the news at noon starts now. this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian. and i'm andre senior. thank you for joining us. we begin in vallejo where state attorney general rob bonta just announced a new agreement with the city to reform its police department at ktvu. crime reporter henry lee is live at vallejo city hall with the details. henry yeah, the attorney general says this agreement will improve accountability, reduce the unlawful use of force by officers and protect the civil rights of citizens of vallejo. now, ag rob bonta did come to vallejo this morning to announce this agreement. under this agreement, the department will address a number of issues as to how to improve its operations. now, this includes ensuring that all stops, searches and seizures comply with the law. they'll continue to review incidents when an officer points a gun at someone. and they will also address unreasonable uses of force. now, this agreement comes after a number of high profile deadly shootings by officers, including the one that led to the death o

live broadcast of the main news at noon, in the studio olga kalairova, hello and briefly about the topicsf the issue. cooperation strengthening bilateral ties in minsk with an official visit by the head of mid-venezula. neither side to the conflict in the middle east has confirmed the ceasefire. the pah checkpoint on the border between egypt and the gaza strip is temporarily closed. nato nuclear deterrence exercise the alliance begins maneuvers at noon, using 60 aircraft of various types. the long-awaited autumn premiere. who will appear under the spotlights of the main television stage of the country, this friday the show factor buy to belarus 1. issues of cooperation between minsk and caracas today. in the capital , the head of the mid-venezula is paying an official visit to belarus. the minister’s busy program began with negotiations with the head of the belarusian foreign ministry. sergei olenik expressed confidence that all meetings and negotiations will significantly strengthen the very serious the potential of our bilateral relations. ivan hilpinta, in turn, emphasized that belarus

kron. 4 news at noon. we're just moments away from the historic swearing-in ceremony of the butler, it happening in washington, d.c., she is replacing the late sen. >> dianne feinstein, she's on capitol right now. she just met with senate majority leader chuck schumer. and we'll bring you the very latest. >> from the bay station. you're watching kron. noon. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm justine waldman happening right now is the swearing-in ceremony for fonz. a butler. we'll take a live look as vice prpsident kamala harris will be doing the honors for the swearing-in ceremony. governor gavin newsom appointed butler to fill feinstein's senate seat. we're currently looking here where the ceremony will be taking place. the room so far empty. but as soon as we start to see people coming in and that that ceremony starts, we will take you there live, but we'll do a little background here so we can learn a little bit more about butler. she currently serves as the president of emily

the news at noon starts now. this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian. i'm andre senior. thank you for joining us. honoring the life and legacy of senator dianne feinstein at this hour. she is lying in state at san francisco city hall where people are gathering to pay respects to the late senator. hundreds of people are already coming through the rotunda to bid a final farewell. the public can pay their respects until 7:00 this evening. ctv's kristen, captain has been inside the city hall rotunda since the casket arrived at 8:00 this morning. he joins us now live. christian yeah, the public still paying their respects and saying their final farewells to senator dianne feinstein. but of course, before she was a senator, she was the mayor of san francisco. and we're joined now by the current mayor of san francisco, london breed, and wanted to get your reflections on this day at this time, i'm with the senator lying in state here under the rotunda in city hall. well it's just been such an outpouring of love and support from san francisc

host: remind folks about this process we will see play out at noon today. caller: a roll call vote and speaker vote will come thereafter. and majority of 217 and over three weeks without a speaker. many republicans and democrats believe that mike johnson from louisiana is going to be the next speaker of the house. he seems to unite all factions that divide the republican conference. host: tell us what changed within the conference particularly when it comes to representative johnson. >> a tremendous amount of fatigue and hearing from voters they wanted this mess done with and didn't want another week of terrible headlines and he is appealing to the far right. andy biggs of arizona said he is unfavorably polite. jim jordan failed last week. jim jordan has similar policy but his lack of a national profile had jordan had not going to be an antijohnson campaign. and i think relationship, former chairman of the republican study caucus. mike johnson is well liked. host: even those even in those relationships and talked about the conservatives in the conference an

the use of civilians being kidnapped only started circulating around noon so until noon i didn't evenlity, i just thought until noon i didn't even imagine the possibility, ijust thought i have lost them. and all they wanted was my other brother and my friends and my other brother and my friends and my friends families out. because i figured this tragedy hit me, it is going to hit me really hard. i don't want anyone else to go through what i am about to go through. around noon, the news about the kidnapping started circulating and i started thinking, maybe the pictures were proof of life. maybe they were taken. i didn't even know what was the better option, being killed are being kidnapped by hamas. sol the better option, being killed are being kidnapped by hamas. so i was in a waiting period until around the evening when the army managed to get to my mum and my brother's house and i got a phone call telling me my mum and my brother were missing. and so was my older brother. i wasn't in touch with him all day because we never spoke during a missile attack, we always spoke after. so i w

the news at noon starts now. this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon and thank you for joining us. i'm andre senior. i'm garcia mikaelian. we'll begin in washington d.c. this noontime where laphonza butler governor newsom's appointment to fill the senate seat of the late dianne feinstein is about to be sworn in by vice president kamala harris. butler will be just the third black woman to serve in the us senate. no black woman has served in the chamber since kamala harris left to become vice president. butler will also be the first openly lgbtq senator from california. she is a democratic strategist. prior to being appointed by governor newsom, she issued a statement saying no one will ever measure up to the legacy of senator dianne feinstein. but i will do my best to honor her legacy and leadership. and there has been a change to the funeral service for senator feinstein. the service has been moved to the front steps of san francisco city hall so the public can attend. it's scheduled for thursday at 1:00. we've learned that vice presiden

noon. >> thanks so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin. we start our coverage on the late senator dianne feinstein taking a live look now at san francisco city hall feinstein's casket arrived earlier morning. and people, as you can see there been paying their respects throughout the morning and they will be allowed to do so until this evening. kron four's charles, the 3rd is live for us now from there with more details. hey, charles. >> so right now i'm outside san francisco city hall in civic center, plaza of the senator's casket arrived around 8.30 this morning. they have placed inside, as you just saw. let's going take a look at some video from a little earlier now. they have placed the casket underneath the rotunda just outside the balcony outside the mayor's office. it's a very appropriate place for her to be viewed. folks are being allowed to enter san francisco city hall off of n s through the front door to go through security and then stand in line and everyone is being given a few moments to pay their respects in front of the cask

noon. >> thank you for joining us 'm justine waltman and we on. will start with the war against israel. israel as one of america's closest allies and his officially at war right now with the palestinian militant group hamas following the group surprise attack on civilians over the weekend. at least 1100 people on both sides of this conflict have been killed. this does include 9 americans today. the u.s. military is now moving an aircraft carrier strike group and a military aircraft closer to israel as a show of support. president joe biden says the u.s. commitment to israel is unwavering. our washington correspondent trevor shirley has the latest. the president also committed to as much aid is israel needs. >> but with the house still speaker list, it's not clear just how quickly that assistance could get approved. officials say at least 700 israelis have died since saturday surprise attack along with an estimated 400 palestinians in gaza following israeli airstrikes. it's the worst attack on israel since the yom kippur war, 50 years ago. but ther

the news at noon starts now. this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian. i'm andre senior. we begin with this remembering the life and legacy of senator dianne feinstein. people are gathering at san francisco city hall this noon. as you look live there at the steps of city hall for a final farewell to the late senator. in less than an hour from now, memorial service is scheduled to begin previously open for the public. it is now limited to invited guests only. and there is heavy security around city hall. but we'll bring you the service live right here on ktvu. we have live team coverage of today's memorial service. our christian captain's been talking to people as they arrive today. first, though, straight to ktvu political reporter greg lee with more on what to expect at today's service and some of the people who should be there. greg yeah, gasia. andre good afternoon to you. we are expecting a poignant memorial service. i'll step out of the way so you can see the set up. nearly 600 chairs here in front of city hall as we expect a nu

that will be a few hours for noon.ere it is just getting started out to see here. and this will be the most substantial rain we get from any real waves that we're going to get from the system. it's a very modest one. >> but it's just what the doctor ordered keeps the ground level nice and moist. so we don't dry out too much as we're still kind of in fire season with all of this. and it's not yet the wet season. it is been wet, though, at half moon bay. look at a couple droplets there on the lens but pretty calm seas that we see at this hour. it will be breezy at the coast and pretty much mostly cloudy during the day today, even when the rain isn't happening in motion. there you see at the line that will play its way out from west to east throughout the day today. all right. got lower 60's and a lot of the east bay. these numbers are somewhat mild compared to yesterday's kind of ahead by half a dozen degrees or even better. that's because this is all mild air. but our highs today will be very much the same as they were

back tomorrow at noon for potentially another speaker vote. two votes have been held with jim jordan as the republican nominee. 20 dissenters in the first vote. 22 in the second vote. according to paul kaine of "the washington post," jordan set a modern record, lowest vote tally for majority's nominee to be speaker, just 199 republicans voted for him on the second ballot. no majority nominee has received less than 200 votes in a really long time. mccarthy's lowest tally was 200 a couple of times in january. so we're looking for potentially a another speaker vote tomorrow. in the meantime, we want to hear your voices. 202-748-8921 for republicans. 02-748-8920 for democrats. 202-48-8922 for all -- 202-748-8922 for all others. we want to get your reaction to the election process when it comes to getting the speaker. 22 republicans voted against jim jordan or did not vote for jim jordan. steve scalise got five of those votes. a couple of those votes, vern buchanan and john james voted for jim jordan the first time. don bacon and ken buck, again co

he will head to the floor again at noon. that is when we could see this resolved. again, a lot can change, but they are headed to the floor at noon. >> stay with us. let's also bring in kasie hunt. seems like overnight there is a lot of momentum behind him, hope, what do we need to know about mike johnson and does he pull this off? >> yeah, it is pretty remarkable. >> i'm aware hope is not a strategy by the way. >> hope is not a strategy. you are correct. but it does seem -- and i think that you could tell behind him as you heard the cheers for him and the way he was talking in that sound bite that you played that the mood around him right now i think is different. and if you listen to some of the members of congress who were talking to lauren and manu and those on the hill late last night, you heard matt gaetz on one side and the other side mike lawler who led the opposition to jim jordan, they are actually singing off the same hymnal. >> and i'm so excited to elect him. >> i did not support the removal of kevin mccarthy. i think that it was arguably stupidest mov

again, mike johnson will take his place and see what happens as noon approaches today. in jefferson city, missouri, independent line. caller: if the democrats would nominate tom emmers and all vote for him, he would get at least five more votes from the republicans and become the speaker. it will be better than the maga ring kisser johnson. listen up, democrats. host: what is it about tom emmers that you support? caller: he did not vote against the -- during the election process, he did not vote against biden for whatever trump thought they stole the election and everybody else like johnson voted to cast out the votes. host: the washington post, their lead editorial today, democrats should help elect a republican speaker. this is the case they make, saying republicans have considered even trying some of these options. they said what they have not done is rely on democrats to make the map -- math work. democrats have routinely backed their leader for speaker, the point of which is to raise the threshold for the republican candidate to achieve a majority on the floor. thi

noon. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm happy to be with you. i'm justine waldman and we will start with the 75,000 kaiser health care workers and the employees who are getting ready to go on strike their labor contract with kaiser expired over the weekend kron four's michael thomas in walnut creek with the latest. >> we're just about 2 days away from c one of the largest healthcare strikes in u.s. history and locations just like this. kaiser in walnut creek could be affected, causing patients to be delayed in multiple ways. >> in total, there's almost 75,000 healthcare workers set to strike nationwide in this three-day strike could start as soon as october 4th, which is this coming wednesday. it includes workers in washington, colorado, oregon, and almost 60,000 here in california with 20,000 coming out of the bay area. their contracts expired over the weekend. union officials telling us they have had good discussions with kaiser, but one of the biggest issues are still facing is the pay range for employees. overnight, kaiser told its members r

we now with breaking news. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm justine waltman. a grim update just now from president biden. 14 americans have now been killed in the war in israel. and some americans are still being held hostage by hamas. >> as president. i have no higher priority the safety of americans being held hostage around the world. >> so the president did condemn the terrorist attacks by hamas and israeli citizens calling the group the group, quote, sheer evil in both israel and gaza. more than 1800 people have died. hamas has fired thousands of rockets into israel since saturday when it launched this unprecedented attack. israel retaliating with relentless airstrikes on gaza. biden saying today that israel will receive the military assistance. it needs to win this war. >> partners all across the region and the world. from the moment this crisis began. we're surging additional military assistance, including ammunition and interceptors to replenish iron dome. really make sure that israel does not run out of these critical assets. >> t

noon. >> thanks so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin happening right now. this francisco unified school district's our other. the teachers union out there is working on announcing the results of the teachers strike vote, affecting some of their 6,000 members. so we're going to work bring to you live in just a moment here. in the meantime. we have some coverage from our will tran on this. it's take that story. >> no matter the results that we will find out at noon if the teachers vote to go on strike or not, you won't have any problems dropping off your child inside the classrooms today. probably not a problem tomorrow or even monday because we are not officially yet at a strike, but they will have to circle back a second time. even if we find out that the vote was yes today. and explain in just a few moments. the parents, they are very concerned, obviously with what's going on there. 132 schools in san francisco, 50,000 kids throughout the city. they're inside the classrooms at stake. whether or not their teachers. we'

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and news. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm justine waldman and we start with big news from capitol hill. the chaos that has crippled the house of representatives for 3 weeks appears now to be over. >> the honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana having received a majority of votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. >> republican congressman mike johnson of louisiana was elected speaker just a short time ago. 220 republicans voted in favor with 209 democrats voted for hakeem jeffries. johnson was the 4th candidate nominated to replace kevin mccarthy. he appeared to strike a chord with all republicans. far-right members have refused to accept a more traditional speaker and moderate conservative conservatives don't want a hard-liner. johnson said he's ready to get to thank you all for the trust. you've instilled. >> in me. to lead us in this historic, unprecedented moment that we're in the challenge before us is great. but the time for action is now and i will not let you down. >> without a

coming up next on kron, 4 news at noon.. >> after the break, the new evidence prosecutors are claiming shows baldwin was at fault. plus the second trial in the death of elijah mcclain has prosecutors say that they are holding police accountable for his death. and protests break out across the country calling for an end to the violence in the middle east. how those >> a protest in the nation's capital today as the war between israel and hamas rages on, demonstrators wearing black t-shirts that read, quote, not in my name pack the cannon house rotunda, which connects to the capitol building, the group jewish voice for peace as thousands of members demonstrated on the streets of washington, d.c., today to demand an end to the conflict. this protest did remain peaceful and several demonstrators were taken into custody. students across the bay area walked out of class today calling for a cease-fire in the middle east. kron four's. charles clifford joins us live now from san francisco with more from the group behind this walkout

noon. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm justine waltman and we will start with that escalating fire danger. a majority of the bay area will be under a red-flag warning this weekend. the big concern, those strong gusty winds with low humidity. we do have team coverage of this weekend's fire danger everything that you need to know will start with kron. 4 charles clifford. he's in the live for us in the north bay where fire crews are going to be high alert. but we will first start with our meteorologist kyla grogan who is tracking those conditions for us in the weather center. good afternoon. kyler. hey there. good afternoon. so today's going to be a lovely day. but by the time we get into the weekend, unfortunately, we're going to be under a red flag warning and you can see it is not just the bay area, a good portion. >> northern california as we zoom in here, though, you see how pervasive this is. it is only really the base i areas and just a small part of the south bay that are not in this red flag warning saturday and

of silent spring revolution, you can have your book signed by douglas at disable 12 at noon. >> now more from the 2023 national festival. >> his book rogue prosecutors. how radical soros lawyers are destroying america's communities, mr. simpson, what is a rogue prosecutor? >> so we defined rogue prosecutor not just one of the 2300 elected da's across the country that we may disagree with but somebody who is specifically funded by pac, political action committees, there's around 75 in the country. when i mean funded, peter, i mean, 60, 70, 80% of the money that they raised came directly from thoseor pacs. we are looking at a subset. >> a couple that you look in your book, kim fox, chicago, if the voters didn't want them in office they wouldn't be in office, would they? >> that's right. that's right. this is a movement that started in 2016 to convince people that they need to reform the criminal justice system and the voters brought into that. i think we are all for criminal justice reforms, but what's happened is voters in these mainly blue cities have voted these people into office.

house republicans gather at noon today. representative mike johnson gained the votes needed to secure the position. watch that on c-span. he has been over 20 days since the house has had a speaker. to start today, we ask you if you have seen over the past three weeks and if it has affected how you view congress and how it operates. tell us on our phone line. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002 is how you do that. if you want to text us and tell us your view of congress has been affected by the lack of a speaker and the election process, (202) 748-8003 is how you do that. you can post on facebook and on x and follow the show on instagram. a recent poll by the economist is highlighted in a recent story, looking at the view of congress in light of the speaker election. the economist asks folks if the lack of a speaker was a problem. an amount saying overall it was helping government. 25% saying it had no effect and about 50% saying that the lack of a speaker was hurting gover

in depth with nadine strossen november 5 at noon on book tv on c-span 2. >> if you ever miss any of c-span's coach, you can find it any time online at c-span.org. videos of key hearings, debates and other events feature markers that guide you to interesting and newsworthy highlights. these points of interest markers appear on the right-hand side of your screen when you hit play on select videos. this time line makes it easily to get an idea what was debated and decided in washington. scroll through and spend a few minutes on c-span's points of interest. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more, includeing cox. >> the syndrome is extremely rare. the friend don't have to be. >> this is joe. >> when you're connected, you're not alone. >> cox supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. secretary of state anthony blinken spoke alongside netanyahu amid the nation's ongoing war against hamas. speaking in tel aviv he talked about the military and diplomatic aid t

for the beginning of the zionist operation in al-aqsa storming operation, which happened from 11:00 noonards , is that the ground infiltration operation almost completely destroyed the army's front in the southern region . it happened in three settlements in the buffer zone of the gaza strip, in zikim, in sderot and in esqlan, these areas are contaminated areas, the zionists can no longer deal with contaminated areas such as military targets. in fact, a minute ago, the zionist media said that although 9 hours from the beginning these operations are over not being able to take over the areas around gaza, i think there are about 22 settlements and areas where the palestinians are now either fully or partially present, and i think it follows from your analysis that until the time around if gaza has the same situation, the zionist regime cannot enter a wide offensive phase. you can see that the air bombardment can be carried out on targets in gaza compared to gaza. but these are mostly for political cover and in fact to justify their own internal public opinion, because if there is a wide ra

at noon, and what were you supposed to do, at 7 am, in the morning, mistakes, all the mistakes, whatny hours, drove away prisoners, killed people, it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter what you investigated, what should what the state should do after what happened, the state must first carry out. no analysis, people should live tomorrow, that's right, people should live tomorrow, you shouldn't take it now and an unprepared army, the army is prepared, there is no need to repeat nonsense that you don’t know about, nonsense, this is what your prime minister says, he didn’t say that the army is not prepared, the minister of defense, the chief of the general staff are now abandoning the israeli army in gas ? no, they are preparing, no, the army is ready, but they cannot, well, the theater of operations is not ready to conduct a ground operation. then what are you waiting for? i don’t whine to you, i don’t whine to you when you launch an offensive, because it’s the question is operational, that’s right, which is what i’m talking about, so you think that operationally you need a pause, but n

part of mashad where the weather is great, it is hot because we are in the middle of summer and it's noon and the temperature is 40 degrees, but during the rest of the year the weather is fantastic here, we are in a place full of magnificent nature and a great view so... this is the cable car of the city and it is called what is behind the mountain? i'm going to explain it to you. hi, so i would like to see what is behind these mountains. well we are in the street of pigeons. it's a famous street in mashad because all these stores sell falls, birds and pigeons, and why pigeons? the pigeon is a bird that likes spiritual places very much. that is why imam reza's holy shrine is always full of pigeons and people usually take food for them, so i'm going to buy food and go to the... خیلی خوبه چنده این? now we're saying goodbye to an old woman who came here to visit imam riza's holy shrine, helping sick and old people is one of the services that imam riza's holy shrine administration provides for people who come here, therefore there is a garage of park. وانه سيد الاولين والاخرين وانه سيد الانبي

host: again that vote at noon eastern. the other story we are following president biden is traveling to israel today with meetings tomorrow amidst the war against hamas. yesterday after meeting with the israeli prime minister's shared some of president biden's agenda with israel. [video clip] >> on wednesday president biden will visit israel. he is coming here for a critical moment for israel and he is coming here to do the following. first, he will reaffirm the united states'solidarity with israel. he will make clear as he has done unequivocally since hamas slaughtered 1400 people that israel has the right in the duty to defend its people from hamas and terrorist and prevent future attacks. he will hear from israel but they need to defend their people as they were with congress to meet those needs. second, he will underscore our crystal clear message to any actor trying to take advantage of this crisis to attacked israel. don't. he has deployed to aircraft carrier groups to the region. third, the president will coordinate

as we head toward noon, it will be in the mid-70s. perfect for enjoying lunch outside, watching the ships pass by. we're going to be heating up today, into the 80s in san francisco. much hotter inland. we'll get a look at the range in temperatures in a few minutes. >>> and we are looking here at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza, westbound lights, we're jammed up solid as there is a quick traffic break. looks like everything is moving smoothly now. a lot more traffic through the toll plaza. i believe they cleared that fender bender in the area. we'll continue to follow this critical section of your commute coming up. >>> good morning. happy wednesday to you. a lot of red on my board. starbucks is closing down some stores in san francisco. the company has about 60 in the city. but with only about 40% of office workers going to the office these days in san francisco, less need for a latte. the "wall street journal" says netflix will raise prices again once the actors strike is over. the big headline is right up here. the dow is

we'll be watching when they gavel in here at noon eastern time. live coverage here on c-span. until then, karen in parkersburg, west virginia, republican, let's hear from you. hi, karen. caller: hi. thank you for taking my call. i am so disappointed in the republican representatives that -- that this this is dragging on and on and on. they ned to get their act in gear and get a speaker elected. caller: and -- host: and who should that be, karen? caller: i have no problem with jim jordan. i don't understand why he was even put up for speaker if they didn't have the support. he needs, what, 17 votes? and representatives were going in the opposite direction. nobody seems to have an answer. it's embarrassing. host: and he lost more votes yesterday. he needed 17 in the first round of vote, he lost even more on the second round of voting. manu raju of cnn tweeting out today, multiple g.o.p. sources sa jim jordan is bleeding votes and is poised to lose more republicans if he goes through with a third ballot one g.o.p. member who opposes jordan said there are about 30 no votes from re

>> today on kron, 4 news at noon, a portion of highway 101 will be closed on the peninsula. the reasons why and the detours you can take. plus the israel hamas war rages in the middle east synagogues and mosques in the bay area are increasing security. but first bring them home. demonstrators call for the release of hostages held by hamas overseas. >> from the bay station, you're watching kron. and news. >> thanks so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin. happening today. bring them home. that's the call from people demonstrating today in san francisco's civic center plaza organizers calling for the release of people taken hostage by hamas kron four's. charles clifford joins us live now in san francisco from the side of this rally with the latest on what's happening there, charles, yet? >> good morning. afternoon. i am in civic center plaza right now. you see this rally just getting started behind me here in front of city hall. we've got maybe 10150 or so people. the crowd is slowly growing. are folks trickling in here? they're about to get star

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so how patrick noone to sees that he knows there's still a lot to look on about funding. is there a personal view is let's think of any nation if we don't learn to live by natural principles. sapiens is i don't have much hope for us. fish, fish, lots. yeah, this is so that's how i see it on it. and so without somebody shelf, we won't make it to you. it's the cost divide, so funky will do their thing with or without us. only the question is, do we accept the role of funky and use them? you'd say i want not since the board. so do we say let's drive off the edge of the cliff on getting caught in on. somebody will survive either way. they do too but hopefully it's patrick bruno and other experts continue with the plan during look. we'll soon be harnessing the potential of funky to address global challenges. the kick off, the red butterflies can solve human problems and firing the floating homes of the future to helping improve solar technology via their nano stuff. first discovered the science of nature. small ingenious inventors. butterfly blueprints in 75 minutes on d. w. t

it began outside of the ferry building at noon. crowd marching all the way to city hall demanding an end to the siege on gaza. and in southern california, protesters taking to the streets calling for the peace for the palestinian people. the un the w h o referring to israel's evacuation order of the gaza strip as a humanitarian crisis. in the meantime, israel's ground forces are assembling on the border. chris wolfe reports in hollywood after speaking with people protesting the war. >> high emotion and westwood saturday as a lone demonstrator holds up an israeli flag in the middle of crush of palestinian activists and supporters. hundreds, if not thousands of people gathered for an event billed as a rally for gaza. the palestinian territory bordering israel in the middle east has been under siege for several days following the unparalleled cross-border surprise attack on israel launched by the palestinian militant group hamas, according to the latest figures, more than 3200 israelis and paleetinians have been killed in the ongoing

so you can see the city of bait noon. we came here near continuous strikes, both artillery as trifles have more to strikes. and i've also been able to hear this morning, especially at the moment having a little bit of a low haven't been relatively quiet in the last few moments. but earlier this morning we could hear both heavy and light machine gun fire suggesting that there is actually come not happening on the ground. we've been able to also see through some certain length and some tanks on the other side. so that way i can just hear and outgoing 5 a make line full in sight noon. and so we, we all seeing and hearing that 2nd phase, we know that they've ramped up ground forces. is there any military wrapped up ground forces inside garza? and that is certainly part of the 2nd phase is benjamin netanyahu was pulling at last night. uh exactly, the tactics we don't know. we think it is less likely to be these major ground invasion ground. uh, ground incursions that we will 1st thinking and talking about we've seen a huge tro

in fact, start watching at noon because we're going to be broadcasting first at noon. that's when our coverage starts. >> and then we'll pick right up with the memorial service starts at 1 o'clock. we'll carry that live in its entirety right here on kron. 4 will be right back. at first, i used better than bouillon for broth. and then stir fry... sauces... even marinades! and now there's the culinary collection! italian herb for pasta... smoky chipotle for fajitas... it's like the deliciousness never ends! make everything better with better than bouillon! >> 10 45? and it is fleet week in san francisco. the weather couldn't be better or boys are going to be toasty and you can see all the tourists. so you probably all have noticed a lot of crowds, especially around the embarcadero and north beach. military personnel have been spotted a look. there's a few right there in uniform and we caught up with some airmen about how it's going so far. >> the people here just are absolutely incredible. what their their energy and like there character that come off on a says it is gre

the news at noon starts now. this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm andre senior. i'm gasia mikaelian. we'll begin with breaking news here in a major setback for autonomous vehicle vehicle company. san francisco based cruise. ctv's greg lee live in the newsroom here with the decision from state regulators. greg gasia, good afternoon. the california department of motor vehicles announced a short time ago it is immediately suspending cruise's robo taxi operations in driverless taxi permits. in its release, the dmv deemed that the autonomous vehicles are, quote, not safe for the public's operation. the agency listed several factors, including matthew factor misrepresenting, misrepresenting any information related to the safety of the autonomous technology. there was no timeline for this suspension, and it does not impact the company's permit for testing their cars with. a safety driver. if you recall, cruise received regulatory approval in august to commercially operate their robo taxis at all hours in san francisco. a week later, the dmv offered ordered cruise to its

noon. >> thanks so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin highway to 42 in concord is back open in the northbound direction after police activity shut it down for most of the morning. kron four's charles clifford is live at the scene for us with the latest on this. charles. >> well, the good news here is that the situation result was resolved peacefully and no one injured and traffic is getting back to normal. it's going to take a look at some video here from earlier now. the concord police department says about 7.30, this morning they found a man apparently in distressed above willow, pass road on an overpass on highway 2.42. and the northbound lanes so they shut down northbound lanes. the shutdown will pass road underneath the overpass and they spent several hours very peacefully talking to this man. you might build to see him in this video wearing a black hoodie. there. they were very patient with him. they got pretty close to him. witnesses say that at times he would go near the edge of overpass and cops would back off.

still ahead here at noon, insurance rates are going up this year. the major reasons why your policies. >> including auto and health are more pricey. and if there is any relief in sight. but first, scientists say they have made a big breakthrough in treating cervical cancer. it's the biggest they've done in 20 years. we have those for this afternoon. a breakthrough in the treatment of cervical cancer considered the most significant in 20 years. >> scientists with cancer research, uk found that using less expensive drugs before conducting radiation therapy reduces the risk of death in women with cervical cancer by 35%. researchers also found chemotherapy before standard treatment for cervical cancer. significantly reduces rates of relapse and death and women fighting the disease. cervical cancer is the 4th most common cancer among women across the world. the federal trade commission will hire child psychologists as it considers too regulate social media. the ftc commissioner says that the agency plans on hiring child psychologist to help track the men

it starts at noon and it will be in the mid-80s. you are hydrated and keep drinking water and wear sunscreen throughout the day because it will reach up to 90 degrees, and it will be clear throughout the day. we will wrap up the weekend right here with the football game that will be the 49ers right here on nbc bay area shown, or if you are lucky enough to go to levi's stadium, it will be warm reaching into the low 80s and a light wind as well. if you are going to the beach and want to hang out and watch waves, monterey will be in the upper 70s tomorrow. a significant cooldown by the end of the weekend as we see the return of the coastal clouds and the fog. it will in the reaching 91 degrees in los angeles, and dropping back into the 80s for saturday and sunday with sunshine there as well. >>> mike, you are seeing traffic bogging down out of hayward now? >> yeah, 92 saw the volume build over the last few minutes. we have seen the censors slow. by the time you get to the high-rise, everything moves smoothly with the build into and out

and coming up next here at noon.rock purdy might not be able to play in this sunday's matchup against the bengals because he has just entered concussion protocol. >> also, rent control in the minds of state officials. how that issue end up on the next ballot. >> kron 4 is your local election headquarters as high rents and the lack of affordable housing plague the state. the issue will be front and center. this election on a ballot measure calling for more rent control. alright, i'm wallace gives us a look at that proposal. >> renters outside. the state capitol making their message loud and clear to rent in california. he's not cheap. data from zillow shows the median rent across the state right now is $2,850 per month its skyrocketing. >> and people can't to live here anymore. that's why suze shannon says she has helped to organize and gather support for a ballot measure to give local governments across the state. >> the opportunity to expand rent control, allowing them to restrict how much landlords are allowed to r

patrick noone is work in switzerland could also be hunted by existing patents. how does he feel about this 99? am yourself to protect my opinion on patent and i'll use that. they can hinder innovation, delay innovation. and actually, i think these novel materials should be spread by open source, the all and so 9, so and so the way fungus itself spreads me. this, the beauty alsco, and fortunately moon that has spread his risk soil remediation. his 2nd main stay is free of such restrictions. unimportant, amazing is taking place today. scientists from missouri could come to an on site appointment at the industrial wasteland. m a broker to accompany the project. patrick luna and eric cruz, the managing director of disco squeeze interviewing agie, who is jointly responsible for the remediation. explain the situation. one of the month effects you can see that it rains last night. you can see the puddles that self compute. the biggest sink contamination is actually in the puddles. this is the do gooders because i mean all to me think specialist to the environmental off

and news. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. justine waltman and will start oakland where 3 people are dead. 7 others hurt after a violent weekend. there. and this violence is coming as the city is navigating without a police chief kron 4 michael thomas has the latest. >y in total, the city of oakland sot 7 shootings in 3 days with oakland. police telling me 3 people are dead and 7 are injured, adding that the city is now at 103 homicides for this year allowed adding that it is the 4th consecutive year. the city has seen the number go over 100. >> take a look. this is a map of where the incident happened friday night. they were 3 shootings with the first happening around 8.30, on the 7300 block of well street that left one person injured. the second was a shootout between a vehicle and 2 people that were walking on the 4500 block of melrose avenue at around 10, 15 with no injuries reported 15 minutes later at 10, 30, there was another person that was shot and killed with 2 others injured. peralta hacienda historical park in east

noon. >> thanks for joining us on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm ella sogomonian. our top story after the environmental protection agency confirmed the dangers of lead airplane fuel. there's been a push in the south bay to remove the mix from production and use. now a new grant proposal could help do just that. kron 4 charles clifford is joining us live from san jose with those details. chalk. >> well, large commercial airlines in airplanes no longer use leaded aviation fuel that a lot of smaller airports and smaller aircraft like prop planes still use leaded aviation fuel. but there is an ongoing push to put an end to that practice. >> good morning. welcome, everyone. on tuesday, the u.s. epa announced that the california department of public health has been awarded a $776,000 grant to be used to help airports across the state transition from using leaded aviation fuel to unleaded aviation fuel. the epa estimates that aviation fuel is the largest source of lead in the air constituting more than 400 tons of lead per year. a pace analysis showed that more than 5 mil

that'll be at noon today. we lowered the flags at half mass in all of our various city buildings. and we know that the president has also issued that order for and ultimately, as soon as we are able to confirm with the family the plans for the services and what might happen, we will immediately share that with the public. she had a long tenure in the senate. she obviously was very intimate with the city of san francisco. you mentioned this a little bit earlier. can you talk a little bit about i mean, i know part of her part of her legacy is this service. but i mean, there are some challenges now in her in her absence. can you talk a little bit about meetings? what are some of the initial challenges in her absence that you're like , i'm not going to have her phone call to help with that? well, well, i'll just say that, you know, there continue there will always be challenges, right ? there will always be issues that we have to confront and ultimate, i think that you know, some of us knew her well enough in some ways to know sometimes what she would say or how she would feel about s