ground stop this morning. the impact is expected to have on flights throughout the day, and this all comes as aviation safety is center stage at capitol hill. the latest on investigations into boeing's safety culture. then one of san francisco's jails that was put on lockdown due to safety concerns is reopening today. why another facility is still closed and what needs to happen before that lockdown is lifted. then dozens of protesters arrested, but not a single one charged just yet. what prosecutors in san francisco and alameda

counties are likely doing now in response to action that caused traffic to come to a standstill for hours. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian i'm andre senior. >> thank you for joining us. alaska airlines flights are back in the air this noon. earlier today, passengers were thrown off balance when the faa issued a temporary ground stop. all of the carrier's flights across the country affected by potential safety issue, with bay area airports also feeling the gravity of the situation. ktvu tom vacar is live from sfo and tom. passengers can expect those delays to last throughout the day. >> well, that's exactly right. the main event obviously is over, but there is this ripple effect or this domino effect and that is sure to last all day long. at about 6 a.m. wednesday morning, alaska airlines was ordered by the federal aviation administration into a so-called ground stop that sfo said was lifted at 845. that affected

five flights at sfo and many, many more throughout the vast, far reaching alaska airlines system. >> they're required to remain on the ground until that ground stop is lifted. now, most of the time, ground stops are implemented for weather reasons, but in this case, there was a malfunction of critical newly installed computer software that calculates a plane's weight and balance based on its number of passengers, baggage, cargo, and fuel all essential to set the plane's best fuel savings and, more importantly, its handling in the air. we had to accommodate a few flights on other airlines at a different gate because those gates that would have normally been vacant were occupied with alaska flights waiting for the clearance to push back. the only ongoing impact might be kind of residual delays on alaska airlines flights. >> that's because delayed early flights have a domino effect on later flights for hours to come. that makes it very important for

alaska airlines passengers to check their flights status. >> they said all the flights were delayed, so we just kind of waited around until they announced why it was delayed and they're on the flight by seven. >> and then we were just sitting on the like at the gate for a solid two hours. they said that their ground system was down, that it had completely crashed, and that they were just trying to reboot it. >> i fly all the time and so it s it feels more rare when there isn't some sort of delay or some sort of an issue. >> i've got some numerical proof here. now, this morning, just before 11, i checked the departure board and there were 51 alaska flights listed, but eight of them were delayed. now there are 42 flights listed, but ten of those are listed as delays, which is almost a quarter of the listed flights at this time. so it's clear that domino effect is taking place. important thing. as i said before, if you're going to go to

the airport to fly, meet or greet and it's alaska, make sure you check the status ahead. tom vacar, ktvu, fox two news. >> tom, thank you. today, two senate committees are looking into boeing's safety culture and policies. the hearings follow the incident in january, when a door plug on a 737 max nine blew out shortly after an alaska airlines flight took off. several whistleblowers who used to work for boeing testified this morning before the senate homeland subcommittee. one accused boeing of a cover up following that door plug incident. >> the ntsb chair reiterated congress last week that boeing has said there are no records documenting the removal of the alaska airlines door. i'm not going to sugarcoat this. this is a criminal cover up. records do, in fact, exist. i know this because i've personally passed them to the fbi. boeing's corporate leaders continue to conceal the truth. they continue to mislead and deceive the public about the safety of the planes. that is the safety culture at the top of the boeing company right now. >> boeing is disputing the claim

, says its planes are safe, and that many of the issues raised have been subject to rigorous engineering examination under faa oversight. in a separate senate hearing this morning, lawmakers examined an faa program that allows boeing to sign off on its own work. the senate committee heard from a panel of experts they reviewed over 4000 pages of boeing documents, conducting surveys and met with boeing employees. the final report includes dozens of findings and more than 50 recommendations. >> our feeling is that while not a comprehensive set of remedies for all that ails boeing, it's at least a really good set of first steps. if they were to implement what we have recommended. >> the panel's report directs boeing to develop an action plan that includes how to comprehensively address each recommendation in the next six months. >> now imagine going to work and getting punched or kicked in the head, being spat upon or slammed against a wall. that is what the

san francisco sheriff says is happening to his deputies and jail staff. two jails, in fact, have been locked down for days because of confrontations between inmates and guards. one jail expected to reopen today. and while the sheriff is expressing concern about the recent outbreak of violence, ktvu crystal bailey tells us some inmates called the jail system, quote, unruly. >> sheriff paul miyamoto says tuesday an incident at the county jail in san bruno causing negotiators to step in and an inmate punching a deputy at the booking facility in san francisco are just more issues in the string of incidents where deputies have been in danger. the sheriff displaying this photo of a deputy had been bit so hard that it broke the skin, and another of a swollen bump on a deputy's head after being punched to the ground, punches to the head, face and neck being spit at and kicked in the head slammed against walls which resulted in the injuries of bone fractures, dislocated shoulders and bloody eye sockets. the lockdowns at both county jails began on friday after assaults

stemming back from late march, but sheriff miyamoto says the lockdown at jail two on seventh street ends wednesday, while jail three at san bruno will remain on lockdown until later this week after the deputies union blamed poor working conditions and understaffing for the incidents and asked the sheriff and the city to call in the national guard. miyamoto says he doesn't think staffing is the issue. >> the recent uptick in the assaults on our staff is something i believe that we can handle internally and doesn't rise to that level. >> he blames overcrowded facilities, saying they house mostly serious violent offenders who are spending too long in county jail. there are more than 100 people jailed and only 364 deputies working out of the nearly 500 needed at the jails. things are so out of control at the jail that inmates are starting to get unruly because of the conditions that are going on at the jail, a man currently in jail, jeffrey walker, who

says he was injured in an altercation with a deputy on march 29th, says conditions are not safe for people like him or the staff. >> deputies are working overtime, shorthanded, 16 hour shifts and i see deputies sleeping at their job post positions, inmates fighting against one another, a deputy having to go in and break up something. >> walker says he was criminally charged with battery and obstructing justice for the fight on march 29th, but he is suing for excessive force in these settings, we have to sometimes apply control holds. >> we do have levels of force that we do have to employ. >> the sheriff says that each case of assault is under investigation, and he says it's been very difficult to hire more deputies. he also says he's implementing more town halls inside the jail to encourage more dialog in san francisco, crystal bailey, ktvu, fox two news now, we did receive a statement from the san francisco public defender's office which says in part, quote, the sheriff's department's failure to provide incarcerated people

consistent access to their attorneys as well as transportation to court, have also contributed to the increased jail population since the failures delay criminal proceedings. >> now, it goes on to say, taxpayer funds would be better spent on long tum investments in underserved communities. >> we're now learning more about the fallout from protests that took over parts of a busy bay area freeway and the golden gate bridge for hours this monday, ktvu allie rasmus explains why charges against dozens of protesters have not yet been filed at the golden gate bridge on monday, the chp arrested 26 protesters. >> some of the people had chained themselves to their cars, blocking traffic for several hours, calling for an end to the war in gaza and u.s. military support for israel. the chp arrested the protesters on suspicion of several misdemeanors, including unlawful assembly and failure to disperse. but they're also asking the da's office to charge these protesters with a felony for conspiracy, accusing them of working together to plan their demonstrations on that felony

recommendation took protesters and supporters by surprise. >> what's really important to note here is that these felony charges are ridiculous and almost unprecedented. >> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says her office needs more time to review the evidence before prosecutors can file charges. >> that does require a certain amount of evidence for us to feel that we can meet that burden beyond a reasonable doubt. we certainly want to make clear in any situation, though, that when people violate the law that there will be accountability. >> as for the 12 protesters arrested for blocking traffic on interstate 880 monday, we're trying to find out what charges they might face from the alameda county district attorney. the 80 protesters had chained themselves together using concrete filled barrels that took nearly seven hours to remove. >> the techniques that they're using are even more advanced than we saw in the east coast. 55 gallon concrete drums. >> governor gavin newsom was asked about the demonstrations

and their impact. i certainly respect the cause that around the cease fire, the president, united states, i support that. >> i support his approach to that issue. and i believe fundamentally that's part of what they're expressing. but i think there's a better way of expressing it. i hope we don't see it again. and i do think people need to be held to account for their actions. >> but we have seen this type of protest before. back in november, there was a similar protest that blocked the bay bridge. masood barakzai, one of the people arrested during that demonstration, is now suing the city of san francisco for wrongful arrest. he filed a complaint in federal court yesterday. he says he was a bystander who got stuck in this traffic backup and was wrongly accused of being involved in the demonstration. fast forward five months later, and now san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says her office is still going through all the video from the golden gate bridge protest, from cameras on the bridge and toll plaza and social media before her office decides what charges to pursue against the golden gate bridge. protesters allie rasmus, ktvu,

fox two news. >> you guys got to leave. you guys refusing to leave? yes. okay. you first end up google employees. >> five of them were arrested for refusing to leave the sunnyvale office of the ceo of google cloud was part of a protest over google's contract with the israeli military, rape and assault accusations by several women against a man considered by some as a rising star in the democratic party and the director of a housing nonprofit. >> what police investigate the case, want to know more about and what they're doing to get that information. plus, the kings reigning over the warriors and while the doves are bounced out of the playoffs, the off season could be just as important to watch. while there's a lot of ambiguity over what next year's team will look like, and in barry, whether another nice day out there, temperatures warming up nicely and just a few scattered high clouds drifting overhead right w, w ll

over gambling violations. the league, says porter, gave confidential information to bettors, limited his own participation in games and placed at least 13 bets on nba games. using someone else's account of the bets placed, porter wagered more than $54,000 and netted close to $22,000 in winnings. league commissioner adam silver says the accusations

are a cardinal sin in professional sports. >> well, the warriors are starting their off season today much sooner than planned. the dubs are now eliminated from the postseason play after losing to the sacramento kings. 118 to 94, in the play in tournament, kings starters outscored the warriors starters 104 to 48. this early exit could mean an overhaul for the team. klay thompson was zero for ten shooting and had zero points. now the kings lit the sky outside golden one center after the game. it's a tradition for every victory to light that beam. meantime thompson he is set to become a free agent. but besides him, the warriors could cut ties with some veteran players such as gary payton ii and kevon looney and chris paul as well. something to keep an eye on in the off season. dub nation certainly disappointed, but there is still love for the warriors from fans. ktvu amber lee went to the watch party at chase center, where fans told us and told her they're always ready for next year.

>> there was a lot too many turnovers and literally no defense all game, so it was extremely disappointing. but hopefully, hopefully next season we'll come out better. >> very nervous watching it, nail biting and nail biting game and it's very heartbreaking. but we'll get it next season. >> we've been rooting for this team all year and really hope we would make a run this season as well in the playoffs, but it wasn't meant to be. let's go warriors dub nation had weather on its side for an outdoor watch party at thrive city outside chase center. >> i'm out here every time enjoying the atmosphere with the crowd. >> we're all warriors fans. >> more than 2500 fans attended this free event. they say the huge screen and being a part of this community are the draw. >> it's different than like just the two of us on our couch at home, just to be surrounded by people who want the same thing. >> fans say they have high expectations despite the many ups and downs of this warriors season. >> it's all about moments, right, seeing special moments where, like, the team kind of syncs up this must win play in

game has fans on the edge of their seats as the warriors battle to get into the nba playoffs, the nervous tension palpable when the warriors trailed by double digits at times and were down going into halftime. >> it's nerve wracking because we want we want to continue and go to the next level. >> love and loyalty on full display. such a great connection to each other and they just really seem to love playing together. >> and you don't see that in a lot of sports. >> we'll still be there for them , whether we win or lose. >> that's the important thing for us. many fans tell me they hope the core group steph curry, klay thompson and draymond green will remain together. >> fans say they are looking forward to next season, which starts in october at chase center in san francisco. amber lee, ktvu, fox two news if you like warmer weather, we are in for a treat, according to our meteorologist mark tamayo. >> yeah, it is a nice forecast

for us. >> perfect timing right? it's spring time. we should be talking about sunshine and mild temperatures and that's what we have for today. members. just a few days ago last weekend, we were all shivering out there trying to find a way to stay warm. today, though, the complete opposite. so we're tracking lots of 70s and the warmest locations will be in the lower 80s. so scattered high clouds, temperatures about 5 to 8 degrees above the average. our next cooling episode is going to move in on friday. not a major deal, but definitely temperatures will be trending down. here's a satellite where you can see some scattered high clouds moving into central california, also impacting the bay area. a lot of cloud cover out here to our west, but all the energy is kind of following the upper level wind pattern and heading up and over the bay area. so we are dry for right now. we are dry into the weekend. you can see a closer look at the satellite. it is picking up on those high clouds throughout the morning hours. and still we kind of have maybe some hazy skies this afternoon. current numbers for the estate. we are showing you 58 degrees in south lake tahoe. sacramento is checking in 70, los angeles 76 and palm springs right now 90

degrees. as we show you some more temperatures across the bay area. santa rosa, 69 san francisco has warmed up into the upper 60s, and san jose and livermore in the lower 70s. those areas will be approaching the 80 degree mark later on this afternoon because this guy, this area of high pressure has been strengthening offshore. it sticks around for today and essentially for tomorrow. so it's nice for your wednesday and thursday 60s, 70s and 80s. the change, though is a minor change. is going to move in on friday. we'll see a little system move in from the north that will help squash this area of high pressure. so as a result, temperatures do trend down a little bit in your friday forecast. and there could be maybe warming up a little bit for portions of the weekend showing you the forecast model in terms of rainfall and snowfall. this has been a very busy map. we have been leaning on this quite a bit over the past few months, always trying to attract the range. the rainfall, not only in the short tum, but also in the long range. and as we take this long range into next week, it looks like a fairly quiet weather pattern for us. but maybe beyond tuesday, we

could be seeing a change that could lead to maybe some more rain back in the forecast. so something that we'll be watching over the next several days. still a bit fuzzy at this point. take a look at the forecast highs this afternoon. it is mild to warm. high clouds out there. san francisco in the lower 70s. a great day in the city. san jose 80 degrees and up in the north bay, santa rosa and napa. upper 70s to right around 80 degrees. here's a look ahead. your five day forecast. temperatures not moving around too much for your thursday, and then we'll have a bit of a drop off in those numbers by friday. the weekend. if you want to get outside, we have great news with looks like temperatures warming up a little bit and looks like lots of sunshine headed our way. after some fog in the morning, we should have some nice conditions for the afternoon hours. >> mark. thank you. a new report details what happened during the devastating ui wildfires. how mi om

maui wildfires. according to a report by the western fire chiefs association limited equipment and a lack of mutual aid agreements hampered the response to the fires last august. the report also says there was minimal pre-positioning of staff and equipment after the national weather service issued a red flag warning prior to the wildfires breaking out. the report recommends keeping relief, fire equipment fully stocked, creating a statewide mutual aid program, and implementing an evacuation plan for residents who speak languages other than english. the san francisco city of san

francisco wants to know which buildings could be at risk of collapse during an earthquake. a new report from the city looks at certain concrete buildings that could be similar to ones that failed catastrophically during recent earthquakes in mexico and new zealand. the new retrofit program will build a soft story retrofit program, which focuses on houses with living spaces over a garage. the city will now work on determining which buildings need more retrofitting. >> while china is being linked to drug trafficking in the us, a new report from the house select committee claims the chinese communist party has been contributing to america's fentanyl crisis. federal officials recommend that the us use its trade and economic power to seek greater enforcement from chinese authorities. >> simply put, without china's production and export of fentanyl and fentanyl precursors, there would be no fentanyl crisis in the united states. >> it's sobering and staggering what we see in this report. and they know what the outcome of this is. they know that this is leading to the deaths of

americans. >> china's embassy in the us did not address the fentanyl allegations directly, but did list several steps the nation is taking to curb fentanyl production. well, california's largest reservoir is near its capacity for the second straight year, but officials say it still has plenty of room for more water. shasta lake rose over a foot since last week following heavy rain over the weekend, and it is now seven feet from its maximum capacity. this marks the first time in over a decade shasta lake has been almost full two years in a row. >> as you get really high in the lake, it gets really spread out. so every foot is a lot of water. so we're still 150,000 acre feet from being full. so we've got ample room yet and we've got inflows still coming in. so we expect to continue to creep up. we're just going to have normal releases throughout the summer. nothing major. and then the goal there is to end up at the end of the summer at a at a relatively high lake. so that gets us really into a good season going in the next year as we approach

summer water, officials say they're focused on maintaining that storage and preparing water allocations for farmers. >> historic street lamps targeted by vandals leaving many to walk the lake merritt area in the dark at night. the investigation is to find out who's responsible and the repairs now underway. plus another college president is in the hot seat on capitol hill today over allegations school leadership failed to protect jewish students and staff from rising hate on campus. >> i'm rebecca caster in washington itth de

the least throughout the day due to an issue this morning with the faa now, it issued a temporary ground stop for all alaska airlines flights because of a potential safety issue. there was a malfunction of newly installed computer software that calculates a plane's weight and balance. the issue was taken care of and the ground stop was lifted about 845 this morning. some flights, though they were delayed due to the ripple effect of the earlier delays. there was less lighting around oakland's lake merritt overnight, the historic street lamps lining the lake were targeted by vandals. ktvu bailey o'carroll shows us how the city is shining a light on this problem, and how more people and residents there feel about the lack of light.

>> there's definitely a feeling of like, you know, nothing is sort of safe out here. oakland's lake merritt street lamps have become the latest target of vandals, often looking to steal copper wiring inside the lights. >> it has become a really, really lovely place in the last 15 years and it's depressing as #### to see it start to go downhill again, because every time oakland goes downhill, it takes a really long time to get back up. >> according to the city of oakland, at last check earlier this month, 34 curb boxes had been broken into and about ten light poles were down, though some of those were due to fallen trees. in addition to vandalism, oakland representatives said that they've deployed teams to repair the downed lights and install temporary lights because it will take the original vendor time to make new posts. the crew in oakland will also reinforce curb boxes that have not yet been damaged, in hopes that they don't get damaged. don, who walks the lake every day, says

the city still isn't doing enough talk about it. >> okay? it would be nice if they opened their mouths and acknowledged that something was happening. they rarely do unless they're pushed, and i haven't heard a word out of them about any circumstance happening at the lake, the encampments, the crazy people, the lights going out, nothing. >> as we were at the lake to film this story, repair crews arrived to set up those temporary lights, which they say will only take a couple of hours to install. yet still, residents like rebecca say the lights don't do enough to make her feel safe. >> i strategically like changed my entire schedule to walk my dog so like when the sun is at its brightest. so when i first moved here, i'd walk her at like 5 or 6 in the morning. i would walk her in the evening, and then when i got to know some of the stuff that was happening around the lake and i was blatantly told, like, don't do that anymore. >> both don and rebecca agree that the lake is one of the gems

of oakland, and the historic light post, which have been around since the 20s, help enhance that beauty, and they want to make sure that remains for taxpaying residents to enjoy safely. >> i think the city could do a lot more, to make us safer. i think the lake is like a beautiful shared space, and they should be doing everything necessary to make this as safe as a space as possible. and it's surprising to me that they don't do more. >> still unclear if the city plans on investigating who is responsible for this vandalism, or exactly how long it will take to get all of those temporary light posts up in oakland. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> across the bay, san francisco police say they're investigating reports by three women who say they're victims of rape and abuse by a housing nonprofit director. the first woman to accuse john jacobo of rape posted a seven page document on social media detailing what she says happened in august of 2021. jacobo denied the accusations and said the encounter was sexual. excuse me, he said. the encounter was consensual,

according to the sf standard. two other women have filed police reports. jacobo has resigned from his position. san francisco police posted on social media. the sfpd is working diligently on these open investigations. we take sexual assault cases very seriously and we work closely with our victims. we urge anyone who is a victim of sexual assault to come forward and report their case to sfpd. the sudden closure of the federal women's prison in dublin is attracting more scrutiny now. east bay congressman mark desaulnier is accusing the bureau of prisons of closing the facility as retaliation over new oversight. last month, a federal judge appointed a special master to ensure that reforms are made at the prison, which has been plagued with sexual abuse scandals. representative desaulnier says while he supports closing the prison's closure because of what's happening inside, he worries about possible violations. >> we can ask the oversight committee, and the judiciary committee, who both have jurisdiction in these kind of fields, to have hearings, to

subpoena, people from the bureau of prisons. we can also ask the general accounting office, to look at and do an audit of the facility and the bureau of prisons. >> the bureau of prisons says the closures, because the facility no longer meets prison standards. the inmates will be transferred to other sites across the country by the end of the week. >> well, three people have now been arrested in connection to a shooting where two young women were killed in napa over the weekend. 22 year-old john nicholson, junior, of vallejo, being held without bail on two counts of murder. two other women are also accused of being accessories. the shooting happened around eight saturday night during a fight on riverside drive. napa. police responding to reports of gunfire and they found the victims, a 17 year old named sasha and 19 year old eileen villasenor were one died at the scene, the other at the hospital. a memorial of balloons, candles and flowers are growing at the at the spot where the two young women were

killed. >> these young, young people that are just starting out in life, how did this tragedy happen? and so that's where the community comes together to try to understand this. >> the suspect could be charged with the special circumstance of murder or multiple murder, which means he is convicted. if he is convicted, he could face life in prison without parole. >> antisemitism on college campuses is in the spotlight once again, as another ivy league president is grilled by lawmakers on capitol hill. this time, the president of columbia university is in the hot seat over allegations school leadership failed to protect jewish students and staff from rising hate on campus following the october 7th attacks in israel, the presidents of the university of pennsylvania and harvard have already lost their jobs over this. rebecca castro reports. columbia's president is trying to avoid the same fate. >> columbia, meanwhile, has recognized clubs that say things like, quote, zionist, not invited and the holocaust. wasn't that special. a student star of david necklace was ripped off her neck as she

walked to class. >> this is how students from columbia university felt on campus after the war ignited between israel and hamas. the side will be free. it's just one of several ivy league schools across the country that's become a hotbed for anti-israel protests. >> well, how can we be confident that you'll restore order in a safe learning environment if it took you months to send warning letters? >> the chairman, i want to reassure you, i have absolutely no hesitation in enforcing our policies. >> lawmakers grilling columbia university president minouche shafik wednesday as part of their investigation into allegations elite schools have failed to protect jewish students and staff. she's trying to avoid the same fate as the presidents of harvard and university of pennsylvania, who both resigned shortly after an explosive congressional hearing in december. >> columbia claims to work in god's light. sadly for all the jewish students on their campus,

this could not be further from the truth. >> some lawmakers claim some of the worst incidents of anti-semitism happened on columbia's campus, but president shafik came in prepared for lawmakers lines of questioning. >> we have already suspended 15 students from columbia. we have six on disciplinary probation. these are more for disciplinary actions that have been taken, probably in the last decade at columbia, columbia university and several other schools are also under investigation by the department of education for alleged civil rights violations in washington. >> rebecca kaster, ktvu, fox two news well, the oakland roots and souls soccer club say their future in oakland is on the line. >> the alameda county board of supervisors voted to put their portion of a proposed soccer stadium site up for auction. the county says they offered to sell their stake to the city of oakland, but the city rejected the previous offers. ktvu jana katsuyama reports. the alameda county board heard hours of

testimony and discussion tuesday from supporters hoping to hang on to oakland's last remaining pro sports teams. >> i'm here to support the oakland roots because they are the only team left here. we have seen the oakland raiders, a's and warriors left. >> the oakland roots and oakland soul are more than just soccer clubs. they are symbols of resilience, community and inclusivity. >> the oakland roots are pushing for the county and city of oakland to finalize leases for use of the raiders former training facility in alameda and the malibu lot south of the oakland coliseum for a proposed pop up soccer stadium. >> we have been waiting since february ninth when we agreed to terms for the city and the county to deliver the lease terms sheet, please do not destroy our best hope for a stadium in oakland by selling the property without first completing the lease. >> on tuesday, the board considered a motion to put their 50% share of the malibu lot,

which they co-own with the city of oakland up for auction. we've been very consistent in wanting to get out of the sports business. >> that's been very clear, board president nate miley said. >> the lease delays with the roots are not the county's fault. >> what irritates me is the county is being depicted as the bad player in all this. >> the county says they'd offered to streamline lease negotiations through a land swap with the city. >> they declined, and then we asked them to reconsider, basically, buying the malibu site from the county, and they declined again, supervisor lena tam says that's why the board was surprised when the city sent a last minute letter friday suddenly stating an interest in buying the county's share. >> the city is offering both to buy out the city on malibu as well as harbor bay. miley said the county has a responsibility to its own budget, which has a $100 million deficit in health services. >> the board voted 4 to 1 to move forward with the auction. >> if we do go to auction, then

i think we all know that. that doesn't mean we have to sell to another entity, but it preserves our options to do that. >> jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news montana is known for its wildlife, but people in the city of butte saw something they had never seen before. >> how this elephant ended up roaming city streets and in barry weather. >> here's our live camera looking above san francisco to nice spring day with temperatures warming up, there is a minor cooling trend in our five day forecast, i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are looking up, i've got symptom relief. ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪ ♪ control is everything to me. ♪ feel significant symptom relief at 4 weeks with skyrizi,

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to the victims of former team usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar. according to the justice department, fbi agents failed to take reports from nassar's accusers seriously. in 2018, nassar was sentenced up to 175 years in prison on multiple sex abuse charges. the deal comes nearly three years after a report by the justice department inspector general criticized fbi officials for failing to respond to the allegations of abuse, safety concerns are mounting at the san francisco zoo amid new reports of a close call between a bear and a zookeeper, according to the san francisco chronicle last may. >> a grizzly bear escaped its den and entered an area where a zookeeper was working. zoo officials say the door to the bear's den was accidentally left unlatched after the 500 pound grizzly chased the keeper, the keeper and another employee were

able to safely wrangle the bear back into its main habitat. no one was hurt, but the incident has reignited conversations about safety at the zoo after other high profile incidents, including one in which a tiger escaped its enclosure and killed a guest. in 2007, a circus elephant is back with its handlers after causing quite a commotion in montana. elephant walking down the road. even she can't believe it. but an elephant did break free from the jordan world circus yesterday in butte. the animal walked quickly across multiple lanes of a road and stopped traffic. the person recording this video said she couldn't believe her eyes. after first seeing a jeep in front of her back up. jordan world has said that a car backfiring spooked the elephant, causing it to roam through the area. >> wow, that is some reason for backup. >> all right, a powerful storm system is whipping up tornadoes and damaging wind gusts across parts of the u.s. the wild weather threat is forecast to move further south on thursday.

fox weather correspondent nicole valdez has more thunderstorms and damaging wind gusts, threatening millions of americans from the great lakes to the eastern u.s. wednesday i woke up to not a railroad train sound, but i woke up to a sound that was more like a combination between a piccolo flute and a flute and a tornado siren. >> it comes just one day after a line of powerful storms spun tornadoes and dropped hail across parts of the midwest. the national weather service says the system spun more than half a dozen twisters on tuesday alone, including in kansas, where at least two people were injured when their rv flipped. communities are now surveying the damage after winds uprooted trees and ripped some buildings from their foundations. >> we heard a large like a loud crack noise, and then once the wind passed, she came to check a look at the neighborhood and stuff and found that two of these trees got destroyed in missouri. >> the storm forced a chicago bound american airlines flight to return to kansas city due to

a possible lightning strike. forecasters say an ef one tornado also touched down in the state, whipping up winds as high as 95mph. >> we've had trees down, some power lines down, a camper here at the smithville lake campground was overturned. >> some say the fast moving system left them with little time to find any cover. >> we got to the ramp down there and i looked out, and it's just like a wall of water coming at us. >> and on thursday, forecasters warned damaging winds could impact parts of the south west, putting some states at greater risk for wildfires in nashville, tennessee. i'm nicole valdez, ktvu, fox two news. >> weather so calm compared to that. not even a sprinkle to speak of. mark >> yeah, we are enjoying this spring time weather pattern here in the bay area. finally right on the sync with the calendar, right? because a few days ago we had those cold temperatures, the

snow and the sierra and just temperatures in the 50s. but temperatures have been warming steadily over the past few days, and probably today or tomorrow will be the warmest days of the week. you can see 70s and some 80s just a few days ago. remember on sunday we had those readings just in the 50s around a 50 to 55 degrees. so a nice recovery in the temperature department. here's a satellite, a lot of cloud cover offshore in the pacific. but all that is moving up and over a good portion of the west coast as we check out some scattered high clouds drifting in this afternoon, we'll continue to have maybe that filtered sunshine throughout the day. current numbers for the 12:00 hour is 90 degrees in palm springs, south lake tahoe 58 eureka up in humboldt county right now reporting temperatures in the lower 50s. and we'll check out some of the current numbers out there right now. san jose 73 napa, 70 degrees in san francisco. downtown has been warming up into the upper 60s, so this area of high pressure has been building offshore. we get a break in the rainfall. we have been warming up. and this wants to stick around not only

for today but also into your thursday. that means 6070 warmest locations, maybe around 80 to 82 degrees. a little bit of a change in the pattern. as we head toward friday, we'll see this jet stream kind of dip to the south. this area of high pressure gets squashed a little bit, and the net result will be some cooling temperatures by friday, with a minor warm up as we head toward the weekend. but overall, it's a quiet weather pattern. it's a nice pattern as well. take a look at the forecast. the rain and the snowfall forecast will put this into motion for your thursday, friday and into the weekend and into early next week. it does look fairly quiet, but beyond tuesday, there is the possibility we could be introducing the chance of some rain back in the forecast, so we'll see if that happens. that's still a ways away. in the meantime, we're enjoying the sunshine and the warming temperatures. take a look at the forecast highs this afternoon. san francisco 70, santa rosa 78 degrees antioch 80, san jose 80 degrees in fremont in the upper 70s. here's a look ahead. your five day forecast. i know this time of year it's we want to be outside all the little league

games. and it's kind of been tricky over the past few weekends. but as you can see right now it is looking nice. so just some scattered high clouds for today. it is still warm for your thursday. some minor cooling in your friday forecast. you can see it out here. we spell it out for saturday. looks good. some great weather to get outside for both. saturday and into sunday. >> thank you so much. disneyland. >> one step closer to major renovations. now. overnight, the anaheim city council unanimously approving a proposal for a $1.9 billion expansion. this proposal includes constructing a new park , shops and restaurants on the western side of the disney property. but some anaheim residents are strongly opposed to the plan, which also calls for disney to buy several city streets for about $40 million to expand the resort, corrupt cory upped and just never ending hunger for disneyland. >> how much do you want? you have so much. here you are.

>> want to close off a street just because somebody paid and donated to every single one of your campaigns? let's bring a large portion of that investment here to anaheim, engaging new experiences and entertainment to loyal fans and new audiences. >> the disneyland forward project, as it's called, would be the first major addition to the theme park california adventure in since 2021. this proposal still needs to pass a second city council vote next month. park expansion could then begin as soon as this summer. popular drug could help with more than just weight loss. >> what drugmaker eli lilly says about new research of z-band and how it could help ople with

china into indonesia. apple ceo tim cook met with indonesia's president this morning in jakarta, discussing the investment possibilities. apple is seeking to diversify its supply chain away from china. the move is also part of an effort by indonesia to bring in more manufacturing. >> i think the investment ability in indonesia is endless. i think that there's a lot of great places to invest and we're investing. we believe in the country. >> thank you. >> cook's visit came after apple announced its fourth app developer academy in indonesia, on the island of bali. apple launched the program to train app developers in indonesia back in 2018. a new study found a popular weight loss drug may do more than just help people shed unwanted pounds. drugmaker eli lilly says its obesity drug zeppelin may help people with obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder that causes people to briefly stop breathing while they sleep. the study showed people had fewer breathing issues while using zeppelin compared to those who didn't use

it. eli lilly plans to send the results of the study to the food and drug administration to potentially expand the medicine's use. the federal government is calling on melatonin makers to tighten up standards. this comes amid a dramatic rise in childhood emergency room visits. cdc report discovered about 11,000 children went to the er between 2019 and 2022 from ingesting melatonin while unsupervised. in a study published last year, researchers tested 25 melatonin products and found the majority of them were mislabeled. some were found to contain more than 300% more melatonin than what was listed on the bottle. the supplement companies have two years to voluntarily add child deterrent packaging and approve cautionary language on their labels. >> there are new protections for workers who are pregnant around the country. the pregnant workers fairness act received final approval by the us equal employment opportunity commission. the new rules require employees with 15 or more employees to provide fair accommodations to workers going through pregnancy, childbirth, abortion or any other medical

condition that may be related, and that includes time off for health care appointments, temporary reassignment, suspension of certain job duties and remote work. the new rules will take effect this summer, while dublin will soon have a brand new high school, emerald high is the first new comprehensive high school built in alameda county in more than 50 years. the high schl is on dublin boulevard, not far from interstate 580. it stores open this august. ktvu. lamonica peters was able to get a closer ok at the campus and tell us why it was necessary to build an entire new school. >> students, faculty and staff at emerald high school in dublin are beaming with excitement as the first day of school gets closer. >> just the idea of kind of being the inaugural grade and like getting a chance to set the standards, that's that's what everybody else is freaked out about. >> funded by bond measures, dublin unified school district broke ground on the 23 acres campus in september 2020. now it's preparing to welcome the

first 950 students on august 13th. >> dublin high school is so full that this community has needed a second high school for a long time, and, you know, i believe over the last ten years, this community of dublin has invested a lot of money into, into building what we are now standing in emerald high school. >> emerald high school will have a capacity for 2500 students. once fully built by 2026. right now, the campus has 42 classrooms, a 2400 seat gym, a 137 seat lecture hall, high tech science and technology classrooms, and a grand student union. patty ramsey teaches biology at emerald high school and is looking forward to working in her new classroom. >> there's going to be more counter space for them to do their experiments on. i also have a prep room. we have a lot of prep rooms and prep space that's going to make it easy for us to flow. >> the district says between

2010 and 2020, its student population grew 92, and since 2000, dublin unified has opened eight new schools, including emerald high school. >> with the changing demographics here in the bay area, we want to make sure that the experience here at emerald high school reflects the wants and needs of the community. it serves. >> i feel like i know what we all want and i want in this school. >> is it when emerald high school is completed, it will have a full football and soccer field, eight tennis courts and an eight lane track. the district also says it plans to open another school in shamrock hills by 2026. lamonica peters ktvu, fox two news. >> scientists say it could be getting more difficult to study space because of asteroids and moons throughout the solar system. to combat that, researchers in switzerland have developed a device known as a space hopper. while robots on wheels may have trouble moving in space, the system has three legs, nine motors designed to help it move from one location to the other, especially on an asteroid's rocky terrain. researchers are working with the european space agency to make

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