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Thank you for joining us. We start with developing news breaking news rather in oakland. There is a Police Activity right now at Skyline High School. These are live pictures from team sky fox. And they show this about a dozen officers parked outside side the school, a very heavy Police Presence there right now, were working to get more information from police and the School District about the exact reason why they are there right now. A parent called into our newsroom and told us the school is on lockdown right now. Were trying to get more information about that potential lockdown. And the reason so Many Police Officers are gathered outside the school right now. We will have more information for you updated throughout this newscast at noon and at ktvu. Com. And now to some developing news. United airlines lifting a nationwide ground stoppage. The faa grounded all united flights earlier this morning. The agency cited a computer issue in which united crews were unable to Contact Airline dispatchers through normal means. Were told now flights that were in the air continue to their destinations but were held once they landed. There was just a flash that just came across the news that united had to shut down because they had a glitch on all their flights and so they they they said that they were grounding all flights. But then it appears that theyve lifted that now. Yeah, United Airlines said it is repaired a piece of technology that caused the glitch that forced it to halt all departures nationwide briefly cripple ing one of the nations biggest carriers is on this very busy travel day. San Francisco International airport is a united hub. We have a crew headed there and well bring you a live report on the impact of this major ground stoppage coming up at 1230. New at noon, San Franciscos oldest lgbtq bar, the stud is making a comeback. The iconic nightclub is planning to reopen a new venue on 11th and folsom street next year in the south of market area. The original location on ninth street closed in the early days of the pandemic. City leaders and supporters of the Lgbtq Community joined the new Ownership Group of former employees to welcome the institution back. This is an opportunity. Its an opportunity to rebuild and build back better. We are the city where our emblem is the phenix. We rise from the ashes and just as the stud closed almost four years ago now we are about to reopen and start on a new journey. The stud collective Ownership Group says its aiming to raise 500,000 by the end of november to renovate this larger venue. Storms, flooding and mud delayed the traditional climax of burning man at that festival in the Black Rock Desert. By one day, a massive wooden effigy known as the man was set on fire last night. Thousands watched the flames and fireworks on the playa after the weekends muddy conditions. People are finally being allowed to leave the desert. Max gordon reports. The exodus from burning man is finally on. Roads in the Black Rock Desert are now dry enough to drive on and a parade of muddy vehicles are now making their way back to civilization. Even for those trying to get out a long wait, some burners stuck in a traffic jam that could be seen from space that took seven hours to get through this after tens of thousands of people were stranded over the weekend due to rain flash cutting, closed roads and made for a sticky, muddy mess in black rock city, the temporary city that pops up during the burning man festival. The Pershing County Sheriffs Office confirmed that they are investigating how a 32 year old man died friday during the rain event and that the rainy conditions hampered the investigation. The Sheriffs Office says no immediate cause of death was determined after interviewing witnesses and medical responders, but an autopsy toxicology report is still being processed while some continued their burning man experience. Celebrity dj diplo and Comedian Chris Rock decided to walk out around six miles. In fact, other attendees did the same, not knowing how long they might be stuck on the lakebed known as the playa. I think everybody at first was like, just welcoming the idea of staying in their in their trailer, in their camp and just hanging out and having, i suppose, you know, a continuation of their burning man time. And then after enough time went by, it started to get a little bit like people started to question like, okay, well, how long are we actually going to be sheltering in place here . And thats when we ultimately made the pretty quick decision to exit and walk out of the playa. But the party still did go on last night. The infamous wooden effigy, the famous burning man went down in flames. So now its time to go home. And for a lot of these folks, time for a nice hot shower back to you. Well, now to a nightmare that played out in oakland. A woman walking along lake merritt was caught in the crossfire. Police say she was hit by a stray bullet monday afternoon and taken to a hospital in critical condition. Ktvus amber lee spoke to witnesses and has this report. You see the lamplight and the bush right in the middle. Everett Alex Alexander points to the spot where a woman was shot while walking on the path along lake merritt in oakland. He says he looked out his balcony after he heard dozens of shots fired shortly before 1230 monday afternoon. It was scary, you know, because you dont know whats going on and you dont know where the bullets are flying. Police have confirmed that the victim is an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire, a bicycle tells me multiple witnesses saw a gun battle between two groups on Lakeside Drive near the intersection of madison street. There were a couple of cars, like two white lexuses. The guys were hanging out the windows, shooting, shooting at each other, you know, point blank range. They went on and on and on for whatever, 10 or 15 seconds. The shooting happened on the Labor Day Holiday with lots of people out enjoying the day. I ride my bike around here all the time and it kind of it pisses me off and it scares me. Probably walk elsewhere, which is too bad because lake merritt is part of whats great to about living here, right . About living in this neighborhood. Neighbors describe lake merritt as the heart and soul of oakland. And to have a shooting like this happen is disturbing. One neighbor says many people in the area rushed to help the woman and says that speaks to whats good about this city. These people didnt know that the danger was past, but they were willing to put themselves at risk to help this innocent woman. Neighbors tell me First Responders arrived quickly. Police say the victim is in critical condition. They did not release descriptions of the suspects or vehicles involved. And in oakland, amber lee, ktvu fox two news. Well, police in san jose arrested a teenager accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving a stolen car. It happened early sunday morning near the intersection of winchester boulevard and walgrove way just south of interstate 280. Police say the teenager was driving a stolen suv when it went off the road and hit and killed the man who was walking on the sidewalk. The california dmv will expand a Pilot Program that allows drivers to store and use a digital version of their drivers license. The agency is calling it a mobile drivers license, and it can even be used at screening lines at some airports. Ktvu allie rasmus explains how it works and the privacy and security concerns that come with it. The mobile drivers license Pilot Program launched in may here in california and so far, 100,000 drivers have signed up. Drivers can upload and store a digital version of their drivers license to their phone using the dmvs wallet app. It does not replace a physical drivers license. And theres still a process for getting a physical drivers license. This is just one more option. The dmv calls it a mobile drivers license or mdl. It can be used to get through tsa checkpoints at more than a dozen airports, including san jose, sfo and lax. For now, a handful of stores accept it as proof of age to buy alcohol. California drivers have mixed feelings about it. As long as its like encrypted and protected. And that guarantees their i feel like it would make a lot of sense for people. I wouldnt be a fan of it, but i know thats where were going with technology, you hear so much about hacking and all that stuff, so its i feel like it will be a lot easier for somebody to, you know, steal that privacy is a number one concern of ours at the dmv across the board. And certainly that applies to the mobile drivers licenses. We require biometrics. We require encryption. An privacy experts with the Electronic Frontier Foundation Say encryption and biometrics are good security steps, but they want to keep a close eye on how this technology is expanding in the years ahead. We understand that convenience is definitely something that comes with mdl and where facilitate the conversations around what is mdl look like on a federal level with tsa, even if it feels inevitable. We want to provide safeguards for people. The dmv is limiting this Pilot Program to the first million and a half californians who sign up. If you are interested, we have the instructions from the dmv on our website. Just go to ktvu. Com in concord. Allie rasmus, ktvu fox two news. Well preparing for dreamforce. The annual conference expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to the city next week. The road closures you need to know about starting this week. Plus its metal to someone had cut it with a metal cutter so youd have to be crazy to hike that much and then do it. So i just dont understand. Hard to understand. In fact, an iconic piece of mission peak vandalized. The investigation now underway by east bay regional parks. We had morning clouds now we have afternoon sun and temperatures right about where they should be for early september. Ill have a look at the Current Conditions an show you ha trust falls . Really . Ah, come on, jack. Itll be great for morale. If i wanted to raise morale, id offer a choice of two sandwiches, plus curly fries, a taco, and a drink for only 6. Fantastic. Thanks, jack i trusted you guys. Try my 6 jack pack today. For fans of my sourdough jack, this is for you. 100 beef seasoned as it grills, Hickory Smoked bacon, and melty cheese on my original sourdough bun. And for my imitators. Better luck next time. Try my sourdough jack today. So far. Henry, what can you tell us . Yeah, were here outside Skyline High School. The main gate. Andre. They did tell us the vice principal told a group of parents out here that there was a shooting on campus. The good news is nobody was hurt. A suspect is in custody. No word as to whether that suspect is a student here or some outside interloper. Again, were still awaiting word from Oakland Police, but oakland Police Officers are here as well as chp, Oakland Officers. So a major Police Activity still ongoing right now. What theyre doing is the campus is on lockdown as they sweep the campus to make sure there are no further threats. But again, to recap, there was a shooting here on campus at some point this morning. The campus is on lockdown. No injuries. Parents are outside the gates and once a sweep is done, a protective sweep of the campus is done. The vice principal has told parents that students will be released again, no one injured in the shooting here on skyline in high school in the oakland hills. A suspect is in custody at this hour. Live in oakland, henry lee, ktvu fox two news. Henry, thank you. Part of a landmark in the east bay that was vandalized and reported missing last weekend has been recovered. The sculpture known as the Mission Peak Pole is in fremont. Used to sit on top of the hiking area of mission peak. But went missing saturday morning last night, the park staff said they found the top portion of the pole that had been sawed off. The vandalism outraged many people who regularly hike the three miles up to the top of mission peak. Its metal. So someone had cut it with a metal cutter. So youd have to be crazy to hike that much and then do it. So i just dont understand. For years, the Mission Peak Pole has been a popular spot for hikers and joggers to take photos. Park officials still havent said where or when the vandalized pole was recovered. Well, anyone heading up there today . Well have some pretty decent weather. Even if you decide to go up there, even though its been vandalized. But a lot of people, its still a great place to go. Rosemary oroczo is here now with more on that. Yes well, you know, typically the unofficial end of summer for us means endless summer. And thats exactly we are looking out for the days ahead. We have some beautiful weather coming our way. Nothing too hot, just right in many spots. Heres a look over areas of San Francisco. So beautiful view there. We do have low clouds, partly cloudy skies along the coastline. You can see some just drifting inside the bay, but abundant sunshine for many of us. And our temperatures at this hour compared to yesterday, running a little bit warmer in some spots. Weve got 72 degrees in the north bay of novato for the inner east bay. We have 80 in livermore and closer to the water, 67 in hayward right now, 64. San francisco so low 60s outside your door. Half moon bay shifting to the inner east bay where we do have some of the warmer areas at this time. Lafayette reporting 80 degrees as well as danville, 77 for you there. Clayton the 24 hour temperature change. So we are looking at areas over livermore, five degrees warmer. This cant possibly be right. Theres an error in that number. There we look to the north bay where we do have a few degrees warmer over areas like Santa Rosa Novato compared to 24 hours ago. And the winds are generally light. We have napa reporting an onshore breeze at five oakland coming in from the north at five. Calm reported over areas through the delta. So when it comes to the onshore breeze not going to get any relief for our inland cities but with that said, still looking at very nice weather. Heres a look at the future cast into the afternoon. Notice the partly cloudy skies along the coast, mostly sunny for the rest of us during the overnight hours. The clouds do regroup, move back across the bay. Tomorrow morning, well wake up with the north bay. Partly cloudy, east bay shore, partly cloudy. A little bit of patchy drizzle and patchy fog along the coast and then into the afternoon, mostly sunny skies away from the coast. And we are going to repeat this pattern for several days, but just slight warming coming for the weekend. Heres a look at the afternoon highs where we should be for this time of year and what we expect for the afternoon. Were looking at 80s for areas over santa rosa, for San Francisco, upper 60s expected for you there. Oakland right on target at 74 as well as livermore in the upper 80s and san jose. Youre looking at 83 for today. Ill have a better look at the afternoon highs for today and just the minor tweaks for the rest of the week into the weekend. Coming up in just a little bit. Thank you, rosemary. Sure its overwhelming to watch them want to give back when i saw the video, when it got burnt down, my heart, just like bam, giving back to those impacted by the maui wildfires. The special fundraiser by two brothers from the bay area to help those you know, people always ask me, kevin, what does being the ceo of cashbacking mean to you . It means cashbacking every opportunity. Did you cashback on this . Like i wouldnt cashback . Cashbacking by the basket, i see you. Ugh. I dreamt you didnt cashback this flight. Oh good. If youre buying it, flying it, or wining n dining it, then you gotta be cashbacking it. Come on now. Cashback on everything you buy with chase freedom unlimited with no annual fee. How do you cashback . Chase. Make more of whats yours. According to a letter from the capital doctor released today, senator mcconnell has been evaluated and does not have a seizure disorder and did not have a stroke. Sen mcconnell suffered a concussion in march after a fall. He attributes the recent health episodes to feeling lightheaded. Well, the Financial Services company moodys estimates hurricane idalia caused up to 20 billion in damages. Private Insurance Companies could be stuck paying about half that amount. Insured losses cover damages caused by winds, storm surges and flooding in parts of florida, georgia and the carolinas. Idalia is the eighth major hurricane to hit the gulf coast in the past six years. Bottom four feet of all the walls inside will have to be ripped out. Electrical is going to have to be checked. Theres a whole lot to be done just before we get power back on and start, you know, restoring the place. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in florida still have no power. The red cross set up the relief sites there to help the hardest hit communities. Four weeks after a deadly wildfire broke out on maui, fire crews say the fire that destroyed lahaina is finally 100 contained. Safety crews are removing Hazardous Material in the debris so the cleanup process can continue to fire. Survivors say theyre trying to regain a sense of control and normalcy in their lives. I want answers. We all want answers. They have to worry about payroll. They have to worry about all these expenses that they incurred before the fires. And now, without any kind of income or without even a business in itself, how do they pay for those bills . The number of confirmed deaths is Holding Steady at 115. Fbi says at leasted as missing. Investigatos are working to get a firm hold on the number of people who are still unaccounted for after those devastating fires in hawaii. Some very inspiring fundraisers have happened here in the bay area. Ktvu zac sos introduces us to two Young Brothers from san mateo who are doing what they can to help people who lost everything in the fires. Dollar by dollar, a nine cent by cent, 100 liens and niccolo felici closing in on their goal. Now were at 200 across the bay area fundraisers for lahaina devastated last month by wildfires continuing to pop up. When i saw the video, when it got burnt down, my heart just like bam. It just ten and 13. These two brothers from san mateo, perhaps among the youngest to spearhead a campaign to help out, move to do something for kids just like them on the island. After visiting lahaina in june and then watching it burn down, i felt really bad and telling their parents they wanted to part with their toys to do it. Some of them werent like as hard to get rid of, but there were a couple of them that i really like kind of felt bad about giving away. Its overwhelming to watch them want to give back and i think they were really devastate by seeing the homes destroyed, knowing that children lived there, that possibly they met these children. Some of the money raised through a garage sale, the rest online through a gofundme page. Their original goal, 1,500, 1000. At last count. Raising 1,539. And 0. 25. When you guys got started , did you ever think you would raise this much money . No, not at all. No. Im, like speechless once their Gofundme Campaign expires, the duo says they plan to donate the money to the maui strong fund. I feel like really happy about it because this money is a lotly help some people. It felt like you just like transferring something into something huge or something huge. They say they now plan to build on in the future. Well probably have more toys to sell because we have toys now. Were not stopping here in san mateo. Zac sos ktvu fox two news. And we have the latest information on Recovery Efforts in maui anytime at ktvu. Com. A new study finds Climate Change increases the risk of wildfires in california by 25. Research leaders at the Breakthrough Institute in berkeley say Climate Change will drive extreme wildfires for the next several decades. They say even if planet warming emissions are reduced, it will have very little impact on the biggest wildfires. Scientists say the best way to stop extreme wildfires is to reduce the amount of fuel available for fires to burn. Repairs to capitola wharf will begin this month. The wharf was badly damaged during last winters massive storms that caused huge waves along the coast. Well, now the City Public Works Department says a contractor has been selected to make repairs and rebuild the wharf. The project will replace many of the pilings holding up the wharf, fix damage and replace railings as well as decks. Crews will also install bathrooms, the project expected to take over a year. Crews are working in the delta to clean up a fuel and oil spill after a tugboat sank the San Joaquin County Sheriffs Department is telling boaters to stay away from part of Little Potato slough, east of stockton. The coast guard says the tugboat leaked 600 gallons of oil and 1000 gallons of diesel fuel. Crews are now deploying berms to keep it from spreading and impacting wildlife. The coast guard also said it appears the vessel had been there for some time. San francisco supervisors are pushing to get the citys emergency sirens working again in the wake of last months devastating wildfire on maui. Supervisor connie chan, who represents the Richmond District , says she plans to send a letter of inquiry to the department of emergency management. Shes demanding a timeline of the sirens restoration process, which began four years ago. Super visor chan also plans to introduce legislation thats aimed at improving fire safety, in part by strengthening the inspection process. Traffic is flowing once again on westbound 80 after a four day closure for a major repaving project. Crews were able to reopen the freeway several hours ahead of time. Plus, the cost of raising a child continues to rise and its even harder for single parents. What a new Study Reveals about how much money needs to be saved up to help Estado Dorado always in that state of mind living on a high vibration so hot gonna make it melt and im lovin what im tastin que bonito lugar lleno de tanto sabor so much flavor un future brillante se acerca ahhhhhhh nos gusta mezclar como malteada aqui hay lugar yeah we livin in the golden state dame mas, fresco y real wooh dale gas vive en el Estado Dorado [narrator] every day, our lives are filled with choices, both simple and lifechanging. Whats not a choice . Addiction to opioids like fentanyl. But even with opioid use disorder, you still have a choice. By choosing treatment, you choose family, your career and your life on your terms. Choose change, california, and find medically proven Treatment Options at choosechangeca. Org. Lockdown. Ctvs henry lee has been at the scene gathering details and joins us now live. Henry, what have you learned . Well, andre, Oakland Police now confirming there was indeed a shooting here at Skyline High School in the oakland hills. The good news is no reports of victims at this at this time. They have detained individuals that they believe are connected to the shooting. Right now, we are outside the main gate at skyline high. Parents getting updates repeatedly from the vice principal who confirms that information from Oakland Police. At least one or more individuals are in custody right now. Oakland police are here along with chp officers from the Oakland Office as well as the Alameda County Sheriffs Office. They are sweeping the campus, a protective sweep to make sure there are no victims and no other suspects before they release students to their parents class by class. We did talk to a grandmother of a student from earlier. Heres what she had to say. The vice principal, he came out and he said that there was a shooting and the suspect is they have the suspect out. And right now, all theyre doing is sweeping the campus to make sure there that everything is okay and once theyre done, then theyre going to release the kids. But nobody got hurt. So, again, right now, they are doing a protective sweep. Officers are here on campus checking each building methodically, making sure there are no gunshot victims. But again, no reports of anyone hurt in a shooting here at skyline high suspects involved in this case are in custody. Now. There was an incident last year with a gun. A reportedly a Football Player was pistol whipped. So a number of parents, other parents weve also talked to are saying it is time for metal detectors, at least on this campus and possibly others. Thats the latest here at skyline high in oakland. Henry lee, ktvu fox two news. Thank you henry background developing story now from the beginning of this newscast at. A United Airlines nationwide ground stoppage that was then lifted late this morning. Ktvu tom vacar live at sfo with late details and it was less than an hour here, tom, but it did have quite an effect. It did both here and across the country. Now, if you look over here, things seem to be normal. But at 1038, this morning, United Airlines notified the faa that it was coordinating a systemwide ground stop all over the us due to a technical issue. The issue seemed to revolve around a Computer System that degraded the ability of departing aircraft to communicate with the United Airlines dispatchers. Though the outage lasted only 23 minutes. San Francisco Airport alone ultimately had 51 aircraft delays and one cancellation. 300 nationwide. It also caused a lot of confusion on there was just a flash that just came across the news that united had to shut down because they had a glitch on all their flights. And so they they they said that they were grounding all flights. But then it appears that theyve lifted that now. The ability of dispatchers to communicate with aircraft out of the gate, getting ready to depart or on the tarmac is critical to Exchange Information necessary to keep the entire system moving smoothly, early system wide aircraft are already in the air. They were not affected by this because the pilots are in constant communication communication with air Traffic Controllers and being tracked by radar and if necessary, they can automatically land the aircraft on their own without a pilot. However this is a serious issue and another black eye for an industry that has been beset with all kinds of delays and cancellations during the busy travel summer season. Now the fact is that were going to continue to take a look at that and some of the other delays and cancellations that have happened. And we should have more for this later in the day. Reporting live, tom baker, ktvu fox two news. All right, tom, thank you for that live report. The westbound lanes of interstate 80 between interstate 780 and vallejo and highway four in hercules back open right now. This comes after caltrans workers spent Labor Day Weekend working on a major repaving project. Ctvs Jana Katsuyama has more. An exciting sight for drivers monday as the chp moved into position to finally reopen westbound i80 between vallejo and hercules one day, early crews came through pulling up the cones and roadblocks, signs and then the chp began allowing traffic back on the highway. A slow rolling escort to keep the reopen safe. Just a little before 5 p. M. Instead of Tuesday Morning at 5 a. M, which is excellent for the commute. Caltrans says crews worked nonstop since the westbound lanes shut down at 9 p. M. Thursday. A big resurfacing project that stretched some three miles. Thats awesome. Theyre working. Theyre kicking butt. Jessica reyes of vallejo was happy to hear about the early opening. She says her husband was caught in the detour delays all weekend. And i think hes been like at least 20 minutes late to work each day. Other drivers were also relieved that the drive will be shorter and smoother for yeah, i am living in vallejo. My company is in benicia. Normally it takes 15 minutes when you use the highway, but last time i spent two hours along with repaving and landscape keeping, caltrans was also able to repair the lights that had been out due to a fire. Three years ago. Our Electrical Maintenance teams went in and they literally went to every single light bulb on that bridge and replaced the fixtures. The beautiful lights restored on the span named after alfred zampa, an ironworker who worked on the Golden Gate Bridge and survived a fall. His grandson was there to see it. On this labor day. My gramps was a tough dude, very proud. Caltrans says. They appreciate everyone, patience and understanding this particular paving project is able to last up to 40 years because its a continuous concrete pour. So we wont be back here for a while. Jana katsuyama ktvu. Fox two news. Oakland police were called to a 7eleven store on international boulevard for two troubling incidents in less than 24 hours. Store yeah. Take your dad body very, very scared. The body was discovered on a mattress by the store early yesterday morning. Surveillance video shows some movement near the mattress around 4 a. M. Police are trying to figure out if the body was dumped there or if the death happened near the store. Neighbors say theyre relieved the Police Responded so quickly. We need the police. Oakland can be a tough town and theyre doing their job and good. Im glad theyre here. That same store was hit by robbers. The night before the discovery, thieves rushed into the store, took about 10,000 worth of Tobacco Products and took a cash register. Then took off. Police say they do not think these two incidents are related. The second of two town halls to discuss the Vallejo Police response to alarm calls is thisy to next thursday. Vallejo police are proposing only sending officers to investigate alarm calls that are verified. Those with witnesses or manually activated panic alarms and silent robbery alarms. The Department Says it is dealing with staffing shortages and cant respond to every call, adding 98 of them turn out to be unfounded. While a strike deadline rapidly approaching now for the United Auto Workers and the detroit big three automakers, their current contract expires in just nine days. And so far, the automakers have rejected the unions demands for 46 pay raise, along with a 32 hour work week with 40 hours of pay. Auto Industry Experts say the current negotiations are not going well. This is an escalation of tensions that we really dont see very often between the union and detroit three right now. It could go to the National Labor relations board. They could put in a mediator if they find out the sides are actually bargaining in bad faith. Were still a few steps away from that, but thats not good for either side. Well, the automakers argue the Union Demands are unrealistic at a time of fierce competition from lower wage foreign carmakers. The Union Workers say they just want their fair share of the billions of dollars in Auto Industry profits. Today parents of children who died from fentanyl drug poisoning plan to file a proposal to have a Ballot Initiative targeting fentanyl drug traffickers. That would be decided by california voters. This after republican and democratic lawmakers remain divided on the issue. A Bipartisan Group of lawmakers tried to pass senate bill 44. It would have required judges to warn fentanyl dealers that they could be charged with murder if they dealt drugs that resulted in someone elses death. However, it remains stalled in the state legislature. Were running out of time. So that was the purpose of the letter, is whats going on with the fentanyl group working group. Whos in it . When are they meeting . Can i get one of my members involved . And can we have a bipartisan solution here . Which is what i think would work best. Democratic leaders in the state assembly and senate are not commenting on the bill or possible ballot measure. Well, narcan, the drug that reverses an opioid overdose, is now in drug Stores Across the country, and its available over the counter as of today, major drugstore chains like cvs and walgreens are carrying the drug. You can also get it without a prescription online in one package of narcan, which contains two nasal sprays, retails for about 45. Substance abuse advocates say making narcan easier to obtain is a huge win and will likely save many lives. San Francisco City workers started closing streets ahead of salesforces annual dreamforce conference. Howard street between third and fourth streets is blocked off. The conference is expected to draw 180,000 people next week. This years speakers include salesforce ceo marc benioff, actor and salesforce brand partner Matthew Mcconaughey and Animal Welfare and conservationist jane goodall. Former workers from anchor brewing have raised nearly 20,000. They Just Launched a fundraiser to try and buy back the historic brewery. The Group Launched this go fund me just yesterday. The union has been working to try and buy the brand after former owner sapporo announced it would be closing the 127 year old business. The workers say they want to run the company as a worker coop. A south bay brewery has brewed a special beer to support anchor union members. The foxtail fermentation project makes beer at its headquarters on east santa clara street in downtown san jose. Its now created a new brew called solidarity ale to show its support for workers at the recently closed anchor brewing company. Industry advocates warn that child care is likely to become more expensive in the coming months. During the pandemic, the federal government allocated a total of 39 billion to help stabilize daycare programs. But that money will stop at the end of this month. Analysts say that means more than 13,000 california Daycare Centers are at risk of closing and that those will stay and that those that do stay open will likely have to raise their rates. By some estimates, it costs about 16,000 a year on average to raise a child. And a new study shows the average single parent says theyd need a minimum of 330,000 in savings to feel at ease about raising a child. Researchers found 4 in 10 parents say they didnt start planning for their childs financial future until the child was six years old or older. Meanwhile, the average respondent thinks about their childs financial future five times a day, 70 said that becoming a parent is a significant financial burden on. It was a busy Labor Day Weekend on the roads and in the sky to just how many passengers the tsa says pass through our nations airports. And a mostly sunny day away from the coastline and very pleasant temps. Ill have a look at what you can expect for your area for the rest of the week coming up. And we are excited about our streaming app for your tv. You can watch our newscast live on amazon fire tv, roku, apple tv and android tv, too. Just search your device for fox. Local and choose ktvu fox two. 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That includes bart, which is planning a number of changes as soon as next week. Ktvu is james torres explains. Transit month has been an idea in the area well before the covid 19 pandemic, but now post pandemic, it seems the message is more necessary than ever. Public transit ridership levels today are still only a fraction of what we saw in 2019. So any promotion to get people on board is helpful. Its not about just commuting into the office, right . Transit is there for you on the weekends and at night to go to plays to go on a hike. Riders on bart are well aware of the Financial Hardship directly tied to the low ridership. They appreciate the efforts in place to keep Public Transit going alive and well. Its been essential, like i ride it every day. Its like my main transportation. Yeah and between the bus and the bart, the bart are very a very nice ride. Transit month is an idea going into its eighth year. It uses fund events throughout the month of september to ask riders to give agencies like bart, muni or ac transit a chance to show why riding their services are worth it. Bart, for example, is doing that with changes starting next week where it will retire its old legacy trains and exclusively run its new higher tech fleet of the future trains. The new trains are a much enhanced service. Theres so much they looked at as much more cleaner, much easier to use on. The new trains are a win win with increased services on peak weekend commutes, fewer train cars, which allow for easier Police Patrol and no longer having to worry about the maintenance of the old fleet. Bart can now save up to 12 million for people who dont ride Public Transit as often. They say they, too appreciate the effort. Well, theyre trying so well give it a try. We just dont use it very often. But we have used it to go to the ballgame. So well probably give it a try. As part of transit month, local leaders are hosting ride alongs today throughout the month, agencies will host hikes , events and a competition offering prizes to the rider with the most train rides within the month. We have to show people were not just about using us to go to work. Were so much more. Im james torres, ktvu fox two news. And speaking of mass transit, the faa says the nations airports had a sharp increase in passengers over the holiday weekend. This is a live look at sfo right now at bay area airports. There were relatively few disruptions over the past five days. Friday was the busiest travel day for the weekend, according to tsa, more than 2. 7 Million People pass through airport checkpoints friday, saturday and sunday followed with the tsa screening. About 2 million passengers each day. The Tourism Industry was certainly highly impacted with the covid 19 virus. People are beginning to travel again and great numbers actually. Travel experts predict continue into tr as people make up for trips that were put on hold during the pandemic were advised to start booking trips now to save the most money. Although the rports were busy, a majority of americans did hit the road this holiday weekend. Even with those high gas prices to now, currently the average price for a gallon of regular gas is 5. 33. In california, and that is up 0. 20 from last month. And 6 or 0. 06, rather, from last year. The National Average for a gallon of regular gas is currently 3. 81. Took until about the mid Morning Hours before we got some good sun here along the oakland estuary right behind us. Our meteorologist rosemary oroczo is here with perhaps a warmer afternoon in store. Yes temperatures are running a little bit warmer compared to yesterday for our inland cities. Gasia andre, hello to all of you. Beautiful view here over the city of San Francisco as we look towards the bay, the Golden Gate Bridge. See a little bit of fog out there. We started out with some patchy, dense fog along the coastline and do we do remain partly cloudy along the coast at this time. The marine layer depth, though, is fairly shallow about 1000ft and below. Thats why we can see most of the city from that vantage point. Heres a look at the air quality out there. Good to moderate across the region from the North Bay Central bay and to the south bay , we go where we have a lot of green there on the screen. That is good news as well in our pattern into the days ahead. Not likely to change a whole lot. We continue with this very mild situation. The futurecast model. Theres a look as we go through tuesday, wednesday into thursday. Notice a little bit of a trough at times, then a little bit of zonal flow going on a little bit of action to the north of us, the Pacific Northwest and over areas of canada. But for us, we are just pleasant with temperatures very seasonal for this time of year. Heres a look at the numbers outside right now, 64 degrees in the city of San Francisco. Low 60s at Half Moon Bay in the north bay, 74 outside your door for santa rosa, the inner east bay, a few more warmer areas. Weve got 80 degrees. Brentwood livermore and 81 over areas of walnut creek, upper 70s over san jose. And the winds are generally light out there, even calm through the delta as Travis Air Force base reporting calm conditions there in fairfield. Your afternoon highs for today ranging from upper 60s at the coast to upper 80s inland. This time of year, we could have a 35 to 40 degree span. So weve got about a 20 thats actually quite nice. And if youre going to the as game a little bit later today, weve got some nice weather expected at the coliseum with upper 60s in the forecast. Have you noticed our Daylight Hours are shrinking a little bit . Oh, yes. Yes i dont know. Im asleep. This is true. Actually. It probably helps you to sleep, but just after 730 these days, right. Just a minor little warmup coming for the weekend. Outside of that little change, i remember when it was like light until 9 p. M. And i got to get the sleep mask going. Yes, ive the windows black them out. You know, the trees are over for now. Thank you. Well, remembering south bay native Steve Harwell. How the smash mouth singer is being honored for his career and you can cashback 5 on travel purchased through chase with freedom unlimited and buy a better plane seat. Switch to a king suite, or book a silent retreat. Silent retreat . Oh hold up earn big with chase freedom unlimited with no annual fee. How do you cashback . Rock group smash mouth. Ktvus jesse gary says the 56 year old south bay native died of liver failure. It wasnt an especially in tune. It wasnt like virtuoso. It just was unique. It was different. And hey, now youre an all star. Get your game on. Starting in the 90s smash mouth with Steve Harwell on lead, had a string of hits. This includes the generation anthem all star music expert dan orloff says this sound was a one of a kind cross between the doors and the rolling stones. It was a fusion of pop rock and ska and once again, another unique product out of san jose as the south bay performers star rose, he remained loyal to local haunts close to home. This includes sushi confidential in campbell cracker, the celebrity wall has multiple pictures of harwell with owner randy muster. He supported not only my restaurant, but a lot of businesses here in downtown campbell and los gatos. Its the big screen. Their 15 year friendship features parties and celebrations for some of lifes milestones. But it was one of lifes tragedies that twisted the soul of this Grammy Nominated artist decades ago. His young son died due to childhood leukemia. If someone experiences something so harrowing as the loss of a child, they often will seek to selfmedicate through drugs or alcohol use. That hurt, said harwell on a path of abuse that published reports say led to liver failure. Some felt helpless. So so many tried to help him and he was on a course monday morning. Unfortunate news for family, friends and fans. As harwells manager says he passed peacefully the collective sadness is tempered by the Lasting Impact the man and his music has had on so many lives. Ive done a lot of crying and just going through my facebook feed to see how many people hes touched. He definitely got through to a lot of people through his music. Harwell is survived by his fiance and other family members who are with him bedside in idaho. When he passed, he was just 56 years old. In campbell, jesse gary ktvu fox two news. Oh jeewa weaver. I believe you can get me through the night. Well, singer songwriter gary wright has died in southern california. Wright was known for his hit songs dream weaver and love is alive from the mid 1970s. His family says he was suffering from a form of dementia. Wright collaborated with many other musicians, including playing keyboard with former Beatle George harrison on his solo release, all things must pass. Gary wright was 80 years old. A new study finds that chatgpt is more than 70 accurate when making medical decisions. Researchers from mass. General birmingham brigham hospital asked the chatbot to determine a possible diagnosis for 36 standardized clinical vignettes. The abbot was able to determine a medical diagnosis accurately about 72 of the time. Researchers also found that chatgpt performed best in making final diagnosis when it was nearly 80 accurate at San Francisco, officials are hoping a plan by a celebrity chef to open two downtown cafes will help revitalize the area. Chef Tyler Florence and his restaurant group, the greater organization, was selected to open two miller and lux provisions cafes at union square. One cafe on stockton street will offer lunch and all day brunch, the other on powell will offer pastries. Florence also runs the downtown restaurant wayfare tavern, San Franciscos recreation and Park Commission must approve the plan for the cafes. One of its commissions manager is the union square plaza, a covid era Eviction Moratorium in berkeley has ended. Berkeley was the last city in Alameda County to end the moratorium. Some data show Alameda County saw a spike in evictions when eviction protections ended in other cities. There is help for tenants who are struggling to pay rent through the citys housing retention program. All right, so the 49 ers could kick off their season this coming sunday on ktvu without two of their top players. Today is an off day for the team before it returns to practices tomorrow and studies up against its opponents. The pittsburgh steelers. But pass rusher nick bosa remains on hold. Hes reportedly seeking around 35 million, which would make him the highest paid non quarterback in the nfl. However him here is a huge, huge benefit man. I think all 31 teams would agree with that. But right now, man, we just got to focus and you know, whenever he show up and we know he going to be who he is, obviously, but right now, man, we just getting ready for pittsburgh the best way we can for us, we just got to play with who we got. We would love to have bosa, obviously. I think thats a no brainer. Best defensive player in the nfl, you know, and it shows for us. We just got to prepare as if hes not going to be here. Well, tight end George Kittle is dealing with a groin injury. He worked out on a side field yesterday while the rest of the team practice. Kittle could potentially miss the Season Opener for the second straight year. All right. Disneyland resort has square at disney, california adventure park. As the name suggests, its a blend of San Francisco and tokyo. Of course, all inspired by the Academy Award winning film big hero six. The area has a 54 foot tall Golden Gate Bridge and japanese inspired dishes and soups. San Fransokyo Square is a final transformation version of the former pacific wharf. Very interesting. All right. Mini version of us. Yes. Yes all right. Thank you for joining us for the real deal at noon every day. Well get you back here at 4 00 for our next newscast online audience applauds [announcer] can you guess what this is . If you guessed rat, then youd be a great contestant on pictionary. audience applauds our first celebrity captain is a real life doctor. But can he play an artist on tv . Its ninja warriors, matt iseman. And with him, are couple ryder mariel. Our next celebrity captain just had a pregame meal of hot cheetos with nacho cheese