it does not have to be a stevie wonder song but can can be. use the hashtag ktvu fox 2 news on facebook, twitter or instagram. if you have not listened to him in a while you forget just how good he is. that's awesome. happy birthday. >>> at the senate hearing on covid-19 there was a tense exchange between senator rand paul and doctor anthony fauci. the senator pushed for schools to reopen in the fall. doctor fauci urged caution. >> i do not think you are the end all. ii do not think you are the one person who gets the make the decision. >> i am a scientist, a physician and a public health official. i give advice according to the best sieptsivic evidence. we do not know everything about the virus and we better be very careful particularly when it comes to children. >>> the president of the california teachers association said when schools reopen there will need to be measures in place to protect the health of students and educators. >> teachers will not be willing to go back unless they know that the students and the educators have what they ne

i've toured with prince for a few years and stevie wonder for a few years.about to get on the road with the band to do a tour and some private events around the country when covid hit. the necessity of playing turned into this opportunity to create a space where we could actually respect the rules of covid and still be creative, still practice our music. we've been calling those those sunday sessions eavesdrop, not because we wanted people to come and watch the show, but for them to listen from their property. when we first started this, we were a little concerned and worried about what kind of reaction we were going to get from people. i have lived in this neighbourhood for quite some time and now, thanks to this, we are meeting more neighbours than i've ever met since i moved here. i think we all need joy, happiness and love in this time. it's not the end of the world and ijust want to have human connection, so i feel good. this whole social distancing, distancing rule has been cancelled by the power of music. it's become physical distancing, but the socia

frederic yonnet is a jazz musician who toured the world with prince and stevie wonder.'s been performing for his neighbours in washington, dc, bringing weekend joy during these troubled times. here's his story. my my name is frederic yonnet, i'm a french harmonica player. i moved to washington, dc, in 2001. i've toured with prince for a few years and stevie wonderfor a few years. for a few years and stevie wonder for a few years. i am trying to make harmonica popular again. we were about to get on the road with the band to do get on the road with the band todoa get on the road with the band to do a tour and some private events around the country when covid—19 hit. the necessity of playing turned into this opportunity to create a space where we could actually respect the rules of covid and still be creative, still practice our music. we've been calling those sunday frederic yonnet sessions —— those sunday sessions eavesdrop, not because we wa nted eavesdrop, not because we wanted people to come and watch the show, but for them to listen from their property. when we first

can also came in for stevie wonder.me a request, facebook, twitter, instagram, used #ktvu. >> oprah winfrey is taking her wellness to her online to help people cope during the covid-19 pandemic. she's offering a free interactive four-week event on zoom starting this saturday and every saturday through june 6. the programs are 90 minutes and she says she will have surprise guest. it's a continuation of her wellness tour with weight watchers reimagined, on the nationwide tour she visited sold-out arenas and had conversations with celebrities such as michelle obama and dwayne johnson. to join you need to register so we put a link at ktvu.com you will find it under web links. that federal officials say they are getting tens of thousands of complaints about airlines not making refunds for canceled flights. the u.s. transportation says normally, it receives about 1500 complaints per month. the past two months, that skyrocketed to 25,000 per month. transportation secretary elaine chao says there are a couple of issues about re

stevie wonder is 70 years old today.e doesn't look a day over -- i saw him recently, he looks like he is 50. thank you for the request, richard meyer. send me a request, just use the hashtag ktvu. we will pick from the list. >> did you know that he put the sound of his baby daughter in that song? it was about his brand-new baby, and he used her cry in the background of the song. >> wow, there you go. >> thank you. >>> today, a major hearing in sacramento about a bill banning the sale of flavored tobacco products. the senate health committee will hold a hearing for senate bill 793. it will ban the sale of labored e cigarettes, who goes and vaping products, as well as flavored smokable and non- smokable tobacco products. the tenant governor, sponsoring the bill will speak in support of the legislation. >>> the oakland city council closed a loophole about the sale of flavored tobacco products, back in 2017, they banned the sale of flavored and menthol tobacco. there was an exemption for adult only tobacco stores, the city e

>>that's the good news and a lot of puns isn't he lovely he is and he is also 70 stevie wonder celebrating a big birthday today hopefully somebody rang him up and said i just called to say i love you haha born prematurely doctors think he was blinded when he was accidentally given too much oxygen in his incubator but that didn't stop him, stevie wonder learned to play the piano drums and harmonica by the age of 9 and by 11 he made it to higher ground. yes if you will when he signed with motown records sees a singer songwriter producer activist. >>father to 9 kids said there's no way you can have any superstitious that's tv's tony nominated you write this vick now he's been nominated for 74 grab the awards and he has won 25 times a gift legit music lovers shelter in place at a lot to choose from tomorrow night. yeah david daniel looks at what streaming. >>go crazy with a classic prince show this weekend prince and the revolution live captured in 1985 at the peak of the purple rain tour will stream free on princes youtube channel for 72 hours beginning thursday at 08:00pm eastern. sheryl cro

>> hmm, one of the things that i love, i think stevie wonder. >> jimmy: uh-huh.s like the ultimate, like feel-good party starter. so i probably may play "as", or maybe i'll play earth wind and fire, which i love. >> jimmy: yeah. >> yeah, i've been listening to a lot of hip-hop, i've been listening to the new megan mcstallion featuring beyonce remix. that's been fun, listening to a lot of strong, powerful women. >> jimmy: speaking of strong, powerful women, your executive producer on your show is julia roberts. she was on the show last season, she's not on the show this season, is that correct >> no, she's not on second season. her character was never supposed to come back. >> jimmy: but you're working together as producer and star? >> yes, yes. she passed me the baton, and i'm forever thankful for her. it was her performance on season one that made me want to do the show. and i got an opportunity to tell her on set how much she meant to me. >> jimmy: did she wash her hands before she passed you the baton? >> listen, now she better have. things were a little more

laura: frederick is a jazz musician who touord the with prince and stevie wonder. he's playing for audiences closer to hom he's been performing for his neighbors in washington, d.c., inging weekend joy ding these troubled times. here's his story. >> my name is frederick. i'm a french harmon can player. i moved to washington, d.c., in 2001. td wi prie for a few years. i've toured with stevie for a few years. i'm trying to make harmoni popular again. ♪t we're ab to get on the road with the band. we're go to do a tour and some private events around the country. when covid hit. the necessity of playingto turn this opportunity to create a space where we could actually respec the rules of covid-19, and still be creive. still practice our music with one a ther. ♪ we've been calling those sunday sessions eavescrop -- drop. we wanted the neighbors to listen to the show we were a little concerned and worried about how -- what kind of reaction we were going to get from our neighbors. i've lived in is nfoghborhood and n, thanks to this, we are meeting more neighbors than evee

i've toured with prince for a few years and stevie wonder for a few years.ar again. we were about to get on the road with the band to do a tour and some private events around the country when covid hit. the necessity of playing turned into this opportunity to create a space where we could actually respect the rules of covid and still be creative, still practice our music. we've been calling those those sunday sessions eavesdrop, not because we wanted people to come and watch the show, but for them to listen from their property. when we first started this, we were a little concerned and worried about what kind of reaction we were going to get from people. i have lived in this neighbourhood for quite some time and now, thanks to this, we are meeting more neighbours than i've ever met since i moved here. i think we all need joy, happiness and love in this time. it's not the end of the world and ijust want to have human connection, so i feel good. this whole social distancing, distancing ruler has been cancelled by the power of music. it's become physical distan

he toured with stevie wonder and prince, but now a lack of gigs means this top jazz artist is performing

. >>> ♪ ♪ >> the great stevie wonder. welcome back to mornings on 2. it is 4:54.are you doing up so early? thank you for the request ms. tucson. it came in the facebook page and requested the song. if you want to request a song, it's easy. hit me up on social media. facebook, twitter, instagram, #ktvu.use the >>> the time is 4:55. disney reopened its theme park in china that has been closed for almost 4 months. the shanghai disney park and resort is up and running this morning, but there are several new safety rules. facemasks and temperature screenings are required for both employees and guests. the themepark will operate at 30% capacity. there are social distancing markers on the ground all over the themepark. this month is the first disney theme park to reopen. >>> a dr. is home again after volunteering to treat coronavirus patients in hard- hit new york. he's a hero. yesterday, coworkers surprised dr. nate beckerman as he headed in for his first shift back at mercy san juan medical center. he spent two weeks in new york city working out of the intensive care u

he's performed with the likes of prince, stevie wonder, and ed sheeran and was preparing for a tour ofhis house and his audience, his neighbours. my name is frederikjonnet. i'm a french harmonica player. i moved to washington, dc in 2001. i've toured with prince for a few years, i've toured with stevie for a few years. i'm trying to make the harmonica popular again. we were about to get on the road with a band, to do a tour and some private events around the country when covid hit. the necessity of playing turned into this opportunity to create a space where we could actually respect the rules of covid and still be creative, still practice our music with one another. we've been calling those sunday sessions eavesdrop and the reason we call those eavesdrop is because we want the neighbours not to come and watch the show but to listen to it from their property. when we first started this, we were a little concerned and worried about how, what kind of reaction we were going to get from our neighbours. i've lived in this neighbourhood for quite some time and now, thanks to this, we are man

he toured with stevie wonder and prince, but now a lack of gigs means this top jazz artist is performing

so go ahead and send me your request, today stevie wonder's 70th birthday if you want to send me a stevie song. do that by using facebook, twitter or instagram and using #ktvu. >> i'm dropping the my, i'm done. when you go. >> southbay congressman teams up with lawyers and steve kerr to talk about the coronavirus. staying at home during the pandemic as well as how sports will change because of the pandemic. including testing players, having no fans in the arena and resuming the season. that conversation is this evening at 5:30 on their instagram account. the nba is pulling its plans to see how they feel about playing again this year. it was a simple yes or no question, the associated press says overwhelming support for playing again this season including regular-season games before the playoffs. steph curry says they will be ready when or if the season resumes. >> just talking about virus. >> you know he will be ready. the facilities for and other teams are close this morning however the nba believes 22 of its 30 facilities will be open by next week. oprah is taking her on his work online

. ♪ get down, good lord >> new jack swing was someone that could sing with the level of stevie wonderout of here. ♪ i want to take a minute or two give respect to the man that made a difference in my world ♪ >> female emcees wasn't a pop cultural phenomenon really until salt n pepa, and that blew the doors off it. ♪ what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man ♪ >> it opened up the door, well, who else are females rapping? oh. m.c. lyte. ♪ can i get a >> who you calling a bitch? >> oh. who's this queen latifah girl? ♪ >> and then later on, oh, who's this missy? ♪ oh, missy try to maintain >> they were respected as artists. they didn't have to shake booty or wear a low-cut blouse. it changed the way we viewed things. ♪ >> to me, the best two female emcees to come out of the '90s are missy elliot and lauryn hill. ♪ never called you again >> you see the role of women in hip-hop, is it changing? like yourself? >> something that's always been there. whether or not they got the, you know, the acknowledgement they should have, they've always been there. and just now maybe they'll truly be

touring with prince and stevie wonder. there are people all over the world watching this.something interesting happen. we started meeting neighbors we had no idea lived in the neighborhood for 20, 30, 40 years. >> this is a perfect outing. a perfect way to meet, enhance friendships, see each other. >> now we know each other, we wave at one another. >> we have people who come every sunday and they know us and take the same seats on the wall and it's great. we didn't know these people before and now we do. >> the reason i come outside at the end of the performance is to get reconnected with a real, live audience. it's fulfilling. we're connected through the darkness of covid, but also through the positive energy of live music. >> thank you, everyone. stay safe. see you again maybe next sunday. >> fred, you are pretty darn amazing. if you are looking for ways to help your community or those affected by the coronavirus, visit our website, cnn.com/impact. >>> following breaking news this hour. i want to show you some of the pictures coming into cnn live right now. a huge fire r

change and injustice i also heard when you were younger, though, you wrote a musical inspired by stevie wonder did, yeah [ laughter ] the journey of life of plants. i love sci-fi. i loved writing it growing up. i loved the "goosebumps" books my mom got me all of them. and it was about this plant that came and basically was speaking to aliens. and all of the plant life in the room could hear us talking and would send the messages to the aliens and then they came, and they took everybody [ laughter ] >> seth: one day we would love for to you get that on it's feet one of these days. [ laughter ] i'm not surprised knowing what i communities need help from those of us who are lucky enough to provide it and i want to talk about the two ways you've gone about that, or i should say, let you speak to both food distribution, the importance of that and then also, you've put together a program to help out small businesses during this time >> yeah. you know, honestly, seth, i don't know what time of day it is i don't know does time even exist and i just feel like - >> seth: barely. >> it's such an alternat

stevie wonder was playing. people were cleaning up and they were encouraging people to clean up trash in the area. then you see the quick escalation. that's what you continue to see, quick escalation. you talk to elected officials and people just from this neighborhood, they say that people who have been setting the fires, they say they're from out of town. they blame people that they are unfamiliar with. they say people have been damaging windows who start in inciting the initial clashes. they say those are not people from this community. one person i spoke to, he mentioned some of the businesses you see here that have been damaged. one of them, for example, is an indian restaurant. another is a native american or is a business owned by a native american family. he said this is not the people -- these are not the targets of their anger right now. their anger, as they continue to remind us, is targeted at the four officers who have since been fired from the minneapolis police department who they want held accou

lilly: adam, you're ruining this >> i'm sorry [ laughter ] >> lilly: why do you have beef with stevie wondert wrong, guys. [ laughter ] >> lilly: how does this photo make you feel? >> this guy has got swagger. >> yeah. >> he's holding a cigar in his hand >>

importance of this but that is -- we're talking about entertainers and michael jackson is here and stevie wonder and everybody else has to be like that. that's impossible. every now and then we get those individuals that do things on a level that the average or even the super human people cannot do but that is what separates them from everybody else, and to put the expectation on those that we consider great or carrying greatness within them, it's wrongit doesn't help. i'm not saying it's wrong but doesn't help, and as black individuals, we don't have the luxury of having so many heroes. we only get a few heroes at a time, so we need to be very careful about bringing the heroes down. try to make them up to a level, an impossible level because there's only a few of them that come -- you know, only a few that get accept. put that way. >> i mentioned lebron in the first place and being in that tradition because of a tweet -- he did not have to do but a tweet he sent out that has gotten a lot of play, tremendous amount of publicity, where he is speaking about the case of ahmaud arbery in georgia in

that's a stevie wonder song. she said it helped take her mind off what's happening in the world.ertainly seems to fit her personality. i love she's doing this. i love it. >> she must have some closet, gayle. i also love her collection of hats. great stuff. >> beautiful yard. >> i love her confidence. beautiful yard. you're right about that. i love a girl that's confident. betty has some confidence. we like that. you go miss betty. we're cheering you on. that will do it for us. we'll see you tom on "cbs this morning" from our house to yours. are we getting use to this, anthony? >> i don't know if we'll ever get used to >>> this is a morning update. >>> good morning, as we take a look at the roadways, we are seeing some rain on the seine source which means slow speeds. the latest was a traffic alert and the good news is it is completely cleared out and hopefully things are going to get back to normal pretty soon. if you want to dip out and use the bay bridge, 37 looks good at westbound in both directions. take a look at the westbound 24 commute, we have an accident near wilder and

. >>> it is the great stevie wonder on traffic jams. a request for luis, wanted to do it acted to his friends eddie and jenny who are celebrating at anniversary. you can send me a request if you like and the way to do it is to go ahead and use our social media platforms. yes, that's right. facebook, twitter, instagram, use the hashtag ktvu. >> due to stay-at-home orders, many people simply are not traveling and certainly not flying. they have seen a large drop in travelers. we'll show you in a minute what the airport looked like before the pandemic, and this is what it looks like now. surfers call it a ghost town. airport officials say that travel has dropped 95%. >> we can see between 16 to 20,000 passengers a day, we are only seeing between 300 and may be 1000 on a really big day. >> the airport has seen a few more travelers recently, just last friday it recorded its busiest day since the end of march topping 1000 passengers. meanwhile southwest airlines is rolling out some new guidelines to maintain social distancing among passengers

and also every time you guys play stevie wonder, i don't know, i cry a little bit. >> i'm excited for the most important thing for a human to do is to be proud of themselves. >> my life is starting to be mine again. there is another chapter waiting for me out there. >> but that chapter of hers is not likely to include much privacy. remember that first -- that book sold about 10 million copies or more and, of course, last year michelle obama was ranked the most admired woman in the world. so you can only imagine what she's going to face in terms of admiration and popularity after this film. robin. >> as a mother what was it like for you to see the relationship she has with her girl, deb? >> you know, robin, so interesting you mention that. i'm listening to malia and it just reminded me so much of my daughter because you discover them in a whole new way as they grow older and just sort of cherish them even more so it really sort of touched me. you're right, as a mom. i can't wait. >> i was thinking you, girl. i was thinking of her. yes, indeedy. you know how much i love your daughter. >

everybody will be like that then to take away that talk about entertainers michael jackson and stevie wonder everybody has to be like that. those that the superhuman people cannot do. and then to put that greatness within them. >> i'm not saying it's wrong but it definitely helps and as black individuals don't have that luxury to have so many he rose. we only get a few at a time we need to be careful about bringing those people down. >> and to be a that tradition one of the things he did not have to do and the tremendous amount of publicity speaking and then to be hunted down with a former police officer and his son is in a case that has so many echoes of the traver martin case. this is what lebron sent out literally hunted every day every time we step foot outside the comfort of our homes can't even go for a damn job. are you kidding me? know. you kidding me cracks rest in paradise. >> what does that do i have the reason i'm happy to share. >> but what does that do when someone like lebron james notices the injustice like this to amplify? what does that do? doesn't do anything in my overthi