live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on the cbs bay area app, the bay area is coming back to life this weekend. but when it comes to the pandemic, is this really the end? the doctor will weigh in on where we are in the fight. the recall election for several members of the san francisco school board is right around the corner warning about what

we have for the officials. good morning, it is sunday, february 13. thank you for joining us. we start this morning with a look across the bay area. we have had beautiful weather this weekend. valentine's day is tomorrow. do not forget. cases of the omicron variant is coming down. this is good news for businesses. we check in with the business community in san francisco. >> reporter: huge crowds in many parts of san francisco, including. 39. some small businesses say we look at this we can's numbers and we are optimistic. this dj was pumping up the tunes. things are up the. look at this park. >> it feels like the pandemic is over. it feels like people are back. >> reporter: from the east bay to the south bay, folks made their way to the city for a good night out. this was a date night. they were celebrating early valentine's day. >> this was a last-minute surprise for me to get out of the house, come to the city, i am super comfortable being here in a restaurant. i love the feeling of a little bit of normalcy. so, i am thrilled to be here. >> reporter: this is all booked

up. this place has 800 reservations on saturday and 600 on sunday. there are 700 reservations on monday. >> our numbers are almost exactly pre-pandemic right now. reservations are back. people are coming out. you can see that people are not scared. >> reporter: businesses can taste the end of the disrupt give omicron wave. >> there is a light at the end of the tunnel. we can see that. we see hope. things are coming back to normal. >> reporter: normal seemed far- fetched a month ago when omicron cases spiked across the area. >> we are going to be a little bit above pre-pandemic. we are going to be on a nice, upward trend. >> reporter: dylan owns three shops at pier 39. he says super bowl weekend, valentine's day and the nice weather brought a lot of shoppers to the pier. >> perfect alignment has steadily come. >> reporter: it does not heard

that love is in the air. except, this is for one unfortunate guy. >> i got my heart broken, no. >> reporter: what happened? >> i got a girl that you know, she was not ready for the man. >> reporter: despite the bad timing, he will be okay. >> love, peace, happiness. i hope that everybody gets to feel a little bit normal this year. >> reporter: we hope that man finds love. many businesses expect another solid sunday. it might not be as strong as saturday. some people may be going to super bowl house parties instead of shopping and dining. in san francisco, kpix 5. we have been fooled before. it feels like maybe we are finally coming to the end of the pandemic. is that factor just wish fulfillment? max spoke with a local dr. about where we are at on the coronavirus front.

>> reporter: on saturday, those headed to the san mateo county event center were focused on volleyball, not vaccines. this was the first time where the site did not serve as the county's primary booster and vaccine operation. with the omicron wave subsiding, high vaccination rates and demand dwindling, the county pulled the plug on the clinic. they only served 120 people on its final day. they are now focusing on smaller, community-based clinics. >> we are moving from emergency response with all hands on deck to one that is more individualized and personalized. >> reporter: ucsf experts say covid is not going to just disappear. the situation is starting to calm down once again. >> we can enjoy the next low and i believe that it will last long. i for one will still wear my mask in a crowded, indoor setting until we hit c level. we are almost there but not quite yet. >> reporter: in san mateo, kpix

5. >> reporter: walmart is dropping its corporate mask mandate for all vaccinated employees. that rule change is dependent on state and local masking laws. on vaccinated employees and people working in the pharmacy have to wear their masks. the store is nixing its covid sick day policy in march. for more information about masking and vaccine mandates as well as health restrictions for each county, go to our website at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/. the chp has released footage for a wildcard chase in oakland earlier this week. officers followed a stolen suv. that chase went from city streets to the freeway in berkeley and oakland. after the chase ended, the three suspects ditched the car and try to run. they were taken into custody. the oakland chp is investigating the case. deputies are investigating

the drowning of a woman and child in black hawk. emergency crews responded to a home on east ridge court before 3:00 pm yesterday. they found a woman who was in a pool and not breathing. somebody told deputies that a small child who was also in the pool was being taken to the hospital. both were later pronounced dead at the hospital. the sheriff's department is investigating those steps. they say the double drowning appears to be an accident. four people are displaced after a fire. if you are sent us video of three burning buildings on 10th avenue. crews rescued one man and several people were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. animals are safe with owners. new photos out of oakland show smoke rising into the sky above a boat fire. the but was on a trailer when it went up in flames. no word on how it started or if anybody was injured. this morning, residents of

sarah cisco are preparing to decide whether to recall three school board members on tuesday. kpix 5's john ramose stopped at a get out the vote rally. the people should not be ignored. >> reporter: it may be a matter of bad timing but the three school board members up for recall picked a fight with a number of different groups all at a time when voters are demanding more accountability from their elected officials. recall supporters lined both sides of 19th avenue in san francisco today asking for hugs. they are also asking for votes to recall board members gabriela lopez allison collins, and another. >> it is true that voters put the school board members into office. voters are having regret. they are waking up to realizing they need to pay more attention. >> reporter: like most districts, they did not have a good experience with distance learning during the early stages of the pandemic. >> my kids were home, they were suffering. we were watching everything on zoom. we were working at home. we started watching very carefully and we were horrified by what we saw. >> reporter: in the middle of

that, the board pressed ahead with a bizarre plan to rename dozens of schools that a citizen's faneuil deemed offensive including abraham lincoln and george washington high schools. >> reporter: they were so certain they were right. >> they did not care about the facts or the truth. they did not care about what all of us were saying. they plowed ahead. >> reporter: last year, in a failed attempt to force inclusion, the board tried to end the merit based admission at lowell high school, one of the city's highest performing schools. that decision energized the asian american community to join the recall effort. >> especially, this was an insult to the asian american community. that was squarely aimed at too many asians at lowell. >> you become a hypocrite when you do not include people when you feel like you are not being included. >> reporter: there may be

separate issues motivating them with the recall supporters do not feel they are being listened to by elected officials. in today's volatile political atmosphere, that is a dangerous mind field for any politician to wander into. >> this is a problem with the institutions. these are people who are in elected positions and they are not listening to voters. >> in the broadest sense, this signifies the discontent and unhappiness that a lot of people in san francisco feel. there is a broad sense that we are on the wrong track. >> reporter: in san francisco, kpix 5. voters will decide whether or not to recall any of those three school board members and individual votes. the other members have not served enough of their terms legally to be eligible for a recall. a new commute on 101 between the southbay and peninsula could go faster if you are willing to pay. they opened up the express lanes on highway 101 earlier this week. express lanes are in effect weekdays between 5:00 am and 8:00 pm. it is free if you have three or more people in the car. everybody else will have to pay

for a quicker commute. >> projects like this are making a difference. they are providing significant savings. those who use the quarter to use the road like it. the pta will add more express lanes on 101 further north later this year. still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming, another off-season fire is adding to concerns about the common fire season. and we are taking alive look outside. we will be right ba

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more sweet dreams. more flavorful immune support. live bountifully. welcome back, the time is 6: 12 am. a book fair continues in oakland. these bookseller's association of america is having its first in person. in oakland since before the pandemic. it features rare books, maps and autographs from around the world. the final day of the book fair runs from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm at the oakland marriott city center. hundreds of people rallied in golden gate park yesterday. they want to keep the 100 mile

stretch car free permanently. organizers say support for the cause is growing. they also say that three out of six city supervisors are in favor of it. the vote on the issue is expected next month. sports is coming up after the break. we are recapping a really good saturday night on the sports scene. out at the chase center's atmosphere, it was electrifying. it seemed like a playoff type atmosphere. clay thompson

good morning, welcome to sports. i'm charlie walter. a rematch of opening-night, golden state won the game. it was called a stunner. not even the pelicans could stunned the lakers right now with the troubles they are having. lebron is already seemingly waving the white flag on his current team contending. chase center was absolutely bananas last night, incredible crowd. lebron james in his 19th season, still playing at the highest level in the game. third quarter, worriers up four. with that bucket, if you include playoff points, james now has the most combined

points in nba history. fourth quarter, warriors were down six. lebron gets crafty. look at clay thompson. away we go. lebron can cannot catch up to him. contact and the finish. that was the start of a big four. warriors down three, look at the separation. catch, fire and 16 for thompson in the fourth. 16 of their twentysomething points. under two minutes, worriers done one. we will call it a pass. it goes to thompson. and thompson says not this time los angeles. clay hanks 33 points on the team he grew up cheering for. a thriller but the worriers when 117-115. randy bennett was with number two in sac a. second half, st. mary's down 13. look at tommy go. the gaels cut it down to eight in the second half. under two minutes to go, look at andrew drive.

he hangs and hits. account it. st. mary's loses 74-58. usf and santa clara, this guy has been throwing it out. this means they are in position to get back. he gets the highlight. he had the great feet. he led scores with 19. that is a good win. it is going to mean a quad one or a quad two. 74-58. the dons are 21-6. look at ingram's leading the pack 12 in scoring this season. stanford and oregon state, second half. ingram hits the fallaway. he led stanford in scoring with 16. the score was 76-65. over to you jean. this was home of the most ridiculous flooring and all of college hoops. they were 13 point unger dogs. look at george shepard. he slams it on with the 30 before the buzzer sounds.

he had a career-high, 33. nice game for jordan sheppard. 7864 they sweep the two game board in the road trip. all right, it is super bowl sunday! bangles and rams, the game kicks off at 3:30 p.m. such a great day. we needed a little extra music. the bangles, underdogs for the third straight weekend. it would be a great super bowl win. this is super bowl lvi. the cincinnati running back grew up in oakland. he went to freedom high. this is not a homecoming game. >> this is not really home in terms of us going to los angeles. i am from the bay area. this is not really home to me. but i mean, i guess for my family, this is a great thing that they can just drive. i do not have to pay for a flight or anything like that.

>> to the rowdy's hole in golf, 16 at the phoenix open. scottsdale is a wild place. look at this par three tee shot. there has not been an ace since 2015. and he trickles it in for the whole in one. they follow it up with absolute pandemonium. look at the gallery! [ cheers and applause ] not a dry shirt in the house. a lot of two star ratings as they popped in their cabs just drenched. the riders tied for 29th. gala got in the tournament on the sponsor's exemption. he leads by one shot. super bowl sunday, it is bangles, rams. enjoy the game everyone. ♪ coming up, even more signs of fire season as california has become a year-round affair. and a politician in ohio is showing national attention for a bizarre claim. he is saying that icefishing can lead to prostitution if you are not careful. i bet you never thought that that sentence would start with ic

live from the cbs bay area studios. this is kpix 5 news. >> welcome back it is now 6:20 3 am. thank you for joining us. on the fire watch this morning,

firefighters in southern california now have the emerald fire 90% contained. the fire broke out thursday morning near the communities of emerald bay and irvine cove in orange county. so far, it has burned 154 acres. crews say the high humidity and cooler temperatures are helping them out. crews are also biddy putting out hotspots and full containment is expected by mid week. there is no word on what sparked the fire northwest of laguna beach. an online tool is helping santa cruz county residents with a fire. a new recovery permit center dashboard enables homeowners to keep track of building permits issued for things like electrical plumbing, grading and other needs. the fire burned more than 86,000 acres in august 2020. it also killed one person and destroyed 1500 homes and other buildings. los angeles police are investigating a shooting that wounded four people at a justin bieber concert. it happened around 3:00 am in west hollywood. a fight broke out and gunfire

erupted. a wrapper codec black was among the injured. they were taken to the hospital. the extent of injuries is unclear. so far, no suspects have been arrested. we look across the bay area. we have had beautiful area weather this weekend. valentine's day is tomorrow. do not forget. the omicron variant is coming down. this should add up to great news for businesses. we check in with the business community in san francisco. >> reporter: huge crowds in many parts of san francisco. this includes. 39. small businesses say a look at this we can's numbers, they are very optimistic. this dj pumped the right tunes. things were upbeat throughout san francisco. friends and lovers packed the park. >> it feels like the pandemic is over. it feels like people are back. >> reporter: this is from the east bay and south bay. folks made their way to the east bay for a good night out. this was a great date night and

they were celebrating early valentine's day. >> this was a last-minute surprise for me to get out of the house, i came to the city. i am super comfortable being here in a restaurant. i love the feeling of a little bit of normalcy. i am thrilled to be here. >> reporter: this restaurant is all booked up. there are hundreds of reservations on saturday. there are 600 on sunday and there are 700 reservations on monday. >> our numbers almost exactly are at pre-pandemic levels. reservations are back. people are coming out. you can see that people are not scared. >> reporter: many businesses can almost taste the end of the disrupt covid omicron wave. >> there is a light at the end of the tunnel. we see help. things are coming back to normal. >> reporter: a month ago, cases spiked. >> we are going to be a little bit above pre-pandemic levels. we are going to be on a nice, upward trend. >> reporter: dylan owns three shops at pier 39.

he says super bowl weekend, valentine's day, and the weather brought a lot of shoppers to the pier. >> perfect aligent r:itis not hd that in the is cept fogu got myheart oken so, pp>> it a girl know sh was t ady for the man. >> reporter: despite the bad timing, he will be okay. >> love, peace, happiness, and i hope that everybody gets to feel a little bit normal this year. >> reporter: we hope that man finds love very soon. in the meantime, many businesses expect another solid sunday and it might not be as strong as saturday. some people may be going to super bowl house parties. this is instead of shopping and dining. in san francisco, kpix 5. >> that man just put his heartbreak on blast. maybe that will change his

fortunes. we have been fooled on this front before. it feels like maybe we are finally coming to the end of the pandemic. is that factor just wish fulfillment? kpix 5 spoke with a local dr. about where we are at on the coronavirus front. >> reporter: on saturday, those heading to the san mateo county event center were focused on volleyball, not vaccines. it was the first time in several months where the site did not serve the county's primary booster and vaccine operation. the omicron wave subsided and high vaccination rates and vaccine demand dwindled. the county pulled the plug on the clinic earlier this week. they only served 120 people on the final day. so, they are now focusing on smaller, community-based clinics. >> i think that we are moving from emergency response with all hands on deck to one that is more individualized and personalized. >> reporter: these infectious disease experts say that covid is not going to just disappear.

the situation is starting to calm down once again. >> we can sort of you know, enjoy the next low and we think that it will last long. i will still wear my mask in a crowded, indoor setting. this will be until we hit sea level and covid. we are almost there but it will not be quite yet. >> reporter: kpix 5 . walmart is dropping its corporate mask mandate for all vaccinated employees. that rule change is still ople ing the pharmacy still have to where there mask but the big box store is getting rid of its covid sick day policy in march. for more information about masking and vaccine mandates as well as health restrictions for each area and county, go to our website at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/. right now los angeles is gearing up for today's super bowl lvi. the rams and the bengals will face off and as our reporter shows us, big spending fans are converging on the area in private jets and limousines. >> reporter: the super bowl is

in hollywood. >> this is a vip look at me experience. >> reporter: people are paying to lap up the luxury. how about a suite at the top of the four seasons in beverly hills? this can be yours for only $6000 a night this weekend. but perhaps more importantly, it is about getting to where you need to be, fast. >> you are paying to save time. >> reporter: traffic on the ground and in the air is already slowing things down in los angeles. regional airports are packed with high rollers. we flew over the van nuys airport and there was barely any space for any more private jets. donnie sandusky is the executive vice president of advanced air. >> super bowl is a big weekend for charters. >> reporter: he manages private planes. this is the closest airport to the stadium. it was quiet here saturday. >> this is the calm before the storm.

we expect tomorrow to double what we usually are for sunday. >> reporter: once you land, it is time to high rollout to big parties. >> this is an nfc party. so basically, we have a lot of millionaires and billionaires. >> the super bowl has been crazy, busy, busy. >> reporter: this man owns red carpet limo. they are based in atlanta. he travels with his crew wherever his clients are. this week, they are having a heck of a time keeping up with demand. >> we have football players, golfers, everybody wants the vip experience. everybody wants a car. >> homeland security is warning that a convoy of truckers could disrupt the super bowl. a homeland security memo warns that a convoy could cause gridlock in los angeles. homeland security will monitor the game from the sea

and the air. canines are also pitching in. 30 canine teams will also be working at the airport and in and around the stadium and that tourist spots around los angeles this weekend. >> cooper enjoys taking long walk, playing catch, and eating watermelon. >> every dog is highly trained, highly skilled, explosive, protective canines. canadian please have been spending the weekend trying to clear protesters from the ambassador bridge across from detroit. they are protesting covid-19 mandates. this has blocked america's busiest crossing. demonstrators are flooding into ottawa protesting vaccine mandates. this is steps from the canadian parliament building. the reporter will speak on the protests that have turned into an economic nightmare. >> reporter: this blockade

protesting vaccine mandates is hitting the automakers and costing michigan workers an estimated 51 million in lost wages. this prompt the president to raise his concerns with the prime minister justin trudeau. >> this effort has the potential to have a huge impact on workers and the american public. >> reporter: shortages are already forcing production disruptions in auto plants in canada and states. the supply chain breakdown has flooded this detroit area warehouse. >> these are for automakers. they cannot make cards without it. without this material, you are not making a car. >> reporter: he has 5 million tons of steel and aluminum that should have been delivered across the closed bridge to canadian auto plants. how frustrating is this for you as a business owner? >> i cannot do nothing. i cannot control the border. >> reporter: what has a cluster business this week? >> half 1 million. >> reporter: that is a lot of money to disappear. for automakers, the bridge closure is costing them about 700 million and counting. some are chartering cargo planes to fly parts across the border. major facilities could be shut down in the blockade if this drags on. >> the longer it goes, the more you eat into those buffers of stockpiles of parts and the

more that you can expect across the united states, canada and even into mexico. we are going to see these temporary shutdown announcements. >> reporter: the pressure is mounting on the canadian government who declared a state of emergency over the blockade. >> this unlawful activity has to end. it will end. >> reporter: there is also growing evidence the protest effort may be largely funded by americans, a gofundme page raised millions for the canadian protesters. it was shut down last week. across the atlantic, french protesters blocked traffic along the sons elise a. and riot police fired tear gas against protesters. protesters and cars converged on the capital early this weekend.

despite warnings that they would be barred from entering the capital, they did this. four people were displaced after a fire in san francisco's enter richmond district. a viewer sent as video of smoke burning from buildings near gary boulevard. one man and several pets were affected. the man was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. the animals are safe. new photos out of oakland show smoke rising into the sky from a boat fire. crews say the boat was on a trailer when it went up in flames. no word on how it started or if anyone was hurt. we are learning about a story out of ohio where one mayor is making headlines for unusual comments he made at a city council meeting. he was against allowing icefishing in city parks because he thought it would lead to prostitution. a reporter has that story. >> reporter: the words spoken behind these stories simply could not be made up. >> if we leave this up to icefishing, on the surface it

sounds good. than what happens next year? does somebody come back and say that they want an ice shanty? they want this for x amount of time. than if you allow icefishing with shanties, then that leads to another problem. it leads to prostitution. >> reporter: that is the mayor in the middle of a city council discussion on allowing icefishing in hudson springs park. >> that is a new one for me. >> reporter: this is an ice fishing charter guided on lake erie. he was surprised to hear the mayor's comments. >> this is not very comfortable. >> reporter: most people are familiar with the mayor's assertion. others heard about it when we heard about the video. >> this is far-fetched. >> reporter: last year, the mayor demanded resignations claiming that a writing assignment amounted to child pornography because students were asked to write about sex.

>> choose to resign or you will be charged. >> reporter: the prosecutor's office condemned remarks. i reached out to the mayor to offer him a chance to elaborate on his icefishing claims. i never heard back. i went straight to city hall. unfortunately, the building was locked by the time we got there. still ahead, tough times are not slowing down. this oakland teenager is in our student's rising above segment. ♪

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folks who are serious about their fried chicken are in luck. raising canes is in the area. there will be one in oakland on edgewater drive and there will be a berkeley location. this is part of a you see development. there will be another in hayward. the chain is based in louisiana. bay area fans can participate in the restaurant soon.

the wall street journal reports that cisco systems has made a $20 billion offer to take over software maker called blanche based in san francisco. the report says the offer was made recently although the two companies are not in active talks. happening today, a book fair continues in oakland. antiquarian booksellers association of america is having its first ever in person fair in oakland since before the pandemic. it features rare books, maps, and autographs from around the world. the final day of the book fair runs from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm at the oakland marriott. we look outside and we can see a beautiful week of weather. let's turn it over to our meteorologist erin back.

>> we have another near record temperature today devon. it will be just as hot for sunday as it was saturday. when the temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s, you should call it abnormally warm rather than hot. nobody is complaining about this. let's start out with a look from our camera looking off toward the east. we will have temperatures on the screen here. same story with yesterday, oakland reporting patchy fog. 48 degrees. it is warm in santa rosa at 40. looking across the day today, i think the numbers that have to stand out first and foremost are just how far above average we are going to be for daytime highs. that is 70 degrees warmer for san jose. it is 13 degrees above average in san francisco. we are in the mid to upper 70s for daytime highs. it was 81 in san jose yesterday. 79 will be a couple degrees below that. just a look ahead at sunday and monday, if we do the math on that, we are going to be just

about 10 or 15 degrees cooler by the time that we get to monday than we were today. i have got a couple of other things to discuss in terms of how things change for us. the cool down is coming our way. by the time that we get to monday, it is part of a week weather system that is also going to turn the wind on for us. there will be an offshore wind event kicking up monday night into tuesday. this is probably the other headlight in addition to the dramatic cooldown coming our way. there is a little bit of a pattern shift in play. that will give us unwanted offshore winds for monday night into tuesday. daytime highs for sunday, just to get everybody else in here, i spotlighted with some of the representatives five. oakland, 74. fremont, 78. we will talk about 76 in santa rosa. it will be 75 for the daytime

high today. concord, air quality stays moderate. we are not changing that yet. this pattern is not going to allow the atmosphere to break up enough to clear out some of the moderate levels of particulate matter that got trapped under the bridge of high pressure. dc the system right there? let's watch it again. keeping an eye on what is left of light rain, it is falling through northern california and over into nevada. it is cloudy over here. a little bit of light snow over here. that is nothing for us. that is a little bit too much inside the slide. we get a little bit of a snow in the scenario. it is interesting how we are seeing this near 80 degrees. on monday night, there will be snow in the sierra. in addition to missing out on the rain, you can see not just from the system, we are really going out well into late february, maybe by february 23, the high-resolution forecast, we might see light rain actually by the 23rd. that is an update from where they were just yesterday. that is the long-range chance for rain. in the near term, the focus shows up here. that gets us into tuesday morning. by then, it gets breezy on monday. we have onshore winds as the

leading edge of the system moves over california. by the time we get into tuesday morning, the offshore winds are going to start drawing out the landscape a little bit more. this will help warm temperatures back up in the mountains. the seven-day forecast shows you how we stay average. once we get finished with today's daytime highs, we will look at numbers that fall right back down into the mid-60s for much of next week. that is a reminder of what it should feel like around here with the middle of february. this weekend, it is anything but normal temperatures. >> that is what i was going to say. it is a reminder that it is still winter for at least a month and a week or so. >> yes. the thing that really reminds us is actual rain. it was nice to see the long- range forecast as we get out toward the 23rd and 24th for a chance of rain. it is helpful. the forecast models have done that a couple of times. we get that far out and it is

by no means a guarantee. at least it is more hopeful than yesterday. >> thank you. many students rising above scholars to comfort family and community during the pandemic. when this week's scholar experienced loss, she set a goal to experience both. ♪ >> reporter: aaliyah amaya makes a run to her neighborhood stand. this salvatori and floppy and is a treat for the 17-year-old senior. >> this is my breakfast. >> reporter: the meal feeds her cultural connections. the native oakland her lives with her mother's family. >> there is me, my grandmother, my uncle, my cousin, there is his mom, her brother. >> reporter: this is an arrangement made necessary because of a big loss.

her mother left her entire family several years ago. she stopped all contact with her daughter. this left her grandmother struggling to pay the mortgage on the family's east oakland home. >> she lost her job. she kind of like fell down this weird life path. it kind of got messy for herself and that kind of like made like a snowball effect with the rest of us. >> reporter: the pandemic was another blow. housing costs and food access stressed the family's resources. >> my grandma wanted to stop paying for the internet because of how expensive it was and i was like no, i need it for school. >> reporter: school is her safe space. education is her top priority. she has tackled college prep classes and landed several internships. this is including one focused on climate change.

it affects low income communities like east oakland. this is where she is learning to honor all parts of herself including her father's african- american heritage. >> i am black and hispanic. you just have to grow and understand that society makes these norms. society makes these groups and you need to make your own definition. these two races and ethnicities and cultures can coexist within each other. >> reporter: she has also accepted her mother's absence. this fall, she will head back east to college at lehigh university in pennsylvania. this is where she is receiving a full scholarship thanks to students rising above. it is her mother that she holds in her heart. >> i want her to know that she is always loved. there is no hate on my side. >> reporter: for students rising above, i am elizabeth cook. >> she come plans on becoming a college professor so that she can help students learn critical thinking skills. she wants to attend graduate

school after lehigh. each one of them raised their hand to say that this is what i will do. >> as we mark black history month, we explore and east bay exhibit honoring the hidden

as part of black history month, a museum in alameda is

offering a special exhibit that honors african-americans who distinguish themselves in the military. their stories are seldom told. we are helping to tell it. >> reporter: when leon watkins enters the lower deck of the uss hornet c air and space museum, he is excited. it is not just by the past but i what the future might hold. >> i am like a kid in a candy store. i get a chance to uncover history that most people have never heard of or they were never taught. >> reporter: that history is deeply personal to him. his exhibit entitled the walking goes the black history traces the little known and seldom taught contributions of african-americans in the military. watkins journey as an historian began in 1989 when the marine that was cast as a soldier in the movie glory about the first black regimen during the civil war. since then, he has devoted his life to telling the stories of others. >> each one of them raised their hand to say this is what i will do.

>> reporter: you may have of dorie miller, a worker who manned a machine gun during pearl harbor. there is also kathy williams who disguised herself as a man to become the first black woman to serve in the military. major robert williams was chosen as a gemini astronaut. it was kept secret because he worked for the cia. >> they all felt that by being the first, they opened the door for other african-americans. they showed that it can be done. >> reporter: sometimes history demand sacrifice. ronald mcnair became the first african-american to die in space. he was a crewmember of the ill- fated space shuttle challenger. in our own backyard, it was the chicago disaster. 200 ill trained black sailors were killed in a horrific explosion at ammunitions loading dock. later, 50 sailors refused to work and they were court- martialed for mutiny. do you consider them to be

heroes for standing up to that? >> yes. i believe that anyone is a hero who stands up for justice. that is what these men went through. >> reporter: laura, the museum's executive officer says that museums are feeling a growing responsibility to portray american history in realistic terms. this is even when it is unflattering. >> there is a constant state of improvement. history is a really good lesson to look at that and be like let's see what happened, the good, the bad, the ugly. let's acknowledge it and learn from it and grow. >> reporter: the military was officially desegregated in 1948. but african-americans have been sacrificing for this country since it began. watkins thinks it is time that their stories are told. >> how many african-american lives are lost in the fact of standing tall? they are coming to defend this country and they are believing and what they are doing. >> reporter: in alameda, john ramose, kpix 5. ♪

it is 6:56. we look at the top stories. the warm weather along with valentine's day is bringing hope for small businesses this weekend. a lot of shoppers flocked to pier 39 and restaurant say they have got reservations at near

pre-pandemic levels. with this, many residents are wondering if the pandemic is finally coming to an end. experts say that while the virus is not going to just disappear, the situation is calming down again. firefighters in southern california have the emerald fire at 90% containment. the fire broke out on thursday near the communities of emerald bay and irvine cove in orange county. the fires burned over 150 acres. we look ahead to the seven- day forecast. another one day today, it will be just about as warm as it was yesterday. san francisco, oakland, san jose show you the same numbers. a look at next week, this coming week, we go back down into the mid-60s for daytime highs. this pretty much gets us down to where we should be. those will be average temperatures. this is for a good stretch of the seven-day forecast. if you are getting ready to step out the door, it is a beautiful start. it is relatively mild. this temperature got us 40 in santa rosa, 49 in oakland. back to you. thank you for joining us.

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