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this is the afternoon edition. >> this is almost unprecedented, parts of california are in the path of a hurricane. right now, we are tracking hillary and how it could impact the bay area. >> hundreds are still missing and the emergency services manager is out, residents step up to help. and californians are required to sort out compost, the problem is, a lot of us don't know how the process works. see how one family farm is ahead of the curve. good afternoon, i'm
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elizabeth cook. it has been 84 years since a tropical storm made landfall in california but it looks like hillary could hit the state this weekend, bringing the threat of flash flooding and heavy downpours in some areas down south. first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen is tracking the hurricane and how it could impact us. >> right now it is a major category three storm with 130-mile-per-hour sustained wind, still well to the south of the tip of the baja peninsula, but it is beginning to make that turn to the north, that is going to take it along the coast of the baja peninsula. we have the water temperatures in the background, the orange and red indicates the warm water that is stealing this system, that will continue tracking to the north right along the coast. sunday morning, it will have weakened to a category one hurricane with 75-mile-per-hour sustained wind, it is going to be cooler temperatures on the surface of the ocean, but the system is
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moving fast enough that it's not going to completely fall apart before it moves into southern california. moving in late saturday night, likely as a tropical storm, for the first time since 1939, bringing the potential for floods, mudslides and for wind damage and power outages. and it will race further to the north, it will be east of the bay area which keeps the impact to the east of the bay area, this is going to be a system that directly impacts southern california, it is already a tropical storm watch in effect for the first time ever in southern california, also a flood watch is in effect for all of southern california. flooding concerns are going to be considerable through the weekend. we will have more details on that minimal impact around the bay area in a few minutes. people in mexico are also preparing for hurricane hillary, strong waves and wind are kicking up along the coast, beachside restaurants are closing and crews are blocking
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off the beaches. baja california is also seeing strong wind as hurricane hillary fast approaches. you can see some people were still near the water at this beach in cabo. this is ill advised. people in orange county are worried about potential landslides, crews are working to protect the backside of this hillside venue. and in sacramento, they are working closely with southern california agencies to determine what resources to deploy and wear. before they can do that, they are tracking the storm and waiting to see where it lands. >> throughout the next few days, over the weekend, we will adjust our responses accordingly. >> local agencies are the first line of defense but in case the weather takes a turn for the worst, they are prepared to send personnel for search and rescue, with fire engines and
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bulldozers and tractors. we will continue to track hurricane hillary throughout the day and the weekend on air and online and streaming on cbs news bay area. in maui, more than half of the disaster area from last week's deadly fires has been searched, the death toll remains at 111. that number is expected to climb. we have the very latest on relief and recovery. >> reporter: multiple containers are parked outside the maui forensics office as the coroners work to identify the remains of the victims. >> a lot of the remains we are finding are almost unrecognizable. >> reporter: one recognition is this church , providing shelter and basic needs for people who have lost everything. >> we started with just one room, and now we have such an overwhelming response, it has pretty much taken over all of the rooms at the church that we have free space. >> i heard that when people
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come, you're not just letting them come through, you are creating them packets. >> yes, everything is sorted by size, men's, women's, children, youth. >> even some people who lost their homes are volunteering, wanting to do their part. >> i'm just so grateful to be a part of a culture of an island that wants to support each other. >> reporter: the trauma of what happened is just starting to sink in. >> a lot of us haven't even had time to breathe, we are just slowly getting out of survivor mode. >> reporter: they say the needs on the island are so vast and they are preparing to stay strong for the long haul. >> besides getting donations of supplies, legitimate organizations are asking for money. but, so are criminals who are posing as charities. they might ask for donations through phone calls, email and social media. to verify the legitimacy of a nonprofit, you can use sites like charity watch and charity navigator.
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>> every dollar that a scammer takes out other generous persons pocket means that money isn't going to the people in need. >> the ftc said criminals often ask for payment with cash, gift card, wire or cryptocurrency, the agency recommends you pay with credit card to get more consumer protection. we are compiling a list of ways you can help the people of maui, just look on our website, kpix .com. 20,000 people are rushing to escape a wildfire near the capital of canada's northwest territories, the fire is threatening the city of yellowknife and officials have ordered all the residents out. there's only one highway leading out of town, people without cars waited in long lines to register for emergency plates. >> we have never ever seen a fire season like this. nobody envisioned an event of this scale, and it is still very
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stressful, there's still a lot of people left. >> and the yellowknife fire is one of 1100 fires burning across canada including this fire on the outskirts of kelowna , that is a city in british columbia not far from the u.s. border. the record number of fires have contributed to smoke and hazardous air quality in parts of the u.s. now looking for some of the stories around the bay area, police were at james lick high school in san jose today i a day after two students were stabbed on campus. both students are recovering at the hospital. after the stabbings, the principal also sent a note to the staff saying effective immediately, all gates will be locked by 9:30 and entrances will be supervised. there has been a crash involving a driverless car in san francisco, a cruise car collided with a fire truck last night. one person was hospitalized. they are expected to be okay. they are investigating the crash and will be in touch with city
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officials. a mountain lion was spotted in the backyard of a san mateo home this morning. residents say they also saw the big cat near south grant street. police advise residents to stay inside the local stools schools were told to shelter in place. now to project earth, the path forward. the bay area report finds california's falling short when it comes to composting. anne makovec shows us how one farmer is beating the odds and how the next generation is sharing wisdom. >> it is time for a little break and an afternoon snack. on the menu, freshly sliced mango. >> try to eat as much of the fruit as possible. >> after that, cucumber slices. >> crunchy, juicy and sour. >> as for all of the leftovers.
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>> i'm saving the scraps for the compost. and it is technically fertilizer which is pretty strong. >> these kids know their stuff. a new state law requires all californians to properly store organic waste in place in the right been, in this case, the green one. about 200 companies in california take the green waste and turn it into compost and mulch, including the family farm located in the central valley. he runs the farming company near los banos. canon oversees 11,000 acres of farm fresh produce including carrots, corn, tomatoes, melons, onions, garlic, and now compost. >> you can smell the richness of it. we have been composting
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green waste six truckloads per day. >> in 2016, he applied for the permit to set aside 20 acres of farmland and invested in equipment that filters organic waste. >> it's really resonated with me that we could be a solution partner in terms of making the compost on the farm and taking the green waste from the cities and turning it into something valuable. >> it takes about 30 days to turn into a nutrient rich compost, the farm can produce up to 300,000 tons per year, and what he cannot use, he sells to his neighbors or through a composting company. >> this is a good, rich material. >> if thrown into a landfill, the land waste decomposes without oxygen, that releases methane, a gas that is 80 times more harm for harmful than carbon dioxide. compost on the other hand enriches the soil, and prevents methane emissions and helps the fields retain
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water. >> it has been a really valuable experience for us. >> one survey found 72% of americans don't compost because they say it is not convenient. >> it's easy. super easy, you can use it for soil to make other plans, and you can use those plants to make soil for those plants. >> we should all compost. >> the next generation, cultivating a healthy attitude on the path forward. we have more information on the new composting law on our website, kpix .com. city dwellers need to be careful not to put any plastics in those green bins. still ahead, as we track hurricane hillary, we are going to take you back to the last time a tropical storm hit our state. plus, a preview of this
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week's stern grove festival and this special connection to
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[bells tolling] well well well, what have we here? a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! with bats...and ghouls... and cars in disguise. i've cast quite a spell now... you won't believe your eyes! [laughter] the spell is cast. halloween time is back with spook-tacular experiences in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! [laughter] moving continues into the weekend at cal state each family is getting ready for
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residential life. >> it is really exciting, i did not get to have most of my senior year, so now that i'm here, i get to have everything that i didn't have in high school. >> we do have some covid protocols and things we are still navigating but the residence drove up and the parents were happy, i got to talk to a lot of moms and dads. >> such a fun but emotional time of life. about 1000 students are joining the cal state east bay campus community. it is the final weekend of the stern grove festival and they will be ending the summer with a band that has special ties to san francisco, the flaming lips. august 20th will officially be known as the flaming lips day in the city. we are looking at the bands connection here. >> reporter: this psychedelic rock band may hail from
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oklahoma. >> we love san francisco, absolutely. >> reporter: but the bay has a special place in their heart. >> the front man says san francisco welcomed their unique sound with open arms decades ago. >> without those beginning shows, being so overwhelming and so great and people giving us so much encouragement, i don't know if we would be what we are right now or if we would even stay together. >> reporter: and now they are back to play at stern grove. bringing that one-of-a-kind sound and big stage performance. >> with these shows we have been doing, celebrating the pink robot stuff, we got these giant inflatable pink robots, and talking about it doesn't
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sound that fantastic, but when you see them, and when it is happening with all of the acoustics and lights and all of that, it is pretty fun. >> reporter: and at the core, electric music. >> we are able to communicate this thing to mankind and we do it in a way through music that is such a universal language. you win, you have communicated something that can't be spoken. >> reporter: but heard through the music. >> if you can't make it to stern grove this weekend, don't worry, you can watch the entire show on kpcw, or you can stream it. the best seat in the house.
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we want to take you back to 1939, this is the last time a tropical storm hit california, 93 people were killed. 11 inches of rain fell, washing away homes from huntington beach to malibu and wind reaching 65 miles per hour. let's go over to paul heggen . that area of the world, of california, isn't used to getting this kind of rain, this is three years worth of rain in some of the desert areas, this is not going to be good. >> it is just way too much rain in a short amount of time, even if the landscape was able to absorb that, instead we will see the heaviest rain falling onto surfaces that are just non equipped to absorb a little bit of rain, much less the amount of rain that is associated with hillary as it approaches. we are tracking the low spinning away off the california coast, it is remnants of a different tropical system, eugene. it has been hanging out for the last 10 days or so, then we have hillary coming from the south,
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moving in close to baja, california. the remnants of eugene is going to help nudge hillary away from the bay area. we are not going to see any direct impact from hillary, the rain chances are going to remain in the 20% range, even the further east you go, 10% to 20% for san jose sunday night into monday. this is still a storm system that is to the south of san lucas, it has a long way to go before it approaches. it does look likely that we are going to experience minimal impacts around the bay area, if any. today we have seen a few showers firing up again, in northern california and the high sierra, there's the potential for some activity to bubble up once again during the day tomorrow, not likely around the bay area but we cannot completely rule it out. we are going to be focused on that moisture beginning to make its way in already by midday saturday into the desert areas of southern california with a more substantial moisture surging up from the south by wednesday night. the center of
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circulation isn't going to move into southern california until sunday morning. all of the moisture is going to precede that. we are talking about heavy rainfall rates continuing from saturday night into much of sunday. this is rain falling onto land surfaces that are just not equipped to absorb the rain. so flash flooding, mudslides and wind damage, power outages are going to be likely as the system moves through. right now, we are just looking at blue skies across the bay area. temperatures in the 70s and 80s across the board. we will see some fog for the rest of tonight, that is going to back up towards the coast towards midday tomorrow and temperatures are going to warm up to about four degrees above average, we will start off tomorrow morning in the low to mid 60s in some spots. some of the cooler locations dipping down to the 50s but not quite as mild as the last couple of mornings. we are going to heat up by saturday afternoon. not that out of the ordinary for august. 80s along the
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peninsula, and mostly 80s and a couple of lower 90s into the east bay, mostly low to mid 90s. temperatures around the bay around 70 in the city with mid-70s for oakland and the east bay, mostly 80s for the north bay until you go farther north and inland. a quick check of the niners forecast, it'll be warm for tomorrow's preseason game so make sure you are appropriately hydrated. temperatures are going to run fairly steady, just a little bit above average for the majority of the seven-day forecast, the exception is monday with the additional cloud cover associated with hillary but clouds overhead, maybe a muggy atmosphere. that is likely what we are going to feel. the major impact is going to be over southern california. still ahead, it is a huge goal, super bowl or bust but hear from one 49ers receiver who says bring it on.
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we are counting down to the 49ers preseason matchup against the broncos at levi's stadium tomorrow. the goal is pretty simple for the red and gold this season, super bowl or bust. vern glenn spoke to a receiver who isn't shying away from those expectations. >> this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> for the first time since 49ers training camp began, brock purdy practiced and threw for a third day in a row. right after ron jennings likes it, one of the best personalities on the roster, jennings is seemingly always in a good mood, plays with joy. except for when it came to how last season ended in
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philadelphia. >> after the nfc championship game, how long did it take to get that out of your system? >> you don't, you don't, it becomes a part of you, you just have to go out there and live with it, you don't wash it away, it's always in the back of your mind, but you use that as fuel. so come back ready for next year and
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coming up tonight, meet a bay area doctor in her own cancer fight, find out why some oncologists are pulling back on the amount of treatment they give. and finally, more big cats to leave you with today, eventually they will be big, but right now they are so cute. a couple of curious bobcat kittens were along the wildcat creek, this is from the east bay regional park district. you can see the mama wasn't too far behind, but they are so cute, but they will get back in a hurry. ♪ ♪ >> james: tonight, hurricane hilary barreling toward the west coast, leading officials to declare the first ever tropical storm watch for southern california. here are tonight's headlin

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