Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Mornings On 2 At 9am 20180219 : vi

Transcripts For KTVU KTVU Mornings On 2 At 9am 20180219

A lot of you have today off maybe youre headed up to the mountains for ski week. The three of us grew up in the bay area so the question is did you guys have ski week text no. In san ramon they do not have that. They are off today but not for the week. Oakland, piedmont, richmond they are all on break. I never had it growing up, usually the week around easter and we were not really a snow family. We did not get up there. We were not either but i married into one. Like we said, whether you are at home on the couch or streaming us live we are thankful you are with us. A lot of people are talking about the bay area whether because it was extremely cold today but you are saying wait until tomorrow. Just wait until tonight and tomorrow that will be the coldest temperatures. We have enough of a breeze with clouds stirring up the atmosphere. Currently it is snowing in dunsmuir around 2300 feet as mount shasta is likely getting snow. There will be plenty of it up there but favorable areas are to the coast. Mount shasta the windchill is 18, truckee 16, more 30s in ukiah, santa rosa and napa but tomorrow they will be plunging. The breeze is saving us, it is called but when that tails off all these winds are currently north but eventually tonight is when we get the critical minimums, San Francisco could tie a record low of 38 from 1897 and santa rosa checking in at 25 would be a record. 26 from 1913 is the record so we have frost advisories from the coast and bay but we have a freeze warning inland tonight into tomorrow. As the wind tells off we have a dry air mass with showers at the coast but only 40s how about that . Even around the bay berkeley at 37, tiburon 40, San Francisco 43 cool degrees and 44 in alameda. A little bit of snow possible in the sierra with some of that going along the coast but inland mostly sunny but it is a chilly and cold pattern and then tonight we will see the temperatures taking a tumble. Breezy on monday, clear and cold tonight with 20s and 30s. 50s for highs and another system coming thursday to give us a hint of rain but the big message is below normal temperatures and get ready for the cold. Plants and pets tonight and tomorrow. With these cold temperatures homeless shelters are extending their hours trying to make sure the cold weather does not turn deadly. Shelters are extending their hours. This one opening its doors extra hours and opening early in fact. The doors here at the Mission Neighborhood Resource Center opened at 6 00 this morning instead of 7 00 and they will be open 24 hours a day through wednesday morning offering people a place to go. Temperatures in the city will bottom out around 37, certainly dangerous for anybody out in the elements for a long time. In response to the cold snap shelters are spending their hours of operation ready to take those in need. Officials will allow any adults who need a place to go any vacant bed after 8 00 pm without a reservation will be possible. We are usually open from 7 00 until 7 00 but the city is requiring us to open monday to wednesday for this claimant 24 hours from monday to wednesday. It is really really cold and the Homeless Community needs help and they are welcome in our facility. United council of Human Services on jennings will be opened for 24 hours, the city is offering additional beds at the First Unitarian Church for the first 66 men who show up. This is only expecting to get colder over the next day. Tomorrow morning is expecting to be colder. Watch out for your neighbors as well, in particular elderly or those who are disabled. Keep in mind it is cold enough to be very dangerous. Christien kafton thank you. Students are planning a schwinn nationwide demonstration after the Florida School shooting. Students and teachers will be walking out of class march 14 for 17 minutes to honor the 17 people who died in florida. Lockouts have been proposed in the bay area including Berkeley High and San Francisco state. Another group is planning a similar protest april 20 which marks the anniversary of the Columbine School shooting. Leigh martinez will have more on this coming up at 9 30 as well as reaction from survivors of the park when shooting who say their school will be the site of the last mass shooting. President trump will be holding a listening session at the white house with students and teachers from Marjory Stoneman douglas high and on thursday the president will meet with state and local officials about School Safety and students who survived the shooting are urging the president and other officials to do something about gun violence. The president went to parkland on friday where he met with injured students at a hospital and spend some time with first responders. 17 people lost their lives in the shooting, 14 students, a geography teacher, the Athletic Director and assistant football coach, over the weekend funerals were held. We have a closer look at some of the emotional services. In parkland, sheriffs deputies escorted the hearse carrying the body of victim jamie guttenberg. I heard them all crying and i was trying not to tear up. That could be you and she was really close. The other 14yearold victim laid to rest a member of the School Marching Band and a nearby boca raton vigil for a boy who died protecting students in his classroom. And report logic watching coverage of another School Shooting he said promise me if this ever happens to me you will tell me the truth and tell them what a jerk i am dont talk about the hero stuff. She said she did what he asked and then called him her first love and soulmate. Meantime anger and agony, painfully clear at this anti gun rally sunday. Those in attendance Say Something needs to be done to prevent tragedies like this that claim so many lives. Yesterday 15yearold luke hoyer was laid to rest, he was described as a sweet person who smiled all the time. A loved basketball and Chicken Nuggets of video games and his dogs. People in the Parking Community have launched a petition to get a special honor for one of the shooting victims. 15yearold peter wang was an rotc cadet, he helped his fellow students teachers and staff escaped the shooting. His friends say that the government should give him full military honors at his funeral even though rotc is not considered being in the military. The petition on whitehouse. Gov says he died performing heroic and selfless service. There are 20 dozen signatures already but it needs 100,000 before the government will respond to it. His funeral will be tomorrow afternoon. Find the petition by going to ktvu. Com. We are hearing from the couple who took in the 19year old man charged in the Deadly Florida shooting. Kimberly and james sneed let nikolas cruz live with them following the death of his adoptive mother in november. This morning on Good Morning America they said they knew he owned that ar 15 but they made him keep it locked up. During the three months he looked with them he was respectful and quiet. Over the weekend in an interview the two said we had a monster living under our roof and we did not know. Their biological son was at the school when cruz opened fire but he was able to escape unharmed. Survivors are demanding that Congress Take action. This is a live picture from outside of the white house where protesters have gathered to demand action on gun control legislation. They are holding up signs as you can see a number of young people as well as parents and children. The group behind this is known as a teens for gun reform. They chose today to stand for the victims of the Florida Shooting and call for gun control and gun reform. There have been other attempts to pass legislation following other Mass Shootings in the past but efforts in the past have fizzled out without any changes. Angry passionate calls for changes to the countries gun laws after last weeks School Shooting while many lawmakers insist it is a Mental Health Problem Congress has tried recently and failed to pass gun related legislation. A bipartisan bill from october would have banned the sale of bump stocks devices that amplify the shooting power of semi automatic rifles. It was introduced days after a gunman used bump stocks to open fire in las vegas at a Country Music festival. Bump stocks were again the focus a few weeks later when the house passed legislation ordering a study of how many gun crimes involved the devices, results are expected by the summer and in early november an air force veteran killed 26 people at a texas church. He had been imprisoned for Domestic Abuse but the air force never notified the fbi. Information that would have prevented them from buying the guns used in the shooting. I am more angry with the systems around than the shooter. Once again Bipartisan Legislation was crafted this time proving federal compliance with background checks but the bill has stalled in the senate. Despite the legislation none of the bills would have prevented the School Shooter from purchasing the ar 15 from last week. In new york, kristin mayo fox news. Some parents are taking extra precautions now, there is a Company Called bullet blocker, they have reported 30 increase in sales for Bulletproof Backpacks. Sales have increased mostly in the state of florida, the backpacks are built with kevlar and prices range between 200 and 500. Question of the day, would you consider purchasing a Bulletproof Backpack for your child text 63 say yes and 27 say no. One viewer says yes but how are they tested properly . Another viewer says there is no such thing as bulletproof anything but somebody is cashing in. Another viewer says yes, it is sad to think we would have to do that but we dont have a choice. Thank you for your responses. The day after the shooting we are welcoming the head of the Oakland Unified School District Police chief and he said you can think about creating a fortress. It is not about metal detectors shields and backpacks it is about catching the person before they come to your campus. I cant imagine telling your son here is the backpack. Right, its like to even have to have the discussion is bad. Thank you for answering the question of the day and for using our hashtag. Coming up, President Trump takes to twitter and accuses Oprah Winfrey of being biased. Come, the panel that was on 60 minutes that has oprah viewers hoping she will enter the race. Big sa n youve gotta go to ross. She was falling farther homeworand farther behind. Ttle. We thought if we pushed harder. But pushing harder didnt work. Sylvan worked. Sylvan worked. Sylvan worked. At sylvan, our certified teachers use personalized programs to help motivate students achieve their personal best. The results arent just in her grades. Her attitude is different. See how sylvan can work for your child. Call 1800educate today ross is going all out. All outdoors that is. Youll find everything you need to make your outdoor space your favorite place. And if you want it all for a fraction of what youd pay elsewhere, you gotta go to ross. President trump has been active on twitter taking aim at former president obama after the mueller indictment revealed russias election infiltration began during president obamas second term. The actions alleged in the indictment began in 2014, the white house and the president argue the dates prove the Trump Campaign did not collude with russia and the Obama Administration deserves most of the blame for russian meddling because they did not act in 2014. I felt the Obama Administration should have done more and we should have done more. We can attribute this conduct to russia. As for the receipt indictment it accuses 13 russian citizens and their three companies of trying to influence the election extract President Trump took to twitter criticizing Oprah Winfrey for her participation in a panel of on 60 minutes. More on the topics addressed that had the president accusing Oprah Winfrey of being biased. Oprah winfrey the latest topic of focus for the president. In a tweet President Trump blasting Oprah Winfrey blasting her as insecure and says her latest 60 minutes interview on his first year in office was biased, slanted and incorrect. Polls are showing that respect is eroding. Do you care what the world thinks of the country . The interview included a Panel Discussion with 14 voters from grand rapids, michigan. A followup to an interview she conducted just after the election talking politics, policy and the president himself. The group is weighing in on a range of topics including their opinions on President Trumps tweets and illegible remarks on african nations. You cant Say Something about a country that then applies to all the people coming from it. He did not look at this as people. He did not say this to haitian people he said those countries. Come on . If youre talking about the country youre talking about the people in the country. Winfrey is considering a president ial bid after her speech at the Golden Globe Awards drew widespread appraise. She has denied plans but President Trump has set in his tweet i hope opera runs so she can be exposed and defeated just like all the others. As for if she will make a bid for the white house she went on to say she is not planning to run and added it is not in her dna. From washington Jillian Turner ktvu fox 2 news. Some of the biggest names in hollywood attended the british version of the Academy Awards called the British Academy film awards, many stars wore black to show their solidarity with the fight against Sexual Harassment and the times up movement. The big winners included francis mcdormand. Allison janney won best supporting actress for i, tonya and used her time on camera to talk about the importance of using her voice to bring awareness to social injustice. There were so many people who work tirelessly who are not in hollywood but we are just pushing the movement along and doing what we can with our voices and solidarity. Prince william and the duchess of cambridge were at the ceremonies. Coming up next, some parents and coaches are fighting back against a new bill to ban tackle football before high school in the state of california. Next we are live with a head coach in the bay area who has a hand on both sides of the issue. A group of coaches parents and former Football Players is working to stop a bill that would ban tackle football leagues until high school. They have created a twitter account and created an online petition which has collected 30,000 signatures, the bill to ban tackle football was announced last week and is meant to prevent young people from possible brain damage in the future. Joining us is Patrick Walsh the varsity football coach from the state Champion High School football team. Welcome patrick. It is called safe youth football, as a parent i am not on board, i feel this is a parental decision where are you . I am on both sides of the fence, i am the head coach of a prominent high school in the bay area and also cofounder of a youth flag football league. I can see the argument from both sides but i do believe tackle football for many kids including myself, i was the king of red cards in soccer i did not work out in soccer so moving to football was a great release and it was perfect. So i do see both sides. It is a dangerous sport and he leads two concussions but so do other sports. In your experience as a coach, the child in seventh or eighth grade with pads coming into your program in a better position then took someone who has never put on the pads . Not necessarily. The great athletes rise to the top and i promote kids doing multiple things. Play soccer, play flag football, do different things. Develop athleticism, and when it comes to High School Sports guys like us can train how to tackle properly how to hit properly and the athleticism will help the athlete play at a higher level. I call it the three deny rule. This question is asked all the time, when is a child ready to play football . My rule is your kid comes and says i want to play and you say no. The kid walks away doesnt come back not ready. Do it three times, by the third time if they come and say it and they are begging you to play then they are ready. You are just testing the desire. This sport is governed by desire and passion. Other tackle football leagues have made changes and adaptations to reduce the concussions or the likelihood but how well have those worked in your experience as a coach . We have had a great occurrence of winning the state championship and we never tackled to the g

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