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KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 4pm June 2, 2017

A pair of sunglasses, close, and blood smears, cement. Remnants of a brawl that took place just after 2 00 this morning. The victim into an altercation with a couple suspects. Became a physical altercation. Reporter a 33 yearold, matthew bate, got into an altercation where he was transported to a hospital and later died. Police came in at 2 51. Reporter he was awakened by officers. They were banging on the door. We said what . Why . We opened the door and they look at us. They moved along. Reporter investigators are looking at what i did to the death. Their questioning two men. Andrew was also staying at the hotel last night. Its not like it doesnt happen at every big city. Reporter police are asking anyone who may have shot cell phone video to step forward. The medical examiner both debate how matthew bate died. Was he had a bar before he came to the hotel and which are it was . We learned he was a chemist in darwin in australia. Today marks six month since the devastating ghostship fire.  the fire broke out december 2 at the ghostship warehouse. You can see from sky fox pet and out remnants are still standing. The fire claimed the lives of 36 people who attended the concert making it the deadliest fire in california history. Steps the city is taking to try to prevent another tragedy like the ghostship fire. We have had a alta Disciplinary Team with outside expert and then several working groups have spun off of it. Everyone comes into my office every two weeks to give me progress reports. We have gotten a lot done in these six months. The mayor said theyre looking at ways to triple the number of fire inspectors. Technology is critical in the future. Her administration wants tita systems in which city departments can share information as well as provide information to crews in the field. Went to we want to know the impact in that neighborhood. As you can see, there are still remains. Reporter the burned out shell of the ghostship still sits here. Those who live and work in this area say things have changed. Memorial and messages of farewell still sit outside of what is left of the ghos tship warehouse. Questions were raised about fire safety and hazards in the building. Just down the street, acme fire extinguish company. They sell and repair extinguishers. After the ghost ship fire, sales jumped because of concerns about fire safety. It was good for our business because it brought it to the forefront because they saw news coverage. They started thinking of their own situations. Property owners are now compliant with taking care of extinguishers and fire escapes. Reporter plus some stores have reopened, others are missed misplaced. The attention on safety means their deaths wont be in vain. I feel it leaves nostalgia and thats their lives will always be remembered for the art and have people didnt know what was going on. Is so sad but it gives us a beacon of hope. I hope the safety rules have gotten better. So next time, it wont happen. To prevent things like this happening. Reporter as lawyers begin the legal fight as to who was to blame, some residents think there isnt anyone that is liable. The other way i think it, accidents as accidents. Instead of trying to find out guilty people, it is an accident. Reporter accident or not, residents want to honor the memory of these victims. They hope Safety Improvement will prevent Something Like this happening again. The warehouse is behind you. Will that come down . Reporter we think it that will be the ultimate goal. There is a lot of litigation going on right now. Things look as they had since the fire. Not to the fallout from President Trumps announcement that he is pulling the us to the pairs climate agreement. The white house is defending the move today as critics are saying people keep doing their part to fight global warming. Reporter the white house continuing to defend its exit from the Global Climate agreement as the president gets in earful from critics opposed to the move. The white house dispatching the head of the Environmental Protection agency to defend the president s decision to exit the paris claimant packed. Focused on one key issue. Is paris good or bad for this country . The president tonight determined our focus there. Reporter epa secretary and sean spicer repeatedly dodging the question does the president believe Climate Change is a hoax . I havent had an opportunity to have that discussion. Reporter the response has been harsh from mayors and governors and even President Trumps replacement, arnold schwarzenegger. One man cant stop our claim energy revolution. One man cant go back in time. Reporter the administration is taking the travel ban fight to the Supreme Court asking it to reinstate the president s controversial order. Mike pence said his confident the high court will come down on the administrations side. They will recognize the right of the president and the constitution and statutes of the country to control immigration in a way that puts the security of the country first. Reporter President Trump ignoring the backlash and focus on his legislative agenda signing to new bills in law in support of the Law Enforcement community. For more and the environmental impact, i am joined by greg dalton. Thank you for joining us. We want to start with what this means for california. We have our own regulations in place in terms of the environment, right . Right. Jerry brown is going faster and california policy. With a 2 Renewable Energy and pushed to go to 100. It strengthens resolve to do more and go faster and further. To show that california is a leader. It seems we will be okay. What about other cities. Southern florida, the republican congressman is very concerned. We should be concerned in california. The melting glaciers in west antarctica will have a effect on california because of the way the earth protest. The way they with rotates. I drove over here. Are some of the port. You flush a toilet in oakland and it goes into the bay. There is a lot of risk we need to be thinking about. Sealevel rise, this is five or 10 years . Or 20 through 100 years . We dont know. It is accelerating. What happened in the past doesnt predict. Its also things we love. It is affecting chocolate. Coffee and where coffee is grown. Sierra nevadas having issues with getting hops for its bare. Its affecting sleep. It affects more air turbulence. We talk about wine and chocolate and sleep, these are real things. Can you say about the cities, states, and companies saying we will do our part. Do you think it will have an impact . Cities and Companies Look beyond one political cycle. Companies look at 10 through 30 years. Elon musk pulled out of the council because of this. We saw ibm make a statement. Corporations have to lead. Corporations are doing this because it makes sense for their bottom line. Exxon shareholders pressure them to do more. On the climate risk. That is wall street talking. There are Things Companies are doing because their customers and employees want it and it makes economic sense. What would you like to see from the president moving forward . I dont know there will be much happening from him. Rex tillerson was supportive of staying in paris. I think it is moving beyond one person as governor schwarzenegger said. The president seems to be out of line doing something that doesnt make rational sense. Corporations, cities, mayors, republican mayor of san diego who is said to be running for governor, he said san diego is Going Forward with its climate plan. We appreciate your time. Thank you for coming in. Investigating time on trains. We will hair from trains cussed writers. Water has been shut off. There are new concerns for a small community. The weekend is here. No fog behind me. It is it going to gets hot . We will let you know. But the way we watch it is not. So, lets do something else. Like what . Like, watch tv wherever. Whats that supposed to mean . It means, anywhere. In a car . Yep. Oof. But not like that. Like this. Oooh, family boat trip yeah. And check this, record as many shows as you want. What . What . I just got chills. I know tv, like, made for us. Finally finally. Yeah. Finally. Wait, thats way cheaper than cable. Evacuation orders have been lifted after a water main break made several free their home. Leigh martinez shows us some of the damage. Reporter neighbors described it as a raging river that sent a water and mud down the hill and into the backs of these houses. We are told in arborist and Geological Team will, to test the soil into trees. The first 911 call came in before 4 am. Homeowners were awakened by a loud thud. If they saw the Rushing Water on the side of the house. I heard a sequence of thoughts followed by a four. I wondered if there was an earthquake. Except there was no earthquake. I waited. I woke my husband and. Are we having an earthquake . About 10 minutes later the Fire Department was here and they asked us to leave our home. We have been out here for two hours waiting for the water to turn down. I just joked and said we have a riverside home. Reporter they are worried about their foundations work belmont fire and said a water easement line broke and was pushing water underneath the retention walls sending it down the hill into the homes. One homeowner discovered new cracks in the concrete wall. This is taking out a lot of dirt i our foundation. Just hope they turn it off soon. I dont know but is going to be left by the time it is done. Reporter it stopped after two hours. A Water Department official said 1000 gallons a minute were coming down the hill. They dont have to do excavation on the avenue. We are told they are looking at what damage could be behind the retention wall. If the driveway of one of the homes above the hell is compromised, and if the soil and the trees at the bottom of this hell, if they are also compromised. In belmont. Ktvu fox 2 news. Its the most important forecast of the week because it is the weekend. I just noticed it. I will stand this way. Its the most important day. It is friday. I think it is an important day. The forecast will be warmer as we head into the bay area. Today was 89 inland. It is great to hear. It is not so great there. Dallas getting hammered. They have heavy rain. Flight delays seriously all day today. Thunderstorms will continue tomorrow. The south and southeast getting hit hard. We have a nicelooking day. Not a lot of fog. Just patchy stuff. Enjoying the sunshine with highs at the coast into the low 60s. Current temperatures. Fairfield, 89. 86, livermore. Yesterday warmed up. Today warmed up further. I show you the map. Trending and whether in the season like this when you get into summer months, the trend is everything. The trend is for warmer. It will stick. Look at that shot. That is why we live here. Just leave that up. Shadows. I dont know if you got the lens claimed. That is stunning. No fog to blur that. Isnt that beautiful . That is probably one of the prettiest Golden Gate Bridge shots i have ever seen. 7 20 on the towers. No fog. It will try to return on and off this weekend. When i come back, we will talk about a slight cool down. What you can expect towards next week. I will see you back here. Of visitors to the oakland zoo can get a perspective on the ground and the entire east bay. This is a view from the top the the zoos gondola. 650 feet above sea level. It takes you to the brandnew visitor center. It is opening on it is opening to the public on monday. This will change the perception of what the oakland zoo is. For northern california. Having one of the only urban gondolas in california will be a draw to thousands of visitors. The zoo officials said the next phase of the project will open next summer. Thats when visitors can view eight news that exhibits. It will feature animal species native to our states. It is very cool. Just need a little snow. Still ahead. Looking into crime and bart trains. Two guys were surrounding me with guns. They grabbed anything they could and ran off. You will hear from the victims in which part ignored a troubling trend. Bart police have made an arrest in connection to several car breakins. Investigators said the suspect may be responsible for burglarizing 16 cars including nine at the millbrae stray shown. A car investigation there the daily bart station led to arrests. That releasing the suspects name. Robbers of all kinds are on the rise across the bart transit system. Its part of a bigger problem. They want to see major changes to improve safety. Reporter the overwhelming them majority of bart rides are on eventful. Passengers tell us that are more to there is more bart can do to keep passengers safe. Passengers on board a dublin pleasanton train pulled into the coliseum station. The passengers went who, no. Reporter a mob rushes in attacking and robbing passengers. Rusty was one of the passengers. Some of the mob turned on him. And kicking him. Trying to pry his iphone from his hand. I let go of my phone. They took my phone. Continued on for a few seconds more. And then they got off. Reporter his wife and daughter were both on board the train as well, unharmed, but traumatized. One day later he met with investigators and watched the video. Video ktvu has requested but bart has not released. You can see the mob as the train is coming in they are swarming it. Reporter he said those were warning signs that bart should have heeded. Among the most disturbing revelations was that his was just the latest in a series of mob style attacks. Their reports of armed robberies in these stations. It doesnt look like bart is even having a modest amount of protection for the people using the system and the people that work there. As soon as the train stops, the doors open, they came at me. And then they ran off. Reporter he was targeted one month. In his police report, he tells officers he was threatened by men with guns. Once they pulled into the coliseum station, the rappers attacked snatching his phone and let top impact. He said a bart Police Officer told him he wasnt the first they said it doesnt happen a lot. There has been a spike lately. Reporter is barred during up to keep passengers safe . We contend they are not. Reporter an attorney representing both men said it is part of a pattern. These snatching grabbed mob style type robberies appears to be speaking and appears to be concentrated at the coliseum bart station. Reporter according to documents, deborah 49 robberies systemwide at the beginning of 2016. That number jumped to 71 this year. When you look at the stations in oakland, the number jumped from 19 to 29. 53 increase year to year. Bart swore in their new police chief less than a week ago. Targeting mob style attacks is on his radar. About the news reports. Anytime you have an incident such as that, its a Public Safety concern. Reporter data shows only 5 of writers say they have seen an officer riding a train. Bart chief of police said one solution is redeploying officers and some writers are reporting seeing more officers on trains. That should include patrol officers in vehicles and on foot but also when the trains. Reporter rusty said he is going ahead with the planned lawsuit against bart. He said he does not want another family to go through what he has been through. He stresses he hopes bart heres his message. I dont want to see it fail. To succeed, it has to be safe. Reporter bart has established a task force to crack down on his mom style robberies. We are hoping this is just the beginning of their property with part. I said i would like to sit down with the police chief. He said he would be open to that meeting. He said he wants bart to be safe for everyone. If you have faith tip, we went to hear from you. You can call the number you see on your screen. The month of may saw weaker jobs. Is it enough to keep the feds from raising Interest Rates . We will sit down with a Financial Advisor to discuss. A comedy festival is taking place in San Francisco. But the way we watch it is not. So, lets do something else. Like what . Like, watch tv wherever. Whats that supposed to mean . It means, anywhere. In a car . Yep. Oof. But not like that. Like this. Oooh, family boat trip yeah. And check this, record as many shows as you want. What . What . I just got chills. I know tv, like, made for us. Finally finally. Yeah. Finally. Wait, thats way cheaper than cable. With the recent terror attacks, security at festivals across the country are being heaped up. That includes a comedy festival taking over San Franciscos Civic Center Plaza. I spoke with officials about security measures being put into place. Given San Franciscos rich history of comedy, it was a no brainer to transform Civic Center Plaza into the first ever to loss of colossal cluster fest. We want to provide something for people that doesnt exist anywhere. Reporter it will be an immersive experience. Have food and beer at paddies pub or hang out in a replica set of Jerry Seinfelds apartment. More than 20,000 people are expect it to attend. This is a modest operation. Reporter the event will be staffed by three private security companies. San Francisco Police also. There will be Police Presence around the civic center. We have ones when people come in. We have security. We have San Francisco pd who will be here all weekend. We want this to be a safe even. Reporter big stars to up and comers will perform. Kevin hart on friday, Jerry Seinfeld on sunday. We spent a long time planning it. We put a lot in place and we feel excited about it. We dont know how it will go. Ticket sales have been great. We feel people will be blown away. Heres a look at street closures you need to know about. Group that street will be closed. Fulton street is closed between larkin and hide. Take public transit. Drivers should expect delays. The jobs report for may was released today. It fell below expectations. Despite slowdown, unemployment fell a 10th of a percentage p

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