we've got patti smith. oh my god, she brought down the park. the last time she played. >> i want to see aj lee and blue summit. they're a young bluegrass band out of the santa cruz area and they are amazing. >> concert organizers say in addition to the headliners, the draw for music lovers is the chance to discover their next favorite artist. >> i love it that people are motivated to come because of a really big, well-known artist like this year. some of them are like patti smith, sleater-kinney, emmylou harris, as you mentioned, steve earle greensky bluegrass. i can go on with those bigger names, but so much of the essence is music discovery. >> organizers say keeping the event free means it can draw all music fans together. so to have a free event like this that brings so many different kinds of people together of all different ages, all different demographics like that to me is really beautiful. >> please do everything you can to keep yourself hydrated and safe today. >> this year in a city known for its fog. festival goers will have to be p

we've got patti smith.h my god, she brought down the park the last time she played. >> i want to see aj lee and blue summit. they're a young bluegrass band out of the santa cruz area and they are amazing concert organizers say. >> in addition to the headliners, the draw for music lovers is the chance to discover their next favorite artist. >> i love it that people are motivated to come because of a really big, well-known artist like this year. some of them are like patti smith, sleater-kinne, emmylou harris, as you mentioned, steve earle greensky bluegrass. i can go on with those bigger names, but so much of the essence is music discovery. >> organizers say keeping the event free means it can draw all music fans together. >> so to have a free event like this that brings so many different kinds of people together, of all different ages, all different demographics like that to me is really beautiful. >> please do everything you can to keep yourself hydrated and safe today. >> this year, in a city known for it

and i also quote the great patti smith who talked about going to burnt out cities and dilapidated cities or going to small towns and an art scene to try to get something going. because she said so many neighborhoods in chicago, new york and san francisco and l.a., they've just priced people out of doing that, doing the kinds of things she did when she was young. so look for another place to do it. hmm. yeah. yeah. one of the things i learned about you from the book didn't know you had a lutheran school background. so i might want to ask you about the godzilla jesus chapter, especially since in the last couple of weeks, sort of bizarre religiosity of trump's, you know, explicit appeal, you know, in selling bibles and the address to the national religious broadcasters and just the, you know, to explain what seems to us sort of just laughed. well, really, you know, biblical illiteracy and, you know, just vulgar ism. how how it is that, you know, the great mystery of why it is, although some people have said there's no mystery at all. when you study evangelicals. why do evangelicals in incre

public transit or use rideshares and tomorrow's big acts include emmylou harris, bobby rush and patti smith. san francisco is getting ready for another much loved annual event. fleet week tomorrow, 3 ships, the uss tripoli. the u.s. has somerset and unmanned surface vessel ranger sale under the golden gate bridge troops will man the rails. they'll be escorted to the peers by fire boats. and this morning, kron 4 got a chance to check with the pilot to hear what we can expect this year. >> i lived in the city for 22 years in fleet week is the best we can around here. the weather's great. everybody comes out. the whole community gets involved. it's a great opportunity for all the coast guard in the fire department police resources to test their emergency response. and of course, the blue angels come so i have been flying in fleet week nelson last year for start fining fleet week. but i've been involved with the patriots check team since 2010 and the patriots fly every year where an all volunteer organization based out of the east bay. and we have 2 former thunderbirds, a former blue angel, all

days, so it's a lot to take in a lot of very well known acts, like people like sleater kinney, patti smith, emmylou harris, among others. but a lot of first time artists here, too, like greensky bluegrass and brandy clark. this is my 15th year. what keeps you coming back? just great music and learning about new bands as well. and usually my best buddy is with me and we hula hoop and that's fun. i've made friends over the years. now there are some street closures in the park to be aware of too, if you're coming out. of course, people are encouraged to take public transit and muni is offering expanded service entrances, open tomorrow at nine and performances end at 7:00 all weekend. reporting live in san francisco christie smith, nbc, bay area news. enjoy the sunshine, christie. all right. you're going to have to. you have a choice. still ahead, you'll once again have the choice to increase the minimum wage in california. the amount it would rise if prop 32 is approved by you, the voters. a new type of mosquito is showing up in the south bay. why? experts are concerned about this one and wha

includes more than 70 performances over six stages, and that includes well-known acts like patti smith and emmylou harris. wow, what a great night to have a concert in san francisco because normally at this time it would be so cold. and those outdoor festivals. but the evening was in the 70s. yeah, exactly. so it was actually nice in golden gate park. that was the place to be. even though, you know, technically today we did cool down just a little bit. but our highs, to give you some perspective here. inland areas this time of year should see upper 70s and low 80s. so yes, these upper 90s to 101 degrees like we saw today in livermore. not what you expect to see this time of year. unfortunately, we're going to be seeing more of it for this weekend. outside still pretty warm in san jose. you see 75 degrees there. clear skies in san jose out towards the tri-valley. also in the 70s. locations around livermore tomorrow and the tri-valley, likely in a spread of temperatures from about 100 to 105 degrees tomorrow. and probably looking at similar conditions in walnut creek tomorrow. right now,

days, so it's a lot to take in a lot of very well known acts, like people like sleater kinney, patti smith, emmylou harris, among others. but a lot of first time artists here too. it kicked off today under clear skies and some relief from the hotter temperatures. earlier this week, though temperatures could warm up again saturday and sunday. we encourage people to bring their own water bottles because we do have water stations strewn throughout the park, so that's one thing. keep hydrated. everybody has a hat and you know, sometimes you just end up kind of seeking out the shade. you can hear the music from just about anywhere. jacqueline jones and her group are ready for a great weekend of music. this is my 15th year. what keeps you coming back? just great music and learning about new bands as well. and usually my best buddy is with me and we hula hoop and that's fun. i've made friends over the years. there are plenty of food options too, and an experience some would not miss. this is my fifth or sixth time. it's just the camaraderie. it's a it's a great vibe. now, of course, the vast majo

that includes well-known acts like patti smith and emmylou harris and some newer artists. just great music and learning about new bands as well. and usually my best buddy is with me and we hula hoop and that's fun. i've made friends over the years. jessica pratt was one of them. i love her. also, cat power sings bob dylan love her to. it's really a great festival and it's free. the weather is an issue, as we've been talking about. it's expected to be in the 80s this weekend. the golden gate park, so stay hydrated. also tonight, how do you change the narrative of oakland? a group of longtime oaklanders business owners and social media influencers are now encouraging people. don't just criticize the town. instead, come visit the town. oakland, the most beautiful town there is, got some amazing restaurants and bars. today, the launch of this new campaign it's called oakland is better in person. the goal is to use social media to tell oakland's story and showcase its unique beauty. no one wants to visit a place where all you hear about is doom and gloom. so it is up to the res

festival will feature several artists, including rock n roll hall of fame musician and poet, poet patti smith mavis staples, jackie green, greensky bluegrass and emmylou harris. 75 bands will be performing throughout the weekend. hardly strictly kicks off this friday. gates will open at 11 a.m. that festival has been taking place in san francisco for 24 years. >> always a good party in the park there, especially if you like a little bluegrass every now and then, friday, saturday and sunday. and if you don't. just be careful driving through the area as well. >> it's going to be busy. >> traffic is going to be a headache all weeke long. thanks for wat yeah welcome, everyone. to like it or not, i am your host today, heather holmes. and no news topics today, but plenty of hot topics. and we are weighing in on something quite controversial. and that is family, right? families can be controversial. and i'm joined today by miles weber of vallejo, a former

bobby rush and patti smith. san francisco getting ready for another much loved annual event. fleet week tomorrow, 3 ships, the uss tripoli, uss somerset and the unmanned surface vessel ranger will be sailing under the golden gate bridge troops will man the rails, though i'll be escorted to the peers by fire boats this morning. kron 4 got a chance to chat with the pilot to hear what we can expect this year. >> i lived in the city for 22 years in fleet week is the best we can around here. the weather's great. everybody comes out. the whole community gets involved. it's a great opportunity for all the coast guard in the fire department police resources to test their week now since last year for start fining fleet week. but i've been involved with the patriots jet team since 2010 and the patriots fly every year where an all volunteer organization based out of the east bay. and we have 2 former thunderbirds, a former blue angel. all the people that come together for the passion of flight and we love flying fleet week. >> other scheduled events include the parade of ships. there wi

bobby rush, patti smith. it was the 24th year of the free music festival.as the 50th annual castro street fair in san francisco founded in 1974. by harvey milk. it's designed to promote owned businesses and the castro neighborhood culture. people attending say they appreciate the exposure. this event to france. >> i think it's opportunity for not just for the community and to big kid community, but everybody to come and have a good idea time there are so so many vendors and also their organizations providing services also doing. all so it's a opportunity for everybody to come and enjoy good there are some state that they they performances. >> next at 10, not much, but it's something the governor says your electric bills will be at least a little lower this month. >> also, communities struggling to recover from hurricane helene. now face another hurdle. this information. >> the number of people killed by hurricane helene has risen to at least 227. it could grow higher in world communities of western north carolina. some people say they can only rely on neigh

that includes well-known acts like patti smith, emmylou harris, one of my favorites, andrew bird, will be performing. hope you can go check it out. free music. who wouldn't love that in san francisco? in san francisco and gorgeous, gorgeous weather for once in golden gate park. very gorgeous, but lots of people there. of course, just dealing with the heat that, you know, were very, very hot this week. and that is and so many of us don't have ac and that's going to continue. so if you can carpool there that is a good idea. we are looking at another spare the air alert day around the bay area as our sea breeze has been turned off and all of that amplified heat is bringing all of that pollution closer to the surface. so just another day to stay inside, watch your health and watch that heat as we have another day extending that heat warning into this afternoon and tomorrow as those temperatures flirt with the one hundreds in cupertino. very toasty for the east san jose foothills and will continue to look at some scorching heat for gilroy. 100 for the 90s for the east bay shoreline. 95 in h

today's final sets include patti smith and emmylou harris. >>> in concord the third annual creative concordval was almost a jeopardy of being canceled because of the heat. but since the temperature did not reach 104 degrees , people still got to get out and enjoy the music and the art. by the end of the week an artist will install six new murals throughout downtown concord near-total santos plaza. they will paint all weekend with musicians performing at the plaza. people attending were eager to check out the works of art. >> i just want to walk around and experience some of the culture and music and the art of that is available to support my community. and have a good time and watch the dogs really brought in the grass. and chill. >> the festival started in the summer of 2022 as part of an effort to beautify the city. >>> in san mateo county, for progress has been stopped on the vegetation fire near half moon bay. this one broke out yesterday afternoon along highway 92. caretakers were on the scene to help put out the flames. firebird a total of 2 1/2 acres. crews stayed on the scene overni

bobby rush, patti smith. it was a 24 the year of the free music festival. and i'm impressed, john. they still got out there despite the heat. he's certainly was a warm yeah, i know that we had a lot of emergency crews out there just to make sure everyone staying hydrated. keeping an eye on everyone. >> it was a record breaking day yesterday in san francisco. whether you are in golden gate park or not, it was scorching hot. this is a look at sf this morning with the clear skies up above. but here were some of our daytime highs yesterday. sf got up to 97 degrees. breaking a record normal for this time of year is the low 70's. so that is way above where we should be. oakland got up to 100. also a record breaker. san jose, a record breaker at 103. same in santa rosa in sandra fell. also breaking heat records yesterday. just downright hot, triple digits for most of us upper 90's at the coast in san francisco. i mean, these are exceptionally hot conditions and does all those events going on this weekend did pose that extra challenge. now this morning, we do have crystal clear dry skies a

some of the big names include rock n roll hall of fame musician and poet patti smith.avis staples, jackie green and emmylou harris. as always, hardly strictly is free to attend. today is also the start of the mill valley film festival that showcases top independent movies from around the world. the opening night film will be conclave, a drama involving the vatican and starring actor ralph fiennes. both he and the director will be in attendance tonight. other celebrities scheduled to appear at this year's film festival are jude law and amy adams. the festival runs through the 13th of the month. >> state health officials say they are investigating a possible human case of bird flu from infected cattle. officials say the individual worked in a central valley dairy facility and had mild symptoms. the risk to the public remains low, but they say people who interact with animals, such as dairy or poultry farm workers, are at a higher risk. they recommend that personal protective equipment be used like masks and gloves, as well as eye protection. milk from sick cows is not pe

featured acts closing out the weekend did include a ukrainian group, daca brakha, as well as favorites patti smith, emmylou harris and ramblin jack elliott. this was the 24th year of the free festival. >> firefighters in alameda get some help putting out a fire this evening. coming up, how a bystander jumped in and helped. >> and we're entering the homestretch for the november election. the focus on both campaigns coming up next. >> the san francisco 49ers injuries continue to mount following their loss to the arizona cardinals. bailey o'carroll will have the story later in sport it is inevitable. chloe! hey dad. they will grow up. [cheering] silly face, ready? discover who they are. [playing music] what they want from this world. and how they will make it better. and while parenting has changed, how much you care has not. that's why instagram is introducing teen accounts. automatic protections for who can contact them and the content they can see. ♪ why choose a mobile network built for places you'll and t probably never be...ee. ...instead of for where you are most of the time? xfinity mobile wa

rock and roll hall of fame musician patti smith leads the lineup.'s set is sunday at 5:40 p.m. hardly. strictly is free to attend. and if you can't make it, the festival will be live streaming on its website. >> we know how we. we now know which show will have a crossover episode with abc's award winning series abbott elementary. it's always sunny in philadelphia co-creator rob mcelhenney shared these photos on the set of abbott. he previously said an abbott sunny crossover would make sense because both shows are set in philly. no word yet when that episode will air, but abbott elementary season four premieres wednesday, october ninth at 930 right here on abc seven. it's always sunny airs on fx, which is also owned by abc seven's parent company, disney. >> abbott elementary is so hilarious. >> it really is. i know. >> kumasi was encouraging me to restart it, so i did because she was super just on top of it. so funny. >> i know i got bored of all of my options on a flight recently, and i also started to watch abbott again and kept annoying my husband

we've got patti smith. oh my god, she brought down the park the last time she played. >> i want to see aj lee and blue summit. they're a young bluegrass band out of the santa cruz area, and they are amazing. >> a lot of amazing acts here. the festival goes on until 7:00 tonight, gets underway again tomorrow and sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m, as is the tradition. legendary emmylou harris is set to close out the show sunday evening from the banjo stage. now, as in years past, parking expected to be big challenge here around golden gate park. so they are advising festival goers to use public transit to get to and from the show. one last look here you can see fans starting to make their way in. there were some lines here a little earlier. a lot of those first rush of fans are already inside. we're expecting many more people to show up again. the show gets underway officially at 1:00. guys, a lot of great bands and i've been here multiple times in the years past. past. this is a great show, great turnout and great

three day event features several artists, including rock n roll hall of fame musician and poet patti smith, mavis staples, jackie green and emmylou harris. 75 bands will be performing through the weekend hardly strictly kicks off this friday. gates open at 11 a.m. and it will still be warm this weekend. >> yes, i was just thinking the same exact thing, but i mean, you're not too far from the beach anyway, so you could just hang out there and then go to the park is always pretty nice. absolutely. all right. thank you so much for watching ktvu fox two news at noon. a quick reminder that you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv. >> you can watch our live newscast. you'll get stories on demand and more on all your streaming devices. as the intense heat is still the big story of the day. we have you covered both on the air here and online. we'll meet you back here for our next newscast that starts today at four yeah welcome to like it or not. we'd like to think it's a fun show where you join in on some conversations we're having about big controversies daily annoyances, and everything in b

rock and roll hall of fame musician patti smith leads up the lineup. the festival kicks off on friday and runs through sunday. it is free to attend. >> las vegas radio stations are saying goodbye to green day. this after singer billie joe armstrong bashed the city during the group's concert in san francisco last month. armstrong blasted a's or a's owner john fisher for his plans to move the team to vegas. at least two radio stations have banned green day's music from their airwaves. now check this out. armstrong left this graffiti at the toronto blue jays stadium back in august. he apparently finds the oakland a's logo in an interior hallway and spray painted over it. you can see the green b representing the oakland ballers. >> i mean, you can't be mad at them for feeling some sort of way about this. >> yeah. >> local guy. >> soquel's. >> yeah. grew up with them? yeah. now they're moving to vegas and they're not quiet about it. >> clearly they're like b now done. >> neither is larry beil. >> yeah. that's true. maybe he's not allowed in vegas either. on

bobby rush, patti smith. it was the 24th year of that free music fest.n you see everybody came out, they held their hats. yeah. and their visors and their water just so they were ready, willing. you're thinking, you know, going to a park. it's always nice and cool in the park shouldn't be a problem. it was warm everywhere. john. yeah. and it was a record breaker across the board yesterday. san francisco was. >> no difference. if we got up to 97 degrees in the city. now, normal for hardly strictly as low 70's. so it was a tough if you are exposed to the sunshine and san francisco isn't the only ones. those of us in oakland hit 100 degrees, a record breaker. san jose, a record breaker at 103, santa rosa center fell also breaking records. sandra felt particularly hot at what that was 7 yesterday. what is what we are looking at? finally a break to that hot trend of weather. this hyper low pressure to the north and west of dislodge is that high pressure in the days to come in with that? we do see the return of some much more normal conditions for this time of

rock and roll hall of fame musician patti smith leads the lineup. festival runs through sunday, and it is free to attend. >> number five a big weekend at uc berkeley. espn's college game day is going to broadcast from cal tomorrow morning before the golden bears take on miami. if you're going to the show, bart is running early so that you can get to downtown berkeley by 5 a.m. the show starts at 6 a.m. and number six, we do want to tell you more about how you can get to college game day. >> so as reggie mentioned, bart is going to be offering some limited early service to the berkeley station. this is happening from 12 stations tomorrow morning. and of course, the cal bears are hosting the miami hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. >> number seven, when it comes to your music, no more suffering in silence. spotify is rolling out an offline backup for premium users. it automatically creates a playlist of recently streamed songs for you to play. in case your phone loses internet connection. ooh, i like that. >> football fashion in the spotlight levi stad

and today's big acts include any lou harris, bobby rush and patti smith. probably want to stay in the shade. wear a hat because it's going to get hot out there. and for the past 20 years at sutter, health is francisco. women diagnosed with cancer have had help in navigating the next steps. the knocking family cancer recovery program offers free help to patients and their families. and prof was noelle bellow brings us their story. >> she articulated how important it was. to do this together and to help more people. and then a year later, she was diagnosed the knot. can family name lines, the halls of the sutter health cpmc center for women's health care. >> since 2004 dad, shelby and daughter, michelle have worked to create a cancer recovery program in honor of their wife and mom. melinda move in the past 2, >> april of 2001 a long illness 6 or 7 years. it's a very rare form cancer. and i wanted to memorialize choose not to go to the person who would have liked to carney morrow sheen because she was too much of people person. >> instead, shelby decided to c

featured acts closing out the weekend included the ukrainian group dakhabrakha, as well as favorites patti smithack elliott. this was the 24th year of the free festival. >> the latest sequel of the movie, joker, is creating buzz. this morning after stumbling at the box office. the movie brought in an estimated $40 million at the domestic box office. that's well below opening projections of 70 million. the sequel also didn't live up to expectations of the first film, which broke records with its $96.2 million opening weekend. economists say poor reviews likely caused the biggest hit to the movie's revenue. all right, it's 558 right now. it's been one year since the surprise attack on israeli music festival that ignited the war between israel and hamas. a look at the latest updates on the conflict and ongoing efforts for peace and with less than a month to election day, the pressure is mounting now. former president donald trump and vice president kamala harris ramping up their campaigns to win over undecided voters. and the niners had a meltdown, and the blazing sun wasn't to blame. the niners bl

some of the big names include rock n roll hall of fame musician and poet patti smith, mavis staples, jackie green and emmylou harris. hardly. strictly is free. in the east bay, a two day event is bringing artists and musicians together for the annual creative concord event. artists from around the world have been creating new murals for the public event. a sword dance pays tribute to concord's sister city relationship with kitakami in japan, and one of one is described as a dreamy work of art. >> california dreamin, dreamin it's like everyone has a dream for me, it was always to live off my art, so for me, that's why i'm like. i feel it's only appropriate for dreaming to be the word to choose. for here. >> aside from the murals and mosaics, bay area musicians will showcase their talents for a free concert at the park. the artworks are on the walls of various buildings around downtown, and the live music will be held at todos santos park. i'm tired of summer. >> i want it to be cold. >> i want to decorate for halloween and not feel like i'm supposed to be decorating for 4th of july. i

day festival will feature several artists, including rock and roll hall of fame musician and poet patti smithgrass and emmylou harris. 75 bands will be performing throughout the weekend. the hardly strictly bluegrass event kicks off friday. the gates open at 11 a.m. >> the classic horror film nightmare on elm street is marking a special milestone. it has been 40 years since the original 1984 film took theaters into the haunted dreams of a group of teenagers to celebrate freddy krueger's slasher film is now being released in 4k for the first time, ahead of the anniversary. the stars of the original spoke about their time on set and whether they'd ever return to the franchise. >> i think the most popular is nightmare on elm street three dream warriors, and if they reboot that, i would love to be invited to do a cameo as perhaps one of the doctors that doesn't really. he's kind of cynical and doesn't believe that all those kids are having a collective nightmare about this guy freddy krueger. >> that special release will be available digitally today, followed by a physical release october 15th. >

acts closing off this weekend include the ukrainian group, a ukrainian group, as well as favorites patti smith year of the free festival. free, free, free palestine, free palestine. >> think about all of these innocent deaths. >> today marks one year of the israel-hamas war. a breakdown of the conflict in the bay area. memorials and demonstrations to honor those who have died. >> plus, we try to tell people is. don't be afraid of fire. be ready for fire. >> living alongside fire in the safest way possible. the guidance to help californians prevent wildfire disasters as the state deals with an unusually hot october heat wave and the record breaking heat felt by the faithful. levi's stadium you could call it the fall of the team to the cardinals. a meltdown as the team could not hold onto the ball for the lead. >> we had 13 points and 17in the other. by no means should we be able to give that away. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. all right. >> welcome to mornings on two at 8:00 as we look live at ocean beach right now, the windmill there at golden gate park. and yes, we are