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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 3pm August 31, 2022

Coming our way. Im tracking how long heatwave will stick alert in your alert forecast. Boosters, and when you can get a shot in the arm. Just one hour from right now, a flex alert will take effect across california. Cal iso is asking to to conserve energy from 4 009 0 from 4 009 00, due to heat and strain on the power grid. The on on that they are issuing an Emergency Alert watch that comes comes from 5 008 00 which comes comes the day before what is a predicted shortfall. We spoke with pg e and asked if you can expect Public Safety power shut off. Even though we are seeing incredibly high temperatures we look at multiple factors when calling. It is not just heat, it it includes red flag warnings, y warnings, humidity levels, winds, and multiple other factos other factors. So at this time, none are in the works. In the past hour, governor gavin newsom spoke out about this stretch of dangerous heat and how the drought impacts the power grid list. Drought means less megawatts. Megawatts. On a supply side we are challenged by these extremes , and on the demand side, not sy not surprisingly, people are turning up the ac. People underd people understand we are trying to escape the heat. We have to address that challenge and it appeared as mexico blame the heat. First meteorologist paul heggen is tracking that in petes intense heatwave on the way. Wont be able to run a fan if air conditioning. We are in this light category, because we wont have those strong winds to to elevate the fire damage. But the heat will put enough stress on the power grid. Temperaturesn temperatures between 100110 in the bay area. The Central Valley valley will be up to 115 degrees. We have an excessive heat warning has been upgraded for all inland parts of the bay. Bay area. Temperatures will be in the upper 90s in the santa clara valley, and at or above 100 in the east bay. Around the bay and along the coast, on the coast im not concerned. Around the bather may be a heat advisory with temperatures up into the 80s. We will be anywhere between 715 degrees above average, but temperatures, temperatures, 1525 degrees above average on saturday. And thats not the hottest day of holiday weekend. I have the complete forecast coming up in a a few minutes. City crews in oakland started started clearing thousands of dead and stinky fish from lake merrick today. Theyre hoping to to mitigate that bad spell. Crews are wearing protective gear, as you might imagine, out of caution, during the cleanup. O cleanup. So why so many dead fish in that area . Algae bloom is to blame. It is known as a red tide. Thats why the fish are dying. Thats why we can see see it even from a helicopter. Tens of thousands of dead fish are floating in the water, they are piled up on the shore, and they stink. The die off isnt over yet. Despite the ongoing cg ongoing cleaning the smell, we understand that will linger for quite a while. The algae continues to blame here in the heat right throughout the bay area waters. High temperatures this weekend could make all of it, the algae bloom in the scent scent of rotting fish, worse. Soon, more people will be able to get the Monkeypox Vaccine in San Francisco. Starting next tuesday, vaccine eligibility will expand to more communities considered a high risk. And people can get their second shot if its been more than an since they got there first. Vaccine supply is still very limited, so we are putting updates on line for you. We have have this repository of information anytime you want to know anything about monkeypox, go to our website, kpix. Com. And there are big covert headlines today. Californias Legislature Just extended covert covert supplemental paid sick leave until the end of the year. Year. If you are an essential worker. It had been set to expire at the end of september, so the elongated it a little bit. Meantime the fda has approved boosters that contain elements to fight against the omicron strain. The goal is to prevent a winter surge. Newly updated covert easter shots could be available in a matter of days after the fda gave authorization, wednesday. I i will be at the front of the pharmacy line getting my vaccination. Im very confident about this. Pfizer and modernas modernas updated boosters are n are known to combine components from the original vaccine with components designed to target the widely circulating variants, ba. 4 and ba. 5. We will restore the kind of protection that we had when we first saw these vaccines launched and hopefully stave off off the coming wave of covid19 predicted by scientific models. Modernas booster is for americans 18 and older. Pfizer is for those 12 and older. People could get either booster two months after receiving your last shot of the covert vaccine. The fda authorized the new formula without waiting for results from clinical trials. But Health Experts argue the process is no different than what they do for other vaccines. Vaccines. While we have little safety data it really is tested as we do it here. We think its original enough to the original9 original covid19 vaccine that it will be safe. Make the cdc still needs to sign off, but once modified boosters are available the fda says you can get them at the same time as your annual flu shot. Nancy chen, cbs news, new york. Chp is investigating a freeway shooting that left a 9yearold boy injured. It happened before 10 00 last night night on hundred 80 in oakland for two vehicles were involved. The boy was on brookdale avenue. Avenue. The female driver, also injured. She and the boy today are in stable condition. So far chp has not found a suspect or determined why the child was injured. Police are investigating a late night sexual assault. Police and the victim got off the transit on University Avenue avenue between 2 00 and 3 00, and the man sexually assaulted. Assaulted her. She had seen the suspect before on that latenight bus. We are getting new insight into the materials that were seized from former president trs President Trumps florida home and what led to the fbi search. Heres natalie brand tracking it it all from washington. In an explosive new court filing the Justice Department included this photo of classified documents some clearly marked secret and topsecret, seized in the August August 8th search of former President Trump Office Florida residents. The court filing also also spelled out a possible casr case for obstruction of justice, justice, raising questions about about the trump teams assertions that they had returned all classified material material months before the fbi search. The doj says it developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the e room, and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the governments investigation. Smacked this pleading gives details about the obstruction investigation, not only against the target of their investigation, but also as to other individuals who may have been assisting the target of their investigation. The filing came in response to the trump legal teams request for independent attorney attorney or special master to review the seized documents. A federal judge in florida has scheduled a hearing for thursday. Federal prosecutors were human argue that he imminently argue against and say say it would harm national interest. Mike the justice depat Justice Department does a good job to refute any sort of need for special master to review for for executive privilege. Smacked smacked my fatherinlaw says he he has nothing to hide he did nothing wrong. The former president said on his social media platform he de, he decent, declassified documents, but there is pushback pushback that he did not declassify the documents when they returned some of them in june, and they see president ial records do not belong to him. Natalie brand, cbs news, washington. Natalie, things. Watching your money now, august ended on a sour note, the the dow, down over 200 points, the nasdaq, and s p 500, falling falling as well. Crowds gathered in london and and paris to honor mrs. Dianas memory. Photos and flowers to kensington palace, her former home. Princess diana was 36 years old when she died in a car car crash after being chased byi by paparazzi in paris. That was when youre after her divorce from prince charles. Princes william and harry were just 15 d 12 when they lost their mother. I would like to say of course it it is mainly dressed in the shape of her sons. To share with my family and children who i wish could have met her. Every day i hope to do her proud. The princes are carrying on their Mothers Mission to help through charities that they support not only in the uk, but also in the united states. Still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on the cbs news bay area, the drought is threatening california farms, but there might be ways to repurpose the land. Its a huge day for steph curry. He got one very special piece piece of paper that made him blush and you might already know that prop 27 taxes and regulates Online Sports betting to Fund Real Solutions to the homelessness crisis. So how will that new revenue be spent . New Housing Units in all 58 counties, including permanent supportive housing, tiny homes communities, project roomkey supportive hotel units. And intensive Mental Health and addiction treatment. In short, 27 means getting people off the streets and into housing. Yes on 27. For a second straight month, Oakland Airport saw more than 1 million passengers passed throu. Passed through. This is for june june and july, so two months of data. The airport reports 90 of of prepandemic like goals, the strongest is been since the start of the pandemic. We know water is scarce in california, and some forms say they may not survive. Now theres a new program to return these lands to the wild. Here is is cbs reporter adrian moore taking a closer look. This weathered and starved cornfield is a snapshot of some of the farmland of the future. I always say we are a poster child for this issue, because we we are not doing it right. We are taking to much water out of the ground. Michael hagman is the executive director of the irrigation district. He also owns this 160 acre plot of land he could soon be paid to take out of production under the multibenefit land repurpose and and program controlled by the deponent of conservation. With those 10 million grants, regions can begin to collaboratively plan for how they want to repurpose land and begin to provide payments to farmers to voluntarily implement those repurpose in projects on their properties. Among those types of repurpose sing projects is what some experts refer to as rhe wilding are restoring land to its native habitat. Its a bold approach that could make a big dent in the drought. Studies estimate that upwards of 1 million acres of farmland are going to come out of production in the next 20 years or so. While the idea of repurposing repurposing land is taking shape shape it is showing promise of 150 miles north with the largest largest floodplain restoration project in california at this range. Received hundreds of thousands of gallons of water every single year. Goerings native vegetation julie is the president of river partners, which bob is 2100 acre former dairy ranch outside of modesto. Alfalfa and winter wheat was also grown her. Grown here. It was transformed with thousands of native grasses, shrubs, and trees. It conserves water by reducing thirsty crops into more more drought tolerant native pls native plants. But this living lab which sits at the confluence of the san joaquin and to all of the rs the rivers. Make it ask when floodplains like this one act as as a sponge, they just tickle that floodwater and let it soak into the ground so it can be used later in the dry times. After more than a decade of work and millions in funding, dos rios has also restored a booming ecosystem. Michael hagman is embracing the shift, g shift, knowing it can ensure land viability for future gener. Future generations. That was adrian moore reporting. The story is part of a special weve been working on with cbs news stations all across the state of california, its called parched, californias water crisis. Tomorrow at 7 00 p. M. , find out why this drug is unlike any oths any others, and how you can be prepared. Time for look at our forecast forecast with paul heggen. 7 00 tomorrow, you can check out all the work that went into it. We have heat in store. The trend is going to begin tomorrow, but the dangerous heat doesnt arrive until we get into the labor day weekend. Saturday, sunday, and monday, are going to bring extreme heat, and temperatures around the bay are going to be well above average as well. Anyone without air conditioning will be subject to those hot temperatures. Use caution over the next few days. Temperatures will be well into the 90s, but then we are at or above 100 degrees, saturday, sunday, monday, and tuesday, and and heat is a cumulative fret t. Fret threat. It just wears you pl it okwey will brie our quality our quality, also a concern mostly in the moderate category, category, once again, across the the entire bay area. We are mostly going to be in the moderate categories into the weekend as well. Just not enough enough of an air mass change to take what itll surface is a grand follow. Hayes is on the horizon as we look to the east. Temperatures are close to normal normal for one more day. The hotspots are in the low 90s, thats not that far above average for the last day of august. The cool spot is in San Francisco and oakland, 60s and 70s, pretty close to normal for the last day of august. Temperatures tonight, dropping down to normal. Even guess we are going to heat up that much tomorrow, upper 50s to 60. Temperatures on thursday are going to be 36 degrees above average around the bay, 812 des 812 degrees above average further inland. Temperatures along the coast will still be in in the mid60s. Lucky you. 80s, now the peninsula, and the bay at or above 90 degrees as you go go inland, go from 90 to 99 in morgan hill in gilroy. Temperatures inland and the east east bay, a mix of upper 90s and and low 100s appearing on the map especially as a go far inland in contra costa and solano counties. Temperatures around the bay again above normal but reasonable. Upper 70s 70s and low 80s for most of the east bay with temperatures north north of the golden gate if you mix of mid to upper 80s, but moy but mostly 90s. A few spots are reaching the 90s, and there will will be more triple digits. Lets take a look at the heat risk which has been in the low to moderate category, which means only the most sensitive folks will have Heat Related Health issues. Tomorrow, much more of the bay area shaded and moderate, and a few locations as as a high risk, meaning even the the general population. If youre not careful you can get heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Stroke. We will see more of that that into the hottest days, especially sunday and monday. Those are the hottest two days, but it does appear to be a hot stretch of weather. The lower bay should reach around low to mid 80s. On the coast again, lucky you, execute will top out in the upper 60s and low 70s while the rest of the bay area will be cooking. Reed . H curry is now officiallyoffio his diploma. Steph curry could be seen tearing up during the cerey the ceremony, and you can hear the crowd cheering as well. Big day for him. He was also inducted into the School Athletics hall of fame and had his College Jersey retired. Congratulations. Still ahead who the bay area will be well red on the newest season of the hit cbs reality show, survivor. Thes the 18castaways were announced and three of them have ties right where we live. 22yearold 22yearold dwight moore is a graduate student from palo alto. Alto. Hes currently living in tennessee. Then theres 29yearold Justine Brennan from from sunnyvale. She works in cybersecurity sales, and now lives in marina del rey. And 24yearold janine yung is living in San Francisco, originally from massachusetts. They will compete in fiji for the 1 million grand prize. The 43rd season of survivor starts with a two hour premiere on september 21st, right here on kpix 5, and of course, streaming streaming impairment plus. Good luck. Truck coming up, bengals onboard, a lot whats the difference between prop 26 and prop 27 . 26 . Not one dime to get people off the streets and into housing 27 generates hundreds of million to help solve homelessness. The choice is clear yes on prop 27. Whats the difference between prop 26 and prop 27 . 26 is a money grab that doesnt guarantee a cent for nongaming tribes. 27 requires 15 of all state revenues go to nongaming tribes. The choice is clear. Yes, on 27. Coming up at 5 00, fed up with breakins . We will hear from a pair of oakland siblings about what they call a cycle of crime at their businesses right next to each other. And before we go youve got to see this. Some fourlegged friends are getting ready for a new life right here in california. In fact more than 100 eagles were just flown from maryland to san diego. The coming society says someone was breeding the dogs and arranging to sell them to labs for experiments. Now instead they are just going to get medical checkups before they they are ready to be adopted out out to new families, who will love them greatly. Thats it for for kpix 5 news at 3 00. Thank you so much for watching. Cbs evening news is next, and remember, we will be ba cbs odonnell tonight, the Justice Department argues in an historic detailed filing that sensitive and top secret drowments at Donald Trumps florida resort were hidden or moved on purpose, raising the possibility of an obstruction case. For the first time, were seeing some of the top secret documents seized from the f. B. I. Search of the former president s office at tripledigit temperatures the long heat wave roasting the west this labor day weekend. Plus, the worsening water crisis in mississippi. Cbs Janet Shamlian is in jackson. Navy seal death

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