know what i'm saying? all right. we will see you to rrow. maze ahead of tomorrow's historic rickwood field game in alabama. that game will commemorate mays, who got his start at that very ballpark, and who thrilled baseball fans with his brilliant play. >> well, he's going to have the best seat in the house now, you know, and watching it with some of his old birmingham barons teammates. >> from ktvu. fox two news this is the four. please join us in a moment of silence as we remember the great willie mays. >> and it was a touching tribute this afternoon at wrigley field in chicago for the man who

inspired generations with his supreme baseball talent. the giants current roster also honoring mays legacy, as you see here with a new addition to their uniforms, a new patch with mays last name in his iconic jersey. >> number 24 now on giants uniforms. welcome everyone to the for this afternoon i'm alex savage and i'm heather holmes. >> the death of the hall of famer has certainly left a big hole in baseball's heart. mays was one of the game's most dazzling and entertaining players, and he played his career when baseball truly was the american pastime. >> our sports anchor jason appelbaum, with a look now at the man who had a remarkable combination of speed and power at the plate and incredible defense in center field. >> hey, hey, hey, who say willie considered perhaps the greatest player ever to play the game. >> willie mays was already a superstar when the giants moved to san francisco from new york in 1958, but even before he was a giant, mays played in the

leagues, helping lead the birmingham black barons to the pennant in 1948. after the giants beat out multiple teams to sign him, the say hey kid was called up from the minors during the 1951 season and would end up as the national league rookie of the year. mays was a major contributor to the giants historic run to catch the dodgers in the 1951 national league pennant race, and would end up as the national league's rookie of the year in the deciding playoff game, mays was on deck when robbie thompson hit the shot heard round the world to take the pennant and propel the giants to the world series. they lost to the yankees in six games. after missing most of the 1952 and all of the 53 season to serve in the army during the korean war, mays returned to the giants in 1954 with a renewed determination to get back to the fall classic. he led the giants into the 1954 world series

against the heavily favored cleveland indians, but in game one, mays turned in one of the greatest defensive plays of all time. there's a long drive, three back to back here, way back, back, and it was. willie mays amazing over-the-shoulder catch of vic wertz deep drive into the cavernous 483 foot center field at the polo grounds was the defining moment of the series. the giants went on to sweep cleveland in four games, and for the say, hey, kid, it was his first and only world series title. mays was the primary inspiration for the term five tool player. he could hit slug for power, run, field and throw, and he did all of them at a level rarely, if ever seen. mays was an everyman hero in the big apple, but his days there were limited as the giants aimed to move west. in 1958, mays and

the giants were greeted with a hero's welcome as they relocated to the city by the bay, and he wasted no time in hitting a career high 347. in his first season in san francisco. four years later, mays would lead the giants in eight offensive categories and a berth in the 1962 world series, where they would fall to the yankees in a seven game thriller. his numbers are mind boggling 660 career home runs, a record tying 12 gold gloves and also a record tying 24 all-star game appearances, prompting ted williams to say they invented the all star game for willie mays. the say hey kid was inducted into baseball's hall of fame in 1979. in his first year of eligibility, possibly no superstar in baseball history brought more joy to the field than willie jason appelbaum ktvu

fox two sports. >> and the life and career of willie mays is being remembered by millions. >> it certainly is. the tributes include major league baseball teams and leaders all across the country, including from our governor, governor gavin newsom, who shared this image of willie saying in part, quote, he was an integral part of san francisco's cultural fabric. his legacy will be forever entwined with the legacy of the city he loved. rest in power, governor newsom says. >> my friend across san francisco and the bay area, there are growing tributes to the say hey kid and of course, that includes the willie mays statue right outside of oracle park in san francisco. >> fans of the baseball legend lining up to pay their respects to the man who was synonymous with the giants and san francisco ktvu, jesse gary, joining us now live from the city with that part of our coverage, jesse, heather and alex, anybody who comes to a giants game and you're trying to find your people, your crowd, and you say, hey, we'll meet at

the statue or we'll meet at the willie mays statue, it's a place that is familiar. that is easy to find and easy to see. today, this place. and just across the street, a museum serving as focal points for emotions. as people pay tribute to the say hey, kid near the corner of third and king streets in san francisco, a doorway calls to those on a pilgrimage to pay their last respects to willie mays. >> it was supposed to be open, so hey, let's take advantage of the score, joe. the museum. >> i was supposed to be in a buddhist retreat online, but you know, to me, willie is a teacher. willie the say hey, experience is a museum. >> and also a shrine to willie mays. it has videos, pictures and memorabilia of what many say was baseball's greatest player. >> because of the situation, we wanted to open the space, give fans a chance to pay their respects. honor the legend that willie mays is wednesday. >> people filed in to remark on

mays greatness on and off the field. >> you always hear about willie. you see him in the see everything he's done in the parks, like you see the statue every time you pass by the gates. and so it's just been a huge part of it. >> he's all over the park, 24, 24, 24. he's all over the place on that statue now, a shrine to a man who started his life in a segregated society. >> and at his end, a multicultural outpouring of love for his legacy. literally carved in stone and cemented in the record books. >> all the challenges that he had to go through for us to, you know, be able to play for us to vote, it's we've lost a giant. we really lost a giant. not just a ballplayer giant, but like a giant in history. and we owe so much to him for the rest of time. >> videos will show mays greatness, and stories will share his impact. but the hearts of those who loved, knew, or followed him. that's where the

impact of willie howard mays will live forever. >> people like him live forever. he's in our hearts. he's part of giants baseball. as long as they're san francisco giants baseball, there's going to be a willie mays. he's just too much of a part of how we became who we are. that may be the house that barry built, but it's on the foundation of willie mays. >> and oracle park will be open tomorrow starting at noon. fans can come in, take tours and then watch the giants game against the saint louis cardinals that will be played at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama. it will be a mays statue in the center of the field here at oracle park, and a memorial book that fans can sign. the game will be shown on the large video scoreboard in center field for people to watch, as well. we're live at the home of the giants, jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back across the bay to you in oakland. yeah it

really is nice to see the giants doing that. >> and then jesse to really hear this connection that so many people have to willie mays. >> you know, it's funny people are talking about their their stories about willie mays. and i'll share mine. i'll go ahead and share mine. i called my mother last night and i told her that willie mays had passed. and you should know that mother gary is not a sports fan. she. you know, she she will tell you. you know the sports. not in the house with me. but she did not like sports at all. but i said, you know, willie mays passed away today. she said, oh, it's that's i'm so sorry to hear that. yeah. like, now i know who he is. willie mays i know. so she was a fan of willie mays and she knew her willie mays. anybody else know willie mays? yes. yeah. >> even the most casual fans know willie mays. all right, jesse gary live at willie mays plaza outside oracle park in the city. jesse, thank you for that. all right. joining us now to talk more about willie mays life and his legacy and his significance to the city of san francisco. sports broadcaster damon bruce. damon, thank you

for joining us this afternoon. you hear from all those giants fans? i mean, this this really felt like a personal loss for so many people. i want to get your thoughts here. you had the opportunity to chat with willie mays, have conversations with him on occasions over the years here. what was it like for you to sit across from, from such a larger than life figure? >> well, alex, heather, thanks for having me on. and yeah, the first time i ever sat down and had a cup of coffee with willie mays, it's about the fastest i've ever ran out of a cup of coffee to call my father, to tell him that i just had that, you know? i mean, i. dad, i just had coffee with willie mays. i talked to him about his career. he asked me about my career as i was a new bay area radio guy. when this happened back in 2007, eight in scottsdale. and it was special. and he was around the club and he loved the game. and look, baseball lost an icon. america lost an icon. i mean,

this is what's the old saying that you know, there have only been two artists ever born on planet earth. willie shakespeare and willie mays. this is a man who healed, across generations across the aisle. the one thing that a generation of stubborn old men, you know, try to get 25 million grandfathers to agree on anything. you can't find it except for willie mays. and it's not just you know, their memory being dipped in nostalgia that makes them feel that way. you can open up the record book. you want to boil it down statistically, you can find an iconic baseball player no matter how you try to sum him up. i mean, even the name is perfect. imagine if his last name had been smith or johnson. it doesn't work as well. it's willie mays, it's just singsong quality to it. and this leaves a massive hole in the hearts of, you know, a generation that we're watching, you know, sort of move on. now, it's that time, you know, around d-day, we always talk about how these world war two guys are not going

to be here. now. it's the korean war guys who are not going to be here. and just from a sports standpoint, we've lost bill walton, jerry west and willie mays all within a month of each other. and these are, you know, generational defining icons of their game. so, you know, this this one hurts. >> yeah, it certainly does. i've been looking online and you can see a lot of former players talk about what it was like for them, right, to have these interactions with willie mays and damon, if you care, can share for a moment that connection that he had with the younger players and how he took time out to really talk with them and let them know that they are they are special and that they too are worthy of someone's time. like willie mays. >> it was, you know, there's a lot of old timers who are around the game that you know. yeah, if you can give you any advice that'd be fantastic. but does it really apply to modern times? this is willie mays. this is you get to talk. you get to go right to the mountaintop. he was an incredible resource for young giants players, for old giants players. you know, anyone around

the giants, if you had an audience with willie mays, you were there to absorb wisdom and knowledge. and it was more than just a baseball conversation. it was about a life. you know, he was a shrewd businessman. he knew his his, his financials. he he watched a generation of incredibly highly paid players need better financial advice. and he was someone who would give it to them. i mean, willie mays was someone who everyone could trust. willie had no agenda to meet you. everyone had an agenda to meet him. so he could he could be himself. and even though he could have traveled down the lane of, you know, i'm an all timer. don't look me in the eye, you know, like, he could have played that. and he was the total opposite of that. there was a gentle soul behind those eyes. and you, you you knew it. i mean, he was also a ferocious competitor. and that's what made him so fascinating. you know, he really knew how to walk that line of

incredible athlete, incredible mentor, incredibly dignified man. coming up in a time where being a black man in sports was a very difficult thing to do, he didn't take the bait that was offered to him, and he lived an entire life of dignity, to the point where we never imagined him getting old. yeah, right. he's he's 93. and it wasn't until this past saturday when the giants let us know he wouldn't be making it to alabama, where anyone, even thought, well, geez, you know, willie is old. he's 93. if he doesn't want to make that trip, i get it. and then the entire weekend changes dramatically with his passing. so. yeah, hand someone the flowers while they can still smell them, i think is an important lesson here. and the fact that willie knew how much he was loved by not just the giants, but everyone in the sports world. it wasn't just baseball. he was a sports icon, a name synonymous with just excellence. truly. >> yeah, absolutely. you know, and damon, because you mentioned the game happening tomorrow night at rickwood field in alabama, the obviously the

timing of willie mays death so significant here. i'm curious to get your thoughts about this game being played in willie mays hometown. his the field where he got his start, how how does the significance of this game tomorrow night change? >> oh, i think it changes dramatically. and there's one thing that the giants have always been fantastic at. and that's on field pre-game ceremony and obviously whatever they had planned had to change. and then now has had to change again because of, you know, willie's not just physical absence but now mortal absence. and it's going to be a, an emotional night. i mean, i think it's going to override whatever happens on the field. no one will really remember the game, probably, but they'll remember what the game was paying tribute to. the same way i'm going to remember when john miller was breaking the news live on the air, how orange the sky above wrigley field was. it was just

the clouds. kids got the memo of something special and something, you know, very dramatic. it just happened. and, everyone at rickwood field was in a pretty, you know, romantic place to begin with. and now the romance, i think, goes up a notch because this is a goodbye to a native son of alabama who meant so much to san francisco and giants fans and baseball in general. you cannot tell the history of baseball story without spending an awful lot of time talking about willie mays. >> yeah, he has several chapters in that book. damon, really appreciate your today. thanks again for coming on the show. thank you very much. and following tomorrow's game there in alabama, be sure to join us for a special tribute to mays. we're digging deep into the ktvu archives to bring you memorable moments from our conversations with the baseball great and so much more. our special remembering willie mays airs right after the rickwood classic tomorrow night. >> all right. and for now, we

leave you with these words from willie mays. during the 2000 unveiling of his statue outside of oracle park, and his deep gratitude for so many people, i was saying to myself, don't cry today. >> try to get over it. try to be positive. try to have fun. >> try to remember the people and let them remember you as a good guy. so i thank you and i thank you and thank you again. thank you very much.

around the bay area. there are several events happening in oakland and san francisco. june 19th, 1865 was a pivotal day in american history. it commemorates the day that union soldiers marched to galveston, texas, to inform thousands of enslaved people that they were free. for more on the importance

of this day, we're going to talk with someone who has a lot of knowledge about this particular day. but before we do that, i want to go to someone very special in san francisco who reflected on the importance of this day. >> i think we need to first give a lot of credit to opal lee, who's the grandmother of juneteenth and the people that fought to make this day a national holiday. i think it's important to note, because we missed so many things in our textbooks that don't explain the full and complex history of the united states, especially as it pertains to black americans. and juneteenth is another day that that that is etched into the fabric of this nation. >> lee, who was 97 years old, is known for her civil rights activism. in 2016, she walked 1400 miles from fort worth, texas, to washington, dc to draw attention to juneteenth. president biden, in fact, signed the holiday into law in 2021 and more now on opal lee. she held

her annual walk for freedom today in dallas. >> i'm delighted i really am, that so many of you are celebrating freedom. and i don't mean freedom in texas and freedom for black people. i mean freedom for all of us. and we are free. yet the two and a half mile opal's walk for freedom wound, wound its way through. >> dallas lee, who is now 97, received the presidential medal of freedom for her work and while this is just the third year that juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday, the city of san francisco has been celebrating emancipation day for much longer than that decades. >> san francisco is home to one of the longest continuously running juneteenth celebrations in the country. there are, of course, parades and other events that take place every year on june 19th, including a popular festival in the historically black fillmore neighborhood. and for more, we're joined now by historian john templeton, who is

the author of our roots run deep the black experience here in california. john, thank you for the time today. we appreciate you coming on. well, how has the community in san francisco and the bay area historically marked juneteenth? >> well, actually, the most important point is that, the role that san francisco played in actually ending slavery. so third baptist and first a.m.e. zion were founded on august first, 1852, which is west indian emancipation day. so the underground railroad nexus was here in san francisco. you had hannibal lodge number one that sent members to john brown's raid on harpers ferry. mary ellen pleasant sent $30,000 to john brown to pay for the raid. so, so emancipation actually happened because of action by african-americans. and one of the things that we have to add

to opal story is who the soldiers were. so on june 19th, 1865, there were 14 regiments of us troops of african descent. and so, because we don't ask that question, we don't grasp the full significance of it. juneteenth is properly seen as the end of the civil war. right. and so, so general grant specifically sent the 25th corps from virginia to texas in may 1865, because they had been the troops who captured petersburg and richmond and cut off lee. now, we never hear in our stories of the civil war that robert e lee lost to black troops. but at the time, us, grant and everybody else acknowledged that they were the pivotal factor in the war. so he specifically sent them to texas to end the war, because the confederates in texas had not surrendered yet, and they were considering trying to join with

the french in mexico. so he specifically sent them to end the war. and so it was really a celebration of the 209,145 us troops of african descent and their role in ending the war. >> yeah, and i know a lot of the work that you do as an activist, as a historian, is really trying to help residents in san francisco and the bay area and california more broadly, better understand black history in this part of the country. what the black experience has been historically. and to that end, you have been working on a project. it's called the california african american freedom trail. and the idea is to map out at least 6000 different significant sites across this state where people can visit and learn about that history. where does that effort stand right now? >> well, we've identified, we started with a thousand sites from the underground railroad, and then there are another 1700 places and streets that have already been named. so it's one thing just to kind of aggregate

all those. and then we found another 3000 sites of significance. so we've sent a national register nomination to the state office of historic preservation for san francisco, and also for the three african american churches that were founded in 1852. the first time there have been national register nomination in san francisco. so we are in a conversation today with, realtors in la, and we're working on the rest of the state to get them on the national register, because that opens up so many opportunities for grants and loans. and that sort of thing. and it's really the best way to prevent the gentrification of black neighborhoods. >> yeah. all right. so and that brings me to the next issue i want to discuss with you. and that would be gentrification and the black population specifically in the city of san francisco. we have watched it shrinking over the past several decades here, as the cost of living has soared. what in your mind can be done to keep more

black families in the city? >> well, the trail is a big part of the solution because tourism is our biggest industry and the, about 1500 black folks who visit san francisco every day, none of them ever see any black people. right? so that's lost money to our businesses. and so but we can also increase that. so one of our projects that we're going to be announcing in about a month or so is the national museum of african american art, which will be our trailhead for the freedom trail. and that's going to be one of the biggest draws on the west coast in terms of bringing folks to the city. >> all right. before we let you go, we have to ask about, obviously, the news we've been covering here today, the death of willie mays, baseball legend and icon, and also someone who paved the way for integration in major league baseball. he was the 17th black player in the major leagues. obviously, he still faced discrimination as a player, even he and his wife

even denied a home in san francisco at one point because they were black. how important was was willie mays, you know, not just his play on the field, but his actions off the field. how important do you think he was to the civil rights movement broadly in this country? >> i just came from the statue myself and one of the things is that, his whole career was a time when san francisco was a segregated city, but it was also the height of the black population. there were more than 100,000 blacks in san francisco in 1960 1960. he was the first player to make $100,000. so willie mays was sort of the symbol of that very vigorous black community. you know, he hung out on third street on the, you know, you know, his whole career is at candlestick, right there in the middle of the black community. so the black players hung out in the community. so there are very warm feelings

about what he means and what he projected in terms of activism, you know, you had the baby riots in 1966, so but but keep in mind , when he was a player, there were still big parts of san francisco he couldn't travel in. yeah, yeah. you know, so there's sort of a warm and warm and fuzzification of folks, sure. as, as they get older was something different. >> yes. yeah. we have to leave the conversation there. really appreciate your time. historian john templeton, thank you so much for joining us. my pleasure. i appreciate the time. thanks, heather. >> well, people in oakland will face an important decision come november. should mayor shengtao keep her job? we're live with an update on t rec

or excuse me in oakland will face in november. should the mayor be recalled. >> the group pushing this effort has enough signatures to get the measure on the ballot. our tom vacar joining us now with more on this latest development. tom, consider this those 40,000 plus signatures that are now certified are more than the number of first choice votes shengtao got when she was elected. >> tao is toast in front of oakland city hall. recall proponents announced that they have enough certified signatures to put mayor shang tao on the recall ballot in november, resign and now mayor tao and let

november 5th be the election day for a new mayor. resignation is unlikely. >> our next step is to get in mode for the election. >> we need to have a future for oakland businesses needs to thrive. come out, vote. speak. join us. we want to say enough. basta ya no mas, no more deflection from mayor tao. >> draw a circle around oakland saying money didn't come from inside that circle. so who does she represent? our money absolutely came from inside of that circle. >> recalls are always controversial, they're not always successful. >> regular tv contributor brian sobel is an expert in government relations banking and has held public office, alameda county and other counties in northern california have high rates of turnout, so i would expect in

november there will be a very good turnout issues. firing a popular police chief, missing a deadline to reap millions from the state to protect small businesses from crime, a widespread belief that crime is rampant and an almost $300 million budget deficit demanding massive cuts. >> shengtao and her mayor team is lying to the public about balancing this budget, so raising a lot of campaign money may not help either side. >> the mayor is well known. i think her opponents are well known. i think the issues are well known. and for that reason, i'm not sure a whole lot of money needs to be raised now. >> city council, where the mayor does have some support, could refuse to accept the certification or slow it down. some way, but it's very likely to get on the ballot. and at this hour, even though we've asked early in the day, we have not heard back from xing tao's political people who are working on this recall issue. back to

you. >> all right. tom vacar live for us in the newsroom. tom. thank you for that. okay. all right. >> are you a parent dealing with sleep anxiety in your children? well, stay with us. i'm going to talk live with the specialist and t me

as kids, with some children unable to go to sleep and stay asleep. a recent national poll on children's health found that a lot of kids cannot go to sleep because of being worried or

anxious, with 1 in 4 parents describing getting their child to bed as difficult. here to help us say goodbye to bad nights, we hope, is doctor mallika claussen, consulting clinical psychiatrist with free spirit. thank you so much, doctor, for joining me this afternoon. so what causes kids to be anxious or to worry at bedtime? >> so a common cause of anxiety at bedtime is separation anxiety. so just fear of being apart from the parent. and what we really have to be careful about is really distinguishing the fact that some separation anxiety at certain points in childhood is perfectly normal. so so during infancy, normal separation. separation anxiety first begins when an infant realizes that there's a separation between him and her, or in the primary caregiver, that anxiety sort of waxes and wanes until it peaks at about 9 to 18 months. and then it sort

of diminishes. by the time a child is about two and a half to three years of age or so, other instances where separation anxiety is pretty common in considered developmentally normal include, anytime a child is going through a huge disruption or transition or change in routine, or, for example, when a school age child is going to school for the first time, we would typically expect to see some separation anxiety at that time, the more intense, more prolonged separation anxiety could be an indicator that the child actually meets criteria for separation anxiety disorder. and those are the issues that are more, pervasive and go on for longer periods of time outside that period where we could consider it normally normal developmentally. >> well, you know, as adults, we all know how important sleep is, more so for children. what are the concerns when children don't get enough sleep? >> so much like adults, when

children don't get enough sleep, it really can interfere with their functioning. the next day. so that includes things like just focusing for a school aged child, it also includes an impact on mood because as we know, it's a little more difficult for us, even as adults, to regulate our moods when we're exhausted. so the same applies to children. >> yeah. when you got when you got a kid that hasn't had enough sleep, i mean, suddenly the whole household is a bit cranky, right, doctor? okay, so having a good bedtime routine is obviously really important. what does that look like? >> so what it looks like is, and it should be actually done as soon as possible. like, even during infancy, you can start that bedtime routine. so a child should definitely have a set bedtime. the bedtime routine starts about an hour to an hour and a half before bedtime, and it includes time for winding down, so it can it should include things like getting rid

of the television. no electronic devices, dimming the lights, and sort of setting the stage that signals to the child, okay, bedtime is approaching. we're winding down our minds and bodies and preparing for sleep, the other thing that bedtime routines can include are things like story reading, a story to your child before bedtime, or carving out some time to just have a one on one cuddle time conversation time. finding out how your child's day went, finding out anything that's been on their mind throughout the day, talking about that, in a dim, quiet, peaceful space before bedtime. >> okay, i want to go back to that poll that i mentioned at the top of this segment, because it also noted something rather interesting was that 1 in 3 parents stay in the room until their child goes to sleep. is that, in fact, a good strategy? >> so no, that is actually not a good strategy, although i will say, you know, as a parent, it's

really hard when your child is distressed and so you want to make that distress better. and so your natural response is when they say, mommy or daddy, don't leave me alone in the room. your natural response is to stay in the room. but unfortunately, when you stay in the room, what it teaches the child is that you are there to sue them rather than learning those techniques for self-soothing and putting themselves to sleep, they start to rely on you to do that. and then it creates this pattern whereby they aren't able to sue themselves and they aren't able to settle down themselves to go to bed and get a good night's sleep. >> yeah. and that's something that counterproductive. yeah. that's something that we obviously don't want. we'll really appreciate you coming on the show and sharing those those tips with us. hopefully some parents out there tonight will get a better night's sleep as well as their kids. appreciate it doctor. thank you. thank you for having me. >> the first summer day that will strike out at 100 degrees. i'll tell you when and where with your bay area forecast. after this fas

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there in the distance you can see that marine layer there just hanging on, hanging out there along the coast right now. and because of that, we are seeing temperatures cooling down here today and for the next couple of

days. but roberta is here now and you are tracking a big warm up in our future as well. we're going to kind of turn things around. >> yes i am, how about that? that little short reprieve we have. it's just that it's short lived. we are going to be feeling the summer effects of the arrival of summer at 150 tomorrow afternoon. and right now, though not so summery for this last day of spring. boy it feels like a early spring day around the bay area. this is our live weather camera and we are looking out right now towards the city of san francisco. that's been pretty socked in all day long. i know half moon bay, no clearing there today in fact, visibility is down to four miles at this particular hour. this is another view. this is from monument peak looking out at the santa clara valley, where we've had the sunshine today. but below average temperatures. and it's all because of that right there. the marine layer, it is thick. it's down to about 1000ft at this particular hour. it's not limiting visibility at sfo, but nonetheless we do have right

now the visibility issues along the coast and into some areas around the peninsula. we're verifying that with this right here. this is our storm tracker. you can see the clouds just hanging tight to the coast. as far as our air quality is concerned. and where we do have the sunshine, we still have a bit of a haze from the fires that are now under control in the north bay and also out towards the sierra nevada. temperatures 57 degrees. in san francisco it is 77 degrees, and throughout the tri valley we've been sitting at 73 degrees in san jose since lunchtime today, since noon, also in the santa rosa area into novato. and these temperatures are up to 14 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. i bet you feel the difference. and then you couple that up with the wind in fairfield right now, up to 20mph. 17 in oakland 21. and look at that. that is a strong onshore push in throughout that san bruno gap at sfo. june 20th. average high temperature in santa rosa is 82. but we're going to go back up again tomorrow to 87 degrees.

temperatures will be slightly above normal there. otherwise a couple of degrees below average in san francisco and cupertino. you're a couple degrees below average as well. now your forecast high temperatures for tomorrow 60 in pacifica, 81 degrees in larkspur and also in terra linda, mid 80s in concord and also throughout the tri valley and will bump it up to 81 degrees in san jose. how are we going to get there? well, first off, we've had this area of low pressure that pulled down that cooler air mass for today, for this last day of spring. but high pressure, that huge dome is going to build in. and as it does so it's going to ramp up our temperatures, especially for the weekend. we're talking about rain in earnest. tropical storm alberto. it is producing anywhere between 5 and 15in of rain from brownsville all the way into houston, and talk about hot temperatures while we've cooled now to 86. in boston, after realizing a high temperature of 94 there today, our numbers will be coming down tonight, 40s and 50s. we're

talking some good sleeping weather there. and meanwhile your high temperatures, while they will be warmer tomorrow than today, we will bounce up to 88 degrees for our outside number. for your thursday, look at the jump for the first full day of summer on friday it will be toasty inland. we're talking about the tri-valley. top it off at 100 degrees by saturday with only gentle cooling by sunday, and it's going to feel like summer through the beginning of next week as well. so say goodbye to spring gang. it's hard to believe it's gone so fast, hasn't it? yeah, it just flew by. >> it has. but bring on summer okay. thanks so much. appreciate it. we have more news headed your way. but first we want to head outside and give you a live look at traffic conditions as we take a live view of the east shore freeway. it is pretty heavy out there, but at least the cars are moving. so that's one good thing. this afternoon and coming up on the news at 5:00, a pregnant woman and two other people killed in shootings in just a matter of hours in one east bay city coming up in just

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over a week away, the kali bunga water park will open up on june 29th. it's the former raging waters water park, which closed last year on south white road in san jose. the 32 acre park will have dining, live music and a space to hold special events. tickets are $50 for general admission when purchased online and $60 if you purchase them. they're on site. was fargo said today that it will donate $1 million to oakland's black cultural zone? >> that announcement was made this morning at the acoma market hall. the donation from wells fargo will help the black cultural zone to purchase land at liberation park there on foothill boulevard and to develop an affordable housing project. >> this investment not only allows the black cultural zone to acquire the land of liberation park, which is in and of itself a significant step in shifting more ownership of land and east oakland community to the community. but it also helps to kick start the creation of a

119 affordable housing units right there for east oakland residents. >> in addition to the affordable housing units, the project includes a performance space, a vending area for small businesses owned by black, indigenous and other people of color. >> stanford graduate is making headlines, receiving a degree 83 years in the making at the age of 105. virginia hislop walked across the stage on sunday to earn her master's degree in education. it comes 83 years after she left stanford, just shy of earning her degree. she had earned a bachelor's in education in 1936. she went on to get her master's, but just before turning in her final thesis, her then boyfriend was called to serve during world war two, prompting the pair to get married and hislop to leave campus before graduating, her son in law learned a final thesis was no longer required

for a master's, so hislop returned to stanford to finish what she started and received her graduate degree. >> all right, we have more news coming up, but we want to leave you now with another tribute, this one from the san francisco giants to the beloved willie mays.

washington's home in mount vernon, and fox's garrett tenney, now with some very excited archeologist about this surprising find, finding what is essentially fresh fruit 250 years later. is pretty spectacular. >> it's considered an archeological dream. find 35 bottles, some fully intact, found during a dig at george washington's home in mount vernon. a relic of colonial

america, it was discovered during a $40 million restoration project on the estate. >> they were put in these storage pits in the cellar, and then they were paved over with a brick floor, shortly after, of the 35 bottles, six were broken, but 29 contained perfectly preserved fruit that is now undergoing dna testing. >> with the help of the us department of agriculture. >> 12 bottles had cherries, 16 bottles had berries, probably gooseberries or currants. but we haven't confirmed that. >> it's a rare find in archeologists say it's all thanks to the quality of the preservation. mount vernon was a plantation in the 1700s, with kitchens run by enslaved women. archeologists believe these bottles predate 1775, just before the american revolution. >> there is a lot of information that we're excited to get from these bottles, and they can tell us a lot about what life was like here. >> as for how the washington

family enjoyed these preserves, researchers have some theories. records indicate the washingtons were fond of cherries, mixing them with brandy, baked goods and other sweets. >> we do know that the washingtons were very fond of ice cream. these could have also ended up in ice cream. who knows? >> researchers are also examining cherry pits recovered from the bottles to see if any can be planted in the future. in chicago, i'm garrett tenney, fox news. >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. now at five. saying goodbye to the say hey kid, san francisco in the world of baseball, paying tribute to willie mays, the legendary center fielder who transcended the game, becoming a national treasure, a beacon for african american ballplayers, young kids , they seen somebody that looked like them. >> willie was just life changing, like just the most amazing. and you could see it. just the stories he was telling,

his exuberance and his love of the game. >> it was nearly 24 hours ago that we first learned of the death of willie mays. good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach and i'm julie julie haener mays was 93 years old and his death has left a big hole in baseball's heart. and we do have team coverage for you tonight of people paying tribute across the country. we begin with sports anchor jason appelbaum, who takes a closer look back at the life of the electrifying center fielder. they say who say willie considered perhaps the greatest player ever to play the game. >> willie mays was already a superstar when the giants moved to san francisco from new york in 1958. but even before he was a giant, mays played in the leagues, helping lead the birmingham black barons to the pennant in 1948. after the giants beat out multiple teams to sign him, the say hey kid was called up from the minors during the 1951 season and would end up as the national