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ktvu fox two. >> citizens and elected leaders voicing their frustrations with washington, as some bay area voters grow concerned over the actions of the trump administration. >> like many of you are angry, and i am prepared to do whatever it takes, whatever is necessary to stand up to donald trump and elon musk. [applause] >> voters packing congressional town halls on the peninsula and in the east bay tonight as president trump continues to sign executive orders with far reaching effects. good evening. i'm greg lee. >> and i'm claudine wong. democratic congressman kevin mullins hosted his first town hall of the year tonight in belmont. it comes as democrats and their supporters look for ways to stand up to the trump administration and its downsizing of the federal government. now, this town hall came just hours after president trump signed an executive order attempting to dismantle the education department. representative mullin, from the 15th district, says democrats will not stand for this latest

order. >> anything that happens to that department has to come through the congress. we have the power of the purse, and there is a deep lack of respect from the executive branch about the role of the congress when it comes to discussions around the department of education. so we're going to fight like #### on any of those proposed cuts. >> congressman mullin says the federal government has a large role to play when it comes to supporting education, and he says he'll work with his colleagues to ensure its existence. well, east bay congressman mark desaulnier also spoke to a large crowd at the town hall he held in concord. desaulnier has raised concerns about the trump administration's proposed cuts to medicaid and social security, among other government services. he has also called on republican members of congress to oppose the trump administration's efforts to dismantle the department of education. >> conservatives have long wanted to dismantle the department of education. president trump made it a promise while on the campaign

trail. ktvu tom vacar shows us how president trump plans on replacing the department and what today's executive order could mean for students. >> in apparent violation of federal law requiring congressional approval. president trump signed the education executive order. >> we're going to shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible. it's doing us no good. the most money spent per pupil, and you're at the bottom of the list. and that's where we are. like it or not. >> the california attorney general has already filed some lawsuits and will do so again. >> the constitution requires that the president, the executive branch, take care to enact the laws, not undermine them, not dismantle them, not do the opposite of what the laws have, are, have been created to, and designed and intended to do. >> the impacts on california are still unknown, but a lot is at stake. the latest figures show that california public schools receive about $17 billion, or

$2,859 per student, which is about 14% of their total funding. the balance, 86% of total funding comes from state and local taxes. federal money supports low income families, disabled students, special education, english language learners, and student support for academic achievement. >> we're going to be returning education very simply back to the states. >> the california department of education, calling the executive order illegal without the consent of congress, minced no words. these constant threats of unlawful actions are disruptive to our schools, harmful to students and school staff, and don't save the taxpayers a dime. >> pell grants title one funding resources for children with disabilities and special needs will be preserved. they're going to be preserved in full and redistributed to various other

agencies and departments. >> without congressional approval. a judge will ultimately decide. tom vacar, ktvu, fox two news. >> education secretary linda mcmahon will now lead the charge to gut the department. this afternoon. she was asked about whether congress will play any role in this process. >> i want congress to be a partner in this, and i believe they will be, because both sides of the aisle know that what is happening to education in our country cannot be allowed to stand because we are failing our students. >> congressional democrats will likely oppose this move at every turn. u.s. senator from california adam schiff, writing in part, the order will, quote, mean less resources for special education, for teacher training, and for individualized attention to the learning needs of each child. that these cuts are made to fund a tax cut for large corporations makes the sacrifice of our schools even more unbearable. governor gavin newsom also released a statement writing, quote, this overreach

needs to be rejected immediately by a co-equal branch of the government. or was congress eliminated by this executive order? >> two education experts say shrinking the department will have drastic impacts on students and teachers in low income and underserved communities. >> it provides resources to students who are at the margins. it provides resources to the least of these. specifically, the department of education provides 6,363% of all public schools in the u.s. are quote unquote, title one schools. these are schools with students who come from lower income families. how do you make schools in america great? again, it's not by cutting teachers. it's not by giving the least of these less. we should be investing in schools more investing in teachers, more. >> doctor travis bristol at uc berkeley's school of education, said cuts could also hurt funding for teacher training and retention programs, as well as potentially impacting pell

grants for low income college students. >> the university of california is planning to enact a system wide hiring freeze due to an unexpected or unexpected reduction in state and federal funding. state funding to the uc system is projected to drop nearly $400 million, and that's because of california's budget deficit. there will also be cuts in federal funding for research grants through the national institutes of health, and the trump administration is threatening to withhold even more federal funding for what it describes as the mishandling of campus protests and accusations of anti-semitism at universities. legal analysts say the hiring freeze could affect the uc system's nearly 300,000 students. >> it slows. >> down research. it means you're going to cancel some classes. it's going to make it harder for students to finish on time. it may cost them more tuition. together. >> along with the hiring freeze, uc president michael drake is also calling on all departments to delay maintenance work, reduce business travel, and find

additional ways to cut their budgets. >> the california state university system, also facing deep cuts. in january, governor newsom proposed cutting the csu budget by $375 million. several csu campuses have chosen to slash funding to their athletic programs in the bay area. san francisco state is getting rid of two of its varsity teams, while sonoma state has decided to pull the plug on its entire athletic department. and the cuts do not stop there. cal poly san luis obispo announced this month it's discontinuing its swimming and diving teams. new at ten ktvu amber lee spoke with current team members here in the bay area about the impending cuts and what's being done to try and save the programs. amber. >> greg. students, parents and supporters have started raising money to try to save the program. they say their passion comes from what this sport has taught them, and that athletics is an important part of the overall college experience. jed johnson is on the varsity swim

team at de la salle high school in concord. the senior is a recruit for cal poly san luis obispo swim and dive team, but his future as a collegiate swimmer is now in limbo. >> i got an email from the athletic department saying that the program was cut, so that that was kind of just a shock. >> disappointed but undaunted. >> leaving on top. >> jets father tom johnson is the head coach of de la salle's varsity swim team. he also attended cal poly in the late 1980s and was a member of that team. he tells me college's cutting sports has a negative impact on the school and the students. >> it's like the ultimate microcosm of life, the things you learn in an athletic season are the same things you carry on and make you successful in life. >> johnson is part of a parent group now working to raise the money. cal poly says it needs to reinstate the program. they're focused on raising money with alumni and private donors. >> just having that just gone is like a part of me missing.

>> these cal poly students are all from the bay area. they're currently home on spring break. there are also members of the swim team that cal poly recently disbanded. they received the news in a meeting about two weeks ago. >> just the amount of emotions in that room, the sadness and the tears. it was it was devastating. >> their main goal right now is to just fundraise and be hopeful for this next coming year. >> the student athletes say they've learned teamwork, determination and resiliency through this sport. now they tell me they will use those life lessons to fight for cal poly swim program. >> how to set a goal and work for yourself. even when it gets hard. >> parents, students and supporters say they need to raise $25 million to reinstate the program. a spokesperson for cal poly tells me if they raise at least $10 million by april 15th, there will be a 60 day extension to raise the rest of the money. greg.

>> that is a lot of money. amber do we know how much they have raised so far in this effort? >> they're optimistic because even in the short amount of time, they've raised $2.1 million so far. >> all right. something we will continue to watch. amber lee live in studio for us today. amber thank you. new at ten bills for pg and e customers could soon be going up. the company asked the california public utilities commission to raise its rates. in today's unveiling of the 2026 cost of capital applications report, the utility says raising rates would help offset the risk of doing business in california. in the report, pg and e asked that it be allowed an 11.3% return for investors. if the rate hike is approved, it would raise residential customer bills by about $5.50 per month. the change would not take effect until january 1st, 2026, at the earliest. state lawmakers passed 119 bills on the budget today, but they are all blank for now, except for one line saying they will enact the budget act of

2025. voting in the state senate turned into an argument between republicans and democrats over spending transparency. republicans claimed bills will eventually be filled by a backroom deal. democrats claim the blank pages are part of a normal process, and also turned the conversation back to president trump. >> transparent means is what you see is what you get. but we all know that this budget process is gaslighting the public in california. >> if you want some things in the budget, how about you help us prevent your counterparts in in congress from taking a wrecking ball to medicaid and snap and head start? it is the budget cuts that we are seeing coming at us from donald trump's congress. >> more budget hearings are scheduled through the june 15th due date. final negotiation is between lawmakers and the governor behind closed doors.

>> lisa gauthier has been in public service for 13 years. coming up, i'll tell you how growing up in east palo alto led her to local politics. [music] >> and a very weather. nice start to spring for today, with lots of sunshine out there and a bit of a warming trend on our five day forecast. we'll have the update coming up after the break. >> but first, joining forces to spur a san francisco revival. the idea from the mayor to the silverado trail boss. [engine starts] ♪ and a little work. ♪ and a little play. ♪ and a truck that says no to nothing. and chevrolet. it's chevy truck month. well qualified buyers get 2.9% apr for 72 months on this silverado, or current competitive owners can get

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is rallying together two dozen corporate leaders in san francisco to help save the city's economy. the organization is called the partnership for san francisco, and it will serve as a council of ceos to work with public officials to improve city business, specifically in downtown. now, council representatives come from openai, the san francisco giants, salesforce, google and more. the top priority is improving street safety and cleanliness. this group is coming together as the city faces budget troubles, partially driven by empty offices and retail storefronts. a top san francisco official has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into her outside consulting work for a political advocacy group. kimberly ellis is the director

of the department on the status of women, and she is being investigated for mixing her political interests with her role as a city official. the move by the mayor's office to place ellis on administrative leave was preceded by an investigation by the chronicle. ellis told the newspaper that the allegations against her are baseless. >> speed cameras are now live across the city of san francisco. city leaders revealed the new tech today in north beach. san francisco is the first california city to activate the cameras as a result of a 2023 state bill, drivers will be mailed tickets if the cameras detect them, driving at least 11mph faster than the speed limit. warnings will be issued for two months before citations are issued. fines range from 50 to $500, depending on the speed. the city of petaluma is reducing speed limits on more than a dozen streets downtown, from 25 miles an hour to 20 and 15, when kids are around. these new speed limits are in accordance with the new state law. for the first two weeks after new signs are posted, police officers will

issue warnings, then switch to citations. >> as we continue to honor women's history month, we are recognizing bay area women who have broken barriers and san mateo county supervisor lisa gauthier was sworn in as the county's first black woman on the board in january. this came after more than a decade of public service. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters is live in redwood city tonight, with more on gauthier and her daughter, who inspired her to seek office. lamonica. >> claudine, the supervisor, says that if someone had asked her 13 years ago if she would be in public office, her answer would have been no. she was raised in east palo alto and says serving the community is personal and a privilege. >> pink. it's power, not just from barbie, but it's the of female color, a feminine color. but it shows for me, it's power. >> lisa gauthier is standing near a pink quilt on her office wall, gifted to her by a staunch supporter called mama d, who passed away last year. pink was

also her campaign color, and, she says serving the community she was raised in is an honor she doesn't take lightly. >> so in 2012, i was elected to the east palo alto city council as a council member, and it was just brand new. it was the first office i had held, but it was in the city that i grew up in and that i'm familiar with. i raised my children there as well, so it meant a lot to be in a leadership role in the community that i'm a product of. >> gauthier was first elected east palo alto mayor in 2015, has served as mayor three times, and in 2024 became the first black woman to be elected to the san mateo county board of supervisors. a mother of three and grandmother to four year old camden, she says her youngest daughter inspired her to serve. >> and i just encouraged her that, you know, if you're not at the table making decisions like someone else will take that place, somebody else will be there and you're involved and people like you, you have good opinions. why not you?

>> before running for office, gauthier was an executive assistant for a venture capital firm. she earned a bachelor's degree while being a mom, working full time and serving the city council. gauthier also says she left an abusive marriage. >> when i think about what i heard when i was leaving that marriage, i was told i would never amount to anything. i would never have anything. no one would ever want me. and i think i thank god as you look at me today, i'm sitting in this position. and that really was not the case. >> gauthier has received multiple awards over the years, including being named a woman of the year by assembly member marc berman in 2022. >> i'm just glad that i didn't quit or didn't give up or didn't second guess it, and i'm really grateful for the outcomes. >> in 2023. while gauthier was mayor, there were no homicides in east palo alto, and she credits that to better policing and community efforts. gauthier says now she'll focus on

building up district four economically and guiding her constituents into the future. claudine. >> all right. interesting story and a life of public service. lamonica peters, thanks so much. >> spring is officially here in fields across the bay area are showing out. here's a look at the wildflowers in walnut creek. a variety of flowers are now visible, including the california poppy. here with a look at our very spring forecast. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo. hey, mark. >> hi there. greg. yeah, some pretty colors showing up in that video today. as you mentioned, the first day of spring. and actually a nice start to spring with some mild temperatures. of course, we had some rain drops last night into early this morning, but you can see temperatures today under mostly sunny skies topping out in the 60s. still some 50s out toward pacifica. this was the first sunset of spring. beautiful as you can see, looking out towards san francisco. a few high clouds moving into the bay area. just partly cloudy skies, but still heading into a nice evening. and tomorrow morning we'll have some patchy cloud cover out there. we could have some fog first thing tomorrow morning, and then

partly sunny skies into the afternoon hours. winds do pick up the typical winds this time of year. during the afternoon, around 15 to 25 miles an hour. here's the satellite where you can see the storm track, a defined storm track up in the pacific northwest. so they continue to pick up the significant rainfall. some of radar, some green on the radar here up toward eureka. we continue to pick up the high clouds, and that will kind of be our overall weather story for friday and into saturday. current numbers out there for the 10:00 hour. santa rosa has cooled off to 50. san francisco's 51 and livermore right now reporting partly cloudy skies and 50 degrees. so here's our live camera tonight. looking above san francisco with the rain is out of here. we get a bit of a break in the rainfall for tomorrow, and there's a slight chance of a north bay sprinkle early saturday morning. but in terms of real significant rainfall, it's really not in our forecast at all. so temperatures tomorrow morning 30s and 40s. here is the forecast model bringing in at least partly sunny skies throughout the day. on your friday and then into saturday, we will definitely bring in some more clouds. we

could have mostly cloudy conditions. the developing weather headline will be a big time warm up, and eventually we're talking about some 80s back in parts of the bay area. we'll have more on that with your full update in a few minutes. >> all right. thank you mark. well, we are following a developing story for you from west london, where a fire knocked out power at a part of the city, including heathrow airport, which is now going to be closed through tomorrow. check out this footage that was posted to social media. you can see those massive flames climbing into the sky. we do know about 150 people had to be evacuated after a transformer in an electrical substation caught fire. in a post on x, the scottish and southern electricity networks said the outage affected more than 16,000 homes. flights bound for london heathrow are being diverted to other airports or those flights have been canceled. [music] a federal judge slams the white house's response on deportation flights. the latest in the legal battle in dc. >> also ahead, elon musk is scheduled to visit the pentagon

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the pentagon was set to brief elon musk tomorrow on the u.s. military's plan for a potential war with china. but hours after that, news broke, both pentagon officials and president trump denied that china would be discussed. president trump also claimed in a late night post that china wouldn't be mentioned in the briefing. it remains unclear if that session will proceed as planned, but giving musk access to sensitive military information would mark a significant expansion of his advisory role in the trump administration. >> a federal judge is now slamming the trump administration for its response to a request. for more information on migrant deportation flights. he's accusing the white house of evading obligations and not handing over enough information. over the weekend, a u.s. district judge tried to block the deportation of hundreds of

venezuelan migrants to el salvador. the white house claimed the order came too late and deported them anyway. >> today, a coalition of immigrant justice groups and japanese american community leaders gathered in san francisco to condemn the trump administration's use of the alien enemies act in deportation cases. and for some, this is very personal. now, the alien enemies act of 1798 allowed non-citizens to be detained and deported during wartime without due process. it was last used during world war two, and led to the incarceration of more than 120,000 japanese americans. 80 year old satsuki ina says she and her family spent years in internment camps, and says what's happening today has brought back the trauma of that experience. >> i'm terrified. i feel like even speaking now, as a dissident opposing this current administration, that i could be picked up and taken for speaking

out, and this is what happened to my father that led to his imprisonment in a department of justice prison camp for enemy aliens. >> ina spoke next to a picture taken of her when she was two years old and in an internment camp. she says her father was held for almost two years, while she and her mother and brother were held in a separate maximum security prison, and says the trauma of that time stayed with her family. >> my parents, like many parents who were incarcerated during that time, suffered a lot of trauma and were very reluctant to speak about their experience. but they did leave behind letter letters and diary entries and haiku journals that i've used to write my book about what happened to us. >> and with this, people who spoke. >> today called on people to stand up together and fight these types of deportations and push congress to do more. ina

says young people today make her feel like together, people can make a difference. [music] coming up, a busy day for a san mateo police after a suspected thieves hit multiple stores at a mall on the peninsula. >> also ahead, tesla is targeted in what the white house is calling acts of domestic terrorism. their message to anyone frustrated with the company's ceo, elon musk. >> plus, march madness began with more than one upset in the ncaa men's basketball tournament. bailey o'carroll will join us live from san francisco later in sports. but first. >> here's some really good deals here. i'm sad to see this place shut down. >> bittersweet emotions for shoppers in newark. people try to snatch up last minute deals as another mac s ♪ ♪ ♪

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it is the end of the line for a retail institution in the east bay. the macy's store, which has anchored new park mall in newark, will close its doors for good on sunday. >> as ktvu jesse gary shows us, one retailer's story may prove to be an omen for others. >> once bustling with customers, macy's in the new park mall is now luring deal seekers eager to pick the bare bones of this dying retail giant. >> i heard it's closing and good deals, and she wanted a ring or so. i just wanted to make her happy. >> i want to go in because macy's macy's is a staple, you know, and i used to come here and spend a lot of money. so now i just want to go in and see what they're giving away. i can't believe macy's is closing. >> this store was a one time anchor for new park. now it occupies one of four spots on the marquee outside and inside. not only is everything on the floor for sale, so are shelving and decorations. >> i've been here a few times

already and there's some really good deals here. i'm sad to see this place shut down. >> over the past 15 years, store sales slumped from an estimated 100 million annually to just above 50 million. macy's executives in a move to prop up front runners, announcing last month they're cutting ties with 66 properties. it's a bold new chapter, will invest in 350 stores that are making the mark, and eventually close another 150. macy's is the latest, but certainly not the last, retailer to have to make difficult business decisions in order to survive. experts say it's part of an evolving business climate. >> you have too much supply and then you have a great reduction in demand. so the, the malls that relied on people just, you know, it's my neighborhood mall. so i'm going to go there. they don't have enough people going there anymore. >> doctor robert chapman wood says competition from online delivery services dealt a deep blow to brick and mortar

retailers. to survive, malls will need to make shopping more about the destination, not just the deals. >> the valley fair mall is actually expanding and attracting new tenants, new new retailers, retailers who want to be in an exciting place. >> for those malls and stores unable to add the next new spark of attraction. it's an ominous sign of what's ahead. >> that is going. but what? what can we do? things happen. >> as american businesses weigh anchor on what was to navigate seas of change in newark jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> there still isn't any bus or light rail service in the south bay, as the vta strike stretches into an 11th evening. >> we have to make sure that each and every one of you can afford to live in the most expensive place to live on in the country. >> more than 1500 bus and train operators, as well as maintenance workers and dispatchers, have been off the

job since march 10th. vta and union negotiators were back at the negotiating table today. the transit agency says progress is being made on the key sticking points, which have been working conditions and pay. >> governor newsom's office today announced the state now has almost 50% more electric vehicle chargers than gas pumps. the governor called it a milestone as california continues to expand the largest ev charging network in the country. figures show last year, there were more than 178,000 public and private ev chargers, and the governor said that while the federal government is trying to make it harder for electric vehicle owners, california is embracing its clean car future and offering more options than ever to charge evs. well, there's been a string of vandalism incidents since ceo elon musk took a controversial role in the trump administration. tesla vehicles, dealerships and charging stations have been targeted across the country. there was even a website which has now been taken down, that was sharing the personal information of tesla owners to pressure them

to sell their vehicles. tesla has been removed from this week's vancouver international auto show, with organizers citing safety concerns. the justice department says there have been some arrests and more are expected. >> charges have been dropped in a hate crime case that involved a man and a woman fighting in san francisco. a hung jury could not agree to convict the man accused of the assault that occurred inside a liquor store on market and drum streets last september. prosecutors say ervin rivera lara provoked the woman, wendy drew, by using a racial slur, which he denies. the public defender says the confrontation and the hate crime allegation were the result of a misunderstanding, claiming that rivera lara was calling his dog. in this situation. miss wendy was triggered when she thought she heard the n-word, a word that was not actually used. >> i am disappointed because he did call me f n word, right? he looked at me in the face and said it.

>> the jury voted 11 to 1 in favor of acquitting lora rivera of felony assault and 9 to 3 to acquit him of felony battery. >> dozens are under arrest after san francisco police and sheriff's deputies conducted an overnight drug market crackdown. it happened at the intersection of market and van ness. it is all part of a greater mission to combat the growing drug crisis. people in the area say in recent weeks, it has become a hub of drug activity, and the police department is promising there will be more enforcement sweeps like this one to come in all, 41 people were arrested on a variety of drug related charges. >> this activity will not be tolerated and we will continue these operations for as long as it takes. >> we will go wherever the crowds are going. we will go wherever the drug sales is happening. we will go wherever we need to address street conditions. and we've seen it move. so we're just going where it's moving. >> this is just the latest in a series of high profile enforcement efforts. just last week, police set up this mobile

command center at 16th and mission to combat drug activity in that area. and three weeks ago, police and sheriff deputies conducted a massive enforcement at jefferson jefferson square park. >> san mateo police arrested five people at the hillsdale shopping center for shoplifting and other crimes. police were called to lululemon at about 1115 wednesday in the morning after officers say two people tried to steal almost $900 worth of items and tried to return it for store credit. three minutes later, police responded to a call from macy's and arrested a third person for shoplifting. and at about 245 in the afternoon, home depot called in about a theft, which led police to a fourth suspect and a fifth who was in possession of drugs and had three arrest warrants. tonight, milpitas police are warning of a rise in copper wire thefts, and the thieves are reportedly targeting utility poles and street lights, leaving many streets in the dark. police say the thieves sometimes hide in plain sight, wearing vests to appear as legitimate utility workers. people in milpitas are

asked to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity near light poles or utility covers. >> coming up at 11, a contentious battle over banning e-bikes in the north bay. the board of supervisors set to discuss who may be banned from riding them. >> and in weather, looks like the clouds will be moving into the bay area over the next couple of days. but the big weather story will be a big warm up and eventually some 80s could resurface in our forecast. we'll have the update coming up. but first. >> the suspected leader of an l.a. street gang now in federal custody. among his charges, defrauding some pro athletes, including a warrior [ car engine revving ]

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suspected leader of a gang. according to the los angeles times, federal authorities say eugene big u. henley junior convinced celebrities to donate to a charity he created and then put that money in his own bank account. green allegedly lost $20,000 in the scheme. another notable victim includes shaquille o'neal. henley junior has a lengthy criminal record, including being the leader of the crips gang. henley jr turned himself in this week. >> the oakland roots are dedicating their upcoming home opener at the coliseum to a teenager who was shot and killed while walking to soccer practice. the team is going to be playing on saturday in memory of 15 year old durbin alvarado. he was killed during an attempted armed robbery and while walking to soccer practice with a group of friends on monday. this all happened on 100th avenue. in an instagram post, the roots say he was more than a soccer player. he was a teammate, a friend and a part of our shared love for the game. and we have an update now to a kidnaping investigation in

oakland. police say a woman who was kidnaped earlier this month has come forward and identified herself to police. officers say the woman was grabbed by a man and forced into a car near 90th avenue and cherry street back on march 4th. the suspect's vehicle was later recovered in east oakland. officers believe the suspect and the victim knew each other. the suspect has not been arrested. >> tonight, oakland police are asking for help in finding a missing 14 year old girl. samuel martin was last seen yesterday at about 1230 in the afternoon near 105th avenue in east oakland, south of edens avenue. police say she was wearing a green pullover sweater and blue jeans. anyone who sees her is urged to contact opd. >> stanford's football coach under fire after two investigations into his behavior. >> plus saving the species. the efforts underway in san francisco to protect and preserve a type of butterfly. >> and warmer weather for the start of spring. meteorologist mark tamayo will have you

facing scrutiny after facing two separate investigations for his alleged misconduct against staffers, particularly women. ktvu is mark sayer takes a closer look at those allegations and has reaction from student athletes. >> we're going to go out a day early. >> coach troy taylor was hired to be stanford's head football coach in december of 2022.

allegations about being abusive toward staff began shortly thereafter, and espn reported he was counseled and signed a document in early 2024 saying he was committed to improvement. but additional complaints came in and a second investigation was concluded last summer. >> my initial reaction to the reports that came out was that it took me to a place of outdated and antiquated ways of running a college athletics department. >> doctor sean fletcher is a professor of public relations and sports communication at san jose state. >> so specifically within sport. oftentimes, these types of toxic environments and exploitation happens because a lot of trust is placed in those who lead athletic programs. >> the espn report says taylor belittled female athletic staff members and made inappropriate comments about the appearance of another female staffer. in a statement released by the university, taylor said, i willingly complied with the

investigations, accepted the recommendations that came out of them, and used them as a learning opportunity to grow in leadership and how i interact with others. senior alyssa pascual says while the national press about the head football coach could negatively affect the reputation of stanford athletics, she also has not seen any issues. >> it's like our coaches are amazing. they they push us to our limits, but they also know that we're people and they take care. >> university administration released a statement that said last summer the university took appropriate measures. coach taylor received coaching, and he has committed to nurturing the respectful working environment that is essential to the success of all of our athletics programs. the espn report says more than 20 current and former athletic department staffers were interviewed as part of these investigations. reporting at stanford i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> the california academy of sciences and the presidio trust are trying to protect and preserve a species of local

butterfly. the xerxes blue was once common here along the san francisco coast, but when it's extinct about 80 years ago. darrell kaplan, senior research fellow at cal academy, says they identified the silvery blue species of butterflies from monterey county as a close relative of the xerxes. so last april, they released silvery blues into san francisco and now hope to see the population increase this spring. >> we're tracking it pretty much since late february. it's a very small chance that the eggs that were laid last last spring could eclose from pupae into adults as early as mid-march and as late as may. so we're going out there every single sunny day to look. >> captain says. urban development and habitat loss contributed to the xerces blue extinction. >> well, this is the time of year we could be talking about for several days. a warm weather

pattern with lots of sunshine. then we can go back to winter with some cold temperatures and some rain showers. at least for right now, we're going to be talking about a warming trend in our five day forecast in terms of rainfall. nothing significant. showing up in the bay area up to our north up toward crescent city. they will pick up quite a bit of some rainfall possibly. and as you can see into next week beyond wednesday or thursday, we could bring in some rain chances back in our forecast. but in the short term, this is what's happening. still kind of a mild pattern into friday and saturday, but the warming begins sunday and the warmest temperatures coming up monday and tuesday. and that means the warmest locations could be right around 80 degrees. so the two warmest days next week will be monday and tuesday. here's the satellite and radar right now where you can see a storm track up here. so they continue to pick up the significant rainfall up toward portland and seattle. even some cloud cover, some rain showers approaching cape mendocino right around eureka. and we continue to have the clouds drift into the bay area. so it's not going to be completely clear. tomorrow we start. we're still expecting some clouds for your friday and

into your saturday. here is our live camera looking above san francisco right now where we have partly cloudy skies. some patchy fog could regroup overnight. and the current numbers? it's not incredibly cold, but overnight the coolest locations could be back down into the upper 30s. right now we have some lower 50s for santa rosa, concord and san jose right now, checking in 51 degrees overnight temperatures. starting out your friday morning in the upper 30s to the 40s. so partly cloudy skies, some patchy fog. and here's the overall weather set up. we talked about that storm track up here. we will have partly sunny skies for your friday and then probably some more clouds moving into the region on saturday. but it's a dry weekend for the most part. and then this area of high pressure really builds in by sunday, monday and tuesday. and that means we'll have lots of 70s out there in the warmest locations, around 80 to 82 degrees. just amazing. into early next week. here's the forecast model showing you this, showing you that sun cloud mix throughout the day on your friday. this is friday, 4 p.m. and then into saturday. quite a few clouds drifting in. there is

a slight chance of a sprinkle of in the north bay, but the main action is outside of the bay area, out to our north and out to the east. you can see a little bit of activity just to the right around sacramento, possibly into the into the weekend. and then on sunday we will scale back on the cloud cover. and that's when our warming trend begins. highs for tomorrow will be in the 60s across most of the area, maybe a few upper 50s out toward pacifica. some clouds in the morning, partly sunny into the afternoon hours, temperatures not moving around too much for friday and saturday, but then sunday that will be the day of change. and if you want to get outside, these are the three days at least this five day forecast sunday, monday and tuesday. warmest locations for these two days, especially close to 80 degrees. and then eventually we could be tracking some rain chances in our forecast for next week. so if you like the sunshine, the warm temperatures make the most of this forecast, especially for the second half of the weekend. >> okay. thank you mark. well, oakland restaurant week is now underway. from neighborhood gems to michelin star restaurants, the city is inviting everyone to

enjoy exclusive menus and special offers. more than 130 restaurants are participating across oakland, and the event runs until march 30th, and beer aficionados can celebrate the return of pliny the younger this weekend. the russian river brewing company is set to release its latest edition of the popular triple ipa tomorrow. it is only available in person at the brewery's santa rosa and windsor pubs, and goes away on april 4th. >> a program in east oakland is sending more than a dozen castlemont high school students abroad to indonesia. the pacific bridge club, or pbc nonprofit, spends half a school year teaching team building and skill development to a group of students before taking them to explore and volunteer in a new country. 16 kids are participating this year, but the program has taken as many as 30 students abroad in the past. castlemont high teacher and program ceo jonathan guy says the students will be helping out at a sea turtle conservation center in bali. >> we plan to do a presentation

to really go and show middle schoolers, especially like elmer's, to show us, to show them what we experienced and show us what we learned. >> pbc has taken east oakland students abroad since 2018. past destinations include costa rica, china and egypt. >> coming up in ktvu sports presented by honda. steph curry left the game against the toronto raptors due to an injury. bailey o'carroll is going to have those details. >> on the 11:00 news. excitement is brewing for the oakland roots home opener this weekend, and the team could be on the bri

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celebrate the very first day of the ncaa men's basketball tournament. these first two days, thursday and friday are the equivalent of christmas morning for college basketball fans all over the country. there's still a few perfect brackets left out there. not many, but we want to get right into the action. there was a lot of bracket busting games, a lot of upsets, so let's get right into it. mcneese state manager amir khan leading his team out onto the court. he's a fan favorite. he even signing multiple nil deals of his own. second half is where we will start. the cowboys up ten on the fast break. kadir copeland passes down the court to christian shamoo, who slams it there. mcneese state goes up 12 under a minute to play. cowboys up six. parker takes it underneath for the reverse jam. check out the replay. finishing strong at the rim with authority. will wade loving it as 12 seeded mcneese state upsets clemson 6967. the final

in this one, it's mcneese state. first ever ncaa tournament win and then a big one here. arkansas and kansas is where we will go next to legendary coaches john calipari. bill self facing off against each other again. we'll start in the second half. the razorbacks up 1 to 1. dajuan harris picks off the pass. john davis blocks the layup here off the backboard. but aj storr is able to lay it in. the jayhawks take the lead there later in the half arkansas up one davis knocks down the three. number ten seed arkansas upset seventh seeded kansas. arkansas. loving it kansas fans. not so much. they're all right. on to another upset. drake and mizzou is where we will head next. the bulldogs up eight. shot clock winding down. bennett hits a three here a minute left in the game. then bulldogs looking to avoid being fouled starts throws up an alley oop

here to tayvon banks who comes down with a two handed slam there. the 11th seeded drake knocks off six seeded mizzou 6757. that one. not that close. all right. so those were the games today. next week we're going to host two games at chase center right here in san francisco. but we talk about march madness. it is all about those brackets. there are 25,802 left. perfect. i can tell you mine is not one of them. we've been out here at greens all day and we talked to fans about their brackets. green sports bar in san francisco, overflowing with eager college basketball fans and non-fans who had hopes that this year would finally be the year they filled out that perfect bracket. >> i always second guess myself when it comes to my brackets. i like to change it last second. i have a lot of one seeds in my final four, which i don't feel good about. >> some stay loyal to their alma maters. >> i always will pick kansas no matter what. >> others don't have that

option. you go to any of those schools. >> oh no, no no, i did not uc davis. >> but regardless, every year brings a renewed hope. this year was no different. >> right now. oh, 60%. but it's early days. yeah, we have a ways to go. i feel confident. >> everybody uses a different tactic. some may flip a coin, others might have a battle of the mascots, or. >> i'm cheating a little bit. i'm using i, i use cohere actually. command r, they have a new model and it's nice. i put all the data in before but it came out with florida. it's a basic pick, but i feel good about it. >> but as the day went on and the upsets stacked up, the mood shifted. >> really bad. you know, you got to look on the bright side. not much, but you got to just try to find it. >> but when the brackets bust, college basketball fans unite, cheering on the underdog because it's march. everyone's favorite time of the year for a cinderella story. all right, so we've got a whole lot more

action in store. again this is just the beginning. two local bay area teams playing cal excuse me, cal women's team. but first saint mary's men's. they're going to play tomorrow. they will play. they're in cleveland right now getting ready to tip their game off again. they are the only bay area men's team playing in the big dance this year. their game tomorrow afternoon against 10th seeded vanderbilt. and then let's get to the cal women's basketball team playing their first ever game of the tournament on saturday. they're in la. they will take on mississippi state. the winner of that game will most likely face top seeded usc. and from college basketball, we want to shift to the nba. steph curry back in the lineup today, but that did not last long. he exited the team's game against the toronto raptors with a back or what looked like a back injury at first. you can see he fell

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