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plant last week, the biden administration said it is monitoring for any supply chain issues when it comes to the public health of the american people. >> we take that very seriously and we'll continue to track this. >> the cdc says bird flu symptoms include muscle aches, fever and stomach pain in atlanta. steve harrigan, fox news, ktvu, fox two news at five starts now. >> now at five. one of the most rampant crimes plaguing california. what lawmakers say their new proposal to punish retail thieves will do differently. >> it shows how emboldened folks are because we're not holding people accountable. >> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are supporting this latest push. good evening. i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach. >> that bipartisan crackdown on organized retail theft was announced today in sacramento. lawmakers pledging this newest package of bills will address the types of crime that have really tormented everyone from small businesses to big box
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retailers. >> our crime reporter henry lee live now in walnut creek with the details. henry >> well, mike and julie, politicians are known for bickering and taking sides, but today they made it clear that they're putting aside their differences to go after thieves together. >> as you guys know, our retailers have gone many years and have been asking for the help, and i think that's what we're here to do today. >> a bipartisan push in sacramento to crack down on organized retail theft. politicians from both sides of the aisle working together to craft seven bills to put an end, to snatch and grabs like these. >> this bill says to organize crime rings. we mean business, and we are going to give law enforcement the tools they need to shut you down. >> taken together, the bills would allow law enforcement to combine similar thefts from different victims into one grand theft case in certain cases, allow d.a.s to pool resources across jurisdictions and result in stiffer penalties and restraining orders against thieves. the legislation welcomed by retailers. >> our employees are asking for
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it. californians are demanding it and retailers want to be able to just sell our products. we want to deter retail theft from even coming into our stores. >> people need to be safe. they need to feel safe and making sure that we're responsive to california is critical here. and this package, i think, gets the job done. >> there's no turning back the clock on the criminal justice reforms that have been enacted. >> there's a separate effort underway to repeal parts of prop 47, which in 2014 increased the threshold for grand theft from $450 to $950. assembly speaker robert rivas says the new package of bills does not affect prop 47. >> for us, it's understanding the root causes of this problem, which is complex, and for us, each one of these bills gets after those layers of complexity. >> shoppers at broadway plaza in walnut creek say they welcome any crackdown on thieves. >> i think it's a great idea. if they can work across the aisle to achieve anything, you know, it doesn't happen very often
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these days. >> we got to do everything possible. i mean, i used to be part owner and retail chain with my brother in law, and there was theft there. and what people don't realize is that it comes back to the consumer. >> well, here at broadway plaza in walnut creek, there have been a number of thefts here at broadway plaza, including at the lululemon, just a block away. in one case, thieves went to this lululemon, and then they went to one in berkeley, oakland, other counties. the idea here today is that they're caught. the idea is to streamline the prosecution so that these thieves from different stores in different areas get prosecuted to the full extent of the law. live in walnut creek henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> yeah. and henry, you mentioned that this proposal does not affect proposition 47. that's the law that many people believe has led to this current state of retail crime here in california. how are lawmakers defending their decision to leave that law alone while trying to address this problem? >> well, that was a voter approved initiative back in
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2014. i think the thinking today is that they cannot i mean, they meaning the legislators, they have no control over what could happen, whether this even makes the ballot in time for november. so i think he is they were able to cross party lines and control what they are able to do as legislators. all right. >> henry lee reporting live tonight in walnut creek. henry. thank you. >> new at five. some dramatic video just into the ktvu newsroom of a whale caught in what appears to be some fishing gear. this drone video, taken right off the san mateo county coast. >> ktvu. s alex savage joins us now here in studio with what we know. so far. alex. >> yeah, mike and julie, federal fishery managers got a call this morning about the whale that appears to be tangled in some kind of fishing gear. this video comes to us from photographer tony corso. the whale was spotted off thornton state beach near daly city. now, noaa says the whale was first seen entangled in a net off laguna beach last month. they attached the satellite tracking buoy to it at that time, but their team couldn't get the net off of the
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whale. they lost connection with the tracker last week. they are hoping to disentangle the whale sometime in the coming days. now, the marine mammal experts that we talked with say it is not clear what type of whale this is, but humpback whales and gray whales are starting to return to the coastline right now for their annual migrations. state and wildlife officials say that whale entanglements have been on the rise in recent years. here in california, and it was the risk of whale entanglement particular in crab traps. crab traps that was the reason that the state department of fish and wildlife ended the dungeness crab season early. the season shut down on monday. julie, back to you, alex. >> thank you. california spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over a five year period, but did not consistently track the outcomes or effectiveness of its programs.
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that is according to a state audit released today. that report found the california interagency council on homelessness, which is responsible for coordinating agencies and allocating resources for homelessness programs, has not tracked spending on programs and their outcomes since 2021. state senator dave cortese requested the audit. >> i think what the auditor's saying is there are not clear plans in place, even at the local level, to establish goals that would eradicate homelessness over any period of time, on a bed by bed, you know, apartment by apartment, project by project level. >> this comes as the homeless crisis in the state is skyrocketing. the audit says more than 180,000 people were homeless in california last year. that is an increase of 53% in ten years. >> the san jose city council has made good on its promise to add an extra layer of safety around city schools. within the last 90 minutes, members approved two
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ordinances banning unhoused encampments and vehicles within 150ft of a school. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live tonight outside city hall. all right, jesse, a lot of support behind these ordinances, mike. >> a lot of support. and then you have people who are against them as well. both of them, though, passed unanimously. and now they move on to a second reading. and proponents say adding another layer of safety for kids on school sites. >> while we are working to build basic, dignified shelter, safe parking sites and more affordable housing, they should not have to deal with those conditions right next to their school. every day. >> the conditions the mayor is referring to homeless encampments near public and private schools in san jose. last year, students at three schools reached out to their council representatives complaining that there's a safety issue. some students say unhoused residents have followed them home from school. others say there are needles and other types of trash that line their
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path to school. in response to these, staff spent nearly nearly a year crafting an ordinance barring encampments closer than 150ft to a school. many council members say the action helps ease the minds of school age children who worry when confronting large encampments. but some south bay unhoused advocates say the city is attempting to criminalize homelessness. >> i think it's just a tragedy. it's just horrible. where are they going to go? let's get them into berryessa first. let's get another safe parking for rvs. let's just get some more hs now. not next year. there's no services and there's no housing. >> the council also codified into law banning rvs from parking within 150ft of schools. that was already the practice, but it will become law upon the completion of a second reading and positive vote. the city is working to complete the berryessa safe parking site, which could be completed this year, and that would house up to
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100 rvs. the banning of the encampments near the schools as a second reading in a couple of weeks. and if it passes, it will become law in 30 days. we're live outside san jose city hall this evening. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. mike, back up to you. >> all right, jesse, thank you for that. and staying in the south bay. new tonight. the former san jose police officer at the center of a racist tech scandal is asking a judge to grant his request for a change of venue hundreds of miles away over the concern that he will not get a fair trial right here in the bay area. mark mcnamara was sued after being accused of excessive use of force. he is the white police officer seen on video of march of 2022 shooting. kanan green, a black man who was trying to prevent a robbery at a taqueria, according to court documents. after that shooting, mcnamara sent hundreds of racist and homophobic text messages. his attorney has asked that an upcoming civil trial be moved to the eureka area. >> there was too much media attention surrounding the case that essentially, for lack of a
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better tum, would taint the jury pool, so the news stories and the interviews and the press conferences, despite all of them containing information that could be found on the public docket and factual information relating to the case, the case is currently tied up in appeals, and it's not clear when a judge might rule on the former officers request. >> also new tonight cal fire is asking for help in identifying the person who allegedly started a fire on the san jose state university campus. authorities say the suspected arsonist was caught on surveillance video, so they shared this image. the fire happened on march 31st, around 530 in the evening. but it's not clear where on campus the fire was set. anyone with information is asked to contact cal fire or san jose state police. >> the governor's office announced today that crime is down in the city of san francisco and is crediting a chp special operation. last week, the city announced a reduction in property and violent crime, while today the governor announced that chp seized more
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than 42 pounds of fentanyl in the approximately ten block radius of san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. the joint operation with san francisco started in may of last year. the governor says these results are a testament to the effective collaboration among state, local and federal law enforcement in the city due to a recent increase in dangerous incidents, san francisco public library workers are demanding better security, protect staff members and patrons. >> the workers held a rally today outside the main library on larkin street. they say they want the city to provide security guards at all 28 branches. some do have security officers, but at the ones that don't, librarians and other workers say they have been forced to intervene in dangerous situations that sometimes turn physical. san francisco library officials have not yet commented on the workers demands. >> southwest airlines now chiming in on the growing debate on whether to rename the oakland airport. many officials in the east bay say they do support the idea of rebranding the airport
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as the san francisco bay oakland international airport and the city of san francisco is not in favor and has even threatened legal action in the port if the port of oakland goes through with this change. and now three different airlines have come forward to say that they support this possible rebranding, southwest, the airport's largest carrier, telling ktvu in a statement. the proposed name clarifies where oakland is actually located, which is on san francisco bay, and improves the geographic awareness of oakland among inbound travelers to the region. this will support increased competition and a wider choice of national and international direct flight destinations for bay area residents. volaris and spirit airlines also endorsed the name change. the port of oakland commissioners are scheduled to meet to discuss the rebrand on thursday. >> well, a less controversial rebranding effort is underway in san francisco, california. senators alex padilla and laphonza butler introduced a bill monday to rename the post office on stewart street after the late senator dianne feinstein. it is in the rincon
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center, which served as the city's largest postal distribution center for several decades. as mayor of san francisco, feinstein oversaw its development. the name change is expected to be approved. congress often names post offices in honor of important individuals, usually posthumously, while improving access to health care for the latino community. why the white house says some critical needs are not being met. >> also, cruz is resuming its robo taxi service, but not in california, the city that we now know those cars will be in. and what's different this time around and cracking down on big corporations. >> how much the state's top prosecutor wants to increase the fines for breaking the law in temperatures coming back into the upper 70s low 80s. >> today was warmer, tomorrow will be warmer still. and then we kind of flatline with a ch ce
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and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪) burn for hours. it started last night at the building belonging to west coast insulation, near tripoli way and hall road. when firefighters arrived, flames were shooting high into the air. part of the building's roof collapsed. no reports of any injuries as the fire has been out now for hours, but some hot spots have reignited throughout the day, and there was concern that insulation products, which are stacked inside the warehouse, could continue to catch fire. >> once the crews arrived on scene, flames were shooting through the roof about 30 to 40ft up in the air. crews made entry and the fire load was was pretty severe. there was a lot of stuff that was on fire, backed out and we immediately went to defensive mode, called for a second alarm.
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>> the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >> tonight, the contra costa county sheriff's department is investigating a shooting in rodeo. this happened shortly after 10:00 last night. deputies responded to reports of an argument near napa avenue and mariposa street. when they arrived, they did see a large crowd and heard gunshots in the area. one person was taken to the hospital for treatment. anyone with information about the case is asked to contact authorities. new at five tonight. >> proposed legislation would increase penalties for corporations that break the law here in california. the bill would increase the maximum criminal fines on corporations to twice the amount of the loss by the victim, whether an individual or an entity, up to $25 million per case. currently the maximum fines are generally $10,000 per felony. all of that money would be deposited into a new california crime victims fund. restitution would be increased to $100,000 from $10,000. >> unlike individual defendants, just to be clear, corporations can't go to jail. and when they
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commit serious crimes, they only pay fines. so this will help ensure that those powerful corporate entities are held accountable. >> the attorney general said this measure would have led to a more just outcome in cases such as the refugio oil spill in santa barbara in 2015, the company deemed responsible, plains all american pipeline, paid just over $3 million in fines despite causing an estimated $200 million in damages. >> a federal court has ruled that california's regulations on car emissions can stand. the d.c. circuit court ruled in favor of the environmental protection agency and upheld the clean air act waiver that lets california set its own emissions. business groups and several republican run states had sued over the regulations for trucks, saying they were preempted by federal law, but the court ruled california's rules are stronger than federal law so they can stand. repairs now underway on highway one in monterey county, which has been
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largely closed since strong storms undermined the bridge last month. sky fox was up top over the site this afternoon, right near rocky creek bridge in big sur. twice daily convoys have been helping drivers get through that area, but caltrans today announcing a scheduled change for those convoys starting tomorrow, they will guide drivers through the repair site at seven in the morning and then again at five in the evening. those convoys are for nearby residents and essential workers only, and we are tracking the weather. >> it did warm up today. it warmed up yesterday and the day before that. we've had this slow kind of warming trend. temperatures today did get into the upper 70s, even a low 80 in menlo park. these are some preliminary numbers behind me that showed up this afternoon. they could change as the national weather service puts out the official numbers later on this afternoon. but you get the idea. 77 in gilroy, 77, in danville, 81, in menlo park. i think we'll see a couple more low 80s today. tomorrow we're going to see low 80s again. and that will kind of facilitate the
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potential for increased tree pollens and blooming plants, mostly tree pollen. so you're going to find coming on this next week as temperatures really warm. it's been the warmest week we've seen this season. and so plants will start to do what they do in the springtime. we do have some changes coming this weekend. the setup is for some scattered showers on saturday. the it's a cut off low. and so the problem with those is they they drift around. they don't follow a direct jet stream directly. they're cut off from the jet stream. and they kind of do this. and so this system as of today, the models are pretty strong. on friday. not a bad day a few clouds saturday looks wet and then sunday looks like not a bad day. but that's i think that's going to change again as we get into the next model run output. so we'll keep an eye on it. these are the current temperatures throughout the bay area. you can see a little bit of microclimate action as those yellows and greens are starting to show up in the appropriate places for this time of year. for spring, we lose the
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microclimates pretty much in the summer or in the winter months. but as we get towards late spring and summer, we start to see the bay, coast bay and inland microclimates really set up. i'll be back here. we'll do that full forecast. i'll show you that model and it'll kind of give you an idea of what friday is going to be like. >> all right. we'll see you in a bit. bill. thank you. well the warriors, they are one of the hottest teams in the nba right now. sunday night they clinched a spot in the play in tournament. >> and now with just four games left in the regular season, including tonight's big one against the lakers, it's all about the seeding, ktvu jason appelbaum explains. we get a chance to compete in the postseason and i'm very grateful for that. >> grateful but not satisfied with the 10th seed locked up, the warriors are now looking to move up. >> it's controlling what we can control, which is going four and zero, obviously we have a chance to play the lakers and the pelicans who are ahead of us and it puts us a pretty good shape to, you know, get above that ten seed tuesday night's matchup with lebron and the lakers will be huge. >> when that. and the nine seed is within reach went out. and the warriors could catch the
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kings and home court advantage that comes with the eight seed steph curry and the warriors taking care of business to advance to the second round. >> last season, the warriors won their opening playoff series, edging the kings in seven games before bowing out to the lakers in the next round. draymond setting up klay. what a nifty reverse layup this year. >> the warriors are getting hot at just the right time. they're 24 and 11 records since january 30th is second only to boston over that span. >> we're definitely a better team. better better two way basketball. better. i think, connection. better chemistry. there's a much better vibe with this team, so i still believe firmly that we can do something special. >> and that's to be determined. we got to obviously advance past the west semis, but i think we're playing the best brand of basketball. he played all season. >> jason appelbaum, ktvu, fox two sports an emotional day in a
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courtroom in michigan. >> up next, why, for the first time, the parents of a school shooter have been sentenced for their son's crime. >> and coming up tonight at six, some veterans who have undergone limb and limb amputations have new hope for quality of life improvements. th technology that b
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year in ohio. the train, carrying hazardous material caught fire after derailing right near the ohio pennsylvania state line, prompting evacuations and environmental concerns. norfolk southern says the deal will resolve all class action claims within a 20 mile radius from the derailment, and for people who filed personal injury claims within a ten mile radius. the company says the settlement does not include any admission of liability or wrongdoing. >> and historic sentencing in michigan today, the parents of a teenager who killed four people in a school shooting have each been sentenced to a decade in prison. fox news garrett tenney tells us it is the first time parents have been held criminally responsible for such an act, because you decided that you didn't want to parent and listen to your son. >> you took the right away from me to be a mother. they chose to stay quiet. >> they chose to ignore the warning signs. >> an emotional day in court for the families of the four teenagers who lost their lives in the shooting at michigan's oxford high school more than two
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years ago. those parents, echoing prosecutors arguments that james and jennifer crumbley ignored warning signs that their son's mental health was spiraling in the days leading up to the shooting. and instead of getting him help, they bought him a gun, which they failed to secure and four days later, he used it to kill four of his classmates and injure seven others. >> these convictions confirm repeated acts, or lack of acts that could have halted an oncoming runaway train. >> one example of the warning signs prosecutors say the parents ignored. seven months before the shooting, ethan crumbley texted a friend about hearing voices saying, i actually asked my dad to take me to the doctor yesterday, but he just gave me some pills and told me to suck it up like it's at the point that i'm asking to go to the doctor. my mom laughed when i told her two juries found the crumbleys guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and today a judge sentenced them to at least ten years in prison for their gross negligence. that allowed the shooting. but the
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parents maintain they had no idea what their son was planning. we were good parents. >> we weren't perfect, but we loved our son. your child can make a fatal decision, not just with the gun. this could happen to you too. >> some legal experts suggest convicting the parents of a mass shooter creates a dangerous legal precedent. today, attorneys for both james and jennifer crumbley said they plan to appeal their convictions. their son, ethan, is currently serving a life sentence without parole in chicago. i'm garrett tinney, fox news. >> next, at 530, politics and public policy intertwined in oakland today. how the us secretary of health is pledging to improve access to health care and for whom? plus congress returns from recess. >> why the impeachment proceedings against president biden's homeland security secretary are at the top of the to do list. >> and it's not outside lands, but other bands are headed to golden gate park this summer. the new li just annou ed
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to push for increased access to health care for the latino community, and his visit comes as a way to reaffirm the biden administration's investment in health care and make a case for four more years. >> ktvu tom vacar was at that event in oakland today. he joins us here in studio now with the story. tom. you know, when a cabinet level secretary comes to a local clinics, that's the crossroads where politics and
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public policy come face to face with the patients and the people participating in the nation's powerful get this $4.5 trillion health care industry. >> us secretary of health xavier becerra visited clinica de la raza tuesday morning. the final event in the secretary's weeklong national latino health tour. the secretary discussed health care, equity, mental health, cancer research and treatment. the affordable care act marketplace, and lowering drug prices within the latino and hispanic community. a key demographic in the upcoming election. under a new initiative, la clinica de la raza has opened its doors to any and all care seekers, regardless of insurance, legal status or other potential disqualifiers. >> once we have a couple of years under our belt of this experiment, of this expansion, that we can prove that in fact,
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by opening up our doors and focusing on these services that we're saving the system money. >> i think president biden has demonstrated that if you work hard in this country and you do things the right way, there will be a path for you. >> it all stands on the policy pillars of fairness in care for all. lower drug prices, more and better insurance coverage. the new national 988 suicide and crisis service and health care jobs for a more diverse pool of people at all levels. but many super powerful health care interests, from big pharma to health insurance to health care conglomerates that spend upwards of a billion dollars on political lobbying, oppose much of this. >> don't fight us. join us, president biden has made it very clear we're going to expand health care to more americans. and so if you're in the way, if you're a ceo of some of those companies that are in the way, we're going to fight back. >> since health care is neither completely private or public,
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voters will have to decide which advocates and policies they prefer. >> the best way to ensure that that we have an open and free and fair election is for every single person who is registered to go vote, to get out and vote. >> nowhere in america is it easier to vote than right here in california. tom baker, ktvu, fox two news. >> tom, thank you for that. president biden is also on the campaign trail today. he declared he will lower the cost of child care and increase pay for health care workers. >> a typical family spends $11,000 a year on child care per child, per child. and if you live in a big city, that can be $17,000 for each child more than their college tuition, if god willing, you're able to get there. >> president biden also said his administration plans to announce a new rule in the coming weeks to increase staffing standards in nursing homes and also get home care workers a bigger share of medicaid payments. >> an arizona supreme court ruling today effectively bans
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abortions in that state. the court ruled that a law from 1864 supersedes the state's 20 2215 week ban for abortions. the ruling reversed a prior decision by the arizona court of appeals. the 160 year old law, which had been long dormant, criminalized all abortions except when a mother's life is at stake. there are no exceptions for rape or incest. sonoma state political science professor david mcewen says abortion rights measures in states like arizona will play a big role in that november election. >> you're going to see this issue played fast all across the country. there are about 15, 16 counties in the united states that decide who the next president of the united states is. in those 15 or 16 counties in those states, about half those states will have ballot measures on the ballot concerning abortion rights. >> opponents of today's ruling in arizona are now organizing to put a measure on the ballot in november that would allow abortion in that state up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
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>> maryland's governor was in washington, d.c, today to meet with lawmakers about the federal response to the francis scott key bridge collapse. governor westmore talked with members of his state's congressional delegation and other federal leaders. they say they will soon introduce a bipartisan bill that will make clear the federal government will fully cover the cost of rebuilding the bridge. so far, $68 million in federal funding has been allocated to assist in removing debris from the river and reopen the shipping channel. now, some experts say the entire cost could top $1 billion. >> we also know that the support from the federal government and the support of congress is also going to be imperative in this. i'm committed to making sure that we navigate this through a bipartisan process. >> this is a commitment that is normal for this type of a catastrophic loss of a major infrastructure in our in our country. >> the bodies of three of the six construction workers who were killed in the collapse have
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not yet been recovered. >> house republicans have delayed the planned impeachment of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. speaker mike johnson had planned to send the articles of impeachment to the senate tomorrow, but house republicans requested the delay when it became clear that senate democrats had enough votes to dismiss the charges. it would be the first impeachment of a cabinet secretary in modern times. democratic leaders call it a political stunt. >> we're going to try and resolve this issue as quickly as possible. impeachment should never be used to settle policy disagreements. >> mayorkas was impeached by a one vote margin in the house. republicans say he has refused to enforce existing law and breach the public trust. democrats say the allegations do not meet the constitutional bar of high crimes and misdemeanors, as we were told that there was this urgency at the border, as in parallel, president biden is working with the second most conservative member of the
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senate, james lankford, to strike a border security immigration reform deal that, of course, house republicans would tank. secretary mayorkas is still scheduled to go before house and senate committees tomorrow to testify on his budget request for 2025, protecting the right to gender affirming care. >> the new court ruling that confirms california's status as a sanctuary state for trans people. >> also, growing concerns for diabetics as an insulin short
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♪ today with a free cake. the montclair egg shop first opened up in 1974. ed baker, who is celebrating his 90th, helped serve cake to customers today. he started a chain of seven egg shops in the 1960s, but the montclair location is the only one remaining. baker says the key to staying in business so long has been to work with people who share the love he has for keeping his neighborhood fed. >> feeding people gives you is a is a good feeling when people are hungry, we give them food, a bandage. >> later this year there will be another celebration to mark 50 years of business for the montclair egg shop. tickets go on sale this week for the new annual concert in san francisco's golden gate park. >> another planet entertainment presents announced today the
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concert lineup system of a down. deftones the mars volta, viagra boys and baos are set to perform august 17th at the park's polo field ticket prices for the golden gate park concert start at $169. the ticket pre-sale begins thursday at 10 a.m. >> a new warning from the cdc as the bird flu continues to spread across the country. >> also ahead tonight, he's back at the golf club that made him a household name. how tiger woods battled back from serious injuries to compete for another green jacket at the masters. >> i'm back here with a warm forecast. it's going to be nice again tomorrow. we had an 80 degree reading today, maybe a couple and we'll have some more to rrow norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year.
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positive for the virus. but as fox's steve harrigan reports, the risk to the public remains low. >> after reports of recent bird flu outbreaks among cattle herds, the cdc is asking states to be prepared to respond to future cases. the agency issuing a new health alert asking public health officials for plans to test and treat farm workers potentially impacted by the virus, though the agency cautions risk to the public remains low for most people. >> if you're not exposed to these animals, the risk is very, very low.
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>> the virus has been circulating among wild birds and spreading to dairy cows in multiple states. then last week, texas authorities reported a farm worker tested positive after being exposed to an infected animal. the cdc says the spread is likely due to cattle moving across state lines, adding bird flu is not capable of spreading easily among humans, but officials remain on alert for any changes. >> the fact that it is in cattle now is a, you know, definitely raises our concern level and we have some work to do to better understand that. >> after documenting cases of bird flu in its chickens, the nation's largest producer of fresh eggs, cal-maine foods temporarily stopped production at a texas plant last week. the biden administration said it is monitoring for any supply chain issues when it comes to the public health of the american people. >> we take that very seriously and we'll continue to track this. >> the cdc says bird flu
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symptoms include muscle aches, fever and stomach pain in atlanta, steve harrigan, fox news. >> an insulin shortage is affecting millions of americans who need those injections to live. drugmaker eli lilly announced 10,000,000 liter vials, ten milliliter vials of two types of insulin would be temporarily out of stock in some parts of the country through the beginning of april. many diabetics are finding that the insulin that is available is either not what they were prescribed, or it's not covered by their insurance. >> insulin is insulin, but you have to have the right name brand in order to get it covered , and insurance isn't going to do it if they don't have it, they will have high blood sugar levels, leading to several complications. >> especially it will start affecting their kidneys, their eyes, and other organs. >> eli lilly has promised to ship out the insulin as soon as it is manufactured, but has not
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given an exact date. >> the cdc says the financial cost of a mammogram is not the only barrier. keeping women from getting the potentially life saving procedure. a new study reveals only about 65% of women ages 50 to 74, with three or more health related social needs are up to date with their mammogram screenings. the cdc also says health related social needs include food or housing insecurity, lack of reliable transportation and the cost to access health care. >> a federal court has rejected a lawsuit that sought to overturn a california law that protects a patient's right to gender affirming health care. senate bill 107 was signed into law in 2022. it effectively makes california a sanctuary state for transgender children and their families by protecting them from other states that criminalize gender affirming care, a lawsuit was filed accusing sb 107 of violating the constitution, but a court dismissed that argument, saying it failed to show proof of
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causing harm. state senator scott wiener, who wrote the initial bill, praised the court's ruling, saying in part, quote, transgender people just want to live their lives authentically and in peace, and california is defending their right to do so. >> cruz is resuming its robotaxi testing, but not here in california. the company confirms it relaunched operations in phoenix today with safety drivers behind the wheel. the general motors owned company suspended its service in october after one of its cars dragged a pedestrian who was hit by another driver in san francisco, the california dmv revoked cruise's license to operate its robo taxis for withholding information about that very incident. >> a pretty nice day today. last couple of days have been pretty darn nice. as we start feeling more springlike around here, we're starting to see the onshore winds. we'll see a little bit of fog potentially as we go into wednesday morning, wednesday night, at least some
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patches of it along the coast indicative of the springtime, which is what we're dealing with on a strong high pressure which delivered temperatures today warmer than yesterday by a solid five degrees maybe. yeah, about five degrees in many places. 79 in concord, 78 in livermore. highs. tomorrow we're going to see a couple of low 80s into tomorrow. so it's going to be a little warmer. and we might see a couple low 80s again on thursday. so tree pollens will be a thing. it'll just, you know, that time of year where we're going to start to see the pollens coming out. trees are usually the first thing to start popping. and these are some of the forecast numbers. that's where we were today. the number in white. and that's where we go tomorrow. the gold number temperature if you will, representing some some 80s even some low 80s. so i want to show you this. see this system right here. this is right here. that's kind of the cut off low i just took you through a week. i meant to stop it down, but it just came down and came down the coast. sort of detaches from the jet stream, becomes a bit of a cut off. and that's the fly in the ointment for saturday, maybe a little into friday. but right
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now it looks like friday is a good day. saturday is kind of wet and sunday is a good day. that's how i'm planning it now. but the reason i wanted you to see it is i'll show it to you again at six. but is it's they're hard to predict. so it could do a couple things. it could come through quicker. it could come through slower. it could miss us completely. if it keeps retrograding back towards the east or the west. so we'll keep an eye on it for you in the meantime. right now, saturday is in question. the forecast highs for tomorrow will be warmer. as we mentioned, it was warmer today by seven degrees in novato, four degrees in concord, five degrees warmer in livermore. there's the big high pressure sitting up and it's going to be a nice one next few days. wednesday through thursday. friday. not bad. we're just going to see a few more clouds come in here from this system. there's that low and it looks like saturday is the chance for showers. and then again friday friday and into sunday. friday sunday look like okay days. so the model tomorrow morning tomorrow afternoon thursday morning thursday afternoon friday morning. and there's that system. and it's going to come down because it's
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not going to translate through. and that's why it's sort of an unusual not unusual. we've had a few of them this year. but it's the reason it's hard to forecast these are the forecast highs for tomorrow. lots of 80s. it'd be a nice day, maybe the warmest day of the week. there you go. there's the forecast. and it looks like saturday is the day to try to. maybe you know, keep the umbrella handy and we'll be dodging raindrops. >> all right bill, thank you. protecting the atmosphere by going above it. up next, why researchers in the field of green energy are considering some out of this world solutions. and coming up tonight at six new developments into an audit that found more than $20 billion has been spent on homelessness in the last five years, with little tracking into where that money went and some veterans who have undergone amputations
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read script from the friends season eight finale, titled the one where rachel has a baby. part two is being auctioned off by hanson ross. it features signatures from all of the main characters. some of the proceeds will be donated to the matthew perry foundation, which helps people who are struggling with
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addiction. the auction house is taking bids until april 12th. >> a special honor for hall of famer hank aaron. members of his family took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the hank aaron exhibit at the atlanta history museum. yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of aaron's 715th home run. at the time breaking the previous record set by babe ruth. the exhibit showcases aaron's life and legacy. >> it was really surprising how big and how grand and how many different things i'd never seen in there before, and how they tied everything together. >> i remember one time when i was playing baseball, i was like, man, i hit two home runs today. he was like, yeah, but you got a c in math. so that's all he was. he was about education and he was a great man. >> the exhibit will be open until september of next year and is expected to draw big crowds, especially when atlanta hosts the all star game next season, 27 years after he won his first masters. >> tiger woods says he believes he can win one more green jacket
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since returning to professional golf after suffering serious injuries in a car wreck three years ago. the 48 year old has withdrawn or missed the cut four times. that includes last year's masters tournament, when woods withdrew during the third round after aggravating plantar fasciitis in his right foot. this week will mark his 26th appearance at the masters, and he says his love for the sport is what keeps him going. >> i think that's one of the reasons why i've had a successful career. i just love doing the work. i love logging the time in and i love preparing, i love competing and i love that feeling when, everything's on fire with a chance to win and you either do it or you don't. >> the 15 time major champion will first tee off this thursday morning when he plays with max homa and jason day in the first round, going above and beyond to generate more clean energy. >> fox's chris dimeo takes a closer look at why building solar panels in space could help combat the ongoing climate crisis taking place here on
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earth. >> a major damper is being placed on efforts to curb the damaging effects of human caused climate change. instead of dropping levels of several heat trapping greenhouse gas emissions skyrocketed to historic highs last year. this according to the latest data from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. >> we saw record high levels of carbon emission in 2023. that is a result of the record high fossil emission of co two. we observe a very substantial increase in atmospheric methane, but calls to ramp up the transition from fossil fuels to solar and wind power are being met with criticism over the limitations to these forms of clean energy. >> it's led researchers at the startup company space solar to try and establish more efficient solutions. >> this is what we need for our future. >> unlike on earth, where solar panels work best when exposed to direct sunlight in the future, scientists want to send solar panels into space where they can soak up energy from the sun. 24 over seven before sending it
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back to power centers on earth. >> this is about very large satellites high above the earth, harvesting the abundant solar energy, converting that to microwaves, and beaming it to earth. and in this way, we can we can get gigawatt scale, continuous power all day and night through all seasons and weather. >> the team is currently working with a small prototype of their concept. it's demonstrating the system's ability to control the direction of the electric beams that would be generated by the sun and sent to earth. >> if you put a solar panel into space, it generates about 13 times the amount of energy that that same panel does on earth. >> chris dimeo, fox news this is ktvu, fox two news at six. >> a new statewide audit finds california is spending billions of dollars on homelessness and has limited ways of tracking where that money is going. >> there are not clear plans in place even at the local level, to establish goals that would
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eradicate homelessness over any period of time. >> state auditors found california has spent $24 billion on homelessness in the past five years, but they can't tell how effective those funded programs have been. good evening. i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach. >> the report released this morning says the crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of unhoused people is not improving. ktvu crystal bailey has been digging into the report and has more on the lack of organization on addressing this very big issue here. crystal. >> well, mike. julie, the audit assess the cost effectiveness and impact of homelessness programs at the state and local level and found that between 2018 and 2023, the number of unhoused people is going up and the outcomes are uncertain. even though billions was poured into housing programs, more than 180,000 californians experienced homelessness in 2023. that is a 53% increase from ten years ago. in 2020 2013, the state auditor's report

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