Six. He was known for his work with glide Memorial Church in San Franciscos tenderloin, but to those who came to celebrate his life today, it was much more. Good evening everyone. Im mike mibach and im julie julie haener. Those who spoke knew him as a father, husband, mentor and a friend to all, especially those in need. Ktvu Bailey Ocarroll was there as the bay area came together, packed the church and lined up around the block to pay their respects. We used to sing this song every sunday morning and im grateful to be here today. Its impossible to measure exactly how many lives someone touches in their lifetime, but if sundays celebration of life was an indicator of anything, it would be that reverend Cecil Williams impacted more people than many hoped to. Cecil williams was an amazing person who fought for social justice and equality. His wise leadership and incredible achievements had a huge impact on the world, inspiring people. Even today, his legacy serves as a reminder that one person can make a difference in the world. Williams helped to build glide into a world Renowned Church known for social services and activism, especially in the citys tenderloin neighborhood. He dedicated his life to fighting for civil rights, racial equality, lgbtq rights, helping those who were homeless, hungry or battling drug addiction. There are so. Many stories to tell. Theres so much that can be said. Growing up in San Francisco, what i knew no matter what was going on in this city, what my grandmother who raised me said, if you get in trouble, if there is a problem and you run into some type of situation, find. Cecil williams glide was packed on. Sunday. Wall to wall. There were no empty seats. Folks lined up around the block two hours before the ceremony started, and San Francisco police had to shut down streets. The celebration lasted nearly four hours, with video messages from california governor gavin newsom, nancy pelosi, even warren buffett. But those who showed up said that they were blown away by the outpouring of love. Its going to be off the charts. Thats why theyre blocking down the street. Cheryl sinclair still remembers the first time she saw williams at glide, exactly 30 years ago, in what williams said has stuck with sinclair to this day. His line was, get on out that tomb like were all in recovery from something. And, you know, he was minister of liberation. He was all about us being free. Lets make some noise for the ribbon in San Francisco. Im Bailey Ocarroll, ktvu, fox two news. Williams new at six tonight, Vallejo Police arrested fou minors after a violent Armed Robbery saturday night. Police arrived while the robbery was in progress at a business on tennessee strt scene told police onof thehe thieves hit the victim with a gun and threated toill that person if they did not comply. The thieves then opened theash register to steal the money, which included a tracker. Police spotted the juveniles near candy and jack. London drives before the suspects abandoned their car on marshall way. Police eventually caught up to the four boys and arrested them, along with the getaway driver. A k9 unit from the Solano CountySheriffs Office managed to find a gun that has no serial number. All five suspects were arrested. An update now to a Hotel Evacuation in San Franciscos russian hill today. That fire that prompted that evacuation has been officially extinguished. We now know one person experienced minor injuries, but they did not need to be transported to a hospital. The cause of that fire is not yet known. In the east bay this afternoon or saturday afternoon, a five year old boy was pulled from the water on bethel island. Ktvu alice wertz has the details of what happened and the reminders now about water safety as the Summer Season begins to heat up. Saturday afternoon on bethel island, a five year old boy was pulled from the water behind a house that sits adjacent to the shoreline. Contra costa fire responded. The child was rescued by one of our rescue swimmers and was then transported by ground to sutter delta hospital. The Delta Waterways are swift and the current runs fast. Its here as the weather heats up. Families are reminded to keep their kids close and keep everyone water safe, especially when the water looks so refreshing to little ones. This is the first really warm day so far. This year, so parents and adults who are watching children need to keep in constant visual contact of their children, and when the child is by the water, they need to be wearing a life vest and wear that life vest correctly. All people who are by the water should be wearing a life vest because if you fall in, it only takes one gulp of water to submerge and drown. Children ages 1 to 4 at the highest risk for drowning, and many deaths can happen when children have unexpected access to water. Eliot palmer is the recreation leader here at the james lemmo swim center in benicia. He says they serve 1000 swim lessons a year to adults and children alike. Even if you have a life jacket on a child, absolutely arms reach at all times, and then the other thing get them in swim lessons, get them, get them comfortable in the water. Make it enjoyable, do swim team, build your skills, those kind of things. But parental supervision, on top of lifeguards, that are on site is huge to water safety. Palmer says swimming is a life skill. Anyone can learn to swim at any age. I think every age group, whether youre you know, three years old or youre, you know, 65, if its something you should all, have a chance to learn and should learn how to swim. And at our pool, we do have adult lessons that we do, that we keep smaller class sizes, for that, we can focus on getting comfortable in the water. An estimated 1000 children every year in the us die from drowning. The American Academy of pediatrics urges parents and families whenever youre near a body of water or a swimming pool, always keep children within an arms reach. In benicia, alice wirtz ktvu, fox two news. Several students at Duke University walked out of their Graduation Ceremony today in protest of their commencement speaker, comedian jerry seinfeld. Deal about our commencement speaker. A number of students, some wearing clothing in support of palestine, heckled seinfeld as he was called to the stage, and some left the commencement altogether in protest. Now, the actor has been very vocal about his support for israel over the last couple of months, and traveled to the country following the october seventh attack. Once the protesting students left saint held was able to deliver his speech without any major interruptions, and also received an Honorary Degree from duke. Uc berkeley grads are closing out an important chapter in their lives. Yesterday, the school held a Commencement Ceremony that was particularly meaningful for the class. For many of the college grads, the covid pandemic kept them from having an inperson graduation back in high school. Now, campus protests against the israelhamas war are threatening their college graduation. Some universities chose to cancel or limit grad events this year, however, uc berkeleys went on, and students said they were grateful. I think this is a very important time for like over 10,000 students. So, i mean, its a very important ceremony and i think its great that we are able to have this opportunity for all students. We spoke with said they support the right to protest, saying its part of why they love berkeley. The University Said the day was mostly peaceful, but there was a small protest during the ceremony. Uc berkeley released a statement following commencement reading in part the protesters left the stadium voluntarily. No one was arrested. Uc berkeley strives to celebrate the achievements of our graduates in a safe and respectful environment. While todays commencement was at times unfortunately disrupted, it did not prevent us from honoring the hard work and accomplishments of our students. New at six a new analysis from the Public Policy institute of california shows many young people being left behind when it comes to the economy. In 2022, more than 1 in 10 californians between the age of 16 and 24 were not in school, working or looking for a job. The gender balance also flipped 20 years ago, was mostly women, disconnected from the economy. Now its young men. The report also shows 20 of young black men are disconnected. The highest of all demographic groups studied. Since 2015. The state has invested more than 3 billion on Career Education programs and high schools to address the number of disconnected young adults. The state is also expanding its dual enrollment programs. This allows High School Students to take Community College classes and the author says this study shows that these programs could help serve a more diverse pool of young people and help Higher Education feel more attainable. Coming up, a family of ducks learning how to swim this mothers day. Their adventure in a benicia pool, and ktvu viewers staying up late hoping to get another glimpse of the rare Northern Lights. What they look like as they were spotted around the bay area and temperatures today cooled a little bit. You can see why theres the fog. And you know what . Its going to be there l week swim center. The ducklings couldnt get out of the pool. Despite moms attempt to teach them how to use the backboard and follow her out of the water. Well, after a few tries, a lifeguard tells us some swimmers were able to help round up those little ducklings and put them into a bucket. As mom looked on, all eventually made their way out of the pool. Ducklings know mom knows best. A happy ending to that story. Yeah. Shes like, come on guys, lets go. All right, well, mothers day is starting to come to a close. Celebrations started a little early at the copeland Pavilion Education Center in San Luis Obispo this morning. Foxs Cristina Rodriguez shows us how the Center Honors moms and expecting mothers with a holiday surprise. It was a mothers Day Celebration at branch hospital. Expecting and new moms were pampered with wellness exercises and massages. Its great to have a community to be able to, be a part of it as a new mom, we sometimes have no idea how to find these groups or how to join them. Vida acosta merritt is a new mom and says shes found much needed support at bellies and babies. Every thursday. They just bring so many resources about the library. We learned about storytime. Were doing that now, and just events around town for little ones and for moms as well. Childbirth educator and registered nurse tamara winfield pace says happy babies stem from happy moms. Its just so wonderful place for parents to enjoy coming and getting some support. We always do highs, lows and goals. Local nurses say the new generation of mothers are motivated to prioritize their Mental Health. The need for Mental Health is huge in our society nowadays, and were just helping support those parents. And we do, you know, making sure that theyre having a good time with their postpartum period. Research from the National Institute of health says new moms are at a higher risk of postpartum depression than in previous years, and a positive environment can help prevention, whether its to be to cry with somebody or share their high and their happiness that their babies smiled at them or or theyre upset because of their lack of sleep or whatever might be going on in their world. And we need to support each other as a community. New moms say much of what theyve learned is from their own mothers. Mom and ive learned so much from you, and im now doing those fun things we did together with you. Happy mothers day. Im news channel reporter christina rodriguez. Elected leaders in the bay area are applauding the states Public UtilitiesCommission Decision to stop at t from eliminating traditional landlines. San mateo county supervisor ray mueller and congresswoman anna eshoo say keeping the landlines is beneficial for those living in rural areas with unreliable cell phone connections. At t is required to provide Landline Service to much of california, serving as the states carrier of last resort when other providers were not willing to step in. It had requested to drop Landline Services, saying the cost to maintain is going up and that there is less demand. Caltrain is giving people a behind the scenes look at its new electric trains. The rail service gave tours of these trains in san carlos yesterday. Visitors were allowed to explore inside the cars, learn about their new features and get a glimpse of what caltrain will be like later this year. Caltrain says these electric trains will provide cleaner, greener and faster service. The electric trains are expected to be running by the fall. People who checked out the tours also received some special commemorative souvenirs. For caltrans. 160th anniversary. The federal government is taking new action to reduce the spread of bird flu. The h5n1 virus, which causes avian flu, was first detected in dairy cattle in the texas panhandle. The virus can also spread through commercial flocks and among wild birds. The usda says it is working to improve biosecurity at farms, and is also providing farm workers with better protective clothing. The government has since has said. Since milk is pasteurized, it does not pose a high threat to consumers. The first person to ever receive a kidney from a pig has died seven weeks after that surgery. However, doctors say there is no indication his death was related to that transplant. The surgery in march marked a medical milestone. 62 year old richard sleeman, a massachusetts , received the kidney from a pig that had been genetically modified, died. Nearly 90,000 people are on the National Waiting List for a kidney, and doctors say the main problem right now with using an animal kidney is the human immune system rejects animal tissue as foreign, often leading to some serious complications. Cleanup efforts are underway in florida after a severe thunderstorms and strong winds hit some areas. Meantime, in the state of oklahoma, an ef four tornado nearly flattened an entire town. Foxs Kevin Uretsky reports. Intense storms causing heavy damage over the weekend across a number of neighborhoods in orange county, florida, downed trees, broken fences and debris covering. Roads and lawns after recorded winds of over 60mph. I heard a bunch of wind and then crash, boom, bang. Much of the weekend spent cleaning up neighbors, showing kindness and lending a helping hand. About six, seven, eight guys showed up to help and then some neighbors heard our chainsaws and came over and said, hey, can you help us . So it was pretty cool just seeing everybody jump together and help each other. Some families in barnsdall, oklahoma suffered total devastation after an ef four tornado ripped through the area. Their homes leveled to the ground to see where i grew up is just gone. Its gone. This woman grieving the loss of her grandfather. I love him so much, and i know that he loved just sorry. He loved jesus and he loved his family and like in florida, volunteers are showing up to help with cleanup efforts. Donations have also been pouring in, so much so no more personal items are being accepted. But organizers say they need equipment like dump trucks and hauling trailers to collect and remove debris. There is a reason for everything. Five years from now, ten years ago, you know, ten years from now, were going to be talking about this and were going to, you know, were going to be were going to be better because of it. Tradespeople like plumbers and the electricians are also desperately needed to work on the homes still standing. Kevin uretsky, fox news. Well, hundreds of people in the bay area stayed up until early this morning hoping to catch a rare celestial light show. They wanted to see the Northern Lights light up the skies for a second day in a row. After a severe solar storm created a magnificent view not seen in the skies above Northern California for more than 20 years. And many excited stargazers decided to spend their saturday night at the chabot space and Science Center in oakland. Youd never know where its going to pop up at, really, so were just kind of lucky that were getting such a good view of it. Weve never seen the Aurora Borealis before, and so i thought, hey, if i can see it from here, that would be fantastic. The bay areas top astronomers also stayed up late to keep a close eye on the auroras. What we are seeing is charged particles in the solar wind entering our atmosphere and interacting with the oxygen in our atmosphere. Many roads in darker parts of the bay area were packed with people overnight, hoping to get a glimpse of the Northern Lights. Most viewers tell us there was too much fog out there, or the lights just didnt show where they were. The auroras were best seen through camera lenses and much harder to spot with just your eyes. Yeah, it was it was amazing. And i will say i, im old, like 65 and ive never seen the aurora. Ive never seen reports of the aurora this far south before. The first time. So that magnetic storm, they go, okay, this is