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ktvu james torres is live in san jose . to explain what you've learned about the investigation so far, james garcia, we've seen these police officers walk in and out of a couple houses here in the neighborhood. >> you see the tape that's still roping off part of the neighborhood. cars still can't go through here. and it's been that way for more than the last 12 hours. this spot is about a block away from san jose high school. neighborhood still shut down these police units, still processing the scene and trying to figure out what exactly happened here. it started around 6:00 last night. that's when officers say they came to a house along north 20th street. they say a person inside barricaded themselves for a little more than two hours. police eventually got the suspect to step outside without any trouble. but right after that, officers say that they found a woman dead inside the house. they say they are now treating this as an active homicide investigation. that suspect, now under arrest. now, they did not tell us the natur
ktvu james torres is live in san jose . to explain what you've learned about the investigation so far, james garcia, we've seen these police officers walk in and out of a couple houses here in the neighborhood. >> you see the tape that's still roping off part of the neighborhood. cars still can't go through here. and it's been that way for more than the last 12 hours. this spot is about a block away from san jose high school. neighborhood still shut down these police units, still...
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reporting in oakland i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, late this afternoon, the oakland city administrator responded to the audit, saying in part, quote, as mayor tao stated during her october state of the city address, we in leadership roles take accountability for the outcome of this grant process. we have reviewed the city auditor's recommendations are working to implement them. we are pleased that the audits analysis validates what we observed and the initial corrective action we have taken. now we did reach out to the oakland police department. they declined to comment on the audit. >> a new report released by an oakland city council member reveals the city has left $50 million on the table in uncollected business taxes. councilmember ramachandran says the money the cs not after covers nearly a third of oakland's current budget deficit. she says the money went uncollected between 2020 and 2023. from 12,000 businesses. the report was presented at yesterday's special city council
reporting in oakland i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, late this afternoon, the oakland city administrator responded to the audit, saying in part, quote, as mayor tao stated during her october state of the city address, we in leadership roles take accountability for the outcome of this grant process. we have reviewed the city auditor's recommendations are working to implement them. we are pleased that the audits analysis validates what we observed and the initial corrective...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. the port of oakland has now filed a counter lawsuit against san francisco over changing the name of the oakland airport. the port claims the name san francisco bay oakland international airport does not infringe upon sfo's trademark. late yesterday, port commissioners voted unanimously to make the airport name change official. that decision is getting mixed. reaction from out of town passengers flying in and out of oakland. >> i would guess that maybe combining the names, maybe, teaches people that they are close and affiliated with each other. i do know that when i first was flying here, that it was a little confusing which one to go to. >> so i can understand that being an issue. >> the port of oakland also contends no one has the trademark rights to the phrase san francisco bay area. last month, san francisco filed a lawsuit a federal lawsuit, in fact, against oakland over the change, saying that it would cause confusion and is already affecting its airport financially. >> law enfo
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. the port of oakland has now filed a counter lawsuit against san francisco over changing the name of the oakland airport. the port claims the name san francisco bay oakland international airport does not infringe upon sfo's trademark. late yesterday, port commissioners voted unanimously to make the airport name change official. that decision is getting mixed. reaction from out of town passengers flying in and out of oakland....
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james torres is out there. he'll bring us a live report with how this is affecting the people who live and work nearby. plus, it's getting dangerous. >> we have to be careful. you have to watch your back. >> gas stations in berkeley. it's. it's a place that's seeing a lot of. look at your screen activity by thieves. new video to show you. showing the same car used in a series of purse snatchings from ktvu. >> fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning to you and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook thursday may 30th. and here comes the sun comes the sun steve paulson has a look at it. looks like it looks like it's getting warmer out there steve that'd be a good song title. >> pam don't you think? yes i do, i do. it's all right. >> i'll work on that. >> all right. 40 on the coast yet? 50s here, there is a little puff of a west wind at sfo and also out to travis. so if that holds, maybe it won't get as high as we think. but it's going
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james thank you. consumer watchdog group say that insurance will become even more expensive in california under a plan unveiled by governor gavin newsom. the governor says the state needs to let insurance companies raise rates more quickly. otherwise more carriers will leave our state. ktvu rasmus live here with details on the governor's plan and what it will likely mean for california. >> well, garcia, the governor's proposed changes apply to all types of insurance from homeowners, businesses. anyone who owns a car or a boat. he sent this proposal to statese their rates more quickly and with less time for public review. now, the governor says this will cut out some of the red tape and make it easier for insurance companies to do business in california. but one consumer advocacy group says it's just going to make things more expensive and make it easier for insurers to increase their prices. now, under the governor's proposal, state insurance officials would have just 60 days to review and approve any
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james thank you. consumer watchdog group say that insurance will become even more expensive in california under a plan unveiled by governor gavin newsom. the governor says the state needs to let insurance companies raise rates more quickly. otherwise more carriers will leave our state. ktvu rasmus live here with details on the governor's plan and what it will likely mean for california. >> well, garcia, the governor's proposed changes apply...
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. >> who better to send than our own james torres live james taurasi? only james torres, our soccer expert, is live in san jose here, previewing the match and explaining why these two teams are facing off here. james garcia and david roots versus quakes. >> that's not a matchup that happens often. in fact, they've only ever played one other time here at paypal park, and that was a preseason match about three years ago where the quakes won that 3 to 2 after the roots dropped a two nil lead. we've got some video that shows you what that match looked like, how unofficial it is. i mean, the jerseys aren't even the official jerseys. there aren't any fans in the stands there either. but today it's going to be a whole lot different. the stakes are much higher. all of it. part of the lamar hunt us open cup, that's a nationwide tournament open to soccer clubs of all levels. about 96 teams started the tournament this year, and in this format, you will get matchups between major league soccer teams and amateur semi-pro or lower level professional teams like the oa
. >> who better to send than our own james torres live james taurasi? only james torres, our soccer expert, is live in san jose here, previewing the match and explaining why these two teams are facing off here. james garcia and david roots versus quakes. >> that's not a matchup that happens often. in fact, they've only ever played one other time here at paypal park, and that was a preseason match about three years ago where the quakes won that 3 to 2 after the roots dropped a two...
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ktvu james torres joins us live. he's at oakland airport with the numbers and the travel plans expected for the week. great weather. day two. good morning james. >> yeah no doubt about that. frank good morning to you. well memorial day weekend for most people means three days off of work. and that gives you plenty of flexibility to figure out how to spend that. we've talked to some people flying out of oakland this morning who gave us some insight into some of their nontraditional traditions. >> on memorial day weekend, we're heading to omaha, nebraska . >> and what's in omaha, nebraska, we're going to go take a tour with our grandparents to see what life was like before electricity. >> going to strongsville, ohio, and what's in strongsville, ohio . it's a music trivia group that we've been together for about 25 years, and we meet every year from all over the country. >> this is the first time i've ever heard of strongsville, ohio . well, in general, triple a predicts this memorial day to be the second busiest on rec
ktvu james torres joins us live. he's at oakland airport with the numbers and the travel plans expected for the week. great weather. day two. good morning james. >> yeah no doubt about that. frank good morning to you. well memorial day weekend for most people means three days off of work. and that gives you plenty of flexibility to figure out how to spend that. we've talked to some people flying out of oakland this morning who gave us some insight into some of their nontraditional...
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ktvu james torres has been there at the scene all morning to show us what's happening right now. we see and hear the activity behind you, james, what's going on? >> yeah, ali, it's certainly gotten a lot more intense in just the last 15 minutes. here. you can see the situation behind me. it has been much more than just a standoff at this point. on the right side, you see a number of the pro-palestinian, palestinian protesters, many of them who actually walked off the demonstration and ended up coming back into the situation here and then right across from them, right in front of them on the left side of your screen here, a number of chp officers who have slowly, all throughout the morning, several hours of this morning, have gone in, try to rip some of these protesters off, who have been linking arms with each other, who have been vowing to stay in this same position for as long as they possibly can. the chp officers, they pulled them off from each other. they either asked them if they want to walk away peacefully and walk themselves off. this demonstration, which many of them ha
ktvu james torres has been there at the scene all morning to show us what's happening right now. we see and hear the activity behind you, james, what's going on? >> yeah, ali, it's certainly gotten a lot more intense in just the last 15 minutes. here. you can see the situation behind me. it has been much more than just a standoff at this point. on the right side, you see a number of the pro-palestinian, palestinian protesters, many of them who actually walked off the demonstration and...
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i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> james, thank you. organizers say they're planning a mass protest outside google's i o conference in mountain view today. this comes just weeks after google fired dozens of workers who held sit in protests at its offices in sunnyvale, seattle and new york. organizers say hundreds of people are expected to try to shut down the conference at the shoreline amphitheater. protesters say google's project nimbus could aid the israeli military's offensive in gaza. >> well, donald trump's former attorney, michael cohen. well, let me tell you about secretary of state antony blinken. he's on an unannounced visit to ukraine. in fact, he arrived in kyiv earlier today, reassured ukraine it does have american support in its fight against russia. antony blinken's visit comes after congress passed a new aid package that contains $60 billion in aid for ukraine. now he'll be meeting with ukrainian leaders and getting updates on the war during his two day trip. and blinken's visit comes as russia has launched a new offensi
i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> james, thank you. organizers say they're planning a mass protest outside google's i o conference in mountain view today. this comes just weeks after google fired dozens of workers who held sit in protests at its offices in sunnyvale, seattle and new york. organizers say hundreds of people are expected to try to shut down the conference at the shoreline amphitheater. protesters say google's project nimbus could aid the israeli military's offensive in...
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i'm james torres, ktvu , fox two news. >> okay, james thank you. time now 704 where we're still watching the city of richmond and following what's happened with a broken water main that's flooding streets there. east bay mud says a 12 inch cast iron water main ruptured hours ago this morning. it happened around south 45th and carlson street near kennedy high school. the work crews are out there. they've been out there for quite some time, shutting down the water main and fixing the damage . several nearby homes are affected and they don't have running water right now. traffic, as you can imagine, is being diverted around this scene. you're looking at, and the public is being told to stay away. now, we're told it will take at least through the middle of the morning to fix this problem. in richmond, two former students who sued saint francis high school in mountain view have been awarded $1 million. >> the plaintiff said that school administrators forced them out over an alleged blackface photo. the former students say they were wearing black anti ac
i'm james torres, ktvu , fox two news. >> okay, james thank you. time now 704 where we're still watching the city of richmond and following what's happened with a broken water main that's flooding streets there. east bay mud says a 12 inch cast iron water main ruptured hours ago this morning. it happened around south 45th and carlson street near kennedy high school. the work crews are out there. they've been out there for quite some time, shutting down the water main and fixing the damage...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> okay, james thank you. time 704 new this morning ktvu has learned that leronne armstrong, the former oakland police chief, plans to launch a campaign for the oakland city council, a representative for armstrong says he will file the paperwork later this morning to run for the at large seat on the oakland city council. right now, that council seat is held by rebecca kaplan, who hasn't said if she will run again on now. leronne armstrong was removed as oakland police chief in february of 2023 by mayor shang tao in connection to police misconduct cases in the oakland police department. armstrong is now suing the city of oakland over his removal. >> voters in richmond could have the final say on a proposal to tax the chevron refinery. the city council voted unanimously to ask the city attorney to prepare a richmond refinery tax act ballot initiative, a city report says. richmond has a $24 million gap in its 2024 budget, and the city needs new revenue to balance the budget. supporters of the proposal say that bi
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> okay, james thank you. time 704 new this morning ktvu has learned that leronne armstrong, the former oakland police chief, plans to launch a campaign for the oakland city council, a representative for armstrong says he will file the paperwork later this morning to run for the at large seat on the oakland city council. right now, that council seat is held by rebecca kaplan, who hasn't said if she will run again on now. leronne armstrong was removed...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news, james thank you. >> happening today once again. mount diablo will line up after sunset to mark this memorial day. the mayor of danville will hit the switch to turn on the lights of the summit beacon at 8:00 tonight. it's an annual ceremony to honor the u.s. military service members who died while fighting for our nation. a group of bay area veterans have been invited to attend tonight's ceremony on the top of mount diablo today, people in the east bay will mark 30 years since a teenager was killed in her castro valley home. >> jenny lin's killer has never been caught. her parents were joined by friends, community members and law enforcement officers for a memorial service this weekend. her parents say time has not healed their wounds . >> we've been living under the shadow of this horrible crime for 30 years. we need a closure. >> we need to give jenny a the promise that we gave her, which is to find a justice for her. >> investigators say lin, who was 14 years old at the time, was home alone when she was stabbed to death on may 27
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news, james thank you. >> happening today once again. mount diablo will line up after sunset to mark this memorial day. the mayor of danville will hit the switch to turn on the lights of the summit beacon at 8:00 tonight. it's an annual ceremony to honor the u.s. military service members who died while fighting for our nation. a group of bay area veterans have been invited to attend tonight's ceremony on the top of mount diablo today, people in the east bay...
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i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> james thank you. later today, several demonstrators will move from the uc berkeley campus to uc merced. that's where uc regents are meeting over the next two days. protesters took down their encampment at uc berkeley after the school chancellor agreed to a comprehensive examination of university investments and a socially responsible investment strategy. under the agreement, the uc berkeley foundation will review all investments and hear community concerns about companies that may be linked to weapons manufacturing, mass incarceration and surveillance industries. the foundation did not commit to making any changes to investments. >> a lot of this is bigger than uc berkeley, uc berkeley is a small component, a small a small gear. and, you know, you know, where the power is really situated in the state of california, the uc regents, the state of california, and the nation as a whole. >> protesters planned a big rally today at uc merced, where they're demanding the entire uc system divest from companies
i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> james thank you. later today, several demonstrators will move from the uc berkeley campus to uc merced. that's where uc regents are meeting over the next two days. protesters took down their encampment at uc berkeley after the school chancellor agreed to a comprehensive examination of university investments and a socially responsible investment strategy. under the agreement, the uc berkeley foundation will review all investments and hear community...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. thank you, james. the other developing story we're following for you. highway patrol investigating a crash in redwood city that happened on interstate 280 near edgewood road a little after 10:00 last night. a ktvu viewer tells us a car was driving on the wrong side of the road and hit another vehicle. this is video from another viewer who said people were ejected from one of the vehicles. we are waiting on more information from the chp about exactly what happened and the condition of those involved. this afternoon, protesters at san francisco state university will announce that they have reached an agreement with the school. >> their student protests started more than two weeks ago. now, the protesters say san francisco state has agreed to divest from weapons manufacturers, while also creating ways to develop new screening procedures to prevent making investments in companies that violate human rights. >> later today, several demonstrators will move from the uc berkeley campus to uc merced, where the r
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. thank you, james. the other developing story we're following for you. highway patrol investigating a crash in redwood city that happened on interstate 280 near edgewood road a little after 10:00 last night. a ktvu viewer tells us a car was driving on the wrong side of the road and hit another vehicle. this is video from another viewer who said people were ejected from one of the vehicles. we are waiting on more information from the chp...
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i'm james torres. ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. meantime, an open letter signed by 5000 uc alumni says they will not donate to the university until protest demands are met. the group, called uc alumni for palestine, includes alumni from all ten uc campuses and from graduating classes dating back to 1966. the letter demands the university call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza, divest from companies profiting from the war in gaza, and provide protections for students, staff and faculty from threats to their jobs and safety. the group letter includes testimonials from several alumni. one of them wrote, quote, i am a small business owner and a hayward resident. i attended alumni events to support students. i recently attended the regents and chancellor's scholarship association alumni event. i will withhold donations from the university until they divest. i will continue to support the students encampments. end quote. uc berkeley has said it does not plan to change its investment policies or practices. >> the city counc
i'm james torres. ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. meantime, an open letter signed by 5000 uc alumni says they will not donate to the university until protest demands are met. the group, called uc alumni for palestine, includes alumni from all ten uc campuses and from graduating classes dating back to 1966. the letter demands the university call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza, divest from companies profiting from the war in gaza, and provide protections for...
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ktvu james torres has been out there for hours. he's going to bring us another live report in our next half hour. well, home depot was hit with a fine of more than $1.3 million as part of an arson investigation in santa clara county. district attorney's office says the store in san jose on blossom hill road had several fire code violations. the district attorney says that prevented firefighters from saving the building. now, the code violations include a sprinkler system that wasn't working and pallets that were stacked improperly and blocked the fire lane. one person has already been charged with arson for the fire at that store. >> a san jose man is in the hospital in critical condition after a shootout with police on sunday. investigators say 41 year old ricardo villarreal drove to an apartment building in east san jose and began shooting at random. neighbors called 911 that brought a swarm of police. when officers arrived on scene, they saw they say villarreal shot at them, but they eventually were able to corner and shoot him
ktvu james torres has been out there for hours. he's going to bring us another live report in our next half hour. well, home depot was hit with a fine of more than $1.3 million as part of an arson investigation in santa clara county. district attorney's office says the store in san jose on blossom hill road had several fire code violations. the district attorney says that prevented firefighters from saving the building. now, the code violations include a sprinkler system that wasn't working and...
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i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> james, thank you. with just 179 days left until the presidential election, president biden is scheduled to make a stop in the bay area this evening, and his visit is all about money. tomorrow, he'll be attending two campaign fundraiser events. we've learned one of them will be in portola valley, at the home of the co-founder of sun microsystems, then the president will fly to seattle for campaign events this weekend. >> teachers in brentwood rallied at the school board meeting, calling for higher pay. what do we want? >> when do we want it? now >> teachers say they need a higher salary to be able to live in the area where they teach. negotiations with the school district have stalled, according to the teachers, after getting an offer that included no pay raise, they say they still hope the school board will help them get a pay increase. >> we're hoping we're hoping that this is going to make a difference because we know that our board is really responsive and does care about us, and so we're hoping whe
i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> james, thank you. with just 179 days left until the presidential election, president biden is scheduled to make a stop in the bay area this evening, and his visit is all about money. tomorrow, he'll be attending two campaign fundraiser events. we've learned one of them will be in portola valley, at the home of the co-founder of sun microsystems, then the president will fly to seattle for campaign events this weekend. >> teachers in brentwood...
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i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> thank you. james. protesters gathered in palo alto on mother's day to bring more attention to the moms and their babies suffering in gaza, at the corner of el camino real and embarcadero, people gathered at the weekly vigil for gaza with a special focus on what they say mothers in gaza are going through now. >> as a mom, the stress of having a newborn baby in normal times, it's a lot for any mom. to do that during war and during what's happening now, like in rafah. i mean, no one has housing the group says it started a mothers day campaign to raise $5,000. >> the money will help fund a new neonatal intensive care unit for premature babies at the kuwaiti hospital in rafah. >> our time now. 504 over the weekend, pro-palestinian protesters targeted graduation ceremonies at universities around the country. and now comedian jerry seinfeld, who delivered the keynote speech at duke university, heard both boos and cheers. dozens of students actually left their seats when seinfeld was speaking. seinfeld has bee
i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> thank you. james. protesters gathered in palo alto on mother's day to bring more attention to the moms and their babies suffering in gaza, at the corner of el camino real and embarcadero, people gathered at the weekly vigil for gaza with a special focus on what they say mothers in gaza are going through now. >> as a mom, the stress of having a newborn baby in normal times, it's a lot for any mom. to do that during war and during what's...
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reporting live this morning, i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> okay, james thank you. time now. 704 well, today, classes at uc irvine will be held online after a showdown on the campus between the police and pro palestinian protesters. we are. now, the protesters took over the physical sciences building. they blocked the entrance. that's when university police called for help. and hundreds of law enforcement officers in riot gear rushed over to the campus. many of the demonstrators were detained when they wouldn't leave, as the university declared their protest was an unlawful assembly. no more business as usual. >> when 15,000 children were bombed in the past three months. no more business as usual. we all love each other. we all care about each other, our people, our humanitarian standing up for human rights here now, we don't know yet if any of the protesters were formally arrested or just detained. >> that encampment that had been on campus for a few weeks was also cleared out. now, protesters who had been at sproul plaza on the cal campus packed up and went to uc
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news james, thank you. >> we'll move now to a developing story happening on the ucla campus. protests there turned violent overnight brawls broke out between protesters and counter-protesters. >> it was very violent. the fighting and chaos went on for almost three hours. then the police came in and they broke it up. our reporter, coco mcaboy is standing by at ucla with the very latest. good morning coco. >> good morning to both of you. the protests at ucla really came to a head last night. as you mentioned, they turned violent. we are here on the campus now and want to show you the scene here. you can see the encampments in the distance, but there's a big change here this morning. there's also a number of local law enforcement agencies out here. as you can see, they're not necessarily engaging with protesters at this time. however, you can see that they are here. they have a presence out here. and that is because of the protests from last night. supporters of palestine and israel clashed with multiple fights and people were even pepper sprayed. but there w
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news james, thank you. >> we'll move now to a developing story happening on the ucla campus. protests there turned violent overnight brawls broke out between protesters and counter-protesters. >> it was very violent. the fighting and chaos went on for almost three hours. then the police came in and they broke it up. our reporter, coco mcaboy is standing by at ucla with the very latest. good morning coco. >> good morning to both of you. the...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. okay, james. >> thank you. time is 704. family members and friends in oakland mourning the loss of two longtime east bay political leaders killed over the weekend in a car crash. community members gathered at lake merritt amphitheater remembering the lives of peggy moore and her wife, hope wood. they were killed friday night in a crash in san diego county. both built solid ties in oakland and beyond, working with former president barack obama advising former oakland mayor libby schaaf, even starting their own political consulting firm. at the candlelight vigil, former colleagues talked about their work and their kindness came out to take care of each other, talk to each other and remember their love and their contributions that they made to all of us individually, but also to the city. peggy moore was 60 years old. her wife hope was 48. >> efforts are underway to make new plans for the oakland waterfront. now that the a's ballpark deal has fallen apart, city leaders have struggled for years to create a long term development
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. okay, james. >> thank you. time is 704. family members and friends in oakland mourning the loss of two longtime east bay political leaders killed over the weekend in a car crash. community members gathered at lake merritt amphitheater remembering the lives of peggy moore and her wife, hope wood. they were killed friday night in a crash in san diego county. both built solid ties in oakland and beyond, working with former president barack obama advising...
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i'm james torres. >> it's the man show today. it is it is almost no, that's true. at least on the anchor desk. hi everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. bay to breakers today. and i think the runner is going to be mighty happy because it's a little foggy in the city. let's check in with rosemary. get that all important forecast. good morning. >> good morning. and should we add that our own claudine wong is out there? she's out there somewhere. she's got a whole little coalition of people there. yeah, a cool start. and like you said, that's nice for runners out there this morning. hello, plenty of sunshine over parts of the bay area and that we saw clouds yesterday. so we are a little bit with the cooler conditions as a result. but as a result we are also going to see a quicker rebound. giving you a live look here from ktvu towards the san francisco. clouds are still there along the coastline this morning. temperatures running a little bit cooler. san francisco right now at 52 degrees. oakland, concord at 54. talking about bay to breakers. do expect partly sunny, partly clo
i'm james torres. >> it's the man show today. it is it is almost no, that's true. at least on the anchor desk. hi everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. bay to breakers today. and i think the runner is going to be mighty happy because it's a little foggy in the city. let's check in with rosemary. get that all important forecast. good morning. >> good morning. and should we add that our own claudine wong is out there? she's out there somewhere. she's got a whole little coalition of people...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, james, thank you. not a video you've got to see here. police are investigating a burglary involving at least a dozen suspects at a marijuana dispensary in watsonville. all. yeah, surveillance video from that business showing the burglars using an suv to ram and break the dispensary door at around 4 a.m. saturday. police say they stole thousands of dollars of products in a matter of minutes. officers chased the suv involved to hayward but did not catch the suspects. >> the family of a couple from oregon that was killed while biking in napa last year, has filed a lawsuit against the driver and company that owns a truck involved in their deaths. the parents of the couple accused the truck driver of negligence and wrongful death. they're seeking unlimited damages, along with the cost of the lawsuit. authorities say the cyclists were riding on the silverado trail when they were struck, and killed by a piece of lumber that shifted over the edge of the freight truck as the driver tried to pass them. in octobe
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, james, thank you. not a video you've got to see here. police are investigating a burglary involving at least a dozen suspects at a marijuana dispensary in watsonville. all. yeah, surveillance video from that business showing the burglars using an suv to ram and break the dispensary door at around 4 a.m. saturday. police say they stole thousands of dollars of products in a matter of minutes. officers chased the suv involved to hayward but...
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i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> james thank you. federal traffic safety agency has launched a formal investigation into a solo car crash in pleasanton that killed a family of four. taryn george and his wife renee, and their sons, aaron and rowan, died when their electric car burst into flames after crashing into a tree. the car was made by a vietnamese company called vinfast. the agency will look into claims, a problem with the car's steering system may have played a role in this deadly crash. vinfast has not yet commented on this federal investigation. >> in new details on a developing story out of thailand right now, the singapore airlines plane that plunged thousands of feet is now back on the tarmac in bangkok. and we've just learned four of the passengers are from the us now, early this morning, that aircraft traveling from london to singapore hit turbulence and had to make an emergency landing, plunging thousands of feet. the airline says one person died, a 73 year old british man, and dozens more were injured, and at least 30
i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news. >> james thank you. federal traffic safety agency has launched a formal investigation into a solo car crash in pleasanton that killed a family of four. taryn george and his wife renee, and their sons, aaron and rowan, died when their electric car burst into flames after crashing into a tree. the car was made by a vietnamese company called vinfast. the agency will look into claims, a problem with the car's steering system may have played a role in this...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. uc santa cruz administrators sent us a statement in response. an assistant vice chancellor says, quote, following the continued intentional and dangerous blockade of campus entrances, uc santa cruz took action to remove the barricades and disband the unlawful encampment. the statement goes on to say, quote, it's imperative we restore full access to our campus and end other unlawful, unsafe actions. as demonstrators continued to disrupt campus operations and threaten safety, even delaying access to emergency vehicles. end quote. >> well, it's never happened before in us history. donald trump has become the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes. he just wrapped up a rambling response to his guilty verdicts, in which he called a rigged trial. >> and this can't be allowed to happen to other presidents. it should never be allowed to happen in the future. but this is far beyond me. this is bigger than trump. this is bigger than me. this is bigger than my presidency. >> all
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. uc santa cruz administrators sent us a statement in response. an assistant vice chancellor says, quote, following the continued intentional and dangerous blockade of campus entrances, uc santa cruz took action to remove the barricades and disband the unlawful encampment. the statement goes on to say, quote, it's imperative we restore full access to our campus and end other unlawful, unsafe actions. as demonstrators continued to...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. oakland police say a family narrowly escaped injury in a frightening weekend shooting. investigators say several bullets crashed through the front window of their home. a young child was inside the house at the time of that shooting. it happened yesterday afternoon on east 32nd street, just one block south of interstate 580. one neighbor was working at home when she heard the sound of gunfire. >> then first we can heard the gunshots. first we think about fireworks, but they continue on and off for almost more than ten shots. so we all know that's a gunshot. the same witness took these photos of a man and a woman running away from the home moments after that shooting, but so far there is no word of any arrest in this case. >> well, protesters gathered in palo alto on mother's day to bring more attention to the moms and their babies suffering in gaza. right now, at the corner of el camino real and embarcadero road, people gathered at the weekly vigil for gaza with a special focus on wha
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. oakland police say a family narrowly escaped injury in a frightening weekend shooting. investigators say several bullets crashed through the front window of their home. a young child was inside the house at the time of that shooting. it happened yesterday afternoon on east 32nd street, just one block south of interstate 580. one neighbor was working at home when she heard the sound of gunfire. >> then first we can heard the...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right james thanks new this morning the oakland ballers want to buy the unused seats at the oakland coliseum to install at the new baseball field being built at raimondi park. the ballers have formally asked the coliseum joint powers authority for the right to by about 5000 bleacher seats. the seats were used when the raiders played at the oakland coliseum and have been sitting unused in the parking lot of the stadium since the team moved to las vegas. if the purchase is approved, the ballers would install them for the 2025 season as part of an expansion to the facility they're building in west oakland. >> alameda shut down a controversial climate change experiment. researchers were conducting experiments on the uss hornet. the city ordered them to stop after discovering they were spraying salt water. what they say is a chemical into the air. apparently, they were testing if they could cool down the planet by brightening low lying clouds and reflecting more sunlight away from the earth. now, the city says it plans to study whether the mixt
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right james thanks new this morning the oakland ballers want to buy the unused seats at the oakland coliseum to install at the new baseball field being built at raimondi park. the ballers have formally asked the coliseum joint powers authority for the right to by about 5000 bleacher seats. the seats were used when the raiders played at the oakland coliseum and have been sitting unused in the parking lot of the stadium since the team moved to...
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the celebration outside of oakland city hall kick o pride month coming uc santa cruz ktvu james torres saw clashes as it took officers hours to clear that demonstration. >> about one this morning, highway patrol came in, breaking down the encampment at the entrance of uc santa cruz. leave the area. students feeling threatened, tried to defend themselves, holding barricades and linking arms to make it harder to be separated. comes on campus. >> on campus. >> the removal called on by ucsc officials who say they gave protests plenty of warning to leave the area after three days of switching to remote learning. a uc spokesperson says the protesters blocked university entrances for students and faculty, and at one point prevented an emergency response to a toddler in distress. chp officers and law enforcement agencies from all over the bay area, including san francisco, helped break down the crowd of hundreds, allowing some students to walk away peacefully. >> it was just getting to a point where it was just like getting to clustered and like it was getting to a point where a lot of people
the celebration outside of oakland city hall kick o pride month coming uc santa cruz ktvu james torres saw clashes as it took officers hours to clear that demonstration. >> about one this morning, highway patrol came in, breaking down the encampment at the entrance of uc santa cruz. leave the area. students feeling threatened, tried to defend themselves, holding barricades and linking arms to make it harder to be separated. comes on campus. >> on campus. >> the removal called...
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reporting in oakland, i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> a settlement reached with the families of victims from the school shooting in uvalde, texas . but those families are not done fighting for justice, and santa clara based nvidia just shatters expectations for its quarterly earnings. >> what their success means about the ai industry now filed a federal lawsuit. this comes on the same day a settlement was reached in another lawsuit. the new legal action is a $500 million lawsuit against the state of texas and the nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response. the family's lawyer says there were shocking and extensive failures in the officer's response to the deadly 2022 shooting. >> the state of texas, which has done nothing at all but burden this town before the shooting by not giving them the resources they need, prevented these families from getting the information they need and then blaming blaming this city. >> earlier today, the families agreed to a $2 million settlement with the city of uvalde. under the settlement, city leaders
reporting in oakland, i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> a settlement reached with the families of victims from the school shooting in uvalde, texas . but those families are not done fighting for justice, and santa clara based nvidia just shatters expectations for its quarterly earnings. >> what their success means about the ai industry now filed a federal lawsuit. this comes on the same day a settlement was reached in another lawsuit. the new legal action is a $500 million...
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ktvu james torres live from the usf campus, with more details about what has happened between the two sides. james >> andre. well, university officials want to make sure that what's going on here behind me does not interrupt any of the final exams and the graduation ceremonies that are planned this week. and some of those commencement ceremonies happening just right next door from where we're standing. this encampment, of course, doesn't look too much different than what we've seen at other college campuses all throughout the country. the president also says he's receiving reports of harassment and discrimination against jewish students and faculty, and called that troubling. president paul fitzgerald says he met with student leaders monday morning for about three hours. they talked about what it would take to break the encampment down. and while they did agree to some terms, students here say the most they wanted out of the university was to publicly call the israeli action against palestine a genocide. president fitzgerald says that is up for academic experts to decide not he and hi
ktvu james torres live from the usf campus, with more details about what has happened between the two sides. james >> andre. well, university officials want to make sure that what's going on here behind me does not interrupt any of the final exams and the graduation ceremonies that are planned this week. and some of those commencement ceremonies happening just right next door from where we're standing. this encampment, of course, doesn't look too much different than what we've seen at...
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reporting live this morning i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> classes at uc irvine are being held online after a showdown on campus between the police and pro-palestinian protesters. we are protesters took over the physical sciences building and blocked the entrance. that's when university police called for help and hundreds of law enforcement officers in riot gear rushed to the campus. many demonstrators were detained when they would not leave as the university declared their protest an unlawful assembly. we don't know yet if any of the protesters were formally arrested or just detained. the encampment that had been on campus for a few weeks was also cleared listener day, after a group of pro-palestine protesters packed up their encampment on uc berkeley's campus, a new group has taken over a university building and plans to stay. >> dozens of protesters entered the anna head alumni hall yesterday, breaking boarded up windows and spraying graffiti. the building had been vacant since 2022. right now, it's unclear how many protesters are inside the building. university police are c
reporting live this morning i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> classes at uc irvine are being held online after a showdown on campus between the police and pro-palestinian protesters. we are protesters took over the physical sciences building and blocked the entrance. that's when university police called for help and hundreds of law enforcement officers in riot gear rushed to the campus. many demonstrators were detained when they would not leave as the university declared their...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news james thank you. >> policies at sacramento state university are being changed after pro-palestinian protesters rallied for more than a week, demanding that the university divest from israel. i believe we will win. demonstrators celebrated the university's decision to change its socially responsible investment, which does not specifically mention israel. but it does say that the university's investment portfolios must stay away from corporations that profit from genocide, ethnic cleansing and activities that violate human rights. socially responsible investments shouldn't be specific just to one injustice. >> this. this is one of the most notable and horrific injustices happening right now. >> fox state's administration did everything right. this is what they should have done. >> the protesters started camping out on april 29th at the library's quad, a midnight deadline was set by the university for the protesters to leave the encampment. when asked if they would leave, protesters said yesterday no comment. >> student protesters on other campuses a
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news james thank you. >> policies at sacramento state university are being changed after pro-palestinian protesters rallied for more than a week, demanding that the university divest from israel. i believe we will win. demonstrators celebrated the university's decision to change its socially responsible investment, which does not specifically mention israel. but it does say that the university's investment portfolios must stay away from corporations that...
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reporting in oakland i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> new at noon. the federal reserve is holding its benchmark federal funds interest rate steady. the central bank wrapped up its monthly meeting and has decided to leave interest rates unchanged. its benchmark rate is staying steady in the range of five and a quarter and five, and a half percent, according to the federal reserve. inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months. the fed chair, jerome powell, says rates will remain unchanged until the fed is more confident that inflation is headed back toward its 2% target, and the economy has made considerable progress toward our dual mandate objectives. >> inflation has eased substantially over the past year, while the labor market has remained strong. and that's very good news. but inflation is still too high for our progress in bringing it down is not assured, and the path forward is uncertain. we are fully committed to returning inflation to our 2% goal. >> the last time the federal reserve changed its benchmark interest rate was ten month
reporting in oakland i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> new at noon. the federal reserve is holding its benchmark federal funds interest rate steady. the central bank wrapped up its monthly meeting and has decided to leave interest rates unchanged. its benchmark rate is staying steady in the range of five and a quarter and five, and a half percent, according to the federal reserve. inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months. the fed chair, jerome powell, says rates will...
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ktvu james torres has more on that. and the meeting between protesters and leaders at usf. >> the tents on welch field at the university of san francisco have been here for two weeks. it's finals and graduation week here. and students we talked to walking by the encampment say it doesn't bother them. >> they haven't been really too disruptive. >> it's been pretty hectic. there's been a lot of stuff, like a lot of i've been hearing a lot of different things about people just having their different sides. but i think it's wonderful that everyone can speak their mind. >> university officials say they've gotten word some lines have been crossed. president paul fitzgerald wrote in a letter to the school community that reports of discrimination against jewish students and faculty is troubling. he and other members of the administration met with the protesters for three hours monday morning. monday night, students told us they walked away without a compromise. >> one of our demands is to publicly condemn the genocide of palest
ktvu james torres has more on that. and the meeting between protesters and leaders at usf. >> the tents on welch field at the university of san francisco have been here for two weeks. it's finals and graduation week here. and students we talked to walking by the encampment say it doesn't bother them. >> they haven't been really too disruptive. >> it's been pretty hectic. there's been a lot of stuff, like a lot of i've been hearing a lot of different things about people just...
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ktvu james torres shows us the people who now have to figure out what to do next. >> firefighters jumped on the call around two this morning, finding the lake chabot public market in bad shape. >> there's a mezzanine up top which presented a huge problem just trying to make access and actually get up there with so much fire. there was already fire shooting through the roof, looked like it was maybe fed by a gas line at some point, a three alarm fire burning since at least 2 a.m. crews tried putting it out from inside. >> smoke spread for miles, creeping into the homes of people who live nearby. >> we had our windows open, we smelt smoke, and then i looked outside and it was super hazy outside. so, i looked online and somebody had posted that, the market was on fire. but once the roof started to give, firefighters pulled out. >> the roof collapsed. by 330 this morning, a scene hitting close to home for one battalion chief. >> one of the owners is, you know, childhood friend of mine. we grew up together, you know, went to high school together. so this is a pinnacle in the community, it's r
ktvu james torres shows us the people who now have to figure out what to do next. >> firefighters jumped on the call around two this morning, finding the lake chabot public market in bad shape. >> there's a mezzanine up top which presented a huge problem just trying to make access and actually get up there with so much fire. there was already fire shooting through the roof, looked like it was maybe fed by a gas line at some point, a three alarm fire burning since at least 2 a.m....
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ktvu james torres shows us her exchange with lawmakers and what she says the district is doing to handle anti-semitism. >> so you find teachers that are bigots, and instead of fighting them, you transfer to another school where they can still remain bigots. is that the way this works? >> republican lawmakers on the u.s. house committee of education and the workforce grilled three school leaders from different districts in the country, each accused of mishandling reports of anti-semitism. that includes berkeley's unified school district superintendent. >> if we have a concern or a complaint about anti-semitism or any form of hate, we take it very seriously. we investigate and we take action pending the outcome of that investigation. okay. >> all right. so i guess the action is not firing. i was just moving to someplace. the word of action is very subjective. >> superintendent and nikki ford, morthal sat for 2.5 hours in front of the committee, answering questions on how she is addressing jewish hate within the school district. this week, the u.s. department of education's office for civil
ktvu james torres shows us her exchange with lawmakers and what she says the district is doing to handle anti-semitism. >> so you find teachers that are bigots, and instead of fighting them, you transfer to another school where they can still remain bigots. is that the way this works? >> republican lawmakers on the u.s. house committee of education and the workforce grilled three school leaders from different districts in the country, each accused of mishandling reports of...
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as ktvu james torres reports, the chief's focus will be to immediately reduce crime. the new police chief, floyd mitchell, is coming to oakland after serving as chief of police in lubbock, texas. >> he brings with him more than 30 years of law enforcement experience. >> i just wanted to take a moment to say, welcome to my first day as an oakland police chief. >> monday is the first look at floyd mitchell as oakland's police chief. for weeks, he's been meeting with opd leaders to learn about the department and its programs. he spoke to the next class of police recruits waiting for their day in academy . >> i've been in this profession probably longer than most of you have been alive. >> chief mitchell replaces former chief lauren armstrong, fired last year after the mayor's office flagged issues of handling cases of misconduct. an independent investigation cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing, but mayor tao said his attitude during the investigation made her less confident he could handle the job. chief mitchell takes over the agency at a time where public safety is oak
as ktvu james torres reports, the chief's focus will be to immediately reduce crime. the new police chief, floyd mitchell, is coming to oakland after serving as chief of police in lubbock, texas. >> he brings with him more than 30 years of law enforcement experience. >> i just wanted to take a moment to say, welcome to my first day as an oakland police chief. >> monday is the first look at floyd mitchell as oakland's police chief. for weeks, he's been meeting with opd leaders...
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i'm james torres. ktvu fox two news. >> opening statements have begun in the state trial against david depape in san francisco. this comes as a federal judge resentenced depape to 30 years in prison for attacking paul pelosi, the husband of congresswoman nancy pelosi. earlier this month. the judge failed to give depape a chance to speak at the original sentencing. this time, depape addressed the court, saying, i never meant to hurt him and i feel horribly for hurting mr. pelosi. >> they forgot to go through that formality and everybody agreed it was a mistake. so now it's been corrected. so yes, it creates a point of appeal, but it's not going to be successful because what an appellate court will do is they will say, yes, it was an error, but it was corrected. >> depapes lawyers are arguing that he should not be prosecuted in two separate courts for the same crimes and charges. san francisco's municipal transportation agency will get millions of dollars from the federal government to fix some of its mu
i'm james torres. ktvu fox two news. >> opening statements have begun in the state trial against david depape in san francisco. this comes as a federal judge resentenced depape to 30 years in prison for attacking paul pelosi, the husband of congresswoman nancy pelosi. earlier this month. the judge failed to give depape a chance to speak at the original sentencing. this time, depape addressed the court, saying, i never meant to hurt him and i feel horribly for hurting mr. pelosi. >>...
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ktvu james torres reports. >> the local fire station welcomed dozens of its neighbors, cooking up hundreds of pancakes. >> it's our way to give back to the community, have a great opportunity to meet and collaborate and talk with our community members and really pay some homage to those that have served for our freedom. >> a more than 30 year tradition with young volunteers, all appreciating the liberties they live with in mill valley, we really make sure that we celebrate two things one, the parade, the speeches. >> it's all about community. it's about celebrating community. it's the things that brings us together and we make sure that we also remember the purpose of memorial day is to remember those who fought and never came back. >> mill valley's mayor led the speeches this morning near the downtown square. that's where students participated in a newer tradition, telling stories in poetry form of how they interpret memorial day. >> americans that we honor on memorial day are men and women in the military that lost their lives in battle or military training. find someone you love. enjoy
ktvu james torres reports. >> the local fire station welcomed dozens of its neighbors, cooking up hundreds of pancakes. >> it's our way to give back to the community, have a great opportunity to meet and collaborate and talk with our community members and really pay some homage to those that have served for our freedom. >> a more than 30 year tradition with young volunteers, all appreciating the liberties they live with in mill valley, we really make sure that we celebrate two...
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reporting from san jose i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> people don't obey the lights. they're always rushing to work. and there's always a lot of kids around here because they go to school. >> now at five. >> a cyclist is killed in a grisly crash that shuts down a major san jose intersection for hours. why? neighbors say this is a known problem area in a city struggling to address traffic deaths. >> also, a hit and run suspect fleeing from san francisco police officers hits a 14 year old girl as she's walking to school and a new wave of protests erupts at uc berkeley and across the country, calling on israel to call off its invasion of rafah. >> ktvu fox two news at five
reporting from san jose i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> people don't obey the lights. they're always rushing to work. and there's always a lot of kids around here because they go to school. >> now at five. >> a cyclist is killed in a grisly crash that shuts down a major san jose intersection for hours. why? neighbors say this is a known problem area in a city struggling to address traffic deaths. >> also, a hit and run suspect fleeing from san francisco police...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> the city of san francisco says it's taking robust measures to guard against disinformation ahead of the november election, but more may need to be done. san francisco supervisor dean preston called a hearing on ai generated disinformation. the city said it coordinates with the california secretary of state and its office of election cybersecurity. throughout the election cycle, and reports any false election related material to the state office and the fbi. city officials say new tools may be needed to identify deceptive content. >> working with the department of technology to make sure, as a city, we have the tools to actually identify the ai. if we're going to have a law that's triggered by ai, something being ai generated, we need to be able to prove it, to identify it and prove it. otherwise, we won't be able to investigate and effectively enforce if we can't actually know when we're looking at it. >> the city says it has many measures to safeguard elections. they say the voting system is not connected to the internet system. software is rei
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> the city of san francisco says it's taking robust measures to guard against disinformation ahead of the november election, but more may need to be done. san francisco supervisor dean preston called a hearing on ai generated disinformation. the city said it coordinates with the california secretary of state and its office of election cybersecurity. throughout the election cycle, and reports any false election related material to the state office and...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you. james. according to triple a, the worst time to drive is today between the hours of noon and 6 p.m. then tomorrow between noon and 7 p.m. now, if you want to know the best time to hit the road, you already missed your slot this morning. but you can hit the road after seven tonight. then tomorrow. the best time to leave is between 11 a.m. or after 8:00. >> fire investigators are at the scene of a deadly mobile home fire in pleasanton. it broke out just before midnight last night. as ktvu ali rasmus explains, people in the pleasanton hacienda mobile home park are mourning the death of a beloved neighbor. >> just blazing to the habits. >> that's how neighbors describe the flames seen coming from this home in the pleasanton hacienda mobile home park, where a fire broke out around midnight. neighbors identify the couple who lived here as kathy and richard lawrence of pleasanton. neighbors heard an explosion, and shortly afterwards they say kathy ran out calling for help. her husband, richard, had
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you. james. according to triple a, the worst time to drive is today between the hours of noon and 6 p.m. then tomorrow between noon and 7 p.m. now, if you want to know the best time to hit the road, you already missed your slot this morning. but you can hit the road after seven tonight. then tomorrow. the best time to leave is between 11 a.m. or after 8:00. >> fire investigators are at the scene of a deadly mobile home fire in...
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ktvu james torres reports from uc berkeley, where protesters wonder what might be in store for them. >> the encampment at uc berkeley today looks a lot different than it did compared to day one. more specifically, you see that wall of tables that is set up on the steps right in front of those tents that have been here for more than a week. protesters here tell me after what they saw down in l.a. and due to some rumored threats, they are on high alert officers honing in on ucla's campus. at 3 a.m. there, students taking in students and faculty part of this pro-palestine protest. >> so we need to resist and we need to keep protesting. and that's the only way change will be made. >> it took nearly nine hours to break down the camp, with 250 officers, more than 130 people were arrested facing a range of charges. >> failure to disperse, not obeying officers commands, trespassing a multitude of different charges can be placed on these people. >> at uc berkeley, protesters tell me they're worried about threats. they're hearing from people against their cause. video shows a short fight on ca
ktvu james torres reports from uc berkeley, where protesters wonder what might be in store for them. >> the encampment at uc berkeley today looks a lot different than it did compared to day one. more specifically, you see that wall of tables that is set up on the steps right in front of those tents that have been here for more than a week. protesters here tell me after what they saw down in l.a. and due to some rumored threats, they are on high alert officers honing in on ucla's campus....
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ktvu james torres reports. >> the state public utilities commission has the final say on whether companies like pg and e should adopt a fixed rate model for billing energy. cynthia martinez hopes the commission says yes, if approved. >> we do think that this would be a step in the right, the right direction, and we look forward to continuing the conversation. >> she speaks for the predictable power coalition, which represents companies like pg and e today. your bill is pretty straightforward. the more energy you use, the more you pay. this proposal slightly changes that. you'll still pay for what you use, but at a rate 5 to $0.07 cheaper per kilowatt hour. in addition, your bill would now include a fixed flat $24 fee. that price becomes 6 or $12 if you're enrolled in a low income program. >> yeah, we've been concerned about this proposal from the start. >> while the pitch is to help low income, high energy users lower how much they pay, some groups worry a dollar saved somewhere means it's paid by someone else. >> we think that if you have a low energy footprint now, even in the central va
ktvu james torres reports. >> the state public utilities commission has the final say on whether companies like pg and e should adopt a fixed rate model for billing energy. cynthia martinez hopes the commission says yes, if approved. >> we do think that this would be a step in the right, the right direction, and we look forward to continuing the conversation. >> she speaks for the predictable power coalition, which represents companies like pg and e today. your bill is pretty...
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ktvu james torres previews the matchup and explains why they're facing off back in 2021. >> major league soccer's san jose earthquakes played a preseason friendly against united soccer league's oakland roots. it ended in a three two win for the quakes. tonight, they play again for the first time in competitive play under the u.s. open cup. >> this game matters tonight. >> the open cup is a nationwide tournament full of professional and amateur soccer teams, with 96 teams to start the competition, only 32 are left and this draw sees the quakes host the roots. roots head coach gavin glinton, who just took over last week, looks forward to the challenge of home field advantage. >> that's their home. they're very, very comfortable. they're they're a very dynamic team. we know how good they are, you know, it's going to be a really tough match for us on the on the best of days. and obviously in a competitive of, matchup and obviously the first one in the bay it's huge. everybody's going to be up for it. >> both teams are struggling in their league play but just came off big results over the wee
ktvu james torres previews the matchup and explains why they're facing off back in 2021. >> major league soccer's san jose earthquakes played a preseason friendly against united soccer league's oakland roots. it ended in a three two win for the quakes. tonight, they play again for the first time in competitive play under the u.s. open cup. >> this game matters tonight. >> the open cup is a nationwide tournament full of professional and amateur soccer teams, with 96 teams to...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. now to this story with all the time, money and stress involved in a wedding, some newlywed couples are opting for a mini moon instead of a full fledged honeymoon. wedding planners say one issue is time off from work. if couples take vacation time before the wedding, maybe they have to plan their own wedding. a lot of couples do. they may not be able to get more time off after to have a long honeymoon. so instead, some couples are taking a shorter, less expensive mini moon. >> it's not about where you go. it's not about how much money you spend. it's not about the length. it's having that time after you are pulled in a lot of different directions and everyone is looking at you and celebrating you to really spend time with each other, our mini moon could be just a long weekend somewhere nearby, and then some couples will schedule a longer honeymoon later on. >> we want some viewer reaction, considering the time, cost and work commitments. this morning we're asking, would you choose a mi
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. now to this story with all the time, money and stress involved in a wedding, some newlywed couples are opting for a mini moon instead of a full fledged honeymoon. wedding planners say one issue is time off from work. if couples take vacation time before the wedding, maybe they have to plan their own wedding. a lot of couples do. they may not be able to get more time off after to have a long honeymoon. so instead, some couples are...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. today, classes at ucla will be remote again after this week's protests. and the police response on that campus. cleanup continues on the ucla campus after that student encampment was demolished. more than 200 people were arrested after a tense standoff between police and protesters. and many of them face charges of unlawful assembly. that charge carries a maximum penalty of up to six months in jail, or $1,000 fine. >> a southern california lawmakers requesting a formal investigation into possible civil rights violations at ucla during this week's demonstrations. los angeles assembly member rick zauber sent a letter to the u.s. department of education that outlines his concerns on how ucla has responded to protests and the counter demonstrations on campus this week. the letter says, in part, quote, on all accounts, ucla has failed to uphold its most important responsibility, which is to protect the safety, well-being and civil rights of all of its students. freedom of speech and freedo
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you. today, classes at ucla will be remote again after this week's protests. and the police response on that campus. cleanup continues on the ucla campus after that student encampment was demolished. more than 200 people were arrested after a tense standoff between police and protesters. and many of them face charges of unlawful assembly. that charge carries a maximum penalty of up to six months in jail, or $1,000 fine. >> a...
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i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> big changes coming for those who fly out of sfo a 1230. a sneak peek inside the newly renovated harvey milk terminal, which is set to open next month. plus the white house sending $1 billion in weapons to israel. >> i'm caroline shively in washington. i'll have that story coming up. >> and, barry, whether this feels like a summer like pattern out there with lots of low clouds and fog, coast side, some stubborn clearing, as you can see here, looking out towards san francisco and this is having a big impact on temperatures. we ll hav weapons. as caroline shively reports from washington, some lawmakers on capitol hill are preparing to take action of their own. the biden administration plans to send $1 billion shipment in new weapons and ammunition to israel, while warning the government they have to do more to protect civilians in gaza. >> we can't have chaos and anarchy in gaza, so there needs to be a clear, concrete plan. >> the deal will likely include $700 billion in tank ammunition and $500 million in tactical vehicles. it's the first we
i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> big changes coming for those who fly out of sfo a 1230. a sneak peek inside the newly renovated harvey milk terminal, which is set to open next month. plus the white house sending $1 billion in weapons to israel. >> i'm caroline shively in washington. i'll have that story coming up. >> and, barry, whether this feels like a summer like pattern out there with lots of low clouds and fog, coast side, some stubborn clearing, as you can see...