different than they were a long time ago. >> reporter: betty reed led quite a career in the national park service. last year spent at the richmond rosie the riveter world war ii homefront national historic park where we find her today a park she helped bring to richmond. >> history is not dead and gone. betty is a living example of how we bridge those time periods and how the past is the present. >> reporter: she grew up in oakland. she joined the national park service at the age of 84. prior to that she worked to help uncover untold stories of african-americans on the home front during world war ii. >> i wish it weren't so. i do not think it will be very long. >> reporter: as for the celebration surrounding her 100 birthday and retirements, a middle school was renamed in her honor. some of her fondest memories? >> you one of the greatest things i have ever done. i was invited and able to be introduced to the president on the stage. for all of america. >> reporter: her final thoughts to us all as we step foot onto >> i think people are surprised by their own surprise. they need to know they do no

she was the oldest national park ranger serving in the country and as kron four's for leave to go reports, her legacy has been defined by service for the past decade and a half, betty reid soskin has educated generations of bay area families at rosie, the riveter world war, 2 home front national historic park in richmond. but her impact on society dates back far beyond that. up to her retirement at 100 years old. she served as the national park service's old, a stranger detailing the contributions. women like herself made during the war back then the african american woman who would grow into becoming a civil rights icon served as a file clerk in a segregated union hall. soskin later worked as a field representative for 2 california assembly. women and co-founded a record store with her late ex husband in berkeley that operated for nearly 75 years until it closed in 2019. it is my honor to freeze it to you. >> the president. the united states in 2015, she was honored with a commemorative coin by president barack obama. a coin that was stolen months later during a violent home invasion. robbery saw skin survived at her home in r

. >> well, this week marks the end of more than a 15 year run with the national park service for 100 richmond resident betty reid soskin as a retirement date. today she was the oldest national park ranger serving across the united states and as our kron four's, politico reports tonight service defines her legacy. >> for the past decade and a half, betty reid soskin has educated generations of bay area families at rosie, the riveter world war, 2 home front national historic park in richmond. but her impact on society dates back far beyond that. up to her retirement at 100 years old. she served as the national park service's old, a stranger detailing the contributions. women like herself made during the war back then the african american woman who would grow into becoming a civil rights icon served as a file clerk in a segregated union hall. soskin later worked as a field representative for 2 california assembly. women and co-founded a record store with her late ex husband in berkeley that operated for nearly 75 years until it closed in 2019. it is my honor to freeze it to you. >> the

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there are there's technical assistance you can get from the national park service rehabilitate along with possible grants that it's a small grant program, but they're available as well. so there are a lot of advantages to being on the national register of historic places, of course then on that you have overlaid local ordinances, right? sometimes they're actually and i think in many cases they're actually more restrictive than the net being on the national register with star places. that doesn't do anything to your property rights speaking now. lawyer your property is on the national register. there's as far as i'm concerned. there's everything that benefits at the only time that there's a restriction is if there's a federal undertaking that in some way might have an effect on your property and then this process that we've been talking about comes into play that doesn't happen that often, but that that's how it could there could be some impact. mr. tannenbaum, is this a full-time job for you or do you have other activities here in washington? yes, i have other activities i am this is

it was a perfect day to celebrate the national park services as well as the longest serving ranger because, guess what, today marked the start of national parks week. it was free admission today. here's a look at yosemite and parks across the country hosting all events all week with different themes. today if you did go, you got in for free. that's my video when i went a week and a half ago, brian. >> anything to save a buck. >> i want a little cred on that. >> you did a nice job shooting that. went to yosemite with your mom and daughter. >> my sister, yeah. >> you know. >> okay, yeah. >> somebody in the family. >> nice shooting there. >>> a look in the east bay, and the numbers pretty good with the rain. it's a mostly sunny sunday for tomorrow. so that's the good news. actually, it's all good news. right now the numbers are in the 40s. chilly tonight. santa rosa will bottom out just a degree above freezing, so it's chilly tonight. and we did pretty good today. san jose, typical of many readings in the bay area, high was 66. livermore a high of 66. more than 0.25 of an inch of rain. so not

with the bay area's favorite park ranger for years, embodied the term living history for the national parks service. rosie the riveter world war ii national historical park. her last day on the job two weeks ago. at the age of 100 she is finally taking it easy. today mehmet the press before tomorrow's retirement party. when asked about her favorite memory it was the lighting of the christmas tree and introducing president obama. >> i was able to introduce the president on the stage to all of america. it was astounding. >> it was. the national parks service is inviting the public to soskin's retirement party at 1:00 at the crane way pavilion. >> amazing she is. >>> the coachella music festival is hippest of the hip and it's back after two years of pandemic silence. coachella is now underway in india, near palm springs. it attracts huge crowds from around the world, usually younger people with a musical lineup with billie eilish, harry styles and the weeknd. it should be the desert party everyone is hoping for. >> i i had to be here. all my friends 11:00 in california. i wanted to visit them, come to

national park ranger has finally hung up her smoky hat. betty reid soskin officially retired thursday at 100 years old. the richmond resident was with the national park servicend a half, betty reid soskin has educated generations of bay area families at rosie, the riveter world war, 2 home front national historic park in richmond. but her impact on society dates back far beyond that. up to her retirement at 100 years old. she served as the national park service's old, a stranger detailing the contributions. women like herself made during the war back then the african american woman who would grow into becoming a civil rights icon served as a file clerk in a segregated union hall. soskin later worked as a field representative for 2 california assembly. women and co-founded a record store with her late ex husband in berkeley that operated for nearly 75 years until it closed in 2019. it is my honor to freeze it to you. >> the president. the united states in 2015, she was honored with a commemorative coin by president barack obama. a coin that was stolen months later during a violent home invasion. robbery saw skin survived at her home in richmond. it was eventu

keep work for seven years in the national park service chesapeake bay gateway's office as a visual information specialist. prior to working for the national park service. she served as a museum director and also coordinator over the conservation assessment program and also coordinator for the state's effort for the war of 1812 bicentennial from 2012 to 2015 the celebration that went over a number of years. i think it's really cool to note that kate's parents took her to national parks and museums throughout her childhood setting the stage for kate's love of history and museums. so without further ado i hand you put put you in good hands with ranger kate marks hardy, so please take it away. keep thanks, jeff to note. also jeff was the first person to hire me out of college. so thanks jeff for taking a chance on me. it was a good chance. all right, so i'm gonna let me share my screen and we can get this started. okay. thanks everyone. so hi again. yes. i am kate marks hardy the partnership coordinator at fort mchenry hampton and national historic site as well as the trail manager for the star-sp

the national park service chose her for that honor. >> and i was able to introduce the president on thege to all of america. it was astounding. >> wow. the national park service is inviting all of us, the public, to soskin's retirement party tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 at the pavilion. >>> up next, celebrating the man who broke the color barrier in major league baseball. how every player in the league is honoring jackie robinson tonight. >>> the record company based in the city launching a full-blown block party this evening. you are watching "nbc bay area news" tonight. >>> welcome back to "nbc bay area news" tonight. this is always one of the most special days of the baseball season, and this year even more meaningful. 75 years ago today jackie robinson took the field, breaking the color barrier in major league baseball. for many americans actually though the sight of robinson in a major league uniform was horrifying. it meant the segregated world from which they drew so much comfort had been upended on the field. robinson though broke the barrier and shined. he was the rookie of the y

the national park service is now set up celebrating her life and her service on first-and formed. live for us now here in the studio with more on the plans to celebrate this really incredible woman is going to go down in history as as just such an icon of the parks are. yeah, absolutely. i mean, people know her and she is such a great reputation here in the bay area nationally. i mean, 100 years old. what an incredible life. well, for the last decade and a half ranger, betty has been working at the rosie the riveter world war. 2 home front national historic park in richmond, her duties there have included conducting park tours and serving as an interpreter. ranger betty has become a national parks icon who worked hard at making sure that the african american wartime experience has a place in the park's history. soskin spent her childhood in oakland and join the park service at the age of 84. and today, ranger betty spoke about her retirement and the experience of meeting president obama. >> of the greatest thing i've ever done to their presence. nice of it has. that was awesome. >

she was the oldest national park ranger serving all across the united states and as kron 4 sweet about reports right now, her service >> for the past decade and a half, betty reid soskin has educated generations of bay area families at rosie, the riveter world war, 2 home front national historic park in richmond. but her impact on society dates back far beyond that. up to her retirement at 100 years old. she served as the national park service's old, a stranger detailing the contributions. women like herself made during the war back then the african american woman who would grow into becoming a civil rights icon served as a file clerk in a segregated union hall. soskin later worked as a field representative for 2 california assembly. women and co-founded a record store with her late ex husband in berkeley that operated for nearly 75 years until it closed in 2019. it is my honor to freeze it to you. >> the president. the united states in 2015, she was honored with a commemorative coin by president barack obama. a coin that was stolen months later during a violent home invasion. robbery soskin survived at her home in

. >> a congressman from virginia has written a bill that would direct the national park service to maptoric african-american cemeteries. supporters hope it will be reintroduced this year. >> we need to act now before the sites are lost to the ravages of time or development. >> we can still see the consequences of those decisions. the segregation that began back then is still present in montgomery county. the area around gibson grove in the western half is now overwhelmingly white. i go to school in the east, which is 75% minorities. the story of the cemetery has a happy ending. neighbors and academic researchers formed a coalition to fight the construction. in september, the state announced it would avoid the cemetery when adding new lanes. but without strong federal laws to protect these sites, the threat still looms elsewhere. ♪ >> to watch this and all winning entries, visit our website at studentcam.org. >> listen to c-span radio with our free mobile app, c-span now. get complete access to what's happening in washington, wherever you are with live streams of floor proceedings and h

is defined by service. >> for the past decade and a half, betty reid soskin has educated generations of bay area families at rosie, the riveter world war, 2 home front national historic park. but her impact on society dates back far beyond that. up to her retirement at 100 years old. she served as the national park service's old, a stranger detailing the contributions. women like herself made during the war back then the african american woman who would grow into becoming a civil rights icon served as a file clerk in a segregated union hall. soskin later worked as a field representative for 2 california assembly. women and co-founded a record store with her late ex husband in berkeley that operated for nearly 75 years until it closed in 2019. it is my honor to freeze it to you. >> the president. the united states in 2015, she was honored with a commemorative coin by president barack obama. a coin that was stolen months later during a violent home invasion. robbery saw skin survived at her home in richmond. it was eventually replaced by the white house in 2016. she was recognized in the congressional record highlighting her courage and determination throughout life. anyone

home front national historic park in richmond, her duties included conducting park tours and serving as an interpreter ranger betty has, of course, become an icon for the national park serviceshe works hard, making sure the african american wartime experience has a place in the park's history. soskin grew up in oakland, join the park service at the age of 84 in today. ranger betty spoke about her retirement and the experience of meeting president obama. >> of the greatest thing that presence. nice of it has. that was awesome. >> members of the public are invited to celebrate ranger betty tomorrow afternoon at the crane way pavilion in richmond. the national park service says that they're grateful for her contributions and they wish her well in her retirement. coming up next on kron, 4 news at 10 flash mob thieves are targeting san francisco businesses. >> one of them was even hit 3 times in a week how community leaders are now taking matters into their own hands. >> and we've been talking about the rain that's heading to the bay area overnight. but if you're heading out of town of the forecast and travel forecast coming up. >> we know that this staff that's going on. it's g

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i especially want to thank the white house historical association, the national park service and america'smake this day possible. let's give them a round of applause. applause all of you, have fun today! welcome to the white house, welcome to your house. welcome to the south lawn. thank you and happy, happy easter. in a moment, we'll bring you sportsday, but first the weather with stav. hello there. 0ur easter monday wasn't too bad, weather—wise. we saw some sunshine, best of it across eastern areas, a few showers further north and west. but with that cooler air mass in place, it is going to be a chilly night tonight, particularly where skies stay clear. there will be one or two showers dotted around, although most places will be dry. the northwest of scotland probably seeing most of the showers with more of a breeze here, but clearer skies for the rest of scotland, northern ireland, wales, northern and western england. it's here where we'll see the lowest of the temperatures, a touch of frost likely, so it will be a chilly start for many for tuesday, but we should see quite a bit of sunsh

the national park service wants to hear from you. they want to start public planning process for the management at a mall. us point to point reyes, national seashore is to update the policies for the managing of wildlife designated peninsula and the management of the 2 lee elk heard in the park. elk, i should say the process will include a 30 day window for public comments for more information. you can go to kron 4 dot com. for your money today. unilever is voluntarily recalling 2 deodorant products due to increased levels of cancer causing chemicals swabs. 24 hour protection aerosol and a purse print in the fresh and powder sense are being taken off the shelves an internal tests found elevated amounts of benzene and the products unilever says that that is not an ingredient of the deodorants themselves bought. it is in the aerosol propellant. the products have expiration dates through september of 2023. anyone who is advised to throw them away. and starting today, a is rolling back a permanent buy-back and resale program in all of its

service, one park rarng is stepping away. still ahead this morning on "today in the bay," the national park services oldest active park ranger, betty reid soskin, is retiring. did you know that renovating your kitchen and bathroom is one of the best ways to increase the value of your home? i'm mike holmes here with ivan from agm renovations america's number one kitchen and bathroom renovators thanks mike! we make kitchen and bathroom renovations easy for everyone. we quote and design each project and help customers select all finishes without having to leave their home! wow! agm are the only kitchen and bathroom renovations specialists i recommend. ♪ agmrenovations.com ♪ [announcer] call now and get $3,000 off! >>> good friday morning. right now at 4:46, it's going to be a great weekend. we're starting out with temperatures in the mid-40s right now. livermore, 44 degrees. it's 44 in palo alto, san mateo at 49 degrees, and 43 in santa rosa. kind of a cool start, but san jose is at a mild 50 to start, and the sky is clear. our temperatures will go from the low 50s, upper 40s around sunrise to low 60s at 11:00. it's going to war

has become a national parks icon who worked hard and making sure the african american wartime experience has a place in the park's history. soskin grew up in oakland, enjoy the park service at the age of 84. well, today, ranger betty spoke about her retirement and the experience of meeting president obama. of the greatest i've done to their presence. these of it has. that was awesome. >> members of the public, of course, are invited to celebrate ranger betty tomorrow afternoon at the crane way pavilion in richmond. the national park service says they are grateful for her contributions and they ukraine as that country's government makes a disturbing new discovery. meet brett from apartment 2b. he's not letting an overdraft alert get him stressed. he knows he's covered with zero overdraft fees when he overdraws his account by fifty bucks or less. overdraft assist from chase. make more of what's yours. >> police in ukraine say the bodies of more than 900 civilians have been found near the capital of kiev. their discovery comes as russian troops fall back from the capital city and moved to the eastern border. many of the victims had allegedly been shot execution style. that

the director of the national park service honored her with her own arrowhead to commemorate a trailblazing career. she officially retired two weeks ago. ago. co my classic and spicy popcorn chicken with 100% all-white-meat chicken. and good good sauce. ♪ pop it like it's hot ♪ ♪ pop it like it's hot ♪ ♪ pop it like it's hot ♪ pop my $6.49 classic and spicy 50/50 popcorn chicken combo. order on the jack app today. >>> the nba's biggest star is on our stage tonight.est star is on steph is back, first game since march 16th because after all, these are the playoffs. he's got two mvps and this guy might too, nikola might, too. we're starting "nba countdown" now. >> drives, put it

when she was asked about her favorite memories with the national park service soskin cited introducingsident barack obama at the lighting of the national christmas tree in d.c. the public is invited to the retirement party today. it is at 1:00 p.m. at richmond's historic craneway pavilion. >>> trending this morning, if you have left or lost something at an airport and never got it back, we might know where it ended up. one store in alabama sells lost baggage never reunited with its owners and they've seen some surprises. >> live rattlesnake within the side pocket of a duffle bag. we have a cowboy hat signed by mohamed ali. there's mcdonald's arches. there's a tinker bell in our children's department. she is made of paper mache. >> what? watch the full story on nbc lx. you can also watch lx on xfinity channel 185 or over the air at channel 11-5. rob and i were giving each other weird looks during that one. time to check in with meteorologist rob mayeda for the wet and windy forecast. >> it is. >> my hair got ruined running from the car into the studio. >>> a lot of humidity out there. >

the president thanked the white house historical association, the national park service and the american egg board for helping to play the festivities. looks like a fun day. that's it for us, we are on 24/7 cbs news bay area streaming on kpix.com. have a great afternoon. ♪♪♪ >> ridge: i can't believe this. you could've died tonight. >> taylor: yes. i...i was on the roof of the hospital, and-- >> ridge: and she saved your life. >> taylor: yeah. she did. i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for sheila. ♪♪♪ [birds chirping] >> eric: [sighs] >> quinn: you know, we didn't have to come in to work today. could've stayed home. >> eric: no, i wanted to come in to feel like we were doing something instead of just sitting around waiting.

last year, the national park service extended ranch leases for up to 20 years . this affects about 28,000 acres of ranching area within the seashore. the california coastal commission endorsed the plan as long as the national park service provides a strategy to reduce water contamination and other environmental impacts. the state commission is scheduled to review the strategies on thursday, according to the marin independent journal. if they withdraw its support, the commission could garner public support against the plan or tie it up in litigation. state health officials are warning people not to eat oysters imported from british columbia. the california department of public health says. at least 34 people have reported getting sick with norovirus after eating raw oysters. at about a dozen california restaurants. people reported getting sick between march 11th through march, 19th not just in california but in other states as well. in canada , 279 people got sick and if you get sick after eating raw oysters you should contact your health care provider and reported

>>> while she is a national parks icon, today she officially retired. betty reid soskin, the national park service'sest serving rangers hung uh her hat. she celebrated her 100th birthday in september last year. she spent her last day on the job providing an interpretive program to the public, visiting with co-workers, and the rosie the riveter wwii memorial in richmond. soskin's interpretive programs illuminated the histories of african americans and other people of color. the park will celebrate betty's retirement on saturday, april 16th, in richmond. >> well done. >> congratulations, betty. >> yeah, and living proof the great outdoors is good for you, right? >> yes. we're going to have some beautiful great outdoors. >>> awesome weather the next couple of days. we've got heat moving in with this area of high pressure, and eventually it going to put us close to 90s across the bay area. tomorrow, not too much of a warmup. we'll begin with 40s here. isolated patchy fog. light winds. overall, a good start. by the afternoon, temperatures warming 3 to 6 degrees. that will be 73 san jose. 75 morgan hill.

finally tonight, our "weekend spotlight" -- a couple weeks ago in richmond, california, a national park servicer finally hung up her flat hat. it was a retirement that came much later than most of her colleagues. i recently spoke with 100-year-old betty reisoskin about her life and time as a park ranger. betty reid soskin had the distinction of being the oldest active national park ranger in the country -- until her retirement late last month at the age of 100. >> on behalf of all of the staff, i wanted to say thank you so much. geoff: she led public programs at the rosie the riveter world war ii homefront national historical park in richmond, california, a job she held for 16 years. ranger betty, you started working as a park ranger at the age of 84, which is remarkable in itself given that you started a new career in your 80's. what drew you to the job? betty i was actually working for : the state of california. i was working as a field reprentative for a member of the california state assembly, dion aroner. after she term limited out, loni hancock. so i was already on site. so it was pretty

. >> betty reed's hoskin, the oldest national park service ranger, is now retired. day in september. she worked at the rosie the riveter world war ii homefront national historic park in richmond for more than a decade. a retirement celebration will be held in april. steph curry back in action? larry beil explains. >> he was dishing out assists today. but not for the warriors. they >> abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> steph curry still wearing a. walking boot best hope is his injured boot heels before the playoffs. passing off the backboard today to kids in oakland. they where franklin elementary for their first little town library. they are planning 150 of these with the goal of bringing the joy of reading to kids who may not have easy access to a lot of books. >> making sure you are reading at your grade level by the time you get to third grade determines your entire educational future. >> 100 and 50 of these will go -- 150 of these will go around in the right areas and locations. it means 30,000 books at the hands of kids who need it, the inspiration,

>> betty reed's hoskin, the oldest national park service ranger, is now retired.he celebrated her 100 birthday in september. she worked at the rosie the riveter world war ii homefront national historic park in richmond for more than a decade. a retirement celebration will be held in april. steph curry back in action? larry beil explains. >> he was dishing out assists today. but not for the warriors. they (music throughout) >> abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> steph curry still wearing a. walking boot best hope is his injured boot heels before the playoffs. passing off the backboard today to kids in oakland. they where franklin elementary for their first little town library. they are planning 150 of these with the goal of bringing the joy of reading to kids who may not have easy access to a lot of books. >> making sure you are reading at your grade level by the time you get to third grade determines your entire educational future. >> 100 and 50 of these will go -- 150 of these will go around in the right areas and locations. it means 30,000 books at th

. >>> betty reid sosskin, the national park service's oldest active ranger, ride after a decade and a half of service. she celebrated her 100th birthday in september last year. she spent her last day providing an interpretive program and visiting the rosie the visitor world war ii memorial. soskin founded reid's records in berkeley with her former husband. it was the first black-owned record store in the bay area. she was active in the civil rights movement and later worked for state assembly members deanna r. ner and lonny hancock. after attending a presentation on development of the rosie the riveter historic park, she began her career as a park ranger in 2000. soskin's interpretive programs illuminated the histories of african americans and other people of color. the park will celebrate betty's retirement on saturday, april 16th, in richmond. >> she has done so many wonderful things over the years. i'm so happy for her. >> i know. >> that's a well-deserved retirement. >> and proof that the great outdoors is good for you, right? >> oh, yes. >> she's looking good, looking strong. >>

the national park service chose her for the honor. >> i was able to introduce the president on the stage. to all of america. it was astounding. >> everyone is invited to her retirement party. 1:00 tomorrow at richmonds historic pavilion. >> good friday, pope francis presided over the traditional procession in rome. the ceremony made its return to the city coliseum. for the first time since before the pandemic. it serves as a reenactmentment crucifixion. he will celebrate mass in the square and deliver the address. >> catholics attended services for the first time in two years. it was good to be back and to be able to worship together. >> it's not the same being at home, reading the across on your own. or watching the mass. on zoom. it's better when you are with people since we're social. to share with other people and see the people that you know. >> vigil mass will be held tomorrow. and easter sunday mass on sunday. >> very well said. jeff is talking about the weather that's coming in a couple hours. >> it's timed pretty good with the weekend coming our way. we get the benefit of the ra

rebecca l the national park service's oldest park ranger is retiring. 100 year-old betty reid. spent the last decade and a half sharing her experiences working on that. what were to hold front with the rosie the riveter muse in visitors enrichment. i got a chance to go and see that a few weeks ago. it was wonderful. she also has a middle school named after her in el sobrante. there will be a retirement celebration for ranger betty at the rosie the riveter meezan on saturday, april 16th. that's wonderful. well, coming up in the next hour, the long-awaited bus lane on the nes in san francisco. >> will be unveiled to the public today. how this project, we'll help traffic in the city. and starting today, you will no longer need covid testing vaccine requirement to attend. mega events are going to show you more and a live report. plus, the stanford lady cardinal are getting ready for the final 4 games in the ncaa tournament. we'll trend is going to have more details on that in a live repo for march madness the dave's single is just a buck in the wendy's app. reg! ♪ ♪ lunch time, bab

the national park service's oldest active park ranger announced her retirement today.lot of stories about her. 100 year-old betty reid soskin spent the last decade and a half sharing her experiences working on the world war. 2 home front with rosie the riveter museum visitors as they visited their enrichment. she also has a middle school named after her. now sobrante there will be a retirement celebration for ranger betty. at the rosie the riveter museum this saturday. she's a special >> and a special good night to our brittany who is leading us to go on to other things. we love you. brit were broken hearted. brittany. haha. goodnight. will see at 8 o'clock. ♪ >> chris rock, back on stage live. >> what he said at his first gi since the oscars. >> i'm not leaving. >> was smith asked to leave the oscars, but refers refused to go ? could get was this moment when he was told he had to go and th comment that says he's experienced will smith's violen spread. >> when he turned around with that smug look i'd seen that before. >> was bruce willis showing signs of decline for ye

so the national park service -- >> wow, there is a loft them. >> so many.the closure starts about half a mile southwest of the visitor's center. it's going to last until those seals, all of them right there, decide that they want to leave. keep in mind there is also a permanent closure on the south end of the beach for the same exact reason. they're just enjoying the weather. it's chilling, relaxing. stay away from that area. >> that seals the deal. >> seals the deal. i want to do what they are doing this weekend, sit and relax. >> before the break, you're following a system to the north. what does that mean for our weekend? >> we're going get a little bit of wind. >> okay. >> we're going to stay dry. so if you have any plans outside this weekend, you're still going to be good, but it's also going to push in some rain here to parts of the pacific northwest. so we got a lot happening. let's go ahead and take you to our sky camera network here in san jose. and you can see the blue sky if you're headed out about the. we are all good on that weather front. curr

the national park service says mr hoskins spent her last day at work today, providing an interpretiveic at the rosie the riveter museum in richmond and happy retirement to betty. well coming up. our sports director market gives us his final farewell and he wants to say something to you the viewers so don't care business, continuing to tell the stories of all the great bay area news and sports history, and you are always a part of that. so congratulations. enjoy the next chapter. market bonnie is my partner. how you doing, man? congratulations on retirement 43 years now, nowhere this time is gone. but the people are gonna miss you. i miss you. you'll always be my partner. ktvu is going to miss you. oh yeah. mm hmm. bittersweet night here at ktvu. time to say farewell to our sports director mark ibanez, who is moving on to the next chapter in his young life after 43 years here at ktvu along rare 43 years , but before mark delivers his final signature farewell, he is this heartfelt message for you the viewers after all these years. right here at channel two. a lot of people want to know

. >>> the national park service's oldest active ranger retired today after a decade and a half of service. she celebrated her 100th birthday in september of last year and spent her last day providing an interpretive program to the public and visiting co-workers at the rosie the riveter world war ii memorial. sos kin founded reid's records in berkeley with her former husband the first black owned record store in the bay area. she was active in the civil rights movement and later worked for state assembly members. in 2000 soskin decided to begin her career as a park ranger after attending a presentation on the development of the rosie the riveter historic park in richmond. >>> this is cesar chavez's birthday a state and local holiday where we honor the late civil rights and labor leaded. for many years he lived in east san jose where he began the farm worker organizing efforts that would later become his legacy. the home sits in the rock school district. due to covid concerns students weren't able to plan the annual march honoring chavez. some schools decided to hold on campus marches in ho

national parks service ranger betty reed soskin has retired at the age of 100.ive ranger, a career she began at 85. she shared her remarkable stories at the rosie the riveter world war ii homefront national historic park in richmond, california. betty telling us on her 100th birthday it's important to revisit history as it was lived to measure how far we've come. >>> when we come back here, the pets in need of a home and the schoolchildren making their case. to be strong. to overcome anything. ♪ to be...unstoppable. that's why millions rely on the strength and financial guidance of prudential to achieve their dreams. who's your rock? ♪ like pulsing, electric shocks, sharp, stabbing pains, or an intense burning sensation. what is this nightmare? it's how some people describe... shingles. a painful, blistering rash that could interrupt your life for weeks. forget social events and weekend getaways. if you've had chickenpox, the virus that causes shingles is already inside of you. if you're 50 years or older ask your doctor or pharmacist about shingles. my moderate

- have been speaking to or we have been speaking to or we have seen a statement from the national park serviceworld heritage listed park and they have closed as a precaution, many of the walking tracks around here. they also say in the days leading up to this terrible accident on monday, the part of the walking trail where the british family was had been checked as part of a thorough review of safety, other tracks in this region were already closed because of torrential rain and the risk of flooding but the parks service is saying nothing really can legislate for the landslips and rock falls, they are simply beyond their control. this seems in the words of one ambulance officer, just a freak accident and at the moment, the police here in new south wales are preparing a report for the coroner but of course much of the attention now is on the care and well—being of the mother and her son who are in hospital and of course the teenage girl who was treated for shock. teenage girl who was treated for shock-— for shock. absolutely, phil mercer. — for shock. absolutely, phil mercer, thank _ for shock.

so the national park service is trying to protect them.closure starts about half a mile southwest of the visitor's center. it's going to last until the seals leave. keep in mind there is also a permanent closure on the south end of the beach for the same exact reason. santa rosa is really going to be jumping this weekend. it's happening here at the world's biggest bounce house. tickets for toddlers through adults are available online right now. a big bounce america actually holds the guinness world record for the largest bounce house. but we are told there is much more going on. >> we've got climbing tower, obstacle courses, slides, ball pits. even save the castle, in the middle there is a stage where we've got performers, djs, speaker, lights, snow machines, bubble machines. >> it sounds like a lot of fun for the kiddos. big bounce will be in san jose through sunday, and then it resumes its tour moving next week to elk grove in sacramento county. >>> up next, don't worry about coming back to the office. the reason airbnb is letting its em

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the national park service is honoring its oldest ranger and she happened to be station right here ina that he would soskin also known as ranger betty. just retired at 100 years old for the last decade and a half ranger betty worked at the rosie the riveter world war, 2 home front national historic park. that's in richmond. her duties included conducting tours and serving as an interpreter. ranger betty became a national icon for her work, making sure the war time experience of african-americans has a place in the park's history. soskin grew up in oakland enjoying the park service at the age of 84 ranger. betty spoke about her retirement and the experience of meeting president obama. >> of the greatest thing that the presence. has he? it wasn't. that was awesome. >> members of the public are invited to celebrate ranger betty tomorrow afternoon at the crane way pavilion in richmond, the national park service says that they are grateful for her contributions and wish her well in her retirement. congratulations. great story there. dave. >> yeah, good to say. that's a nice park to go to r

the coastal commission now plans to work the nationals park service work with the national park service49 1st. it was algae and now fern so like hands up in the berkeley hills is now covered in green and brown plant life, the east bay regional park district says these are mosquito ferns. they're called zola. while they're not toxic like the allergy, this type of firm can be a nuisance because of how quickly it does spread. no one knows how it ended up there. the parks district could rake out the firm. but for now, officials are keeping it. wow the plant keeps the water cold for fish and is taking nutrients away from the harmful algae blooms. my mom used to swim in that, like as a kid certainly looks at a dip now. i mean, it's good to know that it's not, you know, the toxic algae and it actually what i was reading about it actually prevents. the toxic algae from taking over the lake. so that's part of the reason why they're keeping it. but they said, it's the lake. part of you know what's happening with climate change and things getting warmer in our areas rosemary from this week just ho