but it's like we're not even given an option. >> barry, a homeowners frustrated because their insurance policies have been canceled. why? they say they aren't getting any chance to defend themselves and why their options are limited. then crimes such as smash and grab robberies are front and center in the battle for change that could be coming to the november ballot, a proposal to make big changes to a law approved by voters just ten years ago. >> then my personal opinion is, is we're going to be busy. i couldn't tell you exactly where right now, but we are going to be busy. >> firefighters already gearing up for fire season. despite some more wet weather in the forecast . but federal crews are doing differently to make sure they're ready for a changing environment across the western states. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. >> i'm gasia mikaelian and good morning i'm dave clark. it's tuesday morning. it's april 9th. good to see you again. >> you back i feel like the gang's all here. >> yeah. we're here. steve paulson is here too. and so are

two of his favorite friends. sunny and warmer. >> they'll be in town, no doubt about it. but once again, this is the third time this spring, and i keep track of these things where just a little bit of warmth inland and just like that poof, there's a little bit of fog. look at that. on the marin headlands, on the marin side of the golden gate bridge. so there's a teeny bit there. it won't amount to much inland. you don't have to worry about it. temperatures, though, 40s to 50s on the temps. temps will be bumping up inland, but that fog i think that's going to play into our weather. there's a lot out there today. it won't matter too much, just a teeny bit. on the san mateo coast and around san francisco. but here comes the sun. except for that patchy fog. otherwise lots of sun. today it will be warmer for most temperatures, 60s to 70s, even warmer tomorrow. sal is here and he's going to start with a freeway or a bridge. >> what? we're going to start with the bridge, steve, right now we do have a bigger backup, remember, yesterday may have, lulled us into a false sense of, oh, it's going to be a light

week, but today it is not at the bay bridge. it looks like a normal commute. no major issues on interstate 880 in oakland and the san mateo bridge. looks good. when we come back, we'll take a look at contra costa county and interstate 680 701 let's get back to the headlines. sal >> thank you. there is growing frustration among bay area homeowners as state farm, california's largest insurance provider, just released a list of tens of thousands of policies that will soon be dropped. ktvu andre senior live in studio with what people andre can do if they're learning their coverage is canceled. >> well, garcia, this is becoming a bigger problem as time goes on, as more insurance companies decide to stop doing business in california. now, at least 1900 homeowners in santa rosa will not have their policies renewed. there's at least 1700 in orinda, more than 950 in lafayette and 525 in oakland. now state farm is signing soaring costs, increased risks of natural disasters like wildfires and outdated regulations as reasons it won't

renew policies for almost 30,000 homes across our state. the company is not renewing policies in fire prone areas like santa rosa, the oakland hills and orinda. insurance agents predict this is only going to continue with other companies as well. >> what you're seeing is what we were expecting is they're going and non renewing properties that are of the highest risk area. so the areas that are in the hills, the areas that are closest to brush, the areas that are a higher risk to them. >> people living in those areas now have to find another home insurance policy. and many residents who have been canceled say they're frustrated. >> it just seems unreasonable for folks in california. it feels as though we're kind of keep getting these huge corporations that make the decisions and like the community has very little decision making. there are a lot of things that the city is doing for fire prevention. of course, there's always more to do, but it feels as though those proactive measures aren't being taken into

consideration. >> the vast majority of state farm customers have already been notified about whether their home insurance policy will be renewed. now reforms are underway at the capitol to try and address this very issue. but for many, the so-called policy of last resort, the fair plan offered by the state of california is much more expensive than what they had paid for private insurance, and as many more people turned to their state plan, there are questions about whether it will be able to support so much liability. garcia, andre. >> thank you. there's a new effort underway to reform california's proposition 47, the ballot measure from 2014 reclassified a number of felonies to misdemeanors, including some retail and property theft crimes as well as narcotics possession. the new proposal that could be on the november ballot would reclassify any theft with two or more prior convictions as jail eligible felonies, supporters say. it would also add new laws to address smash and grab thefts. >> we are proposing not a repeal

of prop 47, but a new proposition. we're labeling as the homeless drug addiction and theft reduction act that will basically do that, repeal the three worst parts of prop 47 that law enforcement, prosecutors, even our public defenders know that have been a disaster from the very beginning. they just haven't been addressed. >> the campaign's top donors include large, big box chains such as walmart and target. the people behind the ballot measure are republicans, but it's been endorsed by some democratic leaders, including san francisco mayor london breed. defenders of prop 47, including the governor, say the focus should be on organized retail theft, not raising the $950 threshold for felony theft. >> our time now. 705 the san francisco sheriff's deputy charged with several felonies, including domestic violence 40 year old deputy sheriff jonathan espiritu is accused of choking a

woman he'd been dating when she tried to end the relationship back in august, and he's accused of attacking her again in december at her workplace. the alleged victim reported the abuse last week after she found a tracking device on her car. now as burrito pleaded not guilty to domestic violence, assault, false imprisonment and stalking. now he's being held without bail pending trial. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins said in a statement. quote, i would like to thank the survivor in this case for coming forward and reporting these crimes to law enforcement. my office will now do everything we can to ensure there is accountability and that justice is served. and it is. 706a man was arrested after a standoff with san francisco police that lasted more than seven hours. now, the police used flash bangs inside that building to help force that suspect out. police say first

reports came in about 630 yesterday morning about a man breaking into an apartment building on gonzales drive near 19th avenue in san francisco state university police also say they believe the man was experiencing a mental health emergency. one neighbor, who didn't want to be shown on camera, told us she got up yesterday morning to the sounds of a man banging on her door. >> this morning i was in my house with my partner and her child, and there was banging on the wall for our neighbor that we've been having issues with, then he yelled some things out the window and then he came around to our front door, started banging on our front door and trying to kick it in, and ended up stabbing our door about 20 times and then walked down the street. >> now that man was later arrested after several hours of negotiations. there's still no word on the charges he may be facing. >> sam trans now has new safety measures in place along the peninsula to protect its drivers. the union that

represents 320 sam trans drivers says they routinely face verbal and physical attacks. sam trans says last year the number of incidents spiked 14 cases of attacks on bus operators. >> this mirrors a national trend that's really concerning. and so it's our mission to prevent as many of these assaults as we possibly can. >> there are now see through protective barriers being installed around the bus driver's compartment to help reduce the risk of violence. the board of samtrans approved a new code of conduct and enforcement policy that says violators will be banned from future use of sam trans, our time now is 707 wildfire experts say, with wildfires nationwide growing in size, duration and frequency, fighting fires no longer just a seasonal job. >> already this year, the state of texas has seen its biggest fire in recorded history. firefighter towers have also been sent to tackle recent

wildfires in virginia. the longer fire season has changed the makeup of wildfire crews, with more permanent positions required. >> we just saw over a million acre fire in texas, you know, and those fires started in february. there's a good chance that, you know, this year in november and even december, it's quite possible. you know, we'll be deploying folks to big fires in southern california. that's like a full year of fire. >> now, a wildfire training academy in arizona set a record more than a thousand people turning out last month for a week of classroom time and work out in the field. >> port of oakland commissioners are scheduled to meet thursday to discuss renaming the oakland international airport. east bay officials for the most part, like the idea of rebranding the airport as san francisco bay, oakland international airport, san francisco city leaders don't like the idea. san francisco city attorney, in fact, sent a letter threatening legal action

over the change. he says the proposed name change would lead to confusion for visitors, as from our perspective, the proposal appears intentionally designed to divert travelers who may be unfamiliar with bay area geography. oakland airport officials say a recent poll showed residents are comfortable with a name change and support efforts to increase the number of flights and travel destinations. in a statement, the port of oakland, which oversees the airport, said the proposed name modification will clarify and not confuse. the new name. identifies where oakland airport is actually located, which is on the san francisco bay. if this proposed name modification is approved by the board, the port will take all appropriate measures to defend its right to use this accurate geographic identifier. >> time now is 710 and we are seeing traffic on highway four slow as it normally is. we're going to go there first. westbound highway four is going to be slow from pittsburgh to concord again, nothing unusual. 680 seems a little bit lighter than usual. this morning. as you

drive through. it's a little more crowded today than yesterday at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up to the maze. kind of a typical delay here. and as we look at some of the other east bay commutes, we don't see a lot peninsula and south bay commutes are just beginning to get a little bit slow. so 710 let's go back to the desk okay sal. >> thank you. will the latest on new strides in the battle against respiratory diseases. details of the company asking for expanded approval for one of its vaccines. >> and your next visit to hawaii could look a bit different. why a housing cri s across the island

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parts of hawaii to propose. bills are now being considered by hawaiian lawmakers that would allow counties across the islands to phase out short tum rentals, such as airbnb and vrbo. supporters of the measure say it will help with hawaii's housing shortage, which was only exacerbated by a wildfire last august on maui that destroyed 4000 homes and displaced thousands of people. a new survey about american homeowners and renters shows about half struggled to pay for housing, according to real estate broker redfin, 49.9% of the people in the survey said they have at least some difficulty making housing payments. the survey also shows some homeowners and renters work more hours, don't go on vacation and eat fewer

meals to make ends meet. more than 17% of those who responded to the survey also say they've borrowed money from family and friends to make their payments. >> our time is 714 in alameda county. first time home buyers have a few weeks left now to apply for the down payment assistance program. it's called ac boost. it gives loans of up to $210,000 to help with down payments for people who live or work in the county. there are no monthly payments or interest as part of this program, and if the new owner sells the home, they would repay that loan. applicants have to earn less than 120% of the area median income, which is about $124,000 for an individual or 177,000 for a family of four people, can apply through the middle of may. applications will be selected through a lottery system. well

this week's top priority for state lawmakers making a dent in california's budget deficit. the office of the state legislative analyst predicts a $73 billion budget deficit this coming fiscal year. the governor and democratic lawmakers agreed to cover about 17 billion of that through a combination of delayed spending, borrowing and shifting costs, and 3.6 billion in spending cuts. and among the programs that will be cut, welfare, education and climate. >> my message to the governor's office is, you guys got to wake up and you got to take this seriously because californians are going to depend on what we do with this budget, and we can't just have, you know, a week or two to figure it out. we need to start working on this now. >> i was raised to believe that actions speak louder than words, and i appreciate the fact that we're not just saying that we're concerned about the shortfall, but we're taking meaningful action to address it. >> now, this week, the governor and his family are on spring break, and the state legislature

is expected to wrap up its hearings by the end of this week, according to a new study. >> just a small portion of government contracts in santa clara county are awarded to minority owned businesses. santa clara county's recently released vendor disparity study shows the county spent more than $2.4 billion on contracts between july 2016 and june of 2022, 15% of that went to minority owned businesses, less than 1% went to african american, hispanic and native american business owners. >> i think we have the right people at the board of supervisors right now who are willing to say, take a look at this and say this has to be fixed. and the fact that they asked for the disparity study says that they knew something was wrong. >> the report recommends that the county start a small business enterprise program to give minority business owners a better chance to bid on public contracts. all right. >> our time is 717. did you watch yesterday's solar eclipse? you know, this time yesterday here on mornings on two, we

talked to a science teacher from reardan high school in san francisco who was in mazatlan, mexico, to see the eclipse. and he sent us this time lapse of what it looked like standing on the beach. you can see the sky go dark as the moon passes over the sun and casts that shadow. >> this was the talk of the dinner table last night, not only in our home. i'm sure. sal, you probably took the opportunity to talk with your girls about what they saw in the middle of their school morning. >> yeah, and, you know, we use the pinhole camera, right? yeah. and so the day and pam cook, our very own pam cook, lent me some her her glasses, garcia, she had those, eclipse glasses. so i was able to look up at the sun and see the little, you know, the little half crescent there. it was really cool. so thank you, pam cook, so there she goes. let's go to highway four. and by the way, my friend tony really came through with that time lapse video, didn't he? all right, let's go to highway four.

you can see that traffic is moving along. okay. nothing unusual here. some of these commutes are unusual. some of them are lighter than usual. and of course, we just are going to let that be. but the 80 commute is getting a little bit more crowded. bay bridge is backed up to the maze. you remember yesterday was lighter. today it's not. so i think a lot more people are back, doing their normal routine. 718 let's bring steve back in with today's weather. >> all right, sal, thank you sir. well, it's just a few little hints of fog. it formed around san francisco. golden gate on the san mateo coast. don't think it'll last long, but this is the third time so far this spring that we've had temps in the 70s. and the next morning, some fog is there. don't always see that, but the water temps are between 52 and 56, which is cold. so is this a trend so far? you know, granted, it depends on the strength of the high pressure system and the wind direction. yesterday was offshore. today there's a slight onshore for a few. still it will be sunny and warmer today. warmest day will be tomorrow. i

my concern will be coastal fog coming back. i think on thursday. and it'll really come back friday when it looks like rain on the weekend. nice april 8th temps yesterday. these were the highs on monday. santa rosa, napa, concord, kentfield, redwood city, san jose, livermore and vallejo all between 71 and 76. nice degrees. now at 5000ft, we still have a slight east northeast breeze, but at the surface there is a just a hint of a slight westerly for a few. the wind speeds are down though, compared to yesterday, so except for just a few patches of fog, it's a nice forecast and it will be warmer today and also tomorrow inland. not a problem. temperature on their way up 77, 77, 76 and 77 on the forecast highs. napa, danville, menlo park in san jose, 40s and 50s on the temps only 30s. i saw one up in middletown and lake county and one also at boulder creek in the santa cruz mountains. lafayette and orinda are close 4142 there. dublin 43, castro valley 43, pinole 43. but these are warmer than yesterday. we had a lot more 30s. there's a ton of fog out there, but that's the key word. it's out there. i think it

starts to play into our weather though, if not tomorrow for sure. on thursday, 20s up in the mountains, 33 in reno. all good to go, for sunshine next couple of days. but by friday, here comes another low. we've seen this pattern now almost going back to december. and it does look like rain will sweep through on saturday. cloudy and cooler on on friday as the way it's looking. but saturday if you have outdoor plans or something going on, i would have a backup plan just in case. maybe a system will slow down. still three days away, but something that the forecast models are pretty much in sync with. but here comes the sun a few patches of fog, but not much. otherwise it'll be sunny and warmer. 70s inland 60s over by the coast and 70s 60s and low 70s around the bay. tomorrow looks to be the warmest day. i think some fog comes back thursday. big change friday into saturday. >> thank you steve 721 leaders from across california coming together to help cities recover from the pandemic. what they want to do to help boost the state's downtown district amid a continued post-pandemic slump. >> plus, there are new ways to treat anxiety disorders. we'll tell you why a new study says

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studies have not been peer reviewed or published in a medical journal. rsv by the way, is a common respiratory virus especially harmful, though, to infants and older adults. the fda has given partial approval to the use of a form of lsd as a therapy to treat anxiety. >> recent studies show the hallucinogenic has the potential to help people with a series of mental conditions. this new partial approval for a breakthrough therapy from the fda comes after a recent clinical trial showed patients anxiety was improving. >> this is not street lsd. this is lsd that has been pharmaceutically manufactured high grade purified material done in a lab. the study is done in a controlled setting. >> studies show a single dose led to a 48% drop in anxiety at 12 weeks. a 65% decline within three months, and society is the

most common mental disorder in the united states. it affects more than 40 million americans. >> our time now 725 state lawmakers are debating an amendment to california's constitution to guarantee the right to clean air, clean water and a healthy environment. the author of the measure, southern california assembly member isaac brian, says low income black and brown communities are disproportionately affected by poor environmental management, and that this measure would give the state a foundation for its environmental efforts. the proposal comes as this california is trying to phase out its use of oil and gas within the next 20 years in california, we beat our chest as climate champions, as leaders, we do it nationally. >> we do it globally, but we are behind other states. our people now. >> critics of the proposal include the california chamber of commerce, which considers

this a job killer, the chamber said in a statement, in part, the amendment would have far reaching negative consequences that would impair government operations, stunt development for new housing, infrastructure and clean energy project development, and has strong potential to destabilize california's economy. time is 726 months after pausing their operations, crews robo taxis could be back on the road as soon as today. we tell you the new details. we're finding out about the company's plans, a plan to build a new city in solano county is already facing opposition. >> even before the idea is on the ballot. what a new survey shows early on in the process, and what it could indicate about the

east bay spent hours battling an overnight fire at an industrial building. we'll tell you which business in hayward was involved and how it was affected. and a really strange sight floating on san francisco bay. we'll tell you why. a two story house seemed to be floating along the

shore, heading past san francisco. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning to you. and welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. it's tuesday, april 9th. the weather today looks enjoyable. if you don't mind a little bit of warmth. right. >> speed. that is correct. not too bad for us. maybe tomorrow will be the warmest day. but there's a teeny bit of fog out there, so i'll mention that i think it's really only going to last a little bit longer, but i'll tell you, temps inland are not that warm in coastal fog is forming. this is the third time we've seen this happen, but if you're away from the coast, i'm even on most of the coast. it won't matter today, but just the mere fact that a teeny bit showed up is something i, you know, just put that down there in the old weather memory. here comes the sun, though. a little bit of coastal fog that'll get out of here. pretty skedaddle pretty fast. and temperatures warming up 6070s. tomorrow looks to be a little warmer. all right. silencieuses 730, bay bridge somewhere else. where are we going? yeah.

>> you know, steve, i think that , believe it or not, we still have some spring breaks going. i know some in the east bay. some schools are off, but at the bay bridge, it looks like we do have a regular backup. yesterday it was a little bit lighter. today it is going to be backed up to the bays, but not all commutes are that way. south bay commute seems a little lighter now. it's getting a little heavier as you drive, but the peninsula commute also looks a little lighter than usual. 880 is slowing down from hayward to union city in fremont, it's probably going to be next week before we get back to where we belong. 731 let's go back to the desk. >> okay, sal, thank you. for firefighters in hayward are cleaning up after battling a two alarm fire at an insulation business. ktvu is amanda quintana is there at the scene to tell us what the fire department is saying about what happened out there? good morning. amanda >> good morning. well, the fire has been out for hours, but

we've been watching small spots reignite, let's see if you could see some at the top. they were just putting water. we did see small flames coming out of the roof again. and this is what firefighters were telling me earlier this morning, because this is an insulation business. there's a lot of insulation in there. they were expecting it to reignite in some of those spots. so they've been here for hours trying to get out those hot spots. they've been here since the call came in at 930 last night. now we're on tripoli way and hall road, this was a very large fire when the units initially arrived last night. so a second alarm was called. video from late last night shows flames coming out of the top of this industrial building. this belongs to west coast insulation. firefighters were attacking it with water from the outside and the business right next door, which is a commercial kitchen. also has extensive damage. luckily, though, there are no reports of injuries.

>> once the crews arrived on scene, flames were shooting to the roof about 30 to 40ft up in the air. >> crews made entry, and the fire load was was pretty severe. there was a lot of stuff that was on fire, backed out, and we immediately went to, defensive mode, called for a second alarm. now the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but from what firefighters told me, they are going to be here for a while, cleaning up again, watching those hot spots because they could reignite. >> so they still have a lot of cleanup to do around here. live in hayward. amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news amanda, thank you. >> tesla has settled a high profile lawsuit brought by the family of a silicon valley man who died in a crash while the car's autopilot feature was engaged. walter wong died more than six years ago when his tesla model x crashed into a

concrete barrier on 101 in mountain view. his family filed a wrongful death suit and a negligence lawsuit against tesla, saying the car company's driver assist software was responsible for his death. jury selection was set to start this week. terms of the settlement were not disclosed. >> it is now 734. a new poll of voters in solano county shows 70% would probably vote no on an initiative to create a new community called california forever. if the election were held today, that poll, conducted by the polling company fm3, found that solano county voters are well aware of the proposal to build 20,000 new homes near travis air force base. now, the group behind the california forever proposal is collecting signatures. now in order to qualify for the november ballot. >> state lawmakers are working to boost downtown areas in cities across california, as they are still suffering in this post pandemic era. a state committee on downtown recovery met yesterday for the first time. it's chaired by state

assemblyman matt haney of san francisco. the committee aims to create a statewide downtown recovery plan for mayors from long beach, riverside, sacramento and san francisco gave a sobering status update on their city's downtown districts. >> office attendance is at 40% 46% of pre-pandemic levels as of march. we can no longer rely on five days a week and 9 to 5 employment, remote work has led to a historic office vacancy rate of over 36% in our downtown . >> the downtown recovery committee will also focus on crime, homelessness, the fentanyl crisis and tourism. the next hearing is set for the second week of may. there are at least three bills being debated in the state legislature focused on downtown recovery. one would create a rehabilitation zone for ten years in downtown san francisco. the bill would speed up approvals for academic campuses, student housing and sports and entertainment venues. another would allow cities to

set up incentive programs for projects that convert office buildings into housing. a third bill would help finance such conversions by allowing cities to redirect tax revenue. >> our time now. 736 ticketmaster may soon have some competition if state lawmakers pass a new bill. oakland assembly member buffy wicks introduced the legislation to create competition in the ticket sale industry. she says ticketmaster has dominated the space for years, and this new bill is designed to lower prices and increase availability of tickets. wicks says. right now, ticketmaster controls 80% of the primary ticket sales nationwide, and this lack of competition as i said, does hurt ultimately the consumer. >> since ticketmaster and live nation were allowed to merge in 2010, ticket prices have gone up an astronomical 140. >> now, ticketmaster released a statement in response, saying the company supports reforms to

improve ticketing, but believes the bill will instead undermine the efforts of artists, sports teams and ticket masters. efforts to reduce ticket scalping. >> now to a story that we could watch for hours and hours. this is just going to make you smile for the first time in a long time. 150 barry military members are waking up at home with their loved ones. they returned yesterday from a 21,000 mile, four month western pacific deployment aboard the coast guard cutter bertel. stops included singapore and malaysia before coming back home to alameda. they left in early january. the crew was mostly coast guard, joined by a few dozen navy sailors and marines. >> it's very emotional, leaving right after the holidays and being gone for so long. >> i get to be a dad and a friend and a and a husband. >> it feels like i've not seen my dad in forever, and i'm just so excited to see him stop at gasia. >> can i tell you this reminds us all never to take a day for granted when we have our loved

ones near the coast guard will be docked at its alameda base until its set sail on another mission in the fall. >> bravo! well, a really strange site has gone viral in san francisco of a floating object near san francisco waterfront. take a look at this tiktok video shows a two story home moving across the bay over the weekend. and on the side, a small boat is towing it, the coast guard told the sf gate. they got the heads up about that boathouse moving from the dock town marina in redwood city toward sausalito, and as of yesterday afternoon, it was still on its way. the houseboat is the second to last floating home at the peninsula marina, which used to house more than 100 people. of course, houseboats are nothing new to us on the bay, but i think it's the seeing it move and it being so large that that caught our attention. >> all right, sal castaneda monitoring a couple issues, i'm assuming popping up as we get close to the heat of the morning

commute. >> that's right. it's a little bit slower now. garcia and dave heading south on interstate 80. let me show it to you on the map here. you can see it's slowing down. right near 238. we had a minor accident there southbound, 680 right before 84. there's a crash and all of a sudden we have a bigger backup getting out of the way or coming down from dublin. so it had been a nicer commute. but now we do have some slow traffic. well, let's go to contra costa county. now you will see that highway four is slow in the usual spot, but now 680 is jammed from concord to walnut creek. a little bit onto westbound 24 and 80 is jammed from hercules. so unlike yesterday, today we do have a little bit more traffic. the bay bridge is backed up. this looks like it's beginning to clear out a little bit. we'll see what happens in the next hour. 739 let's go back to the desk. >> okay, sal. thank you. will google taking a big step to face off with his competitors in the world of artificial intelligence? we'll tell you about a new product that was

just announced a couple of hours ago to launch google into the microchip wars. >> we'll swing out now to our newsroom, say good morning again to andre senior. as you look ahead to the next hours of mornings on two. well good morning. >> if you were outside during the eclipse yesterday, you may have heard the birds getting louder in your neighborhood. and as you can imagine, that effect was even stronger in parts of the country that saw a total solar eclipse. so coming up at eight, we'll go inside a zoo to see how those animals reacted to darkness in the middle of the day and later on the nine. it's an organization making an impact on the lives of families and individuals with special needs. we'll talk live with parents, helping parents, which uses compassion and experience to help families understand

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>> all right, our time is up in 44 cruise self-driving cars may soon be back on the road, and pfizer's stock is up on some promising, promising news on its rsv vaccine. >> pam cook is rounding this up and bringing us more in dollars and cents. >> yes, one of the few gainers today, pfizer stock it reports its clinical trials are going well. show promise and protecting more people as young as 18 from the respiratory virus known as rsv. as the opening bell rang this morning, trading is expected to be fairly light today as investors wait for important economic data and notes from the federal reserve. the consumer price index and the fed's notes from its last meeting in march. come out tomorrow as we take a live look at the numbers down across the board. dow jones down three quarters of a percent, 282 points there. the s&p 500 also down three quarters of a percent. and the nasdaq down about a half of a percent. and again, that's maybe indicating

what the investors feel will come out with that inflation report tomorrow. google is in manufacturing more digital chips. it uses in an effort to rein in rising artificial intelligence related costs. producing chips means google won't have to rely on outside vendors such as nvidia and intel. google's new chip is called axion. it has immense processing power and can be used in areas ranging from google search engine to ai programs. this morning, we are learning cruise could soon resume robotaxi testing, bloomberg reports. the company is expected to announce and begin testing in phoenix today. for now, the self-driving cars will have safety drivers. the general motors subsidiary suspended operations last october after one of the company's cars dragged a pedestrian, who was hit by another driver in san francisco. california's dmv has also cracked down on cruise for withholding information about that incident, and new rules are out this morning for the federal

program that helps pay for groceries for millions of low income families. the rule changes for the program, known as wick, mean more money for fruits and vegetables for those families. as a pandemic bump in those cash vouchers is made permanent and shoppers will now be able to get more products, including canned fish, fresh herbs and lactose free milk. the rules have not been updated for more than ten years. i'm pam cook. that's a look at your dollars and cents. >> okay pam. thank you. time now . 746. yesterday's solar eclipse was only a partial eclipse here in the bay area, but people still gathered to share that experience. san francisco's exploratorium held an eclipse gathering, answering questions about the rare eclipse, and many of the people who were there said the eclipse had a deep meaning for them. >> i feel like it's a transformation for, you know, new beginnings, new energy. it's a time of change, you know, it's pretty awesome. >> i want to actually experience this and this a bucket list, issue. and then with the next

clip, i don't think i'll be around here. >> i'm now the next total eclipse will be visible here in the u.s. in the year 2044. >> well, it seems many people did not take to heart all the warnings not to look at the sun directly during yesterday's eclipse. google says it saw a bump in searches for my eyes hurt following the eclipse. you see that on the trend chart here ? such searches peaked as the eclipse passed through the heart of the country. ai experts had been warning that looking directly at the sun, without those eclipse glasses could cause long terme damage. one woman says she suffered damage after looking at the 2017 eclipse unprotected. >> i opened up my left eye to read on my phone and i couldn't read every other word. there was like a there was like a blind spot on every other word. >> it can happen in an instant, in a moment, less than a second of looking at the sun, where this damage can potentially occur. >> doctors say it's a good reminder never to look at the sun with or without an eclipse,

without the proper eye protection. >> don't forget that. and don't forget to check in with sal. he'll help you get to where you need to go in the commute south. >> all right, dave and garcia, i do have some better news here for the bay bridge commute. let's take a look here from our camera network. you can see it is improving quite a bit. and maybe this week, we still do have some better traffic because of some people taking spring breaks. you never know. this is a look now at the peninsula and the south bay. you can see the south bay commute is getting a little bit more full. so you will see that traffic is going to be all right there. have been no major problems here, san mateo bridge today, just like yesterday. it looks moderate, not too slow, not too fast. i think it's a pretty decent bridge to cross the bay. 749 what about today's weather here, steve? >> maybe we should rename april spring break. seems like it's the entire month. every i know. >> who are these people? >> i don't know who are. thank

you sir, all right, well, there's a lot actually going on. even though, considering you're. we're into april now, warmer temps are on the way today. tomorrow i think there's fog will be back. it's just that's that's just been a little mini trend here. but it won't impact anybody bayside or inland today. another unseasonably strong system for this time of year looks to be on the way friday into saturday for much cooler temps and rain. yesterday, though, it was, oh, one of those days. yeah, my mom said anything 76 is perfect and yesterday santa rosa was 76. napa. concord, kentfield redwood city, san jose, livermore, vallejo all between 71 and 76. still a slight offshore breeze around 5000ft at the surface. it's still kind of there, but it's variable over by the coast, which did allow briefly some patchy fog to show up along the golden gate bridge, marin headlands, a little bit west of the city and on the san mateo coast. i think most of it's about gone though. nice forecast today and also tomorrow. tomorrow looks to be the warmest day. napa, danville, menlo park, san jose up we go. 77, 77, 76,

77. so it looks nice today. 40s, 50s on the temps. i think we bottomed out already on the lows. there were a couple of 30s. lake county, middletown had one boulder creek, santa cruz mountains i think was 38, 39. but we're good. there's a lot of fog out there. i mean, this is all fog right here in the gray. all that right there. and it's on its way back soon, but not today. 25 truckee, 24, south lake tahoe, 33, in reno. looks good today. tomorrow, tomorrow. appears to be the warmest day. but now all forecast models are remarkably in sync, showing another upper low dropping in friday into saturday looks like a big return to some rain on saturday. again, you know, could be a little delayed. maybe it'll go, you know, some zig instead of zag, but i would plan on it for saturday. if you have outdoor plans, it looks like rain on saturday. a few patches of fog, not much, mainly clear sunshine and warmer temps will take over. here comes the sun. 60s, 70s on the temps tomorrow i think we'll get some low 80s, especially inland. i think some fog creeps back on thursday. big

change friday into saturday. >> thank you steve 751 filling up with the pump and draining your wallet. gas prices are at their highest point since last fall, where they're projected to head in the next few months. the biggest college basketball matchup of the year is now in the books. the back to back wins for uconn's men's team and the bay area fans who

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is back in session with several big issues on the agenda funding ukraine's fight against russia tops the list of issues facing congress this week. house speaker mike johnson, under a lot of pressure to pass an aid package. but fellow republicans demand that it come with a border deal. >> if he brings up a foreign aid package sending billions of dollars to ukraine without doing anything on the southern border, it will be a disgrace. >> but congress also pressured to quickly approve federal funding to rebuild the francis scott key bridge in baltimore that collapsed two weeks ago when it was hit by a container ship. it is set in 54. today, a group of immigrant and health advocates will call on contra costa county supervisors to approve what they call equitable health care for undocumented immigrants. now, the presentation at the county board of supervisors begins at 10:00 this morning. county officials say in the past two years, its outreach and education network

has talked to 146,000 undocumented immigrants about getting free primary health care. but immigrant advocates say more should be done, which is going to be a life changing for so many of our campesinos, but also our day laborers here in contra costa, it's going to mean a healthy life, a healthier life. and actually getting ahead of diseases, and preventative, maladies. >> now, a group calling itself one contra costa coalition and hijas del campo, which advocates for farm workers hope are helping to organize the event. today, they're calling for the county to allow more people to get free health care by expanding eligibility to our undocumented community members pay taxes on a regular basis without any sort of benefit, they don't receive unemployment,

they can't, get things like covered california because that doesn't actually cover our, our community members who are undocumented. >> now, despite the latest medi-cal expansion, many immigrants still don't qualify. the county board of supervisors will vote on a proposal to increase the eligibility to allow for essential workers in the agriculture industry to qualify for improved coverage. we'll dealing with bullying, discrimination and intimidation at schools will be the focus of a proposed new office of civil rights at the california department of education, state superintendent tony thurmond joined lawmakers to introduce the idea. the office of civil rights would investigate complaints and keep track of the frequency of the incidents in public schools. the office would then advise the superintendent on its investigation. well, president biden laid out a new plan to eliminate student loan

debt after an earlier relief effort was blocked by the u.s. supreme court last year. now, under this new plan, the administration says more than 30 million borrowers could have some or all of their debt forgiven. the new effort focuses on specific groups of borrowers, including those who owe more money than they did at the beginning of their repayment. for more on who's eligible, ktvu talked to mark kantrowitz. he's a nationally recognized expert on higher education borrowers who have been in repayment for decades. >> borrowers whose, loan payments are going to be low or zero for a very long time and ultimately be forgiven. borrowers who, have been negatively amortized so they owe more now than they did when they entered repayment, things like that. >> now, the white house says president biden has already canceled $146 billion in student loan debt for 4 million

americans. well the university of connecticut did it. they're back to back champions in men's college basketball. the uconn huskies beat the purdue boilermakers 75 to 60 to win the school's sixth men's national championship, and the second in a row as some basketball fans braved the chill of san francisco and watch the game on the giant screen right outside chase center, they didn't have ties to either school, but they wanted to be part in march madness. >> they're really trying to, you know, play really well and have, you know, i love the intensity of the game, especially going to college. >> it makes it an even bigger deal as well to support college basketball. >> and some of the fans packed into local bars to watch the ncaa final. connecticut's championship run was one of the most dominant in history. they won all six games in the tournament by at least 14

points. >> i'm happy to pay more for it, but it's like we're not even given an option. >> bay area homeowners frustrated that their insurance policies are being canceled while they say they aren't getting any chance to defend themselves and why their options to get new coverage are limited, then crimes like smash and grab robberies front and center in a battle for change that could be coming to the november ballot. the proposal to make big changes to a law that voters approved just ten years ago, plus, my personal opinion is, is we're going to be busy. >> i couldn't tell you exactly where right now, but we are going to be busy. >> firefighters are already gearing up for fire season now, despite some more wet weather in our forecast. what federal crews are doing differently to make sure they're ready for a changing environment across the western u.s. from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two and welcome to mornings on two 8:00. >> as you look live across san francisco this morning, you can see the fog layer down down there over the bay. this

morning, but we are in for some warmer temperatures today. thank you so much for joining us. i'm andre senior. >> good morning i'm gasia mikaelian. it's tuesday april 9th steve paulson this is that magic kind of weather. no need for the ac or the heat right? >> you know, you read my mind. it's right in that comfort zone here for many. you to, temperatures bumping up slowly. no, no extreme or anything. only slightly really above average for some. but today will be one of those days. 4050 on the temps, a little bit of fog on the southern marin coast, i think in the city and alson the san mateo coast. it disappeared. but there's a lot out there. might play into our weather tomorrow, more likely on thursday. but here comes the sun. it's already there for many teeny bit of coastal fog that that won't last long. lots of sun. it'll be warmer today. 60s 70s on the temps. all right. sal is here. better, worse. same what, it's a little slower out there, steve. yesterday we had a little bit of a break on some of these commutes. today, we don't, concord to walnut creek is still slow. highway four is backed up nearly into pittsburgh, and 80

is filled in. one thing, though, that i do see a break in is the bay bridge. all of a sudden, the backup disappeared. we're not going to ask any questions. we're going to let it be. traffic on the san mateo bridge is also lightning up 801. let's go back to the desk. >> so thank you. growing frustration now among bay area homeowners. state farm, california's largest insurance provider, just released a list of tens of thousands of policies soon to be dropped. at least 9500 homeowners in santa rosa will have their policies not renew their release. 1700 in orinda and more than 950 in lafayette and 525 homes in oakland. now, state farm is citing soaring costs, increasing risk of natural disasters like wildfires and outdated regulations as reasons it will not renew policies of almost 30,000 homes across the state. the company is not renewing policies in fire prone areas like santa rosa, the oakland hills and orinda. insurance agents predict this is only

going to continue with other companies as well. >> what you're seeing is what we were expecting is they're going and non renewing properties that are of the highest risk area. so the areas that are in the hills, the areas that are closest to brush, the areas that are a higher risk to them. >> people living in those areas now have to find another home insurance policy. and many residents who have been canceled say they're frustrated by this. >> it just seems unreasonable for folks in california. it feels as though we're kind of keep getting these huge corporations that make the decisions and like the community has very little decision making. there are a lot of things that the city is doing for fire prevention. of course, there's always more to do, but it feels as though those proactive measures aren't being taken into consideration. >> well, the vast majority of state farm customers have already been notified about whether their home insurance policy will be renewed. now, reforms are underway at the capitol to try and address this very issue. but for many, the

so-called policy of last resort, the fair plan offered by the state is much more expensive than what they had paid for private insurance. and as many more people turn to that state plan, there are questions about whether it will be able to support so much liability. >> there's a new effort underway to reform california's proposition 47, the ballot measure from 2014. reclassified a number of felonies to misdemeanors, including some retail and property theft crimes, as well as narcotics possession. the new proposal that could be on the november ballot would reclassify any theft with two or more prior convictions as jail eligible felonies. supporters say it would also add new laws to address smash and grab thefts. >> we are proposing not a repeal of prop 47, but a new proposition. we're labeling as the homeless drug addiction and theft reduction act that will basically do that, repeal the three worst parts of prop 47 that law enforcement, prosecutors, even our public defenders know that have been a

disaster from the very beginning. they just haven't been addressed. >> the campaign's top donors include big box chains such as walmart and target. the people behind the ballot measure are republican. it has been endorsed by some democratic leaders, including san francisco mayor london breed defense of prop 47, including the governor, say the focus should be on organized retail theft, not raising the $950 threshold for felony theft. >> for right now. a san francisco sheriff's deputies charged with several felonies, including domestic violence deputy sheriff jonathan espiritu is accused of choking a woman he had been dating when she tried to end the relationship in august, and the 40 year old is accused of attacking her again in december at her workplace. the alleged victim reported the abuse last week after she found a tracking device on her car. espiritu pleaded not guilty to domestic violence, assault, false imprisonment and stalking. he is being held without bail pending trial, san francisco attorney brooke jenkins said in a statement. quote, i would like

to thank the survivor in this case for coming forward and reporting these crimes to law enforcement. my office will now do everything we can to ensure that there is accountability and that justice is served. >> samtrans now has new safety measures in place on the peninsula to protect drivers. the union that represents 320 samtrans drivers says they routinely face verbal and physical attacks. samtrans says last year, the number of such incidents spiked, with 14 reports of attacks on bus drivers. >> this mirrors a national trend that's really concerning. and so it's our mission to prevent as many of these assaults as we possibly can now see through. >> protective barriers are being installed around bus drivers compartments to help reduce the risk of violence. the board of samtrans approved a new code of conduct and enforcement policy that says violators will be banned from the future use of samtrans wildfire, experts say. >> while fire experts say that

wildfires nationwide growing in size, duration and frequency, and now that fighting these fires, it's no longer just a seasonal job. already this year, texas has seen its largest fire in recorded history, and firefighters have also been sent to tackle recent wildfires in virginia. the lengthening of the fire season has changed the makeup of wildfire crews, with more permanent positions required. >> we just saw over a million acre fire in texas, you know, and those fires started in february. there's a good chance that, you know, this year in november and even december, it's quite possible. you know, we'll be deploying folks to big fires in southern california. that's like a full year of fire for a wildfire training academy in arizona set a record with more than 1000 people turning out last month for a week of classroom time and work in the field. >> mountain view is set to drop its ban on gas appliances for new construction. city leaders have proposed rolling back environmentally friendly building requirements that had mandated builders use other energy sources for appliances in

new homes and commercial developments that would put the city in in accordance with federal law. the city council is expected to vote on the measure at its meeting today. >> port of oakland commissioners are set to meet thursday to discuss renaming the oakland international airport. many east bay officials support the idea of rebranding the airport as the san francisco bay oakland international airport. san francisco city leaders disagree. in fact, san francisco city attorney sent a letter threatening legal action, says the proposed name change would lead to confusion for visitors. >> from our perspective, the proposal appears intentionally designed to divert travelers who may be unfamiliar with bay area geography, oakland airport officials say. >> a recent poll showed residents are comfortable with the name change and support efforts to increase the number of flights and travel destinations. in a statement, the port of oakland, which oversees the airport, said the proposed name modification will clarify, not confuse. the new name identifies where oakland airport is actually located,

which is on the san francisco bay. if the proposed name modification is approved by the board, the port will take all appropriate measures to defend its right to use this accurate geographic identifier. >> well, gas prices in some parts of california are at their highest since november. some cities have seen an increase practically every day for the past three weeks. take a look at some bay area gas prices now. compared to last month, a gallon of unleaded gasoline in san francisco averages $5.63. this morning it's $5.51 in oakland, 559 in santa rosa and 548 in san jose. all these cities are about $0.60 higher than a month ago. and let's say prices will likely still go up as the refineries switch to the summer blend in. june >> time now is 809, and we do have quite a bit of slow traffic out there, including the east bay, which is getting crowded. it's a little bit of a weird one, because we have a lot of slow traffic on some freeways

and it's absolutely light on others. this is highway four. i can show it to you on the map. it is backed up nearly to pittsburgh, and 680 is crowded from concord to walnut creek. 80 is slow hercules all the way to the maze. but when you get to the bay bridge, there's not a lot going on here at the toll plaza. but don't let that fool you. it's a little bit slow on the actual bridge. remember yesterday we also did have some of this? well, i don't know, unusual traffic patterns, but right now, that's what's going on. 809 let's get back to the desk. well at the latest on new strides in the battle against respiratory diseases, a company now asking for expanded approval for one of its vaccines, the state of hawaii could start cracking down on vacation rentals by visitors from the mainland. >> have residents of that state split about how to deal with a housing crisis, and a quick reminder that you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv. watch our live newscasts and get stories on demand on your amazon fire tv, roku, apple tv or android tv. just search for the

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for rentals such as airbnbs and verbose supporters of the measure say it will help with hawaii's housing shortage, which was only exacerbated by a wildfire last august on maui that destroyed 4000 homes and displaced thousands of people. a new survey about american homeowners and renters shows about half struggle to pay for housing, according to real estate broker redfin, 49.9% of the people in the survey said they have at least some difficulty in making housing payments. the survey also shows some homeowners and renters work more hours, don't go on vacation and eat fewer meals to make ends meet. more than 17% of those who responded to the survey also said they've borrowed money from family and friends to make their payments. >> in alameda county, first time homebuyers have a few weeks left to apply for the down payment assistance program. it's called ac boost and it gives loans of up to $210,000 to help with down payments for people who live or work in the county. there are no monthly payments or interest as part of this program, and if the

new owner sells the home, they would repay the loan. applicants must earn less than 120% of the area median income, which is about $124,000 for an individual or a $177,000 for a family of four. people can apply through mid-may. applicants can be selected or will be selected through a lottery system at 814. now this weeks top priority for state lawmakers making a dent in california's budget deficit. the office of the state legislative analysis predicts a $73 billion deficit this coming fiscal year. the governor and democratic lawmakers agreed to cover about 17 billion of that through a combination of delayed spending, borrowing and shifting costs, and $3.6 billion in spending cuts. among the programs that will be cut welfare, education and climate. my message to the governor's office is, you guys got to wake up and you got to take this seriously because californians are going to depend on what we do with this budget, and we can't just have, you

know, a week or two to figure it out. >> we need to start working on this now. i was raised to believe that actions speak louder than words, and i appreciate the fact that we're not just saying that we're concerned about the shortfall, but we're taking meaningful action to address it. >> this week, the governor and his family are on spring break, and the legislature is expected to wrap up its hearing by the end of the week. >> a new study shows just a small portion of government contracts in santa clara county go to minority owned businesses. santa clara county's recently released vendor disparity study shows the county spent more than $2.4 billion on contracts between july of 2016 and june of 2022, only 15% of the money went to minority owned businesses. less than 1% went to african american, hispanic and native american business owners. >> i think we have the right people at the board of supervisors right now who are willing to say, take a look at this and say, this has to be fixed. and the fact that they asked for the disparity study says that they knew something was wrong. the report recommends

that the county start a small business enterprise program to give minority business owners a better chance of bidding on public contracts. >> yesterday. solar eclipse seems to have confused some zoo animals at the turtle back zoo in new jersey. some people said they came yesterday because they wanted to see the animals reaction during the eclipse. zookeepers say they noticed the lions stopped sunbathing when the eclipse caused an overcast and the temperature dropped, and the giraffes came running out, gathering near the fence thinking it was dinnertime, i think it's in their mind. with a change in the daylight that it's closer to dinnertime. so they have very good clocks on dinnertime. and with the darkness coming, i think they're assuming that they should be going in now. >> well, people at the zoo said they also noticed that the birds stopped chirping during the eclipse. >> all right, 817. let's get out the door. this morning. i hope the morning commute is winding down. sal, what do you find? >> in some places it is garcia and andre. in some places it's still very heavy. let's go to contra costa county because we

have a lot of slow traffic there to talk about. concord, walnut creek, hercules to berkeley, those freeways, 80 and 680 respectively, are slow and still very slow on highway four, and it's slow on the bay bridge. but there's not a big backup at the toll plaza. we're okay with that . there are no problems there this week. yesterday and today, we've seen slightly unusual patterns. it's not quite the way it is on normal day. the south bay commute today looks a little bit more robust. getting up to that west valley. 817 let's bring steve back in with today's weather. >> thank you, kind sir. yes, sir. all right. lots of sunshine . there's a there's a little bit of fog. not much a little bit of fog. i got to be honest with you. i can't see a darn thing on these monitors. so what am i looking at? i'm sorry, i can't see rowers in the estuary. thank you. >> they might be from cal, steve. >> could be. could be. thank you, sir. all right. sunny and warmer. you know, those two mid

70s, maybe a few pushing upper. tomorrow looks to be the warmest day. few 80s inland rain arrives probably friday night. saturday is the way it's looking and lingering into sunday. unless it slows down, there's always that possibility. but you know, we'll fine tune it as we get a little closer. but that's the way it looks yesterday. oh nice day. santa rosa, napa, concord, kentfield, redwood city, san jose, livermore, vallejo, all between 71 and 76. nice degrees, slight offshore breeze at around 5000ft. but at the surface there's been a puff of a little western and there's the fog. muir beach, bolinas, stinson beach, that's about it. there was some in the city, but that that looks like it's burned off a teeny bit. was on the san mateo coast, and that's gone. but the mere fact that some fog showed up and the temps inland were only in the low 70s yesterday, and they'll be in the mid 70s today. this is the third time this has happened this spring. we haven't gotten more hot yet and already fog is forming. water temps are cold. they're 52 to 56. but anyway, nice forecast. warmer today and also tomorrow. so for napa, danville, menlo park, san jose

up we go. 7677 for these temps tomorrow, probably near 80 for a few 40 50s on the temps here. we didn't get that cool. there was only a couple of 30s, slight northerly breeze, mount diablo, oakland, berkeley hills although oakland north shows the south, but in the city slight north you can see north northeast. it's not that strong. yesterday it was a little bit stronger. a lot of fog out there, but the key word is it's out there. so looks good for all today. 20s in the mountains, up and over. everything goes at least through probably thursday. then another low is going to drop in. this one looks to be pretty good for mid-april. it'll settle in friday, then probably scoot through on saturday is the way it looks right now, so i would plan on it for at least for now. unless something changes for rain to arrive saturday and linger into sunday is the way it's looking. a few patches of fog, but most of it's gone near sunny and warmer. so a nice day across the board here and more so tomorrow. 6070s on the temps. i would expect the warmest day to be tomorrow. probably still pretty nice inland thursday i think. fog comes back then. big

change friday. saturday. >> thank you steve. leaders from across california coming together to help cities recover from the pandemic. what they want to do to help boost downtown districts across california. amid a continued post pandemic slump. >> new ways to treat anxiety disorders while a new study says lsd could be the help that patien with our new grocery outlet app, you can see the store's inventory. so you guys really have mangoes in stock? yup. what about frozen pizza? here they are. fresh salmon. too easy. coffee? yup.

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in a controlled setting. >> studies show a single dose led to a 48% drop in anxiety at 12 weeks, and 65% declines within three months. anxiety is the most common mental disorder in the united states, affecting more than 40 million americans. >> a 24 now, state lawmakers are debating an amendment to california's constitution to guarantee the right to clean air, clean water and a healthy environment. but the author of the measure, southern california assembly member isaac brian, says low income black and brown communities are disproportionately affected by poor environmental management, and that this measure would give the state a foundation for its environmental efforts. the proposal comes as california is trying to phase out its use of oil and gas within the next 20 years. >> in california, we beat our chest as climate champions. as leaders, we do it nationally. we do it globally, but we are behind other states. our people do not have a fundamental right to clean air, clean water and a healthy environment. but we can

change that and we're going to change that. >> critics of the proposal include the california chamber of commerce, which considers this a job killer. the chamber said in a statement, in part, the amendment would have, quote, far reaching negative consequences that would impair government operations, stunt development for new housing, infrastructure and clean energy. project development, and has strong potential to destabilize california's economy. >> a judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who sued 50 women for their post in the facebook group. are we dating the same guy? the judge in los angeles dismissed a lawsuit seeking millions from stuart lucas murphy. murphy who had sued the women for their post about him in that private facebook group. the judge found no evidence of conspiracy and granted an anti-slapp motion, which protects people who speak out on matters of public interest against abusive lawsuits meant to silence them. >> months after pausing operations, crews robo taxis could be returning to the road as soon as today. the new

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by an overnight fire, and though the flames have died down, crews say a threat still remains. why? what was inside this industrial building poses an extra risk. a federal court just ruled on california's regulations on car emissions. what this means for a number of measures meant to protect the air we breathe. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. i'm so glad you're here. >> good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm andre senior. today is tuesday, april 9th. thank you so much for joining us this morning. and the temperature is going to start getting warmer for so many of us. so let's check in with steve paulson right now. steve can you see me. >> who where are you andre. there you are. i see you both now. yes. okay thank you, we do have just a wisp of some fog. i'll show it to you in a second here, but temps are already 4050 on the temps here. it won't take long. inland temps will be pushing mid upper 70s here. a lot of fog out there, but it won't make any impact. maybe tomorrow, but more likely on thursday. so here comes the sun. it's already here, but you know what i mean. and except for a

teeny bit of coastal fog on the marin coast, we're all set to go here. 60s for some near the water's edge. but 70, mid 70s, maybe a few upper 70s inland. all right. sounds here. it's almost 830 on a tuesday morning. and he's going to tell you and me. what. >> well, the bay bridge is nearly empty. steve here at the toll plaza and you can see for yourself. i'll put it up here for you to look at. and i was wondering what's going on. well, with a little help from my friends, i found out that this is spring break for a lot of east bay schools. and that's why it might be just a little lighter. you can tell which areas don't have spring break. maybe they had it last week, south bay commute is filled in, although it's not as robust and the peninsula traffic looks okay. san mateo and dumbarton bridge are pretty good crossings right now. 830 let's go back to the desk. >> hayward warehouse went up in flames overnight while the fire is now out, crews say there's still a chance it could reignite ktvu amanda quintana live at the scene where, for a time, amanda flames were seen shooting from

the roof. >> yeah, that's right garcia. and we actually saw flames about an hour ago again. so as you mentioned, the problem is that it could reignite. and there are still hot spots here. so that's why firefighters are still here. they've been switching out their crews every few hours to make sure that there are people here watching this fire, sometimes putting water on it. but now you could get a very good look at the damage inside this warehouse. it is just destroyed inside here. extensive, extensive damage. and it will be red tagged by the city. i'm told by firefighters now, they were called here just after 930 last night. this is on tripalda way and hall road. the fire was large when those units arrived, so a second alarm was called and video from late last night shows flames coming out of the top of this industrial building. and this belongs to west coast installation insulation. when firefighters were attacking it with water from the outside. the

business right next door, which is a commercial kitchen, also has a lot of damage. part of its roof also collapsed, but luckily there are no reports of injuries here. >> once the crews arrived on scene, flames were shooting to the roof about 30 to 40ft up in the air. >> crews made entry, and the fire load was was pretty severe. there was a lot of stuff that was on fire, backed out and, and we immediately went to, defensive mode, called for a second alarm. >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. fire crews are expected to be out here, at least for today because of those hot spots, they tell me because it's insulation inside. it's all stacked up on top of each other, so it makes it so compact that that makes it harder for them, because these hot spots can keep popping up and keep reigniting. so they will remain here for cleanup for a while longer. live in hayward.

amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news amanda, thank you. >> new. this morning, a federal court has ruled that california's regulations on car emissions can stand. the d.c. circuit court ruled in favor of the environmental protection agency and upheld that clean air act waiver that lets california set its own emissions. business groups and several republican run states had sued over the regulations for trucks, saying they were preempted by federal laws. but the court said california's rules are stronger than the federal law, so they can stand. >> tesla settled a high profile lawsuit brought by the family of a silicon valley man who died in a crash while the car's autopilot feature was engaged, walter huang died more than six years ago when his tesla model x crashed into a concrete barrier on 101 in mountain view. his family filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against tesla, claiming the car company's driver assist software was responsible for his death. jury selection was set to start this week. terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

>> and a new poll of voters in solano county shows that 70% would probably vote no on the initiative to create a new community called california ever for ever. rather if the election were held today, that poll conducted by the polling company fm3, found that solano county voters are well aware of that proposal to build 20,000 new homes near travis air force base , the group behind california forever. the proposal is now collecting signatures in order to qualify it for the november ballot. >> state lawmakers are working to boost downtown areas and cities across california, as they're still suffering in this post pandemic era. a state committee on downtown recovery met yesterday for the first time. it's chaired by state assemblyman matt haney of san francisco. the committee aims to create a statewide downtown recovery plan for mayors from long beach, riverside, sacramento and san francisco gave a sobering status update on their city's downtown districts. >> office attendance is at 40% 46% of pre-pandemic levels as of

march. we can no longer rely on five days a week and 9 to 5 employment, remote work has led to a historic office vacancy rate of over 36% in our downtown . >> the downtown recovery committee will also focus on crime, homelessness, the fentanyl crisis and tourism. the next hearing is set for the second week of may. there are at least three bills being debated in the state legislature focused on downtown recovery. one would create a rehabilitation zone for ten years in downtown san francisco. the bill would speed up approvals for academic campuses, student housing and sports and entertainment venues. another would allow cities to set up incentive programs for projects that convert office buildings into housing. a third bill would help finance such conversions by allowing cities to redirect tax revenue. >> ticketmaster may soon have competition if state lawmakers pass a new bill. oakland assembly member buffy wicks introduced the legislation to create competition in the ticket sales industry. she says ticketmaster has dominated the

space for years, and the new bill is designed to lower prices and increase availability of tickets. wicks says right now, ticketmaster controls 80% of the primary ticket sales nationwide. >> this lack of competition, as i said, does hurt ultimately the consumer. since ticketmaster and live nation were allowed to merge in 2010, ticket prices have gone up an astronomical 140. >> ticketmaster released a statement saying the company, quote, supports reforms to improve ticketing, but believes the bill will instead undermine the efforts of artists, sports teams and ticket masters. efforts to reduce ticket scalping. the warriors are one of the hottest teams in the nba. sunday night, they clinched a spot in the play in tournament, and now, with just four games left in the regular season, it's all about seeding. ktvu jason appelbaum has the story. >> we get a chance to compete in the postseason and i'm very grateful for that. >> grateful, but not satisfied with the 10th seed locked up, the warriors are now looking to

move up. >> it's controlling what we can control, which is going four and zero, obviously we have a chance to play the lakers and the pelicans who are ahead of us and puts us a pretty good shape to you know, get above that ten seed. lebron and the lakers will beth huge. win that and the nine seed is within reach. went out and the warriors could catch the kings and home court advantage that comes with the eight seed steph curry and the warriors taking care of business to advance to the second round. last season, the warriors won their opening playoff series, edging the kings in seven games before bowing out to the lakers in the next round. draymond setting up klay. >> what a nifty reverse layup. >> this year the warriors are getting hot at just the right time. their 24 and 11 record since january 30th is second only to boston over that span. >> we're definitely a better team. better better. two way basketball. better i think, connection. even better

chemistry, there's a much better vibe with this team, so i still believe firmly that we can do something special that's to be determined. >> we got to obviously advance past the west semis, but i think we're playing the best brand of basketball we played all season. >> jason appelbaum, ktvu, fox two sports. >> 838 now, this is the first time in a long time 150 bay area military members are waking up at home with their loved ones. they returned yesterday from a 21,000 mile, four month western pacific deployment aboard the coast guard cutter berthoff. stops included singapore and malaysia. they left in early january and returned to alameda just yesterday. the crew was mostly coast guard, joined by a few dozen navy sailors and marines. >> it's very emotional leaving right after the holidays and being gone for so long. >> i get to be a dad and a friend and a and a husband. >> feels like i've not seen my dad in forever. and i'm just so excited to see him.

>> the coast guard will be docked at its alameda base until it sets sail on another mission in the fall. >> 839 now steve paulson back up this morning. he's looking at the forecast for today. steve looks nice. >> i mean sunny and warmer here for just about everyone, if not everyone here. there's just a little bit of fog kind of dancing around near muir beach, stinson beach, bolinas. i think that's about it. there was a little in the city, some on the san mateo coast, but that only lasted about a half hour or 45 minutes. so sunshine and warmer temps. warmest day looks to be wednesday. i do think the fog will creep back by thursday, and then it looks like rain arrives on saturday. everything is pointing in that direction for now. still a slight offshore breeze, but that is at 5000ft, 850 millibars. if you want to get precise about it. and if i put it, though, on the surface, though, what's it do? yeah, a little slightly different twist. a little bit more of a west maybe for a few. so that that makes a big difference on the fog formation or not. but everything else is high pressure, says i think i'll give

you a nice day if you enjoyed yesterday and you want a little warmer, we'll have it today and tomorrow, probably peaking out. tomorrow's way it looks, but napa, danville, menlo park, san jose, up we go from 72, 74, 75 yesterday to 76 and 77 today, probably 7879 for these tomorrow. maybe danville might hit 8050 now on almost all the temps here. we were much warmer on the lows this morning. still a slight northerly breeze for most. not for all, but for most. it was much. it's been cut in half though compared to yesterday. a lot of fog out there. i think it will start to play on our weather in a day or two, but not today. 20s up in the mountains, high pressure is large and in charge, we like to say. but another low. i mean, we cannot go more than seven days without rain returning. going back to december, and it looks like a repeat performance is on the way friday. and then it looks like it will take us into friday night. our main rain day right now looks to be saturday. what i know that's the way it looks right now. almost all the forecast models are remarkably in sync on that, with some lingering into early sunday. a few patches of fog, but not much

otherwise. lots of sunshine, warmer temps. we'll get 6070. i think tomorrow is the day we might eke out an 80 or so inland, maybe thursday, but then it all starts to cool down and cloud up friday into saturday. >> steve, thank you. 841 a governing body for college athletes votes to ban transgender women from participating in women's competitions. now, many watchers have their eyes on the ncaa. next on the nine. we'll talk live with the south bay professor, who monitors emerging trends in sport and learn more about the ruling and what could come next. >> google taking a big step to face off with its competition in the world of artificial intelligence, a new product that was announced just hours ago to launch google into the microc p

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lawsuit related to a fiery train derailment last year in ohio, a train carrying hazardous material caught fire after derailing near the ohio pennsylvania boundary, prompting evacuations and environmental concerns. norfolk southern says the deal will resolve all class action claims within a 20 mile radius from the derailment, and for people who filed personal injury claims in a ten mile radius, the company says the settlement doesn't include any admission of liability or wrongdoing. >> this morning, we're learning crews could soon resume robotaxi testing. bloomberg reports the company is expected to announce

and begin testing in phoenix today. for now, the self-driving cars will have safety drivers. the general motors subsidiary suspended operations last october after one of the company's cars dragged a pedestrian who was hit by another car. another driver in san francisco, california's dmv has also cracked down on cruise for withholding information about that incident. at 845, new efforts to help people feed their families cook back in studio. >> with that and a look at wall street in today's dollars and cents. >> yes, we are waiting for some important information this week. investors looking for economic data and notes from the federal reserve, the consumer price index and the fed's notes from its last meeting in march. come out tomorrow, everyone anxious to hear what the fed has to say about the future of interest rates. ahead of those reports, stocks dropped as the opening bell rang this morning. one bright spot, though this morning pfizer reports its clinical trials are going well and show promise and protecting more people as young as 18 from the respiratory virus known as rsv.

we are taking a live look at the big board and the numbers this morning. the dow jones has come back a bit. it was down more than 280 points. now down just about a half of a percent. a little less than that. the s&p 500 down a third of a percent. and the nasdaq slipping about a quarter of a percent, 38 points down for the nasdaq. the takeover of first republic bank finishes this memorial day weekend. first republic will cease on friday, may 24th. at that time, its clients can access their accounts at any chase bank. first republic collapsed last year, making it the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. the bay area has 25 first republic branches, 15 will close, the remaining ten will reopen under the jpmorgan chase brand. google is manufacturing more of its digital chips in an effort to rein in rising costs for artificial intelligence. it's producing more of its own chips means google will not have to rely on outside vendors such as nvidia and intel. google's new chip is called axion. it has

immense processing power and can be used in areas ranging from google search engine to ai programs. more help is on the way for low income people trying to feed their family. the pandemic bump is now permanent for people in the program known as wick. in addition to the added money, there are new rules that allow added groceries to the list of approved, including canned fish, fresh herbs and lactose free milk. the rules have not been updated for more than ten years. until now, i'm pam cook, that's a look at your dollars and cents, pam. >> thanks. yesterday, solar eclipse was only a partial eclipse here in the bay area, but people still gathered to share that experience. san francisco's exploratorium held an eclipse gathering to answer questions about the rare eclipse. many of those who attended said the eclipse had a deep meaning for them. >> i feel like it's a transformation for, you know, new beginnings, new energy. it's a time of change. you know, it's pretty awesome. >> i want to actually experience this and this a bucket list

issue. and then the with the next eclipse, i don't think i'll be around here. i'm the next total eclipse that will be visible in the us is in 2044. >> seems many people did not take to heart all the warnings not to look at the sun directly during yesterday's eclipse. google says it saw a bump in searches for my eyes, hurt following the eclipse. we see that on the trend chart here. such searches peaked as the eclipse passed through the heart of the country. i experts had warned that looking directly at the sun without eclipse glasses could cause long terme damage. one woman says she did suffer damage after looking at the 2017 eclipse unprotected opened up my left eye to read on my phone and i couldn't read every other word . >> there was like a there was like a blind spot on every other word. >> it can happen in an instant, in a moment, less than a second of looking at the sun, where this damage can potentially occur. >> doctors say it's a good reminder never to look at the sun with or without an eclipse,

without eye protection. >> 849 is your time. let's get over to sal now. he's got a final check of the roads this morning. some surprises for you. you mentioned earlier, sal. >> all right. sorry. i was looking down on my phone as sometimes i'm caught southbound 880. you know, one of these things that i noticed that all of a sudden we have a lot of slow traffic here. there's not a crash here at stevenson. it was kind of wondering, okay, why is it so? maybe there's a crash we don't know about. i was just kind of wondering about that. what you need to know is, all of a sudden, that commute has become very robust. so get out of the house early if you're going to the bay bridge, there's not a big backup here at the toll plaza. and just like yesterday, today we have kind of a lighter commute in the 8:00 hour. i'm not sure if that trend is going to continue all week. we'll see. but also looking at some of the other bridges, like the san mateo bridge, san mateo bridge is actually decent. that looks cleared out over to the peninsula at 850. when you see yourself on tv. steve always

told me, start talking. >> if you see yourself on tv, start talking. doesn't matter. just start talking. right? all right. thank you sir, not much fog, just a teeny bit for him. we had some san francisco, san mateo coast. now, there's not much left kind of dancing around the marin coast, but i think it's just kind of hanging out and about, ready to disappear here. but maybe tomorrow a little bit more. and for sure thursday. but until then, it's all about sunshine and warmer temps already seeing, 50s for some 59 los angeles 57. in las vegas, 57 san diego. palm springs is almost 70. a little cool over there in phoenix at that low move through arizona yesterday, but now it's into new mexico, texas panhandle. we're all about sunshine and good temperatures today. warm temps, few patches of fog, but that's about gone sunny and warmer. will hang out today and tomorrow. tomorrow looks to be the warmest day i would think a few inland locations will flirt with some 80s maybe thursday, but i think the fog starts to creep back then. big changes. friday looks like rain on saturday. >> well, it's an organization making an impact on the lives of

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this week, house speaker mike johnson is under pressure to pass an aid package, but fellow republicans demand that it come with a border deal. congress is also pressured to quickly approve federal funds to rebuild

the francis scott key bridge in baltimore, which collapsed two weeks ago when it was hit by a container ship. today, a group will call on contra costa county supervisors to approve what it calls equitable health care for undocumented immigrants. this presentation at the county board of supervisors is set to start at 10:00 this morning. the county says in the past two years, workers in its outreach and education network talked to some 146,000 undocumented immigrants about obtaining free primary health care. immigrant advocates, though, say more needs to be done, which is going to be a life changing for so many of our campesinos. >> but also our day laborers here in contra costa, it's going to mean a healthy life, a healthier life, and actually getting ahead of disease is, and preventative, maladies is the group that calls itself one contra costa coalition and hijas

del campo, which advocates for farm workers are working to organize today's event. >> they're calling for the county to allow more people to receive free health care by expanding eligibility. >> our undocumented community members pay taxes on a regular basis without any sort of benefit, they don't receive unemployment that, they can't, get things like covered california because that doesn't actually cover, our community members who are undocumented. >> and despite the latest medi-cal expansion, many immigrants still don't qualify. county board of supervisors will vote on a proposal to increase eligibility to allow for essential workers in the agriculture industry to qualify for improved coverage. >> 857 now dealing with bullying, discrimination and intimidation at school will be the focus of a proposed new office of civil rights at the california department of

education. state superintendent tony thurmond joined lawmakers to introduce the proposal. the office of civil rights would investigate complaints and keep track of the frequency of incidents in public schools. the office would advise the superintendent on its investigations. president biden laid out a new plan to eliminate student loan debt after an earlier relief effort was blocked by the us supreme court last year. under the new plan, the administration says more than 30 million borrowers could have some or all of their debt forgiven. the new effort focuses on specific groups of borrowers, including those who owe more money than they did at the start of their repayment. >> borrowers who have been in repayment for decades, borrowers whose loan payments are going to be low or zero for a very long time, and ultimately be forgiven. borrowers who, have been negatively amortized so they owe more now than they did when they entered repayment, things like that. >> the white house reports

president biden has already canceled $146 billion in student loan debt for 4 million americans. >> the university of connecticut won back to back champions in men's college basketball. the uconn huskies beat the purdue boilermakers 75 to 60 to win the school's sixth men's national championship, and the second in a row. few fans gathered to watch the game on the giant screen outside chase center in san francisco didn't have ties to either school, but just wanted to take part in march madness. >> they're really trying to, you know, play really well and have, you know, i love the intensity of the game, especially going to college. >> it makes it an even bigger deal as well to support college basketball. >> more people went to local bars to watch the ncaa final. connecticut's championship run was one of the most dominant in history, won all six games in the tournament by at least 14 points. >> affordable housing is replacing the idea of a full

fledged entertainment district in san jose. the mercury news reports a los angeles based developer plans to construct eight buildings, each of which are seven stories high. they'd be located near the top golf center at highway 247 and north first street. this project calls for about 780 homes with a few retail shops. original plans featured hotels and restaurants, but plans never materialized and the site eventually ended up in foreclosure. >> we now have answers about an unusual site in san francisco bay. this video on tiktok shows a two story houseboat moving across the bay over the weekend, being pulled by a smaller boat. the houseboat was being moved from the ducktown marina in redwood city, headed for sausalito. the coast guard said as of yesterday afternoon, it was still on the move. it is the second to last floating home at the peninsula marina, which once housed more than 100 people. >> firefighters in the east bay, a fire destroys a business in hayward, where live from the scene as crews continue to investigate what led up to the incident, then growing frustration among