adventure picks up the story of the princess and the frog. after that final kiss. disney says that visitors will join tiana and louis on a musical adventure as they prepare for their first ever mardi gras performance. these are images from the ride that's about to open here in florida. the same ride, tiana's bayou adventure, opens at disneyland down in southern california later this year. next month, tokyo disney unveils a new experience that puts visitors in the middle of a disney film, fantasy springs, as the resort's latest expansion since 2001, fantasy springs features attractions inspired by frozen, tangled and peter pan. in one case, guests take on the role of the lost kids from peter pan. >> donald trump's former attorney takes the witness stand. >> he's confident that he is telling the truth. why? >> his testimony could be a make or break in the former president's criminal trial. >> then, after more than a year without a permanent police chief, today marks the start of

a new chapter for the oakland police department. chief floyd mitchell officially steps into his new role. we'll examine his plans and priorities for the east bay's largest city. >> plus, tragedy in contra costa county, a five year old boy dies after being pulled from the waters of bethel island. the warning from first responders as summer is just around the corner . live from jack london square this is morning time two. >> the night. >> well, today's monday, may 13th. you're looking live from our emeryville camera at the bay bridge and san francisco skyline in the distance. and you can see right there. yeah, we've got some cloudy skies that we're dealing with. we're going to check in with roberta gonzalez. she's in for steve. she'll give us an update on how long this weather will be sticking around for us today. jay. well, triple a is predicting close to 44 million people will be traveling for memorial day weekend. this

year's numbers is a 4% increase since last year and closely matches 2005 record travel. the motor club association projects 38 million will travel by car, while airports are expected to see 3.5 million travelers that weekend. experts say drivers leaving thursday or friday should hit the road early to avoid mixing with commuters and travelers returning sunday or monday should avoid the afternoon hours when returning from their trips, because that will be during the peak of travel time. all right, we want some viewer reaction now. your reaction this morning we are asking, do you plan on traveling for memorial day weekend? your options? yes, i'm driving. yes. i'm flying. no, i'm staying at home and you can see what we have so far now. no, i'm at home is in the lead with 61. second is. yes. i'm driving 26% and yes, i'm flying 13. just scan the qr code on the top right of your screen or go to ktvu.com/vote. we'd love to hear your thoughts on what you plan

to do. welcome to the nine this morning. anyone planning on going out of town? i'll be out of town. >> oh you will, are you. are you driving? flying, sailing? i'm flying. oh, you're going big. >> i'm going big. going all out okay. yes. >> do you factor that? it's memorial day and everyone else is. >> i'll be honest with you. i didn't even realize when i booked it. it was memorial day weekend. yeah, yeah, but it just made me happier that i'm like, yes, yeah, yeah, you're out of here. >> you know, there's a special kind of elite when everyone's leaving and you're staying at home, right? and the neighborhood is quiet. i always have this joke, like, i've never been to burning man because i like to stay when the city empties out. oh, yeah. it just kind of hang out, let all those people go, and i'm going to be at home, you know? i'm going to get parking. i'm going to get restaurant reservations. right? >> yeah, exactly. he's living his all the things you couldn't get when everyone's here. yeah, right. >> we'll keep peeking in on that poll and discuss your plans throughout the newscast. first, though, we'll start in oakland here as oakland's newest police chief is officially on the job today after more than a year without a permanent head of opd. ktvu james torres live here in

oakland with what the mayor says is the first priority for the chief, and also why some oaklanders already appear to be skeptical. james >> garcia today, long time coming now oakland's police chief, newest police chief floyd mitchell now officially first day in office on the job. as of today, this is where he came from. lubbock, texas, as the police chief there. and the city reports that he has more than 30 years of law enforcement experience. now, chief mitchell, he was shang tao's selection for the job, the mayor, of course, making that selection a year, about after a year, a years long search, i should say, to replace former chief lauren armstrong, mayor tao fired armstrong in february 2023 after reports said the former chief did not properly handle cases of misconduct within the police department. the mayor has since said his attitude during conversations about that misconduct made her less confident that he could do the job. armstrong has since filed a lawsuit against the city, the new chief coming in at a time when crime and public safety has been a wide concern for the city

of oakland mayor's office. although reporting assaults, homicides and burglaries are all trending down, robberies are still on the rise. we spoke to one man this morning in oakland. he says he's lived here since the 50s. he thinks having a police chief hired from out of town will be a challenge. >> you're going on paperwork. you're going on what somebody didn't told you or passing on to you. but if you were down here in the roots with the other, with the people you would know the peoples. and so you know how everybody respond. >> the mayor says chief mitchell has been prepping for weeks. he's been meeting up with the interim chief and getting up to speed on many of the police programs in the city, like ceasefire that helps fight crime. over the weekend, chief mitchell attended the graduation ceremony of the latest police academy. as a result, 12 more officers now added to the force, according to the city. that brings the tally up to 716 sworn officers in oakland. just a few more than what the city says it is budgeted for. but that's

something they say they're allowed to do, so long as they get an approval from the city administrator. now, when chief mitchell was first hired, he said in a statement his focus was to, quote, promote safety, prevent crime and pursue justice. we'll hear a brief statement from chief mitchell for the first time in his official capacity a little later this morning. that's coming up a little more than an hour from now. however, a police spokesperson tells us we will not be able to ask the chief any questions. we'll be working on getting a one on one with the chief in the next coming weeks. now we expect the chief to be in this official capacity today. his official public swearing in ceremony is a date. the police department is still working to figure out. we're live this morning from oakland. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. oakland police say a family narrowly escaped injury in a frightening weekend shooting. investigators say several bullets crashed through the front window of their home. a young child was inside the house at the time of that shooting. it happened

yesterday afternoon on east 32nd street, just one block south of interstate 580. one neighbor was working at home when she heard the sound of gunfire. >> then first we can heard the gunshots. first we think about fireworks, but they continue on and off for almost more than ten shots. so we all know that's a gunshot. the same witness took these photos of a man and a woman running away from the home moments after that shooting, but so far there is no word of any arrest in this case. >> well, protesters gathered in palo alto on mother's day to bring more attention to the moms and their babies suffering in gaza. right now, at the corner of el camino real and embarcadero road, people gathered at the weekly vigil for gaza with a special focus on what they say. mothers in gaza are doing or going through right now. >> as a mom, the stress of having a newborn baby in normal times, it's a lot for any mom, to do that during war and during

what's happening now, like in rafah. i mean, no one has housing. >> the group says it started a mothers day campaign to raise $5,000. that money will help fund a new neonatal intensive care unit for premature babies in the kuwaiti hospital in rafah over the weekend, pro-palestine protesters targeted graduation ceremonies at universities nationwide. >> comedian jerry seinfeld was greeted by boos and cheers. some students walked out before he delivered the keynote speech at duke university. seinfeld has been an active supporter of israel throughout the war. >> i totally admire the ambitions of your generation to create a more just and inclusive society sacrifice. >> there were also protests at the university of wisconsin-madison and the university of texas at austin, where students holding palestinian flags were cleared out in tel aviv, israel, relatives of hostages lit candles and stood in silence as israel marked its memorial day

for fallen soldiers and victims of the attack by hamas back on october 7th, 1200 people were killed and 250 others were taken hostage. >> hamas still holds about 100 people captive, along with the remains of more than 30. we are here every day to accompany the families in their plight, for the hostages, for asking from our government to release them as soon as possible. >> every day that passes is a matter of life or death for them. >> since the war began, more than eight months ago, more than 34,000 palestinians have been killed, most of them women and children, according to local health officials. you can find complete coverage of the war in gaza and the reaction from here in the united states online. just go to our website ktvu.com. >> well, california state parks and cal fire will begin a series of prescribed burns at mount diablo state park on ten plots

of land. the burns will take place during the next month in the mitchell canyon area. on one or more days. the exact burn days will depend on the weather conditions, the planned goal of the prescribed burns is to reduce the risk of wildfires and restore natural ecosystems. >> and certainly on cool days like this, i feel like it's money in the bank when it comes to weather and hopefully preventing terrible fires later on in the summer. roberta. >> oh, excellent point there, garcia. good morning everyone. with that in mind, let's start off with our typical averages this time of the year. 75 in santa rosa, 64 in san francisco, mid 70s to the east and mid 70s to the south in san jose. and look at our average rainfall. we're actually slightly above average for this time of the year. and thank goodness for this. right here it is may gray. it's that return of the low clouds, the patchy fog in fact, that marine layer is down to 600ft now. so it's going to be slow to clear. it's keeping our temperatures capped into the 50s

this morning, except for fairfield. up to 63 degrees. winds will be breezy today out of the west, 10 to 15mph that ushers the pollen around. that remains on the medium to high side. meanwhile, you can see that gray slate lining the pacific northwest into the state of california and beyond. up to the north. we have this trough, and what this is doing is enhancing that marine layer. and as it does so with that cooler air aloft, it's pushing into the bay area. so we're keeping the coast today in the upper 50s with the gray slate. meanwhile, along the peninsula, you'll see the clearing of the skies into the 60s. and 70s pretty much the same story around the central bay and east of the bay. 74, in hayward, into san leandro and san lorenzo. outside number today 83 degrees in fairfield and in travis otherwise low 80s to the north, 82 degrees morgan hill and gilroy, 79 degrees cupertino and in campbell. heading out to the ball game tonight. boy, it's the beginning

of a three game fun series. the dodgers are in town. a bit of a brisk wind at 58 degrees, which means you do need to dress in layers, bundle up for the game, and have a good time. oh, by the way, it's an earlier start at 645. please be mindful of that. and here's your extended forecast. i think you're going to enjoy it. it's a stagnant, benign weather pattern. we're talking about pretty close to seasonal temperatures each and every day. i'm even tossing in the extended outlook for next weekend, because it will make it two weekends in a row in which we will experience not a raindrop in sight. how about that, guys? i get to get out and garden. >> all right. yeah. sounds good to me. roberta. coming up on mornings on two. the nine tragedy in the east bay. a five year old drowns while visiting his grandparents. the warning from first responders as we inch closer to the summer season. also ahead, the port of baltimore could soon return to normal as crews prepare to demolish a key portion of the

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the child got to the water through a backyard next to the shoreline. >> i haven't really noticed whether there could be better security measures. to tell you the truth, i think it's, you know, most of the most of the most of it is really up to the homeowners to sort of make sure their particular areas are secure. >> the boy was reportedly visiting his grandparents on the island at the time. >> as we head into the hot summer season, families are reminded that it only takes a moment for a mistake to happen. an estimated 1000 children a year is set to die from drowning . to keep your children safe, put them in swimming lessons. keep a close eye on them near the water and always prepare for an emergency. >> if you have a life jacket on a child, absolutely arms reach at all times. and then the other thing. get them in swim lessons. get them, get them comfortable in the water. make it enjoyable, do swim team, build your skills, those kind of things. but parental supervision, on top of lifeguards that are on site is huge to water safety. >> children between the ages of

one and four are at the highest risk of drowning. many deaths can occur when children have unexpected access to water. >> new. this morning, federal highway safety investigators are taking a closer look into amazon's self-driving robotaxi fleet after two small accidents. the incidents involved two amazon vehicles in autonomous mode. amazon says the cars suddenly braked and were rear ended by motorcyclists. both motorcyclists suffered minor injuries. a new investigation will focus on the automated driving system during the crashes. that system is developed by zoox, a company based in foster city. if self-driving cars became more popular on the roads, we may see a change to a number of traffic laws. one idea that's been floated around is a possible fourth traffic signal. that fourth traffic light would signal autonomous cars to get the right of way. another option would be red and green flashing lights with no yellow. it's likely none of these changes could come unless half of all vehicles on the road are

self-driving. >> now to baltimore, where the francis scott key bridge removal was rescheduled for today following weather concerns over the weekend. as madeline rivera reports, the operation could soon return the port of baltimore back to normal operations. >> nearly two months after baltimore's francis scott key bridge collapsed, crews are demolishing a key portion of the structure on monday. the operation was initially scheduled for over the weekend, but bad weather and rising tides forced crews to reschedule safety in this operation is our top priority. >> we've gotten to this point without a single injury. we plan on continuing this mission without a single injury. >> the coast guard says controlled explosives will split the bridge's remains in specific locations, allowing salvage teams to use cranes and barges on scene to remove the debris. that will then free up the cargo ship that ran into one of the bridge's columns in march, forcing it to fall into the

river. once the ship is removed, officials hope maritime traffic will return to normal. >> it had large economic impacts really throughout the mid-atlantic and even throughout the country in terms of the port closure, we have to get that port reopened and then we have to build rebuild that bridge as soon as we can. >> six construction workers died in that collapse. there are multiple investigations taking place to determine what went wrong and who is responsible. on wednesday, transportation officials, as well as members of the coast guard and army corps of engineers, will testify at a congressional hearing about the response to this tragedy. officials say members of the ship's crew will stay on board throughout the demolition, but will have a safe place to shelter in washington matter. rivera ktvu fox two news. >> efforts are underway to make new plans for the oakland waterfront. now that the a's ballpark deal has fallen apart, city leaders have struggled for years to create a long term development plan for jack london square in the port of oakland. the a's decision to move to las vegas has put an end to plans for a new ballpark, and

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community members gathered at lake merritt amphitheater to remember the lives of peggy moore and her wife, hope wood, who were killed friday night in a crash in san diego county. both built solid ties in oakland and beyond, working with former president barack obama, advising former oakland mayor libby schaaf and even starting their own political consulting firm at the candlelight vigil, former colleagues remembered their work and kindness. >> just came out to take care of each other, talk to each other and remember their love and their contributions that they

made to all of us individually, but also to the city. >> peggy moore was 60 years old. her wife, hope was 48. >> an update on an evacuation at a hotel in san francisco's russian hill. the fire prompted evacuation at 6:00 yesterday morning. one person experienced minor injuries but did not need to go to the hospital. firefighters stayed on scene for several hours after the fire was out watching for hotspots. surrounding streets were reopened about two hours after the fire started. the cause of the flames still under investigation. a lithium battery plant fire at the port of oakland sent a plume, a large plume. in fact, the smoke rising over oakland sunday afternoon. the oakland fire department says it was quickly contained. no injuries reported. still no word yet on what caused the fire in west oakland. >> the community is reacting to a weekend fire that badly damaged a church. this happened friday night at the saint andrew's missionary baptist church at 27th and west street. more than 60 firefighters battled flames for hours. investigators say the fire spread from a vacant home near the church. many church members

say they hope the historic building can be rebuilt. >> it's sad there's a lot of history here. like i said, i spent the first 15 years of my life here at this church and. and, i'm glad to see you survived. although it was a lot of damage. >> firefighters say no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is being investigated. >> grand jury transcripts are providing new details. in the case of a los gatos woman charged with hosting alcohol fueled sex parties for teenagers, 49 year old shannon o'connor remains in jail awaiting trial on more than 20 felony counts. more than 2000 pages of transcripts were released friday. they include the testimony of more than a dozen teenagers who attended her parties. they said she invited them to her home as part of her effort to make her teenage son more popular. the teenagers say they were encouraged to drink alcohol and engage in sexual activity. they also said she often tried to hide these parties from her husband and her neighbors in los gatos, nearly half of illegal fentanyl seized by us law enforcement now comes

in pill form. >> that's according to a new federal study that says it's concerned because fentanyl in pill form often look like common prescription pills, increasing the risk that people will knowingly take the powerful synthetic opioid that that's the leading cause of fatal drug overdoses. 49% of fentanyl intercepted by law enforcement in 2023 came in pill form, compared to 10% in 2017. illegal fentanyl is also sold in powder and liquid form. >> the pivotal witness in former president trump's criminal trial has taken the stand next here on the nine why analysts say testimony by former president trump's former attorney could be a game changer with insights into his personal and business dealings. also ahead. boeing facing more scrutiny the sec reportedly launching a new investigation over the company's statements about its own safety practices. we're talking live with the aviation expert about the continued turbulence for boeing

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tropicana says when it comes to shared interests, a preference of orange juice can be very telling. so tropicana capitalizing on the summer wedding season with a new marketing campaign called a pulp prenup. the survey tropicana claims 1 in 4 people do consider pulp preference when choosing a partner. i've never had this discussion at all, and we're doing fine. i know, but but if you if you had to say either way, are you pulp or no pulp? >> i mean, i'm no pulp, but it doesn't. >> it's not a deal breaker. >> no. come on. there's way other way more things out there that you're going to have to come to agreement on besides pulp. >> this is one of those things, i think, that you find out as your relationship goes on over the years. right. just a little something. oh, i didn't know you. >> you know, i think tropicana is smart, even though i don't think it's a real controversy. right. they're getting some press about this. yeah. >> and that's exactly what they're talking about. >> that's exactly what it wants, right? yeah. even though come on, it's silly, but now we're talking about it. but it's working. >> yeah. all right, let's peek back at a poll we've been asking

you throughout the night here. we've asked if you plan to travel for the upcoming memorial day weekend. you've been scanning that qr code at the top right of the screen. you have been heading to ktvu.com/vote, and you've been telling us that you are staying put. almost two thirds of you say, nope, i'm staying home. 14% say you're flying, 23% say you're driving. will keep peeking in on this poll throughout the day. now to the news. here is prosecutors have called their star witness in the criminal trial against former president donald trump. >> it's his former attorney, michael cohen. >> ktvu amanda quintana joins us with details on what could be amanda, a dramatic day in court. >> yeah, it's already shaping up to be this morning. now, michael cohen, trump's former attorney and ally, is on the stand still right now. he's expected to deliver critical testimony today. his value as a witness is that he was involved in all aspects of trump's business and personal life, and allegedly knew all of his secrets. in cohen's autobio. and today he said that he has bullied, lied and mocked the rule of law to serve trump. he says he facilitated the $130,000 payment

to stormy daniels on the orders of trump last week. daniels, a former adult film star, testified about the money she received in 2016. trump is accused of improperly accounting for that payment. cohen will detail the alleged scheme by former president trump to both pay off daniels and reimburse cohen for paying her so that the news of trump's affair wouldn't damage his 2016 campaign. trump addressed the media before walking into the courtroom this morning, first, about current poll numbers and complaining that his supporters aren't allowed near the courthouse. trump has pleaded not guilty and denies having an affair, got no evidence and i'm innocent. >> this is a political witch hunt and nobody's ever seen anything like it. and it's i tell you what the appellate division on the judges should step in, because what this judge is getting away with is disgraceful. >> trump's team will try to discredit cohen. he will likely

face an intense cross-examination since turning on trump, who was his mentor, he has tried to monetize his story with a book, including one called revenge, along with podcasts and tv appearances. trump's team will paint cohen as an unreliable witness who's trying to get payback. cohen has also lied in the past. he went to prison for making false statements to congress, campaign finance violations and tax evasion charges. so all of this means it could be a make or break day for this trial. garcia, back to you. amanda >> thank you. a new report says downtown san jose is one of three cities leading the country when it comes to a post-pandemic downtown recovery. san jose ranks number three nationwide after el paso, texas and las vegas. i hope you're with us. in the past hour, when we spoke live with san jose mayor matt mehan, we asked, what's the secret to success for downtown san jose? >> well, you know, it really starts with getting back to the basics. we focused on creating a downtown that is safe, clean and welcoming for everyone. we've expanded police foot patrols.

we're adding community service officer bike patrols later this year. we've partnered with our downtown association to expand our groundworks team, which responds to illegal dumping and graffiti. typically, the same day, if not within within an hour. so we're really pushing on those foundational issues that allow for the rest of the economy to be successful. >> mayor mehan said he'd like to see all cities in the bay area be successful in their recovery, and that he hopes san jose can be a model for other big cities. >> two east bay cities have formed a partnership in their effort to combat homelessness. city leaders in san pablo and el cerrito plan to share the rising cost of providing services for the unhoused in their communities, they say teaming up is an effective way to continue to help people living on the street at a time when budget deficits are growing well. >> boeing is under investigation over its statements about its own safety practices. the securities and exchange commission is investigating whether the plane maker violated sec rules following the mid-air

door plug mishap on an alaska airlines flight back in january. this comes as former quality manager for a major supplier of boeing 737 max planes claims he was pressured to downplay problems he found during inspections. joining us now is ross sagan, who is an aviation consultant and a retired airline pilot. ross, thank you so much for joining us this morning. good morning. all right. so ross, the sec's main focus here is investigating market manipulation. right, wall street market manipulation. do we have any idea what this could be about though? >> well, they they have a mission and that obviously they're following it to protect the shareholder and protect the investors. but really, the safety role belongs to the faa. and i think that's where the major responsibility lies. >> what do you mean in terms of when you have this sec investigation? >> well, the sec is doing is performing their mandate, but the faa needs really the faa is the safety overseer for the

system. and the problem is that the faa has a dual dual mandate. one is to promote air air commerce, and the other is to protect air safety. and it's a difficult role to provide both both responsibilities at the same time. >> russ, i want to jump to some of the incidents that we've seen take place here. i have a list that i want to show folks of all the incidents that were at least most of the incidents that have happened on these planes lately here, june 5th, of course, we had the alaska airlines incident that happened in portland, oregon. then june 18th, one of the engines of a 747 cargo plane operated by atlas air failed after takeoff from miami. january 23rd. a delta airlines, plane lost its nose, lost its nose tire while taxiing in atlanta. and then on march 7th, the japan bound united airlines plane lost a tire at lax. march 11th, a flight from sydney to auckland, new zealand went into a dive. latam airlines, who was operating that aircraft, says

this was a technical issue. and april 7th, a southwest airlines boeing plane returned to denver international airport because of an issue on board as well. it seems incredible that all of these are happening. now. my question for you, though, are more incidents happening or have there always been issues? and we're just now noticing because of that door panel incident on the alaska airlines flight? >> well, i was i was, in the airline business for 41 years, and i can tell you with assurance, those incidents occur on a daily basis, and there are literally hundreds of incidents that go on, the some of these are absolutely routine. when you when you're launching 5000 flights a day in an airline, you're going to have some operational incidents. a couple of them though, are, are critical issues. for example, the door panel that was clearly, an oversight issue. and the other one was the nosedive issue. those are where the safety regulator really needs to be heads up. and i think that's that's where one of the major responsibilities lies. so you think the fault really lies in

the federal regulators in this case and for missing, the safety inspection process here, more so than boeing, yes. because, the faa, the safety overseer, has transferred a lot of the, oversight to the manufacturers and to the airlines themselves, and they've delegated that responsibility. and i think that that's been wrong. >> so it should you're saying this should go back to the faa not delegating it to these contractors, i guess, of the airline. >> right. and we've seen it over and over, for example, with the max eight, the mcas problem, we've seen that it goes back, for example, just look at the columbia disaster in the in the space shuttle program. it's the lack of oversight and the transference of control to the manufacturers and to the operators. it's really the fox guarding the henhouse. the faa needs to take back their control . >> how did that happen, though?

i guess this is a question. how did you end up handing the safety aspect of things? the oversee is supposed to be the federal government, but somehow it gets handed back to the companies themselves. that seems like it's a recipe for disaster. >> well, it does have obviously have problems. and we see that in the numbers and in the incidents that have occurred. but this is the you know, it's a long process of cost cutting and delegation due to the huge job that the faa has and a lot of, influence from the industry on, on the regulator and on the, on the government. >> so, ross, we listed all of those incidents that that happened, in the last several months or so, how was the average traveler supposed to feel when going onto an aircraft, though? what would your advice be to them? >> well, i'm planning some trips myself and it's not going to keep me from flying, but i do. i would, i would say to travelers, be wary, fly mainstream carriers, top tier carriers, carriers that have an obvious

safety, mandate and safety culture. those airlines that have spare planes that don't have to fly that plane. otherwise the whole system falls apart. those types of things, don't bottom feed. sometimes the lowest fare isn't the best way to go from a risk standpoint, but quickly. >> last month, we saw a whistleblower testify before a senate committee, about boeing putting defective airplanes out, i don't know if you heard that testimony. and if you did, did anything catch your eye? about what? that whistleblower was saying in that testimony to the senate? well, whistleblowers, you know, play a very important role. >> and the, the, the obvious response is always, well, they don't really know what they're talking about. and, it's really not as big a problem as we thought, etc. and i think it all a lot of it goes to how we define safety is safety. the lack of an accident or is safety reducing the risk. and i think it's the latter. >> it's reducing the risk is how you look at it. all right.

aviation consultant ross sagan, thank you so much for joining us. and providing your insight, still so many people are surprised to see this, many incidents, these many incidents that are happening on planes and watching to see what happens next with with boeing. we appreciate your time. thank you sir. all right. coming up on mornings on two, the nine rents across the bay area reportedly cooling off. now we'll take a look at the factors behind the shift and how it could affect your housing search. then major changes ahead for bay area commuters. we'll explore the san francisco bay ferries 2050 service vision, which sets the state for electrifyin and

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service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement who died in the line of duty. the names of more than 23,000 officers have been carved into that wall, with new names of fallen officers added each spring to coincide with national police week. >> marin county's election agency is working to certify signatures collected by a tenants rights group in larkspur. the group wants to place a new rent control ordinance on the november ballot. the initiative would cap annual rent increases in larkspur to 3. the group says it's collected more than the 900 signatures needed to qualify. the county is required to certify the signatures before june 18th. >> real estate companies say bay area rents are on the rise, but in parts of the east bay, rent prices are actually falling. median rent in contra costa and alameda counties dropped down 1, sitting at a little less than $2,400 a month. the decline is driven in large part by prices in oakland, according to apartment list, the average price of rent in oakland fell 10% from last year. housing

experts say vacancy rates and new apartments are fueling the price drop in the city. >> meanwhile, a new study from uc berkeley confirms that rent in san francisco is unaffordable for most people, a new study shows. only 35% of california households could comfortably afford san francisco rents. housing is usually considered affordable if it's less than 30% of someone's income, the new report from the terner center uses an inclusive affordability method to evaluate costs. researchers took into account what percentage of households across the state could live in each county, compared to the percentage of people already living there. >> a major leap forward for the san francisco bay ferry, the board of directors has adopted its 2050 service vision, aiming to electrify and expand service across the bay area with us now for more insight is thomas hall from the transit agency. thomas, welcome. it's exciting to know that we will have more ferry service in the future. >> thanks. good morning sal. it's very exciting times for the bay area. we hear from so many folks in communities that don't

have ferry service right now, how much they want it, and so we're really excited to have a plan to bring that to more communities in the coming 25 years. >> where will ferry service expand? right now we have ferry service from alameda, oakland, vallejo. i think we have a berkeley one as well. i've never taken that one, but we do have ferry service. there's one on the peninsula, so there is ferry service on this map we're looking at where do you see new lines drawn? >> yeah. so we do have a ferry service right now from richmond to san francisco. berkeley would be one of the expansion opportunities. we're working closely with the city of berkeley on design and environmental review at this point. the other three expansion opportunities in the near term are redwood city, treasure island, and mission bay, where we're working with the port of san francisco on a ferry landing that would be right across the street from chase center, providing a good connection for folks that work in that area at ucsf and other employers, in addition to folks looking to get

to warriors games. >> so what does it take to do this? obviously, this all costs money. where's the money coming from and how soon will you be able to start working towards this goal? >> great question. work is ongoing on a lot of these projects as i mentioned, we're making great progress on berkeley and redwood city, treasure island and mission bay. there are a number of sources of funding. we're we're very resourceful in terms of finding avenues to fund expansion projects and enhancement of our existing service, regional measure three, which voters graciously approved in 2018, provides a substantial amount of both capital and operating funding for ferry service deep into the future, we're very grateful for voters for doing that. that's why we're able to have this sort of expansion vision at this point is really up to the grace of the local voters that approve that measure . in addition, we're we're working to electrify the system, and there are a lot of state and federal grant opportunities to decarbonize transportation. and that includes electrifying the ferry system. so that's

something that is going to, frankly, cost a lot of money. but is really important to the future of the planet and the region. and that we're working very hard to make progress on how close are we, thomas, with electrified boats, you know, is it farther than the prototype? >> is that operating somewhere right now? >> there are, relatively few electric fast ferries operating nation or, i'm sorry, across the globe. none in the united states that operate on the type of speed or capacity that we would require for our service, there's one in norway that's sort of the prototype, and we expect to deliver our first 1 in 2026 and put it into service shortly thereafter, the thing with electric ferries is you can't just build an electric ferry and that's it. you have to build the infrastructure, land side, to be able to support that. with charging infrastructure. you want it to be able to charge during the day so that it doesn't just do a couple of trips in the morning and then park it overnight. and so it's a

huge undertaking, especially developing along the bay with, sensitive, ecosystems that we need to, to work with. and obviously, all of that, everything that that entails, is a lot of work. and so 2026 is when we expect to have our first battery electric ferry that would potentially operate, from downtown san francisco to either mission bay or treasury. >> all right. thomas hall from the sf bay ferry. i do say for me, it's a lot of fun to take the ferry and instead of taking the car and it's a beautiful trip across the bay. thank you for joining us. thanks, sal. coming up on mornings on two. the nine, a groundbreaking use of artificial intelligence to enhance workplace safety. how a bay area based company is revolutionizing safety analytics using ai and security cameras

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last year came from renewable energy sources. global levels of greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high of 2023. however, climate experts say the recent numbers reflect a crucial turning point toward clean energy. >> we will go through several decades of transition where we will have to make concerted efforts to rebuild our infrastructure, our to support electrification. >> the milestone is also a significant step towards reaching 60% renewable electricity by 2030, which scientists say is crucial to meeting our global climate goals. >> the biden administration reportedly plans to crack down on some new technology from china tomorrow. the biden administration is expected to announce new tariffs for electric vehicles from china. the current tariffs of 25% kept chinese evs out of america. now, those tariffs could increase to as much as 100. reports add the new tariffs are also expected to include chinese semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies. recent advances in automotive technology could lead

to some dramatic changes for traditional traffic lights. researchers at north carolina state are looking into how to tap into new smart card technology to make america's traffic signals more efficient. the goal is to improve traffic control and reduce congestion, especially in big cities. there could even be a fourth traffic light, a white one, to help direct self-driving cars through busy intersections. >> happening today, rideshare companies uber and lyft are going on trial in massachusetts assets. the state attorney general is asking judge to rule that rideshare drivers are employees. under state law, and not independent contractors. if the judge rules against the rideshare companies, drivers would be entitled to benefits from the rideshare companies. say if the judge rules against them, they may be forced to close or cut seats or close operations in those states. california courts made a ruling on a similar case last year, allowing rideshare companies to continue to treat its drivers here as independent contractors. >> new college graduates will be going into the summer looking

for jobs, but many of them are entering a job market that is less promising than a year ago. a recent report showed employers plan to hire 5.8% fewer grads from this year's class than they did in 2023. employers recommended new grads work their network, clean up their online presence and offer to do working interviews when they get your foot in the door. >> artificial intelligence is being used in the safety analytics space to help reduce accidents in the workplace, and workers compensation claims. claudia cowan has more. >> artificial intelligence is now being used in factories and warehouses to help protect people who work around forklifts , conveyor belts and other heavy machinery. we checked out the system being used at gerlinger steel outside sacramento. software made by san francisco based comp science processes. video recorded on the company's existing security cameras and then highlights potential dangers. the colored boxes show where a worker almost tripped over steel beams or got too close to a moving forklift.

>> it's given them something obvious to look at a true example, rather than someone like me just going and saying, hey, you know you're not supposed to be standing next to that lift while it's moving right? >> the software can also see if a worker risks hurting themselves, for instance, from lifting heavy loads the wrong way. >> a set of tools that help companies understand the risks that their employees are exposed to and really engineer that risk out of the facility to prevent accidents from happening. >> the technology scans thousands of hours of visual data and then offers recommendations on ways to improve safety. there's no facial recognition involved. the idea here isn't to punish anyone, but rather to reduce accidents and lower worker's comp claims. depending on the size of the area being monitored, the price tag ranges from a few thousand to a few hundred thousand dollars, but some workplace accidents like a back injury, can cost more than that over time, and a workplace death can run into the millions. employees we spoke to say they

appreciate this added level of safety information. they say they can see where the hidden dangers are and learn how to avoid them to get home safe after work in los angeles. claudia cowan, fox news. a woman who underwent surgery and then lost her voice can now speak again with the help of ai. >> last summer, doctors removed a life threatening tumor from alexis bogan's brain. a month later, bogan realized her voice was gone. she tried rehab with very little success. then last month, she got her voice back. but it was not her real one. it's an ai generated voice, trained on a 15 second video of her teenage voice. >> it feels amazing to get my voice back because almost like a part of my identity was taken away when i lost my voice. >> bogan uses openai's new text to speech model voice engine to create this synthetic voice. this voice engine software is not widely available yet. openai worries this type of technology

could be used to create deepfake robocalls and other scams. i do worry about that. >> okay, that's already happening for sure. >> i mean, someone could just take your voice and have it say things that you know might get you canceled, right? right. or whatever. >> well, with all the with benefits, there's always a drawback and that is one of them. but we can't lose sight of the benefits it's providing for people like her. right? i mean, that's one of the things that we have to pay attention to and do more to curb the illegal use of the technology. all right. >> so, i mean, they even used like, you know, they could have like the grandmother's voice calling their nephew, say, hey, i need help. or elderly people are susceptible to that. >> they're doing that now. all right. here are the results of our poll so far that we mentioned earlier this hour. we asked, do you plan on traveling for memorial day weekend? and here are the results. now i'm staying inside 64. yes i'm driving 23. and yes, i'm flying 14% of you casting in that poll. you can just scan the qr code at the top right hand corner of

your screen, or you can head to ktvu.com/vote, and you too can cast your vote in our poll as well. >> staying home. people are coming in strong. >> yeah, they are great. >> we'll see them at the pool and at the beach and all those places around town. it's not a it's not a bad home to stay at, if you know what i mean. a quick reminder that we appreciate you always joining us here on the nine. you can tune in on your tv or your smart tv, watch our live newscast, get stories on demand. there is so much more on streaming this is through amazon fire, apple tv, roku. you can search for the fox local app and choose ktvu. >> t nk you ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel good time ♪ ♪ spreading love and joy and laughter all over the place ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ it will be so legendary ♪ ♪ sherri's got you feeling