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Immediately suspending cruises robo taxi operations in driverless taxi permits. In its release, the dmv deemed that the Autonomous Vehicles are, quote, not safe for the publics operation. The agency listed several factors, including matthew factor misrepresenting, misrepresenting any information related to the safety of the autonomous technology. There was no timeline for this suspension, and it does not impact the companys permit for testing their cars with. A safety driver. If you recall, cruise received Regulatory Approval in august to commercially operate their robo taxis at all hours in San Francisco. A week later, the dmv offered ordered cruise to its fleet in half as its investigated recent crashes involving the vehicle. In one of those incidents, a human driver hit a pedestrian first. As part of their decision, the dmv released this statement. Quote, the dmv has provided crews with the steps needed to apply to reinstate its suspended permits, which the dmv will not approve until the company has fulfilled the required agents to the departments satisfaction. Then cruise will lose. Cruise will lose. Cruise will lose. Now the suspension comes on the heels of a protest in front of cruise headquarters in the city this morning by teamsters and some elected officials called for the selfdriving car company to address safety concerns in the wake of recent incidents. Last week, federal regulators announced a probe into cruise following pedestrian injuries. The pretty obvious. So the initial issues are just safety in general, right . When is enough enough . And theres no control. Local government control. Everything is at the state level and were just tired of San Francisco being the guinea pigs. Cruise released a lengthy statement in response to the dmvs suspension, writing in part, we will be pausing operations of our driverless avs in San Francisco. Ultimately we develop and deploy Autonomous Vehicles in an effort to save lives. Cruise also pointed to that october 2nd hit and run when a woman was struck first by human driver of a car before she was struck by a cruise car. Cruise officials said they are working with state and federal regulators, as well as identifying potential safety enhancements. Live in the newsroom, greg lee, ktvu fox two news gasia. Greg, thank you. In less than two hours from now, the bay area pilot who allegedly tried to shut off the engines of a packed airplane headed for San Francisco on sunday is expected to be in an oregon courtroom as ctvs Amanda Quintana tells us, the pilot is now facing more charges in the case. 44 year old Joseph Emerson is being held without bail in oregon, and thats where hes expected to be in court today at 2 00. Hes facing. 167 charges, 83 of them related to attempted murder on top of the state charges he now faces a federal charge for interfering with a flight crew. Okay. Just just give you a heads up. Weve got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. Um, and he doesnt sound like hes causing any issue in the back right now. I think hes subdued in recordings from the cockpit. You could hear the captain say they need to make an Emergency Landing and ask for police to be there. Emerson was in the flight deck jump seat and off duty at the time when Alaska Airlines says he tried to engage whats called the engine fire handle, which would turn on the planes Fire Suppression system and shut down the engines. The flight was on its way to sfo from everett, washington, but had to land in portland. We visit with him every now and then. I see joe all the time. You know, working in the garage or doing something. I go and talk to him and he seems your typical normal guy. We spoke to some of emersons neighbors in pleasant hill. They describe him as a family man and say what theyre hearing in these reports is out of character for him. Some say they hope this is all a misunderstanding. When heard the news, im like, what you know, were still doubting mean. But is it a real guy . There could be something we dont know yet. Something not which can exonerate him, i hope. Were told emerson taught at concords Buchanan Field Airport and coached his sons Baseball Team in pleasant hill. As for the 80 passengers airs, many of them were unaware of what was happening. One woman posting to saying a Flight Attendant came on the speaker to say they needed to make an Emergency Landing. When they did, she saw Police Officers come on the plane and take emerson off in handcuffs. And she says at one point there was an announcement that there was a, quote, disturbance in the cockpit and a, quote, mental breakdown. She didnt really understand what happened until she saw the news. The passengers were able to get on a later flight to San Francisco. So the fbi is in charge of this investigation and we hope to learn more about a motive. But our crews have been here and they havent seen any federal investigators here at this home in pleasant hill. Amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. And weve just learned new information from Court Documents in this case. It claimed the pilot was having a nervous breakdown and was not okay. The documents also reveal that he said it was his first time using psychic mushrooms. So now were looking through the documents and well bring you more information as it becomes available. Overseas now, as israeli airstrikes are once again bombarding northern gaza. This comes as a woman freed on monday is describing the deadly october 7th terror attack. Madeline rivera has more from jerusalem. Weeks after being kidnaped, an israeli grandmother describes the terrifying moment hamas militants stormed her community. They shot at our homes, hit people. They kidnaped, some of them like me. Youll have says. A swarm of people broke through a fence during that october 7th terror attack by hamas. The 85 year old grandmother was one of the two hostages released monday night with the help of her daughter. She recalled being slung over the back of a motorbike and taken into a huge network of tunnels. She was taken through the plowed fields with the men in front on one side and a man behind her, and that while she was being taken, she was hit by sticks. Overnight, Israeli Forces ramped up their airstrikes on the gaza strip, hitting hundreds of targets belonging to hamas and islamic jihad. Israeli Officials Say they hope by increasing pressure, hamas will release more hostages if they are releasing people, its because theyre being compelled to do so by the pressure. Meanwhile the Un Aid Agency for Palestinian Refugees is pleading for more humanity. An aid in gaza. After more than 50 trucks entered the region. Un Officials Say fuel supplies there are expected to run out within days. Allergist fleet our generators will stop operating. We will not have an aid operation in gaza as fighting escalates, the pentagon says it will send military advisors and more air Defense Systems to israel in jerusalem, martha olvera, ktvu fox two news. Security is tighter today at Freedom High School in oakley following a deadly shooting at a house Party Saturday night in investigators say a 16 year old boy was killed and three other teens were injured in the shooting just a short time ago. The teen was identified as kamari tucker. Police patrols increased because of concerns that the Party Shooting could lead to more acts of violence on the high school campus. Some 1000 students left School Grounds due to concerns over their safety. The 16 year old boy who died did not go to that school. A lot of students were just like leaving around, like just during class. Im mad. How did you come pick up my kids today . Because they were scared and was something going to happen . Probably not. But do we know . No, we dont know. This is a problem many students at freedom high told us that violence on campus has been a continuing problem. Schools principal plans to hold more Community Meetings in an effort to reassure students and parents the campus is safe. So far, there have been no arrests in that house Party Shooting. Californias among 33 states now suing facebooks parent company, meta, accusing it of harming young peoples mental health. A lawsuit filed this morning in Oakland Federal Court alleges features on facebook and instagram induce Young Children and teens into addictive and compulsive social media use. The suit also claims meta lied about the features which are designed to addict children to its platforms while lowering their selfesteem. Meta knows all of this and more. And yet has decided to disregard these serious dangers to promote their products and prominence to make a profit. Not only did they disregard the danger, they lied about it. They lied to users, to parents, to all of us. In a statement, meta said its disappointed over the lawsuit and that it has already introduced over 30 tools to support teens and their families. The lawsuit seeks a variety of remedies, including substantial civil penalties. Well, the United Auto Workers union has turned up the heat on General Motors as 5000 workers walked off their jobs at a highly profitable suv factory in arlington, texas. The move comes just a day after the union went on strike at stellantis pickup truck. Truck factory in sterling heights, michigan, north of detroit. That texas strike brings the total of uaw members that have walked off their jobs to 46,000 in a series of strikes that is entering its sixth week. New at noon, the San Francisco giants are expected to announce tomorrow theyve hired manager bob melvin away from the division rival san diego padres. Melvin will be returning to the bay area where he grew up, played for the giants. Then managed the oakland as from 2011 to 2021. Melvin had one year left on his contract with san diego, but leaves amid reports of friction with the general manager. Aj preller. Melvin managed the padres for two seasons, reaching the 2022 nl championship series, then missed the playoffs this season with a 258 million payroll, the third highest in the majors. Now to basketball. The Golden State Warriors start their season at home tonight, hosting the phenix suns. Its a homecoming of sorts for kevin durant. The former warrior is slated to play against his old team for the First Time Since signing as a free agent with the Brooklyn Nets back in 2019. He was then traded to phenix last season. The warriors will be without their best defender. Draymond green will not play after missing Training Camp because of an ankle injury. We dont feel like it would be wise to throw him out there with so little scrimmage time on the on the floor. Even though dre wasnt playing, he was still there. You know, his voice is still there in the locker room during film and everything. But once he gets back all these different lineups and things, were going to have to figure out, figure it out as we go. All fans attending tonights game will get a t shirt. Those shirts are embracing the teams new slogan made him look. The game is sold out, but tickets are available on the resale market and they start at 127 each. San franciscos gearing up for a Big International event next month. The preparations underway in the city and a new name emerges in republicans efforts to elect a house speaker. The nominee as of this morning. And what has to happen before the gridlock in congress is broken and a clue, cloudy day along the coastline in just inside the golden gate. You can see there in fact, you cant see it at the moment. Have a look at the Current Conditions and what you can expect for the rest o da welcome to big tobaccos fantasyland. The industrys idea of a healthier tomorrow. Where vapes are deemed safer. Nevermind that theyll increase your risk of lung cancer. And theyre antiaging. Because youre more likely to die younger from a stroke. In big tobaccos fantasyland, the deadliest industry can rebrand itself as your friend. Salonpas, makers of powerful pain relief patches for 89 years. Believes in continuous improvement. Like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients. And sizes to relieve your pain. Salonpas. Its good medicine. And are waiting to find out more details about exactly what happened here. Governor gavin newsom continues his week long visit to china focused on Climate Change in guangdong, guangdong province. The governor took part in a signing of memorandum of understanding for a Climate Partnership between california and guangdong. He also test drove an electric car, a selfdrive hybrid that can also float on water. The governors visit to china began in hong kong. I mean in hong kongs leading china in terms of their low carbon green growth, they have more audacious goals, more aggressive strategies in terms of land use, denser fauci their commitment is demonstrable in their success as well. So its actually one of the Great Success stories in asia on climate. Also this week, the governor is set to visit a tesla factory in shanghai and tour an offshore wind factory. Hell also visit the great wall of china, the worlds leading Energy Agency predicts the Global Demand for oil, natural gas and coal will peak by the year 2030. Thats due mostly to policies that countries have already adopted to promote cleaner forms of energy and transportation action. However, the report from the international Energy Agency says despite this expected peak in the use of fossil fuels, more action is needed to stop global warming. Well, today, republicans selected a new nominee to run for house speaker. That candidate will now go before the full house for a vote. And it comes as the clock is ticking to the government is at risk of shutting down. And President Biden has asked congress for funding for israel and ukraine. Foxs Mark Meredith is in washington with the latest. For the third time in two weeks, House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors for a secret ballot election to select a new candidate for speaker of the house. How confident are you that you have the votes to be nominated . What do you love about secret ballot . Its always a mystery, right . And now they have one majority whip, tom emmer of minnesota. He outlasted seven other candidates in a series of votes behind closed doors and his House Republicans latest standard bearer since early october. House republicans have scrambled to find a leader. The Chamber First ousting california congressman kevin mccarthy. His number two House Majority leader steve scalise, ran to replace him but called it quits after failing to get the necessary 217 votes. Ohio congressman jim jordan also dropped out of the race last week after falling short in his attempt to win the gavel. Im concerned, but i think i hope that we have been through this before, so we need to finally come to a consensus without a new speaker elected the house cannot be in session, leaving just over three weeks until the stopgap measure to keep the government funded runs out. And if the house and senate cant reach another agreement by then, the government risks shutting down. Emmer now faces a roll call vote with the full house, where hell try to win a majority, something thats been elusive for those whove come before him in washington, Mark Meredith, ktvu fox two news bay area weather is changing. Just as rosemary said it was. Were feeling the dropping temperatures already. Yes, its a trend that will eventually lead us into the 60s even for the afternoons for some of our warmer locations outside at this hour, finally seeing a little bit of blue sky. How about there . A beautiful one. We do have clouds along the coast. We showed you right before the break the golden gate socked in pretty good. And Half Moon Bay reporting visibility city about a half mile. Everyone else has cleared up. We had widespread fog out there this morning. And as a result, that slow clearing out there. Temperatures running much cooler for some visibility at Half Moon Bay has improved in the last half hour. Its now at two miles. Hayward reporting a little bit of fog, but three miles. Visibility no trouble out there on the highways. The winds have been generally light. Fairfield reporting a northwest breeze at eight Miles Per Hour or north. I should say, and a west breeze for napa right now, eight Miles Per Hour. The temperature change out there. Novato is down by 13 degrees. San carlos down by seven. Hayward down by eight. So noticing a difference already as we begin this cooling trend. 64 right now in San Francisco. So low 60s over napa upper 60s in walnut creek and the south bay into the mid 60s. Temperatures coming down slightly from where we were yesterday and then as we get into wednesday, a weak system that is moving through the Pacific Northwest will bring us more cloud cover and cool things down a little bit more. And then we get into the possibly of not only cooler weather, but a little bit of unsettled weather. By friday. Im going to show you that in the extended forecast. Lets focus on today, 75 in santa rosa, mid 60s at San Francisco, upper 60s in oakland, 76, in livermore and 75 over areas of san jose. So were very much seasonal for this time of year. Just a little cooler than where we were yesterday along the peninsula for today, 76 in redwood city in the north bay. Well go mid 70s in napa and for the inner east bay, 78 expected in antioch. A better look at that unsettled weather and cooler weather coming our way in the extended forecast coming up. A deadly pileup near louisiana involving more than 150 cars closes a major highway. Im Nicole Valdez in louisiana. Ive got th e de ils vallejo. Police want to know if you know anything about this brazen theft here. Camera recording thieves filling up bags with products stolen from sephora inside a Kohls Department store. Three people are later seen walking out of that store called police. If you can help with the investigation on whats called super fog is causing major issues in and around new orleans. As Nicole Valdez reports, that includes several deaths during a massive pile up on a major highway. Need to say drop car shows. At least seven people are dead. Dozens more injured in and around new orleans after thick fog blanketed the area monday, causing this massive pile up involving one of cars on the busy interstate 55 just northwest of the city. Some are calling it a super fog marsh wildfires that have been smoldering since july, flaring up over the weekend and combining with fall fog to create zero visibility conditions, catching local officials by surprise. This is not something we deal with on a regular basis. So its something that we have to take piece by piece and be able to develop up, you know, as the needs arise. Police say at least 158 cars were involved in this crash. Emergency crews and First Responders had to work for hours through monday and into tuesday to clear debris and cars from the highway while then trapped, drivers could only sit and wait to be rescued. She called me and she said, ive been weve been in a bad wreck and its just wreck everywhere is just wreck everywhere. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards now urging louisianans to donate blood and drive carefully in the coming days, a message echoed by police as super fog continues to choke the city. Allow ourselves a little bit of extra time in the morning. Slow down. Make sure your headlights are turned on and lets avoid distractions. And while visibility is improving, that dense fog advisory remains in effect throughout Tuesday Morning near laplace, louisiana. Im Nicole Valdez, ktvu fox two news. For years after a deadly dive boat fire off the coast of santa barbara, the trial for the boats captain is finally about to get underway. Today, jury selection begins in los angeles. The defendant is boat captain jerry boylan. He was originally charged with 34 counts of whats called seamans manslaughter, which could have resulted in as many as 340 years in prison. A judge dismissed that indictment and now boylan is facing one count of neglect. If convicted, he could spend ten years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty and denies wrongdoing. Ing the city of orlando is buying the side of the second deadliest shooting in us history. 49 people and the shooter were killed in the pulse nightclub shooting in 2016. The Orlando City Council signed off on a plan to buy that property, which has remained closed since the attack with a makeshift memorial outside. There have been plans in the works for years now to make it a permanent memorial to the victims of the shooting. Santa clara county has settled a dispute with more than 400 doctors in the county health system. The doctors accused the county of unfair labor practices after some of them received letters threatening doctors against striking over stalled contracts. The settlement includes the county retaining marking the statements made by its executives. It also requires them to take training on California Labor law. It hasnt even gone into effect yet, but new laws already causing confusion in San Francisco. Whats set to go into effect next summer . That could change the way restaurants charge customers. Plus, changes coming to an oakland tradition. What you need to know about first friday. Starting in january and the challenges ahead. Then were excited to announce a new streaming app for your television. You can watch our newscast live on amazon fire tv, roku, apple tv or android tv. Search your device for fox local and choose ktvu fox two. You can also get instructions when you head to our website. Ktvu. Com slash how to stream welcome to big tobaccos fantasyland. 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It also does not impact the companys permit for testing its cars with a safety driver as part of the decision, the dmv released a statement that says the dmv has provided cruz with the steps needed to apply to reinstate its suspended permits, which the dmv will not approve until the company has fulfilled the requirements to the department. Satisfaction. San francisco based cruz released a lengthy statement in response to the dmv suspension, saying in part, we will be pausing operations of our driverless avs in San Francisco. Ultimately we develop and deploy Autonomous Vehicles in an effort to save lives. We are learning new information on the Alaska Airlines pilot under arrest for allegedly trying to shut off the engines midflight on a plane headed to sfo. Now, according to Court Documents, Joseph Emerson told authorities he was having a nervous breakdown and was not okay. He told an officer, quote, it was his first time taking psychedelic mushrooms. The Court Documents also say emerson told authorities he thought he was in a dream and, quote, wanted to wake up before trying to shut off the engines. In addition to that, a Flight Attendant also states in Court Documents that once emerson was restrained in the back of the aircraft, he tried to grab the handle of the emergency exit. The 44 year old pilot lives in pleasant hill. His neighbors say theyre stunned by the news of his arrest. We visit with them every now and then. I see joe all the time, you know, working in the garage or doing something. I go and talk to him and see hes your typical normal guy. In addition to the state charges, emerson also faces a federal count of interfering with a flight crew. He is due in court in oregon at 2 p. M, an 85 year old israeli woman who was held hostage by hamas is speaking about her experience. She was one of two hostages just released. She said a swarm of people broke through a fence at the kibbutz where she lived and she was hit with sticks, put on the back of a motorbike and taken through a network of tunnels. She says once they were underground and she wasnt treated badly and a doctor visited her every couple of days and provided medicine. My mom said that she was treated well and that the people were kind to her. We do not know what is the story of the 175 or so other prisoners . What did you cannot deduct from it that they too, are in a Good Condition . She was released along with a 79 year old woman from the same kibbutz. The husbands of the two women were not released. The us is ramping up its role in the israelhamas conflict, sending military advisers to assist israeli troops. Israeli Defense Forces are training for their expected ground assault in gaza. Us military advisers are helping to develop strategies for the street by street fighting that may follow. President biden had to cut short an economic event yesterday, saying hed been summoned to the white house situation room. Meantime, the Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza reports more than 5000 palestinian have died sin the war began. The Ministry Says about 2000 of them were children and teenagers. Today the city of richmond plans to vote on a resolution that would affirm the citys support and solidarity with palestinian in gaza and declare israels attacks on hamas and gaza an ethnic cleansing. The Jewish Community Relations Council is strongly opposing the resolution, calls it inflammatory and biased. It wants jews and their allies to show up at todays City Council Meeting to oppose the resolution. In the meeting starts today at 630. New at noon, San Francisco is preparing to roll out the red carpet for the Asia Pacific Economic cooperation, or apec leaders summit. Mayor london breed this morning provided an update on the preparations. She was joined by Lieutenant Governor elaine kounalakis and the chairman of great resort and casino, which is supporting San Francisco as the host city up to 50,000 people are expected to attend the apec summit, where leaders including President Biden, will be among the attendees. Mayor breed says the summit will have a substantial impact on the local economy. We anticipate almost 53 million into our local economy, amy, whether thats hotel tax revenue, our restaurants, our Small Businesses, this is going to be significantly financially impactful for the people here in San Francisco. The apec summit takes place november 15th through the 18th at the Moscone Center. The skystar observation wheel is moving to fishermans wharf, where its expected to open as an attraction for the apec summit. The last day was sunday for the 150 foot tall ferris wheel in golden gate park. Crews have begun dismantling it now, according to the chronicle, officials are now awaiting final approval for the move from the citys Planning Department and the bay conservation and development commission. If approved, the ferris wheel will be located in the parking lot next to the bowtie bakery on the waterfront. This week, San Franciscos hosting several conferences, but recent numbers Show Convention business continues to struggle as travels in charge of booking events in the city. Ctvs Jana Katsuyama spoke with the association and this weeks Convention Attendees. On monday, the Moscone Center complex in San Francisco was full of people attending the cardiovasc Research Convention meeting of the friends from all over the world. The buzz around the buildings is welcome business for San Francisco hotels, restaurants and workers who are hoping for a faster rebound from the empty streets of the pandemic. Some of the citys struggles with homelessness and open drug use are still evident. I definitely noticed a little bit of a change from when i was here a couple of years ago in recent months, sf travel says for various reasons, some companies that had tentative bookings are pulling back and meta has canceled its Meta Business Group summit for march 2025, and workday also has withdrawn tentative plans for about 53,000 hotel rooms, nights worth of events. But some residents say they do see the city making changes. I do see a difference. There has been more cleaning and the streets have been more cleared up. Some Convention Attendees say the situation was better than they had expected. Maybe it was during the pandemic. It was worse. I think so. Now. Better am i expectations more . San francisco Police Officers were visibly patrolling along Market Street near many hotels and around the convention center. I would say they make a larger effort for conventions. Yeah i think that they want the people who come into the city to feel safe and to feel like they can come back. According to sf, travel before the pandemic, 2019 was a record year with 49 conventions. This year, the city has rebounded, with 34 booked conventions, but the next two years have only 22 booked each year and only 18 on the books so far for 2026. Its time to step up to help bring back business. As travel is running a step into San Francisco campaign through november, targeting meeting planners in new york, chicago, boston, houston and washington, d. C. They expect to close some new business deals by the end of the year. And they say that another big boost to business will be the apex summit coming up in november, which will put San Francisco on a worldwide stage. In San Francisco, Jana Katsuyama ktvu. Fox two news. Well, today marks 38 years since a woman was found shot to death in newark. To this day, she has never been identified. Police say jane doe was discovered october 24th, 1985. And this is a sketch of what they believe she might have looked like at the time. Hunters found the badly decomposed body in a remote wetlands area near morey avenue. There was no identification on her body. A forensic specialist used a photo of her skull to create this image that you just saw a moment ago of what the woman would have looked like back in 1985. Detectives continue to investigate and say anyone with information should call newark police. Federal prosecutors are expanding their investigation into tesla. The company disclosed yesterday in a regulatory filing the doj is looking into several aspects of the company, including personal benefits for its executives and advertised vehicle ranges. Legal experts say the filing indicates the prosecutors may be investigating the ceo, elon musk, and how the company describes itself. Driving driver assistance system in a new state law banning junk fees is causing some confusion and concern for california restaurant owners, especially in San Francisco, where diners often see service fees added to their bills. Were going into budgeting. Were trying to decide what are we going to do next year . Can we keep running the restaurants . Can we expand . Do we have to cut back and so thats why i really ask that we get clarity. Now, the purpose of the new law banning fees was to make pricing more transparent. Some restaurants say its unclear how it affects them, and if disclosing fees on menus is enough to satisfy the requirement. There are costs that are that are really high to do business in San Francisco, and some People Choose to offset those with the service charges, which are legal, all in california. And we need to see how does this modify it at all. And we need clarity from the bills sponsors and the Attorney Generals Office who will interpret the law. The Attorney Generals Office is working to determine how the law applies to restaurants so it can provide clear guidance before the law kicks in on july 1st of next year. Oaklands first friday events wont take place from january three through march next year due to financial constraints. The events organizers say theyre looking for new sources of funding to keep first fridays going. And the nonprofit that runs the events is funded by local companies and organizers, including Kaiser Permanente and rad power bikes, the monthly block parties have been a Gathering Place for artists, performers, Small Businesses and oaklanders for several years. The next first friday is still set to take place friday, november 3rd, on telegraph between 22nd and 27th streets new at noon, Alameda County Health Officials today unveiled a new mass casualty incident vehicle. The Alameda County Health Care Services agency, along with the sheriffs office, were on hand to explain how the vehicle works. The converted bus is designed bound for deployment during disasters, for mass care and staging operations means its equipped to operate off the grid as a mobile command center. During catastrophic events. Back here is really kind of the operations of the whole bus. What its intent was. We have 18 stretchers each stretcher bunk has its own usb port and a plug in if need be as well as its own independent lighting system. The vehicle also features Starlink Internet fully equipped workstation and a solar Power Generator for, among other capabilities as well. Some 40 niner fans are nervous about the team after their loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The Minnesota Vikings beat the 49 ers, 22 to 19 on monday night football. Uncharacteristic mistakes, including three turnovers. Christian mccaffrey fumbled as the team was headed into a score. The First Quarter here, while brock purdy threw two interceptions. The most concerning aspect of this game was the vikings offense dominating the niners. Defense vikings quarterback kirk cousins threw for 378 yards and two touchdowns and we cant sit here and worry about whats happened before this. We got to make sure that we do everything from now all the way till sunday when that game is over, to find a way to beat the bengals. We didnt come into the week taking this team lightly. We knew was going to be a hostile environment. Theres going to be a great challenge. Our defense was really good. Kirk cousins is really good, so its like, you know, for us, we came in with the right mindset. We just got to execute better. There was one bright spot here star running back Christian Mccaffrey had two touchdowns extending his scoring streak to 16 games. Well, now he needs one touchdown this sunday to tie lenny moore of the baltimore colts for the all time record of 17 straight games with a score. The special celebration in San Francisco bay. The event today marking 50 years of Alcatraz Island as a National Park. And across the bay area this afternoon following a bit of a cooling trend that will carry us through the next several days. Even a shot at some rain. A better look coming in just hows the chicken . The prawns are delicious. Oh, i have a shellfish allergy. One prawn. Very good. Did i say chicken wrong . Tired of people not listening to what you want . Its truffle season ah thats okay. Never enough truffles. How much are they . Its a lot. Oh okay im good, that its like a priceless piece of art. Enjoy. Or when they sell you what they want . Yeah. The more we understand you, the better we can help you. Thats what u. S. Bank is for. Huge relief. Yeah. Salonpas, makers of powerful pain relief patches for 89 years. Believes in continuous improvement. Like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients. And sizes to relieve your pain. Salonpas. Its good medicine. It happened a few months after the city announced a new initiative to crack down on sideshows. Im definitely frustrated with sideshows, which is why we have been so serious about cracking down on them. Weve seen the numbers come down year over year. That doesnt mean that were going to be able to prevent sideshows from ever happening, but our commitment to the community is were going to respond quickly and forcefully and hold people accountable. Anyone with information on the sideshows this weekend is asked to call police. State Assembly Member phil ting announced 1 million in funding for the rebuilding of two historic cottages on angel island. The cottages were built by famed architect julia morgan, one of the first architects in our state. A female architect. They were originally 12 in all before most were destroyed by fire more than 50 years ago in a Training Exercise as hundreds of thousands of asian and Pacific Island immigrants who crossed the Pacific Ocean were often detained at the angel island immigration station, known then as the ellis island of the west. Its so important to really preserve history, to understand that angel island has this historic significance. Just as ellis island is part of our nations history. Angel island is. But really, that story hasnt been told. In fact, i didnt really learn about angel island until i went to uc berkeley. Its not taught in our history books from k through 12. But the hope is now that we have an ethnic studies requirement, now that people are learning more about asianamerican history, growing up in california, that many more students will learn about angel island. The two cottages are scheduled to be renovated by 2026. California state parks hopes the cottages will attract more visitors and learning about the islands history. Mixed feelings in Silicon Valley over proposed changes to the h1b visa program. Many bay area tech giants rely heavily on these visas to secure top foreign talent. The new rules by the federal officials promise to improve the efficiency of the h1b program with added benefits and flexibilities. Critics say the changes leave Unanswered Questions about the impact of the number of h1b visas and who could receive them. Third, today marks 50 years since Alcatraz Island, home of federal prisoners trans island, to a National Park site. Well, today, ktvus james torres saw a celebration hosted by the National Park service and takes us through a history of the island. For nearly 30 years, Alcatraz Island kept about 1500 federal prisoners away from the public. But this islands story goes back decades before that, the first inhabitants, a to arrive was the United States army to build a fortress in the middle of the San Francisco bay, 1853. They arrived. John cantwell served as a park ranger for 31 years. Here longer than any prisoner or military officer. He is one of todays guest speakers to honor the islands 50 years as a National Park site, an event hosted by the National Park service and the golden gate National Parks conservancy. Every body from president obamas family. Ive taken around to one of my favorites, jimmy page from led zeppelin got to go on tour with me and the island, just a 15 minute ferry ride from San Francisco. Embarcadero is full of ruins, left behind by the many eras, including as a bird sanctuary, a place for imprisoned soldiers and a native american occupancy. We had a chance to walk into some of the cells where these prisoners actually lived. Here you see a sink, a toilet and how tight these quarters are. The walls only about five feet wide, nine feet deep, seven feet tall. This room is about the same size as a regulation billiards table. Jolene babyak lived on the island during its time while holding federal prisoners. That was when her father served as an officer. She said the view from her room was of the lighthouse and the wardens office. There were 60 families, about 75 kids in the years that i was here of all ages. As we went to school in San Francisco, where some of us were celebrity, and the others of us tried to, you know, kind of be quiet about it. She remembers when sirens woke her up in 1962, alerting her. Some prisoners escaped, she says, using alcatraz as a place to tell history is the best way to utilize the island. Most people never have the opportunity, opportunity to go into a prison and so thats a very good history to tell. And a kind of an awakening for people. Reporting from Alcatraz Island, im james torres, ktvu fox two news. All right, now time to check with ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo because the weather is changing to more jacket weather. Yeah. So we are going from a mild fall weather to cooler fall weather as we get into the coming days. Andre garcia. A live look here over the bay where we have blue skies mixed in with some low clouds. Theyre just moving across. We started out with patchy, dense fog all the way down to the ground or north bay valley locations along the coastline with an advisory, even until about 10 00 for some that that has a sense lifted and moved out. And we are enjoying partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies away from the coastline at the coast. Were still seeing quite a bit of cloud cover there. Just banked up right against at the golden gate bridge. Areas over Half Moon Bay as well. Were tracking this system here too far north to bring us any rain it will bring the sierra some snow by tomorrow, though, the system is tapping into some very cold air from canada. And with that, some of the Pacific Northwest is going to see up to a foot of snow over the cascades, as well as the Northern Rockies for us all, it takes until wednesday before it begins to really impact Northern California as well as the sierra. Heres a look at this evening. We are partly cloudy, beginning to see some cloud cover over the sierra, but that rain is still to the north of us. And then as we get into wednesday, wednesday morning, we start out with partly cloudy skies, likely to have the patchy, thick fog once again into the afternoon, even though we turn mostly cloudy, i dont expect much in the way of wet weather, maybe a little bit of drizzle. We could squeeze out some, but really its areas over the sierra and then farther to the north going to get the wet weather when it comes to the possibility of snow, its not much, but its there. Could see an inch or so in areas from truckee over towards kirkwood and maybe a little bit of a rain snow mix over areas just it looks like above areas of the lake tahoe area. The winds out there at this time are generally light. Palo alto reporting six Miles Per Hour. Mountain view, Half Moon Bay doing the same. And our temperatures at this time a little bit cooler compared to yesterday for most low 60s in San Francisco to low 70s in walnut creek, mid 60s san jose for the afternoon today were very seasonal. Upper 60s in oakland 74, san rafael, partly cloudy skies, a bit of a northwest flow out there for today. And the extended forecast here will show you the cooldown continues on wednesday. In addition to the cloud cover, temperatures will take another notable drop and the cool down thursday into friday may also include some unsettled weather, especially on friday. We may pick up a few scattered showers and then rolling into the weekend. Right now, we do look mainly dry, but our temperatures are still cool to mild low 60s at the coast, mid to upper 60s for some of our warmer spots. Back to you. Thank you, rosemary. Well, she stands more than six feet tall, weighs 150 pounds, and shes a newborn. 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Its condition in a recent study from wallethub finds san jose is the greenest city in the bay area, ranked sixth out of the top 100 most populous cities in the nation. Ctvs Lamonica Peters shows us all the work the city has done to improve things in recent years. Recent findings from Research Firm wallethub say san jose is the greenest city in the bay area, ranking higher than fremont, oakland and San Francisco. Weve been working for years on lowering our carbon footprint, keeping our air clean and our water clean. Cities were evaluated based on the environment, energy sources, lifestyle and policy and transportation. San jose Officials Say their 2015 Vision Zero Initiative is now yielding positive results. That involves redesigning streets to make them safer, slower to make bicyclists and pedestrians more visible. Weve been doing education campaigns, haney says. This time last year, there were a record 65 traffic deaths in san jose and so far there have been 47 traffic related deaths. This year, with four bay area cities ranked in the top ten one environmentally, it says improving transportation is still a major concern in the bay area. We need to think of how we can get people able to live closer to where they work to where they go to school. Give people options other than driving and help build our network of places where we can walk, where we can bike, where we can take public transportation. Environmental advocates also say Food Sustainability also needs more attention. In Santa Clara County and throughout the bay area. Wheres our food being transported from . How is it being transported . How is that adding to emissions food . General issues around waste and whats happening with food recovery are things that we could really do better on both west and gabe say they recognize that it could take years to implement some of these sustainability changes. But like san jose, they believe we should continue working towards these environmental goals in any way that we can. Lamont peters, ktvu, fox two news. Interest rates on Retail Credit cards are hitting record highs. The increase comes as we approach the Holiday Shopping season. Of course, Financial Services company bank rate says the average annual interest on a Retail Credit card is approaching 29. Right now, up more than 2 from last year. Financial experts are warning consumers to think very carefully before opening a store credit card and only open one if you can pay off the balance in full and on time. Pop superstar madonna kicked off her world tour over the weekend, telling the crowd its a miracle shes back on stage after a Serious Health scare earlier this year. Her representative said she suffered a serious infection in june that sent her to the intensive care unit. She told fans saturday people were thinking, predicting that i might not make it and said her late mother must have been watching over her. Madonna is scheduled to play chase center in San Francisco on february 27th and 28th for the first time in 11 years. The oakland zoos giraffe herd as a new baby. Her name is kendi and she was born last friday. Shes a tall baby standing at 6. 5ft tall and weighing 150 pounds. Kendi means loved in swahili. Staff at the oakland zoo says mom and calf are doing great. Theyre in separate areas so they can bond peacefully. Oh, these are the most fun times with giraffe calves. The first two days, theyre pretty quiet and they hide and hunker under mom. But by day three, they do running for the first time. Day four, they start to run circles and take little jumps. Kennedys expected to remain behind the scenes with mom for about two weeks before she makes her debut to visitors. I love the spindly legs, right . Yes exactly. Thats worth a trip to the oakland zoo in itself right there. Its amazing how they learn to walk right after so quickly. Thanks so much for joining us. Meet you back here at four news continues online dictionaries next [announcer] can you guess what this is . Hey hey hey [announcer] if you guessed flat tire, then youd be a great contestant on pictionary our first celebrity captain, you can see on the recruit playing a cia agent. Its agent of chaos, colton dunn and with him are jean pierre and his wife, rawan. Our other celebrity captain stars in the jane mysteries inheritance lost, so she already knows how to lose. Its jodie sweetin. Shes joined by friends, gogo and jordana. 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