Good afternoon. Im andre senior. Im gasia mikaelian. We begin with breaking news in the east bay as firefighters are at the scene of a fire in hayward. Skyfox flew overhead just minutes ago. You could see at one point there were roaring flames coming from the structure fire happening in a neighborhood at cypress and jackson streets. We understand when firefighters arrived, there was thick black smoke and flames already leaping up into trees, which appear to be between a row of homes. There we can see firefighters even what appear to be residents, likely good samaritans, trying to do their very best to protect their homes. We see them taking buckets of water, trying to protect their property. At this point, no reports of any injuries, but this was for a time a massive fire. We know it was at least a one alarm. Were working to get more information on that, but nowhere just yet on how the fire started. Keep this in mind if you are still smelling smoke in the area of hayward. Straight now to our weather. You know mark tamayo anytime we see fires pop up and its warm outside, we also wonder if the winds might be a factor in a firefight like that. Yeah, that is the key concern right now because yeah, it has been breezy to windy across the bay area. And you get those fires, you get those embers and those those embers could be sent in all directions. And as a result you get new fire starts. So that is the key concern, im sure with the fire crews in the area, as you know, it is a dry, breezy, warm pattern out there. We do not have those winds coming in from the pacific bringing in that moisture. We actually have a dry wind setting up and were showing you right now the current wind reports. And you can see Oakland Airport gusting to 28 miles an hour. Well show you the conditions in hayward right now out of the east at 20 miles an hour gusting so that any, any, any wind report over 10 or 15 miles an hour, that could cause some challenges for the fire crews in the region. As we check out the overall temperature trend, though, first, though, it is 79 degrees in hayward. Its also very dry with a relative humidity of 22, so it is a warming pattern. Its a dry pattern as well. We have definitely been warming up with those temperatures. You can see the average high for today and definitely those temperatures exceeding those highs by quite a bit upwards of 10 to 15 degrees warmer than the highs that you would expect this time of year. Heres our live camera above San Francisco. Right now the camera is shaking around a little bit from sutro tower with mostly clear skies, and theres that hayward temperature 79 degrees. As i mentioned, the relative humidity is at 22. Typically, when were talking about fog could be around 90 to 95. So its a dry pattern though definitely a warming pattern as well. We are setting the stage for the warmest day of the week, and that will probably be tomorrow. For the inland neighborhoods. Well have more on that coming up in just a little bit. Mark. Thank you. This afternoon, the port of oakland is expected to finalize its decision to change the name of the Oakland Airport to San Francisco bay. Oakland international airport. Ktvu tom vacar joins us now with a last ditch effort by San Francisco tom, to stop this from happening. Well, the last ditch effort is always the last ditch effort, usually. And that is the lawsuit. Somebodys going to get sued whether or not they can maintain a copyright or a trademark or service mark remains to be seen. But we can tell you that Oakland Airport is still going to be Oakland Airport. Itll still be okay. It will also, San Francisco will also be sfo. Now, the other thing thats important is to realize that nothing really changes here because even on some of the websites, what youre going to see, if you punch in San Francisco, its going to show you all the regional airports, just as you see when you go to los angeles. But even here at Oakland Airport, with passengers from out of town, opinion was divided. I think theyre both great cities. I would guess that maybe combining the names, maybe, teaches people that they are close and affiliated with each other. Actually, i like it being oakland. I like it being, not not so confusing for somebody who doesnt fly in here all the time. So thats one of the things that you have to deal with is that are they really going to straighten things out . Or maybe theyre going to confuse them even more. And thats, of course, what San Francisco airport is working about. Now, come on back live. Im going to show you something. Chicago ohare chicago midway, houston intercontinental and houston hobby. Dallas fort worth, dallas love field. Need i go on new york jfk, new york, laguardia, and on and on and on. This is not unusual at all. It may be a tempest in the teacup, but at 3 00, when the public starts talking, well be there and well bring you what they say. Tom vacar ktvu fox two news. See what happened. Thompson, thank you so much for that report. Barts board of directors is meeting today, and one of the things theyre going to be expected to talk about, a possible ballot measure that would give the Transit Agency a financial lifeline. Ktvu sally rasmus explains the decades long budget crisis bart is facing, and why leaders say the agency will need help from voters to stay on track on a regular thursday morning at the walnut creek bart station, there are people heading up to the platform to take a train, but not the volume of passengers bart used to have. Luckily, i only have to go to work three days a week, so get to work from home mondays and fridays. And thats since the pandemic. Bart says its average weekday ridership is still about 40 of what it was before the pandemic. The bay area has the lowest return to office rate in the entire country. Because of that, bart is facing some serious financial challenges. The agency is predicting a 35 million deficit in 2026, which it says it can manage. But after that comes a financial cliff deficits of 300 million a year. The agency says if it tried to cut its way out of that budget hole, it would have to cut bart service by 60 to 80. At its meeting today, barts board of directors are talking about a possible ballot measure that they say is really their only hope. Its ultimately up to the voters. The voters will decide. In california, senate bill 1031 would allow regional transportation officials to ask voters to approve some sort of tax increase, sales tax, payroll or otherwise. The bill doesnt specify right now to give bart and other transit agencies additional long term funding. Bart riders have mixed feelings. We definitely do need a bart system. Absolutely. Its really important, i just dont know if i want more taxes to go up because of the cost of everything right now. Probably not. I feel like we pay enough taxes, right . You know, energy costs going up, property taxes are high. Barts important because its a way to get home. I also think its nice to keep cars off the road because its really busy. Its really busy. A proposed ballot measure would also direct regional transportation officials to look at ways to consolidate the 27 different transit agencies that operate in the nine county bay area region, the bill says merging transit agencies like bart, muni, ac transit and others would help them survive long term. Bart is really the backbone of the bay area and our economy and the bay area wont be the bay area without Transit Service and that bart board meeting, theyre not expected to make any final decisions about this possible ballot measure. Theyre just supposed to get an update on its status. The earliest it could go before voters is the year 2026, in walnut creek. Allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news happening now a vote that could change the way we pay for electricity. State regulators are expected to pass a proposal changing how pge calculates how much customers owe for energy. Ktvu james torres reports. The state Public Utilities commission has the final say on whether Companies Like pg and e should adopt a fixed rate model for billing energy. Cynthia martinez hopes the Commission Says yes, if approved. We do think that this would be a step in the right, the right direction, and we look forward to continuing the conversation. She speaks for the predictable power coalition, which represents Companies Like pg and e today. Your bill is pretty straightforward. The more energy you use, the more you pay. This proposal slightly changes that. Youll still pay for what you use, but at a rate 5 to 0. 07 cheaper per kilowatt hour. In addition, your bill would now include a fixed flat 24 fee. That price becomes 6 or 12 if youre enrolled in a low income program. Yeah, weve been concerned about this proposal from the start. While the pitch is to help low income, High Energy Users lower how much they pay, some groups worry a dollar saved somewhere means its paid by someone else. We think that if you have a low Energy Footprint now, even in the Central Valley where it gets hot, this fixed charge could actually raise your rates. If youre a low energy user to begin with, the cpuc says the change does not give pge any additional revenue. In fact, it reallocates the money gathered from the flat rate to pay for the power grid, something that is already considered in your bill. California is the only state where companies arent using this model, and the 24 rate is double the national average. Still, those in favor say the change can save an average of 30 a month per customer and incentivize people in california to go electric. We cant delay on getting help to struggling families. For those who need it most. And so we really encourage, you know, everyone to get behind a fixed charge. And, you know, as we set off on a path to an equitable path to a Clean Energy Future for everyone, we expect to hear the results of the cpuc vote later this afternoon. Im james torres, ktvu, fox two news. With fewer than six months left until the president ial election, President Biden is set to make a stop in the bay area this evening. Tomorrow, hell be attending two Campaign Fundraising events, weve learned. One will be in Portola Valley at the home of the cofounder of sun microsystems. The president then flies to seattle for Campaign Events this weekend. First Lady Jill Biden also traveling to the bay area today. But on a separate visit, shell be in kentfield in marin county to attend a political finance event tomorrow. Shes set to fly to Southern CaliforniaGovernor Newsom is putting the pressure on Half Moon Bay to approve an Affordable Housing project for senior farmworkers. The governor released a Statement Today calling on the citys Planning Commission to stop stalling. If approved, the city would build a 40 unit complex for low income seniors. The Planning Commission could move the Housing Project forward next week. During their meeting on tuesday, a former tesla employee speaking out what he says about layoffs that are impacting thousands of workers. The move by the company when it comes to job postings online. The south braces for more storms after tornadoes ripped across the region. Im max gordon in lumb a huge fire in hayward. This is new video that shows that firefighters have a good handle on the blaze. We see them putting water on the burned area. This happening in a neighborhood at cypress and jackson streets now. When firefighters arrived, they found thick black smoke and leaping flames. Fire actually getting into the trees that appear to be between a row of homes there. We now know that several vehicles were also on fire. Its early still, and at this point no reports of any injuries d no word on exactly how the fire started. We have crews at the scene and you can see here neighbors, concerned residents taking matters into their own hands, putting water on those flames, doing what they could to protect property. Well stay on top of a developing situation, of course, and bring you more as we get it. Ten people were hurt when a boeing 737 skidded off a runway and caught fire in dakar, senegal. A passenger captured video of the flames and in it you can hear people screaming as they use the emergency slide to get off the plane. Wednesday night, the air senegal plane was carrying 85 people to neighboring mali. The injured people are being treated at a hospital, so were so far no word on details as to the cause of the accident. Boeing has yet to comment. Severe storms tearing through central and southeastern parts of the united states. As fox weathers max gordon reports from tennessee, the region is bracing for more Severe Weather through the rest of the week. Its like a Freight Train coming through one day after deadly tornadoes tore through the south. Another round of Severe Weather is threatening the region. Forecasters say large hail, damaging wind gusts and more twisters are targeting multiple states on thursday as people try to recover whats left of their communities. Oh my gosh, i feel it. It is moving this trunk on wednesday, severe storms pummeled parts of tennessee and north carolina, leaving at least three people dead. The system spun powerful tornadoes and wind gusts that tore through communities and toppled power lines. Torrential rain and thunderstorms called for water rescues. There was hail coming down, rain from all angles. The wind was pushing the car on the left side of the road, right side of the road. Trees i watched three trees fall. The National Weather service says one of those tornadoes touched down here in columbia, tennessee, about 45 miles south of nashville. Local Officials Say it destroyed several homes in the area as people tried to seek shelter, leading emergency crews to rescue trapped victims. People here say this tight knit community is showing up for one another. So many emotions are run through this, right . Because i had a i had probably like 30 people reach out to me and asked me if i was okay. Everybodys trying to help people, you know . And so thats thats the beauty of a small town, of a small community. Forecasters say the south could see additional storms before skies clear over the weekend in columbia, tennessee. Max gordon ktvu, fox two news back to the bay area weather. Our meteorologist, mark tamayo. We are in the middle of a pretty dramatic warm up right now, arent we . Yeah, temperatures are warming up into the 70s and the 80s. No heat advisories or anything like that, but definitely the heat can sneak up on you, so just be extra careful over the next couple of days because temperatures definitely warming up, as you can see here. So its today and tomorrow and then somewhat into the weekend though. Looks like a cooler weekend forecast. But we are clearly well above the average around 10 to 15 degrees. And lots of sunshine out there. Here is our live camera. As you can see, looking out toward the Golden Gate Bridge out toward the Marin Headlands. No fog to speak of, just mostly sunny skies and a bit of some haze out there. Now the fog is primarily to our south and you can see that wind coming in out of the south from Santa Barbara toward monterey bay. That could help transport some patchy fog later on this evening into your friday. And so with that, the beaches could actually cool off tomorrow. But right now it is a warm thursday out there. Look at Half Moon Bay right now 77 degrees. San franciscos 75 lower 80s in santa rosa. Concord 78 and san jose in the upper 70s as well. Of course, the winds have been a part of our forecast over the past day or so. You can see right now its still gusty. Theres hayward gusting at 20 miles an hour. Half moon bay, thats why its so warm. You can see its out of the east 24 miles an hour. That that wind comes down the hillsides and warms up. And thats why they have the warming temperatures out there. And then, as you can see up in portions of the north bay napa gusting to 25, and vacaville gusting to 31 miles an hour. So heres that sunny camera once again for your thursday afternoon, looking out toward the Marin Headlands and also for the north bay hills. Heres whats happening. This area of High Pressure has been strengthening. The pressure difference setting up that northerly wind. In some cases, an offshore wind. This pattern wants to stick around today and tomorrow. So 80 warmest locations could be right around 90 degrees tomorrow. Even today, the warmest locations will be in the upper 80s, so its warm to hot away from the coastline. But probably the key change tomorrow will be some cooling for the beaches. So heres the forecast model today. Mostly sunny skies for your thursday. We could see some patchy fog though. Return near the immediate coast for your friday and that will be the story into the weekend. Theres a. We are expecting a bit of a cooling trend into your bay area weekend. Take a look at the numbers this afternoon. San francisco thats a warm one. 81 degrees concord 88. Santa rosa getting close to 90 degrees and tomorrow could be a little bit warmer for the warmest locations inland. We do bring in some cooling though, right near the immediate coastline as we head into the weekend for mothers day. Looks like a cooling trend headed our way. But remember, last week . Last weekend we were talking about all the rain and the sierra snowfall. No rain this weekend, just a bit of a cooling trend for both. Saturday and sunday. Mark. T