Francisco bay to its name from ktvu. Fox two news. This is mornings on two. Good morning and welcome back. Im Gasia Mikaelian and im dave clark. Welcome to thursday. Its may 9th. Welcome to Gasia Mikaelian. Welcome to warmer already. Its already warmer for sure. Noticeable. You see the sunshine that roberta is going to show us now . Well, when i came into work this morning, the sun was not shining yet. No, and it was 71 degrees in oakland. How about that . I think that deserves a little. I think you should. Yeah, i give it to you. Morning, everybody. Rise and shine. Welcome to your thursday temperatures spent today from 75 at the beaches to 90 degrees away from the bay. That will be in our inland areas for the most part, 89 in santa rosa. But somebodys backyard will hit 90. Meanwhile, it is 61 in Half Moon Bay. It has now dropped to 64 in santa rosa. Otherwise it is up to 66. In napa, mid 50s now pretty much around the tri valley and 57 degrees across the Santa Clara Valley. Going up to 87 degrees 80s will become and around the central bay, 73 at the beaches 81 San Francisco. How about that . Well above average. Well talk about the meltdown, the cool down just in time for the weekend. That forecast is coming up, but right now Sal Castaneda in the house. Whats up . This time around . Well, you know, were seeing some more slow traffic in the Silicon Valley. There roberta, and im beginning to see it on the maps here. Lets go right to the maps. You can see that northbound 101 traffic and two, 80 and 85 are getting a little bit slower here for that commute. Theres been just a little bit of slowing there, but it doesnt seem like its too unusual. I just want to let you know that that commute is waking up, so to speak. Lets go to highway four. We do have some slow traffic there coming in from pittsburgh to bay point. Again, very typical slow traffic and at the bay bridge, we do have a backup that stretches out to the macarthur maze. 702. Lets get back to the headlines happening today, a vote that could change your pg and e bill. State regulators want to make power less expensive for lower income families. Ktvu james torres is live in san mateo now with the details on a proposal taken up by the state Public Utilities commission. James garcia well, the way your bill is calculated nowadays, the more you use, the more you pay, and youre likely paying a lot for your pg and e bill. This new change is meant to help those who are low Income Customers and frankly, people who use a lot of power and people who have a lot of electricity in their homes. The cpuc trying to offer just a little bit of relief. Its part of a law that was passed about two years ago that would require investor owned Companies Like pg and e to change how it charges you for your monthly bill. If regulators vote to take on this new proposal, that means your bill will be broken up into two parts. First, a flat rate would add to your bill. Its about 24. And then you have that usage rate, which they suggest would drop about 5 to 0. 07 per kilowatt hour. Thats meant to offset that charge. The flat rate would be even cheaper for customers enrolled in low income programs. They dont have to pay about 6 or 12. All of that meant to be just a little bit of help during those summer months or those Peak Energy Usage times, and could save you about 30 a month. We spoke to one man this morning who rents his home in san jose. He says he is always skeptical. Anytime he hears about a cost saving move. Anytime a company says that somethings going to some change is going to make something cheaper. I get immediately wary of that because never in my life have i seen one of those changes actually make something cheaper. Yeah, and those changes, those savings would depend entirely on where you live. If youre not an area that is super hot, or if you dont have an ev that youre charging at home and say you live in a place like San Francisco or the peninsula, these changes could actually make your bill rise up just a little bit about 9 a month. According to the cpuc sc fact sheet that weve been reading off of this morning, they will be taking up this conversation and making a final vote on it a little later this morning. Of course, well let you know what happens. For now, were live this morning. Im james torres, ktvu fox two news okay james thank you. Time now 704. Well after google announced very impressive First Quarter earnings, the employees now have a lot of questions for googles leaders. At a meeting with the companys ceo and cfo, workers asked why googles Strong Performance hasnt translated to higher wages for them, they also asked how long cost cutting measures will be in place. The cfo said the majority of layoffs will be done in the first half of this year. Leadership did not comment explicitly on pay raises, however, the cfo did say the Company Revenue should be growing faster than expenses. Uber, doordash and other Food Delivery Companies are fighting back against rules that give drivers a pay raise. In some cities, laws went into effect earlier this year that require the companies to pay their drivers. In seattle and new york city between 20 and 33 an hour. Since then, uber eats and doordash added an extra 5 delivery fee. Restaurants say that delivery orders are down because of that price increase. Our time now. 705 President Biden coming here to the bay area this evening. Tomorrow, hell be going to two Campaign Fundraiser events. One of them, we found out, will be in Portola Valley at the home of the cofounder of sun microsystems. Then the president will be flying to seattle for Campaign Events this weekend. Now today, First Lady Jill Biden on a separate visit is also coming to the bay area. Shell be in kentfield to go to a political finance event, then shes scheduled to fly to Southern California tomorrow. Today, the Biden Administration is expected to announce a proposal for tougher asylum standards at the us border. It would speed up the process for asylum claims, which could make it faster for the government to remove any migrants who arent eligible to stay in the country due to criminal records or National Security risks, would allow immigration officials to block asylum claims within days, even hours, instead of years. Adult film actress Stormy Daniels is back on the witness stand in former president Donald Trumps criminal trial in new york. Defense attorneys will question daniels about her testimony in which she said she had a sexual encounter with mr. Trump in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to not tell her story. In the final weeks of the 2016 president ial campaign, prosecutors accused the former president of falsifying Business Records to hide that payment to daniels. Our time now 707 policies at Sacramento State university are being changed after propalestinian protesters rallied for more than a week, demanding that the university divest from israel. I believe that we will win. The demonstrators celebrated the universitys decision to change its socially responsible investment, which did not specifically mention israel. But it does say that the universitys investment portfolios have to stay away from corporations that profit from genocide and activities that violate human rights. Socially responsible investments shouldnt be specific just to one injustice. This is one of the most notable and horrific injustices happening right now that States Administration did everything right. This is what they should have done. Now the protesters started camping out april 29th at the librarys quad, a midnight deadline was set by the university for the protesters to leave the encampment. When they were asked if they would be leaving, yes, today, the protesters said, no comment. Now student protesters on other College Campuses are closely watching decisions made at Sacramento State. Protesters at San Francisco state say theyre encouraged by that agreement. They plan to continue their rally on the campus until their demands are met. All students across our campuses stand in solidarity together. When we say united front, we mean every student in california. We mean every student through the csu. When we look at sac state, we see the accomplishments that they have made. And as youve heard here, we look at our own admin and we say, why arent you doing this . And why arent you standing up for us now . The students say San Francisco state has 160 million in its general endowment. They want the University President to commit to divesting from companies that do business with israel. Nearly a dozen students and teachers at a San Jose Middle School are recovering following an accidental exposure to Carbon Dioxide. One student here describes what happened in the classroom. We were just, like, working and stuff and then some people started coughing a lot, like really coughing. And then the teacher came and saw what was like trying to see what was happening. And then she started coughing. It happened yesterday morning at sunrise middle school. Firefighters responded on reports that eight students and two teachers were having difficulty breathing, itchy eyes and nausea. The Fire Department says one classroom had elevated levels of co2. Still unclear what caused it, but san jose firefighters say students were scheduled to work on a volcano project with baking powder and vinegar and ian emails. School officials said that vapors from chemicals in a locked closet may have leaked out, possibly through the hvac system. Reaction of vinegar and baking soda that leads to the production of Carbon Dioxide. You could probably, you know, breathe in some Carbon Dioxide that can displace the oxygen that your body needs. Two students went to the hospital as a precaution and were released to their families. Happening today, the port of oakland is expected to finalize a name change to San Francisco bay. Oakland international airport. San francisco has sued the city, saying the name the city of oakland that is suing say says the city of San Francisco, lets break this down, dave. The city of San Francisco sued the port of oakland, which oversees the airport, of course, saying that name would infringe on sfos trademark. That dates back to 1954. San Francisco City attorney david chu said he is urging the port to collaborate on a different name to avoid costly litigation. The time is 710. Lets talk about the eastshore freeway, shall we . Were going to start there this time around and talk about the time it takes you to drive from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. 28 minutes and at the bay bridge, its about a 15 to 20 minute delay. No problems on that san mateo bridge. And things have improved in the east bay after they cleared a crash on 238. You may have heard about it. Thats no longer an issue for the morning commute. We look at 24 westbound and that looks pretty good. Let me dive back to highway four. Here you can see some slow traffic there. Thats typical. So we have a lot of the typical slowdowns. We dont have a lot of the big crashes right now. And hopefully itll stay that way at 711. Lets go back to the desk. Okay, sal. Well, even though ridership has increased, bart is still struggling financially after the pandemic. Well tell you whats going to be debated today to keep bart up and running. California wine sales are slowing. Why . The industry is blaming a quadruple whammy. Next if you feel like things dont add up right now. Youre not alone. Rent is up, and every family outing costs an arm and a leg. Well, we want to help. So when prices go up, we find new ways to go low. And now, weve lowered the price on hundreds of your favorite products. Designing something beautiful is easy. Designing something beautiful with great quality for a low price . Thats a different story. Its why were here. Thats a promise. Not a promo. The Wine Industry overall is slowing down. Yeah, its interesting. Ktvu is andre senior in the studio now to explain what a drop in sales means for the wine growers. And for their employees. Big impact. Good morning to you both. Wine sales are down nearly 9 last year. And that drop is having a big impact on more than 400,000 California Jobs in the Wine Industry, which is facing difficult trends following the pandemic. Experts say the industry is dealing with a quadruple whammy. Too many wineries, too many vineyards, too many grapes, and way too much wine on the market. Analysts say. People also bought more wine during the pandemic, the beginning of the pandemic, and it still might be going through bottles of their in their cabinet right now. The owner of Nicholson Ranch winery in Sonoma County believes that the Wine Industrys Covid Recovery is slow because people are spending their money on trips they missed out on during the pandemic. Instead of buying expensive goods they can enjoy at home or at a restaurant. And this business is like 6 or 7 years of up years, boom years and two three down years. And i see this kind of in that same two three down year. Another big challenge here. Younger generations are choosing other spirits over wine, including hard seltzer, canned cocktails and hard ciders in the Wine Industry, right this second, theres about two thirds that are doing, you know, less than less than zero growth in sales. And then there are about a third that are doing a little bit better. Experts say these challenges are forcing the Wine Industry to evolve and figure out ways to appeal to a new audience. Some are turning to Artificial Intelligence to try and market to younger customers who insist wineries be eco friendly and sustainable, as well. Other ideas wineries are looking at to reach younger customers include easy to use apps for faster, easier checkouts at wineries and personalizing the Customer Experience at all times. Garcia, andre. Thank you. Now to the north bay, where Sonoma CountyLaw Enforcement went to the joe rodota trail to clear out dozens of homeless encampments there, the county says the cleanup was needed after the number of Homeless People on the trail grew to about 50 over the weekend. The move sparked criticism from those who say the people who were pushed out have nowhere to go. The county says it did offer everyone a bed at a santa rosa homeless shelter. All right, our time is 716. Were going to get you to where you need to go. So did you fix everything out there, sal . Are you even there . Okay youre not there right now. But wait a minute. Hes coming back. I can feel sal in the space. There you are, i thank you. Yeah. You know, you know, if i get up and i. Okay let me show you. Im in the newsroom now. Yeah, its like that. Im in the newsroom, but you dont see me. Pam cooks right over there. But you dont see any of that. Its the magic of tv. Down. I sit down on my spot there. Okay. All right, so you know what i do want to start with the east bay commute. Only because its been rather typical. We even had a huge crash that cleared. And then when the crash cleared, the backup cleared right away, which i love, that normally doesnt happen. So this is highway four. Lets take out some of the other commutes here. 680 is getting a little bit slow and 80 getting a little bit slow. However, i see a slightly better commute than we had yesterday. Yesterday at this time we were much more crowded and today its more of a routine commute. Ill take that every day of the week, thats for sure, no major issues. Lets talk about the san mateo bridge. That commute looks okay if you are driving over to the peninsula, which has been relatively quiet. So well take the Small Victories and improvement from this time yesterday, for sure. At 718, lets go to roberta for todays weather. Sally, your futures so bright. I got my sunglasses on. There you go. Right. What what what what sunglasses do you prefer . You know, anyones that i can buy on the checkout aisle at Grocery Outlet . There you go. Okay. Its true. Hi, everybody. Good morning to you. Dont forget your sunglasses today. And no need for the umbrella. I just took a look at the noaa 8 to 14 day outlook for may 16th to the 22nd Central Valley looks like above normal precip. We look pretty average any chances of rain looks like about the 25th of this month. And its only a slight chance today. Warm to hot forecast 75 to 89 degrees. Yes, this is warmer than yesterday. And look at this very mild start to your day. Were in the 60s along the coast through the bay, into our inland areas. Except for livermore at 52 degrees 53 in fremont, 57 degrees at