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Transcripts For KTVU KTVU FOX 2 News At 6 20240712

The president s message threw cold water on wall street which was positive in the early going today. The dow ended the day down 375 points, just over 1 . Nasdaq lost 177 points and the s p fell 47. House Speaker Pelosi blasted the president s move saying President Trump is putting himself ahead of the country. The coronavirus continues to impact the United States at the highest levels of government. Today the joint chiefs of staff and top u. S. Military leaders went into quarantine. This after coast guard admiral charles ray tested positive for covid19. General mark milay and the chivas the army, navy, and air force have tested negative for the virus. They attended meetings with admiral ray last week. Its not clear how the admiral contracted the virus, but its not believed to be related to the outbreak at the white house. President trumps Senior Advisor Stephen Miller has tested positive for the virus now. Miller has reportedly been working remotely for the last five days. This comes adam the number of cases in the White House Press office alone are up to as many as 5 staff members. That includes press secretary kayleigh mcenany. This also brings the number of cases in the past week in the white house orbit to 37. Also today, President Trumps doctor gave a short written statement on mr. Trumps condition as he recovers at the white house. Lauren blanchard tells us democrats now want clearer answers about how the president and many in his inner circle contracted the virus. Reporter with an all caps tweet which said feeling great, President Trump gave an update on his health the day after being discharged from the hospital. His doctor said quote he had a restful first night at home and today report no, sir symptoms, adding overall, he continues to do extremely well. The president is improving dramatically and quickly, but, listen, we understand hes not out of the woods. Hes continuing to be monitored. Reporter the president is being called reckless for tweet and video in which he told americans to not be afraid of the virus and encouraged people to get out. In another tweet, he compared the coronavirus to the flu. So far covid19 has claimed more than 210,000 lives in the u. S. This year. He doesnt want the American People to be fearful. He is cleareyed at what this virus is like. He himself has gone through it. But being cleareyed also paired with being optimist bike our future. Reporter in in a letter to chief of staff mark meadows, Chuck Schumer is demanding the white house release information on the september 26th Supreme Court from nation ceremony in the rose garden where a growing number of people in attendance have become sick with the virus. They also want information on how the white house is Contact Tracing and containing the spread among its staff. Quote despite the risk to those who may have been exposed, the white house has conducted itself in a secretive man and shown a complete lack of regard for Public Health and safety. There are also calls for the white house to release the last time the president tested negative for coronavirus and a full list of medications he has taken. In washington, lauren blanchard, fox news. Meanwhile, a social media post from President Trump downplaying covid19 in comparison to the flu was removed by facebook and blade twitter this morning. The post falsely claimed more than 100 americans die of the flu every year, but the cdc estimates since 2010, between 10,000 and 61,000 americans have died of the flu. With less manner a month to go before election day, new polls show joe biden has extended his lead over President Trump to double digits and also leads in a critical swing state. According to a Monmouth University knoll the critical Battle Ground of pennsylvania biden is ahead 59 to 42 . Trumps has eroded after last weeks chaotic debate inspect a similar poll last month, he led trump in pennsylvania by only 4 percentage points. And a have nn poll released today shows biden leading trump by 16 points nationally among registered voters, 57 to 41 . Thats up 8 points compared to a similar cnn poll conducted just a month ago. Today marks four weeks until the election, and tomorrow the Vice President ial nominees will square off in Salt Lake City for their first and only debate. We have a preview of what to expect. Reporter at the university of utah, the stage is set for the first and only Vice President ial debate kicking off wednesday. Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President mike pence both arrived in Salt Lake City days in advance giving themselves extra time for debate prep. Think its going to come down to people who are two very different people policywise. Reporter but the gap between the candidates is expected to be more than political as the Debate Commission says the round more than 12 feet will separate the candidates on stage. The stakes in this election have never been higher, the choice has never been clearer, and i look forward to the opportunity to take our case to the American People for four more years. Reporter the debate comes as the Trump Administration faces mounting criticism over the president s handling of the pandemic and his decision to return to the white house days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. In a new 24minute video released by the biden campaign, former first plead Michelle Obama delivered her Closing Argument for why voters should elect joe biden. 7 months later, he still doesnt have a plan for this virus. Seven months later, he still wont wear a mask consistently. Reporter to the quarantining inside the house, President Trump on twitter defended his record, saying the Fake News Media refuses to discuss how good the economy and stock market including jobs under the Trump Administration are doing. We beat the dems all day long. He also expressed his desire to participate in the second president ial debate scheduled next week in miami. Joe biden said he also plans to attend if the Scientists Say its safe. Well have ktvu news starts at 4 00 and well bring you the debate starting live at 6 00, or you can stream it on our website, ktvu. Com. New at 6 00, the Vallejo City Council is meeting right now to consider declaring a Public Safety emergency proclamation to address numerous crisis in the city. City leaders say it is an track to have one of the most crime ridden years since 1984. They said several killings by Police Officers have created use of force concerns, pushing the communitys distrust in the dont a new level. An emergency proclamation will allow the city to add critical management positions in the Police Department as parent of a reform plan. The vallejo Police Officers association slammed the proposed declaration of a proposed declaration of emergency. Saying the city claims the it is necessary to deal with the current crime wave which necessarily con seeds creeds extreme perle to the safety of ample residents. A man is hospitalized in Critical Condition tonight after being shot by a napa county sheriffs deputy during a traffic stop last night. The Napa County Sheriffs Office said a deputy stopped 47 yearold Juan Adrian Garcia near the intersection of kaiser mode and highway 21. They say he got out of his car with one hand tucked behind his back. The deputy repeatedly asked him to stop and show his hands, but garcia refused. As he came closer, the deputy fired his weapon. It turned out that garcia was not holding anything. Garcia was taken to a local hospital and the deputy is now admin separative leave. The Oakland City Council is meeting right now and will soon consider a landmark policy for the Police Department that comes in the aftermath of the death of george floyd in minneapolis. The proposal would wide then citys existing ban against chokeholds and impose new restrictions on socalled neck holds. It would also prohibit oakland Police Officers from piling on top of people being restrained. The Oakland Police Commission Approved the propose understood policy back in july. The council is also requesting help from the state legislature to speed up enforcement. First responders converged on the Sonoma County fairly ground for an emergency involving 16 of their own. They received a call that firefighters were possibly exposed to carbon month oxide. Firefighters were assigned to the glass fire, but were not actively fighting flames when they fell ill. One of the firefighters was taken to the hospital for treatment. Investigators are trying to determine what sickened the firefighters, including the source of an Carbon Monoxide. The victims were part of the same group of firefighters. It was an Engine Strike Team that was assigned to the incident. So a group of five fire engines with 16 personnel on it. Firefighters are usually the ones responding to Carbon Monoxide poisoning, which is known as the silent killer. The gas is odorless and produced by burning wood and poorly vent lated appliances. Coming up here, a Santa Clara County judge being criticized for setting a 500,000 bail for a nonviolent vandalism charge, and some say its because of his friendship with the mayor. And weve told you about the use of setting back fires to fight wildfires in the past. Now cal fire investigators are looking into illegal backfires being set near the glass fire. It will be cooler coming up with a chance of rain. That fiveday forecast is just around the corner. Plus raising up to 11. 5 billion for schools and local government by making a major change to the states property tax code. Well take a closer look at prop 15. Right now, we take a closer lock at the conditions on the golden gate bridge. Look at all of that fog thats moving in. Ktvu channel 2 news at 6 00 will be right back. A south bay woman arrested for allegedly vanda leitching the home of mayor sam liccardo is set to be released from jail. A judge set her bail at 500,000. Some are now calling the amount of the bail outrageous. It begged the between whether haley is being retaliated against for being a protester and for her political activity in the community. Reporter as deputy public defender carly wear headed to caught, deputies were proposed to release haleighy simone from prison. She is one of three people accused of vandalizing the home of san jose mayor sam liccardo in august. The alleged crime was part of a demonstration against the kenosha, wisconsin, Police Shooting of jacob blake. Superior court judge bernall set the bail at 500,000, ten time this the amount for a similar charge. The Santa Clara County d. A. s office quote declined to file charges pending further investigation. Critics charge the judge, a friend of liccardos dating back to in the 1990s, first elected to the bench in 2000, over stepped his authority by setting such a high bail for a woman with no criminal record at and at a time when they have a no ball policy due to the covid19 pandemic for those investigated. In a statement, mayor liccardo says in part i have not communicated in any way with either judge bernal or anyone else at the courthouse. I dont understand why bail would have been set so high. The idea that this is being treated as more serious than raping someone, or pimpling a victim under the age of 16 is under 100,000. Its outrageous, really it would bely, unjustifiable. If you are a person that is concerned about governments into about police abuse of power, this scenario is the typical nightmare that some of us are worried could happen. Reporter as haley simone moves from incarceration to freedom, her legal troubles may not be over. The District Attorneys Office said they could still come back and file charges at a later date. Two other people wanted in connection with the vandalism of the mayors house are still on the loose. San jose police asks anyone with information to give them a call. In san jose, jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. It was a little cooler today. It will be cooler tomorrow. That is the trend with a good strong onshore flow. Smoke should be clearing more aggressively tomorrow, and then that chance of a shower kind of friday late into saturday. Right now, its kind of models are still working on it, but suffice to say it will be a cooldown with a good chance of some showers, especially north of here, which is where the showers are most needed. So hopefully well getting some on that glass fire. It looks like we will. That will most likely be saturday. Here is how the model tuesday. They go, okay, how much rain. Not much on thursday, nothing on friday. Boom, saturday. So its an estimate, but you can see up around redding, eureka, santa rosa, those are fire zones. There is smoke in those areas, south lake tahoe. Its going to knock the snow down and certainly going to increase fuel moistures and yet doesnt end fire season if we get a half inch or quarter inch of rain, but, boy, it helps. Yellows are not perfect, but better, in some cases than yesterday. Were going to see mostly green tomorrow, which is healthy air, and it gets better from there. Ill see you back here with the fiveday forecast. Bill, thank you. Now to the latest on the glass fire, pg e is working to restore power from people, gas for people affected by the fire. This morning we caught up with pg e crews out in the Oakmont Community of santa rosa where evacuees have been headed back to their homes. Crews have been going door to door to relight peoples pilot lights and turn on the gas. Pg e is also replacing more than 1300 power poles in napa and sonoma counties. Cal fire said the glass fire is now 50 contained and with that officials are lifting evacuation orders for calistoga and most of angwyn, as well as st. Helena, pope valley, and along the silverado trail. Sadly the fire has destroyed 290 homes in napa county and 310 homes in Sonoma County, along with hundreds of other structures. Cal fire uses back fires as a tool to fight massive wildfires to help burn some of the fuel which helps firefighters. But now as tom vacar tells us, cal fire investigators are looking into illegal back fires being set in the glass fire burn zone. Reporter sometimes firefighters must fight fire with fire. That was the case when i reported this from near middle town on august 25th. This is called a back firing operation. Fires deliberately set so the fire burns up the hill instead of down the hill, where it has an open field run towards middle town, which has been hit time and again by major fires, and is very concerned it may happen again. Well take a strategicle case and put fire on the ground ourselves, essentially eliminating the fuel that the main fire would burn before it reaches us. So we take a highway thats, say, 30 feet wide and fine a 100foot wide fire break. Reporter some places in the glass fire region cal fire is investigating reports Senate People may have deliberately set back fires to protect Certain Properties from the main fire. That situation is being thoroughly investigated by cal fire Law Enforcement at this time. Reporter sources tell ktvu that socalled private fire Defense Companies usually working for Insurance Companies on behalf of businesses or wealthy individuals are being scrutinized. When they arrive at the fire, they are just like any other civilian. Reporter private firefighting Companies Must check in with fire incident hand and on tan permission to protect specific properties. Cal fire said in that area gets evacuated, private firefighters must leave as well. Key back firing requirement, all firefighters in the region must keep in touch with each other. No freelance or solo burning. Since back firing errors can make the main fire far worse, a lot of science is involved. We have to take hourly weather reports, gauge how much moisture is in the mule. Do a tis fire first, continue to monitor the weather during the burn. So theres a lot of effort that goes behind tomorrow mitigate the risk. Reporter again, there can be criminal preliminary cases from illegal back firing. Tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. Still ahead here, remembering the founder of the group van halen. Eddie van halen has died from cancer. He was only 65. First, after the new Health Equity standards in effect across the state today, aimed at tackling racial disparities. Why the new metrics could prevent counties from

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