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KTVU KTVU FOX 2 News At Noon July 12, 2024

Going back and forth, there will be plexiglass tonight and social distancing tonight. We have more from what we can expect from utah. Were hours away from the first and only president ial debate. It will be an exciting night and one highly and faced. During a election year, it wouldnt draw a big audience. This year, all eyes are on Vice President mike pence and senator Kamala Harris. The president has covid19 and joe biden is 77 years old. Topics could include the economy, health care and the supreme court. A big focus will be on covid 19. Not only will the stage be different with plexiglass and 12 feet of space between the two. The pressure is on for the Vice President mike pence will have to talk about the handling of the pandemic. He will put harris in the hot seat too. He could push her on changing her stance on the green new deal. He may try to separate her from joe biden. Dont expect this to be as chaotic as the first debate. He said given the temperament it will be different. Mike pence is a low key guy, he wont be screaming, thats not way he works and dont look for Kamala Harris will be in prosecutorial mode where shes taking apart somebody and shell look at the camera, the American People like joe biden did and try to ignore the noise. And were going to have coverage leading up to the president ial debate on ktvu starting at 4 00 this afternoon and at 6 00, you can watch it right here on ktvu or you can stream it live on ktvu. Com. President trump will make a full recovery from the coronavirus that according to the doctor, their vital signs are good and theyre not experiencing any covid19 19 symptoms. They did not release any new video updates. And joe biden said hes not going to debate President Trump next week if the president has not tested negative by the virus back then. Steven miller is self isolating after testing positive. Two white house members have tested positive for the staff and the coast guard charles ray has covid19 and that has some top military leaders including the joint chief of staff testify quarantining. Its a bipartisan back and forth on how much money to spend on covid19 relief. President trump is offering a deal hours after breaking off negotiations and a stimulus is possible, but the timing will be tricky for capitol hill. If theres more from washington. A possible olive branch from President Trump that could lead to more stimulus vending. The president called up and he offered House Speaker nancy employeesy a trade package. She was unwilling to lower her demand for 4. 3 trillion. The speaker said all spend something corrected to the coronavirus. To compensate states for the outlays to what they paid to address the virus and it also addresses the revenue lost that they have had. So, its only connected to that. Then hours later, a shift in tone from the president , tweeting, if i have a stand alone bill for stimulus checks, theyll go out to the great people immediately. He suggested smaller bills including billions for online payroll support and Small Businesses which the fed says is desperately needed. It will lead to a weak recovery creating hardship for businesses. Theyre watching anxiously, hoping lawmakers can cut a deal prior to the election. Certain outcomes affect us all, in membership tally, physically, you see, obviously, the effects in the marketplace and its hard for all of us. Its hard to plan ahead. The president is asking for 160 billion for these smaller stimulus payments which can be paid for the Administration Says with the c. A. R. E. S. Act funds which can be used. You can see from this life live look at the dow that stocks are recovering. We were under water by not quite this much, but still this time yesterday and here we are, the dodges is going strong for the entire session. Up more than 2 full Percentage Points gaining 560 points and the s p is up by 2 full Percentage Points and the nasdaq as well. Alameda county, theyre out on the picket lines right now. Nurses, including Highland Hospital in the city of oakland. Annaly race must joins us mornings on 2, this is not about money here. Its not about pay. Its about safety concerns among other things that they have for themselves and patients especially in the middle of this covid19 pandemic. Are you hear with me today, make some noise. Hundreds of workers rallied outside oaklands hospital this morning, theyre some of 39,000 nurses and administrative staff and Food Service Workers who work for the Health System hospitals. Thats lack of trust between Hospital Management and Front Line Health Care workers. Were fighting because our system is understaffed and underfunded. This hospital has been understaffed for quite a while now. For multiple years now, its been back and forth, administration is up in here, theyre not supporting the workers and they are not making sure the resources have what they need to protect themselves. John george Psychiatric Hospital and others started a fiveday unfair practices strike. There were covid19 safety procedures. Health care workers have not been tested for covid on a regular basis. We were tested for when they were mom particular. We want to stay safe so that we can keep all of our communities safe. They want the Alameda County hospitals to run the hospitals rather than the board of trustees. Were talking about dismantling the board of trustees and putting Public Health run by Public Health to get the county representatives that we elect. While were disappointed that the unions called this strike at a time when there are extraordinary strains on health care providers, we encourage them to return to the bargaining table where we can resolve the differences. The strike is expected to last for the next five days. The Hospital System said it did prepare temporary replacement staff and it will be able to provide for all other patients in the system over the next five days. Hurricane delta made planned fall on yucatan peninsula this morning. Its expected to move to the us gulf coast. Its a category 2 storm in the gulf of mexico. Delta made landfall as a category 3 storm with 110 Miles Per Hour winds. It caused damage in parts of cancun. Its expected to strengthen to a category 3 storm and could hit the louisiana coast on friday where a storm surge is expected. Still to come this noon team, we continue to have the latest and the progress crews are making it out on the front lines, napa and sonoma, we continue to see the devastation the fire has caused as more people start to turn back to their homes. Plus. The us pass as milestone of coronavirus cases as the f. D. A. Issues new guidance for vaccine developers. Ill have details coming up. Also overcast skies, cooler temperatures greeted us in the earlymorning hours. The burn off is under way for many. We have a live look at downtown oakland a, they need to win or that season is over. Meteorologist mike demiles will bring up the forecast. You have the power to know when you wake up with mornings on 2. You have the power to know when you go when you download the fox ktvu app. We continue to follow the latest development, the glass fire, and the fire has burned through 67,000 acres and its 58 contained. Crews say a shift in the weather is helping them on the front lines. Over 200 structures are burned and more are threatened. Theyre invited to attend a virtual town hall meeting to help people return to their homes. Theyll discuss plans to reopening the burn areas and how to remove debris and file insurance claims. It will be live streamed at 5 00 tonight. A recording will be on the facebook and youtube channels. A sonoma couple lost not only their home in their fire, the livelihood as well. A Family Business built everywhere selling art to Christmas Trees. Amber lee has more on how the community is stepping in to help. The shock is just, it is sort of overwhelming and its so huge. Wayne reynolds 81 and his wife grapple with whats left with their property along highway 1 outside of santa rosa in the aftermath of the glass fire, it was much more than a home. It was our life, the two artists lived and worked here for more than 3 decades. This was a gallery and studio and the kilns. Their art gallery and Christmas Tree farm. This was going to be a new Christmas Tree right here. Theyve served the community for more than three decades. A week ago sunday, they were forced to evacuate. We made our living from our pottery sculptures and tree farm. We have no income, the occupation. An occupation that started with the art as seen here as a young man. The couple bought this property to realize their dream as artists. We love each other as much as we got married and love our work since we got got started. This is what we have at home. The studio and art gallery looked like before the fire. The couple tells me insurance will cover only some of what they lost, not nearly enough for them to rebuild their business. We doesnt know, thats part of the shock and grieve. Its not only us looking at it, but our future. Thankful for the Community Support for the go fund me set up by the daughter. Were grateful for the fun we had and heartbroken for the end of it. Husband and wife are now staying indefinitely at hotels adding to their loss, they tell me is the fact they cant host the thousands of people who come in from the community to visit their Christmas Tree farm during the holiday season. In sonoma county, amber lee, ktvu fox 2 nurse. And were thinking of the people who live up in nap in and sonoma counties. Theyre the ones counting on the change and the weather the most. And the weather pattern has been changing around in favor of the fire crews and the residents up there and everyone trying to battle this fire. Temperatures have been cooling off and the moisture levels have been going up. Thats been a Nice Development in the past few days. We have dry conditions and you cant see the current conditions. Some of the sites with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. This is mount saint helena, it has a relative humidity of 4 . We have the marine layer closer to 1,000 feet. As you go above the marine layer, we have challenging conditions, its still somewhat of an improvement, quite a bit of improvement in the past few days. Heres a satellite showing you this. The fog is hanging tough near the immediate coastline. With, that its chilly along the coast, half moon bay, pacifica and a few patches moving into the bay itself. Current numbers for the 12 00 hour, look at that, its only 5 and some 60s and 70s right now for the inland spots. Heres a live camera on sfo, we have fog and haze and an arrow that continues through thursday, still lingering haze in the atmosphere. Heres the set up, this area of High Pressure is beginning to back up. The area of low pressure out in the pacific. We had high hopes this would spring a significant rainfall, but the forecast models is backing off on the amounts and the chances for the weekend. Theres still a chance by saturday. A cooler pattern and definitely clouds by friday and a chance of a shower or even a few sprinkles as we head into saturday. But, not so optimistic at least with rainfall potential with this guy. The bulk of the activity remains offshore and up to the north of the bay area and to the east. Heres the forecast models, we take this into friday, maybe some drizzle, and this is saturday morning, 8 00, the best chance of shower activity will be up along the north coast. Later in the day saturday, it could be down towards southern california. Not to completely dry, but its not the promising system we were expecting and hoping for in the bay area. Highs this afternoon, 60s, 70s and 80s. We trim back on these temperatures, coastal fog. Were cooling things off thursday and friday, and holding on to. Still to come a Public Safety state of emergency, declared by the vallejo city council. Several claims made against the Police Department. Our home was burned to the ground in the tubbs fire. The flames, the ash, it was terrifying. Thousands of family homes are destroyed in wildfires. Families are forced to move and higher property taxes are a huge problem. Prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims so families can move without a tax penalty. Nineteen will help rebuild lives. Vote yes on 19. You make my heart sing wild thing i. Think i. You know what i think . I think you owe us 48. 50. Wild thing. If you ride, you get it. Geico motorcycle. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. The former Indianapolis Police officer charged with the death of george floyd is released from a minnesota prison. He posted a cash of 1 million bond in prison. Hes charged with seconddegree murder, if third degree murder and seconddegree manslaughter in George Floyds death. His trial is set to happen march 8th. A man shot by a napa county sheriffs deputy has, now, died. Juan garcia was shot on monday near highway 221 and kaiser road. Garcia got out of his car and kept a hand behind his back, but was later found to be unarmed. The deputy was wearing a body warn camera and a video is expected to be shared with the news media and the public next week. The deputy is being paid on administrative leave while the shooting is being investigated a state of emergency is being declared by vallejo, the city council. There are a couple of reasons for this. A rise in crime and claims against the Police Department. Theyre opening the door to make reforms. 27 complaints are made by the Police Department and the city could be liable for 50 million in payouts. And they want to speed up the reforms. We face a crisis of legitimacy and trusts. Numerous internal investigations are under way. Continual resistance of reform, efforts by vallejo, the Police Officers association. The police union opposes the declaration, reform should in the be forced on Police Officers without collaboration and they insist the best way to reduce crime is attract and hire more Police Officers. And a palo alto sergeant is facing criminal charges for an arrest he made two years ago. Sergeant wayne benetis through a handcuffed man against the windshield of a vehicle. This suspect was suspected of driving without a license. They settled a 570,000 civil lawsuit over this incident. The video didnt surface until a year later. The d. A. s office said there was no need for the sergeant to toss him on to the windshield. Hes charged because he used more force than necessary. In this case, really no force was needed. The Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office says the officer charged with misdemeanors, the other is for assault and lying on a police report. His client has been punished and apologized for the assault and left the department earlier than he had planned. Prosecutors in Santa Clara County will not charge a protestor who was arrested for vandalizing the mayor of san joses home. Haley simone was arrested for vandalizing the home of san lacardo in august. The judge set her bail at 500,000, ten times the amount for a in violent vandalism charge. Yesterday during a hearing over that amount, the critics say a long time friend of the mayor overstepped his authority by setting a high bail for a william with no criminal record. She was released from jail last night and hugged her supporters after she was set free. The mayor said hes not communicated with the judge or anyone else in the courthouse and he doesnt understand why bail was set so high. The deputy of Homeland Security announced today that it has the department of Homeland Security announced today that its arrested more than 100 undocumented immigrants in cities across california. This is part of the latest ice operation and includes arrests in los angeles and san diego, and chad wolf is slamming officials in california for setting up sanctuary policies for immigrants. They accuse the local officials for playing politics at the cost of the safety of americans. Still to come this noontime, more problems at Californias Department and employments and having to make tough Financial Decisions all because of the states backlogs and claims. The announcement this afternoon from governor new some that he made a short time ago. Governor newsom announced new fights against climate change. He signed an order to protect california lands. Im here today to advance an effort to codify efforts under way in the state of california, but to advance it more formerly to establish a framework to preserve and protect 30 of the states lands to be con served in the state of california and extend that to our coastal waters as well. 30 by 30 by 2030 is the mandate and the goal. Warble the first state in the United States of america to do he signed various executive orders to further the states orders including the order banning the sale of gas vehicles by 2035. We learned a member of the staff has tested positive for covid19 and that Contact Tracing is currently under way. The Governors Office says the staff member had not interacted with the governor himself or with staff that routinely interacts with governor

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