Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 6pm 20150906 : compa

Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 6pm 20150906

Jake peavy is live in San Franciscos lotion with the beach with details. The National Weather service has issued a beach morning. They can produce large rip currents that even the most experienced summer cant exploit escape. Reporter labor day is a time to relax and unwind. And for the family from brentwood a time to get away. To San Franciscos photo beach. Its windy but it feels good. Its not too hot. Hoping to catch some sun and not get sunburned but that should be the least of their worries given the National Weather service is warning swells with the beach is that we have the high tide is when we have the most dangerous rip currents reporter southwest swells reaching 5 feet and that means a high risk of rip currents, sneaker waves and large sure breaks. Traditionally rip currents are the number one cause of rescues for lifeguards and for drownings. They noticed the stronger currents right away. The ways a really strong. Im not even going to get in that close this time. Not planning to go in too deep as lifeguards are on patrol. For the surfers the conditions, not the best to serve in any way. This is not what we want to see. Would like the light winter no win. And for the family mother has a watchful eye on her kids given how unpredictable Mother Nature can be. Im comfortable when we come out here just as long as they dont go past their waste and get pulled out farther. Reporter the lifeguards tell me if you do head to the water its best to swim near a tower and buddy and know your experience level. If in doubt dont go out. This morning is in effect until monday evening. Ken sounds like some good and advice. Ross conditions sent a kite surfer to the hospital with critical injuries. The man was hit by an suv when a gust of wind blew him into traffic on the highway. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital in the winds were gusting at more than 40 Miles Per Hour at the time of that accident. For a look at each conditions and the wind at ocean beach we turn now to ktvu mark. In fact with the weaker seabreeze temperatures warmed up nicely. Take a look at the winds from yesterday out towards ocean beach. Winds right around 47 miles an hour. The strongest gust i could find was 25 Miles Per Hour. Theres still a bit of a breeze but the winds have backed off. You heard about the dangers ocean conditions. Whats happening is we have a southerly wall kicking in and a lot of water moving offshore so keep that in mind if youre heading to the coast tomorrow. As a result here is the beach forecast. Waves increasing throughout the day. Could be five, six, maybe sets approaching 7 feet. Temperatures in the upper 60s to the low to mid 70s. Once again a great beach day but the extra careful if youre heading offshore. On land, we warmed up. 64 pacifica. Widespread 70s for San Francisco and a lot of 80s for santa rosa. Our warming trend as advertised kick in we actually have warmer temperatures in your sevenday forecast and we will take a look at that and coming up in just a few minutes. Some scary moments to tell you about for two napa county firefighters. The fire truck they were in crashed as they were responding to a motorcycle accident. Likely the firefighters from the Gordon Valley escape with minor injuries. The fire truck was seriously damaged they were responding for an unknown reason the fire truck left the roadway and went down the embankment into the creek. The firefighters were taken to the queen of the Valley Medical Center in napa and they were released. The cause of the crash is under investigation turning now to parts train closure. Fishing up repairs and replacing wheels and equipment. Katie jumped on one of the buses during the shutdown. Reporter the largest Rail Replacement is underway. Attenuation of work started in august to repair crossover in the track. What that is is an ex shape question section of the track thats why the train had to be shut down for three days and 70 buses were brought in as backup. We boarded one of the buses headed from 19th street nation in oakland to transfer bay terminal in San Francisco saturday morning. Its about a 20 minute ride each way. A better view. It put me back a little bit so now im going to be late and everyone else has to suffer. It was easy and convenient you can try Additional Services and word is some fairies are sold out. Part says once the improvements are made they will speed up service by easily moving trains around during delays it is an inconvenience if its a necessary upgrade reporter bart is doing a whole lot of extra word inside the tube itself to make your ride quieter, smoother and safer. There grinding wheel and thats an immediate benefit. In oak lane, christina, fox two news planned work has closed the intersection of 4th and king street in San Francisco right next to att a park that is where billy joel takes to the stage later tonight for an estimated crowd of 50,000. Fans are encouraged to take mass transit. This weekend subject project construction includes upgrading Traffic Signals and beginning the work to install new tracks. Drivers will notice a big change on the golden gate bridge. The bridge bridge district will reconfigure the lanes so there are four northbound lanes between 4 00 p. M. And 6 00 p. M. Right now they alternate. A bridge Officials Say they want to devote a 4th lane to ease congestion heading out to San Francisco. That will that means theres only two lanes for marin county to the city in the evening. People are getting out of town for the Labor Day Holiday weekend and according to aaa more than 15 Million People nationally expected to fly over the seven days surrounding the holiday. Its the highest expected travel volume since 2008. Yesterday was expected to be the busiest day at airports. In total aaa expects 35 Million People traveling at least 50 miles from their homes over the long weekend. One reason so many people are hitting the road this weekend, cheap gas. Gas prices are at their lowest level in 11 years. Thats due in large part to historically low crude oil prices. Nationally, gases averaging 242 a gallon. Here in the bay area gases averaging 3. 10 a gallon thousands of migrants arrived in germany and austria while they sat stranded in austria for dates hungry for days. Germany and austria have offered help to the migrants. As Kristin Fisher reports this latest wave of immigration has sparked clashes between police and people who are desperate to escape from war and devastation the images speak so much louder than words. Today at a port in greece there was pushing and shoving between port authorities and hundreds of refugees who are fleeing war and extreme poverty further north of hungarian woman held up a sign saying we apologize to the refugees after her government refused to transport any of them to safety. Who could forget this image of a little boy who drowned his body washed up on the beach. But today, finally, some good news. Thousands of refugees have made it to their destination of germany and austria after days of conflict and chaos. The hungarian government deployed over 1000 buses to help transport. They arrived exhausted but happy now we are happy. Now we are free. Five days in hungary we were in a very bad position thousands of others are not so lucky. Hungary announced that bus service is over and will not be repeated. Many now say they will walk all the way to a country that wont turn them away because the hungarian government doesnt let us get the train or buses or anything. We walked to austria Officials Say up to 10,000 to cross the border by nightfall and there are millions more trying to do the same thing right behind them. Its already being called the worst refugee crisis since world war ii. In washington Kristin Visser Kristin Fisher fox new a clerk refusing to issue licenses to samesex couples has a rally. President ial hopefuls were out on the stump today. And won a candidate approached the 3rd rail of politics. Demonstrators rallied for a county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. A free kim davis county clerk the born again has refused to sign off on any marriage certificates since gay marriage was made legal in june. President ial hopefuls from both sides of the political aisle were on the stump this weekend is karen mccue reports. One of them touched on what is considered the 3rd rail of president ial politics republicans actually say i am playing the gender card. Well, if calling for equal pay and paid lead leave and Womens Health is playing the current gender gender card, deal me and Bernie Sanders says hes gaining ground some of the polls have his leaving leading in New Hampshire and closing the gap. So obviously i think the secretarys people are getting very nervous about the energy and enthusiasm of my Campaign Reporter also spending time in New Hampshire is chris christie. He touched the 3rd rail talking about reforming Social Security and raising the retirement age we have to increase the retirement age two years. We need to do that for this year. We have for this reason. We are living longer. The average Life Expectancy for women is 83 and the man is 79. When these programs were begun the average Life Expectancy was midsixties more fallout today from Donald Trumps misstep. I dont think its anything he cant else back from. For his part he took to twitter and called hewitt a thirdrate radio announcer. In new york im care of the mccue fox news one town in japan is making a comeback. The town located to the fukushima power plant officially listed its Evacuation Order today. So the order was in place since 2011 when the earthquake and tsunami sent it into a meltdown. Radiation levels have fallen making it safe for it 7400 residents to return. So far about only 100 of the nearly 2600 households have returned. A British Amateur sailor is dead after a freak accident during a yacht race at all off the coast of portugal. Andrew ashman never regained consciousness after being struck in the head by a heavy rope and possibly the pool of his sale. He did in the race which began last month in london. The accident happened Early Saturday Morning 100 emails at the portuguese coast during the 1st leg of the race. Its the 1st such tragedy since the race was established 20 years ago. Away a Record Number of west now viruses in california. And now there were 561 cases in 2014. Its a significant jump from previous years. 70 of the cases were in los angeles and Orange County. There was only one human cases in the bay area and that was in santa clara county. Experts say the drought probably played a role and when there is less its easier to spread the virus. A robbery suspect held up an atm customer. The robbery happened just after 9 00 thursday night at the wells fargo atm on willow pass road near grant street a gunman took cash from the victim and then stole his lexus. The suspect is described as a hispanic, 5foot 9 inches not tall, hundred and 60 pounds with short dark hair. The stolen lexus is a 2006 black sedan with four stores license plate seven j any 801. The car with lasting going north on port chicago highway. Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call concorde police. Rescuers are looking for a whale entangled in fishing line. The blue whale was spotted yesterday between Catalina Island and goes dragging a bully and hundred of these of line. Crews were unable to cut the lines and attached a bigger bully to try to keep track of the whale but overnight the giant mammals slipped away. A helicopter is now helping in the search from Santa Barbara to Orange County weatherwise its not hard to imagine a better start to the holiday what is in store for this great Holiday Weekend warmer temperatures stepping outside today. Lots of sunshine all over the bay area. Not much in the way of fog. We were advertising a warmup and that happened in the warming trend will continue as we had sunday into monday for your labor day. Weve been talking with talking about the circulation appear. As it moves out of town that will things clear and also on the warm side. Speaking of warm updated for the 6 00 hour still showing 80s for livermore and walmart plate. Santa rosa checking in 80 degrees in San Francisco beautiful. Right now 70. As far as the wind speeds take a look out towards fairfield and you can see in north east wind picking up. 13 Miles Per Hour last check and more wins and winds out of the west at 22 Miles Per Hour. A bit of a breeze developing right around the bay. Looking at at t park with no baseball to talk about but billy joel. We have mostly clear skies and temperatures in San Francisco so will their San Francisco will be dropping into the mid 60s. It is currently 70. Overnight low 1st thing tomorrow morning mostly clear skies and temperatures will be most areas in the 50s to start out your sunday. Nice start out there. High pressure strengthening offshore. Its a warm weekend. The sinking air will warm things up but it really kicks in for tomorrow. For sunday and into monday the beaches in the 70s around the bay in the 80s and inlaid neighborhoods approaching lower 90s. Even monday could be a little bit warmer. Monday will be the warmest day of the threeday weekend. Here is a forecast model. Were looking for the fog but not much to show you. Mostly sunny skies for the afternoon colors beginning to brighten up here. Yellow contours 70s orange 80s and the reds sneaking the way closer to the bay area. The warmest locations tomorrow are 90 degrees around 3 00 or 4 00 tomorrow afternoon. Santa rosa 91. Delay who in the upper 80s. Richmond 82. A lot of 80s around the bay and 90s toward brickwork. Cupertino 88 degrees as well in San Francisco just beautiful flirting with 80. The local 79 in the beaches mainly in the 70s. Here is a look ahead with your fiveday forecast will continue to warm things up. Temperatures renaming remainings ready and you we can see a lot of typically we get our nicest weather here in the bay area. We will have to keep an eye on the fire danger that will be going up as well thanks, mark. Governor jerry brown signed a law protecting phone homeowners from being fined from associations. Some associations have rules banning fake grass but now owners can rip up their lawn and replace it with the water saving alternative. Landscape irrigation is an estimated 43 of urban water use. Coming up College Football season has kicked off. We have at stanford and action. Its been a bay area labor day tradition. Sausalito Arts Festival offers a huge array of arts and crafts in the booth was set up early panel that experts chose the artist for more than 1000 applicants. This music all weekend. Tonight headliner is Lorenzo Jefferson starship and tribute bands will perform beatles and tom petty. We are here talking sports in stamford rough outing does it feel like College Football has started . Debate area pack 12 season got started today with a blowout and a big disappointment. It started this morning in evanston illinois as david shaw took his team against northwestern. They put the only touchdown on the board. Torsten gets loose on a 42yard run and the wild cats take a 10 3 lead to the locker room. Sanford looking for respect but but a pass is intercepted and returned out of the end zone and northwestern hands them a 166 loss. Sanford about 225 yards rushing and could generate only 85 yards. Grambling better known for their marching teen. Tigers had a tough opening. The bears jumping over the tigers. Jonathan Williams Pass hit receiver cam white and the . To walker and he takes it back 14 yards for a score 14nothing bears obvious miscommunication. Theres went with this connection. Jared goff to kenny lawler. Is 35nothing cal before the 1st quarter was over. Calvet 52nothing in the half and then emptied the bench in the 2nd half winning 7314. No big shock. Either the 49ers or raiders is the two teams got to the 53 man roster limit. The biggest story is a player who did make it. Jared, the rugby star was by far the 49ers leader in rushing yards during their 4th nfl preseason game. He was also the best return man on the team and he is no longer a novelty. Hes made the team. He moved up a notch in the running back depth chart with Kendall Hunter starting on injured we deserve. The raiders cut back quarterback Christian Ponder is they got to the final 53. See you at 10 00. Thanks, jim coming up tonight on the 10 00 news more on the tube closure no part service and some the streets could be congested. We will have much more on the impact coming up tonight at 10 00 thank you for making ktvu your sourc

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