been outfitted with an otter, has been outfitted with a tracker so wildlife experts can keep an eye on her. people in santa cruz say they try to give her some space, smaller animals, and we should try not to disrupt their ecosystem in their life. >> so i would certainly just deter. >> leave it alone. don't touch it. don't get too close to it. >> otter 841 can usually be spotted near steamer lane or within 50 yards of that area. the star of stranger things is married into the family of rock and roll royalty. millie bobby brown is married, the son of jon bon jovi. he shared on bbc. his son jake and brown tied the knot in a small family wedding, people reports. it happened the weekend of may 18th. scott peterson returns to court today how he's fighting to clear his name after being convicted of killing his pregnant wife and their unborn son more than two decades ago. then it's the first criminal trial of a former president in american history.

and today, former president donald trump's fate is in the hands of a jury. we'll explore what lies ahead. >> plus, san francisco set to receive millions of dollars. howard set to upgrade several muni stations and the improvements we're expecting to see, making it easier for everyone to get on board. >> live from jack london square. this is morning time two. the nine today's wednesday, may 29th. we're looking live at the oakland estuary. there you can see that there's not as much fog as there has been the last few days. yesterday it was may gray. today there's more sun and the temperatures will be just a little bit warmer. there is a daytime baseball game at oracle park. just beware the traffic leaving the city after that will be kind of tough. all right. the modern workday is reportedly fueling an epidemic of isolation. bright horizons reports that more than 40% of fully remote workers go days

without leaving the house. microsoft data reveals that since 2020, employees have tripled their time in meetings. many. of those done virtually all of that time spent on zoom or microsoft teams reduces casual interactions that boost happiness. the wall street journal notes that as the work day becomes more scheduled and impersonal, the number of adults nationwide who feel lonely has risen up to nearly 60, and that is up from 46% in 2018. we want some viewer reaction this morning we've been asking, how do you feel about the increase in virtual meetings? and you can vote? here? are the choices there a joy logging in at home so these people enjoy being there. i'm lonely working alone 4% i want more face to face 22. so right now a lot of these people say they enjoy logging in at home. you can still vote. you can just scan the qr code at the top right of your screen, or you can go to ktvu .com/ vote. let's bring in our panel here gasia. and dave, i heard you say

earlier that you were lonely when you worked at home. >> i was lonely, which is such a weird thing to say because i had my husband and my two little boys like, right there, but still, i missed kind of the, you know, that the special sauce that comes with seeing people every single day, people outside your little tiny circle. >> yeah. >> it was it was very difficult. >> i get it. at the same time, you liked being well, you didn't really do much of the zoom shirt and cozy pants i did. >> you were here. >> but i think it works both ways. i think i'm not trying to be a milquetoast about it. i think it works both ways. i like looking at your face, right? >> i love the interaction. like all the things we talk about and commercial break. >> i like the idea of freedom right? >> and not having to jump into the car, jumping the traffic and just log in. >> so people who work from home sometimes adjust so they don't hang out with their coworkers, but they make sure that they, you know, go out after work and hang out with the local moms or something, right? >> yeah. >> you need that socialization. >> an agreed. >> all right. let's focus on a court case that's been watched

here nationwide for a long time now as attorneys representing convicted murderer scott peterson are asking for new dna testing, they say it could show that peterson did not kill his wife, laci, and their unborn child. ktvu james torres here in studio to explain james today's court hearing in san mateo county and what peterson's lawyers are set to argue. >> yeah, it's all getting started very shortly. now, attorneys with the la innocence project are aggressively saying investigators and detectives may have botched the case against scott peterson in court documents, they say tunnel vision led investigators to find ways to prove their story of what happened to laci peterson, while ignoring all other possibilities that could indicate laci was alive longer than when scott was convicted of killing her. today's hearing is formally asking a judge to allow dna testing on a number of different items, most notably, the la ip want testing on a mattress found inside this burned van spotted near the peterson's modesto home. that van may have been part of a home burglary of peterson's neighbors. la ip lawyers say the grounds of their argument come

from a number of witnesses who say they saw laci walking her dog and even saw her interacting with those burglars at least a day after prosecutors determ said she had been dead. one witness went as far as to say on the record that he saw those burglars push a pregnant woman into the van. the lawyers say that when is called in the crime, but it was never investigated enough. and now they argue, detectives either didn't do enough to vet those witness accounts or just flat out ignored them. preliminary dna testing on that van did find some human blood, but these attorneys are now asking for new modern testing to reveal the identity of who that dna belongs to. in its motion, the la ip wrote, quote, the results of the dna rather requested dna testing could help identify the actual perpetrators of the crimes for which scott peterson was convicted, and or provide leads to other suspects. days after laci's disappearance, modesto police said that they cleared two suspected burglars of having

involvement in the case. the stanislaus district attorney's office. those trying to keep peterson in prison say all of the points brought up by the la innocence project are hearsay and all the evidence prosecutors brought forth was enough to win them a conviction. that's why they're asking the judge to throw out that motion. excuse me. today's hearing in redwood city is expected to start right about now. some of those reporters and court personnel heading into the courtroom as we speak, a judge ruling is expected today. a no to dna testing could be a dagger to the la ips argument, but a yes to the testing could be a huge step forward in asking for a new trial. sal. >> all right, james, thank you very much. a south bay doctor is back at home after spending several weeks trapped in gaza. san carlos doctor haleh sheikholeslam army will return to the bay area or returned actually this weekend. she originally planned to spend just two weeks providing medical aid to people in the war torn region , but got stuck when the border

was shut down. then medical supplies began to dwindle, worsening an already critical situation. >> as we try to help patients as much as he can. it's hard when you don't have the tools to help patients or patients you know who should be hospitalized, but can't be because there's just no room for them. >> the doctor was able to secure a return after four weeks in gaza, she says. on her way back home, there was an airstrike near the clinic where she had been working. >> all right. thank you. time is now 906. well, today and tomorrow, all classes at uc santa cruz will be online because of a continuing campus strike. this strike has lasted for a week now. yesterday, protesters blocked the entrances to the campus, filled the streets with tents and dumped rocks and debris and paint onto the pavement. union academic workers say they are upset about how university leaders have responded to pro-palestinian protest. this strike has spread to other uc campuses. an

estimated 12,000 union workers, employees are walking picket lines at uc santa cruz, uc davis and ucla. >> hard decision to go on strike and to do it, you know, like like you said, like at this moment when we're all preparing to, you know, i'm supposed to walk in my graduation this year, you know, for phd. >> now, the students say the strike has led to research delays and withheld grades ahead of their final exams. the uc office of the president calls the strike illegal, saying its contract with the union includes a no strike provision. >> an east bay man accuses pittsburgh police of using excessive force. ashton porter was staying at the hampton inn in 2022 when he says he suffered a mental health crisis and was too scared to leave. the hotel. staff called police. according to porter's federal lawsuit, he was involved in a prolonged interaction with officers in which police used battering rams , pepper spray and tear gas in an attempt to get him out of the room. porter was also shot twice by police.

>> police should just have a little more compassion with someone that's going through a mental health crisis because that's not how that person should be defined. >> asking for help but was met with harm, was met with bullets. police who, if you will see things as if they're hammers, saw mr. porter as a nail. >> porter says just as he was leaving the motel room with his hands up, an officer shot him. police say that porter was armed with a knife and charged at officers. the officer who opened fire has been identified as ernesto mejia orozco resigned from the pittsburgh police department that same year. charges against him in this case were dropped next month. he's expected to plead guilty to local bribery charges and a federal charges of paying someone to take online classes for him, so he could increase his pay. >> a case involving water pollution regulations for san francisco is headed for the u.s. supreme court. the city is at odds with the environmental protection agency. the epa accuses san francisco of violating the clean water act by

allowing dangerous contaminants to flow through its oceanside water pollution control plant and into the pacific ocean. san francisco says the regulations are too generic and exposes the city to fines and lawsuits. officials say the epa should just announce how much the city needs to control its discharges to comply with the clean water act. >> all right. time is 909. a climate change experiment on the deck of the uss hornet that was put on hold may soon resume. this is a project that pumps, drops of salt water into the air to see if it can make clouds more reflective. researchers at the university of washington started the test on the upper deck of the uss hornet last month, but it was put on hold while the city conducted a second review of the safety. well, now, officials in alameda say the project does not threaten health or safety to nearby residents or wildlife. the alameda city council will vote on whether to allow the

experiment to continue when they meet next week. >> we've been cool and comfortable for the entire month of may. let's go to steve paulson. is june going to bring any significant change? >> there's some hints of it remains to be seen. we could we haven't had any heat in a long, long time. there's some hints. maybe after the fourth or fifth, but you know, there's not enough agreement on it for the giants going for the sweep. i would dress for warm temps. it does if you're in the sun. right, sal? if you're in the sun, it's hot. >> if you sit in the sun, you need to get out of the sun. it gets really hot. >> yes. if you're in the shade, it won't be bad. but if you're in that lower bowl, you're like, man, it's hot. that weatherman didn't tell me that. i just did. weather almanac. now officially i'll go 68 in the city, 70 at oracle, 6552 is average 93. 1975 the record high 46. and 1893 for climate data for today, we've been below, below, below those are the average highs this time of year. they're all above santa rosa 86. now that's downtown. the airport could easily hit 88 or 89. and we talked about the

city 68, livermore 84 and san jose. we'll go 81 degrees inland. temps have been unseasonably cool. i mean, this has been a cool april and may, but we are going to bump up today and also tomorrow. i think a few inland locations could be near 90 by tomorrow, no doubt about it. probably for vacaville , fairfield, maybe antioch, brentwood out to oakley. it will be close today. if not today, it will be tomorrow. we are running warmer, especially north y north more so because that's where the north wind is. napa airport, novato, petaluma and santa rosa by far and away leading the charge there with that northerly breeze. although napa airports turned suddenly. there's fairfield 21 now, gusting to 28. that'll do it. so they'll they'll probably be near 90 today. although concord says a little puff of a west wind. so there's a fine line there. but that sunshine, high pressure building in that northerly breeze, the cool is being left behind for a couple of days. it's going to allow us to warm up today near 90 for some. certainly if it isn't today, it will be tomorrow. then. i think we start to back off a little bit. so a warmer wednesday, only a little bit of fog down towards

santa cruz. i don't think there's much left. sunny and warmer for just about everybody. upper 80s for some, a lot of 70s 80s for others. tomorrow will be the hottest day. if you will, but then i think it starts to pull back a little. friday. big cool down on saturday. looks good on sunday. >> thank you steve. a trial that's already made. history is just shifted into the next phase coming up on mornings. on to the nine, the first ever criminal trial of a former us president is now in the hands of a jury. we'll talk with a professor of politics about the key factors in a case that has dominated headlines nationwide and beyond. then, when big bargains lead to debt, most of us are lured to buy by sales and discounts. but there's a potentially dangerous result of what some call saving spending to save. we'll go deep into the consumer psychology of this trend and how ou an s breathing claritin clear is like... [♪] feeling the breeze instead of feeling congested. [♪] fast relief of allergies with nasal congestion, so you can breathe better. claritin plus decongestant. live claritin clear®. ahh! another morning to savor the crunchy nooks & crannies™

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deliberations started this morning in new york in the criminal trial against former president trump. his future now in the hands of a 12 members of a manhattan jury. there deliberating whether to find the former president innocent or guilty in his criminal trial. now, joining us now is professor david levine from uc law, san francisco. i always look forward to talking to you and listening to you. david, give us good to talk to you, dave. yeah. thank you for being here. give us, if you can, just a brief overview of the charges against the

former president. >> sure, dave. well what we have is, while we always speak of it as being 34 charges, it really breaks down to something pretty simple. what they've done is they're focused on 11 checks that mr. cohen got from mr. trump or from the trump organization. mr. trump signed nine of the checks personally, many of them in the oval office itself. and then the other charges have to do with the fact that michael cohen submitted an invoice each time for supposedly for this legal retainer. and then there was a ledger entry and the trump organization books. and so it adds up to 34 times. but essentially it's the same thing over and over again. cohen sends in an invoice, a check is created. mr. trump or one of the trump sons signs it. and then an entry is made into the books of the trump organization. and that's how we end up with the 34 counts. so at bottom, it's pretty simple. the paper case, that part of the paper case is quite simple.

>> all right. so we know the judge gave the instructions. what is the deliberation process. what factors are they likely considering. >> well what they do is they get into the jury room. of course they're locked in there with nobody. nobody else is there. there's a bailiff outside. if they need something now in new york, the first juror selected is automatically the four person in other places, like california. the first order of business would be to select a four person, but that's been done for them. and then the four person i think would go around and say, let's let's find out. what are your initial impressions, what's bothering you? and just go around the room of the of the 12 and give an initial impression, and then they may decide to look at the evidence piece by piece. they have all the evidence on a laptop in there with them, and then they could they could go through they should go through charge by charge because they have a jury verdict form which is tied to the 34 counts. so

ultimately they'll have to go through step by step. but i think with that tentative view, they may be done with that already. then they can begin to drill down on what might be bothering some of the members of the jury. what do they need to look at? are they going to focus on intent of mr. trump? are they going to focus on the election law issues that make these felonies? we don't quite know. but but they'll hopefully work in a collaborative way based on that initial impression to see where do they where do they need to go next. >> yeah. are you making any predictions on how long the deliberations could take? >> oh, how long? i you know, i mean, it could be ten minutes. i don't think so. i suspect if you're going to place an easy bet, you're going to bet that they won't go past the weekend, that they'll get done by friday afternoon, probably earlier than that, but who knows now, in terms of what else is going on

in that courthouse, mr. trump and his lawyers cannot leave the courthouse until the jury is done for the day. the alternates cannot leave the courthouse. they have not been released yet. so six additional people have been sitting through the whole trial. and when the 12 went off to begin to deliberate, the judge thanked the alternates for their service. but he said, you can't leave. so they're stuck somewhere, twiddling their thumbs to see if they're going to be called into the deliberations. the prosecutors are there, there are, at least a couple roomfuls of, of, reporters who are there, and they're all just sitting there on their hands wondering what's going to happen. and as i said, it could happen five minutes from now. they they've been together. the jury has been together 45 minutes to an hour now, that's all. it'll take them some time. but is it today? tomorrow? who knows? but you want my bet? before friday afternoon, we'll have a verdict. but otherwise, i'm not taking any chances.

>> all right. hey quick question before you go. we're out of time. what's your gut feeling? the behaviors of donald trump in the courtroom. do you think that will have any impact on the jury ? >> well, it might i mean, as we know, the reporters have closely watched mr. trump and the, jurors have been sitting just a couple feet from him. so i'm sure they've been watching him intently, to try to get clues. the other thing that also is up there is what what your impression will the jurors get when all those senators and representatives, the speaker of the house, the children, and other people were there in support of mr. trump? is that going to help or is that going to hurt? we won't know until the case is over. and maybe some of these jurors are interviewed. >> always good insight from you. professor david levine from uc law, san francisco, thank you for making time for being with us on mornings on two and nine. >> my pleasure. dave. see you again. >> all right. take care. david. times now 921. coming up on

mornings on two and nine. a major lawsuit from the alameda county da's office. why they're targeting farmers insurance group. and the advice one expert has for homeowners. then bay area scientists developing a bilingual brain implant. we'll take a look at how it's helping a stroke survivor communicate in both s one bite of a 100% angus beef ball park frank and you'll say... ...hello summer! oh yeah, it's ball park season.

after its tour van was stolen in oakland last week. the rock group wander says their van was stolen the night of may 22nd from an apartment garage on 12th street in oakland. at the time, the group was loaning the van to another local band. it was last seen loaded with instruments and equipment. these rockers hope to get their van back, but they don't want other musicians to be hurt by their bad luck. >> i want bands to still come through oakland. i still want music to happen in oakland because i think the oakland community deserves that. >> so far this year in oakland, more than 4000 car thefts have been reported. if you have any information on where that stolen van is, contact oakland police. >> our time now. 925 the city of oakland encouraging the owners of kia and hyundai cars take advantage of a new settlement over car thefts. now, the lawsuit alleged the carmakers sold faulty, easily stolen cars. those cars were popular targets for thieves during the pandemic

because many models were missing a very important security feature. kia and hyundai have since agreed to pass out free anti-theft upgrades and to compensate the customers who were victims of theft or break ins. owners can submit a claim now. the settlement won't get final approval until mid-july. >> for the first time ever, new ai technology has helped a bilingual stroke survivor regain their ability to speak in both spanish and english. researchers at ucsf built an ai powered brain implant and trained it to decode words based on brain activity when they first implanted it into a bilingual stroke survivor, the patient showed significant signs of speech improvement, but only in spanish. after another two years of study, researchers found the implant helped the patients switch between english and spanish. >> wow. >> all right. coming up on mornings on two. the nine. the frustration in marin county, where parents say there has been there have been several attacks on their children. and while the principal says the school has

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the tip of the marin headlands. it is a bit of a walk to get there, but when you do, you feel like you are on the edge of the world. you are surrounded by water. bring your camera because it's an amazing place to go, a great day to spend, especially when weather is as mild as it is now. if you've recently found yourself annoyed at grocery store prices, politicians or someone else is driving, you are far from alone. a new survey survey finds the cost of food and essentials is the biggest annoyance for people over the past few months. second on the list, the state of politics. third on the list is other people's driving habits. certainly not our own, no? also, crowds and weather round out the top five. other notable mentions include tipping culture and the tv volume being too loud. do you guys have any annoyances that are either on that list or not? >> you know, on that list? i would say for me, because of the industry we're in, politicians, okay? they wear me down. okay.

>> all right, i got it. >> they wear me down. i would say food prices if you do the shopping, you know, you realize that things that are sometimes even 50% more than they were just a few years ago for the same size or shrinkflation you noticed that too. >> so yeah, something we have. >> it's annoying. >> yeah, yeah. okay. >> all right. caltrans moving on to this now is closing a section of 19th avenue in san francisco starting today to repair potholes. ktvu sally rasmus joins us live with a look at what's happening there right now. allie >> yeah, we're at sloat and 19th avenues, and we took a look at the road out here. we don't see a lot of potholes, but what caltrans is going to be doing is basically just repaving the streets. so behind us and behind this bus here, this is a busy intersection. mind you, we had a great vantage point of the paver that was out here and some of the construction equipment starting to dig up the street. it's blocked right now at this intersection because of this white bus here, but if it moves out of the way, we'll be able to

show you some of the equipment they have here and the work they are starting to do now. this work is going to have the northbound lanes, three northbound lanes of 19th avenue between sloat and taraval closed from now until 3:00 this afternoon. and then again same period tomorrow and friday. this is one of the busiest residential streets in san francisco. drivers we spoke to were happy to see work on some of the improvements. >> sometimes it can be a pretty bad street with potholes. i'm glad they're fixing it. >> do you like the idea of it being repaved? >> sure. >> it makes it safer. >> now back out here. live we can see the paver. now it's moved behind this white bus that's been blocking the intersection, in our view. but this is the work that's going to continue throughout the afternoon. this is part of caltrans and the city's long term efforts to kind of redo some of the major thoroughfares around here. they've also rerun some of the sewer lines in this area as well. but the reason why

caltrans is in charge of this repaving work is because this portion of 19th avenue is technically an extension of highway one. so caltrans is leading the efforts here to repave this portion of 19th avenue between sloat and taraval. and that works going to continue throughout the afternoon hours for the next couple of days. so expect some delays and some road closures in the area because of it. live in san francisco. allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. allie, thank you. time now. 932 parents in novato very frustrated by the response by their school to several violent incidents at sinaloa middle school. now we have video of what parents say is the latest incident. students fighting on the campus where one girl was attacked by three other students last night. the parents went to a meeting. one the ktvu, was not allowed to attend. the principal said the school has handed out severe punishments for the students involved in that fight. on friday. the parents tell us more should be done.

>> a fight is one thing when someone's attacked by a group of people, it needs to be dealt with a certain way and i feel like the schools turned their head to it and they've they've minimized it. minimalizing violence is a big problem now. >> our ktvu crew was not allowed to listen in on the meeting last night, but afterwards parents told us they felt just as frustrated as they did before the meeting. >> ten members of congress are calling for hearings into abuses at the federal women's prison in dublin. >> prisons can be run in a way that are respectful of the process. obviously but when they develop these cultures, there's lots of history that shows it's very hard to change it and people won't be truthful because if they are truthful, unfortunately they'll be held to account. so we have to get to that point. it's been six weeks since the bureau of prisons announced the shutdown of fci dublin. >> that happened just after a special master was appointed to oversee compliance with federal law. in response to a rampant culture of sexual abuse. a

settlement is expected in dozens of sexual abuse cases filed by women against more than 30 correctional officers at the now closed federal prison in dublin. a lawyer representing 23 of the 106 plaintiffs says she wants to use some of the settlement money to create a first of its kind healing center. jessica pries says she and a partner have already purchased land for the center in san diego. it would provide inpatient and virtual treatment for sexual assault victims at the same time, millions of american consumers are struggling to afford the basics. >> many are blowing their budgets voluntarily under the guise of saving money. let's talk about what's now being called saving. it's a mash up of spending and saving and what can lead to some unintended consequences. we welcome back to the nine financial behaviorist, anita johnson. thanks for being with us, anita. >> thank you for having me. >> how do we get sucked into this trap? >> well, we are all sucked in because we want that savings and then we see something that says, oh, 50% off or 25% off, and then

we forget that maybe the price is a little higher, than than really? it's supposed to be. and so we get sucked into that because we want that discount. we want that discount whether we're in good times or bad times. but we want that discount, right. >> and let's say i'm spending $80 on clothes, but if i spend 100, i get free shipping. so, you know, that sort of thing i see happen online all the time. let's talk about kind of real life in person. and i'll be honest here, sometimes my grocery store offers like really good deals on let's say, ham. and so i buy a ton of ham and by day two, my family is like, no more ham. and i'm like, but i bought all this ham, so how do we not buy too much ham in person? >> well, you have to look at what your needs are. in your household. did you need, like, five things of ham, you know? did you really need that? or you just needed one, you know, it's really funny because yesterday i went to the store, and they say,

buy one, get one free, right? and i got sucked into it. but i needed it. so, we have to look at what our needs are and how to. how does that ham fit into our family? well, our family really like for to five days of ham. or you could spread it out over months at a time. yeah, so you could do something like that too, as well. yeah. >> can we talk a little bit? kind of go way back, if we will, to the pandemic? i still remember the days when we couldn't go into the grocery store without standing in line. there was no ham available. is that scarcity mindset still with us? so that when we do see ham, we buy too much of it? >> yes. you know, that is, one of our, challenges since the pandemic is like, okay, so are we going to, go back into a pandemic or are we going back into something else? is something else going to happen? and then we start storing these things up, and then after a while, if we don't eat it or we don't use it, it becomes outdated or it becomes not edible. and so those are the

kinds of things that keep us, you know, with our mindset, in the scarcity, problem as challenges, that's happened with me and clothing like, let's say i find a pair of jeans, i love them, i buy four pairs, but then by the time i kind of wear through the first pair, i'm kind of sick of that style. >> so now i have three pairs that i bought that i have to give away. let's talk on the other side of things. i know you've studied this extensively. what do some of the, you know, manufacturers, some of the retailers do to lure us in to saving? >> well, you know, the one of the things they do, you know, and 99, $99 for whatever instead of the $100, it's a known fact that they do this, this is part of the marketing strategy that they do to get people into the store. and then, you know, once you get into the store, you probably see something else you want. and one suggestion that i say, like, for instance, there might be a pair of jeans on one side of the store and another

pair on the other side. now sometimes these things are higher in one part of the store than they may be on the other part. so make sure you look and shop around to see, which is the better deal for you? yeah, i actually got a really good tip from my sister who said she uses curbside pickup for groceries because that way she makes a list. >> the shopper picks up exactly what's on the list. you don't get charged for that. and you're not lured into, like, oh, look, you know, kit-kats are on sale or, oh, you know i love cherries. let's buy 5 pounds. so kind of that, that helps someone be more, you know, determined and more concerned, active and not just kind of being thrown to the winds when you're hungry and you're in, you know, the garden of eden, if you will. >> mine is payday. yeah yeah. >> all right. well, anita johnson, it's good to connect with you. i always enjoy learning from you and talking with you as well. thanks for your time today. >> thank you for having me. >> of course. coming up on mornings on two, spending thousands on insurance every year only to find that you're

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plan to get out of debt. >> mortgage demand dipped to a three month low as rates increased for the first time in four weeks. total mortgage application volume fell nearly 6% last week compared to the previous week. applications to purchase a home fell 1% for the week and were 10% below the same week a year ago. refinance demand dropped 14% for the week, but was still 12% higher than the same week a year ago. >> we want to go deeper now into a story we first told you about last week, the alameda county district attorney's office is suing farmers insurance group, claiming it deliberately undervalues the homes and insurers. the da's office says this insurer uses a computer program to estimate the replacement value of a home. instead of using individualized data that program uses general data, like your zip code, to determine the value. as a result, homeowners often are underinsured, and they can't rebuild when a loss occurs. joining us now for more insight is harvey rosenfeld, who is the founder of consumer watchdog.

harvey, welcome. let me just say it right up front. you are the writer you wrote proposition 103, which is supposed to help insurers avoid this kind of thing. and you say now that that is being violated by the insurance commissioner. >> well, there are two sides of this coin, and the consumer is getting hurt on both sides. there's the process of filing a claim. and, you know, you expect to be fully paid. and what the alameda county da has discovered and sued over is the fact that certain insurance companies are not paying claims properly. they're lowballing people and pocketing the difference. the other side of this is the rates we pay and the insurance commissioner in california is now proposing to allow insurance companies to use software and algorithms, and artificial intelligence to set the rates we pay behind closed doors, which is a violation of voter approved proposition 103. so you've got the claims side where people,

the da has explained to us, people are getting hurt and now we're we're about to be slammed by even higher insurance rates because these software, these insurance companies want to use software to project our future rates. >> so, harvey, how has it done before? does someone actually, you know, an individual person, look at your circumstances, square footage, you know, what you have inside the house, the neighborhood. a real person was doing this before, right? >> yes. when they're when they're assessing how much insurance you need for it to cover the potential that you lose your home, they've got to pay very strict attention to your particular circumstances. and what the da is suing over is that farmers and other insurance companies are not in, calculating your actual, unique risks as a homeowner. instead, they're just using software that lowballs that is designed and set up to lowball your the value of your home so they can the

insurance companies can advertise lower prices. but then if you get into if you have a terrible disaster like a wildfire and you need to rebuild your home, the insurance company is not going to pay you enough under your policy to rebuild your home completely. >> so let's say i'm a homeowner and i you know, i'm aware that this is going on, and i'm afraid that god forbid something should happen. i want to buffer against that. i want to get more insurance. i want to get more robust insurance coverage. what do i do exactly? >> that's exactly the right question. you got to get on the phone with your insurance company or your insurance agent and say, i want to make sure that i have sufficient insurance coverage, that in the terrible event of a loss that i will be compensated in full so i can rebuild my home. that's the crucial call that people have to make right now, because that as the da, pamela price has shown us, the companies are not obeying the law. >> so. okay, i did get a call from my insurance agent, about a

year ago saying, hey, you know, your home has increased in value. you're not, in my opinion, protected enough if, you know, i have a good insurance agent. but if you don't have a good insurance agent, no one is watching out for you. you should call yourself, right? >> yeah, it's buyer beware. you when it's when it comes to the insurance companies, you've got to be your own, stalwart defender. so people should get on the phone and make sure that they get the coverage they need. now, it's going to cost people more. the downside of that is if you don't if we don't get enough coverage to pay for our homes in the event of a disaster, then we're not going to be able to afford to rebuild them. and the company is just going to sit there and smile all the way to the bank. so it's very important. and in this day and age, you know, nobody wants to pay more for insurance. we're in the middle of an insurance crisis in the state. already, companies are pulling out of neighborhoods all over the place. but that's what we really want to do. as a homeowner to make sure you're fully protected

when you pay your premium. >> harvey, and one last question here. and it's an important one. what can policymakers do? people who you vote for to make sure that the insurance companies don't take advantage of californians? >> the insurance commissioner became an elected position when the voters passed insurance reform proposition 103 about 35 years ago. he has a lot of power to protect the public against exactly the kinds of, abuses that the da has uncovered here. the he could instantly prevent this from happening. he has basically sided with the insurance industry. and his goal, his own admitted goal is to get prices higher so that they will agree the insurance company will agree to come back and sell insurance in california, he people who want, want our elected officials to do their job and need to contact their local legislators and say enough is enough. and, you know, just last night, governor newsom announced some restrictions on proposition 103 that will make

it harder for the public to, protest and challenge, improper rates and practices. >> all right, harvey, this story is not going away. thank you for joining us. harvey rosenfeld, the founder of consumer watchdog, again, thanks for being here. >> pleasure. thank you. >> still to come, she's been infusing oracle park with energy and excitement. it has become both a fan and player favorite. next on the nine, in celebration of aapi heritage month, we'll hear from the giants dj umami and gordon ramsay's food stars returns for season two tonight at nine. and to celebrate, ktvu is giving away $2,500. visit ktvu .com/ contest to enter for your chance to win. and don't forget to watch the season premiere of food stars tonig at nine r

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like 55% of people say they enjoy logging in at home. 26% say they're lonely. working alone, and 19% said, i want a little more face to face. you can still vote. see this qr code on the top of the right of your screen? just use your phone and scan that and it'll take you right to where you have to vote. or you can just go to ktvu dot com slash vote this morning. >> spray treatments are beginning in part of san jose to get rid of invasive mosquitoes. county held a community meeting last night to tell the public about plans to spray the area. vector control says the species are seeing can carry the zika virus and other harmful pathogens. people who live in the area say they've noticed more mosquitoes, and they're grateful for the county's actions. >> my parents, everybody is just getting bitten, everywhere. so we start noticing, bite marks all over the place, and we're like, this is an issue, and start noticing a whole bunch of mosquitoes. i mean, hey, i am glad they're doing something about it right? >> spray treatments were set to get underway starting at 830 in the area of mercado lane and

barley court. well there's also a new study showing how california's most active wildfire seasons have affected lakes statewide. >> the study, conducted by uc davis, looked at three of the state's biggest wildfire seasons 2018, 2020 and 2021. in each of those years, the smoke was persistent and widespread. in some cases, lakes endured more than a month of high density, smoky conditions mean an obvious effect was that smoke is essentially dimming the lights, so it's blocking, on average, about 20% of the solar radiation hitting the lake surface. >> wildfires have been increasing around the world. they generate more and more smoke, but what we realized was that we don't actually know what the smoke does to the ecosystems. >> now, the study suggests thick smoke from big fires can lead to lower water temperatures and reduced oxygen for wildlife in the waters. however, scientists say more research has to be done

before you draw any long term conclusions. >> neighbors are upset after a man shot and killed a bear cub that snuck into his home in south lake tahoe. people in the neighborhood say on memorial day, they saw the bear standing near the door to his home. seconds later, they say the man shot the cub. wildlife officials say it's common to see young bears in the area this time of year. the neighbors say he should have been more patient since cubs are still learning where they can and can't go. i feel badly for the bear. >> they don't usually get into those situations on their own. >> for the first time. they're kind of clueless and they don't know the rules yet. so we have to try and be a little bit tolerant for a while with this neighbor was not tolerant. >> fish and wildlife officials conducted an investigation into the shooting and decided the homeowner responded appropriately. >> a critically endangered whale was recently seen off the marin county coast. marine researchers saw the north pacific right whale from their ship while they were monitoring the health of the ocean. they watched it for about 20 minutes. they then sent

photos and videos in to a lab up in seattle for more study. >> i think that there are fewer than 50 individuals in this particular population, so we consider them to be incredibly rare, making sightings such as the one that just occurred very important and very exciting for us because with only 50 or fewer, we don't get to see them very often at all. >> whales usually travel between the us and canada. they became endangered due to 19th century commercial whaling. >> well, remember the otter that at one time went viral for stealing surfboards off the santa cruz coast? well it's back. after disappearing for several months, it is otter 841 right? there hasn't been seen all year. it disappeared at the end of last year before the county was hit by big storms. now she does wear a tracker so wildlife experts can watch her otter. 841 can usually be seen near steamer lane or within 50 yards of the area. >> a dj who's breaking barriers

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dj umami. she's gonna ask you yeah, she has met my daughter and she's nothing but encouraging. she is a great lady in my opinion. >> good. and it's so good for your young girls to see her doing something that we didn't know. i didn't see. >> and she watches us, by the way. >> oh, well, that's nice to hear. interesting what she said about how some of the djs that she had admired as she was young and coming up did not extend a helping hand. so that's. which means they're threatened by her. so i'm glad she is seeing success. >> they should be very, very impressive. >> sal garcia, it's good having you here. a bit of a longer day for you. all right. it is okay. we're so glad you're here with as well ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel good time ♪ ♪ spreading love and joy and laughter all over the place ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ it will be so legendary ♪ ♪ sherri's got you feeling good