Waterfront parcel of land. Then uber and lyft are defendants in a trial that starts today. Who is the plaintiff taking the Rideshare Companies to court in a battle over driver wages and benefits . From ktvu. Fox two news this is mornings on two. Good morning and welcome back. Im Gasia Mikaelian and good morning im dave clark. Its monday, its may 13th, so gasia is here so we can just move ahead and talk about the weather. Right. If we can see through the fog. That is. So you had fog coming soon as i got into oakland. See what i mean . Roberta . But what i want to know is pam embraces the cooler weather, but gasia, i was thinking you. Not so much. Im a im a livermore girl, so i like it when its warmer. But well get there. Well get there. Gasia likes it hot, so yes, she does. And guess what . No more 90s here in the bay area. Pretty seasonal conditions. And yes, weve got that may gray. Its back in the forecast morning. Overcast skies turning partly sunny along the coast with just hints of sunshine. But thats the view thanks to kevin pender. Hes in our technical operations center. Thank you so much for providing the story. Thats it. We do have overcast conditions. Temperatures are currently in the 50s with the gradual clearing of the skies around the peninsula. You will top off 60s and 70s. Otherwise outside number 83 with plenty of sunshine inland coast just a hint to some stratus and some sunshine in the high 50s. Full forecast minutes away, but right now, keeping an eye on your traffic. Sal castaneda in the house. Hi, sal. Good morning. Yeah we do have a couple of things on the peninsula i want to tell you about. First one is southbound 280 and south city near westborough exit. Theres an overturned car in one of the right lanes. And so if youre leaving from daly city heading down to san bruno, youre going to see a slowdown. All of a sudden, as you approach the san bruno area. Also, we have that crash on 92 near pilarcitos creek. If youre getting out of Half Moon Bay or going into it, the 92 is going to be extra slow. Bay bridge toll plaza backed up all the way out to the maze. 702. Lets get back to the headlines. Thank you. Sal. Happening today. Its the first day on the job for oaklands new police chief. Oaklands been without a permanent chief for more than a year now. Ktvu james torres is live in oakland with what the mayor says is the new chiefs first order of business. James gasia. This morning, well be welcoming Oakland Police chief, the newest chief, Floyd Mitchell, who comes to us after serving as police chief from lubbock, texas. The Mayors Office reports hes been part of Law Enforcement for more than 30 years. Chief mitchell was mayor shang taos final decision for the job. Thats after about a year long search to replace former chief leronne armstrong. Mayor tao fired armstrong last year after reports said the former chief did not properly handle cases of misconduct within the Police Department. The mayor has since said his attitude during conversations about that misconduct made her less confident that he could do the job. Armstrong has since filed a lawsuit against the city, the new chief coming in at a time when crime and Public Safety has been a wide concern for the city of oakland. The Mayors Office, though, is reporting assaults, homicides and burglaries are all trending down and robberies are still on the rise. We spoke to the mayor last week who says while today is the chiefs First Official day in office, hes been preparing for weeks. Hes been working closely with chief ellison, interim chief ellison and assistant chief tony jones. Really learning the ropes of all of the Different Things that were doing here, the different strategies. Over the weekend, chief mitchell attended the Graduation Ceremony of the latest police academy, 12 more officers as a result, are now added to the police force, according to the city. That brings the tally up to. 716 sworn officers in the city of oakland, which is about where the budget allocates for now. When chief mitchell was first hired, he put out a statement in print saying his focus was, quote, to promote safety, prevent crime and pursue justice. Well hear from the chief for the first time in his new capacity later this morning. The city is still working on a date for its official public swearing in ceremony. Of course, once we learn those details, we will bring that to you. Were live this morning in oakland. Im james torres, ktvu, fox two news. Okay, james. Thank you. Time is 704. Family members and friends in oakland mourning the loss of two longtime east bay political leaders killed over the weekend in a car crash. Community members gathered at lake merritt amphitheater remembering the lives of peggy moore and her wife, hope wood. They were killed friday night in a crash in san diego county. Both built solid ties in oakland and beyond, working with former president barack obama advising former oakland mayor libby schaaf, even starting their own Political Consulting firm. At the candlelight vigil, former colleagues talked about their work and their kindness came out to take care of each other, talk to each other and remember their love and their contributions that they made to all of us individually, but also to the city. Peggy moore was 60 years old. Her wife hope was 48. Efforts are underway to make new plans for the oakland waterfront. Now that the as ballpark deal has fallen apart, city leaders have struggled for years to create a Long Term Development plan for Jack London Square and the port of oakland. The as decision to move to las vegas has killed a plan to build a new ballpark and thousands of waterfront homes at howard terminal, now, city leaders are exploring new Development Options for the area. Those plans are likely to encounter a new round of legal regulatory and environmental hurdles. Happening today, Rideshare Companies uber and lyft are going on trial in massachusetts. That states attorney general is asking the judge to rule that rideshare drivers are employees under state law, not independent contractors. The judge rules against the Rideshare Companies, drivers would be entitled to benefits. The Rideshare Companies say if the judge rules against them, they may be forced to cut or cease operations in the state. California courts made a ruling on a similar case last year, allowing Rideshare Companies to continue to treat their drivers here as independent contractors. Time now. 706 protesters gathered in palo alto on mothers day, putting a spotlight on the mothers and their babies suffering in gaza. At the corner of El Camino Real and embarcadero road, people gathered at the weekly vigil for gaza, a special focus on what they say mothers there in gaza are going through. As a mom, the stress of having a newborn baby in normal times is its a lot for any mom, to do that during war and during whats happening now, like in rafah. I mean, no one has housing. And the group says it started a Mothers Day Campaign to raise 5,000. The money will help pay for a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for premature babies at the kuwaiti hospital in rafah, and over the weekend, propalestinian protesters targeted graduate ceremonies at universities around the country. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld heard both boos and cheers when he delivered the keynote speech at duke university. Dozens of students actually left their seats when seinfeld was speaking. He has been an active supporter of israel throughout the war. I totally admire the ambitions of your generation to create a more just and Inclusive Society now. There were also protests at the university of wisconsinmadison and the university of texas at austin. Thats where students who were Holding Palestinian flags were removed in tel aviv, israel, relatives of hostages lit candles and stood in silence as israel marked its memorial day for Fallen Soldiers and victims of the attack by hamas on october seventh, 1200 people were killed, 250 others taken hostage. Hamas still holds about 100 people captive, along with the remains of more than 30. We are here every day to accompany the families in their plight, for the hostages, for asking from our government to release them as soon as possible. Every day that passes is a matter of life or death for them. Since the war began, more than eight months ago, more than 34,000 palestinians have been killed. Local officials say. Most of them are women and children. We have you covered throughout mornings on two and beyond. Here on the air, you can also find complete coverage of the war in gaza and reaction online at our website ktvu. Com. Our time now. 709a series of prescribed burns will begin at Mount Diablo State Park on ten plots of land. Now, these burns will take place during the next month in the Mitchell Canyon area. On one or more days, the exact burn days that will all depend on the weather conditions , the planned goal of the prescribed burns, reducing the risk of wildfires and restoring natural ecosystems. Caltrans reopened eastbound highway 37 last night, ten hours earlier than expected, easing this mornings commute in sonoma and solano counties. Work crews repaving a seven mile long stretch of the roadway. The last repavement work will happen next weekend on 37 between the highway 121 interchange and rural Sonoma County and highway 29, in vallejo. The last of the work, of course, is as always, weather permitting. Time is 710. If youre driving out of daly city heading down to san bruno southbound, 280 at westborough, theres an overturned car right near the westborough exit. So if you dont have to go that way, or perhaps you can get on the freeway after westborough. 280 is a pretty good after that. 101 is looking good, and you can always use El Camino Real as little secret shortcut if you will get on the freeway after westborough in the east bay highway four westbound, you have slow traffic, which is typical. 680 is beginning to fill in approaching walnut creek. And theres a live look at highway four heading west. Its not all that slow, but definitely it is slow. And highway 24 looks good. Lets take a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza and you can see that. Just got word of a new crash in san jose, southbound 101 at the yerba buena exit. Well tell you more about that when we come back in. Just a few. But now its 710. Lets go back to the desk. Okay. Thank you. Well, Michael Cohen, Donald Trumps former lawyer, is on the witness stand at trumps criminal trial in new york city. Theyre coming face to face in the courtroom. Well tell you what legal experts think, cohen will testify about his former boss. Tragedy strikes a family in the east bay, a five year old drowns while visiting his grandparents. The warning from First Responders ahead of the summer s son. Grieving after the tragic death of their five year old son. Emergency response crews found the boy in the water off Bethel Island this weekend. Andre seniors in studio now with what happened and some important reminders as we head into the summer months, yeah, its going to be hotter. A lot of people are going to be heading out onto the water with their families. Saturday afternoon, this child was reportedly visiting his grandparents on Bethel Island when he went missing. The Contra Costa CountySheriffs Office believe he was by himself near the shoreline and accidentally fell into the water. A rescue diver ultimately found the boy submerged in a cove. He was believed to be in the water for about 15 minutes. Rescuers performed cpr and rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. I havent really noticed whether there could be better security measures, to tell you the truth, i think its, you know, most of the most of the most of it is really up to the homeowners to sort of make sure their particular areas are secure. Investigators are still looking into the circumstances of the young childs death. This tragic accident can serve as a reminder to families of the importance of water safety, especially as it gets hotter outside. Even if you have a life jacket on a child, absolutely arms reach at all times, and then the other thing get him in swim lessons. Get him, get him 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 is an estimated 1000 children a year are set to die from drowning. Children between the ages of one and four are at the highest risk. Many deaths can occur when children have unexpected access to water. Parents should keep safety tips in mind whenever they take their families to the water, especially because it only takes a moment for tragedy to strike. Gasia andre. Thank you. An update now on an evacuation at a hotel in San Franciscos russian hill neighborhood. A fire prompted evacuations at 6 00 yesterday morning. One person experienced minor injuries, didnt need to go to the hospital, though firefighters stayed at the scene for several hours after the flames were out watching for hot spots. Surrounding streets were reopened around 8 a. M. The cause of this fire is still under investigation. Across the bay, a lithium battery plant fire at the port of oakland sent a large plume of smoke into the air in oakland sunday afternoon, Oakland Fire Department says it was quickly contained. No injuries reported. Still were no word on what caused this fire. Time is 716. In west oakland, the Community Reacting to a weekend fire that badly damaged an historic church. It happened friday night at Saint Andrews missionary baptist church, 27th and west street. More than 60 firefighters battled those flames for hours. Investigators say the fire spread from a vacant home nearby. Many Church Members hope this Historic Building can be rebuilt. Its sad theres a lot of history here. Like i said, i spent the first 15 years of my life here at this church and. And, im glad to see you survived. Although it was a lot of damage, the firefighters say no one was hurt. Investigators are still searching for the cause of the fire. Happening today, cleanup crews in baltimore, maryland, plan to use explosives to break down a span of the bridge that collapsed back in march. Crews have been preparing for weeks for this controlled demolition. The focus is now on the largest remaining steel span of the ship thats now on the ships bow. The demolition was originally scheduled for sunday, was postponed, though, because of weather conditions. Authorities say they hope to reopen the shipping channel by the end of the month. The Biden Administration reportedly plans to crack down on some new technology from china tomorrow. The Biden Administration is expected to announce new tariffs for electric vehicles from china. The current tariffs of 25 kept chinese evs out of america, but those tariffs could now increase to as high as 100, reports add. The new tariffs are also expected to include chinese semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies. All right guys the at times 718 south youve been busy. How does mondays traffic look now. Yeah it looks all right. It is filling in dave and gasia good morning to you both. Lets go to the bay bridge. First i want to show you what that looks like. Its a pretty good barometer of what were facing out there. And you will see from our picture thats backed up all the way out to the maze metering lights are on. If youre driving in oakland on interstate 880, it still looks good past the coliseum, southbound 101 is theres a problem at yerba buena heading south toward gilroy. Northbound 101 traffic a little bit slow as you drive through. And i also want to mention that on the peninsula southbound 280 at westborough, there is an overturned vehicle in one of the right lanes, Fire Departments blocking that lane. Were backing up almost all the way up to ceremony there. So if you can get on the freeway after 90, after westborough, that would be better for your drive. And also 92 getting out of Half Moon Bay right at pilarcitos creek. Theres a crash there and the traffic is slow in both directions. On 92, in and out of Half Moon Bay. 719 lets bring roberta back to talk about todays weather. Did you do anything fun this weekend . Oh, bunches of stuff. But, you know, i hung out with my mom and then also, the whole family. Oh thats great. Did you have some tamales . No, no, not this time. But were due. Maybe for dads day. Yeah. There you go. Well, im glad you had a wonderful weekend, sally. And i hope you all did at home as well. Waking up and getting ready to plan your day out the door this morning we are greeted by a layer look at that right there. Kevin pender is in our tok, our technical operations center, providing us with his view of the low clouds of fog, the marine layer. Its pushed all the way into the santa clara valley, limiting visibility. Now its dropped it down to eight miles at Mineta International airport, six miles along the sea shore, thr