>> the documentary follows paul archer and a group of new aviators through the training process. the film also goes behind the scenes highlights staff who maintain the blue angels aircraft keep them ready for shows. it's set to release an imax theaters next week. it will be streaming on may 23rd. scientists say a dramatic sun storm could produce northern lights that could be clearly visible over many parts of northern california. they say the dazzling light show could begin as early as tonight. northern lights are an atmospheric phenomenon caused by solar activity. scientists say this could be the most dramatic light show in years over the northern california region. so if you're up late, don't forget to look up. >> following a series of troubling incidents involving boeing aircrafts, a safety investigation is now underway. but it comes as the sec launches its own probe after a door plug blew off an alaska airlines plane mid-flight. then major changes are coming to the oakland international airport in

a historic move, the port of oakland voted to add the words san francisco bay to its title. >> the controversy that's looming as lawsuits have been filed. plus california's financial future under the microscope. >> governor newsom expected to reveal an updated budget this morning. but with a projected deficit that's likely grown since earlier estimates. we'll explore what this means for the state's economy. >> live from jack london square. this is morning time two. >> the nine today. >> it's friday, may 10th. we're looking live at the south bay here from our camera, which is on a hill in the east bay looking south. and you can see the san francisco bay, the salt marshes and a very nice looking day. we're going to talk about the weather and what we're expecting for the weekend. coming up, the oakland zoo is welcoming a new baby giraffe and they want you to help. name him.

the new giraffe is exploring his space and getting to know his five herd mates. the 13 month old male came to oakland from the audubon nature institute in louisiana. the move was recommended by the association of zoos and aquariums as part of its species survival plan. as officials say, giraffes face multiple threats in the wild. the zoo is giving you the chance to pick one of three names in swahili, which is the language that's spoken in the giraffes native region. we want some viewer reaction this morning. we're asking you what you think the oakland zoo should name its new giraffe. the options are n-z, which means powerful. nuru meaning light, or kovu which means scar. or just scan the qr code at the top right of your screen. or you can go to ktvu.com/vote. welcome to the nine. looks like nuru is running away with the pack there at 48. >> naming is such a difficult and personal and very fun thing. did you and your wife go through any, you know, sort of talks and discussions and vetoes when you had that? >> yes. there were a couple of vetoes from my wife. i was like,

no, i didn't like that girl in school. we're not naming her. >> oh yes. oh, i it's like once you know someone there was a giselle in first grade and i will never name anything. giselle. do you have those sort of attachments or are you a grown up? >> no, i don't have those attachments at all. okay okay. i'm curious to see how the giraffes. what if they're going to be arguing with everyone else who's voting on it, will get to choose a name. so i suppose whoever gets the most votes will be the one that will be able to choose that name. so that's an easy way to do it, i guess. >> nice and clean, nice and clean. >> just get everyone to vote it. yeah that's it. >> this is like our practice vote. >> exactly. yeah. >> all right, let's go ahead and follow a developing issue. we have been on for hours here this morning. really a growing problem on bart as several stations from richmond to the macarthur station in oakland have been shut down for hours. we have help for people who need to make alternate plans. ktvu reporter james torres is live at one of the affected stations in berkeley. james gasia a real tough morning for some people who normally use bart to get to work. >> it has been an issue if

you're trying to get from richmond down over to oakland to san francisco for at least this first part of the trip, and that's because there are no trains running through six different stations here. we're at ashby, one of those stations affected. this is just one stop over from macarthur. and if you were to walk up here, this is what you would see. the gate down signs telling you that you are not getting on a train here simply because this station is closed. and if you need to get on a train, you have to go over to macarthur to do that. that's only if you're trying to get to san francisco or oakland from this area. bart not offering any bus bridges. so they say public transportation or rideshare say ubers or lifts. those will be your best bet once you get to macarthur heading down the orange or red line should be clear. i talked to some of those passengers caught in the middle of trying to adjust their way to get to work. >> good morning. it happened sometimes. what are you going to do? you know, that's the way it goes sometimes. it's been years since this happened, so i'll be all right. >> no, i'm not upset. that's just how i go. i should have

drove. i should have drove. >> well, kudos to those travelers for having been in good spirits this morning at the macarthur station. we saw people taking ubers and taxis from the affected bart stations, and then there were some forced to get off the train stop at macarthur, waiting for a bus to get to berkeley, el cerrito or richmond. of course, the question everyone asking is what happened? a bart spokesperson explains. >> right in this early morning, before service started, as we were powering everything up, we were not able to get correspondence, which with that richmond line specifically the problem is located just outside of macarthur station, heading towards richmond. it's at the end of the day, a fiber problem, but we're just describing it as a wayside equipment problem, just to be transparent with the riders and that problem being addressed right now, crews are still working on fixing that ac transit, working to make it a bit easier for you before you step out the door. >> these are all the bus lines that could help you get from

each station to macarthur to reconnect to a bart train to get you either into the direction of oakland and san francisco, or headed back up to richmond. now, we heard from some people, complete strangers, some interesting stories coming out of the some who say that they are just buying ubers and lyfts that are taking them a long ways. we met two people who were complete strangers to one another, who ended up sharing an uber, splitting it to get to sfo because they knew it was going to be a long, expensive way and they're just trying to make it a little bit easier on one another. of course, the next question being how much longer is this going to take, bart? not really sure on that just yet. they say they have lots of crews working on the problem to get that repair done as soon as possible. they also have a lot of extra employees at each of these affected. bart stations. trying to answer your questions on how you can navigate to get to where you need to go this morning. once we know when a repair is made and once these stations are back open and trains are running again, we will let you know. for now,

we're live this morning. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, boeing is facing another federal investigation related to an incident on board an alaska airlines plane. madeline rivera has the latest from washington, dc. >> months after a door plug flew off an alaska airlines flight, boeing is facing an investigation about comments it made regarding safety practices after that incident. according to bloomberg, the us securities and exchange commission is looking to determine whether the plane maker misled investors and violate of sec rules the quality of the airplanes that we produce will meet the standards that not only we expect, but our customers expect and the flying public needs, boeing senior vice president says the company has slowed down production on some planes to improve safety and quality, but the company continues to face issues. on thursday, dozens of passengers were evacuated from a 737 after it caught fire and skidded off a

runway at a mane senegal airport. and now a former quality manager for spirit aerosystems, a major supplier of boeing's 737 max planes, claims he was pressured to downplay problems he found during inspection. >> was it like a constant battle to go in there and just try to do my job? they asked me to document defects in a different way, basically falsified information that was on how the documents were were were logged. >> a spirit spokesperson responding in part, quote, we encourage all spirit employees with concerns to come forward, safe and knowing they will be protected. we remain committed to addressing concerns and continuously improving workplace safety standards. meanwhile, boeing is facing a separate investigation from the faa on inspections of its dreamliner planes in washington matter. rivera, fox news. >> now to a cross-bay battle over the name of the oakland international airport with several new developments, the port of oakland has now filed a

countersuit against san francisco, which sued to block oakland's intent to add san francisco bay to the name of its airport. port of oakland, says san francisco bay oakland international airport does not infringe on sfo's trademark. late yesterday, port commissioners voted unanimously to make the airport name change official. out of town. passengers flying in and out of oakland had mixed reactions, as i would guess that maybe combining the names, maybe, teaches people that they are close and affiliated with each other. >> i do know that when i first was flying here, that it was a little confusing which one to go to so i can understand that being an issue. >> the port of oakland also contends no one has the trademark rights to that phrase. san francisco bay area. the office of san francisco city attorney david chu released a statement that read in part, it is disappointing that oakland chose to ignore our multiple offers to collaborate on alternative names and avoid litigation. we have no choice but to move forward with our next steps in our trademark

lawsuit. >> all right, let's get over to rosemary oroczo with a look at your weather. you know, yesterday, by evening, it was cooling off, which i enjoyed. >> yes, i felt it too. i had the windows open, sal, and could feel that nice breeze. well, the breeze this morning continues and with that temperatures are several degrees cooler compared to yesterday. with that said, we are still going to be above average. how about a look here over parts of san francisco and alcatraz as well as the bay started out with low clouds and some fog inside the bay. now it looks like just a little bit of haze out there right now. the winds are localized onshore, very, very weak, but there. but take a look at the 24 hour temperature change down by ten degrees right now. santa rosa down by 11. novato. even the inner east bay expecting to get into the upper 80s to low 90s. today you're a few degrees cooler. so we are headed in the right direction. if yesterday was just a bit too much for you 62 degrees right now, san francisco, low 60s in napa, low 70s already in brentwood and

brentwood, you are likely to hit 90 degrees. maybe even go a little bit above it for today, the futurecast model will show you for tomorrow morning a little bit more fog. patchy drizzle will be a possibility. calling for partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. temperatures coming down slightly sunday. a little bit more if you're going to be out with mom's sunday morning. fog along the coastline, patchy drizzle and inside the bay. so for breakfast, outdoor brunch things like that, you may be joined by some of that fog and then into the afternoon. partly cloudy skies mostly clear for the rest of us. we get a little bit closer to sunset and the clouds do return to the bay. afternoon highs for today. above average, but cooler than yesterday for most 73. in the city of san francisco, the low to mid 80s around the bay, upper 80s to low 90s inland. east bay, the north bay, santa rosa. you're looking good at 85. here's a look at your extended forecast. notice. the cooling trend continues into the weekend. sunday. right now looks to be the cooler day. low

60s at the coast. upper 70s around the bay, low 80s inland for all of you celebrating moms on sunday, monday, tuesday look to be just as nice. and as i toss it back, i want to say happy mother's day to garcia and to you, rosemary. >> thank you. >> melina, this president biden and the first lady are in the bay area. the president landed at moffett field at 725 last night. the first lady touched down at sfo earlier in the day. the president took marine one to marina green in san francisco and the visit is part of a west coast fundraising trip. san francisco mayor london breed greeted the president when he stepped off marine one at marina green. several people gathered nearby just to catch a glimpse of the president. >> i came here for a run with marina run club and then after i finished the run, i was already out here. it was nice weather. so, you know, i thought i'd just, hang around and, watch the president come in. >> today, president biden is scheduled to attend a fundraising reception in palo alto. he will then head to portola valley for an event at the home of a local venture

capitalist. last night, first lady jill biden attended a fundraiser in kentfield, and today she will travel to los angeles. >> this is president biden's second campaign fundraising trip to the bay area this year, with six months left to election day, president biden and donald trump have been neck and neck in recent polls. both candidates are trying to raise money for political ads. >> money is the mother's milk of politics, and it matters. and this isn't a presidential election where you're going to see north of 6 to $8 billion spent. >> political analysts say much of the money raised will go to increased voter turnout, especially among young people. >> college campus chaos has led some leading universities to cancel their graduation ceremonies this year, but that's not the case at cal. coming up on mornings on two. the nine. what's happening there this morning, and how the university points to its past as one reason it will forge ahead with end of the year ceremonies. then what's your retirement plan if you're banking on social security? some analysts say you need a back up plan. we'll talk live with the

financial adviser for a very real look at the state of social security and what you c d do on

just getting more expensive. new interest rates on federal student loan could add thousands of dollars to total payments. experts say. all federal education loans issued after

july 1st will be subject to higher rates under graduate loan, rates are expected to hit 6.5, and that is up 1% from the current rate and the highest it's been since 2008. >> the majority of americans who are retired say they're worried they did not have enough money to sustain themselves through their golden years. that's according to a new survey from schroders. it found that close to 70% are concerned about outliving their assets, while more than 40% believe they have saved enough. the report finds that rising prices are taking a toll on people's wallets, with close to 90% saying they're worried about inflation. >> a new report out this week shows the social security trust will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in the year 2035, a year later than previous estimates. let's get more insight on saving for retirement by turning, as we often do, to jason matthews of matthews financial and insurance solutions. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me again. should we panic? yes >> okay. i imagine the message is different for someone who's you know, 52 versus 32. >> exactly, so when we look at

the report, the combined both trust funds, the disability portion and then the trust retirement benefits for retirees, survivor benefits and so on and so forth. if you look deeper in that, in that, in the paperwork, it shows that social security actually will run out for most retirees in the year 2033, not 2035. the divisibility portion of it is great is the retirement part that's going to run out, and that's where we run to the hills and scream. >> that's when the panic comes in. so after we panic, what can we do to help ourselves? >> a couple of things. when we look at our social security statements, the first thing you should always do is make sure that it's up to date. oftentimes when we look at our social security, those benefits might not always be accurate. regarding our work history. so we make sure our salaries are correct with that. also, we should start planning getting our prepared ourselves. if social security is cut. so when you're talking about when social security does get cut at that period of time, if congress doesn't do anything, it's going to get cut down to 79% of benefits are going to receive. so we should be planning for that shortfall when it does come

for all of us. >> kind of filling in that 21% or whatever it is that we're not getting correct. i'm so fortunate. i have a little sister who's ten years younger than me and a long time ago, when she was starting her professional work, i said, put away whatever you can. time is on your side. so let's speak directly to those youngest workers. what do those in their early mid 20s get to do now? >> yeah, a couple things you should do. one thing. always match your employer retirement account. if they give you 3, match with 3% or else you're giving away free money. exactly. you always want a raise. that's an easy race for you. the second thing is max out your roth ira, and if you can't max out, contribute as much as you can. if you do those two things, you're on the right track. then after that, then you can start doing more, more down the road. but those two things you have to do starting off okay, so let's talk about mid-career people. >> i'll put myself in this group. i do feel like for most of my professional life, i've kind of heard the message social security won't be there, don't count on it. but then we get little tiny bits of somewhat encouraging news. how do people in their 30s up to late 40s deal with what's happening? i'll say

oftentimes we should plan that. >> we're not going to get social security. >> just pretend like the news is not good, not going to happen. >> okay. if it does, great. it's a bonus. but we should always plan for the worst at that point. but if we do get social security, then we can. then we go from there. but right now, plan like you don't have that. figure out how you're going to get some more guaranteed income for retirement, that we have that guaranteed stream of income that everybody has who already receiving social security and retire now from that, it's doubly hard because people in their 30s and 40s are often always and i'll speak personally saving for college thinking, you know it's hard because you so often you'll put yourself aside. >> my son wants to go to stanford. let's make that happen. how do you talk your clients through that sort of a conundrum? >> i think we have to really just start figuring out what's our priorities and what's important towards us, because, yeah, we might save for college, but if we're going to save for college, you know, have enough for retirement, right? you have to start planning, saying, maybe i'm going to work an extra five years. and i say right now, so we have to, you know, there's pros and cons and we got to figure out which one to weigh, which one we actually want to go for that direction. >> what about taking money out of my retirement to buy a house? >> a lot of people are doing it. a lot of people are considering it. if you do that, have a game

plan, right? so if you take money out of your retirement account, if it's your retirement plan, you can borrow 50,000 from it, right? pay back over a five year period. but you also have to look at is my job stable? do i see this? my job might be a job that might get laid off within that five period time, because if not, what's going to happen? i'm going to have to pay taxes and penalties, whatever that left that loan balance remaining is if i have a job that i know is going to be there, see, i'm a nurse and i know the hospital is not going to close down, then i'll really would consider doing it at that time. >> okay. but you seem reluctant to even give that advice. all right. let's talk about those people in their 50s and up who were counting on social security and now realize it might not be there. what can we do at that later stage? great >> if you're 50 and above, do your catch up provision. so with your roth you can put an extra grant in. so instead of being 7000 this year, you could do 8000 this year. also make sure you're still maxing out. you should be maxing out your 4k plan at that time. so yeah, you might have had a foreign k plan before where you just matching. but as we get older we want to take advantage of all the catch up provisions, max it out, and then put some other investment vehicles to the side, open up that brokerage account and consistently put money there as well. >> okay. jason matthews, always

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a baby to a lethal amount of fentanyl. the district attorney's office says it's one of the largest drug busts of its kind in santa clara county history. authorities say the two suspects are drug dealers, and they accuse of stashing up to 55,000 fentanyl pills under their ten month old baby's crib. investigators say they also found marijuana, cocaine and a loaded gun inside the couple's home. the couple's baby is now being cared for by the child's paternal grandmother. both suspects are due back in court july 11th. >> new this morning, the fda delayed the approval of the moderna vaccine for rsv until the end of the month. a decision was expected to be made on the vaccine earlier this week. moderna says the fda has not informed them of any issues that would prevent the rsv vaccine from being approved. if cleared, it would become the company's second product to launch in the u.s. after its covid vaccine. a mobile app that connects to an insulin pump device is being recalled after hundreds of users

were injured when the device unexpectedly shut down. the fda says the recall was issued after more than 85,000 versions of the app experienced a software glitch. experts say the shutdown could delay insulin delivery to the body and cause life threatening injuries for patients with diabetes, the company that made the app sent all affected users a letter asking them to update the software to a later version. >> the bodies of two climbers who were reported missing this week on mount whitney have been found by a friend who was with the climbers called in the inyo county sheriff's department tuesday night after they failed to arrive as planned at their campsite, a helicopter crew and teams on the mountain launched a search and found the bodies. mount whitney, east of sequoia and kings canyon national park, is the highest point in the u.s. outside of alaska. >> the national park service has released a new safety report. it concludes a contractor at yosemite may be endangering visitors. the report targets the agency contracted to run visitor services at yosemite. the park service blames the contractor for the deterioration of some of yosemite's historic structures.

this includes a guest falling from a porch because of a poorly maintained railing that broke well. none of this a landmark decision on the horizon now coming up on mornings on two the nine, we'll talk with an expert about the us supreme court taking on that pivotal case. grants pass versus johnson, which could have implications for those who are unhoused nationwide. then, despite several commencements, cancellations at prominent universities across the country due to pro-palestine protests, uc berkeley is moving forward with its plans. we're live from the campus with fine lines? make an appointment with this. hyaluronic plumping water cream by l'oreal. with micro hyaluronic acid. hydrates better than the #1 hyaluronic gel moisturizer. in 2 weeks, lines are visibly reduced.

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it's been pretty hot by san francisco standards. and boy, if you go inland you will be roasting. thankfully, temperatures will calm a bit over the weekend, so if you can't stand the heat just look forward to sunday. if you feel out of touch with pop culture, you are not alone. about half of all people polled say they feel uncool by the tender age of 39, researchers examined how confident people felt when it came to keeping up with what's trending, so they found close to 50% say they felt out of touch with society. today, at age 39, it seems slang is the first thing to go, followed by knowing who's who and the celebrity world. they also feel uncool in the worlds of fashion and literature. on the upside, people say they general feeling feel like they're able to keep up with trends when it comes to

music and food. 39 so young. >> what do you think, andre yeah, but i don't care. >> you don't? >> yeah, yeah, it doesn't matter to me now. you know, self-sustaining. you know, i'm doing better in life. so i don't care that i've lost lost touch with some things. >> 39 was a great age for me. i'm like, that was like i was about to hit my prime. i mean, that was it was better for me too. >> yeah. than it was for my younger years. i go back to like 22, i don't. yeah, exactly. >> i know about things from my kids. like they'll do you know, they'll they're dropping words. >> but do they think you're cool? probably not. >> yeah. i'm not supposed to be. i'm their dad. but right, right. yeah. but i mean, you know, i hear about things. yeah i certainly know more about taylor swift than i thought i'd ever. >> that. yeah, i will say i do lean on some of the younger members of our news team for sure. yeah. like, you know that singer who spells her name s zi-a? for the first time i saw it, i went over to one of our producers and i go, hey, april, how do we say this? she goes, oh, that's sza. and i said,

okay. so i wrote it out phonetically, so i'm grateful to be surrounded by people younger and older. and it's a big, you know, juicy salad, selenite. >> rza yes, we know that one. all right, here are the results of the poll we told you about earlier in the show. we're asking, what do you think the oakland zoo should name its new giraffe? and here are the results here. nuru meaning light is 61% nz, meaning powerful 26% and kovu, meaning scar a third. no love for scar. no love for scar, i don't know. yeah they want to pick that one away. just scan the qr code in the top right hand corner of your screen and just head to ktvu.com/vote to cast your vote on a name. >> happening today, governor newsom will release an updated budget for the next fiscal year. last month, the state's legislative budget office estimated california's budget deficit is likely grown. the estimate is about $70 billion now, up from 38in january. this means the budget the governor and lawmakers plan for needs to be revised. the deficit has grown as is expected. there will likely be cuts to spending and programs. that's something governor newsom hinted at when asked about the budget at a chamber of commerce event earlier this week. >> we still have a shortfall. we

will manage it and we'll manage it. yes without general tax increases, we're not just going to try to solve for this year. i want to solve for next year. i think it's too important. we have got to be more disciplined. >> analysts cite a couple of reasons for the growing deficit, noting economic growth has slowed. so there's less in payroll tax revenue amid layoffs and job cuts. also, sales tax revenue is down due to consumer cuts and spending. >> california's public utility commission unanimously approved a controversial plan that will change how customers energy bills are calculated. the plan applies to pg and e and other investor owned utilities. it adds a $24 charge to most bills in exchange, customers would pay 5 to $0.07 less per kilowatt hour. these charges will find utility infrastructure fund, utility infrastructure improvements. mark toney, executive director of the utility reform network, tells us this plan should result in more

equitable contributions across the state. >> people who live in the coast, who have cooler climates, who don't use as much electricity, we'll see a small increase, but that is so that people in the central valley who have the lowest incomes and the highest energy use, get a little bit of a break. >> lower income customers will see a flat rate of 6 or $12. the new fees are set to take effect in 2026. >> well, the us supreme court is deliberating the fate of grants pass versus johnson. and whatever the outcome, hundreds of thousands of people nationwide currently living on the streets will be affected and at some time over the next few months, the justices could release their decision on whether a ban and a fine on homeless encampments is cruel and unusual. but some don't believe solving this complex issue lies in the courts. so with us now for more insight is elizabeth funk, who is the ceo of dignity moves. elizabeth, thank you so much for joining us. first, elizabeth, before we

get to the details there, what does dignity moves do? >> dignity moves is a nonprofit that is focused on one specific part of the homelessness problem, which is unsheltered homelessness in california. we've spent so much of our energy focusing on getting people into permanent housing and ending homelessness. for those people that we let people languish on the streets, in the encampments that are being addressed in this case, right. >> so in this case, here in grants pass, in short, the city of grants pass wants to ban people from, you know, using blankets, pillows, cardboard boxes while sleeping to protect themselves in city limits. and that's essentially what this is about, correct? >> that's correct. the supreme court in martin versus boise, which is the case that preceded the grants pass and is the basis of it, so that you shouldn't be able to arrest someone for doing something they can't avoid. it is a human behavior to sleep. and so if you can't avoid it, it shouldn't be punishable. marin. >> yeah. so the two federal courts found cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. this move that grants pass is doing, there's a ticket that each violation would get $295 per incident with no alternative to survive. these people are stuck with this

ticket. steep penalty for sure. right? >> well, think about it. if you've lost your job and you've fallen into the desperate condition of homelessness, the threat of a fine is not going to all of a sudden magically get you back indoors. these people don't have a choice, and so finding them only makes their problem worse. it digs a deeper and deeper hole that makes it harder for them to solve the problem. >> and that's where the cruel and unusual punishment comes in here under the eighth amendment that is being argued in this case. so what do you think should be happening, though, in these cases? >> well, the law says current law that you can't arrest somebody for sleeping on the streets unless you have an alternative to offer them. and somehow we've gotten stuck on the first part of that phrase and not looked at the second. what we need is to have dignified alternatives for people so that we can reclaim our public spaces. we can make it illegal to sleep on the streets people shouldn't have to resort to, nor should they be allowed to sleep on our streets. >> all right, so one of the things that you've been pushing here is, is vacant land, emergency building codes, modular mass produced buildings here. tell us a little bit about some of the ideas that you've

tossed out to get folks off the streets and into shelters. >> well, the state has declared a shelter crisis, which gives the cities broad authority to declare shelter in emergency emergency powers. some are doing it, some aren't. but this truly is a humanitarian crisis. and the sad thing is we're not treating it that way. and so with the emergency powers, cities like san jose, for instance, has been doing this. they're waiving things like lengthy procurement processes or land use restrictions just to get people indoors. and then we can take on the bigger problems of getting permanent supply of housing. >> we've heard some cities, though, point out the issue of funding some of these plans here. how do you fix that part of the problem? >> well, what people don't realize is how much it costs our cities to let people languish on the streets. it costs about twice as much, just in hard costs between picking up the feces and needles, emergency rooms, psychiatric breaks that are preventable. that's about $85,000 per person per year. and yet the calculation is done when people are are housed. >> and how much is that? >> so to bring people into interim housing where they can get supportive services and meals and care is about $40,000

a year. >> it's half. it's half of that. so what are you advocating now? what does your organization want to do to help get this process moving here at a faster pace? because in many cases, we see the pace is slow when the cities are trying to set this up. san jose is an exception. of course, they're trying to move things along. >> it doesn't have to be slow to get people indoors. if i were in charge, i would count how many people we need, how many beds we need immediately and set out to build a mall. because i think the biggest constraint is people don't believe it's possible you could have everyone indoors by christmas if you decided to do it. it's a policy choice. you get people indoors into different types. some what we build are private rooms because that's what people really want is private space. but if they want to stay in a tent, it could be a sanctioned tent that's supervised. you have lots of different choices and get everyone indoors, and then you can redeploy those resources that are being squandered on building the permanent housing that's needed. >> so what are you seeing in cities that is keeping them from from making the policy changes that could move things along quickly? >> well, to be cynical, it's our current metrics are wrong because cities are scored on how

many people get into permanent housing, which in california is costing over $700,000, just to say the temporary housing, which may be a tiny home or something like that, or a shelter building into a house of their own where they may use section eight or something like that. correct and when you move from the streets into interim housing, you're still classified as homeless. you're just sheltered, homeless. so the city's homeless count doesn't go down. they would cynically rather get one person into $1 million apartment than 50 off of the streets, because they're much exchanged. that's just wrong. >> is that something built into the larger policies? is that why we're seeing it that way? >> it's the funding policies, because when you get into permanent housing, you have a section eight voucher paid for by hud. when you're in interim housing, you're paid for by very limited resources at the city level, at the city. >> what about the state? how is that contributing to this? >> the state is really picking up momentum on getting serious about this. and for instance, prop one, those treatment beds, interim housing is treatment. these people have been suffering mental issues on the streets and there's behavioral health bed money coming online. the state is starting to be very cognizant of the crisis that we have. >> and for your your organization, then what do you

want to let people know about it and how they can help or how you're helping the process now? >> well, we're about deciding that this is possible and determining and getting cities to take it seriously and do that and reallocate some of their resources to stop the bleeding and the suffering on the streets. and just change those those systems. and we build we borrow vacant land and set up cabins that are temporarily there. there are lots of models for interim housing. we just need more of all of it. >> you know, people drive by the homeless encampments all the time. you say by christmas, but it seems impossible sometimes when you talk about it. but you say it is possible to, to make that happen. >> the idea that it's impossible is the biggest thing standing in our way. >> the idea? the biggest. yeah. sometimes in our heads. right. elizabeth funk with mousse. thank you so much for joining us today and providing your insight into this very important topic that we continue to tackle. and it would be nice if people could be off the streets by christmas. that would be great. thank you so much. thank you. all right. hang on. mornings on two. the nine continues. now san francisco's economy gets a boost. how a cyber security conference helped bring tens of thousands of people to local businesses in the downtown area.

then he led the san francisco youth orchestra, doing a global pandemic. and now he's leaving the post. he is held for five seasons. next on the nine, we'll talk

time when pro-palestinian protests have led to the cancellation of graduation ceremonies at other schools across the country. ktvu sally rasmus joins us from the cal campus with the activity there this morning. allie >> yeah. cal general commencement ceremony happening at memorial stadium tomorrow. that's going on as planned. what's happening this morning? and is already underway at the greek theater. right behind us is the commencement ceremony for the uc berkeley law school. it just got underway. everyone is inside, but outside the theater, about an hour ago, when there were dozens of people lined up waiting to get in, there was a mobile billboard truck with some names written in red on it that got the attention of some people. we're going to show you some blurred out video of it right now. and the reason we're blurring out part of that truck is because it has the names of some uc berkeley law students written on it in red in it's a mobile billboard truck. it's about ten feet tall. the names are very clear to see. we talked

to the people who commissioned this truck. it's a pro-israel group, and they said that they decided to put the names of these students on this billboard because they accused those students at uc berkeley law students of being, in their words, anti semitic. now, ktvu is not showing the names because we can't verify the accuracy of that claim. but here's what the protest organizers had to say about why they commissioned this mobile billboard during this commencement ceremony, followed by the reaction of some people who attended the ceremony. >> they proudly signed a public proclamation banning anybody who supports the existence of the state of israel from speaking at their events. we would never share private information and never have a shared private information. but if they're that proud of their anti-semitism, they shouldn't be ashamed that we've shared it with larger audience. >> i'm jewish, i'm a berkeley law student. feel very safe. no one's buying this anymore. and the people that are have always bought it. so i think that this is really just aggressive and harassing. >> i think even people who are, you know, less sympathetic to

palestinians or consider themselves more pro-israel would have to think this is really inappropriate to be putting students names up like this. and at a moment of celebration. >> again, to clarify, we're not showing the truck with any names on it. we blurred it out because we haven't been able to verify the accuracy of it. and also what the people who's who are named on the truck are accused of doing is not a crime. signing any petition is perfectly legal. just like having a billboard truck like this on a public street with names on it is also legal. but the controversy over the truck during this, at the beginning of this commencement ceremony for uc berkeley law school, just shows how heated the debate and the discussions have become around the war in gaza. on college campuses across the country, and also here at uc berkeley, live in berkeley. allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> allie. thank you. apple is apologizing for an ipad commercial that's getting slammed by the creative artists community. all the things you do

give me a reason to build my world around you. well, this ad released on ceo tim cook's x page, shows a hydraulic press destroying musical instruments and books, paints a television, sculptures and other items. the commercial then reveals the company's newest ipad pro device. this ad is receiving heavy public backlash, with celebrities including actor hugh grant saying it demonstrates technology crushing the creative world. apple says it, quote, missed the mark and won't rerun the commercial. >> a napa native is in the us navy, is being featured in a new documentary about the blue angels. >> first times you take off. you gotta push the i believe button. >> the documentary follows paul archer and a group of new aviators through their training process. the film also goes behind the scenes and highlights staffs who maintain the blue angels aircraft and keep them ready for shows. it's set for

release in imax theaters next week and will be streaming on may 23rd. follow the music, of course, of west side story, one of the explosive performances by the san francisco symphony youth orchestra that's thrilled audiences since it was founded in 1981. >> well, now, the orchestra's music director is about to leave his post when he's held for five years through a major change at the symphony itself and a global pandemic that reshaped the arts and entertainment industry. i am so happy to welcome back to the nine daniel stewart. just ahead of his final concert on may 19th. thanks for being with us. thank you guys. >> it's so good to be back with you. >> how do you feel about hanging it up after five incredible, also tumultuous years? >> it's been incredible and i've loved every moment of it. and i i'm just thinking of it more of a celebration of all the incredible work that they've done and the you know, getting a chance to really celebrate that today. >> you guys worked hard. so you

accepted a position in 2019. back before we knew anything was going to be different. then comes the pandemic. i have two boys who who are in band, and i remember them doing their band class on zoom with two trumpets, and it was mind numbing. how did you handle that? >> there was a lot of all that adaptation, but, you know, just trying to keep them inspired and keep them engaged. and we did our own remote recordings, and we did master classes and great guests and great activities and score studies. so we made the most of it. >> it was almost more mental and social as much as it was, you know, fingers on the keys, that sort of thing. exactly. yeah, how do you inspire today's young musicians to keep with it? i there's nothing more inspiring than seeing people realize their potential and really gain agency and fluency, after which point their imaginations really come to the fore, and then they can express so many, you know, different parts of their lives that they didn't have immediate access to. >> so it's profoundly wonderful

when that transformation happens. and this is the age and this is the context in which they gain that confidence. and, sophistication over the details. >> and some of the performers in the youth orchestra do go on to be professional musicians, many for those who don't. how does music still enrich and affect their lives in every conceivable way? >> you know, this is, memory is such a evolutionary, prioritization. you know, it's a very pricey thing. so the brain forgets what's not relevant or emotionally very significant. and music is always there, even when we forget our names at the end of, you know, life sometimes. so these, these skills, these communication and, awareness building, tools that music enables in us to understand each other. and by extension, you know, ourselves even more in the process is, you know, crosses every boundary in life. it really, really does. >> it can only help you. you

came up in the orchestra yourself, i did. what was it like that first time turning around and being the boss, where you used to want to sit in the viola section? >> it was. it just felt completely natural to be back in this wonderful hall with this, incredible tradition of the empowering everybody in that age group and treating them seriously and building that level of respect and that deep sense of commitment and seriousness of purpose which through which all of those great things really come to the fore. so it was just a terrific experience in that. >> how old are the youngest musicians you work with? 12, 12 years old. >> we actually had an 11 year old turn 12 and halfway through, and i guess some 12 and 11 year olds have the maturity to keep with not only their their school program, but but all that being in your orchestra requires they have to because they in order to have gotten that spot, they had to, you know, really earned it against 17 year olds who are

also completely qualified. but there's just only so many spots. and so the little ones who are, they're they're they're little wonder kids. >> so how incredible to know that you have kind of, you know, it's like you blow on the dandelion and all the seeds go out over the country, in the world, and you're sort of planting, planting music in these communities. real quick. tell me about your final concert coming up on the 19th may 19th, 2 p.m, at davies symphony hall. >> mahler, mahler's fifth symphony, which is one of the monumental works and it's, it's vast. it contains everything. it's an overwhelming experience and something, if you haven't seen it before, one should try to see it. yeah. experience it once in their life. at least it's. and it contains maybe ten minutes of the most beautiful music ever written as well. >> can i tell you i have cried at san francisco symphony performances, probably more than any other performance i go to. it's an emotional experience. and every time let's say it's, you know, the william tell

overture, that i hear inside symphony hall. and then i hear it being used to sell kleenex. and i remember the time that i took my family to symphony hall to see the. it's like you're right about this criss crossing of emotions and experiences. and you remember when they were little, and now they're this big. and i can't say i'm not even doing a good job now. i can't say enough about it. so you've given a gift. you've given a real gift. >> thank you. well, it's so special and it's worth every bit of attention we give to it. >> all right. the 19th it is. thank you so much. congratulations thank you so much, guys. let's get you to see some mahler. right. if you've never seen or heard it before this is your chance. if you'd like to attend san francisco symphony's youth orchestra concert on may 19th, we have made it easy for you. head to ktvu.com. click on the web link section. coming up here on the nine was an overseas zoo trying to pull a fast one? take a look at these animals. why zoo leaders say they were not trying to deceive the public by painting a couple of dogs, black anwhit s

up this morning on millmont drive east of 880 firefighters from fremont and milpitas responded, knocked down the fire in about 90 minutes. firefighters were able to contain the fire to one building. no injuries. the cause remains under investigation. >> the san jose bart extension project is getting $500 million in federal funding. the agency overseeing the project, the valley transportation authority, says the investment is a good push in getting the project complete. construction is already underway. the bart extension will build a subway through downtown san jose. the project is expected to cost $12 billion. >> that means it is a nationally important project. it is one of the most important projects in this budget, is the second highest project with an allocation. and what that means is that this project has huge support right now, crews are

working on the second phase of the project, expanding the newhall maintenance facility near santa clara university. >> service is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2037. national cyber security conference in san francisco gave the local economy a boost. >> more than 40,000 people attended the rsa conference at moscone center. the event ends this week and brought plenty of business to the area. city officials say it will bring in more than $62 million this year. restaurants near the convention center say they were packed throughout the week. >> they've really been enjoying it. we see people who are regulars for this event, regulars for this convention coming back year after year, and they say how happy they are to be back in san francisco. >> one of the most important things we can do for san francisco is fill our convention center, bring meetings and conventions to san francisco. those folks are staying in our accommodations. they're eating in our restaurants. they're really stimulating the entire economy of san francisco. >> the rsa conference is considered the second biggest annual conference in san francisco, after dreamforce.

>> it's a zoo, and china is receiving backlash for trying to trick visitors into believing a pair of dogs or panda bears. video shows the two dogs, painted in black and white die. well, i kind of looked like that zoo animal. >> i could watch this all day. zoo animals say they advertise the animals as panda dogs and made no intent to deceive visitors or mistreat the dogs. >> critics were offended and argued the dog could be exposed to skin diseases from the die. what kind of dogs are those? >> well, i don't know. chow. chow chow. yeah. chow chow. i mean, they have special dyes for dogs, though. i don't know if they use them, but it is a pretty good impersonation. >> i mean, like a for effort. do you know, like, i mean, it's a like i said, the first time i saw this video, i was like, is this a parody? is this like an snl? >> like, is this real? >> like, this zoo actually tried to do this someone on purpose. >> yeah, but i guess it's that their wording, they called them panda dogs. yeah. not panda. >> so if you didn't read the fine print, that's your own

fault. that's right. >> okay, let's swing back to our poll. you guys have been so good about responding to this question in oakland zoo, has a new giraffe, and is looking for help in naming a real giraffe. >> right? >> it's a real giraffe. i don't know, but what could you paint to look like? there's nothing even shape. so any who? most of you. more than half say you should. they would like to see the new giraffe named nuru, which means light. next biggest group votes for nz, which means powerful. 17% of you like covid, which means skaar keeps scanning the qr code at the top right of the screen. head to ktvu.com slash vote through the day. we'd love to watch those numbers change. >> yes, you can paint an ostrich maybe into a d ft col .. ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel good time ♪ ♪ spreading love and joy and laughter all over the place ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ it will be so legendary ♪ ♪ sherri's got you feeling good ♪ >>