. live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. right now object kpix5 and streaming on cbs news bay area, cruise ship under investigation by the cdc is in the spotlight again. just how big is the covid outbreak on board. >> everybody got tested before this, and they took good procedures, which is awesome. and i will wear my mask the whole time. local school held a prom but say covid is not on the guest list. details of their plan, coming up. plus, nearly 100 pounds of fentanyl worth more than $4 million and the cost in human suffering incame cuable is off the street this morning. we will have detase on the bust. good morning, it's sunday, april 24th, thanks for joining

us. i am devin fehely. let's start check of the weather with brian hackney. we have sunshine and low cloudiness, once we have done that, temperatures will reach the low 80 inland today. but tomorrow, we pick up a few more clouds. so, we are expecting more sunshine, temps from 60 to 80 the 60 along the shoreline. and more clouds tomorrow, not any rain, though he. and it will stay dry all week. next chance next saturday. as for highs for today, all the way up to 81 at fairfield and 66 in san francisco. more details coming up, but first, back to the news. we are learning this morning that a cruise ship docked in san francisco earlier this month a ship that was under investigation by the cdc has experienced yet another covid outbreak. the mercury news reports 143 people aboard the ruby princess cruise ship tested positive for covid after a trip from san francisco to hawaii ending on

april 11th. the last voyage is under investigation as well. it ended with 73 people sick in march. stepped up security measures were in place last night at a high school prom. that follows a covid outbreak at another school's prom recently. kpix5's da lin reports from hillsdale high school how they tried to prevent the viruses from spreading. >> reporter: students say it's first prop post pandemic. and they are llthedring sure co the fun. high school proms,. >> we are so excited. >> we have been excited the whole day. >> reporter: the dance scene. >> i try to be myself and have fun. >> reporter: the friendship. >> you see your friends, and you are like are you ready. >> reporter: memories of a lifetime. >> i don't want a to miss it. it's something to talk about the rest of your life. >> reporter: they are back after two years of absence. limbos and partying buses pulling up to the san francisco

design center with young people in sharp tuck cedeos and beautiful gowns. >> it's crazy because we get one and get to come together as juniors and seniors and as school, and it's well overdue. >> reporter: this senior says he is fortunate he gets to end the high school years on a high note. and he gets to fulfill his date's dream. >> i am actually a freshman in college, so i never got my prom or anything, this is my first time. and i am super excited. >> reporter: the san mateo union high school district stepped up safety measures after a covid outbreak at the san mateo high school prom earlier this month. the district says about 90 students out of 600 tested positive for covid. mostly mild cases. they say most students did not mask up since it was option. >> we tested before three days ago, and we are supposed to do it again today before we go in. so it's safe space. >> i am worried of an outbreak, but i don't think that's really that big of a concern for me, since i am fully vaccinated. >> reporter: the district now requires a negative test and

masking indoors. >> i think it's really responsible and really appropriate. >> reporter: all the students and daniels says they want the magical night to be covid free. >> i think it gives you closure. think a lot of stewedets enters struggled with not having the closure the senior year, so it's cool to be here. horsor. >> reporter: more districts are requiring testing and masking for proms. in san francisco, da lin, kpix5. in san francisco, the covid test positivity rate is climbed more than 5%. ucsf disease specialist says the positivity rate could be higher because people are use at-home tests that doesn't get reported. but he is not screening as what's happening as the beginning of another surge. >> we have a very dramatic decoming so far, between what we see in the community, and what we see in the hospitals.

these cases have been going on for a long time and we haven't seen a big impact in the hospital. >> the main advice is don't be afraid but engage with life responsibly. a live look at san francisco's city hall. starting tomorrow, masks will no longer be required in public board hearing rooms. city dropped masking requirements in city buildings in march, but kept the requirement for meeting rooms. the city official say they are monitoring case numbers and may adjust the rules again as needed. right now, san mateo county sheriff's deputies is searching to arsuspect accused of robbing a group of teens. authorities say the suspect approached the group at gunpoint after midnight yesterday morning. it happened along hall avenue a couple blocks south of woodside plaza. police say the suspect forced one victim to the ground and made off with his or her wallet before taking off in a silver four-door sedan.

a car speeding near mills college and seconds later it was inside a residential home. police found the car and 21- year-old driver inside the damaged vehicle yesterday morning. authorities say another passenger was will but can't confirm the person's identity. the driver remains hospitalized in serious condition. the alameda county sheriff office sees sheriff's department seized fentanyl. it's a part of a larger problem in the bay area that's out of control. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says this is a glimpse into the current fentanyl epidemic. but families that have been touched by the cries ris grateful when they can see more drugs coming off the street. >> these guys are out there work being hard every day to get drugs off the street. >> reporter: video from the sheriff's office shows us what 42,000 grams of fentanyl that was headed across the bay area looks like now that the agency

has collected it. >> alameda county sheriff's saved my life ten years ago. i was in a meth induced psychosis running around the streets here. >> reporter: it means a lot to gina mcdonald, someone who recovered from drug use herself, and now worries about it for her children. >> ten years ago fentanyl was not as prevalent in the drug supply, so i your described. >> reporter: she didn't have to deal with drugs laced using this substance that can kill even in small amounts, she is focused on what fentanyl can do to teens today. >> my daughter is an addict who is currently in treatment, but she was out there buying her drugs on the street. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says the pills that are seized in raids on friday broke up an undercover manufacturing lab. one suspect has been arrested, while deputies look for another. >> we formed this group and thought enough is enough. we heard from so many other people whose kids are out there. >> reporter: mcdonald helped to start mothers against drug deaths in the bay area. hoping she and other parents

can do more to save kids while law enforcement agencies try to keep up with the endless supply still on streets. >> we feel like we are just screaming into the abyss, right, help our kids, help the communities, drugs are spreading everywhere. >> reporter: reporting in alameda county shawn chitnis kpix5. 5,000 nurses are ready to walk off the job starting tomorrow. it's part of an ongoing contract dispute with a health care system. the nurses say the hospital is still not offering enough in wages, bonuses and mental health support. stanford is offering wage increases, plus additional bonuses to bring the entry level base salary to $143,000. salaries would top out at more than $211,000. the nurses union says a formal bargaining session is set for tuesday. but at the moment, it appears that the strike will happen one

day before that. california is seeing a boom in home schooling. state numbers show it has more than doubled since the pandemic was declared. now, only on 5, sharon chen on one of the controversial factors driving that increase. >> they are struggling because of it this year. >> reporter: nicole plans to pull her four children out of the fairfield unified school district if california enforces the covid vaccine mandate for children. >> when you have the government essentially coming in and telling you we are going to tell you what to do, and what's best. that's a hard pill to swallow and doesn't make sense to a lot of parents. >> reporter: although she and her husband got the shot, they didn't want it for their kids all under age 12. >> nobody can actually say we know because we studied for five, ten years, that this in the long run is completely safe. >> reporter: she would join an increasing number of parents who home school. although the state does not count the number of home schooled children, it does keep

track of the number of private school affidavits that must be filed to independently educate five or fewer students. and more than 34,000 affidavits were filed last year. that's a 55% increase over the year before, and moprepandemiar >> here's my. >> reporter: consultant sees the home school explosion in the free workshop. >> you are capable of teaching. >> reporter: she was teaching up to 30 people each quarter and then the pandemic hit. >> i was overwhelmed and started to do them weekly and had 50 to 100 people every time. >> reporter: interest spiked again when governor newsom announced plans to add the covid vaccine to the list of required school immunizations. that was the same day as the home school filing deadline. >> that day, every facebook group that i am aware of, blew up with people joining it. we had a lot of panicked people really upset and not sure where

they were going. >> reporter: parents are mobtorring state legislative proposal. one would allow kids 12 and older to get the vaccine without their parents' permission or emergency. another bill eliminates the personal belief exemption in mandating the vaccine for kindergarten through 12th graders. >> that hit the seed. >> reporter: the pressure to vaccinate, one of the reasons why jessica ortiz walked out her job and pulled her second grader out of his private school. >> i should have the choice what goes into my son. >> reporter: she has been home schooling for several months. >> i wanted to focus on something that something that allows us to have a choice, and that's where home school just like works perfect for us. >> reporter: but for this woman. >> i definitely would be in a position of having to home school four children, including a son that is autistic, who has special services that he is supposed to have access to. >> reporter: home schooling would not be easy, but at least

she says it gives her and her husband a choice to do what they think is best for their kids. sharon chen, kpix5. of course parents cite many factors in choosing to home school, including more individualized instruction and keeping kids safe and satisfaction with distance learning. last week the state announced it will delay the vaccine requirement for school age children. at least until next summer. this is a live look at oracle park in san francisco. later today, thousands of students will converge on the ball park for a celebration of science. it's called discovery day and features hundreds of demonstrations and experiments. local scientists and engineers will be on hand to interact with the kids. time now is 6:12. still ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbs news bay area, a big night for the arts in san francisco. your chance to hear from janelle monae. one of the most scenic marathons in the world. what you need to know if you are heading to big sur today. taking a live look outside, we will be right back.

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francisco where tonight one of the biggest stars will be featured. janelle monae will expand on a rebellious word tore trade in album. that events kicks off at 7:30 and tickets are available. and right now, 27 miles of highway 1 is close are for the big sur international marathon. the race in monterey county is known as one of the most scenic marathons in the world. that's great sky drone footage. eye started in the predawn dark. runners lining up at #:00 a.m. the race continues until 1:00 this afternoon. good morning to you. we have the pressure up and temperatures will follow suit, with numbers inland in the low 80 degree range. in the warmest spots. along the shoreline, in the upper 50s, low 60s, so very summer like. high pressure is building in, low pressure will be here by monday, bringing in high clouds to northern california, but not bringing in any rain.

that's tomorrow. for today, in the futurecast, you can see we have got clear skies, then the clouds move in on monday. and then they clear out of here by the time we get to late on monday. we will have some low cloudiness to start the morning in some of the valleys around the bay area. but the sun will be coming out. winds will be coming up as well. futurecast gusts show 25-mile- an-hour winds by mid afternoon today. santa rosa has 15-mile-an-hour winds at around 20, 15 to 20 miles an hour out in the east bay. ly the breezy but not a huge deal and winds will die down overnight tonight before kicking up again a little bit tomorrow when the high clouds pass over. in terms of the next chance of rain, let's not hold our breath. because there's not much on the way. through next weekend, there's just minimal chances on saturday. so we will look for more sunshine, temperatures today range from 60 near the coast to the low 80s inland. and we get more clouds on monday, but no rain. in fact, the rest of the week looks dry and only a hint of a

ghost of a minuscule chance of next saturday. i am trying to lower your expectations. 72 in palo alto. mill pita 77. mountainview, 71. fairfield, 81, brentwood is 80p the tri-valley area, temps in the nid-70s. not earth bay beautiful day. 74 in vato. santa in novato. the extended forecast, along the shoreline, in the city in the 60s, and around oakland, 60s will do it as well. and san jose very pleasant week ahead. inland, the warmest days of the week are today and tomorrow. then the rest of the week things ease up. so, very pleasant, have i mild week ahead. and a very dry one as well. that's the weather. now, back to the news. coming up, we get you caught up on the nba playoffs,

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on the western finals with a win. they would go into the next round well rested in the

regular season they won eight games in a row and looking to sweet nuggets out of the po inc shooting above 52% from the field in each of the first three games. steve kerr and draymond green spoke at practice about the warrior' mind set going into game four. >> you don't want to jink anything burks when you say you don't ever want to give up a chance to close out a series, it's kind of implied that there's a reason for that, you know. you give up a chance and never know what happens the next game. things change quickly. so, you just don't mess around. you have a chance, you have to go for it. >> this is ain't our first rodeo. i don't need to walk around loo guys stay locked in. like, we know the task at hand and we know what the things that we need to do to win the game. and that's kind of whatit boils down to. >> former warrior deangelo russell could help his old teammates if the timberwolves even the series with grizzlies. under two minutes and t-wolves

up 5 and he hits the crsover d nails the theyn to8. ifthe warriors wrap it up today, they could get a nice rest while those teams battle it out. kevin durant and the nets were looking to avoid a 3-0 deficit as they hosted the celtics. fourth quarter celtics up annotate um drives to the basket and gets a lay-in between three defenders. he had 39 points as celtics beat the nets 109-103. what's been a tough season for the sharks going on a ten- game losing streak but have seen progress on the ice of late. the sharks looking to win two out of the last three games. second period, the sharks on the attack up 1-0 it the turnover and it is passed up for the score. that's the 29th goal of the year for him. sharks up 2-0. later in the period, sharks look to take a commanding lead. meyer who was voted the sharks' player of the year, flicks in

the career high, 34th goal and the sharks win 4-1. the giants are on their longest road trip of the season. there's drama as they have been team keeps pln awford was comin a big game and it continued yesterday. first inning, runners at the corners and he hits a single and one comes in to score. they take the 1-0 lead. giants up 2-0, and up to the plate and he hits a line drive to right center field, that was just the beginning of a big inforth giants. and three batters later, the giants now up 4-0. peterson hits a single through the gap. slater comes home and giants score four runs total in the fifth. moving ahead to the ninth, giants looking to close this one out. on the mound, ruiz grounds out and giants win 5-2 and they

have two games left on the 12- game road trip including one game in milwaukee. yesterday the a's hosted the rangers. 7th inning, garber strikes out. and he pitched 7 1/3 and eight strikeouts and is one of the few familiar faces left on the green and bold. 8th inning no score. a singel to left and one run scores and look at that. tony kemp fires a rocket from left and gets the runner out at home. unfortunately, after a review, the umps decide he was illegally blocking the plate and they would rule the runner safe, the a's lose 2-0. now to the pitch. earthquake fans were fired up as san jose hosted the seattle sounders. 92nd minute quakes erased a 3-1 deficit to tie the game. christian espinoza hits the stutter step and scores the goal.

a hat trick for him as the earthquakes win 4-3, it's the first win of the season. and that warriors game today starts at 12:30. small businesses in san francisco have been hit again and again with lawsuits. the filers say the businesses are out of compliance with the americans with disabilities act. businesses say they are being preyed on. coming up the, da is stepping into the fray. another sweet dose of support for ukrainians sourceed right here in the bay area.

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live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. welcome back. it's 6:28. thanks for joining us. i am defehely. let's start this hour with weather. we have sunshine on the way and low cloudiness to dispense with. once we have done that, temperatures reach the low 80s inland today. but tomorrow, we pick up a few more clouds. so, we are expecting more sunshine. temps from 60 to 80. the 60 along the shoreline. and more clouds tomorrow, and not any rain, though. and it will stay dry all week. next chance is next saturday. as for highs for today, all the way up to 81 at fairfield. 77 at livermore and 66 in san francisco.

more details coming up, but first, let's get back to the news. this is a live look at san francisco in the sign line. business owners say they are the target of frivolous lawsuits. insult to injury after everything they endured during the pandemic. the da's office released the map of more than 300 businesses, all targeted by san diego law firm potter handy. each suit claimed violations s ericwith dibilitict. ds e haveiton the website mesclaim at kpix.com. wind driven wild fires are destroying buildings and forcing evacuations in new mexico. wind gusts reached 90 miles an hour on friday at hundreds of homes and other buildings are now gone. the governor says there are

more than 20 active wild fires, and all of of this comes weeks before new mexico's fire season usually starts. >> our risk season is incredibly and dangerously early. and some people have asked me whether or not this means we won't see that in may and june. one is not related to the other. it means we have a longer more dramatic and quite frankly, more dangerous significant fire season ahead of us. the largest of the fires is the cook peak fire that burned about 75 square miles in northeast new mexico. new this morning, house minority leader kevin mccarthy made his first public comments since audio recordings were released of him telling rehub can colleagues we urge president trump to resign after thar

don't matter get in our way. do not let the media divide us. do not let them get off topic. they can talk about everything they want to talk about, but we know what america wants. >> in recently released phone recordings from 2021, mccarthy suggest that trump should resign after the riot at the capitol. on january 6th, bakersfield republican denied ever saying that. now to the war in ukraine, president zelensky says secretary of state anthony blinken and lloyd austin will visit him in kyiv. neither the white house or state department released the details. zelensky is hoping they will lay the grouped work for a visit about president biden. the biden administration

announced additional 800 million for ukraine. ukrainian officials say president putin has denied a request for a cease-fire for orthodox easter. >> reporter: as fighting rages on in the east of ukraine, in lviv, a city mostly spared by russia's rathe, parishioners gather for protection and reflection. a somber affair for many this year. it's less festive this year, this mother of three says. we want to keep our traditions and we want our kids to understand that god is with us. he helps us we will win and in this big day, the victory will be ours. despite calls to stay home, young and old line up with their food baskets for a blessing. others, though r still too

scared to venture to church this easter. so we meet a young family that today is also feeling thankful. i think i've never been this happy in my life tells me this young mother. anna maria says she left ukraine for poland when the war started. alone, nine months pregnant, and carrying a world of worry on her shoulders. when we were separated from each other, it put a huge burden psychologically on us. we were constantly reading the news, she says, and the situation in ukraine in general, we were very worried. without her husband or family by her side, and while her own country was being ripped apart by suffering, the 25-year-old in her own agony gave birth to a little miracle. baby margarita. and this gushing father couldn't be happier to have his

girls by his side. i have realized my wife is not just a woman. she is a hero, he says. and that if i was in her shoes, i wouldn't be able to. i would have broken down. a family finally reunited, and counting their blessings this easter. in the long and dark shadow of war. here in the bay area, there's a sweet way to support ukraine. san francisco based ukrainian base ret hosted a pop-up sale which was bustling with foot traffic. they sold food native to ukraine. the hope is to make life easier for those fleeing from the russian invasion. >> the one that's behind me that you see is a group of individuals that has gently used clothing and the proceeds will go to the sunflower

project, which supports humanitarian aid and medical supplies. >> a portion of proceeds from the sales go directly to nova ukraine a nonprofit providing aid to ukrainian refugees. the prime minister of ukraine is in washington trying to secure more money and weapons to defend against russian attacks in the east. he will talk to margaret brennan. >> the pentagon is saying russian troops is moving into the country with a focus on the area, and it's expect to get very intense very quickly. so this is going to be a very decisive part of the war. and we are going to talk to the prime minister about exactly what his country needs, whether he thinks they are getting the support that the west should provide given the level of atrocity that is happening on the ground and also how close they are, potentially, to negotiating an end to this conflict. >> and you can see the

interview with the prime minister and several other guests this morning at 8:30 on kpix5. coming up, building a better life through education. the students rising above scholar who overcame early challenges.

a plan to restore a series of hidden staircases in east

oakland hitting roadblock. neighbors tell kpix5da lin they are worried the project could have unintendeded consequences. >> reporter: this impassable trail between two houses is overgrown with vegetation. located between outlook avenue and hillmont drive, this is where one of five stairways the city wants to build in the eastmont hills neighborhood. those stairways would connect people in the flatlands of east oakland up to the hills. >> it connects neighborhoods. and that's something we haven't been able to do. so you are kind of like on one street and that's it. you don't know the people on the next street. >> reporter: supporters say the staircase also provide accessibility, opponents worry easy access would bring unwanted foot traffic and more crime. >> you hear automatic gunfire all the time. break-ins up and downhillmont and outlook. >> reptraihas been here 34 years. he reminds people this is east oakland not the berkeley hills. he worries criminals will use

the staircases as escape routes or ambush people. >> a couple walking late at night at dusk whatever, and jump out, and give me your money. >> crime, noise, young people hang out, play music et cetera, et cetera. who calls the police? and will the police respond? probably not. >> reporter: the oakland department of transportation had already set aside money for the staircase on outlook avenue. they are pausing obstruction due to opposition from many neighbors. supporters maintain the staircases will connect neighbors rather than divide them. >> if you build it, people come. >> what's the purpose? and if you don't do anymore than one staircase on one stairway it's like a stairway to nowhere. >> reporter: in oakland, i am da lin, kpix5. at this point, there is no timeline, and right now the city wants more feedback from the neighbors before deciding how or if to move forward with that project.

oakland police say the two flavored tobacco toselling poce say coity pped them off, they seized approximately 1500 -- $15,000 worth of banned tobacco products. the store clerks have been cite and ce fines. a restaurant fire prompt evacuations in south san francisco. a fire broke out in the back of a chinese restaurant near a sandwich shop. the fire forced people to evacuate people to nearby motel. fortunately, fire crews worked quickly and prevented it from spreading to nearby buildings. twitter says they are cracking down on ads denying the effects of climate change. they did not say if the accounts paying for the ads would be banned. penterest will prevent users from sharing climate information. that's a ban of that kind of

content compared to twitter's narrower ad ban. last google said they would clime change denials as well. good morning. temperatures will follow suit with number inland in the low 08 degree rate and along the shoreline in the upper 50s and lower 60s. high pressure is building in, low pressure will be here by monday. bringing in high clouds to northern california, but not bringing any rain. that's tomorrow. for today, in the futurecast, we have got clear skies, and clouds move in on monday. and they clear out of here by the time we get to late monday. low cloudiness to start morning, and some of the valleys around the bay area, but the sun will be coming out. winds will be coming up as well. futurecast gusts show 25-mile- an-hour winds by mid afternoon today. santa rosa has 15-mile-an-hour winds and around 20, 15 to 20 miles an hour out of the east bay. little breezy today but not a huge deal. the winds will die down

overnight tonight before kicking up again a little bit tomorrow when the high clouds pass over. in terms of the next chance of rain, let's not hold our breath because there's not much on the way. if you look at chances through next weekend, there's just minimal chances on saturday. so, we will look for more sunshine. temperatures today range from 60 near the coast to the low 80s inland. and we get more clouds on monday, but no rain. and in fact, the e weeklooky, anonhi a ghost of a minuscule chance next saturday. i am trying to lower your expectations about that. 72 in palo alto. los gatos. 77 degrees. in mountainview, 71. if you head to fairfield, 81. brentwood is 80p but elsewhere on the tri-valley area, in the 70s. santa rosa at 78.

and napa hit 76. up a ukiah 76 as well. the extended forecast along the shoreline in the city all week in the 60s, and around oakland, 60s will do it as well. and sant jose pleasant week. inland, the warnest days of the week will be today and tomorrow and the rest of the week things ease up. very pleasant and mild week ahead, and a very dry one as well he. that's the weather. now, back to the news. starting a new business is challenging, but this week's students rising above scholar noafraid from a x elabh cookr to get his hands dirty. the 26-year-old richmond resident partnered with his dad. >> very proud. >> reporter: launch. he m demolition last year. >> we will be able to work together. that's a good thing. >> reporter: starting a

business during the pandemic was risky. >> we did demolition work, and license and insured and bonded. >> reporter: and a test of eric's faith in himself. >> most of my young adult and childhood life, i was scared of family. scared of family. that was never a thought that entered my mind. i was not going to fail in any class, anything i wanted to do. >> reporter: fighting the fears allowed eric to accomplish a lot. he graduated de la sar high school before gets his bachelor's degree. a stent in residence rounds out his resume. but the greatest success is family. mom and dad were young when their son was born. separating when eric was a toddler. >> it's so difficult reflecting back. i apologize. truly i was hard on myself, too. be kind tower beuse we

>> ugthroh it all, they remained very close. sharing weekly meals. >> my dad and his friend in lake tahoe. >> reporter: and yearly vacations. the family grew as both parents had children with other partners. >> when one of us wins, we all win when one fails we all do so we have to stay in that. >> reporter: her courage inspires her son. >> she is my biggest motivator and my rock. getting teary eyed. but my mom, i too toy follow her example. >> reporter: the business experience pushes eric forward. >> my dad is my idea of what man is supposed to be. he is super hard working, he is very humble, he is kind of like the man with the plan. like if we need to do something, he's in his head trying to figure it out. >> reporter: and now eric's starting his own household with girlfriend maria. as he builds his future on this family's solid foundation. >> i hope the business is successful enough where i am able to start other businesses.

that's my future goal. >> reporter: elizabeth for students rising above. >> eric says the next step coct cee. coming up, a weekend filled with earth day events. how some bay area residents marking the occasion.

all around the world, people are mark earth day. and here in the bay area, that means service projects and celebrations. kpix5's john ramos was there for the action in san francisco. >> reporter: for some, earth day weekend began with a service like a cleanup gathering at the berkeley shoreline. where row rowan fill its and his family collected junk to keep out of the ocean. >> there's styrofoam, some cans, and there's an old mask. >> reporter: earth day was created to give something back to the planet and the bay area has embraced the idea over the years. in san francisco mother nature returned the favor with beautiful weather. in san francisco's mission district, for annual earth day festival. postponed for two years by the pandemic. >> reporter: what does it feel like to have this back? is. >> it feels so good. i am pretty sure i've gotten more hugs today than i got in two years. >> reporter: new this year, was

an all vegan menu. every food booth offered plant based items including a sonoma county far company that produce as smoky brand of mushroom injury. >> a while ago it was only avocado toast and port bella burgers. now you have cheese to everything in between. >> reporter: mushroom injury. >> and mushroom injury. >> reporter: food production has huge impact on the environment and that's why there's such an emphasis on plant based edibles. but one group at the festival says the ground itself is in peril. modern farming left the soil with 2 to 3% of normal organic content, making the food grown in it not nearly as healthy to eat. >> let's say if you have an orange in 19 20s, to get the same amount of nutrition value today you have to eat about 8 oranges. can you imagine buying eight oranges and getting the same amount of nutrition? that hasn't worked. >> reporter: it could be hard to keep the focus on solutions, and richard felix thinks that's

where art comes in. he travels the world setting up public murals in an effort he calls anyone can paint. today's theme was what do you love about the earth. and felix says the common message emerging from it is that people see the earth as a spaceship in which we are traveling together, and we need to take care of it for our own sake. >> the idea is if we get people thinking and creating together, and we start opening up the creative in everybody, it changes what we can actually do together. >> reporter: and it is that change turning thought into action that gives earth day its power to offer real hope for the future. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix5. san francisco's earth day festival began 11 years ago and is only festival run by volunteers entirely. crews broke ground on an $87 million wildlife crossing in southern california, designed to give mountain lions

and other animals safe passage in and out of the santa monica mountains. when it is done, it will be the largest such corridor in the world. if you have been look for reasons to go outside this weekend, there's no better excuse than the grand opening of the presidio's battery bluff park. it is one of three parks that connects san francisco in the historic golden gate bridge. construction started in 2009, but it hit roadblocks during the pandemic. this weekend, it's finally opened. final touches will continue through the spring and the goal is to completely revamp the presidio by this summer. >> i hope everybody comes out to see this. not only can you have the magnificent views, but you can have wonderful walks. >> construction will continue through the spring as the presidio tunnel top is set to open this july. san francisco's second annual yum yams festival is celebration of all things eu bay. theiam has a purple color that can be found in many filipino

treats and quiz scenes. due to last year's success, it doubled the amount of vendors and expanded to neighboring mary court paseo. coming up later today, join bay area focus. it starts at 12:30 this afternoon. you can catch it on the streaming service cbs news bay area, and on the sister station, k bcw.

it is 6:56. time for look at this morning's top stories. cruise ship that docked in san francisco earlier this month is under investigation again by the cdc. the mercury news reports 143 people who were aboard the ruby princess cruise ship tested positive for covid after the voyage from san francisco to hawaii that ended on april 11th. mown while, the covid positivity rate is more than 5% in san francisco. an expert from ucsf says it could be much higher because many tests don't go reported. these numbers raise concerns, they are not viewed as another wave. the alameda county sheriff office seized close to 100 pounds of fentanyl. the sheriff's office says the pills and powder seized in raids on friday broke up an undercover manufacturing lab. one suspect has been arrested, and deputies are looking for second. thousands of students will take to oracle park later today for a celebration of science. it's called discovery day and

features hundreds of demonstrations and experiments. local scientists and engineers will be on hand to interact with the kids. good morning. we have got sunshine on the way. we have a little low cloudiness to dispense with once we have done that, temperatures will reach the low 80s inland today. but tomorrow, we pick up a few more clouds. so, we are expecting more sunshine temps from 60 to 80. no rain, and it will stay dry all week. next chance is next saturday. highs for today, 81 at fairfield. 77 livermore and 66 in san francisco. thank you so much for joining us cbs sunday morning with jane pauley is next on kpix5. enjoy the rest of your sunday.

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