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Quick that a lot of people dont especially when youre living. Its based on or part of your living is based on tiktok. The next steps for lawmakers in banning the popular social media app, and why local creators say restrictions could hurt their bottom line. Live from jack london square. This is morning time two the nine todays thursday, march 14th. Were looking live at the oakland estuary and you can see that the water is of the wind. Were going to have higher than usual winds for today. Were going to let steve explain. But definitely the wind has blown off all sorts of overcast we might have. Theres none of that. Its blown away. So well talk about the weather coming up trending this morning british pop singer lily allen is opening up about parenthood. She says having children ruined her music career. In an interview on the radio times podcast, the singer revealed that she chose to step away from her career or at least step back from it after having two kids and focus. Allen went e terme, you can have it all. Is it true . And that her parents were also in the Entertainment Industry and their frequent absence negatively affected her . Allen first rose to fame with her single smile in 2006, and earned a grammy nomination for her debut album, all right, still in 2008. Welcome to the nine Sal Castaneda andre senior and garcia is back. Good. Welcome back. Thank you. This lady says you cannot have it all. I remember when i was an intern 100 years ago. I was in college in san diego, and i was working at a tv station interning there, and there was a generation older than me. And he said, as he was leaving, he goes, you know, young lady, you cant have it all. Dont think you can have it all if you if you want career and family and solid marriage and friendships. And i was so scared. But then i realized, you know what . It just depends what your all is like. Maybe the things you want that make up your all arent what make up my all, i think. I mean, ill be honest, like this story got me emotional and look, im just back from two weeks sick at home, so. So bear with me here. But i with someone putting that out into the world because herudaughters are kind of that they can probay google and imagine if one a damr on my career. n so depends on the parent itself. I know plenty of parents publicly, you know that that do both that have a career. And i falsely believe that, you know, for you cant have a professional career, okay. You know, and it turns out that it wasnt true. I met a lot of you know, they were able tohat, become successful and raise a family at the same time. So, so, you know, it depends on what yod whats important to you. Yeah, and thats a very good point. My all part of my all is having a family. So i do have it all. Yeah. So yeah i kind of wish you hadnt put it out there because your daughters are almost at the age where they can google around. And i mean, just, i just think, like, what are those adolescents going to say and feel all feel when they see that their mother is not quite blaming, but shes going to have to explain it more to them, and theyre going it. ushes going to have some because tough conversation. Its a private conversation on the internet. T at home, nott i mean, i know i listen to what my parents, you know, said and what they did. So you know, be careful when you say things like that. Clearly, we could talk about this for an hour. Well have to swing. Well have to swing out to our newscast, though. We will start right here where we are in oakland as new this morning. Wag drivers to be on the lookout for thieves who from a car that ston receiving more reports of such crimes. The thieves often hit the passenger side of a car. They break the window, take whatevers on the seat. Things like purses, backpacks say theyt this already. Its kind of pretty scary. And, so each time that something thing is happening in society. What we do is that, you know, i try to adjust. Theres nothing i can do as an individual. It just makes me sad how society has turned to that point yeah, yeah. So hopefully it will change. Wec love oakland, but we got to turn things around here. According to numbers from the city of oakland, the number of reported burglaries, thats when someone enters a home or other building with the intent to steal has decreased by 50 compared to this time last year. The number of reported robberies, which is taking something by force from a person, is up 32. Police say if you notice something suspicious, like someone following you, drive your car to a safe place such as a police station. Police also caution to store your belongings in the trunk, not the front seat. They say always lock your doors whether youre in the car or not. Right next door, new numbers show a sharp increase in certain crimes in berkeley, the Berkeley Police Department Says there was a 32 increase in the number of reported robberies and a 62 increase in reports of auto theft and arson. From 2022 to 23l the number of reported burglaries increased 18. The number points out that other cities have seen similar spikes in the same types of crimes, says the departments also focusing on new tools such as automated license plate readers and surveillance crime in 202t. Well, it was a tense few hours for students and staff at Willow Glen High School in san jose when the campus was put on lockdown after a student brought a pellet gun to school, School Officials called a shelter in the situation on campus, andbout nervous parents started to descend on that school, waiting for additional information. As School Library around 2 0p,thet police posting on social media that a student was detained and a bb gun had been found. Parents and students were rattled by the situation. I was really scared because, like i saw all the Police Officers and just really freaked out and i didnt know what to do. My Immediate Reaction was just to run, no, thats not okay. Thats not okay. Look at him. Thats not okay students who wanted to leave early could go home with their parents. The school stepped up Safety Measures just last month after a student brought a ghost gun and a knife on campus. Another boeing plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing last night in los angeles. uit comes as the ntsb prepares for a two day hearing about the incident, involving a door plug in january. Lucas tomlinson reports from washington. uits the sixth incident involving a boeing plane. Over the past week, an American Airlines flight from dallas forced to make an Emergency Landing at lax wednesday night. A spokesperson for the carrier says the pilot reported a possible mechanical issue with the boeing 777 jet before landing. The plane was able to taxi to the gate and the passengers. It comes just days after boeingt turned around midflight after leaving sydney, australia. Yeah, that plane reportedly on its wao San Francisco. And now, a New York Times report finds the Alaska Airlines plane, whose door panel was blown out midflight in january, had been scheduled to undergo maintenance following the flight after the carriers engineers voiced evidence of a problem. Theting National Transportation safety board will hold a the incident s summer, though the agencys chairman says boeing is not able to find records documenting who previously performed Maintenance Work on the plane. Quote a verbal request was made by ourt investigators for Security Camera footage to help obtain this information. However, they were informed the footage was overwritten. What the ntsb needs to know is precisely what happened. How did it happen . Were they tired . Were they fatigued . Were they distracted . This week, boeing said any employees who have violated Company Manufacturing procedures will receive additional training in washington. Lucas tomlinson, ktvu, fox two news the Us Government could end its legal fight against a planned expedition to the titanic. Federal Officials Say theyre seeking more information from the company that wants to take images inside the sunken ship. The us argued last year that entering the titanic or disturbing the wreck, is regulated by the law to treat it like a grave site, the company says it wants to only take external images ofuthe ship. All right, lets turn things over to Steve Paulson now. Hes tracking changes in the forecast right now. Clear sky. The sun is out, but the wind is also upn weathercast. You can have it all right here on this one. Well, maybe not all, but well give you as much as we can here. Wind speeds were pretty good. They could easilyube mount diablo has been up to 62. S 47. Between 29 and 36mph. Wind advisory for the hills goes till tomorrow at 11 00. For some the lower elevations should be decreasing by five 6 00 today, but upc in the hills were still getting some prettyugood gusts. Mount veeder, northeast 22 oakland hills, 50udegrees northeast 19. But santa cruz mountains, Boulder Creek 53 warm degrees northeast at 35. We are running considerably warmer than 24 hours ago. Double digits warmer. Concord, napa, petaluma and is in on it. Santa rosa, walnut creek, palo alto and san jose. The forecast highs are all up 72, 72, 7p and 70. Maybe even warmer tomorrow. Key is this low is digging in from nevada now we see this usually in september october a little unusual march. It can happen. Cut off lows or cut off from the main flow. But this one is going to backtrack, maybe all the way to san diego, which would keep a breeze going, i think into friday night or saturday and theuwind is already some concord. Now almost 30or miles an hour. Look at fairfield north at 37, santa rosa north at 24. Been about 35. Half moon bay coming. Coming down a little bit. Hayward almost 30. Theres palo alto north at 31. Even a ao that means 50 to almost everybody here in the 50s. This is kind of unusual for this time spof year. Usually theyll see someu30s, 40s not in this pattern because of the breeze. In charge, this high pressure. Butc that low digging in will give a wide variety of unsettled weather. Las vegas, southern california, southern sierra, maybe the central sierra. And look at this heading into spring training. I think this is going to last for disruption of spring training games today. Tomorrow should start to weaken and maybe decrease by the time we get to the weekend. But i think today and tomorrow could be some rain out wall to wall sunshine, warmer temps, 70s tomorrow. If today isnt the warmest day i went tomorrow being the warmest day. Still nice as well going into the weekend. So get out and enjoy it. Steve. Thank you. A troubling trend in which postalc workers are targeted on the job. Next, on mornings on two the nine. Why . The postmaster general says hes frustrated about the outcome of one such case that was prosecuted here in the bay area, and whats being done to help keep postal workers safe on the job. Then new developments in an effort to keep tiktok from being banned in the united states. What a former treasury secretary is trying to do to keep that social media site up and running in this country, and youll ear from those who when your child has moderate to severe eczema, its okay for them to show off. Show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch with dupixent. Because children 6 months and older with eczema have plenty of reasons to show off their skin. With dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, they can stay ahead of their eczema. It helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your childs skin from within. Serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. Tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. Dont change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. Show off to the world. Ask your childs eczema specialist about dupixent. Unfairly blamed mishandling the internal Affairs Investigation in laos says another officer left out Key Information in a report about a hitc and run incident involving a sergeant a which he fired a gun in a Police Department elevator. Lao is currently with the menlo park Police Department. Weve reached out to the Mayors Office for comment. Well, new this morning. San francisco is being sued over the drug crisis in one of its most troubled neighborhoods. A report in the chronicle says residents and businesses in the tenderloin plan to file a federal lawsuit accusing the city of toleratingd crowded encampments to maintain clear sidewalks and allowed unsafe crowds to gather, which has created a public nuisance. City Officials Say they will review and respond to the new complaint in court. Former Steve Mnuchin said earlier today hes working to build a team of investors to make a bid to buy tiktok. This comes as a bipartisan bill that could ban tiktok in the u. S. Is headed to the senate after it was overwhelmingly approved by lawmakers in the house tells usl Media Influencers in the bay area worry the legislation will cost them their jobs. C this is how i spent a friday in oakland. Andrew De Los Santos is a professional social media content creator in San Francisco. Went viral. Hes against banning tiktok. His clients hire him to do their marketing on social media, including tiktok. The city of oakland recently hired him to promote Restaurant Week. I came from San Francisco to preview a couple spots for oakland Restaurant Week for a video thats from one minute to a minute, 30s. He charges anywhere from 500 to 2000, 25 of his business comes from tiktok, where he has about 12,000 followers. I think people love the authenticity of tiktok. Francisco is known as Michaela Weinstein on tiktok, where napa valley winery recommendations and lifestyle posts make up her content. I was San Franciscos union square filled with tulips. Tensor is hired by several companies to manage their social media in addition to her own, which shes done professionally for three years now. She points out that tiktok doubles as a you can go into their search bar and type in restaurants in in richmond or restaurants in soma, and youre going to find reviews of those places of like people who have recently been there. Tencer believes those restaurants would lose business if tiktok ends up being banned, and she would too. The platform accounts for 30 of her business and would cost heruup to d12,000 a year if banned. The importance here is protecting data, and i think that is really important. I dont think banning this one app is going to address that issue in and of itself. She believes lawmakers should find a way to focus on data freedom of speech. Joey horton, ktvu, fox two news several california lawmakers have proposed a package of bills aimed at regulating Artificial Intelligence and fighting disinformation. Lawmakers say they expect to see more deep fakes and misinformation during the 2024 bills are aimed at putting labels on deepfake videos, giving social media users more information about the sources that are spreading disinformation and keeping deep fakes out of campaign ads. Im very proud to be working with cited on ab 2839 to prohibit bad actors from distributing ai generated mailers, robocalls and video ads that are materially deceptive to voters. The lawmakers say they have already seen manipulated images aimed at destabilizing the us president ial race. Just on friday, the board of the California Privacy Protection Agency rules on the way businesses use ai to collect personal data. The race to fill the seat of retiring Silicon Valley congresswoman anna eshoo is still too close to call. The latesturesults show sam liccardo is leading with 21 of the vote. Hes projected to be one of the two candidates on theunovember ballot. Evan low and joe in that race for second on the ballot, with evan low leading joe simitian byujust 59 votes. We will see those numbers change, and right now, every last vote is being counted. All those mail in ballots that came in yesterday was the deadline. So all of those are still being, Election Officials plan to release another batch of Election Results. Opponents of proposition one are taking back their concession. They earlier said the measure was going to pass, but now they say the race is too close to call. Prop one was the only statewide ballot measure in last weeks election. The latest reports show the yes vote spoutnumbers no by 14,000. The state says there is still about 800l000 ballots left to count. Its premature to say theres an outcome of this election, to call this election already. Its been a seesaw since election day. In terms of the Election Results. Opponents of prop one say the measures too expensive and disrupts existing Mental Health programs. Supporters say prop one would expand Community Based services and help find housing for people suffering from Substance Abuse and Mental Health issues. Im actually glad to see the system working and as long as the election system goes, runs its course, my hope is that this bill passes. The state has until april 12th to certify the results. The governor put the proposition on the ballot, campaigned heavily for it. We did reach out to the Governors Office for comment. We have yet to hear back. Of course, we have you covered throughout mornings on two. You can stay up to date with the Election Results by heading to our website at fox local anytime. Fox local is a free app for your smart tvn you can see our reportsc on demand and strem all of our newscasts live. Just search forufox local in your tvs app store. Its the second leading cause of cancer death in theuunited states, but new hope is on the horizon now, coming up on mornings on two tonight, the new test that could revolutionize colon cancer screenings and drastically reduce the number of people diagnosed with the disease. And later shaking up the workweek, the new legislation on the table that could change how many hours people w k each k with no when your child has moderate to severe eczema, its okay for them to show off. Show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch with dupixent. Because children 6 months and older with eczema have plenty of reasons to show off their skin. With dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, they can stay ahead of their eczema. It helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your childs skin from within. Serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. Tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. Dont change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. Show off to the world. Ask your childs eczema specialist about dupixent. Mylowes rewards credit card ask your childs eczema saves us 5 on the things we need. 5 off. 5 off. 5 of. And, as loyalty members, we get points toward mylowes money for the things we want. Oh, we want this. The all new mylowes rewars Loyalty Program is her. Download the app to joi, earn and save toda. Cancer causing gas used to sterilize medical equipment. The new rule targets emissions from ethylene oxide, which has been linked to several types of cancer, especially lymphoma and leukemia. Nearly 90 sterilization facilities across the country will have to cut ethylene oxide releases by 90. One bay area facility is being targeted by the epa. Its Blue Line Sterilization Services in novato. Now, the epa says 81,000 people live within five facilitt that looks for dna from tumor cells could be more convenient way to screen for colon cancer, according to a study. The screening shows an 83 success rate. Experts say the blood tests would not replace the colonoscopy, but could boost low screening rates and be a less invasive way to detect colon cancer. It will cost about 900 and will be up for fda approval later this year. n the fbi will lead the investigation into an explosion that injured 16 people during an indoor Training Exercise down in irvine members of the Orange County sheriffs departments swat unit. While most members complained of dizziness and ringinguin their ears, one deputy needed leg surgery. Authorities still dont know what caused the blast, but it happened during a Training Session with the bomb squad. 15 members of our swat team were transported to local hospitals by ambulance and one member was able to transport himself to the facility in irvine, hosts Firearms Training and Qualification Tests for the fbi and local Law Enforcement. Most of the injured officers have been released from the hospital and are now back at home. The Fire Victim Trust announced theyre issuing a new round of payments to survivors of wildfires sparked by pg and e. The trust will increase payments from 60 to 66 to survivors of the 2015 butte fire. R017 north bay wildfires and the in the trustsugoal to wind down operations this year. The trusts spokesperson says. Payments for finalized claims will be issued april 25th, so the comets, normally auquiet town in the east bay. But this week a woman was followed home and robbed, coming up on led up to the brazen robbery and her message to others. Then kicking, screaming and alluthe tears. Were talking about taking kids to the doctor. Well talk live with two physicians about their new book, for children, which focuses on how parents can empower their little ones to conquer their fea and make long after guests leave, viruses and bacteria linger. Air fresheners add a scent. But only lysol air sanitizer helps erase the trace, eliminating odor and killing 99. 9 of viruses and bacteria in the air. Scent cant sanitize. Lysol can. Wendys breakfast 2 for 3 is so good, the crew is giving every combination codenames. Bissquared. Egg and cheese biscuit and sausage biscuit. 2 biscuits im impressed tyler knew what squaring was. Mathletes no matter what you call it, choose wisely. Choose wendys breakfast 2 for 3. Campanile ultimately recognizable, like the francisco, right. New this morning. Lets look way, way. Spacex rocket launched at 625 this morning for you. We had it live here on mornings on two, launching from a base in south texas. The 394 foot high rocket is the worlds largest, most powerful starship on board. Successfully reached orbit for the first time in its third test flight. Orbited for about 40 minutes before losing the signa during reentry. Faa says it will investigate all aspects of todays launch and make recommendations for future missions. As always, reminds me of how wed all gather to see the Space Shuttle launches around the television. Have you and i think weve talked before . Have you seen one in person growing up in florida . Oh yeah. Can you feel it in your chest like they say . Well, ive seen them from a distance. Like, you know, when i lived in orlando, you could see the you could see the launches. I mean, theyre prettyuclose. And evenuwhen i down in miami, you could see the launches on a clear day. But i hadnt been at that up close to it where i would feel it like, you know,c t that friends that have been there, it says you could feel the i havent you havent either, i havent, ive just on tv. Yeah, like we always do. But id like touone day. Wouldnt that be something. Yeah. Hum. Well, you know, its not like the same in, in, you know, before, they dont launch the shuttles like they used to from cape canaveral, but they, i think spacex has a, you know, they do launch do some launches out there, some other companies or Something Like that. But yeah, one day. Yeah, one day, one day youll be able to see it. There you go. Sure. Lets start this part of a newscast here in the east bay. As one woman who was targeted by robbers who followed her home, is now cautioning others to be aware of their surroundings. Surveillance video shows the woman driving a mercedes into her garage about e later, a lexus backs into the driveway. Two masked robbers emerge. One of them at her, andi realized that i was being robbed, i just started screaming. Specifically said, im a mother, i have children, you have a pleaseudont hurt me. Im still in shock a little bit, but i think the takeaway from this is that we all have to be aware of our surroundings. And when you pull into your garage, dont get spout, close your garage and thn get into your house. The robbers made off with a rolex, wedding rings, a diamond studded cross. The woman ran after the robbers got a partial license plate. Sheriffs deputies later spotted the lexus in orinda, but lost it when the car headed toward theucaldecott tunnel. Well, that a disturbing crime trend that is still showing no spsigns of slowing down. Mail carriers targeted by armed robbers. Weve reported on incidents across the bay area, and its happening across the country to ktvu. Amanda canton is here oakland and the description of the Person Police are searching for now. Amanda uyeah. Well, andre, wet continue to see an increase in these postal workers being robbed while theyre out doing their jobs. Usps, union leaders, lawmakers, theyre all trying to figure out a solution to this and trying to keep those workers safe. Now,c what those criminals are going after is a key that will get them access to multiple mailboxes. And despite a crackdown on this, Law Enforcement has arrested hundreds of people. ulast year, the in 2023 still rose again. Nearly s0 to 643, and the number injured nearly doubled to 6q. Earlier this week, the postmaster generalc, louis dejo, put out a statement after a postal carrier in San Francisco was robbed. And then the criminal was only sentenced to 30 days. He says in part, quote, it is simply unacceptable that a criminal was sentenced to a mere 30 days for threatening a letter carrier at gunpoint and stealing his personal possessions, as well as both the publics mail and packages. This sends a concerning message of encouragement to our nations criminals and a message of disregard to our loyal Public Servants who deserve better protection and reassurance that the law will take crimes against them seriously. Theres also a yesterday for informationput out leading to the arrest of another robber, take a look at this surveillance footage. From. You can see a man in red sweatpants run up behind a postal carrier. She initially says, oh, you scared me, not realizing shes about to be robbed. This happened on march 2nd around 3 45 p. M. On euclid avenue in oakland. Another angle shows him trying to grab her, trying to get something from her. She yells stop and then later screams before that suspect runs off. That suspect is being described as five feet, six inches tall, around 250 pounds. If you know anything about that incident, youre asked to contact the us postal inspection everything that they can to keep these workers safe as they are out doing their job in orinda. Amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news amanda, thank you. Two people have been arrested, accused of robbing several banks across northern california. San jose Police Arrested 37 year old Brandon Lopez and the alleged getaway driver, brush bush. Both are believed to be behind at least six bank robbery attempts. Last month, the men entered a bank in san jose with a note demanding money telling sptellers, and before that, the tellers gave him more than 1,000 inucash. And then he ran out of the bank into a getaway car. During the investigation, they were able to link him to five other robberies northern c. So he was responsible for Bank Robberies in milpitas, fremont, modesto, as well as sacramento. There were two cases in sacramento. One was attempted, the as well. Police also say they found an unregistered loaded handgun and ammunition while searching lopezs home in antioch. The suspects were booked in the Santa Clara County jail. A staggering 50 of parents who have children between the ages of two and five say their children are afraid of going to the doctor. But experts say by helping them overcome this fear, parents can empower their children to advocate for their own health and transform their fears into a calling toucare for others. Now, two bay area based physicians are encouraging children to remember that doctors make a difference, no matter how big or small, and that healing others is the greatest privilege of all. Joining us now to share how to make your childs doctor visit. Stress free and the release of their new Childrens Book, cory, i see the and doctor betty having us docti dont think ive ever. My kids are a little older now, but i dont think i ever see the doctr today. Never heard that. Nope its definitely not common to hear that. But you know, thats, thats actually how our book starts, where you know . Hooray a special, important day, time to see the doctor. Your parents say so we want to focus on the positivity of seeing doctors, and really encourage children to take ownership over their health and make it an exciting and happy day, as opposed to something that kids are afraid of. I dont know about you, but my kids pretty early on associated getting a shot, with going to the doctor because, you know, they have to get all their shots. Do you remember that time . Right. And so they didnt like it no matter what. Now, sometimes i would be able to bribe them and say, if you get the shot, you know, afterwards well go to ice cream. How do you get them to say, hey, this is good for me, shot and all . Yeah, i think, i think teaching andueducating children about what shots are, what vaccinesuare, what the benefits the influenza, against any sort ofl virus that we, you knowc, vaccinate children with is very important. And, you know, giving them, a reward after the visit. So you know, negotiating with them, letting them know, hey, maybe after this doctors visit we can get that new book that you want or that newutoy that you want or whatever it is. I think those are different ways that we can the doctor and make it a fun and happy experience. Yeah, definitely. And to echo that, our book talks about more components of a doctors visit, not just the vaccinations, but spalso getting a physical examination, getting vitals taken, and having the opportunity to ask your doctor questions at the end. So we really try to break down the rationale foruwhy things are needed in a certain doctors visit. And we do so with a very reassuring message. And colorful illustrations as well. So doctors, i know it says here in the information i received that this book is aimed for kids 2 to 5, but sometimes kids and their fear of going to the doctor will linger. So my question to you is if you quell the fears between the ages of two and five, will it help them later on . Absolutely. I think starting one of the reasons we even started this Childrens Book series, not just this book, is because we believe that its never too early to for kids. And i thinkuif you empower children with knowledge early on about the importance of seeing a physician, the importance of taking ownershipuover your health, the importance of taking care of yourself, then those that information and those splessons that you learn early n will carryuon, not just later in your childhood or when youre a teenager, but when youre an adult and for the rest of your life. And you know, many of the parents who have read our books, they they let us know that theyve learned a lot just from reading these booksuas well. And so, you know, its a medical school, maybe not just for children, but also for parentsn real quick inspired you to gs book together . Did you did you see a problem or a need that needed to be filled . Absolutely. I mean, we started our medical school for kids book series because we wanted to share medical education with children. We think its something thats, very important, we started with our own specialties, ophthalmology for kids, which is my specialty in dermatology for kids, which is, bettys specialty. And since then, weve created different books for different specialties, including neurosurgery for kids, which is one of our latest release. So many other specialties. But what we realized that we lacked while creating all these books was a book that actually taught children what they would be experiencing during a doctors visit. And so thats what we thats what really motivated us to create educational for children, and, and, and then came about her i see the doctor all right. Well, doctor bett and doctor brandon, i want to thank you for writing this book. Even though it might be a little too late for my kids, i think that theyre past that. But a lot of parents are saying, yes, i need tips. And this includes tips to make the visit a little bit less scary. So thank you so much for writing the book and much for joining us. Thank you. Thank you so much for having us. The Silicon Valley is gearing up for theuworld stage. Next on the nine. Well share their journey and the challenges ahead, including the need to raise tens of thousands of dollars to make their dreams a reality. Also ahead, could a four day workweek become the new standard in the u. S . Thats what some lawmakers in washington are pushing for. Once again, coming p, why one senator is dc with a likelihood this will happen. How does a four Day Work Week with no dock in senator Bernie Sanders and some democrats are arguing for on capitol hill thursday. The sad reality is americans now work more hours than the people of any other wealthy nation do. We continue the trend that technology only benefits the people on top, or do we demand that these transformational changes benefit working people . Sanders says this idea, and d by many of thec Largest Labor unions in the u. S, including flight attendants, Service Employees and auto workers. Theyll say people are lazy. H is, working class people arent lazy. Theyre fed up. If the us adopts a four day week, a 32 hour week, it is likely that hourly productivity will rise. That has been the experience of both workers and management in our trials. But its unlikely enough republicans will get on board to support sanders legislation. Even if this policy is implemented, it would threaten millions of Small Businesses operating on a razor thin margid enough workers. Its more ridiculousness. This isnt the First Time Congress has pushed for a four day workweek. Democrats in the last year, but it was never voted washington. Rebecca castor, fox news. Theres a new episode. Im sorry, we have to. We are. Were going to chat. I you know that guy who says its more ridiculousness . Yeah. He said theres more ridiculousness. Yes. And i think thats the way a lot of people feel. I was sptalking to people in the newsroom itll never happen. Yeah. You dont think so . Just because americans are so, work, culture driven people work like some people who, you know,usalaried people, they 60 hours. Right . That 4p, you know, more than 50 of full time workers work well over 40 hours a weekn thats almost a given. I do think there is sort of a rethinking about what work is, what it has to be, what its been. The pandemic sort of threw all the everything up in the air and now some people are really want to go i really wanto dedicate, you know, so i think are examining questions that weve just said, of course i have to go in five days a week. Of course i have to work 50, you know, 40 whatever hours. So generation. Yes, but look who has to voteuon it. Right. Well, and i will say that, you know, as people watch this advance, politically or not, theres, you know, a lot of actually get the support from republicans needed to make this think and talk about when itn to comesc to reality. Most likely. No. Yeah. All right, going to move touthis now. Theres a new episode out of our interview show talk of the town. Thats where we highlight some of the people and issues important to oakland this week. Were talking about hope academy, an organization that aims to help produce new African American entrepreneurs. We were working a lot with a lot of African American companies and we started discovering that we had some challenges that was beyond just the xs and os and intelligence. We started seeing some, paradigm challenges, some behavior challenges that were nation with a lot of our African American clients. And so we built this academy to kind of address someuof those challenges. Thats nana kofi, one of the founders of the program. Hope academy not only teaches people, they give away classes for free online, and theyre partnering with other local entrepreneurs to help members of the black Community Get a leg up with trying to start their own business. You can watch the whole conversation with Courtney Smith and nana kofi on our app. Just go to ktvu. Com talk of the town or search talk of the town on the fox local app on your smart television. uwell, a talented Robotics Team from East Palo Alto is heading to houston to take part in a World Championship competition. They are called the spchurro of students from several different high schools. As ktvu Lamonica Peters tells us, the team now has to raise tens of thousands of dollars in order to make it to that big competition. So i did this when i wasuin high school and it changed my life. Students from ten different high schools meet at this East Palo Alto garage to create, innovate and compete in robotics, coach Matt Pezzimenti created this workshop in his garage for students to design and create robots over a six week period. My mentors were super dedicated and i think just kind of set a particular standard for me. Pezzimenti helped form the hope horizon East Palo Alto just five years of learning and perfecting those techniques,uthe robots are preparing toc compete in the World Championship for the first time. T having this amazing opportunity, its i feel its f. Welcome to the final finals. To qualify, the robots were a part of a Winning Alliance at theufirst robotics competition, Silicon Valley regional, last weekend. This is our robot team member kevin mendoza. Hernandez says hes always been interested in building things, and he started honing those skills in middle school with the first lego league. I love playing with legos, so from legos, i moved on to the actualc floor team, which is in the hope horizon building, so that got me more into robotics. The robots have now started a Fundraising Campaign to raise 40,000 to ship equipment registration fees, and travel expenses toutake over. n yeah, were hoping that this brings some exposure to the team, too, and that not not just getting folks the kids to houston in future years having ongoing, sponsors see this team be able to grow and do this every year. The robots will head to houston the week of april 17th. And if youd like more information about how you can help them get the link for this story. Lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news i love the name of that team. All right. Today is march 14th 314, also known as pi day. Coming up on mornings on to the nine. Well share how the number that you probably learned about back in middle school is playing a big role in big business on this day, and how you can get a freebie that could save you from e every parent knows when its time to go into protect mode. Adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99. 9 of illnesscausing bacteria detergents leave behind. Clean is good. Sanitized is better. Top 50ft. And while skilled surfers push the limits in the extreme surf. A volunteer rescue team is there to help keep them safe. Training every year as much as possible. Every is a traininn for us. So youre right. It is. It does take a certain skill and a choreography to it, but its something that weve mastered over the years. The mavericks rescue volunteo devote their time and energy to learn more about best ways to make rescues in big surf. One surfer, who has been rescued by the team says after a bad fall on a big wave, he was struggling in the water when he heard the radio chatter of the rescue team. They were coordinating where they were going to pick me up ad where i was. And it just was like it, it struck me how professional the whole thing was anduhow honest those guys are. Every fall, the rescue team leads a free water safety summit to educate the public. Sailing enthusiasts can get a glimpse of a special. Skyfox flr the stad amsterdam, a 19th century style ship docked at pier 30. It will be there until march 23rd. Then it will take off for honolulu as part of a trip around the world. The ship captain says he started amsterdam, which translates to the city of amsterdam, is a replica of an old tea clipper between china and northern europe, transporting tea is madd not wood. Theres going to be a lot of construction franciscosr the next couple of years. The r water and sewage pipes and burying overhead wires underground. The infrastructure upgrade project is largely funded by the federal government as part of the inflation reduction act. The price of Car Insurance could keep going up nationwide. Millions more drivers aret expected to see their Auto Insurance rates increase this year, according to insurance. The insurance comparison site, insurify insurance costs nationwide went up by 24 last year anduare expected to jump another 7 this year. The Nevada Division of insurance points to two factors behinduthe increase. The first, iuwould say, is the cost of new and used vehicles, during the pandemic, they they shot up consistently and, really havent come down, the second is the complexity of new vehicles. So when there is an auto accident and vehicles need to be repaired, the cost of those repairs have gone up significantly. Officials with the say while they know higher rates are burdened on consumers, they usually end up approving them. So insurance providers dont leave the state altogether. Happening today from pizza to other kinds of pie, people are getting creative and celebrating what many call pie day. Today is march 14th, corresponds to the first three digits of the mathematical constant. Thats a ratio of a circle circumference to its diameter 3. 1459. We could gouon forever. We could actually go on forever. But tony now frow york. Hi. This is such a fun, silly holiday. Its the one day of the year that brings together math enthusiasts and pie aficionados. March 14th or 314 corresponding to the firstuthree digits of pi a mathematical constant with a spnever ending sequence of numbers. Its also one of the busiest days of the year for bakers who say pi day is always big business, with folks looking for any excuse to give themselves a sweet treat. It a. A little reward for doing your work on a day that otherwise would be any other day of the year. But we get to celebrate pi day, but for some folks, its all about the math. 3. 141592653 pie has always had a certain mystique. Mathematicians haveubeen working for thousands of years to extend the sequence of numbers, and for some, thursdays annual recital is a badge of honor. So its something about how my brain processes numbers, and i feel very lucky to share it. But some are using the holiday to highlight the benefits of Stem Education and raise money for it, including the Nonprofit Group piece of the pie, which partnered with the Arizona Science center. Hoping to bring the magic of math to the next generation. Having an opportunity to build positive relationships with science with their families so that we can build a pipeline of critical thinkers. And this isnt just a made up holiday. Congress officially designated it back in 2009 to encourage more interest in math and science. In new york, tonya j. Powers, ktvu, fox two news and what better way to mark pi day than with food mount mikes and aufew treats over today . Cheese or pepperonic pizza. This is like the big daddy that Sells Holding here, so this is not free. This is whats free. And you have to buy a 20 ounce soda. So this is what youll get. But look, its a nice after school snack, right . You. Of other restaurants, pizza places. I think if you, you know, buy a large pizza, you get like 3 small one from round table. Also, 7eleven has deals. So keep that in mindn pies. Allr apple, blackberry, all that. Other places. 14 inch pizza. Right. All right. So to get to circumference, which is the area around it, heres a little formula. Oh, professor castaneda, there you go. All right, i dont know. Sp its kind of hard. Explain this for us. Explain it. n 1414 is circumference. Pie is the. The number that were talking about. And d is the diameter. So 3. 14 times q4. And this pizza because its really hard to measure around it is 43. 98in. Whats the 3. 145. Thats pi. Thats pi. Thats the number that goes on forever and ever and ever. Yeah. So its c equals 3. Q45 times 1tin. Which is which is the 14 inch pizza. Right iugot you im with you. Yeah. So my wife called me a nerd this morning and she said shed stopped responding to my texts, so i thought id bother you. Oh, she i see she put the kibosh on it, but hes like, i have a whole other group of people that im going all righti appreciate that. Thank you so much. All right. A quick reminder. You can stream ktv news on your and maybe speven watch sally pizza. I dont know, you canc watch our newscat on demand on your amazon fire tv, apple tv or android tv. Scan the qr code right now and search for the fox local app, d then select ktvu. [cheering] [cheering] [cheering] and now, your host, sherri shephe shepherd [cheering] [cheering] sherri