thank you for joining us this morning. it is wednesday, may 1st. >> so let's get it started. [ screaming ] >> coast-to-coast campus clash. a new day and a new chapter in the story of police versus protesters. [ chanting ] controversial alameda

county district attorney pamela price faces losing her job to a recall effort. her opponents and supporters clash. what's next in the ouster effort. barking lions on the loose. the sea lion invasion causing the woof at the wharf. you can ruck on a dog walk you can ruck in-between your kids' baseball games. >> plus, is weighing down on a wednesday a new way to revive and thrive? lace up your hiking shoes, bay area, it's hump day. and good morning, everybody. i'm reed cowan and whatever is in your backpack we hope you have a nice group of friend the take you through life with this. >> i'm nicole zaloumis and i kind of feel like we rucked with our -- well, my three kids and your two kids. you know, your three kid. you carry them on the front and now we have story about rucking that jessica has done. i'm looking forward to her experience.

>> my favorite baby item was the holder that you could take. also put them to sleep very nicely. >> i want my kid to carry me and let me have a nap. a live look outside on this beautiful tuesday morning. jessica burch is back with a weather roller coaster. a warm wednesday and wet weekend, jess? absolutely, a roller coaster just in time for anyone who wants to attempt rucking but trust me when i say -- the military ruined it for me. >> you said it ruined your frees right. >> oh my gosh, i have knee problems at the age of 27. i have to see a doctor for it because of rucking. but yes, let's take a quick look at what's going on outside on a day like today. exercise is great. don't get me wrong. i love running in the bay especially in san francisco because it stays a little bit cooler. when you start to warm up you still feel like the nice cool breeze. now off in the east bay, into the santa clara valley we go, we're waking up to a little bit of the haze and we're going to see warmer and drier conditions down there. so if you are run in the sacramento valley -- the santa clara valley, it's going to be

a lot warmer for us as we head into this afternoon. but all the way over into the sacramento valley, i want to highlight this too. they are under a wind advisory and that actually extends all the way into solano county. one of the wetter headlines for us today. breezy conditions are expected for us heading into this afternoon near solano county. and then it dies down in the evening hours tonight. but other than that all of us we're experiencing warm dry weather lasting throughout today, tomorrow and into our friday forecast. once we head into this weekend, well, a chance of showers returns into the bay area as early as saturday. so windy conditions today and dry conditions today and i'll have more on this coming up in a bit. for now over to you, g. thank you, jess. let's talk about the roadways right now. because we're seeing that traffic backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. no surprise here 6:00 in the morning and usually gets slow in the city. metering lights were turned on right around 5:30 this morning. so sluggish conditions there. and it's pretty sluggish across the upper deck heading into san francisco. now look at the approaches. look at the map here. if you are taking westbound 80, that is just a little slow out of hercules

into richmond. but other than that, we are not finding too many issues out there on the roadways. so off to a pretty good start. travel timeslikely looking pretty good for the most part with the exception of the altamont pass. i can tell you this. you are down to about 11 miles per hour if you are taking that ride out of tracy getting on to 580. typical commute there. but our travel times look great. in fact, on highway 4, 34 minutes from antioch to 80. and 101 out of the south bay, right now you are holding steady with some good news there. and how about some good news for commuters who use the ferry service? it's up and running again between sausalito and san francisco. the golden gate ferry service was suspended on the 19th after damage was spotted on one of the four pillars of the sausalito pier. it was declared safe after repairs were completed. this morning we have our eyes on what appears to be

escalation in police response. so far bay area protests seeing no arrest but down south in los angeles, you see what happened overnight. these are riot police at ucla. we're watching this one closely as they promise to clear a clash between pro palestinian and pro israeli protesters. protesters are letting off fireworks and they're shining lights at each other and even lasers at each other. this escalation interrupting students'' ability to dudty for finals. they're blocking campus for some students. >> it's wild to witness firsthand. it's gotten out of hand. it's gotten to the point where i can't even go to my classes. i can't study in the library. and it's -- it's dangerous. >> so here's where we stand this morning. university officials have taken the step to declare encampments unlawful and issued a written order to protesters to vacate. and the next step police power versus protesters. so we're going to watch this one closely. we'll have any updates for you

throughout the morning. now on the other side of the united states, after below zero barricaded themselves behind broken glass and furniture at columbia university. look at this. riot police in a helmets and a ladder to get into the building. their job is do clear the building and last night we understand more than 200 were arrested and face potential charges of burglary for the break-ins and there's going to be a lot of ramifications in new york. we're also getting a glimpse into police tactics and you see right there. new york police using ladders to get into the second floor of that building from an armored vehicle. about 50 officers we counted climbed that latter into the second floor of one building and then you see right there on their hips every one of them has zip ties there. and also carrying riot shields and at one point they had such difficulty they had to use flash bang grenades to get into the building. one of the demand you often hear at the protests is the accusation that universities divest from companies that do business with israel. so what are the

connections between campuses and israel is the narrative true? coming up in a half hour live to new york and talk to our cbs partners who are watching closely and reporting live from right outside columbia university in response to the police response to protesters. it's time now for a look at this morning's other top stories. we're expecting to see various gaza focused protests breaking out around the bay area for may day. one in the east bay will see protesters marching from the west oakland b.a.r.t. station to the port and hopes of shutting down operations for the day. there will be a few in san francisco including a march for palestine taking place at the 24th street b.a.r.t. station. that begins at 10:00 a.m. then at noon, there's a kite flying solidarity event taking place called bay area museums for palestine. that's at the music concourse near golden gate park's california academy of sciences. and then at 12:30, a strike and rally to stop genocide will be held at embarcadero's harry bridges plaza. and more may day protests over 1,000 hotel workers plan

to march through downtown san francisco today. their union contracts are expiring this summer and they want raises, better health care coverage, and improved workloads on their shifts. the unions represented also include janitors who work for companies around the bay area. a similar rally will happen in san jose and other cities across the u.s. and canada. shawn chitnis is live this morning at union square with more on what the workers say and the hotel industry. shawn, good morning to you once again. what are all the details? >> reporter: hey nicole. good morning. sew we know for this particular may day rally, it is going to start in the afternoon near the intersection of california and montgomery streets then work here to union square. and while there's agreement that times are tough, especially in the tourism industry, there are some different views on what that means in terms of how it's actually impacting the business when you talk to workers and hotel industry and whether there's the ability right now

to pay those workers more and give them better benefits. >> five, six, seven, eight, nine. >> reporter: camucha king says they're ready to march on may day. with plenty of signs and employees who want to fight for better pay and working conditions. >> we're here to make a statement. >> reporter: she's a private dining server who works to take care of room service orders at the st. regis in san francisco. she's had the job for almost 20 years, working there since it opened. >> i do like my job. i do like customer service. i do like -- what i do. >> reporter: but camucha says she can barely make it right now to cover the cost of housing and medical bills, especially with back problems and a daughter who has asthma. >> we're here, ready to ask the companies for respect and ask the company that we need better treatment and better wages, better health care. >> reporter: she says hotels in

the city are constantly understaffed and that means more work for those who are on shift. >> we need more people to come visit san francisco. as less people are coming here, unfortunately that results in less needs. >> reporter: alex bastian with the hotel council of san francisco says not enough people are visiting the city after the pandemic. his organization represents the vast majority of hotels in san francisco. but he's not a part of union negotiations. >> if we work together, especially during these difficult times, we will come back better and stronger than before. >> reporter: he says it's no secret that hotels are losing money right now. and they're having to operate with less employees because of empty hotel rooms and not as many tourists compared to before the pandemic. alex says the focus needs to be on getting more people to come here and spend money, which requires the entire city to make san francisco more appealing to tourists. >> there's a lot of money coming in and we, the workers,

only want our fair share of that. >> reporter: the union argues that while the pandemic has affected operations, hotels still managed to increase profits in 2022. they aren't giving any specifics on what kind of increases they want yet, saying may day is an early reminder to make a good offer when their contracts are up later this year. >> when hospitality can survive and when hospitality can thrive, that's good for each and every san franciscan. >> we deserve it. we work hard for the company. we deserve respect. >> reporter: a shared goal to make san francisco a better place for visitors, workers and residents. but different views on what it will take to get there. so while this is not a strike, this particular union has gone on strike in the past. and they say that demonstrates the commitment they have to their cause. but hopefully will not need to go there as they are still months before this

negotiation. now we did also reach out to city leaders as well as the san francisco travel agency and some individual hotel groups -- the travel association. and some individual hotel groups. still waiting to hear back on their comment for this particular story. but we do know that the march will begin at 3:00. nicole, back to you. >> all right. thank you, shawn we'll check back in for more updates throughout the morning. time now 6:11. federal restrictions for marijuana could soon ease. what it means for california's cannabis business. and there's a population boom under way at san francisco's pier 39. what's luring sea lions to the popular city attraction. quick live look outside before we head

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welcome back. now to developing story that we have been following all morning long. los angeles mayor karen bass has deployed the lapd to ucla. they're on campus right now after dueling pro palestinian and pro israeli protests got in a clash last night. protesters lit fireworks and threw items and shining lasers and bright lights at each other. you can see that there behind me. now we check in with our sister station in los angeles. cara fin stromb is live at the campus now. good morning to you. what are things looking like? >> reporter: good morning.

well, within the last hour here, crews with the sheriff's department also arrived and you can see them here wearing some protective gear. i did speak with a spokesperson. they tell me that this crew here to support the lapd. the highway patrol officers who were here all night. and they're still here keeping watch along with campus police. tensions do seem to have eased during last couple of hours and yesterday ucla declared the pro palestinian encampment unlawful and overnight we saw clashes. fireworks were thrown as well as traffic cones, a scooter and wooden pallets and also what appeared to be smoke bombs. pieces of that makeshift barrier were -- that were put up around the encampment. those appear to have been broken apart. some protesters carried a metal fence to separate themselves from the counterprotesters. also appears that some in the group were pepper sprayed and we did see

some ambulances here. no reports of any injuries. so we're still waiting to learn more about we did see a couple of people being taken away in the ambulances and what the situation was with them. also no reports of any arrests at this point. but yesterday, the university did state that law enforcement is prepared to arrest people in accordance with applicable laws and that people not affiliated with the university were urged to leave immediately. they also asked students and faculty to leave and said that those who remain could possibly face sanctions. here's what we heard from someone who was here. >> saw a lot of pro palestinians throwing water bottles. actually a few of them hit me even. throwing a lot of cardboard things. just -- bunch of bad stuff. and i don't know. i saw the pro israelis like just trying to protect themselves. and i saw a lot of pro israelis getting pepper sprayed by the pro palestinians which was very hard to see. >> reporter: this is also of course causing some disruptions

on campus at a tim when students and faculty are involved with end of year classes and finals. this still very much under way. the good news the things have calm right now. and once we learn a little bit more about what did actually happen here overnight, we'll give you an update. >> all right, cara, thank you so much. you forget in these moments that kids still have papers to submit and still work to get done amidst all the chaos. >> graduation you know, literally days away. well, now let's take a live look outside on this wednesday morning. and it's beautiful as it has been for several days but jessica, come the weekend, that's going to change a little bit isn't it? >> absolutely. but only for one day. luckily at least. as we extend into this weekend's forecast, we do have a splash of showers but that doesn't happen till saturday. for now high pressure is still building its way in. keeping us warm and dry as we head into our thursday and friday forecasts. but this little weak system is moving its way in into our weekend forecast. and it will bring in a splash of showers for saturday and just to clear

up as we head into our sunday forecast. so keep that in mind for any outdoor activities. also i was thinking for myself i'm like thinking should i fly saturday or sunday? definitely sunday now at this point. now here's something interesting. as we head into this weekend's forecast, as rain chances start to increase into saturday, our pollen count really decreases. as that wet weather moves its way in. that dry air that's been giving us some allergies recently is going to start to diminish. great news for us in the bay area. the fresh may shower in the saturday forecast and then drying up quick next week with cooler weather on the back end. keep that in mind, that's a cold front moving in. the daytime highs we see today for example near san francisco sitting in the upper 60s or lower 70s across the beautiful bay bridge behind me right now. over into oakland with low 70s there. it's going to be a lot cooler heading into our saturday forecast. we have 80s in the forecast today off in the east bay. upper 70s so close to the 80s all the way down into the santa clara valley. one thing i want to mention, if you live near

solano county, despite the fact that you are dealing with some of the warmest weather all throughout the bay area, you are also dealing with a wind advisory issued by the national weather service until 5:00 p.m. where you can see wind gusts anywhere up to around 30 to 40 miles per hour in those communities. so just take it slow and that's also the case all throughout the sacramento valley too. if you are planning on commuting out there today. but other than that, here in the bay area, we have beautiful dry, sunny mild weather. in the forecast for our thursday and friday setup. cooling down fast as we head into saturday though. i mean, these 80s quickly turn into 0s as the cold front approaches. and then we have a nice warm-up into next week with more sunshine around the corner. so a bit of a roller coaster if you ask me. g? all right, jess, sounds good. let's talk about the roadways right now. as you get ready to head out the door. i want to start off with the live look at the golden gate bridge. and show you how things aren't too bad this morning. in fact, lighter than usual which is kind of good news for a lot of people commuting this morning. here's a look at conditions over at the golden gate bridge and that southbound commute. you know there's a few extra cars than what we saw a little while ago boff all it's moving at a pretty nice pace as head

into the city. so really our headlines for your morning commute today are quiet road conditions overall. the only trouble spot i really could find that is kind of out of the ordinary is an accident southbound 880 right at tennyson and we typically see a crash here and there around that. that's as traffic kind of bottlenecks coming off the san mateo bridge area and sort of making that change is a little difficult for cars to kind of make your way across 880. but so far, looking pretty steady for the most part. nicole? time now 6:20. a billionaire backed by for a new city in the north bay takes a big step forward. what's next for california forever. and we head outdoors with our vern glenn for a heart pounding new workout. get ready to ruck; here's a live look outside before we head to break. oh look at this gorgeous view of the sun just peeking over the mountain tops across the bay. we'll be right back.

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helping you to revive and thrive this morning. what do you do if a three, five mile hike isn't enough and you are looking for more calorie burn and a workout to build the glutes and strength and stamina? well, our vern glenn tells us all all you have to do is ruck. >> reporter: every morning, fitness trainer bria ruben shows up with the urge to -- ruck. >> you can ruck on a dog walk,

you can ruck in-between your kids' baseball games. you can ruck as you are waiting for your kids. you can ruck with a friend. >> reporter: with backpacks, weight it with water, and avid hikers, they march, they ruck to some of the most scenic marin landscapes, burning more calories than they would in a normal hike. so this is rucking. conditioning, related to the military, that's where the term comes from. >> how come we're the only company marching every friday night, 12 miles, full pack in the pitch dark? >> reporter: this is a much better pace. >> just bring your knees up a little bit. little march. that's okay if it slows you down. it's not for the -- weak. [ laughter ] >> reporter: well, i guess you have to work yourself up to it. >> you do. you do. good mental -- good mental preparation. right? one finger this way is fine. but you really, really want it to be tight because you want the weight to be on your

hips. you are doing it for several weeks. and then you are realizing my glutes are stronger. you know, i'm walking faster. my shoulders are back and my core is stronger. i am stronger. >> i have been rucking three times a week for the past two weeks. >> reporter: you are hooked. >> yes. >> reporter: i bet you have no standing heart rate. huh? >> i do, my heart is always beating. my heart is always beating. >> why am i going to pay someone to take me on a hike? we live in marin county. it's beautiful everywhere and i get it, but i say you have to try it. meeting new people and friends supporting each other. that is really the magic of rucking. we do. >> we definitely do get it. >> we're all sitting here contemplating how do we do rucking? a lot of fun and great package vern. time right now 6:26. coming up some college

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developing news from new york overnight. riot police had to use flash bangs at columbia university to clear out pro palestinian demonstrators who took over campus buildings in barricades. similar scenes are happening in other major universities across the country and we know that jarred hill is watching this situation live from new york. what a night it was, jarred. we see the nypd parked there at the gates behind you. we also see officers in their uniforms but what's the experience like for students and protesters this morning? >> reporter: yeah, so on top of the police that you see around the campus, you also see folks kind of just going about their day which is an interesting juxtaposition here because again, this campus at this point is basically on lockdown to anyone who doesn't live on the physical campus within those gates. last night there were completely different scene as we saw the police moving in to remove those protesters in

particular who had barricaded themselves inside of an academic building. take a look. [ screaming ] confrontations overnight as nypd officers moved in on columbia university's main campus. climbing through a window to get protesters out of hamilton hall. inside, police cleared chairs used as barricades. searching for the pro palestinian demonstrators who have occupied the academic building since early tuesday. >> we are part of a movement. >> reporter: columbia university's president asked the nypd to come in and clear out the protesters. saying occupying the building and the encampment pose a clear and present danger. school officials as well as local officials are blaming outside agitators for the rising tensions. >> these people are not columbia students. they are not affiliated with the university. and they are working to escalate the situation. >> reporter: police say they arrested dozens of protesters. in what's become a national movement, demonstrators are calling on universities to cut business ties with israel, critical of its war on hamas in gaza. earlier tuesday, police

and protesters also clashed at the university of north carolina chapel hill and at the university of southern florida. [ chanting ] back at columbia, police say students still at the camp could be charged with trespassing or disorderly conduct. for those who broke into hamilton hall, more serious charges, like burglary. all right, we are learning from the nypd that they arrested about 200 or so people last night. the exact numbers as well as the make up of that group and how many of them were students and how many of them were as the police and others are calling outside agitators, we don't know quite yet. law enforcement we're giving an update about 15 or so minutes ago and we're hoping to get some details as those information comes in. reed, back to you. >> all right. jarred we always appreciate your reports and updates wherever you are in the united states. thank you so much reporting from columbia university. taking a live look outside on this wednesday morning.

it's hump day and there's the sunshine right there. helping us to recalibrate ourselves to light. right? 6:32 in the morning and there's always hope. jess, good morning my friend. >> good morning. and i have the most beautiful live look at a sunrise right behind me right now. just over the bay bridge as we wake up and head out the door this morning. the time now is 6:32. and we are already off to a beautiful start. now as that sun continues to rise, we are going to warm up a lot as we head into this afternoon. daytime highs today are actually expected to hit the 70s just near oakland across that bay bridge across over into san francisco upper 60s are expected close to the 70s today. and off into the east bay we go, 80s in store for us near antioch and all the way over into solano county we're going to continue to feel breezy conditions into the afternoonhours today. a wind advisory in effect until 5:00 p.m. but if you live down into the santa clara valley, don't worry about that. expecting 70s today there and lighter winds in those communities and along the peninsula we go. 70s

turning into 60s along the coastline and 70s all the way up near wine country too. let's take a look at what's happening for us as we head into this next couple of days. a look at the weather headlines. some of the biggest things to talk about, well, it has to do with rain. right around the corner. it's hard to believe when we have such beautiful weather like we do right now. today, tomorrow and lasting into friday. we'll continue to see nice warm and dry conditions. but heading into our weekend forecast, we're starting to trend a lot cooler as a cold front approaches us. and that's going to bring in wet weather too. we'll talk more about that coming up in just a bit and let's actually dive back into solano county. where wind speeds are already up close to around 30 miles per hour this morning. we'll see that start to die down into the evening hours tonight. but it gets gustier along our coastline actually at that point. so if you live near bodega bay, stretching down into half-moon bay winds speeds are expected anywhere up to around 40 miles per hour into the 5:00 hour. it starts to calm down a will the more as we head into the overnight hours tonight. so lots to talk about this week. but we will break it down for you coming up in the first alert forecast. for now over to you, g. thank you, jess. let's talk about the roadways right now. and let's take a live

look at conditions where we are starting to see all the brake lights and things getting a little crowded. south 880 at paseo grande. certainly a slow commute there. and unfortunately, we're adding to that by getting word of a crash near tennyson road. so definitely one of the hotspots right now. for a wednesday. south 680, dublin, pleasanton starting to bog down a little bit. but what's kind of interesting is we're not seeing too many brake lights elsewhere. look at 880 north of there. we'll see it get a little bit busier closer to 8:00 and that's when this area certainly gets ramped up but right now it's pretty quiet and even the san mateo bridge isn't too crowded. it's not really any slow -- really no slowdowns here, just a few more cars out there heading westbound over to 101. and our travel times reflect that. especially out of the south bay with only 42 minutes right now from san jose to sfo. nicole? all right, gianna. it's time now for a look at this morning's other top stories. high tensions in san mateo county this morning as the winner of the district 16 house

race tie-breaker could be announced. a recount began april 15th after evan low and joe simitian sighed for second place. 16 disputed ballots were found unaccounted for. once complete in new winner for second place could be announced. the registrar of voters make a ruling later today at 2:00 p.m. a major step forward for the silicon valley campaign pushing to build a whole new city in solano county. the group behind california forever says that they've submitted enough signatures to be added to the november ballot. critics have said it would be better to build within existing cities rather than convert farmland. oakland city council approved the contract for the city's new police chief. when all is said and done, floyd mitchell could make $365,000. this number will include his annual salary, required payment from the police management association, and an auto allowance each month. >> i'm very excited. very

happy to join the citizens and the community of oakland and members of the oakland police department and i'm truly looking forward to getting there working with this council and working with my community members and myofficers. >> chief mitchell is expected to start in mid-may. the recall campaign looking to oust da pamela price from office is a step closer to reaching the ballot. the board of supervisors accepted the nearly 75,000 signatures collected by supporters of the recall. as our katie nielsen reports, things got very heated when people on both sides of the recall effort faced off outside of that meeting. [ chanting ] >> reporter: it was a war of words in the plaza outside the alameda county administration building. supporters of current district attorney pamela price attempting to drown out a rally by those wanting to remove her from office. >> you guys have had your chance. this is our press

conference. this is for the victims. the victims are here. we stand for the victims. >> the people are here. the people are here. the people are here. >> that shows you -- >> we are the people. >> and so are we. we are the people. >> reporter: current alameda county district attorney pamela price called on the board of supervisors to block a recall election that could possibly take her out of office. >> we're calling upon the board to reject this illegal effort, this ill-funded effort, this misguided effort. >> reporter: current da price questioned the legality of the recall campaign from fundraising to signature gathering. and even how the county registrar managed the process. >> the registrar is trying to conduct an illegal election. i don't know what his motivation is. >> reporter: as far as the motive for the recall, she says it's because she's the first black woman to hold the office. >> this is not about public safety. it doesn't appear to

have a basis other than racism. >> what color am i? i'm african american. my name is first on the recall petition. line number one, my name, brenda fay grisham. >> reporter: grisham is one of the founders of s.a.f.e., the group that organized the recall effort. today, they were calling on the board of supervisors to set a special election as soon as possible to let voters decide whether price should stay in office. >> we're not going to wait eight months for a recall opportunity. we're not going to do it. >> reporter: a special election in august would cost anywhere from $15 million to $20 million. the other option is to put the recall on the november ballot during the general election. >> i don't care about the money. i care about the justice and i care about other people behind me getting their justice too. >> so here's what comes next. the board of supervisors says it will meet again on may 14th

to decide whether to hold a special election or add the recall to the november ballot. if the recall is successful, the board of supervisors would have to apint a new da to serve until the next 2026 election. gianna? nicole, today the dave goldberg scholarship program created by former meta executive sheryl sandberg honors the legacy of sandberg's late husband and supports students from low income families who are the first in their families to go to four year colleges. shawn chitnis talked to one scholar from the peninsula who represents the expanded reach of the program. >> reporter: chavez franco has a lot to smile about as her senior year comes to an end at woodside priority school. she knew college was in her future even with limited resources growing up and as the first in her family to go to a four year university. >> it's always been because of i had a really amazing community of mentors and supporters behind me. >> reporter: a standout student

who had several extracurricular s to keep her busy, the decision she faces this week is one many students would envy. her choice of admission to four selective colleges across the country. >> i think that is how first generation scholars can really succeed is with the support of everyone around them. >> reporter: part of the 2024 class of dave goldberg's scholars a program if the sandberg goldberg family foundation. launched several years ago to help low income first gen students get to college and succeed once there. the program expended in 2023 to partner with peninsula bridge. a nonprofit that pulls promising students from more than 50 schools in fourth grade and mentors them up until their college graduation. >> we really do believe that all of our scholars deserve a chance to thrive and succeed and each one has the potential to be successful on the college and career path with our 13 year program model.

>> reporter: the dave goldberg scholarship provides a life-changing amount of financial support by paying for all the costs around college. like transportation, supplies, and opportunities to study and do research outside of a college campus. >> there's so many additional costs. the college financing piece is so difficult for first gen under represented students and there's so many barriers to being a successful college student. >> reporter: students like her are grateful and say it fuels their passion to advocate for more access to higher education. she plans to study observology in college so have an impact on the community around her. >> the lessons that i learn and the lessons that i take away from this experience are the lessons that i pas on. and that's how you create generational knowledge and that's how you also create generational success there are a passion to be the first with a commitment to help others so she isn't the last. >> according to peninsula bridge, 94% of their students graduate from a four year college with lower amounts of college debt and at least one

internship and that's thanks in part to scholarships like this exact one. 94%. sometimes these are the first time that these families will have someone who goes to a four year college. kind of cloaks me up a little bit. i love this so much. >> tell me why. >> don't make me tell you why. no, because -- you can see -- >> they might not be able to see but you can see that you are emotional. such a bright young star for her family obviously. paving the way. yes. >> no i love that. so much. it's -- it's like you come here and like i just identify because my family came here and it's like this is what they want for their children. what they want for -- work for. kudos to her. great organization. >> thank you for being a voice inner that. i love your beautiful heart and you always get to the why of the stories. all right, time right now -- any dole. >> let's say it together. >> 6:43. >> get on the same page friends. >> going gourmet at wal-mart. details about the big box

retailer's new grocery line. here's a live look outside before we head to break. nicole and i will get in different lanes on the golden gate bridge but we'll wave at each other. we'll be right back. here's what's happening in the bay area this weekend. from radios and boom boxes to concert posters, the san francisco museum of modern art is launching a new exhibition showcasing the art of noise. and may the fourth be with you. catch star wars the empire strikes back at davies symphony hall as the score is performed live by the sf symphony. ♪ "peter pan" is flying into san jose. experience the beloved musical featuring iconic songs including i'm flying and i won't grow up and neverlands. tickets go on

it's time now for the money watch report. americans' paychecks saw 1.2% jump in the first three months of 2024. that's up 0.9% from the previous quarter according to the department of labor. but u.s. consumer confidence has dropped to its lowest level in over a year and a half. according to the latest survey from research group, the conference board, in april, the

consumer confidence level fell to 97. that's down from 103.1 in march. another round of layoffs announced at tesla involving the supercharger team and two executives. around 500 employees will be let go including the senior director of the supercharger division and new vehicles program. this comes after tesla announced plans to lay off around 14,000 workers including more than 2700 here in the bay area. those layoffs will begin mid-june. and wal-mart is rolling out a new store label. the affordable gourmet foods. the retailer plans to sell 300 items under the name "better goods" with prices expected to range from $2 to $15. some better goods' products are already on the shelves with more items on the way. have to check those out reed because i know you are trying to get healthier. >> i love mcdonald's. so -- not an intended segue here but let's talk pot this

morning. legal sales of marijuana in california really struggling while authorities report a surge in black market marijuana sales. now there's word the nation's top bosses with drug enforcement are expects to make the most significant change in u.s. drug policy in like five decade. here's the the head loin on this one. marijuana could be lower risk and now that's a big deal because right now marijuana is classified schedule 1. to put that into perspective. that is the same category as heroin and fentanyl. if the fed get their way cannabis would be scheduled to tier 3 like ketamine and steroid. so why does that matter? well, consequences for using lower tier drugs are less severe and there's also a money impact here to report. for the first time, dispensaries could pay less taxes because that reclassification allows dispensaries to finally deducts business expenses on their federal tax returns. listen.

>> if it's reclassified to schedule 3, we will be treated like every other business as we should have been all along. this is i hope just the beginning. i hope that the state sees that by reducing its taxes, that it will allow the industry to become more competitive with the illicit market and hopefully put it out of business. >> the dea still feds to jump through some hoops to reclassify marijuana. there's sea lion invasion on pier 39 at the wharf. herds of sea lions usually hang out here but not in numbers like this. and if you listen, you can really hear them. [ barking ] they're just chatting away. hey, bob. hao you doing? over 1,000 sea lions were lounging at the pier on monday that's something the city hasn't seen in 15 years and turns out they are after the food. the bay is filled with lots of anchovies

and herring right now. and that's what's brought out all the tourists. >> they're so amazing, very beautiful, massive. so huge. very, very cool to watch. >> pretty cool. never seen this many in one place before. looks like kids vying for a good spot on the couch. >> oh. the last time the sea lion count was this high was in 2009 when the dogs had a record high 1700 sea lions and i really want to name them all and give them voices and know what they're saying. >> i know. >> look how cute they are. so snugly. >> i love his characterization, a bunch of kids vying for the best spot on the couch. how did he see mifully nights at our house? i sit on the floor and i often think wait a minute. i pay for this couch. >> or i'm always shoved to the side. because the whole -- like the kids just -- take over everything. why? >> i even put my feet up and my sons are like why are your feet by my feet? oh jess, come over and broker a peace agreement on

my sofa and gianna's. >> just love the love and snuggles and they're young and they're sweet. change the mentality of it. >> you are right jess. anyways, let's take a quick look outside and it's beautiful and it is going to be a warm one for us today here in the bay area. as we head out the door, get going on this beautiful wednesday forecast, we're expecting upper 70s in store for us all the way down into the santa clara valley. 80s off in the east bay as we head into this afternoon. and it's interesting as we head along the peninsula, along the coast, versus in our inland areas along the peninsula, we're experiencing 60s near the coastline with breezy conditions into the afternoon and less breezy conditions closer to redwood city and even san francisco for that matter in the upper 60s and lower 70sed to. also the forecast for up in the north bay too this afternoon. why experiencing such warm and dry weather throughout most of our microclimates? i say most because the coast is still kind of cool and breezy. well, we have high pressure that's still settling its way in. giving us dry weather until

saturday. now as we head into our saturday forecast, now we have a low pressure moving its way in from the north and that will give us a splash of showers and some cooler weather from the north. but here's the good news. honestly it's kind of a little silver lining in a way. the pollen count in northern california specifically here in the bay. but once we head into saturday as the cold front gives us wet weather it's going to bring in some fresher air and we're actually going to see our pollen count decrease a lot into this low category. now as that decreases, we see rain chances increase of course. we have rain in the forecast as we head into late friday neuteringly saturday morning. it's going to be a breezy and cool one for you that day but luckily right around the corner it dries up fast. so with that in mind let's actually take a quick look at what's happening for us throughout the next seven days. warmer weather for us today and tomorrow and lasting into friday and then notice how 80s quickly drop down in the 50s but it doesn't take too long to get sunny skies next week and 70s returning into the bay area. so we'll talk more about that coming up in a bit. for now over to you, g.

yeah, jess. we have to talk about the roadways because they're getting busier out there. but i am a little bit surprised and some spots how it's kind of quiet. not 880. this is south 880 at paseo grande that's crowded for commuters heading down through there. the brake lights into hayward. theocleared the crash and slow down in the fremont area. south 680 also a few brake lights as well. but you know e the north bay moving pretty well taking south 101 novato to san rafael. everything is pretty clear there. and out of the south bay we have not seen too many problems. north 101 out of san jose is getting a little crowded but overall a fairly quiet morning on the roadways. not too many major issues. keep an eye on that and check in on the bay bridge coming up in the next report. reed? you know, one year ago, we proudly brought you the story about the rediscovery of the long lost photos. my friend ryan yamamoto worked so hard on this series. these images show

the faces of japanese americans only days before they were shipped off to internment camps in 1942. well, after the original story that ryan put together aired several people reached out to the station and saw it all over the country. and so many said that they believed they recognized the family members in the photos. and this past month, two cousins from chicago who saw our story on the other side of the country, decided to make their journey to northern california in search of more answers about their family histor listen. >> this is our grandfather. this is our grandfather. >> i saw the first video when my brother sent it to me. >> he lives in san francisco. >> he lives in the san francisco area. he forwarded it to me. and then i -- looked at it and immediately spotted my mother. >> mom. >> there she is. >> i spotted her and then i spotted my grandmother. >> there she is. >> grandma. >> there's grandma. my brother was surprised because he hadn't spotted my grandma.

>> so families reconnected and i salute ryan yamamoto for doing the work and bringing this story out. i just can't brag about his work enough here. we launch aapi heritage month with a follow-up to ryan's original clyde bush photo shower. and show you the power of storytelling and how our stories really do define us. and in this case, connect people and their families. g? >> yeah. yeah wonderful work there by ryan. it could be the sweetest gift true music fe

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oh, ifer looking for unique spot to get married this summer, why not a music festival? you can tie the knot with the love of your life at san francisco's outside lands this year. so there's going to be a pop-up wedding venue called "city hall" among the trees in maclaren pass. the wedding package includes a 15 minute ceremony with a photographer and an officiant. it will cost you about $350, plus some fees. and hopefully a lifetime of happiness and what a way to kick off your marriage. i mean, actually if you are into it. why not. >> was that an inflatable joint i saw? >> it was part of the decor for the wedding. >> maybe just like cane. >> back to the wedding idea though. at first i was like no

and now that i the about it. a free band. kind of free. live look at san francisco, new nighttime party expected to draw thousands popping up tomorrow. how the idea came from across the bay bridge. foodies listen up. a new law is getting rid of service fees. why some restaurant experts say the changes could make going out to eat even more expensive. as we take a live look outside, we hope you join us ♪ welcome to cbs mornings and hello to our viewers on the west coast. >> gayle and antonio are off. here's your world in 90 seconds. gaza protests erupt with fights breaking out overnight at ucla, while police crack down at co