Reporter one marijuana expert we spoke to here in the bay area told us that since Recreational Marijuana became legal in colorado, about 300 dispensaries have popped up in denver alone. San francisco certainly doesnt have the Square Footage that denver has but its bracing for pot business, and lots of it. You have heard of the gold rush of 1849. Now San Francisco is bracing for what is being called the green rush of 2018. We have kind of had to be underground for quite some time. Reporter no longer in the shadows, medical marijuana dispensaries light a spark on mission street, preparing to sell pot to recreational users come january 1st. My personal opinion is things are going to probably be bigger than we anticipate. Reporter it was officially approved today by city leaders. What this does is set up a onestop shop so that we have a centralized place to regulate this, to make sure that we do this safely. Reporter in the past several departments including fire, public health, and building inspection oversaw the medical Marijuana Industry. While those agencies will remain involved in the permit process, it will consist of three workers and a 700,000 budget. The cost of running the office is recovered by the fees assessed on people selling, growing, or the whole Marijuana Industry that basically supports its own regulation. Reporter there are currently 30 medical dispensaries in the city. All are expected to apply for a permit by november which prepares them for the state permit january 1st. No one knows how many more wouldbe cannabis sellers will apply, but if you look at the numbers in colorado last year there were 700 storefronts that sold marijuana, and thats more than triple the number of starbucks. In the newsroom, tara moriarty, back to you. Tara, if the office of cannabis, is it only responsible for permits, or will it be dealing with any other issues regarding those facilities . Good question. They are also going to be punishing violators and offer advice to city leaders because there are still a lot of questions about how late will these Cannabis Stores be allowed to stay open, will there be a cap on how many can be open, and will they be taxed. This is New Territory but they can certainly use denver for a model of what has worked and what has not. Its not just San Francisco. Every city in california has to face this issue. A lot to work out between now and the new year. State lawmakers in sacramento are also preparing for legal pot sales. This morning they gathered for a marijuana Safety Conference at the state capitol. They are considering several restrictions involving legal pot including one that would prevent retailers from marketing marijuana to children. It would prohibit packaging pot products in colorful designs that could be attractive to teenagers and kids, and there are other proposals as well. We want to be cautious and a careful in how we approach it and what we do. The voters passed it. Theres a lot more work to do besides the proposition. And that is really the big thing, is to ensure public safety. Last month Governor Brown approved several new laws that create Highway Safety guidelines for pot. They include a state law that marijuana must be carried in a sealed, unopened container or locked in the trunk, just like alcohol. Now to capitol hill in washington. We just learned in the last hour President Trump add previously undisclosed meeting with russian president Vladimir Putin during the g20 summit in germany. The two leaders reportedly spent an hour speaking with just putins translator and no one else. This has just been revealed. Meantime, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell just announced, he says the senate will vote early next week to try to move ahead on a straight up repeal of Barack Obamas healthcare law. President trump today said he is disappointed the gop was in the able to secure enough votes to repeal and replace obamacare. He says now it is time to let the Healthcare System die. Well just let obamacare file. Were not going to own it. Im not going to own it. I can tell you the republicans are not going to own it. Well let obamacare fail, then the democrats are going to come to us and say how do we fix it, or how do we come up with a new plan. This comes after two more republican senators came out today saying they could not support the bill. Reporter joel waldman has more from washington. We must repeal job killing obamacare. Reporter President Trump yesterday afternoon only hours after the gopbacked healthcare bill collapsed in the senate. Now one of the Trump Administrations and republicans major promises, repealing and replacing obamacare is in jeopardy after two more gop senators announced they would not support the bill, the news breaking just as President Trump was having dinner with gop leadership looking for a way forward. This is something that has to be done. This is kind of a nofail moment that you have to be able to resolve all these issues. Reporter senators mike lee of utah and jerry moran of kansas joining others in opposition of the bill, the president expressing his discontent on twitter. We were let down by all of the democrats and a few republicans. We will return. Mcconnell in defeat addressing members on the senate floor this morning calling for an immediate plan b. This doesnt have to be the end of the story. Passing and repealing legislation will allow us to accomplish what we need to do on behalf of our people. Reporter House Speaker paul ryan fearful what the failure could mean. We passed our simultaneous bill. Im worried that obamacare will stand and the law will continue to collapse and people will get hurt. Reporter Senate Schumer tweeting this second failure is Proof Positive the gop bill sun workable. In washington, joel waldman, fox news. Okay, so lets talk more about this healthcare bill collapse with California Republican and author. Tom this is something that republicans have been promising voters for year. Cant sugarcoat it. I blame congress. They should have gotten together on november 8th and found out where they agreed. What i think they should do now is abandon omnibus legislation to fix things. Start fixing things that are broken right in front of their eyes. There shouldnt be a tax on new medical devices. They should encourage that. Its no smarter than taxing bicycles, like they want to do in oregon. They should allow Insurance Companies to provide a greater array of insurance policies that will bring down prices and allow other people to get those policies. Boy, sort of sounding like a democrat. Isnt this what democrats have been saying . We want to work with you on fixing the Current System but we dont want you to repeal and replace, we want to fix whats broken . No democrat very few democrats agree on repealing the medical device. Very few think that Insurance Companies should be allowed to give more stripped down policies. Thats just common sense. I dont need pregnancy insurance, and at my age, im not going to disclose my age four, we dont need that. So there are some bills, and those, ted cruz has some of those ideas, they should do that and fix it. When you have a broken pipe in your house you dont wait for all the pipes to break to do comprehensive pipe repair. You fix them. Lets talk about how this collapse sort of happened. You had two senators last night drafting their statements on the fact that they were going to oppose this. The white house says President Trump was unaware of this new opposition, if you will. What does that say about President Trump and his relationship within his own party . Well, i think it says more about Mitch Mcconnell not having control of his caucus. Thats why i have urged the president in the manner in which im capable of doing to make a National Effort to say to people, look, here is where we are, whatever intentions there were for obamacare, here is the fact of the matter today and i think he should grab the bully pulpit and do a national tour. Some were saying he should have been doing that already. And, in fact, this week focusing on americanmade products which i think most people applaud him in those efforts. Timing seemed a little off when he should have been, in some critics minds, focused on getting this bill passed. He should be able to walk and chew gum at the same time, even if i cant say it. And this has been delayed too long. But he should go out there. Look, thats what i propose the next president do in my book, the divided era. I did it again in my last op ed. Thats why theyre in this pickle. They need to change. Lets shift focus and talk about russia and this previously undisclosed meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin right there on the sidelines in germany. Im not against that sort of thing. Offair i was talking to you about when reagan had a walk in the woods with gorbachev, and that led to a breakthrough. Thats probably why obama leaned over and said, ill have more flexibility after im reelected, or after the election. He just didnt realize he was being heard. Sometimes that can lead to breakthroughs. We need to see a policy change. Since the election he has been frosty at times with russia and not other times, but there hasnt been a, quote, reset, nothing as large as what the democrats attempted when hillary first became secretary of state. We will have to wait and see. Yeah, but you also have this cloud of russia criticism, speculation that comes amidst the meeting. Show me a policy change, then ill focus more on it. Tom, thank you so much. Ken. Coming up, the latest as San FranciscoPolice Search for a couple accused of gunning down a wellknown San Francisco man in the popular twin peaks area. Fire investigators here in the south bay have two investigations. First what caused a fire in the saratoga foothills yesterday. Second, who was operating a drone that caused danger during the fire file. We will have an update on both of those straight ahead. And im Rosemary Orozco live at the Oakland Coliseum where the as are warming up for their game. Also happens to be the 18th annual root beer float day. I will have more on this event plus a look at your weather coming up. 4hour patrols are underway at a popular tourist spot after a man was shot and killed. Reporter theres always been a Police Presence here at twin peaks but the patrol shifts start at 10 00 a. M. And go until 3 00 a. M. Locals say there has been an uptick in crime, mostly in breakins and robberies. Police are going to be staying up here around the clock indefinitely. 71yearold ed french lived a mile from the top. His friends say he was likely taking photos for his work scouting sites for commercials on sunday morning when he was attacked for his camera. Shortly before 8 00 a. M. Sunday police say a jogger heard a gunshot and ran to help. Police on patrol nearby arrived within minutes but it was too late. French was shot near his parked car. The motive was likely robbery. His camera was missing. Friends and colleagues describe french as a mentor and friendly person who would not have fought back. He was a great friend of all of ours. He was a steward and a mentor and really lovely guy. Very personal. Always had a great smile on his face, great sense of humor even in the face of sometimes great adversity, some of the challenges we face to move a big crew around the city can be a little daunting, and he always had a way of doing it with grace and style. Reporter investigators say the suspects are a couple. The man was between the ages of 20 and 25, 5 11, 170 pounds with shoulderlength dreadlocks. The woman is about 18 years old. The getaway vehicle is a late model dark gray honda accord with rearend damage. Police say there are Video Surveillance cameras but they didnt capture the killers. The city as a whole, we need to look at a lot of areas that need cameras to help us deter people from acting in these manners. Reporter for now police have bumped up patrols 24 hours a day, seven days a week on top of twin peaks. Investigators say they would like to have cameras up here pointing at the parking lot where the shooting took place. In San Francisco, lee martinez, ktvu fox 2 news. We are learning new details about the death of a man whose body was found inside a shopping mall. He was found dead last august inside a stairwell of the westville shopping center. The medical examiner released a report that says he was found partially clothed, lying on the floor with his legs leading up the stairs. A rope was tied to a rail, and it was also around his head, and the rope was in his mouth as well. Investigators believe he was dragged, suggesting that somebody else was present. The cause of death has not been determined. Police initially classified this as a homicide but later changed it to a suspicious death. A police chief says he is taking steps to fight crime amid concerns. Rojas says he has set up a special robbery Enforcement Team focused on crime hot spots. The chief says he plans to hire 40 new officers to create a greater Police Presence on bart trains and at stations. At the same time he is also sending out a message to everyone who rides bart. I do believe that crime overall in bart is relatively low when you consider we cover four counties, soon to be five counties. If we were compared to a city in america with the number of riders that ride bart every single day we would probably be one of the safest cities in america. The Police Chiefs appearance before the board fumes the release of a new crime report showing rapes and other sexual crimes at bart have increased during the First Six Months of this year. Theres also a growing debate over how much information about crime bart should be releasing to the public. A Massive Wildfire ravaging the area west of Yosemite National park has now forced the evacuation of the entire town of mariposa, and Governor Brown has just declared a state of emergency. We want to take you live now to the firefight. Cal fire says that the the cal fire says the fire has tripled in size. At last check this fire was only 5 contained. Authorities say the huge flames are threatening hundreds of homes. As you take a look you can see why, the flames ravaging the area. Today also officials issued evacuation orders for mariposa and several other nearby areas. So far no one has been injured. Check the Road Conditions because i understand there are some road closures in the area. We will keep you posted on that fire throughout the evening. Flames werent the only thing firefighters had to battle yesterday in the saratoga foothills. A drone forced a firefighting helicopter to land before it was confiscated. This is something that firefighters have been warning about for weeks. Maureen naylor is live at the headquarters in los gatos. Reporter heather and ken, drones have become a big problem for firefighters all over the bay area. I want to show you a photo just released. They say this unregistered drone belonged to a hobbyist. That person could face charges after firefighters say they had to temp rarely ground a helicopter because of the drone flying in the firefight. Investigators say this is the first time they have ever confiscated a drone that was hernding fire operations. I also want to show you new footage we captured. We saw fire crews up on a steep charred hillside where the fire burned up to the mount eden vineyard. Thats in the saratoga foothills. Fire crews with Santa Clara County and cal fire launched an aerial fight but one of the helicopters faced that dangerous situation when that drone was spotted around 7 30 last night. We had air support as one of the helicopters was coming in we spotted a drone over the area. A midair collision with a drone can be catastrophic. It can crash that helicopter, kill pilots, kill people on the ground as well. We watched the drone land and we were able to confiscate the drone. Reporter now, that fire update we got this afternoon we were told that the fire has been held to 10 acres and is still 50 contained but by all accounts its in mopup mode. At the mountain winery, which is one ridge over, preparations are underway for tonights lyle lovett concert. That will go on as scheduled. Investigators here have several investigations underway. First, what was the cause. Second, theyre looking into who was the operator of that drone and if they could face charges. Finally, they are also looking into an erroneous aa letter Santa Clara County message telling residents to shelter in place. It was instead supposed to warn residents about staying off the road. So they are going to look into that. Back to you. Maureen naylor, thank you very much. Remember, ken, we just had the cal fire spokesperson on talking about their whole campaign. If you fly, we cant. That is essential what happened. One little toy like that, one small device can shut down the whole operation. Youre a pilot. You kn