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attorney's office. >> the new information on that protest at google headquarters this week, what we've learned about the firing of 28 workers. also, a sting operation in the san francisco neighborhood, where a family of four was hit and killed by a car while waiting at a bus stop recently. what police found about whether people are being mindful of pedestrians in the wake of that crash, and the proposed safety improvements that could be coming from the sfmta. >> this is ktvu fox two news at noon. >> good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian. we begin with breaking news over the battle to rename oakland international airport. just a short time ago, we learned the san francisco city attorney is fulfilling a
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promise to file a lawsuit against oakland, citing trademark infringement and unfair competition. reporter tori gaines live at oakland international with what we've learned about this lawsuit. tori garcia, oakland is hoping to rename this airport to san francisco bay oakland international airport, but the san francisco city attorney says that's going to lead to confusion for some travelers. >> in court documents he filed today, san francisco city attorney david chu laid out a trademark infringement and unfair, unfair competition argument against the city of oakland. >> we are highly concerned about the immense confusion and chaos for travelers all over the world that will ensue because of this, particularly for visitors for whom english is not their first language or who do not speak or read english. >> the san francisco city attorney says oakland's airports proposed name change is an attempt to pull travelers into
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oakland, who may not be intending to go there. he says oakland airport is trying to take advantage of the strong reputation that sfo has built for itself since it began operating in 1927. now, sf argues that sfo and the city of san francisco could face economic harm. due to this name change, and filing suit was a last resort. the city attorney says that the city of oakland has not been willing to negotiate with them over this proposed name change. >> we learned about oakland's plans just a half hour before they announced it publicly. we have repeatedly asked to engage with them, and they have not taken us up on those offers. different bay area stakeholders have asked for the two sides to meet, and oakland has not done that, their refusal has left us with no choice here. >> now, the port of oakland disagrees with the concerns about confusing travelers, telling ktvu today, quote, the port's proposed renaming does not infringe upon sfo's mark.
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sfo cannot lay claim to the geographically descriptive terms san francisco, let alone claim exclusive rights to the san francisco bay. the port trust that travelers understand that the san francisco bay, like virtually every other major metropolitan area in the world, can contain more than one airport, unquote. now, that name change has also received support from some community members, including oakland city council member rebecca kaplan, who said of the name change, there is no airport in san francisco, but if they want to rename sfo to millbrae airport to be more accurate in terms of location, that would be fine and we could rename oakland to oakland sunny side of the bay airport, unquote. now, comments like that have been made that sfo is not technically in san francisco either. the city or the county, but rather in san mateo. and some argue that gives oakland more grounds for this particular name change, since they're right next to the san francisco bay. live at oakland international airport tori gaines, ktvu, fox
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two news. tori. >> thank you. a deadly crash is under investigation in the east bay. chp was called to westbound interstate 580 in the area of north livermore avenue around 9:00 this morning. a sigalert was issued due to the impact on traffic. lanes were reopened just a short time ago. we know there were three vehicles involved, including one motorcycle, and at least one person died. we'll continue to follow this story, bring you the latest information as we get it. now to new details on a memo from google announcing the firing of 28 employees who took part in protests in offices in new york, seattle and sunnyvale. the memo, written by google's vice president of global security, says in part the employees took over office spaces to face property and physically impeded the work of other googlers, adding the behavior was unacceptable, extremely disruptive and made coworkers feel threatened. the employees who have now been fired were protesting google's contract with the israeli military. demonstrators say they're concerned that facial recognition and object tracking provided by google's project
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nimbus to the israeli government could enable its military to target and kill civilians in gaza. five people were arrested in sunnyvale. one protester said he has no regrets. >> i went into this, you know, ready to accept the risks of potential retaliation, potentially losing my, getting arrested, i'm much more worried about, like, my coworkers. i'm worried about google, casting a wide net and trying to, like, you know, collectively punish us . >> google says the nimbus contract in question is only for israeli government ministries. san francisco's district attorney expects to file charges in the next couple of weeks against protesters who blocked the golden gate bridge. >> this is going to be on a rolling basis that most likely that we are receiving this evidence, it takes time to charge one person, let alone 26, when you're trying to identify their specific role in a in a
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situation. >> da brooke jenkins says the chp is continuing to collect evidence for potential misdemeanor charges of unlawful assembly and failure to disperse . the chp is also asking the da's office to charge the protester with a felony for conspiracy. >> the protesters used improvised devices specifically designed to delay first responders and restoring the roadway back to normal operations. >> the chp and da's office are asking anyone who was directly impacted by the protest to contact them, saying they may be victims of a crime. in response, the san francisco public defender's office released a statement saying in part, we condemn law enforcement's intimidation tactics of booking the golden gate bridge protesters on unfounded felony conspiracy charges as a means to keep peaceful protesters detained for nearly 48 hours during a jail lockdown. we're learning more about a homicide investigation that brought sacramento police to oakland
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looking for a man accused of killing his girlfriend. that search ended late last night with a shooting by oakland police. and now a man is dead. ktvu ali rasmus has new information on what happened. >> gunshots fired outside a home near 16th and chestnut streets in oakland. 930 last night. it came after sacramento police arrived in the neighborhood looking for a man suspected of shooting and killing his girlfriend last month, on march 3rd, sacramento police were called to do a welfare check at a home on ventura street. sacramento police described what happened when they arrived. while they were conducting that welfare check, officers heard sounds of shots fired. >> they retreated out of that area. they set up a perimeter and shortly afterwards they found 34 year old rahma al-sarraj dead from a gunshot wound. >> sacramento police believe her boyfriend, 32 year old dominique broad, was the killer who fled the scene. fast forward a month and a half later and sacramento police say they tracked down broad to this oakland home they called oakland police last night
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for help to arrest him. in a recorded statement shared on social media, an oakland police spokesperson described what then happened next. >> oakland police officers arrived on scene and as they began securing the area and requesting additional resources as the suspect emerged from the residence with the firearm. >> at that point, oakland police say their officers fired at the suspect outside the home, shooting and killing him. no officers were hurt. we're still waiting for official confirmation from oakland police that the man they shot and killed was, in fact, the domestic violence suspect that sacramento police were looking for in oakland. ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> the city of san francisco is looking to redesign streets at the site of a deadly crash that killed a family of four last month. officials are looking into whether a new design could have prevented a tragedy at the bus stop. in about 45 minutes, the sfmta is expected to unveil proposals for safety improvements on west portal avenue. the goal of the project is to improve intersection safety by clearly defining pedestrian, vehicle and transit movements and removing vehicle
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traffic from train tracks. it also proposes more dedicated and protected pedestrian space. meantime san francisco police held a sting operation in the neighborhood. ktvu amber lee was there as officers carried out the crackdown to help make the intersection intersection safer. >> two police decoys in street clothes crossed busy yolo street in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. it's part of a sting operation late wednesday afternoon to crack down on drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks. >> i have been hit, almost hit so many times. people are just not watching. they're not stopping at stop signs anymore. it's just really bad. >> this pedestrian sting operation comes after a deadly crash in the same area on march 16th, just after noon, a 78 year old female driver struck and killed a family of four waiting at the bus shelter. so far, the driver has not been charged, but the district attorney says this case is still under
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investigation and factors including toxicology reports and accident reconstruction will take time. >> i don't have anything that i can share publicly at this time. of course, as soon as we make a charging decision, the public will know the target enforcement here today was really being mindful of what happened here over a month ago. >> assistant police chief david lazard worked as a decoy. he says this is only one of many locations throughout the city where the police plan to hold these operations. during the 90 minute long operation, seven motorcycle officers pulled over numerous drivers for failing to yield to pedestrians. they issued 22 citations and five warnings. >> there is a person in the crosswalk. they're crossing the cross. yeah, it was crossing the crosswalk and you came right through. >> police say the number of citations issued was dramatically lower last year compared to ten years ago. in part due to the shortage of officers. this targeted enforcement is designed to be
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educational and sends a message. >> we have not given up on traffic enforcement, which is evident in what happened here today. >> we spotted one driver who failed to yield to not one, but two pedestrians. the driver tells me he was given one citation, which costs $230. >> the lesson of the story is be aware and don't be careless. amber lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> state officials say they're working on solutions to help address the housing crisis in california. attorney general rob bonta spoke about the issue today in oakland, says california has the largest homeless population in the country, and called the housing crisis a state emergency. after a news conference, ag bonta met with residents at the newest affordable housing complex at oakland's fruitvale transit village. >> it is a justice issue when we're not building enough housing, and folks who deserve housing can't afford it and don't have access, our our housing justice unit is also protecting the many,
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californians who rent the place they call home, making sure that the protections that they enjoy are honored by their landlords, that they're not evicted unfairly or unlawfully discriminatorily or retaliatory, and that they're treated appropriately, not evicted into homelessness. >> last month, state lawmakers introduced a bill that would give the attorney general power to seek legal action against local governments that violate housing law. fighting the homelessness crisis in california. the announcement from the governor just a short time ago here in the bay area, then a san francisco tradition mourning the people who died in the great 1906 earthquake and fire. how modern day city residents are being urged to take action to help prevent another disaster. and the key areas of san francisco that were so important to earthquake survivors so long ago. >> and what a day. what a view. it is beautiful outside, but the weekend is around the corner and for several weekends past it's been stormy. we'll talk about
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as they do every year, san franciscans join city leaders in honoring those who died. ktvu bailey o'carroll shows us the commemoration that happened in
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the early morning hours. at the very same time, the earthquake struck san francisco. >> albany home again, are coming home to go rome being no more. >> on this day in 1906, san franciscans were awoken at 5:11 a.m. by what would become the deadliest earthquake in u.s. history. now, 118 years later, residents of the city and first responders are remembering those who lost their lives in the event that altered the future of the city by the bay would i be wrong if i said every san franciscan should hear the reading of the quake of 1906? >> that is an incredible, informative and appreciate it. delivery of information and information that has made this city so believable in its ability to recover from
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everything. >> residents placed a wreath on lotta's fountain on market street. it's one of the last remaining landmarks from before the earthquake. then they read a timeline of events starting at 511, when the initial quake struck, it was estimated to be a 7.9 magnitude earthquake that lasted anywhere from 45 to 60s. more than 80% of the city was destroyed. over 3000 people died, 26 aftershocks shook the city, and fires burned for 74 hours. in the days following all these years later, folks say it's a reminder of just how resilient the city is because it reminds us how san francisco was able to rise from the literal ashes to become something even greater than it was before we need hope to get us through tragedies, doom loops, and all the inevitable changes in our city that shake us from our comfort zones. at 6 a.m. this morning, after speakers finished on market street, folks headed
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up to dolores park, where you'll find this. they call it the little hydrant that could. it's a gold fire hydrant. it was the only hydrant in the city that didn't run dry in 1906, and saved the mission district from destruction. today, it was given a fresh coat of gold paint, one spray at a time. >> born in saint luke's hospital, san franciscan. and i'm not going anywhere. shout out. shout out to augie oropeza. rest in peace. >> many took this time to reflect on the importance of being prepared the next time a big one strikes, including having all the necessary survival items, backup batteries , backup power, solar chargers, and also remember your pets, right? things, medication that you or your family might need. >> one other thing you can do to be prepared the next time a big earthquake happens is to have a meeting place. a place where you can go to meet friends and family should phone lines or internet go down. and that is exactly what this spot served as
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back in 1906, when that big quake happened in san francisco. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. >> great advice there, bailey. we did just that, didn't we? garcia absolutely. >> i mean, i know every year we get to see the beautiful commemoration, but we should all have that go bag at the ready. and, you know, sort of keep an eye on our apps that might warn us if they're shaking. coming. >> yeah, we did that for loma prieta and also for the oakland hills fire. yeah, yeah. it's always great to be prepared and teach your children well. hi everybody. speaking of well, let's go ahead and take a look at just how good it is outside. today. we are talking about nice to warm conditions anywhere from 6 to 8 degrees around the median sea shore to the low 80s away from the bay into our inland areas. then tomorrow we are going to drop our temperatures gradually, only because we'll have a bigger fog bank. right now, no fog to be noted. a little bit of a sea haze. we do have a few high thin cirrus clouds way up there, up about 20,000ft, but that's about it.
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our current air temperatures bank anywhere from a pair of fives and half moon bay to 20 degrees warmer than that in fairfield, backing through travis air force base, mid 70s and walnut creek through alamo backing all the way into danville. it is now 73 degrees, and throughout livermore and pleasanton, and also in dublin, 66 degrees and palo alto and east palo alto 70s around the south bay and the winds are slight. the winds are under ten miles per hour in all areas. we should sustain this weather pattern throughout the remaining portion of your afternoon and beginning with the evening commute. now here we go. average high temperature this time of the year in santa rosa, 71. today we're forecasting 78 degrees. how about 80 and livermore. and also in san jose oakland at 74 degrees. so as you take a look at these temperatures we are riding high. we do have a couple of systems out over the open waters. and when you see those high thin cirrus clouds drift in overhead, that is an example of something
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out there over the eastern pacific. so you have some of these wispy clouds today, today. and then take a look at southern california. we do have a system working its way into that area. mostly cloudy, no precipitation anticipated. right now it's 70 degrees in palo alto and across the bay. fremont is at 72. otherwise, sacramento with the pair of sevens. and we are talking about 66 degrees in gilroy with plentiful sunshine. so your forecast let's go ahead and put in writing for you. very similar to yesterday as far as today is concerned. tomorrow not so much. we're talking about a little bit of a cool down and the weekend put your hands together. it is the first weekend rain free in quite some time at least the past month. we're pinpointing your neighborhood. take a peek. mid 60s to low 80s, 78 degrees in union city and also to the north in napa and sonoma. also guerneville, sebastopol, also in the mid 70s. guess what? next time around we are going to track the next system and tell you just exactly when raindrops
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will fall here in the bay area. >> jury selection continues and former president trump's hush money trial american at the courthouse
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the ban will face 2 to 5 years in prison, unless the state legislature votes to change the law. the ban will go into effect within 60 days. arizona democrats are trying to place a measure on the november ballot that would restore abortion rights. this is the third day of jury selection, and former president trump's so-called hush money trial attorneys selected seven jurors earlier this week. two were dismissed, though one after expressing doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial . the other over concerns that some of his answers in court may not have been accurate. dozens more are now being questioned. eric shawn is outside the manhattan courthouse with more. former president donald trump returning to the new york city courtroom on thursday as 96 more potential jurors are questioned in his hush money trial, attorneys need a total of 1812 who will judge the case, and six alternates. >> jury selection is moving faster than expected, with fewer jurors saying they could not be fair and impartial to the former president. trump is now complaining, though, about the process. he says his lawyers should be given an unlimited number of chances to reject
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potential jurors who are against him. but under new york state law about the defense, and prosecutors are given only ten strikes for no reason, they are given additional strikes when selecting alternates. >> two different ways to strike jurors one for cause, meaning that they have a bias that's unlimited. now, judge merchant has not been very tolerant to the defense on that. and he should be on the other side. is ten peremptory challenges. you get to strike ten people for no reason at all. >> once the jury is seated, it will be tasked with deciding whether the former president is guilty of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 presidential race. trump says he does intend to testify at the trial, but in a filing released wednesday, da alvin bragg says will ask the former president about recent verdicts against him, including his real estate fraud case and the e jean carroll defamation award. judge mashon says he expects opening statements to be given next week in new york. i'm eric shawn, ktvu, fox two news more layoffs
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announced here in the bay area. >> the two big companies that are laying off workers at how many jobs are affected. plus should artificial turf be banned on athletic fields, the increasing concerns over a chemical used to make them, and how some officials in the south bay are making moves n atte t i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe
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over its plans to rename oakland international airport. port wants to rename its san francisco bay oakland international airport. the san francisco city attorney says the proposed name changes in an attempt to pull travelers into oakland, who may not be intending to go there. the city argued sfo and the city of san francisco could face economic harm due to this name change, and said filing suit was a last resort. the port of oakland disagrees, and says sfo cannot lay claim to the geographically descriptive terms. san francisco, let alone claim exclusive rights to san francisco bay. much more on this breaking news coming up today on the four new at noon, governor gavin newsom says nearly $200 million will be spent to address homelessness. encampments across the state. in a virtual news conference today, the governor said the money will help fund 20 projects across 17 different california communities. the goal is to provide better support and
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services, including permanent housing, for thousands of people who currently don't have a place to call home. >> people want to see these tents and encampments removed, but they want to see them removed in a compassionate and thoughtful way. and we agree. and so this is a program that i think aligns with that, this grant here that we received today is going to expected to serve hundreds of, our most complex unsheltered individuals living across 26 encampments, some of these as big as 15 people living under bridges along streams. >> money is coming from the state's encampment resolution fund, a $750 million push to eliminate homeless camps altogether. we're waiting to hear from the governor's office as to which 17 california cities will be receiving the grants and how many are here in the bay area. mountain view based google is planning more layoffs. a spokesperson says the job cuts are not company wide, and that google is reducing bureaucracy and layers. the layoffs were
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first reported by business insider, which said the job cuts will affect google's real estate and finance departments. it's not clear yet how many employees will be let go. this is the second round of layoffs at google this year. more job cuts in silicon valley lockheed martin is cutting 68 jobs in sunnyvale and palo alto, co, a semiconductor equipment maker, is cutting 61 jobs. both companies say the layoffs will become effective june 10th. so far in april, tech companies disclosed plans to eliminate a total of more than 900 bay area jobs. santa clara county supervisors are considering a possible ban on artificial turf on athletic fields. this comes after the biden administration took a stance on banning so-called forever chemicals, an rubin tells us. several members of the community are already in support of a ban. >> should artificial turf be banned? that's what santa clara county supervisors want to know. they've commissioned a study of the environmental, health and safety concerns surrounding it. parent meghna varma says her son
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hates the stuff. >> on hot summer days. it's hot and if you fall, it hurts. so he's complained about it a fair bit. >> but for the group mothers out front silicon valley, the issue is bigger than just that. they're worried about forever. chemicals leaching from the turf. >> so it's very irresponsible to allow children to play on surfaces that are toxic, that have been connected to cancer. already. >> the santa clara county medical association wrote a letter supporting the ban and supervisor otto lee believes the study will find turf as a hazard . >> that truly is the case. then, if a ban is necessary, then we need to put that in place to protect our kids and players on on these fields. >> but for some involved in youth sports, the issue is more complicated. >> if we go to the extremes that are being discussed of removing every artificial turf field around, we need probably 3 to 4 times as many grass fields in order to have the same level of access. >> sandra todd has been a youth sports organizer for 20 years. she says turf fields can handle
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more kids more often under harsher conditions. >> now, do i think that every field should be artificial turf? absolutely not. but i do think we need some of those available. >> this study may put some new fields in jeopardy. a massive project at the santa clara county fairgrounds would have an earthquakes practice facility, and turf youth soccer fields. some supervisors questioned whether they could be grandfathered in. mothers out front thinks the answer should be no. >> there should be no grandfathering if it's not safe to play on, it's not safe to play on. the study is supposed to be completed sometime in may, and the county supervisor could vote as early as june. >> in santa clara county, anne rubin, ktvu, fox two news bay area is getting some assistance from the federal government to help combat carjacking the
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justice department announced that 11 u.s. attorney's offices have set up a carjacking task force. >> this includes the u.s. attorney's office for northern california. doj says targeting carjacking is important because it often leads to other violent crimes. now, a program in oakland that's on the cusp of a major expansion as the city works to respond to nonviolent emergencies with something other than law enforcement. ktvu crystal bailey rode along with a macro team and shows us how it's making a difference. >> we're going to come back as soon as i hear that. beds available. >> josh hayes and cora shoots are a unique kind of first responders. >> we would call them beforehand, like, let them know that you're coming in. they're one of the teams with the mobile assistance community responders of oakland known as macro. the street teams responding to nonviolent, non-emergency situations using compassion to meet people where they're at, the way the program is designed. >> you know, it's we're not enforcement agents. it's not threatening. we come offering things. >> hayes is a community intervention specialist and
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shoots is an emt. >> they provided me with support and medical and support and phone numbers so i could get the necessary medication that i need to make it. >> at just two years old, the program is having a growth spurt by march 2024. the teams responded more than 17,500 times. there are 11 responders now, but by the end of april, the program will triple its staff. there were four macro teams out on wednesday, with the goal to double that by the time the rookies are ready to hit the streets this summer, the city announced the macro phone number 510 40 for macro just a few weeks ago, and it's already bringing in more calls. >> we want this to be an outlet so that we're not clogging up the 911 system, and that the right teams are responding to the right calls and the teams don't just sit around and wait for dispatch. >> if there's not a call coming in, they're out looking for one. >> you see people laid out on the sidewalk, or people that
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look like they might be in pain, or people that are sleeping in precarious positions, and we would stop for them. >> shoots and hayes have helped build the program since day one. >> you're feeling okay today? no medical complaints, and they say they'll be here to train new staff later this month. >> that always feels good to know that, we made a difference. >> i'm watching it work, and that's what keeps me here. >> now, this team says they get between 6 and 10 calls a day. sometimes up to 15, but they say they answer 100% of the calls. they get during interactions. the team takes feedback from people they're serving, using it to inform the way they coordinate future services. >> it can take multiple touches, multiple interventions, multiple attempts just to get that sliver of opportunity to get somebody to help, they need. >> crystal bailey, ktvu, fox two news the district attorney of napa county officially filed murder charges against a man accused in the shooting deaths of two young women over the weekend, 22 year old john richard nicholson of vallejo is accused of shooting the two
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during an argument on saturday along riverside drive near the napa river. >> the family and friends of the shooting victims identified them as 17 year old sasha donnelly and 19 year old eileen villasenor. no word yet from police on a possible motive. nicholson was charged yesterday afternoon with murder with special circumstances. did not enter a plea. da is also investigating charges against 219 year old suspected accomplices, jessica witten and judith adolph were arrested in connection to the murders. now to san jose, where two housemates of the parents charged in the fentanyl poisoning death of their daughter have been charged with murder, as well. prosecutors say housemates paige or phil ortega and paige vitale sold, used and left fentanyl near the baby. 18 month old winter died last august. investigators say she had 25 times the lethal amount of fentanyl in her system. her parents are already charged with murder. >> the da is saying is that fentanyl is not a recreational drug. it's poison. and they're
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asking juries to treat it that way. when they're seeking these types of murder convictions against people who are in the chain of custody, that leads to a fentanyl death of a baby. >> both ortega and vitale will be back in court for an arraignment next wednesday. a family in foster city is grieving the loss of their son, who they say died of hypothermia while away at college in illinois. the parents of 18 year old axel dewane say he went missing not far from his dorm campus. police who went searching for him couldn't find him in time. asia and ritu dewan say their son had been at a campus party at the university of illinois back in january. that night, a friend who'd been out with axel called police to report that he couldn't find him. police say a couple was wearing only a sweatshirt and jeans, and that he may have been intoxicated. an officer drove around the area and tried to reach a cool by phone. >> this is all we know is that he was in the car. the police officer drove by. that is not the search procedure, right? if
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you trigger, if you look at their policies and procedures that requires, you know, food search. if officer would have gotten out and looked around that area, the all he would have found him. >> the dew point say they want other parents and students to know about the dangers of extremely cold weather, to help prevent anyone else from ending up in a similar situation. the family has also filed a citizen complaint with police about their response. thousands more californians will have to search for new home insurance this summer, as two more insurers say they will not renew homeowner policies. tokyo marine insurance company and trans pacific insurance company say they're sending out non-renewal notices to customers starting july 1st. combine the two companies insure more than 12,000 homes statewide . they join a list of insurers, big and small, that have limited or stopped writing policies due to a risk of wildfire. here on the west coast. coming up, an emotional ceremony in foster city, how survivors of cardiac arrest and the people who helped save them were honored
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risk of cardiac arrest and honoring the people who performed life saving acts. seven survivors came to the event, stood side by side with the first responders, family members and bystanders who saved their lives. each survivor told their story to the crowd, sharing the heroic efforts and thanking the people who played a part in keeping them alive.
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>> this is the first time that i have a chance to thank everybody that participated in having me be able to be standing here. >> i don't think i've ever felt so safe than this day. right now , surrounded by all these first responder heroes. so thank you, all of you for being here next to creating life. >> the finest thing a man can do is save one. that's what abraham lincoln. >> ceremony is also seen as a reminder of the importance of knowing how to perform cpr, and how to use an aed. the life saving efforts by bystanders gave today's honorees a second chance at life. inmates at the troubled women's prison in dublin are being transported to other federal prisons across the country. busses were seen leaving fci dublin yesterday, two days before that facility is expected to close monday. the bureau of prisons decided to shut down the facility. that's been the scene of reported sex crimes and retaliation for those who have spoken out. the news came as a surprise to the women, their families and the federal judge who ordered special oversight for the prison. 12
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days ago. when father said that his daughter was transferred and he has no idea where she's going , busses came into the facility, loaded a number of people into the busses. >> they were not allowed to take, their belongings or that much belongings with them. like one pair of pants. so many, shirts, etc. >> sources tell ktvu all 600 women will likely be moved out of the facility by tomorrow. a judge did order a pause on the transfers until the special master could review the closure. the bureau of prisons claims it has the authority to continue moving the inmates. a bay area civil rights attorney is questioning the conditions of the jails in san francisco, where inmates have become violent with deputies. the sheriff's deputies union says nine deputies have been attacked in the past three weeks. sheriff paul miyamoto attributes the violence to jail, overcrowding and a shortage of deputies. but attorney yolanda wang tells us the treatment of the inmates, including a lack of sunlight and outdoor exposure, could also be contributing to their behavior.
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>> you're locking them in that room. 2020 two hours a day with another person, two people. we've all been in lockdowns. we all know how terrible that feels. and so now it's going on year four. they're still in lockdown. and what do they expect these people to do? they're going crazy locked down at the jail at seventh and bryan was lifted wednesday. >> the jail in san bruno is remaining on lockdown for now. sheriff's department responded to the new allegations, saying it takes its obligations for incarcerated persons safely, seriously. safety seriously, the department continued, saying the court has consistently held that san francisco jails do not need to provide outdoor access in order to comply with the court's order. there is a new debate in congress about a proposal that would block law enforcement from buying and storing your personal data, ktvu joey hoarder reports on the mixed response from bay area law enforcement agencies and local residents. >> the fourth amendment is not for sale act passes the house in
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a vote of 219 to 199. the bill aims to prevent law enforcement from purchasing americans personal data from data brokers. >> i'm all for the police, there's no doubt about that. it sounds like it could be an intrusion. >> so much information is available. in a way, it's kind of like a pandora's box. it seems that it shouldn't be that easily accessible. >> the data in question includes online search history and location tracking, which companies like the apps on your smartphone are always monitoring. >> big tech already has all our information, and most of our information is pretty much out there. >> alameda county sheriff yesenia sanchez is against the bill right now. she says her department pays to retrieve information in the case of a suspect or missing person through cell phone records to urgently track the person down. >> it's really going to cripple the system. >> the sheriff says the measure would require investigators to get separate warrants for every piece of information, like revealing a suspect's cell phone carrier to look up their gps
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location and call records, delaying an urgent investigation when it really impacts those who are being affected by the crime. >> it is the victims who will suffer. >> tracy rosenberg with oakland privacy citizens coalition that defends the right to privacy, supports the bill. >> where we go, what we browse on the internet and who we talk to. is that something that the government should be tracking, profiling and keeping a list of? >> sheriff sanchez believes there's a misconception that law enforcement is keeping tabs on everyone. >> the people who should be concerned are the people who are actually out there committing crimes, because those are the people that we're looking for. >> the bill now heads to the senate and if approved, would go to the president's desk where he could possibly sign it into law or veto it in san leandro. joey, ktvu, fox two news straight back to our bay area weather. >> a lot of people enjoying today's afternoon sunshine. roberta. >> absolutely. one is the last time that you can remember that it did not rain on the weekend.
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>> it's been a minute and i've i've been saying it all day. but look, we have baseball games, swim meets and mountain bike races that were canceled because of last weekend. we're trying to fit it all in this weekend. right. >> because you have to make those up. >> yeah, you do. you know. >> you know, been there done that. but i've got to tell you get out and enjoy this weekend because by next weekend we could be hearing raindrops back on the rooftops right now. live weather camera looking out at the beautiful city of san francisco. a little bit of sea haze out there, but overall, boy, that san francisco temperature has been falling off dramatically, all because of the influx of fog off the coast. but nonetheless, it's 64. that's just a couple of degrees above average. but it was 70 degrees at 11 a.m. now, check out what's going on in fremont at 81. otherwise, 55 and half moon bay to 20 degrees warmer. and fairfield also in concord and walnut creek. it is now 75 degrees at the rose garden district of san jose. the
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winds are pretty much fluctuating right now. the wind has increased around the peninsula up to 15, and this is going to be the scenario throughout the late afternoon and early evening hours. southwest winds 10 to 15. and i did want to mention these winds because they usher the pollen around and if you suffer from allergies, it's due to the oak and the mulberry trees. that's on the medium to high side. this is my culprit right here. the grass is also coming into play. yeah yeah. it's because everybody's out there mowing their lawn. looks good, but boy does it kick up the allergies, right? kicks up the pollen. all right. where are the clouds coming from? the fog is beginning to develop along the coast. and then we have all these high, thin, wispy clouds, all associated with the area of low pressure off the coast. let's time this out together tonight, overnight, we see the increasing cloud cover becoming mostly cloudy tomorrow morning. sun up is at 627. mostly cloudy skies everywhere. then the clouds dial back except for the immediate seashore. so with that
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additional cloud deck, the temperatures come down for your friday, but still a rather pretty day. here's your saturday morning. mostly cloudy then becoming sunny now. meanwhile, next shot of precipitation moves into the bay area. right now it looks like around the 29th and 30th, and it looks like we could see copious amounts of precipitation. so enjoy the sunshine today. mid 60s beaches to low 80s away from the bay and our inland areas. 80 degrees in san jose, 78 in santa rosa. tonight comfortable 40s and 50s. we do have a ball game tonight. the giants are playing host to the diamondbacks. and it looks like a game time temperature 58. you know the drill. dress in layer. so here we go. we are going to have at least a ten day span of no precipitation with rain perhaps by next weekend. so get it all in this weekend. garcia. >> i will do it. thank you roberta. well, klay thompson has said he wants to be a warrior for life. there are questions swirling about his future with the team, what could be changing
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demanding more financial investment in schools hurts students. several teachers unions were represented at the rally yesterday. they're calling for funding reallocations that they say will lead to higher wages for teachers and reduced class size, especially in the aftermath of the covid epidemic. >> we have a need to bring these
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students up to core, right on key skills, not just educational, but social skills and emotional learning. there's a lot more burden on teachers to do more and less time with more students, and it's more and more stressful every year. >> the east bay coalition for student success is made up of 21 teachers unions from across the bay area. they say they're supporting members who are considering calling strikes as they negotiate new contracts. well, stanford has officially introduced its new women's basketball coach following the retirement of longtime coach tara vanderveer. kate pay is an associate head coach and former player. yesterday, she was given a number three jersey, the same number she wore in her playing days. pay will now guide stanford out of the pac 12 and into the atlantic coast conference. she's been coach vanderveer's assistant for the past 17 seasons. >> it's just something that kind of feels comfortable and natural, and it kind of has always been a plan in place. and again, hopefully, i think it provides continuity to our student athletes and vanderveer's last day is may 8th. >> she's retiring as the winningest head coach in all of
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college basketball history. she won three national championships during her 38 seasons at stanford. questions are swirling after a game that brought the golden state warriors season to an end, much sooner than many had expected. sports anchor jason applebaum reports on concerns that the steph, klay and draymond era may be coming to an end. >> thompson is the one that i think everybody's interested to see what happens this off season. >> warriors fans hope this wasn't the last look they'll have of klay thompson as a warrior. headed to the locker room dejected after one of the worst games of his career and a season ending loss to the kings. but despite the obvious questions, klay was in no mood to talk about his future with the team. >> we don't want to talk about the season first. you want to talk about the future. a lot of games played. man, that was a pretty big accomplishment. so what y'all not wanting to live in the present bro. it's ridiculous. >> thompson is set to become a free agent this off season, and despite being 34, he still has a
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lot left in the tank, making it entirely possible he could move on if warriors management gives him a lowball offer, it's up to them. >> but the other day, whatever happens, it's all gravy. it's been such a freaking special run. >> warriors owner joe lacob is one of the most competitive in the game, and after staring down the reality of his team's first season without a playoff appearance with steph, klay and draymond all healthy, change does look inevitable. could like a blow. the whole thing up. let klay walk and trade draymond or even steph could never see myself. >> you know not with those two guys experience so much together . and at the end of the day like again i know they want to win i know i want to win. and that's all i'm worried about. >> i have no reason to think that our ownership group aren't going to take care of us the way we've taken care of this organization. >> as far as thompson is concerned, any talk about his
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future plans can wait. >> when his free agency, july first? yeah got some time? got some time. >> jason applebaum, ktvu, fox two sports. >> this saturday, april 20th is 420 a day. many set aside to celebrate cannabis. we're in the first ever san francisco weed week leading up to that unofficial holiday, marijuana enthusiasts are invited to meet growers who are showing off new strains. the creator of san francisco weed week said it's similar to beer week or restaurant week, but we've had legal cannabis sales for six years now and the market is maturing as a weed week provides more venues, more times, more places and more different opportunities for different types of crowds to plug into this event. there's no official 420 gathering on hippie hill in golden gate park this year. organizers of the event say they didn't have enough funding. many people, though, still expected to gather there a robotics company unveiled a new generation of humanoid robots with unparalleled mobility.
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