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Critical condition. What were learning about the investigation. Then a fire breaks out at an east bay high school. What students can expect as classes are back in session this morning, plus a string of car break ins in the north bay in just 24 hours. Theres several one, two three cars were smashed in. The reason people who say theyre sy this crime spree london square. This is morning time two. The nine. Todays monday, march 18th. Were looking live at the ba bridge. Steve has said that there is some fog out there and that you can see it there in San Francisco. Its definitely an id well talk about the weather in just a little bit. Careers in stem are projected to grow 15 by the year 2031. Educators say spits critical that children ae introduced to stem fields at an early age. Thats science, technology, engineering and math. A special event was held this past weekend at a museum outside minneapolis to encourage girls, in particular, a stem cat tell them to go for it. You can never have success without having failures. Got to start having those experiences of seeing people doing those jobs, of meeting people in those jobs. Industry analysts say the us must increase gender and racial diversity among stem workers. Women currently make up just about 35 of those jobs. Welcome to the nine, along with andre and claudine at my thats become a much biggert focus. Stem, stem, think its gi think we just need to work on the pipeline. Like you introduce them at a young age, you get them all interested in it, and then you talk to High School Kids who are trying to get into college in a Computer Science major or any of these stem majors, and impacted ones. They want the jobs. The jobs are there. I think the pipeline to figure out how to get them all there and get seats in the chair thought of that . Youre absolutely right. Even as far back as the stone ages, when i was in college, the engineering majors were impacted. Yeah,uits much more. One on one. You need you need seats. You needuto make more, more of a capacity for that. Those kids. Its not not for me. Yeah. Oh come on. Yeah. I just douthis. I mean, i to do that kinduof stuff. Thats, you know, im always fascinated by that. But i see things that make it more interesting for kids to learn the stem field right now, which i think is fascinating. I think weve even had folks like the guest you had the other day, which im still talking ye. That guy. Yeah. Isnt that great . Hes part of that whole thing. Yeah. Getting kids excited about it. So its pretty cool. Stem and steam when they had stem and steam for sure. All right. Move on to this story rightunown memorial will intersection in San Francisco, where a group of people waiting at a bus stop was hit by a car. So far, three people have died. Ktvu sally rasmus joins us from the scene to explain how this incident is prompting debate about public safety. Ali got throughout theumorning. Andre, weve seen people coming to whats left of this bus stop and coming by and sort of stopping and memorial thatst up. This is where this tragic and severe incident happened on saturday afternoon. You can see people have left behind flowers, stuffed animals just a tangle o. This is all what bus shelter here, where this crash happened. And here on the ground, you. You cant help but notice the three pairs and the stroller that have been leftubehind. Those three pairs spof shoes meant to represent te three people who to the safety y group walk sf. It was a father and toddler who were killed at first when the suv struck them. Learned that the mother diedd w from her injuries at the hospital. The baby is still in Critical Condition now. The driver of the suv was hospitalized as well. Investigators arentusure yet speed was a factor, but they doy not know why that suv drove up onto the curb after hitting the west portal library. And then this bus stop right next to itn i was just right around the corner when it happened. I heard a horn go and then an almighty crash. I mean, everybody in the neighborhood was out because it was so loud. I think its brutal. Just brutal. Very unusual for this area. In a statement this weekend, supervisor myrna melgar said my office, along with sfmta public works and neighbors, have already been in discussions to improve safety conditions for pedestriansuand riders around the west. The trauma and impact of this incident are immeasurable, end quote. Now the group walk sf says they want sfmta to step up its plans to add speed cameras throughout the city to make the roads safer. We spoke with some residents here this morning who say they like that idea. I do like that idea, actually. And i think its proven that lowering speed does save lives. Now, San Francisco police say Traffic Engineering or the way the streets and the bus stop laid out was not a factor in this crash. But some neighbors, as well as those safety groups, really disagree with that assessment. If you take a look at the intersection around, thea muni lines, theres bus stops and theres a lot of pedestrians, especially when those muni lines empty out and stop here you see just a flood of pedestrians coming in all directions across thist intersection. And but theres no crossing lights specifically for pedestrians. And then on the road leading up to this point, theresustop signs. But again, no traffic lights or crossing lights for pedestrians either. So that is whats prompting some of the debate about what maybe needsuarea to make it safer in general for pedestrians. But first, tonight at 5 00, there will be a vigil here at the site of this terrible crash walk. Sf is sponsoring that, and theyre inviting people to come and pay tribute to the three people who lost their lives here, live in San Francisco allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. New information about a 13 year old arrested in connection with the killing of an oakland store clerk. Majed alhasani was shot and killed in early january while working at orlandos market. One juvenile was arrested last month in connection with the case. The Bay Area News Group now reports that teen is suspected of committing a second Armed Robbery at a Convenience Store about 40 minutes later. Well San Francisco police have now reversed course and will release video showing what led to the death of a woman who was pushed to the ground last year. 63 year old yen fang wu died from her injuries last june. Ma, and investigators at the calleduit an accident. But then just last week, the person accused of pushing her. 43 yearold tia hopkins, was arrested for violently assaulting a 71 year old woman of chinese descent. And that led to demands from the Asian Community in the city to reopen the case from last summer. San franciscos chief of Police Released a statement saying, quote, our investigators are working diligently on the case, which is an open and active investigation. In all cases, we look for evidence of motivation, including possible hate crimes. Sfpd will release the video in this case. T well, theres a police after thieves broke into more than 30 cars across the city. Heres some of the photos of the damage released by police. Shattered glass stretching across the city. People who live in petaluma say they are not used to this. I mean, it is moving further and further out from San Francisco is really where i feel like it might have surveillancef these car break ins to contact them. More criticism for boeing after one of its planes was missing an external panel when it landed on friday morning, the united flight out of sfo arrived in medford, oregon, with a missing panel beneath that plane , and we do not know when that panel broke off. But this is just the latest incident involving boeing planes. White House Press Secretary Karine Jeanpierre said the administration has faith in both the faa and the ntsb in ensuring safety in our skies. What our commitment is, is to make sure that we want to put the safety of americans first, and thats what faa is doing. And so they are taking actions. We stand by those actions to increase safety. Obviously and oversight of boeing 433 did notn emergency, and there the flight. The southbound lanes of interstate 680 are back open this morning, caltrans posted video of the work that took place over the weekend. A section of 680 in pleasanton had to be closed southbound to allow crews to repave the area. Traffic had to be rerouted to highway 84 and 580 during the closure. All right,uwe had a great weekend, butufog is rolling in in some areas. Steve paulson is tracking all of that for us today to see how our monday is shaping up. Im not too bad, but sal touched on it at the beginning of the show. There is some fog here. Not for all, but pretty good fog bank coming in. Itll be a little cooler here. ucoast in bay that started yesterday. Inland willustill be nice. I dont think too much change tomorrow, but friday into saturday looks like increasing clouds, not just fog and rain returns friday evening and again on saturday for San Francisco. They dropped yesterday. They went from the 70s to 61. utoday im going 60 52w average for march 1862 49. The records both go back pretty record high 1914 and 41 way back in 1886. Theres the fog now again. Most of the peninsula, south San Francisco, parts of the san mateo coast and then across san pablo bay, and then for sure up towards sonoma county, santa rosa. But if youre east and south now. But thats the biggest surge weve something we see toots not march, but with the warm temps, thats what we got from the weekend. The low, which was visiting usuthen went into, hasn the air brakes, if you will, in arizona, and its not nothing tw up into idaho. Its weakening, but had a few highuclouds drifting across the fog, though, is the bigger story this morning for many here that that allow some cooling to take place if youre near the waters edge. 40s 50s on the temps here, of 3, Boulder Creek the lake county. Were look good to go. Lots of sunshine inland, at least a wave. If you dont have the fog, you have to worry about it. Probably today, tomorrow, then changes on the way. Well start to see a bigger increase s start to creep in thursday and it sure looks like fridayt evening. Rain is on the way as a pattern change will kick in, especially on saturday. Now might get a break cooler, breezt spanother system looks like it rolls in sunday night into monday, so return to the fog for some. Not for all. Mostly sunny. It will be mild in ice inland. Upper 60s, low 70s coast and bay. Though dealing with 50s and v0s, they dont have the benefit of that offshore breeze anymore. Not much change through wednesday, then changes end of the week and i think friday nigt saturday. You guys okay . Thanks, steve. Well, a groundbreaking couples who wanto have genetically linked babies coming up on mornings on two. Reshape parenthood options for those facing challenges. Then a landmark case unfolding at the supreme court, how the Biden Administration is trying to combat online misinformation amid the balance of free speech and regulation when you have moderate to severe eczema, its okay to show off. With dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. Because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. With dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, you can stay ahead of your eczema. It helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within. Many adults saw 90 clearer skin. 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Right sp on your right was the Biden Administration violating citizens First Amendment rights or fighting digital lies when it pushed social Media Companies to remove posts about covid 19 . Thats the question now facing the supreme court. Its the most important free speech case in our lifetime. The justices heard arguments monday morning after missouri, louisiana and a group of socialc media users complained the administrations push for Tech Companies to remove posts about covid amounted to government coercion. Its treating facebook and these other platforms like theyre subordinates. Would you do that to the to the New York Times or the wall street journal or the Associated Press or any other big newspaper or wire service . Theres a problem if the government is engaged in coercion, but if it stays on the all were talking about isine ad government speech, no state action. But missouri and the other plaintiffs argue its a clear violation and a much broader than covid. Weve got to build a walluof separation between tech and state to protect our right to move into an election cycle. Et case sometime in june outside the supreme court. Caroline shively ktvu, fox two news. C a new study finds that many adolescent boys may not bec getting the Mental Health in the pediatrics journal, found prescriptions have risen dramatically for teenage girls and women in their 20s, the same is not true for young men. Researchers because boys do not exhibit the same symptoms of depression as girls. Instead of instead of sadness, they may become easily irritated, frustrated, and aggressive. Doctors say while normal teenage behavior, it bet could indicate a Mental Health struggle. n a new breakthrough in fertility treatment may 1st day give same sex couples the ability to have babies that are genetically related to both parents. Researchers from the Oregon Health and Science University are working on transforming a skin cell into an egg capable of producing embryos, and theyve demonstrated the process in mice, the researchers say. The goal is to produce eggs for patients who do not have their own eggs, in addition to same sex couples, the researchers say their work opens new possibilities for older women and otheruwomen who are unable to produce eggs due to cancer or other medical conditions. Artificial intelligence could lead to some dramatic changes when it comes to seeing a doctor for a medical checkup. More medical professionals are going high tech when it comes to discussing medical issues with patients. Artificial record those conversations and then automatically turn those conversations into detailed clinical notes and summaries. Supporters say this will help reduce the they can spend more h patients. So would you trust an ai doctor now . Not a complete ai doctor, but someone whos using ai in the method we just talked about mean, i its new technology. I dont know if i totallyutrust the doctor. I mean, i want to the doctor says and what the ai says. Right. You know, so the way they used to do it wast doctors had these little tape recorders and theyd say, today i saw andre senior. He seems pretty well. I want him to do a, buand c and then that tape would be up, and then it would go in your chart. Now some ai thing would well, i think also like writ. Theyre like, how are you feeling . Cough and then i see sometimes ive seen doctors where like they dont even look up at me because theyre just like, okay, so you are this and you are this and youre this. I do think theres something lost in that into saying, is this person, like nervous or whatumight they be leaving out . Because theyre so busy inputting . But i also think that efficiency is not bad to that, that hopefully if they can find a way to be lets inputc ad lets, you know, figure this out, but also, you know, lets have some interpersonal communication often,c you know, if it saves more time then that could be augood thing. Well see. Well see i dont think i dont think we have a choice. Its coming. T yeah i dont think eventually its just going to. Youre just goingc to have to do it. Its te way of the world. All right. Time now is 919. Well researchers have confirmed the presence of a flatworm in Southern California and warned that that worm can kill a dog. Scientists at uc riverside say they found a parasite that is commonly referred to as liver fluke in the colorado river, which is a river that does come into california. Along that arizona california border. Now, the parasite can cause a skin rash in humans if its touched. If you have water contact. But researchers say there is no danger to california however rir Scientists Say dogs should avoid swimming in that river. And again, that river goes through the several states were talking colorado, utah, arizona runs along the california border of arizona. If dogs are infected, it can be several months before shes been a staple forr. T giants fans for more than two decades, but now oracle park is bidding farewell to its legendary announcer, coming up on mornings on two the nine, while renee y. Renel brooksmoon is parting ways with the giants organization. Also ahead, as the Gang Violence in haiti escalates, dominican officials are trying to avoid a migrant crisisuon Brian Guinness in dajabon , domi can re blic, wi when you have moderate to severe eczema, its okay to show off. With dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. Because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. 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Gangs are solidifying their hold over the capital, Port Au Prince, while the government continues to collapse. On monday, Prime Minister ariel henry promised to resign. A key demand of the gang leaders. The us is now spearheading the creation of at its unclear what steps can beu taken to restore the rule of law. Moving forward. On, on, on a political transition and getting to elections. None of that happens if there is profound insecurity, which is what weve seen, and the instability is now moving beyond haitis borders. T dominican authorities in gabon deport dozens of haitian migrants on sunday, and theyre stepping up their measures to keep the Illegal Migrants out. Construction of this new border wall began last year, the president of the Dominican Republic says. So far, about 100 miles of border wall has been completed. The goal is to eventually have a border wall run along the entire border with haiti, he says. It will change the Dominican Republic forever. But haitians say the efforts to seal the border are having a major impact. Theres simply not now and without the ability to sell their goods. And dr. Many say they have no way to make a living. When we arrive with our goods, misery sets in because there are no small merchants or people to buy our products. The first us rescue charter flight landed in miami yesterday, with more than 30 americans who were trapped in haiti, it is workingn more evacuation options from the capital of Port Au Prince in the Dominican Republic. Brian yanis, ktvu, fox two news israeli primec minister Benjamin Netanyahu is firing back at Senate Majority leader chuck schumer, who recently called for israelis to hold elections to remove netanyahu from power. Its wrong to try to replace the elected leaders of a sister democracy and a staunch american ally at any time, but especially during the time of war. Senator schumer, the countrys highest ranking jewish elected official and a longtime supporter of israel, called netanyahu a major obstacle to peace. Thats a quote in his comments over the weekend, netanyahu again rejected International Calls for a two state solution. Vast majority of the israeli public that understands that a palestinian state, the way that is being envisioned, would be an enormous danger to israels future. Over the weekend, thousandst in tel aviv say the fighting hag signs, reading deals not deaths. Many demanded the deal to release the remaining hamas hostagesc and called for new elections to remove netanyahuc from power. We have breaking newsuout of San Francisco, where police have arrested a woman in connection to the death of a child, man and woman fong lau is in jailc facing three charges of vehicular manslaughter. Investigatorsubelieve she was traveling in the wrong direction before the bus stop weve been talking about. Shes the owner of the car that crashed into the bus stop on saturday, killing three. Investigators believe she was traveling in the wrong direction near munis west portal station before hitting that bus stop at high speed. Pedestrian advocates say those involved were a young family, but police say a fourth victim, a baby, is still in the hospital being treated for life threatening injuries. Well, students returned to school after a fire at a High School Gym coming up on mornings on two. The nine what fire crews are saying about the investigation. What kids can expect as classes resume and calling allufoodies. Get your tasteubuds readyc for culinary extravaganza like no other. From savory delights to sweet indulgences, well take a look at oaklands Restaurant Week, wh 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. It all starts with a chevy truck. 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Youre taking a live look over highway four into the delta as we seet pittsburgh in those blue skies, kind of, pulling out from the weekend of what its been really a spectacular weekend across the bay area, as steve has been telling us all morning long, changes are coming, but were enjoying that sunshine on this monday morning as we welcome back the workweek. Lets talk about the giants. The giants are mutually parting ways with their longtime announcer. You have likely heard the voice of renel brooksmoon. If youve been to a giants game, or if youve listened to radio over the years in the bay area. Now, shes been the public address announcer inside oracle park since 2000. She was the first black woman to sphave that job in baseball. The were negotiations, but apparently the two sides just couldnt reach a new contract agreement. So the team says the announcer booth at oracle park will be named after brooksmoon. But renel, as shes mostly known by people, they just call her renel, is leaving, which, you know, i think is kind of an emotional departure. Those of us who have, you know, kind of grown up listening to her, shes been part of the radio worlduand broadcast not just for the giants, but kind of just across the board with radio. You know, its sad. It is. Its significant as asl as, you know, as the first black woman to hold that job and, and just really kind of as an icon. Have you guys ever met her . Because ive known her for such a long time. Shes just walk upd give you a hug, right . Shes definitely a fan favorite at those games. You talk about that and she she was in radios. C i met her when i was in radio too, right. And she was a big deal, but she never took herself that seriously. And i think that the giants maybe just looking at, you know, social media reaction, perhaps they werent readyc for whats happening now on twitter because its not being received well. Oh is that is that correct . Not at all. But then i thought it was interesting that they couldnt reach an agreement, but they were naming the, the booth. Yeah. Well, i think thats where fans are probably going to have some kind of issue. Like if we if you see the value then right now keep it. Thats what stuck out to me. Yeah. Then why isnt she staying. And is this part of changes to the team. And certainly ive seen some people write up things about that of saying, you know, is this indicative of a larger picture or all we know is that i think at this point were gonna miss her. Were going the fans h just people who use social media tend to get on twitter or something really quick when and theyre not happy and they share their opinions. Yep. Theyre sharing their opinions. All right. Well see what happens next. Lets move to this now. School is in session today at Amador Valley high school in pleasanton. Even though a fire ravaged the schools gymnasium are one of them. Over the weekend, as ktvu james torres reports, School District Officials Say its not going to affect classes today. We are across the street from Amador Valley high school, where just after the first bell this morningl you see a group of representatives from the school and to do next after their schools small gym caught fire late last night. And while the building may not be safe to enter, the schools principal says it will not affect the school day today. Last night, the small gym caught fire. Firefighters rushed to the spscene to put it out. They did not report any injuries, but representatives from the district visited the scene last night. Were letting the authority do their do what they do best and then, were obviously going to be collaborating with them as long as it takes to make sure that we do what we need to do to be safe. A district spokesperson says the gym building is about 100 years old. Its used to facilitate sports practices and games. No word, just yet on what started that fire. The fire is underway. Reporting in pleasanton. Im james torres, ktvu, fox two news. Well, two men from vallejot are now accused of attempted murder after a shootout with police in benicia. Police say they tried to pull over the two men on friday night after a license plate reader said it was part of a to stop and then that led to a to interstate 780. That is where the car crashed and where one suspect was immediately arrested. Police say the second suspect ran and fired shots at Police Officers who fired back. The suspect was eventually found and taken into custody, but that incident closed 780 in both open up until early sundayidnt morning. Fortunately or early saturday morning, i should say. And fortunately, no one was hurt. Police in brentwood arrested a suspect in a shooting. It happened at 8 00 on saturday night on orchard drive near mclaren road. The victim still have not said what led up to that shooting, but they do say it appears to have been an isolateduincident. President joe biden has a busy schedule today. Campaign schedule this week. In fact, the president has stopped stops planned for arizona, nevada and texas yesterday during a Saint Patricks Day Celebration at the white house, he joked about hise years younger than me. Now shes 20 years younger than me. I might note theres no woman in the biden household as well, bidens campaign has more than 150 million on hand for advertising ahead of the november election. Well, the Us National Debt continues to store, according to the bank of america analyst. The federal about 1 trillion every 1p0 days. The national debtunow stands at 34. 5 trillion. Rising debt can slow economic growth. Get ready to savor every flavor and embark on a gastronomic journey. Oaklands Restaurant Week has returned. Its taken over the town. With us now is nelson germain, whos the chef and owner of alamar afrolatin cocktail lounge, and nelson, you know, we have, this great weekend going on in oakland, but im going to get to the hard part yeah, im going tt to the hard is, oakland is taking it on the chin reputation wise. And it might be affecting people coming and wanting to try some of this. Do you think that maybe oakland Restaurant Week can entice them to come back . Absolutely, absolutely. So and just to say its so good to you, brother. Weve seen eachee other through the years. Right . I saw you, i look older, i saw you on tv on that National Show you were on. And thats when i really happy to meetuyou. And and you are a voice. You are a voice fos owners. And theyre a little concerned. Right they are. And we, you know, we know whats going on. But i think its to stay positive. I think oakland Restaurant Week definitely brings that energy that, that positivity in the air to oakland. And we all feel it. We just had a couple of days already that oakland Restaurant Week started this thursday and its been amazing. Yeah just people smiling, having a good time. Everyone is bustling streets. And just likeuthis, mindfulness of like, lets forget about that negativity, right . C this is a time to shine. Lets, lets really show love. And the last question illc ask about that before we get to your amazing fooduis sometimes perception is not reality. Absolutely. Oakland is a big city. It does have its crime problems. But i go to oakland and, you know, i on glass. Its been fine. Right . And i wouldnt miss what oakland is offering. So are you asking people to come out and try it . Definitely. And we all are as asua community. And thatgs a special thing about oakland. We are really a community and we are all here for each other. All the businesses, no cutthroat energy. So honestly, its like there is crime happening throughout the city, but theres not throughout the town, right . The townuis really special. Again, were showing the best of oakland, and the energy here is so infectious right now. Were so just ready to keep shining. Well, were lucky to brought in all tf your restaurants or both, from from one, were doing a beautiful rice salad from alamar dominican kitchen. Alamar now is a full dominican restaurant. Okay. The only one in the west coast, which is special. And you can only find that. That seems surprising, isnt it . East coast, so theres a lot of us in the east coast. But out here, surprisingly, im the only one. But it feels really great d is so vast. And to showcase the dominican restaurant, the first of hopefully many, its really special to be here in oakland. How did you come up . First you going to make it for us really, really quickly . Yeah, and its a cool thing. You can take, some leftover rice from day before andumake a gorgeous salad out of it. So were showcasing this for spoakland Restaurant Week at alamar. Okay, this is sal i grew up with. What is that . You just said this is peppadew peppers from west africa. n its im really focusing rooe dominican sidel my west african roots. And thats a special the, really finding myself as a chef and as a human being as a person, and introducing people who, you know, may like you said, youre the only restaurant here. Youre the only game in town. So you do feel any responsibility for doing it right for your culture . Absolutely, absolutely encoug to kind of and find myself, but also to really show out for my culture. And just it makes me im the happiest ive ever been as a chef. That looks delicious. Look at all the beautiful colors. Were also going to have a cocktail for my cocktail bar. So vanessa okay, which i know there we go. Thank you chef. So when people come in for oakland it different from just an ordinary week. Is there more of a buzz. Are there specials. Whats going on . What goes on at all the restaurants during Restaurant Week . Definitely more of a buzz. Definitely. Were all doing specials. Were all doing a special prefixe menu, different price tiers, just showcasing the actually in the past, a lot of us would just take a lot of our kind ofumore accessible,umore affordable dishes and represent that now were all doing new dishes that weve never done before. Its a little avocado cream. Wow. We our restaurants. O really dig deep to what we have in the store. Were trying to tell this is one of the reasons why week. Exactly right. Even though its easy, theyuwouldnt have come up with the recipe on their own. You need a chef for absolu. n and the drink too. And a cocktail too. This is our sexy ice . ui like that, ie like that this is guava rum. A little bit of brandy,uspice pear liqueur from saint george. C i dont have this at home. I dont have little round ice balls at home. Chef. You got to go to sobremesa and all the other beautiful bars and restaurants. And thats the cool Restaurant Week, but a lot of the amazing sexy bars in oaklan are participatinguthis year. Theres 165 restaurants total, plus bars participating. Its grown. So are you going to join me for. Absolutely. A its never too early. All right. And pull a little chef. Beautiful flower. Look at that. As we as we end the segment here, i want to thank you again for being here in oakland and not giving up on the town. Definitely not, and, you know, your energy is contagious. I thinkn and so wellusee you at one of your restaurants. Thank you. Its nelson german, the chef and owner kitchen and sobra afrolatin cocktail lounge, where he probably got all these kind of cocktails. Thank you chef. Thank you. So appreciate it. Coming up on mornings on two the nine a concerning trend emerges in thep slowdown in wage growth were seeing all across all industries. Then a bay area Animal Shelter isucalling on the compassion of the community to lend a helping hand. 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Do you have a better chance of being hit by a meteor . Thanks, sal. All right. In a world where every wag of a tail matters, the east bay spca is calling on the compassion of the community to lend a helping hand from cuddle sessionsuto outdoor adventures, the organization is give their animals a break from the shelter. With us to talk more about the program is Joseph Romero from the east bay spca, and ali such, who is a volunteer. Foster and first ali. And who are you with here today . This is sharpy. uhes a mixed. His face . Yes. All right. Hes so cute. So lets getuthe lay of the land here. Joseph, talk a little bit about this program that you all so our Foster Program hasua few different facets depending on on how much time a volunteer wants to commit. We have a Field Trip Program where they would hours, go out on a hike. We also have theyll take another dog out for, you know, maybe 2 or 3 to the house, and then we have long time foster care asuwell. All of these program help with the animal stress levels. So even a short two hour outing, you know, whether it be taking the animal on a hike or going to starbucks or for a puppuccino, they, they destress and they are better because of it. So you have all these varying programs of a way you can you can contribute. How long have you had these different . And youve had foster for a while, but taking them out for or taking them home for three days, how long have those been around, so were really ramping up our field trips now, we had been doing it on and off for the last couple of years, but since weve got out of like its some, like i said, is beneficial to both the public as well as our spanimals. So youre here today toc get the word out about this. And ali, volunteers that take part takes part in this program. Tell us ad is this the pup that you are taking on a field trip . Yeah, we went on ac field trp this morning before coming here, i yeah, like joseph said, i kind of just do what fits my schedule, which is oneuof the reasons i have been able to volunteer pretty consistently, i usually do one field trip a week. Ive done a couple overnights, which is actually how i adopted one of weeks at a time. You also, still go on the field trips with the dogs at the east bay spca. So do you do you bring and how does that go . Yeah,n i have two dogs now and back when just had one, i would bring her with me on the field trips and she fell in love with one of our fosters, so he stayed with us. All right, joseph, tell us why. Why is this program so wrag it up now, like i said, it essentially it just helps with the animalgs overall stress. It helps us, get a better feel of how the animal may be in a home, which also helps get the animal adopted in the long run, a lot of the animals, i mean, as nice as the shelter is, it can be a stressful environment. So just reaching out to people to, to, to help us is there any shortage take take from this program . Ort cats for the sleepovers and for the field trips . Its just dogs for cats. Its more Foster Program. All right. And for all of the programs we supply, everything from food supplies, any type of medical care that the animal may need. So essentially, the person thats volunteering just provides the dog with company. Exactly and something to do. What are the requirements that you have for those who come in touvolunteer to be part of this program, essentially you just need to be 18 and over. Well a quick little application and then do an online orientation, which only takes about maybe 50 minutes or son gotcha. Cleared. And foster ali, you sound like youre a pretty big fan of this, but but what would you say to right now to encourage them to take part in this program, whether they have a dog or not . Way take like a couple wonderful hours out of whatever day you have time and get to know a dog really low commitment, spca sets you up with everything and you get to have a nice little outing and you get to learn a lot aboue youre helping them out. Yeah. And joseph, whats the name of the program . So folks, when they do go look about it, they can ask for it specifically. Its just part of the Foster Program. So its either sleepovers or field trips or overall, the general archie and his foster and theustarting process of it. Someone that wants to do it is it does it start online or does it start with coming down to the east bay . n so yeah, they can go to east bay spca. Org and then they fill out, like i said, a quick little online application. We take it from there. All right. And keep doing this a little bit more. Absolutely. Have two dogs and you have more. And how are the other volunteers im sure have you met any of the other folks that that take part in spthis program . And what are thy saying about it . Yeahl i mean, its a favorite for everybody. There are a lot of people that do like a lot of different kind of volunteer shifts, like more of the kennel stuff and potty being there. uyeah, but this one is you want to get them out there, you want to get them acclimated. Exactly yeah. Theres no shortage of ways to help out, but its really Something Else to see them like get off campus and stretch their legs and explore. This one, isnt it . Yeah. Hes a good boy. Well, joseph and ali, thank you so much for dropping by. This is a great way to help out. If youre not sure you want to commit to an animal yet, but you do want some company, and going to the dog parks is a lot of fun too. You e a lot of new friends with the dog park too. Thats really the best part. You get to sit down and hang out while the dogs play and meet new friends. There as well. So thank you all so much for joining us. We appreciate it. Good luck with the program. Thank you. Folks out there will be able to contribute some time to help a little bit. All right. Thank you. Coming up on mornings on two. He ine is basketball tournament. This friday. We get the five seed saint marys five. Sp team celebrated on their moraga court, where they heard the announcement. The gaels are the fifth seed in the west regional after winning both the west coast conference regular season and tournament titles. Saint marys first takes on the 12th seed grand canyon for 7 00t in spokane, washington. Saint marys and its fans wont have to travel if the team keeps winning in the tournament. The sweet 16 is in los angeles and the final four is in glendale, arizona, and saint marys is in the big dance for the third consecutive year. As ktvu Bailey Ocarroll reports, the gaels are in a much better position this year than in the past, when the school had to sweat it out to learn if they were selected for the tournament. Ive sat on this floor 2 or 3 times where we thought we were in. uwe didnt get in. Go three times in a row. Its really hard and i dont know how many teams did that. In the last three years. Randy bennett has been the head coach at saint marys for the last 22 seasons. In that time, hes led the program to ten ncaa tournament appearances, making it as far so now the quew does this team get over that hump . Weve only done it once, so i dont know that im an expert, but, but its one of the time. These games are tough. Like i were not looking past grand canyon. And while theyuhave their sights set on that nationalt championship trophy, this squad is taking it one game at a time. Its really easy to get distracted because theres just so muchl so much buzz around this tournament. And like, right now were just were thinking about practicing film. We just need to be as focused as possible. And its not everybod. Everybodys filling out the brackets. The gaels have dedicated their focus to 12 seeded gcu, who theyll take on in the first round of the tournament in spokane, washington, on friday. I was hoping they werent calling us from brooklyn or pittsburgh or any of those, and our fans can get out there thatll make a difference. I think well have a nice turnout location aside and seeding aside, its march and as we all know from those busted brackets of years past, that means the unexpected seems to become the ordinary more often than not, the end of the day when they throw the ball up friday, were going to have to play. And both teams are good and whoever plays the best going to win. , fox two news. Well, stanford is going to its 36th straight Womens Basketball tournament, while the cardinal missed out on that number two seed in the portland regional and will host first and second round games at maples pavilion. The seed is not whats important, its your team, how theyre playing, how theyre excited and where i feel were in a great place, i love it, i dont care what seed we are, it doesnt matter just how long you can survive. So its all about how were playing this moment. And i think were going to come out, play together, play strong and were excited for today. Well, stanford lost the number one seed to usc, which won the pac 12 conference tournament. But stanford will still enjoy some home cooking. Maples pavilion has hosted more ncaa tournament games than any other site in history, so stanford is going to play norfolk state at 7 00 on friday night. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow morningn the usf dons are also dancing team is making it to theketball postseason for the second time in three years. Usf will take on the cincinnati the National Invitational tournament. So far, the dons have won 23 games this season. Wednesdays first round game tips off at 6 00 pacific time. The semifinals and finals of the nit will be played in indiana this year. Well, some doctors say the sprise in injuries suffered int pickleball is number of people playing the sport. Usa pickleball says a number of players doubled from 202q to 2023, and the number of injuries from the sport has risen each year as well, including risk sprains, knee injuries. Most ins occurred in people aged 60 and older and are the result of falls while playing. Doctors say that people should remember to warm up before playing and spend time working on exercises that promote balance, like yoga have returned to prepandemic levels in the us, and divorce rates are down. The cdc says about 2. 1 million couples got buried in 2022. In 2020 is about half that, which was the lowest figure since 1963. The marriage count started increasing in 202 divorces hit a record low intwo 2021, nearly half of whatuit was in the year 2000. Well, thats some good news. Thats good news. I certainly i would think that i would thinkc that would be good because people are working it out, working it out. Maybe the pandemic helped a little bit, maybe feeling more optimistic about about the future or its r its cheaper, especially here in the bay area or or taxc benefit. Quick reminder you can now stream ktv news on your smart tv. You can watch live newscasts and stories on demanduonuyour amazon fire tv, roku, apple tv and android tv. Just scan the qr code on your screen right now, or you can search for the fox local app and then select ktvu. Thank you so much for joining us today. Be sure to join us again for our next newscast thats spcoming your way at noon. In te meantime, stay up latest news bg