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Funding other things like schools and health care and just building our communities, but not a genocide, the president then made his way over to palo alto, where former yahoo Ceo Marissa Mayer hosted another fundraiser. Some excited to see the president here in their neighborhood, neighbors saying nearby schools were let out early for the event. I hope he lasts another four years and does a good job, as he has been doing the last few years. Id love to cheer our president on if i could. Theyre reminded of the last time a president ial candidate made their way here. The first time it was president obama also going to Marissa Mayers house, and it was we were able to get down another block to see him arrive. And i saw the motorcade. Not sure i ever saw him, though. Shortly after the motorcade came through middlefield road, a set of protests erupted as police blocked the area wearing riot gear. Propalestinians making demands to end the war in gaza. Hes writing a blank check to the government of israel that is slaughtering children. And a proisrael Group Setting up shop across the street. I came to show my support to biden and his support to the most of his support to israel, because israel is in a dangerous situation, protests remain peaceful, and President Biden left the bay area in the afternoon to head to seattle, where his Fundraising Efforts continue. And the president has raised a Record Number of funds with more than 180 million going towards his reelection campaign. And a lot of those donors are coming from right here in california in palo alto. Crystal bailey, ktvu, fox two news a quick trip for the bidens to the bay area. Crystal, thank you. Hundreds of people shuffled up the stairs into the Greek Theater this morning to watch friends and loved ones graduate from uc berkeleys law school, but outside the theater was a box truck with a digital billboard listing the names of several students. A proisraeli group called accuracy in media commissioned the truck, accusing those students of antisemitism. They proudly signed a public proclamation banning anybody w supports the existence of the state of israel from speaking at their events. We would never share private information and never have a shared private information, but if theyre that proud of their antisemitism, they shouldnt be ashamed that weve shared it with larger audience. We could not verify those accusations, so we are not showing the names on the truck. Students we spoke with said the timing of the protest is inappropriate and whats supposed to be a moment of celebration. Protest organizers say theyre planning a similar display at uscs law school ceremony. Uc berkeley announced today its canceling a Us Senate Race debate due to safety concerns amid current campus protests. The debate between representative adam schiff and his gop rival, steve garvey was supposed to happen at some point next fall, hosted by the Schools Institute of governmental studies. However, the school has determined they did not have the capacity to, quote, ensure a safe and civil event. This comes after weeks of unrest at the campus where propalestine encampment has taken over sproul plaza. Governor gavin newsom laid out his revised 20 2425 budget today with some sobering numbers. He says the state is facing a deficit in the coming years. Today he proposed cuts, including shrinking the states workforce and cutting back on some services to address the states projected deficit. Ktvu Jana Katsuyama has the details. Governor gavin newsom announced his revised budget friday, saying the state is facing back to back deficits in the next two years. We are facing a 27. 6 billion challenge next year to my point about a multiyear strategy, we project a 28 million shortfall. Newsoms proposal for next year is a 288 billion budget. Much lower than his 310 billion budget proposal. It includes cuts in services to about 260 state programs, along with a dip into the states rainy day funds and an 8 reduction in the states workforce by eliminating unfilled job posts plus or minus ten thousand vacant positions. Those positions are being determined in real time at every agency and department. We want a leaner, government, leaner government stream aligned government, the governor says. The states progressive tax system is vulnerable to swings in the stock market, so tax revenue came in below projected levels. There are areas where Core Services are being impacted, but the vast majority are being protected. Existing Services Provided to existing people. Newsom says his proposal includes one time cuts to programs such as calworks employment services, Behavioral Health for youth and water storage improvements meant to help address drought. He also listed ongoing cuts, including a reduction in state and local prison housing, which he says would save the state 80 million a year. We are proposing to shut down at 13 prisons an additional 46 Housing Units that would reduce the census of beds by just shy of 4600, the nonprofit california budget and policy center has one big concern there are no significant increases in revenue, either in the short term or to address multiyear budget challenges. And we think as long as he leaves those revenue proposals off the table, hes impeding his own ability to Reach Solutions to provide a california for all. Newsom also proposed delays in Program Expansions to Food Assistance and child care aid, as well as tax credits for low income Young Children and foster youth. Lawmakers have until june 15th to pass a budget in the newsroom. Jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. A bay area mother originally from mexico is facing deportation today. Immigrants Rights Groups rallied outside of senator laphonza Butlers Office in San Francisco, calling on the senator to step in and help keep lasalle liborio here in the u. S. Organizers say she was arrested for returning to the u. S. After being deported. They say she came back because she feared for her safety in mexico. So the trio has three children here in the u. S. But because she had a previous deportation order, ice, basically issues a reinstatement order. And so a reinstatement order has severe consequences because it prevents people like flores who have experienced harm from applying for relief, like asylum. The rally is significant today because may 10th is mothers day in mexico. The group says it wants senator butler to urge ice to withdraw the reinstatement order in this case, and allow the woman to plead her case in the courtroom and stay in the u. S. Today, the Oakland Police department welcomes some new graduates to the force. The 193rd academy received their honors and awards at the Scottish Rite Center this morning. The 12 new officers include three women and nine men who have completed six months of grueling training. Members of the group speak multiple languages, including spanish, farsi and punjabi. One of the new officers grew up in hayward. It was exciting, thats one of the differences i wanted to make, to kind of open up that field to, females, from my community, from my culture as well. I feel like its definitely exciting. And, im excited to go on the new path. The new officers bring the departments total to 716 sworn officers. The citys incoming chief, floyd mitchell, was on hand. He officially takes the reins of the department tomorrow. Coming up, a man who lost two family members during a police chase, speaking out for the first time, who he is now taking legal action against. And if youre planning on taking bart this weekend, make sure to check the schedule, the Construction Projects happening and Services Service changes to be aware of. And in bay area weather, a warm to hot day out there, we will gradually cool things off as we head toward mothers day. Well have the update coming up. A new drainage tunnel under santa clara countys largest reservoir to help prevent flooding downstream. Im mark sayer. Ill take you inside. Just ahead. All right. Well get a check of your evening commute. Now, this is a look at the macarthur maze, and it is jam packed in both directions. Whichever way youre heading. Taking it slow out there on this friday evening, youre watch g when we say itll be on time, they expect it to be on time. Turn shipping to your advantage. Keep those expectations with reliable ground shipping. Thanks brandon. With usps ground advantage®. Of his life and one of their identical twin sons in a crash during a police chase in the east bay. Our Crime Reporter henry lee spoke with him and has more. It was a day that, everything that we work for was taken from us. Jeffrey hummel lost jamari, one of his twin boys, and their mother, renee cardwell, after their car was hit by a stolen mazda suv as the driver fled from Hercules Police last year. Six year jamari, seen here on the left, dd. His identical twin, gemini, was hurt in the crash but survived. You know he wants to go see him. You know, he really doesnt understand heaven. Humble speaking out for the first time. He filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week, saying Hercules Police and the contra costa sheriffs office, which started the chase, acted recklessly. Ive been angry, frustrated, upset. Ive been all of it. But, im a kind of positive person, so i try to just stay on the Positive Side because thats better for my mental health, right . Video shows the suspect speeding near fourth and parker in rodeo and slamming into the familys nissan as they made a turn. The suspect, ralph white, the third, got out and ran, but was caught at a nearby liquor store. Dowell who was driving, died at the scene. Jamari, seen here on the left with his mother, died several days later at a hospital. Whites now awaiting a trial on double murder charges. Shortly after the crash, Hercules Police said officers had chased the suspect for less than half a mile and didnt have time to decide whether to abandon the pursuit. But humbles attorneys say the tragedy could have been avoided. In our mind, the risks of initiating and continuing that chase far outweighed the benefits, and we now know the loss. The loss is unimaginable. Either a stolen vehicle still in license plate, it doesnt make sense to engage in a High Speed Pursuit through a heavily populated metropolitan area. Humble hopes his lawsuit leads to changes the way things are now is not the correct way, and we dont get to the correct way unless people like me take this fight. I reach out to the city of hercules and Contra Costa County for comment on this lawsuit, but have not heard back and they have not responded to this lawsuit in court. Henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. Two people are being treated at the hospital following a fire at a Senior Housing complex in San Franciscos japantown. Firefighters responded around 1045 this morning to reports of the fire at the building on fillmore street between sutter and post streets. It started in a unit on the third floor and extended to the fourth floor. The Fire Department says firefighters evacuated more than 100 elderly residents from the building. Many of them had trouble walking on their own. The alarm system was ringing and alerted all the residents very early on that something was going on. They did. Some evacuated on their own, some sheltered in place, and some were rescued by firefighters who were either met with residents in the hallway or the stairwell. We dont yet know the conditions of the two injured residents. The cause of the fire is under investigation. In santa clara county, workers are nearing completion on a massive tunnel which will help protect communities downstream of Anderson Reservoir in the event of heavy rains. It is part of an overall project to completely replace the 1950s era dam, which the federal government says is at risk of collapse in an earthquake. Ktvu is mark sayer takes a look at the project. Reporter it is hard to forget these scenes from 2017, when firefighters and boats were rescuing residents who lived along coyote creek in san joses rock creek community. The heavy rains that year overwhelmed Anderson Reservoir above morgan hill, sending water uncontrolled over the dam spillway. In 2020, the federal government ordered the entire reservoir drained due to seismic safety concerns. All of which brings us to this massive tunnel now being built under the reservoir. So this new tunnel will help us keep the reservoir empty as we approach the larger anderson dam seismic retrofit project, which will include a rebuilding of the dam embankment itself. When complete, this tunnel will be 1950ft long, and it will have the capacity to drain Anderson Lake reservoir, which is just above us 15 times faster than what is possible with the current dam. In the end, when were completed with the project, well be used as an emergency outlet only. So its a its a much larger amount of water that will be able to release that. We would only have to do in an emergency, such as an earthquake or another, you know, flood event or Something Like that. A large storm, this new tunnel, which could fit two lanes of vehicle traffic, will serve two purposes. First, it will allow the complete drainage of Anderson Reservoir, which currently still holds about 3 of its total capacity. That will allow the current dam. Originally built in the 1950s, to be torn down once the new dam is built, the tunnel will provide far more capacity to quickly remove water from the reservoir, and if this project had been in place in 2017, we would not have seen the flooding we did there. The cost of the overall project, including the new dam, is about 2. 3 billion. Anderson dam will create thousands and thousands of jobs. These jobs are also pathways for apprenticeship programs for women, for veterans and for youth. Anderson reservoir is by far the largest in santa clara county. The entire project is scheduled for completion in 2032. Reporting in morgan hill. Im mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. Bart trains are moving again in the east bay. Yes they are. And after the orange and red lines from the city of richmond to the macarthur station in oakland went hours without service. Very, very unlucky. Oh, man, what a day. People were standing out front. There was a sign that said stations closed. No bart employees were there. It happened sometimes. What are you going to do . You know, the agency says there was an issue with the fibers that allow the trains to communicate with each other. The issue was reported shortly after 5 a. M, forcing many commuters to take the bus or rideshare. All service was restored around 11 a. M. Bart riders in the east bay should expect more delays this weekend. Construction is happening tomorrow and sunday in south alameda county, between union city and south fremont. Free busses will be provided to riders during this stretch. The green line is closed all weekend, and bart says riders should expect delays between 20 to 40 minutes in the work zone. San francisco chinatowns monthly night market returns tonight and got under way just about 30 minutes ago. The night market takes place on the second friday of each month through november on grant avenue, in the heart of chinatown. The goal is to bring people together while supporting local businesses. Well, barry weather another warm to hot day out there. 70s 80s and some 90s we start to cool things off though coast side and that overall trend will continue as we move into the weekend. But still another hot forecast for tomorrow inland. Take a look at the numbers from this afternoon. San rafael 92 degrees san jose 86, San Francisco. Yesterday was 81. They cooled off a little bit to 78 and some lower 90s for the warmest locations inland. Heres the plan tomorrow, some morning fog out there. Its still warm inland. Theres the eventual temperature range for the mid 60s all the way to the 90s and right around 90. And then on sunday for mothers day, partly sunny skies, a little bit of a drop off. The numbers as we head toward the second half of the weekend. But it will be dry. Remember last weekend we had all those rain clouds on saturday . Not the case for the upcoming weekend. Heres a satellite were keep an eye on the fog down to our south down towards southern california, and this will be approaching our coastline overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. So definitely were in a cool things off right near the immediate coastline tomorrow. Current numbers out there. Half moon bay 59, napa 76, san jose 82. In livermore 84 degrees. Heres a live camera looking out toward the out toward the ballpark. Here in San Francisco, the giants are starting to series that for tonight and into the weekend. It looks like we just have some breezy conditions out there. But look up to the sky if you get a chance for tonight into tomorrow. You have been hearing a lot about this, probably with the Northern Lights. So what happened yesterday . A lot of energy being emitted from the sun. The charged protons gets kind of drawn into the Magnetic Field and drop and interact with the earths atmosphere. So when they interact with oxygen and nitrogen, you get those pretty colors out there. And with this strong solar flare from yesterday, we will see quite a bit of activity moving into into portions of north america here into the usa here. So showing you this, this green on the map indicates where the aurora could be seen overhead. This green line means if you look up to the north, theres the chance if you look up into the northern hemisphere, you actually might see the Northern Lights. And that is a possibility for tonight here in the bay area and into the weekend, which ill have to keep an eye on the fog near portions of the coastline for tonight. And into your saturday night. So something to definitely watch over the next couple nights. Could be very exciting. Mark. Thank you. You heard him talk about it. A rare solar storm spectacle. The Science Behind the bay areas chance to see those Northern Lights and the impacts it could have, and the United Nations voting to give Palestine New rights today, where its b for membership magnetic waves towards earth. Ktvu tom vacar has been looking into the impacts of this storm and reports from oakland, chabot space and Science Center with what you can expect tonight. Solar storms are increasingly important as this and next year will be the peak activity of the 11 year solar cycle. Now, right now, this active sunspot is so big you can see it using your Solar Eclipse glasses. We shot this on a sun protected camera at 124,000 miles long. This is one of the biggest sunspots ever seen. Hazards to earthlings can come when the highly charged solar energy shock waves hit earths electrically charged layer. They can take out satellites, they can disrupt communications and in extreme events, can even disrupt power grids on earths surface. Way back in 1989, there was a major power outage that affected the northeast, and that was due to the effect of a solar storm. For many people, the wifi that they use in their homes, again dependent on satellites, even migratory birds and bees that rely on the earths Magnetic Fields to navigate can be affected. The current solar wave intensity is rising and will be at its peak on saturday. What might happen to grids, satellites and other technologies is unclear. These events are sufficiently rare that they have not. We havent had the chance to test a lot of our infrastructure against this kind of activity. Its also possible that the aurora borealis, or the Northern Lights could extend as far south as the la basin in the time that ive lived here, which is almost 20 years, this is the best kind of prognosis ive ever seen for being able to see something. If it does appear the best viewing times would be from 10 p. M. Friday night until 2 a. M. Saturday. From this Light Pollution map, youll see the best viewing places are very dark, such as the delta west marin, north of santa rosa, or the Central Valley east of san jose. Unless Mother Nature puts on a really big show, most likely you will see it in the lower northern sky, a pinkish sky looking like its coming from the ground. Tom vacar ktvu fox two news earlier at four, professor Andrew Fraknoi told us this will be a subtle light show, not the flashy green waves you may have seen in photos. One trick that people might appreciate is that your Smartphone Camera can see some of these reddish waves from the curtains of light in the sky better than your eyes. So if youre in a dark location, you might want to take out your smartphone and take a photo of the sky. And you might see these subtle red glows better with that photo than you would just with a quick glance with your eyes. Some of the professors tips for the best viewing are to get away from city lights, and find a place with a good view of the northern horizon. And if you miss it this weekend, this period of sun activity will linger a while, so there may be more chances in the next year. Coming up on ktvu news at 630. After a week of dramatic testimony, prosecutors in former president trumps new york trial are preparing for their key witness to take the stand next week. And pride month is less than a month away. But one major retailer is already making Big Decisions about available merchandise in 2024. Projected lottery pick jared mccain worked for the warriors this week. What happened between him and Stephen Curry last year . Jesse gary has that story l er in sports. you made a cow actually its a piggy bank. My inspiration to start saving. How about a more solid way to save . Im listening. Well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward every month you save. Both cash reward . And theres a cash bonus when you open a new Checking Account to get you started. Wow. Anything you cant do . mugs. Bmo one, after attending two Campaign Fundraising events on the peninsula. One was this afternoon in palo alto, hosted by former yahoo Ceo Marissa Mayer. Earlier the president attended a fundraising event in portola valley. Protesters gathered near both events, calling for the president to remove u. S. Support for israel. Governor gavin newsom released his revised budget today. He says california is facing back to back deficits over the next two years. Today, 288 billion budget is much lower than newsoms original 310 billion proposal. This is due to suggested cuts to 260 state programs. A dip into the states savings reserves and an 8 state workforce reduction in a strong solar storm could produce Northern Lights that could be visible over parts of northern california, nasa scientists say. Flares that started wednesday are the strongest they have seen since 2005. Experts say. The aurora will be the most visible tomorrow night, but youll need to be somewhere very dark to spot the faint red glow. Youre watching ktvu fox two news at 630. It has been a week of dramatic testimony in the criminal trial against donald trump. On thursday, Stormy Daniels defended her comments about an alleged sexual encounter with the former president. And on monday, prosecutors will bring in their star witness, Michael Cohen, trumps former attorney and the man at the center of the alleged hush money payments. Foxs Connor Hansen reports on what we can expect as the trial nears its end. Testimony in former president trumps new york trial will come to its climax monday. Trumps former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is at the center of the prosecutions case, arguing trump falsified business records. They argue trump reimbursed cohen for a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, but labeled the payments as legal fees. Cohen could be key to connecting trump to the scheme, but he comes with his own baggage. And who would base a case on Michael Cohen is a good thing. They dont put their hands physically on the bible anymore because it would burst into flames. I mean, this is someone who just recently was denounced by a judge as a serial perjurer. Cohen will take the stand after a dramatic week of testimony from Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors questioned her about her alleged sexual affair with trump, recounting specific and explicit details. The defense called for a mistrial because of it, which judge juan merchan denied, saying trumps attorneys should have objected more during crossexamination. The defense did its best to discredit daniels and her motives, so it was a Legal Expense that somebody happened to be me. I didnt do the bookkeeping. I didnt even know about it. After daniels, trumps former white house assistant, madeleine westerhout, took the stand, she set up a meeting between trump and cohen at the white house and testified that trump sometimes signed checks and documents without closely reviewing them. Prosecutor say its possible they will rest their case next week in new york. Connor hansen, ktvu, fox two news a federal Appeals Court has upheld the criminal conviction of former trump adviser steve bannon. He was sentenced to four months in jail in 2022 for defying a subpoena from congress, a panel of judges rejected bannons challenge to the sentence, saying it lacked merit. The judge overseeing the case allowed bannon to remain free while he pursued the appeal. No word on when he will be ordered to turn himself in. 400 million worth of armored vehicles, missiles and ammunition are expected to arrive in ukraine within the next few days. The pentagon announced today that it would transfer arms already in u. S. Stockpiles to ukraine. They include bradley fighting vehicles, stinger antiaircraft missiles and javelins. Congress approved 60 billion in military aid for ukraine in april. The approval came after months of dire warnings from ukraine that its troops were running out of weapons and losing ground to russian fighters. The weapons and systems and munitions that were providing them will complement the work that theyve been doing and allow them to be more effective in defending their, their, their territory. This is the second weapons package to come out of the foreign aid supplemental Congress Passed last month. Turning now to the conflict in gaza, the United Nations General Assembly voted today to give Palestine New rights and called on the Security Council to consider its bid for membership. The u. S. Vetoed a widely backed Security Council resolution last month that would have paved the way for full un membership for palestine, the us deputy ambassador made it clear the Biden Administration opposes the new resolution. The un General Assembly president said all options need to be considered to create a peaceful resolution for the mideast. If anything, the horrendous events of the last seven months have only hastened the urgency of achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peaceful solution to the situation in the middle east. The resolution comes as heavy fighting on the outskirts of the Southern City of rafah has left more aid crossings inaccessible, and talks in cairo on a hostage release in exchange for a ceasefire have ended without an agreement. Coming up, a new report says gen z is having a harder time with Credit Card Debt than any other generation. How finance experts say Older Americans can set a better example, and a reminder that you can get ktvu on demand on your smart tv. Through the fox local app. You can watch live newscast and see all kinds of indepth content from our newsroom on a variety of topics. It i a fr do foxs Madison Alworth takes a look at the different generational challenges. We havent set a great example for these Young Americans deeper into debt. Gen z is starting out with more Credit Card Debt than any other generation before them. A transunion report shows the average Young American has a credit card balance of nearly 3,000. A 26 jump from a decade ago. Theyre really dealing with the issue of the rent to income ratio. Its out of control. Rent is too expensive for them. And so the thing that theyve got to realize is they cant depend on credit cards, right . Theyre being marketed to theyre seeing on social media this is the life that you should have. Younger people with larger debt falling behind quicker on credit card payments, with some relying on their family members for help if they cant make ends meet. We want americans if they have debt. We want you to focus all of your extra income on that debt so you can clear it out as quickly as possible. And then when that debt is cleared, youll also have freed up income so that youre going to actually be able to invest far more than what you were investing before. The report found 84 of credit active consumers between 22 and 24 years old held one or more credit cards in 2023, compared to 61 in 2013. Credit cards simply are not the solution. At the end of the day, they want your payment. They dont want your peace. Gen zers are also more likely to take out an auto loan than millennials were ten years ago. A budget is not a magic trick, okay, youve got to add money to it in order for it to create the lifestyle that you want. And in order to make those numbers balance. And so there is a way to make this happen. And for a lot of people, it means getting extra income in order to supplement that budget. The report shows that debt levels across all age groups are up with Credit Card Debt among americans, topping 1 trillion last year in new york. Im Madison Alworth, fox business middle School Students in new york are getting a new kind of education. As a former trader is teaching them all about financial literacy. This class is at is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro in middle school in brooklyn, the teacher, raymond tran explained how the class works. Students get 100,000 in virtual money. They can then trade and invest in stocks or mutual funds and bonds, checking every day to see if their portfolio is up or down. One student says the class is teaching her how to fulfill her personal dreams for her family. I saw how my parents struggled coming into a new country with little to no money, little english, and i saw how hard they struggled, so i never want that to happen to me. My children, or my parents ever again. Mr. Tran says over 40 countries are represented at the school, so this class is a great time to address inequities in financial literacy, education. Well, barry, whether some warm to hot temperatures for today, temperatures will eventually be trending down as we head into as we head into the weekend. And well have the update coming up. All right. Lets go to ktvu. Alex savidge now with a look at some of the stories were working on for west coast rapid seven right here on ktvu. All right, greg, thank you. Coming up tonight at seven, mounting frustration over the way schools are handling the ongoing protests on College Campuses today. One university abruptly postponed and then relocated its graduation. Another placed its Campus Police chief on leave. Well hear from frustrated students tonight and well break down how schools are responding. And a different form of protest happening in las vegas, where hundreds of Hotel Workers have gone on strike. See how hotel guests are being greeted with picket lines instead of service. Those stories and a whole lot more coming up tonight at seven on west coast rap. And of course, thats followed by the ktvu on fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. All right, alex, thank you. But first, controversy over products supporting the lgbtq plus community ahead of pride month. How targets pride merchandise may vary this year depending on the store location policies. You may remember last year, the big box giant took heat for displaying pride merchandise. So now the company has decided to remove the displays altogether in some stores. Ktvu christian captain reports from San Francisco with reaction from target shoppers. Mega retailer target has said it will not be putting out pride related merchandise and marketing in some locations this year after the company faced a backlash and boycott over pride displays and merchandise. Last year, the retailer didnt specify where it would be scaling back on pride, but in a statement said it would be, quote, offering a collection of products including adult apparel and home and food and beverage items curated based on consumer feedback. The collection will be available on target. Com and in select stores based on historical sales performance. Goldner tumbbad, professor of marketing at the lam Family College of business at San Francisco state university, says the company is trying to appeal to both sides. They are rather choosing a middle position, right . Theyre trying to play it safe, you know, they are still going to sell certain things in certain stores, but not in some other stores, she says. Ultimately, the company is going to have to pick a side. Lots of people will still continue to shop from target, but ultimately, given the Current Situation of the world where were all divided and we would like to know, you know, who, who, who, who is who and you know which company is standing for what. Some target shoppers say theyll continue shopping here, even though theyd prefer the company take a firm stand supporting lgbtq rights. I definitely disapprove, but it would be hard not to use this store because we have a pharmacy here. There are things, there are electrons we cant get here in the castro, shoppers say theyll take their business elsewhere as an lgbtq consumer, i can spend my dollars where im supported, so im not supported a target. There are plenty of other places i can purchase same merchandise may be cheaper, may be better. Pride begins in june. Were hearing that about half of targets locations will be carrying pride themed merchandise. That pride themed merchandise will also be Available Online in San Francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox two news. Earlier this afternoon, we spoke with sean fletcher, professor of Public Relations at san jose state university, about potential consequences of target changing course. You have to know what youre signing up for when you decide that youre going to come out front. As a Major Organization and present advocacy for what has been a polarizing, marginalized community. When youre doing about face, regardless of whether youre starting to see your profit margins, sink a little bit, as weve seen over the last year, you have to understand what youre doing and what the ramifications of those are. And ultimately, they are further, marginalizing an already vulnerable community. Fletcher says the fact that this is a National Election year is likely a factor. That target is taking into account the lineup for San Franciscos annual stern grove festival came out today. Some big names on the list include chaka khan, sylvan esso, tegan and sara, and the commodores. As always, the San Francisco symphony is also slated for a free outdoor performance. The free concerts take place every sunday, starting at the end of june, but you do have to register and reserve tickets in advance. The spots open up exactly one month before each scheduled performance. Home is where your mom is, well, at least according to a recent realtor. Com survey. New data by the real estate listing site ahead of mothers day says moms are the driving force behind many real estate decisions. According to their survey, 75 of americans would ideally live close to their moms. Almost two thirds of homebuyers say where their mom lives impacts where they choose to live. 65 claim theyd make a move if they could be closer to their mom, if they could listen, i. Happy mothers day to you and my mother. And, i would live closer to my mother. Or id love her closer because i miss her food like you wouldnt believe. You know, maybe thats not a popular opinion. Yeah, its hard to go back home to my small town, but i do feel guilty that when i left to work in tv news in different states, i said, mom, dont worry, im going to be back in two years. Its been, oh, i dont want to move back. I would move her closer to me about 15 years. And here we are. Mark. Any thoughts . Mark your turn. Yeah. Im too afraid to leave. Im too afraid to leave, mom. You know shes up in cloverdale. So since, you know, starting starting to work, ive been down in eureka, up to eureka, down in monterey, back here in the bay area. So its always a kind of a short radius, so its nice to. And when i had the crazy idea to say i want to be a weather person, she fully supported it when i was when i was in high school. So thank you. Yeah, yeah. Lets talk about the weather here and well talk more about moms as we head into the. Of course, as we approach mothers day. But showing you the highs from this afternoon 60s and some 70s for the average today we had some 70s and some 80s so clearly up above the average. Here is the plan this weekend. Some fog tomorrow morning. Its still warm to hot inland, hottest locations close to 90 degrees and then on sunday partly sunny skies, a little bit of a cool down as we head toward the second half of the weekend on mothers day. Heres the satellite. Not too much happening over the bay area right now. As you can see, some activity down in the form of some fog down towards southern california, and some of that fog will be drifting closer to our coastline tonight into tomorrow morning. Current numbers San Francisco checking in 68. Concord is still a warm 88 degrees in san jose, currently 82. Here is our live camera looking out toward the Golden Gate Bridge and still clear skies, but some patchy fog will likely return later on tonight into tomorrow morning. Overnight temperatures will be in the 50s across the board here, so well have partly cloudy skies. Some fog though, out toward portions of the coastline, and maybe a few patches sneaking into the bay itself as well. Thats what this forecast model is showing tomorrow morning into the afternoon hours. The clouds clear back to near the shoreline, to the beaches cooling off into the 60s, but the warmest locations back up into the mid to upper 80s has been a warm and dry to basically hot week across parts of northern california, at least over the past 2 to 3 days, we have been watching that southerly flow develop and that has been cooling off the coast a little bit today and it becomes a bit more pronounced as we move into the weekend forecast highs will be in the 70s, the 80s, warmest locations tomorrow will be right around 90 degrees, so areas of fog clearing back to near the shoreline and still hot inland. But tomorrow should be the last day of some low 90s. Heres the plan is your five day forecast is showing up nicely here as we head toward mothers day. A little bit of a cool down. As you can see with those temperatures. Partly sunny skies into early next week, and then well warm up those numbers a little bit by tuesday and into wednesday. So another warm to hot day for tomorrow, but definitely cooling things off over the next several days. Okay. Looks like a nice week ahead mark. Thank you. Coming up in sports the earthquakes new signing is only 16 years old jesse gary well have higher shipping rates may be the cost of doing business. but at what cost . Turn shipping to your advantage. With low cost ground shipping from the United States postal service. Doing a workout at chase center ahead of the 2024 nba draft at santa clara. Adama bal and projected first round pick jared mccain, who attended duke but who is from sacramento, were on the court thursday. Both guards earned all conference honors in their respective conferences. Ball transferred from arizona from arizona to take brennan podziemski spot on the santa clara roster. He says watching the former bronco at this level was educational. He kind of led by example, you know. You know, he showed that, you know, it was possible to do that at and you know, hes giving me like good advices and yeah. Yeah brandy is definitely somebody that you know, we kind of look up into to renew his history with Stephen Curry last year the two clashed at stephs under armor curry camp. Mccain thought he got the better of the former league mvp. I always love to compete against the best players in the world and to compete against my favorite player in the league was amazing, so i think, i think i won that battle. I think he ended up, i think he fouled me and then we didnt get a call, i use that. Yeah, i wanted to challenge it, but we couldnt challenge it. But, shout out to him. New york knicks trying to go up three zero in their eastern Conference Series against indiana. 43 seconds to go and Jalen Brunson hits this three pointer to get new york to tie the score at 106. But then the pacers shut the door starting with this three ball from Andrew Nembhard an indiana scored the last five points. They win it 111 to 106. New york still leads two one in the series. And we will end with something to warm your heart, a story about the power of hard work. This as one south bay teen lives his dream playing soccer for his hometown team, the san jose earthquakes. Nine los gatos native rohan Raja Rajagopal to a contract as a homegrown player. Now the Quakes Academy representative. Midfielder was on the United States Youth National team for the under 15 level. Now he is 16 and he will join the quakes second team. The town fc. Now hell play under a Major League Soccer next pro contract for the 24 and 25 seasons. Then hell become an earthquakes homegrown player effective january of 2026. His mls contract runs through 2027, with the club having an option for 2028 and all. I can think, well, two things. First thing, what were you doing at 16 . No, no, that wasnt it. Okay. That that will get us into a lot of trouble. No. The first thing i think is my son is just three years younger than that. Yeah. So in three years, could he be there . And then the next thing i told my son this and he says, well, how does he go to school . They have tutors and stuff. Yeah, okay. Dont ruin that. Dont ruin, dont ruin the dream. Im not ruining it. Im behind the dream because i want someone else to take that path. I love it. All right, jesse, all right, speaking of dreams, were going to see perhaps a dreamy light show tonight. If the weather is good, you get out a pretty potent solar storm weve been talking about. And so, yeah, look, in the northern hemisphere, and it could be. It could be an interesting sight tonight. Not tomorrow night. Tonight. Well, all weekend, but probably tonight. Especially tonight. Okay. We could be in the. Lets get outside and look north. Thanks for joining s. West coast rap next here n hes writing a blank check to the government of israel that is slaughtering children. I hope he lasts another four years and does a good job. A mix of reactions tonight as President Biden pulls off a ca