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>> battle lines are being drawn in a north bay school district. this comes as camel. pius union high school district voted to cut contracts to 2 employees who work for the black students. success support team. this is a school that's been plagued by racial incidents and now parents, students staff members are. >> pledging to fight kron four's terisa stasio reports. >> not backing down. we've been telling them all year. don't put this program on thursday morning about 100 people held signs and taped posters to speak out about upcuts to the black student support team and pius high school. i'm hoping that they'll see that this is really meaningful to the students and the entire community on hand with the 2 employees at the center of the cots, paul austin and to miesha tate austin. >> it shows that the community cares about our children. i think that the children need to see this is really important that this work continues, right? we're just started.

>> on tuesday, that highest union high school district board slashed their jobs stating that the contract positions were not sustainable. in a statement to kron 4, the board president defended the action by saying, quote, a majority of the board found that mr. austin and this tape, austin, we're doing the same work as district employees and at a value not fair and reasonable because their pay was far greater than market rate for comparable work. they were not providing specialty services. therefore they did not meet the qualifications for government entity, consultant and quote, yet another board member sent kron 4. this statement, quote. >> i fully support the work that has been done by the b s s s t and believe that renewing the contracts of tunisia, tate and paul austin is critical unless someone year the program has shown remarkable success and the data shows that are black students are feeling support. it and are finding academic

success at rates not seen in recent history, unquote. students and staff say that they will take up the matter once again at the next board meeting, promising to continue push for the program to be by the they think that they've done and, you know, with their attack on our recalls on the table and their elected officials. and so we can how much that we can foster. but right now the main focus is finding another way to protect our black. it's from these people in mill valley, theresa kron, 4 news. >> these pay firefighters had a busy morning today. they were fighting this big fire that started in crockett. it was reported around 03:00am in a remote area off the coming skyway. pablo avenue despite gusty winds. fortunately, the humidity was high in that area and help prevent the fire from being even bigger. cruz said that it burned about 6 acres before they got the upper hand around 07:00am. all right. whether time here, lawrence joins us with a look at the forecast. lawrence, starting

to you know, get that time of year yeah. >> yeah. like the current right to see those sea breeze kicking up. you get those fighters out there. brown, blows right now and that's where we're seeing around the bay area. got to be careful. get close to the 4th of july. have seen some fireworks out there, too. but you got to be really careful with all that dry brush around the bay area. still, we are going to talk for the because of the dry brush on complaint about the allergies this year. so i want to give you looking out your forecast into the next couple of days. the grass is right now. >> running on that medium scale and kind of like the weather right now. we're kind of holding steady with weather in the forecast and the medium category right on through the weekend into early next week. so if you're susceptible specially >> to grass pollens. that may be getting ya as you head through the weekend. meantime, though, that breeze is kicking up the low clouds and fog surging back on shore. little stronger. push them last night at this time. going to see more of that on the way. same time you've got the clouds moving in all along the california coastline. boy, looking like a summer day,

some thunderstorms popping up again over the sierra nevada making for an active afternoon that our low pressure that's been kind of spiraling down to southern california, starting to slowly move eastward, but not done yet. in fact, still some strong storms out there yet just the east of vegas. you get toward the milwaukee area and you're talking about some heavy storms, some of the rainfall over there, but an inch to have already in spots. and so the potential for some flash flooding continuing there. plus, like the valley of fire on those there in desert areas looking for the potential for some flooding in those locations this evening. meantime, around the bay area, we're talking temperatures going to be pretty pleasant as we head toward friday afternoon. lots of sunshine coming our way, especially inside the bay of 5 pleasant 70's. there. even some 80's and some of the interior valleys back along the coastline. a little bit cooler. you've got some patchy fog and a mix of sunshine will keep those temperatures generally in the 60's. now over the next few days taking to the weekend. looks like a nice weekend ahead. high pressure is going to be building in a little less fog on the way. and that means more sunshine and the temperatures warmer both saturday and sunday. thank

you. lawrence said police arrested a man accused of killing 2 people and seriously injuring another in vallejo. >> 45 year-old eddie charles sample is connected to a shooting that killed 2 men last month. it happened at a homeless encampment next to austin creek. a 3rd man was also shot and is recovering from a life-threatening injury. the family of one of the victims claims that sample was allegedly lingering at the encampment for a few days before the shooting. they say he was seen taunting people with a gun. he was booked into jail for double homicide. oakland police are investigating after a dead body was uncovered near lake merritt yesterday evening. a resident reported the discovery last night near lakeside drive and oak street. police say the body was found under a tarp. officers say they did not find any signs of foul play. >> middle school teacher's aide is accused of child molestation and having child abuse material. contra costa county deputies arrested. 25 year-old dominic, the new

chief wednesday. he is a former employee of excelsior middle school in byron officers say they took devices from his home that had child on them. prosecutors filed nearly 2 dozen charges again, spinach he is being held on $800,000 bail. meanwhile, workers with the santa clara valley medical center asking for the public's help. they're trying to identify this guy. he was. taking into scott to be in 30's or 40's about 5, 9, 150 pounds. it was found wearing a light blue. put it shirt with blue jeans. workers say he was involved in some kind of incident. april 25th on the caltrain tracks in santa clara officials are looking for his family or anyone who might to notify them about his medical situation or otherwise. if you have any info about who this is, you're asked to call the santa clara valley medical center. >> a new report claims that developers are allegedly buying up properties in the eaton fire burn area in

southern california. according to the la times around 145 burned. lot have sold so far and around 100. others are currently listed with dozens more in escrow the identities of the buyers. not clear but real estate records suggest that developers are buying the lion's share of these lot. the numbers far outpace the palisades burn area where less than 60 lots have sold since the fire and roughly 180 are sitting on the market. california lawmakers have launched another effort to try to save the state's insurance program in the wake of wildfire payouts. bill has been introduced by southern california. lawmakers, lisa calderon and david alvarez. the bill would open the fair plan to loans and bonds from the infrastructure and economic development bank. the bill was initially introduced last year, but it failed to pass. and as a result, the fair plan had to impose an additional assessment totaling 1 billion dollars on insurers

that hold homemaker. home owner rest rather policies in california following the palisades in the eaton fires that will likely result in rate hikes for customers to recoup losses. >> the tariff battle between the u.s. and china rages on following president trump's call with china's president xi this morning. the 2 countries have traded barbs over. they're temporary agreement on imports. but president trump insists adeel a long-term deal is imminent. washington correspondent jessi tenure reports. >> we had a very good job. the leaders of the world's 2 largest economies, president trump and chinese president xi spoke thursday amid their tit-for-tat tariffs were in very good shape with china and the trade deal. the u.s. and china escalated their trade tensions with more than 100% tariffs on each other's imports before agreeing to significantly lower those percentages while they negotiate a permanent deal. this very complex often

straighten it out. president trump says they reached an agreement on chinese exports that are critical for us car manufacturers having to do mostly with rare earth. maggots and some other things. but this week, president trump also doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25 to 50%. >> which also impacts trying their crushing. >> our industry trying to put out of that business. commerce secretary howard lutnick defended that tariff increase and will be one of the lead negotiators in upcoming talks with china. we open those markets. america will flourish. indiana democrat congressman frank merv and supports boosting domestic manufacturing, but stresses that takes time. what is the plan to make sure that those individuals who work in those plants that are downstream of the steel industries are going to be protected. a new commerce department report shows the u.s. trade deficit narrowed by nearly 56% from march to april in washington. i'm jessi tenure.

>> another ex-girlfriend of sean diddy combs has testified at his trafficking trial. the single mom going by the pseudonym jane says that combs kept pushing her into so-called freak-offs, despite saying that she did not want to. she testified she felt obligated to do so and that comes controlled her life in multiple ways, including paying the rent on her home. combs has been accused of violence toward several women, including his ex-girlfriend, cassie ventura. well, today the judge in the case threatened to expel combs from court after observing him staring and nodding at members of the jury. still ahead on kron for news at 5, tara trouble has airline to cancel flights just as summer. travel season is taking off. >> and after the break, san francisco's very pride flag is recognized worldwide. we're learning the story behind the local artists who created it and how a college is now honoring him.

>> a pleasant surprise at the pump. for drivers prices have been dropping as the summer travel season kicks off the average price for a gallon of regular in california is for 73 down $0.8 from last week. aaa says june gas prices haven't been this low since 2021, the lowest prices in the bay area. right now we're in solano and santa clara counties with an average of 4.80, for a gallon of regular. alaska airlines is canceling more than a dozen flights a day because tariffs they say, are preventing the airline from accepting delivery of new

aircraft. airline officials say they're canceling 14 flights a day through the end of july. the delayed aircraft were expected to arrive from brazil in may. however, brazilian imports to the u.s. have been subjected to a 10% tariff since april. the new planes were supposed to go into service during the summer season to serve several states, including california all right. let's take a live look outside. their san francisco is castro gussied up for pride month? yeah, lawrence is here to bring us an update on and that conditions that seem to be shifting a little bit, but not too extreme. yeah, not drastically. and so that's some good news. i mean, we've kind of been stuck in this really nice pattern, not a bad place to be a little more cloud cover today. >> of cool down the temperatures just a bit in that cloud cover surging onshore tonight. looking out towards sfo. that breeze has been kicking in as well out towards sfo. some winds there over 30 miles per hour. now, as we head through the night

tonight, we're going to see that return and low clouds and fog pushing all the way the teary bay and the valleys overnight tonight. tomorrow morning, we wake up with some patchy fog. then we're off and running with that sunshine by the middle of the day. i think that's an is already peeking out near the coastline, places up toward the beaches. yeah, it's going to be kind of touch and go with the fog in the afternoon. but i think a little more sunshine there this weekend. high pressure is going to strengthen a bit overhead. it's going to be enough to warm up the temgeratures all around the bay area. a few degrees right now. high pressure has been just kind of sitting off the coastline. this area of low pressure been sitting the south and actually springing up some pretty intense storms across the southland southern california, seeing some heavy rainfall, the deserts, even some flooding looking for some flooding right now, just east of vegas right now. but that low is going to start kick to the east as moves out of town. the good news is kyle pressure because to sneak in and we're talking about some warm temperatures, another low pressure develops off the coastline as we head toward tomorrow afternoon and the weekend. but high pressure going to roll over the top of that system. and as it settles in, that's gonna bring with it. some warmer temperatures, the bexar. so really nice

weather forecast to in effect for the weekend and probably in the next week as well as the temperatures going to be heating up. it's going to be hot. the central valley, maybe 102 in redding tomorrow afternoon. 97 degrees and fresno. 92 in sacramento about 98 in bakersfield, much cooler along the coastline. of course, you get that nice seabreeze and the fog out toward the beaches. temperatures breaking that like this in the san francisco. 66 downtown about 6 to 2 in the sunset in 65 degrees. in golden gate park koestler is patchy fog giving way to a little sunshine and you'll see numbers generally in the 60's out toward the beaches. 71 burning game tomorrow. look at that. 76 in san carlos. 72 in san mateo foster city, checking in and a very nice warm 75 degrees. a mix of 70's 80's in the south bay tomorrow afternoon, the east bay of plenty of sunshine, a really throughout the day. and you're gonna warm those temperatures up by tomorrow afternoon. so those numbers probably running a little bit above the average and some of the interior valleys. otherwise you get that seabreeze inside the bay that help cool you down in the afternoon that delta breeze to about 73 degrees and below 78 in benicia warm 84 degrees in fairfield back along the coastline. patchy fog flirt with the coastline and well,

that's the way it could be for the weekend. a little more sunshine. still, some patchy fog out toward the beaches, then cooling down ever so slightly toward the middle up next week. so really a nice pattern to pretty pleasant scheme at that. nothing to complain about. alright, thank you, lawrence. well, the rainbow flag is recognized around the world really is a symbol of lgbtq+ social movements. the colorful >> display is the creation of a san francisco man as kron four's join horta shows us the artist behind the flag is now immortalized. >> with a new sculpture in napa. >> the iconic rainbow flag, a symbol of hope. reminder of the ongoing battle for acceptance, any quality. it was. >> and need for. something to put out everyone. i'm just say we are just like everybody else. the flight would debut at the san francisco freedom parade in june of 1978. >> at the request of rights

icon harvey milk to show unity at a turbulent time. we're still struggle. reseal being beat that everywhere that horrible. the violence, the hatred. the pride parade was away for us to feel good about ourselves, finding a creative mind behind the eye-catching fabric artist gilbert baker. a bronze sculpture now immortalized as baker for his contribution years after his death sharing a park bench with his departed friends, dr. gerry goldstein and tom taylor in warm embrace crafted by artists, dina angel, they're 6 from regardless who you are to have compassion, he stylus and not in. >> it's so great she felt her creation should depict the same couple.

>> to live up to its name, freedom to love. it's now on display at the napa valley college library. >> i wanted to to inspire some curiosity that will be students that will come through. that won't have any idea who these people on the spectrum, tom and jerry would make a name for themselves in san francisco as activists throwing extravagant parties to support charities. they're the namesakes of the tom and jerry house in knowing valley famous for its larger than life christmas decorations. just so thankful fund. >> that in the here that great out. that they didn't have to come. >> story. but with a conservative push to ban the price like on government property in states like utah, some are concerned progress is under threat. >> i feel like or rights are going to get stripped all over again team. and we just got to keep pushing on. >> over time the flag evolve. adding color, making diversity

more visible and still advocates for a more inclusive society today. i certainly hope this generation's feel safer. hope made possible by the contributions of those who helped pave the way in napa. joey horta kron 4 news and kron 4 will be featuring new stories on bay area pride every thursday for the entire month of june. >> and join us for our pride special hosted by john travel and rob nesbitt on june. 26 at 06:30pm. >> on this day in the bay 1975 san francisco artist took to the sidewalks to fight for their rights. >> street artist rallied at city hall to sell their handiwork on city sidewalks often labeled as hippies officials and business groups. one of them off the streets while some of these merchants were even arrested on the grounds that they did not have proper permits later that year, theugh, a proposition was passed that gave street vendors a designated area to sell their merchandise.

>> on kron for news at 5 families can bring home a furry friend for free details on the shelter initiative that's waiving all adoption fees.

>> young patients, a uc davis children's hospital recently got a wild visit. patients and their families got up close to some extraordinary wildlife, including us loft an owl, an alligator porcupine. >> and a lot more of animals are being cared for by seaworld. they were rescued

and >> rehabilitated from the wild. the kids learned about the animals, rescue stories and then conservation efforts to save the species in the wild. >> cut costs. animal services is opening its doors saturday for and adopt a pet day. families can take home there that said no or low cost. adoption fees are waived. talking about 150 shelters across the state that are participating here. the martinez shelter. he's also taking part while adoptions are free of $25 fee may apply for some pets. tiny kitten was rescued in livermore. police officers found the kitty. >> trapped in a storm drain. city officials say it was found near preston avenue livermore police. they help public works. execute this tricky rescue by using a net gently guide the little kitten into a carrier. how long the kitten was stuck in the storm drain. but could been very pleasant. the key is safe right now at the east bay county animal shelter. and

that's it for kron for news at 5. >> is at 6 is next change being with us the past hour. coming up next, san francisco mayor daniel lurie has announced a major investment aimed keeping the streets safer. there is a police technology involved here. explain how the money use precisely. plus, the san mateo county board of supervisors moves one step closer to removing the sheriff from office. >> what is next for sheriff christina corpus? the news at christina corpus? the news at 6 is next. as prospectors, we know ourselves a boom.

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>> now at 6 workers and students on treasure island say they're shocked after the sudden announcement of job corps closure. what a federal judge is saying tonight. >> ice detains 15 people including children in san francisco. the sister of a woman who was arrested is speaking out tonight. the news at 6 starts now. >> is at 6. good evening. thanks for being with us tonight for kron. 4 news at 6, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. a federal judge has blocked the trump administration. >> from dismantling another federal program this time its job corps, which provides housing education and training to some 25,000 low-