this is cbs news bay area. california's governor wants to go big to help stop gun violence, how he says we should get behind amending the u.s. constitution. what would it really take, though, to make that change? what better way to learn about the world's oceans than from class underwater? how state parks employees are busy making it happen with a

goldfish there, too. >> good afternoon, everybody. i'm reed cowan. let's start with that latest effort to fight the deadly fentanyl crisis in san francisco. it involves some individuals you don't normally see on the streets. anne makovec is here to explain. >> let's hope this could put a did not in the problem. san francisco sheriff announcing plans to deploy a unit of deputies in the tenderloin in the south of market area to try to combat the ongoing crisis in the city. 130 deputies will arrest drug dealers and help get people using drugs into treatment. they will specifically target the areas where we've seen open air drug dealing for years. this new operation is going to launch the end of june. the sheriff announcing his plan today along with other city leaders at city hall. >> we're not advocating for harsher punishments or increased incarceration for those struggling with harmful choices. there needs to be a multipronged approach to these problems, not just a single focus on harm reduction and treating this as a health

crisis. jails do not need to be about punishment. they can be a place of compassion and accountability. >> so the new unit of deputies will work overtime for six months. san francisco mayor london breed is thanking the sheriff and d.a. brooke jenkins for coordinating this effort to try to fight the fentanyl crisis in the city. let's hope. >> thank you so much. california governor gavin newsom is proposing a new amendment to the united states constitution saying something has to give where guns are concerned saying this will help end our nation's gun violence crisis. >> the 28th amendment permanently enshrines four additions to the laws of our land. it raises the minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21 because if you can't buy a beer, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun. it mandates universal background checks to prevent truly dangerous people from purchasing a gun that can be used in a crime. it

institutes reasonable waiting for all gun periods and bans civilians from buying assault weapons. those weapons of war our founding fathers never foresaw. >> that's the governor saying the 28th amendment will leave the 2nd amendment intact and the california medical association issued a statement in support of this proposal. there are some howevers to go around. state assembly republican leader james gallagher calls it a "poorly thought out attention-seeking stunt." it is worth noting getting this amendment passed, not easy, in fact, a huge uphill climb. congress would have to pass the measure with two-thirds approval in both houses and then three-fourths of state legislatures, about 38 states, would have to also approve the measure. the last amendment was ratified in 1992. let's go to oakland where mayor sheng thao just announced an update to her proposed budget after the city received a $207 million federal grant to help fund the fire department there. the original budget plan cut $20 million from the

department, but this amendment allows the city to hire 35 new firefighters and keep boots on the ground keeping all 24 engines in full operation. >> by amending this budget to restore the vital services, the department can continue to respond to emergency medical incidents throughout our communities. >> city leaders announced a new interim fire chief, damon covington after the retirement announced of the chief last month. today is day two of the special session in nevada where moving the ballpark from oakland is on the table. nevada lawmakers have to decide if they'll approve $380 million in their taxpayer funds to build a stadium on the strip. it would be the smallest stadium. a lot of relief at sfo,

passengers on air india flight finally came to san francisco. they've been stuck in russia. more than 200 of them and crew arrived at sfo from new delhi. they shared hugs and smiles with their loved ones. mechanical issues with an engine forced them at one point to land in siberia. there they are on the tarmac there. while the airline flew in a new plane, passengers had to stay in this hostel. it's worth noting air india is one of the few airlines that still travels over russia since the war in ukraine started. sanctions made it pretty hard for the travelers to use credit cards while they were stuck on the ground in russia. >> i think a lot of us, it was kind of like a nightmare because first it was like kind of really scary when they had to dump the fuel in the middle of the flight, but then we landed. it was nice, but then, you know, the whole situation there was just really bad. >> scary tale there from ramon singh. the airline said it will refund all passengers and give them a travel voucher. today we expect to learn a

lot more about this. it was the toxic dust pollution last fall in martinez and the extent of the damage there. critics of the martinez refining company say they failed to notify authorities or the community about the release of hazardous emissions. that happened thanksgiving last year. city health officials will present data from soil samples and we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. also updating you in the situation on the east coast, look at that, looks like a cloud is just covering new york and many areas. all this smoke from canada wildfires continues to cause that terrible air quality. slightly better, though, in new york city today as winds are finally blowing the smoke further south. still thousands of flights have been grounded because of the haze. in fact, performances and sport events are being postponed now. people there are told to stay indoors if they can at all. today is world oceans day and it's really a call to conserve our marine resources for the future. as our len ramirez will show you, thousands of california school

children will get a very special lesson from a classroom that happens underwater. >> reporter: the team from state parks came here to point lobos on the monterey peninsula, one of the most beautiful spots in all of california, if not the world, for this special student broadcast to show them not only the importance of the ocean, but the beauty and mystery of what lies beneath the surface. geared up and loaded down for an underwater adventure, scuba diving state parks employees and volunteers slipped into the chilly waters at whaler's cove. and even at just a few feet underwater a strange and beautiful world is revealed. >> okay there. what's up? it's erica here. >> reporter: minutes later outreach coordinator erica delamar is live streaming from 30 feet underwater. >> and it's beautiful. it's protected by our california marine protected area. >> reporter: this was a dress rehearsal for world oceans day on thursday when state parks will send this live stream to

hundreds of classrooms and thousands of students around the state. it will also be broadcast around the world on the state parks port's youtube channel. >> who knows what we're going to see. last time we had harbor seals swim by. >> reporter: the point lobos preserve has been protected for 50 years and it is a shimmering example of conservation in action. >> to see nature come back on a large scale. so this is a great example of that. >> reporter: broadcasting from underwater is challenging. cold water, waves, even rain and wind this week are taking their toll on the divers, support staff, and equipment, but state parks says it's worth the deep dive. >> this is the type of content that should be expected that we can do to actually start to get them actively engaged in learning. >> reporter: what do you hope the takeaway is for all of the students that will watch this all over california and in the world beyond? >> the ocean connects every single person on planet earth. so if we could all be inspired

to protect it and take care of it, that's the best way we can take care of each other. >> reporter: going underwater and literally creating an immersive experience to celebrate and appreciate the ocean. we've got breaking news at 3:00. an experimental plane crashed near rio vista in solano county. two people on board the plane both found dead inside. that's why investigators have the tent over the fuselage of the plane. we're told this is an experimental sky bolt. right now as they deal with this, the ntsb is investigating. once again, breaking news today at 3:00, two people found dead in a plane crash. we'll have more in upcoming broadcasts on channel 5. still ahead, bay area teachers saw a need for more representation. so they stepped forward. they did something about it, bringing lgbtq+ stories for kids on the road to give more families access to the books. temperatures today warming

up just a little bit more for inland parts of the bay area, but very little change around the bay and along the coast. we'll continue riding the temperature roller coaster as we head through the we

hope, love, pride, proudly presented by pet food express and broadway san jose. let's talk about san jose. today san jose police raised

the pride flag for the fifth year in a row at department head quarter on mission street. the police chief says it's about a lot more than just a colorful display. >> it's a powerful statement of acceptance, equity, and love. it is a testament to our unwavering commitment to diversity, inclusion, and our shared humanity. >> you might need to know this. the san jose police department was the first in a major u.s. city to raise the rainbow flag for pride month and they're keeping it going today. two educators are creating a space for families to find lgbtq+ children their stories after seeing a growing need for representation in books and literature. they decided to take these books on the road to make them accessible for everyone. >> reporter: it's 7 a.m. on a sunday morning and while some use this day to rest, two educators are behind the wheel

of a school bus. it takes them to a children's bookstore full of lgbtq+ stories and authors. >> there's so much negative press around a trans children and lgbtq+ youth in the country and all the book bans that were happening and all the laws that were being passed, it felt really important to create a space where the primary focus was joy. >> reporter: thus, the lavender bus was born better known as the out and about book shop created by katie butler and charlie mcdonald. >> inside we built these shelves. >> reporter: the duo said their bookstore was made possible thanks to the lc and lily cox haven of hope sponsorship in oakland which helps social enterprise leaders and their community. >> that supports our community programming. so the story times we're doing today, for instance, or bringing books to classrooms or taking the bus to different schools, book clubs as well, all that sort of supported through that. >> reporter: charlie says

starting the bookstore journey revealed a piece about them that many kids who walk onto the bus often face. >> i grew up. i didn't really enjoy reading. i didn't read a lot. it wasn't until katie gave me a book about a character who was nonbinary and i identify as nonbinary and there was so many parallels to the character in this story to my life and i read it in one sitting and i fell in love with it and then i was like okay, i want more. so she just kept handing me books and i now really enjoy reading. >> reporter: this book shop does not publicly share its locations online due to safety concerns. >> unfortunately the climate we're, in some of the things that happened in drag queen story hours and the conversations in our country that are really harmful around lgbtq+ youth, we don't want to put any of our readers or anyone who is coming to the bus in a place where they feel unsafe and as two queer individuals ourselves, we also want to make sure we're protecting ourselves. >> reporter: with just a few

months under the wheels, it's moments with kids like chris who hasn't put this book down make it all worth it. >> i have a book at school, but i don't have this book. it's interesting because they make believe and have interesting costumes. >> all of our hope, love, and pride stories are on our website, kpix.com and you can stream cbs news bay area for continuing coverage all month long. time for our first look at the forecast with chief meteorologist paul heggen. the sun came out a bit today. >> temperatures were a little warmer, but pleasantly on the cooler side of what's normal in the middle of june. it's a weak area of high pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere responsible for that warm-up, but the next upper level storm system looms to our west. that will approach us and send more clouds into the bay area tomorrow. we won't see any showers. the chance of that remains over far northern california and the high sierra, but it will impact our

temperatures. let's look at the ten-day outlook for livermore. the coolest day is tomorrow with highs in livermore reaching the low 70s. we bounce back closer to normal over the weekend into early next week but remain a little below average. then it's back to near average temperatures for midweek to the following week. the pollen count will climb once temperatures warm up this weekend, another day in the medium category tomorrow, then medium high saturday and sunday, back down to medium on monday and there is actually a chance of showers in the forecast sunday night into monday. it's not much of a chance, but it's the middle of june. any chance is worth noting, 20 to 30% range sunday night into monday, even less than what we saw earlier this week, tuesday morning, with that band of showers that moved through, something for us to watch through the weekend into next week. lots of sunshine now, a decent onshore breeze keeping temperatures in the low

60s in san francisco, upper 60s in oakland and inland just ideal readings, low to mid-70s for most inland parts of the bay area, including the north bay where you were stuck in the low 60s yesterday. tonight low cloud cover and fog will spread back out, reduce visibilities, but not awful friday morning. it will be kind of a gray start. visibilities will improve and the low cloud cover will retreat to the coast. we'll see clouds farther up in the atmosphere, not entirely blocking the sun, but severely filtering it. we won't warm as much. highs tomorrow will end up 5 to 10 degrees below what's normal for the 9th day of june. let's zoom in closer. average highs right along the coast, upper 50s, near 70 on the peninsula and south end of the bay low to mid-70s, upper 60s, but mostly low to mid-70s in the east bay. right at 60 in

san francisco, only low to mid-60s oakland and the east bay and back onto the cool side of things for the north bay, mid- to upper 60s until you go much farther north. passing clouds heading through the toyota savemart 350. just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? sonoma raceway, temperatures in the low 70s for that part of the bay area, a nice weekend, just more clouds saturday and some additional sunshine breaking through sunday and monday, lots of sun tuesday onward, especially for inland parts of the bay area and pushes our temperatures back up to roughly normal for the middle of june as we get closer to the first day of summer. >> thank you so much. getting workers is one challenge, but keeping workers is another. ask anybody who owns a business these days. still ahead, see how a south bay pizzeria is doing both by giving everybody a cut

well, today we highlight and celebrate a bridge builder in our south bay community who is addressing one of the service industry's biggest problems. you know if you're a business owner, this quagmire, how to attract and retain workers in one of the most expensive places in the united states. how do you get them to live there? our len ramirez takes you inside a slice of new york in san jose where everybody gets a piece of the

pie. >> reporter: there is something very different about this pizza place. it goes beyond their award winning pies. it's about the people. in fact, everyone in this kitchen owns an equal slice of the business. >> we're a worker co-op which means all the members and owners in the business work in the business. >> reporter: kurt vartan started the business 17 years ago. six years ago he turned it into a co-op by selling the business to his staff as a leverage buyout. >> the people here are the owners. they're directly incentivized how the business grows. >> reporter: the employee owners are now paying back a business loan with the profits of the company and they all run the shop as a board of directors. >> we create our first pto policy, vacation policy. we

created a 401k plan for our team. we have a family leave plan. >> it's not just a job. it's our baby. we all run it. >> reporter: this was colin webster's first job when he turned 18 ten years ago. he now chairs the board. >> there's a stigma against people that work in the industry. i tell people no, i own a business and i make money and some of my friends went to college. >> reporter: it's not a new business model, but it is getting a lot more attention after the pandemic wiped out many small businesses. a bill to create a co-op hub and help center in the governor's office passed unanimously and became law in california this year. >> it creates stability in your community. the businesses are owned and operated by the people living in them. >> reporter: kirk says co-ops can be a good option for the tens of thousands of business owners who want to retire. >> takes care of the business owner, pays them. takes care of the employees, gives them a wealth building opportunity and takes care of the community because the community get to

keep their gem of business, whatever that is. >> reporter: one customer called it a better experience. >> this model works. it works from a customer service level, in terms of employee retention. >> reporter: but it wouldn't work for anyone unless the end product is good. >> the proof is in the pizza. >> reporter: and these long lines at dinnertime means consumers and the workers are both getting what they want. >> proof is in the pizza. he thought it was in the pudding. it's in the pizza, right? there's a small number of worker-owned co-ops in the south bay. so far a slice of new york pizza is the only one that also is a brick and mortar business. congratulations to them! coming up, they're in for a grueling race across the pacific waters, how rowers from around the world get ready. speaking of being on the water -- >> reporter: this 60-foot long hi-tech sailboat is part of a grueling race around the world, but it's also collecting scientific data from some of

the most

welcome back. just a few days from now rowers from all over the world will gather in monterey for a huge test of strength and endurance. the world's toughest row starts there and goes 2,800 miles. look at that route across the pacific ocean into hawaii. it's scheduled to start monday. >> we have some elite sport athletes, but we also have, you know, regular guys or women who

just want to take off on a challenge of a lifetime. >> there's always an opportunity to do something extraordinary and this is one. it's certainly tough, but you will have no regrets when you reach the other shore and really an amazing impact on your life. >> so one of the groups participating is team mantigua island girls, on the last trip becoming the first group of girls to across the atlantic breaking barriers and breaking records. >> that's a little boat. >> little arms making it go. >> they go through the pacific ocean on that thing? good for them. >> sunscreen and snacks and what you got to have. >> think about the facilities. >> there's that, too. cbs ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, the new