tones and genders that were not correct. critics say what's likely an attempt to bring gender and race inclusive images to prominent figures erased the country's history of race and gender discrimination, a new survey shows. pet owners are under increasing financial stress due to the rising cost of owning a pet. usa today conducted a survey found 91% of respondents admitted to experiencing some level of financial stress over the past year due to pet related costs. in response, 66% of those surveyed say they've curtailed their personal spending. about 65% of dog owners said they've had to approach friends or family members for financial assistance. many parts of the country, including the bay area, are seeing a rise in the cost of dog food, pet insurance, doggie daycare and veterinary services on nationwide outage for at&t now, service is slowly being restored. >> we'll tell you how it affected people in the bay area, as some customers were blocked

from calling 911, then it's one of the most iconic and recognizable bridges in the world, and it's about to get more expensive to cross the golden gate. >> the key meeting happening this morning that could influence a proposed toll hike on the golden gate bridge, plus some mixed reaction to president biden's campaign fundraising swing through california. >> the agenda for today as he wraps up his bay area tour. live from jack london square. >> this is mornings on two. >> the nine. >> today is thursday, february 22nd. we're looking live at the east bay hills. actually, this camera is on top of the sunol grade. looking out at the silicon valley and you can see newark in the background and the salt ponds. it's one of my favorite pictures, a very wide view. and it doesn't show fog, but fog definitely has been an issue this morning. we're going to talk to steve about that in just a bit. but now check this

out. yale university is bringing back standards and test scores for applicants. the connecticut based university, connecticut based university says that research shows testing can highlight an applicant's academic strengths and add diversity in the classroom room. during the pandemic, it switched to a test optional policy. the change will be required for all first year applicants beginning in the fall of 2025. however, yale says it will have a new policy of tests, test flexibility, allowing ap test scores or international baccalaureate exam scores instead of just the act or the sat. welcome to the nine. uh, i know, i don't know if you took the sat or if you did. >> well, i took it. i mean, get very good score on it, but i took it. >> yeah, yeah. >> i'm not a i wasn't i'm not a good test taker. >> no, i wasn't either. >> and it was so hard because like my good friend rebecca mcqueen, you know, class president on every club and i mean amazing in the classroom, wonderful person. and i think the first time she took a she didn't do that. great. and so i

thought, oh, if rebecca can't ace this test, then what's in it for me? i know here in california, our universities don't look at, you know, sat scores. i sort of like that change. yeah, i don't know. do you remember your score? you probably do i do, i did i think that my score was good. >> throw it out there. come on. you went to cal, so it had to be a problem. i mean, but i went to community college first. so did i. so what happened? >> what happened was some of the people are saying is, look, this gives lower income and middle income kids a way to shine. that some of the doing away with the test. no by by having the test. yeah. because the otherwise they judge you based on your essays or other things that are privileged based things like, you know, how many travel teams you're on or how many activities you can. >> i remember that one of the reasons for doing away with the sat was that, and i'll just break it down in really basic terms here. rich families can afford sat tutors and test tutors and sat counselors, and you get all the help, right? but if a family doesn't have that kind of money, you don't get any

of that help. the two of you take the same test. guess what? maybe sal does better than andre. andre didn't get all the benefit that sal got. so let's not use the rich. >> families are putting more money into helping the kids do the other things that, you know, look, this whole issue of privilege, let me tell you, is not going away has yet to be solved. >> yes, ma'am. so it's interesting that this ivy league school, there's a there's a debate for sure. >> yeah. >> for sure to be sure. all right. let's move on to this story now. still developing right now. that massive cell phone outage affecting tens of thousands of people across the country. and here in the bay area. but there is some good news. folks are starting to get their service back. but it's happening slowly. ktvu bailey o'carroll live in san francisco this morning with more on the story. bailey good morning andre. >> that's right. we did just get an update from at&t. they say three quarters of service has now been restored to their their customers. so of course that is some welcome news. this thursday morning as people here in san francisco head off to work and get going with their day. now, we've talked to a decent number

of people here along the embarcadero this morning who say they haven't had any major issues from this outage. they say possibly their service did go out, but they say they may have been asleep when that happened. so they of course wouldn't know it, but it is affecting people all over the country. still, this morning from l.a. of course, here in the bay area, all the way to atlanta, philadelphia and many cities in between mean, uh, some folks say that they are unable to send text messages, make phone calls or use internet services. now, a number of people, majority of people, i should say are at&t customers who are reporting this. but there is a handful of t-mobile and verizon customers also reporting this. one woman we spoke to this morning said her service actually just went out probably about an hour ago as she was walking here along the embarcadero. >> so i was just walking down this path and, and, and then all of a sudden it cut out and said, i lost service. >> now, in a statement, the san

francisco department of emergency services said they are aware of what's going on and said that they are in touch with at&t. and they say that if you are an at&t customer and can still not get through to 911, if you are still experience that outage, then please try calling from a landline. if that's not an option, then get a hold of a friend or a family member who is a customer of a different carrier and ask them to call 911 on your behalf. of course, that update from at&t this morning, three quarters of customers service has been restored. good news on this thursday morning. but it is interesting timing almost exactly two weeks ago, at&t was in the news in the headlines again for talking about maybe stopping landline service here in the state of california. so that was something that that woman actually brought up who you heard from earlier. she says, you know, we've become so dependent on these devices that when those signal, a cell signal does go out, it kind of makes you think twice and makes you

think, well, maybe i should get one of those landline phones again. that woman specifically telling us she hadn't had one in decades, but that this outage made her kind of think twice about maybe picking one up again. now, as far as what has led to this service outage that is still under investigation, and we'll of course update you as we get any new information in reporting live in downtown san francisco. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> bailey, thank you. state lawmakers are trying to overturn a 2022 law that would impose a new fee on customers of california was three biggest utilities the fee would be the base charge for power bills. cost for actual usage would then be added on top, would take into account the size of a household and its annual income. customers with an annual household income of up to $30,000 a year would pay a $13 a month base fee. households earning between 30 and 75,000 a year would pay $26 a month, and households making more than that would pay $51 a month. republicans and democrats in sacramento have different ideas on how to change the law.e approved by the state public utilities commission in 22, state lawmakers say. the puc

needs to hear from the public before making any decision that would affect so many utility customers happening today. >> a man accused of killing his girlfriend's three year old son is scheduled to appear in santa clara county court. 24 year-old sergio colin gomez faces murder charges. the child's mother called police early tuesday morning, saying gomez, who was living with the family, had shot her child. investigators say gomez is not the father of the three year old. police tell ktvu they're still trying to pin down a motive for the shooting. >> the booking charges were murder, resisting arrest, commission of a felony, armed with a firearm, and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. >> officers say they recovered a handgun at the crime scene. we have a follow up to a story we covered on mornings on two yesterday about a man's shocking anti-semitic, hate filled speech at a walnut creek city council meeting. >> the man directed his anti-semitic comments towards city councilman kevin wilk, who is jewish. wilk says he found

out the man doesn't even live in walnut creek. he's from modesto and is known to the fbi. >> there will always be hate speech, but we have to be able to rebuke it and call it out for what it is and ostracize it. it's not just an attack on me or on judaism or jews. this is an attack on everybody. it's an attack on everybody's freedom. >> legal experts say there's nothing the city council could have done to stop the man without infringing on his rights. my first reaction is a human reaction, which is this is disgusting, vile speech. >> my second reaction is as a law professor, the understanding that we've made from the first amendment is that we will protect disgusting and vile speech. >> after that incident, the walnut creek city attorney, the city manager, mayor all talking about whether any policy changes will be made to public comment at council meetings in the future. >> today, president biden will wrap up his two day campaign fundraising swing through the

bay area. the president will attend one more fundraiser today in los altos hills. that's after attending two fundraising events yesterday at private homes in san francisco. people attending the fundraiser say they were eager to show their support for the president. i'm very excited. >> he's done a really excellent job. policy wise. the economy is recovering really well. jobs are back, inflation is down. he's a remarkable president and i think he deserves another terme. >> if they look at the facts, the facts are he's done a remarkable job in every aspect. >> after attending the fundraiser in los altos hills this afternoon, the president will head back to the white house while president biden was at fundraisers in san francisco. >> hundreds of protesters gathered nearby demanding that the president support a cease fire in gaza. also, the protesters want the u.s. to stop sending money and weapons to israel. >> joe biden to call for a cease

fire immediately. and we need him to condition aid and stop selling arms to israel. >> a large police presence surrounded that protest, but california officials are reportedly in talks with native american groups over the possible transfer of ownership of property in northern california along the klamath river, according to the chronicle. >> planning documents indicate the state is looking to transfer property to siskiyou county in siskiyou county to the shasta indian nation and potentially other tribes as compensation caused for the effects of dams and their removal. >> let's get over to steve paulson for a look at the weather. steve, we both were talking about the fog this morning and this is a beautiful shot, though. and you kind of distracted me with this beautiful shot you're putting up here. >> well, we're going to show snow totals for february because as you know, the sierra has been kind of waiting and waiting and waiting. and here you go. so february snow totals, bear valley so far 117 total inches so far for february. and i think

there's more on the way home. would a lot more. homewood, 111, kirkwood 110 and sugarbowl 107. that's the best you can do, sugar bowl, for crying out loud. come on. they'll make up ground, no doubt about it. fog. as sal touched on, man this morning, we really weren't the fog brothers early, but we were late and it looks like it's finally starting to clear. napa now up to ten miles. visibility was down to zero at one time. petaluma still dealing with some fog and maybe you as well, but i think most of this is lifting. usually by about 930. it starts to burn and there it is. there's still plenty there. and look at that. you're heading out to the valley. that's a problem. up 101. there's still some fog. that's the visible satellite. so it's still in the mix there. but if you're in the clear then you have sunshine. but that dense fog advisory goes till 10:00. and some of that fog this time of year, even though the days are a little longer and sun angle is getting a little higher, can still be tough to burn off. but the visibility should start to improve here. 40s and 50s on the temps here. for some it will be a warmer day. no doubt about it. now this

system again. it's the last in the series, so it's putting on the brakes. it'll start to retrograde. head back to the west southwest, but it's going to tap into a lot of moisture. the rain ends for now, but i think only for about four days. but we'll start to see a lot of cloud cover coming in. but i think 70s maybe some upper 60s low 70s under mostly sunny skies on saturday, but but the pattern is showing one where we get about four days of dry weather and a little bump up on those temps. we've been hard pressed to stay dry for very long. we've not had a prolonged dry stretch here this entire winter, which is unusual to say the least. usually mid winter dry spells two three weeks are quite common. we have not had that this system though. look at all that moisture. it's drying up. that will be your moisture coming in for friday. so we'll be cloudy and mild. now get out of the way so you can. why? that's your system. watch it. take that moisture straight up. put it over us on friday so we'll be cloudy but still on the mild side. then it kicks out. there's your saturday. that's a south wind. mostly sunny, 60s and 70s. now watch the system gets drawn up by this system coming down from the north. so

you're having two systems merged together. and as that happens we'll see some rain. if it's not late sunday i think it will be monday does not look like a lot. that's snow though, and there's some hefty totals being advertised here over the course of the next 7 to 10 days because colder systems will be dropping down now. again, we'll get breaks in between. it won't be continuous, but i think in the next week by this time next week, we'll be talking about some rain and snow and the first week of march looks quite active. i think most of march will be active based on some of the things i've seen. it looks good for today. after that fog. if you have, the fog can be a little tough, but 60s on the temps. even though we get cloud cover tomorrow we will warm it up. saturday will be the day to get out and do it, so to speak. there if i can steal a line from pete giddings and then sunday, monday we start to cloud it up and monday looks cloudy with light rain. >> all right steve, thank you. tensions high in oakland as the mayor announced a multi-million dollar grant for increasing safety. coming up on mornings on two. the nine. the message sent by protesters who interrupted that event. also ahead. if you're feeling the pinch at the grocery store, you are not

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same period. now, back in the early 90s, data from the u.s. agriculture department show consumers spent more than 11% of their disposable personal income on food as people were still dealing with price increases following inflation. from the 70s here we are three decades later, data show food spending is back at that level. let's welcome back to the nine enrique lopez lira, an economist with the uc berkeley labor center. thanks for joining us. >> morning, garcia, thanks for having me. >> of course, this is something i feel it to the bone. i'm the one who does the grocery shopping for the family, and i track things like milk, eggs, butter, bags of flour. to me, those are non-negotiables. but i do know americans are changing their buying habits because of these high prices. yes, yes. >> yeah. that's right. and also because of covid believe it or not, there's still some overhang from covid, right? when covid hit and people were forced to stay at home and options to go out and eat were not available like before, then people started

buying more groceries, maybe started buying, uh, better groceries or more expensive groceries, like, you know, buy that new york steak since you're going to be home anyway and have a nice meal at home. and now that the economy is opened up and we're post-covid, some families still have the same buying habits they had before. and so, uh, now going to buy that new york steak is a lot more expensive than it was, uh, when the pandemic hit, for a number of reasons. right. there's a supply chain shortages that happen, uh, around the world because of covid. there's also the labor shortages that happen, uh, when the pandemic hit, uh, workers were laid off, and then, uh, workers didn't want to come back. they were afraid of the virus still they could not social distance being in restaurants or grocery stores and so forth. and so then, you know, pay had to increase to attract those workers. also, a lot of workers realize the pandemic that they're jobs were low quality jobs and that they

were really precarious conditions for them. and so they demanded also higher wages. uh, for that. um, the good news is, though, that a lot of those pressures, uh, at least in the latest data, shows that starting to come down. so, like you mentioned, uh, food away from home is come, come down, but it's still around 7% on a year over year basis. and, uh, grocery prices have come down, but they're still growing, like you said, about, you know 4 or 5% on a year over year basis, which is higher than the, uh, the average inflation rate in the us. and also, like you said, garcia, people will see this every week when they go to the store. so they cannot avoid seeing the higher prices. and it makes them feel like they're really having, um, uh, to deal with much higher prices than before. yeah. uh, and so they feel it more. >> yeah. so should we hold out

hope for, let's say, that bag of lay's to go back down to $4 instead of the almost $6 that's printed on the bag? now like i, you know, i feel like i only see prices going up, and i really never see them come down. is that accurate or just my feelings? >> no. that's accurate. the economists we use the terms sticky. so grocery prices tend to be sticky. um, although we have seen, you know, eggs and milk have come down from like right after the pandemic. but but yes, the best we can hope for is that the rate of price increases will be more quote unquote, normal. yeah um, 2% versus the, the really high rates and, and um, and those price increases were really astounding. so so like some companies were raising double digit price increases for 11 quarters in a row. part of that is the structure and the economy. so i said covid. but there's also a reality that the

us economy has changed in its structure over the last 30 years, where you have less competition on at all levels of the of the food supply chain. and so that means that those, uh, providers of uh, products, uh, at the manufacturing level, at the distribution level, at the store level, have more power to raise price to consumers. ultimately, consumers can also decide not to buy the products. and find something cheaper. and and, uh, and avoid the price that way. but it's harder when you're talking like, like you said about eggs and milk and meat and chicken, especially for low income families who spend a bigger portion of their budget on groceries. >> yeah, we could talk about this forever. i'll just add my children say, how come we don't have raspberries? because they're expensive. we're not going to have raspberries. all right. it's a luxury. it's a luxury. all right. thank you so much for joining us enrique

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people killed last thursday morning after their cars were rear ended on the bay bridge. the victims were 59 year old sean joanne and 38 year old larissa weller, and 29 year old jim thorpe. they were killed when the mini cooper they were in was struck by a pickup truck. all three are from alameda county. the car was registered to weller and it was stopped in the far right lane when it was rear ended. investigators haven't said who was driving at the time of the crash. >> a new report from the justice department finds the us prison population rose 2% between 2021 and 2022, the first increase in almost a decade. according to the report, 1.2 million americans were in state or federal prison in 2022. california along with virginia and oregon, was one of the states where the prison population decreased the most in california, more than 97,000 people were in prison in 2022.

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big puffy clouds above and some bright blue sky breaking through. we are still in a bit of a dry pattern, but don't you worry, in a few days rain works its way back to the bay area. most of the companies that participated in the world's largest four day workweek trial say it's having a positive impact on their organizations. this was part of a pilot program back in 2022. 61 companies in the uk scaled back their workweek for six months, nearly 90% of the companies say that policy is still in place. half say they've permanently made the switch to four day work weeks. researchers from autonomy found that more than 80% of the companies reported positive effects for employees well-being , while 50% saw less turnover. i'm reminded on a report that we had yesterday that said, i think 1 in 5 people was told to come back to the office after work from home, said, i'll just look for another job. so i wonder if this four day workweek is a way to say you need to come back.

but how about four instead of five days? >> yeah, and i think that employees was unwittingly formed a union of sorts. right. they said they did exactly that. >> they willingly formed a union of sorts, like, you know, right. >> they each of them had their own individual demands. and employers found that everyone had the same demand. so now we're down to four day workweek. well, some companies are, uh, you know, they say you have to come back to work, but but certain days you don't have to write. >> you know, you can work from home. so that seems to be a happy medium for some people. you know? yeah. i'd like a four day workweek, though. yeah, it sounds like it'd be pretty cool. >> yeah, i know a couple of people who do that for long days instead of five, you know? >> i mean, you know, depending on the day, it can go by depending on your work. it can go by pretty fast. if it's not that type of job, you can really drag on, right. you know, so maybe not mandatory for all jobs, but maybe for some who knows all right. we'll see what happens in the future. you will likely have to pay more to cross the golden gate bridge this year. officials with the golden gate transit agency want to hear

from the public about several plans to increase toll prices by july first. a public hearing on those plans just got underway, and ktvu allie rasmus explains why transit officials say they need to raise those prices. >> well, right now, if you have fast track, you pay $8.75 to cross the golden gate bridge. if you don't have fast track, you pay $1 more. but in the next couple of years, everyone driving across this bridge will have to pay more than $10. the tolls are going to go up. part of the reason people aren't driving over this bridge as much as they used to. traffic on the golden gate is about 80 to 85% of what it was before the pandemic, and transportation officials say. in the meantime, the cost to maintain this bridge has gone up. the price of materials like steel, paint and even labor has increased. so the golden gate bridge district is proposing a toll hike to help close a $220 million budget shortfall. the various proposals would increase the toll by either 50, 40 or $0.35 a year over a five year period. and that means in the next couple of years, everyone will be paying more than $10 to drive across this bridge.

>> it's so expensive, it just makes it more and more expensive to live around here. unfortunately, the golden gate transportation board will make a decision by march 22nd on which of those toll hike proposals to recommend with the first toll increases expected to go into effect in july first in san francisco. >> allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news a number of east bay chapters of the california teachers association picketed outside several schools, demanding smaller class sizes and arrays. >> several of those chapters have already authorized strikes. members say negotiations with their districts have not led to enough progress toward new contracts. >> so we have chapters everywhere standing in the streets, letting them know that our students are a priority. we want the best teachers for our students. >> they're essentially making no movement on what they're willing to offer. we know that dublin students deserve the best, and that is salaries that keep up with the increased cost of living expenses. >> the coalition includes teachers from 21 districts,

including antioch, orinda, richmond and pittsburg. the teachers say their next step could be a strike on tracks. >> the really big thing is getting effective teachers into the classroom so with the funding, it's really important to make sure we have contracts that will retain and recruit the best teachers for our students. we spoke with officials from several east bay school districts. >> dublin says it hopes to reach an equitable agreement with its workers while maintaining the district's fiscal health. while pleasanton school officials declined to comment, teachers there say they have a fact finding hearing, with the district on monday. registered nurses who work for santa clara county are demanding a new contract. >> some held a protest outside valley medical center's main hospital in san jose. the union represents more than 3700 nurses who work in hospitals, jails and clinics. they voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike. the nurses say they're fighting for better pay, patient safety and better staffing ratios. if managing management increases, the ratios in its efficacy and it affects the employees to put the patients at

risk, i beg you and i respectfully submit this article. >> i am the nurse in white. >> the county spokesperson released a statement that says, in part, the safety and well-being of our nurses and our entire workforce is essential for the county health system to deliver high quality and safe care to our patients. the county will continue to work toward a fair and competitive contract that will allow us to maintain essential health care services for our community. >> we all right down to this story. they are known for their fried chicken, but now there are some surprises on the menu at starboard. pam cook brings us a look at a local company that's bringing a new west coast twist to a southern favorite. and it's all made in the bay. >> starboard was hatched in san francisco with the idea of changing the look and taste of fast food and giving fried chicken a west coast vibe. >> if you think about traditional chicken restaurants, most of them are rooted in the

south. you know, kfc and raising cane's and chick fil a, zaxby's. they're all sort of southern concepts. our idea was to be a more contemporary, modern, even urban center meant to or even a west coast style of chicken concept. they tried about 100 different recipes in their test kitchen to come up with a lighter, healthier fried chicken. >> it was a mixture of all sorts of different types of flowers rice flour being one of the most prominent ones that creates a much lighter, crispier bite. >> and after the fact, we realized, hey, wait a second, this product is actually gluten free. >> being gluten free was a fortunate accident at starboard that allows more people to eat fried chicken and customers can also choose a plant based option called garden bird. >> so a lot of people who wants to have fried chicken and don't want to have just grill, they're able to come here and have an assortment of, uh, fried chicken. uh, what is it? tenders the boneless chicken in nuggets. so i think that is where we

really knock the ball out of the park. >> we talked with customers who seem to notice the difference right away. >> there's a lot of even maybe like crispy chicken. chicken options available out there, but starboard definitely stands out. um, the crispiness, the flavor for the different sauces. and all the people who work here are really nice, too, so that also helps. >> i thought it was amazing. the best fried chicken i think i've ever had. i don't know what they're seasoning with, but it's working. the secret to starboard success may be that everything, including the seasoning, is made fresh at each restaurant. >> we bred our chicken in small batches, and then we fry it in small batches just to ensure premium quality. all of our sauces are going to be made in-house, as well as all our salad dressings are made in-house. >> the sauces and seasonings are also inspired by the diversity of the bay area. >> we have a lot of interesting asian flavors and latin flavors and mediterranean flavors come into our food. so it's not just traditionally southern for fried

chicken, and that creates a little bit more excitement and a little bit diversity of our clientele. >> starboard also works on providing a nice environment for the employees. >> actually, i started while i was still in college at starboard, and they have a great education program that covered some of the cost of my university. i'm a mother, i'm a grandmother, i'm a provider. >> so it's very important that i'm able to take care of my family without worrying or without stressing. >> we know that if we're contributing to them and they feel good about where they work, they'll likely take care of our customers and their team and feel good about coming to work every day. of course. >> thank you so much. see you tomorrow, pam cook, ktvu fox two news coming up here on the nine palisades tahoe about to host the best of the best for a competition on its snow covered slopes. >> we'll talk about all the excitement and get a check of current conditions from palisades. that's up

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of the dragon marks a recovery from the pandemic and from anti-asian hate crimes. it's the time to celebrate. >> instead of looking at the bad things that we were subject to, the prosperity, good food family. it's just a happy time, especially. we need that in today's times. >> the chinese new year parade brings big business to chinatown. business owners say they're prepared to expand their business hours and hope that the year of the dragon will bring prosperity and progress for san francisco's chinatown. >> and people are busy putting the finishing touches on the floats for this year's chinese new year parade. many of them are being assembled at pier 54. dozens of volunteers and artists have worked countless hours on elaborate floats celebrating the year of the dragon. the float director says. this is a labor of love. >> what i take very seriously is the importance of celebration, and i take very seriously the importance of like ritual and tradition. it's something that actually means a lot to a lot of people, and that means a lot to

me. knowing that what we're doing actually has so much meaning for so many people is really what makes this all worth it. >> san francisco's chinese new year parade is one of only a few nighttime parades in the united states. organizers say it's one of the largest chinese new year parades outside of asia. if you are at all able, it is a spectacular parade to see in person, but if you can't make it to the city with us on saturday, don't you worry, we have you covered as we do every year. once again, ktvu is proud to bring you live coverage of the chinese new year parade starting at 6:00. here on ktvu, fox two, and the fox local app on your smart tv. >> foster city just completed a new levee improvement project ten years in the making. back in 2014, fema announced foster city did not meet minimum flood protection standards, as the mayor of foster city says, the $90 million project will address the problems. pointed out by fema and also benefit the people who live and work in the city. >> we were put in the fema flood zone under the federal government, so we needed to build a levee. otherwise we

would have had flood insurance, would have been of the average cost would have been 4 or $5000 per homeowner. >> the improvements also included more access to the san francisco bay trail along the shoreline of foster city. >> by tomorrow, caltrans hopes to reopen at least one lane of highway 84in the east bay through niles canyon. we sent sky fox to fly over the area as work crews did emergency road repairs on a section of the highway that was washed away following recent heavy storms. 84 niles canyon road is closed in both directions right now between old canyon road and fremont and main street in sunol. >> the pair in the town that calls itself the last of the california beach towns is off limits right now until further notice after last week's big storms. officials say pilings at the end of cayucos pier were swept away by high surf and strong winds. san luis obispo county supervisors say the end of the pier is still attached, but it is now supported by nothing. an engineer is being called in now to assess the damage. >> series of heavy storms has prompted the sierra nevada snowpack to grow. the latest measurements from the california department of water resources places the statewide snowpack at

86% of average. it is a big jump from just three weeks ago. that's when the snowpack was at 52% of average on january 30th. now, this is mostly good news, but there is concern on the snowpack in the central and southern sierra is still lacking . >> the investigation continues after united airlines flight from san francisco to boston had to be diverted to denver after passengers noticed pieces of the wing were broken. fox's ashley michaels spoke with an aviation expert and passengers who recorded the damage. a little boy, what a day. >> that is an understatement for the people traveling on this united flight diverted to denver . >> there you go. going up the inspection. >> we've got a front row seat thanks to a passenger with a perfect perspective. >> i'm the play by play announcer for a professional ski tour. we were out at big bear, california, doing one of our world pro ski tour events.

>> so when his flight didn't go as planned and he did what he does best, that when we took off from san francisco to head to boston, i heard this incredible vibration and looked out the window and find pieces of the wing missing, he says. the pilot even came out of the cockpit to see it for himself. >> it was only 20 minutes later. we're in the most violent turbulence. i can imagine. now. i'm panicked and i'm like, well, this isn't good. the wing is partially coming apart and we're shaking so hard i can't believe it. i'm just like, okay, is this the day my assumption was that it, uh, took took a bird strike. >> msu denver aviation expert kevin kuhlmann says the damage likely isn't as catastrophic as it may look. >> there didn't seem to be any, you know, disruption to the airflow. the aircraft seemed to have flown normally, he says. >> the piece, called a wing slat, gives the plane more lift

and helps pilots land at a slower speed. >> and all my friends are texting me going, you were so calm i'd have been panicked. i'm like, well, what's panic going to do? >> he kept giving the play by play instead and we're just about on the ground. >> can't wait for this flight to be over safely. >> landed in denver? yes on the ground. >> plane intact. >> the guy who calls ski races is now recalled his own story. >> best buddies from new york just called. he said, what the you're on tv right now. all right. >> athletes are converging on the iconic slopes of palisades tahoe. once the stage for the 1960 olympic winter games. it's now playing host to prestigious stiefel palisades tahoe cup this weekend, with us now to talk more about the excitement in the sierra. is patrick lacey from palisades tahoe. patrick these are some world class skiers that we get to watch if we go. >> that is correct. i mean, this is the best of the best ski racers here at palisades tahoe,

taking place this weekend. and i mean, we just received 3.5ft of snow in the past seven days. and our crews are working their tails off to get this course ready and set to go for saturday and sunday. >> patrick, i don't think people know how hard it is. well, actually, those of us who ski know how hard it is to do some of this stuff, but people don't get how hard the sport is. and to watch these guys do it at such a high level. do you get a lot of interest people coming from all over the world? >> yeah, i mean, there's people are that are coming all over the world for this event. i mean, we got this guy, his name is lionel. he's bringing 150 pounds worth of signs, uh, to this event, and he's actually coming all the way from paris, france. i mean, people are coming all out for this event. i mean, last year was a significant event. for us, uh, last year. but i mean, we're going to make it even bigger and better this year. i mean, once again, you can see that there's a parade right there on the screen. uh,

and, you know, we have so many other events. we have a big draw taking place on friday parade. we have black jacket symphony and then even saturday, right after the races, we have eve six that's going to be playing. and then we also have ludacris that's going to be playing as well. >> yeah, it's a big deal. do you some of the runs that you have like kt 22 or do you make special runs for these guys. >> so this is actually going to take place on red dog and red dog leg. uh, so this is going to be uh, you know, this is what our, you know, our teams, athletes practice on as well as, you know, just the average joe skier. uh, they can they can ride this course. i will say the course is a little bit slicker. uh, just because we've been we've been watering and making it super icy. you know, this isn't, you know, the powder days dream. by all means. uh, it is going to be pretty slick out there. uh is a slick course. you know, these skiers, they want ice. not. not that powder. it's just sheer ice. >> yeah, because you go faster on ice, and these skiers are, you know, skilled enough to handle that. the last question

is an important one. how do people get in on the action? let's say i want to go up there and check this out. what's the best way to do it? do i have to get tickets? do i go to your website? how do we do that? >> yeah. so the best way to get tickets is going to visit our website at palisades tahoe.com, or visit palisades tahoe cup.com. and you can find your tickets right there. the whole event schedule is on there as well. so we're super stoked to have this event here again at palisades tahoe. and uh, we're hoping for the best. >> patrick, you used the word stoked. i already like you, man. thank you for sharing your excitement with us. >> thanks for having me. >> all right. that's patrick lacey from palisades tahoe coming up on mornings on two. the nine scientists have uncovered more than 100 never before seen species in the ocean. we'll take a look at the groundbreaking

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the year, she wrote on x, i didn't think i'd ever write these words. but this life is a humbling whirlwind and honored to be one of time's 2024 women of the year. actress and oakland native zendaya is donating $100,000 to the california shakespeare theater, where she started her career. cal shakes says the donation means it can upgrade its lighting and sound systems and enhance the cafe and fund a 50th anniversary production of as you like it. zendaya donation was made in partnership with the women donors network. she is, of course, known for her starring roles in euphoria, spider-man and the recent dune film franchise. >> a 103 year old music school in san francisco is expanding. city leaders and community members celebrated the community music center, growing out of its campus in the mission district. the expansion will give 900 more students access to the music school. right now, it serves more than 4000 students, with many getting tuition assistance. students have been learning and performing out of a victorian style house since 1921. this neighborhood, like our city, has

been through a lot of challenges and it's so important that we really shine a light on a lot of the great opportunities, the joy, the happiness so many people invested not just money, but they invested their time and resources into making this happen. >> and music brings joy. the arts bring joy. it brings people together. and this is really a uniter. >> the community music center is on capp street near 20th and san francisco. the mission district. >> a new survey shows more pet owners are taking drastic measures to pay for the cost associated with pet ownership. usa today conducted a survey found 91% of respondents admitted to experiencing some level of financial stress in the past year due to pet related costs in response, 66% said they've cut back on their personal spending, 65% of dog owners say they've approached friends or family members for help. the bay area is among a number of regions nationwide where the cost of dog food, pet insurance, doggie daycare and veterinary services is on the

rise. scammers in san francisco are again targeting people looking for their lost pets. imposters are calling owners of lost pets, pretending to be animal shelter staff, asking for money in exchange for an animal's safe return. san francisco animal care and control posted on social media. it will never contact anyone demanding payment for the return of a lost pet. >> this new sign that tensions between the us and china have eased china is planning to send a new pair of giant pandas to the san diego zoo. the gesture renews a longstanding sign of friendship toward the us. this comes five years after china recalled nearly all of its iconic bears from us zoos because of tensions between the two countries. the new pandas, a male and female, are set to arrive at the san diego zoo by the end of the summer. we love the giant pandas here in the united states. >> they love the giant pandas in china. that's something that we can connect on and i think it can help. it can help improve relationships because cause it's

something that we can work together on the black and white bears have long been the symbol of the us china friendship. >> in 1972, beijing gifted a pair of pandas to the national zoo in washington, dc, and international team of scientists exploring deep sea ecosystems off the coast of south america found more than 100 previously unknown species. >> the scientists explored undersea mountains off the coast of chile and found that each seamount was home to distinct ecosystems, including coral reefs and sponge gardens. the biggest of the seamounts is four times taller than the world's tallest building. this is fascinating because we often look up into space. yes as you know, the next, you know, frontier, frontier of exploration. but there's still so much we have not discovered yet under our very own ocean. and this video proves it. >> it's wild. >> yeah. have you ever done diving? have you done any? no. obviously not at this level, but

snorkeling is the closest i've come. >> although i would do it, i just, you know, haven't i? >> i think i can i get that you would do it. you're sort of an explorer, right? you want to go up in space, you want to go down below. how about you? do you do any diving or. >> uh, i've done it before, but i'm not really a diver. >> but, you know, snorkeling now on vacation. but definitely when you see the coral reefs, it's a lot. >> it's really cool. yeah it is very, very cool to see the phrase. >> i think of is teeming with life. yeah just all sorts of things. yeah thank you so much for joining us today. a quick reminder you can stream ktvu news on your smart tv, watch our live newscast and get stories on demand on your amazon fire tv. roku apple tv and android tv. scan that qr code on your screen or just search for the fox local app and choose ktvu. >> yeah, thank you for joining us. be sure [cheers and applause] >> announcer: 3, 2, 1, is showtime! ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel gd