removed bans on lowriders last year, the san mateo county sheriff's department hosted its first fireworks buyback program. anyone could drop off unwanted fireworks in redwood city in exchange for up to $75 in cash. no questions asked. the sheriff's department said it hopes to reduce the number of injuries, accidents and fires caused by fireworks during the 4th of july holiday. we have so far received a lot of illegal fireworks. those things are like mortars, roman candles. we've even received a couple of grenades from someone who was prior in the military. we have bomb techs on site here. so that way if those kinds of things do come to light or if there's any dangerous situations, we could deal with that immediately. the san mateo county sheriff's department says it collected nearly 400 pounds of fireworks despite a cool start to the summer. there is a high risk for wildfires. details on the latest fires that sparked just this weekend and how cal fires preparing for the most intense part of wildfire season as summers beginning to warm up. then it's sad that like local

restaurants and businesses or whatever cannot just be safe employees of a donut shop robbed at gunpoint in oakland. but customers in the neighborhood say about the police presence there. plus, different. yeah. yeah. me, my from jack london square this is morning time to the nine today 46. we're looking live at oakland and you can see it's a cloudy day although i've been hearing that the weather is going to change. we're going to see some warmer weather as we get closer to the july 4th holiday, which by the way, is sneaking up on us. a new report shows that diners are not so happy with restaurant service in the post pandemic era. a wall street journal report found that higher prices, sneaky surcharges and less staff are making for an unpleasant restaurant experience. chains and hospitality firms suggest more hands on training and increased technologies to improve the experience. they also suggest

rotating positions between staff so that everyone learns how to do everyone else's job. and if you're put into that job unexpectedly, you'll do it. okay let's bring in our panel of experts, andre and garcia. i've been lucky, i guess i've had some pretty good. yeah. yeah good. yeah, i've been lucky. so good. well, i have noticed that menu prices of my favorite spots have definitely bumped up over the past couple of years. so when we make a point of going and supporting local business, we do hope the service is as good. it's like you're kind of at least for us, because we don't eat out all that often. i'm doing it to support my local places and because we're hungry , right? so it's kind of a dual it's a dual thing. well, i'm not an expert, but i it in a holiday inn express last night. there you go. i like that. nicely done. well i will say this in terms of context and the service that these restaurants unemployment is still very, very low. it historic low. it's hard to find good employees right now. wanted signs everywhere. yes. so at this point, you're

just hiring to get the bodies there to do the work because they're just not that many people out there as they're used to me to get the best at the job. so it's kind of weird because you have low unemployment, but then we're seeing things like the service issues at restaurants really suffer. yeah, yeah, it's bizarre . but i mean, you know, when i think about that story, i think about it in that context, you know, so look, would you like nice service and restaurant? sure yeah. but you know, like when i go to the grocery store, like, are there longer lines now then. yes. yeah. however i need food. you're the one i buy it from. so i am ten times nicer to the person who's helping me because i would say without you, i couldn't feed my family. so i think we should all have a little bit of grace and realize that they are in a difficult position. exactly yeah. yeah, that's exactly how i how i look at it. well, it sounds good. all right. let's move on to this story now. fire crews across the state are beginning to ramp up efforts to prevent wildfires are also asking you to do what you can to protect your homes. ktvu

is james torres is live in walnut creek with the policies in place to keep your property safe. james sal, good morning to you. well, if you step outside, you'll notice it's a cool day out. but don't let that fool you. crews across the state are already responding to a couple of small fires that have already popped up. they have been small. they have been manageable. but crews say that is a reminder that these wildfires can start at any time. let's start you in the north bay, starting today, counties in rather, napa and solano counties burn permits are suspended. sonoma will do the same next week, but those areas are usually some of the first in the fire season to be under red flag warnings. we've not seen that happen just yet. closer to the water in the north bay marin counties wildfire prevention authority is sending more than two dozen home inspectors making the rounds to neighborhoods, letting you know what you can do to make your home as safe as possible against the threat of a fast growing fire in the east bay. video from last night showing a large level of response to a car fire. the wind

helping pass some of those flames to nearby grass. confi says it's activated its full fire response. that all happened earlier this month. that means for all grass, all vegetation and all wildland fires, a minimum of five apparatus crews will respond and the reason behind that is fairly simple. we like to keep those small fires small while they still are to avoid the large, devastating potentially deadly fires that can occur according to its incident reports. cal fire has responded to three fires so far, most recently in brentwood called the balfour fire. it started over the weekend, burned about 73 acres. but crews say they already have it at about 90% contained. the massive amount of winter rain we saw earlier this year has essentially eliminated the drought conditions in the bay area, but it has also led to the growth of seasonal grass, which fire crews say is easy fuel for any fire looking to grow larger

. we're live this morning in walnut creek. i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. all right, james, thank you. the search continues into the cause of a fire that tore through a san jose townhome complex displacing dozens of people. the flames forced about 30 people out of their homes on friday. fire crews say the building was engulfed in flames when they arrived. the incident broke through to a fourth alarm, which means we had over 25 fire units here. and over 70 firefighters battling the blaze at one time. well, the red cross was called to help people who were forced out of their homes and offered them blankets, snacks and water. volunteers will contact the people who lost their homes to see if they need more assistance. investigators hope someone who was there that night saw or heard something that could help them. our investigator is talking to bystanders and witnesses to try to determine how the fire started. no one was seriously injured here, but one dog that lived there died. we're learning more about a man who was shot and killed while he was delivering flowers near downtown oakland last week. ktvu is amber

lee spoke with the man's family and friends who are asking for help to find his killer. matteo's was a good guy as a serene guy, calm guy. nobody deserves the guidance of friends and parents. tell me they're in shock. surveillance video shows that a man walking with two dogs confronted the 27 year old while he was working, delivering flowers in front of an apartment building in oakland's koreatown town wednesday evening. there was a brief altercation, and then the man shot mathias in. it's my only son. i don't have the pain. how to explain the pain. i don't know what to do and destroy it inside in portuguese with the help of an interpreter. but there's mother, isabel martinez tells me her son was on his cell phone playing a video game with a friend in brazil while he was trying to deliver flowers. when the friend overheard mathias say nice dog and then a commotion, no, mathias followed until mathias

her told him on the phone, i got a shot. he was just doing his last delivery before going home. he wasn't doing anything wrong. mateo's parents flew from brazil to the bay area friday looking for answers and justice. they say their son came to the united states five years ago fearful of the street violence in brazil and that he's been in the bay area for three years working as a delivery driver. i've it's hard to forgive something that happen like that when the justice just don't see this happening with somebody else. antonio gaydos says his son's dream was to be a husband and father and that he came to this country for a better life. i got the blood. loved ones say mateo's enjoyed spending time with friends, and they will miss him if shocking. devastating. his friends say they are also from brazil and that they all came for the same reason. brazil is not safe. you know. and we come here. then both men say they work as delivery drivers here in the bay area. could be

us, could be another friend. now we don't think are safe outside. mom tells me she comes to visit mathias every year. her next trip was planned for september in san francisco. every time she came here, he was waiting for her with flowers, guidance. his parents tell me they always wanted their son to return to brazil someday, but never imagined it would be in this way. they plan to transport his body back to his home country to be buried. amber lee, ktvu, fox two news. happening today, community groups are set to rally at san francisco city hall to demand budget they say prioritizes the poor and working class. this rally involves more than 40 labor and civic organizers that are protesting. mayor breed's budget proposal, which they claim prioritizes policing and helps corporations. demonstrators want major investments in affordable housing, mental health services and wage increases. when you're after the supreme court overturned roe v wade,

california health care providers say they've seen an increase in women coming from other states seeking abortion and reproductive services planned parenthood of california says in the past year, about 80,000 women in the country traveled to a different state for abortion services. planned parenthood also says following that supreme court decision, it's seen an overwhelming show of support within increases in both donations and volunteer hours. well, san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi says she now supports term limits for supreme court justices in a television interview, pelosi said justices are being allowed to write ethics rules for themselves. she called behavior by justices clarence thomas and samuel alito, quote, shameful. both thomas and alito have come under criticism for not disclosing private trips and vacations from wealthy republican donors. now the supreme court is getting ready to decide some of its biggest cases of the term. the high court has ten opinions left to release over the next few weeks before the justices begin their summer break. the last opinions include affirmative action in higher education, student loan forgiveness, gay rights versus

religious rights. and there's also the case of a christian mail carrier who refused to work sundays when he was required to deliver amazon packages. the us coast guard announced it will lead the investigation into the titans of submersible tragedy. the coast guard has convened what it calls a marine board of investigation into the deadly explosion that killed all five people on board last week. and it's the highest level of investigation conducted by the coast guard investigators say the goal is to learn as much as possible to prevent another tragedy as a senior investigator, i have witnessed the personal impacts associated with these types of events, and my primary goal is to prevent a similar occurrence by making the necessary recommendations to enhance the safety of the maritime domain worldwide. the ship that towed the titan out to sea left from newfoundland that has prompted canada to launch its own investigation. the us will also coordinate with french and british investigators. well

the stunning series of events in russia left many questions unanswered. now coming up on mornings on to the nine, what happened as russia averted a rebellion and what it could mean for the ongoing war against ukraine. plus, firefighters say the wet winter has created dangerous fire conditions in our state. how they're preparing for what they think will be a dangerous fire season the subway series? it's the perfect menu lineup. just give us a number, we got the rest. number three? the monster. six? the boss. fifteen? titan turkey. number one? the philly. oh, yeah, you probably don't want that one. look, i'm not in charge of naming the subs.

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group in, we'll probably see 800 inspections a week. firefighters say the number one thing you can do to protect your home or property is to keep grame. alsor gutters and roofs. it's the dead and downed material on the forest floor or the dead grass that's standing is really the kindling of our fires. it's the dead material that burns firefighters also reminding homeowners to protect their properties with plenty of defensible space to help slow the progress of a fire. if there is one. although california farmers don't have serious drought concerns this year, farmers in other parts of the country do. grain farmers in the midwest are already concerned about their biggest cash crops, including wheat, corn and soybeans. most experts say the biggest problem isn't the lack of rain, but the timing of when the rain is most needed to produce crops. spring time and even the fall might be even wetter than normal. but the summers are drier than normal.

although the us is one of the top five wheat exporters in the world this year, american farmers could lose that status because if the current weather patterns continue during the growing season, it could cost more to harvest the grain than to sell it. well, stifling heat is threatening much of the south for another week, and it comes as other parts of the us brace for severe storms. cassie steele has more on the bad weather ahead. millions of people across the us facing another week of extreme heat and extreme weather. on sunday, a tornado cut a three mile path of destruction in indiana, damaging dozens of homes. south of indianapolis. it's from the same system that's threatening folks in the northeast with damaging winds. hail and possible twisters. on monday. usually i just like wear a hat or we're like like clothing because it's a little too hot here in texas. the record breaking heat is entering its third week. over the weekend. the extreme

temperatures claimed the life of a 14 year old who became sick while hiking in big bend national park. the national park service says officials later found his stepfather had also died after his car went over an embankment while seeking help for the boy. this week, state and local leaders are urging people to stay inside and limit their outdoor activity. if you feel like you're getting overly tired or fatigued or that you've stopped sweating or sweating as much as you should be for how hot it is. those are some signs that you may be in trouble. meanwhile, ercot, the agency overseeing the texas power grid, has issued a weather watch. officials are monitoring conditions, but say for now there is enough capacity to meet demand. it does mean that the grid is under tighter conditions. it doesn't mean that there's an imminent issue that that the grid is going to go

down. ercot expects this weather watch to be in effect through at least this friday. that's the latest from dallas. casey stegall, kctv, tvu, fox two news. the extreme temperature swings in the black hills of south dakota mean the special care has to be taken to protect the mount rushmore national memorial. the faces of former president washington, jefferson roosevelt and lincoln were completed in 1941. since then, they've been exposed to extreme weather, including snow, rain, lightning, freezing winters and very hot summers. as rocks expand in the heat contracting the cold. we have a lot of those cracks sealed up with a silicone based caulking so that water doesn't get in. but we allow the cracks in the vertical format to stay open so that if water does get in, it can get out. there are also gauges in the rock that monitor any movement of the mountain and the rocks. the 4th of july holidays next week, an extra predict the holiday could set new records predicts 50.7

million americans will travel 50 miles or more from their home. this year. that would break the record of 49 million set in 2019. most people plan to drive with a predicting 43.2 million to hit the road. this friday is expected to be the busiest day on the road. air travel expected to hit records as well, with more than 4 million expected to fly the busiest days at the airports are expected to be thursday and friday. temperatures are expected to reach the 90 us later this week in the warmest parts of the bay area. it'll be even more important to make sure you stay hydrated so people can land in a coma if they are not careful enough out there. doctors say the heat puts extra stress on every organ in the body as they work to keep us cooler. they say a good rule of thumb is to drink half an ounce of water, at least for every pound you weigh. so let's say you weigh 160 pounds. this means you should drink at least 80oz of water or ten cups of water per day. if you're going to be outside and exercising vigorously, experts say you'll need more than just water, that you've got to

replenish those electrolytes and you can make them at home. you can use salt, sugar and water and get a really good electrolyte drink. suggest that you start drinking water before you fill thirsty. because if you feel thirsty at that point, you're already in the first stages of dehydration. coming up, more on the nine. stay

then to the state film and tax credit for five more years and added a new feature that allows studios to receive cash payments if their credits are larger than their tax bills. but to receive that money, they must have a safety adviser on set and require prop masters and armorer who handle weapons to have firearms training and a state gun permit. unions have been

pushing for more safety rules since the deadly accidental shooting on the set of the film rust. california's medicaid system is about to get a huge boost in funding. politico's reporting months of intense negotiations involving state lawmakers and california's major health care agencies have ended with a plan to pump billions of dollars into medi-cal. the plan would impose a tax on health care plans in what is being described as a once in a lifetime investment into a system that serves nearly 16 million californians. many lgbtiq retirees say they no longer feel welcome in florida. they're now changing their retirement plans. republican governor ron desantis has signed several new state laws targeting the lgbtq community. it's caused a growing number of people who retired in florida to move out. others say they don't feel comfortable bringing their family members to florida. to me, it's a dangerous place to live. and it does not feel safe. and bringing my son or gay son down there. i mean, there are

other places in the world that i will not travel with him because i know how unsafe and honestly, that's what florida feels like right now. many lgbtq people say that a state where they once felt at home has now become, in their words, a center of intolerance. vladimir putin may be down, but he's not out. the russian government projecting power and a sense of normalcy after just barely avoiding a fight with its own mercenaries. greg scott has the latest from kiev. the russian government scrambling to present a front of normalcy on monday after a weekend that saw the biggest challenge so far to the rule of vladimir putin. the wagner mercenaries are now on their way back to the front lines, while the military released a video of defense minister sergei shoigu visiting a base in eastern ukraine. and back in moscow. top officials urging the country to stand behind putin. the consolidation of the entire society is important. we need to act together as one team, maintain the unity of all forces

by lining up behind the president. the russian capital was quiet on monday after it was turned into an armed fortress over the weekend. life is slowly returning to normal, but some residents say they're still unnerved by the unrest and they're not sure it will be the last armed challenge to putin. this might happen again or it might not. everyone is speculating. everyone is confused. we need to understand what is going on exactly. we need someone to explain to us. meanwhile, the ukrainian military is working to take advantage of the disruption. new gains were reported in the east and the ukrainians appear to have crossed a key river into the occupied harrison region. soldiers on the front line say the failed mutiny presents a unique opportunity on the battlefield and the more we hear that they have conflicts, the more it raises our fighting spirit. we hope to win soon and that they will destroy each other over there. russia says it's reaching out to its allies like china and iran to ensure their continued support for putin's government in kyiv. greg

pound got ktvu fox two news. well starting today, more than 2 million muslims will take part in this week's hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of mecca in saudi arabia. this year, the hajj will return to full capacity after years of coronavirus restrictions. all muslims are required to make the pilgrimage to mecca at least once in their lives. if they are physically and financially able to do so. coming up, a mainstay in oakland's grand lake district, a beloved donut shop targeted by armed robbers. next on the line, what surveillance video shows about the attack as people who live and shop in the area say they're fed up, what they want from police. then across the bay, a colorful celebration of pride. highlights from san francisco's big parade and celebration and what's planned in the city to round out lgbtq pride mon martial arts is my passion. i work out whenever i can. but with my moderate- to-severe eczema, it can be tough. my skin was so uncomfortable. the itching was so bad. now, i'm staying ahead of my eczema.

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picking up and starting your monday. let's look way, way ahead, gentlemen. social security age full retirement for anyone born after 1960. that's us is now 67. new numbers from the census bureau show that americans are waiting longer to retire. and it's not just because they need the money. about 650,000 americans kept working into their 80s last year. it's almost a 20% jump from about ten years ago now. the wall street journal reports many of these non retirees fear they'll become irrelevant if they quit their jobs. of course, some joke that they find the golf course boring or say their spouse wouldn't tolerate them sitting around the house all day when we were out in danville for our zip trip last friday, we ran into a number of people who said they watch ktvu. they love watching mornings on two. and i had a couple gentlemen say to me since i retired, you know, it's how i start my day. and i joked, what does your wife have to say about that? and they said, oh, you know, there's a little bit of an adjustment going on. absolutely yeah, i get it. i get it. well, you know, technology

is one thing. so we use a bunch of platforms or whatever and we have to stay up on it. will you stay up on it after you leave? and that's the thing, you know, and then if you don't stay up on it, then pretty soon you have to ask your kids to show you how to do something on the phone. and you don't want that, right? so i don't know. retiring, though. keep working until into your 80s. i just think you mean when i think about retirement, i'm like, well, what if i live like 30 or 40 years? what am i going to do? you know, you kind of want to keep active. and it seems like a lot of the folks that live a long time remain active into those later years, right? every tuesday at 10:00, we go for a walk. and then fridays we do our golf days. they still run. i still i see people. he is can i tell you i think social connection. yeah that's right yeah. having like little friend dates through the week my grandfather's 91 years old and he he still he still gets out in front he doesn't do it as often. you know, he still gets out on his land down in jamaican farms a little bit. yeah. oh good. you know, that's

got to be what it is because the guy still sharp, you know, a little slower. be so lucky. that's exactly. and i think just because he keeps acting, he he's never driven a car so he walks everywhere. okay. so you know, that's another it's heart pumping and that's great. that's, you know, you could learn a little from from grandpa. you know, i could see why people would want to just work a little bit longer to kind of keep themselves active and doing something. i got it. yeah. me too. anyway, all right. all right. some early signs point to this weekend's pride parade in san francisco, drawing in the biggest crowd since the pandemic began. ctv's allie rasmus joins us live from the castro neighborhood in san francisco to explain the new post-pandemic record set for bart ridership. allie yeah, we are on market in castro streets and behind us the fog has somewhat cleared enough. we can see a little bit of the iconic pink triangle here on twin peaks behind us. more on the volunteer call for that in just a second. but let's talk about the main event for pride. it was the parade in downtown san francisco yesterday. thousands of people lined market street on sunday morning to watch the floats, dancers and

parade participants celebrate the culminating event of san francisco's pride month. now, last year's parade brought out an estimated 500,000 spectators. we don't know exactly how many turned out yesterday, but gauging bart ridership, its likely attendance was even higher than last year. bart says more than 140,000 trips were made systemwide. the majority of those trips going to and from san francisco and that's 6000 more bart trips than the sunday of last year's pride parade. for bart, this is a big deal, too, because we're really trying to bring folks back to bart and hopefully they can have a good experience on an event like this. and it encouraged them to keep coming back to us, keep trying, bart, and reminding them that we're still here and that we're a reliable way to get around, especially for big events like pride. it's been amazing. i love being around like all this positive energy. it is important for everybody to feel like they belong somewhere. so i feel like this is like a perfect place. all of the stuff that's going on in the country against trans youth and i just want to support the pride. now

visible until just about 6:00 this morning when the sun came up was this stunning light display. organizers call it the largest rainbow flag in the country. the laser light rainbow display stretched for miles. all along market street last night into this morning was the final night for the display. so we won't see it again till next year. but another sf pride icon is the pink triangle. of course, it's going to remain up for the rest of this week here on twin peaks, but organizers are putting out the call to volunteers that they do need some help to take down that canvas display on twin peaks. and so the day to do that is this saturday. if you'd like to help show up to twin peaks at 9 a.m. this coming weekend, live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu fox two news. within the last few hours, the suspect in the mass shooting at a colorado springs lgbtq nightclub pleaded guilty to the attack. anderson lee aldrich was charged with

five counts of murder, 46 counts of attempted murder and two counts of bias motivated crime. aldrich will receive a life sentence under the terms of that deal. he has expressed remorse during jailhouse interviews with reporters. authorities say aldrich fired a rifle inside club q last november, killing five people and injuring dozens of others. oakland police are searching for armed robbers who targeted a 24 hour donut shop. surveillance video shows what happened at colonial donut shop on lakeshore avenue just before 1:00 friday morning. three people wearing masks and hoodies walked in. an employee in a red hat walks over to take their order. the robbers then jump over the counter with guns drawn and demand the worker empty the cash register. i think it's terrible. and i think it's trifling. and considering that this is like a business in our neighborhood by the lake, like how dare you? other customers say their frustrated and disheartened by such crimes happening in the grand lake district. you need more police patrol down here, some type of

patrolling should happen. it's seems like it's just so free to break into things and to rob people and no consequences. the shop shop's owner didn't say how much cash the robbers got away with. oakland police want to hear from anyone who has information on what happened. family members of two brothers killed in oakland. nearly two years ago are expressing their anger and frustration over how the alameda county district attorney's office handled the case. they gathered on the steps of the alameda county courthouse this weekend in a demonstration designed to send a clear message to district attorney pamela price. members of the matsui family say they are outraged at a man convicted of killing the two brothers. only got a nine year prison sentence as a result of a plea bargain. it doesn't make sense at all. and i think that's where our frustration comes from. nine years from one life is a laugh in the face. so nine years for two lives is a slap in the face. sam vamos murder charges were reduced to

voluntary manslaughter for the deaths of the brothers back in september of faced 25 years to life for each murder charge before the plea deal. all of a sudden, since pamela price came into office, we're down to nine years. and that's not okay. the public defender's office claimed venmo shot and killed the brothers in self defense during a domestic dispute. the matsui family says they can't accept the self-defense claim, saying plea deals erode their confidence in the justice system. san francisco's mayor says westfield mall could be completely torn down. mayor london breed throughout the idea. while speaking at bloomberg's technology summit, she said the city should be looking for ways to reinvent downtown, as many offices are still empty. she went on to say that big ideas are needed to convert the existing buildings, including possibly tearing down westfield mall west field recently said it's abandoning its ownership of the mall due to falling sales. it's been an unusually busy

summer for bay area sports teams , with the giants doing better than expected and the warriors making a blockbuster trade. joining us now is matt steinmetz from 95 seven the game. matt the giants lost yesterday but they're still doing a lot better than this guy thought at the beginning of the year. i have to be honest, i didn't think they'd do much. why i don't know, because they didn't do well last year, and i didn't think anything was going to change. we hadn't seen the young guys. i wasn't really confident that farhan was doing his job, but i guess, you know, i have to say i'm wrong and i'm happy to be wrong. well, the one thing we've we've learned about farhan zaidi, sal, is that he can put together a competitive team, even last year, which was considered a down year, the giants were 500. and i know they they finished well to finish 500 but but they did nonetheless this year before that they obviously won 107 games. i mean , the great part about baseball is, you know, in the off season,

we the giants lose aaron. judge in free agency they thought they had a shot with him. they they call off the deal with carlos correa because of injury and there's just not a lot of excitement coming into the season but the beautiful thing about baseball is it's a long season. there are games every single day. and what we're seeing now are the giants have called up some young players. and i was talking about this on the radio the other day is this is better to me the way it's happening, that had they signed carlos correa and he, let's say, comes over and is a real good player and the team does pretty well. to me, this is better because these are homegrown players. these are players that giants fans may get to see play their whole careers. and we see what kind of a connection giants players can make with their fans if they're here for a while and succeed. yeah, you know, okay. so players like patrick bailey,

who basically have made us forget about joey, bart, that kind of thing. so are the giants buyers at the trade deadline? are they going to stay the way they are? what's going on as we come up on the july 31st trade deadline? well i think it's i think it's apparent they're probably going to go look for a starting pitcher now, whether that's a big time pitcher or more of an arm to occupy innings remains to be seen. they've got some injuries in their starting staff. cobb's going to supposedly be ready to play, ready to pitch this week, end up coming against the mets. ross stripling threw in the minor leagues on thursday and struck out a bunch of people. he may come back, but the conventional wisdom, sal, is that they got to go out and get at least one more starting pitching arm because right now it's the bullpen that's carrying them. the good news is i don't think many people like yourself thought they were going to be in this position about ten games, over 500 at this point in the season

. so it really is a time for optimism for the giants. all right. let me jump in with the warriors question. after last week and all the hubbub about jordan poole no longer being with the team, cp3 is here. was that a salary shedding move or maybe to get some money to pay draymond or what's going on here that they not believe in jordan poole or are they trying to clear the books for the salary and then the new rules that start next year? yeah i think it's a combination of all those things. sal first of all, i think what what we now know is that jordan poole and draymond green couldn't have played together otherwise. they most likely would not have looked to trade. jordan punch mattered the punch man no doubt. absolutely, positively the punch mattered and it it cloaked the entire season. there's no doubt about that. so the warriors are also facing an unbelievable luxury tax bill. and so by trading jordan poole who has four more years left in his deal, they essentially saved $100 million,

which because of the penalty they're going to pay is actually closer to $400 million. now, some of that money's going to go to draymond green if and when he resigns. and then the warriors are going to have to make a decision next year on klay thompson. but yes, it was two things. it was it was a way to get off jordan poole's money to give him a little more flexibility down the road. and it was an indication that jordan poole and draymond green probably weren't going to be able to make it happen. matt steinmetz, who does this for a living along with his partner daryl the guru johnson on 95 seven, the game. thanks for joining us matt. yes sir i look into our future coming up on mornings on two the nine. we're getting a closer look at all the latest electric vehicles about to hit the market in the coming years. and how you can get behind the wheel of one of them before purchasing one and experiencing grief can be everlast after the break, we're live with the ceo and founder of oakland black pride for more

information about an event aimed at helping people cope with grief and loss through reading and writing. we'll be right back

ds is hosting an event for people experiencing grief and loss, navigating grief and loss through joy. to talk more about this event, we welcome aliyah austin co-founder and ceo of oakland black pride. laura, thank you so much for joining us today, very much for having me. all right. so talk a little bit about this event you have coming up here and navigating some of the grief and loss through joy. what does that mean? that's exactly what it sounds like. we have experienced within our community a lot of loss, a lot

of grief and at times it's difficult to sort of push forward and push through it. and you don't want to sit stagnant. you want to still create and you want to still find peace and love and joy. and we need help sometimes, you know. and so what is what is the grief and loss that some folks in the community are dealing with right now? gosh, our community, our marginalized community is under attack daily and we see our transgender brothers and sisters at an all time high. attacks against the community. and so, you know, we try to keep our heads lifted up and we try to maintain a positive face. but at the same time, we are under attack. and it's very dangerous for my community to just be. and so we do grieve. we grieve that and so this you have an event coming up here. tell us a little bit about what that is through. reading and writing is how you're using it to attack this issue of grief and loss. absolutely firstly, we have a

grief therapy wall. it's a literary wall. and it's pretty simple. it's actually just we have sheets of paper and we allow folks to write down something that they want to either either maybe get rid of or maybe find another place for it and they write it down and they stick it on this wall and it sort of lets it go. so to get it out of out of out of your head and to release it a little bit. absolutely correct. and sometimes i know for myself when i write things down, it makes it a little more tangible, you know, instead of just being stuck in instead of being stuck in my head. and so once i can get it out and give it to give it a space of its own, then that feels better and able to manage things too, i think. and so, you know, when we talk about that, we're looking at we're talking about mental health to at the same time and so talk a little bit about how that how what you're doing will help with that part of things for the community. absolutely it's freeing for one. and like you said, it's a it's a quick release. and a lot of times we

mentally hold on to things right and we can. i personally fight myself in my head all the time, you know, and when we can do when we can release things, it allows us to sort of free ourselves a little bit, right? so the event folks can attend what can they expect for those who decide to take part in this event? coming up next thursday, we'll have more information in just a bit. absolutely they can expect a lot of love for one. and a lot of the black queer community here in oakland is very welcoming and very with open arms. anyone. and so they can expect fun, they can affect expect a lot of great food and just a lot of celebrating the black queer culture that we know and love here in the bay area. as we talk about grief, a grief kit. and i wanted to learn a little bit more about that. can you talk a little bit about what this grief kit is? absolutely. so it comes with your joy cards, basically, and it's taking so the idea is so that you can take something away with you and so that you can open this kit and you go, oh, that was great. this

is what i wrote down, you know, and sort of how do i want to manage this? and it's like a checklist, if you will. gotcha. and you're doing this in partnership with a group called get some joy. absolutely and what does that group get? some joy is our mental wellness partner this year. and we didn't know we needed one until we had one. absolutely loved get some joy. they are a creative wellness agency and they are they their specialty is joy dealing and you partner with them for this specifically for this event. absolutely correct. yeah. we partnered with them to bring us the grief, the grief kit and the therapy wall. real quick, the event is going to be coming up next thursday. where is it going to be? the grief kit will be the navigating grief and loss is an online event online. so via zoom, absolutely correct. and so they can they can sign up through our website oakland black pride org and they will get a link to the event and it starts at 5:00 on thursday and you can get tickets and go to the black pride.com for more information.org.org. excuse me to get more information to attend this event. 5:00 on

thursday via zoom. you got it. that's correct. thank you so much for joining us today. we appreciate it as we mark coming to the end of pride month but something that we remember all year round as well. thank you so much. all right. all right. as we said before, the information is going to be on oakland black pride.org. so we'll send it over to you all right andre good interview. thank you. today president biden is announcing a new plan to provide high speed internet access to more americans while the republicans running for president are talking about what they would do differently. lauren blanchard has the latest from washington, dc. the race for the white house is heating up as the gop frontrunners are taking aim at the man they're hoping to replace. i will stop joe biden's and asian nightmare save the us economy. president biden is the economy and calling it his biodynamics agenda, announcing more than $40 billion in funding to deliver high speed internet to more americans. he had a truly historic rate of success when it comes to major economic

programs that are building the foundation and the infrastructure for america to lead the world. meanwhile, republican candidates are blasting what the administration is trumpeting as their biggest achievements, including china electric cars and the southern border, calling them massive failures for the country. former president trump addressed a crowd in michigan on sunday, saying biden's economic policies will have a negative effect on the car industry, which is vital to the state. biden and his radical left allies have waged war on american auto workers like nobody has witnessed to this extent before in his ridiculous crusade to force everyone into electric cars and hoping to close the gap in the gop primary race, florida governor ron desantis is in texas monday, releasing his plan to secure the border. but what i think needs to happen is if the federal government won't do its job, the states should be permitted to send people back. president biden's also hitting

the campaign trail this week in chicago on wednesday second phas investing in america program. in washington, lauren blanchard, ktvu, fox two news. but republican candidates for president gathered over the weekend at the faith and freedom coalition's annual conference in washington, dc. it was a chance for the candidates to reach out to evangelical voters. former president trump touted his role in the supreme court's decision to overturn roe v wade. the three day conference coincided with the one year anniversary of the high court's decision to send the issue of abortion to the states. but i'm proud to be the most pro-life president in american history. i am unapologetically pro-life. this is a time to proudly put on the full armor of god, the radical left has lost so much faith in america. they've lost faith in life itself. president biden and the democrat are warning voters that access to abortion is at risk across the country. in 2024. and they say democrats are

the party to defend reproductive health care. coming up, there are big changes in how people are booking home rentals next year on the night after a huge jump in rentals on airbnb, vrbo and other sites, as soon as pandemic restrictions eased, we'll explore what new trends show about how long people are staying in a rental. and by summer, waiting till the v y last min

police officers found the suspected getaway car. hours later in san francisco. the four people inside were detained and police found a handgun as well as lego sets. police also say three of the suspects are from richmond and in their early 20s. a fourth suspect is a minor who was released to his parents. people considering electric vehicles had a chance to take one for a spin in alameda this weekend. the electrify expo featured electric cars, motorcycles, bikes and scooters

drew thousands of people this weekend. tesla's retrofitted porsche cars and suvs were available for some test rides. people need an opportunity to see what it's all about. like you see it on the freeway or on the highway. but if you've never been behind the wheel of an electric car or a larger truck or on the saddle or seat of an electric bike, this is the place for you to actually experience it, to kind of get it. the traveling expo will be on the east coast for the next few months, should return to the bay area possibly as soon as next year. states across the country are seeing gas tax revenue drop as more drivers switch to electric vehicles. oregon, utah and virginia are now generating tax revenue by charging road usage fees. hawaii is considering adding similar charges. other states are filling the gap by increasing registration fees for electric vehicles or adding taxes to public charging stations. here in california, ev owners are charged up to $175 extra per year in registration fees, while travel is surging this year, property rentals are going down.

air dna, a company that tracks airbnb and vrbo, found that vacation rentals have seen a decline since the pandemic. lockdowns ended after covid vaccines became available. hosts raked in record amounts of revenue and stayed booked without much effort. well, now hosts say the shorter stays are now the norm, and a lot of guests wait until the last minute to make their reservations to get a better deal. a new study by stanford researchers shows most children attending charter schools do better than students in traditional public schools. public schools are funded by the state and must follow educational guidelines set by their local school districts. charter schools have individual contracts with the state and are frequently held more accountable by parents and local governments , including the length of the school day and academic year. stanford has tracked student performance at both types of schools for the last 15 years. students who are enrolled in charter schools get more learning in a year's time in both reading and mathematics than they would have gotten had they gone to their local

district schools. not surprisingly, that translated to higher scores on achievement tests at all grade levels. the study also found gains are especially strong for black and hispanic students compared to their peers in public schools. advocates for the disabled say some school districts have found a way to get around federal laws and are removing students with special needs from classrooms. they call the process informal removals and say students are usually removed because of behavior problems. one mother of a daughter who has autism says her child's school district in oregon drastically reduced her time for in-person learning following a recent incident in the classroom. she is now suing the district, claiming disability discrimination against her was having autism outbursts and she threw a desk. a teacher and was fighting with a student. and they were like, all right, we're going to remove her from in-person learning. many school leaders say the removals are the results of safety concerns for the student, their peers and teachers as

well. more than 300 dogs participated in a pride parade in berkeley festivities took place outside third culture bakery. the owners say the parade helped raise money for the berkeley animal shelter. the bakery committed to donating $10 for each participating pup and covered all adoption fees for the day. we have over 300 dogs here today and we have a doggie pride costume contest. we are donating $10 for every dog in the parade and we have pizza pop ups and it's just the gayest thing on earth bakery's owners say the event raised a few thousand dollars more than triple what they raised last year. they say all pets love unconditionally, which makes pride month the right time to celebrate the furriest members of the family. do you know what? i'm a total sucker for those videos on the internet of like, you know, so-and-so has been away, right, for months. and they come home and the dog freaks out. crazy i know that for hours you get sucked into that loop. when you're watching that one, you're like, i want to

see another one. and then you get sucked into that one and then it goes on and on. if you like those videos and you click on them, the algorithm will keep giving you. if you like that, you'll like this one. did you grow up with pets or no? oh yeah. okay. yeah, yeah. we had dogs over the years. so you had those reunion moments? yeah. yeah they were great. i mean, they're fantastic. i mean, even when i go home now to visit my sisters, we have a dog that's been in the family for years. oh, the dogs like andre. oh, yeah, yeah. because he. he stayed with me for a while when the pandemic first started. so, yeah, we're very close. oh, yeah, yeah. it's fun to go back. he goes nuts. yeah, i take him for one. i love dogs. i grew up with dogs. yeah. and cats and cats. two birds. they don't mp. the cats don't ump up t gr t