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KTVU KTVU FOX 2 News At Noon June 23, 2017

Newscast. We have the power carried under pressure because of the recent heat wave we had. Pjd said in the bay area alone 170,000 customers lost power this week mainly because of failed transformers. They need to cool off and it usually happens in the evening , but not this week. They said new transformers are already at the Distribution Center in fremont ready to be installed. Animals are also in danger from the heat. In Santa Clara County precautions are being made to keep animals and their owners in doors. County libraries in gilroy , morgan hill , sayre toe Goldman Sachs cupertino , campbell and more. You can get all the latest Weather Information on ktvu. Com. Half a Million People are expected to turn out for pride celebrations throughout the weekend. Yes. We have more from city hall with the look at the preparations already under way and the special ceremonies that kicked off this morning. Reporter take a look behind me. They are getting the main stage ready at Civic Center Plaza , getting ready for pride 2017. City hall getting ready to marry one couple who said the moment they locked eyes they were meant to be together. It is absolutely wonderful. We have been together for oneandahalf years. We have felt the same way since we met at that traffic light. Reporter we watched this morning as city crews got to work for this weekends prides celebrations , putting up balloons and barricades for the weekend parade and other activities. This years celebration , members of the lgbtq say it is all about pride and community. It is not so much about coming as the lgbtq , but no , we are all immigrants. There is so much going on. The whole thing with sf , we are celebrating diversity. Reporter crews are getting the main stage ready at Civic Center Plaza. The main celebration gets under way at noon tomorrow and the parade kicks off at 10 30 sunday morning. Ktvu fox 2 news. The pride announced yesterday on twitter that cast members from the National Tour , the hit show hamilton , will be the celebrity grand marshal. Here is a look at the other big pride events in San Francisco. The installation of the triangle will start at 7 00. The celebration at Civic Center Plaza kicks off tomorrow at noon and the parade starts sunday morning at 10 30 right there on market street. For more information about this years pride celebration go to our website at ktvu. Com. You will find everything you need right there on the home page. Security is expected to be tight at the parade with the recent attacks in tourist sites in europe. San Francisco Police are increasing security and using Police Vehicles to block traffic in areas rather than cones and visitors will go through metal detectors. They will be working with other agencies from around the bay area. We are coordinating with the Law Enforcement agencies. They are aware this is a busy weekend that potentially things can go awry with lots of crowds and traffic. We are keeping each other abreast and are communicating closely this weekend. Organizers say they are expecting record breaking crowd this is year with possibly more than a Million People coming to San Francisco. And as pride weekend is about to start , california is banning nonessential travel for official state business to four more states with laws that discriminate against people because of their Sexual Orientation , texas , alabama , south dakota and kentucky have been added to the list that already includes North Carolina , kansas , mississippi and tennessee. The law does does have exceptions for Law Enforcement and to honor certain contracts. Officials at Fresno State University have asked for a rule from the state on weather it can travel to the university of alabama for a Football Game in the fall. Happening today , san Francisco Police will be releasing new information on the mass shooting that happened at a upset facility last week. They will at a ups facility last week. The three shot and killed last wednesday by a coworker who then killed himself. We will have all the details for you on our next newscast , the 4 00 on 2 as well as online on ktvu. Com. We have the name now of the teenaged girl in a died last night after slipping and falling off a cliff in San Francisco. It happened about 6 30 in the lands end area near china beach and the legion of on. The medical examine ear office says the victim was 17yearold victoria la rocca of corte madera. She was with a group of friends when she lost her footing and fell several feet down on the rocks. Rescuers raced to get her out of the water and into an ambulance. She had multiple injuries and fractures. She was barely breathing when we got to her. She made it all the way down , she fell all the way down to the water. Rescuers had difficulty getting to her because of the rising tide. Six. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi defending her leadership. Up next how she is responding to calls by members of her own party for her to step down. Coming up we have your full forecast with meteorologist Rosemary Orozco. What you can expect after this weeks heat wave. And the Health Care Reform legislation facing step opposition from republicans and democrats in the senate. In washington , the details straight ahead. A woman is being treated this noontime after being hit by a lightrail train near san jose. She was hit around 10 30 near the core rina station near 4th street. Train service was stopped borrow about 30 minutes. Investigators are trying to figure out if the woman was hit on the crosswalk or fell in front of the train. She was conscious when taken to the hospital but no word yet on her condition. Investigators in london learned a refrigerator sparked last weeks highrise fire that killed 79 people. Combustible materials on the exterior of the building being blamed for the quick spread of the flames. Police are announcing today the materials failed safety tests. Investigators are looking at every company that may be involved in the building of the highrise and considering filing manslaughter charges. A double decker tour bus in paris crashed into a tunnel underpass yesterday afternoon it felt crash injured four people. One person was seriously hurt. At least 18 people were riding in the bus when it hit the tunnel and got struck. Authorities say the height limit for that tunnel is 8 feet tall. The Tour Bus Company said the driver took the tunnel as a detour to get around a road closure. Republicans still dont have the number these need. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell has one week to scrape up enough votes to pass his version of the Health Care Reform bill. But right now he has a tough sell to make. Here is more. Reporter four key republican senators standing their ground. As of now blocking the senates big chance to repeal and replace obamacare. As we look at the expense of the bill we believe in the first year or two it may well cost more than obamacare. We want to get the yes and the way to get the yes is fix the underlying problems. Lower premiums and i will happily be party of it. Reporter with the Republican Opposition stacking up and no democrats willing to cross the aisle , leader Mitch Mcconnell is scrambling to get the 50 votes he needs but he does have the confidence of the white house. You have the white house , the republicans have the house and senate , but you have senators not on board. But they are always four good guys and friends of mine. I think they will probably get there. Reporter democrats voicing their opinion , Bernie Sanders calling it the most harmful piece of legislation in his lifetime , an impending disaster. Amendments to the bill are likely but the draft calls for eliminating the rule mandating that everyone buys insurance and cuts taxes for corporations and those making 200,000 or more. It also calls for creating a 2 billion fund to help with the Opioid Epidemic gripping nation. In washington , ktvu , fox 2 news. Several medical organizations say they are as opposed to the Senate Republican health care bill. The American Academy of pediatrics says the bill could hurt children by scaling back medicaid. Other medical organizations say it may leave millions without Health Coverage and mainly to hospitals reducing services or even closing. The American Medical Association is still reviewing the plan but says it strongly opposes limits on medicaid spending. The aarp says the bill would allow insurers to charge older adults up to five times as much as younger adults. It is raising concerns about cuts to medicaid putting seniors at risk of losing the care they need. Aarp represent 38 Million People over the age of 50 and and calling on every senator to vote no on the bill. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is brushing back complaints from rank and file democrats and saying she is not going anywhere. Some democrats say she is at fault for the partys defeat in november. And in order to take back the midterm elections next year pelosi needs to step down. She has become a target for republican up candidates out there on the campaign trail and fellow democrats say they cant recapture the house with her at the top but in a meeting she defended herself saying she is quote worth the trouble. We have more with Rosemary Orozco and the temperatures we may be seeing this weekend. Yes. It may be cooling down. The marine layer is deeper and the cooling trend will last several days. Here is a look at the numbers. A cool 59 in San Francisco. Around the bay very pleasant 70 degrees right now in oakland. 74 in redwood city. In the south bay and san jose 80 degrees at this time. North bay a Beautiful Day there. 75 in napa. In the inner east bay mid 80s in livermore , 84 in concord. The heat will remain at least one more day , shifting to the east bay. Take a look at a few more numbers, 84 in danville. Inland , antioch reporting 95 this afternoon. 24 in augusta , good news for the folks finally getting some relief. Here is a look at the heat advisory that remains in place for the east bay. Primarily until 9 00 this evening. I will shift in a little closer and show you where it does include. We are looking a vallejo , hercules , martinez , in and around arinda , areas like walnut creek , danville , pleasanton , livermore and further east along highway 4 through brentwood and beyond. That will continue for one more day. The rest of us , again , just a notable drop in temperatures. We will be cooling it off. The cooling begins for us on this friday as we get into your bay area weekend. Sunday looks to be the coolest day of the weekend. Temperatures will continue to fall as we get into the extended forecast. Here is a look at the afternoon highs expected today. 99 in antioch. If we go closer to the bay 78 in oakland , upper 60s in San Francisco , low 60s in pacifica, low 80s for santa rosa and upper 80s for san jose. The giants will see a cool , breezy breeze up to 20 Miles Per Hour. Mostly sunny skies. Extended forecasts showing temperatures in the upper 90s today for the inland cities. By sunday upper 80s. A 10degree difference there. With lefeel it by the end of the weekend we will feel it by the end of the weekend. By tuesday low 80s by tuesday for the inland cities. A lot better than last week. I am excited for it. Yes. Me too. Thank you , rosemary. In phoenix , arizona , it is expected to be 113 degrees today. Health Officials Say it has been so hot that visits in the areas main burn center doubled during the recent heat wave , including contact burns after people touched hot car interiors and walked on outdoor surfaces without shoes. Oes. Heavy rain from the storm could still cause flash flooding for folks in alabama along the east coast. Shopping in San Francisco are hoping to tap into a new bike service from ford. Why they are saying the auto giant misled the community. At at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. For years, men have enjoyed their man caves without guilt. Now, its mamas turn. Welcome to my she shed. Where i enjoy not cooking, not gardening, and not cleaning. Where me and the girls can let loose. Oh, look at the time me time. Mmm. Brownies. Fiber one 90 calorie brownies. Allll mine. Lets get you up to speed on the market. The dow is down 25 points. Financial stocks specifically are flipping between modest gains and losses. The largest u. S. Banks passed the Federal Reserve stress test. The nasdaq is up by 15 points. Ubers exceo is facing more problems this week. Documents filed in the state show that Travis Kalanick hired a former Google Engineer despite warnings the engineer was carrying around data from his former employers property. Antily levandowssi ripped off strayed secrets before leaving the company and off trade secrets before leaving the company 11 months ago and used the data. The Palo Alto Based automaker is talking to music labels about creating a streaming service preloaded in all tesla vehicles including a web radio similar to pandora. There is no word yet on how the service will be different from other streaming sites like spotify and apple music. Amazon applied for a patent on a plan for giant drone delivery towers , futuristic , and robots would move good and help maintain the drones. One bike rental shop in Fishermans Wharf has tourists going to see the sites on wheels. But owner jeff sears says the ford go bike has been treading on his turf lately. Go bike, run by bike Share Service motivate, repeatedly revealed its go pass, 15 to ride unlimited three hour trips within 24 hours. Motivate is supposed to dominate the commuternet but the pricing model says otherwise to sears. Now that they are targeting the visitors market we feel like it is encroaching on our livelihood. We dont want ford and motivate to do to our mom and pop bike rentals what uber did to the taxi industry. Reporter the supervisor says Everyone Needs to stay in their lanes. That means that they should not cannibalize the tourist industry at Fishermans Wharf, locating their facilities along jefferson street. Reporter sears says months ago bike rental companies agreed to renovate five proposed sites for Fishermans Wharf but now they regret it. Sears says he pays 25,000 a month in rent. We dont think that this is fair. What can you say to those rent bishop owners who think you are trying to steal a chunk of your business away from them. Sure. Bike share is about short term trips mostly for locals. We know visitors like to connect to neighborhoods but we are not in the business of servicing allday trips and guided tours. Reporter motivate now is getting ready to increase its fleet from 700 to 7,000 bikes next week. The mayor released a statement saying tourism is the largest industry in San Francisco and the Small Businesses that serve our visitors are essential to the economy and city. We will not allow a company to come into our city and threaten the livelihood of those Small Businesses. Motivate says as a gesture of good faith they removed the rights from its Golden Gate Bridge website and they are talking about the issue behind closeddoors. In San Francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. Nascar rolls into wine country this weekend. Coming up a look at everything race day has to offer and why you may want to avoid the area all together if you are not going to the race. And a controversial plan. What bill cosby will be talking about at a series of town Hall Meetings this summer. Be a powerful force. Nature valley welcome back, everyone. I hope you are having a great afternoon. I am glad, finally, rosemary, the temperatures are dropping so everyone can have and enjoyable time out there. Yes. It will be very nice, very comfortable. Even the inland cities are getting a break. But still a warm one today. Already hot for some out there, but temperatures are coming down and we have Better Weather as we get into the weekend. 59 degrees in San Francisco, around the bay. 76 in hayward and 74

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