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Afternoon. Thank you for joining us. Im andre senior. We begin with this continuing to follow the latest developments surrounding the devastating maui wildfires. Now new information this noon is being revealed by Hawaii Governor josh green. A short time ago he said that lahaina residents who evacuated and escaped the fires will be able to get back to their homes sometime today, adding there will likely be a curfew. But new images show the destruction to which theyll return some major destinations and landmarks are damaged or destroyed. The wildfires of the states deadliest Natural Disaster since a 1960s tsunami that killed 61 people. Team coverage of the fires in maui this noon. Tv reporter james torres has a look at the help headed to the island from the bay area. Ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo is tracking the weather conditions. But first we go live to jake alexis who joining us live now located just south of lahaina right now. Jake. Well, andre, dozens are dead and an entire town is wiped out here in maui. And firefighters say the flames are still spreading in some areas. Its hawaiis deadly Natural Disaster in 60 years. Fire crews are still struggling to contain at least four wildfires burning across maui. The flames completely destroying the town of lahaina, killing more than four dozen people. And the death toll is expected to rise, as survivors say, when the wildfires hit, thousands of people rushed to evacuate on a single lane highway for about an hour. It was just chaos. Complete confusion and nobody really knew what to do. Hawaii officials are now pushing back on criticism that there wasnt enough warning given. Critics say lives could have been saved if the states emerged. Warning system was activated sooner. But mauis mayor claims residents ignored orders to shelter in place. People were asked to stay there, but people still tried to get out. They didnt want to stay there. They werent listening. Now the focus is turning to rescue and recovery. President biden has declared a major disaster and more than 100 National Guard members have been activated as part of a larger push to get maui ba support ande to see itts the schools or even at the state legislature. Police here are urging residents to stay away from lou hina, saying the damage is still being assessed and the area isnt safe in maui jake. Alexis ktvu, fox two news. Jake, thank you so much. Now to the help on the way to fire ravaged residents on maui now teams of volunteers from the bay area and Pacific Coast left this morning from our local airports to lend a much needed helping hand to residents there. Ktvu james torres reports. My job, as i understand it and it may change is that ill be working with local local government officials to coordinate what they think needs to be done by the red cross. Tom tanner is checking into a six hour flight representing the American Red Cross as a volunteer. Hes leaving san jose , headed to honolulu. But ive managed the shelter. Ive helped move logistics and work with local partners. So theres a whole lot of things you can do. A lot to do to recover from a lot of devastation in lahaina, thousands of structures burned to the ground, dozens of people killed. And now Emergency Response from all over the country are hoping to restore faith in what used to be paradise. Are you nervous at all . Oh, sure. Yeah. Its always. Youre flying into a disaster. So but ive been trained and ive read up on the on the web on whats going on. Governor gavin newsom also signed off on a Regional Strike team to respond, which includes at least one oakland firefighter. Tanner says hes been part of these deployments for 18 years, seeing the aftermath of Natural Disasters all over the country. He thinks this might be the most challenging since the islands of hawaii. Arent as simple as driving from place to place. His role this time is to serve as a liaison, getting critical information from government officials to the people who need it. And ive got a lot of people to help me, both locally and in the local governmental people are trained to deal with disasters, so its not just me. Im a part of a whole team. These volunteers say the American Red Cross puts them through training on how to deal with some folks, going through the emotions of losing their homes, losing family members, as well as seeing the impact of some of the destruction left behind. They plan to stay in the area for about 2 to 3 weeks, reporting in san jose, im james torres, ktvu fox two news. Well, lahaina is still without Cell Phone Service and other forms of communication this noon and Officials Say the outages could last days if not weeks. And because of that, its making it difficult to get in contact with loved ones there. So some people are doing what they can to help. One woman in maui has put together a spreadsheet. Now. It lists the status of people in the lahaina area. If you do not see the name of people youre looking for, you can add some of their information to that list. And check back for updates. We have a link to that spreadsheet on the web links section of our website. You can also go to our home page for the very latest updates from officials in maui. All that is on ktvu. And if you would like to donate to relief for maui, just scan the qr code that you see there on the bottom left hand corner of your screen. And as we know, when those fire started, the winds were driven by Hurricane Dora. Ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo joining us now with a look at the conditions on maui right now. Rosemary, hows it looking . Yes, andre, quite a different story at least when it comes to the winds. First a look again when Hurricane Dora passed. Yes yesterday, 800 miles south of the islands, still Still Producing wind gusts. 60, even 80mph. And as we know, thats what fanned the flames and grew those fires exponentially. Heres a look at where dora is now. Still off to the west, still a category three and is expected to weaken to a depression by tomorrow. The Current Conditions out over maui right now, winds blowing anywhere from 10 to 15mph. So still a little breezy. And we could see that in jakes live shot just a moment ago, but nothing like what they experienced yesterday when those fires just grew out of control. Partly cloudy skies, a northeast breeze, 15 to 20mph, expected for today. No rain in the forecast. It is going to be warm, 80 to 85 degrees, but relative humidity is up to about 60. And this looks to kind of be the forecast for the entire weekend. Andre rosemary, thank you. We move to this story now, developing news out of washington, dc, where special counsel has now been appointed to the hunter biden probe. Attorney general Merrick Garland named david weiss as the special counsel. This morning. Hes a us attorney in delaware who has already been probing the financial and business dealings of the president s son. The attorney general says its in the Public Interest to appoint weise. The appointment of mr. Weiss reinforces for the American People the departments committed to both independence and accountability. In particular sensitive matters. I am confident that mr. Weiss will carry out his response ability in an evenhanded and urgent manner and in accordance with the highest traditions of this department. Weiss is a trump appointee and will remain in his current role in the ongoing investigation. Is announcement comes after a plea deal talk between hunter biden and the doj over tax evasion and gun related charges broke down. Also in washington, the electric conspiracy case against former President Trump. A federal judge has delivered a mixed ruling of a protective order for evidence in the case. Prosecutors consider the majority of evidence to be sensitive and wanted to keep it private. The judge said she inclined or she is inclined to be less restrictive on the rules, which were sought by trumps defense lawyers. She wants to impose a more limited protective order that would only bar the public release of materials deemed sensitive, such as the grand jury materials. She did, however, block defense requests to broaden the scope of who can see discovery and what should be considered sensitive in the case. Just over an hour ago, the gates opened at Golden Gate Park for the weekend long outside lands festival music just got underway for the event thats expected to draw tens of thousands of people. Now this week, crews have been busy setting up the stage and vendors have been setting up their booths. Organizers say they sold 225,000 tickets and this year, fans can expect larger cocktail areas and more menu items. San francisco Officials Say the festival is expected to generate 70 million for the city. This festival is employ 5000 human beings and at a time when all eyes are on our economy and our economic recovery, this festival is critical to San Franciscos ability to thrive. Featured artists scheduled to perform include rapper Kendrick Lamar and the foo fighters. And were also learning that drag icon trixie. Mattel has canceled her outside lance performance. Mattel posting the news on instagram citing, quote, unforeseen circumstance, as sfgate reports. Bob the drag queen is now slated to fill in and there could be some issues for people on the peninsula trying to get to the festival this weekend and next. Caltrain is suspending its service between millbrae and San Francisco, due to a construction project. But the agency says it will be offering a bus bridge during the suspension. Well, new information in the investigation to what caused a plane bound for hawaii to sfo to drop 4500ft after takeoff. What a new report is revealing about a missed communication on board. Plus a Little League team is one win away from advancing to the Little League world series of the community of san ramon plants to cheer on their team tonight with a Community Watch party and across the bay area very pleasant weather in store for your bay area friday. Ill have a look at the Current Conditions and what we can expect as we head in warehouse ambience introducing togos new french dip sandwiches featuring fresh Artisan Bread piled high with tender roast beef, smothered with melty provolone cheese and served with hot au jus for dipping. Try the roast beef or pastrami french dips today only at togos could see crews there on the scene in this live picture from skyfox. It is happening on railroad avenue at a vacant storage unit. Now con fire checking on a container that was discovered on the property. Thats all the information we have at this moment. But well continue to follow the story and bring you the latest developments throughout our new newscast as well as ktvu. Com. Well, you may be seeing a lot more cars with no. One behind the wheel in one local city. More robotaxis are set to roll out on the streets of San Francisco. Companies waymo and cruise were given permitting approval to expand their services by the states Public Utilities commission. Ctvs dave detailing has reaction to the decision. I love them or hate them. Robo taxis will be more prevalent on San Francisco roadways urging you to vote no. Im all about technology, but this is not ready, guys. Im not saying that there can be no place for Autonomous Vehicles, but there can absolutely be no expansion of Autonomous Vehicles at the cost of middle class and working class and union jobs, which this will take. Opposers of San Francisco robotaxis spoke out at thursdays california Public Utilities commission. But after six hours of Public Comments and a vote of 3 to 1, it was the supporters for autonomous driving vehicles that won. This is an incremental approval. It builds on existing approvals and its not the last action. The cpuc or the dmv will be taking in regulating these vehicles. Now Companies Waymo and cruise can operate their paid Robo Taxi Services 24 over seven. Their fleets no longer limited to a certain number of Driverless Cars on city streets. This is an amazing technology. It has yet to be perfected. San francisco board of supervisors president aaron peskin isnt sold on robo taxis and wants a rehearing on the service. He says given the danger the vehicles posed to Public Safety, the rollout of the service should be on a smaller scale. We want to work with the companies to ensure Public Safety and that they should take an incremental approach and should not have a full scale deployment until they have proven that the technology can deal with our First Responder situations that they have. Clearly repeatedly interfered with. Well, no new hearing has been scheduled. Cpuc is urging waymo and cruise to address problems about their avs blocking roads, causing traffic jams and impeding emergency vehicles. If there are further reports of incident, the commission could limit the number of vehicles on the road or even revoke the companys permits altogether. In San Francisco, dave detailing ktvu fox two news. Well, federal investigators released their report on what caused a plane from hawaii to sfo to drop more than 1400 feet in the air. It happened back in december. A United Airlines boeing 777 aircraft dropped suddenly to just over 800ft above the ocean. It happened shortly after taking off from an airport at maui. The ntsb says the problem stemmed from a miscommunication between the captain and first officer over the positioning of the planes wing flaps. And that caused the plane to lose altitude abruptly. The pilots were able to recover and safely continue to sfo. Our keeping your eyes to the skies right now. Meteorologist rosemary oroczo is here this afternoon on a friday. And rosemary, we have some tropical type conditions that the bay area will be dealing with this weekend. Yeah, so we do have some of that moisture coming our direction. Still remnants of eugene as well as a little bit of monsoonal moisture. Andre, besides that, our temperatures are going to be quite nice. We are going to warm it up a little bit, but still very seasonal for this time of year. Heres a look over the bay where we do have a blue skies mixed in with mid and high level clouds out there across parts of the day. And we do have parts of the bay area and we do have low clouds up along the coastline. Its going to be a nice and mild for the afternoon. If you are heading out to outside lands. Well have a look at your forecast here in just a moment. The onshore breeze for fairfield is fairly weak. 13mph. And most of us today are within a few degrees of where we started yesterday or where we were yesterday. At this time. Santa rosa, youre definitely a little bit cooler at your lunch hour. Down by seven, down by four. Petaluma as well as napa, san jose up by just a touch 81 degrees outside your door right now, 80 degrees for the inner east bay of livermore and around the bay upper 60s. Oakland low 60. San francisco as well as Half Moon Bay 66. Right now in the north bay over areas of napa. Were going to continue with the partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies along the coastline and also right there, were outside lands is going on for today. Do expect temperatures to be in the low to mid 60s for the afternoon and then getting into the evening hours, upper 50s in the forecast with mostly cloudy conditions, perhaps even a little bit of drizzle at times. So for folks that are heading out for the weekend, do expect partly to mostly cloudy conditions, patchy drizzle on and off. Meanwhile the rest of us for today notice right about average or even a little bit cool 80 degrees expected for santa rosa. Thats below the norm for you. San francisco coming in right where you should be at 6770 over oakland, 84. Livermore 80 degrees expected. San jose. Heres a better look at some of the afternoon highs for today are warmer spots. The inner east bay 86 for antioch along the peninsula. A beautiful 76 for you. San mateo. I have a better look at what you can expect to for your bay area weekend as well. Is the extended forecast coming up. Republican candidates are tasting fair food and buttering up iowa voters. But will it be enough to keep their campaigns afloat . Im Lauren Blanchard in washington with the latest on the political cattle call in iowa and his two daughters were found dead inside of a home on lark wood circle early this week. The girls were 11 and 13 years old. The family had lived at that home for about five years. Neighbors say they largely kept to themselves. They appeared fine. Weve seen them walk around and talk to each other. Usually just one daughter weve seen walking with him and we walk our dogs. So we see them in passing. But weve never had a conversation. Police say they received a welfare check request from the childrens mother when officers checked the home, they found the three bodies inside and have not revealed any possible motive in the killing. Cal fire officials had a funeral procession for two firefighters killed in a midair collision. Multiple agencies came out to pay their respects to cal fire assistant chief Joshua Bischoff and captain tim rodriguez. Chp and the Riverside County Sheriffs Department led the way in the funeral procession as a cal fire helicopter followed the hearses overhead. Residents were also invited, and many in the agencies say the fire service feels like one giant family. Were going to miss them tremendously, not only personally, but, yeah, having them out here on fires, theyre the guy. Theyre they are the guys you could turn to and look for that help when you need that help on the fire ground. So no, nobody could replace them. An investigation is underway as to how the two helicopters collided while flying over a brush fire in Riverside County this past sunday. That crash killed all on board, including the pilot, tony souza. Well that massive fire at a scrap Metal Recycling facility at the port of oakland is now out. That fire started 530 wednesday night. It sits of steel and burned into the Early Morning hours. Fire boats from alameda and San Francisco assisted firefighters on the ground. The heavy smoke triggered an air quality advisory for several east bay cities. The facility has a history of fires in recent years. We would like to urge schnitzer steel to work closely with regulatory agencies such as the air district and also health and Safety Agencies so that this does not happen again. With 23,000 People Living within a mile of the steel yard, many hope this latest fire will spur some action to ensure it doesnt happen again. And the bay area air quality district hit three Cycling Company with two violations for the fire at their facility. The agency is saying the investigation still ongoing. Well, the cattle call is on in iowa. President ial hopefuls are descending on the iowa state fair, where theyll try to woo caucus voters. One funnel cake and one question at a time. Loren blanchard is in washington now with the latest at the iowa state fair. Its all about judging livestock, tasting food, testing out president ial candidates and buttering up voters. Right now, i think the frontrunners that im going to listen to our judges, santos and that the vec guy and tim scott, i mean, i want to hear from these people the week and a half long event comes just days ahead of the first gop primary debate on august 23rd. As of friday morning, five candidates have met all of the Republican National committees criteria to appear on stage with polling, fundraising and assigned pledged to support the gop nominee. Three have met only the polling and fundraising requirements, though the former Vice President says he will sign the pledge. Im confident ill be able to support the republican nominee, especially if its me. Former President Trump has said he will not sign the pledge and is still undecided if hell appear at the debate. Despite being the frontrunner. Back in d. C. Friday morning, former President Trumps attorneys were in court for a hearing on what trump can and cannot publicly talk about his latest indictment, that he is planning to stop by the iowa state fair on saturday, though he will not be sitting down with the republican governor for her fireside chats. He says the governor is already in too deep with the desantis campaign. Thank you. Well, thats his choice. I would love to have the opportunity to interview him. Gop caucus voters are important because they will likely thin the republican field before candidates ever get to New Hampshire next year. In washington, Lauren Blanchard, ktvu fox two news. Well, heartbreaking images continue to emerge from maui. We will have the latest on the devastation from the wildfires as people from across the us come together to provide aid. Plus this has been a big challenge for our thousand School Districts in our districts in the bay area. They have positions to fill. Well school has returned for many bay area students and districts are facing challenges. We sit down with state superintendent of public instruction Tony Thurmond for a closer look at whats being done to recruit teachers nationwide. Visit your local volvo retailer, to explore mild hybrid suvs during the summer safely savings event. Likely be a curfew. That Development Comes as the death toll currently stands at 55. That makes this the second deadliest fire in us history over the last century. And Officials Say that number could grow as a search for victims continues at least 1000 people still missing now in more than a thousand homes and businesses destroyed in the Historic Town of lahaina. The fire is still burning, fanned by strong 20 to 30 mile an hour winds, containment stands at 80. Fox weathers max gordon is joining us from one of those road blocks where residents are starting to get let back in to see whats left of their homes and businesses. Right now, were standing about 13 miles away from the town of lahaina at a roadblock where officials are now starting to let residents back into the area. Though there are some places where theres still active search and rescue operations and folks arent allowed to go. Its simply too dangerous as well because theres still hot spots where the fire is still burning as of right now, 55 people confirmed dead in this wildfire. Several fires have been burning on the island of maui since tuesday. None of them yet fully contained, according to officials here. Its still unknown how the fires started. The most destructive, the one on mauis west side, which ripped through the community of lahaina , fed by dry conditions and fierce winds caused by hurricane dorian. As it passed hundreds of miles off the coast. According to hawaiis governor, the fire destroyed more than 1000 buildings in lyanna and damaged the towns famous banyan tree. The once peaceful island paradise now described as looking like a war zone. This is our first time coming back and like actually knowing that our house burned down. We havent really known anything for the last couple of days because theres no information coming through. People lost everything homes, jobs, their cars, some their pets. Theres still people missing. Cell towers and phone lines have been burned up on mauis west side. And thats made communication very difficult on that part of the island. Officials have established temporary hotspots to get some sort of cell service there, but its been an agonizing couple of days for people who dont know what has happened to their friends and loved ones on the island of maui. Max gordon, ktvu fox two news. Fema is responding to the fire and the needs of the state of hawaii by utilizing something called defense support. Civilians authorities early on mornings on to the nine. I spoke with former fema coordinator mark duvall. He says its a special task thats not usually done. Its access in the department of defense, army, navy, air force and those resources. And to move that is pretty bureaucratic and its hard to do. Its typically used in probably the last time. Katrina is where it mostly used, but because there are so many uniformed personnel in hawaii due to the bases being there and they were close distance and being able to get them from, if you will, oahu over to maui. And those resources. Otherwise a lot of the resources would have to come from the mainland. So theyre putting them into service. And ive got family that work on the tarmac and they were telling me yesterday sending pictures about how many military aircraft were flying in and out of the airport, also says restoring electricity is probably the number one priority of emergency. Officials on maui to help in search, recovery and rebuilding efforts. Now strike teams and volunteer groups from the bay area on their way now to help wildfire survivors in hawaii. Many relief workers have taken the 5 to 6 hour flights several times before and a dozen of them are on the island now with more aid set to arrive later today. And this weekend, crews with the American Red Cross are already on the ground providing support. It is, but i feel fortunate in being able to be here and go over and know that i can hopefully help make a difference and provide support and just do everything i can to hopefully make a difference. Governor newsom signed off on sending an urban strike team to maui to assist with search and rescue. Team members include firefighters from the bay area with extensive experience handling wildfires and Recovery Efforts. While some airlines are adding flights to get people off the island of maui, many flights to maui have been canceled because of this emergency. This is a live look right now at San Francisco international airport. It is one of the airports managing cancellations or rerouted flights from the island. United airlines canceled all passenger flights to the airport in maui. Instead, its sending empty planes to the island. So it can be used to bring passengers back to the mainland. A few people who landed at sfo after evacuating are still in shock. Devastation, sadness as yesterday i cried all day. Its just its really bad and it was crazy. And then we made to the airport and 30 plus hours later we finally got home. Have you got the Evacuation Order . So in the five minutes we put everything in our bags and leave and then we saw the smoke. The Kahului Airport was packed with people yesterday trying to leave the island. Hawaii state officials are discouraging all nonessential travel to the island right now. Many airlines are allowing people who had plans to travel to the island this week to reschedule without paying extra fees. An iconic landmark in downtown lahaina is damaged but still standing. That famous banyan tree were talking about planted in 19 or 1873, the shade it provides has made it a popular Gathering Place for generations of locals and visitors. The tree holds historic and cultural significance to the hawaiian people. It stands more than 60ft tall and is one of the largest banyan trees in the united states. Oprah winfrey, a part time resident of maui, visited survivors of the wildfire at an evacuation center, a Nonprofit Group posted this photo of winfrey at the War Memorial Gymnasium where thousands of people have gathered. She talked with volunteers and evacuees, asked what they needed and then went out and bought supplies, including pillows, diapers, sheets and shampoo. And then she handed them out. Winfrey owns several properties on maui. Its not clear whether any of them were damaged. A golfer, collin morikawa, is donating money to support those affected by the wildfires in hawaii. The former cal standout took to instagram to pledge 1,000 per birdie he makes this month on the pga tour to the Recovery Efforts. He was born and raised in california, but his family immigrated to maui from japan. Now, according to the pga tour, the restaurant his grandparents owned in hawaii burned down. And these current wildfires. And were teaming up with our sister station in los angeles to send a crew to hawaii. Theyll bring you the latest updates on the destruction and Recovery Efforts will be live in maui beginning tonight on the 5 00 news. And if youd like to donate to relief for maui, you can just scan that qr code you see right now in the bottom left hand side of your screen. Well, now to this story. With a new school year starting across the state, california superintendent Tony Thurmond is addressing some of the hurdles. Many districts are facing. Our political reporter, greg lee spoke to thurmond about what the state is doing to try and help. This is a time thats busy. We have a lot of work to do, but a time that is hopeful. State superintendent of public instruction Tony Thurmond sharing the nerves and excitement of many parents and students statewide as a new School Year Kicks off, he acknowledges a number of challenges districts are facing, including worsening Teacher Shortages. This has been a big challenge for our thousand School Districts and our districts in the bay area. They have positions to fill. The department of education is hosting a teacher recruitment summit next week. Thurmond also points to new state money for apprenticeship and Training Programs as well as sponsoring bills for more educators, housing and increasing pay for school staff. What is drive seeing some of these shortages and how can we as a state do better to not only hire but retain qualified teachers . So the trend of a Teacher Shortage is one that everyones been tracking nationwide since before the pandemic. It grew during the pandemic. A lot of times, you know, working conditions have been tough. You know, the number one thing we can do to attract more teachers is pay teachers better. Another focus recovering from learning loss caused by the pandemic. The states allocates nearly 8 billion for expanded learning, including before and after school programs. Thurmond said his focus is not only on the academic losses. Weve recruited the funds to recruit 10,000 Mental Health clinicians so we can address the social needs of our kids, the Mental Health needs of our students. Californias received billions of dollars in federal aid, the most of any state for districts pandemic recovery. It must be spent by fall of 2024. Thurmond says theyre on track. We know that upwards of 90 of most districts have already spent that money, and in other cases, they may have identified how those dollars can be used. May i have, as a point of order, as the board. Porter, this is not your meeting. You may have a seat. Because if i did that to you in sacramento, you would not accept it. Just weeks ago, thurman was kicked out of the Chino Valley Unified School board meeting. He spoke against a policy requiring administrators inform parents if their child identifies as trans gender. The board approved the policy, which is now being investigated by the state attorney general. We care about local control. We care about balancing the rights of our of our parents parents to have those rights. But we have to help keep our students safe as well. We think hes a danger to our students. He continues to push things that children and he continues to push out parents and bring in policies to create division between families in the aftermath of the meeting, board president sonia shah said she received death threats. Thurmond said no one should ever receive threats for disagreements. How do we lower the temperature when it comes to issues like this . We need to do better in how we discuss all of these issues. We have to do so in a way that is civil. We can agree to disagree , but we dont have to be disagreeable. As National Conversations around book bans and inclusive curriculum continue, thurmond said hes doubling down. Hes sponsoring a state bill that would make it more difficult to ban a book in schools and find districts that dont follow the guidelines. The framework was recently used to find the Temecula Valley district over its rejection of a textbook that includes the late gay rights leader harvey milk. There are people who are attacking Inclusive Education, and what i want to really say to them and remind them is that Inclusive Education is a way to ensure that students do well. Thurmond also recently launched a task force for Inclusive Education. Greg lee ktvu fox two news. Well, the Youth Baseball Team from Contra Costa County is one game away from advancing to the Little League world series. A team from san ramon will take on el segundo of Los Angeles County today in the west regional final. The winner of tonights game in San Bernardino goes to the Little League world series in williamsport, pennsylvania, next week. San ramon, bollinger canyon. Little league has won three straight Northern California championships. The team is receiving plenty of support from the city to players received a Police Escort when they left for San Bernardino last weekend. While some family and friends traveled with the team to southern california, a watch party will be held at 6 00 tonight at the lotte cinema at San Ramon City Center to cheer them on. Good luck to the team. All right. A hands on experience for young people, getting them active outdoors and in the saddle up next, well give you a look an up close look at the miwok equestrian center. And as we head into the weekend, we are looking at warmer weather, even turning hot for some of our inland cities. And it may feel a extended forecastxplain in the c lessons children are learning at mill valleys miwok equestrian center. Tucked away in the north Tennessee Valley, amongst the coastal fog and all its wildlife sits 79 acres of equestrian paradise. Nice. Theyre just really magical creatures. I love them. Seven year old Cooper Howson is one of 14 campers at mill valleys miwok equestrian center, a one week camp of summer fun where young wranglers learn the ropes from saddling up to writing these majestic animals. Lower your hands. Even lower. Lower still. There you go. Running the stables. His new owner, allison freedman. There you go. Good she bought me work last december, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Wow. All right. Thats emmas very first try. Does it ever get old . The beauty of this valley. It doesnt. Thats Tennessee Valley is gorgeous. No matter what. You know, whether its the fog rolling in or its just clear skies, which happens every now and again. We may have some sunshine. We might. Lets see some posting. Ava, this is a writing camp, but so much more. It provides kids a chance to take a breath away from her Digital World and appreciate the great outdoors, not to mention making a bond that will last long after they leave the stables. Part of why horses are so wonderful for children and adults. All humans really, is that they help teach us about patience and empathy and the golden rule and all the things that can be challenging to learn from other people. Animals teach us so innately. Theyre very interesting to learn about and they have like really cool, like bodies. How much fun are you guys have in like, i dont know, million out of ten. Yeah can you guys imagine being anywhere else . No no. Besides, just at home watching dumb shows on my ipad . No good point. By you. Its kind of nice to get off that. Yeah, right. It doesnt take long to get attached. I can vouch for that, but it is expensive. A one week camp costs nearly a thousand dollars. Thats where former miwok owner linda rubio has stepped in. She teamed up with the marin horse council, awarding scholarships to those in need. This week, nine year olds dan tracy, shannon and leo jamerson enjoyed their first ever rides. Tell us about your horse here. Thats candy. She is girl. And she is really fast. Theyre free to just have some fun and to learn how to ride and to learn how to make this big animal that weighs 1,000 pounds. Listen to them in a quiet way. First name in horse. Neigh, neigh, neigh, neigh neigh. Oh, theres time for little horse play. Two with 42 horses at me. Walk you got to keep it light. Can you name all your horses . I can, yeah. Go all 42 of them. Really . Okay so dreamer milo, babe. Princeton, godiva, amigo, truckee candy, piper, ladybug. Bilbo baggins. Jordan. Tiki opera rosco do it without looking. No make scene fun with a little horse sense. Thats why miwok is one very cool Frank Mallicoat ktvu oh, he is a biter. Fox two news. Thats not grass. Well, as we gallop into the weekend, saddle up for the forecast with rosemary orozco. Hey, rosemary. Yes, andre . Were getting ready to heat things up, especially inland, giving you a live look here into San Francisco. We still have the marine layer in the clouds expected to remain along the coastline and very seasonal, even a little bit below average today for some, that begins to change tomorrow and temperatures look to peak by about sunday, perhaps monday. In addition to that, we are tracking a few items going on out there. Heres a view of a Storm Tracker two. So partly cloudy skies for us today. Not only the low clouds along the coastline, but mid and high level clouds. And if you look closely, you may notice this counterclockwise motion going on right here. We have a low in the upper level flow and went around it is pushing some of that moisture over areas of central california. Were not expecting to see anything really in the in the way of rain. But we could see and feel a little bit more humid with those clouds overhead for the weekend. Also drawing in some of that monsoonal moisture from the desert southwest. So were expecting this pattern to be with us saturday as well as sunday. In addition to warmer weather coming our way. And we know when its warm and its humid, it could feel a little bit sticky and uncomfortable. So if this is what youre feeling for the weekend now, you know, why now you know whats going on out there. Heres a look at the futurecast tomorrow morning. Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies at the coast. Patchy drizzle possible, partly cloudy for the rest of us getting into the afternoon. Notice what starts again to come this from this direction right. Were talking about that monsoonal moisture there. So for the sierra, if youre going to tahoe for the weekend, there is a very slim chance that maybe a few scattered showers tomorrow. But that will actually become a better bet as we get into the second part of the weekend. And by monday, heres a look at sunday morning for us. Pretty much a near repeat, but into the afternoon, if this remains on track, we could be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy on sunday afternoon. And again, feeling a bit sticky. Heres a look at whats going on over tahoe. Low 70s right now, over south lake tahoe, as well as north lake tahoe and truckee for the weekend, upper 70s to low 80s for the afternoons tomorrow calling for just a 10 chance of a sprinkle or 220 on sunday. And then on monday again if it remains on track, isolated thunderstorms are actually in the forecast on monday for lake tahoe. The temperatures in and around the bay area right now, low 60s at the coast, upper 60s for the east bay shore, upper 70s for some of our warmer locations, 79 in brentwood, even 80 degrees right now for you livermore and into the afternoon well go 84 for livermore. Upper 70s for napa, 74 hayward and for the peninsula, 80 degrees expected for redwood city. Expect 60s along the coastline there for the outside lands weekend as well. The extended forecast here upper 80s by tomorrow low 90s by sunday for our inland cities well go upper 70s low 80s for our bayside communities the upper 60s to about 70 degrees for the coast. Turning will again be turning cloudy mostly cloudy as we get into the back end of the weekend and temperatures will remain at least warm to hot for our inland cities through about tuesday. Then it looks like we start to see temperatures come down by about mid week. Andre all right, rosemary, thank you so much. Breaking barriers to Higher Education. What the president of Laney College is saying about the fall is free offer, which allows students to attend college at no cost. And were excited to announce a new streaming app for your tv. You can watch our newscast live 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 kctv. Com h warehouse ambience introducing togos new french dip sandwiches featuring fresh Artisan Bread piled high with tender roast beef, smothered with melty provolone cheese and served with hot au jus for dipping. Try the roast beef or pastrami french dips today only at togos sitting down for good. The Martial Arts Academy located on macarthur boulevard in east oakland, first opened its doors way back in 1972. The academy, run by bill and mary owens, offers classes of self defense for people of all ages. But now they say their business is facing foreclosure after suffering huge financial losses during the pandemic. I kept thinking i could beat that with the dream that this is going to be over, this is going to be over. My students are going to come back. But the students never came back. And the numbers the owners saw before covid at the same time, their monthly mortgage payments nearly doubled. It saddens me. It hurts because we put so many hours into our training and developing and these arts. The owners say they need 88,000 to stop. The foreclosure is scheduled for august 24th. They also need 250,000 to pay off the loan. Supporters of their academy are working to raise money to help them with gofundme page that theyve set up. Laney college in oakland is breaking barriers to Higher Education for the second year in a row now, the Community College is offering free tuition this fall, laney has over 130 different programs and more than 600 classes for students to choose from the semester. Now, earlier on the nine, the president of Laney College came on the newscast to talk about their free fall tuition program. He says this is a great opportunity for the community to pursue an educational goal or explore a passion for a lot of students. They think what, college is expensive. Yeah theres no way i can apply for aid. And even if i did, i wouldnt qualify. Thats really not true to a great extent, and then along with that, you know, a lot of students, they pay their tuition. They think im good. But you know what . You have to go to the bookstore and you have to get other things. Oh, yeah. So were taking care of a lot of a lot of those associated costs of education just to support students. He also says students of all backgrounds and ages are invited to take advantage of the free tuition this fall. The Program Covers the cost of textbooks, Student Health fees, a free bus pass, free lunch on campus and a computer to check out from the library. The fall is free program is offered at all four Peralta College campuses, including berkeley city college. The college of alameda and merritt college, striking riders and studios will resume negotiations today after a three months of stalemates here. The Writers Guild says the alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has asked to circle back to the bargaining table. The wga as negotiating Committee Told its members that the amp vp is excited to respond to the groups proposal. The announcement comes after a meeting between both groups last week to discuss how to proceed. He issues for the union includes the use of artificial in related to streaming. California is going to provide millions of dollars for the proposed Silicon Valley African American Cultural Center. State senator dave curtis was in san jose to announce the 3 million state grant. The center will be a mixed use set of buildings that will include affordable homes, a health clinic, a performing arts theater, a museum athletics facility and retail space. This will be not just a center for Santa Clara County or the city of san jose, but its time that its not los angeles or san diego or San Francisco. Its time that this kind of a development at this kind of a Cultural Center finds its home here in san jose, the Third Largest city in the state, Silicon Valley. African american Cultural Center will be built in san jose on the alameda on the alameda next to the 8 to 80 interchange. For the first time in nearly half a century, russia has launched a spacecraft headed toward the moon. Its looking to become the first country to successfully land on the moons south pole. Its part of a mission to study the lunar surface and search for resources like water. The San Francisco 40 niners and raiders will hold another joint practice in las vegas today and theyre getting ready for sundays matchup that will kick off the preseason. Former 40 Niners Jimmy Garoppolo is now the quarterback for the raiders but he looked like he was still playing for the niners with a red jersey and his number ten during yesterdays workout but the red jersey now just means that the defense cant touch him during these practice drills. His former teammates enjoyed seeing jimmy g again, even though hes now playing for the silver and black. Its good to see old jim. Hes doing good. He looks healthy and good and just talking about, you know, how everything is here and how he loves it and how we miss him. Brock was a cool dude on and off the field. You know, he really i mean, as a rookie, he was pretty quiet off the get go, but he started to open up towards the end, especially once he started playing. 40 niners head coach Kyle Shanahan also has fond memories of jimmy g. And his five largest successful seasons in San Francisco. Jimmy was unbelievable here. I think he was the best quarterback here in about 20 years since steve young has an unbelievable record and every time he played and stayed healthy, we were either in the super bowl or nfc championship game. Well kickoff for sundays game, the preseason game is at 1 p. M. In the afternoon. Well, thank you so much for watching ktvu fox two news at noon for the latest news and weather, be sure to download the ktvu news and weather app. Well see you back again at 4 00 right here. Pictionary starts right now. Take audience cheering [natalie] can you guess what this is . upbeat music if you guessed bridge, then youd be a great contestant on pictionary. Our first celebrity captain, you know from crazy exgirlfriend, and youd be crazy not to love gabrielle ruiz. And with her is siblings adebayo and breayana. Our next celebrity captain you can see at the penn and teller theater in las vegas. Lets roll the dice with penn jillette