good evening. >> i'm greg lee and i'm julie julie haener. that scheduled three day nurses strike is now underway in the south bay. the nurses say they are underpaid, understaffed and being asked to float between hospitals. >> ktvu is an rubin is live outside the santa clara valley medical center, and anne county officials want to reassure the public their hospital system and clinics are open and staffed. >> yeah, there are about 3700 nurses in this union. many of them took to the picket line today, but county officials say while there was honking and chanting outside, it was business as usual. inside santa clara county nurses want to be heard. >> our biggest concern everyone is the pay and the staffing. >> they say patient safety is on the line, but contract negotiations between the registered nurses professional association and county leaders have fallen apart. a proposal by a mediator last week was flatly rejected. >> we're barely getting anywhere , which is why it's been really

frustrating. we've been negotiating with them for eight months now, and so they're taking to the picket line for a three day strike that forced the county to bring in outside nurses to replace them. >> about a thousand of them were flown in from around the country at a cost of $20 million. >> unfortunately, we've now had to take money and put it towards this essential coverage, and that's money that we then don't have as a system. >> so far. administrators say things are running smoothly at the county's three hospitals and over a dozen clinics, while some appointments were converted to video visits and some elective procedures were postponed, the trauma center and emergency department are open inside the hospital. >> it really feels and looks and seems as though business as usual, you know, the patients are getting the care that they need, the staff who have come to work seem very pleasant. >> patients gave mixed reviews. michelle ramirez was directed toward an outside an urgent care. >> it seems like the short staff , there's not a lot of, workers in there, but isaac turner said

that's not what he saw. >> my appointment was on time. i only waited five minutes once i arrived. >> there has been one issue both the county and union can agree on. they were infuriated by what they call an illegal sickout by nurses last friday that forced the closure of the level one trauma center for several hours. that's not acceptable to us. >> that's not acceptable for the community. >> but nurses say they're at their breaking point and something needs to change. >> but this time, we need to take a stand because county is not listening to us. >> no word on what it might take to get both sides back to the bargaining table. the strike is set to last through very early friday morning. greg and ruben live in san jose for us and thank you. >> well, we still don't know where the oakland a's will be playing next season. and today's meeting with city officials did not provide much clarity. the a's current lease at the coliseum expires at the end of this season. the city has offered a five year, $97 million

lease extension that would guarantee the team has a place to play while their new ballpark is built on the las vegas strip. the proposal does, however, ask the team to pay much higher rent. the city says that would cover the cost of maintaining the coliseum. the two sides met today, but it appears little progress was made in reaching a deal, the a's tell ktvu in a statement, quote, we appreciate oakland's engagement and also we are far apart on the terms needed to agree on an extension. there are no further meetings scheduled at this time. we did reach out to the city of oakland and alameda county supervisors for comment on today's meeting, and we have not heard back. >> new at five police in san jose arrested for suspected burglars who may have taken hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property from storage units. detectives began investigating the case in late december, when a man attempted to burglarize a storage complex on lincoln avenue. an investigation revealed the suspect had stolen more than

$400,000 in medical excuse me, musical equipment and other property from multiple storage units. police made four arrests in connection with the burglaries and said other illegal items were found in the suspect's possession. >> honestly, everything that we discovered that illegal narcotics, illegal firearm, a semiautomatic as well as a high capacity magazine, you know, those obviously aren't supposed to be in their possession. and so that's part of the picture we're trying to paint. >> police say all four suspects were booked into the santa clara county main jail for various crimes, including burglary, conspiracy, grand theft, vandalism and possession of stolen property. >> san francisco is taking steps to make sure that educators who serve the city can live in the city as well. ktvu is christian. captain joins us now live to tell us that applications for affordable housing, specifically for educators, are now available . christian >> yeah, the cost of housing in san francisco and around the bay area, but especially here in san francisco, is notoriously high. now, the city is taking steps to

try to make sure that they can bring those costs down, to try to bring in and retain the best and brightest educators. construction is still underway at shirley chisholm village in san francisco's sunset district, but already applicants are asking to be among the first to live in the 135 units of affordable housing set aside specifically for educators, the district says in the midst of a teacher shortage, the housing is part of an effort to bring in and retain the best and brightest and this is a great place to educate students. >> but so often people have to spend their time and energy focused on finding affordable housing. so this lets us give our staff an opportunity to have affordable housing and focus then their time and energy on the classroom. >> the application process opened tuesday and runs to april 23rd and is income restricted. residents are expected to move in as early as this fall. the new residents will be selected through a lottery process. the city says there are rental options ranging from studios to three bedroom, two bath units.

>> we have a range of units to support new educators. people might be at the beginning of their career or are just starting a family. two family units and we have five floors and i've had a chance to visit. i mean, these are million dollar views. >> the district says the housing even includes common areas where teachers can gather and work on their education plans collaboratively with other educators. the whole project, built on property already owned by the school district, helping to streamline the process. >> there is a recognized need for educator housing in the state and across the country, but this is a first of its kind in the city and for us, what we hope to be the first of many. >> in fact, the city has two similar projects already in the works another rental property and a property where educators could actually buy a unit of affordable housing. so those educators could start to build equity and live and teach in the city. we're live in san francisco. christien kafton ktvu fox two news. >> all right, christian, thank you. well, a san francisco group

has filed a friend of the court brief in a supreme court case that will decide if laws restricting camping on public property are constitutional. the case stems from a ruling in the ninth circuit court of appeals, which found that the city of grants pass, oregon, could not enforce local ordinances banning public camping. the same court also ruled that san francisco can't sweep homeless encampments when there are not enough beds in city shelters. today, the lawyers committee for civil rights said that criminalizing homelessness does nothing to address the core problem, which is a lack of affordable housing. the response to lawsuits like the one filed against grants pass, oregon and the one filed against san francisco, should be for state and city leaders. >> our governor, our mayor, to rethink how we respond to the decades long housing crisis that was created intentionally by racist zoning laws and a refusal to build enough affordable housing. >> the supreme court is set to hear arguments in the grants

pass case on april 22nd. >> israel is on the defense tonight, a military chief says, a, quote, misidentification resulted in one of its airstrikes killing at least seven workers with the world central kitche about an hour ago. the group shared this image of the victims, saying they were killed while returning from a full day's mission. the workers are from the u.s, australia, europe and palestine. the world central kitchen now pausing its efforts to feed the people displaced by israel's military. speaker emerita nancy pelosi saying in part, quote, the government of israel must allow the flow of lifesaving aid to innocent families in gaza and ensure safe passage for those delivering the aid. hunger cannot be a weapon of war. east bay congresswoman barbara lee also weighing in, saying, quote, far too many civilians have lost their lives as a result of benjamin netanyahu's reprehensible military offensive. the u.s. must join with our allies and demand an immediate, permanent cease fire. the white house is stopping short of echoing those calls for

a ceasefire. but as fox's trey yingst reports, the killings are raising new concerns about the humanitarian disaster in gaza. >> world central kitchen confirming a dual u.s. canadian citizen, was one of seven foreign aid workers killed during an israeli airstrike in gaza on monday. the group says staff members from the uk, australia and poland also died. the biden administration and other western allies now calling for a full investigation. >> we've impressed upon the israelis the absolute imperative of doing more to protect innocent civilian lives, as well as to get more humanitarian assistance to more people. >> the incident, threatening to worsen the humanitarian crisis across gaza. world central kitchen has been leading efforts to get food to displaced palestinians. but following the attack, the charity suspended operations in the territory. israeli officials say the strike was unintentional, adding they will open a situation room with international groups to coordinate aid distribution. >> the work of whc is critical.

they are the front lines of humanity. we will get to the bottom of this. >> meanwhile, iranian state media says tehran is claiming the u.s. has responsibility for an alleged israeli airstrike that killed two iranian generals and several others in syria. but u.s. officials have distanced themselves from the strike, saying they had no involvement. >> the comments by the iranian foreign minister that somehow were to be held to account, or that we're to blame, is just nonsense. we had nothing to do with it. meanwhile the un says nearly 200 aid workers have been killed in gaza since the start of the war. >> in tel aviv, trey yingst, fox news. >> a new report finds incidents of anti-muslim hate are at their highest level in decades. the council on american islamic relations released its annual civic rights report today. it says in 2023, there were more than 8000 complaints of anti-muslim incidents in the united states. that's the most the organization has received in its 30 year history. kerr says

there was a significant spike in october following the beginning of israel's war with hamas. >> it all points to one very simple conclusion islamophobia is baked into american society. it had to exist in the us prior to october, because what october shows us is a switch was flipped and it was back on. >> the complaints received by cair include hate crimes, immigration and asylum cases, and employment and education discrimination. >> it has been exactly one month since voters cast their ballots on super tuesday, one of the most pivotal races in the bay area. still too close to call, but election officials are running out of time now to count the votes. it is the race for retiring congresswoman anna eshoo seat. santa clara county supervisor joe simitian is leading assembly member evan lowe by a razor thin margin. just five votes. whoever earns more votes between the two of them will face former san jose mayor sam liccardo in november's

general election, the deadline for county elections officials to certify the results is this thursday. >> mpox cases on the rise coming up at 530. what's driving the surge and the message from health officials and check in with china president biden speaks to president xi jinping for the first time since their november meeting in the bay area . also ahead. sierra snow survey. governor newsom joins state officials for the most important snowpack measurement of the year, what it means for california's water levels and across the bay area this afternoon, blue skies and subtle changes expected as we roll into your bay area wednesday. >> b ger change

after a fight which escalated into gunfire. three people were taken to the hospital and are still being treated at this hour. police identified one of the suspects who was arrested as 18 year old christian evans. the second suspect is a minor. both have been charged now with attempted murder and are being held without bail. >> governor gavin newsom says the previously announced license plate readers will be installed across oakland and the east bay over the next few months. governor taking questions at philips station up in the sierra during today's snow survey, newsom says while change cannot happen overnight, his office is taking multiple steps to help crack down on crime in the city of oakland. besides the cameras and an increase in chp officers, newsom says attorneys with the california doj will soon help prosecute cases in alameda county. >> it's all part of a multi-pronged plan. i said it wasn't going to be episodic. i said it wasn't going to be one

off. and i think the proof point is in the frame of your question. we've been there for consistent announcements, and we'll continue to be there until we feel like oakland on their own can take the baton. we did something similar in san francisco. we feel like san francisco directionally is moving in a very positive way. newsom says this strategy does not stop in the bay area, and that he plans to make similar investments in other cities across the state. >> today's snow survey is considered the most important of the year, as the state's water planning and supplies are based on the numbers drawn today. ktvu tom vacar joins us now with what the latest figures for the mountains and reservoirs are showing right now. tom >> well, you know, average performance is usually earns a grade of c, but for the state water supply it's an a plus. that's because we are slightly above average with historical snowpack for the sierra and trinity mountain ranges. tuesday's april snowpack measurement is the most important because it is usually

the historical peak of the snow. rain season, with snowmelt runoff a key factor in filling the reservoirs. even the governor showed up for the results of the statewide water situation. philip station, at the entrance of the sierra at tahoe ski resort, is just one of 265 snow courses, plus another 130 remote snow sensors blanketing the vast snowpack area. a miracle march of heavy snows saved the season. >> march turned out to be, a real significant month this year in terms of our snowpack, hydrology. >> our snowpack is at about 105. using that metric, our automated snow sensor network looking this morning was about 110% of april 1st average snowpack. so we're we're in a good place right now, we will see over the course of the next couple of months how this snowpack translates into runoff into rivers, streams and reservoirs that are communities

and our environment, our economy, the food that we grow in california all relies on that. >> now, before you head out to the plant nursery or landscaper, consider that climate change is highly likely to affect this meaning every water agency asks us to keep conserving within their individual rules. >> average is awesome, we've had some pretty big swings in the last couple of years, but average may be coming less and less common. common feature of snowpack in california as to the all important reservoirs, california's big six mega reservoirs are already 113% of their historical levels and still have 16% of their capacity left to store any additional rains, plus, the coming snowmelt. >> all but three of northern california's 37 key reservoirs are above 100% of normal, the rest very close to normal. >> now, many of us growing up learned the old adage, april showers bring may flowers. well,

in california, we know that winter snows bring summer flows. >> now, currently, farmers and other water rights holders are getting 30% of their allocation, just 30. but that could increase substantially when may's final decisions are made for the summer and fall. we'll keep you apprized, tom vacar, ktvu, fox two news well, april showers is exactly what is coming our way as we head into the back end of the business week. >> outsiders at this hour, another pleasant day. some areas a little bit cooler this afternoon due to that fog that we had this morning along the coast and inside the bay in areas of the north bay as well. a view here over san francisco where we have plenty of blue sky. at this time. temperatures have been above average at at least the last couple of days. that begins to change tomorrow. we're going to fall below average closer to the bay and san francisco included. meanwhile, at this hour, still a pleasant 67. in napa, the inner east bay warmer today, 75 in

livermore, 75 in concord and our south bay, san jose. you're enjoying 75 as well. again, closer to the water a little bit. cool there. half moon bay reporting 57. san francisco reporting 60. the winds are generally light. we have napa reporting a breeze to about 12mph, as well as oakland, novato gusting from the north and east at about 14. getting into the pattern and the switch that we are expecting in the coming days. so we have had this ridge just parked over the west here for the last couple of days that is going to be pushed aside by this system that is going to bring first the active weather to the pacific northwest and then slide into california. getting into thursday, at least for the bay area. tomorrow morning, we start out with the clouds along the coast and notice fairly widespread north bay east bay through the south bay, picking up on a little bit of drizzle out there as well getting into the afternoon. the low clouds will peel back, but then we have mid and high level clouds ahead of the system that is bringing us this wet weather on thursday morning. as we get

into the afternoon tomorrow, under mostly cloudy skies, temperatures will range in the upper 60s in santa rosa, so right about where you should be to 59 in san francisco. a better look at the numbers for tomorrow and that wet weather in the extended forecast coming up. >> all right, rosemary, we'll see you soon. one week after the deadly bridge collapse in baltimore, a channel opens to bring in more help. coming up, the major challenges for the cleanup. >> and coming up tonight at six, the mayor requests an audit of providers of afford le housing. and the ♪ when you have moderate—to—severe eczema, it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic

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a catastrophic collapse in the baltimore harbor. crews are working around the clock to clear the channel, but as fox's connor hansen reports, there's still no clear timeline for the recovery mission. >> first, people always one week after the francis scott key bridge collapse, there's still a tangled pile of steel and debris in baltimore harbor blocking this vital shipping channel underwater. >> the problem is just as complicated. sonar images show the twisted mess that crews will have to cut through and lift from the river bottom. >> what we're seeing in the water is that the wreckage has been completely collapsed. some people use the terms pancaked. >> one clear sign of progress is an alternate channel opened up on the north side to let certain vessels through. officials say for now, it will mostly be used to bring in supplies for the

cleanup. a second channel on the south side is still being worked on. >> we're going to continue working and planning for a third alternate channel. when we get those spans that are just north of the deep gap channel removed, there's still no word on when the bridge and the ship dolly will be removed from the harbor. >> rough weather has forced this team to pivot over the last 24 hours, but the mission and the work continue for now. the federal government is bracing for an economic ripple effect that could go beyond just shipping. >> we are seeing truckers, railroads and other ports step up to help absorb some of those temporary changes, but it's going to be a concern that affects every player in all of our supply chains. >> there's still the question of how much this will all cost. federal officials won't speculate on the total, but say they will have to turn to congress for funding in new york, connor hanson, fox news. >> a family is frustrated with a cruise line after their 80 year

old mother suffered a stroke, but never told her family about her emergency. julia lenkov was traveling alone on norwegian cruise on a norwegian cruise liner touring african countries when she suffered that stroke while off the ship on a daytime excursion. she was taken to a hospital in the central african country of sao tomé and was released 24 hours later. langhoff's daughter says by that time, the cruise ship was gone, but some other american passengers who also missed boarding the ship when they returned late from their excursion, took care of lenkov. they contacted her daughter so she could fly her mother to the bay area and take her to stanford medical center. >> it's really hard to experience that, that she was helpless, that she was alone. and yet she made it. >> her daughter says the cruise line should do a better job of notifying the passengers. emergency contact. when there is a problem. we reached out to norwegian cruise lines. the company says they tried to call lenkov several times, but were

unable to reach her, saying, quote, in instances such as these, as the guest was released from the hospital and in a coherent state, our protocol is to contact the guest directly, as we would not have the authority to share any medical details with anyone else without their expressed consent. after their meeting in november, president biden and chinese president xi jinping agreed to pick up the phone when they needed to talk. they finally did that today for the first time since then. >> i'm rebecca kasler in washington with details on that conversation coming up. >> plus, attorney general rob bonta throwing his weight behind a new housing bill, how the state doj wants to make sure local counties are doing their fair share. >> also, costco members can soon get a prescription for ozempic, but the company is sharing about its new weight s

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biden discussed over the phone with chinese president xi jinping today, the white house is framing today's talks as a check in the first conversation between the two world leaders since they met here in the bay area last november. fox news rebecca castor has more now on that call. for the first time since their high stakes meeting in november, president joe biden and chinese president xi jinping are checking in. speaking on the phone tuesday morning, we believe that there is no substitute for regular communication at the leader level to effectively manage this complex and often tense

bilateral relationship, the leaders continued discussions on artificial intelligence and counternarcotics cooperation, with biden also pressing xi to maintain peace with taiwan and criticizing china's trade with russia during its war with ukraine. >> not much is going to come out of it, primarily because she doesn't have any respect for what we do. >> the call comes as the two nations work to reestablish regular dialog, despite biden recently referring to xi as a dictator and china's ongoing clashes with other indo-pacific nations over who controls the south china sea. >> what we are is one incident away from a major war in east asia, and i just hope to god the biden administration has told china that it cannot do these things, but the chinese are just not listening. as china's aggressive actions ramp up for the first time next week, biden will sit down with the leaders of both japan and the philippines for the first trilateral meeting between leaders, the white house says. >> president biden also discussed concerns over tiktok with president xi and the need

to protect american data. in washington, rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. florida now has one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, but it may not last very long. the state supreme court ruled late monday to ban the procedure after six weeks starting next month. but the court also ruled voters will get the chance to decide for themselves in a november referendum that could override the ban. the biden campaign has already released a new ad targeting the law. the president also sending hhs, hhs secretary xavier becerra to florida to highlight the administration's commitment to reproductive rights. >> while president biden has worked to expand access to health care, some places are restricting care, taking away rights and freedoms to the care americans need. >> former president trump has not spoken much about abortion on the campaign trail, but said he might support a nationwide ban at 15 weeks. >> m-pox is on the rise across the country, with numbers of

cases nearly twice as high as last year. the latest cdc data shows 582 cases of m-pox, formerly known as monkeypox, reported in 2024. so far in 2023, nearly 300 cases were detected across the entire year. m-pox is spread through skin to skin contact, and men who have sex with men are primarily at risk. health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated. you can check your eligibility on the cdc website. >> new at five tonight state lawmakers will soon consider legislation that would facilitate the construction of new housing throughout california. to help ease the housing crisis, a bill was introduced today in sacramento by oakland assembly member buffy wicks and attorney general rob bonta. they say it would ensure that there is housing construction in cities and counties that fail to adopt a compliant housing element on time. the bill's proposal would strengthen the so-called builder's remedy. >> the builders remedy allows for builders to move forward with projects in those cities.

until there's such a time when the housing element is certified and approved, the message to local jurisdictions is very clear the days of shirking your responsibility to your neighbors are over. >> when a jurisdiction is in compliance with housing element law, that means they've made it possible to build the housing that we need. >> if approved, among other things, the bill would designate sites appropriate for residential development, including housing, retail and office space. >> san rafael union employees plan to rally outside tonight's city council meeting over a public staffing shortage. the union that represents street maintenance workers, administrative staff and child care providers, among others, say understaffing is putting residents at risk. one maintenance worker says they can't keep up with crumbling roads. the director of one child care center says she's the only full time provider on staff. that meeting gets underway tonight at 6:00. >> well, it is the end of an era on the las vegas strip. the tropicana casino resort has now

closed for good. the gaming floor closed at three this morning, and hotel guests had to check out by noon. when the tropicana opened in 1957, it was las vegas most expensive resort. those who knew it loved its class feel and bedazzlement, but also treasured it. >> it was a tiffany of las vegas . it was like, like an icon. and when i started working here, everybody that would come to work here was like, you work at the tropicana? how did you get in there? >> i never got to really see old vegas. so, like, this is the closest thing that i'll get to seeing old vegas. it's the tropicana. >> demolition is not expected to begin for months. bally's intends to build a new resort adjacent to the a's new ballpark that is planned for that site. >> the right to disconnect the new proposed law to give employees more freedom when out of the office. we'll hear from the author next. >> and crocheting her way into the record books. the east bay

woman hoping her homemade scarf goes the distance. >> also ahead, new rail regulations. the directive coming from the white house with the hope of bolstering safety i was like shaking you know, i was so scared. when i first reached out to jacoby and meyers. i didn't know if i had a case or not. as soon as i got a hold of my attorney, she was very, very nice, very kind. because of jacoby and meyers, i don't have that pressure to worry about

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second crew member on class one freight and passenger trains. buttigieg says as trains get bigger, adding more crew members is a common sense practice. >> some of these trains running through communities are about three miles long. for perspective, if you put the empire state building on its side and then added 11 more empire state buildings, that's about how big some of these trains would be. and they want to operate that with one person. >> lobbyists for the rail industry claim there is no evidence to back the new rule. the change comes more than a year after a derailment in east palestine, ohio, put a spotlight on rail safety in america. >> a proposed new law would give california workers the right to, quote, disconnect from their duties during non-working hours. the bill, authored by san francisco assemblyman matt haney, would give the employees the right to ignore communications from their boss when they're not working, requiring a written agreement to establish when an employee is considered off the clock. the proposal also gives employees

the power to file complaints with the labor commissioner that would be punishable by a civil penalty. earlier today on the four, we spoke with assembly member haney about how this law would work scheduling emergencies, one off things. >> these are things that, of course, would be allowed, and we don't want to tell people when they can work and when they shouldn't, but they should consent to it, and there should be a policy that is clear about when they're working and when they're not. >> assembly member haney said laws like this are already in effect around the world, with australia becoming the latest to implement a similar law. costco is expanding into the field of weight loss. the company will begin offering its members in the u.s. access to a new program for the price of $179 every three months. costco members can get nutrition advice and prescriptions for popular drugs such as ozempic and wegovy. they can also schedule video appointments with clinicians who specialize in weight loss. costco claims the program comes as a result of customer demand.

>> most adults nationwide are behind on at least one of their cancer screenings. that's according to the prevent cancer foundation. seven out of ten adults are behind at least one routine cancer screening, meaning they could miss an opportunity to catch and treat the disease early. the reasons for the health lag varied by race. >> hispanic adults cited inability to afford cost as a barrier to cancer screening. black adults cited skepticism in the health care system as a barrier. so we know a one size fits all approach is not going to work when it comes to sharing information. we have to make sure to tailor the messaging to the people to address the concerns or barriers that they have. >> president biden has declared april national cancer prevention and early detection month. >> you can self-identify with multiple races and ethnicities, which i think is an increasing part of what america looks like

bridging the diversity gap and helping students on a path to higher education. >> after the break. how the white house is investing in the bay area's aapi community. >> plus, calling all eager beavers how fans can punch their ticket to this year's outside lands festival at a discount across the bay area this afternoon and enjoyable day, we do have a changes coming our way. >> cooler weather followed by wet weather. have a look at what

the entire island and collapsing some buildings. japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern japanese island group of okinawa, and says the first wave of the tsunami has already arrived. the usgs says this was a 7.5 quake that struck around 8:00 in the morning local time. japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern japanese island of okinawa. there are reports of buildings in taiwan that have shaken off their foundations. we are following that situation and we'll bring you more details as we get it this evening. new at five tonight, a daylong conference at uc berkeley. >> how the first ever leadership summit for higher education. that event was hosted by the white house initiative on asian americans, native hawaiians and pacific islanders. ktvu is alice wirtz has more now about this historic event. >> in january of 2023, president

biden established an executive order to coordinate all government agencies to advance equity, justice, and opportunity for asian americans, native hawaiians and pacific islanders. uc berkeley hosted the first ever asian american and native hawaiian pacific islander leadership institute for higher education. the hope is to engage the feds and the state more with providing resources for these historically underserved populations. standing room only with over 600 leaders and other stakeholders in higher ed, convened at the request of president biden and the white house, berkeley happens to be the birthplace of the asian american and home to one of the first asian american studies programs in the country. policymakers from around the state also attended culture and community and learning from each other. >> i think it is so important for us to convene together, bring the right minds together in one place, because when you bring the right minds in place, it starts the conversation. what are the lessons learned from

other states or from other campuses? so convening of the right minds is so important. and that's exactly what's happening today. and we're so grateful to the white house initiative on aa and nhpi for bringing us together. >> advocates say part of the problem of being able to serve these groups has been inaccurate data collection about demographics beyond just aapi. but now that's changing. according to the deputy director for aapi nhpi for the white house, erika moritsugu. >> true that now you will no longer have to check just one box. you're not limited to the one box. you can you can self-identify with multiple races and ethnicities, which i think is an increasing part of what america looks like, what real america looks like, the effort of bringing together these leaders will encourage those in the pipeline of administration in higher ed, so necessary to address the needs adequately. and just like the campus of learning, we're learning and we're connecting and so what we've done is

brought together the best and the brightest from across the country and across the pacific to listen and learn from each other and to connect with each other as, professionals, as caregivers and caretakers of our next generation of leaders. >> it's tremendous. one of the first time ever, we've had our community come together like this. there's a huge issue, and we're looking for solutions. we believe that education is one of those key solutions teaching people about asian american and pacific islander history in classrooms k through 12, and also in higher education in berkeley. >> alice wirtz ktvu, fox two news, some college bound students are hitting a new roadblock when it comes to receiving federal student aid or fafsa, the department of education says some colleges may have received incorrect tax data about some families finances. >> this comes after the fafsa forms were changed. the agency says about 1 million applications are affected. the problems include calculation errors, but the agency says it is working to prevent any

further delays. >> sonoma county voters will be toestrict the size of animalwant farms in the county. the county clerk and registrar of voters have approved the measure for the ballot. after animal rights and environmental activists gathered more than the 20,000 valid signatures required. they want to end so-called factory farming, which they describe as large farming operations that breed animals for maximum profits. they say the animals are often confined indoors and in small spaces. ranchers deny those allegations and say their proposal would have catastrophic impacts on the local economy and access to locally sourced food. >> a richmond woman is now waiting to hear if she has broken the guinness world record for the world's longest crocheted scarf. her scarf was measured at richmond's craneway pavilion monday to fulfill one of the many rules that guinness requires to enter its record book, daisy petak started crocheting that scarf more than a year and a half ago, or more than a year ago. rather despite

having a full time job and two children, she says she worked on that scarf everywhere she went at the movie theater, at restaurants, at. >> i can't tell you how many sports, games and sports practices for my kids. i'll be sitting there in my camp chair just working away, but it all paid off. >> her scarf is nearly 880ft long, the size of about three football fields. that's about 50ft longer than the current record holder. >> that's truly amazing. all right, outside our doors, another amazing day. but as we look towards san francisco, notice the clouds are regrouping right there along the coastline. it was the clouds in the fog that actually held temperatures down a little bit in some areas for today, at least through the morning hours. we did rebound in the afternoon, but areas like santa rosa 5 to 6 degrees or so cooler today compared to yesterday and again, having to do with the fog, it's going to move back in across the bay. and i think tomorrow morning we will be joined by mostly cloudy skies

from the coast, around the bay and inland. the ridge that has been parked over the west for the last couple of days is slowly breaking down. it will be the next day or two when that system there begins to pull in and brings us the wet weather. so tomorrow's kind of the transition day. we'll see the morning clouds. those will peel back to be followed by mid and high level clouds. those clouds associated with this system here. that brings us the rain. right now it looks like early thursday morning as the time stamp reads 8 a.m. it takes all weekend for it to pull out of the area. here's a look at friday morning. still kind of hanging on, bringing us scattered showers. sierra snow and then into the weekend. it does push out on saturday only to be replaced with another trough there sunday afternoon, keeping the unsettled weather going for most of the weekend. when it comes to rainfall amounts, anywhere from half inch to an inch or so for some of our wetter locations, and half a foot to foot of snow expected in the sierra. this is going to be a cold storm. so we're going to

step back into winter here. i'll show you those numbers in just a moment. meanwhile, outside our door at this time, santa rosa reporting a south breeze to about 12mph. so oakland northwest at 12, concord at eight. a little bit of a breeze out there, but temperatures are still quite nice, especially inland where we are in the mid 70s. concord, walnut creek, livermore in the north bay, 67 in santa rosa, and by the water in san francisco, 6057 at half moon bay. tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy skies to start. the day could have a little bit of patchy drizzle as well, and our temperatures will be on the cool side mid 40s to low 50s to start the day 51 expected in oakland along the peninsula 50 in redwood city. afternoon highs for tomorrow. cooler than today and even a little bit below average in areas like san francisco going to 59. the inner east bay 67 for concord. your extended forecast here. notice temperatures begin to cool off tomorrow, but take a look at thursday mid to upper 50s in the forecast. going to feel like winter once again and then

getting into the weekend with that unsettled weather. low 60s for the afternoons saturday and sunday. back to you. >> all right rosemary, thank you. well, we still don't know who will be playing at this year's outside lands festival, but fans will soon get their first shot at tickets to that annual san francisco event. a limited number of three day general admission wristbands will go on sale tomorrow at 10:00 in the morning. prices for the eager beaver presale start at $425, plus fees. the music and food festival is set for august 9th through the 11th in golden gate park. the lineup is expected to be released later this month. >> the countdown is on to next week's solar eclipse. how nasa is making it easier to predict what we'll see in our skies and when. >> and coming up tonight at six new developments over that proposed renaming of the oakland airport to include san francisco in its title, san francisco city leaders are sounding off on that idea. >> plus, a dramatic rescue out of marin county. coming up, i'm crystal bailey, and i

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falls has already declared a state of emergency. the city lies directly in the path of

totality, where the moon is expected to mask the sun's face for just over three minutes. local officials are concerned that with an expected 1 million visitors, the eclipse will create traffic jams and strain. >> emergency services could quite possibly be the biggest visitor day in niagara's history, whether it be congestion of traffic, cellular network disruptions, and of course, our emergency medical services. we want everybody to be, on high alert. >> just unfortunate it had to be called state of emergency because we don't see it as that. we see it as a day of celebration. >> the eclipse is expected to be visible from mexico's pacific coast onwards to texas and up through the us to canada. >> nasa has launched a new website showing the path of the eclipse, and just how much of it we will be able to see here in the bay area. we have posted the link on the bottom of your screen. california is not in the direct path, but if you type in the zip code, it will tell you

what to expect in the skies and at what time. well, many space lovers say you won't want to miss this eclipse because the next one is not expected to happen until 2044. fox news ted lindner shows us how to take in the sights safely. >> the countdown to one of nature's most fascinating light shows is on, as americans gear up to watch next week's solar eclipse on april 8th. the phenomenon will take place in the afternoon, when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, blocking out the sun's rays and casting its shadow on the earth. but while many people will get to see a partial eclipse as it crosses through north america, only a handful of folks will experience the full darkening effects based on its path. >> only a single narrow path of people from really, texas up to maine will be able to see this event called totality. >> but no matter where your seat is for the event, doctors say you need proper protection for your eyes.

>> if you look at the sun, directly with your unaided eye, you can damage the eye permanently and lose vision. >> so what are your options? >> solar eclipse glasses are 100,000 times darker than your regular sunglasses. regular sunglasses absolutely cannot be used. >> these spectacles work by blocking invisible light rays from injuring your eyes. >> these are in ultraviolet and infrared rays that can actually damage that, retina. >> for an indirect way to safely see the eclipse, nasa recommends making a pinhole projector where you can just use a sheet of paper pinhole and have the sun behind you, and then it'll project through the hole, and then you'll have shapes of the sun on the ground as the moon traverses. ted lindner, fox news. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at six. >> new details now into the

dramatic rescue of a man stuck on a cliff in sonoma county. we are now hearing from the crew that helped save that man's life and lift him to safety. hello again everyone. i'm julie julie haener and i'm greg lee. >> a man from louisiana became trapped on that cliff on easter, and a sonoma county sheriff's helicopter and a rescue team helped save him. new at six ktvu. s crystal bailey spoke to those who rescued the man. crystal. >> well, greg, it's getting international recognition. it could have ended in a tragedy. but thanks to the chopper rescue crew in sonoma county, that young man is walking away with no serious injuries. now, we showed you some of this video yesterday. officials say cody crottini from louisiana was dangling off a cliff in the golden gate recreational area in marin county after he was climbing up from a beach. deputy larry martelli and pilot nigel cooper with the sonoma sheriff's henry one helicopter unit made their way over to from santa rosa to assist southern marin county firefighters and cooper flew while martelli hung from a rope suspended