that horror classic. can you believe it's been 25 years since that movie was released? it became a viral sensation. it told a fictional story about a group of documentary filmmakers who disappear in the woods while looking for the blair witch and had their footage found years later. the blair witch project became a global blockbuster, earned nearly a quarter billion dollars at the box office. mini bells sold movement restaurant is opening a location in san francisco next week. the restaurant will be located in the fillmore district, will offer an expanded version of the menu at mini bell's original emeryville location, which will be staying open. restaurants known for its rosemary fried chicken and sides including brown butter, cornbread, macaroni and cheese and collard greens. >> oj simpson, the former nfl star and infamous for his involvement at one of america's most notorious murder trials, has died. we'll look back at the life and legacy and his high

profile trial that made a lasting impact on the nation. >> then the battle intensifies over a plan to rebrand the oakland international airport. why it's getting so much pushback as it considers to add san francisco bay to its official name. >> plus, people in san francisco's mission district fed up with the current state of valencia street. what they're doing today to protest the bike lane down the center of the road. live from jack london square. >> this is morning time two. the night. good morning and welcome to the nine. >> on this thursday, april 11th, a live look at the oakland estuary. it's going to be another warm one, especially if you live, let's say 20, 30, 40 miles east of this live picture. comfortable at the coast. but again, temperatures ticking upwards inland tomorrow and saturday especially. it's a whole different weather story. we continue to follow breaking news this morning as oj simpson has died from complications

related to cancer. simpson was born in san francisco, grew up in potrero hill. he went to galileo high school. he became a hall of fame football player, but much of public opinion on him turned in the 90s when he was arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson, and her friend ronald goldman. the trial was televised and watched by millions. he was acquitted. simpson later went to prison in las vegas for an incident he described as an attempt to reclaim his property from someone who'd stolen it. simpson was paroled in 2017. again, the headline here oj simpson dead at the age of 76. let's learn more about his life and death by welcoming tmz sports executive producer michael babcock to the nine and michael to say that oj simpson leaves behind a complicated legacy is accurate, but also somehow insufficient. >> yeah, no, i think that's perfectly said. and as i was sitting here thinking how i was going to talk about this story, i mean, it's it seems so daunting because, you know, talk

about a complicated life and a complicated legacy. you talk about a guy who, you know, if you never heard of oj simpson again after, you know, the 80s, he would have been considered one of the greatest athletes of all time. he goes to usc, he is the heisman trophy winner. he is arguably one of the top ten or so best running backs we've ever seen in college football. then goes to the nfl is the number one overall pick. is this incredible football player as a pro. makes five straight pro bowls, five straight all pro teams and is amazing. then he retires and is immediately signed, signs a deal with abc and is one of the most prominent sports broadcasters out there. works for nbc as well. gets into acting with the naked gun series and every thing i mean, everything worked for o.j. everything was was seemingly perfect. he's got this, this, this idealistic marriage with nicole brown simpson. and then in the early 90s, we know, obviously they get divorced and then the tragic double murder of

nicole brown simpson and ron goldman in the mid 90s. o.j. simpson, obviously ultimately tried and acquitted the dream team. johnnie cochran, the country watching the murder captivated everybody. i remember watching as a kid and watching every single day on court tv and just it just gripped the nation. and it's yeah, it's, you know, talk about a complicated legacy. and then obviously, like you said, he is in 2008, he goes into the hotel room of a memorabilia dealer in vegas, armed. he is a then convicted of kidnaping of, you know, of assault with a deadly weapon and gets 33 years in prison, ultimately is released after nine years and then was out on the streets in las vegas and was a celebrity around town until until he died yesterday. yeah. >> michael, let's talk a little bit about that. that long time that the decades between his acquittal and today we're learning of his death. there were many times that he

referenced the trial and referenced the killings, sometimes in the not most respectful way. you know, it is unfortunate that oftentimes when a high profile person dies, there entire life is summed up in one headline for many, that will be the murder trial. yeah. how much work do you think he did or did successfully to sort of rehabilitate his image, if you will, in in the decades since that not guilty verdict? >> you know, it's i that's a great question because i don't know that he actually did anything positively or proactively to try and rehab his image. i think a lot of times it seemed like o.j. was sort of, you know, nodding and winking at people when he writes the book about, you know, if i did it, i would have i would have done it like this. and and just some of the things he would say, he'd comment on other cases that, you know, other murder cases. and it really, you know, had a lot of people scratching their head. but with all of that said, i can't tell you how many times.

and, you know, we obviously, you know, tmz and we get photos and stuff sent to us. hey, i ran into o.j. simpson at so and so hotel and it always it was it was eye opening to me and a little mind boggling how many people seem to really love this guy still and just want to get a picture with him. and maybe it was younger people who weren't even alive in the mid 90s when the trial was going on. maybe they didn't know, but that's a little bit hard to believe. but but it just struck me at how much of a celebrity and how beloved he still seemed, with a lot of people, you know, you talking about his and we're showing some of his more recent posts on social media here. >> it's going to be so interesting to see again, this this news is essentially brand new, how people will react to this news of his death and whether his death will be as divisive as his life was at times. michael babcock, we appreciate your joining us. i know it was very short notice. there tmz sports executive producer anytime. >> thank you for having me i appreciate it. >> thank you, thank you. you

know, andre and frank, you know, michael referenced the trial and, you know, he said there are some people who didn't know who who o.j. simpson was before the trial. i'll admit i was one of them. i remember seeing him. i was thinking, is that the guy from the hertz commercials? i mean, i did not grow up with football. yeah, i remember i was at san diego state when that verdict came down. it was silence, which, you know, it's hard to find on a college campus. that was the first trial that sort of galvanized the country, split it right in half, so many firsts, because of so unfortunate. i mean, what happened that trial was broadcast, every day. >> and you got an inside look at how the system was working. and it just really i just remember it being really captivating. i mean, my father was really captivated as a result. i was really captivated. and everyone else was of all ages. but yes, a lot of people who didn't know him, but he he also, after his football career, had a successful acting career, not only in the hertz commercial but the smoking gun movies as well. right frank, as you know. so people had known him from that. if he didn't know him from sports either, you know, and you

can't forget that he's he's from the bay area. he's from san francisco, grew up in the potrero hill area and when all that was going down, i was a sports guy in boston at the time, the nba finals were going on, and it was the rockets taking on the chicago bulls when michael jordan's titles and all of a sudden, you know, cbs went from the, the game to the chase in the white bronco and of course we were it was what's going on here. >> you know incredible. yeah i just forget that it's just seared in your mind. right. because i don't think anyone could actually believe what was happening. right. like, you, o.j. simpson is in there. they said he was in the back. i remember the reporters at the time saying he might be in the back, laying in the back with aj cowling. yeah, with a gun. and his best friend at the time, aj cowling, was driving the truck. everyone was watching to see what was going to happen and no one knew what oj was going to do. >> well, think about the national attention. it got too, because a lot of people were watching that, that particular game at that time, the nba finals, it's michael jordan all of a sudden, here's o.j. yeah,

maybe going to take his own life. exactly. >> that's what we're thinking at the time. >> exploded, you know, from there, then, of course, the trial and i think a lot of people at the time were thinking they were wondering if he was going to take his life and i think that's the other part that was seared in here. >> you're like, really o.j. simpson? really? he might do this, and he's in the back of this, and it's happening. everything about that case essentially happened in the public, in the media. we all saw it all play out a difficult life almost from very start to very finish. >> and not a moment of it was private, no either of his own doing or that of the national attention and the spotlight. >> this is we'll have more coming up a little bit. yeah. mark ibanez, who's interviewed o.j. in the past, we're going to be joining us about 930 galileo high low cisco usc. >> and then onto the bills actually played for the niners a little bit too. so did yeah. there you go. okay. on other news now happening right now. more merchants are joining the fight against city of san francisco involving a heavily disputed bicycle lane along a very busy street. ktvu bailey o'carroll reports from san francisco, where some businesses

say they've been forced to close because of that added bike lane. >> a number of businesses filed an original lawsuit back in february, claiming that the center bike lane behind me was hurting their business, that it was causing business to drop off . now other businesses are following suit. they say the bike lane combined with parklets takes up too much of the street, leaving no room for parking and turn. it keeps foot traffic visitors away, so the lawsuit wants the bike lane to be removed completely and is also asking for monetary compensation for loss of business from the city of san francisco. longtime residents like martha, who has lived in this neighborhood for more than 40 years, echoed what those business owners claim. >> i feel bad for them. i feel i feel very bad for the business is very bad for the businesses now, one restaurant told me. some days they only do $70 worth of business. he's not even enough to pay your help or your rent or anything, she says. >> she estimates foot traffic has dropped nearly 50. the sfmta

says that it hears the businesses and are taking action to try to appease those business owners. they've added single metered parking spots along the 506 hundred block of valencia, and they will be doing the same along the seven and 800 blocks, though it's not clear exactly how many parking spots that would add. business owners say what the city and what sfmta is doing by adding those metered parking spots still is not enough. some business owners even claim that they've had to permanently close because of this center bike lane in san francisco. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, state workers across california will soon have to go back to the office at least part time. the governor's office just sent a memo to the state agency. he's requiring them to bring workers back into the office at least two days a week, starting in june. some state employees have remained fully remote since the pandemic began. the governor's office says the disparities between agencies is the reason for the statewide change. roughly 240,000 people

work for the state's various offices and agencies, and we want your reaction this morning. do you think workers should return to the office? your choices are yes. it's time. no, let them work from home or yes, a few days a week. so basically we're talking about the hybrid model there. you could scan the qr code on your screen or go to ktvu.com/vote. you can see right there yes, it's time 51. no. let them work from home. that's 38. and yes, the hybrid model 11. right now. but we'd like to hear from you since we put the poll up and hopefully we get your reaction to it this morning, we'd love to talk about it a little bit more. >> all right. coming up here on mornings on two the nine. today marks the beginning of black maternal health week. we'll talk live with the doctor next about the

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it's a time to raise awareness and take action to improve the health of black mothers. according to the cdc, black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy related cause than white women. it's a troubling stat, especially since data shows that 80% of pregnancy related deaths are preventable. for more insight, let's welcome doctor erica canales to the nine. she's the director of maternal services at kaiser permanente oakland medical center. doctor, thank you so much for joining us today. we appreciate it. >> thank you for giving me this opportunity. it's a privilege to be here. >> so, doctor, these numbers,

you know, of black women and their pregnancies such at risk here. it's still troubling. why is it not improving or has it improved over the years? but we've covered this over the last couple of years, and it seems to be still very high. yes yes. >> i think the root causes are multifactorial. and of course, you could really say that some of this is rooted in systemic racism. we have a long history in our in our nation, as you know, unfortunately, of disparities at all levels of socioeconomic status, living conditions and so and access to care sometimes quality of care. so i think there are underlying some are underlying health care issues, some are access to care. other times, honestly those preventable causes might be something as simple as an overlooked symptom not being heard. so these are the types of problems that as health care providers, we care deeply about. remedying these should be preventable. and i am glad to say in the state of california, we actually have made great strides and i would say are ahead of the curve in addressing this.

>> what are some of the preventable, you know, issues that are overlooked with black women that may not be overlooked with white women in their pregnancies? >> so i think from a just a the way in which we care for patients, it's really making sure that patients are advocated for, for themselves and, and, you know, making sure that they're getting a detailed medical assessment. but then also throughout the pregnancy, when a concern comes up, making sure that they are truly being heard, having a doula can be a real support for patients themselves. and then as a health care team, of course, there are many, many things that we care about and do, one of which is simply looking at our own data. we are part as all kaiser hospitals in northern california. we're part of something called the california maternal quality care collaborative, and this has been in existence, i think, for, almost 15 years now. we actually look at data and we can stratify our data as a hospital and compare ourselves to other hospitals looking at race ethnicity, even the zip code

where you come from and looking at every measurable outcome and really study where are we doing? well where might we have an opportunity so that we can address that? >> so doctor, so we're talking about when you're organization within kaiser you help women black women that are pregnant in their pregnancies. you bet. so that happens afterwards. how do you make sure you reach your widest net of black women who are pregnant to make sure they, they have a program like this, that they can understand what they may be missing outside of the program. >> sure. i think we have a couple of options. one is that we offer something called centering pregnancy at kaiser. this is a group prenatal care model that has actually been shown in some studies to level racial disparities in terms of pretum birth and small for gestational age infants. this is a program that really allows the group to learn and of themselves patients when they enter prenatal care, come into our system with a lot of resources available. for example, we have social workers that can help address any social determinants of health. we also have the

ability to get mental health care services. if you have high blood pressure. we have a nursing service. we give remote blood pressure monitors so your blood pressure can be checked at home and uploaded into the system. if you have diabetes, we have same thing like a daily or weekly nurse check in. we have the ability to see high risk obstetricians. so there are many, many ways in which we help our patients as they enter the system. >> so i suppose just with the statistics showing the, the, the, the rate of risky pregnancies among black women, what are the questions they should ask when they see a doctor? any doctor. yeah. to make sure they have a successful pregnancy. yeah i would say this isn't really a question, but when possible, we do think that finding a culturally concordant provider has been shown to lead to better outcomes. >> it isn't always possible based on who is available at the time, but we definitely believe, and i think kaiser is a model for trying not only to hire a diverse population of staff and physicians, but we also have an

ob gyn residency program that is a true pipeline program. so if you were to look on our kaiser oakland website, you'd you'd love to see the beautiful group of diverse physicians that we do have in our practice. when possible, i would recommend, if possible, to get a doula the state of california. now, if you happen to have medi-cal for your insurance actually pays for doula services. and this is a non clinician, but a person that can be with a patient during her pregnancy and then also at the time of the labor and delivery course and sometimes postpartum up to six weeks, to be an extra advocate, to be there for that patient. those are a few of the ideas, and that's helped from the state to provide that doula to wow, that's that's interesting. >> so that could be another way of lowering the numbers that we see of risky pregnancies in black women as well. and the program that you have as well at kaiser permanente, hopefully that that will help and other hospitals will take on a similar, similar effort as well, because these numbers are pretty, pretty high. you know, in this day and age, you would think they wouldn't be as high

risky pregnancies for black women. so but this month recognizes that. and thank you for joining us and coming in and giving us some insight on it again this year and bringing attention to this matter. absolutely. >> we are all in this together and we really care deeply about each and every patient. so thank you for taking time to highlight this important issue. and we are really honored to provide care to the patients of our community. and thank you again for your time, doctor. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> still to come. separation anxiety is the most common type of anxiety disorder in children. coming up on the nine, we'll talk ive with an expert for insi t

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$20 million to the metropolitan transportation commission for improvements to highway 37 to prevent flooding in the north bay. mtc says the money will be used to fortify the highway against flooding, improve congestion, and maintain the highway as a critical evacuation route. long terme plans for highway 37 include raising sections of the roadway to withstand a rising sea levels. >> some pretty big changes when it comes to the bay area weather coming up today not so different than yesterday, but if we could like fast forward to saturday, we'll be on a whole other planet that is well put back to you. >> yes, that is correct. >> you give us the rest. >> there you go. it's going to be a pretty big change. that is true. thank you. garcia. no doubt it'll start tomorrow, but it'll really be in its full force saturday if you know. i mean, it's not going to be, you

know, end all or anything, but it'll be a dramatic change. some fog still hanging around. we had the same scenario yesterday, and poof, it disappeared. and everyone warmed up. but i think yesterday was the warmest day. but if you're one more warm day of upper 70s 80s, that will be for inland areas today. tomorrow will drop a good ten, maybe more degrees. high pressure aloft has kicked in. it's called the inversion. there were 60s for temps for some up in the hills, and it's also trapping some. you notice a little haze now around. i noticed that yesterday around mount diablo, but the fog underneath that has no place to go. it needs some help. it'll get it tomorrow. today though, it's 60s for a few, 70s for many, and 80s for some as well. tomorrow though, we start to cool down and yes, a cold rain arrives on saturday. hard to believe saturday and also maybe thunderstorm possibility into sunday. cooler temps. the wind picks up and there are some decent amounts being advertised here, half inch to inch. plus on some of the projections. speaking of rain though, we have not had too many days of no rain at all. in fact, since december 1st we've only had nine consecutive days without rain that happened twice, december

8th to the 16th and march 13th to the 21st. now this is extremely rare for us. mid-winter dry spells are really common. we haven't had that. we can go 25, 30, 40 days without rain and that has not been the case this year, which is not something that happens too often. some 60s are already popping up inland, so they'll be on their way to the low 80s there. brentwood, of course, vacaville, even livermore. walnut creek's in there also. napa airport, san rafael, so san carlos, hayward, it won't take long. there's just no breeze whatsoever. little puff of a north at fairfield. napa has a west southwest oakland and northwest. there might be a late sea breeze. that system right there. it wouldn't surprise me if maybe the city, the sea breeze kicks in around 2 or 3:00, and we've seen that before, but it's still going to be warm for almost everyone today. so the last warm day of the 80s will be today at least until further notice. much cooler with rain returning on saturday. and you can take a look at the amounts here. i mean, this is not just your

little spring shower. this has pretty good energy here. a half inch to maybe an inch. plus, especially santa cruz mountains southward could see an inch and a half out of this to maybe two. but for today, one more warm day. hazy sunshine here. nice to mild to warm. we'll see lots of 70s 80s through the interior. probably some 60s closer to the coast tomorrow though. fog bank ramps up, onshore, wind kicks in. and then on saturday, rain arrives. >> you guys steve thank you. he was once a hall of fame football player, but his life was marred by controversy. coming up on mornings on two the nine. we'll talk live with our former sports director mark ibanez, who has interviewed oj simpson before about his football life and life after that infamous murder trial in the 90s, then a hands on approach to financial education, how one local credit union is taking the lead in empowering teens with real world inancial

san francisco this morning. the fog covering parts of the golden gate bridge. we're in for another warm one today. an inland area, and then a big change coming up for the weekend . we continue to follow that breaking news this morning that o.j. simpson has died. >> his family made the announcement on social media this morning, said that simpson was surrounded by his children and grandchildren when he died of complications from cancer. >> simpson, of course, earned fame through football, but his legacy was forever changed. by that june 1994 killing of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson

and her friend ronald goldman in l.a. fox gray wolf has more. >> o.j. simpson had it all. there have been few football players so dominant at their position. he was one of the game's greatest running backs. simpson parlayed such stardom into a successful acting career. his fame and fortune extended far beyond his 11 year pro career. his fall from grace began in june 1994. simpson was charged with double murder for the deaths of nicole brown simpson and ronald goldman, resulting in a colorful trial that captivated the nation. >> we, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant, orenthal james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. >> while cleared of murder charges in criminal court, simpson was found guilty in a civil trial and ordered to pay $33.5 million in punitive and

compensatory damages to the brown and goldman families. simpson was free, but ultimately did himself in to land behind bars. in 2008, simpson was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnaping after he and a group of men broke into a las vegas hotel room and took sports memorabilia that simpson claimed belonged to him. that incident marked the final fall from grace for the man born orenthal james simpson on july 9th, 1947. nicknamed the juice because of his initials, simpson was a superstar at the university of southern california. he led the nation in rushing twice and won the 1968 heisman trophy. as a senior in 1969, simpson became the number one overall draft pick of the buffalo bills. during the 73 season, simpson rushed for 2003 yards to become the only back to cross the 2000

yard threshold in a 14 game season, and was named nfl player of the year. his football career ended in 1979 after two years with his hometown san francisco 49ers. simpson was elected to the pro football hall of fame in 1985, where his bust remains to this day. because the organization only considers a player's on field achievements. >> that was great, wolf reporting for us. so, mark ibanez, you all know him. he's a former news director here at channel two, has interviewed oj simpson several times. he joins us now on the phone, mark, you covered sports in the bay area here for decades. i'm sure you, you know, you remember oj simpson's time here? he played with the 49ers when you heard this news today. just first of all, give me your thoughts. >> well, good morning. andre.

yes, oj got to the 49ers at approximately the same time i did, from sacramento over to channel two. and he was at the very end of his career. he didn't really have a lot left. his knees were shot. but overall you know, the 49ers were hoping because they were so such a lowly team that he could boost their publicity and their image. and, and it's just always strange when you've had interaction with somebody and that something like what happened to him in 1994, transpired when you actually have a personal experience with that person, i mean, it just made it all the weirder. and oj interviewed him a couple of times. unfortunately, a lot of people don't remember that he had a young child who drowned in a swimming pool accident, and i had to interview him, a few days

after that. and like i say, it's just very strange when someone you've had interpersonal communication with, has something of the magnitude of what transpired in 1994, it just makes it even more surreal. and we were all in the newsroom watching the nba championships between the houston rockets and the new york knicks, when all of a sudden, across all the tv sets in the newsroom, they broke into the programing of the slow speed chase. and all of that. so it should just be one of the most bizarre stories in american history. >> you know, i was curious about the time you all were here. the nba finals were on. frank mallicoat brought that up just a moment ago, and they switched to they switched to the bronco chase. and as someone who had interviewed him and then had been hearing about these allegations and watching this on the tv screens in the newsroom here, what was going through

your mind? >> well, you know, you kind of replay your own personal interactions with them and you kind of, think that, like all of us would if something like this happened to someone we actually had personal experience with, you kind of go over in your mind your rapport with them. and could he possibly do this? i mean, it just seemed unbelievable. to us. you know, it's kind of like you're watching this basketball game and then all of a sudden it's like, what o.j. simpson, this unbelievable football player and charismatic character that, kind of transcended his athletic career into, a good show business career. he was a monday night football announcer and a famous hurt. yeah, through the airport and all of those things. and you, it's just not computing in your mind that he could be even thought of as a suspect in

this. i think that was the most incredible experience emotionally. it's like, now this is oj simpson. this can't be happening. and as we found out, the story just seemed to get weirder with every passing day. >> and now we have this passing here, passing away from, apparent illness that he'd been suffering from over the last couple of years, mark cuban is a former channel two sports director. thank you so much for joining us this morning and giving us your insight into your time interviewing o.j, here in the bay area and watching what had happened later in his life unfold. the complete opposite of what happened to him early in his career. so we thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> yeah, a bizarre life. and no one will ever forget him. yep. thanks for having me on. thanks, guys. >> all right. >> bye bye. thank you. mark, we're going to switch gears in a in a major way. now, a month of april brings a heightened focus on financial education. and one local credit union in the north bay is leading that charge. travis credit union is using an

innovative approach, hosting a hands on financial simulation for teens and young adults to experience managing real world finances, joining us now is kevin miller, who is the ceo of travis credit union. kevin good to have you with us. >> thanks for a pleasure to be here with you. >> all right. well, my guess is you can't start too early teaching fiscal responsibility, right? >> we would 100% agree, i guess so. >> well, this sounds like a terrific program and a little bit fun for the teachers. the kids, probably their parents, too. tell us how the simulation works at the seventh solano county schools and how old are these kids? >> sure, they're generally in high school. so typically 13 and above. when they go through the program, though, we do make exceptions, and one of the big challenges i think each one of us faces when it comes to financial education is it's typically kind of perceived as boring. and so what we've done is turned it into an interactive kind of approach. and so each participant in the program, is

given a profile. so an income, a job, a family status, there's an app they use and they go station to station. and so what they get to experience is both a planned and unplanned portion of managing your financial life, and also helps them better understand want versus need. and i think that's one of those things when we're younger, you don't really understand it until you try and do it. and that's what we're really trying to do, is give them an actual experience in a safe environment to have good moments, and then perhaps some surprises like, hey, by the way, you're expecting a child and what are the implications of that? so the students go through kind of a using an app. they go table the table and they work through these life events. and then basically we do a wrap up with them on lessons learned. and then we also ask them when they go home to say thank you to their parents, because many of them don't have a full appreciation of what it is like for their parents to manage the family finances. and sometimes the trials and tribulations we want them to better appreciate not only for themselves, but

also for their parents. >> i'm curious what kind of reaction are you getting from the students? and i would imagine the parents are applauding too, because of their learning. fiscal response ability as a teenager. that's a very good thing. >> the parents love it and the students have a good time. the biggest thing about financial education or financial literacy is making it interactive and fun. it's not punitive, it's not being talked down to. it is interacting with someone where they are at the right point in time and making it understandable the day to day. so one of the good examples that comes up in the program is transportation. and so let's say you are paired up with a spouse and the exercise, the question that always comes up is what's your transportation versus your spouse. and a lot of times we see the students struggle with i want the nice car, but i want to put my spouse on the bus. and so that helps them better understand family dynamics and things like that. so it is really fun to watch them be able to have fun while learning a good lesson. yeah, you got to learn to share a little bit,

especially with your spouse. >> why is managing money so hard, by the way? tough question . >> you know, i think a couple of reasons. one, it's very personal to people are sometimes afraid to ask for help because they're they're they're worried about being perceived as maybe not smart enough. but the reality is, is that each one of us has made financial mistakes. and so what we're trying to do is create a trusted source for people to be able to ask uncomfortable questions. so that they're not afraid to kind of deal with this head on versus when it happens to them. so i think it's a variety of things. there's a lot of good work going on in the us to try and push financial education on not only in the schools, but also kind of in other platforms and college. and i think we're trying to do our part in that journey. well it sounds great. >> what do you what do you hope the students take away and just layman's terms from the program? and perhaps when they go home, they can teach their folks a few things too, right? >> absolutely. i think we're looking for two things. we're

looking for, we're looking for confidence and we're looking for understanding. so if you understand and what some basic principles about how to manage your money, that we're empowering you to be confident about your financial future. and if you have those two things, no matter what life comes at you, you will be successful. and so that's what we're really trying to have the students walk away with. and in some instances, if they can impart that on their parents or their siblings, even better. >> well, it sounds great. it started this week, goes through mid-may. that's kevin miller, ceo of travis credit union up in the north bay. thank you very much for joining us, kevin. and all the best with the program. i'm sure the kids are going to enjoy it. >> thank you. our pleasure. thanks again. all right. >> coming up next here on mornings on two, the nine, whether it's the first day of school or a much needed date night, if you're a parent, you're all too familiar with your little one, pleading with you not to leave their side. we're going to talk live with an expert about separation anxiety,

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report to san francisco bay oakland international airport last hour. i spoke with the executive director of the port of oakland who says it's really all about geography. >> this is about we have a great airport. people will fly oakland know it's convenient, it's easily accessible. the issue is that people from, let's say, east of the mississippi and around the world can't tell you where oakland is. they don't know that it is on san fran, in san francisco bay region. it's a gateway to the san francisco bay. so we just want to make sure that people understand that the proposal is getting a lot of pushback from people outside of oakland who say the name change would just confuse travelers. >> the port voting at 1 p.m. today, they're going to be meeting and talking about it. san francisco mayor london breed by the way, says she will ask the city attorney to pursue legal action to stop this name change. >> opening day for a new food hall at san francisco's ikea. ikea says this is more than just a food hall. it's being introduced as a culinary destination for downtown san

francisco. ktvu ellis wurtz joins us live from inside that ikea store with a little sneak peek. good morning. >> good morning frank. yes, we're here at the at market street. you can see behind me through the windows. this is between fifth and sixth streets. and this is also where the new ikea building is. this is a four story ikea, and it's designed to be for small living. what's interesting is the new sal u-haul that's here at the at the location. it's the meeting place is what it's being called. and this is the sal u-haul. we'll take a look around, show you what we have here. it's a concept that is more than just for eating and drinking. this is a meeting place. this is a two story building. it has five different merchants that are going to be offer eating foods. everything from curry up now the food truck specialist with curry food as well as a couple of

other restaurants. we're going to be talking to elise von hellion, who's joining us here today. you are the managing director of this project. good morning. good morning. >> thank you so much for coming to saw u-haul. yes. >> tell us about it. opening day. who are we expecting and what are you excited about? >> oh my gosh, we are absolutely excited. today we opened at 11:30 a.m. this morning. it's our first day. the mayor is coming. we have other city officials as well and we are so excited to open our doors for the community. >> tell us a little bit about some of the food offerings here. you've got two stories on the bottom floor, what what are you offering here? >> absolutely. so the first floor, we have the soft serve all plant forward. and that's the same with the bakery as well. we also have the burger bar, and we have a bar downstairs upstairs we have five local traders. we have casa borikén. we have curry up now. we have kmr, we have momo noodle and we have la venganza. wait

for it. there's another bar and that's right, there's also a cooking school. we're going to offer programing. >> wonderful. so you say plant forward, but it. that's not for everything necessarily on the menus. >> that's right. so what we want to make sure is we are here for the many. so there is something for everybody to eat no matter what diet that you have or choose to have that day. >> and it's more than just a meeting space because you're hoping to have some entertainment and you're working with some community members as well. tell us briefly about that. >> absolutely. so we have an entertainment license, which means we can have fantastic entertainment here. we're also dealing with and really engaged with the community of the tenderloin community project. the chamber of commerce and the city as well, and the transgender society too. so that's just to name a few. >> okay. thank you so much, elise. we're going to go back to you in the studio. this is going to be opening day. we'll be coming up at noon with a little more of what saul u-haul has to

offer. back to you in the studio. >> dallas wirtz, live in the city. thank you. now, to an issue that almost all parents of young children struggle with separation anxiety. most parents know to be on alert on the first day of school or before a week away at summer camp. but there's more to it than that. let's welcome child and family therapist mary wallace to the nine to learn what we all can do to help ease such fears. thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. of course. >> so my boys are in middle and high school, but i still remember that feeling of them clinging to my leg on the first day of preschool. that's sort of an obvious one. what are some other signs of separation anxiety? >> well, if you're going to leave for any length of time, young children can feel very upset. and this all comes from the fact that little babies feel at one with their parents and they they cry and the parent feeds them. so they trust the parents and they feel safest with the parent. >> so sometimes i've heard of children telling their parents my tummy hurts, or, you know,

the old i'm sick should how do parents know if really it's a tummy ache or if it's apprehension about going to school the next day and being without a parent? >> well, i guess you could take a temperature or, you know, do all the physical things to see if the child is ill and ask the child is there something that was worrying you, and if you know, there's been a problem at school, you can say, you know, you really manage there. you have such a good time in the block corner, you're going to be fine. >> let's talk about separation anxiety the other way. you know, parents and i'm one of them. we know we have to raise these independent children that we're going to release them into the world one day. however i think as children get older and try to become more independent, parents can sort of cling and hold on to those last years of childhood. and can there be separation anxiety from a parent who doesn't want to release a child? >> definitely, we love our child so much and we have mixed

feelings about them. moving on. i mean, even when your child gets married, you feel a little sad. oh no. i'm losing my baby. how do you advise parents who are sort of looking ahead to what can be a very long summer? >> many parents sort of cobbled together day camps and, you know, we at grandma grandpa's, there's a lot of change happening, especially in the summer months compared to the fairly routine school year. how do you advise parents to talk with their children about what we're heading into? >> well, it's very important to explain to your child, because children don't understand what's happening around them unless you explain and you can say, you know, during the year you go to school every day and during the summer, we, we are going to plan activities. and it's very good to have a schedule because they need to know what's coming up.

and they get they can have a choice in what activities they would like to do as well. >> we have a whiteboard on the fridge with exactly that. mary wallace, thank you for joining us this morning. >> it was wonderful being here and lovely talking with you. thank you. >> coming up on mornings on two. the nine, my friend liesel used to say her sons would yell french fries store every time she drove past a mcdonald's, and often she would take them in. how? one outpost of the golden arches is trying to attra customers

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>> mr. teams rescue team search for point rays down to daly city, but could not find the whale. they say they can't launch the boat today because of the weather. no one is asking local boat operators to be on the watch for the rail. the whales, red buoys. >> wildflower watchers are noting some incredible blooms across the bay following months of steady rain on and off at mount diablo state park. poppies are blanketing the hillsides. shell ridge and walnut creek also has a burst of color. >> for many years we didn't see like a lot of flowers and spring season. you want to catch the best moment of your life. you know the flower is the best. >> super blooms happen when many different species of wildflowers bloom at the same time. people have been seeing gorgeous blooms all across the east bay and beyond. >> all right, mcdonald's in the netherlands is attracting its customers in a rather unique way. it debuted the world's first billboard that you can smell. it's an interactive billboard right in the middle of

the city that diffuses the smell of those yummy french fries. mcdonald's says. you could smell them from about 15ft away. a mcdonald's employee actually puts a tray of fries in the billboard, which relies on ventilators to suck and diffuse the scent all over the area, i could definitely. >> yeah. >> you see, we are susceptible. >> yes, that would that would definitely. >> you know, you know, when the smell starts creeping up in there, you're like, oh, the salt and fries. >> yeah, yeah. all right, here are the results of our poll so far that we mentioned earlier this hour. we asked, do you think workers should return to the office? and here is what it is. yes. it's time 42. no, let them work from home. 49. and yes, a few days a week. so the hybrid model, not getting as much love here at 9. >> that's pretty close, though. i thought it would be a little more. >> i thought more people would be going back to work just or say, hey, people should get back

into the office, right? exactly. because if productivity, if you're better at the office than at home, come on back. >> so and i know we talked about my friend liesel in the french fries and her sons. i have another friend, latrice, and she works from home on and off. and she says, when i work from home, she's like this. she's like, i am so productive at home. there is no office chit chat. >> there's no meeting you can put everyone in a box. >> that's the thing. so it's so different. >> we all did it, we did it. >> i don't feel that i was doing as good a job talking to you in my pajamas, in my husband's office with my avocado plant behind me. >> i did a lot of work. >> i remember the avocado. >> it was a different. >> it was a different time. yeah. we're so glad you're here. it's been such a busy day. we ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ [cheering]