Its going to be a great forecast, temperatures right now in the 50s for the most part, 57 in San Francisco, 52, oakland, 49, concord, 47, santa rosa, and a nice, mild day, plenty of sunshine. Going through the day in San Francisco, the temperatures increase by midday, seeing temperatures in the upper 60s, near 70 degrees if San Francisco, really beautiful here. Well see some spots in the 70s inland. Plenty of sun through the weekend, temperatures above average today. Heres a quick look at the temperatures around the bay. The warmest spots are warming up into the 70s, near 80 degrees for some of the warmest spots. Ill have the forecast coming up, your full forecast, and over to you, ann. Four people died in this Apartment Fire in oakland last monday morning, and weve learned that firefighters were warned months ago to shut the building down but nobody list continued. We find out what the mayor is doing to make sure a tragedy like this doesnt happen again. As the sun drops on the scene of oaklands latest deadly fire, the city says it is hiring more inspectors. We are determined to beef up the critical fire inspections immediately. We are, right now, doubling the staff of the fire inspection bureau. Mayor schaaf says the city has six inspectors and hiring six more and filling a vacancy immediately. It comes on the heels of the fire which killed 36 people and mondays that left four people dead. Why was this fire . These changes were underway immediately following the ghost ship fire. These are things that have been in the works for a very long time. It does not escape my notice that these are coming acts, a very difficult week for oakland. We cannot understate the tragic loss we have suffereds. Before the fire they had already been warned about Serious Problems in the building. Neck of fire station 15 on nearby 27th street sent two e mails, one dated january 8, recommended shutting this building down immediately due to the danger of life safety. A second email on february 25th warned this building is dangerous, please let station 15 know what we can do to get this place shut down, updated and repaired. In addition to the new hires, mayor schaaf says the fire department, Building Department and Code Enforcement department will now work on the same Computer System to stream Line Communication and information. We are really increasing our capacity to ensure that landlords are not putting profits over safety. Reporter mayor schaaf says the next city budget two years from now will include funding for six additional inspectors, pushing the total to over 18. In oakland, kpix 5. An ad campaign for a new luxury Apartment Building in San Francisco has some people asking, is that relevant a good idea. Rentals at the water bend apartments start at 2800 a month and the ads call the bay view the next mission. The poop visor says the women pictured are not representative of the bay view and calling the area the next mission makes matters worse. The mission is ground zero for displacement and all of that angst. Its real and they successful tapped into that and they played on it for their own capital gain and thats what is so disgusting. The company is taking down the ads. The artist who created the rainbow flag has died. Mourners gathered in San Francisco to pay tribute last night. He was a revolutionary, and he was a hippy and dedicated his time to the community. Castro and market, in honor of Gilbert Baker. Im full of grief right now but im just so proud of him and grateful he was my friend. He loved me very much and i loved him. My goodness, we fought so many times, but, uhm, he was pretty wonderful. Gilbert is somebody who helped define the modern Lbgt Community and a symbol of our community. Born in 1951, baker served in the u. S. Army in the early 70s and was stationed in San Francisco. After his Honorable Discharge he tout himself to sew and designed the flag in 1978. The first one flew in San Francisco during pride festivities at the civic center. Thousands of people marched under the flag and looped up, and their faces lit up and without any explanation at all, everybody knew immediately this was now our flag. We caught up with baker at the pride parade in 2012. Thats the point of the rainbow, all the colors, and thats what we are, all the genders and ages and races and thats what is so cool about San Francisco. Thats why its so great to be here celebrating. Friends say he died in his sleep at his home in new york. The cause of death has not been released. Gilbert baker was 65 years old. Kpix 5. San Francisco Mayor ed lee sent out a statement saying, gilbert was a quote, trail blazer, a powerful artist and a true friend to all who who knew him. San franciscos Public Schools have a new leader, the new superintendent this week, dr. Vincent matthews, deep ties to the bay area and education here. He once served as an administrator in oakland and principal at at San Francisco charter school, though he says hes facing a new set of challenges, he believes the biggest is the opportunity gap. How do we deliver on the promuscis of a highquality education for on the promise of a highquality education for everybody, the number one, most important interaction in our system is the interaction between the teacher and student. He says hell spends his first 90 days lining to the community and learning what needs to be done. The board is expected to officially vote to hire him and finalize his contract on tuesday. The bay area just got a little more thrilling. Great america has a new rollercoaster, and what this one more intense is that it has no floor, called the patriot, and the patriot reaches heights of 100 feet, part of the Expansion Plan and paving the way for bigger, scarier rides and this one did not disappoint the first visitors. It was enjoyable. I thought it was really fun. It was terrible. I need to ride it at least three more times. The plan for the park will take three to five years to complete and when its finished, city Officials Say they expect the improved park will bring a lot of extra money in for the community. I grew up at great america, hanging out there, and i remember when the grizzly was one. Scariest rides. I think that shut that one done, maybe last year. The rides are getting new and improved but i like the rides that just go up and down. Its a personal preference. Would you take a trip on this . In i was assigned but probably not. Better you. Still ahead, for smokers, the price for a pack of cigarettes takes a noticeable jump today. High water levels, how boating season will be a little different this year. Well be right back. ,,,,,,, p pan atlanta highway. Few pw h pc three people have been arrested in connection with the fire that took out a stretch of highway i atlanta. The fire broke out thursday night. Construction materials stored under the interstate fueled the fire but investigators still dont know exactly what sparked it. The fire was so hot part of the roadway weakened and collapsed. Thats over 700 feet of bridge that has to be removed and totally rebuilt. That is no small thing, but were up to the challenge. Nobody was injured but that interstate i85 is a major artery in atlanta and commuters will be facing months of traffic problems while it is being rebuilt. What a mess. Starting today california smokers will have to pay more to light up. A new 2 cigarette pack goes into effect, approved by voters through prop 56, significantly higher than the current 87cent pack and bumping up the cost to eight or 9 for a standard pack. When he realized he had to keep on paying for him, hell stop. If theyre going to smoke, they will smoke regardless of the price. In response to the new tax, San Francisco is launching a program to help smokers quit. Starting monday residents can receive a free quitsmoking kit. The kits will be available at zuckerberg San FranciscoGeneral Hospital and neighborhood clinics. Sky drone 5 in the air providing a preview as boating season is set to begin today on lakes and reservoirs throughout california. A lot of water ways have recovered from the drought, most of them thanks to the winter rains just a month ago. Water is gushing uncontrollably over the anderson spillway and now its fuller than years, which is Perfect Timing to hit the water. Beautiful to see it full again. Its been so low. It just kept dropping and dropping. Park rangers will be out patrolling lakes today making sure boaters have life jackets, fire extinguishers and more with them as required by law. It will be the perfect day to go out, plenty of sunshine, julie. That is right , great boating weather today, plenty of sunshine, temperatures out the door this morning in the 40s and 50s 49 in concord, 57 in San Francisco, 47, santa rosa, 50, san jose. Clears skies and a few high clouds. Overall were staying clear and sunny throughout the day today. A High Pressure building. This is what will keep us clear and warm through the weekend. We have seen the windy and breezy conditions. Thats the Pressure Gradient between the low and High Pressure offshore. That will shift but this weekend, what this means, a sort of northerly flow, a northeasterly flow a a warming flow for us, and well see the offshore winds which will keep us clear and warm with temperatures well above average this time of year. Not only today but tomorrow, although well see a little bit more of an onshore influence tomorrow, not quite as warm but a beautiful weekend with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures this time of year are in the 60s, low 60s around the bay, upper 60s for folks inland. We are flirting with temperatures in the 80s today. Temperatures in the midto upper 70s, places like San Francisco, oakland, low 80s for redwood city, san jose, inland temperatures, 78, livermore, warmer, santa rosa, in the low 80s there. A look at the extended forecast, as you can see, well get you that coming up in just a bit. But really a Beautiful Day for you in store and its going to be a great weekend, too. So you can hit the lake or do anything outdoors today. So nice through the week eight we keep the sunshine around and the next channels of rain is towards the end of next week. All right. Feeling like spring, april. Getting little kids to brush their teeth can be a real challenge. Im sure you can speak to that. Yes. Even more challenging is getting them to brush properly. We checked out new smart brushes that may be able to help. Ready, set, go. Reporter like more 3year olds, she would rather play than brush her teeth but recently she started combining the two, testing out a smart toothbrush that turns brushing into a game, and this one is called brush. An app shows kids where to brush and for how long and it offers rewards. Parents can also get a record of how well their child did. But its not the only game in town. You can chart your progress here. Reporter a growing number of companies are selling connected toothbrushes, including some aimed at adults that include timers and reminers and even news feeds. It looks program missing. Reporter this dentist says while she has not seen enough evidence that they are more effective, these brushes could get kids more excited about brushing their teeth. They definitely generate interest and motivation on the part of the children to brush. Reporter she warns technology alone wont do the trick. Children do not develop adequate coordination to perform a good brushing until they are eight or nine. Reporter her advice, let kids practice on their own and brush their teeth for them twice a day. Circle and movement and be sure the brushes touch the gum. The mother thinks the brush has helped her. It costs about 60 and others range between 50 and 200. Speaking of kids, thinking about having one . How much you will have to shell out in the first year alone, it may surprise you. Coming up in sports, the time in the big dance comes to an end, a key injury was too much for the ladies to overcome and ends their magical ride in the final four. Its all coming up. , good morning. Welcome back. Its time for consumer watch weekend, a new study finding parenthood is pricey. The cost of a baby first year alone, between 21 and 52,000. Joining us today is sean to share the findings from the new study and provide a bit of some tips for future parents and maybe make people without kids feel better about life. Your study found that people often underestimate the cost to raise a baby. What do people say they thought it cost to raise a baby and what did it actually cost . Over half of the respondents assumed that raising the baby in that first year cost 5,000, around there. 20 actually thought it would cost less than 1,000 and their study which was taking the common expenses we see in that first year, taking average pricings, the average price will be somewhere between 21 and 52,000 in that first year. That is probably a lot more money than most people realize. Over 50 , 5,000, 20 , 1,000, and i can tell you it costs a whole lot more than that to raise a kid, in the first year of life. Some items are optional but most are not, extra housing, baby food, transportation, child care, health insurance, out of pocket health costs which people dont think about, those are expenses that you dont really realize. What did you feigned is the greatest expense . The most expensive thing we found is child care and the analogy i draw here, when you and i think of our finances, gas and groceries, but its, at the end of the day, the housing, and child care, it costs a lot of money. A lot of mothers or dads decide to stay home because healthcare is so expensive, it doesnt offset their income. A study found that parents regret spending money on too much on toys. I overspent the first time and now i know what i dont need and what i wont spend money on. A lot of folks regretted not saving for the future. What do you recommend based on the regrets that youre learning . Were finding you need to have open and honest conversation was your partner. Im a young parent, as well, and i recognize the desire to give your kid the best world they can have. But they dont come into the world expecting the best t shirts, but they are hoping for love and attention. Its important for you and your partner to take a step back and think, what does our baby actually need and how can we provide that. What babies really want, what you said, is a stable, financial household and that can be that you are setting apart money for your own Emergency Fund building for your retirement, saving for their college, but building that safety net. Theres College Saving funds that givetax benefit if you put away money for your kids early on but ill say, as a reporter and consumer, i got rope into buying products that promised to make your life easy. With your first child, you dont know what to expect, all of these gadgets that you spend money on. Do you have advice on how to decide what to spend money on and whatnot to . Two things, one, make sure you have good conversations with your partner and figure out, why do we want to buy this . Are we buying it to show off to our friends and validate our selfed or does your baby actually need this. The second advice, talk to experienced parents. You and i can share advice to new parents about what we actually think is useful and what is not and it takes experience to get there. I actually created a blog as a result of overspending for my first child. I feel like i should share everything that i learned with the mistakes i made. Theres a lot of mothers out there that will share their experiences. Thank you very much for being here to talk about this. Actually, well talk about springcleaning your wallet, up to choosing which card is right for you. Well talk all about that in a segment that impacts everybody, so stay tuned for that. If you have a consumer problem, email us or let us now. Time for the sports. Doing whatever it takes to win, although they have come back in five of their last six games, the la i had deed couldnt overcome losing their team leader to an injury. Anna wilson, late second quarter, where the game changed, cardinal senior rolls her ankle, leaving the game and ends upcoming back, but she didnt score a single point in the game. Stanford trailed by five in the fourth. She has 13 points, 19 boards. South carolinas gray, closes the deal, the layup and the foul, led all scores with 18. They win it 6253, making it to their first ncaa files ever to the warriors, playoff shape here, taking on the rockets after trailing at the eight minute mark. The 3 false. Steph curry takes over. He gets the bucket with the shot clock winding down. The washington, d. C. Pull away late to win it 10798, and they have won 10 in a row and are four wins shy of clinching the number one seed. A beautiful night at at t park last night for spring baseball, the bay bridge series, second inning, giants fans hoping to see more of this from brandon crawford, a blast to left. They beat the as 21 and the next game is today in oakland. These shark fans are hoping not to see their team lose aid of their last nine. The sharks down 10 in the second, jones, coming up with the same, the first time around, 20 lead. Calgary wins 52. The game between the giants and the as at the coliseum today. Game time, 12 05. Kpix 5. [ music ] good morning. Its just about 7 30 on saturday, april 1, and thanks for joining us. Well get started with a check of the forecast, a Beautiful Day, temperatures well above average for this time of year. A live look outside at the bay bridge where the sun is shining, a few high clouds and overall were going to be mild today. Temperatures are starting off in the 50s for most folks, 40s for concord. Santa rosa warms up, and the temperatures come up near the 80degree mark for many. Heres the look at futurecast taking you through the day in San Francisco, warming up into the upper 60s, even low 70s for some spots around the city today, plenty of sunshine and temperatures will be nice and mild. Your weather headlines, a clear start, breezy in spots still, plenty of sunshine this weekend with temperatures above average. Well talk more about what its like in your neck of the woods coming up in just a bit. Over to you, anne. If you take bart you know how crowded it can be during rush hour. We learned about something that could change your ride rad. They told kpix bay area leaders are in talks to build a second one to ease congestion and commuter frustration. Its no secret bay area traffic is bad. If you are driving or on bart, its way overcapacity and it will only get worse, they say. Reporter the Bay Area Council says the best way to cut down the problem is to build a solution and that solution, add a second one. The idea is to plan for improvements in order to relieve that congestion, so that the next generation will have a much better experience. Reporter a new Bay Area Council poll revealed 40 surveyed are considering leaving the bay area and 46 of them are millennials. A bart cars full capacity, 107 riders. A recent study found that theres more than 120 riders per car, at p peak. Its a an experience. The plan is still in the early stages but commuters we spoke with are on board. You have to plan for the future. As our population gross, its something we have to consider. I think it would be awesome because its congested all the time. Would you be willing to pay for second tube . Yes. The time between now and building a second tube could take decades, and the bay area console says, in the meantime, says they will add more buses and ferries. This morning the fbi is investigating if president Trumps Campaign aids helped russia as early as a year ago i an attempt to sabotage them. Flynn said President Trump tweeted Michael Flynn should ask for it. Thats up to him and his lawyer to decide. The top democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says its too early to discuss in the Central Valley today, met with protesters when he returned home to fresno, nunes, upset about how he has handled the investigation. A new Terror Threat warning this morning. Terrorists are developing a bomb that could be cord onto a plane undetected in a laptop. They believe alqaida and isis got ahold of airport scanners and are using them to make weapons to get past security. The concern prompted the u. S. And the uk to ban laptops and other electronics on flights from certain designated countries. Thousands of former Trump University students will get most of their tuition money back. A judge approved a 25 million settlement. Students sued claiming promises made in the advertising didnt quite an out, costing some of them tens of thousands of dollars. The judge was attacked by then candidate trump over his hispanic heritage. The president s action reverses obama era plans limiting which state can test among benefit applicants. Democrats complained the new rule means too many people will be tested. Tomorrow morning, fortunate here on kpix 5, we ask the former mayor brown and also, hilary clinton, on the comeback. As democrats, if were going to try to win back, well need our superstars on track with zero ambition for themselves. You need to put the president , mr. Obama, needs to be doing what no other president has ever done. Thats all coming up tomorrow morning at 7 30 right here on kpix 5. From Northern California to canada, booboo the cat is heading home after four years and thousands of miles. Cameras captured the happy Family Reunion coming up. And we are going to introduce you to the pet of the week. Her name is juno. Well tell you how you can make her part of your family. Face the camera, juno, adorable. Well be right back. But first, the community calendar, scotland if fremont, 10 00, this morning, all kinds of this is to do and watch, music, athletics, the children of the dragons festival, starting at 1 00, and also a big day for a tall ship named the turner, hitting the water at 3 30, a boat of this height has not been launched in the bay area in more than a century. Its an actionpacked day. Well be right back. In our suvs, you feel every mountain weve ever conquered. In our sports cars, you feel every podium weve ever climbed. And now, theyve come together to create something youve never felt before. Introducing the glc coupe. Part suv. Part sports car. All mercedesbenz. This weekend thousands of bay area families will honor their loved ones at an ancient chinese ritual. It has performances by lion dancers and more, dating back than more than 2500 years. The festival is starting in a few hours. A california cat that went missing years ago is back home in watsonville this morning. Here she is, booboo, disappearing back in 2013 but then she ended up at a shelter in ontario, canada, 2,000 miles away. She was identified by her microchip and yesterday the cat was transported to new york where the owners mother lives. We got booboo we are going to miss her but i think the excite meant of getting her back to her owners will overpower how much well miss her. Isnt it crazy. The cat arrived last night in san jose from the final leg of her very long journey. Reunited, at last. That is one story, an impressive story. Look at the forecast today, temperatures are warming up, plenty of sunshine for the outdoor plans you have. The bay area, clear skies, temperatures in the 50s, to start off your saturday, to, livermore, 57, San Francisco, 50, san jose, 49, your current temperature in oakland. Mostly clear skies, just a bit of high cloud cover, but a High Pressure is building offshore. This is what will keep us warm and dry for the future, at least through the weekend and early next week. Weve noticed the breezy, windy conditions, and today notice this northerly flow. That will keep us warm and clear. We have offshore winds, sort of northerly flow and that warms us here in the bay area, the downsloping winds this morning, and breezy winds, and it will die down later today but the same weather pattern. A bit less tomorrow. The temperatures for today, topping out in the 70s and low 80s for the warmest locations, and keep in mind, this time of year the average temperature is in the 60s. Today were looking at some 80 degree temperatures for inland spots, places like concord, fairfield and livermore, san jose say, and then upper 70s, places like oakland, san rafael, 74 in San Francisco today. Needless to say, its a warm one and a Beautiful Day for outdoor activities. A look at the extended forecast, sunshine in store here today and tomorrow, with some of the warmest spots warming up into the low to mid 80s today, just slightly cooler tomorrow, and monday will cool just a little bit more but stay nice and mild, tuesday, through midweek and the next chance of rain doesnt come until the end of the workweek. Its time for the pet of the week. Anne, over to you. Shes a great one. Juno is in need of a new home. Gare wrist is here to introduce us to juno gary is here to introduce us to the dog. Shes a dachshund, about 10 pounds. Shes nine years old. Shes blind but she gets around really well. Thats whats amazing. I actually have a blind cat, went blind about a year ago and its amazing how they can find their way around. Shes amazing. Tell us about her. Shes quiet and gentle. Her favorite thing is to get under the covers. She likes to sleep up close. She likes to be really warm. Shes very gentle. Shes good with children. Shes great with other dogs. And shes not a big barker, which is nice. This all sounds wonderful. Shes an easy dog that just wants to chill out and i think thats one of the good things about getting a senior dog, which you know all about, at muttville. Tell us about your mission at the rescue. We rescue dogs that are over seven. We have all sorts of dogs. Were called muttville but we have a lot of purebreds. We have a big German Shepherd now and a lot of toed poodles, just a lot of dogs available, about 90. This weekend we have love a senior weekend, open house from 12 00, 4 00, both saturday and sunday and we invite everybody to come down and visit the dogs. Theres no cages so everybody is happy and roaming around. Ive visited and its great. Everybody is chilling out. You have the senior dogs so its a calm environment, some laying in bids and others, curious to check you out. Were not sure where juno would fall in that. Juno will find somebodys lap. All of them are adoptable, people and dog friendly and wed love to see everybody there. Thanks for bringing juno in this morning. To learn more about muttville, head to their website muttville. Org, and they have little personality profiles for all of their available dogs. Thanks for coming in. Thank you very much for having us. Stick around, Spring Cleaning, hints for your wallet, what credit card you should cut and how to protect your credit score. Its that time of year again, Spring Cleaning, and that has the folks at nerd wallet asking, whats in your wallet. We get tips on Spring Cleaning from our wallets, from getting rid of clutter to tracking our identity, and lets start off with this obvious question, do we really need to spring clean our wallets . If so, why . Theres really three reasons it benefits everybody to do this. One of them, you mentioned already, its safety. Every credit card in your call lit is a potential vector of fraud. The next one, for back pain, men carry wallets in their back wallet, make that thinner. And the next one, you never know which one you are going to use and you spread your rewards. Its a good time to analyze the apr and decide which ones to focus on. How does closing cards affect your credit . Will it bring the score down . Closing cards can hurt your credit and in many cases, it doesnt and thats because old credit cards help your credit because it shows you have had the long Credit History, built that with the credit agencies, so closing the cards gets ready of the history. What i do, i put my old credit cards in a ziploc bag in a safe at home. Dont give out your safe number. You need to actually use the old cards, right . Make sure you use them every 618 months to make sure they stay on your Credit History and also your bank doesnt close the account on you. Everybody issuers can close it. So use it every once in a while. Ive got old cards since college that i keep open and on one of them, i put my doings pet insurance, so its a re occurring event, and i think i get points off of those. What about annual fees, a lot of us open up cards that maybe the fee is waived in the beginning because of big bonus miles and then you start to get a fee. Should i keep those cards open . If you want auto keep the card open for the sake of your Credit History but you are paying an annual fee, at that point i dont think the fee is worth it. The fee costs more than a benefit from the credit. You can boost your credit eventually, because going down, its temporary, and it will go back up. Thats right. If you are in a market to buy a home, i wouldnt do anything to change your credit at this point. Pay the annual fee this one time but close it next year. After you buy the house. Yes. What kind of card should we carry . Are there specific cards that are better than others that we should be choosing . Theres a lot of great cards out there. I try not to focus on the specific card but types. I recommend the consumers carry at least three types. One of them, an every day card, 1. 5 or 2 back on purchases, for grocery and gas. On top of that, id add a card that fits for your type of spending. Theres a card out there that offers 6 on groceries and another, 3 on gas, and cards that reward you extra for travel and dining. Thats where you think, where do i spend the most of my money and can i get extra points. The third, thats when the specific brand and that can be a store brand you like or travel brands. Thats where you say, i spend enough money with this brand i want to get extra points with that brand. My husband is a frequent flyer with a certain airline so i have a credit card with that airline, too. Does opening a new card actually hurt your credit . Some folks might be saying, im not getting any benefits for any of my cards. Maybe i should close some of these with guys and open a new one but will that hurt . The credible check is a small percent of your Credit History and only matters for about 69 months. The bigger story, when you open up a new one, you are getting a huge credit line increase because the bank says, they are lending you more money and that generally helps you. For the most part, your credit score is largely dependent on your debt to credit ratio, so if i have 50,000 worth of creditville available to me and i dont keep debt on my cards, thats good for my score . Yes. Every time you open up a new credit card you are increasing the denominator, so youre helping that ratio get lower. Real quick, do you have any final words, any advice for folks to declutter their wallet . Yes. Declutering your wallet can help you earn more points. I make sure im earning at least 2 back on every purchase. Dont waste your money. Make sure youre getting something for every dollar you spend. Thank you very much for being here. Its a great resource for us. Im sure well have you back soon. Back over to you. Coming up after the break, students and teachers, a young man in oakland taking education into his own hands, how hes shaping his schools future. ,,,, Apartment Fire in oakland. Emails show firefighters wanted the whole building shut top stories this morning, new details on the deadly Apartment Fire in oakland, e mails showing firefighters wanted that whole piing shut down back in january due to the danger to life safety, quote. Oakland says they are hiring six more inspectors to try to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again. The man who designed the iconic rainbow flag is being remembered, Gilbert Baker died this week, died in new york, but he lived in San Francisco when he designed the flag, at request of harvey milk. The cause of death is not released. Today may be a good day to quit smoking. A new tax goes into effect. A 27 tax on baking products, also, and most of the new tax money will go to help fund medi cal. One to dont is shaping his schools whole system. Yes. He was elected by his fellow students to be their voice on the open school board. We get introduced to him. [ music ] do you have a report for us . First i want to say good evening to everybody here. Reporter being a to dont director on the Oakland School board is a warmup because darius says his goal is to become the citys mayor. My dream is just to impact the lives of so many people. I definitely think that my childhood prepared me for this position. Reporter when he was only nine years old, his father died of cancer. His mother had her own issues, he says, and was unable to care for the family. While still a child himself, darius had to step in and raise his siblings. Many times i felt that my life was worthless and that nobody loved me. Those days were really difficult. I remember my siblings and i, we went to school so we could eat. Reporter despite the difficult years, darius is determined to be a role model to his younger siblings. He sees the good and the positive in everything that he does. Reporter today he not only sits on the school board and works parttime, hes also the youth chapter president of the local naacp and an ambassador for oakland promise. I cant give up. If i do, who do my students look up to. I have to show them a better way of life. That goes for everybody in his community. I just really hope i can continue to be a voice for the voiceless and for the vulnerable. I just want to do all the good i can for as many people as i can. Reporter be inspired by him and other students who rise above. To learn more about it, go to our website. For students rising above. Anybody heading outside today, its a lovely april 1. It sure is. Plenty of sunshine there. Basketball tonight, the final four in action. Enjoy it right here on cbs. See you tomorrow, guys. [ music ] ,,,,,,,, narrator today on lucky dog. Brandon little bit shy arent you . Narrator going from a family home to a shelter has made this puppy a little less golden. Brandon separation anxiety is very common with a lot of dogs. Its a psychological issue. Narrator when a chance for a fresh start presents itself the ultimate test will be anything but childs play. Brandon and this and this and this and this. If i feel that he has any aggression whatsoever the deal is 110 percent off. Brandon im Brandon Mcmillan and ive dedicated my life to saving the lonely,