hey, it's the weekend and it's going to be a long one and thank you for joining us. it's friday, may 24th. >> we're glad you are with us. let's get started. >> walk around you know taking pictures and out of nowhere all you heard was pop, pop.

>> graduation gunfire and a community conversation asking why in oakland. we're live. hang in there terry, call if you need mega, money, clothes, food, all your love. >> neighbors showing the best of the bay in response to painful loss. an update in the story of a dog walker dealing with tough times. did not. he asked me at practice one day and i had to search it up. >> east bay teen's stars and stones across a very big pond. we cheer them all the way to london. he said big responsibility first. i hope i may -- i can make everyone proud. >> and carnaval in the mission. meet the royalty leading the way in a quintessential bay area celebration. all hail the kings and the queens of the weekend. good morning, everybody. i'm reed cowan. so nice to have you with us this morning. >> yes it is. i'm gianna franco and it is going to be a long week and a lot of people getting ready to get out of town ready memorial day so you are probably wondering how am i going to pack and what am i going to do if i'm hanging

around bay area or coming to visit. if you are visiting welcome. thanks for being here. let's get a live look outside and look at how we're starting this friday morning. the clouds just kind of -- flowing through over the hillside there. what a beautiful perspective there. sort of really explain what is the bay is like sometimes jessica. >> oh my gosh that's the best way to put it. and it's funny how we kicked off this week with warm conditions. sunny skies. then now that it's the weekend, clouds just more clouds and it's may gray for us here in the bay area. i had that live look one more time behind me and i just want to show the rolling hills and look how fast the clouds are rolling through. all those high elevations off in the east bay. it is cool and it is cloudy out there. and we're going to see a repeat of that tomorrow too. luckily by sunday into monday it will be a lot airline for us but for now we're still dealing with the chilly answer and that's what we have this morning. 50s and 40s in the bay area. later today just 60s in the forecast for us and that applies to the inland areas

that just had 80s yesterday. so about 20-degree jump as that system moved in from the north. now that system also brought in some gusty conditions and it's bringing winds anywhere up to around 30 miles per hour along the coast just into the 9:00 a.m. hour. watch what happens as i advance the clock all the way into this afternoon. wind speeds anywhere up to around 40 miles per hour expected in areas like bodega bay and san francisco and with gusty conditions lasting into our inland areas too. we'll talk more about what we can expect heading into this weekend in just a bit but more about today. today an interesting one and san francisco we were kind of expecting it. yesterday we were in the 60s and today we're in the 50s and not too much of a change. but antioch? 80s were in the forecast for us grow and that's what i said tall microclimates are seeing different thing with the system moving in. we have 60s in the east bay and in the santa clara valley and along the peninsula. we're all hand-in-hand now. but despite that fact that the winds are different in all the different parts to have bay. more on this weekend's forecast in a bit. for now over to you, g. thanks. i want to talk about bay bridge specifically over here on the upper deck right now. here's a live look and you can see from one of the caltrans cameras really

stacking up and busy there. we have another view and i was kind of looking at as well. there's a broken down vehicle that's according to chp stuck in lanes and that's causing a bit of a back up here at the bay bridge. they got tow krewes son scene and hopefully get that out of the way sooner than later. in the meantime though you are going to see some brake lights there and that backup not quite to the toll plaza just yet. since it is friday. and a get away friday. a few less cars on the roadway for now. we are live in oakland. gunfire and graduation is your headline this morning. bullets flew last night as skyline high school in the oakland hills during graduation events. so police say the gunfire happened on the campus before 8:00. at least two people injured. shawn chitnis joins us now live outside the school where this morning we are working to learn more. shawn? >> reporter: reed, good morning, yeah, certainly quiet and a big difference what we saw overnight. still waiting for thegates taupe before

school begins today but certainly a cavi scene at one point. police telling us they were arriving here at 7:45 here on thursday evening as the graduation ceremony was wrapping up. we understand there are two victims in the case that police are aware of. and an adult man and woman. both were injured and taken to the hospital. we're told they're in stable condition. the fire department though also sayings there was a third victim. the person hay able to get to the hospital on their own. we don't know yet their possible connection to skyline. opd locked down the campus immediately with the help of chp explaining the shooting was inside the school. and they were glad that they were able to get everyone out without any issues. police say that there may have been a fight at the school that escalated to this shooting. we have the chance to hear from those who were at the event last night both students and family members who heard the gunshots. >> just walking around you know taking pictures and out of nowhere all you heard was pop,

pop. pop. >> skyline, you know, should be a good day and stuff like that. you know, next thing you know, we hear gunshots and i mean i thought it was fireworks at first but it was gunshots. i see people start running and stuff and at first i didn't think too much of it but i ran with the people. >> reporter: and so we know that police are still early into the investigation but they do say they have detained two people in connection to this shooting. reed, back to. >> all right. thank you so much for that update. so developing story so stay with us all the latest updates can be found on kpix.com and also streaming on cbs news. time now for a look at this morning's other top stories. oakland mayor sheng thao will release the mid year bullet later today after she outlines planning to address the city's budget deficit. looking to close this year's $117 million gap along with a $175 million shortfall next year. now the plan is two pronged. the first uses money from the pro posed sale of the city's share of

the coliseum. so that's at least $105 million. and the second involves a hiring freeze and consolidations of certain positions. she emphasized no reductions in spending on public safety, essential services or city worker layoffs will be needed. meantime later this morning, organizers of the effort to recall mayor thao plan to announce they've collected more than 30,000 signatures. the group hopes to get their recall on the november ballot. that would join a separate effort to remove alameda county da pamela price from office. follow-up to what was a painful story for a well-known san francisco dog walker and his family. you see here behind me. their alamo square home torched weeks after he reported receiving racist threats. it was a wound for him and a wound for his family and a wound for his neighbors. and you know what? it was a wound that got some healing this morning. juliette goodrich followed up on this story and shows how our community stepped up to show us what being a good neighbor actually means.

>> reporter: the outside of terry williams' childhood home is now covered with handwritten signs from neighbors. stapled to the outside. >> hang in there, terry. call if you need anything, if you need money, clothes, food, all of our love. >> reporter: terry says he still can't believe just a few days ago when flames were shooting out of the windows of his childhood home. his elderly parents were inside at the time and were rescued by firefighters. terry's mother is still in the hospital. >> right man. i love you. >> reporter: neighbors have taken terry and his three dogs in. they have also set up a gofundme for the family. >> been real emotional. >> reporter: for the last month and a half, terry says he's been getting a lot of racial threats and harassment. >> each time the new threat has come in, it's escalated in the rhetoric. talking about to the point where they're talking about they are going to get him or they're going to hurt him or kill him. >> reporter: fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused the house fire. and they are not linking the

threats to the fire at this time. terry was at city hall when the fire broke out. he says he was talking to city leaders trying to call attention to racist attacks directed at him and his family. >> stop it. we've been in this community for over 50 years. we are not leaving. all this can be repaired and we can fix this. we can fix this. this is -- this is nothing. but -- it's just the fact that you trying to run my family out of the -- out of the house. >> reporter: neighbors say terry and his family are like staples in the neighborhood. they have lived in the home for more than 50 years. >> i watched terry grow up, me and my brothers and his mother is like my auntie and his father is just -- >> reporter: terry says he doesn't plan to leave. he plans to rebuild and get his parents back in their home. >> i'm blessed man, and i'm lucky to have neighbors and friends that really care about us. >> so while the fire and the hate crimes investigations play out. neighbors are stepping out doing the work of helping a

hurting man and his family. your community station salutes all of you there. well, taking a rival look at the bay area airports this morning. the travel rush is well under way for memorial day weekend. today is expected to be the busiest day. the tsa predicting that as many as 3 million people will pass through airport checkpoints. aaa projects nationwide over 43 million people will take to the roads or skies over the memorial day travel period and coming up in our next half hour cbs news senior transportation correspondent kris van cleave will join us to help you prepare for all the traffic. i dream about this -- prepare, rehearse. >> they're getting ready for their moment in the spotlight. meet this year's king and queen as we count down to san francisco's carnaval. plus -- ♪ ♪

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city's mission district. every year there will be a king and queen as part of the tradition. the royal couple are meant to represent the vast diversity hard work and passion of latin america. our loureen ayyoub sat down with the new monarchs who say the new titles come with joy and responsibility. >> reporter: taking a moment to take in the moment. yeison and monica are reflecting as they rehearse for a special celebration. they have been selected as the official king and queen of san francisco's annual carnaval celebration of 2024. for the newly crowned colombian king, yeison jimenez, he says he's honored to represent his hometown of neiva, showcasing unique afro-colombian dances, like this one entitled "mapale." >> i dreamed about this. prepared and rehearsed and trained and did a lot of things. we have to work a lot. so i feel so excited for this. i'm so happy. >> reporter: and for monica, who's the first peruvian to be

crowned queen, she picks up her specially designed dress shipped from peru, she says she carries her new title with gratitude. >> it's a big responsibility. first, i hope i can make everyone proud. >> reporter: and the pride both monica and yeison share is in showcasing unique indigenous dances which is the theme of this year's carnaval. >> we wanted to honor our -- our indigenous community. and we want to share with san francisco community here that -- that we -- where we came from. >> reporter: but in doing that, monica has had to take some creative risks. including presenting a never before displayed dance at the festival. >> never done this dance, this is -- the national dance of peru. it's called -- marinara nortena. this dance is very traditional. it came from the

roots -- in the time that we were colonized. >> reporter: that's why each of them receiving crowns this year means so much to them. it's not just exceptional rhythm and dress. it is an opportunity to learn about one another's roots. >> i didn't have that chance in colombia. so i'm taking advantage of that opportunity here to take a lot of classes from different parts of the world. >> reporter: according to the u.s. census, the bay area's diverse latin american community is consistently growing. and for yeison and monica, that just means a deeper opportunity for cross cultural exchange. >> i like to learn from other cultures and i like the opportunity to share mine without hesitation and without saying, i might not do that, you know. you have the freedom here to do that and that's what i found here in the bay area. >> reporter: the freedom to be royalty, no matter where you come from. >> so looking forward to and you can join me this sunday for our special coverage of carnaval starting at 10:00 a.m.

over on pix+ and streaming on the cbs news app. a lot of fun and again it's really a family event. so bring the kids. bring the whole family. it's definitely something to see. visually as well as you can learn a lot. >> that was my welcome to san francisco. and that was when i really got to see san francisco show up and show out. that was pride this is going to be a great summer. plus bottle rock and plus stern grove. we are three steps fabulous and maybe even four. why i say that? check this out. here's the first snap. six snap and look at the sun shining in from the east bay to the bay bridge. good morning, everybody, that's you're pay off for pushing through on a really great week and now we're to friday. 6:17 in the morning. and jess, we send that sunshine over to you as well this morning. >> oh, good morning. we need that sun breaking through the clouds and we're going to get a lot of that as we head into this afternoon. mix of sun and clouds for us and heading into a beautiful but cool weekend. right now there's a lot of may gray above me. this is our live

cam overlooking the bay bridge from kpix here in san francisco. as we head out the door today, oh, it's going to be a lot cooler compared to the past couple of days and we kicked off this week with 80s down into the santa clara valley. we have 60s today. that's -- all the way in the east bay too. yesterday we were in the 80s near antioch and concord and walnut creek and today once again 60s in the forecast and what is going on? we have 50s in san francisco. 60s up in the north bay. we kicked off this weekend nice and warm but now it's nice and cool for us as we head into the next couple of hours and throughout the next couple days actually. here's the reason why. lop is moving in from the north. what does that mean nor us? cool, cloudy conditions with a chance of drizzle along the coast is expected for us today and tomorrow. it doesn't last long and moves to the east and suddenly we're talking about sunny skies as we head into sunday. still some clouds here and there. for example, san francisco, but notice how temperatures are just a smidge warmer too. daytime highs are going to warm up into the 50s and 60s. heading into this weekend's forecast. near san francisco. if you were thinking of heading over to bottle rock,

well, we're expecting the 70s and 60s all weekend long with sunnier skies as we head into our sunday forecast. there's a lot going on for us here in the bay area as we head into this weekend. but by early next week, memorial day is looking really nice actually. we jump just about ten degrees in the positive direction. upper 70s early next week and the raise return into the bay area too but that's our inland areas. we're not going to see inland -- not going to see coastal areas hit the 80s nestly. for now cloudy skies along the way all weekend long so if you are visiting in from out of town, and you notice you can see half the golden gate bridge, but you can't see the whole thing, my apologies just give it a couple of hours and usually that marine layer kind of floats back and forth. we'll have more on that in a bit. for now over to you, g. jessica thank you. i have a live look at conditions as you go from highway 4 getting on the freeways there making that ride antioch pittsburg bay point. not a lot of brake lights or issues which is great. friday light for the most part. on some of the major freeways and bridges and a

little crowded across the upper deck here at the bay bridge. that's because there was a bit of a hotspot earlier on broken down vehicle there. bay bridge toll plaza though you can see metering lights are officially on. and it's starting to slow down just a little bit. but it is a friday. right now things are pretty quiet and it's later on today where you are really going to see things get busy. because memorial day weekend is here so this is considered a get away friday. our bay area bridges like the san mateo bridge and the golden gate bridge, the bay bridge, will be very busy for people getting out of town and on those get away routes especially. like 80 eastbound as well as 580 eastbound and you are taking 101 maybe over towards into marin or north of there or maybe you are taking that 101 drive over towards 152 down towards gilroy. so that certainly is going to see some extra busy conditions between 11:00 and 6:00 so try to travel before or later tonight. right now though, things are looking pretty good out there. look at him i go -- zach? and he was like you going to london coach? we will go to

london. >> a bay area team get ready to jump a pond for forks and charitable work. we celebrate their score. straight ahead. ♪ ♪ and a deep in breath on a friday. doesn't that feel good? napa norah we know why you will have a great weekend in the bay. more on the rocking bottle rock and wine country. sing it jones.

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well, shout-out this morning to de la salle high school football team in concord. they are going to london. andrea nakano with the games and the good that they'll do. >> hut, hut. >> reporter: coach justin is in his 11th year as a head coach for the de la salle football team. this program has gone to countless state and national championships. but london? it all came about thanks to a former player who now works for nike. >> i look at him and i go zach? [ laughter ] and he was like you go to london coach? i'm like we will go. >> reporter: it took months to clear the idea through proper channels, but when the announcement was finally made, some players didn't know how to react. >> its just shocked and i -- i was -- i was in disbelief when they said it. it was hard for

me to like -- have any reaction. i was just shocked. >> i just think it's just exciting more than anything. being able to play a team across-country is just different. different opportunity and all the guys from last year were all jealous we're going this this year. >> reporter: the team will be playing all-stars from mainly europe. they will do charitable work together and play football. but some of the players had to learn an important lesson before they even get ready for london. >> i told them we were going and i quizzed about half of them and i'm like point to london on a map. they were like -- i could point at england but not quite pinpoint london. >> reporter: do you know where. >> i did not. he asked me at practice one day and i had to search it up. i searched it coach and i told him. >> reporter: a football team had fans on campus already but the fan base has grown since the announcement. >> my teacher here on campus and i'm walking through the hallways and all the teachers like hey you need an extra chaperone? which is neat you know. >> reporter: the team is trying

to treat the game like any other by preparing to play on the international stage. they do know there will be some hurdles to conquer. >> i'm sure london will throw things off and we're going to have to deal with multiple time changes and being own you know long flight over and long night back. adjust to getting over and getting back and whatever. [ laughter ] >> well, the team will play at tottenham hot spurs stadium in london october 8th and get this. nike pays for the trip. ted lasso. will be there with his fancy -- i just know it. >> hanging without the little cookies. yeah. i mean, how cool though the trip is getting paid for too by a sponsor. that's probably a big relief for a lot of parents. >> kiddos deserve it. >> good for them. good luck. time right now 6:26. tens of millions of americans leaving town for the holiday weekend. i am going to chat with cbs news senior transportation correspondent kris van cleave. plus taking a live look from oakland and a big story. graduation gunfire. a shocking

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area at 6:30. gunfire and graduation. two words that should never go together. but after bullets flew in oakland last night, sadly they do. here's what we know this morning. oakland police say two people were treated at the scene and taken to an area hospital. oakland fire says a third victim self-transported to a nearby hospital. we also learned two people have been detained in this. the shooting happened indoors as people gathered to celebrate sending lot of people running. just after 7:45 last night. we're working to find out the motive and the identities of those hurt and those detained. developing story obviously and it will be a big part of our coverage today on graduation season. stay with us for all the latest updates on kpix.com or streamingon the cbs news app. well, expect some big crowds at airports with travel kicking into high gear for memorial day weekend and you can see right here this is the flight aware map showing all of the planes in the air at this very moment. that is a lot of planes right now. and right now

aaa is estimating more than 3.35 million people will be flying for the holiday weekend. and we're not just helping you get prepared for the sky but also on the roadways as well. so cbs news senior transportation correspondent kris van cleave literally on road right now joining us this morning. we checked in with you about an hour ago. how has -- how's traffic been so far? where are you now? >> reporter: traffic -- we are on 95. we're north of richmond. heading towards washington. we're moving pretty well. we're on the freeway speeds. other direction little bit slower but we're starting to get some rain. that's always something that will slow you don on the roads but so far, so good for us. aaa had said they expected starting at noon today through about 7:00 p.m. you would see the holiday traffic really start to max out as it mixes with folks heading home at the end of the week as well. so we're hoping to be off the roads well before that happens today. but so far, so good and the airports,

gianna, we know are superbusy. they nearly set record yesterday and all-time high. screening just shy of 2.9 million people. it was up about 8% from last year. >> wow. that's a big difference. considering where we're just sort of growing and even pandemic levels. airports could be the most crowded in nearly two decades. so you went inside the faa control center. what did you see? >> reporter: yeah, so this is the command center for the faa. think of it as like a rapid response center almost on a weekend like this. where they are watching the skies and they are watching the airports and they're watching what's going on with weather. and they can -- respond to what they're seeing. right now i guarantee you they're watching this line of thunderstorms that's moving through the midwest because it could barrel through several cities with major airport hubs. chicago, detroit, minneapolis. and it may also if it misses the hub airports it may block the freeway and the sky if you will that the planes take going

across-country. so they will on the fly there, reroute the aircraft as best they can to avoid the weather. and keep people moving. if they have to slow traffic, they will make that decision there as well. you will hear from the faa about what they're thinking going into this weekend. >> king of one the biggest things you have to pay attention to. it's nice leer if the bay but it's certainly affect other parts of the country. you are on road and i have to ask uh-uh got some travel tips and what snacks did you pack, more importantly. >> reporter: well, you know, we just -- just stopped for some snacks and we got some trail mix going here. >> you went healthy. >> reporter: photographer has some trail mix going on here that i just borrowed i should say. i think travel tips best thing you can do just give yourself extra time particularly at the airports you know, sfo expects today to be its busiest. so there's going to be more people going

into airports and more people in the checkpoint lines. it's just going to take a little bit longer and give yourself the extra time. and has as the traffic gets bad. heading up to napa for example, give yourself the extra time so you are not worrying about it. >> we say that all the time and of course bottle rock happening in napa as well. how nice of the photographer to share the snacks so say thank you from us too. thanks. >> absolutely. tony, thank you for your snacks. [ laughter ] >> hi tony. hi. thank you so much. we appreciate you guys. all right, let's take a look at traffic right now. it going to be quite busy out there for memorial day travel. really today is that get away friday. so a little closer to home if you are making that ride on some of the freeways and bay area bridges, like 101, 580, 680, i-5, crunch time starts at about 11:00 and extending all the way into those evening hours. friday and monday. so my recommendation to leave early before 11:00 or after 6:00 if you can today on

monday the busiest times will be before -- between 3:00 and 6:00. so definitely kind of get a jump-start on that if you can and taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza you can see metering lights are on. it's not too bad right now. it's actually moving along april wet there. not seeing any delays going to any of the local airports on the roadways so dropping someone off this morning, or maybe heading there and going to park the car, right now so 101 is clear and 880 as well as 87 in the south bay and that's the golden gate bridge there and here's the san mateo bridge which is moving along pretty well. he has a tony helping him and we have a brian and a chase helping us. and by the way we'll take pizza both of you. so you know. live look outside this morning. and check that out. you cannot paint a prettierpicture. the tank america there tower sunlight and old glory flying getting into the weekend. we are mindful we're going into the memorial day weekend. we pay tribute to the people this weekend. not only for celebrating but also atmospheric river as well. we count new our gratitude for

being servant of the country. >> really appreciate that. thank you, reed. and as we head into the next couple of days that's a good reminder too. monday is right around the corner for us. luckily if you are doing any memorial day events the weather is going to be beautiful by monday. we have to get through couple of cool days first. today and tomorrow. and these clouds, they are so inconsistent and it's beautiful at the golden gate bridge. it's still cloudy and certain pockets over into the east bay. we're going to continue to see partly cloudy skies throughout the next couple of days. they are making that their return and so is the cool weather. we kicked off this week with 70s? "san francisco examiner" 80s off in the east bay. today, we're all sitting in the steeds or 50s and it's cool for us today and a repeat tomorrow and then we see that gradual warm-up heading into the sunday forecast. now as we take a look at current conditions, we're sitting in the 50s all throughout the east bay. 40s up in the north bay and san francisco off to cool start and a breezy start along the coastline too. wind speeds anywhere up to around 40 miles per hour expected today along the coastline. that's closer to around dinner time though so

keep that in mind. the more late we go in the afternoon the gustier it gets all throughout the bay. but specifically our coastline and we've been dealing that for the past couple of days. areas like bodega bay and point arenas and stinson beach goodness gracious wind speeds just been very consistent. down just close to the clothesline. indiansen not nearly as bad and i already said it we're in the 60s with the exception of the peninsula. even cooler in the 50s today. from half-moon bay all the way over into san francisco. i'll have more on your memorial day weekend forecast in just a bit. for now over to you, reed. all right thank you so much. this morning we are working to learn more after san francisco police fired what they call less lethal force at a suspect reportedly seen carrying a rifle through the bay view district. that happened just after 3:00 yesterday. as police rushed to jennings street and donner avenue, police say the person wasn't hit by gunfire but won't elaborate. used to subdue the man. this is video by the way from the citizen app. a tense scene and that man the central figure in the story

rushed to a hospital and we're told with non-life-threatening injuries. we also have a follow-up to unsolved murder case in castro valley. those who knew jenny lynn will hold adjudge jill to keep the case in our minds 30 years after it happened. lynn was just 14 years old when someone killed her inside her home. that killer never found. her family started the jenny lynn foundation raising awareness for child safety. that vigil begins at 7:00 tonight. well, the final tents of protester occupation at san jose state university taken down. it happened wednesday night and follows protests organizers and school administrators meeting in dialogue. san jose state officials agreed to publicly post disclosure of invest 789s linked to the school. comes as a few days after the san francisco state encampment came down. same for berkeley and sonoma state. meanwhile stanford one of the first

schools in the country to start the encampment this morning we understand an encampment remains. we've reached out to both that university and protesters to see if they have any plans to pack up for the summer. so far, we have heard nothing back. . filipino americans are the second largest group among asian americans in the united states. yet their stories often go untold. and anne makovec introduces us to a north bay author who put the raw emotion of a common immigration story into print. >> reporter: mae respicio is a typical filipina american girl raised in the bay area. but those who came before her didn't have it so easy. mae is part of the first generation of her family to be born in the u.s. >> when i was growing up, there were never any books that featured filipino or filipino

american protagonists, ever. not a single one. and things a little bit luckily. but we still need more of those books. >> reporter: so she decided to write one. it started as a novel that included 12 poems because the signature character, isabel, is 12 years old. and the story is written from the experience of generations before mae. children whose mothers moved to america and worked until they could send for their families. she reads from her book a poem called "no more good-byes." >> the flight attendant leads me out, bodies and faces, my wobbly legs and my trembly heart, scanning for her. >> reporter: the raw emotion of a preteen adjusting to a brand new world. though mae's life is a little simpler than that of her main characters, the process of finding yourself is universal. >> when i was growing up as a kid, i think there were times when i felt caught between two worlds. so this story is very much about belonging and trying

to figure out where you fit in. and for me, growing up as a kid in california, but within a very traditional filipino household, there were those moments where i was not sure where i fit in. or which world to belong to. >> reporter: part of her story takes place in san francisco's botanical gardens where she and her fictional character spent time growing up. her book uses many metaphors of plants. >> this character learning to grow and she's got this wonderful garden inside of her and by the very end of the book, she learns to bloom and she learns that you can bloom wherever you are planted. >> reporter: and as mae's book blossomed, she realized it needed to change too. she went from writing a book of prose with a little poetry to a book of all poems. >> the poetry was such a powerful vehicle for such a tender story. that i really wanted to go with that. >> reporter: including a poem called "home." >> i walked with my grandfather through a thousand shades of green, plants dressed in dew and flowers flooded in light as birds fill the trees with their wild loud songs. >> reporter: just one of many

songs that mae and others in the filipino community are ready to sing. >> well, point of bay area pride belongs to the aafi community. the president and ceo of bay host committee has a dream to bring major league sports even the olympic games to the bay area. meet her. she leads the change in bringing sports to the bay and thinclads the 2025 nba all-star game and super bowl lx and select games from the 2026 world cup all of that happening over the next two years. not only is she helping the bay area dominate in the world of sports, but she's representing her family's indian heritage and changing the landscape of leadership in the business of sports in the bay. >> you know many more people of color, i wouldn't say women of color yet. there's some. not as many as i'd like to see but people of color, many, many more. and i'd like to think that i had something to do with that. you know? 20, 30 years ago when i made the decision to say this is what i'm going to do.

>> she's rock star. along the way she says she wants to work to make a way for more women of color find their way into sports leadership. she belongs to us in the bay and so do you. you can see stories like these in our special roots and resilience an aapi celebration that airs today at4:00 p.m. and you can find it on kpix and streaming on cbs news app. get something like this they said yes. >> a big yes on a friday. we see and celebrate a bay area student with dozens of open doors to a bright future. and a lesson in parenting from this one's dad. this will warm your

time now for the money watch report. it's an end of an era first republic bank ceases to exist starting today. the icon i think san francisco based bank failed back in 2023. jpmorgan chase will complete its takeover. closing the 25 remaining bay area branches today. and accounts for first republic customers will transition to chase over the weekend. customers can access their online and in-person banking services starting on tuesday. well, it's time now for the look at what's coming up later this morning on "cbs mornings." it could it could joining us live in new york. hi tony, good morning. >> hey, good morning, gianna. coming up on "cbs mornings" on this friday, the race to get to your memorial day destination. it's already go gun and you

should leave the house now. kris van cleave is on the road for us literally. also -- lisa ling has the heartwarming story of a program called "down for dance." how people with down syndrome can gain confidence through the power of music's biggest artists. also, "cbs mornings" always brings you the news of course. well, today we've got huey lewis and the news. that's right the legendary 80s rocker and a san francisco native will be here to talk about new broadway musical inspired by his many chart topping hits. a great musical. get on a plane and come to new york for memorial day weekend and you will enjoy it. >> i love that you made shout-out to the bay there tony because you are right. the heart of rock & roll is still beating thanks to him right here in the bay. you have a good weekend tony. >> i love that. okay, we love celebrating success stories of young people on this broadcast. so we go to oakland now where a student

applied to more than 120 different universities. and you know what followed? look at this. opening a suitcase hundreds of acceptance letters. and they still come every day. len ramirez with the story to warm your heart on a friday. >> reporter: it takes a large suitcase filled to the brim. to contain all of the letters of acceptance oakland's helms ategeka has received from colleges all over the country. >> so these are either acceptance letters, financial aid packets and sometimes it's boxes like these that there's t-shirts. or different accessories that schools send out. >> reporter: beginning last fall, helms sent out 150 applications to colleges, before long he started hearing back and it became an avalanche of acceptance. big universities, small colleges,

near and far; almost all he applied to want him. >> so far, i have been accepted into 122 schools. and some schools are not out yet. >> reporter: helms' father chris says new letters of acceptance are still coming into the mailbox almost every day. >> every day has been a day of surprise. and delight. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and it's not just acceptance letters. scholarship offers and potential grants have also come in. >> sometimes you get something like this and they say yes. [ laughter ] >> reporter: helms was born in uganda and lived there until just before high school. he has a 3.94 gpa and one true passion. ♪ singing. helms is a member of the pacific boy choir academy in oakland. and wants to pursue music as a career. his goal is to one day be a pop music star. but that created

some internal pressure and a little bit of conflict at home. >> where we're from, definitely those -- career driven paths are praised to become a doctor and become an engineer and become something that's stable and something that can offer you money. >> reporter: he admits he wanted that for helms too. it wasn't convincing his parents. >> i realized that the things i'm projecting on him, an engineer, astronaut, or doctor is not the thing he wanted to do and get into the space of, you know, love the child that you have versus the child you wish you had. >> reporter: to prove he was serious about his musical career, helms did research. every university he applied to has a strong music program and a notable faculty. out of the

122 that accepted him, he chose the one school just down the street. >> says congratulations and welcome to the university of california berkeley. we're pleased to offer you admission to the college of letters and science. for the fall semester of 2024. >> reporter: helms will be following in his father's footsteps but majoring in music. >> ultimately, i think if somebody is going to take anything away from this, i would say that find what makes you come alive and go do that. because i think -- that reward from that is priceless. >> reporter: at 18 years old his song has only just begun. >> just beautiful. that family story from you began da to this to opening a suitcase full of

acceptance letters to college. >> it's incredible. >> glory. >> it really is. it really is. i see these stories and you know me i get a little choked up at this just how you know, proud his parents are of him and just what he's about to do. and congratulations. i can't wait to hear his song for years. >> yeah. i wish thatted the was one of my neighbors to have that kind of attitude and that kind of leadership and parenting. >> yeah. >> just beautiful. not that i don't love my neighbors. but let's just add one more. come live in my neighborhood. taking a live look outside on this beautiful friday morning. and it is going to be a great weekend to get out and get to know your neighbor whether you love music, whether you are getting ready for memorial day on monday. this memorial day weekend. there are so many meaningful opportunities to reach out and make connections. >> absolutely. one of my favorites is actually over in the presidio. specifically just over where all -- it's beautiful actually they do such an amazing job at the parade field. for memorial day. and all weekend long you just definitely feel the spirit. but still alive in san francisco when it comes to that. a look outside throughout the bay area

we are off to a cool and cloudy start. especially down close to the golden gate bridge -- actually the bay bridge. and the golden gate bridge we're seeing that marine layer kind of float around the bay shoreline. as we head boo this afternoon, we're going to be topping off only in the 60s near san jose redwood city and then #s in san francisco. what happened? okay so for the fast couple of days we've been kind of getting a little bit of a tease with the forecast. we kicked off this week with 70s in san francisco and upper 80s in the east bay. not the case for us anytime soon. more cooler weather today and tomorrow and 60s widespread throughout the bay area. that's one thing we have this common. luckily by sunday the cloudy skies are going to start breaking apart and sunnier conditions heading into early next week. but this weekend, it's dry for us throughout the bay and that's really important to note too. because if arrowheading to carnival. still jacket weather. ditch the umbrella heading over to bottle rock. sunny and a lot warmer day beydy especially in the

sunday forecast with upper 70s then and low 70s and upper 60s for now. let's take a quick look at what's happening all throughout the bay. memorial day weekend, is right around the corner. memorial day is right around the corner. we're already at the weekend. right? here's what we're expecting as we head into the next few days and 60s turning into 70s by sunday and monday we have a return of the 80s as we head into next week. by wednesday and thursday. with sunny skies all throughout our inland areas and it is going to be a little bit cooler and cloudier along the coast for a longer stretch of time. but at least we also see the 70s right around the corner as we head into mid next week. g? jessica, thank you. let's talk about the roadways and going to be a busy one on this friday get away as you head into memorial day weekend. the calm before the storm kind of and hopefully you have a jump-start on it if you were able to leave yesterday. but busy conditions expected on our bay area bridges as well as those getaway routes which include eastbound 80, maybe you are headed everyday to tahoe or maybe 101 down towards gilroy or taking 152 the pass over to

i-5 and of course the golden gate bridge. busy conditions also including that with the busy roadways for people getting out of town. a lot of stuff happening here in the bay area. carnaval in the mission district, it's happening starting tomorrow. the parade of course on sunday. there are street closures going into place later on today so expect some muni recruits but a lot of fun. just sort of plan ahead. ♪ well, speaking of fun, the tunes just keep on coming in on this friday morning. ed sheeran will be in napa this weekend to play bottle rock. the rest of the top artists making the trip when we come back.

well, the oakland ballers are looking to pick up their third win tonight against the glacier range riders in montana. first pitch 6:05 and we are counting down to the ballers' home opener at raimondi park on june 4. you can watch every friday night home game and your community station featuring it. pix+ 44 cable 12 and we also want to let you know this. you can win the chance to see the ballers in-person. we're giving away a family four pack to their friday, june 6th game at raimondi park as they taken to yolo high wheelers. go to the

website. kpix.com to enter. now this. ♪ ♪ the bottle rock festival kicks off the weekend and tonight's headliner right there. the one and only stevie nicks. also taking the stage tonight is megan thee stallion and nelly and st. vincent and beebe rex ha. you can catch tomorrow pearl jam one of my favorites and mana and sunday will wrap up with ed sheeran and queens of the own stage. great lineup. you can find more details on the festival on the website. kpix.com. i just checked that. there's a lot of info on who's playing and sort of how to navigate the weekend. who would you go see? >> i mean, stevie nicks. i still haven't seen her in concert or fleetwood mac. i regret that in my life and aapologize to the universe. she is the go to. >> maybe next time. but yeah i have not seen her live and i

have seen pearl jam and queens of the stone teenage. coming up at 7:00, this memorial day weekend is expected to bring a record number of travelers. so hopefully you have something good to listen to on the radio. the best times to hit the road today and how you can navigate through the crowds at the airport. the memorial day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. but skin cancer experts remind all of us to stay safe in the sun. how you can keep your family protected in the sun rays. ♪ lochve a trumpet on a frida. welcome to "cbs mornings" i'm gayle king. >> i'm tony dokoupil. >> i'm michelle miller. >> nate's off, but we're in good