the way and say i matter to you that you see me as much as you see your sons that you see your daughter's. let's make this as equal as possible so that we're seeing everyone on equal level, mendoza says. you can't ignore the progress that's been made as

we look towards the ceilings that still need to be shattered 50 years of title nine. you look back. i mean, sitting in the hall of honor, induction and seeing these other women and honestly, the fact that they were wearing like, you know, ppe close to try to compete it. i mean, you look at how far we've come? yes and we need to take those moms moments to say thank you and to celebrate. but oh, my goodness. so we then understand that we have a long way to go jason appelbaum ktvu fox two news. it's friday afternoons, bringing lots of sunshine to most of the bay area. rosemary to enjoy mostly dry weather gasia for the weekend and the key there being mostly, here's a look outside our doors. we do have some blue sky out there as well as the sunshine. we will be amongst the clouds as well as son getting in through the weekend. here's a look at this storm tracker to where areas over the north bay partly sunny day areas over the inner east bay. south bay are mostly sunny afternoon and as we talked about

in the last half hour we do have temperatures up by a few degrees compared to yesterday. but this is the system here, and this is the pattern that is going to remain in place and that is going to keep us a little bit unsettled, so to speak, and it's going to keep our temperatures down, at least for this time of year. here's a view of the future cast model. there's a look at some brain there over areas of the pacific northwest, but state of california is in the dry for today. tomorrow morning, we wake up with partly cloudy skies, dry conditions, little bit of moisture there over areas of northern california you can see the pacific northwest. west, also seeing the wet weather. as we get into sunday morning, we start out the same, but we may have a little bit more in the way of moisture kind of dropping in, especially for the sierra. so if you are going to tahoe for the weekend, it does look dry today. tomorrow mainly dry on sunday, but by sunday night that begins to change, so keep an eye on the forecast. if this is going to be your place to be for the weekend. meanwhile, here's a look at sunday morning where we could have a little bit of

drizzle across the bay area. a few light, scattered showers noticed the sierra still mainly dry, but by sunday night. we have accumulated just a little bit here. we're going to call for a slight chance of scattered showers. both saturday, maybe more so on sunday. we'll see how the models continue to trend on this, but the sierra is expected to again begin to see a little bit more activity late in the evening. and then monday, right now looks like we could see snow in the sierra as well as a little bit more rain here at home with light showers in the forecast. here's a view of what's happening in the sierra right now. 37 degrees over tahoe truckee, just a tad cooler over blue canyon. end of the weekend , a mix of sun and clouds calling for just a few sprinkles here and there. saturday and sunday into the evening. the possibility of increasing showers there. temperatures for the afternoons low forties to upper thirties here at home when they are generally light today, little of a breeze out there, but not too bad, but it's the temperatures 54 in san francisco right now. 57 in walnut creek and for the afternoon below average by several degrees

getting into the weekend. which is now into april, right? we should be well into the sixties . temperatures remain in the fifties. okay with i'm okay with this weather, okay with this weather totally outside for some exercise. you warm up anyway, there you go. yeah stormy long season. we had just to be dry as nice just to be dry. yeah, we have at least one thing, rosemary. thanks thank you. coming up. get ready for candy overload. there's a new sweet shop at san francisco's fisherman's warf. next we'll show you inside the largest

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days an official state holiday here in california. this means state offices are closed federal buildings that are open report from the u. s census shows the number of people leaving california is slowing. the bay area lost 53,000 residents last year, which is less than one third of the losses in 2021. researchers say the exodus of california as being balanced by the influx of migrants moving here. other parts of the country . seeing similar immigration growing are in dallas, miami and seattle as well. it's a new round of sticker shock for those in the market for used car prices had been dipping slightly during the past year, but a new national study found the average price that we used vehicle has climbed by about $700 in the past month, but due mostly to rising demand and dwindling supply. the same study found used cars in the lower price ranger especially difficult to find. if you can pay over $35,000 for a used car. hey, you're in great shape. but if you're looking for one that's below 10 or $15,000 like a lot of us are there might not be as

many to pick from analysts say many buyers have been priced out of the new car market, and at the same time, there are fewer trade ins on dealer lots. pixar has released its official trailer for its next big movie, set to be released this summer. never left fire town. sorry buddy. elements don't mix julie haener would boil you alive. why does anyone get to tell you what you can do in your life? it's called elemental. the movie takes audiences to elements city a world that centers around the four elements fire air, earth and water. the film explores what happens when those four elements live together. voice actors include catherine o'hara, baseball has returned to the bay area, the oakland a's opening their season at home with a 2 to 1 win against los angeles angels last night as ktvu is amber lee reports, fans are excited to be back. celebration of the oakland a season opener against the los angeles angels started early for fans. some say they arrived at

the coliseum more than five hours before the game started. they came to tailgate look good in green and gold. come on. despite the festive mood fancy, they're frustrated. i'm hopeful . i missed static. i love opening day. but how many opening days do we have? that is the question will the a stay in auckland or leave for las vegas? to be honest, they is our heart and soul, and we need these guys to stay here. cavil the president of the a's, declined to speak about the team's future. mayor xiang tao did not attend the opener. both have said they are an active negotiations of former commissioner with the oakland alameda county joint powers authority, which manages the coliseum complex, weighed in days. talked about moving in 1979. they've talked about moving in 19 2098 when they're going to fremont, the channels so they have been talking about moving for a long time. i definitely think that's hurt. attendance. in the stands. the red and blue sported by angels

fans were clearly visible among the green and gold and there were plenty of empty seats, but hope springs eternal for ease fans who have been coming for years, which is like the beginning of spring and baseball . we just love it. people will say the attendance is low, but you know what? the fans are here in oakland. we love you. according to the a's nearly 27,000 people attended the season opener, the team's least to play here at the coliseum ends after the 2024 season, but for now, it's unclear what will happen after that. in auckland, amberleigh ktvu fox two news other baseball team, the san francisco giants will face the new york yankees tomorrow for game two of their season opening series. the giants lost to the yankees five to nothing. yesterday it was the orange and blacks first season opener in new york since 1956 when there were still the new york giants. san francisco's loss came despite a record breaking performance by picture logan web

12 strikeouts, which is the most ever by a giant starter on opening day, something for your sweet tooth, one of the largest specialty candy stores in the country is now open at san francisco's fisherman's wharf ribbon cutting ceremony took place this morning at the new it sugar candy department store on jefferson street. it is massive , nearly 30,000 square feet, three floors full of candy. the company says its new flagship store offers an immersive candy experience celebrating the world. most popular and iconic sugary brands. we're really bringing iconic, sugary treats to the masses from giant gummy bears to reese's sweaters to twizzlers socks. anything you can imagine the candy world or the candy license world we have here. you can make your own mixes. the store has a retro section on the second floor, andre with things like candy, corn, good, plenty. swedish fish. it's sugar has more than 100 stores across the country. sugar high right now. sweet tooth. oh, yeah. yeah the giant gummy bears. i want to see what that looks like. i'll go right

in on those our like the sour patch kids that really sweet and sour bad either in 20 minutes on , but i don't know if i'm gonna make it out to take me another stretcher. it's best that we stay exactly thank you so much for joining us for ktvu fox do this at noon. latest news anytime to v it ktvu .c - [narrator] can you guess what this is? if you guessed ukulele, then you'd be a great contestant on pictionary! our first celebrity captain, you know as co-host of the talk, and today she's talking smack. it's amanda kloots, and with her, are best friends, vincent and curtis. our next celebrity captain is the man they call "steph curry with a stylus", we are pulling up from deep with jaleel white, and with him are friends, taylor and jordan and now, the host of pictionary, jerry o'connell. (cheering and applauding) - welcome to pictionary, where anyone could be an artist for a day, everyone knows how to play. one person draws, and their teammates guess. today, we are going to play three rounds,