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together in san francisco demanding and end to the violence. many years ago, an important and often overlooked battle over school segregation played out right here in the bay area. and is centered around a brave eight-year-old, opening doors for chinese-americans. happy mother's day. we will tell you about some special events happening in the bay area to celebrate the important women in our lives. instructed morning, and thank you for starting your day with us. today is sunday, may 12th. i am max darrow. family and friends of journalists killed covering the war in gaza , coming together in san francisco this weekend to demand better protections and an end to the violence. this is a look from san francisco this weekend. amanda harry spoke to someone who lost a loved one while reporting in the west bank. it is an ongoing, intentional targeting of journalists. >> reporter: the loss of life in the west bank, continues to

be felt around the world . according to gaza's government media office, more than 140 journalists have been killed since the conflict started on october 7th. for jennifer zechariah, she said journalists have been targeted for much longer than that. her cousin, was killed two years ago. >> she was hard-working. honest. very compassionate. funny. very funny. she had a great sense of humor. she really cared about every story she did. she investigated it and she learned everything she could. >> reporter: she was an american citizen, covering news in the west bank. she was reporting a story when she was shot and killed. >> she was with her colleagues in full press gear walking down the street. there was no fighting or anything. they went towards the military vehicles to identify themselves and as they were walking back, her colleague was shot and then she

was shot. by a sniper, in between her press jacket and her press summit. >> reporter: zacharias hundred cousin was a well-known journalist and believes her death was targeted. as she continues to be targeted after her death. >> they attacked the pallbearers and beat them so badly with batons they almost dropped the casket. that she was in. and her family was afraid they would take the body because the israelis have been known to take palestinian bodies that hold onto them. mac >> reporter: is one of the organizers . she said she wants to create a space for people to grieve , on the anniversary of her death. as well as all the other journalists, who have died. >> this is unprecedented. this has never happened in my lifetime. this is more journalists that were killed in the second world war. >> reporter: she said during this conflict is exactly the time journalists are most needed. the fbi has opened an investigation into her death.

it is still ongoing. >> what we want is justice. we want a thorough investigation. we want the people who are responsible , held accountable. [ crowd chanting ] across town at the university of san francisco, students continue their calls for the school to divest from all businesses related to israel or the war in gaza. protesters saying their most recent meeting with the school's president was disheartening. >> the blatant disrespect from father fits after i gave my testimony, about what it is like to be , specifically to those school. he dropped the microphone and said we were being disrespectful and i was being disrespectful. i told him to check himself any left. attention turns to commencement. that is scheduled for next week. so far, the university says everything will go on as scheduled. uc berkeley held their

commencement ceremonies you yesterday. celebration did not stop hundreds of students from protesting the war in gaza. as da lin reports, the demonstration was received with mixed reactions from the crowd. >> reporter: many of the new graduates who did not have a normal graduation from high school because of the pandemic, this commencement was supposed to make up for some of that loss experience. hundreds of pro-palestinian protesters in cap and gown made loud noises, as thousands of people at memorial stadium celebrated the graduating students. >> i am proud that my peers feel like we have a voice. it would not be berkeley without any protests. >> reporter: these roommates, say they support free speech and they don't think a protest take away from their big day. >> people feel comfortable to express how they feel. >> reporter: many students say it was somewhat expected. they are glad to move forward with

commencement. they were fearful of the cancellation. >> berkeley is a very social justice oriented school. perfect include social justice in the ceremony. >> reporter: they say they did a drive-by graduation back in 2020 . still having their parents, siblings and friends here made the day very special. >> having the connection , to be able to give my parents a hug and give my friends hogs. >> i think this is really important to my family. >> reporter: berkeley administered is prepared for the protests by adding more security. the chancellor, acknowledged the victims from both sides of the war. she said she is sad that the conflict divided students and staff. hundreds of protesters stood in one section to can't , divest and hit the metal bleachers with issues. they made it hard at times to hear the speakers. [ crowd chanting ]

>> reporter: 10 cover process but some students held up israeli flags. and some say the disruption was distasteful. >> we are here for a family. they worked hard. they work hard during covid time. and now they are not getting to graduate peacefully. it is a little disappointing. >> i don't think to disrupt this moment is respectful for people who have worked store. >> reporter: many say it is okay as long as no violence. >> college graduation is a super big deal in very important, we are excited to have this moment. >> we are ready to celebrate and have a good time and have a peaceful celebration of the day. >> reporter: they say even with the extra fireworks, the commencement ended on a positive note to wrap up their four years at uc berkeley. >> i am happy. know whether words. >> i am happy getting to be with my loved ones. >> reporter: the 90 minute ceremony ended without any arrests. officals say while the

protest was loud, it was peaceful. meanwhile, israel's war cabinet has approved a new military action a rough. meeting more than 100,000 people in rafah have to find a new place to escape to. hamas also just released a new video saying 51-year-old british hostage was killed in a recent israeli airstrike. but even more pressure on foreign minister benjamin netanyahu, as protest outside his home in jerusalem continue to grow. families of hostages are demanding more be done to rescue their loved ones . that includes a cease-fire with hamas. hamas says cease-fire talks are back at square one. after israel rejected its proposal last week. we are looking at the sunday morning and it is gray skies . if you want to be technical we can call this may great and that is classic. marine layer has filled in all of the openings in the gaps and it will not last all day. we will watch it melt back and take it from now through about

noon and by noon it is sitting over the city the media golden gate but this is enough of a change and an onshore influence that the marine layer will help out with daytime highs and if you look at the inland valleys today instead of in the mid and upper 80s like saturday, sunday will be low 80s. it is a cool down ifou are inland. i will show you what happens from here coming up in the full forecast in a bit. if mother's day is taking you across the northern shore of the san pablo bay, caltrans is close eastbound side of highway 37 for the entire weekend. itpart of some pavement repair work between solana and sonoma county. westbound side will still be open. caltrans says for go up through fairfield make a loop around big bend and the napa airport , highway 37 is set to reopen by tomorrow at 5:00 in the morning and will close again next weekend around two of the project. another closure this weekend, bart service between union city and the warm springs south fremont station is shut down. so crews can replace adequate on the tracks. the

plan is to also manage any vegetation that could impact service. as an alternative, free ac transit shuttles will take riders to and from the stations. art said the passengers can expect delays ranging from about 20 to 40 minutes today. glad memorial church in san francisco and the mayor will celebrate the life of one of the city's most passionate community leaders today. reverend cecil williams was in lgbtq activist and author and most notably the cofounder of and pastor of glide. he alongside his wife turned the tenderloin church into a hub of worship and social services for the city's community of those dealing with drug addiction and homelessness. he died on april 22nd and he was 94 years old. celebration of life will begin at 1:00 in the afternoon. you can watch a live stream of the event on the glide facebook page. it is, 6:10 on the sunday morning. coming up . a wildlife crisis on the california coast.

lichens are starving and scientists do not know why. how a local wildlife center is stepping in to help out. it is mother's day , up next, how you can celebrate the extraordinary women in your life, with events all around the bay area. here is a live look at a somewhat foggy bay bridge on this mother's day. we have a lot to cover today and we will get you up to speed. we will be righ

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happy mother's day. it is that special time of year where we get to celebrate the extraordinary woman in our lives, a little bit more than we should be doing already. the idea of mother's day was first suggested in 1872. for west virginia activists, anna jarvis is credited with creating the holiday. she campaign for a national observance of her mother in 1908, but it became an official u.s. holiday in 1914. the national retail federation predicts consumers will spend over $33 billion on mom's this year. if you don't have plans yet, the bay area has enough free events to keep you busy. at noon the mayor island heritage trust will hold their 15th annual mother's day tea in delano. served aboard the dolphin charters vessel. at 12:30, the 83rd annual roadshow will be held at the hollow flowers in golden gate park. pitchers inspiration is about

sfo landmarks. and maybe you are a car lover and maybe mom is into cars. the 15th annual mother's day lowriders show will be held in san jose's mexican heritage plaza today. this weekend people across north america , get a special treat. the rear view of the northern lights. thanks to a powerful geomagnetic storm that reached earth this weekend. luckily for us in the bay area and all of california , we also got to check this out which typically does not happen. for about 20 years or so in the bay area. these pictures are from solano county. lake tahoe, and modesto. we want to show you this from 360 camera video of sonoma county. viewers sent this to us. it is a fantastic an interesting image. a unique perspective. and sara donchey got in on the photo action. these are some photos she posted on social media of the

lights . this was from marin headlands. space weather prediction center said the phenomenon could be visible as far south as alabama. let's talk about the heat risk map improving. that was saturday. look at the inland valleys in orange. you have a moderate degree of heat risk with daytime highs near 90. sunday is better and monday is better than that. we are about to start cooling down. sunday, you are in the low to mid 80s in the inland valleys. that is five to 6 degrees cooler inland on sunday then you were on saturday. there is a cooling trend. we will keep it going. watch what happens toward the end of the week , this is friday. the numbers go down to the 70s. there is a break in the temperatures. you will seat in the seven-day forecast. let's start with san francisco and oakland , right around 70 for much of this week. the city will stay in the 60s, as you should this time of year. no more low 80s . north bay, around 80 for the week. san jose in the mid-80s for daytime

highs. will we take a look at inland they communities, you are around 80 degrees. the beaches will stay in the low 60s. no more of the mid to upper 70s like you have had on thursday for the daytime high. that was quite a spica temperatures will go back to average for the rest of the 70. a wildlife crisis is playing out in the bay area and along the california coast. thousands of pelicans are starving to death inside his do not seem to know why. this video is from huntington beach and from santa barbara county where it is the same story. wildlife rescues overwhelmed with the emaciated birds with more arriving every single day. one local rescue center is desperately appealing to the public for help. john ramos has the story. >> reporter: this public open house at the international bird rescue in fairfield it almost not happen but they went through with it anyway because they thought it was important for the public to understand the crisis they are dealing with. the international bird

rescue center is a accustomed to dealing with injured or sick birds but what began slowly in april has suddenly become overwhelming. >> we are going back and forth. is this a thing or not? over the last four or five days, things just cratered. >> the first time in 10 years, the most pelicans i have seen. >> reporter: brown pelicans are the birds easy at the beach skimming over the water information like a squadron of fighter planes. but lately they have been found wandering in unusual places, unable to fly away from people. >> one bird we have in care right now came in from santa cruz and it had tried to walk into a bar , near the boardwalk. these birds are disoriented. >> reporter: they are not sick, they are starving. for some reason that remains a mystery, the birds cannot find the fish they need to survive. to eat the same diet as other birds but it is only the pelicans that are being brought in by the dozens. >> one of the things that will be relied on is ocean

scientists and avian folks to figure out why the fishing stop -- stock is alluding them. >> some of them are coming in less than half of the body weight they are supposed to be. imagine human going through that. you're supposed to weigh 150 pounds and you come in at 75 pounds, you will have some severe problems. >> reporter: center has 120 pelicans and is expecting another 30 to 40s in a few days, as a result the rescue center is facing a crisis of its own. the birds respond well to the food of items they are getting, but they cannot be released into the wild until there is a food supply for them. it is putting a major drain on the center's finances. >> right now, we are going through 500 pounds of fish a day. that is about $1000 a day. you can start to multiply that out. >> reporter: they are asking for help. donations to help pay for food, and volunteers to help care for so many patients. >> especially for crisis like

this where we take in this many birds , we need as many hands on deck as we can get. volunteers are the backbone of this organization. >> reporter: no one knows for sure why this is happening or when it may end, pelicans burn a lot of calories and can die within days with no food. so the theories, for each of the birds that have been captured and safe, many more have already perished in the wild. coming up in sports. the a's looking to avoid dropping back-to-back series. we will show you the recap from seattle. and in san francisco, it was a bird that stole the show at oracle park. maybe acted as a good luck charm.

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i would not be saying it myself, but if you are prepared by bird, it is good luck. for the giants they should feel grateful that oracle park is basically a zoo for pelicans but on saturday, a bigger bird was doing its best to change their fortunes. >> that is not just a bird. that is a big bird. >> he is out of here. he is showing off. >> safe to say the pelican was having the day of his life out there. as for the game, giants jumped out early. matt chatman finds the outside the bases are loaded. finally just enough to

get over the center field wall. his fifth home run of the year made it 4-0 giants, a little bit of offense. thank goodness. the defense stepped up . top of the fifth, a shallow fly ball to left field and could have been trouble but look at the hustle. leaping grab and save the giants from some trouble. and all pitcher mason black could say was, thank you. the sixth, one runner on with two outs. a hard-hit ball to right field and bounces off the arcade. it looks like it would be a double but , he said not today. he got the runner and end the inning. the giants win, 5-1. this book to series and it sets up a rubber match , later today. a's in seattle looking for their first road win in a couple weeks. third inning, brent rooker has so much power and he hits this one , opposite field. it will be enough to send in a runner from second,

rbi base not gave the a's an early lead. still a one run game in the eighth . bases loaded. and he seizes the moment. down the left field line and it is all trouble. all three runners come home to score. the a's win might have a number one. they play for the series later today. after a brutal march and april, the san jose? have been playing better recently winning against the oakland roots in the u.s. open cup on tuesday and there were looking for a win in colorado on saturday. rainy conditions in the rockies for this match . colorado led 2-1 at the end of the first half but in the for the first minute of the corner kick the rookie , capitalizes and knocks in the equalizer to tie it at 2. then we pick it up and the 66th minute. christian espinosa

gets free on the breakaway and sticks it into the net for the go-ahead goal. the? win 3-2. back-to-back wins for san jose. that will do it for sports. have a great day. it has been a long time coming for the reopening of a nine-hole golf course in san francisco. now that it is open, vern glenn paid a visit to see what all the hype is about. >> reporter: public often san francisco got a major upgrade. after closing down for nearly a year, the new and improved golden gate park golf course is back open to the public. >> people are in shock and all when they walk up the hill and the kind of see what we have done. >> reporter: through the first tee of san francisco, a group of private donors funded a $2.5 million renovation of the nine-hole track. >> the community at times sees opportunity to raise the community up and this was definitely one of those times. >> this is meant to last another 50 to 75 years due to

the new irrigation on the sprinkler systems in place and all new pipes . it is set up for success for the long haul. >> reporter: the new clubhouse and practice facilities make it a public playground for golfers of all skill sets. but it is the greens the keep people coming back. >> everybody remembers it as like a family kind of good time out. you can with your kids and grandkids and have a good time. the greens, right now since it was redone, makes it more challenging and more fun to come out and enjoy the course. >> reporter: the course offer something that used to be exclusive to private courses. hot dog bills burger dogs, first of the grill. >> a great partnership. we get the meat on a daily basis from them. it's a same ingredients as in process and cook it the same way. it is the same thing. it just will not cost you as

much. >> reporter: the park is not just an asset to the golfing community, it also serves as a home base for the first tee of san francisco. a nonprofit that introduces the game of golf to underprivileged youth. >> the kids love it. they love coming to this place even before it had been transformed because it has this cool, familiar vibe. the navigate to play in modern, great golf standards and easier and funner for them to play. the feedback from our students has been great. >> reporter: the first he has a deal to keep them at golden gate park for at least the next 15 years. after investing in an asset for the community, public play will continue to support the program , best known for growing the game. >> people coming in to support the facility they are absolutely one way or another supporting first tnr efforts to help underserved kids in the community. 6:27, on the sunday morning. fighting flames while taking a leap of faith. still ahead, make the team of firefighters taking you into

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darrow. in gaza, heavy bombardment was reported overnight in the city of rafah. that is where israel's war cabinet relate a new military advance forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee. last week president biden warned israel about invading rafah and threatened to cut off some weapon supplies. in a recent interview he acknowledged that israel used american bombs to kill civilians in gaza. is now is bradley blackburn with the latest. good morning, bradley. >> max, good morning. israel has said rafah is the last stronghold for hamas, but also a city with more than 1 million people sheltering. this new offensive is driving enormous crowds to search for safety, again. >> reporter: explosions were heard in rafah saturday , on the ground there was a frantic rush to get out. israel dropped fires from the sky, saying you are in a dangerous combat area. the idf is about to operate with great force in the center of rafah comedicly specialty hospital, doctors call the

situation catastrophic. there is no place for patients and injured to go except for this hospital, said this dr. press organizations packed up equipment and evacuated . concerned about the danger. evacuating rough is not a displacement, rather an explosion, the similar set. what then? where can we go? many are headed to the coast in search of any safety. with massive encampments forming right on the beach. this family, trying to stitched together their tent after fleeing from rafah. when it came here i found my tent worn out, this woman said. i stayed in it for five months in rafah with other displaced people. in a video saturday, israel's military claimed it has killed dozens of hamas terrorists in eastern rafah. there is also renewed fighting in the north, as the idf tries to battle militants in an area that it claimed was cleared months ago. and rocket attacks into israel continue. this home took a direct hit sunday. residents reportedly made it to a bomb

shelter, before impact. >> president biden has said he will not provide u.s. weapons to israel to use in rafah . on friday the biden administration released a report finding there is reasonable evidence israel may have violated international humanitarian law in gaza . but that report had no firm conclusions. >> has president biden said anything about the status of negotiations for a cease-fire? >> he spoke about yesterday at a campaign event, max. and essentially said the ball is in hamas' court. he said there would be a cease-fire immediately, if hamas agrees to release remaining hostages. we know that talks broke down this past week on thursday. partially over this impending movement into rafah. >> we will watch closely. community members in san francisco's alamo square are rally against hate . after a neighbor has been targeted with hateful racist attacks. the victim said he was in two

hateful packages within a span of 10 days. video from a nearby surveillance camera shows the person that neighbors claim left that doll -- claim left that doll on the night of april 26. people gathered at alamo square park to support terry williams and speak out against the hateful message that he has received. neighbors say they have been sending williams door camera videos and will support him. we reached out to san francisco police for more details and they confirmed, a hate crime investigation is underway. a spokesperson did not confirm the incidents are connected but said, "no one should be targeted because of their race, religion, gender , sexual orientation, or any other shared characteristic. we are waking up the sunday morning and it is gray skies. if you want to be technical, we can call this a may gray and that is classic. marine layer has filled in pretty much all of the openings in the gaps and

it will not last all day. we will watch it melt back and take it from now through about noon and by noon it is sitting over the city in the immediate golden gate. this is enough of a change and enough of an onshore influence that the marine layer will help daytime highs and if you look at the inland valleys today, instead of in the mid and upper 80s like you were on saturday, sunday is low 80s. it is a cool down if you're inland. in san jose, fire crews put out a house fire on lake ridge lane saturday afternoon, not far from evergreen valley high school. it took firefighters about an hour and a half to put it out. nobody was hurt two residents have been displaced. in oakland, a fire damaged a church and destroyed a nearby home. it broke out at 27th and west streets on friday night. video comes from the citizen app, shows big plumes of smoke. around 60 fires -- 60 firefighters were on scene.

they had it under control. the fire started at the home next-door but the cause is still under investigation. in oakland, yesterday was the first day on the job for the oakland police department's new chief. floyd mitchell is an air force veteran who previously served as the lubbock police chief in texas. mitchell replaces opd's former chief leronne amstrong, who mayor sheng thao fired more than a year ago. we are calling our aapi special stories this month of roots and resilience. this story is about resilience . 142 years ago, president chester arthur, signed something called the chinese exclusion act of 1882. that devastated san francisco's proud chinese immigrant community, denying adults the right to work and

chinese children the right to attend school. but 18-year-old chinese-american girl fought the system. her story now found in the pages of a children's book written by a bay area attorney turned author. ryan yamamoto spoke to the writer about teaching our younger generations about one overlooked civil rights battle in the brave girl who led it. >> reporter: with her prized work in hand, a moment of butterflies for tracy, his journey as a children's book author coming full circle . >> i am a little nervous. but i'm excited. >> reporter: taking the floor and reading to the more than 200 students at san francisco's spring valley elementary school. >> san francisco did not allow chinese children in its schools . mama and i went anyway. >> reporter: that moment, four years in the making, putting passion to paper titled ,

"mamie tape fights to go to school". >> mama always said a journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step. >> reporter: the book more than just a story but a critical piece of san francisco history. >> local history, but more than that it is really american history. >> reporter: the pages following the true life story of eight-year-old mamie tape, chinese-american girl who in 1885 tried to enroll in school but was denied because of discrimination. >> poppa said most americans do not want chinese people working here . settling down and raising children. who would need to go to school. >> reporter: it is a case tracy discovered while working as an attorney. >> i was researching asian-american civil rights cases and i came across the case. and i was really surprised that i had not heard of it or heard of mamie tape before. >> reporter: that is when she started down the archive rabbit hole. >> we are talking months and months of research.

>> reporter: even in the 1880s, mamie tape was covered by local newspapers and her case eventually making it to the high court . >> this is a copy of the actual california supreme court decision. in the case. she won her case and the court actually ordered the school to admit her into the school. but they were still able to find ways to circumvent that. and prevent her from attending school. >> reporter: that school, spring valley implement tree, were nearly 140 years after an eight-year-old chinese-american girl was denied enrollment -- >> that is mamie tape when she was eight years old. >> reporter: students at the same school listening with ears wide open, about story of mamie tape . >> if mamie tape was not here most of us would not be here. >> it tells about the history of our school and how the chinese cannot come but now because of mamie tape they can. >> reporter: for tracy, piece of history with a personal

connection. >> i kind of felt almost a duty to tell her story. and so i feel like , hopefully she would be glad and proud of being able to share that at the school today. >> reporter: the story coming full circle at the school where it all began , and hopefully where the fight for justice will finally come to an end. >> although mamie tape was denied enrollment at spring valley intermediate because of, "technicalities. it forced the city to open the segregated chinese primary school in 1885. because of that ruling, it was a partial victory for mamie tape. before the that, this was standing today and it is called gordon lau elementary and home to nearly 700 stents. we will bring you special stories just like this one all month long. you can find them on kpix.com and join us for a one-hour special that will air on may 24th at 4:00 p.m. and features all of the stories.

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as the warm weather hits a bay area it always raises concerns about wildfires. with climate change making wildfires season even longer, there is a race to develop the best technology to fight the flames. the fires are burning in dense forest and other areas that crews often cannot reach fast enough. when they need people on the ground they:a special team. itay hod road along with the smoke jumpers. >> reporter: 133-year-old cole skinner says he will be dropping by his workplace , he means it literally. >> the whole thing is an adrenaline rush. >> reporter: for the last four years, this has been his commute. 3000 foot death-defying dive , with views that are hard to beat. he is

part of an elite group of firefighters that has been operating in places where roads do not exist. called smoke jumpers the parachute directly into the flames. with the siren sound, smoke jumpers pack on their gear and load onto a short plane. >> one storm blows we have about two minutes to get jumped year on and we are boarded onto the planes in less than 10 minutes. >> reporter: becoming a smoke jumpers not for the faint of heart. ricky candidates are expected to be in top physical shape and have some firefighting experience. the group's missions are often miles away from civilization, which is why they bring everything they need with them. their gear can weigh up to 120 pounds. and as we learned,

wearing it in the middle of summer, is not exactly a breeze. how hot does it get? >> incredibly hot. on the tarmac sitting out on the tarmac it can be over 120 degrees. it is made of kevlar does not breathe. >> reporter: smoke jumping dates back to 1939 when the u.s. forest service realized it needed to stop remote fires before they became too big to handle. and all, there about 400 smoke jumpers in the u.s. 400 smoke jumpers in the u.s. but as climate change intensifies, the job has become more and demand. >> i experienced stuff i have never seen before. >> reporter: mitch is the redding base manager and a smoke jumpers for 25 years. he says these days fire seasons are getting longer and longer. >> instead of getting laid off in october we were working until december. and we were starting earlier . normally fire season will not start until june and now it is starting end of april.

>> reporter: the daily grind can be dangerous and physically demanding. and that is exactly why he says, the moment he heard about the program, he jumped at the chance to join. >> no one else gets to parachute out of a plane to fight fire that is what we do. it was a dream and when it came true it was everything it was supposed to be. >> reporter: now that he has landed the perfect job , the sky is no longer the limit. san francisco celebrated the grand opening of the citizen was part a top yerba buena island. panoramic park has views of the bay area and this infinity sculpture by a japanese sculptor, and the park is the latest addition to city leaders larger plan of revitalizing yerba buena and treasure island. a plan that includes adding 8000 homes and 3000 acres of new parks and recreation space.

let's talk about the heat risk map improving. look at the inland valleys an orange and you have a moderate degree of heat risk with daytime highs and 90. sunday is better and monday is better than that. we are about to start cooling down. look at daytime highs . sunday in the low to mid 80s in the inland valleys. that is five to 6 degrees cooler inland on sunday then you were on saturday. there is your cooling trend. we will keep it going. watch for the end of the week and this is friday. and the numbers go back down to the 70s by the time you get there. there is a break in the temperatures and you will see it in the seven-day forecast. let's start with san francisco and oakland. oakland, around 70 for the rest of the week. the city will stay in the 60s. no more low 80s. north bay around 80 for much of this week. san jose will be in the mid-80s for daytime highs . will we take a look at inland east bay communities you are around 80 degrees beaches will be staying in the low 60s. no more mid to

upper 70s like you had on thursday for the daytime high. that was quite a spiked and temperatures will go back to average for the rest of the seven day. the oldest u.s. national park ranger can now add dr. to her list of accolades. one or two-year-old betty reed susskind was awarded in honorary doctorate letter from cal state yesterday. she graduated high school in oakland at the start of world war ii. and she worked as a file clerk at the richmond shipyards. she was also an active member of the civil rights movement. she was honored for her hard work and service. she became a park ranger at the rosie the riviter world war ii national park at the age of 85 where she worked to memorialize the role women played on the homefront during world war ii. 6:49, on the sunday morning. when we come back, we are celebrating a piece of bay area history that is been a top destination for decades. up next, a toast to one of san francisco's most iconic rooftop bars.

for families around the bay area from wedding summer birthdays and banquets , the top of the market has been one of the places that people go to celebrate special occasions. juliet goodrich gives us a look back at the 85 year history of the top of the mark. >> reporter: high atop hill, inside the mark hopkins hotel , take the elevator all the way

up and on this night only, you will travel back in time. >> 85 years. >> we are very excited and we finally made it to 85 . starting back in may of 1939. >> reporter: the top of the mark, the bay area's most famous cocktail lounge, opened 85 years ago. it was an instant sensation. during the second world war, the top of the mark was a favorite spot for pacific bound military. to share a toast before shipping out. as the warships left, wives and sweethearts gathered , at this very corner, known as the weepers window. >> they would watch as they shipped out and there will be some weeping and there will be some tissues, a very emotional time. >> reporter: it was also here that the tradition known as the squadron bottle began. serviceman by and leave a bottle with a bartender so the next member from the squadron can enjoy a free drink. finish the bottle, you leave anyone

behind. >> the bottle embodies and represents, those bonds, the teamwork income robbery that was forged at sea. >> cheers, 275 years. >> reporter: and finally on top of the mark, a bit of kpix history. 75 years ago, kpix began broadcasting in the attic above the famous bar. becoming the first tv station in northern california. cheers. ♪ ♪ get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. ♪ ♪

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welcome back. it is 6:55. time to look at this morning stop stores. israel has widened operations in the southern gaza city of rafah, prompting tens of thousands more evacuations . heavy bombardment was reported in rafah. doctors call the situation catastrophic, saying there is no place for patients and injured people to go except for one hospital. israel's military claimed it has killed dozens of hamas terrorists and eastern parts of the region. at home, dozens of friends and families of journalists killed covering the war are demanding better protections and an end to the violence. according to gaza's government to the office , more than 140 journalists have been killed since the start of the conflict on october 7th. glide memorial church will hold a celebration of life today for its cofounder and pastor, reverend cecil williams. williams was an avid activist who helped turn the

church in san francisco's tenderloin into a hub of worship and help for social services. it is mother's day. happy mother's day. today we celebrate all the special women in our lives . the bay area sorting several events including a event on the dolphin charter vessel, a rose show, and a lowrider show in san jose. let's talk about the he risk map improving. that was saturday and look at the inland valleys an orange. you have a moderate degree of heat risk with daytime highs and 90. sunday is better. monday is better than that. we are about to start cooling down. look at daytime highs . sunday in the low to mid 80s in the inland valleys and that is five to 6 degrees cooler inland on sunday then you were on saturday. there is your cooling trend. we will keep it going. watch what happens when we look toward the end of the week and this is friday in the numbers go back

down to the 70s by the time you get there. there is a break in the temperatures and you will see the the seven-day forecast. let's start with san francisco and oakland. oakland around 74 much of the week. the city will stay in the 60s. no more low 80s. and north bay, around 80 for much of this week. san jose in the mid-80s for daytime highs and when we take a look at inland east bay communities you are around 80 degrees for much of this week , beaches will stay in the low 60s. no more of the mid to upper 70s iq had on thursday for the daytime high. that was high. temperatures will go back to average for the rest of the seven day.

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