>> we made an agreement that night at the casino... >> no, i brought my own money to the casino. >> ...for money to be paid out, which is the cash that i gave her. >> i would never have asked somebody i don't know for money. >> the check was never supposed to be cashed. >> when i tried to cash it and my bank had called me... >> left me out other bank fees, other things like that that went along with the account, so... >> ...they had to take the money out of my account because the check bounced. >> be careful who you do business with. >> be careful who you do business with. >> don't trust people anymore. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> $150 billion of tourism is unprecedented in our state system. now at 5:00, governor newsom hoisted all the way to the top of the golden gate bridge to announce what he says are record-breaking tourist numbers in california. how many

of those dollars are spent here in the bay versus l.a.? plenty of visitors taking a trip down to san jose for their big cinco de mayo low rider parade. cormack we take a walk with a group of volunteers supporting schoolchildren through the tenderloin. >> i am brian hackney. despite the positive outlook on tourism in california, the reality is that only parts of the state are at pre-pandemic levels of spending . according to the latest numbers from visit california, tourist spent about $1.3 billion less in the bay area than before the pandemic. >> you are how the top three counties with the most tourism's ending last year stack up to the 2019 numbers. there is one specific group of tourists that the bay area is still waiting to return. >> reporter: live jazz, warm weather, and happy visitors.

this is music to the ears of pier 39 business owners. >> we just landed yesterday. >> reporter: that is not the case everywhere. >> we are just waiting for the tourist to come in the season to really get going, and as you can see on a sunday afternoon brunch, it's not happening. >> reporter: matt leiber of pier 23 cafe says they are surviving, not driving. in fact, he says business was about 25 to 30% down in 2023 compared to 2019. >> you need people coming through the door to survive. when they are not coming, it is hard to keep the doors open. >> reporter: many small businesses complain they are still recovering from the pandemic. >> i'm the oldest guy out here at 77. >> reporter: he says business is down at least 20%.

>> we been trying to work harder for less cash, basically. 2023 -- you know, the thing that has died is the international tourist. >> reporter: that's what industry leaders are blaming, specifically the asian market. the ceo of san francisco travel says only about 50% of the chinese tourist have returned. and traditionally, he says chinese visitors spend big money in san francisco. >> pre-pandemic, china was our largest overseas market. over $2 billion a year was spent in our market. right now, capped by the governments of the u.s. and the governments of china, air service is capped right now at 50% of pre-pandemic levels. so we can't get back to the normal -- what we would call normal baseline visitation because you do not have the seats on the airplanes to make it happen. >> reporter: they see a lot more domestic visitors. and the domestic visitation has pushed the southern california tourism industry well beyond the 2019

levels. experts say socal strong rebound is what's driving up the state entire tourism spending. even though san francisco's recovery has been lower. >> are record-breaking tourism numbers last year, $150 billion. >> reporter: the governor made the announcement on top of the iconic golden gate bridge. the video released on sunday says that while tourism spending is trending in the right direction, his restaurant and san francisco still have a lot of work ahead, especially on the cities image and reputation. >> we are really hanging our hat on that it's going to be good and tourism is going to come back and people are going to want to go out and spend money. >> san francisco industry experts for a number of chinese tourists will return back to pre-pandemic levels by 2026. some family service programs in california could be on the chopping block according to the latest budget proposal. a $70 billion deficit in the

january budget, including cuts to some family service programs including a $30 million program for foster youth and their caregivers and crisis counseling programs that cost about 5000 calls in 2023. protesters in richmond took to the sea today on kayaks. they are speaking out against oil tankers affiliated with the local chevron refinery. signs call for richmond to cut ties with the oil company and work towards climate justice. it was a number of palestinian plans and anti- occupation slogans as well. a program introduced by parents and children to shield the kids there from the worst of their neighborhood. and we will get a new look at the big new addition to this year cinco de mayo low rider parade in san jose. straight ahead in sports, the a's went fishing. the bay area has a national champion, and this cal bears favorite color just might be orange.

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jose cinco de mayo celebration, they celebrated another big tree, this time in the battle over low riders. >> reporter: as the breed moved down king road, it was clear what this place is famous for. larry renteria couldn't be happier. >> this is our low writing culture. q monoculture. this is epic. this is, like -- this is it right here. >> reporter: low riders, the flashy hydraulically enhanced works of art, dominated the parade and ended at the king and story road . a place known for decades as the center of the universe for the chicano car culture in northern california. it has also been the center of tom and valenzuela's family life. he spent years building his beloved '65 chevy and paula convertible, sometimes having to choose between paying the

light bill and the chrome bill. for him, that choice was easy. >> for me, that choice is easy. i built it for me and my family. i just can't let this one go. this one is -- you know, i raised my family doing this. >> it may be hereditary, because every member of the family is now built their own car, including tommy's daughter. the mac i grew to love it, and that's why i decided to build my car so that i could be rolling with my dad. >> these cars have come to represent family as well as latin culture. but some in the community saw the cars as a threat, and cruising was banned in the 1980s. driving a wedge between the city and its latino residents. >> i just felt like they allow them to pop their fireworks and all that, they took our culture away. and now they are finally allowing it to come back.

>> reporter: in 2022, the city reversed the ban on cruising. as a low riders gathered at story and king, it felt like there was a chance that some fences were being mended. >> i think the relationship with the culture is starting to come about with the police. they are understanding that a lot of these guys that have these cars are not out doing bad things. we have businesses, we have jobs. >> reporter: back out at the parade, larry renteria was feeling hopeful about the future. >> it's here, it's still alive, and it's driving. it's a great thing . it's a positive thing. >> reporter: east san jose, the mecca of low writing, it's to celebrate a fifth for a victory of its own. today, a total 180 from yesterday. rain yesterday. >> andrea approves. >> 100%. >> the end of this coming week you are going to love. we will be 20 degrees warmer than

today. today is still like, we got leftovers from the system. we didn't get rained on, but it didn't warm up yet. tomorrow, we start a gradual return to warm-up and less wind. monday's daytime highs are just about three degrees warmer on average than what we are doing out there today. so on the one hand, that is ace subtle warm-up. but the other thing about tomorrow is there going to be a little less wind as well, which means there will be last wind chill. even though they are just three degrees warmer, technically, it will feel more like five to eight degrees warmer tomorrow. it's not warm, but it is the start of a pattern that's going to keep going and really pick up momentum by thursday. let's do a comparison. we are going to transition this to show what we are going to be by the time we get to thursday. i see some highs here in the mid 80s . 84, santa rosa. san jose will do it, too. it's that number

right there which is usually the real litmus test for a bay area warm-up. if you can get san francisco within 3 degrees of 80, it's going to be really nice in general for everybody. not too many people complain about upper 70s in the city. that's when we start doing 90s that you start going, this is a bit much perhaps. look at the visualization . where we are this weekend from the system that came through to where the temperatures will bring us by the end of the week in terms of being above average. it's like a 20 degree difference from tomorrow to friday. when we get to friday's numbers, we will be about 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year. because it's such a fast turnaround, because we are going from temperatures this weekend that her 10 degrees below average to temperatures by friday that are going to be 10 to 15 degrees above average, that very fast change, that kind of scenario can lend itself to some heat related health issues. you don't have

to just have the hundred degree days. when you are early in the season like this, to go through a big switch like that, you can often see an elevated number of people experiencing that. take a look at the area shaded in orange by the time we get to friday. the national weather service is now calling that a moderate risk for heat related health impact. this is not off the charts, but it is these first fast warm-ups of the season they can often times catch people off guard. more so than the big hit waves in summer. those are easy to see coming. if you got to be outside, inland, and if you are in a slightly more vulnerable group to heavy heat related impacts, be aware of thursday and friday. so there is that seven-day forecast for san francisco in oakland. 80 degrees in oakland on thursday. we back in the mid-70s by the time we get to saturday and sunday. so will san jose , and our final microclimate shows us the inland east bay valley going to the upper 80s and then cooling back down to just 83 by

the time we get to sunday. >> weather so close, i can feel it. baseball up top. philly moving pictures on game day tonight. then there's the a's. another series win. six straight wins. can we say seven? fans all around the colosseum on little league day. what did they see? well, against a starter joe boyle, the miami marlins didn't waste any time. nick gordon crushed a 3 inning homer. gordon was feeling himself, 4 for 4. top six, and l5-two, jonah bryant, former a, hit a two up double with two outs. gordon, and then three pitches later, another former a, christian betancourt, doubled in the same place as bryant. he was 2-4 and entering the game. miami won 2-3 ,

snapping the six game win streak. the a's fell to 17-18. they host texas on monday. who is ready for a game seven ? they hosted the magic. look at him go to work inside. the magic led by as many as 18. dan carroll nest with 38 , but the leader spun away. mitchell, when they needed him most, delivered in the second half. he scored 39. they outscored orlando by 22. cleveland moved on. into the east, 106-94. they take the celtics next round. the home team won every game of this series. shout out to st. mary's rugby in houston. they beat the favorite defending national champs maybe midshipman last night to win the 2024 division one a . it was the fourth national title under head coach tim o'brien. the first since 2007.

congratulations to the gaels. cal softball raft of the regular season today with a loss to oregon state. they still won the three-game series as the 19th -ranked bears headed to the pac-12 tournament next week with the ncaa tournament to follow. the outlook looks bright. and orange. >> that's always good. >> reporter: good has been given good for -- the second your transfers looking to make a mark with the program. her grandfather made a mark to the world 56 years ago. and orange has been aware since the sixth grade. >> i brought a book to one of my teachers, and she's like, this is your grandfather. i'm like, yeah. i am so serious. my mom kind of talked to me and ran me through what his name means and what we did. >> when your teacher reacted like that, did b's all of a

sudden become a's? did you carry with a little more panache? >> no. >> that's great. >> reporter: numbers don't lie. this is a top 20 team. a 30 win team. and orange says this february tournament at louisiana lafayette was a turning point. cal players chose to kneel during the national anthem. six bears players were verbally harassed with racial comments. >> that could've been the point in the season that really divided us. but i feel like it brought us closer and lit a fire, because we went on a very hot run after that. >> reporter: cal won the next 11 games, 16 of 17. through it all, orange kept thinking, what grandpa said. >> you have to stand for what you believe in and you have to know what you are standing for and always stand for it regardless of the repercussions that come with it.

>> i tell her, just make sure that you realize where you are going, that you have this cloud on your head. >> what you think you get from him in the bloodlines? >> speed. >> i would've thought confidence. >> know. his confidence is on a whole another level. he has, like, out of this world confidence. >> reporter: cal with a record of 36-17 faces stanford in the conference tournament. that first-run game is thursday at 12:30. stanford is the host team on palo alto. >> coming up after the break, tenderloin has the highest concentration of children in all of san francisco. how the community works to shield them from the worst of their neighborhood.

city of san francisco has made a strong push in recent years to try to clean up the tenderloin, ringing and more portable toilets, making more arrests, and clearing tents.

the change takes a long time. >> amid all the chaos is a vibrant community that has had to find their own ways to protect the most vulnerable and deliver hope, something many say the city has failed to you. >> reporter: wearing a bright safety vest with the word safe passage on the back, tatiana strides through san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood to its only public elementary school. she is among several adults who escort dozens of children to afterschool programs. >> we have a lot of things in this neighborhood that impact the lives of the people who live here. and so this is really an intervention of saying, you know, we need the space for kids . we have expanded to seniors, people who need assistance for residents to feel safe just walking through their neighborhood.

>> reporter: well known for its brazen open-air drug markets, mental illness, and homelessness, the tenderloin is also hope to an estimated 3000 children, the highest concentration of children in san francisco, largely from immigrant families. >> i used to worry about kids. if something happened to these kids while they are walking, how my going to face the families? but they form a very strong organization. that was the best. >> reporter: a group of mothers started the effort in 2008 after a child temporarily went missing. >> safe passage is a program to protect the community, the kids, the senior citizens. just to protect the tenderloin community. >> reporter: they guide the students along the cleanest and calmest route. >> and now when i walk through the street, i just say, think is a passage for just existing. for helping us.

>> reporter: redirecting them to avoid people acting erratically or overdosing, sometimes stewards use their bodies to block the children from seeing things they shouldn't. >> by our presence, by our examples, by our positive connection , this is good. and they hope it will happen. every year, it is a little bit better and better and better. >> reporter: this a passage program is now part of the tenderloin community benefit district, a nonprofit funded in part by tenderloin property owners. they also clean sidewalks, staff parks, and host community events. >> reporter: we had to golden gate park where young people from across san francisco competed in the kids games. you can watch us anytime anywhere on their streaming

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what a wonderful day for this event. san francisco youth raced in the keys art kids games today put on by the police department. and the former home of the raiders and the 49ers, the fastest runners and longest jumpers got to advance and eventually stand proud atop the podium. and it is all part of the san francisco police activities league, which was founded 65 years ago to give kids an alternative to delinquency. now, they've got an arts

program, several different sports, and a chest program as well. and all of them are free of charge. >> lots of beautiful sunshine we will be having from here to eternity. >> we didn't show the highlights from the chest tournament. it was the kids running. and the weather worked out great for them. we are now at the start of a big warming trend. by thursday and friday, inland daytime highs are going to be in the upper 80s. not yet, but by the end of the week. >> we will see that ♪ tonight tonight, disaster as severe weather storms across texas. more rain, flash floods, and scenes of despair from rural east texas to the houston suburbs. cbs' janet shamlian is there. >> we're riding with houston police department rescue teams today. people are still seeking shelter. >> tornadoes still threat, so is huge hail. we'll have