u. s. for california is facing its worst drought in more than 4 decades, forcing farmers to reduce their livestock, the fields barren, even destroyed crops. the hot and dry conditions artifact of climate change. there are also fueling fears of war, devastating wildfires, and that this is the new normal for the state of california and some feeds down upon his ruddy, dried up fields. farmer job bask works the land he still con his years is 3 drives has forced him to leave one 3rd of his 2 sides and acre farm, unseated the effects for him, and his employees have been devastating. it's an economic disaster. we don't quite crops. we don't have jobs, we don't produce food. and as we saw during the pandemic, you know, this, the industry is essential for everyone. we work to feed, everybody drives the worst california has experienced in more than 4 decades. left federal agencies unable to supply farmers with enough water. as a result, many have either left field barren or turn to cups that are more dr. tolerant than the grapes. the space is known for swindling snow. mount for mentions is one major reason

is a priority for president biden, to start a healing process in a deep lead divided country d, w caroline, and she more they're reporting from tulsa, oklahoma. the u. s. state of california has launched a task force to look into possible reparations for black americans. the committee held its 1st online meeting on tuesday to begin a 2 year process to address the harms of slavery and a legit systemic racism. it's the 1st body of its kind in the united states. slavery was abolished nationwide. nearly 160 years ago. come asked us why in california, why not? here are some more of the stories making headlines around the world. canada has flown its flags at half mast. to honor the more than $200.00 and digital children found buried at a former boarding school. prime minister justin trudeau called there to re pass treatment. quotation appalling dishes groups are calling for a nationwide search for unmarked graves and other sites. us secretary of state anthony blinking has traveled to costa rica where he urged central american government to do more to help contain illegal immigration. many people arriving on the us mexico border are from the region, also voice concerns about hum

a commitment for reparations to survive as and their descendants that says his administration is aware that more needs to be done to address racial qualities. the u. s. state of california has launched a task force to look into possible reparations for black americans. committee held its 1st online meeting on tuesday to begin a 2 year process to address the harms of slavery in the legend systemic racism. the 1st body of its kind in the united states, slavery was abolished nationwide nearly 160 years ago. come asked us why, here's some more of the stories making headlines around the world. canada has flown and flags at half mast to honor the more than 200 indigenous children found buried at a former boarding school. prime minister just in trudeau called their past treatment appalling 1st nation. business groups are calling for a nationwide search for unmarked grades. that other sites america, let us secretary antony blink and he's the secretary of state antony blink. and has traveled to costa rica where he urged central american government to do more to help to contain illegal immigration. many people arriving on the us mexico border are from that region. you also voice

california to me at that time was capital was deemed the most violent city in the world. although no american citizen had been killed. the u. s. put back california store on a blacklist for destination to avoid vacationers fled and investors got cold feet for a region that primarily relies on tourism. this was an economic disaster. the authorities found the ideal candidate to restore law and order over to dela pena, the secretary general of baja, california store was all for 3 years. he's been working on the front line against the cartels america. and otherwise, my mission is to direct and coordinate the efforts of all the governmental institutions to combat and reduce organized crime in the region as much as possible in to tell us or to follow. because of the outing part. this mission has put him on the cartels blacklist and she's good. when we see is an emotion, you must learn to control, we all get scanned, but it's important not to let yourself be consumed. on this morning, he's being safely escorted to a fishing village that's been struck by disaster. a recent bout of torrential rain caused a dike to break, resulting in terrible flooding. several houses built near t

california to me at that time, most cannibals was deemed the most violent city in the world. although no american citizen had been killed. the u. s. put baja california sewer on a blacklist for destination to avoid the cation or fled, and investors got cold feet for a region that primarily relies on tourism. this was an economic disaster. the authorities found the ideal candidates to restore law and order ivory de la pena, the secretary general of baja, california. sure. i didn't know that it was all for 3 years. he's been working on the front line against the cartels and otherwise my mission is to direct and coordinate the efforts of all the governmental institutions to combat and reduce organized crime in the region as much as possible. and she'll tell. busy us or to follow because of the outing part . this mission has put him on the cartels blacklist. she's good. when are you? is an emotion you must learn to control. we all get scanned, but it's important not to let yourself be consumed. on this morning, he's being safely escorted to a fishing village that's been struck by disaster. a recent bout of torrential rain caused a dike to break, resulting in terrible flooding. s

i'll t 0 a ban on assault weapons which has been in place for more than 30 years in the u. s . state of california has been struck down by a federal judge while declaring the ban unconstitutional. the judge praised the a 15 rifle, a weapon of choice for my shooters in recent years. california is one of 7 states along with the district of columbia that has some form of assault weapons ban. i'll just there was how did yo, castro and washington says the judge, his comments, the anger opponents, the ruling comes from a republican appointed federal judge and it has quite upset gun control advocates. and if you just read the opening line of this ruling, you might see why judge roger benita has rights like the swiss army knife, the popular a r 15 rival is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. he goes on to rule that this 32 year old ban and california on the purchase of assault weapons to be unconstitutional because it violates the 2nd amendment rights for americans to bear arms. now this ruling was cheered by pro gun advocates, who notably during the pandemic ameri

is a priority for president biden, to start a healing process in a deeply divided country d, w, carolina. ch moore. they are reporting from tulsa, oklahoma. the u. s. state of california has launched a task force to look into possible reparations for black americans. the committee held its 1st online meeting on tuesday to begin a 2 year process to address the harms of slavery and a legit systemic racism. the 1st body of its kind in the united states for slavery was abolished nationwide, nearly 160 years ago. my ancestors here are some more of the stories making headlines around the world. canada has flown as flags that half mast to honor the more than 200 indigenous children found buried at a former building. former boarding school prime minister justin trudeau called the past treatment appalling. digital groups are calling now for a nation wide search for unmarked graves. that other sites us secretary of state antony blinking has traveled to costa rica where he urged central american governments to do more to help contain illegal immigration. many people arriving on the us mexico border are from the region. the also voice concerns about human rights in central americ

for frank, and i'm julie julie haener. the decision came from the u. s. district court for the southern district of california today.led no punches. ktvu political reporter greg lee was at the news conference and he joins us now live with more of the state's argument. greg julie. good evening. california has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. in fact, it was the first state in the nation to ban assault weapons in 1989 other states have followed suit, and the governor made it clear today this case. have major implications, saying a lot is on the line. and we need to call this federal judge out. he will continue to do damage. mark my word. governor newsom didn't mince words while criticizing a federal judge's decision to overturn the state's three decade old ban on assault weapons. he's a wholly owned subsidiary of the gun lobby in the national rifle association, read these decisions, judge roger benitez ruled the ban unconstitutional thursday. attorney general rob bonta announced the state has filed an appeal criticizing the judge's decision particularly. his comparison of an a r 15 to a swiss army knife

u. s. during the past 2 years. at least 1552 has been injured into homes destroyed in the bush. far in the u. s. state of california, monday to evacuation orders are in place for the pinion crest era, and 5 to say the plays i started on sunday morning, high temperatures and winds hampering efforts to put it out. now, marine biologists are investigating mysteries, skin disease, affecting white tip re shocks malaysia. pictures of one of the sharks with what appears to be spots and legions on its head. went viral after being taken by an underwater photographer in borneo and divers have since on the same afternoon. malice is in every group of sharks. they've come across. report suggests rising c. temperatures could be responsible. so let's take this on, let's speak to. jessica may wake is the director of the center for marine futures at the university of western australia and joins us from perth in australia. jessica, welcome to the program. could you have you here? so what, what do you make of this? how worrying is? and so i can send you i'm actually quite concerned because i think it's an example of how human impact continues to surprise us on, on you know, how

at issue here is whether california workplaces should follow. the u. s centers foruidelines, which stated that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks indoors. in most cases, the california restaurant association and california chamber of commerce were two groups who raised concerns and said they don't fully agree with the current plan. covid-19 standard as it will be voted upon at the board meeting tomorrow requires employees to continue to wear face masks. likely through january of 2022. unless every single employee in the workplace is vaccinated. the cal chamber of commerce spokesman also says another problem he sees with the proposed guidelines is a requirement that employers provide workers with n 95 respirators as an option to wear a concern, he says, because of the cost and also competition with health care providers who still need the protective equipment as well. another controversy is a change in workers' compensation. to be assume that the employee contract

for war and killing in defense of myself. end quote google called the writings unquestionably hurtful and said bob has since apologized. the u. s drought monitor is updated map showed no change for californias week. close to 75% of our state is in extreme or exceptional drought. while california reservoirs are dropping quickly, state officials say they're about 50% lower than they should be. for this time of year. the drought in california will also have an impact on food supply across the country as lakes across the state dry up, government agencies now have less water to divide between our states 25,000,008 of farmland. the share is the worst throughout the worst year since 1977. it's an economic disaster. um we don't plant crops. we don't have jobs. we don't produce food, california is the nation's leading agricultural producer, supplying much of the country's nuts, berries, vegetables and dairy products. home and business owners in marin county could see more severe water restrictions. marin municipal water district says too few people we are conserving water usage was down no more than 9% late last month. that's well short of the 40% mandate. the district will phase in more restrictio

for poli has told the press democrat that his spending was quote legal. allowable and fair. the u. s. drought monitor updated that's map and it showed no change for californiahis week. close to 75% of the state is an extreme or exceptional drought. meanwhile, california reservoirs are dropping quickly, state officials say they're about 50% lower than they should be at this time of the year. lake oroville, one of the state's key reservoirs could reach record lows by late august or september. yeah we're definitely in a drought doesn't matter what the drought monitor says i gotta do is look at the rain totals the last couple years and they're well behind where they should be. i was around in 77, which was the biggest drought that i can remember. and this is because it's two years of really dry weather. i think this is going to surpass that. plus we got more people using water than we did in 1977, and we've got a lot of more agriculture in the central valley that uses more water, so we're going to have to come up with a good plan, and it's going to have to be not just this year. it's going to have to be every year from here on out. it's crazy. we do this. we re

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federal funding for california's high speed rail project has now been restored tonight. the u. s. ent of transportation and the states say they have finalized negotiations that restore nearly $1 billion in grant money for that project, the trump administration rescinded the funding back in 2019 governor, newsom says the move will create jobs, but experts say the project needs billions more dollars. in order to be completed. oh and a barrier weather another day of sunshine out there. i've just been patchy cloud cover lots of sunshine across a good portion of the region looks like temperatures will be treading up a little bit near friday and into the weekend, so this cooler weather pattern will soon be fading away. take a look at the highest from this afternoon. not too hot. you can see the warm spots right around 80 degrees out toward fairfield in antioch, oakland, 65 san jose 71. and some sixties in san francisco. here's the satellite. what's interesting tonight? we actually have a little frontal system up here, producing some clouds and even some green on the radar. you know, that

u. s. state of new york has cleared the way for convicted rapist and former movie producer harvey weinstein to be extradited to california, where the faith is more sexual assault charges. his lawyer argued that the paperwork to move weinstein was not filed correctly. and that his client should stay in new york to get better medical care. the to the european football championship now and the one to watch in the 1st round of games, germany at home against world cup champions, france. in the end, it was decided by an own and goal that's almost reflected in path into his own net . and that was all france needed. they had 2 goals called back for offside calls, but they still got the victory. one know when germany fans were devastated by their sides performance and are hoping for a victory against portugal in their next match. the french, though, were overjoyed and celebrated their sides winning start to their euro 2020 campaign . when they, when they filled up 20 percent of the stadium, but we know how to make noise and we know that it works. clipper. we can, but it was fabulous. there was a great atmosphere. in fact, we were

california wildfires will become the new chief of the u. s forest service. randy moore is currently the head of the forest services. regional office in valeo. he's responsible forrnia. the biden administration calls him a catalyst for change and creativity in carrying out the mission for the health of the nation's forests. san francisco based julie cigarettes has agreed to pay the state of north carolina $40 million to settle a lawsuit. state prosecutors had claimed jewel labs was creating a public health problem in north carolina. allegedly marketing its products to teenagers. this settlement announced yesterday allows the company to avoid a jury trial later on this summer fares on the golden gate bridge or going up this week as part of a five year program starting thursday. golden gate bridge district is increasing most rates by 35 cents, bringing fast track to $8.5 carpool to $6.5. and toll invoice rates to $9.5 the pay as you go rate, which includes license place accounts in one time payments will go up 20 cents to $8.60. the district says the revenue helps to provide transit and ferry service and ongoing maintenance for the bridge itself. officials in japa

so for example, california's economy shrank all economies all stacy kind he's in the u. s shrank. but california shrank less than taxes. indiana and in florida a bit more than colorado and arizona. but washington state which had similar regulations to california, was the star performer of all large states in the u. s. so that relationship that we thought might exist, in fact, doesn't turn out to be. relationship. all right. it sounds like a lot of a lot of this can be attributed to the fact that we saw most of the job losses here in california, concentrated mainly i folks areu know, face face leisure and hospitality industries. while we didn't see the same kind of job losses in the tech sector, and how much did that sort of insulate us, uh, in terms of the economic losses that we suffered. well i think that's part of it. you know if you look at the pattern of growth across states during the pandemic with the pattern of shrinkage, it looks very much like the pattern of growth among states during the decade before, so as those other factors such as the growth in the tech industry, b

u. s. state of california has been struck down by a federal judge while declaring the ban unconstitutional. the judge praise the 15 rifle, a weapon of choice for mass shooters in recent years. california is one of 7 states along with the district of columbia that has some form of assault weapons ban the develop of a covert 19 vaccine. you can inhale says it's been approved for expanded trials by china is drunk, regulator needing if he wants to. just change the way, says the nebulizer needs just a 5th of the door of a normal job. it's hope it'll pay the way for more inoculation. roll out for poor countries. the inheritable vaccine has been submitted for emergency use approval. video. moscow sees a molecular biologist at northumbria university. he says, inhaled vaccines could provide some extra protection. we talk about how the body response, author, injection of a vaccine as well. really protects us and it seems to be a very strong correlate protection. meaning, if you want to respond to your very likely to be protected from virus, i mean pathogen when, when the passenger comes in from your mom for your nose, both injection stones achieve to ge

for all right. so on the day of rage, protests were echoed in the u. s. where hundreds of pro palestinian demonstrators attempted to block and is really cargo ship from offloading at a california port. the group behind the event later proclaimed a victory on twitter funding. the terminal had been shut down from one decision cross live to tom harbor. the co chair of the american middle east coalition for democracy. thank you very much for being with us here on our tantra national. thank you for inviting me. so how alarming is this new wave of protests? i mean, does this threaten the fire between israel and palestine? well, i said this is fire between israel and her man was a broker baby. and now the 2 guys are both. so i think they have a big stake and big role to play in guys that now, however, because i cannot, no way violent from gazda, of the international eyes, especially more come and goes. i think that going to provoke other incidents somewhere out how others and demonstrations are conflict with days or ally bank a student or thought is that it's possible for it. so with the policy and the last thing i got out of especially my mood i bet is not very welcome. a new longer

for in that status. ah ah, hello there, let start in north america and relentless heat continues across the west. and 3rd of the u. s. temperatures here continuing to climb, particularly across california. this was the scene in death valley where they record at 54 degrees on wednesday, the 1st time this year. and that's 3 degrees shy of a record set in 1913. so we're expecting a lot more heat and not just across the western areas, but more centrally, it will also edge its way to the east temperature continuing to climb, denver sitting around $33.00 degrees, could come up to for the wet weather. we have to go to the great lakes and the disturbance that's rumbling around the gulf of mexico making its way up north, and it's expected to hit louisiana, bringing some really torrential rain, some strong winds. we could see coastal flooding here. we've already had flooding, so they'd like to be more damage when that doesn't make its way inland, moving across, not just louisiana, but alabama, mississippi likely to be impacted as well. and as we move to central america, we get a close to look at that disturbance. it's been brewing away in the bay of can patch it, moving its way north, and it's l

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for operation reporting live demagogues. ktvu box two news. okay, thanks so much, emma. while the u. s drought monitor has released a new look at california's drought situation, the map released this morning shows the entire north bay and then parts of the east bay in what they are calling exceptional drought. the other parts of the bay area are in red, and that's considered extreme depth drought. this comes as many santa clara county residents were hit with new water restrictions. ktvu s an rubin reports. the stakes are high reservoir levels are low, and now the san jose water companies announcing new rules to limit water consumption for the million customers they serve. we're taking this very seriously. we consider this to be an extreme drought. we are asking our customers to cut their used by 15% nearly all the rules focus on outdoor use the first only water lawns and plants twice a week for 15 minutes at a time, and not between the hours of 10 and eight residents are assigned watering days, mondays and thursdays if you live in an odd numbered home, tuesdays and fridays for even numbered addresses, 50% of water uses outside use, and that

california. this way to health insurance. approaching another, according to the cdc. covid deaths in the u. s have dropped below 300 a day forrst time since the outbreaks early days in march, 2020 and now nearly 150 million americans are fully vaccinated against the virus that is 45% of the poputi, santa clara county now boasts one of the nation's highest vaccination rates. and because of that, the county health officer today. ended the last remaining local health order. doctor sara cody says santa clara county currently has the highest vaccination rate of any large county in the united states. more than 1.3 million residents, 12 and over have received at least one shot. the county also phased out a health order issued last month, which required businesses to determine the vaccination status of their employees. but health officials say non vaccinated people need to be cautious. 80% have had at least one dose of the covid vaccine over 70% are fully vaccinated in our county. it is still important for folksy vaccinatedo use face coverings to continue to follow the recommendations and safety precautions that are in place. employ

u. s. for forest service. randy moore is currently the head of the forest service's regional office in vallejo. he has been responsible for 18 national forest in californiaand hawaii. when he takes the post next month, he will become the first african american to lead the agency in its 116 year history. the biden administration calls more a quote, catalysts for change and creativity in carrying out the mission for the health of the nation's forests. area beaches are on the annual ranking of california's beaches. some are at at the top of the list. others not so much heal the bay listed the 10 beaches with the lowest summer grades, calling it the beach bummer list this year san mateo counties erc in brac park in gold park. we're at numbers two and four candlestick points windsurfers circle in san francisco, number nine and beaches with a plus grades in every category make the honor roll and for the bay area that does include crown beach in sunset road in alameda, along with san francisco classics, china beach and ocean beach. oh alrighty, then got us a nice looking weather pattern not compared compared to the pacific northwest. the pattern here is great r

for that. the u. s drought monitor did release a new map today showing how bad drought conditions are here in the state of californiasee, alameda contra costa, marin, napa, solano and sonoma counties are in the exceptional drought category. most of the state is under extreme drought conditions that include san francisco, san mateo and santa clara counties.retty hot. but lh was among the hottest maze ever, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, or no. uh the global temperature for may tied with may of 2018 as the sixth hottest month of may in 142 years. environmentalists say this year is likely to rank in the top 10 hottest years on record. it's just really terrible that someone would target someone so kind and innocent. a 94 year old woman is recovering tonight after she was stabbed in san francisco yesterday, coming up how the case is now re ignited a feud between the city's police officers association and the district attorney's office and still to come on ktvu news at six examining lgbtq representation. and professional sports will tell you how one member of the san jose sharks became a

california and oregon. the president said that the us is playing catch up when it comes to prepare for wildfire, he said the u. s needs to be ready with a year round workforce rather than just seasonal firefighters. president biden announced that minimum pay for those cruise is being raised to at least $15 an hour. last week, i learned that some of our federal firefighters are being paid less than $13 an hour. come on, man. this is that's unacceptable to me. firefighters will also get 10% bonuses for working on the front lines as well as other incentives to the president also praise sonoma county for taking a proactive approach to wildfire mitigation and announced major federal funding is heading to the area. ktvu greg lee is in sonoma county with details on the grant greg andre. good afternoon. sonoma county will soon have $37 million in the form of a fema grant to help mitigate fire risk. we're currently in healdsburg just down. on the street from the community of fitch mountain, one of the areas that this funding will help local officials ensure residents are reading. and today i'm announcing a $37 million fe

california to fund the statewide program. new census data shows some changes in population for the bay area's three biggest cities, according to the u. ssus bureau. san jose and san francisco both lost residents during 2020 compared to 2019, however, oakland added residents. san jose, though, is still the largest city in northern california. new with a population of just over one million. that's down, though, about 12,900 people. san francisco's population down 12,200 people and oakland had nearly 425 residents in 2020. that's up about 2200 from the previous year. coming up tonight, public works crews reopened the intersection known as george floyd square there in minneapolis. but community members were quick to respond and to look at the latest unemployment numbers both here in california and nationally and wants some economists are optimistic wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna