good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm reed cowan in for ryan yamamoto.re, memorial day is for barbecues and pool parties and holiday sales. but for gold star families whose loved ones died serving our nation, the day is somber in remembrance. >> we look at a fallen mountain view soldier and his mother who wants us to think differently. >> this is karen meredith standing behind her son's grave this morning at arlington national cemetery in virginia. it was 18 years ago today that her son, first lieutenant kenneth ballard, was killed in a tank accident in iraq. >> they're not a number. they're not

juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> moving to the coronavirus.keley public schools will have to mask up indoors again. the city's officer says berkeley unified is seeing a significant increase in the cases among students and staff. starting on monday, everyone at school is required to wear a mask indoors. this includes classes and graduation ceremonies. the mandate will continue for the remainder of the academic year. >> yeah, we do know from advice we're getting from public health that covid is prevalent in our community. we're assuming the transmission is taking place across our community, and that's likely true in our schools, as well. >> the bay area remains the state's covid hot spot and the state's test positivity rate jumped again. seven-day rate is at 6%, up nearly two percentage points from last week. >>> san francisco's archbishop is barring house speaker pelosi from receiving communion in churches at the diocese because of her support of abortion rights. the archbishop issued the directive in an open letter friday. he tweeted that also

. >>> juliette goodrich is at the tony la russa rescue. >> this is mel. she is 7 years old. she is loved here at arf, but they don't want the celebrate her birthday. they're calling it the anti-birthday. let me explain. june 11th will mark one year at the shelter. >> and as great as arf is, no dog should be in a shelter for a year. >> reporter: and that's been the case for mel. >> she is special. she is a love bug. >> she is a staff and volunteer favorite. >> reporter: mel has captured the hearts at arf. >> laying on my lap every day. someone who loves a dog that will lean into you, that's all she wants to do. that's why she stole my heart. >> she cuddles at night. she plays with her stuffies. she loves tennis balls. >> reporter: it's animal adoption. but for close to 365 days mel has been passed over. while volunteers have grown attached to her, their one wish is she finds a forever home. what makes her so special and that you don't want to celebrate her birthday? >> well, she -- i've never met another dog like her. she is very sweet. and her eyes kind of pull you in. >> sh

. >> kpix 5's juliette goodrich on the desperate situation for some bay area parents and how some moms are trying to help. >> this is autumn. >> hi, autumn. >> autumn weighs 12 pounds now. feeding her enriched baby formula is critical, and yet the supply is dry. are you concerned that she may not get her supply? >> i'm very concerned, very concerned. i am so scared that she's not going to get her supply. i don't know how much longer she will need her special formula. >> parents are doing whatever they can to find formula, even turning to moms groups. >> you were driving around from store to store trying to find something. did you find anything? >> not her formula. there is formula, but not her type of formula. >> reporter: supplies are running out across the country because of recent concerns over tainted formula. and now demand is at an all-time high. here at a grocery store in pleasanton -- >> one can of enfamil, and the price $23.99, just for one can. and if you want the get the powder, check this out. it's under lock and key. so you have to have somebody open it up for you. and it'

that's a marvelous thing. >> reporter: that was juliette goodrich reporting.e aids memorial oversees the quilt, for information on the event, the workshops and requirements for any new panel, go to kpix.com. >>> happening today, meta is opening the first store at the burlingame campus, customers can shop and get hands on with all meta products, there are interactive demos that show how to make video calls to retail workers and shopper can explore the world of virtual reality. it opens at 11 this morning. >>> marriott is aiming to compete with -- signed up 60,000 properties, the idea is to offer homes and villas for rent. the short-term rentals will carry the same guarantees. the rentals are eligible for marriott's loyalty rewards program. a landslide caught on camera left an alaskan town cut off. >> oh my goodness. oh, my gosh. >> incredible video. they declared an emergency after this landslide blocked access out of town, south of anchorage. no one was hurt. they have water and power but people needing to get to town are using water taxis. no one was hurt. >>

it breaks my heart for the new babies. >> reporter: juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> the warmest day inhe seven-day forecast is today. once the fog dissipates, temperatures warm up rapidly. we start cooling off tomorrow. a stronger onshore breeze, more clouds overhead passing through on sunday. no precipitation out of the clouds. the next storm system missing us to the north but close enough to squeeze the atmosphere over the bay area and producing the stronger onshore wind. fog will dissipate the next couple hours. midday, yeah, there will be fog hanging out at least near the coast, but inland parts of the bay area and around the bay should see plenty of sunshine. temperatures are going to warm up quickly. 5 to 10 degrees above average around the bay, closer to a dozen degrees above normal farther inland. it puts most of the inland temperatures well into the 80s. not so much along the coast. again, the fog is going to be hanging out nearby. the onshore breeze keeps you in the low 60s for highs. it is not bad for the middle of may. upper 70s and low 80s the south end of the bay and down

. >> and i'm juliette goodrich. nancy pelosi met with ukrainian president zelenskyy to show support. kenny choi talked to san francisco residents and the ukrainian-russian community about the latest developments in this ongoing conflict. >> reporter: talking about the russian-ukrainian war and personal for this woman. she grew up in russia and has to explain the conflict to her seven-year-old daughter. >> we try to make it for a child to understand. maybe with a little less emotions. >> reporter: traditional russian desserts get churned at cinderella bakery in san francisco. the push for congress to act swiftly getting stronger as president biden is asking for 33 billion, most of it for military aid. >> our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done. >> reporter: in a surprise visit, pelosi met with ukrainian president zelenskyy in kyiv and is now the highest ranking u.s. official to travel to ukraine since the start of the conflict. >> if they're making threats, you cannot back down. that's my view o

. >>> thank you for joining us, i'm juliette goodrich. brian hackney is off this evening. rookie san jose police officer dejan packer died of fentanyl toxicity. he had only been with the police department for one year. san jose's police chief released a statement saying in part this behavior is not something we condone, and we'll continue to assist with the investigation. we have to be mindful we're not immune to issues that plague society, in this case, substance abuse. the chief went on to say they have a crisis management counselor to help. >>> investigators are looking into why and how a car plunged off a 30-foot cliff into the ocean last night. two people are confirmed dead. it happened on pescadaro cliff road. >> reporter: here at the scene we had the chance to talk to family of the one of the victims who died at the beach. they tell us they're still trying to determine what happened here friday night. first responders surrounded the spot where a truck was located on the shore at night. video shows where it landed next to a cliff. >> i mean, we were expecting him hom

i'm juliette goodrich. paul heggen has been tracking the conditions for us right now. >> we have that red flag in effect until 8:00 tomorrow for solano county only. that is the only county that is under the red flag warning in the bay area. the majority of the central valley is under that red flag warning through 8:00 tomorrow evening. and the conditions are kind of borderline within solano county in terms of critical fire weather. we're going to fall a little short of that threshold. still it is an elevated fire threat with offshore winds gusting up to 25 miles an hour late tonight into early tomorrow. humidity levels will drop later in the day tomorrow to 10% to 20%. the gustiest winds and lowest humidities are going to occur at the same time. that helps. right now, a few spots reporting red flag conditions mostly around sacramento, down towards stockton and modesto. all these open circles on the fire weather tracker, that's good news for now. more good news, the weather was fantastic for memorial day, to

. >> i'm juliette goodrich. one year after their mom's death, three daughters are working to keep her legacy alive and make her dream come true. kpix 5 betty yu spoke with the owners of everett and jones barbecue about this bittersweet mother's day. >> reporter: the barbecue is sizzling. the dining room is full of families celebrating mother's day. but for daughters darcia white and dottie are co-owners. >> i woke up this morning and it was so hard. i was like i don't have my mom. >> if you look on the space there are reminders of her passion and legacy, passing away in march of last year due to breast cancer. the restaurant opened in 1999, but the brand was started by king's mother in 1973. >> to my mom this meant everything. she loved the live music. she loved to have the space where people could gather and get together and do her political thing. she was a homeless advocate. >> she was our everything. very powerful, very strong, a community leader. >> reporter: king met with powerful leaders and kevin durant.

good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm reed cowan in for ryan yamamoto. for a lot of people out there, memorial day is for barbecues and pool parties and holiday sales. but for gold star families whose loved ones died serving our nation, the day is somber in remembrance. >> we look at a fallen mountain view soldier and his mother who wants us to think differently. >> this is karen meredith standing behind her son's grave this morning at arlington national cemetery in virginia. it was 18 years ago today that her son, first lieutenant kenneth ballard, was killed in a tank accident in iraq. >> they're not a number. they're not this, you know, head stone. and it's a real person behind that. kenneth was 26 years old. he was my only child. >> reporter: first lieutenant ballard enlisted in the army three months after graduating from mountain view high school. he was the fourth generation of army officer in his family. >> he really loved being in the military. >> reporter: he started drawing tanks on his homework at age 4 and was known to wear metallica t-shirts

. >>> good evening, i am juliette goodrich. >> and i am ryan yamamoto. kpix 5's max darrow begins coverage of san mateo with the new covid testing concept aimed at turning the tide. >> reporter: this test site at the college of san mateo is now a test to treat site, so people who test positive you will get to go home with prescription covid-19 antiviral drugs. the one-stop shop "test to treat" site is the first of its kind in the bay area. it is a simple concept to get tested and right for the results. if it is positive, a practitioner will determine if you're eligible for an immediate prescription for treatment. >> it sounds like this is even more convenient. i would imagine people would show up. >> it seems like a great idea. i don't know how accurate the home tests are, so to be able to get over results and have someone follow up is probably very advantageous. >> reporter: dr. curtis chan is the health officer for san mateo county passed the environmental impact is very effective. 90% effective at creating -- within the first five days of developing s

i'm juliette goodrich. >> governor newsom has tested positive for covid. he's got mild symptoms. his office says he's currently taking the covid drug paxlovid that helps prevent progression of the disease for hospitalization.tososive test r comes a day after he met without masks when meeting with top fiomea including their prime minister. they met outside golden gate park and the meeting was focused on climate change and she is scheduled to meet with president biden next tuesday. the prime minister's office sent this statement, we wish the governor a speedy recovery. prime minister arden has taken various precautions during her trip to the u.s. like mask wearing and meeting outdoors whenever possible including her meeting with the governor. >> this is the meeting from wednesday. they were talking about gun reform. we don't know if those other participants have tested positive since. the governor got his second covid booster shot ten days ago and his office says he will isolate until at least june 2nd. >> covid cases are spiking in the middle of this holiday weekend. california's

. >>> good evening, i am juliette goodrich. >> i am ryan yamamoto. indicate the state preparing for potential shortfall. 1700 megawatts during peak summer demand. that is roughly what it takes to power 1.3 million homes. we could be looking at a scenario like we saw in august of 2020 when a western heat wave forced rolling blackouts. regulators say supply-chain issues are also slowing down the transition to other sources like solar that could help bridge the gap. >> looking at modeling. we are looking at the worst hour, which means the sun has set. solar is not going to help us. we have a huge amount of solar in california system, and it is still hot and people are still running their air conditioning and in the worst month, which at this point is looking like september. >> the drought could make things even worse if the state has to shutdown hydroelectric planes like it did in orville when water levels fell too low less here. we are reaching out for a broader look at the potential impact. we will have more to tell you tonight at 11:00. >>> into some

. >>> good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. new at 11 , holding the police accountable. families demanding transparency regarding in custody deaths. this comes as the fbi announced last month they'd launch an investigation into multiple antioch police officers. kpix 5's da lin is at the police department to break it down. >> reporter: community members seem to have a lot of questions related to in custody deaths, and the police department has so far provided them with very little information. >> we've joined a club that no one wants to be a member of. >> put him in a chokehold, and he had a heart attack. >> reporter: sharing stories. >> crying out and trying the get justice for my son. >> reporter: of in custody deaths. >> at least the last four and a half minutes of the restraint, he was completely unresponsive. >> reporter: they're accusing antioch police of killing their loved ones. >> there were two crimes committed that night. one was his actual death, and the second was the cover up. >> reporter: angelo's family filed a lawsuit against the city claiming an officer

i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm brian hackney. bottle rock in napa valley is back this memorial day. annual festival drew 40,000 music fans to wine country. >> reporter: right now, hip-hop super group mount westmore made up of west coast legends is closing out night two of bottle rocket. the fans are soaking up every minute. ♪ mount westmore made up of bay area artists e-40 and 2short, ice cube and snoop dogg, got the crowd moving saturday night. ♪ you could feel the energy among fans as the group blasted hit after hit. their performance was just one of the big draws of the festival. senior pink was among the star-studded lineup on the culinary stage where she took part in a blind folded taste test contest. avra winn is from las vegas, attending all three days for the first time. >> what's the big draw? vegas has music festivals. >> the people here, the different styles of music, i found a new artist, delta from australia. she was so, so good. ♪ >> reporter: bottle rock brought in out of towners and locals alike. and the bay area's finest gourmet dishes were on display. >> we are pus

juliette goodrich and darren peck. >> but not like that.now this little guy's name. >> yeah, he's pretty good. >> he's very good. >>> coming up, we'll take you to the preparations for memorial day at arlington national cemetery. >> and we'll be rig introducing the new 3-for-1 bundle. only from xfinity. it's unlimited internet, streaming, and xfinity mobile all for what you could pay wireless companies for just one 5g unlimited line! boomshakalaka! and now, also with xfinity internet, you can get unlimited data, wifi equipment, and a free streaming box included with a 2-year rate guarantee, and no contract. all for just $30 per month when you add an xfinity mobile plan. it's a whole new way to save with xfinity. switch today! >>> it will be memorial day in less than a half hour. so we want to leave you with images from arlington national cemetery earlier this week, service members placed 260,000 flags. want to thank you for watching. "game day's" out-of-state corporations wrote an online sports betting plan they call "solutions for the homel

thanks for joining us, i'm juliette goodrich. >> and i'm brian hackney. >> police confirmed a shooting in the parking lot of the sun valley mall. the mall had already closed and the manager of round one bowling and amusement said they did not hear the shooting. mall security told them not to let any additional customers in until everything was clear. no one was injured. >>> we are learning more about the victims in yesterday's deadly plane crash in the marin headlands. family members confirmed the two victims were a man and a woman flying to the bay area from sacramento. kpix5's da lin has more on the victims and the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: the plane is still at the crash scene. investigators spent hours on friday and saturday documenting the evidence. authorities say they plan to remove the wreckage by sunday afternoon. a stunning sight right above a popular scenic lookout point. instead of snapping photos of the iconic golden gate bridge, many tourists turned around to focus their cameras on the wreckage. >> it is a gruesome scene. >> it is wild it is right here. >>

. >> i'm juliette goodrich in for liz tonight. >>> let's take a live look at the roads for you.s who didn't go into the office now trying to head home. some trying to make that trek into work on fridays. >> looking at downtown san francisco where hybrid work schedules are making a huge difference, especially on fridays. >> how that is impacting businesses as they try to recover from the pandemic. >> reporter: here in the financial district there was a noticeable difference walking the streets today. restaurants are feeling the impact, and so are those working here all week. less people means fewer customers in person, but also shorter lines for those who do commute on fridays. >> so many times people walk through the door and say, i can't believe you are open again. so excited to see you. >> reporter: recently reopened its rera

. >> i'm juliette goodrich in for liz tonight. >>> let's take a live look at the roads for you. commuters who didn't go into the office now trying to head home. some trying to make that trek into work on fridays. >> looking at downtown san francisco where hybrid work schedules are making a huge difference, especially on fridays. >> how that is impacting businesses as they try to recover from the pandemic. >> reporter: here in the financial district there was a noticeable difference walking the streets today. restaurants are feeling the impact, and so are those working here all week. less people means fewer customers in person, but also shorter lines for those who do commute on fridays. >> so many times people walk through the door and say, i can't believe you are open again. so excited to see you. >> reporter: recently reopened its restaurant on market street, a sign that enough people are back working downtown. >> there is almost a golden gate bridge look to your curves on your sales and your labor. >> reporter: it is the customers who come in during the middle of the week that

. >> i am juliette goodrich. >>> we start with the key part of the bay area economy.go live now to san francisco. you can see the world famous landmarks that bring people here to visit. but the scenic beauty alone is not doing the trick. >> the tourism is struggling. business leaders are pushing to fuel that recovery to go even faster. kpix 5 reporter kenny choi with more on the efforts to bring tourism back. >> he says the loss of a certain kind of traveler is especially troubling. >> reporter: there are plenty of signs travel will meet or surpass pre-pandemic numbers this year, but it is business travel that is still taking a major head. >> we work right across from the hotel. very rarely do you see people going, it is still in business. >> reporter: from bill hobbs to dorman, they desperately need more guests packing rooms to survive and thrive. sales have slowly picked up for this tea shop on o'farrell just across the street from nikko, san francisco. trying to see the cup half full instead of empty. >> i have been trying to contact concierges and talk to them and

. >>> good evening to you, i'm juliette goodrich. brian hackney has the night off.authorities in san mateo county are trying to determine how and why a car plunged off of a 30-foot cliff and into the ocean. two people are dead and a third possibly missing. it happened on pescadaro creek road. >> reporter: here at the scene we had the chance to talk to family of the one of the victims who died at this beach. they tell us they're still trying to determine what happened here on friday night. first responders surrounded the spot where a truck was located on the shore at night. video shows where it landed next to a cliff near pescadaro beach. >> i mean, we were expecting him home, and we just, i don't know, we're puzzled. >> reporter: elizabeth says her brother is the man who died at the

. >>> good evening, i am juliette goodrich. >> and i am ryan yamamoto.an mateo with the new covid testing concept aimed at turning the tide. >>

. >>> good evening, i am juliette goodrich. >> i am ryan yamamoto.ntial shortfall. 1700 megawatts during peak summer demand. that is roughly what it takes to power 1.3 million homes. we could be looking at a scenario like we saw in august of 2020 when a western heat wave forced rolling blackouts. regulators say supply-chain issues are also slowing down the transition to other sources like solar that could help bridge the gap. >> looking at modeling. we are looking at the worst hour, which means the sun has set. solar is not going to help us. we have a huge amount of solar in california system, and it is still hot and people are still running their air conditioning and in the worst month, which at this point is looking like september.

welcome back, i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm brian hackney. >>> first, two homes caught fire in san joserews say the braise stablaze started in nearby trees and spread to the homes, a few blocks west of middle glen middle school. >>> back to our top stories, new questions about the response to the texas school shooting. danielle brauddus has more. >> reporter: the uvalde school chief's decision not to move in is at the center of an investigation. steve mccraw said the shooter was inside robb elementary school for more than an hour. at one point nearly 20 officers stood by in the hallway under the belief an active attack was no longer under way. >> of course it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision, period. there is no excuse for that. >> reporter: students trapped inside a classroom repeatedly called 911, begging for help. >> she asked 911 to please send the police now. >> reporter: 19 children and two teachers were killed in a fourth grade classroom during the worst school shooting since sandy hook nearly a decade ago. in the aftermath, a church group is offering comfort

juliette goodrich reports, you can play a role in its history. >> reporter: in the southeast corner ofutiful open space known as robin williams meadow, soon the grassy field will be completely covered with a tapestry of names, handmade panels, stitched together out of love, sorrow and anger. on each one the story of a person who died from aids. >> the reason was because we are mad at the government. >> tragic that we were losing them and being forgotten. i did not want th to be ot repr: 85 t id candlelight march to commemorate the assassinations of supervisor harvey milk and mayor. >> as we marched, i asked people to write the names of neighbors killed by aids. we put these on placards and marched to the federal building and covered the gray stone facade of the building with this patch work of names and i looked at that and i said it looks like some kind of strange quilt. i thought of my grandma and great grandma in indiana and the quilt they had sewn. >> reporter: grown from a few hundred panels to more than 50,000 . it weighs 54tons they will host the largest display in a decade. 300

here 's juliette goodrich and brian hackney. >> reporter: okay, you guys, what are we looking at? here at kpix from our studio rooftop in san francisco, it was a bit foggy but we tried. brian, we saw it. thumbs up for brian hackney. woo hoo! and over in the east bay in pleasanton a viewer sent us this photo with a clearer view, moving north to sausalito and brian's view. >> not a lot of luck in sausalito. there's a band of high clouds out there, as forecast, but i did get a glimpse, this is what the glimpse looked like and better than nothing. >> reporter: but the real observers gathered at chabot space and science center in oakland. >> we'll be watching with on of our telescopes. we also have some monitors set up here, we have people in other observatories around the country also live streaming it. >> reporter: now to the south bay, in sunnyvale, a viewer sending us this photo, where clearly he had the best view of all. >>> it is 5:14. let's get a check of weather and traffic. >> gianna franco is checking on the commute. how is it looking? >> good morning, guys. looking a little