i'm maddie beer-temple. >> all right. here in the bay talking about beautiful weather here after a weekend of rain and that storm system is now causing real problems across the country. yes, it is. lawrence karnow has some details arms. yeah. this is the time of year. we see that clash between the cold air mass in the warm air masses really? >> as we start to settled into more of the summer, like pattern that between now and then boy gets very active, especially across the country's midsection. that's what we're seeing tonight. again, we're seeing another round of some very strong storms developing out there right now. you've got that cold air on the backside of the some of the snow making its way across the rockies. but have you got some warm air and boy, those storms have been firing up again today. moving a little bit further to the east. you see that line of thunderstorms right here coming through cleveland further to the east on its way to buffalo won't be long. the possibility more tornadic activity as that system r

our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple has more on our people are doing about it. >> the new simplified student aid form known as fats fo was supposed to be easier for families to fill out and expand the number of students eligible for federal aid. we begin the school year with high hopes, but that promise hasn't panned out. numerous missed implementation deadlines. >> long delays, broken promises called call centers and it airs financial aid. experts told lawmakers the botched rollout has left students in limbo about whether they can afford college. there are 2.8 million fewer fastest filed this year. >> as compared with the same time last year, rachel feltman with the university of north carolina chapel hill says they still haven't sent aid offers for the fall yet because of delays that the department of education are facing a crisis of enrollment and of trust. >> the applications that have been submitted, 40% have errors that can't be fixed quickly. according to the national association of student financial aid, administrators night or a student or an institution can go in

. >> when they're behind the wheel our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports on the new campaign aimed at saving lives. >> this is a face of distracted driving. joe feldman lost his 21 year-old daughter casey in and made a choice to take his eyes off the road. reach for his gps. he rolled through a stop sign. he hit casey spellman shares casey story in hopes that others don't go through the same thing no parent should ever have to bury a child. feldman supports the national highway traffic safety administration's new campaign. put the phone away or pay now through april 8th, you'll see these ads on tv radio and online platforms in english and spanish. >> and with the funds already. >> put them down the 5 million dollar campaign replaces the previous u drive. you text, you pay slogan. it's a wants to acknowledge that it's more than just text that are distracting. drivers. there are apps for many different things now. so we think put the phone away and pay is a much more broad message. in addition to the ads this week, more police officers will be on the roads and forcing

i'm maddie beer-temple. nearly 2000 positions for the california service corps have opened up right here in the bay area. san jose mayor matt mahan. >> is calling on young residents to help fill the roles they tackle climate change, support communities impacted by disaster and help mentor students. today, mayor mahan join decor members to share how their work has had a lasting impact. on underserved communities in 2022. governor newsome created an initiative for members to earn money for their service. now members can receive up to $10,000 after completing their service. >> thanks to the california volunteers who are providing opportunities for our young people to get civically engaged a paycheck and take charge of the future of their city. the cement community involvement is exactly what it takes to make big change. >> $10,000 can be used for college trade school or to pay back student loans. the benefits will help individuals who are facing crises of isolation, student debt and growing income inequality. >

i'm maddie beer-temple. >> the south san francisco city council held a groundbreaking over the weekend for a new state-of-the-art. it's a series of swimming pools. the new aquatic center at orange memorial park will include 2 new polls and a revamped facility. that's where it's going to be. 49 million dollars have gone into the project. the grand opening will be sometime next year. >> well, spring has sprung in death valley. flowers are sprouting and starting to show warmth. this one of the factors behind the super once a decade, colorful phenomenon. the last >> was back in 2016 for death valley. a reminder picking flowers not allowed. the national park service stay on the trail and let wild flowers prevail. if you go to a trail list area, they recommend stepping on rocks and sand instead of those flowers next and yellow out there. nice and yellow, beautiful. you see the. >> snow capped mountains in the distance there in southern california has been a great winter but we seem to be transitioning to spring as we look live here at san francisco's embarcadero. such a warm day today, lawre

i'm maddie beer-temple. meantime, california providing almost 192 million dollars in encampment resolution fund grants to projects across the state. goal is to get people out of tents and into housing. >> in the bay area, the city of oakland will receive more than 7.2 million dollars in collaboration with alameda county resolve 3 longstanding encampments there. a marine county will receive nearly 6 million dollars to serve the communities. largest encampment at the greater mahone creek path area in sandra fell. marin county will also get to more than 8.6 million dollars to help mostly latin x farm workers and their families and marin county will also receive 3.7 million dollars to resolve and encampment at binford road in unincorporated nevado. san mateo county will receive more than 14 million dollars for encampment along a state right of way. governor newsom says that he's introducing legislation that would help arizona residents get abortions here in california. this in the wake of arizona supreme court r

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i'm maddie beer-temple. nearly 2000 positions for the california service corps have opened up right here in the bay area. san jose mayor matt mahan is now calling on young residents to help fill those spots. >> that tackle climate change, support communities impacted by disaster and help mentor students. today, the mayor joined corps members to share how their work has had a lasting impact on underserved communities. >> thanks to the california volunteers who are providing opportunities for our young people to get civically engaged a paycheck and take charge of the future of their city. the cement community involvement is exactly what it takes to make big change. >> that paycheck can be up to the members can now receive up to $10,000 after completing their service. the money can be used for college trade school or to pay back student loans. the benefits will help individuals who are facing crises of isolation, student debt and growing income inequality. >> begin a 10 game road trip in chile, cleveland tonigh

our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple explains. case has attracted a lot of attention with more than 100 briefs filed from across the country asking the court to weigh in in a case that could have far-reaching impact. the supreme court will hear arguments on whether the city of grants pass oregon can punish homeless people for camping in public spaces. one of the most influential cases on housing. >> in over 40 years, a lower court previously ruled in favor of the homeless population, calling it a cruel and unusual punishment to find and arrest people who have nowhere else to go. oregon congresswoman suzanne bott amici spoke outside the high court this week urging justices to rule against the city. housing, not handcuffs is the direction we need to go amici says fining or jailing people traps them in a cycle that makes it harder for them to find housing. in court documents, grants pass. lawyers say that homeless encampments have, quote, multiplied on check throughout the west. >> resulting in more violent crime, drug overdoses and

i'm maddie beer-temple.he james webb space telescope has captured a new dazzling image of a small galaxy surrounded by a burst of star formations. the galaxy is called eyes 18. it's located about. >> 59 million light years from earth. it's at the center of the image here at the galaxy's core. there are 2 distinct lobes, the brighter region being the newer star formations. well, the darker region showing the older formations that may have formed as long as 10 billion years ago. the recent image was released as part of a study on the life cycle of dust in the dwarf galaxy. excitement is wrapping up for the total solar eclipse. it's going to take place one week from today and in anticipation of this out of this world experience a 5th grader in ohio wrote and composed his own rap song. reporter allison gens lets us hear it. >> this is julian brown. he's a 5th grader at westbrook elementary school in i love to play he also has a knack for music so somebody financial. but this time, julian song reached its this ki

i'm maddie beer-temple. and apartment association's are pushing back on a state bill that would stop landlords from asking about pets on rent applications. >> the bill would also ban pet rents and limit pet deposits. francisco assemblymember matt haney who's behind this bill says it will address the housing crisis and keep pet owners from being denied a home. critics argue that pets have the potential to damage property but shelter workers say that the move could help save dozens of animals. >> a doubling of the number of people that are surrendering their pets. and that's largely due to the housing crisis. the biggest challenge that we've been facing since the beginning of 2023 is having to consider euthanizing dogs for space when we have no place for them to go. >> the mill the bill made it out of the assembly judiciary committee last week and is now headed to the assembly floor. and this dog sure knows how to party yesterday. san francisco city supervisors visited the animal welfare organization to honor

i'm maddie beer-temple. >> severe weather is moving through texas and louisiana with a tornado touchings. there is no damage to businesses and apartment buildings there. heavy rain continues to fall, causing rising water and police are using special vehicles to make water rescues in that area. kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan here now with what's happening in that part of the country. yes, yesterday we were tracking this weather in texas. and now as you can we're tracking it here in parts of louisiana. i'm just going to click this back here as we get to where we need to be. there you go. so you can see where some of these storm reports as this is rolled through. >> possible tornado and lake charles earlier today. and as we zoom in here, this is where there was one that touched on this, a slidell, louisiana, and put it references. this is new orleans and that's where all of that damage to the pictures you just saw word as we zoom out here. you can see where the storm reports now are rolling right along where the leading edge of the storm is. that's the most dangerous part at the moment.

washington correspondent maddie beer-temple has that story. >> hundreds of homeless advocates rallied outside the supreme court as justices heard arguments over whether the city of grants pass oregon can punish homeless people for camping in public spaces, throwing somebody in jail for using a blanket in the middle of the freezing winter. demonstrators say fining or jailing homeless people makes it harder for them to find housing inside the courtroom. justice elena kagan suggested that grants passes laws went too far. it seems like you're criminalizing the status, but chief justice john roberts asked if homelessness should be a constitutionally protected status if someone is homeless for a week. >> and finds available is that person homeless when he's in the shelter. this case comes after a lower court ruled in favor of the homeless population. >> calling it a cruel and unusual punishment to fine and jail. someone who doesn't have anywhere else to go grants pass lawyers urge justices to overrule that decision which has fueled the spread encampments while harming sos it purports to pro

i'm maddie beer-temple. >> the u.s.supreme court is hearing a case involving starbucks workers who were fired for trying to form a union and this happened to 2022. and starbucks fired 7 employees who are leading a unionization effort in memphis, tennessee. starbucks argue the employees had violated company policy by reopening the store after closing time and inviting a tv news crew inside. the national labor relations board got a court order forcing the company to re-hire them. lawyers for starbucks want the supreme court to curb the government's power to take such actions. the decision is expected in late june. coming up here, is there such a thing as too much solar power? why california could be making? >> more power than it really needs. plus, people in california could soon receive home energy rebates where all that money is coming from and how you can qualify. also, the tense moments that were caught on camera when a southern california man was pulled over. have his frightening story of being pulled over gunpoint a

our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple has what's next for this legislation?aisle say they support banning tiktok if its china-based owner bytedance doesn't sell the app. this bill takes the first step to protect u.s. data. supporters of the measure say bytedance is ties to the chinese communist party. put millions of americans personal data at risk and threaten national security. currently the chinese communist party is able to gain unlimited access to the account information of tiktok users. the measure is part of a foreign aid package. the house passed saturday. it gives 95 billion dollars to ukraine, israel and taiwan 1000 gave bytedance more time to sell the app. extending the deadline from 6 months to one year. the move is expected to gain more support in the senate. tiktok responded with a statement on x calling it unfortunate that the house quote, is using the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a ban. bill. massachusetts senator ed markey raised concerns a ban could hurt free speech that could and likely wi

i'm maddie beer-temple. well, according to the industry group, aerodynamic advisory, u.s. airlines are now expected to receive 40% fewer planes. >> they planned for last year. lot of folks are blaming boeing 7.37. max production delays as a reason for the shortage. several airlines, including united southwest pause, all hiring united, even offering their pilots unpaid leave. well, experts say airlines a few short months to figure out their shortfalls before summer travel really takes off. they won't be able to pay to skip the tsa lines at california airports. if a new bill passes. so right now clear customers can pay just under 100 $90 a year void the tsa's regular him. precheck lines. the new bill would ban that practice. enforce clear either get its own dedicated light or stop operating unions. are tsa agents find tenet support the bill saying clear is and insecure, pay to play system. airlines say restrictions a clearer cost them business from their most frequent fliers and forced he is a dad staffing to deal with the additional lines. coming up on morning news and east

i'm maddie beer-temple. still ahead, more affordable housing options for san francisco teachers. how? >> there's a new program helping educators stay close to where they teach and a close call caught on camera. how one man just escaped spinning blade basically just saw in his head off there. the city of sonny bill is thinking of relaunching a new rideshare service. hoping to help the disadvantaged residents get around the rideshare service would cost less than $5 a ride. the city council voted last week to move forward with this plan. >> and start applying for grants. the city will partner with a transportation company called so come valley hopper to bring the service to sunnyvale and cupertino. we're supporters think the elderly and students will benefit the most. to cal works programs that help thousands of it their budgets reduced in order to help stabilize the state's deficit. one program subsidizes jobs for low-income californians and the other helps families experiencing domestic violence or homelessness. 354,000, california households with children get cal works benefits e