this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan. the president and a presidential hopeful wrapup their visits to the bay area,

both cashing in from campaign donors and one is calling out san francisco. >> they don't prosecute criminals like they do in most parts of the country and the wreckage has been sad to see. time is running out to find a missing sub and the explorers on board. the latest on the search and insight from a bay area expert in the submersible field. good afternoon. i'm elizabeth cook and for reed cowan today. the bay area just held the spotlight in the presidential race. anne makovec here now with the latest on the visits from president joe biden and florida governor ron desantis. >> these visits were all about money and political posture. let's start with the president's visit. he left this morning after holding two fundraisers for his 2024 campaign. the president also talked about climate change in palo alto and took part in a roundtable about the future of ai. republican presidential candidate ron desantis also made a trip to california this weekend and it turns out he also made a stop in san

francisco. there is a new campaign that he did out yesterday that shows him here standing at the corner of derry and hyde in the tenderloin. this is what he said. >> the city is not vibrant anymore. it has really collapsed because of leftist policies. these policies have taught people to flee the area. >> he still has a long road ahead of he wants to win the republican primary. he was trailing former president trump nearly 40 points in the last bowling. even though ron desantis was in san francisco, he did not mention former mayor and current governor gavin newsom. the two have only exchanged barbs and have gone head to head the last week newsom told fox knows host sean hannity that he was still open to debating desantis which would be very interesting. >> yes, it would. the dog crisis in san francisco has gotten a lot of attention and fentanyl debts have surged in the city. the mayor says the enforcement help from the federal government is

working to get the drugs off the streets. here are the numbers from the mayor's office. these are for specifically the tenderloin and south of market neighborhoods. in the last six months, there have been 390 arrests for drug dealing, 61 kilograms of fentanyl were seized. that is 30 million potential lethal doses. the mayor is currently reviewing a budget. they have asked for money to expand the das office to handle drug cases and hire 220 more police officers. san jose is cracking down on empty and neglected storefronts and buildings in an effort to revitalize its downtown area. mayor matt mayhem says the city has aggressively staffed up its building and code enforcement department. there are currently 41 inspectors with plans to hire five more. the mayor says that should help with a backlog of complaints and he says property owners with run down out of compliance buildings

should be prepared to face fines. >> the graffiti is really crazy. it is not fair for any of the business owners along here who are acting in good faith trying to make a living. >> the cities says the fines's out at $1000 a day per property owners who have ignored repeated attempts to get them to clean up their buildings. san francisco firefighters are busy with a cliff rescue today at fort funston. they first rescued a man and then went back down for two dogs using ropes to bring them up. luckily, everyone is okay. time is running out in the search for five people on board a missing submersible that was on its way to view the wreck of the titanic. the oxygen on board is only expected to last until tomorrow morning but there is now a small glimmer of hope. the u.s. coast guard confirms that a canadian aircraft detected underwater

noises in the search area in the atlantic. they have not yet determined the exact source or location of the sounds but they say the sounds are helping to focus the search the coast guard is bringing in warships and other vessels. the search area is now twice the size of connecticut and 2 1/2 miles deep. >> we need to have hope that i can tell you what the noises are. i can tell you, and i think this is the most important point, we are searching where the noises are. that is all we can do at this point. >> among the missing, trustee for the mountain-based search for mountain terrestrial and turgeon's. shahzada dawood is the vice chair of one of pakistan's largest conglomerates. is 19-year-old son suleman dawood is also on board. the others on board are the ceo of oceangate expeditions, a british billionaire and a french titanic expert who has been to the wreck more than 35 times. >> submersibles have been used to explore the ocean floor for

decades. katie nielsen talked with a bay area man who was a pioneer in the field for some insight about the situation unfolding there. >> at this part of our human nature, curiosity. >> reporter: don walsh is 91 years old now but in 1960, he ended french engineer for the first two people to ever explore challenger deep in a submersible, diving more than seven miles down to the floor of the pacific ocean. >> that was my job, a test pilot. not to do science but to make sure it was safe and reliable before we handed it over to the scientists. >> reporter: since then, walsh made a career out of submersibles and became a pioneer in the field. he said therrk changeerit once focused ificre now there is a ct for ocean adventure tourism. that was the primary focus for oceangate. >> they were doing some things that made a lot of us who have been in the business for a long time question what was going on. >> reporter: walsh says there

was concern for many in the submersible industry about safety guidelines that were supposedly not being followed by oceangate like the decision not to have a rescue beacon on the vessel and no self escape hatch. >> they can't even let themselves out. they are floating around the ocean , by thursday morning, it will be too late anyway. >> reporter: based on all the information, many in the submersible community. for the worst. >> the ratio between miracle and faith is decreasing. miracle is getting very, very small. faith getting very, very big. >> as for those underwater noises we talked about, the u.s. coast guard says data from the canadian aircraft has been shared with u.s. navy experts for more analysis. a big development in lab grown chicken. the green light for two bay ea cpanies. it more ling, more . aller s th time around and how you can finally get some

relief. the first day of summer and we are seeing the return of

two bay area companies just got usda approval for their last grown meat to be sold to consumers. alameda-based good meat and berkeley based upside

boozed post produced cultivated chicken. both will serve their products at high-end restaurants and later hope to adjust production to be sold at lower cost in grocery stores. no exact timeline yet but we know upside foods will serve its chicken at san francisco. very fancy. good meat will serve its first batch to the jos÷ andres group . the state department of water resources is sharing new aerial video over folsom. you can see how full our reservoirs have gotten thanks to all this wet weather from earlier this year . you have that wet weather to think if you are sniffling and sneezing lately, which we all are, by the way. all of that rain led to more plant life growing and that means more pollen and allergies. our leslie gooden looks at what you can do to get some relief. >> reporter: kelly has seasonable allergies but still finds time to go for a walk

with these two guys five times a day. the season has been harder than others when going outside. >> i want to stay indoors especially when it is windy because the wind kicks it up. >> reporter: kelly is not the only one feeling this year's allergy struggle. according to experts, they area residents are experiencing worse allergy symptoms right now than previous years because of this winter's past storm. simply the heavy rain has increased more pollen. >> i can tell that my eyes are itchy or for a longer time in my eyelids feel dry. it is a difference from last year. >> reporter: dr. jennifer klein says she has noticed an uptake of residents suffering from allergies. >> part of it is not wearing masks but part of it is the type of winter we had and how much is growing. we are having a super bloom. here we are. >> covid-19 is a factor playing

into this allergy season. >> the other problem is because we have been wearing masks for so long. we are also catching more regular colds this year and we are getting more exposure to your allergens. allergies will give you a fever. >> if you haven't experienced allergies in the past, you soon could be. people who normally are not bothered by their allergies at all, people who normally get by with an occasional ngin with daily symptoms. >> when you come in at night, take a shower, wash your hair, get the pollen off. change clothes before you go at night so you are not marinating in pollen all my long. keep the windows closed in your bedroom

while you sleep so that pollen does not blow in. >> i don't think it will stop me from going outside. it is too fun to go outside around here. >> it takes a lot to keep me from going outside especially if it means i will be sneezing my head off. >> you can practice with that the next couple of days. just-in-time for the first two days of summer, we are starting with the pollen forecast as we head into the weekend. it will be in the medium category but in the high-end of the medium category, tomorrow and over the weekend. it is grass and juniper and chenopods . of the are sensitive to those, you tend to be very sensitive to those. it is a type of weed pollen that is in the atmosphere. it is in the top three and that means there are a lot of folks who are really sensitive to this medium category. it is a cool start to summer. officially arrived at 7:58 this morning. we have this

little ripple in the upper level of the atmosphere. that means there is less atmosphere on top of that and it allows us to remain cool, slightly below average today. >> looking down toward oracle park, it is nice out there this afternoon. the temperature in the city is only 60s. in the and temperatures anywhere from 70 in san jose to 80 in concord. that is temporary. those inland temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees below average. if you are heading out to oracle park as the giants try to make it 10 in a row, they will try to keep it going. gametime temperature about where we are right now, maybe a degree or two cooler by 6:45. as the fog is going to break away from the coast spread across san francisco, it will make a good push into the inland valleys. low pressure overhead allows the marine layer to be deeper which allows it to expand over the terrain of the bay area and far inland

to begin the day on thursday. it will back up to the coast by midday but you will have a hard time shaking those gray skies right along the coast. temperatures tonight dropping down to the mid-50s. cooler spots dropping into the low 40s. it will be 10 degrees below normal around the bay. closer to 15 degrees average inland. upper 60s to low 70s. the first full day of summer, we are supposed to be close to 90 degrees for the far inland parts of the east bay. temperatures will be may be slightly warmer on sunday for the pride parade. a fair amount of the june gloom to start in the morning. temperatures will warm-up in the low 60s. if you are ready for an actual summertime peel, you have to wait a while. a good chance of the below average temperatures sticking around to the end of the month and then it transitions as we head into

early july. the calendar does represent a very good breaking point in the overall pattern. temperatures will steadily warm-up over the next seven days but it is a degree every other day in san francisco and oakland. inland parts of the bay area will be closer to 80 degrees by next wednesday which is closer to normal. you will have to wait a full week for that kind of air. some drizzle tomorrow and then stuck in the upper 50s through the weekend. >> thank you so much. let's take another live look rarighnow. 6:45nd eye hoping for some more magic out there. >> a high drive, rightfield. it is out of here! >> the giants just work. last night, joc pederson became the hero. the all-star smacked a

gametime homer in the eighth against the san diego padres. later, peterson finished the game getting a walk in the giants' walk off win. that lee brings the winning streak to nine. we don't want to talk about it too much because we don't want to jinx it but that is pretty awesome. he suffered a terrible accident but he never let that keep them down. that athlete is thriving and even helping others find their way.

we have a story of resilience. a former san jose horse jockey has turned a terrible accident on the racetrack into a lifetime of giving. he is a bridgebuilder in our community and countless

others are now benefiting from his perseverance and commitment. >> reporter: armando rivera is 62 years old and a paraplegic. but, his upper body strength is probably better than most people half his age. he works out with his 83-year-old father ramon in the backyard of their san jose home five days a week. >> push me back when i lift up. >> he has been pushing himself like this for decades. >> every day, i like to work out. every day i stay busy. >> that has been his lifelong philosophy but it was all put to the test 44 years ago. in 1979, armando was an up and coming horserace jockey when a

terrible accident nearly ended his life. >> it was a freak accident. i was working a horse and somehow, we ended up having two horses collide. i went down. i did not get out of the way and he rolled on top of me and gave me a -- he fractured my spinal cord, t5. >> he was paralyzed from the chest down. >> when you become a jockey, you know those are the risks. you already knew that the risks were death, injury. you already knew. it is nobody's fault. >> reporter: he was treated at santa clara valley medical spinal cord rehab center. it was there that he met somebody that changed his life. >> the late gary kerr was a pioneering paraplegic athlete, famous around the world as the fastest person in a wheelchair. >> he ended up being my

trainer, you know, my coach for wheelchair racing. >> since then, armando has traveled around the country competing in marathons, half rmd entlandisabled jockeys fund which has raised $2.6 ms illion inth onnine year these days, armando works out with sebastian mcgriff, who says armando inspired him to become a personal trainer after the two randomly met at the gym. >> working with armando, i am now working with other wheelchair clients using the same techniques that he is teaching me about how to work with him, what his diet looks like, what his training routine looks like. >> the training routine is tough. in july, armando will be honored by the valley health foundation by leading off their stars and strides run at discovery meadow. he is getting

ready by gutting it out on the straight and steep incline of norwood avenue near his home. >> just never give up, baby. when it gets tougher, you get stronger. >> armando says he never felt sorry for himself after the accident. his mindset is to work through it. >> when you do things like this, there ain't no room for depression. there ain't no room but going up. >> he once raced horses around the track. today, armando is still competing but under his own power as he glides through the senior years of his life, he knows he got there by fighting for every mile. >> unbelievable story. let's switch gears here for a moment and read this breaking news. this is in east contra costa county just south of camino diablo nearby ran. three vehicles were involved in this injury accident. the road is closed in

coming up tonight, a great story. we recognize a woman who has spent decades helping homeless families get back on their feet. you've got to see this story. that and much more with ryan yamamoto and myself coming up tonight at 5:00. for the first time ever, florida bill has brought its colorful floral show to san francisco to celebrate pride. the san francisco mint is held

with dozens of artistic displays and much more featuring work by local artists. the show highlights joy and inclusion. they partnered with san francisco flied to put this all together and it is inspired by the 2023 pride team, looking back and moving forward. >> we are celebrating some of san francisco's lgbtq+ icons. we got floral tributes to people , activists and loads more. >> you know it smells amazing too. the show continues through july 3. tickets are on sale online. be sure to catch our special hope, love, pride, a celebration this sunday from 10:00 a.m. until noon. it airs live on our sister station and streaming on cbs news bay area. wednesday? >> the parade. it is looking

okay. june gloom but it will be okay. >> no rain obviously and not super cold. we can ♪ ♪ >> >> tonight at the desperate search continues f for the missg submersible traveling to that titanic, rescuers still hopeful has more joy in massive search. teams detect underwater noise in the area where the vessel went missing. could it be the lost explorers? >> we are searching for the noises are and that's all we can do at this point. >> explosion and fire in paris, police say they are looking for two people believed to be missing in the rubble of a collapsed building. ov n