for even running down the street with him. but yeah, it's not much you can do to protect the kid when he f questions from lawmakers and pushing back against accusations that anti-semitism has become widespread in the district since the start of the war between israel and hamas. >> there have been incidents of anti-semitism in berkeley unified school district, and every single time that we are aware of such an instance, we take action and we follow up. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is the four. >> welcome everyone to the four this afternoon i'm alex savage and i'm heather holmes. >> today's tense hearing is part of a series on anti-semitism back in berkeley. people are now reacting to the superintendent's testimony today. ktvu katsuyama is joining us now live from berkeley, where a rally is set to get underway in support of the superintendent's position.

>> jana. >> hi there. we've seen a lot of people just slowly arriving for this rally that is set to begin shortly. if you take a look behind me, you can see just dozens and dozens of people from across the community who are here. really, their goal is to try and push back against some of the narrative nationally that berkeley is not a welcoming place. there are people here from the arab resource organizing center, as well as jewish voices for peace and other groups. they are all saying that they are here to support the superintendent of schools, who is in washington earlier, and take a look at this video. earlier today, the berkeley superintendent was in washington, along with superintendents from new york and maryland, testifying before the republican led house committee of education and the workforce that superintendent anika ford morthal was basically saying that she feels that berkeley is a very welcoming place. she was questioned by the

school officials for more than 2.5 hours during the hearing. the berkeley schools is now the subject of an investigation that came after the anti-defamation league and the brandeis center filed a federal complaint accusing the district of not addressing instances of anti-semitism on campus. house republican kevin kiley of california listed the allegations and the superintendent responded, saying that among the nine formal complaints that they have received, they have taken action and those have been investigated . >> and incidents include students repeatedly hearing anti-semitic comments in classrooms and hallways, such as kill the jews, non-jewish students asking jewish students what their number is referring to. numbers tattooed on jews during the holocaust, and jewish students being derided for their physical appearance and demonized as evil. >> when investigations show that an anti-semitic event has occurred, we take action to teach correct and redirect our students. we do not publicly share our actions because student information is private and legally protected under

federal and state law. as a result, some believe we do nothing. this is not true about restricting. >> the superintendent says those privacy concerns also impact teachers who have been accused of anti-semitic actions. there have been investigations, and she said there have been instances of anti-semitism here. but she says they are not widespread and we also understand that now care the council of arab islamic relations has also filed a similar type complaint with the federal government regarding berkeley, saying that there have been anti palestinian comments here at berkeley unified schools . so certainly a lot of concerns, a lot of division, but also as we're seeing here today, also a lot of unity. >> and jana, we obviously learned this week that the u.s. department of education has opened a civil rights investigation into the berkeley unified school district over these complaints about

anti-semitism. did berkeley superintendent discuss that during her testimony in washington today? >> alex, it's interesting you ask if there is there was a point when congressman mark desaulnier of the east bay did pose that question. the superintendent said that just yesterday they received the formal letter regarding that civil rights investigation. she says they are prepared to fully cooperate. and also she said it could be a chance to learn and grow. >> all right. our jana katsuyama live for us this afternoon there in berkeley at that rally. thank you so much. lawmakers meantime also grilling the leaders of major school districts in both new york city and maryland. today those school officials said they have seen a rise in anti-semitic acts. they said they are working on increasing education, on the contributions of the jewish community, as well as hate crimes and bias. and they say they have taken action, including suspending students and other disciplinary action. >> we do not shy away from

imposing consequences for hate based behavior, including anti-semitism. we cannot simply discipline our way out of this problem. >> the true antidote to ignorance and bias is to teach. >> chancellor banks also said that, quote, cheap political theater and cheap soundbites are not the way to solve these issues. both new york city and montgomery public schools are under federal civil rights investigations into allegations of anti semitism. >> and as we mentioned a moment ago, the u.s. department of education has opened that federal investigation into the berkeley unified school district, stemming from the complaints about how district leaders have addressed anti-semitism. that investigation was prompted by a complaint that was filed back in february by the anti-defamation league and the louis brandeis center for human rights under law. that complaint alleges jewish students in berkeley have faced what they describe as severe and persistent harassment and discrimination. >> so let's discuss more this afternoon, we're joined by marci

miller, senior education counsel at the brandeis center, the washington, dc based nonprofit that's filed similar complaints against school districts and universities across the country. marci, appreciate you being here. what did you make of today's testimony on capitol hill? as we mentioned, the berkeley school superintendent denying widespread anti-semitic claims. >> that's exactly what i make of her testimony as well. there were, there was really a failure to acknowledge the severity of the problem in her schools and the inability to say specifically what's been done to address the complaints that she's already received, and also minimizing, of course, the numbers saying that there were nine complaints addressed when the complaint itself has over 70 incidents that should be addressed or should have been addressed and were not. >> you're saying there's more than just the nine complaints that that were referenced today during the hearing? because i

think, you know, some people might look at nine complaints in a district with 9000 students and say that is not pervasive. anti-semitism >> that's correct. and i don't think that the berkeley superintendent would have been one of the three superintendents called before congress if there were only nine complaints. >> so where are the other complaints? are they are they were they have you filed those? >> they were listed in our complaint. and the supplement to the complaint prior to that, every incident that was listed in there was also given to the school district and the schools themselves. there was full notification of everything complained about prior to the complaints and supplement being filed, and there was no action taken, no discernible action taken. okay. >> okay. well, the superintendent today, differing with you on that, saying that they that the district has in fact taken steps, the appropriate action, what did you hear from her in terms of that? and what would you have liked to

have heard from her instead? and what do you deem as appropriate action? >> well, i didn't hear any appropriate action that she had actually taken, other than whatever it was, was to be kept confidential. so the students still feel unsafe, incidents have escalated since october 7th, and even more so since the original complaint was filed, any actions to protect students or to publicly denounce anti-semitism on campus certainly would not be kept confidential and would not have needed to be kept confidential. and had there been appropriate discipline of teachers and other students, then i don't believe we see this continued escalation of incidents. >> obviously, there is a different perspective. and you just heard that there's a rally happening in berkeley as we speak. a lot of people supporting the district superintendent, i want you to listen here for a moment to the mother of a berkeley high school student who's part of a jewish parent group that disputes the notion that there is a widespread problem with

anti-semitism in the district. >> do jewish children across the board feel unsafe? absolutely not. and i think, you know, it's really important that, you know, our organization, you know, has more than you know, has so many families and, you know, so many families are going to the board to say, hey, we feel safe. we believe that the tax that we're getting and the spotlight that's being put on berkeley is really part of the broader attack on public education, that this isn't about about protecting the jewish community. >> all right. so there's leah simon weisberg. she believes today's hearing is part of a politically motivated attack. you look at the fact that house republicans here only called school district leaders from liberal communities across this country. do you believe that this hearing that happened today in washington is part of a genuine effort to address anti-semitism in public schools? >> well, first of all, i'd like to say that i'm pleased to hear

from her that her children are not impacted by anti-semitism in berkeley schools and that there are other children who feel the same way. however, that really has no bearing on the students that we've addressed in the complaint. and not every single jewish student in the district needs to feel scared and afraid and unsupported in order for there to be a problem at the district. in terms of the political approach, let's not forget that the department of education's office for civil rights opened up an investigation yesterday into berkeley unified schools, of course, coming from the biden administration. so we're really seeing efforts on both sides to deal with k through 12 antisémite ism, specifically at berkeley unified. >> yeah. and, marcy, for a moment, if we can talk about that investigation, what are you hoping comes from that investigation into the berkeley unified school district? >> well, hopefully this is not an adversarial process. it's not

intended to be. so hopefully there will be tools given to the district, to the board members, to the superintendent, to other administrators, and educational tools for all of the teachers and possibly families at the district, hopefully we can address this through measures that have been taken at other districts that have been successful. >> all right. well, we will wait and see what what happens with that department of education investigation. we appreciate your time. marcy miller, a senior education counsel at the brandeis center. thank you for taking the time. we appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you very much for having me. >> well, late this afternoon, in an interview with cnn president biden said that he will not supply offensive weapons that israel could use to launch an all out attack on the city of rafah. the u.s. has also paused shipment of some bombs to israel, as fox's rebecca castor tells us. despite those moves today, president biden says america's support of israel is ironclad. palestinian boys are

fleeing central rafah by the thousands following evacuation orders from the israeli military. >> many are heading to a humanitarian zone where they're told they'll be safe from the fighting. but resources are depleting. >> we do not have even three shekels to buy a gallon of water. we want to eat, but we sold food and drink to buy our tent. >> the israeli military's looming ground attack against hamas's last stronghold goes against urgings from the biden administration to stand down, prompting the pentagon to pause a shipment of about 3500 bombs to israel, drawing varied reactions from lawmakers. >> this is obscene. it is absurd. give israel what they need to fight the war they can't afford to lose. >> we cannot continue to ship arms to israel if they are not abiding by basic human requirements. >> secretary of defense lloyd austin defended the decision during a routine budget hearing wednesday. >> you have to protect the people, the civilians and the

battle space. we've not made a final determination on how to proceed with the with that shipment. >> the white house won't comment on the delayed shipment, but just yesterday, president biden reaffirmed his support for israel and my commitment to the safety of the jewish people, the security of israel and its right to exist as an independent jewish state is ironclad, even when we disagree. delegations from israel and hamas continue discussions on a cease fire and hostage deal, but so far, they've yet to reach an agreement in washington. rebecca castor ktvu, fox two news san francisco school board members calling a special meeting to discuss the district's budget crisis now a hiring freeze, layoffs and school closures may all be on the table, and san francisco's chinatown releasing the lineup of celebrations planned for asian american pacific islander heritage month. >> now, organizers say you can honor the community while also learning about history and bay area weather. >> a warm day out there, lots of

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plus, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. call today! talent, unveiling the big lineup of events to celebrate asian american pacific islander heritage month. ktvu christien kafton. joining us now live from the city and christian organizers say this is a time to celebrate their heritage. but also remember the important economic roles that those communities serve. >> yeah, absolutely. heather, you know, it is a blast to go to all those events that we see going on around town during aapi month, and there are events here planned in chinatown for every weekend to make sure that everyone knows that chinatown and in fact, all of our asian american communities are open for business, economic strength and safety top of mind for everyone. now, some parts of chinatown are already buzzing with activity. organizers of this year's asian american pacific islander heritage month activities want to see the whole

area come alive with visitors. claudine chang from the apa heritage foundation says asian american pacific islander heritage month is a wonderful time to welcome the world to chinatown to remind everyone that the neighborhood is open for business year round, not just during lunar new year celebrations. as every saturday there are six, five, six, seven events happening right here in chinatown. >> i think you can basically spend the whole day here and enjoy the programs and in between, get a bite and visit all the small businesses. >> community leaders today unveiled events underway each weekend throughout the month, including line dancing. there are going to be health fairs and chinatown cultural festival, which will shut down six blocks of the neighborhood to make way for a parade and celebration in the streets. that's coming towards the end of may. now this weekend's festivities get underway friday night with the return of the night market here in chinatown. dozens of businesses are going to be participating. and that, of course, is expected to draw a big crowd here to chinatown this

weekend. coming up at five. we're going to talk a little bit more about the safety surrounding this event and some lingering concerns that some people still have about the dangers that could possibly be posed to our aapi community with anti-asian, anti-asian american hate crimes in the past. we will continue to update that situation for you. we'll have more for you about that coming up at five. for now that we are live in chinatown. christian captain ktvu, fox two news. >> yeah, the excitement though, building for what all the city has planned. all right, christian, thank you. >> san francisco school board members called a special meeting to hear the results of a state audit on its budget crisis. and this came just days after the school district learned california education officials will now have veto power over some of the district's financial decisions. as ktvu sally rasmus tells us, a hiring freeze, layoffs and school closures will likely all need to be part of the solution. >> this is a wake up call. we now have been given roadmaps.

we've been given deadlines. >> san francisco school board members accepted the reality presented by state auditors sfusd financial problems threatened to plunge it into insolvency. >> i cannot emphasize this enough. your solutions are yours . the state is not going to be bailing you out of anything. >> state auditors said the district needs to work more closely with other school districts, clearly state what it plans to cut in the future, and rely less on consultant accountants, auditors and community members decried the fact that the district had no full time business officer for several years. >> the district doesn't have to heed the advice of a consultant like they would have to of a cfo, right? so that's just like the basics that we see. like you run a business, you run a school district, there are state mandated changes coming to sfusd. >> state officials sent a letter to the district on friday letting it know that it's assigning some fiscal advisors to the district. those advisors will have approval and veto power over the district's budget decisions for the next two years. >> we're worried about school closures also, i think there's,

you know, even it seems even more imminent given that the state is now stepping in or there will be a list of schools at some point this fall. >> and that was allie rasmus reporting san francisco unified has until this summer to work with those state appointed fiscal advisors to come up with a new plan to fix its deficit. the san francisco school board will have another meeting to discuss the budget coming up next wednesday. >> okay, we're going to talk about our weather in just a moment. but first, we want to talk with mark about this great thing that happened at the oakland coliseum today before the a's game. and that is weather education day. >> yeah, we teamed up with the as i want to say, the first 1 in 2019. then sort of a break during the covid years. then last year. and this is the third time and it is it's been a fun event. yeah. over over 2000 kids. and that's probably the highlight. we actually we had a research team drive to the bay area and we released a weather balloon. yeah. >> that's cool. >> so cool. yeah. and what's what's really neat is the weather balloon goes up. they were able to track it. so we

were able to report 20 minutes later, the balloon went up to 8000ft and measured temperatures. so we actually had some real information for all those kids. >> yeah. and you had the whole crew out there. obviously you had bill and steve and roberta and rosemary, the whole weather crew. you get some really fascinating questions from the kids. >> did they stump you? >> be honest, marin. >> yeah, yeah, there were a few tough ones, but now we got through it, though you can see we were making the sounds of a storm there, getting everybody involved. we're also making some fog with the help of dry ice. talking about the wind. and normally we have to simulate the wind. but it was a windy day today, so the perfect. the trees are blowing around. stomper was falling down and yeah. >> so yeah it was it was blustery out there today. >> i think it's great though that that kids really get this hands on experience and this opportunity to, to learn about our weather. yeah. >> and weather and just science in general, you know, when you can see things in front of you that are simplified and you say, okay, talk about the wind and pressure. and it was just a really neat experience. great. >> okay. now, now, now it's your

chance to take over with the forecast today. today was nice, but pretty windy. >> pretty windy. yeah. and i will also mention one more thing to the a's today. it's a it's a double header. so they won the first game. and we'll see what happens with the second one okay. so if they get two we brought him some luck. yeah that could be some good luck. that'd be nice. >> yeah exactly. >> nice little good luck from the ktvu weather department. >> there you go. >> yeah. but showing you this, the winds today, as heather mentioned, they were gusty. look at mount diablo, 61 miles an hour. healdsburg hills, 60 miles an hour. oakland hills, 40 miles an hour. and even in napa, closer to the lower elevations to 30 miles an hour. a wind advisory for these areas basically out toward solano county and areas up to the north until 8:00 tomorrow morning. the winds out of the north gusting to over 40 to 50 miles an hour. but this is also the warm wind direction. this is the one, you know, if we did not have all the rainfall, we could be talking about fire, weather watches or red flag fire warnings because fire danger definitely would go up with that. with a pattern like this, you can see the highs so far today, upper 70s to the lower 80s. sonoma 82, healdsburg

82 degrees. and you see the main reason why in the satellite you see the circulation. there's a big area of high pressure offshore here pushing the storm track up and over. so we have a dry weather pattern and a warming one as well. and tomorrow we'll continue to be a little bit warmer. here's a look at our current temperatures out there for the 4:00 hour. santa rosa 82 degrees san francisco. whenever the city's in the 70s, it just feels perfect. and that's what we have right now. san jose, 80 and livermore in the upper 70s, 77 and the wind reports right now it is still windy. in a few spots you can see napa gusting to 28, vacaville gusting to 39. they have the wind advisory out toward vacaville, fairfield and vallejo out towards solano county, and then still some breezy to windy conditions out towards san jose. winds out of the north at 23 miles an hour. so here is our live camera. that tree shaking around in the foreground, indicating those gusty winds out there. tomorrow morning we are expecting mostly clear skies, temperatures in the 50s to right around 60 degrees. so when you step outside the door tomorrow morning, you will probably say it is. it feels

mild out there. that's going to be a warm start tomorrow morning. and then these brighter colors resurface. temperatures near 70 coastside the warmest locations inland in the mid to upper 80s tomorrow afternoon. but we could see some changes developed near the coastline that could lead to some fog. maybe by this time tomorrow we could have a few patches approaching our shoreline from the south, and we'll talk more about that in a gradual cool down into the weekend. outlook your full update in just a little bit, mark. >> thank you. we'll see you in a bit. coming up this afternoon on the four. an exciting announcement for basketball fans. we'll have all the details on the expanded duel california classic summer league, featuring

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in a lot of them available. >> the san francisco office of economic and workforce development today held a hospitality and small business job fair at the ferry building. some of the employers looking to hire here include sfo, lucky and safeway grocery stores, enterprise rental cars and a number of different hotels. the hospitality industry is especially eager for new candidates as tourism numbers begin to pick back up. >> i'm hoping to feel a receiving clerk, a steward, a housekeeper, a spa coordinator and massage therapist today. >> in the last two years, we've

grown over 19,000 jobs. conferences are coming back, tourists are coming. so we got to get ready to help support the small businesses that is helping with the tourist industry. >> employers at today's event took applications, conducted in-person interviews, and there was even some hiring right there on the spot, which is nice to see. >> okay, so while a lot of those large employers are looking to ramp up hiring, there is also a push underway to lift up small businesses. >> yeah, we are in the middle of small business week in san francisco, and for more, we're joined live by rolando tirado from the san francisco chamber of commerce. rolando, thank you for the time. we appreciate it. i know it's an exciting week in the city. what are some of the events happening this week to highlight and support small businesses in san francisco? >> oh, there's a plethora of incredible events being hosted, a particular one that i would encourage people to check out. there was one earlier today if you didn't catch it, the shop in sf over at the salesforce park, which was amazing. and tomorrow is the vacant to vibrant program, is actually going to be hosting a market in partnership

with our presenting sponsor for small business week, wells fargo, over near the wells fargo headquarters here in san francisco. so i definitely encourage you folks to go check that one out. it's going to be a lot of fun. and also check out our closing ceremony, which is happening on friday over at the emporium at the san francisco center is going to be a lot of fun. so i hope you folks to see everybody there. >> yeah, i was actually at the salesforce tower after i finished my workout. >> i checked out a lot of the vendors, some really great products being offered at that event. this is your 20th year for small business week. talk a little bit about why it's so important, especially now. >> well, i think it's important to elucidate the value that a lot of our small businesses provide to san francisco outside of just providing transactions. i think the beautiful thing about small businesses in general is that a lot of them do an incredible job of providing transactions without being transactional, and they also do an incredible job of capturing the local culture. they rely a lot on their local community in order for them to sustain themselves. and so when you walk into these spaces, there's these beautiful storytelling components that go into each one

of the spaces because they're taking real risks to take on this endeavor. a lot of it, for a lot of small business owners, is a labor of love. so for us, it's anything that we can do to support their stories, anything that we can do to elevate them so that they can continue garnering a better audience. that way they can keep their doors open and continue, you know, providing those compelling experiences. yeah certainly when you talk to many small business owners, you can feel that that you know their business. >> that's their that's their passion. yeah, that's what they're putting forth to the world. that the theme for this year's small business week is make it here and you want to focus. also on manufacturing and production companies that are creating uniquely san francisco products. how vital are those companies to the city's overall economy? >> i think it's super important to reveal the quality that comes from san francisco makers, considering, starting with small business in san francisco is, you know, has its hurdles. but then adding that extra layer of manufacturing here can also adds an extra level of challenges. and so i think it's important to

reward the risk taking that a lot of these small businesses are taking by manufacturing goods here. and oftentimes a lot of the goods that are being manufactured here in san francisco are going to be craft goods, more niche products. these are going to be items that really, capture the artistry of individuals passions that they've groomed for over the course for several, several years. so i think, being able to introduce a light to these individuals who are, you know, again, putting in this extra effort to produce items here in san francisco is important. but i think it also reveals the variety of industry that we have in san francisco. so oftentimes people think that the industry is monolithic, when in reality you have, you know, like artists, you have musicians, you have incredible restaurants, you have mixologists, you have woodworkers, ceramics, you name it. and so i think this is a perfect opportunity to really showcase just how diverse that industry is here in the city. >> and rolando, though you mentioned the hurdles that exist in san francisco, what is the city doing to try to make it easier to start and grow a

business? >> so what we're doing from the chamber's platform is organizing events like what we have going on right now, like a variety of different because small business week, the focus is supporting our small business community. so whether that's with workshops, seminars and panels that provide resources to individuals who are seeking to gain capital to start their endeavor, individuals that are figuring out ways to market their business in order for them to garner a bigger audience. so the big thing that we're trying to focus on right now during this week is providing those resources, but then also getting feedback from the small businesses that come to these seminars in order for us to figure out better ways to continue grooming those resources. that way, we're allowing them the right, the tools that they need rather than the ones we think that they want, which i think is super important. and this week provides an invaluable opportunity to continue providing those resources in a more thoughtful way. >> yeah, you know, wee wrapping up here, but obviously we've talked a lot about the downtown area struggling in san francisco. how do you get more small businesses back into the downtown core in the city? >> i think, well, the vacant to vibrant program, i think is a perfect example of or it's a

great proof of concept that if you allow people opportunities to get into the door with the, you know, with the right terms and reasonable terms, it allows them an opportunity to gather the right data. that way they can go get the capital in order for them to create permanent residences in the downtown area. so i think that is an important component. like how do we work with small businesses where they're at that way we can provide them the necessary resources so we can start getting permanent leasing downtown. and then also, one of the things that we're seeing in consumer behavior is that people want experiences. they want things that they can't purchase online or they can't get delivered at home. so i think investing more in different types of experiences downtown that draws people to the area or will make it more viable for people to want to invest in, maybe, you know, a long term lease because they have the viable foot traffic to keep themselves open. so it's just there's a plethora of things we can tackle. but yeah. >> yeah, sounds like some good ideas. well, hopefully we've encouraged some folks at home to go out there and support the great small businesses really everywhere across the bay area.

in particular, though, this week in san francisco. rolando, really appreciate your time today. thank you, thank you. >> new at four two new affordable housing communities in san francisco are celebrating a milestone. mayor london breed joined with city and community leaders for the topping out ceremony at sunnydale hope sf. today, the two buildings along sunnydale avenue will provide 170 apartments for low income families, including 127 units set aside for sunnydale residents currently living in public housing. there will also be a host of amenities that include a health and wellness center and more community center with the boys and girls club grocery store. >> all the amenities that any other community has, including childcare facility. i mean, working with the community. this is how you make magic happen. >> the two buildings are part of a larger project to revitalize the sunnydale velasco housing authority site, replacing 775 aging apartments with new energy

efficient homes. construction on both communities is slated to be completed early next year. >> two former students who sued saint francis high school in mountain view have been awarded $1 million. the plaintiffs claim that school administrators forced them out over an alleged blackface photo. the former students say they were wearing black anti acne facial masks. a santa clara jury sided with the students and said the school violated a non-disclosure agreement. the school officials say they are exploring legal options, including an appeal. >> clean up continues and stories of survival as storms ripped through michigan and oklahoma. i'm robert ray in barnsdall, oklahoma, and i'll have those stories coming up. >> and in bay area weather, we just have nothing but clear blue sky and a warming forecast not only for today, but also especially as we head into

tonight. the city of portage, michigan, says two tornadoes touched down, damaging buildings, taking out trees and also knocking out power. >> the governor thanked first responders and says she feels very lucky no one died. but the cleanup will be a process. all of this comes after a deadly e4. beg your pardon? a f4 tornado leveled a city in oklahoma just

a few days ago. fox weather's robert rae is on the ground with more. >> people in michigan sharing stories of survival after a tornado hit with almost no warning. survivors who rushed to safety describe what happened. >> i've lived in the portage area for 32 years, and i have never experienced tornado until until yesterday. it was it was crazy. i think the shock of what really happened didn't hit us until we walked out and actually saw what happened. >> a barber shops roof ripped apart, scattering insulation everywhere. a worker who was there during the storm spoke about the ordeal over the phone with fox weather. >> the door was flapping open in. one of the girls went to lock it and the whole windows shattered and the roof was gone. >> take a look. just next door to the barber shop. the front wall of the business was ripped off, giving you a clear view of the offices inside. the tornado also destroyed a local fedex building. winds picked up truck

containers and tossed them around the premises. these storms come a day after a deadly twister ripped through in oklahoma town. look at this as you see this. someone's boat pushed against this tree and you see projectiles like this, this projectile that is punctured through into the side of this boat, a piece of wood. this is the kind of stuff that kills. the cleanup continues in barnsdall. electrical crews are working to remove debris and restore power. the survivors, whose homes have been destroyed, tell me they're trying to go through all of this debris to salvage any of their personal items that they can find in barnsdall, oklahoma. robert ray fox weather. >> according to the european union climate agency, last month was the hottest april ever recorded on earth. the data from copernicus, the eu's climate monitoring service, marks 11 consecutive months of unprecedented global

temperatures. and with that new data point, some scientists think there is a strong chance 2024 will beat out 2023 as the warmest year on record. global ocean heat last month was also record breaking for the 13th consecutive month. ocean surface temperatures reached the highest on record for any april. >> okay, so we talked about our weather earlier today. a little bit warmer, a little windier for this week is also wildfire preparedness week, a time when we all need to get ready for what's especially expected to come. this year's theme is meeting the mission through partnership, otherwise known as teamwork, highlighting the importance of collective responsibility and managing wildfire risk. state agencies want everyone to learn both how to prevent fires and how to escape, one cal fire says it has made significant progress on fuel reduction and mitigation, and last year, more than 105,000 acres of fuel and grasses were treated. cal fire says fuel reduction projects are essential to slowing down and reducing the intensity of wildfires.

>> all right, let's talk about the weather we're seeing here in the bay area, because we are going through sort of a transition period, a live look at the oakland estuary and the san francisco skyline here today, temperatures beginning to warm up. and in fact, the oakland airport tweeted out this afternoon that it hit 80 degrees at the airport today for the first time since october. so we are noticing the warmer conditions. and also, if you're out today, you notice it was quite windy. kind of these warm winds that remind you in some ways, mark of what we would expect during the heart of fire season. >> yeah, that's right alex. in fact, if we did not have all the recent rainfall, you know, a pretty good rainy season, we would be talking about red flag fire warnings for today because it is the pattern you would you'd expect. that's linked to high fire danger. thankfully though, we've had some rainfall in those. the fuels are, you know the moisture the there's still a lot of moisture in the hillsides, but those hillsides are drying up rapidly. take a look at the headline though. we have been warming up. remember, it's just last weekend. we're all shivering, but it has been a

big time warm up over the past couple of days. you can see a place like concord today in the lower 80s. tomorrow 88 degrees on friday 90 degrees, and then on saturday will trim back a little bit on those temperatures. here's a look at the satellite where you can see some scattered clouds moving into nevada. the main storm track is way up here, so no signs of rainfall for us. we just have this clear weather pattern and a windy pattern as well. we'll come in closer right now we'll show you some of the current temperatures out there. oakland there is that 81 degrees right now as as alex mentioned, the low 80s there, san francisco's 70 lower 80s in santa rosa and san jose, 80 degrees showing you this. the wind reports and it is windy in a few spots. still look at vacaville. they still have the wind advisory through tomorrow morning. a wind gust nearly 40 miles an hour. santa rosa and napa not as strong, but still it's up there 24 to 28 miles an hour out towards san jose, winds gusting to 23 and hayward gusting to 22 miles an hour. here's a live camera looking out toward sfo this afternoon. that

tree still moving around a bit. so we still have some breezy to windy conditions out there for this afternoon. overnight temperatures starting out, your thursday will be in the 50s to right around 60 degrees, mostly clear skies. there could still be a bit of a breeze, especially in the hills, but we will scale back on the wind speeds as we head into your thursday forecast . so here we are tomorrow morning, 50s and 60s, and then into the afternoon hours. we're showing you those brighter colors out there near 70 for the coast. warmest locations inland. upper 80s could be flirting with 90 degrees tomorrow afternoon. the key change will be this. it will be setting up. we'll see more of a southerly flow develop later in the afternoon. and with that, that could be a sign of some cooling for the coast, especially as we head toward friday. we'll trim back on those temperatures for the immediate coastline. so why so windy today? well, we have this area of low pressure to our east, this area of high pressure just offshore. and so we warmed up today. we had the gusty winds as we move into your thursday and

into friday, it's still a warmer pattern out there. we'll scale back on those wind speeds and it's warm to hot, especially inland for the next couple of days. here's the forecast model showing you this. and we talked about the fog trying to return. and we could have some patches resurface right near the coastline friday. so we'll trim back on those temperatures right near the immediate shoreline. but still a hot day inland. take a look at the numbers for tomorrow. san francisco is warm today. in the 70s. tomorrow we'll go 81 degrees. oakland 84. some 80s out towards santa rosa and antioch. and here is a look ahead. your five day forecast. it is still warm to hot, especially away from the coastline. on friday you'll see we scale back on the heat for the beaches on friday and then everybody. a bit of a cooling trend as we head into the weekend. we'll bring in some more low clouds and fog, at least back in the picture over the next several days. but at least tomorrow, get ready. the heat will continue to build into the bay area. >> okay. thank you. time now for us to check on that afternoon commute, and let's head outside and see how things are going in the east bay as we take a live

look. now at 880, as mark was mentioning, it's a double header at the coliseum involving the oakland a's. and you can see that traffic is moving in both directions at this during this afternoon hour. the wine industry finds itself going through a great transition because younger folks simply don't drink as much. >> also coming up tonight on the news at 5:00, a deli in oakland facing difficult times, a dozen break ins, three of those in just the past couple of weeks, even cars slamming into the store. but unlike others, this deli says they aren't going anywhere. the fight to stay i busi ss

federal privacy rights bill. attorney general rob bonta says the american privacy rights act contains language that would replace california's landmark privacy law with weaker protections. bonta said that california currently has the strongest privacy law in the nation, with a measure passed in 2018. he said the federal law in its current form would hamper efforts to keep up with and adapt laws to changing technology. the attorney general's letter was cosigned by 14 other attorneys general. ag rob bonta said, quote, federal action to protect americans privacy is essential, but not at the expense of the robust protections already in place in california and in states across the country. california is at the forefront of privacy

protections and must retain the ability to respond to privacy concerns as tech rapidly innovates. >> we are hearing from more lawmakers today about tiktok's lawsuit against the us government. a new law requires the chinese parent, bytedance, to sell the app or face a national ban. fox news matt finn has that reaction for us. >> so of course, they don't want to sell tiktok, but they should be forced to. >> strong reactions on capitol hill after chinese owned tiktok files a federal lawsuit challenging a new law that would ban the popular app unless it's sold to an approved buyer. the law, which stems from national security concerns, goes into effect in nine months. but the suit argues the law violates the first amendment rights of tiktok users and is unconstitutional. there's no constitutional right to own property when it is against the national security interests or other legal interests of the united states of america. in court filings,

tiktok parent company bytedance writes, for the first time in history, congress has enacted a law that subjects a single named speech platform to a permanent nationwide ban and bars every american from participating in a unique online community. lawmakers, however, are calling out the hypocrisy they're trying to, you know, grab their pearls. >> acting like this is some kind of unconstitutional thing when this is actually very common kinds of business kinds of, issue that that we see just in china. >> while tiktok does try to distance itself from national security concerns by highlighting its global investors in the lawsuit, it admits china does have control over what tiktok does, writing the chinese government has made clear that it would not permit a divestment this case could make its way all the way to the supreme court and if tiktok loses, it says it would be forced to shut down operations next year in new york. matt finn, fox news.

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or to stabilize the violent situation in haiti. as fox's griff jenkins shows us, thousands of people have now fled the capital of port au prince as gang activity there increases after months of gang violence in haiti's capital, port au prince, some democratic lawmakers argue washington is not doing enough to address the growing crisis. >> if we truly believe that black lives matter, then that must include haitian live, says. >> the biden administration has been under increased pressure from human rights organizations to rethink its treatment of haitians seeking asylum in the us. on wednesday, members of the house haiti caucus called for the us to immediately pause deportations to the island, release current detainees and extend haiti's temporary protected status. that would allow more haitian migrants already living in the us to remain here. >> haiti has slowly been slipping into chaos. the security situation has deteriorated amid this political crisis, which has caused a wider

deterioration in port au prince. but the white house has said its approach is to get haiti on the path to democracy. >> this week, the us southern command announced that civilian contractors have flown to the island to secure the airport in port au prince. it comes ahead of the expected deployment of a multinational peacekeeping mission to stop the violence. six other countries are taking part in those efforts, which will be led by kenya. we have, i think, for operational security reasons, not wanted to affix a public date to it, but it's something that we're working to, to, to make happen as soon as possible. according to the un, more than 95,000 people have left port au prince since early march in washington. griff jenkins, fox news, ktvu, fox two news at five starts now, now at five, nearly a dozen burglaries in two years. >> the ceo of a popular jewish deli says his love for oakland is strong, but his patience is wearing thin.

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