Transcripts For KNTV Today In The Bay 20240712

Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Mike is keeping an eye on the commute. And look who it is, vianey arana in for kari this morning with a look at the forecast. Good morning, vianey. Good morning hey, guys, good morning. Nice to see you all. Thank you for allowing me to join you on this wednesday morning. We are seeing some areas of fog. I want to show you that great shot of walnut creek. It also shows you the clouds up there, even though were not seeing any sunshine just yet. Here is a closer look at the temperatures currently, probably our coolest part of the day in the 50s. Look at all thatting to. Ill talk about your daytime highs in just 15 minutes. Back to you. Hey, the big view as you would expect around the bay shows green sensors. We expected that for the dumbarton bridge. Up until 90 seconds ago it was slowing showing up in both directions. Things have cleared up. The last to cleared was university on the approach toward that bayfront expressway near facebook. Im doublechecking but there were no construction projects. Ill let you know if i can find anything else. Thanks, laura. We begin with breaking news, and weve been following it all morning. Berkeley City Council Voting in the Early Morning hours to end Traffic Enforcement by police officers. The decision came down just about 90 minutes ago after a marathon session with many residents sounding off. Traffic enforcement is just one part of Police Reform package that was adopted by all but one city councilmember. We are looking through the hours long meeting and will have much more coming up at the top of the hour. Now to our road to recovery. Alameda county is officially asking the state for permission to resume dining outdoors. Bob redell is live in livermore, a city that has allowed Outdoor Dining to continue despite what the state says. Bob . Reporter correct, marcus. We have cities like livermore behind me, dublin, pleasanton, oakland, hayward. Theyve allowed their local streets to shut down and allowed Outdoor Dining to continue even though the state issued an order friday night for Outdoor Dining to shut down in Alameda County. Yesterday the Alameda County board of supervisors gave the county approval to apply for that variance which is basically permission from the state to allow Outdoor Dining. Its not clear when that application will be submitted and when the state will issue its decision. Restaurants have been doing Outdoor Dining since midjune. Last week, late last week, friday night actually, the state said it must stop because the county hadnt applied for the variance which caused a lot of confusion and, again, the pushback from cities like livermore. The county is waiting for a go ahead for the First Time Since its shut down, the oakland zoo ceo tells us the financial situation is dire. Theyve already run out of their federal ppe money and still have 2. 5 million a months in operating expenses. That must come from somewhere. When the zoo reopens, rides, playgrounds, indoor exhibits will stay closed. The zoo would limit attendance to 2,500 people per day. Reporting live in downtown livermore, bob redell, today in the bay. Today the state superintendent will publicly support districts efforts to roll out the new school year. Hell do so in a News Conference were expecting later this morning. In the meantime last night the San Francisco Unified School District decided to follow many other districts to start this fall with distance learning. The plan would allow students to return to campus in eight weeks if theres a dramatic reduction in cases. At 3 00 p. M. A group of families will have a car caravan starting at San Francisco city college to protest the possibility of students returning to the classroom. A followup and possible new fallout for one of the contractors tied to San Franciscos public works scandals. City attorney Dennis Herera wants a contractor and company to be banned. Hernandez is accused of bribing a public works director mohammed nuru. There are proceedings to have that Company Banned for competing for contracts for five years. Developing this morning new controversy in an already Controversial Police shooting. Relatives of San Franciscos Sean Monterrosa say authorities have destroyed evidence tied to his killing six weeks ago. Thats when officers responded to a lotting report and investigators say one officer mistook a hammer for a gun. The family Attorney Says after asking the City Attorney to preserve the evidence, relatives learned most of it is gone. Now this evidence is gone forever. Once they put the truck back into service, well never know what condition it was in at the time that night. Now we did reach out to the police chief and City Attorney for comment. They did not respond. Last week Police Released body camera video of the shooting, and that sparked new controversy because the camera was off until after the shots were fired. New details for you in the recent vandalizing of a black lives matter street mural in martinez. Two people seen in that video there are now facing misdemeanor charges with hate crime enhancement. Now the east bay times reports that the d. A. Has received Death Threats ever since she filed those charges. Authorities have now been alerted in that area where she lives. Every threat is being taken seriously. Several north bay businesses are suing pg e for damages after the kincade fire. The wildfire was in Sonoma County last october. The press democrat is reporting more than 50 businesses, and people are looking for compensation from pg e. But pg e says the cal fire was not determined the cause of the wildfire or if pg e played a role in actually starting that fire. Cal train says its in danger of shutting down. Yesterday San Francisco supervisors rejected putting a sales tax proposal on the ballot to fund cal train. Now the plan would have to gain approval from three board of supervisors. Caltrain says that the pandemic is cutting 95 of ridership and that unless it can restore roughly 30 of riders by the end of the year. It will have to consider Serious Service cuts. In the meantime caltrain still moving along today with its Pilot Program to help lowincome riders. The agency along with muni, b. A. R. T. And Golden Gate Bridge transit is launching the clipper start program. The goal is to provide discounts between 20 to 50 to riders. The initial Pilot Program is expected to last 18 months. Amid a surge of covid19 cases lake tahoe is taking action. Still ahead on today in the bay, the events that are now being canceled. Plus, new rules you will soon have to follow as you plan on shopping inside best buy in the near future. Youre watching today in the bay. Good morning. If you live around the coastline youll be seeing that fog this morning. Yesterday we started cooling off in our temperatures, and were going to see similar temperatures yet again today. Expect the cloud cover to remain. Current temperatures right now in the 50s and the 60s. Overall were going to see a pretty nice afternoon. Were talking plenty of sunshine. Take a look at your temperature trend for walnut creek. By 6 00 a. M. Well be in the 60s. By 10 00, 11 00 a. M. Well start to warm up into the 60s and 70s. If youre worried about the clouds along the coastline, dont worry, it will make its way in through the afternoon. The full forecast in a few minutes. All right, vianey. I want to take a live look with our cameras in palo alto. The slowing i saw near the facebook side of the dumbarton bridge. Everything looks clear right now. The construction here is maybe the only spot we dont see construction along 101 despite the green sensors. We have work and ill talk about the crash further north coming up. Good morning. Im Frank Holland at cnbc headquarters. Here are todays top business headlines. Wall street is set to open up higher adding to yesterdays rally. The dow rising more than 550 points after a top official at the Federal Reserve warned the recovery will likely face headwinds for some time and will require more stimulus measures from the fed and congress to stay on track. Investors are reacting to news from moderna which has positive results from a small Clinical Trial for a potential covid19 vaccine raising hopes for a faster economic recovery. Stocks tied to reopening such as airlines and cruise lines jumping today and in focus more earnings, names like Goldman Sachs reporting. Best buy joins a list of retailers requiring customers to wear a Face Covering at all stores even in states and cities where they are not required. Starbucks announced a similar measure. The policy goes into effect today. Best buy will provide a Face Covering to customers who dont have one. Young kids and those unable to wear a mask for Health Reasons may enter without one. Customers who have concerns about wearing a Face Covering can still buy online and get Home Delivery or curbside pickup. Nissan unveils an electric crossover vehicle. It has a range up to 379 miles on a single charge. That depends on what type of battery you get. It has several autonomous features including selfparking. It will cost 46,000 and compete against the tesla model y crossover. Theyve been selling very well. Thats the latest from cnbc. Kari hall, back over to you. Hey, good morning. Surprise, its actually me. We have your weather covered. We are going to see the warm temperatures again, but that fog is hanging out around the coastline. What can we expect heading into the next couple of days and your weekend coming up in a few minutes. You can expect on the commute a clear drive, but we do have an issue on the peninsula. Im concerned about a couple cars that went off the roadway. Well show that you location coming up. And here we go on this hump day. A live look outside at san jose dark and early for you. 4 46 this morning and it is good to be in the building. Im literally in the building. You are at home. I havent been in that building a long time. How is my plant doing . I watered it yesterday. I thought about it yesterday. Thank you. Taking care of your little baby. Keeping it alive. Vianey is in for kari this morning. Good to see you. Hi, guys. Good morning. Im glad to hear marcus is taking good care of your baby because that plant at your desk is really nice. I even miss seeing it and walking by it. Lets talk about the temperatures and what were expecting, a beautiful view over san jose. You can enjoy the lights. No problems there. But if youre around the coastline or even walnut creek were seeing low clouds and some fog hugging the coastline. We started noticing the cooler temperatures, that marine layer made its way in. Temperatures in the 50s. A nice, cool morning to start. No major temperature differences compared to yesterday. A closer look at what you can expect today. Were a little more seasonable. We started cooling off yesterday. Take a look at what were expecting today. Morgan hill, 83. San jose, 85. Similar to yesterday. No major changes there. Walnut creek, 86. Danville 88. Around oakland and hayward we are in the 70s, and how about redwood city, 79 degrees. If youre going to be in the city in the 60s. The overall breezy wind will kick up a little bit. Aside from that calm winds. Ukiah and clear lake, triple digit heat. Similar conditions today and tomorrow. By friday into saturday and sunday well have some High Pressure and this is going to continue to keep us dry. Upper 90s yet again in the bay area. Enjoy these 80s. Mike . Okay, vianey. Im not a fan of the sunday temperature. Lets get out to the roadways. Around the bay a smooth drive. Focusing on 101 where two vehicles went off the roadway from their own power. They ran into a trash can am they may have to do a quick traffic break to clear anything out of the roadway. A quick look at the golden gate shows you can see the lights across the span and thats good visibility. Back to you. Thank you very much, mike. New details in the death of glee star naya rivera. The shows creators are launching a college found for hr 4yearold son. Riveras death has been ruled an accident. Medical examiners will look into whether drugs or alcohol played a role. The family issued their first statement saying in part she was, quote, an amazing talent but was an even greater person, mother, daughter, and sister. Heaven gaped our sassy angel. She will be missed. 4 50 for you this morning. Firefighters are working to get the fire on that Navy Assault Ship under control. The blast on the uss Bonhomme Richard happened in san diego. Navy leaders say there are now two fires on the ship, one in the front and the other in the back. Dozens of sailors were hurt. The navy says its too soon to say if the ship is salvageable. Well, californias new push to reform the criminal Justice System is now extending into the courtroom. Several bay area lawmakers will talk about what is called the fair juries act. Scott wiener authored it. The bill would expand jury pools to be more inclusive and racially diverse. Hes organizing a News Conference later today. South lake tahoe taking action to spread coronavirus. The Sacramento Bee is reporting as cases start to rise the city council decided to cancel all city led events through midseptember. They hope to reschedule big events like the fourth of july parade that they missed. They hope to have it later in the year. 4 51 right now. Will it be a touchdown or a safety . Next on today in the bay, the talks set to get under way between the nfl and players about the Health Concerns amid the pandemic. Plus all of those people will depend on you more than you will ever depend on them. Meghan markle speaking up at the girlup summit. Well dive into her message and inspirational words. And happening now for you, breaking news for apple. The tech giant will not have to pay nearly 15 billion tax bill in the eu. Apple wins its appeal against the European Union ruling that it owed ireland 14. 9 billion in taxes. The European Unions Second Highest Court ruled that the commission did not provide or prove that apple received illegal state aid from ireland. Shares of apple are already up 1 in prehour trading. [n[narrator] d did you just rewarard yourselflf for spendiding a perfefectly reasasonable amomount ofof time on t the couch with tacosos from grububhub . Grubhubbs gonna rereward you for thatat with a 5 5 off per. doorbell l rings [crowd] ] grubhub b fireweworks exploloding welcome back. Its 4 54. Nfl players resume talks with the league today about having proper Safety Measures in place if and when the season begins. Right now theres a lot to work out including limits in Team Buildings and whether players will have the right to opt out over Health Concerns. Also, theyre talking about what happens when a player tests positive during a road trip. Once the league makes its proposal players will have to vote on approving it. Another Sacramento Kings player has tested positive for covid19, near and dear to warriors fans. Harrison barnes posted the news on twitter. He played with the warriors for his first four seasons in the nba ending in 2016, winning one ring. He says hes mostly asymptomatic. He hasnt joined the team in the bubble. He was inflicted along with russell westbrook. Trending this morning, as they say, girl power. 2020 girlup leadership summit is under way highlighting the work of women all over the world and how to help humanity. Meghan markle was the keynote speaker addressing over 40,000 attendees between the ages of 13 and 22 on how they can be the force that changes the world. Desperately needs you, push it, push up forcefully in a more inclusive, more just and empathetic direction. Even steph curry got in on some of the action interviewing storm reid on how she got into the business and if she had any advice for his two daughters as they grow up. I love that. All right. 4 56 for you that morning. Were actually following breaking news on a late night vote in the east bay on Police Reform and budget cuts. Coming up on today in the bay a live report on what the city of berkeley just decided. Also, the new plan lawmakers are laying out on capitol hill to help those most in need during the pandemic and when some americans could soon see another stimulus check. Well be right back. Right now at 5 00, breaking news. Berkeley police pulled from pulling people over. The Police Reform debate went on all night. Well have a live report next on why one city councilmember says the new plan wont please everyone. Plus absolutely urgent that we pass the legislation. A new bill heating up on capitol hill but who should get the money and how much . Republicans and democrats have different priorities. A live report coming up. Your wednesday forecast is just moments away. Today in the bay continues right now. A very good wednesday morning to you. Were still waiting for the suns arrival, but were all up. Good morning to you. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Vianey in for kari. A look at the forecast. Vianey, i can tell you yesterday stepped out on the patio and it was nice and cool. I was enjoying yesterdays weather. Are we going to see a repeat . It was perfect. Yes, marcus, almost a carbon copy. We are seeing that marine layer make its return. Sort of mother natures ac as we like to call it. Especially around the coastline it will keep our temperatures at bay in the 50s. And then well warm up. Mike . We may have a new crash in milpitas. Im checking that out off 680. The map doesnt show any slowing down there. I did mark it there with an incident. Zooming in to another area, the alemany project 101, you may be down to one lane for a few minutes here and also slowing heading up to lincoln and toward the golden gate. You see that just popped up. Crews on the move, i believe, from overnight road work. Thats about it. Back to you, laura. All right, thank you very much, mike. Breaking news while were you sleeping, big changes coming to the Berkeley Police department. Councilmembers early this morning approved a reform plan to take place there that includes taking traffic stops out of the hands of police officers. I want to check in with today in the bays Cierra Johnson live in berkeley with a look at what happened and what happens now. Good morning. Reporter yes, good morning. It was a really long night f