this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan . we celebrate pride month. let's look at the progress made and then the challenges that

remain. also answering that question, how we all support our lgbtq+ youth moving forward. cowan. we will have a community conversation in a moment let's get you caught up on today's weather and other top stories. starting now with the president of the united states in the bay area. president joe biden met with tech leaders in san francisco today, talking all about ai or artificial intelligence. the biden administration is looking at its potential benefits as well as potential regulations needed to mitigate possible risks that you have likely heard a lot about. the president said the next 10 years will see more technological changes than the last 50. >> ai will change the way we learn and help solve challenges like disease and climate change. the moment we need to manage the risks to our society, to our economy. right now, president biden is on his way to a campaign reception in canfield up in

marin county. later, he will head back to the city for a second campaign event. look at this and listen. us and canada air defense command norad tells us three planes violated a temporary flight restriction area. it was all connected to the president's visit here. norad sent fighter jets over marin county to respond to those alleged violations and set all events ended without any incident. these videos shot from the ground in marin county, you can see the fighter jet beside what looks like a normal plane in the sky. the president's son has agreed to a plea deal after a years long investigation by the doj. hunter biden will plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and admitted to illegally possessing a gun while being a drug user. hunter biden is expected to avoid prison time in this and get two years of probation. he will stand before a judge later this week. a big rig crash in el

cerrito made for mezey drive along i-80 for almost 12 hours. crash happened around 1:30 this morning . investigators say sugar, of all things, was leaking out of one of the big rigs. it looks like snow but it is sugar. the chp says one driver was hospitalized. selects head to antioch where crews work through the night to create a fire that erupted at an abandoned warehouse. this one broke out just before 11:00 last night at marina plaza. there are no reports of any injuries. crews say they had trouble putting out the fire because of the windy conditions. let's talk about the wind. i have little keith and his sister who are watching right now and they want to know what the weather will be. >> it will change my thursday and not only in the city but they areawide, the marine layer will come back and we will see it gray over. it will feel like june gloom but that is not coming until thursday. it is in

the low to mid 70s right now. san jose is the example of that. we will be in the upper 70s for most of our inland valleys tomorrow. that is wednesday, just as much sun, not as much marine layer. the marine layer shows backup and that is thursday morning. we will all wake up to marine layer gray. the marine layer, especially near the water, you know. the 7-day forecast, not a lot of change for the 7-day forecast. san jose, you will go to 76 tomorrow to 70 and and lindy spade alleys will cool down from 80 to the low 70s and then stay like that. hope, love, pride . proudly presented by petfood express and broadway san jose. now to our community conversation as we celebrate pride month. the lgbtq+ community has made great strides in the fight for

equality but we know there is a long way to go in terms of rights and acceptance. i recently spent time with a black trans opera singer who was leaning on those who came before her as she seeks equality through her art. listen. >> if you play this moment back, you see bay area trans opera singer star rhianna sinclair in a private moment. she has to take a breath to steady herself as a singer performing the national anthem. it is tough but tougher still at a sporting event during a time when people like her are a political target. that is why what happened two hours before, walking onto the field, was important. breanna enters the castro theater to warm up and get in touch with the energy of those who came before. >> i would say the music always guided me to who i am today. when i sing, i always acknowledge my trans ancestors because they give me life. >> life and the living of it

like anyone else is all people on the margins want. people of color and trans people. >> we are still dealing with racism and trans phobia and things like that and still working on being united. troop two years ago, she was homeless and like other trans people who studies reveal struggle with jobs and housing and security, she too found the journey tough. it is why getting her putting at home in the castro was important before crossing from one world to another. the drive to oracle park, game day. >> singing the anthem and a sporting event is very nerve-racking for me. >> will the crowd welcome her? will they see her as worthy or claiming the promises of the free and brave the land as the lyrics to the song say? they are questions that elevate the

nerves. >> this brave beginning was the moment to learn the answers to the questions. >> when i sing, i want us to all feel united, all judgment aside and to be who you are, be authentic. >> breanna sinclair÷ says her voice makes her -- maybe who in the crowd caesar for the first time while listening. she knows people can change but says there is hope

>> there is hope for the trans and gender nonconforming community. we are at a very difficult time but i do believe there is light at the end of the tunnel and there is only one way and that is up. >> if we are going to survive this, we are going to get through this, getting through until the message in the anthem applies to all. >> be sure to join us this sunday for live coverage of the pride parade on our sister station kb cw and streaming on cbs news bay area . breanna

will be one of my cohosts for the experience. pushback against the california bill related to gender and our youth. why some

let's shift our focus now to the journey that lgbtq+ youth are facing in today's

world. here in california, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are proposing bills related to the issue of gender. one of the proposals is a be 957 which passed would include child gender in custody cases. it says that when a judge determines custody in family court, one criteria in health, safety, and welfare would be the parents' affirmation of the child's chosen identity. there are opponents here. they say if a parent is not from identity, they could be charged with child abuse. last week's group supposed to assembly bill 957 gathered at the state capitol in sacramento. they say they are fighting for parental rights. some parents told stories of lost custodial rights, citing gender affirmations and identity as a cause. >> i will support him and who he is. this is not my issue. >> i don't want any parents to feel what i feel every single day of my life. >> these parents, along with a group called our duty, say they are worried about the bill scope. >> kb 957 is a bill that will

now elevate not confirming your child gender identity, whatever gender they choose. that means judges will no ability to use their discretion. >> joining me now live, the state assemblywoman who authored that buried bill, lori wilson, joining me now. what is in this bill. often times we hear about the bill, we see the sidelines but we don't know what is in it. what is in it? >> what is in the bill as it allows judicial discretion for a judge when considering health, safety, and welfare of a child, in particular a tgi child which stands for transgender, gender diverse, intersex children. it allows them to consider parents' affirmation when determining the child's best interest when specifically related to gender identity. there has been lots of misconception around the bill and lots of misinformation. what it doesn't

do is it does not take children away from their parents. those types of proceedings happen and what we call dependency proceeding, not related to child custody. child custody is particularly related to when two parents, who are going through a divorce or going through custody proceedings cannot agree so they are asking a third party, the judge, to weigh in and then we have laws on the books related to how a judge weighs in and this would add to that law and give another tool for a judge when considering child custody in relation to their entire judicial discretion. there is a few things noted in the law. >> let's break this down. you are talking about a mother and father who have a child that identifies as a transgender child. then what, once it goes to court in a divorce situation? >> right. it is in a divorce situation where the parents don't agree on custody and also

don't agree on a child so gender identity. it is a subset of individuals. there is a subset of those who are involved in those proceedings. then you take it to having children of the age of 18. then you go to transgender. i call a tgi to include gender diverse and intersex children as well. even then, it only goes to those that disagree on how you affirm a transgender child or tgi child. this makes that distinction between affirmation and being non-affirming or antagonistic. it does not make a diinpareho like that. it does not weigh that parent against one who is willing to accept a name and pronoun change or to allow them to wear different clothes. we are talking about younger

children at this point . it is not rating by giving a scale or comparing parents that are affirming, it is making that distinction between those that are affirming and those that are non-affirming. >> so conversations around dinner tables, where can people learn more about this bill because it is right now in play and we've got to know what is in it? >> go to our legislator, our assembly website, our state assembly. you will find the bill. the bill is a be 957. you would look at out and you will find that it just went through judiciary and is headed to the senate floor. there were lots of concerns that were brought up during the committee so we are reviewing those concerns and talking through up there needs to be an update to the language, whether the word affirmation, finding a better word to determine what we are trying to do, the original intent of the bill, as well as providing clarifying language but we are having that

discussion now. >> in the middle of all of it, kids. kids who want to be seen and heard and affirmed. >> thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. we love the community conversation. another bill that was proposed was ab 1314. you heard her talk about bills in and out of committee. this one, ab 1314 died in committee. it was not brought forth for a hearing. that bill would have required schools to inform parents if their child starts identifying as a different gender while at school. for instance, let's play this out. if they were using facilities or participating in activities such as sports that don't align with the sex listed on the birth certificate. that is with this one spoke to. the bill came after a lawsuit against chico unified school district that alleges school officials secretly transitioned an elementary student. we ask the author of this bill why he believes that one was a

priority. >> we have seen, with transgender youth, that having parent involvement is very helpful. we have seen a high incident of suicides among transgender youth. informing parents and working with parents should be the default policy. the chair of the education committee ended up coming out and saying we can't even hear this bill because it would provide a platform for hate. no one is being hateful here. this is concerned parents who believe that their rights are being undermined. it should be that you could have a conversation about what is the right policy. with any piece of legislation, you have discussion. you have debate. there is amendments. my concern is with a lot of these issues, especially now dealing with transgender youth, it is like you can't even have a conversation about what might be the best way to help ensure the well-being of the child, to help ensure the long-term well-being of the child. i think that is problematic. we should be having these kind of

conversations and trying to show that we get to the right policy. we want to hear from you as well. still ahead, we will look at mental health challenges that lgbtq+

let's continue our commute conversation with a focus on lgbtq+ youth. a study says

that nearly one in every 10 children and youth in the united states currently identifies as lgbtq+. the study says this group has a three times higher prevalence of anxiety or depression as compared to heterosexual or assist gender youth . researchers determined that the mental health care system is not keeping pace with the needs of this youth. a few months ago, we put a spotlight on youth mental health overall. i spoke with a documentarian, terry delaney, who shared their experience as an lgbtq teen. >> in my journey in the mental health system, i met a lot of kids who were queer. when we have family who reject who we are, you can't come forward when you are struggling with mental health issues because you don't have that line of communication. i am lucky. i have a family that supports me. i still struggled. some of that

is from the fear of discrimination. we live in a very accepting area but, still, we face a lot of bullying or a lot of fear of dealing with that. it adds anxiety to an already very stressful life as a teenager. >> we want to expand more on that on the resources. spent joining me now is a doctor from the child might institute. let's talk about the hope is. all of our coverage is hope, pride, love. in the spirit, i think about the kids that identify as ldg dq plus while all of these issues are being debated. some 500 pieces of legislation, i am aware that these kids are seeing it. thngr come in. talk to me about that. >> that is rough. that is rough for me providing care to gay

youth, to see the legislation out there and knowing that kids are seeing it. it must be really hard for everyone. it is hard for me. it is hard for them. what we need to do as families is support our youth and be validating. even if we don't necessarily agree or understand what's going on, being supportive is important. that is the question. how do you communicate? how do you listen? how do you love when your mind isn't there yet? that is the fundamental question for everybody. kids that are coming out, they went through this a lot more than they know. they are coming out to themselves first. how do you love when your mind is not caught up yet with the reality? >> love is love and all of us as parents and families and friends want to be supportive.

even if you don't understand it or agree with it, trying to be validating and trying to make sure that you are supportive is what's important. even if you don't understand it, be supportive. be validating. be there for your family members and talk to mental health professionals. they are a great websites. there are great resources. >> something that struck me is this one person literally can make a difference between life and death. we know it is a reality. the calls come in. they are real. the suicides are real. the attempted suicides are real. it is a problem in our nation and it is something we should be ashamed of. what is language when it comes to dialogue? how important is it to use the right words when you're having these very important conversations? >> that is really important. it is not easy. it is second

nature. >> even i, as a gay man and an ally to use they as a pronoun is hard . that is not linguistically correct. even i mess up. just understanding that you are trying your best and you are there for your child, you are there for your family member is what is important. >> just identifying that and going from there and letting them know that they are supported is the most important thing. >> let's start right now assuming there is a young person watching. we just want to know you are seen, your herd, your loved. your story matters and you can find allies and advocates. >> absolutely. >> people want to hear from you and let you know that just

we want to thank you for joining in on the community conversation on the fight for lgbtq+ equality on many platforms and the gender related laws being considered by our state leaders right now. your voice is important. you made think that you are disagreed with but as long as it is an arena of kindness, we can have these conversations if you want them. we would love to hear your thoughts on all of this and other community

issues. be sure to get in contact with us and don't forget we are posting all of our pride stories in a very special section on the www.kpix.com website. we are also streaming moral monthlong on cbs news bay area d ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, the right to find that missing submersible carrying explorers bound for the wreckage of titanic before they run out of oxygen, the latest from the massive search effort, here are tonight's top headlines. rescue teams looking for the vessel from the air and sonar buoys deployed to the area largeron has agreed to plead guilty to two charges stemming from a five-year federal investigation. >> norah: a growing problem, massive fire breaks out in an e-bike shop in new york city killing four people and leaving