a major change is coming to one of san jose's dangerous tinter secs. notno time for a grieving mother. >> my daughter was killed here. an uphill battle over an improvement project in east oakland. why some neighbors worry it could lead to higher came. and a bay area auction house is hoping to use the power of this image to help the people of ukraine. i'm devin fehely. let's start with a quick check on the weather. >> we have the forecast of low clouds around the bay area. mostly it will be a sunny weekend and cloud up on monday. temperatures will rise up about 5 to 7 degrees. more sunshine. temperatures from 60 to 80. 80 in thein innland areas. no rain and create will stay

dry up coming week. next saturday. we'll have more details in a few molts. first, the news. last year, there were a record number of traffic deaths. with 29 so far, the total in 20 two could be higher. the city has installed licensed plate cameras at a dangerous intersection. kpix 5s sarah donche reports that the upgrade comes too late for one grieving mother. >> reporter: it's not easy for her to visit the spot in san jose. >> for me personally, it's really hard to come through here. it's taken me almost a year to finally cross the intersection. >> reporter: her daughter was killed by a hit-and-run driver here on august 19th, 2021. >> a lot of mixed emotions.

me daughter was killed here. im sorry. >> my daughter was killed here, they haven't caught the individuals who killed here. >> reporter: the gas station security camera footage is all piece have to go on and shows a white 2004-2010 mercedes cls speed through the intersection of mont ray road and curtner avenue. the driver hit vanessa as she crossed the street in her electric wheelchair and never stopped. >> i can see my daughter in the crosswalk right before she got hit. it just -- it's very painful to see that. and being out of here when we are, you see people crossing the street and almost getting hit. come that happens, all of the emotions come up in me and the fear. >> reporter: the crash tore the family apart. she has new hope as the city installed security cameras that

will be able to capture license place numbers. critics have raised issues about privacy. they have pushed for millions to make streets safer. it's too late to make her family whole again. sarah donche, kpix 5. the cameras are not they wi on monday. d victim's mother is hopeful police will find them responsible. >> reporter: police are hopeful to bring the family justice. >> she's free. >> kerry shaw spent the last 11 years loving her daughter shea knowing she would eventually lose her. >> she was exexceptional. a big heart and funny. >> reporter: a driver hit her

at the intersection of camden and baskin and took off. shea was 15 years old at the time. >> that changed everything. my second. >> reporter: shea suffered a severe traumatic brain injury and lived for 11 more years until she keyed earlier this week. >> she was a young girl. taken out of the game of life at a very young age. >> reporter: kerry took her everything. >> i wanted her to see and hear and feel everything that was of life. and my focus was to be in shea's life present. not run after someone that hit hear. the cops could not get. >> now, carrie and sean hoe say police detectives are hopeful they can find the person responsible for her death. >> she's gone now because of the how being. >> this has because of the death, extended itself to a vehicular manslaughter charge. in addition to the hittan roped. so that expands the powers of the investigation and that is

why we're reopening the case. >> reporter: the initial police investigation revealed the driver was in a silver or gray early 2000 sesan daknow and shea was in the crosswalk -- sedan and shay was in the crosswalk. >> we're hoping man is may remember and someone knows what this individual did. they hopefully, will do the right thing and report them and come forward. >> she's my girl, my friend. i lost my friend. not only was she my daughter, but i lost my friend. >> reporter: kerry doesn't take a single moment she had with shea for granted and feelings lucky to get as much time andent with her as she did. >> i got to spend 11 years with her after a heavy, heavy accident. was lucky to have loved her this long. >> reporter: if you have any information to help out, contact the san jose police department. max deros, kpix 5. applying to restore a series of hidden staircases is

are you into a roadblock. they worried the project could have inn tended consequences. >> reporter: the city wants to turn it into a long staircase. they run into an uphill battle trying to get the support of the neighbors. this impassable trail sandwiched twin two houses is overgrown grown with vegetation. this is one of the areas where they want to rebuild. the stairways would connect people in the flat lands of east oakland to the hill. >> it would connect neighborhoods. that is something we're in the able to do. you are on one street and that is it and don't know the others on the next street. >> reporter: the staircases will provide access ability, o popents worry that access will bring unwanted foot traffic and more crime. >> you hear gunfire all of the time. break-ins all up and down hillmont and outlook. >> reporter: anthony bruce lives next to the trail on

outlook avenue and has been here thor years, reminding people this is east oakland. not the berkeley hills. he worries criminals will use staircases as, scape routes or ambush route. >> jump out and give me your money. judge crime, noise, young people hang out and play in music, et cetera, -- play their music, et cetera, et cetera. who calls the police? will the police respond? probably not. >> reporter: the oakland department of transportation set aside know money for the staircase on outlook avenue. they're pausing construction due to opposition from many neighbors. supporters mile per hour tape the staircases will connect neighbors rather than dividey this. >> if you build it, people come. >> what is the purpose? if you don't do anymore-than- one staircase or one stairway, it's like a stairway to nowhere. >> reporter: at this point, there is no timeline. the city wants to get more feedback from neighbors before deciding how to move forward.

in oakland, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> an oakland october house hopes to raze up to $10,000 for ukraine relief with a single you powerful umthink. that is called girl with candy. in the photographic it captured a child holt holding an uploaded double barrel ratifyel in her hand and a hole bop in her mouth. the girl is the daughter of an amateur ukrainian photographer who, too the photo days before the invasion. the gallery in the oakland will offer the first five official prints of the image. they're expected to sell from between $21,000 -- between $1,000 and $2,000 each and the proceeds will be donated to ukraine odd. russia and ukraine are hurdling towards what could be an epic battle for the industrial heartland. ukrainian officials report that moscow shifted dozens of the military units from maiupol to the eastern part of the

country, after russia claimed capture of the southern port city. ukrainian authorities said more than 20,000 civilians have been killed in the city where new satellite images reveal another possible mass grade. some ukrainian defenders remain there hold up in a stole plant. >> a massive manhunt for an active shooter in washington, d.c., ended overnight when the suspect was found dead. two adults and a juvenile were take know to the hospital when the gunfire erupted. in a busy neighborhood on the northwest side of the capitol city yesterday afternoon. a fourth victim was grazed in the back and treated on the scene. judge it was so loud, sounded like explosions. a bullet came from behind me and grazed my shoulder. i got up and at that point, i said, to myself, i need to get out of here. judge late last night, police found the suspect dead in an apartment where they also recovered several weapons and ammunition. investigators believe he took his own life as officers closed

in. they still don't know what his motive was. a live look now with capitol hill. a new revelation has the city leader buzzing. minority leader kevin mccarthy was caught in a lie on a tape that he was going to ask president trump to resign. here's more. >> reporter: newly released phone calls show kevin mccarthy told fellow republicans that donald trump had acknowledge bearing some blame for it. >> he said he has responsibility for what happened. we need to acknowledge that. >> authors of the new book "this will not pass," have released a series of clips of his phone calls with fellow republicans after the days of the insurrection. in one car, he expressed frustration with the former president. >> i've had yet with this guy. what he did is unacceptable. nobody can defend that and nobody should defend it. >> reporter: in another, he was

considering asking trump to resign. >> it would be my recommendation he should be it gone. i mean that would be my take, but i don't think he will take it. >> reporter: mccarthy is being accused of being deceitful. he said, he didn't remember the earlier phone call. the comments made less than three weeks before making this pilgrimage to mar-a-largo. >> i am not sure what call you're talking about. >> reporter: he denied recommending that trump should resign. several members of the january 6th committee tell cbs newsy that long sought an interview with mccarthy and said the audio shows mccarthy could shed light on trump's mindset j. why is that revelation important to your committee? >> reporter: i think it's very important that he has evidenced the former president acknowledged bearing some responsibility for that attack on the capitol. this is an admission of guilt by the former president. >> reporter: a subpoena to the house republican leader could trucker a legal dispute. time is running short. the committee hopes to have public hearings next month.

>> we feel a sense of urgency. the hearings will tell a story that willeral blow the roof off of the house. >> reporter: the house select january 6th committee said it's collected hundreds of interviews and tens of thousands of documents. scott mcfarland, sobs news, the capitol. georgia republican marjorie green shielded questions for three hours. challengers hearifer house seat are seeking to disqualify her, citing her a limited role in the january 6th elect. she didn't remember liking and making various social media posts about the attack and testified she had never endorsed violence. >> i was asking people to come for a peaceful march, which is what everyone 7 titled to do under their first amendment, but i was not acting them to -- asking them to actively engage in violence or any type of

action. >> the outcome of the case could have a major impact beyond georgia. other republicans are facing similar challenges. florida governor signed a bill stripping business of the special take privileges the company enjoyed in the state the past 55 years and is widely seen as retaliation for disney's criticism of the state's new education law that critics call don't say gay bill. yet limits class room instruction of classroom education and sexual identities in new grades. a new perspect on a rash of disability compliance lawsuits targeting small businesses. the d.a.s office released the map of more than 300, many in neighborhoods with high immigrant populations. all were targeted by san diego law firm potter handy. each suit claimed violation of the americans with disabilitiesa act that resulted in hundreds of millions in settlements. the d.a. filed suit to recover the money calling the claims fraudulent. potter handy has not responded to our request for

comments so far. if you like to take a closer look, we posted it on our website at www.kpix.com. a san jose-based zoo is willing to pay to silent a class action lawsuit. they are accused of failing to do enough zoom bombers, including one who stringed child pornography into a san francisco bible study class. the company is implementing new security measures like a suspend meeting button and a ticket system for tracking disruptions. a zoom spokesperson said we are proud of the advancements we made to the platform and look forward to continuing innovate with privacy and security at the forefront. >> time now is 6:15. still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs news bay area, water customers in parts of the east bay are being warned to make do with less or pay the price. plus, a project more than a decade in the making. a sneak peek at san francisco's

newest urban park. and this is a live look outside before we head to break. we'll be right back.

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came a bit too late probably to make a dent in the drought as kpix 5s julia goodrich reports, customers with east bay mud are being warned to cut back or face fines. >> it's not like people aren't cutting back and conserving water usage. look at the residence here in san ramon. they have drought landscape. the next door neighbor over here, artificial lawn. have an so, residents are being told they have to cut back more. don't let april showers fool you. more water cutbacks and possible surcharges are coming down the pipeline. >> all of this rain the last few days. >> i know. >> and i am sure a lot of people are thinking, didn't that help? help me out. how bad is it? >> reservoirs are 71% full. it's not awful and we do expect to get the snowmelt starting, but, you know, january,

february and march, that were historically dry. we just don't want to take any chance. >> reporter: contra costa county water district moved to stage two mandatory water restrictions. customers told to cut back water use by 15%. the water board is considering a 15% surcharge. >> you put in drought-resistant landscaping, making the showers shorter. >> they're good at that. >> they set teachers. their music goes off. >> you set a timer already. >> they do on their phones. >> reporter: and christy smoot learned the hard way even drought tolerant landscape doesn't cut it if the irrigation system is not set up correctly. >> did it reduce your water bill and water usage? >> absolutely not. >> my water dill bill quadrupled. that? >> the irrigation system. >> what would you do in the house on hold to cut back? yo probably take shorter showers. and not leave the water running. little stuff. it will probably end up adding up. >> more conscious about that. mom, what would you do?

>> sometimes when the shower is warming up, we put a bucket in the shower and use that to water outside. >> reporter: east bay mud meets next week to consider moving into the same stage two drought measures. in the east bay, jowl it goodrich, kpix 5. good morning. the high pressure is building in over the west coast and as the pressure comes up, the temperatures will follow suit. patchy valley fog forecast for the morning. a few low clouds and the sunshine comes up. by monday afternoon, low pressure dives out of the gulf, which is what happened lasted weekend. except this time when the low comes south out of the golf, it won't bring rain with it. just more clouds. that is on monday and today is nice. in terms of temperatures, we'll be a little above average. 2 degrees warmer than usual. oakland, 68. 71 for san jose and 74,

concord. all of those numbers above average. with the sunshine, and with the recent rains we have had, the allergens will be up for today and tomorrow and monday and tuesday. as a result, if you suffer from allergies, not going to be the greatest four-day stretch you have experienced. rain chances for the upcoming week. pretty low. the next time we see any chance for rain coming in it's going to be next saturday night. the next six days are high and dry. warm today, a normal sunday. sunday about the same as today. a few more clouds. passing clouds for tomorrow and on monday. but it will be dry. by the time we get to the middle of next week, plenty of sunshine for the entire week ahead. doesn't warm dramatically. today, we'll be pleasant. 70, palo ally to and couper toneo. the shoreline is cool and inland nice. for instance, antioch gets up

to 75. 76 in fairfield and pleasant hill, 74. the north bay is looking good, to. early valley fog and sunshine. the numbers in the low 70s. and ditto for ukiah. extended forecast shows a dry week ahead. the warmest two days in the next seven. they're going to be on sunday and on monday. so, a nice dry week ahead. we'll see what happens next weekend. as for today, have a good one. friday's earthday of was a perfect time to celebrate the new of the open space. a creative approach to creating open space and sits over one of the busiest roadways in the bay area, the presidio parkway. the city and federal agencies officially opened battery bluff, one of the three parks built on top of the road that for d, y, drive to the goldenn began in 2009. the three, parks are on tunnels and designed to create open space. we spoke to someone who lived

in the area about the project. >> you're a neighbor. you lived here and saw it all. what did you think? >> i think it's fantastic and beautiful. it opens up the views. i think yet will make a nice walking path. i noticed the picnic tables there. judge it's open to the public, the third and final park presidio tunnel tops is scheduled to open in july. and in san francisco, residents can get into golden gate attractions for free, including the conservatory of flowers and japanese garden. they're free for military veterans as well, no matter where they're from. the supervisors are to vote on whether to keep the jfk circle off-limits to cars permanently. it's been that way for two years now to give people space for socially distanced recreation. the rangers visit the coliseum and the giants are short handed when it comes to

their starting pitching. leaning heavily on a triple-a call-up to get them through the opener in the nation's capitol.

. some bad news to report. the giants pitcher is heading to the ten-day il with an ankle injury and means two of the starting five are out for the near future. so, it's a bullpen game for the giants to start this series against the nationals. the second epiing, the giants up one. make yet four. austin slater with a three-run shot to center. that is his first of the season. the same inning, bases are loaded and crawford sundays a screamer to left field. thomas can't reel in this one and clears the bases to ng. rry san francisco last night and bottom 6, he strikes out.

soto gives up three hits over five shutout innings. giants win 7-1. they're 9 and 5 on the season and game two against the mavs at 10:05 this morning. the athletics hosting the rangers. attendance at more than 7,000 second innings and rangers up two. banez with the deep shot over the left field fence. later in the second, bay area native marcus semmion had the plate with runners at the corners. making a nice 49, but enough to send in a runner from third. as are 8 and 7. the war ares have to wait a couple of days before a potential sweep of the nuggets and a couple of days to decide who will be in the starting five on sunday. the head coach bumped up curry's minutes to gum three in 30. a sign he might shed his bench

player status. he had 27 points. shooting 53s for from the field in game three. curry is ready for any rule to help his team win. >> you don't need to sell him on anything. he's very unique and very, incredibly humble and incredibly arrogant on the floor, you know. humble off of the floor, arrow gant on the floor. a great combination. >> drama before tipoff. a delayed start to the heat and hawks game due to a suspicious package. got the all-clear and that means the hawks were cleared for takeoff. giving the hawks the lead with less than five seconds to go. the next possession, jimmy butler. the hawks win 111-110 to avoid going down. three games to inspect in the series and the warriors are back in action tomorrow. coming up on kpix 5 and

streaming on cbs news bay area, high school softball players gather to remember a teammate killed in a stabbing earlier this week. plus, thousands of bay area nurses are ready to hit the picket lines next week. the timing of the labor dispute is not great with covid cases on the rise. and this is a live look outside in san jose. we'll be right back in a moment. i'm dan o'dowd and i approved this message. you are watching actual videos of the tesla full self driving technology as recorded by the drivers. from turning too tightly and hitting a pylon... [ expletive ] to swerving toward a pole. jesus. watch the bicyclist on the right almost get hit before the driver takes over. sometimes it seems the tesla doesn't want the driver to take over. i'm trying. this driver had to hit the brakes when the tesla didn't understand a detour sign. ok. here it almost hit a truck. obviously, i had to take over. and here it swerves into an oncoming lane. look at that!

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. > lce back. e 32. k you for joining us. i'm devin fehely. let's start with a quick check of the weather with meteorologist brian hackney. >> we have the forecast of patchy low clouds around the bay area. the early going on saturday. mostly, it's a sunny weekend and will cloud up on monday. temperatures today will rise up about 5 to 7 degrees. so,so sum it up, more sunshine. temperatures from 60 to 80. more clouds on monday. no rain and it will stay dry all upcoming week. the next chances on saturday. we'll have more details in a few moments. first, the news. a popular stockton high school softball player was stabbed to death by an intrude or her campus. a crime that shocked and saddened teammates and classmates that gathered yesterday to remember the beloved friend and teammate.

laura has the story from stockton. >> reporter: stag high school softball cheered on alisa, better known as lala one final time. dozens of students, parents and community members gathered on campus friday to say, goodbye to the school's star catcher. >> she is one of the main reasons i stayed playing. >> reporter: while lala caught behind the plate, destiny martinez pitched to her. a special relationship martinez won't forget. >> when i was having a bad day, she would make jokes. getting me back in the spirit to play. >> reporter: the teammates and friends determined to cement her legacy on and off the field. >> i have known lala suns i was 10. >> she was loved and funny. i hope everyone knows that. >> reporter: the stockton police department said that she was killed on stag high school's campus on monday by 52- year-old anthony gray. who is the suspect new behind bars? according to court documents, gray has a list of priors, stemming from crimes he

committed as a minor and adult. gray was sentenced to prison for some of those crimes and is accused of violating parole. after he allegedly murdered reynaga, court documents show gray is accused of committing a planned and sophisticated murder that involved torture. while gray remains behind bars, lala's loved ones pray for justice, though it won't be enough to bring their star player back. >> there is one last thing i could say it would be i love you and watch over us every time we go out to ball. >> that was laura reporting. the d.a.s office said last monday's deadly attack was a, quote, seemingly random act of violence. now to the late of the the war in ukraine. ukrainian officials say more than 20,000 civilians have been killed during russia's siege of mariupol. a senior russian military commander said that moscow wants complete control not just

of eastern ukraine but the southern part of the country as well. chris livesay is in the capitol of kyiv. >> reporter: mariupol has fallen, russiad, thanks to the miss limb chechen fighters who shared this video capturing their celebration. some ukrainian forces are still holding out, capturing mariupol would be a much needed victory for putin and a sign of what may come in eastern ukraine. now, at the center of war. the recent defeat in and around kyiv exposed unresolved weaknesses, starting with their vehicles. >> it's made of aluminum. >> that is why it explodes and burns and melts easily. >> reporter: this ukrainian military expert takes me through a grave yard of russian tanks in the city of bucha. >> it's not good military leadership if you're losing so many men and so much equipment. >> reporter: to date, ukraine said russia lost close to 3,000

armored vehicles and only half in battle. as for the other half? that were abandoned or ran out of fuel and it's finders coopers for those farmers. >> their personnel is not properly trained. commanding officers are notable to plan their offensive operations. >> reporter: it might be one of the world's biggest armies, but quantity doesn't equal quality, said the russian propaganda officer who showed me telephone from a russian captured tank. >> seriously? >> look like it came out of a museum. >> this is the quality of the work we're dealing with. >> unbelievable. >> this is a country that has nuclear weapons? they use this to communicate. how is this a symbol of power? >> reporter: for another example of russian power, look no further than the warship. ukraine stunned the world when it sank the russian flagship last week. russia's defense ministry has

just admitted that one sailor aboard was killed with 27 missing. the real number could be much higher. chris livesay, cbs news, kyiv. back here in the bay area, police in walnut creek is said a man walked into a target armed with a machete and tried to steal a cash register. he didn't get far. the police captured the 31-year- old angel rodriguez across the street near b.a.r.t. he wassa parole for robbery. 5,000 nurses at stanford and packard's children's hospital are poised to walk off the job on monday. part of an ongoing contract dispute with the healthcare system and they're asking for more reliable of the and recovery time to combat pandemic fatigue. stanford is offering a series of wage increases and additional bonuses in the first year. it would bring the entry level base salary to $143,000 topping out at more than 211,000.

the mercury news reports that stanford is bringing in travel nurses from all over the country to maintain patient care during the strike. no word this morning on how long that could last. also other indoor masking would be optional for students and staff at oakland unified. the comes as cases are losing sharply across the bay area in san francisco. the city's test positivity rate stands at 5%, two points higher than the statewide average. the last time san francisco's numbers were that high was ahead of the winter omicron surge. it comes at a time when bay area transit agencies are dropping their masked mandates in line with the recent federal ruling. kpix 5s reeve cohen reports that some board members are reconsidering that decision. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. station embarcadero. >> called it for me. it's here to stay, unfortunately.

however, that is generated. whoever going to have to live with it. >> reporter: not everyone is hitting the same notes about an upcoming vote by b.a.r.t. bosses that could re-enstate masking up when you ride the rails. a judge rove turned the mask mandate causing tens of thousands of people to have the option to remove the mask on b.a.r.t. father and son told me they were not hap about it and chose to keep their masks on. >> i wear for myself and my family. my parents are elderly. i am concerned about their health. his father is of an age where covid can kill and the reason why their family will mask regardless of whether the b.a.r.t. bosses give the command or not to mask up again. >> i worry for my protection. the protection of my family, friends and the community. >> reporter: it was quite a shock to b.a.r.t. and very disappointing to me as a rider and a b.a.r.t. director. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. board president tells me that since the shock of the ruling that reversed mandates, her office worked together to put a propose hal that will be voted on next week. >> what do you think?

are we going to be told by the middle of next week to put the masks back on by b.a.r.t.? >> i think likely. >> one of the suspects in this month's mass shooting in sacramento made a court appearance two days after getting out of the hospital. according to court documents, martin is accused of firing nearly 28 rounds into a crowd of people in the middle of a gunfight between rival gangs. six people died in that shooting and is said to return to court on today. oakland police made a arrest of a 15-year-old girl in antioch. brown was killed while visiting a home on 68th avenue earlier this month. juvenile was taken into custody and didn't release the suspect's age or name. city leaders in oakland are calling on the state to continue funding the fight against homelessness. the city said it will have to cut programs in the state boosts the dedicated flexible

funds used for housing and services. the oakland mayor said the proposed state budget doesn't continue the funding past july of 2023. >> we will lose 741 shelter beds in oakland. we're likely to see more than 1,000 people support back on to the streets of oakland. >> reporter: a recent bay area pole found that -- poll found that homelessness was a top issue. 86% said it got worse the last few years. san mateo county is going after moon santa to over contamination from man made toxic chemicals known as pcbs. the county said yet opted out of a national class action lawsuit because it would provide a fraction of the money needed for cleanup costs. the suit from the county and nine of the cities and towns claims that mean santa to knew about the -- monsanto knew about the health effects and misled the public about them. the pcb chemicals are known to cause a wide range of cancers.

in a statement to kpix 5, they disputed the county's finding saying the company believes the case is meritless and never manufactured, used or disposed of pcbs in the state. coming up, the end of know era in gull roy. why organizers are saying farewell. >> this week's jeffersona award winners is one of the longest serving volunteers at the san fr

. it's been a world-famous bay area tradition for 42 years. the 52 knowular gilroy garlic festival is calling it quits. the event is canceled indefinitely, they blame financial challenges for forcing them to say, firewell. more details from ryan yamamoto. >> clearly, it was over the 10 years of just losing money. that was the man culprit and man cause of what was going on with the festival and being able to be sustainable. and that was a real cause. that was the root cause of it. >> reporter: organizers first of the valley said rising costs and premiums contribute to the problem. the festival was having to bus- in festivalgoers as development incoached around christmas hill park where the annual event was held. judge the truth of the matter is the development is what was

eating at the garlic festival association's reserves and that were barely able to keep that going. >> a deadly shooting at the festival back in 2019 left three dead and injured 17 played little if their decision to cancel. the festival never recovered from it. the event was canceled the following year because of covid and a drive-through version was held last year. >> the nonprofits schools, sports teams, i mean so many things that depended on it for fundraising. absolutely. that is probably the biggest loss, i will say. >> reporter: organizers say they're reimagining the annual festival and look to brig back a smaller version, possibly a 2500 to 5,000-person event if they can find a venue. >> we're not going away. we're trying to work through it and figure it out. for it is a process and hard to put a timetable to it. i know people want that and

understand that. we have to find it. >> i that was ryan yamamoto reporting. since starting in 1979, the festival raised more than $12 million for schools and local nonprofits. >>? grape growers said a hard freeze devastated their crop and the loss in the vineyards will likely translate to higher prices at the liquor store. the brown clusters would have been wine grapes but they're damaged for the season. lost due to last week's frost. stewart spencer of the lodi wine grape area said growers have been impacted. >> the areas affected, you know, are the thornton area, clarksburg. off of grant line road and the of the side of lodi. my family opens a vineyard in amador county and we had a pretty extensive frost damage across there. estimating 50 to 75% loss of the crop. >> the san joaquin farmer

bureau is working to assess the loss, which could be enough to open up state funding to affected farmers. good morning. help is building in over the west cost and as the pressure comes up, the temperatures will follow suit. patchy valley fog forecast for the morning. a few low clouds and the sunshine comes up by monday afternoon. the low pressure dives out of the golf, which is what happened last weekend. except this time, when the low comes south out of the gulf, it won't bring rain with yet but more clouds that. is on monday. today is nice in terms of temperatures. we'll be above average with san francisco's forecast at 65. two degrees warmer than usual. oakland, 68. 71 for san jose and 74 at concord. the numbers above average. and see a nice weekend on tap. with the sunshine and recent rains, the allergens will be up for today and tomorrow and

monday and tuesday. as a result, if you suffer from allergies, it's not going to be the greatest four-day stretch you have experienced. rain chances are pretty low. the next time we see any chance for rain coming in is going to be income saturday night. as for the next -- be nexf saturday night, the next six days are high and dry. in the headlines, warm today. a norm at sunday like today. a few more clouds. passing clouds for tomorrow and on monday. it will be dry and by the time we get to the middle of next week plenty of sunshine for the entire week ahead. today, we'll be pleasant. support, palo alto and couper toono and half -- cupertino and half moon bay. antioch at 75. 76, fairfield. pleasant hill, 74. north bay is looking good, to. sunshine. the numbers in the low 70s.

extended forecast shows a dry week ahead. the warmest two days in the next seven. they're going to be on sunday and monday. a nice dry week ahead and we'll see what happens next weekend. for today, have a good one. most people think the zoo is only about animals. for 1 million annual visitorrors to the san francisco -- visitors to the straps zoo, there is more. we're surprised to this week's bay area jefferson award winner. >> they look healthy. >> reporter: as a 33-year volunteer, she has filled many role at the san francisco zoo and gardens. >> i was going to put it somewhere else. someone said how would you like the space here? >> reporter: the 82-year-old helped thousands of young visitors. >> they're big bees. >> reporter: soak in the wonders of nature. >> no noise. no jumping around.

just watch. you learn so much. >> reporter: visitors arer learning a lot through two gardens she founded. >> i am talking about the ghost of these. >> reporter: the 10-year-old conservation corner showcases writerally friendly features like solar power. >> the potato bags are there. >> reporter: and organic vegetable growing. she hopes to inspire people to plant their own gardens. >> even if you have a space this big, you can grow lettuce, kale, swiss charred -- all of those things and they keep coming back. you can get it every night fresh and from your garden. from your stuff. >> reporter: the restored horticulturalist started the fragrance garden that attracts pollenators like bees and butter on i flies. >> this garden gives a lot. scents, smells, touch. you can touch and feel it. you can see the birds taking a bath. >> reporter: tanya peterson, the director of the san francisco zoo and gardens said that gail took the lead in advocating for a natural

habitat for the animals. >> gail, pit myselfs the three cs of san francisco zoo's mission, connect, care and conserve. she did that by a creation of natural gardens and habitats. >> reporter: gail oversees 10 volunteers who care for the gardens. >> reporter: learned so much from hear. >> reporter: the 20-year volunteer said she taught her everything from picking weeds, irrigate and care for plants. >> none of us 7 capable of planting and taking care of plants we choose to and takes care of the environment. >> looks good. >> reporter: for creating natural gardens and habitats as a 33 year volunteer at the san francisco zoo and gardens, this week's jefferson businessward in the bay area goat to gail secia. >> over the years, she's helped kids copquarter the fear of boy. the bee will die if

. a tricky rescue in southern california to save a german shepherd that fell down a 12- foot hole. lexie was playing a game of hide and seek with hear owner yesterday in fontana and got excited, accidentally plunged down the hole. luckily, lie took all of it -- lexie took all of it in stride. fire crews rappeled to the bottom and pulled her to safety. an update on an orphan mountain lion cub rescued in san mateo. on friday, the oakland zoo shared the video of rose getting a special attention with the back scratcher. when she was rescued, she weighed eight pounds and is the getting around-the-clock care, has a blood transfusion, eats five times a day and weighs 12 pounds. she's on the spend and should be released from the zoo icu soon. a world record fit for yesterday's earth day. a bright drop driver set the guinness world record for the greatest distance traveled by an electric van on a single charge. the driver completed the 260-

mile trip from new york to d.c. the trip was not just to set a

♪♪ ♪♪ . new born triplets are social media stars, with 2 million likes on tiktok. on april 13th, the triplets were welcomed via c-section at 32 weeks. the parents are from a rio grande and san luis obispo

county. they documented the whole journey on tiktok where more than 130,000 followers have awaited updates. >> it's a blessing. you never expect to have triplets. i feel superlucky. >> i feel blessed. very excited to be a girl dad. >> i think it's cool when babies are born with hair. their account, we made triplets, has gained 1.8 million likes. coming up in the next half hour, an intersection that has proven to be dangerous is getting an upgrade as the woman mourns the loss of

. a major change is coming to one of san jose's most dangerous intersections. sadly, not in time for one grieving mother. >> my daughter was killed here. they haven't caught the individuals that killed her. >> an uphill battle over an improvement project in east oakland. why neighbors worry it could lead to higher crime. good morning. it's saturday, april 23rd. thank you for joining us. i'm devin fehely. start with a quick check of the weather with first alert meteorologist brian hackney. good morning. we have the forecast of patchy low clouds ou