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[music] >> now at 730, a drug bust in petaluma. 30g of meth being peddled in the north bay. more on the arrest made. students, teachers, athletes as well, all outraged with the budget cuts that have gutted sonoma state's entire athletic department and a number of educational programs and faculty. we got reaction.
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and president trump in california tonight meeting with governor gavin newsom before getting a tour of the fire ravaged pacific palisades. what the president had to say next. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> and good evening. happy friday one and all. i'm frank mallicoat. president trump toured a southern california neighborhood destroyed by wildfires this afternoon, making promises along the way. he had a chance to speak with victims in pacific palisades. he also thanked firefighters for their tireless work to get massive fires under control. while he rarely sees eye to eye with governor, newsom, both commented today saying they need to work together to ensure fire damaged communities make a comeback. >> we're looking to get something completed and the way you get it completed is to work together. he's the governor of the state and we're going to get it completed. they're going to need a lot of federal help.
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we're going to need your help. you were there for us during covid. i don't forget that. and i have all the expectations that we'll be able to work together to get the speedy recovery. >> the conciliatory tone, much different from some of the rhetoric earlier in the day and this past week. ktvu jana katsuyama reports the two seemed at odds over whether federal aid might come to california with strings attached. >> on friday, president trump suggested that federal aid might be conditional on california changing policies on water and voter ids. >> in california. i have a condition in california. we want them to have voter id so the people have a voice, because right now the people don't have a voice because you don't know who's voting. >> california governor gavin newsom, who defended california policies during the first trump administration, quickly replied with this post. newsom said, quote, conditioning aid for american citizens is wrong. fact under current california law, you must be a california resident and u.s. citizen and
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provide id. president trump also blamed state water policy for not providing sufficient water to l.a, causing fire hydrant problems during the l.a. fires. >> if they released the water when i told them to, because i told them to do it seven years ago, if they would have done it, you wouldn't have had the problem that you had. you might have you might not have even had a fire. >> l.a. officials say that claim is false, and the cause was that the massive fires drained local water storage faster than they could be replenished. >> the state water project has nothing to do with water supplies. it relates to water suppression for municipal systems. the state reservoirs are at or near record highs. >> trump also took aim at fema. >> i think we're going to recommend that fema go away and we pay directly. we pay a percentage to the state, but the state should fix this. >> recovery is block grant funding. so to be able to do that in the recovery operations and be able to have the states
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take a larger role in that is very efficient and effective. >> mark navarro, a former presidential fema appointee, says while rethinking fema disaster relief might be useful, eliminating fema would deprive states of important disaster response tools. >> the trouble is that you have to have people on a moment's notice to be able to go to anywhere in the country and provide secure communications, urban search and rescue teams, water rescue teams, you know, satellite communications. have fema totally eliminated. we won't have the ability to have those resources on a moment's notice. that's the key. >> navarro says that large states such as california and texas have robust emergency response networks, but it's the smaller states that could be hurt the most if trump eliminates fema. reporting from the newsroom jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> president wasn't here long. he is on his way to nevada. will wake up there tomorrow in las vegas. he's expected to talk about his no tax on tips plan
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during a rally in las vegas. a survivor of the palisades fire was in san francisco today to say thank you to sf firefighters for saving his family home. the engine came from station 25, one of many from right here in the bay area that headed south to help handle the unprecedented wildfires. eugene kwok said that the fire crew from san francisco also saved valuables from the home of one of his neighbors, one of seven on the block that burned down. >> i guess, simply put, the fire engine and the four crew members, along with the fire department and all the firefighters in the state, are our number one heroes right now. we're star struck just to think of them. yeah. >> the engine and the crew from engine 25 are still down south in southern california, all part of their mutual aid deployment. we'll have much more from today's visit tonight on the 10:00 news. southern california
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is preparing for its next threat. rain. live. look at conditions at santa monica, only miles from the neighborhoods destroyed by that palisades fire. no rain yet, but it is on its way and it could create potential mudslides in neighborhoods all destroyed by the fires. let's bring in our meteorologist. mark tamayo is tracking those showers and a peek at our own forecast as well. on a friday night. mark. >> hi there. frank. yeah, we are tracking that rain that will move into southern california. now, the national weather service saying about a 5 to 10% chance of debris flow in the fire zone. so kind of in the lower probability, but there is still that chance. we'll be watching the radar closely into the weekend. this is the future radar showing the rainfall. definitely moving into southern california into the weekend, especially on sunday. and those numbers really adding up could be, in general between about a half an inch to an inch. these are the estimates from this particular forecast model into the weekend. so a big shift in the weather pattern down there. we have a change in our weather
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pattern as well. a cooler pattern setting up this weekend. the possibility of some scattered showers tomorrow afternoon. and a chance into your sunday morning as well. definitely a cooler pattern with temperatures mainly in the 50s this weekend. a frost advisory for the north bay valleys and the inland valleys tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 30s. we also have a wind advisory for the north bay hills. gusts could be approaching 40 to maybe 50 miles an hour. this begins 10:00 tonight through saturday into sunday morning in the sierra. finally, a pattern that resembles winter out there. and they actually have a winter weather advisory in place for a good portion of the weekend here. and snowfall could be around 4 to 6in. so we're not talking about major amounts in the mountains, but still they have that change is showing up with that snowfall finally back in the forecast right now though, some high clouds moving into the bay area. partly cloudy skies. and we'll check out some of the current numbers out there. we have cooled off into the 50s. fairfield though one of the cooler spots at 44 degrees. here is our live camera looking
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above san francisco. so you will definitely need the coat the sweater this weekend as that cooler pattern settles in and maybe some frost first thing tomorrow morning. temperatures to start out tomorrow will be in the 30s and the 40s. so here's that cool system moving in from the north this weekend. also some gusty winds as well. we'll have that shower chance into the weekend. not a washout, but still we'll have to keep an eye on the radar all weekend long. in fact, not much to show you tomorrow morning and then into the afternoon hours into the evening hours. we may bump up those shower chances. this is sunday morning. and then that the threat quickly vanishes into mid-morning sunday and to the afternoon hours. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s once again. it's breezy to windy that shower chance. we'll hold on to that possibility into sunday morning. and then a cold pattern is going to stick around into early next week for monday, tuesday and wednesday. frank. >> sounds great. mark. we need the rain. thank you sir. new at 730 a man accused of selling drugs has been arrested in petaluma. police say they found more than 30g of methamphetamine
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and prepackaged quantities after searching christopher hide. he was busted in a parking lot of a business on lakeville street. this happened last night. police say based on the quantity and the packaging, hide was arrested for drug sales. a woman was also with the suspect at the time. she was cited later released. a potential treatment to help people addicted to fentanyl did not work as expected. researchers at uc san francisco conducted a study using a drug called buprenorphine, which has been known to help people stop using opioids. doctors gave patients small doses of the drug over a series of days, but they found that most of the time it did not work. the study involved 126 people from two clinics in san francisco. a false alarm about an immigration enforcement officer approaching a minor on a san francisco bus is raising some real concerns tonight. ktvu
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christien kafton spoke with experts about what they are now recommending people to do. if they see something like that happen. >> the story spread like wildfire. a visitacion valley middle school student said they were approached on a muni bus by an immigration and customs enforcement officer on thursday. san francisco unified schools confirmed the incident was reported, and that the district was working to determine if it had really happened. muni has now been able to determine that the claim was false, but the fear it left behind is real. >> i want to say that it's very real and valid that our community members, whether they're minors or adults, are feeling a lot of fear right now around the possibilities of ice, detentions and even mass raids. >> sonika mahajan from mission action leads the city's rapid response network, a hotline that immigrants or anyone who witnesses immigration officials conducting sweeps can call. she said contacting the rapid response network is a critical first step. >> if anybody sees or knows
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somebody who has been detained by ice, they should call the rapid response hotline at (415) 200-1548. and if they do see ice activity, we really ask that they do their best to take a photo or video from a safe distance so that we can verify this activity actually occurred. >> san francisco city leaders are also responding to the false alarm. supervisor shamann walton released a statement saying his office was monitoring developments and offering tips, including reminding immigrants of their right to remain silent, to not open the door without a warrant, and to contact the rapid response network. mayor daniel lurie's office also released a statement saying the mayor's office is confident there was no federal immigration enforcement action on muni. the mayor's office also reaffirmed the mayor's commitment to sanctuary city policies, saying, quote, their purpose is not to interfere with immigration enforcement, but to ensure that all residents can feel safe interacting with local law enforcement and accessing city services. these laws have been on the books for decades, and we will continue to uphold and
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defend the general prohibition of the use of city resources to assist ice in enforcing federal immigration actions. while the incident here in san francisco proved to be a false alarm, chicago public schools said that ice agents did show up at hamlin elementary school friday morning. staff at the school there say the agents did not access the school or speak with students or staff, but the incident does highlight that the same thing could happen just about anywhere in san francisco. christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> up next. oakland's police chief wants the city's pursuit policy changed. he pleaded his case before the police commission today. more on that. and a ban on astroturf will have some south bay advocates get their way. synthetic turf will be removed. why they are so concerned?
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the first steps in changing that department's suspect chase policy. the chief, floyd mitchell, outlined his proposal at the oakland police commission meeting last night. they include reversing a rule to stop chases if the speed reaches 50mph, allowing officers to pursue suspects accused of commercial or residential burglaries, and to chase suspects accused of endangering the public, specifically, those fleeing from a sideshow. >> it's already happening and they are getting results. that's the whole thing. we need to get results to deter crime. >> i think you need to look at pedestrian safety. you need to include odot, and you need to look at the demographics of
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oakland, which is there's a lot of people over 60 like me. and these police pursuits put us at risk. >> the commission will offer its recommendation. then the chief will get input from the city attorney's office, the police union and city council before any changes are made in oakland. renovation work has now been completed at santa clara county's largest homeless shelter. a ribbon cutting ceremony held today at the reception center that's on little orchard street in san jose. the renovation work was done with the help of $150,000 donation from home first and the nonprofit housing industry foundation. two part renovation project includes more residents privacy, new offices, upgrades to flooring, lighting and furniture. officials say the renovation will enhance the function of that shelter. >> it means that we're able to support individuals and meet them where they're at. we can provide a safe and welcoming
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space for individuals that are coming in from the cold. our center is going to be more equipped to really provide that quality service and providing privacy to individuals to meet one on one. >> the buck carter reception center houses 250 people each day and provides them with a place to eat, sleep and shower and access to supportive services all year round. up next is synthetic turf linked to cancer. coming up, some south bay advocates say it is a major health risk, and they're demanding it be removed from athletic fields and athletes. faculty are speaking out after the budget ax fell on the entire athletic department at sonoma
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get 1.9% apr for up to 60 months on the purchase of select new 2025 sportage and 2025 sorento models. a plastic athletic turf on county owned land. next week, supporters of the ban gathered outside the county government building today. they say they're
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concerned about the potential health risks linked to cancer causing plastics ordinance said supervisor otto lee plans to formally introduce next week. we're partially or fully ban plastic turf installations at new county owned sites. however, opponents say the health concerns are overstated. >> a lot of studies that show that there's really no correlation there. yes, we should be concerned about plastics and chemicals, but we should not be scaring our youth and our parents that going out and playing sports is going to cause cancer. >> the board of supervisors does plan to look over the ordinance at their 2 p.m. meeting. that will happen on tuesday. pg and e is launching a new electric vehicle charging program to help customers save money and relieve strain on the electric grid. the ev charge manager program makes sure make sure evs are charged up when electric rates and grid demands are at their lowest. drivers just need to set their
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target charge level and desired ready by time. and once a participant uses the program for three months, pg and e will give them a $75 tango gift card to purchase gift cards from online vendors. the program is currently available to customers in santa clara, contra costa, and alameda counties. well, meta says it will spend billions of dollars to help expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure. the ceo, mark zuckerberg, said the bay area company will spend $65 billion on ai in 2025 to help boost the company's position against competitors like openai and google. now, some of this spending will go towards hiring more people for ai roles and building a more than two gigawatt data center. up next. shockwaves still rumbling through the sonoma state campus after the college's entire athletic department and some of their education departments were
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>> number one, we want to try and fight to save sonoma state athletics. >> with virtually no notice. sonoma state university administrators announced massive cuts by email, saying it's to best serve its current and future students and adapt to a changing higher education landscape. on the chopping block, all 11 sports programs coaches 46 other faculty members, lecturer positions and some staff. on top of that, in alphabetical order, degree programs being eliminated include art, history, dance, earth and environmental sciences, economics, french, gender studies, philosophy, theater, and women's studies. >> we don't really know the full scope of the cuts at this time, but it's going to be really tremendous and we are very concerned. but we're also committing to fight for this university and to fight for the students. >> we believe there might that behind the scenes they may be looking at closing this campus. >> the main reason a decade long dee

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