Receive the extra unemployment benefit. Right now the negotiations are underway and extending it back east in washington d. C. Ktvu is joining us live, and ali, is it possible that a deal could be struck by the end of today . Well, certainly its possible. Its not looking likely at this point. Most believe that there will be eventually be some compromise between the democrats and republicans to extend this program. The question is when they do, what will that new program contain, and how much money is it going to come with. There are 30 million americans getting Unemployment Benefits. Since the early days of the pandemic, most of them are knowledgeable for an extra 600 a week for the unemployment assistance program. It expires today. Democrats and republicans work on an extension, but they have not reached an extension yet. We will continue on with the discussions today with the senator and Speaker Pelosi perhaps an inperson meeting tomorrow on capitol hill as we stay engaged. The democ
From all of the damage as fire crews are working to put this out. Lets check in again with meteorologist lawrence chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow who can tell us a little bit more about the conditions not only fire crews are dealing with but obviously because of the conditions outside thats really just kind of fueling this fire. That really is in fact remember these last couple of weeks we have had 2 significant record breaking heat waves in today. Again the peak of the heat in the bay area, drying things out just walk outside and see the grass is all turning brown out there. And you know were getting right person fire conditions. Theres the very latest we are seeing more of the delta breeze kicking in thats that when it goes to the delta as that goes into them outrages tends to strengthen quite a bit and that starts to pick up right now not the strongest one whos ever seen, but still you get a fire started in these and the dry conditions and it can spread rapidly see those winds b
Have the window open and i can temperatures, because at this time were used to it. Hear the birds chirping and i think it feels cooler this morning. Thats good. We are starting out with cooler temperatures for the bay area, we are going to have cooling on the way, and we are already seeing that right now as we look and a slight cool down for inland areas today. At San Francisco and the fog rolling in. I am watching spots like dublin i know its hard to see anything right now, but its misting and in the trivalley where we will drizzling there and will provide a cooler day along the have a hot day. Coastline. We are going to have a cooldown we are seeing the cooldown as over the next couple days, and the fog drifts into santa rosa, and then as we head inland we you can see the cooling trend. I will have more on this and are in the upper 50s and low 60s, and thats the start for what is ahead in the forecast, and we will talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. Today. If you want to
Cheers for keeping this toilet open 24 hours. Since the city started, the three month round the clock test, theyve recorded more than 10,000 nighttime flushes. The pilot has shown great results. The director of pubic works says its been worth the money. While people tell us that the streets around the bathrooms are cleaner. I love it. Reporter its also true that the number of complaints about feces on the sidewalk have continued to rise. 25,000 so far this year. And that stench is horrible. My clothes steek. Reporter ann lives around the corner from one of the toilets. She says it helps. Not enough, but its better. Reporter there are a couple dozen public toilets around the city, only three staying open 24 hours. Supervisor haney is pushing them all to be open around the clock. Lets open those bathrooms up 24 hours. Reporter if you crunch the numbers, it will cost about 8. 2 million a year to keep all those 25 bathrooms open for 24 hours a day. By comparison, it costs the city about 7.