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in a campaign at uc santa cruz overnight. we'll have the very latest on the standoff between law enforcement and the demonstrators. also ahead, making child care more affordable in san francisco. how the issue is now front and center for the candidates running for mayor and anchor brewing has a new owner after it shut down last year after 127 years in business. how the billionaire behind a major yogurt brand plans to bring it back. news at noon starts right now. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at noon. >> and good afternoon, everyone.

i'm frank mallicoat. here's what's happening. police and the california highway patrol are clearing out a pro-palestinian protest on the campus at uc santa cruz. police got to campus after midnight, declared the gathering unlawful, and gave the protesters a dispersal order. ktvu is mark sayer joins us live in santa cruz with the very latest. mark, good afternoon. >> well, good afternoon, frank. while those major operations are order are over, a spirited and loud protest continues here with protesters on one side and california highway patrol officers on the other side. let me step out of the way and show you what's happening right now. you're looking perpendicular to the main entrance of campus. i counted at least 60 california patrol. california highway patrol officers on one side. it's hard to estimate the size of the protest, but it could be close to 100 people at this point. it is all been peaceful for the time we have been here leading into the noon hour. though the pro-palestinian protesters are chanting the highway patrol is simply making

sure the entrance to campus remains open and they're taking no action. let's pan to the right here. briefly, i want to show you the main entrance to uc santa cruz. this is where the main incident occurred overnight, where pro-palestinian protesters had tents and camp set up, and they were blocking entrances to campus. so let's show you the video from early this morning. this was the scene. the highway patrol moved in to break down the encampments that were actually blocking access to campus. at around 1 a.m, other local and regional law enforcement agencies also helped that effort, some coming from as far away as san francisco students, some who say they were feeling threatened, tried to defend themselves by holding barricades up, linking arms, trying to make it harder to be separated. and the protesters do report there was some pushing and shoving. police were carrying zip ties as they detained the protesters. and we did this morning, get this statement from university of california at santa cruz. it says it is imperative that we restore full access to our campus and end other unlawful and unsafe actions as demonstrators continue to disrupt campus operations and

threaten safety, even delaying access of emergency vehicles, it was impossible to do so without law enforcement. intervention. now, those that did not comply with the orders from the highway patrol overnight were indeed put on busses, and they were taken to jail. we have reached out to both the santa cruz office of the highway patrol and also to the university administration to try to get a handle on how many people were arrested and at this point, we do not have that information. all we know is that people were arrested from the protest early this morning, put on busses and taken to jail. we're going to remain here throughout the afternoon, keep an eye on this protest. and of course, we'll have those later details for you coming up later on this afternoon. so, frank, that's the story right now from uc santa cruz. i'm mark sayer reporting live back to you all right, mark, we thank you for that. >> president biden this morning spoke about the situation in the middle east as work does continue to secure the release of hostages held by hamas in exchange for a temporary cease fire. president speaking at the white house, said hamas was no

longer capable of carrying out a major terror attack on israel and said it's time for a permanent cease fire in gaza. mr. biden says right now, a temporary six week cease fire is being offered by israel. that would pave the way for negotiations to eventually end the war and begin to rebuild gaza. >> this new proposal has three phases three the first phase would last for six weeks. here's what it would include a full and complete cease fire and withdrawal of israeli forces from all populated areas of gaza. relief of a number of hostages, including women, the elderly, the wounded in exchange for release of hundreds of palestinian prisoners. >> that proposal has been delivered by qatar to hamas. there's no indication yet that hamas will accept the deal, though we have some developing news in the south bay, where a major crash on northbound highway 17 in los gatos caused

delays for hours, a viewer sent in this video, chp says the crash happened just after 7:00 this morning. a metro bus collided with multiple vehicles north of bear creek road. at least four people were injured. one vehicle caught fire. one northbound lane was blocked until crews cleared the accident. about a half hour ago, but traffic does remain extremely heavy over the hill. northbound 17 and the chp is investigating a deadly collision on highway 101 at palo alto. this happened this morning involving a disabled vehicle, according to the chp. the driver of a hyundai suv called authorities after hitting something in the northbound lanes near the san antonio road on ramp. a few minutes later, another vehicle came hit that suv and then a third vehicle. then ran into both of them. driver of the hyundai was outside of the car. he was killed and one of the subsequent collisions. all lanes were blocked for hours during the

morning commute and reopened around 730 this morning. some good news in the city san francisco's anchor brewing company has a new owner, the billionaire founder and ceo of chobani yogurt has purchased the 127 year old san francisco brewery that shut down last july. the new owner bought all of anchor's assets, including the beer's trademark recipe, brewing equipment at the warehouse facility on deharo street and potrero hill campus, says he does plan to preserve the brand's history and heritage and keep the company in the city. price of the sale was not disclosed. paul pelosi took the stand just a short time ago to face the man, who was already convicted in federal court of attacking him with a hammer. he went over the details of the attack. david depape is now in state court facing charges that include attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse. prosecutors thursday called a neurologist who testified 82 year old paul

pelosi may have to deal with injuries he suffered in that attack for the rest of his life. prosecutors also played a one hour police interview with depape following his arrest. at the rate prosecution is presenting its evidence, court observers say this case could go to the jury as soon as early next week. new at noon today, richard allen davis, the man convicted of kidnaping and killing polly glass in 1993, has now been denied a long shot resentencing bid. a santa judge this morning denied davis's petition to overturn his death sentence based on changes to state sentencing laws and moratoriums on executions. davis was not in the courtroom. he's currently in a state prison facility in stockton. after the hearing, polly's father, marc glass, issued a statement thanking the judge for, quote, rightfully denied this latest ridiculous motion in san francisco. there's only five months until the mayor's race,

and we're hearing from more of the candidates about their priorities for the city. many keeping an eye on the focus on children and families. ktvu is alice works gives us more. >> it was on ktvu the four on thursday where mayoral candidate mark farrell provided more details on his plan to address what he calls a child care crisis in the city. farrell is former interim mayor and supervisor. he says he wants every family in san francisco to have access to affordable, high quality child care. >> my proposal for universal child care that i came forward with today is multiple prongs. one is about making sure the space is available so they have child care facilities available throughout every single neighborhood in san francisco. we need to make sure we train workers and have a pipeline of people staffing these child care centers. and then it's about affordability. >> it was back in 2018, voters approved proposition c, a tax on commercial rent. mayor london breed released a statement in

response to farrell's proposal, saying she's prioritizing the city budget to continue to serve early childhood education, including renovation and development of new sites and increasing pay to retain early learning. teachers and parents. we spoke to agree funding for early childhood education is critical. >> it's essential, i actually helped out and volunteered this year teaching inside the first grade classroom because there wasn't enough in the budget to service some students who really needed the help. and so i think that funding and appropriate and keeping the teachers in the schools, because this is where they want to be, it's absolutely crucial. >> other parents have seen the benefits of prop c, especially in helping to retain educators with the high cost of living in the city. >> i do know that where the city is paying bonuses to early childhood education teachers, i don't know what the funding stream for that is, but i know that's been great for the teachers here, that they've been

a little extra bonus that's, you know, on top of their salary from the school that there's something that's paid from the city and that's been helpful in retaining teachers. >> when reached for comment, president of the board of supervisors and mayoral candidate aaron peskin shared he's been a strong proponent who helped pass prop c back in 2018. he's been fighting to get the mayor to release the funds for child care ever since another top candidate, daniel lurie. when contacted by email, indicated these initiatives are not new, stating, our city needs a lot more show and a lot less tell from the people who spent the better part of a decade in city hall and failed to act, according to the children's council of san francisco, families pay an average of 20 to $30,000 a year for child care, and that's why this is a hot topic for this year's mayoral race in november in san francisco, alice wertz ktvu, fox two news and a recent report adds more evidence that american families are having a very tough time affording that child care.

>> the accounting firm kpmg says, costs child care has risen at nearly twice the pace of inflation between 1991 and this year. a shortage of workers means that more than half of americans live in a child care desert, where access to facilities is overbooked or nonexistent. the report says that flexible working arrangements, including remote work, can help families handle those child care issues. up next, some restaurants going old school when it comes to menus, the reason they're deciding to ditch the newer digital option plus prices are up. >> no surprise there. but what does that mean for interest rates? i'm caroline shively in washington, with a closer look at the consumer numbers released friday morning across the bay area this afternoon. >> another pretty one. we do have changes on the way for the weekend, though, a better look at what

in it to be convicted on felony charges. and as rebecca castro reports out of new york, trump is refusing to accept the verdict. >> the former president addressed the nation from trump tower this morning, where he made it clear this legal battle is not over. >> if they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone.

>> former president donald trump, remaining defiant a day after a new york city jury convicted him on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up an affair with former star stormy daniels. >> this is all done by biden and his people. maybe his people. more importantly, i don't know if biden knows too much about it because i don't know if he knows about anything. >> this conviction is going to backfire on the democrats. >> even trump's political opponents think this decision could have unintended consequences. >> i think every time that president trump has been indicted and at his his approval ratings actually increased. >> what impact trump's conviction will ultimately have on the november election remains to be seen. what we do know is the former president and his legal team plan to exhaust every legal option to overturn this verdict. we're going to be appealing this scam. >> we're going to be appealing it on many different things. what the da did here is try to enforce federal election law, right? >> state da's city days are not allowed to prosecute federal

law. the supreme court has made this clear several times. so actually trump could get this up to the u.s. supreme court and ultimately win. >> donald trump's sentencing hearing is scheduled for july 11th, four days before the rnc in new york. rebecca castor, ktvu, fox two news. >> drivers can expect major delays on interstate 680 through the tri-valley tonight through the weekend. caltrans shutting down three southbound lanes as 680 between al costa boulevard and san ramon, and the 580 connector in pleasanton for paving work. while the two lanes will stay open, caltrans recommending people try to avoid that area, caltrans says the weekend closure will do the same amount of work of 40 overnight closures. the lanes of southbound 680 will close, starting at 9:00 tonight until 4:00 early monday morning. time to check whether the weekend is here. so is rosemary and it's looking pretty good out there. >> yes, frank, we have another gorgeous one out there. if you enjoyed yesterday, you're likely

to enjoy today. some areas will be a tad cooler. some areas very much similar to what we had yesterday. the one area that may be a little bit warmer probably the folks that don't want it to be warmer. the inland east bay, those numbers coming in just a moment. let's look west. what a gorgeous one out there. we've got golden gate park in view. ocean beach, plenty of blue sky. you can see a little bit of fog out there, the fog and the clouds and the drizzle going to return for the weekend, but not so much out there. right now we have a blue skies with just a little bit of patchy fog along the coast. a little bit of a weak onshore breeze, but not much. fairfield reporting seven miles per hour right now. oakland reporting 14. it will pick up a little bit into the evening hours. the clouds will regroup tomorrow morning. we'll start out with partly cloudy skies, but right now temperatures are within a few degrees in most areas. san carlos down by 25 degrees. not sure if that is actually accurate, but wow, a difference for you there livermore. you are

up by six degrees a livermore right now. 87 so this is the area likely to get into the low 90s for the afternoon. even a tad hotter than yesterday. meanwhile, in the north bay, a beautiful one in novato right now, 81 degrees 65, in the city of san francisco, upper 60s, low 70s around the bay and 83 reported in san jose. let's shift to the inner east bay, where again, this is going to be the hotter spot for today, upper 80s in lafayette, as well as walnut creek, pittsburgh reporting 83. we begin to see a trend downward tomorrow. and then the cloud cover will be a little bit more extensive into sunday. here's a look at the evening for us. just about sunset. low clouds along the coast into san francisco. if you're going to see the giants game, be prepared for the clouds to return by about sunset and then into tomorrow morning. we wake up with partly cloudy skies, patchy drizzle, patchy fog expected out there into the afternoon. we're mostly sunny

away from the coast and then on sunday, notice a little bit more temperatures are expected to again fall off quite a bit from today. 88 degrees the afternoon high expected for concord will go the low 80s in san rafael, 80 degrees in san mateo. if you are going to the giants game, i'll have that forecast for you. plus an entire view of the weekend in the extended forecast coming up. >> yeah, it's a biggie. the yankees are in town. thank you rosemary. we'll check in in a bit. coming up making sure california students are fed during the summer months. program launched by the state that will land some students with extra incentive for

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more than 675,000 mexicans who live abroad are eligible to vote in the election set for june the 2nd. early voting underway. and some people right here in the bay area are casting ballots. they can vote by mail, online and in person at selected consulates in san francisco and san jose. foreign relations experts say this year's presidential race in mexico is historic because two front running candidates are both women. one will become mexico's first ever female leader. texas supreme court rejected a challenge to one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the u.s, following a lawsuit by women who had serious pregnancy complications. the ruling from that court, whose nine justices are all elected republicans, is

the latest decision to uphold texas abortion ban, which critics say does not offer enough clarity over when exceptions are allowed. last summer, a state district judge had granted a temporary injunction preventing texas from enforcing the ban against doctors who are in their good faith. judgment. ending a pregnancy that's determined was unsafe because of complications, but that was immediately blocked by an appeal from the texas attorney general's office to the state supreme court. stubborn inflation sticking around a federal report out this morning says prices went up year over year, but federal reserve officials predict things will get better in a few months. caroline shively has more now at a washington. >> the federal government releasing official inflation numbers friday morning that grocery shoppers already knew. >> i think we're spending more money at the grocery store and going out to eat everything.

>> all the prices have gone up, but a closer look at the numbers shows some pressures on prices are easing. the commerce department reports that personal consumption expenditures from april show an annual inflation rate of 2.7. as predicted, it's higher than the federal reserve wants it. but creeping closer to their goal of 2. >> with the economy coming into better balance over time, we do see inflationary pressures on the us. i expect inflation to resume moderating in the second half of this year. but let me be clear inflation is still above our 2% longer run target. >> when you take out things like groceries and gas, which you have to buy no matter how volatile the prices you get, core inflation friday's report shows that measure was up 2.8, slightly higher than predicted. >> consumers at this point are tapped out. we're seeing a lot of stress with consumer credit right now. people falling behind on their bills not able to make ends meet. >> they see inflation happening at the gas pump with groceries, rent, utilities, getting insurance and of course, even

dining out. >> the federal reserve examines these personal consumption numbers closely to help decide on interest rates. the fed next meets on june 11th in washington. caroline shively ktvu, fox two news. >> virtual menus of restaurants could be a thing of the past. a wall street journal report says. many restaurants are getting rid of their qr codes following growing complaints from their customers. some customers say it's tougher to navigate on an online menu on a phone, while physical menus are making a bit of a comeback, some restaurants are keeping qr codes to show additional offerings and some of their specials. tesla, recalling more than 125,000 vehicles to fix a seatbelt warning system that may increase the risk of an injury in a collision. an audible and visual seatbelt reminder signals aren't alerting drivers that their safety buckle isn't fast and when it's supposed to. national highway traffic safety administration says the system error violates federal safety requirements.

that recall includes models s, x, y, and model three vehicles. california rolling out a new program this summer to make sure children get the food they need. the program is called california sun bucks and benefits will be loaded onto ebt cards in the month of june, july, and august. $40 per month per child eligibility requirements are children between the ages of 6 to 18 who qualify for free or reduced school meals, or families who receive benefits such as calfresh, calworks or medi-cal or calfresh. >> emergency allotments ended and those were an additional benefit that people on the calfresh program received throughout covid throughout the pandemic. when those benefits ended and people's benefits dropped down to the regular level, we really saw an increase in the lines at our food bank. >> important to note families do not need to apply for son bucks if they're currently receiving state assistance. they'll

receive ebt cards in the mail that can be used to buy groceries, but not hot foods, pet foods, or any kind of medicine. parents say they're upset after the kids were exposed to tear gas and pepper spray near sheriff's office training exercise, the admission from the san francisco sheriff, plus how the exposure happened in the first place. then pride celebrations getting underway across the bay area. the celebration outside of oakland city hall kick o pride month coming

uc santa cruz ktvu james torres saw clashes as it took officers hours to clear that demonstration. >> about one this morning, highway patrol came in, breaking down the encampment at the entrance of uc santa cruz. leave the area. students feeling threatened, tried to defend themselves, holding barricades and linking arms to make it harder to be separated. comes on campus. >> on campus. >> the removal called on by ucsc officials who say they gave protests plenty of warning to leave the area after three days of switching to remote learning. a uc spokesperson says the

protesters blocked university entrances for students and faculty, and at one point prevented an emergency response to a toddler in distress. chp officers and law enforcement agencies from all over the bay area, including san francisco, helped break down the crowd of hundreds, allowing some students to walk away peacefully. >> it was just getting to a point where it was just like getting to clustered and like it was getting to a point where a lot of people around me were getting hurt and we didn't know what stage like they were going to start arresting everyone. >> and we watched as some students were shoved to the ground. officers zip tied their hands behind their backs, one student telling ktvu she went to the hospital after one of the clashes with police. >> an officer with his baton shoved it straight into my stomach and kept pushing and told me to get back. >> chp has not yet said how many total arrests they've made, nor what charges those arrested might face. reporting from uc

santa cruz, i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news a day after becoming the first former president to be convicted on felony charges, donald trump is remaining defiant, says his legal battle is not over yet. >> during a long news conference this morning at trump tower in new york city, trump lashed out at the judge, prosecutors and the verdict in his criminal hush money trial. a jury yesterday found him guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. trump claims it just was not a fair trial, a case where if they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone. >> these are bad people. these are, in many cases, i believe, sick people. it was a rigged trial. we wanted a venue change where our we could have a fair trial. we didn't get it. we wanted a judge change. we wanted a judge that wasn't conflicted. and obviously he didn't do that. >> trump's attorneys say they

will appeal the verdict as soon as possible. trump is set to be sentenced on july 11th. that's just days before the beginning of the republican national convention. he could face up to four years behind bars. there's mixed reaction here in the bay area about the guilty verdict for trump. ktvu is amber lee reports from walnut creek. after talking to potential voters at amplified barbershop on north main street in downtown walnut creek, owner alan batt tells me he usually avoids talking politics. >> barbers are the ones that always tell the real opinion, i think. >> but on this historic day when former president donald trump was convicted on all counts, it was unavoidable. >> we were definitely surprised that they got a conviction on all 34 counts. >> i can say i wasn't shocked, but i was disappointed because i think it's just an absolute tragedy or just a travesty of justice. >> outside the shop. reaction to this historic conviction of the former president solicited a different response. people say they supported the jury's

verdict based off of the evidence they were given. >> they came to that conclusion. so a jury of his peers convicted him. and that's what we have to go on. >> he deserved to be found guilty. he's been covering up things for years, and he finally got what he deserved. >> i wasn't surprised because he's not a very honest person. and when you have people who aren't honest who wants to be president and have a button on the nuclear weapon, it's kind of scary. >> do you think that trump's going to go to jail for that? >> people we spoke with say they doubt he'll serve time for every other thing he's had gone on. >> he's been able to weather the storm and get by. >> supporters don't think the conviction will impact his run for the white house with this change. how you vote in november? >> absolutely not. no, i'll vote for trump again, for sure. >> the self-described independent voter says the conviction does not answer the questions that she has. what's going to happen to him? >> is that going to is he going to be punished for it? >> now? everyone will have to wait and see what will happen to former president donald trump in downtown walnut creek. amber lee ktvu, fox two news some new

video out of san jose shows the moment a man was attacked at a vta platform. >> the santa clara county sheriff's office releasing this video showing what appears to be an unprovoked attack, authorities say. the video shows 26 year old andrew perez repeatedly punching the victim. this happened on the platform of the vta children's discovery museum station in san jose around 1:00 wednesday afternoon. when perez got on to stab went on rather to stab the 45 year old victim repeatedly with an unknown object. the victim is expected to survive but sustained a large cut that required seven staples. perez took off from the vta platform after the attack and barricaded himself inside a home. he was arrested after a standoff with police and is now facing a number of charges, including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. newark police are investigating a smash and grab robbery at a jewelry store. >> 15 guys literally just

started smashing away. >> officials say the robbery happened about 1 p.m. wednesday at bindi jewelers. a large group of armed men smashed the jewelry cases and got away with merchandise. police say several cars with getaway drivers were ready to get the robbers away from that scene of that new park mall. happening today. san francisco police will get an update about a recent officer involved shooting. the virtual town hall, set for 3 p.m, will focus on the shooting that happened last thursday around jennings street and donner avenue. police were called after someone in the neighborhood reported seeing a man with a rifle. sfpd says one officer fired his gun but did not shoot anyone. police say that suspect was injured in their response, but not by gunfire. san francisco's sheriff says his department has suspended using chemical agents during training exercises. that's after gas from a recent drill affected some two dozen students at portola

elementary school. a week ago. sheriff says it happened during a training exercise that was close to the school, which people are exposed to chemical agents and then asked to perform certain functions. the department typically uses older canisters for training, and these may have been 20 years old . >> in this particular case, it was not something out of the ordinary that we do, but it is something now in hindsight that we are reassessing how we do training and moving forward will definitely reassure and make sure that this doesn't happen again. >> sheriff says a large number of canisters were used during the training in a confined environment there. one parent says his child's experienced severe symptoms. >> initially a sore throat, runny nose, burning eyes but then they had post exposure symptoms 24 hours later, which included kind of, vomit, continuous vomiting over the course of like 11 hours, like

every four hours. he was getting sick. >> number parents say they wish they had received better communication from authorities after the incident. and they are now calling for a full restaurant forced to delay its grand opening after thieves broke in and stole thousands of dollars in items less than a week before the restaurant's first guest was served. security camera footage here from inside the new mediterranean style restaurant on gough street in the hayes valley. you can see a group of people dressed in dark colors, wearing hoodies. it happened early tuesday morning, the same day the restaurant was set to have a soft opening. >> you're definitely shocked the first day. >> like you like this happened to you. it just doesn't add up. we are thankful they didn't do any property damage. so it's just inventory. inventory, small wares and tools. as i've said before, this just fuels me. i'm not going to let something like this affect us and because i do believe in a trickle down effect

as well. >> sfpd is still investigating a new grand opening date has been set for next wednesday. and if you plan to celebrate the recovery of the capitola wharf and a historic landmark in santa cruz county, you're going to have to wait a little bit longer. the capitola wharf grand opening has been pushed back to september. city planners say repairs and infrastructure is still on pace to be finished by the end of next month. however, the benches, the tables, some of the artwork won't be fully installed by the original grand opening date that was set for august the 14th. and new at noon on this friday, the city of oakland has raised the pride flag at city hall. colorful flag went up against a bright blue sky just a short time ago. as pride month is about to get underway tomorrow, june the 1st, mayor shengtao said the city has always been an ally to the lgbtq plus community, but she said she feels that oakland is now putting more money behind the

support, including the establishment of the lakeshore lgbtq cultural district. >> we demand that people are unafraid to be who they are, to love who they want to love, and for the and for. not just that, but for community to come together with government, to work together, to really make sure that there are spaces and places where people can feel safe. >> mayor tao also thanked staff members who helped the city achieve its goal of ensuring that the lgbtq plus community gets all the support they need for money or for many, whether it's just a dream. but twin sisters from the south bay will soon play badminton on the biggest stage in the world. how that pair went from young national champions to olympians coming up sunny skies across the bay area this afternoon, with only subtle changes expected for most. >> i do see a drop in temperatures coming fo th e

introduce you to twin sisters out of the south bay, who will compete as a doubles team in the olympics this summer in paris. it's the first time the u.s. has had twins compete in the summer olympics in almost three decades. ktvu claudine wong introduces us to annie and kerry hsu as they chase their dreams. >> if you are having trouble telling these two players apart,

you are not alone. even their competitors struggle. >> for the most part. i think we're usually like in the same like wavelength and like going in the same direction. it's definitely an advantage. like on court also because we look like very similar. so it's probably harder for like the opponent to distinguish, you know, like who's who and like what's their playing style. >> but as they prepare to head to paris for the 2024 olympics, what is clear is that these identical twins should not be underestimated. 24 year old kerry and annie hsu will compete in badminton doubles, and are the first twins to compete on a u.s. summer olympics team since 1996. and it's a run that almost didn't happen. >> yeah, i don't actually know. like, i almost want to call it like a semi-retirement because i feel like that's like almost what it was. >> the two started playing badminton when they were about eight years old, and by the time they were 12, they were winning national titles. >> they were very good in the

us. they were top number one, you know, from the very young. >> by the time they graduated from lee high school in san jose, they were winning on the world stage. but college was also right around the corner. >> the 2017 world university games. and we actually got a bronze medal in doubles, which is like usa's first like medal like ever. and so like we were kind of thinking to ourselves, okay, we're going to uc berkeley and it's going to be like very rigorous. like we kind of don't have time exactly for training. so like, let's end off on like a very high note. >> so they played less and less and eventually not at all. they graduated from uc berkeley, got jobs. but then in 2022, they started to wonder if it was too late to chase a dream. >> we started talking about the olympics because the tokyo olympics had just passed in like august, and we were like, is it something you still want? and then she was like, yeah. and then i was like, okay, me too. like, do you think it's too late? no. okay. and then we're

like, okay, like, let's try for it. >> they left their jobs and called their coach, harry tan. >> olympic is always my dream to . that's why we have the dream. so then we say, hey, you know, let's go for it. right? so when they start getting into it the first three months, it was really, really tough for them over the last 18 months, they worked traveling around the globe, fighting their way back in between competitions, taking time to enjoy the journey with food and fun. >> then in april, they qualified for the olympics. i think like the first emotion that we felt was obviously joy, like really happy that we were able to pull through, and then the second one was like probably relief in that, like knowing all the sacrifices that like you made were like worth it. >> they still, a little bit distant compared to the top 15 in the world. but then everybody else, they are catching up so closely. >> are you surprised at how

quickly they've been able to come back? >> i always have faith in them. yeah. i'm not surprised that, you know, i mean, for their ability. we already working very hard. you know, hopefully they can perform well and they will continue to work. >> training partners kelvin and trevor say they welcome the chance to be a part of the shoes journey. >> they're good. they're strong. they're. it's the reason they made the olympics. yeah they always bring their energy and it's always good to have them around and while these identical twins share much in common, each brings something special to the game. >> i would probably describe myself as a very, like, tactical player. like, more gentle in the front, but like always thinking in my head. and then i would probably describe kerri as like a compliment, like compliment to myself. i'm very kind of like more of the back player, like i hit a little bit harder, smash a little harder, and i place better shots. but my sister annie, she's definitely, like the better front player. like she's better in terms of strategy. she. >> they are now considered one

of the best teams in the world. >> it felt very surreal. it's like you've just, reached your dream, you know, like how do you feel about that, well, i still feel like it's a dream to be able to think that. oh, that's going to be like, we're going to be an olympian is like, mind blowing to me. and like, yeah, sometimes i still can't process it. and if there's one thing they always count on, it's that they are in this together. my name is kara icu and i'm annie xu and we're going to the olympics. go usa in the south bay. >> claudine wong ktvu, fox two news. >> twins and their coach hope their story helps to build the fan base for badminton. they also say even at the elite level, they still pay for most of their travel and competitions. and here's a little fun fact the badminton birdie and the fast moving object in sports the fastest and the guinness book of world records. it has been recorded at 306mph and a distant second. the fastest golf ball recorded

216mph. the olympic games, coming up in 56 days in paris, where it is 58 degrees and cloudy, so the bay area went in that battle today. >> yes, i would agree, frank. wow. those girls. very impressive. impressive. yeah. oh, my goodness. good luck to them outside our doors at this hour. plenty of good luck. mother nature treating us to another beautiful day. giving you a look here over san francisco. you can see a little bit of fog out there. we are transitioning to a cooler pattern getting into the weekend today. it depends on where you're at along the coastline, perhaps a little bit cooler, but our inland east bay baking once again upper 80s to low 90s expected for you today before a bigger change for tomorrow. notice the system here kind of in the gulf of alaska area going to be dropping into the pacific northwest. this is going to again create that trend that will drop our temperatures by several degrees. the futurecast model showing you it begins to

move in by tomorrow morning. notice a little bit of a trough here developing over california and then a parade of systems. just kind of cruising through the pacific northwest between now and monday day. on tuesday we see another transition as this ridge here begins to strengthen. and we are looking at some hot weather coming our way. at least that's what the models are predicting. getting into the business week. on the second part of it. and i'll show you in the extended forecast at this hour, 65 degrees reported in san francisco, downtown san francisco reporting 70. so a beautiful one this afternoon. meanwhile, in the north bay, nice and mild in napa at the airport, 73 the inner east bay already baking at 90 degrees for you. walnut creek, upper 80s in livermore and our south bay, 83 san jose. we took a look at the east bay last time around. let's go to the north bay, where rohnert park is reporting 89 logan news reporting 86 on the peninsula upper 70s, atherton low 80s in woodside. and then as you look over towards the coast,

it's cool. montara reporting 56. the afternoon highs for today ranging from right about average in areas like san francisco to you know, 1015 degrees above the norm. areas like santa rosa 86 expected for you livermore going to 90 for the afternoon on the peninsula, 80 degrees san mateo in the north bay, 86 for santa rosa. so today likely to be the warmest day heading into the weekend. if you're going to the giants game, bundle up 59 degrees at game time when it begins at 715 and a southwest breeze 15 to 20mph. the extended forecast here. notice the drop off coming. we'll have the morning clouds. the afternoon sun, patchy fog, patchy drizzle. a possibility for the weekend. temperatures remain fairly steady on monday, warmer weather coming on tuesday, and by wednesday perhaps in the mid to upper 90s for some of our inland cities. frank i think we're ready. >> june 1st is tomorrow. rosemary. thank you for that. coming up, a historic hotel forced to temporarily shut down

the impact it's having on some visitors plans during what is typically the kickoff of the summer travel months coming your way

closing its doors just as the summer travel season gets underway. hotel de anza says it's doing this because of maintenance issues. lamonica peters talked with people who had to find other accommodations. closing down hotel de anza is obviously a necessity to keep visitors safe, but we encourage all visitors to still come out to san jose. >> hotel de anza posted a notice on its website notifying customers about unexpected maintenance, causing them to suspend normal operations until june 16th. hotel management released a statement saying, in

part, the safety and well-being of our guests and colleagues is always a top priority. we continue to extend care to all colleagues and guests, and the hotel is continuing to waive cancellation fees at this time. just outside hotel de anza, an internship group told us they had plans to stay there this week, but were told by the hotel they'd have to stay someplace else. >> i'm going to work in san francisco, so i'm staying in san jose for onboarding. just this week, we were supposed to stay here at hotel de anza. now they say it, looks beautiful, but unfortunately there was a bit of a flooding issue last minute. very unfortunate, don't know much about it, but hopefully i'm able to stay here another night. >> they usually do work with this hotel, but they figured it all out for us. so i'm assuming the hotel kind of like, redirected them, told them where to go, and because they had to house like about 1919 of us. so they were able to find a place pretty quick with multiple hotels downtown, visit san jose, san jose's official visitors agency says other hotels are

ready to accommodate those with canceled reservations and any other visitors. >> we have other downtown hotel options, including the ac hotel, literally across the street, and then in the downtown corridor, there is hilton marriott signia, four points and even the westin hotel, de anza says guests with questions regarding their upcoming stay can call hyatt customer care. >> lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. >> east bay mud has completed a solar project in orinda that triples its solar energy production. a 4.6mw project will generate 10,000,000 kilowatt hours of renewable energy a year. it's at the east bay mud watershed property below briones reservoir. east bay mud says this is the largest solar project to date, and they hope it helps them reach their goal to be carbon neutral by the year 2030. new at noon on this friday , jennifer lopez has announced she is canceling her summer tour

. j.lo said in a statement to her fans that she is completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. according to the tour organizer live nation, she's taking time to be with her children and family. singer was set to perform her show this is me live at chase center in san francisco on july the 16th. ticketmaster ticket holders will automatically be issued refunds. people who bought from third party vendors should reach out to them, and more street closures are starting ahead of tomorrow's concerts at civic center. that will bring over 20,000 people to downtown san francisco. streets around civic center at city hall are being shut down ahead of tomorrow's skrillex and fred again show. they include grove between polk and larkin, polk between mcallister and hayes, and fulton between larkin and hyde. starting tonight, there will be more closures on larkin and grove in the area of the civic center. so take note if you're heading that way tomorrow. tim of oakland students is going to

florida 2024 us rowing youth national championships and strokes rowers giovanni grajeda has been rowing for two years after finding the national recruitment project called stem to stern. it's a goal to get kids not historically exposed to the sport, interested and passionate about rowing. >> traditionally, rowing doesn't look like me, so i want to be the person that helps kids realize that rowing could look like them. >> it was really no difference from like, how my peers saw me against like my other other peer that may be a different color. >> nearly 70 kids, nine boats will head to the youth nationals next week in sarasota, florida. 12 year old from florida is the new scripps national spelling bee. champ came down to a final 90s spell off between the last two contestants from inner ramona. >> you are aposiopesis opposed

diopsis ab sail abs. >> i'll pathology. >> well, there you go. that is brew hot. soma. he spelled 29 words correctly in the finals. fell off the runner up, correctly spelled 20 along with the championship trophy. soma is taking home $50,000. how about that? want to thank you for watching ktvu fox two news at noon. a quick reminder you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv. have a great weekend an we'l - [tammi] can you guess what this is? (catchy music) if you guessed confetti, then you'd be a great contestant on "pictionary." our first celebrity captain you know as the host of "person, place or thing," and she sort of just does her own thing. it's melissa peterman. she's joined by friends andio and peerada. our other celebrity captain you can see on "act your age." get ready to act a fool with kym whitley, and with her are friends cheterra and kamri. and now, the host of "pictionary," jerry o'connell.

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