5:00. cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thanks so much. boy, the spring heat is here and in some parts of the bay area it's only going to get hotter. >> this is actually perfect weather. >> whether it's an outdoor cafe or on the beach, people across the bay area soaking up the sun. mother and daughters working side by side. >> being able to give me mom input i think is a really amazing feeling. >> that's breathing new life into a san francisco neighborhood and it all started with a special request. >> i received a letter from my mother-in-law written in spanish and she asked if i could do one thing for her. they are a fast and environmentally friendly way to get around. >> it's a great form of transportation for younger people who cannot drive. >> and they are especially popular among young people, but there are concerns about the safety of e-bikes and now one local lawmaker is trying to crack down. >> a lot of folks are observing, you know, lack of following the rules of the

road, riding without a helmet. plus president biden and the first lady are stopping by the bay area, but will their visit cause any disruptions? we're tracking their trip. >> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. thanks for joining us at 6:00. it's been a roller coaster of a year when it comes to our weather. atmospheric rivers, damaging winds, rain just a few days ago and now this. it finally looks and feels like winter is behind us. it almost got up to 80 degrees in san francisco. these people at dolores park certainly had the right idea laying out on their blankets and towels catching that sunshine. in san jose it was the perfect day to smell the flowers. we saw families roaming through the municipal rose garden just enjoying the sunshine after months of on-and-off rain. >> i'm stoked to have the sun back, stoked to get back

outside and enjoy the day. it's not too hot, not too cold, just perfect. >> how about a day on a boat? this was my afternoon on the bay. forced for the record, i was working on an upcoming story. our chief meteorologist is here with a look at how it got this way today. the seals are enjoying it, too. >> that's how you get to be the prime time anchor, spend your workdays on a boat. perfect day, the warmest spot inland, 86 degrees in concord, san jose and santa rosa, but a very well stirred air mass. san francisco got up to 81, half moon bay 77 degrees for a little while, but then the onshore breeze asserted itself and that breeze is still present closer to the coast. it's still an offshore breeze farther inland which is why temperatures are still warm, but temperatures dropped significantly this afternoon at half moon bay, a 14-degree drop

in 20 minutes. the current temperature at half moon bay is in the upper 50s, 81 in san francisco to 65 degrees, down to 68 degrees in oakland after a high of 83, farther inland 70s and low to mid-80s. inland it's another warm day tomorrow, hot in some locations, temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. temperatures in san francisco and oakland will still hit the upper 70s and low 80s by early afternoon, but that onshore breeze kicks back in. so a similar temperature tumble is in store near the water by friday afternoon, something to keep in mind if you have late day plans. we'll look at the rest of the map, fill in tomorrow's forecast high temperatures and how long this lasts coming up. san francisco has been on a mission to fill its empty office spaces. the vacancy rate right now, 32%. one way to fill space, free rent for three months. it is called the vacant to vibrant program. the program helps small businesses open pop-up shops in vacant

storefronts downtown. 17 businesses have gotten free rent with the hopes of revitalizing the area. today the city announced a new lineup of eight additional local businesses that will be taking part in this program. the city has been showing some extra love to mom and pop shops this small business week with workshops and other events to help business owners because if they succeed, the whole neighborhood can thrive. that is the case with elana's which has drawn a lot of new visitors to west portal. the family that owns it is no stranger to the restaurant industry, but as loureen ayyoub shows us, they came up with a new concept all starting with a note from a beloved matriarch. >> reporter: welcome to elana's mexican restaurant where an italian family business expanded into its latin roots thanks to a passionate mama and her daughters. at elana's mexican kitchen flavor doesn't fall far from the tree. elana dugan and her daughters work together

to create the newest latin restaurant in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. as a mother of three daughters, she wanted the eatery to reflect her children's mexican heritage while also adding new and vivacious culinary energy to the community. >> i wanted to create a space where people could feel at home like they were in my home, that they could come in, relax, leave their worries at the door and have a really nice time. >> reporter: and creating nice times is something elana and her family are quite good at. as the owner of the iconic original joe's, elana knows the italian food business well, but it was an emotional note from her mother-in-law which first prompted her to further explore the mexican heritage of her daughters through their father. >> i received a letter from my mother-in-law written in spanish and she asked if i could do one thing for her and that would be to allow katherine how to understand and

speak spanish so that she could tell her how much she loved her. so that's a thing i tried to do. >> reporter: elana not only enabled them to learn spanish, but she opened a whole restaurant dedicated to their heritage. each of her daughters have contributed to the process. >> i feel trusted that she believes in us and also it's such a fun experience to help. >> reporter: traveling to mexico to research spices from their hometown, elana and her daughters have built a special bond through what started as a passion project. >> working with my mom has truly been something so special to me that i will forever be grateful for and have memories for a lifetime. >> reporter: and the bustling new restaurant with its long lines is revitalizing the pandemic affected west portal district, offering a positive outlook for the community says katy tang, director of the san francisco office of small business, as she hosts a small business pop-up. she believes the community's economic growth is all interconnected. >> i think with elana's not just for themselves, but really

for the surrounding small business community in west portal, when they can't get into elana's, it spills over into the other businesses and it just draws more people to the corridor. so overall i think it's been just so great for the community, the neighborhood, and all the other businesses in the area. >> reporter: the restaurant known for its fresh coconut margaritas has already garnered rapid success, but for elana's family, it's the journey, not just the destination, that has touched their hearts. >> being able to give my mom input i think is a really amazing feeling like one day she'll ask me what i think of a dish that's going out and the next day i go through and this just gives me a feeling of empowerment and it excites me for what the future holds because who knows? one day i could be running my own elana's with my cousins and my sisters. >> reporter: running a business fueled by flavor, passion, and the pure love of family.

>> we need to go in asap. san francisco's small business week runs through tomorrow. first lady jill biden is in the area. she landed at sfo about 30 minutes ago. president biden is soon to follow. jose martinez reports live from san francisco as the bidens kick off some bay area campaigning while the election inches closer and closer. hi there, jose. >> reporter: we're live here at the marina green where president biden will be arriving in less than two hours now. let's take a look at what's going on here. you can see a whole operation that started this afternoon with barriers on the sidewalks. you can see how marina boulevard is closed off in this area. what we know is president biden will land here around 7:45 and then is expected to head over to the fairmont hotel. yes, you can

expect street closures all over right outside the hotel and, of course, down in the peninsula we had a conversation with security experts who say you have to be aware of what's going to be happening tomorrow. >> as he moves down south, as always, the motorcade does a great job blocking traffic, getting things cleared on the 101 and taking him to his ultimate destination. i guess down in the south bay he'll likely be in an area that will be more private. so not that protesters or others couldn't sort of get around that and maybe stage in areas outside the safety perimeter, but the marina would probably be my biggest concern. >> reporter: what exactly is the president doing here tomorrow? he'll be attending two fundraiser events in the peninsula. so we can also expect some security measures

down in the south bay. >> the biden team knows that this is going to be a record setting time in terms of raising dollars for this presidential election. the most important presidential election since perhaps maybe 1860 and you know that donald trump and his team will raise a lot of money. in that process you'll have to have record setting events. so they come in, drop in very quickly and then try to get out with those checks. they want to set records. that's because what matters in the california atm is money cash dollars. >> reporter: that's right. he is here in the bay area looking for money and he is expected to head over to seattle tomorrow. if you're down in this area, you'll expect some of these closures at least until 8:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. we'll be here and have a whole special for you guys today at 8:00. back to you. >> looking forward to that, jose. thank you. president biden's visit does come as anti-war tent encampments continue to occupy local

colleges. uc berkeley's protest is in its third week now. there are similar scenes at stanford, sf state, usf, and sonoma state. they are all asking their schools to divest from companies that do business with israel which may seem unlikely, but it looks like one northern california college campus play have succeeded. pro palestinian protesters at sacramento state who have been camping out for eight days were seen packing up their belongings. this comes after the university agreed to change its socially responsible investment policy. the move makes the university one of the first csu campuses to do so. student protesters celebrated the resolution on campus. >> sac state's administration did everything right. this is what they should have done. >> students are now hoping the whole csu system will follow suit. on to the south bay, b.a.r.t.'s extension project just got a major boost from the federal government. the biden administration will be sending over half a billion dollars to

help fund b.a.r.t.'s six-mile four-stop extension from its berryessa station in north san jose to santa clara. the project is expected to cost around $12.5 billion total to complete. >> it is a sign of incredible confidence that the federal transportation administration and the president are interested in this project here and this $500 million inches us closer to getting the project complete. >> officials say they will request another $6 billion from the federal government later this year for the project. state and local funds are expected to cover the rest. it was a close call for homeowners in alameda county, a fire breaking out in a hayward neighborhood. flames got dangerously close to homes. this happened at poppywood court and silverthorne place. our chopper was over the scene as neighbors were getting their hoses out starting to water down their properties. crews worked to keep the fire from spreading to structures. the fire did burn several cars in the neighborhood. flames also

spread to a tree and a nearby fence, no word what caused it or if anyone was hurt. still ahead, they're a quick and convenient way for teens to get around, but one lawmaker in the bay area is trying to pump those brakes on the e-bikes. plus the port of oakland defies san francisco and goes ahead with its airport name change and now a new legal battle is unfolding.

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oakland international airport is changing its name. today port of oakland commissioners voted unanimously to rebrand it as san francisco bay-oakland international airport, but there's still a legal battle ahead. san francisco is not happy about the name change and is filing a lawsuit. so now the port is now counter suing san francisco, all this to play out in court with fights over geography and trademarks. communities concerned about e bikes and speeding are at a crossroads with those who say restricting use will mean more cars on the road instead. kenny choi explains why state lawmakers are pushing a bill to make till for certain youth to ride some high-powered and speedy e-bikes. >> reporter: they're quiet, environmentally friendly, and the fastest way for high school senior elias to get place to place. >> i find it's a lot easier

and more reliable to have your own form of transportation like a bike. >> reporter: officials at tamalpais union school district and state lawmakers are considering restrictions that would make illegal for anyone under 16 to ride e-bikes that are throttle assisted and can accelerate to more than 20 miles per hour with modifications. >> i understand the safety concerns, but i think it's a bad idea because it's a great form of transportation for younger people who cannot drive. >> reporter: elias has been riding her e-bike for years. so has collin who started riding when he was 13 years old. both of their bikes can't go above 20 miles per hour. they think the proposed restrictions under assembly bill 1778 are an overreach. >> i look behind me. i stop at stop signs and look both ways. i think it depends on the kid's knowledge of road safety. >> reporter: state assembly member damon conley offered the bill with amendments for local counties to have a choice to opt in or out. >> a lot of folks are

observing, you know, lag of following the rules of the road, riding without a helmet, two or three kids to a bike. >> reporter: conley believes educating parents and more awareness of the various classes of e-bikes with increasing speed capabilities and modifications are part of the solution to address sometimes fatal collisions. >> even just getting this word out folks have become more educated around it, some of the pros and cons of buying e-bikes for younger kids in particular. >> reporter: a report by the marin county health department looking at one month's worth of data last year showed 71% of responses for all bike accidents among 10 to 19-year-olds were e-bike-related. elias' younger brother was hit by a car. >> he got hit by a much bigger car that couldn't see him on his bike, but i don't think that's an issue of an e-bike or how fast he was going. it was an issue of a big car not being able to see a smaller kid. >> reporter: conley says he's

not against e-bikes as a whole but wants restrictions for only class 2 e-bikes. >> this one has quickly risen to the top of things w■e're hearing directly from people about. >> it's really just a matter of like respect really i think. obviously wear a helmet and follow the laws. >> reporter: e-bikers like elias believe families can make those decisions on their own. >> the bill recently passed in the assembly and is headed to the senate. it is unclear if marin county will opt into the new rules and regulations if the bill is signed into law. superintendent of the tamalpais union high school district issued this statement saying, "i support any law that would provide clarity around what is actually classified as an e-bike and can be operated by those without a driver's license." after the warmest day so far in 2024 in san francisco, a little haze, not full fledged

fog, but haze creeping through the golden gate. we'll look at what this means for temperat

i hope everyone enjoyed today. it was absolutely beautiful. i'm from the suburbs. so are you. it gets hot out there. when it's nice

in the city, that's highly unusual. >> when temperatures are close in both the city and farther inland, it was 86 in concord, 81 degrees in san francisco, 83 in oakland in between, so not a whole lot of difference. >> right. >> of course, the difference is access to air conditioning in the city. that can be a little hard to come by. >> true. >> mother nature took care of that. temperatures have been tumbling since early this afternoon and it will be a similar pattern tomorrow, not much change to the big picture pattern, but around the bay area that's subject to the whims of the pacific ocean. we'll see the same up and sharp down temperature pattern closer to the water by friday afternoon. tomorrow is the hottest day we'll see tomorrow for inland parts of the bay area. don't overdo it. we are going to back down beginning tomorrow already along the coast and back to near normal temperatures bayside and for coastal parts of the bay area beginning sunday. inland spots won't be as hot this weekend. temperatures will still be several degrees above normal. some fog trying to creep back

in tonight, about but it's going to be confined to the immediate coastline early tomorrow morning and brief periods of offshore wind pushes that away from the coast mid- to late morning and temperatures will warm up from an above average start. right now there's a little haze lurking in the distance. mid- to upper 60s in san francisco and oakland, a 15 to 16-degree drop over the past several hours. that's the influence of the onshore wind that has not made its way inland, low to mid-80s for the rest of the bay area. we'll drop to the 50s by early tomorrow morning, about 4 to 8 degrees above average to start the day. temperatures will take off once again inland, mid- to upper 80s in the santa clara valley, everybody's temperatures running 10 to 15 degrees above average tomorrow afternoon, a mix of upper 80s and low 90s for inland parts of the east

bay. even bayside, fremont mid-80s, the peninsula in redwood city, mid-80s, half moon bay upper 60s, 77 today, not tomorrow and the temperature trip close to 70 is brief. you'll drop off quickly by early to midafternoon. san francisco as well from 77 degrees around maybe 1:30, 2:00 down to the low 60s by 5:00 or 6:00 tomorrow evening. upper 80s and a few low 90s inland in the north bay including 90 degrees for a high temperature in napa. not overly concerned about the heat risk. it will hit the moderate category for most inland parts of the bay area tomorrow afternoon. that just means the folks most sensitive to any heat-related complications, whether because of age or illness, those folks may have a couple issues, but even there it's probably not a huge problem. temperatures tomorrow, as warm as they will be will fall short of record territory. the closest is the 69-degree high temperature in half moon bay, falling a couple degrees off the record high of 71. let's look at the seven-day forecast. we'll start inland where temperatures

peak tomorrow, still be very warm saturday and then we float up and down within the 80s which is above normal for inland parts of the bay area. difference is around the bay where temperatures will still be above normal tomorrow, closer to average saturday, and then back to typical for the middle of may, beginning sunday and continuing through most of next week upper 60s to around 70 degrees with the stronger onshore wind and a deeper marine layer allows the fog to expand. we'll see much more of that sunday and monday hugging the coastline and temperatures return to the low 60s and occasional trips into the upper 50s for highs along the coast, maybe back up to the low 60s wednesday. i think you're done with the 70s right along the coast for a little while. >> thank you, paul. when we come back, the trip of a lifetime, we'll catch up with some lo

in oakland students from castlemont high school are back from a service trip to asia and they're bringing back a taste of what they learned. they're showing off pictures, cultural dances and snacks they bought from their trip and brought back to the students at elmhurst middle school. they traveled to japan, taiwan, and the philippines through the pacific bridge club and got to experience not just the differences in their cultures, but also noticed the similarities. >> the philippines i learned that it's kind of similar to

my culture, which is mexican culture. they have a lot of similarities. i learned from taiwan that we could go study there on the universities. >> sky is the limit. diego says he hopes younger students get a chance to get excited about the learning opportunities waiting for them at castlemont high school. i bet they didn't even have jetlag at that age. cbs evening news with norah o'donnell is next. we're back in 30 minutes with more news at 7:00. thanks for joining us! >> norah: tonight, contentious cross-examination of stormy daniels. >> here we sit after two and a half weeks, and i think you'll see some very revealing things today. >> norah: donald trump's lawyers grill the adult film star to call her credibility