in a statement to ktvu representatives from the lawrence livermore laboratory say that it offered toive in terms of both pay and benefits. okay. it was pretty hot inland. today we saw some upper nineties tomorrow is going to be just as hot inland. we'll talk about that in the five day forecast when i see you next. ktvu heather holmes joins us. now she's in the newsroom with a look at some of the stories we are working on for the seven o'clock news over on ktvu plus well, julie new tonight, lawmakers struggling to finalize a massive infrastructure agreement will look at the remaining sticking points plus what a new report says about unused covid-19 relief funds. plus, we're going to have much more on that. new poll on the upcoming recall election against governor newsome. what the numbers say wn office. we'll have those stories and a lot more coming up live and seven over on ktvu plus. see you then. all right. we'll see you in a bit. heather tank you first coming up after the break tonight. pgd cruz returned to the north bay today in an effort to minimize fire danger and removed hundr

government's top labs lawrence livermore issued a classified report last year that found the lab leak theory was plausible. >> we red it and were instantly alarmed and impressed, by its quality but a larged by its conclusions. >> reporter: until five months ago david asher headed the coronavirus task at the state department. >> i can say it was important and persuasive. we needed to do our due diligence including the potential that it came out of a lab. >> reporter: when a group of scientists gathered by the world health organization went to the wuhan lack earlier this year their access was limited. >> those findings were completely inadequate, were not scientific, were not forensic. >> reporter: this lack of transparency rains true to condoleezza rice who was in 2003. >> we couldn't get answers from the china ease so if we're not going to keep repeating this problem we need to be more aggressive with the chinese about the need to cooperate. >> c.j.: >> reporter: with nearly 400 dead including 600,000 americans, solving the puzzle will combat future pandemics. >> the better we underst

more than 200 employees at lawrence livermore national lab came out to strike, including electricians, sheet metal workers and carpenters. the workers union filed charges against the lab's owner for not negotiating mandatory on-call rotation for staff members. workers say frequent on-call work can be a headache and they want a chance to fairly bargain the terms. >> a lot of our guys have gotten off the volunteering on-call because it's become very onerous for them. they have made it so if we take an hour off to go to the dentist, we have to jump through a lot of hoops to get paid for our time that's on call, so a lot of the guys have gotten off of it. >> the case is set to head to court in october. >>> we want to show you video now of a harrowing rescue by the coast guard as they hoisted a stranded swimmer to a hovering chopper. the woman was found missing this morning at dead man's point. the boat crew located the woman on a rock. moments later a crew was able to hoist her on board a helicopter which transferred her to an emergency medical crew and she was treated for minor injuries.

santer at lawrence livermore national lab. thank you for joining us. >> you are very welcome.that you mentioned trickle-down ignorance, there was a political ignorance inference with it. some of it is just that we do not really learn about it. we do not know where the trusted sources are, which is why you are here. tell us, what are we seeing this summer that is absolutely related to the change? >> we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that by burning fossil fuels, we increased levels of heat trapping greenhouse gases and the planet has warmed. what we are seeing this summer is not a scientific surprise. this was expected behavior. and we have been studying this and warning about this for well over 40 or 50 years. >> all right, so this is not anything new, actually. let's talk about that. i was reading something very fascinating about lake mead and the colorado river and there were choices that were made hundred years ago by political leaders to say we do not need to do that action, that course of action, because we will have enough water. we still seem to be on that track of say

and in a statement to ktvu representatives from the lawrence livermore laboratories say that it's offered to workers is competitive in both pay and benefits. incredible progress from a bay area rugby player who was paralyzed four years ago. we take a closer look and his road to recovery, plus well, they're so young. that's just incredible. i can't believe it. a family vacation takes a tragic turn. have the community of pete mont. is remembering three members of a family who were killed in a family who were killed in a crash is your family ready for an emergency? you can prepare by mapping out two ways to escape your home, creating a supply kit, and including your whole family in practice drills. for help creating an emergency plan, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com rinsing the dishes before they go in the dishwasher? well, new cascade platinum has 50% more cleaning power, for help creating an emergency plan, so you don't have to. its food-seeking enzymes break down food into particles so small they can flow right down the drain. plus, it's powerful enough for the quick-wash cycle. new casc

. >> reporter: she splits time between berkeley and the lawrence livermore lab, searching for ways to pollutants like co2 underground, with the use of specific plants. in this case, switchgrass. >> the root system can go down 50 feet. we measured it to 12 or 15 and i got sick of digging at that point. >> reporter: deep is good, especially if you understand the plants process the carbon that is in co2 as part of photosynthesis. essentially pushing it down through their root system, where it interacts with nutrients in the ground. at depths of several feet, co2 is essentially sequestered from the atmosphere. >> if we put carbon that deep in the ground, we never plow that deep. it is a way of literally locking away carbon. >> reporter: researchers say metric tons of carbon have been lost from the soil due to agriculture with shallow crops over the last century and a paper released this summer by an international team showed native grasslands could be more efficient at storing carbon underground that even healthy forests. in parts of california, certainly more practical. >> co2 scrubbers

. >>> happening now a live look at lawrence livermore lab. planned strike will disrupt traffic in to and out of the facility. organizers are hinting at blocking entrances. the dispute involves some 200 skilled trade workers. >>> when it comes to making it in the bay, construction costs tied to development, san francisco one of the priciest cities in the world. so this is according to a new survey by an international firm ranking 90 global construction markets. tokyo the most expensive for new construction in terms of labor and material. hong kong in second. san francisco third, just in front of new york city. >>> now to new video of the dixie fire still burning intensely this hour. over the weekend the flames completely engulfed an alert wildfire camera. the 15th largest in history burning more than 198,000 acres. it's 22% contained. evacuation orders are still in effect in butte and plumas counties. >>> and a calmer site for you that morning taking a live look here in walnut creek as we get started with the day. you can see there traffic mov

. >> the doctor splits time between berkeley and the lawrence livermore lab searching for ways to sequesternts ground with a use of specific plans, in this case, switchgrass. >> the root system can go down 50 feet. we've measured it to 12 or 15, and i got sick of digging at that point . >> and deepest good, especially if you understand the plans including switchgrass the carbon that's co2 as part of photosynthesis pushing it down to the root system weren't interacts with nutrients in the ground. at death of several feet, researchers say co2 is essentially sequestered from the atmosphere . >> if we are putting carbon that even the ground were never going to plow that deep. it is a way of literally locking away carbon . >> researchers say metric tons of carbon have already been lost over the last century, when the paper released this summer shows that native grasslands could be more efficient at storing carbon underground than even healthy forests, and in parts of california, certainly, more practical . >> katerina is a project manager and soil microbiologist he's helping to keep plant specie

. >>> happening now first of a 3-day strike over unfair labor practices at lawrence livermore national laboratory. about 200 workers walking off the job. the union says the company that runs the lab implemented a mandatory on call rotation for staff members without giving the union the opportunity to bargain over the change. >>> coming up the search for signs of life outside of earth. the unusual project from harvard university to find evidence of aliens and ufos. >> i was hitting him where i could. >>> a bay area teen att california! all of our homes share power. but heat waves can stretch our supply to its limits. flex alerts remind us when to use less energy from 4-9pm. so we can all stay up and running. sign up today. >>> new developments all victims of the condo building collapse in surf side, florida have been identified. a 54-year-old was the last person to be identified in the death toll from the collapse to >>> a nevado teenager recovering in the hospital after being attacked by a crocodile while on vacation in mexico it came up and fne m l and i looked down and i feel like i'

. >>> happening now a live look at lawrence livermore lab.g today could disrupt traffic into and out of that facility. you can see it looks like maybe two protesters have shown up soap far this morning. of course we'll continue to follow that. it's supposed to last until thursday. organizers are hinting at blocking those entrances. this dispute involves some 200 skilled trade workers. >>> when it comes to making it in the bay and construction costs tied to development, san francisco one of the priciest cities in the world. this is according to a new survey by an international firm ranking 90 global construction markets. tokyo is the most expensive for new construction in terms of labor and materials. hong kong in second and san francisco in third. just in front of new york city. >>> happening today sonoma county lead verse a big decision on their hands, where to build a new county government center. supervisors deciding whether to build it on existing county campus or move to one of two possible downtown santa rosa locations. one possibility

in fact, i started off as a chemistry major, working at lawrence livermore national lab as an intern.ause i was such a clumsy chemist i realized that probably wasn't the best field for me. and since i was such a talker, i decided, why not go into politics, they talk a lot. and i was lucky enough to get this internship. during that time that i worked as an intern, i also worked cleaning houses and i babysat and i worked at wells fargo bank because i wanted to make sure -- i mean, i was living in poverty my grandmother raised me and i was still living with my grandmother and she was struggling, and our family was struggling, and i didn't want to give up. i didn't want to walk away from an opportunity to learn about the city in the mayor's office. and so when i worked in the mayor's office as an intern, i spent a lot of time doing the grunt work. the filing -- and at the time -- you guys have technology and you can pull things up right away, but i didn't have the ability to do that. i had to look at indexes at the library to do research. and there were roladexs and fax machines and other

in fact, i started off as a chemistry major, working at lawrence livermore national lab as an intern. a clumsy chemist i realized that probably wasn't the best field for me. and since i was such a talker, i decided, why not go into politics, they talk a lot. and i was lucky enough to get this internship. during that time that i worked as an intern, i also worked cleaning houses and i babysat and i worked at wells fargo bank because i wanted to make sure -- i mean, i was living in poverty my grandmother raised me and i was still living with my grandmother and she was struggling, and our family was struggling, and i didn't want to give up. i didn't want to walk away from an opportunity to learn about the city in the mayor's office. and so when i worked in the mayor's office as an intern, i spent a lot of time doing the grunt work. the filing -- and at the time -- you guys have technology and you can pull things up right away, but i didn't have the ability to do that. i had to look at indexes at the library to do research. and there were roladexs and fax machines and other ways to commun

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livermore, 74 degrees in the napa valley. but these temperatures pretty typical of a summer day in california, guys, back to you. >> thank you, lawrence. coming up, we're going to head to oakland where city officials have approved a new budget aimed at tackling the sideshows and 911 problems plus another bay area city just approved body cameras for its police officers. officials say this could help build trust and accountability. and governor newsome hits the road to get a firsthand look at damage left behind by the tamarack fire. this is now burned an area one 5th the size of los angeles. ♪ ♪ dry eye symptoms keep driving you crazy? inflammation in your eye might be to blame. [inflammation] let's kick ken's ache and burn into gear! over the counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. those drops will probably pass right by me. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. [inflammation] what's that? [inflammation] xiidra? no! it can provide lasting relief. xiidra is the only fda-approved non-steroid treatment specifically for the signs and symptoms of

a 10707 degrees livermore concord, maybe antioch even hotter by tomorrow afternoon. guys, back to you. thank you, lawrence the south bay the weekend heat advisory does include santa clara county. the advisory went into effect at noon today. it will last until sunday night. the county is opening several cooling centers and anyone without air conditioning is welcome to stop in those centers will be open from 10:00am until 08:00pm. we have the details on where they're located at kron. 4 dot com palo alto police are investigating graffiti found in a park as a hate crime. an officer discovered writings carved into a bathroom stall at el camino park wednesday afternoon. police say the words included a statement of hate toward white people, public works. crews have already repair the damage. are no suspects. this was the second time since may. the same spot was vandalized with hate speech. police say they're not sure whether there's any connection. governor newsom signed into law a huge new education budget that could reshape schools across the state. >> for charles clifford has details. >> well, here in the cit