His two day trip. Theres a real aura in the air. The president s in town. Were super excited. President biden now in San Francisco after attending a private fundraiser at a home in atherton. Good evening. Im julie julie haener. And im mike mibach. The president also preparing to meet with science and Technology Advisors in the city. Ktvu is Jana Katsuyama joining us live tonight from San Francisco goes nob hill. Jenna thats right, mike and julie, the president is staying at the Fairmont Hotel up here, a very common choice for his trips to the bay area and securing is very tight. They are checking in peoples ids as guests enter into the hotel. President biden arrived at the Fairmont Hotel about 745 tonight. And you can take another look at the motorcade as it arrived up here. It drew a lot of attention and excitement as he arrived after an evening of campaigning on the peninsula for just being upstairs to the top of the mark for a drink. The people everywhere are excited. Everyones out looking, keeping an eye on things. Everyone wants to see. The president gliding into moffett field. Air force one brought President Biden back to the bay area for the second time in three months. As the president came down the stairs, he was greeted by Santa Clara Countys board president Susan Ellenberg and the Deputy Director of the nasa Ames Research center, dr. David kazmaier. The president is scheduled to meet wednesday with science and Technology Advisers to discuss policy. Hes also hitting the campaign trail. The motorcade rolled into atherton just after 5 30 p. M. For a fundraiser at the home of philanthropist mark heising and liz simons. I think its great. And we have a lot of people who are very generous in this area, neighbors out walking dogs are on their way home, stopped to snaphoch as the pressurprised to hear that the president was going to be in the neighborhood. So i was like, ill drop everything im doing. I can do the homework. Later. I wanted to come and show my support for President Biden. I think he brings this level of willingness to talk with all parties, and thats so important in todays polarized world. I think its great. I think its great. We havent had one of these for a long time. There was one for obama a long time ago. Tickets for the fundraiser ranged from 5000 to 100,000. The president spoke for about 20 minutes, receiving a standing ovation. He told the group hes looking forward to the 2024 race. He said, quote, when i took office, the nation was flat on his back, but with age, hopefully comes a little bit of wisdom. Im running because the most important freedoms we have are now at stake. Some age is of no concern. You know, this weekend i celebrated my fathers 91st birthday and he was skiing. This year. So i think joe bidens just going to be fine. And up here on nob hill in San Francisco, some of the streets are shut off and could be again tomorrow. President biden is scheduled to have a meeting at 1130 in the morning with his council of advisors on science and technology here in the city. Then he has back to back campaign receptions here in the city at 245 and 515. And he is scheduled to leave around 630. He will be catching his air force one flight over to phenix, arizona, which is his next stop. But certainly we dont think this is going to be the last time that he comes here as this campaign, 2024 comes rolling in. No doubt a quick trip, a very busy trip for the president. Jenna katsuyama live in San Francisco. Jenna thank you. An nbc poll this week shows where President Biden stands against former President Trump. The poll shows the two are tied among registered voters in a hypothetical rematch of the 2020 election. 46 of democrats say they would vote for biden. 46 of republicans saying they would also vote for trump, 59 of voters say they have Major Concerns, though, about President Biden. Not having the necessary mental or physical health to be elected while 52 say they have Major Concerns about former President Trump facing four criminal and civil trials. Still, some political analysts say they believe biden has the edge. Theyre genuinely looking for the lesser of two evils and its a much higher burden to change candidates midstream, and that benefits the incumbent. And because of that, i think its pretty decisively at this moment in time anyway, joe bidens race to lose seven republican candidates for president will take the debate stage tomorrow night. The highest polling candidatantis, has been positioned at the center of the stage. He will stand next to former South Carolina governor nikki haley and biotech entrepreneur vivek ramaswami. The other candidates debating former new jersey governor chris christie, South Carolina senator tim scott, north dakota governor doug burgum and former Vice President mike pence, former President Trump will not debate. He is previously questioned. The point of participating in primary debates when he holds a commanding lead over the other candidates. However, trump will be speaking at the California Republican convention in anaheim on friday afternoon. California School Superintendent announced his campaign for governor today. Im tony thurman and im running for governor to be a voice for those who need one, because california may be working for millionaires and billionaires, but for the rest of california, we need real change. Thurman released a Campaign Video today. Hes looking to replace governor newsom, who will be termed out in 2026. Thurman says some of his areas of focus include better wages for low income workers and improving Public Schools. We have to build more housing and that means streamlining, permitting. Ive got proposals right now to build housing for our middle class folks and for Affordable Housing. We have to have more units. And for those who are homeless, we have to have more services. Thurman also said he wants to boost spending on Mental Health services, including recruiting 10,000 more clinicians to care for people in need and thurman joins a growing field in this race. Major declared candidates for governor in 2026 include Lieutenant GovernorEleni Kounalakis and state controller betty yee, no republican, has declared a run for the Governors Office as of tonight. New at ten, the families of a man and woman killed in a hit and run crash involving a stolen car in oakland say the suddenness of what happened has left them devastated. And they tell us the two were looking forward. Also to getting married. Ktvu is amber lee joins us live tonight from oakland. And amber, you spoke with the mans daughter about the crash and her father meant a lot not only to his family, but the entire community. Thats right, mike. The daughter described him as a good man who supported not only his family, but the people who worked for him. And others in the community. She has words for the driver responsible. All i was always impressed by how he was so patient. He had so many people he helped santa rekha, shah tells me her father helped others whenever he saw a need. Derek shah of richmond started as a Security Guard and eventually went on to own a security company. He loved the work of protecting people. He never put himself before other people and i always admired him for that. On sunday morning, just before 10 00. Police say the 64 year old was driving his white suv on 73rd avenue in east oakland and was making a left turn onto holly street when the driver in a stolen black sedan crashed into the passenger side of the suv where dereks fiancee, vera hampton of antioch, was sitting. The couple died at the scene. A 48 year old friend who was sitting in the back was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. Hes expected to survive. Witnesses told police the suspect ran from the scene on foot. Theres somebody they think that they could just get away with a life that is detrimental. Thats heartbreaking for anybody to go through. Police say they found the driver near the scene and arrested him for the deadly hit and run crash. Investigators say the suspect is a 25 year old man from oakland and that it is unknown at this time if alcohol or drugs played a role in the incident. I hope that this is an experience that will teach you something because nobody deserves to die like that, shah says her father, his fiancee and their friend were on their way to church when the crash happened. She wants the suspect to serve time behind bars, reflect on his actions and have remorse. I want him to feel that pain because as im going to feel it for the rest of my life, whether it gets easier or if it doesnt, and so does her kids and her family. And its not fair to. Shah tells me her father would have turned 65 on october 8th. He had planned to have a big birthday party. He and his fiancee were looking forward to a life together. Both leave behind children and grandchildren. Julian mike yeah, just a heartbreaking story. On a sunday morning before 10 00. Amber thank you. Oakland firefighters are investigating a fire that broke out along lake merritt this evening. Firefighters say that fire broke out at the Lake Merritt Rotary Nature Center on bellevue avenue just before 730 tonight. Crews managed to bring it under control in just 15 minutes. Video from the citizen app shows the large flames. Fire Officials Say the fire was contained to the exterior walls and the roof and firefighters were able to keep the flames from going inside the building. So far, no word on a cause. The spike in crime in oakland prompted hundreds of Business Owners to take action. More than 200 corner stores, shops and restaurants all closed their doors today to send a message to city hall. Do more to prevent crime. Ktvu s Cristina Rendon reports. Dozens of Business Owners gathered tuesday to strike against crime in oakland and the citys response to public safety. There stories all similar from car breakins to robberies and assaults. Last 4 or 5 years, we call them, nobody showed up for 15 minutes for 911 calls. And if we could do the regular calls, its good luck to you. They say just make a police report. I had a group from a group from miami. Get robbed at gunpoint on a saturday afternoon. All their jewelry taken me being born and raised here, ive never seen such a just. Its been crazy. Nigel jones shared pictures of his jamaican restaurant, kingston, 11. That was broken into two weeks ago. The third time in roughly the past year he and others joined the strike from 10 a. M. To noon, taking a brief hit to their bottom line. But its okay, you know, because if we dont take a hit today, you know, were going to take a bigger hit as we move forward. If the situation is not being dealt with in a very effective way. And lakeville will close at the end of the month with crime, a contributing factor, people packed a longtime vietnamese restaurant to show their support for the oakland staple. Business owners are calling for more resources like an increase in officers, more support from city, county, state and federal governments. And for oakland to declare a state of emergency. It comes as oakland recently failed to get millions of dollars in state funds to target retail theft because officials missed the deadline to apply. We dont want to waste time blaming anybody. We want to do something more positive. So today we want to also focusing on the solutions or what we can do together to make positive changes. People cant wait much longer the moment they pull in. I knew right away, so i pulled my gun right away. Like this group of Business Owners who work in oaklands Little Saigon , nolan wong says they track the daily crime in a whatsapp thread, counting more than 45 incidents in the past 45 days. They may get caught at some day. They dont get prosecuted. And so its a its a battle to try to figure out how can we get in touch with these criminals to get them to stop. The Business Owners say theyre signing a letter to send to governor gavin newsom asking him not only for funds, but for more Law Enforcement officers on the streets of oakland. Meantime, the mayor had put out a statement prior to todays strike saying she welcomes an opportunity to meet with any Business Owner that wants to work on solutions to crime. Cristina rendon, ktvu fox two news. The strike is nearly over. Coming up later tonight, todays vote from the Hollywood Writers Union and what this means for the industry. Three and we had a pretty nice day out there today. Some showers and sprinkles, even rain this morning up in the far north bay. Well look at what those totals came to and what you can expect as we head towards wednesday. First, though, special needs students in the south bay will now need to ride an hour to get to school. After the break, the push back from parents for her to be sitting down in a car longer than 45 minutes, that means that shes going to get peed. Soil anything can happen other students ktvu. South bay reporter Lamonica Peters is live now in gilroy with more. Lamonica the parents i spoke to say that their special Needs Children cant ride a bus for nearly an hour from gilroy to san jose. So theyre asking the district to allow them to stay at this school, which is much closer to home. Shes diagnosed with autism, still in diapers. So for her to be sitting down in a car longer than 45 minutes, that means that shes going to get peed. Soil and anything can happen. Some parents say theyre frustrated with Gateway School in gilroy and the Santa Clara County office of education. As of march this year. They say their special Needs Children can no longer attend gateway, a school they say was specifically designated for special needs students, middle schoolers and junior hires and High School Students can no longer be on that campus because they are sharing it with glenview that the campus backs up to. But for 40 something years, gateway operated as its own campus. Garza, rivera and other parents say theyll have no choice but to bust their severely disabled children for an hour each way from gilroy to san jose or keep them home. I want them together. I want them back at gateway. Gateway has a therapeutic pool. Gateway has extra large doors for the wheelchairs for their walkers. Ive asked the county to give me options. And pretty much on the options they gave me are two in san jose and one here in gilroy. I checked out the one in Gilroy High School and its im not saying yes to it just yet because theres Little Things here that needs to be changed and modified. Anna mendoza is a parent advocate with caras agency in gilroy. The agency says theyve filed civil rights complaints with Santa Clara County and the California Department of education this month. Fatima is a child that goes to gateway. She had spinal surgery, so they expect her to sit three hours in a car all the way to Martin Murphy to be in the school bus. Thats not fair. Now i reached out to gilroy union School District, and they told me that they do work closely with the office of education, but they dont comment on individual student placement. Julie, you said theyre not commenting. Is it a county decision . Lamonica or is it a School District decision to move these kids so far away . Honestly julie, im a little unclear about that. I got a statement from the office of educator that says they basically support the decisions that the district made. And then the district says that they dont comment on individual student placement, meaning these students that were here tonight. So im not really sure who is responsible for making the decision. Yeah, its so far away for them. All right. Lamonica peters reporting live tonight in the south bay. Thank you. Well, San Francisco leaders have approved a ballot measure urging Public Schools to offer eighth grade algebra. Again, that subject was discontinued for San Francisco eighth graders, ten years ago. Board members at that time worried that enrolling students in algebra would leave those in under represented groups behind. San francisco supervisors approved a ballot measure today to strongly encourage the district to reinstate that subject. It is a reaction to recent pushback from parents and education groups is how were supporting our students so that theyll be able to access things like eighth grade alge