. right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs news bay area, warning this morning about potential widespread summer blackouts. california leaders are warning that our supply of power can't keep up with the demand. and what the purpose has been is to put money in his pockets. >> this morning, a major victory for a peninsula restaurant facing a disability lawsuit from an alleged serial filer. how it can help hundreds of other small businesses. >> they're throwing the students here now and the faculty under the bus. i got tenured and pink slipped in the same month. >> bay area students and professors outraged over cuts

made official last night. why they're being blamed for the administration's mismanagement. good morning, it's saturday, may 7th. i'm devin fehely. let's start with a quick check of our weather with first alert meteorologist paul hagan. >> some locally dense fog. mist and drizzle to start saturday morning. in general, going to be a breezy, cool day. it's the better half of the weekend for outdoor activities. we have actual showers possible for mother's day. we'll take that, vantage point though it's hit or miss activity. the unsettled weather pattern is sticking around into much of next week, north of the golden gate and that is where the best rain chance overall is going to be. let's look at the rain chances the next seven days. the best chance is on sunday and then again on tuesday. those rain chances have a chance to sneak all of the way down to the central bay. san francisco and oakland. we're not talking about heavy rain. in the month of may, we'll take what we can get. add up the first batch of rain on sunday. a lot of inland spots in the east bay and say want clara valley. a chance of picking up a few

hundreds of an inch of rain around the rest of the bay area and on the high end of the north bay. again, we'll take it. and high temperatures today will end up a few degrees below average. mid-50s long the coast. near 60 in the city with mid- 60s in oakland in the east bay. a mix of upper 60s and low 70s farther inland. we begin with an urgent warning from the operators of california's power grid. kpix 5s sarah explains, we could be facing frequent blackouts once the weather heats up. >> reporter: it's been two years since californians were hit with rolling blackouts. in the face of climate change and extreme hot events, we could be in store for more. officials are getting ready and that you should be getting ready to conserve, too. >> if we get into an extreme event, we'll see where, you know, we're humble about what might happen. we may have to call in californians to take steps to just manage their load during those hot periods. >> reporter: the public urk actualities commission, california's independent system

operator and the california energy commission warned friday while plans are in place to avoid blackouts, extreme hot across the west can make it harder to tap into other power sources in an emergency. add in a severe drought that could knock hydro electric offline and a strain on the system could be unprecedented. >> if you overlay that with also potential risk of fires happening at the same time, then you get into the more extraordinary extreme events that there is if all of those things were to occur, there is real potential for potential outages. we have to be prepared for that. >> reporter: the projected shortage could be up to 1700 megawatts, equivalent to a major power plant. leaders say to prepare, they're procuring more energy, increasing battery storage and installing new generators. >> can we expect blackouts? no. again, we don't know what to expect with climb at change that is hitting us. we're being, you know, looking at this from a very pragmatic position where we're analyzing

what the worse case could be and trying to make sure that we're doing everything we can to be prepared for that. >> reporter: experts press secretary that september could be the month where we see the highest demand. as it gets hotter and hotter, it's more difficult to product how many blackouts we could face. i'm sarah donci, kpix 5. >> federal investigators said that fog may have been a factor in a deadly plane crash in marin. investigators are combing through the wreckage of a small plane. the plane's pilot and pardon me were killed. the crash happened before 3:00 on friday afternoon. federal investigators said that the aircraft was a single- engine vans rv-ten. the national transportation safety board will lead the investigation again. the thicking if may have been a factor. hank -- thick fog may have been a factor. the names of the two victims were not released. and in the south bay, they arrested a san jose man accused of killing a young woman in morgan hill. officers doing a welfare check

found the 24-year-old victim dead inside of a bedroom back in inch march. investigators found several items that led them to believe her death was suspicious. and authorities later arrested jordan lowe as a suspect in the case. east bay congressman eric swallows is asking the fbi to help curb retail crime. >> it's getting more and more violent and it has to stop. we're soaking to increase police resources, federally and locally to stop their efforts and also want to make sure that prosecutors have all of the tools to bring them to justice. >> he said the resources of the fbi could be especially helpful in stopping retail robberies before they happen. and now to a developing story. potential turning point for a slu of disability compliance lawsuits that targets small businesses here in the bay area. kpix 5s about they yu on the -- betty yu on a case the

judge tossed out. >> reporter: small business owners across the bay area have been sued for not being compliant with the american with disabilities act or ada. this latest ruling from a federal government could be influential in hundreds of cases brought by the same person. the alhambra irish house in redwood city was sued because the outdoor dining tables were not accessible for people in wheelchairs. ada plaintiff brian whitaker who foiled more than 1,000 lawsuits in the bay area alleging that their stores or restaurants are not accessible said in may of last year, the tables here were too high. >> i see him as a chronic abuser of the ada and by that, i mean that his intension is not, i think, to -- he's just not well-intentioned. what his purpose has been is to put money in his pockets. >> reporter: retired superior court judge and kpix 5 legal expert laker tois cordell said the federal government found that whittaker who lives in

l.a. had no intension of actually using the services offered by the alhambra i rush house or returning to the establishment. >> i think the judge is sending a message to this man and others contemplating doing what he's doing to not do it and mo i guess is that if this ruling holds up, other judges will start to do the same thing. >> reporter: this month, san francisco d.a. announced his office is filing a civil lawsuit against potter handy, the law firm representing whitaker claiming it filed more than 250 allegedly fraudulent lawsuits against small businesses. in san francisco alone. >> been here today. >> reporter: they met with china town merchants to discuss ada lawsuits. which seek damages and cash settlemens. he implementation to protect them. in san francisco, betty yu kpix 5.

d law firm representing whitaker tells us they plan to appeal the judge's decision. this is a live look at the state capitol where governor newsom is at odds with his own party. and they can agree how best to provide the relief. the governor wants to send $400 to anyone with a registered vehicle. but democratic leaders are pushing for a $400 rebate check for everyone. and the governor said that would take a lot longer and his plan can quickly get money into the hands of the people who need it most. >> we're seeing now the fault lines between the governor and legislature. and we're seeing the gov 94 who wanted to get checks in the hands of households much faster. and the legislature saying not so fast. we're not sure if that is money we want to give away and we're not sure if we want to give it away this soon and in that way. >> this is a live look at san francisco where dozens of teachers at city collegier about to lose their jobs and students lose access to

hundreds of classes. as kpix 5s da lin reports, the board of trustees voted in favor of the cuts, dispoint protests from students and staff. >> reporter: teachers and students have camped out in front of the student services building for the last three days in protest. after the board of trustees voted to make the cuts. the demonstrators packed up their bags and left in anger. >> president bridgette davila? >> yes. >> reporter: a disappointed crowd reacting to the yes votes. >> the motion carries with five aye is, and one no. >> yes. >> reporter: watching the board of trustees meeting on city college campus friday evening. and many rallying they will lose their jobs. >> i am a single parent. >> reporter: what does this mean now? >> it means i have no idea. the hr folks have not told us when money and me daughter's health insurance will crash. >> reporter: patricia miller studied at city college in the '90s and returned and has been teaching in the theater

department the last seven years. >> i got tenured and pink slipped in the same month. >> reporter: the bord voted to cut roughly 300 classes, lay off 38 if all-time teachers and stop the rehiring of 138 part- time teachers in the next academic year. >> i am personally devastated. i love working here and love my students. but it's not about me but the opportunities that are going to be lost. if you cut faculty, you will have to cut classes and students won't have the opportunity they need. >> reporter: before the vote, dozens of teachers and students camped out at city college to activity the cuts. on thursday, police arrested about continue protestors for blocking a street. >> meet students' needs. >> reporter: officials say they need to cut classes and teachers because they're facing a multimillion deficit. they lost a lot of students. in 2012, city college served about 73,000 students.

today, they25,000 students. a lot of people left after the college almost lost its accreditation 10 years ago and the college said if they don't fix their budget, they may lose it and be forced to shut down. the city college said once they get more students and the budget improves in the future, they will retire the full television time teachers who will lose their jobs. at city college of san francisco, i'm da lin. kpix 5. happening now, the cdc is investigating more than 100 cases of a mysterious liver disease in children, including nine here in california. the agency said at least five children have died from the condition that was initially detected in alabama in the fall. the cause is a bit of a mystery. a common group of viruses called adenovirus has been detected in half of the cases. the cdc is asking doctors to be on the alert for unusual cases of hepatitis. >> i think it's important for

parents to be aware and that if their child has persistent symptoms or developed jaundice with yellow eyes and pale stools to then certainly seek medical advice. >> more than 90% of children believed to have had the illness were hospitalized. 14% underwent a liver transplant. and taking a live look at san francisco. today, aing the from the mayor will keep jfk drive free of cars in golden gate park. last month, the board of supervisors approved legislation to keep a 1 1/2- mile stretch of jfk vehicle free. today's signing ceremony at the park starts at 11:00 a.m. time now is 7:12. still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs news bay are. bay area restaurants are expecting big business this mother's day weekend. why some say they're hoping to make it through. plus. >> you can't take the festival away from gilroy. >> i don't know how you feel something that is done. >> and a new twist from the

garlic festival fight. the city that is not backing down as gilroy pushes back. this is a live look outside before we head to break. we'll be right back.

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best 25 to 30 mile an hour winds along the coast. we will see some 25 to 30 mile an hour gusts inland with 30 to 40 mile gusts along the coast. now in terms of those rain chances we will be seeing dry weather today. just some high clouds over head this afternoon into this evening. the rain is going to approach as we head into early sunday morning. mostly to our north as the sun comes up on sunday but some band of showers moving in to the north bay just after the sun comes uphanc ofpicking up closef an inch in total rainfall. the rest of us, it will be a few hundredths of an inch of rain. it kind of falls apart. i don't think you are likely to

see much. it is at least a chance. we don't often see that in the month of may. sunday won't be a wash out. for today with those onshore winds throughout the afternoon temperatures will end 2 to 5 degrees below average. temperatures reach the mid to upper 50s. mid to upper 60s down the peninsula with upper 60s to near 70 degrees for the santa clara valley. upper 60s to around 70 for the drive valley. low 70s east of the range. upper 50s in the city. mid 60s for oakland and the east bay. upper 60s to around 70 degrees for the north bay as well. similar temperatures. temperatures will have that big drop from saturday to sunday for inland parts of the bay area. the cool weather will make it self at home. shower chances make their way down towards san francisco and

oakland both tomorrow and tuesday. we are not looking at much of a rain chance at all. the north bay continuing rain chances till about thursday of next week. temperatures clawing their way back to near average by friday. sharon introduce us to the san mateo man that is this week's winner. >> vietnam vet roger lived in a tent for five years. when he moved into his own apartment john gave him a tent, love seat and more. >> that was one of the nice things that ever happened to me in my entire life. >> in four years john has provided free gently used furniture. >> the white chair -- >> for more than 500 military

veterans who used to be homeless. john rent his own moving company and fills the warehouse with furniture people have donated. he works with veteran administration officeses to offices to reach clients in need. john lives a life of service driven by his own transformation. >> he starttransformationce -- today he is 12 years sober. >> my life changed and now i serve god. he keeps me sober. >> he joined a church group serving veterans and then grew his own ministry. belinda was touched when john filled her apartment with items including a tv and sofa. >> you are the best. >> the navy vet spent a decade

living in her car and various shelters. >> it makes my heart feel real sweet inside knowing john is still doing what he did three years ago for me. >> jeff helps house chronically homeless veterans. he said john is so compassionate he can only remember one time he couldn't respond promptly. >> he called from his hospital bed apologizing. >> john also throws parties for veterans like one last christmas. over easter he and volunteers gave thousands of donated candy bags and prayer cards to homeless. >> it is my fourth quarter life and this is the way i will finish, helping others. >> so for providing home furnishing and support for military veterans, this week's jefferson award in the bay area

goes to john. [music playing] >> john also helps veteran rest covering from substance abuse. he would like to expand the furniture program but he says he needs more volunteers. [ music playing ]

move it fields iconic hanger one began a major renovation. the hangar was built in 1932. it sat unused since that era passed. now they are teaming up with nasa aims to reimagine space as an innovation hub. >> there is in share technologies that share interest. these are all uses that could potentially take advantage

of an incredible space like this hangar. >> the rester restoration is expected to be complete in 2025. a former aviator will promote two children's books she has written. the author was a navigator in the air force for nearly a decade. today she will be on board the uss hornet. it all starts at 10:00 a.m. we have an update on rose. check out this new picture of rose. she is growing and has new room that allows her to go out side. she has enjoyed basking in the sun but her keepers had to make sure she doesn't get sun burped burned because she still has some hair loss.

it will be a breezy, cool day. we have some showers possible for mother's day t. the rain chances overall will be sunday and then again on tuesday.

those rain chances have a chance to sneak all the way down towards around the central bay, san francisco and oakland. we are not talking about heavy rain. in the month of may we will take what we can get. let's add this up first batch of rain that moves in on sunday. a lot of inland spots in the east bay, i don't think you will pick up anything more than a trace if that. chance of picking up a few hundredths of an inch of rain. we will take it. high temperatures a few degrees below average. near 60 in the city. a mix of upper 60s and low 70s farther inland thank ou for

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