on college campuses, with students setting up encampments from here in california to massachusetts. >> understanding that this is something that's important, and if we have the capacity to do something, we should go for it. >> from ktvu fox two news. this is the four. >> and at major college campuses all across the u.s, protests have taken hold. we've told you about columbia, usc, and here in the bay area, uc berkeley and now stanford. welcome everyone to the for this afternoon. i'm heather holmes and i'm alex savage. >> students at stanford are heading into their second night of a tent encampment. that's right in the middle of campus. ktvu is mark sayer is joining us now live on the stanford campus this afternoon with more on the situation there. mark >> well, heather and alex, compared to what we've seen at some other universities like columbia in new york and usc in

los angeles, where police have been called in, things here on the stanford campus have been fairly under control, with no real big issues so far. we're here at white memorial plaza. this is right next to the stanford bookstore, where behind me, you'll see that students set up tents after a protest here on campus on thursday night. now thank you, protesters want stanford to disclose its investments related to corporations profiting from the conflict of gaza. and then they want those those protests, they want to be divested. and this afternoon, students mostly keeping to themselves it was food, food, music and camaraderie. >> the cease fire call is definitely a part of it. right? but like, i think we understand that within our very local context of being stanford university students, we can probably leverage the most effort towards making a cease fire happen by like building on this huge pile of pressure, right, of which divestment and that kind of company pressure is a very clear part of that picture.

>> now, the university today did release this statement, while stanford understands students perspectives on an important global issue, violate of university policy will not be overlooked. the submission of student names to the office of community standards student contact process has already begun. now, the university also released a statement to the full stanford community saying that the tent city that was set up here last night is clearly a violation of university policy. if there are going to be any enforcement actions. so far, those have not happened. and as for those, those part, their part, the protesters here say that they have not definitively decided nor made any statements as to whether or not this tent city will continue to exist after 8 p.m. tonight, which is when the stanford time, place and manner restrictions expire. you're allowed to protest on campus between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. after 8 p.m. technically, it's a violation of university policy. that's the story here on the stanford campus. i'm mark sayer reporting live ktvu, fox two news to see what administrators there do, how they handle that situation. >> mark, thank you.

>> college campuses from coast to coast have seen various types of protests, including encampments and student occupations. students at cal poly humboldt in arcata took over a main building on monday, and that led to the closure of the campus today. school officials offered those inside the chance to leave by 4 p.m. this afternoon. so right about now, with a guarantee of no immediate arrests, meantime, a major demonstration on the campus of columbia university in new york is now in its 10th day this afternoon, students there said they are at an impasse in negotiations, including over their calls for the university to divest from businesses profiting from the conflict in gaza. >> currently, an estimate is 0.66% of columbia's investments, less than 1% is actually publicly disclosed. one of our demands is financial transparency. when we know what columbia has actually invested in, we can tell you what we want them to disinvest in the

university of southern california has canceled its main stage graduation set for may 10th because of ongoing demonstrations there. >> more than 90 people were arrested on wednesday. today was the last day of classes at the campus in los angeles. >> berkeley novelist michael chapin says that his wife, author ayelet waldman, was among the protesters arrested today in southern israel. waldman was with a group of american and israeli rabbis demanding a cease fire, and the delivery of aid to the strip, chapin posted on instagram today that waldman and the others have since been released. >> an investigation is underway into what started a raging fire that destroyed a residential building that was undergoing renovations in san francisco's presidio heights neighborhood. the first alarm came in just before 430 this morning for this fire at a four story home at lion and clay streets. this is just south of the presidio, the fire department says when crews got here, the building was

engulfed in flames. it was wet and windy, and smoke from this fire was blown through the city streets. >> when firefighters arrived, that wind that you just heard about was pushing smoke for blocks. heavy smoke, visibility was very low and it was very dangerous for our firefighters in the wind and in the midst. >> in the end, firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to any neighboring buildings. no one was found during a search of the building that burned and no injuries were reported. >> a law enforcement gathered somberly today to honor the life of a young oakland officer. jordan wingate died nearly six years after he was critically injured in a crash while on duty . our henry lee was at that service today where hearts were certainly heavy. >> motor officers escorted the casket of fallen oakland police officer jordan wingate to three crosses church in castro valley, where hundreds of officers gathered to pay their respects.

officers, with their badges wrapped in bands of mourning, stood at attention and solemn farewell to wingate, who died nearly six years after he was hurt in an on duty crash. >> your legacy will live on in the countless lives you've touched. we love you and we miss you. we will never forget you. >> interim chief darren allison presented the flag from the officer's casket to his family. wingate was hurt in a crash back in 2018 that involved his patrol car, another car and a big rig parked at the port of oakland. after years long fight for his life, he died on saturday at the age of 28. retired oakland police captain randy wingate paused at his son's flag draped casket before addressing mourners. he spoke of his son asking him to make lunch for him as a 21 year old. turns out it wasn't about the food, which his son only ate half of anyway. it was about the notes that came with it, and it dawned on me when i would make him lunch. >> when i would make the kids lunches, i would write, i love you, or i'm proud of you, and i

write a note on the lunch. i then realized that yeah, we will always remember you. >> the laughs you gave us and your beautiful smile. >> the fallen officer had followed in his father's footsteps as well as his godfather, oakland officer willie wilkins, killed by friendly fire back in 2001. officer daniel estrada says he finds some comfort that both are together once again. >> the way jordan shared memories of officer willie and how he spoke highly ims the way i will ever speak of jordan. >> officer danielle juarez, an academy classmates at her friend once named rookie of the year, always showed up at big calls and was the ultimate backup when this career starts to take a toll on us, all we have are each other. >> jordan always made sure he was there for me and anyone that needed him. >> officer wingate was buried at a private ceremony in lafayette. in castro valley, henry lee

ktvu, fox two news. >> up next here on the for this afternoon, we're marking infertility awareness week and advocates right now say the issue is more important than ever before. up next, we'll talk live with the head of ucsf's reproductive endocrinology division about the new challenges patients may be facing with growing concerns about access to ivf and tiktok's parent company now making a prediction after president biden signed that bill this week that could ban the popular app here in the u.s, and in whether an interesting day today, some snow in the sierra and some strong winds here in the bay area coming up, we

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many people face trying to have children. >> the world health organization estimates that roughly 1 in 6 people are affected by infertility, and that is a

statistic that does not include lgbtq couples and those who are choosing to parent without a partner. issues of reproductive health. as we all know, are front and center right now, with uncertainty also around in vitro fertilization. after that controversial court ruling in alabama earlier this year. >> and for more here on this discussion, we're joined live by doctor marcelle cedars, the director of the ucsf center for reproductive health. doctor, we appreciate the time. thank you for doing it. we talk a lot about the alabama supreme court ruling earlier this year that found frozen embryos can be considered children. it raised a lot of concerns not just in alabama but nationwide, about access to ivf. what do you think the impact of this ruling has been for? would be parents? >> well, i think that the biggest issue is really what's happening across the country in terms of reproductive access for all of reproductive health care, in terms of ivf. i think alabama put a stop gap measure in. but

the critical issue is how people describe an embryo. and those of us who've worked in this field for a long time, couples who are trying to get pregnant, individual patients who are trying to get pregnant, very well understand that many, many eggs and many, many embryos do not make a child. and most fertilized eggs, most embryos don't survive. and so to equate an embryo with a born child is really not helpful for patients who are struggling to get pregnant. but it's not also helpful in just the context of dealing with infertility in this critical health issue for patients. >> and doctor, as this legal battle is happening, the u.s. fertility rate is falling. it dropped to the lowest level on record last year. can you explain a little bit about what kind of trends we're seeing? >> so this recent data by the cdc is talking about general

fertility. it has nothing to do with infertility or the work we do. but this is being seen internationally that fertility rates are declining. what's called the replacement rate, that we have enough children that we conceive enough children to repopulate. and you see countries now with very large numbers of older individuals, very low numbers of young individuals who drive most of the economy. and this is happening really in all middle and high income countries. and it's going to become a geographic issue. and it may make the access to fertility services even more important because one of the trends that cdc reported was that patients are waiting or individuals are waiting until they're older to get pregnant. and obviously, people waiting till they're older are more likely to have

fertility issues and need access to fertility care. >> yeah. >> and obviously, we know and we've talked about one of the biggest barriers for would be parents when they talk about doing ivf procedures is going to be the cost we want to put up here. really a statistic that that demonstrates just what what patients have to pay a single cycle of ivf. this is an average here in san francisco, $24,000 here. and also you look at the fact that many couples or many people who do ivf procedures are going to do at least two cycles. why are these treatments so expensive? and what can be done to bring down the cost and to get more insurance providers to cover ivf? >> so i think there's two issues. let me address the second one first, which is to get more insurance carriers. and there is general agreement there was a recent survey that suggested over 85% of the population in the us supports

coverage for fertility, fertility is a disease. it's been diagnosed as such by the world health organization, by the american medical association, and it should be treated as other diseases are treated, which includes access to care, at ucsf and others, the american society of reproductive medicine have been working for a number of years to try to get passage through the california legislature to get coverage for fertility care, because it is such critical health care in terms of the cost, a lot of the cost is driven by the to the fact that this is a seven day a week process. people have this odd habit of ovulating seven days a week. the laboratories are expensive. the amount of equipment, the training of the personnel, the security issues in the laboratory in terms of monitoring of incubators and

cryo storage units, and just the number of staff required to support the process or such. and these are the things that have made the cost so high. additionally, medications are quite high. >> i mean, the cost obviously just one aspect and one barrier for a lot of people. really appreciate you coming on the show this afternoon though, doctor, to discuss this important issue. obviously, as we look to raise awareness about infertility. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> all right. we shift to talk about the weather here. and mark sounds like we have a nice weekend on tap. >> yeah a little bit warmer as we head into the weekend alex a cool blustery day out there today. interesting because we actually have some snowfall to talk about in the sierra. but first we'll talk about those winds here and some strong winds. no wind advisories, but those winds definitely are building up throughout the day. you can see winds gusting over 30 over 40 approaching 45 miles an hour at the altamont pass. so we still have the gusty

conditions for this evening. this weekend, saturday, partly sunny and breezy. and then on sunday, more sunshine. it will be a little bit warmer and that means the warmest locations will be approaching the mid 70s for the second half of the weekend. here's the satellite and the radar. as you can see, some energy is moving in from the north and also out toward the sierra. we'll clear out the satellite and just show you the radar. and look at this. some thunderstorms here, some lightning strikes just to the north of sacramento. so this does bear watching as this moves from the north and to the south. and of course, the sierra picking up about 1 to 4in of snowfall for today. here is our radar imagery. we're going to watch out for this shower activity up here and also out towards stockton and modesto. modesto so close to the bay area. but for right now we have clear to partly cloudy skies and some gusty winds. so those winds coming in out of the northwest. we'll take a look at the current reports out there for the 4:00 hour. right now you can see oakland airport gusting to over 40 miles an hour. sfo winds gusting to 43 and san jose winds at about 30 miles an hour. here you can see current temperatures

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have taken over many college campuses, leading to large encampments. numerous arrests and even the cancellation of the main commencement ceremony at usc. and there is, of course, an impassioned debate unfolding about how university are responding to these demonstrations over the war in gaza, which some critics say have veered into anti-semitism. all of this will be part of the discussion coming up this weekend on our political show. the issue is host alex michaelson joins us now live with the preview. and alex, you have the opportunity to talk with republican steve garvey. of course, one of the final two candidates in california's us senate race. >> yeah. alex, you and i are both graduates of usc, and i know commencement was a really important moment for me. i'm sure it was for you and for a lot of students. and there's a lot of disappointment on campus there right now and a lot of angst at a lot of other campuses

around our state. and steve garvey is clearly coming out on the side of israel with very tough words about the protesters. take a listen. steve garvey, great to see you again. >> what is your main message about what's happening on college campuses? right now? >> well, i think that people aren't using the word terrorist strong enough. i mean, this is a this is terrorism that's hiding behind free speech, and if we allow it to, this movement to keep going day after day, you know, we saw the east coast and the ivy leagues, and now it's the west coast and it's close. it's personal, it's sc and now ucla, and it's going to be other colleges, let's treat it for what it is. >> obviously freedom of speech is the first amendment. >> absolutely. how do you balance that. where is the line. >> well, the line is what i was talking about today. you know, the political courage for leaders to step up like i did today and say, you can't infringe on individuals and their religious belief. i mean, this country is, was, was

created on free speech, but responsible free speech. when you put encampments on colleges that force kids not to be able to go to class, and now they have to jewish students to leave the campus and to do work online, that's not the mission statement of these great universities. and i challenge the leadership to get back to the fundamentals. >> we also caught up with harvey levin on the at tmz, which of course, he founded and talked about a lot of topics, including donald trump's trials. do you think the trial helps trump? >> that's such a complicated thing. i think if he gets convicted, there will be people who will say, we don't want a criminal in the white house, and especially if he's jailed or imprisoned. on the other hand, it's exactly what you said, the middle finger. i think you know

why merrick garland waited this long and why january 6th wasn't tried two years ago is beyond me. and to and to make the first case, the stormy daniels case, which is a campaign look, it's a campaign violation. and, yeah, it's you know, you could say it's a low level felony and all that stuff. but look, it is a campaign violation. and we have seen misdeeds all over the place in politics. if this is the if this is the only one that comes up, i think that middle finger you're talking about for some is going to surface again. and that helps trump. >> and alex, we talked to legal analyst jessica levinson as well. on the show this week. and she said she thinks this will be the only trial, that it is unlikely that any of the other trials are going to go forward before november, which is such an important part of this race. yeah, it certainly is looking that way.

>> this may be the only trial we see before the election, alex looks like a great show. looking forward to it this weekend. have a nice weekend. you can watch the full episode of. the issue is it airs this sunday morning at 6:30 a.m. right here on ktvu. okay, so let's talk now about another u.s. senate candidate. >> and i'm talking about adam schiff. he became the latest victim of san francisco's car break-in epidemic. schiff's car was in a downtown parking garage when his luggage was stolen. now, in this photo of schiff, you can see him here. speaking at a campaign event that happened later in burlingame, he's a little underdressed, right? he's in a shirt and a vest, a little more casually dressed than those around him. well, his other clothes for this event were in that stolen luggage. after months of delays, the biden administration is now postponing a ban on menthol cigarets. they have been banned here in california since 2020, but advocates have been pushing for a federal ban since the obama administration, the white house has held dozens of meetings with groups opposing the move, including law

enforcement and small business owners. excuse me? as well as civil rights groups. it's estimated that 80% of black smokers smoke menthol cigarets. health and human services secretary xavier becerra said in a statement that it is clear that there are still more conversations to have and that it will take significantly more time up next here on the four this afternoon, learning how to safely and effectively fly a drone. >> we'll tell you more about an event that is happening this weekend on treasure island that will bring together drone enthusiasts from all over the bay area. >> also, secretary of state antony blinken wrapping up his trip to china without discussing the potential tiktok ban. we'll tell you about the other hot button issues that took

xi jinping, the leader, showed some agreement on a few issues. but as fox's rebecca kaster reports, the superpowers are facing a myriad of contentious issues as they try to mend their relationship. >> mr. president, a warm greeting between us secretary of state antony blinken and chinese president xi jinping friday, wrapping up blinken's three day trip to beijing filled with hot button issues and warnings from both sides. >> i returned to china this week to take stock of where we've made progress and where more needs to be done. >> the secretary of state raised a number of concerns, including economic competition, artificial intelligence and fentanyl precursor chemicals originating from china. but the main purpose

for blinken's trip was to warn china against its support for russia in its war with ukraine. >> russia would struggle to sustain its assault on ukraine without china's support. >> for their part, chinese officials raised the issue of america's growing military alliance with taiwan. but president xi still expressed interest in wanting better relations between the two countries. >> the two countries should be partners, not rivals. they should achieve mutual success, not harm each other. >> the visit comes a few weeks after president biden spoke with xi on the phone, despite disagreements on a number of issues. communication between the two countries is increasing, but some white house critics think it's all for show. >> this is talk for the sake of talk, and frankly, i think the biden administration is just hoping they can get through the next handful of months without something exploding in asia in the same way it has in the middle east and in europe. >> one thing that did not come up between the leaders the potential tiktok ban in the us, even though the clock is ticking

for the app's chinese parent company to sell. in washington, rebecca kaster ktvu, fox two news. >> okay, meantime, the chinese owner of tiktok issuing a statement today saying it has no plans to sell it, is the first public comment from officials at the platform's parent company, bytedance, since president biden signed that bill into law earlier this week. it forces the company to sell the app or be banned here in the u.s. bytedance, though, predicts that it will eventually win the legal battle here in u.s. courts. tiktok is already banned in other countries due to concerns over its strong ties to the chinese government and security risk concerns. it is banned in afghanistan, india, nepal and somalia. australia, canada and many european countries have banned the app from work phones. >> tomorrow, drone enthusiasts from across the bay area will gather on treasure island for an annual event that's focused on educating operators and promoting safety. drones are the fastest growing segment of aviation here in the u.s. tomorrow's drone swap meet and

networking event is happening at gar field, and it coincides with the faa's nationwide drone safety day. this is also an opportunity for operators of all skill levels to buy, sell and trade gear and connect with others in the drone community. and for more on drone safety day , we are joined live here in the studio by one of the event organizers, stan clevner. you are the co-founder of remote optics, a san mateo based tech company that provides drone services in the construction world and the real estate field as well. stan thank you for coming in. >> thanks so much for having me. >> let's talk about what the goal is with tomorrow's event on treasure island. what are some of the most critical safety issues when it comes to operating drones like these? >> well, a lot of the time people buy a drone on amazon and think, hey, i can just go fly it outside. and that's there's kind of rules to this, flying drones really requires either a trust license, which is for recreational purposes, or

there's what's called a part 107 license, which is a commercial license, which is what remote optics operates under. and so anybody making money with a drone has to get, you know, a part 107. and so a lot of people don't know that there are like rules to the airspace. i didn't when i was getting into this. yeah. what happened when you first got into the drone world? >> let's call it i mean, i imagine, you know, sometimes people just sort of buy the thing and then they go out and find an open space and try to put it in the air. what was your experience? >> that was my experience. and, it was kind of there's like many phases to the drone industry, but when i started in 2016, it was basically, the rules changed, in one day on august 29th, 2016, it became like to be a commercial pilot. you could actually, take a test, pay 150 bucks, and you could fly drones commercially under a number of rules and when that happened, you know, it opened up commercial opportunity to people

other than regular pilots that that fly airplanes. and so and then and then fast forward to now. now you have this trust test when you like, operate a drone for fun. there's still some like a basic test the faa wants you to, you know, and we're trying to promote that that people just don't know that. yeah. >> and that's the that's the significance of tomorrow's event. there will be faa officials who will be who will be on hand to talk about everything you need to know in terms of, of, of licensing and all of those issues here. i want to just to sort of put this all in perspective here. let's put up some of the numbers here. just how many people are are buying drones and are involved in the in the drone industry, 864,000 drones registered with the faa, 330,000 certified remote pilots. what would you say are some of the biggest safety issues that that people should be aware of if they are planning to buy a drone and work

with it? >> so now there's this new requirement called remote id. so every drone has to if it doesn't come with remote id in the drone, when you buy it, you have to put a transponder on older drones. that's something people aren't aware of. you have to register the drone, you know, flying over people is generally a, you know, frowned upon by the faa. and there's a litany of rules going over 400ft, and just being aware of those rules when you operate, you know, not everybody can always do, you know, keep track of things. but, you know, the faa is doing its job and we're doing our job to hopefully promote, compliant flying because it's fun. >> yeah. i was going to ask you. i mean, it looks like it's a good time. obviously, you do it for work as part of your job here, but how much fun is it to put a drone up in the air and, and cruise around? you know, if we had more time, i'd do it real quickly. >> but flying indoors is a that

that depends on. you can do that if you want. you could. yeah. the faa, the space up here but a lot of lights. >> yeah. yeah. >> but one last thing because we are almost out of time i mean i'm looking at at a drone like this that looks very expensive. i don't even want to touch it. it looks so expensive. but but are there cost effective ways for people who want who want to get into the drone world? >> absolutely. there. i mean, a drone like this can run you, you know, around 400, $500. yeah. tomorrow's event, we're doing a drone swap to the point where, like, you can get some used drones off somebody, and as long as you register them and fly them in compliance, you know, that's kind of the entry point, like anything in the 500 range. and then and you're in the door and this is. yeah. >> but you got to follow all the rules. all right. really important stuff. really appreciate you coming in stan kleffner. thank you sir. thank you for doing it. before we go, i want to let you know i believe we have some information on the event that we're going to put on the screen. it's happening tomorrow, april 27th. of course, noon to 4:00 at the gar fields

on treasure island. stan, thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. >> yeah. thank you. all right. >> heather, really been talking about the home insurance crisis right here in california. will stay with us because bay area congressman mike thompson, who represents the north bay, is going to be joining me live next to talk about his new federal bill that he hopes will help homeowners here in california and in bay area weather some sunshine. >> also some very strong winds out there. winds over 30 to 40 miles an hour. some changes are moving ov g in thi thinking i should bring back my 100% all-white meat popcorn chicken combos for $6.99? you're in luck, i did. if you weren't thinking that, i bet you are now. my popcorn chicken combos are only $6.99. get 'em sauced & loaded for just a buck more. welcome to jack in the box!

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just one bite and you'll have a new favorite burger. try it today! welcome to jack in the box! mike thompson and jared huffman were in coffee park in santa rosa yesterday. that, of course, is an area that was devastated by the tubbs fire in 2017. well, the risk of wildfire has led several insurance companies to pull out of the california marketplace, as we have been reporting, including the state's largest state farm decided not to renew 72,000 policies. more than 2300 of which cover properties in the north bay. all state farmers and usaa have also decided to pull back coverage or leave the state altogether. joining us now with more on the insurance instability is north bay. congressman mike thompson. thank you so much. congressman for taking the time. what are you hearing from your constituents about this issue?

>> well, everybody's concerned, you can't own a house without can't buy a house without insurance. you can't sell a house without insurance. renters are in a bind because the cost of insurance goes up. that's passed on to renters. agriculture is concerned, the business community is concerned. and i've i've i've introduced legislation that i hope will help, and my bill would provide fema grants to homeowners to be able to make their homes more resilient to disaster, and would also provide a tax credit for property owners to be able to, harden their properties and make the necessary investment in, fire breaks and, and clearing of timber, etc, so hopefully those the combination of those two provisions will, encourage the insurance community to come back to california to, alabama did something similar, to lure,

insurance companies back to alabama because they exited the market there because of the disasters that they were facing. and, and the alabama program was very successful. and we're hopeful that the same thing will happen in california. okay. >> so obviously you are using that sort of alabama, you know, instance as, as an example for what to do here. how quickly after they passed that state program, did the insurance companies actually start to return? >> it came back pretty fast. and, tell me that they came back in greater numbers than they had anticipated. and so the alabama program, does the grants to homeowners, to make their homes more resilient, we've coupled that with this other legislation that i have that would provide the tax credit, the grants are $10,000 grants, and you can do a lot to make your home, resilient, with $10,000. but if

you own two, three, 401,000 acres of property, $10,000 doesn't go far in making firebreaks and doing the type of work you need to do to make sure that that's not a fire hazard. and if you don't do it, if you can't do it financially, you put your entire community, in a bad spot, making the whole area, a fire problem. >> yeah. so that's when those tax credits come into play. your legislation is called the disaster resiliency and coverage act. as you mentioned, you just introduced it last month. what is support for this legislation? what is it looking like right now. >> well so far so good. it's a bipartisan piece of legislation. so i have a republican coauthor, doug lamalfa from, butte county. they experienced, tragic fires up there. a number of colleagues from throughout california and other states have, coauthored the bill. and as you know, yesterday when we had the press

conference, we had the real estate community, the home building community, the insurance, community and local government there in support. so i think that the i think support is, is building for that. >> yeah. how hopeful are you that this will be passed and that this this assistance, this help will come to california homeowners because as we all know, you know, these insurance companies have have made these decisions, leaving so many folks in limbo. >> yeah, i'm very hopeful, i'm a i'm a glass half full guy. so, that's how that's how i do this job, if this passes, i think it will work. and i'm hopeful that, with a lot of help from, a lot of your viewers and, greater, community will be able to get the support we need to pass it. >> yeah, i understand that you're hopeful. i guess a lot of people, though, are just hoping that the help comes sooner rather than later, congressman mike thompson, really appreciate your time. have a great weekend, sir. >> anytime. thank you. have a great weekend yourself.

>> all right. speaking of the weekend, it's looking like it's going to be a nice one weather wise here in the bay area. as we give you a live look at the oakland estuary and the san francisco skyline off in the distance here we have blue skies and warming conditions here as we move toward the weekend. mark is here to let us know what we can expect. hi there alex, you can see some chop on the water there, so kind of a bumpy ride if you're traveling the ferry boat this afternoon. >> so yeah, some blustery conditions here in the bay area, but a little bit of a warming trend as we head into the weekend. and no, no worries about rainfall this weekend at least that's our thinking. and the sierra, they're actually picking up some snowfall today. this was from sierra tahoe within the past hour. and i did see reports of about 2 to 4in of snowfall today. so i didn't see any chain controls on 80 or 50, but still some minor accumulations in the mountains. it's basically for today. here is our forecast this weekend. partly sunny, still breezy. tomorrow winds around 20 to 25 miles an hour, especially out

toward the coast and then on sunday, mostly sunny, a touch warmer, just some minor warming that will continue into early next week. here's the satellite and the radar. as you can see, we have the clouds moving overhead, especially over northern california and quite a bit of some activity on the radar here. you can pick out the snow coverage and portions of the sierra. also, we have some thunderstorms, some lightning strikes detected here approaching the sacramento area. so it looks like we have a bit of some thunderstorm activity right around yuba city. all this is fairly close to the bay area. in fact, you can see some showers out toward modesto, so we'll keep an eye on the radar. the bulk of this, if not all of it, should be to the east of us. but it's close enough that the radar does bear watching, especially over the next few hours. here's another look at the satellite and the radar as you can pick out, and still some clouds up in portions of the north bay. so there's not not out of the question. there's a slight chance of a sprinkle as we head into the evening hours. or more than a sprinkle, maybe a shower. but the main action is outside of the bay area. it is windy still. oakland airport

gusting to over 40 miles an hour. no areas reporting a light wind. you can see winds up there on 20 to 30 miles an hour and sfo winds gusting to 43 miles an hour. so a shaky camera here looking out above san francisco and current numbers in the upper 50s in san francisco. santa rosa, 67 and some 60s for oakland and in san jose. overnight temperatures starting out the day for your saturday. a little bit cooler in the 40s to right around 50 degrees with partly cloudy skies. here's the weather system. we have been watching this area of low pressure also generating some winds in southern california, some strong winds there. this will be moving out to the east as we move into the weekend. and this area of high pressure wants to build in. so with that we have the dry weather pattern and a slight warming trend into your weekend, especially by sunday. and that will continue into early next week. here's the forecast model tomorrow morning. partly sunny skies and then into the afternoon hours. we could have a band of clouds move in by 4:00 and by 5:00, but it's a fairly quiet weather pattern into sunday. we'll we'll say goodbye to the clouds with more sunshine back in the forecast. and sunday, if i were to pick a day to be outside sunday appears

to be the better day. but still, saturday is not too bad. take a look at the numbers for tomorrow. upper 50s out toward pacifica. it's still breezy. there lots of 60s around the bay and the warmest locations inland approaching the lower 70s for concord, antioch and up in santa rosa. so it is breezy for your saturday. we will have more sunshine on sunday and it's just a nice pattern into early next week for monday and tuesday and the warmest locations by wednesday could be right around 80 degrees, so it's not a major warm up, but just a gradual warming trend that will carry us into early next week. >> yeah, still, it sounds nice. mark. thank you. up next here on the four we have much more news headed your way. but we first want to check on the roads here. and it is a very busy scene here as we take you live to the macarthur maze in oakland. and you can see a lot of heavy traffic there, folks trying to head eastbound onto the east shore freeway. >> okay, speaking of driving and traffic efforts to get you to slow down in san francisco, coming up in just a few minutes at five, the specific intersecti s that officer are

paving work. interstate 680 southbound is going to be closed between the 580 interchange in pleasanton and koopman road in sunol. the freeway will be shut down between 9:00 tonight until monday at 4 a.m. crews will replace and repair the pavement in that area. no full closures of 680 are planned after this weekend. however, there will be

some lane closures on weekends coming up in may. now in the north bay highway 37 westbound is going to be closed between highway 29 in vallejo and highway 121 at sears point. all westbound lanes will be closed from 9:00 tonight until 4 a.m. on monday. this is the second of four weekend closures on highway 37 to repair, repair and replace existing pavement. the eastbound direction of 37 is going to be shut down the first two weekends in may. >> okay, well, there is a big celebration planned this weekend for the retention of a car free space in golden gate park. the organization walk sf is holding a party on sunday in honor of the fourth anniversary of the closure of jfk drive. it's now called jfk promenade. the road was closed to cars back during the pandemic to allow people to get outside and socialize safely. voters approved proposition j in 2022 to keep the road a car free space permanently. sunday's event there in golden gate park, runs

from noon to three. >> all right. our special program, voices for change, returns with a new episode this weekend, and we'll be featuring a unique partnership that introduces children in oakland to the healing power of horses. the lessons these young people are learning from the program. also on the show, a bay area teenager wins a national award for her work improving the lives of others. we'll show you how she's expanding sports opportunities for girls in underserved communities all around the world. i started girls for sports my freshman year of high school, and it was extremely grassroots. >> and to see it grow so big to over 13,000 girls worldwide and gain recognition like this is super surreal. to see how well our message has been able to reach so many people. >> and you can catch a new episode of voices for change sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. right here on ktvu. >> all right. going on a treasure hunt for rare and valuable coins in san francisco. but you've got to know how to

find the clues on social media. hear fro the man beh d th al

with a rare coins by hiding them all across the city. >> and we know already that at least one person has found one

of the coins, a ktvu viewer found this coin by the wave organ, which is near crissy field. while he was out walking his dog. there's the photo of him with that coin. this was at about noon today. >> ktvu's amber lee spoke with that shop owner, who is revealing his mission to get more people interested in coin collecting. >> and it celebrates the opening of the bay bridge. so it's a bay bridge. half dollar is what they call it. >> rare collectible coins, pieces of history made in san francisco. seth chandler, owner of whitter coin in the city's marina district, is giving away a total of 11 coins, five gold, five silver and one copper in what he calls a scavenger hunt that's open to the public. >> i thought of the idea that place 11 different coins, all made in san francisco in 11 different neighborhoods, chandler says. >> the value of the coins ranges from $250 to $2500 each. this $20 gold coin from 1915 and a penny made in 1909, are the two most valuable. >> i just love coins. i've been

collecting coins since i was four years old. you know, when you hold a round piece of metal that's 2 or 300 years old and you think about our founding fathers, or you think about the country where the coin was made in, you could really connect with history. >> this is national coin week, and chandler wants to get more people interested in collecting coins. >> san francisco is the king of coin cities. we're the only city in the country with three mints. >> a u.s. mint is still operating in the upper market area. it produces special edition commemorative coins. the first u.s. mint started operations in the financial district in 1854. it's now home to the san francisco historical society, a museum. the second u.s. mint building on fifth street is now a venue space. >> there is no artifact that even comes close to our coins to tell a story of a civilization. it tells so much about who we are and what we are, and the us mint has done a good job. >> chandler says he and his staff have hidden coins in locations across the city, but that they will be giving out

clues on social media. each coin will be in a plastic bag, along with a card with information on how to contact his store. witter coin. >> we're encouraging people to bring it back here to our shop on lombard street. just because we want to meet them, we want to see how excited they are. maybe do a little bit of video on it. and most importantly, we want to educate them about their coin that they found. >> amber lee, ktvu, fox two news, ktvu, fox two news at five starts now. >> campus protests around the country growing this friday night. the pro-palestinian message is the same, but the groups are protesting in different ways, from marches to tent cities to rallies, and universities are reacting differently, some letting the students be, others moving in with armed officers. and one major university, usc, canceled commencement ceremonies because of the protests. good evening. >> i'm greg lee and i'm cristina rendon. this is the second graduation for the class of 2024. will miss covid canceled many of these students high school ceremonies in california. large tent cities have popped up

at cal poly. humboldt. students were given a deadline this afternoon to pack up and go, and the humboldt campus is now closed for the remainder of the year. at uc berkeley, students have been camped out for a week now with little interference from the university or law enforcement, and a similar scene at stanford. protesters there heading into the second night of a tent city in the middle of campus universities trying to balance freedom of speech rights while keeping campuses safe. ktvu mark sayer is live at stanford tonight, and shows us the fine line universities are walking. mark >> well, christina, compared to some of the confrontations we've seen at columbia in new york and also usc in los angeles, what's been happening here at stanford has been fairly calm and fairly peaceful. let me step out of the way. we are at white memorial plaza. this is right next to the stanford bookstore in the middle of campus, where students first set up these tents after their big rally on thursday night. on friday afternoon, students were mostly keeping to themselves in a cordoned off area of the plaza