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To the billing. One of 18 sites around the county where picketers are operating this morning. A total of 1000 people walking the picket line. They say they know how to heal the sick and care for people and they do it with her own hands. Lets take a look at the video. [ crowd chanting ] reporter the picketers say this is not a money driven strike. Its about work conditions and housing and filling vacancies. They say about one in six positions remain vacant and that does have an impact. With one in six positions being vacant come if we care about the community we will have to do something about it. Its been a problem for many years but nothings changed. We are using this contract to highlight that into something about it. Reporter on the other side of the Divide County executive jeff smith the says money is the driving force during closed doors. The agency said the county remains committed to a fair and equitable contract. On the table from the county is a 3 raise each of the next five years equaling 625 million. He said the union rate is 23 times that amount and says Union Leadership has miscalculated and painted themselves into a corner to the detriment of patients who need county services. This as the union canceled negotiations yesterday that will take place today. Right now no plans for the two sides to get down and talk. He hopes there can be progress but only when both sides agree on the facts and not when one side is presenting what he calls alternate fax. Smith wants to see a mediator assigned to try to bring these two sides together. Right now the county is prepared for the strike to go on for several weeks. At least for the rest of this week and weekend and possibly next week as well. We will try to bring you his comments later in the afternoon. Jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. Back to you in oakland. A very active picket line at valley medical center. We had north to San Francisco where safeinjection sites could soon become a reality. A federal judge ruled the sites do not violate federal drug laws and that opened the door for lawmakers to create a Pilot Program. Elissa harrington is live in San Francisco to explain what this decision means for the city. Reporter . Many Public Officials are rallying behind these Safe Injection Sites including mayor london breed. They say the sites will cut down on crime and help save lives. Following the judges whirling mayor london breed released a statement that said in part, they help prevent overdoses, reduce public drug use, prevent the spread of disease and connect people to medical care that can help treat their addiction. The mayor said her office would be working closely with the City Attorney to understand what this means for San Francisco. A safeinjection site would bring intravenous drug users inside to a Clean Environment with sterile needles but the actual drugs are not provided. A judge in philadelphia ruled these do not violate federal drug laws. Senator scott weiner co authored legislation to authorize a Pilot Program in the city. I asked him what this means moving forward. This is a huge deal. We are trying to start a safe injection site here in San Francisco and working at the state level to pass legislation to allow that. But theres been a specter of the federal government and threats by the department of justice to go after cities and individuals that participate and so, having a federal ruling that this does not violate federal law is a huge deal. There will be further appeals and this is not completely done but its a big step. Reporter the department of justice previously sued to block the sites in philadelphia from opening. Opponents argue that Safe Injection Sites will normalize and encourage addiction. In San Francisco, elissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. Four people were killed in a crash in San Francisco this morning. The collision involved a wrong way driver on north 101 near candlestick point. All lanes were shut down for six hours. Cristina rendon has the story. Reporter the impact of this crash was so strong and disruptive, no one survived. It was a sad scene with both cars mangled on the freeway. The chp side one of their officers was driving on northbound 101 when they saw the accident around 12 30 am. You believe a woman in a silver sedan was driving the wrong way on about 101 near paul avenue near candlestick. She crashed into a taxicab nearly headon and died at the scene. The taxicab driver was also killed as well as the two pack centers in the backseat. Its unclear how long the woman was driving the wrong way but chp said people called in to report seeing that car on 101 near the 280 interchange. At this point we do not know if drugs and alcohol were involved however that is something we take a look at not only in this collision but all traffic collisions, especially at this time of day or night. Reporter chb is looking into whether everyone was wearing their seatbelts. At least one of the passengers was ejected from the back seat of the taxi. The woman in the sedan was in her 30s. The taxicab driver was a man in his 60s and another taxicab driver showed up this morning to try to figure out what happened. I dont know but im feeling bad when i saw the backseat and two people in the floor. I said oh my god. I dropped my client and came back because i cant go on like this. I need to know who was the driver. Reporter we do not have the names or ages of the two people in the backseat of the car. We only know they were a man and a woman. Chp said they found loaded on the scene so its likely the couple had just been picked up from the airport. We reached out to National Taxi and an employee said they do not want to comment until the taxicab drivers family is notified but he did say this is a sad situation for everyone involved. Cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. The Alameda County Sheriffs Office released video after the death of Dujuan Armstrong at santa rita jail. He diwill bei held at the jail last june. We are now learning the coroner ruled armstrong died of asphyxiation while being restrained in custody after a restraint called the rabbit was placed on him. The Armstrong Family was told he died of a drug overdose. The da said no criminal charges will be filed because none of the deputies acted recklessly. The search for a kidnapped millionaire tech executive is now a homicide investigation. The Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Office confirms the body of tushar atre was discovered Tuesday Morning inside his girlfriends abandoned suv. Investigators say several people broke into his santa cruz home hours earlier and abducted him. Authorities say they believe the motive at this point was robbery. So far there has been no description of the kidnappers. An update to a story we brought you yesterday. Police are searching for a suspect who stole a car in emeryville with a baby inside. This happened yesterday morning on hollis street near the home depot. The little girls mother stopped to go into a taco bell and left her daughter in the car with the engine running. Iman hopped into the car and took off. The baby was found later unharmed. Police say the is no reason to ever leave a child unattended in a car, especially if the engine is running. Its easy to say that we dont want to take a baby out of the car because its sleeping or they dont want to disrupt the bay because the baby may be comfortable sitting in a position, but, obviously not doing so resulted in the situation, resulted in the baby being kidnapped. A Good Samaritan spotted the baby still in her car seat on the side of the row half a mile away. At the corner of 28th and union streets. They car is still missing. It is a 2018 honda accord with california plate number, 8egl341 french president Emmanuel Macron went to Police Headquarters in paris where at least four Police Officers were stabbed to death by an administrator. The office that he made a visit to offer a show of support to the victims families and the Law Enforcement community. Investigators say the attack began in an office and elsewhere at the large police compound. The suspect was eventually shot and killed by officers. Authorities say the motive is unknown and there were no previous problems with the suspect who was a 20 Year Police Veteran in the Police Department intelligence division. Several new bills to try to prevent catastrophic wildfires in california. We have a rundown of the new rules that both utilities and homeowners will have to follow. With a blue angels set to fly into town, Francisco City leaders are getting ready with plans to keep fleet week fun and safe. Still, clear skies over a good portion of the bay area. A nice thursday out there but the wind will be a factor later this afternoon into the evening. We will talk about those changes heading our way. Some of the safety plans for fleet week were announced this morning in San Francisco. The police chief and the fire chief Jeannie Nicholson and the sheriff said they will be coordinating efforts with the state, federal and military officials. They will be focused on promoting Public Safety during the more than 60 events taking place during fleet week. Be vigilant. If you see something, say something. Speak up. Call us if its an emergency. Dial 911. We will be there along with other Public Safety partners. The Fire Department will put extra resources on duty during fleet week to ensure that we are able to take care of everyone. Fleet week events begin on sunday and will end october 16. The Police Department is advising people attending to use Public Transportation to get to and around the city. Pg e says its equipment may have sparked nine wildfires in california so far this year according to a report from politico. That would be in addition to the hundreds of wildfires apparently caused by pg e power lines over the past several years including the camp fire indiana county. This comes from Court Filings emitted by the utility. Pg e did not say which fires were sparked by its equipment but were told by a judge it had a week to provide the information. Governor gavin newsom signed two dozen bills aimed at reducing the threat of wildfires. Debora villalon said the new laws include standards for homes and increased oversight of utility companies. We were the first one to move back in up here. Reporter home since may and surrounded by rebuilds under construction. In this neighborhood surrounding the silverado golf course, new fire laws are welcome. All very necessary. This area up here has had fires before and will probably have fires again. This is a statewide problem although it started in the north bay. Reporter here in bill dodd senate district, the atlas fire remains a vivid and fueled his work heading a panel that crafted recommendations into law. In a set of 22 wildfire bills now signed by governor newsom. I think that this will save lives and property and, hopefully come be able to sleep a little better. Reporter one of his bills allows an independent auditor to make sure utilities actually do their needed tree trimming. Pg e admits this year its only one third through its own to do list. We are already paying for the service. How does that work for us over . Not very well. Reporter legislation addresses the fire safety power shutdowns to make sure medically fragile residents are not left hanging in a blackout. To know and understand who they are, where they live and to make arrangements. Reporter and in a fire lawmakers want to speed response and coordination by creating a wildfire warning center. Leaving together the mix of weather stations, lookout cameras and local alert systems. We did not have any of that on october 8. None of it. Reporter dodd also said the state is stepping up on fire resistant building standards and enforcement of defensible space. Funds will help homeowners harden dwellings and landscapes. Inspectors will make sure it happens. We did not have the Climate Change aspect to these fires in the past. We do now. Its here. We should not back off. Reporter alongside the new law, california is fast tracking Forest Management adding engines, aircraft and hundreds of firefighters. October 8 is the twoyear anniversary of the north bay firestorm. In napa, debora villalon, ktvu fox 2 news. Governor newsom has signed a law overhauling california Charter Schools. The bill is seen as a compromise between the state teachers unions and Charter School supporters who have long argued over how Charter Schools impact public education. The Governors Office said the law increases transparency, empowers communities to consider the fiscal impact of the new Charter Schools on existing schools and protects highperforming Charter Schools. This is the first Major Overhaul of the Charter School law since it was enacted 27 years ago. Governor newsom signed a controversial bill into law that allows the city of San Francisco to act as conservator to people who are addicted to drugs or dealing with mental illness. This allows the city and los angeles and San Diego County to help people who may be a danger to themselves. Those people will be allowed to go to court to dispute the decision to require the appointment of a conservator. Critics say despite good intentions conservators means stripping a person of the rights to make decisions for themselves. City leaders in San Francisco could soon get the green light to a makeover of more than two miles of Market Street. The better Market Street project would widen sidewalks, rebuild muni stopped in ban private cards between embarcadero and octavia street. Cars would be allowed to cross market. The San Francisco examiner said the sm pta is poised to continue in january of the city signs off the plane. The project will face a vote from the Planning Commission and the Public Works Department next week. If the sfmta gives final approval on october 15, construction could last through 2022. Justin herman plaza. A popular space on a day like this to sit outside and enjoy some lunch. Sounds like a great plan. Lots of sunshine this afternoon. Temperatures a little cooler compared to yesterday but no big changes. Here is the live camera looking toward San Francisco pay for your thursday afternoon in the clear. Temperatures as a mention cool off a little bit compared to yesterday but its a shortterm deal because we warm up a little by tomorrow. And into the weekend definitely heating up by saturday and into sunday. There is a chance we could have those offshore winds caboose the fire danger toward saturday. No Warnings Issued yet but something we will be watching as we head into the weekend. Today, lots of sunshine over Northern California. Clouds as you can see to the north as we come in closer to the bay area. Clear skies and current numbers mainly in the 60s and a few spots already in the lower 70s toward concord and walnut creek. Hayward, 63 and San Francisco sticking in at 60. As we show you these windspeeds. These numbers are not too bad but they will definitely pick up, especially coast side and around portions of the bay later this afternoon, late this afternoon and into the evening. That will be the biggest change for today. Here is sfo already. A westerly wind sustained at 15 but gusting up to 22. Let me sorry this graph once again. It will reinforce the weather method into the weekend with the warming trend heading our way. A little drop off inthe numbers. Outrough is setting up to r north so slightly cooler. Gusty wind. Winds around 2030, may be approaching 35 mth by this evening. The wind will back off as we head into early tomorrow morning then into the weekend here we go. Lots of sunshine as the area of High Pressure wants to rebuild and with a set up that was set up that northeast wind that will dry things out and boost the fire danger, especially by saturday afternoon and into saturday night. Take a look at the wind forecast model for today. We are showing you those numbers going up a little bit. 3 00 this afternoon and into the evening hours, these will sync up to the stronger wind speed as well. This is 7 pm and a bit blustery up there, especially on the coast. This is thursday night. The wind will back off as we had into friday. Highs this afternoon, a touch cooler than yesterday but no big changes. San francisco, 65. More neighborhoods, san jose, 73. Three months, 71. Half moon bay, 63. We have lots of sunshine in the forecast for two tomorrow. We continue to warm things up. Sunday will be the warmest day of the weekend. 70s coast side. Around the bay, low 80s. Inland hotspots flirting with 90 toward sunday and then cooling into next week primarily on the coastline. It looks like a nice forecast for the weekend. A bit of a roller coaster. California has a reputation for having one of the highest tax rate in the country. The results of a Surprising New study that challenges that perception. Start a new list is out of the least tax friendly states and to the surprise of many california is not in the top 10. The personalfinance publication, couplin jarc, used a hypothetical family of four with an annual income of 150,000. They look at that income and the property and sales tax burden the family would face and came up with the 10 least tax friendly states based on the information. Illinois took the top spot followed by connecticut, new york, wisconsin, new jersey, nebraska, pennsylvania, ohio, iowa and kansas. The most tax friendly state was wyoming. Lets check the numbers on wall street. U. S. Stocks bumping back up and then as the Federal Reserve may step in to calm concerns about a possible slowdown in the global economy. Right now the dow was up slightly 53 points or a quarter of a . The nasdaq is also up in the s p 500 is also up in positive territory close to half a . Some nasa astronauts doing big things on the International Space station including experiments that could lead to a medical breakthrough. And they are on track to set a new record for women in space. Abby lee miller has the details. Reporter three International Astronauts returning to earth after a Successful Mission on the International Space station. Nasas nick hague spending 203 days on the iss and going on this first spacewalk. The texas native describing what it feels like to see earth from that vantage point. Coasting through space over just such a beautiful arising, the wave of emotions that comes over you is just overwhelming. Reporter three mac nasa astronauts among those remaining on board the orbiting lab. Jessica meyer is from maine. She is conducting experiments that could aid cancer treatment. And microgravity, crystal growth experiments, proteins and grow more pure and bigger here without gravity and that can help lead to the development of inhibitors for certain diseases. Reporter is tina cook of michigan is on an extended mission, design to see how Long Duration spaceflight will affect a woman. I do think its important and its important because of the historical nature of what we are doing and then in the past women have not always been at the table and its wonderful to be contributing to the Human Spaceflight Program at a time when all contributions are being accepted, when everyone has a role and that can lead and turn to increase chance for success. She is expected to stay in space for more than 300 days. Setting a new record for the longest single space flight by a woman. David lee miller, ktvu fox 2 news. The former u. S. Envoy to ukraine, the first Government Official to testify in the impeachment inquiry. This is probably publicly asked today china to investigate his son hunter. Joe biden is currently campaigning in the bay area. A live report from a fundraiser on the peninsula is straight ahead. Struck today House Democrats will hear from a former special on bait to record kevin corke reports from the white house where the battle between the white house and the president is escalating. Reporter in an interview behind closed doors the Trump Administrations. To support ukraine testifying before house lawmakers. Ambassador kurt volker resigned his post last friday after being named in the whistleblower complaint that led to the now underway impeachment inquiry.  investigating whether president trumps improperly pressured ukraine. The president s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani telling reporters volker had encouraged him to speak to ukrainian officials about joe biden and his son. At the white house the president railing against his political rivals. Well, i would think that if they were honest about it they would start a Major Investigation into the bidens. Now let me make something clear to mr. Trump and his hatchet men. And this special interest funding attacking me. Im not going anywhere. Reporter volkers deposition comes as fox news obtains a document showing the prosecutor at the center of the ukraine scandal claims he was told to back off an investigation into a firm linked to hunter biden. Meanwhile House Democrats defending their impeachment inquiry. Threatening to subpoena the white house if the Trump Administration refuses to turn over all records related to the july 25 phone call with ukraines president. I think the president is the argument that can be made against him and he scared and so hes trying to divert attention. Reporter tomorrow the man who first informed congress of the whistleblower complaint is due back on capitol hill. The ic ig, the Intelligence Community inspector general, a man by the name of michael atkinson. He is due to testify behind closed doors. Kevin corke, ktvu fox 2 news. President trump left for a Campaign Event in florida this morning and the president addressed the media as he was leaving the white house to say china should investigate former Vice President and president ial candidate joe biden. By the way, likewise, china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened in china is just about as bad as what happened with ukraine. So, i would say that president zelensky come if it were me, i would recommend that they start an investigation into the bidens. President trump said he is not directly asked the chinese president to investigate biden or his son. President trumps and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have also tried to raise suspicions about Hunter Bidens business dealings in china but there is no evidence that have surfaced so far that the former Vice President benefited financially from his phones business relationships. The former Vice President is in the bay area for a couple of Campaign Stops today. Greg leeb joins us live from palo alto. Reporter hello. Still waiting for former vp biden to arrive to this restaurant in palo alto. Hoping he can answer those questions and respond to the president s remarks. You can see 6070 people inside for this luncheon fundraiser. This afternoon, d. P. Biden will make his way to the San Francisco home of senator Dianne Feinstein for a Cocktail Reception at a rally in reno last night you heard in last package mr. Biden told the crowd, im not going anywhere. In response to the president s call on china to investigate him and his son. The Biden Campaign put out the statement. With his administration and freefall donald trump is flailing and melting down on national television. Desperately clutching for conspiracy theories that have been debunked and dismissed by independent credible news organizations. In a new poll released yesterday, mr. Biden is in a virtual threeway tie with california voters who are likely to vote in the democratic primary. Senator Elizabeth Warren is at 23 . Biden at 22 and senator sanders at 21 in a distant fourth, senator Kamala Harris. We spoke to one of the attendees and line to this luncheon who says he is not yet decided who will get his vote. Heres what he told us. I think this is a terribly important election. My interest is to have the opportunity to meet with all the candidates and also to hear a complete speech as opposed to a soundbite or something that is a twitter feed. Reporter once again we have not seen in the Third Quarter fundraising numbers for mr. Deyebut just to give some sense of things, president trumps Reelection Committee and the rnc has raised 125 million in the Third Quarter. We will have the latest from here later in the afternoon. Greatly, ktvu fox 2 news. Bernie sanders wife that her husband remains in the hospital but is up and about and speaking with doctors and nurses. Video from tuesday night in las vegas shows sanders at a Campaign Event standing and then asking for a chair. His Campaign Staff said he complained about chest pain that night and was taken to the hospital. Doctors eventually found a blockage in an artery and inserted two stents. Sanders wife released a statement saying that he will be at the debate later this month. Democratic president ial candidate senator Kamala Harris is calling for a substantial increase in federal funding to fight homelessness. According to the east bay times the california senator plans to introduce a bill in the Senate Returns to dedicate more than 9. 5 billion to address the housing crisis. 5 billion would go to state grants to build 85,000 new Supportive Housing units. The rest of the money would be used to expand housing vouchers for people at risk of becoming homeless and to build Affordable Housing and for social work outreach to homeless people. For the first time in 20 years californians say homelessness is one of the biggest issues facing our state. The newest Public Policy Service Institute says 55 of people say homelessness is a top concern. The topic crosses party lines. Another 15 say the economy is the number 1 priority. Housing, immigration and the environment round out the top five. 48 of the people surveyed also say they are not optimistic about californias future. The gilroy Varsity High School Football Team has canceled the rest of the season following a Sexual Assault allegation made by one of the players against four teammates. The allegation prompted the majority of the team to quit. Police say the four teammates accused of Sexual Battery were issued citations. Police say the alleged assault happened in the School Locker room after football practice last week. Caltrans is warning drivers about a closure of highway 101 in San Francisco planned for next july. Workers plan to spend the entire month replacing 800 feet of the bayshore freeway near the 280 junction north of the alameda boulevard exit. This area is known as the alameda maze because of the spiraling ramps connecting highway 101 with 280. Caltrans said its an elevated section of the highway nearly 60 years old and in bad shape. Caltrans plans to build a detour to divert traffic but the agency says driver should avoid the area altogether during that repair work next summer. Take a vacation. Get out of town. Talk to your employer and see if they can work with you to get work from home or do some alternate work hours. Thats the only way. There is no way to drive around here and still not be stuck in traffic. That construction project is scheduled to happen in july of next year. Bart plans to run more trains that month and very operators are looking to add more service during the closure. The Nursing Student accused of opening fire at a synagogue in San Diego County earlier this year killing one and injuring others pleaded not guilty to all charges against him today. He is charged with murder, attempt to murder and hate crimes stemming from the april 27 shooting. He is also charged with arson for a march 24 fire at Islamic Center of escondido. Ernest is being held without bail. The San Diego County District Attorneys Office has not said yet whether or not it will pursue the Death Penalty in the case. We are learning more about what happened when a retired world war ii plane crashed in connecticut yesterday. Seven people were killed and several other passengers and those on the ground were injured. Three crewmembers were on board along with 10 passengers. An airman with the Connecticut National guard was onboard and used his fire resistant gloves to actually open a hatch and help some of those passengers to safety. The pilot reported a problem in one of the engines as it was taking off and was returning to Bradley International airport when it crashed. The b17 was part of an educational tour that flies historic airport across america. The groups hot events and livermore and concord in the last few years. The ntsb said it will investigate the crash over the next week. Straight skirmishes between police and pro democracy protesters picked up again in hong kong after the shooting of a protester who is now charged with rioting and assault. Prodemocracy protesters criticized the Police Shooting by chanting antiPolice Slogans and demanding justice for the injured protester. Officials are saying the shooting was justified because the officer was being attacked. Meanwhile lawmakers are debating a series of emergency measures aimed at reducing the violence including new curfews and a ban on facemasks. This emergency regulation if used will damage the rule of law in hong kong. Its not the absolute solution but its one solution that can help handle todays hong kong critical situation. The hong kong chief executive is expected to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the ban on masks and other emergency measures. Protesters set Iraqi Army Humvees on fire in baghdad. At least 21 people have been killed and hundreds wounded since protests broke out on tuesday. Security forces fired bullets and tear gas trying to stop the protesters in an attempt to help stop the demonstrations. Iraqi authoritys have cut Internet Access across much of the country and declared an aroundtheclock curfew. The demonstrations began, are spurred by worries of deteriorating economy and lack of jobs and services. British by minister Boris Johnson presented his new brexit plan to parliament. One day after he delivered it to the european union. The Prime Ministers new plan contains a proposal for a way to keep an open border between british ruled Northern Ireland and the nation of ireland which is still a member of the eu. But the british Opposition Leader called the new plan a rehashed version of ones that have already been rejected. If the Prime Minister says if the parliament and eu do not accept his plan to moritz and will be forced to leave without a deal on the october 31 deadline. The Eu Highest Court has ruled that eu countries can order facebook to remove illegal content on its site. The court said facebook does not have to proactively police all its content on its website but facebook does have to remove any content that is against the law in europe. The ruling increases facebooks responsibility for content on its platform and is expected to have a worldwide impact. The House Judiciary Committee is seeking internal facebook documents in an investigation into antitrust allegations. Facebook critics say the company methodically tries to crush or absorb competitors. The house panel is requesting thousands of pages of internal documents and emails. A california judge previously ordered those documents to be sealed. Facebook denies the allegations. The curve ball thrown at the oakland as as the city of oakland files a lawsuit to prevent the team from buying half of the land that the coliseum. The threat baseball commissioner is now making as the city goes through with a lawsuit. And and weather. A beautiful thursday across the bay area. Lots of sunshine but the wind will pick up later today. We talk more about the change in your weekend outlook coming up as well. At at t we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. Weve created access from at t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. May qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow, to learn more. Heartbreak on the field last night for the oakland as and more potential heartbreak in the form of a wrench in the plans to build a new ballpark. Elissa harrington reports the commissioner of Major League Baseball is hinting that unless the city gets its act together theres a possibility the team could relocate. Reporter Major League Baseball commissioner rob manfred met with liam libby schaaf and the president of the city council and was interviewed on the podcast before last nights game where he expressed excitement over the large turnout at that matchup but also concern over recent developments. Tried to impress upon them the need for concrete action to move the stadium process forward. The fans in oakland deserve a stadium. I think they want a stadium and its time to get it done. Reporter the city of oakland filed a lawsuit to prevent the oakland as from purchasing Alameda Countys half of the complex. Tuesday and Alameda County court issued a temporary restraining order to prevent any deal at least for now. The commissioner met with the mayor yesterday and earlier this week she said she hopes any issues can be resolved outside of court. My dream is that we place the lawsuit on hold. We push pause. We sit down and negotiate and we forge a beautiful future for this piece of land that will serve generations of east oakland for many years to come. That certainly will include Affordable Housing and it certainly will include a long term commitment by the oakland as to play ball in oakland. The president of the as said the team was blindsided by this lawsuit. All sides are expected in court next month. A new study finds San Francisco bay has the highest levels of plastic contamination in the world. Researchers from the San Francisco Estuary Institute say they recently found more than 7 trillion pieces of plastic during the threeyear study tiny particles often microscopic were found in the bay. Researchers say they came from things like baby wipes, flushed down toilets. Synthetic fibers in clothing that contaminate water when the clothing is washed and a large portion of the microplastics come from storm drains were particles from tires wash into the bay. A lot of sunshine out there. Another round of full sunshine in the bay area. The only change will be later today into the afternoon and evening errors. There will be gusty wind of the northwest. You can see our live camera right now. Looking toward oakland. Lots of blue sky and temperatures a little cooler compared to yesterday but shaping up to be a nice day. Lots of sunshine. Gusty wind and temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s. 64 host side. The warmest location, 75, 76 later this afternoon. We do have clear skies above. High clouds moving into Northern California in the northern third of the state. Right now though mostly sunny and we check in on some of the 12 00 numbers. You can see its slowly beginning to warm up after that cool start in the morning. Santa rosa right now, 67. 70s starting to show up for livermore, walnut creek, concord and fairfield. 68 in san jose and San Francisco, 60. The wind, these numbers are not too bad yet. Later today, especially after 4 00 or 5 00, these numbers will go up. Especially coast side and around the bay. Northwest wind setting up here near the shoreline at sfo that is a gust to 22 Miles Per Hour. This guy is dropping in from the north. This is the source of that minor cooldown but also with its present it will also be the source of wind later today. Gusty wind, especially for the evening and then into friday we begin to warm things up a little but the real warming, that moves in in time for the weekend. If you have outdoor plans this weekend, lots of sunshine. It will forecast. Sunday will be the warmest day. As far as the wind, we could see a change in the offshore direction. In northeast flow that could boost the fire danger. No red flag fire warnings but something to watch for as we head into saturday afternoon and saturday evening. Today though we have a cool wind setting up. As we put this in motion and those numbers go up into the evening hours. Those brighter colors link up with the stronger wind speeds. You can see wind does pick up this evening with wind around 1825 Miles Per Hour with gusts topping 30 Miles Per Hour later this evening. The forecast highs today, santa rosa, 75. Concord, 74 perk you would, 79. And the south bay, lots of 70s. Mountain view to morgan hill and gilroy. Half moon bay, 63. Lots of whitecaps showing up offshore with those blustery conditions developing later today. Here is a five day. Nice on friday with temperatures up a few degrees but you notice the biggest change will be on saturday. Those numbers coming up a good 48 degrees. That means lots of 80s across into e sunday forecast. Ue i want bring you in for some breaking news. Skyfox currently approaching a grass fire. This is in the livermore area and its fairly close to interstate 580. When the chopper was wider we could see see the altamont pass. I think we are looking at the eastbound direction getting a little backed up. Westbound are the liens closer to us. This vegetation fire burning along interstate 580. Slowing traffic. Right now its in the livermore area. We will continue to monitor this fire and get more information. This just popped up in the last five or 10 minutes. No doubt fire engines and crews are getting on the scene trying to stop this fire from any progress. And from dropping over the interstate. You can see there are some engines alongside the eastbound lanes of vitae 580. Skyfox over top. We will continue to watch it and if anything develops, we will bring it to you. If its after we are offline, its always online at ktvu. Com. Forgiveness and protests in dallas after a former Police Officer amber guyger is sentenced to 10 years behind bars for killing her neighbor. Fox news correspondent Jackie Ibanez shows us the Community Response to the sentence. [ crowd chanting ]. Reporter words of protest ringing outside a dallas courtroom as the Community Responds to the sentencing a former Police Officer amber guyger. Guyger was given 10 years in prison for fatally shooting her unarmed black neighbor. Botham jean, last year. The jury could have sentence or anywhere from two years to life in prison. The decision sparking mixed reactions in dallas. Dozens of activists marching through the city downtown wednesday night chanting anti Police Slogans and blocking traffic in the busy streets. Some protesters converging on the Dallas County jail where they were met by police in riot gear. However, the victims family seemingly at peace with the sentencing. Inside the courtroom the brother embraced guyger and offered forgiveness. A Church Service later, his father said the moment touched him. He really touched my heart. He did something that was synonymous with what we believe in forgiveness. Reporter meanwhile the Dallas Police chief standing up for the men and women of the department calling on the community to keep their faith in Law Enforcement. We must double our efforts to continue to build trust. We must ensure that our partnerships are stronger than they ever have been before. Reporter the sentencing comes in the wake of the black lives matter movement. According to a new poll from the associated press, a majority of americans believe police treat white people more fairly than black people. Jackie ibanez, fox news. The east bay student art project that aims to prove even a small action can make a big impact. Taking a look at the market before the closing bell. A lot of red out there tuesday and wednesday. Even today you can see at the start of trading the dow was a negative territory but right now the dow jones is up close to 100 and the nasdaq and s p are slightly in positive territory. Admission to two San Francisco art museums will be free on saturday to everyone living in the bay area. The Deyoung Museum and the legion of honor will expand Free Admission Program starting october 19. You need to bring a valid photo id or postmarked envelope with your home address. San franciscans are already invited to enjoy free saturday admission at the museums. The success of the program led the museums to expand the offer to People Living in all nine bay area counties. The woman who police say intentionally ran down two people with her vehicle will appear in court in about an hour. Mireya orta is in jail charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Today at 4 00 we have the latest on the case. We are hoping to learn a motive behind this brazen and bizarre attack on a cupertino hiking trail today at 4 00 ahead of thursday night football. A group of students at uc berkeley have announced a plan to make the campus bee friendly. A state senator join the group for the announcement. The effort is meant to reduce the risk of native bees becoming extinct as these are fundamental to the production of the worlds food supply. Cal would be the first school in the uc system to join bee campus usa. A network of colleges and universities that create safe and suitable habitats for pollinators. An update on a story we brought you in august. The east bay kids are making paper butterflies at his studio in oakland but this is not your normal arts and Craft Program this is a statement about immigrant children being held in detention centers. Their goal was to create 15,000 butterflies which represents one for every child estimated seeking asylum. Recently strangers joined them and they have now surpassed their goal and they dont plan on stopping anytime soon. Because we are not going to stop until the children are free. Like the butterflies. Because we are not free until you are free. We are not free until youre free. So far they have more than 18,000 paper butterflies. The group plans to hold a youth led rally november 16 at lake merritt to show off the butterflies and at some point the children have to go to the border to bring those paper butterflies to the children there. Back to that breaking news we brought you about 15 minutes ago. Skyfox giving us of this live picture of a grass fire in livermore. That is interstate 580. Easton westbound. A number of firefighters are on the scene. It seems they are getting a handle on this fire as it was quickly approaching those eastbound lanes. We should note that chp notes say because of the firefighter response they had to block the slow lane in the eastbound direction. Chechere this is on e itpprs to be near the vintage square shopping center. We will follow on the story and have more updates in our later newscasts and online. She appeared to be a perfect mom. She was posting about how they were the perfect children. But what made her snap . Plus, was it an accident or murder . They concluded she had been killed. We reenact what could have happened to Michael Petersons wife on that deadly staircase. This is overlapping patterns of bloodstains. Dr. Oz coming up next. Dr. Oz season 11 starts now. Doctor to helpe