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headed. we have live attorney general. david stevenson and julie haener in the news room with details on today's hearing. >> reporter: frank, same-sex couples can now marry in 36 states. the two questions were should it be legal nationwide and most all states recognize them if they are performed in other states where they are legal. 1,000 people for and against the issue gathered outside the supreme court this morning. key questions from the wildcard justice gave a possible clue. >> of course we understand the nobility and the sacredness of the marriage. we know we can't procreate but we want the other attributes of it. >> reporter: he also took issue with the claim by the attorney who was arguing against same- sex marriage that gay couples
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don't have to same bond with their children that straight couples do. that attorney said same-sex marriages would weaken society and the foundation of traditional marriages. california lieutenant governor was among those at the supreme court today to hear the arguments. we talked with him before he went inside. >> i have been at this for every 10 years. proud of what happened in 36 states. but you still have 14 states that deny this constitutional right. for me it is a personal journey and one that i am honored to participate in. >> reporter: back inside the court security officers removed a man who began shouting same- sex marriage violates the teaches of the bible and support -- teachers of the bible and supporters will burn in hell. the supreme court will release its decision at the of june. back to you.
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>> from aktvu's julie haener to -- from ktvu's julie haener to david stevenson. a ralsy getting underway be-- rally is getting underway behind you? . >> reporter: it is. people brought flags and to talk about today's court arguments. they are hoping for a sweeping ruling later this summer that legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide. >> reporter: they came all the way from texas to san francisco to be legally married today. >> with this ring -- >> reporter: their home state doesn't allow same-sex marriages. >> not in texas. we wanted to come here and get it official. so we are like everyone else. >> the supreme court heard arguments on same-sex marriage bans asking tough question of both sides about state's rights and the 36 other states that
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allow same-sex marriage. >> the question is, how do we interpret the constitution, what do we do with the fact society is changing around the constitution, how does the court interpret it. >> reporter: they say the justice is expected to be the swing vote. >> but he is troubled because he himself also always been a proponent of state's right. he has to choose between his gay rights beliefs and his states rights belief. >> i am hoping it will be a 5-4 in favor of gay marriage. >> i now pronounce you spouses for life. you know what to do now. >> do it. >> reporter: the hope is for a broad supreme court ruling that enables recognition of their california marriage back home in texas. >> been a long time coming. we want to be like the rest of america. >> reporter: another live look
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at the rally at san francisco city hall. it is expected to feature several speakers and go on till 7:00 p.m. a ruling from the supreme court is expected sometime in late june. expected to be one of the last rulings before the court adjourns for summer vacation. >> david, thank you. go to www.ktvu.com for more on today's historichearing and our interview with the lieutenant governor. you will -- historic hearing and interview with lieutenant governor. in baltimore, people protested again today but they were peaceful. and tonight police and the national guard are out to ensure there is not another night of riotous. during the riot yesterday 200 people were arrested. 19 police officers injured and 15 fires were set and tonight
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the baltimore orioles, their game against had white sox has been canceled and the game tomorrow afternoon, they are not going to allow anyone to watch. they are going to play but the stands will be empty. fox reporter reports on the reaction to the riots. >> reporter: men aff-- many of the fires are out but baltimore remains tense. residents are hoping to avoid a repeat of last night's violence. hundreds of national guards troops are on the street following a night of luting in baltimore. a state of emergency is in effect. >> we waited till the mayor asked for us to come in. we didn't think it was appropriate to take over the city. >> reporter: there are peaceful protests here, they continue as the focus turns to the curfew and whether authorities can keep the peace. >> we will respond quickly to incidents that take place.
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but again we are hoping that we don't see that today. >> reporter: president obama condemns the violence though it shades spotlightoon slow rolling crisis. >> there are -- throw there is a slow rolling crisis. >> there is a crisis. we have it pay attention to it. for now the city watching. hoping for a quiet night, free of violence. >> this is our home. [ crying ] >> you are destroying the neighborhoods. stop the violence, please. >> reporter: the orioles will resume play tomorrow, though in front of a independent stadium. in baltimore, fox news. one video from yesterday has gone viral. this mother right there smacking her son in the head after she saw him throwing rocks at police. she told cbs news she didn't want him to become another freddie gray.
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she said he is her only son. many people aplowedded him including -- applauded her including the police chief. we seen a lot of horrible images out of baltimore but there are also good ones. including this one that is getting a lot of attention on twitter. that boy handing out water to police in riot gear. the person who tweeted this used #baltimore proud. and tonight at 5:30 p.m. we will show you more pictures that we found out of the riots in baltimore. i think you will like them. they are touching. >> teenager accused of stabbing a 9 yield boy to death is charged with murder ---year-old boy to death is charged with murder. prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against 18-year- old william schultz. they sited his age and lack of a record. the victim in the case is jordan almgren, the brother of william schultz friend. he was tab ised to death --
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stabbed to death sunday morning. william schultz said he wanted to see what it was like the kill another person. bail is set at $1 million. the san francisco unified school district is struggling to fill hundreds of new teaching positions before the fall semester begins but the is controversy -- but there is controversy today. ktvu's rob roth in the city where teachers are planning to make their message heard. >> reporter: right. teachers and parents are expected to hold a brief rally outside this school board meeting this evening. they are asking the school board not fill vacant teaching positions with interns from teach for america. >> reporter: she has been teaching here. although she a intern still working on her masters degree
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she is allowed to teach. although her stint with teach for america is up in june she plans on returning next year. >> that dedication to my students and their success is what has led to their great results. >> she is one of 15 who is part of teach for america. an organization that places teachers in low income communities for two years. >> i love my students. it is a great community of students. i feel supported by my principal. >> the school superintendent is proposing adding 9 additional slots next year which would bring the total to 24 and fill a 500 teacher vacancies this fall due to retirement. many don't want the district using teach for america teachers. they say most teach for america instructors don't stay past their two year commitment. >> we need them to have stability and that does not get
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created through teach for america. >> the district says it is hard to fill the vacancies. the principal says he is pleased with the two teachers at his school who come through the program. >> to have them here for the two years and luckily for me based on what we have here, we are keeping them beyond the two years. i think that is impressive for us. >> to build the important foundation of public educationoon temporary work force is problematic. -- education on a tempiary work force is problem at -- temporary work force is problematic. >> 500 openings. do they think they will be able to fill them? . >> reporter: they do. they are doing a massive recruitment campaign and offering other incentives. part of the problem is a lot of
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teachers are retiring. at the same time a lot of college students haven't been pursuing careers in education because of cut backs. there is this problem. >> a lot of opening. rob roth, thank you. tonight 2 investigates exposes a troubling case of a woman burned during an mri. it is one of the safest tests you can have. but ktvu's eric rasmussen is here now to explain how a accident involving a girl from oakland highlights a problem that doesn't get a lot of attention. >> reporter: we are talking about a test that 1-10 people will get in the u.s. this year. there is no question mri accidents are rare but when they do happen they can be devastating and some say accidents involving mris are on the rise. they are suing children's hospital in oakland after she was burned during a mri in
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november. it alleges she had already received other tests which hospital technicians placed her in an mri machine failing to removing the medal leaves. she was 17 at the time says she was left in the machine, screaming for help for 40 minutes. >> i was just thinking about my family. i wanted to get out. >> reporter: did it hurt? >> yeah. i felt stinging and burning. >> reporter: the family says she had no history of shaking before the accident and a doctor diagnosed her with posttraumatic stress disorder. children's hospital has denied liability in the lawsuit and in a statement they wrote mris are an effective tool because they provide detailed images without
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radiation. last year we performed over 6,000 at our hospital and outpatient centers. we wanted to know how often these accidents are happening. that turned into a big part of the story. the number performicide way up. -- programmed is way up -- performed is way up. they believe some aren't being reported. >> 6,000 safe procedures, probably means nothing to them. as a patient we feel powerless to question what is being ordered that we do for our health, what do you say when a doctor says get the test? >> reporter: even the experts
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who are critical say nobody should be afraid to have an mri. what you can do is ask questions, ask them early, and ask what steps they take. >> they think the shaking here and the posttraumatic stress disorder happened as a result of the mri? >> reporter: what we know for sure, according it the family -- according to the family, although she has a mild developmental delay, that shaking had never been part of her history till after this happened. >> more at 10:00 p.m. thank you. if you have information or a tip for our 2 investigations team we would like it hear from you. e-mail 2 investigation @ktvu.com @ktvu.com. . [ indiscernible ] they have to be appropriate. this is what we need. >> coming up, the governor's push for higher penalties for people who waste water. the proposal that could cost offenders thousands of dollars. >> a new campaign that aims to
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make silicon valley the new hollywood. >> first, san francisco, the world match golf play championship. >> after the break, talking about the warm up we are looking forward to. how hot it will get in your neighborhood.
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from san francisco, live pictures of a fire that is burning at a home on maynard street. this is a residential area and it is one of the areas where all of the homes are connected to each other. no space in between them. we don't have a lot of information on the fire at this point. but in a case like this when you see white smoke that is a good sign, it means they are getting the fire under control. we are sending our reporter amler l -- amber lee to get
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more information. again, right now from what we understand a house is on fire on maynard street. judging from the smoke it might look like firefighters are getting a good handle on this fire. more information as we get it. to the latest developments from nepal. the prime minister said the death toll could reach 10,000 as the buildings are searched. no word from many villains that -- villages that are still cut off. a san francisco man says he escaped being killed while on a trek when the 7.8 earthquake hit. >> afternoon, violent earthquake. cliffs come down. cliffs come down.
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deceased. buried in the rock fall. >> in the capital katmandu rain made life more difficult for survivors. now living in tents. many complained there is no food or clean water. they fear disease will spread without it. today we learned one of the victims was a man from sunnyvale. coming up, more on that man and what friends tell us they will miss the most. the nfl is giving up its tax exempt status to eliminate controversy about not taying taxes -- paying taxes. league owners say it is a misunderstanding because the nfl distributes its money to the teams which do pay taxes. still, in a gesture that is symbolic the nfl said they will file taxes in the future. this changes means the nfl will no longer have to disclose the salaries of executives. bay area weather today
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cooler than yesterday. now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. begin ogaffcooling -- beginning of a cooling trend? >> 10 degrees cooler today. and same tomorrow and then we will warm up. back up into the low 90s through the week. you can see the fog. the fog along the coast was the mechanism for the cooling today. the fog reforms tonight and shows up tomorrow. strong winds through the gate right now. the winds into keep it mild to cool tonight. you see a number of radars throughout had state. coming in closer. -- the state. coming in closer. pillar point. half moon bay. the fog breaking off of ocean beach. i think we will see that fog return. daly city in fog soon. sunset district, a break with partly cloudy skies. fog comes back. we end up with a day tomorrow
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not much different than today. except temperatures tomorrow will not cool from today. about the same. drop offs today. a couple samples. 9 degrees cooler in concord. 10 in napa. yesterday was warm. friday and saturday, we will get back into temperatures into the low 90s. 90s, you know, you will notice that. not tomorrow. as you head into the bay area tomorrow, low 70s. might find upper70s in the -- upper 70s in the warmest spots. edges of the bay low 80s. temperatures after today will warm. as we look at san francisco, 65 degrees downtown. fog will be there. san jose tomorrow, beautiful air quality. good day in san jose. 75 degrees for a day time high for your wednesday. as we look at the five-day forecast, you will see temperatures really go up thursday and friday. no rain in the forecast.
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temperatures cool a little bit saturday. and sunday. but just not that big of a change. except here on thursday and friday when you will notice a warm up. no rain. nice rain on saturday. no rain in the 5 day. when i see you next i will look for rain past 6 or 7 days. >> did the rain help your lawn -- [ talking at the same time ] >> it did. looks better. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. the architect who design levi stadium stadium died. he died april 17 after battling cancer. he worked for a firm in oakland and was well respected. he designed small projects and several sports venues, including levi stadium and played a role in the renovation of memorial stadium at cal and the construction of the center at usc where the trojans
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basketball team plays. he is survived by his wife and three children. up next the debate over vaccines returns to the state capitol. the bill that brought protesting parents to sacramento. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, we are taking a look at the protests in baltimore. why leaders say demonstrations will hapb again and -- happen again and why americans will never understand the motivation behind them. seeing more bees lately? you are. why they are on the rise and what you should do if you come across one. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.
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protesters chanted parent call the shots as they rallied against a vaccination bill. that bill would eliminate the personal plea championtion from requirements children be vaccinated to attend public schools. parents argued some killed children. others said their babies got sick after they got shots. san francisco supervisor is trying to get a jump start on the legalization of marijuana with the formation of a task force on pot policy. he expects the recreational use of marijuana to become legal in
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2016 and today he proposed proposed legislation to create a task force. the 19 member task force would then make policy recommendations to the mayor, the board of supervisorsvisors and city departments. ceremony today to honor caltrans workers who have been killed on the job. cones were lined up, each had the name of an employee killed at work. 183 in all since 1921. 34 were here in the bay area. sal castaneda was that ceremony today to help increase driver awareness. >> all of our people are out there trying to provide the facilities that everybody uses. in order a do that they need be next to the traffic and so we all as drivers need to be alert and need to pay attention to the traffic, to the road ahead
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and stay away from the distractions. >> caltrans says drivers need slow down when they see the caution cones and move over to give workers room on the highway to do their work. there have been no workers killed on the job in the last two years. worse fears concerned. friends remember a man killed by the earthquake in nepal. >> this was something on his bucket list. >> what we are learning about the victim from people who knew him. >> malnourished sea lion pubs rehabilitated and send back into the wild. the details on new efforts to rescue them. at subway, a great meal starts with a great sandwich on the new "simple 6 menu." with six of our best
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protesters back in the streets of baltimore this evening and on the march ahead of a 10:00 p.m. curfew. the mayor ordered the curfew following yesterday's rioting. 15 fires were set, including one that destroyed a senior center under construction. 44 vehicles, including several police cars were burned. 200 people were arrested. so many pictures of rioting and luting out of baltimore but there are also a number of pictures showing the good things happening today. this one features #baltimore strong. this sent in, you have seen
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this picture over social media. a boy handing out water bottles to police dressed in riot gear. another picture here shows a picture of a man on a bike giving a fist bump to officers. these pictures show something we didn't see yesterday, this one using #baltimore strong. this one says my baby girl captured doing the work and the youth shall lead the way. a couple of youngsters using brooms to sweep up the broken glass. it is a cvs pharmacy. stay with ktvu and www.ktvu.com. we will bring you the latest on the protests. we continue a post to twitter and facebook and our mobile
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app. sunnyvale. family and friends are mourning loved one who was killed in mt. everest. he was 48-year-old. we get new developments from ktvu's azenith smith. >> reporter: he worked here for 7 years. he is from the east coast. moved here to the bay area to take care of his 85-year-old father who lives in livermore. he was a adventurer who died doing what he loved. >> reporter: this is what friends say one of his last pictures taken last wednesday in nepal. the 48-year-old fulfilling a life time goal. >> this was a big trip for him. this was something on his bucket list. he wanted to go there. i am sure when he got to base camp he was beside himself.
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>> reporter: she says he loves to hike. he died caught in an avalanche triggered by the 7.8 earthquake. he is one of two bay area deaths along with a google executive. she believes they may have ran into each other. >> i am sure he was talking to him. [ indiscernible ] >> he probably thought it was the coolest thing to be up there. >> reporter: she last saw him last month before he went to nepal. >> i couldn't believe it was him but then again there are 4500 families and friends. >> reporter: he wasn't married and didn't have children. friends are comforted he died where he wanted to be. >> he appeared to be the happiest of his whole life. peace of mind. much more comfortable.
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and happy than we have seen him. >> he finally made it. i could see the smile on his face. >> reporter: this afternoon i spoke to his brother who lives in seattle and he says the family is very sad and in shock by his brother's passing but he wants everyone to know while they are appreciative of the support, they want people to also remember the victims who are still alive and need support during this tragedy. our prayers are with the family during this time. >> is there any word as to whether they have found his body and whether they will be able to bring it back to the united states? >> reporter: they talked with the u.s. embassy and right now the body is still in nepal and it may take time for it to arrive back in the states. they plan to cremate his body and remember his life here in
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the bay area. >> azenith smith, thank you. body found inside a burned mobile home in santa rosa this morning. firefighters responded after 7:00 a.m. the woman was pulled from the unit and pronounced dead at the scene. neighbors said a woman lived in the unit and she was almost blind. this has been a very difficult year for sea lion pups. hundreds had to be rescued. today they reloose should of them -- released some of them back into the wild. ktvu's john fowler tells us even though they have been freed there is still a lot of work ahead. . >> reporter: back to the ocean for young sea lions. after rehabbing during this third year in a row of crisis. >> reporter: right now at the
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mammal center another 122 sea lions remain hospitalized. >> when they came in they were really a bag of bones. no mat or muscle. >> reporter: 2200 starving pups found on california's coast so far, double the record city year ago and 20 times more than normal. >> reporter: scientists say the strandings are the result of large scale changes in ocean wind and water patterns. leaving warmer water closer to shore and fish further off shore. mothers had to travel further for their food, separating from their pup whose don't do well on their own. >> reporter: they are overwhelmed with malnourished young sea lions. they are treating them and feeding them a newly developed
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diet. on it many pups, doubled their weight from 20 pounds to normal 45 pounds. >> they look really great. we want to put extra weight on them so they have reserve to figure out where the fish are so they can survive. >> reporter: sadly most rescued pups do not survive. 60% of the one year olds will make it. pups have gotten all the press, the-year-old sea lions are struggling to survive in abnormal ocean conditions. they plan more releases this week but the center is struggling financially under this extra burden and they are asking for the public to donate to send more of these animals home. john fowler, ktvu fox 2 news. ahead tonight a push to create a land mark and silicon valley. the rip on hollywood with a twist. is a sign on a hill the answer? the man behind the idea. >> plus the costly fine being
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proposed by governor jerry brown that could have water wasters thinking twice. >> up next the charity event that brought the biggest names in sports to a bay -- to the bay area.
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>> ed.
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>> the best golfers in the world are in san francisco for the second straight week. last week the lpga tour, this
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being the pga it -- this week the pga. no longer lose one and you are out. joe fonzi reports the field is also younger. >> reporter: not long ago if you thought about the top two players in golf you would say tiger woods and phil mickelson. when the championship officially gets started tomorrow at harding park, neither will be in the field. phil mickelson is ranked 18th in the world. tiger woods 116. the new number one and two, rory mcilroy and jordan speith. no question golf has experienced a changing of the guard. >> i do feel this generation are better equipped and more ready to win at a younger age. >> got three guys, 25 or under in the top 5 at augusta.
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our generation -- you know, better equipped and more well prepared to win at a younger age. i think the game is in a great spot because of that. >> reporter: it is all new for speith as he just missed becoming the youngest masters championship last year and this year tied the all time record, also held by tiger woods, winning with a 18 under par total. around the masters, speith was in contention four straight weeks. >> last month is putting more energy. [ indiscernible ] >> back at work. >> reporter: speith isn't ready to say he has a target on his back similar to tiger woods or phil mickelson. >> in order to keep that sense
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i have to keep doing what i have been doing. yeah, i feel that right now. i like that. i enjoy it. i want to keep it that way. but it is again -- i think it is hyped up after the tournament. >> reporter: longevity is the key to dominance or rivalry and that is yet to be played out. because of the format change the two biggest names in golf this year are assured of playing three full days this year. at harding park, joe fonzi, ktvu fox 2 news. wall street traders joined forces with big named sports stars for a charity event. >> that is former giants slugger barry bonds headed to the financial district. for commissions for charity day. he took calls on the trading
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floor. the commissions go to children's charities. >> to have the opportunity come all of us celebrities get together and have the same purpose and that is why i come. that is why a lot of celebrities come. it is all for the same cause. that is important. to all of us. >> last year they raised $5 million. ronnie lott and vite ablue took -- vita blue took part. >> the u.s. attorney's office is considering whether to ask the u.s. supreme court to reinstate barry bonds obstruction of justice conviction. a bay area fire district making cuts at a delicate time. >> it will be a long, dry, hot summer and we will have limited resources. >> why they have no choice
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despite the drought we are facing. and wasting water could cost you thousands of dollars. >> tracking a warm up. temperatures come up towards the end of the week. i will give you the details.
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east contra costa county fire services is cutsing back staffing at probably the worse
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-- cutting back staffing at probably the worse time. ktvu's tom vacar with why it has to do with a tax that was rejected by voters. >> few years ago when this agency was last down sized, there was no drought. now we have the worse. >> reporter: in a showing of massive apathy, 25% of the property owners voted on an assess although it keep the fire force in tact. --iesment to keep the fire -- assessment to keep the fire force in tact. . >> they tried this a couple times. tried to get it through. it didn't go. i was disappointed. >> reporter: now as the hot risky fire summer season looms, 2-5 stations will be close and four firefighters layed off.
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one fire house has already been moth-balled. >> we are seeing conditions with our grasses, like it is august, i mean, we are months ahead of where we would normally be. >> reporter: now with this vote, this leaves just 9 firefighters to defend a 250 square mile district, 100,000 people. >> i know it is messed up. families and all. we need the firefighters. it will be hot. that is all i know. >> i hope there is a way they can work this out where they can possibly do something either through grants or taxation. >> a long, dry hot summer and we will have limited resources to move across the district to handle those emergencies. >> reporter: no doubt fouchial aid will be essentially in do -- mutual aid will be essential in doing that. there is a $2 million fire tax
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short fall. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you. governor jerry brown held a meeting with mayors to discuss conversation efforts and higher fines for water wasters. legislation would give local governments to impose fines as high as $10,000 and stream line the review process for local water projects. the support of 14 mayors in sacramento. the meeting is a follow up to slash water use by 25% across the state. he said the highest fines would only go to the most serious violaters. >> i don't like to increase penalties too much. but they have to be appropriate. i think this is what -- we are finding we need more. >> last year they authorized fines up to $500 a day. two cities say they would rather educate. my wife goes, it is cold out there. you should have watched the
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news, you would have known. looked beautiful out there. >> chilly this morning. i had a conversation online today, one thing people are noticing, swilling pools or -- swimming pools or ponds at your house, there is a lot of evaporation. cold air and warm water, swimming pools get warm during the day, the evaporation sucks up the water. we have been really, january, february, march, the cold months, morning hours, down to 28 degrees, we have been seeing temperatures drop that low and massive amounts of evaporation. number of calls from people. you noticed that. 77 santa rosa. 79 fairfield. 81 antioch. that is a big deal. swimming pool or a pond and water rationing is going into
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effect and you are losing water, you lose less in the summer, warmer air doesn't hold as much water -- well -- [ indiscernible ] >> forecast over night lows tonight down there. the winds are blowing 18 miles per hour novato. 12 miles per hour oakland and winds in san jose 14 miles per hour. sfo 24 miles per hour right now. windy out there. the pollen counts are still in the trees, ranging high. the grasses are coming up. that is the key players right now. grass is coming back into the mix. grasses becoming more prevalent more people might notice, the trees, grasses could trigger your allergies. 79 gilroy. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. i stop myself because it is not
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-- it is counter intuitive -- [ indiscernible ] >> going to heat up. thank you. up next the push to make silicon valley a hollywood style land mark. >> i love silicon valley. i think we deserve something like this. >> we will talk with the man behind the proposal to put up this sign.
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a new proposal that could make sigma phi epsilon the new hollywood -- silicon valley the new hollywood. after r found out the idea has chance at becoming a reality. >> reporter: silicon valley, that rabid of innovation -- land of innovation. a place with endless opportunities. >> there is no set region. some people say it extends up to palo alto, sam mutayo and san jose. -- san mateo and san jose. it is difficult. >> reporter: he has an idea. create a land mark to let people know they have arrived. he is proposing a giant silicon valley sign in san jose's foothills. >> a land mark that we could be distinguished by. >> reporter: he pictures the hollywood sign and the
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attraction it has become after starting out as a advertisement. and he points to the south san francisco sign. the silicon valley would be 45 feet high and 200 feet long. designed to look high tech. it may be made of high tech materials. >> trying to come up with new ideas and see is there a way we can make this go further. >> reporter: residents see supportive of the idea. >> i would be curious to see what the companies could contribute to that. >> reporter: and san jose says they would like to hear more. >> we would encourage anybody with a great idea, a sign on the hills, a new product to flush it out, look for funding and work really hard to make it true. >> reporter: he says that is the plan. >> i love silicon valley. i think -- i think -- i think we deserve something like this. >> reporter: they say the idea was to get people talking about
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the sign first and look to silicon valley for a way to fund. in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. twitter stock tumbled today after the release of its earnings report. it was supposed to be published after the end of trading but a tweet came out an hour before the closing bell. it says adjusted earnings came in above expectations but revenues fell short. trading was halted because of the leak. twitter stock fell 25% before recovering. shares ended down 18%. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. we are now one hour away from the curfew in baltimore where a state of emergency remains in effect at this hour. this is video from this afternoon as peaceful protesters made their way through the city. they are hoping for continued
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peace following a day of violence and luting. good evening. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> today hundreds of national guard troops lined streets in baltimore as protesters held peaceful demonstrations. residents and business owners assessed the damage last night. it stemmed from the death of freddie gray. freddie gray died after being transported in a police van after he was arrested. baltimore police say they arrested 202 people during last night's protest. they also say 145 vehicles and 19 buildings were set on fire. 20 police officers were wounded in the unrest. six seriously. today president obama addressed the situation in baltimore. he pointed out luters are not protesters saying they should be treated as criminals and the images last night took away from the point. >> the violence yesterday disracketted from the fact you had -- distracted from the fact you had

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