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happening here, this really does describe exactly the scenarios you painted for us. >> reporter: we've been talking about it all week. this heat wave, you can see a red flag warning goes into effect. the fire danger is through the roof. in the fire area i must say, conditions aren't that bad. i mean compared to what we're going to see tomorrow. 83degrees near the fire. look at the winds, they're west at 10 miles per hour. humidity is at 17%. if you can go back to the chopper shots, one of the things that strikes me is how fast that fire grew, well it's not going fast because of the wind it's going fast because it's not that windy. it's growing fast because -- look at the topography, it's straight up and down. scorching very rapidly. but the weather gasia and ken not really a problem today.
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tomorrow is going to be a whole other story. relative light humidity and the temperature not too high. red flag warning for the next day. we'll keep an eye on that fire and keep you posted throughout this newscast. meantime a refinery leak made about a dozen people ill and officials say the leak may continue until tomorrow afternoon. the leak happened at the conoco phillips refinery in rodeo. john fowler is live there now with why this situation isn't over there yet, john. >> reporter: that's right ken, we're right at the edge of the refinery and there's no smell and we can't see the leak from here. the reason we can't smell it is because the winds as bill said out of the west blowing this fume away from rodeo toward the north and east. >> reporter: the refinery is
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just west of highway 80 in rodeo at 7:30 this morning this so called sour water tank ruptured. company officials say hydrogen gas started leaking out. people in the town of crockett got the worse of it. swimmers were sent home from the community pool. >> it's a really bad smell, it's irritating like my smelling. >> reporter: 10 people reported serious illness and it continues. >> now it's not as bad. i've gotten used to it. >> people can definitely feel nauseous with these odors, they can get headaches and even stinging eyes. >> reporter: randy sauer says people who smell it and have respiratory problems should stay indoors or go up wind. >> we deeply regret and apologize for the impact on the community. >> reporter: officials now concerned drivers may become
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nauseous or have vision problems on highway 80. the refinery says it may take another 24 hours to fix this tank. coming up at 6:00 i'll tell you the challenges they face plus we'll hear from some angry residents, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. about 100 people were forced from their apartments in san jose early this morning when a van slammed into the building and sheered off several gas meters. the accident happened at the grove meadow apartments that's on random lane east. nobody was hurt, but the natural gas leak forced the fire department to evacuate everyone in the 36 unit complex. pg & e says it took almost three hours to repair the damage so people could finally return home. pg & e says milar balloons are to blame. the balloons hit power lines on 27th avenue around 1:00 this afternoon causing a power surge.
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almost 10,000 customers in oakland's fruitvale district and east oakland were affected. power has since been restored to all but 189 of those customers. pg & e says it hopes to have all power restored by 9:15 tonight. arson investigators are trying to determine if that huge fire near the west oakland b.a.r.t. station yesterday was intentionally set. authorities say a security guard spotted three suspicious people near the senior housing complex that was under construction. the fire erupted minutes later in the early morning hours on thursday. but there will be a delay in getting investigators close to where the fire started. ktvu's christien kafton is live in oakland to tell us the reason for that delay. >> reporter: that investigation is still very well on the way. we can tell you so far the investigation is focusing on that back corner of the building that's believed to be the spot where the fire originated. 3:30 this afternoon structural and concrete engineers arrive
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on scene and began examining the still smoldering building. yesterday morning the fire destroyed the senior center under construction. oakland fire called in the bureau of alcohol, tobacco firearms and explosives to help figure out how the fire started. >> our oakland partners requested our resources. >> reporter: that means the investigation so far has been focused outside the building. >> we're following up on investigative leads, we're conducting interviews and ultimately the goal is to get in and find out exactly what happened. a security guard from a near by building says investigators wanted to review surveillance footage from his cameras. thursday morning was busy, there was a group of three or more young ults in the area and he says he had to chase them off twice, and he says there was also a man in an suv. police now want to find those
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people. >> it was reported that there were some individuals in the area that morning. as far as the number we don't know that exact number. >> reporter: coming back to that live shot, that guard told me that when he saw flames yesterday morning he ran to that trailer right there where six workers were sleeping, he said he had to bang on the side to wake them up. oakland fire department has told me the electricity was not on at the moment, and it does not seem that there were any tools left on that may have been the source of the ignition. right now the source of the ignition, the source of the fire still under investigation. coming up at 6:00, yesterday's fire and b.a.r.t. closure exposed a weakness in the bay area's infrastructure. we'll take a look at what it would cost the commute up to speed. a fire that destroyed six businesses this morning may have started in a restaurant: crews responded to the three alarm fire atjefferson street just before 1:00 a.m. news chopper 2 gives us this
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look at the remains. they stayed at the scene for several hours putting out hot spots. the city's fire department provided some photos here as the fire was still raging. president obama surprised the nation today with a landmark executive order. the u.s. will no longer deport young immigrants just because they are here illegally. scott mcfar land reports this sweeping change may spark a political fire storm. >> reporter: this is the official paper work signed by the secretary. nearly 1 million undocumented individuals have been deported. the announcement impacts only those who arrived in the country before turning 16. it doesn't grant citizenship but a two year work permit. those young people must be high school graduates or must have served in the military. >> it is the right thing to do for the american people and
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here's why, here's the reason. because, these young people are going to make extraordinary contributions. >> reporter: the president is essentially doing an end run around congress. look closely at the official memo. the obama administration says it's exercising prosecutory discorrection. >> is it possible the timing of this is political? >> i don't think it is, i mean again obviously this is a democracy, so you know we've been putting pressure on the president and he's responded and that's how democracy works. >> reporter: and we spoke to diane spine -- feinstein who says, this is a responsible address at reform and i'm
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pleased the president is taking action. >> i believe the status of young people who come here through no fault of their own is an important matter to be considered and should be solved on a long term basis so they know what their future would be in this country. republican presidential candidate mitt romney called the president's executive order a short term solution. one that could be reversed by a sub -- subsequent president. he said the immigration issue should be resolved through legislation. california's senate barbara boxer issued a statement that read quote, i applaud president obama for helping these talented young people continue to contribute to the country they call home. she went on to say, quote it was the right thing to do, and now congress must take the next step by passing comprehensive reform that will fix our nation's broken immigration system. in our next half hour the immigration debate comes right to president obama's headquarters in oakland. the demand and doubts of some
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of those affected by today's action. a popular restaurant in walnut creek is closed due to a noro virus the outbreak. california pizza kitchen in bravo plaza sickened about 20 diners last week. it was shut down yesterday. restaurant officials say they are now conducting an internal investigation into sanitation and worker hygiene. they say they hope to reopen this weekend. california's unemployment rate went down just slightly last month. it came in at 10.8% for may. that compares for 10.9% in april. it was a full percentage point lower than one year ago. the state added just under 33,000 jobs last month. marin county again has the lowest unemployment rate in april. the highest rate was in solano county down from 10.2 one month earlier. san francisco remained unchanged at 7.4%. nutully road improvement
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project in san ared completed. state and local officials joined for a ribbon cutting ceremony. the improvement included adding a lane on to the capital expressway as well as changing clover leaf ramps and extending a merging lane on to tully road. a new overpass also has wider bike lanes and sidewalks. one of three men convicted in the chowchila kidnapping will soon be released from prison. in 1976 two kidnapped children and buried them alive in a bus. today corrections officials announced schoenfeld will be released next month. he was not considered a threat
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to society. they beat the deadline, state lawmakers this afternoon passed a budget and will keep their pay. marijuana smokers and teenage girls, the two will be neighbors this weekend at the san jose convention center, we'll tell you what's being done to keep them apart. and a live picture of that fire burning near fremont off of 680 in the east bay. we have a reporter on theway, we'll have a live update coming up. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro.
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boom! more now on breaking news we first brought you at the beginning of this forecast. our chopper 2 has been over the fire. we have new information about progress being made by the fire crews. >> reporter: just minutes ago i talked to the commander, the chief here he said they have it 60% contained. but i want to give you a look
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at what fire fight fire fight -- firefighters are up against. this is the side of the hill. right now you see a crew the folks wearing orange there. that's a fire crew hiking to where they still have to battle this fire. you see smoke coming up on the trees. there's a lot of activity. i see two aircrafts here working on dropping water on this fire as its burning. to give you some sense of where we are, we're here on calaveras road in sunol. you can see it's very hilly terrain, warm weather. something working for the firefighters is that the wind is not as strong as you expect them to be as we move into the weekend. we are also told there is no imminent threat to any homes out here at this point. that's allowing firefighters to be a little more aggressive on how they handle this fire. they're able to get a lot of heavy equipment right into where they need it to surround this fire and knock it down.
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but again, you can see a very large section of the hillside is burned at this point. it's in the neighborhood of about 300 acres so far. and they have all told more than 200 firefighters out here, in fact, if we kind of come back to the base they've set up here on calaveras road, you can see all the fire personnel kind of doing the planning they have to to fight this fire. and when i talked to the chief, something else he told me is, by not having homes immediately in the area, they are able to kind of craft their strategy to get in there and like i said more aggressively fight this fire. but what they do have to be conscious of in this situation is firefighter safety. right now he said that's the number one priority for his guys that are up the hill fighting this fire. everyone homeowners said they don't want this thing to get out of hand. and when i asked why this is so important, they said they have to be ready to go to the next one. we have a high fire threat.
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so they're preparing to have a long day and even a long weekend. we'll bring you updates in the next 90 minutes, eric rasmussen. there's a big if to the spending plan, ktvu's ken pritchett is in san francisco at the state capital with what democrats are hoping for, ken. >> reporter: well technically they beat the deadline because the main budget bill passed this afternoon and it will be sent to the governor's desk before midnight tonight. however there are about 30 bills mostly smaller bills that make up the entirety of the budget and some of those haven't even been written yet. >> corbit, i correa. >> the votes were mostly split. democrats yes, republicans no. democrats say this budget was the best they could do with
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republicans refusing to raise taxes. >> i would ask you respectfully to tear up your pledges so we can have an honest conversation, addition and subtraction. >> reporter: the budget includes 15.7 billion deficit, 8 billion in cuts, and 8.3 billion in revenue. >> if we pass these taxes in november it gives us every prospect and every opportunity to make this the last year of budget deficit in california and that's what we aim to do. >> reporter: republicans argue that this budget is not on time, not in balance. >> you can ask the comptroller to take a look at this budget at any time before the governor receives it for signature and see if it's truly balanced. >> reporter: it was a similar situation last year and there was an effort to deny lawmakers pay because some said the budget wasn't due on time.
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that effort failed. as for the remaining bills, those bills will be done next week and on the governor's desk. the democrats do not have a budget deal with the governor, he vetoed their plan last year and he has until may 30th to sign a budget. fremont based solyndra is moving forward with bankruptcy plans. the company says it's reached an agreement with most of its major creditors. solyndra is currently seeking grants to continue their bankruptcy. the board approved a budget that includes $47,000 for animal shelters.
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however it was considering closing after mountain view opted to switch to another service last year. the move cost the shelter about $40,000. young volleyball players and the marijuana convention known as hempcon side by side at the cal. >> reporter: people are milling around looking at marijuana and all the other paraphernalia that goes along with it and that's a little too close for comfort for some parents of teenagers who are playing volleyball next door. >> reporter: marijuana advocates rolled their gear into the south pole of the convention center. they neatly displayed their
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marijuana. >> it sends out positive energy. >> reporter: the main part of the convention center will be holding a volleyball tournament. we spoke to parents who voiced their concern about their girls running into people from hemp con spoking. >> if you have a moral issue you have to keep a real close eye from your children. protect them from what you think is wrong. >> reporter: they released a statement saying that hemp con and northern california volleyball have co-existed together in the past with no issues. the tournament is being held on the second floor of the convention center which is sect -- separate from the south hall. >> they will not be smoking in front of the girls, there's one small regulated restricted area outside that's patrolled also. >> reporter: a hemp con spokesman said you have to be
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18 to enter hemp con and that will be strictly ep forced they also welcome san jose police to come in and monitor activity. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. it is hot out there. we have a fire burning in the east bay. let's check in with bill martin and see what we need to be concerned about this weekend. >> definitely we've been talking about the fire danger increasing and that's because it's going to be hot tomorrow. temperatures will go into the triple digits. most likely it'll be the highest temperatures we've seen this season. 101, 103 in the central valley. we go out toward concord and we can check out some of the wind gauges. right near pittsburgh, -- pittsburg, we have winds gusting to eight. the winds are really light in this area east of south of livermore down in this area where my cursor is. typically this time of night it's howling. the winds are light, the etch
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the -- the temperatures are not that high. and there's a red flag warning that goes into effect in the next few hours. the humidity drops to 30%. that's the north bay hills i would not be surprised if the east bay hills would get themselves a red flag warning as well. the high heat is definitely an issue. i think that's why they got such a quick handle on it. rasmussen just gave us the idea that they are 60% contained out there which is good news. these were the current temperatures, these are the current temperatures right now. tomorrow's highs at this time, mark tamayo will be here and he'll be talking about temperatures low 100 for saturday. red flag warning in effect, the next few hours for the north bay and it could easily go into effect, so stay tuned. these are the highs for today,
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highs tomorrow. livermore goes up, the humidity drops and the temperatures go up. this is pretty class this time of year. it's on for fire season and we're going to see it tomorrow. these purples represent cooler temperatures along the coast. but there's still 80s and 90s in places around the bay. but you get into these purple zones and these are high danger areas. these are just dry brushing the temperatures i will get specifically the forecast high for your neighborhood tomorrow. we'll go right to the five day forecast and we'll talk about your saturday and sunday and monday and let you know when the fire danger will ease. i'll see you back here in just a bit. we are following that gas fire -- grass fire that is burning in the east bay. the fire started a little more than an hour ago. we have eric rasmussen at the scene of the fire and we'll have an update coming up. cheating the system and finding those responsibility. how much the government spend figuring out its losses due to medicaid fraud.
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>> new at 6:00, a bay area judge faces a judge in court today. we uncover what his attorney is saying about the charges. >> also -- >> it looks like a train, and it does what a train does, but it is really so much more. >> a closer look at the bay area's transportation after yesterday's commuter fiasco. >> plus do you know this woman? we reveal why a bay area hospital is desperately trying to identify her. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible.
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accountability office delivered the report to a senate committee today. the agency learned that the federal agency rooted out $20 million in medicaid fraud since 2008 but spent $100 million on the investigation. that money went to private contractors. the medicaid program lost $22 billion with a b to fraud last year. we are monitoring a fast moving grass fire in the east bay that quickly burned 300 acres, we'll have a live update coming up. >> the doors are still locked here and there are protesters inside this obama campaign office in oakland. we'll tell you why they're here and why they say they have no plans to leave this building any time soon.
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you now on developing news. there's a wildfire in sunol. eric rasmussen is live on the scene to give us an update on what's going on right now, eric. >> reporter: ken they tell me they're starting to get this thing surrounded but it is no easy task and you can tell from our perspective here. take a look at this hillside, a large portion of it burned. our photographer is going to zoom in to the top there they look like ants from here but there are firefighters all the way up that hillside. we've been watching them hike all the way up there to fight this fire. we're being told it's about 60% contained. as you look above the hill we have calfire chopper, there's also an airplane dumping water on this thing for quite a while as they try to knock down this grass fire. again at last check it's about 300 acres, however it may be still growing at this point. we would also like to show you video that we shot with chopper 2 just in the last 15, 20 minutes, to kind of give you a
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wide view of how wide this fire is. the good news is firefighters tell me it is not impacting any homes, there are no homes directly near by that could be threatened by this. so they've been able to be a little bit more aggressive in fighting this fire. there are firefighters here with calfire, fremont, alameda county, i just saw a city of dublin truck roll by me here. however everyone though the homes are not directly threatened, we just talked to the chief who says they still want to get this thing knocked down as quickly as possible. >> we want to be able to contain this fire to move on to the next one. the most important thing here is firefighter safety. if i would run a little bit more it could run into homes so we want to contain it now. >> reporter: when you talk about conditions we come back out here live looking at firefighters on the hillside. the battalion chief told me of course they are concerned about firefighters getting exhausted. it is hot but not blazing at this point. the other thing that
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firefighters have going for them there's really just a light breeze as you heard bill martin talk about it here at this hour. that's what firefighters have going for them. however this is a fairly large fire, they certainly don't want this thing to get out of control, we'll stay on top of it and of course bring you updates as we continue to try to surround this here in sunol. eric rasmussen. we told you at the beginning of this forecast about changes to federal immigration policy. some undocumented students are staging a protest over the president's policies. >> reporter: gasia they started this protest at 1:30 yesterday afternoon and you can see they are still here. the doors are locked to this obama campaign office in oakland that means no one can bring any food or water inside to them. you can see some people have left some right outside the door here. so far we've seen no move to try to force the protesters out of the building, right now everyone is just kind of staying put sitting down on the floor inside. >> reporter: the four protesters inside held a press
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conference through the glass doors. >> we were scared, we were nervous, we were excited and right now we're really determined. >> reporter: the protesters read about president obama's announcement today on their laptops, federal authorities have been advised to use their discretion and avoid deporting students with criminal records brought to this country by their parents. but the protesters here say it's too little too late. >> we don't just want an announcement to acknowledge us, we want direct action through policies. >> reporter: policies like the dream act and a chance to eventually become u.s. citizens. it's what lara has been waiting for her whole life. >> i'm a student at shubol college, this is my second year. >> reporter: lara's mother brought her to the united states when she was just 3 years old. >> they bring us to the world where they say there's opportunities. >> sometimes children have to suffer the fate of what their parents basically, decisions their parents made and this is one of those times when they
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are in this country illegally. >> i have faith that there are people out there that know the hard work we're putting into this country. i have faith that one day we will have something, the dream act pass. >> reporter: now we put our camera right up to the glass here, you can see there are some security guards sitting in the back of the room. now the protesters have been told if they leave the building to leave the restroom, security will lock them out so that's another reason why they're staying put here. people who support the protesters say they plan on having a rally at this location, 17th and telegraph about a half hour from now. live in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu. >> they were never going to keep them from being deported so this is what the president had to do. >> reporter: miller welcomed the president's action. he said they should have the opportunity to get a job and to go to school in this country. young people in los angeles
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gathered to celebrate president obama's decision. dozens of college students and graduates many of them undocumented rallied in downtown l.a. this morning after they heard the news. at one point they even blocked streets and highway onramps. some said the president's move is a step in the right direction but there's still a long way to go. they say they won't be satisfied until the president legalizing their immigration status. the government revealing details of more allegations against secret service members. the allegations date back to 2004 and include involvement with prostitutes, leaking sensitive information, wiretaps and drunken behavior. the list was released today under the american freedom of information act following the prostitution scandal in columbia. it's unclear how many of the
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accusations are -- the delta diablo sanitation district board approved a 7.6 personalty increase this -- 7.6% increase this week. that means residents will have to pay 18.10 per month increase. most of the money will pay for replacing a sewer pipe. how much would you pay for an old apple computer. the original apple 1 sold for $166 but another one just went for a whole lot more. how much? we'll tell you coming up. whether you are all about spike i can heels or confy sneakers, why researchers say your shoes say it all about who you are.
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authorities removed three pit bulldogs last night after a baby was mauled. they don't know how many dogs took part in the attack or even which ones. when deputies arrived a woman was holding the infant. neighbors say they are shocked. >> actually didn't even know they had big dogs. >> i can't imagine. i mean the parents must be devastated. >> reporter: at this point authorities have not released the name of the infant who was killed. how much do you think your old computer is worth? probably not as much as one of the original apple computers. a vintage apple 1 computer sold at auction for almost $375,000.
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it was one of about 50 original apple computers built by steve jobs and steve wasniack. when it was new in 1976 it sold for $666. it sold at sotheby's in new york to an anonymous buyer. from sandals to sneakers to high heels, your shoes say a lot about you. researchers say people can accurately judge 90% of someone's personality just by looking at their footwear. for example flashy tall red heels, may mean someone is an extravert. and confy shoes may mean that someone is agreeable. after 3-1/2 decades the man who covered the south bay and the world is signing off. and back here in 10 minutes with a very, very hot forcast for your saturday and high fire danger, we'll see you back here.
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new at 6:00, a bay area judge faces a judge in court himself today. we uncover what his attorney is saying about the charges. >> also -- >> it looks like a train and it does what a train does but it is really so much more. >> a closer look at the bay area's transportation after yesterday's commuter fiasco. >> plus do you know this woman, we reveal why a bay area hospital is desperately trying to identify her, tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.
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an update now on that developing news story out of alameda county where a large grass fire is burning. the fire is burning in some rugged hills off calav -- calaveras road. the fire has burned 600 acres nearly 200 personnel are fighting that fire from various departments including fremont, dublin, pleasanton fire department. the fire is about 60% contained at this point. we have seen fire retardant drops from the sky.
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at this point there are no homes threatened it is a very rugged area and out of way spot. no homes in danger here. at this word point there is no word on the cause of this fire. tonight ktvu is saying goodbye to lloyd lacuesta who is retiring after 30 years as our bureau chief. lloyd has been covering effort quakes, riots and wildfires he's been a constant voice in the south bay reporting live each weeknight on the 10:00 news. now in honor of his last night on the job, we take a look back at lloyd's long and accomplished career. >> san jose state college, this is sjs reports i'm lloyd lacuesta. >> reporter: the year was 1968 when a young tenacious reporter from san jose state was on the tarmac competing with veteran reporters covering a historic protest. lloyd was just 21 years old at the time. and among those vying for an interview with tommy smith and
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john carlos. the two olympians not only shattered records in mexico that year but also raised their black glove fist in a stand against racism. >> i was part of this event so many years ago as a young college reporter covering his first story. it served to motivate me to follow my dreams. >> reporter: lloyd has been an eyewitness to important events ever since. he traveled to the philippines to cover another historic event. the dethroning of then president ferdinand marcos. in 1992 lloyd also covered the civil unrest in los angeles after four police officers were acquitted on all charges in the beating of black motorist rodney king. >> really had a profound effect on me. i will never forget that. >> reporter: lloyd and ktvu photographer roy innerway went
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into the heart of the riots and were literally caught in the cross fire. their position in the middle of a domestic war zone helped them capture the sudden change in mood and anger toward people who lloyd said looked like him. asian americans. >> to see an american city going up in flames like that, and where there were no lines, you didn't know you were safe. >> reporter: from manmade destruction to n aturaldisasters lloyd has covered them all. dave sorrano had a close call while covering a fire. >> don't inheal the smoke, it'll kill you. >> reporter: whenever news breaks city leaders know he'll be calling. >> lloyd is one of the influential broadcast journalists in the history of the south bay. >> reporter: but through the years lloyd became much more than just a highly respected
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broadcast journalist he became a role model for minorities. >> you're not just talking to a camera, there are people behind that are watching and you affect their lives. >> reporter: in the 1980s lloyd was instrumental in finding the asian american journalist association and he spent countless hours working with young people who want to break into broadcasting. lloyd says his last night on the job will be bittersweet. >> i think i'll feel a little sadness. because this has been my life. >> reporter: but now, as his career comes to a close, he leaves feeling fulfilled given the chance to live his childhood dream. >> and congratulations lloyd, we are going to miss you. and for more on lloyd's long career, just go to ktvu.com. we have video and pictures of him throughout the years. plus more video of him being honored by the san jose city council this week. look for the lloyd lacuesta tab right at the top of our home page. that was the first time i
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saw lloyd without a mustache in there. president obama got a bit irritated when he was interrupted by a reporter while explaining the new immigration policy. a reporter from a conservative news website shouted out quote, why do you favor foreigners over american workers. >> excuse me sir, it's not time for questions, sir. not while i'm speaking. >> when neil monroe of the daily collar continued to interrupt and shout questions, the president addressed him directly, he told monroe he was explaining the policy not asking for an argument. monroe resumed shouting questions as the president left the podium. some san jose officials said the farm team may be getting a bit of a sweet deal. the team is owned by the san francisco giants and was home to buster posey. but some are questioning whether san jose should spend
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$85,000 for maintenance on the stadium. mayor reed notes that the san francisco giants are standing in the way. >> when they're causing so much profit for the city, owned by the san francisco giants are doing quite nicely, we'll have to evaluate that as berenegotiate the terms of the lease. >> reporter: the mayor said he's going to take another look at the city's relationship with the farm team next year when they're lease expires. >> if you just came in from outside and said boy it's hot out there, i wonder how hot it is. we have the man who has the answer, let's check in with bill martin. i just checked, and it is hot out there. the highs are going to show up right here on the screen right now it's 95 or was 95 in antioch. 93 in fairfield, these temperatures warmer than yesterday. and they're going to warm further as we head into tomorrow. saturday will be more than likely the hottest day in some of the inland valleys that we have seen all year. definitely into the triple digits and certainly maybe 100,
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102 degrees in some areas in the east bay areas. as we head into the weekend then, a warm up. the fire dangers they headline in the weather center, basically one of these that i was talking about in the newsroom. red flag warning goes into effect in the next hour or so for the north bay hills. as evident by the fire we saw earlier. the extended forecast brings the fog back in and brings an end to this spike in temperatures. the mayor warming tomorrow, here's the bay bridge, there's aquatic park and even those areas, aquatic park they're going to be in the 70s, 80s, that's pretty warm for san francisco. here's how it goes for the weekend, very hot on saturday. temperatures close to 100 degrees. as you head to sunday temperatures drop a bit. saturday is your biggest spike day for temperatures. 70s where there should be 60s. you get it it's going to be one
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of those days it's going to get real hot out there near lafayette, antioch, pittsburg, napa. you're going to find temperatures in napa close to 103 degrees. we'll watch it for you. rosemary orozco will be here tomorrow morning and we'll be talking about the air that is sinking. tomorrow even at the coast is going to be very, very warm to hot. as you look at temperatures tomorrow, you look at 101 in san helena, 101 in pittsburgh, 102 in brentwood. these forecasts we haven't seen these all year. as you look at the five day forecast with your bay area weekend coming into view, after e olympic club forecast. they're going to be seeing some beautiful shots of the olympic club out in the avenues because there's no fog to speak of, especially tomorrow. five day forecast there you go. >> okay, we'll see you again at
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with tables and chairs, food even bar-be-que grills. they say they are angry that four schools are being shut down including lake view that will be used as an administrative building. >> we're going to be taking back our school and taking back public education. we want the public to come down and support anyone who's been affected by public education not just in oakland. >> starting monday, credential teachers plan to hold a free summer school focused on social jus at this time. officials told ktvu they are sympathetic with the parents concerns but stand by their decision on the school closures. a dog in monterey county is a little shaken but alive after being rescued from a cliff. the young shepherd mix nicknamed billy had been trapped for several days on a cliff near the town of lucia. the monterey county spca lured a staff member to the dog and pulled him to safety. the dog was very thin and his paw pads were worn from trying to scramble up the hill. billy was wearing a harness and
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collar so the spca is hoping to reunite him with his owner. looks like billy is okay. an alameda county judge was on the other side of the bench today, coming up in two minutes the criminal charges judge paul seeman faced today in court for alleged financial abuse of an elderly couple. >> and this woman is in critical care at san francisco general hospital, the doctors are releasing her photo because her care is in question. the desperate search to find this woman's family.
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good evening i'm ken wayne. frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. chopper2 is out in alameda county where we've been following this breaking news. firefighters have been battling a fire that has been burning near sunol ridge. firefighters rushed to the scene from a slew of bay area agencies. ktvu's robert handa is live now on the ground with how crews are gaining the upper hand, robert -- >> reporter: we are at the scene of this two alarm fire in sunol which calfire says has spread to about 200 acres. the fire is burning in the
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