Now, it is hot and dry. Though it is getting a bit late in the season, folks near salinas on the evidence of a scary but muchneeded preplanned controlled burn to read a high fire prone area of grass, brush and debris that could promote the destructive runway wildfires. We are looking at doing statewide, increasing when possible, the areas that we do burns. I believe this last year, we have done approximately 15 to 20,000 acres of burns. The bulk of those are occurring on private lands. Reporter experts say much more is needed. We are trying to come up to about 250,000 or 200,000 acres in california over the next 5 years. Arendt as canyon road was closed most of the day as it will be each day this week to clear as much brush as possible from under big trees. The lowlying stuff is what can allow fire to reach the crowns of big keys trees, finally, the state has provided major funding. 200 million per year are available for Forest Restoration and prescribed fire. Those kinds of numbers never existed in california. Reporter this afternoon, about 3 dozen people from 13 countries involved in International Disaster management came to see what california is doing in wildfire disaster mitigation. We are basically showing them systems as well as the National IncidentManagement System so we are basically showcasing the u. S. System of disaster response. Reporter this at a time when both massive brush clearing projects and prescribed burns are being ramped up tremendously to avoid repeats of Previous Epic firestorms. With the magnifiers weve been having, all of the various fires over the last three years, we have to. And we need to do fuel mitigation work and create these fuel brakes so Fire Suppression personnel have a chance and so do the citizens to get out alive. Reporter get this. To compare, florida controlled burns more than 1 million acres each year which is seriously reduced the number of fires there. We dont do much more than 20 or 30,000. Tom vacar, ktvu fox2 news. Starting today, people affected by the devastating wildfires in both 2017 and 2018 can file claims to Housing Assistance and other costs of immediate needs following those fires from pg e. They can file claims online through pg es wildfire assistance program. Back in may, a federal judge overseeing the utilitys bankruptcy case approve 105 million to provide relief for people who lost property and other items during the fires. The fund covers victims of a series of fires including the camp, tubs and fires. An suv caught fire after colliding with a vta bus in san jose. Authorities say everyone in the suv got out safely before the fire started and no one on board the bus suffered injuries. The eastbound lane 22 was servicing capital expressway and the east bay Transit Center. Several areas were rerouted. Crash happened at king road and cunningham avenue just before 2 pm today. Fentanyl exposure sent Police Officers to a hospital this morning. 3 officers were processing evidence in los altos when they were exposed to a powerful synthetic opioid. Two did not show symptoms but the third reporting feeling ill. That officer was taken to the hospital. Emergency crews isolated the fentanyl and quarantine the area. Fentanyl is an extraordinarily strong opiate. It can cause respiratory depression really rapidly. I believe nationwide it is becoming more common we seem to be getting a lot of updates in training and things bringing this to the forefront. Police tell us the officer felt lightheaded but never lost consciousness. He was taken to the hospital as a precaution. New information in the case of a lyft driver accused of an intoxicated woman over the weekend. Police say he picked the woman up outside a bar in san mateo. Crime reporter, henry lee tells us, the suspect has no criminal history. No record, no prior contact with law enforcement. Reporter ; teo county d. A. Steve says that is why passed a background check and got hired as a driver for lyft. Now, tonye kolokolo is charged with picking up a woman outside a bar and her at his home. He took advantage to a woman who was unconscious due to drinking and her. Reporter it started late friday night when the victim and a friend got inside a suspects car outside the swinging boor, a bar in san mateo. She was intoxicated and then dropped off her friend in South San Francisco first and then she did not go home. Reporter instead, investigators say tonye kolokolo took her to his home in tracy. He sexually assaulted her. She was unconscious of the act. She woke up and has no memory of anything having occurred. Reporter tonye kolokolo denied any wrongdoing to investigators. He was saying that it was consensual. Reporter there have been many other cases in the bay area in which women who had been drinking did the right thing by not driving, only to be sexually assaulted by both real and fake rideshare drivers. There are concerns. What is the best thing one can do . Number 1 is if you have a friend, stay with them because you just dont know. The charges are kidnapping and and bail is set for 500,000. Henry lee, ktvu fox2 news. Flames shot out of a Clothing Store in oakland today just before 11 30 on farnam street one block north of international boulevard. It is not far from the Fruitvale Bart station. A viewer sent us this video of flames shooting into the sky from the roof of the building. The two alarm fire spread to neighboring units but crews quickly put it out. One firefighter suffered minor injuries. At this time, it is not known where the fire started or how it began. The Trump Administration rolled out a new rule today that critics say makes it tougher for legal immigrants to become citizens. As ray bogan reports, the administration believes the rule promotes personal responsibility. Reporter in just over two months, the new regulation will go into effect. While the Trump Administration says it will save taxpayers money, critics say it punishes immigrants who need help the most. The more than 800 page rule published in the federal register specifies that legal immigrants decrease their chances of becoming permanent residents if they are deemed too dependent on the government for support. This includes receiving food stands, medicaid or housing subsidies. Resident Trump Administration is reinforcing the ideals of selfsufficiency and personal responsibility. Reporter the department of Homeland Security says it has revised the rule to ensure that rely on their own capabilities as well as the resources of the families, sponsors or private organizations. You need to stand on your own two feet and support yourself. Reporter the National Immigration law center will challenge the ruling court right it will have a dire humanitarian impact forcing some families to forgo critical lifesaving healthcare and nutrition. The damage will be felt for decades to come. During her weekend trip to south america, nancy pelosi criticized the Trump Administrations immigration policies, particularly separating Migrant Children from their parents. The challenges the conscience of america undermines the character of who we are and it has no place, in our country or in our hearts. Reporter since last september when the public charger was first announced, more than 200,000 Public Comments have been received online, the majority critical of the new policy. In washington, ray building, fox news. South bay congresswoman anna s2 joined officials today to speak out against the treatment of children and families in Detention Centers along the u. S. Mexico border. They were out in front of the county government building in san jose using the jewish day of warning is a foundation of what they are calling a broader spiritual resistance in solidarity with immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. They say they are protesting what they say are cruel practices driven by zeno phobia and hatred in this country. This is an enormous amount of sorrow in the community. Gilroy, el paso, dayton. And massacres. That comes right next to those 3, the violence in our country. The rise of hate crimes. Reporter dozens of similar events have took place across the country. The Basketball Team has not had a home game and 5 years. The homecoming dance was at the middle school. The senior breakfast at the church, we took s. A. T. Tests at the library across the street. Not anymore. The east bay city that is celebrating heading back to school next week. Plus Silicon Valley waiting for the federal government when it comes to gun violence. The new proposal that will require all gun owners to carry Liability Insurance. Plus a new Pilot Program underway in San Francisco to keep some public bathrooms open 24 7 so you have someplace to go when you have to go. We are looking into the weather. It is getting hotter out there. You will notice this week highs are warmer than we have seen for a while. You back here. music throughout a proposal to address gun violence in san jose. Mayor sam ricardo announced he wants the city to require all owners to carry Liability Insurance. This would be a first of its kind ordinance. Jesse gary tells us what the mayor thinks that it would do. We are in the heart of Silicon Valley. Innovation starts here. We know that this is a crisis that is crying out for many solutions. The cries were loudest after the shooting july 28. Allegedly gunman opened fire with an Assault Rifle killing three and wounding more than a dozen people. The mayor seeks to mandate all gun owners to purchase Liability Insurance for their fire alarm firearm or pay a fee. Its tire time for the entire public to stop paying that enforcement industry and those who participate to bear the cost. He also proposes a gun and ammunition sales tax to fund safety classes, a consent law allowing parents to give the okay for police or deputies to search a juvenile, and a cash reward them for anyone reporting illegal gun possessions. Support has started to trickle in. Once at the congressman tweeted the cost of gun violence is too high. If you need to have insurance to drive an automobile and follow safety guidelines, why shouldnt you need insurance to operate and keep a gun safely . Critics fear the proposed step is the next step in an effort to squelch gun ownership. This could be seen by gunowners doing everything legally, as a punishment. The National Rifle association went one step further saying in a statement criminals are already ignoring californias more than 800 gun laws. Is doubtful many of them would rush out and get Liability Insurance. This is another tax on law abiding gun owners. This proposal by focusing on Harm Reduction enables americans to exercise Second Amendment rights but to do so any sensible way. He will submit his proposal and if three of five members vote in favor the city will do a nexus study to cement the link between rising costs and gun violence. Outside San Jose City hall im jesse gary, ktvu fox2 news. As the trade war between us and china drags on some guess that it could send the economy into recessions. All three indexes close like lower. The s p was off 36. Earlier today i was joined by financial expert james make bride who explained now is not the time to panic. 100 points is a big number but a small percentage like the dow was down 1. 5 today. S p and nasdaq 1. 2 . You hit on the key question what is the most important thing . The most important is investing time in the market, and art not market timing. Trump says hes not yet ready to make a deal so experts warned we may still see in uncertainly uncertainty. A on imports is set to go into expect. A goal to get human waste off of the streets. The city has launched a Pilot Program to make bathrooms available around the clock. We are in the Castro District where one of those socalled pitstops will be open for a few months. The aim is to make the street safer and cleaner with everyone. The city will be keeping this bathroom and to others in the city open 24 seven. The reputation for iconic scenery has taken a hit with widespread reports of human waste on city streets. San francisco had more than two dozen public bathrooms dotted throughout the city but until now none of them stayed open after 10 00. The Public Works Department says three will be open 24 seven to make sure someone have has a place to go. Normallywill be be doing this pilot but extending hours on some of the other ones that we have. The restrooms will be cleaned and monitored with two team members on duty for safety. They were chosen carefully, one on tenderloin, one south of market and one close to nightlife and afterhours a nobody. Bars, there are a lot of people who hang out in the streets late in the evenings. One from the tenderloin district says for too long people have had to step over and around human waste. We have a human feces problem because people do not have toilets particularly at nighttime. We are going to be able with this pilot, to demonstrate the need for Public Access to restaurants restrooms at any time of day. There will be a flash count to see what often houston and at what time they are used and to figure out how best to staff them when the pilot is over. Based on the number of flashes and what time, we are hopeful to get quite a bit of information to be able to determine whether this should continue or whether we should try other locations. They will really go where the data takes them and if it shows there are no need for pitstops in the Early Morning baby shirt they will cut it back to make sure it is staffed when being used. They are in the process of procuring seven new pitstops and are hoping to have those in place by the end of the year. Ktvu fox2 news. Christian just wondering. They said they will have people monitoring at night but during the day what would be to keep someone from going in there to sleep or shooting up or doing whatever . They are monitored 24 seven. You may be able to see around the corner there is a gentleman in a black and Yellow Jersey one of the City Team Members who helps staff the area and make sure it is cleaned out properly, making sure when people goes in at a time they are also here to make sure that people here to use the restroom is safe as well. One says what if i get trapped inside . And he says i am there for your safety. Christian, thank you. Looking around outside temperatures did not warmup. Look at the air quality. Looks pretty good. You can see here the air looks good but by tomorrow it will deteriorate. Brown on the hill certainly and its going to stick around for the next foreseeable future as we dont see rain coming for a long time. No fog at the coast. 20 mile an hour wind but the fog is staying clear. Forecast highs for tomorrow,o, creek. We will see some mid and upper 90s as well. San rafael 89 degrees tomorrow. Oakland 81. Look at San Francisco. Tomorrow will be a warm day with temperatures running certainly longer than weve seen, and we will see multiple days of heat. Didnt mean to do that but i want to show you this. See the heat in the central part of the country . This says heat advisory and tens of millions of people live in this area. These are heat advisories and warnings. They will have problems with just the sheer heat. For us we will see heat issues and they will be higher temperatures, lower humidity, and the fog as well away from us so the influence of that in the marine layer will not be back. We will not see it in earnest until the weekend. San francisco, the avenues, you can see clear out there right now. The fog will come back and it will be a dense ride to the coast. Temperatures are running ahead of where they were last time. 6 degrees warmer in livermore, 8 degrees in santa rosa, so 94 in San Francisco santa rosa. 91 in nevada. Those our current temperatures running pretty darn warm and running ahead of schedule where they were last night. The golden gate ridge, no fog right now but we are expecting fog to return. Its going to be a hot one the next few days and when i come back we will talk all about that. Jeffrey epstein dead due to likely suicide. The investigation into the prison where he was found dead and six trafficking allegations are not over yet. Coming up, actor danny glover joins the debate over a controversial mural at a San Francisco high school. What he says about plans to remove it and his ties to the issue. A fourlegged member of the district attorneys office. This dog named bear and how he will help the crime system. We are here to discuss jessies online time. And out of respect, we will let you make the first offer. Thirty minutes. Thirty minutes . Objection overruled. One hour. Sweeten the deal by doing the dishes and ill consider it. I wouldnt do it. I hate the dishes. 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