la familia de césar chávez; rita es la hermana de césar, y rudy es su sobrino, de césar chávez; nos acompañana la mano en la escuela? rita chávez: no, él quería estar cerca de mí, y le dijo la maestra, "no", el primer nombre de él es cesario, no cesar, yo nunca le digo cesar, cesario, so, teacher, cesario", y dice, "no, en spanish", que no había nada inglés, "no, yo me siento con mi hermanita, yo estoy con mi tita, mi hermanita", decía, mi hermanita, teacher "no--" [hablando en inglés] se salió por la puerta, y le tuve que ir a agarrar por el pelo, "vale más que te sientes", y luego íbamos a la casa, en la tarde, y dice, "no le digas a mi papá", le digo, "tengo que decirle", y de seguro, estábamos en la mesa, en la cena, y dice mi papá, ¿cómo les fue en la escuela?", "no quiero a la maestra", "¡qué!", dice, "no la quiero", "¿por qué?", "no me dejó sentarme con mi hermanita", mi papá le dijo, "mira, tienes que dejar la mano de tu hermana un día de estos", dijo, "porque vas a crecer, a ser un hombre grande, y no vas a andar con la mano de tu hermana, siempre", pero siempre anduvo con la hermana

damian: we're now joined by rudy chavez medina, the nephew of cesar chavez on "comunidad del valle." dy, first your thoughts. i have your lovely mother here. she's a walking history book. rudy chavez medina: yes, you know, she is. she has so much energy, she has so much excitement. you know, she motivates all of us, you know? at 91 and a half years old, she's still going strong. i call her the energizer bunny because she just doesn't stop. you know, even when she was hurt, she was still communicating with us, she was still moving, getting us to move too. so, it's a delight to have her here. your thoughts, the same question, rudy. your thoughts when yhathey can to celebrate si se puede, cesar chavez, and whatnot. is picking up that torch. rudy: i think that's excellent, you know. when children are growing up, you know, we were fortunate to have cesar. and he was a motivator, he was inspirational. and for the younger generations to see, and hear, and learn about his history, and capture some of those characteristics from him, it's just absolutely amazing. and it really feels good 'cause

de ley para que los campesinos tengan más libertad de defender sus derechos >>> en las calles césar chávezanta una vez más en favor de los campesinos >>> todos los días los campesinos salimos de la mañana a la tarde para poner la mesa de cada una de sus familias >>> le pidieron al gobernador gavin newsom que firme el proyecto ab21 83 >>> esta ley consiste en poder votar libremente sin represalias >>> este, permitiría que campesinos que quieran votar para sindicalizarse lo puedan hacer por correo u otros medios y no solo en su sitio de trabajo como es tradicional >>> como votante lo puede hacer de jeremy domicilio sin que en mi empleador se de cuenta quÉ opción estoy tomando >>> del problema que lo vean es que la compañía puede identificar quién está votando y después puede recibir represión de parte de la compañía por estar apostando a un sindicato ha pasado mucho través de los años >>> proyecto permitiría que el campesino reciba ayuda para llenar la boleta siempre y cuando esa persona firme también >>>el gobernador sabe todo esto en una ocasión y se quieren asegurar de que esto no vuelva

ramÓn: buscan readaptar la primaria cÉsar chÁvez.i. ¿para mí específicamente? me vas a hacer llorar, jack. sí, no pasa nada. mis triple cheese & bacon sauced & loaded fries por $3.50 ordena hoy desde la app de jack. empieza la fiesta con mis papas triple cheese & bacon sauced & loaded fries. sí. están de vuelta mis famosas papas curly bañadas con tres quesos derretidos y tocino. psst... se te está escurriendo la baba. mis triple cheese & bacon sauced & loaded fries por $3.50. ordena hoy desde la app de jack. paola: el incendio en el puerto del pasado sÁbado. el jefe de bomberos no descarta fallas mecÁnicas. >> en oakland instaron el llamado a los jueces. el presidente anunciÓ nuevas acusaciones federales. se —— paula: la cantidad de estudiantes registrados sumaba 5,000,000. Éste es el registro de estudiantes. >> los maestros se reunieron en el —— se reunieron porque un centro podrÍa ser readaptado. tuvimos la oportunidad de saber. >> blanca busca y lleva a sus nietos caminando. >> yo no aprendÍ a manejar. al escuchar que los tenÍa qu

. >> it has been a long time for cesar chavez families. >> all we're trying to do is keep our schools open. >> reporter: parents watched as board members voted to transform cesar chavez into an education center for kids preschool through kindergarten. the superintendent met with parents on campus two weeks ago and it seemed like the decision was already made. >> once we got here, she dropped the bomb, okay, we're going to turn this into basically like a daycare. >> reporter: the district's early learning director says it's part of meeting california's universal pre-k initiative to help jump-start kids' learning before age 5. a year of school to bridge preschool and kindergarten. >> environment really matters for these children. they may not have the language, but their brains are ready to learn. >> reporter: many students moved to cesar chavez after their former school closed and she's afraid, once they're relocated, their new school will also be closed. >> we love this school. why take it away from us. >> reporter: other parents and community leaders applauded the early learning effo

. >> coming up, honoring the legacy of cesar chavez. impact of his rights is still felt today. >> on what would have been his 95th birthday, we celebrate the legacy of cesar chavez. >> he learned about grassroots organizing in san jose. dustin dorsey has the details. >> before san jose was the center of silicon valley, it was the center for race and social justice. the movement led by cesar chavez was here. >> it was the result of a great community. >> one o boycotts was held with the mexican heritage buzzer today. >> history came together here in this neighborhood. >> fred ross junior and donna mcdonald taught him how to organize and the nonviolent philosophy of gandhi. >> he took all of their knowledge and knew how to use it with the mexican community, the nation and the world. >> it all started here in san jose. >> the legacy of chavez still lives on in san jose. his impact will never be forgotten. >> i am more than proud. >> it is this historical landmark and a significant location. >> his spirit lives here. anytime i have an accomp

. >> reporter: it has been a long night for students of parents at cesar chavez elementary school. >> they're basically picking out the first through fifth graders. all we're trying to do is keep our school open in our community. >> reporter: she watches as the board members voted to transform the school into an education center for kids preschool through kindergarten. cruz said they met with parents on campus two weeks ago and it seemed like the decision was already made. >> once we got here, she dropped the bomb. okay. we'll turn this into like a daycare. >> reporter: the district's early learning director said it is part of meeting the pre k initiative to help jump start kids' learning before age 5. a year of school to bridge preschool and kindergarten. >> environment really matters for these children. they may not have the language but their brains are ready to learn. children are born ready to learn. >> reporter: but she says many students moved to cesar chavez after the former school closed and she's afraid once they relocate, the new school will also be closed. >> we love this

la plaza cÉsar chÁvez. ahÍ estÁn los chiquitines refrescÁndose con las temperaturas.ar su cuerpo a mÉxico, nayarit. reportera: muy buenas tardes, nadie se prepara para una muerte, y mucho menos para la muerte de su madre. es lo que me dicen estas chicas que ahora buscan ayuda para repatriar el cuerpo de su madre. tomemos un momento ahora mismo para honrar a su mamita que apenas falleciÓ. >> ella era una persona muy amorosa, ella hizo todo por sus hijos. lo que mÁs voy a extraÑar son sus regaÑos, el que siempre me levanta en la maÑana. sus comidas, sus abrazos. todas las maÑanas minadas las venden. voy a extraÑar sentir el amor de una mamÁ. reportera: daniela, tÚ te conviertes de una manera u otra en una mamÁ para tus hermanas. tu con 20 aÑos te conviertes en la mamÁ de mÍa, de 16 aÑos, de jennifer, de 14 aÑos, y su leica con apenas un aÑo y medio. cÓmo te sientes con esta responsabilidad? >> es muy difÍcil, especialmente porque mis hermanas estÁn chicas. yo sÓlo tengo 20, siempre voy a necesitar a mi mamÁ. es algo que no estaba preparada, pero mi mamÁ nos enseÑo mucha

. >> a nonprofit in the south bay celebrating cesar chavez day.vez, of course, was a civil rights and labor activist and in honor of him, martha's kitchen in san jose's, donating food to people in need the food pantry typically gives out 10,000 meals a month today a special volunteer joined them. san jose mayor sam liccardo. >> cesar chavez obviously has a very deep connection here to having lived in the what was then called the south sea port, a neighborhood, a mayfair community here in san jose. we have many of his family members who continue to live here. nieces, nephews, cousins, and his tradition is felt very strongly here. >> today would have been cesar chavez's 95th birthday. a new vette is coming to san francisco next month. the month of april to celebrate the city's history with marijuana. it's called evergreen san francisco in it aims to yelebrate cannabis culture. >> that was born here in the bay area. back in the 1970's kron four's rob nesbitt reports on that long history and the economic impact that evergreen we'll have in the city. c

and today the group was joined by a special volunteer mayor sam liccardo. >> cesar chavez obviously has a very deep connection here to having lived in the what was then called the south sea port, a neighborhood, a mayfair community here in san jose. we have many of his family members who continue to live here. nieces, nephews, cousins, and his tradition is felt very strongly here. >> today would have been cesar chavez's 95th birthday. great way to honor him. all right. now to our 4 zone weather forecast looking outside and wow, you can see that layer of fog. beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge norms is going to start warming up on. yeah, we're going to start heating things up. i think next week we may be extra called hot. we could see some 90's popping up around the bay area. so here we go. >> changes in the works. now we felt that today you saw those temperatures warming up and beautiful out there right now for the golden gate bridge. not bad. see the boats coming and underneath there. but temperature wise. yeah, looking good. although the coastline still a little bit on the cool

supporters of the union wrapped the quarter of cesar chavez and mission streets. they say the fight for respect better wages and rights continues. ramirez believes chavez would be proud. but there's legacy here in san francisco for the united farm workers. my union the i'll w s is one of those that will supported farm workers says they want with the boycott the great boycott in the eighties and in the seventies and we're here in san francisco, cristina rendon ktvu, fox two news. a coalition of lgbtq groups are blasting san francisco's proposed plan for a new city district map. it would separate the tenderloin from the south of market area in district six to a newly redrawn district five, including the western edition neighborhood. according to the coalition, it would separate lgbtq communities, a statement today from the transgender district says, in part keeping the tenderloin and so much together in district six is an urgent and imperative matter, one that, if not defended, could displace vulnerable communities that are already fleeing san francisco at alarming r

. >>> there was a rally in san francisco to mark this cesar chavez day. demonstrators carrying the familiar united farmworkers flag. there were posters and speeches as well. len ramirez tells us the demonstrators had a particular demand of governor newsom. >> reporter: this gathering in san francisco was one of several what happened around the state today on senior chavez birthday. if anything, they proved one thing, that all these many decades later, the fight for farmworkers civil rights in california goes on. >> reporter: chanting slogans once used by cesar chavez, farmworkers and supporters took to the streets once again. they are asking governor newsom to sign a b 2183 into law which would give farmworkers the right to vote in union elections by mail, instead of in person only. >> what better place to do it here on cesar chavez street. >> reporter: hernandez worked with chavez in the 1970s. >> he always said that we needed to take action and call out what was wrong. so, today on his birthday, what a better way to honor him and celebrant his birthday,

de los ciento sin con unos actualmente matriculados en la primer césar chávez en 99% en grupos minoritariosestá bien pero podemos compartir todo esto. la escuela es muy grande hay más espacios para meter esos niÑos. la frustración entre muchos es palpable. no nos están dando tiempo para nada. >>> labios que posiblemente tome una decisión. y la decisiones de mucho agrado la escuela más cercana igualmente están en la lista para cerrar igual porque va a pasar si reciben esa razón. va otra escuela exactitud como media hora de aquí caminando. también una tercera opción y la escuela lo que escucha que piden que padres de sus tiemposde ellos en la escuela. >>> en escuela moverán al distrito escolar que busca estos cambios es ahorrar dinero. >>> además le pedimos por el piso y no nos pudo atender noticiero telemundo 48. pendente de la decisión que tomé que estaremos informando gracias flavio. estamos terminó san josé la policía anunció el arresto un tiroteo que se reportan diciembre pasado en el centro comercial según la policía ulises jiménez este servicio de vigilancia muestra como un joven y su

. >>> cesar chavez day, a state and local holiday to honor cesar chavez. chavez lived in this home on sharp avenue in east san jose. in fact, that's where he began the farm worker organizing effort that would become part of his legacy. the home sits off of allan rock school district, but due to covid concerns, students there were not able to plan their annual march honoring chavez. while they couldn't march together, some schools did decide to hold their own on-campus marches in chavez's honor. >> he's inspired so many, inspired myself. learning about him in class has inspired me to do better in the future. i'm going to -- i feel like i want to learn about him more. >> now i understood why he protested, what his hunger strikes were about. >> chavez died of natural causes in 1993 in arizona. his efforts led to the creation of a united farm workers union, which to this day is regarded as one of the most important labor and civil rights groups in america. >>> protected for now. tens of thousands of renters in california will not be kicked out of their homes fo

the school district voted last night to turn cesar chavez into a learning center. live for us in san jose, sharon, some of those parents are just learning about this major change in their lives as they drop their kids off this morning. >> they really are. they're telling me right now they're having to figure out what to tell their children. right now they don't know where their children will end up this fall. this affects with 200 students. they will no longer have first through fifth grades here so they will have to attend one of three new schools. parents are having to explain it to their children today. >> i told my son, you can just go to school like normal. but who knows? maybe they might change it. let's just keep you here. i don't know what the deal is. >> they really love this school. even me, too. i love the teachers, the staff. they are so helpful. i really don't want it to close. seriously. it will be really sad. >> they said turning this campus into an early learning center meets the state's universal pre k initiative. but many parents say they're espec

cesar chavez's granddaughter was also there to celebrate the farmers advocate and civil rights leader> we will have more on that fire going on in benicia. da lin on the scene. in the meantime, we will leave you with some beautiful pictures from outside. >>> we will see you in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> diaz: tonight, surprise visit. in kyiv, britain's prime minister offers ukraine a diplomatic show of support, this as atrocities mount across the besieged country. cbs news is there. >> reporter: i'm holly williams in kryvyi rih, ukraine. after military failures during this invasion, a new russian general has reportedly been put in charge. >> diaz: also tonight, the u.s. deploys new weapons as nato allies step up efforts to help ukraine fight back. plus, tight race. why france's presidential election could be a victory for russia's vladimir putin. >> reporter: i'm elaine cobbe in paris, where president emmanuel macron is in the fight of his political life. >> diaz:

but a lot of families who go to cesar chavez say they are frustrated because they actually went to thatafter another school closed. >> they really love the school. me, too. i love the teachers, the staff. they are so helpful. i don't want it to close. seriously, this is going to be really sad. >> the decision impacts about 200 students in the fall. they will have to attend one of the other three nearby schools. >>> okay. from rats to cats, a growing population of feral cats are prowl around the oakland coliseum. nbc bay area's alysa gored explains that they are opting not to get rid of the cats but rather manage the growth of the feline group and the clock is ticking. the a's opener is next monday. >> reporter: we spotted two feral cats when we stopped by the oakland coliseum but animal services says there are actually around 100 living here. >> removing them, which nobody is talking about, but removing them would only mean that other cats would move into the area. >> reporter: the coliseum has tapped the team to spay and neuter adult cats to curb the population growth. the feral cats a

. >>> plus, celebrating the life of cesar chavez. how thousands across the bay area are honoring the legendary labor leader. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. it's dry right now but there are storms in the pacific. i'll show you the updated look at when we could get rainfall returning. that is in about nine minutes. >>> right now survivor stories detailing harrowing escapes from mariupol and sharing the images they saw. then a year after our visit to a california high school we return to understand learning loss and how students are dealing with covid whip lash when we're joined by our viewers in the west for nbc "nightly news." oh, wow barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, but we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. -but i just... -so thanks, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it. there's money in puns. do business like a

hemos seguido muy de cerca la votaciÓn de hoy en la escuela cÉsar chÁvez de san josÉ.ue el voto por parte de la junta directiva fue a favor de eliminar los grados de la escuela primaria. no obstante los grados de preescolar seguirÁn en operaciÓn de este plantel. . este jueves madre de familia que tiene a sus hijos en la escuela cÉsar sabe de san josÉ se congregaron frente al plantel para escuchar a sus telÉfonos el desarrollo de unareuniÓn virtual sobre el futuro de sus hijos. mÁs del 80% de los estudiantes son latinos y muchos son de bajos ingresos. este serÍa el camino que hace la seÑora yesenia todas las maÑanas. usted me dice que si tuviera que cambiarse siente mucho mÁs transitada? >> uno sabe que las maÑanas andan en las carreras y no sabemos si nos van a atropellar o no. la seÑora yesenia dice que actualmente hace 5 minutos caminando desde su casa hasta las una primaria, ella no es la Única afectada. >> sÍ me afectarÍa en el caso que mi mamÁ es la que lleva mis niÑos a la escuela. si tengo que escoger otra escuela va a ser mÁs difÍcil para mi mamÁy yo no puedo p

many parents said they moved to cesar chavez after learning their former school had to close. some parents expressed support for the early learning efforts at the school district, but so sympathized with those who have to find new schools in the fall. reporting live in san jose, sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> bay area asian american leaders are talking about a new fusion of cash to help fight anti-asian hate. california is getting ready to distribute $14 million in grants to dozens of groups, including about 20 right here in the bay area. all of it focused on combatting the surge and attacks during the pandemic against asian americans and pacific islanders. san francisco assembly member is one leading the charge. he explains the way the money will be used. >> one of the most vulnerable populations are our seniors. you have organizations like self-help for the elderly do a senior escort. we saw many seniors who were afraid of going to the grocery store, waiting at the bus stop or taking their morning walk. so they've established an escort service in san f

supporters of the union wrapped the quarter of cesar chavez and mission streets . for respect better wages and rights continues. ramirez beliefs chavez would be proud. there's legacy here in san francisco for the united farm workers. my union the i'll w s is one of those that will supported farm workers says they want with the boycott the great boycott in the eighties and in the seventies and we're here in san francisco , cristina rendon ktvu, fox two news. well there was a celebration today for the opening of a new school yard in east oakland. what used to be a thousands of square feet of asphalt behind markham elementary has now been transformed into a playground and a garden that aims to bring students closer to nature. dozens of trees have been added to provide shade along with the turf field play structure and a basketball court. and a mural painted in the basketball court by an oakland artist that will help keep the asphalt cooler for students i've been in the garden is great, they go tomatoes, watermelon, all kind of stuff in there. i even liked little the pl

. >> los estudiantes de primero a quinto aÑo estÁn ahorita en la escuela de cÉsar chÁvez, se han dadoar. tayana: tendrÁn tres escuelas mÁs cercanas a este lugar. usted puede comunicarse con los directores de la escuela y la superintendencia. hay comentarios estaremos al pendiente para saber cÓmo se puede ser parte de esta reuniÓn. los invito a escanear este cÓdigo qr que ve en pantalla. paola: casi un 90% de alumnos latinos en esta escuela. estaremos pendientes. revisemos las cifras, las matrÍculas de estudiantes. Éste es el registro de estudiantes mÁs bajo. la tasa de natalidad y la precauciones por covid— 19 mantuvieron estos nÚmeros y este descenso. ramÓn: hoy se resaltÓ la millonaria inversiÓn por los servicios de transporte pÚblico de la bahÍa. >> el mes pasado aseguramos 383. los trabajadores esenciales depende esto. ramÓn: el plan de rescate ha respaldado en las operaciones y durante este evento se hizo un recorrido. paola: se han reportado varios casos de sobredosis. marÍa antonieta mejÍas nos dice cÓmo prevenir mÁs tragedias. marÍa: asÍ es. hoy tuve la oportunidad de hablar c

in honor of cesar chavez fight for workers' rights. united farm workers held a rally today in san francisco's mission district . one of the men there told us he met chavez when he was 10 years old. he later worked in the fields joined the u. f w and went on to become an attorney. he says he remembers chavez's passive demeanor and influence. we didn't believe in ourselves and he made us believe it ourselves since it can be done, but we haven't had another sister chavez come around a person like him male or female. cesar chavez died in 1993. but supporters of the u f w say the fight for respect better wages and rights continues. area sports icons join us in congratulating our own mark ibanez on his remarkable 43 year career. mark congratulations on an amazing career 40 plus years in the business. coming up after the break. mark will join us on set as we look back at some of the best sports moments that he's covered over the last four decades and drinking for a cause . i'm a local brewery is making a special beer just to raise money to hel

cesar chavez died in 1993.porters of the farm workers say the fight for respect for better wages and rights continues. nuclear missile anything. no one was expecting it. it was such #### i can't express it. eastern ukrainian cities are being decimated by russian troops will tell you about the latest on efforts to convince the kremlin to end the attacks. plus, people can't function. they can't go to work. everything is reliant on inflation and guests. the combination of high gas prices and spiking inflation. you feel it every day at the grocery store, the gas pump just about anywhere you spend money. coming up the latest white house plan to help ease the pain of crippling prices. from ktvu. fox two news. this is mornings onto good morning and welcome back to mornings onto i'm gasia mikaelian. good morning. i'm dave clark. it's friday. it's april. 1st is if something you want to say about this being the first day of the month. no fool and i'm ready for some rain. steve paulson rabbit. that's right. rabbit rabbit.

the cesar chavez holiday parade and festival returned to san francisco's mission district the festivalre live performances a lowrider car show and activities for kids. it's the city's 29th annual caesar chavez celebration and the largest event honoring labor activist chavez in northern california the event commemorated his life and contribution to farm worker rights. all right a final check of the weather. are you awake still barely? let's get through this quickly so i can take a nap the big news and weather right now is windy gusty conditions and fire concerns now wind advisory will be in effect or is in effect until 3 pm tomorrow for the hills and mountains of the east bay and north bay gusts may reach 60 miles per hour or in solano county red flag warning for high fire dangerous in effect until 5 pm tomorrow with gusty conditions there and relatively low very very low relative humidity is what i'm trying to say. see i am sleepy overnight lows will be mainly in the midterm for 40s. then as you look at the accuweather seven-day forecast you see that tomorrow will still be a relatively

presentador: la junta de este distrito escolar votarÁ esta noche si se aprueba convertir a la primaria cÉsar chÁvezinder. si se aprueba esta reestructuraciÓn, varios niÑos deberÁn de buscar donde terminar sus estudios presentadora: nos encontramos en la espuerta de esta escuela. reportera: paola, muy buenas tardes. me encuentro en esta escuela de san josÉ donde me ha tocado conversar con varias familias. coro tÚ lo mencionas en este momento, se estÁ realizando una reuniÓn virtual en donde estÁn participando miembros del distrito escolar. quiero conversar precisamente con la seÑora yesenia. cÓmo le afectarÍa ustedes y sus hijos que estÁn en la escuela primaria actividad crediticia a otra escuela >> afectarÍa emocionalmente a nuestros hijos, y como hemos regresado por el covid reportera: quÉ es lo que mÁs le molesta de haberse enterado de la posibilidad de que sus hijos de primaria deberÁn irse a otras escuelas. muchas de las familias que estÁn aquÍ son de bajos ingresos. >> sÍ, si estamos en esta ciudad a pesar de que sabemos que estÁ muy caro, pero la manera que nos dijo la seÑora, que sÓlo quieren

ahora mismo nos encontramos que cÉsar chÁvez. agua o se quema, asÍ tenemos que vivir asÍ, traer agua ¿quÉ podemos hacer verdad? >> mÁs adelante a las seis de la tarde tendrÉ todos los detalles de lo que me dijeron estas personas, que incluso me dejaron compartir las intimidades de su hogar y cÓmo viven y tambiÉn con las recomendaciones de los expertos en este caso, un mÉdico que nos dice quÉ debemos hacer en dÍas calurosos como este. desde san josÉ, este es mi reporte en vivo, noticiero telemundo 48, regreso con ustedes al estudio. >> gracias, carlos, el senador llevÓ a cabo una votaciÓn para aprobar a la jueza jackson como magistrada de la corte suprema de justicia, harÁ historia al ser la primera mujer negra en llegar al primer tribunal aquel paÍs, desde el congreso del paÍs, randy serrano amplÍa. >> es otro hito en la historia del paÍs. >> el senado le dio el visto bueno a jackson para convertirse en la primera mujer negra en llegar a la corte suprema de justicia.. >> en mÁs de 233 aÑos que ha existido la corte suprema de los

members will vote whether to turn cesar chavez into a preschool and kindergartners. the board blames declining enrollment saying the school is only about two-thirds empty. changing and practically privatizing it the district would save $1 million. >>> 6:07. a massive fire engulfing a food processing plant. flames and smoke could be seen for miles. officials issued a shelter in place order for people who live near there due to a possible ammonia leak. no injuries reported so far but there have been several explosions from propane tanks. crews still remain at the scene. >>> those strong winds laid a path of destruction through the southeast. several tornado warnings were issued in alabama and in north port trees fell on top of mobile homes blocking roadways and knocking down power lines. drivers got stuck in floodwaters. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring those conditions. >>> they've been dealing with a lot of severe weather here for the past couple of weeks and now we are seeing that severe weather threat starting to taper off as the heavier storms move out

a 2009 program graduate returned to teach in high school and college and is now cesar chavez elementary's beacon director and shares. >> it made me more confident. the teachers really cared. >> reporter: a 1990s alumnus found a sense of community in people who shared passion for education. >> we were welcomed for who we are. that sense of belonging is really instilled in me. >> reporter: that empowering spirit came from the top.. >> he puts people first. >> reporter: alec served as executive director for 35 years. newly retired he is ready to watch the nonprofit soar higher. >> how do i feel? honestly i am filed with gratitude. >> reporter: for inspiring more than 15,000 middle school students and claiming young students to aim high over 35 years, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to alec lee. >> students can apply for the summer program that starts in june and july. aim high is hiring hundreds of teachers and college students. >>> next on kpix5 and streaming on cbs news bay area, a space launch >>> keeping an eye on first alert doppler on what's going to continue to be a g

hoy serÁ un dÍa especial para el distrito escolar cÉsar chÁvez se decidirÁ hoy ssi se cierra o no dicho niÑos de primero a quinto grado deberÍan ir a otra instituciÓn, las autoridades dicen que la falta de niÑos los obligÓ a pensar en dicha situaciÓn. un feroz incendio se originÓ en una planta de alimentos en salinas, vemos las imÁgenes impresionantes. el siniestro ocurriÓ en la planta taylor donde las autoridades ordenaron a todos los vecinos a mantenerse en casa por el riesgo de fuga de amoniaco. pero sÍ hubo riesgo de gas propano en san josÉ muchos se preguntan dÓnde y cÓmo comenzÓ el siniestro el pasado fin de semana en (nombre en inglÉs). aalgo que las autoridades intentan responder. sandra hablÓ con gente. >>> desde el domingo hablamos con gente de la tabaco por siglas en inglÉs. datos ples de los investigadores repuntan que comenzÓ el incendio en la tienda de madera pero este no estÁ de acuerdo con lo dicho. >>> estoy de acuerdo con que no comenzÓ en el Área de la madera porque yo estaba ahÍ, y vi que comenzÓ en el Área de los techos. >>> una secciÓn donde garcÍa dice habÍa vario

the legacy still lives on in the city of san jose from the plaza of cesar chavez park downtown to thee university. his impact will never be forgotten. >> i am more than proud. >> this is just blocks away from where he learned to start the movement. it is a historical landmark and a significant location to those who followed his lead. >> his spirit lives here. anytime i have an a compliment, i come by here. i say thank you to him for leading the way. we give back with acts of service, a way to honor a man who changed the world from right here in the bay area. >> i can't really explain in words the feelings i get knowing what my uncle did not only for the community but he was doing it for everybody. >> for that, we said thank you. >> you can have your cake and beat inflation. i am michael finney. care coalition, it's so good to see you all! alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? i'd like to nominate alaska airlines. this neck pillow i'm dating says great things! a caring airline?! wait, those exist?! it says here they were the first airline to switch from plastic bottles

esta maÑana los padres de unos 200 estudiantes en la escuela cÉsar chÁvez en san josÉ deben pensar dÓnden de la disminuciÓn de muchos niÑos. muchos padres dicen que acaban de matricular a sus nicnos porque en la que estaban antes tambiÉn cerrÓ. sepa que el consejo de la ciudad aprobÓ 500 mil dÓlares para ayudar a las personas en aprietos otorgarÁ dos mil dÓlares por familia para que paguen sus deudas por servicio de agua. se desconoce cuÁntos califican para este subsidio. la fda aprobÓ un dispositbo que puede detectar el coronavirus con solo el aliento en solo tres minutos pero debe ser administrado por alguien capacitado, el aparato es grande y usa un equipo que puede ser hasta del tamaÑo de una maleta de mano. el mandato de vacunaciÓn no entrarÁ en las escuelas hasta el prÓximo aÑo el gobernador newsom dijo que espera que la fda apruebe las vacunas entre los cursos de 7 y 12. a nivel local los distrito escolars tambiÉn eliminaron el mandato de las mascarillas sin embargo oakland mantendrÁ el mandato hasta el 24 de abril. 12. 09 del mediodÍa, cuÉntanos quÉ opinas del retraso del clanto

plus celebrating cesar chavez, how people in the south bay are honoring that california legend and marking marijuana products. the possible hazards. heavy smokers may not know about a smokers may not know about a plan to imp care coalition, it's so good to see you all! alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? i'd like to nominate alaska airlines. this neck pillow i'm dating says great things! a caring airline?! wait, those exist?! it says here they were the first airline to switch from plastic bottles to boxed water. they also hire a lot of people from caring professions. i'm seeing former teachers and nurses. it's settled! alaska airlines is officially in the running! round of applause! >> tomorrow san francisco will join the state in relaxing its covid rules. the city will stop requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter indoor mega events of 1000 people or more events such as warriors games, however, city health officials still recommend that you get vaccinated and get tested. if you come down with symptoms as covid case numbers fall nationwide, more restrict

(mÚsica) >>> ahora en telemundo 48 el futuro de la escuela primaria césar chávez lo decidirán hoy losros del distrito escolar de (nombre en inglés). tenemos los detalles. además el servicio de ciudadanía e inmigración hace cambios para obtener la residencia permanente. sepa qué significa esto y quién se beneficia. comenzamos. <>> buenas tardes muchas gracias por su preferencia vamos a iniciar con información sobre el futuro de la escuela primaria ésar chávez muchos parece familia dicen estar preocupados por la decisión que las próximas horas podrían tomar los miembros de la junta de educación del distrito escolar. en el plantel escolar donde unos 30 minutos está programada para iniciar esta sesión esta reunión de las autoridades escolares flavio qué te dicen los padres >>> >>> qué tal claudia sandra. hemos visto es que algunos padres llegaron a esta escuela nos llegamos a la 1:30 de la tarde y pedimos una oportunidad en este periodo de tiempo de platicar con muchas madre de familia precisamente como tú dices estamos aquí afuera. nos dijeron que la preocupación más grande que tienen es

de la declaración y llegue el consejo escolar y el futuro del estudiante césar chávez. preferencia. después de que le dio de 14 ellos usar gas pimienta para defenderse de estudiantes que estaban golpeando padres se preguntan si este es un mecanismo viable de defensa para sus hijos. nos informa ahora. al conoces estas imágenes de la golpiza recibido por una niÑa de 14 aÑos en el escuela intermedia en la que

the cesar chavez holiday parade festival kickoff in san francisco's mission district.rformances, a low rider car show, and activity for children. it is the 29th annual cesar chavez celebration and the largest event honoring the labor activist in northern california. the event commemorated his life and contribution to farmworker rights. it should be a nice day, but pretty windy. >> windy, a live view from emeryville shows blue skies with high clouds passing through today. temperatures a little bit cooler, and have your umbrella handy. looks like we will be using it a couple times this week. liz: also next, with the number three seed on the line, jordan poole was clutch for the warriors. the v who's on it with jardiance? we're 25 million prescriptions strong. we're managing type 2 diabetes... ...and heart risk. we're working up a sweat before coffee. and saying, “no thanks...” ...to a boston cream. jardiance is a once-daily pill that can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known heart disease. so, it could help save your life from a heart att

many parents said they moved to cesar chavez after their former school closed, but some parents praised the district for doing early learning efforts, but they sympathize with the parents who will have to find new schools this fall. i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> parents are upset, moving school to school, year after year. thanks, sharon. >>> bay area asian american leaders are talking about a new infusion of cash to help anti-asian hate. california is getting ready to distribute $14 million in grants to dozens of groups, including about 20 right here in the bay area, all of it focused on combatting the surge of attacks during the pandemic on asian americans and pacific islanders. one state lawmaker leading the charge explains the way the money will be used. >> one of the most vulnerable populations are seniors and you have an organization that will do senior escorts. we saw many seniors afraid of going to the grocery store, waiting at a bus stop or afraid of taking a morning walk. they've established escort services in san francisco and they're going to increase that and do

semana las autoridades del distrito escolar van a decidir si cambian o no la escuela preparatoria césar chávez cambiando la escuela preparatoria una institución inicial semi privada y el distrito se puede ahorrar 1 millón de dólares en gastos. >> vamos a una pausa pero al regresar encuentran pesticidas en varios alimentos de a cuáles son? y los desechos en la salud que podrían ocasionar. >> la compañía de electricidad llega a acuerdo bajo las investigaciones por los daños ocasionados en los recientes incendios forestales. >> siguen los fuertes vientos en la región hay descenso en la temperatura no deje el paraguas viene más lluvia en camino vamos a una pequeña pausa y ya volvemos. (música). (música). >>la agencia federal de alimentos de estados unidos la administración de medicamentos y alimentos, food and drug administration, fda, por su siglas en inglés. publicó un informe con los alimentos que más pesticidas tienen. >> muchos de estos son verduras y frutas que consumimos a diario vemos cuáles son? >> y los daños que puede producir. >> esta agencia presentó un informe donde detalla los resul

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. >> entre activistas y personas en el parque cÉsar chÁvez, dicen que la acompaÑarÍan para despedirseierro y no hay fecha fija para cuÁndo puede ocurrir, en sacramento, telemundo, california. >> la ciudad de san josÉ ha sido demandada por uso excesivo de la fuerza y violaciÓn de derechos civiles, esto despuÉs que green de 20 aÑos recibiÓ 4 disparos por parte de un policÍa que acudiÓ a un llamado de emergencia victoria, a las seis de la tarde tendremos mÁs detalles, asÍ que acompÁÑenos. >> hoy en la, pablo lyle acusado de homicidio involuntario por presuntamente causar la muerte de un hombre luego de golpearlo, tenemos los detalles. >> el actor mexicano pablo lyle acusado de homicidio involuntario por la muerte de un hombre con quien discutiÓ por una pelea de trÁfico, volviÓ a la corte y le impusieron una, despuÉs de tres aÑos, bajo una ley se vence, solamente lo que el juez ordenÓ es que todo lo que estaba puesto, la cantidad de dinero y el grillete que tiene pablo en los estados unidos, queda en lo mismo que estaba siempre. >> la fianza original expiraba este viernes por lo que se so

valley branch of the organization called sunrise movement led a march from city hall to plaza de cesar chavez to talk about the climate crisis. they were part of a larger mobilization of young people across california. we have a full library of abc7 climate watch coverage on our streaming app, including eight lesser-known ways to conserve your families water. and the app you can find on roku, apple tv, amazon fire, or android tv. scroll down to the climate watch section. >> up they go. home prices have skyrocketed since the start of the year. when potential buyers might see relief. >> a stable of downtown san jose making a comeback. what will be taking over the building once occupied by the fairmont hotel. >> a close encounter with a bear after a man found one rummaging through the dumpster. dry and warmer for the weekend. the temperature spread coming up. >> all of that ahead. here's a look at what is coming up tonight after abc7 news at 11:00. >> we are in a fight. >> i lived in a one-bedroom apartment. all, kevin hart was living with me. then i'm making breakfast for kevin hart. are you lo

. >>> farmworkers and supporters used cesar chavez day to have for year rights. today would have been his 95th birthday. they want to be able to vote by mail. >>> masking up again after a spike in covid-19 cases at school. the school district said coleman elementary has 20 positive tests since last week. 14 students and six employees. the principal has reinstated a temporary mask mandate through april 15th. >>> 57% of californians still favor covid-19 restrictions like proof of vaccinations, requirements at large events and certain indoor businesses according to a new poll from the public policy institute. among bay area residents the number jumps to 68%. and a live look at san francisco. slow return to the office could hurt the city's bottom line. building access from castle systems estimates 31% of san francisco office workers are now back in the building well behind cities in new york and l.a. below financial protections and could mean tens of millions less in payroll and sales tax revenues. >> food lovers get ready to double dip. >> scaling back during the pa

south vanness runs from south of market to cesar chavez street.nally residential after the 1906 earthquake it was used as a fire break. many car dealerships and businesses exist on vanness today with expansion of bus lanes. originally marlet street was named after james vanness, seventh mayor of san francisco from 1855 to 1856. vanness heavy are streets in santa cruz, los angeles and fresno in his honor. in 1915 streetcars started the opening of the expo. in 1950s it was removed and replaced by a tree-lined median. it was part of the central freeway from bayshore to hayes valley. it is part of uses 101. it was damaged during the 1989 earthquake. in 1992 the elevator part of the roadway was removed. it was developed into a surface boulevard. today the vanness bus rapid transit project is to have designated bus lanes service from mission. it will display the history of the city. van ness avenue.

1960s and '70s to the point now that we have national monuments in the national park service for cesar chavez and the national farmworkers or stonewall for lgbtq people or buffalo soldiers or harriet tubman. that movement of opening up america, doing away with jim crow and rethinking medicaid and medicare and public health. remarkable achievements. i don't like when one generation puts down another generation. there's a feeling the baby boomers blew it. the baby boomers did a lot right. i don't have generational animosity from one generation to another. >> do you -- well, let me rephrase it. what is your attitude about always being positive? >> i try to be positive. i don't know if that comes out. i always try to be very positive. i think that it comes out of just realizing how short time is and that you don't -- i always find, brian, when you die, you don't want to have any enemies and you don't want to be angry. you want to live your life where you're not filled with resentment. and so you have to learn to forgive and let go. and i do that a lot. i find people get motivated more by being mo

cesar chavez died in 1993. supporters of the u f w say the fight for respect better wages and rights continues. the national weather service says the us is experiencing more tornadoes earlier in the year. new data shows there were more tornadoes in the us this past march than in any other march on record with at least 219. tornadoes reported nationwide, more than double the average for the month. and breaking last year's record of 191 tornadoes in march . tornado season usually peaks in may and june, but with two straight record breaking march tornado seasons, there is concern that more americans will now be exposed to tornadoes and their devastating impact. that's 75 years old. in my life 70. how do we start over? you know, how do we find what we have left to start over with? forecasters say warming global temperatures due to climate change are mostly to blame for the increase in tornadoes earlier this year back to rosemary, we go and look at that bay area whether starting to get a little bit of a warm up out

the plan will convert cesar chavez elementary school into cesar chavez early learning center.or children in preschool through kindergarten students in first through fifth grade will have to choose another school while the district is losing enrollment board. we're using enrollment. rather, board members say they're hopeful for the long term. a warning now for owners of some models of general electric refrigerator refrigerators, rather, they could follow over and cause injuries. gs recalling more than 150,000 refrigerators over what's being called a fall hazard. the recall includes six models of the ge brand french door refrigerators with bottom freezers and fingerprint resistant stainless steel. they've been sold over the past two years at home depot, lowe's and best buy. the freezer handle on these models can detach when trying to open the drawer, causing them to tip over. there have been 37 reported injuries, including three that were serious. well we're going to go ahead and take a live. look outside right now because we do have wall to wall sunshine, but the clouds are inc

board members will this week decide whether to turn cesar chavez elementary school into a school for preschool and kindergartners. that would mean first through fifth graders would have to go somewhere else. the board blames declining enrollment saying the school is about two-thirds empty. by changing it to an early learning center, the district would save about $1 million. the vote is set for thursday. >>> it is 6:06 right now and this is black maternal health week. in the bay area and across the nation black babies are two to three times more likely to be born premature and underweight and experts say more likely to die before their first birthdays. the cdc says every year about 700 women die during pregnancy or in the year following, but the risk is three times higher more black women than white women. it's estimated two out of three of those deaths are preventable. health experts say the disparity is related to underlying conditions, access to health care and in some cases bias and racism. a santa clara county director became part of the statistics when her daughter was born mont

elementary school in san jose into the cesar chavez early learning center for children in preschool through kindergarten students in first through fifth grade would have to choose another school while the district like others is losing enrollment board members say they are hopeful for the long term. we're continuing to expand and continuing to think of ways to ensure that these programs stay for the long term right that it's not just this year or next year that we're looking at ways into how we can continue to implement them so that they stay here for a long time. the board members approved the change with the unanimous vote. they say that potential partnerships with groups such as the education company, kid dango could help them with the cost. well now to salinas, where firefighters say they've managed to contain a large fire at the taylor farms, food processing plant, ktvu evan sernoffsky. it's explains how the fire may have an impact on local produce supply. a column of fire exploded into the night air in salinas late wednesday, sending fire crews scrambling. the fire started sho

. >> precisamente personas se reunieron en la plaza de césar chávez para rendir tributo a quienes perdieronnieron esta tarde en oración yademás alzaron su voz para que para la violencia y ante estos hechos el presidente joe biden se pronunció través de un comunicado diciendo que estados unidos vuelve a estar de luto por otra comunidad devastada por la violencia armadatambién agregó y cito sabemos que estas vidas no fueron las únicas pérdidas por lo que también estamos de luto por las familias de las víctimas de aquellas que no aparecen en los titulares terminó expresando que se debe hacer algo más que lamentarse debemos actuar dijo hablemos ahora del área de la bahía porque tiroteo dejó a dos personas muertas y otras dos heridas en san francisco según el reporte preliminar esto ocurrió al real de las4:30 de la tarde en el parque infantil (nombre en inglés) ubicado en la avenida (nombre en inglés) se desconoce el estado de salud de los lesionados y la identidad de la dos personas que perdieron la vida lo que si se compartido es el presunto atacante había oído en un automóvil por otra parte e