wore leather pants a few times. wait, you have worn leather pants? this show is almost over. we've got. wait, wait, wait, are you wearing leather pants at a time? in high school? yeah. you got to throw those out after the workout. lenny can't o that. come on, we'll talking today about stepping away from the game that she has loved since she was a little girl from the beginning, the strategy of basketball intrigued me, but what really attracted me to the game is the importance of teamwork. >> it is thrilling to be connected in a successful team. >> discussing her retirement for the first time today, we're live with the emotional farewell from coach vanderveer as she embarks on a new chapter. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is the four and now at four, the college coach who helped take women's basketball to new heights is saying goodbye.

>> tara vanderveer spent 45 years as a head coach, most of that time at stanford. she led the cardinal to three national championships and 14 final fours . >> and during her incredible career, this hall of fame coach racked up more wins than any other coach in college basketball history. welcome to the for everyone. this afternoon i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage. >> vanderveer is synonymous with women's basketball. she has coached some of the game's greatest players, and it's really hard for many to imagine her not being on the sidelines at stanford next season. today, vanderveer stepped in front of the cameras to reflect on her accomplished moments, saying she can't imagine a better life, and she also explained how she made the difficult decision to retire . >> i probably retired, at least 20 times in my mind, you know? i mean, it's hard work. you're exhausted after the season and so i wanted to give myself some time when our season was

finished, and just really, you know, make sure i knew that this was what i wanted to do, so. but the time has felt right. >> and vanderveer also talked today about wanting to spend more time with her mother, who's 97 years old. >> i mean, she certainly is a legend. this news has rocked the basketball world with hoop fans really all over. reacting to vanderveer's legacy. >> and of course, the retirement is bittersweet for players and coaches at stanford. ktvu and ruben joining us now live and many of the people you talked with today say they just can't imagine the women's basketball program at stanford without tara . >> that's right. and of course, you know, she leaves behind a string of not just championships and records, but also a group of players that love her like family. now, players past and present showed up for the retirement news conference today. they say they're feeling a mix of emotions today. happy for vanderveer, proud of her and yet sad to see her go. they call her a lifetime learner who was willing to adapt as the game did. in fact, they credit

vanderveer with helping women's basketball evolve. when she started as a head coach 45 years ago, there were a small crowds and small budgets, and in the most recent women's final four ratings actually surpassed the men's tournament, they say vanderveer's impact was significant. >> i don't think it's measurable, you know, because, i think along the way she's done everything to fight for women and for women's basketball, all of the championships, the success. >> but i think for her it's more than that. it's helping other other female, you know, coaches and athletes and just trying to raise that bar. >> women's basketball is on the map and it's here to stay. and tara is a large part of that. >> vanderveer calls this a wild ride, but says it was simply time to retire. she says she will be around campus, though, and plans to be up in the stands for next year's games. heather, alex, all right, and ruben live for us this afternoon on the stanford campus with reaction

there. >> and thank you. >> well, there are so many key moments of vanderveer's career with accolades and achievements really at every level during a year away from stanford, vanderveer led the u.s. women's national team to gold at the 1996 olympics. back to her time as a college head coach, will she only has one losing season in 45 seasons, and she is one of ten female head coaches to be inducted into the basketball hall of fame. >> just an incredible career. joining us to talk more about coach vanderveer's legacy at stanford is sean fletcher, public relations and sports communications professor at san jose state university, professor , always good to see you here. let's first talk about what you think made tara vanderveer so successful as a head coach and as a leader. >> well, i think her grit and determination and all of her contemporaries, as well as those that that played underneath her,

are all coming and answering that very question that you just asked. it was her personality. it was her expertise as it was her, her grit. it was, really her commitment and passion to seeing not just the game moving forward of women's basketball, but also to see that the players move on and not just have great professional basketball careers, but many of those who did not move on to the wnba and other professional women's leagues are also coming back, saying she invested in us in our lives just as much as she did in our basketball success. so she did a tremendous service to all that she came in contact with. >> i mean, she really did. her accolades are just incredible, sean. but, you know, she's stepping away after dominating her sport for generations. and while all of us fans will certainly miss her, no doubt about it, basketball hall will miss her more.

>> of course, basketball, and she's somewhat been lost in this march madness run with caitlin clark and dawn staley and south carolina and lsu and angel reese and many of the headlines that really dominated basketball and the sport world in general. tara vanderveer should not be lost within her role in all of this. in nearly 45 years, when she hit the basketball landscape back in 1978, up until now, she has had a lasting impact on really where we see the women's game and the game of basketball in general sitting right now. we saw over 18 million people tune in for the women's national championship game. tara vanderveer is owed much of that debt towards moving the game in that direction, and i hope she's proud of her accomplishments. >> yeah, i mean, you talk about caitlin clark and that

undefeated south carolina squad that took the title this year, and you know, her retirement comes as we learn this week and find out that the women's college basketball championship game, as you alluded to, drew in more viewers than the men's college basketball game. just something that is so remarkable how how do you think it was that that vanderveer helped to create this landscape where not just women's basketball, but women's sports more broadly are more popular than they've ever been? >> you have to look at the pioneers of the sport. i tell people all the time, don't just look at the results, look at those who put in the work, look at those who put in the unsung hours, the unviewed and unseen work to lay the foundation for the game that is played and enjoyed right now, especially in this digital and social media age. go back to those that that saw title nine and wondered if it was really helping them move the game forward. go back to the women's basketball leagues that

predated the wnba existence in the mid 1990s. go to those women who felt as though they had to go overseas in order to have their talents and abilities fully compensated. look at all of them and the work that they all put in, including tara vanderveer and the sweat equity and labor that she put in that moved us to where we are right now to even have a caitlin clark, to even have these numbers that far surpassed the men's game. ultimately, they are due their flowers and their propers in terms of the work that many of us did not see them do, but now we're now talking about where the women's game is in 2024. i look to them and give them those flowers, and tara vanderveer deserves that. on this day of her retirement. >> yeah. and sean, obviously she is synonymous with stanford

basketball. but let's talk a little bit about what she was able to do with that 1996 u.s. olympic team taking them to the gold medal. but it was an incredible 52 and zero exhibition record, and then an eight zero record at the olympics, which actually started a gold medal streak that, of course, the us is hoping to extend this summer in paris. i mean, that that accomplishment in itself is pretty remarkable. >> absolutely. tara vanderveer was not simply the stanford women's basketball coach. tara vanderveer has an illustrious resume. she is etched in the pantheon of the greats of coaching in general. she surpassed coach k mike czyzewski in all time, ncaa basketball wins. prior to that, she surpassed the late, great pat summitt as well as the existing coach at uconn, geno auriemma. but she's a member of the naismith hall of fame, the women's basketball hall of fame. but she represented her country.

and how many basketball players and olympians have said there is nothing that surpasses the gratification and the feeling that you get to represent your country. and tara vanderveer did that. so her record is so expansive that it's really difficult to point to one thing, but i would venture to say that if you were to ask her, she would say that 1996 olympic experience is right up there at the top. >> yeah, really important accomplishment. all right. let's talk about how you try to fill tara vanderveer's shoes at stanford and what comes next for the program here. we know that assistant coach kate pay is in negotiations to become the next head coach. there. she played for vanderveer for many years. she's coached for her for 17 years. how do you think she has to approach this job, assuming she's put into this role, trying to replace such a legendary coach? >> i would say you do it with humility and you ask for

patience. but to attack it with the same humility and grit that we just talked about, that tara vanderveer did, the university of tennessee recently filled their, vacant women's basketball coaching role the other day, and i would say that she should probably take a similar page from them, understanding the long, illustrious history of the program, the alumni who are are, seeking to ensure that the legacy is upheld, but also understand and you do not have to fill the shoes of tara vanderveer. typically, those who fail are the ones who are trying to fill the shoes of a great that preceded them. you stamp your own legacy. you do it with humility. you do it with with expertise, and bring those along with you who have been here the entire time. and stanford has a long history and a long, catalog

, if you will, of supporters who will be rooting this new coach along. >> yeah, i'm sure she's picked up a few things from coach vanderveer over the years, too. >> yeah, yeah. sean we really appreciate you coming on and talking with us about this legendary coach. thanks so much. and i know you're going to join us a little bit later in the show as well. so we'll be seeing you in just a few minutes. thanks so much, sean, we want you to stay with us folks at home as we weigh in on a significant decision affecting athletes at hundreds of smaller universities. we're going to be doing so with sean in a few minutes. >> yeah, and we're going to be talking about a new policy that bans transgender women from competing in women's sports. the first major college sports governing body to take such a step. we'll break down what led up to this decision. >> plus, have you seen this? just a canvas of color coding fields in the east bay. our tom vacar is live with where you can see this latest super bloom and barry. >> whether another beautiful

spring day out there, in fact, some warm temperatures away from the coastline. looks like we'll have another nice day for tomorrow. and then we're tracking a cold system that will remind us of winte we'll have the f

wild flowers? not yet. no, not now. dotting the landscape in walnut creek are tom vacar joins us now live with reaction from those striking to see the beautiful blooms. >> well, you know, what's really interesting is we're in downtown walnut creek and we think, god, how far do i have to drive to go see a wildflower bloom here? about a mile, because it looks like super bloom. season number two is just ahead. mount diablo state park is already showing its stuff as our state flower. the poppies are breaking out in patches, with many more patches

likely to come according to two walnut creek cyclists. >> there's been certainly some spectacular years, and this is shaping up to be one of them, you know, and this is just sort of the first, first phase of it, which is the poppies always kind of first, as you go up further and the, the flora changes a little bit, then, then you get into some other plants. >> if this is just beginning, the future looks bright for a spectacular mount diablo spring season. >> but certainly the last couple of years have been beautiful with the moisture and every season's great. it's fun to see the, you know, the contrast and the color. in the fall, it's totally dry and there's tarantula and come up here and there's flowers. >> now, the city of walnut creek, shell ridge is also not just showing off a burst of colors, but the valley below, with its hints of purple and radiant green, may end up in a spectacular display in the coming days and weeks. other places likely to have super blooms include black diamond mines, south of antioch, coyote hills regional park north of

newark, briones regional park east of pacheco, sunol regional wilderness, east of fremont anthony chabot regional park, east of the oakland zoo. >> just this weekend, i'm going to go down to joshua tree, and i hope to hopefully see some some super blooms. a word to the wise. >> if you're going to go out and look at a super bloom or several of them, make sure you check the websites in advance to make sure that they're really blooming. otherwise you might be disappointed. statewide, a few of the most popular super blooms are likely to be found in the south in joshua tree, death valley, antelope valley poppy preserve and anza-borrego state park. michael ng, who brought his little boy to experience the bloom, says that mount diablo is just fine. >> many years we didn't see a lot of flowers and spring season . you want to catch the best moment of your life. you know the flower is the best. >> now, one of the best places

to see the mega bloom is about the center of the state on the 101 called the carrizo plain national monument. it's a huge valley and very often does have when we have wet weather, it does have super blooms. one other thing, when you go into neighborhoods and do super blooms, remember do not park in front of people's driveways and don't create a situation because it could get pretty ugly as it did over in pacifica when the super bloom happened last year. and one of the best ways to find out where super blooming is happening right now go on social media. people will even provide pictures. reporting live, tom baker, ktvu, fox two news. >> yeah, those spots i'll bet. get pretty packed. yeah. tom appreciate it. thank you. and those colorful super blooms. well they were complemented by a whole lot of sunshine here today. here's a look at another one of those super blooms here this afternoon. and we have sunny skies relatively warm temperatures. but it may not last the spring like conditions i know. >> so for that let's bring in

our meteorologist mark tamayo. boy, such a nice day out there today. >> it has been a nice stretch. you know just looking at those i know it's beautiful, but it also just makes me want to sneeze when i see. >> i know for a lot of people that's what they think. yeah. >> so just be prepared for the allergies as well. take the medication. but yeah, it has been a nice weather stretch here in the bay area. some sunshine today. in fact this resembling a summerlike pattern out there with the fog making a comeback coast side and some warm temperatures inland. take a look at some of the highs from this afternoon and lots of 80s to report. from saratoga to american canyon to castro valley to a gilroy right around 80 to 83 degrees. so most areas a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. and that's kind of syncing up with our graph here, showing you that warming trend compared to yesterday. and then definitely a cooling things off. that's our thinking as we head toward friday and into the weekend. but this looks like the middle of a summertime out there with the fog hanging out near portions of the coastline right around san francisco and the golden gate bridge. earlier today. and with that, the fog presence that the marine layer we're talking about some cool temperatures near portions of

the coastline. half moon bay has warmed up to 61, san francisco 66, and you can see the warm temperatures upper 70s. and look at san jose reporting 80 degrees. so lots of sunshine in the south bay as we expand the view. another nice day for tomorrow. you can see a big ridge overhead here. this keeping us dry for today, but as we look up stream in the flow that's a speckled cloud cover here. that's a sign of cold air that's going to approach the bay area over the coming days. now here is our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge. there's that one patch of fog trying to kind of just hang out near portions of the marin headlands, near the north tower of the golden gate bridge. we are expecting some patchy fog first thing tomorrow morning near the shoreline, maybe right around the bay, and overnight temperatures will be in the upper 40s to the 50s. so here's the plan. tomorrow morning, patchy fog around 50 to 55 degrees and then into the afternoon hours. another nice day, especially away from the coastline now the beaches. mid 60s. lots of 70s in the warmest locations. tomorrow afternoon will be right around 80 degrees for your thursday afternoon. friday will be the transition

day and eventually we are talking about some rain back in the forecast that could really impact one part of your weekend. we'll talk more about that with your full update in just a little bit. >> all right. if you are planning a trip to yosemite national park, starting saturday, you will need a reservation even for a day trip. the park will require reservations for the next six months as part of a test program. yosemite wants to limit the number of vehicles heading into the valley to help reduce crowds. last summer, large crowds created traffic jams that caused hours of delays for many people driving into yosemite. >> well, your solar eclipse glasses could still have a purpose. eyeglass company warby parker is partnering with astronomers without borders to help recycle and redistribute the used glasses. the glasses will be sent to schools or places around the world that have limited resources for solar eclipse viewing. gently used glasses with an iso logo can be donated at warby parker retail locations. up until april 30th.

>> president biden, hosting japan's prime minister at the white house. the details on the joint initiatives between the countries working to improve their se rity a nce

leaders announced new security initiatives ahead of a state dinner tonight. >> plenty of pomp and circumstance at the white house

wednesday for an official state visit from japan's prime minister, fumio kishida. >> i would assert our alliance has never been stronger in our entire history. >> after an extensive bilateral meeting, the leaders announced several new initiatives to strengthen their nations partnership, including establishing an integrated air defense network between japan, the us and australia, sending the first japanese astronaut to the moon on a future nasa mission and continuing to promote cross border investment. >> there's no limit to what our countries can and our people can do together. >> on thursday, the leaders will add the president of the philippines to their discussions for the first trilateral summit between the countries, an alliance intended to send a clear message to china as it ramps up its military capabilities in the south china sea. >> we will continue to call on china to fulfill its responsibilities as a major power that sends a message to potential adversaries that the us and japan are ready, and

others should not misunderstand that. >> president biden and prime minister kishida also discussed the war in gaza, both supporting an immediate cease fire and more humanitarian aid. in washington, rebecca castor, fox news. >> san francisco mayor london breed is giving new details about her upcoming trip to china . she's set to leave on saturday on a trip meant to strengthen relations with san francisco's sister city, shanghai, and also boost business and tourism. we spoke with the mayor earlier today. she says the weeklong trip is important for the city's future economic opportunities. we are going to be meeting with three airlines to talk about direct flights, adding more flights to sfo. >> we're back to pre-pandemic levels at our international flights, and we want that to be more. we're going to be meeting with a number of businesses. we want to revitalize our downtown with investments. we want to make sure that china knows how important it is for our relationship.

>> well, the mayor is traveling with a group of san francisco asian business and community leaders. the trip includes stops in beijing, hong kong, as well as shanghai. >> some students from castlemont high school in oakland are back here in the bay area after a two week tour of southeast asia. the students touched down at sfo yesterday. they're part of the pacific bridge club. over the past six years, the club has created a space for east oakland teenagers to learn about other cultures around the world. this year, the teens got to spend time in japan, the philippines and taiwan. it was amazing. >> it was my first trip out of the country. i haven't traveled anywhere else besides the places we've we've visit and on past trips. >> the pacific bridge club has taken oakland students to egypt, turkey and vietnam. >> well, a controversial transgender athlete policy was recently approved for smaller colleges across the country. stay with us. we're going to

take a closer look at this decision and iscu the

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small universities announced a new policy that essentially bans transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. the national association of intercollegiate athletics has decided only athletes who were assigned female at birth and have not begun hormone therapy can take part in women's sports. this is believed to be the first

college sports governing body to take such a step. >> okay, we want to bring back to the show sean fletcher, professor of public relations and sports communications at san jose state university. sean, we have talked about this issue before. it is complex. how do you think the naia came to this conclusion? >> i don't know, and i believe that that is what many of us in my position who are advocates for equity in sport across different social identities, want to know is how did you arrive at this decision? jim carr, who's the president of the naia, really didn't give any details. he gave a public relations statement around it, largely saying he admitted that it would be controversial and there would be a lot of emotions and opinions, quote unquote. well, there are not a lot of emotions and opinions. we want data. how did you arrive at this conclusion that a sweeping ban in effect, is going to level the fairness in competition? as he

said, we have seen no data to support that. the landscape is unfair, including the participation of trans athletes in general is less than a percentage of a percentage. so i'm i'm scratching my head today even, learning more about this, this trans athlete ban on the naia level of how did they arrive at it. we need transparency. >> yeah. and certainly as you point out there, the number of transgender athletes competing in college sports is incredibly small. you talked about the president and the ceo of the naia, jim carr, and he said during an interview with the ap that as you pointed out, he expected this policy would generate some strong emotional responses as it has done. and he went on to say this quote, we feel like our primary response ability is fairness and competition. so we are following that path. and we've tried as best we could to allow for some participation by all. what about

this notion that he's alluding to here, that this is about ensuring that no one has an unfair advantage in college sports? >> i believe that's a disingenuous take. we all know that this has become a heavily politicized conversation that many politicians have have distorted the viewpoints of trans athletes and the positionality of them, their intentions. many have tried to portray this as trans women trying to get some sort of competitive advantage, which is distorting what should be a purely intended positive, intended conversation. the naia largely has taken the trans athlete participate in policy from the ncaa since 2011. the ncaa, including the naia, they they did allow for trans women to compete, not just participate compete in in in athletics, provided that they had began a

level of testosterone suppression. well, not so coincidentally, in january of 22, shortly after leah thomas became a lightning rod topic, the trans woman swimmer from the university of pennsylvania who went on to win a title, heavily politicized that topic. and they turned leah thomas into somehow this canary in the coal mine that now all of a sudden, the landscape is unfair and we need to do something about it. no, i believe they came to the political pressure and now they are moving forward. and what can only be viewed as a discriminatory way. >> okay, you mentioned, you know, that that group of current and former college athletes who just last month filed a federal lawsuit against the ncaa over what you're talking about in the swimming activity, alleging violations of their rights due to the inclusion of transgender women in women's sports. there

are some who argue, sean, that, yes, the percentage of transgender athletes may be small right now, but perhaps that will grow and maybe it's better now to have a policy in place so that everyone knows what's expected. >> the trans community, including those of us who are allies and advocates for fairness and equity in sport, fully understand. and i've said it before, this is not a cisgender versus trans athlete competition, or dichotomy. ultimately, this resides at the competition bodies who govern these sports to fully come to an understanding that they have long since created a binary system that now they're trying to retrofit to be inclusive of non-binary individuals. times have changed. they do not want to change the system that has been created up until now. trans athletes will tell you the same

thing that they are not looking for a competitive advantage. they are not trying to create an unfair playing field, but it is a slippery slope when you start coming up with arbitrary rubrics and metrics in order to deem fairness. because we have seen female born athletes like caster semenya and other athletes who were born with intersex traits born female, but they were stripped of their ability to compete arbitrarily because their testosterone levels were too high. it is a slippery slope when you start allowing governing bodies to arbitrarily decide who can compete based upon arbitrary metrics. so i caution those who are trying to formulate their opinion on this subject to move with the prevailing narrative that somehow trans athletes are coming to pervade female sports and create an unfair advantage. it's not that simple. >> finally, sean, before we let

you go, let me ask you about what could be the implications of this decision by the naia when we talk about larger schools in the ncaa, we know the ncaa in the process right now of updating its policies when it comes to transgender athlete participation. do you think a decision like this puts more pressure on the ncaa to put stricter policies in place when it comes to transgender athletes ? >> it will, and i think for all of the wrong reasons, we are in a national election season and many of our politicians are unscrupulously using this as talking points. and they are putting young trans athletes as well as cisgender women within their campaign speeches. and again, i will i will encourage those who are in the discerning public to sift through these narratives and take the kids and the athletes who simply want a fair opportunity to compete, both cisgender as well as trans athletes. sift through the

political talking points and understand that at the end of the day, equity and inclusion ought not to be a zero sum game. so yes, i believe this will put pressure on the ncaa. my hope is, is that they will move beyond the political pressure and sit with these communities, both cisgender and trans women, and have a dialog as to how we can move this conversation forward and put some actual clarifying policies in place that allow for all to feel as though we're moving forward in an equitable fashion. to this day, that has not happened. >> all right, sean fletcher, really appreciate your time today. thank you, thank you. >> uc berkeley now has a new chancellor to replace outgoing chancellor carol christ. the uc board of regents today unanimously approved the selection of richard lyons. he's berkeley's associate vice chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship. the former dean of the haas school of

business and an alumnus of the university. lyon says his goal, among others, is to provide every student with a true sense of belonging and to encourage educational innovation. the word belonging, ultimately, is to so tied into culture and shared values, so when i talk about values, leadership being a more inclusive set of institutions that's serving not all of california and beyond, and that's a really important part of values leadership. >> last, last topic. >> lyons tenure as chancellor will begin on july 1st. he will earn an annual salary of $946,000. christ is retiring after seven years leading the university. >> fear, confusion and emergency relief funds afforded scammers a lot of opportunity for fraud during the pandemic. now, a government watchdog group says the amount of money stolen may have topped $100 billion. >> and in barry weather, another

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a government watchdog, says the amount of fraud at the time was astronomical. fox's grady trimble has more now on the report. >> it's been years since the pandemic ended and since president biden vowed in his state of the union address back in 2022 to go after pandemic, fraudsters in my administration, the watchdogs are back and we're going to go after the criminals who stole billions of relief money meant for small businesses and millions of americans, and now the biden administration is announcing a massive covid fraud crackdown. the doj says it and other federal agencies have recovered more than $1.4 billion in stolen covid relief money, and they've charged more than 3500 defendants with crimes related to pandemic fraud. senate democrats are pairing this doj announcement with the introduction of a new bill aimed at going after more fraudsters and preventing theft and fraud involving other public benefits

programs. the $1.4 billion the doj announced it recovered pales in comparison, though, to the amount of fraud that actually took place. experts from the government accountability office estimate that the total amount of fraud committed during the pandemic was likely between 100 and $135 billion in taxpayer dollars. that means between 11% and 15% of the total amount of unemployment benefits doled out during the pandemic went to fraud. covid fraud is a topic republicans have been all over for years. when republicans took back the house, one of their first orders of business was holding hearings about it. so there could be bipartisan support for an even bigger covid fraud crackdown in washington. grady trimble, fox business okay, turning back now to our beautiful weather here in the bay area as we give you this live look out over the south bay

right now and you can see a lot of sunshine out there, some nice comfortable temperatures here, a beautiful spring day in the bay area, but we do see some changes headed our way as we head toward the weekend. >> mark is tracking another storm that's going to really cool things down. yeah that's right alex. it's amazing. in this one forecast we're talking about 80s. and then we're also talking about sierra snowfall all happening within the next few days. so yeah a lot to talk about in our forecast today though. another mild day out there. the fog though decided to return kind of a bit of a bit of a surprise near portions of the coastline. this was the scene today earlier looking out toward the golden gate bridge. so we had some cool conditions around the coastline, but just a few miles away from the shoreline, some warm temperatures inland. it's a warm day tomorrow, 70s and 80. kind of a split forecast. and then into your saturday. definitely some cooler temperatures back down to the 50s and 60s and rainfall making a comeback as well. here's a satellite. and once again, we talked about this earlier. this looks like the middle of summertime june or july with with the fog out there, you can see the past few frames over the past few hours, that fog

coverage has been decreasing somewhat. so we actually have some pretty warm temperatures for the clear spots out toward walnut creek, fremont, san jose, santa rosa. right now 78, and san francisco checking in 66 degrees as we expand the view in the in the pacific, you can see the big ridge here, this big circulation overhead here. and that is keeping us dry and keeping us warm. but as we move the maps up here, this is our next system. we'll be watching over the next few days, especially by friday and into the weekend. first, that cooler air moves in, and then by friday night into saturday, we are talking about some rain back in the bay area forecast and maybe some thunderstorms as well. here's our live camera. we are looking out toward the oakland estuary in the foreground, san francisco in the distance and it's not completely clear. we have a few scattered high clouds and a bit of some haze showing up in the bay area. skies for tonight. partly cloudy, some coastal fog. it's a warm forecast inland tomorrow. 70s and 80s. and then saturday rain returns, cooler conditions and by sunday those shower chances could actually stick around as well. but the main event in

terms of the next system will be friday night into saturday. here's the plan. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies, low to mid 50s and then into the afternoon hours. we are expecting a nice day out there. these colors, brighter colors do represent some 80s. once again. so mid 60s coast side, lots of 70s out there and the warmest locations approaching the 80 degree mark. all because this guy, this big area of high pressure, it's been strengthening and kind of moving over california. so that's why we have been warming things up today a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. thursday is the last warm day in this series, 70s and 80s. and that system will be dropping in from the north. here it comes. and that will be by friday night and into saturday. so plan on some rain drops on saturday with the possibility of some thunderstorms as well. in fact, here's the forecast model showing you the dry conditions for your thursday and then into friday. definitely some clouds, some cooler conditions. and then this is friday night. and then saturday there's that band coming on board. this might wake you up early saturday morning and then out toward the sierra. it's interesting. maybe maybe a

place like lake tahoe could be approaching 3 to 4in of snowfall as this system comes on board. and then as we like to say, unsettled for saturday. and then there's still a chance of a leftover shower into sunday. but it looks like the best bet to get outside this weekend will be on sunday. take a look at the numbers for tomorrow. still, it's warm out there. 6070, warmest locations right around 80 degrees out toward antioch, fairfield, livermore 81, san jose 80, and fremont in the upper 70s, 77 degrees. here's a look ahead. your five day forecast and we will cool things off in a friday. you'll step outside and notice that instant change as we head toward friday. there is a chance of a few showers by friday night, but the main event will be late friday night into saturday with the rainfall making a comeback. maybe some thunderstorms. we're going to hold on to a shower, chance into sunday and then partly sunny skies into early next week. so as we talked about in the beginning of this weather segment, 70s and 80s and we're talking about some snow in the sierra. so it's all happening over the next several days. okay mark. >> thank you. we have much more news coming your way. but first we want to head outside and see

how traffic is looking on this wednesday afternoon. going to stay right here in the east bay and take a look at oakland 880 here just by the coliseum. actually, it's pretty nice if you're traveling in either direction thi afte oon. ta

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earlier this week, received the congressional gold medal, the highest honor congress gives to civilians. women took over critical defense jobs during the war, such as welding airplanes and manufacturing weapons while men were overseas in combat. some rosie the riveters helped design this special congressional medal. in fact, bart is planning a special send off for the last of its legacy trains. >> on saturday, april 20th, bart is hosting a retirement ceremony for the last run of its legacy trains, made up of rail cars that have been serving the bay area for more than 50 years. the ceremony will be held at the macarthur bart station. most of the old bart cars are being recycled for scrap metal. track and field gold medalist at the olympic games in paris this summer will get thousands of dollars in prize money. >> each gold medalist will receive $50,000. world athletics announced a $2.4 million prize pot today. it's the first

international sport federation to award prize money at an olympics, and the 128 year history of the modern games, world athletics says it also plans to pay prize money, pay prize money on a tiered basis to all medal winners in the 2028 olympic games in los angeles. >> all right, now to a rope climb that was just a little bit more challenging than your high school gym class. a french woman broke a world record, climbing over 360ft up to the second level of the eiffel tower in paris by a free hanging rope. anouk garnier is an obstacle course champion. she said that she had worked for a year to train for this event that is hosted by the eiffel tower. the record is set on the distance here, not the stopwatch, so she was able to take a couple of breaks along the way. during that climb, i don't care how many breaks you give me, i'm not going to make it. i know that's wild. >> yeah, that's pretty remarkable. yep. it is. okay, so we spent a lot of time this

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major plane suppliers like boeing and airbus are dealing with production shortages. fox's kelly saberi reports on the latest industry challenges that boeing whistleblower says that he was working on. >> the 787 team when he noticed that the company was taking shortcuts in order to produce that jet. that's when he was moved to work on the 777 model, where he says he saw the same quality issues in the production at which point his lawyers say he was threatened with job termination and physical violence. boeing's first quarter deliveries fell to their lowest since 2021, while european rival airbus rose year over year. boeing produced just 29 aircraft in march, just two more than in february and january, for a grand total of 83 jets in the

first quarter. the majority of those are 737 maxs. this while airbus turned over 63 aircraft in march alone. keep in mind, the faa has set a limit on how many jets boeing can produce each month. boeing cfo brian west, defending their slow pace, saying, quote, we're deliberately going slow to get this right. we are the ones who make the decision to constrain rates on the 737 program below 38 per month until we feel like we're ready. since boeing production has scaled down us carriers will receive 32% fewer aircraft than they planned for a year ago. estimates show. some 200 million more people will travel this summer than they did back in 2019. some airlines are turning to leasing these lease rates for the new airbus a320 200 neo and boeing 737. eight max aircrafts have hit $400,000 per month. that's the highest rate since mid 2008, per cirium.

ascend consultancy some airlines are now paying more to fly older jets that need some tlc. that includes united, delta and american, who spent about 40% more on repairs last year. from 2019, both the engineer who is part of this case and boeing ceo are expected to testify next week in chicago. kelly saberi, fox business. >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. now at five. a legendary head coach in college basketball will coach no more. tara vanderveer reflects on her time at stanford university while looking ahead to the future of the sport. >> as their coach, i have aspired to help each player get to a place they couldn't get on their own. i've wanted to be a coach that i would want to play for. >> good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach and i'm julie julie haener. >> tara vanderveer has spent 45 years as a head coach. most of

that time at stanford, where she led the cardinal to three national titles. >> and nobody, nobody has won more games in college basketball than her. her impact on the sport, stanford's campus and the bay area and beyond. it is hard to measure its right. >> ktvu sports jason appelbaum joins us now here in the studio with more on her emotional goodbye to the game. >> yeah, julie and mike, it truly is an end of an era at stanford. hard to even imagine the campus community without her. no coach in the history of the bay area in any sport, men or women had a longer or more successful run than tara vanderveer. and today, 38 years and 11 months after she was hired stanford, she said goodbye . >> sometimes it's just you're ready. and i just felt, i'm ready. i never really thought i would be. i kind of just, you know, just felt like maybe i would, you know, kind of just keel over on the bench. but, you know, i mean, i just, you know, i because i love