right now, at 530, a group of san francisco families accusing a local nonprofit of mismanaging millions of dollars worth of donations and money was supposed to help build new playgrounds in the dogpatch neighborhood. our da lin spoke with the donors, who say the funds simply disappeared. >>some families waited six years for a new playground at the spot, but most of the donated money to build that playground is gone, leaving the

donor and families very upset. >>so the >>first >>phase when we came here was ending, and the money that we donated was supposed to go to a park here and a park over there for, you know, the children in the neighborhood. >>nicola minor and her family's baker street foundation donated $3 million to the san francisco parks alliance to build two playgrounds at crane cove park. she learned a couple of days ago, the nonprofit reportedly spent most of that money, $1.9 million on general expenditures. >>i wanted to park here like that was what our money was for. money was not for her. i don't know general operating expenses. and so i just feel a real sense of betrayal. >>nicola says the biggest victims are the families that have been waiting for the playgrounds. >>the fact that they took money away from families. i'm speechless. i actually can't even believe somebody would do >>that. neighbor rj andrews and his family lived two blocks away. like many people who live in this landlocked dogpatch

neighborhood, they've been wondering, where are the promised playgrounds? >>when they broke ground, we were so excited, even more excited to learn that there's going to be a playground coming. and that was that was a long time ago. that was 6 or 7 years ago when those first plans came out. and, you know, that pad has been sitting empty since the park opened in 2020. and since 2020, you know, we've grown a family. >>their son, atlas, celebrated his fourth birthday at crane cove park on sunday, and they're expecting a second child in a couple of weeks. >>we have a lot of great new parks. we have a bayview park. asbury park was just redeveloped. there's one in front of the hospital, a small park. none of them have playgrounds. all right, so to to go to a playground, we actually have to take a bit of >>a track. the parks alliance previously said the two playgrounds and a new dog park would open in june next month, but no money means no construction. >>a disappointment. >>the parks alliance distributes private money to city projects and help smaller organizations collect donations, the san

francisco chronicle reports. the nonprofit used at least $3.8 million earmarked for specific projects to cover operating expenses. the previous ceo and cfo are no longer with the organization. the new ceo released a statement that reads in part sfpa is working hard to correct the errors of the past and begin a new era of transparency and fiscal accountability with our community partners and with the city and county of san francisco. >>i haven't heard them apologize at all. >>nicola demands a criminal investigation. she says families deserve to know where the money really went. >>i just think it's gone. i don't think there's going to be parks here for a while. >>the future of the two playgrounds now up in the air. nicola filed a complaint with the state attorney general. she plans to file a complaint with the city attorney as well. it's unclear if there will be a criminal investigation. >>president trump says russia and ukraine will immediately

start negotiations toward a cease fire following his two hour phone call with russian president vladimir putin. the president also spoke with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy and the leader of nato today. right now, not clear when or where any peace talks might take place or who exactly will participate. the port of oakland saw a significant drop in shipments last month, largely because of the back and forth with president trump's trade wars. the port saw a seven or a 14.7% decrease in overall volume in april compared to march. that points to shifts in trade policy and market uncertainty as the cause. despite the drop, the port has seen growth of about 4.3% for the first three months of the year. now that the trump administration has temporarily reduced the tariffs on imports from china to 30%, ports across the country are anticipating an increase in shipments as retailers look to stock up on goods.

>>we've seen in our business roughly a 30 to 40% decrease in volumes coming out of china into the us. a large part of that, if not the entirety, is a result of more shippers pressing the pause button. the expectation is that that pent up supply will now make its way back into the supply chain. >>the reprieve on those 145% tariffs expected to last 90 days, while the countries try to negotiate a deal, a new program in alameda county is hoping to make child care a little bit easier for parents with young kids. the county just launched one of the nation's largest diaper bank programs. a $5.8 million program giving families monthly access to free diapers and baby wipes. the goal is to distribute over 15 million diapers and 37 million baby wipes over the next three years. >>there are areas in our county, because of structural inequities that have deep needs, and it's expensive to live in the bay area, housing,

child care, food, transportation all adds up. >>these supplies will be available at more than 50 sites around the county. coming up next at five bay area conservationists celebrating 125 years at the forefront of the fight to protect our forests. threat is emerging. and just days after brock purdy agreed to a massive new contract, another 40 niners star is cashing in the mega deal that will keep

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for more logging on federal lands. the president has issued an executive order to increase production of lumber, calling it a matter of national security. now conservationists are fighting to preserve america's forests for the future. john ramos spoke with a group from santa cruz county about how their efforts are rooted in bay area history. >>when america set out to settle the west, there was a sense that nature knew no bounds. but at a certain point, people realized there was a limit to natural resources and they needed to be protected. it was the birth of the conservation movement. and in some ways, it started right here in the santa cruz mountains. roaring camp in the santa cruz mountains is a replica of an old west mining town in the 1800s, but with tall trees towering overhead, it may not have looked exactly like this back then. >>so there was clear cut logging throughout the santa cruz mountains. clear cut logging means that any tree, that can be cut and sold for a commercial benefit or used for

a commercial benefit is cut and sold. you can look at historical photos where there are essentially no large, mature trees left in any of these locations. >>that's because back then, the forests were considered an economic resource to be exploited, and not much thought was given to leaving anything behind. but around the turn of the century, it began to dawn on people that it was possible to lose the majestic forests, and the sempervirens fund was born. >>and so they banded together, acquired the land for conservation purposes. and that really set in motion the california state parks. eventually the national parks as well. >>they've been preserving redwood forest land ever since. and on this day, sempervirens celebrated its 125th anniversary as the group that invented the concept of the conservation land trust. >>redwood forest must exist and flourish in order that we can exist and flourish. it wasn't just about, oh, let's

conserve the environment. otherwise, you know something bad's going to happen in the future. it was just that these are sort of almost like a national treasure that needs to be conserved for future generations and not just kind of exploited. >>and that's why president trump's vision of the nation's forest as an economic asset has many in the conservation movement worried that the past may be repeating itself? lee and alice pullen were out hiking amongst the trees with mementos from the national parks. they visited. >>glorious and peaceful. it's just relaxing. you need it in our lives with so much hustle bustle. >>lee, who's 83, once worked in a sawmill in montana. he sees the importance of both lumber production and preserving the beauty of nature. >>i'm glad there's a balance. you need a balance. you. you can't go this way. you can go crazy the other way. so don't cut any trees to mow them all

down. i mean middle. >>there's not a lot of middle ground in the country these days. it feels like people who can see both sides are becoming as rare as the old growth redwood trees themselves. >>they are on tornado watch in several states tonight. dozens of people have already been killed. we're going to take a look at some of the damage left behind. >>straight ahead in sports from inside harding park. he wears number 54 for the forty-niners, but he's number one in the payroll when it comes to nfl linebackers. and out here it was blustery. it was windy. shots were made, shots were missed. but it was all for a great cause. we'll explain in a moment. >>hospitals are the beating heart of rural towns. so what happens to communities when the decision is made to shut them down? and our eye on america explores learning the tools of the trade in wisconsin, with a visit to a

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southeastern united states are hunkered down as more severe weather hits the region. tonight, at least 28 people have been killed in a string of strong storms since friday. about 100 tornadoes have been reported in that time. the hardest hit community, laurel county, kentucky, where at least 17 deaths have been reported. tis the season. first alert meteorologist paul hagan here to talk about >>it. yeah. the middle of may. just peak severe weather season. over 2700 severe weather reports in the last five days. that's tornadoes, wind and hail combined. >>is that more than. >>that's a lot in a five day stretch. but it continues to happen as we speak right now. and it's going to be another busy day tomorrow. let's take a look at the national map here. and we turn on the radar replay over the past six hours and once again, big thunderstorms erupting primarily in what has been traditionally called tornado alley. kansas and oklahoma now pushing farther off to the east into arkansas and missouri. let's look at that radar replay one more time here and show you how things have evolved as the storms just keep blowing up. the current view of the amount

of watches and warnings. just the warnings, in fact, really shows you how many of these are in effect, all the red boxes are tornado warnings that are active right now. all the yellow boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings and a number of flood warnings. in effect, just because of the amount of rain that has accompanied these storms, this entire threat is going to shift to the east into what we call dixie alley. tennessee, mississippi and alabama. under a significant threat of severe weather for tomorrow around our neck of the woods. the weather is the complete opposite of that nice calm conditions as we look out from san jose. this is the same image that we were stuck on earlier. i don't think we're going to be able to show you any graphics in the pop up monitor here. i think we're kind of spinning our wheels there. so let's switch over to the local map and track the fog as we head through the rest of tonight, the fog is going to be developing along the coast, trying to spread inside the bay, and there'll be some of it out there to begin the day on tuesday. but i don't think it's going to have a huge impact on the tuesday morning commute. and once the sun comes up around 6 a.m., that fog is going to dissipate within the first couple of hours in most

locations of sunrise. so we should see mostly sunny skies from late morning through the rest of the day. let's talk about our forecast high temperatures for tomorrow, which are going to end up at least a few degrees above average. we are going to climb up into the upper 70s and low 80s in the santa clara valley. 79 in san jose is about five degrees above normal, right around 80 degrees for los gatos. widespread 80 inland in the east bay. some of the hottest spots around antioch and brentwood, even climbing to the upper 80s. and tomorrow's not even the hottest day that we're going to see this week. temperatures around the bay, more of a modest warm-up. upper 60s and low 70s for san francisco and oakland, only about three degrees above normal there along the coast. the onshore breeze doesn't leave us, so we're still going to be around 60 degrees for highs tomorrow afternoon. a mix of 70s and 80s for the north bay. by tomorrow afternoon, more widespread 80s in the forecast for this wednesday. and then things start to back down a little bit. let's take a look at the seven day forecast. and we will start at the coast where temperatures will go down well up and down a little bit, but not a lot. only about three degrees. separating the coolest day from the warmest day. so

running pretty consistently near 60 degrees but with more cloud cover later this week and into the upcoming holiday weekend, it's never too early to look ahead to a three day weekend. let's take a look at seven day forecast. bayside temperatures are going to be on the warm side for tomorrow, wednesday and even thursday around 70 degrees and then just settling into the upper 60s friday through the memorial day weekend, which is where we're supposed to be for this time of year. and that's really the theme for the entire bay area. after a warm few days this week, we're back to a cooler pattern, but just a normally cool pattern for the memorial day weekend. inland temperatures hovering in the mid 70s from friday through monday of next week. the holiday itself. enjoy the warmth. if you're ready for the unofficial beginning of summertime memorial day weekend to actually feel like summer, you'll just have to be happy with those normal temperatures. we get to soak up all the warmth over the next few days, before those temperatures drop back to where they're really supposed to be for this time of year. juliet's here with a check of what's coming up at 6:00. >>yeah, thanks so much. all right. coming up at six, the supreme court allows the trump administration to remove legal protections for 350,000

venezuelans in the united states. states. that is, will meet one immigrant who is worried about what the ruling means for his family. plus, as fire danger picks up, we're going to check in with some local firefighters brushing up their skills with some brand new technology. and then we kick off carnival week by introducing you to a colorful bay area dance group whose afro-mexican traditions are rooted in revolution. so all that coming up in about ten minutes. but let's head to vern and a look at sports. >>k p i x sports is powered by kia. learn more at wkyc.com. kia movement that inspires. >>all right. from the banquet room inside of harding park, there's a sea of humanity around me. there's a backdrop behind me, there's sports memorabilia. i'm at a fundraiser for ascend norcal that is the pan asian business

networking giant, and we're here to raise a little money at a charity tonight and have a little fun at this great nonprofit. but on of the day and we have to talk about fred warner. boy, did he get paid today. he's once again the highest paid inside linebacker after he agreed to a three year contract extension worth up to $63 million. and now with warner, brock purdy and george kittle all getting new deals, there won't be any holdouts as a distraction this >>summer. >>this >>is. important to everyone, right? and, you know, kyle kind of touched on it at the end of last season, how he wanted everybody back and just for the ability for us to train together and have that sacrifice early on to, to to build this thing the right way. >>more 40 niner news brett jones will be inducted to the team's hall of fame this season. big number 84. won

three super bowls with san francisco and played his entire career with the red and gold. jones called this the greatest honor of his life. the valkyrie are hard at work getting ready for their second game wednesday >>night >>against the mystics. head coach natalie casey turned up the intensity at practice, even got out of there herself to help simulate the atmosphere at valhalla. >>let's embrace the environment that we're going to get. if i have to create more chaos in practice, i will, and i did the next couple of days. it was funny because they're all laughing, and veronica hesitated and i was like, oh, i'm gonna i'm gonna try to block it. but trust me, when their game speed, i have no chance. >>nba the knicks are in the eastern conference final for the first time since 2000, and their fans are fired up, maybe a little too fired >>up. >>this video after friday's win

showed fans throwing trash bags at the guy in the pacers jersey. their next opponent, pat mcafee show, tracked down the fan earlier today and had a surprise for him. >>yeah, yeah, i want to personally bring you in a plus one out here to come to game for, here in indiana. i'll bring you guys out here, put you guys up, get you guys seats to the game. the pacers. yeah. everybody in our organization wants to make sure you're taken care of. all the teams excited to meet you. it's always been talking about everybody's seen the video. >>as we send it back to the studios of the cozy confines at 855 battery. if i can get an ounce of the love that that fan got, i'll be doing okay. >>i mean, if i could send you love through the screen right now, you would have it burn. >>imaginary hug. >>yes, yes, yes. all right. have fun out there. we'll see you soon. coming up

next. an abandoned bridge in the middle of nowhere has become a hot spot for thrill seekers. we're going to hear from the california man who turned an old mining project into a passion project. >>i love a bungee. jumping is kind of the fabric of my

>>in southern california's angeles national forest, there is a bridge famous not for crossing, but for bungee jumping. reporter joy benedict shows us it is a full day adventure, not for the faint of heart. >>there's a lot of twists and turns in this canyon. >>was a. warning and a manafort. as three dozen people gathered just after sunrise, took off on foot over rocks hovering on the edge of cliffs and trudging across a river six times. we need to keep up. but it's not just a two >>hour >>tour this crowd came for, for as they let each other five miles up a mountain, they then followed each other off a bridge. >>three. two. one. >>it's the adrenaline, you know, the sense of accomplishment after you, after you do everything. matt sanchez is a regular. his girlfriend is not. excited. so she jumped. love. a bungee jumping is kind of the fabric of my soul. ron jones owns bungee america, and this bridge, which sits

literally in the middle of nowhere. how does a bridge end up in the middle of the angeles national forest? this road has a great history. this is a gold mining claim that dates back to 1897. 50 acres granted to a family, then partially taken back to build a road. in the 1930s, five bridges went up before the rains fell. it destroyed dams, roads and bridges all over the county. it washed away this canyon. more than 100 people died in the los angeles flood of 1938. 5000 buildings were destroyed, and

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used on patients. >this is incredibly dangerous conduct. >and it's not the first time he's been accused. how investigators pieced together the case and the science behind a firefight. >with these technologies. that just makes us better. >we'll hear from some local fire crews training on the new tech. to keep themselves safe while they're saving lives. >you burn to learn, not burn them. >and later, tradition birthed by revolution. we kick off carnival week by introducing you to a group sharing afro-mexican history through dance. >we're so proud to say, hey, i'm from yanga. >good evening. today the supreme court allowed president trump to end a program that shields hundreds of thousands of venezuelans from the threat of deportation. they're losing what's called temporary protected status, which allows them to live and work legally