little sucker punch right there appears to connect with busch's face. the two, they wrestle a bit before their separated busch. he then trips over some tires. both crews get involved to break it up, including stenhouse. dad, you see him, you can see him holding busch back. it was ugly, heated on the track, heated on the track, heated. yeah, some good old boys are going at it, but nobody was injured. that's the main thing. all right? nobody injured. jason. thank you. all right. >> next at 11. >> remember the old oakland. you know, just remember the old oakland and build off of that tonight. >> a mission to bring more people to lake merritt. it's considered by many as the jewel of oakland. but recent violence has impacted the area's reputation. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu fox two starts now. >> a new campaign was launched today with the mission to bring people back to lake merritt. hello again everyone. >> i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach. the area has also been the recent scene of several crimes, including

homicides, car break ins, and vandalism. new tonight ktvu betty yu live tonight in oakland. and betty, you spoke with some of the people behind this campaign. >> that's right. and they call it love our lake. it's meant to showcase the beauty of oakland and attract more people to lake merritt. now, many people i spoke with in the area tonight say they welcome this plan, but they also expressed some public safety concerns. love our lake. wants to remind oakland residents and visitors of lake merritt's vibrancy and beauty this summer. children's fairyland executive director kimberly miller came up with the idea. >> i want children and families to feel really comfortable and excited to enjoy outdoor recreation, art and culture at our heart center at the lake. >> the initiative is a collaboration among lakeside institutions including the oakland museum, the oakland public library, and visit oakland. there will be pop up activities featuring free concerts, jogging and walking

groups, and health and wellness classes. >> we're about positivity and working with our community, not just the organizations that surround the lake that really want to invite our oaklanders back down to the lake for fun and joy and vitality, but also our city officials. >> oakland resident ross tucker has lived in the area for several years. >> i used to be a person that would come down to the lake all the time, you know? the vibe started changing. i quit coming down, but i think this is a good way to boost reverence of the old lake merritt. before the pandemic. >> in fact, he was at the lake during the juneteenth shooting in 2021. that left a 22 year-old dead and six others wounded. >> that was on the other side of the lake and if y'all youtube it, it's a shooting that happened between two rival enemies, and half of us ran up, down, up. mcarthur. >> it sounds like you're more guarded now. you're more vigilant. >> yes. my partner has suggested we come meet a friend of ours for just, you know, just to hang out at the lake. i was like, it's about to get dark. >> last year, lake merritt was

the scene of a shocking discovery. a 23 year old man's body was found stuffed in a suitcase. oakland police data shows that violent crimes citywide are trending down this year, though the department is beginning to see an uptick in homicides. what is your sense of safety when you're here? >> i don't really think about it that much. like there's so many people out walking around, i feel like it's definitely safe for families. >> i think it has a bad rap. i do think it's a lovely lake. it could definitely use some more lighting and i do not like going out after night. not unless i'm accompanied by someone. >> i love our lake officially kicks off this saturday with a free afternoon concert. the first of many this summer running through labor day weekend. mike. >> betty, you live tonight in oakland. betty thank you for that. staying in the east bay, a 13 year old boy has been accused of murder after a deadly stabbing in san leandro. the young suspect arrested at his middle school. new tonight ktvu is. amber lee has the latest developments. >> police say 18 year old zion

gooden was stabbed and killed inside the safeway store on bancroft avenue in san leandro. lieutenant abe tang tells me a 13 year old stabbed gooden in the arm and chest. april 2nd, around 515 in the afternoon. definitely surprised, especially with the crime of this magnitude that the suspect is someone of such a young age. >> it's not something that you see every day, tang says. >> the incident started over the suspect's interaction with gooden's friend. the confrontation escalated into violence. police say surveillance video and witnesses led them to the suspect. >> we were able to piece together what transpired during the altercation that led to the stabbing and homicide, and we were able to, from surveillance footage, eventually able to piece together the identity of the suspect that we were looking for. >> police say they arrested the 13 year old last thursday at the middle school he attends in a neighboring city. investigators say a search warrant served at the suspect's home linked him to the crime. police declined to release details as to what the

argument was about between the suspect and gooden and gooden's friend, police advises parents to talk to their children about how to resolve conflicts peacefully. >> there are better ways to settle your differences, that sometimes it's better to take a deep breath and walk away. >> the 13 year old suspect is being held at alameda county juvenile hall. he faces one count of murder in san leandro. amber lee ktvu, fox two news an oakland man has been charged in connection with a large retail theft at a walgreens in san francisco. >> malaki ricard has pleaded not guilty to all charges of burglary, grand theft and organized retail petty theft. authorities say ricard is part of a group that targeted the walgreens on castro street in noe valley last wednesday, and stole thousands of dollars of merchandise. ricard has been released on his own recognizance. he is expected to appear in court again next week. home depot has been fined more

than $1.3 million as part of an arson investigation into a massive fire. dylan gogue was charged with arson for setting the san jose home depot on fire in april of 2022. his case is still pending. the santa clara county district attorney's office now says the store has several fire code violations that hampered firefighters ability to save the building, including a water sprinkler system that was not working. firefighters were also blocked from the fire lane by improperly stacked pallets. >> san jose police say the man who fired at random in a neighborhood and then at police is a felon who was armed with an unregistered gun. police say 41 year old ricardo villareal drove up to the k and k apartments in east san jose around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. officers say he's seen in the security camera video getting out of a minivan and for reasons still unknown, an opening fire indiscriminately. people in the apartment complex called police, and when officers arrived on scene, they say villareal shot at them.

>> that's a frequent occurrence. we often find felons in possession of firearms. that was the situation 17 days ago, and so that's part of what we were trying to figure out. it's part of what we're trying to convene a group of people together to figure out why in san jose, we are seeing this uptick in violence directed gun violence directed at our police officers. i've been doing this a very long time. i've never seen us san jose police officers take so much gunfire in such a short period of time. >> villareal was eventually cornered by three officers, and that's when he was shot. at last check, he is in critical condition now. police said villareal was convicted for assault with a deadly weapon on an officer and was on probation. detectives say this is the third time this year a san jose police officer has been shot at. the department is working with the northern california bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms to track the origin of the gun that was used in yesterday's shooting. >> the man convicted of breaking into nancy pelosi's san francisco home and assaulting

her husband with a hammer will be resentenced next week on friday, david depape was sentenced to 30 years in prison for that break in and attack. however, the federal judge presiding over the case says she made a clerical error by not giving depape a chance to speak in court during the proceedings. his sentence is not expected to change. earlier today on the four, we spoke with legal analyst michael cardoza. he says if depape shows remorse, it's possible the judge could knock off a few years. >> what's he going to say? that's a decision that the pope and his attorneys have to make, whether he's going to apologize. but if he apologizes for it, it's going to be interesting to see what the judge does. does she then reduce the 30 years by a couple? i think that would kick up a dust storm. >> a new sentencing date has been set for may 28th. >> multiple city leaders here in the bay area are now in china. antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe met with government and business officials. he's going to be there for a week. this

year's trip is focusing on green developments and deepening international relationships. the antioch mayor joins the mayors of oakley, saratoga, east palo alto, morgan hill and san carlos, along with the founder and chairman of the china silicon valley, a nonprofit founded in 2012. >> also new at 11 tonight, the us small business administration will open its sba business recovery center in big sur. the mission is to provide a range of services to the businesses that were impacted by the highway one collapse and closure that began in late march. it happened when a slip out destroyed the southbound lane part of highway one has now reopened, allowing residents and visitors to be able to get through without having to wait for convoys to escort cars. >> a bill to legalize amsterdam style cannabis cafes in california has passed the state assembly. right now, people can consume marijuana products on site in licensed lounges, but right now, dispensaries can't sell non cannabis related food and drink. governor newsom vetoed a similar bill last year

over concerns it would undermine the state's smoke free workplace protections. as the author of the bill, assemblymember matt haney, says he modified the bill to address those concerns. in this year's version, a new effort to help the process of reporting domestic violence cases. >> coming up, a look at the bill behind it and how some advocates are reacting. >> and in tonight's west coast rap, it is one of the season's first big wildfires. what we know about the firefight underway in arizona, also a youth leadership program in san francisco highlighting the work of its students over the last year. >> we'll take a look at the grenadier program and the projects they took charge of

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in violence. cases involving life threatening injuries to police, and this bill is now working its way through the state legislature. >> ktvu is lamonica peters spoke with health experts and violence advocates on the impacts. it could have. >> state assembly bill 3127, introduced by assembly member tina mckenna, says it aims to ensure that domestic violence survivors can access health care with limited, mandated reports to law enforcement. >> if charges are not pressed, then, the person can go back home and be at risk. health care providers can also be at risk, potentially, if passed. >> california doctors will also be required to offer a referral

to a local domestic violence program, you know, right now they have to report it, if you bring it up in the encounter. but if this bill passes, they don't have to report it to law enforcement, but they can still provide you with a lot of services, and advocates that can help you navigate this difficult situation. >> according to the national coalition against domestic violence, one of four women and one of seven men will experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. last week, a video surfaced showing music mogul sean diddy combs attacking then girlfriend cassie ventura in a hotel hallway back in 2016. but i want to say the reason we're still talking about this is because we have not come to terms with the fact that this is our brothers, our neighbors, our pastors, our, you know, the people that we grew up with that

are actually perpetrating these crimes. henderson is executive director of next door solutions, a domestic violence advocacy agency in san jose. she says being discreet and having a plan before leaving an abusive relationship is vital to a person's survival. in the domestic violence world, one of the things we talk about is, is this a relationship that's safe to leave? because for those of us not in an abusive relationship, it might be hard to end a relationship, but it is safe to leave. ab 3127 will also require doctors not to report to police unless the patient asks them to do so. the bill has already passed in the assembly and is now in the senate. if you or someone you know needs help or more information, you can go to ktvu.com and click the link for this story. lamonica peters ktvu, fox two news. >> police near las vegas are investigating what they believe was a murder suicide that left

three people dead. >> this story begins tonight's west coast rap. they were all found shot to death yesterday inside a home in henderson. officers responded to the house because someone called, saying a friend shot his ex-girlfriend and her estranged husband before shooting himself. police have not released the identities of those involved, and in arizona, wildfire has burned more than 14,000 acres since it started on saturday. >> the wildcat fire is burning northeast of scottsdale near the tonto national forest. 300 firefighters are working on this incident, and as of this morning, there was no containment. tonight, no homes in danger. a spokesperson with the tonto national forest says the fire is likely human caused, but it remains under investigation. >> a ucla rowing crew got quite a surprise when a seal, a sea lion pup, hopped into one of the rowers boats. logan hibbard tells us that she and her teammates were practicing in marina del rey when the sea lion jumped out of the water and right into her boat. her teammates took these photos while she did her best to remain

calm. >> it's a baby sea lion. so, he was really, really friendly. and. yeah, i figured if i stayed calm, then it would make him more calm. and so we just sort of had an understanding with each other. i did try to pet it, and it didn't really like that, so. so i stopped. >> they called the marine mammal center in los angeles, who then sent a crew to take the sea lion in to study it, and experts say the sea lion was malnourished, which likely made it more willing to get so close to humans. >> and you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast rap with alex savage airs 7:00 monday through friday, or you can find around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. >> new at 11 tonight, san francisco fire crews helped a team from the marine mammal center rescue a sick seal pup. that seal pup was found on ocean beach. the seal pup now heads to the marine mammal center for treatment and rehab, while some are sad to see the snow go, lake tahoe is getting into that

summer mode. >> the annual event this coming weekend where you can grab some tahoe inspired goods. >> also ahead, the effort to make san francisco a major transit hub has reached a major milestone. a look at the new funding going toward that project. >> forecast. we're looking for the fog. it is nowhere to be found, but it'll make it. it'll be back here. we'll take a look at that and what you can expect for the

north bay congressman jared huffman sent a letter to federal regulators requesting that they place a senior official in the state to specifically respond to tribal needs. the biden administration has approved eight offshore wind farm

projects, including two off the coast of humboldt county. but tribal communities have expressed frustration with what they describe as a lack of consultation on proposals that impact culturally significant waters and land. >> the san francisco rec and park department is honoring its 2024 tenderloin greenagers class. the class celebrated its accomplishments over the past year at the county fair building in golden gate park. the 11 graduates pictured worked nearly 500 hours in six different parks to serve their communities. the green ager program is a youth stewardship and leadership program created by the san francisco rec and park department, alongside the port of san francisco. the program offers teenagers a chance to play a role in the community, and they were able to facilitate workshops, leading public volunteer service projects and much more. >> palisades tahoe will celebrate its final full weekend of the winter and spring ski season. the resort's longest ski season in lake tahoe wraps up on memorial day a week from today. the slopes will be open from

eight until two in the afternoon, and that's weather permitting. while memorial day weekend also marks the return of an annual event at palisades tahoe, the made in tahoe festival kicks off on saturday. that two day event brings in local artisans and business owners to olympic village with local entertainers also set to perform. you can join in on the fun this weekend from 11 to 5 p.m. >> makes me want to charge up the mountain tonight, i know. get up there, get ready for the holiday weekend in tahoe. it's a good spot to be. >> yeah, and the weather's going to be pretty good as well. this weekend. and certainly no storms coming our way. just more of what we've been seeing, which is kind of mild weather. we've seen temperatures in the highs in the 70s and 80s, and that's where we will go again tomorrow, a little bit warmer than today. so maybe some mid 80s tomorrow. current temperatures. you see him here. there's no fog at the coast and without fog things start off sunny throughout the bay area, but it's a cooler air mass so temperatures, you know it's like it's not a when usually when you don't see fog this time of year, oftentimes you get sort of an

off shore flow and you'll see temperatures inland in the 90s. this is kind of a little different deal. temperatures aren't going to make it into the 90s inland. they're going to make it into the mid 80s, maybe even upper 80s way inland, like sacramento, fairfield. for us, it's going to be all about 70s and low 80s. winds have died down quite a bit. they're calm in the north bay. sfo is always a good indicator ten miles an hour. so probably gusts to 15. but that's kind of a little wind tunnel there anyway. so no fog. you can kind of see it here. if you look you see that fog sort of not not able to form because high pressure is not really that dominant right now in this zone. it will be as we go into wednesday and thursday and a little bit into friday, and then it weakens again. so tomorrow morning there's the fog down in monterey bay, some up around pigeon point and then again tomorrow night. and then wednesday morning. more fog. that's kind of our opportunity. i think there'll be fog filling in here as well. and then it goes away wednesday afternoon and thursday and then friday and then saturday and sunday. more of the same. so just sort of a

really mild flat line pattern, which is great. i mean, the air quality is good with this pattern. the microclimates exist but there's not they're not extreme right. green 60s, 70s 80s. and there are some 90s showing up the reds, if you go, i mean, there's going to be very low 90s. but that's up in sacramento, stockton, probably modesto. so 86, in antioch tomorrow, 86 in concord, 82 in san jose. nice looking day for you tomorrow and beyond. just not all that warm. look at that. thursday's down to 80. these are the hot spots that top tier of numbers and the hot spots and the hot spots. this weekend will just be in the mid 70s. that's concord and livermore 6575 degrees. i'll see you back here at the full forecast again tomorrow night. all right. thanks, bill. >> billions of dollars in new federal funding coming to a major transportation project in san francisco. the transbay joint powers authority is receiving $3.4 billion from the federal transit administration in. the funding will be used to connect caltrain and ultimately, california high-speed rail to

the salesforce transit center in downtown san francisco. >> downtown cannot be a 9 to 5. it has to be offices, housing, and places for people to enjoy because it is a real neighborhood with a park right above our heads that we can enjoy on any given day. >> the best current estimates are that the below street level waiting and boarding levels should be in use by the year 2034. the high speed rail will take until 2044. >> here's a look now at the stories trending tonight on ktvu.com. one of our top stories. a fire broke out at the tesla factory in fremont fire investigators say that fire started inside an oven. also, iranian-americans here in the bay area weighing in about the state of their native homelands, what happened in their native homeland after the bodies of iran's president and foreign minister were recovered from the site of yesterday's helicopter crash and new concerns over a lack of ambulances and emergency

services in contra costa county. while there's more demand for ambulance transport every year, shortages continue to impact that demand, and you can find these stories much more all on ktvu.com. >> still to come, a new exhibit in san jose aims to shed light on the war in ukraine. tonight we hear from the rganizer

off in san francisco this past weekend, visitors showed up in droves and sported their best outfits resembling selena to go and watch the movie about her life and legacy at dolores park. each night features local food trucks and themed pre-show entertainment. sundown cinema is organized by the sf parks alliance in partnership with the alamo drafthouse. the next film

will be the 1968 action film bullitt at the presidio on june 14th. >> a new art exhibit is on display at san jose state university featuring artwork from children in ukraine. it is titled children draw war, not flowers. the artwork depicts the children's experiences during war. dozens of colorful drawings and paintings are now hanging on the walls of the exhibit. inside the doctor, martin luther king junior library. earlier today on the fort, we spoke with doctor yuliya gasia, who is helping to organize the exhibit. >> unlike other sources that might be filtered through propaganda, these are concrete evidence of the war. this is what children experience and this is what children draw. and it's an important source of what is happening in ukraine today. >> the drawings were created by children ages 4 to 16 years old during the fall of 2022. >> the challenged athletes foundation hosted an adaptive golf clinic today in san

francisco. the event took place at the olympic club. about 28 golfers between 3 to 67 years old took part, all with varying backgrounds and physical disabilities. the clinic was open to anyone with a disability and a desire to play golf. >> it's a rare opportunity for folks that have some type of physical challenge. could be somebody who's got cancer, could be an amputee, could be somebody who has spinal bifida, and they may not be able to walk. >> organizers say the cost of adaptive sports equipment and specialized training is expensive and often not covered by insurance, making this clinic invaluable to athletes with disabilities. now. >> we have an update now on the growing peregrine falcon chicks on the top of uc berkeley's campanile. those chicks have started to explore the world outside the nest. now the university posted this video to x. it shows some of the chicks, well, just poking around and getting a feel for the area outside their home. kind of getting big fast. they're growing so much that you can

start to see their baby fur is starting to shed. university officials also say the campanile has some blind spots, so their cameras won't be able to see everything they're doing at all times, but they also say they have volunteer camera operators who are working hard to keep a close eye on the chicks movements. >> they're ready to go. not yet. >> almost getting close. >> thank you for watching the 11:00 news, everybody. our next newscast, mornings on two. that kicks off at 4 a.m. >> bright and early. and to stream the latest news and weather on your smart tv anytime you can download the fox local app to your tv. thanks for joining us tonight. good night. good night. going on everyone. i'm alex savage. welcome to this edition