probably misinterpreting a lot of them. baby bieber watch indeed, we will see you it is expected to be one of the hottest days of the year so far, with some inland areas pushing 90 degrees from ktvu. >> fox two news this is the four. >> yeah, and talk about a major wardrobe swap today. just days ago was cold and rainy. but today boy we turned up the heat. welcome everyone to the four this afternoon i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage. >> it hasn't been this warm in the bay area since last fall. and of course people are out and about enjoying it. this afternoon, sky fox flew over dolores park in san francisco just a short time ago, where a whole lot of people brought out the blankets to soak up the sun across town, people were out enjoying the warm weather at baker beach and jumping in the water to stay cool. temperatures in the city well above average

today. the same is true of many other locations along with the heat, though it has also been windy once again today, the gusty conditions posing a bit of a challenge for firefighters here in hayward as they work to contain a fire that burned dangerous close to several homes, as you see here, started around 11 this morning near poppy, wood court and silverthorne place. >> firefighters say this may have started as a car fire that spread to trees nearby. several vehicles burned. some neighbors were seen using garden hoses and buckets of water to try to protect their properties. >> all right, let's give you a live look here this afternoon in the east bay. and this is the scene along highway four in the pittsburg bay point area. of course, inland spots like this are really experiencing the heat this afternoon. for more on the weather, let's bring in meteorologist mark tamayo to tell us how long the warm temperatures will stick around. doesn't sound like this is going to be any sort of an extended heat wave. >> no. in fact, by the weekend we are talking about a cooling trend, especially as we head

toward sunday for mother's day. but yeah, it has been quite the warm up over the past several days. it's kind of started to say yesterday was the transition day. temperatures well up above the average, about 10 to 15 degrees up above the average. but we are expecting cooling conditions as we move into the weekend. take a look at some of the highs from today, not only the inland spots that are warming up, mainly in the 80s to right around 90 degrees, but even look out toward ocean beach in san francisco 80 degrees. so the shoreline warming up with fog free conditions. also, it's that warm wind that's transporting that warm, dry air all the way to the coast. and you probably felt that breeze today throughout the day. mount diablo, 54 miles an hour, half moon bay, 39 miles an hour. san francisco, 29 miles an hour. here is our live camera looking above golden gate park this afternoon, completely in the clear. a bit of some haze out there, but still mostly sunny skies. as we check out the current numbers for the 4:00 hour, it is warm out towards san francisco 73, so we do not have any heat advisories. no

excessive heat warnings, but definitely a notable warm up for today and this pattern will stick around for tomorrow for the most part, except we could have some changes developing right near the immediate coastline. we'll see a change in the wind flow. you can see those those wind arrows here coming in from the south that could begin to cool off parts of the shoreline in your friday forecast. but another hot day inland. in fact, we'll probably have some more 90 to talk about for tomorrow. we'll have more on your forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> all right, mark, we'll see you in just a bit. thank you. new at four this afternoon, the california public utilities commission approved a controversial plan that will change how pge and other investor owned utilities calculate customers energy bills. this plan will add a mandatory $24 fixed charge to most customers bills. in exchange, it will lower electricity prices by 5 to $0.07 per kilowatt hour. low income customers will pay a flat rate of 6 or $12. the money will be used for infrastructure and maintenance. the plan is part of

a law approved by the legislature in 2022. supporters say it will help lower income households. however, critics say it won't benefit everyone. >> we think that if you have a low energy footprint now, even in the central valley where it gets hot, this fixed charge could actually raise your rates. if you're a low energy user to begin with, california is one of a few states where utilities do not use the fixed rate model. >> those in favor say the change will save customers an average of $30 a month, and they say it will incentivize people in california to go electric. this change will take effect in early 2026. well, now to some developing news that we're following in a meeting that is happening at this hour about the contentious name change of the oakland airport. >> ktvu tom vacar is monitoring that discussion and joins us now live from the newsroom with an update. tom >> well, it appears to be that the only winners in this thing will ultimately be the attorneys. now, in a nutshell,

the port of oakland officials believe that being named san francisco bay oakland airport will make it clear to travelers worldwide that it is a part of the san francisco bay area. but the city of san francisco believes that that name is nothing short of a trademark infringement that will cause confusion, and for it to lose customers. >> i would guess that maybe combining the names, maybe, teaches people that they are close and affiliated with each other. >> i do know that when i first was flying here, that it was a little confusing which one to go to so i can understand that being an issue. >> actually, i like it being oakland. i like it being, not not so confusing for somebody who doesn't fly in here all the time. >> san francisco city attorney issued this statement that if oakland continues to rebuff our offers to partner, we will have to move forward with next steps

in our trademark lawsuit and seeking a preliminary injunction to stop infringement on sfo's trademark back to you, tom. >> despite the threat of a of a lawsuit and legal action by the city of san francisco, it seems to be that this board later on today is in fact going to take this final vote and approve this controversial name change. >> it does appear to be that way, and they're taking a chance because the city has already brought the first litigation. they can bring more. and at some point in time, somebody is going to have to blink or a judge is going to make that decision. in the meantime, whether or not those changes will actually apply, which is to say, whether the expedia's or the southwest or the other companies that sell tickets, whether directly or through these intermediaries, are going to list it as that is an entirely other matter, because they do not want to get mixed up in that injunction. okay i know you're going to stay on top of that meeting. >> it is underway now. we'll wait for that final vote. tom. thank you. yep. >> all right. bart's board of

directors met earlier today in part to discuss a possible ballot measure that could give the transit agency a financial lifeline. ktvu sally rasmus explains the crisis the transit agency is facing and why they'll need help from bay area voters to keep the trains running on a regular thursday morning at the walnut creek bart station, there are people heading up to the platform to take a train, but not the volume of passengers bart used to have. >> luckily, i only have to go to work three days a week, so get to work from home mondays and fridays. and that's since the pandemic. >> bart says its average weekday ridership is still about 40% of what it was before the pandemic. >> the bay area has the lowest return to office rate in the entire country. >> because of that, bart is facing some serious financial challenges. the agency is predicting a $35 million deficit in 2026, which it says it can manage. but after that comes a financial cliff deficits of 300 million a year. the agency says if it tried to cut its way out of that budget hole, it would

have to cut bart service by 60 to 80. at its meeting today, bart's board of directors are talking about a possible ballot measure that they say is really their only hope. >> it's ultimately up to the voters. the voters will decide. >> california senate bill 1031 would allow regional transportation officials to ask voters to approve some sort of tax increase, sales tax, payroll or otherwise. the bill doesn't specify right now to give bart and other transit agencies additional long term funding. bart riders have mixed feelings. >> we definitely do need a bart system. absolutely. it's really important, i just don't know if i want more taxes to go up because of the cost of everything right now. >> probably not. i feel like we pay enough taxes, right? you know, energy costs going up, property taxes are high. good. >> bart's important because it's a way to get home. i also think it's nice to keep cars off the road because it's really busy. it's really busy. >> a proposed ballot measure would also direct regional transportation officials to look at ways to consolidate the 27

different transit agencies that operate in the nine county bay area region, the bill says merging transit agencies like bart, muni, ac transit and others would help them survive long term. >> bart is really the backbone of the bay area and our economy and the bay area won't be the bay area without transit service in walnut creek. >> allie rasmus ktvu, fox two news up next here on the four this afternoon, a major cybersecurity conference is wrapping up in san francisco today. >> coming up, how local businesses around moscone center say they're benefiting from the increase in visitors this week. >> and lawyers for president trump wrapping up their cross examination of stormy daniels in his criminal trial. there in new york. we look at their strategy today, aimed at discrediting the adult film star

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at the moscone center. >> ktvu christian captain is joining us now live from downtown san francisco with a look at the impact this cybersecurity conference is having on nearby businesses. christian >> yeah. take a look around me. you can get a sense of just how busy the whole city is and how many people are enjoying their time here in the area, going to hotels, eating in restaurants, really getting a kind of a taste of san francisco now. tropical music filled the warm spring air today as an estimated 40,000 rsa conference visitors made their way in and out of san francisco's moscone center. charlie garrett is a bureau chief in charge of operations. it operations for south carolina's department of health and human services, and he told us he's enjoying his stay. >> love it. if y'all wasn't so expensive with costs and everything, i would want to move out here because the food is awesome, the environment is awesome. everything is just awesome. i've had a fantastic time out here.

>> a san francisco travel says the rsa conference is the second biggest annual conference after dreamforce. and one final note here hotel capacity is either full or nearly full in the area. that means that it was the proverbial all hands on deck situation. the hotel council says hotels called in all of their available workers to accommodate all of the visitors that are in san francisco right now. guys, we are live in san francisco, in the south market area. christien kafton ktvu, fox two news and christian. >> was there something about the way this conference, you know, sort of operated in the city as opposed to apec? we had a lot of closures the last time around, and this time it feels like things are more open. >> i don't i'm sorry, alex, i'm having some difficulty hearing you. >> i was sort of drawing a contrast between the situation here with the rsa conference and what we saw when apec was in town. you had a lot more street closures, and we know it hurt a lot of the businesses. a much

different scene this time around. >> yeah. it is a different scene this time around. you know, remember during apec there was all the security that was in place. we saw high fences, high walls up in the area, streets closed in the area. the businesses that we've talked to down here say it is completely different this time. you can see a lot of the visitors going in and out of the local restaurants and going in and out of the local businesses, the local businesses and restaurants telling me they really appreciate having those visitors come in. >> yeah, the heightened security not really needed at this type of conference. and businesses certainly benefiting. all right, christian captain, thank you. governor newsom is putting the pressure on half moon bay now to approve an affordable housing project for senior farm workers. the governor releasing a statement today calling on the city's planning commission to stop stalling. the delay follows a deadly shooting last year that exposed the dire living conditions of farmworkers in the area. if approved, the city would build a 40 unit complex for low income seniors. the

planning commission could move this housing project forward next week during its meeting on tuesday. >> all right. less than six months now to go until the presidential election in november. and president biden is on his way here to the bay area right now for a campaign stop. the president is expected to spend the night in san francisco, and tomorrow he'll be attending two campaign fundraiser events. we've learned one of them will be in portola valley, at the home of the co-founder of sun microsystems. the other will reportedly be in palo alto and hosted by former yahoo ceo marissa mayer. then the president will fly to seattle for campaign events coming up this weekend and first lady doctor jill biden is expected to arrive here in the bay area in just about an hour. she's on a separate visit from the presidents tonight. she'll be in the north bay in kentfield to attend a political finance event. then tomorrow, the first lady is set to fly to southern california for another fundraiser. ktvu political reporter greg lee will have more

on the bidens visits coming up in a live report tonight at 5:00. >> former president trump today lost a second bid for a mistrial in his hush money trial. both mistrial motions were over testimony from adult film actress stormy daniels about alleged sex with trump. the judge delivered the ruling after he rejected a separate request to pare back trump's gag order. so the former president can speak about daniels. she wrapped up her testimony today after spending more than six hours over two days on the stand. this morning, during a heated cross-examination, a trump lawyer tried to get daniels to admit that her story has changed about being paid to not talk about a sexual encounter with trump. in 2006, daniels denied the lawyer's accusations. >> all right, let's get back now to our warm weather here in the bay area. a gorgeous shot of the oakland estuary with the san francisco skyline in the distance. boy, this would be a fantastic day to be out on the water in your boat. just enjoying this beautiful sunshine

we have today. we have really cranked up the temperatures in a serious way today, mark, but the heat is not going to last for very long. >> you know, we are expecting some changes, especially toward the weekend alex. but yeah, we are expecting maybe some more 90s in your your friday forecast. but yeah, it has been a big change in temperatures. remember last weekend we're all shivering around here talking about the all the serious snowfall in the winter storm warning. but temperatures have been trending up quite a bit. take a look at what's warm to hot today. you see the average highs across the bay area for this date 60s and 70s. and clearly we are up above the average. but this is not a major event. we're not talking about heat advisories, excessive heat warnings, but definitely a notable uptick in those temperatures. you want to be prepared because the heat can sort of sneak up on you. one place that has been warming up has been out toward the coast, and as you can see, it's with the help of the wind, easterly wind, i should say, as it moves down the hillside, it warms up in a place like half moon bay. the airport topped out 77 degrees this afternoon just with

the with the warming air mass. but that also coupled with those winds moving in out of the east, here you can see the satellite not much in the way of cloud cover. we will see a change in the wind flow tomorrow that will probably bring in some cooling right near the immediate coastline. but current numbers out there, san francisco 7386, in santa rosa right now, oakland 84 and san jose in the mid 80s at 85 degrees. winds have been backing off. so we've been talking about a stronger offshore wind. but those winds have been decreasing for the most part this afternoon there are still a bit of a breeze in a few spots, but these numbers compared to earlier today have come down quite a bit. sfo winds at about ten miles an hour. here's our live camera looking out towards san francisco bay, out toward mount diablo. in the distance. a bit of some haze in the sky. so not the greatest air quality with this weather pattern kind of capping things. that little bit of a haze closer to the surface. here we go. tomorrow morning, temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. there is the chance we could have some patchy fog return to portions of the coastline. so as a result, the

beaches will be close to 70 degrees. warmest locations will be in the 80s to right around 90. and take a look at these forecast highs for tomorrow. so more 90s showing up out toward antioch and out toward fairfield. san francisco 76. some cooling right near the immediate coastline, and we will bring in some more cooling as we head into the weekend. e'll have more on

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18 month old male giraffe came to oakland from the audubon nature institute in louisiana. this move was recommended by the association of zoos and aquariums as part of its species survival plan. the new giraffe is exploring his space and getting to know his herd mates. with the new addition. there are now six reticulated giraffes at the oakland zoo, and for more, we're joined now by amy phelps, who is the zoological manager at the oakland zoo. amy, great to have you on. it's good to see you. i want to get to this big naming contest you are holding for the new giraffe in just a moment. but first, tell us how he's liking his new home at the oakland zoo. is he bonding with his fellow giraffes? >> he is. he's adjusting well and getting to know his new herd mates through the fence. they get to smell each other and get to know their their new surroundings, while they also meet all the drafts that they'll get to hang out with in years to come. so he's very happy to have new friends. >> all right, making himself at

home. tell us about the backstory. why was he transferred to the oakland zoo? >> yeah, we, follow what's called a species survival plan for giraffe in aza accredited institutions, which just means that we manage which giraffe goes to which institution and who they breed with based on genetic diversity. so we look to maintain a genetically healthy population and minimize inbreeding by moving animals between facilities. and those animals that move are animals that we know their genetics. and so he came here on sort of an arranged trip to spend some time with two of our females here. >> yeah. i mean, and obviously this is all, all a broad effort to try to, to, to make sure you protect what is an endangered species, reticulated giraffe populations have experienced a 50% decline in the past 35 years, and that has led to their endangered status. what are the major factors leading to that

population decline worldwide, the predominant factor really is habitat encroachment. you know, there's less and less space, more and more humans. and that creates a myriad of different pressures that make it really hard for those animals to survive. and reticulated giraffes in particular, of significant portion of their range, moves through parts of africa that really struggle with a lot of civil war, drought, flooding, and various really climate concerns that are affecting their ability to do well in that environment. >> yeah. and i know the oakland zoo supports a lot of efforts around the world to try to restore giraffe populations worldwide. all right. so now, amy, the big question, what are we going to call him? you you have a naming contest. you are asking fans of the oakland zoo to go online and help to choose a name. the staff at the oakland zoo has chosen three swahili names, and we'll put them on the

screen. here we have nc, which means powerful. we have nuru, which means light, and we have kovu, which means scar. tell people how they can weigh in and help decide what the oakland zoo's newest giraffe will be called. >> well, anybody who wants to participate in choosing our new gentleman's name can go to any of our social media channels. they can just look for us under oakland zoo, and the keepers have chosen those names, and we're hoping that members and other people that love the zoo will get to weigh in and help give him a name. that's meaningful and will stay with him forever. >> yeah, those are some fantastic choices. i imagine you are going to get a lot of responses from from fans of the oakland zoo, and you're going to announce the winner coming up on may 13th. so not not long from now. so you've got to get your get your votes in. we appreciate the time. it's always good to see you. amy phelps zoological manager at the oakland zoo. thank you for doing it very much. >> okay. my money's on nuru. i

like that one. yeah, they're all beautiful. yeah, that. that's sweet. okay we'll be following the naming of that sweet little giraffe, too. right here on the four. okay. it is another big step toward revitalizing downtown san francisco. stay with us. we're going to talk live with the executive director of a program that is helping small business owners b ng p ♪ when your child has moderate—to—severe eczema, it's okay for them to show off. show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch with dupixent. because children 6 months and older with eczema

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storefronts this summer. eight small, locally owned businesses,

including a coffee shop, glass studio and social club, will open pop up shops inside once vacant storefronts across the city. a $1 million donation from wells fargo will be supporting other pop ups that have transitioned now over to long term leases, and simon bertrand is the executive director of sf new deal, which, along with the city, is running the vacant vibrant program. >> thank you so much, simon, for being here. boy, this seems to be succeeding. as we just mentioned, eight new pop ups now joining the mix. >> yeah, we had a success last fall with nine pop ups in the financial district. seven of them have stayed downtown to sign long term leases. >> yeah. so tell us about, first of all, some of these new pop ups and where people will be able to find them in the city. >> we're going to be announcing the exact locations in the in the next couple of weeks. but they are going to be in the east cut and yerba buena and a few more in the financial district. it's going to include ice cream, cookies, coffee, sandwich shops,

you know, all sorts of, the kinds of small businesses and exciting food and beverage opportunities that small businesses bring to san francisco. >> yeah, all of the things i love. you had me at ice cream. simon >> you can just go from one to the other to the other. there you go. >> okay, we talked about and you mentioned the seven pop ups entering long term leases. i mean, what are those agreements look like? are we talking about reduced rent for those folks? >> i think the key thing that we found in the first cohort with the first cohort is it was a chance for the businesses themselves to test out their business model, to see if they could survive downtown. but really importantly, it was a chance for the property owners to get familiar with small businesses that they might not have been open to, you know, pre-pandemic. so it was really an opportunity for small businesses from the neighborhoods in san francisco to come downtown. there was reduced rent, in but it most of them, you know, they're anywhere from 1 to 5 year leases and it

as the property owners got more comfortable with the small business operators, they gave them good terms so that they could stay downtown. >> all right. so when we talk about these eight new pop ups that will be coming this summer, these are businesses that will be operating rent free in these spaces for the first three months. and then they have an option to extend the lease. how is that decision making process handled on whether to extend the lease? >> yeah, the idea of the lease extension is to give time for the property owner and the, business owner to negotiate a lease. so we build in a three month period with free rent so that they can test the business model. if the business model seems to be successful, we now we have a chance to extend for three months to allow them to come to terms for a longer term lease. so, for example, for the from the nine eight of the nine started, it took advantage of that extended lease, so sometimes a business owner only needs three months to figure out that whether or not the business

works downtown. yeah, yeah. >> that's great. i want to talk with you, though, about the interest in all of this, because we're mentioning the number of businesses that are coming on board. are you getting more interest? i mean, do more small businesses want to move into these spaces as well? and you kind of have to draw a line and say, we've got this set of businesses set up first, and we're going to see how they move forward. >> yeah. the problem with the program is that it is too small. so we had over, as of the second cohort, we had over 1200 applicants for pop up spaces. right, we have had now much more interest from property owners as well. you know, there's increasing interest in property owners to fill vacant storefronts. so we're going to be looking for ways to turn this program and to scale this program so that we can give more opportunities for small businesses downtown. and it's going to be a key aspect of the new downtown. yeah >> well, we mentioned you have that $1 million donation from wells fargo. it sounds like you need some other major companies here in the bay area to step up.

how do you how do you go about getting some more donations on that scale? >> well, that's exactly right. we need the corporate community to step up. people who have an interest in san francisco to support us and to support the city as we look to bring small business downtown and create this vision for a new neighborhood downtown that includes all the exciting small businesses that everyone loves about their neighborhoods. >> yeah. and as we wrap up really quickly, though, simon, i mean, i live not too far from downtown. i'm there a lot. and one thing i noticed, though, is that obviously there's still a lot of people missing, you know, not as many people going to offices and things. i mean, obviously getting a small business into an empty storefront is great, but you still got to have people passing by and popping in. >> absolutely, you know, i think that this has to be part of a larger vision for, you know, bringing more housing downtown, bringing a university and bringing arts, culture and entertainment to bring more people downtown. so it's not that the small businesses alone will solve the problem, but we want small businesses to be able to participate in the revitalization and do fine the

identity of this new neighborhood. but we definitely need people. >> yeah, obviously. all right. well, very exciting. the second round here of the vacant to vibrant program in san francisco , simon bertrand, executive director of sf new deal. great to see you. thanks for talking to us. >> thank you. thank you so much. all right. >> we have some news just into our newsroom here. we mentioned this earlier in the show and the port of oakland commissioners have unanimously passed a final vote to change the name of the oakland airport. and obviously, we've talked about the controversy around this. the airport will be renamed and will be called san francisco bay oakland international airport. the port commission says that name change will help travelers understand that oakland is a part of the bay area, but of course, the city of san francisco has already taken legal action, filing a lawsuit against that name change, saying that it violates sfo's copyright. the city argues sfo and the city could face economic harm because of this name change and we will have much more on

this final vote here fm the port of the port of commissioners in the city of oakland and their decision to change the name of the oakland airport. that is all coming up tonight on the news at 5:00. >> all right. more mortgage rates have declined. now for the first time since march, freddie mac says the 30 year fixed rate mortgage average dipped to 7.09% last week. 30 year rates averaged 7.22. the average rate on the 15 year fixed mortgage ticked down to 6.38, from 6.47% just last week, one year ago, the rate on the 15 year fixed note averaged 5.75. >> federal regulators are looking into whether aggressive marketing tactics for credit card rewards programs offered by airlines are hurting consumers. federal regulators held a hearing today in washington, dc, to analyze the rewards programs, according to a report from the consumer financial protection bureau. the fine print of those deals often doesn't match the

marketing, it says. consumers reported paying hefty annual fees and finding companies are devaluing their points by making it more difficult to redeem them or limiting redemption options. officials also say more people are going into credit card debt for choosing cards with higher annual percentage rates for the perks alone, since these programs, by design, often can encourage a customer to not choose the product with the lowest price, we want to make sure we understand the impact that rewards programs have on competition and market behavior. some airline executives say the credit card rewards programs can provide value when they're used properly. all right. >> it was a special and emotional day at the alameda county sheriff's office regional training center in dublin. the 179th academy hosted its memorial run in honor of oakland police officer twan lay. his family was there with two recruits presenting his mom and widow with flowers. this academy class had just started its

training when officer lay was shot and killed last december. today, lays brother in law thanked the recruits for honoring the fallen officer this way, saying that he knew the importance of crossing the finish line together as a unit and leaving no one behind. this was the last time that all 61 of the recruits in the 179th ran together before they graduate on monday. it was an honor for me to be there once again with these recruits who are about to embark on this incredible profession, but also doing so, alex with some heavy hearts. they know what lies ahead, the potential danger, but they wanted to honor, you know, a local officer and keep him in their thoughts as they graduate on monday. >> yeah, they see that reality, what's ahead of them. and they see it firsthand. we obviously, you know, congratulate them. there's something interesting about this academy class. when you look at the demographics of it, there has been a concerted effort to try to get more women to join police forces and law enforcement agencies.

>> and i saw today i did i was actually standing right next to a grandmother and then two kids and their mom, not the grandmothers mom, but the kids mom was graduating. maria is her name, and her son was standing next to me. he said, there's my mom, there's my mom. it was so cute, so proud. so i talked with maria after the run today and i said, you know why did why do you want to be an officer? she's actually joining the san francisco sheriff's office. and she said, you know, this this is my second chance. and she said, i had my children and now i really want to do this. and she said to me, the calling was still there. yeah, incredible. she still wanted she wanted to pursue this and feels like this is where she belongs. so good luck to maria. that's fantastic. >> wish her all the best. >> we do, we do. >> that's great. >> okay, well speaking of an organization that does a lot of good, it has been opening its doors and hearts to people in san francisco since 1950. and now saint anthony's has a brand new ceo. doctor larry kwan is joining us live next here in studio. i'm going to ask him

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first lady doctor jill biden has just arrived here in the bay area. right now you can see a number of people getting off of the plane. right now, we do not see the first lady in this shot, but we can imagine that the

other folks who were on the plane likely will be getting off first, and then the first lady will exit from the plane she is on a separate visit from the president, who will be also arriving here in the bay area later on tonight. the first lady is going to head up to the north bay tonight, and she'll be in kentfield attending a political finance event there. obviously, the focus here for the bidens is fundraising as they're here in the bay area. then coming up tomorrow are the first lady is set to fly down to southern california to attend another fundraiser in that area. we do have our political reporter, greg lee, who is on the ground there at sfo, and he will have much more on the bidens visits here to the bay area. coming up in a live report on the news at 5:00. >> well, as officials in san francisco work to address the issues of poverty, addiction and mental illness in the tenderloin, the saint anthony foundation stands as a beacon of compassion. for decades, it has been serving smiles along with hot meals and so, so much more

to families and individuals in need of the city. and just recently, this man, doctor larry kwan, was selected to lead this incredible organization. doctor, congratulations. how are you feeling about taking on this new role? >> oh, i feel privileged, grateful and a little nervous. >> okay, well, i'm going to help you set those nerves at ease and put them aside because i know that you have some big plans for saint anthony's. talk a little bit about your goals. >> yeah, my goals for saint anthony's is, you know, honestly, to continue its tradition of serving the vulnerable in a way that's always what we've been grounded in, which is, accompaniment. it's not about just helping people. it's about being with them on their journey. and so if we can keep doing that in all the things we're doing from the oasis hotel to the welcome center to our tech lab, to our clinic, i just want to keep perpetuating and find new ways of accompanying our guests.

>> yeah, that's one thing that really strikes me about. saint anthony's have been a long time volunteer for a bit in the dining hall and you can see it. all of the volunteers also recognize that this is a place that provides services and programs with dignity. you are to treat each person as a person , and i think that's something that really makes saint anthony's stand out from from a lot of other organizations out there. >> absolutely. we agree. and i can see it down to how we serve our meals. people have to have choice. yeah. and we think deeply, not as just a transaction but a connection. >> yeah. when they come through the line we ask them would you like. that's right. right. would you like potatoes today. if not you know we'll get you something else. that's right. there are though a lot of struggles in the tenderloin as, as we all know. what do you see as being some of the biggest obstacles in helping you deliver those programs and services to the people who need them the most? >> you know, continued support for the way we do things, you

know, the way we do things runs deeper, takes more time. and then seeing it not just as one particular issue, but individuals that need an integrated set of services. i think the challenge is making sure our services stay completely open in a way that meets needs of where they're at and where they're at these days is tough. yeah, right. >> i mean, when you talk about meeting people's needs, though, are you seeing an increase in demand for one of your programs in particular, it's actually all of them have been pretty vibrant. i think the clinic, now that we have more behavioral health and more, more, outstanding primary care docs, i think the behavioral health piece will be i have, i suspect, will be a particularly important need. >> okay, you also one thing that you you are in need of is, is donations. >> yes. and always looking for people to financially support saint anthony's. you've got a big fun fundraiser. yes. coming up tomorrow. talk about the big

penny pitch. >> penny pitch. this will be actually my first penny pitch. i'll be honest, but it's a big, event in north beach. they block out a block and we pitch pennies. >> yeah, it's so fun. >> you have a lot of, you know, local celebrities. you have the fire chief who's usually there, the police chief, which is great because there we know that there is this competitive spirit that also exists in san francisco. >> friendly, friendly competition. right? been going on since the 70s. and since then, we've made $1 million in donations since the 70s. that's great. yeah. so we hope to continue that tradition. yeah. >> okay. so if people are free tomorrow, they need to head on out to north beach for the penny pitch. it's going to be great weather, so perhaps you'll get a lot of participation. >> yeah, we have the most number of teams that we've had ever signed up, so it's going to be great. >> okay. wishing you a lot of success with that tomorrow. and also wishing you a lot of success in your your new position in this new endeavor. really appreciate working, looking forward to serving with you on the on the line there at the dining hall.

>> yeah, looking forward to that. >> thank you. thank you doctor. appreciate it. all right alex. >> all right. yeah. wishing, wishing doctor kwan all the best. yeah. we appreciate that coming up here, we are going to check on your traffic around the bay area before we head to break. and, boy, it is stacked up in a big way here at the macarthur maze. especially if you're trying to head eastbound along interstate 80 this afternoon. >> and coming up in just a few minutes at 5:00 tonight, continuing coverage of that fire that we told you about earlier that erupted in hayward in a neighborhood there today. it destroyed several cars and threatened some homes as well. we'll look into what investigators say may have been a factor in that fire. >> and buyer beware when you're shopping for bacon. the new study revealing just how much a new law meant to support the quality of life

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hind bars there in new york or be extradited here to california. >> his legal team is pointing to his declining health as a main reason to keep him where he is. fox's cb cotton has more now from new york. harvey weinstein will remain behind bars in new york while authorities consider a request to extradite him to california, where he is facing additional time on sex abuse charges. >> the 72 year old denied consent for extradition to california at the brief hearing on thursday, showing up at queens criminal court in a wheelchair days after being released from the hospital. his legal team citing his health and

trial preparation as a reason to stay in new york. >> mr. weinstein is here in new york so that we can prepare for trial and that he and that he get the medical care he needs and just concerned that travel and a lot would how that would impact his his health issues. >> weinstein's attorneys also argue the prosecution needs to produce the appropriate documentation for an extradition. >> they are not in a position to extradite mr. weinstein right now because they have not done what they need to do. >> the court now weighing whether he should stay to await a retrial or be sent to the west coast to serve his 16 year sentence for raping a woman in los angeles in 2013. that punishment was on hold until he served his time in new york. the hearing comes two weeks after the bombshell decision to overturn his 2020 rape conviction, negating the 23 year sentence on those charges. last week, new york prosecutors said they could be ready to retry the

case as soon as september. >> i will consider testifying again should there be another trial. >> as for his extradition, weinstein's next court date is scheduled for august 7th in new york. cb cotton, fox news as well. >> a bit of a warm up here in the bay area. no heat advisories or excessive heat warnings, but definitely temperatures. a notable big jump over the past couple of days, especially compared to last weekend. so it's a warm to hot stretch. 70s 80s. we will probably have some more low 90s tomorrow, and temperatures well up above the average in most locations, about 10 to 15 degrees up above the average. so the satellite, you see lots of clear skies up and down the california coastline. by this time tomorrow, there's a chance we could have some patchy fog trying to regroup near portions of the coastline. and we're already starting to see some changes near the near the shoreline out toward half moon bay. they have dropped to 59 degrees. earlier today, there were 77, but showing you still widespread 80s from santa rosa to concord right now to livermore, 82 degrees winds have been decreasing as well.

vacaville gusting to 21 miles an hour. some more reports for you with sfo at about ten. so these offshore winds, those winds we have been talking about over the past couple of days, they are starting to diminish. here's our live camera above san francisco completely in the clear. we will have mostly clear skies tomorrow morning. temperatures will be in the 50s to right around 60 degrees. and here's the forecast model. it's not only showing you the temperatures, but also it's trying to bring in maybe some patchy fog near portions of the coastline. so we'll have a big temperature range tomorrow from the upper 60s all the way to 90 degrees. this area has been in charge of our weather pattern over the past day or so, warming us up, but we're going to see a change develop near the coastline more of a southerly flow could develop. so with that, we begin to cool things off coast coast side tomorrow and then more cooling as we head into the weekend. for the entire bay area, take a look at the numbers for tomorrow. 70s 80s. the warmest locations a little bit warmer than today in the lower 90s. so we're talking about some 90 degree heat. in your friday forecast, we trim

back on those temperatures into the weekend for mother's day is looking just great, with some low clouds and fog in the morning clearing back to near the shoreline, so no raindrops to worry about this weekend. with the dry weather pattern, it's going to stick around. >> yeah, looks nice to celebrate all the moms. mark. thank you. coming up here on the four and artistic approach to solving cold cases, how a group of students are using clay sculpting to help police identify j n and

york academy of art are learning how to use sculpting to solve some cold cases. we get the story now from fox's sharon crowley. >> artists carefully sculpt clay over an exact replica of a real human skull using science, math and art. these sculptors hope to create what the actual head and face looked like when this person was alive. the goal identify these john and jane doe's. >> these are people who have died and have not been identified through dna analysis, dental, dental records, or fingerprint analysis. >> for nearly a decade, the new york academy of art in tribeca has been hosting a week long forensic sculpture workshop. this year's class is made up of art students and two new jersey state troopers who are trying to

solve their own missing person cases. >> i mean, it's a puzzle and trying to put it together and look for those clues. and i mean, at the end of the day, we are detectives and we're trying to look for those small things to give us that investigate lead. and that's what we're trying to do is create that investigative lead, you know, new jersey state police detective sergeant moses martinez is building the face of a 55 year old hispanic man whose remains were found last year in upper pittsgrove. >> just by studying the skulls, students can figure out many physical characteristics, like a person's height or the size of the ears or nose. new jersey state police lieutenant gerald thaxton is working on the skull of a white man about 40 years old, found in burlington county. >> there's a family member or a friend who probably wondered what happened to this individual, and it's nice to provide that. so once the skulls are completed, they will be photographed and then posted on a national missing persons database. >> the hope is that a loved one or friend might recognize the

face and be able to finally identify them. >> you notice it instantly when you see this. this face here. >> forensic imaging specialist joe mullins runs this workshop. he says he keeps coming back because he finds the results so rewarding. it's like a sense of responsibility with this superpower that i've had, i want to i want to share with the world and make sure that no family is frozen in uncertainty and wondering what happened to their loved ones in tribeca, sharon crowley, fox news, ktvu, fox two news at five starts now. >> now at five, it is official oakland's airport will have a new name, the port of oakland, voting unanimously just minutes ago to rename it to san francisco bay oakland international airport. good evening everyone. i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach. >> let's get right to this breaking news and ktvu is tom vacar who has been following the story all day long. he joins us

live tonight from the newsroom. big news here, tom ain't over yet, though. >> in a nutshell, port of oakland officials believe approving the name change to san francisco bay oakland airport will make it clear to travelers worldwide that it's part of the san francisco bay area. but the city of san francisco believes that the name is nothing short of a trademark infringement. that will cause confusion and cost it customers a lot of oaklanders at the hearing opposed it as a prelude to airport expansion. >> their vote no to the name change and no to the airport expansion. please protect the east bay and lead the way to a healthy future with fewer flights and less pollution. >> the slanted survey, written and administered to achieve approval. it does not at all provide evidence that oakland's want a name change. >> amir adib, a bay area trademark and intellectual property attorney, says since both entities are in the exact same business, airports san francisco probably has the better claim. after almost 100

years, san