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right now, a shooting investigation and hayward forces road closures overnight. a busy night for oakland police. multiple crimes and investigations. a magical season for the giants. they are playoff bound but still battling the dodgers. governor gavin newsom announces estate wide vaccine mandate for students. good morning, it is saturday, october 2nd. we are looking live across the bay area. air-quality officials have issued a spare the air day. that is thanks to the wildfire smoke and high temperatures. let's head over to darren peck for conditions. into the mid-90s for
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daytime highs for inland locations and that is responsible for the spare the air. it does not help that there is enough wildfire smoke out there, but we are not pulling in a large amount of smoke. we will take a look at the forecast in more detail for the spare the air coming up in a bit. it is a cool 49 in santa rosa. 59, oakland. 95 inland. back over to you. police have shut down a road and hayward as they investigate and overnight shooting. the calls's silver jaguar sedan to crash into a construction zone. foothill boulevard is closed in both directions between hazel and city center drive.
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police are asking people to steer clear of that area. they have not said if anyone was hurt. new video out of oakland of what appears to be two separate crime scenes. the alameda county coroner was there and was spotted bringing a body back out of the house. and this video from downtown oakland with police canvassing the sidewalk in front of the au lounge placing evidence markers on the ground. we did reach out to oakland police for more information, but have not yet heard back. this morning giants fans are celebrating a big win. if you live in san francisco, you probably heard fireworks going off. darren snap this picture from the embarcadero. the giants are on the verge of the nl west title. they need to edge out
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> giants at e dres, 3-befo ns nstaond t the screen. a loss for la would've meant clenching for the first time since 2012. >> they came back from who knew what happened. if anybody can do it, they can do it. they just have to keep winning and keep the dodgers out. >> this is my 30th game this year. this is the best season. the giants have got it. i have tickets to the wildcard game and the nld yes. >> the la dodgers game ends in the giants have had a historic season so far. fridays would make make 106. >> it feels fantastic.
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they are playing so well. it felt as if they had it all under control. there is so much pressure on them and they come through every time. >> we were really hoping for a win today. >> the giants have another shot at clenching the title at oracle park. charlie walker will have a play- by-play of last night's victory. turning to the coronavirus. the total deaths have surpassed 700,000 adding 100,000 in the last 3.5 months. florida had the most was 17,000 followed by texas with 13,000. the majority of them were unvaccinated. yesterday governor gavin newsom made the announcement the california will be the first state to require students in public and private schools to be vaccinated against covid-
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19. the rules will go into effect once the fda fully approved vaccines for the corresponding age group? >> that is why we recognize our responsibility to do more. we are announcing a statewide requirement for in-person instruction for all of our children. >> the governor says he expects the requirement to kick in early next year. students who do not meet those new requirements will have a chance to do independent study as well. here is what is stanford infectious disease specialist told us earlier about the new timeline. >> we are hearing sometime around november. once it's been shown that the vaccine is safe for kids 5 to 11, i would encourage those parents to talk to their
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physicians and encourage them to strongly consider the vaccine. >> marin county is reporting high vaccination rates for students and staff. 83% of kids 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated. that is more than 18,000 out of 22,000. among teachers and staff the rate is at 93%. president biden has been huddled for democrats trying to bring his infrastructure bill across the line. they are trying to save a vote on the $1 trillion vote infrastructure bill by agreeing to a bill on a broader $3.5 trillion social spending bill. >> we've got to get both bills and we will work together. >> it will not be 3.5. >> the house passed a funding fix for surface transportation programs rigging back to 4000
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department of transportation workers that were for load. today that 30 day transportation funding extension bill heads to the senate. oakland's first fridays return for the first time since the pandemic. the city is in the middle of another crisis. homicides are skyrocketing. we break down some of the solutions. >> reporter: there have been 106 murders in the city of oakland so far this year. survivors have put a face on the statistics and share their experiences to try to end this crime wave. a night of healing, reflection and hope as survivors of violent crime gathered in oakland. >> i was looking for somewhere i can process the grief and trauma i experienced. i could not find it. >> she created an advocacy group, broken by violence,
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after her husband was murdered in 2010. she has been a big help in helping victims relocate. >> there is a justice system and we need them to avenge our crimes. >> the mayor was in attendance and recognizes the city of oakland could do better. >> this has to be our absolute commitment to bring justice to the survivors and to continue to invest in preventing violence from happening in the first place. that includes surfaces, communication, and it includes enforcement. >> a popular street festival returned to the streets of oregon. there is a large number of police officers on patrol. >> i am over read. it makes me feel afraid all the
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the city of san jose has a new strategy for cracking down on illegal slideshows. they have targeted the drivers and spectators another going after the promoters. >> reporter: one of the attorneys for the dependence told the judge his client was posting about meeting up in a parking lot and this was outrageous and overly broad. the judge had harsh words for the dependence say they aided and abetted sideshows in a broke the law. >> you're saying the cops have no evidence? >> his name is elisha moore and he did not have a good day in
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ur ava vil laws ainst him anfend owns e ram count and that moorusg th act a takeovers. they organize and promote multiple sideshows dating back to december of 2020. they are bracing with people firing guns in the air and moving into the heart of downtown san jose. one happened right in front of city hall. elisha says it's crazy he's getting dragged into this. he says they cannot prove it was him. >> are you going to tell them to stop promoting sideshows? >> what can i do? >> he doesn't care. >> the judge has prohibited them from posting about sideshows. >> don't come to san jose. we are not here for you. we don't want sideshows in san
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jose. >> reporter: this congresswoman -- >> i would expect other cities to look at this. we have the most thinly staffed in the . rce of any major city we e our resources. >> reporter: if the city prevails it is likely these two defendants will pay civil penalties, police overtime and attorney fees which could add up to tens of thousands of dollars. a live look across the bay at berkeley where a 50 year plan to build student housing is finally moving forward. they will start construction next year. >> berkeley houses by far are
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the lowest percentage of students in the system i think is >> people died for people's park and were injured for people's park. it is a historic spot and has a deep spot and not only california and local history, but it has a place in national history. >> the project includes 125 units of supporting houses of, housing for the homeless. they plan to file a lost suit to block construction. a massive water main break has turned streets into a gushing river. the cost of pavement to buckle and trap people in their homes. hundreds of customers were left without water and it took eight hours to find the source, and eight inch pipe installed back in the 50s. we have an air quality
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advisory, a spare the air to talk about. another early fall system that will try and bring rain here. it doesn't look likely that at well. it will be interesting to take a look at how close we might come. we are looking toward the city. the current numbers have vests ranging from a cool 48 degrees to warm 59 in hayward. san jose is also 59. 48, half moon bay. there is the spare the air for today. notice orange for the locations. it is a combination of higher temperatures with mid-90s for a lot of those inland communities. we will be pulling in a little bit more smoke, but not a major smoke inundation. this is more a consequence of e key at we've t d abfor thto t atevertion we've got
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witches coming out from our exhaust. this is because of temperatures like those. low and mid 90s for inland valleys. it is a typical spare the air. it is not a large-scale inundation of wildfires smoke. 81, san francisco. it will be warm bay area wide. 92, santa rosa. 83, oakland. a big picture view in the pacific shows us good news. even though i do not have rain in the forecast, if we look toward the central pacific, there is an active pattern. the showers start to work their way toward the california coast. by tuesday, there is a line of will organize showers..will fall apart before it moves across northern california. we will get light rain in the
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sierra, but nothing significant. rainker. not be a there are light shades of green that have appeared, but nothing to measure. and while we don't get rain out of it, it does keep the onshore flow going and keeps us away from intense heat and offshore wind events. the smoke coming off of the fires in the southern sierra will drift our way for the next couple of days before that early fall system purchase that out of here. it will be cloudy and cooler. 80 in san francisco to the low 60s by the early part of next week. we will do some nice big falls swings in the temperatures. mid-90s for inland east bay valleys down to the low 70s by the end of the week. north bay valleys from the low
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90s to the mid-60s. y,bu is it. there is not reason to believe that system will hold together and bring us raonshore flow is news considering that we are very vulnerable to the opposite this time of year which is the dry and warm offshore winds and these systems have done the complete opposite of that. >> i'm giving you a brief homework assignment. i am curious when we got the first rainfall last year. the powerball will have a drawing for the 10th largest jackpot and lottery history. $635 million. the last time they hit the jackpot was june 5th this year. the odds are one in over 200
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the champagne was on ice in the goggles in the house and the scent of a west championship was in the air. san francisco needed a win. the padres are in town. before the game lamont wade jr. was awarded the willie mack award. the second batter of the night against san diego. darren roth with a laser beam. the 16th of the gear for darren. later in the inning, it drops in for a hit. brandon crawford zips around to make it 2-0. still 2-0 in the
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sixth. he hits the back and where is fernando going? the third base coach did not send him. they rounded third and he was tagged out. the giants win, 3-0. the most in franchise history, 106. the magic number is down to one. >> it has been helping us out a lot. not worrying about the game and we are focus on the more and went and making our play and having a good at that. >> scoreboard watching and ole. the dodgers started a clayton kershaw left in the second inning. they trailed 5-1 in the fifth. trey turner ties the game on a grand slam. and then matt beatty can ask for the go-ahead home run.
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against the dodgers the lead and they come back to win, 8-6. the giants unable to clinch the west last night but could do it with the win this afternoon. >> he fought off the scary senate attended this one. the story line of the weekend. matt olson going for 40 homers. the astros cut it to two with a tying run at second. lou trivino gets jake meyer's on the ground or to end it. oakland hangs on to win, 8-6. in high school football, and nationally televised game. in the second quarter st. francis is up, 28-14. van buren launches 53 yards to baker. the panthers won 42-28.
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they dropped to 3-2 for the season. the san francisco giants and padres today. kevin is on the hill. if the giants win, the nl west and stairs. if not, it will be the dodgers and the brewers with corbin burnes taking the hill in that game. coming up, the city reversing course on a vaccine mandate. the mayor explains. a postal slow down
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live from the cbs bay studios, this is kpix5 news. welcome back. thank you so much for joining us. let's start this half hour with a quick check of our weather. mid-90s for inland valleys today. it will be another hot one for our east bay valleys. it will be warm in the bay with 80 for san francisco. mid 80s in oakland. everybody gets a relatively warm day. we start out relatively cool in the upper 40s. most other locations are mid-to upper 50s. there is a spare the air day. it will be so warm that we can
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make ground-level ozone. we will take a look at the smoke forecasts. let me leave you with a take away on today's numbers. mid-90s for the inland valleys. we should be low 80s for this time of year. this is a live look at sfo. the next time you fly there is a good chance your flight crew will be vaccinated. there are vaccine mandates for the workers have follows earlier mandates by united and southwest. merck says it's experimental drug for covid patients has reduced steps by half. the company is raising to file an emergency use authorization. it could be the first pill shown to treat covid and that is a big step forward. current therapies for non- hospitalized patients require a trip to a medical facility.
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>> we can start to prescribe it to patients rather than them coming in and getting intravenous therapy. they can get a pill. this makes it much easier to treat. in the end, we will probably saved many lives. >> other companies are testing similar drugs and they can report results in the coming weeks. the vaccine mandate has put over 100 police officers at risk of losing their jobs. the city is reversing course and striking a deal. we got answers from both sides. >> give everyone the time they need to get information and make good decisions. >> reporter: 92% of city employees are vaccinated, but 8% remain without including more than 100 police officers. under the agreement, they will
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get a week suspension without pay, get twice the on their own time and with their own money. >> we hope that over time more of our police will continue to get vaccinated. >> reporter: the deal was hammered out over days. and while the union has encouraged vaccinations, this deal was served respect for individual choice. >> we have been able to strike a balance here. at the same time trying to maintain safety for our members and the community we serve. >> reporter: there will be further sanctions if any employee fails to complete two covid-19 tests per week. this deal purchase termination for failing to get vaccinated back to the end of the year at which point it can be fast
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tracked. in southern california, an emotional gathering to remember the worst mass shooting in modern history. four years since a las vegas shooting at a music festival. half of those people who were killed were from california. we get a look at the vigil that was held for the victims last night. >> everybody here has i have a story to tell about inconsolable laws, survival against all odds, and risking their own lives to help others survive. >> a girl filla me the got shot. >> they survived the deadliest modern mass shooting in u.s. history at the route 91 harvest festival in las vegas. more than 850 people were injured and 58 people were
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killed. two others have passed away from chronic injuries. half of those who lost their lives were from someone california. >> when you explain to somebody that's never been there, well, that happened four years ago and you should be better. >> reporter: time does not heal all wounds. it can provide new perspective >> i have to say that a lot of people that didn't have faith got faith that. >> reporter: it is an expression of their faith that brings them here today to read the names of the victims. >> and give everyone healing from this tragedy the space to speak about it. >> we are here for each other. we cannot see what we have seen and we cannot change what happened to us. we are better for each other
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standing together. >> reporter: october 1st marks four years. >> he made us stronger. a federal judge in texas is considering whether to block enforcement of the new restrictive abortion law. oral arguments were heard yesterday. the law took effect last month. that is before most women even know that they are pregnant. it allows private citizens to sue people who help patients get an abortion. the biden administration brought the latest lawsuit and they will take up a mississippi case that could overturn roe v wade. >> whether a pregnancy is planned or unplanned or the result of horrific circumstances, ending that
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child with an abortion to protect the freedom of the mother is not an answer. >> having an abortion was the hardest decision i ever made. but i knew it was the right decision for me. >> thousands of people are expected to hold a rally in washington in favor of abortion rights. four navy ships will arrive in san francisco for the start of fleet we rigging about 1000 sailors to the city. the blue angels will be performing later and they will be practicing in the skies over the bay. an air show is set for next friday, saturday, and sunday including other aircraft. other fleet week attractions are of first -- public tours of navy ships in a humanitarian assistance village. it is meant to showcase how the
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military is ready to help the bay area. san francisco is the only u.s. city holding fleet week in person. similar events are being held online. it may take longer for the mail to reach you. the postmaster general is slowing down deliveries and raising prices. the new plan could deliver some serious damage. >> i have been coming up here every week asking where is my mail. >> reporter: she relies on the post office to deliver her paychecks that she uses to take care of her siblings. >> they keep telling me that you have a new driver and it will be out today. >> she went without mail for days over the summer and new changes from the u.s. postal service mean more delays could be in her future. in march a new plan was
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announced that promises to cut debt and modernize the agency. >> we haven't been funded in 10 years. it comes at a cost. almost 40% of first-class mail could take up to five days to arrive instead of three days. sending holiday cheer will be pricey with postage rates increasing up to five dollars more per package. >> i see a bright future ahead for the postal service. >> he has been controversial since june of 2020 before the election the former businessman made changes to the service including removing mailing, many rallied against what they saw as voter suppression. earlier this year 21 state attorneys general asked the regulatory commission to reject the new plan saying it could disproportionately impact that elderly and rural residents as
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well as individuals with disabilities. >> these cuts are real legal. >> if you are concerned about packages arriving on time, use another service. the bay area city dealing with the big goose problem. it is so out of hand it is becoming a public safety issue. the drastic measures that city is considering. words are powerful and students are finding out their strengths. meet the jeffer
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a messy problem along the waterfront in foster city is becoming a health issue. it may be time to take a major step to control the goose population. the idea does not sit well with everyone. >> for years, foster city has tried to keep the canada goose population under control. the population grows as these birds do not seem to be
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migrating. >> reporter: whether waddling along the waterfront, canada geese live among the locals. >> i consider them part of the whole landscape of our city. >> reporter: there are around 320 geese that live in foster city. they are considering a plan to reduce that number. the birds are not the concern but the droppings they leave behind. >> it is in our parks and our lagoon system there are beaches in our public walkways. we've got our children coming home from soccer practice rolled up in it. >> reporter: there is an increase in e. coli at water samples taken at beaches in the primary accelerant is goose feces. they tried to get some of the geese to relocate but nothing has seemed to work. the city is looking to acquire a permit that would allow them to capture and kill some of the geese. >> this is a difficult
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decision. it is absolutely a last-ditch effort out of concern for the health and safety of our community. >> locals have a mixed bag of reactions. >> that is what they do with deer and other animals. i am not saying i favor that but there is a problem without an easy answer. >> i don't understand why we have to take drastic action. >> the geese do cause a problem but maybe we just need to live with it and be careful with our children. >> they will not move forward with this until mid 2022 and they will get feedback from locals in the coming weeks and months. >> we are expecting every don't do anything at all, they will increase at double-digit numbers. new video shows a scene at sunrise as lava spews from a volcano on the canary islands.
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a new fisher broke open at the primary eruption site. the lava flow is carving a different path as it moves down the side of the mountain raising the potential for more distraction below. this morning a mission is underway to get a closest look at one of the most mysterious planets in our system. a a strobe is on a seven-year mission. it is passing within 124 miles of the planets surface to send pictures back to work. little is known about mercury's surface and it is the closest planet to the sun. they will make six flybys before orbiting around the planet in december of 2025. >> i cannot wait for the pictures. a live look from salesforce looking off toward the east. we do have a spare the air in
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effect from a combination of more smoke coming in from the wildfires. the temperatures are so high, we will be in the mid-90s today and that is enough to create ground-level ozone. despair the air shows you what i am talking about. the inland valleys of the east bay. everybody else is looking at moderate. i will show you how that plays out. you can definitely see a pattern here as the majority of smoke coming off of those fires keep drawing our way. we will see an increase in smoke in the upper levels of the atmosphere. enough of it down here a ground- level with high temperatures, we've got a spare the air. hughlett the car after the sun has gone down. otherwise, monitor the air-
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quality. it is supposed to get worse as we get into the afternoon today and tomorrow. the next system is lining up in the pacific. even though this one will not bring range in northern california, it looks promising by tuesday. it will be focused on the pacific northwest. if we look at this in terms of where it is going to rain where you can measure rep from tuesday to friday of this next coming week, basically that is to say, wednesday, and thursday. we get some rain on the far northwest of the state. this is close to what the last two systems have looked like. we will take it. we could be seeing the complete opposite that would be dry offshore wind events. these systems are bring in cooler onshore winds and bringing moisture in the southern landscape. 90, santa clara.
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86, san mateo. th re in the low to mid-90s. if you come back into the bay, it is warm here too. 81 in the city. you know that is a relative warm day today. in your seven day forecast, you see the influence of that false system. clouds increase in temperatures drop off as we go through the second half of this seven-day forecast. you will see perhaps a bigger decline in the numbers as we go from the low to mid-90s today. 95 and in the low 70s by thursday and friday. an increase in clouds. i could not put the ring on their at this point. >> what were you able to find out quick >> october 6th of last year.
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1/100 of an inch of rain which is virtually meaningless. we should've gotten an inch of rain but that was all we got. young people are discovering the power of the written word in it east bay media program. we are introduced to the man behind the project. >> reporter: people stop him on the street with ideas for the he founded the goose lake community project with ethnic news agency new american media 10 years ago to give underserved residents a voice. >> i call it inside out journalism. it is not folks from the la times parachuting in.'s journalists are students aged 16 to 24. many of them live there.
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>> they tell stories in a unique way and give an insight into their lives that is often missing from the media landscape. >> they get a stipend in the project is funded through the building healthy communities initiative. he prints 5000 copies in english and spanish each month and more than 70 students have seen their bylines in the newspaper and online over the years. he considered a career in construction until malcolm fueled his passion for writing. he has interviewed a local mural painter and profile the homeless. he followed up a malcolm's idea to publish a love letter to his girlfriend. >> he is a guiding light in more than teac >> reporter: malcolm says he's
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giving back the support he received as a student. >> my greatest joy is saying that come full circle and knowing what impact it had on me. >> his mentor, sandy close applauds malcolm for illuminating the stories of richmond residents who felt invisible. >> she is somebody who really represents a sign of hope for all of us in the media field. >> reporter: for empowering a new generation of writers for the underserved, this week's jefferson award goes to malcolm marshall. >> some reporters have continued in journalism with jobs at the napa valley register, the guardian, and the kissing bronoco.
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a move in london to recycle discarded masks and use the plastic for other purposes. millions of masks have ended up in the trash or as litter. we learn the effort about melting it down. >> reporter: the circle of life for a mask. we use them, lose them, and some and up as litter. these kids in england are picking up trash with arabbers made from recycled masks. >> you can pick up a mask with these that are made out of masks. >> reporter: it is estimated that 129 billion single-use face masks are used every month
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around the world. before the pandemic, this british hospital was using about 300 per day. >> and then covid struck and that increased to 10,000 per day. butt they came up with a clever solution. >> obviously, we need to remove the air straps in the wire that sits over your nose. >> reporter: this machine will meltdown the masks. >> basically it's like a giant oven. and melted all down and that makes one of the big blocks. rounds down into granules and then it's repurposed. >> it takes 45 masks to make a wrapper. >> instead of checking it away, it is something useful. >> reporter: useful for the environment in more ways
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that's why i take osteo bi-flex to keep my moving the way i was made to, it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex, find our coupons in sunday's paper. it is time for a look at this morning's top stories. police have reopened foothill boulevard. it was shut down as they investigated an overnight shooting. that gunfire cause a car to crash into a construction zone. it is not clear if anyone was hurt. police say a man was killed
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late last night on monticello avenue. officers got there at 11:30 p.m. a woman survived is in the hospital with wounds. the governor will require all students to be vaccinated. the governor expects the requirement to kick in early next year. the city of san jose has made a deal with that the police force. unvaccinated officers will get a one-week suspension unpaid and be required to test twice a week. they will keep their jobs for now. survivors of violent crime got together. 106 homicides so far this year. the mayor knowledge the city must do better at preventing violence. were taking a look across the forecasted day. mid 80s in the bay. 81, san francisco.
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it will be similar to yesterday. we've got a spare the air. we are doing okay on air quality now. late afternoon and tomorrow, we will likely pull in more smoke and high temperatures will allow ground-level ozone to form. we've got a cool down for the second half of this week. thank you so much and thank you for watching kpix5. the news continues all day. we will be back here tomorrow morning at 6:00.
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