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suspect remains in custody after yesterday's altercation. good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach and i'm julie julie haener. >> the scuffle was captured by kron tv during an interview between one of its reporters and the mayor. ktvu jesse gary has more now on what, if anything, could have been done differently . >> so we're doing an interview, sir. are you doing an interview? >> yeah, in an instant, a sidewalk disagreement during a kron tv interview with san jose mayor matt mahan turns violent, the station's camera capturing this sidewalk tussle taking place at south first and san fernando streets. >> mayor was in the middle of interview, and this kid just want to mess around. and he was asked, you know, to move to the side. he got upset. and that's how this started. >> ironically, mahan was attending the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new elise restaurant, the swanky french vietnamese eatery, a welcome addition to the vibrant downtown scene. >> we've been trying to open this restaurant for a couple months now, and so yeah, there's, excitement. this is
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definitely the street that gets the most foot traffic. the busiest street in downtown, stuff like this doesn't happen like that in the kron tv video, a man police identify as 35 year old wesley pollard approaches, is told the mayor is doing an interview and asked to walk around, but refuses. >> he and the mayor's security officer, a member of the san jose police department, then come to blows for several minutes. in an emailed statement, the mayor's office says mahan, quote, is deeply grateful to his security detail. the actions of the officer tuesday night were heroic. >> first thing that jumps out, jesse, is the very difficult situation that you're in when you're protecting somebody and you only have one protection officer. >> university of new haven lecturer bobby mcdonald is a retired secret service agent who worked joe biden's detail. he says the officer had to make a split second decision, facing multiple variables in an increasingly violent world, we've seen more threats made towards members of congress that normally didn't get threats.
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>> people who are hurting out there, whether it's financially or from a homeless situation or a mental health situation, at least one group is casting a critical eye at the actions of the security officer. >> in an email to acting police chief paul joseph, the president of the san jose naacp says he's troubled by the rapid escalation of the situation into a physical altercation. it was distressing to witness the lack of attempts at de-escalation from the officers involved, the department, via email says. despite continued de-escalation attempts, the unprovoked suspect continued to advance on the officer, eventually striking him . in the kron tv video, several passersby see the struggle and then help the officer detain and arrest pollard. those who know these streets well say this incident isn't an indication downtown is becoming less safe. >> that can happen anywhere. any corner, any store, anywhere, you know. so to be safe, i can tell you it is safe. >> pollard is being held at the main santa clara county jail on
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multiple charges, including felony battery of a police officer. the officer was taken to a local hospital and checked for minor injuries in downtown san jose. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news authorities on the peninsula are warning residents to be on alert after a mountain lion was spotted. >> the san mateo county sheriff's office says the big cat was seen on the 800 block of lomita avenue in millbrae, near junipero serra park. deputies searched that area but were not able to find it. people who live in the neighborhood are urged to use caution while outside, especially when they are with small children and pets. >> oakland fire officials are investigating an apartment fire that sent three people to the hospital. this fire started late this morning at a four unit building near 60th street and martin luther king junior way, firefighters say the flames originated in a ground floor unit when firefighters arrived, they found three injured construction workers who had been working inside that unit. >> it does appear that they were using some sort of cleaning agent or some sort of agent
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within, the apartment, but unsure exactly about how the ignition started or how the fire actually started. >> two of the victims suffered minor burns. the third was critically injured. power was turned off to the building, temporarily displacing the residents and the other units. >> president biden signed into law a foreign aid package today that includes billions of dollars in assistance to ukraine, israel and taiwan, along with a measure that could lead to a ban on tiktok. the package includes $60 billion in aid for ukraine, $26 billion to support israel along with humanitarian aid for gaza and $8 billion for allies in the indo-pacific. the white house first sought the foreign aid more than six months ago. president biden says the us will begin sending weapons and military equipment to ukraine in the next few hours. >> it should have been easier and it should have gotten there sooner, but in the end, we did what america always does. >> i want to thank you for such significant support. very important support to president
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biden, to congress. >> the legislation also features a provision that could ban tiktok if its chinese parent company does not sell it within a year. tiktok ceo denies the chinese government has access to american data and plans to fight the law in court. >> new at six tonight, we are hearing from the parents of a hostage taken by hamas who has ties to berkley. >> they spoke publicly after a proof of life video was released today by hamas showing hirsh, goldberg, pollan appearing to speak under duress. >> hirsh. if you can hear this, we heard your voice today for the first time in 201 days. and if you can hear us, i am telling you, we are telling you we love you. stay strong. survive. >> seeing a video of the goldberg pollan family also issued a plea to the leaders negotiating for the release of the hostages to seize this moment, to get a deal done and
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bring home all of those who are being held. >> well, protesters are camping out on college campuses all across the country to call attention to the war in gaza. want to show you a live look now at usc, where police are on the scene. dozens of pro-palestinian protesters have set up tents there, and police have put out a call for the protesters to disperse. in the past hour, we have been watching this. it appears to be growing more intense now. officers in riot gear have moved into position near the demonstrators. >> so far, this has appeared peaceful tonight. not the case earlier today on the usc campus and then again just here in the past five minutes as we've been watching this live picture from our newsroom, police officers seem to be moving closer to the protesters as we've seen a number of scuffles going on. one person possibly detained. again, you can see these officers now going to the right of the screen. so various scuffles taking place all across this very large campus there at southern california, of course,
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we will keep an eye on this and update you if this situation continues to get more serious. ktvu henry lee reports now on a tent city with protesters earlier today from uc berkeley, tents belonging to pro-palestinian demonstrators have sprung up outside sproul hall at uc berkeley, the home of the free speech movement. >> their supporters growing by the day. >> it is a coalition of over 75 students, staff, faculty and alumni organizations. so alumni have been sort of, you know, flowing through as well. >> the protest started monday with about a dozen tents. now there's at least 70 large tents right outside the admin building at cal. demonstrators have also been a regular presence at nearby sather gate, hoping to call attention to what they call the mass killing of people in gaza. we try to talk to campers and others involved in the protest, but were directed instead to their media rep, matt kovach, a grad student studying history. >> we have seen massive outpouring of community support, you know, in particularly support for the demands that we are camped out for.
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>> demonstrators want the university to condemn the violence in gaza, support palestinian, arab and muslim students, right to organize and to cut all ties with weapons companies that support israel. >> the university of california, berkeley, has no plans to change its investment policies or practices. >> uc berkeley spokesman dan mogulof says the administration and campus police have been largely hands off so far as there have been no reported problems. >> we are handling and dealing with this protest in a manner that's completely consistent with uc policy that says we must only turn to law enforcement if there is a specific and credible threat to people's safety. >> there's less than three weeks left for the spring semester, so we're going to focus all of our efforts on ensuring there is no disruption to the university operations. i asked kovac how long these tents will stay here. >> no rest until divest like we are here for the long haul. you know, we plan to hold the uc accountable to its, you know, to its self proclaimed mission. you know, i mean, as the home of the
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free speech movement, i've seen campus police, both uniformed and in plainclothes, monitoring this protest from afar. >> so far, no unrest. so these tents could very well be here for an extended amount of time at uc berkeley. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> a second pedestrian in as many days was killed early this morning in fairfield. it happened just after 5 a.m. in the 2100 block of canonazo drive, when a semi truck hit and killed a woman. police say the driver immediately got out and called for help. yesterday, another pedestrian was also hit and killed near airbase parkway in fairfield. both incidents are still under investigation. a two lane road in napa was closed this morning after a tractor trailer overturned. the two vehicle collision happened on monticello road near wildhorse valley road, monticello road was closed for a time while crews worked to right the truck. one person was taken to the hospital. that person's condition still has not been released. >> tonight we're learning new information about a south bay caregiver under arrest, accused
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of stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly couple, and investigators say they believe there may be more victims. the santa clara county sheriff's department says 44 year old gerald cirillo used the debit card of a los altos hills couple 15 times and withdrew $10,000. the unauthorized withdrawals were discovered by the couple's daughter. cirillo was identified in atm surveillance photos. he's been working as a caregiver for four years in santa clara county and in surrounding areas. >> during the arrest of this individual, we did recover several other items in his wallet, bank cards, debit cards, checks, things that did not belong to him. which leads us to believe there could be more victims out there, and we're actively working to reach out to those victims. >> the 44 year old suspect was arrested and booked into county jail on felony identity theft, financial elder abuse from a caregiver and drug charges still to come here at six, the garlic festival, made famous in gilroy. moving to a new city. we'll tell
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you where. >> and across the bay area this afternoon. mostly cloudy skies with only subtle changes expected for tomorrow. have a look at what we can expect for the rest of the business week and your weekend coming up. >> and governor newsom makes a major announcement on abortion access not for california residents, but patients out of state. >> and here's a quick check right now of the wednesday evening commute. this is a look at the macarthur maze in the east bay. a little slow going there in both directions at this hour. you're watching ktvu news at six we'll be right b k.
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it shared this photo on social media. it shows a landslide coming down onto the roadway there. there are currently one way traffic controls in the area to prevent drivers from going through debris. it's taking place from sanborn to redwood gulch road. caltrans advises drivers to slow down and take an alternate route. the webster tube, connecting alameda and oakland is set to close tonight for road work. that overnight closure was originally scheduled for last wednesday, but was postponed due to weather. caltrans says the detour signs will be going up in the area, but is warning drivers to allow more time to get to their destination, as that tube is scheduled to close tonight at ten and then reopen at 430 tomorrow morning. >> new at six the california garlic festival is moving yet again, this time to los banos in
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merced county. as ktvu is an rubin explains, organizers say they want it to be closer to where the garlic is grown and make it easier for vendors from the now defunct gilroy garlic festival to participate. >> but whether you're craving garlic popcorn, garlic sausage or maple brown sugar, garlic ice cream this summer, there's a new destination for all things garlic las banos. the fairgrounds there will play host to the california garlic festival. >> we felt it was best to be centrally located between the top, producing garlic county. >> the move comes after two years in stockton, but really the organizers are picking up the torch from the now defunct gilroy garlic festival. following a mass shooting in 2019. gilroy canceled their event indefinitely and started offering a charitable golf tournament. instead. we reached out to them for reaction, but didn't hear back when gilroy ceased their operations. >> we had a lot of people reach out to us saying, hey, you guys do festivals, your local farmers, is there something you can do? >> the new organizers, who also
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run an asparagus festival, knew exactly what to do. there will be monster trucks, camel rides, live entertainment, scholarship, pageants and of course garlic. >> and we just didn't want it to hurt our agriculture community. so we just picked it up and created our own with the respect to them and also the outreach to the community. >> it's not going to be as big as the gilroy garlic festival on its first year, but bringing that economic opportunity here to merced county, i think it could be something really great. >> los banos, which holds a spring festival at their fairgrounds, already wanted a second event. this seemed like the perfect fit. plus the site is close enough that farmers, vendors and volunteers from gilroy can easily participate. >> it's kind of a way to tie the two communities together, and i think it's, you know, it's pay homage to them. be thankful for what they started. unfortunately, it's not there anymore. but hey, we'll pick up the mantle and run with it. >> the california garlic festival in its new location, is set to run august 30th through september 1st. tickets go on
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sale later this week in los banos, and ruben ktvu, fox two news. >> the us labor department says millions of americans will soon qualify for overtime pay under a new rule. that rule will raise the salary threshold for overtime eligibility close to $44,000 a year. the current threshold is around 35,000. the threshold will get another raise in 2025 and then be updated every three years. labor officials say lower paid workers on salary all too often do the same job as hourly workers, but don't get paid extra when they work over 40 hours a week. more than 23 million homes could lose internet access when a federal subsidy ends at the end of this month. the affordable connectivity program will run out of money unless congress extends it. that program provides monthly payments of 30 to $75 to help low income families afford home internet service, supporters say. congress is known for months about this deadline but has not
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moved on. president biden's $6 billion request to renew the program about 35% of californians receive subsidized internet. >> cloudy skies, cool conditions across the bay area this afternoon. little change for tomorrow. even the possibility of drizzle and a few sprinkles on friday before it clears up on the weekend, giving you a look here from ktvu across the oakland estuary, san francisco there to look at and all that gray sky temperatures this afternoon ranging from low 60s in san francisco to low 50s pacifica and some of our warmer locations today only managed to get into the upper 60s. 69 san jose. the inner east bay 68 this afternoon for antioch. here's a look at where we stand right now. temperatures are already cooling off. low 60s in brentwood in the north bay, 59 in novato, san francisco, checking in at 58 and half moon bay 55. these temperatures are similar to where we were
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yesterday. the onshore breeze is with us, a little bit of a breeze through the delta and through the bay at this time, and all that cloud cover, their scattered showers and even thunderstorms over the sierra late this afternoon. as this low right in here is continuing, a southerly path will eventually move over it looks like right between san diego, maybe baja california. by tomorrow. there's a look at all the lightning strikes there late this afternoon. one s this moves out. we'll get just a few hours of a break, and then another system rolling in from the gulf of alaska. and that is what will bring us the increased chance at a slim chance for showers on friday. here's a look at the temperatures tomorrow morning. 50 degrees san francisco as well as oakland will be mostly cloudy, patchy fog, patchy drizzle to start the day and then into the afternoon. temperatures are going to be below average once again. upper 60s in santa rosa. low 60s san francisco 64 oakland, mid 60s livermore and san jose at 67. a
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better look at these numbers. what we can expect for friday and of course the weekend in the extended forecast coming up. >> all right rosemary, see you soon. thank you. some exciting news for barbecue lovers in oakland. the popular horn barbecue is reopening this week at a new location. the owner, matt horn, making that announcement today. he says the new location is right by the intersection at eighth and broadway. the restaurant will open on friday on a first come, first serve basis. horn barbecue had that devastating fire back in november and then permanently closed its location on mandela parkway last month. still ahead, the major announcement today from governor newsom on abortion care for patients and doctors from out of state. >> also ahead, the issue of presidential immunity went before the supreme court today, the wide ranging impact the ruling could have on the presidential election and former president trump's legal troubles
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minutes on whether the state of idaho's abortion ban can be overruled by federal law. the justice department says federal law requires any patient be stabilized at an emergency room, and that abortion care must be allowed in emergencies. that seriously threaten a woman's health. idaho, however, contends its ban already has exceptions for life saving abortion and that state law should take precedence if, er doctors can
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perform whatever treatment they determine is appropriate, then doctors can ignore not only state abortion laws, but also state regulations on opioid use and informed consent requirements. the case marks the first time the supreme court has considered the implications of a state ban since overturning roe v wade nearly two years ago. a decision is expected by the end of june. >> governor gavin newsom is supporting a new bill that will allow arizona doctors to come to california to provide abortion access, ktvu jana katsuyama tells us. the push for this new bill comes as arizona prepares to enact an abortion ban in june. >> we will be a safe haven so that arizonans do not have to carry an unplanned, unwanted kid or health endangering pregnancy. california lawmakers answering back with a welcome mat for arizona doctors and their patients seeking abortion care. >> state senator nancy skinner is a co-sponsor of sb 233. it's
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a bill introduced wednesday in partnership with governor newsom, the california medical board and other organizations. they say the goal is to help arizona women coming to california seeking help. the arizona supreme court ruled april 9th in support of an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions except when the mother's life is in jeopardy. >> this arizona law is the first border state law that will directly impact the state of california. we're trying to get ahead of this law, which goes into effect on june 8th. >> the califnia bill would allow licensed doctors in good standing in arizona to get a temporary clearance to perform abortion procedures on their patients here in california. >> and our arizona sisters can come to california to get the health care that they need from their own doctors. >> we've been staffing up. some of our health centers have been expanding. >> cristian garcia with planned parenthood of northern california, says their clinics and call centers across 20 counties have been ramping up to
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accommodate more patients ever since the supreme court struck down abortion rights with the dobbs decision. >> since the dobbs decision, we've seen a 30% 38% increase. some of those are out of state. some of those are people in state. >> garcia said. planned parenthood support senator skinner's bill and is trying right now to increase services such as telehealth appointments to accommodate more patients. the challenge, he says, is how to continue funding for patients who cannot afford care. >> things like uncompensated care, where if somebody cannot afford a procedure or any kind of reproductive health care service, they won't be turned down because of that cost. >> state senator skinner says that they are hoping to get this bill passed before june. it would need a two thirds majority in both houses. governor newsom says he will sign it, and it would take effect immediately. in the newsroom, jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> the supreme court prepares to hear a case that could shape the 2024 presidential election. i'm david spunt in washington. that story coming up.
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>> also ahead, a plan to change a san francisco intersection following a tragic crash that killed a family of four tonight. not all residents are in favor of this new proposal. >> and in sports, david quinn's tenure as sharks head coach has come to an end. our jason appelbaum will have that story and the rest of s rts c in
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mayor matt mahan's bodyguard. the fight was captured by kron
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tv during an interview between one of their reporters and the mayor. >> president biden today signed into law a foreign aid package that includes billions of dollars in assistance to ukraine, israel and taiwan, along with a measure that could lead to a ban on tiktok. that package includes $60 billion in aid for ukraine. $26 billion to support israel along with humanitarian aid for gaza and $8 billion for allies in the indo-pacific. >> the california garlic festival moving yet again, this time to los banos in merced county. organizers say they wanted to be closer to where the garlic is grown. >> you're watching ktvu fox two news at 630. the supreme court tomorrow will hear arguments on whether former president trump is entitled to immunity for acts committed while in office. >> as fox's david spun reports, the ruling from the high court could impact the election and trump's federal january 6th trial. >> the supreme court will be at the center of election year politics on thursday, as
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justices hear oral arguments over whether former president donald trump should be immune from federal prosecution. trump is facing charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. the question here is really going to be whether trump has full immunity, whether there is some sort of fact finding test, whether there's an outer perimeter of a president's immunity from criminal prosecution, trump warns the decision could open other presidents up to criminal charges, his writing in part on social media, quote, a current president would always be thinking with every move made, whether or not there would be a criminal prosecution after leaving office. but special counsel jack smith says trump's behavior continued after he left office and he should be prosecuted. if smith prevails, the court's decision could determine if trump will face trial before voters head to the ballot box in november, though the start of those proceedings could still take months to get underway. >> if this court comes up with a more nuanced approach, it would
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still likely have to send this back. it would seem almost impossible at that point for him to have a trial before the election. >> trump is not expected to attend thursday's arguments in washington, as the judge in his manhattan criminal case has mandated he be in the courtroom. throughout the trial, the justices are expected to rule by the end of june. in washington, david spunt fox two news. >> president biden courted another large union today during a campaign stop in the nation's capital. the president spoke at the north american building trade unions legislative conference after he received a key endorsement by the union representing u.s. construction workers. >> i'm proud to be the most union pro-union president in american history, and it's because of you your proof would have. i've always known not a joke. i've always known that wall street didn't build america the middle class built america, and unions built the middle class. >> president biden and presumptive republican nominee
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donald trump were both vying for this particular endorsement, hoping to earn the votes of its 3 million members across the united states. >> more than a month after a family of four was killed in a crash in san francisco's west portal, city transit officials have come up with a plan to make the neighborhood streets safer. as ktvu alice wertz reports, though not everyone is on board, the current proposal is to eliminate left turns on yellow and west portal, and there would be no access to west portal from claremont, which is the artery feeding the top of the corridor. >> some worry this expedited plan is a result of the tragic accident that took place last month, taking the lives of a family of four. >> we want safe streets. of course we do. we? we want pedestrian to be safe. >> diana zagorac owns historic shaw's candy in west portal. she says this was a fast tracked proposal that needs further reflection for everyone's benefit. >> this is one of the few neighborhoods that is still that
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has recovered and that is vibrant. after covid, you know, and for them to, like, destroy this neighborhood is insane. >> members of the community and small businesses we spoke to today are concerned that the mta is moving too fast. they'd like them to slow down a little bit and take into consideration what new traffic restrictions and any change to street parking might do to merchants. though changes to parking are not part of the current proposal, the candy and ice cream merchant fears any loss of parking on west portal would crush her business right now, if you can't find a parking spot, you can usually loop around and get one. >> but if you by looping around, you have to make five turns and cut this way and not turn left and this and that, then we're just nervous that people are going to give up and say, i'll go to the mall instead. >> myrna melgar is district supervisor for west portal. she provided a statement indicating west portal streets are, quote, in dire need of an upgrade and now is the time to act, unquote. she also discussed efforts her
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office and mta have made to engage the public on what's needed through surveys and promises and updated proposal based on feedback, saying in the coming weeks, an updated proposal will be available that addresses many of the concerns voiced through this public process. i appreciate all who have provided their feedback and look forward to sharing the updated proposal with merchants. >> rely on pedestrian traffic as well as car traffic, so i think that it's important to consider all people because certainly look at what's happened to the downtown, the main downtown. everything we try should be done thoughtfully and with care and with consideration of all parties involved. >> alice wirtz, ktvu to fox two news, a medical robot developed in silicon valley, is the latest technology being used to diagnose and treat lung cancer. >> intuitive surgical, based in sunnyvale, created the robot, which helps doctors diagnose lung cancer faster and safer than previous methods. early detection is key to beating cancer, delaying treatment by just six weeks reduces the
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survival rate by 13. this robot, along with ct scans, helps doctors perform a procedure that lets them see the lungs of a patient and find signs of cancer . >> this allows us to one get to the nodules at radiology could not otherwise get to two biopsy nodules from the inside, which which has a much lower risk of lung collapse. >> so far, doctors say they have tested the system on three patients with success. still ahead tonight, the first step in bringing pandas to the san francisco zoo is now underway. coming up, how mayor london breed is hoping to pay for the panda project and details on the new federal protections for airline passengers when your flight is delayed or cancel
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danger to animals. but first, the city needs to make sure it
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has a proper home or enclosure for those animals. as ktvu christian captain reports. now the city will have to raise the money to pay for it. >> we have some. >> it's been less than a week since san francisco's mayor, london breed, announced the city had signed a deal to bring giant pandas to the city. >> welcome pandas to san francisco. >> there are still a lot of hurdles to clear before the pandas can come to san francisco, including fund raising for a new home for the animals now. mayor london breed has introduced legislation to help pay for a new enclosure at san francisco's zoo. the new enclosure could cost close to $25 million. the mayor says that money will be raised through private donations, not tax dollars. but before she can reach out to philanthropists, the mayor said she had to introduce legislation that would temporarily lift restrictions on city leaders seeking private funds. >> the public private partnerships of raising private dollars to help with public projects can't happen unless you go through a process like this. >> the exact design of the enclosure hasn't been decided
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yet, but chinese officials will work with city leaders on the next steps. the mayor has said she'll work to make sure that the pandas have a safe and secure temporary home in san francisco, and that will cost money. >> even when i'm having conversations and people are saying, oh, i want to help, right? so instantly there's a form that i would have to fill out, but i can't even do that unless i get permission to make the request. >> zoo visitors say they're already looking forward to the pandas arrival. >> i don't know too much about politics, but i love pandas and it would be nice because the children here, there's a lot of children and something to look forward to coming to san francisco. we like to come to the zoo all the time. >> it's always excited to see the new animals and like the baby hippo. and we're looking forward to the new pandas coming to. >> at this point, there's no timeline on when the board of supervisors will decide whether or not to temporarily lift the restrictions on securing private donations to pay for the new panda enclosure. the city hoping those pandas will be here at the san francisco zoo early next year in san francisco, christien
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kafton, ktvu fox two news. >> a food bank in yolo county is stepping up efforts to get food to the families most in need, many of them farm workers. the food bank says 30% of residents in yolo county are food insecure, making it the most food insecure of all 58 california counties. sutter health partnered with the food bank to launch a program called cultivo, spanish for crop or cultivate. the program delivers a box of fresh food monthly to families in need. >> it was one of the most kind of the saddest, one of the saddest realizations that we had just the very people that are providing the food that we eat are 53% of them are experiencing food insecurity. >> the program aims to deliver food boxes to 2000 farmworkers in yolo county every year. >> are mostly cloudy, cool pattern is going to continue into your bay area thursday. i'll have a look at what you can
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expect for tomorrow and the rest of the week. >> coming up now to alex savage and a look at some of the stories we're working on for west coast rap. coming up at the top of the hour. alex. >> mike, thank you. tonight at seven, we'll get back to the country's heated abortion debate. a vote today by arizona lawmakers that could lead to a repeal of the state's near-total ban on the procedure. we'll have the breakdown of what happened there at the state capitol. also we are following developing news tonight in southern california. we are seeing some people involved in pro-palestinian demonstration at usc being taken into custody by police as we speak. we will have the latest on the protest here and the debate over the conflict in the middle east that is escalating on college campuses all across the country. those stories, and much more coming up tonight at seven on west coast rap. and of course, that is followed by the ktvu, fox two news at 730 with heather holmes. the biden administration is putting new pressure on airlines to pay up after a major flight delays. >> i'm griff jen nsn
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jenkins reports the new rules will require automatic monetary
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compensation when your flight is delayed. >> after major disruptions to air travel in recent years, the biden administration says it's following through with a promise to hold airlines accountable. new federal rules announced on wednesday mandate automatic cash refunds for passengers whose flights have been canceled or significantly delayed. >> we are also changing the refund to clarify that it must be by cash. it must be in cash by default, unless a passenger actively chooses another form of compensation. >> air carriers will also be required to clearly disclose junk fees and refund bag fees. if luggage is not delivered within 12 hours of domestic flights before the rule, the department of transportation says passengers had to navigate airline websites and fill out extra paperwork to request a refund. the white house estimates the changes will save fliers around $500 million each year in excess airline fees in frequent fliers are especially
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vulnerable, since they may not know that we are here for them and are often not told about their right to a refund. the announcement comes at a turbulent time for the travel industry. on wednesday, the justice department is meeting with families of people killed in two boeing 737 max crashes as the government decides whether to pursue a criminal case after the crashes, the company had reportedly agreed to strengthen its compliance program over three years. but just days before the agreement expired, a door plug flew off an alaska airlines plane. the doj is now investigating whether that incident violated the terms of its agreement with boeing in washington. griff jenkins, fox news. >> well, boeing today reported a nearly $400 million loss in the first quarter that is actually less than what analysts predicted. however, boeing says it will still have to cut production to address safety concerns, especially on the 737 max jet supply issues will also cause fewer 787 dreamliner
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planes to be built. this all comes after the january 5th door plug blowout on an alaska airlines 737, and amid a series of other safety concerns for the company. >> across the bay area this afternoon, a cool one, a cloudy one, a little bit of patchy drizzle to start the day. and as we get into the next couple of days, do expect more of the same with the partly sunny conditions and the unseasonably cool weather. here's a look at what we are expecting a for tomorrow in san francisco. low 60s, which , believe it or not, is right about average for this time of year. our inland cities, though well below average by five even ten degrees or so. here's a look at the cloudy skies over sfo. do expect a little bit of wind out there for tomorrow and friday. in addition to soggy weather. and i'll explain that here. coming up again, temperatures this afternoon coming in below average and 60 degrees right now in livermore. so already a cool
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one outside, 61 in napa, 56 in novato. our winds are onshore. going to remain that way as a system works its way towards southern california before it passes over here. and then behind that, we have another system that is going to be dropping out of the gulf of alaska. and that is what will keep this pattern going, at least through the business week, and bring us the potential of a few scattered showers as we get into friday. thankfully, it doesn't last into the weekend. we do get to a nice rebound and temperatures won't be too warm, but at least we will have more sunshine and we will have dry conditions tomorrow morning. starting out the door. it's going to be a cool one for many of us with the clouds. patchy fog, patchy drizzle once again. 54 in the north bay of santa rosa for the inner east bay. 57 in livermore, closer to the bay. we've got 50 in oakland and 65 degrees to start your day in san francisco again. san francisco going into the low 60s for the second part of the afternoon, along the peninsula for
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tomorrow, a 65 in redwood city. we do have some areas that get, you know, close to 70 degrees or so. in fact, concord, fairfield, antioch, you're expected to hit it into the north bay, 67, in napa, temperatures will remain on the mild side into the extended forecast here. partly sunny for tomorrow. an increase in the cloud cover, as well as breezy conditions as that system out of the gulf of alaska works into parts of california. we will have just a very slight chance of scattered showers. but notice our temperatures. they don't change much through the business week. we get into the weekend upper 50s to low 60s at the coast, upper 60s around the bay, low 70s expected inland with more sunshine for the weekend as well. back to you rosemary. >> thank you. coming up in sports, why is 49ers wide receiver brandon aiyuk dancing if he hasn't received a new contract? our jason appelbaum will have all the details coming up next in sports. >> and just a quick reminder that you can get ktvu on demand
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fall for the sharks worst season in 31 years. so today, the team fired head coach david quinn. to be fair, the sharks, they're in the midst of a huge rebuilding project. so quinn, he was not working with the playoff roster by any means. but the sharks, they had the worst record in the league this year, and they won just 41 of the 162 games they played. with quinn on the bench over the past two seasons, general manager mike grier says it wasn't all quinn's fault, but it was time to move on to the process of evaluating everything. >> and, you know, it just felt it was it was, what we needed to do and get a new, a different voice for the group where the group is now and what's needed for the group. >> giants pitcher blake snell, he was scratched from his start today against the mets and placed on the 15 day injured list with an adductor strain. that's the muscle in your groin
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area. maybe that help helps explain why the two time cy young winner he's struggled this year. he's. oh and three with an era close to 12. so today was a bullpen game. ryan walker opened with a scoreless first, but it was all downhill from there. sean minaya he started for the mets, the former a and giant, struck out the side in the first, getting michael conforto swinging to end the inning. minaya four and two thirds innings of scoreless baseball. sean jelley replaced walker and he just didn't have it. francisco lindor takes jelly deep into the arcade for a two run homer. lindor four for five, two home runs, four rbis. tyrone taylor also had a big game with a homer and this two run double in the fifth to break the game open. the mets salvaged the finale of this three game series 8 to 2. the giants host host pittsburgh on friday. yankee stadium at dusk game three of a four game set for the a's and
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aaron judge. he's off to a slow start this season with a sub 200 batting average, but he does not miss here. the former linden high school star takes joe boyle deep to right for a two run homer, his fourth of the season. brett rucker did hit a three run homer for the a's in the sixth, but it was not enough. yankees win, 7 to 3. a's will try and salvage a four game split tomorrow. former usc star reg running back reggie bush. he's getting his heisman trophy back. bush won the heisman in 2005, but was forced to forfeit it five years later when the ncaa ruled that he received improper benefits. but this is a new era of college sports. athletes are now allowed to profit with name, image and licensing deals, the heisman trust acknowledged as much, and reinstating the trophy to bush, citing, quote, enormous changes in the college football landscape. okay, wide receiver amon-ra saint brown has agreed to a massive four year extension
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with the detroit lions worth $120 million. you know who took notice? here's how 49ers wide receiver brandon aiyuk reacted to the news. i wanna be me. >> i need a little talent. mike mibach a chitty bang. it's a lot for a receiver, right? >> it's a lot of money. >> yeah, yeah, it's a lot of money. are you for the dancing? well they're for the dancing. are you can the final year of his contract. of course he's hoping to get paid big time. and he sees that amon-ra saint brown contract as a harbinger of things to come for him. we'll see receivers sticking togethe right th e. all right
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developing tonight, a large pro-palestinian protest underway on the usc campus in los angeles. you can see police moving in right now and
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