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his candidacy for city council running to become the next at large council member. >> i think it's important that i bring my leadership to the table. i mean, i'm somebody who's born and raised in oakland. i truly care about this city beyond just policing. >> from ktvu fox two news. this is the four. >> he is the latest candidate to join the race for oakland city council. former chief of police iran armstrong at city hall today to officially submit his bid for council member at large. welcome to the four. i'm claudine wong and i'm alex savage. >> armstrong was ousted as police chief in february of last year, and he's suing the city and the mayor for wrongful termination. now, voters in oakland will decide this

november whether armstrong should join the city council. >> ktvu tom vacar joins us live from the newsroom with this morning's filing. and why armstrong says he's running. tom. well the former highly popular police chief, leronne armstrong, filed papers wednesday morning to run for councilman at large, currently a seat held by rebecca kaplan, who has not yet decided whether she will seek the office. >> former oakland police chief laurent armstrong walked into the city clerk's office and filed papers wednesday morning to run for the councilman at large seat currently held by rebecca kaplan, who has not yet decided to seek the seat. armstrong was fired as chief of police 15 months ago by mayor shengtao, who cited an outside investigation that concluded armstrong had mishandled two police misconduct cases, but he was later cleared of those allegations by an arbitrator. he is now suing the city of oakland

, accusing the mayor of wrongful termination and seeking an office with power over her. >> i am completely connected to this city and i want to be a part of this city change. moving forward, i hope that i can be, you know, a reassurance to business owners and developers that want to come into this city, that there's somebody that actually understands public safety on the council and that is focused on making sure that oakland is a safe city. >> what about endorsem*nts? >> i think my endorsem*nt will come from the people of oakland. i know people across the city. i have relationships with people across this city. >> at this point, oakland residents we met have differing opinions. >> i believe he will. like i said, he's, he did a good job when he was the chief, i think he was wrongfully fired, but, i think he'll do a good job. >> well, i'll take that into consideration and look at his history. so if there's been criticism, i will listen to that criticism, too. but i'll weigh him evenly as a candidate. >> i don't really think that there should be like, police and

government because they might be like biased. you know? >> so now at least eight others are seeking that seat and more may file. we reached out to miss kaplan. we have yet to hear from her. and coming up at five, how serious a contender is he? we'll find out. tom vacar ktvu fox two news. >> all right, so, tom, as we mentioned here at the top, obviously lebron armstrong still has this open lawsuit against the city of oakland for wrongful termination. also naming the mayor as well. how does that active litigation sort of complicate his campaign? and how would it sort of affect the dynamics if, in fact, he does win a seat on the city council? >> well, those who support the current mayor certainly are not going to be happy with what he's doing, and they will continue to support the mayor. those who support him, and there are many of them, say that he got a raw deal from the city, and he's going to write it both by the lawsuit and running. and hopefully for him winning that seat. now, as to them getting along, they're going to have to

simply because the city's in enough trouble, has enough of a bad reputation, has more problems than it really seems to be able to handle, that they're going to have to get along. now, they may not get along privately, but publicly they're going to have to be on the same team because oakland's citizens deserve that and they need that to happen. >> well, certainly we've seen city council members not get along in the history of city councils, not just in oakland, but kind of everywhere. this is a definitely a career change for him. do we think this is step one, that there's a larger plan of going kind of in a different area of public service? >> it could be. you know, he could certainly go apply to be a police officer elsewhere, but he likes where he lives. he's was always here. he always intends to be. so i think that this is another avenue for him. and you got to remember when your police chief of a major, major police department, you're basically running a kind of a city in and of itself. so he has the skills that are necessary to run a city, which is a little

different kettle of fish. but one that he's kind of used to being in and understanding the politics and the services that need to be rendered. so indeed, he has the capability, whether or not the people are going to give him that office is another matter. but i can tell you it's going to be a very, very interesting election coming up this november, no doubt about that. >> certainly something to watch. all right. tom vacar reporting live from the newsroom. thanks so much, tom. >> free speech advocates are planning to turn out in washington, d.c. tomorrow for the latest house committee hearing on campus protests. presidents and chancellors from ucla, rutgers and northwestern universities are set to appear tomorrow. representatives from faculty and graduate student unions at those three universities said today they will be there. the head of one faculty union at the university of california says an outside attack on an encampment at ucla earlier this month was due to a failure to protect the right to peaceful protest. >> armed with metal pipes, wooden planks, knives, bricks, pepper spray and fireworks,

proud boys contests and other bad faith actors attacked the encampment for hours, sending at least 25 students to the hospital for head trauma, broken bones and severe lacerations. >> caroline lewis said that ucla quote lit optimized harassment of the encampment from the first day. the campus union leaders say tomorrow's hearing is part of a wider conservative effort to curtail freedom of expression on campus. >> the san jose police department is honoring its officers, who have lost their lives in the line of duty. a solemn ceremony was held today at police headquarters of the department's fallen officers monument. since 1849, 13 san jose police officers have made the ultimate sacrifice. the last was officer michael catherman, who died in 2016 after a van crashed into his police motorcycle. the families of some of the fallen officers did attend and were honored during that ceremony. the name of each officer was read aloud and a

bell was rung in their honor. >> officer michael j. catherman badge number 3900 killed june 14th, 2016. >> their bravery and dedication have been the cornerstone of san jose's enduring strength and security. >> the officers at the ceremony were asked to carry on in the spirit of those who gave their lives in the line of duty. >> jury selection got underway in san francisco today for the man already convicted of attacking nancy pelosis husband, paul pelosi, with a hammer just last week, a federal judge sentenced david depape to 30 years in prison. but you'll remember we told you his sentencing has now been reopened because of an error by the judge , who failed to give depape a chance to address the court, ktvu christien kafton sat in today as attorneys began the process of selecting a jury for depapes state trial, which is now getting underway. christian

>> yeah, a lot to keep track of here, alex. experts say that this process picking a jury can be the most critical phase of this trial. 120 prospective jurors filed into department 19 in san francisco's hall of justice, marking the beginning of the state trial for david depape, san francisco's district attorney charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, residential burglary, false imprisonment and threatening the life or serious bodily harm to a public official and added a new charge of threatening the staff or family of a public official. now, prosecutors and public defenders are selecting the jurors who will decide his fate in county court. ucsf school of law professor david levine says while the case is just getting underway, the outcome could be decided by who is selected to be on that jury. >> experienced lawyers say that picking the jury is the whole thing, because those are the people who ultimately will make the decision, and that the choices that you make as a lawyer, in terms of, agreeing to

hear, let somebody be on the jury or not make can make all the difference in the world due to the high profile nature of the case, the jurors are facing additional security measures with deputies just outside the courtroom staffing a checkpoint and enforcing rules, including no water bottles. >> inside, jurors faced questions on just how much they had heard about the case and even about their political leanings. jurors can be excused for cause if there's some reason they can't serve, but the attorneys will also get to remove some as peremptory challenges. randall knox is a former prosecutor and now a defense attorney. he says each side is now trying to pick the jury they think will deliver the verdict they want. but for prosecutors, the bar, he says, is lower. >> the prosecution's got a video. this is a 21st century case. they have the crime actually recorded, visually. so the question would be for the defense. can you find jurors that might be more sympathetic to somebody who's got mental illness, who believes in a bunch of conspiracy theories?

>> the jury selection process is expected to take several days. there is a hearing also scheduled for next tuesday. now, that same day, de papa is due back in federal court, where he was already convicted and sentenced to 30 years. as we've said, that may be up in the air. now. this afternoon, we learn that depapes defense team in that federal court case are asking for a new judge and are asking to halt that hearing where he could speak out in court after u.s. district judge jacqueline scott corley did not allow depape to address the court himself last week. now, at this point, we don't know exactly how that will play out or how it could impact the state case. now, on that same day, a hearing is also planned. there will also be a hearing here for in state court as to whether double jeopardy applies to some charges in this case, meaning the same defendant can't be tried twice on the same charges. so clearly a lot of moving pieces here in the state case, as well as the federal case, a lot to keep track of. we will be on top of it for you both online

and of course on air. we're live in san francisco. christian captain ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. thank you, christian and let's turn now to bay area weather, giving you this gorgeous look at the oakland estuary this afternoon. you can see blue waters blue skies. it's been a beautiful day. and meteorologist mark tamayo joins us now with what's ahead. it was nice outside. it might get a little nicer. >> we're actually will begin to cool things off claudine a little bit as we head into tomorrow. that'll be the headline. some big time cooling as we head into the weekend as well. so it has been a nice warm pattern over the past several days, and tomorrow's still fairly warm, just not as warm as today. take a look at some of these temperatures from today, and you can see some 80s out toward healdsburg, brentwood, walnut creek, and sonoma. so it's warm but not incredibly hot. just a nice day to get outside. menlo park. 81 castro valley in the 70s. so here is the headline, though. definitely a sharp drop off in those numbers by friday and into saturday. and by saturday, the warmest locations struggling to make it into the lower 70s. so

that's the cool down headed our way. air quality sensors here, picking up some good air quality or some moderate levels as well. but overall it's not shaping up to be a we have relatively clear skies out there. here is the satellite picking up on the low clouds and fog from this morning. you can see mainly focused closer to monterey bay this afternoon as we come in closer, we have lots of clear skies out there and we'll check out some of the current numbers for the 4:00 hour. livermore right now 80 degrees san jose, 76, san francisco has cooled off to 63, and santa rosa. it's warm up in sonoma county. current temperature of 85. as far as the winds, you can see the wind reports around 15 to 17 miles an hour in a few spots out toward sfo. winds stronger there, gusting to 32 miles an hour. so those winds have definitely been increasing over the past 2 to 3 hours. but it is a nice, clear day. here's a live camera above san francisco this afternoon, looking out toward the bay, out toward mount diablo, out here in the out here in the distance. so mostly clear skies this afternoon as far as overnight temperatures will bring in upper 40s to some 50s. so partly

cloudy skies, some patchy fog, and then into the afternoon hours. you can see these colors resurfacing, especially inland. warmest locations back up into the lower 80s with partly sunny skies. we will talk more about that big cool down in your full forecast coming up in a little bit. >> okay, mark, we'll see you in just a bit. thank you. today, san francisco is recognizing the life and work of the late civil rights activist harvey milk, coming up here on the four this afternoon, how the local organization named in his honor is carrying on milk's legacy of fighting for the rights of the

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it's harvey milk day in san francisco, observed every year on may 22nd, his birthday. the former san francisco supervisor was the first openly gay politician elected to office here in california, and he was an outspoken advocate for lgbt

rights. milk was assassinated along with former san francisco mayor george moscone, back in 1978. milk was 48 years old when he was killed. >> for more on the significance of this day, we're joined by edward wright, president emeritus of the harvey milk lgbtq democratic club. thanks so much for joining us. you know, as we remember today, harvey milk would have been 94 years old, you know, had he made it, you know, to his birthday today in terms of when we talk about his legacy, it we i think it's fair to say we reflect differently as, as the world changes, as progress is made, as steps are taken forward and back. what do you hope people take away from recognizing the work that was done by harvey milk? >> thank you, and thanks for having me. i think, you know, there's so many important lessons that we can take from harvey's life and harvey's legacy, you know, his most famous quote is, you got to give him hope. i think that's something we, as the harvey milk club, try to do every day by

inspiring people to take action in their own communities, take action to improve, improve the lives and livelihoods of the people around them, another thing that harvey, you know, liked to talk about was that he fought for all of the us's, that, yes, he was a strong advocate for the lgbtq community. he was an equally strong advocate for renters, for workers, for people riding public transit. and he was really critical in the idea that the gay liberation movement needed to build coalitions and fight in solidarity with other movements for rights and for justice. that's a legacy we carry on today and something we try to uphold every day in the work that we do as a club. >> yeah, and obviously we see harvey's legacy here in all of the progress that has been made in the lgbtq movement here. we, you know, we don't have to look any further than same sex marriage being legalized by the by the highest court in this country. but by the same token, a lot of people who are involved in this movement look at what's

happening in some parts of this country right now, and it feels as though we are taking steps back. in some cases, we're seeing anti-trans legislation, for instance, being passed in many communities. how do you think harvey wood would view this moment that we're in right now, and how do you think he would respond? >> and i think harvey understood that progress isn't a straight line. and i think what we're living through right now is a backlash to progress that we won when we finally achieved broad support for marriage equality, bigots simply shifted targets to attack trans people, their ability to access health care, their ability to play sports, to even use the bathroom, or to simply exist, this culture war has a body count. and i think our love has to be louder than their hate. and the solidarity and unity that we hold together has to be stronger than their attempts to divide us up. and that level of solidarity, that

level of coalition building, is something harvey always fought for. and i think that he would remind us to fight for today, that no one can sit on the sidelines, as trans rights are under attack, it is incumbent on all of us to use our voices to speak up and fight back. >> you know, you talked about hope and how he talked about hope a lot. and, you know, every time i, i read more about harvey milk's story, you know, whatever layers you recognize, i think how difficult it was. and, and how important do you think that sentiment is today? because i think, you know, you talk to people and it's frustrating and it's hard. and the back and forth. but the perseverance that he had kind of in every section of his life to say, okay, this was hard. i'm going to, in some cases make it harder. i'm going to run for office. i'm going to pass legislation, i'm going to do something. i'm just going to keep going, even in the face of what was very difficult. >> absolutely. my single favorite quote that harvey ever said is that rights are only one, only won by those of us who make our voices heard. and that's something we practice as

a club. we practice a diversity of tactics, we know that raising money works. we know that sit ins work. we know that organizing works. we know that voting works. we know that running for office works, and all of us have a voice that we can use to further the cause of justice and liberation for queer people. all we have to decide is how we can best use ours. >> and edward, to that end, in terms of using your voice, i know that you announced just today you are running for a seat on bart's board, and i know that that harvey's life and his legacy really inspired you. we are out of time here, but just just briefly explain why you are running for office. >> well, i wouldn't be if it wasn't for the power of harvey's example, he's the reason i moved to san francisco. i got my start in politics, working for his protege, cleve jones. one of the last projects i did there was getting harvey's bullhorn to the smithsonian, i have that bullhorn tattooed on my arm. and i think harvey's life shows all of us that we can all step up to try to make a positive

difference in our communities. that's what led me to make the decision to run for bart board, and i think all of us can decide how we can best use our voice to make a positive change. all right. and the last thing i know is harvey, you know, get symbolized. he gets lionized. he was also just a person. and all of us as people can try to follow his example. >> great point. >> appreciate the conversation. edward wright, thank you for doing it. thank you. >> well, it is a week of celebration and recognition for queer and trans members of the aapi community. next on the four, we're live with the president of sf pride to talk about the importance of

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gets underway. this week is an intersection for the two. it is known as queer and transgender. asian pacific islander week or cutup week. san francisco became the first city in the country to celebrate this week with a resolution that was passed by san francisco supervisors back in 2021, and it designates this week as a time of celebration and recognition, organizers saying it is important to celebrate strides made and to recognize the discrimination that queer and transgender asian and pacific islanders face because of their overlap identities of race and sexual orientation and gender. this week is presented by the bay area coalition, who is partnering with sf pride. and let's welcome to the

conversation. when pham, the president of san francisco pride, thanks so much for joining us. >> good to be here, claudine. good to see you and happy harvey milk day to everyone. yes happy harvey milk day. >> this this week is a is an intersection in itself. but can you talk about its importance and what it means to you. >> absolutely. so cute. happy week or queer trans asian pacific islander week was founded right here in san francisco in 2021. so now that we're four years into this, we're seeing this being recognized at the national level as well. i believe that this is the first year that, washington, dc will recognize tapia week. and what it is, is it's sort of an emblematic metaphoric transition from aapi heritage month, which is the month of may, into pride month, which is the month of june. and that sort of brings up this idea of intersectionality that many of us who are fighting these fights in the lgbtq space, who are also identified as a minority ethnically, whether it be bipoc or aapi. we also have those

fights to fight as well. so this idea that we can sort of come together and make sure that we have visibility, representation and celebrate our intersectionality as queer people of color is really quite special. >> and the discrimination that is felt and really the pressure that is felt, i mean, we talk about, just in terms of experience and how people can be their authentic selves and how that is, is embraced. what do you think people don't understand and about what this experience is like for queer and transgender people who are also aapi, something that's kind of unique and significant for the cutup experience is we are leading not only bicultural lives by being both american and of asian and pacific islander descent, but we're also navigating what it means to be openly lgbtq. >> so the fact that we have to take these different lenses to our lived experience day in and day out honestly makes life a little exhausting at times. but it also makes it just so

beautiful and so rich and vibrant. and i have to say, for myself, as a proud resident of san francisco, where a solid third of our city identifies as aapi, this is such a magnificent place to be. and it's not without its challenges. life is not perfect, but i would fathom that life is not really perfect anywhere here. however, here in the sf bay area where i was born and raised, i think it's really a fantastic way to have been brought into this. this idea of being a multi faceted, multitudinous person where we can be both lgbtq and aapi and other dimensions and still be beautiful human beings. >> yes, we are all so multidimensional and it's important to have that discussion and that recognition of it. i know in the week of events that are planned, there's a lot of discussions, whether it's from, you know, the legal community or different areas. how important is this? and i want to talk specifically about young people, too, because we talk a lot about that. when we talk about kind of people seeing and understanding and then and

then recognizing people who have traveled that same journey. what do you hope people get out of this? like the entirety of this week in terms of all the discussions and workshops that are happening ultimately cutup week is about visibility and representation and celebrating what it means to be at the intersection of both lgbtq and aapi. >> to the note of young people, i think that it's so exciting that they got to grow up in an era where they have such immediate, instant, unfettered access to information, not just through sources of history and storytelling, but also they could just see themselves reflected in things like film and stage and television. so to have those, those models and, and that representation and visibility, it gives me a lot of hope for the next generation. and that's kind of what we're pointing to with this year's sf pride celebrations as well. our theme is beacon of love. we are trying to focus in in this era

of so much hate and vitriol across the nation. our theme this year is beacon of love. and we're we're focusing on affirming queer joy, affirmation, and just being your authentic self. >> that's amazing. okay, we'll take a look and we'll we'll watch for it. i know this is a weak one as we hit this intersection, but pride month is a big week. and i know sf pride has a big celebrations for that final week in june. thank you so much for joining us. wen pham, we appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> all right. we want to get you now to some breaking news that we are following in redwood city. a large fire is burning right now. live pictures here from sky fox showing us the scene. you can see this fire putting off quite a bit of smoke. this is all happening at 6.99 seaport boulevard in redwood city. and from looking on line, this is a scrap metal recycling facility where this fire is burning. you can obviously see firefighters putting water on this fire. they're using ladder trucks to do that, while at the same time you see the heavy machinery is working there. they're going in

and kind of moving around that scrap metal to try to get this fire to calm down just a bit. so you sort of have this fire being fought on two fronts, crews putting water on the fire with those ladder trucks right now. and you also have obviously the employees here trying to help out as well. it's putting off a lot of smoke here in redwood city as the shot goes out. but again, a big fire burning in redwood city at a metal recycling facility. we'll continue following that and get you more details as we when i was your age, we never had anything like this. what? wifi? wifi that works all over the house, even the basem*nt. the basem*nt. so i can finally throw that party...

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you that warns drivers when they exceed the speed limit has now passed the state senate and is headed to the assembly. this legislation would require intelligent speed assistance technology in all new vehicles. it gives a warning when vehicles go more than ten miles an hour over the speed limit, but it doesn't actually slow the car down. now, federal officials say 35% of traffic deaths in california were speed related. that's the second highest in the country. san francisco state senator scott wiener introduced this measure and he said, quote, research has shown that this does have an impact in getting people to slow down, particularly since some people don't realize how fast their car is going. the mandate would cover all vehicles by 2032, by the way, the european union will require new cars to have this technology starting later on this year and this afternoon. we want to hear from you about this idea. you can weigh in on this legislation using our live poll. >> here's the question should

all cars alert drivers who exceed the speed limit? and you can vote by scanning the qr code? there it is in the top right corner of your screen. you can vote right now, do you think? yes, this could help or no, it's unnecessary. or a third option for those who are still on the fence. maybe it just depends on how loud it is. >> there you go. all right. looking forward to those results. we move along here in this afternoon. we want to focus on the unique mental health challenges facing older adults. may is mental health awareness month. it is also older americans month as well. according to the world health organization, roughly 14% of adults over 60 are living with a mental health condition. the most common being depression and anxiety. the world health organization also says that just over 27% of deaths from suicide worldwide are among people aged 60 or over, and that is out of proportion with that population. worldwide for more, let's bring

in doctor alicia english from the center for elders independence in the east bay. doctor english, it's great to have you on this afternoon. thank you for the time. as people start to get older, they oftentimes are more prone to feeling lonely and isolated. how does that put them at greater risk for developing mental health conditions as well? >> human beings are social beings, and it helps our brains to be in contact with other people. and so it's really necessary for us to continue thriving as we get older, to be around other people, to engage in activities and keep the brain engaged. >> and there is something inherently sort of stressful about the process of getting older. what is it? well, i think it's also it's losing loved ones. >> it's not working anymore because we get a lot of social interaction at our jobs and possibly moving away. and also

our health is declines and not be able to get out as much as we used to. and so that all leads to isolation. >> right. and obviously that's that's not a good, good road to go down. mental health conditions among older adults often go unrecognized, according to the research, and people don't wind up getting the treatment they need. why is it that we are not seeing that the seniors in our lives might be suffering? >> well, i think they're quiet about it. often they don't tell us about that they're suffering or because of the isolation. people don't aren't around them to see that they are having some difficulties. so it's important to ask. >> by the same token, there can also be a stigma around mental health conditions for everyone. but but in particular older adults. does that make people in this group more reluctant to seek care? what what do you see at the center? >> yes, absolutely. that's true.

and so that's why we bring them into the center and engage them in activities without necessarily talking about mental health or depression, and so just engaging them in activities and checking in with them to see how they're doing, asking them what they like to do can actually boost their mental health without actually talking about mental health. >> it's that simple sometimes. finally, here, as we wrap up, can you give people some advice, some some strategies, some effective strategies to support older adults in their lives who who they think might be struggling with mental health issues? >> well, i would say go visit them. if you know someone who's home alone, visit them, offer to take them out, engage them in activities. >> all right. we appreciate your time, doctor. alicia english from the center for elders independence in the east bay. good to have you on. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> all right, let's take you back to that breaking news that we've been following for you. take a look at your screen.

that's skyfox over the scene right now in redwood city, where you can see smoke coming from. what is a scrap metal business? this is sims metal in redwood city. it's on the 600 block of seaport boulevard. so just off highway 101. so you will likely be seeing that smoke for a long ways away, miles away, but definitely from highway 101 if you're in that area. what we know is that this call came in at 3:00 this afternoon, and right now, as you can see, that smoke moving its way down the air district saying there is a potential for smoke impact. they're asking people to stay inside their houses as they continue to monitor the situation. as you're looking at right now, you can see they are putting water on the fire. as it stands, that smoke has kind of turned from white to kind of a darker color. usually when you're covering a fire, they'll tell you that the darker smoke means that there's more fuel that's kind of coming in. and what we've seen in, in businesses like this one is that they really have to move the material to get to the places that are on fire. so we see the

fire and the water being put on it. we did see earlier heavy machinery trying to move some of that scrap metal around. now this company from according to their website there you can see some flames right there on your screen as it sort of peeks out from underneath those tile piles. this company, according to its website, buys scrap metal from suppliers and businesses. that metal is anything kind of with iron in it, steel and iron. so as we're taking a look, this is going to be kind of heavy work to move this stuff. and that can take that can take a while. you can see a set of scarred piles there and then where the fire is burning. >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, fires like this at scrap metal facilities, we've seen them before. i remember recently, one in oakland. these can be very stubborn fires to, to try to put out for these crews and to thatt end we sort of seen sort of, you know, some progress, it would appear, being made, the smoke turning a little bit wider. but now when you look at this fire, it has turned into that darker smoke here, you know, indicating that they're nowhere close to

really getting a handle on this fire. and it's all about accessing, you know, where the fire is burning in that big pile. >> these can be long fights. and as our helicopter gets us that view, you can see highway 101. so it's really just right off of that, that highway, that area in and around there from what i can tell from the maps, is it an industrial area? but as you can see, that smoke really having some movement and this is where you know that that water is coming in from a distance, but it is looking like it is got plenty to burn. >> yeah, absolutely. so we will continue monitoring this situation in redwood city where there is a large fire burning at a scrap metal recycling facility there that obviously is putting off some potentially dangerous smoke there. we do have an advisory of sorts from the air quality folks. so we're going to ep fol wing t s

can look at sims metal, which is a scrap metal facility that buys scrap metal from suppliers and businesses. and you can see that fire has been burning for close to two hours now. the call first came in at three, so it is still going. you can see multiple streams of water as we've seen that fire kind of peek out from beneath the piles of metal that are at that facility. this facility is right next to highway 101 in redwood city. so as skyfox pans out, you'll be

able to see that certainly traffic will be affected by this, and air district has inspectors out there saying, if you are downwind from this, you're going to want to stay inside. >> yeah. and speaking of that, obviously we're talking about this fire that's potentially putting off some some pretty toxic smoke here. so that's why you have that advisory from the bay area air quality managers right now because of this fire. but this is a facility here a sims metal recycling facility on seaport boulevard, which is close to the waters of the bay. so i want to bring in our meteorologist, mark tamayo. you've been taking a closer look, mark, at which way the breeze is blowing right now and which way the smoke is blowing. >> yeah, back into the bay. and it's that typical wind that picks up. but this time during the day, winds have been increasing on the west over the past few hours. so it is breezy to windy in this portion of the bay area. so as we take a look at the overall wind flow, you can see out toward redwood city. so you can see right there is a 101 and the seaport boulevard

actually jets out a little bit closer to the bay. we'll come in closer right now, give you a little bit more specifics with the with the with the mapping system here and there. you can pick out the seaport boulevard right around here. now, there's actually a weather station right in this area, and it's reporting a wind out of the west at about 12 miles an hour, gusting to right around 17 miles an hour. so that means the wind. at least it's transporting that smoke back into the bay. and this could be a factor approaching portions of the east bay as well as it kind of makes its trek across the bay. so you can see highway 101 right here. obviously, there's a big smoke plume is visible from highway 101, and that is drifting out into the bay. with that west wind. it's not a weak one. it's gusting around 17. could be approaching 20 miles an hour. so we'll continue to keep an eye on the fire and also the weather conditions around that fire as well. now showing you this as we take a look at the forecast, we actually had some clear skies across a good portion of the bay area throughout the afternoon hours. right now we have some patchy fog right around monterey bay, but to most areas in the clear right now, and we'll check out some of the current numbers

for the 4:00 hour. it is warm inland out towards santa rosa, 85 degrees livermore right now 80 san jose 76. in san francisco , 63 degrees. we talked about the wind and we'll show you some more reports out there. oakland airport, westerly at about 15 miles an hour out toward sfo. you can see gusting to 32 miles an hour. so definitely a stronger wind out toward sfo, which is typical for that location and also for this time of day, mid to late afternoon. here is our live camera looking out toward looking out above san francisco, here looking out toward the east bay hills and fog free conditions. overnight, we'll bring in partly cloudy skies, some patchy fog, and temperatures will be in the upper 40s to the 50s. so here's the forecast model and then into the afternoon hours. overall, partly sunny conditions tomorrow. not as warm as today, but we're still thinking some low 80s well inland for tomorrow. this area of high pressure kind of wants to stick around for one more day for your thursday, but then this system wants to move in from the north by friday and into the weekend. that will send temperatures down definitely by that time frame

friday and into saturday. a bit of a cooling trend back in the bay area forecast. here is the forecast model. this for tomorrow for your thursday. partly sunny skies and then on friday look what happens. we definitely thicken up the clouds friday morning and into the afternoon hours. this is linked up with that system that wants to move in from the north. and that will continue into the weekend as well. so a sharp drop off in those numbers and maybe some drizzle right near the immediate coastline, especially by saturday morning, take a look at the numbers for tomorrow. santa rosa 81, vallejo 76 degrees. concord 80, san jose 76, and san francisco in the mid 60s 65 degrees. here's a look ahead. your five day forecast tomorrow will be the last day of 80s inland for several days. and then there's that sharp drop off in the numbers by friday. it is breezy for your saturday. so the weekend starts off with a cooler note with a bit of a recovery here for sunday, and headed toward the memorial day. we're expecting the typical low clouds and fog in the morning, clearing out in the afternoon, and a little bit of a warm up that

will continue into early next week. so warm today, but definitely some cooler temperatures in our forecast over the next several days. >> all right. thank you mark. well, the energy department is announcing the release of a million barrels of gasoline from a northeast reserve, all in an attempt to lower those gas prices. as fox's caroline shively tells us, this comes as millions of americans head out for the memorial day holiday. >> triple a predicts a record 38 million americans will gas up and get out of town this memorial day weekend, paying an average of 3.61 for a gallon of regular, more than a six cent drop from a month ago. but about $0.07 higher than this time last year. >> i think a lot of us will travel, no matter what, to try to lower prices. >> the department of energy is selling a million barrels from the northeast gasoline supply reserve in a move mandated by congress thanks to congress's efforts and the president's vision, we are executing a focused, deliberate strategy that positions our businesses to dominate our workers to compete

and our communities to thrive. >> and it is working. >> it's such a small amount that it's unlikely to affect prices much. the u.s. uses about 9 million barrels of gas a day. >> they're going to try and distract the american public with that, like they're actually doing something like opening up the and draining more of our strategic oil reserve, which is a dangerous thing to do. >> 46% of drivers tell gasbuddy that the high cost of fuel has impacted their travel itineraries. but gas is just one price tag on the minds of americans. >> housing prices, utility prices, gasoline prices, they're really suffering. >> some folks may not know if their paychecks are going to make ends meet next month. >> the latest data shows consumer prices dropped last month, but overall prices are up almost 20% since president biden took office in washington. caroline shively, fox news. >> all right, we want to get back now to the results of our live poll this afternoon. >> that's right. we asked you if you thought all cars should be

required to alert drivers when they exceed the speed limit. and here's how you're voting. it's pretty clear how most people feel. 25% say, sure, it could help, 72% say no, it's unnecessary. and then you got that 3. just depends on the volume. >> yeah, we could sort of, you know, judge, judge what kind of drivers we have out there potentially potentially weighing in. but this is a piece of legislation that has passed the state senate already that would require an alert. if a driver was to go more than ten miles an hour over the speed limit and require all new cars to have that feature here. so a lot of folks feel that is not necessary. so we appreciate everybody weighing in and we do have more news headed your way. >> but first let's give you a live look at traffic conditions at this hour. this is the east shore freeway right there on your screen. as you can see, a lot of folks trying to get home. as we approach 5:00 tonight, we'll be right bac

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on the peninsula. a fire is burning at the sims metal facility in redwood city. this is a recycling center on seaport boulevard on the east side of highway 101. fairly industrial area. sky fox up top, giving us this live picture down below. this fire was first reported around 3:00 this afternoon. multiple engines and ladder trucks on scene. as you can see, dumping water on this metal fire. large scrap metal cranes. you can see those down below. also in this live picture, bulldozers as well all joining in on this fire fight, moving the debris around so that firefighters can really hit those hot spots. you can see active flame right there. right now the fire is putting off a fairly good amount of smoke and has been now for the last couple of hours. and with that, the bay area air quality management district says downwind neighbors , even those across the bay, could feel the effects. so inspectors are on scene trying to determine what exactly is burning in that smoke. meantime, anyone nearby should try and stay indoors

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