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continues this morning with a woman channeling pain into art and activism. it's a little scary because of the smoke and, you know, i thought uh-oh. >> it was hovering over some of your neighborhoods. a fire is out at a redwood city recycling plant. but your concerns are far from over. low riding in itself, i think, people are aware now that it's a family-oriented sport. >> the low riders' spirit is alive and well and it will be front and center at carnaval. you know, it's just sinking in, it's unbelievable. i know it's an incredibly difficult swim, but what's even more incredible is the outreach and inspiration that it's achieved. >> a treacherous journey through freezing cold shark-infested waters. a challenge turned into reality for a historic swim. and good morning. i'm gianna franco. thank you so much for hanging out with us, i'm absolutely floored at what she did there. you are going to meet amy in a

few minutes and just worked her way across the bay like. >> been reading up about her and he talks about the importance of the team as well. we're going to highlight not only her but her team's success. a live look outside because the temperatures are changing. a little bit of a cooldown so as we think of the frigid waters that amy was in as she triumphed. also a cool one over the next few days even though the sunshine just is -- so beautiful this morning. drink that in. right jess? absolutely. i mean, day-by-day we're cooling off more. couple of days ago we were in the 70s here in san francisco. a quick look at what we expect today in san francisco. upper 60s again. and we're going to continue the see cool conditions and into the next couple of afternoons. as early as saturday actually see cloudy skies fill the bay area with drizzly conditions along the coast. it's going to look a lot different but let's start off with today. we're near average today. we continue to watch that temperature setup cool down a lot more as we head into our weekend trend. and by memorial day we start to average out once again. so little bit of a dip into

saturday and sunday. here's what it's looking like for us for all the fun events throughout the bay area. we're expecting 60s for carnaval both saturday and sunday. we're expecting 70s. for anyone going out to bottle rock by the way, oh gosh it's going to be beautiful. 70s in our inland areas and close to napa and that's kind of what we have today. as we take a look at the virtual reality map and head over into napa we're expecting upper 70s in the afternoon hours today. it was breezy yesterday especially up in the north bay. marin county, sonoma county, gusts anywhere up to around 40 miles per hour. we'll see a similar trend today and i'll highlight that coming up in just a bit along the coast we'll notice that too. but it's a lot cooler along the coastline and we deponent get the 70s all the way up in the north bay. 50s near half-moon bay and we're expecting 80s this afternoon all the way off in the east bay so that contrast is really showing this afternoon. down into the santa clara valley, a little bit of a haze right now that will bleed off and we'll expect 70s later this afternoon. g? jessica, let's talk about the roadways right now. it's thursday but a couple of days before memorial day weekend. and lot of people are thinking about getting out of town already. the roadways will be

very busy tomorrow and not quite today. but i want to start off with the live look at 880 near paseo grande. you might be using 880 maybe to get over towards the oakland airport. if you are getting out of town today. the airports will be very busy today. so freeways starting to bog down just a little bit at least out of hayward and san leandro we're really not seeing the brake lights in the oakland area. that will certainly help this morning. if that's where you are headed. westbound 80 towards the bay bridge. that's starting to back up too. as you work your way towards the toll plaza. looking live at oakland this morning. where mayor sheng thao faces a budget crisis and a planned sale of the much talked about coliseum site. so first of all let's look at the math. how much is oakland reportedly short? $177 million this morning and the concerns from those of you who live there is that this could actually result in potential cuts to public safety at a tame when robberies are on the rise in oakland. businesses saying

they're killing their businesses. the price tag $105 million reportedly to the african american sports and entertainment group. the hope by the mayor is to get new affordable housing and some outdoor space where the a's once had their legacy. so when asked about the sale and whether it would help the city's money troubles, thao didn't get specific but did promise returns beyond that sales price. >> once we finish this off, that there's a clause in there that demand for community engagement and not just that, but community -- strong community benefits. >> so there's another major point to be made here. yes, oakland is selling their share of the coliseum. but get this. the a's still own half the site. espn reporting this morning the a's were approached but the team is reportedly not interested in selling. so this will be interesting. so while current oakland leaders face these decisions, the former police chief there fired by mayor sheng thao now wants a seat on the city council. this is one that's pretty fascinating. this morning we're actually hearing from leronne armstrong. armstrong filed to compete for the at large seat currently

held by vice mayor rebecca kaplan saying his unmatched knowledge and experience will serve the public. >> if people know anything about me they know i've been somebody that's worked with closely with other people and been willing to come out and solve problems together and that's no different than i'll be as a councilmember hopefully. >> how's this for a story? the man once fired will face off at city council meetings with the person who fired him if he wins the seat. we'll be following that one closely. in redwood city it was probably really regard to miss all of this smoke in the air. a fire at sims metal recycling plant off sea port boulevard. the fire is out but at one point yesterday afternoon, look at this. a shelter-in-place order was issued for people nearby. look at all the smoke there. and they were asked to stay inside and andrea nakano reports that people could see smoke as far south as gilroy. but for the people living right down the roadway, there were real concerns about what was in the air. >> reporter: lisa and bob have

lived in a nearby manufactured home for the last eight years. they noticed the smoke drifting right into their neighborhood wednesday afternoon. >> it's a little scary because of the smoke and, you know, i thought uh-oh. >> reporter: the concern was mainly for her husband. >> i had called my husband on the way to home from work. and i told him to close all the windows. you have them open? he said yes. so close them all. because he's got asthma really bad. >> reporter: as soon as she got home, lisa checked the mail to find this. a letter from the department of toxic substances control about an application for a hazardous waste permit from sims metal. >> when we seen the letter today about trying to get rid of toxic materials and caring about the environment, it seems as if all the toxicity companies are down on this end of sea port and we're getting the brunt of all the fumes and the smoke. >> reporter: san mateo county advised those who are sensitive to smoke to stay indoors and close their windows. bob did

exactly that. fearing what may be in the smoke. >> which i was in the -- construction industry and i know if that stuff burns or whatever, it puts off toxic fumes. >> it's not good. >> what we got right here? toxic fumes. >> reporter: the bay area air quality management district is investigating the smoke impacts. the redwood city fire department is looking into the cause of the fire. lisa and bob say it's been an unsettling day and this has made them more curious about the scrapyard. >> we live in a manufactured park down the road here. and so it's very concerning because they don't care about us who have to live close to these industrial areas. >> well, we reached out to the department of toxic substances control and sims metal. while dtsc has not responded yet, sims metal issued a statement saying it is working with local authorities to investigate the fire. and this is not the first

fire at a sims facility. if you remember back in 2018, there was a massive fire. it erupted at their richmond plant. it was a 20-foot high pile of scrap metal that caught fire. sending toxic smoke into nearby neighborhoods. well, a call for help this morning. all of us need to be on the lookout for a missing oakland woman. last seen hiking in the mendocino county area on tuesday morning. so let's look ofgive you the idea of where 70-year-old elizabetshanwas last known to be. this is the area where she was seen walking just north of fort bragg near brawl point road. shank visited that area from oakland and is known to have some medical conditions which make this search even more urgent this morning. so please want you to look at your screen and get her image and burned into your mind and be on the lookout. let's be a community and help each other. shank last seen wearing a white sweater and vest and white jeans. nearly two years

to the day. officers there in texas accused of waiting more than an hour to take the gunman down in the case and the lawsuit is not done. we are told a group of parents also filing lawsuits against dozens of texas department of public safety officers and the school district. the woman who once beat the drum to keep former president donald trump out of office now says she'll vote for him. we're talking of course about former presidential candidate nicky haley who spoke about donald trump during a washington, d.c. event yesterday. haley apparently changing her tune. where once she called trump unhinged and unqualified, haley now says quote, she will vote for probable presidential nominee donald trump. shawn? reed, time now 6:10 and a bay area congressman is sharing his concerns over ai. especially if it's left alone. what he wants done after actresscarlett johansson said her voice was used without permission,.

here's a live look outside before we head to break. now bouncing off the water with the golden glow. coming up we're going to be talking about artificial intelligence and vr

well, this week, actre scarlett johansson made headlines for accusing chatgpt. this comes after we learn an't a partnership to try and protect artists' voices in the age of ai just last week. >> shawn chitnis is here to demonstrate. >> not yet. >> we're actually kidding, really though you talked to a bay area congressperson who is taking this very seriously saying we need to be talking about protections because ai is going to be a larger part of our lives. >> reporter: right. not just about hollywood and it's going to affect a lot of different industries. now the controversy speaks to the challenges ahead for people in many different fields and of course our own personal protections when it comes to ai. on monday, scarlett johansson was shocked and angered and believes sky the new voice foropenai sounded like her voice. the ceo of openai sam altman asked her twice to do the project but she declined. the company says it

has paused using sky's voice out of respect to her. all this comes after we reported last week on the partnership between veritone and creative artist agency to have a digital assets vault to protect actors. we heard from a local voice actor worried about securing everyone's work especially those early in the career. south bay congressman ro khanna says congress needs to act and pass new laws on this issue because if ai is not regulated. too many people will lose their jobs. >> well, i think if it's left untouched what we're going to see is massive wealth accumulation in the hands of a few. you may see new jobs but these jobs will be not for the ones that are losing their jobs. truck drivers and screen writers are losing their jobs, and their new job's to manage the creation of ai. that doesn't wash. >> reporter: so on that point of truck drivers, that's win example of where the congressman argued ai needs to be in a role that enhances what the worker does. not replacing them. requiring a human driver

on any self-driving truck of a certain size, that's what he wanted and that's what some in california wanted and it was an issue in the legislature last year. but democrats were divided and governor gavin newsom, he vetoed the bill. >> well, newsom has arguably some national ambitions it's just obviously here and we're seeing some vetoes that speak to questions we anticipation in the next five years. just obvious right. >> reporter: the congressman's point is this is where the business and labor side are at odds and it's in everyone's interest to make sure we think about labor and make sure the worker is represented and there's a way he believes for ai to actually lift people up and give them wealth but only if laws are in place and the government gets involved. >> and ai is changing so quickly also i mean there's something new about it almost every single week i feel like we're reporting on something different. so this is certainly going to evolve even more. >> so -- in california gold rush. >> that's certainly what we would argue and that's why it will be interesting if they can move fast enough especially with no action until after the

election in november. >> really interesting stuff. shawing thank you. all right, now taking a live look outside on this thursday morning. it's hopefully -- well, it's going to be a nice weather here for us. and especially along the coast in the central u.s. but it's a really another story, jess, tornadoes rain and so much destruction there. >> emphasis on the central u.s. exactly. over in texas, severe storms actually brought rain and winds inside a mall in the city of temple and just north of austin. parts of the roof were blown off there and lots of homes and businesses are being destroyed and damaged over there because of that. the city actually confirmed a small plane was blown over at the local airport. someone posted this video on social media of some pretty thick hail falling down. this is just in the suburbs north of dallas. and the national weather service said that they can expect more hail today with wind speeds anywhere up to around 60 miles per hour. i'm going to drop that let's go back to the bay area real fast. as they are dealing with some really, really active weather here in

the bay. we're dealing with some gorgeous weather as we head into this afternoon. and i only want to put that into perspective because even though we have a low pressure system moving in this weekend. it's still mild for us as we get closer to our holiday weekend. so just keep that in mind. of course we're keeping our loved ones in mind too. who live off in the midwest but a quick look at what's happening for us down south real fast. down into the santa clara valley, 70s in the forecast for us today. anywhere from san jose over into los gatos. and it was just the other day we were sitting in the 80s but that's not going to be the case for us as we get closer to the holiday weekend. we're continuing to cool down day-by-day and 60s in the forecast this afternoon near san francisco. probably hit upper 50s as early as saturday. novato, 73 degrees and it's beautiful up there right now. but let's take a quick look at what's happening for us around the corner. like i mentioned low pressure is moving its way in from the north. and that will keep the storm track just to the north of us but we are getting the leftover clouds and of course that cooler weather too. a chance of light drizzle along the coastline. but that's mostly in areas like pacifica and half-moon bay and all the way up into bodega bay.

so beautiful and mild for us. but boy was it gusty yesterday up in the north bay. along the coastline, that's not the dais for us this morning necessarily. just around 3:00 expecting close to 40-mile-per-hour winds near bodega bay and watch what happens closer to dinner time. around 6:00 we can see gusts anywhere up to around 25 miles per hour off in the inland areas. other than that e though it's pretty mild for us. i mean gosh 80s today and sunshine who's planing right? this weekend, partly cloudy skies kind of fill the bay on saturday and we clear up sunday command in the inland areas and some mud skies back and forth as we head into midportions of next week. along the bay little cooler for us. 70s today turning into 60s tomorrow and low 60s on saturday and that's where the clouds are a lot longer early next week. let's talk about the roadways right now. if you are getting ready to head towards any of the bay area bridges, things are actually looking

pretty good. looks like there's a tow truck from an earlier trouble spot south 880 near paseo grande. they moved that camera to give you a better perspective but that's slowing things down as you head along the nimitz through there. so hayward, san leandro union city, fremont things are getting busy through there. so that could affect the drive and northbound though headed towards oakland airport things are moving pretty well. headed over to 80 westbound, slow especially as you are heading into berkeley this morning. and if you are headed along the peninsula, things are pretty clear here. 101 looks great both directions. not seeing any brake lights or issues. so if you have got the early flight to catch at sfo, right now things are moving along well and you might consider getting out there early especially if you are traveling today it's going to be very busy in the skies for that memorial day get away weekend. which starts officially tomorrow. and that's when the roadways are going to be very busy. and they're busy anyway as you head westbound into the altamont pass. all right, time right now 6:20 in the morning. just ahead of pride month you can usual warning about travel and fears for the safety of the lgbtq+

community and places they go. san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto in studio right now. he's going to answer the question are you safe for pride month in san francisco. plus, i'm going to always ask him that

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can you believe it? a week from the official kickoff of pride festivities and pride month in san francisco. but this year and this is disturbing, there's a warning from the fbi and the department

of homeland security. >> it is very concerning both agencies have said there's a real threat of violence from foreign terrorist groups at lgbtq+ events not just in thestates but overseas as well. joining us right now in studio sf sheriff paul miyamoto. thank you for being here i want to dive into in talk about this. but you know, pride is such a part of our community. and especially during june. and all of the events. tell us what you are doing to sort of make sure everyone is safe during all of these festivities that are happening. >> yes, well, good morning and absolutely. something that we take seriously. when a warning elevates to the public beyond law enforcement and public safety agencies, it's -- a cause for concern only in the fact that we want people to be aware. aware of their surroundings and what's going on so they can be a part of what keeps us all safer during these times. pride month is a time for celebration and to come together. when we bring everyone together, it is

challenging for public safety to make sure everyone stays safe. the more eyes we have on things the more people that see things that are going on and report it to us, the easier it is for us to be responsive to any challenges or threats to anybody's safety. >> we know you all work together and interagency sort of way whether it's here in san francisco or communicating with oakland. but on the record, are there any specific threats that you are aware of for pride festivities and what is the difference between elevated threat level or elevated situation and specific threats? >> it's based on information that we receive from different sources. obviously there are times when we don't want to share information to keep people safer. >> got it. >> or make sure people don't get elevated and concerned to the point where it affects their behaviors as well. we share information and intelligence when we work together as agencies. right now the threats are exactly as the federal authorities have mentioned. just to make sure people are aware. >> general not specific. >> exactly. and of course we're concerned here in the bay area

because we have one of the largest gatherings and celebrations and our parade at the end of the month in june. always going to be prepared both in the parade and outside keeping everybody safe. >> it's not just the parade. i mean, that's probably one of the biggest gatherings during the month but so many events that happen through the month overjune just leading up the that. >> obviously. we have a concern for keeping everyone safe. always a concern no matter the venue or time and we want to be sure that everyone is reassured we all work together here in law enforcement in san francisco. and in the bay area. to make sure we work and collaborate together to keep people safe. >> we're going to need each other because this federal warning speaks to the safety of all of us really whether you are at pride or you are adjacent to pride. and really these warnings are coming at a time when the environment is speaking to budget cuts and a lot of citizens are worried about that that could actually mean less boot on the ground in law enforcement. you are really pushing that budget cuts don't

affect filling positions in law enforcement. >> i want to say that we have been supported by the community and the public and the elects in regard to making sure we get more funding and few years ago was autopsy defounding the police and now it's about refunding the police and we want to make sure that's emphasized because we are short staffed. both officers and the police department have very low staffing levels in regards to being able to -- maintain all of our responsibilities. but when it comes time during these kinds of times when we have a public safety concern, we do all come together and coalesce and collaborate and keep people safe. >> do you have enough staffing. >> we don't have enough staffing every day. but we make it work with what we have. and we absolutely will have enough staffing to keep people safe both outside and in our responsibilities. >> we appreciate your time and thank you for spending time with us today. especially talking about something that's so important and a big event that's coming up here in what? just a couple of weeks. >> what'd you have for breakfast? >> i had coffee. >> that's it?

>> yes. >> that's the staple. crime fighting duties coffee. >> i feel like becoming more common and common. get you some oatmeal next time you come in. >> thank you so much. it is 6:27. let's get a live look at sfo this morning. the travel rush is here for the holiday weekend but will inflation

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6:30 in the morning and right now on cbs news bay area, we are looking live at the golden gate bridge. good morning to you. we're going to have traffic here in just a minute with g. you are the traffic expart of this entire state i say and the nation. >> wow. >> here's your crown and your cape. you have now been created as such. branded as such. >> okay. so i expect you to introduce me every single time or together we go somewhere we see people. >> traffic queen. >> the traffic queen. jess? every toss. from now on. and you are the weather queen i'm going to make you the weather queen. >> wq. >> yeah. tq. too cute. all right a quick look at what's going on outside. all of us throughout the bay area as we wake up this morning, nice and cool. we're sitting in the 40s and 50s throughout the bay. we're going to continue the warm up into this afternoon into the 80s near concord and antioch. once again. and then 60s still holding on tight to our coastline. it's going to feel

nice and mild for thus afternoon. and the winds we had yesterday in the north bay and along the coastline still sticking around for us as we head into this afternoon. but other than that some of the big weather headlines, it's the holiday weekend right around the corner and memorial day on monday. and we are expecting a nice cooldown as we head into the forecast this weekend. by saturday, heading into sunday, we slowly start to average out and then by monday of next week, we're close to near normal conditions again. but this is what it's looking like for both saturday and sunday. carnaval is happening in san francisco. we're expecting beautiful but cool conditions. partly cloudy skies and 60s in the forecast and last year it was a lot cooler. so this year, a little bit better but then two years ago it was sunny as can be. every year a little bit different on this weekend alone. now here we go into bottle rock and napa. 70s in the forecast for us and beautiful dry conditions which is just great news. any outdoor activity you have this weekend, is definitely a go. but we're now going on day 19 of no rain here in the bay area. and as we take a look at the climate prediction center and what they have to say about that for the next six to ten days still showing drier than normal conditions and more on that coming up in a bit and i'll

show you the map in just a little and we're expecting 80s in the east bay and 70s down into the santa clara valley this afternoon. g how are the roads looking traffic queen? thank you. all right. getting if you're getting ready to head out the door. now things backed up. here's a live look at bay bridge toll plaza and pretty slow there heading westbound into san francisco. i hope we were going to get a break because lot of people getting ready to head out of town and tomorrow is going to be even busier on the roadways. today busy airports so if your routes take you maybe to one of the local airports, oakland, or san jose, san francisco expect busy conditions there too. taking westbound 80 slowing down as well this morning as you head into berkeley. well, this next story really showcases a family's need to lean on their roots and have resilience. susan lieu's mom died as a result of practice surgery malpractice

here in san francisco. as susan dealt with the grief and trauma through performance art and most recently a new book. but the real healing started when she used that tragedy to help cafornia law and as ryan ld yamamoto reports, this change gives victims of medical negligence a way to recoup real losses from pain and suffering. >> everyone knows the tragedy of the dead. but let's talk about the tragedy of the living. >> reporter: how someone heals from trauma -- >> i felt scared. >> reporter: -- can come in many different forms. >> perhaps there was too much shame tied to how she died. >> reporter: for susan lieu, she found answers as a performing artist with a one woman play and most recently as an author. with the release of her memoir, "the manicurist's daughter." >> seeking the truth was how i would avenge my mother's death. >> reporter: her mother, phoung ha, known by her american name jennifer, had owned two nail salons, a vietnamese immigrant who had made a life for her family in the bay area. but in

1996 while undergoing a tummy tuck and chin implant, she went into a coma and later died of a botched plastic surgery. the doctor had been at the center of multiple complaints, having his license suspended by the medical board of california. where susan made a trip to the san francisco doctor's office, where her mom went in but never came out. >> sometimes i look back and i wish i could have prevented her from coming here. i have come to this building so many times looking for answers. and a part of me feels that i found that answer and now i can let it go. >> reporter: susan found that answer by turning trauma and tragedy into real change. at the time of her mother's death, there was a $250,000 cap set in 1975 in the state of california on the amount of money that injured patients and their families could recoup for

pain, suffering, or even death. >> plastic surgery is a perfect example of this. >> reporter: carmen balber with consumer watchdog have been fighting the cap for several decades. >> now in 1975, $250,000 was actually a reasonable amount of money. today, that amount is about $50,000 when adjusted for inflation. what that means is no attorney can afford to take the case that has only non-economic damages with that cap being so low. >> when i was 11 years old, i lost my mother to medical negligence. >> reporter: they recruited the help of victims and their family members, including susan lieu, who testified and told her story to medical boards and lawmakers. >> one of the most important ways that an organization like mine can make a change in the law is by telling the stories of families who are impacted. >> reporter: in 2022, they won the battle. governor gavin newsom signing california

assembly bill 35, the fairness for injured patients act, raising the cap families could recoup for medical negligence from $250,000 up to a million dollars. >> that's me leaving a legacy for my mother. >> reporter: a legacy through activism and real change, while healing through performance and her art. >> i wanted to know who she was. and how i was like her. and most of all, i wanted to know if i could heal from this trauma. >> reporter: by retelling the story of her mother. not just how she died, but how she continues to live. >> well, and get this. this was about everybody else because susan lieu and her family did not benefit from the change in the law that they worked so hard to get. as for the doctor who performed that plastic surgery here if the bay area, he passed away in 2014. the story really proves how our stories do define us and as you can see, they're important.

that's why they're featured on the aapi month's section of our website, kpix.com. and by the way, get your family together and have the experience of watching our hour long special roots and resilience an aapi celebration. it's tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. kenny choi and andrea nakano and ryan yamamoto's great stories and more. you can find it on kpix and streaming on the cbs news app. time right now 6:37. are you feeling headaches and housing? ahead i'm going to have questions for cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger who's going to make us abundantly smarter

all right, time now for the money watch report. the housing market. it remains frustrating for both buyers sellers. interest rates are high and inventory is low. lot of you feeling stressed out and cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is joining us live from new york to lead us and a group meditation on the housing market. i'm just kidding jill. but we kind of need that, right? >> yeah. >> tell me what is going on with interest rates because i really feel that's the buzz for why everyone is stressed out in the housing market. >> reporter: two different parts of the problem. affordability is still really bad. we saw mortgage interest rates fall to record low during the pandemic. and then 30 year

mortgage rate started to go up very quickly basically in 2022 and 2023 and now at about 7%. in normal times and we did not have normal housing market in the pandemic and even today, but in normal times, higher interest rates would usually push down prices but we don't have enough inventory and that means that prices remain high and the combination of those elevated rates and high prices is really putting homeownership out of reach for a lot of americans. >> especially here in the bay area. recent reporting some areas like the average price of a home is $2 million. some of the cheapest homes just under a million dollars. just makes me wonder how my kids are ever going to get in the housing market and certainly won't inherit it from me. tell me this. what do you think the power position is? are you in a power position if you are a buyer or a seller in the current climate? >> reporter: well, look. the sellers have a really interesting problem. because there's not a lot of inventory but you know, if you go sell your house you have to live

some place right? so think of this, an astounding 58% of people who own a home with a mortgage have rate that's under 4%. this creates a weird lock in effect. i don't want to put up in house for sale because i'm going to give up the cheap mortgage and by the way if i have to get another mortgage i might have higher monthly payments even i have the amount borrowed being basically unchanged. it puts pressure on both sides. >> what do you say to the buyer who says okay i'll get in at 7% and then the rates will go down. is that a smart move. >> reporter: well, look, i'm not going to try to time the market. but listen, if you run your numbers and you can make it work, especially if you are in a high cost of living area like the bay area, where rent is expensive. then you can go ahead. and actually look at the this market and say yes, i will buy. maybe i will reduce the cost of carrying my home with an adjustable rate mortgage. meaning a fixed period of time where the mortgage rate is low

and then it starts to adjust. this works really well going to try to refinance your loan within that period. and maybe you want to lower the payments by paying more up front. that lower the interest rate either permanently or temporarily. but the end of the day, if you are willing to assume the risk of refinancing and the numbers work right now, then i would take a deep breath and let's say ohm together and jump in. >> ohm for your home. yes i knew we'd get back to group meditation on housing, jill schlesinger, thank you so much. always a joy talking to you. all right. it's now time to take a look at what's coming up on "cbs mornings." and for that we are joined by gayle king and really a choice that i'm having to make this morning. do i keep it classy when i ask about lenny kravitz saying he's human like the rest of us do i just ask you what i really want to ask gayle king, does this guy just melt the floor with every footstep because he's just so hot? >> he melts, he oozes and he's

all the things and he had everybody feeling all the tings too. reed. everybody. >> i saw you change your shoes for him. >> just talking to jill because -- yes, i did. yes i did. i changed everything for him. just saying. i love you talking to jill schlesinger just now because we love her around here. ohm for your home. okay i'm going to remember that. i'm going to remember that. coming up, reed, "cbs mornings," your favorite morning show. our exclusive and very candid conversation with -- look at him. look at him melting -- look at it reed. that's lenny kravitz and opened up about the insecurities he's felt throughout his career and we have a little preview of his new music. plus look at that. that doesn't look insecure to me. plus rebuilding america series we'll show you how former nfl all pro warrick dun still scoring with this charity work. he has quite the story. and the very outspoken

radio host, charmin' the god will be here in the studio, a new book. he says we need to replace small talk with big conferences. so we'll see you at 7:00 so reed, when you are dancing around in the shower do you look like lenny kravitz. >> you know what, i like to think that i look like lenny but i don't. but when i do see that i remember the line from the movie the first color purple movie when they say, i drink your bath water. >> yes. yes. there you go. >> oh my goodness. my mother is watching. >> close to that. yes. >> cheers. bye. >> how are we supposed to work after watching that video? >> woo. >> i mean we're supposed to work now. okay. still thinking. yeah. thank you. good way to start. >> i need to meditate. >> ohm. meditate on this. the live look outside as you take a look over towards the -- i'm so distracted jessica by that video of lenny kravitz and just take it away and talk about the weather and i'm going to do

some googling some more. i saw him live in concert with aerosmith a few years back. best ever. >> all right guys let's change gears real fast as we head outside on this beautiful beautiful what is it? thursday morning. oh. we are so close to the weekend. i can almost taste it and a long weekend for many of us here if the bay area. memorial day right right. and this weekend we're expecting lousier skies with low pressure from the north and cool temperatures and cloudier skies and other than that though, pretty mild for us especially compared o some of the other spots dealing with really active weather right now. as we take a look at local winds anywhere from our coastline all the way off into the inland areas we see a very big contrast. gusty conditions this morning lasting into this afternoon along the coast but it's light right now in the inland areas. closer to around dinner time we get up to around 40 miles per hour wind along the coast near bodega bay and other than that i mean it's a pretty mild setup down into the santa clara valley. and off in the east bay. it is drier than

normal for us. all throughout the state of california. and as we head into in next few days that will continue to be the trend for us. looking at the long-range models not a drop of rain in sight. dry conditions this weekend which is actually great news for any outdoor activities and i'm sure plenty of people are coming in from out of town and the weather is working with us this weekend. all throughout the bay. san francisco with carnaval happening up into bottle rock in napa. expecting 70s and 60s. off in the east bay today, we're actually in the 80s. and we're going to see more 70s in the forecast close to san jose. looking at the next seven days well, we see that cool down into the weekend and then a nice little average out as we head into early next week. dip down from the 80s today to the 70s tomorrow to the 60s by saturday. those cloudy skies its just talking at earlier and then we clear up and start seeing beautiful conditions early flexion week. gianna? jessica, thank you. let's get a live look outside over towards sfo this morning. memorial day weekend is around the corner look at all those people lining up to get out of town. well, the faa is expecting today will be the

busiest day for air travel get this since 2019. nearly 3.5 million people are projects today fly this weekend. sfo expects almost 600,000 passengers between tomorrow and monday. that's more than 8% over last year. and almost back to pre-pandemic levels. san jose's expecting almost 400,000 passengers and over at oakland international, over 130,000. that's a lot of people getting ready to get out and about and speaking of kris van cleave joining us live from virginia beach with a look at inflation. i hope you have got your toes actually in the sand from this vantage point it looks like you do. >> reporter: yes. we're -- enjoying being able to walk on the sand and hear the surf and sun. it's a nice assignment this morning and what's not been so nice is inflation for americans still 70% say they are going to be taking a summer vacation regardless of the

expenses. what they're going to find is in many categories the bills are going to look like 2023 but particularly the entertainment category. the stuff you do on vacation. that's gotten more expensive. and eating out has -- those prices have continued to rise. overall, while the bill might look a lot like 2023 still about 15% more than it was pre-pandemic. so traveling is more expensive. gas prices, pretty similar to where they were last year and airfare ticked down a bit but many of the airlines raised their checked bag fees so if there's a bunch of you traveling and you are checking a lot of bags, that's going to add $20, 30 dollars to your trip each day. may not be the savings you thought it was. you know, but overall, cost to travel, down about 1% pa ied to last year. >> and if you are a family, say of four or five, you are paying all the plane for all the plane tickets but then you are making it up in the baggage. that kind of is hit or miss there. what about where people are going? are there locations that you

are seeing the biggest difference? >> reporter: sure, you know. i think when you look at the top ten travel destinations from aaa, it's -- it's places you'd expect right? like miami and forth lauder dale and vegas and new york and colorado. and so the places that are in peak demand, those are going to be more expensive. when we were putting the story together we looked at what it would cost to do it from miami beach or fort lauderdale beach and far cheaper to do it here in virginia beach and we have the surf and sand and sun just the cost to do it is a lot less. also if you can shift your travel dates a little bit, and maybe miss some of the peak travel days, you also get treated to an air show here at virginia beach with the navy flighters. shift the travel days that may save you by traveling on off peak days for example it's a lot companier to stay in the hotel tonight than it is friday night and saturday night of memorial day

weekend. >> that might make sense for a lot of people. i'm doing that with my family. we are playing hooky for school and work to maybe fit in a vacation. so i understand. well, the ocean is waving behind you so go enjoy it, yes. be sure to watch his full report. >> reporter: one thing before i leave. the other thing to tell you. don't hoard your airline points and your credit card points. use them as you build them to cut your travel bill. our experts say the only thing points do is lose value over time. >> really good point. a lot of people rely on that. check out the full report coming up at 7:00 on "cbs mornings." reed? i mean and i love the glasses. he looks like he's straight out of the movie "grease." countdown to carnaval in san francisco this weekend. part of the two day event celebrates low riders tradition. in fact, fans of low rider culture had to fight to make these cars street legal and they won. in fact those wins revved the engines for arguably one of most popular rt jose mashows you the

spirit is alive and well in la raza park through the work of two very passionate members and we love them here. they are a part of the low rider council. look. >> reporter: it was five years ago when daniel salazar bought this low rider. he invested thousands of dollars to turn it into a masterpiece. >> got ten switches but i just use these -- use four mainly back and the front and then i'll knock it to the side over there. come back up. bring -- bring it down this way. and just cruise up and down. >> reporter: daniel was born and raised in the mission district and says this weekend he will be cruising the bay area streets, showing off his hard work in carnaval sf. >> i used to come out and see carnaval. i was a little kid. and i was like one of these days, i'm going to have one of those cars. and it went from having one of those cars to one of these days i'm going to be in the parade to now carnaval,

i'm in charge of the -- coordination of the parade and the car show for carnaval. >> reporter: don alonzo, a fellow member of the low rider council, says carnaval sf is more than just a celebration. it's a chance to vindicate and honor the low rider movement. >> low riding in itself, i think, people are aware now that it's a family-oriented sport. you know. culture. low rider culture. and, you know, with that being said, you know, to fight to where we are today, it was a -- it started with a lot of education. because it's -- a lot of people didn't know about the culture. >> reporter: the low rider community says la raza park is the heart of the culture. >> this was where low riders hung out. this is why this is a very significant place. and it was just a dirt lot with a lot of tires on it. and the low riders were the ones who kept

it clean. >> reporter: the sf low rider council was founded in the early 1980s in response to police constantly harassing latino men, especially those driving low rider cars. >> it was a long battle. they fought federal court cases and whatnot to be able to do our lifestyle. our culture. because they didn't allow it. and the cops would -- every weekend, throw people in jail. beat them up. and just not allow us to -- cruise. >> reporter: after a successful legal injunction, the right to cruise mission street and other designated parts of the city was solidified for generations to come. and as carnaval sf approaches, daniel and don reflect on the importance of this event and the struggles and triumphs of the low rider movement. >> it's one thing to own a low rider and go to shows or represent on the street with your club. but there's a -- there's another aspect to it

for the individuals who are actually bringing the lifestyle for all to enjoy. and that is what the low rider council does. and we're preserving that. >> well, it's going to be a lot of fun on this sunday. you can watch carnaval i'll be out there hanging out with sara donchey and if you can't be there you can also watch us live. the special coverage the whole parade starting at 10:00 a.m. on pix+ 44 cable 12 andstreaming on the free cbs news app. i can't wait. stupid thought in your head could derail you from achieving your dreams. >> there's a formula for your morning. get the stupid thoughts out of your head and just be silly to keep going. braving shark-infested waters, a pacifica nurse and grandma by the way

well, something from the golden gate bridge to the father lawn islands sounds pretty tough. vern glenn sat down with one grandmother who did exactly that. >> reporter: amy, you are my hero. you see that? [ laughter ] we just -- we haven't even started and your fans roll by on a bike. >> i love it.

>> me to. in fact i was just sending vern the email saying i love your work. >> i was fixing my hair right there. >> really incredible what she did though. i would love to meet her. coming up at 7:00 season 46 of "survivor" officially ended and the winner has been crowned and we'll be chatting live with the winner of a $1 million prize. not bad. new strains of covid-19 variants raising concern of a possible spike in cases, we'll chat with a local doctor aboutthe new threat ahead of the memorial day weekend travel rush. and a live look outside. we hope to see you over as the community conversa ♪ i hear trumpets on this thursday as we welcome you to cbs mornings. hello to our viewers on the west coast. we see you. i'm gail king. let's go to