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this is cbs news bay area, with reed callan. >> right at the top at 3:00, 10 years after our last big party coup, the barrier host another super bowl yet again? there are
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some prospects report for 2026. >> she is representing 40 million people in california. we need someone who is going to be on top of the job. continues the drumbeat to lawmakers weighing in about dianne feinstein's ability to serve, what they are now saying about the latest news from resolutions into her health. and chp on alert, new movies fueling concerns about something we see in the bay area in real life, sideshows and street racing. get up to, everyone, i am reed callan. a lot of you out there buzzing about the prospect of the bay area once again playing host to the super bowl. was go live right now, look at levi stadium in santa clara this afternoon, seeming more and more likely to be the site for yet another super bowl. next week, nfl owners are expected to award the 2026 super bowl to levi's . that will be a big get for them, and a big year since they are also going to host the fifa world cup. that will be 10 years after the last super bowl was hosted in south bay when the broncos beat the panthers and
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super bowl number 50. you remember all the parties and festivities took place in san francisco, looking down at the apartment there, including that nfl experience which brought thousands. we are going to have to wait and see if the southbay will be more involved this time around teams did practice at san jose state and stanford so we are watching that. in the meantime here in the city, london breed tweeted write about how she is excited for the opportunity to bring super bowl lx to the bay area. and also, she knows this, what it can do for the city and for the region. state senator dave cortes he also really excited about the idea, saying he and his bay area colleagues have been pushing for this since last year. all right, so a big loss to report, you are likely starting to see this on your social media feed today, we are
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talking about hall of famer running back and social activist, jim brown, he died peacefully at the age of 87, what a life, he played for the cleveland browns, he is the only player in nfl history to average more than 100 yards rushing per game for his career. he retired at age 30 to focus on matters of the heart, the civil rights movement. also an actor, known for his work in the dirty dozens and dozens of other films. also a husband, a father, and a grandfather. on capitol hill, reactions pouring in to the latest details about democratic senator dianne feinstein health. she was gone for nearly three months, painful experience for her recovering from shingles. and we now know because of that she had other publications. so as she continues to work representing the public, nikole killion looks at what is at stake for her party. >> reporter: california senator dianne feinstein came back to the capital last week to a standing ovation. >> welcome back our coley, senator dianne feinstein . >> misses feinstein, misses feinstein ?
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after battling shingles for nearly three months, the spokesperson for the 89-year-old democrat conference thursday she suffered from additional convocations, including a rare neurological disorder called ramsay hunt syndrome. and encephalitis, or information of the brain. >> how is your recovery going? >> reporter: earlier this week the senator faced renewed scrutiny over her health after a los angeles times reporter asked her about her return to the senate. >> i have been going off and working. >> have been working, you've been saying? >> i think she should step down. >> one of several lawmakers demanding feinstein's resignation. >> she is representing 40 million people in california we need someone who is going to be on top of their job. >> reporter: feinstein holds a seat on the powerful judiciary committee word democrats now have a one-vote advantage over republicans. missing one boat leaves democrat short of getting president biden's judicial nominees through. >> what kind of accommodations do you have to make? >> we schedule things that work
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for her to make sure that she is able to attend physically. >> i was mayor of san francisco for nine years. >> reporter: as the longest serving female senator , the five term legislator announced in february that she will not seek re-election next year. congresswoman katie porter is running for her seat. >> any concerns about her ability to serve out her full term? >> i think it is very clear that it is time for a change in california. that is why i declared to run. meanwhile, congressman adam schiff, who is backed by nancy pelosi, also running for feinstein seat. if she resigned and there is no indication that she is going to. but if governor got up and do some promised he will appoint a black woman to serve out the term. tomorrow, a public summit in half moon bay to create a space to talk about issues farmworkers face, like the need for housing and access to clean water and healthcare. elected officials and leaders of community organizations are going to be there, and so we will be, too. we spoke with the founder of a group who is talking about this. >> we really need immediate
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relief now, right? so i think this is a national conversation, not just local that for years and years, farmworkers continue to live in situations , work in situations that are not the best, at all. and we need more humane reform, we need immediate reform, we need better inputh o tritiothat we anwe need to hea from them too. they need to have a voice in this process and our elected officials are taking time to do that. thanks to the organizers that made this happen, we are so grateful for this moment. farmworkers have gone through with the flood and the mass shooting, the economic crisis , covid release. and we hope that out of this moment in time , people
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really take a look, call to action and say we can no longer stand by and let this happen. it is time for change, it is time for now, and thank you to all of you that are making this happen and sharing this story. >> that is belinda, tireless advocate there. the storm damaged section of a roadway near nevada reportedly will not be fixed until september. that is according to the nr ij. in march, a mudslide caused this stretch of redwood boulevard to just buckle. you see it right there from our chopper. this is alongside south bound 101 neared owen poly state park. the price tag for the repairs, 10 million bucks according to ij. once again, we're going to have to wait until september. breakers is happening this sunday in san francisco, gianna franco reports. >> reporter: it is going to be a busy weekend in san francisco, beta breakers is happening on sunday, which means thousands of people will be making that 7 1/2 mile run from the embarcadero all the way over to ocean beach. that
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also means a lot of street closures and some scheduled changes for public transit. starts right around maine and howard, right through that area, that is where the starting line is and you are going to see some closures in and around there and throughout the route as they head over to ocean beach. some of those closures start as early as friday afternoon at 6:00, and extends all the way through the weekend to about sunday at 4:30. so if your plans take you into san francisco, make sure you plan ahead, try to avoid the route for beta breakers, especially on sunday where everyone will be out there, participating in all the fun and festivities and make sure you check that public transit schedule before you head out the door. gianna, thank you for that. so all around the state the chp is worried that a new movie
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release will cause people to go a little crazy out on the roads to drive recklessly . put on something we see a lot around here. illegal sideshows. >> it is time to prepare for what's coming. >> you might want to buckle up. >> buckling up and realized, too. fast 10 comes out today, as amanda 14 it was going to show you, authorities are worried that people are going to try to copy the crazy stunts. >> seems like this from the new movie, fast x, are happening all over california. >> let's race! >> reporter: officials are cracking down. >> on top of the sting operations i am working on with the sheriff department, but on top of that we have to actually implement environmental designs, the heart, concrete environmental design so it is not so friendly for, and not so easy to allow for sideshows. >> we warned you, you have to stop doing this, you are impacting people's lives negatively and it is costing some lives, as well. >> reporter: since 2015, instances of illegal street races and slideshows have quadrupled in california. over a five-year period, the state recorded 264 crashes that killed 30 and injured 124 others. >> we have seen in the city here, not just death to spectators but also violence and shooting and murders that occurred as a result of street
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sp reporter: lily trujillo puckett formed the advocacy group after losing her 16-year-old daughter, valentina, in an 80-mile-per-hour street race. >> she died in the middle of the night in a cold asphalt without me being there for her when she took her last breath. >> reporter: illegal activity spikes when the new movie hits theaters. >> they are profit, they are agreed , by promoting these activities. having a true and real consequence in the loss of life. >> reporter: those caught driving in illegal sideshows and street races, could lose their licenses, pay hefty fines, spent time in jail, and lose their coveted cars. penalty is even if you are just a spectator. you saw oakland mayor in that store, her city is cracking down on these sideshows, the city council
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just passed legislation to publish promoters and facilitators with six months in jail along with the thousand dollar fine even for promoting it. participants could also be charged with a misdemeanor. still ahead, he was inspired by her real-life heroes. how a bay area native highlightsfingfo hi untr mount haonperspective there shg all bu .
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>>ined. cbs news fire country is the number one badro you, is in the north bay. it is centered on a group of inmates who get a second chance out there fighting fires. the main character is played by a bay area native, next area. he is also the creator of the show and was inspired greatly by his own experience as someone who was born and raised in wine country. our gianna ringo got to spend some time with him on set. >> reporter: for actor max thereon, creating the show fire country wasn't just about work it was also about highlighting his home. >> a lot of the stories , especially in the pilot came from things that my friends have gone through. >> he grew up in the town of
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occidental and was inspired by the heroes from his community. from the deadly tubs fire in 2017 to countless others, max has seen firsthand the devastation fires have caused in the north bay. >> the wolf ridge flyer you could see that thing plummeting when it started. came up and had to help mom move animals out. >> reporter: ys die recotr and to society do you becili e? is timeto choose. >> reporter: thinking about the true heroes, the real firefighters who do this every day. >> what a lot of firefighters go through, many, many times a year, most of us hope to never have to go through or see in our lives. >> don't get involved, bodie. >> reporter: he wears a lot of hats , a star, creator, and
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this season taking on the role for director for one episode. >> i was certainly busier than i have ever been directing. >> reporter: no matter how busy he is he always makes time to come home. >> my mom lives here, my sister and brother and everybody so when i get to come back here and be with family and see all my friends, it's awesome. >> reporter: hopes to use the bay area as inspiration . >> do you plan on creating more shows? >> i do. >> reporter: for future projects. >> kind of a wry smile there, i think he has something planned, right? you can watch the season finale at 9:00 or you can stream it live on paramount+. time for a look at our forecast, first t teorist paul skit isthat tiar hth may grayis going to wehe throug weekend . highs are pretty
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close to normal on saturday, a few degrees below average for most of the bay area. things are going to shift a little bit as we finish the weekend and had to early next week. a little bit of a baby warm-up. lower temperatures for most of the bay area on sunday but we still have that back and forth fog pattern. it is kind of a miniature roller coaster ride as we head to the next several days, you can see it's best if you go farther away from the water like towards livermore. temperatures going all the way up into the mid-80s on monday, and then dropping back to or slightly below normal for much of next week should be warming back up to comfortable temperatures as we head into memorial day weekend. that is the benefit of showing you a brief look at the 10 day outlook confidence always decreases the farther into the future we look. but the general trend stays the same, a little bit of a cool down next week and back to moore for the holiday weekend. pollen count isn't going to change a whole lot. high end of the median kata dairy tomorrow andgh for sunday, monday, and tuesday. new type of pollen in the top three, we replaced juniper with all of pollen. walnut pollen is close to cracking the top three, so grass or oak, you likely already know about it. >> hanging out in the s been t
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shake. only 57 downtown and not more on the east side of the bay, right around 70 in san jose, into the 70s farther inland, almost 80 degrees in concord this afternoon. on the warmer side, pretty close to normal for this time of year. temperatures tonight, if you're heading up to the giants game, might warm up a couple of degrees here in the next couple of hours. some sunshine over oracle park, temperatures back down into the mid-to-upper 50s. though by game time, first pitches at 7:15. fireworks game, they start this against the miami marlins. fog is going to spread out, going to be in place by tomorrow morning, even the inland valley is going to see quite a bit of that fog but inland backs up pretty quickly. it is going to be tougher to shake the cloud cover around the bay but visibility should improve as we head into late morning except right around the late coast. but the cloud cover is going to be over san francisco by late morning. more sunshine breaking through as we head towards midday into the afternoon. temperatures do not drop down mostly to low to mid
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50s. highs tomorrow, anywhere from a couple to about five degrees below normal. only mid-to-upper 50s on the coast, mid to upper 60s down the peninsula paul low 70eya coupl upper 60s but mostly low to mid 70s lowland in the east bay. about five degrees below average around the bay, the temperatures for the north bay reaching up to the low 70s and temperatures even farther north have a better chance of getting up into the 80s for far northern sonoma, napa counties and into cedar county and lake county. roller coaster ride isn't quite as evident when you look at the bayside temperatures. one day below 70s in oakland and then back down to the mid-60s by the middle of next week. some additional cloud cover for the entire bay area on thursday. there is some forecast data even hinting at a chance for maybe a couple of passing showers which would be a bit of a late may surprise. it is very slight chance with raindrops in the forecast. we do see anything like that it will be out of the way as we head towards the holiday memorial day weekend. >> all right, we've got a dog story for a dog lover. an unaffected partnership . >> a dog is supposed to bring
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or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. today's bridgebuilder segment takes us to san quentin state prison, one of the most notorious prisons. but behind these walls, the metal bars,
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the barbed wires on certain days , dogs. in fact, puppies , the program is matching them with inmates in hopes of changing both of their lives and helping others. max darrow spent a day with the san quentin inmate and his furry friend. >> reporter: within the walls of the prison, people can let time pass them by, or find productive ways to pass the time. erin ramsey prefers the latter. >> i've been incarcerated for eight years, and i'm a person that is trying to better myself, as i said. >> reporter: ramsey is serving a 25 to life sentence for first-degree murder. >> i committed the crime when i was 24 years old. a horrible decision. i regret it every day. >> reporter: he is doing his best to lean into the rehabilitation side of incarceration by taking classes, working, coding, and more. >> more responsibility, the more i can grow as a person. >> reporter: he just added a new one to the list. ramsey has become one of san quentin's first dog handlers. after a
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rigorous selection and vetting process, ramsey and three other inmates in san donner el you, the housing unit for inmates who have been disciplinary free, were chosen to raise and train puppies that will become service dogs for people with disabilities. >> it makes you want to do better in life to do something to work harder for. >> reporter: the prison is partnering with the santa rosa nonprofit, canine companions for the program. for ceo paige mazzoni, it was an emotional introduction as some of the inmates haven't seen dogs in decades. >> to me, this prison program just really shows the 360 view of what we do. >> ramsey and the other handlers will raise and train the puppies within the walls of san quentin. that will include weekly classes at the prison with trainers from canine companions, after about a year and a half, the dogs will leave to become accredited service dogs. >> and as already helped someone when it leaves this prison. the additional thing for us is those dogs are also
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going to go help someone else and it is a beautiful full circle. >> the dog is supposed to work and bring somebody great joy. so we have to train this dog the right way. and so he can accomplish that. san quentin leaders believe this program will help inmates with rehabilitation. >> they are going to be our neighbors one day and it starts with being able to communicate and i hope that we can provide them with as many employable resources as we absolutely possibly can so that when they reintegrate back into society, they are great citizens. >> even though the program is new to san quentin prison, canine companions has run this all across the country. hundreds of handlers that they've worked with, there has only been about a 5% recidivism rate. >> the power of the human-canine bond is completely transformative and it is going to help here and it is going to go on and help other people. it is an amazing powerful thing.
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>> he is so motivated. >> as he begins to build that gs pe>> re: e ier to wi a dog. >> kes me feel like a man again. a human. >> reporter: ramsey won't be eligible for parole until 2032 at the earliest. >> i know an apology is not going to atone for what i did . >> reporter:'s mind-set, as he does his time, he would like to try to do good where he can. >> i am trying to do this for a life or anything, to purge my sins, i am really just trying to help people, help myself. >> reporter: puppies providing a powerful purpose within and beyond the prison walls. >> that is max darrow there, according to canine companions, the puppies raised by the handlers and their prison programs have a 10% higher success rates of actually being accredited service dogs. coming up, promoting
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after being gone for two years due to the pandemic, the farmers market is back at kaiser santa clara medical center. locally produced food fruits and veggies and all the other good farmers market staples, plus help nationals with meal ideas. it is open fridays from 8:00 to 1:00. kaiser's first farmers market started at its oakland campus back in 2002. look at that bread . >> i just love good farmers
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market. >> farmers market bread is undefeated. is everything, right? >> helps us focus on the pastries and fruit. >> it is the we ♪ ♪ >> james: tonight, debt ceiling standoff. the white house and house republicans press pause on talks to raise the debt limit. all as president biden is in japan for a meeting with world leaders. here are tonight's top headlines. ♪ ♪ what the budget stalemate means a head a june deadline when the federal government could run out of money to pay its bills, including medicare and social security. >> we can't be spending more money. we have to spend less than we spend the year before. >> james: president biden pledges support to train ukrainian pilots of the g7 g7 summit, where president zelenskyy is expected to make an appearance pleading for more aid. ♪

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