max darrow caught up with max's high school coach. >> >> reporter: marshall, minnesota. population 13,680. this is where it all began, where trey lance put in the work that put him on the path to the the nfl. >> trey lance was one of the top top ones we have ever had. > >> reporter: a one-of-a-kind player. >> 10 years ago, he was entering entering our youth camp and now he is a starting quarterback in the nfl. >> reporter: in this small town, town, marshall tiger foot back is a big deal. >> there is not a lot going on friday nights, so people come out and support football. sometimes the crowd is as big as as 5000 people. >> reporter: as a teenager, lance made the town proud, leading the team to three state tournaments. >> we knew right there we had something special. >> reporter: lance was described described as an incredible lead, incredible leader, dedicated, and the best teammate. >> he was always very receptive to his teammates. good leadership every game. he was always there. >> reporter: in 2018, trey lance lance won the budding rosa senior athletic award. >> he wa

max darrow has more more on that part of the story. >> reporter: in order for the transition to work, current owners and transportation experts tell me there's a lot of of work that needs to be done. one major piece of the puzzle, expanding and developing the charging infrastructure. over the next 13 years, you will see more and more electric cars on california roads. you will see fewer gas stations and more charging stations. ev owner nicholas julliard is on board. >> california is leading the way, i hope they manage to do this. >> reporter: he acknowledges it may be a bumpy ride. >> it will be difficult with the the main issue being charging infrastructure. >> reporter: as california phases out gas powered vehicles and phases in electric vehicles, vehicles, the charging infrastructure and technology will have to improve. >> the current infrastructure is is good, but if you have no more more gas cars and only electric, electric, i think you need a lot lot more to get through the rush. having a universal adapter adapter to charge all cars similarly would be really helpful i think. >>

max darrow checked out the festival, even heard from one of the performers. ♪ >> reporter: outside landss back in full swing. outside lands, baby. >> excited for music, good food and drinks. >> reporter: she snagged a spot as close to the stage as she could. >> it's amazing. a lot of artists that i really wanted to see are here and from just looking at the set list i was able to find a bunch of new artists i like. >> reporter: more than 100 artists perform over the course of the three-day festival. including first-timer sloan struble aka dayglow. >> that's a big deal, man. this is one of the biggest music festival of the country. >> an honor to be here. >> reporter: why is it an honor to be here at outside lands? >> yeah, it's like a good festival about a lot of good history and lot of amazing artists on the lineup and cool to be a part of. >> reporter: this year there are no covid relabor day safety protocols in place. she still decided to wear a mask. >> i have other things to go to sooner or later. so i wanted to play it safe. >> reporter: others less concerned about covid, though ini

. >> as kpix 5's max darrow, the university is considering what action to take after today's standoff. >> reporter: fences were up all around people's park as the day started as construction was set to begin on this new student housing project. but after a protest that consumed the day, most of the fences ended up on the ground like this. protesters took over people's park in berkeley on wednesday and put construction of a new student housing project on hold, for the day at least. >> we're not going to stand here and let something culturally significant and important be taken away from us. >> reporter: last week, an alameda county judge ruled the university could move forward with the housing project at people's park that would provide housing for 1,100 students and 125 homeless and low-income residents. >> students thrive when they can live close to campus, and for too long, too many of our students have had to live distant from campus or in inadequate and extremely expensive housing in the city of berkeley. two years from now, we'll be looking forward to students moving into the dor

kpix 5's max darrow joins us from san francisco and holder's country inn with their story. max? >> the fire destroyed the entire building, and it's going to be a while before people can enjoy a meal again here at holder's country inn on deanza boulevard. but the owner tells me he plans on opening up a temporary location in order to support the staff and the community until they can rebuild right here. >> never in a million years would i think anything like would happen to me. >> reporter: it's been about a wenatchee since evan flores watched on as his restaurant was reduced to rubble. >> i couldn't believe my eyes. the fire caught on and pretty much destroyed the entire building. >> reporter: holder's country inn is now boarded up. the smell of stale smoke lingers. an unexpected ending to this chapter of the long-time neighborhood gem's story. >> we know for sure it's a total loss. so nothing in the building is salvageable. >> reporter: but unlike the smoke, flores isn't lingering on the past. he has his eyes set on the country inn's next chapter. >> definitely looking forward t

and local water ages water agencies help us adapt to the changing climate, max darro, climate, max darrow reports, they are asking people to do more. >> reporter: leaders from stated local water agencies the people in the bay area are leading the way with water conservation measures, but more needs to be e needs to be done as we head into into what will likely be the fourth consecutive year of drou. consecutive year of drought. artificial turf and succulents are the primary landscaping feas the primary landscaping features of emily's yard. >> you know, little green, makeu feel good. >> reporter: the union city rest the union city resident has made made a lot of changes over the last several years to conserve . years to conserve water. >> it used to be like a landscaping thing all over. >> reporter: there are a lot of people that live in the bay area area that are taken steps to conserve, and it is paying off. and stephenson is the manager of of the alameda county water dis. >> i will of july 2022, customes have saved about 20%. >> reporter: the payout isn't enough to put an end to the per

. >> kpix 5's max darrow has the latest from san francisco general hospital. >> there was no big line, really really no line at all at the monkeypox clinic at s.f. general today, and for people who have waited to get the vaccine, this came as a major relief. >> reporter: for the past weeks, weeks, people who have wanted a monkeypox vaccine in san francisco have often had to line line up and wait. >> i haven't even tried a week ago because all the people who told me that they had come down here said that they had waited r hours, and sometimes they waited waited for hours with no luck. >> i know others who have tried very hard to even go outside the the city, up into marine and in canada to try to get the vaccine. >> reporter: but that wasn't the the case on saturday at zuckerberg s.f. general. >> my friend texted me, said there would be no line at all, so i caught the car and ran down down here. >> reporter: it's great to see the clinic was open and there was availability? >> it was really smooth. >> reporter: this was the first time s.f. general had a monkeypox vaccine clinic on a sat

in berkeley, max darrow, kpix 5. >> so while all that was happening, the legal battle continues. one of the group's protesting the housing say they plan to appeal the judge's ruling. they're hoping for a stay to prevent the university from moving forward with that construction. and taking you back to the kpix 5 archives, people's park was the focus of student protests during the free speech movement back in the '60s. it was also the scene of deadly police shooting when police moved in to clear the park in 1969. more recently, it had become a haven for unhoused people. >>> also this evening, a staffing crisis as a new school year is about to begin. right now several bay area schools desperately need to hire more teachers. kpix 5's andria borba has more on what many districts are doing to entice new applicants. >> reporter: the chairs are empty, and so are the basketball courts. but in weeks, if not near days, school will be back in session. the question for many districts is will there be enough teachers. >> we are super committed to a teacher being in every classroom on the first

kpix 5 max darrow has that part of the story. >> reporter: in order for the transition to work, current owners and the transportation expert tell me there's work that that needs to be done, one major major piece of the puzzle, expanding and developing the charging infrastructure. over the next 13 years, you will see more and more electric cars on california roads. you will see fewer gas stations, and more charging stations. the state is moving forward with a plan to ban the sale of new gas powered vehicles by 2035. ev owner nicholas julliard is on board. >> i hope they will manage to do do this. >> reporter: he acknowledges it may be a bumpy ride. >> it will be difficult, especially with the main issue being charging infrastructure. >> reporter: asked california phases out gas powered vehicles and phases in electric vehicles, vehicles, the charging infrastructure and technology will have to improve. >> with the current infrastructure, it's good, but if you have no more gas cars and and only electric, i think you'll need a lot more to get through the rush of folks trying trying to charge

max darrow darrow has a story. >> reporter: as we head into a new school year, new numbers frm the california department of public health reveal more than one in eight kids need to catch up on their routine vaccinations many of them fell behind duringe pandemic. >> and referring to covid-19 vaccines. these are the normal childhood vaccines against tetanus, polio, chickenpox, measles and more that have been required for kids to go to school for years. >> we need to make sure we get the numbers back up so kids can be safe. these vaccines are incredibly effective and safe for our kids. >> reporter: she says some kids fell behind because they couldn't get to the doctor regularly during the pandemic. however -- >> we are worried about certain parts of the country and certain certain politics even in california where people have just kind of lumped all the vaccines and interventions with covid together. i don't want anything, nobody can tell me wht to do. and that is a real conce. real concern. >> reporter: they say one in eight kids needing to get caught caught up on their vaccines. the the vaccin

in marshall, minnesota, max darrow, darrow, kpix 5. >> max will be reporting for marshall a week today. we will show you how the entire town has has embraced trey lance's journey to start in. we are getting you ready for the big game on friday we have a special special edition of kpix 5 news at 4:00 that will lead into the red and gold report with kick off at 4:30 and full analysis with the fifth quarter. > >> now is your chance to recognize a superfan. get your phone out, scan the qr code on r screen right now. this is to nominate your favorite member of of the faithful, something who was all things red and gold and all season we will profile the super fans. > >> you might not have the best reaction when you are hit with a are hi ♪ ♪ elon musk says tesla's full self-driving software is “amazing”, it will “blow your mind.” but does it work? this happens over and over again. 100,000 tesla drivers are already using full self-driving on public roads. i'm dan o'dowd. i'm a safety engineer and tesla full self-driving is the worst commercial software i've ever seen. tell congress to shut it

our max darrow explains how. >> reporter: this sailing ship recently returned from its recent fishing trip from the great pacific garbage patch. its catch, tons of equipment, single use plastics and household goods. >> it's a very sad and eerie feeling to be in the middle of the ocean and to see our own garbage floating out there. >> reporter: located halfway between hawaii and california, the great pacific garbage patch covers about 620 square miles, an area the size of alaska. it contains more than 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic, which amounts to about 250 pieces of debris for every human on the planet. >> plastics that are made to last for 50, 100, 200 years are not things that belong in our ocean. >> it covered more than 4600 nautical miles between san francisco and honolulu. after a 45-day trip, they pulled 96 tons of waste like this out of the pacific ocean. >> one thing we encountered out there was a great amount of consumer plastics. all the types of things, they end up thousands of miles in the pacific. >> mary crowley is the founder of ocean voyages institute. she says every

max daw max darrow reports. >> reporter: the landscaping features of emily's yard. >> a little bit of green, we can can feel good and you don't user use water! >> reporter: the resident has made a lot of changes over the past several years to conserve . conserve water. there are a lot of people who live in the bay area who have taken steps to conserve and it is paying off. the general manager of the watet water district. >> as of july of 2022, our customers have saved about 20% as compared to july of 2020. >> reporter: the payoff is not h not enough to put an end to the persistent drought. >> we have done a great job but we do more and we need to keep our foot on the pedal. >> reporter: during a news conference in fremont, leaders from state and local agencies sy agencies say long-term solutions solutions are in progress but they need everyone to conserve more to stretch out the water supply. >> californians have stepped up and we are asking them to step up again but we are comparing this with general investment and and water recycling, water storage to ensure that we are moving forwa

i'm max darrow. vin is off today. >>> let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist darren peck. good morning. >> happy to he youith a weekend mog, which is waar ju livery mor h theit is ay out th. marine layer has the entire bay this morning. there are some pretty breaks in it and openings in it. in fact, in the city, for time, you might see some blue sky. but if we look at the camera from above the santa clara valley, you can see how widespread this is. most of the bay is on that side. most of the peninsula and the preserves are all over there to my left. all right. temperatures in the mid 60s out there to start this day. we're going to stay right where we were yesterday for daytime highs, which means we're going to be wonderfully below average for this time of year. if low to mid 80s is your thing and you're inland, not only another day, but you have many more like that in the seven-day forecast. i'll explain how long we keep this going in the complete forecast in a fewm minutes. for now, bac

we sent max darrow there to talk with the locals about their hometown her. hometown hero. >> reporter: marshall, minnesota. it's a small town on the prairie in the southwestern part of the state. about three hours away from the twin cities. it's one of those small towns where people have a big amount of pride in where they live. >> it's a small nit town. >> reporter: like dan who owns fuzzies bar. >> it's a great place to raise a raise a family and he's a greate great example. >> reporter: he is practice a ty lance, now the quarterback for e 49ers grew up in marshall. >> he has just been a great kid. kid. we can't wait to see his excess happen to the nfl. couldn't happen to a nicer kid. we met the mayor echo the point on a stroll through memorial park in downtown marshall. >> the community is very proud of all our kids and i grew up in marshall including trey. the bay the bay area will see a young man who is very hard-working, very committed. but also who was was a really good person. >> reporter: even before he was named the starting quarterback r the 49ers

kpix 5's max darrow has that story. >> reporter: monkeypox cases on the rise in california and across the country. nationwide more than 7,000 confirmed cases and rising. >> we're prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we are urge every american to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus. >> reporter: the federal government declared monkeypox a public health emergency late this week. >> this declaration by president biden will be helpful in opening up some resources, but also allowing for faster approval of medication as well as new better kinds of testing. so this will definitely be a good step in fighting this outbreak. >> while i think it may be a little late, but better late than never, and i think it will have a significant impact. >> reporter: dr. peter chin hong is an infectious disease expert with ucsf. he says the declaration should help open the door to more resources, but it's also symbolic. >> seeing it's a public health emergency makes every american realize that he or she is potentially impact

how realistic that is, but that would be great. >> just got to hope for the past. >> reporter: max darrow, kpix 5. 5. > >> an update as we take a live look at the state capitol, where where governor newsom signed a bill aimed to reduce hunger among lower income college-age students. governor newsom has signed -- let's keep rolling that teleprompter. > >> napa senator bill said he authored the measure to make sure students can succeed in school without starving. under the new law, students will be notified they may qualify for food assistance and other benef. other benefits. > >> and over to justin. >> developing in california, and and new senate bill could keep ours in nightclubs open in san francisco and oakland until about 4:00 a.m. our lauren thompson talked to bar owners, hoping this will give them an economic boost after covid made the last few years pretty tough. tough. >> the leader here, the more fun fun it is . >> reporter: closing his bars at at 2:00 a.m. has proven to be problematic for owner, keith wilson. >> reporter: we would dumb people on the streets, and everyone would be

productive got to hope for the best . >> reporter: max darrow, kpix 5 . > >> if you've ever been at bars and nightclubs, i'm pretty sure you have heard, it's lots call and heard that before 2:00 a.m. there's a new senate bill that could extend last call to 4:00 . 4:00 a.m. our lauren thompson spoke to bar owners hoping this will give them an economic boost. >> reporter: closing his bars at at 2:00 a.m. has proven to be problematic for owner keith wilson. we're we would dumb people on the streets, and everyone was on top of each other drunk. we always had prob, had problems, and people do not want to leave, people getting in in fights outside, vandalism, tagging. that's when the funky stuff happens, at 2:00 >> reporter: wilson on several bars and nightclubs and maintains them throughout the pc the pandemic . >> we went negative for a long time. it just -- people need to get out and do something, so we maintained some business where it would at least get to a break break even point. >> reporter: he is still reeling from the hit his business it took during the strictest lockdown times. >> n

i'm max darrow. vin is off today. >>> let's get to meteorologist darren peck. >> as you experienced firstland being at outside lands, the marine layer has been widespread in the overnight hours and we're all waking up to the clouds this morning. that's concord. clouds made it to inner contra costa county. a wave in the pattern allowed a break in the clouds for most of the immediate bay. we'll probably see the clouds rebuild over the next few hours. in general, all the clouds melt back to the coast today. wherever you are in the bay, you should have more sunshine than anything else today. you'll get cooler than average temperatures, as well. 60s for everybody now, but we're only going to the mid 80s for the warmest locations today. mid 70s in the bay. we'll put specific numbers on your part of the bay exactly in a complete forecast. for now, max, back to you. >>> live look at san francisco, where chinatown business owners want more protection from law enforcement. this comes after a spritring of break-

good morning it is a saturda, august 27th, thanks for starting for starting your weekend with si max darrow, devin fehely is f this morning, now let's check our weather was first meteorologist, darren peck hima good morning to you. >> good morning, max, a relatively cool we can at temperatures at the warmest only only be low to mid 80's but i wl show you the numbers coming up. in addition the cooler afternoo, it is gray and misty mornings, and we are doing it again. the image anywhere on the coast side, bay side and peninsula but but if you get into your car this morning you might need the windshield wipers but no big rainfall totals, but there's enough missed. san jose not for you, you already see sunshine and that is the view out over te airport and the numbers in san s 57, pretty much the same as everywhere, except santa rosa which is a cool 54. but the numbers, plenty of sunshine when when the clouds melt back by late morning, only mid 80s in general inland, i will show you everyone's daytime high coming , but for now max, over to you. > >> a developer throughout west oakland three peop

. >> reporter: in burlingame, maxw in burlingame, max darrow. > >> the san francisco waterfront was a smoky mess after flames be out on pier four. the crews were were unable to save the buildint sat on the edge of the pier. its used as an army doctor before being taken over by the bureau f prisons, and dates back as far s 1925. this is what the aftermath aftermath look like from chopper chopper 5. crews cut into the pier. > >> flames also ripped through a san francisco apartment building building this afternoon. it hapd on mcallister. three people wer, including two firefighters. regular roman spoke to a man. >> i opened the door. it was a cloudf was a cloud of black smoke. >> reporter: today, firefighters firefighters in san francisco battled a quick-moving fire. >> this is a rapidly progressinm progressing three-alarm fire wih over 100 firefighters on scene. >> i jumped from the second floor window down to the first floor. one of the other tenants from the downstairs without by e door, calling, everybody get ou! everybody get out! otherwise, i wouldn't have known which direction to

. >> >> as max darrow explains, it ig more than 100 bay area schools. >> reporter: families here just learned the district's food sere the district's food service vendor has to temporarily stop serving meals because of extremn capacity issues. we have just learned that the problem isn't y for this school district. is affecting school districts across the bay area. whether foe area. whether for convenience -- -- >> we try to do five days a week. >> a lot of parents depend on school lunches. >> reporter: many families opt for school-provided meals. a major mill provider id provider is overwhelmed and will will suspend service for the time being. >> i was kind of surprised. it't the beginning of the school yea. of the school year. >> reporter: the company is cald the company is called the lunchmaster. the spokesperson says the move is because of increased demand and supply chan demand and supply chain issues. the plan is to temporarily suspend delivery at all 120 schs it serves from august 25th to sr 5th. this will allow us to rio were nice our workflow, says a spokesperson. we will be r

max darrow reports on what the government is doing about it. >> reporter: monkeypox cases are on the rise in california and across the country. nationwide, more than 7,000 confirmed cases and rising. >> we're prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every american to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tack this will virus. >> reporter: the federal government declared monkeypox a public health emergency late last week. >> this declaration will be helpful in opening up resources but also allowing for faster approval of medication as well as new, better kinds of testing. so this will definitely be a good step in fighting this outbreak. >> while i think it may be a little late, but better late than never, and i think it will have a significant impact. >> reporter: dr. peter chin hong is an infectious disease expert with ucsf and is advisory committee. >> saying it's a public health emergency makes everyone american realize that he or she is potentially impacted by what's hap pulation. eporter: the m men. but anyone

we spent max darrow to marshall, minnesota where his where his high school coach says says everyone knew he was a verl player. >> reporter: marshall, minnesota, population 13,680. ts is where it all began, where try lance put in the work that put m on the path to the nfl. >> oh, trey lance was obviouslye of the top ones we've ever had. >> reporter: a one of a kind plr says marshall football coach terry bowman. >> it's just kind of surreal that ten years ago he was out here in our youth camp and now he's a quarterback in the nfl. >> reporter: in this small found, marshall tiger football s a big deal. >> there's not a lot to do here on friday nights so people comet and support all activities, and football is one of them with a crowd sometimes as big as 5,000 people. >> reporter: lance led the teamo three state tournaments. >> we knew we had something special. >> reporter: he said lance was n outstanding leader and the best kind of teammate. >> receptive to his teammates, willing to help them out. he was was always there. you could alws count on trey. >> reporter: in 2018 lance won the bud

in san francisco, max darrow. >>> plan for extra time. this is a look at current traffic conditions around golden gate park. as you can see a lot of people are out there and it is 8 miles an hour, 9 miles an hour, about an average of 9, 8, up into the teens. so just plan accordingly and be safe and have fun. for more information on transit options and the event lineup, check out kpix.com. it's friday, tongue needs a little coffee. >>> there's even more music to enjoy this weekend at stern grove. later in this broadcast, we'll tell you about a pair of bay area legends performing on sunday. >>> all right, first alert weather now. a lot of people are planning their weekends. a nice one to get outside for some food and some music. here's chief meteorologist paul hagan to give us the groeen ligt for the weekend. >> it's much cooler inland. temperatures only in the 70s and 80s. similar temperatures around the bay and along the coast compared to 24 hours ago but that means it's pleasant. mid-60s for half man bay. 75 at sfo and several degrees co

we spent max darrow to marshall, minnesota where his where his high school coach says says everyone knewrl player. >> reporter: marshall, minnesota, population 13,680. ts is where it all began, where try lance put in the work that put m on the path to the nfl. >> oh, trey lance was obviouslye of the top ones we've ever had. >> reporter: a one of a kind plr says marshall football coach terry bowman. >> it's just kind of surreal that ten years ago he was out here in our youth camp and now he's a quarterback in the nfl. >> reporter: in this small found, marshall tiger football s a big deal. >> there's not a lot to do here on friday nights so people comet and support all activities, and football is one of them with a crowd sometimes as big as 5,000 people. >> reporter: lance led the teamo three

max darrow joins us in the newsroom to explain. >> infectious disease experts say this case is an example of a a rare situation, it's not a sound the alarm moment, it's a reminder that monkeypox doesn't only spread through intimate contact. but through skin to skin contact as well. >> a group of infectious disease disease experts documented a recent monkeypox case in the circumstances were different than most cases. in a research letter published in the cdc's emerging infectious disease journal, the detailed a patient, patient, a man in his 20s, sought care at the hospital two weeks after a trip to the uk. he he was diagnosed with monkeypox but unlike the vast majority of monkeypox patients the man reported no sexual contact or any known contact with the person who had the virus. his primary risk factor according to to researchers, he attended a large crowded outdoor event at which he had close contact with others including close dancing for a few hours. they haven't been able to determine how the man contracted it. >> you can get it, it's rare but but it can happen. >> reporter: believes

. >> in marshall, minnesota, max darrow, kpix 5. > >> clear your calendar because r preseason kickoff coverage starts at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow with a special edition of kpix 5 5 live with a full red and gold and gold report. stay tuned after the game for the fifth qu. fifth quarter. > >> helping fire crews half a world away. we will tell you about the bay area effort to get to get much needed equipment anp to ukraine ♪ "amazing” it will “blow your mind.” but does it work? this happens over and overgainer are g full self-driving on public roads. i'm dan o'dowd. i'm a safety engineer and tesla full self-driving is the worst commercial software i've ever seen. tell congress to shut it down. paid for by the dawn project. non-gaming tribes have been left in the dust. wealthy tribes with big casinos make billions, while small tribes struggle in poverty. prop 27 is a game changer. 27 taxes and regulates online sports betting to fund permanent solution to homelessness. while helping every tribe in california. so who's attacking prop 27? wealthy casino tribes who want all the money for themselves

. >> >> as max darrow explains, it ig more than 100 bay area schools. >> reporter: families here just sere the district's food service vendor has to temporarily stop serving meals because of extremn capacity issues. we have just learned that the problem isn't y for this school district. is affecting school districts across the bay area. whether foe area. whether for convenience -- -- >> we try to do five days a week. >> a lot of parents depend on school lunches. >> reporter: many families opt for school-provided meals. a major mill provider id provider is overwhelmed and will will suspend service for the time being. >> i was kind of surprised. it't the beginning of the school yea. of the school year. >> reporter: the company is cald the company is called the lunchmaster. e

respect in burlinga, max darrow, kpix 5. > >> new dash cam video shows the moment the husband of closing ws arrested for a dui. the video ss officers asking paul pelosi to do different sobriety tests. the the other driver to get hurt. investigators say posey's blood-alcohol level was .082 at the time. close he pleaded guily close he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor dui charges today. e sentenced the 82-year-old to five days in jail and three yeas of probation. more on that in a minute. problems he was not required to be in court today. s defense attorney cemented his guilty plea. the napa county dit attorney said, this case was nod case was not treated differently differently because of the high profile defendant. >> this is a .082 dui with mild injuries. this case is handled like any other case. all material decisions have been had decisions have been handled the way that they are supposed to b. supposed to be handled. >> close he will also have to pay the victim about $5000 in restitution. he will have to tae a three-month class on alcohol awareness and install an ignition device on his c

kpix 5's max darrow has that story. >> reporter: monkeypox cases on the rise in california and across more than 7,000 confirmed cases and rising. >> we're prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we are urge every american to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus. >> reporter: the federal government declared monkeypox a public health emergency late this week. >> this declaration by president biden will be helpful in opening up some resources, but also allowing for faster approval of medication as well as new better kinds of testing. so this will definitely be a good step in fighting this outbreak. >> while i think it may be a little late, but better late than never, and i think it will have a significant impact. >> reporter: dr. peter chin hong is an infectious disease expert with ucsf.

max darrow checked out the festival, even heard from one of the performers. ♪ >> reporter: outside lands excited for music, good food and drinks. >> reporter: she snagged a spot as close to the stage as she could. >> it's amazing. a lot of artists that i really wanted to see are here and from just looking at the set list i was able to find a bunch of new artists i like. >> reporter: more than 100 artists p

. >> as kpix 5's max darrow, the university is considering what action to take after today's standoffall around people's park as the day started as construction was set to begin on this new student housing project. but after a protest that consumed the day, most of the fences ended up on the ground like this. protesters took over people's park in berkeley on wednesday and put construction of a new student housing project on hold, for the day at least. >> we're not going to stand here and let something culturally significant and important be taken away from us. >> reporter: last week,

i'm max darrow in san jose. how the owner plans to rise from the ashes. >>> and a current monkeypox patient weighs in on the national public health emergency and why it's taken so long to get help. the news at 6:00 is coming up in about five minutes. sara, ryan? >> thanks, liz. >>> still ahead here at 5:00, a big weekend for music here in the bay area. ♪ ♪ get my baby from here, because she know how to run ♪ >> we got a preview of one of the final free stern grove concerts, including grammy winner with strong bay area roots. ♪ >>> it is a big weekend here for music in the bay area. outside lands kicks off tomorrow. and on sunday, two bay area legend also fill the stern grove festival with the sounds of blues and psychedelic rock. betty yu shows us what's in store. ♪ >> reporter: at 80 years old, taj mahal has been making music husband way for six decades. the harlem born musician calls berkeley home. and on sunday, the grammy award winning blues and roots artist will take the stern grove stage. >> he is most kno

in oakland , max darrow, kpix 5. >> that extra help can make difference. it's not just learning loss the pandemic is being blamed for delaying children from getting routine vaccinations. according to the california department of health , more than one in eight children need to catch up in routine vaccines missed or delayed during the pandemic. the the department says rates dropped during initial phase of the covid-19 pandemic. that that that the new school year has started, students are still behind . > >> we are stopping by different school to check in with students students as they return to the classroom. here is a look at day day one of school yesterday at petaluma's mcdowell elementary. it was a day filled with smiles, smiles, festivities, even language skills as the school is is making things easier for students who grew up with spanish as their first language in what they are calling a biliteracy approach. >> they start out heavy with spanish in the early grades. by about fourth, fifth grade is when they start to level off in 50/50, and the goal is

. >> welcome back 6:30 this saturday morning and thank you for staying with us some max darrow. let's check the weather with first alert meteorologist darren peck, it is looking better but still pretty drizzly. drizzly. >> it is misty for sure, max and and it will always look more exaggerated on the golden gate bridge, because it is the fronts the frontlines you see how slick slick the road is but it will look like this for a good part of the bay that is near the water, so if you are the peninsula, the coast, in the city for sure and even east bay hills, we have gotten like 100tf an inch of rain. and you know it it is not really rain but steady steady miss out of the marine layer. it will all be gone by late morning and early afternoon, more sunshine today n anything else and of cooler thing than yesterday. starting out right now it 60 for most los but looking ahead, only mid 80s today at. from many of our warmest inland locations, i will i will show you everybody's a daytime high and we will look ahead to a slight warm-up for next week coming up in the complete forecast. back to

max darrow, cbs news. >>> there are more than 80,000 wild horses running freely across public lands int says that's too many and has launched a high-tech roundup that's sparking controversy. joy benedict has the story. >> reporter: it is a calm that's blanketed this hillside since the west was won. but just after dawn on this summer day in the high desert of northern california it was the hum of machine that sliced through the silence. on the range this is the sound of controversy for man and mustang. >> some horses herege the u.s. cavalry. >> reporter: jeff fontanaasking federal bureau of land management. it's charged with caring for america's wild horses. >> they're living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the west. >> reporter: but with an estimated 82,000 of them running free in ten states, this year alone the bureau, known as blm, is tasked with slimming the herds by 20,000 horses and burros. >> we've been using helicopters for most of the program. and really helicopters are a safe and efficient way to move large numbers of animals across the landscape. >> reporter: as