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Starts now. This is ktvu fox two news at noon. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. Im andre senior. Im ali rasmus. We continue to follow a developing story out of hawaii. Wildfires are raging on the island of maui. Flames have ripped through the Historic Town of lahaina on the islands west side. Thousands of people have been evacuated as the high winds from Hurricane Dora fueled those fires. Thousands are without power as the governor issues an emergency proclamation. Amanda quintana spoke with people at the airport heading out this morning. One couple said theyre not sure if their home will still be there when they land. The house burned down. We have nothing. We have a two cars. Thats it. And what we have right here, chemo and stuff. Kirkman were vacationing in the bay area when they heard about the fires in their hometown of lahaina. Fred street. Alina luna we live right up a line and we have a house and our dog are stuck in the house. We dont know if our house is up or we dont know if our animals are alive or not. So were heading back now. All they know is what theyve seen on the news video showing massive flames taking over the popular tourist town, home to about 13,000 people. They say their house is in the middle of all of this smoke. Its never going to be the same. No apartments and stores have burned down multiple burn patients have been flown to honolulu hospital, at least one in critical condition. And the coast guard says they had to rescue a dozen people who jumped into the water to escape the flames. 911. And phone service is also down. The lahaina fire is just one of the wildfire burning. This drone video shows the intense wall of flames from fires in kihei. There are also brush fires on the big island while most things can be replaced, it gets pictures of everything. Yeah everything about it. Even have any pictures of my kids growing up. The kirkmans main worry is about their dogs. Nori and bruno. Thats our babies, right there. Their daughter just couldnt get into the town to rescue them. We told her to turn around, get out of there, or go by the ocean. So you can jump in. Keeps the car good job for the Hawaii Department of transportation is asking people not to visit maui in order to keep roads open for emergency responders. But wednesday morning, bay area families were on their way for summer vacation. Well figure it out. Were just going to rally some unaware of the fires. People who live there are okay. I feel like if were staying in like a very populated and like dense, populated area, i feel like were most likely going to be safe even if its without power. Others simply not worried. Not much. We can do about it. So i think if theres a serious concern, we can always head back out, go to a different island. Therell be a potential to get somewhere safer if we need to. But hopefully that doesnt happen and it doesnt come to that. Two flights took off for kahului this morning. Theres another one scheduled later today. But the department of transportation is trying to urge visitors to stay away from maui in oakland, Amanda Quintana ktvu fox two news, california senator Dianne Feinstein was briefly hospitalized after she fell yesterday at her home in San Francisco. Her spokesperson says her hospital scans were quote, clear and she went back home shortly afterward. Senator feinstein, who is 90 years old, has had several Health Issues this year. She was absent from the senate for nearly three months when she had shingles. Feinstein announced in february that she will not seek reelection next year, but intends to serve out the remainder of her term. Well, a three alarm fire in San Franciscos inner sunset neighborhood badly damaged three buildings. One is a long standing family run business. Ctvs baylee ocarroll spoke with the owner of that business about their next steps and what the community can do to help. I was looking forward to going to work today. Its be quite honest. This sucks. Like that. Like, randy blair coowns progress hardware with his father. The hardware shop has been a staple on irving road for 75 years. Weve been here longer than the San Francisco giants. But everything changed when flames tore through the decades old shop just after 8 00 last night. Theres a lot of smoke, a lot of smoke damage. But the back room is just gone, he said they hope to be able to reopen in 12 to 18 months. In the meantime, hes unsure what their next steps are, but says hes thinking about their employees. Its gonna be tough. Yeah, a lot of decisions to be made. So for this to happen now, its just kind of like its a hiccup. Its a big hiccup, but well get through it. Those who live nearby, like longtime inner sunset resident greg doers, say theyre already missing progress. Yes, i would say to everyone, if you want to help progress hardware, the way you help it is when they come back, you shop there because they have everything you need and theyre right here and right now. The fire also tore through an Apartment Building around the corner that he called home for years. It has some issues. I hope those issues get resolved. Im sure there are good people of good faith that are going to do something about it, he says. Unfortunately he wasnt surprised to hear about the fire. The red cross was on scene and said seven of the 24 units in the building were badly damaged. The cause of this fire is still under investigation. Thankfully, though, some good news. No injuries to report in this fire. Reporting in San Francisco, im bailey ocarroll, ktvu fox two news. Vallejo police will hold another town hall at the end of this month to explain why officers may not be able to respond to some 911 calls. Police held a Public Meeting last night. Now, if the Vallejo Police department was fully staffed, it would have 132 sworn officers. But it is far short of that number. The department has 50 vacancies right now. There are only 30 officers in the Patrol Division for the entire city. Police say they will not be able to respond to every home alarm call. Only those that are verified. Residents say the Staffing Shortage makes them feel very unsafe. I have two neighbors who had home invasions and were on the phone with 911, and were told no one was coming. Concerned about hearing that, put it out in the streets because that was criminal criminals like, oh, its open season and little mouth. Police say theyve received more than 10,000 alarm calls in the past two years. 98 of them turn out to be false alarms. The chief says each call requires 2 to 4 officers to respond, and that wastes valuable resources. We just dont have the ability to respond to everything. So we have to figure out how to respond a little more smartly. Verified calls are defined as those coming from witnesses manually activated panic alarms, silent robbery alarms and video alerts that show a crime in progress. New at noon, as kids prepare to return to school in the south bay, a new effort is underway to get drivers to slow down the valley. Transit authority this morning announced a county Wide Campaign called slow down, keep families safe. San jose mayor matt marin and other vta Board Members gathered near Homestead High School in cupertino for the vta announcement. The Campaign Includes multilingual signs, billboards and other measures with strongly worded reminders to get drivers to slow down. This is really about behavior change, whether its changing the built environment or its doing more enforcement or its just educating people at the end of the day, we just need to raise that awareness and get people to realize that every time they get behind the wheel, we make choices conscious or unconscious about how safe were going to be. The campaign is similar to san joses vision zero effort to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries. But on a countywide level. Well, School Starts tomorrow in the San Jose Unified School district, and a lot of students there will have backpacks and school supplies. San jose firefighters this morning distributed new backpacks full of supplies to kids at washington elementary. This is the third year firefighters have supported students at the school. All the backpacks were purchased by san jose firefighters and donated for the giveaway. Each has a firefighter logo on it. The firefighters say the event also inspires Young Children to want to be firefighters. Kids look up to firefighters and i know were role models to them and maybe we can inspire them one day to be a firefighter. Two in their community and help out the community they grew up in the school year. Firefighters are donating 1000 backpacks to kids in need in san jose. Well, a Record Number of freshmen have been admitted to schools within the university of california system. The nine undergraduate campuses accepted more than 157,000 students this year. Among them, 88,000 students from california. Thats a new record. The u. S. System also set a record for the number of underrepresented students in the systems history. Latino students made up the Largest Group of california residents admitted at 38. All right. So just one ticket won. The record breaking Mega Millions jackpot of 1. 5 billion. And that very lucky winner is in florida that Winning Ticket was sold at a Publix Grocery store in neptune beach, located about 16 miles east of jacksonville. The lump sum for the jackpot is more than 757 million. And there was one ticket that matched five of the numbers, minus the mega number in california that was sold in the city of hilmar, which is just south of turlock in merced county. Concerns about gun violence in oakland, what were learning about two separate shootings in the city yesterday, and the newsletter from mayor shengtao about possible ways to address crime. Plus a secret memo is revealing more details about the trump teams plan to overturn the 2020 election results. Im Madeleine Rivera in washington with more on that document. As former President Trump fights the charges and at bay area, whether the cloud the cloud cover from this morning trying to clear back to near the coastline. We get a break from the heat today and well have more on your forec t co ng troubles mount. Hesied a 350,000 fine on the company for a delay in complying. Madeleine rivera has the latest developments from washington. You know, every time you get indicted, i like to check the polls because one more indictment that i think this election is over. One more former President Trump cracking a joke about his legal problems, even as they become more serious a Court Protective order may come as early as friday in the special counsels january 6th case, trumps team is proposing less restrictive rules than what federal prosecutors want over what details can be publiclyivat america can scrutinize the actions of the judiciary. And just because the target here is donald trump doesnt mean we should upend due procehe New York Times reports a secret memo lays out the plan to submit a false slate of pro trump electors. In the document, lawyer kenneth chisora admitted he was proposing a bold, controversial strategy that the Supreme Court would likely reject in the end, some republicans believe trumps criminal charges threaten his electability and could ultimately cost him the republican president ial nomination for an incumbent republican president to only be getting low 40 or high, 30 in a place like new hampshire, that means 60 of the people dont want them. Trumps campaign is moving full steam ahead. Hell be at the iowa state fair this weekend, but its unclear if hell attend the first republican primary debate two weeks from now in washington. Rivera ktvu fox two news new noon. Political leaders from california and nevada are once again stressing the need for urgent action to deal with the impact of climate change. California senator alex padilla. Representative nancy pelosi and nevada governor joe lombardo are attending this years lake tahoe summit. It attracts tribal and political leaders from both states, as well as federal officials. This is the 27th annual summit, and this year its highlighting lake tahoes future and its environmental improvement program. But i think its important for you to hear some very important points today on behalf of the state of nevada to include the state of california, because because this is all about partnership, right . Its about bipartisan partnership. And thats the complete intent of what were trying to achieve to ensure that we maintain tahoe into the future for todays generation and future generations. This years keynote address was given by former House Speaker nancy pelosi. She talked about combating the Climate Crisis and efforts to save and preserve lake tahoe, which she calls the jewel of the sierra. Well, from the blue waters of lake tahoe to the blue skies here behind us at the oakland estuary, mark tamayo has a look at the forecast washington during heat waves. Te elderly also trying to deal with those rising costs. Advocates groups say some seniors dont have enough money to spend and the extreme heat is forcing them to make tough decisions about what they buy. Seniors sometimes on a very fixed income, have to decide, am i going to go buy groceries or get this medication , or am i going to be able to pay for these Household Expenses and still no relief in sight. Forecasts are expecting high temperatures across much of the south for all of this month. Its the latest from dallas. Casey stegall, ktvu fox two news meteorologist mark tamayo is here at mark the map behind you really tells the tale here of just how hot it is and where the intensity of the heat is happening right now. Yeah, thats right. Andre no cool colors on this map, right . Were not showing you any dark blues or anything like that. That me show you in the wintertime. Take a look at the current numbers across the country right now. Its 101in dallas. 102 in phenix, lots of heat focused. If you heard that Previous Story in the south as you head up to the north, not as hot, but still, it is a fairly warm, as you can see. Well, chicagos actually okay. 78 degrees in new york. New york city right now is checking in 86. Now, here in the bay area, we had some heat a few days ago, but temperatures cooled off quite a bit to yesterday. And were kind of settling within this range for today, tomorrow and even into your friday before we eventually warm things to back up by that time frame. Showing you this a satellite. As we check out the low clouds and fog that were over the coast and over the bay earlier this morning, now trying to clear out just offshore. As you can see, we still have some lingering patches closer to pillar point, right around half moon bay, right around the Marin Headlands. Closer to Stinson Beach as well. But we are seeing increasing sunshine this afternoon for your wednesday. Take a look at the current numbers. Statewide South Lake Tahoe is a pleasant 74 bakersfield in the 80s and san diego and los angeles close to 80 degrees. Take a look at our current numbers out there. Its actually looking okay. So the cooldown that really kicked in yesterday, were kind of settling in that comfortable range right now. San francisco, 69, santa rosa in the upper 60s and some 70s for concord, livermore and in san jose. Heres a live camera looking out above San Francisco where you can see some blue sky up above. We had some cloud cover this morning trying to clear back to it near the coastline. So heres whats happening in this area of High Pressure. Is backing out of the picture. So were not talking about any major heat. In fact, we get a break from the heat as this guy settles in from the north. We have the remnants of what was once Tropical Storm eugene. Were watching out for this as this this linked up the moisture kind of links up with the upper level pattern to bring in some high clouds with tropical moisture for thursday and friday. A few high clouds. It could feel a bit humid around here and the possibility of some showers to the south of the bay area and also out to the east fl probably just pick up a few high clouds. We definitely have to keep an eye on the radar to see if any of that activity approaches the region. From the south. Here we are this afternoon where we could have some patchy cloud cover near portions of the coastline for your wednesday and then into your thursday could see a big batch of high clouds kind of moving in from the south and then once again into your friday. So friday we could have some maybe mostly cloudy skies with some lower clouds and then some higher clouds as well. For today, though, well bump up the sunshine once again. Still some patchy overcast near portions of the shoreline. No major heat, no heat advisories, no triple digits, not much in the way of 90s. Were just thinking some 60s, some 70s and some 80s. This afternoon. And if you like today, i think youll like the forecast coming up for your thursday. No big changes headed our way for thursday and a friday, although it could be a bit humid around here. Looks pretty good into saturday to start off the weekend. We will bump up those numbers on sunday. Warmest locations could be back up to the 90s and if we were to extend that into next week, maybe the inland neighborhoods back up into the mid to upper 90s. So if youre not a fan of the heat, make the most of today and tomorrow because were looking okay and if youre inland make sure you get to a pool perhaps there you go maybe 10,000 steps a day might not be the magic number after all. When it comes to improving your he to meet your daily goal biden on monday. The man is accused of making a threat, referencing bidens trip to utah this week, saying he needed to prepare his camouflage and sniper rifle. Biden is scheduled to be in utah this evening ahead of a public event on thursday in Salt Lake City to speak about Veterans Health care. Well continue to have more information on this story throughout the newscast and in our later newscast and online. The owner of mikes diner bar in palo alto says he is being evicted after missing a rent payment by just one day. The Property Owner says the eviction is about more than just one late payment. Ctvs Lamonica Peters explains the complicated dispute. Long time customers like Paul Jackson Jr say theyre saddened that mikes diner bar may be closing. Its like cheers and you come here, you can be yourself. Mike wallace, who owns mikes diner bar, says he remodeled the diner in 2019, spending about 2 million. He says his rent of just over 22,000 was due july 17th. But a family emerged. He kept him from dropping off the check on time. So i made it on tuesday the 18th. I and i was informed that afternoon we received your check. Were sending it back and youre being evicted. While lou admits hes had some Financial Difficulties in the past and recently worked out an agreement with shareholders, who owns the building . Midtown Residents Association and fair meadow Neighborhood Association partnered to show support for mikes diner bar. Theyve started a petition and plan to Ask City Council for support. This is a transaction between a two private parties, so its really hard for the city to get involved. But were also looking to recommend mediation. If the two parties are willing to do so. Share holdings llc did talk to ktvu, saying the eviction isnt just about one late payment and also said in part, weve been having problems with mike continuously over the last 15 years. Mike has habitually paid rent, late, bounced many checks and not paid rent checks, only to ignore calls made to him to pay eventually he would pay late. The rent kept going up during the remodel, during the covid, it just kept going up and up. So i dont think another restaurant would want to come in here and pay this much rent. Now, while lou says he doesnt have a plan b, if hes evicted, but he does have an attorney to help fight the eviction, sher says he doesnt have plans to develop this property. He just wants a tenant who will meet the obligations of the lease. Lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. The Chinatown Merchants Association had a Ribbon Cutting ceremony to celebrate the restoration of the iconic grant avenue lanterns. The lanterns were damaged in winter storms last year. This prompted Community Leaders to start a fundraiser. The Robert Joseph louis memorial and Alaska Airlines also helped with the project. The restoration is set to signify wealth, fame and prosperity. First of all, it gives color. It gives energy. You know, everything is red. And also give give life to chinatown. You know, we want people to come to chinatown. Thats why i did a show called my chinatown. Its my chinatown. Your chinatown. Everybodys chinatown. And welcome to San Francisco. Chinatown, the lanterns will also serve as a light for those who live and work in chinatown. Illuminate the streets, providing an extra layer of security and beauty. Well as oakland as fans all across the bay area and beyond continue their protest to convince owner john fisher to sell the team to someone who will keep it. In oakland, theres a cafe in lake tahoe showing support for that cause. The treehouse cafe is in kings beach and according to sfgate, the owner of that cafe reportedly banned john fisher from coming to the business in protest. A note on the cafes front door reads, quote, we reserve the right to refuse service to any member of the Oakland Athletics ownership group. As if gate reports that fishers family owns some property nearby, a teenager just became the youngest pro Soccer Player in us history. 13 year old davion kimbro is eligible to debut for the Sacramento Republic fc at the United Soccer League on saturday. The club says kimbro joined the Teams Academy back in 2021 at the age of 11 and has been a standout talent competing against older players. The team says its training schedule will be modified and monitored by the clubs Sports Medicine staff and must be approved by his parents and league officials. San jose state officially unveiled its new spartan athletic center. Student athletes were given a tour of the new 70 million center. The two new the new two story center covers 70,000ft s. It includes state of the art equipment for Strength Training and conditioning. As well as locker rooms and premium seating for sporting events. Its going to help the student athletes become the best versions of themselves. Athletic and academically, its going to create a premium student athlete experience. Its one of the best facilities on the west coast, and it really speaks to the progress and the vision for san jose state athletics moving forward. The Spartans Athletic Center will be the home for the football and womens soccer teams and will also provide amenities for all student athletes. Researchers now believe you may not need to go that extra mile to improve your health. A new study found that 10,000 steps a day may not be needed and as little as 4000 steps can help reduce your risk of dying from any cause. But the World Health Organization says the more you walk, the greater the Health Benefits and not enough physical activity is one of the leading risk factors for Long Term Health problems. So if you walk 10,000 miles a day, maybe just continue doing that. But if youre just getting into it, maybe you could start at 4000 and then work your way up. On that note, im going to go check my watch to see how many steps. I mean, its easy to get sucked into that 10,000 a day. Thank you for watching. Ktvu fox two news at noon for the latest news and weather. G ha at the forecast today. Hey, mark. Hi there, ali. Yeah, the skies have been clearing out over the past few hours, although its kind of linked up with a little bit of a cooling trend here in the bay area. Were not talking about any inland heat, no heat advisories. So temperatures have been dropping off a bit and were kind of settling within this range over the next couple of days. Heres the satellite still showing you this. The low clouds and fog. But as we come in closer on the satellite, you can see the clouds actually trying to clear back to it just offshore for portions of the bay area. Still some lingering patches closer to pillar point, right around half moon bay, closer to the Marin Headlands as well. But even more sunshine is starting to develop over San Francisco. As a result, San Francisco, one site is showing you 70 degrees right now for the 12 00 hour. Santa rosa, 68 walnut creek in the upper 70s and san jose 78 degrees. Heres our live camera looking above San Francisco where we have lots of clear skies. We had some cloud cover this morning, but clearing back to just offshore this afternoon. So partly to mostly sunny for your wednesday afternoon for cast and we get a break from the heat as this system is kind of anchored up here to our north. We have been watching this, the remnants of what was once Tropical Storm eugene moving in from the south and that moisture will continue to move in with with bringing in some high clouds, not for today, but for thursday. And friday. Could feel a bit humid out there. And shower activity mainly to the south and to the east of the bay area out toward the sierra. So well be watching the radar closely over the next couple of days once again for thursday and into friday. Heres the forecast models. We put this into motion, not too much change for today, but look what happens in the thursday. You can see some some clouds thats linked up with the with the moisture moving in from the south. This is thursday afternoon. Maybe feeling a bit humid, a bit muggy around here and then definitely into a friday. As far as the shower chances, there is a slight chance closer to maybe monterey bay. And well definitely be watching the radar to see how things kind of develop as this moisture moves in from the south. Theres always a little bit of a question mark with that moisture, especially when its linked up with what was once a Tropical Storm or hurricane. So something well be watching. Youll definitely notice those changes with those high clouds and also the humid conditions for us this afternoon. Partly sunny skies, even mostly sunny skies and temperatures ranging from the lower 60s out toward the coast. San francisco, it feels like a warm day when San Francisco is in the 70s and that could be the case this afternoon, right around 70 warmest locations inland will be around 83 to 84 degrees. So definitely we have been cooling off ever sunday. Monday, we had upper 90s to right around 100 degrees inland. Not the case for today and pretty much the same stories. You cant see the breakdown here in the thursday and into friday looking pretty good into the weekend and then on sunday we could bump up those temperatures and maybe a few neighborhoods approaching that 90 degree mark. So looking pretty good and nice to see that sunshine that backdrop behind us, nice and warm, but not too hot. Not too hot. Exactly. Thanks, mark. Okay. Well, the new covid variants spreading across the us. How this new strain is leading to more hospitalizations in parts of the country and the recommendations that could soon be coming from the cdc. And were excited about our new streaming app for your tv. You can watch our live newscast on amazon fire tv, roku , apple tv or android tv. Just search your device for fox local and choose ktvu fox two. You can also get instructions by going to our website ktvu. Co how founded by the nurses husband, confirmed their safe release in a statement. The organization has offered medical care, education and other basic services to people in the countrys poorest areas. U. S government officials ordered the departure of Emergency Personnel over security concerns in that country last month. A new covid 19 variant is making up a majority of us cases. But as Lucas Tomlinson tells us, the white house is not sounding the alarm just yet. The cdc releasing new data on the current covid spike and the trends are not positive. Hospitalizations are ticking up across the country, increasing more than 12 in the past week. The agency says its being driven by a new variant five, which now makes up a plurality of covid 19 cases in the united states. Right now, only about 18 of infections stem from five. But doctors are expecting that percentage to increase quickly because the new strain is more contagious. That one appears to be more infectious, meaning people are more likely to get it. Despite the increase , the Biden Administration has not issued any new guidance or revised. The covid 19 response team. And last week, white house chief of staff jeff zients told federal agencies to prioritize getting employees back to work in person, citing a number of experts who say the new spike isnt being fueled by a return to the office. This is likely based on a combination of summer time and people are getting together for travel. A lot of engagement. Meanwhile lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing the feds to restore funding for covid testing, claiming the private market isnt stepping up and the need is greater now than it has been for months. Right now it is not available. Private insurance has withdrawn the coverage. The cdc says it will issue recommendations soon for a new covid booster ahead of an expected winter surge. Its not clear how many people will want to take it. In washington, Lucas Tomlinson, kctv, wvue, fox two news. A San Francisco social service organization, glide is searching for a new ceo. Glide is located in the tenderloin neighborhood. It provides social services, meals, health care and other essentials for People Living in poverty and people who are unhoused. The organization is now looking for a ceo to take over the role of its beloved founder, cecil williams, who along with his wife jan, founded the group 60 years ago. Interim ceo Malcolm Walter says the new leader would have a chance to shape a brand new strategy for the Organization Called glide forward. Walter says interviews for a new ceo are already underway. Glide is looking for a person of color who is passionate about carrying on the organization mission. The head of pga is proposing electric cars could help prevent future blackouts. The utilitys ceo tells bloomberg she wants the Auto Industry to expand the idea of bidirectional charging. Thats when the car can also send power back to the network when its plugged in to a home or business. General motors started a Pilot Program last year. Pga says the states power grid may not be able to handle the demand during a Natural Disaster or in an extremely hot day. Electric cars with bidirectional charging software can return power to a home or business and energize it during an outage. New at noon, uber is giving passengers and drivers in San Francisco a peace of mind during rides. Ubers new record, my ride feature, allows users to record audio during rides through the app. San francisco is the first city in california with access to the app function. Itll be gradually made available across the state over the following week. The company says the recorded audio will be encrypted, which means no one, including the company, will be able to listen to the recording unless it is submitted in a safety report. While boosting us production of semiconductors, how one east bay company is trying to bring its new technology to market. Plus, we continue to follow the latest developments surrounding those fires in maui next, hear from a san carlos resident who just arrived on the island only to find out that the vacation she had planned with her family may not happen at all. Well be right back. Woman why did we choose safelite . We were loading our suv when. Crack safelite came right to us, and we could see exactly when theyd arrive with a replacement we could trust. Thats service the way we want it. Singers safelite repair, safelite replace. From the mountains to the coast. Heatin up the kitchen we got somethin different spreadin good vibes all day todos a la mesa que buena la mezcla it dont get no better livin in the golden state lovin this land everyday norte a sur lo puedes ver nada se puede comparar livin in the golden state vive en el estado dorado. Yeah most of the Historic Town of lahaina on the islands west side. Thousands of people have been evacuated as high winds from Hurricane Dora drive the flames. No deaths have been reported, but several burn victims have been airlifted to hospitals in honolulu. We caught up with a couple at sfo who were vacationing in the bay area when they heard about the fires in their hometown of lahaina. Theyre trying to return home, but they dont know what to expect when they get there. Fred street, honolulu. We live right up a line and we have a house and our dogs are stuck in the house. We dont know if our house is up or we dont know if our animals are alive or not. So no, were heading back now. Well, the Hawaiian National guard is now in maui assisting with rescues and firefighting. And the coast guard also carried out rescues along the coast of people who went into the ocean to avoid the flames. Maui is, of course, a popular vacation destination. Thats why a family from saint carlos is there right now. Marine cedric told me a short time ago she arrived at 1 p. M. Hawaii time yesterday and the only alert she got that anything was happening there was from her resort letting her know that the power was out. It was only after she arrived on the island and was driving toward the lahaina and kaanapali side that she realized that wildfires were burning their out of control. Nobody told us about fires or anything like that. We just flew into Kahului Airport and we just assumed that there would just be a power outage for a short time and that it would get resolved by the end of the day. So thats all we knew. Tell me about the moment you found out things were more than what youre being told. Honestly, we didnt find out until we saw it. So once we got our rental car, we started driving into lahaina, kaanapali area and just saw the wind speeds. I mean, the wind speeds were insanely high. Tree branches had fallen. Were seeing power lines onto the ground on this one inlet lane into lahaina and kaanapali and all of a sudden we see huge plume of smoke and so wer safet all. And cars just keep driving into the smoke and we see emergency vehicles behind us try and get in, i mean, sporadically. This isnt a lot of emergency vehicles. You could tell that this fires been raging for a while. And we just get closer and the wind speeds and the fire plumes are just so big. We decided to turn around only because we didnt feel like it was safe. Marina, youre with your children and youre driving through all this not really understanding what is happening here. Describe what was going through your mind at the time. The assume you were scared, afraid, yeah. No, i was really scared. I was thinking this doesnt seem safe for our kids. Were not sure if were going to get there safely. I mean, we were we just this didnt seem right. We were really confused that nobody had told us we shouldnt be driving that direction. Like we should have not even been on that road whatsoever yesterday. I mean, we were there and it just wasnt safe for tourists to be there worried. Has anyone any official word come down to you as a tourist in that area about what you should and should not be doing right now . Nothing we have heard of. All ive seen is whats on the media today and alerts from our sos like phone alerts that we get just saying evacuation notices for certain areas. But that only happened in the middle of the night. And this morning, were seeing news reports. But yesterday there was nothing being reported about the fire. We didnt even know the extent of it until we saw it. Whats your situation right now . So we decided to turn around and we just booked a hotel in wailea. Everybody here has just been talking about how they werent able to get into kaanapali leyna. This was a vacation for you. What are your plans now . Um honestly, we dont know. We booked another night and we lay here, but outside theres definitely smoke smell in the air. So the air quality isnt good here, so im not really sure what were going to do. Were going to stay probably one more night here in wailea and see how things progress tomorrow. If we cant make it to kaanapali, were going to try to call our airline to see if we can get a flight back to california. Well, ktvu meteorology mark tamayo joining us now with a better look at the weather conditions in the island of maui. And mark, the hurricane miles away from that fire played a role in fanning those flames. Absolutely, ali. Its kind of ironic because that hurricane, if it were close to it, produced so much rainfall. Of course, you dont want this hurricane to be close to land, but it would produce so much rainfall that it would actually put out those fires. But as you can see here as well, to the south, you can get an idea here of the overall upper level wind pattern where you have this area of High Pressure up here to the north. And then, of course, thats an area of low pressure linked up with what is now Hurricane Dora. And that producing the pressure difference to generate those very strong winds. Its just the pressure set up. We talk about the same pattern here that produces those offshore winds. The difference in pressure, well, you have the area of High Pressure up here, the area of low pressure here deepening low pressure, of course, with that major hurricane, and that is producing the wind at difference. Now, earlier, they had high wind warnings. Now we have a wind advisory. So the winds theoretically as this as a system moves out to sea or moves out to the west, the winds will gradually decrease. But still it is windy today. We still have wind advisories in place until 6 00 this evening. The higher for the highest peaks. We could have winds going up about 50 miles an hour. But heres a forecast point for lahaina throughout the day today. And as you can see here, the wind does not back off. Its still we could have some gusts around 25 to 30 miles an hour. Thats what were showing you right here. By 3 00. And then as we take this into the evening hours, the winds gradually back off. They dont go away, but at least they are trending in the right direction. So the peak of the winds earlier are no longer a high wind warning, but we still have a wind advisory until 6 00 this evening. And as you take a look at that expiration time, that should be the time the winds really back off as we head into later on this afternoon and into the evening hours. But this is all linked once again with a powerful hurricane to the south, an area of High Pressure up to the north. But at least thankfully, the wind forecast is trending in the right direction. Later on today. Thank you, mark. Well, an Investigation Continues in oakland where two men were killed in two separate shootings. The first shooting was yesterday afternoon around 215 at the boat launch at the Martin Luther king junior regional shoreline. Then 15 minutes later, Oakland Police rushed to the lake merritt bart station, where another man had been shot and killed. We are learning that 45 year old Juan Martinez was arrested in that case. Ktvu amber lee has more on the gun violence happening across oakland, the site of police activity, crime scene tape and a black tent covering the body of a man killed in a shooting just outside an entrance to the lake merritt bart station unsettles passengers. Bart. Police say it happened shortly after 230 tuesday afternoon. Its in the middle of the day. Its a super scary. Im just shocked. Its terrifying. Police say both the victim and suspect were not bart passengers. We dont believe that this has any connection to the actual bart station or the trains. This occurred near the bus zone at the lake merritt bart station. Officers say they searched the area and surveillance cameras helped them track down a suspect and take him into custody. 90 minutes after the shooting, investigators did not say where they found the suspect, nor would they say if they recovered the gun. People say a homicide in broad daylight in an area that sees a lot of foot traffic, gives them pause right there. Youre about to get on board. It kind of makes you think youre like, you know, kind of make you feel unsafe. A little bit. You know, there is fear and frustration over ongoing gun violence and crime in oakland just before the incident outside the bart station there was another deadly shooting around 215 tuesday afternoon, east Bay Regional Park District officers responded to a shooting at the boat launch at the Martin Luther king jr regional shoreline. Its next to Oakland International airport on doolittle drive. Officers say they found a man who had been shot. He died at the scene. It worries me because the crime level in oakland seems to be increasing and i really hope something is done about it. We shouldnt have to deal with this. I think we definitely need a police chief or some kind of leadership type of something needs to be done for the city of oakland. Amber lee, ktvu fox two news, oklahoma. Shengtao referred to the problem of Violent Crime in her august newsletter. The mayor says she believes oaklands robbery intervention operation by the Police Department could dramatically reduce the number of robberies which they plan to do that through enforcement quicker investigation and Oakland Police will conduct several enforcement operations targeting what they call known robbery suspects. The mayor says she also wants to eliminate the lag time between when a crime happens and when an investigation begins. Well, today marks one year since President Biden signed the 280 million chips and science act. The goal is to boost us production of semiconductors. Ktvu political reporter greg lee tells us how one east bay company is trying to bring its new technology to market with the help of bay area congresswoman barbara lee. Youre going to hear a lot about diamonds east bay. Congresswoman barbara lee arrived at a modest office space in west oakland for a tour of a unique company in her district. I believe in bringing dollars home to my congressional district. We pay a lot of taxes a lot of the innovation, a lot of the creativity, a lot of development, a lot of manufacturing should take place here oakland. Representative lee meeting with the leaders of akash systems, a Semi Conductor manufacturer with a twist. The engineers make the chips used in nearly every modern device with synthetically produced diamonds. It is able to move energy from one point to the next faster than any material ever. And thats what we make using the earths most thermally conductive material. The team says the chips can withstand extreme temperatures. Last longer and work more efficiently. They demonstrated for lee, using a simple example of an ice cube and one of their wafers and now akash wants to grow in oakland. We want manufacture to come back into our community. Liz for instance, here with akash manufacturing, what they are doing in terms of Semi Conductors will help create about 500 jobs in this great city. But to do that, theyre asking for federal help and money from the chips and science act signed into law one year ago. Congresswoman lee and senators Dianne Feinstein and alex padilla wrote a letter of support to the secretary of commerce. This money would not only be transferred for a cash, it would be transformative for the community. This is what was intended. We intended that there would be equity in all of these initiatives that the Bidenharris Administration initiated. And we worked on legislation only recently. House republicans called for a full accounting of spending from the law, a cautious request comes during National Black business month. And for this black owned company and representative lee, the impact would go far beyond new jobs. Its something that inspires a lot of young stem kids coming along who want to look up to leaders in tech and stem and see that they are represented. Congresswoman lee also locked in a competitive race with representatives adam schiff and katie porter. For Feinstein Senate seat. Asked about the state of her campaign, she said her focus at the moment was on the work in her district in oakland. Lee ktvu, fox two news. Well, rising temperatures leading to rising power bills. Just how much more money customers are having to pay this summer and how its leaving some families with the touch tough decision on what to buy disappeared more than a month ago. Katie schneiders White Honda Accord was recovered monday on skyline boulevard near castle rock state park. The 17 year old was last seen leaving her home on july 5th. The family says Surveillance Video captured the car on the side of skyline boulevard at 130 in the afternoon. Then it showed the car driving off a few minutes later. Anyone with information on the car or the teens whereabouts should call the Santa Clara County sheriffs office. Well, the Yellow Jacket population has grown this season, and its got residents in the north bay complaining about their aggressive behavior. A pest Removal Company says the underground Yellow Jacket, Yellow Jackets, rather, are among the most hostile types of wasps. Received more than 1200 calls for help, compared to 600 last year. They often attack in relentless swarms and will protect their nests with a dangerous vengeance. Come extremely aggressive when their nests are disturbed or their swatted at. So its extremely important to be very cautious. Most of the time after you treat it, thats when they start getting aggressive because theyre all the ones that are out foraging come back and try to protect the nest and then they see you because youre closest. So youre basically the enemy. So thats when they really, really start getting aggressive. Hundreds at least, that were all just kind of flying around and attacking me. County pest control experts say the extra water from the winter range, combined with the warm temperatures this year, could be one reason behind the Yellow Jacket population spike. Well, weve had a summer of cooler than usual temperatures here in the bay area, but its another week of triple digits across the south and southwest united states. Cases eagle shows us how the extreme weather is creating an expensive dilemma for millions of people. A little bit over 100. 387, i want to say 400 this month. And theyre not alone. Folks across the country are seeing utility bills jump by about 11 during this extreme. Heat has been pretty bad this year. Yeah, cant wait for it to end. By the time summer ends, the National Energy assistance Directors Association estimates people in the southwest will have paid the most more than 700. The west coast handing over the least amount of cash at just under 500 bucks. Thats going to harm peoples budget. Theyre no longer going to be able to buy other things that bring them more value and more joy. But this years heat has been especially hard on certain groups. According to usa today, there has been a 15 increase in utility shutoffs among low income americans. Federal data shows only 19 states in