we are going to see cooler temperatures too. starting this morning back and forth, as we head into the bay next week. wildfire preparedness weekend. it pitchers are rising. we are looking at the best technology. some of the emergency crews cannot reach him. they call in a very special team. they roll along with the smoke jumpers. >> reporter: 33-year-old cole skinner, says he will be dropping by his workplace. he means it literally. >> the whole thing is an adrenaline rush. >> reporter: for the last four years, this has been his commute. a 3000 foot

death-defying dive, with views that are hard to beat. >> we are here and connected. >> reporter: part of an elite group of firefighters that have been operating in places where roads don't exist. called the smoke jumpers. they parachute directly into the flames. when the sirens of sound, smoke jumpers pack on their gear, and load onto a short c-23 sherpa plane. >> once the horn blows, we have two minutes to get the jump gear on. we are boarded onto the planes in less than 10 minutes. >> reporter: becoming a smoke jumper isn't for the faint of heart. rookie candidates are expected to be in top physical shape, and have some firefighting experience. the group's missions are often miles away from civilization, which is why they bring everything they need with them. their gear can weigh up to 120 pounds. as we learn, wearing it

all in the middle of summer, isn't exactly a breeze. >> how hot does it get in one of these things? >> incredibly hot. on the tarmac, it can be well over 120 degrees. it this is made of kevlar material. it does not breathe. >> reporter: smoke jumping dates back to 1939, when the u.s. forest service realized that he needed to stop remote fires before they became too big to handle. in all, there are about 400 smoke jumpers in the u.s. as climate change intensifies, their job has become more in demand. >> i experience stuff like i have never seen before. >> reporter: this is the running base manager, and the smoke jumper for 25 years. it it says these days, fire seasons are getting longer and longer. >> instead of getting laid off in october, we were told december. we were starting earlier. normally, fire season wouldn't start until june. it is starting at the end of april.

>> reporter: the daily grind can be both dangerous and physically demanding. that is exactly why he says the moment he heard about the program, he jumped at the chance to join. >> no one else gets to parachute out of a plane to go fight fire. that's what we get to do. it was a dream. it was everything it was supposed to be. >> reporter: now that he has landed the perfect job , the sky is no longer the limit. >> you can catch more on the story on smoke jumpers and part two tonight. happening today, the oakland airport finally gets the green light to change his name to san francisco bay oakland international airport. the reason behind the rebrand, florida officials say that it will help travelers with geographical awareness. san francisco is threatening a lawsuit, claiming trademark infringement at sfo. president joe biden , scheduled to arrive in the bay area later today. on

the agenda, re-election fundraisers. palo alto, for cole valley. this is the president second visit to the bay area this year. independent presidential candidate, robert f kennedy, reports that doctors found a worm in his brain more than a decade ago. they claim that a doctor told him that he possibly crawled into his brain. a part of it died, causing cognitive issues. a spokesperson for the presidential hopeful, says he is now in good health. they wrote on x, that he had five more brain worms, and would still be present in donald trump and president joe biden in a debate. still had at noon, streaming on cbs news bay area, a critical piece of history. more than 140 years ago, not all children were allowed to go to public school. how an eight-year-old chinese-american

back to that breaking news, putting out a fire, dangerously close burning to homes. it choppers our live over the scene. firefighters are live on the ground. it looks like they have a handle on this fire. you can see under the burn scar area right there. this is poppy wood cord and silverthorne place. we spotted several cars on fire. a tree and a fence are on fire. no word on any cause or any injuries.

142 years ago, the chinese exclusion act of 1882 was signed by the then president, chester arthur. chinese immigrants living right here instead of disco, denying adults the right to work. also, denying chinese children from attending school. there was an eight-year-old chinese-american girl who fought the system. her story, now found in the pages of a children's book, written by a bay area attorney turned author. i spoke to her about teaching the next generation of one of the overwrite symbols -- civil state battles in history. >> reporter: a moment of butterflies. their journey as a children's book author, coming a little full-circle. >> are nervous, but excited read >> reporter: taking the floor, and reading to the more than 200 units at san francisco spring valley elementary school. >> chinese children have been

not allowed in schools. mom and i went anyway. >> reporter: that moment, four years in the making, putting passion to the title. mama always fights to school -- go to school. >> mom always says that a journey to 1000 miles, always begins with a single step. >> reporter: critical piece of separate cisco history. >> local history. more than that, it is really american history. >> reporter: the pages following a true life story. a chinese-american girl, in the year of 1885, tried to enroll in school. was denied because of discrimination. >> poppa said that most americans didn't want chinese people working here, settling down, and raising children who would need to go to school. >> reporter: it is a case that tracy discovered while working as an attorney. >> i was researching asian american civil rights cases. i came across this case. i was

really surprised that i had not heard of it, or heard of her before. >> reporter: that is when she started down the archive the rabbit hole. >> we are talking about months and months of research. >> reporter: even in the 1880s, she was well covered by local newspapers. her case, eventually making it to the high court. >> is a copy of the actual california supreme court decision. this is in her case. she won her case. the court actually ordered the school to admit her into the school. they were still able to find ways to circumvent that, and prevent her from attending school again. >> reporter: that school, spring valley elementary. nearly 140 years after an eight-year-old chinese-american girl was denied enrollment. >> that is her when she was eight years old. >> reporter: students at that same school, listening with ears wide open, about her story.

>> if she wasn't here, most of us wouldn't be here. >> it tells us about the history of our school. the chinese couldn't come. specifically because of her, they can. >> reporter: a piece of history with a personal connection. >> i felt almost a duty to tell her story. i feel like hopefully she would be glad and proud. hopefully she can share that at the school here today. >> reporter: story coming full circle at the school where it all began. hopefully, with a fight for justice. it will finally come to an end. >> although that she was denied enrollment at spring valley elementary because of quote technicalities, it did force the city to open the segregated chinese primary school in 1885. it was a partial victory for her. for that school, it still stands today. it is called the gordon elementary school. still home to nearly 700 newtons. we will be bringing you special

stories like this all month long. you can find them all on our website, kpix.com. looking at clayton valley, a little bit of a haze. it will be a little warm. very warm in the east bay area. we are going to check in with jesse burch. >> sitting well above average temperatures. offshore winds, even though they are gusting this morning, they are still sticking around into the afternoon and evening hours tonight. sitting well above average for the daytime highs as high pressures continue to build over us throughout the next couple of days. a little bit cooler with some cloudy locations by the weekend. we are still seeing a warm set up in some inland areas. they have a moderate heat risk. san jose, and two east bay areas. what does that mean for us? daytime highs are above average. we have seen plenty of sunshine. if you work outside, or you have outdoor activities, take it slow

up there. in the 60s and separate cisco, now hitting the 80s. of course you want to wear sunscreen, and drink lots of water. blue skies over us here in san francisco. no matter which direction you look, we're going to see that as you head into the next couple of days too. in the upper nates, it is bringing more and more rain. san jose, similar trend. we are heading into the next couple of days. if you live in those inland areas, we will slowly move into the low 80s by sunday. partly cloudy skies by monday with lower 70s throughout the border. we are speaking of cloudy skies in other areas like the bay. separate cisco is open as early as saturday. moving into the upper 60s and lower 70s this weekend. that is how we are going to kick off next week too. coming up, sharing her love for the oceans with art and education, we will meet this week's justice award winner.

when you walk through the ocean source -- school, this is all thanks to a woman who has been teaching marine stewardship for 30 years. they introduce us to this jefferson bay area award winner. >> reporter: she admires different resorts hanging from the ceiling. created from cardboard, in an ocean shore school in pacifica. >> i love it. >> reporter: this feels like magic during an intense, two week program, called ocean 411, that brings the ocean to life,

along the entire campus. sheila, helping organize the fundraiser for ocean 411 for three decades. first as an artist and -- and third grade teacher, now as a retirement volunteer. >> reporter: correlating with faculty and parents to make the annual topic as real as possible for students. this year's theme, prehistoric sea. >> this is their world. i just a couple of bulletin boards of this or that. they are immersed in prehistoric sea. >> reporter: each year, ocean 411 teaches kindergarten through eighth grade students about ocean conservation and beach safety. seventh and eighth graders will lead activities on the beach that reinforce what they learn in class. >> we did papier-mache balloons. >> reporter: this spring, this third-grader discovered how she could protect turtles. >> we should not leave trash on

the beach. >> reporter: this classmate tells why. >> the turtles could get their next caught in the plastic. they could eat the plastic, it could kill them. it could destroy their environment. >> reporter: they love the programs artwork, looking at the children from ocean shore. >> she is a go-getter, taking sure that children learn about the environment. they can take care of the environment. >> there are new polar grants. >> reporter: sheila, in addition, was known for a different art project. three, eight feet tall poles, that showcase 100 student paintings that teach visitors about marine life. >> i would love to see this all along the california coast. >> reporter: she get to see a glint of her impact on students of the past. we were at the beach. juliet moore happen to recognize her from years ago. she told us that she helped shape the ambitions. >> it was my environmental

science degree. i remember her always being there, super inspired. >> reporter: for sharing her love of the ocean through art and education for more than three decades, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to sheila dabbled on. >> you can promote your local area -- hero, or go to kpix .com to nominate. up next, offering travelers an experience of a lifetime. needing the golden ticket. we'll explain after the break.

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