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Power went out in piedmont, says she is less concerned about the money and would prefer that pg e do things like improving their powerline, underground and when it is necessary, and all we know they would profit by. Reporter within the past hour, the ceo did issue and statement and it is also a review of the utilities. Live in the oakland hills, ktvu fox 2 news. The Federal Ridge fire has burned close to 8000 acres in the San Fernando Valley and has damaged or destroyed at least 75 structures. Investigators now say the wildfire started under a high voltage transmission power. Southern california, edison, had shut off power in some areas due to dry, windy conditions. The fire is not about 43 contained, 23,000 homes had to be evacuated. One woman says she has lived in that area for more than 30 years and says this is the fourth wildfire. This is the only one we really could not prepare for, the other ones we had time to pack our cars and get things ready. All we did was get our dogs and medications and leave, and that was it. Evacuation orders in the area have now been lifted and people are allowed to return to their homes. Happening now, police in San Francisco are investigating a homicide that happened this afternoon in the citys tenderloin district. This was the theme from scott fox about 30 minutes ago. Johnson street has been shut down between mcallister and golden gate while police investigate. We will bring you more information as it comes in. Five people were sent to the hospital following a car crash in San Franciscos hill neighborhood. It happened around 3 40 this afternoon near washington and jones street. We are learning that a cable car was involved in the incident. We are not sure, it is unclear right now, if any passengers were on the cable car. Officials are asking people to avoid the area while they investigate. A deadly wreck that killed a woman and her dog is now being investigated as a dui. It happened about 3 00 this morning on hone avenue and cypress way in santa rosa. That is near not Montgomery High School and spring creek elementary school. Police say 21yearold, angel martinez, was driving a black Dodge Challenger when he lost control and hit a parked mazda suv. The collision pushed the suv right onto someones front lawn. It also killed the woman and her dog, who were both inside the car. Officers believe she was asleep and living in her car. Martinez was taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries, he was then booked at the county jail on felony dui and other charges. That crash also knocked out power to more than 3000 pg e customers, but it was restored by this afternoon. We could learn more tomorrow about the death of a tech ceo of from utah. His body was found inside a rental car in san jose. The body of 33yearold erin valenti was discovered saturday night in san jose. She was the ceo of tinker ventures and was in palo alto on business. Erin valenti had been scheduled to take a flight back home to Salt Lake City on october 7th the day she went missing. Her family and friends say she had no history of Mental Illness and did not abuse drugs. A bill is signed into law by governor newsome over the weekend is receiving both praise and criticism. The new law requires middle schools to begin classes no earlier than 8 00 in the morning, and high schools no earlier than 3 30. We are in san jose tonight with reaction to the changes and also when they go into effect. Reporter frank, schools have a bout three years to implement the later start time, although School Administrators site depending on labor negotiations, some School Districts could start sooner. School will be starting later for many california middle and High Schoolers in the coming year. Governor newsome signing a new law, requiring public middle schools to not start before 8 00 in the morning, and high schools do not start before number 8 30 a. M. That does not include bureau. In a statement, the governess at the science shows that teenage students that start their days later increased their academic performance, attendance, and overall health. I think it is good to start after that so they can get enough sleep, and focus on school. I think it is a really good change. Reporter Santa Clara Department of school say about 20 of schools in california already operate under the later start time. 80 do not. It is going to mean a lot of schedule changes, some of our district will need to negotiate with their units in order to implement this change. Reporter the dean of college of education says there are pros and cons to the new law. There is also some indication that sleep has a Significant Impact on mental wellness, so having kids with Better Mental Health is always something we are looking out for. There are certainly challenges. Reporter challenges include before school supervision, afterschool activities, as well as the potential hardship for families when both families work a set schedule. Starting earlier, that will be a longer period of time where middle school and High School Students will be without parental supervision. Reporter the California School Board Association and Teachers Association were both against the bill that was previously vetoed by governor brown. The Teachers Union reacted singing, we know from experience that many of the parents will drop their children off at school at the same time they do now, regardless of whether there is supervision and there is not enough funding from the state for before School Programs to ensure the safety of students who will be dropped off early. The states middle and high schools must implement a later start time by july 2022, rule School Districts though the state have not been determined frank . You mentioned zero periods, what are those . They are elected students can say, sometime starting as early as 7 00 a. M. Those will not be affected. You have a first. , homeroom, example, those will have to start at number 8 30 for example in high school. Happening now in berkeley, the mayor, city council, and immigrant rights activists are rallying on behalf of dreamers. They say they want the state senate to pass the bill to protect dreamers and give them a permanent citizenship. The house passed a similar bill called the dream and promise act. The rally is just starting to get underway. It is happening now at mlk park in berkeley. The mayor is already there, and people are just starting to show up. We are going to keep our eye on this as people are taking their turn speaking. We will let you know if anything changes. First, Trump Administration appears before lock makers in the impeachment inquiry today. Resign from the white house, National Security council, shortly before the call between President Trump and the president of ukraine. It was that call that set off the call. Ray bogan tonight with the latest. Reporter jonah hill speaking with lawmakers behind closed doors today at the capitol. She was a leading advisor on russia, and her position included work on ukraine policy. We would hope they would actually open this process up so that the other 423 members of congress, who have no idea what is happening in these closeddoor sessions. Reporter lawmakers from three houses involved in the impeachment requirement were present for the transcribed interview. Thats causing a little bit of controversy with republican matt gates getting kicked out of the session. The Judiciary Committee was not involved in it. She was ordered out by intelligence chairman, adam schiff. Why is adam schiff trying to run a kangaroo fort . Why is he continuing to limit access to evidence, limits access even for members of congress. Reporter thursday expected to be another big day on the hill. The u. S. Ambassador to the eu is scheduled to meet with lawmakers. Some saying in a Text Exchange with official saying there had been quotes, no quid pro quo of any time on ukraine. The Trump Administration blocking him from appearing in front of lawmakers last week. One person congress may not hear from however, is the whistleblower, whos complaint inspired the impeachment efforts. We dont need the whistleblower, who was not on the call, to tell us what took place during the call, we have the best evidence from that. Reporter a person familiar with the evidence told foxnews, comes directly from a conversation he had with President Trump. Washington, ray bogan, fox news. Democratic president ial candidate, Elizabeth Warren is stepping up her call to split up big tech operative including facebook. She is taking aim at the social media site for refusing to fact check political ads. To make her point, she is running this at which says breaking news, Mark Zuckerberg and his book just endorsed donald trump for reelection. Later in the ad, she points out that is not true. She accuses facebook of allowing candidates to deliver really like to voters. Facebook has refused to remove the misleading ads from the Trump Campaign targeting joe biden. Facebook says that companies should not Police Politicians either. Today, democratic president ial hopeful, jim Bernie Sanders unveiled a play that would raise the Corporate Tax break. The corporate accountability and democracy plan would orporate tax breaks from 21 to 35 . It also outlines plans to eliminate a wide range of tax breaksthe tax code. Under the plan, large corporations would also be required to put 20 of the companys stock in the hands of workers in the form of an employee controlled fund. Sanders says the plan will quotes, and corporate greed and corruption. Tonight at 5 30, avoiding a commute disaster when the power goes out. The latest from caltrans to keep the tunnel open, no matter what. A new study again this Silicon Valley is one of the richest areas of the country, but homelessness in the bay area continues to get worse. An indepth look at the numbers behind the epidemic, coming up here and a ceremony today on alcatraz, honoring the native American Occupation of the island 50 years ago. Todays events brought something never before seen to the bay area. And what a difference a week makes. Lastly, we had the red flags warning, this week, much cooler weather, even a chance for a sprinkle of the forecast. We will be back here with a five day. Sup. Wh whacha doing . Im watching food. Try my 3 cheddar bacon loaded curly fries. Get em delivered with doordash. Hey. Hey. You must be stevens phone. Now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the instant someone new joins your network. Only with xfinity xfi. Download the xfi app today. Try my 3 steak and parm loaded curly fries. Get em delivered with doordash. Local leaders and the naacp are calling on the San Francisco board of supervisors to end it what they are calling racist politics, impacting People Living in the city. The reverend brown, the president of the San Francisco prep chapter of the naacp says the city supervisors are standing in the way of progress for black america. He says there is a click on the board of supervisors that has resisted mayor london breeds proposals, which are designed to improve the lives of black people in the city. They also missed with a homeless issue, citizenship, in addition to that, all of these issues impacted in a greater measure african americans. The reverend brown also says the board has a decadesold history of trying to stop efforts of black political leaders, including former mayor , willie brown, was elected as the citys first black mayor in 1996. Native American Culture took center stage in a celebration in San Francisco today. Indigenous peoples day around the bay area, christian is live now around the Christopher Columbus statue was was vandalized over the weekend. Christian, it seems the vandalism was timed in time to coincide with todays celebration . Behind me is the statue of Christopher Columbus. You can still see a lot of that red paint on his head and shoulders there today. The native people wanted their focus to be on their history and contribution. Reporter native americans thinking in celebration were at the center of Indigenous Peoples they music and Arts Festival in winter garden. Jonathan cordero, chairperson for the salami people were on hand to celebrate and welcome the bay area to his homeland and celebrates native American Culture. The shalom a people were the original people of the San Francisco. Reporter he says the tribe was devastated after the spanish came to california, their numbers dropping from an estimated 26,000, to just 10 or so families left today. He says the celebrations like this with song, jewelry, and arts are an important way to highlight the contributions and rich culture of native americans, a very small, but important minority icon the ba they are very marginalized, poorly resourced. So, for the city and county of francisco to recognize Indigenous People in San Francisco and have a day that we can celebrate that is hugely important for us. Reporter San Francisco supervisor valley brown also celebrated her heritage and the growing recognition of native American Culture. When you talk to the elders, a lot of them say we never talked about it out in the public. We only talk about it in our culture, within our families, but not out in the public. Now, you see more and more people talking about their heritage. Reporter the day started before dawn with representatives from at least 15 different native american tribes and organizations paddling out to alcatraz and circling the island. Their journey commemorating 50 years to the day that native american activists came to alcatraz to occupy the island, seeking to return if native american control. While that did not happen, it did energize a movement. The occupation of alcatraz was a pathbreaking moment in civil rights history and native american history. Reporter that last report, police were still investigating who doused the statue of Christopher Columbus with paint. A clear statement that history is still being written when it comes to native American Culture. We are life here in San Francisco. Christian calf and ktvu fox news. Already then, lets take a look at the weather out there. Thats a butcher the last couple of days has been cooler. This is a spectacular departure from last week, when we had the heat, bad air quality, the pg e issues, not the story this week at all. You have got a low center up in here. You got a low center in here too. Thats the this morning. That is like to purchase did not get that warm today. This guy appear kind of slips through as we go into the next 36 hours, probably more onto wednesday when we could see a slight chance for a sprinkle. The main impact will be a few clouds and moderating temperatures. We will not see those 90s and those big strong offshore winds. We will see more like onshore winds like these, north, northwest. We got bogged at the coast, which as you know is always a nice little thing to see this time of year. Certainly when we are concerned with fire danger. As you look, we see the race, not a bunch of it on ocean beach yet, but it will come back in. That is a little bit of fog hanging off montero pointe. 80 degrees right now in fairfield, 77 degrees in livermore, 71 degrees in san jose. Temperatures very close to where they were yesterday at this time. A little cooler in some cases, and about the same in livermore and napa. The plan year for the next few days, those props i showed you will have the same impact the one today had. That will be to keep temperatures in the 60s and 70s, with a few low 80s. We did see a few low 80s today. The forecast will be milder weather, which is exactly what you want to see these last few weeks in october, as you know. We all know this, right . And we want to get through the couple of three weeks without a big wind event, that will be a huge thing for us. We are seeing cool overnight lows, which i know you notice to the north, weve seen numbers as low as 35 degrees. We got 38 tomorrow morning in santa rosa. A few clouds and coastal fog. 50 in oakland, 47 in vallejo. Those are the savages that are cool enough the kids will need jackets. Tomorrow morning, jackets for yourself, jackets, even in livermore, 47 degrees. San francisco, 51. 50 in oakland. Those are pretty Cool Temperatures for this time of year. The plan this week is going to be one of those lows is going to tweak through pretty much throughout the week and keep us on the moderate side. What we got today is pretty much what we will see throughout the week. Slight variations, especially on wednesday when that bigger low gets closer to us and a slight chance for a sprinkle. When we come back, we will take a look at that and the fiveday forecast. Still to come here, and Major New Development in just the past hour involving that Police Officer who killed a woman inside her own home in fort worth. Also, a new report finds cancercausing chemicals and raging waters across california. What state officials are doing ahead of what could be an incredibly costly issue for decades to come. New state tests showed nearly 300 Drinking Water wells and other water sources in california have traces of toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other health issues. The l. A. Times reports the chemicals have been used for decades in o just how the chemical see into the public water supply is being investigated about 600 california wells were tested for toxic chemicals and water sources close to airports, land fields, and sites that previously tested positive were among those tested. There are Major New Developments tonight involving the texas Police Officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman who was inside her own home. Within the past hour, weve learned that officer, aaron dean has been arrested on murder charges. 22yearold, atatiana jefferson, excuse me, was killed earlier saturday morning after a neighbor called the nonemergency line to ask police for a welfare check because jeffersons front door had been left open. The incident was caught on Police Body Cam video. The officer resigned following the shooting. Jeffersons family had called for him to be fired and charged. They spoke today at a press conference in dallas. Dallas pd cannot investigate themselves. They should not be allowed. This man wondered someone, he should be arrested. The fort worth Police Officers association issued a statement yesterday, calling for a thorough and transparent investigation into the shooting. Thousands of commuters depend on the caltrans tunnel everyday connecting almeda and counties. Hi new plan to keep the tunnel open even in the event in a shutdown. The president says he will allow sanctions on turkey for their encouragement and syria as the situation continues to deteriorate after u. S. Troops withdrew from the region. Also ahead, a new law would give survivors of sexual abuse more time to pursue justice. Outlaws involving statute of limitations are changing in california. Blow a kiss, into the sun we need someone to lean on blow a kiss, into the sun all we need is somebody to lean on it came as a surprise to many people when caltrans announced last week it may have to calls the caldecott tunnel during pg es planned safety shut off. Thats done that thousands of drivers who use that commute touse that tunnel to commute each and every. Caltrans has a new plan in place to keep that tunnel open, regardless of a powder power outage. Reporter they will explain it completely. First of all, i want you to look over here at these generators. They are about to be disconnected because the caldecott tunnel gets power from two separate grids, one on the alameda side, the other on the color countryside here they are all working now. The odds of the grids on both sides yelling at once have always been near zero, nonetheless, the caldecott tunnel complex knows it was therefore a very specific reason. A backup to the double bridge system for emergency evacuation. The priority had to be on safety. So, we had redone the systems in place and an emergency system in place, and a third level system in place. Reporter the caldecott is one of the most important corridors in california. It is essential , earthquakes, tidal waves, or any other natural emergency that might require a huge migration either way. Then we had to get right to work with our electrical cruise and worked directly with our Utility Partners in order to get separate generators brought out on site as quickly as possible. Reporter how much power does the caldecott tunnel really need to operate all of its safe read Safety Systems and other operations . Beneath the approximate power used by about 6000 california homes. That will serve the entire population of orinda. Pg e arranged for a trailer size to generators that were hooked up to have enough power for an entire vast complex. Those generators will remain on site through the end of december, the end of the main fire sent season. Next spring, we are in the process of designing a generator that can be out there that can handle it should we have the emergency again. Reporter pg e also devised a way in order to get power to Caltrans Caldecott tunnel, which will remain in place. And pg e also provided to be generators to bart to keep that system fully operational. As i said, the generators here are going to be turned off very soon, which is good news for the neighbors who sayexcuse me, many of them saying they are awfully loud. Tom, i think a lot of people would be surprised, i know i was to find out that the caldecott tunnel did not have a backup generator. Well, they had a backup generator of sorts, but it was built at a much older time. The only thing they really wanted to do was to get people out of the tunnel. That would not suffice for that. All of the increase track it traffic, it was simply inadequate. And if you should get a fire in there while people are going through there without that ventilation, there could be a really horrific scene going on, and they just werent going to have it. I came up with a better solution. Because of that renovation, these tunnels remain open now and in the future. Tom baker outside of caldecott tunnel tonight, thanks. A man is in custody after investigators say they used dna evidence to link him to a rape more than 17 years ago. The Sheriffs Department says the suspect identified as Juan Martinez drives a 16yearold girl into a field in santa rosa and then raped her twice. It happened in march of 2002, Authorities Say he fled the United States and went to mexico, but he was arrested last month in Madera County for public intoxication. The investigators collected a sample of his dna as evidence and that, they say, linked him to the rape he is now in jail and succumbed Sonoma County on 500 bail. And University Police say they are invested getting a report that a woman was drugged at an offcampus party. Police said the woman reported that she lost consciousness last thursday night after Drinking Alcohol at a Fraternity Party on mayfield avenue. Test done the following day shade showed she had dhp, often known as a date rape drugs in her system. Authorities say there is no indication that that woman was sexually assaulted. Sex Abuse Victims now have more time to file civil suit against the alleged suspect and the institutions that employ them. This, after gavin newsom in sacramento. We have the details and reactions from those who will be impacted the most. Reporter the end of the legislative session is a new beginning for adult victims of child sexual abuse. This, as california governor, gavin newsom, Signs Assembly bill 218 into law. It expands the rights of sex Abuse Victims considerably. It give them more time to present their claims. Reporter legal expert, attorney robert allen, says sex Abuse Victims often suffer from intimidation, embarrassment, repressed memory, and fear. That was the case for former usa swim team member, nancy thompson, who filed a suit against her swim coach for Sexual Assault in 2011. I cannot figure out what was causing the anxiety and panic attacks, the triggers, the nightmares, the sweating, until i started piecing it together and realizing oh my gosh, this was related to the abuse that i entered when i was younger. Reporter beginning in january, the new law opens a threeyear window for sex abuse claims, no matter when the alleged crime took place. That started in 2022, eight of the statute of limitations from 26 years of age to 40. There are people all over the state who have been aching for a chance to do something. A big part of healing is stopping the cycle. Reporter she successfully sued the Catholic Church in 2003. She says newsoms power signing shifts power. Survivors of child sexual abuse, the balance of power has changed, now they have the right to expose the people who hurt them, as well as the institutions who covered up that abuse. It helps all the victims out there who want to seek justice, and they may not get that in the form of a criminal conviction, but they might get it now. Reporter the new law allows victims to sue schools and institutions such as churches, synagogues, and mosque found guilty of covenant sexual abuse and tripling the amount in damages. Downtown san jose, justin gary, ktvu fox news. Dramatic california has become the first state to ban the sale of new product. Governor newsom signed the bill that makes it illegal for anyone to sell clothing, shoes, handbags, and furs starting in 2023. Used for products, or those used for religious person reasons will still be allowed. Activists are calling below a major win for animal rights. The bill follows one signed last month that outlaws for trapping in the state. Governor natnewsom signed the bill starting november 1st it will be illegal to smoke or use vaping devices in california. Violet is will pose a 20,000 fine. Supporters say it will create a more healthy atmosphere at an outdoor fun spot. It would also reduce litter and pollution from cigarette butts. We have breaking news now out of the sacrament area. Roseville police are investigating a homicide for multiple victims. We will listen in now and find out what happened. One of the victims was inside the vehicle at that mt. Shasta police department. The other victims were at an apartment here in roseville. Officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 1800 block of junction boulevard in roseville and confirmed there was three additional victims found deceased at the scene. At this time, this is an Ongoing Investigation and coordination with the mt. Shasta police department. Identity has not been made for the suspect or any of the involved victims. At this time, we believe the suspect and victims are known to each other. We are in the process of getting a search warrant signed, as well as responding to the scene in mt. Shasta. All of this is going to take some time. As more information becomes available, Roseville Police will provide updated information. Preliminary, we plan to provide another update at 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow at the same location. Please note, the complex is drive it property and the Management Company is not allowing any media on the premises. We ask that you please be respectful of that. The sole suspect involved in this incident is in custody and we do not believe there is any ongoing threat to our community. So, at this time, we will open this up to just a few questions, but please note, there is a lot of information that we cannot release at this time. What is the total number of victims . The total numbers of victims at this time are four. There is one victim at the mt. Shasta please department who was located inside the vehicle the suspect was driving at three additional victims at the apartment here in roseville. The information regarding the identity of the suspect and the identity of the victims is not information that i have at this time, and we will not release it at this time. Talking about the horrible situation here. Four people were killed. One victim was found in a car in Siskiyou County inside the suspects car. The suspect is not in custody. Three other victims were found at and apart apartment complex. We believe that apartment complex was in roseville. Again, one suspect in custody, they believe he is the only suspect and there is no continuing threat here. As we get more information, we will bring it to you. Still ahead tonight, a recordsetting day at the annual pumpkin way off in hopkins bay. How much the pumpkin weighed and what the pumpkins owner is promising to do with the prize money. Californias gdp is one of the highest in the world. A new report shows just how much of that wealth is headquartered in Silicon Valley. And how wall street is reacting to the latest round of the layoffs from the San Franciscobased, uber. This portion of ktvu news is sponsored by roundtable pizza. Pizza royalty. Quebec layoffs are on the way for San Franciscobased rideshare company, uber. The ceo put out a companywide email today announcing the layoffs. At least 350 employees are losing their jobs across several of their services, including uber. Last month, uber revealed it had laid off more than 400 employees in its product and engineering division. This fresh set of layoff marks the companys third phase of job cuts since earlier this year. Shares of uber though, rose more than 3 following the announcement today. Three americans have been awarded the 2019 nobel prize in economics. The announcement was made today during a ceremony in stockholm, sweden. A married couple was nominated, both work at the institute of technology. The Nobel Committee is recognized in them for their work on reducing the massive problem of global poverty focusing on targeted experience meant that will lead to expense specific targets. As a result, 5 million children benefited from remedial tutoring in school. 46yearold duff is the youngest person ever and only the second woman to receive the economic price. The homeless crisis continues to worsen across the bay area. Coming up, we will take a look behind the scenes of the rise in homeless numbers as communities continue to search for solutions to the growing crisis. Also ahead, why bay area researchers say they are collecting trash to better understand teen vaping. Plus, how vaping has continued to become an even more expensive habit. Too a much milder week ahead, i think you will like it. Some clouds, maybe a sprinkle on wednesday. Back here with the five day. There are those who will say that youre too fat. Too skinny. Too hard. Too soft. Too old. Too much. Too unexpected. Too limited. And to them we say too bad. Because at kaiser permanente, we believe that everyone deserves the right to thrive. A new analysis ranks five bay area cities in the Silicon Valley at the top and it comes to the strength of local economy. The personalfinance website, while help analyzed more than 500 cities and looked at their gross income Gross Domestic Product per capita. At the top of the list was santa clara, sunnyvale, san jose, and mountain view. The findings may not come as a surprise as the hightech economy continues to grow, and many of the worlds Biggest Tech Companies are right there in Silicon Valley. All this week, ktvu will be spending some time highlighting a serious problem in the bay area, homelessness. It is a growing problem across the bay area. And the proof is in the numbers. Every other year, volunteers and people across the countys take to the streets. They want to conduct a comprehensive count of people who are homeless. The most recent count was done in january. Brooke breaks down the numbers for three of the bay areas biggest cities. Reporter in San Francisco, the latest Homeless Count recorded more than 8000 Homeless People across the city that is up nearly 17 from the previous count in 2017. Of that Homeless Population, a majority are single men over the age of 25 and living on sheltered on city streets. When it comes to race, the top responses were black, white, and multiracial. More than a quarter of the citys homeless identified as lgbtq plus. When asked about what led to their homelessness, the top three responses were lost jobs, alcohol or drug abuse. 63 said their main obstacle for Affordable Housing is not being able to afford the rent. Rent was also the main obstacle for the homeless in san jose, where the latest census showed nearly 6100 Homeless People across the city. An increase of nearly 40 from the previous count in 2017. Most of them are men over the age of 25 and living on sheltered on the street in parts or within encampment. When it comes to race and it the city, 31 responded white, while another 41 responded latin. When asked what led to their homelessness, the top three responses were lost jobs, alcohol or drug use, and a divorce, separation, or breakup. The latest Alameda County Homeless Count recorded nearly 4100 Homeless People in oakland, that is up almost 50 from the last count in 2017 point and the most of any other city in Alameda County. More specific details about the citys Homeless Population have not been released. County numbers show homeless ar the age of 25, living on sheltered on city streets. Nearly half of the Homeless People surveyed were black and 14 identified as lgbtq plus. When asked what might have prevented their homelessness, the top four responses were rent assistance, benefits or income, employment assistance, and Mental Health services. And those lovers are just the beginning. Coming up at 6 00, the faces of homelessness. I recently went to an rv encampment, just across the highways from the Oakland Coliseum talking to some of the people there who are living out of their cars and their rvs and how they got there and also their plans for the future. People who vape may have to pay more for their Health Insurance. Some Health Insurance companies believe charging people who vape the same rate as traditional smokers. Papers say the product will contain the same chemicals as cigarettes. Companies say that does not smokers, allowing them to charge higher insurance rates. Weve heard a lot about the Health Crisis and risk of vaping. Today at 4 00, we spoke with dr. Jeremiah mark, who says Vape Products can cause many other products, including environmental hazards. There is a cartridge that actually has the nicotine solution still in it. So, this will eventually end up being fragmented and break open, will release the contents and wash into the water. So, nicotine is used as a pesticide, it is also used for killing rats. It killed children, all of these things, they will end up in the hospital. It is really a significant problem. Dr. Mark is a you cfs researcher, he dug into the trash at bay area schools. He says the goal should be to keep teenagers from taking up the habits in the first place. Okay, so we have got a different week going this week than we did last week with all of the heat and concerns for power and fire. This week is very different. Weve got a couple of low pressure systems. The biggest one right here, this little got sweet through this morning. Temperatures are pretty mild. The plan will be for this guy to move through on wednesday to the north of us. As it was to the north of us, it drops temperatures down a little bit. Thats the plan. It will be a mild week. You will see that in the fiveday forecast. This pattern promotes fog development. We are seeing pretty good fog development along the coast. Patchy for this time of year. Not one big sustained thing, but fog out there. To purchase about where they were last night about this time. A little bit of fog tomorrow morning when you get going. Cool start in the morning. We talked about that. The forecast highs tomorrow, yellows will be her 70s, green will be 60s, you see it is basically 60s and 70s. That is pretty much all day, all the way through the coast and write up the coast at ocean beach dimasi 50s with that fog or pacific as well. The plan for the next couple of days is the opposite of what we saw last week with development at High Pressure creating strong winds. Now, we got a dominant low pressure that is going to come in, the second one, it is going to linger right into the bay area we can. Temperatures are generally going to stay like this for the next few days. Even a little cooler toward the weekend. 80 in fairfield, 82 in brentwood. You with the temperatures in the santa clara valley. 75 in friedman. A goodlooking forecast for us, again, compared to last week when we were on pins and needles, especially the cal fire folks concerned about the wind. Right here on wednesday, that when out into the pacific. When that one draws in, we may see a little drizzle along the coast. It is not a gamebreaker for what you have planned for the weekend. Temperatures 73. Weekend, back to 76, 80 on sunday. As you get to the later part of this or the thursday and friday part of this week, you will see low 70s. Coming up here, and incredible story. Scientists say they have created a camera lens that is actually thinner than a piece of human hair. The potential applications of this new technology from everyday smart phones to high tech drones. Tv just keeps getting better. How you watch it does too. This is xfinity x1. 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Researchers also say another benefit is that the lens costs a lot less to make because it is made from plastic rather than glass. We have a winner, leonardos maker gord won the pumpkin off in hopkins bay. Get this, its off the scale the 2175 pounds. That is a New California record. He won it more than 50,000 in prize money and his champion pumpkin will play a starring role at this weekends arts and pumpkin festival. Ktvus sarah tells us growing these massive pumpkins for the annual festival comes with a lot of stress for the farmers. Reporter pumpkins have a different purpose here in hopkins bay. Sure, they are a great halloween decoration, these pumpkins are grown to compete. Fall and pumpkins go hand and hand. Pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin decorations, and a pumpkin competition. It has been a treat to see it. whether they are lumpy, discolor, or from outof state, as long as they are big, they are welcome at halfmoon bays pumpkin way off. This is just crazy, crazy fun. Reporter about 50 growers went headtohead to see who would take home the title of heaviest pumpkins. Sydney one in 2016. She said in august, massive gorge group 40 to 60 pounds a day. Getting them to the size is not easy. On building green housing, building cables in the ground, ambient light for the pumpkins in the greenhouses. It is just every day, something else, but more work. [ laughter ] reporter you would not expect so many bumps in the road to become the chance of the way off. 2014 winter dealt with his fair share of pumpkin problems. About three months ago i lost three of my five. My wife and i had to left for like three months and we were there is so much that can go wrong during the season. Reporter along with bragging rights comes prize money, seven dollars per pound. Win or lose though, competitors all please leave with a sense of accomplishment. To get that pumpkin on the stage after six months of hard work and to see that weight flash on the screen, it is amazing. Reporter the way off is the kickoff to this weekend half moon art and can festival. The biggest pumpkin will be put on display there. In halfmoon, Sara Zendehnam ktvu news. This is ktvu fox 2 news at 6 00. Pg e over what the state top utility regulator called phil execution during last weeks plan Power Outages. It also comes as governor newsome is calling for credits and rebates for everyone who lost their power. I think that a lot of people lost a lot of money this week. It was totally unnecessary having the entire Business District shut down. More fallout tonight for the pg e Power Outages last week. Good evening everyone, i am frank somerville. And i am julie haener. The California Utilities Commission says pg e needs to restore power four times faster, calling the outages and unexpected situation that should never be repeated. They tell us the businesses are still reeling from the losses. Reporter iris lost 1500 last thursday at his flower shop in oaklands montclair district because of the safety related power outage. Some of the flowers went bad and we had to throw them away because it gets warm up there in a few hours or so. Reporter now, he may get compensated for at least some of his loss. On monday, governor newsome says pg e mismanaged the power shut off. He says the utility should give east residential customer or business 100. Small businesses he says it should get 200. Reporter it is never enough, but anything helps. It is better than nothing. Reporter in a letter to pg e, ceo william johnson, newsom says the outage was