jules jule jules. plans to get her master in social welfare and work as a counselor. ms.never too late to achieve your aspirations in life. >> i think that is our favorite story of the day. vis, ms.jules. >> she just looks like someone i would -- >> i want to meet her. >> ms. jules, are you out there? we need to have you join us. >> we'll add you on here to the group facetime. >> we could put her in the >>> good morning, america. state of emergency.merica. catastrophic flooding in michigan. torrential rain causing two dams to collapse overnight. >> the dam is about to fail. please evacuate to a safe area. >> more than 10,000 people forced to flee their homes. the michigan governor lifting covid-19 restrictions to enable evacuations and rescues. we'll have the latest at this hour. >>> re-opening america. all 50 states easing restrictions this morning as the country gets ready for memorial day weekend. virginia beach invites people just in time for the holiday, but not without a warning from the governor. >> i will not hesitate to reinstate phase one restrictions or even cl

jules, she's known as ms. jules and getting her degree in sociology. she is graduating with all as, one b. we don't care about that. >> amazing. >> grew up in san francisco and lives in brentwood and she earned five associate's degrees after surviving two strokes. she plans to get her masters in social welfare and work as a counselor. it is never too >> we got all the inspiration. >> congratulations. >> congrats. that is amazing. all as. that is so cool. even later in life just learning. bettering yourself. >> i want to bring that energy to wednesday. that is great stuff. congrats. brighter, warmer weather headed our way. get ready for this weekend, though. feel like summer around here. live doppler 7 showing you a quiet morning out there and no showers and we rid ourselves of that storm out there that was with us yesterday and monday and that means we're on our way to a nice-looking afternoon. take you to the roof camera here at kgo studios along the embarcadero in san francisco. the bright lights oftla 53 right now in the city and down to 46 in in ha

jules patrice means is getting her degree in sociology.almost all a's, just one b. jules survived two strokes and started her higher education by earning five associates degrees in 2017. she now plans to get her masters in social welfare and work as a counselor. miss jules says it is never too late to achieve your aspirations in life. tremendous. >> definitely. >>> all right. talking about graduation. such a special time. so abc7 news is celebrating the bay area class of 2020 by featuring as many high school seniors as possible. you can get your grad or senior class featured by posting candid pictures with the #grads on 7 or going to abc7news.com. congratulations to you class of 2020 at benicia high school. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> all right. so don't forget, send in your pictures. okay. you've heard about the future of retail and education, but what about museums? they have plan too. up next, some unique ideas to get places like the pinball museum back in action. >>> and dan is here with what's coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. >> new at 5:00, the lo

oh, i have to say hello to india, loulou, ace, jules, and august thank you. "oh, my god, those could be my sons those could be my children." and started out of -- out of thin air with two friends, started this organization this is about humanity. and there's no overhead. there's no office. there's no secretary not a paper clip they get on buses and they go down to the border and they take care of the children they see what they need. they have the money that they raise. they get gift cards, and then they buy them clothing >> jimmy: wow. >> towels, toothbrushes. they built bathrooms they've redone the tents that they lived in, because they were leaking it is just extraordinary >> jimmy: this is about humanity isn't that beautiful that is amazing. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you know, i got to hear you, because, obviously, i'm not a stalker, but i'm just such a fan but you did a thing with iheart for their commencement speeches >> yes >> jimmy: and it was great >> thank you >> jimmy: and you had a thing on there about negativity. >> yes >> jimmy: and when you have negat

>>all but 7 year-old jules klar our and felt it was man. >>a 19 i they may be putting that wow how many but to see my teachers virtual education has at least kept students and staff at gregory gardens elementary and robert scheer a preschool in pleasantville connected, but nothing beats him anything could be in the parade on friday the parent, teachers association organized a teacher appreciation car parade, gregory gardens parking lot, teachers watch from the sidewalk 6 feet apart from one another. >>as to >>you see just how is is great and we get to see the kids a few times a week but it's a cheap substitute for actually being there with the kids of this. this means everything. >>it comes just a little more than a month after teachers and staff did the students to the >>place got extended to make it just sort of broke all of our we really miss the >>acacia brings people together and there's a special connection between a teacher and a student and even the parents and because the par lives into them in the effort is clearly appreciated. >>

jules mondo has built a hut on a spiel to protect us harvest. we come if any to flippy. into the most of. we protect our crops but the thing was we used to use drums. but they are not to go our way they just are on the moving i don't do moving around that will be i've always if i'm going too much. it's all come in the vault. that i do know it. but the elephants don't just destroy the fields of the neighboring farmers and. they also destroy their own habitat. humans eat out on course in a fog as you can see big elephant 4567 tons brought down this tree just snapped as if you just cools this is not the main problem because the elephant can now feed on the crown and small antelopes at least peters live off of it that makes sense the problem is the tree is dead and we've now lost a 3rd of this type of forest one and that's destroying the food chain not only for the elephants but also for the other leaf eater of sulphur the under the law plus. the extent of the damage is a ments. even the giant bay about trees aren't safe. as a rule of thumb 0.4 elephants per square kilometer

francisco investigating a shooting that happened about 3.15 this afternoon at the intersection of jules and ocean avenues that's near a valero gas station not far from a target store when police arrived they found one person had been shot that person hospitalized with life threatening injuries. police are on the scene it's not clear if there's any information on what led to the shooting. we'll bring you more information as we get it. continuing our coverage now of the coronavirus in the bay area. there are more than 10,000 confirmed cases, 366 people have died santa clara county which has been hit the hardest by the virus still has the most cases more than 2300 infections, 129 deaths, you're looking at the numbers here and you can find a complete list broken down by county on our website kron 4 dot com. a bay area social media giant is giving employees the option to work from home permanently that sounds good but some business leaders and city officials are concerned about what this could mean for the local economy kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. >>san francisco bay's twitter w

jule gutierrez and jada rancharan are cousins.they are also high school seniors in ontario, california. they were outside taking graduation photos when bruce johnson, a sanitation worker, happened to be driving by. he stopped. and just listen to what bruce had to say to those grads, and how he said it. >> i'll make this short and sweet, all right? >> okay. ♪ i believe that children are our future teach them well and let them lead the way ♪ ♪ show them all the beauty they possess inside ♪ >> reporter: a song, changing the words to match the moment. ♪ happy gradulation you did it in 2020 ♪ >> reporter: he told the grads he admires them and their hard work. >> always keep reaching. i'm serious. keep working hard and keep making your family proud because it's worth it. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: tonight, those graduates and their families tell us they were moved. they are grateful for bruce's kind words, kind heart, his kind song. ♪ you did it in 2020 ♪ ♪ >> 22 years he's been on the job, stopping to sing to these are ex

the building had been cut and advises people to leave the area the protests calling for justice for jules finally to have spread from minneapolis to other city. we can go live now to watch he's alexy his witnessed similar events unfold in baltimore sun alexi good to see you well know can you tell us about what's happening now in minneapolis well they got have to tell you that everything happening in the united states these days for the last 3 nights at least is somewhat of a groundhog day when it comes to the protests against police brutality in the u.s. turning very very violent now in this particular instance it was spawned by the killing of george floyd a 46 year old african-american man who was essentially killed by a police officer when that officer kneeled over his neck and the man suffocated later died now for 3 nights minneapolis the city of minneapolis has been on fire there have been protests all around the country and you may ask yourself what's the reason for this throat. it's not just the killing but the fact that the 4 policemen who were involved in this unfortunate event in

jules joining to us from ashburn, virginia. good evening. welcome to the program. caller: good evening, and so much -- thank you so much for taking the call. it is a pleasure to speak with .r. john i have your book. what a fascinating read, to say the least. it scared the but jesus out of me -- bejeezus out of me. what role do you think climate change will play in future pandemics? wonder with droughts and famine, is this thing going to be an amber in the future and is this thing going to explode? horrifyingt somewhat . we wille will -- host: get a response. guest: i think climate change will play a factor. there are literally millions of viruses out there in the animal kingdom. could jump species to humans, and as humans have pressed into what used to be wild areas, they have been exposed to these pathogens. more and more. also a factor is in sectors. mosquito-borne disease. a has never really been factor, a problem in the united states. it could be. a lot of people would expect it to become a factor, i would say, but the scarier part are other virusesa lot of peo

jules patrice means graduated from cal with the degree in sociology. she's had a lifetime of challenges from having a baby in high school to suffering a major stroke. one of the many cal students who could not graduate on stage this past weekend. >> we hope you will join us for night two of the masked singer season finale event. tonight as we watched together we relive the biggest moments from all 18 singers this season. what a bunch, collectively, they have. 69 grammy nominations, 88 gold records, three gold stars on the hollywood walk of fame in one title in the guinness world book of records. the winner is being crowned tomorrow. join us on the 10:00 and 11:00 news afterward. >>> governor newsom says pro sports could start up in california as early as the first week of june. the governor believes teams could practice and possibly play games. the sharks, warriors and all the seasons put on hold during the pandemic. the a's and the giants are waiting to start the regular season. there would be no fans are allowed when the restrictions are eventually l

. >> it jules, you have athletes at home. all of that laundry and lessons, pay that off. >> thank you, vern. >>> coming up in the next half hour, president donald trump will ask governor newsom why california has gone too far by asking people to stay away from the polls. >>> at a troubling trend in new york. and mysteries illness is turning up in children that could be related to coronavirus. >>> and we remember a rock 'n roll icon. >>> you are watching kpix5 news. >>> our top story , president donald trump bless the executive order from governor newsom. that after enacting a vote by mail system. >>> and this is the same day he endorsed democrat joe biden. the president tweeted today that governor newsom will not let restaurants, beaches and stores open but he installs a voting booth in a democratic area but there are supposed to be mail and only. >>> a former fighter pilot is locked in a tight race to take over the seat once occupied by katie hill. garcia is going up against kristi smith and she is backed by nancy pelosi. if

jules patrice means is a 67- year-old great-grandmother who graduated socal with a lifetime of challenges from having a baby to suffering a stroke. one name of the cal students who could not graduate on stage this past week and because of the pandemic. >>> as the school year winds down "ktvu" highlights teachers making a difference. today mrs. flack. mrs. fleck your student kaylee says you are her hero because you always believed in me and support me. it's because of you i like math again. kaylee writes i am forever thankful thankful. you are a great and strong teacher. to nominate your teacher send us an e-mail and tell us why they deserve to be recognized. send photos and videos as well to my hero and fox tv.com. >>> during this time gardening has experienced a real boon. many people digging into plants and plant growing for the first time as a way to alleviate the concerns surrounding this pandemic and jackie ibaÑez has the story. >> as people look for new ways to spend their time in quarantine, home gardening is blooming. many plant vegetables to take control in these uncertain times.

the third shooting was may 12 at ocean avenue and jules avenue.e suspects are booked on charges of attempted homicide, and both survived their injuries. >>> 300 inmates and santa clara county will be tested for covid- 19, after two more inmates tested positive. the two inmates are the same camp , as the elmwood correction facility, testing positive for the virus, tuesday and wednesday. this comes with a confirmed infection over the weekend. hundreds of other inmates and the same area will be tested, and ordered to prevent the virus from spreading. there will be contact tracing among those who are most vulnerable. >>> prisoners and california say they feel unsafe and unprotected against the pandemic. there are 1200 confirmed cases of the virus among california inmates. nine of them have died. ktvu has received letters describing inhumane conditions and overcrowded prisons. the state says they are doing more deep cleaning, separating inmates and providing masks and sanitizer to them. so far there have been two outbreaks of the virus, affecting inmat

>> aw,thank you, jules. straight ahead i get the voice-over highlights from a game today. i can't wait. that and, oh man, a case of mistaken identity involving brandon >>> vern joining us now with sports and all of your creative feature stories, loving them. >> involving your alma mater foothill high school, go falcons, right? >> yes. >> football the type of the soccer variety, hold on to something on the field. a tough one for schalke in blue. you see the masks at dort mupd germany. look at this ball moving. a setup for holland, the 19-year-old teen sensation struck in the 28th minute. dortmund won it 4-nil. and i hope this isn't the last of the sports voice-overs i do. >>> the nba is expected to make a decision on whether or not to resume their season some time in the next two to four weeks. the league and owners want to resume, and according to the players association president, the players are also on board to get back on the floor. >> obviously we want to play. oh man, we want to play. we want to play bad too. and i think that's the consensus for the guys around the l

the russians, their craft looked like jules verne. elon musk looks a little bit more like 2001 a space odyssey. this is inspiring young people to think this is cool and to give us all a moment to be reminded that despite all the horrible things happening in this country, we can gather together and do things that are great, risky, but fundamentally, intrinsically beautiful and i think that's this particular event puts that package together and it really speaks to the american spirit, because this is, after all, private enterprise in action with the government as a partner. it's a public/private -- excuse me, public/private partner. peter piper kind of thing. it's that kind of thing which makes america great. >> we've got about a minute left, scott kelly. does this put us closer to mars? if that's what your dream is, and i know for a lot of people when they think of the space program, that's their dream, isn't necessarily the most important thing to a lot of people involved in the space program, but does this put us closer there? >> abs

jules joining to us from ashburn, virginia. good evening. welcome to the program.aller: good evening, and so much -- thank you so much for taking the call. it is a pleasure to speak with .r. john i have your book. what a fascinating read, to say the least. it scared the but jesus out of me -- bejeezus out of me. what role do you think climate change will play in future pandemics? wonder with droughts and famine, is this thing going to be an amber in the future and is this thing going to explode? horrifyingt somewhat . we wille will -- host: get a response. guest: i think climate change will play a factor. there are literally millions of viruses out there in the animal kingdom. could jump species to humans, and as humans have pressed into what used to be wild areas, they have been exposed to these pathogens. more and more. also a factor is in sectors. mosquito-borne disease. a has never really been factor, a problem in the united states. it could be. a lot of people would expect it to become a factor, i would say, but the scarier part are other virusesa lot of peopl

rights rule in so far as that is concerned but clearly there are dozens of witnesses who are shed jule to speak in this case as it unfolds over the next weeks and months and one of the things that's clear about it also is the level of interest that there is in this trial taking place one particular human rights organization helped to bring this case in the 1st place that's the e.c.c. h r and they consider this to be a watershed moment it must be said however there is a presumption of innocence in trials such as these indeed in all trials in germany and so the case may well continue for a very considerable period but we are expecting some sort of statement from this lead defendant today dominick hamnet speaking to us from berlin thank you so much dominic. chinese president xi jinping is speaking right now virtually at the world health assembly on the w.h.o. let's listen and feel and supply chains be kept stable and clucked if we are to restore growth to the economy of the world. 6 we must strengthen international cooperation mankind is a community with a shared future solidarity and coo

for high peak jule which told me that there is so much that the government should done and care homes like this one simply are not prepared. trouble is that they don't have an additional set of staff to care for those patients who are likely still to be contagious with coronavirus so those starfall be going in and caring for the covert patients on one day and then that so the residential care homes to see very elderly and frail vulnerable people the next day and it's it's not it's a good way to try and keep the virus out so that care home. has joined by former chairman of independent doctors federation dr martin skirt he told me that there are reasonable alternatives to placing recovering patients into cairns so too little is known about the virus the accident was all on. creating the wherewithal in intensive care units in acute hospitals and the care homes were. really a 2nd terror concern and we knew so little about the virus about point about whether people might still carry when they've recovered and about the other aspects of the infection that the whole thing passed the politici

is brian making the minute jule juleps.ators. >> it feels weird to not have a giant hat on my head. this would have been my seventh kentucky derby in a row. i did take some strange hats for sure. nbc at 3:00 eastern time, they're going to reair when american pharoah won the kentucky derby. so it's the first saturday in may. that's what it's called. they're going to reair when he made that first leg of the triple crown. i will tell you as a sports fan, watching american pharoah win the triple crown was the single best sporting event i've ever seen in my life. this will be the first leg we can watch today. also, another fun thing they're doing, they're going to have the 13 triple crown winners race in a virtual race on nbc. so you can still place your bets. you can still watch some horse racing and of course, celebrate at home. have ky derby at home. let us know how you're celebrating. it will be on tv one form or another. >> we are celebrating the derby. but today we're celebrating you. we can't wait to have you back here. t

jules this brooklyn, new york. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you doing? host: doing fine, thank you. caller: i just want to say one thing before i make a comment. i appreciate the job you guys are doing. but my question is i'm an employee, i'm a nursing assistant that work in new york and i'm 68 years old. i work for 40 years in a cancer hospital, one of the world's most famous cancer hospitals. and i am now not able to work because of my age and pre-existing disease that i have. and i feel so helpless that as a caregiver, i'm not able to help all the people that need my help not t's a dilemma to me to help people as being a caregiver. host: so what would it take for you to get back to work? does that mean you have to get tested and you would be cleared? caller: well, i'm 68 and i'm with a disability war, pre-existing. so they're not going to take me back to work. because i'm too high of a risk, especially in the cancer hospital. so, you know, it's very sad for me. i've work for 40 years, taking -- as a caregiver. so it's a very strange feeling not to be

jules patrice means is a 67- year-old straight grandmother who graduated with a degree in sociology. she does have a lifetime a child from having a baby in high school to suffering a major stroke just seven years ago. she is among the many cal students who could not graduate on states this past weekend due to the covid-19 pandemic. mattel is released new toys depicting first responders who are on the front lines against the battle against coronavirus. there's a new matchbox site which has an ambulance, connor shaw, delivery van, news helicopter, mobile hospital applet police car. it sells are $20. a new edition of the card game uno anklets medical professionals, first responders, grocery food workers and those sell for $10. >> that is great. thank you. time is 7:19 and sal is back watching what is happening on the roads. i think all of us have seen more cars out there lately. it's interesting to watch. >> yep. absolutely. i've been seeing more cars now. steve said it was raining in hayward and we are beginning to see a little bit of sewing in the hayward area on southbound 880 as you

jules, happy 15th. happen ti -- happy 18th, jada. right now i'm looking for george.> what's up, brother? how are you? >> i'm great how are you doing? >> i'm well. i'm well this is a special day, i hear. >> it sure is. it's our one-year anniversary today. >> how about that. happy anniversary. >> thank you. >> i know you're also a marine on this memorial day i want to thank you personally for your service as does the rest of this country. how are you guys going to spend your anniversary >> we've got big plans we're going to cook up a big meal and enjoy the day and spend it together. >> what have you learned about each other in the past year? >> i've got myself a great cook right here >> all right george, ramsey, happy anniversary. enjoy the day. by the way, a special thanks to all of you who have been part of the my "today" plaza we're going to check back in with folks again. this is where hoda likes to single out a bunch of different people to give you some more face time here. i see happy valley down here. i see max is turning 9. who else is over here? i see another

jules verne's 20,000 leagues under the sea. this cou so basically between 1870 and 1914 england, france, and germany had subs. but do we want to use them, right? lord nelson called them buglarious sneak dodges down blow. he thoug below. he thought it was unmanly. you should not have the to resort to using subs. in england, churchill who was one of the first sealords at this time. they all debated look, if germany is s going to use them, we're going to look at them. so basically everybody kind of agreed that they were going to use this technology. they just -- it was just an abstract concept. they could not see that the first world war was just over the horizon. they sort of back burnered it. they thought it would not happen but when it did germany, well, we'll get to that in a minute. so military aviation. yes te is an aviation talk. the flight being used for million tear application and that is interested because they were key on getting that military contract. it is in all of their writings. it was the thing they wanted, the

jules, thank you for that. and ceri, pass it onto your team that you are very much appreciated.