In tribute of the late senator dianne feinstein. They are lining up. They are expected to start shortly. A huge tribute, a huge outpouring, a very emotional outpouring of people who are here just wanting to get one last opportunity to thank her for her service, thank her. Many people said for all that she has done for San Francisco, for the state of california, and also for the nation and you can see right now that they are making their way down the stairs to her casket. They will be singing for a short time and then she will be escorted out of city hall onto van ness and led away. As city hall prepares for her Funeral Services tomorrow. So here live, were about to have a tremendous tribute by the San Francisco gay mens choir. We will have much more of that coming up later tonight at 730 and again at 10 00. And jen, i know those doors to city hall were supposed to close at 7 00 to the public. Do you know if there is still a long line . Would they keep the doors open another 30 minutes, another hour, possibly. We you know, you would think that they would want to try and accommodate people who came from around the bay area, really not just here in San Francisco, but they are all also on a very tight timeline. They have a lot of preparation. Some dignitaries who are coming tomorrow. And we understand and as you may have heard, that they are not going to have that open again to the public because of security reasons. So a lot of preparations that are going to be going on here at city hall tonight. Mike, jana, thank you. Well, San Francisco city hall is where feinstein his career began first as a supervisor, pfizer and then the citys first female mayor before entering her groundbreaking career in the senate. Ktvu is christian captain, has more on how feinstein is being remembered. The late senator Dianne Feinsteins casket arrived at San Franciscos city hall shortly after 8 a. M. An honor guard accompanying the late senators remains. The senators family arriving shortly thereafter, asking that the cameras be turned off for a few moments as they mourned among those saying their farewells, the former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, who remembered a resolute senator feinstein, who still managed to show her gentle nature. I was thinking of the words during the night about how gentle she was, but how strategic she was. And so she she she knew her purpose and she would not be. She did things on her own terms, but she always did them with gentleness. The late senator served as the citys first woman mayor from 1978 to 1988, a seat now occupied by london breed, who reflected on the senators lasting impression on the office and the city of San Francisco. We have of, you know, had guests and people who have come up. Her statue is upstairs. Bears, flowers have been pouring in. I mean, you still feel her presence because of how actively engaged she was a procession of city workers in uniform, staff and friends of senator feinstein made their way past her casket and into the south light court where they signed condolence books working for her was just the privilege of a lifetime, she governed and thought about Public Service in a way that i dont think you see any more in politicians as those whom she mentored said, she always expected the best out of her staff and always made time for them. You know, i work for almost 20 years ago and shes been a mentor. Weve kept in touch over that entire time, checking in on my wife and my kids, sending thoughtful notes. Im always there for mentorship and advice. The general public began lining up before the doors opened at 9 a. M, saying even if they didnt personally know the late senator, she certainly had an impact on their lives. I just felt like it was my duty as a citizen to come and pay my respects because she done was so wonderful and shes truly going to be missed. You know, shes really going to be missed. I just, you know, i just really loved her and inspired her a lot. In San Francisco, christian kafton ktvu fox two news and the senator will be laid to rest tomorrow morning. As gianna mentioned earlier, the city said this afternoon that the Memorial Service will no longer be open to the public due to increased security only invited guests will have access to the service , as feinstein was instrumental in getting San Franciscos fleet week started when she was mayor of the city, she kicked off the very first celebration back in 1981, and over the years, senator feinstein was a staple at the festivities. This years fleet week is formally being dedicated to the late senator with the blue angels paying tribute to feinstein during their performances. This coming weekend. And be sure to join us tomorrow as the bay area and the nation bids a final farewell to the late senator feinstein. Well have coverage beginning at noon tomorrow. So then we will continue our coverage with the Memorial Service beginning at 1 00. And you can find more coverage on the late senator on our website, ktvu. Com. And on the ktvu news app. 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees have walked off the job nationwide. The employees are demanding higher wages and better working conditions. Ktvu is Cristina Rendon spoke to some Health Care Workers who walked the picket line today. The picket line caught the publics attention. Workers striking outside kaiser and walnut creek showed up in force with drums, signs and their voices. The biggest thing is, is making sure that our patients are well taken care of and getting the care they deserve. From san jose in santa clara to fremont and south San Francisco, ktvu saw hundreds of employees at each location wednesday morning, marking day one of a three day strike over what they say is unfair labor practices and unsafe staffing levels. Were constantly short staffed and were constantly having to close rooms, so theres times where theres not enough staff to fill in all the operating rooms. So then we delay it. So its delayed patient care. The staffing crisis is very serious and i have to listen to them tell me they think theyre going to lose a foot. They think they have diabetes or they think theyre going to die before a patient, before theyre able to see a doctor. Its really sad. And they say the staffing crisis worsened after the pandemic. Many people left the medical field. All of us frontline workers kept coming to our executives and letting them know we need these positions backfilled. We need them filled again. But they were not listening to us. A spokesperson for Kaiser Permanente says management and Coalition Union representatives are still at the bargaining table with progress made and some agreements reached on several specific proposals late tuesday. Kaiser says, quote, we remain committed to reaching a new agreement that continues to provide our employees with market leading wages excellent benefits, generous Retirement Income plans and valuable professional development opportunities. Thats the problem is that they waited almost to the final hour to start bargaining in good faith. This is the largest Health Care Workers strike in us history, with 75,000 kaiser employees picketing outside hospitals and facilities across the us, including colorado, washington, oregon, maryland, virginia and washington, dc. Kaiser is based in oakland with mayor shengtao telling ktvu shes hopeful an agreement will be reached. I totally respect the workers rights to make sure that they have a voice and to bargain in good faith and i continue to encourage that both sides come together and have those conversations and then find a resolution. Im very hopeful because i want my patients taken care of. Late today, kaiser updated us on their offers to date to address the unions priorities, including across the board wage increases in all markets over the next four years. Theyre also offering minimum wages of 23 an hour in california and 21 an hour in markets outside of california. And they say they will continue to enhance the existing Health Benefits and Retirement Income plans if the strike goes all three days. It would end saturday at 6 a. M. Now, some non urgent appointments and procedures may have to be rescheduled, but were told hospitals and Emergency Rooms will remain open in walnut creek. Christina rendon, ktvu, fox two news. The state of california has now settled a lawsuit three years after chp officers shot and killed eric salgado and injured his pregnant girlfriend and now his family wants the da to charge the officers who killed him. The chp will pay salgados family 7 million. The 23 year old was killed by chp officers during an attempted traffic stop in june of 2020. Officers say he was driving a stolen car in oakland. Investigators say he drove the car in the direction of the officers who then opened fire, striking him multiple times. His family Attorney Says he was trying to flee the scene. Both of the people were unarmed. Most of the shots came from the back, which indicates to me that they didnt want him to get away, not that he was a threat to them. His girlfriend was seriously injured and her unborn child did not survive. Salgados sister says she wants Alameda County counties da pamela price to file charges against the officers involved. And i think all officers involved in my brothers killing or murder should be held accountable. So, you know, have optimism. Im going to keep fighting whenever, you know, i literally feel like i have no choice. Last year, former District AttorneyNancy Omalley found the chp officers did not break the law when they fired into the car for salgado. Sister says they will be planning another rally to try to get the case back on the radar of the District Attorney and state attorney general rob bonta. Coming up, another horse dies at golden gate fields, bringing the total number of horse deaths to five in just the last two weeks. What we know now about the cause of death also had the violation that landed Stanford University, a fine of almost 2 million. And a Beautiful Day today. Temperatures got into the 90s, low 90s in some spots. Well look into what you can expect over the next couple of days. So the winter season a couple of months away but bay area water agencies still enjoying what last winter did for our reservoirs and heres a quick check right now of the wednesday evening commute. This is a look at interstate 80. You can see the lanes in the commute direction heading there toward berkeley and emeryville. Slow going there on this wednesday evening. Youre watching ktvu news at six. Well be right back reported the death today. State documents show the two year old gelding died today after suffering a musculoskeletal incident. This is the 13th racehorse to die at golden gate fields. So far this year, five students were shot at a college in maryland. Police say the shooting at Morgan State University in baltimore unfold ended outside of a crowded homecoming celebration around 9 30 p. M. Local time of the five people shot, four of them are students. So far, no arrests have been made. Classes were canceled today while police investigated just days or one day after being removed as House Speaker in an historic vote. The race to replace Kevin Mccarthy is heating up, as foxs mike emanuel tells us, several lawmakers are already in the running, hoping to become the next speaker of the house. With Kevin Mccarthy out, the race is on to succeed him and time is of the essence. With all house business paralyzed until a new speaker is selected. We just need a strong speaker, a strong leader, and we need to do the work of the american people. House judiciary chair jim jordan is the first to throw his name into the ring. The republican from ohio could face an uphill battle getting support from more moderate lawmakers. In his letter asking for support, he pleaded for unity, writing, quote, we can focus on the changes that improve the country and unite us in offering real solutions. But no matter what we do, we must do it together. Also entering whats expected to be a competitive race to the speakership. House majority leader steve scalise. The louisiana lawmaker drawing on his 2017 shooting during a congressional baseball practice to drum up support. Quote, god already gave me another chance at life. I believe we were all put here for a purpose. This next chapter wont be easy, but i know what it takes to fight. Matt gaetz, the Florida Republican who instigated mccarthys ouster, claims hed be fine with either of them. There would be no question that the house of representatives and the republican conference was in a stronger position than we were under the former speaker. President biden also weighing in on the congressional chaos, saying Congress Needs to focus on getting work done, including funding the government. We reached an agreement over the weekend. We cannot and should not again be faced with 11th hour decision House Republicans are expected to start voting for a new leader next week in washington, mike emanuel, fox news as the new acting speaker of the house, republican Patrick Mchenry of North Carolina has ordered former Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of her small office in the capitol building. Pelosi also has a Larger Office in another building, former democratic majority leader congressman steny hoyer was also asked to leave his capitol office. Pelosi said in a statement that she is currently unable to get her belongings because she is in San Francisco. For Diane Feinsteins funeral and the former speaker added this eviction is a sharp departure from tradition. Office space doesnt matter to me, but it seems to be important to them now that the new Republican Leadership has settled this important matter. Lets hope they get to work on whats truly important for the american people. New at six Stanford University will pay a nearly 2 million fine to resolve a dispute with the us Justice Department. The government accused stanford of violating federal law by not disclosing funding that faculty members were receiving from abroad. And the Justice Department says stanford knowingly failed to disclose current and pending foreign funding on 16 federal grant applications. 11 stanford researchers had received or were expecting to receive Foreign Research funding. President biden said today he will cancel 9 billion in student debt. The president made the announcement this morning at the white house. He says student debt will relief will be available for 125,000 americans. The move is a result of his administrations fixes to a number of programs, including the income driven repayment plans and Public Service loan forgiveness. Thats now the most generous Repayment Program ever. Under this plan, no one with an undergraduate loan today or in the future, whether at a Community College or a four year college, will have to pay more than 5 of their Discretionary Income to repay these loans. Todays announcement means that in total, 3. 6 million borrowers will have had 127 billion in debt wiped out since the president took office. Layoff notices went out today at facebooks parent company, meta in unspecified number of workers were reportedly laid off from metas reality labs division. The menlo park based company has been in the months long process of reducing its workforce. Ceo Mark Zuckerberg said back in march that completing the companys roughly 21,000 job reductions may take through the end of the year. San francisco based streaming platform twitch is laying off more employees. The amazon owned company has not released how many will be released this comes after 400 employees were cut in march. There are reports the layoffs are limited to the Customer Experience group. California water officials are calling this a miracle. Water year. Heres a look now at the lexington reservoir in los gatos, which is at more than 200 of normal over all reservoirs are filled to 128 of their historical average. The water year that ended saturday will go down as one of the wettest in recorded state history. Its welcome news for our state, which has spent most of the past 15 years in a deep drought. All right. And if you live in california, if youve lived here any amount of time, you know thats the game, right . It goes dry for a long time and then it goes wet, then it goes dry. Sometimes its too wet. Too dry. Its how its always been. If you read history books back into the 1700s, they talk about the same pattern. So, yeah, we were lucky. We got all that rain and gets a bunch of rain this winter as well. But its a variable climate man, so just get used to it and we have to adjust and conserve water, all that things. Well talk about that later. These are the highs from today. Low 90s, even some almost mid 90s in those inland spots. Kind of out towards davis and sacramento valley. Temperature