this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan. >> the class of 2023 celebrating many accomplishments, graduations happening all over the bay area, they are the first class

that made it through the pandemic transition and they have a lot to teach us today. what they will become and what is next. first, rain in june and an unsettled weather pattern in the bay area today, paul is getting ready to talk to you about that. we are going to have a community conversation on the class of 2023, what they have learned and where they are going from here in just a moment. first alert weather, chief meteorologist, paul heggen? >> unusual rain chance for the first half of today but now the skies have cleared out over the santa clara valley. san jose, you are one of the big winners from this local rain event, picking up close to a 10th of an inch of rain. none of these are substantial until you factor in the fact that it is early june. rainfall is nearly next to zero. just enough to wet the ground and hopefully enough for some of

the flashy fire fuels to absorb some moisture and take care of the fire threat for the next several days and weeks. the system responsible for this is going to be shifting farther to the east, we will have some lingering clouds tomorrow but the forecast looks dry for the rest of this week. a calm weather pattern taking over as we finish off the work week, maybe a chance of showers for the back half of the weekend. there are still some showers and thunderstorms out there, mainly in the central valley. this is expected to fall apart as it approaches us. this big storm system is unusually positioned for this time of year. the futurecast shows the shower activity falling apart, largely we will see a couple of sprinkles and mix of clouds and sunshine in the forecast for tomorrow. similar conditions for thursday and friday. the rain chances remain low for the rest of the week, but there is that outside chance for another shower or two. we don't have any

raindrops in the extended forecast at this point. the pollen count will remain in the medium category for the next several days. it does look like we will climb into the medium high category for the first half of the weekend. temperatures are on the cool side , it's only 60 in san francisco, low 70s for concord and livermore, those are the warm spots. tonight, we drop down to the low to mid 50s, pretty much across the board, that is normal for early june. the high temperatures are going to be below average around the bay, several degrees below normal further inland and almost exactly normal along the coast. low to mid 70s alone in the peninsula, the warmest spots barely cracking the upper half of the 70s. near average temperatures around the bay, mid 60s for san francisco and oakland. mid to upper 60s around the bay is not where you are supposed to be for mid june, you will have some

additional clouds and that will limit how much you warm-up. the temperatures don't change much for the second weekend of june , low to mid 60s in san francisco and upper 60s for oakland in the east bay. a little bit warmer further inland, back up to the 70s saturday and sunday. along the coast, you will stay consistent in the upper 50s and low 60s with a mix of clouds and sunshine taking over. thank you. and with a fresh haircut, thank you so much. the man accused of going on a deadly crime spree in san jose and milpitas could spend his life behind bars if convicted. that is according to the santa clara da that confirmed kevin parkourana was charged today with three counts of murder and attempted murder and carjacking. three people died in nine others were hurt, when he ran inside and stabbed people with a kitchen knife. rad in a few days. a grieving family coming together in oakland, 3 years after their son and brother

died , killed by chp officers. the former alameda county da said there wasn't enough evidence to charge the officers but now the family is demanding the new da take a fresh look at the case. officers say when they try to approach the car, he tried to drive away and that is when the officers opened fire, killing him and injuring his pregnant girlfriend. let's talk business, more changes coming to downtown san francisco, the owner of two of the areas biggest hotels saying we are done. we are talking about park hotels which owns park 55 and hilton union square, they are going to stop payment on loans for the hotels. the mayor said the hotels will stay open and at this point, people will not lose their jobs. let's get to that important community conversation, we are celebrating the class of 2023 today. put this into

perspective, graduates had to overcome unique challenges because of the pandemic. well, place. that was during fferent. rbe 2020, it da t was all about those drive-through celebrations. online ceremonies . and now on the right, this is what it looks like today. the stadium is packed and we are back to normal, with these big commencement gatherings. while it looks normal now, the students had to go through a lot to get here. the shift to online learning, then hybrid, then back in person. and all of the challenges that came with it. >> students are human beings and they have suffered just as much as we have. >> the effects of the pandemic has been far from one-size-fits-all mother has been one variation from one

school district to the next. stanford and harvard researchers mapped the changes in students performances, and in some districts, students fell behind by as much as a grade level or more, and others, they say the difference between test scores was minimal. so, it is all over the map, and test scores declined more where students were learning remotely versus in person. we want to start the conversation on the high school level now. joining me now, the principle of thorough good high school , did you tell your students you weret yet. >> they will ha catch it di i educators, it was hard, so thank you so much. lessons learned to set yourstudents up for success? >> the biggest lesson that was learned, we had to take an individual approach, because

everybody had a different situation based on the pandemic. how much their parents could be involved and how much they couldn't be involved. as of school, we had to think deeply about how do we make sure our young people stay connected to the school and stay a part of the community, even when they are home. and how do we make sure the students are having their basic needs met, whether it be food, clothing, housing, whatever the case may be. as a school, we worked on those systems to keep young people engaged. >> i know in the state of nevada, there was a time where hundreds of kids were unaccounted for, how did you get your arms around that and find every child that was out there in that virtual world and keep them connected? >> while that was definitely a challenge in many parts of the country, at thurgood marshall, we knew where they were, we did a ton of home visits, and

we were doing daily attendance calls , and daily they had somebody to talk to , and somebody there to advocate for them and if they were going through a hard time, they could communicate what that was so we could try to meet that need. >> there was a harvard commencement recently, these students went through to get there graduate degrees during the pandemic and some of them said these are the people we want to hire because they showed the world how to innovate, how to get support and do it differently. how do you feel about your graduates? >> they already experienced so much, that was unprecedented and that is the hardest transition they will go through and they did it. they are super resilient and they learned a ton. as things become more normal, with a twist, i think that our 2023 graduates are able to demonstrate their tenacity and perseverance in

ways that other classes haven't had to. >> school culture will be different now in what way? they won't know what it was like to have those 3 years during the pandemic, how will it be different for them? >> as we see that mental health is still an issue, people still coping with all the changes that we are making sure that school is a really fun sanctuary and everything that we do is about celebrating our young people, celebrating what theyha , acki thns so they ntin li th rpos it isad e rit dictio for themesthe pandemic ly nstrated hochool how important it is to their lives. >> and those small wins really do give them traction here. thank you so much. you got them through it, congratulations. i'm sure when you see the graduation, you will be a little bit

teary-eyed. you did it. thank you so much. we celebrate you as well. still ahead, a different set of challenges for the college class of 2023, we look at the job market that these kids are st in the search for eps one grocery store will stop at nothing

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celebrating the college class of 2023. they had some similar challenges in terms of distance learning, but now we are moving onto the real world and for many of them, the job market. >> i grew up in america where there's always that level of uncertainty and anxiety, it is a quickly changing world, but one that i feel like we can still take by the neck a little bit. >> that is sam, we hope he has a great future ahead of him, optimism there, but get this, some economists say learning loss over the course of the pandemic could have lasting effect, even on how much money these kids make. >> over the course of their lifetime, they will be earning about $20,000 less as a result of learning loss. >> that is tom kane from harvard, let's talk with san jose state career counselor, kelly, you heard there is the

risk according to that harvard professor and analyst, they could make $20,000 less coming out of the pandemic. what do you say about that? >> i would have to disagree. the wall street journal just named san jose state as the number one public university for salaries and accounting majors and the number two public university for targeting majors. i believe that our students still have skills they can offer to employers that are going to combat that. >> and we know these kids are coming out, they already had to pivot like we said, and somebody said to me recently, these are the kids you want to hire because they have shown they can be innovative. what are the strengths that you see for this class graduating at the collegiate level, bringing into the market? >> absolutely, these students have used technology as a part of their lives their entire lives, add to that their

creativity, resilience, and these are the things that we saw them utilize during the pandemic. we saw organizations grow their membership during the pandemic, for unique social engagements and community building activities online. these are the skills they are looking for as far as talent to navigate the remote and hybrid workforce of today. >> how do you think kids are going to be different given what they have gone through? >> well, it's definitely a change but there's always that uncertainty coming into the real world, so to speak, after graduation. so i believe that they have resources that other classes don't have. i believe that was even said earlier in this broadcast. they had to go through things that nobody else has gone through and that is going to bring them strength and things to fall back on as far as i can do it, i can do hard things. >> for a parent who has that

child that is just now leaving college and looking at student loans and all of the stressors of the real world, what are the support mechanisms that are there? say you see your child feeling a little bit anxious or depressed, what are some things to bridge that gap between school and the work world? >> absolutely. well, talking to other people is always going to be helpful. i know that is something that they didn't get to do as much during the pandemic. so, we offer our alums 12 months of career services so if they feel they are stuck , they have access to our services as alumni for the first 12 months. because we know it's harder for these kids coming out of school during and after the pandemic. so, we host a college to career boot camp every semester to get them going in the right direction. so, they are touch points, they just need to find those resources and support. >> resources and support,

definitely something we need for the young person that is coming up to be the class of 2025, how is there world different because of the class of 2023? >> well, they have big shoes to fill, that is for sure. but, hopefully their experience is going to be different and whatever normal is now , but they have more choices, they can advocate for themselves as far as what they need and i believe all students have learned more about their style of learning and what is going to work best for them. >> absolutely, thank you so much. we appreciate what you have done for our young people, kelly, we appreciate you. tell our friends at san jose state university hello for at their menthe ychost wein . itseemke we have been playing catch-up, we are making progress. people have been innovative, they have

i'm loving this day, all of these great people serving our kids, bridge builders and the communication , so let's talk about the graduating class. a lot of teenagers and young adults are still not getting there mental health post pandemic. i know you are

friends with liz , she is so jealous. roller coaster for adults, where can you tell us we are right now ? >> i think things are moving in the right direction, we have about 10 years of data suggesting an increase of depression and anxiety for teens, obviously the pandemic did not help with th, and ro the cdc suggests that the most severe indicators of teen mental health er visits for psychiatric issues, mental health hospitalization seems to be on the decline. so hopefully we are moving in the right direction. >> how do we get to that positive headline you just gave us? >> well, a lot of support right from school, like sarah, and i think culturally, we have seen a huge shift in terms of awareness and dialogue, open dialogue about mental health over the last 3 years. in a way that has been really helpful

in lowering the bar for access to mental health support and services. >> it was almost like an imperfect perfect storm, when mental health is concerned, you saw the isolation that came with the pandemic and the challenges the class of 2023 faced, but then you saw the olympics, simone biles started the conversation about it's okay to ask for help. and we have seen here, so many youth talk to us about this topic. why is it important to say it's okay to be messy, it's okay to say i need help? >> because we all do. so, when we hear other people passing along that message, we are much more likely to fess up to the things that are hard for us. and to be able to access that help, that anyone would benefit from. >> when you have a lived experience, you are responsible for what you lived, my friend reggie lost his son in that window between high school and college and college and the

workforce, the pressures were just insurmountable and avery burton took his own life. how do we help these kids who are just now navigating that jump from one world to the other? and it can be intimidating and scary. >> absolutely. the best way to help support kids in your life is to have conversations with them. to be a resource, and say how are you doing? what is going on? to really listen and be present . >> how important are the right kind of questions in those settings? because often times, you will say how was your day and you will get a short response, but there is a more targeted way, right? >> absolutely. i don't think there is a wrong way to ask, as a parent our job is to listen. sometimes having the information , the specifics of what is going on is less important than just giving our kids the message that we are there and listening, we can

tolerate and handle what is going on for them rio >> there is a generational shift, i think i looked at my parents as they are not facing the things i'm facing. but, what i have learned in my old age is that we are all human beings, we are doing the best we can right now. how can we support these kids and should this generational shift that has happened to say it's okay, i made mistakes, too? >> i think that is a part of it, that is articulating our own challenges and struggles as parents, being under reactive in the moments our kids are struggling. i mean, not being under responsive but not freaking out when our kids make a mistake, when they mess up or when they are imperfect. just saying, okay, that was a mistake, how can i help you figure it out? >> thank you so much, we appreciate the conversation, i could talk to you all day. following the direction of a kind soul. so, we have talked

about the challenges they have experienced because of the pandemic that researchers say there's already evidence that things are turning around for our students. the study included stanford and harvard researchers, showing students learning was slightly faster during the 2021 through 2022 school year and the losses during 2022, they were slightly smaller than the years past. we did it. so, as a follow-up, students have made up about 25% of the ground lost , and 10% of the ground lost in reading as well. researchers say there's a lot more work to be done. >> i think more school districts should be thinking about extending the school year at least for the next couple of years just to give students a chance to catch up. >> researchers also say parents need to be more aware of the magnitude of learning loss in the area and be more involved

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thank you for joining us in this community conversation focused on the class of 2023, where they go from here, they had to overcome a lot of challenges from the pandemic and still working through others as they move onto the next steps. we want to hear your thoughts on this topic, make sure to reach out to us.

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