sf bay ferries adding two new vessels to its fleet, giving local students an opportunity to name them k through 12 students in alameda, contra costa, san francisco, san mateo and solano counties can submit a proposed name through the agency's website. the name should reflect the bay area's history in some way, and shouldn't reference any specific people or organization. this is the start of 2024 commencements at san jose state university. ceremonies will stretch over three days, beginning with the college of engineering at 930. this morning. the college of education holds its commencement at 630 tonight. the school's science division hands out diplomas to graduates tomorrow. congratulations to all. >> oakland police and the chp say it's crackdown on crime is working. the results from its recent surge in officers on city streets are yielding positive results. we'll break down the latest numbers. >> then he was the police chief in oakland before he was fired by mayor shengtao. now lauren

armstrong is looking to be part of city government in oakland. what he's doing today, plus pepper spray being used in a law enforcement training exercise, ending up in a nearby elementary school. >> and several children fell sick. and it led to a hazmat situation to. >> live from jack london square. this is morning time two the night today's wednesday, may 22nd. >> we're looking live at san francisco off in the background and the city at our feet. here. it looks like there's a little bit of i wouldn't i don't know if that's fog or haze, but we're going to get the forecast from steve in just a bit. it might be just a touch cooler than it was yesterday. expiration dates on products reportedly lead to a massive waste of both food and money. researchers say that the tags printed on groceries don't accurately claim when it's time to throw out the food. instead, they suggest smart labels. this

new invention would allow food packaging to signal when its contents are contaminated with bacteria. however, the biggest obstacle in this shift is the price. experts estimate it would cost pennies to add this technology to the product, but manufacturers are reluctant to tack on extra costs as grocery prices continue to rise. welcome to the nine. you know, a couple of cents is not much, but people are worried. that's up though. you know, it adds up. >> yeah. yeah i mean i go past a little bit past the expert depending on what the food is anyway. and i check it out, smell it or just smell it, look at it. even if it's salad, you know, if it's a few days past, if it doesn't look out the brown, pick out the brown. yeah. and then just i just eat the rest of it. but things are too. everything adds up. those few little cents add up over time. so you're trying to save it as much as you can. and we've been hearing for years now. the expiration date is not necessarily the date that you have to throw the product out, right. >> especially on things like canned foods, you know, pantry goods. i mean, i probably have,

you know, dried pinto beans from before the pandemic. i don't know, i mean, you know, those things when they're on sale, i buy in bulk and just let them sit there. i mean, things like, so i'm super sensitive, obviously meat, milk. sure you know, cheese and eggs. yeah. everything else i'll do the like i'll just cut off the. >> but even even the milk, i mean, it can go a few days past, you know what i've done. yeah, i, i have made waffles using milk that my sons refused to drink because if the waffle recipe is asking for buttermilk or yogurt. >> right. well, the milk is slightly sour already and they don't know the difference. they're like, oh, waffles. >> so you can do that. >> i am so savvy when it comes to i kills me. >> there's no money. >> there's nothing. you waste heat, waste. not a penny. >> our people. yeah, yeah, yeah. but i think, you know, that comes with experience and with a little bit more confidence and what i'm doing in the kitchen. 20 years ago, i said like, oh no, i wouldn't have out. >> i don't know if i'd be brave enough to try that, but you've been doing it long enough where you figured it out. yeah, that's you can also master class though, for sure. >> that's true. come on over. come on over. all right, we'll

start our newscast here in oakland, where police and the california highway patrol say they're making progress in making the town safer. they're touting new numbers that show hundreds of arrests and stolen cars recovered. new. this morning, we'll turn to ktvu. james torres live at oakland city hall with the results of this recent chp officer surge. james. >> yeah. garcia, we've been hearing about these surges since earlier this year and back in february. that's when the state announced more than 100 chp officers would come into oakland and try to handle some of the public safety concerns going on here in the town. since then, chp says they've done a number of unannounced searches, likely with only a fraction of those officers, and they're now telling us their latest results. they say in the last three months, those officers have been able to recover 726 stolen cars, nearly 50 guns linked to crimes and way over 350 suspects on a number of different charges, arresting 355 suspects on a number of different charges. >> we're focusing on people that are, you know, committing auto theft, you know, those that are involved in organized retail crime, those that are in violent

crime, those are the things that are basically impacting the communities the most. >> chp explained how they're doing this. officers took analytics and data from their own offices, as well as those from the oakland police department. they used that intelligence to target high crime areas in past news conferences, oakland mayor shengtao said. some of those areas include the hegenberger corridor, the rock rockridge neighborhood, as well as the fruitvale district. >> the communities need to have a feeling of safety and security, and make no mistake, that is one of our number one goals as it is with many different agencies. >> chp officials say their partnership with oakland pd, as well as the alameda county district attorney's office and other local agencies, helped make their success possible, adding they're unannounced surges of officers in the east bay are still ongoing. no word on exactly how much longer that may last. in the meantime,

governor gavin newsom's office continues to make investments into the safety of oakland. next, we expect a network of about 480 cameras to be installed all throughout the city, covering not just city streets, but also freeways that flow through oakland. they say that's all in an attempt to try to arrest some of these criminals promptly after a crime is done and try to prosecute crimes much faster. i had a chance to speak to the ceo of the unity council as well, he says. these numbers are pretty impressive. we'll hear more from him coming up at noon. we're live this morning in oakland. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. new this morning ktvu has learned that lauren armstrong, the former oakland police chief, plans to launch a campaign for the oakland city council. a representative for armstrong says he'll file paperwork later this morning to run for the at large seat on the oakland city council. now right now, that council seat is being held by rebecca kaplan, who has not said if she will run again. armstrong was removed as oakland police chief in february of last year. you might remember by mayor

shengtao in connection to police misconduct cases in the police department. armstrong is now suing the city of oakland over his removal. >> today is harvey milk day in san francisco. milk was born 94 years ago today. he was the first openly gay man elected to public office in california when he was voted onto the san francisco board of supervisors in 1977. in november of 78, milk was assassinated, along with then san francisco mayor george moscone, by former supervisor dan white. last sunday, people held a block party in the castro district honoring milk's legacy. >> voters in richmond could have the final say on a proposal to tax the chevron refinery. the city council voted unanimously to ask the city attorney to prepare a richmond refinery tax act ballot initiative. the city report says that richmond has a $24 million gap in its 2024 budget, and the city needs new revenue to balance the budget. supporters of the proposal say chevron, one of richmond's largest employers, is causing negative health effects for

residents and not contribute to the city as it should. >> every day. big polluters in richmond endanger our community's health. we are talking about big corporations, not small businesses who are enriching themselves at the expense of our families. >> we have to think about our future. richmond has been a refinery town for more than 100 years, but it won't be 100 years from now. >> supporters say the community of richmond has a higher asthma rate than 90% of the rest of the state. neighborhoods near the refinery have a higher asthma rate than 99% of california. in response, chevron said in part, we support policies that encourage business investment and seek to create a better quality of life for richmond residents. that said, we believe the proposed refining tax is the wrong approach to do that. the statement goes on to call the proposal hasty and the tax punitive. >> all right, let's get over to steve paulson for a look at the weather. and steve, looks like

you say it's going to be a little cooler today. >> a little cooler coast and bay still warm inland. but probably not as warm as yesterday. the fog banks getting ready. there's a little bit more of a westerly breeze, but i mean, it'll be there still already lots of sun out there, some fog hanging on, but a little bit around point rays. and after that it's around. no, you know, just south of daly city and then thick as thieves on the san mateo coast, most of it down to santa cruz. looks like it's finally retreating. morgan hill, san martin, but still solid down there. so they'll they'll be in the 50s and 60s on most of those temps. stinson beach 68 to 70, half moon bay though probably only 58 degrees. santa cruz 66 to 68. inland, though 80 for delia, antioch and also pleasanton. although i think we take a couple of degrees off the highs. the city will be down four from yesterday, 6552 average. you're right there. 64, 52, 85. that's it. 1943 the record high and 44 1909 cooler patterns on the way. it starts somewhat today. more so tomorrow. i think friday is the coolest day. that's the way it looks to me. we should start to

see a little rebound. it'll still be on the cool side saturday, but then warmer sunday into monday. a little bit more of an onshore breeze or a southerly breeze. this was not in place yesterday. santa rosa, though, has been bouncing between south and north. if it stays north they'll get warmer, but i don't think it'll get as warm as yesterday. but an onshore breeze is definitely trying to get its act together. still, though, plenty of low clouds, you know, about half the forecast shows sun on the coast. the other half has a lot of cloud cover, 5060 on the temps here for most locations. i mean, we are running about the same as yesterday, although some locations are about 2 to 4 degrees cooler 50s up in the mountains there. and 50s and 60s up and down the coast. we are seeing that load to the north, and that's the one that's going to dig into the intermountain region in the western edge of that will kind of dig back over us. that will allow that fog bank to lift. and so we get some of that coast fog. i think the sea breeze will really start to pick up later today. still warm inland. lots of sunshine next couple of days, thursday and friday for sure. will be cooler. wednesday forecast. lots of sunshine, still warm inland, but i think coast and bay. even if you have the sun, you'll notice

a little bit more of a breeze. so 60s, 70s and 80s cooler will take us into friday at least a little rebound saturday more so on sunday. >> you guys, steve the speedster i kid really a california bill to equip new vehicles with technology that warns drivers when they exceed the speed limit has passed the state senate. it would require intelligent speed assistance tech in all new vehicles, supporters say. studies have shown that the technology gets people to slow down, potentially saving lives. it gives a warning when vehicles go more than ten miles an hour over the speed limit, but doesn't actually slow the car down. and that leads us to our viewer poll of the day. we're asking you, do you support a bill requiring new cars to warn drivers when they speed? check it out? no, it's not necessary. 72. yes, speeding is an issue 22. and depends on how loud the warning is 6. we'd like you to go on and vote on this poll. you can scan the qr code top right hand corner of your screen or go to ktvu.com/vote and let us know what you think about this, do you like the idea of this bill

passing? i personally don't, you know, if there is a way to shut it off sometimes i do need a reminder. i get in the zone and you're just like, you know what i'm talking about. you get in the zone, and all of a sudden you look down and it's 120 miles an hour. i'm kidding, i'm kidding. geez i'm thinking like 75, but yeah, sometimes a little warning, he's like, oh, snap you out of it. you're zoning into a podcast listening to some music, you know. but but as long as you can turn it off, i tell you, our viewers don't like it so far, though. yeah, i can see that, that's for sure. >> see, if those numbers change. >> coming up, a measure meant to help people trapped in domestic violence situations is getting another look. next here on the nine. why? some say mandatory reporting may not be the best way to help people in a dangerous situation. the push to change the rules. then what could be a major change for the oakland coliseum? and the first step in bringing something new to that key piece of real estate? what comes next now that the city says it's ready to sell its stake, then we are so excited. as mornings on two, the nine is kicking off our fox local zip trips this friday, and our first stop is concord. we'll

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headed to the state senate. it aims to ensure domestic violence victims can access health care without notifying police. now, if passed, doctors would no longer be required to report all domestic abuse cases to law enforcement. instead, they'd only be required to notify police if the patient asks them to or if the victim is a child or elder. so joining us now is melissa helms, who is the executive director of serenity house in oakland. thank you so much for joining us, melissa. >> well, thank you for having me. >> so, melissa, i think we can infer the danger of seeking health care by domestic violence victim. but can you explain in more detail why a victim would be hesitant to seek care? >> yes, absolutely, in many cases, you know, what is serenity house? we work. we work with women. and what we see is that women are coming from a place of trauma where there's a generalized mistrust of institutionalized systems, and they're also very fearful many times to access services, access health care, for fear of a

police report being filed, which may further antagonize their abuser. and there are other other things at play as well. maybe, you know, there's a lack of trust in the police occasionally, so this is a really important bill. and i think it's going to lead to a lot of, increased access of resources. >> yeah, a lot of undocumented immigrants to, think their family would be at risk of deportation. that would be a reason. of course, they will just put up with it because, hey , if i go in and they report me, that's the end of it. i'm out, right? >> yes. and we work with a lot of undocumented women, and they do have those fears and concerns . >> all right. so the american medical association reports that, reporting against the wish of an adult patient also violates confidentiality. and the american college of emergency medicine and the american medical association oppose mandated reporting by health care personnel. is there the possibility that doctors reporting the abuse helps stop it? i've heard that argument, too. in fact, an argument did come from one of the lawmakers,

in the state senate or the state assembly who said that while she's voting against this bill. >> yes, yeah. i realize that there are some individuals, you know, who don't support this bill. and, you know, organizations and individuals. but i really think overall, this is going to lead to improved safety, for women and more access to resources they may not know about helping them get out of these dangerous situations, is very important. and so i, you know, i really think overall that all the benefits are going to far outweigh any, any risks, i do think there are some, some concerns about i think the, for example, hospitals and health care providers are going to need to think about maybe doing things a little differently. for example, if a woman leaves the er not providing written instruction, discharge instructions in case she does have to return home for a while, while linkages are being made and, you know, perhaps her abuser finds her paperwork. so, there's, you know, not calling

and leaving messages, things like that are very important. >> so, so right now you're saying when a woman is released, from the hospital, the other thing is making sure that there is no link to show that the abuser could see that could further antagonize this abuser. >> absolutely. >> yes. so, so what would you tell the assembly members who voted against this? because i got to tell you, this did not pass by very much in the assembly. i think only by 1 or 2 votes, which is a very slim margin here. so what would you tell them to convince them to say, hey, this is a good idea. this is better than what we have now, well, i think you know, what i would say for definitely is for those of us who work directly with with women who are impacted by gender based violence, is that it is critical to their safety and well-being that they have develop a trusting relationship with health care providers, hospitals, and also that, you know, not only for their health but so that they can make link, you know, be connected with linkage outside linkages, for example, such as serenity house

or other organizations. and you know, it does allow women the freedom to choose if they do want to have a police report filed, it does. you know, this bill, you know, allows for, you know, certainly issues like, you know, or situations where women's lives may be in danger, you know, by the time they come in and, and, you know, as you mentioned, elder, elder abuse or, you know, child abuse. so i think those exceptions are important. but ultimately, i think this is the benefits of this bill passing are going to far outweigh any, any potential risks. >> now, the bill would require some reporting, such as reporting to police only violence that requires treatment to save the life of a patient. the other would be the health care provider would be required to instead refer the patient, as you mentioned, to victim advocate services. right now, it is a misdemeanor for a doctor or health care personnel not to report this to police. is it a solid compromise that these domestic violence victims are referred to places like serenity house? >> yes, absolutely, again, i think, you know, as i mentioned

before, these women are coming from a place of trauma. they mean there in many cases, they're not ready to have a police report filed. and in many cases, they will not access health care. they will they will just, you know, live with their injuries and or maybe go and say, oh, i fell down the stairs or, you know, things like that. this would this would allow the women to really be open with the, their health care, sorry, health care provider. and also, you know, receive the services they desperately need. >> and melissa, you know, serenity house, you all don't require divulging any of that information. how does it work when women come into serenity house? and what can you tell women out there who may be watching, who may be victims now if they're seeking some help? >> yes, absolutely. well first of all, serenity house, i mean, we everything is confidential, we have a lot of experience working with this population and we and other organizations as well, we work collaboratively with the survivor to determine what their needs are, what their what, you know, what they would like. and in many cases, it's

housing. what we have found is that as we provide emergency shelter and how our own housing, plus a housing placement, counseling and case management services as well. and so i think this, you know, approach to addressing the whole woman's issues, you know, i think this is going to ultimately, you know, result in less, homelessness. and we in many cases, we the women, by the time they come to us, they've been sleeping in their car with their children, maybe for 3 or 4 months, for example, you know, you know, notify police either when someone comes to serenity house. oh, no. absolutely not. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> just wanted to make sure people knew that. melissa helm is the executive director of serenity house in oakland. thank you so much for joining us. we'll see what happens next. slim margin in the assembly. we'll see what happens in the senate and what the governor does after that. with this bill. we appreciate your time. >> thank you so much. you're welcome. >> well, coming up on mornings on two tonight, a major shift in plans for a high rise development in san francisco. why? developers have withdrawn their proposal for a high rise in the city's sunset district.

then it might be colorful and conveniently packaged, but those snacks and sugary drinks kids love could pose some serious alth risks

indigenous people across the united states. they rallied outside san jose city hall over what they call a silent crisis. most of the victims are girls and young women. one case is that of 24 year old khadijah britton. she was last seen in

2018, when her former boyfriend forced her into her car at gunpoint in mendocino county. >> the family did most of the searching, yes, and the sheriff. i don't know why they didn't call in a helicopter. drones horses, atvs. it's definitely a pattern. every time that's a family member goes missing or is found murdered, it affects the family, of course, deeply, but it ripples out and affects our whole indian community. >> advocates say indigenous indigenous women go missing at a rate ten times higher than that of white women. advocates say they hope raising attention will lead to equal treatment of missing persons cases. >> a new study suggests teens who use cannabis are more likely to develop a psychotic disorder. the study shows these teens are 11 times more likely to suffer one of these disorders, compared to teens who don't use cannabis. researchers say this doesn't directly prove cannabis causes these disorders. regardless, they say, the evidence adds to the growing body of research that shows the potentially negative effects of early

cannabis use. >> well, those colorful, conveniently packaged snacks for your children love could be setting them up for serious health issues later in life. researchers in spain find that ultra high processed foods in young children is linked to increased body fat, higher blood sugar levels and lower good cholesterol. those are all factors for heart disease and diabetes. ultra processed foods are packaged products such as sweetened breakfast cereal, soft drinks, chicken nuggets, and ice cream. among other things. >> a painful afternoon interruption at a san bruno middle school. next here on the nine, more than a dozen people sickened by a chemical agent being used at the san francisco jail nearby. how the sheriff's department responded, and the big changes it's already made to make sure this doesn't happen again. then millions will hit the road for the long memorial day weekend. soon, the number of those traveling close to matching a pre-pandemic high. what to expect when it comes to safety and

still there, still under some cloudy haze. but if you're far inland, you are seeing bright sun. a little bit cooler today than we were yesterday. what are you driving? what's in the garage? most us car owners are holding on to their cars longer than ever before. new numbers from s&p global mobility showed the average vehicle age in the u.s. hit a record 12.62 years old. it's about two months more

than last year's record. the high price of cars certainly a factor here, but the report does show the increase in the average age is starting to slow as new car sales continue to recover from pandemic related shortages. so, gentlemen, how old are your vehicles? do you like to hang on to something? i joke i'm going to drive it into the ground, man. it's going to leave me on the side of the highway before i replace mine. >> i have a car that's, i forgot it's a 2004 model. okay. and then a few years ago, i gave it to my niece, and it finally just died. my sister called me. yeah. on her? yeah but, no, it had, like, 400,000 wringed. it out. it was a toyota. those things last forever. we ran into the ground. that's exactly what what i wanted for it. so. and she loved that truck too, when i gave it to her. >> i drive an old car, too. i mean, i'm just like you. i want to i want to get the most out of it. i don't need to be in a fancy car to drive to work. right. we have a newer car, because one of them died. so we eventually you have to buy a new one. right? but i'm like you. i

want to get my money's worth. >> i love seeing those people who, like, show up in a new car every couple years. >> that's just a lease. >> what are they driving next? >> well, i would say leases are much cheaper. >> like month to month, month to month. >> yeah, although you don't own it because i used to do that myself. so. yeah. but i don't do that anymore. yeah i decide to buy but i bought at the worst time the interest rates are high, so i'm paying out the nose. i need to borrow 20 bucks from you guys later. okay. that's fine. so we got you. >> we got you. all right, let's start this part of our newscast here out on the peninsula, where tear gas being used in a law enforcement training exercise ended up at a nearby elementary school yesterday. ktvu amanda quintana live at that school in san bruno to sort of explore what happened and the changes that have come as a result. >> yeah. well, garcia, the sheriff's office said that they do this training with chemical agents. that includes tear gas and pepper spray, and this was being done in an isolated area of the jail. but then somehow it drifted over here to portola elementary school. now we're about a half mile away from the jail. so here about two dozen students and teachers said they started to feel that burning in their eyes and their nose in their throat because of it. now,

this is video of the large emergency response at the school with multiple ambulances and fire trucks. the jail is supposed to notify san bruno police and fire when they do a training like this. but the sheriff i just spoke to over zoom, he tells me he does not think that they did. so as students were being picked up around 230, they start to smell it and complain of sore throats. no one knew what was happening here. students were being checked out by emts and then they were being released to their parents. now, the principal says he walked the perimeter looking for a fire. they didn't find out until later that it was actually tear gas. >> very strange. i mean, it just, you know, you're looking okay. the kids safe is there fire and no one knows. should we go inside? should we go outside? you know, so it was. it was challenging. >> the sheriff's office says they've been doing this training for more than 20 years here. and this has never happened. now, the training allows officers to

test the safety of the equipment and get hands on experience with these chemical agents so that they can prepare for real life situations. members of the sheriff's office went to the school's open house last night to try to explain what happened and to apologize, saying that this must have been especially scary for children. now the department has put a pause on these kinds of trainings. for now, they say they're going to be looking into what kind of trainings they do, making sure that it could be safe for the neighboring community. the sheriff also told me that he spoke this morning with the mayor of san bruno, kind of trying to talk about what happened here yesterday. they said they are hoping to plan a town hall meeting so that people from the community can go and get some of their questions answered about really how this all happened. live in san bruno. amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. amanda, thanks. substitute teacher in vallejo was arrested after being caught on camera dragging a student out of a classroom. this is video now taken on monday at elite

charter school in vallejo. and you see the substitute teacher trying to forcibly remove a 13 year old girl from his class. the student's family says it started after the teacher told the girl that she was not supposed to be in that classroom. school officials say the substitute teacher won't be allowed to come back to work, but the girl's family says more should have been done to protect the child. >> fail to give me the teacher's name and i was like, so baffled because how would you protect this guy's innocence? and you clearly didn't protect my niece. >> the student's family says the school did not call law enforcement, but instead the family had to file a report. the substitute teacher was arrested yesterday and the investigation continues. >> police in san francisco are investigating whether one man in the city is the target of two recent racist attacks, most recently, his home went up in flames. citizen video shows a fire at the three story home of terry williams on grove street, late yesterday morning. the fire sent williams parents to the hospital and destroyed the

house. williams works as a dog walker, says he's grateful that his parents and three dogs are alive. when the fire broke out, he was at city hall talking to the mayor's office about other incidents, saying he found two packages on his front door, each containing a black face doll with a noose around its neck with racist slurs written on it. >> he's an avid community person. he works hard. he does what he does with his with his dogs and with other community. he walks everybody's dogs. who wants to be walked? for somebody that has a heart like that, to be treated the way he's being treated and be a native of san francisco, it's not it's not okay. my mom's disabled like she can't move around. >> so all i can think about my mom going to burn him when i was one of my worst nightmares ever had my parents burned up in the house. >> san francisco police say they were investigating the incidents as hate crimes. fire officials say it may take weeks to determine the cause of the fire. >> new. this morning, the city of oakland plans to sell its half of the coliseum. a news conference will be held today to announce the deal between the city and the african american sports and entertainment group, the chronicle reports. it will sell for at least $105 million in the past that sports group

planned to build a massive $5 billion development on the site, including housing, restaurants and a convention center. the oakland a's still are in the process of buying the other half of the coliseum complex from alameda county. >> the long memorial day weekend is just a couple of days away, and triple a is predicting close to 44 million people will be traveling. that's a 4% increase since last year, and closely matches 2005 record travel. it's estimated that 38 million of that number will travel by car, joining us now is john trainer from triple a. and john we've been talking recently about how demand is up. and i think a lot of people say i don't really care what it costs. i'm going to go anyway. >> yeah, cost really has got thrown out the window. obviously things are expensive, especially gas prices, although they're going down right now. but we've seen year after year since the pandemic restrictions lifted, regardless of the cost, americans are taking those long weekend trips. >> you know, when the pandemic came, demand went down, people

were staying home, and we saw the prices drop. i mean, economics 101 will say supply equals demand and then that affects the price. is that simply what's going on here? >> it's particularly true of gas prices. right. you have two things that affect your gas prices. you have domestically demand and supply. and you have globally the price of a barrel of crude oil. right now demand is up, but supply is much higher than it was right after the pandemic. you saw those historically high gas prices after those restrictions lifted. and that was a lot of that supply was low and demand was simply up. >> so what is going to bring more supply online? and i know a lot of people who are concerned about the environment don't want that to happen. but if more supply does come online, let's say president biden releases more from the strategic reserve. is that going to help? and is does that even happen just for normal fluctuations like this? >> you know, i can't talk about what the administration is going to do. i simply don't know what the administration would do. i

do know this. we are lower than we were a month ago, lower than we were a week ago and even a day ago. so right now, as we head into what is could be the busiest travel season of the year so far, the weekend rather so far, we are seeing prices start to decline and the good news is we don't anticipate any sort of dramatic increase before memorial day weekend. >> yesterday, john costco, or maybe it was the day before costco announced that it's going to raise its prices to be more in line with some of the other gas stations you see around town, yet they're still going to keep them lower. is there going to be any trouble for costco's demand? >> i you know, i can't speak to what costco is going to do. i can tell you that commonly places like costco or some of the grocery stores that give you discounts with your shoppers club card, typically a good way to go if you want to save money. and they do that because they know that if you spend money there through gas, you're likely to be incentivized to go in the store and shop. but the interesting thing is where you can find the lowest gas prices. we always recommend get an app,

the triple a app, for example. you can really find some good deals in your area, and prices do fluctuate in the same city that you live in. >> i know triple a watches gas price trends over the years. do you think the trend is going up? more people will be traveling. in other words, has the graph been going up, leveled off or going down? >> you know, the interesting thing is when it comes to planned trips versus daily activity, we've changed the way we may live daily life. maybe if people work remote or they've been making adjustments and how often they travel. but for planned trips, those road trips, like we're going to see close to 5 million californians take this weekend, they're doing that regardless of the cost, right? so we're seeing the increase in that planned trip travel go this way. when your daily activity has kind of changed and fluctuated depending on the cost of gas at the time. >> all right. good stuff. john traynor from triple a, thank you for joining us to talk about these gas prices. thank you. all right. coming up on mornings on two the nine the california academy of sciences is set to unveil a stunning new permanent

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everest for a record 30th time. officials say. the 54 year old, known as everest man, reached the 29,000 summit foot summit for the second time this month. he also climbed everest twice, last year, setting the record for most climbs of the world's highest mountain before it extended less than a week later along the us mexico border. >> here in california, botanists are calling to attention the need to protect the region's ecological riches. about 1000 volunteers are participating in a project this month. they've been documenting as many species as possible along the border in

baja california, with the goal of highlighting the area's natural beauty and securing more protections for the ecosystem there. >> we're people from california and baja california now are trying to register the major number of plants and animals that live here. >> this peninsula's ecosystem, its flora. it's so beautiful. and i've seen how its diversity is so important and precious. >> the baja california peninsula has more than 4000 species of plants, a quarter of them are considered vulnerable. >> the california academy of sciences is set to unveil a stunning new permanent exhibition this friday. it's called california state of nature, which is showcasing the natural beauty of four distinct ecosystems force, coasts, deserts and cities with us now for more inside this page, let lodzinski lodzinski. thanks so thank you so much for joining us. she is a senior exhibit content developer at the museum, and you brought some great

things here. so first of all, let's talk a little bit about page, the exhibit that you've got going on here. it focuses, as we mentioned here on the distinct ecosystems of california. talk a little bit about that. sure. >> well, thank you for having me. of course, so we are really excited to spotlight the surprising connections between species, places and people that allow california to thrive. >> what do you mean by that? what do you mean by the connections? >> so california is made up of a huge array of plants, animals, but also we as people being connected to these ecosystems. and it really showcases the incredible biodiversity right here in our home state. >> and so part of this exhibit will feature specimens, interactive experiences, video and sculpture. we'll talk about what we see here in just a moment. but i want to paint the picture of what people are going to be seeing starting on friday. what do you like most about the exhibit? >> oh, there are so many really wonderful aspects, but we have to choose which child you like first, right? exactly. we have some standout specimens. we have a really great story around coyotes and urban ecology. getting to know your local

wildlife, neighbors. we're bringing back a monarch, the grizzly bear, for the first time on view since 2012. but there's also hands on things you can touch. you can smell forest plants. you can touch a giant steller sea cow. lots of videos and digital media at this exhibit. >> it's not it's not necessarily you have to stay away from them. exactly. oh, fantastic. all right. so i want to get to the specimens over here. and this one of course is pulling my eye. it's the biggest one you have here. page. why don't you tell us what this is? >> sure. so this is a skull of a grizzly bear. grizzly bears have been locally extinct in california for 100 years. this year, 2024 causes extinction. it was all human driven. that's what i was wondering. post the gold rush. unfortunately. >> so now folks get to learn about about the grizzly bears when they come to the exhibit. tell us a little bit about some of the some of the things they'll learn about it. >> yes. and thinking about both lessons learned for preventing extinction of other species as well as what factors might enable the return of a large

animal like the grizzly to california, maybe in the future. this is a close i've ever been to a bear, and that skull is pretty heavy, to be sure. >> all right. what else do we have here? what is this? >> so this is a coyote skull, which is another. they do they look a little smaller. i thought once you see the fur on it, you can come see it in person in the exhibit. >> so you'll have both this and the full looking, what it looks like and full with the fur around. yes. all right. so you can see all the specimens with it. all right. and this beautiful display here. what is this. >> so these are some butterflies and moths from our entomology collection. entomology is a study of insects. i wanted to point out these are beautiful white lined sphinx moths. and one of the stories we're telling in the exhibit is really demonstrates ecosystem connections is how super blooms caused this huge food web. we think about super blooms in the desert. we don't necessarily think about the moths that are coming to drink the nectar from the flowers, the birds that eat those moths, the bigger predators like coyotes that eat those birds, and this huge connected ecosystem.

>> so that's the connection you're talking about when you're talking about how all of this kind of really works together. i wanted to ask you right now, the humans are still here. what's the effect on the environment? right now? i mean, are there any other animals that are endangered because of the what we're doing here? can you talk a little bit about that? >> sure. actually, this is really one good example i wanted to point out. this is the skeleton of a purple sea urchin. on the very end, there, one of the biggest predators of purple sea urchins is the sunflower sea star. it's a big sea star that actually can get to be the size of a pizza. wow but unfortunately, about 90% have been wiped out on the california coast due to sea star wasting disease. >> and why does the sea star work into that? >> so sea stars eat urchins. urchins eat kelp and so without the sea stars, then the urchins explode. they eat too much kelp. it exposes the canopy. another example of a connection. >> another connection. wow, that's really great. learning about that. all right. and the scorpion you have here. of

course, this is always interesting coming up on a scorpion. yes. that can't sting you. but tell us why it's part of the exhibit. >> so we have a section that spotlight the desert, which is a very often misunderstood ecosystem in california. people think it's dry and lifeless, but it's really filled with life. there are many scorpion species, and we have a curator who specializes in arachnology or spiders and scorpions, and she was actually working with two high school students that identified a new species of scorpion. so we're still learning things about california nature all the time. >> that is interesting. all right. and what do we have here? >> so that is that that sea urchin skeleton i mentioned as well as the urchin there, the urchin there, and then this, this one, all part of the same part of the same thing. >> yes. all right. so tell us about the exhibit. when does it starts? on friday. people can start coming. and is it going to be a permanent part of the of the museum. >> yes. so it opens officially on friday. however, anyone that wants to see a first look, if you are 21 and up, you can come to nightlife this upcoming thursday. >> those are great! i've been to

that before so you'll be able to get a sneak peek at it then? >> yes, and then it'll just be open and ongoing. lots of programs, activities happening over the summer. >> so daytime for the kids, nighttime on thursdays for the adults. exactly page, thank you so much for joining us today. it was a great exhibit. congratulations on getting it all done. thank you and look forward to seeing it myself in person. >> can't wait to have you come visit. >> yes for sure, for sure. >> thank you. >> all right. still to come. unlocking t

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study examined 15 districts throughout the country, including oakland unified. the study showed. between 2012 and 2020, black students had the highest graduation rate improvement of all groups at the same time. college enrollment among black students fell nationwide. enrollment was up more than 8% across california's community college system last fall. like community colleges across the country, schools in california suffered steep enrollment drops during the pandemic. enrollment though, has been on the rebound since last year. california's college system enrollment surpassed 2 million students for the first time since 2019. >> there was a vote by the danville town council against adding more pickleball courts to a park. last night, people packed into a town hall meeting, and after almost five hours of debate, the proposal to build new pickleball courts will not move forward. the plan included tearing up a portion of osage memorial garden in order to build six new pickleball courts in addition to the two already in the park. >> i have a bigger friend, a

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the city has had strict rules that kept cannabis stores, mainly in industrial areas. last year, some of those rules were relaxed. purple lotus has operated in san jose since 2010. the owners say the new location is better for business and customers. >> well, it's better because it's super great because there's like the busses are right here and the light rail. and so even if you don't have a car, it's super easy to get to a lot of people in the tech industry living in this area have been coming down. >> a lot of people don't have cars who live here, so they've been super grateful for it. >> in the last fiscal year, the city of san jose collected more than $15 million in tax revenue from cannabis dispensaries. >> if you've ever wanted to know more about your family tree, here is a great opportunity for you. now, the san francisco main library is hosting its first genealogical and family history conference today. the day long, free event is aimed at giving people the tools to discover where they came from, and ktvu learned about some of the many resources that are available for learning about your family roots through obituaries and death notices, vital records, maps,

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