this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan. you want a little hope. you want a little love. you want a lot of pride in the bay area. we've got it for you, a beautiful day here in san francisco as we kick off pride

month. we are doing it from the ground and the sky. we've got this beautiful drone shot of the pride flag over the iconic castro neighborhood. it's a wonderful day. good afternoon, everybody. i'm reed cowan. our entire news team so proud to be your community station bringing the stories of your activism, your advocacy, and your work to be a community home to you. let's talk about that. we have video from all over areayou've pride flag here at harvey milk plaza, but we can see cities and counties across the bay area are raising that pride flag today. you will see it all over the bay in the days ahead. this is video from belmont, redwood city, and daly city earlier today, all of them in san mateo county, which is planning their first pride parade on june 10th and over the bridge our friends raised the flag today in oakland. listen. >> we say gay. we say gay.

>> reporter: and they're chanting, "we say gay," as a response and counterpoint to the national narrative we'll be talking about and in coverage throughout the month. oakland is celebrating pride for more than ten years. >> for miles around you can see the flag on the top of oakland city hall and so this is a beautiful moment. this is a moment of celebration and standing up sending a message we won't back down to hate. >> reporter: that is from oakland, but not everybody is on board and we are there are varying perspectives here and the bay and across the country. take, for instance, in solano county, the city of vacaville, some controversy there as that city comes under scrutiny, the solano pride center claiming solano delayed recognizing pride month. so the mayor was asked about it. he said he

needed time to review the city's flag policy and proclamations and does plan to issue a proclamation. in l.a. the back and forth in baseball between the l.a. dodgers and sisters of perpetual indulgence. that charity there was a group removed from dodgers pride night celebration over opponents that claim they mocked the catholic faith, about the after pushback and l.a. pride getting on board and behind the sisters, they changed their mind and said they will involve the sisters in response in narrative building in the days, weeks, months and years ahead as the l.a. dodgers does what they say they'll do, continue to evolve. drag is definitely coming under fire all over the united states. as we come out of aapi month, we've got my friend ryan yamamoto here. great to have you with me. you have that wonderful intersection of aapi month and pride with the rice rockettes. >> reporter: february during l

new year and said i have to tell their stories. what a better troupe to profile, the rice rockettes, who straddle and represent both worlds. they are a group that formed 14 years ago. they bill themselves as bay area's premier all asian american drag troupe. at the time there were only a handful of asian americans performing drag but felt there was a need to represent the community. the rice rockettes would gain a following appearing on "america's got talent" performing at more than 50 event every year, but the newfound attention has come with newfound tensions. the polarization and politicalization and estee

longa says she is very protective about the events they now choose. >> i'm more insisting with queens being by themselves and having people with them to gigs and i don't take on certain beginnings anymore because of it. so i think we are on a sort of heightened awareness because of it. >> reporter: estee longa says they're not afraid. they say it's important to keep performing and keep entertaining to not only show they aren't afraid, but to show they are human, that they are part of the community and that they earn and deserve that respect. >> reporter: drag is joy. drag is art. your story airs at 5:00 tonight. >> reporter: i'll have estee longa's story and the rice rockettes story. >> reporter: i love the moment ryan came into my office saying we've got to profile the rice rockettes and we have a whole month of coverage planned. our news team has been making sure your stories make air.

first we'll talk to a roller derby league and how important it is to the women in our community and always our trans community. there's a twist to this story, a chance for you to step up and be a good community member and make sure they have a practice facility. then, of course, we know that mpox, when it brought out here and all over the inplaybos e bay area adin days of hiv and aids crisis. they were able to quickly mobilize and help people get those vaccin rning comes out fr the cdc that mpox may have another spike in cases, we're going to be talking about ways you can protect yourself and your health. then after the break we'll talk to our great friends with sf pride about not only the tone and what's going on in our country right now where drag and trans issues are concerned, but the great celebration here. we're mindful kids in rural america tune in. they watch what we do here in san francisco and they say somewhere there's a place for

me and to keep hope alive. then, liz, i got to brag about you, my friend. you said to me there's somebody we've got to profile as we look at trans issues in our country. >> that's right, reed. she is miss san francisco. i spent the day with monroe lace. it's an honor to tell her story. she is the first trans woman to be crowned miss san francisco. this is a woman who has overcome incredible odds. she was homeless at one point in her life and even received death threats after winning the title, but that is not stopping her. she's using her platform to inspire other trans individuals to never give up on their dreams. i followed along as she visited one of the schools in the tenderloin and was completely blown away by the reaction from the students. you have to see this story. it will air monday at 11:00 on kpix. let's switch gears a moment and give you a look at toy'stor the man accused of stabbing an employee at a chinatown bakery

made his first court appearance. 61-year-old fook poy lai faces multiple charges, including attempted murder. after the hearing his attorneys told reporters that lai's long history of mental illness made him a victim of the criminal justice system. lai had been out on appropriate for an attempted murder in 2016. the d.a.'s office asked the court to keep him in custody saying he poses a threat to public safety. his arraignment will continue on june 27th. take a live look at capitol hill as senators race against the clock to pass legislation that raises the dead ceiling. the house passed a deal last night with bipartisan support to avoid a potential catastrophic default. the fiscal responsibility act lifts the debt limit through early 2025, giving the u.s. more borrowing power to pay its bills, but it cuts federal funding for the irs and places stricter work requirements for some receiving food assistance. party leaders are aiming to get the bill to the president's

desk before monday. the bay area's newest pro sports team officially has a name, bay fc. that's the national women's soccer league team. a group of former soccer stars, including san jose native brandi chastain led the effort to bring them here. bay fc is set to begin play next spring. still ahead, it's one of the most recognizable pride events here in the bay area and around the world, the pride parade. we're talking live with the president of san francisco pride about this year's celebration and the big events leading up to it. just in time for the first day of june, temperatures feeling a bit more like summertime, several degrees warmer than yesterday and the warm-up continues as we finish the week and head into the first weekend in june, details coming up in the first alert forecast.

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if you've been in a serious accident, we are here for you. call jacoby and meyers. justice for you since 1972 live here in the iconic castro neighborhood and the centerpiece of the castro, aside from the people who lived here, we're looking at the castro theater. manny's

presents an evening with jane fonda tonight and stay tuned to channel fee. you'll see jane fonda 5 at live at 6:00. we need more love and pride in our world and people making pride happen in our world are fran with sf pride. did you bring the wind? >> i did, reed, just for you. >> reporter: just to make the beautiful hair move. we know this takes a year or more to plan. tell us about the highlights. >> the highlight will be going down market street when you see that culmination of all the work and you know everybody's out there and you get that enormous feeling of joy from the crowd. for me that's the apex. >> reporter: we need to add the word joy to hope, love, pride in our motto. this is also happening when a time in our nation we're seeing record anti-drag, anti-trans legislations. what will we see that addresses that? >> you're right that we're

seeing a vicious wave of attacks against our community's histories, books, art forms and healthcare. to combat that we'll be viciously fabulous back. we'll show the world what sf pride has always been doing now for 53 years. we'll bring joy and inspire love because we know that only love will drive out hate. >> reporter: i'm always mindful. i'm a kid from roosevelt, utah. somewhere in rural america there's a kid watching, logging on and they're seeing how we do it in san francisco. does that ever hit you and really touch your heart? >> i've been saying it all year this year. it's so important this year. there are going to be those kids like i was out of these red states that will be watching and will see san francisco pride and they'll know that there's one place in the united states that they know if they get there, they can find their people. that's why it's so important to come out this year. >> reporter: we truly stand on the shoulders who had it a lot more difficult than we did. i'm mindful of the gatherings

when harvey milk put the milk box down and said, "i'm here to recruit you." you still feel those words at sf pride? >> we certainly do. today we announced very exciting news. our celebrity grand marshal and headliners for this year's celebration -- >> reporter: do we need a drumroll? >> that would be appropriate. these are people who allied themselves with our cause to promote our message of joy and love. if i can show them right now. >> reporter: please do breaking here on channel 5. >> we have two amazing vocalists both openly queer, one is haley kioko who is very famous for "girls like girls." she'll be headlining saturday. on sunday our headliner is going to be princess nokia who is very, very famous for many, many reasons, an out and proud queer act rapper, very famous for my favorite song, which is "sugar, honey, iced tea," and

the openly queer actor on grey's anatomy and also plays dr. levi schmitz. we're so thrill wed have these three out and proud queer luminaries ushering the next generation of queer act advocacy. >> reporter: you haveprograms starting tomorrow. >> yes. at the castro theater we'll have the first sf pride kickoff. it's going to be a night of queer entertainment. we'll have films and we'll have a great, great singer, tori with us. it's going to be a fabulous night. we want the community to come out. tickets are $20. if you go to sfpride.org and look for tickets there, if you don't have $20, we still want you to come. no one will be turned away. >> reporter: i always say this all the time when we do our community initiatives at cbs bay area, we need each other, right? >> we do. >> reporter: to the person who

is the naysayer who might be watching now, what do you say about hope, love, and pride from the bay area? >> i say you can come be part of it. don't just watch. coming part of it. if you're thinking like i do sometimes oh, my god, all this legislation, all this hate, is there anything i can do? you can come be with us. let's be a community and be together. >> reporter: start the dialogue. ask questions. it's okay to ask questions. thank you both so much. i know you'll wear out these shoes this month. it's going to be a busy month. we appreciate you making time for us. are we've got the drone back up in the air for that beautiful shot of the pride flag hereby, harvey milk plaza overlooking the castro neighborhood and it's going to be a wonderful, wonderful month. as we look at that drone and see the winds whipping, i'm going to blame my friend paul. paul, talk to us about the weather. is this wind going to maybe calm down a little? >> eventually as the sun goes down, but it's going to repeat itself every day. it's june in

san francisco. it's fried month, what we expect this time of year, saw those rainbow flags rippling in the wind. we're in for a bit of a warm-up as high pressure builds in the upper levels of the atmosphere. there is going to be more air overhead and that compresses the air at ground level and warms it up. temperatures peak over the weekend. a little offshore breeze farther up in the atmosphere. we won't lose the onshore influence. it will be a much more modest warm-up along the coast and bay. some haze on the horizon looking from salesforce tower. temperatures are closer to where they should be, slightly below average, 60 degrees in san francisco, 64 oakland, inland temperatures 73 in san jose and 75 degrees in santa rosa and concord, livermore 74. air quality shows most live green dots. you see the haze on the horizon. we're towards the top end of the green category in the air quality. most of the air quality sensors are not tipping into the moderate

category just yet. that did happen yesterday evening. it's possible it will happen again the next few days. that high pressure overhead also tends to trap some ground level pollutants. we'll see patchy fog and low cloud cover spreading into the inland valleys of the east bay and the santa clara valley, not as much in the north bay by early tomorrow morning. what's out there will back up towards the coast quickly it. should clear out inland between 8:00 and 8:30 and clouds breaking up along the coast late morning. temperatures tonight dropping to upper 40s and low 50s, some of the coolest spots around santa rosa mid-40s. highs tomorrow we close to normal for the second day of june, maybe a couple degrees above normal inland reaching close to 80 degrees in san jose, close to 80 in the north bay farther inland, a lot of mid- to upper 70s for the north bay and low to mid-80s inland in the east bay. san francisco and oakland, normal highs for tomorrow, 66 in the city, 70 degrees in oakland, 60 degrees along the

coast. looking farther ahead, the weekend almost upon us, the union street festival this weekend in san francisco, temperatures topping out once again mostly in the mid-60s. so be prepared for that breeze to kick up maybe a few additional clouds sunday, looks like a nice weekend overall. the above-average temperatures inland won't last long. the six to ten day outlook gets us back into a familiar pattern. the precipitation outlook which we don't usually focus on in june because average rainfall is close to zero shows a chance of wetter than normal conditions because we'll see a little moisture sneaking into the mid levels of the atmosphere in the brighter shades of blue on futurecast, an outside chance of maybe a pop-up shower, possibly a thunderstorm tuesday and wednesday next week. we have not added raindrops to the extended forecast, just additional clouds for tuesday and wednesday. warmest days will be the next three, temperatures a degree or two above average for san francisco

and oakland but farther above average heading inland, low 80s over the weekend for the north bay and santa clara valley and back to near or below average temperatures next week. enjoy the warm spell while it's here except along the coast. you will hover around 60 degrees, but at least you get the additional sunshine the next few days. that definitely helps brighten moods on the first day of the month. reed? >> reporter: yes, it does. thank you, paul. you hit the right button because the wind died down and it got a little warmer. coming up, as we celebrate hope, love, pride, we'll talk to sister roma about the opposition that came from the l.a. dodgers and what's going on in our country relative on drag and the art form that entertains so many people coming up. you can always watch our newscasts anywhere anytime on cbs news bay area, our streaming service where you can always find the latest weather, sports, traffic, and, of course, your headlines.

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hope, love, pride, proudly presented by pet food express and broadway san jose. >> reporter: you know, these are the days that feel good because they are san francisco quintessential bay area. we are proud to kick off as your community station day one of pride events and festivities happening not only here in the bay area, in our state of california, but all over the

united states. we know these celebrations are happening in a time when drag is in the headlines. you can't go to mission dolores park and see an event or down in the castro and see an event without seeing sister roma, one of the main figureheads of the sisters of perpetual indulgence. they had opposition from the l.a. dodgers for a time. the sisters asked to not perform after they were first invited. that invited a lot of response from the lgbtq+ community all over the state and country, the l.a. dodgers saying they will now start talking to our drag community and making them involved in the process and so the dialogue continues, but is it safe to rfordr see at show hers wh sist ro hto say. >> i've been on the main stage at san francisco pride for many, many years. when you stand in front of 100,000 yohav your head, you're like am i a sitting duck? you have to

really consider the fact there are crazy people and we live in a world where gun violence is an atrocious prevalence. yes. sometimes we have to think about those things, but i'm never going to let those people control me because if i am too afraid to come out and live my authentic live and do the service that i'm called to, then they've already won. >> reporter: sister roma saying it's a service. her art is a service. you will see sister roma featured heavily in pride festivities throughout the month. you were out there with your camera phones on social media. it's our joy to see you post what you think about this day and this month. #kpi x. we'll be back from harvey milk plaza live after this break.

welcome back, your community station live from the castro. down here on the ground it's a celebration, but also in the sky as we look at this huge pride flag. it will be replaced with a new one in the coming days and hours. this shot definitely reminds us of the fact there's some history to this place, harvey milk putting that milk crate down saying, "my name is harvey milk and i'm

here to recruit you," and hope will never be silent. that's why your bay area community station calls what we do the next month hope, love, and pride. we'll see ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, the new revelations about that apartment building that collapsed in iowa. did engineers know about the imminent danger? here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪ the diminishing hope of finding thee still missing alive, as we learn who they are. >> this needs to be done in a way that it respects that this is a resting place. ♪ ♪ >> president biden president biden is attending the graduation at the air force academy. >> at the end of the remarks, president biden fell, the president then got bk up and re. ♪ ♪ >> norah: former president donald trump hits the campaign trail. what he had to say about president joe biden's fault. >> even if you have to tiptoe down a ramp.